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Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-62) 41 pp, December 2009
Targeted farmers include those with 10 or fewer years of experience, farmers with limited farm sales and income, and farmers belonging to segments of the population that have historically been subject to discrimination, such as African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hispanic, Asian American, or Pacific Island farmers. Targeted farmers make up as much as 40 percent of all U.S. farms, and, although many participate in conservation programs, targeted farmers typically have not participated in government agricultural programs at the same rate as other farmers. To help offset potential barriers to participation, USDA offers targeted farmers more favorable payment and enrollment terms in conservation programs than are available to other farmers.
Farm legislation in both 2002 and 2008 encouraged targeted farmers to participate in conservation programs by making them eligible for more favorable payment and enrollment terms than other farmers received. Such Federal provisions can alter program outcomes in unintended ways if targeted farmers adopt different conservation practices, address different environmental needs, or operate land that is more or less environmentally sensitive than the land operated by other farmers. Targeting certain farmer types could result in tradeoffs between environmental performance, cost-effective delivery of program benefits, and improved access to Federal conservation programs. This report addresses this issue by examining participation patterns in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) to provide information on the types of farmers who enroll, the geographic distribution of participants, the types and costs of conservation practices they implement, the resource issues they address, the natural resource characteristics associated with their farms, and whether different types of farmers participate in different ways. Participation rates are measured based where possible on both the number of farms and acres enrolled in conservation programs, as these two measures can provide very different pictures of targeted farmer participation. Those three conservation programs account for 74 percent of authorized conservation spending in the 2008 Farm Act.
During 2004-07, targeted farmers participated differently in conservation programs than did other farmers. While not definitive, evidence shows that targeted farmers tended to operate more environmentally sensitive land than other farmers, had different conservation priorities, and received different levels of payments. Those differences suggest that economic and environmental outcomes could change if the proportion of targeted farmers enrolled in the programs increases significantly.
Enrollment Patterns Beginning and limited-resource farmers-two of the three targeted-farmer groups-were less likely to participate in EQIP than was the U.S. farm population as a whole (data on socially disadvantaged farmer participation in EQIP were not available). These two farmer types operated about 27 percent of all farms in 2006 but held 12 percent of EQIP contracts. This participation trend was observed in nearly every region of the country, suggesting that policies that make it easier for these farmers to enroll could increase participation. One new policy aimed at encouraging participation, however, is likely to have little effect. The 2008 Farm Act requires that 5 percent of EQIP funds be set aside annually for beginning farmers, but beginning farmers have typically received more than 10 percent of EQIP payments annually in recent years.
Like their participation patterns in EQIP, targeted farmers enrolled disproportionately fewer farms in conservation programs that retire land from production. Twenty-two percent of farms operated by all three groups of targeted farmers were enrolled in the CRP and WRP, even though they operate 31 percent of all farms. A different pattern emerges, however, when the amount of enrolled acreage is evaluated instead of the number of enrolled farmers: Targeted farmers enrolled disproportionately more acreage in CRP and WRP than other farmers. Targeted farmers operated 15 percent of farmland acres in 2007 but controlled 17 percent of acres enrolled in these programs.
Environmental Problems and Priorities for Treatment Beginning farmers in the Delta region (the only area for which we could analyze soil data) who participated in EQIP tended to enroll more highly erodible land than other participating farmers. This trend suggests that conservation efforts by these farmers could provide more program benefits than efforts by other farmers. The available data, however, make it difficult to determine with certainty if targeting these farmers would increase program benefits because the characteristics of program participants may not represent this farmer group as a whole. If, in general, few beginning farmers operate highly erodible land (and the few that do have "self-selected" and have already chosen to enroll), targeting more of these farmers for enrollment may not provide more conservation benefits than are provided by other farmer types.
Conservation priorities of farmers participating in conservation programs differ by farmer type. Beginning and limited resource farmers enrolled in EQIP addressed livestock forage and health needs and plant productivity/quality issues more often than did other farmer types. And although both beginning and limited-resource farmers participating in EQIP were more likely to farm closer to quality-impaired waters, the limited-resource farmers were less likely to address water quality problems. Several possible reasons may explain these tendencies. First, limited-resource farmers may face financial or other constraints in adopting practices that might improve water quality. Second, these farmers may derive more direct benefits by focusing on other issues (like improving plant health and vigor). Finally, limited-resource farmers tend to operate smaller farms that are not subject to the same regulatory requirements facing larger farm operators who use EQIP to fund water pollution reduction practices (e.g., pollutant discharge regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations). In land retirement programs, targeted farmers of all types were more likely than other farmer types to be located in areas where proposed conservation efforts were expected to achieve the greatest reduction in soil erosion and the greatest improvement in water quality.
Costs of Treatment The size of conservation payments varied among farmer groups. • In EQIP, average payments (which represent the cost to government) to beginning farmers were significantly higher than the average payments to other farmers, while payments to limited-resource farmers were significantly lower. Both beginning and limited-resource farmers implemented a larger number of conservation practices than other farmers did, but the scale of those practices tended to be smaller. • In CRP and WRP, targeted farmers enrolled a greater share of operated acreage and received smaller per acre payments, but the number and types of conservation practices adopted did not differ significantly from those of other farmers.
The analysis relied on USDA data from EQIP and CRP administrative records, the 2007 Census of Agriculture, and the National Resources Inventory (NRI). The analysis also used data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), which is conducted annually by the National Agricultural Statistics Service and the Economic Research Service The EQIP and CRP contract data identified the resource problems that received treatment and, for EQIP, how payments and adoption of practices varied between beginning/limited-resource producers and other participant types. The analysis used the ARMS data from 2004-07 to analyze payment and acreage enrollments in CRP and WRP by farmer type and to summarize the characteristics of targeted farmers. The 2001 ARMS data on conservation practice adoption (the most recent year data were available) were used to examine conservation practice adoption patterns in land retirement programs. The census, NRI, and other data characterized the distribution of farmer types relative to measures of environmental conditions.
