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Before the Greatest Generation enlisted in the military during WWII, many were part of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's alphabet soup agencies – the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Spread across the United States, these young men, 17 – 25, were sent out to reforest America. In just three generations, the United States had reduced its 800 million acres of forests to around 100 million acres. Even in a country as large as America, that's a lot of land. But you can't just hand a young man a shovel and truckload of trees and say "Go forth and plant!"
The CCC camps became life training grounds for many young men. C. H. Brown of Georgia tells about a young man that came to camp. After he received his uniform, the new recruit came into the tent and sat on his cot and cried. The CCC had just given this 18-year-old his first pair of new shoes. In addition to food and clothing, the men of the CCC received an education. Whether it was learning to read and write or getting a high school diploma, they were encouraged to learn.
Last weekend I was fortunate to meet several of these CCC boys. Vogel State Park, here in Georgia, has an annual reunion. There aren't many of the CCC boys left and all are in their 90s, but they can still remember their days in the woods with the CCC.
Although the camps were run by the Army, experienced tradespeople were brought in to supervise. Initially, many of the camp cooks were veterans of the First World War, but as the program expanded, recruits were brought into the camp kitchens.
Herbert Brimen reported to Fort McPherson in Atlanta and was quickly taught to cook. When he arrived at his first assignment, he discovered the camp had been told an "expert" was on the way. The camp swiftly learned how little training he had. One of the first assignments given to him by the chief cook was to get the bread for bread pudding: he grabbed a couple of loaves – there were 200 people in camp. He was banished to working in the gravel pit.
After a week, a Lieutenant took pity on Brimen and asked him to be a steward in the officers mess. From there he was able to work his way back into the kitchen. Gradually his pay increased from $5 a month ($25 was sent home to families) to finally as Chief Cook he made $20 a month. Mr. Brimen said when they took the noon meal to the guys working in the field it was always a mystery what the food was (hot or cold) until they opened the lid of the thermal pot.
Bill Jamerson http://www.billjamerson.com/ from Michigan has interviewed many CCC alums. As he and I quickly compared notes, it's obvious that camps and especially camp food was specific to regions of the country. Hearty beef soups and pot roasts appeared everywhere, but the South seemed to have fried more chicken, whereas the northern camps got plenty of fresh blueberries in their muffins. The work may have stopped for the holidays, but not the food.
The young men of America came to the CCC unemployed with no help and undernourished. They left the CCC taller, healthier and with marketable skills. For a person who had never been outside his small town, working for the CCC was a life changing experience; for some it was being put on a train and moved across country; to others even having a toothbrush was life changing.
I'll have more about the CCC and its food in my next blog. If you have stories about the CCC, don't let them fade into obscurity, share them with the Grit community in the comments section below.
Yes, Fannie Farmer of the candy fame, but she was much more in the world of cooking ... a superstar before "superstar" was even a word. She was a celebrity chef who loved to cook and loved to eat. She was a woman ahead of her time.
First you need to know her history to appreciate who she was and why she should be one of your cooking heroes too.
One of four daughters, Fannie was born in 1857. Against popular thinking of the times, Fannie's parents wanted their daughters to have as much schooling as possible. The family wasn't wealthy in the Boston sense of the word; their wealth was knowledge. One day, while a teen, Fannie woke up to discover she couldn't walk. As far as society was concerned, poor little Fannie's life was over. Invalids didn't attend college or hope to work. At best, Fannie might be allowed to bake a few cookies and sell them to help support the family.
And, of course, this is why Fannie is one of my heroes; stay at home, not Fannie Farmer. As her health improved, she jumped right into the evolving cooking melee of her time. Popular theories included:
I could go on, but I think you get the idea. Cooking was not fun. It was portrayed as serious business. Then Fannie came along and changed that. Here was a cook who enjoyed eating, who enjoyed teaching others how to cook and eat. She wrote in the Companion, "It is impossible to raise cookery above a mere drudgery if one does not put heart and soul into the work."
How does one cook to enjoy the food? One cooks correctly with level measurements, that is how. That is Fannie Farmer's real claim to fame – level measurements. No butter the size of an egg, no pinch of salt. A cup means just that, one cup level, no mounded up over the top, not almost to the top. Perhaps a few modern cooking show cooks could go back and think about that philosophy. In trying to make cooking easy and fun, too many TV cooks pour liberally, declaring "it's about ½ cup," or toss in hands full of dry ingredients while declaring they know exact amounts being added to the bowl. It's in the details, especially with baking, it's in the measuring details, and Fannie knew that.
Although it's been overshadowed recently, you can still find a Fannie Famer's Cookbook for sale. Originally published as the Boston Cooking School cookbook, Fannie's popularity eventually caused the name morph. She wrote other cookbooks as well, which you might just find online or at a used book store.
Fannie immersed herself in food. If she tasted an interesting sauce and the chef refused to give her the recipe, she simply put a bit on her business card and took it home to analyze later.
You may wonder if fame was all that Fannie got from her cooking. Wonder no more. By the time she died, she had invested in utilities, railroads, and a chocolate company, and had 19 different bank accounts. She owned her childhood home and land in Harvard, Massachusetts. Her love for food brought her both fame and fortune - a great combination.
As I read her favorite recipes, it's clear the food is from a distant past. The crowds in the early 1900s may have loved her food, but I doubt it would make anyone's top 10 list today. Think about eating this one: Potatoes and bananas mashed together, stuffed into banana skins, sprinkled with parmesan and broiled.
She's still a hero to me, but I'm not convinced that stuffing figs with marshmallows and candied cherries is a great recipe. (The stuffed dates tasted better.) Who's your cooking hero? Add a comment; I would love to know.
There was a time when the Pillsbury Bake-Off was a REALLY Big Deal; before television was taken over by reality shows and food challenges. Everyone, even noncooks watched the Bake-off. Like the swallows in Capistrano or the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C., the Bake-off returned year after year. Back in 1949, it didn't start out to be a national treasure. I wonder how many years the company thought it might last. The original contest known as the Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest was a classy showcase for Pillsbury flour. It was advertising directed to America's homemakers. The first Bake-off was held at the elegant Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and was hosted by CBS radio personality Arthur Godfrey. A legal entry had to use Pillsbury's Best Flour in her recipe. Yes, men are welcome to enter, but the only male champion won in 1996.
Humans have been cooking since fire first burned a roast, and most likely humans have been comparing the flavor of their roasted wooly mammoth against their neighbors' for just as long. Through the years there have been competitions for chefs, but what genius to have a contest for Mrs. Average American.
Originally The Pillsbury Bake-off was an annual contest, but since 1976 it has been held every other year. A staple on CBS until 2002, the list of Bake-Off hosts is a list of our changing times: Arthur Godfrey, Art Linkletter, Bob Barker, Gary Collins, Willard Scott, Alex Trebek, Phylicia Rashad, Marie Osmond. Apparently the all-important demographics hit even this venerable institution. It was not broadcast from 2004 – 2006, and since then the Bake-Off has bounced around looking for a permanent home.
