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5-day workout and food plan
By Echelle, Pure Matters
Fall is just around the corner and there's no better time to get your fall fitness plan in gear. Here is a week-long workout and food plan that includes several yummy green smoothie recipes for you to try. I've included five menus along with five workouts -- follow during the week and take the weekend off. You don't need to belong to a gym for these workouts, so anyone can do them.
Exercise: Walking
Walk for an hour. Make the walk a brisk one while moving your arms in a swinging motion which allows for more calorie burning. Listen to some of your favorite music to keep you going.
Breakfast: Green Smoothie
1 banana, cut in chunks
1 cup grapes
1 (6 ounce) tub vanilla yogurt
1/2 apple, cored and chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Place the banana, grapes, yogurt, apple and spinach into a blender. Cover, and blend until smooth, stopping frequently to push down anything stuck to the sides. Pour into glasses and serve.
Lunch: Cleansing Salad
Chopped Kale
Chopped spinach
5 Mushroom slices
5 Cherry tomatoes-halved
Sea salt to taste
1 table spoonOlive Oil
Lemon juice to taste
Combine all ingredients into majon jar, close lid to shake for 30 seconds, then enjoy!
Dinner: Broiled Chicken
1 russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt
8 small skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/4 pounds)
1 heaping tablespoon dried oregano
Freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, smashed
4 to 6 pickled cherry peppers, seeded and sliced, plus 1/3 cup brine
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
Preheat the broiler. Put the potato in a medium saucepan, cover with water and add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well.
Meanwhile, pat the chicken dry and sprinkle with the oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Add the potato to the skillet and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until slightly soft, about 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium; add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and the garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add the cherry peppers and brine and cook, scraping up the pan with a wooden spoon, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
Return the chicken to the skillet and sprinkle with the parsley. Toss with tongs, then set the chicken skin-side up on top of the vegetables. Broil until the skin is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
Exercise: Yoga
Take a class or practice your asanas on your own. The idea is to work on your strength and flexibility in a calm and meditative manner.
Breakfast: Eggs Scrambled with veggies
2 eggs
½ tomato
¼ jalapeno (seeded)
Teaspoon chopped cilantro
½ bell pepper chopped
¼ onion finely chopped
Handful of spinach chopped
Saute all of the above in ½ teaspoon of olive oil
Add two eggs, and scramble until cooked to your liking
Lunch: Green Smoothie
1 large orange, peeled and segmented
1/2 of a large banana, cut into chunks
6 large strawberries
2 cups spinach
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cup ice
Put all of the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour and serve.
Dinner: Chicken & White Bean Salad
1 medium clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 tablespoons fresh orange juice, plus more to taste
1/4 cup white-wine vinegar or red-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 15-ounce can cannellini or other white beans, rinsed and drained
2 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breast (see Tip)
2 cups diced zucchini and/or summer squash (about 2 small)
1 1/2 cups diced celery
1/4 cup finely diced ricotta salata, halloumi (see Shopping Tip, above) or feta cheese
1/3 cup chopped, well-drained, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes (optional)
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil, plus whole basil leaves for garnish
Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste (optional)
2 cups torn escarole or romaine lettuce
2 cups torn radicchio leaves
To prepare vinaigrette: Peel the garlic and smash with the side of a chef's knife. Using a fork, mash the garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl to form a coarse paste. Whisk in 5 tablespoons oil. Add 6 tablespoons orange juice, vinegar and mustard; whisk until well blended. Taste and whisk in up to 4 tablespoons more juice to mellow the flavor; season with more salt, if desired. Set aside at room temperature.
To prepare salad: Combine beans, chicken, zucchini (and/or summer squash), celery, cheese and sun-dried tomatoes (if using) in a large bowl until well blended. Add chopped basil and 3/4 cup vinaigrette; toss until combined. Taste and season with salt and/or pepper, if desired.
Toss the remaining vinaigrette with escarole (or romaine) and radicchio in a medium bowl. Serve the salad on the greens, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
Exercise: Dance Dance Dance!
You can take a hip hop, zumba or any fat burning dance class to get your blood pumping and your energy flowing. The only requirement is that the class is high energy and fun!
Breakfast: Granola, Yogurt and Fruit
To your favorite low or non-fat plain yogurt, add ½ chopped apple and 2 tablespoons of your favorite granola
Lunch: Green Smoothie
1 ½- 2 cups very cold, filtered water
6 cups spinach, chopped
5 cups organic romaine lettuce, chopped
2 stalks of organic celery
1 organic apple, cored and chopped
1 organic pear, cored and chopped
1 organic banana
1–2 Tbs. fresh organic lemon juice
Place in blender and blend until smooth
Dinner: Creamy Garlic Shrimp & Pasta
6 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti
12 ounces peeled and deveined raw shrimp (see Note), cut into 1-inch pieces
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen peas
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 cups nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook 2 minutes less than package directions. Add shrimp, asparagus, bell pepper and peas and cook until the pasta is tender and the shrimp are cooked, 2 to 4 minutes more. Drain well.
Mash garlic and salt in a large bowl until a paste forms. Whisk in yogurt, parsley, lemon juice, oil and pepper. Add the pasta mixture and toss to coat. Yum!
Exercise: Running
Kick up your cardio a notch by running for at least 45 minutes. One hour if possible. If you can't run for an hour, then run for as many minutes as possible, then eat up the remainder of the time with speed walking.
Breakfast: Green Simple Smoothie
1 mango
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Place in blender and blend until smooth
Lunch: WHOLE Wheat Turkey Sandwich
As long as your bread is 100% WHOLE grain, and your turkey is lean, then feel free to pile any veggie on top to make this the sandwich of your choice and enjoy! Go light on Mayo, and use spicy mustard to give it zest.
Dinner: Boiled Yam and Chicken Veggie Mix
1 Yam
Frozen mixed vegetables
½ chopped small onion
1 chicken breast cut in small pieces
Cut yam approximately ¼ inch thick into rounds and boil for 7 minutes (or until tender)
Heat 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil; add Italian seasoning; onion and sea salt to taste
Add chicken and sauté for 3 minutes
Add mixed vegetables and sauté all for 7-9 minutes
Enjoy with yam. Delicious!
Exercise: Stadium
You probably live next to a high school or a college. If you do, it's likely that they have a sports stadium. Use the times that it is not in use to add to your workout routine. "Stadiums" is a great workout! Walk up and down the stadiums doing intervals with running if possible. If you can keep this up for an hour, then you can congratulate yourself on completing one stellar workout! Add in free weights (bicep curls) as you do the 'walk' portions of your stadium climbs.
Breakfast: Green Smoothie
2 cups cold water
1 banana, cut into chunks
1 orange, peeled and separated into segments
½ apple (your favorite variety), peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
½ lemon, peeled and separated into segments
½-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
2 cups baby spinach
Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth and completely combined.
Lunch: Tuna Salad
Mix a can of tuna with 1 tablespoon of light mayonnaise, sea salt to taste, black pepper to taste and ½ celery stick finely chopped.
Use 1 cup of baby spinach and 1 cup of mixed greens. Add some chopped Kalamata olives if desired.
Dinner: Salmon
5-ounce broiled salmon that you've marinated in your favorite marinade
Serve with brown rice
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
Source: http://blog.purematters.com/fitness/fall-fitness-5-day-workout-and-food-plan
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The Yankees PR Machine Could Use a 'Lil Ron Daahl
Oh my, oh my, oh my. Who coulda thunk it? Who would've thought the Yankees' public image would be so tainted after just one offseason of not signing Cliff Lee, not signing Carl Crawford, not (yet) signing Andy Pettitte and not listening to their GM who was supposedly off courting — *GASP* — Carl Pavano of all people!!!???
Okay. Well, the Yankees have had a bad winter. So what? They're the Yankees. They're still among the best; and I'm positive, they will survive.
But just in case they need to run some interference on all the current bad press, I suggest they employ the services of one magnificent Ron Daahl.
Who is Ron Daahl you ask?
