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Reasons to Drink Green TeaWritten by Kami on February 9, 2008 – 9:39 am -
Found it interesting as well as motivating for non-drinkers.
Imagine a fragrant cup of green tea. The clear, pale green liquid gives off a delicious aroma somewhat like wet hay mixed with the scent of apples or pears. You lift the cup to your lips and take the first sip. The comforting liquid rolls over your tongue and eases down your throat, brightening and warming as it goes. Its slight astringency freshens your mouth, making it feel naturally clean. Yet green tea is a lot more than just a delicious and satisfying drink, it has many medicinal properties that are nothing short of amazing.
Cut cancer risk
Several polyphenols – the potent antioxidants green tea is famous for is helpful to keep cancer cells from gaining a foothold in the body, by discouraging their growth and then squelching the creation of new blood vessels that tumors need to thrive. Studies have found that people who regularly drink green tea reduce their risk of breast, stomach, esophagus, colon, and prostate cancer.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment to 2012 Farm Bill that sets up a process for amending the federal milk marketing order system. The amendment passed by a vote of 66-33.
Specifically, the amendment would allow dairy industry groups to present milk-pricing reforms to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for consideration in a public hearing setting, and order the Secretary of Agriculture to release the Department's final proposal to Congress.
"Our amendment does not prescribe a solution; rather, it initiates a process by which the USDA would create a new federal dairy pricing program," said U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), co-sponsor of the amendment.
Chris Galen, senior vice president of communications at the National Milk Producers Federation, told AgriTalk radio on Thursday that "things look really good."
"Our concern has been that we have a new dairy reform program included in the Farm Bill, and what we supporting has basically emerged intact in the Senate Farm Bill," he said. "Assuming we get final passage later today, we'll be very happy with the final package that the Senate passes."
Then, it is on to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Galen said the next priority of NMPF will be to see that provisions of the Dairy Security Act get included in the House Agriculture Committee mark-up of the Farm Bill, which is scheduled for July 11.
The Dairy Security Act would provide payments to farmers when the margin between milk prices and feed prices gets really tight. It would be a voluntary program, but the farmers who do sign up would be subject to production limitations -- under the "market stabilization" provision -- in periods of tight margins.
For more on the Farm Bill, see this story from Reuters.

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New Delhi: Hitting out at the Congress for coming down on the Centre over the Scorpene submarine data leaks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday asserted that it was a ploy by the grand old party to divert attention from the 'embarrassment' caused to it by party vice president Rahul Gandhi's defamation row.
"As soon as the information regarding the leaks came to light, talks of a probe were in motion, all efforts were made and are still being made to garner as much information as possible. Will the Indian government ever want national security to be threatened in any way? Prime Minister Modi's government will never want such a thing," BJP leader Nalin Kohli told ANI here.
The Congress has been insisting on a probe headed by a sitting Supreme Court judge in the matter. Kohli described the demand as ludicrous, and pointed out that every prominent scam that had occurred in the country so far, had taken place under the watch of the grand old party, amd no action had been taken until the apex court stepped in.
"Why is the Congress raising such a demand? In the last 70 years, many scams have taken place and they are all under the Congress rule, including the defence sector. They must be feeling a little embarrassed about the Rahul Gandhi defamation case, so they are trying to divert focus," Kohli said.
Yesterday, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar branded the entire incident as a case of hacking.
"This (the report) came to my knowledge at 12 midnight, it is a case of hacking. Navy Chief has been asked to analyze as to what exactly has been leaked. First step is to identify if it is related to us, and anyway, its not all 100% leak," he told ANI.
The Indian Navy, in a statement said on Wednesday, said that it appears that the source of leak is from overseas and not in India.
India has ordered six Scorpene-class submarines in a deal worth USD 3 billion. The first of the submarines built at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai began sea trials in May.
A report in the Australian media revealed that sensitive information related to India's Scorpene submarines has been leaked, with French shipbuilder DCNS, which designed the submarine, facing a leak of documents spreading over 22,000 pages.
According to The Australian, the leak includes details of the secret combat capability of these submarines, including underwater sensors, above-water sensors, combat management system, torpedo launch system and specifications, communications system and navigation systems. (ANI)


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Is Jason Kenney the best Immigration minister Canada has ever had? Very likely.
Mr. Kenney has done much to plug the gaping holes in our immigration and refugee system and to restore the value of Canadian citizenship. On Thursday, in his latest move to fix a broken refugee determination process, Mr. Kenney introduced a law that he hopes will cut the time it takes to assess the validity of a standard refugee application from 1,000 days to just 45. Even if he manages to cut the wait time to just 100 days or 200 days, his bill should save provincial and federal taxpayers billions.
Reducing the time it takes federal officials to examine claims for asylum is critical. The longer an applicant gets to remain in Canada before a decision is made, the less likely bogus applicants are to be expelled. People who stay here three or more years waiting for their cases to be adjudicated put down roots. They establish homes, have children, develop friendships and forge connections in the community. Then, if their applications are rejected, they plead that it is unfair to expel such a well-established new Canadian.
To speed up the process, Mr. Kenney proposes two major changes: First, he and his department will devise a list of "safe" democratic countries in which human rights are respected and from which few real refugees are likely. If you have "fled" one of these nations and are seeking asylum in Canada, the minister and his officials will have the authority to dismiss your request summarily. Second, once dismissed, you will have little or no right to appeal. One of the reasons so many refugee claimants are able to stay in Canada so long before being turned down is that there are as many as nine levels of appeal. By the time unsuccessful applicants have exhausted all those avenues, they can be old and grey — and the system can have more trouble sending them home.
This bill is merely the latest in a long line of reforms Mr. Kenney has made. He has also attempted to cut down on human trafficking — the practice of smuggling refugee and immigrant claimants into Canada (usually by boat) for a fee. He now also requires such boat people who show up on our shores uninvited and undocumented to remain on naval bases or in holding camps until their cases can be heard. While that means they may be in detention for a year or so, it is an improvement over the previous practice of letting them integrate into the community while they await a hearing. Under that policy, people whose claims were ultimately rejected were widely dispersed and often hard to locate when it came time to send them back.
During Mr. Kenney's tenure, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has begun insisting that new Canadians remove their veils and uncover their faces while swearing the oath during their citizenship ceremonies. The department has also, for the first time, taken seriously the problem of immigration fraud. Approximately 6,500 people have been deported from Canada for having used false documents or made fraudulent statements in order to secure admittance to the country.
"Canadians are generous people," Mr. Kenney has said, "but we have no tolerance or patience for people who don't play by the rules and who lie or cheat to become a Canadian citizen." He and his officials have rewritten the citizenship study guide so that it encourages newcomers to adopt Canadian values. They have devised a tougher examination that immigrants must pass before being granted Canadian citizenship.
Mr. Kenney has worked with the Justice department, Public Safety, the RCMP and Foreign Affairs to clarify the trial process for major terrorist cases; improve the witness protection program; strengthen Canada's ability to thwart terror fundraising; improve co-operation between federal departments; and examine how security intelligence is collected and retained.
Last October, the Minister also announced Canada would scale back family-class immigration, especially for elderly parents and grandparents. "Canada is the most generous country in the world with respect to immigration," he said. "But there have to be practical limits to our generosity. We have to calibrate those limits based on our country's economic needs, our fiscal capacity."
Not one of these moves is anti-immigrant. Indeed, during Mr. Kenney's time as Immigration minister, Canada's annual intake of immigrants has risen by over 15%.
What Mr. Kenney's changes have done — by removing fraudulent and meaningless claims for asylum and by placing an onus on newcomers to adapt to Canadian society — is restore the value of Canadian citizenship.
National Post


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By Trevor Browning
Special to The Trimble Banner
Fewer daylight hours and a spike in deer activity during the fall months increase the chances of a crash on roadways. Animal collisions become more common this time of year, with peak breeding season taking place in November. AAA says a collision with a deer or other animal can put a serious dent in your vehicle, if not destroy it completely, and could result in serious injuries or fatalities.
