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text: 525 FXUS63 KDDC 282310 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 610 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...Updated Aviation... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) Issued at 337 PM CDT Sat May 28 2016 There is a lot of uncertainty in the short term period, as is typical in the warm season of the year with weak forcing and significant mesoscale influences on evolution of the meteorological environment. The upper level cyclone that moved across northwestern Kansas Friday was centered in extreme southeast South Dakota. A surface cyclone was nearly vertically stacked with the upper level cyclone, and a weak cold front extended from the surface cyclone into northeast Missouri, then back into central Oklahoma. Weak high pressure with relatively dry air covered western Kansas this afternoon, and the remainder of the day should be quiet and seasonably mild. Very cold air aloft was evident on morning raobs across much of the western United States with H5 temperatures at or below -15 as far south as OKC and ABQ. Afternoon thunderstorms developing over the higher terrain of Colorado can be expected to propagate east and may survive into southwest Kansas. In addition, some congested cumulus were evident near a weak cyclone in southeast Colorado, and a few thunderstorms may form in the weakly convergent flow from northeast New Mexico into southeast Colorado. Since these are largely driven by diurnal heating, they should dissipate around sunset. An upper level trough in the subtropical flow was approaching Baja California this afternoon and should ripple across the southwestern United States into eastern New Mexico by Sunday afternoon. A modest low level jet tonight will advect rich moisture up the Rio Grande Valley into west Texas and eastern New Mexico, and moisture will increase above the boundary layer in southern Kansas Sunday morning. Some mid level frontogenesis will occur in southwest Kansas as warm H7 air from the higher terrain spreads east into western Kansas. Considerable mid level instability will exist, and it is likely that there will be some high based showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours. The extent of the morning convection is a little uncertain; the NAM is quite aggressive with development of a cluster of thunderstorms in south central Kansas Sunday morning, while most other models suggest less coverage. With the really rich moisture remaining south of the Kansas border, the better chance for any organized convection seems likely to be well to the south. If a cluster of thunderstorms does form in Texas and and southern Oklahoma, outflow may affect destabilization of the atmosphere in western Kansas for thunderstorm development later in the day Sunday. Surface cyclogenesis is likely to occur in southeast Colorado as the upper level trough approaches Sunday, and a warm front is likely to extend from the cyclone across southwest Kansas into the Texas Panhandle Sunday afternoon. The position of this boundary will be highly dependent on whatever outflow boundaries may exist from morning convection. The atmosphere will be quite unstable in the rich moisture in eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle Sunday afternoon, and a high level jet streak will extend from southwest Texas into Oklahoma. Thunderstorms probably will initiate fairly early in the afternoon Sunday near the dryline in eastern New Mexico and possibly near the old frontal boundary from southwest Kansas into the Texas Panhandle. The greatest instability appears likely to exist in the Texas Panhandle, and the thunderstorms probably will grow upscale into a forward propagating MCS late Sunday afternoon and evening. Most of the MCS probably will remain south of the Kansas border, and highest POPs were maintained near the southern border of Kansas. Sunday should be seasonably warm with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s, dependent on thunderstorm outflow. The cluster of thunderstorms should propagate southeast Sunday night, and Kansas likely will be quiet Sunday night with lows in the 50s again. The atmosphere will be slightly warmer in Kansas Monday, but there may be some stratus Monday morning with an increase in low level moisture. Confidence in thunderstorm development Monday is not high, but most of the day should be quiet in Kansas. Convergence along the lee trough in eastern Colorado should support thunderstorm development by late afternoon, and these thunderstorms should move into Kansas during the evening hours and weaken before midnight. The next opportunity for widespread thunderstorms will come with the cold front that will enter northwest Kansas Tuesday morning and move across most of Kansas during the day Tuesday. Mid and upper level flow will be relatively weak over the frontal zone, and hail and high winds appear to be the most likely severe weather threat. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday) Issued at 337 PM CDT Sat May 28 2016 The extended period of very active severe weather in the central part of the United States appears to be winding down. A pattern adjustment supporting upper level ridging in the western part of the country and troughing in the east is in progress, and several days of strongly meridional north to northwest flow over the Central Plains will evolve by mid week. Although linkage with the tropics is tenuous at best this time of the year, there may be some effect on circulation from the effect of a Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) that was over the Maritime Continent last week but weakened rapidly on the Wheeler-Hendon diagram. High level velocity potential fields suggest that some remnant of the MJO may be moving rapidly through the western hemisphere and should increase tropical convection in the western Indian Ocean again by the second week of June. The CFS maintains a higher amplitude MJO signal than most of the other global models and has done fairly well with MJO events earlier this spring. Progression of a MJO through the Americas is correlated with ridging in the western United States, and this may be part of the reason for development of the fairly persistent ridging over the Rockies. A high latitude omega block with an strong anticyclone in western Alaska appears to be breaking down, and the anticyclone is expected to retrograde into Siberia by mid week. A vigorous upper level low near 40N/160W will propagate northeast into the Gulf of Alaska by Monday night, and warm air advection into the northwestern United States will result in rising heights and development of a strong anticyclone in northern California by Tuesday morning. The upper level low that was off the central California coast this morning will dig southeast into Arizona by Monday as ridging evolves in the Pacific Northwest. This upper level low subsequently will propagate into western Texas Thursday and reach the central Gulf Coast by Friday. The upper level low near the British Columbia coast can be expected to dig into the Northern Plains by Tuesday in response to rising heights in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. This will support a cold front that should enter northwest Kansas Tuesday morning and move across most of Kansas by Tuesday evening. Cool high pressure with much drier air will build into Kansas Tuesday night and Wednesday and should persist beneath strongly meridional flow through Friday. Some low level moisture may try to return to the High Plains as lee troughing develops Saturday, but the deep upper level trough along the Gulf Coast will maintain a surface ridge and offshore flow along the western Gulf through next weekend. With very limited low level moisture, the potential for much in the way of thunderstorms in western Kansas will remain low through the weekend and most likely through the first part of the following week. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening) Issued at 610 PM CDT Sat May 28 2016 VFR expected to prevail through the TAF period. SKC expected this evening once cumulus diminish with loss of heating. 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Pension election rhetoric to ramp up
• All new city hires except police officers would receive a 401(k)-style plan rather than a guaranteed pension.
• Proposes cap for five years on each individual worker's pay for purposes of pension calculations.
• Current city workers would have their pensions calculated on base salaries while specialty pay, such as for emergency medical training or graduate degrees, would no longer count.
• City workers convicted of felonies in connection with their jobs would lose the taxpayer-funded portion of their pension.
• The city would have to post online each year the total pension payouts to each retiree, although names would be redacted.
• The city and employees would be required to split annual pension costs evenly.
• A provision in the city charter would be eliminated that requires a majority vote of all city employees to approve any changes to retirement benefits.
