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Small doses of economic optimism
September 13, 2011
With all the noise out there about the economy—whether it be lack of growth, a dim outlook, and sluggish demand (all of which are occurring in one form or another)—it often is easy to overlook some of the good, or positive, things, which actually are occurring.
Now, I know I am fully guilty of writing about the negative effects of the economy, especially in recent weeks, in this space. I don't write about those things because I want to necessarily; I write about those things, because they are the things happening at that time. Nothing entirely scientific there at all.
This time, though, I come to you with some good economic news…or rather what could be good economic news, depending on how things play out in the coming weeks and months.
One thing that got me thinking about this was a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, which stated that there are several signs intact pointing to a solid holiday season. That, of course, would mean good news for shippers and carriers and 3PLs all around.
As we all know, consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of all economic activity. That is a staggering number. That number has been ingrained in my mind for literally years and makes you realize how hard things have been and still are for businesses and consumers. There is no way around it at all.
But I digress—back to the LA Times article. The article observed that the chief economist for the International Council of Shopping Centers is estimating that sales will rise 3.5 percent for November and December combined. That is a fairly decent number, but it pales to the 4.4 percent hike over the same period in 2010, which represented the best holiday results since 2006.
OK-so it may end up not being as good as it was a year ago, but it still is respectable and we also need to remember that 2010 comps are up against an anemic 2009 so there is that.
Another positive indicator was August edition of the Port Tracker Report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The report stated that year-over-year gains are expected again this fall as retailers begin to stock up for the holiday season.
The Port Tracker report also noted that there is no indication that shippers will have difficulty finding containers on key trade lanes, which is a far cry from a year ago when containers were in short supply and retail sales numbers were at even lower levels than they are now.
What's more, back to school shopping in August appears to have delivered a nice little jolt to retail sales (and hopefully tonnage when August numbers come out in the coming weeks). The LA Times report explained that even with Hurricane Irene and troubles on Wall Street, sales at major chain stores were up 4.4 percent annually in August, according to a survey of 23 retailers conducted by Thomson Reuters.
Along with what could shape up to be a better-than-expected holiday shopping season is the recent news from the Department of Commerce about the July trade deficit coming in better than was expected, hitting $44.8 billion—its lowest tally in three months.
The big surprise in this data, though, was the 3.6 percent gain in exports to $178 billion. With all the talk about the White House goal of doubling exports by 2015 not being realistic—and maybe that still holds true—this record-high news for exports is certainly welcome news and a possible sign that things are heading in the right direction.
While the economy has a long way to go to be sure, it is nice to at least see some potentially promising signs of growth. It is likely things could get even worse before they get better but it is good to see some promising signs all the same.
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Food, People, Places is a new Web Video Series about food culture from all over the world. It explores cultural conversations about our most basic everyday activity - eating - portraying the growing community of entrepeneurs and creatives in the field. We feature the most exciting places where today's new food movements are happening and deliver recipe videos to give our audience a regular dose of who, where & what is happening in culinary culture.Culinary Arts, Directing, Film2015
My new project - to be released in April.2012
Why are people having a long distance relationship?
Because you couldn't reject that job offer?
Because you don't want to loose your independence?
Or simply because you just don't have the courage to admit your love?
Max and Lucy have met in the waiting room of possibilities, both looking for the big love, but speak about it only in subjunctives. They have been together for two years, this weekend they meet like so many times before.Of course, the short timespan together should be perfect, but are two days enough, that the closeness feels stronger than the distance again?Short Film2011
I took part in an exhibition called 3 hours in 1 second, along with Constant Dullaart, Jodi ans lots of other great artists, curated by Sakrowski from Curating YouTube. Sakrowski programmed a front-end which gave the artists the oppurtunity to combine up to 16 YouTube-Videos into on big multi-channel installation.Digital Art2012
Artist & Audience
I started a new blog on Crowdfunding called artistandaudience.net.
Crowdfunding is not only a new form of collective cooperation by people who pool their money together to support cultural projects - in my opinion it's also a crucial shift in the relationship of artist & their audiences in general.
As I am planning to finance my next short film via crowdfunding I am sharing my questions, thoughts & experiences on the subject, visit the blog to get to know more!
Oktober 2011
Category: All » Appearances/Festivals » Curating » Film/Video » Installation » Web » hidden
Short Film 'Nahende Ferne'
I shot my newest short film 'Nahende Ferne' and finished post production in September. It's an intimate story about a long-distance relationship, starring the wonderful Lore Richter and Andreas Tobias.
The short is co-produced by MDX FILM, watch out for it's festival release this winter!
September 2011
Category: All » Film/Video » Work In Progress
Curating the Web
The internet is the dominant cultural memory of our time. Video hosting web sites like YouTube are cumulate enormous archives of moving images (in YouTube's case 20 hours of footage are uploa-ded every minute), nourishing the old story of the information overlaod. But indeed, structuring the-se archives is an important question, and besides technical developments in search algorhythms and semantics, the personal recommendation has become one of the most important organisation prin-ciples of web. Blogs, Playlists, Channels, Links and Likes have become important entry points, and as the archives of visual culture have become inexhaustible, access is no longer the paradigm but selection.
