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Fish feed is one of the major components needed and most expensive commodities when raising fish. Importing fish feed at a high cost from South Africa has been hindering fresh water aquaculture production in Namibia . It was through a cooperative agreement between the Namibian and Spanish Government, that a fish feed factory at Onavivi Inland Aquaculture Centre (OIAC) in Namibia was constructed.
The production of Namibia 's own fish feed will help in alleviating the shortage of fish feed, thereby improving fish farming amongst the rural communities, hence improving food security. Activities undertaking at the fish feed plant include fish feed formulation and research (Fish feed trails/experiments). From experiments, it was concluded that a diet of 15% protein is suitable for the use in low scale Semi-intensive farming systems, with low stocking density between 2 –3 fish/m 2 , a diet of 25% CP be used in high managed semi-intensive culture systems, where there is high stocking densities of 4 –10 fish/m 2 and a diet of 30% CP be used for broodstock (breeders) and nursing of the fingerlings while diet 38% CP be used for the fry stage.
Table 3. Estimated Annual quantity of each Diet, for all regions (August 2009 to August 2010)
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There are several Health Care programs available to assist veterans and retirees as they transition into the civilian workforce. These programs are designed to meet specific needs based on your duty status and transition circumstances. Some of these programs are long term, while others are temporary in nature and only provide coverage for up to 3 years.
In addition these coverage plans often require you to pay a premium, cost shares, deductibles and co-pays.
The following transition health care programs are explained here:
- TRICARE Transitional Assistance Management Program
- Continued Health Care Benefit Program
- TRICARE for Retirees
- TRICARE Reserve Select
- TRICARE Dental Coverage for Guard and Reserve
- CHAMPVA (VA's Civilian Health and Medical Program)
- Veterans Health Care
TRICARE - Transition Assistance Management Program
The Transitional Assistance Management Program offers transitional TRICARE coverage to certain separating active duty members and their eligible family members. Care is available for only 180 days.
The four categories for TAMP eligibility are:
Members involuntarily separated from active duty and their eligible family members;
- National Guard and Reserve members, collectively known as the Reserve Component (RC), separated from active duty after being called up or ordered in support of a contingency operation for an active duty period of more than 30 days and their family members;
- Members separated from active duty after being involuntarily retained in support of a contingency operation and their family members; and
- Members separated from active duty following a voluntary agreement to stay on active duty for less than one year in support of a contingency mission and their family members.
Check out the TRICARE TAMP Fact Sheet to learn more about enrollment in this program.
Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
After the TAMP eligibility expires, you or a family member may apply for temporary, transitional medical coverage under the Continued Health Care Benefit Program. CHCBP is a premium-based health care program providing medical coverage to a select group of former military beneficiaries. CHCBP is similar to, but not part of, TRICARE. The CHCBP program extends health care coverage to the following individuals when they lose military benefits:
- The service member (who can also enroll his or her family members)
- Certain former spouses who have not remarried
- Certain children who lose military coverage
DoD contracted with Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc. to administer CHCBP. You may contact Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc., in writing or by phone for information regarding CHCBP. This includes your eligibility for enrolling in the program, to request a copy of the CHCBP enrollment application, to obtain information regarding the health care benefits that are available to CHCBP enrollees, and to obtain information regarding the premiums and out-of-pocket costs once you are enrolled.
Visit the Humana website for CHCBP applications and enrollment information.
CHCBP Basics
Continuous coverage: CHCBP is a health care program intended to provide you with continuous health care coverage on a temporary basis following your loss of military benefits. It acts as a "bridge" between your military health benefits and your new job's medical benefits, so you and your family will receive continuous medical coverage.
Preexisting condition coverage: If you purchase this conversion health care plan, CHCBP may entitle you to coverage for preexisting conditions often not covered by a new employer's benefit plan.
Benefits: The CHCBP benefits are comparable to the TRICARE Standard benefits.
Enrollment and Coverage
Eligible beneficiaries must enroll in CHCBP within 60 days following the loss of entitlement to the Military Health System. To enroll, you will be required to submit: the following documentation:
- A completed DD Form 2837, "Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP) Application."
- Documentation as requested on the enrollment form, e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty;" final divorce decree; DD Form 1173, "Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card." Additional information and documentation may be required to confirm an applicant's eligibility for CHCBP.
- A premium payment for the first 90-days of health coverage.
The premium rates are approximately $1,300 per quarter for individuals and $2,925 per quarter for families. Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc. will bill you for subsequent quarterly premiums through your period of eligibility once you are enrolled. The program uses existing TRICARE providers and follows most of the rules and procedures of the TRICARE Standard program. Depending on your beneficiary category, CHCBP coverage is limited to either 18 or 36 months as follows:
- 18 months for separating Service Members and their families
- 36 months for others who are eligible (in some cases, former spouses who have not remarried may continue coverage beyond 36 months if they meet certain criteria)
|2017 CHCBP Enrollment Fees:
|Member Only
$1,372 per quarter
|Member and Family
$3,087 per quarter
TRICARE for Retirees
All retired military servicemembers are eligible for TRICARE health care coverage. This includes eligible spouse and dependents. When you retire from active duty, you and your eligible family members will experience the TRICARE benefit in a different way. Here are some things to keep in mind:
- Remember that a change in status-from active duty to retired-requires updating your personal information in DEERS.
- As a retiree under 65, you must decide which TRICARE program is best for him/her and eligible family members. Your choices include TRICARE Prime, Standard or Extra.
- If you are under age 65 and become entitled to Medicare Part A because of a disability or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and are enrolled in Medicare Part B receive health care under Medicare and TRICARE for Life (TFL).
Visit the TRICARE Benefits section to learn more about the costs and restrictions for military retirees.
TRICARE Reserve Select
Members and former members of the National Guard and Reserve are able to purchase premium-based health care coverage under a new TRICARE health plan called TRICARE Reserve Select.
TRICARE Reserve Select Eligibility
Servicemembers may be eligible to purchase TRS for themselves and their immediate family members if they meet the following three conditions:
First, if they were called or ordered to active duty under Title 10 in support of a contingency operation for more than 30 consecutive days on or after September 11, 2001.
Second, if they served continuously on active duty for 90 days or more under such call or order.
Third, if they enter into a Service Agreement (DD Form 2895) to serve in the Selected Reserves.
Check out the TRICARE Reserve Select Fact Sheet to learn more about the costs and benefits of this program.
TRICARE Dental Coverage for Guard and Reserve
National Guard and Reserve members separating from active duty after an activation of greater than 30 days in support of a contingency operation may now receive the same dental care benefits as active duty service members. The TRICARE Active Duty Dental Program (ADDP) now provides coverage to these members in the Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP).
ADDP beneficiaries receive active duty dental benefit services as long as the referral and/or authorization requirements are met prior to receipt of care. Authorizations will not be granted for any dental care procedure that cannot be completed within their 180-day maximum TAMP period.
Eligibility is verified by ADDP contractor United Concordia Companies, Inc. using the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). All TRICARE beneficiaries are advised to keep their enrollment information updated in DEERS; if eligibility cannot be confirmed, ADDP dental care will be denied.
TAMP provides 180 days of transitional health care benefits to help certain uniformed services members and their families transition to civilian life. Benefits begin the day after the service member is separated from active duty. Family members and dependents are not eligible for ADDP benefits under TAMP, but remain eligible to purchase coverage through the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP). Service members receiving benefits under TAMP are ineligible for the TDP until the end of the 180-day transitional benefit period.
CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs) is a federal health benefits program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. CHAMPVA is a Fee for Service program. CHAMPVA provides reimbursement for most medical expenses -- inpatient, outpatient, mental health, prescription medication, skilled nursing care, and durable medical equipment. There is a very limited adjunct dental benefit that requires pre-authorization.
CHAMPVA Eligibility
To be eligible for CHAMPVA, you cannot be eligible for TRICARE and you must be in one of these categories:
- The spouse or child of a veteran who has been rated permanently and totally disabled for a service-connected disability by a VA regional office, or
- The surviving spouse or child of a veteran who died from a VA-rated service connected disability, or
- The surviving spouse or child of a veteran who was at the time death rated permanently and totally disabled from a service connected disability, or
- The surviving spouse or child of a servicemember who died in the line of duty.
