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San Diego San Diego entrepreneur Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente II has enjoyed amazing litigation success in local courts against local governments, but he is not doing so well with federal courts against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the government agency that insures savings deposits up to $100,000 and also regulates banking institutions.
The Rocky/bank regulator feud has deep roots. In 1998, the agency charged De La Fuente with "personal dishonesty" and recommended that he be banned from the banking industry. An administrative law judge later agreed. The entrepreneur appealed, and this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals generally agreed with the agency, flaying De La Fuente's "shocking disregard of sound banking practices," although asking the agency to reconsider some of its rulings. The agency has not yet decided whether to do so.
Next, De La Fuente tried to arrange a merger between one San Diego bank and another in which he controls a majority of the stock. The agency nixed the deal, pointing out that he was banned from banking. So De La Fuente sued the agency, charging it with everything from "overreaching, arbitrary, irrational and overly harsh interpretation of its orders" to ethnic discrimination, or "personal animus toward him because of his Hispanic ethnicity." The agency was improperly keeping him from selling his stock in the bank, he charged.
At least De La Fuente's lawyers used slightly less inflammatory rhetoric than their client did. At the 1998 hearing at which the agency called him personally dishonest, the volatile De La Fuente called the agency "worse than the Gestapo."
Early this month, U.S. district court judge Rudi M. Brewster, ruling on the banking agency's motion for a dismissal of the entrepreneur's suit, said that De La Fuente could not claim that his constitutional rights -- such as due process and equal protection -- had been violated. Also, the judge said that the agency had clearly not blocked De La Fuente from selling his stock. But the judge ruled partly in the entrepreneur's favor, so the trial goes forward in January.
De La Fuente finds local courts much more accommodating. A decade ago, he won a judgment against the county for $56 million and settled for $38 million. In January of 2001, he won a staggering $94.6 million judgment against the city. One reason: superior court judge Vincent Di Figlia refused to permit the city to discuss in court the banking agency's opinions about De La Fuente's character -- or his past bankruptcies.
The city appealed. In August, the city and De La Fuente's attorneys went into mediation on the size of a possible settlement. The city was expected to blink because an Orange County judge had already said there was no basis for the city's posttrial claim that Judge Di Figlia had a questionable relationship with De La Fuente's attorney. But in all the intervening months, there has been no agreement, says Vincent Bartolotta Jr., De La Fuente's lawyer in both the earlier county and present city cases.
Rocky's rocky relationship with the banking agency goes back many years. In the mid-1980s, Chula Vista's First International Bank, which serves the Hispanic community, was in deep trouble and under a cease and desist order from the banking agency. The bank recruited De La Fuente, scion of a wealthy Mexican family, to infuse some capital.
De La Fuente plunked money in and eventually, through his family members, came to control about 60 percent of the small bank's stock. The federal insurance agency approved the deal but almost immediately suspected self-dealing and violations of banking laws. The bank was hit with another cease and desist order, and in 1993 the agency tried unsuccessfully to remove De La Fuente as a director.
In 1998, the deposit insurance agency put on a 20-day case against De La Fuente in San Diego. He was charged with unsafe and unsound banking practices, banking-law violations, and self-dealing that injured First International Bank, as well as personal dishonesty. An agency lawyer showed how De La Fuente's startlingly complex empire is intertwined, with various entities under the names of his family members and friends. Two companies in the web were owned by De La Fuente's mother through offshore tax havens. De La Fuente would mix funds of companies he admitted controlling with those that he pretended not to control, said the agency.
In shelling out funds to the various De La Fuente-related companies, the bank exceeded permissible lending limits to affiliates or insiders, said the agency. Often, the loans were made without the board's knowledge.
De La Fuente represented himself at the hearing, loudly and emotionally denouncing the agency. But in late 2000, the administrative law judge sided with the agency, which banned De La Fuente from the banking industry for life.
De La Fuente appealed. On June 18 of this year, the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court upheld most of the agency's decision. "We agree that De La Fuente's actions evidenced personal dishonesty and/or willful or continuing disregard for the safety and soundness of [First International Bank]," said the appellate court.
In some technical instances, the appellate court found for De La Fuente. And the lifetime banking ban may have been "extraordinary," said the appeals court.
Early this year, the agency learned that De La Fuente was involved in an attempted purchase of First International. The agency reminded him that he was banned from banking and could not participate. De La Fuente sued, claiming the agency, pursuing "a relentless campaign of harassment" against him, was preventing him from selling his stock.
First Community Bancorp, the Rancho Santa Fe-based holding company that has bought several San Diego banks -- including First National Bank, Bank of Coronado, and Rancho Santa Fe National Bank -- wanted to buy the deposits, investments, and loans of both First International branches. First Community's financial advisor sent a letter to David L. Wick, an associate of De La Fuente, suggesting the acquisition.
Matthew Wagner, chief executive of First Community, heatedly says that the bank only sent a "letter of interest" in such a purchase. The letter was clearly worded that way, but it spelled out the terms and requested a quick deal.


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These Haiku January poems are examples of Haiku poems about January. These are the best examples of Haiku January poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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fearless daffodils
awake to a brand new day
thrush hastens with nest
© Harry J Horsman 2016
Copyright © harry horsman | Year Posted 2016
Sneak up on their prey
very silent and deadly
don't get in their way.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Copyright © Cynthia Jones | Year Posted 2015
stardom of the year
on its welcoming music
ushers our new dreams
culminate great task
snog the sweet and bitter past
cool somersault starts
blow New Year's trumpets
commence it with smiles and cheers
have a joyful year
May 14,2014 3.30pm
First Place
Contest: Two Haiku (Month of January)
Judged: 6/18/14
Sponsor: My fave poet, Skat
Copyright © Galeo DS | Year Posted 2014
brand new calendar,
gate opens new beginning,
the world celebrates.
deep family bonding,
thick rice cakes and firecrackers,
fire dragon dancing.
Copyright © Aiyah de Torres | Year Posted 2014
Strokes after midnight
received a distant sad news
a swallow has flown
Watch over us dear
I kept my prayers for you
frosted in flowers
Copyright © Lily Twinkle | Year Posted 2014
I rise from my sleep
looking outside my window
a tree stands leafless
Holding tight to life
each day's breath is heavier
each has a season
Edward J Ebbs - 05/13/14
Copyright © Edward Ebbs | Year Posted 2014
Frost feathers pattern
the windowpane in this room.
a cold night ahead.
Copyright © Carol Fillmore | Year Posted 2011
January's start. . .
I hibernate in my cave
with bare thoughts
January's end. . .
may February's groundhog
see its shadow
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2014
ice bullets thunder
disguised as snow in the wind
get thee behind me
Copyright © Janet Boebert | Year Posted 2015
Winter snows falling
White the world, crisp and cleanly
Drifting slowly along
Copyright © Michael Campbell | Year Posted 2015
Are dark and spooky
water drips, bats hang around
there might be ghosts too.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Ghost Adventures is about the Bell Witch in Tennessee.
