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For 15 years, Protestant Church leaders in Kupang, West Timor, Indonesia have organized an Easter Parade the day after Easter Sunday. The parade which includes floats, singing and dancing, has become both a local celebration and a tourist attraction. Thanks to the energetic and creative organizing of young people, this year's parade was unique.
In response to religious violence and rising community tensions during the past year, youth of different religious backgrounds in West Timor initiated a Peace Torch feature, transforming the parade into an ecumenical celebration with prominent participation of minority religious groups in West Timor.
The idea for the Peace Torch arose from the AFSC sponsored Youth Pluralism workshop held in February in Yogyakarta. The workshop brought together forty youth activists from all over Indonesia to share their experiences with pluralism and to discuss how they could facilitate youth activism around pluralism. Despite a long history of religious tolerance, Indonesia recently has been plagued by outbreaks of religious violence. AFSC has been working with all groups to promote peaceful exchanges.
A group of sixteen interfaith youth played key roles in planning the Peace Torch event. Before the parade, they participated in a radio talk show which highlighted the importance of peace between religions. The Peace Torch also was announced in Sunday services at all Protestant congregations in Kupang in the weeks preceding the Easter Parade. On parade day, the torch lighting ceremony included the Mayor of Kupang and other civic and political leaders, and the recitation of the peace pledge. Youth vowed not to be provoked into discriminatory actions and made a solemn commitment to prevent conflicts through nonviolent dialogue.
They then took their place at the head of the parade and took turns bearing the Peace Torch through the streets of Kupang. When they reached the Muslim village of Solor, residents clapped their hands and spontaneously shouted, "We love peace, we want peace."
In media interviews, youth organizers stressed that Kupang was only the first stop for the Peace Torch. At the end of May, the torch, again carried by a group of interfaith youth, made its way to Menado, South Sulawesi, at the request of the governor for the national celebration of Pancasila, Indonesia's national identity. AFSC youth partners in Jogjakarta and in Aceh are also making plans for the Peace Torch to come to their area, and word of the Peace Torch is spreading to other parts of Indonesia.
Now AFSC Indonesia is working closely with the interfaith youth leaders to formulate a nonviolence curriculum which draws on the wisdom and traditions of all Indonesia's faith groups to protect and promote diversity and tolerance. This curriculum will be piloted in West Timor and then shared to other areas where the Peace Torch has traveled.


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Symposium ōEvent in artistic and political practicesö
26-28.03.2013, Amsterdam
In contemporary artistic, media and philosophical discourses the notion of the 'event' has gained considerable currency. Since the 1990s the event has been central to a range of performative, media-based, socially and politically engaged artists' work, as well as in artists' involvement in/with non-artistic projects and practices ranging from political protest to scientific research. The growth of interest towards the potentials of art openly working with reception and/or participation as its methods has also lead to institutional commissions of this type of artistic work. For the institutions event-based art has triggered entirely new questions about the documentation and preservation of artistic practices.
While the concept of the 'event' has been extensively elaborated upon in some fields ¢ for instance, in theatre studies, urban studies and especially in philosophy (Alain Badiou, Brian Massumi, Gilles Deleuze/Felix Guattari), in recent art history and cultural theory, there are still few attempts of theorization.
This conference sets out to articulate the meaning of the 'event' in relation to artistic, media-based and performative cultural practices. We invite presentations articulating the range of performative, conceptual, media-based, game-based, relational, participatory and other practices that can be approached as events. Elaborations on the methodological issues of studying events are also welcomed.
We invite proposals for papers around the topic of event. Papers may include but not be limited by the following themes:
Please submit abstracts (max 300 words) and a short bio (max 150 words) to email@example.com The deadline for submissions is 29 October 2012. Participants will be notified within November.
Collaborating Institutions:
Lectoraat Art and Public Space, Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam; Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam; Master Artistic Research, Royal Academy of Art (KABK) and Royal Conservatoire, The Hague

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Chrome 5 seems to support the keygen tag on all major platforms. However, enrollment success feedback is sometimes still suboptimal. But we can use the same mechanisms as for other browsers to support browser certificate enrollment for users running Google Chrome.
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At the time of writing this, the Comodo CA could not decode CSRs created by Chrome on MacOS X. As there seems to be a history to this problem and the user base of Chrome on MacOS X is not estimated to be very high, currently this remains unfixed. If you feel very strongly that browser requests should work with Chrome on MacOS X, please drop us a line at tcs-portal-core [at] terena.org. Otherwise it is recommended to use Safari for the time being. Thanks.
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So after issuing a certificate, it can be checked whether it is present as one of the user's certificates:
tzangerl@hawaii:~$ certutil -d sql:$HOME/.pki/nssdb -L
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tzangerl@hawaii:~$ certutil -d sql:$HOME/.pki/nssdb -L -n Confusa\ Test\ User\ Full\ Name\ aeoeaa\ firstname.lastname@example.com\'s\ TERENA\ eScience\ Personal\ CA\ ID
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number:
Signature Algorithm: PKCS #1 SHA-1 With RSA Encryption
Issuer: "CN=TERENA eScience Personal CA,O=TERENA,C=NL"
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tzangerl@hawaii:~$ pk12util -d sql:$HOME/.pki/nssdb -o cert.p12 -n Confusa\ Test\ User\ Full\ Name\ aeoeaa\ firstname.lastname@example.com\'s\ TERENA\ eScience\ Personal\ CA\ ID
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Re-enter password:
pk12util: PKCS12 EXPORT SUCCESSFUL
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openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -in cert.p12 -out ~user/.globus/userkey.pem
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tzangerl@hawaii:~/Downloads$ certutil -d sql:$HOME/.pki/nssdb -A -n terena_escience_ca -t T,c,c -i TERENAeSciencePersonalCA.crt
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Inspector Lewis: The Point of Vanishing
Saturday, September 21 at 11:00 p.m.
Lewis and Hathaway struggle with a surreal case and its dream-like twist.
The murder of a small-time criminal leads Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis (Kevin Whately) and his young partner DS James Hathaway (Laurence Fox) to a prominent Oxford don-turned-celebrity atheist, who years earlier had been the intended target of a botched murder attempt.
Could these isolated incidents be connected? As the pair investigate further, they uncover a web of deceit and a case of mistaken identity that will lead them to the killer.
Photo at right, pictured left to right: Laurence Fox as James Hathaway, Kevin Whately as Robbie Lewis, and Zoe Bovle as guest star Hope Ransome.


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RLD Hockey is an NHL blog of mine where we take a look at the hot topics around the league on a daily basis. One of our staples is the 'Morning Skate', where I rundown everything going on in the NHL, including predictions on the big games. The PensBlog has been nice enough to let me share the Morning Skate with you . You can follow us on Twitter @RLDhockey!
The Morning After:
Yesterday's scores:
Islanders 5, Panthers 1
Blackhawks 5, Blues 3
Capitals 1, Penguins 0
Predictions record: 3-0
My 3 stars of the night:
1. Michal Neuvirth, WSH (39 Saves, Shutout)… 'Neuvy' stood tall between the pipes for the Caps in their shutout win over Pittsburgh.
