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STERRETT, Alabama - A woman from Medjugorje in the former Yugoslavia who claims to have daily visits from the Virgin Mary spoke publicly Tuesday to about 1,000 pilgrims gathered at the Shelby County headquarters of Caritas of Birmingham.
Marija Lunetti recalled growing up under the oppression of a Communist regime amidst the backdrop of the looming Bosnian Civil War.
She was among six Croatian Catholic youths in the village of Medjugorje, in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina, who said the Virgin Mary began appearing to them all simultaneously every day in 1981, giving them messages for the world.
Lunetti was 16 when the visions began in June 1981.
In October 1981, Pastor Jozo Zovko was arrested and sentenced to forced labor for allegedly participating in a nationalistic plot. He was released from prison in 1983, after appeals from Amnesty International and other groups.
"We were under the oppression of the Communists," Lunetti said in Italian, with her husband, Paolo Lunetti, translating into English. "The Communists made a decision to lock the doors of the church. The chief of police was surveying Medjugorje in a helicopter. He saw the crowds and said, 'Open the door.' They arrested the parish priest. They took him to prison. We did not know if he was alive or dead. We were angry. We said, 'It was us who had the visions, not him.' We were ready to die."
Their small village quickly became a worldwide pilgrimage site, with Catholics from all over the world coming to seek miracles.
"There were people who tried to use this crowd to start a revolution," Lunetti said. "But Our Lady said, 'Pray, pray, pray.'"
In 1991, Slovenia and Croatia seceded from communist Yugoslavia. In 1992, a territorial civil war broke out between a variety of ethnic factions, including Bosnian Muslims, Orthodox Serbians and Croatian Catholics.
The visions endured and so did the throngs of Catholic pilgrims, more than a million a year, coming to hear the simple messages relayed by the visionaries.
"Our Lady leads us to Jesus," Lunetti said. "She is an instrument and she wants us to become instruments too for a better world. She was standing under the cross at the moment of death, when Jesus gave her to John as his mother, and to all of us."
Lunetti said the visionaries are not special. "We thought, 'Why me?' I'm not better than a thousand other people. Why didn't Our Lady choose someone else?'"
It's the same for all Christians, she said. "We are nobody, we are nothing," she said. "We are poor and sinners, just that. We fall down, and we get back up again. But our mother sees hope for all of us. She wants unity and prayer. She says without God, we don't have hope...
"Without God you don't have a future, you don't have eternal life," she said. "Our Lady is talking about eternal life. We are just passing by. She wants us to leave signs we were here, in our life, our family, with our society, through many good things we can do."
She said consumerism and materialism are spiritually unhealthy. People are being devalued when they are old, sick and disabled, she said.
"This mentality affects all of us," she said. "If we look with God's eyes, every one of us is unique, perfect and different; even the old, sick and handicapped have value."
Lunetti mentioned the criticism from some Christians that focusing on Mary distracts from Jesus. "Many people think Our Lady has put herself in the center," she said. "In reality we see what she's doing. She acts as a humble servant."
The messages direct Christians to follow Jesus, she said.
"During these 30 years, Our Lady played her role but hides herself, pointing at Jesus," Lunetti said. "Our Lady says we are unique in her eyes, so precious to her especially in this day we have a mentality of use and throw away."
Prayer should be done out of love, not duty, she said.
"You have to live it as your own experience of love," Lunetti said. "Too many times we live our lives as if Jesus died and stayed in the grave and not resurrected. We need to live with the joy of the resurrection."
Lunetti said she came for Fourth of July week to celebrate freedom. "When we were under communism, we looked to America for democracy," she said.
"We pray that this nation can go back to God," Lunetti said. "It's not God bless America, it's that America can be a blessing to the world."
"God is love and he gives us this love in a thousand ways, and he found another way in Medjugorje, to say God is love, and God loves us."
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NEWARK — A man was fatally shot along Elizabeth Avenue in Newark this morning, officials said.
The victim was gunned down near the intersection of East Peddie Street, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Kathy Carter said by phone. East Peddie Street is close to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's offices.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile police have detained "several" people after an officer heard gunshots shortly after the Infant Mystics parade ended in downtown Mobile tonight.
Several people were seen running away from a vacant lot on a block bordered by Conti, Dauphin and Broad streets around 8:20 p.m., according to Cpl. Christopher Levy, public information officer for the Mobile Police Department.
An officer was heading to the area after he or she heard shots fired, Levy said.
A gun was found on the ground and multiple people have been detained as police investigate.
No one was injured in the shooting and it's too early in the investigation to determine whether the shots were in celebration -- such as they often are during the Fourth of July -- or if they were meant for a specific target.
As of 9 p.m., police have not made any arrests or found any additional firearms.
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On the second and third floors, empty bed frames filled rooms. The mattresses have been hauled to the first floor banquet room and stacked or lined like dominos near chairs awaiting disposal, donation or sale.
Some room items have stolen, said Mausolf, including in-room refrigerators and microwaves, some before the Land Bank purchased the hotel and others by looters who entered through second-floor windows since December.
"Every single microwave has been taken," she said. "The TVs are big and old; they didn't want those."
Mausolf said Saginaw County sheriff's deputies have been patrolling the hotel since the Land Bank took ownership.
A musty smell filled the air Tuesday, paint peeled below window sills, black mold was visible, equipment rusted in the pitch-black kitchen, and yellow water spots marked where the ceiling sponged up invading water descending from the leaking roof.
The county Land Bank, which generates revenue from
foreclosure sales and some property taxes, is paying $15,000 per month on
utility costs, Mausolf said. It currently has savings in excess of $2 million.
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pool and hot tub.
A technician removed telecommunications equipment from the roof Tuesday and
planned relocate it across the street to the Dow Event Center's roof.
Some furniture in the foyer appears to have been moved or taken, revealing a blank lavender wall by a coffee table with two lamps and miscellaneous garbage strewn nearby.
A six-pack container of Leinenkugel Berry Weiss beer with four empty bottles stood on the cluttered check-in desk Tuesday.
There's no telling when the last customers turned in their hotel keys, Mausolf said, but she believes there haven't been guests in greater than a year.
Saginaw police and sheriff's deputies used the hotel for training purposes about a month ago, which Saginaw County Sheriff William L. Federspiel said provided a useful opportunity for deputies to conduct multi-level tactical training and searches.
A bag of plastic imitation sheriff's badges lay on a table in the former bar/restaurant.
County agencies are utilizing some of the abandoned equipment and other items left at the hotel.
The Saginaw County Jail is using towels and washcloths, a dishwasher, a cooler, kitchen racks, trays and eventually an industrial washer and dryer from the hotel, said Mausolf.Other departments took fax machines and file cabinets for use in their offices; and what remains will likely be sold in an auction, possibly on eBay, or disposed of.
The County Land Bank and other interested parties determined redevelopment of the hotel wasn't viable.
The Saginaw County Land Bank and Building Authority plan to together spend about $1 million — $300,000 to $400,000 for demolition, Mausolf estimates — to raze the hotel and create an aesthetically pleasing parking lot that can be readily developed if investment interest arises.
Despite having near a $1 million 2010 market value, based on Saginaw assessor records, and being sold to the Saginaw Plaza Group for $4.3 million in 2003, Mausolf said there are no investors interested in preserving the hotel in its current location and condition.
Mausolf said representatives from Saginaw City Hall, the Saginaw County Land Bank Authority, the Great Lakes Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, Saginaw Future and Saginaw County all agreed demolition and conversion of the property into a parking lot is the best option.
