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McElroy, Hornsby Shine at 2013 U.S. Sprint National Team Trials
(L-R: McElroy and Hogan compete together at 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Oklahoma City. Credit: Getty Images)
The 2013 Team Trials marks the beginning of a new Olympic quadrennial, in which there will be some big shoes to fill. In senior women's kayak, Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) will get the first shot at replacing replace three-time Olympian Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.), who retired after London to enter veterinary school. McElroy finished first in both the 200m and 500m finals before teaming up with her Oklahoma City Boathouse District training partner Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) to win the K2 500m distance.
"For the foreseeable future, my plan is to focus on the K2 with Maggie [Hogan], we definitely have a good combination going," McElroy said. "We're strong paddlers together, we're good friends. I think that our chances in K2 are pretty good for getting on a podium, definitely in the 1000-meter, and cracking that A Final in the 500. So I definitely want to focus on the K2 until whatever time comes around that I need to switch focus."
Click HERE for results. See below for a Q&A with McElroy. Senior, Junior and Under-23 National Teams to-be-announced this week.
Hosted by the Oklahoma City Boathouse District, the two-day competition included racing events to select the Senior, Junior and Under-23 National Teams. These teams will represent Team USA internationally in the upcoming 2013 competition season including the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint World Cups and Sprint World Championships.
London 2012 Olympian Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) maintained his spot atop the senior men's kayak 200m standings by crossing the line one quarter of a second before Ryan Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii). Chris Miller of Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club finished third in that distance, but first in the 1000m Final. Miller teamed up with Stanton Collins (Gainesville, Ga.) to claim both the K2 200m and 1000m races.
In senior men's canoe, LCKC teammates Robert Finlayson (Gainesville, Ga.) and Ian Ross (Washington, D.C.) won the 200m and 1000m finals. Ross and Ben Hefner (Gainesville, Ga.) took first in the C2 1000m race.
The event also begins the selection process for the Sprint National Junior Team and the Under-23 National Team. Both categories will be contested at the 2013 ICF Sprint Junior and Under-23 World Championships in Welland, Canada, Aug. 1-4. The junior men's kayak races became a battle between local paddler Dylan Puckett (Jones, Okla.) and Istvan Urban (San Diego, Calif.). Puckett finished first in the 200m, while Urban won the 1000m Final. The two athletes then joined forces to win the K2 200m and 1000m distances.
In junior women's kayak, Natalie Griffin (Gig Harbor, Wash.) and Bailey Nurmia of Seattle claimed the 200m and 500m distances, respectively. In canoe, Makenzie Sousley (Gig Harbor, Wash.) and Gavin Ross of Washington D.C. finished first in women's and men's 200m, respectively.
Although the ParaCanoe National Team Trials will not take place until July, USA Canoe/Kayak offers ParaCanoe racing at all National Sprint events. D. Eiter of Texas won all three of his races. ParaCanoe racing will make its inaugural appearance at the Paralympic Games in Brazil in 2016.
Kaitlyn McElroy on her performance:
"I was definitely really happy with my results. I felt that I made a lot of gains in this past training season. It was nice to actually see them pay off, and I think that Maggie [Hogan] and I had a solid K2 race, which is my focus, so the K1's were just icing on the cake."
McElroy on her goals for this past weekend:
"I think that the major goal was to finally be able to get out and win some races. I've been able to come in second quite a lot, and in top three. But in the singles, I haven't been able to really pull out that win that I've been looking for. So doing that this weekend really helped boost my confidence, which was really nice. I think that boosting my individual confidence will boost the confidence of the team boat, so that will set us up nice for the World Cups in about two weeks."
McElroy on switching gears from K2 to K1:
"I think we're both extremely competitive, so it's not that hard to shift focus. It's like, 'OK, I've got to do what I've got to do now.' It takes me a little bit because being in the back seat of the K2, my focus is always making sure I'm giving her as much power as I can. But she dictates how the race goes, she calls the race and I follow her command. So suddenly when I'm in the K1, I'm like 'Oh, I actually have to think through this stuff for myself,' which is kind of funny. But it takes a little bit of a switch for that."
McElroy on replacing Carrie Johnson at the top:
"It's cool. I'm definitely super excited about it. It's something that I know a lot of people were vying for. Getting there and being able to lay it down consistently all weekend, I feel like it sets me up really well for this upcoming quad in terms of knowing what my goals are and what I want to accomplish and where I go from here. It's just a really good baseline to put down right away."
McElroy on training in Oklahoma City:
"It's been huge. If I wasn't here, I wouldn't be able to train at the same level. Having consistent coaching, having consistent training plans and having the support, is really helping your performance, otherwise you're just going to plateau. It'll be pretty good, but you need the whole package in order to get to that next level, and that's what Oklahoma is giving me."
McElroy on the level of competition among OKC paddlers:
"Having Maggie and Arezou [Fakhr] as training partners is awesome. We're all really good friends and we all push each other on the water and we're happy when the other person is able to make improvements. Especially for Maggie and I, because we're in the same boat, we're able to push each other. If one person were able to make an improvement, we know that it's just going to help the K2 go faster. So it's a constant battle to be the best, but at the same time it's for our mutual benefit."
Who: The best U.S. flatwater sprint paddlers
What: 2013 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team Trials
When: April 26-27
Where: Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City
Why: Select the Senior, Junior and Under-23 National Teams
Results: http://oklahomariverevents.org/usa-canoekayak-flatwater-sprint-team-trials
The Oklahoma City Boathouse District will host the 2013 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team Trials, April 26-27. The two-day competition will include racing events to select the Senior, Junior and Under-23 National Teams, and will feature ParaCanoe racing, which will make its inaugural appearance at the Paralympic Games in Brazil in 2016.
The Team Trials will determine who will represent Team USA internationally for the upcoming 2013 competition season including the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint World Cups and Sprint World Championships. USA Canoe/Kayak previously held sprint national championships in Oklahoma City in 2008 and 2012, and held U.S. Olympic Trials for Flatwater Sprint in the city in 2008 and 2012.
The 2013 Team Trials renews some old rivalries but also opens a new chapter in a new Olympic quadrennial. Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) and Ryan Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii) will face off after battling for the lone men's sprint kayak slot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Hornsby, 27 earned the spot in London, but the younger Dolan, 23, is eager to return to the water.
Ryan Dolan, Men's Kayak: "I'm really looking forward to first serious race back in the sprint kayak since last year's Olympic trials and World Cup season. OKC always puts on a top-notch regatta every time I have been in town and I don't expect any less this weekend especially with the start gates and finish tower. For me personally, I am just looking forward to kicking off the quad[rennial] and get my season started, see friends and hopefully have a good regatta."
In women's kayak, two athletes lead the charge to replace three-time Olympian Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.), who retired after London to enter veterinary school. Those athletes - Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) - have been training alongside one another for the past year in Oklahoma City.
The event also begins the selection process for the Sprint National Junior Team and the Under-23 National Team. Both categories will be contested at the 2013 ICF Sprint Junior and Under-23 World Championships in Welland, Canada, Aug. 1-4, which marks the first time Under-23 events have been contested at an ICF Sprint World Championships. Local paddler Dylan Puckett (Jones, Okla.) will look to reclaim his spot on the Junior National Team.
Although the ParaCanoe National Team Trials will not take place until July, USA Canoe/Kayak offers ParaCanoe racing at all National Sprint events. Local Paralympic hopeful in wheelchair racing Shad Isaac, 22, will compete in his first ParaCanoe race this weekend.
Racing runs 8am-3pm Friday and 8am-1pm Saturday. Click HERE for results and live streaming video.
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "With our High Performance program located in Oklahoma City, this is an ideal location for us to host our Sprint National Trials and select the very best athletes to represent the United States throughout the 2013 race season. The Boathouse District offers everything we need to create a world-class event, from a state-of-the-art timing system to the same start gates used at the Olympic Games."
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.
The OKC Boathouse Foundation promotes the use and development of the Oklahoma River as a world-class urban aquatic venue and provides access to rowing, kayaking and fitness programs for people of all ages and abilities. OKCBF programs pursue the highest goals of sports and embrace the principles of the Olympic spirit which inspire athletes to work toward personal excellence, embrace the power of teamwork, and practice respect for all people and the environment. To learn more or get involved, call (405) 552-4040 or visit okcbf.org, facebook.com/OKCBoathouseDistrict or twitter.com/OKCBHD.


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Why drive? The hop from Tampa to Sarasota takes only 25 minutes. So relax, enjoy the flight, and don't touch the pedals.
By JEAN HELLER
Published August 26, 2006
SOMEWHERE OVER TAMPA BAY - The plane shudders and yaws in a small pocket of unstable air, and Albert Gomez grabs the cushion of an adjacent seat, his knuckles white, his eyes darting from face to face around him to see if anyone else is frightened.
Gomez looks momentarily as if he could use a drink to steady his nerves.