San Diego After a decade of hand-wringing over public employee pensions in San Diego, city voters will likely have an opportunity on the June ballot to eliminate the benefit for most new hires in favor of a 401(k)-style plan.
There's also a possibility that the City Council's Democratic majority, at the urging of mayoral candidate Bob Filner, could place a competing measure on the same ballot that would keep guaranteed pensions in place but include other changes to ease the financial strain on the city's budget.
In other words, San Diegans are about to be bombarded with endless rhetoric about pension reform over the next five months as they contemplate which path will lead to a brighter financial future for the city.
The final decision could have a significant impact on an array of city services — from parks to libraries to fire stations — as the proposed savings from either measure would be used to restore cuts made in previous years because of escalating pension costs and a sour economy. It could also dramatically change the city's workforce if the resulting retirement package makes it more difficult for San Diego to retain and recruit high-quality employees, such as firefighters and attorneys.
Michael Zucchet, head of the Municipal Employees Association, the city's largest union representing white-collar workers, said he's frustrated that the city's pension woes have led to this culminating moment especially because of how much benefits have already been reduced for newer city workers in recent years.
"But it also is an opportunity to sort of end it one way or another and perhaps we, as a city and as city employees, could actually move on to other things," he said. "You know, only a fool tries to catch a falling knife, but perhaps this will be a bottoming-out period on this issue and we can all move forward once the mayor's race is decided and this initiative madness ends one way or the other."
City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, who helped craft the 401(k) initiative, said he's skeptical that any competing plan would be able to garner enough support to trump the one already headed for a public vote.
"I do know that the plan that will be on the ballot is comprehensive, it saves money immediately and it fixes the problem once and for all," Faulconer said. "Any potential half-measure or watered-down pension reform will not be successful with voters. Voters want real, lasting change."
The pension debate — already a topic of intense civic dialogue — will no doubt be magnified by the race for San Diego mayor because of how closely candidates have aligned themselves for or against the proposed 401(k) switch, known as the "Comprehensive Pension Reform" initiative. The three Republicans — City Councilman Carl DeMaio, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher — each support it while the lone major Democrat, Rep. Bob Filner, is opposed.


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Police say someone is leaving decapitated roosters on graves at a south Charlotte cemetery.
One bird was left at York Memorial Park on Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
At least two other dead roosters have been found there.
Officers said it could be part of a ritual.
Right now they don't have any information on a suspect.
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Analysis of back-propagation and RF pilot-tone based nonlinearity compensation for a 9x224Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM system Díaz Souto, Alberto; Napoli, Antonio; Adhikari, Susmita; Maalej, Zied; Lobato Polo, Adriana P.; Kuschnerov, Maxim; Prat Gomà, Josep Joan (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)
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Comparison of single carrier and OFDM with back-propagation and RF pilot tone for a 9x224Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM system Prat Gomà, Josep Joan; Díaz Souto, Alberto; Maalej, Z.; Lobato, A.; Adhikari, Sukumar Das; Timmers, E.; Napoli, Antonio; Kuschnerov, M.; Spinnler, B. (2011)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe performance of single carrier and OFDM is compared when nonlinear compensation at the DSP receiver is employed. We show that the joint use of RF-pilot and back-propagation adds further improvement to OFDM performance.
Square-root strategy: a novel method to linearize an optical communication system with electronic equalizers Prat Gomà, Josep Joan; Napoli, Antonio; Gene Bernaus, Joan M.; Omella Cáncer, Mireia Esther; Poggiolini, P.; Curri, Vittorio (2005)
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Clark-Pleasant is looking for a new superintendent, and school board candidates hope to find the right person for the job.
Candidates running for an at-large seat on the board ranked picking a new superintendent as one of the most important decisions they'd have to make. They said they hope that the newly elected board member will get to have input, and that a new superintendent will take over by the start of the next school year.
The four candidates also had other goals, including increasing transparency, raising test scores and taking another look at the high school grading scale. They also want to limit spending due to shortfalls school districts are facing with property tax caps, such as by making sure the district pays as little interest as possible on debt.
E. Curtis Harris is running unopposed for re-election to the Pleasant Township seat on the Clark-Pleasant school board. Duane "Tom" Hogue, James W. Klenner, Howard L. Young and Vernon S. "Butch" Zike are running for one at-large seat.
Young, a current board member who has been on the board for 34 years, said school board members should put students first in all decisions. He said Clark-Pleasant also should keep the tax rate as level as possible and be efficient while educating a growing number of students.
Klenner, a biological safety manager at IUPUI, said he's running because he has children in Clark-Pleasant schools. He said he'd work to bring more transparency to the board, revisit the curriculum and look at making the grading scale uniform and comparable to other schools so that Whiteland Community High School students wouldn't be at a disadvantage in their college applications.
Hogue, a retired high school teacher, said the school district's biggest issue is finances and that he would look at reducing administrative expenses and privatizing maintenance if possible. He said he'd also try to bulk up vocational training for students who aren't college-bound and make sure the board listens to the public and explains any decision that goes against what residents say they want at board meetings.
Zike, who retired as Clark-Pleasant's athletic director in May, said the board needed to approve a balanced budget and avoid spending any rainy day money unless absolutely necessary. He also said they need to pick a high school principal with a strong background in academics and who has proposals to improve academics, provide more vocational courses and offer more opportunities to earn college credits.
Zike said the biggest issue is that the district needs leadership.
"Education is only as strong as its leaders," he said. "That's the first priority that needs to be addressed."
Zike said he wants a superintendent with academic talent, honesty and experience running successful programs. He said the superintendent must be a people person, because students, teachers and staff all need to feel important.
A superintendent must be trustworthy because he or she would be an extension of the school board and its policies, Zike said. He wants to hire someone who can start before the next school year and would favor a candidate with solutions for how to improve test scores.
"A superintendent has to have been successful at a larger school," he said. "Clark-Pleasant has grown and is now so large that someone experienced is needed to come in and meet the needs of the community."
Young said the board does not need to hurry with the search because the interim superintendent is well-qualified, but that he'd still like a leader in place in the summer. Finding someone who works well with the school board is more important than immediately filling the position, he said.
The superintendent will have to handle many duties the board assigns, such as asking the city of Greenwood to watch how it spends tax-increment financing district dollars, he said.
"A superintendent must listen to what the school board wants," he said. "If he's not listening, he's not doing his job."
Young said he wanted a leader who could take responsibility for academics and the management of school facilities. He said he valued background and ethics and someone who was personable.
Klenner said he wants a leader who has excellent communication skills, who can adjust to change and who's committed to the goals. He said what works in other school districts might not necessarily work as well in Clark-Pleasant.
"I'm looking for someone with knowledge of the school corporation, not a former superintendent who's familiar with a district that's run different than Clark-Pleasant and would impose that," Klenner said.
