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Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member Lowey, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am grateful for the committee's interest in the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean and pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the Obama Administration's development policy in the Americas and our efforts to enhance security in the region. As always, I am eager to hear your advice and counsel.
It is also an honor to testify alongside my colleagues from the State Department, Ambassador William Brownfield and Deputy Assistant Secretary Kevin Whitaker. Collaboration among our three bureaus has never been stronger.
A year ago, USAID's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau issued a mission statement presenting our 20-year vision. In that document, we envisioned a bureau that by 2030 would be a fraction of its current size. To some, it might sound unusual for a government agency to aspire to shrink in size. But in fact, the most important metric for a development agency is to reach the point at which a country, or region, no longer needs our aid. As President Obama has said, the purpose of development is "creating the conditions where assistance is no longer needed."
We can aspire to this bold goal in the Americas because of the largely favorable development trends in the region. In recent years, sound economic management has helped spur economic growth, while greater access to education and innovative social programs have reduced poverty and narrowed income inequality. In the last 20 years, poverty has declined from 49 percent to 31 percent in Latin America.
At the same time, the region has undergone a political transformation. Free elections are mostly the norm, governments are more responsive to their citizens' needs, and civil society is robust and largely operates free of restraints. Of the hemisphere's 35 countries, 29 are classified as "free" by Freedom House, a stark contrast to a generation ago when fewer than half were free.
The President's FY 2013 budget, coupled with our investments in recent years, lays the groundwork for USAID to help countries in the Americas continue on this trajectory, while keeping the United States engaged in responding to transnational challenges that affect our country.
We are doing so by consolidating our resources in a few high-priority countries. Doing good is not good enough. We must make tough choices to stay focused on the biggest opportunities. In a fiscally-constrained environment, we have maintained our support for Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake, while focusing resources in countries on the frontlines of the effort to reduce the violence and drug trafficking threatening the region's stability and prosperity – from Colombia and Peru, to Mexico, Central America and parts of the Caribbean.
At the same time, we have been able to reduce USAID's role in countries able to assume responsibility for their own development. This year, we will close our office in Panama, a stable and democratic upper-middle income country. In Brazil, now the world's sixth largest economy and an aid donor itself, we will convert our bilateral presence to one solely focused on developing joint programs in countries in Africa and the Americas. In Guyana, we will manage programs from our regional mission. And in some countries where we maintain a significant presence, such as Colombia and Peru, we will nevertheless reduce our role as those countries' governments increasingly fund and manage programs previously administered by USAID.
We are also exiting sectors where Latin American and Caribbean countries have made great strides, or where partner governments, the private sector or other donors are filling gaps. As legitimate elections become the norm, we are ending electoral support in a number of countries. And with the dramatic improvement in health standards and increased capacity of countries to provide care for their citizens, we are shutting down our health programs in all but five high-need countries.
In order to accelerate the pace of development, we are prioritizing investments in innovation. In Haiti, for instance, our support for new, more resilient seed varieties has nearly tripled the yields of small-scale rice farmers, all while using fewer seeds and less water and fertilizer.
To supplement our assistance and make our efforts more sustainable, we are increasingly collaborating with the private sector, which more than ever understands that its interests dovetail with those of the development community. In the Dominican Republic, for example, more than 10,000 farmers supported by USAID can now sell their sustainably-grown cacao to Kraft Foods. In Jamaica, which has some of the highest levels of crime and youth unemployment in the world, the local private sector is providing a fourteen to one match in funds to provide skills training and job opportunities for poor youth.
We are also aggressively seeking new ways to work with host country partners to make our investments more sustainable and hasten our exit from countries, while cutting costs. By investing in local organizations, we can save money and leave behind a legacy long after our dollars are spent. We are therefore channeling more assistance through partner governments, local entrepreneurs and civil society organizations – entities like Transparencia, a Peruvian NGO and longtime USAID sub-grantee, with whom we recently worked directly to organize a parallel vote count of the recent presidential election.
All these steps that USAID is taking in the Americas are designed above all to enhance our capacity to support efforts to combat violence and criminality in the region. The security challenges that our southern neighbors face are not self-contained. In an increasingly globalized world, organized crime penetrates borders. Coca grown in South America and transported as cocaine through the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico harms our youth and saps strength and resources from our communities.
Organized crime and drug trafficking are also arguably the leading threats to democracy and human rights in the hemisphere and a significant constraint on economic growth and development. Narco-fueled organized crime corrodes public institutions and undermines faith in the rule of law. It discourages investment and diverts public and private resources that could otherwise be used to create jobs and invest in vital services like health and education.
In El Salvador, for example, through a joint assessment with the Salvadoran Government as part of President Obama's landmark Partnership for Growth initiative, we found that crime is the leading impediment to economic growth in that country. USAID will now be working with other U.S. Government agencies in collaboration with the Salvadoran government to combat crime, as well as improve the competitiveness of Salvadoran products, in order to promote economic growth.
The President's FY13 budget request reflects the priority that this administration places on enhancing security in the Americas. The USAID budgets for the Administration's signature security initiatives in Central America and the Caribbean, CARSI and CBSI, have increased by more than 50 percent since FY11. And the proposed combined budget for the Central American countries suffering some of the world's highest crime rates – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – rises by 12 percent from FY11.
The heart of our security work involves supporting preventive anti-crime measures and laying the foundation for economic growth and development. In Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, we are creating safe urban spaces, promoting community policing, providing job training for vulnerable youth and strengthening the capacity of the justice sector.
