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Naná de Graaff
My research has two major foci: One is on the (geo)political economy of energy and how the rise of emerging economies such as China impact upon power structures and governance in the energy industry and politics. The other – in close collaboration with Bastiaan van Apeldoorn - is on US foreign policy since the end of the post Cold War, looking at the domestic and social origins of this strategy and the corporate elite networks in which key foreign policy makers are embedded. In my dissertation, for which I recently received the Faculty Dissertation Prize 2013: http://www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/onderzoek/subsidies-prijzen-onderscheidingen/fsw-onderzoeksprijzen/fsw-dissertatieprijs/index.asp, I focused on the rise of non-Western state-owned oil companies and their impact on corporate elite networks and governance at the top of the global oil and gas industry. In current and upcoming projects I look more specifically at Chinese firms and the Chinese business model and shift my view towards the renewable energy industry and the transition towards a low-carbon economy.
I am currently involved in a Chinese-Dutch research project (2013-2017) on The Transnationalization of China's Energy Industry, funded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), co-directed by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden University). I am Member of the Management Committee of the EU COST Action on The Emergence of Southern Multinationals and Their Impact on Europe (http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/IS0905), and Vice Chair of the Amsterdam Research Centre on International Political Economy (ARCIPE http://arcipe.eu/), based at the VU University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration. I am member of an inter-disciplinary research group titled The Critical Corporation Project, led by City Law School, City University of London (http://www.city.ac.uk/law/research/the-critical-corporation-project).
Main research interests / specialization
Within the sub-disciplines of Political Science, International Relations and International Political Economy, my particular research interests are:
Geopolitics and Political Economy of Energy, State Capital and State Owned Enterprises, Emerging Economies (BRICS), China, US Foreign Policy, Corporate Elite Networks, Social Network Analysis, Power Structure Research.
I teach the following courses at the BSc and MSc level:
Global Political Economy
Politics of International Security
Transnational Political Economy
Workshop International Relations
Capita Selecta Political Science
Bachelor working group (academic and professional skills, Model UN).
Nominated Best lecturer 2012-2013: http://www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/over-de-faculteit/fsw-onderwijsprijs/index.asp).
Selected recent key publications:
Van Apeldoorn, B, de Graaff, N and Overbeek, H (eds) (2014). The State-Capital Nexus in the Global Crisis (Rethinking Globalizations). London and New York: Routledge, http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415711081/
De Graaff, N (2012) Oil Elite Networks in a Transforming Global Oil Market. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 53(4): 275-297.
Van Apeldoorn, B and De Graaff, N (2012) Corporate Elite Networks and US Post-Cold War Grand Strategy from Clinton to Obama, European Journal of International Relations, Online first, June 22, DOI:10.1177/1354066111433895
De Graaff, N (2012) The Hybridization of the State-Capital Nexus in the Global Energy Order. Globalizations, 9 (4): 531-545.
Van Apeldoorn, B, De Graaff, N and Overbeek, H (eds.) (2012) The Rebound of the Capitalist State: The Rearticulation of the State-Capital Nexus in the Global Crisis, Special Issue of: Globalizations, 9(4).
De Graaff, N (2011) A Global Energy Network? The Expansion and Integration of non-triad National Oil Companies. Global Networks, 11 (2): 262-283.
Winner Faculty Dissertation Prize 2013: http://www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/2014/fsw-onderzoeksprijzen-2013-winnaars.asp
Chairing and organizing Roundtable: US Grand Strategy, Think Tanks and the Asia Pivot, International Studies Association 55th Annual Convention 25-29 March, 2014, Toronto, Canada, with: Stephen Walt, Joseph Nye, Christopher Layne, Inderjeet Parmar, Bastiaan van Apeldoorn.
Organising Panel Series: Elites in Global Politics, at International Studies Association 55th Annual Convention 25-29 March, 2014, Toronto, Canada: Chinese Elites in a Multi-polar World: Strategies, Interests, and Challenges and Transnational Elite Networks and the Transformation of Global Governance.
Invited speaker at City University of London Workshop: Elites and American Power, organized by Obama research network, 28 February 2014, London, UK.
Invited talk: Energy Security in the 21st Century: Conflict or Collaboration?, SIB Leiden (Studentenvereniging voor Internationale Betrekkingen), 29 January 2014 Leiden University.
Amsterdam Research Centre for International Political Economy (ARCIPE): http://arcipe.eu/
EU COST Action Networks 'Emergence Southern Multinationals': http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/IS0905
The Critical Corporation Project: http://www.city.ac.uk/law/research/the-critical-corporation-project.
Please download Naná de Graaff's CV here
Contact details
Naná de Graaff
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department Political Science
De Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Room Z-327
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Jun 20, 2007 #122
Contact: Wandra Brooks Green
UMKC School of Education awards Excellence in Urban Education GrantsThe $3,000 grants will support educators engage urban students, boost learning and achievementAs a part of its mission to support educators who are focused on engaging urban students and advancing their achievement, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education has awarded up to a $3,000 Excellence in Urban Education Grant to one outstanding teacher or counselor in each of its nine partner school districts.
Teachers and counselors in Center, Grandview, Hickman Mills, Independence, Kansas City Kansas, Kansas City Missouri, North Kansas City, Raytown and Turner school districts, as well as those at UMKC-sponsored charter schools, were eligible for the grant. Applicants were asked to outline their ideas for projects or programs that will help Kansas City's urban students excel. Dozens of ambitious educators applied, and one from each district was selected based on the proposed project's academic rigor; potential to engage students in college and career planning; relevance to students' needs and interests; and ability to be replicated in other urban schools.
The honored educators will receive up to $2,000 each to fund their proposed programs during the 2007-08 school year and $1,000 each in discretionary funds. The selected grant recipients, by school district, are:
• Center: Skye Nicholson, Center High School – the proposed program will focus on physical science for ninth-grade students. Nicholson's class will study basic principles of force and motion, and the project will culminate in a class trip to Science City to build a robot or simulate a voyage to Mars.
• Grandview: Jean Darby, Grandview High School – the project will involve advanced woodworking students in constructing a school supplies store on wheels. The store will be managed by students with special needs, providing them experience and opportunities to learn life skills such as making change, bookkeeping, problem solving, and appropriate interpersonal interactions in a business setting.
• Hickman Mills: Julie Blackwell, Baptiste Educational Center – her focus will be on engaging students in the CODE Leadership Academy in a Model UN program. Middle and high school students will immerse themselves in study and simulations as "ambassadors" of different countries, learning about the customs, history, and political issues of the countries they represent.
• Independence: Debra Stidham, William Chrisman High School – the proposed project will create an English as a Second Language classroom library consisting of accelerated reading non-fiction books and Reader's Theater classics at the 3-8 reading level but with themes of interest to high school students who are non-native English speakers. The books will help ESL students become competent in science, social studies and English and enhance their motivation to learn.
• Kansas City Kansas: Sandra Walker, John F. Kennedy Elementary School – the project will guide students in a study of solar panels and other energy sources. The participating students will use the scientific process to ask questions, form hypotheses, observe and collect data and come to conclusions about solar energy and other energy sources.
• Kansas City Missouri: Lynne Shipley, King Middle School – the proposed project will create a photographic exhibit illustrating Kansas City through the eyes of 13- and 14-year-old urban school children. Participating
• students will have the opportunity to see many Kansas City neighborhoods, take pictures, learn Photoshop and produce a final product including a book and photo display.
• North Kansas City: Margaret Ploch, Ravenwood Elementary School – whose proposed project will create a writing community for her students by expanding the school's children's literature collection to house books with specific teachable formats. Using mini-lessons and the expanded collection of literature, Ploch will teach the participating students how to become authors themselves and provide them opportunities to become published authors.
• Raytown: Kelli Small, Raytown C-2 Schools – Small's project will help new students more effectively transition into the district. These students will be paired with a trained student mentor on their first day of school, and they will also be presented with a gift bag of materials that will help them in their transition. In addition, the students will listen to panel presentations from adults and other students who will present tips for success in the Raytown school district. Finally, the students will also enjoy a transition celebration to welcome them to the district at the end of their first month.
• Turner: Chaurice Jacobson, Turner High School – the project will help freshmen English students learn across time eras and cultures as they read "The Great Gatsby" and apply it to their understanding of the American Dream. The students will also benefit from the use of "clickers," which they will use to respond to questions evaluating their understanding of the literary text and to engage in classroom discussions.
