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Some producers attending this year's Milan No-Till Crop Production field day told University of Tennessee weed scientist Larry Steckel that the target date of 2013 for commercialization of dicamba-resistant soybeans just isn't soon enough.
But Steckel, who has been studying the technology for two years, says dicamba beans and producers will benefit from a few more years of research. "There are a lot of questions yet to answer, like what tank mix partners we can use."
The technology, developed by Monsanto, will allow for the application of Roundup and dicamba over-the-top of soybeans. Currently dicamba is used for burndown to control glyphosate-resistant horseweed in a number of Mid-South crops.
"The primary benefit of the technology is to help with weeds that farmers are currently struggling with," Steckel said. "Those include morningglories and a lot of the glyphosate-resistant weeds that are becoming more and more of a challenge. It looks like it's going to be a good fit for giant ragweed and it could be a fit on glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed."
One concern in current research is keeping dicamba where it's applied, Steckel says. "It's very volatile like 2,4-D. Even if you do everything right, drift can occur." For example, in July, Steckel sprayed dicamba-resistant soybean plots at 8:30 in the morning with zero wind. But a temperature inversion trapped the spray near the ground. Later, temperatures increased, and as the dicamba rose from the ground, a slight breeze blew it to a nearby plot of Roundup Ready soybeans, injuring them.
"The big question is will we lose yield on that. It depends on the year. If we have some rain, probably not. If it's really dry, we could."
Monsanto and other companies are working with different formulations of dicamba to address the drift situation, Steckel said.
Early research also indicates the sequence of application is crucial to control of resistant marestail. "We went with 8 ounces of dicamba and 22 ounces of Roundup WeatherMax followed 10 days later with Roundup at 22 ounces. With that treatment, we got complete control. But when we went out with straight Roundup at 22 ounces followed 10 days later by dicamba at 8 ounces and Roundup at 22 ounces, we got almost no control.
"In the second scenario, the marestail is resistant, but it's not completely bulletproof to the first application of Roundup. Roundup injures it just to the point where it doesn't take up followup herbicides."
Currently in the Mid-South, there are five glyphosate-resistant weeds — giant ragweed, common ragweed, Palmer pigweed, horseweed (marestail) and johnsongrass. Steckel noted that dicamba has very good activity on four of them (the exception is johnsongrass). "I think it's going to bring a lot to the table."
Steckel added that Southeast studies indicate that dicamba on 3-inch to 4-inch tall glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed provided good control. But it's not as effective when Palmer pigweed is taller.
Dicamba can also address problems with redvines in soybeans during the season, according to Steckel. "Right now, all I can tell farmers is to spray as much dicamba as you can after harvest. That's about the only thing we can do."
Another weed control product, from Bayer CropScience, LibertyLink soybeans, is expected to have enough seed to plant 250,000 to 300,000 acres in the Mid-South in 2009. Ignite herbicide can be sprayed over-the-top of LibertyLink soybeans at 22 ounces to 29 ounces per acre, with a season limit of 44 ounces.
"Bayer is trying to get the limit up to 66 ounces," Steckel said, "so producers could go out with three 22-ounce applications."
Currently, there is a very limited variety selection, but from what I've been told, yields look pretty good.
Steckel says Ignite is excellent on morningglories, glyphosate-resistant horseweed if it's warm and glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed. "Ignite will do a pretty good job on Palmer pigweed that's 3 inches tall. In general, it's weaker on grasses, particularly johnsongrass and goosegrass. It's not going to be a standalone treatment. It will require a pre-emergent and postemergent treatment or sequential post treatments to get the control we need in a lot of cases."
The bottom line is that producers in the Mid-South "are going to have to rethink their weed control programs," Steckel said. "I've seen a lot of glyphosate-resistant soybean fields that got pretty big before growers decided to spray glyphosate on them. If you wait too long with Ignite, you'll have a problem. It will burn the tops of 12-inch tall Palmer pigweed, and they will come back. So timing is going to be critical."
In the early 2000s, "weed control was as easy as it will ever be," Steckel said. "From now on, it's going to be much more complex. These new technologies are going to help us with glyphosate-resistant weeds, but they have issues themselves and most have to do with timing. You have to put them out early."
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Rodney Atkins, 'Just Wanna Rock N' Roll' – Lyrics Uncovered
Both the melody Rodney Atkins' 'Just Wanna Rock N' Roll' lyrics will instantly put you in a carefree and happy frame of mind. Crafted by hit songwriters Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins, the song allows the listener to escape the crazy life they lead and forget all their troubles — even if it's just for the duration of the song.
"I showed up to work, and a lot of times when Chris and I write together, he gets here a little bit earlier than I do because he has little kids and they wake him up at like five in the morning," Clawson tells Taste of Country of writing 'Just Wanna Rock N' Roll.' "He was already building a track with a really cool twin bass part on the front, and that's the thing that got us kicked off rockin'. Chris had an idea for a song about everybody having a hard week or whatever, so come here and just forget about it."
"Times are tough and times are strange / But time's one thing that you can't change / Love is a noun and love is a verb / Add sometimes love is a dirty word / It don't matter what tomorrow brings / Tonight you just need to think about one thing / And that's showing up and letting go / And maybe gettin' just a little out of control," they wrote in the opening lyrics of the song.
"'Just Wanna Rock N' Roll' sounds like it's supposed to be a big rock song," Tompkins says of the Rodney Atkins release. "The whole thing about it is that it's a laid back song. We thought it was cool to do that. To 'rock n' roll' would be just do your typical Friday or Saturday night thing, where you just go forget about everything and whatever you're doing, and go have fun. I guess the definition of 'rock n' roll' in our song would be just having music in the background, drinking and all that stuff."
"And sing woah-oh / Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll / Gather up a couple of friends / Let a shot hit the spot / And the party begin / And sing woah-oh, yeah / Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll / Lose yourself out in the crowd / In the night, in the lights / Cut it loose and loud / Drown all the stressed up / All that up messed up out / That's all I'm talking about," they wrote in the 'Just Wanna Rock N' Roll' chorus.
"The first line in the chorus is the key thing about what we're trying to say in the song," notes Clawson. "And the end of the chorus is what it's all about. It's about going out and having a little stress relief."
"It's all about having fun," adds Tompkins. "I love to write those kind of songs."
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This big question for the 76ers this offseason used to center around what the organization will do with Andrew Bynum. Now it has shifted. The offseason will now include a search for a new coach.
This is how this past week appears to have played out between 76ers coach Doug Collins and management, according to multiple league sources.
The sources say that Collins, now in his third season as head coach and with one more year remaining on his contract, told management that he would prefer not to return as coach next season. Owner Josh Harris informed Collins that he very much wants Collins back at the helm next season, but was informed that Collins was not prepared to return in that capacity. Both sides, according to the sources, have agreed on the same goal, and that is to reach an amicable solution to the matter.
So it appears after 3 season, Collins' tenure will end after the final game on Wednesday.
Attempts to the Sixers for comment were unsuccessful.
Despite reports, the sources reiterated that at no time did Harris not want Collins as his head coach next season.
Following the Sixers' 91-77 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the team's home finale, Collins' lawyer, John Langel, told a few reporters that his client will indeed be returning next season. All this firestorm started when an Inquirer story last Thursday cited sources saying that the Sixers organization privately hoped Collins would not return for the 2013-14 season.
"He's here for another year, at least," Langel said Sunday. "He's the coach and we'll see what happens." Langel, who fostered a one-year extension for Collins on the original 3-year contract before this season started, stated Sunday that he hasn't asked for another extension for Collins because the coach didn't ask him to. "
Collins was set to make $4.5 million next season. Whether he and the organization come to some kind of settlement now that he won't be returning will probably be answered some time soon.
This was supposed to be the year where he was rewarded for the fruits of his labor, after a huge offseason trade brought in Andrew Bynum and a series of moves built a roster that appeared to be one that would mesh well with the 7-foot, 300-hundred pounder. But Bynum never played a game and other injuries prevented Collins from ever finding a cohesive unit throughout the season, thus resulting in the current 33-47 record.
With Bynum now coming off double knee surgery it would certainly be a huge risk for the team to follow through on what was their original plan – to sign the big center to a long-term contract. Add to that the fact that there are a few expiring contracts and perhaps a trade or 2 in the future and the current roster may have a completely different look next season. All those factors certainly must have paid a huge part in Collins' decision not to return.
Collins was probably pulled away from his current position due to other situations surrounding him. His son, Chris, was recently named head coach at Northwestern University after 13 seasons as an assistant coach at Duke. Collins also has 5 grandchildren whom he admittedly would like to spend more time with.
When asked about all this before Friday's game in Washington and again before Sunday's game against Cleveland, Collins said he only wanted to talk about the games at hand and that he wouldn't get into anything else. The Sixers will play in Detroit Monday then finish the season on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Thursday, Harris and Collins will talk to the media.


