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And did the 10 grand first-place prize entice you back to TNF 50?
The money is never a driving force for me. I enter a race for the trails, the experience and the competition. I live a simple, non-materialistic lifestyle. I don't own much—apart from a van, a car and a bike. And that's why I love trail and mountain running—the simplicity.
What was your training like going into TNF 50?
In July I was shit racing. In August I ran TransRockies—too much, too hard, too soon. I got injured again, this time my knee. I had to take September and most of October off, which left me with five weeks of training.
My typical week involved three 4.5-hour long runs among shorter runs, and weight lifting, biking and core training. I was training up to five hours a day.
Who or what inspires you?
Kilian [Jornet, see "Just Kilian," December 2011, Issue 76] has inspired me to try new distances. He's made it seem so easy. I asked him, "Why run an ultra?" and he said, "Why not?" I figured, if he can do it, I can at least try. But more than anything, it's the trails and the mountains that inspire me. You feel free.
Alright, hippie, invent a Ben and Jerry's flavor.
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Home Buyers Get 'Aggressive,' and Sellers Get Their Costs Paid
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. homebuyers are getting creative and aggressive in the search for the perfect house.
In fact, the real estate market has become so competitive that about two-thirds of all U.S. homebuyers say they would use "aggressive" tactics to buy a home, including paying all the seller's closing costs and placing a bid well above the asking price for a home, according to Trulia.com's
Homebuyers are responding to an increasingly competitive real estate market, as U.S. home sales were up 8.3% in June -- a five-year high -- even as mortgage rates have risen in the past 30 days.
"The recent increase in mortgage rates hasn't slowed demand as long as home affordability remains high," said Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans . "We are, however, seeing an increased urgency from potential new homebuyers as they move to secure today's historically low rates."
The Trulia data show Americans are becoming uneasy about the housing market, primarily over the possibility of missing out on a good deal as home prices and mortgage rates trend upward.
Trulia says the No. 1 worry among homebuyers is that mortgage rates will keep rising before they can lock in a deal on a new home (41% of Americans surveyed.)
Another 37% are anxious over higher home prices, as U.S. residential real estate prices have risen 5.27% from June 2012 to last month, according to Realtor.com. Trulia adds that home prices in so-called "hot markets" such as Oakland, Calif., and Las Vegas have risen by over 15%.
Some additional numbers from Trulia:
- 38% of buyers in the nation's "hottest" markets worry they won't find a home for sale they like.
- 33% of buyers in those "hot" markets worry they will have to compete with other buyers over their dream home.
- 30% of homebuyers worry they won't qualify for a mortgage.
- U.S. households with annual incomes of more than $100,000 annually are more likely to bid higher than a home seller's asking price and more likely to offer to pay the seller's closing costs to clinch a deal.
- U.S. households with less than $50,000 in annual income are more likely to borrow from family or friends to make a 20% deposit on a new home.
- Younger homebuyers are especially aggressive about locking down a home deal.
"Although buying a home is still much cheaper than renting, it's a stressful time to be a homebuyer," says Jed Kolko, Trulia's chief economist. "Consumers are worried that mortgage rates and prices will keep rising before they buy, and many are willing to fight over the limited number of homes for sale. Watch out if a millennial wants the home you're bidding on: they're more willing than their parents' generation to outbid, borrow or make a personal plea to get the house they want."

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Strangely, Lennon's Beatles songs, although they sometimes express confusion/angst/bittersweet emotions, always sound warm and ultimately positive. (e.g. She Said She Said, Strawberry Fields, I Am The Walrus) I think that warmth and positivity is what he lost (but Paul didn't) post Beatles.


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It was recently announced that there will be a meeting in Melrose, Massachusetts, which is located right outside of Boston, for the public to discuss a dog park, according to the Boston Globe.
All of the residents of the area are invited to take part in the meeting in order to share their opinion about the new dog park, which will be a fenced-in area where pooches can roam freely. The city officials and the Melrose Dog Society are attempting to find a good location for the park, according to the news source.
The meeting will be on Monday July 11th, the media outlet reports.
According to the ASPCA, there are some benefits for bringing a pooch for a dog park. It gives the dog both physical and mental exercise as it is allowed to move about without a leash. It also allows them to be around other pooches, which can boost their social skills and canine health.
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Barnes, William
William Barnes 1801–1886
English poet and philologist.
William Barnes is considered an outstanding regional poet, who produced highly regarded verse in the dialect of Blackmore Vale—a semi-secluded valley in the southern English county of Dorsetshire. This poetry, which preserves the speech and character of rural life in early nineteenth-century England, earned Barnes the enduring designation as "the Dorset Poet." An accomplished philologist as well as a versifier, Barnes also composed extensive linguistic, grammatical, and historical works, including several writings on Anglo-Saxon etymology which would inform his poetry. Overall, Barnes's collected poems are thought to represent a celebration of the pastoral ideals of harmony with nature and gentleness as represented by the people and language of Blackmore Vale, while his prose writing is said to offer tacit criticism of modern notions of economic, social, and scientific progress which he believed threatened to destroy the cultural traditions of the past.
Biographical Information
Barnes was born in Bagber near Sturminster Newton, the principal town in Blackmore Vale, Dorsetshire, England. His father was a relatively poor farmer, though he descended from a family of gentlemen. Barnes attended grammar school in Sturminster, and in his early teens worked for a solicitor in town. During this time he began to display varied and extensive interests: in modern and classical languages, Welsh poetry, music, mathematics, and many other subjects. In 1817, he traveled to Dorchester. There he again was employed as a solicitor's clerk and met Julia Miles, who would later become his wife. Barnes published his first book of poetry, a pamphlet of ten poems in the Queen's English entitled Poetical Pieces, in 1820, but failed to derive any significant notoriety from the work. At the age of twenty-two Barnes, looking for an increase in his wealth for marriage, traveled to Wiltshire where he became a schoolmaster in the town of Mere. He would continue as an educator for the next four decades. A higher salary allowed Barnes to marry Julia Miles in 1827. In 1835 he and his wife returned to Dorchester, where Barnes opened a small school. He continued to pursue his philological studies and write poetry, with many of
his verses appearing in the Dorset County Chronicle. Barnes then published what would become his defining collection, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, in 1844. He was encouraged to produce works in the national idiom as well, culminating in Poems Partly of Rural Life in National English (1846). In 1847 Barnes, now the father of seven children of whom six had survived, was ordained a deacon (later a priest) in the parish of Whitcomb. He received his degree of Bachelor of Divinity from Cambridge University in 1850. After his wife fell ill in 1852 and died, a bereaved Barnes produced several poems of love and grief that appeared in his second and third collections of dialect poetry in 1859 and 1862. During the last twenty-five years of his life Barnes retired from teaching and became the parish priest at Winterbourne Came. His literary production of this period was primarily focused on prose, particularly on philological works. In 1885 the respected Dorset novelist and poet Thomas Hardy moved near Barnes, but their friendship was brief. Barnes, by now a familiar and highly-respected figure in Dorset, died the following year.
Major Works
Barnes arranged his first poetic collection, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, seasonally, fitting the individual poems into spring, summer, fall, and winter sections, along with a fifth "miscellaneous" category. The work is largely comprised of portraits of country people and glimpses of rural life in the Blackmore Vale region of Dorset. The pieces in Poems of Rural Life, along with its sequels Hwomely Rhymes. A Second Collection of Poems in the Dorset Dialect (1859) and Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect. Third Collection (1862), encompass a variety of verse forms and display a considerable technical range, featuring devices used in the poetry of the medieval Welsh, Anglo-Saxons, Persians, and others. Critics observe in Barnes's eclogues, lyrics, and idylls simple, but vivid natural imagery and a pastoral sensibility. His works include several autobiographical and emotional lyrics related to his love for and loss of his wife, including "My Darling Julia" and "Wife A-Prais'd." Within his series of dialect eclogues are several which protest the neglectful treatment of Dorsetshire farmers in an age of agricultural enclosures: "The 'Lotments" and "The Common A-Took In." Another political eclogue, "The Times," an animal fable of a crow and a pig, objects both to the labor policies of the Chartists and to new agricultural laws in England, while "The Happy Daes When I Wer Young" includes a reference to the encroachment of modern science—characterized as "venom"—on the humbly faithful of Dorset. More typical of Barnes's often professed belief in universal harmony and natural beauty, his well-known poem "My Orcha'd in Linden Lea" features a content laborer wandering through a secluded orchard. The poem likewise demonstrates Barnes's eclectic technical virtuosity and demonstrates the poet's use of Welsh cynghanedd, a sound pattern of consonants later adopted by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Barnes's celebration of pastoral beauty and his nostalgia for the past are likewise seen in works such as "Zummer Stream," "Hallowed Pleäces," and one of his final poems "The Geäte a-Vallèn To."
