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A century ago, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie believed that Darwin's theories justified an economy of vicious competition and inequality. They left us with an ideological legacy that says the corporate economy, in which wealth concentrates in the hands of a few, produces the best for humanity. This was always a distortion of Darwin's ideas. His 1871 book The Descent of Man argued that the human species had succeeded because of traits like sharing and compassion. "Those communities," he wrote, "which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members would flourish best, and rear the greatest number of offspring." Darwin was no economist, but wealth-sharing and cooperation have always looked more consistent with his observations about human survival than the elitism and hierarchy that dominates contemporary corporate life.
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Toward a Living Economy: Cooperative Self-Organization
In the previous post I explored the inherent contradiction between the desire to protect and conserve the environment and the need for development within the current economic system based on a growth economy examining the current political situation in Bolivia as a microcosm of this tension on a macro level. At the end of that post I suggested that the solution was to find a way to transition to a new kind of economy and development. David Korten wrote an article in Yes! Magazine entitled "Living Economies: Learning from the Biosphere" in which he said,
In our species' immaturity, however, our dominant cultures have forgotten that our individual and collective well-being depends on the well-being of the whole. We must now step to a new level of species maturity, redesign the culture and institutions of our economic system to mimic the structure and dynamics of the biosphere, and learn to live by life's rules. 1
Korten lists three key ideas that he gleans from the natural world about how we should organize our economic life together: 1) Cooperative Self-Organization, 2) Self-Reliant Local Adaptation and 3) Managed Boundaries. First I want to look at his ideas, along with some others within the idea of a steady-state economy. Then we will have to talk about how to get from here to there.
Toward An Anarchist Economy?
The first rule of "Cooperative Self-Organization" has to do with the principles of biodiversity and cooperation. Korten explains,
Ecosystems have no central control structure. Their health and vitality depend on processes of cooperative self-organization in which each species learns to meet its own needs in ways that simultaneously serve the needs of others. The more diverse and cooperative the bio-community, the greater its capacity to innovate and the greater its resilience in the face of crisis." 1
The idea of not having central control structures sounds very scary to humans accustomed to all the trappings of civilization with its institutions, organization and hierarchy, but this is an invention of the human intellect and not something inherent in the natural order or observable in natural ecosystems. While many libertarians and advocates of a completely free market profess to believe in such a decentralized state of affairs, I'm not sure they would allow it when the time came to really let go of the control. Most of the more moderate advocates of a free market turn that phrase into a misnomer, because there is incredible attempts to impose central control and regulation on the system. Usually the rules are rigged to the benefit of the rulemakers, which might fit some natural law, but is unsustainable and thus violates the most important natural law: that the system itself must survive.
All of this makes me wonder what an anarchist (which is the leftist version of the libertarian impulse) economy might look like. I don't hear a lot of discussion about this among Christian Anarchists that I read. But if economy only means how we order our lives together, then in terms of how we exchange goods and services for our own survival, any community of people that is able to sustain itself has some kind of economy. If there is any possibility of a practical anarchism that can be lived out, then there must be some kind of anarchist economics that governs or guides the way that people live together.
Diversity and Cooperation
What creates stability, security and flourishing in ecosystems is diversity and cooperation. Of course there is competition within and among species for sources of food, but this assumes a scarcity that is not the case in stable ecosystems. If you out-compete all the other prey species in an ecosystem for food then your survival will mean that you are now the only target left for whatever predators there are above you on the sacred predator pyramid scheme. There is a delicate web of interdependence in healthy ecosystems that demands both diversity of species and cooperation.
Financial investors already understand this principal somewhat when they diversify stock portfolios to lower the risk and secure a steady rate of return, even if it's lower than higher risk portfolios. On a broader scale, however, our economy does not support the broadest diversity in terms of the kinds of business and other economic actors that it supports and/or allows to exist. On the contrary the current system heavily favors large corporations. The larger and more multinational the corporation, the more advantages it has in the marketplace.
Everyone gives lip service to small businesses, but no one is serious about taking on the rules that allow Wal-Mart and others to easily put small companies out of business wherever they go. Therefore the rule in a living economy based on the rule of diversity and cooperation would be to give real incentives for small businesses and those that are active in creating a community in which other small businesses can thrive. Korten puts the tension between healthy ecosystems and the privileges of corporations in these terms,
"In a living economy, the rights and interests of living communities of living, breathing people engaged in a living exchange with the natural systems of their bioregion properly take priority over the presumed rights of artificial corporate entities that value life only as a marketable commodity and operate by the moral code of a malignant cancer."
This puts a further clarification on the practical implications. It cannot simply promote any small business, but small businesses that understand, value and promote the values of diversity and cooperation. They should embody these principles within their own business structures by following worker-owned models in which there is the most possible transparency, openness and sharing of both the rights and responsibilities of honest work. They should encourage other business and the interaction, cooperation and interdependence of businesses of all sizes, from a single person selling produce from their garden to the largest local company in the area.
Monocultures of any kind, whether agricultural or business, are a direct contradiction to principles that govern natural systems. They will likely fail in the long term for the same reasons that natural systems cannot be supported where biodiversity is lacking. The answer is to learn from science and promote the interdependence of natural system that create flourishing, dynamic, vibrant and healthy systems of diversity and cooperation.
Natural Farming and the Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30;36-43)
That's right, the reason you started reading this blog in the first place is back. The last post was April 26 of this year and before that January 10. For a while, I was disciplined in doing it once or twice a week. I'd like to get back to that.
Before diving into today's passage I want to take a brief moment to point out that this is not an esoteric exercise in obscurity. My purpose in examining Food in the Bible is, like Ellen Davis, because an agrarian reading of the Bible is essential to fully understand the context of the text. In a culture so disconnected from the land and our food, we skim over those antiquated passages that have to do with agriculture. In so doing we have cut ourselves off from some of the most powerful elements of the biblical narrative and consequently some answers to many problems that plague modern civilization, society and globalization.
Matthew 13:24-43 This passage is a sandwich with the parable of the weeds (24-30) and the following explanation (36-43) as the bread and the parable of the mustard seed and yeast (31-35) the meat (or peanut butter for you vegetarians). I'd like to take them separately and then reflect on what it means that they're sandwiched together here.
The Parable of the Weeds
He put before them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, "Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?" He answered, "An enemy has done this." The slaves said to him, "Then do you want us to go and gather them?" But he replied, "No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn." '
In terms of agriculture the first thing I notice is that farmers have been dealing with the problem of weeds forever, surely since the dawn of agriculture. It's important, and relevant to the parable, to remember that a "weed" is simply a plant growing where you don't want it to grow. People intentionally growing food crops on a plot of land view other plants in that plot as competitors. Plants that are aggressive (like bermuda grass) can outcompete other crops and ultimately kill the food you're trying to grow.
One of the biggest difficulties with organic and no-till agriculture is how to deal with weeds. Industrial agriculture simply invented Round-up Ready seeds that could be sprayed with a broad spectrum herbicide and not die. So, you kill everything except the plant you want to grow. That method seems to have a number of problems with it (i.e. reliance on chemicals, loss of biodiversity, affect on the environment and concerns about GMO crops).
So, how do you deal with weeds? While it's tempting to get into tillage practices and weed management, for the purpose of this post the method is usually to get rid of the weeds. However, many weeds are edible and there are other methods for growing food than the industrial monoculture we've come to know and love.