But there is no alcohol aboard Continental Airlines flight 9372.
And if there were, there would be no flight attendant to serve it.
There is no reinforced door on the cockpit because, well, there is no cockpit.
And the right front seat, the one usually occupied by a first officer, is vacant. But it's a revenue seat, so any passenger who wants to may sit in it so as long as he keeps his hands off the steering yoke and his feet off the rudder pedals.
Welcome aboard Tampa International Airport's shortest regularly scheduled airline flight. Tampa to Sarasota. Twenty-five minutes gate to gate. Aboard a Cessna 402 that seats only nine passengers, the smallest plane any airline flies into TIA.
The trip offers a glimpse of flying most airline passengers never get - and many don't want. Below the clouds. The sun glinting off the water close enough to require sunglasses for comfort. All of the area's bridges and skylines and landmarks clearly defined.
This is real flying, when passengers get to watch the radar screen on the control panel paint little rain showers off the wings. Where they get to watch as Capt. Eric Sampson descends from his cruising altitude of 2,600 feet and nurses the twin prop down to a perfect landing on a runway that looks a lot smaller from the seat of a Boeing 767.
Sampson, by the way, holds the same air transport pilot's license as those who command the big jets, but says he wouldn't want to be working for a major airline in this economic climate.
"It's a race to the bottom," he says. "We're going to wind up with only one or two airlines before this ends."
So he files the small Continental flights, where there are no reclining seat backs to raise into the full upright position, no tray tables to stow, no oxygen mask routines to learn.
The preflight spiel consists of Sampson turning around in his seat and telling passengers, "You all know about the seat belt thing, right? And please turn off your cell phones."
On arrival, though, he does welcome passengers and invite them to fly Continental again soon.
"Wow, that was great," Gomez, a field engineer from Dallas, says with a huge grin, as happy to be safely on the ground as he is exhilarated by the brief trip back in airline time.
But pioneering spirit and all that aside, a reasonable person might ask: Why would anyone fly from Tampa to Sarasota?
In an era of terrorism fears, when passengers are advised to get to the airport two hours before domestic flights, a round trip between Tampa and Sarasota consumes five hours. In that same time, someone could drive the 108-mile round trip twice and still stop for a leisurely lunch in between.
Yet on Wednesday everyone aboard flight 9371, Tampa to Sarasota, and flight 9372, Sarasota to Tampa, had a pretty good reason.
Gail Toscano and her husband, Andrew, of Brick, N.J., had been in West Palm Beach visiting relatives and were on their way to Sarasota to see friends.
"We didn't want to rent a car, so we flew to Tampa and now to Sarasota," Gail Toscano said. "The plane's as small as they get, but so be it."
Lori Duzoglou of Miami is an interior designer with a lot of clients in Sarasota.
"If I drove from Miami to Sarasota, it would take me three days to do what I can do now in one. And given the price of gas, this is actually cheaper," Duzoglou said.
"Besides, these little guys are always on time or early, and it's a fun experience."
Then there are those with odd reasons to fly.
"I had one passenger last week who flew down with me and turned around and flew right back," Sampson said. "He needed the miles for his frequent flyer program."
At $174 per round trip, it probably isn't the most economical way to pile up miles.
The route is flown by Cape Air, a feeder airline based in Massachusetts that operates only in New England, the Caribbean and Florida. Besides the Tampa-Sarasota route, it flies Tampa to Fort Myers and Fort Myers to Key West. That's it.
To welcome Floridians, the Cessnas are painted in a Key West motif, with a portrait of a controversial former Key West mayor on one side and a pirate on the other. There's a conch shell and a sun on the tail, and the nose depicts a shark with teeth bared, reminiscent of the old World War II Curtiss P-40E Warhawks flown by the Flying Tigers.
There are enough people who want to take the flight that they usually are fully booked early and late in the week. Midweek, it's a different story. On the leg to Sarasota on Wednesday, Duzoglou and the Toscanos were the only passengers besides a St. Petersburg Times reporter and photographer.
On the leg back, Sampson told Gomez, "This would be a chartered flight just for you if these press people weren't here."
Continental spokeswoman Mary Clark said the flights primarily are for the benefit of Sarasota residents making connections through Tampa.
"The Sarasota airport is closer to home, it's cheaper to park there, and they don't want to start their trips with an hourlong drive," Clark said.
Kim Corkran, a spokeswoman for Cape Air, said the short-haul flights are a niche the airline has carved out for itself.
"Our goal is to fly no route longer than 45 minutes," she said. "We have at least one flight shorter than Tampa to Sarasota, and that's Nantucket to Hyannis. It's only 15 minutes. They work for us."
The Tampa-Sarasota flights work so well that there are two of them a day, both round trip.
Both nonstop, of course.

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Ives to pay $72K restitution for scam
MENOMINEE – A Bark River man was ordered to pay more than $72,000 restitution on a home construction scam, according to a court ruling issued earlier this week in Menominee County.
Jason Bradley Ives, 34, was convicted in May on one count of larceny by conversion $20,000 or more and one count of being an unlicensed residential builder.
The charges stem from a home Ives was hired to construct for Jim and Jeanette Andersen of Bark River in 2010. The home was never completed by Ives, who claimed to be a licensed contractor.
During Ives' jury trial in Menominee County Circuit Court, he was found guilty of the felony larceny charge. He was sentenced in July to 11 months in jail and five years probation.
Ives was found guilty of the high court misdemeanor license count and sentenced to 172 days in jail. He was given credit on both counts for 172 days already served in the county jail.
Ives was also ordered to pay $503 in fines and costs. Restitution was disputed by the two parties.
During a separate hearing on Aug. 16, Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind considered testimony and trial evidence regarding the restitution. On Monday, she made a final ruling and ordered Ives to pay $72,684 to the Andersen's.
Barglind states in the court document, the crime victims have a Michigan Constitutional right to restitution from the defendant regardless of his ability to pay.
"After a thorough review of the parties' arguments and a thorough review of the exhibits presented by the parties and testimony submitted, the court finds the victims have suffered a loss as a result of the defendant's criminal offense and the prosecuting attorney has met his burden of proof," stated Barglind's ruling.
The restitution includes the purchase of construction materials, the victims' labor costs to finish the home, and reimbursement for rental on a cabin and storage sheds because the home was not competed by the defendant.
"Some of the items included in the receipts were items that the defendant purchased but were damaged due to the significant exposure to the elements and had to be repurchased by the victims," stated the court ruling.
Following his initial July 8 sentencing, Ives filed an appeal against the court's judgment.
Earlier this month, Judge Barglind ordered Ives to pay $10,000 restitution to Cole and Misty Nehring, of Hermansville, who filed criminal complaints against Ives for a home-remodeling project scam.
Ives pleaded guilty last month to being an unlicensed contractor while remodeling the Nehring home. The charge is a high court misdemeanor. He was placed on probation for one year and ordered to pay $205 in court fines and costs.
Ives' guilty plea cancelled a criminal trial to prosecute him on one felony count of larceny by conversion $20,000 or more and one count of being an unlicensed residential builder.
The larceny by conversion felony was dismissed by Judge Barglind in exchange for Ives' guilty plea on the misdemeanor.
In addition, rulings are still pending on state code violations for complaints filed against Ives in connection with the Andersen and Nehring home projects.
Earlier this year, the Department of License and Regulatory Affairs revoked Ives' license, fined him $10,000, and ordered $104,680 restitution for state code violations on a home he partially constructed in Rapid River.
Ives has also served three jail sentences for convictions of larceny by conversion $1,000 to $20,000 related to property scams in Delta County. He was ordered to pay a total of $51,000 restitution to victims in these cases and another $5,000 to victims in a civil suit.
Ives' restitution for property scam incidents in Delta and Menominee counties totals $243,364 to date. Ives' fines and costs total more than $25,000 to date in the two-county area.
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|November 16, 2012
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Corsair Memory, a leading maker of advanced components for personal computers, has announced its new Neutron family of solid-state drives which are based on LM87800 6Gb/s SSD controllers from Link_A_Media Devices (LAMD), a developer of semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for the enterprise and mobile storage market.
"The Neutron Series SSDs, a strategic collaboration between Corsair and LAMD, reflects the shared commitment to performance, quality, and reliability ingrained in our companies. Together we have raised the standard for SSDs, and we have more exciting products on the way," said Thi La, vice president of memory products at Corsair.
Corsair Neutron Series GTX SSDs are available in capacities of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB and utilize toggle NAND flash memory to deliver up to a super-high 90 000 random read and write input/output operations per second (IOPS). These drives also provide superior sequential speeds of up to 555MB/s read and 500MB/s write, for lightning fast file access.
Corsair standard Neutron SSD models are available in 120GB and 240GB capacities, provide up to 90 000 random read IOPS and 85 000 random write IOPS with sequential speeds of up to 555MB/s read and 370MB/s write performance.
