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Export Requirements for Republic of Korea (Egg Products)
EKO-13 (Aug 4, 2016)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible Products
- Egg products (except as restricted in the INELIGIBLE section below).
- Ineligible Products
- Egg products shipped on or after January 21, 2016 but prior to June 1, 2016 are ineligible unless heat processed in compliance with the heat treatment time and temperature requirements listed below under the Documentation Requirements, Section C.
Documentation Requirements
The following information is provided for the exporter: Effective August 4, 2016, the Republic of Korea has requested that the original copy of FSIS Form 9060 series be presented to the Quarantine Inspection Agency (QIA) and the quadruplicate copy of FSIS Form 9060 series be presented to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).*
- See Requirements for Exporting Processed Egg Products for all countries.
- Egg products produced on or before November 24, 2014 and shipped on or before December 19, 2014 and egg products produced and shipped on or after November 19, 2015 but prior to January 21, 2016 or egg products produced and shipped on or after June 1, 2016 need only state in the 'Remarks' section of the FSIS Form 9060-5EP certificate that the products were "pasteurized", or "pasteurized at xx degrees Fahrenheit for xx minutes". The heat treatment temperatures and times do not need to meet the heat treatment temperature and time requirements indicated in C. below.
- For egg products produced on or after November 25, 2014 and/or shipped on or after December 20, 2014 but prior to November 19, 2015, and egg products shipped on or after January 21, 2016 but prior to June 1, 2016 one of the following heat treatment temperature and time requirements or a heat treatment that is equal or higher (based on internal core temperature) must be indicated in the 'Remarks' section of the FSIS Form 9060-5EP certificate:
Liquid whole eggs: 60⁰C for 188 seconds or 61.1⁰C for 94 seconds
Egg whites: 55.6⁰C for 870 seconds or 56.7⁰C for 232 seconds
Egg yolks: 62.2⁰C for 138 seconds
Whole egg powder: 60⁰C for 188 seconds
Egg white powder: 67⁰C for 20 hours or 54.4⁰C for 513 hours
Egg yolk powder: 63.5⁰C for 3.5 minutes


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Gear Review: Wingman Outfitter System
When you get to camp, the deck and aluminum extension bars turn into a large table for cooking and food prep. The Wingman turns a canoe into a really stable mother ship, capable of carrying fresh food and cold drinks, and accommodating large dogs or standing anglers. Who really wants the raft and all the fussiness it calls for anyway?
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Water Hazard
By Sam Boykin While visiting Charlotte, N.C., this summer, 18-year-old Lauren Seitz, along with several other members of the Westerville, Ohio, church choir, decided to check out the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC). The sprawling outdoor sports complex has mountain bike trails, rock climbing walls and ziplines. But the main attraction is the Class IV
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Skip to comments.Neighbor calls police after boy's science project lands in his driveway
Posted on 09/04/2012 1:11:02 PM PDT by Daffynition
A middle schooler's science project was so alarming to a Manchester, N.H., man that he called police after the contraption landed on his driveway.
Eighth-grader Jack Miron of nearby Walton, N.H., had a grand idea for a science project. The Pine Hill Waldorf student rigged a box that included a video camera, weather recording equipment, flags and a beeping device onto a weather balloon, WMUR reports.
He and his mother launched it from Bedford, N.H., to see what it could record.
(Excerpt) Read more at 1055online.com ...
That's NOTHING. HERE is real rocket science:
Some guys decided to arrange a strange competition between dark and light beer: which one will fly higher to space?
With video at the link.
DHS or someone will be coming after him. Count on it.
Is there anything with launching a weather balloon into an area where there may be air traffic... only if lots and lots of people start doing it.
1000 gram weather balloon, took 3/4 bottle of helium to inflate properly IIRC for upper air soundings BITD underway, roughly 1000 ft per minute ascension rate with met package.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....young Jack doesn't have a hoodie on...what's wrong with this kid?
THX for the images....look like adult projects....not that there's anything wrong with that.:D
It looks like a mushroomed hollow point.
If it had been in the vicinity of Charlotte NC...you betcha...they'd already have orange prison suits and prisoner ID #s.
Some rules, but they seem to allow smaller balloons -
If you keep it small, the rules may not apply.
Looks like a UFO. The neighbor should'a called Sculder and Mully before the USAF.
I'm honestly surprised they launched it, as the Manchester Airport is quite close. Just think if that thing would have been sucked into a jet engine.
Oh, no! A young man doing an engineering-related project. Quick, shut it down!
Our generation deserves the economic slide.
Looking at that picture, I'm reminded of the Woody Allen line "they usually travel in pairs." /EYEWTKASBWATA flashback
Homer Hickham II bump ... go Rocket Boys!!!
I'm wondering if they came close to a scrabble from Pease Air Force Base? Heh.
There is no town in NH named Walton, there is a Wilton
This will be on coast 2 coast tonight.
It recorded lots of cops and a DHS Bomb Response Team.
It should be Wilton. Good catch...every news story I saw....copied the mistake. Heh.
Oooo, I'm surprised that Mayor Bloombutt of NYC didn't have USDA employees round up all the weather balloons then, and toss THEM into a gas chamber like he did all the Canada geese in NYC. Too bad he didn't "model" for them first.
I grew up there. Great place to grow up (and old).
It had a beeber-like device?....
There is no beach in Fort Walton Beach.
There is no fort, either.......
After WW-2 a friend and i bought a weather baloon at the war surplus.
We filled it with hydrogen we made with zink and Hcl, made a long fuse with gun powder and string and glue.
We set it off just about dusk durring rush hour.
I blew up at about 5,000 ft.
It broke a few windows but motorists flooded the cops with calls.
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Table Games
Table gambling at West Virginia's four racetrack casinos no longer is the cash cow it once was for either the track owners or local and state governments. But reacting to that by, in effect, throwing money on the table would be as imprudent as an impulse bet at a roulette wheel.
State government is addicted to gambling on a massive scale. Last year alone, $663 million from various legalized gambling sources went into the state budget.
But new casinos and video gambling machines in Ohio and Pennsylvania have cut deeply into the take at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort. A third casino, at Cross Lanes, has remained relatively stable. Only the relatively new casino in Charles Town is booming.
So serious has the problem become that the president and general manager of the Wheeling Island track warned table gambling now is a drain on his facility's finances. Unless the state grants some breaks on taxes and fees charged for table gambling, it may close at Wheeling Island.
That warning prompted introduction of a bill in the state Senate to grant breaks to the casinos. If enacted, it would reduce the annual permit fee each casino pays for table gambling, from the current $2.5 million down to $1 million. It would cut the tax on table gambling revenue from 35 percent to 25 percent.
To replace at least some of the lost revenue, the bill would take about $6 million a year from funds that now benefit greyhound and thoroughbred horse owners.
Before any action is taken, legislators should insist on a cost-benefit analysis. It should determine whether table gambling is needed at the casinos to draw in bettors who pour cash into video gambling machines – the real profit center ($424 million for the state in 2012).