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Teen Mom 2's Jenelle Evans Live-Tweeted Her Miscarriage
In the span of 9 days, Jenelle Evans of Teen Mom 2 announced that she was knocked up with a do-over baby, filed charges against her husband of a few weeks for allegedly beating her ass and then went to the hospital because there were complications with her pregnancy. Then early this morning, Jenelle and her ex-boyfriend Gary Head live-tweeted her miscarriage. As I file legal papers asking for extradition to another planet, read this mess:
Pimp Mama Kris doesn't know what to do first: slow clap or take notes.
One of Jenelle's friends told Radar this morning that she did lose her baby and so her mother Barbara doesn't have to move to a different city and change her name, because it turns out she won't have to take care of another kid. A lot of commenters at Radar think that Jenelle was never pregnant and she and her husband Courtland Rogers came up with this scam to get a quick check from Radar. So either Jenelle live-tweeted a fake miscarriage or she live-tweeted a real miscarriage. Whatever the case may be, I'm still going to try to jack a space pod from the Scientology garage, because it's the only way I'll get off this planet. I'll meet you there. Don't give Jenelle our forwarding address.


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I am super excited about the paper a day challenge but here is it the 6th and I haven't even started. Why? I thought to myself - "this will be easier for me if I have a palette. I have lots of pictures I will make my own palette!" Yeah... I got a little carried away and finally was able to stop myself I guess now I should make some papers for the challenge. WHAT ONE DO I USE!? guh created more of a problem for myself haha. I put them on my blog - maybe they will be of some help to someone else too and maybe not.
I put them on pinterest too.


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OSHA announced a Severe Violator Enforcement Program today that will be in effect in 45 days and also said it is administratively raising the dollar value of its penalties, suggesting it would raise them higher still if it could.
"The current maximum penalty for a serious violation, one capable of causing death or serious physical harm, is only $7,000 and the maximum penalty for a willful violation is $70,000. The average penalty for a serious violation will increase from about $1,000 to an average $3,000 to $4,000," OSHA's news release stated. "Monetary penalties for violations of the OSHA Act have been increased only once in 40 years despite inflation. (more…)


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Random thoughts of a Birmingham-based political junkie and party hack, Labour member and activist. And a Councillor for the City of Birmingham, representing Acocks Green ward.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Don't privatise our police
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Election 2012 Review
I know it has take a while to get around to putting this online, but here's my (usually) annual review of the election results.
Last year, Labour in Birmingham thought that 14 net gains was a great result - and it was. To gain another 20 this year and take control of the City Council was a greater prize.
Labour remains the only party that represents the entire city - we had over 1500 voters in 38 of the 40 wards. By contrast, the Tories achieved that in only 19 wards and the Lib Dems in just 9. My stats only go back to 2002, but in simple voter numbers, this was the worst year for either of the opposition parties since then. Indeed, in two wards, the Liberal Democrats failed to break into three figures – unprecedented in my records. In Shard End, by the way, they didn't run a candidate at all because of an administration error.
In vote share, Labour took just over half of the votes cast across the City, with the Tories not even getting a quarter and the Liberal Democrats languishing on 16%. When these seats were last contested, back in 2008, the parties were much closer. We had 30.1%; the Tories had 30.2% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats 23.2%. That was a pretty bad year for us, with the Tories gaining 6 seats and the Liberals holding all their earlier, post-Iraq gains.
Across the City, we saw a 14% swing from Lib Dem to Labour and a similar 13.6% swing from the Tories to Labour. Those figures mask some bigger changes, however. Swing of the night was hotly contested, with Washwood Heath narrowly beating Lozells with a thundering 34.9% Lib Dem to Labour swing, compared to 33.2%. And then, of course, we had the shock of the night with the rise of Cllr Pocock. How many of you thought that 2012 would be the year that would happen? He engineered a 21.8% swing from the Tories in Sutton Vesey – the biggest swing from Tory to Labour in the City and a tribute to long term community campaigning. Either that or the people of Sutton Vesey got bored with seeing his name on the ballot paper and reasoned that electing him would at least force a change for the next four years. I've tried something similar in Acocks Green.
Something to remember is that because we elect by thirds and the boundary changes forced a rare 'all-out' election in 2004, many of the opposition candidates this year were their most popular winners back in 2004 – often their most experienced councillors in each ward, which is why we also dislodged a number of cabinet members. I'm sure that will cheer Mike Whitby as he looks towards 2014 as the sole Tory in Harborne against two excellent Labour councillors.
While all parties lost numbers of votes compared to last year – I don't think the weather helped anyone and there is some general dissatisfaction with all politicians – the Tories were particularly badly affected. Overall, votes were down by 21% year on year. The Liberal Democrats actually did rather well – only losing 14% of their vote from last year and we lost 16%, with the Greens around the average with a 22% loss. The Tories haemorrhaged 31% of their vote from last year – a precipitous fall and hardly a great first outing for their deputy leader and campaigns leader, Cllr Robert Alden. This year saw his father evicted from his previously secure seat.
Last year, Cllr Alden was profiled in the Post and his quotes are instructive:
He also accuses colleagues of sitting on their laurels, because the city council's social services and housing have improved in seven years of Tory-Lib Dem control. "Candidates can't expect the electorate to be grateful, they have got to keep on improving. We have to show how we can improve Birmingham. And highlight the differences between a Con-Lib Dem administration and Labour. Labour have the same faces and same leader as they did when they ran the council so badly a decade ago."
He was, of course, right. Sadly, that was largely the campaign that they ran - neither party voiced a real alternative to the manifesto put out by Labour and they relied on a mix of rehashing their self-identified successes and harking back to a Labour party of the early 2000s in an attempt to scare the electorate. A Labour Group of 77 suggests that this didn't work. It would seem that despite his position, Cllr Alden's message didn't get through to large parts of the coalition. Even the Liberal Democrats - who threw everything at the campaign in an attempt to defend their remaining councillors - failed quite dismally.
Clearly, the national political situation helped us – we're watching the decline of the Liberal Democrats to a position below UKIP in national polling and the utter incompetence of the government post-Budget helped tip the balance in some Tory seats that they might have held. However, don't forget that each of these victories came because of re-energised campaigning across the city – by people on the phones and on the doorsteps. That can't stop now. We have more seats to take in 2014 and we need to keep up the pressure on the opposition and to keep the message rolling - having positive things to say on the doorstep about the future rather than just whinging about the past proved very effective.
In other good news, the BNP – although they fielded more candidates than last year – saw their vote share and total vote decline again. UKIP increased their city-wide vote share, but that is because they ran more candidates, not because of any real shift – if you look at the wards where they ran last year, their vote is largely unchanged, although it did bump up in Shard End, possibly they were used as a receptacle for a safe protest vote with the absence of the Liberal Democrats. The other major party of opposition, Respect, seems to be quiet for the moment with no representation at all and will struggle unless Salma Yaqoob is able to return to health and the fight, although it seems to lack any serious figures apart from her in Birmingham. The loss of the mayoral vote will also deny her a shot at Hodge Hill or the mayoralty itself. Similarly, the Socialist Labour and anti-cuts candidates made no real inroads. It seems clear that Labour has had some success in offering real opposition and a real alternative to the Liberal Democrat/Tory coalitions in Birmingham and nationally.
The Greens were the only other party to run a full slate of candidates and while their vote share remained static year on year at 4.5%, they also have the potential to become the home of the oppositionalist vote – the role that the Liberal Democrats used to fulfil. Just an aside – the Liberal Democrats were courting the Tory vote in wards that they held, sending leaflets targeted at Conservative voters warning them that a Tory vote would ensure they had a Labour councillor. I suspect that this may account for some of the Tory loss – in my own ward, I think that may have added about 100 votes to the Liberal Democrat tally.
In 2014, we'll be defending 21 seats, while the Tories will be defending 11 and the Liberal Democrats 8, so our chances for net gains are lower, but there are some obvious targets. We should be looking to clean up the last men (and women standing) in the seats that already have two Labour councillors: one is Conservative (Harborne) and five are Liberal Democrat seats (Acocks Green, Hall Green, Moseley & Kings Heath, Selly Oak and South Yardley). Another three Tory seats have new Labour councillors this year, so we should be looking to put a second alongside them in 2014 in Bournville, Northfield and Sutton Vesey. And then there's Weoley to avenge.
Weoley was probably the toughest one on the night - Steve Booton lost by just two votes and that can easily be ascribed to the foul weather that afflicted the city on the day and also to the relocation of a polling station, which wrongfooted a number of voters who may have struggled to get to the new location.
Holding all our seats and winning those would give us a Labour group of 87 – a tough number to overturn easily and enough to insulate Labour against a number of poor years.
And if we fancy a stretch target, there's always Sutton New Hall. That only has a majority of 925 - well within reach of Team Pocock with two years to go.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery
I noticed a while back that there is a Liberal Democrat parliamentary researcher who runs a website called politicalhack.org (clearly far too much time on his hands). I've had other things to think about - like winning elections.
What I didn't realise until today was that it was run by one Martin Shapland, who is an accredited parliamentary researcher for John Hemming. Some years ago, before the coalition, he expressed his reasons for joining the Liberal Democrats rather than Labour.
Anyway, keep up the good work...
(HT to @PaulSandars)
What I didn't realise until today was that it was run by one Martin Shapland, who is an accredited parliamentary researcher for John Hemming. Some years ago, before the coalition, he expressed his reasons for joining the Liberal Democrats rather than Labour.
"We're furious. We don't have jobs, we can't afford housing, we're the first generation that has had to pay for university education directly, and we're not getting our money's worth. Meanwhile, we're struggling day-to-day to pay utility bills while MPs are spending our money on things we couldn't dream of buying."Good to see things have changed since 2009 with his party in power.
Anyway, keep up the good work...
(HT to @PaulSandars)
Friday, May 04, 2012
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
We all make mistakes.
Last year, Paul Tilsley went to the police when a Labour leaflet appeared in Hodge Hill without the usual small print - 'Printed and published by....' as required by s110 of the Representation of the People Act.
This year, Liberal Democrat candidates in South Yardley and Sheldon have both put out expensive, glossy leaflets, replete with photographs of them pointing at things and standing beside other things. Some of the pictures even include a lesser-spotted Vince Cable, the increasingly pointless Secretary of State, being shown things that the government hasn't yet worked out how it can sell off or close down.
Sadly, in their eagerness to rely on past performance as a guide to the future (and a matching unwillingness to talk about that future in any detail), the rubric has been missed off.
I trust that Paul will report his colleagues and their agents to the police forthwith.
This year, Liberal Democrat candidates in South Yardley and Sheldon have both put out expensive, glossy leaflets, replete with photographs of them pointing at things and standing beside other things. Some of the pictures even include a lesser-spotted Vince Cable, the increasingly pointless Secretary of State, being shown things that the government hasn't yet worked out how it can sell off or close down.
Sadly, in their eagerness to rely on past performance as a guide to the future (and a matching unwillingness to talk about that future in any detail), the rubric has been missed off.
I trust that Paul will report his colleagues and their agents to the police forthwith.
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No students injured in JCPS bus crash
No students injured in JCPS bus crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
No children were injured after a Jefferson County Public Schools bus crash Thursday morning.
Louisville Metro police said a silver car traveling southbound on Preston Highway hit the car in front of it near Blue Lick Road. The second car spun out of control and hit the left side of JCPS bus No. 0935.
The bus was carrying elementary school students.
Police said the first car left the scene.
No students were injured, but the driver of the second car was taken to the hospital as a precaution.


