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The U.S. government could save $1 billion a year by cutting how much it pays large farmers to cover their crop insurance costs, according to a report released on Thursday by the investigative arm of Congress.
The Government Accountability Office proposed capping how much farmers receive at $40,000 annually, as an example, similar to the limit that farmers can currently receive for direct payments. A $40,000 cap would have impacted about 4 percent of all participating farms in 2011 which accounted for about one-third of all premium subsidies, according to the report. The payments were mainly associated with large farms.
"High premium subsidies have hurt small and beginning farmers because the subsidies themselves have distorted the market," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, who requested the report from the GAO.
"High subsidies have artificially increased the value of land and have created other barriers to entry and expansion," he said.
The crop insurance premium doled out by the government totaled $7.4 billion in 2011, up from $4.7 billion a year earlier, and an increase from $951 million in 2000, according to the 64-page report.
GAO found one farming operation that insured cotton, tomatoes and wheat across two counties received $1.8 million in premium subsidies in 2010, while the average farmer received $5,339 in subsidies. At the same time, the government spent $309,000 to administer the policies for this business.
"It is outrageous that some of the largest and most profitable farmers are receiving more than a million dollars per year in crop insurance subsidies," said Craig Cox, senior vice president of agriculture and natural resources at Environmental Working Group, a non-profit public health and environmental group .
"The distribution of these insurance subsidies is just as distorted as the distribution of the targeted direct payments—and far more expensive for taxpayers to deliver," Cox said.
Crop insurance is purchased by agricultural producers from more than a dozen companies to protect themselves against damage to crop yields from natural disasters and drops in commodity prices. As crop prices increase, the value of the crops being insured rises accordingly, resulting in higher premiums. The USDA pays about 60 percent of crop insurance premiums.
Efforts to limit crop insurance premiums have been opposed by rural lawmakers and farm groups who believe the support is necessary as a financial buffer for farmers and ranchers.
The upcoming farm bill is being targeted as part of a broad-based cut in spending by congressional lawmakers, with the $5 billion a year direct subsidy payment being a prime target for reformers.
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
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We chased the Kochi, the nomads who passed through Kabul on their way to the mountains of the north. We would hear their caravans approaching our neighborhood, the mewling of their sheep, the baaing of their goats, the jingle of bells around their camels' necks. We'd run outside to watch the caravan plod through our street, men with dusty, weather-beaten faces and women dressed in long, colorful shawls, beads, and silver bracelets around their wrists and ankles. We hurled pebbles at their goats. We squirted water on their mules. I'd make Hassan sit on the Wall of Ailing Corn and fire pebbles with his slingshot at the camels' rears. (4.7)
Is this from the movie My Girl or is it in a novel about betrayal and redemption? There's so much innocence: cute little animals, magical caravans, and playful violence without any real consequences. (Compare the violence here with the later blinding of Assef.) There is, however, an emerging violence. Soon, Baba will sacrifice a lamb (notice the livestock here) for a Muslim holy day and Amir will watch as Assef rapes Hassan. In that passage, Amir even compares Hassan's resignation to a lamb's. For now, though, everything is peachy.
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Every winter, districts in Kabul held a kite-fighting tournament. And if you were a boy living in Kabul, the day of the tournament was undeniably the highlight of the cold season. I never slept the night before the tournament. I'd roll from side to side, make shadow animals on the wall, even sit on the balcony in the dark, a blanket wrapped around me. I felt like a soldier trying to sleep in the trenches the night before a major battle. And that wasn't so far off. In Kabul, fighting kites was a little like going to war. (6.7)
There's an innocence to Amir's insomnia here. Although Hosseini doesn't spend a lot of time talking about Amir's sleeplessness, he does mention it a few times. Amir starts to have trouble sleeping after he betrays Hassan – and Amir never really resolves his sleeplessness in the novel. At this point, though, Amir stays up during the night because nervous energy prevents him from falling asleep. Later guilt, anxiety, and all the darker forces of the brain will torment Amir.
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Assef knelt behind Hassan, put his hands on Hassan's hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan's back and undid his own belt buckle with his free hand. He unzipped his jeans. Dropped his underwear. He positioned himself behind Hassan. Hassan didn't struggle. Didn't even whimper. He moved his head slightly and I caught a glimpse of his face. Saw the resignation in it. It was a look I had seen before. It was the look of the lamb. (7.133)
We're especially frightened by this passage because Assef is only a boy, too. Can Assef even know the repercussions of his act? Does Assef, too, despite his cruelty, retain a type of innocence? When children are cruel to each other are they still innocent even in their cruelty? Don't forget, either, about Amir who's watching the event. In fact, you might be able to say that Amir's abandonment and betrayal of Hassan affects Amir more than it affects Hassan. Hassan retains – or at least returns to – some measure of innocence. But Amir is irrevocably changed.

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There is a Person in There is the title for Bev Linder's new video workshops (free for download) aiming at helping parents who have kids with special needs or difficulties (I'm also a part of this workshop but more about that later!)
Bev has a website, Special-Heart, where she blogs and sends out a regular newsletter. She has also written a book, A Never Give up Heart. Her encouragements come from her own heart and her own parenting experiences. If you have a different parenting journey ahead of you please take a look these resources.
Bev is very excited to be able to make these videos available to you for free download from her website. There's a Person in There (hover cursor over the page "There's a Person in There" for each video title)
Bev asked me to do one of the sessions which is called The Goals are the Same, the Journey is Different.
Working with video was a new experience for me. Once again the family worked with me and we learnt new skills and of lots information about working with this new (for us) technology! I'd like to share a little family story…
My friend who was going to do the videoing for me ended up not being able to help. Daniel is the child in our family who is most interested in video technology so he was in line for the job. Then I realised that I was going to be speaking about Daniel, right there in front of him. I felt a little uncomfortable about this – I wasn't sure how much of his difficulties he was aware of and I also felt that at 12 years of age he needed respect for his personal life. But at the same time I didn't want to make a big deal of his challenges in case he became self-conscious. Bev gave me some pointers in choosing my words carefully as I talked to Daniel about himself, our parenting, and this video project.