While table gambling has suffered, revenue from racetrack video machines actually went up a bit last year. If blackjack, craps, roulette, etc., are not needed to maintain the customer base for video gambling, there is not much reason to grant the breaks.
Supporters of the idea note hundreds of people are employed by table gambling. That is true – but the state does not grant tax breaks when jobs are threatened in other industries.
Finally, it makes no sense to grant the same breaks to all four tracks. Table gambling at Charles Town remains very big business, raking in about $160 million during fiscal 2012. The other three casinos combined received less than $63 million from table gambling. Clearly, Charles Town needs no help, at least for now.
Concern about the table gambling decline at three casinos is understandable. Again, however, legislators should look closely at the situation, and act with the benefit of all West Virginians, not just those linked to gambling, in mind.


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Family Fun
I saw this in The Stir - What are your suggestions for making chores more fun?
5 Ways to Turn Laundry Time Into Good Clean Family Fun
Yes, laundry is a necessary chore. But it's also an opportunity for fun -- and even learning, but don't tell the kids that. Here are some ideas for encouraging your little helpers to tackle the laundry!
1. Sort the dirty clothes and linens by color. You can make this basic (light versus dark) or let your kids go to town separating the laundry into a rainbow of piles on the floor.
2. Teach them to measure and pour. Show your child how to dole out the right amount of detergent, like Tide Free & Gentle, and ask them to guess how much is needed based on the size of the load.
3. Let them push your buttons. Well, not your buttons, of course -- the ones on the washing machine or dryer. Early readers can get practice sounding out what each button says to find the one they need to press.
4. Play a numbers game. If your load of laundry had everyone's clothes in it, let the kids guess who in the family has the most clothes in each wash. Then they can help sort by owner and count to find out who guessed right!
5. Have a sock-matching race. Dump all the clean socks in a pile on someone's bed. Have the kids race against each other (or against you) to see who can match up the most pairs. Toddlers and preschoolers can simply stack pairs neatly, while older kids can turn the socks right-side out and roll them up.
How do you make chores like laundry more fun for your kids?
April 19, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Have races to see how fast they can get it done
by cafayApril 23, 2013 at 8:15 AM
I time him to see how fast he can get it done.
July 13, 2013 at 2:15 PM
I try to make up games as we go. Counting, singing, etc.
August 2, 2013 at 4:21 PM
ask the kids to help please.
by wandepAugust 5, 2013 at 6:54 PM


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High and Dry
California currently has few options other than conservation in battling drought
By Jana J. Monji 04/15/2014
The thunderstorms that passed through the region at the end of February and the beginning of March may have caused traffic nightmares on local freeways, but the 5.40 inches of water that fell in Pasadena (5.72 inches in Los Angeles) according to the National Weather Service during those four days didn't come close to making up for three consecutive years of drought. Yes, the percentage of annual rainfall has increased to 50 percent with the rains, but that's a half-full glass that's still half empty.
January was abnormally dry, marking only the fifth time since 1878 that no measurable rain fell in Los Angeles. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported late winter and early spring rains only brought the snowpack up from 27 percent to 32 percent of normal. The state is still in the middle of a drought, even if everywhere we look is green.
Tomorrow's crisis
Pasadena is playing a major role in the search for answers to California's drought crisis. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is managed by Caltech for NASA , has partnered with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to monitor the state's water resources, as outlined in a recent media briefing in Sacramento on Feb. 25. Three of the six participants were from JPL: Tom Painter, the principal investigator at the Airborne Snow Observatory at JPL; geologist Tom Farr; and Duane Waliser, chief scientist with the Earth Science and Technology Directorate. The other participants were Jeanine Jones, the interstate water resources manager of DWR, Forrest Melton, a senior research scientist with the Cooperative for Research in Earth Science and Technology at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffet Field, and Lawrence Friedl, director of the Applied Sciences Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
JPL scientists study Earth by "remote sensing," using aerial sensor technologies to gather information from signals sent out by aircrafts or satellites. That includes NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory, which measures the depth of snow patches and the rate they are melting. Satellite radar mapping also provides data about ground sinking or subsidence due to decreased groundwater. You read that correctly: Ground sinking. Underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock are called aquifers. Instead of drilling for oil, Californians in places like the San Joaquin Valley are drilling for water and draining it from aquifers faster than nature can replenish the supply.
Unlike Texas and Kansas, California doesn't regulate ground water pumping. That can be troubling, considering a recent article in the San Jose Mercury News reported that over-pumping in the past has caused areas in the San Joaquin Valley to sink in some places as much as 28 feet, posing a threat to bridges and canals.
Scientists at NASA will team with DWR, researchers at UC San Diego and others to analyze "atmospheric rivers," which are narrow, low-altitude corridors of water vapor. Atmospheric rivers account for most flooding events yet also provide about 40 percent of California's freshwater. Knowing how these rivers run will help scientists understand global water cycles. In addition, three of five new NASA earth science missions are designed to further research on the water cycle and will contribute to national water-related policy decisions.
The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory joint project with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which launched on Feb. 27, will provide observations of rainfall and snowfall to answer questions about Earth's life-sustaining water cycle, and thus improve water resource management and weather forecasting.
The ISS-RapidScat will launch in June to provide data on ocean winds in order to help track weather and marine forecasting and track storms and hurricanes.
The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) will launch in November to aid in the prediction of plant growth and agricultural productivity by improving short-term weather forecasts and long-term climate change projections. Scientists believe the data collected will improve scientists' abilities to monitor drought, predict floods and manage how both impact people's lives.
However, all this data collection will not help us this year, and not even next year. As Farr explained, these scientific studies will help in "closing the water budget in the future."
Heat Islands
Although he wasn't a part of the panel, Dr. William Patzert, a climatologist at JPL, has much to say about what he calls "The drought that has been building since 2000." Called "the prophet of California climate" by Los Angeles Magazine and a climate guru by the Los Angeles Daily News, Patzert is all about numbers.
"Even global warming skeptics believe in supply and demand, and that is the issue here," Patzert explained in a recent telephone interview.
In Patzert's opinion, the problem is not necessarily the lack of water, but the growth of the region's population. In Pasadena, for instance, the population in 2010 had grown 28 times from the 4,883 in 1890, four years after incorporation. Patzert explained, "We get enough local rainfall to supply 3 to 5 million people," but now there are nearly 20 million in Southern California, with the greatest growth occurring in San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and San Diego counties.
Making drought conditions worse is residential and commercial overdevelopment that has resulted in the creation of "heat islands," or patches of heat-retaining concrete, cement and macadam, as well as poor water management on municipal and personal levels. Homes with sweeping lawns and high-rise residential and office buildings, shopping centers, parking lots and all the roads between them have created these urban heat islands. Without foliage that would normally grow in these areas, the areas just draw in heat that emanates from the ground.
Further limiting water retention abilities, to protect residential areas, "We engineered for flood control to move water out to the ocean as rapidly as possible," Patzert explained. Because "the Los Angeles River has been concreted from the San Fernando Valley to the Pacific," we "lose 80 percent of the water that falls." Our flood control system is "not a water-catching system."