Can you guess the decade?
Starlight Double-Delight Cake - Yes, the early 50s- where else would we be but the Starlight Drive-In
Accordion Treats - had to be late 50s, when Lawrence Welk and his group entertained us weekly
Golden Gate Snack Bread - Hippies were all over San Francisco in the late 60s
Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie – 1980, what can I say? We were all out growing our vegetables
Salsa Couscous Chicken – late 90s – Mexican and Middle Eastern – America was discovering international was more than French croissants
Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream - this year's winner says a lot about the current trend for combining sweet and salty or savory in our food
If you want to see the entire list check out http://www.pillsbury.com/BakeOff/About/History
For the current top prize of $1,000,000 I might be convinced to cook up something tasty before the next contest rolls around.
I don't know the real reasons for creating the Bake-off but I can speculate. Here's what I think:
1. After World War II there was optimism in this country. The U.S. still had a can-do spirit but there was also an emotional letdown as women returned home to babies, housework and cooking meals day after day. All these duties essential but none carried the aura of helping defend the country. Women needed to feel useful again and what a wonderful way to do this by showcasing one of women's creative talents
2. Some advertising ex was tired of the food his wife was fixing and wanted her to find new things to cook.
3. Cake mixes were starting to become popular and Pillsbury needed to sell more bags of flour.
That's my top 3 guesses why the Pillsbury Bake-off has been popular for so many year. What are your thoughts?
You can take away HBO, cable TV and what the heck, even the television itself, and I can be perfectly happy because I have a library card and I know how to use it.
Granted, to answer a trivia question or do some fast research, the internet is a godsend but I'll put a good reference librarian up against Wikipedia any day when real research has to be done. Actually, it doesn't even have to be hard core research, it can be just for fun facts too.
It's not all about research either. Last week I found two great books on my library's browsing shelf: "Marshmallow Madness" by Shauna Sever and "American Food by the Decades" edited by Sherri Liberman.
Let's start with marshmallows. Living in places that tend to be hot and muggy I have never tried to make marshmallows but after turning the pages of this book I may have to give it a try. Ms. Sever has some of the best sounding titles for her creations: Cookies 'n Cream, Mocha Kahlua-Filled, Key Lime Pie, Creamsicle, Margarita, Fuzzy Navel, Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, Red Velvet, blonde rocky road. Hungry yet?
"American Food by the Decades" is an entirely different book. Once you have read this book you'll want to check your calendar for plenty of open dates for cocktail parties and church socials; anywhere you can astound groups of people with your knowledge of food trivia. Did you know the "Club Sandwich" was actually invented by someone in the 1900s? The Saratoga Clubhouse in N.Y., where the potato chip was also invented, lays claim to the club sandwich. Carvel Ice Cream was started in 1929 when Athanassios Karvelas (Tom Carvel) borrowed $15 from his future wife. And though it seems to have been part of my life forever the Egg McMuffin has only been part of the McDonalds family since 1973.
Actually the reason I was at the library last week had nothing to do with food but as usual food seems to creep into everything I do. It was while I was scrolling through a seemingly endless roll of microfiche, reading the local newspaper from around 1898 that I found an unusual reference to food. What I was trying to find was information for a talk I'm giving later this month on the Philippine War but through the bolo knives, Krag rifles, and information about the climate in the Philippines I found this food tidbit. In 1898 it cost the U.S. Army 18 cents a day to feed a soldier. By my calculation that is $5.40 for food for a month or about $140 adjusted to today's economy. Eighteen cents when in 1898 one meal consisting of a meat, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and a glass of buttermilk at a restaurant could cost up to 35 cents or more. For less than the cost of one dinner the Army was feeding a solider for the entire day. I would say I'm impressed with the Army's frugality but then again I'm not sure I would want to eat what was being served.
When the Hobby is Food there's no telling what my local library has to offer.
It's Just a Matter of Time
You only have a few more days to see the height of patience as the Decorah, Iowa, eagles sit on their three eggs. The folks at the Raptor Research Project expect the first eaglet to hatch between March 23 and 25. That's this week! If you haven't been to their webcam, here's where to find them http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
I normally write about food, but the youngest granddaughter and I have become enamored with the eagles so this blog is tangentially about food. Our family caught up with the Decorah eagles last year after the eaglets had hatched and stayed with them until the eaglets fledged and flew the coop, so to speak.
We started watching this February as the adult eagles' refurbed their nest. It is 80 feet up a cottonwood tree. As we watched one eagle would carefully place a stick in the nest and fly away. Then the 2nd bird would fly in and just as carefully move the stick somewhere else. Since my husband and I have had the same decorating issues with our furniture, I know it's wrong, but it's hard not to treat these raptors as humans.
What the 9-year-old granddaughter likes to do is show up, settle in with a salty snack in hand, and check on the progress. But she is not as patient as an eagle. Since all the eagles have been doing recently is sitting still on their eggs she doesn't even finish the popcorn before it's time for her to move on.
Eagle Food
This year the project has a new camera and the picture is clearer which means once the adults start feeding the eaglets we will really be able to see those fish torn apart. Perhaps we'll even be able to identify the small furry rodents that periodically appear in the nest and seem to be a favorite food of raptors.
We're expecting to enjoy the next couple of months while the eaglets keep us entertained as they grow.
The Photo is the 2011 Eaglets
As I reread this post, I see that I'm not as far away from "food" as I originally thought. After all, it seems whenever we have a special family time, food is involved in one way or another.
I'm a "take it or leave it" camper, with an emphasis on the leave it, but since I've been involved with Girl Scouts on and off since the mid-80s, I have spent a good deal of time inside tents (family size, backpacking, platform), cabins, screened porches and I'm sure other structures I can't easily remember.
I've enjoyed my time tramping through the woods avoiding poison ivy, canoeing, generally doing lots of outdoor crafts and, of course, eating and cooking food, but if I wasn't with the Girl Scouts I wouldn't be there at all. With such an ambivalent attitude to camping you'd think I would be the one jumping on the gourmet camping bandwagon; making food less outdoorsy, more homelike. Not so. I actually have a more backpacking mentality when it comes to group food; less is better. Unfortunately, most other leaders have a different concept of food in the woods.
My life with Girl Scouts began about the time elaborate wooden camp boxes were on the way out. I saw a few with neatly labeled shelves for the supplies. Sure, the boxes were organized but they were heavy. Through the years, most leaders have turned to plastic totes for carrying the supplies into camp. As a "less is more" fan, this works for me.
Granted, I can understand the pride a Brownie has cooking her own breakfast on the top of a #10 can. As the adult who rounded up the cans, punched the holes for ventilation and made sure there were enough tuna or cat food cans to put the fuel in, I can honestly say "once was enough."