An eligible CHAMPVA sponsor may be entitled to receive medical care through the VA health care system based on his or her own veteran status. Additionally, as the result of a recent policy change, if the eligible CHAMPVA sponsor is the spouse of another eligible CHAMPVA sponsor, both may now be eligible for CHAMPVA benefits. In each instance where the eligible spouse requires medical attention, he or she may choose the VA health care system or coverage under CHAMPVA for his/her health care needs. If you have been previously denied CHAMPVA benefits and you believe you would now be qualified, please submit an application following the guidelines as listed on the "How to apply" section.
Check out the CHAMPVA Fact sheet to learn more about this transitional health care program.
Veterans Health Care
VA provides a Medical Benefits Package, a standard enhanced health benefits plan available to all enrolled veterans. This plan emphasizes preventive and primary care, and offers a full range of outpatient and inpatient services within VA health care system.
VA maintains an annual enrollment system to manage the provision of quality hospital and outpatient medical care and treatment to all enrolled veterans. A priority system ensures that veterans with service-connected disabilities and those below the low-income threshold are able to be enrolled in VA's health care system.
VA enrollment allows health care benefits to become portable throughout the entire VA system. Enrolled veterans who are traveling or who spend time away from their primary treatment facility may obtain care at any VA health care facility across the country without the worry of having to reapply.
VA Health Care Eligibility
Eligibility for most veterans' health care benefits is based solely on active military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard (or Merchant Marines during WW II), and discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
Note: If you are a veteran enrolling for the first time and your income exceeds the current year income threshold, you are not eligible for enrollment at this time. Visit the VA Health Care Eligibility and Priority page to learn more.
Reservists and National Guard members who were called to active duty by a Federal Executive Order may qualify for VA health care benefits. Returning service members, including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations have special eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for two years following discharge from active duty.
Important facts about VA Health Care eligibility:
- Health care eligibility is not just for those who served in combat.
- Veteran's health care is not just for service-connected injuries or medical conditions.
- Veteran's health care facilities are not just for men only. VA offers full-service health care to women veterans.
Click here to get started in determining your eligibility and priority for VA health care benefits.


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The Kansas City Royals announced that George Brett and Pedro Grifol will take over as hitting coaches. Jack Maloof and Andre David have been re-assigned to minor-league duties.
Fantasy Tip: This happened not long after Maloof's comments about KC not being a homer-hitting team. Despite Brett's name recognition, don't expect the Royals suddenly to start slugging.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Thursday as worries about the soundness of a European bank spooked U.S. investors, prompting them to sell stocks and snap up less risky assets like gold and governments bonds.
Fears emerged overnight about the financial stability of Espirito Santo International, a holding company that is the largest shareholder in a group of firms, including the parent of Portugal's largest bank, Banco Espirito Santo.
Espirito Santo International reportedly missed a debt payment this week and was cited for accounting irregularities — similar to issues that sparked Europe's debt crisis four years ago. The bank troubles had traders and investors talking about another European debt crisis.
Thursday's stock selling started in Europe, and spread to the U.S, where the Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 180 points within the first half hour of trading.
But anxiety in the U.S. quickly subsided and the market clawed back in afternoon trading. While the market never fully bounced back, the decline in the Dow was roughly half of what it was at the beginning of the session.
"Today's news did reignite some of those contagion fears," said Ryan Larson, head of equity trading for RBC Global Asset Management.
Portugal is one of the smaller eurozone economies and, like Greece and Ireland, needed an international rescue in 2011 during the continent's debt crisis. A three-year economic recovery program was supposed to have straightened out its finances.
That debt crisis in Europe was largely responsible for the U.S. stock market's last decline of 10 percent or more, known as a "correction" in Wall Street parlance. Investors back then worried that the crisis would spread to the U.S., which was starting to recover from its own financial trauma.
On Thursday, the Dow fell 70.54 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,915.07, erasing most of Wednesday's advance.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 8.15 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,964.88 and the Nasdaq composite fell 22.83 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4,396.20.
Traders and market strategists pointed to a couple of reasons why stocks didn't continue falling in the U.S.
First, because it has been a relatively quiet week for Wall Street, with little economic data and only a couple companies reporting quarterly results, any negative news was likely "met with overreaction," Larson said.
"After participants had time to step back and assess, many realized the U.S. is in a relatively good spot compared with (Europe)," he said.
Second, even with the U.S. market trading near all-time highs, many investors are sitting on large amounts of cash. Any noticeable fall in stock prices would likely mean investors would step in.
"Generally, people are willing to put money into this market when the opportunity presents itself," said Erik Davidson, deputy chief investment officer of Wells Fargo Private Bank, which manages $170 billion in assets.
Investors did seek out some protection Thursday. Bond prices and gold rose as investors moved money into those traditional havens. The yield on the U.S. 10-year note fell to 2.54 percent from 2.55 percent late Wednesday. Gold rose $14.90, or 1.1 percent, to $1,339.20 an ounce.
In stocks, investors moved money into utility and telecommunication companies, also common areas to invest when uncertainty emerges in markets. Utility and telecom companies typically pay a higher-than-average dividend, which makes them attractive when investors don't expect stock prices to go higher.
The Dow Jones utility index, a collection of 15 utility companies, rose 0.6 percent — the only major index to rise Thursday.


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RENO, Nev. - A bicyclist in his 50s suffered minor injuries after being hit by a van Saturday evening.
The Reno Police Department's Major Accidents Investigation Team is investigating the accident which happened in the intersection of Plumb Lane and Harvard Way.
Police tell KOLO 8 News Now that the bicyclist was heading north in a crosswalk on Plumb Lane when the van, turning west onto Plumb Lane, struck him.
The accident happened around 7:30 Saturday evening. Westbound lanes of Plumb Lane were shut down for a time. Police later opened one westbound lane for traffic.
The bicyclist was transported to Renown. Police say his injuries appear to be minor.
The driver of the van, a woman in her 30s, was uninjured and is cooperating with investigators. Police say speed and alcohol do not appear to be a factor.
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Building on the FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay that won 50 sports game of the year awards, FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity – on and off the ball – for every player and at every position on the pitch with Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player. New customization features will also give players the ability to bring their own style to the highest rated sports game ever on PlayStation3 and XBOX360
FIFA Soccer 11 is the 18th game in Electronic Arts' popular video game soccer series. Continuing with the franchise's unique blend of realism and innovative features that bring the authenticity to the video game pitch that fans crave, FIFA Soccer 11 is an exciting must-have title for both longtime and existing fans of console sports gaming. Game features include: a roster of over 15,000 real players represented in-game, the Personality+ system which mirrors the abilities of every player imported into the game, all-new passing abilities, finer dribbling controls, extensive customization options and more.
FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity–on and off the ball–for every player and at every position on the pitch with a number of innovative gameplay features, including Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player.
With Personality+ a footballer's abilities on the pitch is mirrored authentically in game, creating individual personalities. Players will be distinguished from one another through a sophisticated database that evaluates and grades each player's skill-set over 36 attributes and 57 traits, compiled by 1,700 scouts around the world. Real Madrid's Kaka will deliver crisp, creative passes, Barcelona's Andres Iniesta will utilize tighter turns and close control to dribble through defenses, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will hold off defenders and strike shots from distance with pace, and topflight defenders like Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus will anticipate, predict and react to offensive players to win back possession.
Goalkeepers have also been injected with Personality+. The real-life personality of the keeper, whether acrobatic or traditional, will dictate his style in game. Dive attributes will determine the keepers with the ability to reach for further shots while reflex attributes determine reaction times, so a keeper like Petr Cech of Chelsea FC will show be able to showcase world-class skills.
A new engine delivers an authentic experience that mimics the real-world game. Begin as a real player, created player or Virtual Pro and evolve into a player-manager and manager–or just begin at the top–and enjoy a 15-year career. Players now receive instant feedback and enjoy a vastly improved status system. Plus, authentic tournament structures, results and new calendar system, featuring simultaneous simulations, improve the speed and flow of games. Featuring new Team Management for simpler player comparison and Friends Leaderboard to compare stats and earnings.
