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Dairy reform package introduced in Congress
As our October 10 issue closed, Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) introduced the Dairy Security Act (DSA) in the House. "I would like to move this forward before the 2012 Farm Bill," said Peterson in introducing this bill.
It is patterned after the National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) Foundation for the Future (FFTF) plan featured in the August 25 issue on page 523 and the September 10 issue on page 568.
While similar to FFTF, the DSA does have some important revisions. These updates are a result of a discussion draft released by Representative Peterson earlier this summer along with comments received from nearly 1,300 dairy producers during National Milk's dozen-city road show this summer.
"This will be the most significant change in dairy policy ever," noted Peterson. "It will be more market oriented. We do not believe this will interfere with the export market."
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A key change in the Dairy Security Act was a modification to the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP). Under the revised proposal, dairy producers could choose whether or not to be involved in supply reductions during times of compressed margins either from low milk prices or high feed costs. However, if producers want to participate in the dairy insurance safety net known as Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (DPMPP), they would have to participate in the supply program.
One of the many reasons producers would have to participate in both portions is to make the entire plan more budget friendly for the federal government. Under the July discussion draft, all dairy producers were obligated to participate in both programs. That is no longer the case. However, if passed, the DSA would become the only government-sponsored producer safety net. Overall, the DSA is expected to cost $541 million over 10 years compared to current costs of $672 million for dairy programs.
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Since the program is labeled voluntary, all the money collected in the stabilization program would be remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation. That would make 100 percent of the funds available to the program's board. Under the original discussion draft, the mandatory DMSP component would have seen 50 percent of collected funds going to the U.S. Treasury and the remainder to the program board.
Slightly more milk, 80 versus 75 percent, will be covered for those dairy producers participating in the basic margin protection program. The upward shift is due to potentially favorable scoring by the Congressional Budget Office. As with the original proposal, the margin protection insurance rates remain fixed for the five years of the entire program.
New to the dairy legislation are administrative fees which are required because of federal budget shortfalls. The three-tier annual fee structure is: $100 for producers marketing less than 10 million pounds of milk; $400 for producers marketing between 10 million and 40 million pounds of milk; and $1,000 for producers marketing more than 40 million pounds of milk. These fees are somewhat higher than those issued after the NMPF September board meeting and press conference.
Another change is repeal of the Dairy Export Incentive Program. Known as DEIP, it paid cash bonuses to exporters, allowing them to sell certain U.S. dairy products at prices below exporter's costs. USDA has not utilized this program in some time and the program is outdated. Lastly, the DSA directs the Office of the Inspector General to audit and evaluate the stabilization program.
The third part of the original discussion draft, federal order reform, would be handled through the traditional hearing process . . . with one exception. There is a call by NMPF to expedite the replacement of end-product price formulas, including make allowances, with a competitive price for determining Class III milk prices.
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There are a few differences between the NMPF plan and the DSA that may become clearer as the bill moves through Congress. Since the Congressional Budget Office cannot score some recently suggested changes by NMPF in a timely fashion, updates to the stabilization's interaction with export markets likely will be added to the legislation once the CBO scoring is completed. Those provisions make the entire program more responsive to both domestic and international market conditions.
At NMPF's September board meeting, the organization also approved provisions to cover additional milk for margin protection during the five years the potential law is in effect. The supplemental plan which requires additional premiums from participating farmers would cover up to 90 percent of production history with a growth coverage option. Under this concept, a producer's history could change as the production grows. While the production history remains fixed for the basic 80 percent coverage plan, it could be updated annually if the growth option is selected under supplemental insurance coverage.


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Walker man sentenced for murder
A 21-year-old Walker man was sentenced Monday, Nov. 26, to 18 years in prison for the March 21 death of Jason Dale Howard, 22.
Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie said Sheldon James Smith was sentenced after previously entering a guilty plea to second-degree intentional murder.
According to the criminal complaint and investigation, law enforcement and medical emergency personnel were summoned to a residence on Midway Drive near Walker at approximately 10:15 p.m. Upon arrival it was discovered that Howard had been stabbed in the upper chest. He was airlifted to Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, where he subsequently died.
Investigation revealed that two groups of individuals had been having a series of physical and verbal confrontations in days prior to March 21. The situation culminated by the two groups getting into a physical fight where Smith stabbed Howard.
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Current polling shows CCC political impact in the Tri-Valley
Original post made by Allied News Service , another community, on Nov 20, 2011
Polling and focus interviews are demonstating the issues of CCC machine politics south of Diablo Road and throughout the Tri-Valley. Popular candidates such as Mark DeSaulnier and Joan Buchanan face significant questions for their involvement in CCC district 2 and 3 races. Questions about candidate support, with focus on Mary Piepho, often an antagonist in the Vasco Road/580 corridor, brings community and neighborhood group objections to Mark's and Joan campaigns. That concern in neighborhoods forums is spreading north into all of districts 2 and 3 serving opponents interest in stopping Mary and bringing new candidates in both districts.
This is a big story partly displayed on this forum with more to come as news services feature the issues and the detailed backgound. It brings the question of "why is Delta region politics such a major interest in the 24/680 south corridor?"
Your coverage would be welcome.
a resident of another community
on Nov 20, 2011 at 7:32 pm
That has to be the funniest post I have read all weekend! Not a single word or relevance or reality contained in the entire rant. Perhaps there are other topics you are better at?
Thanks for the laugh.
a resident of another community
on Nov 20, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Ah, Dolores,
What did I tell you? As the Washington Post defined, it does take little to get an ignoranus back in the bozone.
Quite fun, now don't you think? The subject might as well have been water buffalo.
Enjoying a mutual laugh,
Ralph, quite inviting
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 21, 2011 at 6:26 pm
To Hal/Ralph/CSI/Removed etc.: Your multiple posts and replies under various aliases is destroying the validity of this forum for true neighborhood feedback and discussion. I (and I believe many other readers) would appreciate if you were to stick to one name for all your posts. I would put this request out to any other forum users who feel compelled to create multiple identities for whatever purposes. Thank you.
a resident of another community
on Nov 21, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Yes, let's discuss water buffalo! You see, I know about as much about water buffalo as you appear to know about Contra Costa Politics. Guess that would makes us even...then again I only use one screen name and like to play in the real world.
