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Pudsey and the social networks
Charitable fund-raising has always been a sociable affair - from lavish society events to "bring and buy" sales at the local school. But has the social media revolution of the last five years transformed fund-raising - and more importantly, has it made us more generous?
Alan Turing
On the first point there seems little doubt. It feels like we are at the peak of the charity season - on Friday the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal takes place, with another frenzy of activity big and small around the country. There are plenty of other calls on our generosity - from Movember, where men grow moustaches in aid of prostate cancer charities, to an appeal by friends of the Bletchley Park computing museum to save for the nation the papers of the code-breaking genius Alan Turing.
What they have in common is their use of social media to spread the word; indeed, some of the smaller fund-raising efforts are based entirely online. In 2005, the internet was already central to the strategy of plenty of charities and amateur fund-raisers but back then, the principal tool was e-mail.
In 2010, it is the social networks, in particular Facebook, which have become the key platform for online giving. For anyone under 35, and for quite a few older fund-raisers, the obvious way to raise money is to create a page on a donation site and use your Facebook profile to promote the appeal.
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I've been looking at an interesting presentation given by Jonathan Waddingham, digital strategist for donation site Justgiving at a fund-raising conference this summer. He says that the number of people raising funds has doubled in the last three years. During that period, the traffic arriving on his site has changed radically in nature.
Back in 2007, much of it came from e-mail services; now 46% is from Facebook. Just 3% is from Twitter, which underlines the fact that the micro-blogging service is still pretty micro in many of its effects on British life.
Another interesting fact: more than half of the online fund-raisers using Justgiving were under 35, while in the offline world it's generally older people involved in charity appeals.
The newer, younger, social fund-raisers are speeding up the whole process, tapping into their personal and professional networks and persuading their contacts to hand over money in a hurry, via the click of a mouse rather than by cash or postal order.
But hold on a minute: is that the whole picture? A report from the Charities Aid Foundation [531Kb PDF] makes less encouraging reading. It looks at 2008 and 2009 and finds an 11% decrease in donations compared to the previous two-year period. That, says the report, reflects the recession and a fall in very large individual donations.
As for the method of donation, direct debit may be on the rise, but 48% of donors still chose to use cash, and the number claiming Gift Aid - something promoted by online giving - appears to have plateaued.
So that rather changes the picture. Yes, thousands of people are finding that social networks are a great place to raise a few hundred pounds for a favourite cause. But the big sums are still coming from major corporate and individual donors, and the Charities Aid Foundation's report concludes that encouraging higher earners to give more should be a priority for the charitable sector.
Still, if you want to see innovation, enthusiasm and a sense of community in fund-raising, look to the newer media. And it would be remiss of me not to mention an appeal that uses Twitter, Facebook, eBay, YouTube and Justgiving in support of Children in Need: http://www.justgiving.com/rorycellanjones/.
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Comment number 1.At 10:53 18th Nov 2010, TheMDawg wrote:
There is no doubt social networks have empowered the little man but they are open to abuse. I wonder how many of the causes on social networks are scams, I think its the minority but it does ruin it for everyone. For that reason I would rather give in person for example directly to the volunteers doing the graft on the street.
Comment number 2.At 11:27 18th Nov 2010, Jonny Roadley wrote:
I work for Virgin Money, and as any typical Virgin group it is doing fund raising differently. We have a Facebook page, Twitter account and offer a "self service" for people wanting to raise funds for whatever charity they like.
So yes, it is great to see that companies are using social networking for good causes.
However, a interesting fact - still the most charity money is raised by putting money in a bucket to someone on the high street.
Comment number 3.At 11:28 18th Nov 2010, RJTysoe wrote:
No mention of the seemingly omnipresent chuggers? One of their favourite pitches is directly outside my office and I get accosted on an almost daily basis. Are they the anti-scoical face of charity fund-raising?
Comment number 4.At 11:33 18th Nov 2010, Ruth wrote:
TheMDawg, unfortunately the "volunteer" in the street is very rarely that, they mainly get paid for doing it now. So I'd rather give through a JustGiving page, where all the money goes to the charity.
I think using facebook etc to raise money and raise awareness is an excellent idea - it doesn't take much effort to "like" something on facebook and have their updates come up on your news feed, so you can be updated on fundraising and other actitivies, and then anyone who wants to raise money for anything can put up a page on JustGiving, which is also really easy to use and promote. Another good thing is that anyone anywhere can donate - for example in the case of the little boy who wanted to do a bike ride to (I think) raise money for Unicef and their Haiti appeal - he ended up raising thousands of pounds through his JustGiving site as the story got some publicity and people from all over the world donated.
Comment number 5.At 12:01 18th Nov 2010, honeyinmyveins wrote:
Interesting article and as you say for fundraising, new media is definitely worth a look.
You should look at the multitude of crowdfuding sites that have sprung up too. I'm sure you know Kickstater which is US based and of course got a lot of attention via Diaspora's fundraising but you should also take a look at the UK based ones like Sponsume, BuzzBank, Fundbreak, CrowdfunderUK. Two that are of particular interest for the ways they are tackling fundraising are Ploink and Flattr. Of course there's also Facebook's Causes and how they are integrating giving into Places too.
I've missed loads of course and more will rise up but the genie is out of the bottle. Fundraising through social media is a no brainer, cheap and simple to do BUT is part of the picture not the whole picture.
Comment number 6.At 12:06 18th Nov 2010, PHSP wrote:
Just to be clear, not all the money you give to a charity through Just Giving goes to the charity. They are a commerical operation and, as their website shows, they take a fee equivalent to about 9% of the donation that you give on the website. This covers their fee, VAT etc. They don't take this from the direct donation but from the Gift Aid that they claim on the back of the donation. But since Gift Aid is money that you have earned and paid in taxes, it is still money that you are, in effect, giving to your chosen charity.
Comment number 7.At 12:14 18th Nov 2010, Edward Hibbert wrote:
I'm heavily involved in Freegle, a charity which keeps usable items out of landfill. There are two other ways in which Facebook helps charities:
1) It provides a way of spreading via word of mouth (or keyboard). This is particularly valuable for charities which have very limited budgets (Freegle, for example, has an annual budget of about £500, but pretty much all charities think they have limited budgets).
2) It provides a fairly nice development platform which charities can use to provide more sophisticated information and facilities to people. Doing this within an environment which people are already familiar with makes them easier to use.
Comment number 8.At 12:19 18th Nov 2010, corpsecurityguy wrote:
I've always found it odd people give to the (paid) volunteer on the street hassling for you to stop and talk as you're running late to something. Willingness to give your entire details required to take money directly from your bank account to a scraggy guy in a logo-emblazened vest and a badge printed in an ink jet as proof 'its legit!' - I'm boggled. I makes as much sense as when your credit card company calls you and then asks you for verification (acct number, postcode, date of birth) to prove you are the card holder? Pardon? They called me, if anyone should be doing verification it's me in who the heck they are asking for enough info to take out a loan in my name!?
I'm all for giving but do some background checks, verify who you're giving to. Most are likely good people, but all it takes is one dodgy one and your holiday season is ruined after your account is cleared out.
Comment number 9.At 12:54 18th Nov 2010, cantankerous wrote:
Charities need to be transparent. Groups like Intelligent Giving try to help, but too much is opaque.
Face-to-face fundraising, or chugging, is the best example. These professional fundraisers are employed by profit-making companies. However, it is virtually impossible to get a figure out of the chuggers, the profit-making companies, or the charities themselves, as to how much each signature costs. Often they claim that all the money goes to the charity because the charities pay up front for the donors, but this is semantics, since people are interested in how much of their money, net, goes to the charities. When charities claim 'commercial confidence' when donors ask how much the campaign recruiting them costs then it is obvious that something is very, very wrong.
The recent Newsnight investigation showed that many of these firms are taking more than £100 per donor signature. Charities and the firms know people would not give under these circumstances if they knew the truth. The individuals themselves are emblazoned with the charities logos, and only have the profit-making company's name on a small badge. Even the company names, like Gift, are cleverly chosen to give the impression of altruism rather than profit. I downloaded the accounts of one of the face-to-face companies from Companies House, and its charitable donations were £0.00 despite directors earning six figure salaries.
