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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by max, Jul 13, 2007.
Should the Pistons bring Webber back? Assuming he is cheap?
Yes. He is one of the best FA Power forwards that the Pistons could get. If he excepts his role and lower money he should come back.
As long as he accepts reduced role.
Hells yea. We already know that Flip has ZERO confidence in Nazr and Sheed is only a part time answer at the 5. ANAC "Anyone but Nazr At Center"
I would rather see Sheed, Dyess, Brahma, and AJ be our big rotation, with Nazr as our fifth big. I just don't see Webber helping us win a championship, and any minutes he gets would just take away from our young kids.
Even if he starts, he should be limited to 15 mins. He had the best inside game in the playoffs. (offensive that is) Flip just has to learn when to best untilize his passing skills. I'd let him roll with us another year.
Yes, I would love to have him back. He needs to be doing some conditioning and i mean right now, to get in better shape. Arnie needs to give this dude a summer regimen. Put some tea leaves and chicken beak oil on them knees. Do something to get that man to move faster. He has good and fast hands. He gets a burst of energy to dunk, right, so we know he can move.
Webber is an amazing passer. He could be the best passing PF of all time. Nazr doesn't do anything better than the 4 other guys you mentioned. However Webber can pass better than the 4 other guys you mentioned. That is how he could contribute. Remember when Webber first came here and he was the distributor? If Chauncey did not start struggling that would of worked beautifully. If Webber comes off the bench and does not start with Chauncey both can be playmakers.
Low dollars / possibly coming off the bench - yes.
Smooth has his contract now so shouldn't be as worried about struggling as he was last year. Cause last year when we went through Webber (first dozen games or so) the Stones looked unstoppable, then Billups had his "im struggling adjusting to not beiong the focal point" soundbyte and it stopped. The rest of the story and all the offesnive lulls are history.
I still think Webber should come off the bench. Maxiell would get garbage points, dunks, and power moves with the starters. This is something that the starting lineup does not have. Webber is a facilitator. Chauncey is that already for the Pistons. Webber should come off the bench to be the facilitator off the bench. Maxiell should start or Dice should start. Amir and Webber come of the bench along with Dice or Maxiell, depending on which one does not start.
Agree that the passing and his effectiveness tailed off, probably due to what you are saying, so another reason to possibly put him into the second unit and he and Stuckey can be out there with Webber being the passing facilitator to the kids until Stuck gets the hang of it. (was that a run on sentence?)
Wow I didn't look at it that way. This would help Stuckey out a lot too since he could concentrate on getting to the rim...his best asset. Well done.
Flip won't be thinking that way....
Webber = waste of cap AND bench space.
Why. Is it because he needs to catch the shuttle bus to get from one end of the floor to the other? I know from reading your Summer League write-up Low, that you don't like old people...so I think you're giving CWebb a hard time because he is getting up there in years.
I'm working diligently to provide those of elderly distinction a low cost or perhaps free express train voyage to the other side.
From the time we first signed Webber up until a week or two ago, I always felt that this signing would and should be a 1 year deal only. He'd help us get our ring and then move on. He's old, broken down and only going to get older and more broken down. However, considering that we haven't added a single player with NBA experience this offseason, I'm more inclined to entertain the possibility. But only in a limited role, for minimal cost and on a 1 year deal. If C-Web could agree to that, welcome back. If not, don't let the door hit you...
Big guys are at a premium right now. If Cwebb is willing to accept a cheap 1-2 year contract and is willing to spend a lot of time on the bench then I would love to have him back.
I am actually undecided. The Pistons have a lot of time to get another player, or perhaps do a trade. If they do I might say "NO" to Webber.
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Ratchet and Clank are two of the most important characters in the PlayStation universe, with a history of blockbuster 3D platformers stretching back to 2002 and the humble PS2. Still PS-exclusive, and still a hilarious comic duo with a taste for trouble, Ratchet (a furry critter called a Lombax) and Clank (his robot buddy) reprise a trio of PS2 games in high-definition, and even stereoscopic 3D if your telly is flash enough. The franchise is still very active, with a brand new game landing later this year.
But this collection, with Ratchet and Clank, Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando and Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal included on one Blu-ray. The storylines pit the duo against a variety of comical enemies, winging their way around the universe, exploring planets and solving the odd puzzle.
It's the smashing fun of beating crates into submission to collect bolts to trade on increasingly crazier weaponry that is the real fun. Platformers are like that - the main event quickly fades into insignificance as you scour environments for hidden currency, in this case bolts.
The weapons are brilliant, from the Lavagun to the Plasma Whip, mini nukes and the aptly-named Devastator.
Overall, a great run through an old trio of PS2 memories - if you never played them, it's a great opportunity, and a useful set of fun and very funny platformers upgraded for modern TV tech.
Stars: 3.5/5
Platform: PS3
Rated: PG

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ooo looks really good 🙂 thanks for sharing
Southeast Asian–Style Vegetable Stew
Broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and peppers mingle in a rich coconut–peanut base, making a stew that's great all year round. Adapted from Vegan Soups and Hearty Stews for All Seasons. Photos by Theresa Raffetto.
Serves: 6
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot or cornstarch
- 14-ounce can light coconut milk
- 1/2 cup Thai peanut sauce or natural smooth peanut butter
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons natural granulated sugar
- 3 to 4 ounces fine rice noodles or bean-thread noodles
- 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups bite-sized broccoli florets
- 3 cups bite-sized cauliflower florets
- 2 cups fresh slender green beans, trimmed and cut in half (see Note)
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into narrow 2-inch strips
- 1 to 2 fresh chilies, to taste, seeded and minced (see Note)
Garnishes (optional):
- Chopped peanuts
- Sliced scallions
To make the sauce, combine the cornstarch with just enough water to dissolve in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whisk until completely dissolved. Add the coconut milk, peanut sauce or peanut butter, lime juice and sugar, and whisk together until smooth. Set aside.
Cook the noodles according to package directions until al dente, then drain and cut into shorter lengths.
While the noodles are cooking, heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion and sauté over medium-low heat until translucent. Add the garlic and continue to sauté until both are golden.
Layer the broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, bell pepper, and chilies in the pot without stirring them in. Pour in 1 cup water. Bring to a rapid simmer (you'll hear it rather than see it), then lower the heat. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender-crisp.
Add the sauce to the soup pot and stir everything together well. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 to 10 minutes longer, uncovered, or until the sauce has thickened and the vegetables are just a bit more done than tender-crisp.
Place a small amount of noodles in the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle some of the stew over them. If you wish, garnish with chopped peanuts, sliced scallions, or both.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories: 208; Total fat: 8g; Protein: 5g; Fiber: 5g; Carbs: 33g; Sodium: 62 mg
If fresh slender green beans are unavailable, substitute frozen. Try organic petite whole green beans for a nice effect.
Red pepper flakes, Sriracha, or other hot sauce can be substituted for fresh chilies. Start with 1/2 teaspoon and add more to taste if you want a spicier effect.
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9 comments on "Southeast Asian–Style Vegetable Stew"
Looks yumm, I plan on trying this for lunch tomorrow
Cristina Parker
delicious, what lovely flavours
I just made this tonight and it is delicious! I love it! I did not use onion because I don't care for onions and I used Sriracha instead of chilies. I am going to attempt to freeze some of it. Have you tried this? How does it keep in the freezer and for how long? Thanks for a GREAT recipe!!!
Just wanted to let you know that I did freeze some a few days ago and I am about to defrost it already! Haha. It is so cold here in NC that I have been eating that more than expected! It is soooo good!


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Went to the Bee Club meeting Nov 6 to hear Mel Machado of Blue Diamond Almonds and Joe Traynor of Scientific Ag talk about 2013 almond pollination. Pretty much the same thing as they said the year before.
While I was standing around waiting for dinner I overheard a couple guys talking about not getting they're pollination money yet from last year. And by the way they were going on about it I don't think they were the only two people that haven't been paid. Just wondering how widespread this might be.


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Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Something you can at least say about Cloud Atlas, the nearly three-hour movie version of David Mitchell's dense, twisty-turny 2004 best seller: you haven't seen anything else like it at the movies this year.
Director: Tom Twyker and Lana and Andy Wachowski
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Time Warner Inc
Something you can at least say about Cloud Atlas, the nearly three-hour movie version of David Mitchell's dense, twisty-turny 2004 best seller: you haven't seen anything else like it at the movies this year.