Funny huh?
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 22, 2011 at 8:34 am
i agree this old fool fools no one as smart as he thinks he is one would think that he would realize he is fooling no one. but i guess that's his game pretend to be something he sure is not. if anyone has the desire to track all these phony news organizations that he pretends he represents. don't waste your time, they do not exist or if he does hit on a name they have never heard of him.. oh i forgot there is the lame duck a i a. that i now of i member that has herd of this old fool
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 8:36 am
Dear Editor,
News service conference board members started with a legitimate release of corridor polling in CCC District 2, 3 and Tri-valley and EMCEB sponsored a change of subject in service to their political prejudices. We appropriately identified allied news services as the author of the research and posting. EMCEB sponsored meaningless drivel by sponsored pseudonyms in response without coverage of the current status of campaigns in the region. They simply changed the subject to pseudonyms
It raises the question of SOURCE for such posts. In this case, a global alliance of news services with corridor subscriber operations fully identified the post providing newsworthy content. In response, EMCEB sponsored responses, without reference to the subject of campaigns, changed the subject to Hal, a pseudonym ("nickname") used by those named Harold or Harald in Alamo. Certainly your readers have basis for suspecting that Ms. Informed Resident is Gina or you and Oh!riley is likely the same due to news service counsel's discovery of at least 14 pseudonyms used by EMCEB to defame commentators that challenge EMCEB's political subservience.
Conference board members' purpose, as it is with the Patch websites, is to bring newsworthy information to the home page of the Express in contrast to the press releases now posted without interest by a majority of potential Express readers. Such posts on the Express Forum are specifically to the Express editor and an invitation to others to engage in contributions to the news process. What results we have seen from posts of information from news service and our subscribers is a broader outreach for the Express into the county districts in the Express readership area. More specifically, in the past 90 days, Express readership has grown from less than 2000 readers concentrated in Danville and San Ramon traditional government-allied groups to greater than 12,000 readers in districts 2 and 3 with specific interests in the politics of emerging campaigns. EMCEB's response is more press releases and more sponsored defamation of our participation in the news process.
There is now a body of responses that collectively over the past 6 weeks fully describes EMCEB rejection of outside participation in the news process. That collection is gathered by neighborhoods' media audit team for counsel's discovery of the pseudonyms' identity and displayed to e-exchanges and news service subscribers. As a result, >88,000 district 2 and 3 neighborhoods participants are fully informed of EMCEB's purpose as a campaign outlet in political subservience. That must be continually challenged by informational postings so EMCEB's targeted readership does not believe that EMCEB has succeeded in limiting the news process.
So, the more the subject is HAL, the more the subject will be political and economic information.
It is that simple,
With identity [removed] to make the subject important!!
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 10:21 am
In case you have not noticed it, no one is buying it. You cannot invent your own facts and then attempt to back them up with your own rhetoric. The only one you continue to fool is yourself.
I've also got some news for you; I am not "Gina" nor do I even know who she is. I speak only for myself and post solely as Informed resident. I find it VERY ironic that YOU who obviously posts under several pseudonyms would cry foul as to such. You will have to get over your own conspiracy theories Hal as they are not productive, nor are helping your case. Perhaps you should consider another pseudonym as "The Riddler" being as the frequency that you offer up fictitious groups and inflated numbers of participants. If you have such access to these astronomical numbers why not post them? That would squelch any lingering suspicions of their very existence. Not gonna happen huh?
Your posting of polls done by acronyms and "new sources" that no one has heard of only discredits your "political and economic information" that much more. Talk about meaningless drivel…wow. If your polling is (was) legitimate, why wouldn't you post the names and numbers? That usually goes a long way to quantify a poll. Oh and by the way, who financed this "poll"? Should probably be disclosed or available through the FPPC right?
To use your own words, "It raises the question of such SOURCE for such polls".
The more useless hyperbole, pseudonyms, contrived numbers, accusations, projection and innuendo posted by HAL, the more the responses you will get from me. Hal, you really should understand the meaning of the word defamation and how it applies before you go accusing other posters of doing what you do on a regular basis. You come across as child, crying every time someone counters or challenges your nonsensical posts.
It's that simple.
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 11:45 am
Hal is going off the rails on a crazy train!
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 22, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Hal/Ralph, et all: If you were to enter my tag Oh!riley in the search box at the top of this page, you will find that I have posted a handful of comments since 2009, all of them in reference to local Alamo/Danville articles. I am no way affiliated with any of the groups you mention above, nor do I have multiple handles. I am just a local resident who is frustrated by your multiple aliases, as I stated above. An email from the editor a few months ago told me that they are unable to control people like you from creating multiple user names so I thought that I would respectfully request that you stop cluttering up the forums with multiple ids. I have no desire to censor you, I just wish that you would pick one name and stick with it. That is all. Unfortunately I think your games on this Town Square Forum deter other residents for using it as an avenue to discuss local topics of interest.
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Well put Oh!riley...well put.
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Dear Editor,
The only person I am communicating with in my posts is you. Any response to my commentary is assumed to be directed to you no matter how addressed. This is not a blog and it is an editors' forum for readers to participate in the news process. Since I am writing to you, both you and Google have my identity and contact information including e-mail address and no further identity is needed.
So let us fully agree on the posting identity used:
#1 - I use "actions" such as [removed], [clarify], and other bracketed actions to state the purpose of the posting to your attention.
#2 - I use Ralph N. Shirlet when humor is my only purpose in sharing it with you.
#3 - I use CDSI Research when the commentary is a result of research important to your news story development and is the result of members' development.
#4 - I use allied news services or subscriber news service when I am posting as a conference board member with support documentation shared with your Palo Alto AMC HQ as subscribers.
#5 - I use my DBA when I simply want to publicly acknowledge an individual such as Gayle, Joan or Richard Price.
