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Your Brand is the core of your Business. No matter whether you are a sole trader or a multinational business, it is a critical factor to get right in order to be successful.
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Your Brand or "brand image" is the reputation that your company has built up within the marketplace and how it is viewed by your current and potential customers.
Your Brand is also a powerful communication tool which connects your product or service to its target audience.
When a brand identity design is executed correctly it creates a powerful connection between the customer and the product or service and conveys the messages required by the company to generate business.
The message could be anything from 'Buy Me' to 'Choose me over the competitors' and communicating this message must be done with care if you wish to encourage customers into taking action. A clever Graphic Designer (that'll be me then!) can achieve this with style, subtlety and flair.
Ultimately, a graphic designer cannot create a brand image, as the brand image is how the public respond to the devices created under the larger umbrella of a Brand Identity.
Brand Identity design is the collected principles and visual elements that make up your company's public face. It paints a picture of your business and tells the world what you're all about, what you do, your beliefs and how you represent yourselves.
The aim with my branding services is to ensure your identity and ethos meshes perfectly with the image you project.
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Published on March 20, 2014
An overflow room was set up for Wednesday's night school board meeting, seating many of the Westville and Stellarton residents that arrived by bus to hear the fate of Highland Consolidated.
TRURO – The bus back to Westville was not a quiet ride, after approximately 50 Pictou County residents heard that the school board would be closing Highland Consolidated Middle School.
The town arranged to bring a busload of people from Stellarton and Westville to show the school board they weren't willing to see the school shut down without putting up a fight, and they left expressing frustration with the decision.
"It's very disappointing. From the start of the meeting, you could almost tell that this decision was made a long time ago, which is very unfortunate," Westville Mayor Roger MacKay said after the meeting.
He recalled a recent public meeting where many spoke in favour of putting the children back in Highland. Surveys were also sent out, he said, and found that 70 per cent voted they wanted their children back at Highland.
"I don't believe the school board was listening."
Bill Dewtie wasn't impressed with the way the meeting went.
He didn't feel citizens' opinions were heard. As a long-term member of the Westville Garden Club, he's been in several meetings in Highland, and never experienced any of the reported odours or sickness.
Now, they meet at Walter Duggan Consolidated School.
Arthur Sinclair was also on the bus to the meeting.
He has lived in Westville all his life, and didn't want to see the school close.
"Every school I've went to has been torn down."
In March 2011 several teachers and students reported odours and a variety of symptoms believed to be caused by the building.
Potential factors were pinpointed and fixed, but to no avail. In January 2012, consultants were brought in to investigate. Staff and students were relocated to the Nova Scotia Community College Pictou campus in April.
During the summer, Dr. W. A. MacLeod underwent renovations to serve as a temporary school.
A final report on the investigation was provided to the board in November 2012, which was inconclusive on the source of the odours. However, it did identify four likely contributors.
In February 2013, the joint education and operational services committee met to discuss nine options for the school. The decision was made at that meeting not to return to Highland, which prompted a school review process, including an impact assessment report posted online garnering tens of thousands of views.
The report addressed the perception that the building is "sick," despite being technically safe.
"There are historical experiences within the province of Nova Scotia where the standard of care for children at school is deemed to be at a higher level than for example in other non-industrial settings or with adults," the report reads.
There were also several public meetings held on the issue.
MacKay and a Stellarton resident were each given a chance to address the board for five minutes.
Kevin Waller identified himself as a concerned parent, with one of his three children attending Highland Consolidated at Dr. W. A. MacLeod.
"If there are good reasons for closing a school, then I'm one of these people that would go along with it, so long as it's done in good conscience and for the best of the children. But I'm not convinced of that. I've tried to come into this without a terrible amount of bias, but I'm concerned that the MacLeod school being an elementary school will never be suitable as a middle school."
Ron Marks, representative for Westville and Stellarton, put forth a motion to delay the decision until board members could visit both facilities, but the motion was denied due to time restraints.
Although possible to defeat the motion to close Highland, the capital construction process was of concern.
The school board was given word from the province in late December that their capital construction submission was approved. The province committed to putting $3.7 million toward renovations for Dr. W.A. MacLeod.
They can't be sure they would get the funding needed to renovate Highland or the amount of time it would take.
Superintendent Gary Clarke noted that the process has been long and open, and many hundreds of voices have been heard.
He said the study committee had done their work.
"Board members worked very hard to come to the right decision regarding Highland Consolidated Middle School," said CCRSB chair, Trudy Thompson. "We strongly believe that this decision to permanently close Highland Consolidated and to renovate Dr. W.A. MacLeod, to make it a Primary to Grade 8 facility is the right one."
After the decision was made, MacKay addressed the board, telling them it isn't over.
He plans to discuss the town's next move with council in the near future.
The school board also voted to close East Pictou Middle School at the meeting. That decision is dependent on funding from the province to renovate neighbouring elementary school, Frank H. MacDonald. The renovations to turn it into a suitable facility for primary to Grade 8 must be done within five years.
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Organisations continually strive to differentiate themselves in a rapidly changing and demanding market and global competition. These circumstances result in a constant increase in the number of IT systems that depend on master data or that act as sources of master data. Further changing business requirements stem from:
These trends have shown that inconsistent master data severely constrains business and limits its agility to act. That is why today, master data quality has become a strategic success factor for most organisations.


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Located near the slopes, this Hakuba hotel is in the mountains and within a 15-minute walk of Happo Information Center, Happo-one Adam Gondola, and Happo-One Ski Resort. Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and Hakuba Mini Train Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
After a day on the slopes, return to dine at the restaurant. Additional amenities at Hakuba Berg-land include ski storage and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
All 22 rooms offer comforts like premium bedding and down comforters, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. In-room massages, hair dryers, and laptop-compatible safes are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Hakuba Berg-land5736 Happou Hakubamura Kitaazumi-gun Hakuba Nagano-ken 399-9301
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This ski hotel also offers ski storage, laundry facilities, and a television in a common area. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Total number of rooms - 22
- Number of floors - 5
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Free train station pickup
- Year Built 1997
- Free self parking
- Ski shuttle
- Ski storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Down comforter
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Where to Eat
Hakuba Berg-land has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
- Hot springs/mineral springs in spa
- Massages
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: JPY 1500 per person (approximately)
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
Hotel Name
- Berg-land
- Hakuba Berg-land
- Hakuba Berg-land Hotel
We should mention
A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.