EQIP, CRP, ARMS, NRI, and census data were used to characterize differences among current conservation program participants and to suggest that targeted and other farmers may differ in their ability to provide environmental benefits cost effectively. Providing firm answers about the impacts of favoring particular farmer types would require more information, including quantitative estimates of the environmental benefits provided by different farmer types and whether targeted participants are more cost-effective providers of benefits than nonparticipants. Also, targeted farmers' acreages are disproportionately small, and information about program participants' farm sizes would be needed to distinguish whether differences between farmer types are due to the type of farmer or farm size.
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Pastor Jon Drummond strides into church minutes before the service is set to begin at the Noville Memorial Church of God in Christ, having hopped a train from New York and a cab from 30th Street Station to get to the corner of Somerset and North 8th Street in north Philadelphia.
He's wearing jeans and a button-down shirt and carrying a Team USA backpack, a reminder of where he's coming from: The adidas Grand Prix track meet on Randall's Island, where he accompanied the sprinter he coaches, Tyson Gay, and watched some of the athletes he would be putting together in Olympic relays in London, seeking a winning alchemy.
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Drummond, one of the world's best 100-meter men and most colorful quotes from the mid-1990s into the following decade, may be an even better preacher than he was a sprinter. He's been at the keyboard and in the pulpit since he was a little boy.
Almost 10 years ago, the pastor who had taken over his late father's church was in failing health and asked him to be his successor. Drummond was still competing, but he said yes, and since then he has commuted every weekend he possibly can from wherever he happens to be living at the time -- California, Texas, Las Vegas.
Honoring the commitment is challenging, especially this year, when his assignment as U.S. track relays coach is to help prevent the botched baton passes that afflicted both the men's and women's 4x100-meter teams in Beijing four years ago and restore American supremacy in that event in particular. Relay heats begin at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday.
The charismatic, extroverted Drummond provided comic relief at many an elite track meet, but he was also a tough, dedicated speedster who helped win a two Olympic medals in the 4x100 -- a silver in 1996 and a gold in 2000 -- and famously completed his leg at the 2001 world championships despite tearing a quad muscle in flight.
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"I had 13 years where I made championship teams, won medals, and all of a sudden you got this generation who just comes onto the scene and all they know is, 'Man, you're that guy who laid on the track,'" said Drummond, who still chafes at the seemingly endless succession of tweaks to the false start rule. "You're a spoiled brat to some; you're a hero to others. After a few years, I just had to recognize the fact that that's the way life is.''
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The privileged bubble of world-class track and field contrasts sharply with the struggles of the people who attend Drummond's church. He moonlights partly out of obligation to his hometown and partly because it grounds him in a way he can't duplicate anywhere else.
"[Elite sports] can give you a false sense of reality with the type of money that is made, the travel, the lifestyle, the celebrity, all that stuff,'' Drummond said. "You need something like this to bring it all back into perspective. It keeps me mentally secure, solid, sane.
"I feel like sometimes because of my exploits, it allows me to bring a small canister of hope that 'Look, I grew up in this environment, and I made it out, and yet I can still come back, and therefore you can, too.' I'm not any more than just Jon-Jon here.''
On this Sunday in June, he launches into a half-hour extemporaneous talk based on Ephesians 3:20, "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.''
Along the way, Drummond talks about hitting the gym to try to lose weight ahead of a "legends" race at the Olympic trials. The workouts are far harder at 43 than they were at 23, he says.
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Everyone in the sanctuary is riveted, but at one point Drummond stops and apologizes: "This may not be one of those jump-up-and-down sermons, I'm sorry." He's capable of delivering those, too, sometimes eschewing formal dress and thundering away so loudly in a T-shirt and sneakers that people walk in off the street.
But Drummond serves in quieter ways as well. When he's in Philadelphia for the weekend, he keeps his office door open for anyone to wander in and reserves an hour after the service for counseling. He also returns each fall for the StreetGames (http://streetgamesusa.org/), an annual urban sports festival he co-founded that is devoted to addressing deeper dysfunction among inner-city families.
Drummond says he always finds a way to incorporate sports metaphors into his Sunday sermons. "It's so connected when you look at the life of a believer,'' he said. "Paul talks about it: 'You ran well. Who hindered you?'"
Yet Drummond says he is not a better preacher because he was an athlete. He feels it's the other way around.
"It's the Word,'' he says, "not the person delivering the Word.''


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Matchbook Sticker Holder
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Do you love handmade paper crafts? Then you'll want to create this fun and easy project. A Matchbook Sticker Holder from Melissa Langer can be customized as much as you want - show off your creativity!
- Stock weight paper
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- Print your image as an 8 x 10 on 8.5 x 11 cover stock weight paper.
- Cut the off the white border and then cut the scanned image in half into two 4 x 10 strips.
- Fold one end up approximately 3/4". (It does not have to be exact.)
- Fold the top to sit under the flap about 1/4" so that it catches and does not slip out.
- Print out or use your favorite sticker sheets and cut them so that they fit flat in the bottom area from the bottom to top crease. I stacked about 4 sticker strips in my book but you can add more. Please customize this project to your own wonderful ideas! (My address labels were printed on Avery 8250 and cut to 4.5" in length x 1 of their columns which measures 2 3/4". You can use any labels or stickers that you would like.)
- Now just place a staple at the bottom of the folded area being careful not to staple a sticker.
- Tuck the top flap under fold and it is done!
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Got a question and need some advice on the Neptune.
From what I have read Thunder Tiger has discontinued the sub. I see that kits and most parts are still readily available.
