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Thursday, August 11, 2016
A man's chance of completely stopping hair loss is comparable to stopping a runaway truck without brakes: unlikely.
Pattern baldness, known medically at androgenic alopecia, is the most common form of hair loss in both men and women. The condition is caused by hereditary factors and circulating hormones known as androgens.
The same hormones that give boys facial hair during puberty will cause them to lose hair on their heads as men. We are genetically destined from birth to either lose or keep our hair as we age. Most treatments to prevent hair loss are simply delaying the inevitable.
Hair loss is a natural part of the hair growth and replenishment cycle. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says most people lose an average of 50 to 100 hairs a day.
Hair grows from follicles, which reside below the skin's surface and are the only living part of the hair. Hormones allow healthy hair follicles to consistently grow for approximately three years, then the follicle sheds the hair and begins the process again. The AAD estimates that 90 percent of a person's hair is growing at any given time.
This process allows the scalp to consistently and continually grow hair, so you don't notice the hair turnover.
If the hair follicle goes into a permanent resting phase, it will not grow new hair. This is when people start to notice baldness because the natural turnover in hair is not being replenished.
Although it is rare, pattern baldness can also affect women. It is estimated that one in four American women are living with pattern hair loss. Both men and women are urged to exercise caution when regularly using chemical treatments on their hair, including straighteners and permanent waves, as they may detrimentally impact hair follicle health and therefore hair growth.
In addition to genetics and hormones, illness, stress, and other factors can cause periods of more severe hair loss. The condition, known as telogen effluvium, can be triggered by things that disrupt the hair growth cycle, including:
Men who choose to treat hair loss need to realize they are making a long-term commitment.
Most men won't see results for at least three to four months of continuous treatment. Even after that, as soon as treatment is discontinued hair growth will also stop and their newly replenished hairs will fall out.
For those who are willing to make the long-term commitment, he says there are two safe and relatively effective treatment options:
Finasteride works by decreasing the amount of the active ingredient of androgen (DHT), which leads to increased hair regrowth and slower hair loss. It is only approved for use in men.
Success of treatment, however, depends on several factors:
It's important for men to realize treating hair loss medically is only delaying the inevitable, but if they can afford the time and cost of treatments, it is a legitimate way to stimulate hair growth.
Finasteride costs about $2 a pill. Minoxidil costs about $10 to $15 per month. Neither is covered by insurance.
This article originally appeared in UC Health Line (11/13/08), a service of the NetWellness.org Academic Health Center Public Relations Department and was adapted for use on NetWellness with permission, 2007.
Last Reviewed: Jan 22, 2009
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Chief: Slain MIT officer was dedicated, well liked
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer said to have been shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been identified as 26-year-old Sean Collier.
The Middlesex district attorney's office says Collier was a Somerville resident who had worked at MIT since January 2012. Before that, he was a civilian employee of the Somerville Police Department.
MIT Police Chief John DiFava says Collier was a dedicated officer who was liked by his colleagues and the MIT community.
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Anne Maisonneuve Boutique
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Such cute shopping...and a plethora of gorgeous blooms..sure wish I could grow ranunculus here..ReplyDelete
I can't even find bouquets:-)
One of my first years gardening I ordered ranunculus bulbs from California..never knew about zones..Boohoo they never showed..same with wisteria..I pictured it cascading everywhere.
Love everything..are you surprised?
Love my Nexus..hate it's photo taking skills...I have watercolor paper all ready..think I'll just send myself some pics:-)Replies
You have many things there..peonies ..poppies.. ranunculus..ReplyDelete
Much better to just say Peonies:)
They all have a bit of a similarity:)♥All od fashioned looking..not like turquoise orchids..(oy)
No ..my Nexus.. takes photos..w/ the sceen away from you..and at a different angle..I was all prepped with my perfectly cut out little watercolor papers..and the last 5 garden shots I took..had my finger..s in in them..
I was able to get a few shots a while ago from a balcony..
My daughter has Ipads..Ipods..Imac..and takes great pics w/ them..comme toi..
I hope you found at least one shirt. That shop was made for you.ReplyDelete
There are fields of ranunculus located between Los Angles and San Diego that are a big tourist attraction - you can google if you are so inclined. We do not have luck with peonies. The weather does not get cold enough, the same with lilacs - we can grow lilacs, but they have no scent, which defeats the purpose.Replies
So they are NOT peonies!Delete
Not a one of them even?
Today I will give you PEONIES!
I think I bought a bunch in the Bastille marché on Sunday
I could swear they are peonies
Ah heck ;((
Not to worry I love them both. It is all a treat. I hope my comment translated - I did not mean to sound like the hall monitor, Ms. Pedantic. If I were there I would buy one of each if they would fit.Delete
Glad someone set you straight on your flowers....you could make those shirts yourself! A little fabric paint and your watercolor habits and - as you say - voila! I am totally smitten with Anne's jewelry!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
AHEM, there is absolutely NO WAY I could make these T-shirts myself!!!!Delete
I paint on paper. That's it.
Beautiful post, but: I bet my breakfast that all those flowers are poppies, no peonies amongst them!ReplyDeleteReplies
Just you wait!
I'm absolutely certain the T-shirt is a PEONY/PIVOINE!
I will check with the owner
humph humph humph
Course it's true I know zip about botany or flowers but nevermind that :(
The T-shirt is a peony. Yep. It is made clear by the bud. Why would you say you could't make the t-shirts? Paint on fabric isn't all that different from paint on paper. Has the gauntlet been thrown?ReplyDelete
Ok, I just have to chime in here, being a florist....The first two photos are of rannunculas, the silks are poppies and sweet peas, the bag shows poppies and the shirt with butterflies has a rannunculas...no peonies except for your post of the peony wall.ReplyDelete
But they are all gorgeous!


