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Selling timber without measuring the products is like selling livestock without weighing the animals. Knowing what you have to sell and securing several bids can mean many additional dollars from your timber sales. With the assistance of a professional forester, decide which trees are ready for market, then measure them and mark them with paint spots at breast height and below stump height. If the trees are already cut, scale the logs before they are sent to the mill.
The Missouri Department of Conservation will furnish a cruising stick to any Missouri landowner free of charge. The cruising stick is a Biltmore Stick on one side and a log scaling stick on the other side. You can obtain one from your local Missouri Department of Conservation district forestry office. Your cruising stick, plus the volume tables in this publication, will enable you to compute the volume in either standing trees or logs.
Before logs or trees can be bought or sold, it is necessary to determine their content by some standard. The board foot is the most common standard used for saw logs and lumber. A board foot contains 144 cubic inches of sawed lumber or the equivalent of a board 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide and 1 foot long.
A second unit of measure is the cord. Fuel wood and pulp wood (wood used to make paper) are measured and sold by the cord. The standard cord is a pile of wood 4 feet high, 4 feet wide and 8 feet long. It occupies 128 cubic feet of space, but does not actually contain 128 cubic feet of wood because of the air spaces.
Fuel wood and pulp wood are often cut in various lengths. A pile 5 feet wide, 4 feet high and 8 feet long occupies 160 cubic feet and is called a "long cord." Similarly, a pile of wood 4 feet high and 8 feet long cut into 1- or 2-foot lengths is a "short cord," which occupies less than 128 cubic feet.
The following formula may be used to determine the number of standard cords in a stack of wood:
Take a stack of wood that is 10 feet long, 6 feet wide and 3 feet high. Substituting these figures into the formula we get:
A third unit of measure is the "cubic foot." In the United States, the cubic foot unit of measure is used chiefly in growth and yield studies or in forest inventory and research projects, but generally not in commercial dealings. It represents a block or cube of wood 1 foot high, 1 foot wide and 1 foot thick.
Another unit of measure commonly found in Missouri is the "chord foot," which is used to measure cooperage bolts. This unit is based on the length of line along the chord of the bolt. A "chord foot" is 12 inches measured along the chord, inside the bark, from "sapwood to sapwood," or from "heartwood to heartwood." Prices per chord foot depend primarily upon the quality and amount of heartwood (redwood) in the bolt and also upon the length of the bolt.
Cooperage bolts vary in length, but "stave" bolts are most commonly 39 inches long with "heading" bolts 24 inches in length. Estimated chord foot yields from sound trees are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Stave bolt and heading volumes in standing trees
The volume of wood in standing trees may be estimated by obtaining two measurements and applying these to tree scale volume tables. The two measurements are diameter and merchantable height.
Once the techniques for determining tree diameter and height have been mastered, it becomes relatively easy to determine tree volume. For standing trees, this can be accomplished by checking a tree volume table (Table 2), which is simply a tabulation of volumes of trees corresponding to different tree heights and diameters.
Measuring the board-foot content of a log or a group of logs is known as log scaling. The only equipment needed to scale logs is a yardstick and a log rule (Table 3). To speed up "scaling," a log scaler uses a scaling stick. A scaling stick serves as a yardstick and has printed on it a log rule from which the contents of a log can be read as it is measured.
When calculating the volumes of standing trees, landowners should be sure they are reading from a tree volume table and when measuring logs that their volumes are from a log rule. A comparison of Tables 2 and 3 will show why this is important.
Another factor to know is the difference between various log rules. Because of certain factors, there are variations in sawed output of logs. These factors have resulted in the development of more than 50 log rules in the U.S. The International 1/4-inch Log Rule (Table 3) and the Doyle Log Rule (Table 4) are the two most commonly used rules in Missouri. The International Rule takes into account the taper in a log and probably is the most accurate, but it requires the sawmill to have a good sawyer and good equipment to cut out the volumes estimated.
Table 2
Board-foot volume of trees1 by diameter and height classes (International Rule — Form Class 76)
Table 3
The board-foot contents of logs according to the International Rule using a saw cutting 1/4-inch kerf
Table 4
The board-foot contents of logs according to the Doyle Log Scale
The scaling of logs is the normal basis for transactions between loggers and sawmillers. Although not as accurate as the actual lumber tally after sawing, log scaling has certain advantages. It permits prompt settlement for timber cut and delivered without waiting for actual yield, and it eliminates the need for separating logs on the yard by ownership.
Scaling practices may vary in local areas. Therefore, these practices should be agreed upon before sawlogs are sold. The standard methods for obtaining log measurements are:
measured at the small end, inside the bark and to the nearest inch. For logs that are not round, average diameters should be taken. For example, a log measuring 10.0 inches in one direction across the diameter and 11.2 inches in another direction will average 10.6 inches. This would be scaled as an 11-inch log.
usually measured to an even number of feet such as 8, 10, 12, etc. If logs are cut to lengths between these even numbers, then the length is called to the smaller even number rather than to the nearest even number. For example, a log measuring 15 feet, 7 inches would be scaled as a 14-foot log rather than as a 16-foot log. In actual practice, about 3 inches additional length should be allowed. This will permit trimming the rough ends of boards sawed from the log.