The Saginaw County Land Bank spent $235,000 to purchase the hotel, partially at the urging of the Great Lakes Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, which donated $75,000 toward the purchase and didn't want to see the property fall into the hands of a neglectful owner.
After the Visitors Bureau contribution and receipt of $112,000 in taxes due by the previous owner which the foreclosing bank agreed to pay to facilitate the sale, the net cost to the County Land Bank Authority was about $48,000.
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Any organization that lasts 60 years must be doing something right, and most people would agree that the Princeton Tennis Program (PTP) has survived so long for good reason.
It was 1954 when tennis instruction began in Eve Kraft's backyard, the administering was done on a ping-pong table, and a nationally-renowned grassroots tennis program was born.
PTP will celebrate this monumental milestone at its annual Princeton Tennis Classic June 4-5 at the Eve Kraft Community Tennis Center and Community Park. This fundraiser has become an area institution, but this year will be special. For more information, visit ptp.org or call the office at (609) 520-0015.
You can't talk about the illustrious history of the non-profit without mention of Kraft. When she was being inducted into the inaugural Mercer County Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992, seven years before she died, I was on the committee and met with her several times to collect bio information and memorabilia. I hadn't really known her before that, but I treasured that time with this remarkable achiever. As I looked again at the amount of newspaper and magazine clippings about Kraft that I still have in my archives to write this column, I was impressed all over again.
Here are some headlines: "In Princeton, It's Tennis Everyone" (New York Times, 1972); "A Tennis Tree Grows in Princeton" (Tennis Magazine, 1967); "Tennis became Princeton's Kraft" (Times of Trenton, 1985); "How One Woman Built a Model Tennis Program" (Tennis Magazine, 1975); "Fine Kraft'-work" (Princeton Packet, 1994); "If Eve Kraft Succeeds, Horizons of Tennis will Stretch Beyond Country" (Sunday Times Advertiser, 1970).
There were more, and there were the articles Kraft wrote herself in her steadfast quest to bring tennis out of the country clubs and into parks and communities. From a program that taught just a few kids, it enrolled more than 1,000 by the late 1960s. Upon her death, the USTA rated her as one of our game's great visionaries and pioneers.
Bill Humes, a long-time tennis instructor, learned how to teach groups along with Kraft.
"From the very beginning, the hallmark of PTP has been quality group tennis instruction at affordable prices," he said. "When Eve started it, tennis instruction was available only in private clubs and in one-on-one situations. The idea of group tennis lessons was very new, and Eve embraced it whole-heartedly, because she knew group lessons would open the doors of tennis to all people."
Besides John Conroy, Kraft's co-founder and mentor, she worked with Arthur Ashe, whom she called her hero and a good friend, and Ed Faulkner, who wrote a book about teaching tennis.
"Both Faulkner and Conroy helped advise me on how to teach the strokes," Kraft wrote in a 1977 article. "But the real problem was the handling of large groups — 20 or 30 youngsters at one time — and always on limited facilities."
Kraft went on to important positions in the USTA, wrote workbooks and continued to carry out her life's mission while winning numerous awards.
Today, PTP, also the recipient of many awards, is a multi-venue operation with nine full-time teaching pros and serves 6,000 players without regard to age, ability or financial status. The tennis world has changed, but PTP is still going strong. Gwen Guidice, who is in her 19th year as executive director, is indebted to its founder.
"Her mission statement was amazing — to have the foresight to put together a mission statement that worked for 60 years," Guidice said. "Her idea of what it needed to be and how it needed to be run was visionary."
Anne Humes served as PTP's Chair from 1989-93 and worked closely with Kraft in those early days.
"Eve was a visionary, and what set her apart was that she had the ability to execute her vision," she said. "Countless thousands of people play and enjoy the game thanks to opportunities offered through PTP. Many people dream; Eve could dream, and she could make her dreams a reality."
• The deadline to register for the Mercer County Summer Tennis League is Sunday, April 6. The first 725 registrants will be accepted. As of earlier this week, there were 572 registered. For doubles, both players must register. Sign up at register.comunitypass.net/mercer.
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand fired a deputy who he says used a stun gun repeatedly on a man who was not resisting arrest. The sheriff was right to take that tough action.
Robert Hoobler arrested Leron Anderson last November for violating a protective order barring him from contact with the mother of one of his children. The deputy and the suspect had a verbal exchange, and Mr. Anderson says that the deputy used racial slurs. At that point, Mr. Anderson said, he began kicking the vehicle door to call attention to what was happening. That's when the deputy fired the Taser at him.
But Deputy Hoobler didn't stop there. A video of the incident shows that the deputy fired the stun gun at least three times. That same video, taken by a camera that is activated automatically when the stun gun is fired, is what drew Sheriff Normand's attention.
The Sheriff's Office had reviewed the matter and cleared the deputy. But Sheriff Normand said that he became "overwhelmingly concerned'' after watching the video.
"The video reveals clearly that he's not resisting,'' Sheriff Normand said. It also captured audio of the deputy's verbal warnings -- issued prior to each firing -- to stop resisting. Sheriff Normand says that he believes those statements were Deputy Hoobler's attempt to justify firing the stun gun.
The sheriff isn't ending the matter with Mr. Hoobler's termination. He has told the Jefferson Parish district attorney's office that he wants to pursue criminal charges against the former deputy. If that office decides not to go forward, he said that he'll forward the case to the FBI as possible civil rights violations.
He's also said that he'll launch an internal investigation into why the deputy was cleared of wrongdoing, despite evidence to the contrary. That probe will begin after a criminal investigation into the incident.
Sheriff Normand's response is appropriate. Law enforcement agencies cannot tolerate misuse of force, and firing a stun gun at a suspect who is not a threat is beyond the pale. But getting rid of Deputy Hoobler is only part of the solution. Finding out why others in the Sheriff's Office were willing to dismiss the incident is just as important.


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On the cusp of ethics reform, on the brink of a brighter day, Rep. John Rogers had to go and say ...
...what those other politicos were thinking.
"What can you eat for $25?"
Mon Dieu!
Who would have thought, after all this time, that Rogers was Alabama's own private Marie Antoinette?
Let them eat cake.
Because this very day, lawmakers go into special session to consider, among other things, limiting how much lobbyists can spend to spoon-feed their freshly elected faces. Our elected officials are supposedly trying to lay a foundation for an all-out ethics resuscitation in Alabama, and the big hurdle is .¥.¥. what can you eat for $25?
Hmm. What can John Rogers eat for $25? Besides his words, that is.
A few things.
If you watch the Publix ads, you know a frugal lawmaker could cobble together a whole surf and turf dinner for 25 bucks. Yep, 10 ounces of roast beef and a pound of shrimp. Fresh apples, mangoes and cherries, and a bottle of Australian Pinot noir.
Not bad. And if the Galloping Gourmets of Goat Hill removed the tax on groceries -- talk about ethics reform -- you could throw in a box of donuts to boot.
A lot of people, honestly, would love to know what you can eat for $25.
The Jimmie Hale Mission, after all, says it can feed a holiday meal to more than a dozen hungry mouths for that. That's turkey and all the trimmings, said executive director Tony Cooper, with dressing and beans and rolls and pumpkin pie.
That should be enough for Rogers. And 11 other lawmakers who might want to discuss, oh, a bill they're already paid to consider.
But that's just lunch. David Miller, who organizes meals for the hungry, said his group recently served breakfast at the Church of the Reconciler. They served sausage gravy and biscuits, orange juice, sliced peaches -- and bought all the Styrofoam dinnerware they needed to serve it -- for about $1.40 a person.
Which means almost 17 hungry people in Birmingham ate for 25 bucks that was, now that we're at the crux of the matter, not good enough for an Alabama representative.