I sat down to talk to Daniel, gently explaining why some things are tough for him, and connecting that to the filming project we were doing (which he knew about). God is so good. As I was talking Daniel interrupted me to say – I know why you are doing this – because I overcame some difficult things you want to help other parents know that can happen for them too!
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China Youngman Automobile Group Co., Ltd., one of China's private carmakers, lately announced that it had set about a new energy auto project worth more than CNY 4 billion in the eastern Chinese city of Haining, Zhejiang Province.
If successful, it will become the largest new energy vehicle project in China. Following some other private peers, including BYD Auto, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 0175), Zotye Auto, and Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2333), Youngman Automobile decides to heavily bet on this field with high growth potential.
The Haining-located project, with an annual estimated sales value of CNY 20 billion or so, is designed to turn out light-duty cars, sedans, new energy powertrain systems, vehicle bridges, transmission, as well as inner and exterior auto decorations, after the operation around two years later.
The Youngman Automobile President Pang Qingnian once said for many times that it was indeed indispensable for a carmaker to tap the new energy sector. Currently, the key point of auto energy saving and emission cut should be the fuel saving ratio enlargement via technical progress or increment of the passenger car seats, added Mr. Pang.
Headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang's another city, the private company has put its hybrid natural gas passenger car into trial run and unveiled the sample EV (electric vehicle).
However, the immature new energy technologies in China and even the whole European and American markets as well as the short-life but expensive batteries are the big obstructions to its EV promotion in the near future. And related projects are predicted to waste too much resource and capital.
So Mr. Pang always regards technical upgrade as the most important things. New energy carmakers cannot drive their industrialization in virtue of the Chinese government's policy support but on the strength of low costs and prices via the continuous technical upgrade.
At present, domestic private carmakers are becoming the main forces involved in new energy auto production. BYD Auto, for instance, has taken the lead in retailing its electric sedan, F3DM, and total sales volume for the entire 2010 is expected to hit 1,000 units, said people with the direct knowledge of the matter.
Youngman Automobile, which commits itself to yielding passenger cars, heavy-duty trucks, sedans, and auto parts, has set up a batch of production bases across China, and its products have been exported to the US, Europe, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, Middle East, etc. Remarkably, the company has teamed up with Lotus Cars of the UK for four consecutive years.


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The average American washer swallows 40 gallons per load—more than one-fifth of the average total household water use. Exceeded only by the refrigerator, conventional washers and dryers top the list for home energy consumption. Fortunately, it's easier to green a laundry room than to get rid of a blueberry stain.
Washing machines: The laundry list
If your old washer has died, the best replacement is one backed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program. It will use 40 percent less energy and about half the water of a standard model. A front-loading, Energy Star-labeled washer saves even more.
Front-loading, or horizontal-axis, washers are more efficient because gravity helps distribute water and then pulls it back out of clothes. Less-wet clothes take less time in the dryer. Front loaders also require less detergent. The downside is that front-loaders generally cost a few hundred dollars more. If you're tempted to buy a new "super efficient" top-loading model, know that most of them still don't compete with front-loaders in efficiency or performance, but cost almost as much.
Two terrific tools for gauging washer efficiency are the Water Factor (WF) and the Modified Energy Factor (MEF). The WF measures the water used per cycle in gallons per cubic foot of washer space; for example, a 3-cubic-foot-capacity machine that uses 27 gallons per cycle has a WF of 9. The lower its WF, the higher the machine's efficiency.
The MEF, which replaced the less comprehensive Energy Factor in 2004, considers energy used not just by the machine but also by the water heater for each cycle and by the dryer to remove the remaining moisture from the clothes. It's a complex calculation that makes it simple for consumers: The higher the MEF, the more efficient the washer. The Environmental Protection Agency also has a "WaterSense" label it awards machines with great water efficiency.
Before 2007, the minimum MEF for an Energy Star washer was 1.42, and no WF was required. Now the MEF must be higher than 1.72 and the WF lower than 8. The WF and MEF are not always listed on the label, so you may want to research them before making a purchase.
Compared with an old 1994 model, a new Energy Star washer will save you about $110 a year on utilities. If you're wondering how long it might take to recoup in utilities the extra money spent on a front-loading machine, the Energy Star website also has a handy Savings Calculator tool to help you compare models (see Resources on page 73).
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If you live in a dry climate and enjoy lenient neighborhood covenants, then save energy and money by drying your clothes naturally. A clothesline saves energy—a lot if you use it all the time—and is gentler on fabric than a tumble in a hot dryer.
Dryer models differ little in energy consumption, and Energy Star does not label them for this reason. A moisture sensor is worth the extra money; it's more energy-wise than a timer because it can shut the appliance off as soon as the laundry is dry.
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Even if new laundry appliances aren't in your future, you can drastically cut your energy and water consumption by putting a new spin on washday habits.
• Wash clothing less frequently. (Do you really need to launder jeans you wore to a movie for two hours?)
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With the shutters coming down last Thursday, time ran out for the award-winning Bridge Training Unit in Antrim.
A funding dispute with the Northern Trust has left a black hole in their accounts and unable to keep their heads above water, Bridge has no option but to fold.
It is a devastating blow for the trainees who consider it a home from home. Most cannot understand why the center has to close - and neither can their parents.
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An independently-led investigation is the only way to get to the bottom of a financial gaffe committed by Newry and Mourne District Council officials which could end up costing ratepayers up to $150,000, Sinn Fein Councilor Terry Hearty has said.
The costly mistake centers on the planned Council Recycling facility earmarked for a site on the Newry Road in Crossmaglen. In 2009 the Council purchased the site and negotiations of the sale included an agreement that the seller would construct an entrance road. However, this never materialized and the company later went into administration. It has recently emerged, however, that the Council handed over $69,000 to the seller without following proper protocol and is now embroiled in a legal battle to have this money returned. Furthermore, the road must still be constructed and recent tenders for the project have indicated it could cost in the region of $100,000. To add insult to injury, when asked, Council officials admitted that an important file documenting the terms of the sale has since disappeared.
