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Because of my father, I can never watch "Caddyshack." That's because my dad, after a morning on the golf course during my childhood, too much resembled Ted Knight's character right down to his white hair.
Because of my father, I use the word "y'all" a lot in conversation, even though I've never lived in the South. Dad did, though, growing up in Lebanon, Tenn., and his accent remained with him through all the various postings that come with a career in the U.S. Air Force.
Because of my father, who was as smart as he was stubborn, I will defend vociferously my use of the word "y'all," by pointing out the English language's ridiculous lack of a decent second-person-plural pronoun.
Because of my father, I can recite most of the lyrics from "H.M.S. Pinafore" from memory. He loved listening to Gilbert & Sullivan and owned LPs of most of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's productions. (My favorite line: "Stick close to your desks and never go to sea, and you all may be rulers of the Queen's Nay-vee!")
Because of my father, I was perhaps the only sixth-grader in Spokane, Wash., who knew who Herbert von Karajan was. One of my dad's prized possessions was a Deutsche Grammophon boxed set of Beethoven's nine symphonies, performed by von Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic.
Because of my father, I grew up with the best stereo equipment '70s Japanese technology could produce. Dad brought the stuff home after serving overseas (mostly in Thailand and Guam) and was what today we call an "early adopter."
Because of my father, I devour Ken Burns movies and the like. Dad loved history, and on long car trips he told the most entertaining stories about historical figures.
Because of my father, I am allowed to ridicule Texans. My five siblings and I, being Air Force brats, were each born in different parts of the country (and in the case of one brother, Canada) as Dad was transferred from base to base. I was born in El Paso, Texas, and though I only lived there a year, I have license to make fun of my fellow Lone Star Staters.
Because of my father, I knew his twin brother, my uncle John who inspired me to become a journalist. John worked as a reporter at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis (covering, among many stories, Martin Luther King's assassination), and as a copy editor at the Washington Post. Dad received regular copies of John's columns of D.C. politics (John free-lanced for several Tennessee newspapers), and John's writing rubbed off on me.
Because of my father, I am sometimes a stickler for accuracy in movies. Dad used to complain about movies that depicted the Air Force, especially when it got some technical detail wrong about the planes. He also hated the movie "Capricorn One," which depicted a faked landing on Mars because he was a true believer in NASA's mission and wouldn't tolerate any talk of the space agency faking its missions. (The movie is almost never seen anymore, because one of the astronauts was played by O.J. Simpson.)
Because of my father, I tear up at the opening lines of John Gillespie Magee Jr.'s poem "High Flight": "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth / And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings." A framed copy of this ode to aviators (which Ronald Reagan quoted in his 1986 speech after the space shuttle Challenger exploded) hung on the wall of Dad's study.
Because of my father, "White Christmas" and "Holiday Inn" are staples of my holiday viewing. Dad was a Bing Crosby fan and became even more of one when he enrolled in law school at Gonzaga University after he retired from the Air Force in 1975. (Crosby was a major donor to Gonzaga, where he went to college, and the school's library was named for him. There's a massive bronze statue of Crosby on campus, and when it was installed people kept stealing Bing's pipe.)
Because of my father, I will watch "The Quiet Man" any time it pops up on television. Dad loved John Wayne movies, especially that one though sometimes I suspected he was really a Maureen O'Hara fan and used The Duke as cover.
Because of my father, I know a freakish number of jokes that start "God, Jesus and Moses were out playing golf. …" Most of these jokes aren't actually all that funny, but they still make me smile.
Because of my father Lt. Col. Richard O. Means, U.S.A.F. (ret.), who died this week at age 85 I became, in large part, the person I am. Credit my dad for the good parts, and blame me for the rest.
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|[TowerTalk] Lube a Rohn 45 thrust bearing
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|Sat, 14 Jun 1997 18:24:50 -0400
Charlie, I should have said in my last post that most people have never seen a thrust bearing in this rusted condition, if they recommend not lubing it. Perhaps the newer bearings have ball bearings that are rust proof. Anyway, sounds like you are on the right track. Good luck with your installation. 73, Mick W4YV ---------- > From: Charlie Summers <firstname.lastname@example.com> > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: [TowerTalk] Lube a Rohn 45 thrust bearing To: <email@example.com> > Date: Saturday, June 14, 1997 4:03 PM > > Hi to all! > > Well thanks for the answers. The concensus seems to be lube them with > some kind of lithium or moly grease. It also seems that most folks > think lubing better than not lubing as it gets rid of that excruciating > metal to metal sound. > > Mine is lubed and going up today! > > Thanks again for the answers. > > 73, > > Charlie, W0YG..>> > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html > Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com > Administrative requests: email@example.com > Problems: firstname.lastname@example.com > Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: email@example.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
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MONTGOMERY -- The ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, Alabama's Richard Shelby, has built a campaign chest of nearly $15 million that's likely to mean an easy ride in next year's election.
The 75-year-old senator has no announced opposition in either party and it's growing increasingly unlikely that a big-name Democrat will enter the race.
"There are so many other races that are politically viable for tier-one political candidates, and they will be looking at those races," said Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party.
Shelby's prominent position on the Banking Committee has allowed him to become a high-profile critic of President Barack Obama, particularly on the federal stimulus plan and the auto industry bailout.
A veteran Alabama political scientist said Shelby has done the right things to scare off opposition from Democrats as well as any challenger in his own party.
"He's right in line with Alabamians on the issues. He's strong on defense. He's conservative. He's done a very good job at bringing money to the state," said D'Linell Finley of Auburn University Montgomery.
Shelby was elected to the first of his four terms in 1986 as a Democrat and was re-elected in 1992 as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1994 after Republicans won control of the Senate. The defection caused angry Alabama Democrats to promise a major challenge, but it never happened.
Shelby said his success as a politician comes not just from what he does in Washington during the week. How he spends his weekends is important, too.
"I go home a lot," he said today in Washington.
His latest campaign finance report shows he had $14.8 million as of June 30, making him one of biggest fundraisers in the Senate. Alabama's Republican Party chairman, Mike Hubbard, said he met with Shelby recently and was told the campaign has taken in about $2 million since that finance report.
"I think it would be pointless for anybody to run against Richard Shelby. He's as bulletproof as anybody could be," Hubbard said.
Turnham looks forward to the 2016 election, when Shelby will be 82 and when Turnham hopes he will be in the mood for retirement.
"If it were ever an open U.S. Senate seat, it would become a number one focus," he said.
Shelby won't say whether one more term would be his last.
"You'd be a lame duck before you got there. I feel good. I have a lot of energy and I think I'm in a position to do a lot of good things for the state," he said.


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Another reason to blog
I used to have a great memory but I seem to be losing my mind….I'm sure it would be considered *normal* but it's very frustrating for me.
Two recent things the blog has helped me *remember*
1. I bought a magazine for Mom but couldn't find it anywhere, I was sure I'd bought it but it just wasn't here at the house and I'd been considering buying it again and sending it to her….come to find out flipping through the blog that I'd bought it while I was visiting her this summer so of course I gave it to her before I left. No wonder I can't find it here.