I am only sharing commentary with you and no one else. I appreciate commentary by other readers that is directed to you for story development. I forward commentary directed to one of my assumed pseudonyms to various counsel and other relationships so they may determine response for my consideration of posting. Again, any resulting post is addressed to you as the legitimate news purpose of the forum.
As I have noted to you in private e-mail, I will provoke postings by various individuals to support the research and editorial of CDSI media associates for subscriber and e-exchange distribution. Without such purpose, I have no direct interest in the thoughts of other commentators except for their entertainment value.
If your readers or commentators wish to communicate with CDSI members and their relationships used in our postings, please contact email@example.com as the CDSI Member Information address for inquiries.
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Wow Hal, you sure have created a lot of rules for yourself in your (self)appointed role. Exactly when was it that you received the appointment?
Did you even consider that the Express has its own journalists that do just fine in story development. Pssst, maybe they don't need your help? Maybe they are being polite and not telling you this? I am not that polite (sorry). This is a "forum" aka; gathering place, where individuals can exchange perspectives such as information and opinion. Quite possibly this is why it is called a Town Square Forum.
From what you describe, I think you were looking for something more along the lines of letters to the editor.
There is a difference.
p.s. For someone that claims to have "no direct interest" in the thoughts of other commentators, you sure do respond a lot.
...Might want to work on that.
a resident of another community
on Nov 22, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Dear Editor,
So let us fully agree on the posting identity used:
#1 - I use Butterfly or hummingbird to state the purpose of the posting to your attention and to increase the chances of peace and love throughout the land.
#2 - I use I.P. Freely when humor is my only purpose in sharing it with you and to show your readers I watch the Simpsons.
#3 - I use (insert bogus imaginary research group name here)when the commentary is a result of research important to your news story development and is the result of the secret members' development or when I am off my meds and believe I am J. Edgar Hoover ghost and that your readers know I am currently in drag.
#4 - I use (insert ridiculously moronic name here) when I am posting as a conference board member from the planet Zinzo with support documentation and DNA evidence shared with your Palo Alto AMC HQ as your very humble universe ruler.
#5 - I use my "MLB" when I simply want to publicly acknowledge what a great game baseball is.
That is all.
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 8:54 am
I think people should place postings to generate discussion from others in the public for the purposes of sharing opinions and information.
Some childish responders here seem to have no life other than to criticize true communication. Sadly enough there will always be bloggers who attack posters simply because they have no real contribution to the subject yet continue to want attention.
The I680 corridor and Vasco Road do place a serious roll in politics. The thousands of cars jammed up on these two major arteries daily affect our votes to pro growth candidates such as Mary Piepho in the Vasco back up and Tomi Van de Brooke in the I680 back up.
Piecemeal patches of improvements along these corridors will place this generation of citizens in constant gridlock for the rest of their lives unless they vote different leadership. The current and past leadership have created gridlock and debt for years to come.
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 23, 2011 at 11:24 am
Everyone has an agenda.
You don't like growth and considering that only 5% of this country is developed, I think we are doing pretty good in that regard.
The i680 area and the Vasco area has as much in common as the Highway 4 and the i680 or the 4 and Vasco or the 4 and 880 or the 4 and 24. I'm pretty sure the issues in common in i680/vasco can be extended to all areas in the bay area with traffic issues.
But hey, your truth is yours. Mine is mine, hal's is hal's. But don't think for a second that "truth" has no agenda, that would be denying years of research into the human experience/condition.
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 12:06 pm
I love growth.
I do not like lack of infrastructure growth before commercial and housing growth.
That philosophy, along with the politicians who practice it are worthless and destructive to the quality of life for current taxpayers.
We need new, honest, and responsible leaders starting at the local level.
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 23, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Awesome, But your expecting the cart before the horse when it comes to infrastructure. All over the state, counties and cities are darn near bankrupt. We could argue/have a conversation for hours on what is the cause of the fiscal problems facing local governments, but there just isn't money. Another problem is lack of space to widen/improve infrastructure.
In your opinion, Truth, how can we improve the infrastructure problems we face?
As to... "new, honest, and responsible leaders starting at the local level." You more than likely have that, but you have an "agenda". Sorry, that was too easy.
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Everyone has an agenda except the truth. The previous comment backs up my concerns. No state money and darn near bankrupt are results in lack of foresight and fiscal responsibility. Many Government leaders today spend away the money the government has and commit to what the government does not have. This same destructive method is used with our current local government leaders when it comes to development. Development is always financed. The "cart" trying to drive on the road before the road is made is a ridiculous sequence. Yet for the price of special interest, political contributions, and higher profits current leaders succumb to developers for less than the actual needed mitigation. This is why we are here, this is why many developers are multi millionaires, and this is a slice of the 99% issue today. Broken influenced leadership. This is again why we need a change so desperately. If a developer can afford to develop, then they should be able to afford (or finance) infrastructure first. The only thing that excuses this today is our problematic special interest politicians. Contra Costa is a prime example with the lack of infrastructure and the burden of billion dollar unfunded liability. This coming election will allow voters to change the path of financial destruction to a new beginning of correction. We do not have much time left to change leadership before chaos sets in.
You now have not only the truth, but also my agenda.
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 23, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I think we have a fundamental issue to address. Your "truth" is opinion. Truth is subjective. Since you seem to be missing this absolute "truth", subjective means "placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions".
It's important to understand that politicians don't set mitigation fees. Local governments hire consultants that run the data through filters and come up with numbers.
I think it's great you have an opinion, but please don't confuse it for fact or truth for that matter. From your diatribe it is clear you know very little about public policy. I'm not trying to be rude. I think it's great you have so much bravado, but if we are going to have an honest conversation about policy, (which this county, state, and country really needs) we have to leave talking points and sounds bits at the door.
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Truth Has no Agenda,
...But obviously YOU do!
Tomi VandeBrooke and Mary Piepho pro growth? Responsible for the gridlock on Vasco, 580 and 680? Reallllly?