The end doesn't always justify the means, but the charities can't help themselves in supporting this parasitic fundraising arms race. But people don't expect the first year of direct debits to go to a profit-making firm, before it even starts to cover the overheads of the charity, never mind doing good. Shame on the Charities Commission.
Give to a local charity, whose good work you can see and whose offices you can inspect.
Comment number 10.At 15:13 18th Nov 2010, Philip wrote:
So I'd rather give through a JustGiving page, where all the money goes to the charity.
Just so that you're aware, JustGiving takes a percentage of what you give - see 'What It Costs' in their terms and conditions.
Comment number 11.At 15:30 18th Nov 2010, John wrote:
Regarding comment 9:
I used to work for a face to face fundraising company, and at the time we were told that for every sign up, the charity paid around £70.
I personally was dubious about the benefits of street based fundraising, but there are a few factors working in its favour. Firstly, the average person donates for 2-3 years via direct debit. This has a far greater potential for donations than someone dropping a couple of quid in a bucket. The charities can also plan ahead a little, knowing that there is money coming in (at least in theory).
I think that, in all honesty, some people do take it way too far - I've been chased down the street by people, had them tell me that I can cancel before my first payment comes out etc. which is of course hideously unethical. That said, I think there are good people doing the job. Personally, I worked for 6 charities in my time doing that job, and I signed up for £10 a month to each of them, which I still pay.
At the end of the day, the charities are aware that people don't necessarily like the face to face style of fundraising, but it's the most successful method they have, which is surely the main thing at the end of the day.
I hope this doesn't come over like I'm defending these companies wholly (I'm not) but I do think they serve their purpose.
Comment number 12.At 15:51 18th Nov 2010, Ruth wrote:
Oh I didn't realise that JustGiving takes some of the money - but if it is from the Gift Aid, your whole donation is still going to the charity, instead of when you give to people in the street and their salaries come out of the money which the charity earns.
Comment number 13.At 16:19 18th Nov 2010, Covcatgrp wrote:
Justgiving is just another company making money off the back of charities. We use charitychoice and all donations go directly to Coventry Cat group with no commission , they are even about to start doing the gift aid as well.
Whether cat people tend to be in the over-35s in general I don't know. We have a facebook page as it was suggested by a younger volunteer but don't think it has any traffic.
Big companies and big charities with promotional budgets are really making it difficult for the smaller charities to survive as we just cannot compete with them. We have a handful of direct debits but apart from that and homing 'donations' receive very little.
We have stopped doing stalls as we rarely made enough to cover our pitch and even the tin rattling brings much less in than it did a couple of years ago.
Would welcome any suggestions - the only things on the increase are the number of abandoned cats and our vets bills.
Comment number 14.At 17:06 18th Nov 2010, Chris wrote:
"Just 3% is from Twitter, which underlines the fact that the micro-blogging service is still pretty micro in many of its effects on British life."
A fact I will hope is reflected in the balance of reporting and blogging at the BBC ... but while hoping, I won't be holding my breath.
Comment number 15.At 17:24 18th Nov 2010, GirltaristHan wrote:
Thanks to Social Media it means that I will be at BBC Radio 2 tomorrow helping man the phones during the music marathon.
Someone I know via Chris Evan's blog on the Radio 2 site is in charge of organising the team
Comment number 16.At 17:46 18th Nov 2010, Spindoctor wrote:
I stopped giving to charity, the Money that is often collected rarely lands into the hands of the people who need it, and when it does eventually get to the destination country it is skimmed off by so many corrupt individuals.
Over the years Band Aid, Children in Need, appeals for Ethiopia, Bangladesh, etc etc etc have raised hundreds of millions of £'s and yet nothing changes, year on year we see the same starving peoples on our TV screens and in the newspapers if after the decades of giving things cannot be improved then what is the point ?
Comment number 17.At 18:11 18th Nov 2010, lastsongster wrote:
The use of social media to promote charities can only be a good thing as by definition people will be engaged while online and so are able to find out more about the charity to which they might donate. My Last Song is a website that has a charity of the month page where the selected charity puts the case for a legacy donation.
This greater level of engagement will push up the quality of how charities communicate and also the outcomes they deliver.
Comment number 18.At 18:29 18th Nov 2010, zee4 wrote:
@ Spinonthis - Fair point and I do understand where you're coming from. In my view, anyone should get to know the charity, be able to see their accounts and their spending. I know that projects like Tearfund (for example) work directly with local partners and people on the ground, so money and resources go direct to source. It also helps if you know those involved personally - as I do with a project working with street children in DR Congo for example (Congo Children Trust). The other point to think about is that you will make an impact somewhere. I sponsor a child via Compassion and it's making a difference in her life. When you give to projects like these, it makes a huge difference and can see and read about the impact. The best thing is to give intelligently. You can't help everyone but you will help someone. I just want my life to make a lasting influence. Giving is one of the best ways in life - through money, time and energy :)
Comment number 19.At 10:44 19th Nov 2010, Sally Chambers wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
Comment number 20.At 12:31 19th Nov 2010, Darren wrote:
Next year, instead of actioning it all off on ebay, how about doing a raffle for say, £1 a ticket? Not everyone has £200+ sitting around doing nothing in these cash-strapped days.
Comment number 21.At 11:24 20th Nov 2010, tomcat wrote:
re sally chambers and others
hi, I work and am paid a salary for a local charity with strong ethical standards. Regardless of what is written here most charities prefer standing orders/direct debits to one off donations. I would suggest that standing orders stay on the books for much longer than the 2/3 years stated above. That really depends on the cause and the amount of the standing order. Our experience is that they rarely come off, unless through life changing circumstances, and so provide huge income for the cause. I strongly recommend that it's far better to set up a dd/standing order with a really worthwhile cause whose account books are transparent and ethically sound. I would also suggest that if details of running costs of a charity are not available then just don't give!! p.s I think sally chambers from 'just giving' shouldn't blatantly plug particular charities on these kind of forums!!!! Why was this allowed on the site BBC?
Comment number 22.At 20:59 20th Nov 2010, DAM wrote:
Just for the record, RNLI street collectors are unpaid volunteers and every penny goes to save lives. If you are unsure whether a street collector is paid or unpaid, ask the collector, if you don't like the answer, walk on. They will also carry either an id card or a letter of authentication. It is also against the licensing law to harass any person whilst collecting in the street and a complaint to the council will be acted upon.
Comment number 23.At 14:33 22nd Nov 2010, Sally Chambers wrote:
Hi tomcat – Sorry for the reference to a specific charity. I was trying to provide an example of a charity that can make a small amount go a long way to illustrate my point. I believe that even a small amount donated to charity can make a big difference.
PHSP, thanks for your comment re: JustGiving charges and VAT. I work at JustGiving and we try to make it really clear what we charge charities - in all circumstances, our transaction fee is 5% plus VAT, never 9%.
P.S. Rory – LOVE the picture :-) and best of luck with your fundraising.
Comment number 24.At 13:01 23rd Nov 2010, Gandalf52 wrote:
Before tarring all volunteer collectors with the same brush as the paid 'volunteers' please ask them whether they are being paid for collecting, and also who is employed by the charity. If you do not like the answer, do not give. Me & and my husband both volunteer for a local charity that is very close to our hearts. This charity is almost entirely dependant on donations, so you can understand that this subject is very personal. You will find a group of dedicated voluteers most weekends collecting in local streets, shopping precincts & shops etc (with either a licence from the local council, permission from the shop and sometimes both) handing out the little stickers that is given with every donation.
Please note that collectors are not allowed to rattle the boxes/buckets, ask for donations from members of the public, let alone go chasing down the street (even if I could catch you, which I doubt) to get a donation from you! We are not allowed to speak to anyone unless they donate or speak to us, plus, we are not allowed to put the stickers on any of the donars, especially children, this is to protect us (false accusations) and the members of the public. If anyone infringes these rules, report them to the local council and/or shop and the charity will not be licenced or given permission to collect again this is usually the most devastating punishment for the charity.
Comment number 25.At 20:41 24th Nov 2010, Semper_Phoenix wrote:
I am happy to give to charity but I refuse to do so via justgiving.com, a for profit company that in addition to the £15 per month it charges charities, takes 5% of each donation (5.875% including VAT, thank you wikipedia). Just "Giving"? More like just profiteering from people wanting to do good.