2. I was looking all over for the blue Happy Block quilt I'd quilted before leaving for Maine. I knew I'd done quilted it but couldn't find it anywhere. Going through the blog I saw the post the the night before I left that said I'd gotten the binding machine stitched on and I'd put it in the suitcase to take with me to the sew-in.
I never used to forget things.
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Welcome to middle age! Add Lupus to that and you want to talk about brain fog……
Can't remember if I had a good memory or not! Teehee, that's what happens when we get older.
Many of us have that age thing kicking in…thank goodness for blogging.
yea, well join the club. That age thing will get you in all kinds of ways.
I agree. I've used my blog many times to find out when, where, how I did something!
Same for me. I went back to my blog to see when we had bought tires and when we had the dishwasher repaired. It's much easier than digging through receipts. I'm always so surprised because things I think happened just yesterday were on the blog a year ago!
Don't you hate that?!?! It drives me crazy! Partly it's because I have too much on my mind, but partly it's just a menopause thing.
Welcome to the club … memory? What's that? LOLOL
Of course you used to forget things–you just don't remember that you did.
Boy did this post hit home! The first time it hit me that I was forgetting things was when I was driving down the road and I realized I missed a doctor's appointment earlier that day. That is so unlike me! I never used to forget anything, now I forget everything! I have told my daughter she can never move out–she is my new memory. I tell her where I am putting everything so I have someone to ask where I put it later. LOL
I had a comment to make … but the phone just rang and when I came back to the computer for the life of me I can't remember what it was …. LOL
I find blogging a good place to remember things too. If I remember when I wrote about something. It is especially nice for putting down instructions to things I want to make again but will surely lose the instructions in a drawer someplace.


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Stories from the field
| Farmers' associations: unleashing innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit
In the Lilongwe district of Malawi, a farmers' association has made a significant difference in the lives of the local community by providing training and enabling its members to negotiate higher prices for their crops. With his extra income, one smallholder farmer has improved his family's situation by investing in solar power as a creative way to generate even more additional revenue.
In the Lilongwe district of Malawi, a farmers' association has made a significant difference in the lives of the local community by providing training and enabling its members to negotiate higher prices for their crops. With his extra income, one smallholder farmer has improved his family's situation by investing in solar power as a creative way to generate even more additional revenue.
Laying the groundwork for increasing incomes
The Tithandizawe Smallholder Farmers' Association (TSFA) was formed in 2008 in Chakhunta village in the Lilongwe district, following the implementation of the Irrigation, Rural Livelihood and Agricultural Development Programme (IRLADP), a US$52 million programme co-financed by IFAD and the World Bank. TSFA was established with the aim of providing food security and received MK 2 million (US$13,245) for training and support in group management, farming, marketing and business.
TSFA used some of the funds to build a warehouse, a shop to sell agricultural inputs and a small office equipped with a computer. A farmers' business school also was established to train farmers to calculate and analyse business margins, keep records of crops and prices for each season and set profitable prices. The farmers were also taught improved farming methods such as how to use better seeds and fertilizers at the right time.
|Pitala and his ox cart (© D. Magada)
The farmers in the association were able to negotiate higher prices for selling their crops as a group. While they initially received fertilizer as start-up support to help them improve crop production, this year Jeckitala Pitala, a smallholder farmer, was able to buy the bags of fertilizer for the next season with his own income. "I store them in my house, because I'm worried they might get stolen," he explained. For this reason, he also stores his tobacco crop inside.
Investing in solar power
|Jeckitala and his wife standing next to their solar panel (© D. Magada)
Jeckitala, a 49-year-old father of five, grows maize, tobacco, groundnut, soya and vegetables for his own consumption and for sale. He was struggling to produce enough food to feed his family until he joined TSFA. With the extra income he was able to earn from his crops after joining the association, Jeckitala invested in a solar panel and a cell phone charger. His idea wasn't to power his own house, at least not immediately, but to use his solar panel to re-charge other villagers' phones for a fee. He doesn't even own a cell phone himself; his charger is only for business.
"I bought the solar panel for MK 15,000 [US$99]. I make MK 500 [US$3.3] per day with it, and so far I'm getting business every day, except when it's not sunny," he said. Jeckitala has owned his solar panel for less than a year, and he believes that he'll be able to use it in his region for about nine out of twelve months, generating extra revenue of up to MK 135,000 (US$894) and increasing his total income by 50 per cent. Last year, his farming activities earned him MK 250,000 (US$ 1,655). His total income from farming and selling power is about US$7 per day.
Even before investing in solar power, Jeckitala had been able to build a new brick house with a corrugated iron roof, a sign of improved living conditions in rural Malawi. He also now owns an oxcart for transport, which he occasionally rents out, and has livestock. "I have 15 pigs, 3 donkeys, 15 chickens, 20 guinea pigs and 10 goats," he said. "Before the association, I was very poor." He also has his own bank account at a local bank that is 6 kilometres from his village. His immediate ambition is to be able to open a bank account for each of his children. "If I can't, I'll open one account for the girls and one for the boys so they have a bit of money aside," he said.
Improving lives with an eye toward the future
By the end of 2009, TSFA counted 262 members, including 173 men and 89 women. During the 2008/09 season, the members of the association sold 19 tons of soya beans for MK 85/kg (US$0.56) By the end of 2010, they had produced 17 tons, and the prices were much lower at MK 50/kg, because of the bad weather. They also produced 27 tons of unshelled groundnuts during the 2007/08 season, and 50 tons for the 2008/09 season. The members retain the maize they produce for their own consumption.
Half of the TSFA members have been able to build a corrugated-iron roof and brick house, and most of them have bought a bicycle, the favoured mode of transport in the area. Some of them have bought cell phones and radios, and more are able to send their children to primary school. Jeckitala, who went to school until he was about 8 years old, sends his four younger children to school, while his older son, who is also a farmer and already a father himself, lives in Jeckitala's old house next door. "We have no food shortages, we have bicycles and we are well-dressed, so our situation is definitely improving," said the TSFA members.
To prevent future food shortages, the association started a village food bank to provide food until the next harvesting season. Before that, the village had recurrent food shortages from January to April. Farmers are able to borrow bags of maize from the food bank and repay the loans with 10 per cent more maize during the following season, enabling the food bank to grow.
In the near future, the association hopes to invest in an oil press to process soya and groundnut into oil, allowing its members to sell their commodities at a higher price by adding value to them. The other priority for the group is to start an adult literacy programme.
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| Learning to run a business: The Matuwa Small-scale Dairy Company
Many smallholder farmers in Malawi rely on subsistence farming, which often does not produce enough food for them and their families. Further, these farmers have limited skills and agricultural knowledge to diversify crops or supplement their income from other reliable sources. The IFAD-supported Rural Livelihood Support Programme (RLSP) is implemented in the three southern districts of Chiradzulu, Nsanje and Thyolo in 2004 to tackle these issues and help provide the adequate training small-scale farmers need to diversify crops or develop new businesses.
|The sign outside the small-scale dairy company (© D. Magada)
Many smallholder farmers in Malawi rely on subsistence farming, which often does not produce enough food for them and their families. Further, these farmers have limited skills and agricultural knowledge to diversify crops or supplement their income from other reliable sources. The IFAD-supported Rural Livelihood Support Programme (RLSP) is implemented in the three southern districts of Chiradzulu, Nsanje and Thyolo in 2004 to tackle these issues and help provide the adequate training small-scale farmers need to diversify crops or develop new businesses.
