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Health insurance, reapportionment, food safety, and biotech will be large blips on the political radar screen of California lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Swartzenegger in 2007, according to agricultural lobbyist Richard Matteis who has represented California agriculture for 22 years. He said agriculture must utilize existing tools to achieve a positive political impact.
Matteis spoke to about 100 growers during the annual meeting of the California Alfalfa & Forage Association in mid-December, which was held in conjunction with the Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference in Reno, Nev.
According to Matteis, No. 1 on the governor's list is health insurance for California's uninsured. By mid-December, 16 health insurance bills had been introduced in the legislature. A handful of agricultural leaders have been involved in the issue.
"Agriculture's concern is the insurance plan which would increase agriculture's costs significantly and further reduce the industry's competitiveness," Matteis noted. "That is the message we're trying to send to the (Swartzenegger) administration. I don't know if there is a win-win and a way to do both."
If mandatory health insurance is approved, Matteis supported a plan where a stay at the hospital would not include ridiculous hospital charges like $8 for a single band-aid or $24 for a box of tissue.
Changes in reapportionment to include redistricting are also on the governor's radar screen, Matteis noted. The '06 election left party lines intact with 48 Democrats and 32 Republicans in the Assembly and 25 Democrats and 15 Republicans in the Senate.
"The last election was an indicator that incumbents are entrenched and it's almost impossible to unseat an incumbent under current district lines. You also tend to get folks who are toward the extremes on the left and right."
Matteis said Gov. Swartzenegger supports a plan to engage real competition in elections. The governor might extend term limits to bring the change. Current limits are six years in the Assembly and eight years in the Senate."
Mendocino County is where Matteis grew up on a cattle and swine operation. Today he serves as the chief executive officer of the California Grain and Feed Association, the Pacific Egg and Poultry Association, and the California Seed Association. He is also manager of the California Grape Rootstock Improvement Association.
Biotech crops
He noted efforts by the seed association to establish a pre-emption of county-by-county regulations for crops produced with biotech. Certain to make the '07 political agenda, some counties and cities across the state have restricted or banned the use of biotech crops. A statewide-related bill failed in the '06 legislature but Matteis has hopes for '07.
"Our belief is this area of regulation should be the sole authority of the state of California and specifically the (state) Secretary of Agriculture," Matteis said. "Already on the books is a seed law provision which grants the secretary the authority to determine what can be planted in the state. We argue that we're just taking that a step further and making that mandatory."
Matteis says the administration supports biotech as part of the bio fuels solution of reducing fossil fuel burning and any global warming effects.
While E. coli found in bagged spinach last year damaged California's fresh vegetable industry, Matteis predicted with no surprise that food safety would also show brightly on the radar screen. There could be legislation to create buffer zones where vegetable fields are close to current or previous livestock operations. A regulatory program will be created, he said, and noted efforts by the Western Growers organization to create mandatory best agricultural practices.
For agriculture to make sure its voice is heard, Matteis said involvement is the cornerstone for agriculture to make a difference on the issues.
"We need solidarity in our ranks. That's what the labor unions do," he said. "We need greater solidarity absolutely as an industry. Even if there are problems on a bill, we need to move it forward and work out the problems later."
Need more dollars
In addition, farmers must become more politically active and that means dollars. Several years ago Matteis visited with the leaders of a large California agricultural group whose political contributions were $12,000.
"That is not going to do it. That is not what the teachers do or what Indian gaming does. If we're going to compete, we're going to have to pay more," he said.
Another key to political inroads is increased outreach with urban legislators. Some new legislators in the Los Angeles area are receiving visits from farmers. "Our egg industry has provided thousands of eggs toward Easter egg hunts for children. More of these things need to be done to establish relationships with urban lawmakers."
The fourth necessary step is to stand firm in agriculture gaining a seat at the table of every decision-making opportunity. While some agricultural organizations have pursued this for three years, he said agriculture needs representation on as many boards as possible.

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|January 24, 2013, 09:33 PM
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A message for gun owners.
I'll make this short and to the point.
When you are not in direct control or observation of your firearms, to the best of your means and financial abilities PLEASE keep your firearms locked and secured.
I've given this a lot of thought. A high percentage of these 'mass shootings' happen because guns are stolen and obtained from lawful gun owners that didn't keep them secured from unauthorized users. The recent NM shooting is one example.
We need to step up and realize these aren't just monetary 'theft losses', but powerful tools that can be used to commit horrible crimes.
Banning firearms isn't the answer, we know that. If we treated our gun's security the same as our gold, silver and expensive cars, many of these tragic news stories would be staved off.
Thank you, hopefully it won't step on too many toes.
|January 24, 2013, 10:14 PM
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While I understand the sentiment, I have a bit of a problem with this. I keep most of my firearms locked in a gun safe. However, I keep some "in service" in my home. I consider all of them "locked up", in the sense that I keep my home locked at all times. If someone breaks into my home, steals my guns and commits crimes with them, I have zero liability. I think that's reasonable.
|January 24, 2013, 10:19 PM
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My firearms are secured in my house ....
... If someone breaks in and steals them it is on them, not me. Proximate cause.
|January 24, 2013, 10:42 PM
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I've been thinking about this one, too.