January Dreams
woeful winds whistling,
cold breath hoping for warm love -
January sighs
like leaves trees tremble
wearing thick blankets of snow -
dream of summer sun
Entered in contest "Two Haiku (Describing the Month of January)"
sponsored by SKAT A (6-6-2014)
Copyright © Pandita Sanchez | Year Posted 2014
Frozen lakes and ponds
Blustery winds are blowing
Icicles hang down
Branches bare and grey
Poor sunshine does not warm us
Snowdrops raise their heads
Jan Allison
8th May 2014
Written for contest 2 Haiku (describing the month of January)
sponsored by Skat A
Copyright © JAN ALLISON | Year Posted 2014
Bathed in starlight
I traveled from dream to dream
Plasma sky rests
Copyright © Ljan Acebedo | Year Posted 2016
Wind has stopped blowing
the storm has finally passed
serene calm ahead.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
January Designs
resolution time
last year, waist did not decline
this year less I'll dine
resolution time
last year, love I did not find
this year she'll be mine
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for January Two Haiku Contest
Copyright © Andy Richards | Year Posted 2014
tapestry of hues
massage mother of Yuletide
your Divine has bless
onerous beauty
Adour of sublime facade
Copyright © Abdulhafeez Oyewole | Year Posted 2014
the freeze is over
gods given up hot cocoa
all nature's things weep
the freeze has ended
sun struck branches are dripping
nut hunt thaw is on
the freeze has ended
temperature 33
icicles crying
the freeze has ended
and foolish thoughts turn to spring
winter gods chuckle
Copyright © daver austin | Year Posted 2013
Be true to yourself
One new fresh start; New Years Day
You know tomorrow
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Copyright © Sunshine Smile | Year Posted 2017
hampered by deep snow
progress slow as molasses
in January
wild and howling wind
opens the portal wide to
the reign of the wolf
21st May 2014
Contest: Two Haiku (Describing The Month of January)
Sponsor: SKAT A
Copyright © Paul Callus | Year Posted 2014
They are very cute
they look like old men with beards
found in Sri Lanka.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
The rain patters down
Sending goose bumps across flesh
My blue lips are numb
Her azure eyes shine
Like crystals catching the sun
Even in this rain
My hide is soaked
It is on the line for her
The cold bite goes numb
Drawn in my jacket
Her eyes beaming at me
Blue eyed paradise.
Copyright © Zach Chan | Year Posted 2013
immoral north winds
locking jaws on shriveled souls-
sun starved perdition
becharmed arctic breeze
winter's kiss exalting hearts-
moon drenched nirvana
Copyright © david mohn | Year Posted 2014
Eleven months' wait,
Wannabee January ,
Youthful promising !
New resolutions,
Let not winter hibernate,
Must effectuate !!
Two haikus- describing month of January
Written on 12/5/14
Sponsor - SKAT-A
Copyright © Dr. Upma A. Sharma | Year Posted 2014
Jack Frost bite parties
Snow men drinking gin flurries--
Toes miss their socks
Now we'll be buried
With Snow white's seven blizzards-
Worm snuggled cocoon
Double Haiku
Copyright © A.E. Rivenbark | Year Posted 2014
January Two Perspectives
From his park bench bed
He hears bells chime in New Year.
Quiet desperation.
From her pavement tent
She peeps. Harrods is open!
January sales!
Copyright © Shirley Gribble | Year Posted 2014
Bamboo clusters sway
New year breeze hurls;
Tinctures of dawn
Magic moments thrill
Beginnings beckon;
A touch divine
Here in this room
Writes of a sort;
Colour sparks tints
Waiting upon words
Wit fondles pun;
Collect stray fragment
By park detour
Wet wooden benches;
Desolate feel
December died
In January rain;
Sadness wets well
My darling calls
Grocery shopping lists;
So much To-Do
Love wears a face
It's you my love;
My magic moment
Three decades old
You and I journey;
Starry starry night
Morning mystique
Sun on terrace;
Colours at play
Haiku strains
Zen garden charm;
Stillness funds beauty
Star Wars saga
The Force moves;
Good versus Evil
YinYang twist
Round in circles;
Opposites flirt
Jerky notes
Fumbling expressions;
Fleeting gains
Leon Enriquez
06 January 2016
Copyright © Leon Enriquez | Year Posted 2016
From my porch
Wrap up with extreme-cold weather clothing
The January sun bathes weakly through the early morning grounds
I seek alone by such astonished far-fat mountain-side
When some dared rabbits at burrow doorway gazing
Like a thief at the overheated clouds!
Copyright © George Zamalea | Year Posted 2013
postman on his route
ice forms on his wet mustache…
he longs for summer
she braves the harsh winds
to fish in January…
her catch needs no ice
*Written May 20, 2014
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2014
crystalline vapor
animation suspended
winter's coat
Copyright © Ann Roske | Year Posted 2013


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Once talented and educated women or minorities actually make it to nearly the top of organizations, what are companies doing to make sure...
Once talented and educated women or minorities actually make it to nearly the top of organizations, what are companies doing to make sure they go even further?
Not enough.
That's the opinion of Cheryl Green, president of The Green Resource Group, a business-consulting firm in Bethesda, Md.
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"If you report to a top executive, he has to be directly involved and give honest feedback," said Green, who worked in corporate America for 16 years before starting her own business in 2000.
"Managers will encourage women and minorities, especially if they need to say they have a diverse organization — but only up to a certain level. And then it gets serious."
And that's where the glass ceiling comes in.
"Finding out you don't qualify to move ahead usually comes as a big surprise, and that's because they didn't tell you a thing," Green said. "And then it's your fault if you don't have that missing quality — when all along they should have been providing you with what you need to move to the highest level."
But it's not always a "missing" quality that women and minorities with ability actually lack.
"Racism and sexism still are alive and well, and it's still the situation where people are more comfortable with people like themselves and rate women and minorities differently," she said.
As a woman and an African American, Green personally has seen this happen.
"In one of my jobs, I was in line for a major promotion, but during my performance review, my boss told me I couldn't be vice president because I didn't have enough education," Green said. "He suggested that maybe I would be able to advance if I went back to college."
It was a defining moment for Green, because "my boss knew my credentials: I have a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in psychology and an MBA from a top school with a concentration in marketing, organization behavior and management policy. What would I go back to school for? I also knew that many of the top executives didn't have those degrees."
What she understood was this: "He was saying to me that no matter what hoops you jump through, you're not getting into the club."
Knowing she couldn't crack the glass ceiling, Green "became outspoken without worrying about it, because I was only going to get as far as they wanted me to and had nothing to lose. I stayed on for a few years and then moved to a company where I did get the top job. From there, I started my own business."
Still, as an executive coach called in to help companies develop top management, Green says it's important not to immediately discount criticism of your ability. A common complaint about female executives is that despite being "bright, valued and talented, they are perceived as having a leadership-skill deficit."
To find out if there's any validity to the complaint, she urges top-ranking women to be proactive.
"Don't immediately assume they're wrong," Green said. "Ask around and if you get confirming data, ask for help. But if you find out it's not true, or feel the cards really are stacked against you, it may be time to move on."
That's why, she emphasizes, it's important for women and minorities "constantly to get a sense of their strengths and weaknesses and find the paths that will lead you to that information. Don't assume you're getting it in your performance reviews or from your boss."
Instead, Green says, "find peers, mentors and people you can use as a sounding board. Find someone who's been there. They'll know."
And she has advice for CEOs and other top executives who sincerely want women and minorities to advance: "Become personally involved," Green said. "If you want diversity to work, you have to work at it. Give honest feedback. Look at the patterns and ask, is there something going on here?"E-mail questions to Carol Kleiman at firstname.lastname@example.com. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.