2. Matt Moulson, NYI (3 Goals)
3. Patrick Kane, CHI (1 Goal, 1 Assist)
Tonight's Slate:
Islanders @ Maple Leafs, 7:00 ET
Coyotes @ Flyers, 7:00
Rangers @ Hurricanes, 7:00
Predators @ Blue Jackets, 7:00
Sharks @ Red Wings, 7:30
Avalanche @ Blues, 8:00
Oilers @ Wild, 8:00
Devils @ Stars, 8:30
Bruins @ Flames, 9:00
Canadiens @ Canucks, 10:00
Games of the Night:
San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings
7:30 ET… TV: Local Networks
Overall: Sharks (33-21-6) … Red Wings (37-16-6)
Last Ten: Sharks (8-2-0) … Red Wings (7-3-0)
Away/Home: Sharks (18-11-3) … Red Wings (17-8-4)
Season Series: Tied 1-1
Players to watch:
SJ- Joe Pavelski
Since coming back from injury, Pavelski has been a lot more consistent than he was in the first half.
DET- Todd Bertuzzi
Bertuzzi has scored at least two goals in three of the last five games, plus netted the shootout winner on Sunday.
Projected Goaltenders:
SJ- Antti Niemi (2010/11 stats: 20-15-3, 2.43 GAA)
DET- Jimmy Howard (2010/11 stats: 30-10-3, 2.76 GAA)
Injury Report:
SJ- Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Scott Nichol (upper body, questionable), Kent Huskins (undisclosed, doubtful), Antero Niittymaki (lower body, out)
DET- Valterri Filppula (knee, questionable), Mike Modano (wrist, out), Chris Osgood (groin, out)
Game Thoughts:
The Sharks and Wings renew acquaintances tonight in the Motor City in what should be a hard-fought contest. The road team has won each of the first two games in this season series. San Jose's recent surge has them playing for the division lead tonight, while Detroit is attempting to catch Vancouver atop the West. I see the Sharks putting up a fight, but the Wings prevailing.
Prediction: Red Wings 3, Sharks 2 (SO)
MontrealCanadiens @ Vancouver Canucks
10:00 ET… TV: Local Networks
Overall: Canadiens (31-22-7) … Canucks (38-13-9)
Last Ten: Canadiens (4-4-2) … Canucks (7-3-0)
Away/Home: Canadiens (12-15-1) … Canucks (21-4-5)
Season Series: 1-0 Canadiens
Players to watch:
MTL- Brian Gionta
With the team facing some adversity, Captain Gionta has to step to the forefront.
VAN- Ryan Kesler
Kesler has gone pointless in four of the last five games; can he start to catch fire again tonight?
Projected Goaltenders:
MTL- Carey Price (2010/11 stats: 27-20-6, 2.42 GAA)
VAN- Roberto Luongo (2010/11 stats: 28-10-7, 2.26 GAA)
Injury Report:
MTL- Jaroslav Spacek (lower body, out), Andrei Markov and Josh Gorges (knee, out), Mathieu Darche (groin, out)
VAN- Dan Hamhuis (concussion, probable), Keith Ballard (knee, questionable), Kevin Bieksa (foot, out), Alexander Edler (back, out), Andrew Alberts (wrist, out)
Game Thoughts:
The start of this game will be critical. How will Montreal come out of the gates after back-to-back lackluster performances? Will Vancouver take advantage and pounce early? Alain Vigneault's club has been so good on home-ice this year, especially since mid-December (12-1-3). Add that to the fact that the Habs have not won in Vancouver since 2000, and I'm taking the Canucks tonight.
Prediction: Canucks 4, Canadiens 2
The rest of tonight's predictions:
Maple Leafs over Islanders
Flyers over Coyotes
Rangers over Hurricanes
Predators over Blue Jackets
Blues over Avalanche
Wild over Oilers
Stars over Devils
Bruins over Flames
Morning Links:
– ESPN… Pierre LeBrun wonders if the outdoor games will lose their luster.
– Puck Daddy… Sean Leahy with his thoughts on the Stars/Pens trade, and whether James Neal is the missing link for Crosby.
– The Fourth Period… Are the Avalanche shopping John-Michael Liles?
– Pro Hockey Talk… What is Sheldon Souray's future after clearing re-entry waivers?
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Ancestral Sin - Printable Version
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Ancestral Sin - admin - 22-08-2007
Dear all
I am researching the issue of the nature of the Fall and of the humanity which our Lord united to Himself in the incarnation, especially using St Cyril and St Severus.
I see that Father John Romanides wrote a work called 'Ancestral Sin' which deals with some of these issues looking especially at the earliest Fathers and the Eastern perspective in comparison with the Western and Augustinian.
Has anyone read this book and can they recommend it?
As ever
ancestral sin - kirk yacoub - 22-08-2007
Dear Peter,
Yes, Fr Romanides has written some very hard-hitting works on this subject, and rejects the Augustinian view as being non-Christian. A good approach to this would be his article "Original Sin according to St Paul"
which can be found on www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/frjr_sin.aspx
Good reading!
Kirk Yacoub
Ancestral/Original Sin - John Charmley - 24-08-2007
Dear Peter, Dear Kirk,
Asking one of my Catholic friends what they actually teach on Original Sin, he recommended this from their catechism:
Quote:405 Although it is proper to each individual, original sin does not have the character of a personal fault in any of Adam's descendants. It is a deprivation of original holiness and justice, but human nature has not been totally corrupted: it is wounded in the natural powers proper to it, subject to ignorance, suffering and the dominion of death, and inclined to sin - an inclination to evil that is called concupiscence". Baptism, by imparting the life of Christ's grace, erases original sin and turns a man back towards God, but the consequences for nature, weakened and inclined to evil, persist in man and summon him to spiritual battle.
How different is this from what we hold?
In Christ,
- AndrewY - 01-09-2007
Dear Peter,
I am currently reading through St Philxenos' Ascetic Discourses. The particular passage I assigned for today's reading seems pertinent to this thread. From 'Discourse 1' (i.e. the prologue):
Quote:Now those lusts which fight against us in the beginning of our youth are well known, and also those which war against us in the middle of youth, and at the end of the period of youth. And those which fight against us in the beginning, and middle, and end of [our] manhood, and those [which fight against us] in the stage which is after manhood in the self-same manner, even from the beginning until the end of this period, are well known; and also those passions, which in the time of old age war against us until our going forth from the world, and also what are those which come into being from us in infancy and childhood in emotions and natural movements, before the discernment of freewill hath been moved in it, and before we arrive at the knowledge which distinguisheth virtues from vices.
