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There is still a grittiness and unpredictability to Russia that makes every visit a new adventure. The sheer size and variety of locations ensures that one visit is not enough. While Moscow and St Petersburg have become showcases of western opulence, move even a short distance outside of the cities and you enter a world which has, through force of circumstance, retained its traditional ways, where idyllic villages sit nestled in forests of silver birch.
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"Just a four-hour flight allows the visitor to Russia a complete culture change. Golden domes and frescoed churches rub shoulders with contemporary galleries and buzzing restaurants. In an ideal world combining both Moscow and St Petersburg gives further insight into the Russian psyche and a deeper understanding of this iconic country. Winter and summer alike offer something special and unique to a trip to Russia."
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Travelling around Russia is as safe now as it has always been. Like with any
destination we always advise keeping an eye on your belongings, especially when
out in busy, crowded areas and it is sensible to leave any valuables at home.
Russia has a rich heritage of
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but driving in Russia is not easy, particularly if you cannot read Cyrillic.
Additionally Russian drivers do not always adhere to rules making driving quite
problematic. It is easier to hire a car and driver.
the main cities most shops, restaurants and hotels accept credit cards.
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no. Market traders will probably accept foreign currency, but restaurants,
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has an excellent mobile network, but be warned, it is very expensive to
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Russians are required to carry official identification at all times. The rules
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you are out and about.
so but they tend not to bother with a meter and charge extortionate amounts.
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One hundred years on from the Russian Revolution this exhibition will showcase renowned artists who lived through this fascinating and momentous period of history. The art exhibited will include abstract, realism and innovative works as well as some photography, sculpture and graphic design art, all of which thrived in post revolutionary Russia between 1917 and 1932.
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This year, throughout France, the usual delirious festivities were held. At Paris the people danced upon the pavements and at night the sky was lit with fireworks.
President Doumergue drove from the Palais d'Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe at the top of the Champs Elysées. Here, in the presence of the Ministers, he deposited a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Poilu, instead of attending the...
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Bill Sorrell was appointed to the position of Attorney General in 1997. Since then, he's been re-elected to the position seven times. But this year, he faces a challenger in the Democratic primary - Chittenden County State's Attorney T. J. Donovan. It's the first time he's had a primary opponent.
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Nissan has thrown down its cards in the compact car game and, as its 2013 Sentra rolls into dealer showrooms at the end of the month, this Japanese car company looks to have a pretty good hand.
Nissan has no choice, really. In a new light vehicle market of what will be 1.7 million this year, compact car sales will account for 340,000, according to Nissan Canada senior product planning manager Tim Franklin. By 2016, he adds, nearly 360,000 Canadians will buy a Nissan Sentra, or a Ford Focus, Kia Forte, Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Mazda3, or even a Volkswagen Jetta. Whew! Today, seven of the top 10 best-selling cars in Canada are compacts.
And the Sentra isn't one of them. Nissan dealers I've spoken with, in fact, have bemoaned the lack of a compelling, competitive Sentra. They have been unhappy for some time now, in fact. The outgoing 2012 Sentra has been a bland, underperforming small car playing against some truly compelling rivals. The reality in Canada is that no mainstream car company can be taken seriously without an affordable, reliable, fuel-efficient and practical small car for the masses – something that's well equipped at a starting price of about $15,000 or less. Nissan needed to get into this game.
And it's a tough one, too.
Ford, for instance, launched the latest Focus with racy styling, a base 160-horsepower engine, lots of available electronic do-dads and two body choices: sedan ($15,999) and hatchback ($19,599). Ford's idea from the start has been to position the Focus as an upmarket compact car. Ride, handling, design and technology have been at the forefront of Ford's message here. Personally, I'd argue that the Focus is the most entertaining compact out there from a driver's perspective, but it's also possible to load up a Focus with so many features, the price lands in $30,000-land. The Focus is Canada's sixth best-selling car.
Or take Hyundai. The Elantra ($15,949 for the sedan, $19,149 for the GT hatchback) has made a name for itself with swoopy styling, a responsive and fuel-efficient engine and plenty of standard features for the price. Canadians have responded, too. The Elantra is Canada's No. 2 seller and many believe that if Hyundai could get enough Elantras from the factory, it would unseat Honda's Civic as Canada's No. 1.
Ah, the Civic ($14,990). Just a little more than a year ago, Honda launched a reinvented Civic – a car met almost immediately with a barrage of criticism. The then-new Civic was, in the opinion of many, a step backward for Honda. As Consumer Reports put it, the redesigned Civic lost some of its trademark agility and refinement. The ride of the reinvented car had become choppy, stopping distances had increased, road noise was up and the quality of the interior had gone down. Still, the Civic has a loyal following and one thing remains true: this runabout is reliable.
The Toyota Corolla ($15,450) is, too. Canada's third best-selling car is a bit on the dull side, and the current version will be replaced by an all-new Corolla next year. Yet, with the help of some juicy sale incentives and a loyal following, the Corolla soldiers on and on. Let's face it: the Corolla has sterling reputation for reliability and because of it, the following remains loyal.
This brings us to the Mazda3 ($15,898 for the sedan, $16,895 for the hatchback). This Mazda's calling card today is the SkyActiv powertrain – a slick engine paired with a choice new transmissions that put Mazda at the head of the pack when it comes to what's under the hood. That said, the rest of the 3 is due for a remake and that's coming next year.
Of the last two of the seven best-selling compacts in Canada, the Chevrolet Cruze (No. 5, with a starting price of $14,995) has the credentials of a solid all-around car. It's roomy, with a nice interior. Fuel economy is among the class leaders and the Cruze is proving to be a dependable performer for its owners. No wonder Chevrolet is on track to sell one million Cruzes around the world this year.