Once the diameter and length have been measured, the log rule is used to determine the board-foot volume. Since log rules are constructed on the basis of sound, straight logs and no allowance is made for defect, volume loss due to defect must be calculated separately and deducted from the gross scale given by the log rule. There are guides available for estimating the amount of defect in logs.
Timber is often sold on a stumpage basis, which means it is sold in standing trees rather than cut products such as logs, posts and pulp wood. To determine the volume of a tree, its d.b.h. (diameter breast height) and merchantable height must be determined. When these two measurements are known, the volume of the tree can be read directly from a tree volume table.
Diameter measurements of standing timber are made at breast height, which is 4-1/2 feet above the ground, because this is above the swell of the base of most trees.
The two most frequently used instruments to measure tree diameter are the diameter tape and the cruising stick. The diameter tape shows tree diameter by measuring circumference. It is based on the fact that circumference of a circle is equal to the circle's diameter multiplied by 3.14. Consequently, each division on the tape is 3.14 inches apart, with each division representing 1 inch in the tree's diameter. The diameter tape is wrapped around the tree at breast height and the diameter is read directly from the tape.
The cruising stick does not measure as accurately as the diameter tape but is much faster. It is based on a system of similar triangles (identical angles but different side lengths) to determine the distances on the stick that correspond to each inch in diameter.
To use the cruising stick, hold it horizontally, 25 inches from your eye (about arm's reach for the average person) against the tree at breast height. Be sure you have the "diameter measurement" side (front) of the stick toward you and not the log scaling side (back). Line up the zero end with the outside of the tree. Then without moving your head and using only one eye, look at the other side of the tree and read the figure nearest to where your line of sight crossed the stick and the edge of the tree. That number is the estimate of the tree's diameter at breast height.
It is important to move your eye instead of your head, or your reading will not be correct
If the tree is not round, take another reading at a right angle to the first and average the two readings.
Individual tree height normally is measured from a 6-inch stump to a point on the stem beyond which marketable sawlogs or other products cannot be cut. For sawlogs (a 16-foot log), the merchantable height usually is to a top diameter of not less than 8 inches. Cordwood (short logs, called "bolts") may be figured to about a 4-inch diameter. It is important to note that the merchantable top may occur at a point lower on the trunk than previously mentioned if merchantability is limited by forking, large branches or deformity.
To measure height, use that portion of the front of your cruising stick marked off as "number of 16-foot logs."
If it is necessary to go farther than 50 feet for a clear view of the tree, you may pace twice the distance and then double the reading obtained from the stick. After a little practice in timber cruising, you will find that you do not need to measure the merchantable heights of all trees. Foresters usually measure a few during a day of cruising just to "check their eye," but most of the height estimating is done by eye rather than by measurement when tallying saw timber.
On the back side of the Missouri Department of Conservation cruising stick is an International Log Rule. To use the rule, read from the stick the number of board feet in a log of the length you have measured. (Log lengths in feet are printed in the left-hand column on the stick and read 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16.) The diameters (in inches) are printed across the top of the stick. The point of intersection of the diameter and log length columns gives the board feet in the log if the log is straight and sound. Defects must be deducted.
Table 5 gives rough estimates of the amount of cordwood that can be produced from trees of various diameters and heights. The table is read in the same manner as the tree volume and log rule tables.
Table 5
Cord volume
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VANCOUVER, BC - Playing one of the first matches of the 2012 Major League Soccer season, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1W-0L-0D) defeated Canadian arch-rivals and MLS expansion club Montreal Impact (0W-1L-0D) 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.
An early goal by newcomer Sebastien Le Toux set Whitecaps FC on their way to a second-straight victory in an MLS season opener. 'Caps head coach Martin Rennie secured his first win as an MLS head coach after Camilo Sanvezzo scored Vancouver's second goal early in the second half on Bell Pitch at BC Place.
Though they created some excellent chances, Montreal's inaugural MLS match ended in disappointment, as Whitecaps FC defended resolutely throughout the weekend match, with 'Caps goalkeeper Joe Cannon earning the clean sheet for the home side.
"I'm just really pleased to get the win," Rennie said after the match. "There was a little bit of pressure on us with it being our home opener, and against an expansion team and a big rival in Montreal. So, for the first time in a while, Whitecaps FC were the favourite going into an MLS game and that brought a little bit of pressure with it, but that was something that we handled well."
Whitecaps FC gave three players their MLS debuts against the Impact. They included defenders Martin Bonjour and Young-Pyo Lee, as well as holding midfielder Jun Marques Davidson, who earned the first 'Budweiser Man of the Match' award of the season following a stellar debut performance. Le Toux, meanwhile, made his competitive debut for the Blue and White on Saturday. Impact head coach Jesse Marsch gave former 'Caps player Jeb Brovsky a start at right fullback.
In keeping with this Canadian rivalry, a sold-out BC Place crowd of 21,000 were treated to a well-contested first half of soccer, with Montreal showing little signs of nerves in the early stages after goal-bound efforts from Sanna Nyassi, Josh Gardner, and Patrice Bernier.