Among Barnes's volumes on art, language, and society, Philological Grammar (1854) derives from his research and comparison of sixty languages and their essential components. Tiw; or, A View of the Roots and Stems of the English as a Teutonic Language (1862) locates approximately fifty principal English root words from provincial dialects. Barnes formulates his aesthetic theory primarily in the essay "Thoughts on Beauty and Art" (1861), which sets what is "beautiful in art … in accordance with the beautiful in nature." Barnes's prescient essay Views of Labour and Gold (1859) considers "the possible effect of the increase of great working-capitals and monopolies on the labourer's freedom or welfare."
Critical Reception
When considering his own work, Barnes expressed the belief that his dialect poems were not only about the people of Dorset, but also primarily intended for them. His Poems of Rural Life was well received locally, particularly by the Dorset County Chronicle, and by The Gentleman's Magazine, a national periodical. Despite critical approval, popular interest in his verse was lacking. Soon after his death, several of his literary acquaintances, including Coventry Patmore and fellow Dorset-native Thomas Hardy, published favorable pieces designed to increase popular awareness of Barnes's poetic accomplishments, but with limited success. By the mid-twentieth century, commentators had begun to assess Barnes's poetry more critically and to recognize the full extent of his philological research, as well as the considerable effects of these scholarly pursuits on the nature and development of his poetic output. Contemporary estimations of Barnes have continued to acknowledge the strengths of his dialect verse and to contrast these regional works with Barnes's poems in national English, which have generally been considered of inferior quality. Barnes's considerable influence on the later, more well-known poets Thomas Hardy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson has recently been observed. Barnes has additionally been recognized for his preservationist philosophy and for his stalwart opposition to the inclusion of Latin, Greek, and French vocabulary—rather than words of Anglo-Saxon origin—in the English language.
Principal Works
Poetical Pieces (poetry) 1820
Orra, a Lapland Tale (poetry) 1822
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect (poetry) 1844
Poems Partly of Rural Life in National English (poetry) 1846
Humilis Domus: Some Thoughts on the Abodes, Life and Social Conditions of the Poor, Especially in Dorsetshire (essay) 1849
Se Gefylsta, An Anglo-Saxon Delectus (linguistics) 1849
A Philological Grammar (linguistics) 1854
Notes on Ancient Britain and the Britons (history) 1858
Hwomely Rhymes. A Second Collection of Poems in the Dorset Dialect (poetry) 1859
Views of Labour and Gold (essay) 1859
"Thoughts on Beauty and Art" (essay) 1861
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect. Third Collection (poetry) 1862
Tiw; or, A View of the Roots and Stems of the English as a Teutonic Language (linguistics) 1862
A Grammar and Glossary of the Dorset Dialect (linguistics) 1863
Poems of Rural Life in Common English (poetry) 1868
Early England and the Saxon-English (history and linguistics) 1869
A Selection from Unpublished Poems (poetry) 1870
An Outline of the English Speech-Craft (linguistics) 1878
An Outline of Rede-Craft (logic) 1880
Select Poems of William Barnes [edited by Thomas Hardy] (poetry) 1908
Select Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect [edited by William Miles Barnes] (poetry) 1909
Selected Poems of William Barnes [edited by Geoffrey Grigson] (poetry) 1950
The Poems of William Barnes. 2 vols, [edited by Bernard Jones] (poetry) 1962
Francis Turner Palgrave (essay date 1886)
SOURCE: "William Barnes and His Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect," in William Barnes of Dorset, by Giles Dugdale, Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1953, pp. 245-66.
[In the following essay, a lecture originally delivered by Palgrave in 1886 and published with brief editorial comments by Giles Dugdale in 1953, Palgrave offers his assessment of Barnes's dialect poetry and his "reasons, both why Barnes has not gained popularity, and … why he deserves it."]
Professor Palgrave began by giving an outline of William Barnes' life and then continued:
I will now first try to define the general aims and characteristics of Barnes as a poet, in as few words as...
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Thomas Hardy (essay date 1908)
SOURCE: Preface to Select Poems of William Barnes, edited by Thomas Hardy, Humphrey Milford, 1908, pp. iii-xii.
[In the following preface to Select Poems of William Barnes, Hardy explores the unique character of Barnes's dialect poetry.]
This volume of verse [Select Poems of William Barnes] includes, to the best of my judgement, the greater part of that which is of the highest value in the poetry of William Barnes. I have been moved to undertake the selection by a thought that has overridden some immediate objections to such an attempt,—that I chance to be (I believe) one of the few living persons having a practical acquaintance with letters who knew...
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E. M. Forster (essay date 1939)
SOURCE: "William Barnes," in Two Cheers for Democracy, Edward Arnold and Co., 1951, pp. 209-12.
[In the following essay, originally composed in 1939, Forster praises Barnes's gentle and skillful poetry.]
It is surprising that William Barnes has not been more widely worshipped. Perhaps there was a touch of pride in his gentleness, which led him to conceal himself from notoriety beneath the veil of the Dorset dialect. The veil is slight: anyone can lift it after half an hour's reading. Yet it seems to have served his purpose, and to have confined him to the audience whom he loved. He should have been a popular poet, for he writes of matters which move everyone and in a...
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Geoffrey Grigson (essay date 1946)
SOURCE: "William Barnes: 1800-1886," in The Mint: A Miscellany of Literature, Art and Criticism, edited by Geoffrey Grigson, George Routledge and Sons Ltd., 1946, pp. 72-101.
[In the following excerpt, Grigson evaluates Barnes's collected works of poetry and speculates on the influence of his verse.]
[William Barnes's] first book was Poetical Pieces, printed for him in Dorchester in 1820—ten poems in ordinary English. He was then twenty years old, and there is nothing much to mark in these conventional album verses but their neatness, and the fact that he began to write in normal English, and for many years continued to do so. Orra: A Lapland Tale,...
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Rayner Unwin (essay date 1954)
SOURCE: "The Language of Speech: Relph and Barnes," in The Rural Muse: Studies in the Peasant Poetry of England, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1954, pp. 143-64.
[In the following excerpt, Unwin investigates Barnes's philological writings and describes the "pastoral simplicity" of his dialect poetry.]
Except as a forerunner [Josiah] Relph is of little importance compared with the greatest English dialect poet, William Barnes. It happened that Barnes was born in the first year of the nineteenth century, but the dates of his life and works are singularly irrelevant in considering his poetry. He was as isolated and independent of external influence as any poet that has ever...
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William Turner Levy (essay date 1960)
SOURCE: "The Dorset Poet," in William Barnes: The Man and the Poems, Longmans (Dorchester) Ltd., 1960, pp. 1-152.
[In the following excerpt. Levy discusses the importance of nature in Barnes's poetry.]
Emerson calls the sky the daily bread of the eyes, and so it and all present nature were to Barnes. He did not write of the sea nor of great mountains, for he was not familiar with them. Rather, he selected those details on which with delicacy of perception he lovingly lingered, and composed them into vignettes of unmistakable authority. They have the freshness necessary to arrest the most jaded and outrageously stimulated city dweller,...
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Bernard Jones (essay date 1962)
SOURCE: Foreword to The Poems of William Barnes. Volume 1, edited by Bernard Jones, Centaur Press, 1962, pp. 3-22.
[In the following foreword to The Poems of William Barnes, Jones surveys Barnes's life and work as a philologist and poet, particularly studying the nature of his dialect eclogues set in his native Dorset.]