If a weapon isn't on my person or I'm not at home, then it's locked up in a gun safe bolt to the floor. A couple of reasons for that, guns are valuable, of course, but more importantly, if someone breaks into my house and finds a loaded gun, now they're armed. I don't want to be shot with my own weapon.
If you can't afford a safe, then at least unload it and separate the weapon from the ammo. A lot of these shooters have been too young to even purchase ammunition...like that 16 year old in CA a couple of weeks ago.
I've even heard of some removing the barrel, slide, magazine, etc., and taking that with them, too.
As far as quick accessibility, there are a lot of fast unlocking devices out there that are reasonably secure. Not something that should be legislated, but I'm encouraging it.
|January 24, 2013, 10:42 PM
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It's just not practical ...
|January 24, 2013, 10:46 PM
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My guns are on my person or in my safe always. My safe is well hidden in my house as well. Muahahaha!
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|January 24, 2013, 11:40 PM
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The lock boxes have touch pad combinations that can be operated without looking; all are set to the same combination; all are hidden, bolted down, but readily accessible; and all contain a loaded gun, extra ammunition and a Surefire flashlight.
So our loaded guns are both readily available to my wife and me as well as being secure at all time from unauthorized access.
"It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper
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|January 25, 2013, 12:02 AM
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i am so glad i live where i live....half the time my keys are left in my vehicle....heck the neighbor or someone may need to borrow it when im not around so leave the keys in truck.....house is very seldom locked once again neighbors may need something or once water line broke in kitchen and water was pouring out onto the porch neighbor went in and turned of water to said facet....glad i dont have to worry bout such things...if someone came into my house that my neighbors didnt know or were skulking around house actions would be take by neighbors..they are retired farmers who i know would pull out the old 3030 and stop any bad guy doing bad things
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|January 25, 2013, 12:48 AM
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Slight side note
Not trying to thread-jack, I promise this is related to the OP's post-
What do you guys think about some of the non-locking gun hiding places (diversion clocks, books, etc.)? I have not seen one that locks, but have considered getting one to keep a weapon concealed in my living room either as a BUG or a gun for my fiance (who does not carry, but is very capable of using a handgun). Just looking for opinions..
|January 25, 2013, 01:13 AM
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Seriously, why? Such a hiding place will leave the gun no more accessible than a lock box and much less secure.
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|January 25, 2013, 01:25 AM
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I worry about my wife. She likes to leave gun unsecured(not in safe like I choose to do). I don't like the idea of one of our children getting a hold of any firearms by accident. I have read to many horror stories. She is a very good mother, but tragedies happen & I feel she is less prudent about certain stuff than me. My gun(s) are always locked up when children are present, but I grew up in an anti state long ago. She is used to firearm under the pillow mentality. I don't mean to judge; I just worry as a Dad.
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|January 25, 2013, 07:39 AM
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I whole heartedly agree with the premise of securing firearms when they are not being used, and I also agree with the premise that we all have a duty of care to our society not to make their appropriation by outsiders any easier.
Personally, rather than having a gun in every room, if you really feel the need for that kind of protection indoors, keep one gun on you and the rest locked away. That way if anything goes awry, wherever you are, there is your gun.
Best way to stay safe in your own home is to have decent doors and windows, IMO, not a pistol under every place mat and cushion.
I also agree with Tom's view of guns left in cars...
When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic.
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|January 25, 2013, 11:20 AM
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If you live alone I can see having them out more but feel they should still be locked up when not there just to protect your investment. If you have anyone else living in the house, I strongly feel they should be locked up. My safe is on the way and they will all be locked up except for the one on me or by my bed in a lock box. I am teaching my daughter (10yo) responsible gun use and safety but I will never allow her access to the guns nor will she know the combination to the safe. Peer pressure is a powerful thing and if we are not home one day I don't want one of her friends convincing her to open it to just take a look at the guns. How many shootings have occurred because a child took their parents gun? Quite a few I've heard of. Why did these minor children have access to weapons at all? Yes I'm sure you and many other people trust your kids as I do mine but I'm sure their parents did too. Please lock you guns up if you have kids. Minus the one on your hip of course.
|January 25, 2013, 11:31 AM
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Here is the thing: I highly recommend gun owners acquire secure storage devices, preferably heavy and tough safes; this is especially true for gun owners who have kids.
BUT I do not want to see ANY legislation making that a requirement.
I do not have a problem if an insurance company wants to provide lower premiums for gun owners who use safes; that is a matter of free market risk analysis.
While I would prefer it if all gun owners would secure weapons that are not on their persons, and I cringe any time the news covers a crime where a stolen gun was used, I do not want to see any laws that criminalize the gun owner for having been victimized.
Yes, I realize that guns are deadly implements.
I also realize that each new bit of legislation we accept ultimately sets another precedent for more and more gun control.
So, in response to the OP, by all means advocate for gun owners to safeguard their property. Please stop implying gun owners are morally liable for violent acts which stem from a crime against gun owners.
|January 25, 2013, 11:54 AM
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I agree that guns not in use should be secured, but my definition of "in use" includes firearms which are immediately available for defensive use even though they are not being handled or fired at that moment. I doubt that any legislation that would be passed in the current climate would agree with my definition.