And that's what's wrong in Alabama. Our problem is not just the ethics law -- which is only a start. Our problem is a long-suffered culture of entitlement, an expectation of privilege that saturates our political landscape like stormwater.
What can you eat for $25? All any public servant needs.
If they want to go to a fine restaurant, great. Let 'em dine on their own dime. It was, after all, just three years ago that legislators raised their own expense allowances by almost 70 percent. It's about $192 a business day, plus pay.
Maybe that's the question. What can those guys eat for $192 a day?
And lobbyists could still throw in $25 worth for every breakfast or lunch, for every dinner or cocktail party. Up to $100 a year per legislator, that is.
For Rogers, they could start out with a nice sundae cake from Savage's in Homewood. It even has a fat cherry on top.
I know it's too good for him, but hey.
Let him eat cake.
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G-Braves Offense, Ryal Rolling Toward End
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Four Gwinnett pitchers including starter Randall Delgado combined on a seven-hit shutout as the Braves defeated the Syracuse Chiefs, 6-0 on Friday night at Coolray Field. A season-high 9,372 fans packed the park as the G-Braves won for the second-straight night to start the final eight-game homestand.
Delgado worked 4.0 scoreless innings with four hits and three walks allowed, striking out seven in a no-decision. Dusty Hughes (W, 3-2) grabbed his third win of the season with 3.0 scoreless, two-hit innings and four strikeouts. Peter Moylan threw a scoreless eighth and Andy Russell added a scoreless non-save ninth to finish off Gwinnett's ninth shutout win of the year.
Offensively, Rusty Ryal continued his torrid series with a 3-for-4 night, including an RBI double in the third inning. Lyle Overbay went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, driving in two RBIs as well.
The G-Braves started the scoring early, crossing the plate in each of the first four innings.Jose Constanza led off the first with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball before scoring on a Terry Tiffee RBI single to give Gwinnett a 1-0 lead.
Gwinnett added three more runs in their half of the second, highlighted by a Constanza two-run double that scored Ryal and Delgado. The G-Braves extended the lead to 4-0 as Overbay doubled home Constanza with two outs.
Felix Pie reached base to start the third on a fielding error charged to Chiefs' first baseman Mark Teahen. Following a fielder's choice off the bat of Jose Yepez, Ryal once again came through in the clutch with a run-scoring double that raised the Gwinnett lead to 5-0.
Chiefs starter Yunesky Maya (L, 11-9) lasted just 3.0 innings, surrendering five runs, four earned on eight hits. The right-hander struck out two and walked one, throwing 58 pitches.
Mitch Atkins replaced Maya in the fourth inning and allowed an RBI single to Pie scoring Overbay. After Pie's hit made it 6-0 G-Braves, Atkins settled in for two more innings of scoreless relief. He pitched 3.0 innings in total, yielding an unearned run on three hits. Pat Lehman added 2.0 scoreless innings for Syracuse.
In addition to multi-hit efforts from Ryal and Overbay, Constanza also went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the leadoff spot. Constanza's two-hit effort came a night removed from seeing his International League best 38-game on-base streak snapped by the Chiefs.
Saturday, August 25th G-Braves Starting Line-up from Coolray Field:
The Gwinnett Braves (61-73) take on the Syracuse Chiefs (63-71) in game three of the four-game series on Saturday night at Coolray Field, first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. The G-Braves will start right-hander Julio Teheran (7-7, 5.48) against Syracuse left-hander John Lannan (7-11, 4.89). Listen to the broadcast on WDUN 550 AM / 102.9 FM in Gainesville, Georgia. The game will also air on CSS.
Syracuse (5th IL North) vs Gwinnett (4th IL South)
Come out to Coolray Field on Saturday night and place your bid on a Gwinnett Braves game-worn jersey with the G-Braves Jersey Auction. Each jersey worn during the game will be auctioned off to benefit the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation. It's also the third night of "Drive Me Crazy" as the G-Braves gather donations of canned foods, clothes, sports equipment, toys and more to restock local shelters and storage centers. Tickets for all Gwinnett Braves home games are on sale now at the Coolray Field Box Office. Call (678) 277-0340 or visit gwinnettbraves.com for more information.
Syracuse Chiefs Batting Order:
1) Eury Perez, LF
2) Corey Brown, CF
3) Jim Negrych, 2B
4) Chris Marrero, 1B
5) Jesus Valdez, LF
6) Sandy Leon, C
7) Zach Walters, SS
8) Jarrett Hoffpauir, 3B
9) John Lannan, SP
G-Braves Batting Order:
1) Luis Durango, CF
2) Jack Wilson, SS
3) Lyle Overbay, 1B
4) Stefan Gartrell, RF
5) Terry Tiffee, 3B
6) Rusty Ryal, 2B
7) Brian Friday, 2B
8) J.C. Boscan, C
9) Julio Teheran, SP
2 For 1 Tuesday as G-Braves Host Orioles Affiliate
Photo courtesy of Daniel Hamby
The Norfolk Tides scored five runs after the fifth inning to take the opener of a four-game series, 7-4 over the Gwinnett Braves on Monday night at Coolray Field. Randall Delgado allowed three runs over 5.2 innings in the losing effort for Gwinnett, while Norfolk starter Dana Eveland yielded only two unearned runs over 6.0 innings for the victory.
With the loss, Gwinnett's first in eight meetings with Norfolk this season, the G-Braves find themselves 7.0 games behind the Tides for second place in the International League South Division.
Gwinnett opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning against Eveland. Luis Durango and Jack Wilson led off with back-to-back singles, and both took off on a double steal attempt. Wilson was caught at second but ruled safe as Tides' second baseman Ryan Adams was charged with a missed catch error. Both runners advanced into scoring position on the play, though neither was credited with a steal. Stefan Gartrell grounded out to score Durango for the first run, and the G-Braves boosted their lead to 2-0 on another double steal attempt. Jose Yepez was caught stealing second base, but stayed in the rundown long enough for Wilson to cross the plate.
Norfolk responded to tie the game in the third inning. Brandon Waring doubled to lead off the inning against Delgado, and Jamie Hoffman connected on a two-run homer to deep left field to even the score at 2-2.
The Tides took the lead in the sixth inning as the first three hitters reached to load the bases. Delgado forced Luis Exposito into a double play, but L.J. Hoes scored as a result, giving Norfolk a 3-2 lead. Billy Bullock relieved Delgado with two outs in the inning and loaded the bases again with a walk, but struck out Blake Davis to end the threat.
Bullock would not be as fortunate the next inning, allowing two runs on three hits. Adams and hoes each reached on one-out singles and an RBI double by Joe Mahoney and sacrifice fly by Ronny Paulino raised the lead to 5-2. Buddy Carlyle came on in relief of Bullock and worked 1.2 scoreless innings, holding the deficit at three. Peter Moylan appeared for the G-Braves in the ninth and gave up two more runs to the Tides. Adams and Hoes again singled to start the inning, and a fielder's choice by Paulino and single by Exposito drove them each in to make it 7-2.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Hamby
Tuesday, August 7th G-Braves Starting Line-up from Coolray Field:
The Gwinnett Braves (52-65) play game two of the four-game series against the Norfolk Tides (59-58) on Tuesday evening at Coolray Field, first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. Left-hander Yohan Flande (5-8, 3.96) is slated to start for the G-Braves, while the Tides counter with right-hander Jake Arrieta (3-1, 3.63). Listen to the broadcast on AM 550/FM 102.9 WDUN in Gainesville, Georgia with Tony Schiavone calling the play by play.