Klenner said he doesn't want someone who's set in his ways, can't adapt and isn't open to other ideas. He wants a candidate who will hear faculty concerns, work well with others and inspire confidence. The strength of a leader comes from the bottom up, from the faith of employees, he said.
He'd like a new superintendent in place by the summer so the new leader could have a say on the budget the school board approves.
Hogue said the timing of hiring a superintendent wasn't as much of an issue as the quality of the candidate and that person's character. He said the board must find the right person who can handle the job.
"We need to move in a timely fashion, but not necessarily quickly," he said. "The qualities of the individual are the most important issue."
He wants a superintendent with honesty and integrity, Hogue said. A superintendent also must be articulate to communicate well with the public and to explain how the schools are getting positive results, he said.
The next superintendent also should consider Clark-Pleasant a destination instead of just a position that pads a resume, he said.
"They should not be coming to Whiteland as a stepping stone to another corporation or using Clark-Pleasant as a training ground," he said.


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13 countries, 145 farmers: A profile of Joneve Murphy
By Lauren Manning
Many people think you have to plant your feet firmly in one location to sew roots. For some folks, however, the exact opposite is true. Last year, Joneve Murphy embarked on a 10-month journey that snaked 29,000 miles across the globe through 13 countries.
"The idea for this project started a long time ago," says Murphy, who grew up living abroad and traveling with her family from a young age. "My career in agriculture left me with time to gallivant in the off season, and at first I would just go backpacking for a month or two each year."
Murphy has an impressive resume as an organic farmer, with 10 years of experience under her belt including a prestigious gig as the farmer-in-residence at Virginia's The Inn at Little Washington
As Murphy became more involved with farming, her off-season sojourns involved fewer ruins and beaches and more farm visits and explorations of local food systems.
Soon, the idea for her yearlong agricultural safari was born. Murphy left her post at the Inn at Little Washington and set sail.
The carefully planned route allowed her to meet over 145 food producers around the world, whom she photographed and blogged about for her recent project, Farmer Seeking Roots.
13 countries, 145 producers
The journey began in Europe with jaunts through Ireland, England, France, and The Netherlands. It brought meetings with farms large and small, cooperatives, incubator programs, and all sorts of production methods old and new. There were farmers raising meat, poultry, dairy, and vegetables, along with less standard fare like oysters and snails.
The next leg of the journey took Murphy to Southeast Asia, bringing her face-to-face with Ethnic tribal groups, large growers, NGOs, subsistence farmers, and universities. There were farms nestled in the mountains, next to oceans, and on top of shopping malls.
She developed a number of goals for the trip, like collecting information about traditional farming methods and focusing her time on smaller farms while also connecting with each county's agricultural leaders. She also offered consulting services along the way.
"The generosity and openness of the people that I've met has been the largest. It's not really that the generosity exists, but the fact that it seems to be ubiquitous amongst the farmers I've visited," Murphy explains. To her, the warm welcome felt throughout the journey is no coincidence; it's part and parcel of the farming industry.
There were a few surprises along the way. She discovered strong support for the organic industry and the sustainable food movement. "Overall, it is evident that it is a consumer-driven movement; if you demand it, the farmers will produce it, whether they believe in the cause or not."
She also recognized that the farmers harbored a deep sense of love and pride for their land. But while some felt optimism toward the future and spoke fondly about the next growing season, others harbored fear stemming from weather events and the desperate need for a successful harvest.
Farmers by choice
In every country she visited, Murphy also found young farmers.
"Not all of them are farmers by personal choice. Many farmers are farmers because their parents were, and with no access to any type of higher education, they really have very few other options," she says. In Bangladesh, for example, 60 percent of the population is involved in food production. Many of the young farmers continued in the industry out of a sense of responsibility to maintain the farm for the next generation. Many of them donned this fate ungrudgingly, says Murphy.
"We have to remember that in this country and many others, we have the privilege of choosing our careers," she says. "That is not yet a global truth."
She found many "farmers by choice" in Europe, Singapore, and Thailand, many of them becoming the first in their families to enter the agriculture industry. Murphy didn't come from a farming background either, and focused on environmental biology during college. Familiar with her fondness for food activism, a friend suggested she find a farm apprenticeship. "I found my first position as an apprentice on an organic farm, and within three weeks I was hooked."
When she first made her transition into agriculture, many people responded to her decision with shock. How could someone with a college degree choose a career in agriculture—a career some saw as below her capabilities and a fettering of her potential. Despite the naysayers, Murphy thinks farming is becoming a more acceptable and common career choice regardless of someone's background and education.
"Young people need to see agriculture as a respectable profession, and that need continues to rise. Without them the last generation has no one with which to share their wisdom, and that stock of knowledge is lost," says Murphy. "In this country we seem to have found a new respect for the profession, but in others, farmers are still seen as uneducated and simple people. When this attitude prevails, the migration of young people to the city marches on."
In the U.S., public perception of farmers and the business of growing food is changing, hollowing out the old stereotypes about farmers being gray-haired men in overalls.
Never stop learning from other farmers
Murphy recognizes the challenges that young farmers face, particularly when it comes to finances. "I think student loan forgiveness would go a long way in counter-acting the currently low salaries found in agriculture," she says. "We need to make agriculture a financially viable profession for young people and young families." She'd also like to see more efforts to connect young farmers with land and more public funding for food hubs and beginning farmer incubator programs.
For those aspiring to follow in Murphy's footsteps, she has a bit of advice. Work on many farms and learn from as many farmers as possible before striking out on your own, she says. And keep visiting other farms throughout your career, regardless of how experienced you become.
"This exchange of knowledge is so important and can be invigorating. I find that I walk away from these visits brimming with ideas of how to adapt their practices to my own work. There is so much we can learn from one another and it's easy to become stagnant in the way that we do things on the farm."
In her travels, Murphy found a lot of commonality among young farmers.
"Many of them are activists and big thinkers, passionate and seemingly infallible in their beliefs," she says. "The integrity and sense of purpose found in this type of thinking is both infectious and inspiring."
Photos by Joneve Murphy unless otherwise noted.
Lessons in land access
By Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Access Program Director
Forgive me if we've met in the past three months and I don't remember your name—I've been on a bit of a whirlwind tour, talking about land access, hosting workshops, and listening to concerns from young farmers and ranchers. At the end of February I made my way from upstate New York to La Crosse, Wisconsin for the annual MOSES conference. In March, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Colorado. And at the end of March I hopped on a plane to Iowa.
Although I may not remember the name of every individual I met, I remember their stories. There were stories of heartbreak—a third farm move in three years, off-farm jobs that don't leave time for farming, organic certification negated by spray drift—as well as stories of success: land made available by benevolent neighbors, successful family partnership, invaluable mentorship, and support from dedicated non-profits.