However, it was the 'Caps that drew first blood through their French connection on four minutes. Alain Rochat's forward ball was neatly flicked on by Eric Hassli to strike partner Le Toux. The Frenchman rounded Impact centre back Tyson Wahl before neatly finishing under a diving Donovan Ricketts in the Montreal goal for a 1-0 Vancouver lead. It was Le Toux's first competitive goal for the 'Caps and the fastest first goal to open an MLS season in league history.
Having taken the early lead, the home side looked confident in attack, as they went in search of a second goal before the break. Though they threatened on several occasions, the 'Caps were unable to break through again before halftime. To their credit, Montreal went close to finding an equalizer before the break. Justin Mapp sailed a shot over the Vancouver crossbar on 23 minutes before Nyassi struck the side-netting a minute later. It meant Whitecaps FC held a one-goal lead at halftime.
It was shortly after the break that Whitecaps FC sealed all three points with a second goal on 54 minutes. In a passing move that will surely whet the appetite of Vancouver fans for the rest of the season, Le Toux's centered pass from the right flank was cleverly dummied by Hassli to Davide Chiumiento. The Swiss playmaker's first-time pass found Camilo, whose darting run towards the Impact goal allowed the Brazilian to finish past Ricketts from six yards out for his first goal of the season and a 2-0 Vancouver lead.
'Caps fans were in festive mood at that stage, but more credit must go to Montreal, as they created several fine chances to get back into the match. Two of the Impact's best efforts came around the hour mark, with Nyassi striking over the Vancouver crossbar with a turn and shot, while Lee had to make a goal-line clearance from Impact captain Davy Arnaud's goal-bound header. On 71 minutes, Cannon did well to tip Arnaud's long-range shot over his crossbar for a Montreal corner.
By the late stages, it was Vancouver that looked more likely to add a third goal, with Rochat unlucky to hit the post with his low shot on 87 minutes. Match referee Ricardo Salazar eventually blew the final whistle, as Vancouver celebrated a positive start to their second campaign in MLS with a two-goal victory.
Both clubs return to MLS action next Saturday, with Whitecaps FC visiting Western Conference rivals Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, while the Impact get ready for their first home match in MLS when they host Eastern Conference rivals Chicago Fire at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Jun Marques Davidson
Scoring Summary:
4' - VAN - Sebastien Le Toux (Eric Hassli, Alain Rochat)
54' - VAN - Camilo Sanvezzo (Davide Chiumiento)
Match Stats:
Shots: Vancouver 12 - Montreal 8
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 5 – Montreal 7
Saves: Vancouver 7 – Montreal 3
Fouls: Vancouver 13 – Montreal 26
Offsides: Vancouver 2 – Montreal 2
Corners: Vancouver 4 – Montreal 4
19' - MTL - Felipe Martins
28' - MTL - Patrice Bernier
58' - VAN - Martin Bonjour
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 15.Martin Bonjour, 6.Jay DeMerit, 4.Alain Rochat; 37.Camilo Sanvezzo (16.Matt Watson 81'), 28.Gershon Koffie, 27.Jun Marques Davidson, 20.Davide Chiumiento (3.Jordan Harvey 64'); 7.Sebastien Le Toux, 29.Eric Hassli (22.Darren Mattocks 89')
Substitutes not used: 18.Brad Knighton, 19.Carlyle Mitchell, 23.Long Tan, 36.Bryce Alderson
Montreal Impact
1.Donovan Ricketts; 15.Jeb Brovsky, 13.Matteo Ferrari, 5.Tyson Wahl, 31.Josh Gardner; 22.Davy Arnaud, 8.Patrice Bernier (32.Miguel Montano 81'), 7.Felipe Martins, 21.Justin Mapp (26.Mike Fucito 64'); 11.Sanna Nyassi, 17.Justin Braun (33.Andrew Wenger 72')
Substitutes not used: 24.Greg Sutton, 3.Shavar Thomas, 18.Collen Warner, 19.Zarek Valentin


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Taft Union High School senior excels in the classroom and as an athlete. Only 3 percent of U.S. seniors get commendations
Taft Union High School senior Eric Bailey has been named a commended student in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Principal Marilyn Brown presented the standout student with a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation last week, as his family watched.
"You are the only one at Taft High to receive this commendation this year," Brown told him. "I want you to know how proud we are of you and what a great representative of Taft High you are."
The honor is bestowed on 34,000 U.S. high school seniors, the top 3 percent of 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2011 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test (PSAT/NMSQT).
The scholar-athlete plans to study law at Stanford University. Eric is first in his senior class among 218 students, which makes him the leading candidate for valedictorian.
The 6-foot-3, 17-year-old is an offensive lineman, basketball center, shot put and discus thrower and a sprinter. But he wouldn't tell you of his accomplishments unless you pressed him. "He is a man of few words," his father, Ron Bailey said. His mother, Julia, added, "He is very humble." But that's not just how his proud parents view him.
His teachers described Eric Bailey as mature beyond his years.
Physics teacher Joy Reynolds said, "He has a lot of background knowledge that he brings into his courses and thinks further and deeper than the words that are just right in front of him on the page of the book. He also has a filter and knows when it is appropriate to ask deeper questions and when it will just confuse his classmates. He may know where the lecture is going or why you ask a leading question of the class to get them thinking in the right direction, but he doesn't spoil it for them even though he has often already figured it out or knows the answer."