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Gnome Attack Book
HOW TO SURVIVE A GARDEN GNOME ATTACK (Ten Speed Press / Random House, Sept. 2010) is a survival guide that will save not only your life, but the lives of your children and loved ones. Congratulations on taking this important step toward safety and a gnome-free life. (Buy it here on Amazon!) In 2009 alone, there were 987 attacks recorded by the Gnome Attacks Hotline based out of Berlin, Germany. Don't bother asking your local authorities about these attack–they can't corral the data like we can. The fact is that if the public knew about how many gnomeowners are mauled and attacked each year by their own statues, the public would erupt into mass chaos. The website all about this book is www.gnomeattack.com.
How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is a humor book (satire), released in fall 2010 and has been featured by such media outlets as Reader's Digest, USA Today, The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and AOL News. The book has been translated into Italian and Japanese.
Upon the book's release, it was in the top 10 humor books in the country sales-wise, alongside two Chelsea Handler books as well as titles by Tucker Max, Max Brooks, Seth Grahame-Smith and the Harvard Lampoon.
The Film Adaptation (Sony Pictures)
In summer 2011, Sony Pictures Animation as well as director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) optioned the film rights to the book. This news was covered by places like Variety, IMDB, Comingsoon.net, The Hollywood Reporter, and many more. As of early 2012, the adaptation process continues forward.
Gnome News, Interviews, & Coverage:
- Coverage in Reader's Digest (Sept. 2010)
- AOL News Feature (Sept. 2010)
- Newsday.com mention (Sept. 2010)
- This Garden is Illegal interview (Sept. 2010)
- Barnes & Noble Book Club interview (Oct. 2010)
- Feature on Dave's Garden (Oct. 2010)
- Feature for Garden Variety (Oct. 2010)
- Interview with Mr. MacGregor's Daughter (Oct. 2010)
- The Herb Companion coverage (Nov. 2010)
- Red Dirt Ramblings online gifts article (Dec. 2010)
- Psychology Today online mention (Dec. 2010)
- Listed on The Casual Gardener's cheap holiday gift list (Dec. 2010)
- "Geek Book Gift Guide" by Beforeitsnews.com (Dec. 2010)
- Denver Post mention (Dec. 2010)
- USA Today coverage (Feb. 2011)
- Gnomes mention in The Daily Telegraph (Feb. 2011)
- Fangoria coverage (March 2011)
- The New York Times Book Review coverage (March 2011)
- Variety's early coverage of Sony & Zemeckis (April 2011)
- Hollywood Reporter's coverage of the movie option (April 2011)
- SlashFilm's notice of the movie option (April 2011)
- IMDB's news story about Sony & Zemeckis (April 2011)
- Total Film's coverage of the movie option (April 2011)
- Comingsoon.com's story about Sony & Zemeckis (April 2011)
- MTV News Interview with me (April 2011)
- GNOMES mention on GardenRant.com (May 2011)
- ScreenRant's original news brief of GNOMES getting screenwriters attached.
- The Film Stage on the news of GNOMES getting screenwriters attached.
- Get the Big Picture on the news of GNOMES getting screenwriters attached.
More info to come soon…
The Story of How GNOME ATTACK Came to Be
I chronicled my entire publishing journey on my work blog, the Guide to Literary Agents Blog. In these posts, you can see how foreign rights are sold, how film rights are sold, how publicity works, how I got my agent, how we shopped the book to publishers, how editing works, how your book is shipped, why certain stores give it prominent placement, how sales works, and much more.


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Warm up questions/online questions
The effect of the Neutrality Acts of 1935-37 was to?
*encourage aggressor nations because they knew in advance that the US would not become involved
The US responded to the Japanese seizure of Manchuria from China in 1931 by?
*Stimson Doctrine, which amounted to a moral lecture
The purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt's 4 freedoms speech was to?
* gain support for his lend lease program
- Lend Lease: congress gave FDR permission to send aid to Britain
Which statements best represents the US' response to reports of the German persecution of Jews?
*the US expressed sympathy for the plight of the Jews, but refused to liberize its restrictive immigration laws
During WW2, women did all of the following EXCEPT
*reaffirm traditional patterns for women's lives
not except:
- work in factories
- establish themselves as a vital part of the economy
- participate in war effort
- define a new role
FDR departed from Wilson's wartime practices when he?
* included members of both parties in delegation to the San Francisco conference
The diplomatic stratedy behind the Len-Lease program was to?
* Support Britain war efforts against Germany, without the US entering WW2
Issued by FDR in 1941, Executive Order No. 8802?
* required defense to make jobs available without discrimination based on race, creed color, or national origin
Which statement is true about the stock market prior to the October 1929 "crash"
9 million americans speculated in the market with borrowed money
In 1930 the American public reacted to Hoover's depression strategies by
*voting for Democrats in the November congressional elections
Which of the following best describes Hoover's handling of the depression?
* His efforts were limited by fears of unbalancing the federal budget and concentration too much power and responsibility in gov't in Washington
The "bonus marchers" in 1932 were
*WW1 veterans who marched on Washington to lobby for immediate cash payments of their veterans bonuses
Which is true about Roosevelt's 1932 campaign for presidency?
* FDR attacked Hoover for reckless spending and insisted that the federal gov't play a larger economic role only as a last resort
The glorification of celebrities in the 1920's was expressed in the following ways
-endorsements by celebrities of products in ads
- idolization of sports celebreties
- public images of "the Sutan of Swat" and the" Georgia Peach"
- hero worship of Charles A. Lindbergh
- NOT: popularity of "Amos and Andy"
Significance of the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924
* set quotas on immigration from certain areas of Europe, Asia, Africa
John T. Scopes was accused of the crime of
*teaching Darwinism evolution in the public schools of TN
A new feature of American business developed in 1921 known as welfare capitalism, was...
*company-provided benefits for workers
Both the Teapot Dome and the Elk Kills scandals in the 1920s involved
*corrupt leasing of gov't oil reserves to private businesses
Which was a first in the 1920's?
- 1st network of radio broadcasting stations -KDKA
- 1st "talkie" movie -Jazz Singer
- 1st commercial radio broadcasting station
- buying on credit
Margaret Sanger was significant to Americal social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of
* birth control
All of the following were achieves during the New Deal
-renewed confidence in banks
-a gradual improvement in farm conditions
-gradual acceptance of labor unions
- reduce unemployment
Until the 1930s, the Supreme Court objected to social legislation passed by the states to protect workers on the basis that such laws?
*interfered with the workers' rights of contract
Supreme Court ruled NIRA unconstitutional in Schechter v. US because?
*used an overbroad definiation of interstate commerce
The farm policy of the New Deal was designed to
* increase prices of farm products by reducing farm output
Most profound and long lasting effect of the New Deal on American politics was?
* increase preseidential power, lessed power of congress
Battles of the Coral sea and Significant in that
*stemming the tide of Japanese advances in the Pacific
To ensure that Russia would join the war against Japan, President Roosevelt in 1945?:
*made certain secret agreements concerning Russian territorial demands.
10 The increase in the number of Mexican Americans employed in the United States during the early 1940s resulted from?:
*wartime labor shortages
What happened to the New Deal during WW2?
an anti-New Deal coalition moved to end many New Deal programs, and the president adapted to the new political environment
12 Which of the following was the MAJOR reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945
he felt it would shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan
In World War II the Allied strategy, agreed upon by the U. S. and Great Britain, was to
*concentrate on defeating Germany first before turning on Japan
Issued by President Roosevelt in 1941, Executive Order No. 8802
*required defense industries to make jobs available without discrimination based on race, creed, color, or national origin
waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of
*"island hopping" from the South Pacific to within striking distance of Japan.
Which of the following made the Soviet Union suspicious of the motives of the United States and Great Britain during World War II
*the delay in opening the second front in Europe.
The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima
*was the responsibility of the Manhattan Project team of scientists and engineers at Los Alamos, NM.
At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, the Allies agreed to
*unconditional surrender
*an invasion of Italy in the spring, invasion of France in 1944, and the concept of "unconditional surrender."
President Truman used the atom bomb against Japan for all of the following reasons
- his basic motivation was to save American lives.
he believed the bomb's power would convince the Soviets not to challenge American supremacy after the war.
he believed the use of the bomb would make a military invasion of Japan unnecessary.
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Reader Michael Burt submitted the recipe below for duck or geese.
Burt wrote: I tried this recipe the other day and loved it. I used a single goose breast, cutting it in half. I also used 3 tablespoons of raspberry jam (2 probably would be fine as the recipe calls for).
I have always eaten geese and enjoyed it, but after this recipe, they may be extinct after next season!
Seared Duck/Goose Breast with Pan Juices
(Any type of jelly works well in place of rasberry jam)
2 Boneless whole wild duck/goose breasts (8 to 12 oz. each), split in half, skin on
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
3/4 cup of dry sherry
2 tablespoons of rasberry preserves
2 tablespoons of margarine or butter
1/4 cup of chopped onion
Sprinkle breast halves evenly with salt and pepper.
Set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine sherry and preserves. Set aside.
In a 10-inch non-stick skillet, melt margarine over medium heat. Add breast halves.
Cook for three minutes. Turn breasts over. Add onion. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until meat is lightly browned.
Pour sherry mixture over breast halves. Cook for 4 to 8 minutes, or until meat is desired doneness and liquid is slightly reduced. To serve, carve up breast halves crosswise into slices. Fan slcies out slightly over hot cooked pasta, if desired. Top with onion and pan juices.
Makes 4 servings.
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|[Yaesu] Quadra, power increase
|firstname.lastname@example.com (Carol L Maher)
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Dave, I do not own a Quadra, but I have had a chance to play with a one. So that makes me think, why on earth if you own a beautiful piece of equipment like this would you even consider attempting to push the envelope when it comes to it's power handling capabilities. On the other hand I have worked on several 1 Kw solid state amplifiers made by ITT Mackay Marine while I was aboard a merchant going container vessel. If the Quadra is built in a similar manner as the Mackay amplifier, then they are using 4- banks with 2- transistors in each bank / circuit going into a 50 Ohm combiner network for the full 1Kw output. I realize that the Quadra does not use power transistors per-say.... however it is using Power MOSFETs in a push pull design. Consider this before you push the limits of your amplifier or any rig for that matter. Do you honestly feel the advise you will receiver on this forum or from any other amateur off the street to be better than that from the Yaesu Engineers who designed that amplifier ???? When ever any piece of electronic equipment is designed, there is a certain amount of headroom built into the equipment design for reliability, voltage variations, and component reliability. Note the statement below from the Yaesu web site: "for years of reliable operation". There is an old saying in electronics and it still holds true today..... "IF IT WORKS --- DON'T FIX IT " Regards Carol L. Maher W4CLM Charlotte N.C. Innovative Ouadra Push-Pull RF Design for 1 kW of MOSFET Power! Yaesu's engineers have conquered the challenging task of providing high power output from 160 through 6 meters!* Yaesu's exclusive Quadra Push-Pull design utilizes 8 rugged MRF-150 MOS FETs for years of reliable operation. > Reply-To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> > From: "Dave Richards" <email@example.com> > To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:31:46 -0500 > Subject: [Yaesu] Quadra question? > > I have heard that one can get 1500 watts out with a quadra how does > one do > that and is it safe > Dave > W1QB --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---
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* ''[[Film/RedDawn1984 Red Dawn]]'', a 1984 film involving an invasion of the USA by Soviet Union.
** ''Roleplay/RedDawnPlus20'', an ExpandedUniverse [[PlayByPostGames roleplay]] inspired by the film.
* ''[[Film/RedDawn2012 Red Dawn]]'', the 2012 remake of the former, which involves an invasion of the USA by North Korea.