Although acquiring a ranch with adequate water rights in Colorado may seem like an altogether different undertaking than finding a place to farm in the fertile dairyland of Wisconsin or amidst the uniformly plowed fields of Iowa, I was struck by the similar themes emerging in young farmers' search for land:
1) Access to land is within reach; access to secure land is hard.
Most farmers I heard from seemed to agree – with some hard work and strategic networking (through Craigslist ads, friends of friends, or letters to landowners) finding land on which to farm was usually not too difficult. Sometimes, bartering for produce could be enough to secure a year's lease. While none of these opportunities went unappreciated, they often did not provide the security needed to establish and grow a business. Farmers commonly struggled with the inability to invest in infrastructure and build soil quality; burnout from moving their business; and frustration from trying to maintain tenuous relationships with landowners. (more…)
I farm like I cook, always learning as I go
By Maggie Bowling, Old Homeplace Farm
One of my absolute favorite pastimes is cooking. I recently realized that one of the reasons I like spending time in the kitchen is the continual experimentation and learning, as well as the satisfaction when I finally get a certain dish "just right." I have become a much better cook than I was in my college days, and I often tell Will that my goal is to be an exceptional cook by the time I'm an older lady. Since it is a task I enjoy, I spend a lot of time thinking about it, looking up tips, trying new recipes, memorizing recipes I love, and learning patterns and methods so that I don't always need a recipe to prepare a meal.
While washing the dishes the other night (and thinking fondly back to supper), it dawned on me that I love cooking for some of the same reasons I love farming. They both start out with trial and error and challenges that I can work through myself, at my own pace. I can gather information from experts, but then I get to try things on my own. I've become a better farmer over the past two years, and I know that I will do even better on the farm over time, just as I have become much better in the kitchen over the last ten years. Both activities also reward me with good food at the end! (more…)
Q&A with Mary Stuart Masterson and Jeremy Davidson
On April 10, a group of farmers will take the stage at BAM in Brooklyn. Or rather, well-known actors will portray real farmers from the Hudson Valley, a circumstance even more improbable in the life of most farmers, who don't usually experience fame beyond their own farmers market tables.
The production, called GOOD DIRT, was created by Mary Stuart Masterson (At Close Range,Fried Green Tomatoes) and Jeremy Davidson (Tickling Leo, The Americans). They're also the founders of Storyhorse Documentary Theater, which they started so they would have a platform to tell the stories of their neighbors in the Hudson Valley and elevate ideas and voices that are often marginalized.
For GOOD DIRT they interviewed farmers from Soul Fire Farm, Green Goats Farm, Northwind Farm, Tello's Green Farm, Denison Family Farm and Hudson Valley Seed Library. The April 10 premiere is a benefit for the National Young Farmers Coalition, and all tickets include admission to an afterparty at BAM where guests can meet some of the farmers and their actor counterparts.
Edible Brooklyn chatted with Mary Stuart and Jeremy about their theater project, community storytelling and why farmers deserve more fans. Read the interview here.
My first year farming: the highs, the lows, and the future
By Hannah Becker, Willow Springs Farm
Preparing for this final Bootstrap Blogger post, I went back through my earlier posts and was immediately reminded of just how far we've come in a matter of months. The first few posts were all about digging fence postholes and scrounging for cash, and now we're on to funny piglet stories and taking orders for grass-fed beef. When you're down in the "day to day trenches," it's easy to get lost in the overwhelming list of farm chores and forget to celebrate the mini-successes along the way.
I encountered a few "oh god" moments over the past year:
- A barn-building back injury turned into lots and lots of doctors visits and physical therapy.
- Juggling off-farm professional opportunities (income producing) with farm responsibilities (not yet income producing).
- Budget cuts meant the loss of a contract employment opportunity that had been covering my farm expenses (forcing us to dig deeper in our already empty pockets).
- It turns out piglets are Houdini-like escape artists.
And I made some wonderful memories:
- Sharing our farming story with half-a-dozen community groups and agriculture publications.
- Feeling the pride of owning a self-funded (and debt FREE!) farm for a full year.
- Joining Kansas Farm Bureau's Ag Advocacy SPEAK team.
- Sleeping in the barn when the piglets arrived (I'm pretty pumped about my piggies!).
The greatest crop I've ever grown
By Derek Emadi, Emadi Acres
The winter in south Texas isn't a time to take off or slow down. Thanks to a mild winter, we are lucky enough to grow all 12 months of the year. Take that, California! Our winter is pretty much like what I think the rest of the country experiences during spring. Thanks to the mild weather, farmers aren't the only people in south Texas who grow food.
More and more I meet people at the market who come up to my table and tell me they are growing everything I have, discuss growing notes, and leave without a purchase. While at times this can feel like a low point, I have begun to understand that the more people try to grow their own food the more people will realize the amount of effort and time that goes into growing crops, especially on a larger scale.
As gardening and homesteading continue to rise in popularity, folks will concede that battling farmers over the small amount of money we charge isn't unreasonable. Being haggled for $1 is frustrating.
I recall meeting a guy in Jamaica last year—while on what seems like the last vacation of my life—who said something that really stuck with me. He was selling cheap, beaded bracelets for $5, which was more than they were worth. But I was in the buying mood, so I offered him $3. Dejected he said, "Man I'm broke, I'll take whatever." It caught me off guard. (more…)
More Old McDonald than Superman? A Day in my life
By Hannah Becker, Willow Springs Farm
A Day in My Life I get up early—6 a.m.— and go for a quick run. I also print off lecture handouts and skim Wall Street Journal over breakfast (the digital version—it takes days to get the printed version delivered out here). Then I don a suit (but don't bother with makeup) and pack my satchel with the days' necessities.
My university classes start at 8 a.m. As a student, I wasn't all that fond of early morning classes, and I can certainly sympathize with the glazed, "don't call on me" looks my students' project at the podium. After class, I skedaddle out to faculty parking and crank up my 20+-year-old pickup truck (it's the only one in the lot with a hay spear and mud flaps).
I shift gears from business professor to marketing consultant and spend the next few hours pounding out social media strategy for a client. I work through lunch and start client calls at 1 p.m. The beginning of the year is big in my business, so I'm hoping to land three more retainer clients. Maybe then I can start putting a "dent" in my student loans and building a savings nest egg.