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The geography of inequalities in Europe
This paper analyses some of the theoretical and empirical arguments that serve to legitimate regional policies in Europe. We start by reviewing the existing evidence that European integration has led to a process of convergence between countries but not between regions inside countries and suggest some mechanisms through which this can happen. Taking the example of France, we show that in the past twenty years regional divergence in production has indeed occurred. However, the geography of incomes has, during the same period, become more equal producing a "scissors effect" between the geographies of production and income. This suggests that transfers, which have nothing to do with regional policies, have, at least in France, more than compensated the increase in production inequality. Hence, "regional convergence" is not a synonym of "regional cohesion" at least at the national level. We then review evidence on a possible trade-off between growth and regional inequalities to suggest that efficiency motives can not easily be used to defend regional policies. Both evidence and theory suggest that regional concentration leads to efficiency gains. This also implies that the EU is faced with a choice it has tried to avoid until now. Either, it puts its effort in slowing or even reversing the process of spatial economic concentration at the national level or it concentrates on policies to speed up the convergence process between poor and rich countries. Finally, we analyse the relation between spatial and social inequalities. We report empirical evidence for Europe that suggests a strong empirical relation between the two: even after controlling for transfers and other possible determinants of individual inequalities, we find that countries with more regional inequalities are also those with more individual inequalities.
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ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI)-Choctaw County says thank you to first responders.
The Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner for first responders in their county for their servitude and acts of selflessness. The dinner was open to volunteer firefighters, police officers, sheriff deputies, game wardens and more. The event featured blue grass tunes by Southern Flair Bluegrass Gospel followed by a catfish dinner. Lara Bowman, the Chamber of commerce Director says its important to give back to those who sacrifice so much for their community.
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SOLD by Jamie Goddard
Ideally positioned in one of Norah Head's most desired locations, lies this unique home where you can sit back, relax and enjoy the beach side atmosphere.
Boasting sensational beach and ocean views, a spacious floor plan set over two levels, the upstairs provides an open plan design with bright interiors, flowing effortlessly to a wraparound outdoor entertaining deck overlooking the incredible ocean views.
Timber floors throughout extend to the three generous sized bedrooms, fitted with built in wardrobes and ceiling fans plus master bedroom complete with ensuite. Downstairs features an additional living area or teenager's retreat which opens onto a massive north facing alfresco area capturing sun and ocean views all year-round.
An enviable location and lifestyle, this magnificent home allows you to experience a true sense of coastal living with the added luxury of being only a few minutes walk from the beach, rock pool, cafes, shops, sports grounds and walking tracks.
• Brilliant beach and ocean Views
• Generous 581sqm block backing onto nature reserve
• Huge, open plan kitchen, living and dining
• Plenty of storage throughout the home
• Modern kitchen with Caesar stone benchtops and breakfast bar
• Multiple indoor & outdoor entertaining areas overlooking the ocean
• Main bedroom with built-ins, ensuite & deck access with ocean views
• Large remote controlled double garage
• Internal access plus space for a workshop or extra storage
• Walking path at rear of home leading to the beach & rock pool 80m away
• Close proximity to schools, transport and the M1 freeway
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Weight vest Spinal Osteopenia or Osteoporosis.. One of the things we know is that our osteoblasts (bone building cells) respond to increase load on our bones. This is the whole reason why those with Osteopenia or Osteoporosis are advised to start a 'weight bearing exercise program' as soon as possible.
For those with spinal Osteopenia or Osteoporosis this can be a challenge since they are also advised not to bend forward from the waist since in coming out from this position vertebral fractures often occur. See: Exercise warnings
So how to you add load to your spine without bending forward?
One of the easiest ways is to use a weight vest. A well fitted vest adds weight when you stand or walk. In fact if you have the right vest you can slip it on in the morning and wear it for as long as you like.
This has advantages:
SPECIAL SALE: Weight Vests by Hyper wear (click on red text below)
BUT the one thing you want to be careful about is how heavy each weight is for the vest you buy. Some vests made for power lifters increase weights 1 lb at a time. Since you want to keep your weights 'balanced' that means you start at 2 pounds. A single increase will bring you to 4 pounds and at your next increase you are up to 6 pounds of weight! That is enough to cause someone over the age of 45 to tip or fall if they turn an ankle, step on uneven ground etc. See: Balance and Co-ordination exercises for those over age 50.
There are also some sport vests that use half pound weights. They should give you 4-5 weeks for increasing weights before you reach the 'tipping point'. (I bought one of these some years back but found that I reached my 'safe limit' too fast. This is one reason I have not advocated weight vests. They tend to be expensive and if you reach your top safety weight in a few weeks.....well, that is expensive. )
The manufacturer of a NEW weight vest, Hyper Vest Pro sent me a sample a few years ago. Note the company sells 2 kinds of weight vest, You want HYPER VEST PRO with 2 ounce weights.To see this item,
Click on the site's SHOP button HyperVest Pro
HyperVest Pro has many small pockets. I was wondering how ithe vest would feel. After wearing it for a week or so I thought this vest might be marketed to the 'fitness crowd' but it could be useful for those of us looking to increase our spinal bone density.
Why? Well, if you begin with 2 ounces (2 weights)on each side of the vest for one week (I hardly noticed any increase in weight but we know our osteoblasts respond to any increase in stress).
Wear the vest for an hour a day. Then, the next week add another hour....and next week wear it for 3 hours. Then for 4, 5 hours and finally all day. (You can wear this under a blouse or shirt without 'bulking'- though I often let it show and wear it over my clothes.)
Next add another set - 2 more weights (Be sure to keep weights balanced, left & right and front & back.) Go back to wearing the vest for a 1 hour. Then slowly increase the amount of time over the next few weeks. Add more weight and repeat. Here is a vest that can "increase weight and resistance' for months without reaching the point at which there might be a danger to your balance.(Getting too top heavy).
Click on the SHOP button at the top of the page. Hypervest Pro is on the 3rd (last) page. (NOTE: You do NOT want their other vests eg, Hypervest FIT, Hypervest SXY or Hypervest COL. (These use heavier weights.) Keep going until you reach: HyperWear.com – PRO Weight Vest
I know that weight vests are not cheap. That is why I think it is important to find one that you can use for a long time. And what I have done is after I have used the vest for several months, increasing the weight slowly over that time, I put it away for about a year. That allows my bones to get used to having no or little stress on them. Then I take out the HyperVest and start all over.
HyperVest Pro with its 2 ounce weights is useful for a longer period of time than sport vests that use 1/2 pound or 1 lb weights. And when I think about it, I realize that I spend more supplements in a single year! But the hypervest can be used again and again for years....as long as I stop using it for a 8 - 12 months so my body gets used to no weight once again.
When you click on the company link, look for SHOP (weight vests are at the top of the SHOP drop down menu. Be sure to choose the PRO vest. The others use much heavier weights.) HyperWear.com


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"When the rest of their wealth seems to be melting away, people do favor something they can put their hands on." As for utilities, these equities offer investors a solid defensive play since consumers use energy in good times and bad4and they provide some of the best dividend yields. Our list of 22 stocks also shows that Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) should be a real estate pick that will flourish in the current low interest rate environment. Dynegy (NYSE: DYN), from the utility sector, should capitalize on the increasing demand for electricity and natural gas.
It took longer for the other three sectors to produce solid gains. Take financial services. It averaged an anemic -2.90% return after six months, but then posted gains of 5.98% after 12 months, and 38.13% after 36 months. Tjornehoj says the financial services area is slower to recover because of its sensitivity to interest rates and credit quality.