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TORONTO (AP) — A judge who ordered the mayor of Canada's largest city removed from office over a conflict of interest violation says the mayor can run in a by-election if he loses his appeal.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found Toronto Mayor Rob Ford guilty this week of flouting conflict of interest rules for refusing to repay funds he solicited for his high school football team using city letterhead when he was a councilman.
Hackland clarified his ruling Friday saying Ford was eligible to run in any by-election after the city's top lawyer understood the judge had ruled Ford could not run until 2014.
Ford's appeal is expected to be heard Jan. 7.


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Here's one of the biggest questions for businesses: Will the time they spend interacting on Facebook and Twitter affect their sales? Though they spend the considerable effort necessary to create thriving social media communities, small business owners and marketers often fail to drive floor traffic, inbound calls, store sales, and other offline business success metrics.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Savvy marketers will begin to tie the development of communities on social media networks to increased revenue if they implement a few of these simple steps that make sense for their specific business.


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This awesome Minnesota whitetail grosses 234 inches and nets 227 inches. If those scores hold up, it could possibly be the biggest nontypical buck ever killed by a bowhunter in the Gopher State!
by Daniel E. Schmidt
Minnesota's Jeff Iverson could not believe his eyes when he viewed his trail camera photos on opening day of Minnesota's archery season last weekend. The avid bowhunter and Deer & Deer Hunting reader was pulling cards that morning in an attempt to pick a spot to hunt that evening. When he viewed the images, he laid eyes on a buck that he thought he might never see again.
The big deer is a buck that he missed two years ago. Staring back at him in the photo was a giant nontypical.
"He popped out along the edge of a cornfield about 100 yards from my stand," Iverson said. "He just was really casual. He walked a few yards, stopped, ate some corn, and kept working down the field. I watched him for over an hour."
Finally, with light fading, the buck worked its way to within 43 yards of Iverson's stand. "I came to full draw, put my pin on him and made sure nothing was in the way," he said.
The arrow hits its mark, and the buck bounded toward Iverson's stand in the woods. "He stopped broadside at about 15 yards, so I started knocking another arrow … just in case. Then he collapsed right there."
Jeff shoots a Mathews Z-7 and uses Carbon Express F-15 broadheads.
Iverson was especially careful to make sure that first shot was true. You see, in 2010, he had the buck in bow range, but his arrow never made it to the deer — center-punching a small sapling before it got there. "He was a 160-class 12-point back then," Iverson said. "He was really easy to identify, though, because he had those crab claws in the front. He was eating maples leaves when he came through that time … just real relaxed. But that stand was kind of in a bowl, and he got a whiff of something he didn't like and stopped suddenly. I knew it was now or never so I squatted to take the shot — about 30 yards. The arrow hit a limb dead center."
Iverson said the deer then vanished. He assumed another hunter had killed it, especially when word got out of a big 12-pointer that had been killed later that season. "I was bummed," he said.
His hopes were renewed, however, when the buck showed up again on trail camera photos in December 2011. "That was really cool, because I immediately knew he was still around."
The buck, however, again vanished from sight, with no photos being captured during this past summer. That is, until Iverson checked his cameras last Saturday morning.
"I hadn't been out there for quite a while. I ended up pulling the cards and had at least 15 photos of him — from all angles — I knew he was back. I texted the photos to my buddies and they all told me I had to go after him right away."
Little did Iverson know that his big moment would come only hours later.
"It's kind of crazy how it all worked out," he said. "I'm just trying to process it all. I want to take some time and just enjoy this moment."
The Minnesota state archery records for whitetails are a typical that scored 197-6/8; and a nontypical that scored 227-3/8 inches on the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
The biggest nontypical ever killed in Minnesota was a gun-kill that scored 268-5.8. That deer was killed in 1974.
From everyone here at Deer & Deer Hunting, congratulations, Jeff! We can't wait to hear more about your incredible buck and see more of your awesome photos!
According to the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, the following are the largest nontypicals ever killed in the state:


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The League
- The True Story of Average Americans on the Hunt for WWI Spies
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-01-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $19.95
Editorial Reviews
Bill Mills chronicles the formation of the American Protective League, a group of ordinary American citizens who organized to prevent espionage during World War I. This true story is presented with great narrative verve and an almost pulpy style that is augmented by Eric Martin's vibrant performance. Martin affects a noir-ish demeanor that calls to mind a hard-nosed detective in an old black-and-white film, making it an appropriate performative choice for this enthralling look at the thousands of Americans who enacted their own undercover work in order to keep their country safe.
Publisher's Summary
The amazing true story of the national paranoia that turned US citizens into volunteer detectives.
Two weeks before the U.S. entered World War I, a Chicago advertising executive visited the Department of Justice with a proposal - organize the country's businessmen into a secret force of volunteer agents to ferret out and investigate enemy activities within the United States. The country, overcome by a wave of patriotic fervor, had also become gripped with fear and uncertainty of the influx of immigrants from the very countries with which the country was now at war.
The idea received quick approval and caught on like wildfire. Soon thousands of volunteers in every major industry, trade, and profession were on the alert nationwide, maintaining surveillance and investigating cases for the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation. They would grow to become 250,000 strong.
Written as a real-life adventure story, The League reveals how the organization began, the manner in which it operated, and the varied missions that it performed on behalf of the U.S. government. It is an extraordinary chapter in American history, when almost any citizen could receive official credentials as a volunteer investigator. From a running gun battle on the streets of Philadelphia, to the seizure of a disguised German commerce raider on the high seas, to the hunt for the radical bomber that attacked the Federal Building in Chicago, The League is a fascinating true story that will not soon be forgotten.
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In all my readings over the past 2 years about World War 1, I had not come across The American Protective league. It was started in 1914 by A.M. Briggs a well-known Chicago Ad executive. at its height, in 1917, the League had 250,000 dues paying members. The League was an Auxiliary of the Dept. Of Justice. Attorney General Thomas Gregory approved them as an Auxiliary of the Bureau of Investigation. The BI had less than 200 men, few automobiles, they used public transportation to get around. The first thing Briggs did was organize the business men in Chicago and New York to donated some autos to the BI and obtain volunteer who had cars to drive the agents around. The unpaid auxiliary was assigned jobs by the DOJ, BI, military intelligent, local police, and various other government agencies. Bill Mills states that in 1914 and all through the War, American munitions plants were sabotaged and blown up as were other industries providing Britain with supplies. The League was to help hunt for the saboteurs. Mills states that J .Edgar Hoover was head of the Department of Food and Fuel regulations enforcement and he was one of the biggest user of the League making sure people adhered to the restriction. Mills also states that when the F.B.I was formed and Hoover but in charge, he would not officially restart up the League, but he used it as a group of unpaid informants. Mills states by the time the League was disbanded in 1919 after the war they had performed 75% of all investigation by the B.I. such as background check for security clearance, investigation of German Americans, also did undercover investigation, following people and checking out rumors. They also did general assistance of local police acting as a police reserve. Bill Mills provides a positive attitude toward the League and it's work but I can envision at number of problems having a group of unpaid, untrained people with some possibly being zealots.. It is interesting that the group was totally disbanded in 1919 and not used in WWII or in the Cold War. Mills gives some individually stories of spies caught also some smugglers and con men. Over all it is an interesting piece of history that I was totally unaware of. Eric Martin does a good job narrating the story. Anyone interested in history will enjoy this book.
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taniaaust1 wrote:Jack Reacher wrote:I see where you are coming from but the things you want us to think about are unfalsible claims, ideas that can never be proven even in principle and arent really worth discussing in a serious manner, there are no reasons for believing in any of that.
I mean we could start a discussion saying I think Korak of gundor got tired of humans on his planet and shipped us all here, that kind of reasoning is so out of wack and so far detached for reality its not really worth discussing.
Maybe not to you.
The truth is thou that there is no hard evidence for what I said to be not true either. Thou it may sound wacky wondering if some high up huge consciousness has us as its game pawns (or whatever one wants to call it for its entertainment).. I personally do think its worth consideration even if it is just to rule out an idea. How can anyone rule out things as being possibly true or not if they never consider them in some way.
People seriously talk about GOD and other things..and that cant be proven. It doesnt mean its not worth serious discussion (thou may not be to all). Its just a matter of what is resonating to you.
I often consider things which cant be proven. Just cause something isnt proven it doesnt necessarily mean it isnt at all possible. I like to run throu all possibilities I can think of in my head, without doing that, one may miss something which was true.
I still disagree, I think going through all those fanatical ideas are great fun as a kind of activity with friends if you are stoned or something. But as you grow older and mature as a responsible adult, going through the infinite possibilities of theoretical explanations to explain a single phenomenon that you experienced in your small life is really a waste of time if you are doing it at this deep level. At a young age you sort of accept that one of those billions of contradicting solutions could be true, and you just move on really. To discuss something that cannot be proved, has no real reasoning behind it, and has nothing to do with the actual issues that we all face, to me personally seems to be a huge waste of time. And to actually base your real life decisions on something like that is another step entirely and honestly in my opinion is extremely irresponsible for an adult to do.