Norfolk Tides (2nd IL South) vs Gwinnett (4th IL North)
Save up to 50% off tickets on 2 For 1 Tuesday by visiting GwinnettBraves.com/Tuesday. Print your coupon from home and present it at the Box Office to redeem. Tickets for all Gwinnett Braves home games are on sale now at the Coolray Field Box Office. Call (678) 277-0340 or visit gwinnettbraves.com for more information.
Photo courtesy of Chris Roughgarden
Durham Bulls Batting Order:
1) L.J. Hoes, LF
2) Xavier Avery, CF
3) Bill Hall, 2B
4) Joe Mahoney, 1B
5) Ronny Paulino, C
6) Luis Exposito, DH
7) Brandon Waring, 3B
8) Jamie Hoffmann, RF
9) Blake Davis, SS
G-Braves Batting Order:
1) Jose Constanza, CF
2) Jack Wilson, DH
3) Felix Pie, RF
4) Ernesto Mejia, 1B
5) Stefan Gartrell, DH
6) Terry Tiffee, 3B
7) Josh Kroeger, LF
8) Rusty Ryal, 2B
9) J.C. Boscan, C


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News from the future of Portland's bar and restaurant industry, via OLCC liquor license applications:
Is delivery-only East-side pizza joint Lonesome's taking over the hallowed pizza window at Dante's? That's what it looks like—the venue's liquor license has been amended to add Lonesome's as a partner. There was talk of a Lonesome's window with the Grove Hotel redevelopment across the road, but that project is now on hold. Dante's current pizza is not good, so this would be a welcome change.
Goose Hollow's Commodore Lounge is moving two blocks away to where the Bulldog Tavern currently lives at 1650 W Burnside.
Sergey Udalov is planning to open Cafe Theobroma at 1037 NW Flanders St. in the former Boyd's in the Gregory building.
Patrick Sirianni is planning to open West 45 at 50 NE 57th Ave. Despite the similarity in name, it appears to bear no connection to Nob Hill's North 45. The application is for "Wholesale Malt Beverage and Wine," so not a bar.
Irah's Coffee & Yogurt Lounge at 1755 SW Jefferson St. has applied for a limited license.
And in non-Portland OLCC news, someone is opening a brewpub in Bend called Rat Hole Brewing. Yum!


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Now that Kamea is four months old, we're really finding our groove. This mama job is a breeze.
For the past month, we've been sleeping better. Kamea co-sleeps with us and it's been such a joy. Most nights she sleeps quite well. We can stay in bed for 9-12 hours at night. She doesn't sleep straight through but she kind of does. She tosses and turns when she's hungry, I roll on my side and latch her on, and we're both back in dreamland. Well, I usually get back to dreamland. Some nights she thrashes around a lot which keeps me awake because I keep putting her back on my breast (my husband says she's practicing her "ninja" skills). But, some nights, like last night, we both sleep soundly. There are the occasional nights where she decides she'd like to wake up after about 4 hours of sleep and stay up. When this happens, it only takes about an hour of hanging out with her in bed and she's ready to sleep again.
Nap time has been great too. We're not on a schedule, but I'd estimate that she wants to nap every few hours. The one nap I can count on is in the morning. About 2 hours after waking, she's ready for a nap. Sometimes she naps for 40-60 minutes and other times she sleeps a whole 2 hours.
What does all that mean? Mommy is getting more sleep! My eyes are no longer bloodshot and I feel like I can drive a car without causing harm to myself or others. Seriously, I didn't start driving again until just recently because I only felt I had enough energy to make it through my day at home. Driving a car required too much alertness.
We're also getting into cloth diapers more regularly (every time I use one, depending on the size, I save about 30 cents – gotta love that). They're still not as great as I thought they'd be. For starters, you have to wash them (that's work). Then, you have to stuff them (that's more work). Finally, they're still bulky as heck, but the fit is getting better. However, in spite of the extra work, it's better on the earth and my baby's girlie bits, and… they're cute as hell! I think our plan is going to be using cloth diapers at home and when we go out, we'll use eco-friendly disposables. I'm a fan of two cloth diaper brands right now: BabyKicks and Swaddlebees Econappi. Both are one size diapers that are supposed to fit from newborn until 35-40 pounds (depending on the brand), but I'm only now liking them on her at this age / weight because I think they're too bulky to use for newborns. I have 6 BabyKicks and 4 Swaddlebee Econappis plus the Flip system I wrote about here. Flip are not my favorites, but they're working okay.
We are still interested in trying Elimination Communication, but even now, I still don't feel like it's the right time. I know many people start early, but I have a few issues to figure out. 1) I have no idea when she's peeing and she pees many times. 2) I don't get much warning for poop either. Therefore, I'm just not comfortable with her being diaper free until I get a better handle on that. And, 3) it's weird holding her on the potty when she doesn't even sit on her own yet. I tried it the other day. Not fun. For either of us. All in good time though. We'll work on that later.
As I mentioned in the last post, we took Kamea for her 4-month pediatric visit. At this visit we started talking about solids, just so we can start thinking about them. I plan on waiting to introduce solids until she cuts some teeth hopefully (that could be at 6-8 months). That means three things: 1) I need a high chair (going to start researching this very soon). 2) I need baby spoons. 3) I'm excited to start thinking about homemade baby food recipes and the next book I'll write!
Kamea is also starting to grab at toys and hold on to them, play with them, etc. It's so exciting to see her develop. I recently bought her this groovy Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush. It's BPA, latex, and phthalate free. She also has this eco-friendly baby rattle (BPA, PVC and phthalate free). And, Kamea loves her organic dolly that Lauren and Ginger bought her. She likes to chew on her, too.


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Consumers Energy is hiring an India-based company to do information technology work but promises that the foreign company will bring jobs to Michigan.
The Jackson-based utility is announcing today that officials are negotiating a contract with HCL Technologies, a technology company that employs 79,000 workers in 31 countries.
As part of the contract, HCL will build an IT development center in Michigan where employees from the company will work. No Consumers Energy employees will lose their jobs.
"It's very exciting," said David Mengebier, senior vice president and chief compliance officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. "We are going to see a net increase in jobs in Michigan."
Currently, Consumers Energy has about 500 full-time IT employees and 260 IT consultants who do contract work.
The full-time employees mostly do maintenance and support work for the company's internal computer system, and contractors mostly do more high-end work, like developing online applications and design work for the company's Smart Grid technology.
With the new plan, full-time employees will be retrained to do the premium work and employees from HCL will do maintenance and support work at the development center.
Officials will be meeting with HCL this week to work out more details of the contract. They declined to say how much the contract will be worth and are trying to decide when the development center will be built, where it will be located and how many employees HCL will send to Michigan.
Some work will still be outsourced to India, Mengebier said.
Consumers officials were conscious of the perception that they might send work out of the country. In June, one of the company's officers was in India interviewing vendors at the same time CMS Energy President and CEO John Russell stood with Gov. Rick Snyder, announcing the company's commitment to increase spending in Michigan.
Consumers Energy has pledged to spend $250 million in the next five years with Michigan suppliers, in addition to the $2 billion Consumers currently spends annually, as part of its "Michigan preferred" spending program.
Snyder in June announced an effort dubbed Pure Michigan Business Connect, in which Michigan companies commit to spending money with other state suppliers to help boost economic growth.
Last month, Consumers Energy reported it has paid out $2.8 million and awarded $71 million in multi-year contracts to 17 Michigan companies since joining Pure Michigan Business Connect.


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Album Summary
- Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello)
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OehmsClassics presents the fifth installment of the highly praised Tchaikovsky cycle.