At this point the curator steps in and is confrontated with the new medium challeging his profession. Not only she herself has to find ways to discover the gems in this ocean of videos, but there are so-me demanding questions she has to deal with. First of all there are no proper terms for what forms of online video exist. On the internet the borders blur between commercial and private content, ama-teur and professional and there are no rules how to define their aesthetic qualities. So while the big-gest question for the curator is how and what to choose for exhibiting it, the medium also bears new questions of where to exhibit (physical or virtual spaces) and questions of authorship and copyright. Moreover curators are experimenting with how to exhibit works online and are crossing the edge to artistic expression when they arrange footage in video sculptures (e.g. the exhibition "3 Hours in 1 Second" at http://grid.curatingyoutube.net/show/index.html).
The project Curating the Web contributes to the discourse of how web video can be categorized and conceptualized from curational points of view.
I'll start off the project with a lecture&screening at Cluj, Romania, and as a seminar/exhibition at University of Siegen.
Januar 2011
Category: All » Appearances/Festivals » Curating » Lectures/Publications » Web
FILMFOREST - Online Video Authors Collective
Together with my fellow filmmakers Frerk Lintz, Mirko Kubein and Hendrik Löbbert I've launched the film collective FILMFOREST.
We felt that there is the necessity for a new aaproach to online video journalism. Online video has been around for about five years now but most of the productions lack originality, concept and visuality. We think, now it's time to leave the quick&dirty paradigm behind and try out new ways. Online video needs to free itself from the close-minded production structures of tv networks and publishing houses, on the net there is a global and awake audience, bored by the ever-the-same tv formats which chop information into easy-to-swallow bits and pieces.
We think online video is the medium to create new formats. We want to do films, which last as long as the story needs to be told, which speak with a strong visual language to the voice of a subjective, combative author.
Because it is the right time.
FILMFOREST will start as a blog, we'll have some talks and screenings soon, and hopefully will be doing out own productions soon.
Mai 2010
Category: All » Lectures/Publications » Web
Digitally Unreel
I'm invited to speak at the cinema Lumière in Maastricht on May 15th. The event is called Digitally Unreel and presents filmmakers, who incorporate digital effects in their work. I will show my short film Palindrome and some other works in progress. I will speak about how technology influences my work, but will also present some more general ideas on the the interplay of technology and art.
"Film lovers define key moments in their lives by the movies that have accompanied them, but what is often lost in the ether is the technology that punctuates their emotional effectiveness and makes them memorable. It is for that reason that we decided to highlight the technological side of film making in discussing the digitization of film, but steer clear from getting bogged down in technologically determined rhetoric, we simply wish to showcase great film making techniques and leave the repercussions, knowing now how the digital was involved in the process, up to you, the audience, to determine."
Mai 2010
Category: All » Appearances/Festivals » Lectures/Publications
Curating YouTube
I took part in an exhibition called 3 hours in 1 second, along with Constant Dullaart, Jodi ans lots of other great artists, curated by Sakrowski from Curating YouTube. Sakrowski programmed a front-end which gave the artists the oppurtunity to combine up to 16 YouTube-Videos into on big multi-channel installation.
I made two installations called Attention and Evolution of dance. I really enjoyed the opening venue at Basso Berlin on february 5th, 2010. There you could interact with the installations, play and pause videos, level the audio, it was almost like playing an audiovisual set. The exhibition was installed only for one day but you can still watch the artworks online here.
Februar 2010
Category: All » Curating » Web
Seminars "Musicvideo Production" and "Web Video"
In the winter turn 09/10 at University Siegen I'm holding two seminars:
Supported by GrandHotel Pictures and in cooperation with SONY Music Enterainment we'll realise a complete Music video production in this course.
Starting with some introductory sessions on the aesthetics and narratives of music videos, the students will later be teached how to develop ideas and write treatments. Thereby prepared for the business we'll have a pitch for one of SONY's bands - followed by the realization of one of the students' ideas as a professional music video production.
Web Video - editorial and documentary formats
Video content is becoming more and more popular on the net lately. Publishing houses, networks and other media players use the more emotional and involving moving images to enhance their text based services.
Since the quick&dirty paradigm of the first years didn't work there is more than ever the question which specific qualities web video can deliver.
The students will create their own online videos in this course, focusing on format development and strong narratives.
Oktober 2009
Category: All » Lectures/Publications » Web
Reisegruppe Fischer "Dann wachst Du auf"
Musicvideo for the second single of Reisegruppe Fischer, shot on the Canon 5d Mk 2. Six locations in one day, we had some problems handling the focus but all in all it was a very fast and convenient workflow.
Label: Roadrunner Records
Production Company: GrandHotel Pictures
Director: Simon Ruschmeyer
Dop: Robert Staffl
Producer: Norbert Kneißl
Executive Producer: Birte Henning
Editor: Ulrike Mayer
MakeUp: Mel Willmann
MakeUp Assistant: Suna Kecis
Costumes: Steffi Millat
Gaffer: Martin König
Camera Assistant: Sören Lang
Assistant Producer: Dimitri Servatkovski
AD: Flo Haeger
Runner: Nathalia Haehle
Boombox: Helena Friebel
September 2009
Category: All » Film/Video
Reisegruppe Fischer "Hollywood"
I directed a music video for the german band Reisegruppe Fischer. As their song "Hollywood" is questioning beauty stereotypes I appropriated the famous YouTube category of Photoshop Makeovers and shot a colorful pop video!