Adapted and directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) and Matrix trilogy makers Lana and Andy Wachowski, the movie tosses into a virtual Vitamix the novel's six separate chronologically told tales and spits them out in one headlong, gaga, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink rush of images, tones and degrees of interest. The end result is, from moment to moment, bold, baffling, brilliant, messed up, painfully broad and emotionally icy. You can't tell the players, or the stories, without a scorecard.
One section of the saga is set in 1850 aboard a ship in the South Pacific, with Jim Sturgess playing a wealthy young lawyer saved by a self-freed slave (David Gyasi) from poisoning by a twisted doctor (Tom Hanks). Meanwhile, Ben Whishaw plays a talented 1930s-era musician—in love with a handsome, upper-class fellow Brit (James D'Arcy)—who assists an egomaniacal, aging composer (Jim Broadbent) who tries to steal credit for Whishaw's haunting Cloud Atlas Sextet. Halle Berry is a crusading 1970s-era journalist in mortal danger from nasty nuke industrialist Hugh Grant who learns that scientists (Hanks and D'Arcy again) have slipped Berry incriminating top-secret documents.
In contemporary London, wealthy Hugh Grant (back again) throws his publisher brother (Broadbent again) into a no-escape home for the elderly and, in futuristic Neo-Seoul, Korea, a replicant (Doona Bae) and her leader-of-the-resistance lover (Sturgess) become revolutionary touchstones to an oppressed population of worker-slaves. And, just to round things out, we get Tom Hanks yet again in bookend segments as a distant-future shepherd being aided by Halle Berry, a wise visitor from an elite, struggling civilization.
Philosophical dialogues ensue about our mutual interconnectedness, how our good and evil acts ripple infinitely into the future and how everyone on earth is deserving of respect. Good, noble stuff, really. But what might have been profound, genuinely moving, even transformational gets botched by pretense and silliness. When some of the characters talk it's as if someone cribbed notes from a seminar pamphlet on metaphysics without actually bothering to attend the seminar itself.
The stars play multiple roles while trying out different accents and struggling to remain vertical under tons of wigs and latex. Some of them appear to be having a high old time—enjoyable, scenery-chewing Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent and Hugo Weaving, among them. Others, like Susan Sarandon, appear stranded. With good reason. Whishaw, though, is excellent throughout what is probably the best-made segment of the entire movie. Despite Cloud Atlas being admirably adventurous, daring and truly ambitious, the movie doesn't sell us on its own meaningfulness and complexity. Instead, its messages feel like they're straight out of Cloud Cuckoo Land.


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Shops at The Grand
Let your imagination take flight at JouJou, our fantastical boutique designed for the child in all of us. Featuring unusual and handcrafted toys for toddlers through teens, JouJou also offers classic games and books, experiential play centers, and vintage-inspired candy.
Modeled after the great European confection houses, La Bonne Vie ("the good life") at the Grand America Hotel invites you to enjoy the freshly baked pastries, cookies, and macarons. Choose from the selection of artisanal chocolates and Italian gelato as well as shop for beautiful gifts.
Our Men's Haberdashery and Ladies' Boutique feature designer labels. Browse the extensive selection of beautifully crafted handbags, wallets and exquisite hand-crafted jewelry. You'll also find classic leather bags, photo frames, unique gifts and souvenirs.
In any shop, purchases may be conveniently charged to your guest room and we will be happy to deliver your purchase directly to your room.
From swimwear to sundries, The Shops at The Grand offer every essential to make your stay a grand experience!


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Christmas is week away and we have been working overtime in the kitchen making, baking, and creating all kinds of good stuff! We've been having all kinds of fun this season and I'm noticing that my boys are LOVING the cookie decorating parties this year. We've got a few more parties this week and […]
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At the weekend we had Forum SW where Bish went through a series about the love of God and he shared with us this verse:
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and bring her into the wilderness,
and speak tenderly to her."
(Hosea 2:14 ESV)
In an earlier post I wrote about how God is our Husband and here we see how the Lord treats his bride. Now what really struck me was this question:
"When you think about God speaking to you, what does He sound like?"
Often we think when God speaks it would be with harsh words or something very frightening. But when you read this verse in Hosea it says something totally different, the Lord speaks to her tenderly. He speaks with tender comforting words and the amazing thing is that she is in the wilderness when this happens. The Lord allures her out of where she is, which is in prostituting herself to idols and he allures her, bids her with a higher bidding to bring her into a wilderness, he brings her out of slavery and he speaks words of comfort to her.
This is a beautiful example of the Gospel and the heart of our Lord. Here we are, committing adultery with worthless idols and Christ doesn't speak to us with harsh, wrathful words instead he allures us, he wins and woos us out of the slavery of idols and sin and he brings us into a place where he can speak wonderful words of comfort and tenderness to us.
Don't we need to hear those words of comfort? Don't we need to be allured and won away from the snares of broken fountains that never quench our thirst? Jesus says "come to me all who are weary and heavy laden". Come to Him, gaze on Him, shelter in Him and he will win your heart and speak tenderly to you.
But more than this, doesn't it change the way we do evangelism? How do we share the Gospel – with harsh words? condemning people's sin through the law? Or do we show them Christ and let him speak tenderly to them, let him allure them? Do we win people to see the love of Christ?
We all need to hear the tender words of Christ and when we do, may they warm our dead, cold hearts.


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Belize | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Ghana [1]
Fair Trade Cocoa in Belize: TCGA (PDF) [2]
The TCGA Cooperative
In today's world economy, where profits rule and small-scale farmers are left out of the bargaining process, prices are allowed to fluctuate rapidly and can fall so low that small-scale farmers are left without the resources or hope to continue. Fortunately, Fair Trade allows farmers to escape from this cycle and maintain their traditional lifestyles with dignity. Fair Trade ensures a minimum price of $.80/pound under long-term contracts, access to credit, and prohibits abusive child labor and forced labor. Fair Trade farmers are required to reserve a portion of their revenues for social projects, ensuring that community development and technical training for farmers will always be possible. Fair Trade also promotes environmentally sustainable practices such as shade cultivation, composting, and minimization of chemical inputs, ensuring that farmers use cultivation techniques that are safe for the environment and public health.
The story of Toledo Cacao Growers Association (TCGA) is a perfect example of how much Fair Trade makes a difference. The cooperative has about 126 members and is located in the Toledo region of Belize, which is the poorest in district in the country. It is also the southernmost district and has the largest population of Maya people (both Ketchi and Mopan). Agriculture is a central part of Belize's economy and citrus, bananas, sugar, rice, honey, and timber are its major crops. Though cocoa production is comparatively lower in amount, It is very important for TCGA's producers because it is their main source of income.
The Beginnings of TCGA
The cooperative was formed in 1986 in order to yield higher prices, improve living conditions, and help farmers increase the quality of their cocoa. TCGA's cocoa is grown organically and under a canopy of shade trees including valuable timbers of mahogany, cedar and teak. Farmers also use sustainable methods such as composting and typically grow a diversity of other food crops among their cocoa. These ecological methods have helped the community and the natural environment in many ways. Organic production keeps the river water pesticide-free. The preserved shade canopy makes the area a good carbon sink and supports a wide variety of natural species, including at least 187 kinds of birds. Crop diversity helps the cocoa resist disease. Most importantly, it provides farmers with their own food as well as alternate income sources.
Until the early 1990s TCGA's farmers earned enough from their cocoa to buy clothes, basic necessities and a variety of foods. They also worked hard to increase the size of their cocoa stocks because they expected prices to stay at good levels. However, the price of cocoa was suddenly cut in half between 1992 and 1993, falling below the cost of production. The cooperative was able to market their cocoa and obtain loans since they were well-organized . However, many farmers left their crops unharvested and some even left their farms to seek other work because they worried that the low prices would continue. Cayetano Ico, chairman of the TCGA in 1999, explains: " the price we could get for our cocoa was so low it was not worth harvesting. Many of us abandoned our trees. Some farmers went off in search of work on plantations. It was a very difficult time for us."
The Fair Trade Market
Fortunately, a chocolate company from the United Kingdom called Green and Black's offered a long-term contract for a stable supply of quality cocoa. They agreed to buy all the cocoa TCGA could produce at an above-market price. The cocoa was used to create Maya Gold Chocolate, which was introduced in March 1994 bearing the Fairtrade Mark, denoting Fair Trade certification in the UK. TCGA continues to be successful in the international market. According to the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, TCGA produced 28.6 tons of organic cocoa beans in 1998 and 22.2 tons in 1999, all of which were sold through the Fair Trade market. However, they are still getting market prices for their non-organic cocoa, which represents the majority of their output. The cooperative is working to increase organic yield by expanding their membership and technical training and is also looking for additional buyers.