When children, incompetent adults, or visitors are in a home, fast-access storage boxes are a must in my mind.
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|January 26, 2013, 06:31 AM
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Instead of having guns scattered around the house wouldn't it make sense to carry a gun on you and the maybe a gun in the bedroom for at night.
The its not my fault if they pinch it and use it in a crime is the most stupidest thing I have ever heard!
If you are try to convince the antis that rules don't need to be tightened that is not the way to do it.
Firearm owners in the US should be doing everything they possibly can to help themselves, not just say its our right and carry on taking little responsibility for themselves.
|January 26, 2013, 09:05 AM
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If gun owners don't want legislation, then they need to police themselves. They need to set themselves the very highest of standards.
I am always encouraged by the seriousness with which members on TFL treat issues such as safe handling.
Conversely, I am disappointed when some members seem to not want any legislation, but then also don't want to make any changes to their lifestyles that would help promote a safer society, without the need for the laws that have so many up in arms, so to speak.
When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic.
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|January 26, 2013, 09:30 AM
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Mine are always locked in one of two gun safes. The only one not in the safe is the one I carry and place in my night stand at night. I feel safe with this practice. No one is going to steel a gun from my home without first having to get past my guard dog and myself or my wife when I am not home.
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I personally don't have a need to leave guns hidden or just laying around my home. Most are locked in the safe including my EDC at night. In the event of a burgulary at night, I have my HD gun in my handgun safe mounted to my bedframe.
When at home I ALWAYS pocket carry a small .380. I know it's not the best caliber, but it is always handy and in my possession. My 12ga is chambered in the safe in case I need it and have time to get it.
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|January 26, 2013, 10:12 AM
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To me, the idea of leaving unattended guns out in the open in an empty, "locked" house still smacks of irresponsibility.
Yes, you can leave banded stacks of $100 bills out in the open in your house, and if you're burgled, you *are* the victim. But I'm still going to call you a dumbass if it happens.
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The launch of the European Herschel-Planck astronomy mission using the Ariane 5 launch system in Kourou (French Guiana) is scheduled for 16 April 2009. It will be the last cornerstone mission of the Horizon 2000 programme drawn up by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1984. Herschel will be the first space observatory to cover the whole spectral range from far infrared (FIR) to the sub-millimetre waveband (from 60 to 670 microns). After the launch, the observatory will travel 1.5 million kilometres to be injected into orbit around the second Lagrangian point (L2, a point located around 1.5 million kilometres beyond the Earth's orbit, where the gravitational forces of the Earth and the Sun are balanced out) of the Earth-Sun system. This is a particularly favourable position, as there is minimal interference from infrared radiation coming from the Sun and the Earth.
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DLR is also developing a hybrid power plant that couples a gas turbine with a high-temperature fuel cell (SOFC). In the long term, researchers hope that it will be able to produce electricity with the highest possible level of efficiency. The secret of this innovative power plant design lies in the connection between the high-temperate fuel cell and the gas turbine, through which the hot exhaust gases of the fuel cell enter the combustion chamber of the gas turbine. By way of comparison, a gas turbine generates electricity with an efficiency of 40 percent, whereas the fuel cell achieves an efficiency of 46 percent. Even in comparison to individual components of the highest quality, the hybrid power plant can achieve an efficiency increase of 14 percentage points.In addition to this, DLR is developing more environmentally friendly decentralised power plant designs in collaboration with power supply company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. Coupling a thermal gasifier or a biogas reactor to a micro gas turbine is a potential solution for the efficient production of electricity and heat from biomass in small plants in the lower power range. The new components and conceptual designs are implemented together in pilot and demonstration plants.
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As in previous years, DLR will draw up the 2009 edition of the Energy Pilot Study ("Leitstudie 2009") on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit; BMU), outlining the development of Germany's energy supply over the period 2009 - 2050. The study will assess whether Germany will be able to meet its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by expanding renewable energy and by realising its full potential for energy conservation.
The economic costs of traffic congestion are enormous. Noise and exhaust emissions put a strain on the environment. The influence of transportation on the climate is no longer disputed. The most important topics for DLR's transportation research in the year 2009 are electric vehicle technology and alternative propulsion.
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Innovative vehicle energy systems, lighter coachwork, Next Generation Train
This year, scientists working on the development of the pioneering Next Generation Train will open a crosswind and tunnel simulator for trains and heavy goods vehicles that is based on new research methodology. With regard to DLR's research on airport management, this year will see the start of the Total Airport Management Suite project for integrated landside-airside airport management, a joint project with the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie; BMWi) and national partners. DLR's research on the correlations between traffic growth and environment will focus on analysing the current and future potential for pure electric vehicles from a user's perspective.
DLR's security research does not fall neatly into one of its focus areas, but instead forms a common focus for all research areas. In the areas of aeronautics and transportation research, for instance, DLR scientists are working on airport security and satellite-based crisis management, and in the area of energy research they are working on a decentralised energy supply. DLR has an extensive national, European and international network linking it to other research institutions in the field of security research. Through its research activities, DLR bolsters Germany's competitive position in Europe and the world.