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LAWRENCE — The Kansas Highway Patrol says no charges will be filed against the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 29-year-old Lawrence bicyclist.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/16ERreP) Hayley M. Berrios was riding a bicycle east across the South Lawrence Trafficway in July when she was struck by a vehicle. Berrios was declared dead at the scene.
She was hit by a 1974 Chevrolet truck driven by a 67-year-old Lawrence man. Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Dennis Shoemaker says the driver of the pickup won't be charged.
Shoemaker says the highway patrol and Douglas County Sheriff's Department found the driver had a green light at the intersection where the accident occurred. The driver wasn't injured.


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Treasuries fell (CBOT:ZBZ13), after 10-year notes rose the most since July last week, as the U.S. prepares to sell $97 billion of debt over three days starting tomorrow.
U.S. government securities declined before Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher all deliver speeches today. Debate over the federal budget and the debt ceiling, and recent political setbacks suffered by President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders, are increasing the odds of a government shutdown, debt default or near-miss that may roil financial markets.
"We have supply this week and five-year notes are looking a little bit rich ahead of that," said Craig Collins, managing director of rates trading at Bank of Montreal in London. "The focus is on the debt ceiling and the next Fed chairman."
The benchmark 10-year yield (CBOT:ZBN13) climbed one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 2.75% at 7:06 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. The 2.5% note maturing in August 2023 fell 1/8, or $1.25 per $1,000 face amount, to 97 7/8.
The yield dropped 15 basis points last week, the steepest decline since the period ended July 12.
The Treasury is scheduled to sell $33 billion of two-year securities tomorrow, $35 billion of five-year notes the following day, and $29 billion of seven-year debt on Thursday.
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Dudley will speak at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business following comments from Fed Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard last week indicating an October move to withdraw stimulus is possible. Lockhart will also speak in New York, while Fisher will speak at the Independent Bankers Association of Texas Annual Convention in San Antonio.
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cited the danger to the economy from the budget battles as one reason the central bank decided not to pull back on its monetary stimulus.
"Upcoming fiscal debates may involve additional risks to financial markets and to the broader economy," Bernanke said at a Sept. 18 news conference following the Fed's two-day meeting.
Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yellen is the leading candidate to replace Bernanke if he steps down in January, according to a survey by Bloomberg News. Lawrence Summers, who was seen as the probable pick and more likely to tighten monetary policy sooner, withdrew his candidacy last week.
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In his New York Times bestseller, Born to Kvetch, author Michael Wex led readers on a hilariously edifying excursion through Yiddish culture and history. With Just Say Nu, he shows us how to use this remarkable language to spice up conversations, stories, presentations, arguments, and more, when plain English will not suffice (including, of course, lots of delightful historical and cultural side trips along the way).
There is, quite simply, nothing in the world that can't be improved by being translated into Yiddish. With Just Say Nu, readers will learn how to shmooze their way through meeting and greeting, eating and drinking, praising and finding fault, maintaining personal hygiene, parenting, going to the doctor, committing crimes, going to singles bars, having sex, talking politics, talking trash, and a host of other mundane activities. Here also is a healthy schmear of optional grammar and the five most useful Yiddish words—what they mean, and how and when to use them in an entire conversation without anybody suspecting you don't have the vaguest idea about what you're actually saying.
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KYH, I'm with you, and completely agree on the culinary confusion.
A bolognese is a bolognese , is a bolognese . Why should vegans want to call a vegan sauce bolognese?
It reminds me some of the pecularities of the Kosher cuisine ( No, I'm no kosher, I eat pork and seafood and meat with cheese..) . The kosher cuisine interdicts eating of sea-food ( shrimps, calamari etc). But you can buy "kosher shrimps" which practically are a fish kind of paste/mixture shaped in the shape of shrimps or scallops. I could never understand why - if religion does not allow eating shrimps- one has to go to such lenghts to have shrimp-shaped fish ? Anyhow, kosher shrimps are a contradiction in terms, like vegan bolognese.
Maybe I'm conservative ( but I'm old, so I'm excused), but like you, I want to be sure that when I order a tournedot rossini I'm not getting a tofu steak with mushroom foie gras..
No more war, more champagne (the real one please..)
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Wow, Simona, I must really be out of the loop. I've never even heard of kosher shrimp or scallops.
But then, I'm still trying to get my head around the concept of "kosher bacon." And that's been around for many years.
I've got no problems with the idea of breading and deep frying a fish paste. Depending on the other ingredients it could be quite tasty. Heck, it's fried ain't it? How could that be bad?
By why mold it into an alien shape and call it by a strange name? That just confuses people who aren't in on the joke.
More to the point, it disappoints people who are familiar with the true gelt. Artificial crab, for instance, might be very appealing to people who've never had real crab. But for folks who have..... well, you're a lady, so I'll refrain from comment.
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haha, this post is more fun than I thought it would be.
Because my original recipe DOES include meat - but DIARY?!?! NO!!! Not in my bolognaise! (apart from the butter ofcourse).
Then - the 'copy' foods. Actually quite common and even almost an art in Hongkong (don't know about China).There are some famous vegetarian restaurants that serve everything from shrimp to intestants to chickenfeet - ALL FAKE
I've been taken to one by my chinese friends and we had a great meal. It almost felt and tasted like the real thing (ok - I did not try the chickenfeet...!)
So, out of curiosity and to experience it it was fun - but I tend to lean towards KY: just call it something different!
Besides that I think I feel that if you choose not to eat certain foods, then don't eat them. Don't go look for the exact same thing, just made from something else!!
I know that goes more for vegans and vegetarians by choice than, for example, if one is allergic to something, then it's nice to have a good replacement. I do get that. But if you make the choice stick to it!!!!!
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:43 am
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>Then - the 'copy' foods. Actually quite common and even almost an art in Hongkong <
For awhile it was a big thing among pastry chefs to produce desserts that mimiced savory dishes; cheeseburgers & fries; ham & eggs, etc.
As with the Hong Kong copy foods, its one thing to produce these things to be trendy and gimmicky---there's a market for that sort of thing. But that's not the same as misnaming a dish.
>Because my original recipe DOES include meat - but DIARY?!?! NO!!! Not in my bolognaise! (apart from the butter ofcourse). <
There's a difference, Swan, between those variations one finds, cook to cook, on one hand, and making a totally different dish but using the same name, on the other.
And that's the crux of the disagreement. With a true bolognaise, some use dairy, some don't; some add carrots, some don't; some use a heavy hand on herbs, some go lighter. But in each case there's the recognition that bolognaise is a
tomato-based meat
What if instead of tomatoes we used a bechamel for the base? Would anyone here still want to call that a bolognaise? Leaving the meat out is no different. It is a key ingredient; indeed, the signature ingredient. Without it you have something else, something that might taste very good. But it is not bolognaise.
Simarly, dipping a fish paste in light batter and frying it is a lot of things. But shrimp tempora is most assuredly not one of them, no matter how much you play with the shape.
There has been a progessive dumbing down of culinary terms, methods, and standard recipes, particularly in the United States. Calling something a "vegetarian bolognaise," IMO, contributes to that unfortunate state of affairs.
That, really, is the point I've been trying to make.
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:46 am
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would love to go out to dinner with you, KY, and drive possibly eachother, but even more the waiters and the kitchen perhaps a little crazy
with our shared knowledge!
My husband is laughing his head off if once again I want to know something about techniques or ingredients in restaurants, especially if I think something is not as it should be, as promised or as they say it should be...
I think you are right about the gimmick of food - that can be fun. A friend of mine was at a charity dinner to raise money for the Aids-fund. It was in a very innovative restaurant in HK and we all had fun - though lots of people were quite shocked- when she told about the desert. I'm not even sure I can describe it here - but be sure I don't mean to offend. It was sugarwork with cream and it resembled, well, the thing the pope thinks one is not supposed to use, even to protect you from a deathly disease. Mind you - it resembeled a used one. Very funny, great for the occasion, a real gimmick. Some found it went too far...
but - back to bolognaise - I agree with you on terminology!!