Natural resources and technology showed negative returns at both the six- and 12-month marks. But those who stuck to their guns witnessed respectable performances. After 36 months, technology and natural resources were up 28.03% and 17.58%, respectively. The natural resources sector, which includes forestry, paper products, and energy companies, is heavily influenced by energy prices, which shot up like a geyser last year before sliding. As for tech, it hasn't followed any fundamental patterns since the rally of the '90s. Investors may want to look at financial services companies such as Alliance Capital Management (NYSE: AC), which is benefiting from low interest rates and a 6% dividend that is attracting investors.
Or, consider a firm such as Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), which yields exposure to the technology sector with the strength of the government's focus on the defense industry.
So what's your next step? If you're sitting on the sidelines, get back into the market. "I'd say it's probably not a bad time to start moving out of the defensive areas," says Tjornehoj, "because once we start to get even a sniff of a positive catalyst, as far as corporate earnings go, we're going to see people start getting back into the market more broadly than they've been over the last year and a half."
Rather than relying solely on statistics from past bear markets, Iva Funderburg, senior equity research analyst at Detroit-based Alpha Capital Management, says reposition your portfolio in line with industry trends to take advantage of the coming rally. Like most analysts, she believes the economy has begun to stabilize. "I think we have at least one more [bad] quarter, then I think we [will] start to rebound a bit," she says. "When people have cash and are more confident about the economy, they take that cash and buy [nonessential] items such as cosmetics, general merchandise, clothing, and footwear. That's where you may see the growth."
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Readers of The Westerner know I've written about DuBois Drone Detectors, but I think Delaney may have solved the technological riddle. Just get yourself 4 CowCams, point one in each direction and you'll have your defense mechanism against the BLM, Forest Service, USFWS, EPA, etc.
Ok, ok, we'll call them Delaney-DuBois Drone Detectors.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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How To Make Multi-Layer Stencils in Photoshop & Illustrator
you will need to have Illustrator CS2 for the live trace feature
1. Find an image and isolate from the BG
2. duplicate the image to however many layers you want it to be
3. make only the layer your working with visible
4. image>adjustments>threshold.
5. set it low because this is going to be the dark tones of of the image
6. select>color range. click on the white part of the image to select it, then press delete to erase it leaving only the black part
7. move the layer to the top
8. do the same thing with layer 2 only this time leave the threshold higher because this is going to be the mid tone of the image
9. after you delete the white press ctrl+i to invert the selection, the choose a gray color and fill the selection
10. this should be what it looks like
11. make the top 2 layers visible and it should look like this
12. on the 3rd layer just select it and fill it with a gray…this will be the first layer you paint (white…this is the light tones of the image)
13. save each layer individually as a separate image
14. open image in illustrator CS2
15. click the drop down menu next to the live trace button and press "tracing options"
16. select grayscale and lower the max colors to "2″
17. your image will look something similar to this, now click the expand button up top
18. after that select the "direct select arrow" and delete the whit from around the black
19. do the same thing for the next layer and then align the stencils on top of each other, this is the final result….print each layer separately, cut and spray
further clarification:
this is what it woulda looked liked if i just used the live trace
if you want more layers then you would just create more layers and increase the threshold for each one.


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Turbulence recedes as house prices stabilise
Rise of 2% for all property types a promising sign
House buyers in Northern Ireland were offering more than nine times their salaries for homes before the 2007 property crash, it has emerged.
However, a sustained downturn in the market means that people are now spending just over four times their wages on somewhere to live.
Economists have said that, while that level of spend isn't exceptionally low, it is at least approaching what is thought to be the 3.5 ratio norm.
The figures were revealed in the NI Residential Property Price Index (RPPI), which also showed a 2% price hike across all house types between the first and second quarter of 2013.
That represents the first time that the value of all dwellings – detached, semi-detached, terrace and apartments – have increased since 2007, although prices are still 3% lower than this time last year.
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said the official statistics were an indication that the Northern Ireland market was starting to settle down.
"This publication is now recognised for providing the most comprehensive picture of our local property market," said Mr Hamilton.
"It is promising to note that this is the first quarter since 2007 that an increase has occurred and it confirms that the property market here is beginning to stabilise.
"Over the long-term, the index shows that the local market has rebalanced with prices at pre-2005 levels."
Data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has put the standardised residential property price for all types of home at £96,327 during the three months ending in June.
Detached houses were worth £153,063 and terraced £62,690, while semi-detached properties sold at £95,903 and apartments went for £76,884.
In the second quarter of 2013, the most rapid rise in price was in the north of Northern Ireland at 6% (Ballymoney, Coleraine, Londonderry, Limavady, Moyle and Strabane).
The NI RPPI report showed that, based on the figures available, the ratio of median house prices to earnings has changed from over nine times the median annual gross full-time earnings in 2007 to just over four times in 2012.
Alan Bronte, commissioner of valuation for Northern Ireland, acknowledged Northern Ireland's negative equity problem, where one in three homes is worth less than it cost, meaning a sale won't pay off the mortgage.
"There remains a problem for a sizeable group of people, a concern for the economy and a concern for the market that there is negative equity," he said.
"But we don't wish to see prices go straight back up again to bring people out of negative equity at the level that they were rising in 2006-7."
Economist John Simpson said that during one year of the "crazy boom" house prices rose by 50%.
"We've lived through a four or five-year period when collectively we engaged in housing madness, but we have now come back to normal," he said.
"House prices haven't fallen in the past couple of years. They've simply moved back to where they should be.
"We've now got house prices which are better in line with income and what's happening elsewhere."
Key results from the NISRA survey of all house prices based on stamp duty and land tax showed:
* Between quarter one (January to March) this year and quarter two (April to June) residential property prices increased by 2%.
* Prices increased over the quarter across all property types, the first quarter since April to June 2007 that this has happened.
* Because of falls between July last year and March this year, prices fell over the year by 3%.
* The residential property price index for Northern Ireland peaked from July to September 2007.
* Prices today are under half their peak value – a 53% fall.
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Peabody Pavilion
A favorite of brides and grooms, the pavilion offers casual elegance and rustic beauty.
Overlooking a beautiful pond where swans make their home, your event will be in an airy open space with a vaulting wood-beamed ceiling.
Invite a Pilgrim to Your Classroom
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Google & Time Inc. Launch Timelapse: See How Any Part Of The World Has Changed Over Time
The new Timelapse site, created by Time Inc. and Google, is a pretty amazing way to see how any part of the world has changed since 1984 through 2012. The site offers amazing animations such as the growth of Las Vegas and the shrinking of the Columbia Glacier, and you can point it at any part of the world you want.
Google explains more about how it has collected the images with the US Geological Survey since 2009 and sifted through to find those with good quality, and without cloud cover, over every part of the world.
Here are some examples of what you can see. Deforestation in the Amazon:
The growth of Las Vegas:
The growth in Dubai:
The Columbia Glacier shrinking:
The site itself explains more about these locations plus makes it easy to jump to them and some other dramatic examples through the editors' picks you'll see over the Timelapse map:
Note the last box, with the arrow I've inserted pointing at it. That allows you to search for any place in the world. I found it interesting to zoom to UC Irvine, my college, and see how much the campus has grown, since I left. I could also see how parts of Orange County, where I live, has had farmland and hillsides replaced by homes.
Unfortunately, you can't bookmark and share locations, nor can you create animated GIFs of particular areas using the tool. Both features would have helped with the clear mission of the site, to spread the word about our impact on the planet.