At 3:30 p.m I swap the business suit for Carharts and cowboy boots. Hooking up my peeling stock trailer, I drive out to a rural farming community west of Bushong, Kansas, a Depression-era ghost town with a Cold War missile silo perched above the desolate remnants of the town. It's a fascinating and eerie place—oh, if only these Flint Hills could talk…. (more…)
Here's what I need you to know about farming
By Maggie Bowling, Old Homeplace Farm
As I begin my third year as a farmer, I find most of my thoughts divided between two major categories: farming is really hard, and farming is really rewarding. But it might help if I break those ideas down a little more. Here are the top five things I want you to know about being a farmer:
1) Local food advocates often tell people to get to know their farmer, but it is really nice for farmers to know their customers as well. As someone who is direct marketing the majority of my products, it is a joy to meet the folks who eat my food. It is heartwarming to hear what customers are cooking with food I've raised, to learn what their favorite vegetables or cuts of meat are, and to know that their toddler requested more okra after being offered ice cream. I love knowing that someone bought an extra dozen eggs because he recently bought a pasta maker, and that he has perfected is mother's pasta sauce. I treasure these moments, and these relationships.
I believe that I am often more excited about my regular customers than they are about me (I've had to stop myself from trying to hug a few of them after not seeing them for a couple of weeks)! If you are someone who knows your farmer, just know this—your farmer values you too!
2) Farming is physically, emotionally, and financially difficult. Farming means long days; hot days; cold days; wet days; and many, many muddy days. Hopefully I'll get better at delegating and time management as I grow as a farmer, but right now farming means that the words "weekend" and "evening" are not in my vocabulary from April-October. Farming means that during the main growing season, I probably won't be attending any cookouts, I will not be preparing supper until after the sun has set, and I will be responding to emails and doing record keeping after 10 p.m. (more…)
Dismantling injustice in the food system: An interview with Elizabeth Henderson
By Sara Black, NYFC Development Coordinator and Organizer
Last year I had the privilege of chatting with Elizabeth Henderson, a pioneer of the CSA model in the United States and an agrarian leader committed to resisting the many injustices of a cheap food system with the power of cooperation!
Liz co-founded the Genesee Valley Organic CSA in Rochester, NY in 1989, and later Peacework Farm in Newark, NY in 1998. She's the author of Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture*; the honorary president of the international CSA network, Urgenci; and a core leader behind the Agricultural Justice Project and its Food Justice Certification label.
From the outset of our conversation, Liz took me to school, sharing advice, concerns, history, and visions; we talked about her Food Justice Certification label, the need for "smashing racism" as we build a new food system, and the minimum wage.
Here are some highlights from our conversation.
Sara: It's been nearly 20 years since Sharing the Harvest was first published, and quite a few food and farmer movement waves have unfolded since then. Where do you think farmers and activists have gained the best ground, and what challenges are most pressing?
Liz: Well, there's been a huge increase in the number of CSAs. At the same time, as you'd expect in a competitive capitalist society, someone will find a way to commercialize it and cheapen it. So there's also been a proliferation of CSA-like food services. Some of these are really nice cooperative ventures with farmers sharing resources and setting up websites, as a way of cooperating and sharing markets. But a lot of these are just aggregators who are using the CSA image to make some money. Those aggregators are making it harder for CSA's that are based on farms.
They are providing a lot of competition, making farmers think "How can I make my project more convenient for people. Give them a choice every week? Ask for less of a time commitment? Deliver to people's door?" That undermines the basic concept of CSA: sharing the risk. CSA's are the only form where conscious consumers get to share the risk with their farmer or group of farmers. So, when farmers give up on that, they are giving up a lot.
In our food industry, the biggest direct sales markets have gotten up to maybe 10 percent of what people are buying, and that's in places like Vermont. But that still means that 90 percent of the food people are eating is coming from stores, super markets, buying clubs, food services. Now all these food hubs are springing up. Someone had the bright idea, "Ah, yes, we can aggregate!" But food hubs don't guarantee a price that covers farmers' costs of production, and they don't ensure that farmers are getting a living wage and paying living wages. We haven't figured out a way of doing those larger sales with a price point that allows family scale farms to thrive. Economics are still very, very challenging. (more…)
New report on Western Water: Conservation Generation
Across most of the arid West, drought has been the norm for the last 15 years. The majority of young farmers and ranchers in this region have never farmed in non-drought conditions, which means they are uniquely focused on creative solutions to water conservation. NYFC's new report, Conservation Generation: How Young Farmers And Ranchers Are Essential to Tackling Water Scarcity in the Arid West, paints a picture of these young farmers, their approach to water, and the challenges they face.
To gather data for the report, NYFC surveyed 379 young farmers in the arid West and hosted eight focus groups (thank you to everyone who participated!). Survey respondents were asked questions about their chief agricultural concerns as well as their approach to water conservation and their engagement with and knowledge of water policy and government programs related to conservation.
Here are a few of the key findings:
- Water, drought, and climate change are the top agricultural concerns of young farmers in the West. Eighty-two percent of survey respondents listed water availability/access as one of their concerns;
- Young farmers prioritize water conservation, and the vast majority (94%) are already conserving water;
- Building healthy soil is the most common on-farm water conservation strategy;
- Federal cost-share programs are not reaching young farmers in the West;
- Perceptions of "use it or lose it" discourage on-farm conservation.
Western agriculture and water scarcity are regional issues of national importance; the Colorado River, a focus area of this report, flows through the Rockies toward the Gulf of California while irrigating 15% of the nation's crops and 85% of its winter produce. As much as 80% of water used by humans in the Colorado River Basin is devoted to agriculture, so on-farm water conservation efforts are important in any conversation about water scarcity. (more…)


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We'd had a great day on the water. The bite was good, and we had boated a gorgeous pair of fat stripers, one 27 inches and the other just over 30. It seemed a shame to reduce them to fillets, so I didn't. Scaling the hefty fish, then eviscerating them and removing the gills, I laid their graceful forms aside and reached for my phone to borrow a friend's Caja China (pronounced: ka-ha cheena).
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What inspires you?
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Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Other Threats: Continuing decline of the Baikal Seal population
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ThreatsMajor linear utilities (2) Oil and gas (2) Illegal activities (2) Housing (1) Ground transport infrastructure (1) Renewable energy facilities (1) Surface water pollution (1) Forestry /wood production (1) Mining (1) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (1) Financial resources (1) Legal framework (1) Management systems/ management plan (1)
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger ("ascertained danger") or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property's Outstanding Universal Value ("potential danger").
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You can either buy them on BrickLink, or contact LEGO Customer Service directly. BrickLink might be the cheaper of the two options, but if LEGO has them in stock, they are guaranteed to be factory-new.
For older sets, you can buy replicas made by some Dutch fans. I've met them on a few occasions and have seen the stickers they make and quite frankly, the quality is excellent. As far as I can see they don't do Technic sets yet, but it can't hurt to ask. Granted, they are not genuine, but for genuine LEGO sticker sheets you'll usually end up paying a ...
the best way i found out till now is to get them of as good as possible with your nails or a plastic-knife (i wouldn't recommend to use metal knifes or razorblades - if you do, be careful to avoid scratching the bricks surface) and then remove the remaining glue with: pure alcohol or glass cleaner cheap hairspay (spray 2-3 seconds from very close distance ...