Jesus suggestion to the farmer in the parable sounds a lot like Masanobu Fukuoka's One Straw Revolution. For those not familiar with his agricultural philosophy the two part interview with Larry Korn, a student of Fukuoka, on the Agroinnovations podcast is a great introduction. Fukuoka's "natural farming" method is very similar and closely related to permaculture. Basically Fukuoma's method was to observe the way nature worked without intervention. He would scatter seeds randomly in a field and then observe what happened. He would select the seeds of the plants that did well and try to understand why that particular plant did better. Was it something about the soil or topography, etc.? By mimicking and learning from nature Fukuoka was able to eventually get greater yields than his Japanese counterparts with a lot less work. If the workers in the parable let the weeds and their crop grow together their labor is greatly reduced as well.
In verses 36-43 Jesus gives an explanation of his parable in spiritual terms. This is a parable about the judgment at the "end of the age" and why the wicked are allowed to live along with the righteous. The meaning and intention is to use an agricultural metaphor to point to a spiritual reality. Often this is a way of sweeping away the parable itself and only focusing on the spiritual interpretation. Jesus chose parables and parabolic actions with purpose and intent. Why should we think that the spiritual application of the parable is separate from its physical, agricultural counterpart? Isn't the nature of a parable in some way to join these two things?
Next… The Parable of the Mustard Seed and Yeast
Photo of car overgrown by weeds from Flickr user cavanimages. Photo of Fukuoka from permaculture.com
The Original Sin of Agriculture: Competition vs. Cooperation
There is no arguing that the revolution of agriculture changed the way that we relate to the world around us. Ishmael makes the argument that agriculture led us to see ourselves as competitors with everything that is not our food. Therefore, we kill off plants and weeds that compete with the grains and legumes that we want to harvest and eat. We then must also kill off the animals that feed on those competitors to our food. We might also have to kill off the animals that feed on those animals lest they come around licking their lips at us.
In this way of thinking we see nature primarily in terms of competition. Altruism and cooperation are really aberrations in the normalcy of competition and violence. This is the way it seems people tend to think about "survival of the fittest." All the players in the ecosystem are competing for scarce resources against natural obstacles and barriers. Those who are able to beat out their competitors, within their own species or other species, survive and flourish. Isn't that what we see on Discovery Channel when predators are hunting their prey and picking off the weak member of a herd?
The problem is that ecosystems are not made up of only predators, and even predators may not be as cutthroat as we think. More and more evidence suggests that cooperation is at least as powerful a force in nature as competition. In fact, it may be stronger than competition. It's difficult for us to conceive that cooperation is a basic and primal force in nature. Our culture and world revolve around the idea of competition. Most of our economic ideas are based on the assumption that competition is the basic building block of nature and society and that when it is allowed to run free it results in the best possible results for all. Our education system is based on competition, scoring, testing, achievement and success. Sports and athletics are not influencing the rest of our culture. They are the natural outgrowth of a culture of competition.
Just as in nature, this may not be the best way to organize ourselves. Perhaps we have allowed our assumptions about the natural world to form the way we think about human society and civilization. There are plenty of examples where human societies valued cooperation over competition and flourished. Many Native American cultures made decisions based on consensus rather than voting which always excludes the minority. There are worker owned factories in Spain and Latin America (the specifics elude me) that have done very well with a cooperative approach to business.
How have our assumptions about the way the world is structured and functions on the most basic, natural level shaped the way we choose to organize ourselves and order life together? Is there another, better way? I hope and pray that there is.
This is part of an ongoing series exploring basic assumptions about agriculture, history and our relationship to creation: The Original Sin of Agriculture Part I, Part 2, Part 3.


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SB 1530 (Padilla) guts teacher due process rights by removing the accused employee's ability to be heard before a neutral panel and replacing it with an advisory-only hearing before a single administrative law judge. The school board then has the authority to accept the judge's decision, or reject it and commence a new hearing where they will determine the outcome.
This begs the question: Why have the administrative hearing at all? Why should management be given new authority to ignore an administrative law judge?
Due process ensures that workers are not disciplined based on favoritism or retaliation for speaking out or for labor organizing. SB 1530 (Padilla) attempts to carve out a different process based on the type of accusation, treating some workers differently than others. The bill is completely contrary to legislative proposals introduced this session that have tried to protect due process of police officers by allowing accused employees to have a hearing before punitive action is taken. Due process is an important Constitutional protection, which requires at a minimum that the accused get to have their day in court, and present their version of the facts to a neutral decision maker.
Media coverage and public attention to the Miramonte scandal has been diverted. Instead of administration in LAUSD being held to task for their failures to follow the law and their own policies, this discussion has been shifted to attack organized labor. At Miramonte Elementary School, a teacher was accused of ugly deeds which resulted in current incarceration pending conviction along with a $23 million bail. The teacher was immediately placed on leave once the allegation surfaced, but rather than go through a dismissal process or wait for the outcome of the criminal investigation, the district chose to pay the teacher to resign. Further, the district initially failed to report the incident to the credentialing commission, essentially leaving the door open for the teacher to work elsewhere. While the teacher was immediately removed from that classroom and from those kids, the district failed to keep the teacher out of business.
Existing law establishes a multi-step discipline process to address allegations of educator misconduct in order to (1) keep students safe; (2) safeguard the integrity of the profession; and (3) protect due process rights. The district is not harmed and the public is not endangered by protecting the due process rights of employees.
If an accusation is made against a cop or a teacher, it is often plastered all over the newspapers, and the response is often irrational. Current law was developed to protect not only the employment rights and reputation of police and teachers, but to preserve the integrity of the professions in which we place so much of our trust. When that trust is compromised by a serious allegation, the worker is immediately relieved of duty while an investigation occurs. This investigation must be deliberate and the outcome not determined by the drama that surrounds what will always be an emotionally charged situation.
Labor is always willing to come to the table to talk about problems and solutions, but so far we have been getting only lip service regarding fixing this bill. Labor has come forward with amendments to make changes to the teacher dismissal process which will save money, limit time to complete dismissal hearings, and eliminate delays in completing depositions. Senator Padilla has ignored these ideas, even though his goal appears to be to streamline the teacher dismissal process. This bill solves nothing, places teachers at unfair risk, and diverts attention from the real accountability issues at LAUSD.
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Called the world's fastest-growing type of wheeled construction equipment by one manufacturer, tag-alongs are turning producers of concrete block and clay brick into true delivery specialists.
Here's why:
- Customer service. Tag-alongs create a win-win situation, improving productivity for producer and contractor. Producers can use tag-alongs to place product almost anywhere masons want it. The machines also allow drivers to load their own trucks.
- Truck utilization. A single can quickly unload eight or nine truckloads. Boom trucks are still the equipment of choice for congested or particularly rough sites where the producer can do no more than place product over obstructions. However, tag-along forklifts' interchangeability increases truck utilization.
- Reduced fleet-wide maintenance. Reduced maintenance increases truck utilization. By allowing trailers to stay on the road, tag-alongs can reduce truck maintenance in the long run.
Almost always, tag-along forklifts use a straight mast and three wheels for maneuverability. They sacrifice lifting capacity and lift height for light weight during transport. Another trade-off with the three-wheel design is that counterbalancing an extended load becomes more of a concern with tag-alongs. A machine that extends loads outward with a less-common telescoping boom or scissors-like pantograph mechanism can unload the entire truck bed from one side. However, stability is a concern unless the operator keeps an extended load as low as possible.