GITEWS: German-Indonesian tsunami early warning system to become operational
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How to migrate to SharePoint 2013 Foundations from SharePoint 2010 Foundations
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SharePoint 2010 to 2013 migration (Foundations)
A summary of what needs to be done when migrating from SharePoint 2010 Foundations to SharePoint 2013 Foundations
Migration Path
. Only SharePoint 2010 can be upgraded to SharePoint 2013
. There is no "in-place" upgrade for SharePoint 2013
. There is only "database attach" upgrading
. There is no pre-upgrade check for 2010, only Test-SPContentDatase before
. Site collections can have an upgrade health check run before upgrade
. Upgraded content databases generate an upgrade status report to make sure
upgrade was successful
. Site collections are upgraded individually, and start out, by default in 2010
. A temporary evaluation upgrade (copy) can be created for a site collection to
see if there will be any problems upgrading before doing so permanently
. Services that cannot be migrated
. Search
. Web Analytics
. Usage and Health
. Services that can be migrated
. Business Connectivity Services
Preparing for Migration
. House cleaning
. Visual upgrades
. Orphaned sites
. Large lists with too many columns
. Extraneous document versions
. Site collections that need to be moved to their own content databases
. Decommission PowerPoint broadcast sites and Fast search center
. Remove unused web parts, features, solutions, sites, etc.
. Documentation
. Customizations
. Some might migrate, many won't
. Create a test environment to check your customizations as part of your prep
. Authentication- convert classic web applications to claims (or plan for it on the 2013 server)
. Site templates may need to be rebuilt (unsupported zones, controls in non-standard places
can cause issues)
. Convert Classic to Claims web applications
. For User Profile- export synchronization key
. Some simple tools to gather information about your SharePoint
implementation before migration.
. Stsadm –o enumallwebs –includefeatures –includewebparts –
includeeventreceivers –includecustomlistview >c:\enumallfarm.txt
. PowerShell Script (specifically for SharePoint Foundation, but will work for
Server too): http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/
. More thorough powershell script that generates numerous XML files:
. Simple tool that generates hmtl file: http://spsfarmreport.codeplex.com/
. To do file comparison between 2010 server's 14 hive, and the 2013
server, some simple tools
. WinMerge
. FreeFileSync (portable too)
. WinDiff
. SPDocKit (not free, but a great documentation tool)
Converting Classic to Claims
. Although 2013 can support classic mode authentication, claims based authentication is
the default
. Migration web application databases
. You can upgrade the authentication mode on the web applications from classic to claims on the
2010 prior to migrating (suggested approach)
. To do so:
$webappname = read-host "Enter Web Application URL"
$wa = Get-SPWebApplication $webappname
$wa.UseClaimsAuthentication = $True
$account = read-host "Enter PS Policy Account"
$account = (New-SPClaimsPrincipal –Identity $account –IndentityType 1).ToEncodedString()
$zp = $wa.ZonePolicies("Default")
$p = $zp.Add($account,"PSPolicy")
$fc = $wa.PolicyRoles.GetSPecialRole("FullControl")
. You can migrate content databases from web applications that were using classic mode
authentication to 2013 (not recommended)
. You can migrate content databases from web applications that were classic mode, then upgrade
them on the 2013 server (extra work)
Eight steps to migration
1. Install SharePoint 2013 (don't forget language
2. Copy customizations over to the new server
3. Run configuration and configure farm settings
4. Move databases to new SQL Server
5. Migrate Service Applications (that can migrate)
6. Create Web Applications
7. Test and Attach Databases
8. Upgrade site collections
Create Web Applications
. You first need to create a web application to attach the
content databases from the 2010 server
. Make sure all settings and URLs are the same
. You can use PowerShell or Central Administration
. You can remove the database that gets created
. The migration itself should be done in PowerShell
. To create a claims based web application (example):
$auth = New-SPAuthenticationProvider
New-SPWebApplication –Name "Portal" –ApplicationPool "Portal"
–ApplicationPoolAccount contoso\sp_portalapppool –URL
http://sp1 –AuthenticationProvider $auth
. Pro tip: Do not use convert-spwebapplication
Test and Attach Databases
. SharePoint 2010 does not have a preupgrade
checker, however it does have a cmdlet to test
individual content databases before upgrading
. Test-SPContentDatabase –Name <databasename> -
WebApplication <webapplicationURL>
. If there are errors they are often concerning server side
dependencies or the database is using classic mode
and the new web application uses claims
. Attaching the content database to the web
application will upgrade it.
. Mount-SPContentDatabase –Name <databasename>
–DatabaseServer <sqlsvr> –WebApplication <URL>
. Review database and upgrade status in GUI
Upgrade the Site Collections
. Once the content databases are successfully attached to the new SharePoint
2013 web applications the site collections they contain are not upgraded
. They are still running as SharePoint 2010 site collections and can be upgraded
. As a site collection administrator
. As a farm administrator
. They can, of course, do mass upgrades
. The easy way to upgrade a site collection or two:
. Use the Banner at the top of the site collection page
. Use the link in the Site Collection Settings page
. Use PowerShell
. Before upgrading
. Run the Site Collection Health Check
. Can Create temporary Evaluation site collection
. Select to create a temporary evaluation site collection (site name appended with –eval)
. Usually lasts 30 days (can be changed)
. DO NOT do work on temporary site- it is not permanent!