Why don't ya see for yourself:
Ron Daahl from Charles Grodin on Vimeo.
Ron Daaaaaaaaaaahl!
Happy Friday!
*Special thanks to the Charles Grodin crew! If you're ever in the Chi, go see their shows! They will make you pee your pants they're so funny!
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Pshhh Cliff Lee…WHO NEEDS THAT BUM…he obviously didn't want to come to NY cuz he's a coward. So I don't want him. Crawford…seems too much of a gangsta but whatever. I liked the Soriano thing, but now I'm a little mad at him…
What is it with the guy in the video snapshot. Is he dreaming of a special moment with Ron Daaaahl possibly at the Maaaaall. And why is he not getting Daaaahl to sign a basebaaaaall.
Rays Renegade
Gotta say, Jeff, when I first read the name, I thought it was Roald Dahl, of "James and the Giant Peach", etc., fame. After watching the video, I pretty much thought, "I wasn't that far off, after all". Seemed to be cut from the same cloth!
Virginia — I'm sure by the end of the season you'll be REALLY mad at him.
RR — You got it right! No problem at AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL.
Greg — Yep, pretty magical, BOTH of 'em! Peaches, elephants… pretty close😉
Ron Daaaaaaahl is very cute. Can he pitch? Maybe the Yankees will sign him.


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Discussion in 'PatsFans.com - Patriots Fan Forum' started by Va_Pats_Fan, Apr 19, 2007.
What is the longest play from scrimmage in Pats history?
Tom Brady 99 and 1/2 yard QB sneak
Is it the 92 yard pass to Patten back in 01 against the Colts?
You are correct except it was recorded as a 91 yard pass.
Yeah at first I was thinking 91 but I made myself change it to 92.
Something I painfully learned through school... always go with your first instinct.
Here's part two of the trivia. What else was unique about that game that Patten did that hadn't been done in 22 years before and in the 5 years since???
Hint- Walter Payton in 1979
He ran, threw, and caught a pass for a TD. In fact, he had 4 TD's in the game if I remember right.
Patten ran for, caught, and threw a touchdown pass in the same game. Any Pats fan should know that one!
I believe Tomlinson has done it more recently, was it last season?
Right, mea culpa....
Wasn't that Brady's first game as a starter? And at Indy?
Brady's first start was against Indy but it was in Foxboro. Patten did his thing later on against Indy in the road game.
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Mother and children take a stroll on Sharm El Sheikh's sandy beach.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – While Islamists and liberals struggle for Egypt's post-revolution identity in Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, the crown jewel of the country's Red Sea resort towns, might as well be a world away.
Before the revolution, the Sinai Peninsula was one of Egypt's biggest tourism draws, but businesses have suffered as tourists have stayed away while the country has been perceived as unstable and unsafe.
That is slowly changing due to alluring vacation packages, offering much cheaper rates than those before the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Now, sun seekers are slowly returning to Sharm's soft sand beaches, where women often sunbathe topless while sipping on icy cocktails.
Front row beach chairs were hard to come by during a recent holiday weekend with hotels at full occupancy.
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Flying in, the purplish ridges of the Sinai Mountains give way to sandy beaches and the shimmering turquoise sea dotted with coral reefs.
Sharm was, and remains, a Mecca for divers and snorkelers. It has stunningly colored coral reefs teeming with 1,200 species of marine life, a protected marine park and world renowned dive sites.
Sharm's peaceful Naama Bay was a typically international scene over a recent weekend. Friends and families chatted away in Russian, Italian, German, melodic Lebanese Arabic and English as children played in the sea and bikini-clad women strolled along the beach.
"We were looking for a holiday, not too far away, with guaranteed weather. We have been sitting at the pool and the beach, doing yoga and Pilates, and snorkeling," said Debby Ramdeo, a Londoner who was sharing a lounge chair with her mother.
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Hotel recreation staff lead tourists in an aerobics class on Naama Bay beach in the South Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
She and her parents paid $922 each for a 10-day vacation, including airfare, hotel and meals.
"The weather is fantastic!" smiled Ramdeo. "In the U.K., it's just 36 degrees Fahrenheit."
Sarah Binns, a 32-year-old training manager from Brighton, England also came for the sun.
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One of the few veiled women on the beach, Nadia Hassan, played backgammon with her mother in the shade of an umbrella.
Hassan, a 36-year-old Jordanian housewife, lives in Cairo. She fled the pollution, pressure and politics of the capital for the beach.
"It's relaxing. Everything in Sharm is good. Everybody is free to look the way they want and act the way they want. People are kind, friendly and welcoming."
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Trainer gives children an introductory dive lesson in Naama Bay in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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At Camel Dive, one of the town's oldest dive centers and hotels, things are looking up. Marketing manager Clare Mucklow, 40, noted slow but steady improvement.
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"The type of guests has changed. We still have repeat guests who have gone diving in Sharm before, but we have lost people who are coming to learn diving." He blamed reports in the European media for driving away first-time visitors.
Mahmoud Bassiouny, the front desk manager at the popular Movenpick Jollie-Ville Resort, said, "It's not the same as before [the revolution]." But he added the hotel was running at 80 percent occupancy.
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As night fell on a recent evening, tourists drifted onto the faux cobbled streets of Naama Bay. Small restaurants beckoned at every turn with glassed cases displaying the catch of the day on ice.
Nightclubs jockeyed for customers with different attractions: men in long white gowns doing poor impressions of the "Gangnam Style" dance, whirling dervishes twirling to Arabic music and fire dancers juggling flames scarily close to awe-struck patrons.
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Denied Bonus
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter on behalf of my son who served 20 years in the US Navy, retired, and was honorably discharged and who I feel is entitled the Ohio Veterans Bonus Program.
He is being denied this bonus because he is not an Ohio resident now. The 20 years he was serving in the US Navy he paid Ohio State Income Tax. If Ohio was employment friendly, and had a lot of positions available when he was discharged he may still be in Ohio.
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services that is in charge of the Ohio Veterans Program is saying he is not eligible for this bonus because he is not a current resident of the state.
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Thats low.. Thats so low..
I wanna start by sayin that anyone who thinks im serious with the Telfair stuff is a F*ckin idiot and go hang yourself.
With that bein said, Crawford Sucks.
Crawford might be the most overrated Knick in history. Anyone who gave him a C- or higher in the Knicks Grades Thread I have one question, why?
Season Stats
Career Stats
People on his d*ck like they came out of it. Why does everyone think Crawford is a "B". When you take over 16 and a half shots per game (16.67 to be exact) you should be averagin more then 19.8ppg.
5.8 of these shots are 3 Point attempts. He shoots 4.5 free throws per game.
Im gonna make this easier for everyone to see:
10.9 2pt attempts
5.8 3pt attempts
4.5 free throw attempts
Anyone see whats wrong? Someone recently credited Larry Brown for correcting Crawfords problem of shootin more 3's then free throws. Please void that post.
Lets take a look at another player averaging around 20 points per game. How about Corey Maggette? Not one of my favorite players but we might see somethin interestin here. Crawford sexuals can learn sumthin.
Corey Maggette 2007-08 Stats
You see that?
Crawford-16.67shots per game/19.8ppg
Maggette-13.7shots per game/20.9ppg
Maggettes takin 3 less shots but scorin 1 more point.
Crawford is not only a poor shooter but he shoots too much. He defines the word chucker. Anyone catchin feelings about my facts on Crawford needs to explain why he deserves a "B" to me. I want to know why.
Although stats dont always tell the whole story, they are conclusive enough here. Crawford is arguably the most overrated player in Knicks history. He deserves some heat takin off of him because of the other players on this team but I only talked about his offense. We aint even talkin about his defense or lack of.
hes not my favourite player by no means but that dunt mean we have to hate him. ok hes not a gr8 player but hes our top scorer! at least he plays 110% every night which rare in our team. Marbury is twice the player but he doesnt know the meaning of team.
give credit when credit is due!