A participatory approach
The programme works closely with all of the decentralized authorities, such as the District Council, the traditional authorities and the village group headmen, through the Village Development Committee. Using a participatory approach, the communities select which projects they feel they need the most. Projects have ranged from improving crops and rearing livestock to setting up new businesses.
Starting a dairy business
|Milking the cow (© D. Magada)
One of the RLSP-supported projects in the Chiradzulu district, the Matuwa Small-scale Dairy Company, has established a profitable business. The project worked closely with the Village Development Committee to teach farmers to milk cows and care for them so that the cows could continue to produce milk. "Before RLSP, we had no animals. We were making a living from casual work, working in other people's fields," said Cristina Mpamba, a 33-year-old mother of six who joined the scheme. "I couldn't even afford to buy soap. Now I have a bigger house and I can send my children to school."
|A cow shed (© D. Magada)
The project was built around a revolving system whereby farmers were given a loan to buy a cow and build a shed; the loan then was repaid by giving the firstborn female cow to the next beneficiary. The Village Development Committee identified its poorest and most vulnerable members to receive a loan to buy a cow and be trained in the dairy business. With such a system, the animals started to multiply and the business started to expand. "When we started in 2006, we identified 24 farmers who were given 18 animals. Beneficiaries were lined up according to an order, such as by need or vulnerability, and were given the animal according to the order," explained the Chairman. "We now have 160 cows," he added.
Selling milk
The project also provided training in livestock rearing, animal health and business and group management. To sell their milk, the farmers deliver it to a bulk storage facility nearby which was developed by the RLSP programme in cooperation with the Shire Highlands Milk Producer Association (SHMPA). SHMPA supplied a 1,500-litre refrigerated steel storage tank; however, that wasn't enough, so a second 1,200-litre storage tank was provided by Lilongwe Dairy Company. In return for the tanks, farmers guarantee milk supplies to both companies, which collect the milk every morning. The companies also supply the required medication (such as spray against ticks) and vaccines for the animals, which they deduct from the milk payment.
"Prices fluctuate between MK 31/litre [US$0.20] and MK 55/litre [US$0.36], and we produce between 10 and 28 litres per day, depending on how productive the cows are," said Cristina Mpamba. Male calves are usually sold for meat. "I had one calf which I sold for MK 26,000 [US$172]. I'm hoping for a female because they get us more money," she added.
Farmers are paid for the quantity of milk that they deliver to the milk storage facility. They have to keep daily records of how much they deliver, and they receive payment at the end of the month. "I can't read or write, but I know the scale by now so I can recognize and write down the daily figures," said Ephraim Makawa, one of the committee members and the father of seven children, including two whom he can now afford to send to secondary school.
|Joyce Kilowe, one of the most recent members (© D. Magada)
On average, farmers can earn between MK 15,000 (US$99) and 30,000 (US$198) each month from selling milk. "Last month, I brought home MK 18,000 [US$120] net. My cow gave birth three months ago to a male calf so she is producing 15 litres a day," said Joyce Kilowe, one of the most recent members who was employed as a casual labourer before the project. "I reserved some of the money for buying maize, and with the rest I bought children's clothes and kitchen utensils." She joked, "We have to look good, we are business people!" She is now waiting for her cow to give birth to a heifer to be able to repay her debt.
To feed the animals, farmers fetch grass or even pay someone to fetch it because that is labour-intensive work. To keep the animals healthy, the farmers have to complement the grass with maize blend, which is costly – MK 600 (US$4) per month. Veterinary services, particularly artificial insemination, are also expensive. "Artificial insemination is very expensive. Depending on the quality of semen, it can vary from MK 800 to 3,500 [US$5.30 to $23] each time. It doesn't necessarily work every time, but we still have to pay when it is administered," explained Ephraim.
In addition to livestock, the farmers grow small crops such as maize, groundnut, soya and beans for their own consumption needs. They all feel they're able to work as a committee without trouble or conflict, but their priority now is to have more animals to be able to sell more milk and earn more money. "We really see the benefits the project has brought," they all said unanimously.
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| Irrigation project brings water back to the fields in Malawi
Water is of great concern in Malawi, particularly for agriculture. Most farmers have to rely on weather conditions and unpredictable rainfall for their crops. Irrigation is scarcely developed and the few large-scale government irrigation schemes have been neglected and fallen into disrepair. As a result, agricultural productivity is low and production erratic.
Water is of great concern in Malawi, particularly for agriculture. Most farmers have to rely on weather conditions and unpredictable rainfall for their crops. Irrigation is scarcely developed and the few large-scale government irrigation schemes have been neglected and fallen into disrepair. As a result, agricultural productivity is low and production erratic.
The Government of Malawi has set irrigation as one of its top priorities, and an irrigation programme, jointly supported by IFAD and the World Bank, was launched in 2006 to tackle the issue. The objective of the Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Development Project (IRLADP) is to raise agricultural productivity and net incomes of poor rural households by providing an integrated package of support covering irrigation, agricultural/irrigation advisory services, marketing and post-harvest assets and services. It is implemented in 11 districts of Malawi in the northern, central and southern regions. Like many other IFAD projects, it is demand-driven and based on the full participation of the communities involved.
Transferring ownership provides incentive
Part of the project is to rehabilitate four disused government schemes to irrigate a total of 1,800 hectares of fields. However, the project will also transfer ownership of the schemes to the farming communities that will benefit from them, and in this way it is innovative. The communities are fully participating in the construction work and are being trained to manage the forthcoming schemes through a water users' association (WUA). Many of the project's resources are currently dedicated to building the farmers' capacity to manage their WUA.
|Rose Timbo, Vice-Chairperson of the Likangala Water Users' Association (© D. Magada)
"We are very happy to become owners of the scheme. We are being trained to run and manage it through our WUA. We're getting leadership training, conflict management training, as well as technical training," explained Rose Timbo, Vice-Chairperson of the Likangala Water Users' Association. Likangala is one of the large-scale government schemes in the District of Zomba. The region produces mainly rice and maize. Currently, the canals are under construction and part of the scheme should become operational in 2011.
IRLADP also supports the development of mini-scale schemes of less than 10 hectares each for a total of 300 hectares and new small-scale gravity schemes, from 10 to 50 hectares each for a total of around 500 hectares, which will also be owned by the local communities. Gravity schemes use the natural inclination of the hills to allow the water to run, which means that no mechanical pump is required.
Responding to demand for irrigation schemes
IRLADP also provides farmers with agricultural services, such as technology, inputs and marketing advice, under a Farmer Services and Livelihoods Fund representing an investment of US$25 million. However, since the project was launched, many farming communities surprisingly requested support to build irrigation schemes under the Fund. In response to this demand, more than 200 mini-irrigation schemes were developed in addition to the schemes originally planned. In total, the project established mini-irrigation schemes on 1,496 hectares, which are now benefiting more than 20,000 farm households.