All Neutron SSD models incorporate LAMD's powerful on-the-fly error correction and advanced NAND management technologies which improve the endurance of onboard flash memory, giving the SSD's enhanced reliability and durability. The Neutron series GTX drives also include adaptive DSP technology which maintains superior performance throughout the lifetime of the SSD. Neutron and Neutron GTX models are backed with a 5 year warranty.
"LAMD has built our reputation engineering high-performance, high-reliability SSD controllers for mission-critical enterprise storage solutions. Now, with Corsair's commitment to delivering innovative, high-performance SSD solutions, we are pleased to bring our advancements in SSD technology to all PC users," said Dr. Hemant Thapar, chief executive officer of LAMD.
Neutron SSDs are expected to be available in July. Pricing will be announced upon product release.
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About the Author: Michele Peters serves as the Special Assistant in the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' groundbreaking ExchangesConnect global social network promotes mutual understanding among youth and adults of all ages by highlighting cultures, customs, and values through user-generated content and multimedia tools (forums, photos, video, podcasting, etc). We welcomed our 10,000th member this month, and this thriving community continues to grow!
Members from more than 180 countries are initiating and engaging in educational, entertaining, and thought-provoking conversations. Members share their personal experiences, views and cultures, sometimes centered on particular themes. They counter stereotypes and open minds.
And, where else can you gain a firsthand account of a young woman's experience voting for the first time in local elections in Iraq, converse with a young Palestinian living in Gaza, or learn about all the great Global Youth Service Day projects classrooms in which Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Tajikistan are engaged?
As an open, inclusive social networking site, Connect.state.gov gives people around the world a voice and a connection to the world around them. Rather than my singing the praises of this global online community, read what some of the members have to say:
"I would like to say hi and thank to ExchangesConnect that enables everyone from around the globe to have a space to exchange their culture, traditions and so forth. It is also fascinated to have a say with everyone from different cultures so that we can avoid culture misunderstanding. Hope all enjoy as I do."
"ExchangesConnect is a great place to share your experiences that I had in U.S.A. being an exchange student. It's safe as it is administered by U.S. Department of State. It is also beneficial for students that are not on exchange programs but they can read the experiences of the exchange members and learn from it. I would say I am having a wonderful time so far with ExchangesConnect and I will keep in touch with it."
"I am a middle school teacher in a small rural town in Oregon, U.S.A. ...We are in the beginning stages of exploring other cultures. I am interested in schools/individual students both in North America and throughout the world!"
"I thought I'd join this forum since my 17 y/o son has applied to NSLI-Y. I hope I might learn something more about the program from other parents and learners who have experienced the program."
"My two top reasons for participating in ExchangesConnect are: (1) to share and to get information with others and from others about my own country that how I can reconstruct it. (2) To practice the English language and to interact with new people and create a sound friendship with them."
"I am international student from Egypt. I have been in the United States of America for seven months. I am interested in exchange culture because I think that it is very important to know about the others and let the other to know about you. I have had a great time in the U.S.A. I like communicate with the other nationalities. I have loved the American culture. People attitudes, respect each other, the education system, and a lot of other points. I am so glad for Obama. My favorite times when I watch his speech. He is very nice and smart president."
"I really want to have this experience ... and to feel what it's like to be an American teen-age .... I really want to learn about the new world culture ... and teach them mine, because just in this way we can make peace, by creating some kind of understanding."
At this writing, 10,287 ExchangesConnect members from over 180 countries are sharing 5,168 photos, 378 blogs, 329 discussion forums, and learning more about the people from around the world.
ExchangesConnect is also on Twitter, which was launched January 15th with bloggers from around the world covering the U.S. Presidential Inauguration. We now have over 500 followers and counting. Twitter extends the ExchangesConnect mission by connecting with exchange participants and contributing to the general online conversation about international exchange.
Join ExchangesConnect and become part of a growing global community of people interested in cross-cultural dialogue and international exchange. Also, check out the "Mascot Challenge"...just announced!
Catherine in Florida writes:
An outstanding effort to close the cultural divide.
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
Thank you, Michele, for posting this. I am surprised it wasn't posted earlier. I had no idea this existed. Since I work with international as well as American students, I certainly will share it with my students in the fall. This is something my future language teachers will eat up like a good old American hamburger!
Masood in California writes:
Great idea!
DipNote Blogger Michele Peters writes:
@ Rosemary, Thank you for your interest and sharing this resource with others. It has been wonderful to watch it grow and see people from around the world connecting and sharing.
Wendy in California writes:
How wonderful to have this international forum under the auspices of the State Department. A kind of enhanced pen-pal with more sharing and picts and infos. Hurray!!
Dave in Virginia writes:
Checking this out
John in Greece writes:
Also take a look at this great project too! Let's create the most beautiful mascot in the world?
Souleymane in Senegal writes:
Never ever before the advent of exchange connect did the Americans authorities imagine such a powerful tool of interdependence that alleviate hatred and favor global understanding. LONG LIVE EXCHANGE CONNECT


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quote Shinobi_razorI was kidding. Utub is youtube. It just cropped up in my mind at the time.HA.
and i wasnt mocking anything, just didnt know WTF Utub is. is it Youtube? sorry if i'm not "down with the lingo" the cool kids are using.
quote CTTR championSo you can get chased out and your country made a mockery offquote Shinobi_razorCould very well be. Don't mock my country good sir or I'll invade you again.Utub? is that a British thing?
quote Shinobi_razorCould very well be. Don't mock my country good sir or I'll invade you again.Utub? is that a British thing?
quote postman_06Did you try pressing down when you select the destination ? Each town (boston, frontier, new york) is on a separate row, so you need to go down to find the shops outside of Boston.i found the three shops in new york and did business with them, but i still can not send a convoy to new york.
quote CTTR championI should've explained it better, when a part of the map is blurred out you can discover the stuff on it by just going there, viewpoints have the same effect in a wide radius but I thought you thought they were necessary.quote TheBeardedManReally? I was hoping the pound signs would be there to tell me where they are but when i check the map. There's none apart from the one i visited when i was playing as haytham in that mission.quote CTTR championYou don't have to synch the viewpoints you just have to find a general store, and then talk to the shopkeeper. And when you're buying stuff from the stockpile, them materials are mostly just for crafting but you can make a small profit from buying and selling. Sending beaver pelts is the most lucrative option.quote TheBeardedManSo i lose money to gain money?You can unlock more shops by just going to them and trading and it gets added to the ledger. And trading is for getting a profit from sending your materials to shops.
See this is all new im used to the old renovating system from BH and Revelations. Im guessing im going to have to synch all viewpoints to find the shops?
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Software as a service (SaaS) is transforming many IT markets, from business applications to productivity tools. The SaaS approach has overcome initial hesitation over security, availability and other concerns to become a regular option on the menu when organizations consider new technology.
However, the SaaS model hasn't much caught on when it comes to IT management. At first glance, that's a surprise, because IT professionals grumble about the cost and complexity of premises products. One respondent to our most recent survey on enterprise management tools said, "Existing tools are difficult to deploy, manage and use." And our survey data clearly show that IT thinks enterprise management products are too expensive.
This seems like fertile ground for SaaS providers, who have charged into other markets promising low capital costs and easy deployment. But when it comes to enterprise management, IT pros are wary of turning over critical IT apps and data to providers who live in the cloud. Said the same respondent, "We looked at SaaS solutions and they were no good."
That said, SaaS has made some inroads. According to our survey, 10% of respondents currently use SaaS for IT management, and another 21% are evaluating them. Clearly, IT has noticed the SaaS option, even if they haven't flocked to adopt it. (S3280811)
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Debates of Nov. 20th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #3 of the 40th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was economy.
- Question Period
- Address in Reply Debate
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Polio Awareness
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Transgender Day of Remembrance
- British Columbia
- National Child Day
- ATHENA Oakville Award
- Football
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
- National Security
- Financial Institutions
- The Economy
- Tax Credit for New Graduates
- The Economy
- Riding of Lévis—Bellechasse
- The Economy
- Speech from the Throne
- The Economy
- Securities Commission
- Culture
- Manufacturing Industry
- Finance
- Parliamentary Budget Officer
- Economic Development
- Public Service of Canada
- Forestry Industry
- The Economy
- Securities Industry
- Automotive Industry
- The Environment
- Democratic Reform
- Equalization
- Point of Order
- Business of the House
- Resumption of debate on Address in Reply
Automotive Industry
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Frank Valeriote Guelph, ON
Mr. Speaker, the auto sector has greatly suffered from the government's poor management of the economy and chronic neglect.
Guelph's economy is dependent upon the good jobs that come from a prosperous automotive and auto parts industry. Under the Conservatives, tens of thousands of good jobs have been lost, a situation that could have been avoided if they had a plan.
While the minister is on the road without a plan, auto workers are on the streets without a job. When will we see some real action?