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
I'm one of the people who gave Crawford a B and here is why.....Jamal is still not shooting efficiently, nor is he playing solid D (name me 4 Knicks who have this season). But he somehow has become the most important player on the team. He is demanding attention from teams best defenders, so opposing coaches have taken notice as well. I can think of twenty or so players in the league I'd like to see as our starting SG, but not one other player on our team I'd like to see start over him. So fine lets call it a low B then, but I think that a B is a fair grade for him. Anyways the official one that is posted by the Newyork Post comes out next week, we'll see what they give him
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
You're saying speak nothing but the truth,MSG 33.Crawford doesn't suck, but he definitely is overrated,and he makes a terrible leader.A guy that plays well offensively 1 out of every 5 games and has no D should not lead your team.I have no idea why Isiah Thomas made him the Captain.The captain of your team has to be able to provide leadership, and Crawford's soft play on defense and lack of consistency isn't leadership.I still think we should keep Jamal, cause he's a good shooter, but he definitely needs to work on his D, get his minutes dropped from 41 to 30,and he needs to stop getting all the last second shots.There are other guys on the Knicks that can score down the stretch.Ex:Nate Robinson,Zach Randolph,and Stephon Marbury(when he's healthy).The only reason I gave him a B is cause he's our lead scorer.If Zach was our lead scorer, I would've given Crawford a C,cause as talented as he is, he's one dimensional.If Isiah was smart, he would've made Marbury captain and David Lee the co-captain.
and thread starter, u a f*cking hater cuz u been cosigning jamal the whole month and now u say something stupid so u go back to hating on jamal??
I think your criticisms are well taken. I don't disagree with anything you had to say.
I gave him a B- because other than Nate Robinson, IMO, he's the only other Knick making some progress in his game. His shot selection is improving "a little". If he can continue in that direction, his field goal percentage will rise a few percentage points on a permanent basis as it did for awhile in the last few weeks.
In addition, one thing the Knicks desperately need is a leader. By leader I mean someone that is willing to step up to the plate and take over the game at crunch time, take the potential game winning shot under pressure and hit them often enough to matter, rally the troops when they are down, gain the respect of the other players etc.... Crawford seems to possess all those intangibles in sufficient quantities to take that responsibility on this team. Granted, he's no star. He doesn't have near the same talent or skill as most "elite" team leaders. But on this Knick team he has more of those intangibles than any other player. So I think he deserves some props for stepping to the plate and gaining the respect of his teamates. If he can improve his shot selection further and play a little better defense, he'll be a reasonably valuable player.
Most of my grades were in relation to my expectations. That's why I was willing to give him a decent grade but was less willing to give one to guys like Lee and Balkman. As far as I am concerned, as good as those guys have been at times, they haven't made virtually any progress since last year. My expectations for the team hinged on both of them being much better than last year because they are so young. I am disappointed they aren't better.
Last edited by knicklover; Jan 29, 2008 at 19:27.
PS-read my post on Crawford.I had said he is a good shooter, so what you talking about?I was just agreeing with MSG, cause he brought up some good facts.Every weakness MSG brought up about Crawford is true.
Last edited by abcd; Jan 29, 2008 at 16:24.
Crawford is ok but nothing special. If he didnt score around 20pts consistently his arse would have been kicked a long time ago. Makes poor shot selections and turns the ball over a lot. The last month has saved him i think from being traded or being part of a trade negotiation.
I would give him a C+ so far this season due to his last month.
I agree MSG though, he should be scoring more with the amount of shots he puts up.
You are a very fair poster ABCD and you give credit where its due. NO one has any right to call you a hater. I give Crawford his credit when he earns it. Im not a Crawford hater, I like every player on this team. Im not sayin I dont want to see some players leave cuz I do, its not working but I even like Curry and Jerome James. But theres too many people on here givin Crawford too much credit and like I siad before this thread was way overdue.
F*ck anyone tryin to bring up Marbury and change the subject. Aint none of yall got any b*lls. When it was everyone vs team Starbury I never once tried to change the subject and avoid sh*t. I kept defendin him. I dont think you can give him any worse then a "C" this year. He played better then Crawford. His defense wasnt great but it was there and same with his offense. He never got enough continuos time to show us what he can do but he played average. I wouldnt gave him an A+ like I did, that was a joke. I give him a C+ but I cant see anything lower then a C, thats just ignorant.
THats all im gonna say about Marbury, this thread is about Crawford. I didnt run away when defendin Marbury so Crawford lovers, lets see your arguements.
Yeah but it was going there, you dont say Sh!t about Marbs, but you trash Jamal. I personally don't care what you think about real Knick fans, or Jamal, or any other player on the Knicks, but what you writing about Marbury in other threads makes it sound like Marbs is the MVP of the league. lol. I personally don't like JC either, but I like the effort he is putting in becoming a leader of this squad, something that I will address "Marbury has not done".
He is not doing anything to be a leader lol. He is scoring 20 pts a game and thats it, if he was trying to be a leader he would attempt to play some kind of defence and not throw the ball away every single game.
I know MSG loves Marbury but apart from that he is bringing up stats against other Knick players and the stats dont lie to what he is posting.


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The 5-K-9 run-walk took off Saturday morning in Viroqua.
The proceeds will go to help pay for training and up-keep for the Vernon County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit.
It will also help the sheriff's office start saving money to pay for new dogs when theirs have to retire.
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More than 130 people pre-registered for the event and organizers say there were a number of same-day entries.
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- Corn market enters 2013 production season in bearish mood
- Turned around last three years
- Trend has changed quickly
- Midwestern analysts
- From a price perspective, unless there's a recurrence of drought, it's going to be hard to put $6.50 back on a new-crop corn price for a September delivery.
- We could very easily see a '4' in front of this crop.
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Some sense of parity appears to be returning to U.S. commodity markets, meaning a more bearish outlook for corn, says Chris Wheeler, vice-president of operations for AGrowStar, LLC.
"There are a lot of variables, and for the first time in three or four years we're probably leaning towards a more bearish stance on corn, considering current planting intentions," said Wheeler at the recent spring conference of the American Peanut Shellers Association, held in Albany, Ga.
"Unless we have a drought or some unknown demand, we'll have lower prices, and demand will return to the market in some form."
In Georgia, the corn acreage itself was the same from 2011 to 2012, says Wheeler, but the major difference is that there was a big jump in harvested acres this past year.
"Instead of abandoning a lot of acres, growers harvested as much as they could get their hands on to take advantage of high prices.
"That was coupled with the second highest corn yield in the U.S., with 180 bushels per acre from 310,000 harvested acres. That has never happened in Georgia to my knowledge.
"We also had the second-highest yielding corn farmer in the country at 374 bushels per acre," he says.
It was a much different story in the U.S., however, with a big jump in acres and almost-record abandonment.
"The acres were there to make a big crop across the country last year, but we just couldn't go and get it because of the drought.
"That was coupled with a very poor average yield in the U.S. Trendline yields are close to 158 to 160 bushels per acre, but we came in at about 123 bushels.
"The Southeastern farmer finally had high prices and good yields. That's somewhat of an anomaly for corn. Whenever we have high prices, it's usually because we have a drought in the Southeast and up North, and we don't make anything here," says Wheeler.
Two years ago, ending stocks for the U.S. were at almost 2 billion bushels, which is a 13-percent carryout, he says. Now, carryout is at 5.6 percent, which is close to an all-time low.
"So we are starting to ask the question of whether or not we have enough corn to get through the summer.
"In 2004-2005, we had a carryout of almost 20 percent, so you can see it has been a steady decline. That's because of an increasing demand led by ethanol. Ethanol went from hardly anything to the current 5 billion-bushel consumption."
On the yield side, the U.S. had been on a steady increase for about 30 years, says Wheeler.