The project was my first cooperation with the production company Grand Hotel Pictures, I hope I get the oppurtunity to work with them more often in the future!
Type: Music Video
Length: 02:55 min
Format: SONY EX3
Artist: Reisegruppe Fischer
Track: Hollywood
Production Company: Grand Hotel Pictures
Label: Roadrunner Records
Director: Simon Ruschmeyer
Producer: Norbert Kneißl
DoP: Robert Staffl
Gaffer: Martin König
Editor: Simon Ruschmeyer
Color Correction: Jakub Stejskal
Studio: Konsum Studio
Mai 2009
Category: All » Film/Video
Membran Underwater Shooting
Together with Dop Robert Staffl and Uwe Steckhan from Filmyard Underwaterproductions, I shot an Test for a concept called "MEMBRAN". We explored the idea of diaphanous worlds, where people from underwater interact in a seamless room with those from above the surface.
We shot the same set both underwater and in the studio and VFX-Wizard Ingo Mesche did an amazing job compositing the footage. Also big thanks to our Model Miriam from SportModels, to our Props team Daniel Ben Sorgen und Anne Grumbrecht, and to Sibylle Eichhorn, who did the costumes.Underwater Shooting2009


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Design by: Maggie Weldon
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 17" in diameter.
Materials (for each): Crochet Cotton, size 10 White (MC) - 230 yds (184 meters), Red (R) - 50 yds (40 meters), Green (G) - 25 yds (20 meters), Seven – 8 mm Gold Beads Heavy Spray Starch, Non-rust Pins, Cardboard, Sewing Needle.
Crochet Hook: Steel #4 (2 mm) or size needed for gauge.
Gauge: 8 sc & 7 sc rows = 1"
Crochet Pattern for Poinsettia Pineapple Doily Crochet Pattern
There is never a bad time to create holiday before the Christmas around each year. Christmas is often considered the most festive holiday, with many options available for Christmas crochet patterns that will add to your home decor. The Poinsettia Pineapple Doily is one of those crochet patterns you will want to work on right away. Take a look at the elegant and clean pineapple design around the outside, with a bright and elegant poinsettia bloom in the center to add some Christmas cheer. A colorful poinsettia placed in the center adds dimension and contrast to give this doily the holiday flare it needs. The pineapple crochet stitch design mimics the petals and leaves on a poinsettia plant, to compliment the crochet poinsettia perfectly.
Maggie Weldon designed this pretty Poinsettia Pineapple Doily Crochet Pattern with the holidays in mind. The intermediate level crochet pattern has just the right amount of delicate features to make it a fun project for the holidays. The finished crochet doily works is about 17 inches in diameter. This size is perfect for adorning a round table or a large counter area. The poinsettia doily size is large enough to stand out and catch your eye as you walk by. Don't wait until the fall season to start working on this doily, now is the perfect time to get started to guarantee that your crochet doily is ready to decorate your home. You might have to make more for gifts, once you finish the first one for your home.
Other popular crochet doily patterns include:
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Gorgeous Lace Crochet Pattern
Flower Bouquet Doily Crochet Pattern
Poinsettia Angel Doily Crochet Pattern
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Madison, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Evans tallied 13 points, seven rebounds,
and two blocks to lift the Wisconsin Badgers to a 65-54 win over their
intrastate rival Green Bay Phoenix in a non-conference duel at the Kohl
Sam Dekker and Jared Berggren chipped in 10 points each for Wisconsin (7-4),
which picked up its third victory in its last four outings. Ben Brust dished
out a game-high total of five assists.
Brennan Cougill registered a double-double for Green Bay (3-6) with 12 points
and 12 boards. Keifer Sykes scored a game-high 14 points on 7-of-18 shooting
from the field and Alex Brown contributed just eight points after being held
to 3-of-11 shooting.
The Phoenix jumped out to an early seven-point lead after the Badgers opened
the game with just one make on their first 10 field goal attempts. Wisconsin
powered its way back on top and held a 27-23 advantage at the break. Green Bay
went into the intermission trailing despite converting 40 percent of its field
goals while holding the hosts to 38.5 percent shooting from the floor in the
opening half.
The Badgers heated up the drain 56 percent of their field goal tries after the
break. Green Bay trailed by as many as 15 points before fighting back to fall
by a nine-point margin. The Phoenix went 11-of-31 from the field over the
final 20 minutes.
Wisconsin came out on top despite losing the rebounding battle, 35-32.
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Iowa State Readies for Texas Tech on ESPNU
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Adam Amin and Maria Taylor will be calling the match for ESPNU. Fans can also follow the match via live stats and the live blog.
Cyclone Headlines
- After moving into a three-way tie for second place, the second half of the Big 12 slate kicks off Wednesday as Iowa State hosts Texas Tech at 8 p.m. in front of a national audience on ESPNU.
- The Cyclones defeated TCU in straight sets 25-14, 25-22, 25-23 Saturday evening in front of the largest crowd of the season for ISU and one of the best serving performances of the Christy Johnson-Lynch era.
