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"What could possibly go wrong?" That's what members of Congress probably thought when they started shoveling bigger subsidies at ethanol producers. Now, with food riots erupting in some parts of the world, we have our answer: a lot.
Other factors -- a weak dollar, high energy costs, low crop yields in places such as Australia -- have played a role in this crisis. But diverting food to fuel is clearly a contributor, and it exacerbates the situation.
How serious is the problem? According to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, without emergency intervention "we risk again the specter of widespread hunger, malnutrition and social unrest on an unprecedented scale." The world needs more food -- especially corn, large amounts of which are being used for fuel.
People, of course, consume corn, and it's in nearly every processed food we buy. Livestock, too, feed on corn. Some chickens eat 40 pounds of it in a matter of weeks. So a jump in the price drives up prices in just about every aisle of the supermarket. Not surprisingly, the U.N. found that the market prices of cereals, dairy produce, meat, sugar and oils rose 57 percent from March 2007 to March 2008.
There should be enough corn to go around. "Producers plan to plant 86 million acres of corn this year," the USDA reported in March. "While 7.6 million acres less than 2007, this would still be the second-largest area since 1949."
But too little of that corn is used as food. A quarter of American corn is turned into ethanol, and that amount is set to rise. Last year the federal government mandated that ethanol production grow five-fold by 2022.
Sensibly, some lawmakers are moving to suspend that law, or even repeal it and the subsidies altogether. We can't afford to keep burning so much corn while people go hungry.
The food crisis should surprise no one. When 25 percent of a staple crop is taken off the table, shortages result. Just last year, two economics professors predicted the current food shortages.
"By putting pressure on global supplies of edible crops, the surge in ethanol production will translate into higher prices for both processed and staple foods around the world," C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer wrote in Foreign Affairs. "Biofuels have tied oil and food prices together in ways that could profoundly upset the relationships between food producers, consumers, and nations in the years ahead, with potentially devastating implications for both global poverty and food security."
Worse, at least one prominent scientist worries that ethanol production could hurt the environment it's supposed to protect. "Biofuel from corn doesn't seem very beneficial when you consider its full environmental costs," according to Dr. William Laurance, a scientist with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
The $11 billion a year American taxpayers spend to subsidize corn producers "is having some surprising global consequences," he says. That includes Amazon forests being clear cut so farmers can plant soybeans.
Unfortunately the cornfield isn't the only place where federal policy is causing troubles. Our country is also experiencing a shortage of wheat -- partly because many wheat farmers have switched to corn, and partly because Washington pays them whether they grow wheat or not.
In 1996 lawmakers passed "legislation allowing wheat growers for the first time to switch to other crops and still collect government subsidies. The result is that farmers received federal wheat payments last year on 15 million acres more than were planted," The Washington Post recently reported.
Corn is the answer to our food problems, not our fuel problems. The World Bank estimates that the amount of corn needed to fill the gas tank of an SUV is enough to feed one person for an entire year. That's a tradeoff the world can no longer afford.
Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation
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Found on the PSN Store by NeoGAF user LittleToaster. Hopefully the date is real and we have around a month to go.
Originally Posted by LittleToaster
Is this new?
The PS3 store ad for Left Behind claims a release date of February 14, a Friday.
The date on the listing for Left Behind also changed from March 31 to February 14.

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Can any one please help me to concantenate rows from my ms access database using vb.net. I have a table in ms access where there are contacts of clients, so now i want to seleect only mobile numbers of all clients and then concantenate them seperated
by deliminated commas. I realy new to this and i'm not realy sure of how to acchieve this. Any solution that will give me all the mobile numbers into a single row/line seperated each number with a deliminated comma. I have tried different methode but it gives
my endless errors. Amongst other things i tried to bind the mobile numbers in to a listbox so that i can loop through and insert all the number in the textbox seperating them with a deliminated commas....that does not work it says
"Operator '+' is not defined for type 'DataRowView' and string ";".
This is the code i have used:
Dim address As String
' Dim n As Integer
For i As Integer = 1 To Mobile_PhoneListBox.Items.Count - 1 Step 1
Mobile_PhoneListBox.SetSelected(i, True)
address = address + Mobile_PhoneListBox.Items(i) + ";"
Next i
AddressTextBox.Text = Mobile_PhoneListBox.Items(0) + ";" + address
All i need is to concatenate the rows in mobile column and seperate them by ";", please help?
Thanks in advance
If I got you right, using a Listbox (or whatever you have now) is only an attempt to concatenate the numbers; it's not that you need the Listbox anyway, right?
As you were already able to fill a control with the items, you must already have a datatabase connection. From this point, the following code should work:
Private Shared Function GetAllMobileNumbers(ByVal con As OleDbConnection) As List(Of String)
Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand("select mobile_number from contacts where mobile_number is not null", con)
Dim dr As OleDbDataReader
Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder
Dim result As New List(Of String)
dr = cmd.ExecuteReader
Do While dr.Read
Loop dr.Close()
Return result
End Function
Dim Numbers = GetAllMobileNumbers(con).ToArray
Dim total = String.Join(";", Numbers)
..where con is the OleDbConnecton.
Of course you must modify the table and column name.
Variable 'total' now holds all mobile numbers in one String.


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The Ravens have released linebacker/special teams player Brendon Ayanbadejo, as first reported by Pro Football Talk.
Ayanbadejo, a Raven since 2008, has been voted to three Pro Bowls as a special teams player. He was originally signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2000 and had stints with the Bears and Dolphins, and the Canadian Football League.
Ayanbadejo has made headlines as a highly visible defender of gay rights and same-sex marriage. He discussed the balance of being an NFL football player and a national spokesman as the Ravens prepared for Super Bowl XLVII.
"With this such a huge platform and being such a big game, I have to narrow my scopes and have real fine vision and know the importance of why I am here and I'm here because of the Super Bowl," Ayanbadejo told USA Today. "Of course, if I can be a voice for equality, especially after this game, then I welcome everybody to sit down and get together after the game and we'll do a lot more for equality than just talking about it now at a sporting event."
Ayanbadejo thanked the City of Baltimore and the Ravens upon his release via Twitter.


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The temperatures are usually scorching the United States during the summer. Try a rum swizzle to cool down the day.
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) of caster sugar
- Sparkling mineral water
- 50 ml (1 2/3 fl oz) of fresh lime juice
- 2 dashes of bitters
- 50 ml (1 2/3 fl oz) of rum
- Ice cubes
1Build your cocktail by pouring one ingredient at a time and then stirring them together.
2Add the sugar first, lime juice, and mineral water.
3Stir your drink so that the sugar dissolves. After stirring, add a few ice cubes.
4Dash the bitters and pour in the rum. If you want, fill the rest of the glass with more mineral water. Make sure everything is stirred well together.
5Wedge a piece of lime on the side of the glass.
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Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Third Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/2008, Docket: RP09-67-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 73 Original Sheet No. 73
Annual Minimal Commodity
Revenue Commitment (cont'd): To the extent Anadarko releases capacity from Zone SL to Zone 4 or from Zone 1 to Zone 4, then Anadarko may
elect the following alternate pricing mechanism:
Demand Rate: $0.3142 per MMBtu/day for Zone SL to Zone 4
$0.2842 per MMBtu/day for Zone 1 to Zone 4
Commodity Rates: $0.025 per MMBtu to Lebanon, plus Texas Gas' currently effective fuel percentage
Texas Gas' currently effective maximum commodity rate plus ACA surcharge and Texas Gas'
currently effective fuel percentage to all other points
All the incremental demand revenues (demand revenues in excess of $0.20/MMBtu) and the commodity revenues (excluding
any commodity revenues related to transportation service on the Greenville Lateral) will be credited toward
Anadarko's Minimum Annual Commodity Revenue Commitment. Anadarko must notify Texas Gas of its election to price
capacity released using this revised pricing structure prior to or at the time it posts capacity for release on Texas
Gas' website.
To the extent Anadarko does not elect the alternate pricing mechanism, the negotiated rates will apply. For each
MMBtu delivered under any release or re-release, Texas Gas will credit Anadarko for any revenues received from the
replacement shipper(s) up to the Negotiated Rates and Anadarko will pay Texas Gas the difference, if any, between the
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Betty Crocker's video (watch below) for National Coming Out Day caught a lot of people unfamiliar with the brand's diversity initiatives by surprise. The video, part of the Betty Crocker's Families Project, features LGBT individuals and families talking about the importance of family in their lives.
We wanted to find out how and why Betty Crocker started its Families Project and how it has affected the brand, which is part of Minneapolis-based General Mills. We put five questions to Betty Crocker marketing manager Laura Forero.
The Advocate: What was the genesis of the video to support National Coming Out Day?
Laura Forero: The video is part of Betty Crocker's ongoing Families Project. This is an initiative that recognizes the changing face of families in America and celebrates all homemakers that are part of these families. The Families Project kicked off early this year, highlighting several different family structures. During Pride season last summer, the brand created this video, featuring families in New York City and Minneapolis.
Did the project come from employees or management?
The Families Project is brand-led. We've been very proactive when reaching out to today's modern families and we know today's ever-evolving family and consumer landscape does not look like it did 50 years ago. We are excited to connect with today's new homemaker and want our marketing to be inclusive to reflect who our consumers really are.
What previous examples of similar LGBT-friendly campaigns has Betty Crocker participated in?