• UMKC-sponsored Charters: Shelly Busby, Allen Village Charter School – the project is designed to enhance reading comprehension, improve writing skills, and inspire reading to communicate thought-provoking, creative ideas through words and dance. The partner for the project will be the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, which will help students create dances to accompany selected written works they create during the first half of the school year.
For more information about the UMKC School of Education's Excellence in Urban Education Grants, go online to http://education.umkc.edu/urban_education_grants.asp or call (816) 235-2466.
UMKC is one of four University of Missouri campuses. It is a public university serving more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the community and economy based on a three-part mission: visual and performing arts, health and life sciences, and urban affairs.
This information is available to people with speech or hearing impairments by calling Relay Missouri at (800) 735-2966 (TT) or (800) 735-2466 (voice).

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— As noted earlier here on the website, TNA has officially announced the previously-reported news that Lex Lugar will be a featured guest for the TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration on October 13 for Sting's induction. Also listed as "featured guests" are Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Mike Tenay and Lex Luger. We posted the press release earlier today here on the website. The show will take place at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort at 8 PM MST and is part of the promotion's Bound for Glory weekend. The PPV airs on October 14th.
— While the specific rating is not in yet, Thursday night's episode of iMPACT! Wrestling drew an average of 1,265,000 viewers. That is down slightly from 1,340,000 last week. In terms of the 18 – 49 demographic, the show was even with last week's, both sitting at a 0.4 which is about average for the show.
So, The total number of viewers is down from last week ???
I was happy to hear Hulk Hogan address Devon leaving TNA. He did it in a very classy way, and I have to give him respect for that.
Now that being said, I didn't really care too much for Impact this week. I am sorta getting tired of the hole Aces and 8's story line. I think the writing is not that great. When Hogan and Sting got pepper sprayed they couldn't act the part. I just think that the writing is not working for the story line.
well the nfl refs came back so thats part of the reason plus going against nfl every thursday and against tv networks best shows doesnt help.. wwe fans always say that aint a excuse yet wwe ratings are down big time vs monday ***ht football but they're making excuses .reality is there are more ppl in to the nfl than wrestling so the numbers will never be good for either company facing off against nfl games. As far as impact i thoughtit was okay but the gutcheck was a waste of time cant they just give the yes or no after the match..plus no x division fueds going on either ..finally they at least get to the point with the aces stuff..
considering that the NFL game pulled less ratings then the one the week prior makes your argument stupid.
Both Raw and Impact were very mediocre to say the least this week. Nothing from either that stands out as really horrible, but nothing really on the ball either. As far as Aces and 8s go, it is dangerously approaching the point where it becomes irrelevant in TNA, like so many of the past "gang" storylines they have had. It has just kind of reached the point where it is there, they are obviously a stable like so many others and really are just gonna be a thorn in the side type of thing like MEM, Fortune, Immortal etc. The time of there being a significant payoff seems to be slowly slipping away, maybe because TNA hasn't quite known what to do with them other than run in's and kidnapping angles. It is one thing to slow build from a simmer, quite another to sit under a heat lamp all day and dry out.
A&8 isn't going to payoff until BFG. Everyone knew that once they attacked Sting after he was named the first HoF inductee. Use some common sense, it's not real-life competition.
I agree, Gutcheck is becoming watered-down. It needs to be a quarterly (annual) thing. And have them be on the PPVs (possible free match to lead into PPV)… i.e. BFG, Lockdown, Slamiversary, and Dest X.
And to everyone who keeps complaining about no X div wrestling… something tells me that triple threat tag team match is going to provide plenty of X div moments.
Payoff to what exactly at this point? At this point it is pretty obvious the storyline has become bogged down and not executed in an optimal manner. The only consistent they have been able to establish is that they don't like Hulk Hogan. Big deal, get in line. That could probably be said of 90% of people he has worked with over the years. In the end it is probably going to be Jarrett, or Bischoff leading the way because they are mad he took over power from them, leading to another power struggle that is ultimately about Hulk Hogan. We've seen that 3 times already since 2010. It could have been more but it has seemingly fallen into the trap of not knowing exactly how to pull it off and not getting the group over as individuals with a larger purpose. Probably because TNA has been unsure just exactly who or what Aces and 8's actually is and in a larger picture than just guys in masks who have a problem with the direction of TNA. So we go from virtually very little consistent build and just random run ins and kidnappings, bizarre "reality tv" type segments to it coming to a head at BFG. From there then what? They are revealed, probably a lot of people are disappointed that the members are lackluster and appear thrown together and we have a stable war where people have to unite to fight against them.
It was actually not that bad before Hogan came back and once again it became all about him. A little bit too slow of a burn though. It should have been fleshed out sooner, then even if you have to throw old Huckster in the mix due to his ego, you have something to work with. Other than recognizable star power, here is why groups like the NWO and Freebirds worked wonders. They come, it is viewed as a legitimate invasion of guys who are real threats, they demand to face the best and quickly establish themselves as the legit threats they claim to be. It goes from about being here are guys who are threats to the Von Erichs or WCW, to holy shit, by who, and how and when are they going to be stopped. Kidnapping Joseph Parks, Hogan and Sting and threatening him with corny acting and then We are going to reveal all of this at BFG not only is hollow in comparison, it reeks of desperation both on the part of the so-called invading group and of TNA creative.
At this point, I actually wouldn't have minded seeing Joseph Parks, Hogan and Sting be killed by Aces and 8's and I know I am not the only one, because I have shared his sentiment with many people already since this angle started jumping the shark. Only if! TNA would actually have been better for it in the longrun, but they can't do it in wrestling, so ultimately it is dumb and doomed to fall short of anything that could have been if they had K.I.S.S.
We are really only in the begining stages of the Ace's & 8's. I mean they have not shed light on any of the members. They haven't shown their leader. They haven't taken over, won any titles, etc.
Too early to question the payoff, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg (just the tip!) and it's not like they'll abruptly end the storyline once we see a few faces come out from behind the masks.
This is likely to be a very involved, played out, long lasting storyline. Not weeks, months, but more than a year in all likelyhood.
The wikipedia says that Festus Luke Gallows from WWE is working TNA house shows as a masked member of the Aces & 8s stable probably will go by his ring ka king name "The Outlaw" Isaiah Cash when hes revealed I wonder if there gonna use him for the tag match at BFG
WHAT… I'm in total agreeance with a TNA fan! WHAT … RAW must really suck? Yes it does so much so I'm starting to DVR Impact! Why does everything have to be about Hogan! WHAT… TNAs Glory-hound WHAT…don't worry WWEs got one even bigger Tripple H WHAT… Aces & Eights was at its best when everyone thought that James Storm was the Leader. I think the TRUE Leader of Aces&eights is BULLYNATION!
get real tna has been great the Aces and 8's story is off the hook but people like you just want to run down tna because your wwe kiss my Vince members so if you don't like it don't watch and stop crying about it tna rules wwe has not been good for years and years brother
Aces & 8's has been great ??? LOL
Let me try and explain why I hate the writing of this hole story line. Hulk Hogan called the police to keep Aces & 8's out of the building. They had cops there and everything. They tried to make it all look so real. Yet when they kidnap Joe Parks, as well has Hulk Hogan and Sting the police NEVER get called???
Aces & 8's send video messages to talk to Hulk Hogan but yet when one of their guys gets caught by Hogan they have his cell phone number ??? Why send a video message if they have his cell number and can call him???
The writing for the hole story just seems very weak !!!!
It's a STORY, not REAL. Do you come out of a movie and criticize it because that shouldn't have happened in reality? C'mon man!
Your Right. . . . Its NOT real !!!
BUT. . . . You have to have some sorta feeling that it might be able to happen. If it was all so fake then no one would watch.
So if its not real, then Robbie E should be able to win the world title !!! Or maybe Hulk Hogan could still wrestle and people would think he could really hang with a guy like Austin Aries.
In wrestling you have to sorta think what is going on MIGHT be able to really happen.
What's a hole storyline? Nevermind, don't want to know…
It's a storyline, dude. Enjoy it. Why would you even want to split hairs and ruin the storyline for yourself? Just have some fun, sit back, and relax. You're over thinking it.
And why not send a video message? Maybe it means they haves guys on the inside with production, isn't that one of their points of emphasis? They have their ins iders, such as the girl who pepper sprayed them.