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EWG meeting 21st December 2012 – minutes Amir, John, Steve, Chris, Gbola, Janos, Dave, Eva, Vica, Tim, Andrea, Clive 1. Housing – somewhere to live. Beyond buildings. Phytoremediation – planting in the soil to heal contaminated sites – recovering brownfield sites. Resulting plants are used as a source of biofuels. Classically holistic process independent of other ecosystems. Instead of building on brownfield sites (where contaminants are still in the soil). Alternative is to build greenfield sites, urban sprawl – encroaching on nature. Greyfield land – concrete wildernesses – empty buildings abandoned industrial sites, empty houses. blackfield sites – covered in tarmac (car parks, roads etc.). CH4 program on housing – estimate 1.3 million empty commercial and private properties. May be no need to build more houses because there are so many empty buildings. Ghost towns of Valencia – Cajas excessive lending on sub-prime risks; Keynesian policy adopted to fuel economic activity; collapsed just like in the US. Two drivers – a) buyers: gullible who couldn't afford the mortgages and speculators fraudulently applying for mortgages b) banks being greedy for business without reference to the contingent liability which would arise from collapse; led to Bankia bailout by the Spanish government. America went through a similar experience where 1 in 5 are threatened by foreclosure; OccupyUS has been active in saving people from being evicted from their homes. Labrythine financialisation of housing; Lehman Bros over extended in debt/leveraged securities. 2. What is a home? Secondary function as a commodity or source of speculation; conversations on housing tend to focus on the developed world to the exclusion of the developing world. Fuelled by bubble; annual increase in money supply corresponds to increasing debt; own culpability – we don't question where interest come from; everyone one incentivised to commit fraud; self serving interests. Focus on the rich world is myopic; relate housing here to other parts of the world; corporations are already plundering the poor world, Glencore, Barclays, big pharma etc. with the complicity of local tyrants enriching themselves. Having sucked the developing world of resources - have turned their attention to the poor in the rich world; primary needs prejudiced by corporate greed; World house divided by immigration law; SA – victims of the mines; economic apartheid; fascism unity of purpose between government and business owners – feature of fascism but not necessarily exclusively fascist; maximisation of profit – brutalisation. Multinationals (banks) rule the world and will devour all in their wake. 1. Tim Berners-Lee: CO2 emissions new build v restoration; environmental impact of new build v restoration; land value is where most of the money goes (construction c. £50,000). Land appropriation disenfranchising the majority; Niger - stockpiling food to drive up crop prices; commodification – land banking (Barretts). Private rental driving people into poverty; 2. Refurbishing homes would house many of the homeless; 2million families waiting to be housed (2007) – 5 million people; George Clark CH4 program to subsidy for landlord who can't afford to renovate; London Borough of Bromley withdrawing bus service to provide better frontage for restaurants to provide additional shelter by extending pavement; Borough of Newham living on the edge – potential for revolution; Reduction of social housing in Bromley – now only used for medical need. 3. Politics and economics geared to sustaining property policies; Land and resources need to be returned to the commons; opportunity to rehouse the homeless in empty buildings may be limited by geographic location; require more detailed clarification or more building may be necessary; LVT may be the route to sharing the value of land/resource surplus; 62 million acres in the UK 13homes per acre; only need to release 10 acres? 4. Nigerian civil war; exploitation of resources by oil companies such as Shell etc.; SA leading ANC members fought for freedom and were then sucked into the system and became exploiters themselves; UK government claims about affordable housing are impotent in the absence of economic activity; banks are not lending, developers not building; nothing tangible happening in the housing area; La Pas - Platform for those affected by eviction – supported by others to stop evictions; grown in popularity across Spain and anybody facing eviction calls for help; even though you lose your house you still have to pay the debt; gone to the European court; unreasonable contracts; fighting for change to let the debt lapse; Spanish are becoming more radical than people in the UK;


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HORTONVILLE, NY — The Weekend of Chamber Music will celebrate April Fools Day with "Fools & Fiddlers," a concert at Hortonville Presbyterian Church on Hankins Road at 3 p.m. The concert begins WCM's 19th season in Sullivan County, and is followed by a meet-the-artists reception.
Harpsichordist, Baroque specialist and founder of American virtuosi Kenneth Hamrick performs with flutist Judith Pearce and violinist Nurit Pacht at the church. Among their pieces is the first modern performance in the U.S. of an unpublished 18th-century work, the Trio in D Major by Georg Philipp Telemann. Also on the program are selections from Rameau's Pièces de Clavecin, and works by Dario Castello and Antonio Vivaldi.
The Telemann Trio was acquired by Pearce through Gisela Baethge of Germany, who plays viola da gamba and is a close friend. The autograph of the Trio languished in the Landesbibiothek in Darmstadt, Germany until the noted botanist Hans-Jürgen Beug uncovered it in the 1960s when he was at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim, and then gave a copy to Baethge.
Pearce is recognized on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most distinctive flutists of her generation, and her long career encompasses collaborations with some of this era's most notable and colorful musicians, from Simon Rattle, Peter Maxwell Davies and Kathleen Battle to Cleo Laine and Eartha Kitt.
Pacht has won top prizes in international competitions in Europe and the United States, including the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Switzerland, and subsequently performed in the world's most prestigious venues from The People's Hall of China and Carnegie Hall to Moscow's Great Hall and Washington's Kennedy Center.
Hamrick has been a featured player and received top prizes at major festivals and competitions in the United States and Europe. He has performed, toured and recorded with soloists and ensembles from the New York Philharmonic to the Metropolitan Opera to Savion Glover. Hamrick is a National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Fellow, and holds a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music.
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text: So, the sky is falling? 12>gary107 posted:11/8/2013 10:18:24 AM http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/06/mysterious-bright-light-southern-california-skies/ Consider the one that fell on Russia back in February of this year, we here in San Diego, should count ourselves lucky this one landed in the ocean. Where is chicken little when you need him? The sky >is< falling and no one tells me.daymoon posted:11/10/2013 8:23:14 AM the sky isn't falling, It's raining poop!jamzyboy posted:11/12/2013 11:06:35 AM GIVE ME MORE PROOFgary107 posted:11/12/2013 11:27:09 AM someone [name withheld] suggested "perhaps, the invasion has begun?" with humour, I replied they are merely testing our atmosphere to ascertain how much of a pay load they can land on our surface and still have it intact, besides they missed.daymoon posted:11/13/2013 7:07:39 PM No, the invasion has begun. That's why angels are here :)bobprin posted:11/14/2013 5:47:34 AM The angels aren't the invaders? Oops.breeld posted:11/14/2013 9:35:29 AM I guess I`m lost, here. Who is invading? Or is that "whom"?gary107 posted:11/14/2013 12:55:59 PM or instead "what" are invading? I suggest just ceding Australia to them, but no reply from Jeff.gary107 posted:11/14/2013 12:56:00 PM or instead "what" are invading? I suggest just ceding Australia to them, but no reply from Jeff.daymoon posted:11/26/2013 8:09:51 PM In Reply To:bobprin posted:11/14/2013 5:47:34 AM The angels aren't the invaders? Oops.NO! lol the shadow people are the invaders. And vampires,,,,daymoon posted:11/26/2013 8:11:05 PM Vampires, definitely vampires....vampires come from walmart, definitely walmart.KatSin13 posted:11/26/2013 10:13:17 PM ALSO NINJAS!!!LincolnGenghis posted:11/26/2013 10:28:39 PM The secret lives of Greeters?bobprin posted:11/27/2013 7:57:55 AM Bull, I went to walmart last night and there were no vampires for sale. I did notice that there was tons of prepper gear and stuff. Almost no bullets though. I didn't see any shadows until we were in the parking lot but I'm sure that had something to do with the lights. The scarcity of bullets is worrisome. Had fun this morning plowing snow. It is really quiet today.daymoon posted:11/27/2013 8:31:59 AM In Reply To:KatSin13 posted:11/26/2013 10:13:17 PM ALSO NINJAS!!!ninja ninja rap! alright stop! collaborate and listen! oh gods I am sorry,,,,, im seriously showing my age with that vanilla ice flashback.....KatSin13 posted:11/27/2013 10:19:57 AM Lol daymoon :) & I remember that alsobobprin posted:11/27/2013 10:49:25 AM Thank god I missed all that.LincolnGenghis posted:11/27/2013 3:45:45 PM Yeah my mohawk that I sported around that Time frame would not allow me to listen to that Crap. :) LONG LIVE FEARgary107 posted:11/29/2013 7:13:30 AM Comet Ison is gone,eaten up by the Sun, no comment?gary107 posted:11/29/2013 7:34:19 AM Pun, the cheapest form of humour. Did not want to spend too much on you folks. What ever happen to JackerB ? Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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^ win some lose some
You have a free win against me next week anyway so no biggie.