Overall, it's a great tool, either for exploring the dramatic and sometimes scary changes happening in the world or just to see how much a place you know may have changed or not.
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Scavenger: Modern Red Desk for $125
On the southside, this modern red desk appears in good shape and we love the color with white laminate top. A bit small for our work needs, but could be the right fit for basic use or a kid's room.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in the NAV BAR. Post a particularly good thing, and we'll post you here on the front page...
- Custom made wood coffee table for $200
- Costantini Pietro Italian dining set for $1850
- Wood corner table with drawer for $40
- 1950s seafoam green, floral patterned armchair for $50
- Crate & Barrel Pacific bedroom set for $179 (table) and $349 (4-drawer chest)
- Solid cherry coffee table for $100
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These ES Accel shoes are lasting me a long time, they only have a small rip and I've had them for over a month which is very good for me. The medium grip bottom takes a long time to wear out. They're easy to get used to and this shoe has the best board feel I've ever had, plus it takes impact very well!
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NEWARK, N.J. — The Senators staff packed their bags Monday and made their way back to Ottawa after the NHL entry draft weekend wrapped up here.
A busy off-season lays ahead.
After selecting seven players in Sunday's crapshoot at the Prudential Center, the Senators won't have a lot of time to relax with development camp starting Wednesday and then free agency set to begin Friday at noon.
The draft is the unofficial kickoff to the start of next season, and the Senators have work to do to get their roster in place before camp in September.
With an assist from GM Bryan Murray and coach Paul MacLean, here's what to watch out for this summer:
SIGNING DANIEL ALFREDSSON: MacLean couldn't be happier Alfie has decided to return. "He's the captain of the team. He's been a great help for me. The leadership he showed this season with the adversity we had was tremendous," said MacLean. "Having him come back is good news for me."
A UFA come Friday, the Senators must get Alfredsson signed. There is talk he's seeking a two-year deal at $6 million per-season, while the Senators are offering in the $4 million range. The two sides have agreed to keep speaking this week.
"We probably spent 45 minutes together," said Murray of his meeting with agent J.P. Barry on Saturday. "We talked about how we can get a deal done, about term and threw numbers back and forth. He's going to go back to Alfie and talk to him. I will do the same (with owner Eugene Melnyk) and, hopefully, we'll talk over the next couple of days."
FINDING A TOP SIX FORWARD AND A BLUELINER: The Senators tried to make a play for Anaheim Ducks winger Bobby Ryan, but the asking price was massive.
Murray and MacLean both recoginize the need for another scoring winger. They could study the free-agent market and covet Pittsburgh's Pascal Dupuis, but he could get bigger money and a longer term elsewhere.
The club also needs a point-getter on defence to replace Sergei Gonchar, who had his rights dealt to the Dallas Stars.
"We feel that if we can get somebody (up front) who can shoot the puck in the net … That would be something every team would be looking at," said MacLean.
"We could also use another defenceman who could help us generate offence from the back end. A lot of teams are looking for that as well.
"That's our wish list and we feel that we have some players that are developing that could do that as well but, at the same time, development takes time."
Instead of getting involved in a bidding war, the Senators would rather go the trade route by moving a prospect.
"With the good young players we have, if we can turn some of those young players into assets (through trade) that would help us in our process," said MacLean.
THE HEALTH OF INJURED PLAYERS: MacLean will pick up the phone to see how Erik Karlsson (Achilles), Milan Michalek (knee) and Jason Spezza (back/knee) are progressing.
MacLean has held talks with Spezza and he's recovered from the minor knee procedure. In the case of Michalek, the Sens are hopeful the injections he had in Germany will solve his knee problems. As for Karlsson, it's just a matter of him continuing his rehab.
But the Senators know their health is important.
"We haven't asked them to come in, but I've had contact with Jason already," said MacLean. "Erik, I haven't touched base with because I was giving him more time because he didn't have any big issues other than just continuing his rehab.
"I will touch base with them in mid-July to give them an opportunity to get away from me and get away from being checked on as well. If there's any real problems, they're going to be talking to the trainers."
CONTRACT MATTERS: Murray will likely sit down to discuss an extension with MacLean, who's headed into the final year of his contract, in the coming weeks.
As for players, don't be surprised if Jim O'Brien is dealt before camp and winger Colin Greening signs an extension.
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The massive new Pension Protection Act of 2006 extends more than 20 retirement planning provisions, adds tough restrictions for charitable deductions and impacts literally dozens of vital tax rules.
Here's a roundup of the key changes in the new law:
Funding defined-benefit plans. The new law requires employers—beginning in 2008—to fund defined-benefit plans to cover 100 percent of the liability instead of the current 90 percent. Plans that aren't fully funded at the beginning of 2008 may gradually increase funding over a seven-year period.
Strategy: Weigh the extra cost against the benefits. This new rule could force your company to revamp its defined-benefit plan or switch to another type of plan.
Plan deduction limits. The new law also encourages employers to create a funding cushion through higher deduction limits. For plan years beginning in 2006 an...(register to read more)
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The chill in the air between the Senators and Penguins' bench bosses just got colder -- and their playoff series hasn't even begun.
Pittsburgh coach Michael Therrien shot back at Bryan Murray over his suggestion the Senators will treat the Penguins the same way they're treated when it comes to running the opposing goalie and practice ice times.
"I know our team is going to play hard and focus on the details of the game, but we're not going to start concentrating on Bryan Murray commenting," Therrien said in Pittsburgh yesterday.
"Maybe I should give (Murray) a call and ask him what time he wants the ice?"
On Monday, Murray said if Therrien wants to intimidate the Senators, the Penguins can expect Ottawa to push back.
"However we're treated, we'll treat the other team. If they give us 10:30 (a.m.) ice times, we'll give them 10:30 (a.m.) ice times," Murray said.
"If they run our goaltender, we will look after that area of the game as well."


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A MAN has died in a tractor accident at Renmark West, in the Riverland.
The man, believed to be aged in his 70s, was hit or crushed by a tractor at a property at Kulkyne St about 11am.
He died from his injuries.
SafeWork SA said the accident did not appear to involve an employee or contractor and was not work-related.
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The Recap - 09/09/13 'PS Vita goes on a diet & Suda 51 reveals Lily Bergamo'
Welcome to another Recap episode where we go over the day's biggest headlines, making sure that you're caught up in all things video games.
League of Legends announces Ao Shin for future draconic creation
Riot Games has decided to sneak us a peak at a new champion coming to League of Legends; it's not necessarily the next champion, but one we can probably expect to see in a few months or so. This new champion is a storm dragon. As guardian of the natural world and Ionia, Ao Shen will descend from the sky when the nation faces its greatest crisis.
Lily Bergamo is a new PS4 game from Grasshopper and GungHo
It's described as a "supreme action" game starring a female protagonist as the lead. Judging by the brief teaser trailer, it seems to feature that signature Grasshopper art style. It's also believed to include some form of smartphone integration.
Arcane Green Lantern is the newest champion in Infinite Crisis
Arcane Green Lantern is the newest super hero to join the roster of Infinite Crisis. A mix of Support and Enforcer, he is potent at sustained defense. He has a slow, a knock-up, AOE damage, reveals vision, a teleport move -- he basically does it all.
Sony reveals slimmer, lighter PS Vita model
According to Sony, the new model is designed to be "more casual and friendly for a wider range of users." it has a completely redesigned internal architecture that allows for the actual system to be 20 percent slimmer and 15 percent lighter than the original version. Sony has also adopted a high-definition LCD for its 5-inch screen.