It is early yet, but we are seeing signs that our interventions are working. In El Salvador, municipalities where USAID is implementing crime prevention programs are experiencing declines in crime. In Mexico, states that have received USAID assistance to help with the transition to the more open and transparent oral accusatorial system are prosecuting criminals at higher rates and reducing excessive pre-trial detention.
To help cut the drugs off at their source; USAID supports alternative development in the coca-growing regions of the Andes. In Peru's San Martin province, where USAID has supported farmers, coca production has declined dramatically. Farmers who once grew coca are now earning their living by selling cacao in foreign markets. We are working with the Government of Peru to replicate this success in other coca-growing areas of Peru.
Ultimately, improving citizen security will depend more than anything on the political will of governments in the region and the resources they invest to combat violence. We are encouraged that several are taking steps to improve tax collection and increase domestic revenue to invest in their own security. Honduras has just passed a security tax, and Guatemala has advanced tax reform to generate more revenue. To support under-resourced municipal governments on the frontlines of the worsening security situation, USAID is setting up mechanisms in El Salvador and Honduras to "match" municipalities that increase fee collection for crime prevention efforts.
USAID's traditional development programming complements and reinforces our investments in crime prevention. For instance, now that the region has attained near universal access to primary school, our education programs are focused on enhancing the quality of that education, especially for at-risk youth most in need of the skills needed to lead productive lives.
In many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, economic growth is linked to agricultural productivity. Through our global food security initiative – Feed the Future – small-scale farmers in Guatemala and Honduras are getting help to improve crop yields and link up with international buyers, while their children gain access to more nutritious food. As farmers' incomes increase, so does the ability of their communities to resist pressure from illicit actors and retain young men who might otherwise migrate to urban centers under the influence of gangs.
The President's Global Climate Change initiative is also helping to bolster security in the hemisphere. On the Pacific coast of Colombia, in northern Ecuador and in the Peten region of Guatemala, USAID is helping communities that face both environmental and security threats to engage in more secure and legal livelihoods and resist the lure of illicit activities that also inflict ecological damage.
As daunting as many of these challenges are, the hemisphere is better equipped to deal with them because of the democratic advances of recent years. Citizens are more engaged and freer to participate in civic life and contribute to public dialogue and solutions. This is not true everywhere, however. As President Obama has noted, there are leaders in the region "who cling to bankrupt ideologies to justify their own power and who seek to silence their opponents because those opponents have the audacity to demand their universal rights." The President's FY13 budget requests more than $200 million for democracy programs in the Americas, an increase of 9 percent from FY12.
Cuba of course is the most glaring exception to the democratic advances in the Americas. Today a USAID subcontractor is serving a 15-year sentence in a Havana prison for trying to help Cubans to access the internet. The Administration is pursuing all appropriate diplomatic channels available to help free Alan Gross. All over the world, countries are trying to facilitate internet access as a tool to accelerate development. In Cuba, however, a regime fearful of its own people blocks citizens from retrieving information or communicating among themselves and with the outside world. In an effort to support the Cuban people's internationally recognized rights, USAID is facilitating their access to information, supporting civil society and providing humanitarian support to dissidents and their families.
Our broad approach to development in Latin America and the Caribbean comes together in our efforts to help Haiti rebuild from the devastating earthquake. While reconstruction is a long-term proposition, Haiti is already building back better. The economy is getting a much-needed boost from the revitalization of the agricultural sector and the renewed attention of the international private sector. For example, the United States was integral in putting together a partnership with the Government of Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank to develop an industrial park on the country's Northern coast. Secretary Clinton played an important leadership role in securing the large Korean garment manufacturer, Sae-A Trading Company Ltd to anchor the park. Sae-A alone will create 20,000 jobs. The full park, owned by the Government of Haiti, has the potential to create 65,000 jobs. As part of the development, there will be housing, schools, health facilities, improvements to infrastructure to support increases in population, and agricultural investment.
These positive advances are possible because of the concerted efforts of the Haitian Government and its international partners to place Haiti on a solid footing following the earthquake. Together, we have cleared more than half the rubble from the streets, helped hundreds of thousands of displaced persons return home and got a potentially crippling cholera outbreak under control.
Haiti's prosperity and security requires steadfast political commitment. We urge President Martelly and the Parliament to work together to swiftly confirm a new prime minister. The protracted absence of an empowered prime minister will hamper Haiti's ability to realize economic growth and sustainable development. It will impede the government's ability to push for the needed legal and policy changes for development assistance to succeed.
We are pleased to see the government commit to dealing with corruption, as it did in the electricity sector resulting in more than $1.6 million in savings per month. It must continue to root out waste, fraud and abuse and promote transparency.
In all of this, USAID is doing things differently. We are working directly with Haitian organizations and the government to deliver assistance. Since the earthquake, we have worked directly or through sub-awards with more than 400 Haitian organizations and for-profit firms.
We are also mobilizing innovative development solutions to help us achieve our goals in Haiti. Our partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is helping 150,000 formerly un-banked Haitians to send, receive, and store money using their mobile phones, laying the foundation for banking services that could help millions of Haitians lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
Such creative approaches open up extraordinary possibilities and make our goal of a hemisphere no longer in need of foreign assistance that much more attainable. As USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah has noted, "We need to bend the curve of progress, fostering a spirit of entrepreneurism and innovation to dramatically accelerate development." In Latin America and the Caribbean, that process is well underway. USAID is proud to support the efforts of reform-minded political and civic leaders throughout the region to create greater prosperity and security that is as much in our interest as those of our neighbors. Perhaps in no other region in the world is our assistance as much "from the American people," as the USAID slogan says, as it is for the American people.
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I look forward to taking your questions.