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The disused Teagasc building in Bagenalstown should be made available for youth services in the town and not be left lying idle, according to Councilor Jennifer Murnane O'Connor.
Cllr. Murnane O'Connor pleaded with the government to consider this option and expressed her surprise that agriculture minister Simon Coveney is content to let the building remain disused.
"In response to my colleague Dara Calleary's questions in the Dáil (Irish parliament) [last] week, Minister Coveney refused to answer whether the Teagasc building in Bagenalstown can be used for vital youth services in Carlow," said Cllr. Murnane O'Connor. "Teagasc is unable to sell the premises and, rather than letting it lie idle, it should be made available to the local regional youth service for youth work and development purposes. Amazingly, Minister Coveney refused to answer the question from Fianna Fáil and, rather than be proactive and look into the proposition, he is content to pass the buck and pretend like it is not an issue," she added.
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Sheep rustling, stolen Guinness kegs, burgled schools and the thefts batteries from a temporary traffic light were amongst the crime figures for the first three months of this year. The figures were revealed at the Cavan County Joint Policing Committee on Monday (May 21) by regional Garda (police) Chief Superintendent James Sheridan. Chief Supt. Sheridan says the figures show a greater need for people to be aware of suspicious activity "at all times of the day".
He added: "I know it's not much of a consolation to people who've suffered, having their houses robbed, but the number of burglaries in the county decreased significantly.
"We are very much focusing on targeting these crimes, we're looking at the where, when and at what times these crimes are being committed and we are having a degree of success in our detection of the people carrying them out."
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Clare County Council is to sell off almost 100 acres of land in Drumcliffe in a public auction next month. A guideline price of between $440,000 and $470,000 has been placed on the land, situated four kilometers north of Ennis.
Handling the sale on behalf of the council is Costelloe estate agents. The 37.3 hectares are situated close to the graveyard fronting the north side of Drumcliffe Road.
According to David Costelloe, the land has "enormous potential". He is expecting a good level of interest at the auction on Friday, June 22 at 3 p.m. in the Old Ground Hotel.
"The land has road frontage of about 120 m, with extensive frontage to Ballyalla Lake, the River Fergus and the River Poulacorry. It is mixed land comprising upland, caucas and a small portion of forested area," he explained.
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The authors of a new book launched in Cork last week have found that Irish people have been victims of trafficking in Australia.
An estimated six people are being trafficked for the purposes of the sex industry in Cork City at any one time, according to David Lohan and Dr. Jennifer deWan.
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Traders aren't garnering a lot of trust these days. But new research from the University of New South Wales finds that those in some corners of the world may be sketchier than others.
Looking at various measures of market fairness, including leaked information, insider trading and market manipulation cases, Michael J. Aitken of the school's Capital Markets Cooperative Research Center finds that his local markets aren't performing very, well, fairly.
That Australia's market may be ripe with sketchy dealings could come as a hit to foreign investors, particularly those in the U.S., who have surged into the country's capital markets in recent months. Australia has gotten a huge boost from commodities-hungry China, prompting a surge in the Australian dollar. As Europe's crisis continues, foreign investors have sought safety in the country's government bond market. Today, more than three-quarters of Australia's government debt is held oversees.
To wit: Instances of leaked information that require investigations are five times greater in Australia than in Europe and twice as high as in the U.S., leading to more price and volume moves ahead of a big company or government announcement.
Meanwhile, despite scores of headlines that would suggest otherwise (see here, here and here, for starters), less than 0.1% of all trades globally actually end up as cases of insider trading. European markets notched insider activity in 0.027% of trades, while North American markets saw such cases in 0.039% of trades and Asia-Pacific markets in 0.08%. Australian Securities Exchange opacity regarding who's actually making trades doesn't help the situation any.
Market manipulation – where there's no insider information being shared but traders are still making unusual moves – is way higher in Australia (0.039% of trades in the first quarter of this year) than it is in North America (0.005%), Europe (0.016%) and Asia-Pacific (0.017%).
The relatively high levels of shady dealings may explain why trading in Australian markets is so much more expensive than it is elsewhere, Aitken says. Calculating relative effective spreads between bid and offer prices, he found that trading costs are just 6.37 basis points in the U.S., 12.41 BPs in Europe and a whopping 23.38 basis points in Australia. (It's 27.9 BPs in Asia.)


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Episode #162: Top Fantasy Flight Games
December 18, 2009 8:15 AM
In this show we talk about the games we want to get for Christmas. We finish up our contest and review Knights of the Realm. Geoff talks about gaming tables, and Moritz reviews a wargame. Finally, we end the show with our top ten Fantasy Flight games.
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Here's a look at what is happening around the county this weekend.
Run to the Heartland gears up
SEBRING - The Heartland Riders' Association's 10th annual Run to the Heartland will be held today through Sunday.
Florida's largest family-friendly motorcycle rally will include live music, vendors, demonstrations, poker run, Born to Ride Bike Show, Sunday morning worship by CMA and much more.
For information, visit www.hra-sebring.com or call 381-6467.
Youth ministry yard sale
LAKE PLACID - STR8 UP Youth Ministry will hold a fundraiser yard sale will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Saturday at 113 S. Main Ave.
Proceeds will benefit special projects and summer programs.
For more information or to donate online, visit www.str8up.org.
Line dance benefitting food bank
SEBRING - The Tanglewood Line Dancers will host a line dance 6-9 p.m. tonight in the clubhouse.
All proceeds will benefit the local food bank. Admission is $2 and all residents and guests are welcome.
For information, call Martha at 471-3686.
Country band performing in Placid Lakes
LAKE PLACID - The Classic Country Music Band will play 6:30-9 p.m. tonight at 2010 Placid Lakes Blvd.
There is no charge. For details, call 414-5260.
Fly in, drive in breakfast
AVON PARK - The Avon Park Fly-in, Drive-in breakfast will be held 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church, 1320 C.R. 64 E. (Main Street), a half mile past Avon Park High School.