The Kaimbi Irrigation Club in Lilongwe District is one of the clubs formed under the Fund. The club started irrigation farming in 2008, after it received support to develop a scheme. The system used is very simple: canals are hand-dug and the water is diverted manually from canal to canal using sand bags. "We had 50 men and 60 women when we started. A year later the membership rose to 135," said Johane Tsoka, secretary of the club. "Each member has a plot size of about 0.4 hectares on average and is responsible for irrigating his or her own crop."
|Loveness Daniel in front of her house (© D. Magada)
The club's members were trained in irrigation techniques, crop production and improvement, group management and accounting. They also received inputs such as enhanced hybrid seeds and fertilizer, and were trained to improve planting techniques and use manure. "We got one bag of fertilizer and one bag of urea each, as well as 10 kg of hybrid seeds," said Johane. Farmers received the inputs the first year and will have to buy them in future years. "If we compare with previous years, we're harvesting more and have enough food to take us through the year," said Loveness Daniel, a 25-year-old mother of four. "We eat meat, especially chicken."
Increasing income
The club has a marketing committee that finds commercial outlets, sells the produce and redistributes the proceeds according to each farmer's individual production. While maize is the main crop, the group has developed a surplus of vegetables which members are able to sell. "We got MK 270,000 [US$1,800] from cabbage and MK 93,000 [US$620] from tomatoes," said Loyness William, secretary of the marketing committee. The club's farmers are planning to diversify into Irish potatoes and other vegetables.
With the extra income, farmers have been able to buy items of first necessity: bicycles, cell phones, corrugated iron sheets for the roofs of their houses and livestock. "We can also pay for the school fees now," added Loveness, who has been able to buy iron roofs for her house and her mother's house.
The challenge now will be to ensure that the irrigation schemes are sustainable, and that farmers receive sufficient technical and management training to maintain them and to develop crops.
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| Learning new horticultural techniques to raise income
Lobi is one of the most remote areas in Malawi. Located west of the market town of Dedza along the Mozambican border, it takes one hour travelling on a track road to reach the area. Until very recently, farmers could not grow enough to guarantee food security, but had to rely on erratic and limited harvests of vegetables and maize which often ran out before the next crop was harvested.
Lobi is one of the most remote areas in Malawi. Located west of the market town of Dedza along the Mozambican border, it takes one hour travelling on a track road to reach the area. Until very recently, farmers could not grow enough to guarantee food security, but had to rely on erratic and limited harvests of vegetables and maize which often ran out before the next crop was harvested.
When the IFAD-supported Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Development Project (IRLADP) came to the Dedza district, many smallholder farmers were given the opportunity to learn new techniques and find more profitable ways to earn a living. The six-year project, co-financed by the World Bank, aims to raise agricultural productivity and net incomes of poor rural households by providing an integrated package of support covering irrigation, agricultural/irrigation advisory services, marketing and post-harvest assets and services. IRLADP has been implemented in 11 districts in the northern, central and southern regions of Malawi.
Building greenhouses
|Alice Guburu, secretary of the Lobi Horticultural Association, holding a mango seedling (© D. Magada)
One of the associations which took part in the project, the Lobi Horticultural Association, is an exemplary organization. Initially formed in 1998 to grow mango and lemon seedlings, the organization has 1,778 members, of whom 1,226 are women. It received a grant to help build greenhouses and purchase inputs and equipment such as wheelbarrows, plastic tubes and seedlings. "We submitted a proposal to IRLADP for one greenhouse, because we felt that's what we really needed to improve our production," explained Alice Guburu, secretary of the association. "Since we started working with the project, we've increased that number to seven," she added. The association is divided into six horticultural clubs in three zones; each club operates two greenhouses which are responsible for the nursery production. The remaining greenhouse is run directly by the association for the benefit of all.
Grafting seedlings
|Grafting a mango seedling (© D. Magada)
Association members also received training in plant grafting, which was very beneficial; the farmers are now able to sell higher-quality seedlings, which will bear more fruit, at a much higher price. "We used to sell ungrafted mango plants for MK 20 [US$0.13] each. Now we sell the grafted plant for MK 200 [US$1.32] each," said Sapithirika, chairperson of the Kapaco Club, the most successful of the association's clubs. "Before we had this knowledge and the structure of a greenhouse, our plants were dying or were destroyed by animals."
The Kapaco Club, which has 45 members (42 of whom are women), accumulated almost MK 600,000 (US$3,973) in its bank account by producing and selling mango seedlings. In 2008, the club sold 1,500 ungrafted seedlings for MK 30,000 (US$198). In 2009, after learning the new grafting technique, the club earned MK 250,000 (US$1,655) from selling seedlings. So far in 2010, it has produced 1,500 grafted seedlings and has already sold 1,000 at MK 200 (US$1.32) each. Members of the club grow eggplants, tomatoes and maize for consumption and sale. As in the other clubs, each farmer's income depends on his or her production and quality of seedlings.
Selling and marketing
The project also provided training in leadership, nursery management and marketing. Each club is responsible for production and for managing the greenhouses, and the association is responsible for marketing and sales. "We have a marketing committee which monitors the seedlings to make sure they reach the right stage of maturity for selling, and which looks for market outlets," Sapithirika explained. Sometimes the buyers come to them, and sometimes they negotiate over the phone or even travel to the buyers' location with a sample of the seedlings. Their major buyer is a non-governmental organization, Concern Universal.
The association doesn't take any commission on sales, but members contribute an annual membership fee of MK 150 (US$1). The association uses the proceeds from its own greenhouse to pay for its four employees (one office clerk, one watchman and two garden boys) and fuel for transport. The rest of the money, some of which is used to buy more farming inputs, such as fertilizer and seedlings, is deposited into a bank account in Dedza, about 40 km away. "Last year we deposited MK 85,000 [US$563]. For this year, we are waiting to sell the seedlings," said Alice.
A brighter future
Members feel that their livelihoods have improved substantially since 2008, when the project started supporting the association. "We have all benefited a lot from the project. We now have food to take us to the next season, many of us have an iron sheet roof on our house, we are sending our children to school and have been able to buy bicycles," they said almost unanimously. Sapithirika added, "We were also able to buy household items and fertilizers. We use our money to maintain the greenhouse and have invested in a milling machine to mill maize to feed our families. We now have visitors coming regularly to see what we are doing, and we have plans to open a sale outlet in the capital Lilongwe."
|Mary in front of her new house with her push bike (© D. Magada)
Mary, a 45-year-old mother of seven, is a member of the Lobi Horticultural Association in the Club Chikondano. She used to live with her mother, but she built her own house in 2009 after successfully selling grafted seedlings. "I grafted 370 seedlings in 2008, and in 2009 the association identified a market with Concern Universal. I was able to sell my seedlings for MK 200 [US$1.32] each, making MK 74,000 [US$490] in total. With that money I bought iron sheets for my roof, which cost me MK 45,000 [US$298]. I also paid a boy MK 1,500 [US$10] to make mud bricks for my house and paid MK 20,000 [US$132] to the bricklayer to construct my house," she explained.