It is pretty obvious you have no standards and are just as mindless of a fanboy for TNA as you accuse everyone of being for WWE who disagrees that TNA is not "Off the hook". The Aces and 8's stuff is WCW Dungeon of Doom quality material. Meaning, it is not entirely without some merit, but it is also in no way top quality. If it is the center storyline of the promotion (which it is) there is a problem. This is midcard material being pushed as main event.
I agree with part of what you said. Even still, entire point is well-stated.
A couple things though:
1) The story was concocted so they could go live, and the reveal really belongs @ BFG. So it had to drag on a bit.
2) The power struggle angle has been the dominant theme in large angles since the nWo revolutionized wrestling. It will continue to do so until someone comes up with something bigger.
Hogan needs to be part of it to give it credibility with the masses. I agree it could have been done better, and was actually the first person here to criticize them for it. Aces & 8s should have had a bigger presence, and should have done run-ins instead of just getting called out for a fight at 9:55 every other Thursday. They should have come and gone unpredictably.
That said, it beats the crape out of Immortal. And it will continue to do so as long as it's Jarrett. Bischoff has done it too many times and it's gotten old.
I bet you think two men hugging in the ring is cool.
The only problem with the storyline is Hogan. His acting is terrible. I think he is trying to showcase his acting to get roles. One problem, you suck! Also the start of Impact was him. That I understand. It gets the crowd into a bit of a frenzy so they are good for the show. However how long does he need to blabber on? You see Sting come straight to the ring, say a couple of lines and leave. Hogan was still in the ring wanting to drag it out.
I felt that this weeks impact was good in a way … few main questions on everybody's mind was addressed , and storyline progression was made ,
—TV title to Samoa Joe will lend the belt credibility and admitting Devons departure from TNA and not brushing his absence under the carpet
–Finally Aces n 8s facing TNAs 2 in BFG , that is where the leader and the faction will be revealed
Far too many Hogan segments in this weeks impact, the fcucking guy was everywhere. No KO match, just for something different, but I suppose we'll have plenty of time to see Tara and Tess for the next two months. Chavo getting the boos, what r they gong to do with him if he cant get over with the fans, if you can call the bunch of yokel tourists in the Impact zone fans..
well you just proved you don't watch because odb and tera had a match you get 100 thumbs down
I watched it on youtube this morning and saw no match with odb, must have missed it
you worried about Chavo getting boos from" fans" ? the same impact zone "fans" who are just casual universal studios visiters having very limited knowledge of pro wrestling ???
those fans arent even fans there just sitting to take a brake from the rides.. plus anybody vs aj and angle gets booed..
Yea, but does it look good on tv? Thats the problem/drawback with being live in the impact zone theres no way to edit out that shit. In saying this, i dont think chavo will ever ger over with fans either in or out of the impact zone, just too typecast now..
It's Lex Luger..
of course ratings are down all the other shows are back on tv now
tna this week was great spite all the wwe people trying to put tna down but if the show they like sucks they have to make them self fill better some how like the way they did the Devon leaving and the match for the tittle Aces and 8's story is great i like that they are taking time and not rushing the story
Just because some people didn't like this weeks Impact as much, doesn't mean they are "WWE people trying to put TNA down".
Please realise that people can have their own opinions and they may differ from yours, but that doesn't make them wrong and certainly doesn't make them "WWE people trying to put TNA down".
during the bfg series they were putting on great matches yet wwe marks still riipped on it cause if tna isnt get a 3.0 rating the wwe marks rip on tna no matter how good the show is…even though wwe ismt even getting those numbers either
I never stated otherwise! I was pointing out that if somebody didn't enjoy an episode of Impact, it doesn't make them a "WWE person trying to put TNA down", rather they just didn't like that show as much.
I forgot, one cannot say anything that can be interpreted as negative towards TNA on here without getting voted down. Even though I said nothing negative about TNA or Impact. *rolls eyes*
I stand by what I said, TNA fans can not enjoy an Impact show as much, without them being "WWE people trying to put TNA down".
just in general most wwe fans dont watch tna ever yet come on tna videos, reviews or message boards ripping on it even though they have no clue who any of the current tna wrestlers are. Then you have other wwe marks that watched once in 2008 dident like it and base they're opinion on tna from that one show then ppl see the marks comments and jump on the bandwagon
Who in the hell is Real Deal Heel
These wwe ass kissers need to shut the hell up. TNA has been great! Narrow minds gtfooh
you ever think that the people who come on here and bitch about TNA do it because they want TNA to be better? I sure do…


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Two clubs in good form clash with the hosts, on the back of a 2-0 win over Arsenal, attempting to continue their six-game unbeaten streak against a team undefeated in eight
Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies
Dyer, Britton, Ki, De Guzman
Michu, Shechter
Whittaker, Turner, Bassong, Garrido
Tettey, Johnson
Snodgrass, Hoolahan, Pilkington
Swansea look set to name an unchanged side from the team that managed a surprise 2-0 win over Arsenal, as the Welsh club's injury problems persist. Kyle Bartley (thigh), Danny Graham (illness) and Pablo Hernandez (hip) are all set to miss Saturday's clash.
Meanwhile, Neil Taylor (ankle), Wayne Routledge (ankle) and goalkeeper Michel Vorm (groin) all remain sidelined through injury.
For Norwich, Michael Turner is set to return from a shoulder injury and should replace Ryan Bennett at centre back, although Hughton may be tempted to persist with Bennett given the Canaries' recent form.
Otherwise, the visitors look poised to name an unchanged side from the team that beat Sunderland 2-1, with Bunn continuing to deputise for the injured Ruddy (hip), while Kane (ankle) also remains on the sidelines.
- Anthony Pilkington (pictured, right) has scored in the last two ties between Swansea and Norwich, with the latter winning both, 3-2 at Liberty Stadium and 3-1 at Carrow Road.
- Danny Graham will be missed for the clash, as he has scored six goals in his last four games against Norwich.
- Swansea goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel, usually back-up to Michel Vorm, has the best shots-to-save ratio in the Premier League (88%).
- Michu has scored 0.48 goals a game in league competitions since August 2011 - nearly one every two games.
- No Premier League side has scored less second-half goals than Norwich this season; they have managed a measly six.
- Sebastian Bassong has now scored two in 13 games for Norwich, it took him 86 appearances to reach the same amount for his previous Premier League sides.
- Norwich are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games, the last time they went on a longer top-flight run was in October 1989.
- The Canaries' have picked up fewer cards than any other Premier League team this season (12 yellows and no reds). They are 12/1 to win the game 1-0 with bet365.


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When you're trying to finalize the appearance of a document, do you find yourself hoping that everything is lined up correctly?
I mean, is that picture or shape really lined up with the text or some other object?
We do have the horizontal and vertical rulers to work with, but if you're trying to align many different items, it can take a lot of small adjustments to get it right.
Given that the ruler option is annoying, you have to wonder what other choices we have in the matter…
Well, we actually have a pretty good choice and that is to make the gridlines of the document visible…
You can display the gridlines via the View tab of the Ribbon.
Check the Gridlines option in the Show/Hide group.
The background of your document will now look like this:
With the gridlines visible it's just a quick drag and drop of items to ensure that they are perfectly aligned with each other.
(Way, way, way faster than the constant moving and double-checking required to use the rulers for this task!)
Oh… and no worries about the gridlines being printed… they're an element that's viewed but not printed
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I was really excited when Jen contacted me about photographing their wedding, since it would be my first wedding in Puerto Vallarta. Finally April 20 rolled around, and I was even more thrilled, Puerto Vallarta is amazing, Playa Fiesta is a very high spirited venue devoted exclusively to destination weddings and Mike and Jen are as beautiful, and laid back a couple as a photographer could hope for. Here are just a few images from the day….
To see a mini slideshow freom this colorful Vallarta wedding, click here.
Jen on her balcony at Playa Fiesta, since the resort is built into the hillside the views are spectacular…and Jen is looking pretty spectacular too!
I just loved this photograph of Jen and her mom before the ceremony.
The wedding was held on a sun deck overlooking the ocean.
The ceremony was very moving and over very quickly, I was so happy to be able to be able to captue the panoramic view as well as the close ups.
Each guest had a set of maracas to celebrate the marriage. ¡qué buena idea!
Jen and Mike after the wedding ceremony.
Jen and her girls…
La cerveza…
Playa Fiesta is so pretty at night, the dance floor is actually a bridge.