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Part two of our first draft series takes a look at five high school infielders and catchers who made a name for themselves this summer. As a reminder, this series intends to review some of the top names and performances from this past summer. The goal is not to cover every name worth knowing for next June, but rather to serve as an introduction to the draft class for those who have not yet begun following the action, and to pool in one place a rundown of some of the top performances over the past three months once we start parsing the class in more detail.
Cavan Biggio | INF | St. Thomas HS (Houston, Texas)
The Basics: 6-foot-2, 180 pounds; left/right profile; draft day age 18y 2m; University of Virginia commit
Brings to the table: Bloodlines (son of Astros great Craig Biggio), and one of the best left-handed bats in the draft class, despite some wrap and length in his swing. The defensive profile is still a question, as Biggio is a below-average runner and may not have the arm strength for third base or right field. His best fit is as an offensive-minded second baseman, though he has some work to do convincing evaluators he can stick at the four-spot.
Made a name for himself when: He squared up nearly everything he saw during June's PG National Showcase at the Metrodome. He continued solid performances throughout the summer, but his multi-game run in Minneapolis established him as one of the top offensive follows in the class.
Figures to get attention: In the field this spring. The task facing area scouts, as well as the higher-level evaluators ultimately pulling the trigger on draft day, is where Biggio profiles defensively. If he shows enough to project in the infield, Biggio has a chance to come off the board somewhere in the late-1st to 2nd round.
Nick Ciuffo | C | Lexington HS (Lexington, S.C.)
The Basics: 6-foot-1, 205 pounds; left/right profile; draft day age 18y 3m; University of South Carolina commit
Brings to the table: Consistent sub-2.0 pop times to second base, sitting regularly in the 1.88-1.95 range. Ciuffo is a smooth receiver who shows good transfer and footwork in his catch-and-throw game and a comfort level that enables him to throw without fear (including behind runners). Offensively, he boasts a simple swing and good hands, allowing him to go get it in all four quadrants. He is unrefined as a hitter, but has a nice foundation for a developmental staff to work with and could grow into having solid playable power.
Made a name for himself when: He followed up consistently solid June and July showings on the showcase circuit with a couple of loud offensive displays at East Coast Pro. His calling card this summer has been his glove and arm, but his performance at ECP gave high level evaluators a glimpse of his potential with the bat, as well.
Figures to get attention: Early on day two of the draft. Barring an offensive breakout between now and draft day, Ciuffo's early-round value will be carried by his strong defensive profile and the potential his strength and simple swing mechanics offer.
Reese McGuire | C | Kentwood HS (Covington, Wash.)
The Basics: 6-foot-1, 190 pounds; left/right profile; draft day age 18y 3m; University of San Diego commit
Brings to the table: A solid catch-and-throw profile with some offensive ceiling. McGuire has shown sub-2.0 pop times throughout the summer, including a sweet spot between around 1.90 and 1.98. He moves well behind the plate and has a good chance to stick at catcher long-term. Offensively, McGuire shows some leverage in his swing, but has a lengthy stride that can get him out in front of competent secondaries.
Made a name for himself when: He capped off a strong summer by leading USA Baseball's gold medal 18U team in hitting, posting a .400/.522/.514 triple slash line and nine walks to just three strikeouts over thirteen games. Overall, McGuire was a steady performer. Perhaps most impressive is that McGuire split his outfield hits almost evenly between left (5 struck balls/5 for hits), center (5/3) and right (6/3).
Figures to get attention: All over follow lists this spring. Advocates of the Washington native see a strong defensive catcher who could grow into having above-average power. His detractors question whether the bat will get exposed once he regularly faces more advanced arms. Given the premium placed on players projecting to high skill positions, particularly when that profile comes with some offensive potential, McGuire currently projects to the mid-to-late 1st round.
Oscar Mercado | SS | Gaither HS (Tampa, Fla.)
The Basics: 6-foot-2, 175 pounds; right/right profile; draft day age 18y 6m; Florida St. University commit
Brings to the table: Smooth actions in the field and one of the few true shortstop profiles in the draft class. Mercado projects to stay at short, but has shuffled around some this summer to accommodate the showcase format and has looked strong across the three-, four- and five-spots. He needs to add strength, but currently shows an ability to produce good backspin in batting practice and maintains a solid swing plane in-game that keeps the barrel in the zone. He's an excellent baserunner whose instincts and aggression allow his average speed to play way up.
Made a name for himself when: He made consistent hard contact at East Coast Pro, marking perhaps his strongest offensive showing of the summer. A plus arm and potentially plus glove up the middle, Mercado was a focus for Florida area scouts and upper-level evaluators all summer. His offensive display in Syracuse may have helped solidify his status as a mid-1st round talent, as the bat speed and swing plane finally came together to show a hit tool that could grade out as above-average down the line.
Figures to get attention: At the plate this spring. There is little doubt Mercado will be able to transition to the pro game defensively, but evaluators will want assurance that the bat is truly ready if they are going to write him as a seven-figure investment. All the pieces are there, including sound mechanics, good bat speed and a solid approach. Mercado just needs to put it all together over the course of the spring.
John Sternegal | 3B/SS | Rockledge HS (Rockledge, Fla.)
The Basics: 6-foot-2, 193 pounds; right/right profile; draft day age 18y 8m; University of Florida commit
Brings to the table: A third base skill set with some pop in the bat. Sternegal doesn't initially jump out at you on the field, but extended views reveal a solid profile that could be developed into an average Major League regular. Sternagel shows solid power in workouts and has been able to manifest that power in game action at various stops on the summer circuit. Defensively, he shows enough mobility and lower-half agility, along with left-side arm strength, to stick at third long term and potentially thrive there. He's a below-average runner.