American Record Guide, May/June 2013
Mr. Kitaenko is one of the great living Russian conductors, and he has given us many a great recording of Russian music. The orchestra has a wonderful sound. The strings are especially rich and velvety - essential for Tchaikovsky. It has depth and warmth; it never seems cramped. The tempos are perfect - very close to Markevitch, whose No. 2 has long been the best you can buy.
Recording information: Studio Stolberger Straáe, Cologne (08/2009/03/2012).
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- Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello)
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- Running Time: 36 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
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- Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello)
- Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko
- Running Time: 17 min. 59 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1876
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- Running Time: 7 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1888


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The woman told police she was walking on Grace Street when a man approached her and attempted to grab her. She said when she pulled away, he stabbed her in the thigh. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction
According to the report, the woman walked to her home on Josephine and called police. The victim was transported to an area hospital with a cut to her inner thigh. She has been listed in good condition.
Amanda Emery is a police reporter for MLive-Flint Journal. Contact her at email@example.com or 810-285-0792. Follow her on Twitter or Facebook.


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Ferrets: Pets or pests
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:05 PM
In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 photo, one of the ferret pets of Pat Wright hangs out in its well adorned cage, in La Mesa, Calif. Ferrets are illegal to own in California. Keeping a ferret as a pet takes more time, care and money than owning a dog or cat. The American Veterinary Medical Association in Schaumburg, Ill., which recently posted a YouTube video describing how to care for pet ferrets, noted that they need to be caged most of the time, require hours of exercise and emit a musky odor that many people find unpleasant. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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Anybody who puts a ps3 game on a torrent site is playing a really dirty trick on you. You can be sued, but if you're determined to download one, you'll find after you finally get all 20gb or more of the game downloaded at 10 kilobytes/second, which will take about a day or two, you will still need a blu-ray burner to create disc; finding a blu-ray with enough space is difficult and expensive; and when you finally burn it to a blu-ray, and put it in your ps3, the best that will happen is the ps3 will deem it a BD-R containing "unsupported data." The worst that will happen is the firmware update may have code that will scan a BD-R for copies of games and instantly ban your ps3 from PSN for life. There is no way to escape a PSN ban because your ps3 has unique hardware signatures, MAC address among other things that only Sony knows about.You'd have to download an older firmware, reinstall it and then never log into PSN again.
There is no way to play copied games in ps3, especially not disc games, and no iso loaders either. If anyone does one of those things, it would be like the dude in 1984 painting "I hate Big Brother" on a big sign and hanging it in front of his 2-way telescreen. Sony runs your ps3. They are Big Brother. You may own the ps3, but they still own the operating system. You agreed that your right to use the firmware includes not using mods or hacks, when you hit x on the "yes" option after downloading it. You also agreed that Sony can ban your ps3 for a EULA beef.
I bet somebody does have ps3 games up on torrents just to be a jerk, cause they think it's funny to waste people's time.
Not allowed to speak of such things here.
Now go away as your kind are destroying the games industry
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I went from 0 – 60 when I had satellite television installed. Where I used to have eight channels (sometimes four, depending on the weather) I now have hundreds…plus two DVRs with which I can record every show I never previously had any interest in watching. 100 hours of recording time. Why would I ever need 100 hours of recording time?
Enter, Torino 2006.
PJ McFuzzybottom set a timer that records every new Olympic event that is being played on any station, anywhere, anytime. How could we ever have a social life when each time we look in the DVR there are four new recordings, varying in length between three and six hours.
Welcome to the new and exciting sport of speed curling. After watching one curling event in "live" mode, I decided I'd had my fill, possibly forever. Until PJ and I realized how great this sport is at 15x the normal speed. Thrilling. Even the endless time outs that are used to look at the stones from this angle, then that angle, again, again, bring out the coach, look again, again, talk, look, talk, look, coach?, look, head back, wait, look, talk, look, and look race by in mere seconds. This is wonderful.
15x is the optimal speed for viewing curling and most other events. But hockey is fantastic at 60x the normal speed. I am a big hockey fan but for some reason can't bring myself to watch taped games. Don't argue with me. I know that even if I watch a "live" game it is still probably not live because of the time difference. It's a mental block. There's no reasoning with me on this one. Speed hockey takes care of this because I can scream through a game in a few minutes while still catching enough of it to see when the scores change. Perfect.
And if I still haven't sold you completely on the idea of fast-forward Olympics, let me just leave you with this…
Speed Speed Skating.


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Metcash lifts profit, plans for the future
Metcash's future success will rely on increasing marketing funds, reviewing ongoing strategies to improve productivity and thriving on the success of recent acquisitions and joint ventures.
The hardware rival
Hardware giant Bunnings has long been a key player in the home improvement space but since Woolworths-owned Masters Home Improvement entered the market it has changed things up. Or has it?
Metcash acquires Mitre 10
Metcash CEO, Andrew Reitzer, announced last week the company is preparing a complete takeover of Mitre 10 Group.
Mitre 10's three year business plan
A year after Metcash's acquisition of a 51 per cent share in Mitre 10 Group, the hardware is reorganising its operations and growing its network across the country.
Metcash continues to profit after 11 years
For the eleventh consecutive year, Metcash has recorded another record profit increase.


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If Sam's Italian Restaurant in Rankin is going to be filmed for an upcoming Hollywood movie, it's news to owner Frank Salvati.
"I've heard it from multitudes of people that they heard it on the news or read it in the paper," said Salvati, who added the film's producers have not contacted him.
The movie "Semi-Pro" stars Will Ferrell and is set in Flint in the mid-1970s. Ferrell's character, Jackie Moon, is the owner and coach of of the fictional Flint Tropics basketball team, as well as a player.
The team is in the now-defunct American Basketball Association, and Moon leads a desperate attempt to get it accepted into the NBA.
So far, patrons who said they read the story in a newspaper have not been able to produce a copy for Salvati. No such articles have appeared in The Flint Journal or its Community Newspapers.
The Journal did report that the movie's director, Kent Alterman, had been in the area with a camera crew earlier this year filming exterior shots of various buildings downtown and elsewhere.
Sam's has been in business for 34 years. The interior decor includes wood paneling and other features that could fit the film's timeline.
"I wish and hope it's true," Salvati said of the rumors. "It would be great for the restaurant and great for our area."
Most of the movie will be shot in Los Angeles, but there was a call for '70s-era cars and memorabilia for use in the film.


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Beaverton School District Superintendent Jeff Rose can exhort us to greatness all he wants ("Facing a hard reality, rethinking our priorities," commentary, May 2), but the truth of the matter is that there will be no remedy until our state Legislature and governor slay the PERS dragon that is obliterating our public school system.
Students, without the powerful political lobbies that Oregon's teachers union employs, will continue to suffer devastating cuts or eliminations of important educational programs, activities and technology. Oregon's current "last in, first out" teaching employment policies also don't protect the best and most effective teachers, just the ones who have been here the longest. These hiring policies have been statistically proven to be the most harmful to a disproportional amount of disadvantaged students.
Parents are justly upset to see staff pay increases kept in the proposed budget while weeks of classroom time for students are slashed. Year after year, parents endure these heartbreaking budget meetings where we watch our superintendent and school board wring their hands, saying they are financially bound by these signed teaching contracts. Guess who is signing these contracts? They are.
I have an innovation for Superintendent Rose. Let's end "last in, first out" employment policies in Beaverton and become a beacon of educational excellence in the state of Oregon. Let's develop an evaluation method that gives school principals the right to hire who they wish, not who is foisted upon them when the new and effective teachers are laid off. Let's start promoting what is truly best for the students, even if it continues to ask more of the administrative and teaching staff.