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This, like every other summer in the Northwest, just seems to be flying by.
As the summer began, I remember listening to everyone talking of slowing down the pace in his or her hectic lives.
Well, it seems like yet another summer has nearly passed with no signs of anyone slowing down. The community is changing with people moving in and out due to job transfers. Neighborhoods are being developed at rapid speed, roads being widening to help relieve the congestion, and more schools being built.
There was a time when everyone knew their neighbors. Now it just seems that people wave from car windows.
Throughout it all, the Northwest St. Johns County remains to be a beautiful and very peaceful place to live and raise families.
The area continues to provide the laid-back feeling that many cities could never compare to. People appreciate and support the Sheriff's Office, the fire department, the School Board, County Commission, and all the area churches.
All of these things working together are what truly makes this community a special place to live and raise families.
Firehouse Subs co-founders Chris and Robin Sorensen from Fruit Cove have been awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year honor. They accepted their honor in Orlando. The two brothers opened their first restaurant in Jacksonville in 1994.
They have become eligible for overall national honors for the Ernst and Young Award by being active owner-managers of their business for at least two years.
Kids Night Out invites area kids to the Julington Creek Plantation park across from the swimming pool Friday from 6-8 p .m. The cost per child is $5 which will cover food and craft; $10 maximum for three plus kids in the same family in grades one through six. Parents are free to either drop off children or stay or enjoy the evening.
Children will be under adult supervision at all times. The event is sponsored by Point of Grace Church located in the Julington Creek Elementary School. For more information contact Lacey at 230-8612 or email www.pogc.net.
In the case of rain Kids Night Out will be moved to Kindercare.
The St. Johns County Public Library Systems invites you to join puppeteer Nancy Kenton and her dazzling characters as she presents The Tinker's Cart at the Bartram Trail Branch Library today at 10 a.m. at 60 Davis Pond Blvd.
Don't forget that no sales tax week continues this week and ends Aug. 5.
If you have any news you would like me to pass along, please contact me at least 10 days in advance.
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Rifling through Elena Ferrante's writing desk
Frantumaglia isn't strictly a book by Elena Ferrante. Frantumaglia isn't strictly a book at all. It's a celebration of the…
Dashing for the book: A lifetime of letters from Paddy Leigh Fermor
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The Britten-Pears relationship: no longer an (open) secret
'You are the most adorable man and artist, intelligent, gifted, simple, loving and noble… I am really very, very lucky…
Nabokov's love letters are some of the most rapturous ever written
Vladimir Nabokov was happily married for over 50 years and rarely apart from his wife. More's the pity, discovers Philip Hensher
'God has given me a new Turkish colleague called Mustapha Kunt...'
Under normal circumstances, Simon Garfield's chatty and informative excursion into the history of letter-writing would be a book to recommend.…
Did Leonard Bernstein do too much to be a great artist?
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Does the world need 17 volumes of Hemingway's letters?
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Darling Monster, edited by John Julius Norwich - review
It must have been awful for Diana and Duff Cooper to be separated from their only child during the war,…
To 'Flufftail' from 'Pinkpaws': The Animals is only good for celebrity-spotting
The correspondence between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy is good for celebrity-spotting but too cloyingly self-absorbed to be of wider interest, says D. J. Taylor
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In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek. So too in the luckless genre…
'A world dying of ugliness'
Philip Hensher on the marvellous, brutal, excoriating letters of the novelist Joseph Roth
The truest man of letters
Geoffrey Wheatcroft continues to mourn his friend John Gross on the first anniversary of his death
Friends across the sea
On 12 February 1952 the novelist Anthony Powell received a letter from a bookseller in New York. Robert Vanderbilt Jr…
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Beaming Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE, D.Litt. (Oxon), Mark Twain medallist and co-founder of the Hollywood Cricket Club (1881-1975), personified…
My Dear Hugh: Letters from Richard Cobb to Hugh Trevor-Roper and Others edited by Tim Heald
Richard Cobb had many good friends, among them Hugh Trevor-Roper, who kept letters, and so made this selection possible. There…
The Letters of Samuel Beckett: Volume II, 1941-56, edited by George Craig, Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Dan Gunn and Lois More Overbeck
The die was miscast from the start, more's the pity. As we reach the halfway point in this massy four-volume…
Dark art
Shadow Catchers is an effective title, with its magical and occult associations, and a nice echo of body snatchers into the bargain.
Bad enemy, worse lover
Five years after his death, Saul Bellow's literary reputation has yet to suffer the usual post-mortem slump, and publication of these lively letters should help sustain his standing.
Two of a kind
They were 'soulmates' according to people who knew both of them.
Young man on the make
We are not going to agree about Bruce Chatwin.
Before she was a novelist
'It's hard in letters quite to hit the mean between being earnest and sounding damn silly' — as Iris Murdoch admits on page 205 of this book.
Delight and horror
'Everything that the lovingest of husbands can express to the best of wives, & love to the little ones, not forgetting the kicker in the dark,' Jack Verney wrote to his pregnant wife in 1683.
Was he anti-Semitic?
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School News
Week of March 6-9
TUESDAY, March 6 - Chicken wraps with lettuce, cheese, Ranch and salsa, corn, reaches, bread slice, milk variety.
WEDNESDAY, March 7 - Cheeseburger, fries, broccoli slaw, tropical mixed fruit, bread slice, milk variety.
THURSDAY, March 8 - Italian dunkers, cheesy bread, peas, rosy applesauce, milk variety.
FRIDAY, March 9 - Shrimp, mashed potatoes, butter, green beans, mandarin oranges, blueberry muffin, bread slice, milk variety.
Drake speakers bring home another trophy
The Drakes Speech Team traveled to the Bemidji Lumberjack Speech tournament Feb. 25 where they brought home the team trophy for fifth place out of 25 teams in a highly competitive event.
Blackduck had one champion -- Matthew Jedlicka in Drama. This was Matt's fourth straight championship!
Other medalists included Tyler Dobmeier, taking third in Great Speeches; Maile Olson, earning third in Original Oratory and Michaela Holmgren, bringing home the fifth place medal in Storytelling.
Non-placing finalists were Madison Stelton and Maddie Stomberg - both in Creative Expression; Emily Biberg in Humor; Katie O'Rourke in Prose and Kristie Slindee in Storytelling.
Honorable Mention ribbons were awarded to Cindy Veazey, Sasha Pfannenstein and Julia Bogucki - all in Drama; Jenna Nestberg in Humor; Madison Liapis in Informative Speaking and Shalynne Bogucki in Poetry.
After the tournament, the American Legion Auxiliary Post #372, held the 12th annual fund-raising dinner for the speech team. The coaches and team all enjoyed the delicious meatloaf dinner with many community members turning out to show their support and speech parents providing desserts.
Community Ed
Ceramics will be held Feb. 28 and March 13 from 6-8 p.m. The fee is $10 plus materials.
Clay Basics -- Introduction to polymer clay will be held March 13 and 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. The fee is $10 and is payable to Community Ed. There is also a $10 free for materials.
Wednesday Night Volleyball will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the high school gym. This is for anyone age 16 and up and the fee is $3 per night.
Call Blackduck Community Ed for complete details at 835-5241.
Scholarships available
Scholarships available in the high school office:
Sanford Clinic Bemidji Scholarship: Seniors who plan to pursue careers in some area of the medical field. Deadline is March 15.