The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage and homemade breakfast casseroles.
Cost is $5 for one serving. Breakfasts will be held every first Saturday through April 5.
Legion Riders hosting breakfast, lunch
LAKE PLACID - The American Legion Post 25 Lake Placid Auxiliary and Riders will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Burgers will go on the grill from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The event is open to everyone.
For information, call 465-0975.
Don West, Silver Eagle band playing
SEBRING - Don West and the Silver Eagle Band will perform live country music 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Highlands Social Center, 3400 Sebring Parkway.
Admission is $5. BYOB.
For more information, call 471-1737.
Concert to benefit children cancer patients
SEBRING - Lindsey's Wish will present a concert by Hunter Smith of Jill's Cashbox Band, as well as Justin Grimes and Friends at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Highlands Today Center near Fireman's Field. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. Proceeds from Lindsey's Wish benefit children in Highlands County who are battling cancer.
For information, call Madison Harris at 381-6257.
Bird expo on tap
SEBRING - Johnson and Johnson Wood Products Inc. will hold a Bird Expo 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 5948 S.R. 66, rain or shine.
For more information, call Brenda at 385-1966.
DeMolay hosting spaghetti lunch
SEBRING - The young men of DeMolay will host a spaghetti luncheon 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sebring Masonic Lodge, 1809 Home Ave.
The menu includes salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, dessert and beverage for a $7 donation.
Takeout is available and the public is welcome.
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3 very ripe bananas, mashed
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
½ cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
½ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Grated zest of 1 orange
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar (½ pound)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 × 2-inch round cake pan.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
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Great Game for Armagh
GOSFORD Castle will feature heavily in the third series of the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Filming at the castle and the surrounding forest started last week and continued well into the weekend.
But only a few lucky members of the public were able to catch a glimpse of the cast as a blanket of security descended upon the immediate area. Dozens of lorries took up car parks throughout Gosford, while numerous cameras have been placed on and around the castle.
This isn't the first time that Gosford has featured in Game of Thrones following a brief appearance in season two. As well as that, staging was set up in the picturesque gardens while scenes were also shot deep within the forest.
The return of Game of Thrones has been greeted with plenty of excitement from local fans of the show. Fans have traveled from across Northern Ireland in a bid to catch a glimpse of the action. But a veil of secrecy has been placed on everyone involved in the show, from lead actors, extras and production staff.
While little secret has been made that the show is mainly based in Northern Ireland, the exact whereabouts of filming has remained a tight-lipped secret. But what is known is that, given filming has been continuing for almost a week, the Armagh landmark is set to play a key role in season three of the show
The pilot program and the first two series of Game of Thrones attracted funding of £6 million from Invest NI, but that money has been shown to have brought in £40 million to the Northern Irish economy. And another £3.2 million of public money will go towards the series currently being filmed.
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Exposed Man Fined
A MAN who was lying on the street with his genitals exposed as children played in the area has been fined £200.
Kevin Joseph Grint, of Harty Court, pleaded guilty to indecent behavior on July 13.
Derry Magistrate's Court heard police were called to the Ballymagroarty street at around 6 p.m. because the 54-year-old had been lying in the street with his trousers around his ankles and his "genitals clearly exposed." The court was told there were children in the area at the time and their "mothers removed them as quickly as possible."
Another neighbor got Grint back into his home, and when police arrived it was clear he was drunk. When asked about the incident he told police that his "belt wasn't working and my trousers fell down."
A defense solicitor told the court her client was going to another house in the street to get a loan of a belt when he tripped and his trousers fell down.
She said it was "not a deliberate attempt to go out and behave in an indecent manner" or to offend anyone.
The solicitor added that Grint was "highly embarrassed" for the "dreadful incident" and "accepts it shouldn't have happened."
Fining Grint £200, District Judge Barney McElholm also imposed an offender levy of £15.
Derry Journal
Priest Says No Abortion
AN Arranmore curate has told his congregation that any legislation on abortion should not be passed under the terms of the X case, saying he believed that would make Irish abortion laws the most liberal in Europe.
Father John Joe Duffy told parishioners that he welcomed the decision of Donegal County Council, which voted at their regular meeting last month to oppose any form of legislation of abortion.
"I welcome the decision taken by Donegal County Council in relation to their stance on the abortion issue, in that they are not in favor of the minister for health, James Reilly legislating for abortion under the terms of the X case," Duffy said. The X case in 1992 concerned a 14-year-old Irish girl who was raped by her neighbor and got pregnant, but Irish law at the time prohibited her from getting an abortion even though she was suicidal.
However, the head of the Irish Family Planning Association said that even if legislation were brought in for the X case, Irish legislation would remain among the most restrictive in Europe.
Duffy called on all political representatives to state their position on the subject.
"It is time to get off the fence. I am calling, in particular, on Sinn Fein locally and nationally to clearly state where they stand, in the same manner that I am calling on all political parties to clearly state where they stand. It is now time for political parties to show moral courage and protect the rights of the unborn child," Duffy said.
He added that this was going to be a very difficult debate, and urged everyone to be sensitive to the language they use.
"Abortion is wrong under any circumstances and no matter how you may try to dress it up linguistically, it is what it is," he said. "But we must be exceptionally sensitive in our use of language in relation to the future debate which will be on abortion."


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July 4th Ski Jumping Extravaganza
Howelson Hill, Steamboat Springs, Co
Jump on the Plastic, Stop in the Grass!
July 1st to 4th, 2013
No snow needed. Bevel off the edges of an old pair of skis and come ride the porcelain track.
What is more patriotic than Ski Jumping?
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Salisbury Cup
Satre Hill, Salisbury CT
January 24th to 26th, 2014
The 3rd Annual Salisbury Cup.
Professional Alpine Ski Jumping Competition – Eastern Championships
Watch the pros take to the air in this east coast event at Satre Hill in Salisbury CT.
More details coming soon from the Salisbury Winter Sports Club.