His former football coach Steve Sprague said, "Eric was one of my favorite athletes. He is a quiet leader and earns the respect of his coaches and teammates."
Spanish teacher Sandra Torres added, "Eric is an amazing, young man. He is so bright; he makes the most challenging work seem easy. He's kind and pleasant and is always willing to help his classmates if they're struggling. Although quiet, he has a witty sense of humor that often catches me off guard and makes me smile no matter what else is going on! I've truly enjoyed having him in my class."


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I went to a council meeting immediately after the original vote to move the Police Department and expressed my concerns and those of the DDA regarding the move from the current location to the NWD building in back of the park. I am puzzled why we would even consider an engineering report on the move if all of the cost was taken into consideration when the move was originally voted on.
Also, at this meeting it was stated that the council had not heard from anyone who opposed the move. The vote and the move all happened so fast originally that the public was not aware of what was happening and was not given time to digest the loss and negative ramifications of this move to the taxpayers and the city as a whole. Here are some issues I would like to address.
First, the staffing issue. If I remember correctly, when we changed police chiefs there was a staffing issue and a person was hired to work part-time for city hall and part-time for the police department, making a new full-time staff position. What happened to this position? Will we need to hire someone for the new facility or wasn't this position needed originally?
Second, the current police garage and storage facility has a heating system, water and sewer. It is a very large building, but it is in need of some maintenance work. This building could easily be renovated to provide the additional rooms that have been requested by the police department.
Third, we have had an excellent record of occupancy in the NWD building. At one time there were about 40 people employed at the facility. If you average 20 people through the years and they make $20,000 per year that means there is $400,000 of payroll brought to our community. This is money that can be spent locally.
Fourth, concerns the city should not be in the landlord business. I believe the rent from the occupants of the NWD facility paid for most of the cost to purchase of the NWD building and the building next to it which is used as the city garage.
Fifth, who, what or where will make up the lost revenue this property could generate over the years? I have put together a rough projection of the loss to the community. On average, I have come up with a cost of $30,000 per year to the city if the building becomes a police station. I get this projection from increased utility costs to the city, loss of utility charges to the tenant, loss of rent, loss of tax revenue and the loss of jobs for the people in our area. I used a rough history of what the property has generated over the past 10 years. I believe the police move will lead to layoffs in our city personnel in the near future.
I believe shutting down NWD and moving the police station from downtown would not be in the best interest of the community. You can change your decision and I hope you do.
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ANNAPOLIS, MD –Chesapeake Bayhawks' goalie Chris Garrity has announced his official retirement from Major League Lacrosse (MLL) today, January 19 th 2012.
The Pennsylvania State University graduate boasts an All-Star nomination, five play-off berths, and a 2010 MLL Championship Title over his nine year career in the league. Garrity was drafted 15th overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2003 MLL Collegiate Draft. He was named the 2003 Rookie of the Year and the 2005 MLL Goalie of the Year, and three-times the Bud Light MVP. Garrity was also the starting goalie for the 2006 U.S Men's National Team.
The goaltender's five year career with the Bayhawks began when he was traded from Boston in 2007. Garrity played over 2,709 minutes in the cage for the Bayhawks earning him first place in franchise history. With 50 games under his belt at Chesapeake, Garrity also holds the franchise record for goalie games played and tallied a .541 save percentage.
"Being part of the Bayhawks organization over the last 5 seasons has been an amazing and cherished opportunity. The sport of lacrosse has treated me very well over the years and obviously having the opportunity to play at the highest level for 9 years has been a dream come true. It wouldn't have had the same impact if it weren't for the quality of teammates, fans, coaches and front office involved."
As a captain for the Bayhawks in 2011, Garrity immersed himself into the community involvement initiative the team prides itself on and became a great ambassador for the sport in the Chesapeake region. His participation in events such as the Polar Bear Plunge, the Run for Miss Darby for Breast Cancer Research, and youth lacrosse tournaments helped to grow awareness for the Bayhawks and the league.
"I'd like to especially thank my teammates," Garrity continued. "Over the years, I have developed many great friendships and there is nothing better than knowing each and every teammate is dedicated to the success of the organization and the growth of the sport. Secondly, I owe a great deal of appreciation to our owner
Brendan Kelly and the whole coaching staff for their leadership and support over the years. They have proven why the Bayhawks are one of the most successful organizations in the MLL. Lastly, and most importantly, I would like to thank the fans for their enthusiasm and support. Without you there would be no Bayhawks. I've seen firsthand the impact of shaking a young fans hand before or after a game has on the growth of the sport and the MLL. These interactions make the MLL special."
"We are very fortunate that Chris retired as a Bayhawk," head coach
Dave Cottle remarked. "Most Bayhawks' fans will remember how Chris dominated the 2010 Championship Weekend – in particular the semi-final versus Boston. As an Annapolis native, Chris able to play in his hometown and watching him grow over his career has been exciting for us as coaches."
Garrity's departure from the Bayhawks will open up the spot for newly acquired
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A reader contacted the Lane Ranger with what he feels is a case of missing road markings.
A reader contacted the Lane Ranger with what he feels is a case of missing road markings.