I am having a pool put in my backyard during this winter to be ready by next spring.I am a little concerned about future parts support. I am debating whether to go ahead and buy one now along with some spares or wait 6 months or so and see whats available then.Anyone know what TTigers plans are.Rumors?Thanks
Playing with jellyfish.
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270 Posts
tower still sells them they won't be available till September. So I think the are still being made and they are listed on their website as available. I think they are still selling really good. I may have to sell something and get another one. But they are still available. From what I can tell.
Thanks.I bought the last one on ebay for $500 and some change.Then spent almost 2 on spares.Guess I should have waited for a used one for parts.Once I got the sub I realize this thing appears to be built like a tank.I bought mostly spares that on my other subs were good to have.Seals,electronics,anything rubber or prevents water from getting in. For now the yellow sub and all the spares will wait in their box till my pool is done hopefully by spring of next year.
Hi All,
It is my intention to order one of these when TOwer restocks them. Going to get the ready to run version which I suppose comes with everything. A good idea? As I understand from watching various youtube complaints there were issues due to the fuse ... dive fuse getting blown when diving, not sure if that issue has been resolved, or whether if there is an alternative to overcome it.
Im mainly an RC aircraft hobbyist, the only link I have to subs is my modified RC NIKKO seawolf my mother bought me more than 25 years ago...i managed to keep her around and put 2 new escs in them, one for the dynamic vertical submerge and surface capability. The other for the forward backward left right. im using some HXT900 servos, took alot to grind all the innards to accept the new electronics...but the self sealing job proved ok.
Now that this project is complete the neptune sounds very appetizing.
Canada, ON, Mississauga
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Without search through all the posts, can someone advise me how is the TT camera system and where to buy. I guess TT is the first one commercializing FPV system back to when they launch the submarine.
I am quite experienced in FPV build, I can tell the camera is nothing more than 20buck CCD. but I have to source in the waterproof plug for RCA cable, and the plug-in part on submarine. I hope it is 4-pole RCA, where Tx is powered by sub.
I also concerned waterproof of the Tx end, i.e. the build of the Tx bouy to keep waterproof, keep antenna straight. If has to DIY, I will use 5.8G CP antenna with high gain helical on RX. any concern about having an 5.8G antenna 20cm over the water? multipathing?
Their all-in-one Rx handset look convinient, is it a good choice?
Final operation issue, how long the cable is most appropriate to let sub run reasonably free still without cable tangling around underwater object. It is a subjective question though.
I could buy TT stock system if any on market, or I will build it myself.
any comments, experience, idea. or question list too long.
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If you mean the waterproof plug shown at post 133, this is the standard SMA connector which comes with the Polyphemus system, submarine version. The kit includes the camera, the monitor and the 15-meter cable, with 3,5mm coax connector at one end and the SMA connector (waterproof) at the other.
The kit also includes the spare parts for the female SMA connector to put at the top bow, inside the metal nut.
You may simply cut the cable at about 5 meter length, then solder the plug you prefer (RCA or other) to connect to the 2.4GHz transmitter inside the buoy. Here you don't need a real waterproof connector, because it is inside the buoy, but you should have proper waterproof sealing at the point the cable enters the buoy. I used simple waterproof sealing for cables, available in any good electronics shop.
Also, the body of the buoy is composed by simple hoses and caps for domestic water plants, made of polypropylene.
Your last question: the outer layer of the coax cable is actually in contact with water. No particular problem with the Neptune.
I hope it can help you.
Canada, ON, Mississauga
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let me clarify, I want to ask where to get such a waterproof outlet with 4 pin/holes, circle in red.
not the plug in post 133, I saw it is just SMA connector, sorry to ask wrong thread.
And also, it seems another builder drill a hole to the outlet cap (in green), I don't want to waste the stock, cap, where to get such cap with thread inside? This is identical to post 133's cap.
I won't buy the 15 meter kit, as it is too long for my bouy solution. Other then the cap, I need nothing from it, I have plenty of SMA, RCA and cable.
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Now I understand. Yes, considering your experience, it was looking strange you ask for info about any standard SMA connector . As you said, you have plenty of them.
On the contrary, I can't help you for the 4-pin waterproof outlet. This is not mine: someone else posted it, not me. I'm sorry.
But if you are just looking for another cap with inner screw, I think you may find it at any plumber's shop. This is a plumbing item, if I remember well the size is 3/8", please check.
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Thanks, one more question, what is the signal wire hit water. for example, if RCA + / - / and video has contact to water, is that gonna short everything, and make it all blank.
I know water can conduct electric current, but how bad is the situation, say some wire is not sufficiently waterproofed.
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Editors: Barış Çoban, Barış Erdoğan
The so-called "Arab Spring", recent social movements in the Arab world, which can also be described as the "return of the oppressed", have attracted international attention on the Middle East and Arab world. The Middle East, North Africa and Turkey have been profoundly affected by this political and social metamorphosis. The objective of this project is to discuss "metamorphosis of the Arab world" in the context of international relations, politics, sociology, economics and communications and so on by the contribution of several academicians, researchers, politicians and journalists.
The geography of the Arab world is in a process of metamorphosis and consequently traditional structure of the Arab world, its power structure, power relations, politics and social relations have been fluctuated by the hand of the global super power(s). In fact, "All that is solid melts into air", this expression summarizes clearly what is happening in the Middle East and North Africa. The possible outcomes and/or result of this ongoing process are vague, and it needs to be discussed with its all aspects.
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Barış Çoban (Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of Communication Studies, Dogus University, Turkey)
Barış Erdoğan (Assist Prof. Dr., Department of Political Sciences, Yeni Yuzyil University, Turkey)


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Let it rest
The search for truth and justice in the Zimmerman trial is over.