In 2009, Mary grafted 400 seedlings, which she sold to Concern Universal through the association, earning MK 80,000 (US$530). "I bought a push bike with the money and put the rest in a bank account with the New Building Society," she said. She will use some of that money to buy farming inputs and fertilizers in preparation for the next season. Soon she'll also buy maize for consumption, to take advantage of the current low prices, and then she'll store it in her house. She also owns livestock.
Mary's children, who are between the ages of 12 and 22, go to secondary school, although they are a bit behind because they started late. "I couldn't afford to send them earlier," she explained. Unlike primary schools, which are free in Malawi, secondary schools charge a fee. She is very proud of her eldest daughter, who has qualified as a teacher and is now working in the village. She no longer feels poor. "I'm not rich either," she says. "I'm in-between. I never thought I would have as much money in the bank." Mary doesn't intend to stop there. She is quite ambitious and would like to have her own greenhouse to grow more mango seedlings and make more money this way. "The money is so much better now that we know how to graft seedlings," she added.
The association's other members share Mary's vision of the future. They want more greenhouses to grow and sell more seedlings. "Our plan is to have at least 20 greenhouses for our clubs and association," said Alice Guburu. "We're already running out of space. Some of our members have to store the seedlings in their own house."
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| Establishing food security by improving maize production
Many smallholder farmers, who account for most of the agricultural sector in Malawi, use rudimentary agricultural techniques, plant haphazardly and pay little attention to the quality of maize and the use of fertilizers. As a result, productivity has been extremely low and soil fertility has gradually declined. This further worsens the farmers' situation and keeps them in a cycle of extreme poverty.
|Stanley Likaka, a member of the Sakwata VDC (© D. Magada)
|Brazio Boniface, a role model for Sakwata village members (© D. Magada)
Stenara Malikebu, another member of the VDC and his wife, in front of their maize field (© D. Magada)
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Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman set his sights on Mongolia early in life.
"Back when I was, I think, nine or ten years old I read a book about Marco Polo, how he traveled with his uncles on the ultimate business trip to the Mongol Empire at its height," wrote Wedeman, who recently moved to Rome after an assignment in Cairo.
"The trip lasted almost a quarter of a century, during which he grew up, mastered Mongolian, gained the confidence of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, and then eventually returned home with fantastic tales of strange lands and stranger people. The story hooked me."
Wedeman socked away money from his first job delivering newspapers with an eye toward a $3,000 trip to Mongolia advertised in the Sunday New York Times magazine. "Making around $30 a month, it would have taken me more than eight years to come up with the money."
He read about Mongolia in the meantime but spent most of his teenage years in the Arab world, where he learned the language and became interested in journalism, "for better or for worse, a busier profession in the Middle East than in Mongolia, for example."
Wedeman took courses in classical and modern Mongolian while studying for his master's degree and found it "beastly difficult."
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After many years of unexplained medical issues, I was finally diagnosed with celiac disease in 2002. The first couple of years were a rough road traveled, but I am feeling better than I ever have. It is important that I share what I have learned over the years with others and to do my part to help raise awareness of celiac disease.
I recently tried Amy's new Gluten Free Rice Crust Margherita Pizza. The picture on the box was enticing, and I was impressed with the list of natural and organic ingredients, so I just had to give it a try.
Upon opening the box I noticed chunks of real mozzarella cheese sprinkled with basil. It was the perfect size for my toaster oven, but I have a pizza stone so I decided to prepare it in the oven. The aroma was very promising, and it even caught the attention of my kids. The pizza was done in about 12 minutes, and it looked just like the picture on the box. The mozzarella melted beautifully and I couldn't wait to dig in. The crust had a nice crunch to it and a chewy texture...combine that with the blend of the mozzarella and basil and a hint of garlic and it was delicious!
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As Hanna Linden on TNT's "Franklin & Bash" (the first season finale airs this Wed. at 9 p.m.), former model Garcelle Beauvais is all the things a defendant could want in a lawyer. She's tough, smart and nearly unbeatable in court. Off screen, Beauvais life is a little more complicated. Mom to twin sons Jax and Jaid, the Haitian-born former "NYPD Blue" star last year became a heroine to many when she called out her allegedly cheating husband via an e-mail (which later reached the media). These days, the newly single Beauvais is focused on her new job, parenting and pursuing yet another goal -- producing.Â
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A Jersey City man was sentenced to serve four years and three months before he can become eligible for parole after a crash on Route 9 in Manalapan that injured two boys, according to a report by The Asbury Park Press.
Justin Bello pleaded guilty in September to eluding and two counts of aggravated assault for the May 23, 2010 crash.
The crash happened as Bello, and two other Jersey City men, Troy Clarke and Anthony Serrano, went to search for drugs, according to the report.
The three went to a home in Freehold Township with the intention to rob a man for drugs, the report said. Clarke pulled out a gun at the home, and demanded a man for drugs. The man's mother, inside the house, called the police, and the three fled the scene onto Route 9.
Bello, who was driving, was speeding upwards of 100 miles per hour on Route 9, the report said.
Bello hit another car, with a family of five inside, injuring the two boys, ages 8 and 11, inside. The 11-year old broke his leg and the 8-year old needed surgery.
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Over the past few years we've invested billions building modern, efficient power stations to provide the UK with reliable, low carbon energy.
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Our new gas-fired power station at Staythorpe in Nottinghamshire began full commercial operation in November 2010.
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The UK has a huge amount of renewable resources, including the best wind resources in Europe. RWE npower renewables, part of RWE Innogy, is one of the UK's leading renewable energy companies.
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Porcello, who have up five runs on eight hits in his previous start against the Washington Nationals, finishes the spring with a 3.90 ERA. He allowed one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Porcello struck out two and walked two, escaping a potential big inning in the third.
"He didn't panic and did a good job of damage control," Leyland said. "We wanted to see that, and we did."
He walked Mark Teixeira to load the bases, and then walked Alex Rodriguez to force in one run. Tigers pitching coach Rick Knapp came to the mound for a talk, and Porcello responded by getting Robinson Cano to hit a soft liner to second before getting Nick Swisher to ground out to first to end the inning.
"I was kind of happy to get out of that inning with just one run," Porcello said. "...In some of my previous outings I got into some trouble by leaving pitches up, and that's when I've been getting hurt. It was good to really zone in and pick my spots where I could just go at them and not just give in to some of their big guys."
Porcello got Derek Jeter to ground out three times and Teixeira and Rodriquez both were 0-for-2 with one walk.
"I think we're all ready to go for sure," Porcello said. "This is going to be an exciting opening series to play against these guys. I think it'll be an early test for us to see what we're made of."
Porcello won't pitch against the Yankees, and gets his first start Monday in Baltimore against the Orioles.
'No trick stuff'
Leyland on playing the Yankees on the final day of spring training and two days before opening the regular season at Yankee Stadium: "We're not hiding anything. That's the thing about baseball -- you hit it, you throw it, you catch it, you throw it to the right base. There's no trick stuff involved."
Both clubs have practices this afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Short hops
-- Sports Illustrated predicts the Tigers will have an eight-game improvement over 2010, finishing 89-73 but still in second place in the American League's Central Division -- one game behind the Minnesota Twins. The magazine says Miguel Cabrera is the division's best hope for an MVP award, while Justin Verlander is the Central's best bet for the Cy Young Award.