Since the publication of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect in 1844, the name of William Barnes has seldom for long dropped out of publishers' lists. New editions of this book were published in 1847, 1862 and 1866. In 1846 his Poems Partly of Rural Life in National English was brought out; in 1859 Hwomely Rhymes. A Second...
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Philip Larkin (review date 1962)
SOURCE: "The Poetry of William Barnes," in Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces, 1955-1982, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982, pp. 149-52.
[In the following excerpted review of The Poems of William Barnes, originally published in 1962, Larkin discusses the positive aspects of Barnes 's use of dialect in his poetry.]
It is little short of astonishing that we should have had to wait seventy-five years for the complete poems of William Barnes1. When he died in 1886, as old as the century, his work was known and admired by Tennyson, Patmore, Hardy, Allingham, Gosse, Palgrave and Quiller-Couch, and when Bridges made a characteristic sneer at 'the supposed...
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R. A. Forsyth (essay date 1963)
SOURCE: "The Conserving Myth of William Barnes," in Victorian Studies, Vol. VI, No. 4, June, 1963, pp. 325-54.
[In the following essay, Forsyth probes Barnes's theme of the preservation of rural simplicity.]
The view that a group of people hold towards their past is one of the controlling factors in their morals, religion, art, and intellectual pursuits, to say nothing of the sights, sounds, and actual feel of their daily experience.
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I need not insist upon the social, ethical, and...
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C. H. Sisson (essay date 1965)
SOURCE: "William Barnes," in Art and Action, Methuen, 1965, pp. 30-46.
[In the following essay, Sisson examines Barnes's life, his writings on language, and his poetry of rural life.]
William Barnes came of the best blood in England, being the son of a small farmer in the West Country. Like many another in that countryside, the family was "down-start"—in his own language—being an off-shoot, or so he thought, of a gentleman's family of Gillingham in Dorset. That matters little enough, one way or the other. What does matter is that Barnes came from a stock neither high nor low, grown into the country like a tree-root. All distinctions of...
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James W. Parins (essay date 1984)
SOURCE: "Poetry," in William Barnes, Twayne Publishers, 1984, pp. 16-68.
[In the following excerpt, Parins explores Barnes's poetic technique and surveys his love and religious poetry, as well as his folklore verse and "homely rhymes. "]
Barnes as a Dialect Poet
Barnes established himself as a writer of dialect poetry in 1844 with the publication of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect. Here he turned to what he knew best for the subject matter of his art—the region and people of Dorset—and used as poetic language for those subjects the only appropriate one—the local dialect. Like Robert Burns, Barnes was an originator and a...
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Alan Chedzoy (essay date 1985)
SOURCE: "Poems of Rural Life: 1844-1846," in William Barnes: A Life of the Dorset Poet, The Dovecote Press, 1985, pp. 106-22.
[In the following essay, Chedzoy studies Barnes 's Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, recounting the subject matter, technique, and critical reception of this collection.]
The culmination of Barnes's life as a poet came as early as 1844 when the Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect was first published. Though he was to write much more poetry, and was to make second and third collections of his Hwomely Rhymes, the nature and range of his art as a dialect poet was substantially established by 1844. The...
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Alan Hertz (essay date 1986-7)
SOURCE: "Exile in Eden: William Barnes's Lyrics of Romantic Encounter," in University of Toronto Quarterly, Vol. 56, No. 2, Winter, 1986-87, pp. 308-18.
[In the following essay, Hertz analyzes the imagery and versification of Barnes's romantic lyric poems.]
Despite its overwhelming lushness, a poem by William Barnes often seems strangely artificial, a kind of verbal topiary. Isolated in an anthology, its self-consciously limited vocabulary and rich, stylized imagery can appear merely an eccentric and unproductive impoverishment of the medium. Seen in the proper context, however, it stands revealed as part of a large and interesting literary enterprise. The poems I call...
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Peter Levi (essay date 1996)
SOURCE: "Hardy's Friend William Barnes," in Celebrating Thomas Hardy: Insights and Appreciations, edited by Charles P. Pettit, Macmillan Press Ltd., 1996, pp. 68-89.
[In the following essay, Levi describes Barnes's life and the enduring power of his poetry.]
That Wessex which we call Hardy's Wessex is only an idea of course. There is something magical or fey about the maps of it that Hardy began to publish in 1895, but they do represent something real—a dialect, the boundaries of a way of life—and it was undoubtedly that deeply original, deeply provincial poet William Barnes who first established it as a literary province. Tennyson talked of Wessex dialect: he got...
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Andrew Phillips (essay date 1996)
SOURCE: "Society" and "Politics," in The Rebirth of England and English: The Vision of William Barnes, Anglo-Saxon Books, 1996, pp. 55-68 and 83-93.
[In the following excerpt, Phillips looks at the social and political views Barnes expressed in his poetry and prose writings.]
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.
Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
The enclosing of the commons robbed the country folk in England of leisure and independence, the coming of the factories took them...
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Further Reading
Badham-Thornhill, D. G. B. William Barnes of Dorset. Beaminster, Dorset: J. Stevens Cox, 1964, 19 p.
Brief sketch of Barnes's life.
Baxter, Lucy. The Life of William Barnes: Poet and Philologist. London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1887, 98 p.
Biography by Barnes's daughter which endeavors to explore both the scholarly and poetic sides of his character.
Colloms, Brenda. "The Rev. William Barnes: Parson, Poet and Philologist, 1801-1886." In Victorian Country Parsons, pp. 124-51. Lincoln: University of Nebraska...
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Easter weekend is just around the corner, and it's likely that many people are searching for the best presents to give their loved ones for the holiday. While a pet rabbit may seem like a clever option, pet health experts and animal advocates warn that rabbits should not be purchased on a whim, as they require lots of care, love and commitment, according to the Washington-based newspaper The Herald.
Many rabbits will likely be disposed of or abandoned after the holiday, once families realize that the animals need plenty of care. The news source suggests that parents considering buying a bunny for their child ask themselves a few questions before making the purchase.
Keep in mind that the average life span of a rabbit is 7 to 10 years. If it's likely that your child will get bored with the bunny within a few months, then this pet should not be considered.
Remember that rabbits, like cats and dogs, must be spayed or neutered to keep them in good health and to avoid overpopulation. Additionally, one must be prepared to provide the rabbit with two to three hours of physical exercise every day.
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Remme: Affordable Care Act has implications for district
NEW ULM – The federal Affordable Care Act that became law March 23, 2010, could create previously unencountered issues for District 88, Superintendent Harold Remme told the School Board in a report last week.
The district could face penalties if it does not provide what the act defines as "affordable minimum essential coverage" to full-time employees and dependents, Remme said in his report.
The act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare, includes more than 2,000 pages of legislation and 13,000 pages of regulations. The effective dates for various provisions stretch out until 2020, and "many, many" details are not defined, Remme notes. IRS decisions have the potential for major impact on implementation of the act.
In implementing the provisions, the school district would need to consider several definitions, says Remme. They include: who is a large group employer; who is a full-time employee; what is "minimum essential coverage"; how is "affordable" defined; and when will the employer be impacted.
A large group employer is an organization that has more than 50 full-time employees, explains Remme. District 88 is a large-group employer.
A full-time employee is one that works more than 30 hours per week. This category, then, includes substitutes, which may entail penalties for the district in the absence of coverage. In this case, the eligibility period for coverage is nine months, but coverage must be for 12 months.
"Minimal essential coverage" must be provided to avoid a $2,000 penalty per employee, continues Remme. Coverage must be offered to the employee and dependents, up to age 26, excluding spouse. There is no penalty for the first 30 employees.
To avoid another, $3,000, penalty per each employee who enrolls in a forthcoming Minnesota Public Exchange, employers must provide insurance that is "affordable" and "provides minimum value," adds Remme. "Affordable" means that an employees' share of premiums may not exceed 9.5 percent of household income. "Minimum value" means that at least 60 percent of the claims must be paid by the plan.
There are more questions than answers associated with the law at this time, continues Remme. It is unclear how to calculate local impact and specifically what the impact on the budget will be in 2013-14, and beyond.