Then there is Volkswagen's Jetta ($15,875). The bigger, more affordable Jetta went from being an overpriced bit player among small cars, to an affordable one that today ranks as Canada's No. 8 seller. VW's formula has been simple: lower the Jetta's price and make the car bigger. That formula has worked.
Into this fray comes the 2013 Sentra ($14,848). Franklin says it's aimed at both twentysomethings and empty nesters. That confused me. I mean, millennials and baby boomers would not seem to have much in common, car-wise. Apparently they do.
They want "value," which translates into a lot of car for not much money. They want to drive something with personality, not just an "economy car." And not only do they want to spend as little as possible at the gas pump, they want fuel economy in a car that looks expensive and won't break.
Nissan, says Franklin, knows all this. The plan has been to deliver a Sentra that will outshine others in all these ways – and in all the ways that grab attention for the Cruzes and Civics of the world.
The Sentra does look the part of an aspiring market leader. That's not to say it will crack the top 10, but it is to say I like the low stance, the headlights with LED accents, the character line that runs down the length of the car at the side and even the silver door handles. Inside, it looks and feel refined, too. The places where your elbows and hands are likely to touch the car, you'll find soft-touch materials, not bruising plastic.
Under the hood is a 1.8-litre, four-cylinder engine rated at 130 horsepower. It's available with a six-speed manual or the fuel-thrifty continuously variable transmission (CVT).
Nissan says combined fuel economy comes in at 5.8 litres/100 km, which is best in class – better even than the Elantra at 5.9 combined and the Cruze Eco at 6.0. Not only is the Sentra's engine/transmission combo good at saving fuel, the slick design (drag coefficient of 0.29) and a weight loss program have also contributed to the fuel economy story.
Yet the Sentra is bigger than before – with more back-seat legroom than a Corolla, Civic, Mazda3, Cruze, Focus and Elantra. All that and a bigger trunk, too.
Franklin argues these talking points, then ladles on the technology story. The new Sentra, he says, has NissanConnect with navigation, which includes a large colour touchscreen and a load of Google-driven information about points of interest, fuel prices and more. There's also an available eight-speaker Bose sound system, Bluetooth connectivity and dual zone automatic temperature control.
Franklin's pitch boils down to this: The 2013 Sentra is a player. The car looks the part of a "premium" compact car and has the technology to back up the image. Fuel economy is a winner, too, and the cabin has enough room to accommodate a family – young or older.
For me, well, my first experience was positive enough. This Sentra seems more Cruze– and Jetta-like than anything else. As with that pair, the Sentra is being sold only as a four-door sedan. That seems a mistake. Ford and Mazda, to name two, sell plenty of four-door hatchback versions of the Focus and the 3 – and if I were buying a compact car, I would only consider the versatility of a hatchback.
The Sentra also lacks the raw horsepower of many rivals, though clever throttle management and a lightweight design offset some of that lack of oomph. Realistically, I doubt many buyers will be disappointed by the Sentra's acceleration and everyone will like the fuel economy.
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Scottish Parliament pr0n law faces angry opposition
Dead horse flogging farce limps on
Posted in Policy, 16th March 2009 10:45 GMT
Last week, the long-awaited Scottish extreme porn bill (pdf) was published — s34 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill — and it hasn't gone down well at all.
The proposal was much as expected; similar to the English version, but slightly more extreme. However, unlike the English version, which avoided the trap of appearing to criminalise pictures of people flogging a dead horse — by criminalising sado-masochism or bestiality or necrophilia — Scottish legislators have walked straight into it, seeking to make it illegal to own pictures of anyone having sex with an animal carcass.
Those familiar with the English law on this subject will be aware that it is now illegal, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to possess 'extreme' pornographic pictures. These are defined as images that show damage to genitals, breast or anus, or depict a threat to life in a pornographic context: so it is now OK to while away the dark winter evenings ogling mass murder, so long as one's interest in the topic is purely psychotic.
The English law also criminalises the possession of pictures of bestiality or necrophilia.
Excepted are pictures in which those who possess them are also the principal actors in the pictures — a peculiar get-out, which appears to encourage the acting-out of fantasy. Pictures with a BBFC rating are also exempt — so long as you possess the film, the whole film and nothing but.
What then of the Scottish law? It is tighter than the English law in several places. Harm has been extended beyond the specific (body) parts listed in the English law.
A close reading suggests that in England, a court might permit you to possess a depiction of a consensual act that you were involved in that may result in "threat to life" or "serious injury" — the Scottish version now reads "severe" for some reason — but in Scotland, consent no longer counts.
The other area in which the Scottish law plays fast and loose with the concept of consent is in respect of "rape or other non-consensual penetrative sexual activity". The key point here is that even if it was actually consensual, an image will be illegal if it looks non-consensual or if it appears to show harm.
An image will be judged as "pornography" — or not — solely by looking at the image, accompanying sounds, and where the image is part of the series, the context in which it appears. Intriguingly, the English version of the law makes no reference to sounds: so possibly jurors will be required to watch any prosecutions south of the border without sound.
The only positive aspect to this proposal is that the Scottish Government appear not to have attempted the English trick of creating a new definition of obscenity based on the dictionary, relying instead on the pre-existing s51 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
Opposition to this proposed legislation is both broader and louder than it was in England. The usual suspects are there: Becky Dwyer, convenor for Consenting Adult Action Scotland, is actively campaigning against the legislation and met on Friday with civil servants responsible for the redrafting of the legislation.
Such a meeting had not been possible until after the Bill was published, they claimed, because that might breach parliamentary procedure — but they couldn't amend the proposal now because it was with Parliament. So much for consultation.
An academic soundtrack — including "comments about the lighting" — might actually turn porn into non-porn.
After the meeting, Miss Dwyer described herself as utterly flabbergasted. "The amount of research this team have put into the issue was pathetic. It hadn't even occurred to them that someone participating in a scene might not be in a photo.