- Iowa State recorded an astonishing 13 service aces against the Horned Frogs, six coming in the first set. Kristen Hahn led the way with four aces, and Ciara Capezio, Tory Knuth and Caitlin Nolan each chipped in three aces. Mackenzie Bigbee led the ISU attack with 14 kills at a .440 hitting percentage.
- The 13 service aces were the second-most in a match by a Christy Johnson-Lynch team, only surpassed by the 16 by ISU to open the 2006 season against Chicago State (when sets went to 30 points instead of the current 25).
- Kristen Hahn continues to be one of the best liberos in the coutnry. The senior leads the Big 12 and is ranked fifth nationally with 5.72 digs per set. Hahn won her conference-record 16th Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award for her efforts against Kansas and TCU.
- Iowa State has been one of the best serving teams in the country. The Cyclones, as they have for the entirety of the 2013 season, lead the Big 12 in service aces per set (1.68 per set) and are the leaders in total aces in spite of playing the second-fewest sets in the league this year.
- ISU has three of the top six servers in the Big 12 at its disposal. Middle blocker Tory Knuth leads the Big 12 at 0.49 aces per set, Ciara Capezio ranks third at 0.34 aces per set and Caitlin Nolan ranks sixth with 0.31 aces per frame.
- Five of Iowa State's six losses have come to teams with an RPI in the top-25. Those losses were to Texas (No. 1), Nebraska (No. 10), San Diego (No. 18), Oklahoma (No. 15), and Illinois (No. 21). At No. 39 in the RPI, St. Mary's is ISU's other loss in 2013.
About Texas Tech
- The Texas Tech Red Raiders are 8-16 overall and 1-7 in Big 12 play coming into Wednesday's match against Iowa State.
- TTU dropped a home match to Baylor in four sets Saturday. Meghan Stacy led three Red Raiders in double-figures with 16 kills, while Rachel Brummitt chipped in 21 digs.
- Tech was without its top attacker, Jenna Allen, against Baylor. Since starting her season at the top of the Big 12 campaign, Allen has 3.59 kills per set and 2.33 digs per set.
- Breeann David continues to be Tech's go-to attacker, ranking sixth in the Big 12 at 3.40 kills per set.
- TTU libero Rachel Brummitt is second in digs per set behind Kristen Hahn at 5.29 digs per set.
- Tech got its lone Big 12 win at TCU in five sets.
- This will mark the 39th all-time meeting between the programs. Tech holds the series lead, 20-18, but ISU has won the last 14 confrontations.
- In the first meeting back on Oct. 2, Iowa State swept Texas Tech 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-13). Mackenzie Bigbee led the way with 17 kills and 14 digs. Jenelle Hudson had a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs.


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From the kitchen of Sue DeVries
8 uncooked lasagna noodles, broken
1 pound ground beef, cooked, drained
1 Tblsp. Italian Seasoning
1 32 oz. jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
15 oz. ricotta or cottage cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. can sliced mushrooms (optional)
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. or 1 clove minced garlic
Spray bottom of crockpot with non-stick cooking spray.
Place ½ of the noodle pieces in the bottom of crockpot.
Top with ½ the ground beef.
Mix seasoning, garlic and sauce together and spread ½ over meat.
Layer ½ each of mushrooms, ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan.
REPEAT all layers.
Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 5 hours.
A loaf of crusty bread-sliced, buttered and wrapped in foil can be warmed over the fire. Add a fresh salad and you have all the delights of home!
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A unique backcountry experience in NY. Falls Brook is hosted by guides to provide a backcountry experience to those who are avid outdoors people as well as for those who want to give it a try. Hike to Falls Brook 2/3 mile along cascading waterfalls.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) - An analysis by WUSA9 shows our overnight undercover taxi sting identified ten times more violations than a DC Taxi Commission inspector writes up in an average comparable shift.
Unlike DCTC inspectors, WUSA9 tested undercover and began at midnight when normal inspector shifts end, leaving taxis unsupervised for eight hours.
"Your statistical analysis is not sufficient," said Ron Linton, Chairman of the DC Taxi Commission, after watching the results of that taxi sting. "You don't know what percentage you found."
Linton emphasized the Commission relies on passengers to report non-complying cabbies and said his uniformed inspectors regularly identify infractions under the current system.
Linton called our test unscientific and suggested the possibility our undercover team may have encountered the only offending cabs on the streets that night - out of a fleet of 7,000 - 8,000 Washington, D.C. taxis - although he acknowledged that is unlikely.
Our test of 20 taxis - each one of which failed to meet the Commission's regulations - revealed that after the District's taxi inspectors go to bed, some cab drivers throw the rules out the window.
The DC Taxi Commission staffs investigators from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Saturday only.
Linton was incredulous at the violations our investigation revealed, laughing at the nerve of one driver, who attempted to solicit more riders to share a cab even after being told that we wanted to ride solo. He watched our tape of out-of-District drivers attempting to pick up fares within DC, drivers failing to show their facecard identification, drivers failing to display the Passenger's Bill of Rights, trying to avoid printing receipts for rides and improperly operating their meters.
In each of the rides Linton reviewed, he agreed that the cabbies were in violation of DC taxi laws. But Linton said that he was "surprised you didn't find more illegal cabs."