Yes, there was a burro at the reception! I have photographed a lot of weddings in Mexico, but that was a first for me.
Puerto Vallarta wedding photography at the Playa Fiesta Resort, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, all photographs by Mexico wedding photojournalist Elizabeth Medina.


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Victoria today broke through for its first four-day win at the Gabba in 20 years with a five-wicket Pura Cup victory over Queensland.
Despite some final day heroics from Bulls allrounder James Hopes, the Bushrangers steadied to make 5-160 and start the Pura Cup season in the best possible fashion.
But it was not all clear sailing with Hopes capturing 4-2 off 16 balls to have Victoria at a precarious 5-93 an hour before tea.
It took an unbeaten 67-run partnership from stand-in captain and man of the match Cameron White, who made 38 and Andrew McDonald (45no) to secure the win.
The win marked Victoria's first victory at the ground in a four-day game since 1983 when Ray Bright led the southern visitors to an all-too-rare triumph.
Before that match, the previous Victorian win at the home of Queensland cricket was in 1965. The victory had looked a formality just before lunch with the Bushrangers reaching 0-50.
But Hopes, whose bowling in the match had previously failed to live up to his promise, hit a purple patch.
The 25-year-old had opener Matthew Elliott lbw for 23 just before lunch and after the break had Jason Arnberger in front without offering a shot for 27.
In his next over, he had Brad Hodge caught at gully for two with a searing bouncer and then he caught and bowled first innings century-maker David Hussey for a duck.
Joe Dawes also chipped in with the wicket of Jonathan Moss for 22 to have Victoria in danger of losing.
Hopes finished with 4-63 and Dawes 1-54, while Bulls paceman Mitchell Johnson was unable to bowl because of a side strain.
Queensland started the day on 7-233 aiming to soak up as much time at the crease as possible.
But with the aid of the new ball, Moss captured 3-12 off four overs to end up with 3-61 while Mathew Inness and 3-42.
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Five Questions with Thomas Lovejoy
February 22, 2011
In conjunction with the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow, the American Art Museum presents the Art and Science lecture series that places the science of climate change within a cultural context. Alexis Rockman kicked off the series followed by J.D. Talasek. On February 23, Thomas Lovejoy, biodiversity chair at The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, takes to the podium. His lecture is free and will begin at 7 p.m. in the McEvoy Auditorium @American Art. Eye Level spoke to him from his office in the Heinz Center, where he recently returned from a trip to Guyana.
Eye Level: Let's start with Guyana. Can you tell me about that country and its importance to you, Alexis Rockman, as well as other scientists, environmentalists, and artists?
Thomas Lovejoy: Guyana has a pristine forest that has attracted scientists, explorer-naturalists, and illustrators for basically eighty to one hundred years and probably before that. William Beebe from the New York Zoological Society was down there in the first half of the 20th century. It attracted Paul Richards who wrote the classic, Tropical Rainforest: An Ecological Studyin 1952, and two years later, Rudolph Zallinger went there to do illustrations for LIFE magazine. Alexis, himself, went there in 1994, as part of an expedition. I didn't know him at that point. I was working at the Smithsonian then, as Counselor to the Secretary for Environmental Affairs. This most recent trip to Guyana last week was out of the blue. It was a World Wildlife Fund board trip to go look and what we might do to help to really protect their forest resources. They have a visionary president who is trying to put together the first low carbon development plan in the world and protect their forest resources. It's quite impressive.
Eye Level: Tell me a little about your work at the Heinz Center.
TL: I wear two primary hats these days. One here at the Heinz Center where I work on biodiversity, science and policy. The other is as professor at George Mason University, where I am teaching a seminar this spring on problems in conservation and conservation biology.
Eye Level: You and Alexis both spent part of your childhood exploring the Museum of Natural History in New York City. How did you and Alexis meet?
TL: I used to hang out in the Natural History museum a lot as a kid then once I really turned on to biology when I was fourteen I would haunt the place. We were both influenced by the same visual stimulation without any question: he became an artist and I became a scientist. In 1994 he sent me the publication he had worked on in Guyana, and later he did work in Manaus for Natural History magazine which had an entire issue on the forest fragments research project I started 33 years ago in the Brazilian Amazon (and which today I continue to lead on the American side through the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute). Alexis and I finally met when he came to town a couple of years ago.
Eye Level: Is there one of Alexis' paintings that speaks to you the most?
TL: I think Manifest Destiny is probably the apogee of Alexis's artist-advocate phase in terms of the time involved (seven years) and its monumental but also the environmental imperative involved. What makes the painting so special from an environmental point of view is that it provides a way to visualize climate change and where it could well be leading.
Eye Level: Can you give us a preview of your talk at the museum on February 23?
TL: What I want to do is explore the science behind Alexis's art. I think it will be kind of fun to do it that way. Here is what the science is and here is what Alexis is doing. Here's what the science is and here's what Alexis's imagination portrays it as. He can convey a message through the combination of art, science, and imagination, that a straightforward narrative could not convey. His work has a surreal streak to it which gets peoples' attention. In the end one has to conclude that what we're doing to the planet is surreal in itself.
EL: Thank you, Tom Lovejoy. We're looking forward to your talk.
- Alexis Rockman, Thomas Lovejoy, Natural History, Environment, American Art,
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Posted by Howard on February 22, 2011 in American Art Here, Lectures on American Art
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Aloofly though the Deanite lives, he is not altogether an unsocial being.
The unsocial smoke was at length ended, and the negotiation began.
But thou must equally avoid nattering men and being vexed at them, for both are unsocial and lead to harm.
I was twice her age, an awkward, unsocial man, that would have blighted her youth.
He is often overcome by gloom, and then he sits by himself, and tries to overcome all that is sullen or unsocial in his humour.
An unsocial man is as devoid of influence as an ice-peak is of verdure.
Even a Friar Tuck is not so repulsive to us as an unsocial, austere, narrow-minded, and ignorant fanatic of the eleventh century.
For the greater part of the time we remained as unsocial as the weather was unpleasant.
When it was said that he was unsocial and cynical, it was forgotten that these very remarks were enough to make him so.
The natural relations of man to man are those of an unsocial sociableness.
late 15c., "devoted to or relating to home life;" 1560s as "living with others," from Middle French social (14c.) and directly from Latin socialis "of companionship, of allies; united, living with others; of marriage, conjugal," from socius "companion, ally," probably originally "follower," from PIE *sokw-yo-, suffixed form of root *sekw- (1) "to follow," and thus related to sequi "to follow" (see sequel). Cf. Old English secg, Old Norse seggr "companion," which seem to have been formed on the same notion). Related: Socially.
Sense of "characterized by friendliness or geniality" is from 1660s. Meaning "living or liking to live with others; companionable, disposed to friendly intercourse" is from 1720s. Meaning "of or pertaining to society as a natural condition of human life" first attested 1695, in Locke. Sense of "pertaining to fashionable society" is from 1873.
Social climber is from 1893; social work is 1890; social worker 1904. Social drink(ing) first attested 1976. Social studies as an inclusive term for history, geography, economics, etc., is attested from 1916. Social security "system of state support for needy citizens" is attested from 1908. Social butterfly is from 1867, in figurative reference to "flitting."
Social contract (1849) ultimately is from Rousseau. Social Darwinism attested from 1887. Social engineering attested from 1899. Social science is from 1811. In late 19c. newspapers, social evil is "prostitution." Social justice is attested by 1718; social network by 1971; social networking by 1984.
"friendly gathering," 1870, from social (adj.). In late 17c. it meant "a companion, associate."
"friendly gathering," 1870, from social (adj.). In late 17c. it meant "a companion, associate."


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The Potters ended a run of four straight defeats with a 3-1 victory over Rovers at the Britannia on Saturday, a result that lifts them up to 12th place in the Premier League table.
Their domestic struggles are in sharp contrast to their results in Europe, with the Potters currently four points clear in Group E.
Victory over the Ukrainians at the Britannia Stadium on Thursday will ensure qualification for the knock-out stages with a game to spare.
And Whelan has urged his team-mates to take confidence from Saturday's win and make it a European night to remember.
He told the club's official website: "It was one of those occasions when the result mattered more than the performance on Saturday and now we have the chance to kick on after the recent run.
"The Dynamo Kiev game is a massive one for the players and the Club because European nights like this certainly don't come around too often.