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Through Oct. 31 - "SenseLanguage," ECSU Visual Arts FacultyExhibition. Gallery talks Sept. 19 and 26, 2:30 p.m. Opening reception Sept. 19,5-7 p.m.
Gallery hours: Tues and Wed, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs, 1-7 p.m.; Sat and Sun,2-5 p.m. Closed Mon and Fri. Situated in lower level of Shafer Hall, EasternConnecticut State University, 83 Windham St., Willimantic. Information:860-465-4659.
Ongoing - "Changes in Our Land."
Ends Oct. 14 - "Celebrating 90 Years: The Bruce Museum ArtCollection."
Ends Nov. 3 - "The Floral Art of Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)."
Ends Feb. 23 - "Earth in Bloom: A Natural History of Flowers."
Sept. 21 - Jan. 5 - "Pleasures of Collecting: Part I, Renaissance toImmpressionist Masterpieces."
Oct. 12 & 13 - 21st annual Outdoor Arts Festival. Juried event features morethan 80 selected artists from across the country. Live music both days, familyactivities, food and more. Admission: $5, includes admission to museum; membersand children under 5 are free. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 22 - Feb. 2 - "Stairway to Nowhere: The Art of M.C. Escher."
Nov. 22 - Feb. 8 - "Small Scales III: Miniature Rooms and Houses."
Jan. 18- April 13 - "Pleasures of Collecting: Part II, Modern andContemporary Art."
Feb. 1 - April 27 - "Hatching the Past: The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt."
Feb. 8 - April 20 - "For a Better World: Posters from the UnitedNations."
May 10 - Aug. 3 - "Robert Bateman: A Retrospective."
Museum offers programs, call for schedule. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;Sun, 1-5 p.m.; closed Mon and major holidays. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniorsand students, free for children under age 5. Free admission for all on Tues;members free all times. For listing of exhibits that open in 2003, go to www.brucemuseum.org.1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. Information: 203-869-0376.
Through Sept. 20 - "A Romanian Gaze: Images of Romania and Commemoration ofthe World Trade Center," photographs by Carol Gigi Nicolau.
Free. Call for hours. Central Connecticut State University, Maloney Fine ArtsBuilding, 1615 Stanley St., New Britain. Information: 860-832-2620.
Ongoing - "Hands-On History Gallery." Enjoy activities that exploreConnecticut's changing population, land use and clothing in interactive gallery.
Ongoing - "Join the Circus." Experience circus life like never before(weekends only).
Ongoing - "Amistad: A True Story of Freedom." Multimedia exhibitionthat takes you back in time. Five galleries feature recreated settings, historicartifacts and special sound and light effects.
Ongoing - "Tours and Detours Through Early Connecticut." Explore lifein Connecticut more than 200 years ago.
Ends May 2 - "Finding a Place, Maintaining Ties: Greater Hartford's WestIndians." Celebrates history of a community, rich and diverse, that haspreserved its culture while making Connecticut its home.
Museum exhibition hours: Tues-Sun, noon-5 p.m. Gallery admission: $6 adults,$3 senior citizens, students and youth (age 6-17); free for children under 6 andCHS members. Exhibitions free first Sat and Sun of every month. Library hours,Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library admission: $6 adults; $3 seniors, students; $1age 6-17; free for children under 6 and CHS members. One Elizabeth St.,Hartford. Information: 860-236-5621; www.chs.org.
Ends Oct. 11 - "Ruin and Redemption in Urban Landscape," presentsbroad array of images of urban landscape.
Ends Oct. 11 - "This Must Be the Place: Five Centuries of LandscapeArt." Curated by Wesleyan students.
Oct. 16 - Dec. 6 - "Vis-a-Vis: Five Centuries of Portraiture,"explores changing face of portraiture over five centuries. Closed Nov. 26-Dec.2.
Hours: Tues-Sun, noon-4 p.m. Free admission. 301 High St., Middletown.
Ends Oct. 20 - "Third Worlds: Photographs by Marc-Yves Regis." SouthGallery.
Ends Oct. 20 - "Yannis Ziogas: Ballads."
Oct. 26 - Dec. 8 - "Khadi: New Work on Cloth and Paper by David Schorr."North Gallery. Opening reception Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m.; artist talk, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 - Dec. 8 - "Nancy Spero: The First Language." Openingreception Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m.; curator talk, 5:30 p.m. Main Gallery.
Hours: Tues-Sun, noon-4 p.m. Closed Nov. 26-Dec. 2. Free admission. 283Washington Terrace, Middletown.
Ongoing - "The American Art Colony at Lyme" continuing exhibition atGriswold House. Explore artistic legacy of one of nation's most influential artcolonies. During first quarter of 20th century, artists from across the countryflocked to Old Lyme to be inspired by southeastern Connecticut's gentlecountryside, picturesque shoreline and charming villages. Paintings, sketchesand photographs detail importance of Lyme Art Colony in history of American art.
Ends June 22 - Robert and Nancy Krieble Gallery: "The American Artist inConnecticut: The Legacy of The Hartford Steam Boiler Collection."
Nov. 23 - Jan. 5 - "Home for the Holidays." Throughout holiday seasonmuseum presents magical mix of historic vignettes and fanciful creations bylocal artists. New riverfront gallery adorned with elaborate decorations,garlands, evergreens and white lights.
Museum offers several educational programs, lectures, events; call forspecific schedule. Museum hours April-Dec., Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 1-5p.m. Hours Jan.-March, Wed-Sun, 1-5 p.m. Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors,students, groups, $4 ages 6-12; under age 6 free. 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme.Information: 860-434-5542; www.flogris.org.
Today - Oct. 27 - "Jazz Riffs Photography" by Stuart Feldman. Openingreception tonight, 7-8 p.m.
Nov. 6-10 - "Bar Kocva: Jewelry and Crafts." From the old city ofJaffa comes jewelry and Judaica designer Bar Kocva to display and sell hisartwork in conjunction with the annual Jewish Book Festival.
Nov. 24 - Dec. 29 - "Dimitry Epstein: Paintings and Cartoons." Openingreception Nov. 26.
Call for gallery hours. Free admission. 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford.Information: 860-231-6339.
Oct. 7 - Hill-Stead Classic Benefit Golf Tourmament at Country Club ofFarmington. 11 a.m. registration. Tickets: $250 per person.
Nov. 17 - "Wreath Wramble." Ramble Hill-Stead's fields and woodedpaths, collecting berries, milkweed pods, ferns and other flora to fashion intoyour own seasonal wreath. Assemble wreath in Makeshift Theater. Tickets: $10 perwreath for non-members; $7 members. Noon-4 p.m.
Nov. 26 - Jan. 5 - "An American Collector's Christmas." ExperienceHill-Stead as it looked to American novelist Henry James when he visited 100years ago. View dozens of objects from the Alfred Atmore Pope Collection, setout for the holidays and exhibited just once a year. Tues-Sun, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dec. 8 - "Meet the Pope Family." Museum interpreters in vintage attirere-create holidays at Hill-Stead. Relax over mulled cider and homemade cookiesin Makeshift Theater. Program free with museum admission. Noon-4 p.m.
Dec. 8 - "Holiday Party for Children." Supervised craft activities,storytelling, homemade goodies. Makeshift Theater. Program is free. 2-4 p.m.
Museum offers programs and lectures; call for specific schedule. Museumhours: May-Oct., Tues-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov.-April, Tues-Sun, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Admission: $9 adults, $8 senior citizens age 62+, $7 students, $4 age 6-12; freefor members and under age 6. 35 Mountain Road, Farmington. Information:860-677-4787; www.hillstead.org.
Ends Oct. 28 - "The Lands We Love." Opening reception Sun, 3 p.m.
Nov. - Dec. - "Storrs and Beyond: Judith Abbe." Opening reception Nov.15, 6 p.m.
Jorgensen Gallery, Hillside Road, Storrs (860-486-4228).
Gallery open weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. throughout year; also open toJorgensen and Connecticut Repertory Theatre patrons before most performances andduring intermissions. Located on lower level of Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs. Information: 860-486-4228; www.art.uconn.edu.
Ends Oct. 6 - Hartford Art School Faculty Exhibition.
Oct. 30 - Dec. 15 - "Robert Morris: American Beauties and Noam'sVertigo." Opening reception Oct. 30, 5-7 p.m.
Jan. 29 - March 9 - "Mark Dion: A Survey of Installations." Openingreception Jan. 29, 5-7 p.m.
March 26 - April 20 - Alexander A. Goldfarb Student Exhibition. Awards receptionMarch 26.
May 1 - June 13 - "American Illustrators: Brian Ajhar, David DeVries,Murray Tinkleman." Opening reception May 7, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Free. Call for gallery hours. 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford.Information: 860-768-4090.
Ongoing - "The Montesi Ship Collection: Maritime Folk Art."
Ongoing - "Furniture and Other Decorative Arts in Eastern Connecticut,1750-1800."
Ongoing - "Impressionist Paintings From the Lyman Allyn Collection."
Ongoing - "American Stories."
Ends Oct. 27 - "Legend, 1991."
Oct. 11 - Dec. 1 - "The Lure of the West: Treasures from the SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum."
Nov. 30 - Feb. 2 - "Les Santons de Provence."
Jan. 7 - June 8 - "Images From Sacred Text: A Contemporary Dialogue."
Feb. 23 - April 20 - "Works by Warhol: From the Cochran Collection."
April 6 - May 25 - "Thirty Years of Rock and Roll: Photographs by LarryHulst."
Museum offers programs, call for specific schedule. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 1-5 p.m. Closed Mon and major holidays. Admission: $5 generalpublic, $4 senior citizens and students; children under age 8 and members arefree. 625 Williams St., New London (860-443-2545).
Oct. 8-31, Nov. 1-30, Dec. 1-8 - "Allegory and Allusion: Japanese PrintsFrom the Davison Art Center."
Hours: Tues-Sun, noon-4 p.m. Closed Oct. 11-15 and Nov. 25-Dec. 3. Free. 243Washington Terrace, Middletown.
Nov. 16 - Feb. 16 - "Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life."Iroquois beadwork exhibit displays more than 300 stunning and rarely seenexamples of beadwork dating from the 19th century to present.
Museum offers programs, call for schedule. Museum hours: open daily, 9 a.m.-5p.m.; last admission 4 p.m. Closed holidays (call for specific schedule). Freewith museum admission: $15 adults, $13 senior citizens age 55 and older, $10ages 6-15; free to museum members and children under 6. 110 Pequot Trail,Mashantucket. Information: 800-411-9671; www.pequotmuseum.org.
Ends Sun - "People and Places; 1887-1923 Two American Masters: Childe Hassam and Maurice Prendergast."
Sun - Nov. 10 - New/Now: Ellen Carey. Opening reception Sun, 2-4 p.m.
Oct. 6 - Dec. 29 - "The Beginning of Seeing: Adolph Gottlieb and TribalArt." Opening reception Oct. 6, 2-4 p.m.
Nov. 17 - Jan. 19 - New/Now: Adam Niklewicz. Opening reception Nov. 17, 2-4 p.m.
Dec. 7 - Holiday print sale. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 - March 16 - "The Abstract Figure: Carol Kreeger Davidson, ARetrospective."
Jan. 5 - March 16 - "Photography Yesterday and Today: Selections from theLillian Farber Collection." First time her private collection has beenshown publicly.
Jan. 26 - March 23 - New/Now: Mark Catalina.
March 26 - July 13 - "Winslow Homer's America." Homer captured essenceof 19th century New England, especially its harsh seafaring life, as well as itsmore playful and leisurely side. Exhibit curated by Lindsley Wellman.
March 30 - May 25 - New/Now: Jock Sturges.
April 10 - 12 - New Britain Garden Club (throughout museum).
May 15 - 30 - Art from the New Britain Public and Parochial Schools.
Museum offers programming, call for schedule. Hours: Tues, Thurs, Fri andSun, noon-5 p.m.; Wed, noon-7 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, $4senior citizens, $3 students; children under 12 and museum members free. Freeadmission Sat, 10 a.m.-noon. 56 Lexington St., New Britain (860-229-0257; www.nbmaa.org).
Fri - Oct. 18 - "Act Like You Care." Reception and auction Oct. 18,7-9 p.m. Hours: Mon-Sun, 4-8:30 p.m. More information at www.actlikeyoucare.org.
Oct. 7 - Cristina Branco. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 at door, $25 advance; membersdicount.
Opens Nov. 23 - "This Is Then." Works by Adam Niklewicz, RichardHarden, Shellburne Thurber; other artists will be announced. Curated by StevenHolmes.
Unless noted, gallery hours: Tues-Sun, 2-8 p.m. Free admission for gallery.56 Arbor St., Hartford. Information: 860-232-1006; www.realartways.org.
Sat - Jan. 5 - "Airplay." Experiment with sailboats, tube tunnels, aircannons, aeolian landscapes and more. Science Center also offers new planetariumand laser shows, exhibits, live animals and more.
Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m. Science center admission:$6 adults, $5 children age 3 and older. 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford.Information: 860-231-2824; www.sciencecenterct.org.
Oct. 3 - Nov. 27 - "Sol LeWitt: Prints, 1982-2001."
Gallery hours: Tues, Wed and Fri, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat,11 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed Sun and Mon. Free admission. Bruyette Athenaeum, 1678Asylum Ave., West Hartford.
Ends Feb. 9 - "Cloth of Kings."
Fri - Dec. 1 - "The Age of Rembrandt and Sweerts: Seventeenth-Century Dutchand Flemish Prints and Drawings."
Fri - Dec. 1 - "Michael Sweerts, 1618-1664."
Oct. 5 - Jan. 19 - "Thomas Eggerer/Matrix 148."
Oct. 12 - April 12 - "Structures of Difference: From Variation toTransformation."
Nov. 9 - Jan. 4, 2004 - "Sankofa: Contemporary Culture and AncestralMemory." Ends Jan. 4, 2004.
Jan. 17 - April 13 - "Marsden Hartley."
Feb. 22 - April 27 - "Catherine Sullivan/Matrix 149."
Hours: Tues-Fri, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat and Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open first Thursof most months until 8 p.m. Closed Mon (except for Martin Luther King Jr. Day),Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and July 4. Museum closes at 3 p.m. oneve of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Special exhibition admission: $11-$15(includes general admission to museum). Regular museum admission: $9 adults, $7seniors, $5 students age 13-college with srudent ID; free for children age 12and under. Free admission Sat, 10 a.m.-noon and First Thurs of most months, 5-8p.m. There are exceptions. 600 Main St., Hartford. Information: 860-278-2670; www.wadsworthatheneum.org.
Widener Gallery at Trinity College
Ends Oct. 16 - "George Chaplin: Paintings." Large abstract paintingsof luminous color evoke sense of contemplation and solitude. Chaplin is the C.S.Nutt professor emeritus of fine arts at Trinity College.
Oct. 30 - Dec. 6 - "Nancy Spero: The Last Cigarette." The power ofwomen as protagonist and hero is celebrated in exhibit featuring 15 years ofwork (1987-2002) by internationally recognized artist. Opening reception Oct.30, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Hours, daily 1-6 p.m. Free admission. 300 Summit St, Hartford. Information:860-297-2199.
Ends Oct. 13 - "Drawing the Century From 1800-1900."
Ends Oct. 13 - "A Feast of Miracles, Mysteries and Inspirations from theArchipelago of 7,100 Isles." Installation by Genara Banzon, Susan de laRosa and Ileana Lee.
Ends Oct. 13 - 37th annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition.
Oct. 26 - Dec. 20 - "Ritratti Romani: Portraits from the Roman Streets bySean Kernan." Opening reception, Nov. 10, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Closed Nov.28-Dec. 20.
Oct. 26 - Dec. 20 - "Flowers and Sugar Skulls for the Spirits: The MexicanDay of the Dead." Opening reception, Nov. 10, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Closed Nov.28-Dec. 20.
Oct. 26 - Dec. 20 - "American Realism and the New Century: 1900-1930."Opening reception, Nov. 10, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Closed Nov. 28-Dec. 20.
Jan. 21 - March 14 - "Mali Portraits from the '50s" by Seydou Keita.
Jan. 21 - March 14 - "Benny Andrews: Painting Stories."
Jan. 21 - March 14 - "Hollywood Icons, Local Demons: Ghanian PopularPaintings" by Mark Anthony.
March 24 - April 27 - "Rupture and Healing: 100 Images of 9/11" and"Tibetan Sand Mandalas." 100 images selected from the "Here IsNew York" archive of more than 5,000 images taken Sept. 11; plus Tibetanmonks will be in residence at museum creating healing sand mandalas duringexhibit's 5-week period.
"First Thursday" evenings at museum Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5. Onthese evenings museum open until 8 p.m., with each event beginning 7 p.m. Museumand gift shop hours: Tues-Fri, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat and Sun, 1-4:30 p.m. Freeadmission. University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road, Storrs. Information:860-486-4520; www.benton.uconn.edu.
Ends Sept. 30 - "Cooking the Books: Ron King and Circle Press."
Sept. 25 - Dec. 29 - "The Romantic Landscape Print: 'The Chiaroscuro ofNature'."
Oct. 10 - Jan. 5 - "Romantic Watercolor: The Hickman BaconCollection."
Jan. 23 - March 30 - "Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency Portraits fromthe National Portrait Gallery."
Jan. 23 - March 30 - "The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions."
April 19 - July - "Bill Brandt: A Retrospective."
Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m. Closed Mon and majorholidays. Free admission. 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Information: 203-432-2800;www.yale.edu/ycba.
Ends Nov. 10 - "Nine African American Quilters."
Ends Dec. 1 - "Yale Collects Wood: Gifts from the Collection of John andRobyn Horn."
Ends Dec. 1 - "Wood Turning in North America Since 1930."
Oct. 15 - Dec. 29 - "Justice on Trial: Ben Shahn's Case for Sacco andVanzetti."
Dec. 3 - June 8 - "Homer to Hopper: Masters of American Watercolor."
Jan. 14 - May 18 - "Degas: Working the Modernist Edge."
Jan. 21 - May 18 - "The Once and Future Art Gallery: Renewing Yale's OldestMuseum."
Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs until 8 p.m.; Sun, 1-6 p.m. Closed Monand major holidays. Free admission. 1111 Chapel St., New Haven. Information:203-432-0600 or www.yale.edu/


