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Original post made by carrie manley, another community, on Apr 19, 2008
This is important--an event today in Palo Alto that could help save a life! We need your help today.
Jill Asher in Palo Alto is a good friend of mine. She is a former president of the Palo Alto/Menlo Park parents club and a founder of the popular Silicon Valley Moms Blog. Jill was a huge driving force in our community several years ago in response to Hurricane Katrina--she collected (literally) tons of donations, and then even went to Louisiana to make sure our donations went to those who needed help most urgently. Now, Jill is once again reaching out to help others--and the need is even more personal. Jill's mom is undergoing a bone marrow transplant in May. In caring for her own mom, Jill has come to meet many other patients who have not yet found their bone marrow match.
Maybe it's you.
Jill, true moral compass that she is, has organized a bone marrow registry drive today. It's quick, it's easy, it's truly painless. Jill has given so much to our community--please, do whatever you can to come to Palo Alto today, to take part in this registry drive. Here are the details:
Date: Today, Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Time: 9:00am to 3:30pm
Location: 96 Crescent Drive
Must be between the ages of 18 and 60 to be eligible for donation.
Here is Jill's own personal message to everyone out there, to come be part of this gathering today in Palo Alto.
Hello Friends and Community.
Ok, this is my last push and plea to help spread the word about a MARROW DRIVE that I have helped to organize, Saturday, April 19th.
This is extremely personal. My Mother has AML Leukemia and will be having a marrow transplant in May. However, as I have learned over the past few months, MOST people who have leukemia and need to have a transplant can NOT find an unrelated donor through the National Donor Marrow Registry. A cure or long term remission depends on a transplant.
Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Time: 9:00am to 3:30pm
Location: 96 Crescent Drive
Must be between the ages of 18 and 60 to be eligible for donation.
Becoming a potential donor is simple and FAST. You will just need to allow the marrow registry to take a swab of your saliva. It is painless (and NO NEEDLES). If you are ever matched, you would need to have a blood withdrawal and agree to some on going tests... It is NOT as scary as it sounds... really!
Please visit here to learn more about the drive, why I am organizing it... and all the sites/blogs/companies encouraging our community to show up to our drive:
Web Link
Can you help forward this to your personal email lists? To your company lists? To your friends and family? To anyone that you know in the bay area that would consider becoming a potential marrow donor.? We are making an EXTRA PLEA to minority and/or multi racial groups, including Hispanic, Asian, African American, American Indian, Indian or South Pacific Islanders. These groups have a HIGH NEED for donors, and very low numbers of donors in the database of the registry. Please... won't you show up or help me spread the word?
Thanks for listening to my ramble... I am just passionate about this cause and I desperately want to help.... won't you join me?
Jill Asher
Web Link
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a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Apr 19, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I've been registered for 2 years. This is a good cause everyone!
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 21, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I joined the Bone Marrow registry more than a year ago, and since then I've become a semi-regular blood donor at Stanford. It's a surprisingly pleasant experience, and I've never regretted doing it.
I doubt there's anyone whose life hasn't been touched by cancer, and this is an easy way to help make a difference.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Apr 22, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I have a good personal friend who is a physician, years ago when I was considering this, he told me unless the person is a very close friend or relative or you do not mind enduring INCREDIBLE pain...and a painful recovery, do not do this. Although it is a noble cause, the facts are never disclosed. Like I said, if you like pain go for it...otherwise leave it to someone else closer to the person.
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Apr 22, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Tell the truth hit the nail on the head. I have been a bone marrow donor...it is NOT the "pleasant experience" touted by MPworkingmom. It is NOT anything like donating blood. It is very uncomfortable and the healing after is not fun. Research this and learn for yourselves before getting into something as serious as this. Of course, if it is a family member or close personal friend...different decision all together.
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I have spent the last few days sleeping in the "lost and found" box among the mittens and scarves. I wish I had a message of flowers and sunshine, but nothing springs to mind. I know that "hope springs eternal in the human breast" (Alexander Pope 1688-1784). Felines are more "one day at a time" (Kris Kristofferson, 1974).
If Pope is correct, and I certainly expect he is, all of you should be reading volumes on fresh plantings for spring and books on bird watching. The Kitchigami library system has hundreds of books, videos and DVDs on these very topics.
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Lansoprazole is a "proton pump inhibitor" drug that blocks production of stomach acid. Lansoprazole is used to treat diseases in which stomach acid causes damage, including stomach and duodenal ulcers , esophagitis, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Common brand names:Prevacid, Prevacid IV, Prevacid SoluTab
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
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Folic Acid
Folic acid is needed by the body to utilize vitamin B12 . Antacids, including lansoprazole, inhibit folic acid absorption.1 People taking antacids are advised to supplement with folic acid.
Omeprazole , a drug closely related to lansoprazole, taken for seven days led to a near-total loss of stomach acid in healthy people and interfered with the absorption of a single administration of 120 mg of beta-carotene.2 It is unknown whether repeated administration of beta-carotene would overcome this problem or if absorption of carotenoids from food would be impaired. Persons taking omeprazole and related acid-blocking drugs for long periods may want to have carotenoid blood levels checked, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and consider supplementing with carotenoids.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
In a case report, a man developed severe magnesium deficiency after long-term treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (pantoprazole or lansoprazole).3 Severe magnesium deficiency as a result of the use of proton pump inhibitors appears to be rare among people who have no other risk factors for magnesium deficiency. However, in a study of hospitalized patients, the prevalence of low serum magnesium levels was significantly greater among users of proton pump inhibitors than among nonusers (23% vs. 11%).4 People taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) should ask their doctor whether to take a magnesium supplement or whether to have their magnesium levels monitored.5The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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Omeprazole, a drug closely related to lansoprazole, has interfered with the absorption of vitamin B12 from food (though not supplements) in some,6 , 7 but not all, studies.8 , 9 This interaction has not yet been reported with lansoprazole. However, a fall in vitamin B12 status may result from decreased stomach acid caused by acid blocking drugs, including lansoprazole.10The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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Omeprazole was shown to reduce protein-bound vitamin B12 absorption and cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) juice was shown to increase protein-bound vitamin B12 absorption in eight people treated with omeprazole (a drug closely related to lansoprazole).11 While this effect has not been studied with lansoprazole, people taking lansoprazole may choose to drink cranberry juice or other acidic liquids with vitamin B12-containing foods. Unlike vitamin B12 found in food, vitamin B12 found in supplements is not bound to peptides (pieces of protein). The absorption of B12 supplements therefore does not require acid and is unlikely to be improved by drinking cranberry juice.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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1. Russell RM, Golner BB, Krasinski SD, et al. Effect of antacid and H2 receptor antagonists on the intestinal absorption of folic acid. J Lab Clin Med 1988;112:458-63.