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Back to the…back to the banks, y'all! The Brooklyn Banks, that is! The city had threatened to demolish this legendary New York skate spot several times in recent years, but now we're stoked to say it has just been restored and re-opened legally! Every skateboarder who visits this spot from now on owes a debt of gratitude to Steve Rodriguez for his tireless efforts to make this vision into a reality.
To celebrate this monumental undertaking, please join title sponsors 5boro, Emerica and Red Bull, along with Spitfire, Volcom, KCDC and Autumn skate shops, as they bring you the Back to the Banks Skate Jam and Best Trick contest this coming Saturday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. Just to be able to skate the banks is reason enough to make it out, but we're going to throw a little more incentive your way and offer up free food, drinks and product, as well.
Pros from 5boro, Emerica, Baker, Foundation, Spitfire and many others will be duking it out in the Best Trick contest for the title of "King of the Banks". Be sure to come out and support the scene in New York and celebrate the fact that the banks are once again open to skateboarding…this time for good.


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The 21st annual Oregon Brewers Festival, kicked off today with a brunch at PGE Park and a beer parade led by his honor Tom Potter through downtown to the festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The festival runs today through Sunday.
Festival organizer, Art Larrance, who owns the Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub, talks about today's beer parade and the festival. Larrance helped create the festival in 1988.


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November 16th 2006, 05:32 AM
So last week we received the Litter Kwitter and we proceeded to the second step of having the red disk in the LK and on the toilet. Both the cats are fine with it and there has been no accidents yet. We will most likely keep it on till next Friday to make sure they're confortable with it. But I am really happy with the product and I am crossing my fingers that I can make it work.


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Version Comparison
Versioning Machine allows for the comparison of the three versions
of the "Debate between the Body and the Soul" included
on this site. In order to facilitate
the comparison of word choice and word order, the stanzaic order
of the three poems has been rearranged so that the same stanzas
might be compared
between the versions with ease – even though a particular
stanza might occur in three separate narrative positions in each
version. This method of comparison also permits the easy identification
of which stanzas are not shared amongst the versions, enabling the
reader to view the similarities and differences between the versions
Reorganizing the stanzas in this way necessitates that all three versions are arranged against a base text. To this end, the proposed original version of the poem presented by Wilhelm Linow in his 1889 edition of the debate has been followed. It is not suggested that this base text is the correct text or the most authoritative ordering of the stanzas. The Vernon, the Auchinleck and the Laud manuscripts each offer an independent rendition of the debate, and each can be read in their original entirety on the "Manuscripts" page.
To document when stanzas are reordered, two numbers have been attached to each section of verse. The first number indicates the stanzaic order of the original text proposed by Linow, and the second number in parenthesis corresponds to the position that stanza held in its original version. When no corresponding stanza is present in a version, a dash ("—") is used to indicate the absent content.