Capacity also decreases as lift height increases. Manufacturers provide load charts that show rated capacity at various mast extensions.
Some manufacturers offer a standard 6-foot, one-section mast, which creates a higher profile during transport than multisection masts that extend to common heights of up to 12 feet. The cylinder on multistage masts lifts and collapses multiple carriages, and the profile is lower in the down position during transport.
Mast tilt not only keeps loads level on rough terrain but also creates a lower profile during transport. Side shift, a time-saving feature that allows operators to move loads a few inches to either side without moving the entire machine, also is usually standard. Several manufacturers also offer clear-view, or see-through, masts.
Other features include, but are not limited to, two- or all-wheel drive to suit varying terrain, hydrostatic operation for smooth movement, wheel stabilizers and counterweights for tipover prevention, rack-and-pinion steering for increased maneuverability, and an ergonomically designed cab.
Increasingly, manufacturers are conforming their tag-alongs to sections B56.1 and B56.6 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' American National Standard for low lift and high lift trucks and for rough terrain forklift trucks, respectively. The standards require manufacturers to meet criteria in rated capacity, stability, brake-system performance, overhead guards, and wheel guards, among others.
To keep the weight off the mast, manufacturers recently have devised different mounting configurations. One manufacturer offers a "deadhead mount" consisting of bars affixed transversely to the truck bed into which forks fit. Although this costs some truck-bed space, drivers like this configuration and rear mounting.
The article includes a comparison guide of 11 different tag-along forklifts.


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Exeter – Roland H. Goupil, 79, of Exeter died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at his home after a brief illness.
He was born on June 23, 1932 in Dover, NH the son of the late Henry and Mabel (Lemieux) Goupil.
He was raised in Dover and was a graduate of Dover High School in 1950 and upon graduation enlisted in the US Navy to serve his country. He purchased Gerry's Variety Store in April of 1966 and continued to own and operated the store until his death.
Family members include his wife of 20 years, Laurie Goupil and daughter Amy Klemarczyk, he is also survived by his four children with his first wife, Joyce Lamson Upham who died in 1997, Deborah Gallant and her husband, Jeffrey of Exeter, Steven Goupil and his wife, Rose of Nottingham, Sharon Goupil and her partner, Lauren Somma of San Luis Obispo, CA, Desiree "DeeDee" Victoria and her husband, Michael of Escondido, CA his grandchildren, Tahlia Goupil, Joshua Gallant, Katie Victoria, Shea Somma, Sage Somma, Spencer Somma and Joseph McGhee. Also, his sister Anita Pevine and her husband, Edward of Dover, niece, Judy Pevine of Dover and his extended family at Gerry's Variety Store, Exeter.
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Office Affair or Sex With Boss: Should You Have An Affair At Work?
Should You Have an Office Affair with Your Boss?
There is strong physical chemistry between my boss and me. His body language tells me that he wants to sleep with me, but I have my reservations. I love my job and want to get a raise. Are there any advantages to sleeping with him? I want to know.
Should I have an office affair or sex with my boss to get ahead?
Dear Get Your Freak On at Work?
Are you any good at sex? Do you have the skills of Superhead (Karinne Stephens) or possess Jenna Jamison's legendary porn queen abilities?
Or are you an amateur sexpot using the office affair route to advance your career horizontally?
Surprised at my response?
Thought I was going to tell you to close your legs, ignore your boss and get to work.
Well, that's the safest route. But I'm not judging you on your desire to get ahead, or the sexual attraction to your boss. I want to know if you have any serious skills in the bedroom.
Because any boss, especially if he is a man, is going to judge your workplace romance skills in the bedroom and the boardroom.
And he should.
So your sexual positions and lovemaking skills better be advanced karma sutra, and not a first time virgin with her boyfriend in the back of a Nissan Sentra… if you think you're going to score any points with a man.
Because any woman who is using the office affair as a tool to advance her career better be a serious professional with the ability to "create an advanced lovemaking fantasy," like a high-class call girl while separating her emotions from the act.
But before you hit the sheets with your boss, think about the long-term consequences of your proposed sexual escapade.
- You will have to work with this man and your co-workers on the job. And every woman knows that men gossip more than we do. In fact, the UK Telegraph reports, "that men spend an average 76 minutes a day tittle-tattling with their friends or work colleagues, compared to just 52 minutes for women."
- What if he is terrible in bed? Now you have to pretend that he was good when he was H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. What woman wants to fake an orgasm with a man she has to work with?
- The sex will change the relationship between you and boss. Are you ready for the cold shoulder? Or his newfound emotional unavailability?
- Hello sexual harassment! Do you want to get fired if he says that you tried to hit on him? Stranger things have happened at work?
- Women are emotional creatures. We fall in love faster when we have sex with a man. Unless you are a professional whore, and I mean that with total respect, you will get sucked in emotionally faster than he ever will.
So if you still want to have sex with your boss think about your personal brand. Think about your workplace reputation and the consequences of your decision.
Want to be the woman who has sex with her boss to get ahead with a "come and get it" sign on her crotch?
Or would you rather be the hardest working woman in the building, with her feet planted firmly on the ground, and a "not for sale" sign posted firmly between her legs.
Whether to have an office affair with your boss is ultimately your choice, sexy mama.
Even if you have supreme sexual skills and dress really sexy at work, choose wisely. Your workplace reputation depends on your decision.
Whatever your choice, your boss will eventually come out on top. No pun intended.


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Julie & Julia
Starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Rated PG. Opens Friday, August 7 at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas
Writer-director Nora Ephron doesn't reach for the profound here, but the maker of Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail does manage to touch some deeper nerves.
In Julie & Julia, we get the double biography of two people who never met, although one certainly loomed large in the other's life. Assisted by padding and clever camera placement, the diminutive Meryl Streep plays six-two Julia Child, who mastered the art of French cooking and changed the American palate from bland to grand, becoming a TV icon in the process.
Watch the trailer for Julie & Julia.
After facing Streep in Doubt, Amy Adams unglams again as Julie Powell, a Manhattan office worker who became Internet-famous by writing a Salon.com blog on her yearlong efforts to cook all 524 recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Ephron's subject isn't really food—indeed, the cooking is indifferently photographed—but the kitchen as a place of reinvention.
"Even Julia Child wasn't always Julia Child," is presciently uttered by Julie's husband, Eric (Chris Messina). This highlights parallels between the women, struggling to find themselves in postwar Paris and 9/11-shattered New York, respectively. Married to liberal diplomat Paul (an exceptionally restrained Stanley Tucci) during the anti-Communist witch-hunt, Child stormed the male domain of French chefdom—another step in a lifetime of outsider status. For Powell (with her mother's nagging voice provided by Mary Kay Place), the project was a way to narrow too many choices.
Despite a tacky score and silly side characters, Ephron creates an effective vehicle for her superb leads. Uniquely for a Hollywood tale, support from solid male partners makes the message of self-empowerment even stronger. Of course, it also helps that Meg Ryan stays safely out of the kitchen.


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Hello curious widget developer!
This forum is for developers wanting to work with the marketplace API . You'll be able to discuss with Envato developers what you need and want from our API , and where we will release the technical documentation for our API versions.
The API will be out in the next day or two, and I'll introduce it here when that's done.
Posts from this topic will not show up on the homepage or sidebar, so you'll have to come back and check it manually!
Sounds great, will have to give it a crack when it's released and give it a whirl at developing a worthwhile app!