As part of General Mills' LGBT employee group, Betty's Family, we've had a presence at Pride festivals for many years. This past summer, we took a more proactive role in engaging diverse families through brand sponsorship programs at Pride in Minneapolis and New York City, and hosted Minnesota's first same-sex couples to marry on August 1 for a Betty Crocker cake tasting and provided free cakes for the weddings.
What results did you see from the campaign? Sometimes companies see spikes in sales.
We've seen a lot of great feedback from these executions, which tells us that we're connecting positively with a more diverse consumer, and with that, generating more brand loyalty. It's too early to track any specific sales data against this effort.
Are there future plans to continue such vocal support for LGBT families?
We are always looking at ways to connect with our audiences, so as we find the right opportunities to make a meaningful impact, we'll pursue that, but there's nothing specific we can share at this point.


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Racetrack dispute leads to 'stomach-bumping,' alleged assault
Unity — Police say an argument at Unity Raceway Sunday, June 17, grew heated, became physical and resulted in the arrest of the racetrack manager.
According to records at the Waldo County Sheriff's Office, 48-year-old George Fernald of Benton was arrested on a charge of failure to sign a uniform summons and assault following the alleged incident.
Waldo County Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton said police became involved after the alleged victim called to report that he was assaulted at the track.
"The victim said the track manager, George Fernald, had assaulted him," Trafton said.
Deputy Dan Thompson responded to the complaint, and after conducting a brief investigation, Trafton said, the officer found enough information at the scene to suggest the assault had occurred.
"He tried to summons Mr. Fernald, but he wouldn't accept the summons," said Trafton.
Trafton said the officer explained to Fernald that accepting the summons does not constitute an admission of guilt, but rather offers a court date, during which time Fernald could submit details of the incident in his defense. The officer also warned Fernald that refusing to sign a summons was an offense that could lead to an arrest, Trafton said.
Despite the explanation from the deputy, Fernald still opted out of signing the summons on the assault charge, so Thompson placed Fernald under arrest.
Trafton said it was unclear exactly what Fernald and the alleged victim were arguing about, but the officer's report stated the complainant verbally expressed his dissatisfaction with one of the race car drivers and Fernald became involved with the alleged victim at that time.
"Apparently [the victim] wasn't as polite as Mr. Fernald thought he should be," said Trafton.
Trafton said the argument first became physical when the two men engaged in "stomach bumping" and that the altercation escalated from there.
The alleged victim was not seriously injured, Trafton said.


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PRELUDE TO 2014: Two years before he's even on the ballot, Rick Scott is already the $5 million candidate. Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/br4debd
STATE LAWMAKERS FIGHT OVER MEDIAID EXPANSION: As state legislatures prepare to meet in January, lawmakers across the country are girding for a battle over whether to sign on to the health-care law's expansion of Medicaid. Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/dyqcvhp
THE WEEK TO COME: The Legislature arrives in town this week, with several days of committee meetings scheduled. The House holds meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, while Senate committees meet Monday through Thursday. News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/bttsz73
Howdy, it's Monday and this is Florida Morning, your daily digest of by Coupon Companion political news around the Sunshine State. Scott headed to Columbia and last week's winners and losers.
SCOTT TO COLUMBIA: Gov. Rick Scott headed to Colombia on Sunday to drum up business with Florida's second-largest trading partner, his seventh overseas trip since taking office. Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/cbfc254
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DISABLED CHILDREN DISPUTE: Florida health officials Friday expressed willingness to resolve a dispute with the U.S. Department of Justice about placement of disabled children in nursing homes — but balked at the possibility of federal court oversight, reports Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida: http://tinyurl.com/d3ue24r
CLEAN WATER STANDARDS: Federal environmental officials on Friday complied with a federal judge's order to set specific water standards for Florida waterways and estuaries in what environmentalists said was a clear victory in their battle to bolster Florida's water quality, reports Michael Peltier of the News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/d3ue24r
DON'T GET COCKY: Democrats just concluded their most successful Florida election cycle in more than three decades, not just delivering the state to President Barack Obama and re-electing Sen. Bill Nelson, but also picking up state House, state Senate and congressional seats. Tampa Bay Times http://tinyurl.com/dxbzn9j
ALLISON DEFOOR: Allison DeFoor is in the news this week, leading the launch of the Project on Accountable Justice at Florida State University. The bipartisan think tank was created to develop information for making criminal justice decisions. News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/d6q7gts
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In an attractive set of ads, the True Colors campaign by Faber-Castell is visually pleasing and aesthetically clean -- a perfect way to draw in designers and creative artists to its quality brand of art supplies.
With images of vibrant objects such as an eggplant, a firetruck and a dog, the ads feature the ends of these objects as sharpened pencil crayons, representing how true to color their pencils are. The campaign shows the vivid quality of Faber-Castell art tools and is definitely intensely creative.
Crayola Product Placements
Designer Pencil Crayons
Wearable Color Pencils
Coloring Cutlery
Astrological Art Supplies
The True Colors Campaign by Faber-Castell Shows Brilliant Shades
- By: Summer LuuJan 28, 2011
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BEFORE people indulge in too much talk over whether Nigel Adkins should get the sack they should consider one serious question – would things be any better without him if the club policy of playing a certain way does not change?
The truth is that we do not know who is dictating that policy, vision, brand of football – whatever you wish to call it - referred to by Adkins several times after the defeat to West Ham, and unless we know it's impossible to say results would improve with a new manager.
Under Adkins there have been two hugely successful seasons at St Mary's with a 4-4-2 formation, consistency of selection and real stability It was not until this season and Saints' ascension to the Premier League that we started to see a 4-3-3 formation in various guises trotted out every week.
We warned in these very pages before the start of the campaign how risky it would be to disrupt what has been such a winning formula, especially when you are taking a big step up with largely the same squad of players.
Many fans want to see a change in plan from Saints, something to try and stop them conceding so many goals.
They admire the principles of 4-3-3, Barcelona style attacking football, and that the formation has at least seen Saints score most weeks, but what they admire more is seeing their team win matches, and therefore avoid relegation. The personnel cannot be tinkered with much more so it's either accept this is how it is or try something different and it is surely folly to go down leaking goals most weeks, and therefore losing many games, without attempting a different approach to try and stop that.
So the key to making your mind up as to whether to stick or twist with Adkins is try and ascertain whether this is his formation, his idea, or whether this vision, this brand of football, is being dictated elsewhere.
The reason that is so vital is that, if it's not his choice, then changing manager may just be a case of changing a face rather than anything more tangible.
There has been a move away from managers being all powerful beings at clubs as money has poured into the game but what about at Saints?
Adkins has spoken of these club principles on how their football will be played, and when pushed after the West Ham game over whether he would be prepared to see Saints get relegated playing this way rather than try something different, his answer again largely boiled down to the club's 'vision.' It doesn't sound much like that is him saying it is his decision, but it's hard to be sure.
If it's really not Adkins though then who is it?
There are two chief contenders.
One is executive chairman Nicola Cortese, the all powerful executive chairman.
The other is Les Reed, who has stayed in the background and whose influence is unclear but from afar appears to have a role not all that far removed from a director of football. Are one, or both of these, deciding the club's principles and vision, and does Adkins have an input into that? Or is it just down to the manager?
And what of the summer transfer policy that has been exposed as flawed and left Saints desperately short of the necessary options at the back? Who is to blame for that?
Hands up, you have to say in fairness it is a nice vision to have the club playing that way, to have a settled pattern from the first team down through the academy age groups so everyone is used to what has been called 'the Southampton way.' But ultimately first team results are always paramount and, if it's not working, you have to change things.
Sacking Adkins is all very well but it's the obvious knee jerk reaction. That doesn't make it the right choice.
He knows the club, the team, the players, he has achieved great things at Saints.
If it is he dictating principles and refusing to change, he who failed to get in the correct players in the summer, then, fair enough, like the changing goalkeepers, questioned substitutions and the decision to drop Rickie Lambert, then it doesn't reflect well on him.
But if they are not, if 'club policy' is dictating, then a new man may well face exactly the same issues, and then what is the point of changing?
- You can read more of Adam's opinions on Saints at dailyecho.co.uk/adam_leitch.


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The Changzhou Grand Hotel (Changzhou dajiudian) is a 4-star hotel comprised of five different buildings located in the center of Changzhou within walking distance to Tianning Temple. On offer are 530 guest rooms all are equipped satellite TV an IDD telephone a mini-bar and air conditioning. The restaurants and bars here come highly recommended particularly the Longevity Restaurant which serves delicious Huaiyang cuisine and the western restaurant. The business facilities here are well-eqipped. The function hall has an instantaneous interpretation system and the business center provides secretarial services faxing typing photocopying and translation services. This Changzhou hotel also provides a variety of additional services including a business center gym beauty parlor sauna and massage parlor billiards hall indoor swimming pool and bowling alley. Other facilities include a bar shopping arcade and clinic.


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No festive cheer as club forced to move over 'noise pollution'
A CHEERLEADING club which was hit with a court order to rein in its 'joie de vivre' is being forced to move premises as a result.
Ace Cheerleading in Tuam, Co Galway, was brought to court by its neighbours, Pat and Marie Fahy, last October in a case over noise pollution.
As a result, Judge Geoffrey Browne ordered that all noise from the club was to cease, forcing the members to practise their cheers in silence.
The club organisers attempted to soundproof the building in order to remain in the club they loved. However, total silence proved too big a barrier to overcome and they are now seeking new accommodation.