Yet, even though Gov. Jerry Brown has declared an emergency, Los Angeles and Pasadena have voluntary conservation measures in place, but no mandatory water conservation efforts are being required.
Teed off
If one drives north along Interstate 5, he or she will see land that is brown and crops that are dead or dying. In contrast, Pasadena and its surrounding areas are still green.
"The present landscaping creates drought because it is thirsty and Southern Californians need to move away from drought creating landscapes," Patzert said.
Patzert said part of this is historical. "People from the East Coast came and brought their lifestyles": lawns, gardens and golf. "The height of absurdity is the plethora of golf courses in the Palm Springs area, which has an average rainfall of five inches a year."
According to GolfLink.com, California has 1,140 public and private golf courses. The Palm Desert courses are listed as the No. 1 golfing destination in California, with San Diego second, Los Angeles fourth and Palm Springs tenth.
In addition, Patzert commented that these courses are often overwatered, making them a "great place to pick mushrooms." Breaking away from our infatuation with English gardens and tropical rainforests is an important step toward water conservation, Patzert believes. Heat islands are cooled by "overplanting them with trees," usually non-native trees, and the trees are often watered by a lawn sprinkler systems.
Moving away from lawns and water-greedy landscapes is something that everyone can do now, Patzert believes.
According to a recent report on KPCC FM, outdoor landscaping accounts for 60 to 70 percent of the residential water usage. Lawns use 50 percent more water than other plants, according to the Pasadena Water and Power Department. Water and Power and other water agencies offer turf removal rebates for commercial, institutional, residential and multifamily water customers.
Local golf courses are tearing up turf as well. The Pasadena Star-News recently noted that Brookside Golf Course has removed 22 acres of turf in a manner that will not impact the playing. The Associated Press reported that at the state level, five bills are being introduced to protect members of homeowner associations, apartment projects and housing cooperatives from retribution and fines for letting their lawns die during a drought and would prevent the ban or prohibition of water-wise plants.
Few alternatives
Water wars, it appears, have already started. In March, the city of Sierra Madre accused Arcadia of stealing groundwater from the East Raymond Basin, according to a report in the Star-News. That's the same aquifer from which Pasadena draws 41 percent of its water. The Raymond Basin covers about 40 square miles and is managed by the Raymond Basin Management Board with 16 purveyors drawing from it.
In 1937, the city of Pasadena took Alhambra and other Raymond Basin users to Superior Court in the first basin-wide adjudication of groundwater rights in California. The Arcadia and Sierra Madre battle is based on a 1944 California Supreme Court decision that divided the Raymond Basin into East and West.
Pasadena imports 58 percent of its water from Northern California and the Colorado River via the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The remainder comes from neighboring water agencies. For these reasons, drought in Northern California has serious implications for Pasadena.
The US Drought Monitor rates the whole state of California under drought conditions, with Los Angeles and Pasadena rated D3, or extreme drought. That's one step away from the highest rating of exceptional drought — and California hasn't even entered its traditional dry season.
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle looked at two separate tactics for resolving the California drought dilemma — storing or conserving. Water storage is something that may help Californians in the future, since the rainy season has ended.
Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board voted to increase storage of recycled water for future use in a local groundwater basin, potentially saving more than 4.8 million gallons of imported water a year.
The board allows the Water Replenishment District's Montebello Forebay Groundwater Recharge Project to increase the percentage of recycled water used on the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River spreading grounds from 35 percent of the water mix (imported, storm water and recycled water) to 45 percent.
The spreading grounds recharge groundwater in the Central Groundwater Basin, which provides 40 percent of the total water supply in Los Angeles. The change will make up for the lack of storm water runoff during the drought and save money that would be used to purchase imported water to make up for the loss of runoff that normally heads out to sea.
The project uses extensively treated recycled water from the Los Angeles County sanitation districts, along with storm water runoff and imported water from the Colorado River and the State Water Project, to recharge the aquifer. Significant to this project, a portion of the river flow that would eventually be discharged to the ocean is now captured and stored in the ground for future drinking water use.
For 2014, however, only conservation and the use of recycled water is available to provide for California's immediate needs as we plan for a future in which drought may be the norm.
For more, visit drought.ca.gov. For more on ways to conserve water, visit saveourh2o.org.
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Sodium 21 mg
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Vegetable oil 1½ tablespoons
Finely chopped celery with leaves 1¼ cup
Finely chopped onion 1½ cups
Water 1 cup
Orange juice ½ cup
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Dash of hot sauce
Long-grain white rice, uncooked 1 cup
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Good afternoon. This week, as you are aware, Governor Blagojevich released his budget plan, which increases funding for elementary and secondary education and targets more state resources to financially strapped school districts. My full statement regarding the budget and a link to a spread sheet comparing the Governor's proposal with FY02 final, FY03 final and ISBE's FY04 proposed budgets is posted at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/budgetaddress.htm.
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May and June State Board of Education Meetings Rescheduled
The May and June State Board
meetings have been rescheduled. The May meeting will be held
Assessment and Accountability Task Force Meeting
The Assessment and Accountability Task Force met on
Regarding the
assessment bill (HB 235 by Representative Mitchell et al.), the task force had
seen the draft bill in January 2003, and it matched their earlier
recommendations. Rep. Mitchell was present and spoke to the status of the bill.
He said that the major concern by the House was that the length of testing time
over the ISAT years
(grades 3–8) would be increased to 35–40 hours. The task force discussed students who are actively engaged with the test yet need a little additional time in that same setting to complete the assessment. They recommended to the State Board of Education that there be an allowance to do so.
The accountability bill (now a draft amendment to SB 878 by Sen. del Valle) had been reviewed at the March 2003 meeting. Suggestions offered then were made in the draft amendment and circulated to all task force members. Those who responded had their questions addressed, and that language was then shared with Sen. del Valle. There was extensive discussion at the meeting in April regarding school, district and state interventions. One approach was to be literal and follow the details in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in terms of rewards and sanctions; the other was to note all of them by reference to the federal law. The task force asked that staff draft a revised accountability bill that aligns the state and federal system into a single system of accountability as required by NCLB but not describe the interventions except as a reference and limit those interventions to what is prescribed. The task force will meet again on April 18 on this specific issue.
The USDE Peer Review Team that visited
The results of the survey taken in February of superintendents and directors of special education were shared. Most of the respondents said they were satisfied with the way the results of the assessments of students not served in their home school are distributed. Others said the student scores should go to all concerned schools, both the sending and the receiving schools. The IAA subcommittee recommended to the full task force that the reports be shared with all concerned parties and the home school be held accountable (per long-standing policy of the State Board). Staff will check into how this recommendation aligns with the need to be in attendance for a full year before the student counts in a school, as they are in the receiving school all year.
The IAA subcommittee also recommended that for 2003–04 and beyond as needed, the two collection periods be equally divided over the time available. They also recommended that the contract with Measured Progress be extended on a year-by-year basis only, which the Task Force modified to say for only 2003–04. Discussions on further IAA work have taken place with the State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities. Further work on IMAGE is continuing as requested, working with the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education.