You have the facts and figures to back that up right?? This wouldn't be more of a not so transparent agenda, posted under just another screen name would it? This wouldn't be purposely misguided opinion that you are trying to dress up as truth would it? If you think it is the "truth" then you have no idea what you are talking about- most of these transportation issues have to do with state agencies-not county. But you already knew that right?
VandeBrooke has not been in an elected position could promotes or deny growth. Piepho's tenure on the board of supervisors has not exactly been through an economic period where much (if any) housing, aka; growth has been approved. So what is it exactly that you are accusing the two of them of again? Pro-growth? Yeah right! The growth that you are referring to was approved decades ago, of which current politicians are trying to wrestle with as budgets are diminishing. That is the harsh reality that you need to come to grips with, rather than inventing your own truth based on nonsensical opinion. How long have you lived here? Ask yourself; are you part of the problem or part of the solution? These problems have manifested in our county over decades and yet you expect someone to come along and fix them on your time line. You really are dreaming if you think there is any truth to that.
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Dear Editor,
You are provided a unique subject for a separate exchange on your town square forum and the example of the Magee and Weber Ranch development to be an indicator of how local and county governments treat the issues of burden on infrastructure versus development of further tax and fee basis.
In this exchange the question become the ability to find truth in the campaigns that have shifted into the tri-valley and how that shift redefines Contra Costa politics. Thus, after enjoying interesting content and entertaining emotions, you might invite TRUTH to be defined and determine, base on my direct e-mail to you, whether TRUTH exists in its popular and legal definitions.
So will you inform the residents?
Joyous wishes at Thanksgiving
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 23, 2011 at 4:20 pm
What does it mean when you post under "Harald A. Bailey"?
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Vasco ? Did someone say Vasco ??
I am sick and tired of sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on Vasco Road. It never use to be this way. I started driving the old road and made better time than now. Why can't they just make a separate road instead of screwing up what's already there ? To make matters worse instead of duplicating what is there we have to sit and watch construction chew up part of the new road to make more newer road while our gas tanks go dry. What a waste of everyone's time and our money. Did I sit in stopped traffic for a year on Vasco for them to put a left turn lane to nowhere ?
a resident of another community
on Nov 23, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Mary Piepho is pro-growth like her developer advocate pal Tom Koch and the other folks who supported Measure F in Brentwood. Fortunately Mary and Koch (and Dave Piepho even piped in) were unsuccessful in their attempt to develop more homes we don't need in the foothills of Mount Diablo. Congrats to Save Mount Diablo, Kathy Griffin, and the voters of Brentwood in handing the pro-growth agenda a stunning defeat.
I think people like "informed" should admit the obvious about Mary's pro-growth agenda. Then they can explain to the rest of us the reasons for the pro-growth stance. How will the county be better when/if New Farms proceeds?
How would thousands of new homes in Brentwood have benefited the city and county.
And assuming Mary decides to really come clean, she can share her position on Project Labor Agreements.
The point is, rather than deny what other people say, just step up and make your views clear. Unless you/Mary are worried about the electorate's reactions to Mary's positions, why not share them?
Don Flint
a resident of another community
on Nov 24, 2011 at 1:15 pm
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- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Brown beef in drippings. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, saute the onions, carrots and mushrooms until tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in 4 cups broth, mustard, thyme, bay leaf and beef. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beef is tender.
- Stir in the barley, salt, pepper and remaining broth. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until barley is tender. Discard bay leaf. Stir in bacon. Yield: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
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Discussion in 'General Chevy & GM Tech Questions' started by bossmanuz2, Mar 30, 2011.
anybody familiar with the 4x4 pushbutton settings on a 99 suburban
How do you mean??? a little more specifics would help please.
I'm probably familiar with the settings, and, on the off chance I'm not, I'm sure somebody else will be.
But, I suspect you want to know more than that. As murdog94 suggests, if you can be more specific with your question, we can be more specific with our answers. Also, it would be nice to know a little more about your truck (K1500 or K2500, with Autotrac or without).
Welcome to the club. As mentioned by the others, need more info.
Tell us what buttons you have, we'll tell you how they work.
well it goes into 4x4 good but wont switch out
shut it off for awhile bingo right back to 2 hi
Do you have an Auto4wd button?
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Pulaski Technical College guests were treated to food, music and a bit of a history lesson as the college kicked off its 15th anniversary celebration Tuesday night on the Campus Center plaza.
More than 100 guests, including college faculty, staff, students, business leaders, and community residents enjoyed music by rhythm and blues trio Brenda and Ellis.
Also debuting Tuesday evening was the newly published "Decades of Success: A History of Pulaski Technical College" written by Pulaski Technical College history instructor Jason Martin.
The history chronicles the history of the college and vocation-technical education in Arkansas from the early 1900s to the present.
While Pulaski Tech's history dates back to 1945, it was not a college until 1991 when the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 1244 that converted the state's vocational-technical institutions into community colleges and brought them under the guidance of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
At that time, the former Pulaski Vocational Technical School became Pulaski Technical College.
Dr. Dan F. Bakke, college president, recounted how the college's enrollment has grown from 875 students in 1991 to enrollment this fall of 8,455 students.
"We've come a long way in a short time," Dr. Bakke said. "Our success has been our ability to adapt and fulfill the needs of students who come to us."
Dr. Bakke also introduced Quenton Burge, who was Tuesday night's guest speaker and also happened to serve as a source for Jason Martin's history project.
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Aurora victim's brother to MSNBC host: Why, no, I don't want to talk about gun control
posted at 6:42 pm on July 24, 2012 by Allahpundit
Via Greg Hengler, we're late to this but it's still a must-post, simply because it's one of the great narrative derailments you'll ever see on cable. If ever there was a dynamic primed for a gun control cri de coeur, it's DNC TV nudging a relative of one of the shooting victims while he's still grieving. No one would have faulted him for responding emotionally; instead, he came back at them with this. His composure and insistence on sticking to principle under the circumstances are remarkable.