Pro Alpine Ski Flying Finals
Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs CO
February 7th to 9th, 2014
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If the conditions are prime, world records will get broken!
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Snowbowl Cup
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February 21st to 23rd, 2014
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WR Jalen Guyton (6-1 185) of Allen, TX plans to visit Clemson this April. The Lone Star State product has 18 offers including one from the Tigers. He is excited to see what Clemson has to offer.
"Coach (Chad) Morris is a real cool dude," Guyton said. "Everything that I've heard about Clemson is that it's a beautiful campus so I look forward to seeing it for myself."
Guyton's other offers span the United States and he says distance will not be the ultimate factor in his decision. "Coaches are telling me that when I know, I'll know," he said. "That's when I'll make a decision. If it's in Texas, that's cool because I'll be close to home. But, if I have to go somewhere else, that's cool too."
He has visited Texas A&M and TCU for junior days and enjoyed both visits noting both schools have something to offer. "A&M is really big and has incredible facilities," Guyton said. "TCU is smaller and has a nice campus too. It's a different type of environment.I guess it just depends on what you're looking for."
Other trips coming up for Guyton, other than Clemson, are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, Northwestern and Oklahoma. He holds offers from each. His other offers include Texas Tech, San Diego State, Ole Miss, SMU, Illinois, Arizona State, Baylor, Wake Forest and Indiana.
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In an earlier post I wrote about the easy ways to cut calories with restaurant meals . Having a strategy for making low calorie choices is essential when eating out in American restaurants. But isn't it nice to occasionally have restaurant options for low calorie food without having to be so vigilant?
I decided to look for national restaurants that offer low calorie meals. Could I find restaurants offering nutritious choices for less than 350 calories? What I discovered is that many of the meals I might choose as being the healthier lower calorie choices typically do have fewer calories than other items on a menu. But the total calorie counts were still on the high side (500-600 calories or more). For anyone on a 1200 to 1400 calorie diet the options are limited.
Many of the fast food restaurants offer one or more salad choices for less than 350 calories and a few have sandwich options. For example, Arby's has a Martha's Vineyard Salad with grilled chicken, cranberries, diced apples, Iceberg/Romaine lettuce and shredded cheddar cheese at only 262 calories total without dressing. And they have a Santa Fe Salad with Grilled Chicken at 283 calories (includes grilled chicken, roasted corn and black beans, Iceberg/Romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and shredded cheddar cheese.)
Blimpies evidently has an Ultimate Veggie Sandwich with a calorie count of 280. And Burger King offers a Chicken Whopper Jr. Sandwich on a small bun without mayonnaise for 320 calories. The Chicken Whopper is not exactly a balanced meal by itself but you could choose to order the sandwich to go and add your own low calorie fruit and vegetable such as sweet cherries for only 27 calories a half cup and sliced sweet green peppers with only 15 calories a half a cup.
O.K. so fast food restaurants do offer a limited number of choices. How about sit-down family style restaurants and not fast food?
T.G.I. Fridays started offering a variety of smaller portion entrees to meet consumer demand beginning this past spring (2007). However, I couldn't find any menu items for fewer than 500 calories. Given that the average restaurant entree has about 1000 calories, 500 calories is a big improvement. But it isn't clear if there is any savings with respect to cost or whether or not the meal choices are more nutritionally well balanced than any other option. So you might be just as well off ordering a regular size portion and saving aside half to take home.
Friday's also offers two low carb choices that look good, Sizzling Chicken with Vegetables and Shrimp Key West. But the calorie counts are not provided. They note that the selections are made to order and therefore calorie counts may vary. This is a potential problem for menu items at any restaurant. However, I don't see any reason why the average calorie count could not be posted.
Denny's seems to have a few lower calorie choices on the menu. My research found a Chef Salad at 360 calories (but this item is high in sodium and somewhat high in saturated fat), a Grilled Chicken Breast Salad at 259 calories, and a Turkey Breast Salad without dressing at 248 calories.
Applebee's now offers a Weight Watcher's menu and quite a number of low fat meal choices. The Grilled Shrimp Skewered Salad has only 210 calories, 2 grams of fat and 7 grams of fiber. Wow! The Cajun Lime Tilapia has only 310 calories, with 6 grams of fat and 9 grams of fiber. Another wow! The Italian Chicken and Portobello Sandwich (grilled, marinated chicken breast topped with sliced Portobello mushrooms, a slice of tomato, and chunky marinara sauce on a wheat bun and served with fresh fruit) has only 360 calories with 6 grams of fat and 11 grams of fiber!
My personal favorite for low calorie, nutritious food has been Panera Bread. (But with so many great low cal menu items at Applebee's, it is quickly becoming another favorite!) Panera's offers several soup options that might be ordered along with a 2-ounce piece of bread and Iced Green Tea for less than 350 calories. The problem is that the menu items are not consistent from one time to the next. Be on the lookout for the Low Fat Vegetarian Moroccan Tomato Lentil soup at 120 calories a bowl, the Low Fat Vegetarian Garden Vegetable Soup at 90 calories a bowl, or the Low Fat Vegetarian Black Bean Soup at 160 calories a bowl. Delicious!
So lower calorie meal options can be found at certain restaurants if you do your homework first. I have found the website Calorie Lab to be very helpful in researching the calorie counts of restaurant meals. In addition, do check out the official website for the restaurant you plan on visiting to find the most up to date information on menu choices and nutrient data. Armed with a little bit of advance knowledge before heading out to eat you will be amazed at the number of calories you might save!
(UPDATE: I have now reviewed the best sites online for researching calorie counts and nutrients in all food including restaurant meals. See: Calorie Counts and Nutrients: Best Sites Online )


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The City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Regional Association of Realtors will be hosting an informational seminar for property managers and landlords. The primary focus of the seminar is to better inform property managers/landlords on "Proven Practices" for effective property management.
When: March 5, 2009
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Time: 9:00 AM to noon
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- Address: Piazza Duomo, 21, Verona 37121, Italy
- Hours: Open daily, 9am-6pm in summer, 4pm in winter.