The task force meets again on
Status of the Citizenship Requirement for Teaching Certificates
While the issue is being resolved, we don't believe that it is appropriate to either deny or to move forward with certificate registration for noncitizens whose time under the current law has expired. Therefore, Regional Offices of Education (ROEs) will accept registrations from these noncitizens, but their registrations will be flagged and ROEs will provide applicants with a letter notifying them that their registration is being held pending the outcome of the legislation. If the legislation is approved, ROEs will be able to complete the noncitizens' registrations; if it is not approved, applicants will be notified regarding the next steps, including the return of their registration fees.
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21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Grant
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40 percent of the students being eligible for free or reduced-price lunch).
A competitive priority will be given to applicants that propose to serve students in poverty who attend schools in need of improvement and that submit an application jointly submitted by at least one LEA receiving funds under Title I, Part A, and at least one public or private community organization.
The FY04 RFP is posted on
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from that site. The deadline for proposals is on
Please call Carol McCue or Paul Kren, System of Support Division, at 217/524-4832 if you have questions about the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program or this RFP. You may also e-mail questions to email@example.com.
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Surplus eases Barre school tax hike
BARRE That was easy.
Simply by following the law, school officials in Barre have managed to trim more than a penny from the tax rate hike they were projecting less than a month ago.
Vermont school districts are required to either use any audited surplus as revenue in the budget for the following fiscal year or ask voters for permission to use that money for a specifically stated purpose.
The three school districts in the Barre Supervisory Union initially did neither, though that problem has now been corrected. School board members in Barre Town are asking voters to place the undesignated portion of their surplus in a fund to stabilize taxes in future years, while the Barre and Spaulding High School boards have elected to provide more immediate relief.
Lucas Herring, chairman of the Barre City School Board, said Monday night that just over $113,000 in surplus money including the $91,464 fund balance realized at Barre City Elementary and Middle School is now being used as budgetary revenue. The result, he said, is a lower rate increase than had been projected heading into next months Town Meeting Day elections.
Herring announced the adjustment on a night when school board members sought to explain and promote the $12.4 million budget proposal they will ask voters to approve next month. They also were alerted to a potential deficit and quibbled over whether to rescind their recent decision to enlist a grant writer in hopes of advancing a playground project at the citys pre-kindergarten-through-8 school.
School board member Sonya Spaulding was the first to defend the budget, suggesting the double-digit spending increase sounds worse than it is.
Spaulding used the words bare bones to describe a plan. I think its a very fair budget, she said.
According to Spaulding, most of the proposed spending increase roughly $1 million can be traced to costs associated with serving students with special needs. Those costs are expected to climb from the nearly $3 million figure that was used for budgeting purposes a year ago to roughly $4 million during the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Its one-third of our budget that we are spending on students with special needs, Spaulding said, suggesting the numbers used for this year more accurately reflect the anticipated cost of providing expensive services that do generate some offsetting revenue.
According to her, the $325,000 increase for regular education a rise of about 4 percent, bringing the figure to $8.41 million is reasonable. However, if voters reject the proposed budget, that portion is likely where the board will have to look for cuts. Most special education services are required under federal law.
According to Herring, 24 percent of the schools students qualify for special education services, and the district has picked up at least three more in the past month.
Business Manager Mark Lyons said special education costs are running about $600,000 over budget. As a result, he said, discretionary spending has been frozen at the school, and he is projecting the district will end the year with a $257,000 deficit.
Lyons said his year-end projection will come into sharper focus in the next few weeks and most if not all of the projected deficit could be wiped out.
Most board members said they stood solidly behind the spending plan, and some went out of their way to defend a decision to include funding for an assistant principal this year.
School board member Anita Ristau said the extra administrative position, which has long been discussed, was important at a school that has chronically failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Ristau said the schools co-principals are stretched thin dealing with disciplinary issues and unable to fulfill their roles as the schools educational leaders.
I know its an addition that people dont like to see, but its not a frivolous one, she said.
Despite the fact that one in four students requires special education services that account for $1 of every $3 the board is proposing to spend, Herring said Barres cost per pupil is among the lowest in the state, ranking 242 out of 260 districts.
The board also was told that the $2,500 it recently authorized for a grant writer wouldnt cover the actual costs, which are expected to be between $4,000 and $6,000.
Board member Rachel Piper, who questioned the unbudgeted expense at the time it was made, said her mind wasnt changed given word of a looming deficit and the fact that the grant that has been targeted would require a local match that hasnt been planned for.
I just am tired of spending money thats not there, she said.
Piper, who will be stepping down next month, wasnt alone. Ristau said she also had reservations about increasing the authorization to pursue a grant that board members were just hearing about.
We have very little information, yet were going out spending money when were in deficit, she said.
After a brief discussion, board members essentially agreed to rescind their earlier authorization and forward the matter to the Barre Supervisory Union board. That board, they agreed, might decide to cover the cost of the grant application process on behalf of elementary schools in Barre and Barre Town.
Board members also engaged in a protracted philosophical discussion about students with disciplinary issues and tabled action on a proposed firearms policy.
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It took 5 embalmers, 3 extra burial plots and steel reinforcements to make it happen
Published On: Jan 31 2014 02:43:05 PM CST Updated On: Feb 01 2014 11:55:58 AM CST
An Ohio man took his love of motorcycles to the grave -- literally.
Billy Standley of Mechanicsville was buried Thursday while sitting atop his 1967 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a Plexiglas casket, Columbus TV station WBNS reported.
It took five embalmers, three extra burial plots and steel reinforcements to make it happen.
Standley's custom-made casket was pulled to the cemetery by a pickup truck.
He had requested an outdoor funeral so his biker friends could see him off, according to WBNS.
Standley's children said the motorcycle helped him keep a sense of adventure after settling down to raise four kids.
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Persuasion can be a seduction. If we use small steps to communicate our ideas to others, we can persuade them to move in our direction.
The word seduction is something we pay attention to. On the other hand, the seduction process is something we rarely notice. Seduction is a series of small steps—steps so small that we're unaware of it happening.
"Don Draper from Mad Men"
Persuading people to work with you can be very similar to wooing a lover; it begins with a series of small seductions. No one knows more about the power of seduction than Don Draper from Mad Men. Here is a clip that illustrates this subtle use of persuasion:
Don Draper is an eloquent example of the way in which we can be seduced by words, and the message behind them. In my last post, Extreme Suggestions, I talked about the way big shocks to the system can move our definition of middle ground. The same thing can happen when the system is inoculated so slowly that the other person is unaware of what is happening
As an FBI counterintelligence agent, I found using small steps to persuade others to cooperate was very successful. It takes time to dig beneath the surface and uncover not only the spy's real identity, but uncover their strengths, their pain, and their expectations as well.
FBI Example
This is a story of how one of my undercover agents (UCA) used small steps in one of our cases. Igor was a Russian spy in the U.S. and the UCA's job was to recruit Igor to work for the FBI. Igor had confided to the UCA that he wanted to pursue a career in journalism once he got back to Russia. He planned to enroll at a university in Moscow.