Think about what causes the stickers to deteriorate: Heat loosens the bonds in the glue, which results in stickers peeling. Exposure to natural light will cause the colours in the stickers to fade over time. Unlike LEGO bricks, stickers fade faster under natural light. With those points in mind, keep stickers in a cool, dry, place away from sunlight ...
For a rectangular sticker on a rectangular surface, I usually try to center it between two sides and align it along the top. This does cause the problem of centering the sticker up and down. If I really care about the proper alignment, I use the end of a small knife blade to place the stickers properly. Just stick a corner of the sticker to the tip of ...
Another option may to be store them inbetween the pages of a heavy book. This would have the advantage of keeping them flat, as well as cool and dry. The book would need to be kept dry as well, as if the pages got damp they could stick together and make it impossible to get the stickers out. The downside is that you'll need to remember which book it's ...
I performed my own experiments to determine which methods work by randomly applying three stickers (which are similar to the stickers that come in LEGO sets) onto a simple brick wall. Using my finger nails to peel the stickers worked well. This is how I've always removed stickers and in my experience, I haven't had any problems doing so. Heating the ...
Best to remove as much as you can by mechanical means (plastic spatula/fingernail, nothing harder unless you like scratching your bricks) then use some 'Sticky Stuff Remover' to get the sticky residue off. This stuff works on just about anything without leaving a mark, Lego is made from ABS and will not be affected by it.
At office/stationary stores such as Office Max or Staples you can get printer friendly sticker paper. The 'AVERY STICKER PROJECT PAPER' comes in clear or white. You can shop around for different finishes. Some are more paper like and other are more like plastic. From experience this is only good for flat surfaces. To ensure maximum adherence, I recommend ...
If the set is a recent release you can call LEGO's customer service and they will send you a replacement. If it is an older, discontinued set, you can find replacement stickers on BrickLink. Here are all the stickers listed: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catString=160
The letters typically represent the initials of the set designer. See more discussion on this topic in this EuroBricks forum thread. For example, the initials "MB" stand for Marcos Bessa, where "MS" is for Mark Stafford. Some other sets also carry set designer initials, sometimes subtly incorporated in the build (I believe Jamie Berard, the famous Modular ...
Unfortunately older stickers are difficult to remove and reapply because the sticky part of the paper tend to rip off and leave a residue on the LEGO element itself. But the fact of the matter is that applying that taking off and re-applying even a new sticker is a challenge and it will almost always be visibly damaged at least a little bit. Your best bet ...
Oh, those look sad! Stickers with white designs on them are notorious for peeling/cracking. I have found that the best way to protect stickers like these is to apply a thin layer of clearcoat to them while they are still new. Wait until the clearcoat dries, then apply the sticker to the LEGO set. You can use pretty much any acrylic clearcoat, medium or ...
You might try and post a request on the ALPS Decal Yahoo group. This is an e-mail group that discusses making water slide decals using the ALPS printer. There are members of the group that do have businesses that produce decals. I don't know how much people charge for custom decal sheets. You'll have to ask. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alpsdecal/ ...
LEGO Customer Service will be probably be happy to help you out. They've been happy to replace missing or broken parts for me in the past. They have an online service for requesting replacement parts here: https://service.lego.com/replacementparts I don't think sticker sheets are listed in the inventories on that page though, so you'll have to add it ...
The size won't matter in Paint, what will matter is the resolution of your printer. For example, if you want to print 1 inch by 1 inch, and your printer is 800 DPI, then you need an 800x800 image.
One important point that the previous answer omits: With the typical "water slide" decal paper, after printing your pattern, generally with an ink-jet printer to get the colors you want, you must waterproof the pattern by spraying several coats of Krylon clear enamel or equivalent and allow it to thoroughly dry before cutting out and trimming the decal and ...
If you don't care about preserving the old sticker, remove it with your fingers or a plastic knife and then use rubbing alcohol to remove the remaining sticky bits. As other posters have noted, metal knives/razors leave the risk of scratching the plastic bricks - it all depends on the level of confidence in your knife/razor skills. I use alcohol instead of ...
I have used a razor blade to remove the sticker, then a wee bit of food oil to remove the residual glue. Sometimes just using some tape and a repetitive dubbing motion have done the trick as well.
Another way is to stick a single side of the sticker to the piece, then give it a little tug without ripping it to make sure it's flat and has no wrinkles. Then apply the middle and other end.
Acetone (fingernail polish remover) works quite well also, I used to use it to get rid of marker and stickers on my LEGO bricks as a kid. Definitely do not soak your bricks in it though or you will notice your brick will turn out quite rubbery when you remove it! I found that out the hard way.
Since the set is still being produced, you can call Lego Customer Service at 1-800-835-4386, and they will most likely be able to help you. Failing that, the BrickLink website is a popular place to buy replacement parts. Here's the link for the sticker sheet: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=102237 It looks like there are a handful of sellers in ...
That's definitely an extra. I checked the instructions to confirm this. I can't comment on how common spare stickers are, as I don't personally apply the stickers in general.
For long-retired products, it may be possible to find scanned images of the stickers online. Then use a high quality color printer to print new decals which you glue to the bricks. The result is not perfect, but often good enough to fool an untrained eye.
I've done this a few times before. To remove the sticker, get a hair dryer and gently warm it up - this will slightly melt the glue make it easier to get off. The trick now is to lift it without damaging it. I bought some incredibly thin, and sharp blades for a craft knife... they are thin enough to make their way between the sticker and the plastic and ...
I think that the best thing to do would be to keep everything as it was because in selling, even if it is damaged, the ORIGINAL product will usually sell for more than a restored product. this also means keeping the stickers on. I actually did an experiment my self with this and i found these results. If you are keeping it for yourself then i would do ...
A paste of oxygen bleach slathered on liberally, and then some time in the sun will probably fade the yellow nicely. It should not degrade the plastic (any further). Your real problem is not re-attaching the label, but removing it without tearing or leaving behind most of the backing. Depending on the material and glue, you might be able to remove it ...
You can get replacement stickers on BrickLink. Here is the link to the 8018 stickers: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=8018stk01
You occasionally get "extra" stickers, especially in the Police sub-theme of City, where the sheets have both "Police" and "Polizei" variations: Police Plane Sticker Sheet on Peeron
Although I have never seen an extra sticker in another set, you are correct in that this set does have an extra "D" pentagon sticker.
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OOOOH...then I have the perfect idea...I'll book PoR and you book POP....we'll put all the kids over at Pop and the adults can stay at PoROriginally Posted by Dizneyblonde, post: 36262
Originally Posted by Keith, post: 36241
As in October?
I think it begins in September!
Done!!!!Originally Posted by Beccaberry, post: 36265
We can then eat well on the free dining and they can share counetr service meals!!!