Jerry Corr sent an email on Dec. 23 about yellow pavement lines in Belleview: "On Southeast 110th Street in Belleview, the street has a double yellow (line) that starts by Lake Lillian; then traveling west to the right is Southeast 109th Street and to the left is 110th street.
"The double yellow line is gone in some places along 110th Street and very 'weak' in other places. This double yellow line goes right past the Belleview Police Station, a fitness center, some private homes and doctors' offices.
"I think it would be a good idea for this double line to be painted, especially at the two turns. It is almost impossible to see the lines, and at night you are basically guessing where the line goes."
The Lane Ranger forwarded Corr's concern to Donna McMurdy, deputy public works director for the city of Belleview.
"The city of Belleview will process this request through our normal work order process. This will be assessed today and the appropriate action will follow-up," McMurdy stated in email response on Thursday, the same day it was sent to the city.
Corr also remarked about "railroad tracks and pot holes" in the area of Del Webb Boulevard and Baseline Road.
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Lysi wrote:I wish Blizzard would give us an option like buying a digital version of the original box set, but I don't think that's going to happen.
No. This idea is horrible and you should be ashamed for even thinking of it. That would be one of the most pathetic cash-ins Blizzard could do at this point, and that's really saying something.
Poofah wrote:The only issue I have with the old CE and Blizzcon pets is that we didn't know there would be pet battles at that time. I'm not complaining that they added pet battles (it's my favorite thing in the game now!) -- I just wish I'd known that these old pets would be good for something other than looking pretty, back when they were actually available. Obviously this is impossible: nonetheless it's a bit frustrating.
In essence, I feel like Frosty (the frostwhelp graphic) is a part of the game that I chose not to pay 30 extra dollars for when WotLK came out. And I'm fine with that. Whereas I feel like Frosty (the undead battle pet with interesting elemental attacks) is a new addition to the game, but one that is locked away in ancient CEs that are now very expensive.
Talmar wrote:I actually started a thread on the official forums requesting that all the old CE's be offered up as digital deluxe editions.
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What It's Really Like Trucking, Part 36
The Art of Giving
By Timothy D. Brady
The holiday season really emphasizes giving as an art, whether to fellow truckers, family or friends. Let's check with our new OTR drivers to see how giving has impacted their lives.
What three things have others done for you on the road that caught you by surprise?
Naomi: 1) A very long time ago I was eating dinner all alone at a truckstop and asked for my check – it'd already been paid. The restaurant was full; I never found out who did it. But as I left, I said "Thank you!" to whomever bought my dinner.
2) When my hubby and I were dating, he called to make sure I hit my fuel stop…. He'd sent flowers to the truckstop for my birthday! It was really cool.
3) I was blind-side backing into a truckstop space recently and a driver spotted for me. I've never met him – still haven't – but he works for the same company I do.
Ben: 1) Had a driver help secure and tarp my load.
2) I needed a shower and didn't have one on my card (thought I did), but another driver covered it.
3) I was unhooking a trailer and got to talking to a driver; forgot to unhook my glad-hands and pigtail and ripped them out. A driver had an extra set on his truck and gave them to me.
Describe a recent 'random act of kindness' you witnessed.
Naomi: A driver gave a shower to a driver that was trying to pay cash. (No, it wasn't Ben!) Then a woman walked in needing a shower. I gave her one of mine.
Ben: I saw a father and son trying to get to Los Angeles from Houston. They needed a ride, and a driver helped them out.
What's the nicest thing a shipper or receiver has done for you?
Naomi: Offered me the use of a clean ladies' room vs. the unisex dirty restroom.
Ben: A shipper gave me a safety vest and a bottle of water during Driver Appreciation Week.
What's the nicest thing a dispatcher has done for you?
Naomi: Called to check on me in my transition back to solo. Also got me home for the funeral of a dear friend.
Ben: I was on the road about 600 miles from home and got a call that my grandmother had passed. Called my dispatcher to let him know what was going on, and he said, "Go home! Take the load; we'll worry about it later." No questions asked.
New challenges?
Naomi: Winter is starting WAY too early…. adjusting to having summer and winter gear available in truck.
Running 3500 miles a week with one day off and keeping moving without a reset.
Ben: Delivering in Illinois, on a one-way street with construction, I turned in the wrong driveway to the place. Had to get turned around, and at the same time deal with an irate person telling me I was in the wrong place. Finally got where I needed to be, but still was being harassed by that person. He (and his friends) climbed on my truck and I was about to whack them with my cheater bar. They backed off; I got unloaded and got out of there.
Interesting experiences?
Naomi: A shipper called the company and told them I was the most courteous, nicest, happy, smiling person and please to send me back there. That really felt good, especially when my company relayed this. Usually we only hear complaints; very rarely do we hear kudos.
Ben: Lately I've gone to a few parts of the country I've rarely seen. It's interesting to see the landscape variations change in almost the blink of an eye.
Advice for someone just finishing school as to how trucking gives something to each driver.
Naomi: Trucking is what you make of it. You can be a jackass; surly and angry all the time. Or embrace each challenge and grow from it. I've grown from three specific curve balls thrown at me this year.
Ben: Trucking can give you all sorts of things: steady work, new places, meet all sorts of people. My favorite is getting up early, going down the road and seeing the sun come up on a part of the country you've never been to. It's all about your attitude and how you appreciate little things as to how much the industry can give you.