Made a name for himself when: He bookended the summer with loud contact in multiple games at PG Nationals and East Coast Pro. Sternagel's pull-side power came out more regularly as the summer progressed and figures to develop as he refines as a hitter. He will need to improve his ability to let the ball travel deeper if he hopes to develop into a full-field offensive threat.
Figures to get attention: On Day 2 of the draft, but could sneak into the supplemental-1st round with a strong spring, particularly for a team with multiple picks looking to diversify their draft portfolio. Sternagel doesn't have the highest ceiling, but a strong summer has turned him into a legit early round target. That's quite an accomplishment for a player that some evaluators viewed as a likely college kid as of June.
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Nick J. Faleris is a practicing structured finance attorney and Sports Industry team member in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner LLP. The views he expresses in Baseball Prospectus are his own, and not necessarily those of the law firm.
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I noticed you don't have a projected round for Mercado....any reason?
Oct 15, 2012 08:18 AM
woops, must have glanced over it...see it now. Love these articles
Oct 15, 2012 08:18 AM
Nick, thanks for these reports...only thing I would consider including is defensive footage. It is rare to ever see that of these kids...so it is probably hard to get, and nobody tends to do it, but I think that would put these far ahead of anyone else' reports, but then I am a defense junky so maybe that has to be taken into account. Just an idea, they are great regardless.
Oct 15, 2012 09:06 AM
Thanks, lewish. I have footage of infield/outfield for a lot of players, but in my experience the utility of that footage varies due to the slower speed of infield/outfield workouts as compared to in-game situations. That said, I'm happy to drop in some defensive footage when available, moving forward.
Oct 15, 2012 09:36 AM
Smith caught my eye last October with the Marlins Scout team in Jupiter. Good offensive upside -- power and a enough feel that he could hit for average too. Tends to get out in front and can be exposed by good secondaries (though nothing jumps out as uncorrectable).
Oct 15, 2012 13:40 PM
Thanks! One more - Rowdy Tellez. How would you evaluate him offensively and defensively at 1B? Thanks for all the great info.
Oct 15, 2012 14:21 PM
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I couldn't find a similar thread here, so I thought I might start one. I for one plan on practicing putting much more than I have in the past and to get to know new players in the Ft. Collins, Colorado area as my family and I are moving there in the spring.
I also am hoping to lose a few molds from my bag, as I feel that there I have a few too many but need to find what I really like to throw first.
What DG resolutions do you plan to make?


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Cooking in advance will slash your supermarket shopping bill and save you time. You'll not only be less likely to waste food by having a meal plan of what you're going to cook, but will save hours in the kicthen too by cooking in bulk. Plus, batch cooking is healthier for your family as the temptation of calorie-laden pre-made sauces and meals when you're short on time won't be there.
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These are entire family dinners made in advance and frozen to be thawed out, reheated and enjoyed by the hordes later. Freezer meals are great because even kids can press reheat on the microwave, or turn on the oven, to prepare the evening meal – and you can actually have a night (or two!) off from cooking.
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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Kameron Loe has been one of the more durable relievers in the Majors the past two years with 142 appearances for the Brewers and the 6-foot-8 right-hander is getting a good look early from the Mariners this spring.
Loe, 31, is a non-roster invitee on a Minor League deal, but the club likes his experience and versatility as a former starter with the Rangers who emerged as a quality setup man for Milwaukee the past three seasons.
Loe went two innings Tuesday against his former Brewers teammates and gave up one unearned run on two hits, before eventually heading over to the home clubhouse and exchanging hugs and hellos with his old pals.
"They know me and I know them, so it was just fun," Loe said. "I really enjoyed the competition. I might have had a few nerves and was rushing to the plate a little in the first inning. Partly because it was them, and it's my second outing of the spring and I'm trying to make a statement here. I had a little extra nerves, but I settled down and started throwing strikes."
The Mariners could use a reliever capable of throwing multiple innings, and didn't waste any time putting Loe into that situation.
"I don't know what they're thinking, but I did that a lot with Milwaukee in 2010," he said. "John Axford and I were covering the seventh, eighth and ninth. I'd pitch like five outs and he'd come in for the last four. That probably happened 20 times that season."
Loe still hasn't ruled out returning to a starting role at some point in his career. He says he'd love to get that chance now that he's developed a better changeup than when he was with the Rangers.
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In our spring magalogue, we featured an interview with Thomas Broom, Chief Horticulturalist at Petersham Nurseries.
One of the questions we asked him was 'what is the most exclusive plant you have ever handled?' before featuring his reply, 'That would be the Sir Issac Newton apple tree- it's actually growing in my garden'. We now realise that the way this was written could be misleading and want to let you know that Thomas's tree is grafted from a cutting of the original tree which is located in the historic orchard at Sir Isaac Newton's birthplace, Woolsthorpe Manor. Thomas has a 'Flower of Kent' apple tree which is the same variety as the one Newton saw apples falling from and which gave him the answers to his questions about gravity.
Cuttings of the Sir Isaac Newton apple tree are available all over the world, but there is only one original, and that's firmly rooted in Woolsthorpe Manor.
If you'd like to buy an apple tree, we can recommend Petersham Nurseries, but if you want to visit the original, then Woolsthorpe Manor's the place to go: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/woolsthorpe-manor
Apologies if we caused confusion, we didn't mean to!
Conservation Manager at Woolsthorpe, Margaret Winn, gave us some more information about the tree. The photograph included was taken by Colin Russell.
