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It's disappointing, though hardly surprising, that there will now be a delay in implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama's health care reform initiative is so sweeping that revisions and refinements are inevitable. The most unfortunate aspect of the delay is that it'll be an additional year, at least, before tens of thousands of Americans finally have health insurance. But businesses, especially small businesses, were simply not prepared to implement the new law. And thus the delay seems prudent. And again, we believe other changes are inevitable.
But spare us the political noise. Immediate responses included gleeful Republicans who wrongly suggest the delay is evidence of a fatally flawed plan. It's not. Meanwhile some Democrats rejoiced that the delay protects them from election year problems implementation problems might cause. For most of us this is a critical discussion about the health of every citizen in this country and how we can work together to guarantee access to care. For others it's about keeping or getting power. Which sounds healthier to you?

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In this book, a specialist in atmospheric research describes the causes of acid rain, ozone depletion and global warming and the evidence for each one's recent acceleration. He also provides practical and long-range suggestions for controlling these and other forms of atmospheric deterioration. The author discusses how the emission of sulphur and nitrogen substances into the air leads to acid rain, how the release of chlorine-bearing gases into the air causes destruction of ozone in the high atmosphere, and how the addition of infrared trapping gases to the atmosphere restricts the loss of radiation from the earth and thus leads to a heating of the climate. He argues that although it is almost impossible to bring the spread of chemicals into the air to a complete halt, steps to slow air pollution are technically feasible and in many cases economically beneficial. He describes these strategies, cautioning that they must be co-ordinated with a larger goal of lessening the total impact human activities have on the earth. According to the author, we can work towards this goal by attempting to stabilize populations (in the developed as well as the developing world), protect forests, encourage the use of modern energy-efficient technology in Third World countries (and the United States) and reduce poverty worldwide.
Winner of the 1992 Louis Battan Author?s Award given by the American Meteorological Society
"The Changing Atmosphere is a valuable addition to the growing literature of our unique and scary moment in history. It is calm; it is reasonable; therefore it is frightening as hell. A good short introduction to the situation."?Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
"The central fact of global ecology is that its great problems interlink. In this fine and helpful book, John Firor shows us why we cannot treat acid rain, ozone depletion, or global warming separately and what we can all do to deal with them together. The Changing Atmosphere gives us a steady, clear-minded introduction to some of the most urgent subjects on earth."?Jonathan Weiner, author of The Next One Hundred Years and Planet Earth
"Firor has for decades been an effective communicator of environmental science and policy issues to industry and government leaders. With The Changing Atmosphere he has increased his public visibility for which we all should be glad given the clear, balanced, and important message he presents."?Stephen H. Schneider, National Center for Atmospheric Research
"This little book does an admirable job of explaining the major driving forces behind global change. It is a readable and informative primer on atmospheric global change for educated laymen and professionals alike."?Joseph Pinto, American Scientist
"In this book, the author describes the causes of acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming, and the evidence for each one?s recent acceleration. The author provides practical long-range suggestions for controlling these and other forms of atmospheric deterioration. This volume includes fourteen pages of notes and a complete index."?Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"This is a very good overview of the changes that man?s activities are imposing on the earth?s atmosphere. . . . John Firor does an excellent job of explaining these problems in a way that everyone can understand, while presenting much information that should provoke thought in all of us. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in how we are changing the atmosphere that supports our earth."?Frank P. Castelli, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"A good overall introduction to the problems and possible solutions of important atmospheric problems, on that takes a welcome stand on issues of utmost importance in today?s more environmentally aware society."?Choice
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"Makes a complex and important subject available to the nonspecialist and . . . will raise the level of discussion concerning the appropriate interaction between humanity and Earth."?Thomas E. Graedel, Environment
"Firor writes prose that is remarkably clear in explaining complex atmospheric issues. . . . The Changing Atmosphere is a stark reminder that global atmospheric degradation is real, and is worsening. . . . Firor?s new book is . . . a worthy and elegant contribution to that effort."?Andrew Moyad, Environmental Forum
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That's what she said (TWSS) is an all mountain women's biking event welcoming riders of all abilities. We're all about ladies getting rad in a low pressure environment, discovering new trails and new on and off-bike skills.
An "Adventure Hunt" on two wheels! Base in the Fraser Valley, TWSS showcases some of the area's finest single track in a super-fun, themed adventure hunt format with playful clue station activities, magnificent manteers assisting throughout, loads of prizes and swag, give-aways, bike demos, skill clinics and after party!
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The sixth annual Kids Fish 'N' Fun Day is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Coan Lake in Taylor's Heritage Park, 12111 Pardee Road.