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The first thing to realize is that most ebooks have two tables of contents. One is the traditional Table of Contents, like the TOC you find in paper books. This Table of Contents is part of the main document flow and can be styled however you like. This TOC is called the content TOC.
Then there is the metadata TOC. A metadata TOC is a TOC that is not part of the book text and is typically accessed by some special button on a reader. For example, in the calibre viewer, you use the Show Table of Contents button to see this TOC. This TOC cannot be styled by the book creator. How it is represented is up to the viewer program.
In the MOBI format, the situation is a little confused. This is because the MOBI format, alone amongst mainstream ebook formats, does not have decent support for a metadata TOC. A MOBI book simulates the presence of a metadata TOC by putting an extra content TOC at the end of the book. When you click Goto Table of Contents on your Kindle, it is to this extra content TOC that the Kindle takes you.
Now it might well seem to you that the MOBI book has two identical TOCs. Remember that one is semantically a content TOC and the other is a metadata TOC, even though both might have exactly the same entries and look the same. One can be accessed directly from the Kindle's menus, the other cannot.
When converting to MOBI, calibre detects the metadata TOC in the input document and generates an end-of-file TOC in the output MOBI file. You can turn this off by an option in the MOBI Output settings. You cannot control where this generated TOC will go. Remember this TOC is semantically a metadata TOC, in any format other than MOBI it cannot not be part of the text. The fact that it is part of the text in MOBI is an accident caused by the limitations of MOBI. If you want a TOC at a particular location in your document text, create one by hand.
If you have a hand edited TOC in the input document, you can use the TOC detection options in calibre to automatically generate the metadata TOC from it. See the conversion section of the User Manual for more details on how to use these options.
Finally, I encourage you to ditch the content TOC and only have a metadata TOC in your ebooks. Metadata TOCs will give the people reading your ebooks a much superior navigation experience (except on the Kindle, where they are essentially the same as a content TOC).
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- Swimming pool and the suna facilities, - spacious room with extra beds - breakfast buffet, - Location
The food in the restaurant in the front of the hotel was excellent. No air conditioning.
Very nice accomodations. Wonderful pool and sauna. Great views of the Alps from the large rooms on the third floor. Also a very nice location only minutes from teh Neuschwanstein castle.
bed was comfy, spacious room and good breakfast internet use was clumsy
The swimming pool and spa
Good town centre location, good leisure facilities, good food, good service None - excellent
Clean and quite
We arrive late, the kitchen works until nine, but the owner arrange a table for us it was appreciated, after the long drive. Location is excellent and it's surroundings are beautiful, hotel was clean and staff helpful.
The room was really comfortable and clean.
The surrounding mountains and scenery were gorgeous and our meal in the hotel restaurant was excellent!
look from the window, street view and mountain view are perfect! Room is very clean and comfortable.
The whole experience was excellent.
The hotel is close to the castle. The room was large, very clean and quiet. Free parking.Diner was very good, and also cheap. Hotels service also warm and friendly. Very Very nice hotel !!!
Since we had children and they seemed to have extra space, they put us in a room with an extra bed at no extra charge. The breakfast was a bit skimpy.
The view and the porch, over all lay out of the hotel was nice. Was a little dificult to find
Our room was large and comfortable. We had a lovely balcony with a beautiful view of the mountains. The room was immaculate. The food at the hotel was excellent.
The surronding of the hotel and the view from some of the rooms are really charming.Rooms and the restaurant are also nice. No english menu, however, the staff speaks english.
There are enough parking place. The room is also excellent. It was very clean and specially the view in room balcony was fantastic.
This was nice stay. Too short, on the way from one place to another. Will probably return there next summer for a longer time.
Overall, the experience was good and value for money. The staff are friendly and there is parking (though public) available.
The food was absolutely amazing. Eat at the hotel if you get a chance! The bed was really was really noisy, not a good place for light sleepers.
Very friendly and helpful staff. The reserved table for guest arriving a bit late was superb and attendful.
the food and atmosphere were wonderful we loved it very much None
The Staff were lovely and spoke good English. The food was amazing!! No Lift, so we had to lug three heavy suitcases up two flights of stairs.
we had faulous views from our balcony and the location is great. The evening meals were delicious and we all felt very relaxed.
The room was very clean and the view is fantastic. Its a little out of the way but worth the drive.
We had a great time! Staff was very friendly, food and service was excellent.
friendly atmosphere, very relaxing, excellent services, all the personnel very attentive and friendly, very good breakfast and dinner, nice big rooms, swimming pool with warm water, the girls at the reception very polite and professional.
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it was clean and we enjoyed our short stay and will stay again unfortunatly the resturant was closed
The manager was very helpfull and went out of his way to make our stay enjoyable. A great hotel. The bar area was closed Wednesday evening.
Good position near Bavarian castles and other interesting places, good confort, good food, friendly personell
Nice small hotel, owner very nice, waitress not very nice Staff need to be more friendly and give better service
The staff was excellent and friendly. Great dinner. It was hard to find and not as near Fussen as we would have liked.
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The rooms were huge (double room, non smoking)! Breakfast was great with a lot of selection. The beds were comfortable and quite large (double bed). The view out of the window was great too. Hotel staff were wonderful. Parking was available. --
owners were helpful and friendly. The breakfast was great. I wish breakfast started earlier because we had a long journey. Prefer 6:30 or 7:00
Close to the castles. Very good breakfast and friendly staff. A little difficult to find.
The staff could not be more helpful it was a brilliant stay
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Breakfast was not so good than I expected. No hot meal was available, like sausages, sunny-side up.
Clean, comfortable car park, good restaurant in house, easy to reach internet has not worked in the room
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Very nice family friendly hotel. Accomodations were great for the price.
Apartment for 4 people is comfortable. Good restaurant. Good service. No elevator (third floor).
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Only one thing. There was no soap in our room.
Terrific Tyrolian atmosphere. On outskirts of Reutte, in an attractive nieghborhood. One can walk about twenty minutes up to a gondola, to access the mountains easily. The huband-wife team were very friendly and helpful. I wouldn't hesitate to return. Too much smoking in restaurant
Cleanliness of room, helpful staff & great breakfast.
Location, location, location, the hotel was very clean, the staff was wonderful, even though we were only there for 3 nites we had a great time and would highly recomend the Das Beck to anyone, singles, couples or even families. There was nothing to dislike.
Friendly staff and convenient parking.
very quaint and clean and friendly town was a little too quiet and not much to do unless you drove to sites
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Friendly owner, our room overlooked the back and we could see sheep grazing the neighbors yard - unique!
They have a great breakfast and a fun bar to have beers at night.
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Excellent, the owners and their staff were very helpful. The Restaurant is also great...
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Food served in restarant was very good
Very nice nature around. The location cannot be found by GPS. It is better to use geographical latitude to find the hotel.
wonderful staff, accomodating and profesional. Great setting with good access to historical sites and mountains
Walking 2 miles, along a snow covered trail and along an Alpine lake to visit the Castle in Germany Not a thing.
Quiet, beautiful area. Excellent dining in hotel restaurant. Inconvenience of separate WC and bathroom.
We had a delightful stay! The facilities, staff, scenery & food were top notch. Would love to stay again on another visit. Great hiking out the back door.
Setting, nice room, food
Lovely location , but a little isolated. Excellent value for money, lovely restaurant
First of all, sorry for my poor English. I just wanted to write several words about the time I have spent in this hotel with my wife. If I were you, I was not even thinking of another place to go. Local area. The hotel situated very close to beautiful hills covered with forest, snowy peaks of mountains surrounding this area and there are lots of walking tracks (we got a map of them in the hotel). If you walk for about twenty minutes up to the hill that just by the hotel, you will discover great view of mountains on a background mirrored in small lake with crystal clear water. The Hotel. Firstly hoteliers are very kind. On last day (of three) we had to leave the place at six o'clock. Although breakfast is served from 07:30, one of the hoteliers woke up to cook breakfast for us. Because we are not eating pork it was an issue to find suitable food in restaurants in the area. The best food was offered in the hotel's restaurant and it was very delicious. We tried a lot of places in the area and no one of them is better. Area. The hotel placed near Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles (45 min by car), Linderhof castle (hour), Garmish-Partenkirchen (45 min). These sites we have visited during our trip. I'm waiting for next Pesah holidays to visit again this area. But next time I will not waste time on searching for hotel. It is may be hard some to find the place, but if you have GPS there is no such problem. I found the place within twenty minutes without GPS by asking people :).