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Wow! Glad to hear!
I keep checking this topic every hour or so, I cannot wait for the API to be released
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I have absolutely no idea what this API is going to do, but I am excited about its potential.
Nice, I smell some AIR Apps coming
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Are You Going To Watch "Hung"?
This Sunday, June 28, at 10 p.m., HBO is premiering a new show, "Hung." Guess what it's about? A guy who turns to prostitution to make a living. Step aside, "Belle de Jour." Get out of here, "The Girlfriend Experience." Call-girls are, like, so 2008. 2009 is all about guys who sell their bodies to make ends meet. The dramatic comedy stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, an all-star high school athlete who ends up as a high school basketball coach whose wife dumps him for her dermatologist. Casting about for something to do with his life and make some money, Drecker takes note of his well-endowed physique and sets about renting it out by the hour. Uh, "The Sopranos" it ain't. It's "Boogie Nights" meets the recession! Are you going to tune in or tune it out?


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Re: [Caja] eval() in FF3 - just in case...
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- On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Mario Heiderich
<Mario.Heiderich@...> wrote:
>Wow. No, we had no idea. I admit that I am shocked that the one tight
> http://peter.michaux.ca/article/8069
> Just in case this is not known/intercepted yet.
encapsulation mechanism in JavaScript itself -- lexical closures --
has now been ruined. Fortunately, all safe JavaScript subsets (Caja,
Cajita, ADsafe, FBJS, Jacaranda) already prevent access to the eval
function, as they must. So we should all be safe from this particular
new hole. However, so long as browser vendors feel free to quietly
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- --- In firstname.lastname@example.com, "Mark S. Miller" <erights@...> wrote:
>I reply-all'ed since Mark cc'ed me, but I was not a member of the
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Mario Heiderich
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> > http://peter.michaux.ca/article/8069
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> > Just in case this is not known/intercepted yet.
> Wow. No, we had no idea.
firstname.lastname@example.com list so the message bounced off that address.
Here's the caja-discuss link:
- On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Brendan Eich <brendan@...> wrote:
> There's no "now" -- this old eval extension was added over ten years ago:Hi Brendan, I was completely unaware of this history and did indeed
> http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=/mozilla/js/src/jsobj.c&rev=3.2&mark=580-590
think that this was a newly opened hole. I'm very pleased to find that
it isn't. I'm especially pleased to hear that you folks plan to remove
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Square One TV/Episode 414
|Episode 414
|Season 4, Episode 14
|October 17, 1991
|Production Number
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Episode 414 is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of Square One TV, and the one-hundred sixty-ninth episode overall.
Guest Starring: Carol Lacatell (Sylvia Sherwood), Charlie Heath (King Christmas Family Special, III)
- Dirk Niblick: Verbosarosa - Part 1 (cut from the Noggin version)
Dirk helps 4 brothers to divide their triangular family land equally. When one brother leaves, they need to repartition it. One solution involves recursion.
- Mathman: Math Myths
Mathman is walking his dog, Mathdog. Mr. Glitch has to say whether these are true or false: If you wear glasses you're better at math than if you don't, Tall people are better at math than short ones, Curly-haired people from Cleveland...
- Dirk Niblick: Verbosarosa - Part 2 (cut from the Noggin version)
- Mathnet: The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper - Part 4
George & Pat think counterfeit kugels are circulating & borrow some to test. When they play a game with them they find that no digits repeat. Near the printer's they find a Kaboomland brochure.


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State roundup for February 10
Oahu electrical grid considered
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii civil defense officials said Friday they're launching a project to improve the security and resiliency of Oahu's electrical grid.
The state Department of Defense will work with Hawaiian Electric, IBM, U.S. Pacific Command and other entities on a study exploring options.
"Essentially, this effort will ultimately be focused on building a more secure grid for Hawaiian Electric customers, while ensuring the most reliable power sources," Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, the state adjutant general and director of state civil defense, said in a statement.
Researchers will analyze weather patterns to better understand how cloudy days and lack of wind will affect the power supply. This is becoming more important as the island generates more electricity with solar panels and wind turbines.
They'll also strive to understand how to better protect the grid from attacks like one that hit Silicon Valley one day after the Boston Marathon bombings.
In that incident south of San Jose, unidentified individuals fired shots into a power plant substation, damaging at least five transformers and causing an oil leak. They also cut AT&T fiber-optic cables, temporarily knocking out phone service, including 911 lines.
The participants aim to have preliminary results of their study in May.
Sale of sharks in bottles ends
HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu gift shop has stopped selling bottles of dead baby sharks following an online uproar.
Hawaii News Now reports the Nani Aloha Street shop in Waikiki removed the bottles a day after the environmental group Ocean Defender Foundation urged people to complain to the business.
An Australian tourist said the bottles sold for nearly $25 each.
The store's mananer, Ken Li, said a vendor delivered the dead sharks to his store without his knowledge.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has launched an investigation to determine whether the sale of the bottled sharks was illegal.
Oahu home and condo sales rise
HONOLULU (AP) — The median sales price of an Oahu single-family home reached $629,500 last month.
The Honolulu Board of Realtors says the median price paid for single-family homes in January increased nearly 6 percent from $595,000 in the same month last year.
The median price for a condominium increased 1.6 percent from January of last year to $320,000.
The board released its monthly resale statistics Friday.
According to the board's data, there were 246 single-family homes sold last month and 310 condos sold. Both figures represent an increase of 8.4 percent from January 2013.
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UNICEF Appeals for US$ 51 Million to Meet Urgent Needs of Children in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia
Women and Children make up 60 percent of Ivorians displaced by post-election crisisGENEVA, Switzerland & ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 18 March 2011 – UNICEF is appealing for US$ 51 million to meet the rapidly growing humanitarian needs of children and families devastated by the post-election crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
At least 60 per cent of the more than 300,000 Ivorians who have been internally displaced by ongoing violence and 85 per cent of the 90,000 refugees, who have fled to neighboring Liberia, are women and children. In any emergency, children are the most vulnerable.
Over the next three months, this critically needed funding will help UNICEF continue to provide lifesaving emergency supplies and services to the increasing number of children affected by the crisis.
UNICEF is currently on the ground in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia working to ensure that children are protected from violence, that they have continued access to health services and are able to go to school during what continues to be a volatile political situation.
Through UNICEF support in Côte d'Ivoire to date, over 1.7 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years have been vaccinated against measles and other illnesses; thousands of children have been screened for malnutrition; and some 20,000 children have been provided with education materials.
In Liberia's Nimba County, UNICEF has targeted all children with a measles vaccination campaign and has improved access to clean water and sanitation in communities hosting refugee populations.
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Trafficking of soluble cargo to the vacuole is far from being a closed issue as it can occur by different routes and involve different intermediates. The textbook view of proteins being sorted at the post-Golgi level to the lytic vacuole via the pre-vacuole or to the protein storage vacuole mediated by dense vesicles is now challenged as novel routes are being disclosed and vacuoles with intermediate characteristics described. The identification of Vacuolar Sorting Determinants is a key signature to understand protein trafficking to the vacuole. Despite the long established vacuolar signals, some others have been described in the last few years, with different properties that can be specific for some cells or some types of vacuoles. There are also reports of proteins having two different vacuolar signals and their significance is questionable: a way to increase the efficiency of the sorting or different sorting depending on the protein roles in a specific context? Along came the idea of differential vacuolar sorting, suggesting a possible specialization of the trafficking pathways according to the type of cell and specific needs. In this review, we show the recent advances in the field and focus on different aspects of protein trafficking to the vacuoles.