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The Captain of Carolina
Earl Dunham started something. Way back in the 1930s and 40s, about every eight or ten years or so, a young Laurens County boy moved with his parents to Macon. While they were in the capital of Central Georgia, three boys thought it would be a good idea to play football for the city's biggest high school. All three happened to be very good at it. Billy Henderson did it in the early 1940s and went on to an outstanding football and baseball career at the University of Georgia before becoming a coaching legend in Georgia High School football. Theron Sapp played at Macon's Lanier High School in the early 1950s before his immortal feats as a Georgia Bulldog running back led to his being named as only the third player in school history to have his jersey number retired. But way back in the late 1930s, Earl Dunham started it all. Here is his story.
Earl Dunham was born in Dublin, Georgia in 1921. One of at least seven children of Harry and Ethel Dent Durham, little Earl lived in a modest house at 214 Sawyer Street in the mid 1920s. Sometime before 1930, the Dunhams picked up everything they owned and headed for a better opportunity in Macon, where they lived on Walnut Street.
Earl attended elementary school and in 1935, enrolled in Lanier High School, where all boys participated in the R.O.T.C. program. It didn't take long for Earl's talents to be recognized by the coaches of the Poets. Yes, that was their mascot. After all, when you have a school named after Sidney Lanier, one of Georgia's most famous poets, what else are you going to call the teams?
In the 1938 basketball season, Dunham helped to guide the Poets to a state championship. Later that fall, Earl, billed as one of the best fullbacks in the state, was named as Alternate Captain of the Poets. Though he suffered a broken leg that limited his playing time as a junior, Earl returned for his senior season when he exhibited his strong blocking and power running skills. After his last game, Earl was named to the G.I.A.A. All Georgia team for the second consecutive year (the only two-year member) by a panel of sportswriters and coaches.
The South Carolina Gamecocks were whom Earl wanted to play for, not Georgia or Georgia Tech. From the beginning, Earl was destined to become a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball. Dunham found only a little joy in first three football seasons, all losing ones, under Coach Rex Enright, who at the time of his retirement was South Carolina's all time winningest and losingest coach. Earl earned a starting berth at left half back in 1942, when his team won its first game against the Citadel, but failed to win another all season. Victories were more plenty when Earl was playing basketball and baseball. In his freshman year, the Gamecock hoopsters went 15 and 9 and played in the semifinals of Southern Conference championship. In his sophomore year, Earl moved from guard to center and posted an average of two field goals per game playing a position, which was usually in the center of the court in those days.
Something big happened. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Earl and many of his friends enlisted and went off to a whole new ball game. This time it was serious, real serious. Earl became a member of the 11th Airborne Division. The 11th was held in reserve until the latter half of 1944, when it first saw action in Leyte and in the invasion of Luzon in January 1945 in a final effort to sweep Japanese resistance from the Philippine Islands. During his spare time in his 42-month stint as a paratrooper of "The Angels," Earl did what he did best. He played ball. In his last game as a member of the 11th Division football team, Earl helped to secure a victory over an all star squad from Honolulu.
Like many other young men of his day who saw their collegiate football careers interrupted by the war, Earl returned to the campus at Columbia for one final season in 1946. He replaced future Dubliner Bryant Meeks as team captain in the first season of the modern era of football. Rex Enright returned from his naval duties to coach one of the finest teams ever to take the field in Columbia. The Gamecocks defeated their instate rival Clemson and never looked back on a 5-3 season.
As soon as he left the Carolina Field gridiron and stepped onto the hardwoods, Earl was honored by his teammates and coach by being named captain of the basketball team. It was then time for one more season on the diamond. Once again, Earl was named captain of the team. It would be the only time in the one hundred and fifteen-year history of South Carolina athletics that one man would named captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams in a single school year. I don't know it for a fact, but it may have been the only time in NCAA history that one athlete captained all three major sports at a major university. Certainly that feat hasn't occurred lately when few, if any, players play all three major sports.
When Earl Dunham's playing days were over, he turned to coaching to further his athletic career, He served as an assistant coach under his former head coach Enright until 1955 when he resigned to enter the business world.
Earl Dunham died on September 10, 2000 in Columbia, South Carolina. He was survived by his children, Earl, Jr. and Nancy Anne.
During his four years at the University of South Carolina, Earl Dunham rose to the heights of excellency both on and off the field. He was named a member of the prestigious academic fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated cum laude in the Class of 1947.
As a football player, Dunham was named as an honorable mention on the 1946 All American team joining center Bryant Meeks (2nd team.) Ahead him were three legends of college football: Charley Trippi of Georgia and Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard of the United States Military Academy. A half century later, Earl Dunham was named to the South Carolina All Century Basketball Team as one of five players representing the pre-1950s era. Fifty years after he left South Carolina, Earl Dunham was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame joining Bill Rogers as the only player in that illustrious group who played three sports in their careers at South Carolina.