- Admission: €3
Duomo di Verona
The things to see here are the lovely, gentle portal sculptures in the western doorway by Maestro Nicolo dating from 1139 (they are conveniently signed and dated). The south door has sculptures depicting the story of Jonah, a lion, an angel and the Virgin Mary. Two sculpted holy warriors, Oliver and Uliviero, guard the entrance. Inside don't miss Titian's painting of the Assumption of the Virgin.
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Today Google announced a new web-based Android Market store which will make it easier for people to view and purchase applications for their smartphones and tablets.
They made the announcement today at a press event at the companies headquarters in Mountain View California. Up to this point Android users were only to get apps on their device by accessing the app store directly through their smartphone or tablet. Now user's will have the option to install them from any web browser.
The updated Web-based Android Market can be accessed by going to https://market.android.com/ and the site itself has received a much needed revamp. It's got a lot more detail on it than the traditional Android Market client with more pictures as well as more ways to promote apps. It's also easier now to view screenshots and user reviews.
The social side of things has also found it's way into it, users can now recommend app purchases to their Twitter followers.
So now you can browse the app store from your computer as well as purchase them, then it will push the app to your phone and trigger the download for you. Google also announced in-app purchases, which will let users purchase things like virtual currency or additional levels etc… without having to leave the app. This feature should start appearing by the end of spring.
Also announced was better currency support. Developers will now be able to set the price for their apps by currency as well. So a $5 app hopefully won't cost €3.62 anymore, more like a rounded figure such as €3.50 or €4
This updated app store then not only makes things easier for the user, but also for the developer, giving them more control over how their apps are presented.
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Should Violent Gamemakers Be Held Responsible for Murders?
In July 2004, a 14-year-old boy shot to death his father, stepmother and stepsister on a New Mexico ranch, which happened to be owned by newsman Sam Donaldson. This week the victims' families filed suit against the makers of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" because the boy, Cody Posey, reportedly played the violent video game "obsessively" for months leading up to the shooting. Posey, who's in state custody until he turns 21, said he shot his family after his dad slapped him for cleaning horse stalls too slowly. (Here's the AP story.)
"But for Posey's use of these products. . . he would not have killed," the lawsuit claims. The game trained him "how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilities needed to inhibit such a killing capacity," according to the complaint, which was filed against Sony and Take-Two by plaintiffs' lawyer Jack Thompson.
Said a Take-Two spokesman: "We believe the suit is without merit and we will strongly defend the company."
This isn't the first time Thompson has taken a swing at the video-game makers. He's also the attorney in a $600 million Alabama lawsuit blaming the companies for the 2003 murders of two police officers by a 20-year-old who was convicted and sentenced to death. Thompson — who for now has a longer Wikipedia entry than Justice Samuel Alito– has also made headlines attacking obscenity-laced entertainment, such as rap music and Howard Stern.
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The tablet will come in an eight gigabyte version for $199 and a 16 gigabyte version for $249. The tablet will come with a $25 credit to the Google Play store for a limited time
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NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 – PwC US announced today that Margaret E. Burke, PwC's U.S. Advisory Human Capital leader, has been admitted into the firm's partnership, effective July 1, 2012. As a new partner and current member of the U.S. Advisory leadership team, she oversees the strategic development, direction and implementation of the Advisory practice's recruitment, development, talent management, rewards and retention programs.
Ms. Burke is responsible for PwC's U.S. Advisory people strategy, its organizational design, as well as the support structure necessary to drive its growth. PwC's U.S. Advisory practice includes over 8,000 Consulting, Deals and Forensics professionals focused on helping clients from strategy through execution.
"We applaud Margaret as an innovative leader and congratulate her on this important milestone in her career at PwC," said Dana Mcilwain, PwC Vice Chairman and U.S. Advisory Practice Leader. "Margaret's commitment to collaboration and teamwork supports the continued growth of our Advisory practice to best serve our clients, and her creative ideas have provided exceptional growth and development opportunities for our people."
During her tenure as PwC's U.S. Advisory Human Capital Leader, Ms. Burke successfully led the people integration of several strategic acquisitions, from due diligence through post deal close, as well as overseeing the hiring of entry level and experienced professionals.
Additional highlights of her career with PwC include the creation of a new compensation strategy for the U.S. Firm and the implementation of an MBA recruiting strategy to attract highly qualified and credentialed professionals to the Advisory practice. She has been with PwC for over 17 years.
Ms. Burke grew up in West Springfield, MA and currently resides in Uxbridge, MA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College.
PwC has been recognized for its achievements in human capital development and training, including: FORTUNE magazine's 2012 list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For," DiversityInc's 2012 "Top 50 Companies for Diversity," Working Mother's 2012 "10 Best Companies for Multicultural Women," and ranked #1 for the third year in a row in Training magazine's list of the "Training Top 125" companies for learning and education.
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"Letter to a Wound: The World We Live in Today," presented by Vijay Prashad,George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies, Trinity College, is part of the SBS yearlong series, Social Science Matters: Perspectives on Inequality.
News reads like chaos. Failed revolutions and wars in the Middle East, growing inequality and the rise of xenophobia in Europe and the United States, military coups from Thailand to Egypt, tensions across the South China Sea, forgotten populations from the favelas of Rio to the water-less neighborhoods of Detroit. The clattering hoofs of the four horsemen can be heard everywhere. But there is reason in this madness. That is what this talk will try to provide. Prashad's most recent book is The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South (Verso, 2013, now in paperback). He is a columnist for Frontline and a regular contributor to The Hindu, both based in India. The Prashad Report can be seen on a regular basis on The Real News Network.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A unique collection of mid-century cutaway motorcycle motors and components have been added to the Bonhams' Las Vegas motorcycle auction in January.
The selection of mechanical goodies includes motors from historical marques such as HMW, JLO, NSU and others. Also included are cut-away multi-speed hubs from Sturmey-Archer and various cut-away motor wheels, single-cylinder and two-stroke motors.