The event is presented by Wayne County Community College District's (WCCCD) School of Continuing Education in partnership with the City of Taylor Department of Golf, Parks and Recreation and Gander Mountain.
To register, visit the Taylor Community Library at 12303 Pardee Road.
The purpose of the community event is to bring practical information and hands-on instruction about fishing and water safety to young people ages 7 to 12. A certificate of completion will be awarded to all children that participate. The topics covered will include identifying specific fish, where to look for fish, your tackle box and proper casting techniques. The first 100 kids to register will receive a free hat and T-shirt.
The University of Michigan "Big Ten Fishing Team" will be on site to speak and fish with participants. Representatives from the Department of Natural Recourses will also be in attendance promoting youth fishing licenses.
WCCCD is committed to the continued development of new programs, hosting more community-based training sessions, improving student facilities and services, upgrading technologies, making capital investments in massive building expansion projects and training staff members to enhance their skills to maximize efficiency.
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Having a name that can be translated into son of the man who turns into a bear in battle can give you a soft spot for a story like this one:
Wojtek grew up among the men, who fed him condensed milk from an empty vodka bottle and later honey, marmalade and syrup. The large bear lived in a tent with them, drank two bottles of ale a day and used to swallow a lit cigarette and exhale smoke as his party trick. He was taught how to salute when greeted and was enlisted as a private soldier with an official rank and number. Wojtek became known as a legend when he helped in the battle of Monte Cassino, in Italy, where he used his giant paws to carry heavy boxes of mortar shells from trucks to gun emplacements. The image of him carrying a shell became the regiment's official emblem.
Having moved into the last third of Pete's new book Shakespeare's Local (now on sale and shipping to North America) I am now more clearly aware that culturally we've been closer to bears in the past but no where near as amicably as this. The pleasures of the bear pit from Renaissance England do nothing for me. I am pro-bear... though I may have punched one through a tent side as I dozed one afternoon in Ontario's near north. Sure was hefty. Sure made that bear sound as it ran back into the bush. In fact, I married into a family that includes some pretty cool bear related history but actually sitting and having a beer with a bear like you could with Wojtek is one of those things that could become an ambition in life. Or something that might define would could come to be called number one on one's kick the bucket list.


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German tuning specialist Loder1899 that usually specializes on much more expensive beasts made by Jaguar and Aston Martin, has released an upgrade program for the much humbler Ford Focus RS 300hp performance hatchback. Its desire to jump on the RS tuning bandwagon is easy to understand. While the new vehicle is not as exclusive, it is so popular among younger enthusiasts that it will possibly give the German brand more exposure (and hopefully more orders) than the two aforementioned brands combined.
Since the vehicle looks surprisingly cool with its stock aero-kit, the Loder1899 concentrated the best part of their efforts not on looks, but on performance side of the program.
Equipping the hot hatch with a custom made intercooler, upgraded manifolds, and new free-flow sports exhaust system, the German tuner has managed to squeeze extra 65 hp and 58 lb-ft out of the stock 2.5-liter engine and so increased its top speed from 163 miles per hour to 168 mph. Not that the increase in speed is really dramatic, but it would be nice to have a car with more dynamics compared to a production variety.
Considering that even the base engine puts impressive strain on the stock limited slip differential, I wish you a healthy amount of luck driving this upgraded monster of a hatch.
I assume that guys from Loder1899 also don't really want to see you flying off the road, so they has also equipped the car with a new suspension system that lowered its ground clearance by 35 millimeters and also got a new set of wheels and ultralow-profile performance tires.
See also: 2009 Ford Focus ST tuned by Mountune Performance
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AM News for Monday, 12.02.13
The NWS predicts that a cold front will move into the area Monday evening with a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow levels will fall Monday night and drop to around 2,000 feet on Tuesday, bringing a possibility for snow showers over the ridges and major mountain passes. Much colder temperatures are expected Tuesday through at least Thursday as cold and frigid weather conditions set in.
One thing looks certain next week. It will get colder. Overall it looks dry and cold for at least a week. And there will be a dramatic decrease in temperatures next week."
TIFFANY REVELLE of the UDJ reports that Potter Valley's 12 foot redwood cowboy statue was back in time for the holiday, greeting visitors on East and Mid Mountain roads after a resident found it near the rodeo arena on Main Street.
Sculptor Noel Hale had last seen the cowboy Sunday afternoon, lying on its side after gale-force winds had knocked the 400-pound statue from its pedestal. When a family member went back with a backhoe Monday to retrieve the sculpture for repairs, it was gone.
The statue was caved in 1987 in the likeness of Harry Runnings, who was known for riding horses no one else could break .
"His hat was a little bit tweaked, but he still looks like a good cowboy," Carol Hale said.
