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4 Slot Smart Charger with 4 3.7V 800mAh Li-MN 14500 LCD FLAT TOP Combo with AC DC Adapters
The EB-HB-H4S All In One Smart Battery Charger is an ideal battery charging system for your AA and AAA rechargeable batteries. This charger supports Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Nickel Cadmium (NiCD) Li-Ion Lithium Ion and LiFePO4 batteries. This high quality smart battery charger switches to a minimum maintanence charge to prevent over charging of your batteries ensuring that you get the most life out of them. With the many variety of uses for batteries these days this charger is an ideal device for your home or office.EB-HB-H4S All In One Smart Charger Features
- Microcomputer IC controls charging process: CC/CV/Trickle charging, to make sure the battery is fully charged and won't be over charged; each slot controls independently; Mixed charging mode.
- LCD instantly shows the charging process, battery voltage, battery type and present charging capacity.
- Applicable batteries. Compatibility: (Diameter: below 26mm, Height: 34-70) Charge 3.7V Li-ion, 3.8V Li-ion, 3.2V LiFePO4 and 1.2V Ni-MH/Ni-CD batteries.
- Negative voltage control technology to improve charge efficiency.
- Protects from opposite connection and short circuiting. (LCD shows "null")
- Activates automatically for Li-ion batteries with protection board, which can instantaneously short circuit.
- Batteries' voltage below 0.5V cannot be activated; LCD shows "null".
- Stainless steel rail is durable and smooth.
- Worldwide voltage, suitable for the world.
- AC features (adapter): AC 100-240V 50/60Hz DC 5V 2A
- Output Features:
- DC 4.35V +/- 0.02V 500mA +/- 30mA*4 or 1000mA +/- 30mA*4 DC 4.2V +/- 0.02V 500mA +/- 30mA*4 or 1000mA +/- 30mA*4 DC 3.6V +/- 0.02V 500mA +/- 30mA*4 or 1000mA +/- 30mA*4 DC 1.43V +/- 0.02V 500mA +/- 30mA*4 or 1000mA +/- 30mA*4
- Plug in to view LCD screen.
- If all batteries aren't inserted in slots, the LCD shows all data and then "null".
- After putting batteries in slots, the charger recognizes Li-ion and Ni-MH batteries. If there is no any operation within 8 seconds, the charger will charge present battery type and the LCD shows the charging process, battery voltage, battery type and present charging capacity.
- Within 8 seconds, press "SLOT" button to adjust the slot and press "MODE" button to choose battery type.
- Battery symbol displays dynamically: Present charging status, Present battery capacity percentage, When charging, the blank battery grids light gradually.
- 120s later backlight will be out automatically. Press the "SLOT" or "MODE button, backlight will turn on.
- Charger Size: 145mm x 100mm x 38mm (L x W x H)
- Charger: 220g AC line: 40g
- Use only Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) or Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) Rechargeable batteries in the charger.
- Do not attempt to recharge any non-rechargeable batteries.
- Do not mix cell sizes, technologies or capacities in the charger.
- This charger is designed for indoor use only.
- Do not expose the charger to high temperatures or allow moisture or humidity of any kind to come into contact with the charger.
- The charger should not be used by children without supervision or by disabled persons where the disability could prevent compliance with safety recommendations.
- Children should be supervised at all times to ensure that they do not play with the charger.
- Do not attempt to open charger. Repairs should only be carried out by a qualified service center.
- Always disconnect the charger if it is not in use.
- Use the charger in the temperature of 0 degrees celsius to 35 degrees celsius
- Never use an extension cord or any attachment if not recommended by manufacturer. This may cause risk of fire, electric shock or injury to a person.
- Batteries contain chemicals which are hazardous to the environment.
- Please dispose of batteries properly at special collection points, or return to point of sale.
- Do not use or sotre under the direcet sunlight, near heated equipment or other high temperature places.
Exell IMR 3.7V 14500 LiMN 800mAh Rechargeable High Drain Flat Top Battery
The Exell 14500C8 3.7V 800mAh LiMN Battery is an ideal replacement battery for many of todays in demand applications such as E-Cigarettes also known as MODS, Vaporizers or Vape products as well as high intensity LED flashlights and Solar Lamps used in gardens and walk ways.This LiMN battery has three-dimensional tunnels that enable rapid diffusion of Li+ through LiMn2O4 particles, and therefore lithium-ion cells made with this material can have better theoretical drain rate capability. Conventional lithium-ion cells use LiCoO2 or variations of that material. Cells with LiCoO2 cathodes are typically designated with the term "ICR". The LiCoO2 type materials have a layered crystal structure that only enables 2D diffusion within the layers, so the overall Li+ diffusion rate is slower.
Li-MN batteries have a lower crystalline density and therefore a lower inherent capacity (mAh/ml) than LiCoO2. If you do a direct replacement of LiCoO2 with LiMn2O4, the capacity of the cell will be reduced by ~15%. But here is the interesting thing: simply doing a direct replacement with LiMn2O4 will not significantly increase the rate capability of a cell. In order to get a real increase in rate capability, you need to design a cell with higher electrode surface area and thinner electrodes because Li+ diffusion in the cathode particles is not the only bottleneck to getting current out of the cell. Using thinner electrodes further reduces the capacity of the cell because you will have a higher fraction of "inert" materials like the separator and current collector. This is why IMR cells typically have ~40% lower capacity than their ICR cousins.Exell 14500C8 3.7V 800mAh LiMN Battery Specifications
- Voltage: 3.7V
- Amperage: 800mAh
- Battery Size: 14500
- C Rating Charge Rate: 1 ~ 3C
- Type: Lithium Manganese (LiMN)
- Length: 1.91(48.51mm)
- Width: 0.55in (13.97mm)
- Terminal Type: Flat Top
- Do not overcharge or overdischarge
- Recharge drained batteries immediately
- Do not short circuit
- Do not dispose of in fire
- Do not expose to extreme heat or water
- Please be familiar with handling lithium-ion batteries before purchase
Exell 14500C8 3.7V 800mAh LiMN Battery Applications:Solar Lighting, Home Security Systems, Digital cameras, Electronic Cigarettes, E-CIG, MODS, Vape, Vaporizer, GPS, Digital calipers, calculators, electronic clocks, medical equipment, measuring instrument, sensors, radio transceiver, and many other electronics.Exell 14500C8 3.7V 800mAh LiMN Battery Safety and Reliability Information:
An additional property of LiMn2O4 is that it cannot be overcharged. When a "true" IMR cell is charged beyond ~4.25 V, no additional capacity will go into the cell. The voltage will simply spike. This is exactly the same case for LiFePO4 cells. Cells that use LiCoO2 and its layered-metal oxide cousins can be overcharged, leading to significant safety issues when these cells are charged above their specified voltages. Cells with LiMn2O4 and LiFePO4 cathodes can be damaged by overcharging (oxidation of the electrolyte leads to increased internal resistance, loss of capacity and shorter cycle life), but overcharging to higher voltage does not make them less safe. This inability to overcharge, combined with the lower total energy density, is why lithium-ion cells with LiMn2O4 and LiFePO4 are generally considered to be "safer".
The last property of LiMn2O4 is that in its pure form it tends to have very poor cycle life. There has been a tremendous amount of research that has gone into improving the stability of LiMn2O4 to improve the cycle life of IMR cells, and this has produced cells with reasonably good long term performance. However, the easiest way to get great cycle life out of LiMn2O4 is to blend it with a separate cathode material that contains nickel. This includes the layered cathode materials Li(Nix,Cox,Mnx)O2 (aka NCM or 333), Li(NixCoyAlz)O2 (aka NCA) and Li(NixCoy)O2 (aka NCO). I won't bore you with the details, but it turns out that the oxides containing nickel acts to change the local chemistry around the LiMn2O4 particles and helps to improve stability.
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Garden City's Westgate Apartments caught on fire Tuesday amid mass evictions at the federally subsidized low-income housing project located near Groves High School.
Barbara O'Neal, crime prevention officer for the Garden City Police Department, said 30 tenants - nearly a third of Westgate's residents - were served with written notices Saturday letting them know have a month to move out because either they or someone living in their apartments have a criminal history.
Shannon Gradick, the apartments' manager, was arrested Jan. 25 and is believed to have taken bribes to let criminals, including convicted felons, move in to Westgate despite federal regulations prohibiting them from living there. Cpl. Kurtis Purtee is investigating the case and said Gradick also took money to send prospective tenants to the top of the waiting list for units and cashed checks the federal government sent to tenants to cover utility costs.
Bribes ranged between $200 and $500, according to Capt. Al Jelinski, who commands the department's criminal investigations division.
Gradick was charged with fraudulently obtaining public housing benefits, a misdemeanor, and has since been released on bond. Purtee said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Inspector General's office is investigating the case and federal charges are expected.
In some cases, residents have been simply squatting, according to O'Neal.
"(Gradick) moved people in without leases, without any application process," O'Neal said. "She just gave people keys and they moved in."
The alleged bribes were uncovered during a drug investigation at the complex, Purtee said.