It is known that effective on Jan. 1, 2014, employers may not contribute to VEBA (or an unfunded health reimbursement account) for employees who do not enroll in group health plans.
Also, employers must treat unionized and non-unionized employees the same, or face an excise tax of $100 per day. District 88 already makes similar provisions for unionized and non-unionized employees, so it would be OK on this provision.
Another factor that will come into play is the Minnesota Public Exchange goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014, continues Remme. Individuals who can afford it will be required to obtain basic health insurance. Minnesota is one of 18 states developing a state exchange. Enrollment and plan choice opens this October.
The following questions, then, need further clarification, sums up Remme:
Who will be eligible
What must the insurance plan must provide
How and when would the employer be liable
What will the connection be with collective bargaining agreements, personnel policies and employment contracts
What is the impact would be on post-employment benefits.
The district could consider some strategies to manage consequences of the law in the future, including: a potential change in eligibility; a review/adjustment of employee contributions; shifting employer contributions from family to single coverage; potentially paying 100 percent of the single coverage, etc., Remme suggests.


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David Akers (1975/88): The 1908-S is a rare issue in any Mint State grade. This is one of those relatively few Saint-Gaudens issues that is seen much more often in the circulated grades than in Mint State. Most Mint State specimens are rather low quality, i.e. in the MS-60 to 62 range. At the MS-63 level or above, this issue is really very rare. However, there are a fair number of gem quality specimens around as well as several superb ones. Dr. Steven Duckor's is a nearly perfect satiny specimen and the Auction '80-Milton Holmes and Norweb specimens are also close to perfection. Eliasberg's was better than MS-65, and I own two other such specimens. Harry Bass, Dr. Thaine Price, Dr. William Crawford and a prominent Eastern collector all own gems, and there are still others, such as the one in the Browning Collection. All in all, probably 15 to 20 gem or superb quality pieces are known.
All 1908-S double eagles were struck from the dies produced from the strengthened obverse hub, so all of them show more detail on the obverse than the No Motto issues. The 1908-S is always very sharply struck. The mintmark is very tiny but usually well defined. Like the half eagle and eagle of the same date and mint, the 1908-S double eagle comes with two very different finishes; one is "soft" frosty, the other (much more rare) is very satiny. Color is usually excellent on this issue; the most often seen is greenish gold and orange although many specimens are very orange or coppery colored. Red or orange copper spots are common on this issue and some are afflicted by carbon spots. Lustre is invariably very good to excellent. In top grade, this is one of the prettiest issues of the series.
Bob R. Simpson Collection
Norweb Collection - Bowers & Merena, 11/1988:4090 - David W. Akers - Dr. & Mrs. Steven L. Duckor - Heritage 1/2012:4607, $161,000
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Please, what daily brand of green tea extract would the veterans recommend for ultimate health benefits? I am currently drinking about 6-8 cups of loose green tea per day with lemon or lime and courious if i should also try the capsule form for an added boost. Please give me some advice on this topic.
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Its a commerical oven, its temp goes from 300-500 degree's is that enought to cook a pizza in a timley manner ? i also included some photos as well. I thought hotpoints only made home ovens but when i came across this pizza oven i was surprised, well here are the photos.
Hello CaliforniaPizzaGuy;Good luck on restoring your commercial pizza oven - They are a lot of fun when refurbished. 220 volts is usually not a problem in a home, BUT 3 phase is next to unheard of in a private home. Do you plan on converting it to single phase?BIG Daddy
Metal deck shouldn't be a problem. You will just have to experiment with it to learn its cooking characteristics. Have fun
If I remember correctly, GE was in the commercial side in the late 70's early 80's. That oven looks like it is in really good condition. If the elements all check out ok you should not have any problems. You should be able to get any electrical parts you need at the local Grainger, or any industrial electrical supply house if you need any. If there is a Johnstone supply near you, they would be a good source for parts. They carry alot of "universal" replacement parts. It will make your electric meter spin quite rapidly though.
If you take the actual element, and know the wattage, they can probably find a replacement for you. It doesn't have to be genuine hotpoint part, as long as the wattage and voltage are correct it should be fine. Do the controls have top and bottom heat?
Hey BIG DaddyMy house it wired with the proper electrical, im a werido like that i have so many commerial equipment that i use at my house its just crazy.
Steve in my neighborhood we have 3 phase power running through to feed a school located in my subdivision. But calipizza guy refered to his oven as having 3 phases. I dont think he understands what 3 phase electical service is. Johnstone supply will be able to order any part thats needed to repair this oven.
I do not have 3 phases i only have 1 phase, so i might as well try to convert the oven to single phase, this is a dumb question but what would be the difference ?
No dumb questions, just dumb mistakes. You know that alternating current changes polarity 60 times per second. It doesn't just jump from positive to negative, but is a wave form. The standard 240 volt power in households consists of two of the three phases, or waves, of the current: To add the third phase, you either have to get (and get billed for) commercial three phase from the power company, (They usually won't do this unless you use a LOT of electricity.


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saxon75 wrote:This morning it's the last of my new teas from Mad Monk, the Emerald Oolong. The wet leaf is very green and smells a bit like sencha, though less of a nori scent. I'm not sure if "emerald oolong" is a thing, or if it's just what they decided to call it at this shop, but this tastes an awful lot like a baozhong. A bit saltier than the other baozhong I've tried, but still quite floral and light.
edkrueger wrote:Teahome isn't exactly cheap. For example their DYL is $43 per 75g and its not the best.
tenuki wrote:In my cup - some aged baozhong that needs a refresh roast. Turning on the roaster - hope I don't destroy it....
ethan wrote:tenuki, how do you roast your tea?
ethan wrote:2012 Winter Lishan: Cui Feng from Origin Tea
1st session w/ this, & I think I will do better next time than I did w/ the particular yixing pot that I used today. (Will try glazed teaware); whatever,
1 rounded teaspoon of pearls for 100 ml yielded a few flavorful cups & a couple of slightly weaker infusions.
I missed sweetness that I feel should have accompanied what the tea did give: a mild taste of minerals & a tiny vegetal hint; yet, I liked this tea a lot for its nice mouthfeel, pleasant lingering aftertaste, & good bodyfeel.


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I've found my self making abunch of calls to the same table, when I could really just use one call then filter though it. I was trying to use find but just kept getting an error telling me 2 arguments for 1. I know that I could proberly filter thought the hash, but I was just wondering if I could use find.


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Seating arrangements
When you board a private jet, where should you sit? The question may seem silly, until you pick the wrong seat someday. No, I'm not talking about being "safer near the tail," or any of the other nuggets of flying safety wisdom that have passed through the ages. It has more to do with making a prudent choice based on etiquette–social or corporate. For those of you who are new to business jet travel, here's some guidance.
The usual procedure calls for the group of passengers to collect at the private terminal, or the passenger lounge at the corporate flight department hangar. When all the noses are accounted for, the crew will escort everyone to the airplane and you'll file in, one at a time. After you do comes the potential for awkward moments.
You won't be carrying a boarding pass marked Seat 12B. Most corporate and private jet interiors have arrangements of individual or club seating. There could be anywhere from three to 19 seats in this configuration. The good news is you won't be jockeying with someone's grandmother for overhead bin space. The bad news is it might not be clear where you ought to plunk yourself down. Should you take one of the four club seats surrounding a table? Or choose one in the rear, close to the baggage compartment?
Your best bet is simply to ask, starting with a peer who has ridden on the airplane before. If no one at your pay grade has a clue, then work your way up the chain of command until you find someone who'll take charge.
If it's up to you to run the show, here are some things to consider. If this is to be a working flight, review the agenda and try to arrange seating accordingly. Have team members sit closest to the person they'll most likely be conversing with. Don't assume people will be able to stroll from seat to seat as you can in an airliner. Most business jets are much smaller, and in some you'll be no more mobile than you'd be in a stretch limo. Maybe you could crab-walk around the cabin, but not without sacrificing a modicum of dignity. And on some flights, turbulence might dictate that you'll spend most of the en route time with your seat belt fastened, anyway. People familiar with business jets get a chuckle out of Hollywood movies in which the actors are shown on a ramp boarding one of those small jets from central casting, and then the film cuts to the "interior" (obviously shot on a soundstage), revealing a Boeing-size layout with people walking around as if they were in an office complex.