Food, like most activities in Girl Scouts, is about progression. Take Silver Turtles, a campfire staple. As a leader, what I remember is that if the leaders had already sliced up the potatoes and gotten the meat into a reasonable portion size, a Brownie could quickly pile on the chosen ingredients before an adult made sure the sides were folded tight. Then another adult placed the aluminum packet on the coals and removed it when done. In their minds, the girls had cooked the entire meal. They were happy and proud campfire cooks. It got easier as the girls got older and could do their own peeling, slicing and cutting. They also got more creative with their foil wrapping. Swans would paddle onto the fire. Fish shapes swam into the heat. Perhaps a triangle or trapezoid would identify whose food it was.
If it was left up to me, we would have arrived with a large cast iron skillet, and every meal would have been cooked in that one pan – with the exception of dessert, which would be a 3-ingredient cobbler in a cast iron Dutch oven. Yes, there would be s'mores, but technically s'mores aren't dessert. S'mores are a neccesity, every night.
One trip, a particularly creative leader came prepared with oranges for everyone. The tops had to be sliced off, the middle scooped out and added to a dry muffin mix. Everything was then spooned back into the orange, wrapped in foil and placed on the glowing embers. A lot of work, especially considering only one person actually ate the resulting breakfast (it wasn't me).
Girl Scouts have been proud campers since 1912. I'm glad I got a chance to be part of the movement, and I hope they continue cooking for another 100 years.
Can Food Be a Hobby?
Hobby: A pastime, diversion, leisure pursuit, or something you do for relaxation. Now I don't know about you but when my family
was growing food was not a hobby, it was a necessity. Breakfast might be cereal or toaster something before the kids ran for the bus. Eggs, bacon
and the rest were more likely to happen on a Saturday or Sunday. By early evening dinner became a blur of casseroles, pasta dishes and boiled
vegetables. That was not relaxation therefore that was not a hobby.
Since the children are grown I can now take the time to enjoy food, not just eating food, but trying new recipes and learning the whys and wherefores of
why we cook certain ways. I can collect flour sifters, cookie cutters or cookbooks I'll never use. Now I do have a hobby –Food (and pretty much everything
that goes with it.)
There's so much to learn.
My sinking Angel:
Growing up I never gave it a second thought, but recently I became interested in angel food cake. Why did my mother always cool it upside down,
hanging from a Coke bottle? The internet is wonderful, it didn't take long for me to discover that angel food cake is really closer to a meringue than
a cake and cooling it upside down keeps it from collapsing back onto itself. That's the theory, but when I tried to make this light as air cake part of
it still collapsed.
Why? I'm guessing I left an air pocket when I filled the pan or my oven does not heat evenly. Since I'm fairly certain Betty Crocker puts out
a good mix it's most likely something I have done. I know, a good hobbyist (cook) would start from scratch but any recipe that begins "separate 12
eggs" is NOT my type of recipe. It's way to rainy to bake an angel food cake today. I'll post an update in a later blog about the success of my
next attempt at the perfect angel food cake.
Beware Teenager in the Kitchen:
Even an experienced teenage cook needs to be monitored in the kitchen. It seemed so simple. All the granddaughter wanted was to make a key
lime pie. I have made those since I was probably 8 years old, back in the days when you had to crush the graham crackers and mix the butter and sugar
for the pie crust. Now with the readymade crusts there are only two ingredients for a great key lime pie. Two, that's all. How could she go
wrong? She's a flighty teenager, that's how.
The Recipe and the Mistake:
Here's the recipe: take 1 can sweetened condensed milk, mix with 1/3 cup key lime juice (or lime or lemon juice), pour into crust and chill.
Apparently what she heard was blah blah blah 3 blah blah. She's a girl so she creatively added red food coloring to make a pink pie but that wasn't the
problem, it was the ¾ cup of lime juice that was the problem. "What's the diff?" I suggested she not consider chemistry as a major. Even
the dog that will eat anything wouldn't touch that pie.
What a Great Hobby:
As hobbies go I think I have found a winner. I can explore history, spend weekends at yard sales looking for hidden treasures, taste new
ingredients, and oh yes perhaps cook a few things too.
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About the Tonganoxie Mirror
The Mirror covers the towns of Tonganoxie, Linwood and McLouth, along with Leavenworth County. The newspaper, which was founded in 1882, is published every Wednesday. It is owned by The World Company, which also publishes the Lawrence Journal-World and several other publications in northeast Kansas, Colorado and Arizona. The Mirror was purchased in 1999 from Don and Mary Waterman, who had owned the newspaper since 1991. Since its purchase by The World Company, The Mirror has won first place in the Inland Press Association's Best Non-Daily Newspaper Contest in 2001 and from 2004 to 2006. The paper took third place in 2008.


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Shares in Indian Hotels, the country's largest luxury hotel group, fell 5 per cent today after the group unveiled a $1.2 billion hostile takeover bid for Orient-Express, a US rival that it has tried to acquire before.
The bid by Indian Hotels, part of Tata — India's largest industrial conglomerate — comes only two months before Ratan Tata, the group's chairman, retires at the end of the year.
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Krill Oil Benefits
Krill oil comes from tiny ocean creatures that are similar to shrimp. A lot of the benefits that you can get from taking these supplements are similar to those that you get from taking the better known fish oil supplements that are on the market. However, recent studies have shown that supplements made from krill might be even more effective than those made from fish oil.
Both krill oil and fish oil supplements have a lot of Omega 3 fatty acids, including DHA and EPA, which are recommended for people to get in their diet. The difference is the form in which these fatty acids are linked together. Fish oil has these fatty acids linked to form triglycerides, and supplements made with krill have the fatty acids in the form of phospholipids. Phospholipids are easier for the body to use, which makes the krill supplements more effective. Some studies have shown them to be as much as three times more effective than fish oil.
Another benefit of krill oil supplements is the fact that they are high in an antioxidant called astaxanthin, so besides getting the healthy Omega 3 fatty acids you are also getting antioxidants in just one supplement.
So what conditions are krill oil supplements likely to help with? Well, studies have shown that they can help to lower bad cholesterol while raising good cholesterol and lowering blood sugar. There have also been promising results when it comes to relieving arthritis pain and PMS symptoms.
Another good thing about these supplements is that there are almost no side effects associated with taking them at the recommended dose, or even doses that are higher than the recommended dose. Unlike fish oil there isn't any fishy after taste or problems with fishy tasting burps after taking them. The main issue that might come up is that your stools may get loose, which is the case if you ingest large amounts of any oil.
However, to be on the safe side it is best not to use these supplements without speaking with your doctor first, especially if you are on any medications that thin your blood. You want to make sure that it is safe to take with all of the other supplements and medications that you might be taken.
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98th for the car-free year list and quite unexpected on my way to the Friday Market to buy some Glastonbury Twanger. The quick route takes me over what I think of as Portbury Rhyne (or perhaps Portbury Pill?) It runs from this side of Clevedon through the Gordano Valley and out to the Severn Estuary just by Portishead Marina.