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Increase access? Sounds like people are getting up there just fine without the additional parking lot. Leave native lands alone. Don't accommodate the selfie takers.
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Time to sue the district, county, city, and state, plus all of those companies in the mix... time to put some sting into the words....
Re the article's recital that parking opponents "noted that the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People requires governments of signatory nations to obtain 'free, prior, and informed consent' from tribal leadership for projects that impact indigenous cultural heritage": the United States is not a signatory nation. We voted against the UNDRIP treaty and it has no legal force in this country. Even if we'd voted for it, the U.S. Senate would have to have ratified it for it to have any legal effect, and the Senate hasn't done so (naturally, inasmuch as it hasn't had to even consider the question).
Jose Perez, the problem is at the Stanford Avenue trailhead, not the Ohlone College one. Making it more expensive to park at the Ohlone College trailhead will worsen, not improve, the situation at Stanford Avenue.
I am an EBRPD volunteer bicycle trail patroller. Here is the situation:
1. About two or three years ago, Fremont's large Asian and South Asian communities discovered Mission Peak. Theretofore the preserve got little visitation. Mission Peak outings have become the thing to do on weekends for those two ethnic communities. The phenomenon has been written up in The New York Times (see below).
2. As a result of this discovery, thousands of people are becoming more physically fit, seeing the snow-capped Sierra Nevada (yes, from just above Fremont), and acquiring conservation and recreation values.
3. The Stanford Avenue staging area is the main one. It has space for maybe 20 cars, which worked when hardly anyone went to Mission Peak.
4. Now, however, people are parking all over the nearby residential neighborhoods starting at 6 a.m. on weekends, or even earlier. They make noise. Their dogs bark. Their car alarms chirp. No one can sleep past 6 a.m.
5. If you ban parking in those neighborhoods, you consign thousands of people to not visit Mission Peak, sit on couches, lose interest in parklands, and gain weight.
6. So the parking lot is absolutely necessary.
7. I bet my house and the houses of most people reading this are on some sort of Native American sacred land. Probably the whole Bay Area is sacred land. Are we offering to return our homes to Native Americans? No.
That said, I have proposed to EBRPD that it contract with a private shuttle company to run a frequent shuttle to the trailhead from Mission Boulevard. A large parking structure could be built on or near Mission Boulevard and a shuttle service would take people up for perhaps $2. I think it would be a big moneymaker for a shuttle service whose business is imperiled by Uber. That could be the solution.
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here's an idea, why not have ohlone college charge parking on weekends for mission peak visitors?
Another important data point that EBRPD needs to consider is that mission peak has the highest density of nesting eagles. See excerpt below from
Joe DiDonato spent part of the late 1980s in a cabin in the Ohlone Wilderness, surveying eagles. He recalls that his estimate of more than 20 nests between Mission Peak and Del Valle was met with incredulity. But later surveys by biologists Grainger and Teresa Hunt, who did extensive trapping, banding, and radio-telemetry, confirmed that number. "We have the highest density of nesting golden eagles anywhere in the world," DiDonato says. In part that's due to a bountiful prey base, primarily ground squirrels. A resurvey by the Hunts in 2005 found that all 58 territories documented in 2000 were still occupied. Most local goldens, sensitive to human disturbance, nest in remote places.
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So, pipelines and selfies are perfectly appropriate reasons to destroy Native culture in the 21st century?
Do you know what makes this more infuriating? The Ohlone College entrance to Mission Peak is always empty on the weekends and has spots for hundreds of visitors. More than enough to accommodate the demand.
Mr Saijan, there used to be plenty of parking on the streets, but it is now mostly restricted to residential permit holders on the weekend. Perhaps the City should open Weibel Dr and then the parking lot may be reconsidered. Firebert, you can use the trails you prefer --it seems you don't like Mission Peak, but that doesn't mean others share your tastes. Please also explain what pictures are acceptable; it may be possible to get rules added to ordinance 38 and to hell with the First Amendment.
I'd like to use Vargas Plateau instead if driving out of my neighborhood to use Mission Peak, but the park district failed to convince a judge that they completed work as per a 2012 lawsuit settlement. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs offered to allow the park to open with the lower access points while the remaining issues were litigated. The Park District considers this favoritism even though anyone can park on the adjacent streets and use these access points. Somehow the EBRPD funding permit parking is not? The EBRPD has some pretty twisted logic. I'm convinced, after waiting more than 10 years for Vargas Plateau, that the District's senior staff prefers land museums and litigation over park access.
The obvious is now undeniable: neither the Mayor nor her appointed sycophants have any control. Oakland deserves, and desperately needs, a civilian police commission unfettered by OPD or the corner office at City Hall. Vote!
This is what happens when basic bitches flock to a hill to take selfies in front of a stick. There are tons of better hiking trails in the bay area with better vistas. It's a fad trail and it will die soon
A. How was this a conspiracy? B. Since when are OPD officers prosecuted for taking part in conspiracies? No officers were prosecuted for conspiring to extort thousands of dollars from downtown club owners during the Dellums administration. (OPD deliberately overscheduled and then sent officers them home, charging the club owner for the officers who were sent home.) OPD officer(s) testified to this conspiracy in depositions when one of the club owners sued (OPD shakedown put club out of business).
It is shameful that people are discouraged to enjoy physical activity so close to your home and harm the young generation by narrow minded. In mater of fact there is no shortage of parking on public streets. Building parking lot is second option and dragging their legs are so selfish.
It's a disgrace for a part district to claim they "work" with Ohlone people then move to desecrate their sacred sites even though the majority of the community whom attended the meeting was in opposition to the parking lot. People proposed a shuttle as an alternative that would accommodate everyones needs. Anyone that supports this project has a colonial settler as this project would further cultural genocide by disturbing their Shellmound Burial site. #protectsacredsites
I agree with the neighbors who object to the parking lot at option A and cite their concerns about the potential impact on Ohlone cultural artifacts. In fact I suggest they demonstrate their commitment by vacating their homes (which are also likely to be built over Ohlone sites) and restore their property to a natural state.
Spurred by a fad of selfie-snapping atop Mission Peak — which offers a world-at-your feet view of Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay — usage of the one-mile trail to the summit has grown exponentially in recent years.
First of all get your facts straight. This not a case exponential growth. There has been very constant number of visitors for the last three years. It's a 3.1 mile hike not one-mile. It is also a 2100 ft. climb. The reason people go up there is because it is an accomplishment. Mission Peak is part of an eclectic park system all bay area residents can enjoy. Imagine closing a park because it has become popular. That's ridiculous and in opposition to the stated goals of East Bay Regional Parks.