AAA East Central estimates that the damage could range from a couple hundred dollars, to a total loss, according to Brett Schurter, Vice President AAA East Central Insurance Agency.
The Trimble County High School Class of 1970 will hold their annual class "Get-Together" on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Broadway Hotel in Madison.
Dress is casual. It is a time to renew friendships and have fun. Each person can order off the menu and is responsible for his/her own bill. You can look up the menu on the Broadway Hotel website. Nothing on the menu is pricey.
The gathering will be held in the back of the patio area. All classmates and their dates are encouraged to attend!
Trimble County High School and Trimble County Middle School will host a joint Veterans Day program on Friday, November 11, with a reception in the high school library at 1:30 p.m., and a program at 2:00 p.m. All veterans are welcome!
FRANKFORT, Ky. – District Court Judges Jerry D. Crosby and Diana E. Wheeler, who serve Trimble, Oldham and Henry counties, got a refresher on handling DUI cases and other matters at the 2016 District Judges College at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Jamestown Sept. 18-21. The Education Committee of the Kentucky District Judges Association developed the college in conjunction with the Division of Judicial Branch Education at the Administrative Office of the Courts.
In order to comply with Farm Service Agency program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Carrollton office to file an accurate crop certification report for 2017 by the applicable deadline.
The following acreage reporting dates are applicable for Trimble County:
November 15, 2016 grass certifications. (Ex: alfalfa, mixed hay and mixed pasture)
Dec. 15, 2016: small grains including wheat, oats, barley
Jan. 2, 2017: honey
Jan. 15, 2017: peaches and canola
By DAVE TAYLOR
The Trimble Banner
Cold weather season is just around the corner. The cost of home heating is a problem for many low-income Kentuckians. Your local Tri-County Community Action Agency may be able to help through LIHEAP, otherwise known as the Low-Income Heating Energy Assistance Program.
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Every FOWLER household listed in the 1850 Missouri Census compiled by Will Johnson Professional Genealogist Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com Copyright 2003 Will Johnson and Fast Forward GE All rights reserved There are 11 Fowler households in the 1830 There are 38 Fowler households in the 1840 There are 126 or 107 Fowler households in the 1850 There are 194 Fowler households in the 1860 There are 234 Fowler households in the 1870 There are 1193 Fowler individuals in the 1880 There are 478 Fowler households in the 1920 There are 1723 Fowler individuals in the 1930 In the below listings, the age comes rights after the image number, then the birthstate. Other birthstates after the comma are those of the apparent children. Atchison County Fowler, Benjamin 3Rd District p140 Image: 282 23 b IN Fowler, James 3Rd District p140 Image: 282 47 b TN, IN, KY, IA Fowler, John 3Rd District p140 Image: 282 42 b TN, IN, IA Fowler, John 3Rd District p141 Image: 284 74 b VA, NC, MO ---next door is James 22 and Mary Depotty 23 b Canada Fowler, William 3Rd District p141 Image: 284 45 b TN, NC, IN Fowler, Enos Washington Twp p146 Image: 294 (not found) Fowler, Enos Washington Twp p149 Image: 300 (not found) Benton County Fowler, Samuel White Twp p321 Image: 182 30 b MD, MO Boone County Fowler, Tabitha Being 8Th District p345 Image: 228 23 b MO Buchanan County Fowler, William Washington Twp p93 Image: 187 52 b DE, VA, IA, MO Butler County Fowler, William Being 10Th Dist p151 Image: 298 b TN, KY, MO Callaway County Fowler, Wiliam Being 12Th Dist p276 Image: 548 26 b VA, MO Fowler, John J. Being 12Th Dist p292 Image: 580 20 b VA, KY Cass County Fowler, Lauden Being 16Th Dist p109 Image: 220 47 b KY, VA, MO Fowler, Mary F. Being 16Th Dist p110 Image: 222 14 b MO (daughter of above) Chariton County Fowler, Martha Bee Branch Twp p184 Image: 368 19 b MO Fowler, John A. Buffalo Lick Twp p178 Image: 356 29 b KY, MO Fowler, Sarah Keytesville Twp p207 Image: 413 26 b MO Fowler, Martha Paririe Twp p169 Image: 338 51 b VA, MO Cole County Fowler, Whitley F. Unknown Townships p1 Image: 3 24 b VA, KY, MO Cooper County Fowler, Catharine Boonville p83 Image: 167 5? b MO, VA Franklin County Fowler, Joseph L. Being 31St Dist p53 not found Gasconade County Fowler, Ezekiel Third Creek Twp p177 not found Holt County Fowler, Robert 38th District p88 Image: 172 13 b KY Jackson County Fowler, ??? Kan Twp p236 Image: 20 ---several Canadians in these pages mistake, Fowler is a first name Knox County Fowler, Cyrus Salt River Twp p105 Image: 209 43 b DE, MO, KY, IL Lafayette County Fowler, William Being 46Th District p220 Image: 432 80 b VA, TN, MO Lawrence County Fowler, Edget 47Th District p284 Image: 34 56 b SC, KY, TN, MO Lewis County Fowler, Joseph 48Th District p373 Image: 210 37 b KY Linn County Fowler, William C. 50Th District p18 Image: 39 24 b MO, VA Livingston County Fowler, Simeon 51St District p70 Image: 142 35 b NC, IN, MO Marion County Fowler, Edward Fabius Twp p261 Image: 6 66 b VA Fowler, Robert F. Fabius Twp p261 Image: 6 39 b VA Mc Donald County Fowler, William 53Rd District p95 Image: 193 22 b VA, MO Mississippi County Fowler, Mitton 57Th District p462 Image: 407 27 b MO Fowler, Elias 57Th District p471 Image: 425 42 b KY, IN, MO Monroe County Fowler, Thomsa Being 59Th District p97 Image: 195 not found Fowler, Luther Being 59Th District p106 Image: 213 46 b DE, VA, MO Fowler, George A. Being 59Th District p108 Image: 217 28 b DE, KY, MO Fowler, William T. Being 59Th District p108 Image: 217 36 b DE, RI, MO, OH Fowler, Charles C. Being 59Th District p115 Image: 231 37 b KY, MO Fowler, John Being 59Th District p116 Image: 233 45 b DE, MO Fowler, John G. Being 59Th District p119 Image: 239 44 b KY, MO Newton County Fowler, James S. Benton Twp p351 Image: 261 41 b KY, TN, MO Fowler, Benjamin E. Shoal Creek Twp p359 Image: 277 26 b IA, NC, MO Osage County Fowler, John Crawford Twp p443 Image: 444 56 b SC, TN Pettis County Fowler, John G. 68Th District p121 Image: 242 26 b KY, MO (son of below) Fowler, Joseph 68Th District p121 Image: 242 59 b Seel?, KY Fowler, Robert 68Th District p123 Image: 246 49 b KY, MO Pike County Fowler, Asa Spencer Twp p274 Image: 548 56 b VA, MO Fowler, John Spencer Twp p274 Image: 548 33 b VA, MO Fowler, Oliver Spencer Twp p274 Image: 548 28 b MO Fowler, Lindsey Spencer Twp p275 Image: 550 23 b MO, KY Platte County Fowler, James M. Parkville p422 Image: 274 21 b AR, PA, MO Polk County Fowler, Sarah Unknown Townships p35 Image: 71 25 b IA, OH, SC, IL Ralls County Fowler, James F. Being 73Rd Dist 153 Image: 310 58 b VA, KY, OH, IN Fowler, James Being 73Rd Dist p173 Image: 350 35 b VA, MO Randolph County Fowler, Moses B. Prairie Twp p250 Image: 504 22 b MO Fowler, William B. Prairie Twp p250 Image: 504 25 b KY, MO Fowler, E. V. Prairie Twp p252 Image: 508 51 b MA, KY, MO Fowler, S. Prairie Twp p258 Image: 520 28 b KY, MO Ray County (Mortality) Fowler, Patrick Unknown Townships p23 Age: 35 Fowler, Emily Unknown Townships p195 Age: 2 Fowler, Jane Unknown Townships p195 Age: 22 Fowler, Martha Unknown Townships p195 Age: 1 Fowler, William Unknown Townships p195 Age: 31 Fowler, Jesse G. Unknown Townships p237 Age: 7 Fowler, Leroy P. Unknown Townships p237 