The Mendocino Sheriff's Office and the Hales have no idea what happened to the cowboy or how he got to the northeast corner of the rodeo grounds, just outside the arena. "What I have to say is, Yahoo! It's back; we got a reason to celebrate," said Mendocino Supervisor Carre Brown, who lives in Potter Valley.
KZYX's John Sakowitz reminds us that former county CAO Al Beltrami's memorial service will be Dec. 7 @ 11:00 @ Eversole's.
At least five more hurdles need to be cleared before a Costco store could begin construction on Airport Park Boulevard in Ukiah.
At the Ukiah City Council on Dec. 4, three items related to the project will be considered, including its Environmental Impact Report.
The council will first hold a public hearing on the EIR, then take public comments on what is known as a Statement of Overriding Considerations. Since the project's EIR found it will have "significant and unavoidable impacts," for example causing more traffic congestion in the area, the council must find that the project's benefits will outweigh its negatives.
If the Statement of Overriding Considerations is passed, the council will then introduce an ordinance approving a zoning change for the property Costco is looking to build on to retail/commercial from light industrial.
Then one more item will go before the Planning Commission at their Dec. 11 meeting., which is the Site Development Permit for the project. The ordinance changing the zoning would return to the council, likely at its Dec. 18 meeting, then take effect 30 days later if adopted.
The council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on all the items related to the Costco project beginning at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in the council chambers at 300 Seminary Ave.
Saturday, December 7, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Grace Hudson Museum will host its annual Holiday Open House, complete with crafts fair, music, Santa Claus and refreshments. Local artisans displaying at the crafts fair include Wax and Bing Pottery, McFadden Farms, Mendocino Textiles, Happy Woman Jewelry and Whispering Winds nursery. Puppet shows and music by the Ukiah Valley Madrigal Singers round out the entertainment.
The current exhibition, "Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior," is available for free viewing, and revelers can go on to the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree in downtown Ukiah that evening. For more information call 467-2836.


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American Manufacturing Can No Longer Compete
Today there are fewer manufacturing employees than in 1955, and over the past 20 years 6.4 million manufacturing jobs have been lost. These figures are a grim reminder that America can no longer manufacture competitively.
How did this happen? Two causes stand out: low international wage rates in countries like China and Mexico that America will not and cannot compete with, and America's abandonment of capital and knowledge intensive industries.
American workers can not and should not have to compete with third world wage rates. Some Chinese manufacturers are paid 33 cents an hour according to a 2005 AFLCIO report. This cents-an-hour pay in many countries around the world has caused American companies and entire industries to move abroad. It also led Princeton economist Alan Blinder to estimate 42-56 million jobs could potentially be sent overseas.
Japan has successfully navigated the problem of China's low wage rates. China is one of Japan's biggest trading partners and yet Japan maintains a trade surplus with them. The labor in Japan is leveraged; one person operates equipment that can do the work of 100 ordinary laborers. America used to manufacture this way but now produces little by comparison and increasingly depends on imports at a net cost of $1.5 million per minute ($765 billion per year) to maintain our standards of living.
Auto and other manufacturing industries were once proud centers of American productivity, but have since seen their superiority usurped by technology based economies like that of Japan. The Japanese realized the gains of encouraging industrial growth and with hardly any natural resources turned their economy into an economic superpower that last year alone generated an $88 billion trade surplus with America and a $170 billion current account surplus with the rest of the world, the second largest next to China.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has resigned itself to live on increasing debts. Since 1987 home mortgages have gone from $1.8 trillion to $8.2 trillion, consumer debt from $2.7 trillion to $11 trillion and household debt has quadrupled. Add to that a national debt approaching $9 trillion and you do not have to be an economist to realize the economy may not be as rosy as America's GDP rating system would deceptively lead you to believe.
The U.S. is increasing debt, decreasing savings and selling off our principal assets, our wealth producing companies abroad. This is not a sustainable or responsible long-term economic policy.
America can, and must, do better. How do we get out of this debt-ridden rut? The solution is to copy Japan's model. Taiwan, Korea and many other Asian countries have adopted the Japanese East Asian economic model and are extremely successful.
What if the economy had always operated as it does today with companies being sold abroad diverting wealth, jobs and production to other countries.
Imagine the consequences in WWII if Chrysler had been under its recent 9 year-long German ownership. Chrysler produced the main combat vehicle for troops on the ground the Sherman M-4 tank. German ownership would likely have forced production of tanks for the Axis rather than America. That one acquisition would have deprived America of one of its best on the ground assets and could have greatly changed the course of the war.