St Philoxenus is obviously using some very loaded terms here. He uses the term "passion", which he seems to equate with "lust" and other desires which "fight against us" (and which are hence "sinful"?)--though that equation does not necessarily preclude the existence of "good" or even "neutral" passions. He then goes on to state that these passions "come into being from us", which possibly suggests that, though they affect us early on in life, we are not in fact "born with" them since they are subsequent to our birth (and hence their being "born" from us in a sense). Then there is his use of another loaded expression, "natural movement", which clearly suggests involuntariness, but which otherwise is unclear. I guess there are a number of anthropological conclusions that can be drawn. I am inclined to reading this in light of St Severus' anthropology as summarised by Roberta Chestnut in her Three Monophysite Christologies, but do not want to risk imposing my prejudice on the text.
Needless to say, a Philoxenian scholar who is well-acquainted with the wider context of St Philoxenus' anthropology and particularly the Syriac context of this work, would be very helpful to us at the moment. But for now, I have simply tagged this particular passage with a bright yellow marker and am hoping that further reading may shed more light on it.
In XC
ancestral sin - kirk yacoub - 04-09-2007
St Philoxenos is one of my favourite saints because he was so powerfully straightforward. Read his depiction of a glutton - not even the most incorrigible couch-potato could remain unmoved!
I think that the possible misunderstanding of what he is saying comes from the fact that, being a translation the word "passions" has to be used, but cannot, without a lengthy footnote, explain why he denotes all passions as being negative. It is quite simply because the passions he writes about are derived from our sinful, selfish nature, which can be summed up as
"I want , give me!" It took a lot of spiritual labour to identify, if not positive passions, then at least a positive aspect to some of the passions, for example anger, which can obviously be misdirected, and usually is, but which can be used as a weapon to fight against sin.
We are born into the natural world and "natural movements" are our responding to the non-spiritual, animal aspect of who we are. Lust for sex and food are "natural" to our fallen state,but drag down our spiritual, or real, selves.
Anyway, Roberta Chestnut's book "Three Monophysite Christologies" shows its uselessness by its very title because the three saints she deals with were not monophysites but Orthodox Christians.
I shall return to this another time.
Kirk Yacoub
ancestral sin - kirk yacoub - 06-09-2007
Returning to St Philoxenos of Mabbug and the passions, it is worth noting that the Eastern Orthodox theologian Fr Alexander Golitzin, in a paper entitled "The Image and Glory of God in Jacob of Serug's Homily 'On that Chariot that Ezekiel the Prophet Saw'" (www.marquette.edu/maqom/serug) sharply criticizes Roberta Chestnut Bondi's "Three Monophysite Christologies". It is also worth noting that in a footnote Fr Golitzin writes: "I had the occasion to talk to Dr Chestnut Bondi a few years ago and was happy to learn that she no longer endorses
the opinions in her book that I shall be criticizing."
Regarding the term "Passion" and its equation with "lust", the glossary to the English edition of the Philokalia explains: "in Greek, the word signifies literally that which happens to a person or a thing, an experience undergone passively; hence an appetite or an impulse such as anger, desire or jealousy, that violently dominates the soul. Many Greek Fathers regard the passions as something intrinsically evil, a 'disease' of the soul: thus St John Klimakos affirms that God is not the creator of the passions and that they are 'unnatural', alien to man's true self...Other Greek Fathers, however, look on the passions as impulses originally placed in man by God, and so fundamentally good, although at present distorted by sin. On this second view, then, the passions are to be educated, not eradicated; to be transfigured, not supressed; to be used positively, not negatively."
St Philoxenos of Mabbug obviously adhered to the first school of thought. However, it seems to me that the division into two schools is a false dichotomy. If God placed within us necessary impulses - sexual desire for procreation, hunger and thirst to remind us to take required nourishment, anger to goad us into action against what is wrong - then He most certainly did not give us these things as passions which "violently dominate the soul." Divinely given impulses become passions because of our fallen state. If we look around us we see a world populated by people in the grip of ferocious passions. The question is: How do we tackle the passions so that they can be "educated... transfigured... used positively";
how do we quench the fire of the passions that dominate us so that they can become once again impulses that serve?
St Philoxenos of Mabbug, St John Klimakos and a host of other Church Fathers have taught us how to face up to the passions by recognizing that we are enslaved by them, that we must resist them by self-control engendered by fasting, prayer, vigil, and self-observation. It is true that every Church Father patiently repeats that, without Christ we can do nothing, but also that, without our own efforts, there is nothing for Christ to help.
There is such a thing as ancestral sin which weighs upon us. The simple example is the suffering inflicted on the offspring of those who have contracted syphilis. However, physical and mental suffering thus caused does not mean that the victim is any the more or less prone to sin than the rest of us. We tend towards sin because of our fallen state. But it would be wrong to point an accusatory finger at Adam and Eve. It is no use saying, "if it wasn't for Adam and Eve I'd be in paradise," because that presupposes that you, I, any of us are free from sin and suffering only because of someone else's misdemeanours. From that it is a short step to saying: "Why is God punishing me for what Adam and Eve did?"
thus pushing the blame onto God Himself. Both attitudes display the desire to depict ourselves as being good, sinless, and that everything that is wrong is the fault of someone else.
The primal sin was disobedience. This sin was compounded by a refusal to confess and accept blame. Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent. Neither of them took the opportunity which God gave them to confess and say, "I sinned!" Neither begged for the mercy which would surely have been shown to them. Likewise, we too must blame ourselves. It is no good saying, "It wasn't me God, it was the fault of those passions you implanted in me!"
The writings of St Philoxenos of Mabbug are alive with the fire of the Holy Spirit which enabled the saint to teach us how to strive against the slavery of our lower, fallen selves. The Spirit, through the saint, enables us to stretch out a hand that implores for rescue as we say, "I have sinned Lord,
forgive me!"
Kirk Yacoub
Ancestral Sin - forum - 06-09-2007
Dear Peter,
Yes, I have the book Ancestral Sin and I consider it an excellent book, if a little demanding for me. Someone of your theological acumen should appreciate it indeed. I thoroughly recommend it.


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Nebraska Farm Bureau Endorses Sasse in U.S. Senate Primary
Ben Sasse has received the official "Friend of Agriculture" endorsement by Nebraska Farm Bureau's political action committee.
Sasse is one of four Republican candidates seeking to win the U.S. Senate primary election May 13.
"Ben was the overwhelming choice of our county Farm Bureau's as we worked through our grassroots endorsement process," said Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president. "Sasse has built a strong grassroots network of support across Nebraska which comes from meeting and listening to the concerns of real Nebraskans. He's demonstrated to our membership that he is committed to being a strong voice for Nebraska's farm and ranch families and will carry that voice to Washington D.C., not only through his words, but in his actions," said Nelson.
According to Nelson, Sasse has demonstrated a strong grasp of the key issues effecting farmers and ranchers and is committed to protecting the long-term viability of American agriculture.
"Whether it's the flood of federal regulations, other government intrusions into farm life, or protecting agriculture from those who don't value and understand its complexity, we believe Sasse will be a force for farm and ranch families," said Nelson.
"He understands farmer's and rancher's management and marketing decisions are best driven by the free market, but he also knows crop insurance and farm programs are necessary to protect farmers and ranchers from the volatility and risk inherent in agriculture from the weather and global markets," said Nelson.