2. Tang G, Serfaty-Lacronsniere C, Camilo ME, Russell RM. Gastric acidity influences the blood response to a beta-carotene dose in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1996;64:622-6.
3. Regolisti G, Cabassi A, Parenti E, et al. Severe hypomagnesemia during long-term treatment with a proton pump inhibitor. Am J Kidney Dis 2010;56:168-74.
4. Gau JT, Yang YX, Chen R, Kao TC. Uses of proton pump inhibitors and hypomagnesemia. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012;21:553-9.
5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Drug Safety Communication: Low magnesium levels can be associated with long-term use of Proton Pump Inhibitor drugs (PPIs). U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site. Accessed at http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/ucm245011.htm#Additional_Information_for_Patients on September 13, 2011
6. Marcuard SP, Albernaz L, Khazanie PG. Omeprazole therapy causes malabsorption of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12). Ann Intern Med 1994;120:211-5.
7. Termanini B, Gibril F, Sutliff VE, et al. Effect of long-term gastric acid suppressive therapy on serum vitamin B12 levels in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Am J Med 1998;104:422-30.
8. Koop H, Bachem MG. Serum iron, ferritin, and vitamin B12 during prolonged omeprazole therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol 1992;14:288-92.
9. Schenk BE, Festen HP, Kuipers EJ, et al. Effect of short-and long-term treatment with omeprazole on the absorption and serum levels of cobalamin. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1996;10:541-5.
10. Saltzman JR, Kemp JA, Golner BB, et al. Effect of hypochlorhydria due to omeprazole treatment or atrophic gastritis on protein-bound vitamin B12 absorption. J Am Coll Nutr 1994;13:584-91.
11. Saltzman JR, Kemp JA, Golner BB, et al. Effect of hypochlorhydria due to omeprazole treatment or atrophic gastritis on protein-bound vitamin B12 absorption. J Am Coll Nutr 1994;13:584-91.
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(June 30, 2006)--Officials at UTSA were notified by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) that some students and staff may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) during the summer session at the 1604 Campus.
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A student was medically evaluated Wednesday, June 28, as having symptoms of active pulmonary tuberculosis. The individual began tuberculosis treatment, and UTSA Student Health Services is taking a proactive role in the investigation.
UTSA and SAMHD have alerted individuals who may have had contact with this student. SAMHD will conduct TB skin tests on the student's immediate family members, classmates, teachers and close friends as a precautionary measure. Approximately 75 people will be tested.
Letters were provided to students and staff at the UTSA 1604 Campus who may have been exposed. Working with UTSA Student Health Services, SAMHD will begin testing at the school Friday, June 30.
An informational student and staff meeting will be held Monday, July 3, to answer questions and explain procedures being taken to protect the health of the university community.
For more information, contact the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Chest Clinic at (210) 207-8823 or UTSA Student Health Services at (210) 458-4142.Read more about tuberculosis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.


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An umbilical hernia is an outward bulging (protrusion) of the lining of the abdomen or part of the abdominal organ(s) through the area around the belly button.
An umbilical hernia in an infant occurs when the muscle through which the umbilical cord passes does not close completely after birth.
Umbilical hernias are common in infants. They occur slightly more often in African Americans. Most umbilical hernias are not related to disease. Some umbilical hernias are linked with rare conditions such as Down syndrome.
A hernia can vary in width from less than 1 centimeter (cm) to more than 5 cm.
There is a soft swelling over the belly button that often bulges when the baby sits up, cries, or strains. The bulge may be flat when the infant lies on the back and is quiet. Umbilical hernias are usually painless.
A hernia is usually found by the health care provider during a physical exam.
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Most umbilical hernias get better without treatment by the time the child is 3 to 4 years old. If surgery is needed, it is usually successful.
Strangulation of intestine tissue is rare, but serious, and needs surgery right away.
Call your health care provider or go to the emergency room if the infant is very fussy or seems to have bad abdominal pain or if the hernia becomes tender, swollen, or discolored.
There is no known way to prevent an umbilical hernia. Taping or strapping an umbilical hernia will not make it go away.
Carlo WA, Ambalavanan N. The umbilicus. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St Geme JW III, Schor NF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 105.
Weber TR. Umbilical and other abdominal wall hernias. In: Holcomb GW, Murphy JP, Ostlie DJ, eds. Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2014:chap 49.
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A NATION DIVIDED: with some of it controlled by China, as per Igor Panarin.
The next four to eight years are gonna be some fun!
Barely two months into the Obama administration, wing-nuts across the land are frothing at the mouth, talking feverishly of secession, violent revolution, tax revolt, "going Galt," and national divorce. It would be hilarious if it weren't so creepy.
We all had a good laugh this past December when Igor Panarin, dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry's academy for future diplomats, predicted that the financial crisis would eventually lead to widespread unrest, martial law, and, by 2010, a civil war in the US — the end result of which would be a motley collection of rump states like "Atlantic America" and the "Texas Republic," that then glom onto countries such as Canada and Mexico. It's an absurd idea.
Or is it? Perusing some of the sheer insanity spewed on rightist blogs, message boards, and comment threads — the pitchfork-shaking anger directed at this so-called socialist government — one has to wonder just what's percolating in this country. Maybe the big break-up is coming sooner than we think?
Obama talks a lot about his affinity for Abraham Lincoln. Let's just hope he doesn't end up having too much in common with the guy — that in addition to saving the economy, winning two wars, and curbing global warming, he doesn't find himself having to preserve the Union, too.
People are pissed. New faux-populist hero Rick Santelli has been enjoining citizens to register their disgust with the stimulus plan and budget by bombarding the White House and Capitol with tea bags — get it?! (The phenomenon has apparently caused headaches for workers charged with the safety screening of DC mail.) Meanwhile, 4000 people gathered this past Saturday for a so-called "Cincinnati Tea Party." Read one sign: HONK IF I'M PAYING YOUR MORTGAGE.
But protests do only so much. More and more, it seems, nothing less than outright secession will satisfy some of these cranks. The right-wing Web is all atwitter over a recent open letter, spreading from blog to blog like a hanta virus, by one "John J. Wall, Law Student and an American." In it, Wall puts it plainly: he wants a divorce.
"Let's just end it on friendly terms," he writes. "We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. . . . Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA, and the military." (What they'll do with all the guns he doesn't say.)
Ironically, when not busy fomenting revolution or concocting a plan to carve up the continental US, conservatives act a lot like the "hippies" that Wall went on to lambaste in his letter — thumbing their nose at authority and threatening to drop out of society.
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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Chocolate coating:
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 ounces cocoa butter, or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Equipment: 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
To make the dough: In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter until soft and smooth. Add the sugar and continue mixing until well blended. Add the vanilla and mix until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, cornstarch and flour. With the mixer running at low speed, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and blend just until combined. Form the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
On a floured work surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thick, or as thin as you can possibly get it. Use flour-dipped cookie cutters to cut out 1 1/2-inch diameter circles and place them on an ungreased sheet pan, leaving 1-inch between the cookies. You can re-roll the scraps. Bake until crisp, 12 to 14 minutes, then let cool on the pan.