-- Former Tiger Curtis Granderson (strained oblique) played in a minor league game Tuesday and the Yankees were encouraged by how he held up physically. He will play another minor league game today, and it will then be determined if he will start in center field Thursday.
-- Outfielder Brennan Boesch hit his fourth homer of the spring off ex-Tiger Freddy Garcia and batted .347 with 10 RBIs. "He's swinging good right now," Leyland said. "He's much more relaxed."
-- Right fielder Magglio Ordonez pulled a double and laced a single to center. He ended up batting .246 with two RBIs in 57 at-bats. Leyland said one of his key points in the final week was to get Ordonez ready. He is coming off a tight left hamstring and off-season right ankle surgery. Asked if Ordonez was close to ready, Leyland said, "I think so." He likely will get some DH starts early in the season.
-- The outcome of the game was decided in a confrontation between minor leaguers. Yankees prospect Austin Romine hit the first pitch from Tigers left-hander Ramon Garcia for a solo homer in the eighth.


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MOBILE, Alabama – Representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center; Fighting for Our Right to Children's Education, a parents' advocacy group; and the United Methodist Inner City Mission will host a back-to-school forum tonight to discuss changes to school discipline policies in the Mobile County school system.
On June 28, SPLC reached a settlement with the school system over a federal lawsuit filed in 2011 on behalf of seven students who were suspended from school for what SPLC described as minor infractions, including violations of the school system's uniform dress code.
Tonight's meeting, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Taylor Park Community Center at 1050 Baltimore St., is intended for anyone in the community who has questions about the settlement or the school system's discipline policies, said Ashley Levett of the SPLC.
Speakers will include Vanessa Byard, a parent organizer with F.O.R.C.E; Jadine Johnson, SPLC staff attorney; and the Rev. Tonny Algood of the United Methodist Inner City Mission.
The presentations will include an overview of the lawsuit, Levett said, and some of the plaintiffs will also attend. Johnson's talk will cover what parents need to know about the agreement, she said.
Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek said the school board was doing its job to fulfill the requirements stipulated in the settlement.
"We're working to make sure that we meet the terms of that settlement and that we do it in the best interests of making sure our schools are safe and secure, and that discipline issues do not interfere with the learning process," she said.


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• Despite reservations, the King County Council voted unanimously Monday to impose interim zoning in the Valley. County Executive Tim Hill signed the emergency measure, suggesting the change after a rush of subdivision applications at the end of 1988 proved landowners were reacting to a talk of a building moratorium.
• Members of the Snoqualmie Valley School District's instructional materials selection committee are considering new curriculum, among them state-mandated AIDS safety materials.
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• A barn on the Tasche-Schumacher farm, a mile out of Fall City on the Redmond road, was completely destroyed by fire. Mrs. Tasche said the children, playing in the yard just before the dinner hour, noticed smoke. The family hurriedly relocated 30 cattle. Steve, a sixth grader, tried in vain to start a tractor blocking one pen. The Tasches lost three cows.
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BAY COUNTY, MI — Road conditions in Bay County are far from ideal due to the white stuff falling from the sky. Jim Lillo, Bay County Road Commission engineer-manager, said plow trucks took to the roads in the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5. They will first tackle primary roads, then secondary roads and finish up with local subdivision roads.
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3. Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other motorists.
4. Keep your lights and windshield clean.
5. Use low gears to keep traction, especially on bridges.
6. Don't use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads.
7. Be especially careful on bridges, overpasses and infrequently traveled roads, which will freeze first. Even at temperatures above freezing, if the conditions are wet, you might encounter ice in shady areas or on exposed roadways like bridges.
8. Don't pass snow plows and salt trucks. The drivers have limited visibility, and you're likely to find the road in front of them worse than the road behind.
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Good evening Sherwood! What were your favorite commercials during the Super Bowl? As always, here's your daily roundup:
- Sports spotlight features Sherwood High wrestler Andrew Rice.
- An animal shelter coalition, which includes the CAT Adoption Team, has cut euthanasia by 65 percent in the Portland metro area.
- A middle school program, Healthy Heart 2013, teaches kids hands-only CPR.


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I've been writing for some time about the effort by certain scurrilous political types, such as Al Gore, to extend the alleged "consensus" on the role of carbon in climate change far beyond the point where there is in fact any consensus.
The actual consensus is on the notion that carbon emissions contribute to a greenhouse effect that might cause a small rise in global temperatures - one so small that it would not necessarily produce catastrophic consequences, as Princeton physics professor William Happer argues here:
There is little argument in the scientific community that a direct effect of doubling the CO2 concentration will be a small increase of the earth's temperature -- on the order of one degree. Additional increments of CO2 will cause relatively less direct warming because we already have so much CO2 in the atmosphere that it has blocked most of the infrared radiation that it can. It is like putting an additional ski hat on your head when you already have a nice warm one below it, but your are only wearing a windbreaker. To really get warmer, you need to add a warmer jacket. The IPCC thinks that this extra jacket is water vapor and clouds.
Since most of the greenhouse effect for the earth is due to water vapor and clouds, added CO2 must substantially increase water's contribution to lead to the frightening scenarios that are bandied about. The buzz word here is that there is "positive feedback." With each passing year, experimental observations further undermine the claim of a large positive feedback from water. In fact, observations suggest that the feedback is close to zero and may even be negative.
As Happer notes, the question of how clouds form is far from answered. There is no consensus on it at all and the CLOUD studies in Switzerland have raised even more doubts about CO-2's role since Happer wrote the above.
So it's heartening to read Andrew Revkin saying pretty much the same thing in the New York Times:
There are many reasons humanity is having a very hard time addressing the buildup of long-lived greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. ...
One big reason is that while the basics of greenhouse theory have been clear for decades, the most consequential aspects of human-driven climate change remain the least certain.
Scientific realism in the Times? Anything can happen.
Revkin goes on to say a number of things that would be perceived as heresy by the climate scientologists, as I like to call the Al Gore-like alarmists.
For example, there's this observation on possibly exaggerated estimates of sea-level rise (links in original):
I think it's important to come to grips with this reality, and the reality that many of these core questions are unlikely to be clarified any time soon. (There's a lot of news on sea-level rise this week, and this resulted from some fantastic science. But when you dig beneath the headlines and paper abstracts, you see that we're still stuck with the same plausible range of coastal retreat that's been posited for many years — and is actually far less than what scientists were warning of when I wrote my 1988 Discover cover story.)
As I noted here, the best record of sea-level rise comes from a gauge at the Battery in New York. And that gauge shows the rise has been consistent since long before the time when humans began introducing significant amounts of CO-2 into the system:
As this report notes, the sea level's been rising about a foot per century for all recent history. If carbon were the cause, then the graph would show the alarmists predicted in that Discovery cover story that Revkin now discounts.