The decision to endorse a Republican candidate in the primary was not taken lightly, Nelson said, and Nebraska Farm Bureau is fully aware of the competitive nature of this primary race.
— Nebraska Farm Bureau
NFU President Discusses COOL, Competition at House Livestock Hearing
This week National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson testified before a U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit hearing to review the state of the livestock industry.
"Farmers and ranchers are proud of what they produce and studies have shown that 95 percent of consumers want Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL)," Johnson said. "The World Trade Organization said the law is compliant. COOL has won twice in federal court. It is unfortunate to hear so many members of the subcommittee be more concerned about the fortunes of multinational packing and food companies rather than on-the-ground family farmers and ranchers."
Rural America has lost 34 percent of beef operations and 91 percent of hog farms since 1980 — a total loss of 1.1 million livestock farms. There are also fewer meatpackers and processors. Today, the top four beef packers have control over 81 percent of cattle slaughter in the U.S., and the top four swine processors control 65 percent of hog sales.
"Fewer livestock buyers result in less competition, greater opportunity for antitrust violations, and a difficult market for the remaining farmers and ranchers," said Johnson. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the authority to prohibit deceptive or fraudulent buying practices by processors and may protect farmers and ranchers if they have been harmed by unfair trade practices, but appropriations riders over the last three years have kept USDA from implementing these basic fairness rules. Future riders that impede enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act must be defeated."
— National Farmers Union
Survey Reveals Consumers Underestimate Meat and Poultry Nutrition Benefits
Most consumers don't fully recognize the unique nutrition benefits that meat and poultry offer, according to a recent survey conducted online by Harris Poll for the American Meat Institute.
Only 12 percent of consumers correctly identified animal products like meat and poultry as the only natural source of Vitamin B12, which keeps the nervous system healthy. Twenty percent said cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower were the natural source of B12 and 13 percent thought the correct answer was citrus fruit. Neither of these foods contain Vitamin B12.
The Harvard Health Blog reports that "Vitamin B12 deficiency is relatively common, especially among older people. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey estimated that 3.2% of adults over age 50 have a seriously low B12 level, and up to 20% may have a borderline deficiency."
AMI's survey also showed consumers don't know that the body absorbs more iron from meat and poultry than from other foods. Meat and poultry contain "heme" iron, the most absorbable form, but 52 percent of consumers incorrectly thought the body absorbed the most iron from spinach, kale and other leafy greens, which are high in iron, but contain the less absorbable "non-heme" form. Only 17 percent correctly named meat, poultry and fish. Adequate iron intake is important because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies iron deficiency anemia as the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States.
These findings are similar to recent research by NPD Group, which found that most consumers agree that protein is necessary in a healthy diet, but three quarters of consumers said they didn't know the recommended daily amount.
In general, men and women need between 46 and 56 grams of protein per day.
— American Meat Institute
No Allocation Restrictions for 2014 Irrigation Season in the Upper Big Blue
During March-April 2014, the NRD measured 495 observation wells throughout the District and then averaged the data of all these wells.
Observation wells are measured in the spring of each year, allowing the water table to rebound from the previous irrigation season.
Overall, the spring 2014 average measurement for the groundwater level change shows a decline of 2.10 feet from last spring.
The findings show that the spring 2014 average groundwater level is 0.93 feet above the "Allocation Trigger."
As a result, there will be no allocation restrictions for the 2014 irrigation season.
However, flow meters must now be installed on all wells by Jan. 1, 2016.
Through the conservation efforts of groundwater users, and because of an extended period of above average rainfall in the 1980s and 1990s, the average groundwater level in the Upper Big Blue NRD rose significantly to a level in the year 2000 that was approximately seven feet higher than the 1961 level (baseline), and fourteen feet higher than the low level of 1976 to 1981.
The District goal is to hold the average groundwater level to above the 1978 level.
— Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District
USDA announces additional support for small and midsized farms and ranches
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional support and resources for America's small and midsized farms and ranches. The announcement includes $7 million in university research awards in support of small and midsized producers; $8.8 million in technical assistance for small, socially-disadvantaged producers and Rural Cooperative Centers; and a marketing certification program for small and very small grass-fed beef producers. This is the second major USDA package this year in support of small and midsized producers. The first package included efforts to increase access to capital, provide better risk management tools, expand marketing opportunities, and offer food safety training and educational resources specific to America's small and midsize producers. Today's announcement builds on these efforts.
"Small and midsized producers are a vital part of America's agricultural future, and we are dedicated to ensuring their success," said Secretary Tom Vilsack. "The programs and opportunities announced today are part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that smaller farmers and ranchers get access to the resources they need to thrive. USDA is continually reviewing our resources, programs and policies to make sure we are working for producers of all sizes."
More information about USDA tools and resources available to small and mid-sized farmers, including information about today's announcement, is available on USDA's Small and Mid-Sized Farmer Resources webpage.
— U.S. Department of Agriculture
2013 meat animal production up slightly from 2012
Total 2013 production of cattle and calves and hogs and pigs for the United States totaled 73.4 billion pounds, up slightly from 2012. Production increased 1 percent for hogs and pigs and slightly for cattle and calves.
Total 2013 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals increased 4 percent to $92.1 billion. Cattle and calves accounted for nearly 75 percent of this total and hogs and pigs accounted for over 25 percent.
The 2013 gross income from cattle and calves and hogs and pigs for the United States totaled $92.7 billion, up 4 percent from 2012. Gross income for cattle and calves increased 3 percent and hogs and pigs increased 6 percent over previous year's gross income.
Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves increased 3 percent from $66.8 billion in 2012 to $68.7 billion in 2013. All cattle and calf marketings totaled 55.3 billion pounds in 2013, up slightly from 2012.
Cash receipts from hogs and pigs totaled $23.4 billion during 2013, up 6 percent from 2012. Marketings totaled 33.4 billion pounds in 2013, up 1 percent from 2012.
— U.S. Department of Agriculture


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- I have a sweet tooth for fake crab.
- I use bottled lemon juice.
- I have a tradition of receiving marashino cherries for Chirstmas.
- I eat things after they fall onto the floor (except for in the lab!).
- I rarely eat food in leftovers form.
- I've never tasted rhubarb.
- Childhood culinary torture by nuns means I will never again touch Sheppards Pie or Treacle.
- I almost always avoid eating tomatoes (unless sundried or disguised as sauce).
- I tried to (from watching Iron Chef and all) but don't like uni.
- I had never heard of ramen until my senior year of high school, which was unfortunately Top Ramen. Being repulsed by the stuff, I never knew the way of great ramen until I finally had a bowl of Toshi's Ramen just a year ago. Now I have seen the light!
- I grew up thinking I was allergic to strawberries and therefore being repulsed by them. It wasn't until getting out of the hospital after a round with a kidney infection, and having a first meal out at a Chinese restaurant that I ate a strawberry. Going from 25 years of not having a single strawberry to realizing that they're good was pretty earth shattering. Even better, to this day, a really good strawberry is one that reminds me of the flavor of Crunch Berries from Capt'n Crunch cereal.