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GULF SHORES, Ala. – The Florida State sand volleyball team's quest to become the first collegiate sand volleyball champion came up short on Saturday at the hands of Long Beach State, as the Seminoles finished third on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. at the inaugural Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships.
FSU dropped a pair of matches, 4-1 in the first round and 3-2 in the semifinals, to the 49ers. The Garnet & Gold downed College of Charleston 4-1 in the quarterfinals.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a 16-2 dual match record.
FSU's top two tandems of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon give Florida State another shot at a national championship in Sundays' 16-team single-elimination pairs tournament.
"I had very high expectations this season and the team exceeded them in terms of how hard they worked and how much they improved," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "I knew these indoor players from the West Coast would close the gap on us, they just needed time in the sand. I don't think the team was expecting Long Beach State to improve this much. Congratulations to Long Beach and Pepperdine. I still think we've had a successful season. I definitely plan on challenging this team more next year so we are prepared for this national championship."
Stepanova and Pardon captured the third seed, while Tiegs and Newgard snagged the fourth seed in the pairs tournament. Both duos will play at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday with first round matches against 13-seed Kelly Kolich and Emily Shelton of College of Charleston and 14-seed Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack of UNF, respectively. The quarterfinals matches will be at 9 a.m., the semifinals will start at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., and the championship will start at 1:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
"There are a lot of good teams out here, so it's not going to be easy by any means," Corso said. "It's definitely possible to win. Our top two teams are very strong."
CBS Sports Network will televise portions of this weekend's competition in two hour-long specials. Part 1 of their coverage will air beginning on Wednesday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET and Part 2 will begin airing on Wednesday, June 13, also at 9 p.m. ET.
After Pepperdine defeated Long Beach State to capture the first-ever sand national title, the inaugural 10-member class of All-Americans were announced, featuring FSU's Stepanova, Newgard and Tiegs.
Stepanova and Pardon were absolutely dominant during Saturday's team competition, winning all three of their matches in two sets. The pair will be among the favorites for Sunday's pair championship.
The Seminoles got off to a slow start in their opening round match against Long Beach State, losing the first set on three of five courts. Stepanova and Pardon routed Chelsea Cabrajac and Halie Hampton, 21-17, 21-13. Newgard and Tiegs won the first set against Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke but dropped the second set before forfeiting in the third to conserve energy after FSU's third through fifth teams all lost in two sets.
The Noles took out their frustration following their first dual loss of the season on the College Charleston, winning easily on four courts, before forfeiting on court four to rest up for a rematch with Long Beach State.
Again, the 49ers were too much for the Seminoles in the semifinals match. Stepanova and Pardon smoked Cabrajac and Hampton for a second time, but the Noles' Nos. 3 through 5 teams couldn't win a set, despite Visnja Djurdjevic and Stephanie Pellitteri and Sarah Wickstrom and Fatma Yildirm leading in both sets.
For more information on the Florida State sand volleyball team, follow the Seminoles on Twitter at: @FSU_SVB.
Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships
Pairs Tournament Pool Play
at Gulf Shores, Ala.- April 28, 2012
FSU Team Championship Results
1. Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LB) def. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) – 14-21, 21-16, FSU forfeit set three
2. Jekaterina Stepanova/Jace Pardon (FSU) def. Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton (LB) – 21-17, 21-13
3. Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla (LB) def. Mallory Kiley/Caitlin Haworth (FSU) – 21-19, 21-8
4. Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LB) def. Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) – 26-24, 21-19
5. Janisa Johnson/Tyler Jackson (LB) def. Fatma Yildirm/Jeassica McGregor (FSU) – 21-13, 21-19
1. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) def. Lizzie Thesfeld/Elyse Chabb (CC) -21-13, 21-11
2. Jekaterina Stepanova/Jace Pardon (FSU) def. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC) – 21-14, 21-14
3. Emily Neideffer/Sloane White (CC) def. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) – 22-20, forfeit on sets two and three
4. Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) def. Kirsten Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz(CC) -21-17, 21-14
5. Sarah Wickstrom/Fatma Yildirm (FSU) def. Catey Warren/Sloane White (CC) — 21-13, 21-4
1. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) def. Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LB) – 16-21, 21-16, LB forfeit set three
2. Jekaterina Stepanova/Jace Pardon (FSU) def. Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton (LB) – 21-11, 21-10
3. Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla (LB) def. Mallory Kiley/Caitlin Haworth (FSU) – 21-15, 21-14
4. Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LB) def. Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) – 21-18, 23-21
5. Janisa Johnson/Tyler Jackson (LB) def. Sarah Wickstrom/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) – 23-21, 23-21
Senior Jekaterina Stepanova
Junior Aurora Newgard
Sophomore Brittany Tiegs