Pedestrians can cross it near the Gordano Gate pub. (Is that the first mention of a pub in this blog? I can hardly believe it.) Here is a thin margin of reeds and I caught the bird's song from within. Initially I believed it to be a sedge warbler: the melody was very rich. But as I listened, it somehow didn't seem manic enough and I began to revise my opinion to reed. I needed to see the bird and after a couple of minutes it obliged and a plain brown jobbie came into sight.
The plainness clinched it although this individual did have an eye-ring that gave it a slight supercilium. More reed warbler evidence showed in its warm brown rump – not a phrase to be used anywhere other than in bird identification. So, a year bird too.
Acrocephalus scirpaceus it is scientifically, the family slotting between the leaf warblers and grasshopper warbler, which is a semi-bogey bird. I've only ever heard one but reports have come in from Portbury Wharf this month. I've managed to miss them all. Maybe I'll have another go this afternoon.


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Juniata College Reception at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference 2007
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Juniata alumni, parents, family and friends came together for a reception during the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH, on Sunday, July 1, 2007. Hosted by the Juniata College Church-College Relations Council (CCRC) at John Q's Steakhouse, the reception replaced the traditional College luncheon and included conference attendees as well as local alumni.
Amidst good food and fellowship, Chaplain David Witkovsky led a brief program during which President Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. and David Meadows '98, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, brought greetings from the College. On behalf of the CCRC, Chaplain Witkovsky presented the Church-College Young Alumni Service Award to Carla Kilgore '96.
Alumni from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were included in the group of more than 65 guests.
Special thanks the Juniata College Church-College Relations Council for organizing and hosting this event!
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If you are interested in helping to organize an event, or if you have ideas for other alumni events in your area, please contact David Meadows '98 in the alumni office at email@example.com.
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This study reassesses the ability of the mass media to influence voter opinions directly. Combining data on media content with individuals' assessments of British political parties during the 2005 general election campaign allows a test of newspapers' persuasive influence in a way previously considered a 'virtual impossibility'. Utilizing repeated measures from the 2005 BES campaign panel, multilevel regression analysis reveals significant impact of partisan slant not just on the evaluation of the party mentioned but also on evaluations of its competitor(s). The strongest evidence of direct media persuasion is provided by the finding that variation in slant over the campaign drives how undecided voters evaluate the incumbent government party, even when controlling for a newspaper's average partisan slant.
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* Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen (email: firstname.lastname@example.com); and Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of Amsterdam, respectively. The authors are listed in alphabetical order. The authors would like to thank Robert A. Johns, Cees van der Eijk, Amanda Hosking, Bernhard Wessels and other participants of the WAPOR conference in Berlin in 2008, as well as participants of EPOP conferences in 2007 and 2008, and this Journal's three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. An online appendix with supplementary tables and replication data is available at http://www.journals.cambridge.org/jps.


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FSA consults on changes to listing rules
The Financial Services Authority has proposed a number of changes to the listing rules that aim to enhance the effectiveness of the listing regime.
The listing rules set out the requirements for companies listed in the UK and are the responsibility of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (UKLA), operating under the FSA.
In the consultation paper, published today (2 October), the regulator said the proposals fall under corporate governance and free float provisions.
The FSA proposes to further strengthen the listing regime by adopting greater corporate governance requirements for companies with a dominant shareholder. The FSA will increase the tools available to independent shareholders to influence the governance of the companies in which they have invested.
These proposals include introducing the concept of a 'controlling shareholder'; requiring an agreement is put in place to regulate the relationship between such a shareholder and the listed company; and ensuring that this agreement is complied with on an ongoing basis. This will ensure the company is managed independently from that shareholder.
The FSA will also require a majority of independent directors on the board where a controlling shareholder exists and introduce a new dual voting procedure to allow independent shareholders to have more say in their appointment.
The regulator has also proposed changing the circumstances for free float requirements. The free float requirements are set at an EU level and allow the FSA to consider a free float of below 25 per cent if there is sufficient liquidity.
The FSA proposes detailing the circumstances where it might consider modifying the 25 per cent free-float requirement for premium listings, indicating that any modification beneath 20 per cent would be unlikely; and removing the requirement for a minimum absolute percentage free float within the standard segment, provided that sufficient liquidity is present.
David Lawton, the FSA's director of markets, said: "We believe that these proposals will strengthen the investor protections afforded by the Listing Regime, particularly for companies with controlling shareholders. Of course, it is primarily the responsibility of shareholders to use these new provisions effectively"
The proposed changes follow a consultation in January 2012 on the premium listing regime, amid market debate on the issues of free float, minority shareholder protection, corporate governance and the initial public offering market in general.


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January: Connie Kreikemeier
Connie has been leader of the Super Shamrocks 4-H club for three years and she helped the previous leader for three years. Super Shamrocks has been a Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence for several years. Connie also has volunteered during judging of 4-H static exhibits at the Lancaster County Super Fair and helped at 4-H food booth at fair.
"I enjoy watching the youth learn new ideas and also love seeing their achievements at the county fair," says Connie. "I enjoy helping the youth learn life skills that will benefit them in the future. If it is learning how to bake or learning how to give back to the community, I hope I have touched their lives in some way."
February: Jean Nabity
Jean has volunteered about five years with Lancaster County 4-H, and before that, about five years with Seward County 4-H.
In this county, Jean has helped in various ways: a project leader for the 4-H Explorers club | 4-H Clover College instructor and volunteer | co-superintendent of the 4-H Poultry Show at the Lancaster County Super Fair | volunteered at the 4-H Food Booth at Super Fair.
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because it keeps me actively involved with my kids," Jean says. "My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is definitely county fair. From the hustle and rush of getting projects and animals ready and in on time, to the hours spent just hanging out with family and other 4-H friends during each day of the fair."
March: Teresa Brandt
A 4-H volunteer for six years, Teresa started as leader of the horseless club, Star Spangled Saddles. Four years ago, she started the Boots 'N' Hooves club with three youth and it has grown to 15 members. She has been a superintendent of English and Western 4-H horse shows at the Lancaster County 4-H Super Fair. She is also a member of the Horse Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee and a tester at group horsemanship level testings.
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because I have gotten to see these kids grow up into young adults and even see a couple off to college," Teresa says. "They surprise me with their dedication to their horses and the project as well as their loyalty to their club and their dedication to service. I get the chance to help them try new and exciting volunteer opportunities. I am always learning from these amazing kids and I hope I've been able to teach them some things along the way too. It is incredibly easy to dedicate my time when I have kids as great as these. My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer has been getting to see a few of these kids go from not even owning a horse to being responsible horse owners and amazing showmen. Watching my kids have success in the show ring and in their lives is why I volunteer for 4-H."
April: Marsha Prior
Marsha started a 4-H club, "Clover Kids," in 1978 and was leader of it for more than 12 years. On year, the club earned Outstanding 4-H Club for participation in the county fair. Marsha has taught numerous classes on sewing, cooking and needlework. She has also helped with the 4-H food booth at the county fair and Citizenship Washington Focus. In 2009, Marsha started the Fusion 4-H'ers club, which won Outstanding 4-H Club for Category II with 8–12 members and was recognized as a Nebraska Club of Excellence last year.