Arson is suspected in the fire that gutted a unit in the complex Tuesday and damaged four others. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. and found smoke pouring from the roof. Within minutes, flames were shooting from the top of the building, Fire Chief James Crosby said. It took 15 firefighters, including two trucks called in from Port Wentworth, an hour to put out the blaze. No one was injured.
Police Tuesday evening questioned the woman who lives in the apartment where the fire began and is being evicted, but Purtee later said she isn't suspected of setting her home on fire.
With power cut to the building, nine families were displaced by the blaze and are receiving assistance form the American Red Cross, including 18 children and seven adults. O'Neal said off-duty police officers will patrol the complex for the next few days to maintain safety, with the owner of the complex, American Affordable Housing Group, picking up the tab.
Tamika Mitchell, 34, lives at Westgate with her three children - ages 15, 12 and 8 - and was one of the tenants displaced by the fire. She said she's ready for the eviction ordeal to be over.
"If you are a convicted felon, go on and go, and leave those of us who don't have anything to do with it out of it," she said.
Walden Affordable Group, the company that manages the complex, declined comment for this story.

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IDB launches dual tranche $1 billion 2-Yr and $1.5 billion 7-Year fixed rate global bonds
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 17:38
The Inter-American Development Bank ("IADB" or "IDB"), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody's/S&P), today priced a new dual tranche $1 billion 1.875% 2-year and $1.5 billion 2.000% 7-year fixed rate global bond. The 2-year note pays a semi-annual coupon of 1.875%, matures on 23 July 2021 and priced with a spread of 3bps over mid-swaps and 5.75bps over the UST 1.625% due June 2021, which represents a yield of 1.924% s.a.
IDB announces the finalists for the Superheroes of Development Award
Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 18:59
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced the eight finalists for the second edition of its Superheroes of Development Award, which recognizes the innovative solutions devised and valuable lessons learned by executing agencies while implementing development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
IDB Issues New Education, Youth, and Employment (EYE) Uridashi Bonds for Naito Securities
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 16:33
The Inter-American Development Bank ("IDB" or "IADB"), rated Aaa/AAA, has priced two Uridashi zero coupon notes for Naito Securities under its Education, Youth and Employment (EYE) Bond Program.
MDB climate finance hit record high of $43.1 billion in 2018
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 11:26
An increase of over 22 percent on the previous year, boosting projects that help developing countries and emerging economies cut emissions and address climate risks – joint report.
IDB launches US$2.1 billion 2.250% 10-year Fixed Rate Global
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 16:54
The Inter-American Development Bank ("IDB" or "IADB"), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody's/S&P),priced a new US$2.1 billion 10-year global bond. The transaction pays a semi-annual coupon of 2.250% and matures on 18 June 2029. Priced with a spread of 12.25 basis points over the UST 2.375% May-29, this represents a yield of 2.270%.
The IDB honors Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 17:47
The ambassador of Peruvian cuisine will deliver the Cátedra Enrique Iglesias of Culture and Development on May 21, 2019. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today that the chef Gastón Acurio was recognized with the Cátedra Enrique V. Iglesias of Culture and Development. This award was created by the organization to distinguish those who have excelled in their work of promoting the progress of Latin America and the Caribbean through the arts and culture.
IDB Launches GBP 500 Million 1.250% Benchmark Due December 2025
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 15:27
The transaction pays an annual coupon of 1.250% and matures on 15 December 2025. It priced with a spread of 40 basis points over the 2.000% UKT due September 2025, which represents a reoffer yield of 1.305% annually.
Inter-American Development Bank Prices AUD 500 Million 5-Year 'EYE' Bond
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 13:07
The Inter-American Development Bank ("IADB" or "IDB"), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody's/S&P), priced a new AUD500 million 5-year fixed rate Kangaroo offering under the Education, Youth, and Employment ("EYE") Bond program...
IDB selects CastleOak Securities to its Discount Note Dealer Group
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 10:25
To partner with the IDB to broaden the distribution of its debt securities.
Spain makes contribution to IDB's migration initiative
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 16:02
Event on migration analyzes impact on Latin America MADRID - Spain has made a $5 million contribution to help the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) tackle urgent development challenges posed by the rise of transborder migrations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contribution was announced at the conference Migration and Cities: The Road to Inclusive Integration held March 20, 2019 in Madrid.


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For such a small announcement I'm not sure they'd care which team was shown.
There is no way they would put a picture of Monique and Shawne for a preview to an episode they don't appear in. So I think they used that picture because the viewer will see that team in Germany.
It isn't the magazine that makes this up Hooky, they publish what CBS gives them. But let's move on now....
Have to throw this out there, then I'll slink away, I swear and leave y'all alone. Since the race does go to Germany, well then, Colette would be right in that aspect. I remember when the race was being run and this was discussed it was easily dismissed and if what she said was correct then do I get to say told you so?
It looked like a Hackett bungy in the promo; they have a German operation, but it's not based in a particular place/city.
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Work Incentives
Work Incentives and the Ticket to Work Program
Most Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability beneficiaries will receive a "ticket" they may use to obtain vocational rehabilitation, employment or other support services from an approved provider of their choice to help them go to work and achieve their employment goals. The Ticket to Work Program is voluntary. Go to the Social Security Administration's work incentives site or the Ticket to Work site for more information on these programs.
Area Work Incentive Coordinators
The Kansas City Region is committed to providing accurate and timely information about work incentives available to individuals receiving Social Security administered disability benefits.
The Area Work Incentives Coordinator (AWIC) is a position established by the Commissioner to improve service to Social Security disability beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income disability recipients who wish to work. The AWICs manage and coordinate work incentives, public outreach, and service programs. Use the list below to see which coordinator to contact.
Iowa and Western Missouri
Laura Follmer
601 East 12th Street
Suite 836
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 888.350.7540
Fax: 816.936.5966
Kansas and Nebraska
Joannie Grist
600 SW Commerce Place
Topeka, KS 66615
Phone: 877.805.6675 Ext. 19504
Fax: 785.232.3146
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GSA Now Offers Popular Consumer Publications Online
April 5, 2011
The 100 most popular government publications are now easily accessible online.
WASHINGTON — Through a partnership among GSA, the U.S. Government Printing Office, and Google, 100 of the most popular government publications are now available to download for free online. This partnership will allow for greater access to these documents and contribute to an open and transparent government. As more documents become available online, it will eventually reduce the number of documents that GSA's Federal Citizen Information Center prints while reducing costs and the environmental impact.
"GSA is committed to an open and accessible government," said David L. McClure, GSA's Associate Administrator of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. "GSA is meeting the demand for these popular documents, and the public can now access them wherever they can access the Web. As more people get these publications online instead of hard copies, GSA can reduce the overall number it prints."
These publications on health, government benefits, scams, and personal finance are the most sought-after documents that the Government Printing Office publishes. This new arrangement allows the public to freely view and download PDF copies of the publications to desktops, laptops, e-readers, and mobile devices from GPO's bookstore at: http://pueblo.gpo.gov/FreePubs.php. They are also available by searching on Google or Google Books.
Federal agencies providing this information online is just one more way that government is increasing its openness to the public. Traditionally, GSA's Federal Citizen Information Center has provided hard copies of these publications to consumers via requests to its Publications Distribution Center in Pueblo, Colo. This new initiative is an additional way GSA is using technology to provide better services to the public. Additionally, the FCIC is taking requests from other federal agencies to add their free consumer publications and expand the offering.
"GPO and GSA have been partners in distributing federal government publications to the American people for over 40 years," said GPO's Business Products and Services Managing Director Herb Jackson. "GPO looks forward to expanding that partnership with Google in providing the public with free electronic access to popular consumer publications."
Since 1970, GSA's FCIC has been distributing government consumer publications on topics such as staying healthy, understanding government benefits, managing finances and saving money, avoiding scams and identity theft, and much more. GSA's FCIC manages a toll free number 888-8 PUEBLO (888-878-3256), where the public may order the consumer product catalog and publications, or visit the FCIC website (http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov).
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As the federal government's workplace solutions provider, the U.S. General Services Administration works to foster an effective, sustainable and transparent government for the American people. GSA's expertise in government workplace solutions include:
• Effective management of government assets including more than 9,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 215,000 vehicles in the federal fleet, and preservation of historic federal properties;
• Leveraging the government's buying power through responsible acquisition of products and services making up approximately 14 percent of the government's total procurement dollars;
• Providing innovative technology solutions to enhance government efficiency and increase citizen engagement; and,
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HOUSTON -- Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers finally put it all together.
The reigning MVP set a career high and tied a franchise record with six touchdown passes and the Packers played their best game of their so far inconsistent season, beating previously unbeaten Houston 42-24 on Sunday night.
Jordy Nelson caught three touchdown passes and James Jones had two, including a beautiful, diving one-hander in the fourth quarter for the Packers (3-3). Tom Crabtree had the other, a 48-yarder that Rodgers threw just before taking a hit from Texans' outside linebacker Brooks Reed.