"But the lads are buzzing now and the Blackburn win will give us the confidence to go into Thursday's match and get the result that we need."


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Teenager Porter Ellett lost his right arm in an accident when he was small, but that hasn't stopped him becoming a high school basketball star.
Porter turns out for Wayne High School Badgers in the American state of Utah.
"It's kind of fun to see people's reactions when they doubt you and they see you walk out on the court and wonder what you are worth," he said.
Many of them end up being surprised, as Porter wows them with his steals, rebounds and slam dunks.
Porters's coach said: "He's got a winning attitude and he's a prime example of how far attitude can take you.
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react and how you deal with it that matters in life."


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Details on David Bowie's New Single!
Via This Is Fake DIY, news of Bowie's next single, called "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)." It will be released a week from Tuesday, on the 26th of February, as the Duke's cryptic post sorta-explains.
Bowie's new album, The Next Day, will be released on the following dates:
March 8
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
March 11
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, UK, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Latin America (ex-Mexico), Asia (ex-Japan), New Zealand
March 12
USA/Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Italy, Poland
March 13
Japan (Includes fourth bonus track: God Bless The Girl)
March 15
The Next Day will be on these formats:
14-track standard download and CD
17-track deluxe download and CD (includes 3 bonus tracks)
17-track double vinyl album (includes 3 bonus tracks)
18-track Blu-Spec CD2 in Japan only (includes 4 bonus tracks)
And a tracklist for ya:
1. The Next Day 3:51
2. Dirty Boys 2:58
3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3:56
4. Love Is Lost 3:57
5. Where Are We Now? 4:08
6. Valentine's Day 3:01
7. If You Can See Me 3:16
8. I'd Rather Be High 3:53
9. Boss Of Me 4:09
10. Dancing Out In Space 3:24
11. How Does The Grass Grow 4:33
12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3:30
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4:41
14. Heat 4:25
Bonus tracks (Deluxe Version only):
15. So She 2:31
16. I'll Take You There 2:44
17. Plan 2:34


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- Maa Tujhe Dhoondon Kahan - Mohammed Rafi
- Main Jangal Ka Raja Meri Rani - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
- Pyase Dil Ki Pyaas - Asha Bhosle
- Shehron Se Door - Lata Mangeshkar
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Trying Hollywood Park's Cushion Track for the first time, favored El Roblar gained the lead at the top of the stretch for jockey Victor Espinoza and rolled to a two-length win over grade I winner Siren Lure Saturday in the $109,700 Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) (VIDEO) at 7 1/2 furlongs.
Trained by Richard Mandella, El Roblar, a 5-year-old War Chant horse, picked up his first graded stakes win for owner Stonestreet Stables while carrying 117 pounds. In his previous start, the versatile dark bay finished second, a head behind Icy Atlantic, in the one-mile Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf. He had not previously raced on a synthetic surface.
"This horse has a real pretty stride to him; when he's moving he's something to watch," Mandella noted. "He may end up preferring going around a mile on the turf, dirt or Cushion track, but he really seems to like this Cushion Track. As good as he has trained on it I might still have to think of the Gold Cup (gr. I) or Pacific Classic (gr. I) down the road, but those are just options."
The winning time of 1:28.51 was less than a second off the track mark.
El Roblar staked the leaders on the outside in third as Tag the Comet staked a sizable early advantage while clicking off fractions of :22 and :45 before tiring. Moved up on the outside by Espinoza, El Roblar gained the lead three wide in the stretch and won under urging as Siren Lure, chasing El Roblar along the inside for Alex Solis, closed vainly in an effort to catch the winner after six furlongs were run in 1:09 3/5. Siren Lure, the 121-pound high weight, held off Publication and David Cohen for second by a neck.
"This horse is really coming around," Espinoza said. "I really like the way he won. I just let him do his own thing. When it was time to go, I let him go and he took off. He ran big today."
Sent off at 17-10, El Roblar paid $5.40, $3.40 and $3. Siren Lure, whose last win came in the Pat O'Brien (gr. II) at Del Mar in August, returned $3.60 and $3 as the second choice. Publication was $4.20 to show.
Soul City Slew, Bonfante, Porto Santo, Tag the Comet and Cusoon completed the order.
El Roblar collected $65,820 for his fifth win in 12 starts and has banked $299,946. Bred in Kentucky by Donald and Mary Zuckerman as Tenants by the Entireties, he is out of the Roanoke mare Screamer.
(Chart, Equibase)
El Roblar Rocks in Ack Ack Triumph
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Experts to Discuss Recycling Carbon Dioxide
Two-day workshop July 9-10 at the University of Southern California
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is sponsoring a workshop at the University of Southern California (USC) titled "Reversing Global Warming: Chemical Recycling and Utilization of CO2."
"This workshop brings together leading chemists to wrestle with what could be the greatest environmental challenge that mankind is facing today," said G. K. Surya Prakash, professor at USC and co-organizer of the workshop. "When the world's supply of oil runs out, carbon dioxide (CO2) will be our starting source material for fuels, pharmaceuticals, plastics and a myriad of carbon-based products of the future, and its use for these applications would significantly reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere, thus mitigating global warming."
Media availability will be held at the start of the conference from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. during a continental breakfast. In addition, members of the media are welcome to attend and cover the workshop's entire first day and second day until noon.
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I had a glimpse of Kitty curled up on the mat outside the door, with the skipping-rope still in her hand.
It was only because I had no right to come into the parlour with a skipping-rope.
The landscape slips out from under your feet like a skipping-rope.
And Maud put her skipping-rope into the brown paper, and laid it on the bench.
"You just try it," urged Martha, handing her the skipping-rope.
A lame puppy would not say "thank you" if you offered to lend it a skipping-rope.
She shook her head sadly, as a brown river, girt with olives, flashed under the train like a child's skipping-rope.
He had a skipping-rope in his hand and was looking fixedly at the child.
I've held your skipping-rope for you when you were just a slip of a child!
Mary put on her coat and hat and took her skipping-rope over her arm.


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American Cancer Society study open to Westmoreland County residents
Local residents compelled with a desire to make a personal philanthropic contribution to the immediate and global community will now have that chance, as the American Cancer Society is currently recruiting enrollees for a nation-wide cancer prevention study it is conducting. The study is open to anyone in the United States between the ages of 30 and 65 who has never been diagnosed with cancer, though basal and squamous cell skin strains do not apply. This will be the last opportunity residents in this area will have to participate, as the sign-up period will close Dec. 31.
The study will be an ongoing, progressive expanse of 20 years. Enrolling in the study is a two-step process: the first involves making an appointment to attend one of the enrollment sign-ups that will be taking place throughout November at locations in Greensburg, Johnstown, Leechburg and Connellsville. Here, participants will complete a small survey, get a waist measurement taken and have a blood sampling drawn. The rest of the two-decade course will happen at home, as participants will be asked throughout the 20 years to periodically complete surveys relating to lifestyle habits.
"It's really just checking a box," explained Teresa Segelson, who works as a representative for the American Cancer Society in Westmoreland County. "We began enrollment six years ago. It was slow; we had hoped to have at least 500,000. Now the aim is 300,000 so that the study will still be medically sound."
The goal for Westmoreland County is 100 participants, all of which, Segelson stated, will be making a huge impact.
"We encourage people to think of the potential outcomes," Segelson said. "One hundred participants for this county may not seem to be a lot, but this can really help our long-term research."
Segelson knows personally the impacts of the disease, as her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.
"When my mom was diagnosed, I was so thankful for my job at the American Cancer Society," she said. "I never realized the depth of the research — there is a lot we know thanks to that, but still a lot we don't."
Segelson, who is a mother of three, hopes that with studies such as these, it will be our posterity who will prosper.
"I want our children to be the benefactors of these findings," she said. "I think with my mom brain — I think of my kids, and I want more information on the decisions we are making."
During the study period, participants will receive annual newsletters, updating them on developments. As the study progresses, information and findings will be released and used for greater research purposes. Aside from the ongoing quest for a cure and a broader base of scientific knowledge, members of the American Cancer Society hope that, in the meanwhile, studies like this will help grant those affected by the disease a most cherished possession — more time.
"Our motto is that we are the official sponsors of birthdays," Segelson stated. "We can all help the nation and help the world celebrate more birthdays with those they love. Through this study, we are all doing just that."