Debbie & Janet Foundation Scholarship: Seniors graduating from Blackduck High School. Deadline is May 4.
James J. Wychor Scholarship: Seniors who desire to seek an eventual career in electronic media or broadcasting. Deadline is June 30.
Mike Staples Memorial Scholarship: Seniors pursuing post-secondary education in natural resource areas or criminal justice area, or other related careers. Deadline is April 13.
Important Dates
March 6: Rainy River Community College Representative 8:30 a.m.
March 23: End of third quarter
Week of March 5-9
MONDAY, March 5 - Beef barley soup, vegetables, sandwich, apple, milk.
TUESDAY, March 6 - Chicken dinner.
WEDNESDAY, March 7 - Pizza, green beans, bread sticks, pears, milk.
THURSDAY, March 7 - Wild rice hot dish, gr. beans, sandwich, fruit mix, milk.
FRIDAY, March 8 - No school.
Alum wins Breaking Barriers award
By Juleen Trisko
The Mustang Express
Northome High School graduate Sarah (Lorenzen) Waldo received a 2012 Breaking Barriers Award which honors women for their positive impact on girls' or women's sports programs.
Waldo currently teaches Physical Education at Kelliher School and is a 1996 Northome School graduate.
"I was really honored to be chosen for a Breaking Barriers award," she said, "but was even more honored that Mr. Alto nominated me for the award. It was great to be recognized by a co-worker."
Waldo was honored for her innovative ways of creating lessons that will lead to life-long habits. Because it is more difficult to gather for team sports regularly as people get older, Walso says it is important to introduce people to activities they can do on their own, when they can make the time.
"This is getting to be a big trend in Physical Education right now," she said. "Sometimes I think the kids think I'm crazy and they just want to play games, but as they get older I hope they realize that activities like running, aerobics, weight lifting, snowshoeing and in-line skating are things they can do to be healthier people without having to rely on others."
The award ceremony was at the capitol in St. Paul, an added gift since Waldo had never been there before. Governor Dayton spoke to a crowd gathered in the rotunda.
"It was a little overwhelming to stand in front of all of the people," Waldo said. "They were celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Title IV so it was great to hear the stories from some of the other female award winners who had to overcome the "obstacle" of being born female so they could participate in sport activities."
Waldo noted that her father, Mike Lorenzen, her former P.E. teacher has been a great influence in life. "I have definitely followed in his footsteps," she said. "As I was standing in the capitol receiving my award I really thought dad should be standing next to me because he is the reason I was there."
Lorenzen has been developing his program at Northome for past 37 years, "doing activities for years that most schools are just starting to pick up," Waldo noted.
Waldo has adopted his philosophy on teaching. "He has always thought it was important to teach the importance of lifetime activities. I don't think people always realize how great a program he has."
Now as a collegue, Waldo enjoys bouncing ideas back and forth with her father. She said, "I'm sure our families get sick of hearing us talk. Dad gets in-line skates and archery, I get in-line skates and archery. I get snowshoes and start Insanity, Dad gets snowshoes and Insanity."
School welcomes new business manager
By Shelby Barrieau
The Mustang Express
Northome School just recently acquired a new district business manager after Polly Merharr resigned and moved away.
Shawn Waldo came here from a position in Blackduck and will be in charge of the school's payroll. She also recently moved to the Northome area.
Waldo is a huge football fan. However, most students may be sad to learn, she won't be wearing any purple come footballs eason. Why is that? That's right. She is not a Viking fan at all, but a Steelers fan. So watch out Vikings fans. It looks like you have some competition!
Conference dates changed
The date for the Thursday night Parent/Teacher Conferences has been changed from March 8 to March 15, due to the boys' basketball Section Tournament game March 8.
That will be the only change to the current school calendar. March 9 will remain a day without school for students.
March 9, there will be Parent/Teacher Conferences in the morning and a teacher workshop in the afternoon. Morning Conferences will be held March 9 from 8-11:30 a.m. Evening conferences have been changed from March 8 to March 15 from 4-8 p.m.
Week of March 5-9
MONDAY, March 5 - Chicken patty on a bun, tater tots, mixed vegetables, grapes, milk.
TUESDAY, March 6 - Hot dog, baked beans, kettle chips, banana, milk.
WEDNESDAY, March 7 - Italian spaghetti, green beans, cole slaw, French bread, pineapple, milk.
THURSDAY, March 8 - BBQ ribs on a bun, hashbrowns, corn, Rice Krispie bar, milk.
FRIDAY, March 9 - Macaroni and cheese, green beans, apple crisp with whipped cream, milk.
About Students
Ashley Girtz, Amber Halverson and Brooke Lindner of Northome and Charles Shue of Kelliher have been named to the Itasca Community College Dean's List.
Joseph Ahlquist of Tenstrike, has been named to the Dean's List at Winona State University.
Karissa Korbel of Squaw Lake, has been accepted into the Naples, FL opera. She is a gradute of BSU and has been hired as the lead soprano in the chorus for Don Giovanni and Faust being performed this winter.
She will be returning the BSU this summer to play the lead in the Bemdji summer opera.


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under an ITS Agreement) cause the intrastate pipeline or local
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to submit the necessary certification.
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The following rules and procedures are subject to change at the sole discretion of The Bugarie Group and Ultimate Miami Girl Organization.
1. Producer:
The Bugarie Group (the "Producer") is a United States limited liability Company, with its headquarters located in Miami with a mailing address at P.O. Box 813479, Hollywood FL, 33081.
2. Who can vote?
"Ultimate Miami Girl" voting is open to people located in the United States of America and around the world. Internet voting will be open to people eighteen 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited
3. When can I vote?
Internet voting will be available on the following dates and times:
Voting starts Friday, January 25, 2013 at 1pm ET and ends Wednesday Tuesday February 19th, 2013 at 5pm ET.
4. Cost of Voting:
There is no charge to vote. Standard internet access charges may apply.
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Internet voting will be open Friday, January 25th 2013 and ends Tuesday February 19th, 2013 at 5pm ET. To vote, log on to www.ultimatemiamigirl.com, and follow the instructions to vote. The producers reserve the right to disqualify, block or remove any votes for any reason including, but not limited to, any votes from an individual who votes using any electronic, mechanical or automated means, or otherwise tampers with the vote process. Rules and procedures are subject to change at the sole discretion of The Bugarie Group and Ultimate Miami Girl without notice.
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UML-Based Modeling of Non-Functional Requirements in Telecommunication Systems
Successful design of real-time embedded systems relies heavily on the successful satisfaction of their non-functional requirements. Model-driven engineering is a promising approach for coping with the design complexity of embedded systems. However, when it comes to modeling non-functional requirements and covering specific aspects of different domains and types of embedded systems, general modeling languages for real-time embedded systems may not be able to cover all of these aspects. One solution is to use a combination of modeling languages for modeling different non-functional requirements as is done in the definition of EAST-ADL modeling language for automotive domain.
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Playlogic, a small game publisher headquartered in the Netherlands and with offices in New York, has taken a combined $3 million funding and $4 million venture loan from an unnamed investor.
The company makes games for several platforms, including Xyanide Resurrection on the PC, Dragon Hunters on the Nintendo DS, and Obscure 2 for the Wii.
It also took $12.3 million last November. Aside from receiving various private investments, Playlogic's stock is also listed on the over-the-counter bulletin board.