Automotive Industry
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
Mike Lake Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that the global auto industry is facing unprecedented circumstances and the North American integrated automotive industry is no different.
The situation is changing daily. The minister is down in the U.S. right now talking to stakeholders. He has met with stakeholders here in Canada over the past couple of weeks.
The solution here needs to be a carefully considered one with a long-term view to the interests of Canadian consumers, Canadian workers, Canadian businesses and Canadian taxpayers. Any decision taken will be carefully considered in that regard.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Bernard Bigras Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Speech from the Throne proposes no changes to help the environment. Worse still, the Conservative government seems to want to retain its plan for greenhouse gas emissions, a plan that has been criticized.
Does the minister realize that he is going against a majority of Quebeckers who want the reference year to be 1990, as in the Kyoto protocol, not 2006, and that his Conservative ideology is hurting Quebec's economic development and its manufacturing sector, just so he can please the oil and gas companies?
The Environment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Calgary Centre-North
Jim Prentice Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate all members. We are prepared to work with all members of the House of Commons.
We have reiterated our intention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and President-elect Obama has already confirmed that he intends to do the same. I think the Bloc Québécois, the President-elect and the Government of Canada are all on the same page. I sincerely hope so.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Linda Duncan Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Mr. Speaker, as an Albertan, I was horrified to learn yesterday of the government's plans to destroy the very foundation of federal environmental protection. At the same time it is fast-tracking the extraction of fossil fuels, including in our fragile Arctic.
The government has been given no mandate to abandon the careful work to protect our environment. I ask the minister to explain to this House why he is embarking on this dangerous course.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Calgary Centre-North
Jim Prentice Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, I welcome the hon. member to the House as an Albertan and as an Albertan I feel it is our responsibility in government to balance the environment and the economy.
In the time ahead there is the dynamic of a new president elected in the United States, one who has spoken with clarity and determination about environmental policies. In addition, in the coming year at Copenhagen, the world community will deal with an international protocol to supersede the Kyoto protocol.
I invite my hon. friend to work with us. If she has constructive ideas about this, I welcome them.
Democratic Reform
Oral Questions
November 20th, 2008 / 3 p.m.
Rob Clarke Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of State (Democratic Reform). Earlier this week, the government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation that would give the people of Saskatchewan a democratic voice in the upper chamber. Yesterday, during the throne speech, the government highlighted its commitment to Senate reform.
Could the minister indicate whether the federal government supports the initiative taken by Saskatchewan? Could he also indicate how the Conservative government intends to implement its commitments to reform in the upper chamber?
Democratic Reform
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
Steven Fletcher Minister of State (Democratic Reform)
Mr. Speaker, our government has congratulated the government of Saskatchewan for its historic step in allowing the people of Saskatchewan to take a proactive role in consulting the people of Saskatchewan in who should represent them.
We believe we should ensure that our institutions are in line with the 21st century. That is why we will introduce legislation to allow Canadians to have a say in who will represent them in the Senate. We will introduce legislation to limit the terms to eight years in the upper House and we will ensure that they—
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Bill Casey Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Mr. Speaker, less than a year ago the government legislated a second equalization formula for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, which includes a locked-in, guaranteed 3.5% annual increase for every year until 2020. However, the throne speech indicates that a cap may be applied to limit equalization increases.
Will the Minister of Finance assure Nova Scotia and Newfoundland that they will receive the full 3.5% guaranteed increase every year, even if the economy as a whole increases only 1% or even zero?
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, when I met with my provincial and territorial colleagues some weeks ago, we provided them with the equalization numbers for next year, including, regrettably, the province of Ontario. We made it clear that equalization itself, leaving aside other aspects of transfers to the provinces, would not grow faster than the rate of growth in the economy, that is nominal GDP. The ministers, while not welcoming that, understood that in a time of a financial crisis we cannot have a program like equalization growing on average at about 15% per annum.
Oral Questions
Point of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Michel Guimond Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to deal with something that happened during question period. I would like to know if there was a problem with interpretation when my colleague and House Leader of the Bloc Québécois, the member for Joliette, asked a supplementary question. My colleague was directing a question to the Minister of Finance on retirees who are worried about their savings literally evaporating because of the economic crisis and it was the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development who gave us a canned answer about employment insurance. Her reply had nothing to do with the question about retirees' savings directed to the Minister of Finance.
Oral Questions
Point of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Prince George—Peace River
Jay Hill Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I am sure the hon. member, having been in the chamber for quite some time and being the opposition whip for the Bloc Québécois, is well aware of the Standing Orders. It is the government that decides who gets up to answer which questions.
Business of the House
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Ralph Goodale Wascana, SK
Mr. Speaker, this has to do with House business. I would be interested to have from the government House leader his forecast of the agenda going forward.
As I ask him this question, the first time I have had to ask the so-called Thursday question in this new Parliament, I want to congratulate the government House leader on his new appointment and hope that the relationship among House leaders is one that works well as we go forward.
Could he provide to the House the information that is usually given about the game plan for next week? I note that the Minister of Finance indicated a certain time for the economic statement next Thursday afternoon at four o'clock. I wonder if that means that what remains of the throne speech debate would carry over then into the Friday of next week. Could the House leader tell us if that is his intention?
Specifically, on the economic statement, could he indicate if a decision has been taken yet as to whether the statement will be delivered in a parliamentary committee, or in the House in committee of the whole, or as a statement by a minister or in some other venue altogether?
Could he also say whether there will be a briefing provided to members of the opposition before the presentation of the statement so it can be treated with the seriousness that it deserves, given the gravity of Canadian economic circumstances at the present time?
Business of the House
Oral Questions
3:10 p.m.
Prince George—Peace River
Jay Hill Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I also congratulate the official opposition House leader for his reappointment to that position. I look forward to working with him and the House leaders of the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party in the days, weeks, months and hopefully years ahead as we work productively on the part of Canadians in this 40th Parliament.
I will get to quite a number of questions that the hon. member had in relation to the economic and fiscal update later on in my short statement.
First, Mr. Speaker I thank you and congratulate you on being re-elected to serve this House as our Speaker. I also congratulate all members of Parliament who were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity by their voters to serve their constituents in this 40th Parliament. I believe it is a great honour to be given that trust and we must be mindful of how we keep that trust and conduct ourselves accordingly.
I want to reassure you, Mr. Speaker, that you will have my co-operation in your efforts to run a smooth and productive House of Commons. I trust that all members will work together in an effort to bring more civility to our debates. I am greatly encouraged at the demeanour and the decorum that we witnessed today in the question period. I do not know whether it was evident to viewers watching the telecast at home, but the noise level was considerably lower than when we left last June.
Hopefully, and I mean this sincerely, all parties and all 308 members will work diligently to ensure that that continues to be the case. Perhaps we can even build on that and truly bring a new level and degree of civility to our chamber.
Today through next Thursday the government will be communicating its commitment to provide strong leadership during these difficult times through the debate on the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne.
Due to a special order adopted earlier today, we will be voting at the end of the day Monday on the subamendment to the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. The plan would then be to vote on the amendment on Tuesday and dispose of the main question on Thursday, November 27.
Hopefully this will be accomplished by adopting the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne because this will be a confidence matter.
As the finance minister announced today, the economic fiscal update will be delivered on Thursday, November 27 at 4:00 p.m. It is our hope that the statement will be delivered in the House, but I would indicate for all my House leader colleagues that the details are open to negotiation.
I am very pleased with the relationship that we have developed so far and I will be looking for their co-operation to see that the finance minister could deliver this at the appropriate time in the chamber. I will be working with them to work out all the details to that.
The House resumed consideration of the motion for an address to Her Excellency the Governor General in reply to her speech at the opening of the session, of the amendment and of the amendment to the amendment.


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I just want to say...thank you for keeping this thread going! I haven't tried beer in my pizza dough yet, but I'm definitely going to. I'm kind of a beer nerd, and seeing what beer you're going to use next is pretty fun. I see you're on the west coast, so I'm not sure if you have access to it, but I think a good one to try would be Troegs Troegenator (brewery is in Pennsylvania). It's a doppelbock with a heavy molasses flavor.


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Yost questioning auditor about online fee
The Columbus Dispatch - April 19, 2013 04:47 PM
Monroe County Auditor Pandora Neuhart is apologetic, but doesn't believe her office has crossed the legal line by charging a subscription fee to access public records on her office's website.
Amid budget cutbacks, Neuhart said her office took the web page offline in 2008 or 2009 because it cost about $1,000 a month to operate and maintain.
But, a group of 40 to 50 regular users asked if they could pay to access online records and she agreed, restoring the web site and its search function for property records after enacting a $15-a-month fee to subsidize its operation.
Neuhart said she is not charging to examine public records, but rather charging for the means to access them. She said Prosecutor James Peters legally blessed the subscription fee. He was unavailable for comment today.