STEP 1. The UCA asked Igor to write down the names of the schools he really wanted to go to, not just those in Russia. He then asked Igor to prioritize them. These small steps led Igor to actively commit to acknowledging his top choice of school.
When we write down our lists, our points of action, or our takeaways, it's an active way to communicate that we're taking it seriously and that we're open to the idea of changing of our behavior. Active commitments are why good workshops have workbooks—writing something down is an active way of committing to our choice. It's far more effective tool in changing behavior than passively nodding our head in agreement.
STEP 2. The UCA asked Igor, based on the list he had written, to tell him which school he wanted to attend. George named the number #1 school on his list—a well-known U.S. university. Getting Igor to admit that his dream school was in the U.S. used the persuasion approach of small steps in two ways:
- He's not just verbally confirmed it; he's also committed publicly to someone else. We want to behave in ways that are consistent with our statements.
- Asking someone to respond in a small matter significantly enhances your chance that they will respond to you in a greater matter next time. In confiding this small matter to the UCA, Igor gave himself permission to confide in the UCA on bigger issues down the line.
This example was important to the FBI because 1) Igor saw his future in the U.S; and 2) financing this education would be very difficult on Igor's salary. This immediately uncovered not only the need, but also the issues related to the need. Using this persuasion technique was very successful in moving Igor toward the UCA.
Remember—that is the definition of persuasion: moving people in your direction.
By effectively communicating our ideas to others in small steps, we can use a powerful form of persuasion.
How have you persuaded others to move in your direction?
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"Communicating and collaborating with robotic agents", in Cognition and Multi-Agent Interaction, Cambridge University Press , 2005, pp. 252-278. Download PDF (250.87 KB),
"A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction", in International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2006. Download PDF (719.83 KB),
"A Cognitive Model of Theory of Mind", in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, Philadelphia, PA Drexel University, 2010. Download PDF (596.96 KB),
"Accommodating human variability in human-robot teams through theory of mind", in Proceedings of the Twenty-Second international joint conference on Artificial Intelligence - Volume Volume Three, 2011. Download PDF (756.99 KB),
"An explanatory reasoning framework for embodied agents", Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, vol. 1, pp. 23 - 31, 2012. Download PDF (460.62 KB),
"ACT-R/E: An Embodied Cognitive Architecture for Human Robot Interaction", Journal of Human-Robot Interaction, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 30-55, 2013. Download PDF (894.49 KB),
"The Role of Familiarity, Priming and Perception in Similarity Judgments", in Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany, 2013. Download PDF (367.05 KB),
"Leveraging cognitive context for object recognition", Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW). Columbus, OH, pp. 381-386, 2014. Download PDF (358.83 KB),
"Robotic secrets revealed, episode 3: Furlough gambit", in Twenty-sixth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Quebec City, CA, 2014.,
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Ryan Dowd
Class Year:2000
Alumni Recognition Award Winner 2011
Ryan Dowd '00 is a devoted worker and advocate for social justice causes locally and internationally. At age 13, he became a volunteer at Hesed House in Aurora, IL, and his mission to help individuals in poverty continued throughout his years at North Central. While a student, he joined the Hesed House staff as assistant program director in the overnight emergency shelter. During his law degree studies, Ryan was an intern with the organization, and in 2004 he was appointed executive director.
Under Ryan's leadership, the organization has grown to serve 1,000 individuals with the help of 6,000 volunteers, including many North Central students. Hesed House sets a high standard for delivering human services, becoming one of only five organizations in the country to combine a comprehensive array of services like job training and counseling with a homeless shelter. The goal of the organization is to not just manage homelessness, but to end it.
Ryan's passion for international causes has taken him to Africa to work with churches confronting governments that perpetuate human rights abuses.
After majoring in religious studies at North Central, he went on to complete a law degree and master's degree in public administration at Northern Illinois University.
Ryan, his wife Krissie and their children live in Sugar Grove, IL.
Watch the video below to see how North Central's faculty helped Ryan connect his intellectual pursuit to his passion for service.


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Is this something to worry about? He would rather be fed by me or DH. Also, I steamed little carrots for him and cut them up small, and he gags on them. It's like he doesn't like how they feel in his mouth. I've tried giving him little pieces of pancake too, and the same thing happens. I make his food, and I just started making it a little chunkier. He does okay with that.
We are really limited because of his food allergies, so our finger food options are very limited.


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""How would you like to pay for
Maryssa Menkin is paying for her
salad using Square Wallet's free
application. The digital wallet app
links to her credit card, which she
finds very convenient.
Maryssa Menkin
"I hate carrying a lot of things and,
you know, I find that I do always
have my phone on me. So it's just
very simple."
Starbucks is one of the hundreds of
thousands of businesses nationwide
that have signed up for Square
Square is compatible with a
number of iPhone and Android
models, and Consumer Reports
Money Adviser says it's pretty
easy to use. But other digital
wallets are not as widely
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Isis aren't available on iPhones
and only work with some service
providers. They also require a
wireless technology that only some
stores can use."
And some digital wallet apps
will only link with a few credit
cards. So you may need to link to
a prepaid card, which can incur
additional fees.
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have the best protections if you
lose your phone or someone breaks
into your account.
Amanda Walker
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When attempting to update using Norman Internet Update an error like the following appears:
The download directory C:\Program Files\Norman\Distrib\Download is in use by another NIU
The process NIU.EXE (Norman Internet Update) is already running, often from another account than the one you are using now (mostly the Local System account, from which the automatic updates are executed). That other NIU.EXE instance is awaiting user input on some unanswered popup, and as long as that NIU.EXE is running it keeps a file called NIU.SEM locked in the indicated directory. If that NIU.SEM is locked, other NIU.EXE instances will produce this error message.
If you do not see the popup that the already running NIU.EXE is presenting (for instance, it shows popups when your license is expired or when you are trying to download updates that are not covered by your license), it means that the popups are presented by NIU.EXE on the console, and you are logging in remotely and thus do not see the console messages.
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Blue Ring/Recovery mode O.K /Version Question/Help - Please...
Hello All,
I have just purchesed two, what I believe are Sansa e250 2.0 Gig, that have identical issues. These are for my kids. I know if I can get one up, the other will be a similar fix, because they are acting the same.
They were advertised as is "Weak Battery" but that is not what is wrong with them. They both have the blue ring of death, with no monitor.
Using Ubuntu 7.10 and e200tool, I am able to go into recovery mode and see that both of the monitors do work. I believe my problem is with the files I am trying to load on to the Sansa, after the e200tool runs its course. I get the Ubuntu window pop up showing the sansa drive to deposit the files PP5022.mi4 and BL_SD_BOARDSUPPORTSD.rom, and once I cut/paste they show that they are on the Sansa.
I see that at the correct time, I go into Recovery Mode on the Sansa display, and I get the LUN0 Locked/LUN0 Unlocked string on the Sansa display(s), but every time I unplug either Sansa, after the files are loaded, it goes right back to the death ring, with no video.
This is my guess as to what is wrong???
Both of these units have Referb backs on them, I think maybe I have a different version other than what is labeled on the reverse. Since I have never had these units operational, I have no idea what version they truely are.