The Story of the Apple TreeWoolsthorpe Manor, the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, is home to the Flower of Kent apple tree connected with the myth of Newton's discovery of the law of gravitation – a myth which Newton himself started. The story of the tree goes back a long way. For generations it had been carefully looked after by the locals who propped it up and built a fence around it. Finally it blew down in a gale in 1820. Some of the broken wood was made into snuff boxes, small trinkets and a chair that are now to be found various collections. Fortunately the tree remained rooted and re-grew strongly from the base into the tree we have now.
The Flower of Kent is a very old type of English apple, which is best described as a tasteless cooker, but can be eaten and stores reasonably well. It is a large odd shaped apple, green and yellow, striped with red.
In the orchard at Woolsthorpe there are several younger 'Flower of Kent' apple trees taken from the original, so that when the tree comes to the end of its life, there will be 'descendants' to carry on the story. A sketch of the tree in 1840 relates clearly to its unusual shape today.
After Newton's death in 1727, many biographical materials were assembled, especially by John Conduitt, a Fellow of the Royal Society, amateur writer and natural philosopher, who was Newton's assistant at the Royal Mint, and later succeeded him as Master of the Mint. He was one of Newton's closest friends and also married to Newton's half-niece Catherine Barton (in 1717). Newton lived with Catherine and John in London. Although he never seems to have got very far with his biography, its early drafts are of unique value, including a number of anecdotes that Conduitt had heard from Newton himself.
Conduitt described the apple tree event when he wrote about Newton's life:
"he retired again from Cambridge on account of the plague to his mother in Lincolnshire & whilst he was musing in a garden it came into his thought that the same power of gravity (which made an apple fall from the tree to the ground) was not limited to a certain distance from the earth but must extend much farther than was usually thought – Why not as high as the Moon said he to himself & if so that must influence her motion & perhaps retain her in her orbit, whereupon he fell a calculating what would be the effect of that supposition.."
A fuller memoir of Newton was composed for Conduitt by William Stukeley, an antiquarian and Fellow of the Royal Society who lived in Grantham. His account is based principally on interviews with people he met locally who had themselves known Newton in his childhood or youth. He recorded in his 1752 Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life, a conversation with Newton in Kensington on 15 April 1726, in which he said:
"after dinner, the weather being warm, we went into the garden, & drank thea under the shade of some appletrees, only he, & myself. amidst other discourse, he told me, he was just in the same situation, as when formerly, the notion of gravitation came into his mind. "why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground," thought he to him self: occasion'd by the fall of an apple, as he sat in a contemplative mood: "why should it not go sideways, or upwards? but constantly to the earths centre? assuredly, the reason is, that the earth draws it. there must be a drawing power in matter. & the sum of the drawing power in the matter of the earth must be in the earths center, not in any side of the earth. therefore dos this apple fall perpendicularly, or toward the center. if matter thus draws matter; it must be in proportion of its quantity. therefore the apple draws the earth, as well as the earth draws the apple."
Some have disputed the location and veracity of the tree, but the Woolsthorpe Flower of Kent tree is recognised as one of the most important heritage trees of Britain. The Tree Council have researched the tree and confirmed that it is age-appropriate.
In 1998, work led by Dr Richard Keesing of York University included studies of the tree, dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating, which concluded that there is "considerable evidence to show that the apple tree presently growing at Woolsthorpe and known as 'Newton's apple tree' is in fact the same specimen which was identified in the middle of the eighteenth century and which may now be 350 years old"
Many institutions claim to have descendents of the tree, but apple trees do not come true to variety from a pip – material has to be grafted to be genetically the same. It seems to be possible to prove the variety of a tree but not its direct descendants as all similar types of trees are genetically identical.
Newton never said he was hit on the head by a falling apple! One story suggests that Voltaire told it to insinuate that it took something like a blow on the head for an Englishman to have an original idea, but we have no source reference for this. We do know that Voltaire held Newton in very high regard and attended his funeral.


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The highlights of the Ammerland region along a single route: discover the many arboretums, parks and farm gardens that transform the entire region into a horticultural wonderland.
Twenty-one information panels along the route point the way to distinctive features, such as the five 'landscape windows'. These observation towers convey aspects of the history and nature of this landscape. Other distinguishing features besides the parks include fens, marshland and pastures. Windmills line the route, and the wayside towns and villages offer plenty of opportunities for resting tired legs and for sightseeing. After all, there is lots to see and do in the Ammerland region besides cycling: Oldenburg is a great place for a stroll, for example, and Zwischenahn Lake is perfect for swimming and water sports.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Thursday that center Mikhail Grabovski was placed on waivers with the intention of using one of two compliance buyouts on his contract.
"I would like to thank Mikhail for his contributions with the Leafs over the past five seasons," said Toronto general manager Dave Nonis. "This was not an easy decision to make as Mikhail made numerous contributions to our hockey club. This is a roster move that will give us salary cap flexibility moving forward."
Grabovski, 29, was signed to a five-year extension in March of 2012. He totaled nine goals and 16 points in 48 games during the truncated 2013 season, after striking for 23 goals and 51 points over 74 games in 2011-12.
Originally drafted by the Canadiens in 2004, Grabovski has racked up 94 goals and 217 points in 367 career games with Montreal and Toronto.


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Anagram Riddle 9Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I am a set of three words, all with the same four letters.
First I am a type of carriage.
Then switch my middle letters, and I am a cover often useful on a diamond.
Now switch my end letters ...
When you see me, you also see hair.
What are the words?