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost is asking questions. He talked today with Neuhart and she promised to send him the prosecutor's legal opinion that she relied on to start charging for access to records. "We're looking into it," Yost said. "Obviously, we're aware of the attorney general's opinion ..."
In a 2000 advisory opinion involving county recorders, the Ohio attorney general's office stated that once public records are placed online, access to them cannot be restricted and they must be available to anyone without charge.
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Miharu, Koyomi, and Kirie get work as booth-babes at a gaming con! When the fourth girl hired to do the job doesn't show up, Yukinari's friends convince him to dress in drag and fill the position!
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Deceitful above all things verse
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Description: Read Jeremiah 17 using all available Bible versions. The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.
Jeremiah 17:9 (ASV) The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (CJB) "The heart is more deceitful than anything else and mortally sick. Who can fathom it?
The fatal consequences of the idolatry of the Jews. (1-4) The happiness of the man that trusts in God; the end of the opposite character. (5-11) The malice of the prophet's enemies. (12-18) The observance of the sabbath. (19-27)
Verses 1-4 The sins which men commit make little impression on their minds, yet every sin is marked in the book of God; they are all so graven upon the table of the heart, that they will all be remembered by the conscience. That which is graven in the heart will become plain in the life; men's actions show the desires and purposes of their hearts. What need we have to humble ourselves before God, who are so vile in his sight! How should we depend on his mercy and grace, begging of God to search and prove us; not to suffer us to be deceived by our own hearts, but to create in us a clean and holy nature by his Spirit!
Verses 5-11 He who puts confidence in man, shall be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthless. Those who trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do without Christ, make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts. Those who make God their Hope, shall flourish like a tree always green, whose leaf does not wither. They shall be fixed in peace and satisfaction of mind; they shall not be anxious in a year of drought. Those who make God their Hope, have enough in him to make up the want of all creature-comforts. They shall not cease from yielding fruit in holiness and good works. The heart, the conscience of man, in his corrupt and fallen state, is deceitful above all things. It calls evil good, and good evil; and cries peace to those to whom it does not belong. Herein the heart is desperately wicked; it is deadly, it is desperate. The case is bad indeed, if the conscience, which should set right the errors of other faculties, is a leader in the delusion. We cannot know our own hearts, nor what they will do in an hour of temptation. Who can understand his errors? Much less can we know the hearts of others, or depend upon them. He that believes God's testimony in this matter, and learns to watch his own heart, will find this is a correct, though a sad picture, and learns many lessons to direct his conduct. But much in our own hearts and in the hearts of others, will remain unknown. Yet whatever wickedness there is in the heart, God sees it. Men may be imposed upon, but God cannot be deceived. He that gets riches, and not by right, though he may make them his hope, never shall have joy of them. This shows what vexation it is to a worldly man at death, that he must leave his riches behind; but though the wealth will not follow to another world, guilt will, and everlasting torment. The rich man takes pains to get an estate, and sits brooding upon it, but never has any satisfaction in it; by sinful courses it comes to nothing. Let us be wise in time; what we get, let us get it honestly; and what we have, use it charitably, that we may be wise for eternity.
Verses 12-18 The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing, ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain. It is always fresh and clear, like spring-water, while the pleasures of sin are puddle-waters. He prays to God for healing, saving mercy. He appeals to God concerning his faithful discharge of the office to which he was called. He humbly begs that God would own and protect him in the work to which he had plainly called him. Whatever wounds or diseases we find to be in our hearts and consciences, let us apply to the Lord to heal us, to save us, that our souls may praise his name. His hands can bind up the troubled conscience, and heal the broken heart; he can cure the worst diseases of our nature.
Verses 19-27 The prophet was to lay before the rulers and the people of Judah, the command to keep holy the sabbath day. Let them strictly observe the fourth command. If they obeyed this word, their prosperity should be restored. It is a day of rest, and must not be made a day of labour, unless in cases of necessity. Take heed, watch against the profanation of the sabbath. Let not the soul be burdened with the cares of this world on sabbath days. The streams of religion run deep or shallow, according as the banks of the sabbath are kept up or neglected. The degree of strictness with which this ordinance is observed, or the neglect shown towards it, is a good test to find the state of spiritual religion in any land. Let all; by their own example, by attention to their families, strive to check this evil, that national prosperity may be preserved, and, above all, that souls may be saved.
1. The first of the four clauses relates to the third, the second to the fourth, by alternate parallelism. The sense is: They are as keen after idols as if their propensity was "graven with an iron pen ( Job 19:24 ) on their hearts," or as if it were sanctioned by a law "inscribed with a diamond point" on their altars. The names of their gods used to be written on "the horns of the altars" ( Acts 17:23 ). As the clause "on their hearts" refers to their inward propensity, so "on. altars," the outward exhibition of it. Others refer "on the horns of. altars" to their staining them with the blood of victims, in imitation of the Levitical precept ( Exodus 29:12. Leviticus 4:7 Leviticus 4:18 ), but "written. graven," would thus be inappropriate.
table of. heart --which God intended to be inscribed very differently, namely, with His truths ( Proverbs 3:3. 2 Corinthians 3:3 ).
your --Though "their" preceded, He directly addresses them to charge the guilt home to them in particular.
2. children remember --Instead of forsaking the idolatries of their fathers, they keep them up ( Jeremiah 7:18 ). This is given as proof that their sin is "graven upon. altars" ( Jeremiah 17:1 ), that is, is not merely temporary. They corrupt their posterity after them. CASTALIO less probably translates, "They remember their altars as (fondly as) they do their children."
groves --rather, "images of Astarte," the goddess of the heavenly hosts, represented as a sacred tree, such as is seen in the Assyrian sculptures ( 2 Kings 21:7. 2 Chronicles 24:18 ). "Image of the grove." The Hebrew for "grove" is Asherah, that is, Assarak, Astarte, or Ashtaroth.
by the green trees --that is, near them: the sacred trees (idol symbols) of Astarte being placed in the midst of natural trees: "green trees" is thus distinguished from "groves," artificial trees. HENDERSON, to avoid taking the same Hebrew particle in the same sentence differently, "by. upon" translates "images of Astarte on the green trees." But it is not probable that images, in the form of a sacred tree, should be hung on trees, rather than near them.
in the field --As Jerusalem was surrounded by mountains ( Psalms 125:2 ), the sense probably is, Ye rely on your mountainous position ( Jeremiah 3:23 ), but I will make "My mountain" to become as if it were in a plain (field), so as to give thy substance an easy prey to the enemy [CALVIN]. "Field" may, however, mean all Judea; it and "My mountain" will thus express the country and its capital. (GESENIUS translates, "together with," instead of "in"; as the Hebrew is translated in Jeremiah 11:19. Hosea 5:6 ; but this is not absolutely needed), "the substance" of both of which God "will give to the spoil."
thy high places --corresponding in parallelism to "My mountain" (compare Isaiah 11:9 ), as "all thy borders," to "the field" (which confirms the view that "field" means all Judea ).
for sin --connected with high places" in English Version, namely, frequented for sin, that is, for idolatrous sacrifices. But Jeremiah 15:13 makes the rendering probable, "I will give thy substance. to. spoil. on account of thy sin throughout all thy borders. "
discontinue from --be dispossessed of. Not only thy substance, but thyself shall be carried off to a strange land ( Jeremiah 15:14 ).
5. Referring to the Jews' proneness to rely on Egypt, in its fear of Assyria and Babylon ( Isaiah 31:1 Isaiah 31:3 ).
trusteth --This word is emphatic. We may expect help from men, so far as God enables them to help us, but we must rest our trust in God alone ( Psalms 62:5 ).
6. heath --In Psalms 102:17. Isaiah 32:11. Habakkuk 3:9. the Hebrew is translated, "bare," "naked," "destitute"; but as the parallel in Jeremiah 17:8 is "tree," some plant must be meant of which this is the characteristic epithet ( Jeremiah 48:6. Margin ), "a naked tree." ROBINSON translates, "the juniper tree," found in the Arabah or Great Valley, here called "the desert," south of the Dead Sea. The "heath" was one of the plants, according to PLINY (13.21; 16.26), excluded from religious uses, because it has neither fruit nor seed, and is neither sown nor planted.
7. ( Psalms 34:8. Proverbs 16:20. Isaiah 30:18 ). Jeremiah first removed the weeds (false trusts), so that there might be room for the good grain [CALVIN].
shall not see --that is, feel. Answering to Jeremiah 17:6 ; whereas the unbelievers "shall not see (even) when good cometh," the believer "shall not see (so as to be overwhelmed by it even) when heat (fiery trial) cometh." Trials shall come upon him as on all, nay, upon him especially ( Hebrews 12:6 ); but he shall not sink under them, because the Lord is his secret strength, just as the "roots spread out by a river" (or, "water-course") draw hidden support from it ( 2 Corinthians 4:8-11 ).
drought --literally, "withholding," namely, of rain ( Jeremiah 14:1 ); he here probably alludes to the drought which had prevailed, but makes it the type of all kinds of distress.