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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:58:31 -0800
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired OF Tyler Henson from the Baltimore Orioles to complete the deal for SP Dana Eveland.
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The Baltimore Orioles reassigned Ps Brandon Erbe, Chorye Spoone, Troy Patton and Pedro Viola to Triple-A Norfolk Friday, March 11, according to The Baltimore Sun. P Luis Lebron and IF Pedro Florimon Jr. were optioned to Double-A Bowie. P Mitch Atkins, P Raul Rivero, OF Tyler Henson, C Adam Donachie and C Caleb Joseph were sent to minor league camp.
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The Baltimore Orioles reassigned C Caleb Joseph, P Luis Lebron, SS Pedro Florimon Jr., 3B Tyler Henson and C Adam Donachie to minor league camp, The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly reports.
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|Orioles | Invite 15 to ST
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The Baltimore Orioles have invited OF Randy Winn, P Ryan Drese, P Mitch Atkins, P Armando Gabino, P Mark Hendrickson, P Wynn Pelzer, P Clay Rapada, P Raul Rivero, IF Ryan Adams, IF Nick Green, IF Brendan Harris, IF Tyler Henson, C Adam Donachie, C Michel Hernandez and C Caleb Joseph to Spring Training, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly and Jeff Zrebiec.
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|Orioles | Henson struggling in Hawaii
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The Baltimore Sun reports Baltimore Orioles 3B prospect Tyler Henson is only batting .139 (5-for-36) with 18 strikeouts in his past 10 games. Despite his recent struggles, Henson still leads the league in runs scored (20) and walks (20). He is also second in the league in doubles (10).
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Dean Jones Jr., of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Orioles 3B Tyler Henson is playing in the Hawaiian Winter League this offseason.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota canceled its moose hunting season Wednesday, citing a precipitous decline in the moose population, as researchers try to get a handle on why the iconic symbol of the north woods appears to be faring worse here than elsewhere across its range.
The population has dropped 35 percent over the past year and 52 percent from 2010 to an estimated 2,760 moose left in northeastern Minnesota, according to the annual aerial survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources in January. That's down from an estimated 4,230 moose last winter. Minnesota's moose numbers were estimated as high as 8,840 in 2006.
"So it's just a plummeting population here," DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr told reporters.
While moose might not die out completely in Minnesota, the population could be too small well before 2020 to accurately estimate, said Steve Merchant, the DNR's wildlife populations and regulations manager. He noted the big drop in just the past year.
"That's a steep slope, and it comes down to that — very few animals left, very shortly," Merchant said.
Researchers are conducting studies to better understand why moose are dying out in Minnesota. Scientists suspect some combination of higher temperatures, parasites, diseases, contact with deer and changes in forests in northeastern Minnesota. A separate moose herd in northwestern Minnesota is now so tiny that the DNR no longer conducts surveys there.
DNR officials said it isn't clear why moose are struggling more in some places than others. New England has a much larger moose population and the range there may be expanding, although numbers may be declining in some northeastern states. The population appears to be holding its own or growing in parts of North Dakota. But some Rocky Mountain states are experiencing declines. While Canada's moose population remains large, it's been falling across the border in Ontario.
While the decline in Minnesota seems precipitous compared to those elsewhere, Lou Cornicelli, the DNR's wildlife research manager, said the state keeps better population data than others so it's hard to say whether that's the case or how populations elsewhere are actually faring.
While Landwehr reiterated some scientists' opinion that Minnesota's small, bulls-only hunt has not been a factor in the population decline, he said it was prudent to suspend the hunt in light of the new data and the animals' uncertain future. State officials said they won't reopen hunting unless the population recovers.
Landwehr also said the DNR talking to the state's three Ojibwe bands about whether they'll continue their moose hunts, which they're entitled to do by treaty. The Fond du Lac, Grand Portage and Bois Forte bands killed a combined 36 moose last year.
"We don't anticipate there will be a biological impact from that," Landwehr said. "It's going to be up to the tribes how to proceed."
The DNR late last month launched a $1.2 million multi-year effort to capture and put tracking collars on 100 adult moose and 50 calves, and implant instruments in the digestive tracts of 27 of those adult moose to let researchers know when they die. The researchers hope to be able to get to those carcasses within 24 hours, before wolves and other scavengers make it impossible to determine the cause of death.
Lou Cornicelli, the DNR's wildlife research manager, said 91 adult moose had collars by Wednesday and 100 should have them by Friday or Saturday. The calves will be collared after they're born this spring.
Data from previous studies suggest that predation by wolves and bears has only a small effect on the adult moose population. Cornicelli said researchers hope to learn more from the new study about how predation affects calf survival rates.
Opposition to the moose hunt had been building in recent weeks. Three state senators introduced a bill Tuesday to impose a temporary moratorium on the moose season. The owner of an outfitting service at the end of the Gunflint Trail, in Minnesota's prime moose country, started an online petition drive last month to stop the hunt. It has collected over 700 signatures.


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January 07. 2013 11:05PM
For NH budget writers, it's doom and gloom
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
CONCORD - House and Senate budget writers got a heaping helping of bad news Monday as they set out to craft a budget for the next biennium amid projections of lower than expected revenue, rising costs and continued uncertainty from Washington.
"The news that we've been bringing over the past few years has been quite dire," said Jeff Hurley of the National Conference of State Legislatures, "so I apologize in advance for some of the distressing information I may provide."
Those comments set the stage for the Joint Economic and Fiscal Orientation of senators and representatives charged with developing a revenue and spending plan for the two-year period that begins July 1.
Hurley said New Hampshire could lose up to $32 million in federal money for state programs, depending on how Congress resolves spending cuts scheduled to take effect in January but delayed by two months.
"That will make it very difficult on states," Hurley said. "New Hampshire's fiscal year ends in June, so the state will have to figure out how to deal with those cuts in a four-month period." And that's assuming Congress takes action on federal cuts in March.
Further complicating the work of budget writers will be a deficit carried over from the current fiscal year that will have to be erased, at least on paper.
Jeff Pattison, director of the Legislative Budget Assistant's office, projected a shortfall of about $25 million by the end of the fiscal year in June, although some lawmakers said it could be as high as $35 million.
The state was projecting a surplus until hospitals suing the state over Medicaid reimbursements began withholding their Medicaid Enhancement Tax payments. Projected revenue from the tax is off by more than $36 million.
Meanwhile, projected savings of $9 million through managed care of Medicaid failed to materialize because of delays in turning the program over to managed-care companies.
House Ways and Means Chairman Susan Almy, D-Grafton, later told reporters it was a perfect storm of lost revenue and projected savings that did not materialize.
"We're not even in a zero-sum game," she said, referring to the fact that lawmakers will have to start their budget with red ink at the top.
The state has slightly more than $9 million in its Rainy Day Fund. "If you use it, you would have a $15.7 million problem," Pattison said. "If you don't use it, you have about a $25 million problem."
Pattison outlined a variety of expenditures suspended in order to balance the 2012-2013 budget that lawmakers will have to decide on, including a mandated increase in the share of the rooms and meals tax that goes to the state's cities and towns.
Lawmakers also heard a forecast from the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy predicting that the next four years should be better than the last four years, but that economic recovery in the state could lag behind the recovery rate for New England and the nation as a whole.
The center predicted that requests for new spending will be significant, particularly from the University of New Hampshire and the Department of Health and Human Services, but that "a sluggish economy will dictate the terms of the policy debates."


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Kate Gosselin: No Longer Talking To Tabloids
With a new bodyguard in tow, Kate Gosselin goes shopping with two of her 5-year-old sextuplets — Leah and Hannah — on Monday afternoon (June 29) in Reading, Penn. While out, the trio stopped at the UPS store, "Dick's Sporting Goods" store and a "Giant" supermarket.
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Kate and husband Jon Gosselin just released a statement: "During this very difficult time we will be working to focus solely on the needs of our family. This includes no longer commenting publicly or reacting to media stories and speculation. Our goal is to do the very best for our children and that will be done as privately as possible. We appreciate the understanding, support and well wishes from so many. Thank you."
Tonight's episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 will be a retrospective look at the Gosselin family, accompanied by some new footage.
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- Premier League
Stoke want £3m for Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Jones will not be allowed to leave Stoke City unless potential buyers meet the club's £3 million valuation, despite the forward going on strike.
Jones has been fined two weeks' wages, around £80,000, by Stoke after texting manager Mark Hughes to say he was unavailable to play against Liverpool on Sunday.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates, chief executive Tony Scholes and manager Mark Hughes have been in negotiations regarding the 29-year-old and have been angered by his attitude as Jones appears to be trying to force through a transfer away from the Britannia Stadium.
Everton are believed to be one of the clubs trying to lure the Trinidad & Tobago international away, but Stoke sources insist that there has been no official contact from the Merseyside club.
ESPN sources have confirmed Jones sent a text to Hughes on Saturday, 24 hours before the Liverpool game, stating that he would be unavailable for the fixture and Stoke are now considering their next move.
Jones has six months left on his contract and is looking to write off the remainder of his deal to be allowed to move onto another club, but Stoke are prepared to dig their heels in.
Cutting Jones free this month would save around £1 million on wages for the remainder of the deal, but they are not prepared to allow the player to leave on a free transfer, with Coates eager to recoup a significant portion of the cash they paid when signing him from Sunderland for £8 million in 2010.
Scholes and Hughes have already held meetings with Jones and his representatives, with the club insisting the striker has committed a breach of contract.