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Thi-My and I have been friends since we were 15. We reminisced about the good old days and stared at our little girls playing with their scooters in the park next door to her apartment. Ella is two-and-a-half years old and she's such a sweetheart. She kept saying "l'autre trottinette est pour ma copine Aria" ("The other scooter is for my bestie Aria"). We melted! And we melted a second time after eating Thi-my's delicious crumble!
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Risotto might appear a bit fancy but once you know how to prepare the delicious rice dish you can make many variations. Today, since I'm still in France, I decided to showcase an extravagant, ritzy version with lobster and bolet mushrooms.
You can prepare this comforting dish all year long. All you have to do is adapt the ingredients of the season. I added a bit of cream at the end for extra decadence and curly parsley for a nice contrast of color. Believe me, if you give this a try, you'll feel like you're at a nice Parisian restaurant!
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Soupe au pistou is the equivalent of minestrone soup mixed with a bit of thick, Provençal-style sauce. First, I prepared beef stock (you could also use vegetable stock for a vegetarian version), then added white beans, zucchini, carrot, peas, corn, fresh tomatoes and boiled pasta and finished the soup with a few spoonfuls of a chimichurri-like sauce made of garlic, basil, olive oil and flavorful cheeses.
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Special Feature - # Fingerling's tattoo
Does the extra # Fingerling's tattoo on the DVD have any stills I can take from??
I still have yet to hear anything from NewLine, nor the artist and I can't ge ta decent photo of the tat.
Bah Humbug!
There is a decent picture of the tat, lol... when he's making out with her you can see it all over his back, and then the picture where he's holding the sax you can see it stretch along his arm.
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I see you all have some problems finding good picture of this tattoo. Well i had the same problem before a couple of days, but then I had an idea. Got some snapshots from the movie, then used my art skills and voala...
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P.S. the little drawing in the balloon is FRONT ))
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thank you, it turned out so good because I am just crazy about Fingerling and his nice tattooed back.I think Jim Carrey is very, very sexy in this movie and he is my inspiration these last days.....
P.S. I am from Bulgarian btw so sorry for any mistakes I make
I haven't noticed many mistakes so far so you're doing good.
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yeaaa the tatoos were really cool! though I prefer Jim without them lol
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color, choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable!
Re: Picture Post
Nice Drawing But if you look carefully you will see that the tattoo on his arm is going right down and it ends in the hart
you will see if you take a good look at the picture of him with the sax
He was so hot as a Fingerling!! Great work!!
I wonder if someone acutally has that tattoo
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MADRID (Reuters) - Support for Spain's governing People's Party (PP) has fallen to the lowest level in 20 years, as the government struggles with a corruption scandal and economic recession, according to El Mundo newspaper on Sunday.
The center-right PP would take 33.5 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election, a Sigma Dos poll showed, 11 points less than the 44.6 percent in a November 2011 parliamentary election which handed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy an absolute majority.
It was the worst result for the PP since February 1993 in the Sigma Dos polls published regularly in El Mundo, the newspaper said. The party still has a lead over the opposition Socialists, who were on 28.2 percent, the poll showed.
The PP attracted 36.7 percent in the last Sigma Dos poll, published on December 30, when the Socialists were on 30.7 percent.
The government has been forced to issue denials since El Pais newspaper published on January 31 what it said were ledgers hand-written by a former PP treasurer detailing cash payments to senior party leaders including Rajoy.
Rajoy, who says no such payments were made, published his earnings and tax records from the past ten years on Saturday in a bid to quell the scandal, although opposition politicians said many questions remained.
Spain's gross domestic product contracted by 1.4 percent in 2012 and unemployment has risen to 26 percent, the highest level since the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975.
The latest Sigma Dos poll was carried out on February 7 and February 8.
A Metroscopia poll published in the left-leaning El Pais on February 3 showed 23.9 percent of the public supporting the PP, the lowest level on record.
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The day after an April 14 Kiowa County tornado destroyed the home of Clair and Wilda Banta, volunteers began clearing debris and fallen trees surrounding the decimated family farmstead.
The day after an April 14 Kiowa County tornado destroyed the home of Clair and Wilda Banta, volunteers began clearing debris and fallen trees surrounding the decimated family farmstead.
"I just didn't know how to go about thanking people," said Clair Banta last week. "We had a lot of help."
Banta and his wife Wilda raised their five children in the farmhouse, built by Banta's grandparents.
"We lived there and all of our kids grew up out there," said Mrs. Banta. "There were three bedrooms upstairs. We had two boys in each room and our daughter had her own room. But there was only one bathroom, which was interesting."
For the Bantas the house represented a lifetime of memories, as one would suspect from years of family life.
The Bantas' son Chris's ashes were spread at the farm. Mr. Banta remembers jacking up the house and pouring a foundation, as it had been originally built without one.
For a time his sister Evon, who had moved back from California, lived there with her husband Andy Boles. And more recently, his nephew Randy had moved into the house, even giving it a fresh coat of paint just before the EF3 tornado passed directly over the house at around 8:30 p.m. that Saturday.