"We just couldn't find a way to stick to the order. It's really upsetting because we love the hall and we've put so much into it to make it a perfect space," said owner of Ace Cheerleading, Fiona Collumb.
Ms Collumb looked into professionally soundproofing the hall, but at a cost of €20,000 it proved too expensive.
The dance teacher has already spent over €20,000 on specialist flooring for the club. But thousands more spent erecting wall mirrors and bars have now been lost, according to Ms Collumb. "I've put at least €5,000 into the building and that is completely wiped out now," she added.
The club will be moving to the nearby school hall until a new premises can be found. But the move will see the club forced to cut back the hours it operates.
"We're going to have to cut back from 25 hours to 10 hours a week. The school hall charges by the hour instead of a weekly rent and it would be much more expensive to cover the existing hours," she said.
Ms Collumb also fears the move may lead to a loss of students.
As a result of the order, the group had cut down on training and has not entered any international competitions. She hopes she can secure a new premises in the new year and get her cheerleaders back on track.
"We always compete internationally. We haven't been able to do that this year," she said.
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"Unique Genealogical Resources Available in the Nickerson Archives at Cape Cod Community College" with Mary LaBombard, Archivist.
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*Intelligence source: 'They are still inside Bauchi'
By Jide Ajani & Suzan Edeh
Security agencies are on the trail of the abductors of seven foreign construction workers in Jama're Local Government Area of Bauchi State.In fact, information pieced together by Sunday Vanguard, yesterday, suggested that the abductees were still being warehoused by insurgents inside Bauchi State.
As a result of this, there has been increased security presence in some strategic areas of the state.
"The kidnappers are still inside Bauchi State and are yet to ferry their victims out. It is this discovery that has created a heightened security presence in the state", a top security source said.
Indeed, a group, Jama'atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladissudan, Ansaru, for short, which translates as Vanguards for the protection of Muslims in black Africa, claimed responsibility.
Meanwhile, the security situation in the state, monitored by Sunday Vanguard, revealed that security agents have mounted many check points around and in the state capital, a development that led to traffic congestion.
The police have also commenced a 24-hour stop and search operation with a view to stopping the possible relocation of the victims.
Mobile policemen and soldiers were stationed on major highways.
Many commuters, who were held up in traffic around Yelwa Road, Wunti, Central Bank Road, Awala Junction, Gombe Road and Wunti Dada Road, expressed frustrations concerning the development.
"I am just coming from Abuja, and from Jos to Bauchi Road, the security checks have been hellish for me. At each security checkpoint, I spent nothing less than an hour. In other instances, I spent nothing less than two hours. This is frustrating and, to make matters worse, the weather has been very hot,"a commutter told Sunday Vanguard.
But reacting to the situation, the state commissioner of police, Mohammed Ladan, said that security had been intensified to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
Ladan appealed to members of the public to cooperate with security agents by giving useful information that will lead to the arrest of criminals in the state.
The kidnapping of seven foreigners is the biggest of its kind since the insurgency of Islamic militants reared its head in Bauchi State nay the North. It occurred on the 16th of February in Jama're town, about 200 kilometres north of Bauchi, just as the incident has sent a signal to foreigners that the North is a dangerous place.
The expatriates were kidnapped at a Lebanese construction site in the night.
It was learnt that the company for which the foreigners worked was handling a road project that runs from Shuwarin in Jigawa State to Azare in Bauchi State. The Labanese company, Setraco International Holding Group, has its headquarters at the outskirts of Jama're local government area of Bauchi where the kidnapping took place. In its statement claiming responsibility, the group, on Twitter, said:
"Based on the transgression and atrocities done to the religion of Allah SWT by the European countries in many places such as Afghanistan and Mali, by Allah's grace, Jama'atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladissudan have the custody of seven persons, which include Lebanese and their European counterparts working with Setraco in Nigeria on the 8th of Rabiul Thani, 1434 equivalent of 7th February, 2013.
"It is stressed that any attempt or act contrary to our condition by the European nations or by the Nigerian government will lead to the happenings as it was in the previous attempt." It was signed by one Abu Usamatal Ansary.
The "previous attempt" the group referred was the killing, in Sokoto State, of Franco Lamolinara, an Italian, and Christopher Mcmanus, a Briton, after 10months of abduction last year.
Security also heightened, yesterday, as been heightened throughout Bauchi metropolis and at the headquarters of Triacta Nigeria Limited, a construction company handling the Bauchi International Airport.
According to a staffer of the company, who pleaded anonymity, security agents had been deployed to the area to protect the expatriates handling the airport project and other workers of the company.
"Since the kidnap incident, there has been heavy security at Triacta because most of the people handling the project are foreigners; but work is in progress at the airport. The foreigners are residing somewhere in the state metropolis; I cannot disclose the place for the sake of their security", the staffer said.
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Favorite Character(s)?
Who is your favorite Fable from the game or your favorite childhood fairy tale. Mine is the Three Little Pigs, Colin and his brothers and Bigby because overall I think Bigby is so cool. Please like and leave a comment.
As far as Fables, the comic? Frau Totenkinder, no contest. She's about as "Magnificent Bastard" as it gets, and is generally one of the most trustworthy characters in Fables (despite her other, more self-serving interests at times).
In the game? I actually like Woody. I feel like he gives himself a major bum rap, and that somewhere under there there's a decent guy who's just being kept down by alcohol, self-pity, and a discomfort of being in the limelight.
As far as actual Fables go, my favorite fairy tale has to be a slightly uncommon one: Hershele Ostropoler, in particular Hershel and The Hannukah goblins. Reason: same as with Frau Totenkinder, Hershel's strengths were mostly diabolical intelligence. He had no magic or powers: he literally just outsmarted his way out of any problem, usually by tricking the offender into defeating THEMSELVES.
Favorite fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood, because reasons... As for in fables because I'm only a few volumes in it will have to be Bigby, because he is so fucking cool !
Love the characters and the setting of the games.
I like Colin too,its so sad he will be killed by his own brothers.
I know this sound cheesy, but my favorite is the big bad wolf (Bigby) not just because of him being the main character. I just always liked characters that ruin other characters lives. Weird but whatever...
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I like Bigby, Snow, Beast and TJ
I will go with Bukfin for now. I want to see more awesome characters from Telltale in the future.
Mr. Toad, Bigby, Snow, Woodsman, and Colin! EDIT: Also Bufkin!
The way things are going for this series, i can expect there will be plenty of favorites throughout the season.
His brothers are dead.
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His brothers are dead.
Yeah, there was an image of the attack the villain that drove them out of Fableland ordered, and in it, you could see Colin running away, but his brothers being shot by arrows, and falling.Socialkilla posted: »
Really? Well that sucks because I never read the Fables comics
I haven't read the comics, but so far in the game?
I'd say the Woodsman. He did some bad shit, but he seems to acknowledge the fact and seems to want to redeem himself. I don't think he's a bad guy at heart, at least not anymore. I'm really interested to see how the dynamic between him and Bigby goes.
Speaking of Bigby, he's great. I'm loving his character, and I bet he'd be one of my favorites in the comics. They picked a good protagonist.
Beauty and Beast are another couple of characters I want to get to know better. I doubt either of them have negative intentions, so it'll be interesting to see what roles they play. I also both look forward to and dread the hinted fight between Beast and Bigby.
In the comic, he's cooler and smarter. He also romanticizes television a bit. He takes tricks from movies and books and acknowledges them, and wants to be like one of the detectives in books, like Sherlock Holmes.
I haven't read the comics, but so far in the game? I'd say the Woodsman. He did some bad shit, but he seems to acknowledge the fa… more


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Heft this history of the seas off the bookshelf (or out of the Internet basket) and enjoy. Here is a story told with assurance and a refreshing perspective: "I want to change the way you see the world," Lincoln Paine begins, "… by focusing your attention on the blues that shade 70 percent of the image before you, and letting the earth tones fade."
The Mediterranean becomes the setting for war and empire over four millennia. Athens destroys the Persian fleet at Salamis. Julius Caesar is captured by pirates. Rome relies on merchant ships loaded with Egyptian grain.
The Red Sea leads traders to exotics like myrrh and pepper. As nutmeg, clove and mace reach civilizations of the East and West, the Spice Islands of Indonesia make the Indian Ocean the Silk Road of the Seas.
Saltwater voyages offer pathways to riches and glory, but bring back terror as well. Vikings sack ancient London. Genoese sailors return from China with Black Death, collapsing Europe's population by more than 25 million. Genoa's Christopher Columbus discovers the riches of a new hemisphere's lands for Spain, but brings in his wake diseases that devastate the New World.
Religions traveled the waves as well, as persecuted minorities sought freedom and evangelists sought converts. Buddhism and Islam met in Southeast Asia. Protestants of many churches met in America.
It's a bracing journey. But I wish Paine had set sail with less of the ancient blueprint and more of the modern action. He is 56 pages in before sailors shift from rivers to seas, and his retelling of the naval battles of World War II takes a mere 10 pages.
What goes before is certainly important in understanding why, for example, Japan became ambitious for a Pacific empire. Korea's Adm. Yi Sun-sin, outnumbered but fighting with toughly armored "turtle ships," dealt Japan two decisive defeats in 1592 and 1598. The Japanese withdrew from marine ambitions for 250 years.
Once the U.S. Navy had pried open the doors, however, Japan went back to sea with a vengeance. Japan became one of the world's premier shipbuilders by the late 19th century, and its navy seized Taiwan and Korea and key ports in the northeast of China.