Benefits of Fair Trade
Fair Trade income has benefited the cooperative as a whole in many ways, such as providing the funds for administrative staff and technical workshops on production, pest control, and shade management. In 1999, TCGA also paid to broadcast on a weekly local radio program, encouraging cocoa farmers to plant new cocoa trees and to establish nurseries. The long-term contracts Fair Trade offers have given the farmers the confidence to make long term plans to improve their production. Many who had abandoned their crops have now returned to their home communities to resume their traditional, sustainable lifestyles.
For many individual families, Fair Trade premiums have meant the difference between being able to send children to school and having to keep them at home to work. In the Toledo region, school can be quite expensive. Parents have to pay for uniforms, books, and food at school and children in the secondary grades must take a long bus ride to school. Anastasia, a mother of 7 children, said: "The oldest is already in high school. We hope that all the children will go to school because of the money we receive from growing cacao. Currently we have 2 to 3 acres and are planting more."
Future Plans for TCGA
Though Fair Trade has certainly improved the lives of TCGA's members in many ways, they still sell the majority of their crop to the conventional market, where prices are not high enough to allow them to save money or cover more than their basic daily expenses. As a result, they still have many challenges and needs that they cannot meet due to lack of funding. Many farmers are still rebuilding their farms after crop destruction caused by heavy rainfalls during Hurricane Mitch and all are faced with some loss from plant diseases. In addition, homes in the region are still without electricity so cooking is done over an indoor fire and light comes only from dim kerosene lamps. Some homes still have only thatched roofs and dirt floors, offering little protection from heavy weather.
The cooperative is working to increase Fair Trade revenues by expanding the farmers' technical knowledge and understanding of Fair Trade. As Cayetano Ico, Chairman of TCGA and farmer has stated, "Our objectives for the next years are to improve the quality of cocoa to satisfy market demands and to promote production of organic cocoa among our members, to promote education and awareness concerning the eco-system and to diversify production. Through the income of Fairtrade, we manage to solve specific quality problems and to improve the functioning of our organisation. We still need to learn a lot and gain experience in trading and marketing. Fairtrade gives us this possibility."
If TCGA's efforts are to be fruitful, demand for Fair Trade must increase at the same time. By buying Fair Trade chocolate and advocating for it in our communities and beyond, we can be true partners in the effort to bring cocoa farmers the additional Fair Trade revenues they need so much. Get involved today!
Fair Trade Cocoa in Bolivia: El Ceibo (PDF) [3]
For the El Ceibo cooperative ("Central de Cooperativas Agropecuria-industrial") in the Alto Beni region in northeast Bolivia, Fair Trade has brought new independence and empowerment to farmers who were shuffled from one flawed and exploitative agricultural exporting system to another.
The Beginnings of El Ceibo
Alto Beni was colonized in the 1960's. The colonists were given small farms and had to join a government--run cooperative. When the government cooperative went bankrupt the cocoa farmers were left without marketing resources and had to turn to intermediaries to transport their cocoa along the difficult route to La Paz. In general, these farmers received unfairly low prices for their cocoa because they lacked knowledge of market prices and intermediaries often exchanged other commodities their cocoa instead of cash. In the 1970's, many farmers began to see that this system was problematic and they organized into their own cooperatives. In order to maximize their marketing power, some of the cooperatives united in 1977 to form El Ceibo, which joined the Fair Trade system in 1997. Today El Ceibo includes around 36 smaller cooperatives. The goals of El Ceibo are to improve the living conditions of the members and increase crop diversity and productivity.
Cocoa Production in El Ceibo
Cocoa farming is localized to the lower regions of Bolivia that have the tropical climate cocoa requires. It is an important crop for many farmers in these regions, accounting for as much as 80% of some farmers' incomes. Because cocoa prices have fallen, many of the farmers have been diversifying their production with crops such as coffee, citric fruits, bananas and dried fruits. El Ceibo is unique in that it was the first cooperative to convert to organic production, gain organic certification and process its own cocoa. About 65% of El Ceibo's production was certified organic as of May of 2000 and the cooperative has been working to increase that amount. The cooperative has developed its processing so well that the farmers are already exporting their own cocoa butter and cocoa liquor and selling their own chocolate domestically. Many members work in both the agricultural and processing sectors, giving the farmers extra opportunities to develop skills that will help them remain competitive in the market.
The Fair Trade Market
Sales through Fair Trade have been especially important to El Ceibo's Development. Fair Trade ensures a minimum price of $.80/pound under long-term contracts, access to credit, and prohibits abusive child labor and forced labor. Fair Trade farmers are required to reserve a portion of their revenues for social projects, ensuring that community development and technical training for farmers will always be possible. Fair Trade also promotes environmentally sustainable practices such as shade cultivation, composting, and minimization of chemical inputs, ensuring that farmers use cultivation techniques that are safe for the environment and public health.
El Ceibo's Fair Trade sales amounted to 55 tons of beans and 35 tons of processed products in 1998, and 65 tons of cocoa beans and 20 tons of processed products in 1999. The cooperative began selling to the US Fair Trade market in 2002, which will ensure a fair price for more of the cooperative's harvest. El Ceibo's farmers receive especially good returns on their crop because organic cocoa yields an extra premium in both the Fair Trade system and the world market and the cooperative does some of its own processing. El Ceibo's Fair Trade premiums have supported agricultural improvement and community development in many ways. For example, the cooperative offers incentives for organic production, has a fund for community projects and activities, and a Safety Fund for medical emergencies. The cooperative's success has been attributed in part to an exceptionally high level of solidarity, farmer involvement, and community spirit. Work sharing and mutual help are important, especially during the harvest season.
Future Plans for El Ceibo
The cooperative is still working to improve aspects of its cocoa processing, increase its domestic sales, and make its management and marketing more efficient. The farmers are confident that they will make progress because Fair Trade guarantees the basic resources they need. "We have a secure market and even if prices drop in other markets, we are paid what has been offered; the sale is secure," says Senobrio Nabia, a cooperative member. Bernardo Apaza Llusco, Commercial Manager has said: "El Ceibo is the name of a tree that grows steadily into a big tree and does not die. We took this name for our organisation: we will grow fast and will not die. Annually we produce about 400 to 500 tons of cocoa. We commercialise 70% of it and 50% of the cocoa is processed in our own factory in La Paz. At present we are diversifying the chocolate products and sell the new products on the national market."
Through Fair Trade these farmers have been able to break out of an exploitative agricultural system, take hold of their own production, increase their marketing power, and provide for their communities with dignity. However, the farmers and their community still face many needs and have much room for growth in front of them. To reach their goals, they need increased Fair Trade sales. Concerned consumers can play an essential role in making this happen one delicious bite at a time by buying Fair Trade cocoa and chocolate and encouraging more retailers and companies to offer it. Take action today!
This company uses cocoa from El Ceibo: Ithaca Fine Chocolates
Learn more...
Alternatives to 'Slash and Burn' Agriculture, Bolivia. Natural Resources Institute [4]
Fair Trade Cocoa in Costa Rica: APPTA (PDF) [5]
The APPTA Cooperative
The Asociación de Pequeños Productores de Talamanca (APPTA), located in southeast Costa Rica, was founded in 1987 by a non-governmental organization called ANAI that wanted to help farmers in the Talamanca area. The 1,500-member cooperative joined the Fair Trade system in 1997 and has about 1,030 cocoa-producers, with about 25% women. APPTA aims to improve the standard of living of the member families, use sustainable agricultural methods, increase quality, and diversify both agricultural and industrial production so that members have income sources other than agricultural products. All members have decision-making ability through the General Assembly, which is governed by a smaller elected Board. Community members participate through Producers Committees and a community Board.
Cocoa Production in APPTA
Southeast Costa Rica offers an ideal growing climate and enough rain to guarantee the necessary water supply. The majority of APPTA's members use organic methods and technical assistance programs have been set up to develop additional organic techniques and help more farmers learn to apply them. For example, APPTA has tried using a natural fungicide found in healthy, resistant cocoa pods to handle the common cocoa disease Monilia. Fair Trade provides added support for farming methods that are safe for the environment and public health by encouraging shade cultivation, composting, and minimization of chemical inputs, and offering a higher price for organic cocoa.