Always makes me laugh though that those who can afford to stay deluxe get free dining when they can afford to pay for it anyway!!!
Whatever we get is greatfully received as i need to go as cheap as possible!
ohhh I like that idea! And Alysia will be an adult next year so she can provide the adult supervision for the kiddosOriginally Posted by Beccaberry, post: 36265
I've noticed that the bounce back program offers a little more latitude. But, it could certainly be like this plan as well. You just never know with Disney. I am ready and able to go mod for next year if need be
How do I book it Johnie? just call the normal number with a code?
I'm going where you're going and I've never stayed at a moderate before so I'd love that!!! Just tell me when to send you moneyOriginally Posted by Johnie, post: 36372
This trip is going to be sooo much fun to plan :smiley4::sigs-cartoon-005::smiley4::sigs-cartoon-005:
Yay i can't wait.
I have a lot of mine planned already!!!
Will have to email you all stuff so kids can't see it
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SEATTLE (AP) — Defensive end Chris Clemons and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms on a multiyear deal that will keep Clemons under contract beyond the 2012 season.
Clemons' agent, Donal Henderson, confirmed the agreement in a text message to The Associated Press on Monday night, but didn't release any terms. The team had no announcement of Clemons' deal.
Clemons has been Seattle's top pass rusher the past two seasons, recording 11 sacks in both 2010 and 2011. But he was entering the final year of his contract and showed his displeasure with the situation by not participating in some offseason team activities and not attending Seattle's mandatory minicamp in mid-June.
At the time, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the sides were working toward a new deal for Clemons.


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If you've ever put something in the recycling bin just because ... well, it seemed recyclable, you may have accidentally gummed up the works at your local recycling plant. Find out what to keep out of your bin, so what goes in can be recycled easily and efficiently.
Bagging recyclables before you toss them in the bin causes even bigger problems, since workers have to tear open the bag and risk being exposed to potentially dangerous substances. Some facilities won't allow employees to open bags, meaning all your precious recyclables end up in the garbage, says Matsch.
The good news: Don't worry about the plastic ring that's left behind on the bottle when you remove the cap — it's small enough not to cause problems.
What could be wrong with a simple cardboard box? "While [frozen food boxes] look like your cereal box, they actually have a thin layer of plastic sprayed onto the paper to prevent freezer burn," explains Matsch. "That polycoat prevents the fiber inside from breaking up in the recycling process." Many recycling services reject these boxes to avoid contaminating their pulp supply.
Even more complex than frozen food boxes are the "aseptic" beverage cartons designed to sit on store shelves at room temperature, like those used for soy milk. These cartons often contain a layer of foil as well as plastic coating, so it's hard to separate the materials for recycling. Some facilities accept aseptic cartons, but not many — check with your local service.
Just because your yogurt container has a little triangle on the bottom doesn't mean it's recyclable. Be sure to check the numbers inside the triangles and only recycle the ones your local service accepts. No. 1 (soda bottles and the like) and No. 2 (thicker plastics like milk jugs and detergent bottles) are the most commonly recycled. Don't toss toys or other unmarked plastics in the bin.
Who among us hasn't put a drinking glass or flower vase out with the recycling? Alas, those too must be weeded out. "That kind of glass is intended to withstand reuse," says Matsch, "and so it has a much higher melting temperature than a single-use glass." The sturdy glass stays solid as the other types melt, contaminating the product.
When mixed papers are sorted at the recycling facility, itty-bitty slivers tend to fall through the cracks into the trash pile — or worse, clog up the machinery. Unless you have access to a special office paper recycling program (which bypasses the sorting lines), it's best to keep your shredding to a minimum.


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Boating class on June 25
A boating safety class will begin at 8:30 a.m. June 25 at the Clark County Public Works Maintenance and Operations center, 4700 N.E. 78th St.
Offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 78 and the Clark County Marine Patrol, the course costs $10 per person and lasts until 5 p.m.
Washington regulations require boaters age 35 and younger to have a boater card when operating boats with 15 horsepower or greater. Next year, boaters age 40 and younger will need boater cards.
Topics will include navigation rules, equipment requirements and boating laws and regulations.
To register, call 360-256-2991 or 503 799-5250.
Bass club meets June 23
PORTLAND — The Oregon Bass and Panfish Club will meet at 7 p.m. June 23 at the East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave.
The guest speaker will be Dick Sagara, regional sales representative for Temple Fork Outfitters. He will discuss fishing rod selection. There also will be a video on flyfishing for panfish species.
Forest advisory panel to meet
STEVENSON — An advisory committee to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest staff will meet at 9 a.m. June 17 at the Skamania County Courthouse to consider projects for forest improvement dollars.
The South Gifford Pinchot National Forest Resource Advisory Committee will consider 28 projects. The money comes from a 2000 federal act that provides funds for rural counties affected by reduced federal timber sales.
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CAMAS — The Southwest Washington chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Camas Meadows Golf Club, 4105 N.W. Camas Meadows Drive.
Eric Winther of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will talk about the northern pikeminnow sport reward program. Lyle Cabe will discuss safety in cold-water conditions.


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My Peugeot commuter project is coming along nicely. I have a cheap rear rack mounted dynamo light on it way but I plan not to mount a rear rack. I am happy with a light rucksack.
Has anyone fabbed a rear light mount for a light designed to go on the rear rack...? Just looking for ideas and inspiration at this point so any pictures would be great.
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The West Loop Craft Beer Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2015 on Clinton St. between Lake St. and Washington Blvd between noon and 5pm.
There will be over forty breweries pouring samples of craft beer, a variety of food vendors from the French Market, and we have some fun surprises in the works to celebrate the West Loop of Chicago as well.
General Admission & VIP tickets are on sale now! Proceeds from the festival will benefit Neighbors of West Loop, a non-profit 501(c)3 volunteer-run community organization comprised of local residents who volunteer their time and talents to enhance the quality of life for residents in the West Loop.
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Larry Gage and Pete Crowley spoke about celebrating craft beer on the streets of Chicago in 2011. They both participated in a re-enactment of the Haymarket Riot at the site of the actual event 125 years later. Pete named Haymarket Pub & Brewery, including many of his fine craft brews, after the historical event.
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The story is set on Okinawa's isolated island of Iwado, which has seen a growing movement advocating a return to an autonomous government. Ao Fukai, a 13-year-old boy with a missing father, lives on the island with an old doctor named Toshio and is about to enter middle school. Ao's mother was taken away a decade ago by unknown individuals. Naru Arata, Ao's 13-year-old childhood friend and the story's heroine, lives with her father, older sister, and grandmother. She has a "Yuta" power awakened within her due to an incident when she was young.