- I harbor wishes for fame through my blogging.
- Seeing McDonald's food still makes me salivate.
- I can't read a fortune cookie's fortune until after I've swallowed all of the cookie.
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Re: fortune cookies, my boyfriend has a rule that you have to have someone else read your fortune before you can eat the cookie… I have an odd affinity for those things, so I'd much rather have it the other way around.
And btw, I tried the lemon white chocolate coating on my blueberry marshmallows… Sooo good! I put up a pic on my page, too.
- Oooo nice! I like the rocky road cluster style! They look very melt in your mouth.
I love your blog…it's funny and you should be famous!
- thanks Marty! Lets hope you and Jenny aren't cursing me to some horrible news headline! Home cook overdoses on fondue, news at a 11…
You're hilarious! I'm with you on the uni. You'll be famous, I have no doubts.
"I eat things after they fall onto the floor (except for in the lab!)."
Too funny!
And yeah we all want to be famous – your time will come.
Great post.
- thanks… I won't let myself eat things off of the floor though a girl's got to have some standards!
I hear you on the fake crab!
- Oh good. That one is such a silly confession, but true. I feel soo low-brow with the fake crab thing, and I've taken to not eating it in public. Last time I was eating salad rolls with K-rab, a woman took it upon herself to tell me about fish that go into making krab that contain worms, blah blah blah… yeah. thanks… now its fake and dirty. Besides, its not fake, its surimi!
You're hilarious! I share some of your confessions – krab, lab floor fears, and fortune cookie superstitions. I've always wanted to try Toshi's…recommended, then?
- Ooooh yeah. Sweets and I are "Ninniku" (extra garlic) addicts- me shoyu base, he miso based.
Great list! I admire your honesty, and from such, can only conclude that you will be deliciously infamous.
ps- my husband is with you on the leftovers thing. Luckily, his employees eat extremely well.
- He trades his lunch with the other kids at school?
I read it over and over and still can't imagine where you're coming from with that last confession??
the fortune cookie? I guess it could be seen as more ritual than confession.
The guilty being served by black people was one of the entries to post secret that week that I thought was relevent. This reaction may vary more depending on the part of the US one lives in. Or insert mexican for black…
I would encourage you, and everyone else, to re-try food as you continue through life. I've found that previous preperations or even just changes in how I enterpret flavors affect what I like.
That said, I still gag at the smell of brussel sprouts…though I still try them from time.
OH, don't tell me you've forgotten jam on custard…with SKIN!!!!
- Oh great- now I remember! Another nun torment to add to the list…
Don't bother with rhubarb. It's not worth it, really.
And I never would have suspected you of being a shoyu eater… I'm beginning to think that the Toshi's menu would be an excellent personality test.
- Oh? What are you?
Work voted me off the island the other day because of my niniku breath! They even provided me with updates on the changing characteristics of my garlic-ness (mmm that not so fresh garlic feeling…).
[...] In my sushi lunch yesterday with a fellow motorcycle enthusiast, I decided to try this morsel again. It was Troy's second time too. He's the one who gave into an impulsive inspiration and choose uni as a neighbor to his tobiko nigiri. We popped it in our mouths simultaneously, not letting the other back out of this uni pact. The flavor swirled like freshly scooped out brackish tank water, tasting of fish, and ocean, with an intensity I can only stand long enough to swallow quickly. My eyes lighted on one of the many restaurant fish tanks, glass walls collecting green algae, fish not particularly noticeable amid the tank toys. In a moment of flavor esp, I tasted that tank. [...]


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Cole (cruciferous brassica) crops are great for healthy communities. And they're fun to prepare, too.
You can learn all about them April 2 at the Maui County Agricultural Festival, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maui Tropical Plantation.
But let's step back for a moment and consider our ancestors, who followed a simple diet dependent on what the land could provide. They were skilled farmers who sustained intensive agricultural systems that could nourish extended communities with vegetables, starches and proteins. Even today, while balancing a role in the world's larger global economy, Maui can and should be proud that agriculture remains a vital element in the structure of its cultural, environmental and socioeconomic landscape. Modern researchers recommend a balanced, varied diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, plus whole grains and lean proteins for optimum health.
While for many of us adopting such a diet requires a change in habits, it is entirely within our reach and surprisingly simple. We only need to look around and see what Maui provides in crops and products from grass-fed foraging animals.
Our individual and communal health anchors around the food that Maui grows. It is up to each one of us to make that connection with agriculture, though. Our farmers grow a gorgeous spectrum of colorful produce. They bring to market asparagus and strawberries as well as nutritious starches, such as kalo and sweet potato. They also offer less glamorous crops, such as coles. Few of us realize that these are the bread and butter of diversified commercial agriculture from Maui's past and are still present today.
Often overlooked, coles are produced in abundance, and keep numerous farmers and farmlands productive. They offer an easy introduction to Maui agriculture and deserve attention for the well-being of the Valley Isle.
Coles are Maui's top-volume crops, and include head cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, rutabaga and turnips.
Head cabbage belonged among the 19 top-producing vegetables in the state in 2008, delivering 9,400 pounds on 410 acres at a farm value of $2.8 million. Annual Maui production of cabbage is 3.3 million pounds on 110 acres and worth $990,000. Because it transports well, head cabbage is a key crop in Maui's agricultural viability. Equally important, cruciferous foods thrive on the cool volcanic slopes of Kula and are undisputedly healthful. They are packed with phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals and fiber, all associated with a reduced risk of various chronic diseases. Coles contain specific compounds that may decrease our risk of getting certain cancers and reduce free radicals.
Coles are also absolutely delicious when prepared with a little savvy. Try them caramelized, simmered or chopped in salads with a healthful vinaigrette. Give them zing with sweet-pungent spices, such as nutmeg, ginger and black pepper.
One way to bring out the nutritious benefits and delicious flavor of coles is through natural fermentation. Cultured vegetables long have been a staple around the world and now are picking up pace. According to the Mayo Clinic, cultured veggies' microorganisms, or probiotics, may help with digestion and offer protection from harmful bacteria; there's evidence they may help in strengthening the immune system.
As for me? Just writing this gives me a chance to recommit to eating more coles and in many more ways. Looking after our health implies buying and eating what Maui grows. But to do so, we must be familiar with Maui's humble, honorable coles.
* Warren K. Watanabe is a third-generation Kula farmer who serves as executive director of the Maui County Farm Bureau. The latter 501(c)(5) nonprofit is an organization of farms and ranch families, agricultural industries and associated organizations dedicated to supporting agriculture in Maui County. Na Moku Ola means "The Islands of Life," with special focus on Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe, and the ideals of health and vigor we pursue.


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"Is he really that out of touch?" Romney, the GOP presidential candidate, asked as Obama's initial comments ricocheted through the campaign.
Seeking to head off any damage, Obama backpedaled and declared it is "absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine." While there had been some "good momentum" in the private sector, Obama said, public sector growth lagged behind, making it imperative that Congress act on his proposals to hire more teachers and first-responders.