Japan next dealt Russia two devastating naval defeats in 1904 and 1905. Theodore Roosevelt, who negotiated a peace between the two powers, was keen to take the measure of the Japanese as rivals in the Pacific. Paine suggests that the Spanish-American War was waged in part to establish a firmer American Pacific presence to counter the rise of Japan.
By the time the two powers go to war, however, Paine seems more intent on finishing his book than dwelling on an epochal struggle for the Pacific.
Paine could have kept on with a second volume had he stayed as fixed on context and detail at the end of his book as he was at the beginning.
The Sea & Civilization
A Maritime History of the World
Lincoln Paine
(Knopf, $45)


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Spoof news snippets from Monday 26 May 2014
David Moyes sounded out about Lib Dem job.
While Nick Clegg maintains that he won't resign there are rumors that some senior Lib Dems have been sounding out former Man U manager as a replacement.
written by John_L, 26 May 2014
Eminent Authority Opines on Obama's Memorial Day Address
"Having Obama give an address honoring fallen Veterans is like having a vole squeek while caissons roll past carrying slain warriors to Valhalla on a rutted road." M Voltaire
written by Trinculoman, 26 May 2014
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Kidney stone may have impacted Salas
Kidney stone may have impacted Salas
It was not previously public knowledge that Salas, who was optioned to Triple-A on May 26, was dealing with such a medical issue. When Salas was sidelined with an illness during Spring Training and earlier this season, specifics of the illness were not disclosed.
This news certainly begs the question of whether there is correlation between Salas' kidney stone issue and his early troubles. He never found much of a rhythm during Spring Training, and the inconsistencies continued into the regular season. By the time Salas was sent down, his ERA had ballooned to 6.32 in 18 appearances.
The results were quite disappointing from a player who had entered spring as a favorite to serve as the club's eighth-inning setup man. Last season, Salas led the Cardinals with 24 saves. He logged a career-high 75 innings in 68 appearances and finished with a 2.28 ERA.
Salas has made four outings since his demotion and has given up four earned runs and six hits in four innings. Three of those runs and four hits came in a one-inning appearance on Sunday. Salas has struck out five and walked none.


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Avoid propagating a super bug by John Cameron
GroundCover™ Issue: 46
John Cameron and Cathy Nicoll report on the latest research findings and advice from the Australian Post-harvest Technical Conference, held recently in Canberra. The conference was supported in part by growers and the Federal Government through the GRDC.
"A NEW strain of one of our worst stored-grain insect pests - the lesser grain borer - has resistance to phosphine at 240 times that of susceptible strains and its incidence in storages on the eastern seaboard is on the increase.
Growers with unsealed storages will not only be unable to kill these insects, they are likely to be actively selecting for strongly-resistant strains if they persist in fumigating in unsealed storages," said University of Queensland researcher Paul Ebert speaking at the recent Post-harvest Technical Conference in Canberra.
But it's not all doom and gloom. Research by Pat Collins of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries has shown that "the highly-resistant strain can still be controlled, providing it is exposed to high dose rates of phosphine for extended periods, as can be achieved in sealed storages," Dr Ebert said.
Resistance to phosphine in tbe lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha domillica) has been known in Australia since tbe 1980s. The resistance then was fairly moderate, with resistant populations needing around 30 times tbe dose of phosphine required to control susceptible populations. A single major gene controlled this 'weak' resistance. Such resistance is now very common in lesser grain borer populations in eastern Australia.
In 1997, entomologists detected a new higher-level resistance, with resistant populations some 240 times that of susceptible strains. Molecular studies by Dr Ebert revealed that this new resistance was due to the appearance of a second resistance gene. By itself, this second gene provides only weak protection for the insect, but when it occurs together with the first gene in the same insect, their effects multiply producing a very strong resistance.
The resistance equation - unsealed storages plus phosphine
The implications for growers are simple. High-level resistance can occur in insects due to a very simple genetic change. To slow or stop this from happening, widespread use of phosphine in unsealed storages must stop. Phosphine used in unsealed silos will select for insects that have resistance.
If insects that have moderate levels of resistance are allowed to survive, they can readily produce offspring that are highly resistant. By dosing properly in a sealed storage, this does not happen.
In contrast, the dose rates of phosphine used in a sealed storage will be high enough for long enough to completely kill all insects that are weaklyresistant. This will substantially slow the development of the super-bug. Selection of resistant insects is a numbers game. Stack the deck in your favour by ensuring all insects are killed and fumigate only in properly sealed storages.
The Post-harvest Technical Conference was supported in part by growers and the Federal Government through the GRDC.
Contact: Dr Paul Ebert 07 3365 2973
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january 12
Dance Month master classes As movement mavens know, it's Dance Month at the Kaplan Theatre. Today, amateurs who are at the intermediate or advanced level can train with national pros. Loretta Livingston offers a master class in modern dance and Sara Ayres offers a master class in jazz dance.
Livingston, of Loretta Livingston and Dancers, started her Los Angeles based company in 1984, after a decade with the Lewitzky Dance Company. Her choreography focuses on themes of community and relationships, while her dance technique itself focuses on details and a theatrical movement style.
Ayres, who has danced with Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, is a founding member of the River North Dance Company, which she now serves as a rehearsal assistant. She's also a busy teacher. In addition to giving master classes and workshops around the country, Ayres teaches at the Virginia School of Arts, Dance Masters of America and Western Kentucky University. Livingston's class: 6:30-8 p.m.; Ayres' class: 8-9:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center, 5601 South Braeswood. For information about these classes, other class packages or performances, call 729-3200.
january 13
The Clean Air Act and You Gad, does this act mean we have to learn something else about cars? Yes, in fact it does, and we are all going to have to troop down to the library and study. Four speakers will hold forth on the new federal regulations and how all our lives might change. These speakers were not just dragged in off the street -- although pedestrians might have interesting things to say about car-free lives. The speakers are: Jodena Henneke, director of air policy development, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission; Darrell David, Tejas Testing Technology; Brian Wolfe of the Houston-Galveston Area Council; and Mary Ellen Whitworth, city of Houston director of environmental policy. After holding forth, the speakers will answer questions. 9:30 a.m., Montrose Branch Library, 4100 Montrose. For information, call the League of Women Voters, 784-2923. Free, and with refreshments.
Is Houston Ready for Harvey Milk? The citizenry is invited to express their views, and hear what Maxine Mesinger and Juan Palomo have to say, at this town meeting with David Gockley. Now, if it turns out that hordes of people show up and say, "Hell no, we won't go," or similar rot, the opera Harvey Milk will still premiere as planned. Sorry, but the Houston Grand Opera has many happy subscribers, a fine international reputation and contractual obligations with the New York and San Francisco operas. This is just an opportunity for dialogue, and what an opportunity! To update those whose memories stretch only as far back as the last O.J. expose: Harvey Milk was San Francisco's first openly gay elected official, and was assassinated. Native Houstonian Stewart Wallace composed the music for Harvey Milk and the opening night will be attended by music critics from around the world. Most people in town probably won't notice, but this opera is a spectacular event. Find out what's at stake, find out what the story is and find out how Houstonians feel at this town meeting. 6-8 p.m. Contemporary Arts Museum, 5216 Montrose, 526-0773. Free and open to the public.
Back in the Saddle Again Gala It's that time again -- Go-Texan time. The Black Go-Texan Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is out of the gate early with a scholarship fundraiser. Last year, the committee awarded $10,000 college scholarships to 13 local students. This year, of course, they hope to do even more. Lillie Fontenot, the gala chair, and Howard Middleton, the committee chair, have arranged for not one but two kicker bands and a fabulous dinner. The evening begins with a reception at 7 p.m.; dinner and dancing commence at 8 p.m. The Astrohall, 2000 West Loop South at Kirby. For rodeo and related events information, call 791-9000; for reservations, call Callas & Foster, 961-7911. Reserved seat tickets, $500, $250 and $100.
Pizza Man What can this mean? First Pizza Boy: A History of the Tomato at Zocalo and now this, Pizza Man, at Houston Skyline. What's afoot? Where can this end? Who's to blame? In this case, Fat Man Productions is the culprit -- that much is sure. What are they up to? We can only guess. Gender issues are always almost incomprehensibly complex. And, yes, gender is an issue. At the time, it did not seem that the historic tomato of Pizza Boy was a woman -- woman as in "getta load of the cans on that tomato." In retrospect, as is so often the case in mysteries, things seem different. Pizza Man is plainly plotted on gender issues. Our stars, Anita Vigilante and Victoria Melnick, are worldly contemporary women and so, naturally, fed up with the male animal. Not only fed up, but plotting revenge. Needing fuel for their war room, they order in. Enter "Pizza Man" and a whole new slew of plot twists. Had they but known.... Pizza Man opens tonight, 8 p.m., and runs through February 25. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Houston Skyline Theater, Houston House, 1617 Fannin, ninth floor of Houston House, 759-0701. For reservations, call 523-1530. $12.