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Drive each other a bit bonkers, Swan? Maybe so. But I do not hold those kinds of conversations with wait staff.
For various reasons (not the least of which is that I'm a better cook than most of the chefs around here), we don't go out very often, usually just for special events such as birthdays and anniversaries. So we tend to choose our restaurants carefully, specifically so as to not be disappointed.
Doesn't always work, but, in general, we've been lucky.
Taking it out on the server is an exercise in futility, IMO. I used to be a server, and know what the job
be, even though it's often not.
If a dish isn't prepared properly the server should already know that, and not bring it out. There's no point engaging in an academic discussion. I just point out the problem, send it back to be made correctly, or order something different.
To put a point on it; if the menu listed "vegetarian bolognaise," I might have a chuckle about it with my companions. But it would never occur to me to call the server over and point out that vegetarian bolognaise is an oxymoron. Of course, I wouldn't order it, either.
On the other hand, if I ordered bolognaise, and the sauce had no meat, I would return it, explaining to the server why I was unhappy with it so he/she could relate that to the kitchen.
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I think you are right about the gimmick of food - that can be fun.
It certainly can, so long as you know what's going on, and that sort of thing appeals to you.
Personally, there are a lot of these "attractions" that I just don't understand. For instance:
1. Places where you get to cook your own food. Say what? I've got a grill at home, and can buy steaks from the butcher a lot cheaper. Why would I want to pay money to fight with strangers for grill space?
2. Restaurants in which you are, by intent, treated like crap. I'll go to my grave not understanding the appeal of these places. If I want mediocre food, served by surly staff, I can go eat at my sister's house. I don't need to pay for the priviledge.
3. Any restaurant that depends on shock gimmicks. F'rinstance, those places in which you eat completely in the dark. What gives with that? While it's not always true, psychologically I feel that if the food is good, they wouldn't need such tactics to lure me in.
4. Places that masquarade a limited selection with big menus. I don't know if I'm being clear on this, so will give an example. There's a casual dining place in town known for it's big menu. It is big, both physically, and in the number of listed dishes. The thing is about 20 pages long. But, once you start analyzing the selections, there are only five or six actual main courses, which they ring changes on and give strange names to. For instance, there may be a dish composed of shrimp and scallops in a flavored bechamel sauce. One listing will have more shrimp than scallops, with a lemony sauce. Another has it with more scallops than shrimp, and a lime sauce. Sorry, but to me that's the same dish. And if you do that six, or seven, or ten times it isn't appealing, it's annoying.
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CHIPLEY � The Washington County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Monday to pay a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit between the county and Heather Finch, the county�s former Human Resources director.
CHIPLEY � The Washington County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Monday to pay a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit between the county and Heather Finch, the county�s former Human Resources director.
The board held a special meeting and executive session on to discuss the litigation, and met in closed session for about 40 minutes. In the executive session were the county commissioners, County Attorney Jeff Goodman, plaintiff�s attorney John Dickinson and a court reporter.
According to the terms of the settlement, the county will pay $150,000 to Broad and Cassel Trust Account on or before Dec. 27. The county will also pay all mediation costs and will accept a letter of resignation from Finch and her status in the county�s computer system will be changed from terminated to resigned.
The Washington County News obtained a copy of the settlement on Friday after submitting a request for public documents under the state Sunshine Law.
In February, Finch was fired from her position as county HR director for �grossly negligent� behavior, according to a letter written by then-county manager Steve Joyner. According to the letter, Finch publically discussed sensitive and privileged employment situations involving county staff and employees and abused her access to certain county information and files in providing that information for noncounty-related purposes.
Finch filed a charge of discrimination with the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to the settlement.
After the executive session, Goodman recommended the board accent the terms of the settlement. Commissioner Charles Brock voted against accepting the settlement, but the remaining board members voted in favor of the settlement.
In exchange for the settlement and the change of discharge status, Finch releases the county from any future claims and is �entitled to no payments or other consideration of any kind from the county,� according to the settlement.
Finch and her attorneys are also responsible for the tax payments and filings on the settlement.
According to the settlement, Finch and the county agree that they have entered into the agreement in compromise of a disputed claim and that entry into the agreement is not an admission of any liability or wrongdoing on the part of the county.
Finch also voluntarily agrees to refrain from working for the county in any paid capacity in the future.
In other business, the board also unanimously approved a $750 per month county contract with Dr. Samuel Ward, who is the physician of record for the county Emergency Medical Services.
County Coordinator David Corbin explained that the EMS has to have a physician behind their services, and Dr. Ward has served in that capacity for years.
�According to the contract, he is paid the $750 a month, and if he is ever needed above and beyond that he is paid $50 an hour,� said Commissioner Todd Abbott. �I don�t know that he has ever been needed beyond his regular contract.�
�Do we ever look to see if anyone else would want this contract, or do we just give it to him automatically every year?� Commissioner Lynn Gothard asked.
�I don�t think anyone else would work for that cheap,� Commissioner Joel Pate said, jokingly.
Brock noted that Dr. Ward is also Chief of Staff for Northwest Florida Community Hospital.
�Once again we�re coming to the board and only have had something for two minutes and are having to vote on it,� Gothard said.
�This is something that should have been handled in November,� Abbott said.
Corbin said he had only received notice of the contract that morning, just prior to the board�s special meeting.
�I will send a memo to all staff informing them that in the future, if something isn�t turned in on time, it won�t be added to the agenda,� Corbin said.


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Obituary published Nov. 21, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
Richard William Perkey, 72, of Centralia, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at his home.
Services will be 2 PM, Saturday, Nov. 24 at Arnold Funeral Home, Mexico, MO. Visitation will be held at 1 PM until time of service. Burial with military honors will follow at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Richard was born to Charles and Otha Marie Sapp Perkey on May 29, 1940 in Moline, Illinois.
He married Kathy Woods in 1966.
Richard worked as an electrician with A. B. Chance Co. before opening his own electrical contracting company in 1969. He retired in 1994. He was a member of the Centralia Masonic Lodge.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, puttering on his farm, but most of all spending time with his children, and especially with his grandchildren.
Richard is survived by his son, Rod (Christy) of Columbia and his daughter, Richele (Tim) Thwing of St Charles, his grandchildren, Jenna and Jacie Perkey, and Will, Joel and Katie Thwing, and a sister, Faye Howerton, of Centralia.
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The United Nations says millions of dollars more in humanitarian aid is urgently needed to help more than 110,000 people displaced by violence in Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state.
Myanmar's U.N. humanitarian coordinator, Ashok Nigam, said late Wednesday that donors had already pitched in $27 million, but that an additional $41 million was needed to meet humanitarian needs through June 2013.
Violence in June, and again in late October, between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims killed about 200 people and left at least 110,000 displaced, the vast majority of them Muslims.
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Less Is More: Paint Trim & Moulding for a Color Pop
Color really is the best way to liven up a room and make it memorable, but you don't have to use a ton of it to get your desired results. Here are ten examples of rooms where the painted moulding and trim have the starring role, either bringing a splash of color to white walls or an special touch to colored walls.
Painted Moulding & Trim in White-Walled Rooms
(above) An eye-opening, canary yellow brings a modern twist to a girl's bedroom in a Victorian townhouse: Apartment Therapy
In typical Swedish fashion, paint and accessories bring the color to an otherwise blank slate room: Anahi Börde on Houzz
An intense orange painted trim compliments the softer yellows in this nursery: Lonny Magazine
Pink paint echoes the piping on the upholstered chair and lampshade trim in this girl's bedroom: Ingrao Design
Painted red ceiling moulding replicates the shape of the bed and adds visual interest to this girl's room: Andrika King Design
Painted Moulding & Trim in Rooms with Colored Walls
The bold red trim, moulding and woodwork in this playroom livens up the soft blue walls: Peppermint Bliss (click to see the "before" shots of this space)
Orange trim draws the eye to the windows in this dark blue boys' room: Ally Banks Interiors (image 24)
A silvery grey moulding near the ceiling of this teen girl's room adds a touch of glam to the youthful electric pink accent wall: Ana Donohue Interiors
Blue ceiling moulding draws the eye up and enlivens the neutral grasscloth walls: Steven Gambrel in Elle Decor
Green paint becomes a faux moulding to frame the walls in this nursery: Better Homes and Gardens
Even though there is less actual painting involved, painting trim, moulding and baseboards involves a lot of taping! Get some tips before you begin from these Apartment Therapy tutorials:
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As the debate over antibiotic use in animal agriculture heats up, a common claim from opponents is that 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the United States are used in animals. This, they say, supports the accusation that agricultural use is a primary cause of emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. However, in an opinion piece published in Food Safety News, Richard Raymond, a medical doctor and former undersecretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, brings some perspective to the statistics thrown around in the antibiotics discussion.