Plants play an important role in the world economy as they represent the major source of food, but also of textiles, building materials, bio-fuels and medicinal products. In the past decades, plants have also been exploited for the production of recombinant pharmaceutical products, such as edible vaccines, antibiotics and vitamins. Plant biologists are currently joining efforts for plant science to progress toward of a definition of integrated circuits of metabolic pathways and sub-cellular structures to accompanying the challenges imposed by animal and yeast sciences.
Besides understanding plants as a whole organism, it is fundamental to track the subcellular mechanisms beneath. Identifying the molecules (proteins and enzymes), their biogenesis and their functions is fundamental to understand their role in plant cell homeostasis and ultimately to develop rational crop improvement strategies. The plant cell is effectively an integrated community of membrane-delimited compartments, each of which has evolved to optimize and separate specific biochemical functions. Functional organization of the endomembranes is a key cellular infrastructure allowing the cell the continuous adaptation needed for the metabolic and structural changes occurring in vegetative and reproductive tissues. The major production line of the cell biosynthetic factory is made by distinct organelles constitutive of the cell secretory pathway: Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, Endosomes, Pre-vacuolar and Vacuolar compartments. The specificities of plant endomembrane biology, notably the Endoplasmic Reticulum-Golgi complex or the endosomal and vacuolar organization, outline the amazing ability of plant cells to re-organize its membrane system according to the cell needs.
Presently, studies on plant endomembrane focus on several lines of research: the functional characterization of compartments designing the endomembrane system, the identification of pathways and vesicle carriers to transport cargo molecules from one compartment to the other and the identification of molecular machineries associated with these transport specificities. Any protein trafficking within the endomembrane system is orchestrated by all the events, permitting to reach the right compartment, by the right route, at the right time.
In most of the plant cells, the vacuole is the largest structure present and plays several roles in maintaining organization and cellular function and is involved in intracellular digestion of various materials, maintaining of turgor and accumulation of nutrients, ions and secondary metabolites. In seeds, protein storage vacuoles (PSVs) are the most abundant whereas in vegetative tissues the vacuolar functions are accomplished by large central vacuoles denominated lytic vacuoles (LV) [
Vacuolar development and remodeling, particularly during seed germination, has gained a notorious importance given the immense changes occurring in a short time. It has been proposed that vacuolar membranes of PSV are transformed into those of central vacuoles upon germination [
The vacuolar metabolome has gained interest recently as the preliminary results obtained provide the basis for future studies to compare the storage and lytic metabolomes that would allow a more comprehensive understanding of the vacuolar systems of transport and metabolism [
Vacuolar sorting is nowadays and since the last decade one of the most advanced and attractive research field in what concerns secretory protein trafficking. Proteins inserted in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) have different ways to reach the vacuole, and may use different halt-stations to do so. For instance they may go through the Golgi Apparatus (GA), or bypass the GA, they may reach the plasma membrane and come back to the vacuole or they may be stored in intermediate compartments before to be delivered. From the trans-Golgi network (TGN), transit routes to the cytoplasmic membrane and transport to the vacuole diverge. Proteins lacking a signal enter the so-called default pathway, being transported in vesicles that eventually fuse with the plasma membrane, releasing their contents to the outside [
Conversely to the other routes described, vacuolar sorting of secretory proteins requires positive sorting at the TGN. The cargo proteins targeted to the vacuole are recognized at the GA level by vacuolar sorting receptors (VSRs) and are released into PVC/MVB after fusion of the transport carriers with their membrane. The VSR is then recycled back to the TGN and the cargo molecules are transported to the vacuole, where the fusion of the PVC/MVB with the tonoplast occurs [
In a simplified version of protein transport to the vacuolar system two post-Golgi routes can be considered, ending in different vacuolar compartments—lytic or protein storage—being closely related to the type of signal present in the protein (
Transport to the lytic vacuole occurs after recognition of the sorting signal by the receptor BP-80 (binding protein of 80 kD), a membrane protein responsible for packaging the cargo-protein in clathrin-coated vesicles for transport to the pre-vacuolar compartment and, finally, to the lytic vacuole. Other proteins, with a
Recently, Stigliano
The issue of multiple vacuolar transport routes has been already addressed for tonoplast proteins. Information on tonoplast proteins being delivered via three different transport routes was compiled by Robinson and Pimpl [
For all eukaryotic cells, the transport from the Golgi apparatus to the vacuole or lysosomes requires positive information from the protein. In mammals, the signal to transport proteins to the lysosome is the addition of a mannose 6-phosphate residue during the passage through the Golgi complex, while in plant cells, the vacuolar sorting is part of the peptide sequence [
For a peptide to be considered a true vacuolar sorting signal it must be both necessary and sufficient for this function [
Additionally, other study carried out by Pompa
In plants, the Golgi apparatus (GA) is a central key in relation to the synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides, and of glycolipids and glycoproteins for the cellular membranes. It has thus an important role in the modification and targeting of the protein and is involved in folding, processing and storage of proteins. It has been long discussed the role of the glycosylation in the vacuolar routes taken by proteins in the secretory pathway, in particular involving a GA bypass [
The existence in plants of a new type of vacuolar traffic that can be used by leaf cells to transport vacuolar proteins offers a great potential, in particular for recombinant protein production in the near future. The available studies in this subject point to a stunning increase in protein production when it is targeted to the vacuole. The problem of targeting foreign proteins to the vacuole is that once entering the secretory pathway, proteins undergo post-translation modifications such as glycosylation. Despite plants produce the same glycosylation patterns as mammals in the ER, when entering the GA the trimming of the glycans is sufficiently different to cause immunogenicity risks. Plant systems with modified glycosylation pathways lacking potentially immunogenic
A new topic of discussion is arising in what concerns the vacuolar routes some proteins take in specific organs and how those routes changes in organs with a different metabolic activity. It was observed that the same protein can be either secreted to the apoplast or directed to the vacuole, or accumulate in PSVs or LVs traveling though different routes, depending on the cell type and developmental stage suggesting a tight mechanism of regulation of trafficking.
Cardosins, an Aspartic Proteinase family identified in cardoons, illustrate such plurality and complexity in sorting mechanisms [
It was described a Golgi-independent route in which proteins can be transported directly from the ER to the LV by means of entities such as plant-specific endoplasmic reticulum bodies and authors argue that it could provide plants a means for rapid adaptation to environmental changes [
Duarte and collaborators [
De Caroli
The observed presence of the unprocessed precursor form of cardosin A in the cell walls of specific cell types [
Events that occur at the cell wall level in response to cell transition states (such as seed germination or pollen pistil interactions) or pathogen attack may involve sensing and signaling molecules that could somehow trigger cardosin A (and most probably many other proteins with similar characteristics), an otherwise vacuolar protein, to the apoplast.
Proteins or peptides with predicted intracellular function or experimentally established intracellular localization are also secreted to the apoplast under certain conditions, or in specific tissues [
Mechanisms of unconventional secretion have been identified for proteins that initially enter the secretory pathway through ER translocation and are secreted in a Golgi-independent manner, and also for "leaderless" cytoplasmic proteins lacking the presence of a signal peptide [
The contribution of the different pathways postulated for cardosin A depends on cell type and cell requirements. Some pathways may be found in most, if not all, cell types, while others are associated with the specialized functions of particular cell types, and cell identity transitions and general changing developmental and environmental conditions.