Of course, Mo Williams had to get injured when I most needed him... at least MWP and Carl both stepped up and got 75 fantasy points cmobined. Rip also contributed in his last game for the Wharfies with 24.5 FPs. Price was afwul (-6.5) and so was Hawes and Hinrich getting me slicely over 20 FPs. But it's still that Mo's injury that made me nuts, dude could get me at least 60 FPs over the last two games (if he didn't fold again).
Wharfies within 22, but considering that WaterMELOn got Parker, Young, Johnson and Lopez playing and I have nobody but KG who can contribute, this is likely an L. ****!
^ win some lose some
You have a free win against me next week anyway so no biggie.
I don't know bro, I have an overall crappy and inconsistent team. Besides, I've got no idea for how long HoMo will be out.
This should be an epic week especially if the people who have been absent so far come back and
Yeah i had a bit of a crazy stretch their in the real world. I'm also having issues with the whole set up as it's much different from my Fantasy Football leagues and even from last years set up in this league.
But i'm back now and got my line ups ready to go. Hoping to bounce back here this week. GL to MELOn
Phew that trade is quite some rape!!!
Then again AD already showing he's made of glass...
Big risk.. Could be an enormous payoff in it for the Coquis.
Toughest match up of fantasy basketball for me going against Clyde. I have no men playing Sunday.
Btw, Coquis trading Cousins and Hibbert for the Brow and my boy and former Coqui of last season, SERGE IBAKA.
Loving my Tyson Chandler Trade today. I'm feeling pretty good as 2 of my better players haven't even played yet (wade, horford) so i think there's a good shot at getting back into the W column this week.
yahoo glitching out not showing the points/stats for today and whatnot... this happening for anyone else?
picking first on autotune had to be a blessing and a curse. getting LBJ was great, but having last pick on waivers sucks balls.
in the last week, i lost out on Sheed, RickHamilton, GaryNeal, Heinrich and EltonJohnBrand. just waiting for a waiver to go through before you can make a maneuver is key to this league, i've been stuck with Tyler Smeller for a week trying to move him.
ce la vie, just got a new brewski shot of O&B on my team, someone i feel is a key component to Knicks winning basketball and can give me decent fantasy points on occasion.
anyone interested in Mike Dunleavy or Luke Ridnour for a like-scoring F?
^ You know that you can pick up people from free agents immediately right? If you're desperate to get someone off the roster you can just add an FA. Gary Neal was an FA before I picked him up and dropped him.
I'm in the opposite boat, I have #4 and #1, 2 and 3 are all AFK players. But I don't want to waste that high waiver position on just anyone, so I have to watch all these guys get picked up on waivers while waiting for them to hit free agency.
^ afk = away from keyboard
Yeah some of our guys are waiver wire maestros, I don't get how you spot trending players so quickly... Players get picked up minutes after dominating performances, you guys must have access to much better resources over there.


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$305M deal for Woodchuck Hard CiderBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | October 24,2012Vermont Hard Cider Company, the largest maker of hard cider in the United States, is being sold to an Irish cider company for $305 million.
C&C Group of Dublin announced Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase the Middlebury company, which is best known for its Woodchuck Hard Cider.
Vermont Hard Cider Company will become a subsidiary of C&C Group with its offices and production facility remaining in Middlebury, the companies said.
Vermont Hard Cider said C&C Group will retain all 125 workers and that the acquisition has the potential to increase employment.
President and CEO Bret Williams will remain with the company as will Dan Rowell, chief financial officer.
C&C Group (www.candcgroupplc.com) is also committed to moving forward with the previously announced expansion of the cidery in Middlebury. The company expects to break ground in the spring or early summer once all its permits are in hand.
In a conference call with reporters, Williams said his intent since purchasing the company in 2003 was to grow and not sell the company. But in August he received an unsolicited offer from C&C Group that was too good to turn down.
Williams said if he had gone out and shopped the company around he would have undoubtedly been able to command an even higher price.
But he said Vermont Hard Cider and C&C Group are compatible in that their business focus is on hard cider and both have shared corporate values.
If this was a large global brewer like a Miller, Coors or Anheuser-Busch, I wouldnt have sold, Williams said.
He also said Vermont Hard Cider will benefit from C&Cs financial strength.
Theyve got deep pockets and a very powerful innovation team, he said. Theyve led the innovation of cider over in Europe doing some really neat new products.
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The company expects to finally break ground in the spring or early summer on a $24 million expansion of its cider production facility. The project is awaiting Act 250 approval and other permits.
But Williams said C&C has indicated they prefer a larger cidery in the neighborhood of $30 million and 120,000 square feet to meet future growth.
Once complete, he said the expansion will add between 30 and 35 jobs to the existing work force of 125.
C&C Group CEO Stephen Glancey said in a statement that Vermont Hard Cider deserves credit for growing the business in the United States.
The cider category wouldnt exist today, if not for the hard work they have put in over the last two decades, Glancey said. Their ability to innovate rare and limited batch ciders serves to push the category forward in the years to come.
C&C Group has been making cider in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 1935.
Robin Scheu, executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp., said given the success of the company the acquisition wasnt unexpected.
One could imagine it being a prime target for acquisition because it has been incredibly successful and growing really fast and the No. 1 manufacturer of hard cider in the U.S., Scheu said, which is a much smaller market than the European market for hard cider.
Hard cider sales nationwide are up nearly 60 percent over last year with Woodchuck Hard Cider sales growing at a 25 percent annual clip.
Vermont Hard Cider also produces Wyders cider and has a 20 percent stake in a Chinese startup, Gold Hard Cider.
The acquisition of Vermont Hard Cider is the latest effort by C&C and big brewers to capitalize on growth in the cider market.
According to Bloomberg, C&C last year paid $26 million for Hornsbys, a U.S. cider brand headquartered on the West Coast. Earlier this year, MillerCoors LLC, a joint venture, purchased Crispin Cider Co. for an undisclosed sum. Bloomberg noted the acquisitions are designed to help offset a decline in beer sales in the United Kingdom.
The Vermont Hard Cider transaction is subject to antitrust and other regulatory approvals. Closing is expected by the end of the year.
C&C said it would fund the purchase with cash and its existing line of credit.
The company said that Vermont Hard Cider will generate approximately $15 million in earnings for 2012. Including non-proprietary brands, which are not part of the purchase, earnings are estimated to be in the range of $23 million for the year.
Vermont Hard Cider has come a long way since Joseph Cerniglia started the company in 1991 out of a two-car garage in Proctorsville. Williams joined the company in 1996 as its first sales representative and in 2003 took a chance and paid $2.3 million for the struggling company, which was hemorrhaging $300,000 a month.
Everybody told me not to do it, he said. (I) put my mortgage on the line, my 401(k), pulled change out of my ash tray and went all in on this small cider brand in 2003.
At the time, the company was selling 700,000 cases a year. Today, nine years later, Vermont Hard Cider is on track to sell 4 million cases with revenues of $70 million.
So, its been a tremendous turnaround, he said.
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What began as a 'sting operation drug bust' ended up as a stand-off with authorities. Department of Public Safety (DPS), Texas Parks and Wildlife were also there on the scene, and the Taft Fire Department and Taft EMS were on standby.
Tiffany Vega, 27, of Corpus Christi (the passenger in the back seat) and the driver, Alejandro Aparicio, 19, of Corpus Christi, and Alejandro Rios, 19, of Corpus Christi (front passenger), were being investigated regarding drugs.