A lovely Hotel! Comfortable and very welcoming. Excellent evening meal. We will return! No
Very kind environment and friendly The booking did not come through and twin room not available but perfect solved by the owner
Staff more than excellent. I came 23:30 after driving 7 hours, they sent a waiter by car to show me the way from the main road ! Breakfast was super with even strawberries.
Location - ideal for the region and very close to Germany and Castles
very nice staff, good breakfast (served at 6.30 at our request eventhough it is usually served at 7.30), warm atmosphere I expected better dinner based on the reviews about the restaurant, but everything else was perfect
Excellent location, frendly staff, good value for money
Great restaurant in hotel; great location for numerous ski slopes
Most of the staff were friendly and helpful, a couple could have been better. The views from the hotel were great and the local buses were free (during winter). All the locals we met were friendly and helpful too. The breakfast was as expected, but we ate in the restaurant in the evening, which was pretty poor but seemed surprisingly popular with the locals - maybe because nothing else seemed to be open! Over-priced, with food obviously from packets and reconstituted or frozen veg used for soup, garnish and anything else! The 'buffet salad' was dire - a few bits of lettuce, tomato, some noodles and something unidentifiable - from €3,50 per person! The room - basic but clean and comfortable, however there were no toiletries, not even a bar of soap!
environment (charming little village), good restaurant
We were pleased to find out that our room was upgraded once we checked in, and the views were spectacular. Fair pricing and the staff was all excellent and helpful, area is gorgeous. I wish there were room wi-fi, but not a big deal. Community internet was down in the lobby.
we booked bed&breakfast, and when we got there we changed it to half board, only 8 EU more. the dinner is amazing, the staff is extremely nice and kind. great hotelQ nothing
The staff, room, and restaurant were all A+!
Not enough parking spaces available. Have to walk 200 meter to/from a general parking! In the corridor there was no warning sign where there was a beam in the ceiling. I hit my head against it as I am 190 cm tall!
The hotel staff was very friendly. The hotel is placed in a very nice place with marvellous views.
The whole experience: courtesy of staff, the spacious room with a great view, excellent hotel restaurant, location of the hotel. The hotel only provided liquid soap in a dispenser located by the sink. No solid soap or shampoo or any other toilletry items were provided whatsoever.


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(May 2001)
An audit of the Political. Economic Reporting and Public Affairs (PERPA) Program, the International Business Development (IBD) Program, the Consular and Administration Programs was conducted in Santo Domingo during the period of November 20 to November 24, 2000.
The Head of Mission (HOM) has been very active in positioning the Mission to carry out its Programs. This has included recruiting and staffing various positions, establishing a Trade Development Program and a new Consulate Office in Puerto Plata and proactively representing Canada in the political and business communities. The addition of a second Canada Based Staff (CBS) in the new Management Consular Officer (MCO) position is relieving the HOM of consular duties and is providing oversight and management to the Administration Program. The position was initially intended to become more involved in Trade Development but this has so far proven difficult considering the overall workload of the MCO.
With 14 staff providing a full range of programs, including Immigration (3000 visa applications) and Development Programs ($500,000), the Mission is becoming more than a micro-mission. Consideration needs to be given to supporting the Mission in this direction or scaling back resources and Programs to a level reflective of a micro-mission. In order to justify resource needs and better manage Program activities, workplans need to be developed for each Program.
Other issues being raised include establishing an LES Committee as a forum for LES to discuss issues and communicate them to management, enhancing training and development through documenting training plans and questioning the need for the Hub and Spoke arrangement with Caracas given that Santo Domingo now has its own Ambassador and MCO and essentially operates independently of Caracas.
Mission Management - Detailed Report
The HOM has established an active PERPA Program and has been effective in representing Canada's interests and raising the Mission's profile in the Dominican Republic. To support the HOM in PERPA activities and to provide developmental experience, the MCO has been involved occasionally in the PERPA Program.
Political, Economic Reporting and Public Affairs Program - Detailed Report
With two new resources in place, a Commercial Assistant (Asst-04) and an Intern, and the hiring of a new incumbent in the existing Commercial Officer (CO) position, the Mission has laid the foundation for the establishment of an IBD Program to maximize opportunities for Canada's export market and increase the investment portfolio. The Mission recognizes the need to develop and document workplans as a means to identify appropriate initiatives and activities, provide direction to staff and evaluate results. Also required is a strategy in terms of training and support from HQs to ensure that the New Approach is fully integrated in Mission operations.
The Consular Program has a heavy and consistent workload due to 5,000 to 7,000 resident Canadians and 180,000 visitors annually. The Program has benefitted from the recent creation and staffing of an MCO position and the establishment of an office and Consular Assistant in Puerto Plata.
Issues concerning the Honorary Consul have in part been resolved by the new office and staffing arrangements in Puerto Plata. However, a recommendation is being made to reimburse the Honorary Consul regarding past expenditures which were under dispute.
Consular Program - Detailed Report
The Administration Program until recently under the direction of the HOM, is now under the MCO and is operating effectively. The MCO position is new to the Mission as is the incumbent to the foreign service. The MCO has had to adapt to the new position and is now becoming more comfortable in his role and responsibilities. His presence brings added control by allowing for a proper segregation of duties to be exercised over procurement activities and their payment. He has also been actively engaged in resolving long standing issues dealing with our Caracas Mission in inputting financial data into the Department's new financial integrated system and with our Port-au-Prince Mission in the processing of Immigration revenues.
Management of the Human Resources function has been actively and effectively handled by the HOM. A large number of staffing actions in the past year have taken place and the Mission now has a very competent and capable LES staff. Morale at the Mission is good. The Chancery and Staff Quarters (SQs) are of high quality and well maintained. Financial operations, with the exception of the handling of Immigration revenues which requires change, are well managed. The Mission is limited by having only five MM97 workstations available for the eleven office staff. An upgraded version of MM97 has been promised for sometime now.
Administration - Detailed Report
|HOM/Central Support Services
|International Business Development
|Official Development Assistance
* One LES is an Intern on contract and the CFLI Coordinator is also on contract.
|Private Lease
|Crown Leased
|Crown Owned
|Chancery + Consulate
|Canada-based Overtime(N011-0104)
|LES Salaries(N012)
1.1.1 There is a positive and cohesive atmosphere throughout the Mission which reflects good morale, competent staff and effective management. The HOM has been very proactive in representing Canada for all Programs. Staff are appreciative of management's approach and involvement in Program areas.
1.1.2 The Mission has been evolving since the appointment of a resident Ambassador in 1999. Major changes that have occurred include establishing a MCO position, replacing the Trade Officer, hiring an intern for the Trade Program, and opening a new Consulate with a full time Consular Assistant in Puerto Plata. These changes are recent and, therefore, their full impact will only become evident over time.
1.2.1 The Mission's status as a micro-mission needs to be assessed in light of the changes noted above, the demand for services form the Mission's Clients and the potential that the HOM considers possible. The Mission has 14 staff excluding the Honorary Consul in Puerto Plata. The Mission is now covering the full range of Canadian programs. In order to be truly effective, the present level of resources would need to be increased both in terms of personnel, informatics capability and communication tools. The Mission is at the point where it needs to be decided whether to add more resources to make the existing situation work (ie. full Mission status) or to cut back to a level that conforms to a micro-mission that does not represent a full range of services and Programs. HQs and the Mission need to establish and agree to the level of service required given resource availability.
1.2.3 Resources need to be adjusted according to determination of the Mission as a micro or full service Mission.
1.2.3 The Bureau has commenced investigations with SXD on the projected cost to provide SDMGO with a SIGNET 2000 platform. The Bureau is also examining proposals to increase personnel resources in SDMGO either via redeployment from other missions or through purchase of incremental positions. The Bureau will ensure that future approved work plans for SDMGO will be commensurate with their assigned level of resources. The Bureau recognizes the fact that the Mission has evolved from being a single program mission (i.e. consular) in 1990 into becoming de facto a full service (albeit small) in 2000/2001.