A period of investigation and evidence gathering occurred over 16 months by two different law enforcement agencies. The trial conducted by a judge, no fan of the defense, lasted three weeks.
A jury of six dedicated Americans put their lives on hold by being sequestered without benefit of communication with their families and children. They sifted through the evidence, followed the law as outlined by the judge and after 16 hours rendered their decision. Not guilty.
For citizens to demand a particular verdict in a criminal case on pain of riotous behavior is outrageous and un-American. The seditious race baiters using the willing media to urge such action must be exposed.
Moultrie D. Plowden
Wade Hampton Avenue
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I'm trying to digest some of the news on taxes and big business. A recent editorial acknowledges Dorchester County is going the way of Charleston in terms of heavy on the taxes for the people, light on the taxes for big business.
People can less afford to pay an increase in taxes than can big business. With all the tax breaks and exemptions for businesses, who do you think is picking up the slack?
Several years ago I moved to Dorchester to pay less taxes, as did many others, which is why it grew so fast. The so-called Tea Party was supposed to be against taxes, so why am I paying so much more?
Also, SCE&G is building a nuclear power plant, which may well be extinct before it's completed, one that the people don't want, or need.
Now I read we are paying the highest utility rates in the South. But not to worry, the Public Service Commission is there to ensure SCE&G gets what it wants.
Then it's revealed we're paying Duke Power to grease the palms of our legislators. Once found out, they called it a mistake. They mean it was a mistake they were found out.
So, if I'm confused, I figure that's how they intend it. Confuse you, then beat you.
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I was delighted to read the article about Mrs. Dixon and Reeves & Son Shoe Repair Shop in the July 8 Post and Courier. She has repaired pocketbooks, shoes and boots for me and my family over the years.
About 20 years ago my parents had guests in town for a wedding. As the couple were leaving for the event the high heel of the lady's shoe broke. It was a Saturday afternoon and what to do? Go to Reeves Shoe Repair and Mrs. Dixon will make it all right. And that's what she did.
Thank you for a lovely article about a charming lady and her shop.
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The state of South Carolina is 40th in land area but fourth in the number of state maintained roads in the nation. We've used the roads system as a jobs program, paving every dirt path and trail we can find in order to bring home the bacon and get politicians re-elected.
Many of these roads were built with federal funds, relieving us of some of the cost of building excessive numbers of roads with little value but creating a nightmare when it comes to maintaining them.
I live out in the middle of nowhere, 20 miles from a real town — and that's a small town — and I can get there any of a dozen ways, some of which don't have a single house on them, many which have only a couple of houses on them.
Not only do these roads to the same place have to be paved, they must have signage and be mowed and their ditches have to be maintained. Small wonder we can't afford to maintain them. One or two households can't pay enough taxes over a lifetime to pay for miles of what is essentially personal driveway.
The road running past my house shouldn't be paved, it doesn't have enough residences to pay for the paving or the maintenance and there isn't a single business on it. Even as we're fretting over how to pay for maintenance we're looking for any remaining dirt paths to pave.
On top of all this, we're now pushing transportation dollars toward building unneeded sidewalks in tiny towns, walking paths and bike trails, generally just because we can get federal dollars to build them. We won't have the funds to maintain those either.
Thomas C. Mobley
Johnsville Road
Silly Savannah
It is revealing that your recent editorial opined, with profuse praise, that Savannah's leadership exercised wise and thoughtful community concern when it rejected that wonderful city as a port-of-call for cruise ships.
The Post and Courier, that unrelenting advocate for Dana Beach's Coastal Conservation League, Historic Charleston Foundation and Ansonborough Neighborhood Association, should be a little more informed by recent history.
We can all remember the sound judgment, wisdom and community concern Savannah's leadership demonstrated when it rejected Spoleto.
Keep up the good work, Savannah. Charleston will be rewarded and your aforementioned boosters will continue their admiration.
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Charter Arms .22 revolver?
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September 21, 2010, 10:45 PM
I found a Charter Arms, stainless steel, .22 revolver at a local shop. It appeals to me. How does this revolver compare with the Taurus .22 revolvers?
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I've never seen a Charter Arms 22 or any of the "new" CA's for that matter. I do have one of the old CA 38 snubbies, and it's a darn good gun. Probably better than the Taurus' I've had in the past. Maybe about the same, since all the Taurus' I've had worked fine too.
It's not a Smith & Wesson, Colt, or Ruger. I suspect you know that already. Having said that, if I was in the market for one, I'd look it over and if it seemed well built to me, I think I'd take a chance on one. If it didn't work, I'd sell it, trade it, keep it...and move on to something else.
September 22, 2010, 05:32 PM
I had one about a month ago. It has potential but watch out for extremely tight chambers. Almost had to get a hammer to eject spent rounds. Got worse the more I shot. I had heard that this could be an issue of the chambers being bored with worn equipment and not getting the correct clearance. Ask the dealer to drop in some snap caps or dummy rounds to make sure they will chamber effortlessly.
September 22, 2010, 05:36 PM
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Phone Booth
When Jimmy Carter mentioned in the 1970's that he had sinned in his heart, little did he know that writer Larry Cohen and director Joel Schumacher would be listening and planning to turn the President's quandary into the moral barometer of their latest hack job.
I still hold Schumacher personally responsible for my mental breakdown following a screening of his abysmal "Batman and Robin". Now, whenever I hear the words "cod piece", I think of Schumacher and become positively apoplectic. Nobody should ever be forgiven for something that bad.
The ridiculous premise of "Phone Booth" is that a sniper has publicist Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) pinned down in a phone booth. His problem with Shepard? Well, Stu is something of a player and he's sinned in his heart. Stu is trying to put the moves on a client, Pamela McFadden (Katie Holmes), though he's married to hottie Kelly (Radha Mitchell). How the sniper knows this, we have no idea. We're just supposed to buy it.