Linton's inspectors have joined WUSA9 on previous WUSA9 stings, but he has declined to assign inspectors to ride undercover.
He called undercover operations a "waste of my resources."
The only way his office can address the rampant rule-breaking after midnight, Linton said, is to "get passengers to file complaints."
The Chairman insists that his office currently lacks the budget to pay his taxi inspectors to oversee District taxis seven days a week and overnight.
He says that will change in the upcoming fiscal year when he hopes to staff eight more investigators and cover shifts seven days a week, 24-hours a day.
Recruitment, training and implementation of those new enforcements will take time, he cautioned.
"It's going to take a couple months, you know, four or five months," Linton said.
Linton's inspectors write about 685 tickets per month, he told WUSA9. According to a May 17, 2012 memo issued by DC's Chief Financial Officer, the Taxicab Commission employs 12 taxi inspectors. Our analysis shows that each of those inspectors writes, during a 40-hour work week, 3 tickets per 8 man-hours.
Comparatively, our undercover findings identified 31 ticket-worthy infractions in the same time frame.
When asked whether he thought that his investigators were missing out on the problems that the regular, cab-taking public encounters by not running undercover operations, Linton dismissed that possibility.
"That does not make any sense," Linton said. "We are never going to have a sufficient force to be able to enforce against 7.000 to 8,000 (cabs), whatever it is that we have out there, on a 7/24 basis without consumer cooperation."
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Venus + Serena Williams cover Hamptons magazine
Check out this gorgeous photoshoot and light-hearted interview with Venus + Serena Williams for this month's Hamptons magazine. The Sisters Sledge ask each other questions about everything from fashion and what V is wearing at this year's US Open ("it's all about the little black dress") to ReRe's thoughts on Pete Sampras's cuteness factor ("I definitely thought Pete was very handsome, but around 1996 I thought he was really hot...). Just like sisters would.
Read the full interview here.
More shots of Venus + Serena after the jump.
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Labels: fashion, Hamptons magazine, Serena Williams, tennis, Venus Williams
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- AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 6:41 PM
About thinking how hot Sampras was. I think I remember Sampras making a sarcastic about Venus and the serve she was having at the time. I wondered then how she would react. I guess all's forgiven!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 6:44 PM
Let me try this again for the sake of coherence. About how hot the sisters thought Sampras was, I think I remember his making a sarcastic remark Venus and the difficulty with her serve she was having at the time. I wondered then, assuming she read the comment, how she would react and how this would impact her relationship with the tennis star. I guess all's forgiven!ReplyDelete
Really wonderful article and I love, love, love the pictures. Thanks Rich.ReplyDelete
Reminds me of the one they did for Harper's Bazaar in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Except I like this one better. Warmer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM
They both looked sooooo..BeautifulReplyDelete
All the best at the U.S Open Venus and Serena


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|Focus group for local food sought
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Research from the USDA demonstrates that an interest in local food is not a short-lived trend. This so-called "short-lived trend" has changed local food production and consumer behavior in many areas of the United States.
The following is a list of the USDA's Agriculture Marketing Services findings:
—33 percent increase in share of total agricultural sales by direct-to-consumer sales from 1997-2007.
—91 percent increase in the number of farmers' markets from 1998-2009.
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Welcome to the form! From what I have herd deer and antelope are down alot on most of eastern MT. Weather you go on public or private really depends on what type of hunt you are looking for, how much you want to spend, ect.
Hello, I have subscribed to eastmans for 2 years now. Enjoy the magazine and finally got to hunt in Montana 2 years ago by Alzada on a private ranch. I shot a 8pt whitetail and my brother shot a nice muley. Being from Wisconsin, I have always wanted to hunt out west but always waited for people to commit or tried to find someone to go with. Done with that. The rancher in Montana said the deer numbers are down on his land and advised us to find a different spot. This was nice of him since he could have just taken our $ and said too bad. I would love to do a antelope/muley combo hunt in Wyoming. My question is should I contact a landowner off of Wyoming's deer/antelope list and pay a trespass fee for a ranch with both species. I am definitely going to start putting in for preference points in Wyoming. Or I would like to try the block management in South east Montana for deer only and try antelope another time. A good chance I will be going by myself this fall. I know the rut is the best time for muleys, but it is during our gun season for whitetails.
Welcome to the form! From what I have herd deer and antelope are down alot on most of eastern MT. Weather you go on public or private really depends on what type of hunt you are looking for, how much you want to spend, ect.
It was a lot of fun hunting the plains of eastern Montana so something with that terrain I guess. We paid $1500 each for that , which included lodging. I dont know what landowner in Wyoming typically charge. Should I just start calling them and asking prices. I guess I don't know how to go about it. A lot different hunting then what we have in Wisconsin, but a lot of fun.
I really liked hunting eastern MT too but then they raised the prices and the deer and antelope numbers went down so I havent been back for a while. Im sure there good places in WY but Im not sure what the best way to find them would be.
Yes, call the wyoming fish and game offices in the areas you can draw w/o preference points and get the landowner list and start calling...most of those areas will be in eastern wyoming from top to bottom.