Cut marshmallows in half horizontally. Place marshmallows on cookies and warm in 350-degree oven until sticky, about 5 minutes. Combine two cookies to make a sandwich. Cool.
To make the chocolate coating: Melt the two ingredients together in the top of a double boiler or a bowl set over barely simmering water, stirring occasionally. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. One at a time, gently drop the marshmallow-filled cookies into the hot chocolate. Lift out with a fork and let the excess chocolate drip back into the bowl. Place on the cookie sheet and let set at room temperature until the coating is firm, about 1 to 2 hours.


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Community Colleges Contribute More to Democratizing Higher Education Than to Diverting Students From Bachelor's Degrees
A study published in the Teachers College Record by Alicia Dowd and Tatiana Melguizo in 2009 addresses an issue that has concerned higher education: What is the effect of community colleges on economically disadvantaged students' pursuits of bachelor's degrees?
The quasi-experimental study, "Baccalaureate success of transfers and rising four year college juniors," was designed to determine whether community colleges "…[expand] enrollment or divert students from attaining a bachelor's degree…" by examining…" the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) and institutional selectivity on the bachelor's degree completion of transfer students and rising 4-year college juniors." The results, using data from 1992 to 2000, indicate that the argument that community colleges serve to "divert" students from seeking and receiving bachelor's degrees is not as substantiated by evidence as previously estimated. Students of traditional college age who go on to 4-year colleges via community colleges do not suffer a drop in their rate of completion of bachelor's degrees. Once differences in SES have been taken into consideration, there are "…insignificant differences between the completion rates of low-SES transfer and low-SES rising junior students." However, not every aspect of democratizing education is shown to be served. For example, while the study finds that bachelor's-degree completion is not largely affected by attending a community college, its scope is limited to low-SES students, ignoring the degree completion rate across SES lines.
One implication is that states may combine articulation and transfer policies resulting in systems in which 2- and 4-year colleges work together to provide institutional support, counseling, and other programs that promote successful transfers for students who enter college aspiring to earn a bachelor's degree. Another implication of the study is that one way to ensure that community colleges remain a path to obtaining a bachelor's degree is to provide incentives for some academically prepared students to choose to begin postsecondary education in a community college.
Philip Less Appointed Rhode Island's Adult Education Director
The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has announced that Philip Less will serve as its state director of adult education beginning on Dec. 5. Less previously served as Arkansas' statewide ESOL coordinator and as program advisor to 21 local providers in the northwest quadrant of the state. He also was Arkansas' point person for accountability and for the National Reporting System for Adult Education. Less also served as director of a local ESOL program and taught in three states as well as in Croatia and the Netherlands. He chaired the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium state staff workgroup and is the chair-elect of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages' adult education interest section.
Green Standards to Be Integrated Into Career Clusters
In September, OVAE funded a project designed to help states and local programs integrate green concepts into the career cluster standards and to identify new green occupations. A team led by MPR Associates, Inc., including the National Career Technical Education Foundation, Vivayic, and the Academy for Educational Development was awarded the contract. The standards will follow the format currently used by the states' 16 career clusters identified by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium and recognized by OVAE. The career clusters are an organizing tool for CTE that group occupations into 16 cluster areas aligned with industry-validated knowledge and skills statements. They define what students need to know and be able to do in order to transition successfully into postsecondary education and/or careers. The new green standards will become part of programs of study or career pathways, which may begin as early as the ninth grade and outline a sequence of academic and CTE courses connecting secondary and postsecondary education. Six career clusters will be first in line for green standards integration: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Information Technology; Manufacturing; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.
Maine Adult Education Office Harnesses Broadband for Students and Teachers
Maine's Office of Community and Adult Education is leading an effort that will harness broadband technology to benefit adult students statewide. The office recently received nearly $750,000 in funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to be paired with $254,682 in state adult education funds, over four years. The grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will expand the Maine Adult Regional Technology Initiative (MARTI) by providing intensive, ongoing training and mentoring in educational uses of technology to 112 adult educators across the state. Ten trainer-mentors will review existing state curricula and develop blended models of face-to-face and online adult education instruction. Teachers will use techniques such as creating and sharing documents through Google.docs, exploring research studies with WebQuest, and using other online tools. Funds also will be available to MARTI classrooms to improve access to broadband and technology tools. The new grant supports Maine's existing effort to expand statewide broadband access by building out from local adult education programs that agree to become community centers for local access to broadband training and online connections offered in every corner of the state.
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Cause remains unknown six weeks after Black Forest Fire
Investigation continues on 3 recent suspicious fires
BLACK FOREST, Colo. - The six weeks since the Black Forest Fire have been frustrating for residents who want to know how it started, and for investigators seeking a cause and a suspect.
Lt. Jeff Kramer of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said there are no new leads, but investigators continue to look at evidence previously gathered in hopes of finding clues.
"I know that they have different items of evidence under analysis at laboratories," said Kramer. "When they get those reports back, that could end up providing some forward momentum, as well."
Kramer said it's worth noting that investigators still haven't found a cause for the Waldo Canyon Fire 13 months ago. He said arson cases typically take a long time and a lot of work, and in 85% of cases, a suspect is never found.
Authorities previously ruled out natural causes like lightning, and said the possibility of arson was small because they found no gasoline, matches or other accelerant usually found in arson fires. Investigators said the cause appears more likely to be accidental, but they want to know exactly how it happened and who was involved.
The Waldo Canyon Fire, authorities said, was caused by a person. However, they're still trying to determine whether it was set accidentally or intentionally.
Meanwhile, tension remains high among Black Forest residents after three suspicious fires in the Fox Run Park are, in the past week.
The Butts family learned about the new fires while vacationing in California, hoping to forget about the wildfire that destroyed nearly 500 homes.
"My wife checked her phone and got an email from some friends," said Sean Butts, who lives near the site of one fire at the intersection of Stagecoach and Rollercoaster roads. "(She) heard it was put out right away, so we didn't rush back. We thought maybe it's the same person who started the wildfire. Obviously, we're scared."
Butts said his daughters, ages 11 and nine, were frightened by the wildfire, and he hesitated to tell them about the suspicious fires during the family's vacation.
"I didn't want to freak them out, so we told them they were put out right away, and they felt okay," he said.
Authorities so far have not found a connection between the wildfire and the three suspicious fires.


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When you've had a long day at work and no longer have the desire to feel your face, your friends are kind enough to pick you up and supply you with a pregame squeeze bottle. Who knows what's in it and, let's be honest, who cares.