Avner the Eccentric Eccentric, in Avner's case, is a vaudeville term. Avner is not a dancer, not clearly tap or soft shoe or ballroom anyway; not an ordinary juggler; not only an acrobat; and not only a baggy pants comic. Avner does all of these things, and some magic, with his own cheery spin. On his show and various specials, Red Skelton used to attempt authentic vaudeville routines. Skelton's efforts were labored and cold compared to Avner's work. Avner has a magic touch with inanimate objects that few can equal. In his clever hands, ordinary objects ranging from popcorn kernels to baseball bats can become animated, mischievous creatures. Avner can balance a 12-foot ladder on his chin and was once arrested on the streets of gay Paris for "public buffoonery." Don't let the red rubber nose fool you; Avner is no ordinary clown. One performance only. 8 p.m. Wortham Center, 500 Texas Avenue. For tickets, call 227-ARTS. Call right now. $10, $15 and $20.
Made in Britain and Scum We are going to put Alan Clarke on the Picks page twice, at least. "Britain Undone: The Films of Alan Clarke" continues through February 10 and the series deserves more than one mention. The director is often lumped into the "angry young man" genre, which is a cheap and easy, and misleading, pigeonhole. Stuffing anything into a genre is a way to dismiss it. Alan Clarke is not easily dismissed. David Thomson, writing in Film Comment, said: "These are not easy or comforting films. Their power is cumulative, and Clarke is an amazing director, lucid, quick, pungent, very entertaining, a master with the actors, and a poet for all those beasts who pace and measure the limits of their cages." Exactly so. Made in Britain (1983) is the riveting, ugly story of a young thug and his ugly life. Tim Roth, who went on to star in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, stars as Trevor, a skinhead with a swastika carved into his forehead. Scum (1977) was banned by the BBC and is set in a reform school. Double feature begins at 8 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet, 639-7515. Double feature $6, $5 members; single show $5, $4 members.
january 14
Rodeo gal Houston Center for Photography is ready for the rodeo. Louise L. Serpa, currently of Tucson, Arizona, presents a collection of black-and-white photographs from her long career as a rodeo shooter. In 1965, the National Rodeo Association allowed her, a woman, to take her camera into the ring and get up-close and personal with the bulls and broncos. The Vassar grad started taking rodeo photos in the '50s, and her collection of images will be shown with notes by Larry McMurtry. The artists will attend the opening and reception, 6-8 p.m., Friday, but the best bet for learning about her art is today; Serpa gives a gallery talk at 1 p.m. Serpa's book, Thirty Years in the Arena, a collection of 250 prints, will be available for sale Friday and Saturday. Houston Center for Photography, 1441 West Alabama, 529-4755.
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january 15
Houston Tenneco Marathon For months, hopefuls training at gyms around the city have been talking about "the marathon," nursing pulled calf muscles and working out strategies, and today, in the very cold, smoggy gray light of dawn, they run. More than 5,000 runners have signed up for the 23rd Houston Tenneco Marathon, one of the few local events embraced as a "Houston" event. Go on out and show your support, or simply take advantage of the opportunity to see a high-class, big-deal running event in your own backyard. One would think that, given the civic importance of this event, grocery stores would print the marathon route on their paper bags or something. They don't, so we'll give you couple of major stretches and tell you when the runners are expected to pass by. The start is in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center, at 8 a.m. Front pack runners should be making their way down Main, near Hermann Park, around 8:45 a.m., with the stragglers coming along around 9:45 a.m. Shortly after 9 a.m., the speedy set will move down Post Oak, between Richmond and San Felipe. Marathon HQ, using data collected for 23 years, expects the first runners to head up Woodway at about 9:29 a.m. -- not 9:30, but 9:29 a.m. From 9:30 till after noon, spectators along Memorial and Allen Parkway should be able to see some action. For details, call marathon HQ, 864-9305.
january 16
Martin Luther King Day Not much going on, all things considered (although we should be grateful that we are spared MLK Day mattress sales). The Children's Museum, though, is on the job and presenting "People of Peace" craft activities, dance from the Acres Home Dance Company and excerpts from Express Theatre's popular, frequently staged African Delight. The Children's Museum allows kids to get a little messy and learn a lot. "People for Peace" workshops will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Acres Home company performs at 1 and 3 p.m. African Delight is at 4 p.m. Children's Museum, 1500 Binz, 522-1138. $3 today, and all activities are included in that admission price.
january 17
Hello Dolly! Is there anyone over five as adorable as Carol Channing? Carol Channing is so ding-dang cute that even Yoda seems dry and dull in comparison. Four out of five cereal commercial kids, combined, don't have even a whit of the cuteness Carol exudes. From the tips of her big, brown, extra-lashed eyes to her squeaky-scratchy voice, Carol Channing is pure-D cute, and has been for decades. She is also, with no apologies at all to Ms. Streisand, the original Tony Award-winning Dolly Levi. (She was, by the way, competing with Streisand, who was starring in Funny Girl.) Channing won a Tony and a New York Drama Critics' Circle award. Awards, rave reviews and she can still play the part perfectly. This slogan for this production is "Carol Channing, back where she belongs," and what could be more apropos? Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! promises to be kicky and camp, a genuine hoot and fun for the whole family. Opening tonight, 8 p.m. There will be eight shows: Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana. For tickets call 629-3700. $36-$42.
january 18
Open mike with Amber Young folk artist Amber Dickerson hosts a gentle acoustic jam, as she has every Wednesday night since just after Thanksgiving. The husky-voiced singer is only 19, but very ambitious, in a folk way. A member of the Houston Music Council, the Friendswood native has been writing songs -- really writing and rewriting until actual whole songs were created -- since the tender age of 13. At her open mike night, she sings a few songs to get the ball rolling, and then other musicians play. The other musicians are limited to three songs per night. Generally. Everyone, not only folkie types, is invited to come out and sign up to play. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Market Street Brew Pub and Cafe, 809 Congress, 222-6925. No cover.


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About the study
I became interested in family history when the 1901 census was published online. Through my gt grandfather DANIEL BREWERTON 1840 I have traced back to WILLIAM BREWERTON c1765 my Gt. X 3.Grandfather.His first entry is via his marriage to MARY PIERCY 1763 in Shotwick, Cheshire in 1784. They moved to Hawarden, Flintshire and started the BREWERTON tribe.
The surnames of my English Gt.grandparents are BREWERTON, BROUGHTON, WILKES and HOMER. My Scottish Gt. grandparents are FREW, HILL, McDOUGALL and GEMMELL.
Many years ago I started collecting information on other Brewertons. I contacted everyone on Genes Reunited who had the name on their tree. About half responded positively. I have also contacted people on Ancestry who have the name. I have googled extensively and have picked up some good contacts this way.
In January 2008 I decided to put the information that I had gathered on to tribal pages. I now have several unique trees on the study and some small clusters of names.
Via DNA testing I have discovered that my line were actually from the Brereton line.
At the moment there are 9 men with the names Brereton, Bruton and Brewerton who share DNA. At this stage we cannot find the common ancestor.
The Brewerton consists of 8 separate trees. All have been DNA tested and stand alone.
This is to be found at www.onenamedstudy.tribalpages.com.
Variant names
I cannot find a meaning of the name Bruerton though with the ton ending this means that it is locational. On the 1841 census there are only 46 Bruertons and most of them came from Darlaston, Staffordshire.
I have been given the tree of Thomas Bruerton c1590-1648 Scalford, Leicestershire. Unfortunately this family changed its name backwards and forwards till the last Bruerton, Richard 1730.
I have been given fragments of Darlaston trees. Whilst it would be nice to think that they all come from a common ancestor, I have no proof of this as yet.
Early Bruertons from Darlaston: Joseph c1730 = Elizabeth Deaken,William c1735 = Sarah, Theophilus c1735 = Elizabeth, Samuel c1744 = Sarah and John c1751 = Mary.
On the LDS site it has a list of Brewertons and Bruertons from Baswich, Staffs. I think this is where the Darlaston Bruertons came from.
All the other Bruertons that I have come across belong to the Brewerton Oxford tree.
This is from Thomas Brewerton/Bruerton 1720 Godington.
Since discovering that my line of Brewerton were in fact Brereton I have conducted 3 separate one name /region studies of the name.
So far DNA has uncovered 4 different trees.
Name origin
According to the 'internet surname database' Brewerton is an English medieval surname. It is locational from various places called 'Brereton' in the counties of Staffordshire and Cheshire, and 'Brearton' in West Yorkshire. The place name derivations are slightly different as can be seen from records in the Domesday Book of 1066. Brereton in Cheshire (called Brewerton in some publications) and Brearton in West Yorkshire are recorded as 'Bretone' and 'Brareton' respectively and derive from the Old English pre 7th Century elements 'braer' meaning briar and 'tun', meaning enclosure or settlement. Brereton in Staffordshire is first recorded as 'Breredon', the second element being 'dun' meaning hill. The two names would therefore denote one who lived at the settlement where briars grew, or at the briar hill.
I think this meaning must be taken with some caution since the same meaning is given to the name Brereton.
History of the name
From a History of Fort Brewerton (in the USA): The fort was named in honor of Major George Brewerton, Jr. an estimable officer of the English Army, who is believed by many to have had charge of the construction of the fort. George Brewerton, for whom the fort was named, was born in the city of New York in 1737. A letter written by his father, Captain George Brewerton, Senior resulted in his commission. Mr. Brewerton was commissioned a lieutenant under his father, Capt Geo Brewerton, Sen. on August 1757; was commissioned Captain, May 3, 1759; Major on May 14, 1759; Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st regiment on May 15, 1760; and Colonel in 1761. During the Revolution, he was charged with dangerous and treasonable conspiracies against the Whig cause, and at the instance of Livingston, Morris and Jay, a warrant was issued in June 1776 by General Greene for his apprehension and the seizure of his paper. Brewerton surrendered himself to the general, who sent him to his accusers. In his examination, he stated that instead of aiding the ministerial armies, I have persuaded men to enlist in the Contential Service. He was held to good behavior to the Whigs in a bond of five hundred pounds, with Jacob Brewerton as Security. Subsequently he entered the service of the crown, and commanded the Second Battalion of Delanceys Brigade. He died in Jamaica on September 15, 1779, universally beloved, and his death greatly lamented.