A model for the proposed trafficking pathways to and from the different compartments, not all necessarily operating in the same cell, is illustrated in the
Because of the variety in plant models, cell types and experimental approaches used to decipher vacuolar targeting processes, protein trafficking to the vacuole is far from being a closed issue. Novel routes are being disclosed and vacuoles with intermediate characteristics described. Also, the identity of the compartments through which protein are sorted to the vacuole remains elusive. Despite the long established vacuolar signals, some others have been described in the last few years, with different properties that can be specific for some cells or some types of vacuoles. Proteins having two different vacuolar signals have also been described and its significance is not clear although it may point to different sorting depending on the protein roles in a specific context.
The same protein can be either secreted to the apoplast or directed to the vacuole, or accumulate in PSVs or LVs traveling though different routes, depending on the cell type and developmental stage suggesting a tight mechanism of regulation of trafficking. The glycosylation status of the proteins could also interfere with the route taken by the protein to the vacuole.
Such plurality and complexity in sorting mechanisms strengthen the idea of differential vacuolar sorting, suggesting a possible specialization of the trafficking pathways according to the type of cell and its specialization in response to developmental programs, cell identity transitions and stress pathways.
The identification of all required components of vacuolar sorting and its integration in cellular signaling and regulatory networks that regulate membrane traffic in changing developmental and environmental conditions will be the focus of future studies. Systems-level analysis and cell-type specific genomics will likely contribute to the ever-continuing unraveling of the complex issue of vacuolar targeting processes.
Work developed under the Strategic Project OE/BIA/UI4046/2011 of the Center for Biodiversity, Functional & Integrative Genomics (BioFIG) for 2011–2013 supported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) funding.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
C.P. and S.P. prepared the manuscript. J.P. commented and reviewed the manuscript.
Proposed routes for protein transport to and from the different types of vacuoles. 1, Classical ER-GA route to the lytic vacuole, mainly mediated by


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Actually I have utilized tumblr as sketchbook for insights in my process, but sometimes it is better to show a process coherent as a whole. This isn´t a tutorial, but I try to explain as much as possible and if you have questions to any of the steps below, I´d be glad to answer them!
One very recent character-driven cover artwork I did was for Kyle Stiff and hisHeavy Metal Thunder book. It is kind of a different story, because it is a 'choose your own adventure' styled book, but... you better read on Amazon what this genre or better said; the book is all about.
The title as also the description he gave me was all directing towards heavy metal, but mostly targeted at the physical representation.
The main character "Cromulus" is a mix of El Topo and Rasputin type of persona and a soldier, nicely packaged in a black-armor, equipped with pretty archaic weaponry and a jetpack on his lonesome journey through outer space.
1.) The first rough draft was merely a concept sketch, an approach to find out in which direction I should go with the armor, weaponry and especially the jetpack design.
2.) The stance above is based on the idea that the cover should reflect the jetpack as much of a burden as it is a display of power. The sword and the gun are placed in a position that allows the eyes to flow into the image from the lower left corner, leading towards the title, back to the character and author name.
3.) The sketch I have done on pencil and paper was scanned into Photoshop. I used the polygon-lasso to select just the figure and placed it above a digitally sketched background. The aspect ratio used is a 6x8 format, which is quite good for later use as e-book which is around 600x800px, so that there is plenty of space above the character for typo. The idea that developed in this stage was, that he stands in front of a wall and on the left there is still space that shows the interior of a ruin / uninhabited spaceship.
3.1.) This is an Eye-flow-map (more info here), it is possible to engage a specific eye-flow with lines, contrasts and various other composition techniques, no one can guarantee that it works as intended, but it is always good to have a plan, instead of hoping the best for a good outcome.
4.-4.1) To see if there is enough space, I added the typo as a "mock-up" at this point, because now it is still possible to change anything. To get a better impression of the weight the font has and the image, I added some shading and contrast to the painting. Right now there are some flaws that show up, which were not that visible before, such as the head size and the stance which looks more burden than powerful and his right arm that looks too short.
5.) In this stage, his right arm still looks weird, but now it haz color! I changed the stance and added a complete layer-group to add colors and some lighting effects. Custom-brushes were used at the bottom, lighting on the character was essential to show the coldness of outer space on the one side and some mysterious blood red on the right side. From a technical point of view; there is a color-layer-group behind the character for the background only, since I have separated the character from the background (like mentioned before). There is also another group of colors on top of the character, in step 5.) it consists only of lighting with red and blue (Check 7.1.) for the layer palette how this actually looks).
6.-6.1.) These two images show where the most work went to refine the whole painting. We are getting closer but still: "way to go".
7.) This step shows a bit more of my workspace area, which is actually bigger than the image itself, for mixing colors, brush tests and temporary reference image placement. I always keep the character separated from the background, until the image is 90% done. So at this stage I have made a duplication of the character layer and made it about 20% darker, then I erased the parts that should stay brighter, to add depth and more contrast to the lighting, this is visible if you compare the version 8.) with 6.) .
7.1.) This shows my layer palette at this point, still a bit messy, I´m used to reduce layer groups, once they´re approved. To keep safety while working back and forth, I save different versions every now and then, so I can import a layer group from a previous version to go back if necessary.
7.1.) This shows my layer palette at this point, still a bit messy, I´m used to reduce layer groups, once they´re approved. To keep safety while working back and forth, I save different versions every now and then, so I can import a layer group from a previous version to go back if necessary.
8.) This piece shows the almost finished artwork, it is clear where the main work went; the face expression as also the details in background and the lighting from the sides, plus a vignette layer to change focus to the upper half of the work. But still, there are sime minor things that separates this from being a final work.
9.) Fog, frozen blood on the sword and depth of field to the background add the drama I was going for, another fancy effect are the various lights that are visible on the armor and jetpack, the i-tip is the black smoke on the gun, which is only visible in the version without typo.
9.1.) These are some close-up´s, pretty self-explanatory:)
9.1.) These are some close-up´s, pretty self-explanatory:)
Thank You!


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Oracle has introduced a new software package for its Exalytics high-performance analytics appliance that in some cases, will be mandatory.
The new product, Exalytics In-Memory Software, has a list price of $30,000 per processor license. It is "now mandatory for all valid configurations" of Oracle's BI (business intelligence) and EPM (enterprise performance management) software running on Exalytics, according to a company blog post Monday.
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However, it is not mandatory for Exalytics customers that are only running Oracle's Endeca information discovery software, according to the post.
Customers also have the ability to purchase the In-Memory Software product under a Named User Plus licensing model, with a minimum of 20 users. Those licenses are listed at $370 per user, providing a potentially more economical option for companies with modest needs.
Product features include Summary Advisor for Oracle BI Server, which "monitors Business Intelligence usage patterns, analyzes them and recommends the optimal data mart for best overall performance improvement," according to a data sheet.
Other features are related to improved page rendering, memory usage and TimesTen In-Memory Database for Exalytics, an in-memory cache that is also priced separately at $34,500 per processor.
On July 15, Oracle unveiled a next-generation version of the Exalytics hardware, but didn't call out the In-Memory Software product in its announcement. The product showed up on the latest version of Oracle's engineered systems price list, which is dated July 18.
Oracle's hardware revenue has declined since it got into the business with the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but officials have maintained the company is focused on higher-margin products like Exalytics and Exadata. Customers also load the systems up with plenty of software licenses, giving Oracle both up-front revenue as well as ongoing maintenance streams.