Does anyone know of a way to verify version by disecting and berhaps identifying a unique chip or other internal charateristic of the hardware, so that I can be sure I am using the correct files when I try to upload them to disk?
Also, when Ubuntu initially shows the Sansa drive window, just after loading the e200tool, there are NO files in the Sansa drive. Is this normal? Could I be missing another file?
I lock the hold button and press select when connecting, and press the rec button during the correct time.
Thanks a lot for the help. I have read all I could before posting this. Sorry if it has been adressed already
Fixed - Thanks for the help
O.K., I fixed them. I must have tried the e200tool 20 times each with no joy. I finally got bored and opened one up. I removed the daughter board, and after reassembly, that one worked!!! Tried the same thing on the second one, and that worked also. Just started right up after reassembly.
Moral of the story - if you follow all the directions, and still can't get them to work, try removing the small board on the rear of your main board ( V1 e250's) and wait a couple of seconds, and reinstall/reassemble. Worked for me!
My wifes 250 had the blue ring of death twice. Both times I took the sansa apart and removed the memory and reset it and everything was back up and running. I did it a third time with a friends 270 after he had the blue ring of death and it also worked.
After reading this, I tried it, and guess what? It worked, THANK YOU!
I tried reinstalling the bootloader/firmware using e200tools under linux by copying the needed files to the drive after manufacturer mode sequece and then unplugged the player, it said:
format finished
reading bootloader failed
writing bootloader failed
I would suggest that if people are having the same issue to take the player apart. If I remember correctly, I dropped the player on the ground the day before, which probably caused this problem (i.e. knocking the flash module out of the connector slightly, thus breaking the connection) I'm just glad that the think is working again.
This might be something worth noting in the how-to-unbrick FAQs.
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Bill Moyers delivered the Sol Feinstone Lecture on "The Meaning of Freedom" at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on November 15, 2006. The following is an excerpt.
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Davis best for coroner
The race for coroner this year presents an opportunity to the voters of Wayne County to elect a highly qualified medical doctor with years of experience. The most populous parts of Pennsylvania make a medical background a requirement for the job of coroner. In rural areas like Wayne County, we don't always have that luxury, but this year we do.
Dr. William Davis has experience in a number of areas that will serve him well as coroner. During his over 30 years of practicing medicine he has developed strong diagnostic abilities that enabled him to make accurate determinations about a person's health. Experience and training have taught him what to look for and how to evaluate what is important in order to make the correct evaluation of a patient's condition. These same diagnostic skills are necessary for a good coroner.
In addition, the practice of family medicine has frequently placed him with patients and families during their most trying of times. Learning to deal with death and dying comes with experience. Dr. Davis has helped families to deal with difficult situations with kindness and compassion.
Both candidates agree that the office of coroner is rather apolitical. The voters should choose based on the qualifications of the candidate. The citizens of Wayne County deserve the best.
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−Brown County TRIAD monthly meeting10:00 am – 11:00 am
On Tuesday, April 21, at 10:00 am Brown County TRIAD will have it's monthly meeting at Ross Park Apartments located at 313 4th Ave SE in Sleepy Eye. Speaker this month is Lisa Langer from Brown County Family Services. Langer works with senior citizens and their families. This meeting is also a good opportunity to meet local law enforcement and learn about the latest scams. Coffee and rolls will be served. Everyone is welcome.
For more information contact Opal Dewanz at 507.359.9808+10:00 amBrown County TRIAD monthly meeting
−Salad Luncheon – Church of St. Peter11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Salad Luncheon
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Where: Church of St. Peter
1801 W. Broadway, St. Peter
Crafts – Salads, hotdish, deviled eggs, bread, bars, beverage
All you can eat!
Adults – $8
Take outs available+11:00 amSalad Luncheon – Church of St. Peter
−Spring Sandwich Supper at St. John Lutheran Church – Morgan5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
All are welcome to attend the annual Spring Sandwich Supper at St. John Lutheran Church, 403 Carleton Ave., Morgan, MN on Wednesday, April 22.
Serving will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The menu will include; Hot Turkey, Pulled Pork, and Bar-B-Q sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, spring salad, beans, dessert, coffee and milk.
A country store/ bake sale will be held in connection with the supper.+5:00 pmSpring Sandwich Supper at St. John Lutheran Church – Morgan
−Annual Spring Luncheon – United Church of Christ New Ulm10:45 am – 1:00 pm
United Church of Christ
301 S Minnesota St New Ulm
Please us 3rd Street entrance
Annual Spring Luncheon
"The one you've been waiting for!!"
Thursday April 23rd
10:45 am to 1:00 pm
Enjoy your choice of turkey salad with shoestring potatoes
or ham and broccoli casserole
PLUS: your choice of salad AND dessert, dinner roll
and beverage
Just $9 per person….
Take-outs and Express Line for those with limited time!
Delicious!! Come and Enjoy!+10:45 amAnnual Spring Luncheon – United Church of Christ New Ulm
−United Church of Christ Spring Luncheon10:45 am – 1:00 pm
United Church of Christ
301 South Minnesota Street
(Use the 3rd Street Entrance)
Spring Luncheon
Thursday April 23, 2015
10:45 am – 1:00 pm
Serving Turkey Salad or Ham-Broccoli Casserole
Including your choice of: Salad, Dessert, and Beverage
Express Line – Take outs available+10:45 amUnited Church of Christ Spring Luncheon
−Choirs – Ridgewater's Hutchinson and Willmar Campuses- Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
On Thursday, April 23, Ridgewater's combined choir of students from both Hutchinson and Willmar campuses will perform at Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, 335 Main St. S. The 7:00 p.m. performance is free and open to the public.
The same concert will also hit the stage in Willmar on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church at 312 SW Sixth St.
This year's theme is "All in the Family," and will feature songs from childhood and family relationships.
The choir is directed by Gayle Marcus and accompanied by Judith Zylstra.
For more information about any of the performances, contact Sally at 320-222-7605 or 800-722-1151 ext 7605, or firstname.lastname@example.com.+7:00 pmChoirs – Ridgewater's Hutchinson and Willmar Campuses- Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson
−Grand Opening Ceremony and Bike Ride for the Bike Circle Route9:00 am – 10:00 am
Grand Opening ceremony and bike ride for the Bike Circle Route
Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 9 a.m. at German Park, 200 North German Street, lower parking lot (easy access from 3rd North Street).
This event, sponsored by the Heart of New Ulm Project, the City of New Ulm Park and Recreation Department and the New Ulm Bicycle Group, is to celebrate the completion of the designated circle bike route's linkage and signing.
After the short opening celebration, members of the bike group will lead a ride of the Bike Circle Route. If you can, bring your bike and join in all or part of the ride on New Ulm's Bike Circle Route.+9:00 amGrand Opening Ceremony and Bike Ride for the Bike Circle Route
−Saturday Mornings at the Grand for Kids9:30 am – 11:30 am
March 14 -
Its almost Spring, time to do some house painting, birdhouse that is!! We have the houses, you do the painting
March 21st-
We will paint a picture together and when you take it home, it will be ready to hang. Show your family what an artist you are!