"Meanwhile, they have given no assurances whatsoever that BDSM safety material will be excluded on educational grounds. For a government allegedly interested in safety, this is a shameful omission."
Unlike the English Parliament — where not a single elected member felt the interests of the sado-masochistic community warranted a voice — a number of politicians and lawyers have already spoken out against this proposal. Most prominent is leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, MSP, who said:
"Too much Scottish legislation still suffers from outdated and puritanical 'anti-sex' attitudes. The law should have a basic respect for the freedoms of consenting adults, and for the diversity of their sexualities.
"There are new proposals in both the Sexual Offences Bill and the Criminal Justice Bill which risk criminalising people needlessly, and I have already had useful meetings with the Consenting Adult Action Network to hear their concerns, and with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to put the arguments to him.
"I will be meeting the Government again next week, and while I doubt that any radical amendments will gain a Parliamentary majority, I am hopeful that at least some improvements can be made."
So what about the stipulations on shagging the proverbial dead donkey? Mindful of the offence that some vegetarians might take to simulated sausage sex, El Reg did ask a spokesman for the Scottish Justice Ministry how they defined an animal carcass. Did the definition, perhaps include meat products? Leather jackets?
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On his blog over at Irrational Games, Chris Kline has announced the minimum and recommended PC specifications for Bioshock Infinite. These requirements are as follows:
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In addition, the blog post lists "Steam account required for game activation and installation. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication and Platform Update For Windows Vista (KB 971644 required on Vista only for DirectX 11); software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft DirectX Runtime, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2008 SP1, and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2010 SP1."
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Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research by Nancy Ritter
DNA testing can be a powerful tool in identifying or excluding suspects in sexual assaults. A suspect's DNA profile can be
obtained from semen and cells left on the victim. Dried semen, saliva or other body secretions on bedding, clothing or towels
can also yield a DNA profile, as can cells left on the exterior or interior of a discarded condom.
The NIJ-funded study of untested sexual assault evidence in L.A. found that:
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March 8, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Kentucky rifle team currently sits two points off the lead at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, shooting a 2315 in smallbore on Friday, led by a second-place finish from senior Henri Junghänel in individual smallbore.
Junghänel, a senior from Breuberg, Germany, shot a 589 in smallbore to enter the smallbore final tied for first with West Virginia's Petra Zublasing. With two of the premiere shooters in the NCAA battling for the individual smallbore title, the final would come down to the last shot.
Zublasing jumped out early in the 10-shot final, shooting a 10.1, 10.5 and 10.1 in her first three shots. Following a slow opening, Junghänel notched a 10 or better on shots three through six to get back into contention.
Through eight shots, Junghänel was in a bit of a hole, trailing Zublasing's 79.6 with a 77.8. The senior's next two shots would be his best shots of the final, consecutive 10.5s to position himself for a possible come-from-behind win of the individual smallbore national title. Zublasing gave Junghänel an opening with a 9.6 on her ninth shot, but delivered a 10.1 on her final shot to take the individual title by just .5 points.
Junior Emily Holsopple opened the day for Kentucky in the first relay, shooting a 576. Senior Heather Greathouse and junior Aaron Holsopple followed in the second relay, with Greathouse posting a 572 and Aaron Holsopple shooting a 574 to contribute to the team score. Along with Junghänel, freshman Connor Davis represented the Wildcats in the third relay, delivering a 576.
Senior Stacy Wheatley and sophomore Elijah Ellis were two of four to compete as individuals in smallbore at the championships. Wheatley shot a 571 in the first relay on Friday, while Ellis posted a 575.
The Wildcats sit in fourth place, but just two points off the lead. Defending champion TCU holds the lead heading into air rifle competition on Saturday, winning the smallbore title with a 2317. Alaska-Fairbanks and West Virginia both finished Friday with a 2316, with Alaska-Fairbanks holding the tiebreaker to claim second in smallbore.
The NCAA Championships will conclude on Saturday, with air rifle competition left to do decide the national champions.
Live results of Saturday's competition will be available on NCAA.com.
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Newton County is having good voter turnout and no significant problems have been reported at precincts as of this afternoon said Elections Supervisor Donna Morrison.
She said she couldn't estimate the total turnout at this point in time, but precinct workers were reporting good turnouts.
A total of 8,701 ballots were cast in office during the early voting period that began Sept. 20 and ended Friday. A total of 1,369 absentee ballots were mailed out. Newton County has a total of 61,548 registered voters.
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Several Cocke County Residents Arrested For Drug Violations
February 6, 2013 Department of Justice
United States Attorney William C. Killian Eastern District of Tennessee
Cocke County Residents Arrested For Drug Violations
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Billy Webb, 77, Gary Eugene Teague, 45, Emily Suzanne Sexton, 26, Timothy Jay Gilbert, 50, Christopher Lynn Suggs, 52, Tammie Brown Suggs, 43, and Ella Mae Gregg, 63, all of Newport, Tenn., and Regina Faye Webb, 36, of Cosby, Tenn., were all arrested on Feb. 6, 2013, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving drug trafficking, specifically involving oxycodone. Ralph Edward Teague, 81, and Clayton Carroll Owenby, 45, both of Newport, Tenn., were also named in the indictment and were already in custody on other charges.
Gary Teague, Emily Sexton, Regina Webb, Christopher Suggs, Tammie Suggs, and Ella Mae Gregg each made their initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Inman on Feb. 6, 2013, and were temporarily detained pending detention hearings scheduled for Feb. 7, 2013. Ralph Teague, Billy Webb, and Timothy Gilbert are scheduled for initial appearance on Feb. 7, 2013. Clayton Owenby is scheduled for an initial appearance on Feb. 20, 2013.
According to the indictment on file with the U.S. District Court, the eight count indictment charges these individuals with conspiring to distribute oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. The indictment also charges Ralph Teague and Gary Teague with distribution or possession with intent to distribute oxycodone on five occasions in 2012. Ralph Teague and Gary Teague are also charged with maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing oxycodone.