A mysterious entity called "Secret" suddenly appears and launches an attack on the Scub Coral lifeform on the island. Ao launches a certain military FP called "Nirvash" aboard a Japanese military transport in his fervent desire to protect the island.
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In the summer of 1924, Dr. Ylana took to task such idea by inviting several institutions to participate in the organization of such athletic association.
Those who accepted Ylanan's invitation were the University of Santo Tomas (UST), National University (NU), De La Salle College and the Institute of Accounts (forerunner of the Far Eastern University).
A week after its initial meeting, the group drafted and then approved the constitution and by-laws of the organization to form what became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Perhaps due to its larger student population, the universities dominated the inter-school competitions.
In 1930, the NCAA board of directors decided to file papers of incorporation with the then Bureau of Commerce. UP felt that the move would lead to commercialism when in fact it is a public institution. The same sentiment was shared by UST and NU.
Thus before the start of the 1930-1931 season, UP, UST and NU sought permission from the NCAA that they would form a triangular meet. This was approved by the NCAA board with the condition that the NCAA's scheduled events would have the first crack in the use of sports facilities. UST's Dionisio Calvo, NU's Leon Tirol and UP's Prof. Candido Bartolome signed the article of agreement.
Known as the Big Three, the group experimented by imposing the home and home format which prove to be a success. Thus, on April 6, 1932, the article of agreement was renewed.
With the initial success of the tournament, the Big Three decided to pull away from the NCAA where it continued to operate on the next six years. Going into its seventh year, the State University's board of directors of the Alumni Association suggested to...


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W. Scott Richardson, M.D.
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University of Georgia Medical Partnership
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NIH Campus | Bethesda, Maryland
Dr. Richardson discussed the various facets of evidence-based medicine—what it is, why we need it, and how to practice it. He engaged in a discussion on how clinicians can learn to practice evidence-based medicine even if they have already completed their formal training. He also examined what it would take to incorporate evidence-based medicine into the newer curricula of medical schools, illustrating how his teaching institution is doing this.
Dr. Richardson is an academic general internist at the Georgia Health Sciences University/The University of Georgia Medical Partnership Campus, in Athens, Georgia, where he is professor of medicine and campus associate dean for curriculum. His principal scholarly interests are in clinical epidemiology, evidence-based health care, and medical education. He is a co-author of the book by Straus et al., Evidence-based Medicine: How To Practice and Teach It, Fourth Edition (2011). Dr. Richardson is a member of the international Evidence-based Medicine Working Group, which authored the Users' Guides to the Medical Literature series in the Journal of the American Medical Association, now published in book form. Dr. Richardson continues to work on the challenges of integrating evidence into clinical decisions, particularly in evidence-based clinical diagnosis. He also is working to incorporate evidence into the new curriculum at his institution and in medical education at all levels.
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If being too gorgeous were a crime, this luminizing powder would turn us all into serial offenders. Ok, maybe that's a little extreme, but can you blame us? This three-in-one highlighter, eyeshadow, and all-over shimmer is the prettiest honey-hued pigment weve ever laid our eyes on. As the pun-tastic name suggests, this versatile luminizer imparts a soft-focus glow wherever we choose to apply it. Light-reflecting silica particles conceal blemishes and fine lines, while the honey color leaves a sheer wash of shimmer. It's our secret to looking great in all settings, from fluorescent cubicles to candlelit cafes.
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So, based on my question and solutions here, I would like to actually start using LaTeX, in figures as seen. However, one problem I am running into, is that I cannot seem to display the Expectation operator.
From my research, I know that the expectation operator can be displayed as such normally as such:
However, when I try to use it in MATLAB, nothing prints out.
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figure(1); clf(1);
set(gcf, 'color', 'white'), axis off %# Remove axes and set white background
my_text = '$$ \mathbb{E} $$';
text('units', 'inch', 'position', [-0.5 3.5], 'fontsize', 14, 'color', 'k', ...
'interpreter', 'latex', 'string', my_text);
Now, I know that the \mathbb is some sort of different 'library', but frankly it is quite useful for mathematical formulations. How do I 'include' it in MATLAB? I am lost on this.


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If you have been hurt in an accident because of someone else's negligence, you could be facing doctor and hospital bills, rehabilitation costs, expensive medical equipment, lost wages, pain, suffering and other losses. The attorneys at Davis Law Group has represented victims of car accidents in Renton since being founded in 1994 by attorney Chris Davis.
The Renton Police Department's Traffic Unit promotes the efficient movement of traffic upon Renton city streets. Despite all their best efforts there are a number of deadly car accidents, drunk driving crashes and pedestrian accidents in Renton each year. The accidents frequently happen on heavily traveled roads such as: Renton Avenue, Rainier Avenue, Logan Avenue, Airport Way, Sunset Blvd, and Grady Way.
What Should I Do After a Car Accident in Renton?
If you were injured in a car accident in the Renton area, it's important to understand your legal rights and what your options are for recovering the damages you have suffered as a result of the collision.
There are a number of steps that should be taken in order to preserve your legal rights and ensure that you do not do anything to damage or destroy the value of your personal injury case. Following the steps below can help you preserve the value of your claim and avoid being mistreated by the insurance company:
- Medical treatment for your injuries: Your first priority after a car accident should be your health. If you believe that you were hurt in the collision, it is important that you receive treatment for your injuries from a licensed medical practitioner. Many people do not wish to take an ambulance from the scene of a crash due to the high cost; if you do not wish to take an ambulance from the scene, have a friend or family member take you as soon as possible. Getting medical treatment in a timely fashion will help you recover from your injuries, as well as document the extent and nature of your injuries.
- File a police report: Having a police report to give the insurance company can make the process of filing a personal injury claim much easier. In some instances, police reports can also help determine liability and ensure that certain details about your car accident are recorded. It is always a good idea to call police if you have been injured in some sort of car accident.
- Gather information: You should request the driver's license and insurance information of any other driver(s) involved in the collision that injured you, as well as any potential witnesses. Having the contact information of as many people as possible can simplify the claims process for accident victims and their families.
- Document the collision: Photos and statements from witnesses can be some of the most important evidence in a car accident case. If you or a loved one is able to, take photos of the scene to help illustrate what happened. Police officers will often take photos and collect witness statements during their investigation as well.
After you have followed the general steps outlined above, it may be time for you to consult with a personal injury attorney who has experience representing car accident victims. It is in your best interests to meet with a personal injury attorney who understands how the personal injury claims process works and has a proven track record of success in handling these claims.
You would likely be better served hiring a personal injury attorney as opposed to a general practice attorney, just as you will likely be better off hiring a plumber to fix a leaky pipe as opposed to a general contractor. Like most personal injury lawyers out there, Davis Law Group, P.S. offers free consultations to accident victims so that we can evaluate the pros and cons of hiring a lawyer and help you make the best decision for you and your family.