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Suspect has four prior convictions for possession of a stolen vehicle
A Taft man with four prior convictions for stolen vehicle charges was arrested again Saturday night for possession of a stolen vehicle and evading arrest after a car chase that started in the South Taft are and continued through two residential neighborhoods.
Aaron Scott Holstone, 23, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and felony evading arrest in a vehicle.
He was caught after a brief foot search in the Airport addition after abandoning the car and fleeing on foot.
The events unfolded about 7 p.m. and started when a patrolling taft Police officer noticed a red Nissan Sentra spinning a "donut" on Pico Street between South Tenth Street and Asher.
The officer then said the car then turned north on Asher from Pico without stopping for the posted stop sign and continued south on Asher to Fourth, accelerating and running another stop sign at Main Street.
The officer activated this red lights and siren and began a pursuit. The red car went north to the area of San Emidio and Fourth where it turned and the officer lost sight of it.
Pedestrians in the area pointed in the direction the car had fled and the officer spotted it again in an alley between San Emidio and Woodrow.
The suspect car continued eastbound to Williams Way, the south and across highway 119 to the residential area near the Taft Airport.
Aranda said a witness heard the car speed into the all between the 300 blocks of East San Emidio and Woodrow and stop.
The driver got out and fled.
By this time other officers where in the area, and, with a witness description, caught Holstone a short time later.
Aranda said officers contacted the owners of the Sentra and were told it was taken without permission and without their knowledge.
Kern County Superior Court records show Holstone was convicted of stolen vehicle charges in march of 2008 and sentenced to two years in state prison, again in September of 2009 and received another two-year term; in June 2010 and got yet another two-year term and a fourth two-year term in March of this year.
Holstone is being held on $30,000 bail for the most recent arrest and on a no-bail hold for violating probation. He is due to be back in court on Aug. 30.


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(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Horses at the Salt Lake Wild Horse & Burro Center in Herriman, Thursday, October 13, 2011.
BLM's wild horse management at a crossroad
Population control » BLM considering neutering and contraception to manage captive and wild herds.
By Christopher Smart
| The Salt Lake Tribune
As posted on The Salt Lake Tribune
They are seen as an icon of the West, living history of a big, bold land that still stirs the American imagination.
But the wild horses that roam federal rangeland across 10 Western states and the Bureau of Land Management that oversees them stand at a precarious crossroad.
On one hand, the BLM will begin considering neutering horses on the range as a way to keep down populations. On the other, thinning herds too much will lead to a lack of genetic diversity that could threaten future generations.
New management strategies are being considered because the agency's Wild Horse and Burro Program, as is now formulated, appears unsustainable: 47,000 horses and burros have been taken into captivity with little chance of adoption, and their fate is uncertain because of the cost to maintain them; the estimated 37,000 animals remaining on the range will almost double in number in the coming four to five years; and the 179 herds that make up that population face an ongoing drought in the West that is leading to reduced forage on the 31.6 million acres where they are allowed to roam.
"Adoption [as a population control strategy] is no longer a logical way to proceed," said Dean Bolstad, deputy division chief for BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program. "We cannot continue to increase the numbers of horses in captivity."
But the BLM has set at 26,600 the optimal number of horses for the public rangeland under its multiple-use management paradigm, which must also accommodate 3 million grazing cattle and provide forage for deer and elk on the total 244 million acres it controls.
As such, the BLM must continue roundups to keep mustang numbers in check. But wild horse managers, who have practiced some contraceptive measures in the past, must be more aggressive with birth control, Bolstad said.
Not least, the BLM will "consider" spaying mares and gelding stallions in the wild, Bolstad said. The program's advisory board endorsed that strategy at a meeting in Salt Lake City last month.
That is an outrage to wild horse advocates, said Ginger Kathrens, executive director of The Cloud Foundation.
She maintains the agency has given short shrift to the use of "PZP," an injectable contraceptive that provides good results but is not permanent. She fears sterilization could negatively impact genetic diversity.
The number of horses in captivity exploded under President George W. Bush and continues under President Barack Obama, Kathrens said.
"Instead of removing them [from the range] why not use a tried and true [contraceptive] drug?" she said. "It shows you, they would rather remove the animals or mutilate [spay] the mares and geld the stallions."
Public grazing land for wild horses and burros has decreased about 22.2 million acres from 53.8 million acres originally outlined in the 1971 law.
Part of the challenge is political, said Pat Shea, the Salt Lake City attorney who headed up the BLM from 1997 through 1999, under President Bill Clinton. Cattle interests have a strong lobby, while wild horse activists don't, he said. Congress bends toward the cattlemen but is largely disinterested in mustangs.
During his tenure, Shea said, the agency returned 10,000 animals to private rangeland, was aggressive with contraception and began gelding wild stallions.
Kathrens, and other activists, would like to see the range extended and individual horse herds well above 150 to 200 adult animals needed to ensure genetic diversity.
Gus Cothran, professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences at Texas A&M University, contracts with the bureau to track genetic diversity in the herds. He said that although many BLM herds are smaller than 150, none show ill effects of a reduced gene pool — yet.
"The herds are very small, and that will lead to a lack of genetic diversity, given time," he said.
Once a herd's gene pool has been reduced, allowing its numbers to grow will not bring back genetic diversity, Cothran said. However, there is a remedy for a reduced gene pool in any herd, and that is to introduce breeding-age animals from another herd.
Some of the herds date back to the Spanish conquistadors, and activists like Kathrens say their integrity should not be compromised by introducing outside horses to buoy genetic diversity. That is among the reasons they believe herd sizes should be expanded before genetic variability is threatened.
"The BLM doesn't have the will to manage horses in a humane, sane way," she said.
But Bolstad said the agency is working to protect the wild horse and burro populations. However, even if rangeland and horse populations were allowed to double, the BLM would still be faced with the population control, he said.
"We need to consider more tools," Bolstad said. "No one strategy will solve the [wild horse] management issue."