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because I am involved in promoting countless enriching learning experiences for children," says Marsha. "My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is the smiles of each and every 4-H'er when they have personally learned and accomplished another of their goals. It may be a sewing project completed, making a yummy cookie, a beautiful drawing, a photograph that shows the beauty of our world, a woodworking project, a rocket blasting off, giving a speech, a completed record book, helping one another, a community service project well done, etc."
May: Cathy Plager
A 4-H volunteer for eight years, Cathy has helped in a variety of ways, including:
- parent volunteer with the 4-H Explorers and Pick-a-Pig 4-H clubs
- 4-H Council member (has helped with Council activities such 4-H Achievement Night, Chicken Dinner fundraiser at Super Fair and 4-H Food Booth at Super Fair)
- 4-H Council representative on the Extension Board
- Clover College instructor and helper
- Table Setting Contest volunteer
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because of the wonderful lifelong impact that is grown in youth," says Cathy. "When youth accomplish their goals in 4-H, their faces show what their heart is feeling. My favorite experiences as a 4-H volunteer is being part of the excitement of the Lancaster County Super Fair. There is such a tremendous amount of learning that takes place, that it is fun to be around. The staff at Lancaster County Extension are tremendous people and help create a welcoming environment for anyone interested in volunteering."
June: Sharlyn "Shar" Sieck
A 4-H volunteer for more than 15 years, Sharlyn is a member of 4-H Council and currently is the 4-H Council representative on the Extension Board. She assists with Happy Go Lucky 4-H club member projects such as food and nutrition, sewing, and cattle. Sharlyn also volunteers at the Lancaster County Super Fair, helping with static exhibits, Style Revue and 4-H food booth.
"I was in 4-H and gained so much through it," says Sharlyn. "I love being able to share my passion with youth. It is very rewarding to watch the kids grow and progress with their skills through the projects. Years ago, I volunteered to judge the bucket calf show at a local county fair. It was one of my most memorable and entertaining experiences I have encountered through volunteering. I truly feel that 4-H offers something for everyone regardless of their background or talents. Through 4-H, youth have the opportunity to learn and to be successful."
July: Virginia Prey
A 4-H volunteer for over ten years, Virginia helps the Lancaster County 4-H Horse program in a variety of ways:
- she helped develop the 4-H Horse Special Needs Trail Show at the Lancaster County Super Fair in 2007 and continues to be superintendent of the show
- member of the Horse Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee
- formed and was leader of the Viken Riders 4-H club
- has provided horses to horseless youth
"I like being a 4-H volunteer because it allows me to give back to the community," says Virginia. My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is watching kids grow and develop."
August: Lianne Garza
A volunteer for about six years, Lianne is a parent volunteer with the "Fantastic 4" 4-H Club and has taught workshops at 4-H Clover College. Fantastic 4 is a Nebraska Club of Excellence and has been a Lancaster County Super Fair Outstanding 4-H Club winner for five years.
"I really like helping the kids," says Lianne. "I love seeing how excited they get when learning new things. My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer is the community service projects our club does. It is very rewarding to watch our club give back and grow from those experiences."
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European captain Jose Maria Olazabal has named Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley as three of his four vice-captains for the Ryder Cup.
The trio have played in 10 Ryder Cups between them, with nine wins to their credit, and their experience will be leaned on heavily by Olazabal when his Europe team take on the United States in Illinois next month.
Olazabal, a former player and vice-captain, said: "I could not be more delighted than to have Thomas, Darren and Paul as vice-captains especially as we bonded so well supporting Colin Montgomerie in 2010."
Clarke, winner of the Open last year, said: "I am really pleased to be part of Jose Maria's team and I know that we can instil that relaxed atmosphere in the team room and help the captain get the best out of the players.
McGinley, who holed the winning putt on his Ryder Cup debut in 2002, added: "I am thrilled to be part of Team Europe again."
The Ryder Cup will be staged at the Medinah Country Club, Chicago, from 28-30 September.
Thomas Bjorn added: "I'm delighted to be invited by Jose Maria and to be one of his vice-captains. We know that an experienced backroom team can make a big difference, and together we will be looking to support the captain in making good decisions and making the team feel comfortable with what they are doing."
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2014 Sand Volleyball: Dorton teamed with Emily Neideffer in the Cougars' number one flight in 2014 … the pair went 2-14, playing against some of the top competition in the country … as a team they helped CofC to dual wins over LSU, ULM, Oregon, UAB and South Carolina.
2013: Named CAA Player of the Year and All-CAA First Team ... CAA Tournament MOP after downing 19 kills in championship match ... first player in CAA history to win Preseason Player of the Year and Player of the Year ... finished second in conference in kills (3.60/set) and points (437) ... won four CAA Offensive Player of the Week awards ... surpassed 1,000 career kills at CofC and Penn State with her 16-kill effort at JMU (10/4) ... posted a season-high 26 kills in a win at Towson (11/15), clinching the CAA Regular Season title ... only player in D1 volleyball to win conference titles in three different conferences (Big 10, SoCon, CAA).
2013 Sand Volleyball: Teamed with Andi Zbojniewicz in the second flight and became the Cougars' most successful pairing ... posted a 7-2 record on the season.
2012: Named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, the first AVCA All-American in program history ... AVCA All-South Region ... All-SoCon First Team selection ... led team with 529 kills which was the most season kills in rally scoring era, ranking sixth all-time in CofC history ... her 4.20 kills per set in a single season ranks fourth in the CofC record books ... averaged 2.83 digs per set and totaled a team-high 17 double-doubles ... set program record for kills in an NCAA match with career-high 27 kills in CofC's upset of No. 23 Miami in NCAA First Round.
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High School: At Delta High School, Dorton was a three-time AAU 18 Open All-American and a JVDA 18 Open All-America ... captained the Junior National Team that won the 2008 NORCECA Championship and was named the 2008 PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year ... was also the 2008 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year ... played on club Munciana which was also the club team of teammate, Sloane White.
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The Author to Her Book
by Anne Bradstreet
The Author to Her Book Literature and Writing Quotes
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Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth did'st by my side remain, (1-2)
The speaker's poetry is "ill-formed," but this is only because she hasn't revised it yet. Duh! Nothing is perfectly "formed" right away now, is it?
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Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad exposed to public view, (3-4)
Clearly the speaker is talking about publication, which here doesn't sound too good. Exposed to public view? That's what you say if your pants fall off in public. We can't help thinking the speaker feels as though publishing is like exposing something private and personal.
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Made thee in rags, halting to th' press to trudge,
Where errors were not lessened (all may judge). (5-6)
The word "trudge" suggests a strange kind of walking. This foreshadows the speaker's later description of her poetry as "hobbling." Both passages suggest that her poetry is less than smooth, to say the least.