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One of the largest and most exciting karaoke competitions in the U.S. will be holding preliminary competitions at MaxBowl's Pin & Tonic Bar and Grill in Port Arthur starting March 22 and concluding June 7. Weekly sing-off contest will be held each Friday night (except Good Friday) at 9 p.m.
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- Williams news
Wolff, Juncadella and Maldonado to test for Williams
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- Susie Wolff
Williams will run Susie Wolff and Daniel Juncadella at this week's Young Driver Test at Silverstone, giving both drivers their first taste of a contemporary F1 car on a proper circuit. Race driver Pastor Maldonado will also complete one day behind the wheel under the revised rules that allow race drivers to take part in tyre testing.
Wolff is the team's development driver and last year drove a 2011 Williams at Silverstone as well as completing straight-line tests. However, this will be her first proper outing in a current Formula One car and should see the 30 year old qualify for an F1 superlicence.
"It's a fantastic opportunity for me, so now it is up to me to prepare myself the best that I can for the day," she said. "It's going to be a big challenge but the most important thing is to do a solid and consistent job and to give good feedback to the team to be able to prove I am at the level to compete on a day such as this.
"Most of my work is based in the simulator which is why this day is so important for me. It will give me a better understanding of what the car is like on track and how that correlates to the simulator which will also help further develop the work I can do there."
Technical director Mike Coughlan added: "It is great that we are able to give Susie the opportunity to have a full day behind the wheel of the FW35 following all the hard work and dedication she has put in both supporting us at the track and in the simulator."
Juncadella currently races in DTM for Mercedes and drove a 2009-spec Ferrari last year as part of a prize for winning the Formula 3 Euroseries in 2012.
"It's a great chance for me and I hope I can help the team next week," he said. "It's an important test for any young driver as there aren't many opportunities to drive a Formula One car. I had my first taste of Formula One as a prize for winning the 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series title, but it was a 2009 car so I therefore see this as being the real deal, having the chance to drive a current car in a full test.
"I've spent a couple of days at the factory getting to know the team and I felt at home. Looking at the history of the team is also amazing and so to get this chance with Williams, a team so many great drivers have raced for, makes it even more special."
The test will run from Wednesday to Friday this week and Coughlan said the team would dedicate one of the three days to tyre testing with Maldonado at the wheel.
"Given the recent test regulation changes, we will also now run Pastor to enable Pirelli to gain further data to continue their development programme."


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The Bleecker Street Theatre45 Bleecker St., 212-279-4488: THUNDER! A MUSICAL MEMOIR, Jimmy Tate blends hypnotic tap-dancing, soulful original songs, and powerful spoken word to tell a compelling, emotional story of love, loss, and the realization of dreams. Part of the NY International Fringe Festival. Thru Aug. 25. $15.
International Dance CollectiveAn informal chance for 2007 Dance Omi residents to share their process of collaboration with the community. Mon., Sept. 10 from 6-7pm. Part of the 13th annual Dancenow/NYC Festival. DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP, David R. White Studio, 219 W. 19th St., bet 7th & 8th Aves. 212-206-5684. www.dancenownyc.org. Free.
River to River FestivalFree dance performances as part of the nations largest free summer arts festival. Visit www.RiverToRiverNYC.com for more information. ACCOUNTING FOR CUSTOMS by Reggie Wilson with Andreya Ouamba. In the African diaspora, remembered and stolen pasts and troubled and hopeful presents are mediated by invention. Wed., Aug. 22 Sat., Aug. 25 at 12:30 & 1:30pm. Takes place on the Steps of the US Custom House / National Museum of the American Indian, Bowling Green. An LMCC Sitelines Performance. STATES & RESEMBLANCES by Dean Moss and Ryotaro Mishima. A combination of shadow play, text and dance all set in a field of dots. Mon., Aug. 27 at 7pm; Tues., Aug. 28 at 7pm; Wed., Aug. 29 at 12:30pm; Tues., Sept. 4 at 7pm; Wed., Sept. 5 at 12:30pm; Thurs., Sept. 6 at 12:30pm. Elevated Acre, 55 Water St. An LMCC Sitelines Performance.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists are monitoring lava flowing from a Hawaii volcano eruption that could threaten homes.
The June 27 lava flow, named for the date it began erupting from a new vent, isn't an immediate threat to homes or structures downhill of the flow, but could become one in weeks or months if it continues to advance, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The Kilauea volcano has been continuously erupting since 1983, but new vents — or points where lava reaches the surface — have opened up periodically.
As of Friday, lava was 2.4 miles from the eastern boundary of the Wao Kele o Puna Forest Reserve, which has been closed because of volcanic hazards. Scientists were planning to fly over the area Monday to get another update on the lava's progress.
Most of the lava flows from the volcano's east rift zone have pushed south, but this recent flow is moving northeast, which is unusual but not unprecedented, the observatory said.
The current flow is being channeled by two previous flows, which will make it move faster, said Jim Kauahikaua, the observatory's scientist-in-charge.
"It's time for the community to become aware of the situation," he said.
Hawaii County Civil Defense officials said the Kaohe homesteads are closest to the flow. Civil defense officials will be meeting with the community this week to inform residents about the threat and discuss evacuation plans.
It can be difficult to forecast the flow's exact path because it can be affected by subtle variations in topography, changes in lava volume and where and how lava enters or exits ground cracks along the rift zone, the observatory said.
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TOKYO, Japan, July 9, 2013 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today began production at its Saitama Factory's Yorii Plant, a newly constructed automobile production plant located in Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, Japan.
Designed under the concept of "producing the world's eco-friendliest products at the world's friendliest plant," this people-friendly and environmentally-responsible Yorii Plant becomes the world's top class energy saving plant through the adoption of Honda's most advanced production technologies and establishment of a highly efficient production system. The plant features an advanced and highly efficient production line, including a painting process shortened through the adoption of highly functional painting technology.
Production at the Yorii Plant will include the Freed minivan and the all-new Fit that is scheduled to go on sale in Japan this September. The planned annual production capacity of the plant is 250,000 units.
With the start of production at Yorii Plant today, all three production plants of Honda's Saitama Factory are now in operation, including Ogawa Plant for engine production and Sayama Plant capable for production of a broad mix of models with small lot sizes.
As a global leading plant, Yorii Plant will be responsible for leading Honda's automobile production around the world, while Honda continues to take on new challenges to provide good products to its customers with speed, affordability and low CO2 emissions.
Exterior view of Yorii Plant, Saitama Factory
Bird's eye view of Yorii Plant, Saitama Factory
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|Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, Japan
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|Approximately 950,000 m2 (including 280,000 m2 of nature conservation areas)
|Production capacity:
|250,000 units annually (at full-capacity production)
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ROME (AP) — Italy's government agreed Wednesday to repeal an unpopular property tax that ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi has long campaigned to abolish, a crucial deal for the survival of Premier Enrico Letta's unusual left-right coalition.
The Cabinet, which is made up of both Letta's Democrats and Berlusconi's center-right ministers, decided to cancel the payments through the end of the year and institute instead a local "service tax" starting in 2014, Letta told reporters.
Hawks in Berlusconi's party had warned that if the tax weren't abolished, the party would withdraw its support for Letta's government. As a result, Wednesday's decision to repeal the tax gives Letta's government some breathing room as it presses ahead with measures to revive Italy's moribund economy.
"This is good news," said Angelino Alfano, Berlusconi's political heir and the vice premier in the hybrid government. "For us it has the value of 'Mission Accomplished.'"
Details of the decree were still being worked out late Wednesday, and it wasn't immediately clear what the substitute "service tax" would mean in real terms for Italians struggling to make ends meet amid Italy's two-year recession and 12.1 percent unemployment rate.
Abolishing the property tax creates a 4 billion euro ($5.3 billion) annual shortfall. Officials declined immediately to give specific details of how that money would be recovered, though Letta stressed that the new "service tax" wasn't a property tax in disguise and that Italy would maintain its international commitments to keep its public debt in check.
Berlusconi had made abolishing the unpopular tax a cornerstone of his campaign before February's inconclusive elections, and the issue gained importance as his own political future was thrown into doubt following his definitive tax fraud conviction earlier this month.
Italy's high court on Aug. 1 upheld Berlusconi's conviction, four-year prison term and a ban from public office.
A Senate committee on Sept. 9 begins deliberating how to implement the public office ban given Berlusconi's current Senate seat. Some of Berlusconi's more hawkish allies have warned that a vote to strip him of his Senate seat would spark a government crisis.
On Wednesday, Berlusconi's lawyers presented their written arguments to the Senate committee arguing that the public office ban for the three-time premier would be unconstitutional. Rome daily La Repubblica posted on its website the opinions of six legal experts that were submitted as part of Berlusconi's case.
Berlusconi is seeking to suspend the Senate committee's work pending a review by Italy's Constitutional Court of the 2012 law behind the ban, Repubblica said. The law stipulates that anyone convicted to prison terms over two years is ineligible to run for office for six years.
Constitutional scholars have been debating for weeks how and whether the law can be applied retroactively to Berlusconi given his current position in parliament.
Berlusconi is also seeking recourse with the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that the ban violates European norms by applying a heavier penalty on him than was applicable at the time of his crime, news reports said.
While some analysts saw Wednesday's deal on the tax as a sign of reconciliation between left and right, others suggested that Berlusconi might actually have been weakened. Winning the property tax fight actually deprives him of an excuse to eventually make Letta's government fall and call early elections, some analysts said.
Now, if his allies make the government fall as a result of the decision on whether he can keep his Senate seat, Berlusconi will be seen as having created a government crisis purely because of his own judicial woes.
"Berlusconi is weaker in front of the Democrats with respect to his personal issues, he's got a card less to play," said Giovanni Orsina, deputy director of Rome's Luiss University School of Government. After this deal, Orsina said, "Berlusconi's game is much more difficult."