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The Sierra College Music Department is proud to present a Vocal Jazz Recital on Friday, November 15, 2013 at 7:30pm in Room D-12 in Walker Hall (Music Building) on the Sierra College Rocklin Campus.
Tap your toes to the music of the Sierra College Jazz Voices, directed by Greg McLaughlin, the Sierra College Evening Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Sarah McQueen-Cunningham, plus student soloists. Songs will include "Waltz for Debby," by Bill Evans, "Stormy Weather," by Harold Arlen, "Angel Eyes," by Matt Dennis, and Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground."
The Sierra College Rocklin Campus is located at 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin CA. Admission for this concert is $6 student/senior and $10 general. Tickets are available at the door. All proceeds benefit the Sierra College Music Department. There is a $3 parking fee on campus. Parking permits can be purchased at machines located within the campus parking lot.
For directions to the Music Building or more information about this concert and other events at Sierra College, call the Sierra College Music Department at (916) 660-8054.


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Though Farrah Fawcett is "fighting for her life," Ryan O'Neal tells Barbara Walters, "I've asked her to marry me, again, and she's agreed," ABC News reports.
"We will, as soon as she can, say yes," O'Neal, 68, says about his companion since 1980. "Maybe we can just nod her head," he said, with a laugh.
"I used to ask her to marry me all the time," O'Neal said for the interview to air Friday on 20/20. "But ... it just got to be a joke, you know. We just joked about it."
But now with Fawcett, 62, deteriorating from cancer, "I promise you, we will," says O'Neal. "Absolutely."
Regarding dress for the ceremony, a still-jocular O'Neal plans to look "like a gigolo. You know? And a little thin mustache and slicked-back hair. I don't know. We have fun, we tease about that."
Ryan O'Neal Asks Farrah to Marry Him
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Last Call for Renewals with Special Promotions
The new year is just around the corner, and that means time is running out on the two special offers we're making available to AAS members during this year's renewal season.
You have only until 31 December 2013 to renew for two years at the 2014 rate, locking in the 2014 rate for 2015 too. This applies not only to your basic AAS membership but also to your division memberships. (Note: This offer is not available to junior members; instead, junior members get a two-years-for-the-price-of-one special rate when first joining the Society.)
Bonus: If you renew by 31 December you'll also receive a 15% discount off your portion of the author charges for one paper in the Astrophysical Journal, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplement, or the Astronomical Journal for 2014. (Note: This offer is available to all members, including junior members.)
Best of all, if you're eligible for both benefits, you can combine them: If you pay your 2015 dues by 31 December 2013, you'll receive the 15% author-charge discount in 2015 as well!
Paper renewal notices were mailed a couple of weeks ago to all members who hadn't yet renewed. If you haven't received yours by now, we may not have your current address. Please check your member profile; if it isn't correct, please update it and email our membership department to let us know if you'll renew online (which helps keep everyone's costs down) or if you'd prefer that we mail you a paper renewal form.
On a related note, you still have time to make a year-end donation to support your favorite AAS programs. The AAS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so contributions from U.S. citizens are tax deductible. Receipts for tax purposes will be mailed in January 2014.
Since this is the time of year for making lists and checking them twice, here's your year-end checklist:
Thanks, happy holidays, and all best wishes for the coming year!
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 25, 2010 - John Mehno
Hope you have a great holiday.
The lineup of NFL games isn't the greatest, and I don't have the NFL Network, so I won't even get the night game. But that's OK because CBS is running three episodes of "The Big Bang Theory." Nice chance to get caught up. Sheldon kills me.
I'd love to try one of those deep-fried turkeys, but there's no way I would attempt to cook one. Too much potential for flames shooting into the sky and/or botulism. I assume there are people who fry and sell them. Maybe next year.
If you can swing the DVDs, the two best Thanksgiving movies are "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Broadway Danny Rose." The latter is a Woody Allen gem that probably isn't easy to find on short notice. But file it away for future reference.
West Virginia-Pitt at noon on Friday. I'll be at the Ottawa-Penguins hockey game, which starts at 1. Then it's back to the rink on Saturday at 1 for the Calgary-Penguins game. In the old days, the Penguins would beg the NHL for home games on the night before and Saturday after Thanksgiving. They knew there were a lot of people coming back to town for the holiday weekend, and it was a good chance to sell tickets. These days they can play at 5 a.m. and sell out, so they're not as particular.
Back on the couch Sunday for Steelers at Buffalo, a warm-up for the following Sunday's Steelers game at Baltimore. That should be something.


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by Timothy Treadwell and Jewel Palovak
Timothy Treadwell was an alcoholic and recovering drug addict in the summer of 1987 when he first set off to spend some quality time with wild bears in western Alaska. It was that or a nearly certain death in the L.A. drug demimonde. On virgin Pacific shoreline south of the Arctic Circle, in an area legally off-limits to human hunters, he found a reason to live.
Befriended by a golden-colored bear he named Booble, Treadwell made two vows: to give up drinking and to protect the grizzly and its habitat. He attained the first, but the second may prove beyond his grasp. Today the grizzly, which needs wilderness lands and rivers to survive, is endangered by its most lethal aggressor, modern man. Of the more than 100,000 grizzlies that roamed west of the Mississippi (in the lower 48 states) just two centuries ago, fewer than 1,000 remain, thanks to hunters and land developers. Just 2 percent of the bears' original habitat remains.
Treadwell wisely cautions readers not to imitate his field methods. He has survived countless brushes with death and has come close enough to brother bear to smell his salmon-spiked breath. The grizzly can bound along at speeds up to 35 m.p.h. and decapitate foes with a single swipe of its paw. To calm riled bears, Treadwell walks backward and sings. When encounters turn aggressive, he huffs, snarls and growls as he charges forward. Don't try it.
Although not a trained scientist, the Australian-born, California-bred Treadwell, 36, is a keen observer of bear life. Among Grizzlies is a heart-stopping eco-adventure, a testimony to both the grizzlies and their courageous protector. (HarperCollins, $24)
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Community radio
What is community radio?
A studio at Radio Adelaide. Image courtesy of Radio Adelaide.
The word 'community' can mean many different things. In terms of community radio, 'community' means people who listen to the same kind of music, who live in the same area, who have the same cultural background or who have the same educational needs.
Community radio offers the listening public access to a more diverse range of music, information, news and views than would otherwise be available from commercial or government-based stations. It also provides communities with locally-produced content that is immediately relevant to their daily lives. It allows individuals and community groups to participate in producing their own programs and to maintain their local culture. It also fulfils an important role in providing basic media training for over 7,000 Australians annually. Community radio encourages participation in all aspects of running a radio station from scheduling and producing programs to administration and fundraising.
Community radio stations
Peter Barr, presenter on RTRFM. Image courtesy of RTRFM.