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Mountain Thunder Lodge is one of the most luxurious condos in Breckenridge and at the great location. Nestled in pines only 1 ½ blocks from Main Street (known for its restaurants, shopping and night life), the lodge is SKI-IN and SKI-OUT (Gondola-OUT). The Gondola Ski Back trail is just out the back door and the BreckConnect Gondola is only 200 yards away via the Gondola Ski Back trail. The gondola provides fast and easy access from the condo to the heart of the ski area at the bases of Peak 7 and Peak 8 where you will find on-mountain dining, ski schools, rentals, etc, and several other lifts including the Independence SuperChair, the Rocky Mountain SuperChair and the Colorado Superchair.
Stepping into this impeccable mountain lodge you will be welcomed by a grand entry of slate and log. Just beyond the front desk a large gathering area tempts you to relax by a massive rock fireplace with several inviting overstuffed sofas and chairs. Your private equipment (ski) locker is just around the corner and a hottub, overlooking the Gondola Ski Back, is just out the back door.
Your suite is only a few steps away by elevator and opens into your lodge-like living area with a balcony to enjoy the gorgeous view, beautiful moss rock fireplace and an open gourmet kitchen with its granite counter tops, slate floor and knotty pine cabinets. The master and guest bedrooms, as well as the two large bathrooms, will greet you with this same warm and well appointed look and feel.
The master bedroom boasts a king-size pillow-top bed while the guest bedroom is furnished with a queen pillow-top bed. Both bedrooms are equipped with a satellite TV/DVD player. The sofa-sleeper in the living area makes a comfy second queen bed and is complemented with a large flat screen TV with DVD player, and a CD stereo with an iPod/MP3 connection. This unit is also equipped for high-speed Internet (WiFi B/G or Ethernet cable) and telephone service through the front desk.
The east-facing windows and balcony from this second floor condo provide unobstructed and gorgeous views of historic downtown Breckenridge, the Blue River Valley and the Continental Divide just beyond. As a corner unit, you'll have additional inspiring views to the south.
Although the location of this condo makes it easy to just leave your vehicle parked for days (if you even bring one), the free and private underground parking also makes it easy to use your vehicle. For added convenience, a free and private shuttle picks up at the front door to take you around town. Also, the Summit Stage, a free county wide bus system, stops across the street.
As our guests of Mountain Thunder Lodge, the facilities of One Ski Hill Place (including the indoor pools, theater, and bowling alley) and Crystal Peak Lodge (with its billiards room and steam room) are all available for your use, free of charge.
The entire complex is non-smoking and does not allow pets.
Please see our pricing and calendar, below. Also note the comments from our guests not only from North America, but also from Europe and Australia.
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We are David and Diana living in Arvada, Colorado (a suburb of Denver.) We are working parents who have always loved the mountains as a cool summer get away and as a winter break to ski & snowboard with our two daughters. We hope you enjoy our home away from home as much as we do.
David & Diana purchased this condo in 2006
As you know, there are many ski resorts in Colorado. We chose Breckenridge for our second home / condo investment because we just love the town. Unlike the other "man-made" resorts, Breckenridge is a real town with a real (long) history that you can see when walking Main Street. The town's natural beauty is unsurpassed. Also, unlike most other world-class resorts, this town is very relaxed and unpretentious in feel and prices.
Specifically, we chose Mountain Thunder Lodge for many reasons… Number 1 is the ideal location relative to the Skyway ski trail, the BreckConnect gondola, and Main Street. Please read more in the condo's description. Secondly, we love its upscale and well-maintained amenities and conveniences. It is certainly one of the nicest, most popular, and most highly rated condominiums in Breckenridge.
The benefits of Mountain Thunder Lodge are too numerous to list here, but a few of the more obvious benefits to visitors include… In the winter, simply jump on the BreckConnect Gondola across the street for direct access to either Peak 7 or Peak 8. Then ski to your back door at the end of the day (or for lunch) instead of taking a bus, etc. In the summer, just hike or bike from the back door of Mountain Thunder Lodge for gorgeous nature adventures. Regardless of the season, Main Street is an EASY 5 minute walk for dining, shopping and entertainment, and when you return to the condo you have amenities such as 3 hot tubs and an outdoor heated swimming pool to relax with, or just snuggle into the well-appointed residence. Some say, "It's all good"…, at Mountain Thunder Lodge "It's all great!"
Welcome. We are fortunate to have recently purchased this new, beautiful Breck condo. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Please look over the information in this website and contact us if interested. We look forward to hosting you in our new home away from home. And PLEASE, leave your comments for us and others.
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My family couldn't have been happier with this property, its proximity to downtown Breck, and (from my son's perspective) the pool! We had great weather and easy hosts in David and Diane. Thanks a lot!
This condo was a great get-away for my family! It had all the amenities we needed (even lotion because I forgot mine!), was an awesome location, and the perfect size for us. The front desk downstairs has DVDs you can check out at no charge, which was great for us with a 5-1/2yr old. Owners were great to work with, too. Will definitely be looking to book it again!
After spending a few days in Grand Lake with our boys, we were excited to show them Breckenridge. The condo was perfect for our family of 4. The location and parking were so convenient. We loved using the shuttle service and being able to walk to Main Street and the Gondola. The condo is well furnished and very comfortable. We truly enjoyed our stay at the condo and would definitely stay again! Thank you for sharing your home!
Great condo. Perfect. Location and well furnished. Makes for a great vacation. Great views. Great. Trails nearby. Thanks. Ron and. Kathy
Great location and spacious condo. Everything we needed was there. Thanks
Our family really enjoyed our stay here. From the beautiful balcony view over looking Breck, to the spacious and clean living space, everything was delivered as advertised. Since we travel with children, already having a high chair and pack-n-play for them saved us considerable travel space. There is a trade-off with the amazing view and nearby traffic noise. We are looking forward to re-booking next Summer.
Breckenridge has it all!
***Unique Winter Activities include Dog Sledding, Outdoor Skating, Ice Fishing,
***Unique Summer Activities include Fly Fishing (Gold Medal!!!), Championship Golf (5 courses), Alpine Slide, Goldmine Tours, gorgeous parks for Volleyball, Horse-shoes, BBQs, etc.
***Year-round Activities include many Restaurants, Dance Clubs, Out-door Concerts, Festivals, Boutique Shopping and an Outlet Mall with about 100 Shops nearby.
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Nov 1 2016 - Dec 20 2016
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Dec 21 2016 - Jan 1 2017
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DOWLING CATHOLIC (11-3) - Peter Odia 2-7 2-2 7, Luke DeVenney 1-2 0-0 3, Grant Otte 6-9 2-2 14, Matthew Haack 4-6 0-0 8, Jack Green 2-4 0-0 5, Eric Austin 4-6 0-0 9, Jon Wisnieski 6-13 2-2 14, Ted Brown 0 1-2 1. TOTALS 25-48 7-8 61.
MHS (5-11) - Blake Judkins 2-8 1-2 6, Austin Kluver 1-3 0-0 3, Mason McCarville 2-6 0-0 6, Hunter Hillygus 2-5 0-0 6, Blake Gimbel 3-10 0-0 8, Tyler Kluver 2-2 0-0 6, De'Quan McDowell 2-6 2-4 6, Riley Wirth 0-2 0-0 0, Aaron Hauser 0-2 0-0, Connor Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 14-45 3-6 41.
3-Point Goals-DC 4 (Odia, DeVenney, Green, Austin); MHS 10 (Gimbel 2, McCarville 2, Hillygus 2, T. Kluver 2, Judkins, A.Kluver). Rebounds-DC 29 (Otte 7); MHS 14 (Judkins, Gimbel, McDowell 3).
"They ramped up their defense and we just couldn't buy a bucket in that second quarter," Smith said. "We didn't take bad shots, but the shots we took just didn't fall.
"We don't have that 6-foot-7 guy we can throw it in to and get a shot whenever we want. We are going to have to hit outside shots to be successful."
And for a quarter, the Bobcats did just that.
Blake Judkins scored five quick points in the first frame to give the Bobcats an early lead. Tyler Kluver, Gimbel, Hunter Hillygus and Austin Kluver all buried treys in the period, as well, as the Bobcats played the Maroons point-for-point.
Hillygus' 3 gave MHS another lead at 16-14 and then Austin Kluver's triple tied the score at 19 heading into the second quarter.
"We played hard tonight," Smith said. "I thought we moved the ball well and we passed the ball well. We see the makes all the time in practice and we definitely gave ourselves some opportunities tonight."
Matthew Haack hit back-to-back shots to start the second and a triple by Luke DeVenney made it 26-19 in a hurry. Haack added one more bucket in the frame and all Marshalltown managed was two freebies by De'Quan McDowell.
Tyler Kluver and Gimbel sunk back-to-back treys early in the third to get the Bobcats within three points, but Dowling finished the period on a 13-4 run and led by 12 heading into the fourth, and the Bobcats would not get closer than 12 the rest of the way.
"The scout on us is to come out and guard us, and Dowling did that very well tonight," Smith said. "We took good shots. They just didn't fall. I credit Dowling for that.
"(Dowling) doesn't pass the eye test, but they do everything well. They are an outstanding team and are a program we inspire to make our Bobcat program someday."
The inside attack of Jon Wisnieski and Grant Otte led the Maroons to the victory. Wisnieski, who will play football at Iowa next season, and Otte both finished with 14 points, while Eric Austin had nine, Haack added eight and leading scorer Peter Odia pitched in seven.
Judkins, McDowell, Mason McCarville and Hillygus all finished with six points for the Bobcats. MHS was 10-of-27 from long range in the game.
The Bobcats will travel to Fort Dodge on Friday. They defeated the Dodgers by one at the Roundhouse earlier this season, but Fort Dodge has since beaten Mason City, Johnston and state-ranked Urbandale. ... The Maroons' leading scorer is Odia at 11.2 points per game, but four players score at least 9.2 points per game. ... The Maroons' eight-game win streak includes victories over Waukee, Southeast Polk and Johnston. During that stretch, only one team has scored more than 51 points against them. ... Smith said he wants to model Dowling's blue-collar style. "They play solid defense and make the extra passes on offense, too," Smith said.