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Evidence gathered from computers is increasingly important in criminal investigations, and forensic examination of computer and other digital data has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement, corporate security, and intelligence gathering. This columns presents an overview of the processes and problems related to computer forensics.
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Once Chrysler emerges from bankruptcy and enters into an alliance with Fiat, C. Robert Kidder will be the Chairman. Kidder will not become the CEO of Chrysler–most insiders expect Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne to also be CEO of Chrysler.
Chrysler claims to Kidder's 40 years of relevant experience for the job, but his only direct experience with the automotive industry came from a consulting gig with Ford. The highlights of Kidder's career include being chairman of Borden Chemical Inc. and Duracell International Inc.Currently, Kidder is serving on the boards of Morgan Stanley, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Microvi Biotech Inc. as well as Chairman and CEO of 3Stone Advisors LLC, an investment firm that focuses on clean-tech companies.
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Distance to Mini-box: 150 yards
Status of Mini-box: Alive, but log is wet on 5/1/2011
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From Hwy 59, exit Hwy 6 and go south. Just past Sienna Parkway on your right, turn left into the park (look for sign). Follow road all the way to the farthest parking area.
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Get on the path and go right (West). curve around, passing the "1/8" mile marker and stop at the blue bench on your right. Form the bench, go southat 200 degrees to the treeline and a sign reading "End of Park - NO Trespassing". At sign, turn right and walk into the trees about 15 big steps to the first multi trunk tree. Mini-box is about 1 foot off the ground, in the forks of this tree. You will have to work your way to it (I circles right).
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Naked man on loose in Sloan's Lake vicinity, neighbors to call 911
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SLOAN'S LAKE – A group of concerned citizens gathered at District One's monthly Citizen's Advisory Group on August 20, 2012 to learn about crime rates, everyday "cop heroes", and that pesky pink-thonged pervert stalking women around the Sloan's Lake and Jefferson Park area. The crowd of over 60 neighborhood denizens was welcomed warmly by Commander Paul Pazen, " This is the largest group I've ever seen and it is fantastic. Tonight amongst other topics we will discuss some concerns about an individual who has trouble keeping his clothes on."
Reports of a naked man, sometimes clad in a pink thong, other times letting it all hang out, began in early July. He follows female joggers in the early morning hours, was spotted in a pine tree on Irving, and running down the alley near Lake Middle School. The Facebook tom-tom cry has far exceeded police dispatch reports, but Commander Pazen has seized on the opportunity to bring social media, neighborhood citizens and police action together to catch this kook. According to reports he is a handsome white male, 160-170 pounds, tightly muscled, dark spiky hair, and wears no pants. He has been seen carrying a gym bag (perhaps for his pants?). Marshall Vanderburg saw him on July 2, and noted, "He is an attractive guy, most likely a local who gets his kicks stripping down and watching women." Other citizens conjectured that he might be from the group of local lake squatters that "live" by the bridge on 17th & Sheridan. No one knows if he is physically dangerous or just likes to be naked.
Naked is the key to unlocking the crime. Pazen notes that because this man shows up semi-clad on some occasions, he is only representing a "Crime of Fashion," unless he is fully exposed. When one spotter, Beth Sanchez said that she had seen his exposed rear end, "That was enough for me!" Pazen explained "If you are wearing a thong, regardless of the color, it is NOT ILLEGAL, a bare butt is not illegal, only exposed genitalia will fit the crime. That said, whether with or sans thong, the key to apprehending this man is in the correct process of calling 911.
If you spot this man, immediately call 911
Let the dispatcher know the location and a description of the man (call regardless of whether he is in a thong or fully exposed!)
When the dispatcher asks, "Do you wish to be contacted by the police department?" answer "YES" and provide your phone number.
Tell dispatch that you would like to sign a complaint.
Pazen explained, "Many times if we aren't personally affected by the crime, people will say "No Contact." This hurts on the investigative front, and therefore it is imperative to follow the key procedures, including contact numbers and signed complaints." Pazen also suggested that if you have a camera on your phone and can get a photograph to do so. He shared that some citizens have followed perpetrators in their car, calling 911, and have enabled officers to "vector in" on and apprehend the victim.
Janine Vanderburg has posted these rules on Facebook and used the social media to promote the meeting.
School list serves have also gotten the word out noting that this man tends to be out very early stalking joggers. One quip response from local realtor, Irene Glazer, "Another good reason to never take up running and also sleep late!"
While Highland Mommies, Facebook and other social media have been abuzz with this story, the Denver Police say calling 911 is the key.
Since the meeting, Pazen said, "While we haven't gotten our man yet, we are a lot happier after the meeting as information has helped us narrow down and focus our efforts." Pazen is also scheduling an upcoming fall class for women's self defense. Margaret Chavez, a former detective, supervisor and sex assault investigator with "tremendous institutional knowledge and a passion to protect women", professionally leads it. It is a great way to learn simple defense maneuvers. Stay tuned for upcoming details in the next edition.by


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Perhaps NASCAR, football and other "manly" sports are given a lot of importance over track and field but the fact of the matter is that the effort that goes into all physical sports is the culmination of years and years of hard training and sacrifice.
One of the guys who has been on my list for sometime now (and will be!) has been the great Sergei Bubka who broke his own record almost 35 times during his time as a pole vaulter for the Soviet Union and showed complete dominance in his sport, pole vaulting…
Are Pole vaulters popular: Even for all the wrong reasons?
Allisson Stokke, being a pole vaulter too, is ALSO getting some serious attention for all the wrong reasons! Well, she's been on the track and field team at UCLA while the photograph for this piece has indeed taken the internet world by storm bringing her a whole lot of unwanted attention… (assuming that you care anymore about pole vault poles after seeing her pic!) And if she doesn't do much for you, try Amanda Beard (who doesn't love a swimmer!).
But I digress…
Sports & Exercise – A Comparison, of sorts
And while David Walters once said, "An hour of basketball feels like 15 minutes. An hour on a treadmill feels like a weekend in traffic school." with which I fully concur, it isn't such a bad idea to try track and field sports once in a while, you know.
But before all this one must understand the basic tools that are used in track & field before getting started…
Track & Field Events
Track and field sports is one of the oldest sports that the world has seen, ranging from a time in Olympic, Greece and while being a solid part of the Olympics ever since this worldwide sporting event came into being.
There are three types of events that take place in the track and field arena: throwing, running and jumping.
Generally speaking, the events include :
1. Sprints such as 60 m, 100 m, 200 m and 400 m
2. Middle-distance running such as 800 m, 1500 m and 3000 m
3. Long-distance running such as 5000 m and 10000 m
4. Hurdles such as 60 m, 100 m, 110 m, 400 m and 3000 m steeple-chase
5. Relays such as 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m
5. Jumps such as long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault
6. Throws such as shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and javelin throw
7. Combined events that comprise both track and field such as pentathlon (5 events), heptathlon (7 events) and decathlon (10 events)
However, it's pretty obvious that equipment is required to conduct these sporting events.