Age: 31 Fowler, Martha P. Unknown Townships p237 Age: 31 Fowler, Perlina Ann Unknown Townships p237 Age: 11 Fowler, Thomas B. Unknown Townships p237 Age: 1 Fowler, Elizabeth Unknown Townships p380 Age: 14 Fowler, Ellen Unknown Townships p380 Age: 19 Fowler, John Unknown Townships p380 Age: 15 Fowler, Mary Unknown Townships p380 Age: 57 Fowler, Lucetta Unknown Townships p833 Age: 13 Fowler, Martha Unknown Townships p833 Age: 16 Fowler, Samuel Unknown Townships p833 Age: 64 Fowler, Sarah Unknown Townships p833 Age: 51 Fowler, Ann E. Unknown Townships p834 Age: 5 Fowler, Eliza Unknown Townships p834 Age: 2 Fowler, Emily Unknown Townships p834 Age: 24 Fowler, Mary V. Unknown Townships p834 Age: 07-12 Fowler, Sarah F. Unknown Townships p834 Age: 4 Fowler, Thomas B. Unknown Townships p834 Age: 34 Fowler, Adaline Unknown Townships p924 Age: 27 Fowler, Jesse G. Unknown Townships p924 Age: 27 Fowler, George M. Unknown Townships p1152 Age: 24 Fowler, Mary Unknown Townships p1152 Age: 1 Fowler, Nancy Unknown Townships p1152 Age: 01-12 Fowler, Philena Unknown Townships p1152 Age: 22 Ray County Fowler, Patrick 75Th District p285 image 5 35 b VA Fowler, Willliam M. 75Th District p296 image 28 31 b AL, VA, MO Fowler, Leroy P. 75Th District p299 image 34 31 b TN, MO Fowler, Perlina Ann 75Th District p299 image 34 11 b MO (daugher of above) Fowler, Mary 75Th District p309 image 53 57 b VA, MO Fowler, Samuel 75Th District p343 image 121 61 b NC, TN, MO Fowler, Thomas B. 75Th District p343 image 121 34 b TN, KY, MO, OH Fowler, Jesse G. 75Th District p350 image 135 27 b TN, KY, MO Fowler, George M. 75Th District p367 image 169 24 b MO Saline County Fowler, John 90Th District p65 Image: 129 32 b KY, IN, MO Fowler, Olivia 90Th District p66 Image: 131 28 b IN (wife of above) Scotland County Fowler, Henry H. Jefferson Twp p122 Image: 242 38 b VA, MO Fowler, Rebecca Jefferson Twp p122 Image: 242 7 b MO Scott County Fowler, Milton 92Nd District p163 Image: 324 31 b MO Fowler, Samuel 92Nd District p163 Image: 324 22 b MO Shelby County Fowler, Alexander Being 94Th District p249 Image: 113 30 b DE, MO St. Charles County Fowler, William S. Being 78Th Dist p51 Image: 102 25 b VA, MO ---a family whose father is from Canada lives next door St. Louis County Fowler, Mathis 82Nd District p420 Image: 314 41 b VA Fowler, James 82Nd District p480 Image: 434 32 b Ireland Fowler, William St Louis 3Rd Ward p282 Image: 10 35 b VA Fowler, Thomas B. St Louis 3Rd Ward p290 Image: 26 not found Fowler, B. St Louis 4Th Ward p70 Image: 141 45 b NH ?, O, H ? Fowler, Samuel St Louis 4Th Ward p91 Image: 183 21 b MD Fowler, William St Louis 4Th Ward p104 Image: 209 5 b Nea?, Ireland, England, NY Fowler, John St Louis 4Th Ward p115 Image: 231 15 b England Fowler, William St Louis 5Th Ward p220 Image: 441 17 b England Fowler, William St Louis 5Th Ward p270 Image: 541 not found Fowler, Robert St Louis 6Th Ward p354 Image: 76 75 Ireland, MO Fowler, John St Louis 6Th Ward p455 Image: 278 23 b MO Ste. Genevieve County Fowler, Reason B. Union Twp p248 Image: 491 45 b KY, TN, IN, MO Stoddard County Fowler, Isaac Castor Twp p271 Image: 156 15 b MO, TN Taney County Fowler, J. Flat Twp p357 Image: 326 21 b MO Fowler, R. H. Flat Twp p358 Image: 328 34 b KY, MO Fowler, J. Swan Twp p340 Image: 292 22 b IN, TN Wayne County Fowler, David 101St District p216 Image: 428 41 b NC, TN, MO
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Airport response to emergency poor
I recently visited your area and was at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport on Thursday, the day of the storms. I am back home finally after being at the airport for hours.
I understand that you cannot predict Mother Nature, but the lack of communication from anyone was ridiculous. I received no food or water while I was waiting. They paraded us around in the dark like cattle. No one would tell us anything.
That close to the actual tornado, no one even told us to take shelter. We had no idea things were that bad. Thank God the tornado did not hit the terminal itself. There was no protection where we were, and no one was prepared. There would have been many people hurt or worse.
In my opinion, Pinellas County Emergency Management, the airport, and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office managed the situation very poorly. They never told us we were in danger.
I cannot express to you in words the disappointment I feel in the experts employed to guard our safety. Bad form.
Ernest Adkins, Hollister, Mo.
County came up short in the storm
My goodness. You would think with all the codes and so forth for hurricanes, Pinellas County and its controlling utilities would have survived Thursday's storm better.
Granted, there were some high winds — Oh my! — and lots of rain. The result? This county is on its "fourth point of contact," to use an old U.S. Airborne term.
God forbid it be a Category 2 or worse hurricane! Progress Energy and Bright House have been knocked on their collective butts. I've seen far harsher storms in 16 years in central Kansas and not seen the problems there were here.
Beware, folks. If ever there is a direct hit in the bay area, we are truly screwed!
Patrick M. Oatley, Seminole
Re: Doing the Stingray Shuffle | story, March 27
Lucky stingrays off Indian Rocks?
I thought I'd pass on the news that for the last week or 10 days there have been hundreds of stingrays off Indian Rocks Beach. On the days with calm east winds, they were right at the water's edge. They were easily visible from our second-floor rental deck.
I assume they were making whoopee. Lucky stingrays!
Tyler Carder, Largo
Motorists not always to blame
Accidents involving pedestrians, bicyclists and those riding on their motorized wheelchairs are unfortunately on the rise in the Tampa Bay area. There seems to be no shortage of stories in the St. Petersburg Times.
Just today, as I was driving in downtown Clearwater, I witnessed what could have been two individual and very bad accidents. And only because those involved were not obeying the law. Instead of crossing the street at a corner and at the light, folks are crossing wherever they choose and in the midst of heavy traffic.
It was around the noon hour, the traffic was bumper to bumper and moving slowly, when suddenly there was a man crossing the street in his motorized wheelchair. He was so dangerously close to the car bumpers that he could have easily reached out and touched them.
And then, within seconds of the man in the wheelchair, two young boys on bicycles suddenly appeared between the bumpers. They too were crossing the street. I was so alarmed, because they were so close to me, that I blared my horn at them.
Sure, all was well this time. But what about the next time? What is happening here is that pedestrians, wheelchair riders and bicyclists are playing Russian roulette. And in doing so, they are transferring all of the responsibility onto us motorists.
There is no good that can come from not working together. For starters, though, perhaps more police surveillance would be helpful on Court Street, ASAP.
JoAnn Lee Frank, Clearwater
Re: Teachers' worth found outside tests | column, April 1
Teaching to tests can be deceptive
In response to Marie-Myung Ok-Lee's column, I completely agree with her. I was an elementary school teacher for 33 years in Illinois and was told to "teach to the test," wasting valuable instruction time only to benefit the very best students who would remember those quick lessons.