So for about eighty minutes, the sniper tries to get Stu to come to grips with his real self and admit that he's scummy, kind of like a very warped version of Dr. Phil. If you can imagine Dr. Phil with a rifle, hidden behind a curtain, you basically have "Phone Booth". Capt. Ramey (Forest Whitaker) shows up on the scene and tries to figure out why this guy won't get off the phone. Meanwhile, Kelly and Pamela stand around pouting like girl scouts who came up a few boxes short on their sales quota.
"Phone Booth" may be short on time and space, but it's long on stupidity.
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What's your morning habit? Do you roll out of bed and right down to breakfast? Do you wake up slow or jump right in the shower? Do you exercise before eating breakfast?
Is this your reaction to that last question: "Wwhaaaat?!?!... that's crazy!!!!"
If so — don't be so fast to dis the idea. It feels good to help your body wake up with some stretching and a bit of physical activity — before putting food in your mouth. There's even research showing that getting in a bit of a workout (we're not talking intense here) before breakfast can actually help shed weight for people who need to take off excess pounds - and some people really like taking a walk or a short jog in the morning before sitting down to eat breakfast.
Before you get out of bed in the morning, stretch your arms over your head and lengthen your legs as long as you can by pointing your toes. When you stand up, stretch some more. Loosen yourself up by rolling your head, neck and shoulders around. Bend over and touch the floor, and then stand straight, raising your arms high.
On days you don't have to rush out the door, like weekends, summertime or during school vacations — consider taking a walk or quick run. Try it once or twice — you may love it!


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Across from the Dow Diamond, construction crews are busy raising beams and leveling dirt at East End: a mixed-use development that will house restaurants, retail shops and office space.
Jason Kildea, director of commercial real estate for Gillespie Group, one of the developers working on the East End project, said the hope is to have the building ready for tenants before the Great Lakes Loons begin their 2014 season.
So far, Chemical Bank, MidMichigan Health and Warner Norcross & Judd Attorneys at Law have signed on as tenants for the office space portion of the development, Kildea said, but there is about 18,000 square feet on the first floor available for restaurants, shops or salons.
"We are looking for uses that would attract a live, work, play type of deal," Kildea said.
Kildea said there are plans for a coffee shop near the main entrance and a high-energy restaurant across from the ballpark.
"Those discussions are happening right now," he said.
Businesses interested in leasing space at East End can call Kildea at 517-333-4123, or visit the East End website for more information.
Caddis Development, the partner on the project, is headed by Kevin T. McGraw, a Saginaw native and graduate of Central Michigan University.
Saginaw-based Spence Bros. Construction is leading the work onsite.
Construction manager Dick Bluemer said about 40 people are working on site each day, but that number will increase as construction progresses.
While completion of the East End project is still a ways off, there are chances it could lead to more projects for the developer.
Kildea said that while the East End development won't have residential space, the Gillespie Group thinks there is a demand for a new rental development in Midland.
"We definitely think there is a need for nice, newer apartment rentals," Kildea said. "We are definitely interested in doing that."


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Mechanism of Action: HIV-1 entry inhibitor. Cenicriviroc is a small-molecule CCR5 coreceptor antagonist that prevents viral entry by binding to a domain of CCR5 and subsequently inhibiting the interaction between HIV-1 gp120 and CCR5.4,5 Cenicriviroc is also a CCR2 antagonist.6
Half-life (T½): 30 to 40 hours.7
Metabolism/Elimination: Oxidative metabolism was primarily via CYP3A4 and CYP2C8 in rats, dogs, and monkeys. Cenicriviroc had no inhibitory effects on CYP-mediated activities and no inductive effects on CYP3A4 in human hepatocytes. In animals, elimination of cenicriviroc was primarily as unchanged drug (minor amounts of metabolites) into feces via the hepatobilliary route.8
Resistance: In a study of a cenicriviroc-resistant clinical isolate, several amino acid changes in not only the V3 region but also in other Env regions were required for R5 HIV-1 to develop complete resistance to cenicriviroc.9
In a Phase I/II 10-day monotherapy dose-escalating study (NCT01092104), which included treatment-experienced, CCR5-naive HIV-infected patients, shifts in viral tropism were not detected (except in one participant who was found to have a tropism shift from CCR5 to CXCR4 coreceptor at baseline and was excluded from efficacy analysis).6,10
In a 48-week Phase IIb study (NCT01338883), 143 HIV-infected, treatment-naive participants received either once-daily cenicriviroc (100 mg or 200 mg) or once-daily efavirenz, each in combination with emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (Truvada). In this study, virologic failure (VF) occurred in 10 out of 115 cenicriviroc-treated participants and in 1 out of 28 efavirenz-treated participants. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) resistance mutations (M184I and/or V) emerged in 5 cenicriviroc-treated participants that had VF. The NRTI mutations accounted for 75% of the 100-mg cenicriviroc VFs and for 33% of the 200-mg cenicriviroc VFs. None of the efavirenz-treated VF participants had emergent NRTI mutations. One participant with VF who was in the 200-mg cenicriviroc group experienced a tropism switch from CCR5 to dual/mixed-tropic virus.7,11
All active and placebo doses were administered orally. Cenicriviroc (active or placebo) was taken once daily following breakfast, while efavirenz (active or placebo) was taken once daily at bedtime.3,7,11
(See references cited above for information on study results.)