If convicted, the defendants face the following penalties: Ralph Teague faces up to 170 years in prison and fines of up to $10,500,000; Billy Webb faces up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $2,000,000; Gary Teague faces up to 110 years in prison and fines of up to $6,500,000; Clayton Owenby, Regina Webb, Timothy Gilbert, and Ella Gregg each face up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $2,000,000; Emily Sexton, Christopher Suggs, and Tammie Suggs each face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $1,000,000.
This indictment is the result of a joint investigation by the Cocke County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Kerney-Quillen will represent the United States.
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Mr Bond, a Brisbane-based executive who was named last week in the BRW Rich 200 for 2011 with a fortune of $259 million, said he remains deeply worried about the impact of the carbon tax on Australia's ability to compete on an international stage.
"I just spent a lot of money on a report which shows that Gulf Coast America is 40 per cent cheaper to have our large steel projects constructed than Australia," Mr Bond says. "The more I look at it, the worse it is getting and you put incredible strain on businesses trying to make a go of it."
Speaking from the US, where he is developing the company's North American oil production business, Mr Bond said it was important to strike the right balance between government and business.
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"Hallucinations" and "adaptation" are not two words we usually associate with each other. After all, we link the former with loose brain wiring that causes malfunctioning apparent in the nonsensical and irrational ravings of the insane. However, enough pieces of a neurological, phenomenological, and historical puzzle exist to argue that hallucinations used to be adaptive. This is an extraordinary claim, so I begin with the most believable but personally immediate experience we all have, mental imagery. Then I chain together, link by link, the parts of an argument that become increasingly controversial: (1) evidence of an earlier mentality in which hallucinations were adaptive; (2) reactivations of vestigial neurostructures that cause audiovisual hallucinations in modern times. I utilize recent research on hallucinatory reduplications of one's own body (autoscopy, out-of-body experiences [OBs], and heautoscopy). Such phenomena, similar to the ubiquitous theophanies recorded in ancient texts (e.g., Bible), are remnants of an older neuropsychology. Understanding present-day anomalous behaviors aids us in appreciating the hallucinatory nature of subjective inner visualizations as adaptations.
The final link—(3) affinities between introspection and hallucinations—comes full circle: hallucinations are "superceptions" that subsume several types: (a) extraceptions (audiovisual hallucinations interpreted as divine voices and visitations in ancient times); (b) vestigial extraceptions (anomalous behaviors, e.g., hallucinations still experienced by schizophrenics and mystics); (c) introceptions (inner quasi-perceptions, e.g., mental imagery); and (d) coceptions (perceptions and introceptions coincide; such overlapping deludes us into assuming that interior experiences are merely sensory reflections of reality). The mistaken assumption that what is commonly called "introspection" is just a mirroring of the surrounding environment has had profound implications, since many of us believe that introspective experiences can be explained away or reduced to perceptual processes. Consequently, the nature and role of what is usually called consciousness is neglected.
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The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee fittingly symbolizes Agriculture and Commerce, the twined warp upon which Tennessee's past and present have been woven. Even in prehistoric times the region supported an agricultural people, the Mound Builders, whose culture, like that of the Mayas of Central America, was based upon maize. Archeologists have unearthed their granaries and the baskets of corn which they buried as offerings with the dead.
Later the Cherokee and Chickasaw occupied the old village sites of the Mound Builders, and tilled the same cornfields in much the same simple manner.
The white hunters and trappers who came into the region in the early eighteenth century usually "hit a lick of farming" during the summer months. Along their routes they cleared small patches of ground in the crude Indian fashion and planted them with seed which they had likely bartered from the Indians. Months later they returned to harvest what crops chance had given them. Thus they provided themselves with corn and vegetables to go with their venison and bear meat.
In 1769 farmers from backwoods Virginia and Carolina began crossing the mountains to settle the fertile lands described by the hunters and trappers. Their farms were at first small and almost entirely self-sufficient. Plows, axes, hoes - often crude makeshifts - were their only iron tools. Practically every necessity was either grown on the place or made from materials from the surrounding hills and forests. This self-sufficiency remained a characteristic of small farmers in the State for generations and still persists to a degree remarkable in an age when the country has largely become one vast interlocked economic system.
From the first, corn was the chief crop because it was easily cultivated and because its prolific growth was favorable to hog raising. Thus Tennessee's first agricultural exports were bacon, lard, and corn whisky, all of which could be marketed readily in New Orleans, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Wheat and tobacco were soon added to the list of money crops and were exported in small quantities. Crops produced for home consumption included cotton, hemp, flax, indigo, timothy hay, and vegetables.
In East Tennessee, a high tumbled plateau area broken by innumerable narrow valleys and steep ridges, the size of the farms was limited. Middle Tennessee, however, was a region where hills were low and valleys wide, and the pioneer farm patches could grow as fast as the forest was cleared. Here large farm holdings became the rule. Because of this development - dictated by topography - Middle Tennessee was particularly suited for the wheat boom which came just after the turn of the century.
When it was discovered that Tennessee wheat matured early enough to be shipped to eastern markets ahead of the northern crop, farmers turned to wholesale wheat growing. The fever spread even to the small farmers of East Tennessee. But over-production brought collapse of the market, and Tennessee never regained its early lead as a wheat-growing region.
Farmers in East Tennessee - except for those in the fertile valley of the Tennessee River - returned to the pioneer type of small subsistence farms. In Middle Tennessee the farmers retained the system of specialized farming and its large profits. Many began raising tobacco and fruit as cash crops. Others turned to stock raising and dairying on the bluegrass pasture lands of the Central Basin where the mild climate minimized feeding costs. Arabian horses were imported as early as 1825, and Middle Tennessee became noted for breeding them. There was a growing demand for the sturdy Tennessee mule.