1.3.1 There is currently a Hub and Spoke Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Caracas Mission (the Hub) and Santo Domingo (the Spoke) covering all programs, including Administration. The relevance of such a document today is unclear given that Santo Domingo now has its own Ambassador and MCO and operates relatively independently of Caracas with the exception of inputting financial data into IMS and seeking its advice on LES classifications. This latter advice could be obtained from HRL. There are other missions within the region that have relations with Santo Domingo without any MOU. For example, Mexico's EL services Santo Domingo's VSAT satellite, Miami's RCMP Officer conducts Enhanced Reliability Checks (ERCs) for Santo Domingo's LES and Port-au-Prince approves visas processed through Santo Domingo. For the majority of issues at the Mission, Santo Domingo operates like most other missions and deals directly with the respective HQ responsibility centre.
1.3.2 Confer with LGD to review the relevance and need to have a Hub and Spoke arrangement with Caracas.
1.3.2 The Mission will review this situation with LGD by the end of March 2001. The Mission believes that the Hub and Spoke agreement with Caracas is no longer relevant. The Mission will recommend that LGD send a memorandum to neighbouring missions (CRCAS, PRNCE, PSPAN, MIAMI, MXICO) outlining their program responsibilities vis-à-vis the Dominican Republic. The cross accreditations should be reflected in the PCF of the individuals involved. The Mission will also recommend that the responsibility for funding the replacement of CBSs during their absences fall under UAM and/or SDMGO. Under this new arrangement, some of the resources previously allocated to Caracas under the Hub and Spoke agreement should be transferred back to UAM and/or SDMGO.
1.4.1 The HOM has a formal Accountability Agreement which describes the environment in which the Mission operates and outlines the Mission's strategic priorities, on-going issues, activities and related objectives. While operations are managed through weekly meetings between the HOM and staff for each Program, development of a more structured approach based on the Accountability document would improve operational planning and direction and allow better monitoring and tracking of progress. This would involve translating the priorities and objectives in the HOM's Accountability Agreement into Program workplans that would include specific objectives, responsibilities, operational activities and anticipated results. This type of structure would identify resource utilization given the activities undertaken and would therefore, allow more precise determination of resource requirements for any given level of results desired.
1.4.2 Program workplans be prepared based on the HOM's Accountability Agreement.
1.4.2 Instructions from Headquarters for year 2000-2001 indicated that the HOM accountability agreement would constitute the Mission workplan. Such an agreement is in place and it has guided the Mission throughout the current FY. A workplan was derived from it in December 2000. As for FY 2001-2002, instructions from Headquarters are to the effect that HOM accountability agreements are no longer required. The Mission believes that the fundamental issue identified in this report - namely the need to decide whether to add more resources (personnel, informatics capability, communication tools) to make the existing situation work - needs to be addressed on a priority basis before a new workplan is prepared.
1.5.1 The Mission now has ten LES which is significant enough to warrant establishing an LES Committee. While there were no major issues identified by the LES, providing a forum for the LES to meet as a group to discuss common issues and present concerns to management, will facilitate problem resolution. This responsibility normally falls to the MCO.
1.5.2 An LES Committee should be established.
1.5.2 An LES Committee will be established by the end of March 2001.
1.6.1 A formal training plan has not been established for the LES. Training needs, however, are being addressed but on an ad hoc basis. The Office Manager received IMS training in HQ last May, the new CO will be in Ottawa in February 2001 for exposure to the Canadian Trade Commissioner's New Approach and there are plans to place the new Consular Assistant in Puerto Plata on a Consular course as soon as one becomes available. The Consular Assistant has already received COSMOS training through distance learning. The Mission has expressed a need for LES to receive informatics training.
1.6.2 The Mission needs to take an inventory of employee skill sets to establish employee needs to effectively carry out their responsibilities. A plan could then be developed, costed out and sent to CFSL for review.
1.6.3 Develop a training plan for all Mission staff to be submitted to CFSL for approval.
1.6.3 The Mission is supportive of training and despite its small staff and heavy workloads, it has given priority to releasing staff for training. The Mission agrees that training plans need to be documented. The Mission will be piloting in March 2001 the new electronic platform developed by CFSI to prepare training plans.
2.1.1 The PERPA Program is the responsibility of the HOM with occasional support provided by the MCO. *** Another initiative is building a network through contacts with key political and economic decision makers with a view to promoting Canadian interests and values. Public diplomacy activities include delivering speeches and arranging local TV and press opportunities.
2.1.2 Through these Program activities, awareness of Canada and Mission Programs is being raised. The HOM has been effective in representational events and maximizing promotion of Canada by concentrating on priority issues and opportunities. Reporting to HQ on political developments, multilateral issues, trade policy, and the investment and export situation has been thorough.
3.1.1. The IBD Program's strategic priority is to increase Canada's investments in and Canada's market share of exports to the Dominican Republic, the largest import market in the Carribean and Central America region. The Program is managed by the HOM who is assisted by a CO, an Intern and a Trade Assistant. All three are new employees. In effect, the Program is being refocused as a result of the new resource mix.
3.1.2 While general direction in terms of strategies and objectives are identified in the HOM's Accountability Agreement, the Program would benefit from developing workplans that identify precisely the initiatives and activities most likely to produce results. These would include market analysis for various sectors, preparing strategies for identifying and informing Canadian exporters, etc. A very important element of this type of analysis is substantiating the direct benefits derived by the resources employed and any potential benefits of additional resources.
3.1.3 Develop a strategy and related workplan for the Trade Program that will provide direction, identify resource requirements and allow evaluation of results.
3.1.3 The Mission recognizes the need to prepare a workplan for the Trade Program. As a first step, a business case was recently prepared and submitted to Headquarters for the provision of a minimum of additional resources to this post so as to enable it to provide the six core services to its numerous clients. This needs to be addressed on a priority basis. Once the Mission knows whether it has the resources needed to support the program, it will be in a better position to prepare a workplan for 2001-2002 which the Mission could complete by the end of April 2001.
3.1.4 The New Approach including WIN tracking, responding to enquiries and other initiatives needs to be more rigorously applied by the Program. The new staff, while aware and supportive of the New Approach, have not had sufficient training and exposure to the methodology, systems and HQ support functions and contacts. Another concern is that being a micro-mission, the technology is not available at the same level as at other Missions. The Mission is well aware of these deficiencies and is striving to obtain training and to up-grade technology. It would be in the best interests of the Mission to itemize and priorize the training, support and technology required as part of the workplan referred to previously, in consultation with UAM and the Trade Commissioner Services.
3.1.5 Develop, in consultation with HQ, a strategy to ensure that the New Approach is fully integrated in Mission operations.
3.1.5 The Mission is supportive of the New Approach. However, it has had no access to WIN and no training. With the upgrade of the MM97 platform, the Mission will identify its training and other technology needs and submit these to headquarters by the end of March 2001.
4.1.1 The Consular Program is the responsibility of the MCO who supervises a full-time Consular Officer (LE-08) and a Consular Agent (LE-05) located in Puerto Plata. The HOM's Assistant issues passports and provides back-up to the Consular Officer. The Honorary Consul in Puerto Plata reports to the HOM but for operational purposes reports through the MCO. The Mission has recently opened a new office in Puerto Plata with a full-time Consular Agent. This was in response to increasing workload and to relieve the Honorary Consul of having to provide space and administrative services.
4.1.2 The Mission provides timely and effective Consular services. Staff are experienced and knowledgeable. Appropriate systems and procedures are in place and the COSMOS is being used effectively.
4.2.1 The Consular Program is responsible for the provision of services to Canadian citizens as well as passport and citizenship services for the Dominican Republic. There are 5,000 to 7,000 Canadian residents in the Dominican Republic, however, many do not register. Efforts are made to update the ROCA and encourage registration. As well, the MCO is revising the Contingency plan. The Consular workload is heavy with 180,000 visitors annually. This is expected to increase due to a rise in the number of flights from Canada this winter. There are frequent difficult cases such as deaths, car accidents, stranded tourists and drug offenses.
4.3.1 Passport and citizenship services are effectively delivered by the Consular Program. The HOM Assistant issues passports one day per week. The Mission issues between 10 and 20 passports a month. The reconciliation of the passports was conducted and all assets were accounted for and records were in order.