Testing is a tool, not a contest. Some children do very well, some don't test well, and the rest don't care. To hold a teacher totally responsible for how her class does on a test and to threaten her livelihood, career and integrity is an abomination.
Most administrators don't want to do all the hard work that is involved in firing a teacher for incompetence — they don't want to buck the union and do all the paperwork. That's why there are incompetent teachers still teaching, not necessarily because the class performed poorly on the FCAT. There is so much more to learning than tests.
Valerie Moustakas, Tarpon Springs
Superintendent Janssen must go
It's time for Julie Janssen, Pinellas County schools superintendent, to leave. There must be someone, somewhere, who will be better able to lead our schools. We need to find him/her.
The Raysses-Whipple issue is the last straw.
Mary Anne Mulder, St. Petersburg


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Surveying the agrarian question (part 2): Current debates and beyond
This two-part article surveys the origin, development and current meaning of the 'agrarian question'. Part One of the survey explored the history of the agrarian question, elaborating its origin in the work of Marx, Engels, Kautsky, and Lenin, and its development in the work of Preobrazhensky, Dobb, Brenner, and others. Part Two of the survey identifies seven current variants of the agrarian question and critically interrogates these variants in order to understand whether, and if so, how, the location of small-scale petty commodity food and farm production within contemporary capitalism has been reconfigured during the era of neoliberal globalisation. Together, the two parts of the survey argue that the agrarian question continues to offer a rigorously flexible framework by which to undertake a historically-informed and country-specific analysis of the material conditions governing rural production, reproduction, and the process of agrarian accumulation or its lack thereof, a process that is located within the law of value and market imperatives that operate on a world scale.
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|Agrarian change, Agrarian question, Globalisation, Peasant studies, Rural development, Rural transformation, agrarian change, agrarian reform, agricultural production, capitalism, globalization, peasant agriculture, rural development
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|dx.doi.org/10.1080/03066151003594906, hdl.handle.net/1765/19787
|ISS Staff Group 4: Rural Development, Environment and Population
|The Journal of Peasant Studies
Akram-Lodhi, A.H, & Kay, C. (2010). Surveying the agrarian question (part 2): Current debates and beyond. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 37(2), 255–284. doi:10.1080/03066151003594906


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Boston proved just how strong it really is when fans came out in the thousands to support the Red Sox during their World Series championship parade Saturday.
Members of the 2013 team spoke with season ticket holders inside of Fenway Park before the parade kicked off, and third baseman Will Middlebrooks went on stage wearing a "Boston Strong" T-Shirt to greet the crowd. Middlebrooks reiterated that the Sox wouldn't be in the position they are in without the support of the city of Boston.
Hear what else Middlebrooks had to say in the above video.
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Jeremy Jordan made a splash earlier this month when he debuted as hot new New York City talent (with a chip on his shoulder) — Jimmy Collins — on NBC's "Smash."
Katharine McPhee's Karen Cartwright may be developing her relationship beyond the professional with Jack Davenport's Derek, but the pair may hit a curve in the road now that she's becoming smitten with the young songwriter with the powerfully perfect voice.
Jeremy was actually pulling double duty when he first began his "Smash" adventure – starring in "Newsies" on Broadway and filming the show.
He told AccessHollywood.com he actually filmed the first five episodes of the show (the third one premieres tonight at 10 PM on NBC) while holding down both gigs. Eventually, despite his love of Broadway (which loves him back – he was nominated in 2012 for a Tony) it was "Smash" that won his full-time attention. And Jimmy is no one-note character. There's a heavy back story on the way and, according to Jeremy, his character will be causing some trouble in Season 2.
AccessHollywood.com: You're on Twitter — what was the reaction from people following the season premiere?
Jeremy Jordan: Twitter blew up. I got probably a few thousand Tweets… It's been insane… Most people talked about how much they liked the song ['Broadway, Here I Come'], honestly. I had a couple tiny little scenes before that, but that was the first big introduction for my character, so I think that was kind of like the moment that people sort of perked up and were like 'Who is that?' Most people were talking about how much they like the song… I hope they sort of like the bad boy element.
Access: It's a change to be wearing the leather jackets and modern clothing from 'Newsies.'
Jeremy: (Laughs) Definitely.
Access: What did the family think — back home in Corpus Christi? Did they all watch?
Jeremy: Yeah, I think everybody went over to my mom's house and she said everybody was crying and all that stuff… I guess they're just proud. It's probably because of the song [that] they were crying. It's a pretty powerful song.
Access: You had to leave your gig on Broadway to do this show. How hard of a decision was that?
Jeremy: It was really a transition for me. Actually, I didn't leave it at first. I did the first five episodes while still in my show on Broadway and I figured I would leave eventually, but when I got 'Smash,' I had only been doing the show for like four months… and they told me my character on 'Smash' wouldn't be showing up a whole lot until later on. Turns out that wasn't the case (laughs), so I ended up being really, really busy all the time. I just kept missing shows from my Broadway show and it got to the point to where I was doing only half the shows every week and I had to go, I had to leave, for my own sanity.
Access: How did you balance the two while you were doing both?
Jeremy: I think that I survived through it, but I was tired all the time. I didn't have any days off. I was really scared that I was going to lose my voice at any second because [on] both projects I had to sing a lot… I was always drinking a lot of water, I was trying to stay as healthy as possible, but it was tough.
Access: Your character, Jimmy, has a dark back story – can you tease a little bit about that?
Jeremy: Jimmy, on the surface, especially when we first meet him, seems like a d**k, he seems like he's kind of a womanizer and that he doesn't really care about anybody but himself. But, the fact is that he has suffered some pretty heavy grievances in his life that — some of it will come to light this season and you'll start to see him haunted by past decisions and trying to sort of reconcile who he really is. I think the person that he shows everyone, especially at the beginning, is sort of the denial, protective shell version of Jimmy where he doesn't let anyone in. He doesn't trust anyone and I think throughout the series, you'll see that shell start to crack and it's scary for him and you'll sort of see how he does or doesn't deal with it well.
Access: Should fans of the show be thinking then that Karen is going to crack his shell?
Jeremy: It seems that she would be the one to sort of breakthrough to him, although it's really not easy. Ultimately what really does break through, and does sort of start him on a new path, not that I'm saying he ever makes [it], but the thing that actually really affects him, may or may not have to do with her! She's part of it. She may start the process, but there's definitely more factors that have to happen. Just a sweet girl that he likes is not gonna be the only thing that takes him out of this deep dark place. It shouldn't be either.
Access: He's got a buddy as well. He's got a writing partner — he's got Kyle.
Jeremy: Kyle is sort of there as his friend, as his buddy. He helps him out, but I think Kyle's sort of accepted how Jimmy is and because of his sort of secret love for him, not just friendship love, I think that he doesn't want to rock the boat with Jimmy… He sort of has accepted him as this dark, but incredibly gifted [artist] and he just doesn't quite touch the stuff that might push him over the edge.
Access: It looks like we are going to see you in Broadway numbers. Are those fantasy sequences or is Jimmy going to get a gig on the Great White Way?
Jeremy: (Laughs) At first, you'll definitely see some, I wouldn't say fantasy sequences, but sort of how they did in Season 1, where they would be working in a rehearsal room or something and you'll see the sort of vision of it on Broadway. You know how they did that a lot with 'Bombshell'? You'll see that a lot this season. So the clips that you've seen are probably that. That's not to say that Jimmy may not end up somehow making it to the top, but Jimmy's a writer, he's not an actor.
Access: Rumor has it Derek is going to cause some trouble for Jimmy.
Jeremy: (Laughs) Oh yeah. And vice versa!
Access: That's great, because I think Derek needs some trouble caused for him.
Jeremy: He's going to get lots of trouble, not just from Jimmy.
Access: How are you bringing the pain upon that British boy's head?