The best news in the article is Revkin's conclusion that we may have passed the peak of the alarmist era:
Efforts to drive public engagement by glossing over the complexity reached a peak in the mid 2000s, to my eye. It's refreshing to see a range of analysts — from the original "climate hawk" David Roberts to the conspicuously skeptical climatologist Judith Curry to the deeply analytical Michael Levi – diving in on "deep uncertainty."
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"Carson on TCM": Conan O'Brien introduces vintage clips of Johnny Carson "Tonight Show" interviews with guests including a 1976 appearance by Doris Day and a 1979 talk with Steve Martin. (5 p.m. Monday, Turner Classic Movies)
"Gasland Part II": A follow-up to documentarian Josh Fox's Oscar-nominated "Gasland," continues Fox's exploration of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the natural gas and oil extraction method. Fox is anti-fracking, and his film challenges industry claims that it's safe and environmentally benign. (9 p.m. HBO)
"Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls": Debut of a new series featuring adventurous Bear Grylls as host, and teams of contestants trying to show their survival stuff in New Zealand. As The Oregonian's Allan Brettman wrote, the show will feature products made by the Oregon company, Gerber Legendary Blades, Inc. (9 p.m. Monday, NBC/8)
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Voice of Cyborg will play fan favorite King Ezekiel. Talks about the character and his pet tiger, and comparisons to voice acting
Watch as the panel talks about second Simpsons Movie, Sideshow Bob, which guests they'd like, and why characters are yellow.
Check out what Arnold and co. will look like in the two-hour TV movie "Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie"
Avengers will cover Secret Wars and Civil War. Plus Hulk, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ultimate Spider-Man updates.
The CW's Firestorm and Weather Wizard make their animated debut, joining Vixen and Flash in this Season 2 clip.
After premiering in June, the Netflix and DreamWorks Animation reboot series will return in late 2016.
The first footage for the new DC animated series. Hear the returns of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill and more in this highlight reel.
Optimus Prime will have a new voice actor in the Machinima and Hasbro digital series.
Phil LaMarr and Genndy Tartakovsky talk about the series revival and continuing the story nearly 12 years on.
Nearly four years after the first season, the Wings of Freedom are set to return in 2017. See the returning cast and new poster
Subtitled "The Jungle Movie", the Nickelodeon movie reunites 19 of the original shows voice actors.
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SAGINAW, MI — A woman was hospitalized after a hit and run collision involving two vehicles on Monday, July 22, on Saginaw's West Side.
The crash occurred about 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Court and South Charles. Police allege a green Jeep Cherokee Sport was struck by another vehicle that left the scene of the incident.
A description of the vehicle that fled was not provided by police, who explained that witnesses gave conflicting descriptions.
The female driving the Jeep was conscious as paramedics and Saginaw firefighters worked to stabilize her neck with a brace before removing her from the vehicle, which came to rest on the southwest corner of the intersection against a utility pole.
The Jeep sustained damage to the rear driver's side, including a detached wheel. A flatbed from Mike's Wrecker transported the vehicle from the scene after the driver was loaded into an MMR ambulance.
A piece of a grill from a Chevrolet vehicle was lying on the sidewalk near the accident scene.
Eastbound traffic on Court was detoured into the center turn lane to avoid the crash. Westbound traffic was not impacted.


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Jim Jarvis wrote: > I'm not a student of Ufer grounds. However, I HAVE engineered some > large towers...including a 500' self supporter. Everyting I've > read says...provide a low impedance path AROUND the foundation, > not through it. > > Think about it...1 million amperes is going to vaporize just about > anything you put down there. Where's that million amps coming from? Even really big lightning strokes don't get into that kind of range. I've seen 8" copper strap, 1/16" thick > simply dissapear. Not that I question the copper disappearing, but something else is going on here. There's not enough energy to vaporize (much less melt) that much copper. 1/2 square inch cross section is about 3.2 square cm. A meter long hunk means 320 cubic cm. Copper is 8.9 g/cc, or about 2.8 kg for that copper (does that match your impression of the weight?). Copper has a specific heat of 0.385 J/gK, so it takes about 1100 Joules to raise the temperature 1 degree. To raise that copper from 20C to 1083C (Cu MP) is about 1000 times that, or 1.1 Megajoule. Even in the stroke itself, where air is being heated, and the losses are much higher, the energy dissipation is on the order of 100kJ/meter. Without actually calculating it, I'd guess that the resistance of a 1 meter long piece of that strap is about 10 microohms, so even at 100 kA, the dissipation is 100kW. To get the copper to the melting point, you'd have to carry that current for 10 seconds or more, which doesn't match what lightning does. There might be some weird magnetic force issues causing the copper to tear itself apart with high currents. Certainly I've destroyed lots of AWG10 wire with discharges in the tens of kA, few kJ range in a quarter shrinker, but it's not from thermal melting, it's from the extreme magnetic field ripping it to pieces. If it's inside the concrete, the expanding vapor > will cause cracking and structural failure. > > My sense of the Ufer ground was that it was intended to reduce > corrosive currents, and improve conductivity, not to handle peak > lightning strikes. Perhaps I'm wrong. I'm sure the assembled > expertise here can correct me. Herb Ufer invented the concrete encased grounding electrode for use in lightning protection for ammunition bunkers in dry areas, where conventional ground rods and buried rings were ineffective. It IS designed to handle high peak currents, be rugged, and provide a lower impedance to ground, particularly for transients (large area electrode:the concrete, makes for low Z). The other original advantage of the Ufer ground was that it used the rebar and structural steel for the conductors, instead of copper, which was in short supply as a strategic material (this was done during WW II). The adoption in residential use was prompted by the observation (one of Ufer's papers from 1964 mentions this) that the traditional water pipe ground didn't work as well because of the increased use of insulating couplings to reduce galvanic corrosion, and that traditional ground rods and clamps were not reliable over time (inexpensive exothermic welding solved the latter problem) > > N2EA > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Finally revealing the true colors of 2012s with sole spikes. It wasn't meant to be a hoop shoe.
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The wing-tip style transfers almost too easily onto a golf shoe, doesn't it? That's why these Air Jordan 2012 Golf Shoe PEs that Michael Jordan wore during this past weekend Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational looks a lot less like an Air Jordan and more like a dress shoe, making Michael look like a complete natural on the green. The zoot suit style and era of Jazz that served as an inspiration for the Air Jordan 2012 design fits well with the meticulous attire that we've come to recognize as 'golf fashion', and this close-up look at Michael's PE of the Air Jordan 2012, which feature square perforations on the upper and a visible Max Air unit on the heel, prove that the Air Jordan is supremely stylish wherever it touches ground. More shots of MJ's golf shoes below, so take a look and let us know what you think. Photos via golfwrx
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Finally revealing the true colors of 2012s with sole spikes. It wasn't meant to be a hoop shoe.
Nice...its going make me want to play.
These golf shoes are dope... the square perforations look good for a change.
I like the white ones but the browns are not working!!!!
look better than the basketball 2012's
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Man it's dope! Wonder if Nike gonna put me for public or not.
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It is time to start thinking about your Team for this year's SBS Bank Tour of Southland Cycle Race. The dates for the Tour are Sunday 30th October to Saturday 5th November.