The company studying cenicriviroc has reported the development of an optimized cenicriviroc formulation with an improved stability and absorption profile over previous tablet formulations of cenicriviroc.13,14 Furthermore, based on results from Study 202, Phase III clinical trials are being planned that will investigate the use of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet containing cenicriviroc plus lamivudine (3TC) in HIV-infected, treatment-naive adults with CCR5-tropic virus.15
In addition, cenicriviroc is being studied in a Phase II trial as treatment for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) in HIV-infected adults with cognitive impairment.16
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The definition of mass transit in the Twin Cities is more than just city buses. The METRO Green Line travels right down Washington Avenue through the heart of the East Bank campus. The METRO Blue Line offers individuals quick and easy access to key destinations like the airport and the Mall of America. Additionally, the Northstar Commuter Rail provides convenience for those coming from the northwest corner of the suburbs (between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis).
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The Aims Community College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to freeze tuition for the fourth consecutive year.
Despite tuition increases at other community colleges in Colorado, Aims' financial performance during the 2012-13 year and its independence from the Colorado Community College System have enabled it to avoid an increase in costs to students.
"The board is very committed to reinvesting the money into the community," Aims spokeswoman Jennifer L. Oliver said Thursday, one day after the board made its decision.
The college's strong financial situation is, in part, due to the fiscal responsibility of the board in previous years. During the economic downturn, board members worked to put aside money from the budget to prepare for the coming years, Oliver said.
During the 2012-13 year, the college's net position — the resources available for future operations — increased by 17.1 percent, according to the college's audited financial statements.
That increase is partially responsible for Aims' ability to continue to freeze tuition.
Oliver said the tuition freeze shows an effort on the college's behalf to ensure that higher education is an attainable goal for their students.
Aims President Marsi Liddell said that in a time when student debt outweighs credit card debt, the college wants to help reduce their students' financial burden as much as possible.
"It is very rewarding to know that our trustees keep the students first and foremost in their minds," Liddell said.
Compared to other community colleges in the state, Aims's tuition continues to be among the least expensive.
Based on a 15 credit-hour schedule for in-state students, Aims' tuition is $1,140.40, roughly $652 cheaper than tuition at Community College of Denver and Front Range Community College.
Aim's current tuition is about $951 less than Northeastern Junior College's in-state tuition.
The college prides itself in the quality of the faculty and education that they are able to provide to their students, Oliver said.
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Monday 21st November 2005 9am-5.30pm
Gryphon Gallery, Graduate Centre
University of Melbourne (Enter Via Gate 10, Grattan Street)
$20 full/free postgraduates – including morning and afternoon tea
Registration from 8.30am
2005 journal launch by Professor Marilyn Lake to follow symposium at 6pm
The Lilith Symposium is a valuable forum for new and established scholars to present research in feminist history and related areas. Following last year's symposium on Feminist Remembering, we are poised to consider the future of feminist historical writing. How can we write feminist histories in the current political climate? What kind of feminist histories should we be doing? Can we still write feminist histories at all?


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TO some it is a utopian vision of the future which will save the planet, while others regard it as more of a Day of the Triffids-style nightmare which will blot the landscape and ultimately fail to deliver.
The ongoing dilemma of how best to provide enough energy to meet demand without destroying the planet has long divided nations around the world. But now in Scotland, whatever your view, wind turbines springing up throughout our cities and towns will soon be an inescapable reality.
Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm has announced that major building developments will have to generate at least a tenth of their energy needs from onsite green sources under radical new planning rules. Which means environmentally-friendly contraptions like rooftop wind turbines, solar panels and bio-fuelled boilers will have to be installed at all new schools, hospitals and large-scale housing estates.
The Scottish Executive is officially aiming for 40 per cent of electricity in Scotland to come from renewable sources by 2020, up from its current level of around 16 per cent. And the new plans are part of the Executive's draft planning policy on renewable energy, which has been billed as the first plan of its kind in the UK.
A three-month consultation period is being held, with final guidelines in place possibly by early next year. But using so-called "micro-renewables" to generate some of the massive amount of electricity we use each day is not a new idea. And in Edinburgh there are already many converts to the power of the wind, sun and other renewable sources for energy.
Peter and Mhairi Taylor are among the growing number of families who have decided to go green of their own accord - and are reaping the rewards.
The centrepiece of their spacious energy-efficient Cramond home is a ground-source heat pump which propels water 75 metres into the ground. There the natural heat of the earth raises the temperature of the water by 10C - at no cost to the environment or the Taylors, who effectively get "four units of energy for the price of one."
The water is then pumped back up again and warmed further to 42C to be used to heat water in other pipes, which is circulated under the floors to heat the house and create a hot water supply.
The couple, both in their 60s, also installed solar panelling in their conservatory when they moved in at the end of last year to generate electricity.
Because they weren't sure if it would produce all the electricity they would need, they opted for the power generated by the panels on their home to be transferred straight into the national grid. In return they receive cheaper electricity from their supplier, which they expect to save them around 200 a year on electricity bills.
Peter says: "It's all working well. The heat pump is really proving its worth. We won't really know how much we are saving until a year has passed, but when we moved here we doubled the size of our home and yet our bills have stayed fairly similar."
At 12,000 for the pump and an even more costly 35,000 for the solar panels, the Taylors know they will not see the payback on their investment in their lifetime. But the pair, joint founders of the Town House Company, which runs plush city hotels including The Bonham and Channings, point out there are far cheaper versions on the market, so it could be even more cost-efficient for others.
Penicuik manufacturer Renewable Devices was set up by two former Edinburgh University scientists in 2002 "working from a shed". Now they say they receive more than a thousand calls and e-mails each week about small-scale wind turbines, solar panels and other micro-renewable energy devices.
Speaking from their base in the Bush research estate, Dr Charlie Silverton says: "Small individual wind turbines for homes cost around 5000 at the moment, but we are working to bring the cost down to 1500 within the year. I think it is very feasible to make this widespread."
Around 60 turbines produced by the firm are currently generating electricity for homes and businesses around the UK.