HuffPo is wondering when/whether The One might follow his M.O. on gay marriage and "evolve" on gun control by re-embracing a position he held in the mid-90s. In a sense, that'd be in keeping with his overall campaign strategy: He's given up on white working-class voters, more or less, and is playing chiefly to his liberal base now, so why not throw them some invigorating red meat by calling for a new assault-weapons ban or whatever? The difference between this and SSM, I think, is that when he "evolved" on gay marriage, he was falling into line with virtually the entirety of his party. If he "evolved" now on gun control, by contrast, he'd be cross-wise with all sorts of purple-state Dems, and then the storyline would quickly shift from "Obama pushes new gun regulations" to "Democrats abandoning WH on new gun push." Even Chuck Schumer, who once chaired the DSCC, is going around telling the media that new gun-control measures are a nonstarter. O cares about Michigan and Pennsylvania and Virginia, not MSNBC, and he knows that liberals will forgive him for this in the name of victory (just as they would have if he had kept up his embarrassing SSM charade). Gun control, like his trip to Israel, is something that can wait for his second term, if only as a rhetorical bludgeon against a Republican Congress.
Exit question: Why have gun sales soared in Colorado over the last few days? It's tempting to think that people are scrambling to protect themselves from the James Holmeses of the world, but I think Mark Hemingway's explanation is far more likely.
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BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Community Lab will host a mixer and discussion titled, "Encouraging sustainable communities: Insights from public goods and common-pool resource economics" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the Lost Dog Café Violet Room, 222 Water Street in Binghamton. This event is free and open to the public. At 6 p.m., participants are welcome to purchase an optional self-pay dinner.
Guest speaker Robert Holahan, assistant professor of Environmental Studies at Binghamton University received his Ph.D. in Political Science working with Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom at Indiana University in 2011. His current research projects include an examination of property rights in oil and gas leases, a cross-state comparison of policies related to fracking, and a cross-national study of how and why political parties take positions on issues related to environmental policy.
Public goods and common-pool resources are all around us. Ranging from city parks and police patrols (public goods) to urban gardens and public water delivery (common pool resources), these two types of economic goods are available for everyone's use and exemplify some of the most desirable qualities residents seek when choosing which neighborhood to live in. This Community Lab will explore these types of shared economic goods and discuss ways in which communities have had success (or failure) in improving the delivery of such goods to local residents. Key to the discussion will be in exploring ways in which governments, like city councils and state legislatures, can complement and reinforce the efforts of local governance, like neighborhood associations and grassroots volunteerism.
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Im a litle confused about the power. Looks like there are batteries for the power but how would you keeep them charged? You would need some sort of power source, like wind or solar if the main power grid went down.
You would also need some sort of water source, large gallon water tank dug in next to the unit. Especially if you have a shower built in the thing
What about the toliet do they hook that up to a spetic?
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WASHINGTON COUNTY., Va. - Animal shelters across the region are bracing themselves for the annual influx of puppies and kittens that show up during the spring.
One shelter has been preparing for extra guests by waiving its adoption fee to free up space and find homes for their animals.
Usually there's a long list of animals on a big board up for adoption at the C.C. Porter Washington County, Virginia Animal Shelter, but they've got plenty of vacancies right now.
Since March 18, the shelter has waived the adoption fee, which is $25 for a dog and $15 for a cat. "We started out March 18 and from March 18 to March 31. For the month of March, I adopted out 25 animals," shelter supervisor Kelly Tabor said.
The shelter told us that on average 12 to 15 animals get adopted during a given month, so the program seems to be working. "When people come in and they're interested in an animal I tell them when they inquire about how the adoption process goes, I tell them right now we're waiving the adoption fee and the only thing that we require is the $50 sterilization deposit," she says.
And Tabor tells us that if owners would just get their animals spayed and neutered shelters might not get a flood of animals. "We actually had a mama cat brought in the other day that had six kittens that the people couldn't take care of. We also had a mama cat brought in by an owner on Thursday, she had five kittens on Easter Sunday," she said.
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Great photos of your 4th of July at Monticello, Derick. But hey, not a single photo of the Ashram? Sorry you didn't get to meet Norah (Vidyananda.) I knew her schedule would be pretty tight.
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Is it possible to make so much family in such a small amount of time? :-) I think so. At least, the proof is in the pudding.
Thanks Charlottesville's Mimi, Malissa, Marian, Tom, Glenn and, of course, all the kids!
It is no secret that little Abby stole my heart and did not return it before I left. (I'm now ridding by sheer habit for my heart resides in Charlottesville!
We said our goodbye's and I left for Yogaville. It's a small resort south of Charlottesville that I wanted to visit, chiefly due to my great friend Susie in Sedona. Sadly, I was not able to meet Nora (Vidgananda) for dinner due to her schedule; however, I was able to visit Yogaville for one night. It was both fun and entertaining. The people there were different from the ordinary, but that's what makes this great country work so well! Thanks to all! I loved every one of you!!!!!


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Is there any negative ramification on the queen of a cell builder if you shake in bulk bees?
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Is there any negative ramification on the queen of a cell builder if you shake in bulk bees?
Make sure there is not a queen (would let them stay queen less over night)
If I had cells in the process of being built I would wait after they were finished ,THEN add the bulk bees
I would cage the queen just to be on the safe side (pace her in a cage by herself and fill the candy hole about half full just before put in the bulk bees.
Also I would take my small spray bottle filled with diluted syrup and give both the bulk bees a good spraying and also the cell builder. Then dump them in.
When adding bees to a cell builder...before graft, not after...you should use a shaker box. This is nothing more than a wood bound excluder nailed to the bottom of a good hive body...no holes. Place on cell builder, and shake nurse bees from other colonies...off open brood. You never know when there may be a second or even third queen in your donor colony. If you fail to see her, your cell builder will be a failure.
So, Michael, this is just a way of making sure the queen isn't shook in? Something like that is used when making a package, too?


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I recently retrieved my first foundationless frame and measured the cell size.
Here are the results.
I found worker brood cells from 4.9-5.2mm.
I recently retrieved my first foundationless frame and measured the cell size.
Here are the results.
I found worker brood cells from 4.9-5.2mm.
The range was very interesting, however did you do an analysis to determine the average size?