In his column titled "Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics," Dr. Raymond says the 80 percent number is meant to be a distraction from the real truth. The numbers reported by the FDA reflect total volume of antibiotics sold, but do not indicate how the products were used.
More importantly, the 80 percent figure lumps all types of antibiotics together. Citing a report from the FDA, Raymond details the reasons the figure is misleading. First, 28 percent of all antibiotics sold for use in animals in 2010 were ionophores, a class of drugs never approved for use in human medicine. Once accounting for other drugs not approved for human use, the total percentage of antibiotics sold for use in animals but not used in human medicine reaches 45 percent.
Tetracycline, he says, was the class of antibiotics most widely used in animals in 2010. In the past, tetracycline was widely used in human medicine, but today accounts for just 1 percent of the volume of antibiotics sold for human use.
So, Raymond writes, 87 percent of antibiotics used in animals are either never, or very rarely, used in human medicine.
In contrast, the cephalosporin and the fluoroquinolone classes of antibiotics accounted for 24 percent of antibiotics sold for use in humans in 2009, but represented just 0.3 percent of those sold for use in animals.
Raymond also notes that antibiotic resistance is not a new phenomenon. Cases of resistant pathogens turned up just seven years after the introduction of penicillin in 1943, and just one year after the introduction of methicillin in 1959. Emergence of bacteria resistant to those drugs, he says, occurred because of their use in humans, not animal agriculture.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland has hired its new president and CEO from within its leadership ranks.
The Rock Hall's vice president of development since 2008, Gregory Harris, was announced Monday as president and CEO.
The 47-year-old Harris joined the Rock Hall from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., where he was vice president of development.
Terry Stewart announced in May that he would retire as Rock Hall president and CEO. Stewart has led the Rock Hall since 1999.
Under Stewart's leadership, the Rock Hall improved its bottom line, renovated the museum and established a library and archives.
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Where, Inc. has enjoyed substantial growth in recent years, establishing itself as a company at the forefront of the booming mobile application industry. WHERE®, the company's mobile application, allows users to customize searches in order to discover new places to eat, drink, and play in cities around the United States. Where, Inc. was a BlackBerry® Super App Challenge 2011 Regional Finalist and the mobile and web versions of its WHERE application have a combined total of 4 million active users and more than 10 million downloads.
Sarah Hodkinson , Where Inc.'s Senior Manager of Partner Marketing, sat down to discuss the importance of Where, Inc.'s relationship with Research In Motion® (RIM®).
Why did you want to be on the BlackBerry platform?
Our goal is to make WHERE as widely available as possible and RIM is a key player in the marketplace. It's also easy to follow the BlackBerry user experience and make an application follow that experience. In BlackBerry® 6, the location APIs are more reliable and faster – and now all of our new features are fully supported by BlackBerry® 7.
How integrated is WHERE with the native applications of a BlackBerry smartphone?
The focus for our application has always been about creating an amazing user experience, and a big part of that is not only a high level of personalization, but also ease‐of‐use and functionality. Using a
BlackBerry smartphone, users can save places, contacts, and events to their address book and calendar.
They can share places with friends by email, text, or by connecting to Facebook®, which is definitely more fun and engaging, and creates sort of a mobile word‐of‐mouth function. And the more you use
WHERE, the more we learn about you, which allows us to further customize recommendations in the future. The BlackBerry platform really extends integration possibilities through its Unified Search integration and the robust notification system.
Tell us about the transition to BlackBerry 7 OS.
The transition from BlackBerry 6 to BlackBerry 7 OS is simple for developers, since they can support a BlackBerry 7 OS version of an application with little additional resource commitment. In our case, there was no need for any backend changes and all our primary functionalities, like Facebook integration and unified search integration, were working as before.
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RIM developer teams have helped us in terms of visibility and with promoting our app on BlackBerry App World™ and the Regional Super App Challenge. When we get featured in BlackBerry App World, our downloads jump by 10,000 per day. We also take advantage of the resources provided to us within the BlackBerry® Alliance Program and the people at RIM have made some connections to help expand our network and grow our business.
What else would you like to highlight about your partnership with RIM?
The BlackBerry® Torch™ smartphone has been a successful smartphone for WHERE and has performed well in terms of subscription revenue. We are activating on average about 1,000 downloads a day through the subscription‐based service and over 1 million in page views across the app in any given month. Another interesting fact is that 40% of our BlackBerry users are using a BlackBerry Torch smartphone. We believe the touch screen has really improved the user experience.
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Title: National Defence Expenditure Commission : report of the Technical Committee.
Other Title: Report of the Technical Committee.
Agency: Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934 : Geneva, Switzerland). National Defence Expenditure Commission. Technical Committee. / League of Nations.
Publisher: Geneva : The League.
Publication Date: [1933-1935].
Format: 3 v. ; 34 cm.
Series: Series of League of Nations publications. IX, Disarmament ; 1933.IX.3.vol.1-3.
Description: At head of title: League of Nations. / "April 8th, 1933"--Cover of v. 1; "April 8th, 1933"--Cover of v. 2; "January 14th, 1935"--Cover of v. 3. / Issued with official nos.: Conf. D.158 -- Conf.D./C.D./C.T.160 -- Conf.D./C.D./C.T.160(2) -- Conf. Conf.D./C.D./C.T.285.
Subject(s): Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures -- Congresses. / War, Cost of -- Congresses. / Disarmament -- Congresses. / Arms control -- Congresses.
Sales Number: 1933.IX.3.VOL.II.ADD
Official Number: Conf.D.158
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Courtesy of Salior Jerry: Chris Trevino is an expert in traditional Japanese tattooing who earned the nickname "Horimana" after studying for five years under the legendary master Horiyoshi III. His elaborate, full-body representations of Asian symbology reminds us of the later works by Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins aka Horismoku. Trevino now runs Perfection Tattoo in Austin, TX which was founded by Bob Moreau in the late 70s…
The shop attracts people from every continent seeking to receive the gift of his artwork. His clients are usually serious about their tattoos, often committing to large scale projects that cover much of their body. Trevino knows how to communicate with individuals to draw out and refine an initially loose idea of what they want. He fully understands the iconography of Japanese art and explains how a seemingly simple warrior tattoo can represent far more than meets the eye based on the stories behind the character. A full retrospective of his artwork and tattoos can found in his latest book "Gods & Warriors – Horimana: The Works of Chris Trevino"
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WQ658, New October 1995
How such farmstead practices as pesticide handling or manure management affect groundwater depends in part on the physical characteristics of your farmstead site: soil type, bedrock characteristics and depth to groundwater. That's why evaluating the soils and geologic characteristics of your farmstead is such an important step in protecting the groundwater you drink.
This evaluation has four parts:
Getting the information to complete parts 1 and 2 will require assistance from outside sources, such as your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or MU Extension center. How long this takes will vary depending on availability of information in your county. Once you have the information, though, it should take about an hour to complete the first three parts of Worksheet #9 (MU publication WQ659). (The farmstead diagram will take additional time.)
If some of the information you need isn't readily available, the worksheet contains instructions on how to proceed. The more information you can get, the better; but some information is better than no information.
Soil characteristics are important in determining whether a contaminant breaks down to harmless compounds or leaches into groundwater. Because most breakdown occurs in the soil, there is a greater potential for groundwater contamination in areas where contaminants are able to move quickly through the soil.