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FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- Fairfield police have found a woman who escaped custody at the city's jail Friday.
Tanaka Germany, 22, was arrested and accused of shoplifting from the Burlington Coat Factory by Western Hills Mall, according to Fairfield Police Chief Leon Davis. Germany escaped from police custody at the jail around 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Davis said Friday evening that Germany was found in the Wenonah area of Birmingham and taken into custody. She will be taken to the Jefferson County Jail charged with second-degree escape. Her bond will be set at $15,000.
Germany was being held on several warrants from Fairfield, Davis said.
Updated at 6:57 p.m. with information about Germany being found.


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"Gay" Actor Gets Down And Dirty In Hollywood
Here's something Tom Cruise won't be watching in the near future: filmmaker Ian Halperin's His Highness Hollywood.
You may recall Halperin's name from his book, Hollywood Undercover, in which he infiltrates Scientology to expose the group's anti-gay agenda. Highness takes that mission one step further to explore the trials and tribulations of being a gay actor in Hollywood.
From the music playing press release:
Halperin, who is known for his past undercover exposes, infiltrates casting rooms and befriends several A-list actors and industry people by posing as a gay actor who's a member of the so-called 'Israeli Royal Family.' He then ends up in a top Hollywood acting school, gets put into shape by Usher's personal trainer and is cast for several major film roles, all while infiltrating The Church of Scientology. Then the Church of Scientology offers him a "cure" for his homosexuality.
While we're on the subject of Halperin, Hollywood and the homos, he tells us a New York developer plans to open a gay-themed multiplex in 2009. Again, something Tom Cruise won't enjoy.
To get your sticky hands on a copy of Halperin's flick, click here!
There's 3 minutes I'll never get back, what a waste of bandwidth.
I suggest you dump this and run the NEW anti Prop 8 ads which look like Mac vs. PC
from Pam's House Blend, the first one is GREAT, and makes Prop8 supporters look like a JOKE and LOSERS, I'm donating today to keep this ad running.
I think another powerful ad would have no dialog, just have Portia and Ellen standing on stage, and one by one straight well known actors step up next to them…end the spot with "UNITED" on a black background.Oct 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm · @Reply ·
very interesting film, can't wait to get the DVD. I heard it's very entertaining, and reveals a lot about homophobia in Hollywood and Scientology.


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'Hours of Life' initiates Art Museum auditorium
Some stories are timeless, transcending the setting in which they first appeared. Boy meets girl is pretty standard fare in theater, but when that "boy" is the turbulent Edgar Allen Poe, the inherent drama ratchets up.
Bainbridge Island playwright Paul Lewis turns an old story, that of the obsessive, erotically charged love affair between Poe and poet Sarah Helen Whitman, into a contemporary musical, and juxtaposes it against the backdrop of the dawning of the Machine Age.
"It's a romance that is impossible, yet inevitable," Lewis said. "Helen is a wealthy, mystical, young widow. Poe is impoverished. Some would say a renegade. A bad boy."
Lewis wonders what force or forces created such a juxtaposition. Whatever it was, that force is still at work: Tonight, Lewis will detail the troubles of a dark 19th-century poet on the virgin stage of Bainbridge Island's newest venue – the auditorium that is the first component of the planned Art Museum. During Monday night's rehearsal, most of the chairs in the 95-seat venue were still covered in plastic.
"I miss the old building," said Barbara Hume who plays Poe's lover Sarah Helen Whitman. "I remember getting ice cream there. And singing karaoke."
That is the old story, one for which many islanders hold a similar nostalgia. But now, immersed in rehearsing for the play that will initiate a new era in the island's history, she's part of a new story. One that has yet to be written.
The Art Museum's Executive Director Greg Robinson is a significant collaborator in and witness to the creative process of birthing this new narrative into being.
Reflecting the approach the board is taking, he uses the word "discovery" often. The board has gone to great lengths to involve as many organizations and partners in the process, starting with the design of the building on the island's most prominent corner.
Robinson, drawing on his early career in facilities planning, has enjoyed the cerebral challenge of that phase. Form follows function.
"It's like a puzzle," he said, sitting at a table in the new classroom. "It's really fascinating, and is its own creative process."
After five years at the helm of the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, Robinson is aware of Bainbridge's unique situation. Usually, he said, a museum is built because an established arts organization outgrows its space. In this case, the opportunity for the perfect space became available and the organization is emerging from that set of circumstances.
"This was a dream and the perfect site became available," Robinson said.
In a way, erecting a structure is the easy part.
"How do you grow an organization?" he said. "It's not as linear as designing a building."
He and the board understand that the story they're midwifing is not just theirs.
"We want to become a 'cultural living room' for the island," he said. "We're really interested in what does the public want out of it that we haven't thought of yet."
To that end, he and or the board have met with dozens of groups, forging "cultural partnerships" with entities such as IslandWood, Bloedel Reserve, the school district, the Metro Park and Recreation District, Senior Center, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, and its closest neighbor, Kids Discovery Museum. For instance, KiDiMu will be using the Art Museum's new classroom this summer for some of its creative camps. The next generation of islanders will be forming new memories of their own.
What will the collective story become? Only time – the hours of life – will tell, but tonight, a few new strands gets woven.
To learn more, visit www.bainbridgeartmuseum.org.
A new era begins
A premiere staged reading of "The Hours of Life," a musical written by Paul Lewis, with some lyrics by Colin Speer Crowley, runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. tonight in the Bainbridge Art Museum auditorium, in the Island Gateway complex, 554 Winslow Way E.
The nimble cast includes Kevin Matthew as Edgar Allan Poe; Barbara Hume as Poe's lover Sarah Helen Whitman; Robin Denis as Maria Clemm (Muddy) and Mrs. Power; Jason Fowler as the Conductor; Johann Maezel, Pabodie, and the Stranger; Jennifer Jett who plays Anna Power, Eliza Poe, and Virginia Poe (Sissy); and Susan R. Anderson as Willem Schlumberger, the Librarian, Barkeep, and Nurse.
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DOVER, Del., October 23, 2012 – USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Delaware is encouraging all producers interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to apply by December 21, 2012 for assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2013. Funding for CSP is pending; however, producers who have their application on file by the deadline will be considered first for funding, once available.
CSP provides technical and financial assistance to producers to address resource concerns on a comprehensive scale by implementing additional conservation activities; and improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities. Participants are paid for conservation performance-- the higher the stewardship level, the higher their payment.
"Our stewardship program recognizes all types and sizes of agricultural production. The small farmer who applies for a payment to address his operation's resource concern, is as valuable as the largest farmer's goal to address resource challenges on multiple fields," said Russell Morgan, NRCS State Conservationist. "When the common denominator is improving natural resources, like the health of the soil, all are urged to participate."
Conservation enhancements in Delaware include planting cover crop and cover crop mixes, using deep rooted crops for soil compaction, and leaving standing crops for wildlife, among others that benefit soil and water quality and wildlife habit. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, and nonindustrial private forest land; participants must enroll their entire agricultural operation in CSP.
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The Decemberists aren't the only Portlanders loading in at Edgefield this weekend. (Read about the Decemberists' show.) While they're playing Marymoor Park outside Seattle on Friday, Death Cab for Cutie has a sold-out Troutdale show.
Then the bands swap venues for Saturday and Sunday homecoming shows.
In Seattle, Death Cab's Saturday show is sold out.
Here, the Decemberists' Saturday show is sold out.
Funny how that works out.
"It's so funny," Death Cab's Chris Walla, a Portland resident, said earlier this week prior to a show in Salt Lake City and a day before playing the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. On July 5, Death Cab headlined the Hollywood Bowl and played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
"We had the worst seats in the house for the whole thing," Walla said. The band was out front, and there was "a big Plexiglas wall, and so I sort of had the impression there was an orchestra happening."
He'll dig it up on YouTube at some point, maybe, so he can watch it.
And so it's been a bit of a jagged sprint to the finish line of a tour that began in 2008 after the release of "Narrow Stairs" and continued off and on through the more recent release, "The Open Door E.P."
What to expect Friday?
"I would like to say we have a really calculated, really professional piece of entertainment for everybody," Walla said. "I don't think we can say that."
What he could say is it's fun, which often trumps really professional.
Where Death Cab has been is where Blind Pilot is trying to go. The Portland group first caught people's attention by pedaling their bikes up and down the West Coast and playing music wherever they could. Now they're stuck in a van, crisscrossing the nation in support of "3 Rounds and a Sound." They open for the Decemberists on Saturday and Sunday.
Blind Pilot played in support of the Counting Crows and the Hold Steady, and they've already done a round of dates with the Decemberists. In between, plenty of dive bars.
"It's been pretty drastically different shows," singer and guitarist Israel Nebeker said.
The good news is they're still playing. Nebeker said he was already planning the next record when "3 Rounds" was released almost a year ago. That they're still touring off it is a sign of success, and the gigs only get bigger. They'll play Lollapalooza in Chicago in early August, the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco in late August and wrap things up in September at the Sisters Folk Festival.
As for the brief break that just ended, he spent it doing what any outdoors-inclined musician stuffed in a van with five other people would do.
"Visiting the coast, doing a lot of camping and hiking," he said.