Dan Hayden 5 Years. 10 hives. Tx Free. USDA Zone 5b.
How many would I have to measure?
I guess for me, the average doesn't really mean all that much. I now know for a fact that there is a range between 4.9 and 5.2. An average is in reality a number which may or may not even exist within the sample.
I have 4.9mm foundation and 4.95mm plastic frames. Both those are shown conclusively to be within my range of values. That's all I need to know. If the bees need anything else, they have foundationless frames.
Good experiment Sol. I'm actually going to do something like that once I've had bees on small cell for 2 years, let them build natural comb and see what they do.
However, your experiment lacks one thing. To truly let your bees "regress" back to the cell size they would prefer, you would need to do the exact opposite of what people do when regressing down. You would need to remove all sc foundation, let the bees breed in the larger cells they have built, and then see what sized cells the next generation build. As when bees regress down, they need several cell size stages to do it, it is likely the same, if letting them regress up.
The the next phase, once the bees have established a permanent cell size that may be larger than your sc foundation, would be to see how that affects varroa resistance, ie, are they as resistant as the others.
I'm planning on doing all these experiments myself, so I'll be following yours with interest, if you take it all the way.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Actually another interesting thing would be to see if there is any effect on the size of the honey harvest, once bees have the cell size THEY decided to build.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I trust Dee Lusby, I trust Michael Bush, I trust my own results. I'd like to get on with my beekeeping experience without getting mired in nit-picking issues that really don't matter. The more foundationless frames I pull, the more I expect them to cover a range of cell sizes that is slightly smaller than the standard foundation available. That's all I've ever seen, that's all I've ever heard of. This is not new technology, not to me, and not to others. It is what it is and looking at it for more decades than it has already been looked at will not change the results. Furthermore, cell size is only part of the puzzle, and I postulate that it is part of the puzzle that has already been solved. Not all agree, but I can't change that. It's literally arguing over tenths of millimeters. It's not worth it.
Surprised at the tone of your reply, and you completely misunderstand the intent, and genuine interest of what I said.
Sorry I posted.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I apologize if my tone was offensive, it was not intended to be so.
I really have seen all this before. It really has all been done before. Eight years ago, it was Michael Bush and Dennis What's-his-name and Dee Lusby and Barry Birkey.
My experiment was to see if using foundationless frames was a viable option. It appears to be. I have purchased some Kelley foundationless mediums which I plan to test next year.
Sorry if I misunderstood the interest in your post, I have a younger brother whose mouth often produces the words "you should..."
Never mind. I've re read my post & can see how it could be interpreted the way you took it. I let my enthusiasm run away with me. Just that internet thing I guess.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I started out foundationless and that's all I've ever used. I have 10 frames of drawn comb in an empty deep that I was going to use in swarm traps in the spring. Whenever I get out to the apiary I'll measure a few samples of them for giggles. I only have an english units caliper so i'll have to do a conversion but it should still be accurate into the 10ths of a mm. We are going to get 4 inches of snow today so my trip won't be for another few days or so but I'll check it then if my memory doesn't fail me. Don't know if it matters that I have carnis (that have been making russian daughters for a while now) but they've always been foundationless from day 1. I doubt the results will be miraculous but now I'm interested to see the my own results
Yes that's what I meant.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I'll be interested in following your work.
Regards, Barry
Thanks. I'll basically be doing the same as I did with that other natural cell hive, but starting from sc bees. But this year is just about increasing my numbers of sc bees, I won't do the nc thing till next year.
Once it's under way I'll post pics and stuff.
From a comb foundation only person, I'm now doing some nc in most hives, just to get more drones out there. Anyhow back to Sol, don't want to hijack his thread.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Sorry guys, my days with experimenting with cell size are over. I don't wanna be pulling perfectly good comb anymore. It's taken me eight years to get a goodly number of hives full of well drawn comb and now I wanna start breeding and producing nucs and honey.
If I had posted these pics back in 2002, I would have been very popular. Alas, I was uncool before uncool was cool. I'm hoping for a mass exodus from packages to nucs. Then I can handle some business.
Sol, yes it's been done to death. Still, it's amazing how many people still don't quite believe it. I make a habit of taking measurements on cut-outs and the like. 5.1 is about the upper end around here, with the lower end being 4.7. Interestingly enough, I did some measurements in Hawaii this year on some top-bar hives and they ranged between 5.1 and 5.4. I thought this was pretty interesting, but didn't really know the history of the hives. So, it could be an issue of regression. It makes sense that size might be climate dependent though.
Food for thought.
Edit: Ok I just found a reference to Lusby's chart. Why have I never seen that before? Makes perfect sense.
You've just answered your own question and explained why some people don't believe it.
In my own case, when I started reading beesource I saw posts from gurus, saying that the natural size for a cell is 4.9 mm. From my own experience in my own country, I knew this not to be true. So of course I was cautious about everything else the guru said too. If that happened to me, it must also have happened to others. That's why there are non believers.
The first person on beesource to tell me that small cell and natural cell are not the same thing, was Barry. I already knew that, but had got the idea that everybody on beesource thought otherwise.
It's probably about providing full information.
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I realize people in the know are bored with this information. But I am not in the know.
Has anyone noticed a benefit to natural cell size? I do realize that it seems most people are going back to a 4.9mm cell but that could be influenced by being the most convenient while still being beneficial. Is natural comb worth it basically?
"Most people are going back to a 4.9mm cell"
Please qualify this statement. Are you saying most treatment free people?
Regards, Barry
No, it is just the majority of comments I read here. Seems to me that there was a trend toward larger cells that resulted in problems with Varrao mites. I have seen a lot of comments that people have large cell foundation setting on shelves and they no longer want to use it in favor of 4.9mm.


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Adam Sandler spent Father's Day in Toronto with his wife and kids.
Sheryl Crow in Chicago.
Alicia Silverstone in a rare pap photo. She was with her husband and son at a farmer's market yesterday.
Scout Willis wore clothes, but as bad as they look, it might have been better to just go topless again.
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alright, save the fighting for the end...Wagner still to skate...