By 1810 improvements in the cotton gin and spinning machinery had created an enormous demand for cotton, and farmers in the middle part of the State feverishly planted it in their pastures and old wheat fields. Though some cotton was grown in East Tennessee, the quality was generally poor and the boom affected the region little. West Tennessee, with its tremendously fertile bottomlands hitherto left to the Chickasaw and a handful of white trappers and squatters, was ideal for cotton growing. In 1818 the region was purchased from the Chickasaw and settlers flocked in. Land was swiftly cleared, and by 1825 West Tennessee - the lower section in particular - had become one of the cotton growing centers of the Mid-South. Cotton showed a decline in Middle Tennessee during this period. Here the farmers could not compete with the vast crops produced by the slave-gang system of the newly cleared sections within the State and in Alabama and Mississippi.
With the lines of development clearly laid out for each division - small subsistence farms in the east; dairying, livestock raising, tobacco, and truck farming in the central part; and large-scale cotton production in the west - Tennessee entered upon an era of agricultural prosperity that continued until the War between the States. In 1854 the State's first agricultural bureau was formed with Governor Andrew Johnson as president and in the following year the first biennial fair was opened. Even before that, Tennessee farmers received international recognition at the Great Exhibition in London, where Colonel John Pope was given first place in the cotton exhibit, and Mark Cockrill received the same rating for his sheep. The census of 1860 showed approximately 82,000 farms under cultivation, with nearly seven million acres, valued at 340 million dollars.
Four years of war virtually wiped out the development of three-quarters of a century. The losses sustained by farmers were estimated at $115,000,000 exclusive of the losses of their slaves, who constituted one-third of the value of farm property in 1860. Not for forty years were farm values restored to the 1860 level.
During the Reconstruction period the farm tenancy system had its beginning in the State. Farmers, forced to borrow, found themselves unable to take up mortgages that fell due. With no other means of livelihood they became tenants on the farms they had once owned. Most of the freed slaves also became tenants. There was a sharp decline in the size of the average farm, partly because sales of land to raise funds for operating expenses greatly reduced individual holdings. The 1860 average of 251 acres dwindled by 1900 to 91. The 1929 depression caused further shrinkage, bringing the average (according to a 1935 census) to 73 acres. However, until 1930 the value of the land itself increased, reaching a peak valuation of $743,222,363 in that year. By 1935 the valuation had fallen to $556,000,000 and the proportion of tenants had materially increased. Of the 19 million acres in 273,783 farms, about one-third were in crops. Gross income, including livestock, approximated $164,000,000 in 1935. The average cash income of $600 was about the same as the Kentucky figure and higher than in most Southern States. Farmers now (1939) constitute 62.8 per cent of Tennessee's population. Of these, 18.18 per cent are sharecroppers, while 27.4 per cent rent farms outright and furnish their own stock and seed.
Corn always has been the leading crop in value and volume. For more than 50 years the State has had a yearly average of three million acres in corn. In 1935 the crop amounted to more than 60 million bushels. One third of the corn grown is the high-yield variety known as Neal's Paymaster. It is interesting to note that until 1904, when W. H. Neal of Lebanon developed this variety, most Tennessee farmers had been growing the same type of corn planted centuries before by the mound builders. The major part of the Tennessee crop is consumed in the region of its production. Sweet sorghum, from which thick brown molasses is made, is grown throughout the State and is one of the most important locally consumed crops.
Cotton, the second most valuable and the main cash crop, can be grown at a cost of as little as three cents a pound on some of the bottomland plantations, and with an occasional profit of from six to twelve cents on the pound. Production volume has varied considerably, with an almost continuous downward trend in the past few years. In 1936 the State produced 431,000 bales, averaging 500 pounds each.
Next in rank is the hay and forage crop, with a production in 1935 of 1,620,453 tons valued at $20,279,751. This includes timothy, planted since pioneer days; alfalfa and all types of clover, abundant in East Tennessee and in the Central Basin; and many other plants, such as millets, orchard grass, vetch, soybeans, cowpeas, Sudan grass, and Austrian peas. Tennessee farmers were pioneers in the introduction of lespedeza (Japanese clover), under the direction of the University of Tennessee College of Agriculture. Lespedeza has developed rapidly and constitutes an important new cash crop.
Tobacco has in recent years become the fourth most valuable crop in the State, second only to cotton in cash returns. Burley tobacco predominates in East Tennessee and the darkfired variety is generally planted in Middle Tennessee. The largest tobacco market in the State, at Greeneville, handles about 12,000,000 pounds a season, or about one-fifth of the entire burley crop of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. The principal markets for dark tobacco are at Clarksville and Springfield. The combined 1935 crop of burley and darkfired tobaccos was estimated at more than 94 million pounds, valued at nearly $12,000,000.
The discovery that Tennessee hard wheat produced a damp-resisting flour which was highly water-absorbent in baking revived wheat production to some extent. It has never regained its former place and now ranks fifth in importance. In 1936 the 454,000 acres sown in wheat harvested 4,858,000 bushels.
Although Henry and Weakley Counties produce more than two-fifths of Tennessee's sweet potatoes, this crop can be grown in almost any part of the State. It did not become a commercial crop, however, until the curing house made possible shipment without decay. Tennessee's Nancy Hall sweet potato is widely in demand on the national market. The Irish (white) potato, among the first crops planted in Tennessee, was also difficult to market for many years. Since 1922, when the State Department of Agriculture put into effect a system of certifying seeds and standardizing varieties, spring and fall crops have been produced regularly. The average yearly production exceeds 5 million dollars. Middle Tennessee is noted for its peanut crop, which is more than 500,000 bushels annually. In only two other States, Virginia and North Carolina, are more peanuts produced.