March 28th-
Well, Easter is a week away, so let's get together and paint some wooden eggs. They can decorate your home for years!
All classes will be 9:30-11:30 am
Classes are held on the second floor in our community education room
Ages 6-12 (Class size limited to 15)
Each class is $20.00, everything included
Call 507.359.9222 to save your spot!+9:30 amSaturday Mornings at the Grand for Kids
−Open House for GORDON RUSCH 90TH BIRTHDAY2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Open House for GORDON RUSCH 90TH BIRTHDAY
Saturday April 25, 2015 from 2 to 4 PM
Fireside Room St. Paul's Church+2:00 pmOpen House for GORDON RUSCH 90TH BIRTHDAY
−Open House 50th Birthday Party – Rita Hoffmann1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Open House 50th Birthday Party
for Rita Hoffmann
Sunday April 26
1-4 pm
at Mary Hoffmann's home
204 Adams St
Morgan MN+1:00 pmOpen House 50th Birthday Party – Rita Hoffmann
−New Ulm Suzuki School of Music Annual Spring Gala6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
New Ulm Suzuki School of Music Annual Spring Gala
Wine and pasta tasting
Music performed by NUSSM pianists and Allegro Strings
April 26, 6-9 pm at the New Ulm Event Center, 301 20th St. S.
Tickets: $30 in advance at www.newulmsuzuki.org or 507-276-3928+6:00 pmNew Ulm Suzuki School of Music Annual Spring Gala
−MN Brain Injury Force Fundraiser5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Minnesota Brain Injury Force, Inc
Monday Night Fundraiser Fiesta
Minnesota Brain Injury Force, Inc. is in need of your support! Minnesota Brain Injur Force, Inc. in conjunction with Taco John's is working to reach their goal of generating funds to provide brain health / brain injury educational material. Also provide BIG (Brain Injury Grants), to help those injured for various needs. Please help support Minnesota Brain Injury Force, Inc. and stop in at
Taco John's New Ulm on
Monday Night April 27, 2015.
5 – 8 pm
Please help spread the word, and come in to enjoy the Fresh Taste of West Mex at Taco John's in New Ulm+5:00 pmMN Brain Injury Force Fundraiser
−Women's Health Talk – Springfield Area Community Center12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Women's Health Talk
Join our providers for women's health talk and free lunch
Gather your girlfriends and join family medicine providers Kelsey Nylander, D.O., Jennifer White, M.D., Ashley Schmitt, Nurse Practitioner and Kristina Carlson, Nurse Practitioner for a presentation on women's health screening and prevention. Lunch will be served free of charge.
Wednesday April 29
Noon to 1 pm
Springfield Area Community Center
33 S. Cass Avenue, Springfield
For more information or to RSVP, contact Kim Gluth at 507.723.7754 by April 17+12:00 pmWomen's Health Talk – Springfield Area Community Center
−WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY – Best Western – New Ulm5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
5 – 7:30 pm
Best Western (former Holiday Inn)
New Ulm
-Shopping Therapy-
A Free Wind Glass for the First 25 shoppers
Door Prizes Every 10 minutes
Wine Available
Stampin' Up – Origami Owl – Norwex – It Works
Traveling Vineyard- Jamberry- Party Lite- Daisy Blue – 31 -
Pure Romance- Pampered Chef- Wild Tree- Usborne Books
Scentsy- Perfectly Posh- Mary Kay – Nerium – Tupperware
Plantinum Leaf Portraits – Chole & Isabel – Younique – DoTerra
Arbonne – ViVi – Initial – In a Pickle – Forever Gifts – Simply Said
Fromm Me to You – Living Well Energy Healing – Legends & Lore
Canvas Creations – Paparazzi – And More+5:00 pmWINE DOWN WEDNESDAY – Best Western – New Ulm
−"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" – Ridgewater College Stage7:30 pm – 7:30 pm
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" is this year's spring comedy on the Ridgewater College stage, running Wed., April 29 through Saturday, May 2. Curtains open at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building.
This comedy by Steve Martin is set in Paris in 1904, where Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet in a bar. Both are nearing amazing ideas when they debate the value of talent and genius.
General admission is $5; Ridgewater students are free. Reserve your tickets at 320-222-7605.
This production is directed by Matt Hegdahl.
For more information about any of the performances, contact Sally at 320-222-7605 or 800-722-1151 ext 7605, or firstname.lastname@example.com.+7:30 pm"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" – Ridgewater College Stage
−Brown County Habitat for Humanity Ground Breaking9:00 am – 10:00 am
Brown County
for Humanity
Ground Breaking
For Fawn Gendron and her daughter, Amber
605 Pfanender Drive
Milford Hieghts First Addition
New Ulm, MN
Saturday, May 2, 2015
9 am
Please joining us for this special event as we begin our
2015 Home Build!
RSVP by: Monday, May 27, 2015 by calling 354-4287 or
emailing email@example.com+9:00 amBrown County Habitat for Humanity Ground Breaking
−Free Family Fun! – State Street Theatre – New Ulm10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Free Family Fun
Free Movie: Big Hero 6
Saturday, May 2nd
10:00 am – Noon
Doors open at 9:30 am
State Street Theatre – 15 North State St – New Ulm
(Former Middle School)
Concessions available from NUACT
Compliments of:
Century 21 Koeckertitz Realty
Eric Jensen Agency
American Family Insurance
+10:00 amFree Family Fun! – State Street Theatre – New Ulm
−Pork Chop Dinner – Hamburg11:00 am – 1:00 pm
St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church
Men's Brotherhood
Pork Chop
15470 County Road 31, Hamburg
Sunday May 3
Serving from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Worship 9:30 am
Everyone's Welcom
$10 per Adult, $5 for child hot dog meal
Take Outs Available
www.stpaulsrcus.org+11:00 amPork Chop Dinner – Hamburg
−New Ulm Clothing Depot Tip Night – Pizza Ranch NU5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The New Ulm Clothing Depot will have a tip night at the
Pizza Ranch in New Ulm
May 5
Come enjoy a great meal for a great cause.+5:00 pmNew Ulm Clothing Depot Tip Night – Pizza Ranch NU
−American Legion Auxiliary Post 314 Pillow Cleaning Service – Winthrop7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Pillow Cleaning Service
hosted by the
American Legion Auxiliary Post 314
May 6
7:30 am – 3 pm
114 N Main
Winthrop MN
Pillows may be dropped off night before
from 6-8pm+7:30 amAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post 314 Pillow Cleaning Service – Winthrop
−Open House Farewell- First Baptist Church6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Open House Farewell
for Pastor Robert and Jacque Fuller
of the First Baptist Church – NU
Wednesday May 6
6:30- 8:30 pm
3rd South and Payne St.+6:30 pmOpen House Farewell- First Baptist Church
−Salad Luncheon for World Hunger – Winthrop11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Salad Luncheon for World Hunger
at Peace Lutheran Church
in Winthrop on
May 7
11: A.M. to 1 P.M.
Cost is $7.00.