Unless Superintendent Rose is willing to make bold changes to the Beaverton School District, his pep talks will fall on an increasingly disillusioned community.
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jojo- Any progress?
jojo- Any progress?
There was a recent post I read that someone had success offering the bottle at night instead of breast, after three nights or so, the lo stopped waking up since that wasn't really what he wanted. Maybe you could try that? or after the first waking which doesn't bother you? I'll try to find it and link. Otherwise, check out the "sleep or lack of it" forum, it has lots of good info and links.
Here's a good link on night weaning from Dr Sears: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070800.asp
This is a VERY common in breastfed babies at 4 months.
I think part of it for some babies, when they are so busy learning new skills during the day that at night time they realize "I miss Mommy" and they NEED that cuddle time and connection to sleep well.
My DD started doing this at 3 months and it's just gotten worse and worse!
This site saved my sanity... THey are only so small for such a short time... Are you able to nurse laying down?? This has been a life saver for me! DD's crib is sidecar agaist my side of the bed so I just pull her into bed with me and nurse her ...Usually I am able to doze while she snacks and some times I'll put her back in her crib, other times if I'm still comfortable we'll just fall backto sleep together. HTH!
surprisingly, just this past week, lo was able to sleep 7-7 1/2 hours for 2 nights. it was especially strange because he has an ear infection and i thought that was supposed to make them more irritable while sleeping.
i do think he's making some progress. i really haven't done anything to stop him from nursing at night, it just kind of started getting better on its own and since my husband pretty much gave into us co-sleeping, i've been much happier and more rested.
What diapers are you using? If it's disposables, using the more expensive brands might work better at night.And now, because hes eating so much at night w/o me changing him, his diaper is super-soaked. i put plastic pants on him, but he still leaked through and wet our bed.
My daughter is a year old and I was in the same boat. if she wakes up I let her cry. She only cries for a few minutes then she lays back in her bed and falls back to sleep. At this age I believe it has a lot to do with comfort. If I go get her I put her Paci ( yes i use one, and she knows the difference) in and she lays bck down herself.
It does get frustrating at time's like the other women said, but if one of us is going through something then theres others out there going through it too.
Jojo, my dd2 is just about 4 months and she went from sttn at 2 months to getting up 3-4 times! Then last week, I was so exhausted I just refused to get up when she cried just 1/2 hour after I fell asleep (at 4am!) I let her cry (while I also cried from exhaustion and frustration!) After 10 minutes, she fell back to sleep w/o eating. Allie was just giving her "remember I'm here" cry not her "I need to eat now" cry. If she had really started to scream I would have gotten her! Then the next night she sttn. And she continues to do so! Now she sleeps from 8:30-9:30 ish until 4am when I feed her and she goes back to sleep until 6:30 or 7! I have no idea why she started sleeping now, but I would say, let your lo cry for a few minutes (as long as it's not too urgent) and see what happens. Good Luck and I hope your lo starts to sleep!
Also for the night wetting. I put my girls into the next bigger size diapers for night. My dd1 uses 4 during the day and 5 at night. DD2 uses 2 during the day and 3 at night. Since they are bigger, they hold more! Also I've bought an insert called a doubler for dd1. It looks like a maxi pad, but it fits inside the diaper and almost double the absorbtion of the diaper! (They are $2.99-3.99 a pack of 30! Babies R Us has them, also our grocery store carries them too!)
Happily Married since July 10, 2004
Mom to Katie- June 14, 2006 and Allie- January 21, 2008
I don't have any great advice, just wanted to say that your post sounds like my situation exactly... DS slept awesome from months 1.5-4 with only one predictable night feeding and then went right back to sleep, sometimes slept all night. It was great. At 4.5 months everything changed... sometimes he was getting up every 1-3 hours, now he is back to twice a night but the first waking is usually at 11:30-12 which I really don't like.
We started rice cereal out of desperation at 5.5 months just to see if it would help... I don't think it did although he is getting up less now, he is definitely not sleeping as well as he used to. I know all the research says it's a myth that starting solids help them sleep but we just had to try it, even though I was against doing it before six months.
I also have heard that is it really common for LO's to sleep through the night for months and then have that go totally out the window. That's definitely what happened to us.


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This weekend two festivals drew dancers to the French Quarter, a neighborhood that knows how to host a party: the French Market Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival.
"Both events celebrate the cultural riches of Louisiana – and they do it in the French Quarter, where the daily amenities already attract plenty of visitors," Chris Waddington writes.
We spotted your pictures and read your comments about these free, twin festivals.
Milwriter writes, "Give me Satchmo Fest and Cajun Zydeco Fest any day - even in the heat and humidity of late spring and summer. This is truly the best time of year in NOLA. Us locals have our city back. Enjoy it!"
Do What? commented, "Thoroughly enjoyed the event on Saturday. Good food and great music always lift the spirit (well, except for QuarterBizMan's, of course) and make one glad to be in the Big Easy. Looking forward to Satchmo Fest in August."
And QuarterBizMan writes, "I am all for abolishing these festivals and all other ridiculous foolish festivals that are had every weekend. What's next? 'The Shrimp Festival?'"
Should someone tell QuarterBizMan about the annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City? Tell us your favorite festival in the comments and take our poll below to let us know how you feel about living in such a festive state.


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The fourth annual ESTnet Awards celebrated excellence in the electronics, software and technologies sector in Wales in a lavish ceremony at the Wales Millennium Centre on March 2.