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RSC 2014 Budget Proposes Changes in Federal Employee Retirement Contributions, FEHB
The blueprint -- called "Back to Basics" -- is offered to the House of Representatives for consideration as the House develops its 2014 budget. According to the RSC, the blueprint cuts discretionary spending to $950 billion (just below the 2008 levels) and freezes it until the budget balances in 2017. Defense spending is set at the same level as the House Budget Committee proposal. Non-defense shrinks from $398 billion in 2014 to $392 billion in 2023. The RSC budget also proposes repealing Obamacare, reforming Medicaid, and enacting tax reforms.
Some specifics in the budget proposal directly affecting federal employee benefits are below:
Equalize Contributions to Federal Employees' Pension Plans
A recent CBO report found that, on average, federal civilian employees receive 48 percent more in benefits than the average private-sector employee with similar characteristics. Part of this excessive benefit structure is the retirement benefit system. Federal employees hired since 1984 are entitled to a hybrid pension, which includes a 401(k)- style plan that the government matches up to five percent in addition to a defined- benefit plan.
Private workers typically only get a 401(k) with a three percent match. The defined- benefit portion of the federal employee plan allows workers to retire at 62 and draw an annual income equal to 1.1 percent of the average of their three highest-salary years times the number of years they worked. For the average federal worker who earns $80,000 and retires after 30 years, this works out to $26,400 a year in guaranteed pension benefits.
Considering that federal workers contribute only 0.8 percent of their pay to the Federal Employees Retirement System, this is a recipe for a shortfall. Taxpayers now chip in 11.7 percent of employees' salaries to keep the system solvent. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 requires new federal employees to contribute more towards their retirement annuity. However, no changes were made for current federal employees. The RSC budget would require all federal employees to pay more towards their retirement. This saves $123 billion over ten years.
Adopt Accurate Inflation Measurement
Federal retirees currently receive inflation protection for their federal pensions based on the CPI-W (the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) instead of chained CPI-U (the consumer price index for urban consumers). The CPI- W, according to most analysts, overstates the actual level of inflation in the economy, at a higher cost to taxpayers. The RSC budget would more accurately measure inflation for federal retirees by basing it on the chained CPI-U, resulting in a savings of $9.2 billion over ten years.
Adopt a Defined Contribution Plan and Slow the Growth of Federal Contributions for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) provides health insurance coverage to approximately eight million people, including federal workers, Members of Congress, and their dependents. This is a consumer-driven program of competing private health plans. The federal government can pay up to 75 percent of the premiums, and participants pay, on average, 30 percent of the premium payment.
This budget would offer a premium support for the FEHB program that would cover the first $5,000 of an individual premium or the first $11,000 of a family premium beginning January 1, 2015. Since employees who select plans that cost more than the federal contribution would pay the additional cost in full, this policy would incentivize consumers to choose lower-priced plans. As a result, price competition among healthcare plans would be strengthened. This plan achieves $29.6 billion in savings over ten years.
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To be eligible, full-time students must be in good standing and have completed 12 or more credits during the semester, with a semester and resident GPA of 3.20 or higher. Part-time students who meet the following criteria are also eligible: (1) initially register as part-time students (6 to 11 enrolled credits), (2) complete the semester in good academic standing, (3) complete 6 to 11 credits during the semester, and (4) earn both a semester and resident GPA of 3.20 or higher.
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It was supposed to be one of those wedge issues in an election year that was expected to draw sharp lines between the right and left, but very early on it fizzled. A year after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed the one-time hot button gays-in-the-military issue is a non-issue in the 2012 campaigns for Congress and the presidency. Former outspoken opponents of the change say they have no plans to push for reinstatement of the policy that barred openly gay people from serving in the military unless requested by military commanders, and commanders, and the brass is telling them repeal has been very successful.
But that doesn't mean homophobia is dead. The Republican majority pushed through the House this year a ban on same-sex marriage ceremonies at military installations, and there remains opposition to extending military benefits to same-sex spouses, reports TheHill.com.
The Israel Defense Forces was nearly 20 years ahead of its American counterparts, reports Moment Magazine, thanks to the IDF's "swift acceptance of gays" in 1993, which helped make Israel "one of the most gay friendly countries in the world."
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GriefShare starts at PTCUMC Jan. 9
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 6:16am The Citizen
Beginning Jan. 9, Peachtree City United Methodist Church will offer GriefShare each Thursday night from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
GriefShare is a Christ-centered, biblically based support group for anyone who has lost a loved one. It is open to anyone in the community and surrounding area who is grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, sibling or friend.
GriefShare is led by facilitators who understand the grief process and want to help. All facilitators have experienced the loss of a loved one and can identify with the emotions that result from the grief process.
Sessions will be held in room 308 at 225 Robinson Rd., Peachtree City.
For directions or answers to any questions, contact Helen Ragsdale at 678-817-0238 or the church at 770-487-6499.