The Tennessee peach, maturing immediately after the Georgia crop and before that of the northern States, is grown principally in Anderson Bradley, Hamilton, Knox, and Roane Counties. Apple trees thrive on the Cumberland Plateau and in parts of the Unaka Range and Smoky Mountains. One orchard near Mt. Le Conte produces 30,000 bushels in a normal season. Strawberries, the chief berry crop, are shipped from many parts of the State. The principal areas devoted to its cultivation are Gibson and Sumner Counties. About 16,000 acres are cultivated annually, yielding approximately 18 million quarts. Tennessee's wide variation in climate makes possible the production of both the cherry, which flourishes in extremely low temperatures, and the fig, which requires sub-tropical warmth.
Truck gardening and the specialized production of vegetables for canning factories constitute an important source of cash income in many localities, especially in Gibson and Cocke Counties. One of America's largest vegetable canneries began business about 1902 in Cocke County Tomatoes, the principal cannery crop, yield as much as $500 an acre in favorable years.
Tennessee, with about six million acres in pasturage, is well adapted to livestock raising and dairying. Most of this land is well watered and can be grazed all year. The purebred beef cattle industry, introduced in 1917, brought many excellent Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn, Polled, and Durham herds into the State. Five herds have won grand championships at international livestock exhibitions.
The coming of the motor age has dwarfed what was once another leading industry in the Central Basin - the breeding of thoroughbred horses. The number of horses on farms decreased from 333,000 in 1910 to 151,000 in 1936. But the Tennessee mule is still in great demand. In 1936 an estimated 791,000 mules were at work on Tennessee farms.
Sheep have been kept by many farmers since the early days, but only recently has it been discovered that the state's early spring gives Tennessee shippers of young lambs a distinct advantage in northern markets.
The early importance of hog raising has not diminished. From 1850 to 1860 Tennessee raised more hogs than any other State in the nation, with an average annual production of 3,000,000 heads. The industry never reached that dominant position again, although it is still an important factor in the farm program. In 1936 there were in Tennessee nearly one million hogs, valued at $8.40 per head.
Tennessee pioneered in testing milk for butterfat, to check the practice of watering. In 1889 Major W. J. Webster, of Columbia, made the first officially recorded butterfat test in the United States. In cooperation with the Bureau of Dairy Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture, the State Extension Service undertook a systematic regulation of dairy conditions, and national manufacturers of evaporated, condensed, and powdered milk, and of milk products were attracted to Tennessee. Such rapid progress was made that in 1925 the State's dairy products were valued at 40 million dollars. The decline in the price of milk during the depression, however, greatly reduced the value of both herds and products.
Another major source of cash income for the farmer is poultry. The combined value of eggs and poultry in 1935 exceeded $16,000,000. East Tennessee, with its small farms, leads the State; Morristown, in the northeast, and Cookeville, in Middle Tennessee, are among the largest poultry-shipping centers in the country.
Cooperative marketing of farm products is carried on in Tennessee in two divisions. One comprises the large incorporated associations with hundreds and sometimes thousands of member producers, who confine themselves to major products, or to those grown in considerable volume. The other consists of producers from a county or group of counties, who form smaller organizations in their own localities for joint marketing.
In 1877 a group of sheep-growers formed the Goodlettsville Lamb Club, the first lamb pool organized in the United States, and made its first sale in May 1878. One of the first southern cooperative creameries began operation in 1910 at Winchester, in Franklin County. Earlier, more than five unsuccessful attempts had been made to establish cooperative creameries.
Today there are fewer cooperative associations in Tennessee than was the case some years ago. Trucking facilities enable growers to haul their products to market at convenient times rather than wait for the periodic shipments of cooperative associations. In this way, too, they get their money immediately. Marketing by associations usually requires a ten-day period before cash for the products can be received.
Under the direction of the State Department of Agriculture and with the cooperation of the University of Tennessee College of Agriculture, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and county demonstration agents, Tennessee farmers have made great strides. Methods of cultivation have been improved, better seeds and more efficient equipment have been utilized, and grades of products have been standardized. Farms on the whole are fertile, but in some sections, particularly in the Unaka Range and the Cumberland Plateau, the land is poor. Through the efforts of the Farm Security Administration, however, most of this area may be restored as forest land and the farmers who have been trying to work it moved to more fertile sections.
One of the most important current factors in the development of agriculture in the State is the Tennessee Valley Authority. In addition to its hydroelectric and soil conservation programs, it has been instrumental in improving living conditions on the farms in the State by encouraging the widespread use of electricity. Complete electrification of the rural districts, a goal which the present program seems likely to attain in the near future, promises a new era of scientific agriculture not only to the Tennessee Valley but to Tennessee as a whole.
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90' + 4'FULL TIME: TORINO 2-4 AC MILAN: Great second-half performance from the Rossoneri who looked far superior to the side that stepped onto the Stadio Olimpico turf in the first half. El Shaarawy continued his goalscoring run, Nocerino atoned for his error earlier in the first half while Robinho showed signs of getting back to his best. Torino really will be disappointed with the way they performed in the second half after matching Milan in the first. But in the end the result means the Rossoneri close the gap on Lazio in sixth place and more worries for Torino. That's it folks enjoy what's left of your weekend!
90'Four minutes of time be added on at the end of this match. The Rossoneri are stroking the ball about at the back, looking very comfortable.
88'Milan doing enough to see this one home. Their second-half has been impressive but Ventura will be raging at his defence in the way they have conceded these goals. Every single one could have been prevented.
86'Yellow Card Valerio Di Cesare
86'Yellow Card Urby Emanuelson
85'Five minutes to go here and if you were to have told me it was going to be a six-goal thriller at half-time I would have laughed in your face! Really, I would have. Meanwhile, back to the football and it's Torino that are pushing for a third to set up a tense ending!
82'Torino are really given this a go and they could have had a third. Bianchi is released on the left, he delivers a teasing ball across Sansone looks as though he's favourite to header the ball home but Ambrosini does incredibly well to put the midifelder off, both players feet are high but the ball ends up in the clutches of the keeper.