Rodgers completed 24 of 37 passes for 338 yards. He tied Matt Flynn's game record for TD passes, set in last year's regular-season finale against Detroit with Rodgers resting on the sideline in advance of the playoffs.
Arian Foster scored two touchdowns, but ran for only 29 yards for the Texans (5-1).
The loss leaves the Atlanta Falcons (6-0) as the only unbeaten team in the NFL.
Houston had the league's third-ranked defense and badly missed star linebacker Brian Cushing, who was placed on injured reserve after tearing a knee ligament in last week's 23-17 win over the New York Jets.
Still, the Texans had no reason not to feel confident.
Houston is off to its best start in franchise history, while Rodgers and the Packers had been strangely erratic. But the Texans looked like the team out of sorts from the start on Sunday night.
Rookie DeVier Posey lined up offsides on a Green Bay punt, resulting in a Packers' first down. Rodgers then lofted a perfect pass to Nelson over the shoulder of cornerback Johnathan Joseph for a 41-yard touchdown, stunning the noisy crowd.
Houston's offensive line also looked shaky. The Packers sacked Matt Schaub on each of Houston's first two series, forcing quick punts. Schaub was only sacked three times in the first five games.
Houston defensive end J.J. Watt sacked Rodgers, and fired up the fans by mimicking Rodgers' "championship belt" pose after the play. Watt came into the game with 7 1-2 sacks, just behind Green Bay's Clay Matthews, who led the league with eight.
That didn't faze Rodgers, who eluded a rush from Connor Barwin and completed a 24-yard pass to Randall Cobb, who had seven catches for 102 yards. Jones made a diving, fingertip catch in the end zone just before the end of the first quarter for a 14-0 lead.
Foster finished a 5-minute drive with a short touchdown run, but the Packers had a quick answer. Rodgers found Nelson with a 21-yard touchdown to cap a smooth drive that took less than 4 minutes.
Rodgers completed 15 of 21 passes for 187 yards and was only sacked once in the first half. He connected with six receivers, and didn't miss Greg Jennings, who sat out again with a groin injury.
Not that they needed it, but the Texans helped Rodgers with some untimely penalties.
A holding call wiped out an 11-yard touchdown run by Rodgers. But Barwin stepped on another player's back trying to block Mason Crosby's field-goal attempt, an unsportsmanlike conduct call resulting in a first down.
Safety Danieal Manning was called for a personal foul after a whistle on a third-down play, and Rodgers threw another TD pass for a 28-10 lead.
Rookie receiver Keshawn Martin made two first-down catches late in the third quarter and Foster scored again. Cobb returned the ensuing kickoff to the Packers' 43, and Rodgers went back to work. On third down, he scrambled to his right and threw to Crabtree, who was wide open and waltzed into the end zone.
Sam Shields intercepted Schaub and fans started filing for the exits, with more than 14 minutes remaining. Shields left the game later with a shin injury.
Bryan Braman blocked Tim Masthay's punt and Posey recovered in the end zone with 5:30 left.


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Apple Day winners announced
Friday, March 8, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
PSU's Apple Day Committee has released the names of the winners of the Apple Decorating and the Apple Pie and Dessert competitions, which are held in conjunction with the campus Apple Day celebration.
Apple Pie division
First place - Stephanie Powers, junior.
Second place - Makenzie Gorman. freshman
Third place - Nick Shidler, sophomore
Other Desserts
First place - Akram Taghaui-Burris, a faculty member in Graphics and Imaging Technologies
Second Place - Marla Ulbrich, an accountant in Advancement
Third Place - Lindsey Greve, senior
Apple Decorating Contest winners
First place - Rachel Jordan, senior
Second place - Taylor Ritthaler, senior
Third place - Elisa Saladino, junior
First place - Bryna Broyles, administrative assistant at KRPS
Second place - Misty Button, assistant controller, business services
Third place - Jennifer Beneke, area coordinator, Crimson Commons
Judges carefully evaluate an entry in the
Apple Pie division. L-R: Jon Bartlow, Admissions; Lara Ismert, SGA;
Dowe Quick, KOAM TV; Alyssa Marsh, homecoming
Apple Day 2013 – Winning Recipes
Apple Walnut Pie – Stephanie Powers First place
¾ cup ground walnuts
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp beaten egg
1 Tbsp milk
3 Tbsp butter, softened
¼ tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 tsp lemon juice, divided
Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
5 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 6 medium)
¾ cup sugar
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
Additional milk, optional
In a large bowl, combine the walnuts, brown sugar, egg, milk, 1 Tbsp butter, vanilla and ¼ tsp lemon juice. Line a 9-in pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Spread nut mixture over crust.
In a large bowl, toss apples with remaining lemon juice. Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; toss with apples. Spoon over the nut mixture; dot with remaining butter.
Roll out remaining pastry; make a lattice crust. Trim, seal and flute edges. Brush top with additional milk if desired. Bake at 375° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Apple Pie with Cinnamon Roll crust - Makenzie Gorman Second place
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
2 cups All-purpose flour
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup mild
1 large egg, beaten
For filling:
7-8 Gala apples, peeled, cored and sliced
2 tsp lemon juice
¼ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to 375° F. Combine butter, brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon for filling of cinnamon rolls, set aside.
Combine flour, sugar baking powder and salt for cinnamon rolls. Add melted butter to flour mixture and mix well. Add milk and egg to flour mixture and mix well to combine. Turn out onto floured surface and roll into a rectangular shape. Spread filling mixture over dough, leaving a 1 inch border on one side. Roll the dough in a tight spiral toward the 1 inch border and use water to stick the dough to itself. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log into ½ inch sections. Line the bottom of a pie plate with rolls and flatten them out using hands, once the bottom is covered, line the sides and flatten with hands again. Peel, core and slice the apples. Sprinkle lemon juice over apples and stir. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg to apple mixture and stir well to coat. Add apple mixture to crust. Bake covered with aluminum foil for 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake another 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
Peanut Butter Crumb Apple Pie – Nick Shidler Third place
1 can (21 ounces) apple pie filling
1 tsp lemon juice
1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
½ cup All-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 to 3 tsps grated lemon peel
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
6 Tbsps chunky peanut butter
2 Tbsps cold butter
In a small bowl, combine the pie filling and lemon juice; spoon into pastry shell.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, lemon peel, cinnamon and nutmeg; cut in peanut butter and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling.
Bake at 400° for 20-22 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Dutch Apple Crumble Cheesecake - Akram Taghavi-Burris First place (Desserts)
1 package white cake mix divided
½ cup butter, melted
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¾ tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp butter, softened
1½ lbs (3-8oz packages) cream cheese, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp apple pie or pumpkin pie spice
4 medium sliced apples
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 10-inch springform pan, greased
Reserve 1/3 cup cake mix for topping. Combine remaining cake mix with melted butter. Mix well until soft dough forms. Press evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until starting to set but still soft and not golden. Cool in pan on wire rack.
In large mixer bowl, combine cream cheese, brown sugar and sour cream. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, cinnamon, and pie spice. Pour filling into prepared crust. Arrange apple slices on top in circular pattern, overlapping slightly as necessary.
In a bowl, combine reserved cake mix brown sugar, cinnamon and butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over the apples.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or just until edges are set and the center has a slight jiggle to it. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely or a wire rake. Cover and refrigerate overnight before cutting. Store in refrigerator.
Apple Kuchen - Marla Ulbrich Second place (Desserts)
1 box yellow cake mix
½ cup butter
Cut butter into cake mix and lightly press into greased 9'' x 13'' pan. Push edges up slightly. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
1-16oz. can apple pie filling
½ cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
Spread pie filling onto warm cake. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over pie filling. Mix egg and sour cream and spoon on top.
Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes.
Apple Harvest Pound Cake – Lindsey Greve Third Place (Desserts)
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 medium Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 eggs
3 cups All-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ cup butter or margarine
2 tsp milk
½ cup brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9-inch Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir into batter just until well blended. Fold in the apples and walnuts using a spoon. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes and then invert onto a wire rack. Make the glaze by heating the butter, milk and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then remove from the heat. Drizzle over the warm cake. If you would like you can place a sheet of aluminum foil under the cooling rack to catch the drips for easy clean up.


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Stampede Top U.S. Development Team 4-1
ANN ARBOR, MI -- Four different players scored goals while David Jacobson earned his first career USHL victory in goal with 21 saves as the Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the U.S. Under-17 Development Team 4-1 Friday night at the Ice Cube.
The win was the Stampede's 14th in their last 16 games and improved their record to a Western Conference best 27-9-1 on the season. The Herd are now 4-1-0 on their current nine-game road trip and 10-5-1 on the road overall.
The Stampede jumped on the board first scoring 6:04 into the game when C. J. Franklin tallied his 16th goal of the season. Matt Van Voorhis made a long pass off the left wing boards to Franklin who skated inside the left circle and blasted a shot past the stick side of USA netminder Edwin Minny to give the Herd a 1-0 lead. The NTDP responded six minutes later when Ryan MacInnis scored off a face-off. His initial shot went off the pad of Jacobson, but bounced back to MacInnis who slipped the rebound past Jacobson to tie the game at one. That's the way things would end in the first with Sioux Falls outshooting Team USA 10-9.