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A quickie giveaway for Johnny Brusco's NY Style Pizza!
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I walked through the Ameriplan® convention vendor booths. Here is a summary of what I am seeing:
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Americam, Ameriplan®'s customer relationship management software solution for Ameriplan® IBO's.
Amerisite, OurPerfectBusiness.com, Office Depot and others were there as well.


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Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's
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An innovative way to keep the ballroom neat.
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When a pretty little clutch that Charlène von Saher brought to a charity gala went missing, she got to thinking about all the things that can go astray at such elegant functions. There are programs, auction paddles, purses, cameras, cell phones and party favors. "You walk into a room before a gala and it is stunning until the guests arrive," says Charlène. "And then there's all this stuff and nowhere to put it."
When Charlène and her mother, Greenwich resident Marei von Saher, were cochairing the Bruce Museum's Renaissance Ball a few years back, she surveyed the decked out room and had an organizational epiphany. "What if there was a pretty place to stash your stuff at the table?" she thought. The town native, local realtor and former Olympic figure skater began sketching her first rendering of her polished, practical clutter-busting solution, the galaroo. Her chic invention is a comfy, elegant seat cushion that comes with two side pockets. These discreet, roomy pockets conveniently eliminate the need to clutter a table with party accessories or stuff them under a chair where they can go missing with a stiletto's unintentional boot.
Charlène began selling the GalaRoo online in April. Already, they have outfitted the seats at a posh party at New York's Plaza Hotel and an intimate gathering celebrating an artist in New York. (Charlène's family has strong ties to the art world and animal welfare charities). Charlène is hopeful her product, available in two fabrics in shades of black, white and ivory for about $20 each, will be a hit with party planners and guests alike. "They let the décor shine through. And no one can spill red wine all over your clutch bag if it's neatly tucked away." Visit galaroonyc.com.


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Josh Brolin & Michael Douglas Got Nostalgic On Latest Movie Shoot
Movie stars Josh Brolin and Michael Douglas bonded on the set of Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" sequel by recalling their wild days on the Brolin's family big cat sanctuary.
Douglas fondly recalled the days he spent hanging out with young Brolin at the wildlife station his late mother Jane Cameron Agee ran in Santa Barbara, California and the two actors spent time between takes laughing about the old days.
Douglas remembers, "Josh and I lived together in the same town in Santa Barbara, California and his wonderful mother was an extraordinary lady, and she had a collection of wild animals, ones that she helped save and nurture, like a lion.
"I'd go to Josh's house and it would be like going over to nobody's house you've ever been in before. He was surrounded by these cages."
Brolin chuckles, "My mom took the animals away from those who had illegally taken them out of the wild and she had those people jailed. She worked with fish and game officials.
"My job, as a kid, was to feed them and clean the cages."
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TRENTON - A bill introduced in the State House Monday would allow recreational marijuana smoking and growing in New Jersey.
State Sen. Nick Scutari says he's never smoked pot, but he thinks anyone 21 or older who wants to should be able to.
His bill, introduced today in the Senate, would let the state's division of Alcoholic Beverage Control set up and regulate a system allowing licensed growers and retailers to make and sell the drug. Under the legislation, individuals would be able to own up to 1 ounce.
"You wouldn't be able to go to work, you wouldn't be able to drive a car under the influence of marijuana," Scutari says. "Any of the things you can't do while drinking now, you wouldn't be able to do while under the influence of marijuana."
Under the bill, New Jersey residents would be allowed to grow up to six plants for their own use. Marijuana advocates say the move would be a much-needed reform of the state's drug laws.
"A grown up, reasonable conversation about marijuana, and the adult use of cannabis is long overdue in this state," says advocate Jay Lassiter.
Gov. Chris Christie has said he would not sign a bill legalizing marijuana. "If the majority of the people in this state want that, then they've got to elect a different governor," he says.
Scutari said the governor and other opponents may be swayed by the numbers. His bill would tax 7 percent of pot sales and send most of that money to transportation improvements. That could be an attractive alternative to raising the gas tax.


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Ystad is now famous around the world because of fictional inspector Wallander. The town really is as attractive as it is portrayed in the films and television series, with its medieval, pastel-coloured half-timbered houses on cobblestone streets and sun-dappled squares.
Stortorget in Ystad, Skåne
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If you pay the local Tourist Information Office in Ystad a visit, and we suggest you do, they will be delighted to tell you about the 'In the footsteps of Wallander tour' and conceptual guide tours where you can try to solve some Wallander murder mysteries. Or they might even tell you about the Wallander- related smart phone apps you can download. And they might just tell you about the 'Wallander package' deals you can book through them.