4.4.1 The Mission has had the same Honorary Consul in Puerto Plata for 12 years. During this period, the Honorary Consul has been providing Consular services by using part of his business premises and arranging for administrative help, as required. Costs incurred are reimbursed by the Mission. The workload and, therefore, expenses have risen with the ever increasing number of Canadian tourists visiting the region.
4.4.2 *** In recognition of this and to address increased workload and provide back-up, the Mission with HQ's agreement, decided to establish a Consulate in new premises and to hire a full time Consular Agent. The Consulate is in a good central location in Puerta Plata and is easily accessed. The Consular Agent reports directly to the Consul in Santo Domingo, has received training from the Mission and has established appropriate procedures for the operation in Puerto Plata.
4.4.3 An outstanding issue regarding previous expenses being claimed by the Honorary Consul needs to be resolved. At issue were both unsubstantiated expenses and the percentage of the Honorary Consul's premises devoted to Consular activities. In the past these expenses had been acknowledged and paid by the Mission. The current HOM was withholding payment until appropriate documentation was presented by the Honorary Consul. The HOM asked the Audit Team to review the disputed expenses with the hope of resolving this situation.
4.4.4 The documentation in question was provided to the Mission by the Honorary Consul and it was determined that the percentage utilization of the Honorary Consul's premises was subject to interpretation. Given the past precedent of paying the percentage claimed, the fact that the premises are no longer being used for Consular business and that the percentage can be argued either way, it is suggested that these past expenses be paid as claimed. Any additional expenses should be reviewed by the Mission and UAM to determine their validity.
4.4.5. Reimburse the Honorary Consul for past expenditures based on the documentation submitted and the previous percentage calculation.
4.4.6 Refer all other claims to UAM for review.
4.4.5 As instructed, the Mission has reimbursed the Honorary Consul for past expenditures.
4.4.6 In March 2001, the Honorary Consul presented DFAIT with another supplementary claim. It was reviewed jointly by the Mission, UAM and JPD. UAM has agreed to reimburse certain items with a view of obtaining closure on this matter.


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Hey Kellie, If This Doesn't Work Out, I Like Okra
Legendary Live Music Fest artist, Kellie Pickler and her new groom, Kyle Jacobs spill some of their personal life in the country-themed edition of People magazine, including some of their dining habits. We learned that despite their success, they still enjoy Ramen noodles and that Minnesota native, Jacobs doesn't exactly like the southern tradition of fried okra. Gee, I sure hope that's not a deal breaker in the relationship. I mean I do know a guy that likes Okra and thinks that Kellie is pretty hot stuff…oh, hi honey, you weren't supposed to be reading this.
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Animal Control is not currently listing lost, found and impound data on it's website due to a software conversion. If you have lost a pet or found a pet, please contact Animal Control at 402-441-7900 or contact the Capital Humane Society at 441-4488 and leave a lost report. You may also follow the steps listed on the Capitol Humane Society Lost & Found page.
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Federated Co-ops Inc. general manager Tim Kavanaugh has a constant reminder of the history of the century-old cooperative he works for every time he goes to his office in downtown Princeton.
His office is like a museum with memorabilia of the co-op, displaying pictures from bygone days and co-op souvenirs, lining his bookshelves. His office also happens to be where the cooperative began, in Princeton, in that part of the downtown.
Federated Co-ops has commemorated its centennial by producing a video chronicling the company's history. The video is steeped with comments from Kavanaugh and others about Federated Co-op's dedication to serving and building trust with their customers.
Federated Co-ops has facilities mostly in east Central Minnesota, but the territory goes beyond that. It spreads as far north as Two Harbors, south to Annandale, west to Little Falls, and east to Gordon, Wisconsin.
Federated Co-ops has not only expanded its territory and taken on many operations with mergers, but it has a different makeup in other ways from the days of Princeton Cooperative.
During its earliest years in downtown Princeton, the co-op had a grocery store, a hardware and farm goods store, a John Deere implement dealership, a fertilizer plant, a fuel delivery business, a credit union and even a funeral home.
The funeral home was in the area of where ReMax Realty now sits a block west of Rum River Drive and south of First Street. The late Irv Kaun was hired to run the funeral home for Princeton Co-op, and he later bought the funeral business.
The John Deere implement business the co-op owned, and which also had the co-op brand of tractors, sat on the east side of Rum River Drive. All of that block has changed over time. The co-op grocery store has been gone for many decades as well, though the co-op's hardware and farm goods business continues. The hardware and farm goods store it had in downtown Princeton actually lasted into the 1980s, along with its downtown Princeton gas station. Its main station was where Coffee Corner is, and for a short time the co-op had a gas station in the now vacant gas station building south of Hy-Tech Auto.
Federated Co-ops still has five Cenex gas stations today: two in Rush City and one each in St. Cloud, Chisago City and Isle.
The credit union that the co-op had is now Spire Credit Union.
Among the longtime residents of Princeton who remember the earlier co-op businesses in downtown Princeton is retired dairy farmer Pete Kronbauer Jr., of Princeton.
Kronbauer, 80, said he bought his pipeline milking system in 1978 or '79 from the Princeton Co-op hardware and farm store, and it brought Kronbauer's milking operation into the modern age.
Princeton Cooperative, as the co-op was called then, even had a specialist to install and service the milking equipment and "sold a lot of stuff," Kronbauer noted.
While many might think the co-op creamery that operated in Princeton until about 35 years ago was part of Princeton Co-op, it was actually part of another co-op.
Federated Co-ops eventually moved its downtown hardware store to its fertilizer plant that it had across the street from the entrance to Mark Park. The fertilizer plant and hardware store eventually closed and the building was torn down to make way for a housing development.
Federated Co-ops replaced its Princeton area hardware store with its Country Store located 3 miles north of Princeton on Highway 169. By that time, Princeton Co-op had become Central Rivers Co-op. But the name didn't last long. When Central Rivers later merged with Federated Propane of Cambridge, it all became Federated Co-ops Inc. in 2001.
The co-op still has the basic framework that existed in the early 1900s in America in which some patrons are given shares and receive some of the profit. Kavanaugh explained that the big customers, such as the large farm operations buying tons of fertilizers and other products from Federated Co-ops, receive these patron checks. Co-ops like Federated are patron-owned and have an elected board of directors, Kavanaugh said.
Federated Co-ops has five fertilizer plants. A large one that the co-op put a tremendous amount of capital into is the one in Ogilvie, Kavanaugh said.
A history of the co-op's early days shows that Louis Rust purchased the first share of Princeton Cooperative on April 25, 1914. His nephew Henry Rust later became manager of the cooperative's farm machinery department. Another Rust family member, Art Rust, was the first manager of the MIK Trucking Association that the co-op had to haul fuel. MIK stood for the counties of Mille Lacs, Isanti and Kanabec.
Princeton farmer George Townsend, who was active in the Princeton Cooperative, is credited with helping the co-op over many rough spots in its early days.
Records show that some of the community's prominent business people opposed the forming of a cooperative store, some of them concerned it wouldn't last long. The founders of Princeton Cooperative struggled early on to secure the start up funds, but through working together, they succeeded. A banker named G.A. Eaton is credited with helping by loaning the co-op $2,000.
It is also recorded that when farmers made purchases jointly, it brought prices down in the local stores. The cooperative got a boost from the rising demand for farm goods and machinery during the advent of World War I.
Federated Co-op mirrors agriculture
To examine the co-op's evolution into today's Federated Co-ops means talking about the changes in agriculture. Neither Federated nor farming can be separated in the first place, since farmers were the biggest customers of the co-op in its early days and continue to be a main customer. Agricultural producers purchase fuels, feeds, fertilizers, crop protection chemicals, hardware and more from Federated Co-ops.
Also, agriculture was once made up of many thousands of small farms across rural landscapes. As time went on, more farmers either got out of the business or made their farms larger, milking ever more cows, for example.
Federated Co-ops closed smaller operations or facilities, consolidated them into fewer locations, and merged with other companies. Princeton Co-op merged with Isanti County Co-op and Chisago Lakes Co-op, for example.
"There were a lot of mergers with Princeton Co-op during 1990-2001, Kavanaugh said.
"One of the things co-ops are good at, though reluctantly, is consolidating," he added.
One of the big names that has been associated with the co-op was Midland. Kavanaugh said that Midland formed in 1926 to supply petrol to local co-ops and that Princeton Co-op was one of its first owners. Midland folded in about 1985 and was acquired by Land O' Lakes, Kavanaugh noted.