Take outs available.+11:00 amSalad Luncheon for World Hunger – Winthrop
−American Legion Nicollet MN – Carlson's Fluff and Puff Pillow Cleaning Service6:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Carlson's Fluff and Puff Pillow Cleaning Service
Friday May 8 – 6 pm – 8 pm
Saturday May 9 – 7 am – 1 pm
American Legion Nicollet MN
Sponsored by American Leion Auxiliary Unit 510
Nicollet+6:30 pmAmerican Legion Nicollet MN – Carlson's Fluff and Puff Pillow Cleaning Service
−1st Annual Spring into Summer Women's Expo! – NU Event Center9:00 am – 3:00 pm
1st Annual Spring into Summer Women's Expo!
at the New Ulm Event Center
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9th
Featuring many at home, commercial and non-profit vendors
SEMINARS! for the ladies through out the day !
Door Prizes! Fun!
Featured Vendors:
Arbonne – Citizens Bank – 31 – Scentsy – ViVi- ItWorks – New Ulm Medical Center – Northern Sun Kissed Unique Gifte- Jamberry Nails – Custom Remodelers Inc – Mary Kay – Young Living Essential Oils – Living Well Energy Healing – Hy Tek Wireless – Velata – Usborne Books – Younique – Discover Chiropractic – Bellaforma by Marveles – DoTerra – Origami Owl – Goosetown Roller Girls – Visiting Angels – New Ulm Event Center/MN Wedding Shop – Kathy's Upcycled Treasures – Daisy Blue – Carlson Tillisch Eye Clinic – A to Zinnia Floral & Gifts/ Hacker – Kohls Weelborg Chevrolet – Wild Tree – NYC Chik – Tupperware – Overeater Anonymous – Natural Baby Bums – Maria's Fashion Boutique – Dawn's Permanent Cosmetics – Premier Designs – Amway – Dani Bohm Studios – Country Hollow Crafts
If you would like to reserve a booth contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 359-2921+9:00 am1st Annual Spring into Summer Women's Expo! – NU Event Center
−Senior Dance – St. Peter Am Legion1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Senior Dance
Tuesday May 12
1:00- 4:00 pm
Music provided by
"Bud Berhow"
American Legion
229 W. Nassau, St. Peter+1:00 pmSenior Dance – St. Peter Am Legion
−Minnesota Brain Injury Force5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Minnesota Brain Injury Force
Support Brain Injured Veterans / Survivors
Tuesday, May 12
5-7 pm
Happy Joe's New Ulm
Buffet Sales Only+5:00 pmMinnesota Brain Injury Force
−Summer Grilling Sides w/ Chef Todd & Dietitian Lindsay Dalluge6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Summer Grilling Sides
w/ Chef Todd & Dietitian Lindsay Dalluge
Tues. May 12
6:30-7:30 pm
in the Hy-Vee Dining Area
New Ulm
Sign up @ customer service
or call 354.8255+6:30 pmSummer Grilling Sides w/ Chef Todd & Dietitian Lindsay Dalluge
−Greater Gibbon Area Community Band Practice7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Greater Gibbon Area Community Band Practice
When: Practice for our 2015 Season begins Tuesday, May 12 • 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: Gibbon Community Center
Details: All former members and those who wish to become new members of the band are invited. No auditions required, and all levels of talent are welcome to join us. Practices areTuesday evenings through the end of July.
Questions: Call Nancy Spaude at 507-834-6331
Organizations wishing to serve for concerts call Vickie Dreier at 507-834-6873+7:30 pmGreater Gibbon Area Community Band Practice
−Wurst-O-Rama -American Legion and the Lions Club of New Ulm5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The American Legion and the Lions Club of New Ulm will be serving Wurst-O-Rama on
Wednesday, May 13th, 5:00- 7:30 pm.
There will be a choice of 5 different German Sausages and 2 side dishes.
Please come and join us at the New Ulm American Legion Club Rooms
located at 13 South Minnesota St. New Ulm.
Everyone is welcome!+5:00 pmWurst-O-Rama -American Legion and the Lions Club of New Ulm
−Florescent Bulb Collection – New Ulm – Springfield10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Florescent Bulb Collection
Tauer's Supervalu, 101 W Central St
10 am -12 pm
New Ulm Steel & Recycling
218 19th Street
New Ulm
2 pm -4:30 pm*There are fees associated with the flourescent bulb collections and e-waste events*+10:00 amFlorescent Bulb Collection – New Ulm – Springfield


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Setting the Mahmud
RSBS Special Correspondent and Podcast Slavedriver, Mr. Johanna Mahmud reports:
He Plays with a Load in His Hands
The NFL draft is Thursday and that means we evaluate everything about everyone's everything. From their toe sizes to wingspans to ability to play with others to punctuality to how long they can sit through the last season of Oprah to the limitations of their menstrual cycles to how many yards they can throw a Mexican snapping turtle to how they would handle Kanye taking their MVP trophies away and giving them to Beyonce.
It's a lot to sift through.
Which reminded me of what's going on with MLB closers now. Closers seem to be chosen for teams primarily by stuff and grit but also based on looks and intangibles. So….. I've listed some of what I look for in potential closers for when I'm king of the Cubs and I take over as Czar of the DAMNED……
The following quotes describe facial expressions, which are the best way to determine who's got the right stuff to end games for me:
"I'm so damn mad I'd punch a baby!"
TRANSLATION: I did odd things to Barbie dolls when my sister wasn't looking.
"I'm gonna come over to your house tonight, wear your sister's makeup and then beat her to death."
TRANSLATION: I'm confused about where slavery begins and my basement's interior design ends….
"I'm good at rallying a team from behind!"
TRANSLATION: What I really need is a bearded man with a vintage cardigan who will tell me "he has to see about a girl and its not your fault, Brian Daisy Fuentes."
"I've wet myself many times in public, but I DON'T CARE…"
TRANSLATION: I've wet myself many times in public, but I DON'T CARE.
"The best thing about me other than my heater is that I should have played the lead in Our Town. I'm egotistical, fiery aggressive and I have great athletic skillz."
TRANSLATION: My name is Jeffery Lung and I will pretend to be your closer for a third of an inning. CHEERS!!!
"I understand angles and I'm grindy, gritty and tuffffff!"
One last thing about closers, because if you're like most teams, you'll have to find a new one soon (like by Saturday)… Russian women are like closers: when they goes, they goes fast………
–Johanna Mahmud
BTW… if Lovie Smith could pick a closer he would be from Abilene Christian.
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To quote Jeff: "You gotta be bleeping me!" LOL!
I'm loving Johanna's postings. If anything, they will cause spontaneous bouts of uncontrollable guffawing to the point where the respiratory system cannot function normally.
And, closers – what happened to them? They're worthless! Done…
– Randy
Wake me when The Fireman makes a comeback and they ban the DH. Until then, Johanna just gave me a few ideas.
Brian Daisy Fuentes? Nice! During Fuentes' tenure with the Angels we had many "pet" names for him in my house too before finally settling on Brian Fuentes, Warrior Princess.
– Kristen
Sounds like Fuentes may have a career in fashion design in his future ;o)