The town also has a fascinating history, top-class museums and art galleries, 40 km of sandy beaches and gorgeous rolling Skåne countryside on its doorstep. Some seaside towns have it all.
If you take one of the Wallander guided tours you get to see most of the town and its mostly historic attractions. If you don't, the big ones are St Knut's square, the 12th century Grey Friar's monastery and adjacent Saint Petri church and museum. There are lots of good cafés and restaurants in Ystad and no, you don't have to live on pizza and hamburgers, like inspector Wallander does.
Ystad is part of the beautiful region of Skåne in southern Sweden and a terrific base from which to discover its culture, traditions, historic sites and vibrant towns, cities and nature.
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text: After the worst drought in decades depleting soil moisture across the Corn Belt in 2012, and mixed reports of continuing drought in 2013, we'd like to know what you think about soil moisture levels on your own farm. How confident are you that there will be enough moisture after winter precipitation that your crop will get a good start? Were you fortunate enough to get back what was depleted last summer? Are you still in a drought situation? Take the poll and let us know. Feel free to comment on your farm situation below!


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December 7, 2004-- Home Textiles Today,
ANDERSON , S.C. — Orian Rugs has signed a licensing agreement with Jerry Garcia Estate, LLC to design, produce, market, and sell area rugs under the J. Garcia brand.
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Out of over 60 youths enrolled, Troy won the award for his off center mesquite candle holder and ebony candle entry. Off center turnings are very difficult to do, as was the long stemmed goblet that the other youth turned, so we figure that was a key factor in the judging. Troy also won Honorable Mention for his mesquite goblet and natural edge mesquite candle holder and candle entries. This is Troy's second time to win First Place, out of only four years the youth gallery contest has been in effect. Two years ago, in Portland, Oregon, when Troy was only 13 years old, he won for his large eyeburl mesquite natural edge candle holder and mesquite sap wood candle entry.
Troy won $300, which he will apply towards the purchase of a new, larger lathe. We also look forward to receiving the AAW's Fall issue of the American Woodturner Journal, which goes out to all woodturners in the United States, because it will contain highlights of the symposium, including mention of the award Troy won.


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Alternative Break gives students the chance to do something productive with their down time, and 15 to 20 students a day will take advantage of the program, says Brendan McVeigh, the Community Partnerships coordinator for Sacramento State's Community Engagement Center.
This spring's schedule:
• March 29 – Landscaping at the Sacramento Zoo
• March 30 – Planting trees with the Sacramento Tree Foundation at Cal Expo
• March 31 – Creek restoration and farm projects at the Center for Land Based Learning near Winters
• April 1-2 – Building homes with Sacramento's Habitat for Humanity
Alternative Break projects not only help the community, the students also improve their leadership, communication and organizational skills while having fun and meeting new friends, says McVeigh.
For more information on Alternative Break, call (916) 278-4610 or visit http://www.csus.edu/cec/altbreak. For media assistance, call Sacramento State's Public Affairs office at (916) 278-6156.


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I've just watched the first episode of Jamie Oliver's show "Food Revolution." I share his passion for encouraging people to live healthier lives. This will not be an unbiased post. I want Jamie to win, I am actually praying for him to win.
The premise of the show is to drop a fish-out-of-water Brit into the middle of the unhealthiest city in the US. Huntington, WV leads the country in heart disease, diabetes and obesity rates. More than 50% of it's population is obese, not just overweight, obese.
The Recap
The first episode focuses on the local school lunch program and the labyrinth of USDA regulations and USDA supplied food that the locals have to comply with. The kids are served pizza for breakfast (yes, pizza) and chicken nuggets for lunch. The first day that Jamie contributes he prepares a healthy chicken dish and goes head to head with the lunch ladies' pizza. The pizza wins handily.
The locals are less than thrilled with their status and show their defensiveness by lashing out at Jamie, he gets railed at in the local paper and on the local radio station. Leaving him with tears of frustration at his lack of progress.
There are glimmers of hope as he convinces the Edwards family, (Mom, Dad and four kids) to bury their fry-o-lator in the backyard and begin to eat healthy. He provides them groceries, a cooking lesson, a menu plan and recipes and promises to check back in with them. Mom Stacy looks determined if perhaps a little overwhelmed.
He finds a kindred spirit in Pastor Steve, a local pastor who is sick of watching his congregation eat themselves into an early grave. "When winter time comes every other week I've got a funeral," he says. At the church he flips through the latest directory of members and stops on every page to point to a name, a person who has died or has a serious medical issue. He can't take it anymore, he, like Jamie is fed up.
Are We At a Tipping Point?