81'SubstitutionGiampaolo Pazzini Bojan Krkic
80'Assist Valter Birsa
80'Goal Rolando Bianchi
80'GOOOAALLLL!! AND INCREDIBLY TORINO HAVE ONE BACK! It's through Bianchi he sends a lovely header past Amelia in goal. Great ball in from the right and powerful forward attacks the header to give the Granata a glimmer of hope!
79'SubstitutionStephan El Shaarawy Mathieu Flamini
78'The goalscorer El Shaarawy is replaced to a standing ovation from the away support. The 20-year-old continues his incredible goalscoring run in Serie A and that's his seventh game in a row that he has scored away from home. Hats off to the striker.
76'Goal Stephan El Shaarawy
76'GOOOAAALLLLLL!! AND MILAN HAVE A FOURTH!! It's an absolute howler from Gillet. The danger looked to be over as Nocerino delivered an early ball which the keeper should have dealt with it squirms off Gillet and El Shaarawy shows his poacher's instinct to take advantage of the slip up and knock it into the net!
74'SubstitutionMario Santana Simone Verdi
73'OFF THE POST!! Well Milan have really stepped it up a gear in this second half and the three-pronged attack is finally starting to show its promise. The ball is whipped in by El Shaarawy and Pazzini makes a great run to get on the end of the cross, he does everything right with header but it cannons of the post!
71'Oooohh off the bar!! Welll that was nearly a fourth for Milan. As Emanuelson from a good 25 yards out curls one looking for the top corner and nearly finds it but he clips the bar with Gillet being reduced to little more than a spectator.
69'It's a joy to watch Robinho sometimes the fleet-footed Brazilian drives from the midfield and evades a few challenges it almost looks like he's going to right through the heart of the Torino defence before Ogbonna steps in his way.
66'Ooooohhhhh! What an effort that was from Basha from the edge of the box he's up against a couple of Milan defenders, he skips away from the challenges and attempts to find the top corner but the ball whistles narrowly past the post.
65'SubstitutionRiccardo Meggiorini Gianluca Sansone
64'Santana shows some lovely skills down the left-hand side teasing Milan defence desperate for them to lunge in and commit a foul. None forthcoming, however, and the visitors clear the ball away.
63'Yellow Card Salvatore Masiello
62'Yellow Card Alessandro Gazzi
61'Assist Robinho
61'Goal Giampaolo Pazzini
61'GOOOOAALLLL!! AND MILAN HAVE ADDED A THIRD!! Giampaolo Pazzini shows great determination and persistence to ride a couple of challenges. He then barges over Masiello - Torino defenders stop expecting a foul to be given. Pazzini continues and so does the play and he lashes it past Gillet at the near post!
60'You have to give credit to the Granata it's been a great response since they went behind. This game is far from over.
58'Torino surge forward again and Basha attempts a shot from about 30 yards it takes a few deflections and goes out for a corner - could have went anywhere. The resultant set-piece is sent in and from a near post flick on Bianchi is inches away from equalising for the hosts.
57'There's a bit of a delay before the free-kick can be taken. It;s eventually smashed into the wall by Bianchi. Bit of a waste from what was a promising position for the Granata.
55'Yellow Card Ignazio Abate
55'Great play by Bianchi has won Torino a free-kick in a dangerous position. The former Manchester City striker manages to reach the ball before the outstrechted Abate and the defender take Bianchi down just outside the box which merits a caution.
53'Goal Antonio Nocerino
53'GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! MILAN TAKE THE LEAD. Well that was a lovely move. Robinho released El Shaarawy down the left-hand side . The 20-year-old sends in a cross , Gillet only half deals with it which gives Nocerino the chance to make up for his howler in the first half and nods the Rossoneri into the lead.
51'A nasty clash of heads between Pazzini and DI Cesare. The defender looks to win the ball from behind. Pazzini stands his ground and Di Cesare clatters into the back of the striker but the defender comes off the worst.
49'Milan looking to try and settle early in this second half and play passes around the back to attempt to build up confidence
46'SubstitutionAlessio Cerci Valter Birsa
46'The second half is back underway here at the Stadio Olimpico and it's an immediately bright start by the hosts. Santana spins his man before firing in the cross but the danger is cleared.
@Argborlarhaun @CTTurnbull Milan performance has been below par, but nevertheless Torino can't match Milan...Its milan day!
@milan_moe "@CTTurnbull It's time for Allegri to stop using this 4-3-3 formation and go back to using 4-3-1-2 with Bojan as a trequartista. "
@AakashBakaya19 @CTTurnbull stephan to score next half! Let's go milano! He's been fairly quiet so far but there's no doubt he could have that moment of brilliance which could be the difference between the two sides.
HALF-TIME; TORINO 1-1 AC MILAN A Jekyll and Hyde performance so far from Milan from the utterly brilliant to the utterly awful from Robinho to Nocerino, and most of it to be fair has been poor apart from that one moment of genius from Robinho to get the Rossoneri back on level terms and spare Nocerino's blushes after he gifted the chance to Santana. The Argentine still had some work to do before showing composure to put the hosts ahead. But level so far! Let me know your thoughts on the first half (@CTTurnbull) and you can see your name up in lights! Go on, you know you want to!
44'Robinho is certainly an enigma. One minute brilliant. The next average. This was one of his average moments as he picked up the ball drove forward and struck a shot from 25 yards high and wide.
42'Allegri will be somewhat relieved to get the goal there at a crucial time just before the interval. In fairness, Milan have looked the most likeliest to score but in terms of quality, the goal in no way reflected what we have seen from the Rossoneri in this first half.