Jeremy: I think we have a mutual respect for each other, but in that respect lies a lot of pride and stubbornness in terms of control. We both are sort of crazy control freaks and that doesn't exactly bode well for working together so you might definitely see some division there… You also might sort of see the division in the fact that there's always been a strange connection between Derek and Karen and now that Jimmy is sort of thrown in the mix, that could sort of throw a whole other angle on the whole, 'Are Derek and Karen ever going to get together?' sort of thing. He definitely can throw a wrench in it.
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The stock was the top gainer among the blue-chips on both Sensex and Nifty.
Shares of Cipla rose sharply in intra-day trade amid reports that promoters of the company may sell stake to a global pharmaceutical company.
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Tiaka Lee added 11 points for the Lady Lions, who improve to 18-11 on the season and 3-3 in district play.
Chancii Scott led Jacksonville with 12 points.
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Seven Deadly Sins of Raiding
So we've all been there. Someone (maybe you?) blows up at a raid member, gets frustrated and grumpy at the end of the night, refuses to sign up on the thread, is a crackass nutjerk to someone that has more DKP and "wins" a roll. Every raider has their weak moments – but what are the biggest pitfalls – the "deadly sins" that when taken to their extremes can consume a raider or a raid to the point of self destruction?
As with life, there are seven!
I can tank/heal/DPS all by myself! Or the ever famous "I'M WINNING ON THREAT! I'M WINNING ON THREAT!" Pride is fed by damage meters. This can affect any class, but will usually result in chronic wiping until this person is knocked down a notch or two. Can also show up in the way a player treats others, with a superior attitude and a "holier than thou" demeanor.
Pride can, unfortunately, also affect an entire raid, causing them to attempt fights that are new and difficult with a "we bad, we bad, oh yeah, we bad!" attitude… and then getting mopped all over the room by an angry naga.
Someone who is envious of another – either in gear or in progression. This doesn't turn up as a hoarding gear or items, more as a negative treatment of another player. Someone who is envious may (silently) refuse to heal another raid member, engage in DPS wars, or continually taunt mobs off another tank, attempting to "steal the spotlight" from the person he currently sees holding it.
Envious members who take their desire for another's position or gear to the point of "deadly sin status" create drama through passive aggressive behavior as their resentment builds, but can get away with it if their particular envy isn't causing raid wipes.
This is more than just someone getting angry about a bad night, or people getting frustrated, or the raid leader getting upset when people fail repeatedly at simple instructions. A wrathful raider is one who screams in vent (OR IN THE RAID CHANNEL USING ALL CAPS!!), may use bad language, and often seems by others to be blowing small things out of proportion. They are impossible to miss, easy to ignore at first, but can cause division and hard feelings in a raid, eventually leading to drama. A wrathful raid *leader* can destroy a raid.
Laziness, in short. The mage who "borrows" stacks of mana potions every week; the tank who never seems to have the right gear; anyone who wins loot this week and shows up next week without having even put green-level gems in it. This particular "deadly sin" can go unnoticed week to week, particularly as it regards gear and enchants.
Sloth can also refer to performance. The most notorious of these is the hunter who goes afk and turns on autoshot, but it can also be someone who repeatedly doesn't pay attention to instructions and gets the raid blown up.
Though annoying, sloth rarely causes raid drama, more often poor raid performance. It can also cause raid jumping or alt problems – someone not wanting to do the work, just wanting to tag along for the shiny epix.
Wants this, that, this, that, the other thing, those gloves, these boots, and those pants over there. And you have to drop everything right now to go help, because HE'S JUST WORTH IT and shouldn't have to spend gold on crafted gear. This person may also insist on bringing their alts to raids, so that they can get gear without her having to pay for crafted items. This is about more than just money or gear – it can also refer to time. Someone who wants everyone to help her out, but refuses to go help someone else when they need another body for an instance run. Greed sows discord among raid members, which, while it doesn't directly influence the final outcome, can definitely start a downward spiral. You don't have to like everyone you raid with, obviously, but resentment only causes problems.
This one is usually easy to spot – someone that refuses to take upgrades because of the DKP hit, but then constantly gripes about how everyone else has better gear. Also, the person that "oops" rolls need on things all the time, or blows a fit when someone else gets more upgrades than they do. Could show up as someone that rolls /need on offspec gear as well.
They may also refuse to share consumables/cash when it is appropriate to do so – perhaps refusing to chip in the 5g to pay for a raid wide repair bot or hoarding potions/marks from raid members, eventually hindering their own progress. Gluttony also lays the groundwork for raid resentment, as other members may feel that someone isn't carrying their fair share or is too self-absorbed to aid the rest of the team.
"We're going to get this boss guys, even if it takes 6 hours, 300g in repair bills, and every ounce of our sanity". Lust usually shows up as a prestige rather than a gear related problem – though gear can motivate it. Someone lusts after the progress, the tasty bosses, the ability to strut around as a raid with no concern for the costs or detriments that pushing ahead can cause.
This can result in serious burnout if the lustful person is in a position of power (see above 6 hour wipefest), or can be an excuse for raid jumping in an attempt to have the appropriate bragging rights. If taken on by the entire raid, lustful behavior is ultimately self-destructive, when the raid as a whole can't keep up with the schedule/demands/progression.
Lust also shows up in it's more… visceral sense. Real life relationships between raid members can be a wonderful thing, but can also blow up spectacularly, causing no shortage of angst and potential loss of one or both members.
I'm sure at some point all of us have had bad nights and fallen into one or another of the above raiding sins(I know I have). But knowing is half the battle, and knowing your own weaknesses goes a long way to avoiding *really* screwing up! These are "deadly" not when a raid or a raider makes a mistake, but when they are so carried away with one that they cannot function properly within the group. Knowing the difference between a raider that screwed up and someone that you don't want in the raid anymore is at the discretion of the raid leader, and a decision I'm glad I don't have to make!
So those are the pitfalls… check back NEXT Friday for the seven *virtues* of raiding! You know, the other half of the carrot and stick paradigm.
**As a bonus – use the comments OR the "Contact Me" page to tell me how each of the characters above represents the sin they're next to. Or tell me why I should've chosen someone else (I'm sure there are better examples that I can't call to mind)! I'll post the highlights early next week**
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Are Tea Party tumbrels rolling for still others — and just whose friends are they?
Author: Miller Hudson - June 20, 2014 - Updated: June 20, 2014
There is nothing quite as annoying for a rabid partisan as an obviously bright adversary working in the enemy camp. A considerable slice of partisan doctrine consists of adherence to the premise that the intellectual abilities of one's opponents are inherently suspect. That's why Eric Cantor presented such a problem for Congressional Democrats. He coupled feral intensity with a shrewd recognition of precisely when Democrats were off balance. He made pushing them to the curb with split lips and a rip in their trousers look easy. (Of course, there was the small matter of his sneering arrogance.)
It never occurred to Democrats, myself included, that Republican voters might find Cantor's muscular self-esteem just as annoying as we did. The tittering snickers of schadenfreude that could be heard just outside of camera range along both sides of the aisle reinforced the suspicion that perhaps God does pay attention to politics. Or, as many pundits noted, this couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. (It's very hard to comprehend the pleas of the masses from behind the bulletproof windows of your limo.) It must have seemed inconceivable that the Majority Leader could be felled by a shirttail populist railing against Wall Street and the Chamber of Commerce. Are the Tea Party tumbrels rolling for still others and just whose friends are they, really?
Before Democrats smugly assume that Cantor's demise is an inexplicable gift from the heavens, they would be well advised to inquire whether the rumbles that disturb their sleep during the dark of night are approaching battering rams or merely summer thunder. Never in our history has so powerful a leader been dumped by his own party. Fractal geometry teaches us that when highly unusual events suddenly occur, systems are beginning to lose their equilibrium. Wave elections for Democrats in 2006 and 2008, followed by the Republican seizure of State Houses and Congress in 2010 signal a wildly gyrating electorate. There is a reason why the only group in America that believes Washington is working are those who work there. If you are a member of Congress, or a lobbyist, or a special interest pleader with a fat checkbook, it's working just the way you prefer. (Too bad about the peons.)