As a footnote, although Dublin is located just a hundred or so miles south of Athens, Georgia, only a half dozen Dublin footballers have played for the Bulldogs. Nearly as many have played football for South Carolina. In addition to the aforementioned Bryant Meeks (Captain '45), who moved to Dublin just before his death, other Dubliners who have donned the garnet and black are Gregg Crabb ('69-'71), Chan Beasley ('71-'72), Scott Hagler ('83-'86, Captain '86), Tony Guyton ('83-'85, Captain '85) and Kyle Crabb ('99-'00.) In four of the last 65 football seasons since the end of World War II, the captain of the Gamecock football team has been a Dubliner. That's an unbelievable record!


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Last night I wanted to make the root vegetables topped with Miso Tahini Nut Paste (http://justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/miso-tahini-and-nut-paste), but all I had were baby carrots. I decided to cut the carrots into small pieces, boil them, and mix them with the paste. I then put dollops of this into a mini muffin tin and baked them. They taste good, but they don't hold together very well. How might I refine this croquette variation on the original recipe?
From what I've learned making burgers and rissoles, the element that seems to be missing from your adapted recipe is some kind of binder.
My initial impulse would be to add breadcrumbs/panko. Another alternative would be some cooked Japanese white or brown rice (as it's inherently sticky it should hold together quite well). I suspect you want to stay away from adding egg - another classic binding ingredient. Basically, egg and breadcrumbs will allow you to hold almost anything together, but then that's why they both feature in almost every croquette recipe.
It all depends what kind of taste and texture you are after. You might like to try bulgar wheat, brown lentils, cous cous, rolled oats, matzo meal, potato flakes... Just add whatever appeals to you in order to firm up your mixture.
And also mash the carrots after you cook them instead of leaving them in small bits.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not anti-egg, but I thought eggs might change the texture a lot. I think I'll try it and see what happens. I might try grating the vegetables, too.
I might try grating the vegetables, too.
Not to boil though... you mean to add raw grated carrot/vegetables to the 'croquette' mixture you'll be introducing to the oven, don't you?
I think that would be a good idea and will probably work well, you might need less of a 'firm' binding agent with this method.
Do let us know how it works out.
Right--In that case I wouldn't boil them.
I think I'll be experimenting in the kitchen this weekend!
Thanks for the inspiration! :)
I had three carrots getting sad in the fridge, and some leftover Miso Tahini Nut Paste ( I liked the taste but find hard to spread it on the chopped carrots)
So I cooked the carrots (I tried to steam them in the microwave and they came out a bit on the gummy side) and put them in the food processor, I added the paste and one egg.
I used some fillo dough to line four small forms ( I don't have muffin pan but I have some aluminium creme caramel mold so I used those ) an baked it in the oven for 10 minutes.
It came out yummi, and pretty as well! I even took a picture, I'll try to post it later :)
So you end with a kind of fusion quiche!
Judging from the texture, do you think the filling would hang together without a crust? I know it's lazy of me, I just want something that doesn't depend on having crust. Still, it's a great idea that I'll keep in my back pocket.
I'd love to see the picture, if you have time to post.
If you cooked them in silicon cupcake cases they wouldn't need to hold together. I make "quiches without pastry" quite often.
let's see if this works....
yes, the egg makes it so keeps together nicely without a crust. Mostly I was curious to try the fillo pastry I had bought :) It was almost like edible parchment paper :P
I made four, but I could have probably added more carrot/paste mixture with one egg. But I was out of carrots :P
let's see if this works....
ooops, the above was me, I didn't realize I double-posted :/
That looks scrumptious!
Well done! And thanks for posting your results.
I haven't been able to use an oven for years, so I'm not too sure about this. But I think you might have to brush the filo layer with butter or egg or something to make it taste nice. However, I'm sure it doesn't matter with the little filo 'cups' you made. I certainly wouldn't say no.
yes, I mostly used the fillo pastry as a "release agent", and it added a pleasant crunchyness to them :)
I think that brushing them with butter as it's usually done would have been distracting in this case.
Incidentally, I made them again without the eggs. ( I say incidentally because it wasn't planned, I just got distracted :P). They came out well and tasted good, but a little more soggy, not really crunchy, especially the ones I put in my bento.
Well, I made a batch with grated carrot. Instead of a crust, I used mini-cupcake cups. They had a cakey texture and tasted really good. Not very much of a croquette, but a great bento item nonetheless. The proportions I used are as follows:
2 medium carrots, grated
1 egg
1/2 - 3/4 cup miso tahini nut paste
Bake 350 for about 15 minutes. The batter was the consistency of ranch dressing.
I'll post a picture tomorrow.
I can't wait to try parsnips this way!
I forgot to mention: this made 12 mini sized quiches.
Parsnips and carrots together.
I made some from boiled and mashed together carrots and parsnips, without the miso tahini nut paste but with lots of black pepper and a little bit of butter, at the weekend. I nuked them on medium for about 4 minutes I think (just until the centres were firmish), because I didn't want to heat up the oven for such a small amount of food. Yummy. Carrot and parsnip mashed together is one of my favourite veges.
I had a bash at croquettes - used mashed veges and egg, and added some cooked bulghur wheat to make it stiff enough to form into croquette shapes. I baked them in the oven and they turned out quite well. They freeze well too.
See this post for a photo of some in a lunch.
Those look really good! Did you put some of the paste in--what proportion?
Do you think that leftover rice would work in these?