Community radio stations are non-profit, which means that any money they make from the service they provide goes back into the station. Community radio stations receive government funding through the Community Broadcasting Foundation, which was established in 1984 as an independent, non-profit funding body for community broadcasting in Australia.
Community radio stations are limited in how they can use advertising or sponsorship to raise funds and all stations must follow a standard Code of Practice. The Code guides all Australian community stations in their operations and helps them maintain a community focus.
Many community stations rely on subscribers to help raise money to pay for their day-to-day expenses. A subscriber is a person or an organisation that donates money toward the station's running costs.
The people who work in community radio stations are mostly volunteers. This means that they don't get paid for what they do. They work in radio for other reasons: because they believe that the information that they present is important; because they want to develop the skills associated with radio production; or just because working in radio is fun.
Peak bodies
Different types of community broadcasters are represented by different national peak bodies. The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) represents general community radio and television broadcasters, the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council (NEMBC) represents ethnic community broadcasters, the Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA) represents Indigenous community broadcasters, and RPH Australia represents Radio for the Print Handicapped (RPH) broadcasters.
The history of community radio
4ZZZ crew (Jim Beatson pictured front row left). Image courtesy of CBOnline.
Radio has been in Australia since the 1920s, but until the 1970s all radio stations were either commercial organisations or run by the Government.
In the 1960s, Australia's social, political and cultural landscape began to change and people wanted the Australian media, in turn, to reflect these changes. Many specialist groups, including ethnic and Indigenous communities, political activists, students, academics and classical music consumers, began to lobby for their own radio broadcasting licences. This community radio movement was an important force in the birth of community radio and remains a vibrant force in the Australian media today.
Community broadcasting licenses
In the 1970s, the Australian Government made a number of community broadcasting licences available, establishing what it called the 'third tier' of radio. This meant that now there was a third kind of radio station operating in Australia as well as the existing commercial and government-funded stations.
3CR in Armadale. Image courtesy of CBOnline.
5UV, or Radio Adelaide as it is now known, was Australia's first community station. It was established in 1972 and continues to broadcast today.
The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) was established in 1992 to deal with issues associated with radio and television. The ABA was responsible for issuing broadcasting licences until 1 July 2005, when the ABA and the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) merged to become the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
ACMA regulates the way Australian radio stations behave and decides who qualifies for the various kinds of broadcasting licences. For a radio station to qualify for a community licence it must address a perceived need within the community and it also must be a strictly non-profit organisation. Community radio licences are made available in different areas of Australia, depending on the needs of those areas as determined by ACMA.
The purpose of community radio
Community radio stations provide a voice for communities to address issues relevant to their local areas and their lives. The stations also provide training opportunities so that people can learn what is involved in all aspects of radio production.
Most community radio stations define themselves as 'generalist', which means that they play a wide range of music and information programs. Some community radio stations, however, are more specialised. They target specific audiences or feature specialised content. Stations like 2000FM in New South Wales present programs in languages other than English.
Indigenous radio
CAAMA Radio logo. Image courtesy of the CAAMA Radio.
Indigenous stations such as CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) Radio in central Australia aim to promote Aboriginal culture and to educate the wider community.
The Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme (BRACS) was introduced in 1987 to give Indigenous people access to, and control of, their own media at a community level. The scheme gave communities basic production and broadcasting equipment. The program finished in 1991, and the BRACS services are now known as RIBS (Remote Indigenous Broadcast Service).
2XX Community Radio Station, Canberra. Renaldo Portillo from El Salvador presenting the Latin American program. Image courtesy of National Library of Australia: an12942889-71.
Music stations
There are also community stations that specialise in one type of music. 4MBS in Queensland specialises in classical and jazz music, and Fresh FM in South Australia specialises in electronic music.
Other specialist stations
Some stations specialise in other areas. Melbourne's JOY FM, for example, is a gay and lesbian station, and RPH Australia (Radio for the Print Handicapped) provides newspaper and magazine reading services for blind people and people with reading difficulties through its network of radio stations throughout Australia.
The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) is a community radio initiative that began in 2000. The project links Australian contemporary music with community radio to get Australian music national airplay.
AMRAP mails out compact disks (CDs) every month to 200 community stations. Since 2000, the CD mail out service has sent out 2400 titles every conceivable music genre: bush music, country, jazz, folk, electronic and world music. AMRAP has also commissioned live recordings of jazz, rock, pop, country and classical.
The AMRAP website allows users to browse programs, music and broadcasts by music genre. Community radio stations now have access to AirIT, AMRAP's online catalogue of Australian music digital download is free for stations and broadcasters, although tracks are not intended for sharing on the Internet.
Digital radio platforms
Audiences can now access radio content through methods other than traditional analogue signals. Digital broadcasting is being rolled out to supplement the existing analogue signals. Opportunities now exist for radio to be streamed online, which in turn provides the scope to offer additional features and extra information through the online environment.
Useful links
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)
- Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF)
- Community Broadcasting Online (CBOnline)
- Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)
- National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council (NEMBC)
- Southern Community Media Association (SCMA)
- Radio for the Print Handicapped Association (RPH)
- Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP)
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
- Department of Communications, Community radio
Community radio station links
- CBAA member stations
- Triple R FM, Melbourne, Victoria
- ArtSound FM, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- 2NSB, Sydney, New South Wales
- 4ZZZ, Brisbane, Queensland
- RTR-FM, Perth, Western Australia
- PBA-FM, Adelaide, South Australia
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----- Original Message ----- From: " > Perhaps one day we will have a true "Swiss Army Knife" -- a modeling > program that can optimize actual antennas or arrays, over real > terrain. Our desktop computers are certainly powerful enough now. > > 73, Pete N4ZR The desktop computer might be powerful enough (especially if you're willing to wait overnight), but I think you're also looking for a modeling program/system that is reasonably inexpensive and doesn't take hundreds of hours to use effectively. There are a number of approaches, none cheap in either time and money, that exist today. Ohio State's NEC-BSC has been used (10-20 years ago?) to model HF and VHF propagation over real terrain with real dielectric properties. Companies like EDX provide tools for very accurate propagation analysis in a variety of environments (they'll even sell you a database of buildings in some cities). Of course, once you have the terrain model, you still need the earth properties for that model. There is some airborne/spaceborne VHF sounder/SAR data around, but nowhere near the coverage you need for this kind of thing (unless you're lucky), and you'd have to do some work to transform VHF/UHF data down to equivalent properties at HF (although there is some literature on how to do this). What would be interesting is to do a sensitivity analysis with one of the existing tools to see just how much difference poor knowledge of earth properties makes. It might turn out that you could ingest some sort of rough approximation (say, land use/land cover data from Landsat Thematic Mapper which then is used for a lookup table: if it's an agricultural field use these two numbers, if it's residential housing, use these other two). Heck, even distinguishing between urban, suburban, and rural might be enough, and then using a generic earth properties for the overall region. For that matter, it might turn out that going from conductivities of 3 to 20 or dielectric constant of 2 to 40 doesn't make that much difference, so you could use the 5/13 numbers that everyone plugs in blindly. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Baseball pitch based on Orioles player Dempsey
Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison have acquired an untitled script by Johnathon Schaech, Josh Wolf and Richard Chizmar that comedically explores an incident in the life of ex-Baltimore Orioles player Rick Dempsey, whose Little League coach turned out to be a bank robber.