The second period was dominated by the Stampede who outshot the U.S. Development Team 19-5, but they were unable to get one past Minny until the 17:43 mark when Victor Bjorkung scored on the powerplay. Todd Skirving found Thomas Forgione at the right point and Forgione fed a perfect pass to Bjorkung down the left wing boards. Bjorkung one-timed the pass into the back of the net to give Sioux Falls a 2-1 lead after two periods.
The Herd wasted little time extending their lead in the third, scoring just 1:41 in on the powerplay from Forgione. Vinny Muto sent a pass through the slot that was tipped by Todd Skirving to Forgione who then used his speed to blow past the U.S. defense and wristed a shot through the pads of Minny to give Sioux Falls a 3-1 lead. Jacobson remained solid in goal stopping all seven shots he faced in the third period to keep the Development Team off the board. The Herd sealed the game for good at 18:02 when Tony Calderone tallied his 20th goal of the season. The Trenton, Mich. native knocked in a loose puck in front of the crease to make it a 4-1 game.
Sioux Falls outshot NTDP 41 to 22 on the night and finished 2-for-6 on the powerplay while going 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
The Herd return to action on Saturday when they travel to Muskegon to take on the Lumberjacks at 6:15 PM.
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Annual Tall Ships Race
For over 35 years, the Annual Tall Ships race has been held in the Bay of Islands in early January. A light-hearted spectacle of sail, it's a great event!
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There is a quiet excitement in the air today, as the beginning of January marks the traditional Russell Boating Club Tall Ships and Classic Invitation race. This year is the 38th event and it is the annual fundraiser for the Russell Boat Club. Various vessels compete for some stunning trophies and of course the traditional bottle of rum.
As well as the spectacle of sail with the boats on the water, there is also the treat of the traditional hangi and party later in the evening.
The hangi is one of the largest served on a regular basis, Hangi fire being startedand the hangi crew cater for approximately 1000 hangi packs which feed the sailors, friends, visitors and guests. Under the watchful eye of the late hangi master Joe Cotton, whose photo hangs above the crew in the tree, it is a great spectacle to see the hangi pit opened after prizegiving…. and smell the amazing aromas wafting out.
And then it's time to party; with two bands playing traditional swing and rock, there is something for everyone!
Over the years there have been the occasional disaster… such as the year the club was burgled, and last year's appalling weather, but the triumphs of the event is that year in year out, it is one of the best parties in town. Where else can you get a traditional hangi, packed full with chicken, pork, beef, veggies and stuffing for only $15? A recommended donation of $5 to cover the music in the clubrooms and marquee means that for just $20, you can enjoy a full night's entertainment (NB 2013 prices, subject to increase).
If you want to take part in the race itself, there are generally places on board the R. Tucker Thompson or The Breeze that regularly comes up from Auckland or head down to the Russell Boat Club the day before to find out if there are places on any private boats.
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Every major automaker has skin in the electric vehicle game, so the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Chevy Volt battery fires potentially threatens the whole industry, not just Chevrolet and its parent, General Motors.
Put Nissan Motor Co. at the head of that list. Nissan has a lot of chips riding on electric vehicles. About the same time Chevrolet launched the Chevy Volt, at the tail end of 2010, Nissan launched the battery powered Nissan Leaf.
The Nissan Leaf is the first mass-market electric car, and it's key to Nissan's ongoing campaign to be seen as a technological innovator. It uses battery power exclusively. The Chevy Volt has both battery power and a gasoline engine, which greatly extends the car's range, generating electricity when the battery runs low. Like the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt can also be recharged by plugging it into an electrical outlet.
What they have in common are rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, similar in concept to the ones in laptop computers, only bigger. So do the electric vehicles and gasoline electric hybrids for every other automaker, either on sale now or in the product pipeline.
That includes Ford Motor Co., the Chrysler Group, Toyota Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co., not to mention luxury automakers like BMW AG and Daimler. Lithium-ion batteries are a key breakthrough that make electric vehicles far more practical in terms of operating range. Therefore, it's not just Chevy's problem if the public starts associating the terms, "lithium-ion batteries," "electric vehicle," and "fire."
Nissan says its battery layout is especially safe, including a frame around the battery and a robust steel case around the battery itself. Nissan said through a spokesman it's not aware of any crashes or crash-testing that resulted in a fire.
Nevertheless, Nissan is vulnerable in another way if demand for electric vehicles softens, because Nissan is building a dedicated factory in Tennessee to produce a much higher volume of the Nissan Leaf, starting in 2012. Through November, Nissan Leaf sales in the United States were 8,720, according to AutoData Corp. After the new plant is up and fully running, Nissan is looking for annual sales of around 150,000.
Contrast that with Ford, which is building electric vehicles that are basically battery powered versions of conventionally powered cars. For instance, the Ford Focus Electric can be built on the same assembly line as other cars. Unlike Nissan, if demand for EVs tanks, Ford isn't stuck with a white elephant factory that can't easily switch to building something else.
The background on the current Chevy Volt situation is that in a very few instances, fires broke out days or even weeks after the NHTSA crash-tested the Chevy Volt and its battery pack, in crashes severe enough to damage the battery. A NHTSA investigation is ongoing. NHTSA says it is not aware of any such fires occurring in real-world crashes.
GM insists the Chevy Volt is safe to drive. "The Volt is our pride and joy, and we will do all we can to make sure owners are as proud of it as we are," said Mark Reuss, president, GM North America, in a Nov. 28 conference call.
As a short-term fix, GM announced it would provide free loaner cars for Chevy Volt owners. GM is also offering to train emergency workers to drain the stored electricity from the battery as a precaution, following a crash involving a Chevy Volt.
Failure to drain the battery is like leaving, "gasoline in a ruptured gas tank," said Mary Barra, senior vice president, global product development for GM. "It's important to drain the battery," she said in the conference call.
No doubt GM's competitors would like to defuse the situation, too.


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Vintage Whitewater Paddling Video Week: Canadian Canoeing Early 90's Style
Here is our last film as part of our week-long series of vintage whitewater paddling videos.
Back in the early 1990's Paddle Canada commissioned somebody to produce a video to introduce people to the quintessential Canadian activity of canoeing. For many years it got lost in the Paddle Canada backroom but sadly it was found and has now seen the light of day.
Highlights of this video gem include a serious fashion disaster in the form hot pink pants, lots of hockey helmets and a soundtrack would be equally at home either in a corporate training video or a porn film.
You can watch "Canoe Canada" below:
Super Amazing Course Alert: Paddle Canada Level-3 Course
I'm really excited to let you know about an upcoming Paddle Canada Level-3 kayaking course being offered at the end of September here in Ontario.
Running September 25-29, the course is being organized by myself and Ray Boucher in partnership with White Squall Paddling Centre and will take place in Georgian Bay (just north of Toronto).
Paddle Canada Level-3 further develops your skills for undertaking multi-day trips in open water conditions. Some of the topics we will be covering include trip planning, rescues, towing, inaccessible shoreline launching, advanced navigation, weather mysteries revealed, risk management, decision making, leadership among peers and other nerdy stuff.
This course is going to be unique in that we are planning to work our way out to a very small set of islands in southern Georgian Bay collectively called The Westerns. They lie about 12 kilometers offshore. To accomplish our goal (and if the weather cooperates), we will work through the planning and the decision making process of undertaking a major crossing like that.
Speaking of the Westerns, they are easily the most remote group of islands on Georgian Bay and very few boaters and even less kayakers ever make it out to.
The price of the 5-day course is $595+taxes. We need at least 4 people to make it run so our cut-off go/no go date for the course is September 15th. If you are looking for a challenge, contact the White Squall office and they can get you signed up.
We hope to see you there!
New Strategic Plan Means Change of Direction for Paddle Canada
Back at the end of January I had the pleasure to be invited to attend a strategic planning meeting for Paddle Canada. I got invited because I'm the Chair of the Sea Kayak Program Development Committee. The goal of the weekend meeting was to develop a 3-year plan and it already had a catchy title: Float Plan for Success.
The reason for the meeting came about because the Board of Directors felt the organization was just about to enter a new phase in the life of the Organization. For those who studied the long and sometimes weird boring history of Paddle Canada will remember several years ago when the Organization had major financial trouble that left it hanging on for dear life. Thanks to good leadership at the top who made some tough choices, Paddle Canada has come back stronger than ever and is now ready to tackle some new projects.
Overall the weekend was a lot of fun (as fun as strategy development can be I guess) and filled with lots of fellow paddling policy wonks nerds like me who were happy to chat the days (and evenings) away talking about how to turn all Canadians into paddlers.
A couple of days ago Executive Director, Graham Ketcheson posted a finished report about some of the changes you will see over the next 3-4 years. If you are bored already the short summary is that the new strategic plan isn't ground breaking but it is a change in direction for the organization.
Here are a couple of highlights:
1) New Vision and Mission Statements
The new Vision and Mission Statements have a stronger focus on the development of its paddling instructional programs and the development of complementary partnerships with other organizations.