Appointments can be scheduled by visiting www.southwestpacps3.org or by phoning 1-888-604-5888. The enrollment event will take place 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Donohoe Center in Greensburg, located at 214 Donohoe Road, Suite E, in the Penn State Extension Conference Room. Other locations in Johnstown, Leechburg and Connellsville will be available on different dates.
Rebecca Ridinger is a contributing writer for Trib Total Media.


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text: 'Almost, Maine' Opening Nov. 14 in the Osterman Theatre Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 10:10 AM Article by: Janet PaulsonJohn Cariani's hit play "Almost, Maine" is the CCC Theatre Arts Department's Fall Term Mainstage Production, opening Nov. 14. "Almost, Maine" is a play comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine, in 2004, where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. CCC's performances of "Almost, Maine" are Nov. 14 through 24, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. in the Osterman Theater. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $8 for Seniors and Students. For reservations visit www.TheatreCCC.org or call Kelly at 503-594-3153. Press ReleasesEvents CalendarVideo ChannelPress ReleasesCCC in the NewsCollege Relations and Marketing Contact the College Relations and Marketing DepartmentOregon City - 19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Email us: email@example.com Call us: 503-594-3017


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March 12, 2007
Posted by: Matthew Herzfeld
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Burkburnett is located in north central Wichita County. In 1912, oil was discovered west of town. Large strikes drew thousands of people to the area until the boom died out in the late 1920s. In 1941, Sheppard Air Force Base was established nearby. By 1989 the population had grown to over 11,000 and the economy was based on the production of chemical products, plastics, and machinery.
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No wonder it isn't just the turkeys that are stuffed on Thanksgiving. Last year, on Thanksgiving Day, Americans ate 45 million turkeys, according to the National Turkey Federation, an advocacy group for the turkey industry. Since 1970, average annual per capita turkey consumption has jumped from 8.1 pounds per person to 17.4 pounds per person. We're eating more Toms. While few local grocers can trace their birds past a distribution facility to an actual farm, they know that come Thanksgiving, a lot of birds, fresh and frozen, will have passed through their freezers and refrigerators.
Karl Moorehead, meat department manager at Albertsons Supermarket on East Broadway, doesn't care to say how many turkeys his store has ordered—protection against competitors and "higher ups"—but he does say that Albertsons has been selling more and more fresh turkeys. Varieties include Hutterite, Honeysuckle and Butterball. Safeway on West Broadway also carries the Butterball—"They have butter injected right into them," explains a Safeway employee. Safeway ordered roughly 2,400 turkeys, including fresh, frozen and free-range. Costco Wholesale expects to take delivery of 383 turkeys between 18 and 25 pounds each, and a Costco manager says they're "very good." Then again, he says, "I don't know if there is a bad turkey."
Tidyman's meat department manager Tim Lowney estimates his store ordered a mix of about 2,400 frozen, fresh and Hutterite turkeys. Pattee Creek Market (formerly known as Bi-Lo) had already taken about 400 orders for Hutterite turkeys a week before Thanksgiving, and expects another 100 to 200 orders. Rosauer's meat department manager Tim Reilly guessed his store had ordered "a ton," or close to a thousand, frozen or fresh free-range birds, and a lead associate in Wal-Mart's meat department said the store had ordered more birds this year than last year, when they ordered about 4,800 frozen and fresh turkeys.
One big player in both the nation's and Missoula's turkey business is Norbest, Inc., headquartered in Midvale, Utah. From a slaughtering facility outside of Salt Lake City, Norbest turkeys are distributed to suppliers such as Associated Food Stores, Inc., whose smallest division, in Helena, supplies roughly 200 stores in Montana. Meat department manager Steve Claassen in the Helena division sheds light on the turkeys' journey from the Moroni Feed Company plant 125 miles south of Salt Lake to stores such as the Orange Street Food Farm (which ordered 80 frozen Norbest cases—two to four birds per case—this year) and the Toole Avenue Grocery (which ordered six cases, he says).
Claassen says Norbest raises its turkeys in a valley south of Salt Lake where the elevation is 7,000 feet. That drier climate, with relatively cooler summers, he's been told by Norbest employees, seems to help the birds put on weight faster than they would in hotter, more humid climates.
Warehouses such as Claassen's sometimes purchase frozen Thanksgiving turkeys from Norbest as early as March, he says, but they're "trying to get away from storing turkeys so long, so this year we brought them in at the end of August, first of September." The 479 cases of fresh birds they ordered, he says, were slaughtered between Nov. 6 and Nov. 9, shipped out of Utah Nov. 11 and arrived in Helena Nov. 13. The internal temperature of a fresh-frozen turkey is 28 degrees, says Claassen, and "when you bring in a turkey like that, you would have a very hard time telling the difference between a frozen turkey and a fresh turkey." This year, the Helena division had eight semi-truck loads of frozen turkeys delivered to its warehouses, where the birds are kept at 15 to 20 degrees below zero. Each truckload carries about 45,000 pounds of turkey.
Claassen says that his division's total turkey order this year—about 425,000 pounds, or 8,500 cases—represents about 1,000 more cases than last year's order. "It's been a hard year for people," he says, and Helena's Associated Food Stores, Inc. division is seeing more orders from organizations such as food banks and Lions Clubs that are buying turkeys to donate for Thanksgiving meals. Locally, probably the most infamous pre-Thanksgiving extravaganza—with complimentary hot cider, pumpkin bread and live music—takes place at The Good Food Store (GFS). The Monday before Thanksgiving, says grocery, meat and seafood manager Pam Clevenger, GFS will receive at least 1,800 Nicholas White turkeys trucked in from the New Rockport Hutterite Colony near Choteau, 305 miles from Missoula. "We only buy from that colony," says Clevenger, of the Hutterite turkeys. GFS staff have visited the colony, and "We're confident with their living conditions and what they feed them and their growing techniques," she says.
The colony grows most of its own turkey feed, including barley and wheat. "It's an all-natural, vegetarian diet," she says. Because the colony does not farm organically, the turkeys are not certified organic. They are free-range, though they have protection from the elements. "They're not in a pasture, like cows," says Clevenger. While the turkeys are free to "run around in this big huge yard," the yard is adjacent to a barn with feed and water troughs. The colony—mostly its women, says Clevenger—slaughters and shrink-wraps the turkeys the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Monday at the Good Food Store loading ramp, the turkeys are sorted by weight into a refrigerated truck rented specially for Turkey Tuesday. For the past five years, GFS has also ordered 50 certified organic turkeys from Shelton's, a California-based company that sells free-range poultry products. Shelton's turkeys come frozen, not fresh, and GFS sells fewer of them. After well over a decade of festive Turkey Tuesdays with Hutterite turkeys as the mainstay bird, GFS customers, at least, prefer fresh and local, says Clevenger. Plus, she says, people resist experimenting with their Thanksgiving fare. "Your Thanksgiving dinner is so important that you don't want to take any chances."


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The high points are many on this volcano-to-volcano, 140-mile/225-kilometer drive, where eons of eruptions and lava flows left a fiery heritage of cinder cones, pumice plains and unforgettable Crater Lake — one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon.
It's so notable, Oregon put it on its U.S. quarter: Crater Lake anchors this drive through Southern Oregon, a national park of such beauty that it belongs on everyone's bucket list. Along with looping around America's deepest lake, this route also explores Oregon's largest: Upper Klamath Lake, one of the West's richest freshwater ecosystems. It attracts more than 1 million migrating birds — along with humans enjoying fishing, boating and other recreational opportunities.
Diamond Lake Junction to Crater Lake
The byway begins on US-97 at Diamond Lake Junction, where OR-138 climbs west through the Fremont-Winema National Forest to Crater Lake National Park. (Because of snow, this entrance is often only open from about June through October. The southern entrance, accessible from OR-62, remains open all year.) The North Entrance Road leads into the park across a pumice desert moonscape, evidence of the massive eruption of ancient Mt. Mazama. Its crater collapsed from the force, forming the caldera that created the 1,943-foot-deep lake.
Crater Lake's depth is rivaled only by its brilliance, so pure it seems to glow an electric blue. Your first unforgettable look comes at Merriam Point near the North Junction, where the byway meets the Rim Drive, a 33-mile/53-kilometer road that encircles the lake. This rim route is popular with cyclists and, come winter, cross-country skiers.