9. deceitful --from a root, "supplanting," "tripping up insidiously by the heel," from which Jacob ( Hosea 12:3 ) took his name. In speaking of the Jews' deceit of heart, he appropriately uses a term alluding to their forefather, whose deceit, but not whose faith, they followed. His "supplanting" was in order to obtain Jehovah's blessing. They plant Jehovah for "trust in man" ( Jeremiah 17:5 ), and then think to deceive God, as if it could escape His notice, that it is in man, not in Him, they trust.
desperately wicked --"incurable" [HORSLEY], ( Micah 1:9 ). Trust in one's own heart is as foolish as in our fellow man ( Proverbs 28:26 ).
10. Lest any should infer from Jeremiah 17:9. "who can know it?" that even the Lord does not know, and therefore cannot punish, the hidden treachery of the heart, He says, "I the Lord search the heart," &c. ( 1 Chronicles 28:9. Psalms 7:9. Proverbs 17:3. Revelation 2:23 ).
11. partridge --( 1 Samuel 26:20 ). Hebrew, korea, from a root, "to call," alluding to its cry; a name still applied to a bustard by the Arabs. Its nest is liable, being on the ground, to be trodden under foot, or robbed by carorous animals, notwithstanding all the beautiful manoeuvres of the parent birds to save the brood. The translation, "sitteth on eggs which it has not laid, " alludes to the ancient notion that she stole the eggs of other birds and hatched them as her own; and that the young birds when grown left her for the true mother. It is not needful to make Scripture allude to an exploded notion, as if it were true. MAURER thinks the reference is to Jehoiakim's grasping cupidity ( Jeremiah 22:13-17 ). Probably the sense is more general; as previously He condemned trust in man ( Jeremiah 17:5 ), He now condemns another object of the deceitful hearts' trust, unjustly gotten riches ( Psalms 39:6. Psalms 49:16 Psalms 49:17. 55:23 ).
fool --( Proverbs 23:5. Luke 12:20 ); "their folly" ( Psalms 49:13 ). He himself, and all, shall at last perceive he was not the wise man he thought he was.
12. throne --the temple of Jerusalem, the throne of Jehovah. Having condemned false objects of trust, "high places for sin" ( Jeremiah 17:3 ), and an "arm of flesh," he next sets forth Jehovah, and His temple, which was ever open to the Jews, as the true object of confidence, and sanctuary to flee to. HENDERSON makes Jehovah, in Jeremiah 17:13. the subject, and this verse predicate, "A throne of glory, high from the beginning, the place of our sanctuary, the hope of Israel is Jehovah." "Throne" is thus used for Him who sits on it; compare thrones ( Colossians 1:16 ). He is called a "sanctuary" to His people ( Isaiah 8:14. Ezekiel 11:16 ). So Syriac and Arabic.
13. me --"Jehovah." Though "Thee" precedes. This sudden transition is usual in the prophetic style, owing to the prophet's continual realization of Jehovah's presence.
written in the earth --in the dust, that is, shall be consigned to oblivion. So Jesus' significant writing "on the ground (probably the accusers' names)" ( John 8:6 ). Names written in the dust are obliterated by a very slight wind. Their hopes and celebrity are wholly in the earth, not in the heavenly book of life ( Revelation 13:8. Revelation 20:12 Revelation 20:15 ). The Jews, though boasting that they were the people of God, had no portion in heaven, no status before God and His angels. Contrast "written in heaven," that is, in the muster-roll of its blessed citizens ( Luke 10:20 ). Also, contrast "written in a book," and "in the rock for ever " ( Job 19:23 Job 19:24 ).
14-18. Prayer of the prophet for deliverance from the enemies whom he excited by his faithful denunciations.
Heal. save --not only make me whole (as to the evils of soul as well as body which I am exposed to by contact with ungodly foes, Jeremiah 15:18 ), but keep me so.
my praise --He whom I have to praise for past favors, and therefore to whom alone I look for the time to come.
15. Where is the word? --( Isaiah 5:19. Amos 5:18 ). Where is the fulfilment of the threats which thou didst utter as from God? A characteristic of the last stage of apostasy ( 2 Peter 3:4 ).
16. I have not refused Thy call of me to be a prophet ( Jonah 1:3 ), however painful to me it was to utter what would be sure to irritate the hearers ( Jeremiah 1:4. &c.).; therefore Thou shouldest not forsake me ( Jeremiah 15:15. &c.).
to follow thee --literally, "after thee"; as an under-pastor following Thee, the Chief Shepherd ( Ecclesiastes 12:11. 1 Peter 5:4 ).
neither. desired --I have not wished for the day of calamity, though I foretell it as about to come on my countrymen; therefore they have no reason for persecuting me.
17. a terror --namely, by deserting me: all I fear is Thine abandoning me; if Thou art with me, I have no fear of evil from enemies.
18. destroy. destruction --"break them with a double breach," Hebrew ( Jeremiah 14:17 ). On "double,"
19-27. Delivered in the reign of Jehoiakim, who undid the good effected by Josiah's reformation, especially as to the observance of the Sabbath [EICHORN].
gate of. children of. people --The gate next the king's palace, called the gate of David, and the gate of the people, from its being the principal thoroughfare: now the Jaffa gate. It is probably the same as "the gate of the fountain" at the foot of Zion, near which were the king's garden and pool ( Jeremiah 39:4. 2 Kings 25:4. Nehemiah 2:14. 3:15. 12:37 ).
21. Take heed to yourselves --literally, "to your souls." MAURER explains, "as ye love your lives"; a phrase used here to give the greater weight to the command.
sabbath --The non-observance of it was a chief cause of the captivity, the number of years of the latter, seventy, being exactly made to agree with the number of Sabbaths which elapsed during the four hundred ninety years of their possession of Canaan from Saul to their removal ( Leviticus 26:34 Leviticus 26:35. 2 Chronicles 36:21 ). On the restoration, therefore, stress was especially laid on Sabbath observance ( Nehemiah 13:19 ).
Jerusalem --It would have been scandalous anywhere; but in the capital, Jerusalem, it was an open insult to God. Sabbath-hallowing is intended as a symbol of holiness in general ( Ezekiel 20:12 ); therefore much stress is laid on it; the Jews' gross impiety is manifested in their setting God's will at naught, in the case of such an easy and positive command.
25. kings. in chariots --The kingdom at this time had been brought so low that this promise here was a special favor.
27. burden. in. gates. fire in the gates --retribution answering to the sin. The scene of their sin shall be the scene of their punishment ( Jeremiah 52:13. 2 Kings 25:9 ).


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I don't know why I'm attracted to tonal paintings as opposed to those with a lot of color (yes, yes, I know tonal paintings are all color, too. You know what I mean.) Perhaps it's the mood. They have more of an 'old' look to them. A friend of mine once described tonal vs. colorist approaches as "timeless" vs. "a moment in time".
It kind of makes sense. I'm not all that interested in capturing fleeting effects of light on color, which is one of the main goals of a plein air painter. I'm not compelled to paint something just because the colors are unusually beautiful. For example, the fall colors of deciduous trees, or blooming flowers in the spring, while making me go Ooh aah~ , doesn't make me want to paint them. When I realized that I'm in the minority among my artist friends in that I'm not moved to paint by the colors I see, I thought, "huh, this must be a piece of my identity puzzle."
And it is. To be sure, I do sometimes paint more colorful paintings if only to keep my chops up. But I can't sustain that practice for more than a few paintings at a time. I inevitably return to my tonal "comfort zone".
When I'm in need of tonalist inspiration, I turn to Inness, Corot, NC Wyeth, Whistler, Streeton, along with many, many others. Too bad they're long gone; I wish I coulda seen them work!


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Skip to comments.Operation "Saddam Exposed" (Iraqi Documents)
Posted on 04/12/2006 1:06:23 PM PDT by jveritas
Dear freepers
The Iraqi documents are revealing the truth about Saddam WMD, his relation to terrorism, and his crimes against humanity. These documents are proving that Saddam had always kept his WMD program reading and running in a secret way waiting the opportune moment to produce large stocks of them. Also Saddam not only had strong ties with terrorists but also his regime was recruiting individuals from the Iraqi military to launch terrorist suicide attacks against US interest.
Despite this smoking guns documents that prove that we right to go and remove Saddam regime, it seems that they are going unnoticed in most of the media except on FR, the blogsphere, the Weekly Standard, and few of our side Talk Radio Shows.
We should not expect the liberal media to embrace these documents and to be the first one to talk about it because just the few documents that we have seen already have shined the light of truth on their lies and the lies of liberals that they have been spewing for the last three years regarding Iraq and President Bush. However we should expect our side of the media, Talk Radio in particular, to be much more involved in spreading the truth and facts that these documents are revealing.