I remember writing an article on one high-flying executive who had no problem knowing exactly where he was going to sit on the airplane. He and his basketball-team-size entourage arrived at the airport minutes before takeoff, launching a flurry of slamming car doors and a bucket brigade of baggage. He strapped into the Alpha Seat in the middle of the corporate turboprop as though he were suiting up for a day at the office. Surrounded by his aides, he dove into his monthly reports and spread out his spreadsheets on a desk he unfolded expertly, as if it were a Swiss Army knife. Before the wheels were up after takeoff, he was already deep into planning sessions.
Most of the passengers on that flight were familiar with this protocol, but I asked the one first-timer whether he'd been briefed on where to sit before he arrived. He said, "No. But I'll tell you one thing: I sure knew where not to sit!"
In my experience its best to ask just one question "Where would you like me to sit".
On the eastern side of the Atlantic we tend to have someone in the cabin. They can save their salary by keeping the cabin in good condition.
As you enter just ask, its not rocket science.
I guess you know you have arrived at the bottom of the corporate ladder when you get to take your first ride on the company jet and find out you get to sit on the "belted toilet".
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Nvidia Corp. said Thursday that system vendors plan to launch over 200 new personal computers with Intel Corp.'s next-generation Core i processors code-named Sandy Bridge and Nvidia GeForce graphics processors. The firm claims that leading system vendors will use the GeForce and implies that while the integrated graphics core of Sandy Bridge is good, a discrete graphics processing unit is still better.
The designs are expected to span a variety of desktop and notebook systems from leading OEMs including Acer, Alienware, Asustek Computer, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and more.
In fact, even over 200 PC designs is not a lot, considering the fact that every day a million of personal computers are sold around the world. But with the announcement Nvidia stresses the importance of standalone graphics processing units (GPUs) in general in the world, where graphics and parallel processing capabilities are migrating under the hood of central processing units (CPUs).
Demand for graphics processing power continues to grow as discrete GPUs deliver higher levels of performance not possible with integrated graphics on applications such as games, video editing, web browsing, stereo-3D movies and other. While Intel Core i "Sandy Bridge" carries relatively high-performance DirectX 10.1 graphics core which delivers "good enough" level of performance, it still cannot deliver features and speed comparable to inexpensive graphics cards.
"Demand from OEMs for discrete graphics solutions remains strong and above historic levels. We are projecting healthy growth in the years ahead for discrete GPU solutions for both notebook and desktop. Based on the current attach rate for GPU shipments, Mercury Research forecasts that discrete GPU shipments will double between 2009 and 2014," said Dean McCarron of Mercury Research.
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Jerry Frericks
Jan. 28, 1955-April 1, 2013
WABASSO – Mass of Christian Burial for Jerry Frericks, 58, of Wabasso will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at the church and continues until the time of service. Burial is in St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Service – Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
He died Monday, April 1, 2013, in Rochester after an extended battle with lung cancer.
Jerome Charles Frericks was born Jan. 28, 1955, in Redwood Falls to Harold and Connie (Edmondson) Frericks. He attended Wabasso Public School. After meeting Debbie Loving in Colorado Springs, Colo., they were married on Nov. 7, 1995, in Gravette, Ark. Jerry worked more than 35 years in the automotive parts and service industry in Minnesota and Colorado, with more than 25 years with Auto Value across southwest Minnesota. He served the city of Wabasso on the EDA, city council, and was mayor for three terms. Jerry enjoyed car and go-kart racing, fishing and model car collecting. He loved rebuilding cars, the hobby farm and car repair.
Survivors include his wife Debbie; children Allison (and Mark) Heatwole of Round Rock, Texas, and Angela (and Geoff) Cannon of Wabasso; grandchildren: Samantha Ross, Avery Heatwole, Emily Heatwole and Brynnley Cannon; parents Harold and Connie Frericks of Wabasso; 11 brothers and sisters across greater Minnesota; many nieces and nephews; and his furry friends Pete and Harley.
He was preceded in death by his twin brothers Peter and Paul Frericks, grandparents John and Elizabeth Frericks and Wilfred and Emma Edmondson, and life-long friend Frank Hassenstab.


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Appealing to the Board
President Franklin D. Roosevelt set up the National War Labor Board in January 1942. The Board mediated wartime labor disputes and consisted of representatives from business, organized labor, and the public. Women asked the National War Labor Board that they be paid the same amount as men would be paid for the work they were doing. This special representative's report sets forth provisions respecting wage rates for women.
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Plows ready for snow
ESCANABA – With winter weather upon us plows and salt trucks are sure to be common sights on local roads, but keeping roads safe for travel can be a challenge for road workers.
"We're at Mother Nature's mercy really. We deal with whatever she gives us," said Jody Norman, interim manager of the Delta County Road Commission.
While the commission is responsible for maintaining roads throughout the county, high priority is given to US 2 from the Bark River area to the Schoolcraft County line, which the commission tries to keep in "wet" condition. North and southbound M-35 and US 41 must be kept travelable.
"(On a weekend) if we get half an inch and it's slippery we'll go out and do the mainline roads," said Norman.
If only the mainline roads require maintenance five road commission workers can plow and salt the roads in a span of four hours. However, if five inches or more falls or there is drifting, county road crews will begin maintaining other roads in their jurisdiction.
Salt and sand are used to keep paved roads wet and travelable, however salt is not effective at temperatures below 16 degrees. Gravel roads are not plowed due to the amount of gravel that would be removed in the process, but road workers try to maintain a reasonable snow-pack for drivers to travel on.
Despite a rise in the cost of maintaining and operating equipment, road commission funding has remained stagnant over the past few years. On average it costs the road commission $700,000 to maintain the county road system, not including roads the commission maintains for the Michigan Department of Transportation. However, the cost of maintaining roads is weather dependent and maintaining the county's roads can fluctuate from $500,000 to as much as $900,000 in a season.
"There's nothing that we do that is cheap," said Norman.
The Delta County Road Commission spends $46 a ton for road salt – a significant savings compared to the $55 or more a ton counties located further from ports must spend to have salt shipped to them – but even at this low rate costs add up.
"On a typical storm you can probably expect 90 tons on the MDOT system and about 50 tons on the county system," said Norman, adding that for a typical winter the commission uses 1,500 tons for the county, 3,500 tons for MDOT roads, and maintains 500 tons to use as backup.
Because funding for the commission has not changed and winter road maintenance can be unpredictable, harsh winters can change the amount of funding available for road resurfacing, construction, and other projects.
"If we have another winter like we did last year it will affect the projects we can do in the summer," said Norman.
City roads do not fall under the jurisdiction of the county road commission but still require maintenance to keep drivers safe.
"If it starts getting slippery we'll get the salt out and hit the hot spots, and if it gets worse we'll send the whole crew out," said Escanaba Assistant Public Works Director Steve Ammel.
The city purchased 584 tons of salt to be mixed with sand and applied to city streets. Major streets, like Ludington Street, Lakeshore Drive, Water Plant Road; areas around schools; and intersections take top priority when it comes to salting and plowing, but other roadways are plowed as needed.
"You try to determine the best you can how much you'll need. Some winters are hard and some are soft so you try to determine what you need the best you can," said Ammel.
In both Escanaba and Gladstone the available funding has been relatively stable the last few years, but like the road commission cities face challenges when it comes to budgeting for the rising cost of maintaining streets in unpredictable seasons.
"We went about 10 percent over our budget last year," said Gladstone Public Works Superintendent Barry Lund, adding the costs were absorbed by the city and there are no effects of last year's harsh winter on this year's snow removal budget.
On average Gladstone maintains about 300 tons of road salt, but the city managed to save roughly 100 tons of late winter backup salt from last season. The salt is applied to roads throughout the city, but when the weather gets rough in Gladstone priority is given to Delta Avenue and the South Hill Road for street maintenance.
"It's kind of based on the road conditions. Three to four inches we'll go out early," said Lund, noting that an early morning for Gladstone Public Works road crews starts about 2 a.m.