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Since there was quite a bit of talk in the Blazers Forum the other day about Comcast Sports Net and the satellite companies striking a deal, I fired off an email to CSN to find out whether or not this was true. Tim Fitzpatrick of CSN says that while there is nothing new to report, negotiations continue. Fitzpatrick's response follows:
Nothing is imminent with the satellite providers or Charter. To date we have struck deals with nine separate providers - big and small, cable and competitor - and have offered essentially the same terms to satellite & Charter but as of now they continue to deny their customers our Trail Blazers coverage. However, we continue to negotiate with them to reach a deal and remain optimistic hat our distribution will continue to expand. Comcast SportsNet is presently available in 256 Oregon and Washington communities.
Thanks for checking the rumor and giving us the chance to respond.
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It's the time of year when giving of yourself to others becomes an important lesson we all try to teach younger generations. Now you have an opportunity to think about the older generations.
Donations can be made now through Dec. 7.
The Be a Santa to a Senior program is another way to incorporate giving back.
Home Instead Senior Care has developed the Be a Santa to a Senior program to provide presents and special visits to local seniors who otherwise might be overlooked this holiday season.
"Most people aren't aware that there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of seniors in every community who have no family and are alone," said Dan Pahos, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Birmingham and surrounding areas. "What's more, this holiday season finds many older adults struggling to make ends meet."
Here's how it works: The public is asked to purchase a holiday gift bag (with handles) and fill it with any of the items listed below. Label the bag male or female and bring it to the Home Instead Senior Care office located at 2059 Columbiana Road, Suite 105 in Birmingham or a drop off in your area.
Businesses are encouraged to contact the local Home Instead Senior Care office about adopting groups of seniors. For more information about the program, call 205-822-1915.
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- Blankets
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- Washcloth, Bath and Hand Towel Sets
- Kitchen Towels
- Smoke Alarms (with batteries)
- Devices to Aid Opening Jars/Bottles
- Flashlight (with batteries)
- Large Print Playing Cards
- Stationary/Cards
- Photo Albums
- Picture Calendars
- Nail File kits
- Cotton Handkerchiefs
- Large Button Telephones
- Alarm Clocks with Large Numbers
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Mentor programs are a great way to make contacts and learn about job opportunities in your field of interest.
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Sun., 22 Oct., 10:00 a.m.-noon
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Looking for a job — now or in the future?
Join this group of mentors for one-on-one career advice, networking opportunities, and job-market perspectives. They represent a broad range of geoscience-related professions, including academics, industry, and government agencies. This FREE come-and-go event is open to everyone. Registration not required.
|This year's Careers Roundtable Mentors:
|Allyson Anderson, Dave Applegate, Eric Bear, Paul Doss, Mark Eisner, Martha Garcia, Frank Getchell, Elizabeth Haynes, Jill Karsten, Steve Kluge, Rosaly Lopes, Peter Folger, Jason Petula, Lisa Rossbacher, Dallas Rhodes, Marilyn Suiter, John Waugh
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Tues., 24 Oct., noon-3:00 p.m.
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Pursuing a Hydrogeology Career Path?
The Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program underwrites the cost for up to 25 students to attend the distinguished Hydrogeology Division Luncheon and Awards Presentation. That's right — no cost to students.
Eligible students are those who have:
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Bruce Heise, Geologist, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service
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James Robertson, Director, Wisconsin Geological Survey
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Who's serve do you think you could return?
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I made a comment in a previous post about someone trying to return Roddick's serve and it got me to thinking.
If Roddick, Federer or Safin was serving to you, how many serves do you think you could get back out of 100 FIRST serves?
One I would be scared crapless just standing there. I would need an adult diaper the first time they hit that serve. I would be praying they were not going for an "at your body serve".
Now before you type in a number of service returns, ALL you would have to do is get the ball back, it does not have to be pretty.
I say I would get back about 5... 1/2 of which would probably go off of my frame and happen to land into the court...
What about you?
MC ill Logic:
I could probably get one back into play sooner or later. Roddick's second serve would be tough. Those guy can place their second serves on a dime but Federer's can't be going faster than 110, so if I choose the right side it wouldn't be THAT much tougher thant the first serves I'm used to facing.
I figured of anyone here you could get the most back since you are used to some of those speeds. It would be the spin that would throw me for a HUGE loop. I would never be able to tell where the spini sgoing to take some of those balls. Those guys hit with mad spinz!
i play wit ha guy who gets about 125 on his serves. we got ahold of a radar gun and timeed both of ours. thing is about his first serve, if you can guss where he is going to go, and he gives it away quite a bit, the way he drops his forarm and elbow when he goes down the T, you can get get your strings on the ball. its got a lot of kick on his second also, and if i just stand there, he can kick it at 90mph up to my eyes, and im 6 foot tall. on his second serves, i get myself moving forward, and i get abovce the ball before it jumps too high, this way you hit wiyth soem power, and you dont need to swing hard. i imagine its similar for pros, with the exception of roddick and a few others who are just scary as hell. If you guess right and learn from a few give aways they might let out, you can get to the ball. if you shorten up your swing and make sure the racquet face is pointed towards the other side of the court, you should be able to get soem returns back, quite a few with good depth adn pace. to answer the question, if i went up against a serve like roddicks, i doubt if icould do much better than scott or anyone else. but against more reaslistic players that we encounter in matches, try to use the ideas i presented, espcially trying to look for hints on the direction/spin of serves, and you will be better off.
The spin they use (meaning the pros) is just insnae compared to what we are used to. I would love to try though. Hey, Maybe some pro will read this thread and give me a chance! HA!
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Five. Six.
Those are the only two numbers that will matter Tuesday night. For the 63rd time, Rutgers and Seton Hall — two schools separated by 27 miles, but lately bound by each's inability to escape the depths of the Big East Conference — will face off on the basketball court. And for all of the talk of rivalries, high emotions and spirited play, one thing will matter: Who snaps its losing streak first?
Seton Hall, losers of five in a row? Or Rutgers, losers of six in a row?
"They're in desperate times just like us," Rutgers senior center Austin Johnson said.
"Definitely desperation going on here," said Seton Hall junior Fuquan Edwin. "But at the end of the day, someone's got to be the winner."
That's the hope anyway.
Over the past month, it's felt like neither of New Jersey's two Big East programs would end their respective losing streaks. Rutgers hasn't posted a win since Jan. 17, while Seton Hall hasn't been victorious since Jan. 23. (Oddly, both team's last win was over last-place South Florida.) In some cruel twist of basketball fate it's appropriate that both teams would have to face each other to break it.
Think of this as "Get Off The Schneid Bowl."
"It's a Big East game," Rutgers head coach Mike Rice said. "You act like it's going to be any different. (But) then we didn't have any desperation for Georgetown and didn't play hard. It's the same. It's Big East basketball. It's a bloodbath and if you blink, you lose. If you beat yourself, you lose. If you don't finish possessions off with rebounds, finishing near the rim — you lose. And we haven't done a good enough job the last month to win a basketball game."
Both Rutgers (12-10, 3-8 Big East) and Seton Hall (13-11, 2-9 Big East) have been down this road before, trying to break losing streaks against one another.
This will be the 15th time in the 18 years that both programs have been a part of the Big East where Rutgers and Seton Hall will enter the rivalry game carrying losing streaks into regular season play. The combined 11-game losing streak matches the total that each program had when they played for the second time during the 2007-08 season — however it will be the first time that the Pirates and Scarlet Knights will each have separate losing streaks of four or more games.
"From my experience in three years, every game is a big game," Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard said. "It doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. It's a good rivalry. The fans are into it. It's always a good game."
Despite each team's recent losing streaks, there is still the expectation that Rutgers and Seton Hall will put on a good show. Both sides are still buying into the theory that everything gets pushed aside when the two teams meet. The Pirates have won the past five games at the Rutgers Athletic Center, while the Scarlet Knights have won three of the last five at the Prudential Center.
And of the last 10 meetings overall, nine games have been decided by six or fewer points.
"We know those guys," Johnson said. "I've played with Fuquan on the Playaz, Myles (Mack) played in high school with those guys. People chirp back and forth with one another. The closeness of it in the state of New Jersey, people feel it. You just want to get the win."
Perhaps more so than posting a victory against a conference and state rival, both Rutgers and Seton Hall will be looking for its first win in weeks. Does the five-game streak end or does the six-game one?
Who snaps their streak first?
"Somebody is going to come out victorious on Tuesday," Rice said. "And somebody is going to come out with a longer losing streak."
Brendan Prunty: firstname.lastname@example.com; Twitter: @BrendanPrunty
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It seems like one of the constant of the college basketball season: Rutgers and Seton Hall playing one another, trying to snap a losing streak. Since Rutgers became a Big East Conference member in 1995, New Jersey two biggest programs have played 31 times in the regular season and tonight's game will be the 15th time each brings a losing streak to the table. A look:
Feb. 12, 2013 || Lost 6 || Lost 5 || ???
Feb. 8, 2012 || Lost 2 || Lost 6 || Seton Hall, 59-54
Feb. 23, 2010 || Lost 1 || Lost 1 || Seton Hall, 76-70
Jan. 29, 2009 || Lost 7 || Lost 1 || Seton Hall, 70-67
Mar. 9, 2008 || Lost 9 || Lost 2 || Rutgers, 64-61
Jan. 27, 2007 || Lost 5 || Lost 2 || Rutgers, 74-70 (2OT)
Feb. 8, 2005 || Lost 5 || Lost 2 || Rutgers, 62-61
Mar. 7, 2004 || Lost 1 || Lost 1 || Seton Hall, 71-70
Feb. 23, 2002 || Lost 1 || Lost 3 || Rutgers, 66-60
Jan. 11, 2002 || Lost 1 || Lost 1 || Seton Hall, 67-54
Feb. 4, 2001 || Lost 8 || Lost 2 || Rutgers, 70-64
Feb. 21, 1999 || Lost 1 || Lost 1 || Seton Hall, 57-55
Feb. 18, 1998 || Lost 1 || Lost 2 || Seton Hall, 64-54
Jan. 26, 1997 || Lost 2 || Lost 5 || Seton Hall, 75-72
Feb. 7, 1996 || Lost 5 || Lost 2 || Rutgers, 70-61