Would it be too early to call landowners this time of year? I don't want to bother the people. I tried getting hold of the biologist in Gillette or another city last spring and she was really busy so I didn't want to bother her. I was also thinking about getting a antelope tag and trying it for a few days in Wyoming and then going up to eastern Montana and hunting deer for a couple of days for the opener. I really don't know how much to put on my plate. A lot of good advice on this forum. I never realized it existed until a couple of days ago. I don't know how much I can help other people being from Wisconsin, but I will throw in my two cents worth if I have any experience.
Also another question. Are hunters only allowed to buy one buck antelope tag or can you buy more if they are available? I tried looking this up, but don't really see any answers.
Since MT season is so long, you could hunt the later WY antelope season and then head up to MT.
Some of those trespass fees are crazy, you are actually better off paying a outfitter IMO. $1,500-$2,000 will get you a 3 day antelope hunt with a good outfitter, I seen some antelope trespass fees for $1,000.
Its really all about what you want...do you want to kill or hunt? Are you limited on time or not?


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ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation has won an award for its study and relocation of a possible slave cemetery near Macon.
The department says it received an Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives Award from the Federal Highway Administration. The award recognizes the department's effort to "improve conditions for human activities while protecting the natural environment."
The department studied and ultimately relocated the Avondale Burial Place, an unmarked graveyard next to a planned highway project in Bibb County. The department says its historical research and analysis suggested the site was a late 19th- or early 20th-century cemetery for black tenant farmer families and, possibly, black slaves.
The department identified living descendants of some of the individuals buried there and re-interred the remains of 101 of them at the nearby Bethel AME Church.
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A workshop for researchers who are interested in natural user interfaces and Kinect for Windows
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Microsoft Research is delighted to present What's New in NUI, a workshop for academics who are interested in natural user interfaces (NUIs) and using Microsoft Kinect technology in their research. In this informational workshop, academics and their students have a special opportunity to hear about our work in the field of NUI, including recent advancements in Kinect for Windows.
Participants will hear from Dr. Stewart Tansley, director, Microsoft Research Connections, who is responsible for Microsoft's academic research partnerships related to NUI—especially device-oriented, such as cyber-physical systems, robotics, and sensor networks. In 2011, he was acting product manager for the Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) from Microsoft Research. Additional speakers include Dr. Neil Roodyn, nsquared director, Microsoft regional director, and Most Valuable Professional. Our special guest will be Associate Professor Jian Zhang from the University of Technology, Sydney.
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Jaclyn Boyle, daughter of William and Cheryl Boyle, of Elmwood, Ill., received two awards—the Outstanding Major in Management Award and the Outstanding Student in Interdisciplinary Studies Award—during Honors Day May 14 at North Central College.
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Dear Editor,
I have changed my mind entirely. Through the benefit of witnessing this past week (the continuing Benghazi circus, shenanigans at the IRS, chest-thumping over the First Amendment and the Associated Press phone record heist), I now believe that President Obama's reelection this past November may indeed be historically pivotal and largely a good, if not absolutely grand, thing!
Now I'm reminiscing back to the malaise of the Carter administration; or, perhaps more aptly though painful for this Republican to admit, the debacle of Richard Nixon's final term. Hope and Change?? This once gleeful proclamation of the younger Obama's first campaign is now taking on a whole new and utterly fascinating meaning. Hope and change indeed; I am beginning to see the light.
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Alabama Cong. Earl Hilliard and his opponent in the June 25 democratic runoff, Artur Davis, have accused each other of having ties to republicans.
Hilliard said Davis has received numerous campaign contributions from republicans or donors who have given to GOP candidates, implying Davis might switch parties if elected.
Davis, a former federal prosecutor, denied that. He countered that Hilliard has received similar contributions and joined republicans in a legal fight against campaign finance reform.
The mayor of Birmingham, Bernard Kincaid, called the allegation that Davis would switch parties "ludicrous."
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"The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word "Mother," and the most beautiful call is the call of "my mother." It is a word full of hope and love, a sweet and kind word coming from the depths of the heart. The mother is everything; she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness…" Khalil Gibran
"Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag." Alexander Solzhenitsyn
What do you do when you get a personal call from royalty? You cancel your plans and "jump, jump, jump to it." That's just what I did when the Prince of Fashion Travis Winkey called inviting me to the Eubie Blake Center for the grand opening, exhibiting his 40 years as a fashion icon I jumped to it.
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Coco Chanel
The photos and mementos highlighting Travis' illustrious career and his travels throughout Europe as an international fashion trendsetter covered the gallery walls depicting the different levels of his career. Radio personality Larry Young hosted the exhibit opening and received cheers when he announced that radio icon Cathy Hughes, in support of this historic occasion, gave Travis carte blanche to promote the occasion.
"Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it's an open mind" Gail Rubin Bereny
Internationally acclaimed fashion model Beverly Johnson and industry insiders are celebrating Travis' expertise in the fashion industry during Charm City International Fashion Week, a multi-cultural celebration. Visit www.charmcityinternationalfashionweek.com for event information.