The cooperative has especially high yields since it is so large. In 1998, Organic production totalled 150 tons in 1998 and 140 tons in 1999 while conventional production amounted to 20 tons in 1998 and 15 tons in 1999. The cooperative has been as successful in its marketing as it has in its production. During the 1998 and 1999 production seasons, the co-op sold all of its conventional cocoa in the domestic market. The cooperative also sold all of its organic cocoa in the international market in 1998 while all but 20 tons were sold internationally in 1999. Because the farmers are united in a cooperative, they have the power to negotiate higher prices than they could on their own and are insured fair individual returns.
The Fair Trade Market
Until very recently, all of APPTA's sales took place without Fair Trade terms because the cooperative had a good contract with a US company for their organic cocoa and there was no demand for their conventional cocoa in the Fair Trade market. APPTA began selling to the US Fair Trade market in 2002. This was an important step in ensuring their continued success because only Fair Trade guarantees a minimum price of $.80/pound under long-term contractsand access to credit. Fair Trade farmers are also required to reserve a portion of their revenues for social projects, ensuring that community development and technical training for farmers will always be possible. APPTA has always directed its revenues towards administrative and agricultural programs and set up a fund for social projects when they began to sell their cocoa through the Fair Trade system.
Future Plans for APPTA
APPTA's advances into the Fair Trade market will clearly help the cooperative and the community to grow in many ways and realize more long-term benefits. However, in order to meet the needs of their families and community, APPTA's producers must expand their Fair Trade market. To this end, the cooperative is working to increase their Fair Trade cocoa sales and obtain Fair Trade certification for their bananas. APPTA's members clearly have a good understanding of how important these development would be. "The Fairtrade market...would contribute a lot to the improvement of the standard of living of all our associates and for the maintenance of the environment." Juan Carlos Barrantes, production manager APPTA. Consumers who want to help APPTA's producers and their community realize their vision for a better life can play a crucial role by buying Fair Trade cocoa and chocolate and encouraging more retailers and companies to offer it. Get involved today!
Fair Trade Cocoa in the Dominican Republic: Conacado (PDF) [6]
The Conacado cooperative
The Dominican Republic is the home of the Conacado cooperative, which was founded in 1988, and joined the Fair Trade system in 1995. The Dominican Republic's tourism industry has increased significantly in recent years but this has not helped small farmers in the inner part of the country, many of whom are still struggling to survive. Even most of Conacado's small-scale farmers must also work on bigger plantations because their cocoa revenues do not meet their needs. As a result, farmers are limited in the time and money they can direct towards their own crops.
Conacado has about 9,000 members, who belong to 126 smaller cooperatives that are organized into regional groups called "bloques." Each bloque differs according to member needs, though each has a Board, Assemblies and Producer Committees. Each bloque also organizes exchange visits and workshops focused on agricultural and administrative topics. Local and national staff work with the Producer Committees to develop annual work plans, organize special activities, and evaluate loans. Conacado's goals are to generate work and income for disadvantaged groups, increase quality and productivity, foster direct trade relationships, and provide credit and technical assistance.
Cocoa production in Conacado
Cocoa accounts for 90% of the income members receive through Conacado. Other commodities such as bananas, citric fruits, potatoes, other vegetables and coffee are also produced for the local market and home consumption. Most of Conacado's cocoa has always been organic and shade grown. The cooperative is working to help farmers improve and expand these methods so that all cocoa will be certified organic. Fair Trade provides added support for farming methods that are safe for the environment and public health by encouraging shade cultivation, composting, and minimization of chemical inputs, and offering a higher price for organic cocoa.
The country's tropical maritime climate offers the perfect growing conditions for cocoa but also presents the constant threat of heavy weather influences, with more than one hurricane passing close by the island or hitting it each autumn. Farmers across the Dominican Republic were devastated in 1998 when Hurricane George destroyed countless acres of many important agricultural products, including the majority of cocoa plants and shade trees. The Dominican government had very limited funding for these farmers, most of whom do not have savings and face extreme difficulty securing loans. Commodity prices in the world economy just aren't high enough to support much more than day to day survival.
Fortunately the picture is a little brighter for Conacado's farmers because Fair Trade ensures a minimum price of $.80/pound under long-term contracts, access to credit, and prohibits abusive child labor and forced labor. Fair Trade farmers are required to reserve a portion of their revenues for social projects, ensuring that community development and technical training for farmers will always be possible. Fair Trade sales have provided the cooperative with enough income to meet basic expenses and invest in the future. After Hurricane George, the importance of Fair Trade revenues was clear. Isidoro de la Rosa, the director of Conacado, explains: "With the Fairtrade premium of 1999, we had planned to build some important roads, but with Hurricane George, which destroyed many of the farms and reduced our production with 70%, the General Assembly of members decided to use this money to 'clean up' the damaged farms and to create nurseries for new planting material."
Conacado's capacity for production has improved since its incorporation but remains at the mercy of tropical weather patterns. As a result of Hurricane George, total cocoa production dropped from 5,799 tons in 1998 to 1,912 tons in 1999 while total exports dropped from 3,724 tons to 1,555 tons across this time. On the positive side, Fair Trade sales rose from 88 tons in 1998 to 234 tons in 1999.
Benefits of Fair Trade
Fair Trade has helped Conacado's farmers in many important ways in addition to supporting rebuilding after Hurricane George. The cooperative has organized workshops to teach farmers how to improve fermentation techniques, expand sustainable growing methods, increase productivity, and participate more actively in the cooperative. In addition to these programs, Conacado facilitates many other projects, some with funding from other NGO's. One example is the Juntas Mujeres Campesinas, which is a group of three women's organizations that oversee the production of wine, bread, liquor, jam, chocolate and organic fertilizers.
Isidoro has expressed just how much the cooperative and Fair Trade system have offered to farmers and their communities: "In our country there was no tradition of fermenting cocoa. With the Fairtrade income, we were able to implement a fermentation programme to improve the quality and to convert our production to certified organic. This improved our position in the export-market. These days the competition for small-scale farmers organizations has become very aggressive, so only niche markets allow us to survive."
Future plans for Conacado
For Conacado, Fair Trade has paved the way for renewal, and continues to be a foundation of hope for continued growth. However, Conacado's members still sell much of their cocoa in the conventional market where prices have been below the cost of production for over two years. "We would like to see the Fairtrade sales increase to improve our market position," says Isidoro. Farmer incomes are sufficient to cover the basic costs of living but do not leave room for savings or extra expenses such as home improvements. Families with especially large numbers of children still can't afford to send them all to school. In addition, as late as 2000 many cocoa gardens were still covered with dense weeds, awaiting the funds for replanting.
Increased consumer demand is the key that will open up the Fair Trade market and bring Conacado's members the additional Fair Trade revenues they need so much. By buying Fair Trade chocolate and advocating for it in your local community and beyond, you can help build the Fair Trade market and ensure that chocolate is as sweet for the farmers as it is for you. Get involved today!
These companies use cocoa from Conacado: DAGOBA Organic Choclate, Equal Exchange, La Siembra Cooperative
Cocoa Farming in Ecuador
Though small farmers are the foundation of the world economy, most do not participate directly in the marketing process or know whether they are getting a fair price for what they produce. This is because smallholders' farms are typically located far from marketing centers and they do not have the resources to transport their crops themselves. These farmers have no choice but to rely on middlemen who usually offer below-market prices and charge exorbitant fees for their services. As a result, small farmers receive just a fraction of already low world export prices. In addition, small farmer communities are generally located far from many essential social and educational services and have difficulty accessing them.
Jose Antonio Santos, commercial director of MCCH, explains: "When farmers harvest the cocoa they have to leave the village for a full day to sell their produce and buy basic products to take back home. But when they arrive to sell the cocoa, after walking for eight or nine hours, the traders tell them that the price has dropped. He'll say: 'I'll pay you half. If you don't want to sell, take the cocoa away.' The farmer has to sell, or return home with nothing for his family."
Luckily, things are different for cooperatives in the Fair Trade system such as Maquita Cushunchic Comercializando como Hermanos (MCCH) in Ecuador. Fair Trade has offered these farmers stability and self-sufficiency because it ensures a minimum price of $.80/pound under long-term contracts, access to credit, and prohibits abusive child labor and forced labor. Fair Trade farmers are required to reserve a portion of their revenues for social projects, ensuring that community development and technical training for farmers will always be possible. Fair Trade also promotes environmentally sustainable practices such as shade cultivation, composting, and minimization of chemical inputs, ensuring that farmers use cultivation techniques that are safe for the environment and public health.