"He was pretty shook up," said Banta. "He lost everything he had. His vehicles, his bailer, everything and he had no insurance. I have no idea what he's going to do."
The house hasn't been taken down yet, but Banta says it is only a matter of time. He said that the house was insured, but not for very much.
The land will stay in the family and a repaired fence will open up his pastures to grazing again.
"I was renting out the pastures and Randy was living in the house. I'll continue to rent out the pastures, but no we won't rebuild anything out there."
Anyone who knows Mr. Banta also knows his love for his Ford Model-T motorcars, and his stockpile of original parts.
"I had another trailer out there that was filled with Model T car stuff. [the tornado] turned that trailer over, took it and planted it out there in the field, in a pile. I am sure some of those [parts] left the county, but where they ended up I don't know. I've looked for some of them. They might be up in Macksville somewhere," he laughed.
The next day, Sunday, the Bantas began receiving clean up volunteers. Mr. and Mrs. Banta expressed a true appreciation for the work that the volunteers did.
"Matt Deighton organized the AmeriCorps volunteers as well as the Pratt Community College people on the first day," said Banta. "I know all of these guys from Pratt 'cause I went over there and took night classes for four years. The Senior Center, Keri Kyle and the seniors made everyone sandwiches, which we want to thank them for that.
"One of the other people I also want to thank is Ted Kyle. My tractor had a hole in the tank and Ted ordered a new one. I put it in there and it got a leak. Chris Worth came out and helped me fix it but when I went to fill it up, it leaked again. I fixed it and it looks like it's OK now.
"Jim Scheuerman left his skid loader out there for us and he said 'go ahead and use that thing for most of the summer' and so it's still out there. I really owe him.
"The Lion's Club gave us a Dillon's gift card. I haven't used it yet, but that was very nice.
"Jeremy Butler brought his company's skid loader and worked all day the Saturday after the tornado so I want to thank him also.
The Bantas also had high praise for the Bethel Mennonite Church, who came the following Monday on behalf of the Mennonite Disaster Relief Fund.
"Don Unruh came on Monday," he said. "His group, the Mennonites, they really worked. They clean up most of the other side of the house. If you go up there you'll notice how much they did. They were really organized. They have all of the equipment and you don't have to tell them what to do, they know. I told them that they didn't need to cut the tress into short logs, they could make long ones, so the wood wouldn't be wasted."
"They came ready to go," said Mrs. Banta. "They put people everywhere. They were always loading the trucks, no one was standing still."
Clair and Wilda also wanted to thank the students from the Pratt Community College Automotive and Farm Departments, the Pratt High School students and members of the community who spent the weekend clearing brush, twisted metal and fallen trees.
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Spanish Cuts of Beef | Gastronomiaycia
It has been ages since I did a post for my grocery shopping series. But don't worry, I am still taking photos and risking have another run-in with security. In organizing my pictures, I came across this old one that I snapped because I found the wording and information interesting.
In the United States, I don't believe I have ever seen such an informative food label on a piece of meat. First, the piece of meat is labeled as "Roti de Ternera, Calidad y Origen." I believe a "roti" is somewhat like a roast. (I hope someone will correct me on this if I am wrong.) What I first noticed though was the listing "edad de sacrificio de 8 a 12 meses" (slaughtered age between 8 and 12 months). I really appreciate that the Spanish word for "slaughter" when related to meat is "sacrificio." I believe there is a stronger connection here between the fact that an animal has been sacrificed to provide a human with food. I doubt there are children here that think meat is made at the grocery store! The label also tells us that the animal was born in Spain ("nacido en Espana"). We also know the animal was raised in Spain ("engordado en Espana"), slaughtered and butchered in Spain ("sacrificado" y "depiece en Espana").
In Spain, buying beef can be a little tricky. Much of the beef you see in the supermarket, butcher or restaurants is labeled as "ternera." A quick look in your tourist dictionary may lead you to believe that"ternera" is veal. And out the window flies your idea of ordering albondigas or bistec at the charming tapas restaurant. Chat among Spain expat bloggers, language and recipe forums about "ternera" can also lead to confusion, with many insisting that "ternera" is veal.
Now, I am not a beef expert (although, being married to a man from Argentina has got to give me some points!). And I am sure that beef terms and labels are a bit different in my part of Catalunya than other parts of Spain. Definitely different than other Spanish-speaking countries. When we first moved here, my carnivore Argentine husband translated "ternera" as veal. Based on the amount of "ternera" labels I saw while grocery shopping, I was shocked by how much veal Catalans ate. And then I had my doubts. Could they really be eating this much veal - a meat that conventional wisdom says is expensive and controversial?
My desire to prove my husband wrong led me to conduct some informal research at local butchers and supermarkets. "Ternera" is not veal as we know it in the USA. In the United States, a calf slaughted between 16 and 18 weeks is considered veal (about 4 to 4.5 months old). The meat in my picture, labelled "ternera," was much older - 8 to 12 months (32 to 48 weeks old). According to the butchers I spoke with, "ternera," refers to young beef, but not totally veal. For what we, in the USA, consider veal, the beef would be labeled as "ternera lechal" (milk beef) or perhaps "ternera blanca."