To that end, the new In-Memory Software product carries licensing prerequisites, namely "Business Intelligence Foundation Suite, or Business Intelligence Foundation Suite for Oracle Applications, or Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus or Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus for Oracle Applications and/or Essbase Plus and/or Hyperion Planning Plus," according to Oracle's price list.
Oracle is also preparing to rollout a new engineered system focused on virtualization. A launch event is scheduled for next month.
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Upcoming Classes sponsored by Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Hunter Education Class
A free two-day course will be held February 7th and 14th, 2004 from 8:00am-3:30pm. Participants MUST attend both days. The course will be held at the Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave, Fort Wayne (on the east side of the IPFW Campus). Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required. Please bring your own sack lunch. Persons born before December 31, 1986 must successfully complete a hunter education course in order to purchase a hunting license. Anyone ages 12 and under must be accompanied during the course by a parent or guardian. To pre-register, call the Purdue Extension Service, Allen County at 481-6826.
4-H Shooting Sports .22 Rifle Program
The 4-H Shooting Sports .22 Rifle program will begin January 7, 2004 at 6:30pm at Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne, IN. All meetings will be held at Concordia High School Shooting Range, Concordia Lutheran High School. Enrollment in this discipline is limited to 30 participants for youths in grades 5-12. If you are interested, you must call 481-6826 to request a flyer and return required paperwork and the $20.00 fee to secure a spot in the class. Enrollment in the program is on a first come first paid basis. For more information call Barb Thuma at 481-6826.
Wildlife Education Program
Allen County 4-H Programs and the Fox Island Nature Center are sponsoring a series of 8 sessions on Wildlife Education for Youth in grades 3-12. This series will begin on January 17, 2004 and conclude on March 6, 2004. The sessions will be held at Fox Island Nature Center from 3-5pm on Saturdays and include a field trip. Cost is $20, which includes entry to Fox Island Nature Center and all program supplies. Class size is limited to the first 25 who have paid and registered. Minimum class size is 5. Registration deadline is January 9, 2004. Call Allen County Extension Office at 418-6826 to request registration materials.
Air Rifle Program Sponsored by Allen County 4-H Shooting Sports
The 4-H Shooting Sports Air Rifle program will begin January 13 at 6:30pm at the Hoagland Pavilion, Hoagland, IN. Enrollment in this discipline is limited to 12 participants, grades 3-12. If you are interested, you must call 481-6826 to request a flyer and return required paperwork and the $20 fee to secure a spot in the class. Registration is on a first paid basis.
4-H Annual Meeting to Be Held January 6, 2004
A celebration of Youth! Allen County 4-H Board, Inc. Directors will conduct their Allen County 4-H Clubs annual meeting, January 6, 2004, at the Allen County Extension Office. The evening will include a meal, entertainment, election of Directors for Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc, and a review of the 2003 accomplishments. Dinner will be at the business meeting at 7:15pm. The meal will cost $6.00 per person. To attend the meeting please RSVP to 481-6429 by December 31, 2003.
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Amazon.com: Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture (9781603580298): Toby Hemenway: Books
The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!: Carleen Madigan: 9781603421386: Amazon.com: Books
Anyhow, I'm not positive that organic tastes better than non-organic. What I do know for certain is fresh from my garden or a farmers market tastes a helluva lot better than anything off the supermarket shelf.
So I think organic and non-GMO are great for a variety of reasons, but freshness is paramount for taste.


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A former mayor of Narberth and his daughter have been charged with theft, the Western Telegraph has learned.
Colin Williams, aged 72, and Wendy Williams, aged 48, both of Coxhill, Narberth will appear before magistrates in Haverfordwest on April 22.
The charges are understood to relate to the alleged theft of money from Narberth AFC.
In April 2013, a spokesman for the football club told the Western Telegraph: "Narberth AFC can confirm that they have made an official complaint to Dyfed-Powys police in relation to theft of monies from the club.
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ASE XXIII Planetary Congress
"1 Planet, 1 Hope, 1 Future"
5–10 October 2010
Fifty-eight astronauts and cosmonauts from 18 nations gathered October 5-10, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the XXIII Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE). The theme of the XXIII Congress was "1 Planet, 1 Hope, 1 Future", reflecting the Association's belief that all nations and people play an important role in the protection and preservation of our home planet. The XXIII Planetary Congress was hosted by Malaysian astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar.
The Congress officially convened Tuesday morning with the traditional Opening Ceremony, held at the Hotel Istana in Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony began with a traditional Malaysian dance performance, followed by ASE president Chris Hadfield, who welcomed the delegates and assembled dignitaries and discussed the importance of the ASE visit to Malaysia and the impact the fliers hoped to have inspiring Malaysian students. Chapter presidents Bo Bobko and Viktor Savinykh joined Hadfield at the podium and called for a moment of silence in memory of Bill Lenoir, Vitaly Sevastyonov and Leonid Kizim, all of whom passed away in the interval between the XXII and XXIII Congresses. The Malaysian Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dato Saifudden Abdullah followed with brief remarks describing the progress Malaysia has made in inspiring and cultivating technical excellence among its students, and pointed to Sheikh Muszaphar as an example that Malaysia is a contributing member of the international spacefaring community.
The Congress Theme Session followed the traditional Executive Committee press conference. Congress host Sheikh Muszaphar opened the session by describing the evolution of Malaysian scientific and technical capabilities and their contributions to Malaysian society. ESA astronaut Gerhard Thiele then led a panel discussion on space and exploration as a path to global identity, with Alexei Leonov, Rusty Schweickart, Sergei Avdeev, Chiaki Mukai, Franz Viehbock, Chris Hadfield, Yang Liwei and Rakesh Sharma participating. The panel examined of the meaning of exploration as reflected in the various cultures and languages of the participants; Chiaki Mukai captured the essence of the discussion by remarking that it is only by virtue of the fact that we are different that we can learn from each other, and those lessons can be leveraged in support of collaborative exploration.
Tuesday afternoon, the fliers continued their work in the first of two closed sessions. During this executive session, the delegates developed candidate lists for the upcoming executive committee elections, formally approved formation and incorporation of ASE–Europe, discussed amendments to the ASE Charter and discussed plans for future Congresses and activities.
At the welcome dinner that evening, the delegated were treated to traditional Malaysian cuisine and entertainment, attended as well by representatives of the respective fliers' embassies and the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Higher Education. The evening included the now traditional ceremony whereby new ASE members and first time Congress participants are recognized individually and officially awarded their ASE member insignia. Receiving their pins this evening were Anousheh Ansari (US), Bob Cabana (US), Fei Junlong (China), Soichi Noguchi (Japan), John Phillips (US) and Gerhard Thiele (Germany).
Wednesday morning, the delegates travelled to UKM (National University of Malaysia), alma mater of Congress host Sheikh Muszaphar. The first session of the day was the traditional International Space Programs Review (Part I). Chaired by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, the session featured NASA astronaut John Phillips, who reported on the science, crew rotations and final shuttle flights leading up to ISS complete. Lockheed Martin representative and former astronaut Pam Melroy followed with a briefing on the Orion crew exploration vehicle and Russian cosmonaut Valery Ryumin discussed Energiya's plans for Soyuz follow-on piloted transport systems. Cosmonaut Alexander Poleshchuk followed with a discussion of piloted flights to Mars, including required vehicles, EVA equipment, and crew psychological support. Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei concluded the session with an overview of the development of China's spaceflight capability, including plans to develop a man-tended space station, a next generation heavy-lift rocket, and described the most recent taikonaut selection.