Elderly people living in sheltered housing in Gorgie Road and in Morrison Crescent, where Malcolm Chisholm launched the energy policy on Monday, are among those already enjoying cheaper electricity bills thanks to Renewable Devices' roof turbines.
Dunedin Canmore Housing Association, which runs both sheltered housing developments, installed one 10,000 turbine at each complex for a 12-month pilot project aimed at saving around 300 a year in energy costs.
Ewan Fraser, housing association chief executive, says: "So far they are going reasonably well and they are producing savings in line with our expectations. Both turbines power heating and electricity in communal areas like the laundry and stairwells, bringing a reduction in bills for tenants who are pleased that their costs are being reduced. I think we will be expanding the scheme in future."
Critics of turbines have pointed to the unreliability of the weather, and Fraser admits that there is a noticeable difference between the two locations, with the roof turbine at Gorgie Road producing slightly more electricity.
But Edinburgh's reputation as a windy city is well-deserved, and with the Morrison Crescent turbine also producing the predicted savings, he seems unconcerned, saying only that "it seems to be windier in Gorgie Road".
In the past, the idea of erecting wind turbines on houses and solar panels on roofs may well have faced the wrath of Edinburgh City Council's planners, but these days it's the council which is all for introducing more renewable energy sources in housing developments - and is setting an example with its new 80 million headquarters being built in New Street.
In December last year the council launched new guidelines aimed at encouraging developers to incorporate more environmentally-friendly features into their designs. To put its money where its mouth was, it also unveiled plans for a host of renewable energy sources in its new HQ.
A spokeswoman says: "It was imperative we had influence over the way our new building was constructed as we wanted sustainability to literally be built into the fabric of the HQ itself."
So instead of opting for a greenfield site, the council chose a city centre brownfield site to redevelop, then a working group developed a series of targets to be met, covering issues including biodiversity management, waste, pollution, materials and energy, and climate change.
As a result, the HQ will only use timber from certified sustainable sources, it will have storage tanks to collect rainwater that can then be reused for street cleaning, it will have solar panels on the roof, will have little use of non-environmentally-friendly materials such as PVC, and some toilets will be waterless, based on the vacuum system in aeroplanes.
Even on the city's outskirts, the green revolution is developing. At Butterfly World, plans are in place to create a new shop and visitor attraction, and as part of its conservation ethos, this will include renewable energy devices.
General manager Tamsin Job says: "We've been thinking about incorporating renewable energy here since the late 1990s and now it's finally getting off the ground, and our new building should be complete by the end of next year.
"The shop roof will have a 30-metre stretch of solar panels for all its energy requirements, there will be one wind turbine which we hope will make a difference, and there will also be a water pond which will be used for flushing facilities. It will have a picnic area round the edge and will look like a nature reserve in its own right but the water will be used to flush the loos. As part of our conservation ethos we're interested in local power-saving methods rather than being a drain on the national grid."


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Modernizing Applications with Azure MicroservicesPosted in Architecture, Azure on August 7th, 2015 by Scott Jamison – Be the first to comment
Designing solutions for scale and simplicity is an important factor when choosing an architecture for modern applications. The days of building and maintaining monolithic applications is over. Microservices are a way to design software applications as suites of independently deployable services. By using the Azure Service Fabric, you can create highly scalable, resilient, and composable units of deployment for modern applications. As the parts are self-contained, they lend themselves to continuous delivery and DevOps.
With Azure Service Fabric, you get proper tooling that enables you to manage the collection of services that are developed for your application — things like rolling updates of microservices, health monitoring of microservices, auto-scaling, load-balancing, and automatic rollback if updates fail. These are key features that enable you to manage microservices at enterprise scale.
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A raid of two clubhouses under the Market-Frankford El this morning was part of a federal crackdown today on a motorcycle gang whose "Mother Chapter" is alleged to be based in Philadelphia.
About 6 a.m., agents of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms entered two Wheels of Soul buildings that sit across from each other in the 6100 block of Market Street.
A federal indictment unsealed in St Louis this morning alleged that 18 Wheels of Soul associates from seven states - Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Wisconsin and Kentucky - are suspected of involvement in murder, kidnapping, drug distribution and racketeering.


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by Nicole Hollander
There aren't many women cartoonists, and there certainly aren't any others as raunchy as Hollander, a free-lance commercial artist from Chicago. Her main character, a middle-aged woman named Sylvia, always wears hats or hairnets, even in the bathtub. She has cats, birds and a grown daughter. Sylvia talks to her television set and has to deal with men who are begging for a putdown. Man in glasses: "How come only ugly women are for the Equal Rights Amendment?" Sylvia's reply: "How come the guys who ask that question always have bad breath?" In another strip, Sylvia tells a bartender: "The network rejected my script. Said it was too feminist. You know—too much talking, not enough hitting." In a third, a dapper gentleman with a martini says, "I read that even in old folks' homes, women are still primping, still competing with each other for male attention." Sylvia replies, "Like biting your nails; an unattractive habit, but hard to break." (St. Martin's, $3.95)
Picks and Pans Review: That Woman Must Be on Drugs
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Rank Film Distrib Weekend Gross Cume 1 The Simpsons Movie Fox $71.8 $71.8 2 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Universal $19.0 $71.6 3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros $17.0 $241.7 4 Hairspray (2007) New Line $15.5 $59.3 5 No Reservations Warner Bros $11.7 $11.7 6 Transformers Paramount $11.5… Read more »
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Independent's Day
Two stories in the news focusing on the continued strength of the more than 400 independent theater owners as a force in the industry. Friday, the Springdale Morning News in Arkansas profiled the new Blackhawk Theatre in Pea Ridge, a small but burgeoning town in the extreme northwest corner of the state. Pea Ridge Mayor… Read more »
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Title Distrib Weekend Cume I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Universal $34.2 $34.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $32.5 $207.8 Hairspray (2007) NL $27.4 $27.4 Transformers P/DW $20.5 $262.9 Ratatouille Disney $10.8 $165.5 Live Free or Die Hard Fox $7.1 $116.2 License to Wed Warner Bros. $3.5 $38.4 1408… Read more »
Pirate Radio
KCRW's The Business, hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner, takes an in-depth look at the ways and means of movie theft on its July 16 broadcast. The show goes out on the streets of downtown L.A. to purchase illegally camcorded DVDs of Spider-man 3, Knocked Up (it turns out to be Charlotte's Web) and Ratatouille while they were still in movie theatres,… Read more »
10,000 Screens, No Waiting
Super-wide releases have made it easier than ever for audiences to get in to see the latest blockbuster without having to wait because of sell-outs. If the showtime you want is full, wait 45 minutes and another screen will be available. This is a good thing for audiences, but it has had the less-than-desirable effect… Read more »


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Hey, guess what?