Vega and Aparicio were both arrested by the Taft Police Department for the "manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance." The TPD found over 100 grams of synthetic marijuana.
Meanwhile, Rios had jumped into the driver's seat and took off in the vehicle, attempting to evade arrest. Rios had repeatedly yelled that he was armed with a weapon as he drove off.
In addition, he rammed Chief Deputy Oscar Rivera's patrol car as he was attempting to escape. Sinton's Sheriff's Department was able to locate the vehicle soon after the pursuit began, near La Reina St. and W. Verbina St. in Taft.
After the vehicle was stopped, according to reports, Rios pointed an unidentified object, under a towel, out the window while exclaiming, "I am on parole and have nothing to lose!"
Due to difficult visibility and Rios' constant threats claiming he was armed, authorities had initiated all protective measures. Through much patience and restraint, Chief Deputy Oscar Rivera was able to do a lot of negotiating to de-stress the situation, though the stand-off lasted over an hour.
After Rios finally cooperated and showed that both hands were empty, he was arrested and brought to the San Patricio County jail at 2:40 a.m.
Rios was charged with an aggravated assault against a public servant (for ramming the patrol car). He was also charged with the manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, as well as evading arrest.
His bond was set at $50,000 for evading arrest, plus an additional $15,000 for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance, as well as $50,000 for assault on an officer (patrol car).
Rios was released from jail late Tuesday afternoon. As of press time, Vega and Apricio were still in the San Patricio County jail, and their bond is set at $15,000 each for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance.
No weapon was found in the vehicle after it was searched.
Police Chief John Landreth, who was one of the arresting officers that took Aparicio and Vega in, commented on how well the departments from the towns work together to help one another in dangerous situations like the one that occurred Sunday morning.
"We all work very well together," he said. "We've got that teamwork, so when somebody calls in for help, everybody's there. If you need help, you ask one time, and we are there. That's true for every agency in San Pat County."


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Former engineer's staffer guilty of altering husband's pay sheet
LISBON – A former administrative employee in the county engineer's office was found guilty of altering her husband's payroll records to increase his compensation while they both worked for the county.
Christina N. Phillips, 33, state Route 172, Lisbon, pleaded no contest this week to a charge of tampering with records, a misdemeanor, and was found guilty by Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Mark Frost. She was sentenced to two years probation, fined $250, required to perform 20 hours of community service and ordered to make restitution to the engineer's office in the amount of $459.
County Engineer Bert Dawson said Mrs. Phillips worked as an administrative assistant in his office from 2005 until Aug. 17, 2012. Her husband, Jordan Phillips, worked as summer employee from 2004 until Aug. 8, 2012, in the county water and sewer department, which is under the operational control of the engineer's office.
As an administrative assistant, Dawson said Mrs. Phillips' duties included processing payroll and benefits. At some point last summer, Dawson said, another employee advised him of a possible discrepancy in the payroll records as it related to Mr. Phillips.
"When the issue came up we asked the state auditor to investigate and they did, and they turned their findings over to the prosecutor's office," Dawson said.
County Prosecutor Robert Herron said the special state audit determined Mrs. Phillips altered her husband's payroll records to include hours he did not work, resulting in Mr. Phillips being overpaid by $459. Misdemeanor theft involves sums of less than $1,000.
Although the court records stated the crime occurred between July 1 and Aug. 31, 2012, Herron said the record-tampering only happened over several weeks and not the entire summer. He said Mrs. Phillips quit when confronted about the discrepancy.
Herron confirmed the phantom work hours that were added to Mr. Phillips' payroll records occurred during the time of day when he was actually at United Local High School football practices. Mr. Phillips serves as an assistant coach and was allowed to work a flexible summer schedule so he could attend practice.
Herron said there was no evidence Mr. Phillips was aware of his wife's activities.
The charges were filed and disposed of all in the same day instead of possibly being dragged out over weeks and months, and Herron said this was done after consulting with Mrs. Phillips' attorney.


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At an event at the State Capitol today in Denver, Governor Hickenlooper, The Wilderness Society, Conservation Colorado, Sierra Club and other organizations celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act of 1964.
The following statement is from Phil Hanceford, assistant director for policy and planning for The Wilderness Society, on the recent discovery of an unreported oil spill in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
"Since 1989, oil spill cleanup techniques that never were very good have progressed negligibly," said The Wilderness Society's engineer and arctic program director, Lois Epstein. "Additionally, Shell's problem-filled drilling and mobilization performance in th
The Wilderness Society strongly opposes H.R. 1459, a bill that would undermine the ability of presidents to use the Antiquities Act to protect public lands that have significant historic, cultural or conservation value. This bill is scheduled for a vote in the House later this week.
At a White House ceremony tomorrow, President Obama will honor Bill Hodge of The Wilderness Society with the Champion of Change Award for Engaging the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders.
The Wilderness Society's president, Jamie Williams, responds to President Obama's signing today of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act, which protects 32,557 acres along the mainland shore of Lake Michigan.
The Wilderness Society issued the following statement regarding tomorrow's scheduled announcement that President Obama will expand the California Coastal National Monument by adding the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands.
On the heels of recent congressional approval of the first wilderness bill in five years, local leaders from southwest Colorado today commended a congressional committee for considering legislation that woul
The Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act (H.R. 1839) is a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, both Democrats. The bill would protect approximately 108,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek watershed north of Durango.
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- A comparison of digital elevation models generated from different data sources
- Author(s)
- Rayburg, S.; Thoms, M.; Neave, M.
- Abstract
- It can be challenging to accurately determine the topography of physically complex landscapes in remote areas. Ground-based surveys can be difficult, time consuming and may miss significant elements of the landscape. This study compares digital elevation models (DEMs) generated from three different data sources, of the physically complex Narran Lakes Ecosystem, a major floodplain wetland ecosystem in Australia. Topographic surfaces were generated from an airborne laser altimetry (LiDAR) survey, a ground-based differential GPS (DGPS) survey containing more than 20,000 points, and the 9'' DEM of Australia. The LiDAR- and DGPS-derived data generated a more thorough DEM than the 9'' DEM; however, LiDAR generated a surface topography that yielded significantly more detail than the DGPS survey, with no noticeable loss of elevational accuracy. Both the LiDAR- and the DGPS-derived DEMs compute the overall surface area and volume of the largest floodplain lake within the system to within 1% of each other. LiDAR is shown to be a highly accurate and robust technique for acquiring large quantities of topographic data, even in locations that are unsuitable for ground surveying and where the overall landscape is of exceptionally low relief. The results of this study highlight the potential for LiDAR surveys in the accurate determination of the topography of floodplain wetlands. These data can form an important component of water resource management decisions, particularly where environmental water allocations for these important ecosystems need to be determined.
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- Source
- Geomorphology, Vol. 106, no. 3-4 (May 2009), pp. 261-270
- Publication year
- 2009
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- 0403 Geology; 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Dryland; Ecosystems; Floodplain-wetland ecosystems; Landscape complexity; LiDAR; Narran Lakes; New South Wales; Wetlands
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- Elsevier
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New ownership awaits Vermont Castings
Vermont Castings Group, a leading maker of wood and gas stoves, is being sold to a financial services firm, the company announced.
We are pleased to be moving forward with the sale of Vermont Castings Group to a high-quality financial buyer, Dan Clifford, president and CEO of Vermont Castings Group, said in a statement. The combination of our strong brands and products, a solid team and an aggressive growth strategy with this additional investment will ensure continued success in both the short and long term.
Shannon Quinn, a company spokeswoman, declined to identify the buyer until the sale is final. Quinn did say the buyer is a financial services company.
Vermont Castings has manufacturing facilities and offices in Randolph and Bethel.
In an email Thursday, Clifford said his hope is that it will remain business as usual in Vermont and throughout the Vermont Castings Group.
Headquartered in Paris, Ky., Vermont Castings Group was formerly known as Monessen Hearth Systems Co. In January, the company adopted the Vermont Castings name to reflect its well-known premium brand of wood- and gas-fired stoves.
