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Last week, Gov. James Douglas identified another election-year issue that will stir the public's interest and, he hopes, earn him a few sure-fire votes. The issue is property taxes; or, more specifically, high property taxes. He against them, of course.
The governor's plan is not to lower property taxes (he's honest in admitting the state needs the money and it'd be reckless to cut taxes), but to keep the rate of the tax increases closer to the rate of inflation. For the past seven years, property taxes have increased an average of 7.4 percent annually, or double inflation, and the governor says that's not sustainable.
Most Vermonters would agree. Just like it's not sustainable for health care insurance to go up by two or three times inflation each year, neither can Vermonters afford such steep increases in our property taxes.
But the governor's plan calls for a blunt approach — a spending cap of 4 percent over the prior year's budget in 2008 and 3.5 percent in 2009 — that punishes all school with the same broad blow and doesn't account for any number of variables that dictate school spending. It is, in short, a proposal to a problem that sounds more like political gamesmanship than an attempt to analyze the problem and propose a well-conceived solution.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature, in fact, defeated a similar approach by the governor in this past legislative session.
Rather than descend into a tit-for-tat analysis of the competing issues, however, what's encouraging for Vermonters is that both the governor and House Speaker Gaye Symington, D-Jericho, agree that ways need to be pursued to curb the rate of property tax increases. If both sides can remember we're all in this together and what's needed are workable solutions, not political slogans, there is every reason to believe progress could be achieved.
To that end, a public forum on education and education funding will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Vergennes Union High School. The event is being organized by Rep. Greg Clark, R-Vergennes and will be held in the auditorium. Speakers include Bill Talbot, a Vermont Department of Education authority on the school finance system, and Tom Pelham, Vermont's Tax Commissioner. The speakers will first explain the state's education funding system, and take questions over the scheduled two hours. Clark says the event is meant to be non-partisan brainstorming to meet the "educational needs of kids in a fiscally responsible way.�
The forum is well timed, and even though the issue is a retread — we see it nearly every election cycle in one form or another — it couldn't be more important. Mark it on your calendar and come with ideas and questions. The more you understand, the better able you are to help develop the conversation.


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BIKE AMERICA Wins Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition; Runs Now thru 2/24
The Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists. BIKE AMERICA, the ninth competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage today, February 1 - 24, 2013. Opening night is February 6, 2013. BIKE AMERICA is written by Mike Lew from the Juilliard Drama Division and will be directed by Mortiz von Stuelpnagel.
BIKE AMERICA tells the story of Penny, a damaged student who sets out on a cross-country bike trip to find her place in the world. Along the way Penny meets a colorful crew of bikers from the lesbian couple who've decided to get a marriage license in every state they visit to the mysterious Man with the Van who transports their stuff. As the bikers travel through iconic towns across the country from the deep North down to the deep South (and the highways between them), they discover things about each other and the communities around them. BIKE AMERICA captures the national temperature and the restlessness of a millennial generation that will go to any length to find a place that always seems just out of reach.
The cast of BIKE AMERICA includes film and stage actor Jessica Digiovanni as Penny, Atlanta actors Je Nie Fleming, Brandon Hirsch, Matt Nitchie, and Maurice Ralston, as well as Marilyn Torres and Tom White.
The Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition solicits plays from the leading MFA graduate programs in the United States, and then conducts a rigorous selection process to find four finalists and one winning play. The winner receives a full production as part of the ALLIANCE THEATRE regular season. The winner and four finalists also receive development opportunities for their works including staged readings with industry professionals in New York and Atlanta. A one-of-a-kind opportunity for emerging playwrights, the Competition transitions student playwrights to the world of professional theatre.
"The Alliance is so proud to participate in the very early careers of these talented playwrights," said Celise Kalke, ALLIANCE THEATRE Director of New Projects. "After their investment in their playwriting careers, we then invest in their first year out of school to help keep American Theatre important, current and vital."
Aside from Alliance Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Kalke, the selecting judges included Playwright David Henry Hwang, Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson, and Playwright Janece Shaffer.
The four 2013 finalists will be heard in free, staged readings February 5-7, 2013. The finalists are:· ABSENCE - by Peter M. Floyd, Boston University
o Helen Bastion is 74 years old, but age has not taken its toll on this matriarch's will or her need to control her family, from her compliant husband David to her resentful daughter Barb. But when she begins to suffer lapses of memory, her steely facade begins to crumble. Words lose their meaning and reality fragments, as Helen's own sense of self starts to dissolve. Is she truly disappearing, or is she becoming something greater? An excitingly theatrical and surprising play about aging, power, grace and imagination.· ROMAN CANDLE SUMMER - by Atlanta playwright Neeley Gossett, Hollins University
o Bitsy is a society woman who appears to have everything she could want-except a child. During a hot Alabama summer filled with carnivals and bottle-rockets, her life collides with Tess, a fourteen-year-old girl bouncing around foster homes and selling fireworks on the state border. In order to allow the teenager in her life, Bitsy must stake Tess against her country club comforts and marriage. · RIVER CITY - by Diana Grisanti, University of Texas at Austin
o Shaken by her father's death, Mary sets off to uncover three generations' worth of family secrets buried in the West End of Louisville, Kentucky. River City charts Mary's journey, which spans four decades, and investigates race, memory, and the ghosts that haunt one American city.· ANNIE BOSH IS MISSING - by Janine Nabers, The Juilliard School
o Annie, a twenty-two-year old mixed race recovering drug addict is swept into her own storm of violence and confusion when she returns home to Houston in the midst of Hurricane Katrina aftermath. Unable to communicate with her estranged family, Annie ventures out into the turbulent city around her looking for a connection -- causing the rift between Annie and her family to worsen.
The five plays selected each year during the Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition represent one manifestation of the Alliance's mission of shared theatre for diverse people with their rigorous multigenerational, multicultural, and omni-political ambitions. Emerging writers are offered the ultimate developmental tools and networking opportunities with industry professionals. At the same time, Atlanta audiences are introduced to the country's brightest emerging playwrights thereby cultivating an informed audience for new work.
The competition and production are supported by a 2005 gift by the Kendeda Fund, an NEA Art Works grant and a grant by the Steinberg Charitable Trust.
Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 pm, Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:30 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm, February 1-24, 2013, on the Hertz Stage.
Tickets start at $25 and are available at The Woodruff Arts Center Box Office in person or by calling 404-733-5000. Tickets are also available online at www.alliancetheatre.org/bike. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The ALLIANCE THEATRE is located at The Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree Street, at the corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
Mike Lew's plays include Bike America, microcrisis (Ma-Yi, NYC; InterAct Philadelphia);Stockton (Ensemble Studio Theatre workshop, NYC); People's Park (Victory Gardens Ignition Festival, Chicago); Yit, Ngay (published in Plays and Playwrights 2006); Neanderthal Love (Sloan commission); Bury the Iron Horse; and Paper Gods. His shorts include Tenure (24 Hour Plays on Broadway); Roanoke (Humana Festival, Louisville); In Paris You Will Find Many Baguettes but Only One True Love (Humana Festival, Louisville; InspiraTO Festival Winner, Toronto); Moustache Guys (Second Generation, NYC); Virtual Congress (Keen Company commission); The Roosevelt Cousins, Thoroughly Sauced Sam French Festival winner); and Magician Ben Vs. The Wizard Merlin (published by Smith & Kraus). Several of his short plays are published by Playscripts.