While held securely to soil particles, contaminants are broken down by bacteria and other soil organisms and by chemical reactions with minerals and natural chemicals in the soil. Most of this chemical and biological breakdown takes place in the loose, cultivated surface layers where the soil tends to be warm, moist, high in organic matter and well aerated.
Finally, soil organic matter is important in holding contaminants. Soils high in organic matter provide an excellent environment for chemical and biological breakdown of these contaminants — before they reach groundwater.
Missouri soils were formed over sediments consisting of glacial till and outwash, weathered and disintegrated bedrock materials and bedrock. The depth of these surficial deposits ranges from zero to hundreds of feet.
Depth to groundwater is important primarily because it determines not only the depth of material through which a contaminant must travel before reaching an aquifer but also the time during which a contaminant is in contact with the soil. As a result, where soil and surface deposits are fairly deep, contaminants are less likely to reach groundwater.
Bedrock geology influences groundwater pollution when the water table is below the bedrock surface. Sedimentary rocks have a wide range of permeability — from highly permeable fractured dolomite to nearly impermeable shales and crystalline formations. Movement of pollutants in fractured limestone or dolomite is unpredictable, and pollutants can readily spread over large areas. Where bedrock material contains significant cracks and fractures, the depth and characteristics of soil and surficial geologic deposits largely determine the potential for groundwater contamination.
As with the results of the previous seven assessment worksheets, use the rankings from this worksheet cautiously. Many factors affect whether or not a contaminant will leach to groundwater. No guarantee exists that a "low-risk" site will be uncontaminated — or that groundwater will become contaminated at a "high-risk" site. The type of contaminant involved, how you handle and store potential contaminants (such as pesticides and manure), the location and maintenance of your well and many other factors can affect the potential for groundwater contamination.
To complete your soil evaluation, you will need a copy of your county's soil-survey report. This report is available at most local offices of NRCS or MU Extension.
Step 1
Start by locating your farmstead on the aerial photos in the soil survey, note the soil-mapping unit indicated on the photo and look up information related to that soil in the written sections of the soil-survey report.
If you have more than one soil-mapping unit on your farmstead, rank each soil individually using this worksheet. Transfer soil-mapping unit boundary lines from the soil survey to the grid for "Your farmstead diagram."
These rankings describe soil in native, undisturbed conditions. If your farmstead soil has been altered by human activities, such as tiling or ditching, contact your local MU Extension specialist or your NRCS or LCD office for assistance.
Don't skip any parts of the worksheet. If you are not familiar with using soil surveys, you may need help completing Part 1. Ask your local MU Extension specialist or your NRCS or LCD specialist to help you find the following information:
Step 2
With this information in hand, you are ready to rank your soil according to seven characteristics. For each of the seven characteristics in the left column, find information about your soils in the soil survey. Then, match your soil description to the description in the middle column to determine your score. (For example, if the soil survey tells you that the texture of your soil is a clay loam, your score for that category would be 8.) Enter your score(s) in the space(s) indicated.
For characteristics 1 to 6a that follow, consult the soil-profile description and text and the soil-mapping unit text in the "Description of the Soils" section of your county soil survey.
a. If your soil-series description indicates that bedrock is found within 20 inches of the surface, or if bedrock is present in the soil-mapping unit within 40 inches of the surface, use the following ranking:
b. For soils other than those listed in 6a, look in the family column of the Classification of Soil Series table. To determine permeability of the subsoil horizon, use the particle-size class in this column and find the rank for it below. If there is more than one particle-size class (such as fine silty over sandy or sandy-skeletal ), choose the underlying material (such as sandy or sandy-skeletal ). If your soil survey was published before 1965, see your NRCS specialist for assistance.
Step 3
Add your seven scores together for each soil you ranked.
Step 4
Find your score in the listed ranges in the left column. Then identify your soil's "potential to protect groundwater" and find the rank number assigned to your score.
Step 5
Enter rank number(s) here:
Step 6
Understand your soils rankings(s)
A soil with more than 50 points (ranking #4) probably is a deep-, medium- or fine-textured, well-drained soil that contains 4 to 10 percent organic matter. Potential contaminants move slowly through the soil, allowing them to become attached to soil particles. Sunlight, air and microorganisms then have the potential to break down the contaminant into harmless compounds. The groundwater-contamination risk level is low.
A soil with a score of 30 or less (ranking #1) is probably a coarse, sandy, extremely well-drained soil with less than 1 percent organic matter. Such a soil would enable most contaminants to move rapidly down toward the water table.
Overall, the higher your ranking number, the more likely that your soil conditions will help to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination from farmstead practices.
This part looks at the subsurface and geologic materials beneath your farmstead's soils. Completing the worksheet will give you a much clearer picture of your site's potential for keeping pollutants out of groundwater.
For example, the soil evaluation might have indicated a moderate potential for protecting groundwater. However, if the soils are fairly shallow and lie over fractured bedrock, the potential for groundwater contamination at the site is probably higher than indicated by the soil evaluation alone.
This part requires only two items of information: your site's subsurface geologic material and depth to groundwater. Unfortunately, information on subsurface geologic material, as well as depth to water, is often difficult to obtain. However:
Try not to skip any steps in this part. Ask your local MU Extension specialist or your NRCS or LCD specialist to help you gather the information and provide assistance in completing Part 2.
If the information for this part is not available, you may skip to Part 3. The instructions will tell you how to proceed without it.
Step 1
Find the information you need — from the soil survey, well-construction reports or Geological Survey reports — to identify
Step 2
Match the information on your site's geology to one of the descriptions in the left column in the table that follows. (You will choose only one description from the table.)
If your well-construction report describes more than two types of geologic material below 5 feet, ask for help in filling out this section from your local MU Extension, NRCS or LCD office.
Step 3
When you have chosen the description that best matches your site's geology, read across to the right until you get to the appropriate "depth to groundwater" for your site and circle that score for your farmstead.
For example, you may determine from your well-construction report that geologic material beneath your farmstead consists of 30 feet of coarse-textured, unconsolidated material over fractured limestone bedrock and that depth to groundwater is 15 feet. Looking down the left column to find your category, and then going across to the right, you see that your rank is "1."
Step 4
Enter your circled number here: ______ — Subsurface rank
Step 5
Understand your subsurface and geology ranking. The table below shows what your rank means.
A ranking of "4" shows that the subsurface material has the best potential to protect groundwater. This material has small pore spaces, groundwater is at least 10 feet from the soil surface and the risk of groundwater contamination is low.
A ranking of "1" indicates a material with poor potential to protect groundwater. Its large pore spaces allow contaminants to move downward easily, increasing the risk of groundwater contamination. In highly fractured rock or in very coarse-textured, unconsolidated materials, the depth to groundwater doesn't seem to matter because some contaminants will flow through the pore spaces with little slowdown.
Overall, the higher your ranking number, the more likely that your farmstead's geologic conditions and depth to groundwater will reduce the risk of groundwater contamination from farmstead practices.
Combining the rankings from parts 1 and 2 will provide you with a good overall ranking of your farmstead site's potential to keep pollutants from moving down to groundwater.
Step 1
Transfer your boxed rankings from the soil evaluation (Part 1) and the subsurface/geologic evaluation (Part 2) to the boxes below:
Step 2
The table below shows the overall level of groundwater-contamination risk associated with your farmstead site conditions. Find your two numbers written in the correct sequence (soils rank-subsurface rank) and circle the sequence:
Step 3
Look above the sequence you circled to find your risk level and your ranking. (For example, if your numbers are 3 to 2, your site is in the low-moderate risk column, and your ranking is 3.)
Step 4
Enter your combined ranking here. (If you calculated more than one soils ranking, calculate a combined ranking for each soils ranking.)
Step 5
Understand your combined ranking.
In general, a site with a combined ranking of 4 (low groundwater-pollution risk) will have a soil with a good capacity to hold and break down contaminants. Its subsurface conditions also will keep contaminants from reaching the water table. Under certain conditions, however, such as spills, poor management and heavy rainfall, contaminants may reach goundwater.
On the other hand, if you carefully manage a site with a combined ranking of 1 (high groundwater-pollution risk), you may not affect your drinking water. Both site characteristics and your management practices are equally important.