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Athens-based Tex-Mex restaurant franchise Barberitos has launched a contest and promotion called "Win Free Barberitos for a Year."
One winner from each of the 21 Barberitos locations will receive one meal a week for a year.
Customers can sign up in the restaurants or online at www.Barberitos.com by providing their name and e-mail address.
The contest will run until May 1, after which 21 winners' names will drawn and will be announced May 15.
"This is our way of giving back to our great customers," said CEO Downing Barber.
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"On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the hardest things to do onstage, cooking an omelet in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune was a seven," says veteran actor Will Marchetti. A few years ago I saw his brilliant portrayal of short-order cook Johnny in Terrence McNally's romantic two-hander at San Francisco's Magic Theatre. More recently I saw a production of Vincent in Brixton, in which entire meals were cooked, quite realistically. So I wondered how Marchetti and other actors who've cooked onstage handle that task.
It hinges upon adequate rehearsals and the complexity of the menu. It also helps if you're comfortable in the kitchen in real life. Marchetti, who whipped up a Denver omelet onstage every night, had cooked omelets before, but putting that together with dialogue and finessing the timing proved challenging. He chopped up lots of ingredients and then cooked the omelet on an upstage stove, his back to the audience. The director had him turn downstage occasionally, frying pan in hand, so the audience could see what he was doing, which added to the task's complexity.
The director was extremely precise about how the cooking and dialogue were integrated, rehearsing the cooking scene more than any other scene. Eggs had to be cracked on such-and-such a line, and so forth. Those rehearsals were tedious for Marchetti. He learned his lines first, so his hands would be free. And then, because Johnny is a cook, and because he was trying to impress Frankie, the actor had to learn professional flourishes such as cracking an egg with one hand, chopping very fast using a lot of wrist action—the tip of the blade staying on the block—and keeping his fingers tucked in so he wouldn't hack them off. He says these details took a hell of a long time to learn.
In Vincent in Brixton, a historical drama about the early life of Van Gogh, most of the cast at the Bay Area's TheatreWorks did some form of cooking, even if it was just boiling water, on a detailed, realistic period set. The script called for the actors to roast a leg of mutton, but lamb was chosen because the smell of mutton is too powerful—always a consideration in theatrical food choices. The lamb was cooked ahead of time, on a bed of carrots, beets, and potatoes.
But the actors cooked a number of things from scratch. The supposed fish cakes were potato cakes and were fried in Crisco. The actors also made parsley sauce and gravy.
Although no one in the cast was an accomplished cook, the learning curve was pretty simple, according to director Kent Nicholson. He brought in a local chef—and former stage manager—as a consultant. The play had already been roughly blocked when the chef arrived, but she suggested changes in the blocking. She was able to provide historical detail, necessary for this play, which was set in 19th century England, and she also helped the actors measure proportions for ingredients.
The first day of cooking, the cast cooked the food three times, using modern props; the stage stove had been outfitted with hot plates and brought to the rehearsal hall. When the period props arrived, the main difference was that things were heavier to carry; for instance a cast-iron pot needed to be held with two hands. Once the actors started rehearsing the cooking, they did so in every rehearsal.
Nicholson says playwright Nicholas Wright must have worked out the timing of the cooking very carefully, because it all fell into place and enhanced the scenes. There were scenes in which one character might have been focused on another, but instead was forced to deal with the boiling water, or the sauce that needed stirring—which added texture and conflict to the play. "You have this physical thing you have to deal with, real and alive, and you can't ignore it," explains Nicholson. "It changed the dynamics of the scene." For example, when one of the characters makes breakfast, the physical action gave her an eloquent place to put her frustration and anger.
It's important to remember, says Nicholson, that playwrights put food preparation and cooking into a script for a purpose. "There are British plays where people make tea incessantly," he says. "It's a diversionary tactic a playwright or director can use. The director or actor has to figure out why the writer is asking for it. If you don't, it will feel superfluous and therefore not real."
Dorothy Lyman knew exactly why her character was cooking in her one-woman show My Kitchen Wars, which played in Los Angeles in 2001 and in New York in 2004. The play is based on food writer Betty Fussell's book of the same name. "It's about her evolution as a cook and how food meant different things to her," says Lyman.
During the course of the 90-minute play, Lyman made a lobster salad, a lobster being the perfect metaphor for the show. "The lobster sheds its shell when it gets too tight; that's how it grows," she explains. "I felt Betty too had several shells."
Also on the menu were a bisque; a salad with avocado, jalapeno, and fresh mayonnaise with lime; and a Grand Marnier soufflé. An example of how the cooking blended with the text: The noise of the egg beater used to make the soufflé morphed into the sound of helicopters during the Vietnam War section of the play.
Lyman, who loves to cook, got her recipes from Julia Child's books and from Fussell, who is her longtime friend. Fussell came in and taught her how to make the bisque. Lyman had a working stove, an oven, running water, and a fake refrigerator. In the New York production, she eviscerated a steamed lobster, cracking the claws and digging out the meat. The director gave her precise instructions such as, "Break the eggs on that line." While things were simmering on the stove, Lyman sit down and sipped wine, talking to the audience.
She memorized the monologue first, and she then layered the cooking on top of that. It was important that she be efficient in the kitchen because that reveals a lot about her character. Fortunately she has no fear of knives, which she's used to handling, although she cut her finger a few times early on and learned to stash Band-Aids onstage.
Things have gone awry at times in another one-woman show, Heather Gold's interactive I Look Like an Egg, but I Identify As a Cookie. In it, Gold, who trained with The Groundings, delves deeper and deeper into explorations of gender identity and other personal experiences as she bakes a batch of fragrant chocolate-chip cookies, with a little chopping and mixing help from audience volunteers—the chopper is, wisely, an audience plant. "Baking is my punctuation," says Gold. "It provides a homey, comforting, central thing to come back to. But I have to deal with the fact that I have an audience who wants cookies. You'd better be as engaging as the cookie."
In the compact, low-budget show, Gold positions her premeasured ingredients on a cart and bakes them in a toaster oven. When the toaster oven goes "ding," she has to be at the finale. At the end, she also produces trays of prebaked cookies to feed the salivating audience.
"It anchors me in the piece," says Gold. "What am I doing? I'm baking. You have to be so precise in baking. I get my hands in the dough, I make a mess. How am I going to get [my hands] clean, will the cookies burn? Part of the challenge is to keep what I'm doing so engrossing that the audience won't be worrying about the cookies burning." The cookies also have to be solidly baked, because she nibbles on one at the end of the show. "My biggest fear is cutting myself," she says. So far, she's only cut the tablecloth, broken two spoons mixing the dough, burned the cookies, dropped the nuts on the floor, forgotten to provide the eggs, had a power outage, and once the crew poured salt instead of sugar into the premeasured cup. She estimates she's baked a total of 18,000 Toll House cookies during the show's extended San Francisco run and on tour.
Audiences love it when performers sweat over a hot stove. Lyman still remembers the sizzle and aroma when Olympia Dukakis fried bacon in Sam Shepard's The Curse of the Starving Class. It was years ago, but she's never forgotten it.
Lyman pinpoints the appeal, for actors and audiences, of this type of authentic activity onstage: "Actors spend a lot of time talking and staring into each other's eyes—whereas, in real life, we're constantly busy." Actors cooking, with real utensils and real sounds and real spilled flour, and real smells wafting out into the audience adds a verisimilitude that belies fakery. BSW