2) Strategic Priorities and Goals
After hours of brainstorming as a group we boiled down the ideas into four major categories which are Public Awareness & Membership, Youth, Partnerships and Instructor Development.
- Public Awareness & Membership
Paddle Canada is seen publicly as the authority for safety and education for paddling. Paddlers and organizations value membership in Paddle Canada.
This one isn't rocket science. We want to make more Canadians aware that a) Paddle Canada exists and b) we are the experts for all things recreational paddling. This will likely mean the development of more public awareness campaigns and membership drives, etc.
- Youth
Paddle Canada engages youth to participate in recreational paddle sports and to grow a vibrant Canadian paddling community.
Paddle Canada supports youth in healthy lifestyle choices and appreciation of the natural environment.
This just makes sense. We need to focus stronger on Canadian youth if we want more people paddling tomorrow. Look for youth focused programs to be developed and stronger partnerships with organizations that already have inroads with youth.
- Partnerships
"New and existing Paddle Canada partners support and promote common goals and values.
Paddle Canada's goal is to: Strengthen and grow relationships with new and existing partners, in order to support the Paddle Canada Vision."
It's a lot easier to work with friends rather than strike out on your own and from what I hear; Paddle Canada is often approached with partnership proposals so over the weekend they were able to develop a rough framework to help decide which proposals to explore further.
For example, a very interesting project that Paddle Canada has been working on is the development of new water safety programs with AdventureSmart. AdventureSmart is a national program to encourage Canadians to "Get informed and go outdoors" by offering online resources as well as instruction to small groups like Scouts, school groups, hunting clubs, etc.
They offer a wide variety of safety programs to kids and adults alike such as Hug-A-Tree, Survive Outside Program (trip planning and basic survival) and Snow Safety.
- Instructor Development
Paddle Canada is seen publicly as the authority for safety and education for paddling. Paddlers and organizations value membership in Paddle Canada.
Some of the proposed projects here include the development of new teaching resources for instructors as well as getting all of our manuals translated into French.
That does this all mean for Paddle Canada?
There are a couple of advantages to formalizing a strategic plan. As I mentioned earlier, none of these were ground-breaking revelations or direction changes. What it does do is to make sure that the members of the Board of Directors are on board with the new plan and everybody has bought in. The second (and more important) outcome of it is that the Board has developed a clear set of "marching orders" for the Executive Director to take and figure out how to implement over the next 3-4 years. This gives him a lot more freedom to work with people and grab the opportunities as they come along without wondering what the board thinks about this new direction.
What does this mean for you as a member or instructor member?
It means that there is going to be a whole lot more work coming down the pipe for the volunteers so we will need your help. If you have 10 minutes of free time on your hands and are interested in helping out, get in touch with Graham and he can set you up.
More info: paddlecanada.com
Paddle Canada Partners with Keen Footwear to Offer Discounts for Instructors
Not sure if anybody noticed it or not but buried at the bottom of the latest Paddle
Paddle Canada
This goes along with all the other discounts available from companies like Red Cross, Sirius Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness Medical Associates, Northwater, Outdoor Research, and Level Six.
Sadly the Keen deal is only limited to one pair of shoes each year so choose wisely. You can find all the details on the Paddle Canada website.
Deadline for the Paddle Canada Training Bursary is Fast Approaching
I wanted to let Paddle Canada sea kayak and SUP instructors know that the deadline for the training bursary is fast approaching and you only have until the end of March, 2012 to get your application in.
From the Paddle Canada website:
For several years now Paddle Canada has been awarding bursaries to instructors looking to further the sea kayaking and SUP programs in Canada. The intention is to help defray certification or travel costs for instructors coming from or organizing courses in underfunded areas throughout Canada.
There isn't a huge pilce of cash to give away but $300 for sea kayak instructors and $500 for SUP instructors will go a little way towards covering your transportation costs.
If you are interested, take a look at the links below for the fine print and application details.
Kanawa Magazine Paddles off Down the River as Paddle Canada Partners with Rapid Media
After keeping it under my hat for four months (a record for me), I'm finally able to announce that after 30+ years, Paddle Canada has decided to get out of the magazine publishing industry and shut down Kanawa magazine. Instead, Paddle Canada has decided to partner with Rapid Media and offer their collection of magazines to its members. Rapid Media puts out Rapid, Canoeroots, Adventure Kayak and Kayak Angler.
I think that this is a fantastic partnership for a couple of reasons. Firstly it allows Paddle Canada to finally dump Kanawa magazine which I have not been a huge fan of for quite a while. To me it has been limping along on life-support for several years. Of course it goes without saying that it's always sad to see any magazine die, especially a magazine that has been around for 30 years. But not to worry; they are going to publish Kanawa as a quarterly newsletter that will come inserted in the Rapid Media magazine of your choice.
This partnership is also a win for both organizations because for the first time they are no longer in direct competition with each other. Fir the first time they can work together on projects for the betterment of paddling in Canada. The brainstorming has already started I have heard rumours of several future projects that have awesome potential but we can chat about them on another day.
Rapid Media is no stranger to partnering with other paddling organizations. Right around this time last year they announced a very similar partnership when the American Canoe Association decided to stop publication of their 20-year-old magazine, Paddler.
Full disclosure, I'm quite involved with both groups so I'm completely biased but had no say in any decisions. I sit as chair of the Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Program Development Committee and do some web design for Rapid Media.
Looking for BCU 5* Training? Get yourself to Nova Scotia this October
If you are looking to get some more sea kayak training under your belt before the 2011 paddling season ends, check out the duo certification course going on this October in
The first 3 days will be spend on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia working on navigation, rock hopping, on water leadership, surfing and tidal paddling.
The last 2 days will be spent on the Shubie tidal bore learning about advanced tidal paddling, rescues, tide race paddling and more leadership activities.
The coaching staff includes Scott Cunningham (Paddle Canada Level 4 Instructor Trainer), Christopher Lockyer aspirant level 4 coach and guest coach Nick Cunliffe who is a BCU level 5 sea coach.
Nick's name might be familiar. He is the same coach on the Kayak Essential's kayak instruction DVD series that I reviewed last week.
If you are interested in participating, you had better jump on it soon as registration closes August 25th and there are currently only two spots left.
The cost is $900 which includes food, camping, a course manual, Paddle
There is the registration info.
Photo credit: committed2thecore.com
Paddle Canada Instructors now get Discounts on Wilderness First Aid Courses and Supplies
Starting now, instructor members will now get a 10% discount on all wilderness medicine course fees as well as 20% discount on all first aid supplies purchased through the Canadian Red Cross online store.
I think this is a fantastic addition to the program which has grown exponentially over the past year and a bit. Paddle Canada instructor members also get discounts from Northwater, Outdoor Research, Level Six as well as a discounted camping rate at the American Canoe Association's Sugar Island, on the St. Lawrence River in Ontario.
You can find all the details around instructor members benefits on the Paddle Canada website.
Congrats to Graham and his little team of volunteers for putting this together.
Appreciate Today's Paddling Fashions More by Watching this old Paddling Film from the 80's
My friend Graham was digging around through some off-site storage at the Paddle Canada world headquarters when he stumbled upon a box of ancient VHF tapes labelled Canoe Canada. For the young kids out there; VHS was a format long before DVD's that was good for movie rentals or to record that episode of The Dukes of Hazard you missed because you had to work Friday nights at McDonalds. But I digress...
Not owning an actual VHS player; Graham shipped it off to the closest person he knew who had one which actually happened to be ½ way across the Canada in Alberta. The video was converted over to DVD and uploaded for your viewing pleasure.
Canoe Canada was a ½ instruction ½ canoe promotion video that was funded by Paddle Canada and the Canadian National Search and Rescue Secretariat.
Not sure of the exact date but we figure that Canoe Canada was produced in around the very late 1980's or early 1990's so it's a great opportunity to see some really classic camping and paddling gear. I haven't seen so much plaid jackets and bushy beards since...well, yesterday since they are both back in style with the cool kids here in Toronto.
Here is the intro below to whet your appetite. When you are done, click through to the Paddle Canada site to see the last three parts. It's some classic footage indeed.
Paddle to the Ocean Expedition - Canada's Capital to the Home of the Bluenose
Special thanks to Costain for filling me in on a really great expedition going on right now. Several Paddle Canada sea kayak and white water instructors got together and organized a three month trip paddling from Beachburg, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia via several rivers including the Ottawa River, St. Lawrence River and the St. John River. The total distance will be almost 1500km (including 216km which will be done on bicycle). The best part of the trip is that 0km will be done using gas.
The Paddle to the Ocean expedition has several purposes. Firstly it is a memorial for Corey Morris who died on a Nova Scotia river in 2009. Corey always encouraged people to get outside and be active which leads into their second goal for the expedition. They are raising funds and awareness for the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) and the Nova Scotia Heart & Stroke Foundation (NS H&SF). The Making Tracks (EAC) program is a program designed to encourage parents & children to walk & bike to school & throughout their community and the Heart & Stroke Walkabout (NS H&SF) is a provincial initiative designed to teach people how to walk more in their daily lives.