You three site ranking numbers (soils ranking, subsurface ranking and combined ranking) will be used again in Worksheet #9 (MU publication WQ659). They will be combined with your risk rankings for specific activities from the 10 assessments (such as pesticide handling) to give you a more accurate assessment of potential groundwater contamination on your farmstead.
If you have more than one soil on your farmstead, you need to transfer individual soil rankings and combined rankings to Worksheet #9 (MU publication WQ659). It will be especially important for you to complete Part 4 of this worksheet if you have more than one soil on your farmstead, so that you can link particular site vulnerability with each farmstead activity.
You may now proceed with part 4 of this worksheet, or you may go directly to Worksheet #9 (MU publication WQ659).
Sketching a diagram of your farmstead can provide useful information to help you understand how the physical layout and site characteristics of your farmstead may contribute to — or lessen — the effects of possible contaminants reaching your drinking water.
The diagram can show the location of wells, septic drainfields, manure storage areas, direction of groundwater flow, surface water, buildings and other activities that may contribute potential contaminants. Along with the soil and subsurface evaluations, the diagram will help point out aspects of your farmstead that may present a hazard to your drinking water.
Step 1
Begin by looking at the "Sample farmstead diagram."
Step 2
Then diagram your farmstead on the blank grid provided. Include all of the following that apply to your farmstead:
You can use the same diagram to indicate surface water (ponds and streams), direction of landslope, groundwater flow and the different soil types found around your farmstead. Generally, groundwater follows surface topography and moves downhill towards surface water. (For more information on determining groundwater flow direction at your farmstead, see How To Determine Groundwater Flow Direction from the Nutrient and Pest Management Program, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706.)
Step 3
Use your diagram to note which activities or structures on your farmstead have a greater likelihood of allowing contaminants to reach groundwater. This information should help prepare you to make better decisions about your farmstead activities and structures and how they might be affecting your drinking water.
When you've completed the diagram of your farmstead, go to Worksheet #9 (MU publication WQ659).
These definitions may help clarify some of the terms used in Worksheet #8.
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December 17. 2012 9:59PM
Nashua aldermen agree to charge for campaign visits
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
NASHUA - Aldermen killed a proposed ordinance on Monday that would have prohibited the city from charging presidential campaigns for their visits to Nashua.
On a vote of 1-5, the aldermanic Personnel and Administrative Affairs Committee rejected the proposed ordinance by Alderman Diane Sheehan, Ward 3.
After hearing opposition from several aldermen, a motion was then made to indefinitely postpone the legislation, which was ultimately supported by the committee.
"They are photo (opportunities), and they should be charged," said Alderman Arthur Craffey, Ward 4, adding a bill should be sent to presidential campaigns, and the bills should be paid.
The proposed ordinance stated that "no sitting president or vice-president, or candidates for the offices of president or vice-president who have secured their party's nomination and will be included on the November federal election ballot in New Hampshire, shall be required to reimburse the city for costs and expenses of city employees or materials arising from or related to an official visit or campaign event."
Until a federal law is established that addresses this issue, Sheehan said last night that a local policy should be in place.
Just because the city sends a bill to the U.S. Secret Service seeking reimbursement for Nashua's police overtime costs, doesn't mean the bill is getting paid, according to Sheehan, who called that a "feel good reaction."
Alderman Brian McCarthy, board president, said the recent bill sent to the U.S. Secret Service for President Barack Obama's campaign visit earlier this fall at Elm Street Middle School still has not been paid.
"We are never going to get reimbursed for it, as far as I know," McCarthy said of the police overtime costs necessary to assist with the event. Despite that, Alderman Kathy Vitale, Ward 1, said the campaigns should still be sent invoices.
While she doesn't mind having the city pay for official White House visits, campaign events should not be the responsibility of local taxpayers, said Vitale.
"Campaigns - they make a lot of money," agreed Alderman June Caron, Ward 7, who was also in opposition of the proposed legislation.
Sheehan, however, argued that she does not want to place New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary status in jeopardy.
But if the city is responsible for paying police overtime costs during campaign visits, the Nashua Police Department will inevitably have to come before the Board of Aldermen eventually asking for more money in its budget, stressed Alderman Paul Chasse, Ward 6, who also opposed the proposal.


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In NFL interviews, NH's Chip Kelly likely asking most of the questionsVIN SYLVIA
January 05. 2013 9:59PM
Chip Kelly spent the past two days in various meetings with the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. Normally, when an employer meets with a prospective employee, it's the former who does the interviewing, but in these instances, as the University of New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell can attest, it probably was Kelly who asked most of the questions.
This isn't the first time the NFL has come calling on Kelly, who played and coached at Manchester Central High and the University of New Hampshire before becoming the hottest commodity in football as head coach at the University of Oregon. There was a near-leap to the NFL last year when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offered him their head-coaching job, and there was an opportunity years earlier, when Kelly was offensive coordinator under McDonnell at UNH and Tom Coughlin was looking for someone to fill the position of offensive quality control coach.
"They offered him a two-year deal - at twice what he was making for us the first year, three times what he was making here the second," McDonnell recalled on Saturday.
"But the job was all about analyzing the offense and breaking down film, and Chip wanted to be teaching and calling plays. Chip talked to Coach Coughlin about that, but Tom couldn't guarantee that was going to happen, and Chip turned him down. I was flabbergasted, but Chip didn't feel in his head or his stomach that it was the right move. He wanted to make sure that when he did move on, it was for the right reasons and the right job.
"I'll tell you this: Whoever Chip's talking to (this weekend), he's asking a lot of questions."
McDonnell spent time with Kelly last week in Tempe, Ariz., where Kelly's Ducks played Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. Kelly set his former boss up with a tee time at the exclusive Scottsdale TPC Stadium Course on Wednesday - a couple of other good friends, Kevin Mills, an assistant coach at Portsmouth High, and Tony Trisciani, a Manchester Memorial High graduate and former UNH assistant now coaching at Villanova, rounded out the threesome - and McDonnell got to watch Oregon beat KSU, 35-17, Thursday night.
"It's always fun to get out to an Oregon game with Chip coaching there," McDonnell said. "It's great to be in that kind of atmosphere - great setting, great competition, great people ... people like (former Wildcats and current Ducks defensive line coach) Jerry Azzinaro, (Oregon defensive coordinator) Nick Aliotti, (defensive backs coach) John Neal - and not have to coach."
One thing he didn't do, McDonnell claimed, was discuss Kelly's future. Kelly, 49, has said in interviews that the two people outside the Oregon football department he speaks with most frequently are NFL head coach-turned-TV analyst Jon Gruden and McDonnell, but, McDonnell said, his conversations with Kelly have their limits.
"We talk about football, about coaching, about motivation ... We don't talk much about jobs," the UNH coach said. "He has a couple of people he really trusts on those matters, including his agent, and I'm sure that's who he's talking with now."
That doesn't mean there won't come a time when Kelly and McDonnell do discuss employment.
McDonnell, 56, has done wonders with the Wildcats, taking over for UNH legend Bill Bowes - the man who coached and later hired both him and Kelly - and turning a slumping program into one that has made a nation's-best nine straight trips to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs: the first three with Kelly as offensive coordinator, the last six since Kelly's departure for Oregon.
In an occupation known for volatility and transience, he has deep roots and security.
But with facilities vastly inferior to those of most FCS playoff regulars, he may have taken UNH as far as he can take it - and for a much lower annual salary than he'd make as an NFL assistant.
If Kelly were to offer him a staff position, would McDonnell take it?
"Not right now," McDonnell said. "I look at where I am, at what I'm doing, and UNH is the right place for me right now. Would it be a dream to coach in the NFL on the staff of a good friend? Some day, yeah. But I'm good with where I'm at, and - honestly? - it's something we've never talked about."
If they ever do get around to talking about working together again, it will be at some point after this weekend. In the meantime, Kelly has at least a few more questions to ask his prospective employers.
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Vin Sylvia is a New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News deputy managing editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dover man's defense in drugged sex assault case targets 3 womenBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
May 13. 2013 8:28PM
BRENTWOOD - A man charged with allegedly drugging three women and sexually assaulting one of them at a Portsmouth apartment may get a chance to limit their testimony before a jury.