Crews are also faced with frequent equipment breakdowns. In Gladstone the average age of a snow plow truck is 19-and-a-half years old. Lund hopes to have a new plow truck included in the budget next year.
"(Breakdowns are caused by) minor stuff but downtime is downtime," said Lund.
No matter where drivers are in Delta County they are asked to proceed with caution when road conditions are bad.
"We always ask people to drive carefully and slow down when the weather is like this. It makes a difference," said Ammel.


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Isaksen to compete in Kremlin Cup
2008 Olympian Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.), a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs will compete in the first-ever Kremlin Cup in Moscow on June 11-12.
The World's leading pentathletes will participate in this invitation-only event which will take place at the "Bitsa" Sport complex in Moscow where a Modern Pentathlon record of $100,000 prize money will be offered.
The Kremlin Cup, conceived as a competition of Modern Pentathlon Stars, is an opportunity for athletes to compete at the highest level.
The world's strongest Pentathletes have jumped at the opportunity to compete in this invitation only event. Some of the more notable participants are listed below:
•Adam Marosi (Hungary)
•David Svoboda (Czech Republic)
•Justinas Kinderis (Lithuania)
•Ondrei Polivka (Czech Republic)
•Pavel Tymoshchenko (Ukraine)
•Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy (Ukraine)
•Remigiusz Golis (Poland)
•Samuel Weale (Great Britain)
•Nicola Benedetti (Italy)
•Ricardo de Luca (Italy)
•Robert Kasza (Hungary)
•Stefan Kollner (Germany)
•Amelie Caze (France)
•Lena Schoneborn (Germany)
•Aya Medany (Egypt)
•Leila Gyenesei (Hungary)
•Laura Asadauskaite (Lithuania)
•Elena Rublevska (Latvia)
•Anastasia Prokopenko (Belorussia)
•Sylvia Czwojdzinska (Poland)
•Victoria Tereshuk (Ukraine)
•Margaux Isaksen (United States)
•Heather Fell (Great Britain)
•Mhairi Spence (Great Britain)
•Laura Ledis Moya (Cuba)
•Eva Trautmann (Germany)
U.S. viewers can watch the event LIVE on ESPN 3 by clicking on the below links:
•Day 1 Women's Final
•Day 2 Men's Final
Please see below the live webcast schedule in GMT time:
Saturday 11 June 2011
11:40 - 13:15 - Fencing and swimming summary + Riding Live
14:25 - 15:00 - Combined event + Flowers ceremony
Sunday 12 June 2011
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Checking In with Geoff Roes in Juneau - Page 3
But how did you feel when you saw that Tim Olson ran sub-15 [in 14:46, breaking Roes's record by over 20 minutes]?
Oh, I was so excited!
Really? No pangs?
No, really. I mean, at first I was shocked, like, "That's gotta be wrong." I didn't really believe it. Then I realized that that was definitely the finishing time and I was really excited.
At the end of the long run I did the same day, there was this last 200- or 300-foot climb, and I had felt tired the last few hours, but on that last climb I ran it really hard and suddenly I was like, "Oh, I feel really good!" When we finished at pretty much when Timmy finished Western States, it felt like there was some connection there. I talked to Timmy on the phone a couple of days later, and it was cool to share that story with him.
You were registered for Hardrock and then decided not to do it. What went into that decision?
I just didn't feel like I was in a place to race it the way I know I'd want to. I think I could've gotten myself into a good enough race mindset and physical condition to go there and maybe have a good race, but it felt like that would be very opposite from the type of summer I really wanted to have, where each day we do the most enjoyable run we can that day.
What races do you want to do next?
I may race this September. I'm signed up now for Run Rabbit Run 100 and UROC, which are two weeks apart, which is kind of funny because I'm so far removed from racing in my mind. My plan now is to go out after my last camp [which ends August 9] and do 35 or 40 miles at a decent clip and see how it feels, and if it feels pretty good and I feel like I want to race, I'll continue to do some long runs and then do a little taper.
How does the landscape here in Juneau shape you as a runner in a way that other places, even Colorado, can't?
Most importantly it's that there are so many places to explore right from the center of town. I've never enjoyed driving to run; I like to be able to run right from where I am. In most places, that means doing the same runs over and over. Here, I feel like I can run from my doorstep and run a completely different place every single day on super-challenging terrain. It took thinking differently what a run is to come to that. Initially I thought this was a bad place to run because everything is just too steep and you're hiking the uphills, and it's so rooty and rocky and muddy. Now, with my change of mindset, I think of running as going out and moving as quickly as I can over the terrain I'm in.
Here in Juneau you run with a group of longtime runners, several of whom are in their 60s and 70s and call themselves "the Geezers." How much have they influenced your mindset and running?
A lot. It's allowed me to not take myself or my running too seriously. It reminds me of meeting up with friends when you're a seven-year-old and going out to play for the whole day, and you don't really have much of an agenda and you live very much in the moment. Even at times when I've been really focused and training really hard, if I get out with the local runners a couple of times a week, then I have a chance to step back and not get too wrapped up in training.


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There is so much volume and shine to this stylish hairstyle seen here on Shania Twain. This country singer, born in Canada looks classy and chic with this look. Shania's hair is long and curly with some strands of hair left long and straight. This is such a cute look which is perfect for a wedding or any formal occasion.Shania's hair is all one length. The hair is cut in a long fashion.With this absolutely beautiful chocolate brown colour, you can't go wrong.
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E. coli O157:H7 was first recognized as a cause of illness in 1982 during an outbreak of severe bloody diarrhea; the outbreak was traced to contaminated hamburgers. Since then, most infections have come from eating undercooked ground beef.
The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the bacterium refers to the specific markers found on its surface, which distinguishes it from other types of E. coli. See PHIL 8800 for a black and white version of this image.
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Debates of Sept. 27th, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #126 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was land.
- Brome—Missisquoi
- Taste of Autumn
- Evangelos Hadjis
- 250th Anniversary of the Deportation of the Acadians
- Simon Wiesenthal
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Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Denis Paradis Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago, almost 100 representatives of organizations from Brome—Missisquoi and surrounding areas had an opportunity to speak at regional meetings I organized in Orford with colleagues from this House and the other place.
I want to thank all the organizations and businesses that took part. I will mention a few: Abattoir Campbell, Conservation Baie Missisquoi, Conservation Memphrémagog, Iwanna Farm, Brome Fair, Brome-Missisquoi RCM, the Magog revitalization committee, the Bedford business association, the Memphrémagog CLD, Tourism Eastern Townships, the Magog-Orford Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Cowansville Chamber of Commerce, the Kirkland and Venise beaches, the municipality of Venise-en-Québec, the textile workers, the CSD, the CSN, the roundtable on homelessness, the Maison des jeunes de Sutton, the Corporation Jeunesse Memphrémagog, Découvertes de la chanson de Magog, Festiv'Art and the Saint-Armand world film festival.
To all those who came and told us about their needs and concerns, I say that I stand behind them.
Taste of Autumn
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2:05 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Friday, October 21 the Rotary Clubs of Orangeville are holding their 11th annual fundraiser "A Taste of Autumn". This event takes place at the Hockley Valley Resort and features a terrific seven course dinner prepared by chefs from some of the finest restaurants in Dufferin—Caledon. These restaurants include the Mono Cliff's Inn, the Millcroft Inn, the Cataract Inn, One 99 Restaurant, Hockley Valley Resort and Whitefield Farm.
A silent auction will be held throughout the evening and a live auction will take place around 9 p.m. These auctions have helped raised over $1 million in support of local community projects and international charitable programs. Headwaters Health Care Centre and Rotary's Centennial Project, as well as other Orangeville and Shelburne area causes, are just some of the organizations that have benefited from "A Taste of Autumn".
For a sensational evening in Dufferin—Caledon this October 21, the place to be is "A Taste of Autumn".
Evangelos Hadjis
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2:05 p.m.
Eleni Bakopanos Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, we were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Evangelos Hadjis on September 10. His death is a loss for me and the Hellenic community in Montreal, and for everyone in Quebec society, for we have lost one of our most distinguished and respected members.
Evangelos Hadjis was an exemplary brother, husband, father and friend.