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WINDSWEPT Willersey caught the edge of a "mini tornado" at the weekend as the country was hit with thunder, lightning and hammering hailstones.
The storm hit South Warwickshire on Saturday afternoon before whistling through Willersey, near Chipping Campden.
It brought down branches and strewing debris about the village. Joe McDonagh, landlord at the New Inn, in Campden Lane, said he was driving back to the pub when the storm swept in.
"It came out of nowhere,"
he said."It was like a different planet. Suddenly bits of furniture were flying everywhere.
It was gone as fast it came.
"It came and whistled through and sent a few of my signs into the road then it was gone. You had to struggle to walk up against it. It was swirling all over."
Rob McNeil-Wilson, churchwarden at St Peter's Church, in Willersey, was at home when the storm struck.
"I couldn't go out because of it," he said.
"There was some driving rain. It whistled through.
"I think we must have been on the fringe of it. It brightened up fairly quickly afterwards.
It was something a bit out of the ordinary."
The wind also brought down trees in Over Norton Road, Chipping Norton, and Harrow Hill, Long Compton.
Evesham firefighters were called to nearby Offenham on Saturday, where two 11,000 volt electricity poles were blown over.
And Evesham United Football Club's match at home to Merthyr Town on Tuesday night was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.


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At this point there is no official "alpha" release, so the "list" is virtual. I'm not ready to throw open the doors to the general public, because of the future potential for API breakage, but if anyone really, really wants to get their hands dirty now, they're welcome to, provided they can live with the possibility of having to make changes to their code in the future for the 1.0 release. BTW, these won't be changes every couple of days. They're likely to be just a couple of big changes that happen somewhere along the road to 1.0 that will come with plenty of warning. And unless you've already got 100,000 LOC written, even those won't be that big a deal. So PM'ing me is fine for now if you want to get early access to the code.
No, that was part of the Eureka moment. After coming up with lots of weird schemes that might or might not work very well, I finally decided to try using the normal Facets API. And guess what...it worked! So the secret is that there isn't anything special you have to do to make it work (other than making sure that all the right external libraries and packages end up being in the ST2 sys.path.
I could speculate as to why it just works out of the box, but since the creator of ST2 doesn't seem to provide much detail about how ST2 is written, I won't either
Yes, although its been totally re-architected in Facets.
Qt (that's a big hint there )
Yup, got it. Already e-mailed you a reply...
I just thought I'd mention we might be slightly interested if we're not too busy.
I am very interested in the facets library, please count me in as an alpha user
can't wait for the first public release..nid something to tweak the syntax highlighting
Have there been any updates on this? Seems like a great tool.
If not, are there any similar applications?
I would love this!
As a representative of the non-coding users of ST2, I'd like to say that this would be very useful for us as well.
Is this a THEME editor or a SCHEME editor?
if you wanna get all technical .... it's a scheme editor yes ...
Thanks. Would be cool! Currently I use Textmate's preference dialog as a scheme editor.
@dmorrill: Is is possible to get a copy of Facets? I am a python developer and it would really interest me. I tried PMing but the messages are still in my outbox.
Nikos Tzanos
Hope he doesn't slay me for linking it
Thanks a lot. I hope he doesn't
By the way why do my PM stay in the Outbox? Am I doing something wrong?
This looks very promising and i would love to give it a try (even though its still in alpha).
Great job!
I call shenanigans. Or vapor-ware.When might we expect to see this visual theme editing plugin released into the wild?
I think you should be OK. I found it Via Google (David Morrill facets, second result).
Great, smart and really good so you can achieve your modified theme.
This is just awesome. I'm looking forward to the day you release this!
check out my new color scheme editor


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Aumont optioned to Triple-A; Stutes recalled
MIAMI -- The Phillies optioned right-handed reliever Phillippe Aumont to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the Marlins at Marlins Park and recalled Michael Stutes from Triple-A on Thursday.
The right-handed Stutes will be available for Friday night's game in Washington.
Aumont went 1-3 with a 4.15 ERA in 16 appearances, allowing 17 hits, eight runs, 10 walks and striking out 15 in 13 innings.
"We wanted Aumont to get some regular work in and work on his command," manager Charlie Manuel said. "He has all the potential in the world. One of these days, Aumont has a chance to be a big-time back-end bullpen piece. But right now, he needs to pitch and get regular work in to develop his pitches. This way, he'll get to use it. We're going to always need pitchers. He's definitely high on our radar as a prospect."
At Lehigh Valley, Stutes went 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA in 20 appearances and allowed just one run in his past 11 appearances.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Apple exports may be down, but companies have plans for expansion overseas in the future.
"With the short crop, we have very limited exports this season," said president and owner Fred Hess of Hess Bros. Fruit Co., Leona, Pa.
However, Hess said exports are generally part of the company's marketing plan.
Others have also noticed the decline in exports this season.
"We do typically export some every year, but we haven't yet this year," said Peter Forrence, vice president of Forrence Orchards Inc., Peru, N.Y.
"The demand domestically has been strong enough so the export markets have gone a little unnoticed so far this year," he said, referencing the shorter crops coming out of the Northeast.
Of course, even when domestic supplies are high, other issues with exporting apples can sometimes cause companies to steer away from those markets.
"It costs more to move apples, so moving them a long way can be hard," said Ken Korson, in sales and marketing with North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich.
"That's the big challenge for export."
Korson compares the cost of flying apples to the cost of flying blueberries, noting that a pallet can hold roughly 240 cases of blueberries and only 40 cases of apples, making each case much more expensive.
"That's why apples go by boat, which is a one- or two-month journey, as opposed to by air, which is only one day," he said.