The script was written with input from Dempsey, the scrappy ballplayer who was named MVP of the 1983 World Series.
Schaech, who starred in the Tom Hanks-directed "That Thing You Do," is a lifelong Orioles fan who got involved after meeting with Dempsey. Schaech and writing partner Chizmar brought in Wolf, an established comedy writer to add humor to the character piece.
The writers pitched the story around town, and sparked to Happy Madison and Col, which is overhauling another fact-based baseball film: Aaron Sorkin is rewriting "Moneyball," the film that imploded recently but still has Brad Pitt attached to play Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane.
"Our pitch was, it's 'Catch Me if You Can' meets 'Bad News Bears' with a touch of 'Bad Santa,' " Schaech said.
Dempsey's coach, John Jennings, steered the team to a Little League World Championship in 1963, did time for his crimes and died of cancer after his release from prison.
It is the second turn at bat for Dempsey, who was aligned several years ago to a project that was set up at Warner Bros. That project went away, and the writers started from scratch.
Schaech and Chizmar most recently adapted the Stephen King novel "From a Buick 8" into a Tobe Hooper-directed thriller.


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Monique, glad to hear you are excited for the upcoming launch of Bobble Bots Moshi Monsters. The secret codes that will come in the Bobble Bots packaging (products now up on our website) are for fans to use in the online world at www.moshimonsters.com. We are currently hard at work updating our website and social media channels on a daily basis. Other places you can find us on the web include Twitter @bobblebots and YouTube - www.youtube.com/bobblebots. Thanks again for sharing the news with your readers! Lindsey - Team Bobble Bots
HEXBUG Partners With Moshi Monsters To Introduce Bobble Bots
Innovation First International, known for their clever robotic HEXBUGS has partnered up with Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy to produce sickeningly adorable Bobble Bots!
These bobble headed monsters, set to release in March of this year, will feature the same nano technology, and customizable environments that HEXBUG boasts, but will also integrate the online community, and cute collectable Moshlings that makes Moshi Monsters so popular.
With an estimated 50 million users worldwide, Moshi Monsters is a kid safe (ages 6-12) online community, where users can adopt and customize one of six Moshlings, they can then solve puzzles and play games to earn the community's currency; Rox, as they navigate Monstro City. Users are also allowed limited and filtered interaction with other users. The basic version is free, with the option to purchase a membership which offers additional bonuses, as usual.
Bobble Bots will have its own similar site, and their habitats will resemble those found in Monstro City – allowing users of the site some familiarity. Each Bobble Bot will also come with a code to unlock extra fun goodies on the website, ensuring interest in online play remains.
As of right now the Bobble Bots website is void of information (their Facebook page is the same, but still worth following to get updates when they happen) but they do offer an option to sign up for their newsletter and with launch just a few short months away, information is bound to start trickling down soon.
I, personally, can't wait to check these out when they release!By Monique in Toys 21 Comments »
Posting articles today means no anti-SOPA support from @GamingAngels? @gamingangel @stealthyslyth ?
@xalaga the splash page contains all the links that they can get information from
@xalaga of course we support it. But there's no reason to not allow our readers to access our articles after the splash page
@xalaga @gamingangels @gamingangel we have a splash page
@gamingangel I got confused with the twitter update of articles. Carry on :D
@stealthyslyth I saw the articles tweet and thought you guys where up. It made my head scratch as we are the one that would lose the most
@xalaga @stealthyslyth naturally. :3
@stealthyslyth *slow motion* nnnnnnnooooooooooooooooo! Ill send my minion to hug you from me.@Cannonfodder79 can I trust you with the task?
@stealthyslyth @xalaga AHHH, now I have to go to PAX East. D:
@gamingangel i will answer laters, i promise :)
@stealthyslyth I started words with friends with you...but you no answer :(
@xalaga i vote economy. Which reminds me, I won't be at prime this year =
@stealthyslyth we need more nerds working on "fast Travel." or for this economy to get better NAO
@xalaga woo!! goddamn distance and lack of jobs over on your side of the country
@stealthyslyth If I was, I would bring you Cafe Con Leche, take you out to lunch and get you some Energy drinks just in case :)
@xalaga if only you were closer....
@stealthyslyth may I offer MIO energy drink?
@xalaga @gamingangel i'm so busy there's never enough coffee or tea for that matter ><
@stealthyslyth yeah, @gamingangel said that too. I just need more coffee that is all ;)
@xalaga nah the RSS feed still goes up, but we have our splash page with all relevant sopa and pipa info, not to mention the contact stuff


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Warren Township Police investigated several reports of damage to vehicles in the township on Friday, Feb. 24, along with one report of burglary from a vehicle.
At 10:10 a.m., a Devon Lane resident reported the window to their vehicle had been smashed sometime overnight. Nothing was apparently taken.
At 2:08 p.m., a resident on Berkshire Drive reported that a GPS unit had been removed from his unlocked vehicle.
At 4:12 p.m., a Beechwood Court resident reported that two tires had been slashed on their motor vehicle overnight. An estimate of the value of the damage was not immediately available.


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Latzo helps lead Villa Maria to Beast of the East title
WEST LAWN — Villa Maria's Sarah Latzo had quite a day Saturday for the Victors' water polo team.
After scoring seven goals through two elimination games, Latzo scored four times in the Flight 2 championship match of the Beast of the East tournament to lead the Victors to an 11-10 win over Governor Mifflin Saturday.
With less than 15 seconds remaining in the game, Latzo intercepted an outlet pass from the Governor Mifflin goalkeeper and slammed the ball into the back of the net to give Villa Maria (12-2) the win.
"I know we wouldn't have won the championship without her," assistant coach Adrienne Fischer said of Latzo.
Christine Uht and Alison Cooney also had strong games for the Victors, who went 5-1 in the tournament. Uht netted three goals, while Cooney scored twice, bringing each of their totals for the day to five goals.
Villa Maria's Emily Rodriguez made 17 saves and also scored a goal in the final seconds of the first half when she found the top corner of the Governor Mifflin net from the opposite end of the pool.
Lizzie Rodriguez also scored for the Victors.
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refresh database automaticaly (not datasource)
Hello i make 2 function which with first Datareader i read from the database and from the another i edit the database's tables. here is the functions:
public string DatabaseReader(string select, string read)
I want when i debug the program when i edit or add something from any table i want to refresh the database automaticaly and its not nesacary to close the program and open again to read it.
here is an example to understand what i mean:
DatabaseChange("insert into table (column1,column2) values ('data1','data2')";
label1.Text = DatabaseReader("select data1 from table where column2='data2'","data1");
and in the label1's text goes noData.
How is possible to refresh and go the new data who i insert?
i dont want datasource or datagridview if this is possible.
if is important then tell me the way to fix it. thanks.
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