Man I had this long ass shift the other day while everyone else was getting tanked. It was okay though because when Steve picked me up he brought a pregame squeeze bottle.
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(July 14, 2006)--Roadrunner Days, the official UTSA kickoff for the new academic year, adds excitement to the campuses as we welcome new and returning students with a great variety of events.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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UTSA departments that provide services to students are invited to advertise these services at two Roadrunner Days events this year.
A six-foot table will be provided to display information and to distribute promotional items to the students:
- 1604 Campus: Service/Vendor Fair, Recreation Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22
- Downtown Campus: Welcome Back Party, Bill Miller Plaza, 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 24
The events offer a unique opportunity to get your message to the 4,000 students who are expected to attend these events. The Roadrunner Days committee hopes to provide as much information as possible to our new students as they embark on their educational journeys at UTSA.
If your department provides services to students, you play a vital role in helping them to succeed.
To participate in the Roadrunner Days events, download and complete the information table registration form, and return it to Lisa Blazer by Aug. 1.
For more information, contact Lisa Blazer, UTSA assistant vice president for student financial aid and enrollment services, at (210) 458-4846.


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Hi all. I am planning to set a few swarm traps out this year.
Has anyone ever had an issue being challenged by another beekeeper that you have trapped their bees (and maybe they want them back)? What is the legality of taking ownership of bees that move in from parts unknown? After all, there are beekeepers all over the place and most of the time we have no idea where other hives may be. Perhaps just around the corner.
It's probably very unlikely, but it could happen that a beekeeper sees their bees swarming and going into a trap on someone else's property. Is it really finders keepers? In practical terms it almost always will be, but in law?
I'm not really concerned about this, but it would be interesting to know if it's an issue where legal precedent has been established.


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Arsenal Ladies celebrated their second successive Women's Super League win on Sunday. After celebrating the championship by beating Doncaster 3-2 at Meadow Park, a number of Laura Harvey's players spoke to Arsenal.com.
Rachel Yankey
It's been fantastic. For a while, everyone has been talking about if and when we're going to win the league so it's nice to have finally done it.
We always felt confident that we could win this game, and the league as a result. In the end we didn't need to because other results went in our favour. It's good to win it before Birmingham next week.
We found out we were champions in the warm up. Laura Harvey was trying to keep it quiet but people around the ground were all saying it. Now we just want to make sure we go through this season unbeaten. It was important to come out here and play well.
It's been a mad season. We've got three more games, and possibly another two if we get through to the next round of the Champions League. We'll carry on and stay confident – hopefully we can win some more trophies.
Kim Little
We came into the game knowing we'd won the league. But to get the result as well is great for us.
Personally, I don't think I've had the best season to be honest. I've scored a few goals, especially in the first half of the season, but I've not scored as many as I'd have wanted in the second part of the season. I've done alright but I can play better.
Playing with Jordan Nobbs and Katie Chapman has really helped me. They're a bit more defensive minded than I am. They're great. They've got so much energy, which helps our team in general so to have them in our team is great for us.
We'll be having a little house party tonight so we're all looking forward to that. Winning the league is a big occasion and we're going to celebrate it.
Birmingham have won the FA Cup and we've won the league, so we both want to go out and win a second trophy, to make sure we win more than they do. We really want to go and win the Continental Cup on October 10.
Katie Chapman
For us it's fantastic. It's always nice to bounce back after winning it last season. To do it again just proves we are true champions.
This squad has a real will to win. It's horrible losing a game. We're all together in this and we all want to win every game. The title is the big one and that's what we aim for.
It's been brilliant to be captain. I never thought I'd actually be a captain, but Laura Harvey has put it upon me. I took over from Jayne Ludlow when she was injured, and it's been split between the two of us depending on who's playing. For me it's been a great honour to captain Arsenal.
We'd love to make it a treble. But we just have to wait and see. Every game is different – every cup game is different. It's going to be a tough task against Birmingham in the Continental Cup and then Champions League is a big one anyway. We're going to progress through each game and see how we go.
Alex Scott
Winning the league is awesome. We've had a great season, especially in the league where we've been so consistent .We deserve it so much.
We always want to win every trophy we compete in. We got knocked out of the FA Cup so we want to pick up all of the rest of the trophies that are available.
There's a real winning mentality in the squad. It's always been there at the club and we thrive on it. We just want to keep proving ourselves year in, year out.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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It has a living room, a fully equipped kitchen, a bedroom with queen size bed and a bathroom with shower. Also, up the spiral staircase in the lounge, you can enjoy a quiet private terrace with table and chairs.
Fully equipped (bedding, towels, kitchenware, TV, air conditioning, heating, WIFI, etc).
Easy and quick access to the apartment by bus from the central train station in Cordoba. Ideal for couples.
Offers a magnificent typical Cordoba courtyard with arches and columns that dominate the entrance. Located in the historic center where you can visit the main sights of Cordoba comfortably. Near the apartment you will find shops and entertainment venues (including a flamenco show, where daily song and dance shows are performed).
The apartment is very quiet, with an interesting decoration by the presence of arcs in it and is really comfortable.
House rulesENJOY A LOT and please:
No cause noise nuisance to neighbors.
Leave the apartment in good order and cleanliness.
If you smoke, please smoke in the courtyard of the apartment.
Please turn off the lights, air conditioning or heat when leaving the apartment to visit the city.
Optionally provides private parking space ( consult prices).
Optionally provides babe bed.
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Perfecta estancia y perfecto anfitrión. Un saludo Luis y gracias por todo
Bien ubicada y limpia
Un apartamento precioso para parejas. Muy céntrico. El anfitrión a pesar de no verle en persona ha estado muy atento y su ayudante también. Si volviera no dudaría en repetir en este apartamento u otro de Luís.
Una experiencia inolvidable, tanto por la ciudad como por la atención y amabilidad de Luis, quien nos recomendó qué ver, dónde comer y qué hacer, revelando esos pequeños secretos que una ciudad guarda para sus habitantes.
El apartamento genial, limpio, recogido, céntrico y con un pequeño patio adorable.
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We were very content with the flat in Cordoba and the service Luis offered to us:
The flat was very tidy, close to the city center and nevertheless quiet and in a good modern shape. The whole communication with Luis ran absolutely proper, clear , prompt and reliable: Compliment!
Stunning apartment. We wanted to live there permantly! Such a lovely space with all new retrofittings and renos. Looks very new and clean. Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom are all very large. Shampoo, body wash and towels provided. Hairdryer in bathroom. Building is beautiful and has a lift 1/2 way up to apartment. Well located for about a 10/15 min walk to everything you will want to visit. Absolutly no noise at night except for a few kids playing in the courtyard below.