A month later, The Riverside Co. announced it decided to sell its investment in Vermont Castings, which it acquired in 2006. In 2008, Monessen acquired Vermont Castings after its parent company, CFM Corp. of Ontario, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Tim Gosline, partner in The Riverside Co., said at the time of the February announcement that his company had supported Vermont Castings (Monessen) through a difficult and protracted recession.
With the company now on stable footing, and the economy strengthening, we believe now is the appropriate time to seek new investors, Gosline said.
The sale is expected to close within 45 to 60 days.
Vermont Castings Group manufactures hearth and grill products under four brands: Vermont Castings, Majestic, Monessen and Ambient Technologies.
The products include direct-vent, natural-vent, vent-free, wood-burning and electric fireplaces, inserts, log sets and stoves.
In addition to Vermont, the company also has manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Mexico. Total employment as of January was 700, including 200 workers in Vermont.
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UnbeLEEvable Early Christmas Halladay For The Phillies?
It appears the Phillies are going to land Roy Halladay. However, in an unbeLEEvable twist, it is said that Cliff Lee will be shipped to the Seattle Mariners as part of a 3-team deal. Shock and awe have overcome me….Cliff Lee???
Really??? Our ACE miracle pick-up of 2009 traded away? A few acronyms come to mind here; mainly OMG and WTF.
Ok, so apparently Lee is dead-set on testing the free agent market after 2010 and Halladay is agreeable to a multi-year deal; plus, Halladay really wants to come to Philly. The Phillies are looking to keep the core of this team intact for at least 2 more years and I suppose, with Lee not being a possibility past 1 year, they feel he is disposable. But we would be basically trading and ace for an ace instead of keeping TWO aces. Ugh.
Halladay may be a slightly better pitcher than Lee, but he has also pitched nearly twice as many innings as Lee at almost the same age. Halladay is 1 year and 3 months older and has pitched 2046.2 innings; Lee has pitched 1196.2 innings.
Also take into consideration that Lee was amazing in the playoffs and is super steady mentally. He may be one of the calmest players under pressure anyone has ever seen. Halladay on the other hand was rattled in July and August over the trade rumors and it affected his performance. This does not mean Lee is better than Halladay; clearly the numbers show otherwise. However, Lee has advantages that Halladay does not. The innings pitched and Halladay's age (he will be 33 in May) are causes for concern in signing a long-term deal.
If there is any way possible to keep both pitchers, it should be done. The Phillies with both Lee and Halladay may be unstoppable. In fact, for only 2-3 million more, the Phils could trade Joe Blanton instead of Lee. Why would they NOT do this? But the money is the big issue, as it usually is; even a mere couple million apparently is too much for them to handle. I can tell you this; teams like the Yankees and Red Sox, a few of MLB's richest teams, would not have to make such a decision. They would keep both players without question. And that is what makes this idea hard to swallow.
Not that the Phillies are poor; they ranked 7th in payroll for 2009. But a lot of money is tied up in big name players like Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. The window for this group of players to score another World Championship is probably about two years. With that being the case, I would like to see the Phillies throw everything and the kitchen sink at this 2010 team. But the kitchen sink is Lee, and it looks like he will be gone.
Do not get me wrong, I will be thrilled to have Halladay. But the price does seem a bit steep, which puts a damper on the celebration. And now what about the bullpen? Is there money left to fix that gaping hole? That is the other thought that worries me. It will not matter how good the rotation is if the pen blows games, like they did a lot in 2009. That solution or lack thereof is yet to be determined.
And on top of all this, it is also rumored that the Phillies top pitching prospect, Kyle Drabek, will be sent to the Jays. This is the player the Jays have been asking for since last July. So tell me, WHY exactly would the Phillies wait until we LOSE the World Series to give up Drabek when we could have had Halladay in July had they traded him then?? This makes me very, very, very angry. Of course, we do not know the details of the deal yet, but usually, where there is smoke, there is fire.
And so we all wait with bated breath for the decision to come down from above…
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I am a Yankee fan so I don't see the Phils play a whole lot. But trading away the only guy to win in the world series seems ridiculous. So what if he's going to test teh free agent market. You're team is set for NOW, NOT tomorrow.
I don't get it. But one thing is that you will love Halladay on your staff. He's a great pitcher. And the team will take advantage of the fact that the national leaugue isn't use to seeing him. So he should tear it up for you.
While I had to scratch my head at first, after listening to the explanations it makes sense and you're not giving up any of your young stars in the making. Good deal for the Phils to also make their rotation less left-handed. I like it.
Now all you jackasses who claim the Yankees buy their championships can claim the same for your team.
Trading Joe Blanton instead of Cliff Lee isn't a possibility. The Mariners feel like the Angels grasp on the AL west might be slipping this year, with the departure of Chone Figgins and John Lackey. With that in mind, they are trying to build a team capable of at least winning that division.
So in this deal, the Mariners are shipping some good prospects out and are getting an ace. If they were getting Joe Blanton instead, the quality of prospects they would give up would be far less, so much so that it wouldn't be enough to get Halladay away from Toronto, and there wouldn't be a deal.
If it was between having Halladay and Lee and spending only 4m~ more, they would do that in a heartbeat.
Mike – I agree. I don't get it either.
Jeff – If that is how it works out, I'd be happy; but right now they are saying we will lose Drabek, who is our #1 pitching prospect and possible a few others. Makes me a little sad :O(
Chris – I have never said the Yanks bought anything…in fact, the Yanks are my 2nd fav. team. And if we are giving up Lee, we are not buying anything. Get your facts straight.
John – That is probably true, but still disappointing. The Drabek thing just irks me. Of course, all the waiting to find out irks me more! ;o)
I understand your shock and awe, Jenn. And I get the economic reasons why the Phillies dealt Lee. But the guy won two WS games! He was your total ace! I'll never forget that pop up he caught on the mound with his eyes practically closed. He's the coolest cucumber I've ever seen. That said, Halladay is a prize and I know you'll love having him front your staff. I'm just glad he's in the NL now and the Yanks won't have to face him on a regular basis.
I just wish I could understand this move. I want to accept Halladay into our team, really I do, but I don't want to see Lee go. Lee is what put me on the edge of my seat again. Lee was the guy who brought fire to our lackluster 2009 rotation. Lee was the guy to win our only two World Series games. Thankfully Happ won't be going, because if he's going then I'm going to need a year away. I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, I just hope Halladay is all were expecting him to be, and I wish Lee the best. Good luck Seattle.
halladay is the best sp in baseball and pitched in the strongest divison in baseball. He will pitch atleast 7 strong every game and will go 9 more than any other sp in baseball you should consider your selfs lucky to get him you'll see soon enough you'll forget all about lee.
Phils fans I congratulate you on getting Halladay! I understand your sentiment towards Lee, I really do.. and he won you those two WS games.. too bad he has to go. Being in the NL should be a treat. By numbers, he shouldn't take a back seat to Lee. He's been in the mix for the Cy 5 or 6 times with proven numbers in the AL EAST. Halladay has been amazing here in T.O.. I can imagine what he could do for a better offense like yours. ^^Above me is right, soon you'll forget all about Lee. You got Halladay under contract too, and to me it looks like he took a cut. It's a good deal. We're trading away part of our franchise, and our best player in years. We needed the prospects.
Oh, the Yanks fan at the top. Buying a championship is when you go out and sign 2 proven free agents, and an opt-out agent for more than 400 million dollars combined. Disgusting. The Phils traded for Halladay, and yes had to give up Lee and prospects to do it. Don't compare your team here. Your comment makes no sense.
R U KIDDING ME!!! SLIGHTLY BETTER?????? HOW ABOUT HALLADAY BEING TH MOST DOMINANT PITCHER IN MLB!!! Ok look you dont seem to get the big pitcher girl, now you have hallady for 4 years, Lee wants Sabathia money and Phils dont have the cash to give him what he wants! how can you say Haladay is only slightly better, Lee has only been come around these past 2 years and yet Halladay has pitched dominant for 15 years!!!! he has pitched in the toughest division and has beating the tougherst teams in baseball. He has dominated agaisnt the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Orioles, Tigers, White Sox and now he has a chance to play against the Nats, Marlins, Padres, Giants, Dodgers, Mets, He will take the Phils to the promise land and you're complaining! you're a morinice fool!