All funds raised by Paddle to the Ocean will be split between these two programs.
Like every good expedition, they are using filmmaking to help tell the story. The trip started back on May 1 and they have just posted their first update which you can view below. The short film has them paddling down the Ottawa River ploughing through the Class IV white water in a sea kayak. You need to see it to believe it.


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Keywords: Glyceria, Muhlenbergia, Holodiscus discolor, Elymus mollis, Symphoricarpos albus, Rosa nutkana, Vaccinium ovatum, Mahonia aquifolium, Festuca, Seaside gardening, Gaultheria shallon
Do you have some suggestions for hardy, lower growing plants that would do well near the water? Our house is on the south side of Whidbey Island. The main plantings will be behind the house, thus roughly 75-100 yards from the shore. This part of the yard has early morning sun and then some shade in the afternoon. And, since we have a large yard at home we are working toward very low maintenance at the beach.
The following plants are mentioned in April Pettinger's book, Native Plants in the Coastal Garden (Whitecap, 2002):
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen huckleberry)
Rosa nutkana (Nootka rose)
Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray)
Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape)
Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue)
Festuca idahoensis spp. roemeri (Roemer's fescue)
Leymus mollis or Elymus mollis (Dunegrass)
Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted hairgrass)
Festuca rubra (Red fescue)
Glyceria grandis (Reed mannagrass)
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Marsh muhly)
There are many other ideas in this book, which I highly recommend.
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LeTourneau University named Dr. Colleen Halupa as the new director of curriculum design and technology, effective July 1. She previously served as the assistant dean of online learning in graduate and professional studies at LETU.
Halupa holds an associate degree in medical laboratory technology from Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor of Science in healthcare management from Southern Illinois University, a Master of Science in administration from Central Michigan University and a Doctor of Education in curriculum and instruction/educational leadership from the University of West Florida.
She has experience teaching undergraduate, master's and doctoral level courses. She has also chaired over 80 doctoral dissertations as an assistant professor and program chair in the doctorate of health education program at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Mo.
"Colleen has great experience," said LETU Chief Information Officer Matthew Henry. "She is a team player and a joy to work with. I'm already very pleased about the great work she is already doing."
Halupa retired from the U.S. Air Force, having served as a medical laboratory technician, as the officer in charge of the clinical laboratory, chief of quality services, laboratory flight commander and interim squadron commander and had been stationed around the country. She was also the educational program director for the Air Force's clinical laboratory training program, which served over 700 students per year.
Halupa's military decorations include the Air Force recognition ribbon she received when she was selected Clinical Laboratory Manager of the Year for the Air Force in 2002. She was also selected as the TriService, Army, Navy and Air Force, Clinical Laboratory Scientist in 1999.
Halupa was recognized as Faculty Member of the Year for A.T. Still University's School of Health Management in 2008. She has been published in both national and international professional journals and has presented workshops at both national and international conferences.
She and her husband, Michael, have a daughter Kylie and son Noah who live on a farm. Her hobbies include reading, swimming, painting and writing. She recently had her first story published.
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Starring: Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Running time: 115 minutes
Parental guidance: PG, violence, sexual situations
Rating: 2 1/2 (Out of 5)
On the coast of North Carolina, there is a place called Nicholas Sparks Land. It is an alluring place, at once familiar - at least to the 80 million people who have purchased his books or the millions more who have seen one of the eight movies made from them - and exotic.
It is a picturesquely ramshackle world of workaday marinas, blue-collar beaches and comfortable wooden restaurants, all run by warm-hearted, although sometimes cranky, old-timers. A handsome young man lives there as well, a noble man who has had to deal with death: a war veteran or a widower mourning the loss of a beautiful wife ("Cancer," explains someone in Safe Haven, the latest visit to Nicholas Sparks Land. "A few years ago. It nearly tore Alex in half.") He's getting by, even though he must pause occasionally to gaze into the middle distance, as if remembering perfection.
Perhaps for this reason, Nicholas Sparks Land also attracts beautiful visitors, pretty women who are on the run from a dark past, or a secret that is pursuing them. They're strangers in town, but they fit right in, due to their perky natures. In time they will meet the noble widower, frequently to the music of an acoustic guitar, and together they will face the past. Nicholas Sparks Land is a reassuring place, and it's likely that Nicholas Sparks himself is a very wealthy man.
Coming out just in time for Valentine's Day, Safe Haven is another telling of this romantic fable, although with a twist. This time there's also a thriller that includes a police hunt and a woman wanted for attempted murder. It adds a note of suspense that is usually missing, at least to those who figured out early that Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were meant for one another (in The Notebook), or Kevin Costner should let Robin Wright into his heart (in Message in a Bottle), or all the other pairings that we have previously enjoyed in this soulful universe.
Alex, the widower in Safe Haven, is played by Josh Duhamel, the Transformers hunk recast in the togs of grief - T-shirts, khakis, no-fuss haircut - and put in charge of the local general store, which he runs with his young children. Against all odds, the kids (actors Noah Lomax and especially Mimi Kirkland) are believable and natural, a reminder that the director Lasse Hallström had a way with children (My Life as a Dog) before his slow transformation into a Hollywood journeyman. Hallström has been in Nicholas Sparks Land before, of course, back when Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried strained to be together in Dear John.
Alex has been wounded by his loss, although it doesn't seem to have affected his hotness quotient any. He's ripe for someone like Katie (Julianne Hough, who looks like what might happen if you mixed Ashley Judd and Meg Ryan in roughly the proportions of gin to vermouth in a dry martini). Katie is the wild card in Safe Haven: we meet her running frantically out of a house in Boston, blood on her hands and a knife on the floor. She skedad-dles to a bus and takes off to the first available spot (next stop: Nicholas Sparks Land!), pursued by a policeman (played by David Lyons) whose investigation brings him closer and closer to finding her.
We are torn between hoping for this fugitive to escape, just like in Les Miserables, and dying to know who was stabbed and why. Meanwhile, the low-key charms of the Carolina coast invite us to enjoy the scenery: Katie painting her kitchen floor yellow, Alex giving her a bicycle, the moment when they get caught in the rain and they have one of those impromptu moments of fun that are all the more romantic for being extemporaneous and involving the wearing of baseball caps.
And there's more as well, although you wouldn't believe it if I told you: a twist on top of the surprise that ties together the various dramas of Safe Haven. It heralds a note of spirituality that would be about the darnedest thing ever if it didn't feel borrowed from another movie that knocked us sideways with a similar shocker. There's always something new in Nicholas Sparks Land, even when there isn't.
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I am transferring some posts from a good thread to this one:
dblues wrote on July 25, 2005:
>Mike, Db and C# are the same keys.
Technically speaking, they are not, but they of course sound the same.
Later,it's time to make some music
Richochet wrote on July 25, 2005:
>Technically speaking, they are not, but they of course sound
>the same.
In equal temperament, that is.
Doc Williamson wrote on July 27, 2005:
DB and Dr. Ric you both must be pianists and not piano players. This mental masturbation talk of Db and C# probably has some kind of merit as a footnote in Music Theory but personally I would much rather hear a piano player play some blues in that/those one/two keys. See, you got me talking crazy now. That key has a dark heavy vibe for a song.
Someone here on BRB has a quote on his tag line that fits this Db/C# thing very appropriately, "Play it?...Just hit the damn thing."
Doc Williamson wrote on July 27, 2005:
My previous two posts on this thread have probably been the harshest and most judgmental posts I have ever posted here on BRB. No smiley faces or anything. I take Ray Charles and his songs too seriously and personally and that is the way it is. I am sorry if this offends anyone.
Secondly, if you want to discuss the difference between Db/C#, Gb/F#, Eb/D#, Ab/G#, Bb/A# please start a new thread titled "Music Theory & Masturbation" but please don't soil a thread titled "Ray and Drown In My Own Tears."
Truthfully, I would like to know (technically speaking) the difference in those keys (notes) but the only reason I can think of is because the key signature on sheet music is notated that way. If there is another reason I would like to know. I know only a little about piano playing and sight reading but am willing to learn more and would be thankful for the help.
I don't think there is such a notation as Fb/E, Cb/B but would be interested to know if there is.


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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)
Release: H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances
Seasonal credit is a lending program designed to assist small depository institutions in managing significant seasonal swings in their loans and deposits. Seasonal credit is available to depository institutions that can demonstrate a clear pattern of recurring intra-yearly swings in funding needs. Eligible institutions are usually located in agricultural or tourist areas. The interest rate applied to seasonal credit is a floating rate based on market rates.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), Factors Supplying Reserve Balances: Loans to Depository Institutions: Seasonal Credit [WLCFLSECL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WLCFLSECL, August 23, 2019.


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Politics & Government
Roberts turns back tea party challenge in Kansas
Veteran Sen. Pat Roberts turned back a tea party challenge from Dr. Milton Wolf Tuesday in the Kansas Republican Senate primary, the latest in a series of setbacks this year for the grassroots movement.