Looking back on why co-ops first formed, Kavanaugh said it had to do with distribution and markets in which ag facilities had to be close to the farmers.
"Certainly there were a lot of private competitors, but co-ops filled a void," Kavanaugh said. That was especially true for the cooperative creameries that once existed in so many towns across America, Kavanaugh said. He explained that in the earliest days of agriculture, farmers had to bring their cream or milk into the creamery before there were milk haulers that came out to the farms. Having the feed mills close to the farms made it convenient for farmers to bring their grains in for grinding.
Federated Co-ops, through consolidating and merging, is just responding to the changing agricultural scene, and through its larger holdings can add value by buying in greater bulk, Kavanaugh said.
Sometimes people "remember what they like and not what is today," Kavanaugh continued.
"There are fewer farms, so the need for some of the services is just not what it was. We've adapted to what people actually need. We've heard so many times about 32 wagons that were lined up the block at the feed mill. That's all gone now."
Kavanaugh lives in Elk River, but is like one of the Princeton locals with his working in Princeton. Kavanaugh, a native of Fergus Falls, started his co-op job in Princeton after having managed co-ops elsewhere including in Hayfield, Minnesota, and Blanchardville, Wisconsin.
"My experience in Princeton is far and away the best experience of my life," Kavanaugh said. "Princeton is my base. This area has really good people, and there isn't a better group of people to work with than people in agriculture. I grew up on a farm, but I didn't set out to be in agriculture. It was just pure luck."
Federated observes 100 years of growth, consolidations
Federated Co-ops Inc. general manager Tim Kavanaugh has a constant reminder of the history of the century-old cooperative he works for every time he goes to his office in downtown Princeton.


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text: On Tuesday 24 August 2010 08:53:27 Kris Moore wrote: > > I've increased my liveCD fu a bit since we last worked on PC-BSD. We > > should probably touch base a bit to see if any of the new things I've > > learned would be useful for PC-BSD. > > Sounds good to me! BTW, are you going to be going out to Ohio Linux > Fest, heard a rumor you may be there. If so we can discuss in person if > you like. I will be. I'm getting in Friday morning and leaving Sunday late afternoon. -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://lists.pcbsd.org/pipermail/testing/attachments/20100824/f1fe9db1/attachment.bin>


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Government To Confiscate 401(k)s and IRAs For Mandatory Savings Tax?
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text: Agreed :-) -Josh Josh Butikofer wrote: > Well it sounds like we agree that we agreed that a community website > would be good. :) > > I wasn't arguing against having Bugzilla or a community website. I was > just giving an example of how we have listened to the cry for greater > community involvement in the past and it didn't work out as expected > because the community didn't get involved (for whatever reason) even > though the tool was provided. It would behoove all of us to make sure we > try to utilize the new tools as much as possible--otherwise they do us > no good. That's all I was saying. > > Josh Butikofer > Cluster Resources, Inc. > ############################# > > > Joshua Bernstein wrote: >> >> >> Glen Beane wrote: >>> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Josh Butikofer >>> <josh at clusterresources.com> wrote: >>>> A few years ago the community wanted the docs on a wiki so they >>>> could be >>>> refined by people other than CRI. The theory was great, but >>>> unfortunately >>>> the wiki was underutilized >>> >>> Yeah, that was a bit of a failure as far as community participation >>> went. I do think the wiki was kind of confusing though. I couldn't >>> figure out how to create an account and login until someone told me I >>> had to create an account to download Maui and the wiki would use the >>> same username/password! >>> >>> I think a community web presence might help foster community >>> contributions to things like a wiki, rather than burying it on a >>> corporate website >> >> I couldn't agree more. I feel like its been since at least around the >> time of SuperComputing 08 that I've been pushing for more of a >> community style website for TORQUE rather then something corporate. If >> anything, it would surely foster more community participation. >> >> -Josh


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Wanstead left it late to beat Harlow 20-19 away from home in an enthralling contest last Saturday.
The home side sit one place off the bottom of the league table after recording only one win this season.
But the Herons knew it was going to be a tough encounter if last last season's home defeat (3-5) and away draw (22-22) were anything to go by.
To say Wanstead were slow out of the blocks is a bit of an understatement.
For the first part of the game they were almost pedestrian and had to endure a sustained period of pressure from a home team determined to right the wrongs of previous weeks.
Captain Chris Jones had elected to play against the slope in the first half and was almost made to regret the decision as Harlow used their large commanding players to dominate proceedings in the early exchanges.
Only some excellent defence keept the home side out or the result could really have been in doubt.
This is not to say that Harlow had it all their own way in the first half. Wanstead were beginning to find their feet and looked threatening on occasions, the ball moving slickly through the hands, for the likes of Dave Moran and Isaac Ampofo to make incisive cuts into the Harlow defensive line.
Harlow made the first dents in the static scoreboard though, first with a penalty after a sustained period of pressure and then with about ten minutes left in the half the Harlow scrum half, Rhys Powell, managed to sneak over in the corner for a score that went unconverted.
It was 8-0 to the home team at half time and the Herons hadn't even left second gear.
The second half though was a different story. From the restart Wanstead decided to wake up and began to exert some pressure.
The screw was turned and the scrummage began to work, Harlow were being pushed backwards at an alarming rate at almost every set piece.
However Harlow somehow managed to sneak in another score, a well worked try scored out on the wing by Josh Drake, again conversion missed but a 13-0 lead. But now it was the Heron's time.
The first Wanstead score was a penalty, knocked over by hooker Phil Rogers. 13-3 with Wanstead going downhill and some great link up play between the forwards and backs looked to have got Wanstead their first try but some stout defending by the home team kept them out.
This was until Steve Brockman put boot to ball with a kick over the top. with the Wanstead chasers bearing down on him the covering Harlow defender was forced to put the ball down over his line for a five metre scrum.
The resulting set piece saw the big Harlow pack shoved back over their own line for a pushover try eventually put down by the returning Lee Amman.
Phil Rogers slipped the conversion over to make the score 13-10.
A penalty for not releasing the ball gave Harlow another shot at goal which their player duly converted to extend the lead to 16-10, however this was short lived.
From the kick off Wanstead were again powering into Harlow territory. Winger Nick Andrews using his pace to get down the wing deep in the Harlow half.
Again there was an infringement by the home side and the scrum was called for again. Similar distance from the line, exactly the same outcome.
Another pushover try and conversion from Rogers, 17-16 and a one point game, this time in the Herons favour.
Harlow then showed how dogged and tenacious a team they are and battled their way to the Wanstead half once again.
The clock was ticking down and they were after yet another score to take them into the lead once again.
A ruck was set up on the Wanstead 22 metre line, let the Harlow fly half get into a deep position for a long range drop goal attempt which he took with great aplomb, 19-17 Harlow and they thought the game was won, with barely five minutes left to play.
The Herons however were in no mood to concede defeat this time and showed as much grit and determination as they have showed all season to go straight back on the attack.
A smooth passage of play with backs and forwards again linking well in the middle of the park was adjudged to have been stopped illegally by the home side and Wanstead had a chance to shoot at goal for the victory.
Phil Rogers stepped up and, just as with the previous three successful kicks, drilled the ball low and hard through the uprights to earn Wanstead a 20-19 victory.
A hard fought game against a team who should be better placed in the league judging by this match, but a win that keeps the Herons dream of promotion alive.
The team now sit third in London Three North East, three points off leaders Norwich who had a reasonably comfortable win against Old Brentwoods and two points behind South Woodham Ferrers, who edged out early season leaders Upminster in a close encounter.
Next up for Wanstead is South Woodham.


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Kylie Minogue would resume her Australian Showgirl Tour in November this year.
Kylie Minogue, the showgirl, is back on track. The pop singer is said to resume her "Australian Showgirl Tour" in November this year, 18 months after her breast cancer diagnosis forced it to be postponed.
"I spent the weekend with Kylie. She's looking great. She's definitely through the worst of everything," Australian concert promoter and long-time friend Michael Gudinski told reporters while adding "Obviously she has still got a few mountains to climb, but we are very confident that the tour will be going ahead in November".