...and I find that I'm not nervous at all most of the contenders went already
alright, save the fighting for the end...Wagner still to skate...
...and I find that I'm not nervous at all most of the contenders went already
Blake Rosenthal
blue dress
don't know the opening section, but ended with Another Cha Cha by Santa Esmeralda
3Flip - fall
2 Axel
Spiral sequence
Layback spin
Step sequence
Flying sit spin
Combo spin
Technical Elements - 22.95
Program Components - 21.48
Deduction - 1.00
Total - 43.43
15th place
I'm also concerned about Mirai falling apart in the FS. I predict that Flatt will be solid in the FS. Ashley had to wait a long time tonight. Hopefully she's not unnerved by the wait.
Blake is so positive and upbeat... seems like a nice person.
YAY!! Sasha did it!! She is BACK. Sasha is a special skater with special quality which no other skaters have. (I see the same kinf of quality in Alissa). I can not pull my eyes off when she is on the ice. She is a kind of skater I would enjoy even though she would not do one jump in her program. Her skating takes my breath away. Would you enjoy any current world topskater's program without jumps? I do no think so.
Mirai did good job,too.After not so great season, what a come back!!
I really admire Rachael's consistency and calmness. I know she will do well on Saturday, too.
I am very sorry for Alissa and Caroline. They are also the skaters with great quality.
I hope they can come back to skate well for LP!
What an event!! They are all great skaters!!
I'm watching now on Ice Network but it looks like I missed a lot of performances. Oops. Came on at the wrong time.
Is Universal Sports broadcasting right now online??? Link please if they are.
Is Wagner next?


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The thing I hate is the deep ball. The QB places it horribly. Instead of having to make an over-the-shoulder catch, the QB makes the WR have to turn around, and it is always swatted away.
That happens a lot. Also depends on the play.


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Can someone please share with me the least expensive way to expand from 10 hives to 100 hives? examples I am looking for are. purchase vs raising queens, equipment costs etc.
Can someone please share with me the least expensive way to expand from 10 hives to 100 hives? examples I am looking for are. purchase vs raising queens, equipment costs etc.
This is not an easy thing to do overnight! Things you can do to expand are to build your own equipment. Depending on the type of wood you use you can save. Use only Mediums for brood and honey. Raise your own queens, a little investment but you raise as many as you need. TIME not much you can do about that. Build up your hives and make them very strong. Go as if you are using 3 large brood supers. Make them very strong and split the hives. Three years you have 100 plus if you keep up with the building. Don't think about honey for 3 years. I have seen this method work.
Another method is look for someone getting out of the business, retiring or moving. I have gotten supers real cheaply this way. I you don't belong to a local beekeepers association, DO IT. Thats a great source for equipment and nucs and.....
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I would definitely consider raising your own queens. I have been doing this for two years now and can truthfully say that it really works.
I live in Central lower Michigan so it takes a little longer before I can get to rearing queens, but when the time comes, I can really see the results.
Last year, I went from six hives to twenty just from splits and rearing my own queens. Consolidating mating nucs at the end of the season will get you several good hives also...provided you do it early enough.
I made my mating nucs from 6 5/8 medium supers divided in two (the long way). This makes a nice 4 frame nuc that utilizes STANDARD equipment. It's easy to exchange between "bee donor" colonies and, again, makes them easy to re-group for the winter. Last year I had ten of these nucs (actually 20 since they are divided in two). This year I plan to make another ten + nucs to make more queens to sell. I figure I produced approximately 60 to 70 queens last year.
Keep a good eye out for equipment. One beekeeper I know bought several hundred 6 5/8" supers with perfectly drawn (light) comb for $1.00 a box! I traded most of my queens to him for equipment so I had little $$ outlay for what I picked up last year.


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The person in question is Ed Manzanares, who won less than 20 games in 4 years as basketball coach. How can someone who is FIRED become Athletic Director? (AD) Why didn't the late HU baskeball coach Sanchez become AD? He was a very popular, honest coach...God bless him, RIP.


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Muay Thai prospect Cyrus Washington is set to square off against former It's Showtime fighter and champion Cosmo Alexandre next month for Lion Fight Promotions. The two will clash at 160lbs on May 14th, the following is from Lion Fights' press release.
Cosmo "Good Boy" Alexandre is a professional Brazilian Muay Thai fighter. He is a former WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World Champion. On December 5, 2009 he won the WMC King's Cup Challenger Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, and today, he holds a record of 39 wins / 13 losses. Alexandre has fought some of the best Muay Thai practitioners in the world, including Giorgio Petrosyan, Yodsanklai Fairtex, and John Wayne Parr. Alexandre, who is represented by the team at Authentic Sports Management, currently resides and trains out of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Cyrus Washington has won multiple professional Muay Thai titles, including a title victory over the well known Burmese fighter Saw Nga in a bare knuckle championship bout that took place in Burma. Washington had previously lived in Thailand for over three years and trained out of Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket. Washington recently made his way back to the U.S. and now currently lives and trains out of Michigan. Washington's current record is 47 wins / 16 losses.


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True Blood - Season 3 Episodes
True Blood - Season 3
The Maenadian reign of terror may be over, but Sookie Stackhouse and the townspeople of Bon Temps face a new calamity--ushered in by a pack of vicious, blood-sucking werewolves--that makes the bacchanalian evil of Maryanne Forrester seem tame by comparison. Welcome to Season Three of True Blood, the smash-hit HBO series based on the novels by Charlaine Harris.
"Eric & Pam"
"Sookie, Tara & Lafayette"
"Bad Blood"
Sookie (Anna Paquin) turns to Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) for help in finding Bill (Stephen Moyer); Andy (Chris Bauer) urges Jason (Ryan Kwanten) to stay the course; Sam (Sam Trammell) reconnects with his past; Tara (Rutina Wesley) seeks refuge from her grief.
"Beautifully Broken"
Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), the Vampire King of Mississippi, concocts a plan to consolidate his power; Eric remembers his past; Sam tests the strength of his family bonds; Tara finds an ally in shady vampire Franklin Mott (James Frain).