Track & Field Equipment
While the oval track (commonly made of crump rubber) is all that one will use for sprints, starting blocks are also used by runners these days.
Equipment such as hurdles and the steeplechase are used for the same events (as under point #4 mentioned earlier) whereas batons are used for relays as well.
When it comes to the field events, the shotput, discus, javelin and the hammer are the equipment that is used for each of the throwing events mentioned earlier.
Finally, horizontal bars for high jump and the pole vault along with the pole vaulting pole for the latter are equipment that is used for these 'jumping' events.
In Closing
The bottom line of participating in sports such as these is that one can not only have fun while they compete with other athletes but they have to end up doing warm-up among other exercises anyways to stay supremely fit in order to compete at their best in this competition. Check Allison Stokke's pics out… and you'll see why!


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On modern thoroughfares unimagined by Mesa's earliest occupants, streams of traffic roar past the east and west gates of Mesa City Cemetery.
But once you pass the gates, a few yards into the cypress-lined grounds, birdsong drowns out the hiss of tires.
The birds, oblivious to the human tragedies that for 121 years have occasioned tearful parades to and from the burial ground, are equal-opportunity serenaders.
They sing for those at rest after lives of a century or more, and for infants who died not a day old; for those who filled their lives with noble good works, and for those inclined more toward the nefarious; for those hailed in their lifetimes as great and famous, and for those so poor their graves bear not so much as a number.
As with any living city, Mesa's city of the dead is a rainbow of humanity, a kaleidoscope reflected in the vivid flowers, the balloons, the pinwheels and the other artifacts left there day after day by legions of visitors.
This, Rick Fitfield says, is the time of year for that.
The 16-year Mesa employee, who worked his way up to cemetery superintendent from groundskeeper, said all holidays are big draws. Mother's Day, Father's Day and Veterans Day, especially.
Memorial Day, he said, is the biggest of all. On Monday, the grounds will be packed.
That Mesa has such a place may be taken for granted by those visitors. In the old cities and the tiny towns of the East and Midwest where many Mesa residents came from, prior generations took care to provide places for their dead, under public auspices.
Many of the Arizona municipalities that exploded into citydom over the past few decades were not so mindful of that. You can die in Gilbert, for example, but you can't be buried there.
Mesa was cut of different cloth and from a different time. And perhaps because death was so much a part of 19th-century life, it seemed only natural to make accommodations.
Mesa's first cemetery, so far as we know, was about a mile and a half south of the current one. It was at what is now University Drive and Center Street. It opened in 1883 on the heels of a smallpox epidemic that killed 44 residents of the nascent city.
Eight years later — and still more than 20 years before Arizona statehood — the current site accepted the first of those whom Fitfield, with complete ease, calls its "residents."
History says those residents were moved from the earlier site under the guidance of William Austin Burton, Mesa's first undertaker, who was instrumental in establishing the present cemetery. Fittingly, Burton is buried there.
The cemetery has published a brochure outlining a walking tour of notable graves, and if you go that route you'll also find yourself on a walking tour, more or less, of Mesa history.
You'll find Mormon pioneers, former mayors, movers and shakers of various ilks, and Zedo Ishikawa.
Zedo was a Mesa High School football player who, dying of an accidental gunshot wound in 1932, uttered last words that echo to this day in the school's motto: "Carry on."
You'll find Lucius Alston and his wife, he being the first Black doctor in Mesa and perhaps in the Valley.
You'll find any number of Spanish names and, though their gravestones won't refer to the fact, you might think upon the days when Alston and his like and the Spanish folks and their like were kept out of those parts of town where the White folks lived.
Step back a bit, though, and the cemetery becomes a prism not only of Mesa's history but of the world's.
Flags fly over any number of veterans, some whom came home from the wars alive and some who did not.
Toward the east end of the cemetery is the tilting gravestone of Peter John Schaefer, 36.
His stone is silent as to cause of death, but research revealed that Schaefer, who left behind a wife and three young stepchildren, died of the Spanish flu. The scourge ravaged the world in 1918 and 1919, killing at least 20 million people and decimating the still-tiny town of Mesa.
In the cemetery there is no better spot for somber reflection than a barren swath on the north end marked by a simple memorial noting that here lie an unknown number of paupers buried during the Great Depression. Fitfield said their presence had been forgotten until the unmarked graves were discovered years later, grim testimony to the toll exacted by the 20th century's most ferocious economic storm.
And, in the Mesa cemetery's most famous tribute to modern celebrity culture, visitors can say hello to Waylon Jennings, country music superstar.
His stone is fancy, complete with portrait, but flush with the ground. Almost all the new markers are like that because, Fitfield said, it's easier to dig and maintain graves without having to maneuver around upright monuments.
Not all the graves, of course, have such dramatic stories to tell. Most don't. But each — at least to those who remember the ones lying there — tells a story.
On Monday, Mesans by the hundreds will gather here to remember. That they can is testament to a town that loves, and guards, its soul.


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In recent years the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a long-running race near Colorado Springs, has become a high-profile marketing opportunity for car and motorcycle manufacturers who tout their results in advertising campaigns.
It is also a proving ground for emerging technology including electric power. Today electric drive-train designer and manufacturer AC Propulsion said one of its drive systems will power the current electric-vehicle record holder in this year's hill climb to be held this Sunday.
Last year an EV racer, also powered by AC Propulsion and sponsored by Yokohama won the competition's Exhibition Class and set a new EV record of 13:17:575.
For this year's race, the company improved the cooling system of its 200-kW drive system. As a result the company expects it to help get the racer to the top of the climb even faster this year – perhaps in the 12-minute range. The vehicle is a rear-wheel drive, open-wheel race car driven by Japan's Ikuo Hanawa. It will use Yokohama BluEarth tires, which are designed to conserve fuel. Power will come from Sanyo Electric Co. lithium-ion batteries.
Similar to the AC Propulsion AC-150 motor found in the BMW MINI E, the Pikes Peak AC-180 motor produces 268 horsepower (200kW) at 6000-7000 rpm and 258 lb.-ft of torque from zero to 5000 rpm.
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is in its 89th year and has long been known as the Race to the Clouds. The 12.-4 mile course begins at an altitude of 2,862 meters and rises to 4,301 meters at the finish line. The race is known for difficult conditions including thin air, rapidly changing temperatures and a variety of paved and unpaved roads.
Top competitors in the Unlimited Class have been trying for years to complete the course in less than 10 minutes. The current record is 10 minutes one second.


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Perreault, 23, played in 35 games for the Capitals last season, collecting 14 points (seven goals, seven assists). He set career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points and penalty minutes (20). The 5'10", 175-pound native of Drummondville, Quebec, also recorded 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists) in 34 regular-season games and six points (three goals, three assists) in six playoff games for the Hershey Bears. He finished seventh on the team during the regular season in points despite playing in only 34 games.