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Urban Field Poetics: A Writing Workshop with Jonathan Skinner
Ecopoetics After Copenhagen
Date and Time:
May 15, 2010 - 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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$140, pre-registration required
Building on the concerns uncovered in Skinner's two previous seminars, this workshop is an ecopoetics field audit that focuses on Poets House's location along the Hudson River and introduces site-based writing.
A poet and editor of the journal ecopoetics, Jonathan Skinner teaches in the Environmental Studies Program at Bates College.
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WKU News
Mechanical engineering team wins ASME district design competition
- Author: Friday, April 12th, 2013
What do baby monitors, radio-controlled vehicles and nuclear disasters have in common? If you need to build a small robot to inspect a simulated damaged nuclear reactor like post-tsunami Fukashima, you might use a baby monitor to give you telepresence, and you might use RC vehicle parts to avoid obstacles so you can accomplish the emergency tasks humans couldn't do safely: report on pressure gauge readings, start a cooling pump and retrieve a radiation sensor.
WKU's Mechanical Engineering Junior Design class did exactly that this weekend, sending four different robots into the remote "disaster area" and completing all four tasks in record times. WKU teams placed first, second, fifth and eighth in the Student Design Competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers District F Student Professional Development Conference at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on April 6.
Twenty-eight teams from 19 universities competed including Alabama, South Alabama, South Florida, East Carolina, Virginia Tech, Miami, Clemson, Mississippi, North Carolina State, Florida, Central Florida, FIU, FAMU-FSU, Florida Atlantic, Tennessee Tech, New Orleans, Kentucky and UK-Paducah.
Twelve WKU mechanical engineering students participated in the competition. The winning WKU team "Fifth Star" included Jeff DeJarnette of Rockfield, Caleb King of Scottsville, Anne Petry of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, and Christian Seymour of Hodgenville. This team will be invited to participate in the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition to be held next fall in San Diego.
In addition to the design competition, WKU ME juniors Darren Tinker of Bowling Green and John Runyon of Owensboro also participated in the Old Guard Technical Poster Competition. Tinker's work reported on the development of a centrifugal pump test bed used for classes and research at WKU, and Runyon reported on independent 3D rendering software, a key element in helping designers visualize their ideas.
Professor Joel Lenoir, who teaches the Junior Design class said: "Our juniors did a tremendous job again this year. WKU was the only school to produce multiple successful designs; only eight teams were able to complete all required tasks within the allowed time for the competition, and four of those were WKU teams. The high quality of our students' devices, and their enthusiastic participation speaks to the quality of students in the ME program. WKU Engineering has been graduating great engineers for more than 10 years."
Other WKU participants at the ASME competition were Tim Bucklew of Bowling Green; Neal Bush of Elizabethtown; Seth Durham of Benton; Michael Perry of Evanston, Ill.; Cole Porter of Russellville; Rex Roberts of Henderson; and Jonathan Rogers of Greenville. Andrea Lenoir of Bowling Green was the morale officer. Hal Brown of Lewisburg; Matthew Cline of Beecher City, Ill.; Gordon Smith of Bowling Green; and Sean Tedtaotao of Bowling Green also participated in the preparation of the robots.
Contact: Engineering Department, (270) 745-2461.
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Intel expects rapid 'Santa Rosa' ramp
Next-gen Centrino to sell big, fast, chip maker forecasts
IDF Almost 90 per cent of all the Centrino-branded laptops sold in Q4 will be based on the latest version of Intel's mobile platform, 'Santa Rosa', the chip giant believes.
Santa Rosa debuts next month, though while some laptop manufacturers will announce models at that time, the big push will come two months later, Intel's mobility chief, Mooly Eden, said today.
The upshot will be that the new version will make up more than half of the Centrino laptops that ship in Q3, up from about 30 per cent in Q2. That figure, Eden predicted, will exceed 90 per cent in the fourth quarter.
The appeal, he said, will lie in Santa Rosa's much more consumer-friendly GMA 3000 integrated graphics core, which incorporate improved video processing as well as faster, Windows Vista-boosting 3D, even though it's a DirectX 9 GPU. Still, it's only the same GPU Intel built into the 965G-series desktop chipsets it launched almost a year ago.
Santa Rosa's chipset is the 965GM. It connects to 533MHz or 667MHZ DDR 2 SDRAM and the platform's ICH8M South Bridge. The platform will also see the inclusion of a NAND Flash module - aka Intel Turbo Memory - to cache data between the hard drive and memory. Intel said it not only halves application load times but reduces the wake-up-from-sleep time by a similar percentage.
A suitably cache-dependent demo showed a Google Earth/Adobe Photoshop Elements workflow run in almost half the time (68s) on a Turbo Memory-equipped laptop than on one without the Flash cache (120s).
Robson yields a 0.4W power saving. Santa Rosa will also used the latest version of Display Power Saving Technology (DPST), 3.0, to reduce power further. DPST 3.0 automatically switches between progressive and interlaced display modes. again according to the application you're running, saving up to 400mW of power.