The Beginnings of MCCH
MCCH was founded in 1984 and joined the Fair Trade system in 1985. MCCH, which means "Let's shake each others' hand and trade as brothers," was started by church communities who wanted to promote positive social change for marginalized populations and provide producers with a stable way to meet their basic needs. It encompasses four project areas: social development, education programs, building social and political influence to promote structural change, and socially oriented businesses.
MCCH Principles and Organization
MCCH is based on the principles of fair trade, transparency, honesty and participation. Its goals are to strengthen small-scale producers through increased commercialization, quality, [common cropping?], and direct exportation. Members participate in decision making through a monthly provincial assembly and meetings that are based in communities and buying centers. The cooperative also has a 6-person elected board with two producer representatives. MCCH holds Annual Assemblies to inform members of new developments in the organization as a whole. MCCH's membership includes around 800 small cocoa farmers whose cocoa is marketed through MCCH's export company Agroexportadora Maquita (Maquita). Most of the farmers also grow other crops for the local market and home consumption. MCCH has set up local farmer organizations for cocoa commercialization in some areas and sent its own buyer to purchase cocoa in other areas. In addition, MCCH announces its prices and uses an open system of weighing and grading the beans to ensure that farmers get a fair price.
Cocoa Production in Maquita
Though cocoa is not Ecuador's most important product, many families in Maquita depend on its export revenues and MCCH has become the second biggest cocoa exporter from the country. The cooperative's business success is especially noteworthy because Ecuador is facing significant economic challenges. It is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, has a largeforeign debt, and experienced a severe recession with currency devaluation in 2000. Maquita has worked hard to earn the trust of European manufacturers, who generally avoid direct trade due to the potentially high costs of late or failed deliveries. This has resulted in the establishment of direct long-term contracts, which are critical tto continued success for struggling producers such as these.
Maquita and the Fair Trade Market
Maquita is fortunate to have established many of their contracts under Fair Trade terms. Maquita members produced 1,000 tons of cocoa in 1999 and sold 65.4 tons at Fair Trade prices. Fair Trade sales have brought a significant increase in revenues for Maquita's members In 1999, Maquita members received an average of $1,156 per tonne, while conventional cocoa farmers received $965 per tonne. MCCH producers also receive higher proportions of the export price than conventional farmers: 70% versus 60%.
Benefits of Fair Trade
Fair Trade revenues have allowed Maquita to establish many important agricultural and social programs. "We don't just try to raise the income of the person, but we aim to raise their whole development," says Jose Antonio Santos. One exemplary program is the Farmers School, a special three-year training program designed to increase cocoa farmers' general knowledge, improve quality and productivity, and promote renovation. This seems to be very effective- total yields rose from 500 tons of cocoa in 1998 to 1,000 tons in 1999. Fair Trade premiums have also been used to support the transition to organic production, and this continues to be a priority for the cooperative. In addition, locally based social and educational programs focused on health care, gender, and the environment have been instituted. Here, Fair Trade has made a critical difference in the because it has brought social services to community members who previously lived too far away from such programs to access them as needed.
Maquita's members realize how Fair Trade has benefited farmers and their communities. Demesio Intriago, President of Association La Mercedes de Poza Honda (a MCCH beneficiary) said: "In our association we have learned a lot from MCCH. They didn't just come to buy cocoa, they have trained us as well. Recently our village received a visit from a doctor and this is appreciated very much, since this kind of service is hard to find in the remote area where we live."
Future Plans for MCCH
MCCH continues to expand its operations and reach for high levels of success. For example, MCCH is working increase its cocoa operations by forming a new organization called "Red Latinoamericana de Pequeños Productores de Cacao," which would unite cooperatives across Latin America and foster the transfer of technical and commercial knowledge. So long as they remain in the Fair Trade system, MC


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So had a pistol out tonight and I was working on reloads. Yes I know the safety rules but everything was checked and re checked by the wife to make sure I wouldn't have to repair dry wall. So the wife watches the mind numbing channel (I think that's what it's called becasue it's dumb stuff).
So droppig mags and relaoding just to stay crisp becasue the Marine Corps doesn't pay me to be slow. During all the fun the wife makes a comment. "Hey that was fast lets time it". So she grabbed my watch to time it. Not precision, but the best we got.
First time "that was too fast"... Second time "that was too fast"... All the way to the fifth time and says "0.8"...
I was trying to deflate my ego when she made a comment... "Hey babe if you can do that in 0.8 seconds why the hell does the news keep crying about 30 round magazines?"
Wow... I thought about that, but never thought about that. Then she says "it would be stupid to ban magazines to save 0.8 seconds." Genius!!!
Why the number 10? What sense does that make? Just more feel good laws that isn't going to stop anything bad from happening.
Point of this is... After the Bud Light Platinums started talking to me I thought about thhe Bill of Rights (which I do a lot when I drink actually) and thought "I can't think of one right we have that can't be used for a bad thing."
Yup how many people have used the 4th and 5th to keep out of jail no matter how guilty they were? How many people have used the second Amendment to obtain and use a gun illegally? How many people have used the 1st Amendment to post the names and addresses of every registered gun owner in two counties???
When living in a free society you can never guarentee someone won't misuse something that was set out to be good. I brought it up to the wife and she laughed and reminded me of something... "Remember when I said no more beer in the house so you rolled a cooler out to the back patio and filled it with beer and spent 4 hours out there calling your entire family and drinking beer until your battery died?" Genius yet again...
No matter what law is created someone will find a roundabout.. Politicians cannot legislate us into a utopia and it kills them. They want to control everything. This thing called the Constitution is standing in their way. It may be arogence or ignorance but I found ways around my wife's rules and she has a lot more to do with my decision making than anybody in Washington.
I know we all have the same thoughts in mind, but I was just voicing them in a way that makes sense to me. All I know is I fought for mine and everybodys' right to bear arms, speak freely, get found innocent in the eyes of the law, and drink beer in the damn living room and watch American Restoration until you remember you have work the next day and need at least 2 hours of sleep.
For those of you who have read "First to Fight" by former Commandant General Krulak... "America doesn't need a Marine Corps, America wants a Marine Corps" (Statement made to the Senate when questioned whether the country needed the Marine Corps or not)
So my new found mentality is I don't need normal capacity magazines, I need politicians who know and understand that I WANT normal capacity magazines.
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RPI Exhibition Credits: Faculty, Staff and Students
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture's second year students exhibit their concepts to unify The Hyde's campus in Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The Hyde at Rensselaer. From February 11 - April 15, 2012, fascinating design proposals offer a glimpse into the creativity of these students, showing work generated by both a four-day charrette and a semester-long design studio course. (A charrette is an intensive planning session where designers/architects and others collaborate on a vision for development, providing a forum for ideas. It also offers the unique advantage of giving immediate feedback to the participants.)
The exhibition will include mounted drawings, renderings, sketches, and analytical diagrams. It will also display physical models for both final proposals as well as works in progress. This thought-provoking project is part of ongoing master planning for all of the Museum's structures and grounds. Although unlikely to be directly interpreted in future plans, the fresh perspectives engendered by this exciting collaboration with RPI's students and faculty will enrich and inspire The Hyde Collection's board and staff as they seek to re-envision its buildings and future.
This is the first time the Museum has partnered in an exhibition of this nature whereby the entire design process and installation was implemented by another institution as part of their scholastic process. The Hyde's curatorial staff, however, oversaw the project's installation to ensure the high level of standards and codes required for the institution.
A book, which illiterates the students' process, is being produced and will be available in the Museum Store. The content includes a review of the students' preliminary visit to The Hyde to analyze the collection, the campus and grounds, as well as the context: physical, regional, environmental, institutional, historical, economical and cultural.


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The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness. For more than 128 years, WHS has been saving the lives of animals in need. We offer adoption services that place 9,000 animals in new homes annually, veterinary services that save thousands of lives, educational programs that instill respect for animals, behavior services to assist guardians and a myriad of other initiatives that help end suffering for animals. We depend entirely on private donations to fund our programs and rely on volunteers in nearly every department. If you are interested in adopting, volunteering, enrolling in a class, taking a tour or making a donation, check out our comprehensive web site at wihumane.org. The adoptable animals' web pages are updated every 30 minutes!