One of his descendants George Douglas Brewerton, was a famous artist and writer. He was been born in Newport, Rhode Island, the first of four children of Caroline Louisa Knight (1801-1853) and Henry L. Brewerton (1801-1879). His father`s first American forebear was English hatter George Brewerton (b. 1665), who had served as secretary to the lieutenant governor of New York and whose descendants, too, would occupy key political roles in New York State as proprietors, aldermen, and justices. The artist`s father, Henry, an army engineer with an authoritarian bent, became superintendent of his alma mater, the United States Military Academy, in 1845, a position he kept until succeeded by Robert E. Lee in 1852. Henry`s older brother, Marine Lt. George Douglas Brewerton (1799-1827), was surely the namesake of Henry`s first son, who went by 'Douglas'.
Some of the Everton Brewertons became Mormons. I have a lot of their history on Tribal pages. The following is an extract: Charles Brewerton and a Brother Brewerton are listed as being in Robert Campbell`s company 1854, crossing the plains--Charles as a wagon master and Bro. Brewerton undoubtedly Thomas William Brewerton as Captain of the Guard. On a list of the Mormons going to the USA it has Brother and Charles on the ship The Robert Campbell. It also has Charles and Eliza on the ship Old England. The first is a mistake.
From the history of Thomas Featherstone:From Florence we started across the plains, seeing thousands of buffaloes on the way. We arrived at Salt Lake City, Utah on 11 September 1857. We lived in Salt Lake until spring with Charles Brewerton.
On Tribal Pages I have put: a collection of Brewertons who have been convicted of a crime into a Rogues Gallery.
I have put on some general information gathered from the London Gazette and other sources.
Name frequency
In an extract of an Office of National Statistics database for 2002, the name Brewerton is ranked 9095 with a count of 665.
The name Bruerton is ranked 55819 with a count of 43.
According to the National Trust: Brewerton, Frequency 1881- 1998, Frequency 301 506 +205
Rank Order 9537 8754 +783
Occurrences per million names 11 14 +3
The National trust does not have the name Bruerton on it's records.
Distribution of the name
From the National Trust: Geographical Spread Geographical Spread Statistics
Brewerton:Great Britain top area (1881) Oxford
Great Britain top area (1998) Oxford
Great Britain top postal town Wallingford
Number of UK gazetteer entries None
New Zealand top province Nelson
New Zealand top province index * 1567
United States top state Hawaii
United States top state index * 1423
Social Demographics Social Demographics Statistics.
Category of surname English - Locational Name; Settlement Ending; Ton
Ethnicity of forenames Ethnicity of forenames BREWERTON
Number of occurrences as forename. Closest similar surname (phononym) none
British or unknown 99.04
---English or unknown 98.08
---Irish 0.19
---Scottish 0.00
---Welsh 0.77
French 0.19
Italian 0.38
Other Muslim 0.19
Indian 0.19
---Hindi 0.19
On Excel I have put the following censuses into family groups which have been colour coded with notes attached to the families. 1841 Census. 1851 Census 1861 Census. I am working on the other censuses.
I also have 17c christenings and 18c Christenings on Excel. I have taken these from the LDS.
On Tribal Pages I have listed the following:
Archives held by the New Zealand Govt.
Index : USA World War 1 & 2 records.
Index: Passenger leaving the UK list 1890-1960
Index: UK Incoming Passenger List.
List : Commonwealth Graves Oct 2008
List of Brewertons and Bruertons from Baswich.,
I have a BREWERTON DNA project at www.familytreedna.com
Whilst only men can take the Y-37 DNA test, female Brewertons can help towards the project by taking an autosomnal test either at familytreedna.com or Ancestry.


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The Almighty Egg
We went on an egg hunt and found that the little oval guy has many impressive health benefits. Ready to get crackin'?
The Sunny Side of Eggs
Health experts consider eggs to be "the perfect protein."
Some believe they're second only to breast milk in terms of nutrition. The reason? Complete proteins are those that contain all nine of the amino acids that your body can't produce on its own—and that it needs for good health. Eggs deliver all nine, and those amino acids are especially high quality, experts say.
Eating eggs could help you lose weight.
According to a recent study at the University of Missouri, people who ate a protein-rich breakfast that included eggs felt fuller longer, had fewer food cravings, and snacked less than those who either skipped breakfast or had a carb-rich morning meal—say, a bagel. And one study found that when dieters ate two eggs for breakfast over two months, they lost 65% more weight than those who had a breakfast that contained the same number of calories but no eggs. Researchers think that the protein-rich egg breakfast was so satiating that the people were less likely to overeat later in the day.
If you're a healthy adult, eggs don't put your ticker at risk.
Starting in the 1960s, eggs were off the menu for many of us because it was thought that the cholesterol found in yolks raised the cholesterol levels in your blood, upping the risk of heart disease. But over the past several decades, research has debunked that myth. It turns out that most cholesterol is made in your body, not drawn from the foods you eat. (And trans/saturated fats are the real culprits that have an unhealthy effect on your cholesterol levels.) The latest egg endorsement comes from research in the British medical journal BMJ: Healthy adults who ate higher amounts of whole eggs (up to one a day) were no more likely to develop heart disease or stroke than those who ate the least. So go ahead, eat up!
Yolk + White = Healthy
If you eat only the whites, you're missing lots of amazing nutrients. Check out all the goodness a whole egg has to offer.
The Yolk
- You need fat to feel satisfied, and all 5 grams in a large egg are in the yolk. That includes beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.
- The yolk contains more of the egg's vitamins and minerals than the white—including 95% of its folate, which helps reduce heart disease and stroke risk, and vitamins B6 and B12, which fend off fatigue and memory loss. All of the egg's vitamins A, E, K, and D are in the yolk. In fact, eggs are one of the few natural food sources of D, which promotes bone health and can even help reduce hypertension.
- Almost all of the choline in eggs is found in the yolk. That's an important nutrient for brain and liver function.
- Yolks are a big source of lutein and zeaxanthin. These carotenoids help promote eye health, and not many other foods have them!
The White
- One egg white has virtually no fat and just 17 calories (a whole egg has less than 80).
- More than half of the 6 grams of protein in an egg is found in the white.
- The white contains most of the egg's niacin, riboflavin, and magnesium. Niacin helps nerves function, riboflavin plays a role in red blood cell production, and magnesium aids in keeping blood pressure and cholesterol in check.
Egg Safety 101
Don't leave your eggs out at room temperature. The good news is that salmonella is not as much of a risk with eggs today as it was a few decades ago. In fact, only 1 in 20,000 eggs is contaminated with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "But on the off chance that the eggs do have salmonella, keeping them out would allow the bacteria to multiply," says Elizabeth Andress, Ph.D., head of the National Center for Home Food Preservation and a professor of food safety at the University of Georgia. So keep 'em at 40°F or lower. But even in the fridge, eggs don't last forever. Scope out the sell-by date on the carton—your eggs should be good for about a month past that date. Yes, that's a smart reason to keep them in their original carton, rather than in the egg holder that came with your fridge.
Freshness Test
If you drop an egg in a bowl of water, the older it is, the more likely that it will float to the top. P.S. Fresher eggs are ideal when frying or poaching because they hold their shape better. Those you've had for closer to three or four weeks are best for boiling (they're easier to peel).
Best Way to Crack an Egg
Use a flat surface, says Adrian Westrope of the New England Culinary Institute. Why? Fewer shell bits (and contaminants) end up in the pan or bowl.
Your Egg Carton Decoder
This label is about what's in the egg:
Omega-3: Farmers fortify eggs with healthy omega-3 fatty acids by adding rich sources, like flaxseed or algae, to chickens' feed. You'll definitely get a boost over the 47 mg in nonfortified eggs, but how much more varies.
These labels tell you about the way the chickens were raised:
Cage-free: The hens are corralled inside a barn or warehouse together, rather than a cage. The problem with this label is that the government doesn't regulate how much space the birds get—they could be packed in together like sardines, for all you know.
Pasture-raised: The government doesn't have any hard rules for this term. But typically it means that the hens live outdoors for most of the year in open fields and get to do all the stuff they'd do in the wild, like perch and forage, says Patricia Hester, Ph.D., a professor of animal sciences at Purdue University.
Free-range: The chickens don't live in cages and do have access to the outdoors, although exactly how much space they have to run around in isn't defined—it could be acres or a postage stamp–size plot of land, according to Josh Balk, director of food policy for the Humane Society of the United States.
Certified humane: This stamp added to terms like "cage-free," "pasture-raised," or "free-range" means strict standards were set for things like the size of living space and the quality of the hens' feed—and a third-party organization audits farms to make sure there's compliance, says Balk. If chicken treatment matters to you, "certified humane" are the words to look for.
Certified organic: These eggs come from hens that are uncaged and given access to the outdoors, although the amount of space they have to roam is not regulated. Their feed doesn't contain chemicals, fertilizers, or antibiotics. Look for the "USDA certified organic" seal; you can trust it more than a general "organic" label.