Steve McQueen's Husqvarna to headline Bonhams' auction
These and many complete engines from Adler, Auto Wheels, FN, Harley-Davidson, Honda and Thor join the offering of motorcycling components and memorabilia that will precede the motorcycles on auction day.
In addition to the following — a 1939 BMW RS 255 Kompressor, a 1902 Rambler Model B, the only surviving 1905 Leo Two-Cycle and Steve McQueen's 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross – are many other machines such as the 1903 Alldays & Onions, 1928 Ace Four Hemi-Head Prototype made for E. Paul du Pont, 1930 Böhmerland with Sidecar, 1978 Ducati NCR, and 1989 Norton F1 Rotary Prototype, to name just a few.
The third annual Bonhams Las Vegas auction takes place Jan. 10 at Bally's Hotel & Casino on The Strip, with memorabilia beginning at 10 a.m. and motorcycles at noon.
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NEW DELHI: The government has proposed far reaching changes in its foreign investment policy for housing and real estate development by allowing FDI (foreign direct investment) in construction activity on any land above one acre.
The earlier guideline had stipulated a minimum acquisition of 100 acres for integrated township development.
This condition was a major stumbling block as consolidation of 100 acres of land is next to impossible with the Urban Land Ceiling Act and the Regulation Act yet to be repealed in most states.


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Fairly strong start to the Madness, but the round of 32 is often the easiest to pick because teams have worked through tournament jitters and results are more likely to be a true reflection of personnel.
But it gets tougher from here: Indiana-Syracuse, Michigan-Kansas, Duke-Michigan State, Arizona-Ohio State ... there is little to differential one team from the other:
Irrespective of how they performed during the regular season, they're all among the most talented 12 or 15 teams in the country.
In fact, just two of the eight games have point spreads greater than six (i.e., more than two possessions), and both of those -- Florida-FGCU and Louisville-Oregon -- could be tight down the stretch.
We've got the makings of an epic Sweet 16.
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Third round: 4-1
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Obama Re-Election Makes Market More Confident of Fed Policy
President Barack Obama's re-election has made markets more confident that the Federal Reserve will continue on its current path.
With Obama winning a second term, the odds are higher that any leadership change at the central bank will follow in Chairman Ben Bernanke's footsteps. The path of Fed policy now seems clearer to the market, as evidenced in the fed-funds futures market.
November 2014 fed-funds futures now price in no chance of an interest-rate increase by then, compared with a 24% chance priced in at Tuesday settlement. The central bank has said it plans to keep rates near zero at least until mid-2015. But Bernanke's current term ends in 2014, and some had speculated that a Romney administration would have appointed a Fed chairman who would push for higher rates sooner.
Further evidence that markets expect low rates for a longer period came from the eurodollar futures market. Long-dated eurodollar futures are up today. The December 2014 contract recently priced in a rate 0.17 percentage point above the rate priced into the December 2013 contract. That is down from 0.21 percentage point Tuesday, suggesting there are expectations for short-term rates to increase at a slower pace.


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SIKESTON - Gene Potashnick has been chosen as chairman of the Scott County Republican Central Committee at a meeting held Tuesday night at the courthouse.
SIKESTON - A Redmond, Calif., couple and their two sons were apprehended by the Jaycee kidnapping committee today and will be the guests of the rodeo performance tonight. The couple had been visiting relatives in Kentucky and were taking their time about returning home.
SIKESTON - The Sikeston Community Action Agency Thursday discussed problems of housing, jobs and education for persons in the income bracket below $3,000 annually at the Southwest Elementary School.
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SIKESTON - A selling price of $361,093 has been set for the new speculative shell building being constructed near the Sikeston Power Plant. Sikeston Development Council Inc., which met briefly Monday night following the SDC meeting, unanimously approved that selling price projection will commission.
ORAN - The Oran Board of Education is scheduled to hear a report Wednesday from a Sikeston architect concerning the sagging roof over the high school gymnasium. Theon Grojean, an architect and engineer of Sikeston who evaluated the problem, reports the center truss of the gym's roof gave way and is sagging about nine inches. The area has been roped off because of the possibility of a collapse.
SIKESTON - The 2nd Annual Redneck BBQ Cook-off was held on Saturday at the Chamber grounds. This event was free to the public and free samples of barbecue and Good Humor-Breyers ice cream were given out.
SIKESTON - Chris LeDoux closed out the 44th Annual Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo to a capacity crowd. LeDoux sang, danced and even shot off fireworks during his time on stage.


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The internet has changed our world in such profound ways that we can't remember or envision a world without it. Through the outgrowth of peoples' desires to connect and build community, we have whittled down this globe of ours into microcosms of interest. As a professed foodie, the opportunities to connect are endless.
On Chowhound or other foodie-related websites like Tasty Kitchen, I learn about new recipe combinations, restaurants and menu items in my area that otherwise might escape my notice.
The tea-lover in me is drawn to participating in the conversation of who is drinking what and how they perceive a "good tea" that they might recommend from one that is not overtly enjoyed by their palate.
During my days of college journalism, we were taught the power of the voice to tell a story and nowhere is this more seen than on the internet. Blogs and websites dedicated to tea are the citizen journalism of this era and with that comes both responsibility and opportunity to spread the message beyond the confines of the traditional media. Alltop Tea News is a great place to start if you are looking for new tea blogs. I really appreciate the time and care taken not only to tell the flavor story, but also the original photography that often accompanies the reviews or write-ups.
New social media platforms like Twitter allow you to follow tea companies, tea fans, your favorite bloggers and more. More recently a tea specific site called Steepster launched that provides you with the ability to keep track of what teas you are drinking and what other tea lovers recommend as well. It's an interesting twist on the Twitter model. The site connects you with feelow tea fans and nurtures an online community relevant to your particular tea interests. You can also browse teas by company, tea type or flavor and then read what other Steepster members have to say.
Our world is big, but not so big we can't meet up. This is most evident in the global gift that is a cup of tea. So what's in your cup today?