Tour Manager Bruce Ross said that "there appears to be plenty of interest in this year's event and a full field is predicted. It is however, never too early to commence planning team combinations and rather than running the risk of missing out on a team spot, suggest riders planning to ride this popular and iconic event start making the appropriate arrangements now."


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Pain at the pump this summer was supposed to cause major pain in the stock market. But gas prices headed south instead, siphoning risk out of the market.
Since the start of summer on June 21, the average national price for a gallon of regular gas has fallen from $3.68 a gallon to $3.44, according Bespoke Investment Group. That 24 cent-per-gallon drop equates to a 6.5% decline.
Wall Street was expecting prices at the pump to skyrocket, given the peak summer driving season and global hot spots critical to oil supplies, such as Ukraine, Russia and Iraq, making negative headlines on virtually a daily basis. It didn't happen. Gas prices only ticked higher on a daily basis on six of the 60 days this summer, Bespoke says.
The drop in gas prices naturally had a positive impact on consumer spending and stocks.
Historical performance statistics for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index confirm that stocks fare well when gas prices plunge more than 6% in a 50-day period. Since the recession ended, in the prior seven times that gas prices have dropped 6%, the S&P 500 has averaged gains of 2.5% one month later and 6.2% three months later.
Bespoke's bullish takeaway: "With the S&P 500 posting better-than-average returns after periods when gas prices fall … a pretty good argument can be made that the drop in gas prices over the last few weeks is a positive for stocks going forward."
The stock market enters Thursday trading with the S&P 500 flirting with new intraday and record closing highs.


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The Powel Crosley Estate is my favorite venue. It is unique, and emits a certain ambiance that is untouchable by most venues. This wedding was beautiful, everything about it. The bride and groom, Bianca and Bryan, are gorgeous, and every little detail was elegant, soft and romantic. A swoon worthy affair for sure. This was the first time I had the pleasure of working with Djamel Photography and Botanica Florist. Wow. Both vendors were amazing and impressive to say the least! Here are just a few photos of the amazing-ness that was Bianca and Bryan's wedding!
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FORT WAYNE (www.incnow.tv) - The Mad Ants outscored the Springfield Armor 28-13 in the final quarter to erase a five point deficit and post a 95-85 win on Saturday night.
Miles Plumlee showed the way with his second double double in as many nights with 28 points and ten rebounds, and JaJuan Johnson added his second straight double double with ten points and eleven boards.
James Mays led Springfield with 25 points.
The 3-7 Ants next see action Tuesday night at home against Canton.
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If you take a look at the full moon this weekend and think it looks bigger than usual, you'll be right.
At its peak on Sunday night, the "supermoon" will be the largest this year.
The largest, brightest full moon of the year was nicknamed supermoon by astrologer Richard Nolle back in 1979.
Known as a perigee moon, the supermoon happens when a full moon is nearest to Earth as it traces its elliptical path around our planet.
Because the moon is closer, it appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual.
There is another supermoon in July, but the moon will not be as close as it will be Sunday until August 2014.
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We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
At ECU we concentrate our research in areas of strength to deliver tangible outcomes.
There are several ways to get involved with research at ECU.
ECU has a lively research community that is committed to supporting research students.
Our Office of Research and Innovation provides comprehensive support services to researchers.
Mutually beneficial ECU collaborations and partnerships with industry, educators and the wider community.
Our partnerships with Registered Training Organisations provide pathways for students to enter higher education.
ECU is a leader in the rapidly emerging area of simulated learning and teaching in health.
We welcome the general community to engage in events on-campus.
ECU's Run for It is a horrifying new event for the whole family, including an after-dark Creepy Campus run on Saturday 29 October.
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Stephen Mullarkey from the Quality and Equity Unit with Shane Cucow and Jim Benson from the ECU Student Guild
University Contact Officers and ALLYs came together this week for an end-of-year thank you event.
Those attending were also provided with a mini workshop on Mental Health, with Richard Bostwick and Michael Monisse-Redman providing valuable strategies for dealing with staff and students who may be experiencing mental health issues – particularly in relation to stress and anxiety.
University Contact Officers provide an alternative source of information and referral advice to students and staff who are experiencing equity issues. Staff in the ALLY network support students and staff dealing with issues associated with being Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, or Intersex.
Both these networks send a strong message across ECU and our wider community that ECU is a university which takes seriously its commitment to valuing diversity and ensuring equality of opportunity for all. If you would like to know more, visit the Quality and Equity website.


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We Are Ohio raised $42.2 million in leading last month's resounding defeat of Issue 2 and repeal
of Senate Bill 5.
The labor coalition, which spearheaded the movement that produced a 61 percent to 39 percent defeat of Issue 2 last month, raised about $11.6 million during the final fundraising period for the 2011 general election. Finance reports are due to Secretary of State Jon Husted today.
Building a Better Ohio, the Republican-based group formed to support Issue 2, raised $12 million overall, including $4.4 million during the most recent filing period.
We Are Ohio received a final push from the National Education Association, based in Washington, to the tune of $1.4 million on Halloween. The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, local 11, contributed $1.2 million. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees in Washington gave $500,000, as did the food and commercial workers' international.
The Ohio Federation of Teachers contributed $500,000, while SEIU's national outfit contributed $250,000. The Democratic Governors Association kicked in $150,000.
Building a Better Ohio, which, as a nonprofit organization is not required to disclose its individual donors or donation amounts, received support from 380 individual donors since Oct. 20, according to a document it provided to The Dispatch. Some of those donors included the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio National Financial Services of Cincinnati, Ohioans to Protect Jobs, and Make Ohio Great, a group affiliated with the Republican Governors Association.
Opponents of Issue 3 raised a little more than $51,000 in the unsuccessful attempt to head off the constitutional amendment. By far the largest contributor was the liberal group ProgressOhio, which chipped in more than $30,000 in staff time and other in-kind donations.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Heads up! The city's portable traffic cameras will move again Wednesday.
Here's where you'll find the 15 mobile units through April 30, according to Cleveland officials (interactive map below):
• 7800 block of St. Clair Avenue
• 17300 block of Euclid Avenue
• 6800 block of Franklin Avenue
• 8500 block of Hough Avenue
• 3200 block of West 65th Street
• 4900 block of Rocky River Drive
• 5300 block of Lorain Avenue
• 4300 block of Payne Avenue
• 2100 block Clark Avenue
• 4100 block of Superior Avenue
• 4600 block of State Road
• 11400 block of Edgewater Drive
• 4100 block of West 150th Street
• St. Clair Avenue and Lancelot Avenue
• 2400 block of East 55th Street
The city began using the portable cameras in September. Drivers caught speeding past the units at more than 10 mph over the designated speed limit are issued $100 fines, officials said.
In January, the Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled Cleveland's traffic camera appeals process is unconstitutional. Tickets for moving violations fall under the jurisdiction of the municipal court, but drivers contesting traffic camera tickets here don't stand before a judge, according to Andrew Mayle, a lawyer representing a driver whose lawsuit was the basis for the appellate court decision.
The traffic cameras remain in operation while the city's law department reviews the court's decision.
Have you contested a ticket from a traffic camera? What was your experience? Tell us in the comments section below.