Since coming to Canada in 1955, Evangelos was both a mentor and a protector. A member of the Bar of Quebec, Evangelos distinguished himself as a lawyer. He was widely respected by his colleagues in the legal community, yielding great influence through his keen sense of justice, power of negotiation and generosity of spirit.
Ever mindful of his roots, Evangelos served his fellow Greeks and their various organizations for over 40 years with dedication, dignity and humility. He was recognized as a leader and pillar of strength by one and all. No less genuine was his pride in being Canadian. This was exemplified by both word and deed in moments of national debate.
[Member spoke in Greek and provided the following translation:]
May your memory be eternal, dear friend, and may the ground that covers you be light.
250th Anniversary of the Deportation of the Acadians
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2:05 p.m.
Stéphane Bergeron Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
Mr. Speaker, this past July 28, monuments were unveiled, and the Acadian tricolour flag with its star was lowered to half mast in Acadia, Quebec, Louisiana and Canada to commemorate the 250th anniversary of a tragic event, the deportation of the Acadians.
I feel it is essential as Parliament resumes to invite my colleagues to pay solemn tribute to the victims of that historic tragedy, and to their brave descendants who, by their mere presence and their vitality, are a moving reminder of that first Acadia, which no longer exists because of the rivalries and greed of the colonial powers.
The deportation of the Acadians had but one goal: the disappearance of this courageous and ingenious people with its vibrant culture. That culture is, however, still alive and flourishing today, far beyond the confines of the now defunct Acadia.
The only thing that remains to be done is for the British Crown to take the noble step of acknowledging these undeniable facts, so that this tragic page in the history of the Acadian people can at last be turned.
Simon Wiesenthal
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2:05 p.m.
Mario Silva Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, recently the world lost a truly great man with the passing of Simon Wiesenthal. Simon Wiesenthal was responsible for bringing to justice over 1,100 war criminals who might otherwise have avoided being brought to account for their crimes.
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit the Yad Vashem memorial to those who died in the Holocaust. One has only to spend a brief moment at the Yad Vashem memorial to understand just how important Simon Wiesenthal's work was to the world.
As a Holocaust survivor himself, Simon Wiesenthal ensured that the memory of those who died was honoured by his efforts to hold those responsible to account. His work, as well as the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, will continue to live on as a tribute to his remarkable life.
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2:10 p.m.
Gurmant Grewal Newton—North Delta, BC
Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, I was joined by the member for Fleetwood--Port Kells and thousands of others in a candlelight vigil in memory of 82-year-old Mewa Singh Bains and 76-year-old Shingara Singh Thandi, two men who died in separate attacks while visiting Bear Creek Park in Surrey.
Apparently the seniors were beaten with a baseball bat by two young offenders, aged 13 and 15.
Those gathered Saturday night demanded justice and tough penalties for the guilty.
The Liberal government has done nothing to cut crime in our community. Our streets, parks and homes are not safe. We need minimum mandatory sentences for violent crimes, truth in sentencing and more resources for law enforcement. Hate crimes resulting from ignorance must be eliminated through proper education.
These heinous crimes should serve as a wake-up call for the Liberals. The government must stop pressing the snooze button and protect our senior citizens and other citizens now.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to add my voice to the many Canadians who deplore the lengthy lockout that has deprived them of their cherished CBC radio and television programs.
I have heard loud and clear that my constituents want this lockout settled.
I too miss my favourites such as Metro Morning, Cross Country Checkup, As it Happens, The National and of course, politics and the House.
At a time like this it is also instructive to appreciate the importance of the CBC and why it fills such a critical need in our country's culture. It is a lifeline enabling our cultural stories and ideas to be conveyed from coast to coast to coast.
I call upon the CBC management and the guild to reach an agreement and quickly resume the services that Canadians so greatly miss.
This lockout is not just another labour dispute. It is about an essential service that Canadians want and need.
Michel Cusson
Statements By Members
September 27th, 2005 / 2:10 p.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am particularly proud to bring to your attention the prolific talent of Quebec and Drummondville's own composer, Michel Cusson.
He has seen his dream of composing film scores come true, starting with L'Automne sauvage in 1992, and now has worked on 16 feature films and 13 television series.
After writing the score for Séraphin: Heart of Stone , Michel Cusson composed some twenty original musical pieces for the soundtrack of Aurore .
He was also responsible for the music used in the film on the life of Maurice Richard.
He has done a lot of travelling back and forth between Quebec and China recently. In fact, the music accompanying the performance of the Shanghai Circus—premiering today, incidentally—is also his work.
Michel, the Bloc Québécois is impressed by the broad scope and the high calibre of your work and hope it will continue to brighten our lives for many years to come.
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2:10 p.m.
Jean Augustine Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, I was joined by many of my hon. colleagues of the House and Senate as part of a Canadian delegation to Senegal.
We took part in the third policy dialogue organized by the Parliamentary Centre with African and Canadian parliamentarians. The focus was on the issue of HIV-AIDS, especially the issue of generic drugs and medication.
We had a very successful exchange in which we discussed best practices and the methods to engage civil society.
African parliamentarians expressed their support for the manufacturing and distribution of generic antiretroviral drugs.
Let me remind the House that as Canadian parliamentarians we need to ensure that the Jean Chrétien pledge to Africa is implemented so that we can help alleviate the unnecessary suffering and loss of lives as a result of the carnage of HIV-AIDS.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Dick Harris Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Mr. Speaker, recently the Leader of the Conservative Party travelled to the heart of the massive pine beetle disaster in British Columbia to announce a $1 billion federal aid package that would allow the province to fully implement its 10 year pine beetle action plan.
He did that because he recognizes the disaster that has hit the forest industry and communities in B.C. He did that because he recognizes the importance of the forest industry of B.C. and the rest of the country. He did that because he recognizes the importance of the province of B.C. to the rest of Canada. He announced a $1 billion pine beetle package and under a Conservative government that will be delivered.
British Columbians have long grown tired of ambivalence that the Prime Minister and his Liberal government have continually showed to them. They are tired of the federal Liberals demonstrating that B.C. just is not on their agenda.
B.C. is ready for a Conservative government and a new Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.
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2:15 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George is an experienced member and he knows that he has to refer to other hon. members by their title. I am sure he meant the Leader of the Opposition and I am sure he regrets not having said that.
The hon. member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell.
Franco-Ontarian Flag
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2:15 p.m.
Don Boudria Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, Franco-Ontarians celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag. This emblem of our French-speaking community was officially unveiled on September 25, 1975, at Laurentian University. Since then, it has been proudly flown throughout the province.
In 2001, artists in my riding officially launched the song, "Mon beau drapeau", a tribute to the Franco-Ontarian community and its flag. This week, throughout my riding, students will join together to proudly sing these optimistic verses.
Je te chante, mon beau drapeau Des Français de l'Ontario,Je te lève, brandi bien haut,Pour que vous voyiez bienQue je suis Franco-Ontarien
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, seven weeks ago, CBC management unilaterally pulled the plug on the Canadian conversation. In doing so, they have undermined the credibility of the CBC, they have gambled recklessly with their audience base and they have reopened the debate about whether we need a national broadcaster at all.
Where is the heritage minister been on this file? She has been missing in action.
This is not about a labour battle. It is about a cultural policy adrift. This past summer, for example, the CRTC satellite radio decision overturned the fundamental principles of Cancon.
The minister and cabinet had the power to act but they did nothing while the airwaves were handed over to Nashville and Los Angeles. For God's sake, someone get the defibrillators. Our nation's cultural policy is on life support and an IV drip of Liberal platitudes will not bring the patient back.
Year of the Veteran
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Guy Lauzon Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, I had the extraordinary privilege of hosting a reception in honour of 16 remarkable women at the Royal Canadian Legion in the town Lancaster in my riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry.
These women are all war veterans and incredibly all 16 live in the small community of South Glengarry. They served in World War II, both at home and abroad, in all three services, army, navy and air force. They performed a wide variety of roles, including some that broke new ground for women of that era.
All of Canada is indebted to these women for the sacrifices they made, the service they provided and the hardship they endured. They overcame the greatest challenges in our history and forged a brighter future for Canadian women and for Canada as a whole.