This is not the first time in our history when Congressional control oscillated rapidly between the parties and presidents are remembered as grey and powerless men adrift on choppy seas. During the gilded age approaching the end of the 19th century, Democrat Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms in the White House. The political achievements of Republican presidents Harrison, Arthur and Hayes can be inscribed on a matchbook cover. Corruption was rampant and government faithfully advanced the interests of the nation's robber barons. It took the assassination of William McKinley and the ascension of Theodore Roosevelt to reshape American life. There was a reason why Republican Party boss Mark Hanna, upon hearing of McKinley's death, bemoaned "…that damned cowboy" headed for the White House. What would become the progressive movement had inadvertently escaped Pandora's lockbox.
Roosevelt was added to the Republican ticket in 1900 because of his appeal as a Spanish-American war hero. The charge up San Juan Hill had earned him terrific name recognition. As Doris Kearns Goodwin points out in "The Bully Pulpit," no one anticipated Teddy would parlay his unexpected presidency into a starring role as the nation's "salesman-in-chief" on behalf of the common man. Whether such a paladin currently lurks in the halls of Congress appears doubtful, but out there among our governors, who knows. (Brian Schweitzer, anyone?)
We now find ourselves immersed in a second gilded age where Congress labors diligently to funnel national income to those least in need of their help. Despite the noisy chest pounding of partisan flacks, this pattern changes little whether Democrats or Republicans are in charge. As John Nichols and Robert McChesney point out in their recent jeremiad, "Dollarocracy," voters aren't fooled. A Congress that defers to the wealthy and powerful while ignoring the welfare of average Americans is a hollow imitation of democracy. Likewise, a political class that operates on the principle that it knows best what will be good for Americans, whether that is unfettered free markets or cradle to grave social safety nets is likely headed for the dustbin of history.
The days when American voters were willing to leave governing to the politicians may be coming to an abrupt end. David Brat may prove to have more in common with Bernie Sanders than he ever had with Eric Cantor. And that seems like a good thing. Elected officials frequently claim they would like to see a more engaged public — one that will force them to do the right thing. Incumbents, get ready (and better that you stay in touch with the grassroots — they're grumpy)!
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So now the full set of Durations games are out in the wild. That took a while, but it was actually kind of fun releasing one of them per week over 10 weeks, had a kind of ritual quality on my end, though I imagine it felt like nothing on yours? By the by I don't know how "successful" a strategy that kind of timed release thing is or isn't, I get the impression (if I imagine myself trying to relate to it) that it would be easy to lose it in the Deluge of Internet and that any significance of it being staged in that way is kind of effaced by that. But who knows! Anyway, some thoughts.
On the precipice of a game that will outlive you. One thing about the longer games in the series, specifically "100 Years of Solitary" and "One Millennium Avant-Garde Band", is that they will outlast us. That is, when you start the game you're at the beginning of something you can't really figure on seeing the end of – you'll die. So there's a weird kind of "memento mori" going on in those games that I hadn't really given a lot of thought to at the time. It's funny in particular to me because the games do have specific endings.
Cradling a fragile game in your hands. On the other hand, another way of thinking about this is that the game may well be able to last for 100 years, say, conceptually, but that doesn't mean that that would be easy to put into practice. Say I run it on my laptop – well what about battery life? System updates? Power outages? Hardware failure? Software failure? The number of things that could disrupt the game before it even came close to ending is large. If you really wanted to see that game through you'd have to take prodigious steps to do so, essentially treating your computer as a kind of archival object immediately and so on. Very strange.
A certain indifference to time. I still very much enjoy the way that computers don't care about time, at least procedurally, or whatever. You can start "One Millennium Avant-Garde Band" like any other SWF – your browser doesn't remark on noticing it's not made to terminate for 1,000 years, nothing about your computer cares about the duration at all except for the timer that's actually marking time and will eventually shut it down. So the whole concept of "durations" is really weird on a computer because it really doesn't matter, it only matters to the implied (mortal) player.
Those are three thoughts about it. I am tired. Too tired even to play "One Hour To Write A Novella" without falling fast asleep. I have nothing more to say.
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Mark N. Says:
March 26th, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Parts of your commentary here remind me a little of John Simon's digital-art piece Every Icon, which is just a Java applet that enumerates every 32 x 32 monochrome bitmap, thereby also producing all pixel art within a certain set of constraints, if you're willing to wait. To be honest, perhaps I'm more specifically reminded of the piece's artist statement than the piece, but nonetheless.
One part that's clearly dissimilar between that piece and your discussion of Durations is this bit: "It's funny in particular to me because the games do have specific endings."
Pippin Says:
March 27th, 2014 at 9:34 am
Huh – I remember trying to write a "terrifying" short story with a similar premise to this actually, well, with that same premise of the huge possibility space contained within seemingly small grids of pixels…
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[…] Like Mountain, time changes the relationship that the player has with the game. In the first few games, One Second Typing Tutor, One Minute Speed Date and One Hour to Write a Novella, their short timespan encourages the player to rush their actions to get as far into the game as possible, to experience as much of it as they are allowed to before they are thrown out. Then, there are the longer games, which last from a day to a thousand years. At this point, the player will probably have explored as much of the games as they can within the first few moments of play, so what fills the rest of the allotted time? These, I think, are more games of endurance than Mountain is, on two levels. First is the endurance of the player to keep playing the game for as long as they are given – sure, you can physically last a year playing the Finite Runner on and off, but who wants to try? The second is something that Barr himself points out on his blog: […]


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VoR: First of all, I'd like to know just how MAKS is different from Le Bourget, the Berlin air show and the Farnborough air show in the UK. How will MAKS-2013 differ from air shows in previous years?
Panteleev: Well, I must admit that at first the differences were enormous, they caught the eye. But the gap was bridged year by year, so by now MAKS has almost reached the world standard in terms of organization.
Now, if we compare MAKS with this year's Le Bourget anniversary show, which attracted 44 countries, we will see that we're only conventionally lagging behind, for this year's MAKS will boast company officials from 43 countries. But, of course, we are still behind in terms of overall number of attending companies.
MAKS basically differs from a host of other international aerospace shows in its extremely colourful and rich flight program. From this point of view MAKS is clearly the air show No. 1. No one is anywhere near us in terms of the number of aerobatic teams or the rich flight program.
VoR: Just what will be the highlight of the program of MAKS-2013?
Panteleev: I believe there'll be quite a few of these kinds of exhibits, even if some of them are not really different from what was shown before in terms of appearance. For instance, you will see for the first time a highly upgraded Il-76MD-90A.
Outwardly, it's a good old Il-76, yet now that it's been upgraded it boasts unique performance characteristics, as well as a good export capacity.
Russia will also display the Sukhoi Superjet-100, certainly not for the first time, but although perfectly the same as previously produced Superjets-100, this year's aircraft has a 50% greater range than that of the base version.
Helicopter-makers will also exhibit some very interesting novelties. We'll see two helicopters that are due to undergo ground tests right after the MAKS air show, and will make their first flights in October or November. One aircraft is the Ka-62 helicopter with a new engine.
The other helicopter is Mi-38, powered by Russian-made engines. Mi-38 will not take part in the flight program, but is due to begin its test flights this autumn. The visitors will also see the Mi-28 training and combat helicopter.


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Friday, 5 February 2010
Lunchtime in The Wild Wood
For those new to my blog I'll explain . . . the under-gardeners were originally four Marans hybrid hens, sadly Dawn is no longer alive and they were eventually joined by three Araucana x Legbar hens – The Spice Girls. Just after Christmas we gave a home to Tarragon, a young Lavender Araucana cockerel. So these are my seven 'under-gardeners' – they help (specialising in compost turning and pest control) and get under my feet when I'm gardening – I say 'seven' but in fact Tarragon's role is usually supervisory.