"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future." Gail Lumet Buckley
Fried chicken, fried fish and smothered cabbage were among the menu items served at the Edmonds' Family's Just Cousins' 21st Mardi Gras scholarship fundraiser at the Forum Caterers. The event, chaired by Selena Redd and Dr. Jerrelle Francois and their cousins, provides college scholarships to family members. "We are family…" These families, the descendants of sharecroppers, have made it their mission to educate the future generations. "You're my pride and joy…" Accolades honoring the recipients were applauded by friends Carroll Marcus, Ronald Brooks, Kevin Pulley, Geneva Sparks, Wattina Coles, Emma Hall, John Bryant, John Woods, Al Michaels, Carol and Willie "Crab" Foster and Louis Edmonds as they all marveled at the significance of the families' commitment to education. "Give that lady a standing ovation…" Sonya Johnson provided the musical selections.
"They're my theme music. Every hero's got to have some." Jack Spade
Erica Murray danced into Crème Restaurant to her theme song, "Living My Life Like It's Golden" at her 40th birthday party, posed for photos on the red carpet and "set it off. " Guests walked the red carpet and posed for photos before entering the dining area for dinner. The menu of salmon, steak, chicken and salad was ideal for a late-night party.
"You make me feel like dancing." The deejay kept us on the dance floor. My baby sister Clarissa Pritchett was visiting from Chicago and enjoyed partying with Erica's mom and dad, Michael and Gwen Murray, Uncle Phil Murray, Robert Chambliss, Shirley Richmond, Michael Grant, Erica's jazzy grandmother Lee-Lee and more than 200 partygoers.
Happy birthday to you, Roots owner Ronnie Jackson, Tequila Sunset owner Libby Harris, Dr. Anne Emery, Victor Green, Pat Crisp, Robert Chambliss and Clarissa Pritchett.
"If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a teardrop because I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips." Mary Stuart Masterson
"If that's not loving you…" Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Bill and Penny Brown, Happy anniversary to Dr. Vallen and Michele Emery and happy first anniversary to Lt. Gov. Anthony and Karman Brown.
Heritage United Church of Christ celebrated founders, Dr. Anne Emery, Marian Alston, Vallen Emery Sr., Mildred Forehand, Lillian Green, Howard Green, Fannette Hughes, Lettie Wilson, Wayland Wilson, Edith Crew, and John Wood at the Forum Caterers in honor of the church's 50th anniversary.
"Keep the faith." Adam Clayton Powell Members honored the founders who have transitioned and applauded members Katie Grove, Ann McKee, Johnnie McKee, Janice Mosby and Loretta Richardson for their unselfish dedication to Heritage.
"Jump jump/ You should know, that ahh/ Kris Kross is not having anything today/ As we stand there totally krossed out,/ we commence to make you jump jump." Chris Kelly RIP
Wake Forest University's senior jumper Erin Brooks is a winner after placing third in the women's triple jump during the ACC track and field championship games at North Carolina State. Proud parents Derek and Yolanda Brooks, along with Linda James, cheered from the sidelines when Erin set Wake Forest's school record for the triple jump.
"I wonder why you can always read a doctor's bill and you can never read his prescription." Finley Peter Dunne
Get well wishes to Frank Hocker, Beverly Boston and Pecola "Penny" Blackwell and Art Peterson as they continue to recuperate.
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." Cicero
Our prayers and condolences to the families of Annie Hall, Barbara Hill, Leila Ray, Frances Finney, Gwendolyn McRae, Mary Ellis, Dr. Stephen Dwimoh, my kindergarten teacher Doris Gibson Williams and John Patterson who died at the age of 103.
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A Wine Wish List To Make Santa Cry
With the holidays upon us, it makes me think of Christmas and my wish lists of yore. It also makes me ponder how my adult would look. I thought about it and thought about. As an avowed oenophile, I decided that my adult wish list would be filled with amazing wines from around the world. The only drawback to my wishlist is that you might only get them if Santa has a very good year.


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Billie Jean King has spoken out against the United Arab Emirate's decision to deny Shahar Peer a visa and hopes the WTA will take appropriate actions against the Dubai tourney:
The United Arab Emirates' refusal to grant a visa to Shahar Peer and preventing her from competing at this week's Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Dubai is shameful and definitely a step backwards.I think more than a few of us were waiting to hear what the tennis pioneer had to say and it's exactly what I was expecting.
In the 21st century there is no reason a person should be restricted from doing his or her job because of their nationality, creed, race, gender or sexual orientation.
Given the progress we have made in providing equal rights and opportunities for all, I trust the WTA Tour will look closely at the events in Dubai and take every step possible to ensure this type of distraction never happens again.
In other BJK news, the 12-time Grand Slammer recently sat down with James Larosa for an insightful Q&A on TENNIS.com to discuss her coming out as a lesbian almost 3 decades ago:
James LaRosa: What were your emotions back then, after having just been outed?She was also asked about the difference in reactions to Amelie Mauresmo's coming out 10 years ago at the Aussie Open compared to her own personal experience:
Billie Jean King: I felt very violated. I felt blackmailed. And yet I want to tell the truth. I argued with my publicist and my lawyer for two days so I could do that press conference. They didn't want me to do it, but I was insistent. I did the right thing. It's better to tell the truth.
Within 24 hours I lost all my future income. I was just getting ready to leave the game. And I had all these wonderful contracts happening. And I was finally going to make some money. Because my generation didn't make any of the big bucks the way the next generation did. It was really an important time for me to have my financial security, and that wasn't going to happen.