I was humbled and deeply grateful to be able to pay tribute to these heroic women in this the Year of the Veteran. Let us never forget the sacrifices that our veterans have made and may we never have to relive them.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Robert Vincent Shefford, QC
Mr. Speaker, protecting the environment is a real priority for Quebeckers. The same cannot be said of ministers in Ottawa.
How can the Minister of the Environment preach about fighting pollution, when departmental chauffeurs needlessly leave the motor running in front of the Parliament buildings? How can he ask people to do more than what he demands of the biggest industrial polluters and federal ministers?
Leaving cars idling is a waste of fuel, and it creates more pollution, all because the Liberal ministers want to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
The ministers should lead by example. There should be strict rules about idling, including for departmental cars.


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BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) Ken Wallace looked to his left and saw an Olympic silver medalist. On his right in a kayak single semifinal, was an Olympic gold medalist.
If Wallace was intimidated by the loaded field Wednesday in the semifinals of the 1,000-meter K-1 race, the Australian sure didn't show it on the still flatwater course.
Wallace paddled his way to the finish line first, winning a semifinal race in 3 minutes, 33.255 seconds and advancing to Friday's final.
"It wasn't a slouch semi, that's for sure," Wallace said.
The first-time Olympian will compete against some familiar faces in the final, though.
The top three finishers in each semifinal clinched a berth in the final, so New Zealand's Ben Fouhy and Sweeden's Markus Oscarsson also moved on. Fouhy was a 1,000 K-1 sliver medalist four years ago in the Athens Games and Oscarsson won gold there in a doubles race.
"It's really quite frightening," Fouhy said. "There's a lot more depth and it's puts a lot more pressure on you from the get go."
The other semifinal race saw Germany's Max Hoff, Croatia's Stjepan Janic and Hungary's Zoltan Benko advance to the final, powering their paddles like windmills as they crossed the finish line. Hoff had the top time of 3:32.847.
They'll join previous qualifiers Tim Brabants (Britain), Adam van Koeverden (Canada) and defending Olympic champion Eirik Veras Larsen (Norway) in a stacked final.
"Everyone's about the same," Wallace said.
More than the competition, Wallace competes against the legacy of kayaker Clint Robinson - a three-time Olympic medalist. Robinson was the first Australian to win an Olympic gold medal in kayaking, winning the 1,000 K-1 in 1992. He added bronze four years later in Atlanta and silver in the Athens Games in the 500 K-2.
"He's a guy I've looked up to," Wallace said. "I still respect the guy, I still look up to him. If I can do what he did, I'll be extremely satisfied. I'll be excited if I can even come close to what he's done."
Wallace topped his hero back home in the K-1 just to get the chance to kayak at the Beijing Games. Now, he's looking for his big international breakthrough at the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Robinson saw his bid for a medal end in the 1,000-meter K-4 when the Australians were the only team that failed to qualify for the final. Russia, China and Canada all advanced.
Robinson said he wasn't sure what went wrong.
"We just need to talk about it as a group," he said.
There's still a shot for his fourth medal in five games in the 500 meter K-2.
China added three boats to the finals, with the 1,000-meter canoe double team, the 1,000 K-2 and the 1,000 K-4 all qualifying on Wednesday.
Shen Jie and Huang Zhipeng were third in the K-2; Chen Zhongyun and Zhang Zhiwu were third in the C-2; and Li Zhen, Liu Haitao, Zhou Peng and Lin Miao were second in the K-4.
"We didn't perform to our full strengths in this race, but being in the final is still the best result" said Li Zhen.
Top American kayaker Rami Zur failed to qualify in the 1,000 K-1 with a seventh-place finish that was nearly 13 seconds behind Wallace.


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Peter Lee: This sounds cliché, but my partner Eric Zimmerman and I created GameLab simply because we wanted to make games. After my workday at the job I was doing at the time, I would meet up with Eric at a coffee shop with a laptop. We started working on BLiX, our very first game. I took on the design and the encoding, and Eric designed the game levels. Luckily for us, BLiX won an award from iD magazine in 1999 and was purchased by a content company. With that money we were able to create GameLab.
At the time, things were very different, especially economically, for start-up companies such as yours. What were the high and low points?
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During the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Credit Union League (VCUL), three representatives from the Estonia Union of Credit Cooperatives (EUCC) visited their US partner at their annual meeting to congratulate them on their success and plan for the future of their partnership. VCUL's partnership committee, chaired by Juri Valdov Senior Vice-President of External Affairs of Northwest Federal Credit Union, presented on the activities and progress made in the partnership in 2008 during the business meeting at the annual meeting. EUCC was also presented with an award during the banquet following the meetings to commemorate their relationship.
In addition to the annual meeting, the Estonian delegates also had the opportunity to visit two credit unions, Fairfax County Federal Credit Union and Northwest Federal Credit Union. During these visits, the partners were able to further refine the focus areas of the league partnership in areas such as clearing centers and deposit insurance.
The delegation ended their visit by travelling to Washington, D.C. for a meeting with CUNA executives to discuss the US credit union system, how it is organized and the challenges it currently faces. CUNA executives participating in the meeting were Dan Mica, President and CEO; Mary Dunn, Deputy General Counsel; Pat Sowick, VP League Relations; Michael Edwards, Counsel for Special Projects; Phil Drager, Manager of State Advocacy; and Mark Wolff, Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer.
The Estonia delegation consisted of Andrus Ristkok, chairman of EUCC; Maria Peldes, director of EUCC and Linda Sossi, director of EUCC.
A delegation from Tartu Credit Union in Estonia will be meeting with VCUL and Virginia credit unions in July of 2009 for a week-long study tour. The credit union delegation will be exploring key growth areas, including product evolution, branding, credit union staff development, and electronic services through credit union visits and meetings with credit union and league executives.


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Hi Daveyboy,Thanks for posting this! (and the other threads in this GF Pizza section...you've been busy, I see!) The pizza looks great Just curious....what function does the cider vinegar serve in the recipe? I've read it's an ingredient in several GF dough concoctions, but can't seem to find an answer as to what exactly it does for the dough.cheers!Dave
This is a fantastic looking finished product David. A couple of questions since I have yet to attempt this.1. Would leaving the finished dough ball in the bowl a few hours at room temp allow for a fermentation of any kind? I would like to incorp a yeasty type of flavor for the finished product.2. What are your thoughts of spreading out the dough into an 9x9 pan and letting it rise at room temp for an hour or so for use in a sicilian style pie?Best regards David.
Wow! Is my GF friend ever gonna be surpised!Is there a difference b/n tapioca starch and tapioca flour? And if so, did you just use a combo? ThanKs!
Is there anyway to do this crust without the tapioca? I want to make pizza my dad can eat and tapioca is on his bad list. Is there a substitution that can be made?
Just as a follow-up to the gluten-free DS attempts, I think I have it down now:
Norma,The gluten-free tastes pretty good, especially if you don't have a gluten pizza at the same time to compare directly! The DS crunchy cheese edge is great as always and with a little extra oil in the pan the gluten-free gets a nice crispy bottom, too. It's best right out of the oven because as it cools the crust compacts a little and turns into something that resembles polenta, which isn't bad at all on reheats. I would happily eat it if there was no other option.Next up is a gluten-free, vegan DS. Britt
I think Buddy's is offering gluten-free and vegan Detroit style pizzas now.
Norma, I would love to know how they're making the cheese edge with vegan cheese (or if they're even doing so) - I have yet to find a vegan cheese that can withstand a full bake cycle on either DS or NY pies (it just breaks down into a liquid if in the oven more than a few minutes). So the vegan DS I'm making now are baked with no cheese for about 10 minutes and then I add cheese for a couple more minutes in the oven to melt which results in a more traditional Sicilian style with an edge of expose crust rather than a crispy-cheesy edge.
Norma,Thanks for that vegan, gluten-free pic - looks like they cook the crust separately, then top with some vegan cheese and other stuff and pop it back in the oven to finish off. That was my game plan for the next time I make a gluten-free DS. I'm not sure why they specify "casein-free" for the vegan cheese, though - it has to be casein-free. Cheers,Britt


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