Thus we need to launch Operation Get The Truth Out to get the attention of our side of the media first and ask them to cover these very important Iraq documents. If you can please all help on this issue. We need to contact as many on our side of the media as we can and let the Truth Get Out, and once our side of the media start covering it, it will force the liberal media to talk about it as well, and hopefully our Republican politicians will talk about it too.
Four important documents you can contact our media about:
September 1998 Document: Secret Research Programs Related to WMD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613509/posts
March 2001 Document: Saddam Regime Recruits Suicide Terrorists to Hit US Interests http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610012/posts
Saddam Regime Document: Iraqi Intelligence met with Bin Laden in 1995 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600579/posts
Document: Saddam Regime Training and Using Foreign Arab Terrorists As Suicide Bombers. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600367/posts
Thank you all for your help.
The Truth is on our side.
God bless America. God bless our troops. God bless Free Republic.
Then print up all these documents that jveritas has translated and have them handy. I bet you eventually as you are driving around the local news will see that bumper sticker and call. Then you can make an appointment and show them all the documents.
Thank you very much for doing this.
We are a Republic. Its not our duty to make this public. Its the duty of our elected officials. President Bush can call a news conference at anytime, and read excerpts to the public. I think he is waiting until we get near election day, when people are paying attention. Then operation "crush the lying media" will commence.
Operation Democrats Exposed.
Drop the "operation."
Expose the Democrats!
Liberals Suck!
Liberals Hate America!
Liberals Protect Saddam!
or, And I really like this one,
Operation Save America!
Thank you very much for doing this.
God bless you and God bless our troops.
Thank you for the notification. I hope that the truth get out more and more.
Thanks for the link
Yes, It's probably best not to send more than 1 a day. I've also been sending to the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee as are some others."
Hi jazusamo. I just clarified this via pm, but to someone else, I think ;) Anyway.....you can send as many e-mails as you want to per day. It becomes a problem for example if you do this: you have 100 contacts. To speed things up decide to send ONE e-mail to 10 or 20 contacts at a time. In my case, that's what I did on a larger scale re: Kerry's discharge! And I was contacted by yahoo and warned for spam. My suggestion would be One e-mail to 2 or 3 contacts at a time, unless there is a Freeper who knows the spam law and can advise instead of guessing!
Thank you Kimberly, I recieved it.
Great work Freeper Buddy!
Saddam's Iraq Diary
Thank you very much for your work.
major bump!!
If you want more media attention, you should change the title of the documents slightly:
September 1998 Document: Secret Research Programs Related to WMD and why Donald Rumsfeld should resign.
March 2001 Document: Saddam Regime Recruits Suicide Terrorists to Hit US Interests, demands that Donald Rumsfeld resign.
Saddam Regime Document: Iraqi Intelligence met with Bin Laden in 1995, discussed impending Donald Rumsfeld resignation.
Document: Saddam Regime Training and Using Foreign Arab Terrorists As Suicide Bombers, hoping to pressure Donald Rumsfeld into resignation.
(Copy of original post on another thread)
Hi again!.....I was just thinking about Hoekstra and some of the others who attended the intelligence summit (organizers and some of the guest speakers), and wondered if maybe they might be added to the list of contacts? Has anyone already suggested? Possibly could do an introduction e-mail containing the addy to jervitas' site where all that have been transcribed are succintly posted. I'd be happy to gather addresses and if there is anything else I can do to help you, please advise. Also, I was wondering if you are putting some sort of opt-out reply addy at the bottom of the e-mails for anyone who may decide they want to be removed from 'the list'?
I am disabled, home almost 24/7, and as long as my computer holds up, will be happy to assist in this project! If you've 'got it handled', I'll understand too. Just looking to keep busy!
I was wondering, jveritas, have you found any information in these documents about Salman Pak?
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In The Name of God the Most Merciful The Most Compassionate
Directory of General Security
Directory of Security Ninevah Province No: 10106
Directory of General Security/ Director Section 1
Subject: Information
Date: 24/8/2002
The confident (1253) declared the following:
1. In the date of 21/8/2002 an American delegation who is visiting the Northern Region has paid a visit to the headquarters of the Iraqi communist party in Shaklawa. And the representative of the communist party presented accusing the Iraqi government of hiding members of Al Qaeda organization in the region of Salman Pak in addition to members of the Turkish Workers party and the Iranian Moujahidee Khlak and that they are trained to use chemical weapons and that Iraq will use them in case there is military strike directed toward it.
2. The Kurdish communist party did inform the Norwegian authorities about the existence of inside the Norwegian territories called (Malakrikar) from the residents of Irbil and in charge of the Al Qaeda organizations there and upon the attempt of the Norwegian authorities to arrest him he fled to China with his family.
3. In the date of 15/8/2002 and common meeting was held between the two Communist Iraqi and Kurdish parties.. and this to unify their political position in regards to the international situation and the Iraqi dossier.
jveritas, you da man.
You need to do this on video, story by story, so that everyone can click and watch.
May be this will be the next step :)
Anybody have the email address for Scott McClellan and Karl Rove?
No I don't. If I manage to get them in some manner I will send them to you PM and also add to the list I post.
You know many documents have come out, many connections to Al Qaeda, UN banned weapons...etc yet only Freepers seem to know this and probably not learnt from Scott McClellan.
Here's what we get when we post this stuff in USENET and Google and probably even from the MSM. These stories have been posted in USENET and one reply to "Bush Was Right About Iraq's Quest For Uranium" went like this...
"even Bush knows to shut up about this
issue. Every week we learn another WMD lie he told"
"even Bush knows to shut up about this
issue. Every week we learn another WMD lie he told" (Liberal in USENET)
You know, I agree the MSM refuses to report these stories and for selfish reasons. The main stream media is not doing their job. I cannot, however, put total blame on the MSM. The White House is not doing their job either.
"even Bush knows to shut up about this
issue..." The liberal is right in one respect. Bush is NOT talking about this stuff and I have not heard anything about this from Scott McClellan.
That being said, I will be participating in Operation "Saddam Exposed"... I just wish the White House would do a better job.
Here is the e mail
"Operation Get the Truth Out
The translated Saddam Documents
Below are the words of the Free Republic.com poster jveritas who has translated several of the previously secret documents revealing the crimes of Saddam Huessein. Please spend some time or perhaps have a staffer spend some time reviewing the mass of translations to date. The documents reveal truths obscured or even hidden by the media intend on destroying the Bush Administration
The Iraqi documents are revealing the truth about Saddam WMD, his relation to terrorism, and his crimes against humanity. These documents are proving that Saddam had always kept his WMD program reading and running in a secret way waiting the opportune moment to produce large stocks of them. Also Saddam not only had strong ties with terrorists but also his regime was recruiting individuals from the Iraqi military to launch terrorist suicide attacks against US interest.
Despite this smoking guns documents that prove that we right to go and remove Saddam regime, it seems that they are going unnoticed in most of the media except on FR, the blogsphere, the Weekly Standard, and few of our side Talk Radio Shows.
A link to the FreeRepublic.com post is : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613953/posts The link has other links to the translated documents and the revelations of truth
You have been selected because you have an audience that will welcome the information contained in the translated documents.
Previous experience is that the papers will ignore the note but the radio shows may actually use it
That is excellent. Thank you so much for doing this. I greatly appreciate it.
let's roll, again
Bookmark media links
Here's a later list if you're interested.
email@example.com (Brit Hume)
email@example.com (Shep Smith)
firstname.lastname@example.com (John Gibson)
firstname.lastname@example.com (Barnes & Kondracke)
email@example.com (Ann Coulter)
http://intelligence.senate.gov/ (Senate Intelligence Committee)
firstname.lastname@example.com Helen Thomas
Thank you
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Rookie 3 man 6/10/2012
Started by x a n a t 0 s, May 10 2012 12:54 PM
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Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:54 PM
Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:24 PM
Edited by Myrkul, 16 May 2012 - 10:34 AM.
"I only drink the blood of my enemies! oh, and occasionally one of those strawberry Slurpee thingies"
Posted 15 May 2012 - 02:31 PM
I might have to look into this for my team...
Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:25 AM
I would bring my team up for that but we dont have the funds for 2 tournies in 1 month.
LOADOUT 1: Invert Mini, Dye Rotor, Empire barrel kit, Vforce profilers, Infamous Headband, Colts beanie, CP 3+4 pack, Empire pants and Jersey, Redz Elbow pads, Franklin Knee pads.
"Empire called, Im here to repo your gear"- Todd Martinez
"Empire called, Im here to repo your gear"- Todd Martinez
Posted 17 May 2012 - 03:50 PM
Hmmm my team maybe there
Posted 30 May 2012 - 07:13 PM
So do we just show up on June 10th with the money and play?
Posted 10 June 2012 - 11:49 PM
Thanks to all those who showed up. A great 15 team tournament with great play, great reffing, and great sportsmanship. Everyone there seemed to have a blast. There will be more!