A few more labels, demystified:
Hormone-free: Whether a carton has this label or not, rest assured: The USDA doesn't allow hormones to be pumped into birds in the U.S.
Farm Fresh: "Fresh," along with "natural," is just a comforting word that many companies add to their cartons. All eggs, thankfully, are fresh and natural.
Antibiotic-Free: Not so meaningful, because all eggs produced in the U.S. are free of antibiotics. (When sick chickens get antibiotics intheir feed, the eggs get tossed.)
Brown Eggs: People think they're wholesome, but brown ones are the same as white eggs. Get this: If a chicken has white earlobes, you get white eggs; red earlobes = brown eggs.
Grade A: Means the egg inside is thick and firm. (Grade B eggs have thinner egg whites.)
So, which eggs do top doctors buy?
USDA Organic. They may cost a bit more, but the extra buck or two per dozen is worth it to top docs such as David Katz, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Yale-Griffin University Prevention Research Center, who like knowing that the chickens were fed a pesticide-free diet. "It's true that you are what you eat," Katz says—but you're also eating what your meal ate.
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Probe as two horses found shot
GARDAI are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty where two horses were shot in the neck with a high-calibre rifle.
The animals were killed in the callous attack, which appears to have been carried out from a nearby roadway.
The horses were among about 160 abandoned and feral horses, which graze on the Slieve Aughty mountains in Co Galway.
Members of the Forgotten Horses organisation, who monitor the horses with the aim of rehousing them, came across the bodies on Saturday. They were shocked to find the two young horses, shot in the neck, within yards of each other.
It is understood that the animals did not die instantly but were left to die as a result of their injuries.
"We think it happened in the past few weeks. We have no idea who would do this, it seems to have been some sort of sport," said Mary Corbett of Forgotten Horses.
Ms Corbett urged anyone with information to contact gardai immediately.
Gort gardai are investigating the shootings. The Department of Agriculture is also involved and the animals have been removed from the site.
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Ilustración para un artículo sobre demasiado patriotismo. Publicada en el diario El tiempo.
Esta es una ilustración que disfrute hacer, trate de explorar algo nuevo pero creo que termine con la técnica y el dibujo acostumbrado, de todas maneras creo que salió bien, dejen su comentario por fa.
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This illustration made at the edge of the end of the year, it is a gift for friends and visitors of my website, with it going my good wishes for the year to come over and the illusion that everything in 2011 is better for everyone.
Another illustration of Mexican literature for Lecturas of El Tiempo, 2009
This is an illustration for the University of the Andes to support an article on the college dropout, is manual and digital. 2009
Illustration about Demobilized
Work for El Tiempo last year, this figure was perhaps what I liked most, I like above all by one or another corner texturing.
Work for El Tiempo last year, this figure was perhaps what I liked most, I like above all by one or another corner texturing.
Illustration on unemployment for offprint Domingo a Domingo in El Tiempo. I show the picture and the printed output
Illustration for the cover of El Tiempo's Lecturas for December 2009 edition, dedicated to reading on holiday, I show them the picture and the printed output.
Digital illustration. This is a test and gift ... and is the sort of thing I enjoy doing because it moves away from the conventional, or at least that conventionality in which I inadvertently dropped, obviously there is a clear influence on the shape and the technique but I think of a fewI'm finding and recognizing such proposals.
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Capcom: No Dead Rising SDTV Patch
Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Action, CAPCOM, Xbox 360,
When Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 shipped a few weeks ago, many gamers immediately reported an issue with the mission text in the game being unreadable on some SDTV sets. Capcom stated that they were investigating the problem, and a short time later provided some suggestions that might help ameliorate the issue. However, this did not fix the problem for all users. Now, according to statements received by 1up, there will be no patch addressing this problem. Capcom representatives were quoted as saying "Due to the amount of text and the size of the patch necessary to change the text, a patch isn't possible for this issue."
While this is disappointing for a number of gamers, this problem could have been minimized. Capcom could have expanded its quality assurance process to include a wider variety of television types, but to really address this, Microsoft should make both SDTV and HDTV readability a requirement for a game title to be released on the Xbox 360 platform.
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Phuket is an ideal location for weddings. The beaches, islands and culture offer something different and exotic for the special occasion. From a sunset beach ceremony to five-star hotel reception, you can personalise the event to make it the most memorable moment in your life.
The most frequently asked question about weddings in Phuket is "can we get legally married in Phuket?" The answer is yes, sort of! This is why...
To actually legalise a marriage in Thailand, you must first complete a Letter of Intent at the embassy or consulate of your nationality in Bangkok. You have to be there to do this and, depending on what country you come from, it may take just a few hours or may take two working days. This you can check out on your embassy's or consulate's website, or email them for advice. This cannot be done in Phuket unless your country has a consulate in Phuket offering this service.
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First steps to officialise your wedding in Phuket
Once you have completed this Letter of Intent and it has been notarised by your embassy, you have a few of choices:
- Come to Phuket and let a wedding service take care of the rest of the paper work (See Phuket Wedding Planners). This is the most expensive option and will require at least three to five working days. You can expect to pay around 20,000 Baht for this hassle-free option.
- Stay in Bangkok for a couple of days and have a translation service do the work for you. This process will require two or three working days and you can expect to pay around 15,000 Baht.
- For a cheaper option - and perhaps more interesting - you can go to all the government departments yourselves, which will cost around 5,000 Baht including taxi fares, etc. You'll need around four working days, just to be sure.
Embassy & Documentation
The paperwork each person to marry will need:
- Completed statutory declaration with the vice consul to witness your signature (From your Embassy)
- Original Birth Certificate
- Certificate of Divorce if previously married
- Proof of identity (eg. Passport)
You may need more paperwork for your particular embassy, so please check with them first.
So what's all this stuff happening in Bangkok? Well, the process is actually quite simple, but can be daunting if you don't speak the language or know where you are going. This is the process:
The Letter of Intent that you fill out from your embassy must be translated into Thai, along with your passports. This must then be registered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is an office located in the North of Bangkok City. Once these documents have been registered, you can then visit a local registry office anywhere in Thailand. This is usually located around the city hall and Phuket has one in Phuket Town. You must be present for this part of the process. Once you have visited this office, you are officially married in Thailand and can have any kind of ceremony you like. If specially requested, the district officer will come to your wedding location to sign the documents for a reasonable fee, which is arranged case by case. Once you have your Thai Wedding Certificate, you must get it translated into your language before it is official in your country. There are many translation offices in Bangkok that offer this service.
Summing up
In a nutshell,
- You must visit your embassy first,
- Then you can either go through the rest of the process or have someone do it for you until the signing of the wedding certificate.
- You must then have your wedding certificate translated into your language.
If you opt for this process to be done while you are enjoying the sun and sights of Phuket, then your paperwork will be sent to Bangkok by courier and someone has to take it all around Bangkok for you, which is why there are additional charges. Please find a list of embassy websites and contacts below.
Embassy Websites:
- Australian: www.thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/home.html or call Australian consulate in Phuket at +66 (0)76 510 111
- British: www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-bangkok or call British consulate in Phuket at +66 (0)76 318 188
- United State of America: bangkok.usembassy.gov/
- Swiss: www.eda.admin.ch/bangkok or call Swiss consulate in Phuket at +66 (0)76 295 455
- Sweden: www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Bangkok/ or call Swedish consulate in Phuket at +66 (0)76 380 000
- Norway: www.emb-norway.or.th/ or call Norwegian consulate in Phuket at +66 (0)76 237 156
If your embassy is not listed here, you can either search the internet or you can contact your foreign office at home to find out where your embassy is in Bangkok.
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A creature-feature comedy whose premise brings to mind the '80s work of Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case) and Joe Dante (Gremlins), Bad Milo! unfortunately lacks a bit of those filmmakers' gonzo convictions to take their stories to the most imaginative extremes. That's not to say that the movie is a bust, because there's a lot for genre and comedy fans to like in Bad Milo!. However, a good chunk of it feels a little undercooked, like maybe the script was a draft or two away from perfectly nailing the right blend of horror, humor, and pathos.
The newly ubiquitous Ken Marino (Children's Hospital, Eastbound & Down) stars as Duncan Hayslip, a man with a lot of stress. His Machiavellian boss Phil (Patrick Warburton) has decided to move Duncan out of the accounting department and into human resources, just so he can add the job of laying off co-workers to Duncan's workload. His beautiful, patient wife Sarah (Community's Gillian Jacobs) wants a child that he has no desire to give her, considering his own dad walked out. Not helping matters either is the fact that his mother Beatrice (Mary Kay Place) has just remarried with a much younger dude Bobbi (comic sharpshooter Kumail Nanjiani), who suggests Duncan call him "Papa" and has no qualms about discussing details about his sex life with Beatrice at all times.
On top of all this, Duncan has a weak stomach and some sort of polyp in his anus. Except that it's not really a polyp; it's Duncan's angst-ridden id made flesh. That is to say that there is a demon which explodes from Duncan's butt, murders people who are giving Duncan trouble, and then goes back up inside him. At first, Duncan is unaware that this is happening, but when the demon bursts out while he is having a session with hypnotherapist Highsmith (a perfectly hammy Peter Stormare), it becomes quickly apparent that this is a serious problem. Highsmith immediately deduces that this creature is not some sort of parasite, but that he is in fact an integral part of Duncan. So rather than try to eliminate the creature, Highsmith suggests that Duncan bond with him. When it returns from its murderous errand, Duncan does what the therapist suggested and names the creature Milo.