I'd like to think that we're at the tipping point of the obesity problem with people like Michelle Obama and Jamie pushing us to be better Americans. It's practically patriotic to eat a salad these days. I wonder about my perspective though, I live in an affluent community where obesity is far below the national average and I'm in the fitness industry. I not only cook organic, but I cook sustainably & humanely raised as much as possible.
That wasn't how I was raised. I was raised squarely in the middle class with a UAW Dad who worked on the line for General Motors and a Mom who drove school bus before switching to being a secretary. I'm the first person in my family on either side to graduate college. We had a vegetable garden, but everyone we knew did. It wasn't any big deal. If it counted as being organic that's just because we were too lazy to spray anything on the plants.
I don't blame the residents of Huntington, WV for feeling invaded. Even with the best of intentions it's nearly impossible not to be defensive. I sure would be, they've been labelled the worst of the worst, people have written essays about how the parents of Huntington are killing their children with hamburgers and french fries. Would you welcome Jamie with open arms?
What Can We Do As Individuals?
So what it comes down to is not what Jamie is doing for Huntington but what are we doing in our own communities? How can we help someone live a better life, even just a little bit?
This is the reason I started this blog. To give people a little information and get them to think in a slightly new way. Knowledge is power, ignorance, in this case, will kill you.
What are your thoughts? I would love to start a discussion and if you think it's worthy, I'd love a Digg or a Stumble. :-)
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Are you longing for a good play date? Do you want to take your kids somewhere they can play with other kids, and you can meet other parents? A place where your children can socialize with other children, play indoors and out, partake in an arts and crafts project and just have fun? For free? Yep!
Every Friday, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Success By 6 Play Group offers all of the above and more at the North Midland Family Center, 2601 E. Shearer Rd. Open to all kids, but specifically ages 12 months to five or six, the Success By 6 Playgroup is a weekly chance to let kids be kids!
"It gives kids an opportunity to meet with and play with other kids," Becky Coker, coordinator for Success By 6 said. "I think it's great, and I would love for more kids to come."
Held in the Resource Room, to the right of the Welcome Center, parents can expect to find a room full of toys for all ages, books, games and more. Coker said parents need bring only appropriate clothing-play can happen indoors or out! The rest, including story time, a snack and a light lesson plan are handled by staff. Parental involvement is encouraged, and appreciated.
The North Midland Family Center also offers a slew of other options, including Toddler Tumble Time from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays from September 6 through October 25 for $25, Karate classes for kids ages three to six and also seven and up, as well as a huge, 3D archery range. For a complete listing, and more information, peruse the website www.nmfc.org or call 989-689-7770.
And keep your eyes peeled for the center's free family events, including a Fall Harvest Party coming up soon and a Holiday Party right around the corner.
"All of the family events are amazing," Terrah Johnson, youth and family resource director said.
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text: Drug UseThe results of the Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency support the robust relationship between drug use and serious delinquent behavior established by other researchers over the past 25 years, although previous findings vary in the extent of overlap and strength of the relationship by age, drug, and temporal period or decade examined. (Relevant references can be found in Huizinga, Loeber, and Thornberry, 1997, and changes in the drugs-delinquency relationship over time are described in Huizinga, 1997.) The Denver, Pittsburgh, and Rochester studies all found a statistically significant relationship between persistent delinquency and persistent drug use for both males and females (across all three sites for males and at the two sites where females were studied) (see table 2). However, a majority of persistent serious delinquents were not persistent drug users, and more than 50 percent of drug-using males and about 20 percent of drug-using females were persistent serious delinquents.


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Modern Drama, originally issued on Columbia in '87, was a pivotal recording for Jane Ira Bloom, as it debuted her use of live electronics to augment her sumptuous soprano saxophone sound. She also expanded her ensemble palette as well; in addition to pianist Fred Hersch (doubling on B-3), bassist Ratzo Harris (doubling on electric), and drummer Tom Rainey, she strategically added David Friedman's mallet instruments, Isidro Bobadilla's percussion, and Andy Seligson's tuba, throughout the program. Her writing is strong, particularly on ballads like the poignant "More Than Sinatra," and her playing is assured. Even the electronics have stood up well over the years. All in all, a most welcomed reissue-too bad Koch didn't include Nat Hentoff's original notes, and omitted Rainey in the line-up.


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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint by BT that rival telco TalkTalk, a fellow partner in the YouView connected TV initiative, was making misleading claims in its marketing campaign for YouView set-top boxes.
In the campaign, launched on the TalkTalk website a week after YouView boxes became available, the telco claimed to be offering a "free YouView box – normally £299″.
BT also objected to an advert placed in national newspapers last October which made similar claims, on the basis that the devices had not been available long enough to establish a "normal" retail price.