Perreault, who wears No. 85 for Washington, registered 50 points (16 goals, 34 assists) and 34 penalty minutes in 56 regular season games with Hershey during the 2009-10 campaign. He helped lead the Bears to the Calder Cup championship with 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) and 18 penalty minutes in 21 playoff games. In addition, he collected nine points (four goals, five assists) and six penalty minutes in 21 games for the Capitals.
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Middle English: variant of coin, used earlier in the sense 'cornerstone' and 'wedge'.
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The county was organized January 2, 1833.
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Situated in the south-western part of the State, is, topographically speaking, higher than any of the adjacent country, and the streams are all clear and rapid.
The prairies are large, rich and beautiful, skirted by timber along the streams, and in small groves.
Occasional "barrens" intervene which are stony and sparsely timbered. Though timber is not very abundant, there is sufficient for all practical purposes.
The elevated ridges, erroneously named "Ozark mountains", extend through this county. The soil is not as deep and fertile as in many portions of the State, yet it is considered a good agricultural district and is well adapted to the culture of all kind of cereals, grasses, and produces an abundant yield of fruit. It is peculiarly adapted to grape culture, and the neglected "barrens" contain all the elements to insure success in vine growing, and with proper management would yield a greater profit than many of the farms that produce 25 to 30 bushels of wheat to the acre. Peaches grow large, and seldom fail.
The country is well watered, as is shown upon the map, besides large springs of clear, cold water are abundant, some of which furnish excellent water power for manufacturing. Of minerals, there are beds of iron, copper and lead, but no systematic mining has yet been done.
The Southwest Branch of the Pacific railroad will traverse the county when completed. The variety of soil, mild and healthy-climate, advantageous natural position and certain market for all farm products, and remunerative wages for all kinds of labor are inducements which immigrants should not overlook.
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Sonnet 55
by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 55 Memory and the Past Quotes
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So, till the judgment that yourself arise (13)
Memory is crucial to the preservation of the beloved, but it only matters while the world as we know it is still around. Once the Final Judgment hits, death and time won't matter anymore because everyone will be resurrected and granted either eternal happiness in heaven or eternal suffering in hell. As long as this poem can last until the "ending doom" (12), God will take over from there.
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You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes (14)
As a final sum-up, the speaker reiterates that, while the world may be going to hell in a handbasket, the beloved is staying put. In fact, like any top-dog businessman, this dude has two houses to stay put in: (1) the poem, where his praise will be preserved forever, and (2) the eyes of the sonnet readers, who read this praise and remember the beloved in all his glory.


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Augusta, Ga (WRDW)-----Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. is a celebrated and respected Civil Rights icon. He fought against injustice and oppression and we have images of Dr. King like you've never seen him before.
Dr. King's image has become popular for party promoters around the nation.Every year around the MLK national holiday his image is edited like the one you see here with gold chains and a gold crown.
We talked to dozens who say it's just plain disrespectful.
Most remember this image of Dr. King dressed in a suit preaching messages of hope and justice. Lately his image is being used to make money at nightclubs. Party promoters are putting Dr. King's face on club fliers.
"No oh my gosh that is just wrong," said Jovanda Bolden.
Kydd Joe is full time radio DJ and part time party promoter.
"I can't say that I haven't done it. It would be hypocritical for me to say that and I have done it," said Joe.
Kydd Joe says he's used Dr. King's face on flier year ago. He says he stopped after really finding out what Dr. King was really about.
"In past times I've used that image to pay homage and show respect. I've done my research and know now that it is very disrespectful," said Joe.
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Political Wisdom: Eric Holder, Going Down Hard on the Right
Here's a summary of the smartest new political analysis on the Web:
by Sara Murray and Gerald F. Seib
However well it might go down within Democratic circles, President-elect Barack Obama's apparent choice of Eric Holder as his attorney general isn't going down well on the right, if a piece by the editors of the National Review is any indication. "As we observed throughout the campaign, Barack Obama gave indications that his election would mean a return to the September 10 mentality, a national-security outlook marked prominently by its lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat," the Review Online writes. "In choosing Eric Holder to be his attorney general, President-Elect Obama has taken a step toward confirming those misgivings."
The editors argue that Holder is "a conventional, check-the-boxes creature of the Left. He is convinced justice in America needs to be 'established' rather than enforced; he's excited about hate crimes and enthusiastic about the constitutionally dubious Violence Against Women Act; he's a supporter of affirmative action and a practitioner of the statistical voodoo that makes it possible to burden police departments with accusations of racial profiling and the states with charges of racially skewed death-penalty enforcement; he's more likely to be animated by a touchy-feely Reno-esque agenda than traditional enforcement against crimes; he's in favor of ending the detentions of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay and favors income redistribution to address the supposed root causes of crime."
Washington Post's David Broder jumps right in and says "Making Hillary Rodham Clinton the secretary of state in Barack Obama's administration would be a mistake." While Broder expresses admiration for Clinton, he says "What Obama needs in the person running the State Department is a diplomat who will carry out his foreign policy. He does not need someone who will tell him how to approach the world or be his mentor in international relations…The last thing Obama needs is a secretary of state carving out an independently based foreign policy. He needs an agent, not an author."
Plus, there's the political football that is Bill Clinton. "Even if Hillary Clinton were ready to play such a subordinate role, which she might be, in return for a promise that her voice would be heard in the most serious policy debates, the presence of Bill Clinton makes that a doubly difficult assignment. The former president has, through the Clinton Global Initiative and his own extensive foreign travels and worldwide contacts, made himself a force in international affairs. It would be unfair, and unlikely, for him to shut down his own private foreign policy actions because they might conflict with his wife's responsibilities. But foreign leaders would inevitably see Bill Clinton as an alternative route toward influencing American policy. And he would be unlikely to remain silent."
You may think, based on campaign fund-raisers, that Obama's best friends in Hollywood are Barbra Streisand, George Clooney and David Geffen. But Jeffrey Ressner of Politico says otherwise: None of those stars, he writes, "could be considered Obama's close friend — at least not the type he'll text or IM when he wings out to the Coast." Instead, his real friends in LA are people who don't "make headlines." They include, among others: Michael Lawson, "a partner with the international law firm Skadden, Arps and a board member of the Music Center and the Los Angeles Airport Commission" and a donor since Obama's first campaign; James Lassiter, "Will Smith's longtime manager and head of their production company, Overbrook Entertainment;" Hill Harper, a "Harvard Law School alum who moved to L.A….best known to television audiences as crime scene investigator Sheldon Hawkes on the hit series CSI: NY;" and Jamie Lynton, "the sister of Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter and wife of Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton."


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Los Angeles is Home to Movie MakingFor movie fans, there is the star-studded Hollywood Walk of Fame and Mann's Chinese Theater with is concrete impressions of the biggest movie star's hands and feet. While in Los Angeles you can sit in on live tapings of your favorite television shows, see Jaws at Universal Studios or take a tour of Paramount Studios. The Academy Awards are given out each year in Los Angeles for the best in movie making. Warner Bros. Studio also has a tour of its film stages and backlots.
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