Milo, despite his misshapen body, is kind of a perfect mixture of a mogwai and a gremlin from Joe Dante's Gremlins films. He is able to be cute and lovable, with big black eyes and a baby's coo, or turn on a dime and become frightening, revealing three rows of nasty little teeth while slashing with his gnarly fingernails. On the commentary track, director Jacob Vaughan mentions that one of the films from which he and his co-writer Benjamin Hayes took inspiration was David Cronenberg's The Brood, and as the film goes on, it becomes apparent that Milo is not just a manifestation of Duncan's repressed anger but also the worst baby imaginable. Like the baby from Larry Cohen's It's Alive on crack.
It comes as little surprise then the movie ends up being about Duncan accepting his role as a parent, both allegorically and in the reality of the story. He confronts his father Roger (Stephen Root), who is now a pot-addled burnout who refuses to think about the past at all, let alone reflect on what he did to his son. Root does a brilliant job of taking a role that easily could have been a wacky hippie caricature and turning it into something far more believable and grounded in the character's psychology. The somewhat telegraphed irony of this situation is that Roger left his family because he was certain he would be a bad dad, which is the exact reason that Duncan disconnects from Sarah's desire to have a family. This relationship is pretty meaty dramatic stuff, but it unfortunately comes across feeling a little forced and obvious.
What Vaughan and Hayes are trying to pull off with their story is a tricky balancing act, and they don't quite nail it. The kill scenes are bloody but restrained, without the visceral shock and/or humor of a good offbeat gore scene (one pretty good moment of emasculation being the exception). Similarly, Vaughan's dedication to the emotional aspects of Duncan's story often comes at the expense of the laughs. He has stocked his cast with a lot of comedic ringers, like the incredibly likable Jacobs as Duncan's wife and Toby Huss in a small role as Duncan's proctologist, but then limits their screen time to merely perfunctory scenes that push the plot along.
Bad Milo might be at its best during a stretch around three-quarters into the movie, where Duncan has decided to move out to prevent Milo from killing Sarah and ends up sharing a motel room with his little monster buddy. These hangout scenes are both touching and hilarious and feel sort of like a direction the movie should have gone in. As much as I enjoy Peter Stormare, the movie might have been stronger if Duncan's journey came out of continued bonding with Milo instead of him working his issues out step by step with a hypnotherapist.
Still, you have to hand it to these filmmakers for trying something this odd. With its unusual subject matter and all-around solid performances, Bad Milo! has a good shot at cult classic status down the road.
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Stephen King: Economic nationalism will only fuel failure
Currency wars may be all the rage but they are merely a symptom of a much more deep-rooted problem. We are witnessing the return of economic nationalism. At the 2009 London Group of 20 summit, it seemed for a fleeting moment that nations had learnt how to work together to solve the world's economic and financial problems. That dream no longer holds. Persistent economic stagnation has left our political leaders increasingly looking for national solutions to what have become deeply-entrenched international problems.
It is not so much that nations are becoming deliberately more protectionist. Rather, the cheerleaders for globalisation have gone into hiding. They can no longer so easily claim that the forces of internationalisation have brought benefits to all. Without those cheerleaders, however, the temptation to pursue economic nationalism becomes ever greater. Read more4 views


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Carley Elizabeth Brown of Columbus was recently recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Honors Organization at Mississippi State University. Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors organization dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, personal development and lifelong professional fulfillment.
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We used "Surfs Up" on Snowpatch Spire as sort of a "running out of gas" route after traversing up and over the east face to west face of Snowpatch Spire via the Snowpatch Route and traversing up and over the east face of Pigeon Spire and down its west ridge. That being said, it is still a good day out in the woods at Alpine grade IV. Much like the Buckingham route on Snowpatch Spire's western face, Surf's Up is not that sustained of a climb. However, the route finding is somewhat tricky, caused mostly by a ton of folks going off route on pitch three (moss and lichen gone on the wall, with tons of bail tat at the top of this head-fake pitch). On these popular west and north face routes of the Bugaboo spires, one can get lazy in just following where the moss and lichen have been climbed off. We were no exception. From the top of pitch two, you traverse right across plenty of moss and lichen (does not look climbed), not up and left where the line looks to go naturally. We even heard a guide down at the hut say he bailed the whole route because he could not figure out where to go at this juncture, and that was before we made the exact same mistake!
Brian Greenwood and George Homer established Surfs Up on the west face of Snowpatch Spire in 1971. Even though it starts out on the extreme south end of the west face, it actually takes the southern ridge/arête of Snowpatch Spire on pitch five which is where the stellar granite crack climbing of this route begins, right above a huge "sandy" edge appropriately named Surfs Up Ledge. The route leads to the south summit where you can rap the Kraus-McCarthy Route for your descent. The first two pitches are rather unremarkable. The third pitch traverses right over a bunch of lichen laden flakes into a large alcove. The forth is a traverse pitch out right that leads to the broad sandy ledge just below the southwest ridge proper of Snowpatch Spire. The fifth, sixth and seventh pitches involved outstanding granite crack climbing. Another two rope lengths with some 5th class moves here and there land you atop the south summit. The Kraus-McCarthy rap route is directly below.
In 2009 there was quite the controversy as to how safe or not, the Snowpatch-Bugaboo col was in terms of accessing the west face routes on Snowpatch Spire. Considerable recession of the glacial ice revealed unstable rock and a huge rock slide did occur in August (photo). I witnessed lack of overnight freezes (cloud cover) as a good thing at this point as the freezing and thawing cycle would have just made circumstances worse in my opinion. Still, it was best to get up the col before the sun hit it, which is about 6:30am in August. Once up the col, turn left and climb up the easy glacier mound just west of Snowpatch Spire. Head for the Snowpatch-Pigeon col and turn left up the ice and rock debris just before you reach the col rap route (your eventual descent down to the Bugaboo-Pigeon Fork Glacier). Suit up at a nice flat shoulder above the ice (will pass back by on return). Continue to scramble up and right to the base of the route which is not that easy to decipher except for a right facing corner and a slung pinnacle way up high among deep stacked flakes. The route trends right from there.
Route Description
9 Pitches, 5.9
1st Pitch- 60m- 5.8/ We soloed the first 30m to make a belay in the right facing corner. Then up the corner trending right on cracks and flakes to a horn belay near the orange and white overhangs where the dihedral becomes more prominent (30m).
2nd Pitch- 40m- 5.8/ Stem into the dihedral and place gear at will in the many cracks as you ascend it straight away to a large slung (2009) pinnacle with a comfortable belay. Fun pitch.
3rd Pitch- 45m- 5.9/ Continue up and right among many stacked flakes that are heavily covered in lichen and moss. Pass at least one slung flake and make a cruxy traverse out right below the alcove ledge above. Then move up and into the alcove and a comfortable belay.
4th Pitch- 30m- 5th/ Climb up and left on easy ground, then traverse right around the arête of the southwest ridge of Snowpatch, and descend a ramp to the Surfs Up Ledge, a huge sandy ledge below an incredible granite crack system. Belay at the far end of the ledge.
5th Pitch- 30m- 5.9/ Hard to get lost now! Climb the beautiful crack stacking fists and hands with a little lie back action and then mantle the huge block above and belay on it.
6th Pitch- 40m- 5.8/ It does not get any better than this pitch. The continuous crack starts out perfect hands and fists and then widens, but still gives plenty of protection whenever needed. Eventually pull up into a small alcove of sorts and comfortable belay.
7th Pitch- 25m- 5.7/ I would not underestimate this last sustained pitch even though they give it a lower grade in the book than the previous two. Move up and right and follow the thinner crack up and stay with it to the right as it forks through steep ground to the summit shoulder.
8th-9th Pitches- 250m- 5th/ I soloed the ridge from here and just brought the 2nd in. There is one bit of a steep section on the 2nd rope length that you might want a belay for. It then tops out on this awesome ridge with a cool hand rail to follow to the summit! We un-roped from here and descended to the rap chains below.


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Here's a list of recent activities drawing the attention of North Texas law enforcement. List compiled on Aug. 30, 2011.
Man Sentenced For Impersonating Officer
Sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly posing as a police officer, Brandon Cody Verran, 24, of Grapevine, was taken into custody Monday after he was sentenced in Criminal District Court No. 213. The charge was impersonating a public servant. His bail was set at $2,000 bail since his arrest just days before Christmas, according to the Star Telegram.
Purse Snatching at the West End
Two concertgoers were robbed in the West End after they got turned around on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail line. The women missed their train after Keith Urban's Sunday show at the American Airlines Center. Police said two men in a maroon sedan pulled up alongside them as they were walking toward the House of Blues to call a cab and grabbed their purses. Read the full report here.
21-year-old Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Joshua Davis, 21, was killed Sunday evening when he lost control of his 2004 red Yamaha, hit a curb and was thrown from his motorcycle, Fort Worth Police Sgt. Cynthia Blake told the Star-Telegram. Davis, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.
4-Year-Old Dies in Fire
Authorities say a mobile home fire in North Texas has claimed the life of 4-year-old girl. Fire investigators in Commerce are seeking the cause of Monday night's blaze. Read the full report here.
Four Arrested In Shoplifting Ring
Police arrested four people Sunday suspected of running a massive shoplifting ring and reselling items at local flea markets. Officers gave NBC 5 exclusive access, while they raided homes in Dallas and uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen goods. Read the full report and watch the video here.