40'Assist Mattia De Sciglio
40'Goal Robinho
40'GOOOOAAALLLLLL ! Well Milan's persistence has paid off and it's the Brazilian Robinho who shows his class by turning Di Cesare inside out in the box with the just swerve of the hips. That gives him the opportunity to fire the ball into the top corner with the outside of his right foot, giving Gillet no chance!
38'Yepes roars his frustration as yet another delivery has been utterly woeful. This time it's Emanuelson who is the guilty party sending in a corner but it's low, scuffed and not very threatening. However, the danger is only half cleared.
36'Torino are soaking up this if not intense then certainly continued pressure by the Rossoneri but the Granata looked liable to sneak one on the counter. A couple of times Milan have piled forward which has left space for Santana to exploit. It's something the visitors are going to have to be aware of.
34'Bianchi claims for a free-kick while Milan surge forward but again the final ball is lacking and the hosts are given a reprieve. Abate and Robinho combine to send in another dangerous ball but its hoofed clear again.
33'Yellow Card Matteo Darmian
32'Lovely play from El Shaarawy earns Allegri's men a free-kick close to the corner flag. The 20-year-old took the ball in his stride before dinking it inside Darmain. The set-piece is delivered but in all honestly it's poor and cleared by the first man.
30'Shellshocked Milan are attempting to raise the tempo here but Torino are snapping at the heels of the Rossoneri, giving them absolutely no time on the ball.
28'Goal Mario Santana
28'GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! Well where did that come from?! I'll tell you where! Nocerino! The midfielder has really got into the festive spirit and gifted a present to Santana the Argentine cooly rounds the keeper before knocking the ball into the empty net!
26'Both teams are giving the ball away far too cheaply Robinho yet again the culprit for Milan while Cerci does his best to emulate the Brazilian and gives the ball to Yepes. Really is scrappy stuff.
23'Robinho keeps dropping deep for the visitors picking up balls in the space just in front of the Torino defence. He's been trying delicate little flicks and chips but nothing has really come off for him so far.
21'SubstitutionNigel De Jong Massimo Ambrosini
21'Yet more injury worries for Milan as Nigel de Jong looks as though he won't be able to continue in this match as he's fallen awkwardly as he attempts to gather the ball in possession. Meanwhile, play continues and from a Torino corner Milan break through Robinho but the attacker is bundled over.
19'Well El Shaarawy has scored in his six away league matches but he's yet to have any sort of impact on the proceedings. Just as I say that, Pazzini finds himself behind the Torino backline cuts it back for the 20-year-old who instinctively hits it on the bounce but he can't keep his shot down.
17'Much better from Milan there they've looked threatening down the right and that's once more when the opportunity comes from. A cut back is from Abate and blocked by Di Cesare eventually Pazzini attempts a header from about the penalty spot and it goes over the bar.
15'The Granata aren't letting Milan settle into this match. A couple of times Robinho has picked up the ball in the middle of the park and Basha - living up to his name - ensures the Brazil international knows he's in a match. Meanwhile, when Milan have attempted shots on goal. It's been from distance and needless to say Gillet has been a spectator so far.
13'Torino are playing some lovely football but it's just that final ball that seems to be lacking from them this afternoon. Another good opportunity breaks down when the ball is needlessly given away in the final third.
11'Nocerino looks to take things into his own hands with a strike at goal for the visitors but it's never really troubling Gillet. You get the impression though that the first goal in this match could be crucial.
9'Well what was initially a good opportunity for Milan with Robinho and Abate linking again turned into a counter-attack for the hosts, the Rossoneri get back and snuffed out the danger. Both teams still trying to feel their way into the match nothing in the way of a clear sighting at goal yet.
6'Oooooh, Lovely play down the right wing there from Milan. Robinho played out wide to the flying Abate and he sent in a dangerous ball to the near post which Ogbonna took no chances with and knocked it out for a corner.
3'An early chance there for Torino as Santana, who looked dangerous against Juventus, cut in on his right foot and hit a swerving shot just wide of the post.
2'Well the last encounter between the two sides was back in 2009 and Milan ran out 5-1 winners that day with a certain Filippo Inzaghi grabbing a hat-trick.
1'And we're underway here at the Stadio Olimpico
Well the hosts have Kamel Glik suspended after his red card in the Turin derby and Di Cesare comes in to replace him otherwise it's a fairly unchanged side for Torino who line-up in their usual 4-2-4 system. The visitors have numerous injury problems Christian Abbiati is out. Marco Amelia comes in. Kevin Constant, Riccardo Montolivo, Alexandre Pato and Daniele Bonera are all missing but there is a start for Giampaolo Pazzini and Robinho.
Torino (4-2-4): Gillet; Darmian, Di Cesare, Ogbonna, Masiello; Basha, Gazzi; Cerci, Bianchi, Meggiorini, Santana Subs : L. Gomis, Rodriguez, Agostini, D'Ambrosio, Brighi, Birsa, Stevanovic, Sgrigna, Verdi, Vives, Suciu, Sansone. Coach Ventura Milan (4-3-3): Amelia; Abate, Mexes, Yepes, De Sciglio; Nocerino, De Jong, Emanuelson; Robinho, Pazzini, El Shaarawy Subs.: Abbiati, Coppola, Gabriel, Zapata, Mesbah, Antonini, Ambrosini, Strasser, Bojan, Flamini, Niang. Coach: Allegri
Good afternoon folks and welcome to Goal.com's coverage of Torino against AC Milan. I'm Craig Turnbull and you can contact me with your thoughts (@CTTurnbull). Well the Rossoneri know what is at stake here, they need to close what's becoming a huge gap between themselves and sixth-placed Lazio. Massimiliano Allegri's side may well fancy their chances given their record at the Stadio Olympico is impressive as you have to go back to 2001 for the last time the Granata emerged victorious. Meanwhile, for Torino, they'll be looking to bounce back from their derby defeat to Juventus last weekend and put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone. A win here would push them up into mid-table territory. Coming up the team news!


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