"It Hurts Me Too"
In search of Bill, Sookie heads to Jackson, Miss. in the company of Alcide (Joe Manganiello), a werewolf bodyguard assigned by Eric to protect her. Jason is distracted from his police exams; Bud (William Sanderson) reaches the end of his rope; Arlene (Carrie Preston) copes with unexpected news; Franklin charms Tara, and gets Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) out of a jam; Eric bequeaths a gift to Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis). Haunted by visions from his past, Bill (Stephen Moyer) makes a surprising pledge of allegiance.
"9 Crimes"
Sookie (Anna Paquin) joins Alcide (Joe Manganiello) at a raucous engagement party for Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan), his former fiancée; Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) is given a deadline to locate Bill (Stephen Moyer); Andy (Chris Bauer) gets a promotion and draws Jason's (Ryan Kwanten) attention; Franklin (James Frain) takes Tara (Rutina Wesley) on a road trip; Arlene (Carrie Preston) is irked by Jessica's (Deborah Ann Woll) arrival at Merlotte's; Sam (Sam Trammell) brokers a deal with Tommy (Marshall Allman) and his parents, Melinda (J. Smith Cameron) and Joe Lee (Cooper Huckabee); Bill "procures" dinner for Russell (Denis O'Hare) and Lorena (Mariana Klaveno).
Alcide and Sookie turn to an alpha-wolf "packmaster" for advice on dealing with Russell's minions; Tara considers a proposal from Franklin, who's completed his mission for Russell; Joe Lee breaks his promise to Sam and Tommy; Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) learns the meaning of patience from Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), his mother's (Alfre Woodard) orderly; Jason meets his match in the mysterious girl Crystal (Lindsay Pulsipher); an heirloom reminds Eric of his past and his ongoing thirst for vengeance.
"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"
Spurned by Eric, Sookie fears the worst for Bill, whose fate now lies in Lorena's hands; fueled by a night of bloody passion, Tara executes a desperate plan to stave off Franklin's advances; in Bon Temps, Tommy finds it difficult to leave the family nest; Jessica puts Pam's teachings into practice; Jason's romance with Crystal hits a snag, as does Lafayette's with Jesus; after revealing his master plan to Eric, Russell visits Louisiana to put it into action.
"Hitting the Ground"
Imperiled by Lorena (Mariana Klaveno), Sookie (Anna Paquin) goes to extremes in her attempt to save Bill (Stephen Moyer) – with unforeseen consequences. Sam (Sam Trammell) infiltrates a dogfighting ring to extricate Tommy (Marshall Allman) from his parents' (J. Smith Cameron, Cooper Huckabee) greedy influence. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) heads to jail to uncover the truth about Crystal (Lindsay Pulsipher); Summer (Melissa Rauch) makes a home-cooked play for Hoyt's (Jim Parrack) affections; Debbie (Brit Morgan) vows revenge on Alcide (Joe Manganiello); Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) uses Hadley (Lindsey Haun) as bait to get information from Sophie-Anne (Evan Rachel Wood); Russell (Denis O'Hare) turns his back on the Authority, and on the Magister (Zeljko Ivanek).
"Night on the Sun"
haken and disillusioned, Sookie rethinks her relationship with Bill. Sophie-Anne takes up a new residence as Russell plots his next move. Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and Bill reconcile; Jason throws down the gauntlet in hopes of saving Crystal; Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) gets a surprise visit from his mom, Ruby Jean (Alfre Woodard); Sam tries to keep Tommy in check; Merlotte's gets a new waitress; Eric proves the depth of his allegiance to Russell. Sookie finds herself in a vulnerable position when Alcide needs to deal with a family emergency.
"Everything is Broken"
With the ratification of the Vampire Rights Amendment at hand, Nan Flanagan (Jessica Tuck) detours to Fangtasia to confront Eric about the Magister's disappearance. A grief-stricken Russell vows revenge against his foes, vampire and human. Awaking from a slumber, Bill uncovers the truth about Sookie's true identity. Jason gets unexpected help as he goes up against Felton (James Harvey Ward) and Calvin (Gregory Sporleder). Sam is distressed by Tommy's attitude; Tara (Rutina Wesley) encounters a new ally and an old tormentor; Hadley introduces Sookie to a new family member; Arlene (Carrie Preston) despairs about her future; Hoyt confronts his true feelings.
"I Smell a Rat"
A reluctant Bill warns Sookie about the dangers she will face. Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) is intrigued by the mysterious qualities of V. Sam's recent fit of rage triggers dark memories. Eric takes precautions and fulfills a wish; Arlene turns to Holly (Lauren Bowles) for help with a pressing problem; Jason deals with the unexpected, both with Tara and Crystal; Jessica is torn between Tommy and Hoyt. After communing with Talbot (Theo Alexander), Russell promises to extract vengeance on his enemies.
"Fresh Blood"
Bill tries to earn back Sookie's trust, but ends up bringing her face-to-face with fresh dangers. Knowing he's no physical match for the King, Eric tempts Russell with the "ultimate vampire dream." Jason tries to wrap his head around Crystal's revelation. Sam embraces his dark side, alienating everyone except Tara. Hoyt and Jessica take their romance to the next level; with Holly's help, Arlene puts her future in the hands of a goddess; post V-trip, Lafayette struggles with new demons.
"Evil is Going On"
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) grapples with his conscience while plotting his perfect revenge against Russell (Denis O'Hare). Fed up with being "vampire crack," Sookie (Anna Paquin) considers a new life without Bill (Stephen Moyer) – or any other vampire. Tara (Rutina Wesley) discovers some surprising news about Sam (Sam Trammell), whose rage resurfaces upon learning of Tommy's (Marshall Allan) latest transgression. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) finds a new calling after warning Crystal's (Lindsay Pulsipher) family about an impending drug raid. Plagued by visions, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) turns to Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) for help, and learns his boyfriend has more to offer than companionship. Hoyt (Jim Parrack) hopes for a future with Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), spurning Maxine's (Dale Raoul) pleas to wed Summer (Melissa Rauch).