Still, Korson said North Bay is committing to finding a solution to this problem.
"We want to export more, so this is something we'll have to figure out in the next few years," he said.
Other companies also have plans to expand their apple exports.
"It's currently somewhere around 5% of what we do," said Mike Rothwell, president of BelleHarvest Sales Inc., Belding, Mich.
"It's certainly an area we're going to focus more on."
Rothwell said he's aware of the challenges that will bring, including developing relationships with contacts as a key part of success in exporting.
"You have to do a lot of ground work, and there are always logistical problems, but those are things you can get over," he said.
Rothwell said the growth in overseas markets is nearly unlimited.
"There are a lot of markets that need to be serviced."
Other companies are also focusing efforts outside of the U.S.
Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., ships about 30% of its crop to nearly 30 markets worldwide, said Howard Nager, vice president of marketing.
He mentioned sales in Canada, Mexico, Asia and the South Pacific as areas with growing interest in U.S. apples.
While new varieties are slowly gaining ground overseas, Nager says traditional varieties are still the most popular for exporting.
"Traditionally the red delicious has been the No. 1 variety exported, with almost one-third of production going overseas," Nager said.
Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers Inc., agreed red delicious is still popular overseas. He also said export markets usually take different apples than U.S. markets.
"These markets usually take different sizes such as small sizes or larger sizes in different grades," he said.
Pepperl said Stemilt is working on some programs with international retailers that focus on promoting where their apples were grown.


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Can't make it to NYC for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week? Don't worry, OK!'s got you covered! Today we checked out the Rebecca Taylor runway show for a sneak peek at the designer's spring collection and loved every minute! Check out photos from the runway on OK!'s blog after the jump!
SHOW: Rebecca Taylor
WHEN: Sept. 9, 2011
WHO: Louise Roe, Jordana Brewster, Whitney Port, Sophia Bush, Ashley Tisdale
FASHION: The 35-piece collection was comfortable but flirty — with flowy dresses and slouchy sweaters in mostly nude and onyx-colored hues that were occasionally splashed with fun, citrusy pieces like lime skirts and lemon cropped crews. The layered skirts and loose silhouettes gave off a fresh vibe while the peek-a-boo blouses and asymmetrical glittery dresses exuded a distinct contemporary edge.
BEAUTY: As if they stepped right out a pool and onto the runway, the models (styled by Dai Michishita) wore their hair slicked-back and down. The choice of bold, blue eyeshadow and dewy skin by MAC makeup artist Sil Bruinsma complemented the mostly pale shades and stone-colored hues the collection. The models were styled by Kate Sebbah.
COLOR/OVERHEARD: The full house exuded a relaxed vibe courtesy of DJ Rafael Wallon-Brownstone, who opened the show with the funky grooves of Jam Hot's "Just Be Good to Me." TV starlets and Fashion Week regulars Ashley Tisdale, Whitney Port and Sophia Bush each wore trendy tan-colored heels that showed off their toned legs. Sitting pretty in a lacy, ruffled Rebecca Taylor dress. Jordana Brewster was chatting with fashion journalist Louise Roe and snapping pictures of her favorite outfits on her iPhone. The Dallas star told OK! that her fall must-have is a sheer coat so she's not too hot on this season's shoots.
When Whitney was asked if she would ever compete in Dancing With the Stars like her friend and Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari, the budding fashion designer replied, "I don't know. Maybe if I get to design my own costumes."
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Managed to get a round lined up with a couple locals at an amazing course in Maui last week. The course is on the side of a mountain between 4000-5500' through some amazing scenery with some incredible views. The locals there put in a ton of hard work maintaining the course and have alternate pin placements for most if not all holes with some very risky basket placements. Lots of great trees and elevation challenges. Easily the nicest course I've played. It's on private land and there's no sinage to help with navigation so finding someone to show you around is really the only way to play it. Well worth the effort though.
Here's a few photos from my round:


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On November 12 to 14, the National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host a symposium in Kansas City intending to bring together representatives of academia, government researchers, the scientific community and stakeholders within animal agriculture, human medicine and the environment to discuss antimicrobial use and resistance.
The event, titled "Bridging the gap between animal health and human health," will take place at the Kansas City Airport Marriott
The symposium is open to individuals who want to learn from each other, engage in meaningful dialogue and create successful strategies to preserve antibiotic efficacy.
The speakers at the symposium who represent human and animal health will provide the latest scientific bodies of information and separate the facts from perceived facts. Their information will help us move beyond the confines of our own disciplines so we explore new models for team science. Finding resolution to antimicrobial resistance must begin with the end in mind – improving human and animal health.
Learn more and register at the conference website.
The conference agenda also is available online.


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iPhone will start a new war in China.
ohh the drama over a phone
perhaps after announcing the store will not open as originally stated at 7am, some people who waited for hours... walked to the store and purchased eggs.. threw the eggs to show there disapproval?
Ccc27 needs glasses. I heart sexy parrot and eggs. They just go together. Wish I could have sexy parrot on all my text entries. ;-)


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Keep kids learning
Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
Once hailed as a super-solver of children's bad behaviour, the parenting technique of "time out" is increasingly being placed in the naughty corner by parenting experts.
While it's true that research has found that it can be successful in controlling kids' behaviour – and there's a television parenting guru who swears by the "naughty step" – evidence is mounting that it may not actually be good for kids, particularly little ones under the age of three years.
The general message to parents from psychologists and early childhood experts is that time out is not the only option to discipline kids; it may not be the best option either.