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Progress 06/01/03 to 05/31/06OutputsThis project was conducted on a 12-acre field at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, AL. Treatments included cover vs. no-cover and irrigated vs. non-irrigated. Wheat was used as the cover crop and planted later fall. The SDI system was installed in the Fall of 2003 with the 2004 growing season used to trouble-shoot and get all the wireless monitoring technology installed. Precision agriculture technologies were used to accurately install the tape on 80-in spacing and during field operations to place inputs accurately in relation to the cotton rows. Irrigation was based on 60% pan but adjusted for canopy closure. A cotton picker equipped with a yield monitor was used to provide cotton performance data. SDI tape depth and location measurements indicated that tape was installed at an average depth of 12.7 in. differing from the desired 15 in. depth. Collected cone penetrometer data increased with depth, reaching the 2.0 MPa level around the
25-cm depth but no differences in cone index measurements were found between treatments. Seed cotton yields indicated no differences between treatments in 2005, possibly due to above average seasonal rainfall but significant differences existed between irrigated (2625 lbs/ac) and non-irrigated (1020 lbs/ac) seed cotton yields for 2006. The 2006 growing season was one of the driest on record. Irrigated yields were 61% higher than non-irrigated in 2006 demonstrating the potential of SDI systems for increasing cotton yields. Differences for the cover crop vs. no-cover crop existed and were as much as 16% higher than the plots without a cover crop. The trend appears to be that cover crops are providing yield benefits especially during dry growing seasons by providing increased OM and water holding capacity. Quality analyses indicated that significant differences existed between measured quality features except for Leaf Grade. Of interest, irrigated plots had significantly higher lint
strengths and length than on the non-irrigated plots. Lint uniformity was significantly higher on irrigated plots with a cover crop. Uniformity was also significantly higher for the plots with irrigation and no cover crop compared to both non-irrigated treatments. Another result discovered during 2006 for this project was that using 60% of calculated pan evaporation (adjusted for % canopy closure) for scheduling irrigation was not sufficient during drought conditions. Visual assessment of the cotton during the growing season showed less vegetation and boll development when compared to other ongoing irrigation studies at TVREC. Based on these results, 90% pan should be selected to schedule irrigation for SDI systems in North Alabama. Since RTK autoguidance is used during fieldwork on this study, temporal evaluation of autoguidance systems was conducted for the project. Results indicated that GPS drift in non-RTK units can lead to off-paths errors up to over 1 m. However, results for
RTK based autoguidance systems have not measured drift over long time periods. Wireless technology was successfully implemented to remotely manage the SDI system.ImpactsThis project has helped to establish management procedures for subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) in Northern Alabama along with making pressure compensated SDI tape available to Alabama producers. The research and outreach efforts of this project have helped to authenticate the potential economic benefits and limitations of SDI system on rolling terrain for cotton production by demonstrating water use savings when compared to center pivots while increasing cotton yields. The project also demonstrated the integration of precision agriculture technologies including wireless monitoring with pressure compensating SDI tape for improved placement of inputs in relation to cotton rows for maximum yield benefits.Publications
Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05OutputsOne of the many goals for this project is demonstrating the usefulness of these new technologies to help Alabama farmers determine if and how they could be incorporated into their management strategy. Progress for 2005 included accurately verify SDI tape location and determine actual tape depth. SDI tape depth and location of the SDI tape were collected at twenty randomly selected locations across the study site. Results indicated an average tape depth of 12.7 in. (STD DEV = 1.1 in) differing from the original desired 14 in. depth. These data permitted the establishment of new AB lines for using the RTK autoguidance system for precisely locating cotton rows and cover crops in relation to SDI tape runs during planting. SDI maintenance included fall and spring flushing for cleaning the system. Field activities included planting cover crops followed by spring fertility management and then by planting a cotton crop. New additions have included the installation of wireless
moisture and flow sensors for real-time monitoring, spatial assessment, and archiving of soil moisture and flow rates over the growing season. Wireless technology use is rapidly growing in agriculture and this was the first system installed by AAES researchers related to irrigation research. The addition of this technology has improved project management while demonstrating this technology during tours and field days. Data collected for the 2005 season included collecting cone penetrometer measurements on a per treatment basis. Data indicated that cone index, in general, increased with depth, reaching the 2.0 MPa level around the 25-cm depth. No differences in cone index measurements were found between treatments to date. Yearly soil strength measurements will be taken with expectations being the development of a shallow compaction layer in the no-cover crop treatments. Grid soil samples for fertility analyses were collected during the late fall and compared to past samples. Seed
cotton yields indicated no differences between treatments, again possibly due to above average seasonal rainfall. A methodology has been developed to assess the performance of automated guidance systems and their interaction with SDI systems during field operations. Results have indicated that GPS drift in non-RTK units can lead to off-paths errors up to 2 m. This evaluation will continue over the next year to assess temporal effects of GPS drift on guidance systems.ImpactsThis project will permit researchers to more fully investigate and demonstrate the capabilities of precision agriculture techniques when soil moisture variability is controlled. This study is also one of the first to test subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) on rolling terrain and could demonstrate significant benefits to farms where traditional center pivot irrigation systems are not feasible. Outcomes could provide new irrigation management strategies for SDI systems and unique applications of guidance systems.Publications
Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04OutputsResearch efforts over the past year focused on collecting additional baseline data, completing SDI control hardware installation, troubleshooting the SDI system, determining irrigation scheduling protocol, and establishing the correct autoguidance AB lines for all field operations. A DEM was created using the collected elevation data while all grid soil sample data was analyzed and summarized. Thought SDI tape and main line installation occurred the previous year, flow meters and additional SDI system hardware installation was completed during the spring. New AB lines were established and archived for using the RTK autoguidance system for precisely locating cotton rows and cover crops in relation to SDI tape runs. A cotton crop was planted using a 4-row precision planter and tractor equipped with RTK autoguidance. Irrigation scheduling was established at 60% evaporation of pan for timing of watering events. All treatment zones were irrigated during the cropping season
to establish proper functioning of the SDI tape, valves, and flow meters for this first full year of operation. Therefore, no dry land treatments were created. A majority of the growing season was used to fix tape and main line leaks with minimal irrigation scheduled due to the above average rainfall for the year. At present, the SDI system is fully operational with most of the issues, primarily leaks, corrected. A cotton picker equipped with a yield monitoring systems was used to provide spatial crop performance across the test site. However, no analyses were preformed based on treatments since the entire system was operated during any irrigation event. However, the summarized yield for the entire study showed no difference over dry land cotton harvested from adjacent fields probably due to the abundant rainfall during the growing season. The system was flushed in the fall for cleaning. Cover crop treatments were planted using the RTK autoguidance system after harvest. Twenty
randomly located holes were dug to accurately verify SDI tape run locations plus measure the actual tape depth across the plot. Average tape depth was 0.33 m with a 0.03-m standard deviation. All collected data for this project has been archived into a GIS database for future analyses. The system is ready for full research implementation during this coming cropping season.ImpactsThis project will allow researchers to more fully investigate and demonstrate the capabilities of precision agriculture techniques when soil moisture variability is controlled. This study is also one of the first to test subsurface drip irrigation on rolling terrain and may show significant benefits to farms where traditional center pivot irrigation systems are not feasible.Publications
Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03OutputsActivities in 2003 centered around installing the subsurface drip irrigation system and collecting baseline data for the study. The subsurface drip irrigation tape was installed in the 15 acre field using GPS guided tractors. Tape was installed at depths of approximately 12.5 to 14 in. deep on 1200 ft long rows. This field will be used primarily for growing cotton trials. A water distribution system was fabricated and connected to the buried drip tape and the water pumping system was installed. During the installation of the drip tape, the baseline GPS guidance data and draft data were collected that will allow automated tractor guidance during planting, fertilizing, and harvesting operations in subsequent years of the study. Additional data were collected and processed to develop the Digital Elevation Model for the field. A grid sampling method was used to collect soil samples throughout the field and results from those soil tests have been compiled. Additional soil
conductivity measurements were made for the field using the Veris Soil Electroconductivity Mapping System. The result of this is a baseline map of soil conductivity across the field. The subsurface drip irrigation system is now prepared for planting and irrigation beginning in the 2004 calendar year.ImpactsThis project will allow researchers to more fully investigate and demonstrate the capabilities of precision agriculture techniques when soil moisture variability is controlled. This study is also one of the first to test subsurface drip irrigation on rolling terrain and may show significant benefits to farms where traditional center pivot irrigation systems are not feasible.Publications


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Arianna: The most important thing for assertive women is not to internalize the attacks on them — whether they come from men or other women — and to realize that any time they speak out against injustice or against the status quo they are going to have attacks leveled at them. Let's face it, our culture still isn't comfortable with outspoken women.
Even in 2007, it's hard for a woman to challenge prevailing orthodoxies and not be attacked and caricatured for it. We're still expected, first and foremost, to be sweet and adorable. If we assert ourselves, we're suddenly a ball-busting bitch. As Marlo Thomas famously put it, ""A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold."
The best way to neutralize this kind of attitude is through humor and perspective.PM: How do you feel the purported "Mommy War" debate is hurting the ability of women to be fearless in their lives?
Arianna: The decision whether to be a working mom or a stay-at-home mom is — and should be allowed to be — an individual decision. I have chosen to be a working mother — but I have just as much respect for mothers who are able not to work and have chosen not to. Either way, you will experience fear and guilt. It comes with being a mother. Indeed, I sometimes think that when the doctors take the baby out, they put the guilt in.
And, I have to say, this whole debate is rather elitist. Most women don't have the luxury of choosing whether they work or stay at home. They have to work. The key thing is that we, as a society, owe women equal respect for whatever choice they make. And, as women, we need to support each other in making this decision… not spend so much time pointing accusatory fingers at those who choose to follow a different road than we have.