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Mario came to us as stray and upon his initial examination, it was found that Mario was heartworm positive. Fortunately, this sweet pup is now receiving life-saving treatment for the disease and looks forward to a brighter future. His new guardian will have to restrict excessive exercise and high activity for a while as he recovers, so someone with a good library of books or movies might just be Mario's ideal human. A supply of peanut butter-stuffed Kongs won't hurt, either. If you are seeking a lovable, huggable, snuggable pal, look no further than this happy dog. Check him out at wihumane.org.
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Lucia's home, near to Coliseum, to enjoy Rome !
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Floor No.4(with elevator)
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|Via San Giovanni in Laterano, 00184 Rome, איטליה
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The apartment is located at a short walk (10 minutes) from the Basilica of San Giovanni, Coliseum and the Roman Forum. Easy access to bus and tram services.
Free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and TV LCD included.
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The few basic rules are the following:
• to avoid noises that can disturb neighborhoods
• smoking inside the house
• pets are not allowed
• extra guests not allowed
Please be aware that late arrivals after midnight will be charged an extra 50 €.
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We had a lovely stay in Rome. The city is great and the appartment of Riccardo was the best. Nicely situated close to the Colosseum and many lovely restaurants. A special mentioning for Cafe Vecchio Roma, just next to the appartment. Very, very nice people, good breakfast and service.
We recommend Lucia's home, everything is good and Riccardo is a great host. Direct respons en a very helpfull welcoming.
Riccardo is simply a great host. Communication was frequent since i booked. He gave me indication on how to move around, adviced us on places to eat and go out for the evening.
A lot more than what you get at a good 4 star hotel.
Thank you
Lucia's House near the Colosseum is a wonderfull apartment. We stayed in Rome for 4 nights and had all the comfort we needed: good wifi, a complete kitchen, two excellent beds - even a washing machine. Riccordo is a very kind host. He welcomed us with a bottle of wine on the day of arrival, a basket with fruit and very usefull information on the possible trips, shops, restuerants and so on. I am happy to recommend his appartment!
We have had 4 wonderful days in Rome. Riccardo is a very good host/guide with super nice tourist tips.
The apartment is excellent, clean and fully equipped.
Riccardo we will definitely return.
Thanks that we were allowed to make use of your apartment.
My wife, our two children and I really enjoyed our stay at Lucia's home. After booking the flat, we already had a very friendly e-mail contact with our host Riccardo. When we arrived at Rome, we were recepted in an usually affectionated way. Riccardo not even provided us with maps, very helpful pieces of information and advice, but also with beer, red wine and cheese for us adults and sweets, cola and tea for the children. He offered us a typical Italian Easter cake, that especially our son appreciated very much. During the following week at Rome we kept in touch and benefitted from his insider knowledge of Rome. The flat itself is clean, tidy and quiet. In the kitchen is a fridge, a cooker and you have cookware and dishes, so that it's possible to cook a meal. The two double beds were comfortable and already covered. You can wash dirty clothes in a washing machine. Riccardo provided us with plenty of towels so that we didn't need to get them changed, but this also would have been possible. The children were happy about the w-lan, we could use. Really great is the location of the flat. We bought bus tickets in advance, but needed them only once. You can easily walk to the colosseo and most of the other important sights are also in walking distance. Two very interesting churches are even situated Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano. We will visit Rome once again and we hope, Riccardo's flat will be free by then!
We spent three wonderful days at Lucia's home in Rome, Riccardo is very kind, and the place is perfect, clean, spacious and well iluminated. I recomend it at all. Thank you Riccardo
Lucia's home is a very cosy, clean and nicely decorated place. We immediately felt at home. The location is central, little shops and public transport are nearby. Riccardo is a great host who provided us with lots of helpful information. After long days on our feet through wonderful Rome, Lucia's home was the perfect place to relax. Thanks for that!
Riccardo, Alessandro. Thank you for being our very nice and attentive host. Your attention to details and amenities was so thoughtful and greatly appreciated. Your place is pleasant and spacious with our family of 4. We ran into a friend in Rome who was staying in a hotel that was a bit further east of Termini. They were less than impressed with their own accommodations. I just thought at that time how lucky we were to find your place which we enjoyed. It was perfectly located. A short walk and you are at the Coliseum. It is convenient with local transportation. Thank You Again Riccardo! Alessandro it was nice to meet you! Happy New Year!
Nice and well equipped apartment. It's better than in the photos. Great location, near to Coliseum and the metro station. Riccardo is an excelent host, he prepared for us information about the city and something to eat and to drink, so I recommend it everybody.
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American Press high school sports reporter Troy LaFleur.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 14, 2013 11:10 AM
By Troy LaFleur / American Press
For 10 weeks high school football fans have piled in and out of stadiums to watch their teams battle for district championships and winning records.
And every play was used as a stepping stone to get teams where they are today — the playoffs.
No matter how you feel about the new Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoff format, it is what it is and it's not changing. At least not this year.
Like it or not, 25 of Southwest Louisiana's 29 teams qualified for the playoffs, albeit some of them with just one win while a four-win Sam Houston team will be left at home. However, that's another argument for another day.
Instead of dwelling on the playoff format, it is time to start shifting our focus onto the games.
The first-round has the makings of an interesting Friday night in the Lake Area, but for the teams competing, their true dreams await in New Orleans.
It has been 14 long years since Southwest Louisiana produced a state championship team, though not for the lack of trying, and with there now being an unprecedented nine championships to claim it seems that someone may finally have a legitimate shot at bringing a trophy back to the heel of the boot.
Iota was the last team to bring home the gold in 1999, when the Bulldogs defeated Port Barre 35-23. Since then Southwest Louisiana has produced five runner-ups: Iota in 2002 and '03, Sulphur in '06, Westlake in '07 and Barbe in '12. The closest of any of those teams came to winning was Westlake, which lost 19-18 to Parkview Baptist, which now resides in the select divisions.
So with the opportunity to produce a state championship vastly improved, which teams should you keep an eye on to accomplish the task?
In Class 5A only one team will represent Southwest Louisiana, and they arguably have the best chance to bring home a championship.
The Barbe Bucs finished 8-2 coming off their Superdome campaign in 2012. And, while they have hit a few bumps in the road, they have the talent to allow them to finish what they started last December.
Quarterback Kennon Fontenot has thrown for a jaw-dropping 106 touchdowns through his three seasons at the helm while wide receiver and future LSU Tiger Trey Quinn has caught 337 passes for 6,160 yards and 65 touchdowns en route to shattering the state records for most receptions and receiving yards in a career. He needs 21 catches and 179 yards to break the national records.
Behind Quinn and Fontenot stands a much-improved defense that has looked much sharper than it did a season ago.
Standing in the Bucs' way is a difficult road to the dome, a road that likely leads through Acadiana and Destrehan.
Acadiana issued Barbe its first loss of the season, blocking what would be a winning field goal as time expired. It should be fun to see how the rematch will play out, given both teams make it to the quarterfinals.
In Class 4A, the DeRidder Dragons finished the season 9-1 with the District 3-4A championship, but now sit in the unpleasant situation of being in the toughest portion of the 4A bracket. A win over Northwood-Shreveport likely pairs the Dragons with Breaux Bridge in the regional round. The Tigers defeated state power St. Thomas More in Week 10 and have built a load of momentum entering the playoffs. With a win over the Tigers the Dragons will then be pitted against No. 1 Neville in the quarterfinals.
If DeRidder can manage to make it through to the semifinals, it would have a chance against anyone.
In Class 3A, Southwest Louisiana has four teams in the top 16, but the most likely of those teams to visit the Big Easy will be the Jennings Bulldogs. Iowa, Westlake and South Beauregard each have the potential to make a deep runs, but the District 4-3A champion Bulldogs have a favorable schedule thanks to their No. 5 seed.
Jennings will play host to Jena before likely squaring off with Westlake once more in the regionals. Their toughest test before making it to the state championship will be No. 1 Livonia.
Rusty Phelps, the Lake Area's longest tenured head coach, will look to playmaker Malik Williams to continue his magic for the Bulldogs both offensively and defensively.
If I had to guess, the Bulldogs have the best shot of being in New Orleans come Week 15.
In Class 2A there are several interesting scenarios for local teams.
Kinder grabbed the area's highest seed at No. 3 and face a favorable schedule leading up to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, the Yellow Jackets would most likely face No. 2 Winnfield or a familiar face in district rival Vinton. Both are winnable games but could also both spell plenty of trouble for Kinder.
Assuming the Yellow Jackets conquer their side of the bracket and reach the state championship, there is a possibility they will be staring across the field at the Welsh Greyhounds, who they beat in double overtime in Week 9 thanks to a blocked extra point by linebacker DC Arceneaux.