Mike is a Heideman Award winner and a four-time finalist four years in a row, and winner of the 2007 Battle of the Bards. Along with his wife Rehana Lew Mirza, he is co-director of the Ma-Yi Writers' Lab, the largest collection of Asian-American Playwrights ever assembled in the history of recorded time. Other memberships/residencies include Ensemble Studio Theatre, Old Vic New Voices, At Play Productions, Youngblood (alum), and TCG Young Leaders of Color. Training: Juilliard (2012), Yale (2003). Check out his website at mikelew.com.
Founded in 1968, the ALLIANCE THEATRE has become the lead producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people on two stages. The Alliance values excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. Reaching more than 200,000 patrons annually, the Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the ALLIANCE THEATRE received the Regional Theatre Tony Award in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.
Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 70 original productions including Tony Award winners "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker, "Aida," by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry's "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." The Alliance has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions including the world premieres of "Sister Act: The Musical," "Bring It On: The Musical" and Stephen King and John Mellencamp's "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County." The Alliance also creates and nurtures the careers of playwrights through the Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season with national networking opportunities for four finalists. The works produced by the Alliance allow locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta's artistic community.
Each year, the ALLIANCE THEATRE Acting Program and Education Department reaches close to 50,000 students through performances, acting classes, drama camps, and in-school initiatives. The Alliance creates and produces plays for young audiences at every age level: from the Collision Project, where high school artists create and perform new work based on a classic text, to the ground breaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive work for infants and toddlers. The Alliance also offers community education classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development (working with local and national playwrights).
An active participant in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatrical techniques to aid in student learning through storytelling and problem solving. The ALLIANCE THEATRE Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists equips teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Georgia Performance Standards, and increase student learning. Other programs include GA Wolf Trap, a nationally recognized professional learning program that focuses on literacy skills for children in Pre-K - 2nd Grade, and Dramaturgy K-12, a unique program that empowers students to create research material that both informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. Twice recognized by the Federal Department of Education as leaders in the field of arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance's commitment to city wide arts access.
The Alliance continuously delivers the finest talent, art and educational opportunities for Atlanta audiences-proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. For more information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call 404.733.4650
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KANSAS CITY – Coach Dennis Allen viewed Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs as a measuring stick for the progress being made by the Raiders this season.
The closer-than-it-seemed, 24-7 loss to the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium showed Allen and general manager Reggie McKenzie that the Raiders are headed in the right direction, though there's still plenty of work to be done.
"We're close," Raiders safety Charles Woodson said. "But when you play a good football team, they capitalize on the mistakes that you make. That's the reason why they're 6-0."
And it's a big reason why the Raiders are 2-4 as they enter their bye week, four games behind the Chiefs and the Denver Broncos in the AFC West.
The Raiders will spend the next several days trying to learn from their uneven play against the Chiefs and likely several more expelling the bitter taste from their mouths.
The Chiefs feasted upon a Raiders team that committed 11 penalties, allowed 10 sacks and served up three interceptions by quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
Most of that negative stuff came after the Raiders jumped to a 7-0 lead, which they held until late in the second quarter.
The Chiefs tied the game late in the first half, but the Raiders still felt as if they controlled the game because of how well their defense played, according to Woodson and several of his defensive mates.
The game turned late in the third quarter when Pryor attempted a pass in the face of a Chiefs blitz, while throwing off his back foot and into heavy traffic.
Chiefs safety Quintin Demps intercepted Pryor's ill-advised pass. Running back Jamaal Charles scored the first of his two touchdowns four plays later.
It was all Chiefs from there on out, with Pryor spending most of his time being sacked, harassed and frustrated by a defense he flourished against early on.
Pryor completed seven of his first nine passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and sported a 150.0 passer rating.
He completed only 11 of his final 25 passes for 116 yards and no touchdowns, while being intercepted three times. He finished with a 45.7 passer rating.
"It's a great learning experience for him," Allen said. "He'll be better for it when he gets put back in this type of environment again and he'll do a better job."
As usual, Pryor accepted responsibility for his mistakes and shifted blame away from his teammates.
He vowed to use this game as part of his maturation into a starting quarterback and take steps to lessen the likelihood of his making the same mistakes.
"You're going to make mistakes," Pryor said. "Understand why it happens. Fix who is at fault, whether it's me or whoever. That's all you can really do. … We lost the game because of turnovers. They were on me."
Pryor said it's incumbent upon the Raiders offense to hold up its end in games, especially in a game like this one where the Raiders limited the Chiefs to 216 yards net offense and forced quarterback Alex Smith into more incomplete passes than ones caught by his receivers.
The big difference, of course, was Smith's ability to remain patient, make just enough plays and avoid turnovers.
"I wouldn't say it's lack of efficiency," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, when asked about Smith completing 14 of 31 passes. "He's taking care of the football. When it counts, he makes the play.
"I appreciate him. We're winning football games, and he's doing a nice job managing it. Everybody feeds off it on both sides of the ball."
Smith also benefited from more continuity from his offensive line, whereas Pryor watched two starters leave with injuries in the first half.
None of the Raiders used injuries, crowd noise or questionable officiating as an excuse.
"We're disappointed," defensive end Jason Hunter said. "We had a chance to win the game. We played hard. We just got to find a way to get these wins. You can't make mistakes in a game like this."
Raiders mistaked-filled game vs. Chiefs still counts as progress
KANSAS CITY – Coach Dennis Allen viewed Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs as a measuring stick for the progress being made by the Raiders this season.


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I've been a member of World Community Grid for a while. From the site:
World Community Grid's mission is to create the world's largest public computing grid to tackle projects that benefit humanity.
Basically, this means that, if you have the client installed and your computer fits the requirements, whenever you computer is idle (i.e. doing nothing) it's processing power will be used for several projects. At the moment you can choose to work on projects like Help Defeat Cancer, Fight AIDS@Home, Human Proteome Folding and more.
Now, I know many Xubuntu users do not have state-of-the-art hardware, but we too can make a contribution. That's why I've set up a Xubuntu Users team, so we can track how much we contribute.
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All My Fears Relieved
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the Proverbs tell us, and the fear of the Lord is the beginning of the end of all other fears. For us as sons of God, to fear God means …Read More
Fear and the Sovereignty of God
"God is in control." These words can be a wonderful comfort to people struggling with common phobias, natural fears, or even deep-seated terrors. The reminder that God is in control often brings great relief. But there are times when the …Read More
Fear of Failure
A friend of mine once told me: "My fear of failure has caused a big problem between my family and me. I don't spend much time with them during the week. I dread failing at my job so much …Read More
Fear of Men
It seemed like almost every morning I woke up and found myself staring at a copy of John Bunyan's Fear of God. I had carried it with me through all my years of rebellion and unbelief. My father gave …Read More
Fear of Self
Myself, arch-traitor to myself; My hollowest friend, my deadliest foe, My clog whatever road I go. Christina Rossetti, in her poem "Who Shall Deliver Me," writhes in her imagination as she grasps for some means to save herself from her …Read More
Fear of the Future
All fears are prophecies about the future. They start small—a robber might steal your bike, the boogieman will eat you before the night is over—and they grow from there. These fears need help, however, to go global and apocalyptic. I …Read More
The Fear of the Lord
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 9:10). If that is so, and it is, then the fear of the Lord is never to be feared. This fear is not a barrier to growth but …Read More
This Isn't Going to Be As Easy As It Looks
I have an old newspaper comic strip in my desk that I cut out years ago (Mr. Boffo, for those who are interested in such things). I saved it because I think it's funny. In the top left corner of …Read More
Rejoice with Trembling
"Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him." (Ps. 2:11–12 …Read More
The Peace that Passes
The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it's rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary …Read More
Fear Factor
There was one side effect of the 2004 hurricane season that I probably should have expected but did not, and that was the effect it would have on our local meteorologists. As the 2005 hurricane season approached, some of them …Read More
For My Good?
In 1993, my wife and I were involved in an historic train wreck. The crash of the Sunset Limited into an inlet from Mobile Bay killed more passengers than any Amtrak accident in history. We survived that eerie accident but …Read More
Reverent Conduct
I remember showing up to teach a Sunday school class in New England only to find everyone already there—and they had been there for an hour! Their clocks had all sprung forward an hour; I had forgotten to change mine …Read More
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The grant programme, which covers 30% of wind-farm costs, was introduced in 2009 to make financing projects easier in a weak economy by allowing wind developers to opt for a cash payment instead of a tax break. It was originally restricted to projects that began construction before the end of 2010, but this deadline was extended by a year in an eleventh-hour deal hammered out by lawmakers last December. Few expect history to repeat itself this year.
"It's hard to envision Congress providing more time for people to start construction of projects," said Keith Martin, a Washington-based partner in law firm Chadbourne & Parke. "The most important factor is Republican opposition to the Obama stimulus. The Republicans do not want to see any part of that programme extended."
Expiration of the grant will force wind developers to focus on investors able to use the substantial tax subsidies offered to the sector. The difficulty is that the tax equity market has only partially recovered from recession, raising questions about whether there will be enough investment capacity to meet demand from projects in need of financing. Rising demand and limited supply could also push borrowing rates higher. Wind developers are already paying about 220 basis points more for tax equity money than they did before the 2008 economic crisis, said Martin.
New ideas
The situation has left the industry investigating new options for raising capital. One of the ideas being pushed is the use of master limited partnerships (MLPs). MLPs are traded on stock exchanges like corporations, but pay no corporate taxes. Instead, income passes through the partnership to individual investors, who pay the Treasury via their personal tax returns. The ability to access stock market investors, combined with a favourable tax arrangement, allows MLPs to secure capital at a lower cost.
"MLPs are a route into the capital markets that would allow true equity to be raised more cheaply," said Martin. "The thought is that if the Treasury cash grant is going away, this might be a way of keeping capital costs down for this industry."
MLPs have been around since the 1980s and mainly operate in oil and gas-related businesses. Renewable-energy developers are excluded from using MLPs, but the industry has launched a push on Capitol Hill, the home of the national government, to persuade federal lawmakers to alter this. It is also seeking changes to current tax law that make it virtually impossible for individual investors to use tax subsidies available to wind-energy projects. "If those rules were relaxed at the same time, then it would be possible for these partnerships to pass through the tax subsidies to retail investors," explained Martin. Such a change would not only lessen the industry's reliance on large tax-motivated investors, it would also help bring down the cost of finance.
Political barriers
Securing these changes is far from a given, however. Previous attempts to persuade the tax-writing committees in Congress to allow MLPs to be used for wind farms have not been very successful, acknowledged Martin.
Political reluctance to agree these changes is primarily down to two issues. First, expanding MLP eligibility would decrease the size of the US corporate tax base, resulting in federal revenue losses. Second, the treasury is keen to avoid creating tax shelters for individuals.
MLPs are not the only financing alternative being explored by the wind industry. Some companies are investigating potential use of real estate investment trusts (REITs) to raise capital. Like MLPs, REITs are publicly traded and pass income through to investors. As the name implies, use is limited to real estate investments. However, a consortium led by Dallas-based Hunt Power last year convinced the government's tax-collection institution, the Internal Revenue Service, to allow the creation of two REITs to invest in electricity and gas transmission and distribution projects. This has led people to ask whether the concept might also be applied to wind projects.
Significant discussion is underway about which assets within a wind farm might qualify as real estate, explained Daniel Brown, a vice-president at US finance firm KeyBanc Capital Markets, which has been working with both the renewable-energy and REIT sectors to flesh out the idea. "We're at the stage now where we have people on both sides of the aisle thinking this might be an interesting idea to pursue," he added.
It is not hard to see why. REITs are a $500 billion industry in the US, and accessing its investor pool could prove a significant step forward for wind. "We think that, theoretically, there could be potential for a whole swathe of power REITs or renewable REITS or transmission REITs," said Brown. "We're hopeful that this could actually become something pretty meaningful."


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The Senate Minority leader set a goal of preventing an Obama second term.
Last night's "60 Minutes" saw Steve Kroft do something unprecedented: he conducted the first joint interview with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (
Perhaps nothing crystallized that distrust more than the notorious goal set by McConnell just prior to the 2010 midterm elections. On Oct. 23, 2010, McConnell told the following to the National Journal :
McConnell: We need to be honest with the public. This election is about them, not us. And we need to treat this election as the first step in retaking the government. We need to say to everyone on Election Day, "Those of you who helped make this a good day, you need to go out and help us finish the job."
NJ: What's the job?
McConnell: The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.
For managers, and leaders everywhere, goals are important. The goals we set are the metric by which we measure our own success. More importantly, when we state our goals publicly we expect to be held to account—judged and rewarded by the vision we set and our persistence in making it reality. As a leader, McConnell set his goal on a singular accomplishment: stopping President Obama from winning a second term. Whether you agree with him or not, unseating a sitting president is a lofty goal. And now, with Election Day upon us, McConnell is about to achieve that goal--or fall short, and do so publicly.
The question is ultimately about the nature, and purpose, of leadership. Should a leader, such as McConnell, be assessed solely on his ability to accomplish that which he said or should he be admired for his ambition, even if he falls short? More importantly, what of the goal itself?
It's rare these days we look to Congress for leadership lessons. If "60 Minutes" showed us anything last night, it's that we shouldn't start anytime soon. Yet men like McConnell and Reid bear the responsibilities of leadership, if in no other way than their titles.
Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) summed up their failure of leadership best during a recent panel discussion :
"The word compromise now means you're a wimp...and let me tell ya, if you can't learn to compromise an issue without compromising yourself you should never be in any legislative body and furthermore you should never be married."
Revisiting McConnell's goal on the eve of the election, I pose this question: If Obama loses, is McConnell a success? If Obama wins, is McConnell a loser? Or are we all losers, victims of an intransigence that shows no signs, regardless of tomorrow's outcome, of letting up soon?
We're about to find out.
Watch McConnell and Reid's joint "60 Minutes" interview:
Watch McConnell's reiteration of his remark:
What do you think? What fundamental elements of leadership is Congress lacking today? Would a second term President Obama or first term President Romney be able to make it better?


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The provisions and schedules of this by-law control the use of land in the Area Municipality
The Township of South-West Oxford Zoning By-Law controls the use of land by dividing the municipality into different land use zones with detailed maps, specifying the uses permitted in each zone, specifying where buildings and other structures can be located, stating the types of buildings that are permitted and how they may be used, as well as specifying lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks from the street.
The contents of the Zoning By-Law reflect the latest consolidation of zoning by-law amendments, as of December 31, 2017. For up to date information on a specific property, please contact the Planner for the area municipality.
Note: There has been an increase in the fees for 2019. Please check the current fee schedule prior to submission of your application.
Forms are available for the various types of development regulated by the Planning Act
All active development applications are listed here, along with their associated notices and reports
Application for Zone Change
Part Lot 1, Concession 3, (West Oxford)
504759 Old Stage Rd
Application for Zone Change
Part Lot 8, Concession 6, (Dereham), being Parts 4, 41R7294, (264227 Prouse Road)
Application for Consent
N ½ of Lot 24, N ½ of N ½ Lot 25, Part Lot 26, Conc. 8 (Dereham)
Municipal Address: 243304 Airport Road
Applications for Consent and Zone Change
Part Lot 1, Concession 3 (West Oxford)
504780 Old Stage Rd
Application for Zone Change
Part Lot 29, Concession Broken Front (West Oxford)
583218 Hamilton Rd
Application for Zone Change
Part Lot 7, Concession Broken Front (West Oxford)
584618 Beachville Rd
Application for Zone Change
Part Lot 7, Concession 5 (Dereham)
324264 Mt. Elgin Rd
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Who Pays For Growth
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The Development Charges Background Study provides the basis and background required to update the County's development charges to accurately reflect the future servicing needs of new development. The analysis assesses the development-related costs associated with the following County services:
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THE NUMBER of refuge acres required for crops from multi-stacked seeds is decreasing thanks to new technology from seed companies. The first big drop in refuge acres comes with the new SmartStax seed that needs only a 5% refuge compared to 20% for other traited seed. Codeveloped by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, SmartStax will be widely available for planting next year.
Other companies are considering reduced refuges as well. Pioneer Hi-Bred and Syngenta are each working on their own "refuge-in-a-bag" product that allows the grower to plant an entire field to the bag product. These technologies will simplify refuge planting for the grower.
In addition, Syngenta plans to petition the EPA for reduced refuges for both corn borer and lepidopteran on a new stack of the Agrisure Viptera trait, the Agrisure CB/LL trait, and Herculex I trait.
Lower refuge requirements will lessen growers' concerns about potential yield loss in refuge acres that are not protected by Bt toxins in the plant, says Robert Wright, University of Nebraska Extension entomologist. "This is particularly important in cotton-growing areas where a 50% non-Bt refuge is required for Bt corn," he says.
Plus, the new refuge-in-a-bag technologies should help bring compliance up to or close to 100%. There are some industry concerns that compliance has not been as good as it should be. Keeping a reservoir of susceptible genes in the corn rootworm population is key to preserving the longevity of these products, reports Christian Krupke, Purdue University Extension entomologist.
Refuge acres crucial
The SmartStax multi-event technology will be available from more than 150 licensees and may be planted on three to four million acres. With the percentage of required refuge acres reduced to 5% in the U.S. Corn Belt and Canada, the amount of soil insecticides used in North America will be significantly reduced. Therefore it is even more important for growers to correctly maintain the refuge acres to protect against potential insect resistance, Krupke says.
A big question is how growers will design their refuges. For the 5% requirement, most growers will probably place a block aside, planting it either before or after the acres devoted to the multi-event technology, Krupke says.
However, different refuge sizes may be required for Bt corn hybrids from different companies. "Bt corn is used on a high percentage of acres in many parts of the U. S.," Wright says. "Because of this, there are concerns about the potential for resistance development. Since Bt proteins have many advantages over conventional insecticides, in terms of safety to the applicator and to the environment, it is important that we maintain the effective life of this technology by following approved resistance management plans."
In the end, growers should still give priority to hybrid selection. "There are a lot of options, and granular insecticides still work fine," Krupke adds. "Consider everything. If something's working, keep on using it. Don't get caught up in hype."
Calculate cost-benefit
Given the good levels of in-plant trait protection against the European corn borer and corn rootworm, growers should consider both the benefits of this protection and the prices charged for the seed. To help growers calculate their per-acre costs, Mycogen Seeds has developed an online calculator (www.mycogensmartstax.com).
Feedback indicates that growers lose 10 to 20 bu./acre in corn refuges compared to acres with in-plant protection in the rest of the field, says Brent Stauffacher, SmartStax product manager, Mycogen Seeds. Making up the difference in 15% (or 30% in the Cotton Belt) of producers' acreage can be attractive.
SmartStax technology combines Dow AgroSciences' Herculex Insect Protection with Monsanto's Genuity VT Triple Pro. SmartStax also offers belowground insect control by combining Monsanto's YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2 with Dow's Herculex RW Insect Protection. Finally, SmartStax combines Monsanto's RR2 with Bayer CropSciences' Liberty-Link herbicide tolerance.
Matt Kirkpatrick, Monsanto corn traits marketing manager, observes that these multiple modes of action reduce the risk of the occurrence of insect resistance.
Monsanto is not the only company pursuing smaller refuges. Syngenta recently announced that it is compiling data to make a submission to the EPA for a reduced block refuge on a future stack of the Agrisure Viptera trait with the Agrisure CB/LL trait and the Herculex I trait.
Pioneer's refuge in a bag
The EPA is currently evaluating Pioneer Hi-Bred's corn rootworm refuge integrated in the bag. The technology is called Optimum AcreMax 1 (OAM1)insect protection system. Pioneer says that this system will have the ability to deliver higher overall farm yields because a grower won't have to plant a separate non-traited refuge hybrid.
The integrated approach will put the refuge throughout the field where it needs to be to deliver crop protection and simplicity, says Bill Belzer, Pioneer corn marketing manager. When a grower uses a refuge hybrid in a block or strip design, the refuge hybrid has to match the in-plant-protection product's maturities, herbicide tolerances and so on. The producer also needs to start and stop the planter and clean out the hoppers when planting both traited and non-traited hybrids.
An integrated approach could help eliminate these hassle factors for growers, Belzer says. Upon approval, the OAM1 system would allow a grower to plant an entire field to an OAM1 product and then plant the needed European corn borer refuge in a different field up to one-half mile away.
In testing, OAM1 products have shown performance equivalent with their Herculex Xtra counterparts. Belzer notes that the new technology would enable growers to switch over at-risk refuge acres to performance acres. "The grower would benefit from in-plant protection on formerly untraited acres," he says.
"We're interested in reducing refuge requirements and ensuring the durability of these proven traits," Belzer says. "Our next step is to add an additional mode of action for aboveground insects to deliver a single-bag option for refuge. Farmers are some of the best technology stewards and understand the importance of these traits. We're helping them with new options to manage this technology."
Future refuge options
In addition, Syngenta hopes to petition the EPA and receive approval for a refuge-in-a-bag product that it calls Agrisure EZ Refuge. This product will include a stack of the Agrisure 3000GT, Viptera and Herculex Xtra traits. The petition for this product also will ask for a reduced refuge nationwide on corn borer and corn rootworm acres.