Associated Press reported Robets has won the primary.
Wolf blasted Roberts, 78,as a senator too tied to insider Washington. He criticized Roberts for owning a home near the Senate but renting in his home state.
But Wolf, who has strong support from the nation's conservative community, was fighting a longtime Kansas political figure. Roberts was seeking a third Senate term, and had previously been a congressman.
Wolf was hurt by X-rays of gunshot victims he had put on Facebook. And Roberts argued that he spent a lot of time in Washington fighting for Kansans.
He also had strong backing from the party establishment. After his victory, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, the party's national Senate campaign chairman, said: "Senator Roberts is a leader and continues to fight against the Obama Administration's vast overreach from Obamacare to harmful regulations that limit jobs, stifle growth, and hurt American workers."
Tea party backers have now lost challenges to Republican Senate incumbents in Kentucky, Mississippi and other states this year.
Roberts is a strong favorite to win the general election in November.


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This study expands our previous work on subtribes Maxillariinae, Oncidiinae, Zygopetalinae, and Stanhopeinae.
LINKS TO INTERESTING AND USEFUL SITESAdapted in part from Darin Penneys Melastomataceae WebSite and used with his permission. The links all worked when this page was designed. See date at bottom of page.
TreeBASE - TreeBASE is a centralized location for a vast scope of phylogenetic information.
PAUP* - PAUP* is the most commonly used phylogenetic analysis program. The MAC version is a necessity for anyone seriously interested in molecular systematics.
Types at the Smithsonian Institution - Search the Smithsonian (US) collection of thousands of type specimens.
New York Botanical Garden
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Types at NYBG - Type specimens at the New York Botanical Garden (NY).
- Types, general specimens, and other databases at the Harvard University Herbaria
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- Type specimens at the University of Florida herbarium (FLAS).
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- A directory of genera, species, and collection label data for
Orchidaceae in the collection at the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
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Missouri Botanical Garden - TROPICOS - The source for tropical specimens.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Databases - Another good source of specimens.
NCBI - Search GenBank for DNA sequences of anything.
Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers.
DNA Learning Center - This takes you to a great site devoted to public genetics education. An operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, it offers news and information about resources, workshops, and programs. Good animation to show how PCR and cycle sequencing work. Essential to understanding molecular systematics. Works on PC's and MAC's, but you need to download the animations.
Sinauer Associates - The source for PAUP* by Swofford and other interesting things.
Kew Orchid Checklist - The Kew Orchid Checklist of all currently recognized genera and species [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2004)] is used as our reference. The current link is to the entire live, database-driven monocot checklist.
IPNI - The ultimate in plant
names and bibliographic references.
Kew Databases
- This is an important resource for conducting literature searches. This is what we used to call Kew Record. It now takes you to a more extensive database. Here you can search across Kew's three major bibliographic databases in one go.
Flora Mesoamericana - THE major floristic work for Central America. In Spanish and English.
Biological Diversity of the Guianas - Covers the three countries in northeastern South America.
Epidendra - Lankester Gardens, Epidendra Site. Lankester Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica maintains this web site, which is an excellent source of information on orchid species as well as having links to a number of intersting sites.
Lankester Gardens - Lankester Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica is an outstanding botanical garden, well worth a visit if you are in Costa Rica. The site is in both English and Spanish.
Selby Gardens - The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota Florida - great to visit, large display collection of orchids.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden - The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 - great to visit, large display collections of orchids and other tropical plants.
Orchid Research Newsletter - Newsletter from Kew, covers all aspects of scientific research on orchids.
The Orchid Mall - A set of links to a number of orchid related pages, many commercial ones. We have no relation to any of these vendors or web pages, but thought this link might be useful.
American Orchid Society - The major organization devoted to all aspects of orchids.
The Sobralia Page - Not Oncidiinae, but devoted to another very intersting group of orchids, and has some good links.
We have some molecular data on this group (Sobralia and its relatives) and should have it available soon.
The Stanhopea Page - Another good page for interesting genera.
Phylogenetics of Maxillariinae (Orchidaceae) A link to one of our earlier projects.


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SEATTLE - Fueled by its deafening home crowd, the Seattle Seahawks locked up their spot in the postseason Sunday night.
They also reinforced the notion no one in the NFC wants to see them when the playoffs begin, even if they are a wild card.
Russell Wilson threw a career high four touchdown passes to move into second place for most TD passes by a rookie. Marshawn Lynch scored two first-quarter TDs, and the Seahawks blew out the San Francisco 49ers, 42-13.
Richard Sherman returned a blocked field goal 90 yards for another touchdown as the Seahawks (10-5) jumped to a 21-0 lead. That only added to an already hyped crowd on a typically cold and rainy December night, with noise echoing off the walls and overhanging roof of CenturyLink Field that might have been heard all the way across Puget Sound.
No one cared about the cold rain. Not with the performance they were seeing on the field. And not with a ticket to the postseason guaranteed thanks to Seattle's first 10-win season since 2007.
Most likely Seattle will be the No. 5 seed in the NFC. There remains a slight chance of winning the NFC West if the Seahawks beat St. Louis in the season finale and Arizona can upset the 49ers in San Francisco.
The Seahawks, 7-0 at home, delayed San Francisco (10-4-1) from celebrating a division title on Seattle's turf. They turned Jim Harbaugh's 49th birthday into a miserable, wet evening.
Whether home or road, the Seahawks are a scary postseason opponent with the way they are playing.
Seattle was the first team since 1950 to score at least 50 points in consecutive weeks thanks to its 58-0 win over Arizona and 50-17 victory against Buffalo. It seemed inconceivable the scoring binge could continue against San Francisco, the best scoring defense in the NFL.
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Here's my loom space! I got to go in this morning for a good couple of hours to work on a new project. It was great to have a chunk of time to make some actual progress. I've been working on this loom for about 6 months now (where I rent one, we rotate depending on projects as they're all donated looms, and all different) and it's my FAVORITE! it's a 4 shaft Schacht Mighty Wolf. This is the one I would love to buy once I have the space.
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about balancing time, and how having a full time job effects my outside of work time and priorities. I've been having a little bit of a hard time since starting my new position, which is very similar to my old position, but still different, as to keeping a good work life balance. I think it's more finding a balance between expecting to accomplish what I used to when I was a full time illustrator/artist to now where I have significantly less time to devote to making mini books and the like. I have been trying to set aside certain days for certain things and that seems to help keep realistic expectations for myself.
Along that line of thought, I'm thinking about shutting down my actual portfolio website when my hosting runs out in February. Right now there's a bunch of gibberish error text across the top, which makes me think this is just the universe telling me it's gotta go. I don't really update it much anymore, and most of the things I like to share with people I do here on the blog. It's a big decision for me, mostly because it seems like admitting that I'm not really an illustrator anymore. Maybe it's time to bring in a new era... I am still making things, and weaving, and drawing and designing textiles, but at a much slower pace. I think accepting this is a change for the better, I'm just waiting to see how things progress.


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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
July 12 - Anne Askew, Martyr, Reformer, Victim of Religious Persecution
Anne's older sister Martha had been betrothed to a man named Thomas Kyme and their marriage was being arranged with much haste. It made sense, by Sir William Askew's judgment, to marry off Martha to Thomas because he was a successful businessman. Thomas promised to take the care of Martha off of his hands and William was eager to gain the influence that such an arranged marriage might afford him. After all, he had become a successful businessman himself by such shrewd and calculated analyses. But Martha died unexpectedly and the plan was stalled as her death was mourned by the families. But the death of one daughter was not enough to annul the promise in the eyes of either William or Thomas. After all, it had never actually been about Martha but, instead, had always been about the negotiation of power and influence. So, Anne made a perfectly sufficient substitute in the eyes of her father and soon-to-be-husband. She was married to the man against her will by ministers who had strayed from their high calling and were willing to overlook something like the bride's resistance. She refused to call herself or answer to the name of either Anne Kyme or Mrs. Thomas Kyme. With the help of priests who were willing to abandon the faith for expediency, Thomas was able to manipulate and rule over his unwilling bride for years.
Eventually Anne began to understand herself as the wife of Thomas Kyme and she bore two children to him even as she still refused to take his name as her own. She began to seek a divorce on the grounds that she could not believe that any man who would force marriage upon her and any priests who would be a part of such an act could have any part of the Kingdom of God. So, since Anne considered herself a Christian she thought herself to be unequally yoked with Thomas and insisted that this was reason enough for a divorce in a nation where Henry VIII had found divorce for far worse reasons. Soon she was traveling abroad, spreading the Gospel, and campaigning for the reform of the Church that had allowed such injustices to be perpetrated against her. She was not an opponent of the Church--she was an opponent of the Church's broken and unwilling insistence that all it did was consecrated and the work of God. She needed an apology and they needed to give one. For these reforming activities and her refusal to be quiet even though she was "just a woman" she was arrested and threatened with torture. While she sat in the tower of London the king's men devised a plan to reveal more reformers within the ranks of the elite and influential.
They decided that torture would loosen Anne's lips and so Henry VIII appointed Anthony Kingston to stretch her upon the rack until she revealed the names of others who opposed the king's brand of savage faith in power and influence.Anthony hesitated because she was a woman and was released from the task. Instead, it was given over to Thomas Wriothesley and Richard Rich. They did their best to execute the king's worst and Anne was viciously tortured in the tower of London. She refused to name any names but repeatedly insisted that she was willing to suffer for her Lord Jesus. This only infuriated the men because they claimed Jesus as their own even as they tortured and abused the woman--they missed the irony of this dark joke perhaps because they were so thoroughly invested in drastically broken values. She was stretched taut half-a-foot over the rack and her tendons, bones, ligaments, and muscles were broken and disfigured. When she still refused to do what they asked she was condemned to death and the condemnation was blessed by the same type of ministers who had erred so colossally before. They had to carry her to the stake where they burned her because the rack had left her unable to walk. When she arrived, they seated her on a post attached to the stake that would be her last earthly support. They covered her in gunpowder, set the stake ablaze, and foolishly prayed that God would have mercy on her soul while she prayed that God would forgive them for their sins against her. On that day in July of 1546, they made a martyr of Anne Askew and sinners of themselves.
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Politics & Government
Jerry Brown, California lawmakers reach deal on rainy-day fund
An agreement between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on a rainy-day fund Thursday came uncharacteristically early in the state's annual budget-making process, with none of the public rancor that seemed likely only recently.
Republican lawmakers, who had been all but ignored by Brown on budget matters since early 2011, had the numbers to block any reserve proposal. Even within Brown's own Democratic Party, it was just last week that Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg balked publicly at taking up the reserve account measure apart from broader budget talks.
But on Thursday, following several weeks of private negotiations, Brown and the legislative leaders of both parties announced an agreement on a proposal to set aside 1.5 percent of total general fund revenue every year, plus revenue from capital-gains taxes when the economy is especially robust.
By resolving the rainy-day fund measure now, Brown, who called a special session of the Legislature to focus attention on the issue, will avoid complicating it with controversies around individual line items in his spending plan.
"There's nothing complicated about the idea of saving money and exercising fiscal restraint, but it's not always easy to do," Brown said in a prepared statement. "Democrats and Republicans have come together to create a Rainy Day Fund that ensures we're not only saving for the next downturn, but also paying off our debt."
The Senate's Republican leader, Bob Huff of Diamond Bar, said in a prepared statement that Republicans "have long fought for this type of protection for Californians" and that Brown "set up a good framework" for the agreement.
The proposal, if approved by lawmakers, would replace a reserve measure already on the Nov. 4 ballot. The original measure, ACA 4, was part of a 2010 budget deal originally scheduled to go before voters in 2012. But public-employee unions, among other Democratic allies, criticized the plan, and lawmakers postponed it to 2014.
Republican lawmakers, who embraced ACA 4 as the stronger reserve earlier this year, in recent weeks acknowledged potential problems with its wording. Also, that measure looked likely to draw well-funded opposition from public-employee unions this fall.
The agreement reached Thursday changes a proposal Brown included in his January budget plan to replace ACA 4. The compromise would set aside capital-gains revenue that exceeds 8 percent of total general fund revenue in any year, a higher threshold than the 6.5 percent Brown originally proposed.
But the new proposal also includes the regular annual contributions, a condition to satisfy Republicans, and Brown and lawmakers agreed to use half the money set aside each year to pay off long-term debt, including public pension liabilities.
Steinberg, who made the long-term debt provision a priority in negotiations, feared that without it lawmakers would face pressure in future budget talks to set aside not only the amount of money called for in the rainy-day plan, but also additional money to address long-term debt.
"If they're not connected in a real way, that will mean billions of dollars off the top in a given year before you could consider investing in the courts or public safety or health and human services or infrastructure," Steinberg said.
The debt provision could make the revised measure more palatable to liberal groups that have complained ACA 4 would make it too difficult to increase spending following years of budget cuts.
Fred Glass, of the California Federation of Teachers, said his union had not yet reviewed the proposal in detail, but the group was skeptical.
"We support prudent reserves and keeping a lid on debt," he said. "But more attention needs to be paid to making college affordable again, bringing per-pupil spending up from the bottom and restoring social services to pre-recession levels."
Brown in January proposed a $154.9 billion spending plan that includes modest increases for social service programs, but also billions of dollars to address long-term debt. Tension between the governor and social service advocates over spending levels has been flaring ever since.
Brown was forced to gain Republican approval for the rainy-day deal because, with three Democratic lawmakers suspended in separate criminal cases, Democrats have fallen below their supermajority status in the Senate. Brown last tried to negotiate a budget deal with Republicans in 2011, when he failed to persuade them to put higher taxes on the ballot, instead turning to voters the following year.
Earlier this week, in a memorandum supportive of a budget reserve, the Wall Street credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's said that "when it comes to reaching a legislative supermajority on fiscal matters, California has a weak track record," raising concerns about the possibility that Brown and lawmakers might fail to reach an accord.
S&P called the negotiation "a test of sorts for the state," adding that "if the Legislature succeeds in assembling the consensus necessary to move the measure forward, it could mark another step in California's ongoing journey toward a more sustainable fiscal structure."
But unlike higher taxes, which Republicans opposed, the GOP has long been a proponent of rainy-day fund.
"Negotiating a budget reserve is much different than negotiating tax increases," said Jeff Cummins, a political science professor at California State University, Fresno. "Republicans have been on board with a budget reserve for a long time, and I don't think they were that far apart to begin."
By reaching an early agreement with Brown, Cummins said, "Republicans going into this year's election can tout this as one of their achievements."
The state's current rainy-day fund was established in 2004, but governors can waive its provisions and the state rarely puts money into the fund. Brown said when he signed legislation delaying the original rainy-day fund measure that "this needed reform must wait until we have recovered from the current recession and securely balanced our budget."
California's improving financial climate is now more favorable to arguments for a reserve. The state Controller's Office on Thursday reported total revenue since the start of the fiscal year ahead of projections by about $2.2 billion.
"The economy has treated the state's finances well so far," the Controller's Office said. "Increases in employment and capital gains from stocks and housing have bolstered personal income taxes, while strengthening company profits have finally kicked in on the corporate side."
The office said the economy "appears to have enough momentum to help the state's finances end the year in good shape, but nothing should be taken for granted."
The agreement comes almost exactly a year after Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, who is running for state controller, first proposed a restructured rainy-day fund. In a prepared statement, he said it is "a strong example of what is possible when we all work together."


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LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas is getting its newest pop fixture.
Britney Spears begins her two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Friday, just in time to catch the town�s massive New Year�s Eve crowds.
The Grammy-winning singer will perform 50 shows each in 2014 and 2015. Casino executives say the gig may be extended if it proves a success.
Spears is expected to lip-sync to her biggest hits, including �Oops. I Did It Again,� ��...Baby One More Time� and �Toxic.�
She�s among the youngest stars to have settled down to quasi-retirement in Las Vegas. Other successful Strip headliners include Celine Dion and Elton John.
The show takes place in an intimate theater with nightclub touches, including table and bottle service. Tickets range from $59 to $179.


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Experience Rotorua's rich and powerful history around the Mt Tarawera eruption with these great attractions.
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Rotorua has a rich history filled with spectacular and devastating geothermal eruptions. You can bring the powerful story of the Mt Tarawera eruption to life by visiting these great attractions in Rotorua.
Rotorua Museum
The Rotorua Museum is the best place to learn about the history of Rotorua. The museum is located in the historic Bath House building surrounded by the beautiful Government Gardens. There is a combination of temporary and permanent exhibits on display at the museum. One particular highlight amongst the permanent exhibits is on the devastating 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption which destroyed the eighth wonder of the world – the Pink and White Terraces. The perfect activity on a cold or wet day, the Rotorua museum is an experience all ages will enjoy.
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the world's youngest geothermal system. Located approximately 20 minutes south of Rotorua, the stunning scenic park and wildlife refuge was created by the 1886 Mt Tarawera Eruption. On your visit you will encounter a unique eco-system with fascinating geothermal features such as bubbling hot springs and marbled terraces. The park offers a wide range of guided and self-guided tours and walks. To complete your visit you can take boat cruise on the steaming Lake Rotomahana aboard the historical vessel Arikia Moana to see parts of the Valley not accessible by foot.
Whakarewarewa – The Living Thermal Village
A visit to Whakarewarewa – The Living Thermal Village will allow you to immerse yourself into a Maori Village filled with geothermal features. The friendly locals of the village will warmly welcome you to experience their unique way of living amongst an array of active geothermal features. Your guide will explain to you many important details of Maori culture like the significance of the carvings on the meeting houses and the healing properties of the geothermal waters. Whakarewarewa also offers a cultural performance and the chance to treat your taste buds to a traditional Maori Hangi meal.
If you would like visit these attractions on your next visit to Rotorua then consider a Rotorua Superpass. You can visit all these great Rotorua attractions and much more with one easy pass. You can visit their website at www.rotoruasuperpasses.co.nz.
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