The trek, previously dubbed "Australian Showgirl Tour," reportedly will be renamed the "Showgirl Homecoming Tour" and would be spread out over a slightly longer time to make it easier on Minogue. Gudinski, moreover, also confirmed that Kylie was working on some new songs as well, saying "You can't keep Kylie down. She's actually recording in the studio and working on songs as we speak".


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(06-28) 21:03 PDT San Francisco -- A man was shot and wounded on the edge of San Francisco's Tenderloin Saturday night.
At about 7 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at Market and Mason streets. The officers found a male adult suffering from gunshot wounds, Officer Gordon Shyy, a police spokesman, said in a statement. There was no indication whether the shooting had any connection to the various Pride weekend events taking place in the city Saturday.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries.
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Minecraft fans don't mess around when it comes to recreating something they love. From the fortress city of Minas Tirith from the Lord of the Rings and King's Landing from Game of Thrones and the fantasy world of A Song of Ice and Fire to ancient wonders of Babylon and European-style cathedrals, the drive to build ever-more elaborate and ambitious projects in the successful building simulation seems never-ending.
Now, fans of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) are recreating the entire game map within the world of Minecraft, including the city of Los Santos and the mountains of Blaine County. The project, called "GTA 5 in Minecraft," has already taken more than a year, but it's making major progress, according to project lead and YouTuber "N11ck."
N11cK posted a YouTube video recently to show off the progress in creating a replica of the GTA 5 map on a 1:1 scale, block for block. The results are pretty impressive.
Though it's still a work in progress, much has been done since it started in January 10, 2015. The video above, which is the 175th episode about the project's progress, includes several areas from GTA 5 that fans might recognize. The team plans to recreate everything, including the game's extensive skyscrapers and mountains.
N11cK regularly provides these video updates to demonstrate the latest work he and his team have accomplished. The rural areas, northern portions and underwater areas of the map are yet to be completed, so there is still much work to be done. According to Geek, when the project is finished, it will be a staggering 7,500 blocks by 7,500 blocks. His first video below is a cinematic overview, available below.
The fusion of the hugely popular sky-is-the-limit building sim Minecraft and the open-world action adventure Grand Theft Auto V demonstrates the dedication of their respective gaming communities. As reported by The Inquisitr, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson was able to sell the game to Microsoft for $2.5 billion last year thanks to the stunning popularity of the creative building franchise The Inquisitr also covered the story of YouTube personality Jordan "CaptainSparklez" Maron, who was able to purchase a $4.5 million home in Hollywood just from his video earnings from playing Minecraft.
Grand Theft Auto V has its own success stories, from being one of the best-selling video games of all time, shipping over 54 million copies by June 2015 and shattering no less than 7 Guinness World Records, which the International Business Times reported on.
Cinemablend posted an article observing that such a stunning project makes everything the author built in Minecraft "look like a toothpick shanty by comparison."
"Impressive, sure, but I'm more curious to find out where these people find all of their free time. I can't imagine how long it must have taken to get all of this put together, even if you are working with a bunch of friends."
Screenrant had an apt comment regarding the free time put into such enormous undertakings.
"Of course, there are probably those who think it's silly to put this much work into a map for Minecraft. N11cK and his cohorts don't seem to have many detractors, though; looking through the comments of his videos mostly just shows people who are excited about the project and want to tell him and the team what a great job they're doing."
Collaborative building efforts to create the starship Enterprise, the RMS Titanic, and the (ongoing) effort to build the whole of Middle-Earth have all been wildly successful, and N11cK's project will hopefully be no different.
As of now, there is no reported time frame of when "GTA 5 in Minecraft" will be completed, but interested players can join the server at N11cK.net.
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An ex-con known only as Driver (Johnson) is hell-bent on avenging the death of his brother, who died ten years previously when the pair were double-crossed during a heist. Soon, though, he has a pair of cops and a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) on his trail.
Dwayne Johnson talked a lot during the making of this '70s action throwback about how he was itching to get back to more muscular movies after his family comedy run. Sadly, this isn't quite the vehicle he hoped it would be. Largely inert, it finds Johnson anchoring a pedestrian revenge thriller about a man tracking down and blowing large chunks out of the people who killed his brother and set him up during a heist. Johnson does his best impression of a monosyllabic man mountain while Billy Bob Thornton largely looks tired as the cop on his trail. And for something calling itself "Faster", boasting a main character referred to only as "Driver", there's a startling lack of real car chaos or anything other than routine rumbles.
As a violent but mediocre nod to '70s action thrillers, it's a curiously inert affair, leaving the one-time Rock to pass the time by shooting people in the head. Missable.


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National Climate Assessment Misses the Mark
Although the National Climate Assessment (NCA) attempts to provide a comprehensive report on the state of global warming and climate change, it misses the mark in every possible way. First, the report claims nothing but negative effects of rising anthropogenic CO2 levels. However, CO2 composes a minute percentage of atmospheric gases, and the rise in emissions has actually been economically beneficial by exponentially increasing crop yield. Moreover, data reveals that the environment is currently entering a period void of any global warming. Second, the assessment states that the rising temperatures are causing more frequent and severe natural disasters. Yet, experts testify that no significant trends in floods, droughts, tornados, or hurricanes exist. In fact, according to these experts, the frequency of tornadoes and severity of hurricanes have decreased over time in the United States. Third, the NCA reports that rising sea levels have severely damaged domestic infrastructure. However, data reveals a deceleration in sea level rise, one that will remain negligible in the coming century. In light of this propaganda, the Obama administration is using this assessment to prevent natural gas and oil exploration which could support tens of thousands of jobs during a staggering economy. As will be explained in future blog posts, it seems like the National Climate Assessment has done nothing but perpetuate lies and hurt the economy.


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The room is clean and well maintained. It is a very comfortable stay. However, the foods need to improve, not so good. I would recommend to bring some snacks and instant mee.
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Bangalore, Oct 10: Sachin Tendulkar's international cricket journey will end next month with his historic 200th Test against West Indies. Tendulkar on Thursday announced that he will retire after the landmark Test.
Tendulkar's 200th Test will be played from November 14. The venue for this historic match is yet to be decided by BCCI.
Here is Tendulkar's retirement statement (sent to BCCI)
"Sachin Tendulkar has contacted the President, BCCI, and has requested the BCCI to release the following statement to the Media, on his behalf":
Tendulkar said: "All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living this dream every day for the last 24 years. It's hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it's all I have ever done since I was 11 years old. It's been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over the world. I look forward to playing my 200th Test Match on home soil, as I call it a day.
I thank the BCCI for everything over the years and for permitting me to move on when my heart feels it's time! I thank my family for their patience and understanding. Most of all, I thank my fans and well-wishers who through their prayers and wishes have given me the strength to go out and perform at my best."
BCCI President N. Srinivasan's statement:
"I have been an ardent follower and admirer of Sachin Tendulkar from the days he came to play Buchi Babu in Chennai. He is without doubt the greatest cricketer India has produced. In fact one should really say he ranks among the top of all time great sports persons in the world. No one has served Indian cricket as Sachin has. He has truly been an Ambassador for India and Indian Cricket. He has been an inspiration for generations of sportsmen not just cricketers. We respect his decision to retire although many of us can't imagine an Indian team without Sachin."
BCCI Hony. Secretary Sanjay Patel's statement:
"If you start your course with all your force, every source of nature will turn towards and help you, to achieve your true success". This holds so true for one of our finest players, master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar. With mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, joy for his excellent performances during his career, and the sorrow of bidding him goodbye after his 200th Test, I wish him good luck for all his future endeavours."


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WATERLOGGED pitches were once again responsible for the postponement of a host of football fixtures over the weekend.
Hartley Wintney's home game against Windsor in the Combined Counties League Premier Division was washed out. In the Wessex League, Bemberton Heath Harlequins' premier division trip to Whitchurch United and Tadley Calleva's home game against division one rivals Team Solent were also called off.
A number of games in the Basingstoke and District Saturday League were also postponed, a trend that followed in the Sunday League the following day.
Hartley and Whitchurch will be hoping that the weather eases off before tomorrow night, as both are due to be in action.
Hartley are supposed to be hosting struggling Chessington and Hook in a league game, while Whitchurch are due to travel to local rivals Stockbridge in the North Hampshire Senior Cup.