Monsanto also has been evaluating the refuge-in-a-bag concept for more than a dozen years. It reports that it had a large number of trials in fields this past summer.
"Growers tell us they want the convenience of refuge in a bag, but our first priority was to get EPA approval for the reduced refuge to 5%," Kirkpatrick says. "We will make a final commercial decision on Genuity SmartStax RIB after all yield trials are analyzed this year."


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Blackhawks recall Morin and agree to terms with Millsby Chicago Blackhawks / Chicago Blackhawks
Morin, 22, has recorded eight points (4G, 4G) in eight games this season with the IceHogs. The Auburn, N.Y., native leads the team in goals, ranks second in points and shares second in assists. Morin has posted a season-high two points on three occasions, including a season-best two assists on Oct. 11 at Lake Erie.
Mills, 30, has posted four points (2G, 2A) in eight games this season with Rockford. The Terrance, British Columbia, native began the season with points in four-straight games from Oct. 5 to Oct 12. Mills has appeared in 31 career National Hockey League games, all with New Jersey, posting two points (1G, 1A). He has also recorded 110 points (48G, 62A in 293 career AHL games with Lowell, Albany and Rockford. Prior his professional career, Mills earned 61 points (26G, 35A) in 96 games with Yale University from 2003 to 2007.
The Blackhawks have also placed defenseman Michael Kostka on Injured Reserve, retroactive to Oct. 22.
The Blackhawks return to action on Saturday (Oct. 26) when they host the Minnesota Wild at the United Center. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT start and can be seen on WGN-TV or heard on WGN Radio AM-720.


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Quad bike fatalities costly but manufacturers fail to act
Two University of Sydney papers published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health have highlighted the costs associated with fatal quad bike incidents and compared the behavior of the quads industry in opposing safety improvements to that of tobacco companies.
The papers from the University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety (ACAHS), indicate that the costs for fatal incidents between 2001 and 2010 were $288 million.
"This conservative estimate draws on deaths data from the National Coroners Information System and includes projected losses in future earnings, impacts on household contributions, insurance payments, investigation and hospital costs," ACAHS Director, Dr Tony Lower said.
"The average cost was $2.3 million, with the highest average being in those aged 25 to 34 years at $4.2 million.
"The report states that these costs are only the tip of the iceberg as they don't account for the pain and suffering incurred by families, friends and communities - nor the significant costs associated with life threatening and permanently life-changing non-fatal injuries such as spinal and head injuries.
"The real tragedy behind these figures is that most of these deaths are completely preventable. With around two‐thirds of all deaths involving some kind of quad rollover, it has been estimated that fitting a crush protection device (CPD) has the potential to reduce deaths by up to 40 percent.
"If you add the use of all prevention strategies such as not carrying passengers, excluding children from using quads and wearing a helmet, this increases to 70 percent."
In an accompanying editorial for the Journal, the tobacco-esque attempts by manufacturers to divert attention away from the safety of their product is also described. The paper highlights that none of the companies have presented any of their own research on rollover protection in the public domain over the past 25 years.
"It would be extremely naive to think that they have not undertaken such research given the large number of deaths associated with rollovers," Dr Lower said.
"The strategy to use external research agencies and not present their own information publicly also enables them to manage and outsource any potential legal risk."
The most recent independent assessment of industry information by Monash University reveals the industry has "misrepresented the true results", and undervalued the benefit from fitting a CPD. This is supported by real-life field information where quads fitted with some kind of protection device are under-represented in the fatal and injury statistics.


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KASNEB was established by the Government of Kenya on 24 July 1969. The Accountants Act, Cap 531 of the Laws of Kenya, which was enacted in July 1977, gave KASNEB retroactive recognition since its inception in 1969.
The Accountants Act, Cap 531 of the Laws of Kenya was repealed and replaced with the Accountants Act, No. 15 of 2008 which took effect from 30 December 2008. The Accountants Act, No. 15 of 2008 is buttressed by the Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act, Cap 534, which reaffirms KASNEB as the examining body for the Certified Secretaries (CS) profession.
The mandate of KASNEB is the development of syllabuses, conduct of professional, diploma and technician examinations and certification of candidates in finance, accountancy, governance, management, information technology among other related disciplines; the promotion of its qualifications nationally and internationally and the accreditation of relevant training institutions.
In pursuance of the mandate, KASNEB enhances its existing products and introduces new ones in order to meet the needs of the marketplace.
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I want to make some soup, and it calls for shiitake mushrooms. However, my mother is allergic to them, and so I can't use them. I was wondering if there is anything you could suggest for a substitute? Not for taste or anything, but volume and yumminess.
Thanks so much,
I am not sure what your mother is allergic to, if it is just shiitake mushrooms I would suggest another type of mushroom. But if she has a mold allergy, where she cannot eat cheese or any type of mushroom, then I do not know of a replacement.
hm, difficult. maybe some frozen firm tofu for texture and as a filler? or seitan.. it's got a similar kind of chewiness like mushrooms and takes up the flavour of the soup liquid nicely.
bits of veal might be similar, too, if you're not a vegetarian.
if your mother can eat any other mushrooms, just take those. i'd maybe fry them a bit first if they're fresh to intensify the taste, as shiitake has a rather strong flavor..
what else goes into the soup?
I'd be interested in this as well. I don't eat mushrooms as they make me ill and I'm slightly lactose intolerant as well. What substitutions would be good for soups and/or recipes that call for mushrooms?
Mushrooms are packed with umami, so the best substitute for them might actually be meat! If mushrooms are called for in a sauté or in a soup or stew as a supplementary item, just leave them out. In a stew for instance just add a bit more of the main meat. To make up for the umami, besides meat you can try adding (if it's a Japanese dish) more konbu seaweed, or (if it's a Western dish) umami-rich vegetables like celery and onion.
Of course, you'd want to avoid things where mushrooms are the star ingredient, like mushroom soup, because you know...it's not logical. Kind of like trying to make roast beef with a beef substitute. ^_^
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Fake meat is sort of a pet peeve of mine. No matter how good one gets at making seitan or some other meat substitute the flavor and texture are never quite right, so I figure why bother? And personally, the flavor and texture of meat has always been somewhat repulsive to me so I would rather enjoy the food I do eat than try to imitate something I don't.
That's great! Thank you so much!
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As plans are made for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of summer, Accuweather says the weather will be conducive to a slew of activities but thunderstorms could pop up here and there.
Northeast Labor Day Weekend: Warmth, Storms
State College, Pa. — 28 August 2013 — AccuWeather.com reports the weather this Labor Day weekend in the Northeast will feel warmer than some days during the first part of the summer, but it won't be as hot or as sunny as the middle of July.
High temperatures will be well into the 80s from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Jersey. Temperatures will peak close to 90 in parts of Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. In much of New England, highs will be in the 70s to lower 80s.
During the middle of July, high temperatures in many areas soared well into the 90s.
The weather most of the time this weekend will be fine for outdoor plans ranging from swimming, camping and boating to amusement parks, ball games and outings.
However, with the warm and humid conditions will come cloudy intervals and the risk of a few thunderstorms.
There will be a few communities that are hit hard by multiple downpours and flash flooding each day, but that is impossible to pin down beyond a few hours, due to the random nature of thunderstorms.
Even at the wettest locations, there will be long breaks of rain-free weather.
Folks wrapping up their holiday weekend could encounter travel delays on the trip home.
Early-morning fog can be a problem this time of the year and patches of the low cloud are possible this weekend.
The period from Sunday night into Monday night is likely to be the wettest overall. A general zone of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to push from the Great Lakes to the Appalachians and finally the I-95 corridor. It is during this time that when there is a greater chance of more region problems due to poor visibility and flash and urban flooding.
Somewhat cooler and less humid air will follow during the middle of next week throughout the region as masses of people return to work and school.
By Ales Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com


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Phil Hughes and the Yanks look for a win and a series split vs. the Twins.
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6. Swisher RF
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And if the early results have you down, check out this bit of hilarity from the one and only Ted Berg.
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Azelle Rodney Inquiry
On 10 June 2010, the Lord Chancellor set the terms of reference for this Inquiry.
'To ascertain by inquiring how, where and in what circumstances Azelle Rodney came by his death on 30 April 2005 and then to make any such recommendations as may seem appropriate.'
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Jacksonville Northside was ranked fourth in the season�s first NCPreps.com statewide 2A high school boys basketball poll released on Monday.
Thanks to South Lenoir, the Monarchs� time as a top-five team will be short lived.
DEEP RUN � Jacksonville Northside was ranked fourth in the season�s first NCPreps.com statewide 2A high school boys basketball poll released on Monday.
Thanks to South Lenoir, the Monarchs� time as a top-five team will be short lived.
Freshman Jonte Midgette scored a career-high 33 points, including the game-clinching basket in the final seconds as South Lenoir handed the Monarchs their first defeat of the year, 73-72, in a key East Central 2A Conference contest on Tuesday.
Midgette�s contested layup with just over 10 seconds to play gave the Blue Devils (8-4, 4-0) a 72-70 lead. Teammate Dion Jones then sank one of two free throws a handful of seconds later for a three-point lead that held.
�I just did what I could to help my team win,� said Midgette, who hit 10 of 12 free throws and scored 25 of his points in the second half.
�This was a big win for us and I am just glad to be a part of it.�
The win broke an early-season three-way tie for first place with Clinton, Northside and South Lenoir.
Although there are still 10 games left in league play for each of these teams, it felt like a title was on the line.
The game was nip-and-tuck throughout, especially in the first half. The lead changed hands six times, and was tied four before South Lenoir used a little run to give itself a four-point lead heading into the break.
The Blue Devils, who got a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds from senior Ishmael Baldwin, extended that lead to 46-36 before the Monarchs (11-1, 3-1) used a 10-0 run to pull even with 2:32 left in the third period.
From then on it was a battle of attrition, with the ball bouncing the Blue Devils� way more often than not. They hit 6 of 8 from the free throw line in the final period while Northside, which was led by Jamal Parker�s 20 points, connected on only 2 of 10 in the deciding minutes.
�Hats off to South Lenoir. I thought we got outcoached, we got outplayed,� Monarchs coach Tony Marshburn said. �I thought they wanted it more than we wanted it.
�We didn�t match their intensity until the last 4 minutes of the game.�
Northside yet had another rally left when it came back from eight down to tie it at 70 on a runner by Blair Adams after a steal.
The teams traded turnovers, then a loose ball found its way into South Lenoir reserve Trint Turner�s hands. Turner drove towards the basket, then weaved a pass through a pair of Northside defenders towards Midgette, who scooped it up and laid it in for the lead.
Following Jones� made free throw with 6.5 seconds left, Northside�s Josh Cabrera tried to beat a clock that didn�t start on time with a layup on the other end but it was too little too late.
�The kids just wanted it so bad,� said South Lenoir coach Jeremy Barnett, whose team defeated Northside for the first time in the current EC2A alignment. �They played their tails off.
�They�re finally playing the way I knew they were capable of playing. We beat a really good team tonight.�
Freshman Hailey West stepped up and drilled a pair of late free throws and her older sister, Heather, scored a game-high 17 points as the Blue Devils held off a late rally from the Monarchs for their first win over Northside in school history, South Lenoir Athletic Director Lisa Smith said.
Northside (10-3, 3-1), which trailed 42-26 heading into the fourth quarter, used an 18-2 run to turn a blowout into a close game. But Hailey West, who scored five points, drained a pair of free throws with 12 seconds to play to seal the win for South Lenoir (9-3, 3-1).
Demeyia Adams scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Marquia Suddeth scored four points and had 13 rebounds and three assists as the Blue Devils opened the game on a 12-2 run before the Monarchs, who were led by Ashanti Curry�s 15 points and 11 from Kayla Hill, got to within single digits by the break.
Caroline Jones scored 12 points and had four assists and Hanna Meready added five assists for the Blue Devils, who travel to Swansboro on Friday.
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Northside 15 17 15 25�72
South Lenoir 16 18 18 21�73
MONARCHS (11-1, 3-1) � Jamal Parker 20, Kris Curry 13, Ko. Curry 9, Ayabarreno 8, Cabrera 8, Adams 7, McCarthy 4, Brown 3, Washington, Hilton.
BLUE DEVILS (8-4, 4-0) � Jonte Midgette 33, Ishmael Baldwin 18, Wooten 8, Jones 6, Garner 4, Whaley 2, Turner 2, Janning, Davis, Smith.
Northside 4 13 9 19�45
South Lenoir 16 9 17 9�51
MONARCHS (10-3, 3-1) � Ashanti Curry 15, Kayla Hill 11, Perez 7, Bowerman 7, Collins 5, Moore, Stokes.
BLUE DEVILS (9-3, 3-1) � Heather West 17, Caroline Jones 12, Adams 8, Ha. West 5, Suddeth 4, Franklin 3, Meready 2, Pelletier, Combs, Braxton.


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Following up on my post about progress in Afghanistan, a reader sent me the following message he received from a Blackhawk helicopter pilot now serving in the Arghandab Valley:
Things are going well. We have seen improvements in the security in around the Arghandab Valley and Kandahar. That can be attributed to the combined effort of ground forces putting the hurt on the Taliban and aviation assets making it easier to move manpower and equipment from one side of the battlefield to the other.
In addition to absolutely destroying Taliban fighters in fights in recent weeks, we have captured a ridiculous amount of opium and weapons caches resulting in a huge loss of Taliban revenue and fighting capability. I can't go into too much detail but we are seeing more and more of the local populace volunteering information on who and where the Taliban are. Hopefully this continues to improve and it's not just because the temperatures are falling.
This success is a definite result of "surging" 30,000 troops into Afghanistan throughout this year. I think if we can keep this pressure up, we will look back and say this was the turning point in the war in Afghanistan, just another chapter in the 101st Airborne Division's history.
Our reader tells me that this is the first optimistic message he's received from his friend in the eight months or so he has been in Afghanistan.


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Shelby Countyby Patrick McAlister '10 • October 8, 2007 Share:
Something happened Oct 6 that had never happened before in Shelby County, Indiana.
Wabash alumni descended on a dilapidated house in Shelbyville to rehabilitate it, as a part of Shelby County's Habitat for Humanity and the county's inaugural celebration of Wabash Day. The Wabash men were responsible for a variety of jobs in the house from helping with interior work to building the floor of the deck – whatever was needed on the house. See Photo Album here.
"This was an old dilapidated house," said team captain Curt Johnson '94. "They knocked a lot of it down and built it from scratch basically. We thought would be blowing insulation but they weren't ready for it. We kind of had to role with the punches."
According to Johnson deciding what project the group would work on was fairly simple. "Lux (Chris Lux '96) and I had a brainstorming session over some beers one night," he said. "We thought that since Judge Tandy was in with Habitat and he's a Wallie it made sense."
Shelby County Superior Court Judge Jack Tandy '79 had been involved with many Habitat project over many years in the county and served as project manager for the house the Wabash alums worked on during Wabash Day.
"It's a neat way of bringing people together," Tandy said. "The guys are from a variety of eras from Wabash. Some of them know each other, some of them don't. Doing something positive for this community is a great thing."
Many different eras were represented, with graduates ranging from Phil Brown of the class of 1958 to Brady Rife of the class of 2000. They all worked side by side to ensure a needy family in their community would eventually have a home to live in.
Many of the older alums who had never participated in the Wabash Day before appreciated the experience. "I think its wise to promote our own community and help do some service here," said Jim Peters '71. "We all live in Shelby County and the camaraderie of Wabash grads is nice. We don't get together all that often but this gives us a chance."
Peters added that he will participate next year if the alums decide to have another Wabash Day event.
All in all, Johnson was happy with the way the first of hopefully many Wabash Day celebrations in Shelby County.
"I think we have over 30 alums in the county," Johnson said. "We've got a dozen or so guys here. Not bad for the first year"
"I'm pleased," he added. "The weather's good, the turnout's great."
In photos: Upper right, Brady Rife '00 reaches for some nails. At lower left, the group of Wabash men working on the house in Shelbyville.


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Stuck on a stitch? Dealing with a daunting design? The advice presented here can help you overcome some of the challenges you may face in the production of embroidered goods.
By Malcolm Eckel, Sherry Higgins
All embroiderers at one time or another experience the frustration of not having a design sew out as planned. Not only can this be expensive in terms of ruined garments, but it can also be time consuming to try to figure out what went wrong and how to correct the problem. The following pointers address some common embroidery concerns and offer simple solutions.
Q: I sometimes notice that a line of stitches is missing in the middle of my fill when I'm sewing a fill area. What can I do to keep this from happening?
A: If you create a fill area that sews part of the way in one direction, then walks to the other end of the fill and sews back in the other direction, it will often leave a gap in the middle of the fill. Material bunching is the cause. Material slightly builds up ahead of the stitching as you sew the fill. It does the same thing when it walks away and starts sewing back to the middle, and you'll find a buildup of material where the two fill areas meet that looks like it's missing a few rows of stitching.
You can do a couple of things to keep this from happening. In general, you want your fill to sew all in one direction. Create a fill area in your digitizing software and close your shape, then select where you want to put your exit point. If you were stitching horizontally, you would want to set your exit point at the top or the bottom. If you were stitching vertically, you would want your exit point on the left or the right side. It doesn't usually matter which direction you sew as long as you sew in one direction.
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NCAA Football 10 The End Game
|When Leading
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Strategy is more important in the final 5 minutes of each half, and especially more important in the final two minutes of the game, than in the rest of time. Games have been won or lost depending on the coaches' decisions and the players' mistakes during those critical seconds before the final gun.
|Offense, Leading
If you are in the lead, then your mission is to burn time off the clock. Timeouts only serve to freeze the clock, so don't bother calling any.
Remember that the clock only runs after a play if someone actually had control of the ball before hand. That means that incomplete passes and runs out of bounds will freeze the clock and buy the defense a few precious seconds.
In order to milk the clock, only call running plays that go in the opposite direction of the hash marks, or go right up the middle. That is, if you're on the left harsh mark, run right. If you're on the right, go left.
After a play is over, quickly select your next play, and just sit there on the line of scrimmage until the play clock reads 1 second. Defensive offsides penalties are your best friends, since those will run the clock and reset the play clock in the process.
If the clock stops for some reason, such as a timeout or you ran out of bounds, just select the next play like normal. Remember, avoid passes unless it's 3rd down and at least 5 to go: it's better to only gain a yard or two and burn some time than risk an incomplete pass and give the defense time to get organized and their offense a bit more time to make a comeback.
If it's 4th down, don't hesitate to kick. Throw your fakes out the window, and kick a field goal when you're within range. If you're out of range, punt as close to the enemy's goal line as you can.
Speaking of special teams, in the special teams formation, you can select the QB Kneel play. In that play, your QB will immediately take a knee when he gets the ball, resulting in a 2-yard loss, but it moves the clock along.
Here's how you can determine if you should kneel. If the enemy is out of timeouts, multiply your remaining downs by 25 (the 25-second play clock), and compare the solution to the remaining game time. Here's a little chart...
|1st Down
|2nd Down
|3rd Down
|75s (1:15)
So, if there's less than 1:15 left, and the defense has no timeouts, and it's first down, you can just kneel to move the clock all the way to 0:00. If you can't kneel the clock all the way out, just run running plays until you can.
|Defense, Leading
If you're winning by only 3 points in the 4th quarter, you're hardly out of the woods. A field goal will send the game into overtime, and a touchdown will put you down.
Opponents, especially human opponents, get desperate if they're losing as the clock runs out. They will try mostly passing plays, and most of those will be intended to go medium or deep. Set up Dime and Quarter defenses, which are designed to stop those range of passes. You need to do your best to keep the enemy out of field goal range, which again is about to the 30 yard line. If you fail in that, you need to be on the highest alert to stop them from getting any farther.
If you're leading by more than 4 points, but less than 7, things get just a smidge easier. With that difference, the enemy is forced to get a touchdown, so they can't settle on a field goal. What that means is you simply have to stop them before getting to the goal line, which you should be doing anyway. Just remember that they'll go for yardage on their fourth down, and you'll have to be ready for anything.
If you're up by at least 4 and there's only time for one more play, and the enemy is a rather large distance away from the goal line, then you need to invent your own defensive play. Go to Quarter, and pick the play called Prevent. This sends all eight of the backs deep to prevent any touchdown, but you can do two better. First, send all your backs back in a lax coverage. Second, take manual control of a guy and send him ALL THE WAY BACK before the play commences. Leave him there; he's the absolute last line of defense when the offense does their play. While this leaves an area or person open to be hit with a pass, you can immediately rush whoever has the ball to flatten him. That one guy in the end zone serves as the mop-up crew, ready to floor whatever fool happens to try to score, no matter where on the field they are.
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I'm not sure yet which one of the kids album's this will go in, I just knew I loved these pics of their Great Grandma with her farm animals. I especially love the old black and white photos with the cool borders from back then.
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Where to Find The Best Christian Meditation
Christian Meditation Music and Guided Relaxation
In this article I would like to take some time to point you in the direction for the best Christian Meditations on the web today.
For many years I've been developing Guided Meditations, producing relaxation and beautiful music. However, upon reflection I feel like I've failed when it comes to creating a Christian meditation. Why? Because as of yet, I'm still yet to create one specifically for Christians. Yes, some think that meditation is just for monks. This is simply not true.
I have created many meditations and even sell music created by composers for both eastern religions and Christians, such as Dr Christopher Lloyd Clarke. My goal this year is to definitely compose some beautiful healing guided meditations for Christians – and as soon as they're complete, I will add them to this page so you can see them on YouTube and use them.
Right now, I can tell that there are specifically not too many fundamental differences when it comes to the physics of meditation – no matter who does it. Although I speak this with some reluctance as I don't want you to jump to conclusions and discount the fact that Christian meditation is NOT unique. It is.
A Meditation For Christians Program Created By Rhonda Jones
For now, I feel it is my obligation to point you in the direction to one of the best Christian sources for meditation on the web today. Rhonda Jones speaks her guided meditations with a beautiful soothing voice, and the music is sublime. You can hear a seven minute sample here.
The program, "The best of Christian and Meditation Relaxation", produced by Rhonda Jones is well worth the $49.00 price tag. Normally, the seven individual meditations sell for $9.90 each – however this package has seven for the prices of 5 meditations! (This may change at a later date, at the time of writing this it is correct)
The package also comes with a bonus 21 page e-book packed with tips on Christian Meditations. Here are the meditations (All MP3 recordings) that this course comes with.
#1. In his Presence Christian Meditation
In this meditation/ creative visualization Rhonda will take you on a journey where you will fill at one with God and feel his love and illumination flowing from your heart to all parts of your body. You can really feel the Holy Spirits presence in this recording.
#2. Quietening The Restless Mind Guided Christian Visualization
This is a beautiful guided meditation where you will be walking aside a beautiful flowing stream. This meditation reminds you that you're never alone and God is always with you…. always – even in the most difficult times. He is there with us.
#3. Morning Devotion Guided Christian Meditation
A perfect way to start each day, every day. Here you can meet guide and enter into his presence and be surrounded by love each and every day.
#4. The Secret Place
Allow Jesus to guide you to his secret place.This is where you will be safe and secure and always guided and loved. This is one of my favorite meditations!
#5. Taking Control Of your Thoughts Meditation
In this meditation, Rhonda brings to light to remind us to always keeping and focusing on the positive thoughts and not allowing the negative thoughts to override our thinking.
#6. Eliminate Stress and Toxic Emotions Guided Meditation
You are never alone with your thinking. It's time now to turn your cares and worries over to the Lord Jesus Christ and stop trying to control things yourself. When we trust in the Lord with faith in our hearts, we are rewarded with so much love from God.
#7. Abundantly Blessed Guided Visualization
There is so much trouble in the world at the moment, at least on the surface. This meditation reminds us of the blessings we have through the Lord Jesus. We ARE blessed. And sometimes we need to be reminded of this in a gentle way. This is a beautiful meditation to do on a daily basis.
Here is a review (YouTube) of The Christian Meditation Program:
All of these guided meditation will not only help you to solidify your relationship with God, but they can assist in the aid of anxiety, depression and to help you to have a more relaxed and peaceful lifestyle.
I truly hope that these guided Christian meditations will help you. I do promise as soon as I record some this year, i will be putting them up here on my site too.
Please note: This course also comes with a full 60 day money back guarantee. If you do happen to purchase the course through clicking on my links, I will let you know that I will receive a small commission. This also helps me to keep doing my reviews and to offer free meditation music each month to my subscribers. Thanks for your understanding.
I really do believe that this is the best Christian meditation you will find on the world wide web to date.
Kind wishes and God Bless, Jason.


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No Limits In the first of two new episodes Eric visits the Alaskan wilderness. 8 p.m. Animal Planet. In the second episode (8:30), he fishes for sharks in the Gulf of Mexico from a rowboat.
Monumental Mysteries The second season of this series about curious landmarks kicks off in Margate, N.J., home of Lucy the elephant, a 65-foot-tall wood-and-tin pachyderm constructed in 1881 as a gimmick to sell real estate. 9 p.m. Travel
VICE In the season finale, the high-tech future of police work — which includes microphones that detect and locate gunshots and automatic license-plate readers — is on display in Camden, N.J., one of the country's poorest and most violent cities. 11 p.m. HBO
Greta Investigates: O.J. Simpson The former criminal defense lawyer who covered the Simpson trial as a CNN legal analyist revists the double-murder case 20 years later. 4 and 11 p.m. Fox News
Dennis Miller: America 180 Degrees The comedian shares his opinions on the country and its leaders. 8 p.m. EPIX
David Beckham Into the Unknown The international soccer star travels to Brazil, not for the World Cup, but for an adventurous motorcycle tour through the Amazon with some of his closest mates. 9 p.m. Showtime
CBS This Morning Kara Walker. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Kristen Wiig; America Ferrera and Kit Harington; chef Jeff Mahin; Train performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Paramore performs; paleo diet. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Jim Lauderdale; Ricky Gervais ("Derek"); Lou Diamond Phillips ("Longmire"); Nicole Ari Parker ("Murder in the First"); cookbook author Debbie Matenopoulos ("It's All Greek to Me"). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Michael Gerard Butler; Josh Groban; chef Eric Ripert; co-host Mark Consuelos. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
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DEXTER, Mo. — Missouri rice growers will hear the latest market, policy and production information at the 2006 Rice Producers Conference, Feb. 22 in Dexter, Mo.
"Missouri has continued to expand in rice production due to good prices," said Bruce Beck, a University of Missouri Extension agronomist and conference chair. "Growers also are facing higher production costs due to higher irrigation and fertilizer costs related to higher petroleum prices. So we should have good discussions during the conference."
The event, at the Eagles Club off U.S. Highway 25 in Dexter, begins at 8 a.m. with registration, coffee and doughnuts. At 8:30 a.m., John Kruse, agricultural economist with the MU Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute in Columbia, Mo., will present "Rice Issues and Market Update."
Kruse said though interest in rice production remains keen in many parts of southeast Missouri, FAPRI analysts are predicting a drop in overall U.S. rice acreage.
"As long as we continue to have fairly strong world prices, I expect the loan deficiency payment (LDP) U.S. growers receive will be relatively low going into spring planting," Kruse said. "That, and much higher fuel and fertilizer prices for irrigated rice compared to a crop such as soybeans, will likely mean less rice acreage overall."
Missouri producers attending the conference also will hear details of production costs, and how to hold the line on them, from MU researchers.
Gene Stevens, MU Extension agronomist, will present recent nitrogen fertilizer research and suggest ways to economically apply adequate fertilizer for top rice yields. Joe Henggeler, MU Extension agricultural engineer, will speak on the economics of different irrigation systems and practices.
Additional topics include: new measures for controlling weeds in rice fields and top-yielding rice varieties from southeast Missouri trials.
"Growers will also get to hear general rice production recommendations from our new rice specialist, Brian Ottis," Beck said. "Brian came to MU just after the 2005 conference, and he brings a great deal of experience to Missouri's rice country."
Speakers will discuss hot topics in soybean and other crop issues, including Asian soybean rust and results of fungicide trials for rust and other diseases; signs of soybean cyst nematode resistance; and the status and outlook for genetically modified crops.
Gary Murphy, president of the Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council, will discuss latest council news on local, state and regional fronts.
The conference concludes with a free rib and chicken lunch, sponsored by local agricultural suppliers and lending institutions.
For more information contact Beck at the Butler County Extension Center, (573) 686-8064.