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Rule Joints: by Hand & by Power
No matter how you cut them, understand their subtleties to make a smooth-moving joint.
By Willard Anderson
Pages 48-53
The rule joint is elegant in its apparent simplicity and is a classic element of fine furniture. Much of what has been written on rule joints – or table joints as they're often called – is from the power-tool perspective. While there's nothing wrong with cutting this joint using power tools – a process I'll discuss later – the way to truly learn about this joint is to cut it by hand using layout techniques and tools that craftsmen of the 18th and 19th century used. Once you understand the subtleties of this joint, you'll be able to achieve better results no matter how you cut them.
What is a Rule Joint?
The rule joint gets its name from its similarity to the brass joint in folding rules. With a rule joint, the round portion of the joint provides support for the drop leaf and, when the drop leaf is lowered, eliminates the unsightly gap between the drop leaf and the tabletop. The joint is composed of a fillet at the top, a quarter-round profile on the tabletop side of the joint, a mating cove and a land on the drop-leaf side (see the illustration at right on the next page).
The hinge for this joint is unique in that it is mounted upside down (so that the barrel is buried in the workpiece) and set flush in a mortise on the underside of the tabletop. In its down position, the drop leaf rests evenly with the height of the land. The observer sees only the fillets and the barrel of the joint, but no evidence of the hinge or the hinge mortise. For the joint to operate smoothly, the hinge has to be located precisely.
Table Joint Planes
Joinery planes usually cut grooved joints (tongue-and-groove, dado, rabbet etc.), and moulding planes are generally used for decorative profiles. While table joint planes could be classed as joinery planes, they look like moulding planes. One member of a table joint pair is used to cut the profile on the tabletop (the round) and the other cuts the mating profile on the drop leaf (the hollow or cove). Table joint planes were manufactured in matched pairs but sets have often been separated over the years and they are not easy to find.
The most obvious characteristic of table joint planes is that they cut a 90°, or quarter-round, profile. In contrast, hollow and round planes cut a 60° profile (equivalent to the segment of the circle on which the profile is based). Almost every table joint plane I have seen cuts a 3⁄8″ arc or round. Any pair of these will cut rule joints on stock ranging from about 1⁄2″ to 1″ thick – the difference in thickness is made up by the height of the fillet. With any of these planes, the fence of the plane references off the underside of the stock.
Blog: Get more information on hinge placement and how it affects the joint.
Video: Episode 3203 (Table Joints Rule!) of "The Woodwright's Shop" features Willard Anderson and will air later this year.
Blog: Discover more good resources for drop-leaf hinges in many finishes and price ranges.
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The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani , is India's largest private
sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. The
flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and
is the largest private sector company in India.
Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance as a textile company and led its evolution as
a global leader in the materials and energy value chain businesses. It was in 1957
when he returned to India after a stint with A.Besse& Co., Aden he started yarn
trading business from a small 500 sq.ft. office in Masjid Bunder, Mumbai.he set
up his brand new mill in Naroda, Gujarat. In 1996 Reliance went on to become the
biggest textile brand 'Only Vimal'. In 1977 the Reliance Textile Industries came
with an IPO which was oversubscribed seven times.
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Cruise Itinerary Details
Celebrity Infinity
Departing from: Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Ports of Call:
- Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska
- Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska
- Cruise Hubbard Glacier
- Juneau, Alaska
- Ketchikan, Alaska
Bars, Clubs & Lounges
Lounges & Bars
Intimate Lounge
Mast Bar
Martini Bar & Crush
Pool Bar
Breezes Pool Bar
Lobby Bar
Grand Foyer
Wine Bar
Cellar Masters
Scenic Views
Oceanview Bar
Rooftop Terrace
Privileged Membership Lounge
Michael's Club - Private lounge for those traveling in Celebrity, Signature, Royal, Penthouse and Reflection suites, as well as Captain's Club Zenith Members
Music & Dancing
Live Music Bar
Rendevous Lounge
Constellation Lounge
Teen Spots
Teen Lounge
X Club
Video Arcade
Casino & Gambling
- Fortunes Casino
- Over 190 slot machines
- 11 Gaming Tables: Blackjack (5), Roulette (2), Caribbean Stud Poker (1), Craps (1), Three Card Poker (1), Texas Hold' Em (1) and Ultimate Texas Hold' Em (1)
- Tournaments: Blackjack and Slots
- Gaming lessons offered onboard
- Card Room
- Currencies accepted: Cash, credit on your SeaPass account, Traveler's Checks, Credit Cards
- Hours of operation vary, please check Celebrity Today daily program for hours of operation
- Please Note: Guests must be 18 years and older to play casino games. Some Alaskan ports require a minimum age of 21 to play casino games.
- Canyon Ranch SpaClub
- A wide variety of body treatments from traditional to exotic
- Hair Salon
- Thalassotherapy Pool
- Persian Garden
- Heated relaxation chairs
- ZSpa treatments for teens; otherwise, guests must be at least 18 years of age to book spa treatments and use the Solarium Pool.
- Additional charge for spa treatments and salon services
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness Center: Features state-of-the-art equipment including Life Fitness treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and weight machines
- Sauna, whirlpool, steam room, and thermal suites
- Exercise Classes: Various classes including Zumba, Yoga, Pilates, Stretch and Group cardio. Exercise programs may vary by ship itinerary (Additional fee for some classes)
- Outdoor Jogging Track
- Personal Trainers (Additional fee)
- Outdoor Basketball court
- Shuffleboard
- Ping Pong
- Breezes Pool and whirlpools - Resort Deck
- Solarium Pool and whirlpools - Resort Deck
- The Emporium and specialty boutiques
- Shops including fashion boutique, perfume shop, jewelry and gift shop, logo and souvenirs, and more
- Photo Gallery
- Art Gallery
- Celebrity Theater
- Musicals and Las Vegas style shows
- A Taste of Film
- Comedy Acts
- Magicians
- Enrichment Seminars
- Interactive Game Shows
Parties and Theme Nights
- Captain's Welcome Reception
- Island Night Caribbean Party
- Music-Theme parties nights from 50's Rock and Roll to Motown Classics and 70s disco
- Parties and Theme Nights vary depending on ship and itinerary
Music & Dance
- Live bands & DJs
- Karaoke
- Dance Classes
Contests & Tournaments
- Contests & Games: backgammon, chess, game shows, pool games, Xbox tournaments
- Blackjack and Slots tournaments
- Talent Shows
- Jackpot Bingo
- Trivia and Brain Teasers: Battle of the Sexes, Cryptograms
- Sporting Games: basketball, table tennis, paddle tennis tournaments
- Pool side events
Other Features
- Library
- Celebrity iLounge
- Art Gallery
- Conference Center
- Celebrity Life Activities - Speakers from oceanographers to naturalists, guest chefs and wine educators, wellness and special fitness programming, art and jewelry-making classes
- Onboard presentation on special highlights of upcoming ports
- Celebrity Life Activities program varies depending on ship and itinerary
Kids and Families
Celebrity Youth ProgramModern luxury with a younger twist, the Youth Activities program includes a wide array of fun activities designed for foodies, techies, movie-lovers, music-lovers, wellness warriors, spa enthusiasts, sports fans and explorers of different age groups. All are supervised by staff with formal education in recreation, education, child development or a related field. Additional charges may apply for some activities.
- Toddler Time (under 3 years): Play time for tots & parents with toys & products provided by Fun Factory. Parents/guardians must accompany their child during Toddler Time. Children participating in Toddler Time program do not need to be toilet trained. Toddler time is available during select times each day.
- Shipmates (Ages 3-5): From treasure hunts to arts & crafts your little ones will have a blast! Activities are based in the Fun Factory. Shipmates must be a minimum of three years old, completely independently toilet-trained and diaper/pull-up free to sign in for Fun Factory programs. Exceptions to this rule cannot be made. Shipmates must be signed in and out of the program by an adult age 18 or over who knows the child's password.
- Cadets (Ages 6-8): Activities are based in the Fun Factory, and include relay races, team trivia, talent shows and more. Cadets must be signed in and out of the program by an adult age 18 or over who knows the child's password.
- Ensigns (Ages 9-11): Activities are based in the Fun Factory and include activities such as karaoke, video games and late-night pizza parties, but also frequently use other venues and go on scavenger hunts throughout the ship. Check your program for times and locations. Ensigns sign themselves in/out of complimentary programs until 10PM, unless otherwise indicated on their Parental Consent Form. After 10PM, Ensigns require an adult to sign them out of activities. Due to the liberty afforded to Ensigns, children should be advised never to enter someone else's stateroom and to always let someone know where they will be.
- X Club Teen Entertainment (Ages 12-17): For young adults, Celebrity offers the ultimate hangout place for teens, featuring social activities, the newest gaming consoles and titles, sports activities, even teens-only late night dances. All activities are hosted and supervised by Youth Counselors.
- Please Note: Activities vary from ship to ship. The five tier age group program runs during President's Week, Easter, Summer, Thanksgiving and Christmas sailings. On all other sailings, a combined age group is offered.
- Babysitting in the Fun Factory - For a fee of $6 per hour per child, children ages 3-11 can participate in the Afternoon Party from noon-2PM on port days and/or the evening Slumber Party from 10PM-1AM.
- Private in-stateroom babysitting is open to children 12 months and older for a nominal fee of $19/hr. for up to three children from the same family. Requests must be made 24 hours in advance through Guest Relations. Availability for this service is limited and operates on a first come, first served basis. Private, in-stateroom babysitting is subject to personnel availability.
V.I.P. Passes for KidsCelebrity's V.I.P Pass is a unique opportunity for your child to have unlimited access to all program activities. The one time V.I.P Pass fee offers families over a 40% savings off the cost of individual Lunch, Dinner, and Slumber parties. In addition, V.I.P Pass holders are the only children who will be given an exclusive Fun Factory goodies bag and have access to exclusive Fun Factory experiences like a behind-the-scenes ship tour. An additional charge applies to purchasing a V.I.P. Party Pass.