While it may seem far-fetched to see the rematch in the state championship it is very possible with the likes of private schools John Curtis and Evangel Christian gone from the Class 2A bracket.
In Class 1A, Southwest Louisiana has produced a pair of teams that earned first-round playoff byes in East Beauregard and Basile.
The Bearcats were the area's lone undefeated team in the regular season and, while they have continually impressed with their high-tempo offense, are staring at a very difficult road to New Orleans. After the bye they will face the winner of Ringgold and Plain Dealing before likely meeting Kentwood in the quarterfinals. The Kangaroos were an annual contender even before the playoff split and eliminated Basile in last year's quarterfinals.
A win over Kentwood would then see the Bearcats in the semifinals with Haynesville, which has won the second-most state championships of any school in Louisiana state history. If the Bearcats can get to the big dance expect them to be the favorites.
So which teams should you keep an eye on?
I would say Barbe, Jennings, Kinder, Welsh and Basile, but with this new playoff format I don't know if anything could surprise me at this point.
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Great job Grant on the 99!
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Great job Grant on the 99!
I picked up a Pfaff 130 this weekend and was trying to clean it up a bit and this shows what a little rubbing alcohol followed by some car wax can do to even the worst dried on, baked on, oil and schmutz. I like the after shot. It shines so much it has a double reflection.
Just an additional comment. I have tried one form of car wax that was non abrasive and it did attack the decals. So I'm not gonna buy anything else until I know positively what to buy.
Now if you want a machine that would have no problem doing sails - it is the Pfaff 130! In fact, the 130 was used for making/repairing sails by a lot of sailors! I feel guilty sometimes that I don't use my 130 more. Between the Pfaff 1222e with the built in walking foot, the Pfaff 130 for its power, and my Singer 319 for decorative - I really don't need another machine! Hummmmm, I have to add, though, that the Pfaff 360 just does the most amazing job with free motion work! Although, I have never tried to FM with the 130! The 1222e also does great with FM!
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text: ^^ Oh, come on VarBar, save your Chan defense for Sochi. Chan deserved to win 2009 Worlds and 2011 Worlds. His 5th place in Vancouver was generous to say the least. Strange we never hear Chan fans up-in-arms about Chan being denied 2009 Worlds, which he actually deserved to win! Lambiel could have won it all in Vancouver had he actually been prepared to skate well. Unfortunately, he was not and he did not. As far as Weir's placement in Vancouver, your thoughts clearly are sympatico with those of US fed at the time who didn't care where the F Johnny placed*, and with those of ISU judges, and Johnny detractors everywhere! *Because their thoughts were solely on ensuring Lysacek would be in contention for gold


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School voucher bill headed to vote
Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to create a school voucher program in Tennessee is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
The legislation would limit the program to 5,000 students in failing schools in the academic year that begins in August and grow to 20,000 by 2016.
The companion bill was approved 8-4 in the House Government Operations Committee on Tuesday and is headed to the House Finance Committee.
A competing Republican-sponsored measure seeks to broaden the number of students by not limiting participation to low-performing schools. It may also be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.


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WaPo/ABC poll shows no change in race from before convention
posted at 9:21 am on September 11, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
Maybe this will stop the silly post-convention panic among Republicans. When the Washington Post/ABC poll tells you there's been no convention bump for Barack Obama, you can pretty much take that to the bank. Their latest survey shows the likely-voter split in the presidential race right where we found it a fortnight ago, with Obama up one single point over Mitt Romney — in a sample that favors the Democrats:
Last week's Democratic National Convention helped President Obama improve his standing against Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but did little to reduce voter concern about his handling of the economy.
The survey shows that the race remains close among likely voters, with Obama at 49 percent and Romney at 48 percent, virtually unchanged from a poll taken just before the conventions.
So, the second paragraph actually disproves the first. But the Post tries hard to pretend that no movement among likely voters means improvement for Obama:
But among a wider sample of all registered voters, Obama holds an apparent edge, topping Romney at 50 percent to 44 percent, and has clear advantages on important issues in the campaign when compared with his rival.
We're less than 60 days out. Registered-voter samples don't mean much at this stage of the election; it's likely voters that provide predictive data from surveys. They mean even less when only 26% in the sample are Republicans. The likely voter sample improves that by a point to 27%, but still has a D+6 D/R/I at 33/27/36. The 2010 midterms had a national turnout D/R/I of 35/35/30; the 2008 election was D+7 at 39/32/29. A GOP turnout of 27% would be among the worst ever in a presidential race, if not a record. Since enthusiasm measures in other surveys, notably Gallup's, show an enthusiasm gap favoring Republicans, I'm not inclined to buy this poll's likely-voter split as a model for this election.
Also, the internals for Obama even among RVs are hardly cheery. His job approval hasn't budged since before the conventions. Three weeks ago, it was 47/50, and now it's 48/50. On the economy, he went from 43/56 to 45/53. Among independents, Obama's job approval is 45/50 with 37% strongly disapproving. That's probably why Romney's beating Obama among likely independent voters by eleven points, 54/43. Obama won independents by eight in 2008 on his way to a seven point victory overall. That's a 19-point swing among independents.
In other words, the convention had no real impact at all on the race. That's why I say "I told you so" in my column for The Week:
Gallup conducted a survey of more than 1,000 adults over the two days following the end of the Democratic National Convention to determine which convention had the most impact. In practically every measure, the conventions produced no net change in anticipated voter behavior. After the Republican convention, 40 percent said they'd be more likely to vote for Mitt Romney, while 38 percent said less likely, with 21 percent saying the convention had no real impact at all. For Democrats, the numbers are 43/38/20, respectively. Both sets of numbers are within the 4 percent margin of error, producing a complete wash.
Conventions used to serve the purpose of cutting through the media filters so that undecided voters could see candidates for themselves and decide on their vote. But Gallup's data on independents shows that such voters were largely unswayed by the conventions. The Democratic convention produced a 39/39 split among unaffiliated voters (half said they were more likely to vote for Obama, and half said less), while the GOP convention had a three-point positive edge, 36/33 — still well within the margin of error. Furthermore, fewer people watched the conventions at length this year, with only 55 percent of Gallup's respondents saying they'd watched "a great deal" or "some" of the Democratic convention, and 51 percent for the GOP convention. Those are the lowest ratings from Gallup for nominating conventions in 12 years.
The speeches didn't exactly move the needle, either — at least not those by the nominees. Only 43 percent rated Barack Obama's speech "excellent" or "good," just 5 points higher than Mitt Romney's 38 percent. Both candidates scored a 16 percent combined "poor" or "terrible" rating, while roughly a quarter of respondents didn't see either speech.
So why bother spending tens of millions of dollars — including taxpayer money — to stage them?
Update: The poll also asks the "better off" question, among RVs only, and only 20% think they're better off from 4 years ago, while 32% believe they're worse off, and 47% say no change. Among independents, that's 19/38/43, perhaps one reason why Romney's up eleven among independents.
Update II: Since I usually heap scorn on the WaPo/ABC series' samples, I really should note that the Post has done a terrific job in providing easy access to the raw data breakdowns. They have each question charted, with the cross-tab info easily accessible on each via drop-down boxes. Well done.
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Carmen Tafolla
Diversity Month: Carmen Tafolla speaks Nov. 15
By Kareem El Dahab
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(Nov. 14, 2005)--As a part of UTSA Diversity Month, the Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies presents internationally acclaimed poet and author Carmen Tafolla speaking on "My Heart Speaks a Different Language" at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the Buena Vista Theater (1.326) at the UTSA Downtown Campus.
A frequent lecturer on multicultural issues, Tafolla has published five books of poetry, seven television screenplays and one nonfiction volume on Chicana women. She also has published numerous short stories, articles and children's works.
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Her award winning collection of poetry, "Sonnets to Human Beings," was published in Germany in a dual-language edition and in several editions in the United States. Her latest children's book, "Baby Coyote and the Old Woman," was nominated for a Bluebonnet Award. She has just completed a movie script co-authored with filmmaker Sylvia Morales for a feature-length comedy film, "Real Men... and Other Miracles."
A native of San Antonio's West Side, Tafolla earned a master of arts degree in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of Texas at Austin. In 1973, she became director of the Mexican-American Studies Center at Texas Lutheran College where she initiated, among other projects, the El Premio Salinas Award to recognize students who have worked to promote understanding and cultural harmony.