OH ONE MORE THING! YOU SAID IT AFFECTED HALLADAYS PERFORMANCE! BY GETTING RATTLED YOU MEAN HAVING 3 COMPLETE GAMES AFTER AUGUST!!!! AND FINISHING WITH AN ERA LOWER THEN 2.73??????? WHILE LEE FINISHED WITH A 3.43 AND WAS SHAKY BY THE END!!!! oh god sorry gal but get your stuff straight, I just get angry when you dont see the gem you got, SEROUSLY Watch some Roy halladay games and see how great he is, you idiotic fool
Mr. Punk – It is about more than just stats. To claim otherwise is ignorance. And you cannot argue that both pitchers would not be better than just one. No one disputes Halladay's greatness and we are thrilled to have him, as I already said. The disappointment lies in what could have been had the Phils had the payroll of say, the Yankees. Tell me you would not have been upset if you got Halladay and had to give up CC Sabathia in return, as an example. CC finished with a 3.37 ERA, in case you wondering. By the way, love your pen name…fitting.
why would I be wondering i watched everygame Sabathia pitched. And ofcourse the logic of it would be you want two but the Phils CAN NOT sign him, he already stated that he wants C.C. type money, and they cant give it to him apologize for my comments but come on! he's the greatest pitcher in the game right now, and yea it would be hard but if the Yankees did it I would understand, Im not one to say what they do since I dont pay their bills, besides Sabathia has pitched well all his carreer, Lee strugled for years, 3 times he had an ERA over 5 and has been sent back and forth to triple A. Dont hate the deal god! I mean Halladay is the greatest, he beat the Yanks everytime I saw him. i know how great he is because ive followed his carreer, im guessing you have not, so i will give you the benefit of the doubt
Why is it that everytime you see comments in bold and exclamation points and someone calling someone a moron or idiot its a yankee fan shooting off their ill informed and ridiculous opinions. The Phillies have forever been known to make idiotic trades and releases (Ryne Sandberg, Vida Blue, 5 prospects for Von hayes) Roy Halladay is a great pitcher but to say that he is the greatest pitcher in the game is a stretch when the names Lincecum and verlander come to mind. Giving up Lee is one thing but to now after the World Series give up a pitching prospect of Drabek's age and talent when if it was to be done should have been done in July! Of course Yankee fans are happy that Halladay is out of the american league! Yankeepunk is making statements like Halladay is another Sandy Koufax. The smart move would have been to keep Lee because no one else would have traded for Halladay and then try and sign him next year as a free agent without giving up so much young talent. The only Phillie that should be leaving Philadelphia is Charlie Manuel. He is when the words moron and idiot come to my mind! I have never seen decisions in coaching as ridiculous as that man has shown and now its rubbing off On GM Reuben Amaro. I am ashamed to be a Phillies fan right now, the only thing that could be worse would be being a Yankee fan and knowing that my Championships are bought not won!
OK Yankee fans?? don't hate the 27 championships just because u have won 2 in this century, and yea I said decade because Lincecum hasn't played more then 2 years??? makes sense man? and to say you're ashamed to be a Phillie fan because they brought in the best pitcher this decade (Watch MLB Network or To make it easier on you just look at his statistics). Ridiculous Opinion??? I know my facts and I know logic too. and no i am not happy he left. what kind of non sense is that? Everytime he beat us I tipped my hat Because the way he dominates such a powerful line-up is simply amazing. Im a baseball fan first and I know my reasoning and facts, mabye you should get your head out of the grass and be GREATFUL that Roy wants to play for a fan base that aparently would boo an MVP (Rollens don't forget that little detail) He diserves better then you fans. and believe me next year If Halladay did become a free agent I can bet my life he would be wearing Yankee Pinstripes or Boston Red. Teams that can pay him what he should be earning and give him the respect he deserves. Managment did an amazing job in getting this guy, and all you can do is whine??? because of Lee? A guy who said he doesnt want to come back to Philie? Ya Your right! My opnions are soooo rediculous!
I'm not a yankee fan shooting my mouth off, but ARE YOU FU.KIN KIDDING ME, YOU GUYS JUST GOT THE BEST PITCHER IN BASEBALL OVER THE PAST 6+ YEARS. YOU GOT WHAT AMOUNTS TO THE PROSPECTS YOU GAVE AWAY (- THE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY) FROM THE M's, + 6MIL AND YOUR SAYING YOU GAVE UP TOO MUCH. You may not know the guys your getting back, but they are in the same class as the ones you just gave up… Drabek pitched at A/AA last year if he is win you the world series it would not have been in the next 4 years that is for sure, with ROY (THE BEST PITCHER IN BASEBALL…..see ALL SPORTSCASTERS, BASEBALL WRITERS etc..) HALLADAY YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN WITH YOUR CORE GROUP OF PLAYERS B4 YOU NEED TO START OFF LOADING SALARIES….. As a BLUE JAYS FAN it pains me to see him leave but if all PHILLIES FANS and the AMERICAN PRESS keep saying they gave up too much we will gladly take him back and you can fight with the Yankees, RedSox, Angels fight for him at the end of the season….
Headder29 – Since you like looking up stats, look up this: The Phillies are sending 3 of their top 4 prospects (according to Baseball America) to the Jays. Jays fans should be thrilled. And Lee is a solid #1. Again, NO ONE disputes how great Halladay is….did you even read my blog? All I am saying is we should have kept Lee to make a real run at 2010….one man does not a team make. And the Phils made a mistake by not getting Halladay sooner…should have had him in July if we were going to give up the same prospects anyhow. Are you seriously going to argue that? Good luck.


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June 22, 2005: The top view, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is the most detailed visible-light image ever taken of a narrow, dusty ring around the nearby star Fomalhaut (HD 216956). The image offers the strongest evidence yet that an unruly and unseen planet may be gravitationally tugging on the ring. The left part of the ring is outside the telescope's view. Hubble unequivocally shows that the center of the ring is a whopping 1.4 billion miles (15 astronomical units) away from the star. This is a distance equal to nearly halfway across our solar system. The geometrically striking ring, tilted obliquely toward Earth, would not have such a great offset if it were simply being influenced by Fomalhaut's gravity alone.
The view at bottom points out important features in the image, such as the ring's inner and outer edges. Astronomers used the Advanced Camera for Surveys' (ACS) coronagraph aboard Hubble to block out the light from the bright star so they could see the faint ring. The dot near the ring's center marks the star's location. Despite the coronagraph, some light from the star is still visible in this image, as can be seen in the wagon wheel-like spokes that form an inner ring around Fomalhaut.See the rest:
Astronomers said it is possible that several planets are circling the star. If the planets exist, they are too small and too dim to be seen by telescopes.
Astronomers have collected solid evidence for a planetary-mass object orbiting Fomalhaut. They think they have found a planet because Hubble would have detected an object larger and brighter than a planet, such as a brown dwarf. Planets, however, are too small and too dim to be seen by Hubble.
Because Hubble could not see the planet, it was unable to measure its mass. Astronomers will conduct computer simulations of the ring's dynamics to estimate the planet's mass.
The putative planet is too far away from Fomalhaut and therefore too cold to support life. The suspected planet may be orbiting far away from Fomalhaut, inside the debris ring's inner edge, between 4.7 billion and 6.5 billion miles (50 to 70 astronomical units) from the star. Even planets that may be closer to the star - and therefore warmer - would not sustain life. Fomalhaut's lifespan is only 1 billion years. If Earth is a typical example, life takes billions of years to evolve. The star would burn out before life had a chance to begin on the planet.
Fomalhaut, a type A star, is bigger, brighter, hotter, and younger than the Sun. The star is about 2.3 times the mass of the Sun and is about 200 million years old. The Sun is about 4.5 billion years old.