A judge has agreed to hold a hearing for Aaron Bonds, 43, of Dover on Thursday to determine whether the women could incriminate themselves if they testify against him at trial.Prosecutors objected to the hearing. Assistant County Attorney Brad Bolton argued that only the state should be able to call for such a hearing if a witness invokes their Fifth Amendment right.
Bonds is expected to go on trial in June on three counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and dispensing a controlled drug for allegedly supplying the women with what they believed was cocaine.Bonds, who is being held at the Rockingham County jail, was convicted in another sexual assault case in 2003.
Portsmouth police say that Bonds met up with two of the women at a Portsmouth restaurant on the night of July 11. They met up with a third woman a short time later, and went to an apartment where one of the women lived, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors say Bonds either laced the cocaine or supplied a foreign substance to the women to incapacitate them. Bonds allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman while she was under the influence of an unknown drug and unable to speak or resist.All three women told police they snorted the substance, and became nauseous and unable to move. Defense lawyer Brian Lavallee suggested in court papers that only the women were found to be in possession of cocaine allegedly supplied by Bonds.Even if a judge decides the witnesses could implicate themselves in a crime, the prosecution could still offer them immunity.
Bonds could face up to 20 to 40 years in state prison on each of the sexual assault charges if he is convicted by a firstname.lastname@example.com


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A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Azithromycin on MAC Disease Prevention in HIV-Positive Patients
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000947
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : October 1, 2013
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- How to Read a Study Record
This study is designed to find out whether HIV-positive patients whose immune systems have improved after receiving anti-HIV treatment should take azithromycin to prevent Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. This study also examines the possibility of putting off MAC prevention treatment in patients who respond well to anti-HIV drug therapy.
Azithromycin is approved for the prevention of MAC disease in people with HIV and low CD4 cell counts. However, some people who have taken azithromycin have been found to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria (germs that can grow despite the presence of drugs used to kill them). It is not known whether the risks associated with taking azithromycin outweigh the risk of getting MAC disease.
|Condition or disease
|Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection HIV Infections
|Drug: Azithromycin
|Not Applicable
The need for MAC prophylaxis in advanced HIV disease is recognized. Prophylactic therapy is complicated, however, due to drug toxicity, potential drug interactions, patient noncompliance with multiagent regimens, microbial drug resistance, and high treatment costs. This study assesses the feasibility of deferring MAC prophylaxis in patients whose CD4+ cell counts rebound in response to antiretroviral therapy.
In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients are randomized to receive azithromycin weekly or matching placebo. Patients are switched to open-label azithromycin if they have an average CD4+ cell count less than 50 cells/mm3 on 2 consecutive counts obtained at least 48 hours apart (preferably no more than 60 days).
[AS PER AMENDMENT 10/23/97: SUBSTUDY CPCRA 054: A subset of participants of CPCRA 048 have oropharyngeal swabs taken at baseline and 4 months after randomization. Antibiotic susceptibility tests are then performed on isolates of S. pneumoniae.] [AS PER AMENDMENT 9/3/99: Participants in protocol version 3.0 are followed for data collection purposes every 4 months for 18 months until January 31, 2001. Data collection includes CD4 cell counts, viral RNA measurements, macrolide susceptibility in MAC isolates, and antibiotic susceptibility of isolates from bacterial pneumonia episodes.]
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|850 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Prophylaxis for Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease and Bacterial Pneumonia Versus Deferred Prophylaxis in HIV-Infected Patients Who Experience Rebound in CD4+ Cell Count Due to Active Antiretroviral Therapy
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2000
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible for this study if you:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have 2 CD4 counts over 100 cells/mm3 at least 30 days apart.
- Have a history of CD4 counts under 50 cells/mm3.
- Are at least 13 years old (need consent if under 18).
- Are in reasonably good health.
- Are expected to live for at least 6 months.
- Are receiving anti-HIV medications at study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
You will not be eligible for this study if you:
- Have/had MAC disease.
- Have been unable to take azithromycin in the past.
- Are on any medications that act against MAC.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000947
|United States, California
|Community Consortium / Jon Kaiser Wellness Ctr
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|Community Consortium / UCSF
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|United States, Colorado
|Denver CPCRA / Denver Public Hlth
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204
|United States, District of Columbia
|Washington Reg AIDS Prog / Dept of Infect Dis
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20422
|United States, Georgia
|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
|United States, Illinois
|AIDS Research Alliance - Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
|United States, Louisiana
|Louisiana Comm AIDS Rsch Prog / Tulane Univ Med
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|LSMUC / Lions Clinic
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|United States, Michigan
|Catherine McAuley Health Ctr
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
|Wayne State Univ - WSU/DMC / Univ Hlth Ctr
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
|Henry Ford Hosp
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|United States, New Jersey
|Southern New Jersey AIDS Cln Trials / Dept of Med
|Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
|North Jersey Community Research Initiative
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103
|United States, New Mexico
|Partners in Research / New Mexico
|Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
|United States, New York
|Harlem AIDS Treatment Grp / Harlem Hosp Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10037
|United States, Oregon
|The Research and Education Group
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97210
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia FIGHT
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|Saint Joseph's Hosp
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|United States, Virginia
|Richmond AIDS Consortium / Div of Infect Diseases
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
|Study Chair:
|Wafaa El-Sadr
|Study Chair:
|William Burman
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000947 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11600 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 1, 2013
|Last Verified:
|September 2013
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antitubercular Agents
Drug Resistance, Microbial
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Time Factors
Anti-HIV Agents
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Mycobacterium Infections
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous


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In the course of a year, English actor Alfie Allen, 25, has gone from being best known as pop singerLily Allen's little brother to one of the main actors on the HBO hit show,"Game of Thrones."
Playing the hero-turned-villain Theon Greyjoy, Allen has won acclaim for his complex portrayal of a conflicted young man. In this interview, he talks about fitness, his career, awkward beheadings and why he thinks Daenerys Targaryen will eventually capture the Iron Throne.
LB: Hey, Alfie, I'm driving so this is going to be on speakerphone. Let me know if you can't hear me.
AA: OK I'll let you know, mate. Hi Luke!


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The Zip File includes two version
Night in the City Regular Version – 0:00 – 2:40 in the Preview (Length – 2:40)
Night in the City VideoHive (The Fashion Energy) special edit – 2:42 till end in the Preview (Length – 1:43)
Night in the City is a hip hop chill out electronic music track that has a deep mystical underground sound reminiscent of nightlife and the future. Moody and atmospheric electronica with a hip hop Trap style drum beat and futuristic sounding melodies. This track has very smooth dynamics and a very spacious ambient breakdown. Music for cruising in the city late at night, fashion shows, dark rooms in clubs, hipster art shows, slow dances, relaxing on the beach watching the sunset and luxurious parties. This track has a funky bassline groove and a dreamy emotional feel as well making this track very versatile with many different applications for all types of video. Perfect for Timelapse videos as well.
Use this track for Experimental background music, ambient lounge music, Corporate and Technology video presentations, artistic and dramatic visuals, indie films, projects to do with science, modern visual art, space and travel, fashion videos, tech commercials and tutorial demonstrations, futuristic background music and promos for clubs and party planners.
This song is used in this Videohive Project:


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Think the reference was to the spelling. "Flamming" is not a word, even where the internet is concerned. "Flaming" is.
Bad spellers of the world.....untie
How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer
We could create a new word, Flaming + Spamming = Flamming
In order to push "enlargement drugs" we could humiliate the recipient of the the email.
" If you don't buy our product you must be be too stupid to realize that you're inadequate..."
"Somehow saying I told you so just doesn't cover it" Will Smith in I, Robot
People seem to forget mentioning one of the cardinal rules around here.
"Join AO, become a half-way note-worthy member, then drop off the radar for at least one year (two or greater if possible). Alas, when all is changed and new, return and express your bitter distaste for the changes and ridicule the site for no longer being what it once was."
\"Greatness only comes at great risk.\" ~ Personal/Generic
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