Tafolla has served in numerous faculty and administrative positions at universities throughout the Southwest, including assistant professor of women's studies at California State University, Fresno, and special assistant to the president for cultural diversity programming at Northern Arizona University. She left higher education in 1990 to pursue a full-time writing career.
Tafolla has received many honors including listings in Outstanding Young Women of America, Foremost Women of the Twentieth Century and the Dictionary of International Biography.In 1999, the President's Peace Commission of St. Mary's University selected her for its Art of Peace Award for writing that promotes peace, justice and human understanding.
For more information, contact Josephine Mendez-Negrete at (210) 458-2637.


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For nearly a decade I have been holding onto my ancient WRT54G simply because it runs an open source firmware called Tomato and offers me a few simple yet powerful features. Even after testing a speedy Belkin router earlier this year I demoted it to the role of access point and put the WRT back in front.
So when Asus contacted me about testing out their RT-N66U router I couldn't refuse. The promise of a modern radio with the power of an open source firmware was an offer I couldn't refuse. The router promises speeds up to 450 Mbps on 802.11n with the flexibility of the open source firmware packages that I have been using.
This was definitely the easiest router I've set up. I plugged it in, connected to the unsecured WiFi it provided and followed the "Quick Internet Setup" link on the web user interface. Total time from plugging it in to securing the WiFi was under 5 minutes. I cheated and used my previous SID and WPA2 key so none of our 20-some devices had to be reconfigured.
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Are you sure that you got their ages correct?? The first one looks 70 to 80 years old.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Are you sure that you got their ages correct?? The first one looks 70 to 80 years old.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
A smile is something you can't give away; it always comes back to you.
I found this interesting commentary on the whole situation
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its insinuated that attractiveness is a) the most important feature of women (above health), and b) a valid marker of someones overall health. They also assume that we should all be measured along the same standards of beauty (god forbid anyone actually find McKeith attractive because she doesnt have huge breasts or the facial features that have been idealized on film and tv), and they gloss over the fact that genetics play a big role in aging and attractiveness. Sound familiar? This isnt a far cry from the ridiculous weight and beauty standards promoted by advertising; both are aimed at whittling down a womans worth and making her feel that her looks are more important than anything else.
Wow! Number 2's lifestyle makes her look so pretty!!!
right, it must be her lifestyle, not genetics..... BTW, the first photo was taken after 5 days in the Australian outback on a "Survivor" type show. I doubt any of us would look good in those circumstances.
It kills me when people like this are compared..not everyone is born with striking good looks...
Lady #1 also seems to be less genetically gifted as the second lady is gifted. I found out that when you have less padding-I don't think it is fat, on the forehead you wrinkle early. My husband has very thin skin on his forehead and looked 'old' when I married him at 38. (He was 38) He has deep creases around his eyes etc. I on the other hand seem to have better 'skin'. I can see which of our kids (and his by a previous marriage) take after him as far as lines etc. My oldest son, has had the forehead creases for a number of years (He's 27) and my daughter who turns 21 next month has them already. I think genetics play a huge part in how you look as you age. Sun is also very aging. I think there are many more factors, health, smoking and so on.
I watched Martha Stewart this last year on Hallmark, and she is 70! Now I know she is really photogenic, and I don't know if she has had any work done, but gee, she sure doesn't look 70 to me.
Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great. Mark Twain
Have you ever seen the photos of stars without makeup and special lighting? I wouldn't know Oprah if I ran into her without all that! Even beautiful stars like Sandra Bullock look like they've had a rough night being photographed without their makeup and photographic lighting. Plus, look up those two on snopes.com - it's not as cut and dried as we might think!
I used to watch Nigella on the food network and when I heard her story about her life; I thought she deserves to be happy in life after her husband died. I have always liked her sense of humor and have lots of her cookbooks.
That is one person in my lifetme that would so cool to have lunch with and laugh.
I'll take Door 2 please .. LOL Thanks for sharing !!
When Life brings big winds of change that almost blows you over.Hang on tight and Believe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care-for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair. Author unknown to me
Do what you feel in your heart to be right; for you'll be criticized anyway-Eleanor Roosevelt
the first on is scary, I to like Nigella
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A lazy white person that cant keep a job and lives off of the government and/or parents to provide a place to live, has no retirement or life savings, but continues to buy high dollar toys and things that are non essentials for someone in that situation.
That groenigger just got a new motorcycle but cant get a house on his own or a checking account in his own name because he Groenigged his credit.
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Good news and bad news: GOP destroyed Democrats among seniors last week
posted at 9:01 pm on November 8, 2010 by Allahpundit
The good news: If there's any single demographic you want to clean up in, it's the one famous for high turnout election after election after election. Jackpot.
The bad news: Looks like we're now the party of Medicare and Social Security. But then, we've been that party for awhile now, haven't we?
Seniors voted last week by an almost 60-40 split for Republican House candidates, after splitting evenly between Democrats and Republicans in the 2006 midterms. And voters 65 and older made up 24 percent of those casting votes last week…
Republicans, who will control the House in the next Congress, have vowed to cut spending in the federal budget, and entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare make up more than half of the budget. Significant cuts can't happen without addressing these programs.
Changing those programs will be nearly impossible, with advocacy powers like AARP and other seniors' groups resisting change…
[GOP strategist Ron] Bonjean hinted that entitlement change won't come until the problems get really bad. Americans don't like to deal with problems, he said, until they are "front and center and almost in a crisis level — like the economic situation we're in right now."
Translation: "No worries. All it'll take is a Greece-like meltdown." This is why, as much as I enjoyed Ace's appeal this afternoon for true, clear-eyed, time-to-choose fiscal sanity, I think he's kidding himself:
We can balance the budget (or at least come close to that, over several years). But the parties cannot keep agreeing to honor each other's top priority at the expense of ballooning the budget. It doesn't work. Cut taxes, increase spending, balance the budget: Select any two.
The public will not make this choice until and unless political leaders insist that they make it. One of three popular public goods will have to be abandoned. They will have to finally choose if they wish to continue putting off such decisions and shellacking their children with huge debt due to their failure to make serious decisions (an option, by the way, that is no longer economically viable); or if they wish to pay another 10-15% of their wages to the government; or if they are willing to see government spending, including spending on popular subsidies for the middle class, cut dramatically.
This is what I was getting at in last week's post about what the tea party can and should do with its megaphone going forward. You're never going to get seniors to support Social Security and Medicare reform (which is why even Paul Ryan's plan calls for leaving the programs as-is for taxpayers aged 55 or older), but you might build momentum among younger and middle-aged voters for reform with a campaign to educate people on how much of the federal budget is sunk into nondiscretionary spending. In a nutshell, if you're not talking specifically and emphatically about fixing those two programs, you're not seriously talking about cutting federal spending and you're certainly not talking seriously about balancing the budget. There's no higher purpose the tea party could devote itself to than bringing those leviathans under control; it's nice that some tea party groups include a question or two about Social Security and Medicare in their candidate questionnaires, but that's a mistake in itself insofar as it treats those two programs as just two among many where we might make a serious dent in the annual deficit. Not so. Again, see Philip Klein's pie chart to grasp the magnitude of the problem. Cut defense spending, by all means, but understand that you're talking about less than 20 percent of the problem in so doing. The only game in town, really, is "mandatory spending," and fiscal conservatives will have to move heaven and earth to change that. So let's start moving them. See Karl's post here for more.
Update: If we can't even get one of the Paul boys to draw the line at earmarks, I fear all hope is lost.
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Family of four loses home in fire
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. - It was a devastating loss in Hawkins County, Tennessee after a late-night fire tore through a family's home, destroying everything inside.
Smoke is still billowing from the Walters family home in Stanley Valley, and flames are still crackling.
The family visited their home Thursday to look at the damage after a fire Wednesday night tore through their home. "We lost everything," said Christy Walters.
The family of four is now staying at a hotel with help from the American Red Cross. That's where we caught up with them and learned it was a neighbor that called 911 while the family was away. "He had seen lightning strike the house and said it was like a boom, it just exploded," added Walters.
Because the family only has the clothes on their back, friends and their church are stepping in to collect donations. "My first thought is sadness and then it turns to a blessing. The blessing that they weren't there," said Pastor Wayne Riner.
Sadly, the Walters say they have no home insurance and can't afford to rebuild. They say their faith will help them pull through this devastating time. "We're just praying and leaving it in the Lord's hands," added Walters.
For those wanting to help you can contact Elder and Sister Nielson with the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints. Their phone numbers are (801) 745-1422 or (801) 920-5459.
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