Luis was impeccable with his communication and a very gracious and concerned host. He even booked us a cab to the train station. A very thoughful and kind host! Thanks Luis!! ;)
Written for English-only speakers. Luis and his associates are extremely helpful and were quickly to our aid when we ran into a couple of problems. Their English isn't great but you can get your message across if you work at it. The rental itself needed a bit of work but I told Luis about the things that needed maintenance and he promised to get them fixed; I trust that he will. It could also use a few more supplies; for example, there is nothing to open beer bottles in the drawers. Very comfortable furniture. Its location is fabulous – just off the E-5/A-4, with parking available at 8 Euros a day in a lot 100 meters from the apartment. The apartment itself is in a building on a walkway with only occasional motorcycle traffic and quite quiet. It is 5 minutes walking from the Roman Bridge, 10 from the Mosque, 15 from the Jewish Quarter and Alcazar. Two warnings though – you need to be able to navigate a lot of stairs as the apartment is in the second story and the bedrooms on the third. And you need to be agile to get into and out of the main bed.
Very comfortable appartment in a nice condo, 3 minutes walk to the mezquita
It is an apartment you need to spend pleasant days in a wonderful city like Cordoba, the apartmaneto is centrally located. We thank the host for its flexibility in departure time and your attention when arriving in the room.
Es un apartamento con lo necesario para pasar unos días agradables en una ciudad maravillosa como Cordoba, el apartmaneto esta situado muy centrico. Agradecemos al anfitrión por su flexibilidad en horario de salida y por su atención a la hora de llegar a la estancia.
My experience in the apartment of Luis was fantastic, the apartment charming, tiny but very complete, perfect for the holidays (my husband went my little 8 months and I) have felt at casa.además is near from everywhere ( 10 minutes) parked the car on arrival and we've moved on foot all tiempo.Luis very friendly and helpful, gave us directions about where to eat highly recommended. And Juan Carlos (his assistant) great too.If return to Sevilla certainly repeat :)
Mi experiencia en el apartamento de Luis ha sido fantástica, el apartamento coqueto,pequeñito pero muy completo,perfecto para las vacaciones(fuimos mi marido mi peque de 8 meses y yo) nos hemos sentido como en casa.además esta cerquita de todos sitios( 10 minutos) aparcamos el coche al llegar y nos hemos movido andando todo el tiempo.Luis muy amable y atento,nos dio direcciones cerca donde comer muy recomendables. Y Juan Carlos( su ayudante) genial también.si volvemos a Sevilla repetiremos sin duda :)
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|That is so cute! Love the 'cactus'
|I've actually seen that exact jar for sale Target for only 8 dollars. I might have to try something like this some time.
I have shrimplets! Sometime in the last day or two one of the girls had her babies. I can see right now at least 12 babies, this jar has been extremely successful with zero (knock on wood and pray I didn't just jinx it) deaths so far. They love all of the taiwan moss, cholla wood and fast growing plants in it.
When we get our second type of shrimp, which are probably going to be Malawa and chocolates in the next month or so, hopefully I can add one more jar with those in it to sit beside my chair.
Shrimp are a joy to watch, when I can see them since the jar is grown in so well. I've really fallen in love with the shrimp and snails. Hands down I enjoy them more than fish, except for my bettas of course.
|My cherry shrimp are berried finally, all 3 of them the same night. It didn't happen until I added one more female and one more male into the jar with them. I picked the reddest male and females, and one of the females has the slight purple tone to her that I hope stays with it after the shrimplets hatch. No idea -how- in the world I am going to get 50+ shrimplets out of the jar when the time comes, guess it's going to be fun for a few months trying to fish them out. In our 8 gallon shrimp tank, I am guessing we have over 100 shrimplets just hatched, looks like all the girls got berried around the same time and they all hatched really close together. Going to need a second shrimp tank soon looks like to through culls into.
Thank you so much for your story and your kind words. I'm going on 3 years now with no remission and it's really been a struggle. The fish and the plants really give me something else to try to focus on when the nights get bad, which is 90% of the nights here lately. I just can't imagine this going on forever but I guess it's best to just not think about that!
Take care and good luck finding your own jar, they might just be slightly addictive :P
I must have missed your thread when you first posted it. Beautiful jar. I would love to try one some day.
I had to write in support of what you are doing. I was diagnosed with RSD/CRPS in 2001 but had it for a few years before that. I used to have a huge outdoor garden, and hybridized daylilies, had a sales garden and mail order business Now almost all of the outdoor plants are gone. Only a few left, and will probably downsize that even more this fall.
I have wanted an aquarium ever since we got rid of the one I had as a child over 40 years ago, and fell in love with planted tanks a few years back. When pain was high at night, I used to watch youtube videos of planted tanks and it was so good to take my mind off the pain. One day while going in a local specialty fish store to look - I thought I am just going to go ahead and get a 5 gallon and set it up. I got a Fluval Spec V, and I put it near my bed, cycled it, joined a local fish club, got starts and trimmings from their plant guy, put a red male betta in, and it was so great to watch the betta when pain levels are so high at night. Liked it so well, moved him out to another area, and now I have a 15 gallon right by my bed, with the light cycle on at night, so I can watch them all night if I want to.
We might not be able to get out like we would want, or experience life like "normal" people - but the key is in finding joy in what we can do. And, the small planted tanks have given me such joy. I've tried nearly all the treatments for the RSD - they just have not helped, and I'm at 75% of my body now. But, I deal with it ok - meditation helps a lot, and so does sitting and watching the fish and shrimp and seeing the beauty of the plants right next to the bed. I have the 15 and two Fluval Specs with male bettas. I would LOVE to have a couple 40 breeder size tanks all planted, but the reality is that I don't think I can care for more than a 15 or 20. But, maybe I could add a couple jars.... ;-)
RSD/CRPS is a rare disease, and people that don't have it just cannot comprehend what having it is like. I just wanted to let you know you are not alone, and keep your chin up, and I hope you find something that helps you soon. I'm so glad that you have found the planted tanks and that they are helping you too!
I will be looking for one of those jars....
That's the spirit
Just keep feeding us pictures.
One of the amano's molted today. The 2 red cherries inside are saddled and the assassins won't stop banging. I didn't want assassin eggs in there so will have to watch for babies for the next few months when I take them out. I got blue and pink ramshorns from a trade of plants last week, so I think the Pink ramshorns are going in this jar and hope to start a second jar for the blue. For the time being the pink and blue are getting daily water changes in a half gallon and several mason jars. I split them up based off of current color so will watch them for a few weeks before i decide what tank to put them into. Have to eradicate the brown ramshorns out of a few tanks before i add the blue or pink to anywhere so probably easiest to just start a second Jar just for blue ramshorns.
The plants inside this jar are really, really, really liking the mix of soil and floramax, they are growing out of control. The vals have put out more runners than the entire time they were in the bigger tank and the taiwan moss is doing the best out of any other tank in the house. I am extremely pleased with how this jar has turned out. Thinking these jars would be the perfect place to grow out just the different types of mosses we have collected so far.