Follow the Rim Drive clockwise so you can more easily pull off at the many overlooks. After skirting Steel Bay, the drive arrives at the Cleetwood Cove trailhead. It's the only trail in the park that leads down to the water's edge, and it is the departure point for ranger-led boat tours on the lake. Some tours stop at Wizard Island, which rises more than 700 feet above the water's surface.
Continuing clockwise, Skell Head and the short side trip to the Cloudcap Overlook provide excellent views of the entire lake. A hiking trail climbs up Mt. Scott, the highest point in the park. The Rim Drive dips away from the lake a few times en route to the south shore's Rim Village. Stop here for a look at the 1915 log-and-stone Crater Lake Lodge and to check out the film and interpretive displays at the Steel Visitor Center. You can continue around Rim Drive here or get one last spectacular lake view from the Sinnott Memorial Overlook before exiting the park through the south gate.
Fort Klamath and Klamath Lake
From the national park's south entrance, OR-62 leads southeast to Fort Klamath. Established in 1863 to protect settlers from Native Americans, it now houses the Fort Klamath Museum, telling the story of the fort's role in the Modoc War.
From Fort Klamath, the byway winds west and south, bending along the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and Upper Klamath Lake on West Side Road. Covering 133 square miles/214 square kilometers, Upper Klamath is Oregon's largest freshwater lake; together with the adjacent wetlands and other area lakes, the Klamath Basin forms one of the largest freshwater ecosystems west of the Great Lakes.
A boat offers an ideal way to explore it. (Area concessionaires offer rentals.) Self-guided water trails, like the Upper Klamath Canoe Trail near Rocky Point, weave among marsh grasses and lilies. Anglers know Upper Klamath for its trophy-size native rainbow trout.
The waterways are a magnet for more than a million birds migrating up and down the Pacific Flyway. More than 300 different species pass through, including shorebirds like white-faced ibis, great egrets and sandhill cranes; raptors like American kestrels and northern harriers; and tens of thousands of geese, ducks and swans. It attracts the largest concentration of bald eagles in the Lower 48.
In the shadow of 9,495-foot Mt. McLoughlin, the byway joins OR-140 and sidles up alongside the lake at Howard Bay. This is a good area to spot nesting white pelicans and bald eagles, which soar through the skies here year-round.
Klamath Falls
The byway passes through ponderosa pine, horse farms and cattle ranches before descending toward Klamath Falls at the lake's southern end. Walking trails along the waterways just below the lake — the Link River and Lake Ewauna — are good spots to stretch your legs and do a little bird-watching. Klamath Falls has been an important hub ever since the railroad arrived in 1909, bringing with it well-heeled travelers from San Francisco and Portland. A booming "entertainment industry" for loggers and ranch hands quickly sprang to life, too, with brothels, saloons and entertainment venues. A few architectural tributes remain, such as the 1905 Baldwin Hotel and the 1939 art deco Ross Ragland Theater. Also downtown, the Favell Museum displays more than 100,000 Native American artifacts, the works of more than 300 contemporary Western artists and a one-of-a-kind collection of miniature working firearms.
The byway continues on US-97 south of Klamath Falls, traveling through two more of the refuges in the Klamath Basin: Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. At the Oregon-California border, the Francis S. Landrum Historic Wayside commemorates the Applegate Trail, an alternative to the Oregon Trail used by pioneers headed for the Rogue River and southern Willamette valleys. Further south, the byway passes Tulelake, Lava Beds National Monument and Mt. Shasta, and continues on to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Good article, but a little disappointing that you didn't at least include information about Lava Beds National National Monument, which is easily accessible from Klamath Falls, even though it's in the California section of the Byway.


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Chicago -- Catholic funding loss hits bike repair program for poor kids [5]
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By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY
ATLANTA It worked like it often does on the practice field, with Matt Ryan relying on the rhythm and hitches in his dropback rather than real time.
Tick, tick. He glances away from his target, causing the safeties to slide to his right.
Tick, tick. He sets his feet and squares his shoulders.
Tick, tick. The football has to go – now – or he'll get sacked.
This was third-and-15 from his own 3, and the Atlanta Falcons quarterback was throwing from the end zone, living dangerously, with the game hanging in the balance.
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A laser of a throw to the left sideline connects with Brian Finneran for 21 yards, and with less than three minutes on the clock the Falcons had a fresh set of downs. Finneran ran a deep in route, and trust led Ryan to stick a pass through a tight window before the final cut.
With perfect timing, that's how it works in practice.
"Smitty said we had 1,700 plays in the offseason," Ryan said after Sunday's 16-14 nail-biting win against the 49ers, referring to Falcons coach Mike Smith. "I don't know how many were in-cuts, but that's a lot of reps. That stuff pays off."
And how. A few real-time minutes later, after Nate Clements swooped in faster than Ryan anticipated and picked off a pass over the middle for Tony Gonzalez– but charitably fumbled on the runback – the Falcons faced another third-and-long from the shadow of their goal line. Ryan found Harry Douglas crossing over the middle to move the chains with a 17-yard gain. Then it was rat-a-tat-tat.
A 13-yard completion to Roddy White. Four yards to Finneran. A 20-yard strike to White along the right sideline, which was Ryan's best pass of the day as it looped over the defender's ear and dropped precisely at the spot where White's hands happened to be.
Not long after that, Matt Bryant booted a 43-yard field goal with two seconds left.
It was the second consecutive week the Falcons won on a Bryant kick that was set up with an efficient drive in crunch time. They beat the Saints in overtime with his 46-yard kick.
"The biggest thing in those situations is that you have to remain confident," said Ryan. "It doesn't matter how you get the yards, or on what down you get 'em. It's just imperative that you get 'em."
With more than half of the NFL games this season decided by seven points or less, an efficient two-minute offense (or shut-the-door two minute defense) can be the ultimate parity-buster. In Week 4, nine of 14 games were decided by seven points or less. Of 62 games this season, 33 fall into that close-call category (53%) – including 11 from Week 1.
"Games are getting to be closer and closer for margin of victory," said Smith. "At least it feels that way. Over the course of the season, you're going to have five or six games that come down to the last two minutes."
Atlanta (3-1) has had three of its four games decided by a total of 11 points, including a season-opening overtime loss at Pittsburgh. No wonder Smith devotes 15% to 20% of 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 snaps during practice to two-minute situations.
To win on Sunday, they actually had two hurry-up possessions in the final 3:40. Smith said it was essentially a 19-play, 106-yard drive for the winning kick.
With Ryan, the third-year quarterback from Boston College who was nicknamed "Matty Ice" for his poise in late-game situations, the Falcons often carry a two-minute edge.
One of the highlights of his rookie year came against Chicago, when the Falcons got possession with just 12 seconds on the clock. Ryan drilled a 26-yard completion to Michael Jenkins that set up the game-winning field goal.
Ryan's even better now, more experienced in the NFL game. Smith was impressed that Ryan spread the ball to several targets on the game-winning drive on Sunday. Part of that is Ryan's maturation as a quarterback, but another factor is a thicker playbook.
"He has a lot more plays in the inventory," Smith said of his two minute package.
Added Ryan, "I'm understanding what's there and what's not. You still have to fit some things in and remain aggressive, but there's also a time and a place for a checkdown."
Just like practice.
Four other things we learned from Week 4:
•Kyle Orton gives Denver its best chance to win. With a 32nd-ranked running game and a soft, injury-thinned defense, it's no wonder that the Broncos are riding the arm of their much-maligned quarterback. In posting his third consecutive 300-yard game (341) at Tennessee, when he was also sacked six times, Orton has the second-highest passing yardage total through four games in NFL history (1,419). While it's much too early to seriously consider if he'll break Dan Marino's 1984 single-season record (5,084), there's no disputing that Orton, who has thrown an NFL-high 175 passes, is vibing with coach Josh McDaniels' scheme.
•The Patriots have found a new way to win. On a night when Randy Moss didn't have a single catch, Tom Brady passed for just 153 yards and the defense allowed 400 yards, New England was boosted by huge plays on special teams to ring up a 41-14 rout at Miami. Second-year safety Patrick Chung was the man of the hour, with a blocked punt that set up a TD and a blocked field goal that was returned 35 yards for a TD by Kyle Arrington. And oh by the way: Chung also returned a Chad Henne interception 51 yards for a score, which exemplified how the Patriots' rebuilt D capitalized on Miami's mishaps. They also made history, becoming the first team in NFL history to score a rushing TD, a passing TD, a kickoff-return TD, a TD off a blocked field goal and an interception return TD in the same game.