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RablaSo why doesn't that 'Promoted Content' on all the news articles go away when my N+ Ad Disable is on?
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Good question. I'll ask Redemption about that tomorrow.
Rabla Feb 12, 14
Thanks bro
Redemption Feb 13, 14
That Promoted Content block was excluded from N+ users from the very beginning. Are you still currently seeing it?
Rabla Feb 13, 14
Yeah, they're still there.
Redemption Feb 13, 14
We just tested it on some accounts and cannot see the ad, it is explicitly set not to show for N+ users. I'll have to get more recent data to test as your account.
Redemption Feb 14, 14
When I check your account I don't see that you have any ads disabled in the Neoseeker+ settings, can you confirm if you've done that? The database shows that you haven't disabled any ads.
Rabla Feb 14, 14
Oh, huh. I'm sure I went and turned all that on when I got N+
Seems to be gone now that I've changed the options to not show ads.
Seems to be gone now that I've changed the options to not show ads.


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Christian McBride Big Band at 92nd Street Y
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This bassist, composer, educator and bandleader presents an evening of jazz staples and original tunes as part of a 92Y residency.
Venue Description: Located on the Upper West Side, the 92nd Street Y is NYC's hub for lectures, talks, readings, literary events, classes, Jewish programs, food and wine tastings, and more. They also offer live music, dance performances, and more including the Art of the Guitar, the $5 Fridays at Noon dance series, and social events.