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US drought decimates the corn crop and will send food prices skyrocketing
UPI: WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- As much as 20 percent of the U.S. corn crop could be lost because of the worst drought in decades, an expert said.
Extreme heat and lack of moisture has left crops stunted in much of the Midwest corn and soybean belt from Iowa to Ohio. Indianapolis hasn't seen significant rainfall in 45 days, tying the Indiana city's record for its longest dry spell in more than 100 years.
Lakes are drying up and a National Weather Service hydrologist told The Indianapolis Star the region needs continuous rains of at least an inch weekly through the rest of the growing season to save the crop.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday said 43 percent of Wisconsin's corn crop and 39 percent of soybeans are in poor or very poor condition after nearly month of dry conditions. In neighboring Illinois, state university Extension economist Gary Schnitkey estimated crop insurance payouts could exceed $3 billion this year, The Peoria Journal Star reported.
"The cost of subsidizing crop insurance premiums has exploded, from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $7.4 billion in 2011," Bruce Babcock, an economics professor at Iowa State University told the newspaper.
The high temperature was expected to hit 101 in Madison, Wis., Tuesday after Monday's 98 degrees broke a record set in 1931. Southern Wisconsin has gotten just 0.31 inches of rain since June 1 and 2 or 3 inches of rain is needed for the corn to pollinate in the critical 10-day period after it tassels.
"Topsoil has dried out and crops, pastures and rangeland have deteriorated at a rate rarely seen in the last 18 years," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Monday.
Bill Lapp, president of Advanced Economic Solutions in Omaha, said 10 percent of the crop is definitely a loss, The Washington Post reported. The price of corn has gone up 50 cents a bushel in two months to $7.72.
"Minimally, we have lost 10 percent of the crop, and it wouldn't surprise me if we have lost 20 percent," Lapp said. "We have not seen this kind of weather in at least 30 years. Farmers in many areas are resigned to the fact that they have anywhere from modest losses to complete losses of their crop."
More than half, 55 percent, of the lower 48 states is now classified as being in at least moderate drought, the National Climatic Data Center said. That is the highest percentage since 1955.
The U.S. Agriculture Department declared drought disasters last week in 1,000 counties in 26 states and the 2012 drought potentially could have worse economic impact than the severe 1988 drought.
Agriculture experts say in the short term prices of beef, chicken and pork could come down if farmers sell their livestock rather than buy expensive feed for the animals. But food prices over the long term will rise.


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The Internet has changed (and maybe challenged) existing patterns of communication and information dissemination since it began to become popular over the last decade-plus. This has created a problem for parents who have struggled to set and maintain boundaries in
the face of technology they themselves may not understand. Internet content filtration companies portray themselves as the answer to such confusion, but the picture they paint of teenage Internet use may not be that accurate.
UK-based filtration system CyberSentinel (owned by Forensic Software) released a report this week claiming that the group of United Kingdom teenagers (ages 13-16) it surveyed spend an average of 31 hours online a week. Of that time, those darn sex-obsessed kids spend an entire 1:40 surfing porn.
Allow me a momentary digression, if you will. When my parents first opted for Internet access back in the summer of 1996, they bought service through AOL at a rate of something like $9.99 a month for 10 hours of time (my numbers are approximate). I remember thinking that this seemed quite a lot of access until I did the math and realized that 10 hours a month worked out to just 20 minutes a day that my family would be sharing. All of a sudden, what had seemed impossible to imagine filling was a span of time that was gone in a proverbial blink.
Break down that one hour and 40 minutes of surfing into days and it turns out that UK teenagers spend all of fourteen minutes a day looking at naughty bits of flesh in motion. Other prominent activities (measured on a weekly basis) included chatting on MSN (3.5 hours), researching things like cosmetic surgery or weight loss (over an hour), social networking (nine hours), downloading or listening to music (one hour, forty minutes—the same amount of time spent watching pornography) and some three hours, 10 minutes researching homework.
According to Ellie Puddle, marketing director for CyberSentinel, such activities are worrisome. "The alarming thing about this research is that it shows that teenagers are obviously exploring all sorts of topics as a result of modern-day pressures. For instance, pressure to emulate celebrity standards of beauty is resulting in teens spending a significant amount of time researching cosmetic surgery...Using the internet to research topics which are difficult to talk about is fine," Puddle added, "But parents should agree and set boundaries to protect their children from accessing inappropriate material."
I'm not sure anyone would disagree with Puddle's last statement, but her characterization of CyberSentinel's findings as "alarming" seems more than a little misguided. A quick Google search for "cosmetic surgery" yields links leading to a set of before and after photos, information on various procedures, the requisite Wikipedia entry, and a few sites that offer help in finding a doctor. The Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery is the second search result and prominently links to specific information on teen plastic surgery directly off the front page. Said section encourages the parents of the teenager in question to carefully consider the purpose and type of surgery in question and the would-be recipient's age; parents are also advised to evaluate their progeny's emotional and physical maturity before deciding to open up the checkbook.
CyberSentinel's decision to hinge its report on pornographic viewing habits was probably intended to guarantee maximum coverage, but the company's own survey results undermine that emphasis. Of the 31 hours a week research subjects spent online in average, just 5.4 percent of it was spent on porn. The trends that CyberSentinel refers to as alarming are entirely predictable—teenagers search for pertinent information on the world as they perceive it, and information is the Internet's specialty. Content filtering, meanwhile, raises its own concerns, including ongoing issues with regard to blocking "good" websites.
Fear not, parents of the United Kingdom—your children care more about Facebook than fapping.

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text: I began thinking about this with all the talk about Mars Rovers and Voyager crossing (or trying to cross) into interstellar space. Obviously right now our unmanned spacecraft can go places where our manned spacecraft can't. I would assume that the same would be true for Starfleet since unmanned spacecraft don't have to worry about the human lifespan, keeping them alive ect. How far do you think Starfleet has actually explored and do you feel that "No Man Has Gone Before" counts space probes. A couple of thoughts popped up in my head. 1. Star Trek is perhaps the most optimistic sci-fi universe we have and in it, we're only really operating in a quadrant of the Galaxy. When you think about the actual universe, the thought of exploring other galaxies, or perhaps other local clusters, it's such a distance that even if we become an advanced species, could we explore it? How far has 24th century technology carried us? Do we have probes in other galaxies (although they are millions of lightyears away so maybe improbable)? How far have we mapped out? 2. Now in the 24th Century we have plenty of other Alien "Empires" around us so does that mean when we go exploring we butt up against other civilizations and instead of just exploring we move into diplomacy mode? With Starfleet space basically surrounded by Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians and more - is there even a frontier to send probes? 3. Since technology is so advanced, has Starfleet done away with deep space probes and just uses starships? 4. This has always been a depressing thought of mine. In the Star Trek universe, we've mastered light speed. That's really technically not fast enough for us to explore other galaxies that are a HUGE distance away. So we're basically contained in the Milky Way, which is big enough, but that's our small pond and that's as far as man can get until we evolve into basically another race that maybe are as powerful as Q or something? I've always wondered if light speed isn't possible, then we're essentially stuck on Earth and the Solar System for the very forseeable future. This is it. While we know there is a bigger universe out there, we can't get to it. You're talking thousands upon thousands of years to get to the next star and there might not be any light there. Meanwhile the resources on Earth are finite and overpopulation is becoming a problem. Are we doomed? And if the Star Trek universe can't make it to another galaxy, are they at the mercy of just how long the Milky Way will last? I know this is crazy, out of the box stuff, but I'm just wondering with Starfleet's mission to explore, just how far out there have they fictionally gotten?


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The Gunners academy graduate was widely touted as one of the most exciting midfielders produced by England in years and represented the senior side aged just 18.
However, a string of injuries halted Wilshere's progress, leading former Manchester United midfielder Scholes to recently claim he has failed to reach the "next level".
The ex-England international said that the 22-year-old did not look any better than he did aged 17, which took Wilshere aback somewhat.
"It was a bit strange, out of the blue," he said
"I remember watching it, he was having a go at Arsenal, and I was thinking 'Is he going to come for me?'
"I actually spoke to him after
We had quite a good chat
He is entitled to his opinion but I just wanted to know.
"If it had come from a rubbish player I could say 'what are you talking about?' But it came from Paul Scholes.
"So I wanted to get to the bottom of it
I spoke to him, he explained it a bit better and told me what he thought I should work on
For me he was the best English midfielder of all time."
Wilshere accepts he must now fulfil his widely acknowledged potential
"(Scholes) was right in a certain way," he said
"When I first burst on to the scene there was all this noise and then I got injured
"I have had bad luck with injuries but I can't keep saying I've been injured a lot
There comes a time when you stop being a kid and I think that's what he's referring to
'He's young, he's got all this potential ' - you have to start putting that potential in.
"This season I have improved a lot, scored a few more than I have in the past and got a few more assists.
"That side of things, you can keep the ball and you can look good but it's those stats that matter
That's what I have to build on."
Scholes also criticised Arsenal as a whole for a lack of discipline, characters and leadership - traits they will need this weekend in the FA Cup final against Hull as they seek a first trophy since 2005
"We've been here before in the Carling Cup," Wilshere said.
"No disrespect to the Carling Cup but this is bigger than the Carling Cup
The FA Cup is a trophy that, when I grew up, you remember
"We don't have to prove we have leaders to win this - we just have to win it."
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Novel imagines Palin presidency
The McCain/Palin ticket lost in 2008, right? Fiction can change that.
" Christian Nation" is a new novel from lawyer Fred Rich that wonders what would happen if the Republican ticket won in 2008. But Rich goes even further than that, plotting a would-be Palin presidency after McCain passes away in the novel.
And although it's fiction, Rich is dead serious about what a Palin presidency would mean for the country. As the title suggest, Rich is concerned about how religious extremists on the right could upend society.
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"If somebody like Sarah Palin, who holds so firmly to this conviction that America is and should be a Christian nation, what would happen if she actually had the power to implement it?" Rich says his book "paints a picture of what that path would look like."
"How could the federal courts, which are the only defense against all the nonsense you see out of the state legislatures, how could the federal court system be neutralized? What legislative strategies could the Christian right pursue were they in control of the Congress? It shows that it's not impossible or unthinkable for them to actually be able to implement that agenda."
What would happen, according to Rich and the book is a government that claims to speak for God and policies based solely on the Bible, which would overwhelming hurt gay Americans.
Rich says he used to be Roman Catholic, but now he's an atheist. And he used to be a Republican, but now he's an independent. And he says his book shouldn't offend all Christians, just the extreme ones.
"This book is not intended to be a shrill, bombastic addition to this conversation. It's intended to be a much more thoughtful piece of work. … 30 to 40 percent of fellow citizens self-identify as born again evangelical. It's going to take a long time, if ever, for those demographics to change. And those aren't bad people — I'm not hitting those people over the head. What I'm doing is shining a spotlight on the fact that some leading opinion makers — and the ones that can drive the politics in this country — are extremists."
Rich doesn't only cite Palin as an example, he also looks at the 2012 Republican presidential field and says, "you had all but two or three who are largely motivated by very strong, very conservative Christian beliefs." And to those who say those pols are just pandering to the conservative base, he says nonsense.
"The biggest mistake that we can make is that we don't believe that they believe what they say. And for many of them, they do mean exactly what they say. If you think that the rapture is going to come in your lifetime, if you believe as many of them do that hell is a physical place where you're confined to for all eternity, these things motivate you."


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SANFORD — The annual "Let's Dance With the Stars" competition to raise funds for the Maine Children's Cancer program will be held at the Memorial Gym at 688 Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and are available by calling Joanne Livingston at 490-7027.
SANFORD — The Sanford Kiwanis Club will host its annual Kiwanis Charity Comedy Night at the Sanford Elks Lodge on Elm Street on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. This program raises needed funds for the club's children's programs, including "Terrific Kids" and ones pertaining to bicycle safety, local youth sports teams, warm clothing, Project Graduation and Camp Sunshine. The Sanford Kiwanis Club is a dedicated group of area businessmen and women who represent Sanford and York County and try to help make their community a better place on a daily basis. For the comedy night, club officials are hoping to attract a full house of people who really want to laugh and have fun while supporting the great works of the Sanford Kiwanis Club and children. Doors will open at 7 p.m. so people can participate in a silent auction and 50/50 and other raffles before the comedians begin. Headlining the event will be comedian Dave Andrews, along with Hugo Maienza, who was declared the "funniest bartender in Boston" and one other of Boston's brightest and best comedians in the business. Sponsor opportunities are available and include tickets, opportunities to display your businesses banner in the hall during the performance, and a mention in the program and during the show. General admission tickets are on sale for $20 each or $160 to reserve a table for eight. Tickets are available at The Sanford Chamber of Commerce or both Sanford offices of York County Federal Credit Union. Tickets may also be acquired by sending the fee per ticket and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Sanford Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 990, Sanford, Maine 04073. Proceeds from the event benefit the Sanford Kiwanis Foundation for local children's charities and projects.
SANFORD — The Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church at 5 Lebanon Street will present guitarist Gary Peck in concert at the church on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. A self-taught guitarist, Peck has played for 46 years, and has performed publicly for about 30 of those years, giving his interpretations of tunes by the Grateful Dead, REM, Chris Isaak, and other folk and rock artists. He has led many sing-alongs, both as music therapy at several work sites and for gatherings, such as the Sanford Peace Forum, as well as at weddings and campfires with friends. "I choose songs that have meaningful lyrics," he said, "and I enjoy hearing a song and figuring out the chords and words myself." If you like music from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, you will be delighted at a Gary Peck performance. The cost is $10 per person or $25 for a family. For more information, call 324-3191.
SANFORD — Sanford Schools' "Odyssey of the Mind" program and Sanford Maine Stage will present a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Sanford High School at 52 SHS Boulevard on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. (Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.) Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for children under the age of 12. Tables of six can be reserved for $80, and tables of eight can be reserved for $100. The dinner buffet will include many homemade dishes, with beverages and desserts. To make reservations or request more information, please contact Bill Leonard at 324-4741 or email@example.com, or Fern Brown at 608-8244 or email@example.com.
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text: Hospital for Special Surgery Again Ranked No. 1 in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 15, 2015 Acclaimed for exceptional patient care and for its reputation among healthcare professionals New York – July 16, 2013 U.S. News & World Report has again named Hospital for Special Surgery the top hospital in the country for orthopedics in its 2013 "Best Hospitals" survey. The hospital also ranked as a leader in rheumatology at number four in the nation. Hospital for Special Surgery has been among the top ranked institutions in orthopedics and rheumatology for 23 consecutive years. "We are proud to be recognized nationally as the best in our specialized fields," said Louis A. Shapiro, president and CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery. "Our hospital staff consistently meets and exceeds the high standards that we set for ourselves to provide unsurpassed care and outcomes. People choose to travel to Hospital for Special Surgery from around the country and the world for their care because of our incredible culture that translates into a consistent commitment to excellence in patient care and safety." Thomas P. Sculco, M.D., surgeon-in-chief of Hospital for Special Surgery added, "This is a tremendous honor for all who work at HSS and who constantly endeavor to advance the research and education that translate into unsurpassed patient care. We are very proud of our orthopedic surgery department who have been ranked number one for six of the past seven years." Further reinforcing its reputation for excellence, the hospital's commitment to quality was recognized by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition to providing information about quality of care and patient satisfaction, the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems) Survey is now tied to Medicare reimbursement. If a hospital scores above a certain level as HSS did, it receives a bonus in reimbursement for a Medicare patient stay. Special Surgery has surpassed all hospitals in New York State and is among the highest in the nation. The pay-for-performance model is part of the federal government's effort to hold hospitals financially accountable for patient outcomes. Reflecting a consistent culture of skilled and compassionate care, Hospital for Special Surgery received its third Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Accepted throughout the healthcare industry as the gold standard for nursing, the honor makes the hospital the first in New York State to achieve this third consecutive designation. The New York State Department of Health also found that of the 167 hospitals in New York State that performed hip replacement/revision surgery in 2011, the most recent data available, Hospital for Special Surgery was the only hospital with a statistically lower rate of surgical site infection compared to the state average for four years in a row. Major professional sports teams continue to choose physicians from Hospital for Special Surgery's Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service to perform in official capacities. These include the New York Football Giants, New York Mets, New York Knicks, New York Liberty Basketball and New York Red Bulls Soccer. HSS sports medicine specialists also served on the U.S. Olympic Committee medical staff team that covered the London Games in 2012. Another testament to Hospital for Special Surgery's excellence and consistency is its high ranking in rheumatology. Mary K. Crow, M.D., physician-in-chief and chairman of the Division of Rheumatology explained that, "As specialists in autoimmune and inflammation diseases, our patients trust us to be able to relieve their pain and to use our expertise to offer individualized recommendations and advice." By integrating the latest research with comprehensive clinical care, Dr. Crow and colleagues work to "provide the best possible outcomes for our patients with challenging diseases such as lupus, as well as those with inflammatory or degenerative arthritis." Studies show that high-volume hospitals have better orthopedic surgery outcomes and patients experience fewer complications. Last year, more than 27,000 surgeries were performed at Hospital for Special Surgery. Areas of expertise include joint replacement, spine surgery, sports medicine, orthopedic trauma, hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, pediatric orthopedics, limb lengthening, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. Hospital for Special Surgery also received, for the second time, the 2013 "Gallup Great Workplace Award" and is the only hospital in the Northeast to achieve this recognition. According to Gallup, this award recognizes the best-performing organizations for their special ability to create an engaged workplace culture. Hospital for Special Surgery currently maintains more than 45 research registries for conditions ranging from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries to lupus to rheumatoid arthritis. The HSS total joint replacement registry, for example, contains data from more than 20,000 patients. "Through these registries, clinicians and researchers collect more than demographic and clinical information," said Dr. Sculco. "They also gather patient reports about outcomes after surgery, such as satisfaction with treatment, quality of life and return to activities." About U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" is a resource for consumers seeking the highest quality care in 16 medical specialties. With more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated nationwide, rankings are based on reputation and measures of quality, such as patient volumes and mortality rates as well as nursing care and technology services. About Hospital for Special Surgery Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation. HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics, No. 4 in rheumatology, and No. 5 in geriatrics by U.S.News & World Report (2013-14), and is the first hospital in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center three consecutive times. HSS has one of the lowest infection rates in the country. From 2007 to 2011, HSS has been a recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award. HSS is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and as such all Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are faculty of Weill Cornell. The hospital's research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Hospital for Special Surgery is located in New York City and online at www.hss.edu.


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MANAMA, Bahrain, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The government in Bahrain respects the opinions of other political groups in the country in the spirit of national reconciliation, the foreign minister said.
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa called for a national dialogue last week, urging political groups and independent leaders to usher in national reforms.
Bahrain has been the frequent target of criticism for its crackdown on opposition supporters in the Sunni-led kingdom. Last year, the government revoked the citizenship of several opposition leaders and briefly placed tight restrictions on public demonstrations.
Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said all parties to the dialogue are respected and called on to sit down with open minds for negotiations, the official Bahrain News Agency reports. The state, he added, won't intervene in talks among various political groups.
Public prosecutors Monday started investigations into protests last week in Manama.
A member of opposition party al-Wefaq told the BBC that agreeing to dialogue doesn't mean an end to demonstrations against the ruling monarchy.
Dozens of people were killed during an uprising that coincided with the 2011 revolutions in the region. Manama was criticized for its crackdown but said it's committed to a series of reforms outlined by an independent inquiry probing the unrest.


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Billie Piper is believed to have been involved in a car accident with a 16-year-old cyclist.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Police were called to Goods Way, King's Cross, by the London Ambulance Service at 15.56hrs on Tuesday, July 29 to reports of a road traffic collision between a motor vehicle and a cyclist. The driver of the vehicle was female."
He said that enquiries continue into the incident which involved "a black VW Golf which was in collision with a cycle being ridden by a 16-year-old male. The driver stopped at the scene".
The Mail on Sunday reported that Billie was driving at under five miles per hour when the incident happened.
The actress, 31, who has appeared in Doctor Who and The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, is currently appearing in a play at the National Theatre called Great Britain where she plays a tabloid news editor.
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I don't often have the opportunity to catch movies at the cinema, but did have the privilege the other evening of viewing Steven Spielberg's instant classic, "Lincoln."
From an artistic perspective, actor Daniel Day Lewis provided a performance for the ages as our 16th President as did Sally Field as 1st Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones as the passionate abolitionist/Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. Lewis' inspiring rendition of Abraham Lincoln transported me back to 1865. He had me cheering for Lincoln and his cabinet's drive to gather the necessary votes, from an extremely polarized Congress, to pass the 13th Amendment to our Constitution, outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude.
The story reminded me as to why, despite considering myself a JFK Democrat, Lincoln is still my favorite President. It also reminded me that I need to read Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book, "Team of Rivals," on which "Lincoln" was based and which President Obama read before establishing his Cabinet.
The following morning, I heard a respected university presidential historian, on NPR, give the thumbs up to the historical accuracy of "Lincoln." He even recommended that both high school and college U.S. History instructors would be well advised in showing the film in their classrooms.
Lessons I learned from watching "Lincoln" were:
— The more things change, the more they remain the same. I suggest checking out the red and blue on the electoral map from the recent Presidential election.
— Lincoln aged 10 years for each tormenting year he spent in office courageously attempting to abolish slavery, end the Civil war and save the Union.
— The Republicans of Lincoln's time would have been today's Democrats and vice-versa. I have seen little or no evidence that suggests that the modern Republican Party should proclaim itself the "Party of Lincoln."
Remarkably similar to President Lincoln, President Obama, is adored by his supporters and reviled by his detractors for bravely standing up for all Americans equally (I.e. the Affordable Healthcare Act, fair taxation and building a lasting economy from the Middle Class out).
I'd be very interested in hearing other reviews and observations on "Lincoln."
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An evening with President Lincoln
I don't often have the opportunity to catch movies at the cinema, but did have the privilege the other evening of viewing Steven Spielberg's instant classic, "Lincoln."


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SOS International LLC Court Interpreter - Spanish - Reno, NV in Reno, Nevada
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SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking a qualified, professional, and experienced Spanish Court Interpreter to support a federal government customer in Reno, NV . Our job is to support our customer-s ongoing court cases by providing Language language interpretation.
These cases are supported on an as-needed basis and require interpreters with flexible schedules. Hours will differ from assignment to assignment, based on needs of the customer. We provide the interpreter with as much notice as possible, anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks ahead of time. From time to time, we have rush requests due to a cancellation.
Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish and English and vice versa
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Certified Interpreter (Federal, State or NAJIT certified) or possess one (1) year of experience interpreting in a judicial environment
Highly proficient in both English and Spanish vocabularies typically used in formal, consultative, and casual modes of communication in justice system contexts, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms
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November 5, 2019
Trochu, Alberta
Viterra and Canadian Foodgrains Bank celebrate partnership of Canadian agriculture working to end world hunger
Viterra and Canadian Foodgrains Bank celebrated their annual partnership today, which saw over 250 acres seeded earlier this year to benefit hungry people around the world.
Speakers included Terence Koshman, Manager Grain Marketing for Viterra, local farmer Mikaela Lemay and Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius.
This is the third year that Viterra and the Foodgrains Bank have partnered to work with the western Canadian agriculture community to respond to world hunger.
This year, a total of 254 acres from Viterra terminals in the Albertan towns of Trochu, Lethbridge and Stettler, as well as terminals in the Saskatchewan towns of Raymore and Grenfell, were made available.
Local farmers, supported by their communities, volunteered their time, equipment and resources to farm the land. In Trochu, the project is led by agronomist Mikaela Lemay, who gathered a group of other young farmers in the area to get involved in these efforts to end hunger.
"In agriculture we are so fortunate, so blessed to actually know where our food comes from," she says. "And we struggle, we work hard, but we also reap all the benefits. I've just felt so compelled to give back to people who are less fortunate, and what's a better way to do it?"
"Nowadays, a lot of young farmers have a passion for sharing about their livelihoods and farming with people who might not know a lot about what we do," she adds. "So I thought this project would be a great way to help hungry people overseas while starting conversations about Canadian agriculture."
For Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius, the partnership is an example of the way Canadian communities and businesses can work together to make meaningful impacts on the lives of hungry people overseas.
"It takes everyone doing their part to make a growing project a success," says Cornelius. "With Viterra's contribution of land, the project is set up for success from the beginning. Securing land is often the biggest challenge our supporting farmers face."
"Our partnership with the Foodgrains Bank provides Viterra and our farmers with a great opportunity to give back to those in need and raise awareness about a very important issue," said Kyle Jeworski, Viterra's President and CEO for North America. "Even during a difficult harvest such as this one, the uptake has been great and really exemplifies the giving spirit of our farmers."
In addition to providing the land, Viterra will also provide the Foodgrains Bank with a donation of $5 for each tonne of crops donated to the organization through one of its 69 grain elevators in Western Canada.
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Despite debt, unemployment and dips in income, the young generation has high hopes for the future.
Millennials have worse debt, more poverty and unemployment, and lower levels of wealth and personal income than the previous two generations did at the same stage - but they are the country's most stubborn optimists. A new Pew study finds that the impact of the Great Recession (2007-2009), globalization and rapid changes in the workforce have kept incomes down in the longest stretch of economic stagnation in the modern era, but these problems just aren't keeping the younger generation down. Despite financial burdens, more than 8 in 10 millennials say they have enough money to lead the lives that they want (32 percent) or expect to in the future (53 percent). No other cohort of adults is nearly as confident. This confidence is especially notable given that half of millennials don't expect there will be any Social Security money left for them, and debt remains a crushing problem. College grads have an average loan debt of about $27,000 (two decades ago the average was $15,000). Part of their sunny disposition may stem from education: although millennials are starting their young lives with more debt and fewer job opportunities, they are also the best-educated generation the U.S. has produced. Fully a third of "older" millennials (ages 26 to 33) have a four-year college degree or more, and education is highly correlated with economic success. They are also undaunted by technology and see it as a tool that opens innovation and opportunity, especially because they are the first generation to grow up with the Internet and social media, rather than having to adapt to it. Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, told NBC.com that the "economic realities of their generation might make millennials more pessimistic over time," especially since those embarking on careers during or after the recession are expected to have lower earnings for a decade or longer. "As they start to mature into brackets where you want to think about starting a family and buying a house, they will realize they were just unlucky to be born at a time where they were entering this labor market, and that will weigh heavy on them," said Shierholz, who studies young workers.%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A//beacon.deseretconnect.com/beacon.gif%3Fcid%3D153992%26pid%3D46%22%20/%3E


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|Burying my toes in the sand.
A day at the beach with family and friends should be innocent enough.
In theory.
But here are a few of the filthy phrases that had me rolling in the sand with laughter yesterday...
On ocean tides:
Wow, it's really coming in hard.
On building sand castles:
If you get it wet, you can pack it a lot harder.
On digging a fire pit:
That's a nice hole. Can you make it a little deeper?
On building a bonfire:
I need a couple really big logs.
On keeping the fire going:
It's hot enough, so go ahead and stick it in.
On kite flying:
Do you need a little help getting it up?
On packing up the beach blanket:
Don't shake too hard or you'll get it all over everything.
On the importance of resealing the picnic Tupperware:
Well of course you'll get sand in it if you leave it wide open on the beach.
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The history of Mayadol began 35 years ago. The Chemist, Pharmacist and Biologist Luis Marina Martínez, my father, started it 35 years ago. The origin of the formulas is inspired by the Mayan culture, hence the slogan "Mayadol, all-natural". It all started with formulas of natural products that would help people. From there, the first ointment that would help against muscle pain was created and named "Mayadol ointment". When I was a child, I always was at my father's side. He taught me everything about formulas and healing plants, which had many benefits. Today, these products have become special and of high demand. We have 8 products in the market that provide many benefits for many individuals. Mayadol is mainly focused on serving and helping. Our main raw material is tepezcohuite tree, which benefit is cellular regeneration. From there, we produce many the following products: Tepezcohuite and avocado seed shampoo, Aloe vera body and face wash, Chamomile shampoo, Men's shaving gel, Tepezcohuite pure powder, Tepezcohuite pomade, Mayadol ointment, Tepezcohuite, collagen and vitamin E anti-aging cream.
Mayadol is a company dedicated to the production of 100% natural therapeutic products targeted to those individuals who are looking to improve their health and beauty. From extraction to packaging, we make sure to continue with the tradition using the highest quality and offering fair prices. Products are made using extracts of plants from Chiapas that the Mayans once used due to its benefits. Our products are for daily use and ideal for the whole family as they fight: hair loss, dandruff, brown spots, burns, skin irritation, muscle pain, swelling, leg veins and others.


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Sony Unveils RX10 With F2.8 Constant Aperture Zoom Lens
Sony's new Cyber-shot RX10 camera bolts onto the scene featuring a 20.2 MP back-illuminated 1.0″ CMOS sensor plus a dedicated 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) constant aperture F2.8 zoom lens. The camera also offers users a brand new Bionz X image processor that promises the sharpest, richest images we've seen out of a Sony camera.
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Alan Pardew's ongoing bid to boost his defensive options could lead to Valenciennes' Gaetan Bong, with the French club's president claiming Newcastle have tabled an offer for the Cameroon left-back.
Despite bringing in France defender Mathieu Debuchy from another Ligue 1 club, Lille, this week, Pardew is still looking to strengthen in the area in order to take some pressure off his established names.
Valenciennes president Jean-Raymond Legrand told le10sport.com: "Newcastle are very interested, they have made an offer. We will wait and see. But I will not sell players unless I can replace them."
While Pardew continues to be frustrated in his search for a striker to replace the departed Demba Ba, he also alluded today to his defensive concerns.
The Magpies manager said: "It's a position that we really need to strengthen as we have let in some loose goals this year because we have not had the competition, and the likes of Davide Santon have needed a rest at times. That sort of pressure has told on us."
Meanwhile Pardew insisted the club's failure to land a new striker is not for want of trying, with confusion persisting over the future of reported long-term target Loic Remy at Marseille.
Pardew added: "There is no doubt we are beavering away in the background to try to get players in.
"At the start of the window you get all sorts of mixed messages and it's very difficult to cement somebody down to a decision because they're waiting to see if another club gets involved.
"But it will accelerate as we get nearer the end of the window. The problem for us teams who perhaps need to strengthen is trying to get those decisions made."
Pardew reported better news on the injury front, with Papiss Cisse and Fabricio Coloccini both fit to return for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Norwich, while Yohan Cabaye could come back to the bench.


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My job involves visiting and advising on management of archaeological sites for the UKs largest wildlife charity, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). We manage land across Britain from Shetland to Cornwall, Suffolk to Ceredigion and also throughout Northern Ireland. I get to see an amazing variety of sites from shell middens to hillforts to 19th century timber storage ponds – thousands of sites including 200 which are Scheduled (legally protected). Many of the best preserved archaeological sites can be found in wild places because this land has not been subject to intensive agriculture or commercial development. In particular we have hundreds of World War Two sites and I'd stick my neck out and say we must have one of the largest and best preserved collections of any land owner (with exception of the Ministry of Defence!).
The military used many wild places for training, storage, firing/bombing ranges or fortified them against invasion. Heathland and coastal wetland were particularly heavily used because they were out of the way spotst where they could conduct live firing. The military flooded areas as a form of invasion defence, leading wildlife to recolonise in the 1940s – so conservationists have alot to thank the military for in Suffolk, see:
Today I visited two wetland sites in Suffolk which have well preserved buildings – RSPB Boyton Marsh and Hollesley Marsh in Suffolk. I was hosted by wardens Dudley, Reg and Aaron – a happier crew you will not meet, and once you get to see where they work you can understand why. Nice sunny day in the countryside, quiet landscapes with grass bending in the wind and some beautiful concrete block houses and pillboxes! Boyton was an Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) firing range where tanks trained in the run up to D-Day and a group of block houses survive which would have operated pulley systems to move targets for the tanks to fire at. It is hard to imagine the noise, and the tanks trundling past today. At Hollesely we have a beautiful pillbox, which was part of the coastal crust of defences that carpeted the east coast of England – and a nice place to stop on a walk, eat your sandwiches and look at the view. We discussed how we good interpret these sites for visitors and keep them in good order – luckily, by and large they were built to last! Returned home to see the kids for a Romans vs medieval knights battle……historical accuracy is everything to us archaeologists.


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On November 1st we awakened to Christmas music on the radio. Yup, NOVEMBER 1ST! That is just ridiculous. Since Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday (followed closely by my birthday--yes, that counts as a holiday!), I am irritated that it gets completely skipped so that we can move straight into the commercialized "Holidays."
And what is up with "modern" Christmas music? Can we not just listen to a hymn--lovely and full of worship? No, we have to jazz it up, add vocal tricks, and basically just ruin it. Neil Diamond, I love you. But I am not convinced that you love the Savior or the season when you "sing" O Holy Night. Even Santa Claus Is Coming to Town loses its fun when The Boss yells it at me!
After that little tirade, I hate to even admit it...but here it is: Christmas music has grown on me as this month has progressed. To be completely honest, I listen to VoiceMale's Jingles 2 CD off and on throughout the year. Ditto The Forgotten Carols. There are some Christmas songs that are so beautiful, so worshipful, so FUN!
Now here we are, the day BEFORE Thanksgiving, and I have made this blog's playlist my Christmas playlist. I hope you will forgive me. I hope you will enjoy the music I've chosen. And I hope your Christmas is as void of commercialism as possible.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
With apologies
On November 1st we awakened to Christmas music on the radio. Yup, NOVEMBER 1ST! That is just ridiculous. Since Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday (followed closely by my birthday--yes, that counts as a holiday!), I am irritated that it gets completely skipped so that we can move straight into the commercialized "Holidays."
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A wish for you
Thanks to my dad for sharing this:
Happy Thanksgiving !
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
The list of things to be grateful for is excessively long. To save our sanity (yours and mine) I will not list everything, but it is necessary to list some.
First of all, I'm really grateful for my sweet family. From my wonderful, amazing husband to each of our four beautiful children, to my parents and siblings, to all of my in-laws, and all of your terrific children (who I can't believe I can love SO much!), I have been so richly blessed!
I'm thankful for what we have in the gospel. I realize that not everyone has access to the fulness of the gospel, and I am so grateful. However, the gospel is truly for all of God's children. One of the real miracles of my life is not just that I have it, but that I know I do. We know so much! I am blessed every single day because of what I know. The gospel of Jesus Christ got me through college, the "diapers and dishes" phase, the late nights and early mornings, the good days and the difficult days. What would I ever do without it?
Today I am also really thankful for my job: that I have good, solid work; that I am happy doing what I'm doing; and that I am surrounded by incredible people. The highlight of my day is always going home--there's no place on earth better!--but it is amazing to me that I found work where I am so happy.
Lastly, here's to so many of you who have blessed my life: the kind grocery store clerk, the thoughtful bank teller, my dear friends and neighbors and associates and family. You've made my life better; you've made me want to be better.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Edward kept me awake
Last night (really this morning) was the opening night of the movie "Twilight." We are fans, and our girls just HAD to go to the midnight showing. (I did that ONCE, and decided it just wasn't worth it.) They finally got home at about 3:00 this morning. I was sleeping soundly until I heard them come in. I knew who it was, so I wasn't afraid, but for some stupid reason it woke me up completely.
I should have just gotten up. While I lay there in my bed I composed four really great blog posts, which, of course, I can't even remember this morning.
I guess you can be glad I didn't get up. You'd be sleeping just reading this.
P.S. Ashtyn loved the movie. Briana was disappointed.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Spotlight on...
Breezy has been a loving girl all her life. She still greets us happily when we come in the door, which we love! Briana loves music and musicals. When she was the only child, we must have watched "Beauty and the Beast" 5 times a day! She was singing those songs before she could speak full sentences. She opens with the high school tonight in "Once On This Island"--break a leg, babe! She's always been a willing worker and is good at deciding her own attitude. She has always been very dependable in taking care of her siblings, and we rely on her a lot for that. She hates that, of course (those of you who are the oldest child will understand--I certainly do!). One of Bri's gifts is the ability to keep friends. She swears that it's hard for her to make friends, but once she has a friend she has them forever. She has friends from when she was just two! Briana has never had just one best friend. She hangs out with a person or a group for a while; then, without burning bridges, she is suddenly spending time with someone else. In another few weeks she'll be back to that first group, and they just love her.
Breeze has always been very smart, but school work was overwhelming for her. One of the great things about her growing up is that she is discovering so many of her talents. We knew of many of them, even if she didn't. Many others are surprising and exciting for us. One thing she is quite good at is sewing. She has made some adorable items--Bri, can I have that pink bag?--including clothing, table runners, bags, quilts. She's even considering fashion design as a school major.
Briana, I love you so much! I think you are a beautiful, intelligent, amazing, talented young lady. I am so blessed to be your mom and I love that we are friends, too. I look forward to being your "sister" forever and ever!
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
News from the other side of the world
My boss is in Israel. Yes, Israel. And because he's a workaholic, he even checked out a company world phone in case we couldn't live without him while he is on the other side of the world. Like if we had a crisis there would be ANYTHING he could do about it!
Back to the Israel thing. Yes, I am COMPLETELY jealous. I would almost give up my firstborn child to go on a trip like that. Almost. So when the world phone number showed up on Caller ID yesterday, I figured I may as well travel vicariously.
me: Good morning.
D: It's not morning.
me: Why are you calling me?
D: Just wanted to make sure my phone works.
me: How's your trip?
D: Our hotel overlooks the Sea of Galilee. It's dark. I can't see it.
me: I'm only hugely jealous.
D: The food is really bland.
The man is in Israel, for heaven's sake, and all he can tell me is that they should have brought salt and pepper with them? Something is seriously wrong with this picture.
Maybe it's just me.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
There is BEAUTIFUL all around
My beautiful friend, Amy, talked me into trying a beautiful blog of my own. She thought it would be a beautiful thing. No pressure, of course.
With Amy, everything is beautiful and she loves it! I LOVE that about her. I often ask Amy, "What DON'T you love?" So far she's only come up with two things, and one was fortune cookies that don't give you a fortune. (She's right!)
Let's hear it, then. What DON'T you love?
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Scotland was the first country in the UK to implement a public place smoking ban, back in March of 2006. Now researchers have gone back and looked at a number of birth complications, and seen them drop precipitously since the legislation came into effect.
Specifically, the researchers were tracking preterm and underweight births from January 1996 to December 2009. They found that since the law kicked in, the number of complications has lowered significantly. Even adjusted for other variables, preterm deliveries dropped 11.7% (as much as 17.4% in moderately and extremely preterm); spontaneous preterm labor fell 11.3%; low birth weight dropped 9.9%; and babies born either small or very small for their gestational age lowered 4.5% and 8% respectively.
What's interesting, and perhaps the rub of this study, is that even though the rate of mothers smoking did drop from 25.4% to 18.8%, the improvement in complications was universal. Even with mothers who had never smoked, the rates improved.
So while workplace smoking bans are still being hotly debated in parts of the USA, other nations are already observing the long term health benefits.


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Jeremy Rifkin, from the Wharton School's Executive Education Program, believes that we are on the cusp of a third industrial revolution. He correctly believes that society must make an empathetic leap FIRST, and that then technology and communication will combine to move the human race forward. This is another way, probably much more eloquent than me, of laying out the foundation of economies - rule of law first, only he talks in larger societal terms. This is the same progression in history, again stated more eloquently, that I have been talking about.
Terrific food for thought, those who are into sustainability should appreciate what he has to say. Don't get hung up on the details of global warming, focus on the larger picture that he is saying and stand back and look at the progression of mankind. We are at a crossroads. Are we going to slip backwards, or are we going to march forward? I say forward is possible, but we need to get busy. There are solutions out there, Freedom's Vision is a very large part of progressing to those solutions.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Jeremy Rifkin: More Empathy in the Global Economy?
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Is Wood gonna shoot?
In response to the article titled "Ecoterrorism: ELF 'targets' Hollymead Center" [News, February 19, 2004], we have a few points:
In order for the word "terrorist" to be valid in any way, it is equally appropriate and fitting to label the developers "terrorists," as they are causing the most destruction. Terrorism is the wrong word to use for acts of pure vandalism, because the only things being terrorized by the ELF are peoples' pocketbooks.
Wendell Wood said "If [the ELF] come out there again, they better have a bulletproof vest." This statement implies that this man is willing to shoot or kill someone so that he can make more money. What is wrong with this picture?
Jeff Werner said, "If you look at [the ELF] website, it looks like an eighth grader wrote it." Regardless of their level of education or which words they choose to use, the point remains the same. Destruction of the earth is wrong, and frankly we agree.
Bailee E. McCauley and Amber Mendoza


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