CheyLily- after it grows out I'll be happy to pay it forward. I'll Pm when it gets there if you just pay shipping
Looks great! Send some taiwan moss my way when its time for a trim.
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What is that floating plant? Id love to get some for my Neons planted 10gal if I knew the name.
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What is that floating plant? Id love to get some for my Neons planted 10gal if I knew the name.
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Plants are growing beautifully. The taiwan moss seems to be really, really happy in there, it has started growing great and the shrimp love it. Surprisingly I may have actually managed to not infect it with regular duckweed!! So happy about that, i can't even explain.
What is that floating plant? Id love to get some for my Neons planted 10gal if I knew the name.
Added 3 RCS, an amano and a Thai Micro Crab to the jar a week ago. All seem to be doing well and next will be to add the few ramshorn snails and the jar will be done. Already thinking of maybe doing a another jar, to hopefully put a couple blue shrimp into. I can't wait to (hopefully) watch the babies grow. The amano is going to come out and go in a 10 gallon after he gets a little bigger, I didn't want my betta to eat him since he was kind of small when he got here.
Plants are growing beautifully. The taiwan moss seems to be really, really happy in there, it has started growing great and the shrimp love it. Surprisingly I may have actually managed to not infect it with regular duckweed!! So happy about that, i can't even explain.
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Those pickle jars are a lot of fun for sure. There is a singular problem with them: having only one .
Small floaters like frog bit, dwarf lettuce, etc. work well in these jars and help to keep the environment stable.
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I have a tiny dwarf water lettuce, a frogbit, a salvinia patch and one greater duckweed in there right now. Having an issue with small duckweed in my other tanks so took out 1 piece, washed them and put them in to grow and multiply to ensure no small duckweed infests the jar.
Probably going to have to re-do a few tanks completely to eradicate the small duckweed, i dislike it immensely and can't seem to get rid of it.
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Hi everyone....Really long spell of rainy days and temps not out of the 60's....but, I wanted to check on my hives. Is it OK to do so? I know it isn't ideal to check on them in the rain, but was looking for some OK around that.
Drizzling and overcast much of the time, so I will try to find a window away from the rain, but am still nervous. Also, thought I should feed them (per Matt in ORegon) with this long spell. Am also going in to look and see if I should put bars in between the brood and honey, right?
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The key to a quality insulating job is tight-fitting batts that completely fill the stud cavity with no voids or gaps. You can do top-quality work with only a few basic tools. You'll need a utility knife with a good supply of sharp blades, a tape measure and a straightedge, and a 3- or 4-in. putty knife for stuffing insulation around doors and windows. Fiberglass can irritate your throat and skin, so wear protective gear. Buy a two-strap mask rated for fiberglass insulation (look for N-95 rating) and wear a hat, gloves, a long-sleeve shirt and goggles to keep fibers out of your eyes.
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Running a full batt in front of electrical cables leaves an uninsulated space behind. Avoid this by splitting the batt as shown. Then when you come to an electrical box, trim the insulation to fit snugly around it. Run your knife blade against the outside of the box to guide the cut. But don't cut too deep or you risk nicking the wires. If you have plumbing pipes on an outside wall, insulate behind them, but leave the side facing the interior uncovered to allow heat from the house to keep the pipes warm.
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We're using unfaced batts that are sized to friction-fit into standard stud spaces (either 16-in. or 24-in. on-center studs). They're also available precut to lengths that fit standard 8-ft. and 9-ft. walls. Buying precut batts eliminates some work, but you'll still have to cut some batts to length. You could measure the space and cut the batt to fit, but a quicker method that's just as accurate is shown below. Leave an extra 1/2 in. of length for a snug fit.
We're using unfaced batts because they're easier to cut and install. In most climates, you'll have to staple 4-mil plastic sheeting over the batts to form a vapor barrier. Check with your local building inspector for the recommended practice in your area.
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Joy Whitlock, Sean Michel and Carolina Story Take Their "Traveling Troubadours- More Than A Show" Tour Cross Country
Sponsored by Anchor Artists Agency, with hearts to serve, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Joy Whitlock ventures out on "Traveling Troubadours- More Than A Show " a tour dedicated to reach the lost. Whitlock will be traveling beside sixth season's American Idol contestant Sean Michel and new husband and wife duo Carolina Story as they take their ministry to churches, homeless shelters, hospitals and more across the country. The tour kicks off in Batesville, AR on April 7 and will carry through the spring drawing to a close in Texarkana, TX on May 3.
Looking at it from the perspective of "how would Jesus tour?" the "musicianaires" are approaching this tour as a chance to really show God's love with their words and actions. With a storyteller-like feel, the artists will be speaking into the stories of the songs and connecting with those who are listening.
"The Traveling Troubadours is a chance to do something unheard of. It is a chance to give more than just a performance," says Whitlock. "We are all excited to be a part of these beginnings."
Easily recognized by his long hair and beard, Sean Michel made a lasting impression with his soulful vocal style on season six of the Fox Network's hit television show American Idol. Since American Idol, Michel continues to gain a growing following worldwide.
Also joining Michel and Whitlock is new duo Carolina Story. With a mission to love, husband and wife Emily and Ben Roberts continue on their musical journey, doing all things in hopes that all who hear their music are inspired. They will be singing songs off their latest release "When The River Met The Sea."
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Veteran corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley has cashed in some of his shares in Guinness Peat Group.
The director, who was nearly booted off the board of the investment company earlier this year, yesterday revealed he had sold $2.87 million worth of shares.
Brierley retains a 2.89 per cent shareholding in GPG - worth around $26.7 million at yesterday's trading price of 57c.
GPG is in the process of selling down its assets and recently said it would rename itself Coats "at the point when GPG shareholders' investment is predominantly represented" by the UK threadmaker's business.
Fund managers and investors have strongly criticised Brierley for failing to put the best interests of investors first but he has argued that as a significant shareholder he is always thinking about what is best for shareholders.
Stock Takes wonders how long Brierley will want to keep his remaining shares in the company now that he has lost control of the business, is no longer chairman and is hanging on to his board seat by a thread?
Shares in GPG closed steady on 57c yesterday.
The performance of the two Fisher & Paykel companies couldn't be more poles apart this year. Takeover target Fisher & Paykel Appliances is so far tracking as the best performing stock on the New Zealand sharemarket this year with a massive return of 251.4 per cent.
Haier's bid for the appliance-maker has seen its share price soar, edging out tech stocks Xero and Diligent who have been the main stellar performers this year.
One surprise in the top five is children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch with a return of 89.1 per cent - obviously things aren't all bad in the retail sector.
But at the other end of the scale returns haven't been as healthy. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is second from the bottom in a comparison of the NZX50 index stocks with a negative return of 3.02 per cent.
The only NZX50 stock to do worse is PGG Wrightson with a negative return of 7.9 per cent.
Minor shareholders in rural services provider PGG Wrightson must be feeling anxious about the struggle by its major shareholder Agria to pay its debts on time.
New York Stock Exchange-listed Agria owns 80.8 per cent of Agria Asia, which in turn owns 50.22 per cent of Wrightson, and was due to repay a $10 million loan to Livestock Improvement Corporation this week and a prior ranking loan of $25 million to the ANZ bank.
Agria took out the loans to buy the shares in Wrightson.
On Wednesday, Livestock said it was still in discussions with Agria and it had given the company an extension on the loan to enable it to source additional funds.
It has given Agria until December 19 to pay half the loan back with the balance due in March 2014. Livestock has also increased the interest rate charge on the loan to reflect the delay.
Agria says it has also reached an agreement with the ANZ to extend that loan.
Agria could be forced to sell some of its Wrightson shares to fund the repayment which could potentially shift the balance of ownership and control over the company.
Shares in Wrightson closed up 1c yesterday at 35c.
Shares in Trade Me hit a stumbling block this week with investors disappointed at the guidance given at the company's annual general meeting.
The auction site's share price tumbled 21c in one day falling from a high of $4.45 to $4.24.
One fund manager said the AGM had been "pretty underwhelming" and the company's growth looked like it was going to be less than expected.
Trade Me had been going from strength to strength since its listing last year but it appears to have been hit by a dose of reality.
The fund manager said Trade Me was just as exposed to cyclical elements of the economy as other companies and investors should not expect it to be immune to the slow economic growth New Zealand was facing.
Shares in Trade Me closed down 10c at $4.19 yesterday.
New Zealand companies with exposures across the Tasman are starting to feel the heat from the difficult Australian economy.
Rubber-goods specialist Skellerup released a profit guidance downgrade this week, noting the tough trading environment it faces.
The company had a record result in 2012 but expects its profit to fall by as much as 11 per cent over the next year. Shares in Skellerup fell 15c to $1.58 on the news, eventually closing at $1.60.
But it's not likely to be alone in feeling profit pressures.
One market player suggested retailers Pumpkin Patch and Kathmandu could also face tougher times as well as other stocks with Australian exposure like Fletcher Building, Fisher & Paykel Appliances and Tourism Holdings.
"The cruel reality is, if they have a meaningful exposure to Australia their performance will come under pressure ," he said.
The NZX's decision to close earlier on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve should be good news for investors.
In the past the market has remained open until 4pm on those days and Stock Takes suspects some companies have taken advantage of pre-holiday periods to release less favourable news to the market.
With a shorter day there will be less chance to slip bad news out. Brokers will also appreciate the early 1pm close off which will allow them to get the party started earlier.
The Financial Markets Authority has given its blessing to the NZX to allow its new diversity reporting measures to come into force but most companies won't have to supply any break-down in gender metrics for their boards and officers until halfway through next year.
Main board listed companies will have to include the information in their annual reports. But the rule only kicks in for companies releasing reports covering balance dates ending on or after December 31.
The majority of New Zealand's listed companies end their financial years in either March or June and then release their reports several months after that.
While Moa's promoters have said the intention of the tiny brewing company's upcoming float was not to facilitate its eventual sale, Stock Takes notes that the once-New Zealand owned brewer, Lion, is a keen buyer of small, craft breweries downunder.
In June, Kirin-controlled Lion bought Little World Beverages in a deal that valued the craft brewer at A$381 million.
Shareholders in the West Australia-based Little World Beverages, which makes Little Creatures and White Rabbit beers and Pipsqueak cider, signed off on the deal in September.
Sydney-based Lion, whose origins go back to New Zealand's Lion Nathan, brews Tooheys, XXXX and James Boag's. Lion was taken over by Japan's Kirin in 2009.
Little World began in Fremantle in 2000, expanding into Victoria in 2009 with the White Rabbit brewery in Healesville. The company is building a new brewery in Geelong in order to expand on Australia's east coast.
Lion is in the habit of buying craft breweries. It already has James Squire and Knappstein under its belt.
Moa, in its offer documents, has forecast two years of losses. The document also contains the comment: "There can be no certainty that Moa will be able to generate a profit in the long term."
Moa shares are expected to list on the NZX on November 13.


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Mission Statement: To support and promote vibrant and sustainable farmers markets throughout Alaska.
Food Assistance at the Farmers' Market
Many markets in Alaska now accept Quest cards (also known as Food Stamps or SNAP), WIC Farmers' Market Coupons, WIC Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers, and Senior Farmers' Market Coupons. Look on the Market Directory page to find the markets participating in these programs. For more information about these programs, look on the "Quest & WIC/Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs" page.
PDF Quest Grant Application: Download and fill out the registration form (.doc)2012_FM-Quest_Grant_Application.pdf
Benefits of farmers markets
Farmers markets have experienced a renaissance throughout the nation, and have begun to spring up all over Alaska. While our short growing season and cold climate offers many challenges to our farmers, farmers' markets are thriving across Alaska.
Farmers markets are good for farmers and good for the communities they serve.
For farmers, farmers markets provide a place where farmers can reconnect with consumers and capture retail dollars for their fresh, high-quality products.
For communities, farmers markets are family-friendly, community-building events that bring neighbors together, attract retail activity to surrounding businesses, create forums for civic education and involvement and provide direct access to Alaska's agricultural bounty.
Why is it important to support our local farmers markets?
• You create a sense of community through buying locally and cooking and eating locally-grown food with friends and family.
• You build a healthier lifestyle by buying, cooking and eating real food, rather than eating processed, commercially-prepared foods.
• You create stronger social structures by cooking and eating with family and friends.
• You are promoting and protecting Alaskan agriculture for our future.
• You are protecting Alaska's precious agricultural lands from development.
Why is it important to buy local food?
1. The produce tastes better because of our cool climate! Our cool nights make the vegetables sweeter and more delicious than anything grown in hotter climates.
2. The produce tastes better because it's fresher! With vegetables grown just a few miles away, harvests can be much more recent than for produce shipped from Outside.
3. Your produce will stay fresh much longer after you buy it, because it is so fresh to begin with.
4. The transportation costs of buying local food are much lower than buying produce that has been shipped from the Lower 48. You're conserving all kinds of energy by buying local food!
5. You're supporting local farmers and ensuring that farming and local food production will remain viable in Alaska.


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A name that was once considered distantly related to Hitler. But found in ancient Swedish texts and roughly translated as: Blue Midget.
by SMEmidget December 20, 2006
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Few things are more likely to focus the mind on the sharp end of business than having to shift a container load of bananas before they rot.
The prospect of having some expensive compost on their hands got the guys behind All Good bananas down to the local supermarket, meeting and greeting customers.
But it wasn't just about moving a perishable product.
It was a way for company founders Simon Coley and brothers Chris and Matthew Morrison to tell a story about what made their bananas different to the seemingly identical product sharing the supermarket shelves.
Captured succinctly in the company name, All Good is about growers benefiting directly from the sale of an environmentally sustainable product which is also good for the consumer, says Coley.
"Our maxim is: good for the growers, good for the land and good for consumers," he says.
Since early 2010 All Good has imported only Fair Trade certified bananas grown by farmer co-operatives in Ecuador.
The original plan had been to bring fresh fruit from Samoa, where Chris Morrison had connections from his days as owner of organic drinks brand Phoenix.
New Zealand's love affair with bananas - we reportedly eat more per capita than anywhere else in the world - meant the market was ripe for the picking.
Landing a few pallets of Samoan bananas in 2008, Coley admits they were pretty naive, discovering the small but delicious fruit didn't travel well and tasted best when a commercially unappealing black.
They learned a lot, he says, and undeterred, started researching the fair trade business model.
It led them to one of the earliest Fair Trade certified co-operatives, a group of banana growers in El Guabo, Ecuador.
Fair Trade ensures the farmers, often on small plots without access to working capital, get certainty through a stable, year-round price and the ability to reduce or do away with chemical sprays.
A little over three years down the track, All Good has taken a 5 per cent bite out of a New Zealand banana market worth between $160 million and $200 million a year, says Matthew Morrison.
"We should be able to double that within the next couple of years," he says.
Growth is not limited to encouraging New Zealanders to chomp their way through more Fair Trade bananas.
This summer All Good launched drinks Karma Cola and Gingerella ginger ale made with ingredients sourced from Fair Trade producers in locations from Sierra Leone and Papua New Guinea, to Paraguay and Sri Lanka.
Ultimately they'd like to take the drinks to a global market, telling the story of the provenance of the ingredients to consumers, says Matthew Morrison.
And it's not a big leap to go from bananas to fizzy drinks, Coley says.
"We're talking the same message; we're being transparent; we're linking our suppliers through to the customer ... and we're interested in developing other lines and it may not be fresh fruit or beverages, it may be something else in grocery.
"So we're about a branding and marketing company that is trying to encourage consumers to link with suppliers and we would like to see as much food and beverage coming from an ethical source so we do that by telling stories and linking those growers through to the consumers," Coley says. It's garnered the All Good team an international gong last month from New York-based think tank Ethisphere, publishers of a global ranking of ethical companies.
Chris Morrison says the collapse of Enron and the global financial crisis has shone a light on corporate behaviour, with organisations such as Ethisphere emerging to independently evaluate business ethics.
Ethisphere puts All Good in the company of corporate giants such as tech company Cisco, American Express and clothing retailers H&M and Gap.
There are now 10 staff working from the company's bright yellow Grey Lynn headquarters and the three founders are in the midst of planning to take the business to the next level.
"We haven't determined how to do that. It is very hard to grow organically just through your own cashflow especially when you've got a lot of opportunities and a lot of demand. That's a challenge for many businesses," says Chris Morrison.
To date the investment has been mainly around expertise, say Coley, and with the All Good business not yet big enough to support them all the time, each has other ventures.
Coley, for example, is the design nous behind online energy retailer Powershop.
When he's battling away for not much reward it's satisfying knowing someone at the end of the supply chain is being helped, he says.
"I think it's a really good way of measuring success that other people have benefited from it."


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Sri Kumaré is a guru from the East who has come to America to spread his teachings. In Arizona he finds a group of devoted students who embrace him as a true spiritual force. But Kumaré is planning to reveal a secret to his disciples. He is, in fact, not real – Kumaré is a filmmaker from New Jersey named Vikram Gandhi who wanted to see if he could pull this deception off. Though it may have begun as a Borat-style series of gags, this remarkable documentary becomes ever more interesting and thought-provoking, as Kumaré/Vikram struggles with the unforeseen problem he has created for himself. He has discovered that he cares for his followers, and his growing sense of responsibility toward them – and more than a little guilt – forces him to genuinely look inward as he contemplates the risks and rewards of revealing his "true self" to those have made serious changes to their lives as a result of his teachings. This "true story of a false prophet" is both surprising and illuminating, and one of the year's most talked-about documentaries. Audience Award, South by Southwest Film Festival. (84 min.)
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Great information...thanks so much.
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Thanks for the ideas. This was my major problem when I attempted to do a Morning Star quilt block. I will now go back and try again. Was so frustrated last year with this 1/4 seam that I put the project away. Let you know how it works for me.
thank you very much fo rthis tutorial.. it is a good idea
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This is very clear and a great way to get that 1/4 in seam. I have a foot for one machine, but not for my old one. However I don't get the SCANT part at all. Trying to move a needle one or two threads seems silly. Wish it would just go away once and for all. I say the patterns should just use the 1/4 in seam and be done with it.
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Instead of masking tape I use moleskin. It's thicker and will last longer than tape. Nice tutorial.
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iamjet, you're only measuring the center strip of fabric. It lost 1/4 in. off each side, so should be 1" after sewing.
I think I will use this to see if my 1/4 in foot is accurate. Thanks.
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My machine is an oldie but a goodie BUT I don't have the needle adjust so how would I go about using the graph?
Seam allowance is only one factor in getting a block to end up being the expected/hoped for size.
Was the fabric washed/shrunk before cutting? If starched/sized - the moisture and heat when it's pressed can change the size of SOME fabrics. Steam pressing can also shrink SOME unwashed fabrics.
Size of the pieces - ruler placement can make them vary up to 1/16 or an inch or more - Quilter's Rule has really thick lines - so I don't use it now.
Even using the fine lines on the rulers I use now as guides, I've noticed that my 2.5 (2-1/2) inch strips are actually about 2.52 (2-17/33) inches wide. If you use the shape-cut ruler or die cut pieces, they might be a bit smaller.
Thread thickness - some think this really matters -
Pressing techniques - try not to stretch the fabric - but make sure that there are no pleats by the seams
Seam width matters - but what really matters is that the unit or block ends up being the expected/wanted size.
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You only measure the center strip not all three strips.


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Meet the Cook: Served with fresh bread, this makes a nice light meal. I've also used this recipe for entertaining, and it has always been a success at potluck dinners. While it's a delicious way to use up leftover beef, I sometimes serve it with cold ham and cheese instead. The parents of one son, my husband (a good cook who adds his input to my recipes) and I have two grandchildren. -Audrey Marsh, Arva, Ontario
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- 3 cups diced apples
- 1 cup julienned cooked roast beef
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Lettuce leaves
- In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper; mix well.
- Pour over apple mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve on lettuce. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Originally published as Apple Luncheon Salad in Country Woman September/October 1997, p29
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