My gardening project today was to relocate some Snowdrops I'd put into pots last autumn when I dug out a very congested border. Some of the little clumps of snowdrops are in bud, so I thought I'd plant them in The Wild Wood where there are already some Snowdrops and Winter Aconites appearing among the rubble of what was probably an old furnace.
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supervision & notification= usual male contributions from *all* species ;)ReplyDelete
I am so pleased to see shoots appearing - I am so looking forward to spring. Your under-gardeners are delightful!ReplyDelete
We've been planning and seed shopping today with a view to a little allotment clearing on Sunday ... Time to clear the spare room and make space for chitting potatoes!ReplyDelete
I had to move a clump of snow drops last week. They were coming up in the chickens' "play area" and I didn't think they'd survive a rough game! Gave me chance to split and spread the clump.ReplyDelete
Noisy boy! He's lovely though!
Where I am, the ground is frozen and more snow expected. I'll have to live vicariously through your flowers for awhile. It doesn't look like Tarragon has damaged the girls' back feathers yet. That's good!ReplyDelete
Love the little video. As you were writing about the under-gardeners, I could hear their cluckings and murmurings in my head.ReplyDelete
Lovely spring sights and sounds. So good to see.ReplyDelete
Your blog has reminded me that I need to check for bulbs springing up as my other half 'tidied up' the hedge bottoms recently so need to check the damage - love the 'new' blog layoutReplyDelete
Aaahh loving your blog, I have chickens too and they make the best pets don't they.ReplyDelete
Typical Man!ReplyDelete
Spring is coming...
Love the posting and your final comment in particular - so true!! I must admit I love hens too - would have some here if it was easier to find someone to look after them during holidays! Good to see you back online... MirandaReplyDelete
Thank you for this glimpse of what February can bring to a garden. Snowdrops are among my very favorite flowers ... and symbols, too.ReplyDelete
And those hens and the boss Tarragon are too funny. How wonderful for you to have such garden helpers.
Best wishes. xo
He's so handsome! I'd love to have a rooster. I like how the girls are just doing their thing pretty much ignoring him. V. funny! Enjoying the blog makeover each time I visit. Your blog always looked lovely but it's good to have a change. I've made an appointment to get my hair chopped off this week and I can't wait. I'm suddenly restless and have realised a bit belatedly that a new year is here and I feel ready for something new. Here's (hear's?) to the new year and new starts! jacqui x PS Yes, come to the East Coast of Aus and come visit!!ReplyDelete
Its good to see those fresh green shoots appearing. It sounds like your garden may have a very interesting history?ReplyDelete
Good to see the under-gardeners hard at work again - apart from Tarragon of course. Typical boy!
Have a great weekend. Jeanne x
... me again. I also meant to say that I look forward to your new-look blog evolving Celia. I really like the new pared-back look.ReplyDelete
That cockerel's trousers are fantastic. Your chicken videos are always a treat Celia. Mr P and I love having a chuckle at the under gardeners and their noisy king.ReplyDelete
Hi Petoskystone - well observed!ReplyDelete
Hi Bloomsbury Bell - yes, isn't it lovely to see the first flowers.
Hi Dottycokie - my potatoes are chitting in a corner of the studio - seed shopping is fun!
Hi Veg Heaven - well done rescuing the snowdrops from your hens' scratching.
Hi Terry - my neighbour has a saddle I can borrow for Tarragon's favourite, if necessary ;-)
Hi Leslie - thank you, they like to chatter as they work.
Thank you Threadspider.
Hi Jane - thank you - yes that green background had to go!
Hi Scented Sweetpeas - I wouldn't want to be without my hens, even though they wreck the garden!
Hi Lyn - Tarragon is all boy!
Hi Miranda - I feel lucky to have a hen-keeping neighbour, so we can help each other out if needed.
Hi Frances - snowdrops really do herald the new growing season - are there any in Central Park?
Hi Jacqui - I don't know what's come over me! But I needed a clean sweep - hope the haircut helps for you too!
Hi Jeanne - there's so much history in our plot, the furnace was a surprise find in The Wild Wood.
Hi Silverpebble - very good - Tarragon does look like a character from Blackadder, doesn't he? Probably Lord Flashheart ;-)
I love reading all the comments (except for spam and advertising which I will delete) and I'll reply here in the comments under each blog post, it may take a few days if I'm busy.
You don't need to have a blog to leave a comment, you can select the name/URL option and fill in just your name instead of a blog link.


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"Shane! Come back!"
Shane, the 1953 classic featuring one of the best endings in the western canon, is coming back in high definition. And, to the hoorahs of both film purists and Woody Allen himself, the June 4 Blu-ray edition will be in the film's original aspect ratio.
"Shane" was shot in the then-prevailing classic, squarish "Academy" ratio by director George Stevens and cinematographer Loyal Griggs in 1951. But by the time it was ready for release in early 1953, Hollywood was gearing up for widescreen presentations to compete with TV. "Shane" thus became the first Hollywood film of this era — there had been experiments with 70mm for early talkies — to be released in 1:66, shown that way at Radio City Music Hall and for other premiere engagements. But for most of the past 60 years, "Shane" has been exhibite — theatrically, on TV and on home video — the way Stevens shot it, in 1:37.
The western follows a gunslinger (Alan Ladd, Jr.) who comes out of retirement to defend farmers against cutthroat cattlemen and their hired gun (Jack Palance).


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Validation of the Gated Blood Pool SPECT: ERNA vs 3D Echo
This study has been completed.
Yale University
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First received: December 15, 2007
Last updated: June 21, 2016
Last verified: June 2016
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|December 15, 2007
|Last Updated Date
|June 21, 2016
|Start Date ICMJE
|February 2005
|Primary Completion Date
|November 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|2D echo provides a good estimate of regional LV function but if done with 3D analysis can provide a good estimate of global LV function and volumes. The quality of 3DE can be further improved by use of IV contrast which is FDA approved. [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
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|Validation of the Gated Blood Pool SPECT: ERNA vs 3D Echo
|Official Title ICMJE
|Validation of the Gated Blood Pool SPECT: Comparison to ERNA and 3-dimensional Echocardiography.
|Brief Summary
|This research study is designed to evaluate the accuracy of the techniques that are used to analyze heart function. The main purpose of this study is to analyze and compare three different methods of assessment of regional and overall heart function.
|Detailed Description
|The purpose of the present study is to establish the reproducibility and to validate gated blood pool SPECT imaging with application of attenuation correction (ACGBS) in evaluation of left ventricular regional and global function and volumes, by direct comparison with Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography (ERNA) and 3-dimensional ECHO (3DE).
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|Each patient scheduled to undergo clinically requested ERNA imaging for assessment of LV function in the Yale University Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging Laboratory will be an eligible candidate and will be asked to participate. Based on our referral pattern it will include both patients with cardiac and non-cardiac disease, the later usually consist of patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Patients being referred for the routine Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography (ERNA) for assessment of their left ventricular function will be asked to participate in the study. All patients will be asked to sign the consent form. Patients will be given a choice to participate in either or both studies (i.e. ERNA plus ACGBS or ERNA plus ACGBS and 3 DE).
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|November 2015
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|November 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's blueprint for overhauling the government's sweeping surveillance program is just the starting point. The reality is that few changes could happen quickly without unlikely agreements from a divided Congress and federal judges.
The most contentious debate probably will be over the future of the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone records from millions of Americans. Obama is expected to back the idea of changing the program in his highly anticipated speech on Friday, but will leave the specifics to Congress, according to U.S. officials briefed on the White House review.
That puts key decisions in the hands of congressional lawmakers who are at odds over everything from whether the collections should continue to who should house the data.
Even a widely supported proposal to put an independent privacy advocate in the secretive court that approves spying on Americans is coming under intense scrutiny. Obama has indicated he will back the proposal, which was one of 46 recommendations he received from a White House-appointed commission. But a senior U.S. district judge declared this week that the advocate role was unnecessary, and other opponents have constitutional concerns about whether the advocate would have standing to appear in court.