I think all that helped though. I think every time somebody comes out, it just pushes us forward. It's harder for people once they know you. They have a harder time thinking it's wrong.
What was the reaction in the locker room?
The straight players were great. Chris [Evert] was fantastic. Nobody cared. They were very supportive. Life went on. I thought that showed a lot of compassion. To this day, nobody talks about it on the tour. Nobody cares.
The great thing with Mauresmo is that she was able to keep most of her endorsements. You can get a lot of applause from Madison Avenue but the next day you go in to get an endorsement, and they say, "sorry, we can't do it." Applause is nice, but it doesn't feed you. You can't eat it.,
Her reception was also a bit different than yours.
I thought the French were fantastic towards her. In fact, I think she went up in popularity after the announcement.
No person should be discounted by their sexuality or any other reason. You just don't do that to other human beings. We're all human. And it's very important we treat each other the way we want to be treated. That's been my whole life since I was a 12-year-old – my epiphany. I'd always fight for equal rights and opportunities for boys and girls.
What I ended up doing was having to help women more because we got shut out. I went to the men when they were forming the ATP and I said, "you're going to have the girls, aren't you?" And they said no. So that's the reason we started women's professional tennis. It wasn't because that's what I wanted. I wanted us all to be together and have one voice as a sport. Which I think would've made us more powerful. I think it's going to happen before I die.
I guess it fits my personality and my epiphany that [being outed] happened to me. You have to have a lot of firsts in life, but the first "galimony?" (laughs). It's one of my claims to fame. God had plans, I'll just go with them. The LGBT community is very important to me. If I've helped in a very small way, I'm very happy about that.
What's the biggest difference you see today compared to 1981? Or even 1999, when Amelie came out?
I lost endorsements before. Because I'm gay, I get endorsements now. I had three commercials this last year. I'm 64. If you're an older women you don't get any endorsements. Unless it's Depends (laughs). The [gay] community is more powerful. More people are out, they're making things happen.Larosa ends by asking about the possibility of a gay male baller coming out:
What's it going to take for a gay male player to come out?Ah yes. My thoughts exactly. I've always thought the only way the attitudes about gay people would start to truly change in the world is if high-profile, popular, actively-playing athletes, particularly male, came out at the height of their careers. Many women have faced the music and survived but not a single man. The idea of a gay man in the locker room seems to have deeper implications and causes the most discomfort with the public - so that's where we need to go. But who has the courage to take the step? I wonder.
We're never going to be 50 percent of the population. We need straight people, particularly in the male arena, to support the gay guys. They have to. And if they stand up for us, that's how we gain acceptance. We need our friends, or brothers and sisters, especially if they have influence. Federer and Nadal and those guys have to say we don't care. Once the influence starts to talk like that, it makes a huge difference.
It's got to be the top players. [They] influence where the tour goes. That's part of the responsibility of being in the Top 10, the Top 5 in the world. That goes hand in hand with making the big bucks, getting the most exposure, getting the most endorsements. That's part of the deal, I think, if you're going to be in that position. And our job in that position is to stick up for whoever is getting a bad deal.
It wouldn't hurt if the gay player was the top player.
I wish we could get a guy at the top of his game just saying I'm gay, let's move on, next. But it's got to be while he's playing. While he's at the top of his game. But they're going to take a lot of heat, man.
The first is always a breakthrough. There's always a shift when that happens. It's a little bit like an earthquake in a way. But it's not going to be as big an earthquake today as it would've been years ago. What the seismic equation is, I don't know.
As time keeps moving forward, it will be easier than it was five years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years ago, and then for all the different people before. We stand on their shoulders. And you want the kids to stand on yours.
Sports has always been at the forefront of breaking down barriers of all kinds and this is no exception.
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Hundreds of job applications have flooded into Sand Hills Casino management as the province's newest gaming centre is set to open in the spring.
The 31,000-square-foot casino, which was formerly known as the Spirit Sands Casino, is being built on Swan Lake First Nation land near Highway 5 south of Carberry.
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Parlor Textiles is a North Carolina-based textile studio run by Angela Clinton. Angela's goal in creating Parlor Textiles was to expand upon the availability of home decor fabrics that embrace ornament while reflecting a modern sensibility, all while promoting more ethical business practices. Her designs express her love of traditional Eastern motifs, vintage fabrics, and eclectic interiors.
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Injured barber still recovering in hospital
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:27 p.m.
OCALA - A popular barber who was seriously injured in an accident last month remains hospitalized.
According to Donald Sparkman, co-owner of Big Al's Barber Shop on Northeast Eighth Avenue, his partner Al Moulton has shown signs of improvement, such as some movement in his fingers and ability to apply pressure in squeezing another person's hand.
Sparkman said Moulton's condition is no longer considered critical.
A motorist found Moulton lying unconscious and bleeding in the road in the 600 block of Northeast 12th Avenue on March 10, according to Ocala Police Department reports. Moulton, who was not wearing a helmet, had been traveling on a moped. It was believed he hit a speed bump and the vehicle crashed for some reason. He was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Sparkman said his friend has been a fixture at the same location for 33 years and that they have received hundreds of phone calls and get well cards from people who are concerned about him.
Sparkman also said that he and others are in the planning stages of putting together an event that would be both informational and a benefit in honor Moulton.
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