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By Michele S. Byers
New Jersey is a beautiful, green and fertile state — and a great place to live, just as it has been since its founding 350 years ago. In fact, it's still known as the Garden State.
What will the next few centuries bring? It's clear that without vision and action, this state we're in may not be such a wonderful place for future New Jerseyans.
Here are some key steps to make sure New Jersey stays great.
Keep preserving land, farms and parks
When Gov. Christie ran for his first term, he promised New Jersey a stable source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation. This hasn't yet happened, so funds from the 2009 Green Acres bond have been spent or allocated. Opportunities to save our state's critical remaining lands will slip away without new funding. A proposal to dedicate a small portion of state sales tax revenues to land preservation for the next three decades is making its way through the Legislature. Let's get it on the ballot!
Be "smarter than the storm"
It's been more than a year since Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey, and recovery efforts have been massive. With our resolve to be "stronger than the storm," rebuilding has clearly shown Jersey's grit and determination. But, truth is, we must be smarter than the storm … and future storms. Sen. Peter Barnes (D-Middlesex) has proposed a Coastal Commission to prepare New Jersey for future storms and accelerating sea-level rise. Our state needs a strong coastal plan to make sure it can truly be a safer and more resilient place to live and play.
Protect our water supplies
Nearly two-thirds of New Jersey's citizens, plus many key industries, rely on the New Jersey Highlands for an abundant supply of fresh, clean water. It's critical to continue strong protections for the Highlands and its water supply. It is equally critical to update and implement our state's clean water and wastewater plans and rules. Some may be surprised to know we are behind the times on this now. Our state will not be livable without clean water.
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The Palisades cliffs, north of the George Washington Bridge, have stood for millennia, inspiring generations. LG Electronics' plan for a new office building rising high above the tree line would spoil this magnificent vista — and set a precedent for more high-rises above the cliffs. Four former New Jersey governors have already spoken out against the LG proposal. New Jersey citizens can make a difference by urging LG to build a lower building and thus preserve this iconic American landmark. Our state's beauty has been timeless and should remain so.
Treasure and protect New Jersey's Pine Barrens
The Pine Barrens' intact but fragile ecosystem is known for its vast forests, pure water, rare animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth. Permanent protection for future generations means upholding the Pinelands Protection Act. In a clear message about defending the integrity of the Pinelands Plan, the state Pinelands Commission has rejected a proposal to build a gas pipeline across the Pine Barrens. New Jerseyans must always be vigilant and take action to protect this very special place.
Protect our state's great variety of native plants and animals
New Jersey is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species. Yet, many are in peril of disappearing, including more than 830 plant species, dozens of vertebrates, butterfly and dragonfly species, and many other diminutive, secretive species. Declining rare species are indicative of habitat loss and degradation. To stop these losses and recover our rare species, we must invest in data collection and recovery on our public lands, being careful to minimize conflicts that improve habitat for one species but simultaneously and unknowingly harm other rarities. By incorporating Natural Heritage data on all rare plant and animals entrusted into our care, our public lands can continue to be a storehouse of biological diversity.
Support local, healthy farms and farming
One of the nicest things about living in the Garden State is fresh, local food. We have more than 10,000 farms, many of them small, family-run operations selling their products at roadside stands and farmers markets. Let's support our local farmers – they help keep our state green and our diets healthy.
New Jersey is still America's best-kept secret, but only vision, determination and action to protect its underlying beauty and bounty will keep it that way.
Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (njconservation.org).
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In the borough where colonial Americans and the British failed at a last chance for peace in 1776, more than 20,000 people jammed South Beach to watch Her Majesty's finest jet pilots put on a spectacular display.
In its first ever visit to New York City, the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team dazzled crowds gathered five deep all along the Frankin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, in the sand on South Beach, and pulled over on the side of any road with a view.
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"When the two came towards each other and crossed each other, I thought they were going to crash," said 13-year-old Devin Hill of New Brighton. "It was really cool."
Thousands crowded five-deep in places along the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, in the sand on South Beach, and pulled over on the side of any road with a view.
The nine-member aerobatics team -- Great Britain's version of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds -- raced as fast as 800 mph and as low as 100 feet above the surf in the half-hour show that concluded with a flyby of Lady Liberty.
Fans shrieked as the jets, capable of reaching Mach 1.2, raced past each other with just feet of clearance at 800 mph, rolled at 2,500 feet, and performed daring crossover rolls that seemed to spell certain doom.
Police do not release official crowd estimates, but some put the number of spectators gathered along the boardwalk, in the sand and parked in the neighborhood at 15,000. Two old-timers who have attended numerous events in the South Beach area over the years put the number at more than 20,000.
Some fans drove two hours to see the aerial display from the best seat in the city and on a perfect, 82-degree day.
Joey LiCalzi, 8, and his family traveled all the way from Whitestone, Queens. He described his favorite maneuver as "the one where they all went poosshhh!" -- referring to seven of the jets driving toward the beach until suddenly breaking off in a 180-degree burst.
Yesterday's display was part of a larger North American goodwill tour, with a schedule that left the pilots little time to enjoy the Big Apple.
The squad had dinner at The India House Club in Manhattan last night and may find some time to squeeze in a visit to the Empire State Building before departing for Rhode Island at 8 a.m. today.
"Everyone's quite keen on going shopping as well," the team's public relations manager, Rachel Huxford said. "... but what better view of the Statue of Liberty -- 400 miles per hour, so they won't get to see it for long but they'll certainly get a good view."
London-based brokerage firm ICAP sponsored the New York City event, which has been in the planning stages since January.
The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, have put on over 4,000 displays in 53 countries since its founding in 1965, but this is their first in the New York City area.
"It's to celebrate the partnership between the two countries," said pilot Andy Robins, who managed yesterday's show from the ground. "We've both got a lot in common, both in the past and hopefully in the future."
Yesterday's aerial feats had some families finding common ground as well.
"When they were coming at you and crossed over, the children they all gasped a little bit, like from fear, almost," said the elder Joe LiCalzi, of Queens, describing his children's reaction to a move where two jets suddenly rolled in front of one another at hundreds of miles an hour.
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Horseshoe Lake swimmers report feeling ill
The Kitsap County Health District is still investigating what caused nearly two dozen people to get sick after swimming in Horseshoe Lake last week, according to Keith Grellner, environmental health director.
"Right now it seems that the lakes are innocent bystanders," Grellner said, referring to the more than 30 cases of gastro-intestinal distress reported by people who visited three lakes in Kitsap County — Horseshoe, Wildcat and Long.
By Aug. 4, approximately 30 people had reported nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after swimming in those lakes during the hot weather last week. Most of the reports — 23 — were from people who swam at Horseshoe Lake on July 29.
"We're still investigating, but it appears to be a person-to-person transmission," Grellner said, explaining that not only did the water samples taken from the lake not reveal any problems, but that people who were not at the lake, and only had contact with those who visited the lake, were also reporting problems.
On Wednesday, Grellner said a few more people reported getting sick, two more from July 29 at Horseshoe, and two who had visited Wildcat Lake more recently.
Stool samples obtained from ill people all tested negative for bacteria and parasites, according to Health District officials, but deputy director Scott Daniels said they are still waiting for samples that are being tested for Norovirus, a common intestinal virus.
"We have not had any conclusive waterborne links to these illnesses," Daniels said.
Grellner said pointed out that both Horseshoe and Wildcat lakes have private camps near the county parks, and no one from either camp reported falling ill.
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