The beef from the above photo is labeled as "ternera blanca," and was slaughtered before it was 8 months old. Possibly veal in USA terms, but also possibly a wee bit older than the USA requirement for veal. I haven't quite figured out the USA equivalent to "babilla." And this young calf got around in his short life. He was born in Germany, raised and slaughtered in The Netherlands, back to Germany for butchering and now being sold in plastic wrap in Spain.
You many also see some beef in Spain labeled as "añojo," which refers to beef that is between 18 and 24 months old. This beef was born, raised in Germany and traveled to The Netherlands for butchering before being sold in Spain.
Isn't it interesting that there are so many terms to classify beef in Spain? And wouldn't you like to know where you beef has been before it is on your plate?
I tend to buy my beef at a local butcher where they know me and love to answer all my beefy questions. Often times, when in doubt, I bring in a picture of the meat cut I want so they can show me the equivalent. I promise to take some pictures at the butcher. I absolutely love going to the butcher. I swear, I am tempted to ask them if they will hire me for a week, so that I can learn the proper way to cut meat. Maybe one of these days I will gather the courage to ask.


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3 de febrero de 2013, Sana'a, Yemen – FAO and Yemen have signed an action plan for the next two years that gives priority to urgent humanitarian problems caused by political and social instability and a refugee influx from the Horn of Africa.
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To see what "putting down roots" looks like, look no further than McKinley L. Price, the Daily Press 2005 Citizen of the Year. What you will see is a network of roots that reaches wide, delivering nourishment and support to many corners of the local area and beyond. You'll see a taproot that drills down deep, one focused on a fight against prejudice and divisiveness. You'll see the difference one man's commitment can make -- in a stronger community, in organizations and individuals that are better off for the service that Price has devoted to Newport News.
And you'll see new roots branching out as he embarks on new projects, roots that promise to bear fruit in areas vital to the long-term health of this community.
Somewhere between demolition man and builder lies the best descriptor of Price's intentions. Through his civic work and the example he makes of his own life, what he hopes to accomplish is breaking down -- stereotypes and prejudice -- and building up -- bridges that bring a community closer together.
Calmly, incrementally, resolutely, Price has pursued this goal, relying equally on process and person.
That taproot, dominant among Price's commitments to the community, has to do with issues of prejudice and acceptance, diversity and unity. It has taken the shape of leadership in two groups, People to People and the National Conference for Community and Justice.
People to People was formed in 1992 when a group of Newport News movers and shakers became alarmed at several decisions made in quick succession by an all-white City Council. Those decisions were troubling at a time when racial tensions nationally were heightened in the wake of the acquittal of the Los Angeles police officers accused of beating a black man, Rodney King. Local leaders turned to one of their own, Price, for insight and assistance.
The crisis passed, but the organization is still going strong and still headed up by the original duo of Price and Herbert V. Kelly Sr., elder statesman of the Newport News law world -- with a lot of good help.
What People to People does is facilitate the face-to-face dialogue and connections that are the best hope of closing what Price refers to as the "racial divide" in the community.
People to People's goal, says Price, isn't to solve the community's problems, but to bring them up and provide a mechanism and an environment in which people on all sides of an issue can discuss it and come up with ways to solve it themselves. It tackles topics important to the city, cutting across education, economics, race relations and, most recently, gangs.
The ultimate mark of People to People's success, Price observes, would be if it were no longer needed. To hasten that day, it makes a concerted effort to involve young people and address issues that shape their future. That's where, says Price, "We get the most bang for the buck"
Nowhere is that more evident than in a powerful program called Unitown that Price was instrumental in bringing to Newport News five years ago. Twice each year, a group of 50 students, along with staff, from a Newport News high school retreats for four days to a camp on the Eastern Shore or the James River to tackle issues such as acceptance, exclusion and community. Schools rotate, taking turns. Under the guidance of trained facilitators, students and staff come face to face with themselves and each other, and are transformed by the process. When they return, says Price, they can transform the culture of a school.
Unitown is a program of the National Conference for Community and Justice, a group formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The old name reveals its origins in promoting respect across religious boundaries. The new one better fits its aim of reaching more broadly in its campaign against bias and bigotry.
His role as board member (and former chairman) of the local NCCJ chapter is the second front of Price's efforts to foster understanding, eradicate intolerance and strengthen the communal core that is the heart of community.
Asked which of his activities would leave the greatest mark on him, Price was quick to answer: An Achievable Dream. When he first became involved, this was a summer tennis and enrichment program for fourth-graders. It's grown in the 13 intervening years, and seeing Dreamers come back from college and share their success is deeply gratifying to Price. He can relate to young people who surpass the expectations of their origins, and is proud to be part of an organization that gives them chances they wouldn't otherwise have. We'll see more of these kids, he predicts, and the mark they'll make.
Citing An Achievable Dream as personally meaningful reveals much about Price's style and what he hopes to contribute. He views his role as something like a midwife, assisting at the birth of great things, or a nurseryman, cultivating the seeds of change. Take An Achievable Dream: Price sees his contribution as being on the School Board when Walter Segaloff came forward with the idea, and in a position to help move it forward. He still serves as vice chairman of An Achievable Dream's board.