In its ruling, the ASA said: "The claims must not appear again in their current form. We told TalkTalk to ensure that in future, they did not misleadingly imply that a product was generally sold at a particular price if they did not have the evidence to substantiate the claim."
A spokesperson for TalkTalk told IP&TV News earlier today: "Our bespoke YouView set top box, made by Huawei, provides unlimited access to seven day catch up, 4,000 box sets and shows on demand and premium content including Sky Sports and Movies, and has been on sale at for £299 for almost three months. TalkTalk customers signing up for a Plus TV package, including unlimited broadband and UK landline calls, get the box for free."
At the time of writing BT had not responded to a request for comment.


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The federal government's proposed plan for redesignating the critical habitat of the endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owl released Nov. 26 brought a modicum of relief for Marana, but still left the town and huge swaths of the Northwest tied-up in development regulations.
Environmentalists were also left unhappy by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's draft report, which removed about 22 square miles of privately held land in the Northwest from the 1999 critical habitat designation a federal judge tossed out last year.
The newly proposed designation increased the protected habitat's size from 733,000 acres to 1.2 million acres across Southern Arizona, but much of the land added to the new boundaries was drawn from federal lands and established preserves.
Most of the private land deleted from the proposed habitat map is located along the east side of Interstate 10 between Tangerine Road and the Pinal County line in Marana, according to the report.
Marana, along with Pima County, had taken the brunt of the restrictions imposed by the 1999 designation, which requires any disturbance of the land by a property owner who requires federal permits or receives federal funds to consult with FWS before beginning construction. Almost the entire portion of Marana east of I-10 remains in the designated habitat.
A sizable strip of the land proposed to be removed from critical habitat east of I-10 near Avra Valley Road had been zoned for industrial uses, Marana Assistant Town Manager Mike Reuwsaat said.
"It's taken some areas away from critical habitat and added others. Our biggest concern is the 1-10 corridor and a good portion of that is still in the designation. We are also concerned about anything that would affect the Linda Vista Interchange," Reuwsaat said.
The new habitat map includes the bed of the Santa Cruz River in the area of Continental Ranch where the town has been planning a $29 million bridge and freeway interchange to help connect its southern population center to the Interstate.
Oro Valley Town Manager Chuck Sweet said about 3,600 acres inside the town's boundaries remained in critical habitat, essentially unchanged from the 1999 designation.
Carolyn Campbell, director of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, said the redesignation process was "politicized" by developers and others opposed to the habitat protection plan called for by the federal Endangered Species Act.
"These are political boundaries. Developers were lobbying heavily to have specific areas removed. The whole thing is a bit of a shell game in which they added lands that were already protected and removed lands Northwest of Tucson under pressure by development that need the most protection," Campbell said. "We're kind of puzzled by the whole process."
Alan Lurie, vice-president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, said he was pleased by the decision to free some of the private land in the Northwest from the designation, but believed it was too small an amount and he was unhappy that the overall protected acreage was increased.
"We know, or at least think we know, that the bird population is about 18," Lurie said. "We're listing 1.2 million acres of land as critical habitat? That's ridiculous. It works out to more than 67,111 acres per bird."
SAHBA, along with a coalition of other building trade associations, filed suit in May 2000 to have the habitat designation vacated on the grounds that it did not take into account the cost of its impact, and sought to have the bird taken off the federal endangered species list altogether.
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton vacated the critical habitat designation in September 2001, but upheld the bird's federally protected status.
By affirming the owl's status under the federal Endangered Species Act, much of the bird's habitat had remained protected despite Bolton's removing the official critical habitat designation.
The redesignation was accompanied by a draft cost analysis that estimated its impact as being in a range between $70 million to $108 million, with $52 million in costs resulting from the designation alone.
The study indicated the bulk of the costs would be borne by the housing development and mining industries when they seek federal dollars or permits to modify washes and streams or discharge pollutants.
The FWS is required to consider economics when designating critical habitat, but is not permitted to stack the economic impact whether a species needs protection under the Endangered Species Act, said Dale Hull, Southwest Regional Director of the FWS.
"We have some leeway when weighing economic costs versus conservation benefits when designating critical habitat, as long as those considerations don't result in the extinction of the population," Hall said.
Once populous throughout Southern and Central Arizona, the six-inch owl has been isolated to a handful of corridors in southern Arizona.
Surveys documented 41 adult pygmy owls in 1999, 34 in 2000, 36 in 2001 and 18 in 2002, according to the draft redesignation report.
The majority of the birds known to exist are located in the Northwest east of I-10.
The FWS is expected to issue a final report in July that will set the boundaries of the owl's habitat. The service is scheduled to hold a public hearing to solicit input on the designation Jan. 23 at the Leo Rich Theater, 260 S. Church Ave. in Tucson, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
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