The growing popularity of time out prompted the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Inc (AAIMHI) to release a position paper on the technique in 2009, in which it stated that the use of time out with children under three years old – where the child is removed from contact with the parent or carer – is "inappropriate" and it also warned against using it in older children.
The AAIMHI has several problems with the technique including:
Melbourne psychologist Dr Louise Porter, author of Children Are People Too, is also firmly against using time out.
"The message behind 'time out' is that it's naughty to get overwhelmed by emotion so children are to go to their room until they are prepared to behave themselves and to apologise," she says. "If we punish children for not knowing how to do this, we are punishing them for being children.
"Would you send a child to their room because they can't manage to learn how to ride a two-wheel bike? Being able to control emotions is a learned skill, part of a child's development. It is a parental role and responsibility to teach them this not to punish them when they struggle to learn it."
Many parenting websites and journals still recommend the use of time out as a way of correcting behaviour and diffusing difficult and emotionally wrought situations.
But most stress that it should not be used as a punishment or as a way to threaten, humiliate, or frighten children, but as a cooling-off period to calm everyone involved, parents included.
If the children are young, it's recommended that they should always remain in sight of their carer, and only be in time-out for short periods – experts recommend one minute for every year of the child's age.
Research has shown that four- to six-year-olds who are told to remain on time out until they decide they are calm and have thought about how to solve the problem are more likely to change their behaviour in the future than children who simply are put on time out for a set amount of time.
The reported advantages of this disciplinary technique are:
Unsurprisingly, there's a method called "time in parenting", devised by Canadian psychologist Otto Weininger, author of a book of the same name.
He says that when children are upset, out of control, rude or angry, what they need most is to be with a safe and accepting adult who is calm and non-punitive.
He encourages parents to say things like like, "I see what you are doing and saying. It seems like you need more help. I am here for you. Let me know when you can manage on your own".
According to Weininger, a time in may involve taking children out of challenging situations such as fighting with friends or siblings so parents can discuss the unacceptable behaviour and help children learn to choose better conduct.
"Sending children away to get control of their anger perpetuates the feeling of 'badness' inside them," he says. "Chances are they were already feeling not very good about themselves before the outburst and the isolation just serves to confirm in their own minds that they were right."
Dr Porter has recommends these alternatives to using time out:
The soothing method: Bring them in close, soothe them, say it's okay, that you understand they're upset, reassure them they'll feel better soon, and tell them that you'll be there for them until they feel better.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Dr Louise Porter.
Last revised: Monday, 21 May 2012
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Rehabbing Reddick hot at plate in Minors
OAKLAND -- Josh Reddick's offensive production has been equally encouraging as his health, meaning his Minor League rehab assignment likely won't need to be extended past Sunday.
The A's outfielder, who will be re-evaluated at the end of the weekend, is 7-for-13 with a pair of homers and seven RBIs in three games for Class A Advanced Stockton and feeling no discomfort with his rehabbing right knee.
He went 3-for-5 with a home run for the Ports at Inland Empire on Friday.
"That's a good sign," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "He knows we want him feeling good. That was the case the last time, and he took that pretty seriously, and I'm sure he's doing that again this time."
Barring any setbacks, Reddick could be activated in time for the start of a three-game home set with the Astros on Tuesday.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Saratoga Springs, New York....On October 1, The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund launched its month long Autumn of Giving Match Campaign: a community-wide initiative to raise funds and awareness, share the Community Fund's story, and engage the community as champions for local causes. To double its impact, the Adirondack Trust Company will match all donations made during the Campaign, and 100% of the funds raised will benefit local charities through its "Lend-A-Hand Grants" program.
Speaking on behalf of the ATC Advisory Committee, volunteer Chairperson, Joan Taylor, noted: "We have been excited, and touched by the grants we have been able to distribute over the past two years. This past June, Lend-A-Hand Grant recipient, After The Fire, Inc., was there to assist 32 Saratoga Springs residents left homeless due to a devastating row house fire. In addition to helping Fire survivors, other examples of ATC Funds at work include providing nutritious meals for area families in need, empowering children through photography, and assisting a program to help talented, underprivileged students stay in school and excel. This campaign, the first of its kind, brings the ATC Community Fund, The Adirondack Trust Company, local business partners and our community's nonprofits together to work to extend our ability to help others in our community. The Matching Campaign's goal is to raise a minimum of $10,000, through individual donations, as well as our eighteen business partner's generous promotions."
The Matching Campaign provides three easy ways the community can get involved:
DONATE October 1-31st :
• Online via the Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund Facebook Make the Match App, or at the website page (atccf.org)
• On site at the Apple Bushel Basket display at bank branches and many business partners.
• Via Mail at ATC Community Fund, Attention K. Gallo, 31 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-5844
PARTICIPATE in Business Partner's Campaign Promotions and Special Events. Eighteen local businesses have partnered with the Autumn of Giving Match Campaign and are offering special promotions which, in turn, generate a donation to the ATC General Community Fund that will be matched by The Adirondack Trust Company. Visit www.atccf.org/autumn-of-giving.
VOTE FOR A CAUSE: Vote for your favorite, previous Lend-A –Hand Grant recipients by using the App on the Fund's Facebook page and help steer ATC Community Fund's future charitable giving. The local charity with the most votes in each cause of three categories will be the winner of a $500 grant.
The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund ("The Community Fund") was established in 2009 to serve as a perpetual source of philanthropic support for the needs of local charities. The Fund is an independent 501(c) (3) charitable organization. The Adirondack Trust Company serves as the Trustee and Administrator of The Community Fund with the guidance of an Independent Advisory Committee, comprised of individuals from the community.