"I'm not a 'follow me over the hill' kind of leader," says Price, but a leader by example. His role is to do what he does best: listen well and be patient. Recognize problems, use his contacts to argue for an issue, help find solutions and negotiate compromises. Facilitate. Encourage people that, "If you participate, this can happen."
He has helped give birth to civic organizations and nurtured them through critical times. He was one of the founding members of the local chapter of 100 Black Men of America, which provides mentors and models for young people. He's pitched in at the Boys and Girls Club and bank boards and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission. These days he's busy with the board of Riverside Health System and chairs the board of the Riverside Health System Foundation, which makes grants to community organizations. The list goes on and on.
His contribution, Price expects, won't be found in a single achievement or organization. It will take form in the cumulative effect of all the issues he has worked on, all the needs he has tried to address, all the organizations he has helped to build.
Newport News calls on Price often. He was appointed to two terms on the School Board and was chairman from 1990 to '92. His service spanned critical years when the board struggled with deficiencies at Huntington Middle School, decided to build what is now Heritage High School and hired as superintendent Eric Smith, who started a trajectory of reform that has defined the district for more than a decade. He has taken on the thankless job of chairing a task force that reworked school assignment zones and the less controversial role of president of the Newport News Educational Foundation. When the city's comprehensive plan was being updated, Price was recruited to serve on the oversight committee and the task force for the southern district. He was tapped to fill a council seat in 2004 when Mamye BaCote was elected to the state legislature, and he's serving on the task force for the East End waterfront redevelopment.
Two new, high-profile jobs, are making demands on Price's calendar.
As chairman of the local board for Thomas Nelson Community College, Price is excited about developments that will broaden the college's reach, upgrade its ability to serve students and employers and better integrate post-secondary with K-12 education. The new Williamsburg-area campus will consolidate scattered programs and expand offerings, some linked with local schools. Signing articulation agreements with baccalaureate-level schools -- formalizing the option of studying for two years at Thomas Nelson and transferring to a partner college -- will make higher education affordable for more students.
Gov. Mark Warner tapped Price for a plum assignment, a seat on the board of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the state agency that recruits and assists businesses that want to locate or expand in Virginia. He started his six-year term in January with a big asset: an understanding of economic development honed at the local level. He chaired the Peninsula Industrial Finance Corp. for many years and served on the boards of the Peninsula Ports Authority and the Virginia Peninsula Economic Development Council.
Another high-profile gubernatorial appointment: the Peninsula Area BRAC Working Group, formed to look at the impact on the area of closings and job shifts at area bases.
Surprisingly, there is spare time in Price's life. Making claim to it is tennis, the sport that won him a scholarship to college. Price plays with the same discipline and commitment that is apparent in the rest of his life. For many years, he has been a regular on the local competitive scene.
With such a chock-full resume, it's hard to imagine how Price finds the time for his day job as a dentist. He practices in association with Dr. C. Benson Clark, in Newport News.
Here, too, is evidence of his determination to use his life as an example to challenge stereotypes. The Old Dominion Dental Society honored him as dentist of the year in 1983, and in 1989 he was elected the first African-American president of the Peninsula Dental Society. He's now on the board of the Virginia Dental Association. In 2002, he was inducted into the International College of Dentists, an honorary organization that recognizes outstanding and meritorious service to the profession.
That service takes him to some unexpected places. He's just back from New Orleans, where he joined a kind of dental mission trip bringing care to that city's many needy people. And he has volunteered with another Mission of Mercy project, trekking to the Eastern Shore to treat people so eager to see a dentist they start lining up at 2 a.m.
The wide, deep roots that anchor Price in the community began to grow early in life. He credits all the people who surrounded him as he grew up in Newport News, who took an interest in him and provided good role models. His father was a hard worker -- putting in 40 years at the shipyard, helping build the propeller that stood for many years outside The Mariners' Museum -- and a kind and giving man who showed up for every Little League game and Scouting event. Price also had the advantage of involved coaches and school staff, people at the Boys Club and recreation center. Even his future in-laws: His mother-in-law was his den leader, his father-in-law the surgeon who, when Price was 8, took out his appendix and left him with a powerful inspiration.
Their lessons were reinforced at Hampton Institute, where Price earned his bachelor's degree, and at Howard University, where he attended dental school. And even in the motto of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, which includes the words "servants of all."
When he grew up and married his childhood role model's daughter, Price came into a family whose standards for service are high. Valerie Scott Price's father is the late Dr. C. Waldo Scott, a local civil rights pioneer who headed the surgery departments of two hospitals. When Price was appointed to the School Board, he was following in the footsteps of his father-in-law, the first black appointed to that board in the 20th century. Valerie Price's brother is Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott. She shares her husband's commitment to education, focusing in her professional life on early childhood. The couple's two children followed their father to Howard: McKinley Price II is a resident in oral surgery, and Marcia Price earned a master's degree in religious studies in the School of Divinity. *


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The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that the storm is 185 miles (298 kilometers)south-southeast of St Croix, with top sustained winds of 40 mph (64 kph). It is moving north-northwest at 10 mph (16 kph).
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