I'm ecstatic right now. Nearly 3 yearsafter I initially storyboarded and pitched this project to a then-new company called Kickstarter, asking if they'd let me use their site, it... Read more
Animation is Complete!
So, this thing happened today - I rendered out a (VERY near) final version of the film! Every scene is animated and I don't hate it! I... actually likeit... Read more
Character animation is done!
At 11:51pm tonight, I drew the final frame of character animation.
Theres still some background and special effect-type work to be done (and audio), but this is certainly a... Read more
New Post on the Tumblr!
Read the ful post here. Excerpt: "Well folks, its been 2 years since we started on this journey together. Sorry I've been so quiet, but I honestly ran out of ideas... Read more
My Final Title Choice + An Art/Video Update
Tile choice: Lake Beast
Sometimes the first idea is the better idea! Thanks for giving your input and help with this. I think for simplicity's sake this title is better,... Read more
Alive and Hungry
Hello! Yes yes I'm not dead and all is well. I hope you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Here's whats happening. The Beast of Black Lakedelays of late are due... Read more
Month Delay = Less Future Delays (I hope!)
I wrote a quick update on the Tumblr - but the even shorter version is that I'm going to take about a month off Beast of Black Lake to make... Read more
The Teaser - ITS LIVE!
In case you missed it yesterday the excerpt that played at the Kickstarter Film Fest is now LIVE on the project site!
Check. It. OUT.
Kickstarter Film Fest Recap
I just published a long post about the Kickstarter Film Fest trip I recently got back from. You can read it over at the project Tumblr. Here is a snippet:
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Kickstarter Film Festival
Big news today folks! Lake Beast aka Beast of Black Lakewill be playing at the Kickstarter Film Festival July 9th on a rooftop in Brooklyn, NY! The film is... Read more
Live Painting Video today!
Hey, just for fun I'm going to do a live broadcast today of me painting a background. I will start it up in about 30-40 minutes (after I eat lunch)... Read more
Hey friends! I wanted to link you to a site I'm using to post quick work-in-progress "shots" - many of which are from Beast of Black Lake. Check out... Read more
Updates from the Project Blog
Hey folks, I thought I'd catch you up on whats happening on the project blog! I am doing a series of posts called "Build-A-Scene" where I go through the making... Read more
Back the Project (cont'd)!
Hey there. I just made it possible for anyone to continue to back Beast of Black Lake - this time thru paypal! Check it out: Be a Backer (cont'd)!
Its... Read more
New Journal Entry: Following a System vs Creative Flexibility
I wrote up a new entry on the production blog thats about the role a system or production plan can have in making an animated short by yourself.
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New Blog Post & Look
There is a new post over at the production blog where I talk about my thoughts on camerawork in the film and in animation in general. Also, the blog now... Read more
New Production Blog
Hey guys, just a quick note to link you over to my new production blog: Check it out!
Why the new site? Mainly because Tumblr is so much easier to... Read more
Beginning Production
Storyboards redrawn & edited, check. Concept art & character designs finished, check. Story & themes finalized and flowing, check. Final title chosen, check.
I think I'm ready to start animating!... Read more
What Now?
So... yeah... what now, right? OK, Here's my plan: I won't be able to start full-force on the Lake Beast animation until the money clears - which may take a... Read more
I wanted to say a quick thanksto everybody who helped make this fundraiser a success. You guys are the best and I really really appreciate it. I will write... Read more
The Final Special Incentive!
We're so close! Thanks again you guys.
Ok, listen up... Here's the final incentive: From right now until the end of the funding period (Sat 12:35pm), everybody that gives $20... Read more
My Animation Process Video
We're getting close everybody! Thanks again for all your support. Keep facebooking and emailing and tweeting about the project so we can meet the goal and then some!
Today's update... Read more
Art Imitating Life
As I've been digging around, looking for inspiration for the project, a lot of things from my life experiences have worked their way into the story. One of those things... Read more
Special Rare Incentive #1 Is Over - Whats Next?
The 24 hour children's book giveaway is over (see previous post) and now you can watch me pull the name of the winning backer out of a hat live on... Read more
Special 24 Hour Incentive!
Today, starting at 2pm CST (convert to your time here) you can get a copy of my childrens book by pledging $10! Here's how it works: from 2pm today (Wed... Read more
What is Inspiring the Look of Lake Beast
As I bang away on storyboards for the film in what free time I have, I thought it might be fun to go through my sources of visual inspiration on... Read more
Where the Story Idea Came From + Status Update
For my first real update I thought I would give a little background on where this film idea came from and also a quick status report. First off though, I... Read more
And We're Off!
Hi everybody. This is the obligatory first post! I will be filling this with interesting stuff as we go along as best I can. Should be an adventure!