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Box Office: 'Hunger Games' headed toward the biggest March debut ever with $68.2 million Friday
Lionsgate is over a decade old, but up until this weekend its biggest hits were Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" which made $119.1 million in 2004 and "The Expendables" which found $103 million almost two years ago. That will all change over just three days. The company's faith in a new franchise was rewarded Friday when "The Hunger Games" grossed a staggering $68.2 million in one day including $19.7 million in midnight screenings. The $80 million budgeted action adventure is looking at $138-140 million for the weekend which would easily make it the largest March opening of all time and in the top five or six of all-time depending on the final gross.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2's" $169.1 million debut last summer currently holds the top spot and likely won't be challenged until "The Dark Knight Rises" hits theaters in July. Currently, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1" hold the fourth and fifth slots with $142.8 million and $138.1 million respectively. Even with a substantial Saturday or Sunday drop off, "Hunger Games" is expected to top "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's" $135.6 million gross in sixth. In any event, with the "Dark Knight," "The Avengers," "Prometheus," "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "The Amazing Spider-Man," the return of James Bond in "Skyfall" and "Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2" all still to come, the success of "Hunger Games" foreshadows a banner year for Hollywood after a disappointing 2011.
Among other releases, last week's champ "21 Jump Street" weathered the "Hunger Games" storm as well as could be expected finding another $6.2 million on Friday for an incredible $56 million in just eight days. The Channting Tatum and Jonah Hill comedy should easily cross $65 million by Sunday and a final tally over $100 million is easily in reach.
"Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" is currently the top grossing film of the year and grossed another $3.2 million Friday for $167.4 million to date.
Disney's financial disaster "John Carter" fell to fourth with another $1.5 million and $58.6 million to date. The company announced earlier this week it expects to write off $200 million on Andrew Stanton's fantasy epic.
Most affected by the "Hunger Games" is the teen comedy "Project X." The raunchy party flick grossed just $625,000 on Friday for fifth place and $50.4 million to date.
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Brown, JC; Kastens, JH; Coutinho, AC; Victoria, DD; Bishop, CR (2013). Classifying multiyear agricultural land use data from Mato Grosso using time-series MODIS vegetation index data. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, 130, 39-50.
AbstractMODIS 250-m NDVI and EVI datasets are now regularly used to classify regional-scale agricultural land-use practices in many different regions of the globe, especially in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, where rapid land-use change due to agricultural development has attracted considerable interest from researchers and policy makers. Variation exists in which MODIS datasets are used, how they are processed for analysis, and what ground reference data are used. Moreover, various land-use/land-cover classes are ultimately resolved, and as yet, crop-specific classifications (e.g. soy-corn vs. soy-cotton double crop) have not been reported in the literature, favoring instead generalized classes such as single vs. double crop. The objective of this study is to present a rigorous multiyear evaluation of the applicability of time-series MODIS 250-m VI data for crop classification in Mato Grosso, Brazil. This study shows progress toward more refined crop-specific classification, but some grouping of crop classes remains necessary. It employs a farm field polygon-based ground reference dataset that is unprecedented in spatial and temporal coverage for the state, consisting of 2003 annual field site samples representing 415 unique field sites and five crop years (2005-2009). This allows for creation of a dataset containing "best-case" or "pure" pixels, which we used to test class separability in a multiyear cross validation framework applied to boosted decision tree classifiers trained on MODIS data subjected to different pre-processing treatments. Reflecting the agricultural landscape of Mato Grosso as a whole, cropping practices represented in the ground reference dataset largely involved soybeans, and soy-based classes (primarily double crop 'soy-commercial' and single crop 'soy-cover') dominated the analysis along with cotton and pasture. With respect to the MODIS data treatments, the best results were obtained using date-of-acquisition interpolation of the 16-day composite VI time series and outlier point screening, for which five-year out-of-sample accuracies were consistently near or above 80% and Kappa values were above 0.60. It is evident that while much additional research is required to fully and reliably differentiate more specific crop classes, particular groupings of cropping strategies are separable and useful for a number of applications, including studies of agricultural intensification and extensification in this region of the world. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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MIDDLEWAY - Community members gathered Saturday to celebrate historic Middleway's past and look to its future, as the Middleway Conservancy Association held a picnic in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Peter Fricker, president of the village's historic preservation group, said the association's founders did work in the 1970s that allowed Middleway to become a registered historic village. This has given way to a tradition of appreciating and keeping the village's history alive.
Residents were able to look upon scrapbooks and photo albums put together by the association, as well as contribute their own. Fricker said the event was a way for neighbors to get together.
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Community members gathered Saturday to celebrate historic Middleway's past and look to its future, as the Middleway Conservancy Association held a picnic in honor of its 30th anniversary.
"We are not a homeowners association," Fricker said. "We are a community organization dedicated to trying to preserve and restore and economically rebuild the village of Middleway."
The association has put in culverts and drainage ditches, which has alleviated much of the flooding issues Middleway once had. In the future, one thing Fricker would like to see come to fruition is the building of a public water and sewer system for the historic portion of Middleway, which he thinks would bring economic promise.
"We already have a wonderful historic district," Fricker said. "It needs some tender loving care ... in order to enable the people who live here to be able to capitalize on the asset that they have."
Jacki Shadle, who attended the picnic with her husband and two daughters, said the association's hosting of Middleway Day, a celebration held every October, is one of the best things in which to be involved. The whole family works at the festival, from working the bake sale table to being in charge of the apple press.
"It's a good thing to teach our kids about community involvement and community service," Shadle said.
Jane Aitchison, secretary of the MCA, along with Shadle, said she would like to see Middleway's history continue to be preserved. Aitchison described the village as "truly unique."
"Most owners try very hard to bring living into the 21st century in an old house," she said of residents' dedication to their period homes.
Aitchison and Fricker spoke of the continued importance of historic preservation as being one that can keep together a community's integrity, as well as being an economic driver.
"It gives us a groundedness in our society in our culture," Fricker said. "Places that we have known are still there to come back to."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendaJN.