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The owners and insurers of the MV Rena already look to have a battle on their hands just hours after signalling their intention to leave part of the wrecked cargo ship on Astrolabe Reef.
They propose leaving part of the wreck in place after removing contaminants and clearing or closing any hazards making the wreck unsafe for diving.
But a lawyer acting for a group of Bay of Plenty iwi said that if the owners could not secure the endorsement of iwi and residents, the matter was likely to land in the Environment Court.
If agreement could not be reached before a resource consent application was lodged, the owners might consider referral to the court, Robert Makgill said last night.
Mr Makgill believed there was a "good prospect" the matter would become a large court case.
Iwi felt the only way to restore the reef's pristine marine environment was to remove the wreck completely, he said.
"Iwi have no intention of simply rolling over and letting a large international corporation make a mess in New Zealand's backyard, leaving behind a legacy of toxic waste."
Buddy Mikaere, a cultural adviser to a large group of iwi, said iwi on Motiti Island and those on the mainland wanted all environmental damage cleaned up.
"There is a wall of iwi support from Tauranga to Whakatane solidly against leaving the wreck behind."
A spokesman for the owners and insurers last night said there would be no "fast and simple solution", but they were committed to dealing with the wreck "in the most safe and practicable way".
The site would be monitored regularly and modelling had shown the remaining material would rapidly disperse, although some contaminants could affect ecological regeneration.
MPs Grant Robertson and Gareth Hughes, environment spokesmen for Labour and the Greens, said any decision over the ship should reflect what was best for the environment and Bay of Plenty residents, and not cost.
The insurers will hold meetings with iwi and focus groups, and two drop-in days will also be hosted in Mt Maunganui next week.
What next?
*Rena's owners and insurers to confirm proposal to apply to leave part of the wreck on the reef. Could lead to a drawn-out resource consent process.
*Maritime New Zealand to release a review of its response into the initial grounding. Due this month.
*Report by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission into wider circumstances of the disaster.
*A court decision due to confirm a limitation decree and constitution of a $11.5 million compensation fund.


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Elle's First Concert - Justin Bieber
Wes's Golden Birthday - Mustache Bash (sorry no post) but you can see his 1st Bee B-day HERE
Cardinals in general - LOL... even if we did lose. Love them boys.
Philadelphia trip and buying a size 6.
Meeting up with some great Blogger gals for the 1st time. Love making new friends.
Running the GLO Run with my bestie.
Eric had some good things happen at his job:)
Wes has grown leaps and bounds this year.
2 of my great friends got pregnant despite many years of infertility.
There are more - but these stand out for 2012. On the other hand, there were a TON of "not so great" things that happened in 2012 ~ so on that note, I can't wait to put this year past me and move on to 2013.
In 2013 I am looking forward to a few changes in myself. I can't wait to look back at this post in December 2013 and see if ANY were kept:
Start to let my "guard" down or my "wall". I keep a guard up at all times, because I don't like disappointment at ALL. I don't like being let down, so I always think the "worst" and if it works out then great and if not, then I can go with "told ya so". Yes I need to work on this.
Stop being so hard on myself. I am my WORST critic - for real I am terrible. I have to let some of that go and actually be my BEST supporter. This I will work on.
Stand up to others. You wouldn't think it, but I back down often (from certain people), because it is easier to just "let it go". This year I will work on standing my ground - even if it reeks havoc;)
Internalize more. I am a HUGE extrovert. I love being around others, near others, talking to others, etc... I think in 2013 I need to focus more internally. Now, don't get me wrong I am not letting go of my true self, but I need to figure some shiz out ~ this year I will do that.
Yes I will work on all those things - also I posted my 5 Wishes For the New Year. I WILL be working on those, as well.
Alrighty...boy, I got a little deep there for a bit;) In addition - I can't wait for NYE tonight. I had my girl come over last night. She did my hair, spray tanned, and did my make-up and actually wrote down how I am supposed to do it. AGH!!!! It looked GREAT - now lets see if I can re-create.
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So, after reading everyone's threads, that I appreciate so much, I went out there this morning and took off the mouse guards. The lo's are going to be in the high 50's 58-60* at night, and 80's in the day for a couple of weeks. I looked in the bottom board opening, and there is a huge amount of bees, so I don't think a mouse would have a chance. I will put them back on as it gets colder. They all seemed to appreciate it, me getting those out of there They are still coming in with heavy filled pollen pockets, so I think I did them a favor. Thank you all so much for helping me keep my sanity!


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The Arts Education Partnership in Washington, D.C. teams up with Lesley on groundbreaking research and policy initiative
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Lesley graduate students Miranda Hynes and Mary Brooks, both M.Ed. candidates in the Creative Arts in Learning Program, have been selected to ArtsEdSearch's first fellowship class to analyze emerging research on arts in learning. The project serves as the nation's first database focused entirely on the educational outcomes associated with student learning through the arts – one of Lesley's hallmark programs.
"This is intended to provide a solid base of information for policy makers and educators about how arts education can inspire students across the curriculum," said Brooks. "We're definitely looking at how arts education can support 21st century thinking skills to create innovative thinkers who are flexible and willing to take risks in their learning."
The fellowship stemmed from AEP's partnership in 2011 with Lesley's Creativity Commons, a university-wide program for scholars and students to explore the role of innovation in teaching and learning in education. A grant from AEP funded the initiative to provide research fellowships to students across Lesley's graduate art programs to identify and summarize research for the launch of ArtsEdSearch.
"The Arts Education Partnership approached Lesley because of the substantial research on arts integration and arts education that's been underway here in the last several years," said Lesley instructor Lisa Donovan.
The initiative was so successful, according to Donovan, that the "Lesley Creativity Commons Model" was used and expanded into a national model for AEP's higher education initiative to provide similar fellowships and training across the country.
Brooks and Hynes are among eight members of the inaugural ArtsEdSearch Fellowship class, whose fellows hail from Lesley, Harvard, Florida Atlantic University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Their mission is to contribute to a high quality database of information on the role the arts play in developing students' creative thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills to help them prepare for college and career success.
As fellows, Hynes and Brooks analyze articles about art education, specifically outcomes of art education that are supported by research, working both independently and through regular web conferences with the fellowship class.
"It's about validity, credibility and measurability," said Hynes. "If you talk to any educator, they'll tell you how important the arts are and they'll tell you anecdotes about the impact on children, but unfortunately, in the larger world and in education funding, you can't just say, 'I know it works.'"
"There are strict criteria that studies must demonstrate to be included in the ArtsEdSearch database and we have to critically read these studies," noted Brooks.
In April, as part of the ArtsEdSearch Fellowship, Brooks and Hynes will travel to Washington, D.C., for AEP's 2013 National Forum: Arts, Education, and the Next America, which gathers national leaders to frame today's most pressing education issues and provide thought-provoking ideas for empowered leadership in the arts.
Brooks is an artist, and she works as a research scientist at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Mass. After she graduates from Lesley in August 2013, she plans to develop arts integrated science curricula for high school and middle school science classes and create teacher training for science teachers who are interested in adding arts integration to their teaching approach.
"Learning through the arts is such a powerful way to make learning relevant and understand the concepts that underlie all the facts," said Brooks.
Hynes is an artist and works as an instructor at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. She is scheduled to graduate from Lesley in May 2013. For her Master's thesis, she's writing a book titled, Don't Make Art, Just Make Something, which "centers around the idea that if you always try to make art, you miss out on everything else you can make."
The initial fellowships at Lesley that led to the national "Lesley Creativity Commons Model" involved research fellowships awarded to six Lesley graduate students studying arts in education and therapy: Laura Hill, Dahlia Bousaid, and Rebecca Kirk in Community Arts and Education; Erin Sutton in Art Education; and Christine Hampton in Expressive Therapies.
Lesley faculty collaborated with the fellows through training in research, analysis of data, and publication of research summaries with policy implications. Faculty members included Donovan, who was then the Creative Arts in Learning Division Director, Creativity Commons leaders Gene Diaz and Martha McKenna, as well as Librarian Constance Vrattos and Director of Institutional Assessment Linda Pursley.
"The students found the process of collaborating with Lesley faculty and researchers enlightening and incredibly valuable as they considered the relationship between research in arts education and policy implications," said Donovan.
To learn more abut the Arts Education Partnership and the ArtsEdSearch project, read more here.
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well, everyone here should be grown men and should respect each other accordingly. I don't say anything to anyone that I wouldn't say to their face.
bigdon we embrace the freedom of speech but cant condome bs. you are more than welcome here like i am as long as you behave yourself. i enjoy all opions but not blame calling. as most here i enjoy reading about gun building and such. just kick back and enjoy and not troll my man.just my 2 cents worth again and i hope i said it right gentlemen and any ladies out there.
well, everyone here should be grown men and should respect each other accordingly. I don't say anything to anyone that I wouldn't say to their face.
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i'm guilty of lurking too but it seems most topics are covered pretty well. came here from GNA after it shut down for good. not a troll or goverment. i lost my wife three days before Thanksgiving so things are too scranbled for me to post right now.
worst yet I did not call you a troll, I stated you should be BANNED from this site for the crap you posted. I could care less that col krink & Biggun has helped you. thin or thick skinned your post was uncalled for and you should man up in this thread and say it was wrong for what you posted
respected is earned
for all the new people and their are plenty of you. this is a great site and one you can learn plenty from. some of us are emotional about the 2A, most of us or 99% are conservative in one form or another, we have few who like to kick up the dust and russle a few feathers. just post responsibliy, respect others ( the exception would be replying to commies, socialist, marxist, Obama supporters)
you will gain my respect and others when you start contributing info for all to share and we all have more to learn.
and if your lurking to find out how to build AK's I am done with that, read the old threads, you 5years to late
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
Spray; It "wasn't" you who called me a troll. You stepped on my 1st amendment right to my opinion when you said I should be banned.
"To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."
Ted Nugent - speaking at the NRA convention April 17, 2005
No I am showing why people are Leary of posting. And I am glad to say to the people who don't post there are very few who will jump on you, so go ahead and post.
the shooting has all of us on edge emotions are high from the tragic events an the loss of those poor kids to the reality that we are possibly looing at bans an possibly loosing the hobby we have so much time sweat an money into. For many it was hard to really think about the victim's because we all knew what was coming an what it might cost. some of use here likely have $50,000 in Ak,s AR,s an other stuff that may be banned. Its hard to really grieve about school kids when you don't know them. I am pissed that some idiot that misused a gun is going to cost us a big part of our lives an what we do. I personally cant feel worse because how they died. id have been just a sad for them if there buss had been run off a cliff. I was how ever really pissed about the shooter an his using a gun. the media tries to make there death more tradjic because they were murdered. there trying to make it some how different than if they were killed buy a drunk or person on a cell phone or a speeder or some other human caused criminal act. I can only be really sad that innocnet kids died an they didt need to. I have looked really hard at things an I cant blame the gun. I can however question how we as gun owners shoulder the responsibility of gun owner ship?? I can ask if were doing our part? I realize others handel tradijy different an to some its more personal. Im a dad an Im pissed just like every other parent in the country.
This site is monitored no question. I have people I don't know call me an ask about selling guns or working on them. im not a FFL an a cant an wont work on a reciver. I never get a straight answer were they got my cell phone number or my email . it might be friends of people a help with barrel work or sold parts only to but I don't know.
I constantly advise against tough talk an making threats an stuff some here just said don't say anything you want sat tot here face an its a good way to fly. I'll call some one out if I think there shady or doing a illeagle build an over th years have flat caught people here an other sites in lies.
Guys have come an gone an even passed away. hell I shed a tear when Sangrun hunter died an I had never met him only swapped ideas, parts, tools, opions here an else were. there are guys here that I know about there family life an there hard times that ill never meet. I have had people send me stuff for free to help out a father do hunting rifle for his kid. I have recived parts for myself free. Words cant describe how cool that is.
with over 10,000 posts I cant really hide what I do so I make dam sure every aspect of what I do is legal. I don't work on guns that are not mine I don't sell guns I build I don't sell guns that are commercially made to people I don't really really know an at this point I don't sell with out a transfer through a FFL. all these sites are under a microscope were the guys the government don't want to have these weapons. Were there enemy . I have gone out of my way to portray what I use my AK,s for an that's hunting a target shooting I avoid being all bad ass mall ninja zombie SHTF trigger happy paranoid Rambo. Im not against guys who want to have taticool stuff its not my bag. For the last 7 or so years I have tried to show how well a AK can shoot how to make it more accurate an more usable for any type of shooting. I started likely one of the first accursing the AK threads on the net, an I take a little pride if you google it my thread here comes up 1st most times. I get a kick when on other sites some idiot will say the AK is inaccurate an some member I don't know will link my thread here on that site. I try to show what I an now my son do as good honest shooting fun. I they to show that these guns also make great hunting guns I even hunt with a AK pistol. Im not saying id don't do a mag dump now an then or bump fire but I don't go around bragging it up an showing it on utube in full camo with a taticool vest on acting lie I just cant wait to shoot a person. Im not saying you have to shoot your AK or AR like me just to please think how others perceive your actions. Yes we have rights an we can say screw every one else if they don't like it . the Issue is many don't like it an there trying really hard to take those rights away.
gun ownership is a huge responsibility an when were putting what we do in front of million of people on the inter net we need to be very very careful what we say show an do . We blame the media for a lot an we have to keep in mind were also part of the media when we post. I have made many friends here Ill never meet an a few guys I don't want to meet. for the most part every one here is a decent good guy. I have run ins with a few guys here an ill still stand behind them.
I have been hot headed an self righteous as any one an some times im wrong or I accidentally insult when I wasn't trying to.
any way my point is were being watched by every one an more anti gun people are likely looking at this site now than ever I have always tried show what I do in good light an would not be ashamed if any LEO or anti walked up to me the same as at a range an asked about my stuff an why I have it. I hope others do the same.
New members need to understand that were suspicious of any new comer these days especially if there not only he same page as most of us. They need to under stand that you have to earn respect even if your the best builder in the world. test the water before diving in. Old members need to remember when they didn't know any thing or were new an were asking dumb questions or had ideas that were not really well received. keep in mind, were all should be here because we like guns an shooting


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There will be a faculty and staff meeting at Pulaski Technical College at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 26, in the R.J. Wills Lecture Hall on the second floor of the Campus Center on the main campus in North Little Rock. Members of the Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees will be in attendance.
On Tuesday, March 20, Dr. Dan F. Bakke, president of Pulaski Technical College, announced his retirement from the college, effective June 30. The Pulaski Tech Board of Trustees accepted Dr. Bakke's letter of notification at a special meeting on Tuesday.
The purpose of the meeting on March 26 is to hear a summation of this announcement and additional information from the trustees regarding future plans.
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Beyond the Feel-Good of Urban Farming
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While Minneapolis is a national leader in support for urban agriculture, advocates for farmers here are urging public policy-makers to push past the feel-good rhetoric and embrace a more comprehensive vision of what a 21st-century American city can be—one that fully taps urban farming's potentials for environmental, social, and economic betterment.
Dan Singer from Minneapolis Has Been a Walker Member Since 2007
Oct 2013
Why is the Walker important to you? I can't emphasize enough how much the Walker has allowed me to discover new ideas. I'll be first introduced to an artist at the Walker, then see their work elsewhere or come across another piece influenced by that artist. Why are you a Walker member? Civic pride and free admission. I've visited every gallery show in the past six years, so the admission benefit has…
Emma Berg from Minneapolis Has Been a Walker Member Since 2005
Oct 2013
What draws you to the Walker? On quiet days, I can disappear into a place that can inspire, challenge, and calm me. On not-so-quiet days, I can be part of a larger conversation about why art is an important part of living fully. I'm also inspired by the arts and the possibilities they hold to create change. Being a member is my way of recognizing that and saying thank you. What have you enjoyed most…
Introducing… Anita and Robert Tabb
Oct 2013
We are celebrating the 25th year of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden this summer. How far back do your memories go? When we came to Minneapolis in 2004 from Portland, Oregon, it was one of the highlights that drew us to the neighborhood. We've been visiting the Garden and the Walker ever since. What do you think the Garden has brought to the community? Few communities have "outdoor museums": in addition…
Introducing… Patrick, Kelly, and Penelope Deignan
Oct 2013
What do you like to do when you visit the Walker? Patrick Deignan We always stop to see the movie playing in front of the white steps and visit the gift shop. Whatever we do between those two points varies. Kelly Deignan Hang out and walk around. Penelope Deignan I like to look at my favorite artwork. I bring my colored pencils and paper and sketch. And I loved the Tool Shed at Open Field. What do…
A Window to the Future: The Walker's Legacy Circle
Oct 2013
Brian Pietsch and his partner John Walsh are the newest members of the Walker Art Center's Legacy Circle, a group of dedicated friends who have remembered the Walker by including it in their wills and financial plans. Since its founding in 1991, the Legacy Circle has honored individuals who have recognized the need to ensure access to the Walker for generations to come. Whether they bestow part of…
Introducing… Nikki Kubista and Jenny Ryan
Oct 2013
Why did you become Walker members? We started going there in high school for the Dyke Night performances. Our suburban high school plays like Bye, Bye Birdie seemed a million miles away. We just figured, if the Walker does stuff like Dyke Night, what else might there be!? What do you enjoy most about the Walker? The performing arts season. If you ever run out of things to talk about, go see a show. We…
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Mar 2013
Launched in 2005, the Walker Art Center's Premier Partners program brings together a quartet of the institution's most generous corporate members that provide core operational support. That year, General Mills, Star Tribune, and Target increased their already leadership- level gifts, and were the first to be recognized. Delta Air Lines, building on its longtime support of Walker programming, joined as…
Introducing… Michon and David Weeks
Mar 2013
Why did you decide to become members? When we moved from rural Minnesota back to the Minneapolis area about a year and a half ago, joining the Walker was one of the first things we did. We've enjoyed this place for years, and appreciate having our imaginations and perspectives challenged. We frequently attend exhibitions and performing arts events so a membership makes sense. Do you have favorite…


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Not only is running on a trail more entertaining than the road, it can also deliver a more intense workout. It typically provides a greater challenge to your balance centers and stabilization muscles as you work to climb the trails and control your descents. Furthermore, running on a straight road does little for your senses, while trail running tends to keep you focused on the obstacles, keeping your body and mind guessing.
The correct equipment will be the difference between a good experience and a potentially unsafe experience. Given the type of terrain you are running on, a good pair of trail running shoes is paramount. They offer better lateral and heel support than standard running shoes and usually have a heavier tread pattern for traction on the trails.
Trail running may involve water, possibly soaking your socks and shoes. Traditional cotton socks increase the likelihood for blistering. Select socks made from synthetic fibers or the newer breathable socks that help keep your feet cool and help prevent blisters.
When running trails at altitude, sudden temperature changes are possible, so layer your clothing. Wear clothing that allows your body to cool, yet wicks away moisture from sweat. Wet clothing against your skin may shuttle necessary heat out of your body, especially at higher, cooler altitudes.
Taking a pole or stick with you is always a good idea. Not only can it help stabilize your body over tricky terrain, but it can also come in handy when fending off any unexpected wildlife.
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Plan for expansion 20 to 30 years into the future; consider doubling the presently anticipated size. Avoid locating facilities near property lines, streams, steep topography or other features that will limit expansion. Additionally, buildings should be spaced 50 feet apart (75 feet is better for fire trucks) to reduce fire spread.
Acreage depends on the soil/plant filter area needed for ultimate waste disposal plus a buffer area between the dairy operation and neighbors.
Lagoons minimize the acreage required. As a rule of thumb, the number of cows per acre needed for waste application is 0.9 cows per acre (1,350-pound cows) if handled as a slurry and up to five cows per acre if a lagoon is used. Avoid being dependent upon other landowners for waste disposal.
Avoid placing livestock facilities near present or future non-owned residences. Preferably, livestock facilities should be out of your neighbor's sight. Consider having a buffer zone or a tree windbreak to shield the operation. Depending upon facility size, minimum distance from non-owned residences should be 500 to 1500 feet, although this is no guarantee of immunity from complaints. A separation of one mile or more is recommended between large livestock operations and non-owned residences.
Separation distance is influenced by prevailing wind and topography. Preferably, fields where waste is applied should be at least one-half mile from residences. Fewer odor complaints from land application occur if the waste is treated in a lagoon, injected into the soil, or immediately incorporated into the soil by tillage, but consider soil erosion.
Prevailing wind direction in relationship to non-owned residences is important, especially during seasons when neighbors will be outside. If local knowledge is not available, wind data is available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or from the MidWest Plan Service publication MWPS2, Farmstead Planning Handbook, which shows wind patterns for numerous locations during the months of January and July.
During calm, humid periods, topography can funnel odors down drainage ways to distant locations, especially to residences located in valleys. Odors traveling in this way can remain intense over long distances. Topographical maps can determine potential paths of air drainage. Remember, odors following drainage patterns may be more offensive than odors carried by prevailing winds.
Parts of southern Missouri, areas along the Mississippi River and the lower portion of the Missouri River have limestone deposits. These deposits may restrict the use of earthen waste impoundments because of potential groundwater pollution. Be cautious when planning dairy facilities in an area known to have sink holes and remember, earthen storages should not be used where the collapse potential is high.
Shallow bedrock creates problems in the installation of underground utilities and may preclude the use of earthen storages for water or waste. A few hours of investigation with a backhoe or a drilling rig may be necessary to properly evaluate a site.
Livestock facilities, especially open lots, should not be located close to streams and watercourses or on steep land along these areas. Runoff should be contained and applied to a soil/plant filter. Pastured livestock should be fenced out of streams along with a 50- to 300-foot wide grass or forest filter strip.
High producing crops that remove large amounts of limiting nutrients should be selected when choosing a soil/plant filter area. Shallow and unproductive soils should be avoided, although irrigation could help shallow soils maximize crop production.
To reduce the possibility of runoff, select fairly level soils. If a sloping site is unavoidable, injecting the waste may be necessary. Slopes steeper than 10 percent are not suitable for the filter area.
Soils with low permeability are desirable for earthen waste storage to prevent groundwater contamination. Much of the southern half of Missouri has highly permeable, gravelly, rocky, sandy or block-structured red clay soils that may allow wastes to seep into the groundwater. Natural Resources Conservation Service surveys rate soils for many factors, including permeability, drainage and suitability for waste lagoons, road fill and irrigation.
For application of lagoon effluent by irrigation, the surface soil permeability rate must be higher than the application rate to prevent runoff.
Good surface and subsurface drainage is important, but polluted water must not leave the premises or enter the groundwater. Avoid building "in a hole," on a flood plain or on sites with a high water table, spring or seep.
Slopes of 2 to 5 percent will usually provide surface drainage without erosion, depending upon the soil type. A 5 percent minimum slope away from building foundations is recommended, and south slopes are preferred for livestock feeding areas. Buildings built on high ground can take advantage of natural slopes for drainage and obtain a 2 percent minimum slope on conduits for lagoons. Diversions may be required to divert surface runoff from facilities. Building roads to follow ridges can take advantage of drainage and reduce snow drifts.
A dairy operation should have accessibility to a good market and a milk truck route.
Preferably, a state-maintained, hard-surfaced highway with bridges permitting large trucks should be easily accessible. Prompt snow removal is important. Avoid sites where the cost of constructing/maintaining the road from the dairy operation to the public road will be excessive due to distance, required bridges, snow drifting or other topographical/soils problems.
A year-round supply of water is essential for the animals, sanitation and workers/residences. Water is also needed for waste dilution and fire protection.
A well-sealed, high-capacity, deep well is usually preferred. Shallow wells are more likely to become contaminated from surface runoff and/or deep percolation. The well(s) should be located away from possible contamination sources such as lagoons, livestock lots, septic tanks and septic fields. For deep wells with sealed casings and drawing water from bedrock formations, the recommended distance from contamination sources is 300 feet with 100 feet as the minimum distance (public water supply criteria). For unsealed wells and water from unconsolidated formations such as sand or gravel, 1,000 feet from contamination sources is recommended with 300 feet as the minimum distance.
Public water supplies are expensive for watering livestock. Milking cows require 35 to 40 gallons of water per head per day. Surface water supplies (ponds/lakes) are an alternative, especially for livestock consumption.
Electrical demand is high for most dairies. Power requirements are usually high for heating, lighting, pumping and handling materials. Large motors may require 3-phase power. Unless a 3-phase line is close, the cost of providing this line may be costly.
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How many of your hives swarmed this year that you know of? I only had two that I know of, one small swarm and one biggun! Just an absolutely crazy year for swarms everywhere though, hoping next year will be the same! Gonna saturate Livermore and areas around Tracy, Manteca and see what happens! Can't wait for some bee fishing!


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In 1994, while in the employ of the United Jewish Appeal and Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, I was given the task of overseeing former Israeli prime minister Yitzchak Shamir's trip to Toronto. But of course, as fate would have it, Saudi Arabian sheiks were staying in the same hotel as he was. What was I to do?


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25Silas Redd
2013 USC Spring Football Outlook
Spring ball begins March 5.
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The Trojans will play seven home games at the LA Memorial Coliseum, this fall
2013 USC Football Schedule Announced
Trojans play 7 home games in Coliseum.
Trojans Fall to Yellow Jackets in Sun Bowl, 21-7
Silas Redd had 88 rushing yards on 17 carries in the loss.
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CAREER: In his 3-year college career at Penn State and USC, he has run for 2,583 yards on 488 carries (5.3 avg.) with 18 TDs, with 10 100-yard rushing games, and he has caught 22 passes for 180 yards (8.2 avg.) with 1 TD. He ran for 1,678 yards on 321 carries (5.2 avg.) with 9 TDs in his 2-year Penn State career, and added 13 receptions for 67 yards (5.2 avg.). He had 7 100-yard rushing games at Penn State.
2013: The productive Redd figures to start again at tailback as a senior in 2013. He missed most of 2013 spring practice after having surgery for torn knee cartilage.
2012: Redd, who transferred to USC in August of 2012 from Penn State and was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, was a co-starter at tailback as a junior in 2012. Overall in 2012 while appearing in 12 games (all but Arizona State, which he missed with a sprained ankle) and starting 6 times (Hawaii, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Georgia Tech), he had a team-leading 905 yards on 167 carries (5.4 avg.) with 9 TDs, plus 9 receptions for 113 yards (12.6 avg.) with 1 TD and 1 tackle. He made 2012 All-Pac-21 honorable mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team.
Against Hawaii, he ran for 56 yards on 9 carries, with a 31-yard TD, and caught a 41-yard pass in his first game as a Trojan after transferring from Penn State. He had a game-high 107 yards on 15 carries at Syracuse, then scored a pair of 1-yard TDs while rushing for 17 yards on 13 carries at Stanford. Against California, he rushed for a season-high 158 yards on 21 carries (7.5 yards per carry) with a 33-yard TD (he also caught a pass for minus 2 yards). He had a game-best 77 yards on 17 carries with a 3-yard TD at Utah. He had a game-high 155 yards on 26 carries, with an 11-yard TD (he also had a 57-yard non-scoring run on USC's first play of the game to set up a field goal), and he added a tackle at Washington. He had 13 yards on 3 rushes and caught a 16-yard pass against Colorado. He had 57 yards on 13 rushes with a 10-yard TD and also caught 2 passes for 24 yards at Arizona. He had a team-best 92 yards on 18 carries with 2 short TDs and caught a 20-yard pass against Oregon. He had 8 yards on 3 carries at UCLA and 77 yards on 12 carries against Notre Dame. He had 88 yards on 17 carries along with 3 catches for 14 yards (wityh a 9-yard TD grab) against Georgia Tech.
2011: Redd earned 2011 All-Big Ten second team and Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year honors as a sophomore tailback at Penn State. Overall in 2011 while appearing in all 13 games (starting 11), he ran for 1,241 yards (10th most in a season in Penn State history) on 244 carries (5.1 avg.) with 7 TDs, plus caught 9 passes for 40 yards (4.4 avg.) and had 1 tackle. He had 6 100-yard rushing games, with the last 5 coming consecutively (104 yards with 2 TDs on 12 carries against Indiana State, 129 yards on 29 carries at Indiana, 142 yards on 28 carries versus Iowa, 131 yards with 1 TD on 28 carries against Purdue, a career-high 164 yards with 1 TD on 18 carries at Northwestern and 137 yards with 1 TD on 30 carries versus Illinois). He was the first Nittany Lion with at least 5 consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Curtis Enis had 8 in a row in 1997. An injury to his collarbone and sternum slowed him during the final 3 games of the regular season.
2010: Redd, who enrolled at Penn State in January of 2010 after graduating a semester early from high school, ran for 437 yards (second on the team) on 77 carries (5.7 avg) with 2 TDs, plus had 4 receptions for 27 yards (6.8 avg.) and 7 kickoff returns for 147 yards (21.0 avg.), while appearing in 12 games as a first-year freshman backup tailback in 2010. He had 131 yards on 11 carries with a TD versus Northwestern.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 2009 U.S. Army All-American and Rivals.com Connecticut Player of the Year as a senior running back at King Low Heywood Thomas School in Stamford (Ct.). He ran for 1,924 yards on 137 carries (14.0 avg.) with 25 TDs on offense and 47 tackles and an interception on defense in2009.
He had 1,346 yards on 120 carries (11.3 avg.) with 15 TDs as a 2008 junior, along with 2 interceptions.
He also played basketball and lacrosse in high school.
PERSONAL: He is a communication major at USC.


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I watched the whole video...the quilts using this simple block is amazing. Has anyone else made these? This is not the 10 min block, which was also pretty cool. I do like this look better though.
wow, I love them in boarders!
I haven't yet but I do want to try the scalloped border effect soon.
I love the scalloped circle place mat. That one design sold me on the book.
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Is the book out yet? I've looked for it, but, haven't found it.
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Dosen't always mean much, but its something, and it is about the GIANTS, so i'm posting it.. As all know, ive liked Brian Winters for quite some time, and been having em in and out of my mocks since October... Everytime i've seen kent St, which is more then most, because i gamble, hes stood out and gotten high praise from Announcers.. Hes a versatile player, and because of his weigh ins at Sr Bowl, probably will fit best inside, with ability to step out to RT in a pinch... So far, giants have met with Trent Steelman and Brian Winters at Shrine and Sr Bowl, at least as far as i know...
2013 Senior Bowl: Wednesday Prospect Meetings Report (North Team)
By Charlie Campbell - @draftcampbell
Here is a recap of the player interviews that were conducted on the field after Wednesday's practice by the North team. Typically, these interviews with area scouts are to set up longer, formal interviews for a night during the week. While teams say they "talk" to every player, teams do not take the time to conduct formal interviews with every draft prospect, so this can be a clue as to which players are on their radar.
Chicago - Missouri Southern defensive tackle Brandon Williams
Denver - Fresno State safety Philip Thomas
New Orleans - Missouri Southern defensive tackle Brandon Williams
New York Giants - Kent State tackle Brian Winters
New York Jets - Purdue defensive tackle Kawann Short
Philadelphia - Oregon State wide receiver Markus Wheaton, Colorado tight end Nick Kasa, Illinois defensive end Michael Buchanan, Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and Connecticut cornerback Dwayne Gratz
San Diego - UCLA defensive end Datone Jones and North Carolina defensive tackle Sylvester Williams
San Francisco - Fresno State safety Philip Thomas
St. Louis - North Carolina defensive tackle Sylvester Williams and Connecticut cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson
Washington - Fresno State safety Philip Thomas
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have conducted interviews with Cornell guard J.C. Tretter, Kent State tackle Brian Winters, San Jose State guard Dan Quessenberry and Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin.
Baltimore Ravens senior personnel assistant George Kokinis interviewed Syracuse tackle Justin Pugh and Connecticut cornerback Dwayne Gratz.


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The "retroactive retirement" Romney finalized with Bain Capital, in 2002, claimed February 1999 as his exit date. For three years, Romney got to enjoy the perks of being the boss, including an annual salary of at least $100,000, as well as investment opportunities, and, presumably, the authority to intercede in Bain deals if he chose to, whether or not he actually exercised that power. He also held open the option of returning as boss and owner after the Olympics, if he wanted to.
He got all of that, while being absolved in the end of all responsibility and blame for anything the company did during that time.
The ability to fashion that kind of no-lose arrangement, frankly, is one way that the very wealthy and powerful differ from the rest of us. When revealed, it can make successes look inevitable, rather than impressive.
If Romney's history of stacking the deck is subject to scrutiny, it could undermine the accomplishments at the core of the argument for his candidacy.
Bain Capital, for instance, often structured its deals as no-lose propositions: Bain extracted enormous fees and contracts from its takeover targets, making millions even when those companies collapsed.
And Romney has applied the principle to his own carefully guarded personal image for decades.
One of the most blatant was his pre-arranged face-saving plan when he agreed to head Bain Capital in the first place, in 1983.
In a tale first revealed by Boston Globe reporters in 2007, Romney agreed to do it only if his boss at Bain & Company, William Bain, ensured that there was, in Bain's words, "no professional or financial risk."
If Bain Capital failed, Romney would reclaim his old job and salary, plus any raises he would have received. Plus, Bain agreed to "craft a cover story," the Globe wrote, to shield Romney from personal blame for Bain Capital's failure.
It seems very likely that this is more-or-less how Romney arranged his leave of absence for the Olympics. It makes for curious bookends to his career at Bain Capital: he started by pre-arranging a way to avoid responsibility, and ended by retroactively arranging to avoid responsibility.
If so, it doesn't make Romney sound like the bold turnaround master he claims to be. And it raises the question: what else in his life is as he claims, and what is just a pre-arranged "cover story"?
The secrecy and deception make it hard for voters to judge how much credit — or blame — Romney really deserves for Bain, or the Olympics, or his time as governor. It also suggests that a Romney presidency would be even more opaque than most.
The Shadow Years loom large with Romney because they fall within a time when his investment activity was particularly complex and wide-ranging — and open to criticism.
In earlier years — when both the leveraged buyout field, and Bain Capital itself, were newly developing, Bain Capital tended to get involved in fewer, fairly straightforward deals.
And after 2002, Romney placed his investments in a blind trust prior to taking the oath of office as governor. That has allowed him to wave off questions about his holdings since then. (Although Romney had previously derided the idea that a blind trust absolved Senator Ted Kennedy of responsibility, and Romney's trust is considerably less "blind" than most.)
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Lost 140 pounds, working as personal trainer
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Just in time to help motivate you to keep your New Year's resolutions, a local woman is sharing her weight loss success story.
"'I've been overweight and obese my whole life," said Sara Guinn. At about 300 pounds and wearing a size 28, Guinn had a wake up call. "My lifestyle before: eating fast food all the time, I wasn't active. And I paid for it. I was miserable." In her early 20's she started having health problems. "It really hit me then and there that I needed to make a change."
She says at first she tried the quick-fix fad diets, pills and shakes. "I would lose a few pounds here and there, but then I would end up gaining it back and then some," Guinn said.
She realized you don't put on weight overnight, which means its not going to drop overnight either. She knew she had to lose the weight with hard work, one step at a time. "I just started out by walking a local track, a mile before work. Once I started building up that endurance, I would walk another mile after work," she said.
In addition to exercise, she started controlling her portion sizes and eating more fruits and vegetables. "I had so much more energy and confidence. Looking back, I was so depressed all the time," Guinn said. But remembering that time can be hard now for the 28-year old who has lost more than 140 pounds. "I'm very proud of myself," she said.
With a new attitude on life, Guinn also got a new job. She's now a personal trainer at the YWCA in Bristol, Tennessee. "If you would have told me five years ago that I'd be a personal trainer, I would have told you that you were crazy because fitness was the last thing on my mind," she said laughing.
Now she's preaching what she practices in hopes of helping others. "For a lot of women, especially heavy women, are intimidated walking into a gym if you've never worked out before," she explained, saying especially this time of year. "Usually the new year is a big time for any gym. We have a lot of new members and old members, that haven't been here in awhile, coming in."
Guinn is hoping to to turn those resolutions into lifestyle changes.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
NETWA Announces 2008 Champions and Award Winners
EAST BOSTON, MA - The New England Turf Writers Association has selected its champions and award winners for 2008. The annual awards dinner will take place in July of 2009 during the live racing season at Suffolk Downs. The honorees are:
2-year-old male - Mr. Jolson
3-year-old filly - Shorty Puffs
Robert M. O'Malley Memorial Award - 3-year-old colt - Hold On Smokey
Older female - Nijinsky Bullet
Older male - Southern Rainbow
Joseph E. Carney Memorial Award - Turf - Gator's Tracks
Sprinter - Nijinsky Bullet
Cliff Sundberg Memorial Award - New England-bred - Flirt for Fame
Special Achievement - Donald Kielty, Little Tara
Eli Chiat Memorial Award - Outstanding Jockey - Winston Thompson
Gerry Sullivan Memorial Award - Outstanding Trainer - Rafael Ramos
Lou Smith Memorial Award - Yearly Achievement - Lorita Lindemann
Sam McCracken Memorial Award - Lifetime Achievement - Edward "Ned" Allard
Allard began his training career in 1970 at Lincoln Downs and became one of the leading trainers in New England for the next two decades. Allard gained national attention in 1985, conditioning Eclipse Award-winning filly Mom's Command for New England Racing Hall of Famer Peter Fuller. Since moving out of the region, Allard has continued to support New England racing, shipping his horses in on a regular basis. In 2008, he won the Mom's Command Stakes at Suffolk Downs with Anofficerandalady. Over the course of his career, Allard has amassed approximately 2,600 wins, including 175 stakes, nearly half of which were at New England tracks.
Lindemann, a licensed owner and trainer at Suffolk Downs, is being recognized for her tireless and selfless commitment to finding suitable homes for thoroughbreds upon their retirement from racing. As Suffolk Downs gained national attention this year for becoming the first track in the country to institute a firm anti-slaughter policy, Lindemann's efforts over the last decade serve as a great example for others in the industry to follow.
The winner of the James B. Moseley Award for Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards dinner. The NETWA's Hall of Fame Class of 2009 will be announced in the spring and will also be honored at the awards dinner.
For additional information, contact the NETWA at (617) 568-3220.
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Less puns in headlines please
Original post made by PAW Reader, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2013
Some examples
Electric car company DRIVING out of Palo Alto
Housing winning KEY vote
Wrestlers miss PINNING DOWN
I don't find it clever, just a lowering of standards.
By the way, it isn't just PAW, but broadcast news items too.
We are intelligent people, we don't need silly puns to make us want to read an article.
a resident of Professorville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:58 am
Send them to the punitentiary!
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 14, 2013 at 9:31 am
To be pun-ished? By the warden, Uri Diculus?
Perhaps the head of the pardon committee will intervene - Hugh N. Kry
a resident of Community Center
on Feb 14, 2013 at 11:06 am
Punt with PAW. Agree, hate puns in news items.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 14, 2013 at 6:55 pm
In this competitive world, it's fun to have a chuckle once in awhile.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 17, 2013 at 6:56 pm
This is all about selling advertising ....
First, you have to get people's eyes, and most people react to things that pop up certain networks in their brain more strongly ... and puns do that ... at least for some, enough to make a difference.
So, then you read the byline, but they cannot as they used to, just give you a summary of the story, they have to tease you so that you go to another level of advertising and see more ads and make more money for the website.
Then, if there is any audio or video connected to the story they will force you to wait through a commercial ... or two before giving you the story, and then when it's over they continue to run commercials often until you are forced to leave the page.
I am sick of it. Our Congressperson Anna Eshoo took I don't know how many years or decades to finally pass regulating the volume of TV commercials, but now everything is on the Internet, and who knows if or how they enforce that anyway?
The thing is that human behavior can be captured, analyzed, condensed and used to walk us right down the trail they want us to go, often without every being aware of it. There are so many tricks that are pulled on us, that in an age of networking and neuroscience I think all of these kinds of interactions ought to be regulated because if we do not we are not real people, we are just robots programmed to work for someone else without any say or votes on it.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 17, 2013 at 9:32 pm
I think the original poster meant to say: "Fewer puns..."


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November 2008
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Well guys, as a first year beekeeper I was doing pretty good. I have 3 hive and noticed today that there was no activity in one. I inspected to find that the bees were clustered together and DEAD!!!! I did notice a number of hive beetles (about 15) that were dead also. I have been feeding my hives dry sugar for the past couple of weeks and did not see an excessive amount of beetles; maybe 1 or 2 which I killed.
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Discussion in 'The Coffee Shop ~ Chit Chat' started by Country_Boy92, Feb 9, 2011.
ok guys i am buying back my jacked up s10.. i am wondering how to get ride of the month?
You have to be as cool as me!! Hahaha
There will be a thread started towards the end of each month for the nominees for the next month. Just nominate yourself and hope you win. If this is the S-10 with 17" of lift I am sure you wont have any problems getting some votes.
Good luck!
The Below link has all the information Re-guarding the....ROTM Contest,
thanks guys much appreciated!!!
Good luck!
Ha ha ha ha you never run out do ya Caddi?:great:
well played sir lol, and good luck man, its a nice honor to have.
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Picking a winner for next month's annual Whakatane Summercross has probably never been so cut and dried, but don't think that will make the event any less exciting - quite the contrary.
While the list of potential winners is as long as it is illustrious, few pundits will be looking too far past Tauranga international Ben Townley - Honda's national MX1 class champion who has been virtually unbeatable at home recently.
The Honda-sponsored Summercross - set for December 29-30 - will celebrate its 41st birthday as one of New Zealand's premier stand-alone motocross events. Each year Summercross attracts all the nation's elite racers, and again this year the list of talent is truly mind-boggling with an abundance of national champions, a couple of former Australian and world champions, and a multitude of riders who have made waves in Europe and the United States.
There is also racing for the sport's up-and-comers and for former greats, with competitors ranging in age from 4 and 5, right through to veterans in their 60s.
One of the key drawcard riders, former world motocross champion and American supercross champ Townley, is hoping that he will again make this event his own.
Townley won the five races from five starts in the premier grade at last year's Summercross, but the Honda star will need to be at his best again this December with an impressive line-up of big-bike talent set to challenge him.
Also expected to push hard for MX1 class domination will be Mount Maunganui's former national MX1 champion Cody Cooper (Suzuki), 2010 Summercross winner Michael Phillips (Honda), of Rotorua, Christchurch's former national MX1 champion Justin McDonald (Honda) and a couple of yet-to-be-named riders from Australia and Europe.
With racing over two days - juniors and minis on the first day of competition on Saturday, December 29, with seniors racing the following day - the Honda Summercross is again expected to attract a bumper crop of New Zealand's elite, including Hamilton's national MX2 champion Darryll King (Yamaha), Waitakere's Ethan Martens (Yamaha), Queenstown's Scotty Columb (Yamaha), Tauranga's perennial front-runner Peter Broxholme (Honda), Mount Maunganui's Rhys Carter (Suzuki), Mangakino's BikesportNZ.com KTM rider Kayne Lamont and Taupo's Nick Saunders (Kawasaki), to name just a few.
Honda will have a huge presence with Townley, Phillips, McDonald and Broxholme to be joined by leading Taupo pair Cam Dillon and Brad Groombridge, Whakatane brothers Mitchell and Damon Rees, Rangiora's Micah McGoldrick, Te Awamutu's Ryan Thompson, Auckland's James Ainsworth, Hawke's Bay's Kieran Scheele and Masterton's Bjarne Frederiksen.
Dillon won the MX2 class at last year's Summercross and has shown enough speed to rate him among the 250cc class favourites.


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Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
at least its still partially accessible and not totally buried? haha. Where the heck was the code enforcement official on this one? That's a whole other issue in itself.
Now what if the switch plates was cut in half? and you were able to access the switch on interior wiring, splices etc from 1/2 the box. Did they install this based on that premise thinking it would not be a violation if still accessible/ ANY COMMENTS?
Whats wrong is that scabs do work like this and the genral public accepts it
Firstly, it's not ADA compliant as someone w/o fingers could probably not operate the switch!!! Secondly, the live conductors in the box are exposed to combustable material, the wall structure. It also isn't adjacent to the opening after the obvious remodel work done there.
This installation violates Art 314.29 of the 2011 NEC as it pertains to accessiblilty to wiring without having to remove a part of the existing building. Art 110.3(b) states that the materials shall be used as intended by the manufacturer. It also violates the good workmanship requirement that the NEC calls upon all qualified tradesmen to work by.
The code states you cannot put any device with in 6" of the end of any wall.
poor workmanship more than likely done by homeowner to save a buck.


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ICAB program is developed by the Department of Anthropology at The Field Museum (FM) in Chicago, in collaboration with the American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) and with sponsorship from the America for Bulgaria Foundation (ABF). This program promotes international collaboration between scholars from the U.S., Bulgaria, and other nations, particularly those in the Balkans. The intent of ICAB is to fund either archaeological or bioarchaeological research, including fieldwork, museum research or laboratory research. The program strongly encourages proposals from researchers interested in ancient DNA analysis and other groundbreaking analytical techniques that will advance the scientific study of the human past.
2010 ICAB Awarded Projects
Balkan Valley Project (BVP) Phase II: Survey of the Tundja Valley ($49,845)
Situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia Minor, Bulgaria is well positioned to preserve evidence of the first Europeans and other ancient humans. This archaeological research is the first attempt in the Balkans to collect and integrate diverse types of data from across a targeted landscape with the aim of testing hypotheses about hominin origins. The Co-Primary Investigators for this project are Stefanka Ivanova (Bulgarian National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Dr. David Strait (University of Albany, USA).
Tundzha Regional Archaeological Project ($49,900)
This is an ongoing collaborative project that brings together American, Australian, and Bulgarian researchers to examine the prehistory of the Tundzha region in Bulgaria. This group has been working in the region of Kazanluk and Yambol. The Co-PIs leading this project are Georgi Nekhrizov and Dr. Stefan Bakardjiev (Bulgarian National Institute of Archaeology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Christopher Ratte (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, USA).
2011 ICAB Awarded Projects
Analyzing the Cutting Edge: Stylistic and Functional Study of Lithic and Bronze Tools from the Later Prehistory in Eastern Balkans ($50,000)
This project is an international and interdisciplinary study of lithic tools from museums in Bulgaria that builds upon similar research in Romania and the Levant. The investigation considers the economic and social function of lithic artifacts in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. The Co-PIs of this project are Ivan Gatsov (Chair of the Department of Archaeology, New Bulgarian University) and Marvin Kay (Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, USA).
Rock-cut Sanctuaries in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains: The Glouchite Kamani Cult Complex ($49,525.50)
This extensive archaeological exploration of the site of Gloukhite Kamani ("Deaf Stones"), near the town of Lyubimits in southeastern Bulgaria, is investigating the extent and period of use of the distinctive rock-cut sanctuaries at the site, as well as evidence of associated human settlements. This project is led by Co-PIs Georgi Nekhrizov (Bulgarian National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Lynn E. Roller (Department of Art History, University of California—Davis, USA).
2012 ICAB Awarded Projects
Balkan Valley Project (BVP): Excavation at Magura Cave ($49,963)
This is a field-based project investigating the prehistoric Magura Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria, a popular tourist venue in the country. It is a truly collaborative research project that brings together Bulgarian and American scholars, and it is an excellent example of how collaborative research should be established and developed. The Co-Primary Investigators of this project are Stefanka Ivanova (Bulgarian National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Dr. David Strait (University of Albany, USA).