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Skip to comments.Report: NBC Spiked Story ID'ing Benghazi Whistleblower as Obama/Clinton Voter
Posted on 05/12/2013 10:10:04 AM PDT by onyx
Victoria Toensing, attorney for Benghazi whistleblower Gregory Hicks, says Hicks is a Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primaries, and President Obama twice for President. Toensing also said that NBC News "spiked" the story this week, prior to Hicks' dramatic testimony before Congress.
Toensing appeared on WMAL-FM in Washington DC Saturday with host Steve Malzberg.
"He voted for Hillary in the primary and Obama twice. NBC spiked the story where I told it before the hearings...
...Its just amazing what the press is still trying to do to cover this up. So they try to make this partisan because of the lawyer. Well Im not the messenger, hes the messenger! The modus operandi is to find anything they can do to just attack.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
There is no telling what stories have been spiked, stories about his birth, forged documents, racist church, election crimes, homosexuality, drug use, missing college years, terror pals, general ignorance, etc.
It obvious the were doing research to prove that he was a disgruntle Republican, just imagine their horror when they found out he was a loyal *repeat offender* Rat, LOL.
I think very soon we will see some crisis, doesn't have to be major, just something MSM can use to ignore Benghazi, and the IRS. Although a major crisis would better serve their purpose.
NBCPMSLSD doesn't want to upset their tiny loony bin audience. So sticking to their hardline Communist "news" template.
A comment from an attorney for the accused isn't going to appear credible. What we need is a comment from an actual reporter.
Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.
Steve Malzberg is second only to Rushbo. I miss him on local radio station. Hoping the Apple 970 picks him up.
Ok I am stupid.
What does the lawyer mena when she says NBC spiked the story?
did NBC report Hicks was a Democrat?
How does that spike the story?
sorry to be so stupid
oops onyx ... you are my best bud!
Hey Obama droids ! You must be feeling real pumped about the coming revolution/civil war, knowing of course that Obama has your back just like he had the back of Stevens.
You're right.
Refused to publish the fact.
Hid it.
I have a hard time believing he voted for Obama a second time knowing what he knows. If true, he is an idiot, in my opinion.
NBC does not report the news; it advocates.
And creates its own version of news.
It would be difficult to find out who he voted for unless he wanted it to be known.
Do think it was a little revenge on his part for being demoted by his heroes.
Got to look at every angle when it comes to motivation by a RAT.
That picture says it all.
I've had an uneasy feeling that this is their only way out of Benghazi hearings and scrutiny of their role in Benghazi.
How low will they go to protect themselves and their political careers....
...knowledgeable and fearless..........
Is right. Hope they have security for themselves.
I believe him, but I guess he only became a whistle-blower because his own career was threatened, not because we had four dead Americans directly attributed to this administration.
As someone already said, to spike a story is to hide or just ignore it.
My understanding is that waaaaay back when newspapers were the main source of fast news (i.e., before TV or the Internet), reporters would find themselves adrift in sheets and sheets of paper all over the place as they tried to pull together the pieces of a fast-moving story. So some smart person put a spike on his desk, and whenever he was done with a particular piece of paper, he'd jam it onto the spike. (I say "he" because in those days there were few female reporters.) When the spike was full of paper, an office boy making the rounds to clean up the place would take all the pieces of paper at once and throw them away.
So to "spike" a story intentionally was to put in on the throwing-away spike without dealing with it. To ignore it.
(If there are any old-timey journalists who have a better version of this story, please feel free to correct this!)
May 10, 2013 - Interview Podcast: Victoria Toensing, attorney for Gregory Hicks with (host) Melody Burnes on Talk 1300.
Queue the podcast below at 37:15 minutes:
Even though he has my sympathy and support, he would probably do so again.
Don't ever forget that.
Great info
I had no idea and tried to relate it to spiking a ball but that didn't really make sense.
I bet MSM would love to spike all the 0dumbo news.
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Nielsen, Nowak win council seats
ALPENA – Mike Nowak and Susan Nielsen were elected to serve on Alpena Municipal Council after downing three other candidates who ran for the pair of seats in Tuesday's special election.
Nielsen has been a fill-in on the council after being appointed by council members to fill one of the vacant seats after the recall of Mike Nunneley and Dave Karschnick in November. She said now that the two seats are filled by representatives the voters chose, it is time to put the recall in the city's rearview mirror.
"We're here because of circumstances, but I think we can move beyond those circumstances," Nielsen said. "There have been times I have wondered if this is really what I should be doing and am I the kind of person who can do a great job for Alpena. And then in the last three months after I was appointed I found out how much I love it and how much I want to do a good job for Alpena."
Nowak said he campaigned hard and as the election drew near he figured he had a chance from what he was hearing from people in the community. He said now that the election is done, it is time to do what the voters elected him for – get things done.
"I can't believe it and I'm sort of in a state of shock," Nowak said. "When we started this we were going for strong name recognition, but things kept getting stronger and I realized in the last few weeks I had a chance. I want to send a big thank you to the votes and the people who supported the campaign and I'm excited and ready to get to work."
Nielsen led all of the candidates with 1,317 votes, while Nowak collected 977. Former Councilman Mike Polluch had 871, Phil Wiser had 607 and Steve Gilmore had 165. Cam Augustyn, who pulled out of the race, but who's name remained on the ballot, because he didn't state his desire until after the deadline, received 63 votes.
Polluch said he was disappointed, but was happy for the winners. He said he is going to try for a council seat in November's general election, when the seat currently occupied by Sam Eiler will become vacant and Shawn Sexton is up for re-election.
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Topic: What's your other Obsession?
Ok, we all love Rails. We wish Rails was a tangible object that we could cuddle with at night and would light up the more we squeezed it.
But most of us have lives outside of rails (not counting ryanb of course What else in your world are you so very proud of?
I recently bought a Zune, and it has re-ignited my passion for hi-fi audio equipment. Ever since my grandpa taught me about crossovers, speakers and amplifiers as a little kid I have been fascinated with audio. I've been through many cd players, 6 minidisc players, 2 ipods and now 2 zune's(one for the wife). I have like 7 pairs of headphones and three headphone amplifiers, plus a collection of other stereos and speakers. I've spent more money than I care to post publicly(my wife may read this someday), and even started a website (http://ipodstudio.com). I've even built my own headphone amplifier and cables.
It's been lots of fun, and I'm glad I can enjoy it again. Thankfully now I can actually afford the habit.
So, what's your other obsession?


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Agriculture equipment company Brokaw announces opening of new facility
Family-owned, Brokaw Supply Co. is expanding its supply of agriculture spray and fertilizer equipment to southern Minnesota. The Iowa-based company has announced it will open its new store in Redwood Falls, Minn., and is on schedule to begin operations Nov. 1.
The facility, which will encompass more than 11,000 square feet, will include a dedicated service and shop area, extensive parts inventory and elaborate showroom.
Robert Varland, who will manage the Redwood Falls location, said, "Minnesota farmers have expressed a need for sales and service support of quality sprayer and fertilizer products. The opening of the Redwood Falls store will meet these needs and allow us to better serve our customers."
Brokaw Supply carries industry-leading spray and fertilizer equipment lines, including Apache, Blu Jet, Duo-Lift and RayMan, all of which will be also be available at the new Minnesota location. The Yield Center, Brokaw Supply's precision agriculture department, will also have specialists staffed in Redwood Falls.
Service of equipment is a focus of the new Redwood Falls location. As Brokaw Supply General Manager, Craig Harthoorn, said, "Brokaw already has a great presence in Minnesota, and the new store is an opportunity to expand not only the sales, but the service and support of our product lines."
The shop area of the new facility will be large enough to handle all sizes of equipment and allow for service work on multiple sprayer and fertilizer application equipment at the same time.
The Brokaw Supply Redwood Falls store will be on Airport Road, south of Highway 71 in Redwood Falls. Construction will begin in the next few weeks.
About Brokaw Supply
Brokaw Supply Company, based in Fort Dodge, is a sprayer and fertilizer equipment and parts dealer, with expertise in both self-propelled sprayers and custom application of dry, liquid and NH3 fertilizer. In addition to distributing parts nationally through their parts store, they also serve the agriculture industry with a wide selection of precision agriculture solutions and bulk seed storage and handling. For more information, visit www.brokawsupply.com.


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Who Is Jason Wilde?
Green Bay Packers beat reporter Jason Wilde joined ESPN Madison and ESPNMadison.com and ESPN Milwaukee and ESPNMilwaukee.com in September 2009. He's the "Host of Green and Gold Today" on both stations. He has covered the Packers since 1996 for the Wisconsin State Journal. A two-time NSSA Wisconsin Sportswriter of the year, Wilde has won multiple Associated Press Sports Editors and Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards for his feature writing.
He and his wife, Paula, live in DePere with their daughter, Madison.