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Gov. Rick Scott announced Saturday that he has appointed Jacksonville native Adam Hollingsworth, 43, to replace outgoing chief of staff Steve MacNamara who resigned on Saturday, effective July 1.
Hollingsworth currently leads the right-of-way division for Flagler Development Group. He formerly served as Chief of Staff to Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton. Hollingsworth and his wife, Amy, have two children, ages four and two.
Scott also commended MacNamara for his guidance over the past nine months. Here's his statement:
"I'm grateful for Steve's invaluable assistance in helping advance my agenda to strengthen education, create jobs, and lower the cost of living for Floridians. Over the past 10 months, thanks to his expertise and guidance, we added $1 billion for education, we passed a job creation and economic development package, we passed accident fraud reform, and thanks to him, we implemented many positive changes to the way the State of Florida does business.
"Our openness and transparency has been praised as ground breaking. I believe Steve has had a tremendous impact on me and Ann as well as my administration and our state. I respect his efforts and ideas. I have a great deal of confidence in his ability to assist me and my staff through the upcoming weeks as we transition to a new chief of staff. Ann and I look forward to continue building our friendship with Steve and his wife, Liberty."


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While actors, directors, writers and producers are the most visible talent in the entertainment industry, it's the rarely seen creatives that Marjorie Galas '89 shines a light on as Editor of 411 Publishing, a division of Variety.
411 Publishing is a production services resource centered on "below-the-line" industry professionals including film editors, script supervisors, sound engineers, make-up artists, camera operators and art directors, among myriad others. In this role, Galas is responsible for researching, editing and verifying the accuracy of all content on Variety 411's websites, LA411.com and NewYork411.com, which feature one-stop directories for all areas of production, from crew members and post-production services to car services and caterers. In addition to the content on the websites, she manages the production of Variety 411's printed directories, which are often referred to as "the bible" among Los Angeles industry professionals.
In collaboration with the Producers Guild of America and Entertainment Partners, Galas also created Variety 411's ongoing webinar series that offers information on how to maximize production incentives and other location benefits. Galas selects the topics, obtains the panelists and secures locations, equipment and vendors for the webinars, which have been featured at Sundance and other film festivals.
Galas also heads up the 411 eNewsletter, a monthly publication for industry members.
"The newsletter is really the thing that I'm most proud of," Galas said. "I really want people to learn more about their trades, and I've learned a lot from each person I've interviewed."
While the newsletter's previous editor mainly featured people from 411's directories, Galas has reached out to professionals at the top of their realms. The most recent issue (January 2014) includes interviews with Phedon Papamichael, the director of photography for the critically-acclaimed 2013 film "Nebraska," as well as "The Descendants," "Walk the Line," "Sideways," "America's Sweethearts" and "While You Were Sleeping." Other recent interviews have included the production team of "Saving Mr. Banks"; writer/producer Robert Kirkman (AMC's "The Walking Dead); and "Dallas Buyers Club" production designer John Paino.
The success of the newsletter is especially surprising to Galas, whose inauspicious foray into journalism began as a communication minor at Emmanuel College.
"I would have to do these interviews for class and I was so shy that I sometimes made up people and quotes and passed it in," she admits.
Galas also manages the Los Angeles-based staff and oversees all of Variety 411's marketing, including social media.
Before moving to California in 2006, Galas worked as a senior researcher and trainer at Hachette Book Group USA and as a volunteer coordinator and edit tutor at Boston Neighborhood Network, while also working on local film projects. Wanting to become more involved in the film industry, the Dartmouth, Mass., native moved to the West Coast and began a temporary position on Variety's sales team. Within a few months, she was hired full time and took on the role of Sales Coordinator and Variety Screening Series Coordinator for the 2007 awards season. She served as the Marketing Manager for 411 Publishing before being promoted to Editor in early 2013.
"I'm happy I was able to grow and maneuver through the company," Galas said. "I didn't anticipate this career, but I've worked really hard and I'm proud of where I am now."
The position also comes with some perks-Galas often receives credentials to work the press room at award shows, including the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys.
"A lot of press people don't love going to these events, but I think it's fun," she said. "I get to wear a gown and recognize the hard work of the creative people without who the movies wouldn't have the same impact."
She has also had the opportunity to participate in Hollywood Habitat for Humanity, to which actors, screenwriters, musicians, athletes and studio executives have volunteered to build homes for those in need since 2000.
In the future, Galas hopes to reinvigorate some of the creative aspects of her life, which she began as an art major at Emmanuel.
"One of my goals is to work on an animation project," she said. "Through the Colleges of the Fenway consortium, I took a class on animation at MassArt and I really enjoyed it. I've never been able to really explore it, but I still aspire to."
Though she has achieved much in California, she still sees Massachusetts as home, and hopes to return to Emmanuel for her 25th reunion this summer.
"Going to college is a big part of becoming an adult," she said. "My studies, the people I met and my classmates at Emmanuel all contributed to who I am today."
News & Media
January 10, 2014
Galas '89 Finds Her Niche in Hollywood
While actors, directors, writers and producers are the most visible talent in the entertainment industry, it's the rarely seen creatives that Marjorie Galas '89 shines a light on as Editor of 411 Publishing, a division of Variety.
While actors, directors, writers and producers are the most visible talent in the entertainment industry, it's the rarely seen creatives that Marjorie Galas '89 shines a light on as Editor of 411 Publishing, a division of Variety.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Research support was provided by the Puffin Foundation Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.
Over the course of the presidential campaign, John McCain has repeatedly emphasized his willingness to stand up to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as proof that only he possesses the fortitude and judgment to become the next leader of the free world. In his acceptance speech at the Republican convention, McCain lashed out at Putin and the Russian oligarchs, who, "rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power…[are] reassembling the old Russian Empire." McCain rushed to publicly support the Georgian republic during its recent conflict with Russia and amplified his threat to expel Moscow from the G-8 club of major powers. His running mate, Sarah Palin, suggested in her first major interview that the United States might have to go to war with Russia one day in order to protect Georgia—the kind of apocalyptic scenario the United States avoided during the cold war.
Yet despite McCain's tough talk, behind the scenes his top advisers have cultivated deep ties with Russia's oligarchy—indeed, they have promoted the Kremlin's geopolitical and economic interests, as well as some of its most unsavory business figures, through greedy cynicism and geopolitical stupor. The most notable example is the tale of how McCain and his campaign manager, Rick Davis, advanced what became a key victory for the Kremlin: gaining control over the small but strategically important country of Montenegro.
According to two former senior US diplomats who served in the Balkans, Davis and his lobbying firm, Davis Manafort, received several million dollars to help run Montenegro's independence referendum campaign of 2006. The terms of the agreement were never disclosed to the public, but top Montenegrin officials told the US diplomats that Davis's work was underwritten by powerful Russian business interests connected to the Kremlin and operating in Montenegro. Neither Davis nor the McCain campaign responded to repeated requests for comment. (Davis's extensive lobbying work, especially on behalf of collapsed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has already attracted critical media scrutiny.)
At the time, Putin wanted to establish a Russian outpost in the Mediterranean, and Montenegro–a coastal republic across the Adriatic from Italy—was seen as his best hope. McCain also lobbied for Montenegro's independence from Serbia, calling it "the greatest European democracy project since the end of the cold war." For McCain, the simplistic notion of "independence" from a country America had gone to war with in the late 1990s was all that mattered. What Montenegro looked like after independence seemed not to interest him. This suited Putin just fine. Russia had generally sided with Serbia against the West during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, but for the Kremlin, cutting Montenegro free from Serbia meant dealing with a Montenegro that could be more easily controlled. Indeed, today, after its "independence," Montenegro is nicknamed "Moscow by the Mediterranean." Russian oligarchs control huge chunks of the country's industry and prized coastline—and Russians exert a powerful influence over the country's political culture. "Montenegro is almost a new Russian colony, as rubles flow in to buy property and business in the tiny state," Denis MacShane, Tony Blair's former Europe minister, wrote in Newsweek in June. The takeover of Montenegro has been a Russian geostrategic victory–quietly accomplished, paradoxically enough, with the help of McCain and his top aides.


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Stoa.org has a great list of all the author abbreviations in the LSJ: LSJ abbreviations. For this one:
Glossaria [Gloss.] Ed. G. Loewe, G. Goetz & F. Schoell, Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum, Leipzig 1888-1924.
Edit: woohoo! It's on Google Books, or at least part is: Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum. It looks like pre-modern Greek-Latin dictionaries.


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Out of the Woodwork: Ironwood Logs and Mad Bulls
A quest for lumber leads to some fancy firewood, a sore butt and a full gut.
By Peter Sieling
Page: 104
From the February 2004 issue #139
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The best parts about running a small lumber business are that I get plenty of healthy exercise and bring in a decent income – at least most of the time.
Every few weeks a local dairy farmer, Dick, dumps a spreader load of cow manure on our garden. In exchange for the fertilizer, I give him a load of clean planer shavings.
One time, he was in the spreader packing the shavings as I shoveled them out of the bin. He stuck his head up the chute just as a load of shavings came down.
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Marie Kepley Hilliard, 74, of Price Road, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at the Hinkle Hospice House after declining health of four years.
Marie Kepley Hilliard, 74, of Price Road, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at the Hinkle Hospice House after declining health of four years.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. William Sowers and Preacher Clyde Akers. Burial will follow at Hedrick's Grove Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and other times at the home of her son on Mill Stream Lane.
Mrs. Hilliard was born Nov. 3, 1938, in Davidson County. She was married to Nathan Goodwin Hilliard, a career Army veteran who died Dec. 3, 1989. Until Nathan's retirement, they traveled around the world, including living in Germany and Hawaii. During this period, Marie volunteered for the Red Cross in different parts of the world. After returning to Lexington, Marie worked in long-term care facilities as a nurse and would later retire from Burlington Industries, Denton plant. She loved to travel especially to Carolina Beach. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Ila Hunt Kepley, and infant son Michael Todd Hilliard.
She is survived by her son, Wayne Hilliard and wife Lisa of Lexington; granddaughter, who was her pride and joy, Maria Jane Hilliard; sisters Linda Morrison and husband Larry, Martha Hill and Jean Kepley, all of Lexington; nephews David Trivette and wife Tamara of Churchland and Johnny Callahan of Lexington; nieces Darnell Nance and husband Robert and Sylvia Bull and husband Red, all of Southmont, and Vickie Hedrick and husband Ricky of Lexington; and great-nieces Priscilla Cole, Joy Tartaglia and husband Mickey, Teresa Johnson and husband Randall, Crystal Hedrick and Kierra Oles.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington NC 27292 or the Martha Best Children's Center at First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 436, Lexington, NC 27293.
A special thanks goes to Dr. Victor Farrah, his staff and Marie's special angel, Belinda Mull, as well as the staff of the Hinkle Hospice House for all of their love and care.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.


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Locke great again in Bucs' lossThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
June 20. 2013 11:03PM
CINCINNATI — The player most likely to regress on the Pirates' roster entering Wednesday was not starter Jeff Locke, despite cries from the statistical community, but rather closer Jason Grilli.
After all, perfection is a difficult act to sustain.
And regress Grilli did in the ninth inning Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Jay Bruce sent a Grilli fastball deep into the right field seats to tie the score at 1. It was Grilli's first blown save of the season after he converted his first 25 opportunities. The Reds went on to win, 2-1, thanks to a Brandon Phillips walk-off single in the 13th inning off Vin Mazzaro.
The Pirates entered the day 37-0 when leading after eight innings this season.
They left the bases loaded twice, including in the sixth when Locke, a Kennett of Conway product, came to the plate with one out against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo. Locke, who had thrown 81 pitches, grounded out, and Starling Marte also failed to collect a key RBI hit.
While the decision by Hurdle to not pinch hit for Locke can be questioned, it's also understandable why Hurdle stuck with the 25-year-old lefty.
Not only did Hurdle want to save his bullpen, but 72 games into the season, Locke trails only Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the National League with a 2.01 ERA.
"I want (Locke) to pitch after pitching four (relievers) out of the bullpen (Tuesday)," Hurdle said.
Locke threw seven scoreless innings against the Reds on Wednesday, allowing four hits. He walked three and struck out three.
Locke said what the skeptics don't see is the change he's made to throwing more two-seam fastballs. That extra movement — combined with Locke's ability to paint both sides of the plate with his fastball — is what has helped him to limit opponents to a .231 batting average on balls in play.
Locke said his "bread-and-butter pitch" is the inside fastball, and given the beanball hostilities between the clubs, it was key for Locke to locate it, which he did Wednesday.
To work out of one of his few jams, Locke froze Todd Frazier with a 91 mph inside fastball in the fourth inning.
"He's getting the ball in to both left- and right-handers," Hurdle said. "He used his breaking ball well tonight. ... The two-seamers had good action. It was another very good outing."
Locke did not hit a batter, but the Reds hit two more Pirates. Jordy Mercer was hit in the back by a 96 mph Alfredo Simon fastball in the eighth, and Russell Martin was plunked in the back by Arroyo's 88 mph fastball in the fifth.
In the teams' past nine meetings, 18 batters have been hit: 10 Reds and eight Pirates.
Locke's curveball has added sharpness; his strikeouts have picked up in recent starts, with 31 in his last 36-2/3 innings.
Locke, who was acquired with Charlie Morton in the 2009 deal that sent Nate McLouth to Atlanta, credits veteran catcher Martin's pitch selection and pitch sequencing for some of his improvement.
For example, most pitchers are careful and tentative when pitching to Reds slugger Joey Votto. But in the sixth inning, Martin had Locke challenge Votto with four straight fastballs located on the middle-inside portion of the strike zone. Votto grounded out to second.
The Pirates' only offense came in the third inning. Marte led off with his second triple of the series. Marte scored when Arroyo failed to field Martin's groundball.
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Hey folks,
I am not starting a business doing this but since I have all of the tools necessary to make these quickly and easily, I have offered to make folks here slide plates for the cost of materials and shipping.
I can make them out of steel, brass, copper, or aluminum.
I have a plating machine and silver salts (plating solution) currently, but others can be purchased.
If you know the size and thickness of yours let me know. I am starting to compile a list of dimensions for known slides. If not we can discuss how to go about finding the correct information.
A couple of notes:
- Sometimes the front and back slides are different lengths
- The width measurement we need is the width at MAX if you have the original
- The width measurement without the original is the width of the slot at it's widest.
- Sometimes the "inboard" (closest to the needle) portion is slightly smaller than the outboard portion.
- Most slides are 16ga or 14ga in thickness. (.0508 to .0641 respectively), some are thinner.


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MIDDLEBURY — Last month the Addison County Regional Planning Commission installed two charging stations for electric and plug-in vehicles on the east side of their Seminary Street building in Middlebury.
The chargers are part of a larger project to introduce and test the feasibility of electric and plug-in vehicles in Vermont. The planning commission last year outfitted a used Toyota Prius with an extra 5-kilowatt battery that gives the car up to 100 miles to the gallon.


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345 wins and counting
Plymouth football legend Lenahan to call it a careerBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 22. 2013 9:36PM
When it comes to Chuck Lenahan's coaching career, numbers tell most of the story. They have to, because Lenahan deflects almost all of the credit tossed his way.
Lenahan, 70, recently revealed that this season will be his last as Plymouth Regional High School's football coach and athletic director. He's in his 43rd year at each position.
"This is my last year," Lenahan said Thursday. "I'm going to miss it for sure, but this will allow me to go see a lot of games and do a lot of things I haven't done in a while. I haven't seen UNH play in a long time.
"I made up my mind last year. I talked it over with the administration and they said they wanted some notice. I want to go out by doing a good job."
Some of the numbers: Lenahan will enter the 2013 season with a career record of 345-69-1. Plymouth won its 19th state championship under Lenahan last season, when he guided the Bobcats to an undefeated season for the 13th time. Plymouth has strung together 46- and 57-game winning streaks with Lenahan on the sideline. The latter streak was the longest in the nation in 2010.
Lenahan collected victory No. 343 last season, which set the record for career victories by a New England high school football coach.
"The one thing that stands out to me about Chuck is his attention to detail and his organizational skills," longtime Plymouth assistant coach Chris Sanborn said. "There's no limit to the amount of time and effort he'll put in.
"He'll do all of the little things. Definitely a guy who leads by example."
Lenahan, who is also known for his dry sense of humor, is currently a member of the NHIAA football committee. He said that's a position he may retain.
"I'll have to talk that over with (NHIAA executive director) Pat Corbin," he said.
Lenahan grew up in Mechanic Falls, Maine, and graduated from Plymouth State University. He was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in June.
Lenahan's first Plymouth team finished 0-6-1 in 1971, but he guided the Bobcats to a state title in season No. 2.
"It's a tremendous school and administration," Lenahan said. "I'll miss the relationships you have with the coaches and administrators. There's a lot of camaraderie there with the people you work with. One thing I've realized is how lucky I am to coach the kids that I have — that's what I'll miss the most.
"We've had a great run here. It's time to let somebody else do it."


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The founders of MailChimp didn't set out to build the world's leading email marketing platform.
They didn't start by asking, "How do we build a product that can be used by millions of businesses for sending billions of emails each day?"
Instead, when co-founders Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius launched MailChimp back in 2001, they were simply trying to help their customers.
At the time, the pair were running a web design business. When some of their customers started asking for a way to send emails, Chestnut dug up some old code he had written for an earlier project (a failed digital greeting card product). That code became the jumping-off point for the MailChimp email marketing service.
For years, the service remained a side project. But in 2007, Chestnut and Kurzius decided to shut down their web design operation and go all-in on MailChimp.
Because in launching MailChimp, the pair realized that web design really wasn't their passion. As the New York Times reported, "What Mr. Chestnut and Mr. Kurzius were passionate about was helping small businesses grow."
Email marketing, however, wasn't necessarily the best game to be getting into for helping small businesses grow … at least not in 2007.
For starters, spam was reaching unprecedented heights, and people were becoming increasingly annoyed. (One study found that 95% of all emails sent in 2007 were spam emails.)
But perhaps even more discouragingly, better-funded companies (e.g. Constant Contact, which raised $107 million in its IPO in October 2007) were already dominating the email marketing landscape.
Still, Chestnut and Kurzius saw email as a cost-effective marketing channel — perfect for cash-strapped small businesses that were trying to reach their target audiences.
What's more, the MailChimp co-founders had a secret weapon for taking out the competition.
Chestnut told the New York Times that MailChimp's success stems from that fact that it had "a proximity to its customers that its competitors lacked."
And he elaborated that because MailChimp "was itself a small business, it understood what those businesses wanted out of their marketing tools. Its offerings were cheaper, it added features more quickly, and it allowed greater customizations to fit customers' needs."
In other words, MailChimp won by getting closer to their customers than the competition.
And as you hear us say all the time here at Drift, "Whoever get closest to the customer wins."
Flash forward to today, and it's clear that MailChimp's customer-driven approach has paid off in a big way: They now have more than 14 million users, and are anticipating $400 million+ in revenue for 2016.
But how, exactly, was MailChimp able to get closer to their customers than their competitors?
At Drift, we've identified three key areas where MailChimp was able to gain an advantage.
There's no denying that mailchimp has one of the most memorable and adorable mascots in the business: Freddie (full name: Frederick von Chimpenheimer IV).
But as MailChimp marketing director Mark DiCristina once said, "having a mascot is not a substitute for having a marketing strategy."
Ultimately, the reason why Freddie works for MailChimp as a piece of its brand identity is because Freddie is an honest representation of the MailChimp brand.
As DiCristina explained, their cartoonish mascot "represents some ideas that the whole company stands behind: making work fun, creativity, and independence."
And MailChimp's wordmark — with its hand-written, schoolhouselook — echoes these ideas as well.
But to reiterate: MailChimp didn't create this fun brand identity for the heck of it. Their branding grew naturally out of the fun experiences they were already delivering to customers.
For starters, MailChimp was a pioneer in the world of witty and informal product copy. Years before Slack started dazzling us with its friendly tone, MailChimp was preaching that they could make sending great content "easier than eating a banana."
MailChimp also wasn't afraid of sharing a GIF when they felt the moment called for it.
Getting ready to send out an email campaign? MailChimp would show you this animation of a hand sweating over a big "send" button.
And then once you sent a campaign, guess what? MailChimp gave you a high five.
Instead of making email marketing feel like a chore, MailChimp managed to make the experience fun. And that experience they delivered — not their primatemascot — is really what set their brand apart.
Of course, the strengthening of MailChimp's brand didn't happen by accident. They've clearly put a lot of thought into nailing down their voice and tone, and setting guidelines for how their brand assets should be used.
One of my favorite examples of how MailChimp has codified the language they use comes from their content style guide . It's a list of what the MailChimp voice is, and what it isn't.
As you can see, there's a fine line to walk. Get too informal, and customers start viewing you as unprofessional. But for MailChimp, walking that line, and striking that perfect balance between fun and professional, paid off.
As a result of their brand-building efforts, MailChimp was able to change the way people felt about email marketing software.
The experience MailChimp delivered was warm and friendly, as if their customers were trusted friends — not entries in a CRM.
Other email marketing solutions on the market, by comparison, felt cold and robotic.
There was only one thing holding MailChimp back from conquering the world of email marketing:
Not enough people were getting the full MailChimp experience.
In order to grow, MailChimp needed a strategy for getting potential customers to see, first-hand, what being a MailChimp customer would feel like.
Luckily, they had a plan …
In September of 2009, MailChimp announced they were going freemium.
Now, I could summarize the reasons why MailChimp made that decision, but considering their announcement post was just a few-hundred-words long, you might as well read it yourself:
In true MailChimp fashion, the post (written by co-founder and CEO Ben Chestnut) opens with a tongue-and-cheek commentary on how MailChimp had "wasted all this time" building a profitable company and an "awesome product" that had amassed a user base of 100,000 people.
Chestnut's point here is that MailChimp was successful well before it chose to go the freemium route.
This wasn't some lucky gamble — it was a calculated move.
As Chestnut wrote in 2010:
Ultimately, the MailChimp team had the benefit of being able to study all of this data they had amassed (presumably) since they launched in 2001.
And the conclusion that they came to was that offering a free forever version of MailChimp was the best strategy for driving growth.
For Chestnut, however, the underlying inspiration for going freemium grew out of an experience he had at a Ben Jerry's. When a friend took him there for the first time, and he got to try all of the free samples, he was hooked.
Catch that last line? The "little monkeys in their footer"?
That actually proved to be one of the most brilliant tactics MailChimp deployed as part of launching their "free forever" plan: All of the emails sent by MailChimp's free users were stamped with a hyperlinked image of Freddie, which would send folks to MailChimp.com.
This helped drive product virality, as recipients would click on the friendly face of MailChimp's mascot and end up learning more about the company and their software.
The free users who were sending those emails, meanwhile, would earn "MonkeyRewards Credits" every time a person they referred through their MailChimp footer badge ended up becoming a paying customer. Free users could then put those credits toward MailChimp services like inbox inspections or even future bills if they decided to upgrade.
One year after adopting this new, freemium model, MailChimp shared some data on their blog:
According to Chestnut, that extraordinary growth in profit was primarily a result of their customer acquisition cost (CAC) dropping. At the time — September 2010 — Chestnut reported that MailChimp's CAC was less than $100.
Jump aheadto February 2012, and MailChimp's user base had grown from 450,00 to 1.2 million. On average, they were adding 5,000 new users every single day.
Clearly, MailChimp's freemium sales model, coupled with its already well-established and lovablebrand, helped take the company's growth to the next level.
But in order to sustain that growth, and to prevent churn from creeping in, MailChimp had another trick up its sleeve.
Whether it's sending customers t-shirts, stuffed animals, or monkey hats for their cats ( yes, seriously ), MailChimp is renowned for its "weird swag." Or at least that's whata 2012 article from calledit.
In that same article,MailChimp marketing director Mark DiCristina explained that MailChimp creates and shares this "weird swag" because it makes people happy. There's no other angle. They don't have a dedicated swag data scientist crunching numbers behind the scenes.
They're not measuring monkey hat conversion rates.
Instead, MailChimp simply thinks of them as gifts.
To quote DiCristina:
For MailChimp, the quality of the gifts they give to their customers is more important than the cost.
And while MailChimp employees don't spend time trying to quantify the effects of their gift-giving, they do spend time testing out gifts to make sure they're top quality.
As reported, it wouldn't be uncommon to see MailChimp employees, "testing the softness of a stuffed chimp's belly."
It might sound a little cooky, but the attention MailChimp pays to these tiny details is what helps set their customer experience apart from the competition's.
As DiCristina explained:
The broader takeaway here isn't that you should start putting more budget toward t-shirts and stuffed animals, it's that you should look for ways that you can surprise and delight your own customers based on what you know about them.
For MailChimp, it made sense to pursue a customer delight strategy that was silly and lighthearted because that's the experience they were known for delivering — that's what was already resonating with their customers.
But, as a hypothetical, if you're an internet security company that's built a brand around being trusted and taking responsibilities super-seriously, sending a bunch of stuffed animals to your customers might not play so well.
(Alternatively, a free security audit and/or free access to a new product feature might be better options.)
Ultimately, the specific tactics you use for surprising and delighting your customers should be an honest reflection of brand.
At Drift, we have a list of companies that we look to as role models.
MailChimp, as you've probably figured out by now, is one of them.
In the months to follow, we'll continue to showcase companies that have achieved extraordinary growth through getting closer to their customers.
In the meantime, you can check out some of our earlier stories about companies we love:


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Please give us your ideas in order to enlarge our community in this part of the world. We would also like you to help us identify new payment providers, potential communication partners (game websites, blogs, ...)
We are also looking for motivated players who could help us getting Urban Rivals known (by presenting the game in blogs for instance).
subclavianHoA Imperator Thursday 15/09/2011, 18:20
You want to attract Taiwanese players?
Then GIVE US OUR FLAG
_KillSwitch_ Titan † OVER KILL † Friday 02/12/2011, 19:13
Um.. here is my issue with regards to my friends playing UR back then about 2 years ago. We were around 12 players at that time and we used one internet cafe in playing UR as well as DOTA since a friend of mine owns this internet cafe. All of us were in the same guild and we stop playing DoTA when its DT time, we also play a lot of ELO back then. The issue then came when a friend of mine won a CR in elo, he racked around 1430 elo points i think but he got BLed because he was accused of cheating with regards to having the same IP address since the internet cafe would have only one IP add. Since then, all of them quit and I was the only one left playing. I don't know if the issue of IP address have been addressed.
I think it would be best for UR to put some posters in major internet cafes around here in the Philippines. Facebook ads would also be great since alot of Filipinos are into FB.
Hart-Kun Titan Gamerz Sanctuary Thursday 09/02/2012, 11:34
There's this local online game payment sites in Indonesia that's really accessible all around the country coz its part of 24-7 shop.
Hope UR can make a deal and promote their game there.
check em on http://www.unipin.co.id/
duongthu1985 Hero Vietnamese Thursday 09/02/2012, 13:59
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Make surveys available that reward more than 10 credits work in India?
Pekny Pudl Colossus E X C A L I B U R Tuesday 20/03/2012, 14:39
Concentrate on India and China, is my humble opinion.
If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
I do much business with both countries and Japan. For marketing, I can recommend some good firms. You need TV ads, billboards, and the whole associated paraphernalia, and dough (no need to mention), for a successful market invasion where manga rules the roost (in china); whereas in India, your route would be a bit less gravelly because there are no lead players in your segment.
For complete info and good advice, please PM me or e-mail me, and specify clearly what is in it for me if I can successfully chart out your route.
0 Pride Imperator URBAN MADNESS Wednesday 21/03/2012, 05:25
Advertising this game is really important esp. on the countries mentioned on the thread
I think we need some decent sponsors to advertise this game.
I will be happy if this happens.
Legacy PH Senior Face Everything And Rejoice Friday 23/03/2012, 05:59
Yup. On a side note with Kill_Switch.. I have an old account that was blocked because I'm accused of using multiple accounts on the same IP. Ignoring the fact that I play at a computer shop with 15++ other friends.
We are so many.. around 3-4 batches of high school UR players in our school. Now I don't know if UR is still played in our high school.
But if, you want to promote UR in the Philippines exactly? I'll supposed to say three things.
One is posters, as in just posters will do a lot.
Second, is game magazine. Yup. I've read UR was once featured in K-Zone. But a full article would be a looooot different.
and Third, with UR's approval. A small gathering of players wherein they could bring new players to promote, and celebrate UR. I'll be veeery glad to do those three.


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Jewish World Review Oct. 23, 2013/ 19 Mar-Cheshvan, 5774
Dr. Politics Rules on Ted Cruz
By Roger Simon
Dear Dr. Politics: There is no sugarcoating it. The website has been working too slowly. I think it's fair to say nobody is more upset than I am. Can you help the surge of the best and the brightest to fix the Obamacare site? Asking for a friend.
Answer: First, is your Wi-Fi router on? A lot of people forget this. They also can't remember where their Wi-Fi router is. Yours may be in the Situation Room or in the bowling alley or underneath Joe Biden.
Second, restart your computer. But back up all the data for the entire government first. This should take no more than two or three years.
Third, are you using a laptop? If you are — and we suspect it's a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 — make sure the modem is working. That is the thing that goes: SQUEE-AWK ... SQUEE-AWK ... PING-PING-PING ... GRSHHHHHHH.
If you don't hear that sound when you dial in, replace the four AA-cell batteries in the laptop. This could fix your problem, or it could trigger a nuclear launch. So be careful. Maybe you should let one of the kids do it.
Fourth, clear your cache. Those scamps from the press corps may be sneaking in to use your computer and leaving cookies behind. Consider blocking all sites that contain the words "Kardashian," "Miley Cyrus" and "Cruz."
Fifth, have you considered selling Obamacare door-to-door? It works great for Avon. Or you could do home parties like Mary Kay. Wouldn't getting a pink Cadillac be totally cool?
Sixth, call Snowden.
Seventh, buy a Mac.
Dear Dr. Politics: I keep hearing that Ted Cruz, a Republican senator from Texas, may run for president in 2016. I also hear he was born in Canada and is a Canadian citizen. Doesn't the Constitution demand that a president be a "natural born Citizen" of the United States? So how could Cruz run?
Answer: Ted Cruz's birth certificate, which was released to The Dallas Morning News at its request in August, shows three important things:
First, Rafael Edward Cruz (now called Ted) was born Dec. 22, 1970, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Second, his father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Matanzas, Cuba.
Third, and this is very important, his mother, Eleanor Elizabeth Wilson, was born in Wilmington, Del.
At birth, Cruz became a citizen of Canada because he was born there, but he also became a "natural born" citizen of the United States, in the view of many legal experts, because his mother was a U.S. citizen. According to the newspaper, Cruz's father came to the United States from Cuba in 1957 and remained a Cuban citizen until he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2005. (He was working in Canada as a "geophysical consultant" at the time of Ted's birth.)
The family returned to the United States when Ted was 4. Catherine Frazier, Cruz's Senate press secretary, told the Dallas paper that Cruz's mother registered his birth with the U.S. Consulate and that Cruz got a U.S. passport without a problem in 1986 to make a high-school trip to England. "To our knowledge, he never had Canadian citizenship," Frazier said.
The Dallas Morning News found a number of experts on Canadian and immigration law, however, who said Cruz definitely had dual citizenship with Canada. After the story appeared, Cruz issued a statement saying that he would renounce his Canadian citizenship if he "technically" ever had it. "Nothing against Canada," he said, "but I'm an American by birth and as a U.S. senator, I believe I should be only an American."
Cruz also said: "Given the raft of stories today about my birth certificate, it must be a slow news day."
Yeah, well, Barack Obama had a birth certificate proving he was born in the United States, but the "birther" wackos still tried to claim he was born in Kenya, making him ineligible to be president. Except it wouldn't have made him ineligible.
Using the legal argument that now helps Cruz, Obama would have been a "natural born" citizen of the United States even if he had been born in Kenya, because his mother was a U.S. citizen. (In any case, Obama was born in Honolulu.)
So, in the opinion of Dr. Politics, Cruz is a "natural born" U.S. citizen and could legally become president of the United States.
Unless Donald Trump can't find his mother's birth certificate.
Dear Dr. Politics: I hear that Congress keeps "kicking the can down the road." Why would anyone kick a can? And why would he do it down the road, where he could get run over?
Answer: "Kick the can" was a popular game in the early years of last century and still is played by members of Congress. The way Congress plays it, one member is stuffed into a large aluminum trash can, and the others kick it repeatedly as it rolls around the roads on Capitol Hill. At the end of a half-hour or so, the member emerges from the can so discombobulated that he will vote for or against anything. This is called "party discipline" or "the end of democracy as we know it."
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Feeding the Future: Ethiopia's Livestock Growth Program
By Kimberlee Davies
With one of the lowest GDPs and highest malnutrition rates in the world, Ethiopia desperately needs food security investment and innovation. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded a contract to CNFA, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, to implement the Agricultural Growth Program–Livestock Growth Project (AGP-LGP) in Ethiopia. The program, sponsored by USAID's Feed the Future initiative, will encourage growth in the farming sector by increasing the competitiveness and value of Ethiopia's livestock. CNFA expects the program to create roughly 2,600 new jobs and to improve the nutrition of 200,000 households.
In 2009, Feed the Future—a U.S. executive initiative resulting from the 2009 World Summit on Food Security—selected 20 countries, including Ethiopia, to work with on strengthening food security. Ethiopia was chosen for its high level of need and the Ethiopian government's openness to partnership. Currently, Ethiopia's annual per capita income is only US$170, and 30 percent of children under five are underweight. Livestock contribute to the livelihood of 60 to 70 percent of the population.
CNFA already has enacted a similar livestock program in Kenya. The Kenya Drylands Livestock Development Program (KDLDP) was one of the first programs implemented in Africa under Feed the Future, and has successfully increased livestock value and yields through improved production, marketing, and market access. Fattening animals and processing livestock products near production areas results in higher prices, thereby increasing local incomes and promoting employment among underemployed groups such as women, youth, and the elderly. AGP-LGP will apply CNFA's past success to Ethiopia.


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pamoa wrote:I would suggest you change the following neutrals
as I think it is better if key connecting point are "active"
else they become blocking point
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Eastern Suburbs = Bondi
SE Suburbs = Marrickville
Sydney = City
Northern Beaches = (Narrabeen) Palm Beach is better as it is not blocking the access to the kayak line
Blue Mountains National Park = (Blue Mountains National Park) Jamison Valley is better as BMNP is an hot point
National Parks = Marramarra National Parks North
Good points, though I would probably prefer that Manly start neutral rather than Palm Beach as Palm Beach is the only Northern Beaches territory that borders National Parks. Also, cairns, have you thought about extending the border of Palm Beach to Kuringal all the way and removing that little speck of water? It would clarify the borders a little more.
And I don't see any problem making Jamison Valley the neutral either. BMNP is a pretty centrally located region to start as a neutral.