•Michael Vick can be slowed down by an NFL version of Kryptonite. The sensational comeback campaign of Philadelphia's Superman is at least temporarily on hold due to the rib cartilage injury that Vick sustained on the final play of the first quarter as he dove toward the goal line and was sandwiched by Kareem Moore and DeAngelo Hall– a former Vick teammates with the Falcons and fellow Virginia Tech alum who lobbied last year for the Redskins to sign Vick. He's out for Sunday's game at San Francisco, and Kevin Kolb is in line for his first start since Week 1. Odd how the tables have turned. Kolb gets another chance because of injury, which is how Vick came off the bench to claim the No. 1 role. Vick might have some advice for Kolb: Stay away from the Kryptonite.
•The Manning quarterbacks don't wear pink shoes. For the second consecutive year, the NFL is helping to raise awareness for breast cancer screening by going pink in October. There are pink towels, pylons, player equipment and even pink ribbons stenciled onto the football. Many of the top players showed support to wearing pink shoes. But not Peyton and Eli Manning. The Mannings – whom CNBC sports business expert Darrell Rovell tweeted have the highest-paying endorsement contracts with Reebok— stuck to their basic black footwear. Yet they supported the cause in different ways. Peyton wore pink wristbands, while Eli had a pink chinstrap.
Now, on to the awards…
•Stud of the week: LaDainian Tomlinson. It seemed like 2006 all over again as an explosive, quick-cutting L.T. dropped a classic performance on the Bills defense, rushing for 133 yards and 2 TDs. And typical Tomlinson, he marked a couple more significant milestones in passing Tony Dorsett for seventh on the NFL's all-time rushing list (12, 831 yards) and tying Jim Brown for most 100-yard games with at least 2 TDs in NFL history (25). Through four weeks, Tomlinson, 31, is averaging 6.1 yards per carry and showing that the Chargers might have given up on him a bit too soon. Keeping Tomlinson healthy for the long haul is undoubtedly part of the Jets' plan. What a great start.
•Defensive player of the week: Shaun Phillips. Never mind that fellow outside linebackers Shawne Merriman and Larry English were sidelined by injuries. Phillips filled the void with a career-high four sacks and 31-yard TD off an interception return to lead the defense's domination in the rout of Arizona.
•Special teamer of the week: Josh Scobee. Once again, the Jaguars kicker clinched a victory against the Colts with a last-second, 50-plus yard field goal. This time, it was a 59-yarder that was the third-longest kick in NFL history to win a game as time expired. Scobee also beat Indy with 51- and 53-yard last-minute kicks in 2008 and 2004. With the latest kick, the Jaguars snapped a funk of back-to-back blowouts by a combined score of 66-16 that marked the biggest consecutive losses in franchise history
•Rookie of the week: Taylor Mays. The 49ers' safety undoubtedly learned a few lessons in his first NFL start, but also managed to collect a team-high 11 tackles and a phenomenal touchdown off a blocked punt on which he stayed collected enough to tap both toes inbounds after snagging the football pop-up.
•Comeback player of the week: Donovan McNabb. In his return to Philadelphia, the Redskins quarterback was greeted with a standing O and left with a satisfying W that gave the Redskins a share of the NFC East lead. He had plenty of help – including the blows that knocked Michael Vick out of the game and the concrete hands of Eagles receiver Jason Avant, who couldn't hang onto the Hail Mary pass to the end zone that could have provided a last-minute miracle.
•Unsung heroes of the week: Roddy White and Harvey Dahl. The big-play receiver and anonymous guard saved the day for their respective efforts and presence of mind on a classic hustle play that gave the Falcons another chance to win on a clutch field goal for the second consecutive week. White raced nearly 40 yards downfield to spoil Nate Clements' long interception return, poking the football loose. Clements, a 10th-year vet, should have known better than to carry the ball so carelessly as he pointed for blocks that might have cleared a path to the end zone. He should have fallen to the turf and essentially clinched the victory. Instead, it set up Dahl's big recovery at the Atlanta 7 with 1:22 to play. Like White, Dahl never gave up on the play and hustled way downfield to put himself in position to scrap for the loose football. Then White snagged three catches (13, 20 and 8 yards) on the 12-play winning drive. Through three quarters, White had just one catch for 20 yards. But what a fourth quarter. He finished with seven catches for 104 yards – and one sneaky-sweet forced fumble.
•This week's surprise: The Bengals had their eight-game divisional winning streak against opponents from the blood and guts AFC North snapped by the Browns? Indeed. Cleveland won the Battle of Ohio behind the second consecutive 100-yard rushing game by Peyton Hillis and despite allowing Terrell Owens to put up a 220-yard game. And they didn't blow it. The Browns blew fourth-quarter leads in each of their setbacks in starting 0-3, but this time managed to hang on for a victory.
•This week's genius: Steve Spagnuolo. The Rams, 1-15 in 2009, have doubled their victory total from last season under their second-year coach and are tied for first place in the NFC West after a convincing win against Seattle. Despite the groin injury limiting star running back Steven Jackson and with a rookie quarterback in Sam Bradford, St. Louis has its first two-game winning streak since 2008.
•Bonehead blunder of the week: Temperamental Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil immersed himself in hot water again with the NFL after giving officials the finger to protest a penalty during the loss to Denver. There was no disputing his obscene gesture on the sideline. CBS caught him on camera. It was a costly gaffe. The NFL issued a $40,000 fine on Monday.
•Did you notice? NFL rushing leader Arian Foster was benched for much of the first half at Oakland for missing a team meeting and being late for another meeting. But the Texans running back made up for lost time. Foster finished with 131 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards and 2 TDs. He also became just the third player in NFL history to rush for at least 500 yards (537) with 100 receiving yards (152) through the first four games of a season – joining Emmitt Smith and Billy Sims with the distinction.
•Stat's the fact: On a day when Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez became the first NFL tight end to post 12,000 career receiving yards, Chargers star Antonio Gates registered another standard for the position. Gates, who had seven catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs against Arizona, tallied his 500th career catch in fewer games (101) than any tight end in NFL history.
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Taoiseach kicks to touch on tricky issues
IN the end, Enda Kenny decided to play it safe. Doubtless conscious of his faux pas last year when he angered voters by admitting to an international audience that we had all partied too hard, the Taoiseach decided not to say anything new.
This was a shame because his audience was transfixed by David Cameron's decision to promise a referendum on Britain's EU membership.
There were questions about Britain of course but Mr Kenny kicked to touch, preferring to talk about Ireland's need for help if we are to return to the markets. Like former SDLP leader John Hume during the 1990s who repeated the same speech, Mr Kenny often appears to have little new to say. This can be dull for reporters but it can also be effective.
There were only two moments when Mr Kenny looked uncomfortable yesterday. The first was when a question brought up Ireland's corporate tax rate and transfer pricing. Mr Kenny's answer was testy as he once again defended the 12.5pc rate. The problem for the Taoiseach is that opponents are aiming at transfer pricing and this is more difficult to defend than our 12.5pc tax rate.
The second moment came when the leaders were asked whether further changes to EU treaties would be necessary. Mr Kenny responded with a firm "no" only to be reminded that Mr Cameron has promised UK voters changes to the EU treaties before he puts the question of EU membership to voters.
Will we be forced to hold yet another referendum in Ireland to save Mr Cameron's skin?
Mr Kenny kicked to touch at the forum and later when questioned by reporters, noting that any poll is four years away – an "eternity" in politics.
But it is looking likely that Mr Kenny or his successor will have to persuade Irish voters to agree to changes in Europe to accommodate Britain. No wonder he looked so uncomfortable.
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Backup Alarm History
YEC's founder, Mr. Matsusaburo Yamaguchi, invented the world's first backup alarm which entered production in April 1963. That model designated "BA1" (Back-up Alarm No. 1 ) gave birth to the entire backup alarm industry, which through its continuing commitment to reversing safety on a global scale, saves lives every day.
Mr. Matusaburo Yamaguchi
Backup Alarm Pioneer
The World's First Backup Alarm, the BA1
First Manufactured in April, 1963
Company Credo
"We believe that our customers are entitled to the best, most innovative products, at a competitive price and with outstanding service"
Dedicated to Thomas Coward (Cptn.)
Committed to World Class Products and Service