While the fliers were in session, the companions and spouses enjoyed a selection of tour options, including a visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and its associated tropical rain forest, with a stop for tea and a variety of Malaysian Kuih at the Malay Tea House. A second option was a cultural excursion to experience Batik painting at the Wok Batik Central Market, with photo stops at the Petronas Twin Towers and the Chinese Temple.
Following lunch at UKM with students and faculty, the fliers re-convened for the second technical session of the day. Chaired by former astronaut Jim Voss, the session focused on commercial orbital space transportation. Voss began with an overview of the current effort to transition from government to commercial space transportation alternatives. Former astronaut Bob Cabana provided a US government perspective on the transition, Richard Garriott described the potential benefits to the personal, private spaceflight market and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko discussed Russian commercial efforts. Former astronaut Leroy Chiao presented the Augustine Commission recommendations, and Jim Voss concluded the session with a discussion of the US commercial spaceflight industry perspective.
Thursday was the traditional Congress Community Day, styled in Malaysia as the "Campus Space Walk". ASE members traveled to visit with over 15000 students, scientists, media and the public at schools, universities and institutes all over Malaysia.
On Friday, the delegates traveled to MultiMedia University in nearby Cyberjaya for a second day of technical discussions and briefings, where the delegates were welcomed by Dr. Zaharin Yusoff, president of the university. The first session of the day was International Space Programs Review (Part II), chaired by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. ESA astronauts Reinhold Ewald and Gerhard Thiele discussed ESA's OasISS mission to the International Space Station and the most recent European astronaut selection with its multi-phased approach, respectively. JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi garnered Best Paper honors with his overview of JAXA activities in 2009 and 2010, with a detailed look at KIBO, JEM and HTV operations and the roadmap for future Japanese manned spaceflight activities. Hadfield concluded the session with an in-depth briefing on Canada's contributions to the ISS and a review of Canada's earth observation and remote sensing capabilities.
In the interim following lunch, the fliers gathered for the second all hands Executive Session. Rusty Schweickart briefed the group on the current activities and future plans of the Near Earth Objects Committee and a resolution on climate change was discussed and approved. Dorin Prunariu, as president pro tempore of ASE-Europe, was installed on the Executive Committee and ASE-Russia president Viktor Savinykh issued a formal invitation to the XXIV Congress in Russia. Elections to the Executive Committee were held and Reinhold Ewald (Germany) was re-elected for a second term and Yuri Gidzenko (Russia) and Soichi Noguchi (Japan) were both elected to their first terms on the Association's international executive body.
While the fliers were in session, the spouses and companions enjoyed a morning excursion to the Royal Selangor Pewter School with an en route stop at the world famous Batu Caves.
The second technical session of the day, also hosted by MMU, featured a panel discussion on climate change and its impact on human welfare. Chaired by JAXA astronaut Chiaki Mukai, the panel included Dr. Yap Kok Seng of the Malaysian Meteorological Department, who discussed the impact of climate change science on policy making in Malaysia, followed by Dr. Salmah Zakaria, former Director General of the National Hydraulic Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), who focused on the impact of climate change on Malaysian access to fresh water. NASA astronaut Mario Runco briefed the earth science and remote sensing capabilities of the ISS with an emphasis on the Destiny module science window and the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF), and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang discussed the value of ISS as a platform for climate change studies. Former Russian cosmonaut Viktor Savinykh concluded the session with a presentation on the recent Russian wildfires and an overview of the Russian space-based assets used to characterize, monitor and fight the fires.
That evening, fliers and spouses gathered at the PKNS SACC for the traditional Closing Ceremony and banquet. After brief remarks by representatives of PKNS and Congress host Sheikh Muszaphar, the guests were treated to entertainment and music with dinner. Following dinner, ASE president Chris Hadfield presented the first of two awards for the evening; John Fabian was called to the stage to be inducted as an ASE Distinguished Member, for his longstanding and outstanding service to the ASE and its mission. Hadfield also presented Soichi Noguchi with an award for the best technical presentation at the Congress, the first such award at an ASE Congress.
On Saturday, the fliers and companions enjoyed free time in addition to a half-day excursion tour of Kuala Lumpur. Sunday morning, fliers and guests attended the wedding of Congress host Sheikh Muszaphar at the Putrajaya mosque, followed by a short bus tour of Putrajaya.
Sunday evening, the delegates traveled back to Putrajaya for Muszaphar's wedding reception at the Putrajaya Convention Center. In addition to the fliers and spouses, the guest list included the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Sultans of the Malaysian states and representatives of the Malaysian and Saudi royal families. After an evening of ceremony and dinner, the final ASE awards of the Congress were presented.Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia, was awarded the Crystal Helmet for his role in modernizing Malaysia and creating the political and technical conditions that enabled Malaysia's nascent spacefaring capability. Dr. Mazlan Othman was awarded the Association's Leonov Medallion for her singular efforts to create a role for Malaysia as a member of the international spacefaring community, for promoting education in science, technology and engineering in Malaysia, and for her continued contributions to international cooperation in space in her role as Director of the Office of Outer Space Affairs.
Outgoing ASE president Chris Hadfield was also awarded a Leonov Medallion, for his outstanding leadership, diplomatic skills and service as the first non-US, non-Russian president of the international ASE. A final Leonov Medallion was presented to Congress host Sheikh Muszaphar for his contributions as host of the XXIII Planetary Congress in Malaysia, and for his prominent role inspiring students in Malaysia and South-East Asia.
The Association would like to extend its gratitude to Leena Malini, Razlan Dawood, Aloysius Wee, Pheobe Tan and the rest of the team at Beyond Events for their hard work in organizing the XXIII Congress.


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Lindsay Lohan Throws Tantrum, Ruins Francesca Eastwood's Birthday Party
- Lindsay Lohan pitched a fit last week at nightclub Bootsy Bellows, by storming into Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca Eastwood's birthday party and demanding everyone clear out. "The security told her to leave and it was totally embarrassing," says a source. Sounds like it. [US Weekly]
- We already watched the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony — here are George Michael and One Direction doing their thing, possibly with less Spanx. [Socialite Life]
- Ooh, here's an "American Idol" judgeship I can get behind: Alanis Morissette is reportedly in talks to be a judge on the show. [PopCrush]
- Find out why Gwen Stefani hung out with Michelle Obama this weekend! [The Celebrity Cafe]
- Dita Von Teese knew she'd made it when she spent $50,000 on a mechanical bull. LOVE HER. [Life & Style]
- Miley Cyrus has booked a recurring guest role on "Two and a Half Men." Nope, still won't watch it. [Zap2It]
- Anderson Cooper's boyfriend Ben Maisani has been photographed kissing another dude. Whoopsies. [Gawker]
- Kim Kat-dashian is a meme so weird it might actually work. [Gurl]
- Does a yo-yo work in space? An astronaut demonstrates. [The FW]
- End-of-summer dresses under $50. [A New Mode]
- Jimmy Fallon performing the "Reading Rainbow" theme song in the style of The Doors is so ridiculous you have to watch it. [The Mary Sue]
- Feministing blogger Chloe Angyal is happy Jennifer Aniston is engaged. But she would be happier still if nobody cared. [Guardian UK]
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