The uncertain road ahead raises questions about the practical impact and efficacy of the surveillance decisions Obama will announce in his speech. The intelligence community is pressing for the core of the spy programs to be left largely intact, while privacy advocates fear the president's changes may be largely cosmetic.
Stephen Vladeck, a national security law expert at American University, said the key questions will be "how much of this reform conversation is going to be about curtailing the specific surveillance programs and how much of it is going to be instead about improving the checks and balances on the programs that already exist."
For Obama, changing the overseas spying program may well be easier than implementing domestic reforms. The administration can enact two international surveillance changes on its own that officials say the president supports: extending some privacy protections to foreign citizens and tightening the protocols for decisions on spying on foreign leaders. It remains unclear, however, whether those steps will be enough to soothe international anger.


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Another myrockandrollbook by Sigmund Brouwer, this one in the Watch Out for Joel series.
Joel knows he, Ricky, and Lisa are bound for trouble when they build the world's biggest slingshot. No one listens when Joel tells them trying it out might not be a bright idea!
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Insurance suits chase Chase bank
The legal battle between Chase Manhattan Bank and angry insurance underwriters over what the insurers view as a bad business arrangement has just spread to another continent.
The legal battle between Chase Manhattan Bank and angry insurance underwriters over what the insurers view as a bad business arrangement has just spread to another continent.
A committee of the Screen Actors Guild has agreed to fast-track a set of "partnership proposals" governing relations with talent agents that was put to it by a group of agents and the Assn. of Talent…
Helen Hunt has ended her attempt to juggle two movies at once and will star opposite Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment in "Pay It Forward" this February for Steven Reuther's Bel Air Entertainment.
Michelle Sucillon has been upped to VP of studio licensing for Warner Bros. consumer products.
Alison Greenspan has joined Warner Bros.-based Di Novi Pictures as VP of development, effective immediately.
Michael Daruty has been upped to senior VP of technical operations for Universal Studios Operations Group, the studio announced Thursday.
Director Charles Shyer has committed to helm "The Man Who Ate the 747" for Warner Bros.-based Bel Air Entertainment.
After nearly two years on the block, historic Warner Hollywood Studios has been sold to investment group BA Studios for $65 million.
On the heels of his feature directorial debut, "Being John Malkovich," Spike Jonze is in discussions with MTV about creating a series for the music cabler. Sources say Jonze is close to signing a…
George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh, who last teamed on the 1998 release "Out of Sight," are in talks to reunite under a production banner based on the Warner Bros. lot.
Vivid Animation, a new high-end CGI animation studio with a core crew of special-effects producers and directors, has been formed, CEO Jeff Lotman announced Wednesday.


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Activities at Neenah's Riverside Park include:
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Of late, said my good friend Queenie the trannie, it is impossible to step out of the house day and night. Why, I asked Queenie, what difference does it make to you anyways you are earning enough and have an air-conditioned car as well as bedroom, and now that all your clients are connected to you by phone and internet you don't even have to walk the streets?
You don't understand, said Queenie, it is not easy being a street walker. I know that, said I, hafta to the left of you, halfta to the right of you, hafta ahead and behind, along with the rest of the aspiring middle class, paying hafta for everything as you go. I mean, even if you don't cut a tree, some champion will come, break a branch on a tree outside your house and then threaten to challan you, right?
Right, Queenie said, happened to me the other day, I was sitting there peacefully on my usual bench under a tree in the park opposite my house minding my own business and flashing cleavage as well as leg, and this man came up, said he is from forest department, so I said, jao na, go to jungle and catch some dangerous real animals, here is only billee-shillee dog-shog, and the man said, no, you have cut this tree, which tree I said, I am sitting under it, and he said, no, the other tree, which was next to it, which other tree I asked, there it is, listed on my file, and truly, there was never a second tree but it showed on his file that tree planting of two trees had been done so unless I wanted to get a challan and fight the case.
So I gave him 300 rupees. After that, I saw him standing in line outside the wine and beer and IMFL shop, along with the horticulture deprtment foreman. On the way out they promised to give me potted plants worth much more for free. Tell me, what will I do with them, here you take some, this is special marigold, it will keep the mosquitoes away, which mosquitoes I asked, thanks to heat wave and no rain there are no more mosquitoes. Only marching ants. But anyway, at least you got something?
So then I said, OK, this is how it is everywhere in India. You give something, you get something, and in any case that bench under the tree is like your office. Everyday I see you sitting there with different guys. Why don't you give them the potted plants as a sort of return gift?
What return gift Queenie asked, now I have to charge them service tax also, I am told. Because our service, which is like an essential service you will agree because of gender imbalance and so many men working while their women are in the village and their children are becoming junkies instead of going to school and mid-day meal is being sold for cattle fodder, and so my service which is oldest service in the world, should be exempted.
For a moment I thought – is her business the oldest profession, or was mine, seafaring? And if so, if all of us seafarers put a meter on our ships, will we be excused service tax? For that matter, if Queenie put a meter on her bench in the park, would she be excused from paying service tax?
So I said to Queenie – are you a taxi or auto-rickshaw? Are you in gambling business? Why, asked Queenie, I said, because they are exempted from service tax, why, asked Queenie, is gambling exempted, and I said, if your address was Race Course Road you would also excuse all gamblers from paying service tax.


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Kell is a talkative, sweet, friendly and social kitty looking for her own forever home. Tangerine was abandoned outside the shelter.
Kell is a talkative, sweet, friendly and social kitty looking for her own forever home. She is a 2- to 3-year-old dilute tortoiseshell who prefers to be the only cat. She was surrendered to the animal shelter by her owners because they were no longer able to take care of her.
Tangerine was abandoned outside the shelter. She is a sweet and lovable 3-year-old tortoiseshell deserving of a forever home. She loves to be petted and will soak up all the attention and love you can give.
This week, Papa's Pet project is offering a 50 percent discount on all adult cats (more than a year old and up-to-date with all veterinary care). Mention you saw this discount offer in the Old Colony.
Visit www.papaspetproject.org or www.petfinder.com/shelters/MA441 for a full listing of available cats and kittens. Cat adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Adoption Center in Petsmart on Shops at 5 Way in Plymouth.
Get pre-approved so you can take your new cat home that same day. Go to www.papaspetproject.org to fill out an application.
Donations of canned cat or dog food, dry kitten food and kitty litter are always welcome.
For information, call the adoption line at 508-737-8084, visit the website or find Papa's Pet Project on Facebook at facebook.com/papas.pets.
Papa's Pet Project is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization founded in 2009 to help improve the lives of homeless animals in our community. PPP teamed up with the Plymouth Animal Shelter, Helping Hands for the Plymouth Animal Shelter and Petsmart, at Shops at 5 Way, to work together to help homeless animals find wonderful homes.


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Hippopotamus adaptations.
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Hippopotamus adaptations.
hello all
i'm doing a biology project on the adaptations of a hippopotamus
(structural, physiological, behavioural and reproductive)
and i'm having trouble finding some for the physiological adaptations. i've been on a number of sites but seem to only be finding the other types of adaptations.
so far i've got:
- when they dive underwater their nose and ears close to prevent water getting in (is this physiological)
- their jaw can pick up soundwaves under the water.
so any links/answers would be appreciated.
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Diversity is our heritage and our future. Be part of it.At Schneider Electric, diversity is an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. Inclusion is the way we treat and perceive all differences. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as real value for the company.
How Schneider Electric is promoting Diversity & Inclusion within the Company
All about initiatives developed by global and local teams to promote Diversity & Inclusion culture, gender equality, women networks, leadership programs, forums
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text: I just saw it on the channel 13 news. He got into it with some o-lineman, nobody i recognized. He may be getting a reputation as a loose cannon and somewhat of a hard ***** but i think its a good thing. The Texans have too many nice guys on the team. We need some tenacity especially on the defensive side of the ball. Ray Lewis and the Ravens have that hit em' in the mouth mentality and thats why they are a great defense. With Peak and Johnson out there we may strike some fear in the minds of the opposing offense. Thats just my opinion.