No, I've never actually seen that paste. And I like the taste of the veges by themselves anyway. But yes, I think rice would work - it's really just something to give some bulk to the mix and soak up a bit of the liquid, the egg is what makes it stick together.
This has become a wonderful thread!
Who would have guessed that the original miso-tahini nut paste would metamorphosise so beautifully into dainty filo tarts, scrumptious 'muffins' and delectable oven croquettes?!?
That bento assortment does look really good, Bronwyn! And it hadn't really occurred to me to make a salad with lentils (potatoes with that seem like an excellent idea), I tend to make stews and any leftovers become a sandwich spread. I'll need to give that a go.
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PEORIA — Major League Baseball's presence in Peoria might become a bit more robust in the coming years. And not just because of some well-known natives who have played in the big leagues.
The Louisville Slugger Sports Complex, set for completion in 2015 in Northwest Peoria, is to feature 10 synthetic baseball/softball diamonds and a 125,000-square-foot dome for indoor youth-sport competitions.
According to an official of the company that manufactures Louisville Slugger bats, the complex also will feature tangible evidence of the firm's big-league connection.
That connection includes ballplayers past and present who use Louisville Slugger bats, which are the official ones of MLB. Some of those men might appear at events scheduled for the complex off Orange Prairie Road, according to Kyle Schlegel, vice president of global marketing for Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
"You've got some in your own backyard," Schlegel said about two of Peoria's most prominent connections to the national pastime.
East Peoria native Joe Girardi spent 15 seasons in the big leagues and now manages the New York Yankees, whom he led to the 2009 World Series title. Jim Thome was reared in Peoria and hit 612 home runs in 22 seasons, although he has not retired officially.
Players for teams that win various events at the complex might receive prize packages that include MLB game tickets, Schlegel said. Other cross-pollination with MLB is likely.
The Peoria complex gives MLB an opportunity, according to Schlegel. National television ratings for its product have been slipping, according to various sources. Youth participation in baseball also is down.
"Major League Baseball is constantly looking to grow the sport with youth," Schlegel said. "It's no secret sports like soccer, lacrosse, those are growing. We need to get back in that mind-set.
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Romelu Lukaku will hold showdown talks with Chelsea next week about his destination next season amid a stampede of interest from Premier League clubs.
Every top-flight club outside of the Champions League chasers have expressed an interest in taking the Belgian striker on loan next season, but Everton, Fulham and West Ham are in pole position should the west Londoners conclude that Lukaku is not yet ready to challenge for a first-team place at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are believed to want Lukaku to fight for a first-team position following a successful loan spell at West Brom, where his 14 league goals have steered the Baggies to eighth in the Premier League.
The Stamford Bridge hierarchy will meet with Lukaku after the domestic season finishes on Sunday to discuss their plans for the 20-year-old and Lukaku is believed to be keen to play regular football as he eyes a starting place for Belgium at the 2014 World Cup.
"I want to join a club that plays European football," the striker told Studio Brussel on Tuesday. "I am very satisfied with my performances this term, but I want to do even better next season. I want to take a step up from West Bromwich.
"I will definitely be with Chelsea during pre-season. We will have to see what's the best solution after that. I was used to playing European football back at Anderlecht and want to have that feeling again."
His temporary employers West Brom are among more than a dozen Premier League clubs who have enquired about taking the powerful forward on loan, with Chelsea dismissing the possibility of him being loaned out to a rival Champions League-calibre club.
However, the likelihood is growing that Lukaku will travel with Chelsea on their pre-season tour, where incoming manager Jose Mourinho will have the chance to run the rule over his new charge at close quarters.
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The Justice Department has a charged a 23-year-old Philadelphia-area man with hacking into networks run by the Energy Department, the University of Massachusetts and other organizations, and selling access to those networks.
An indictment unsealed June 14 alleges that Andrew James Miller, 23, of Devon, Pa., and others broke into computer networks belonging to Energy, UMass, RNK Telecommunications, advertising agency Crispin Porter and Bogusky, and other institutions and companies between 2008 and 2011, according to DOJ.
At one point, he allegedly tried to sell an undercover FBI agent access to a DOE supercomputer for $50,000, ThreatPost reported.
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According to the indictment, Miller and his co-conspirators stole users' credentials when he hacked into the systems and used them to sell access. Dealing with the undercover FBI agent, he received two payments of $500 each via Western Union for a list of RNK user names and passwords, requested two payments of $600 for UMass data, and sought $1,000 for access to the advertising agency, ThreatPost reported.
The alleged attempt to sell access to a supercomputer involved networks at Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.
Miller, who was arrested June 14, is charged with one count of conspiracy, two counts of computer fraud and one count of access device fraud. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison for the conspiracy count and one of the computer fraud charges, and up to 10 years on the other computer fraud counts and the access device fraud count.
Hackers selling access to compromised systems, even government systems, isn't entirely new. In January 2011, security company Imperva reported that access to dozens of compromised government, military and education networks in the United States and Europe was up for sale.
Access was being offered for between $55 and $499 per site, Imperva said, and some hackers were offering personally identifiable information from the sites at a rate of $20 per 1,000 records.
The apparently compromised sites included the Defense Department's Pharmacoeconomic Center, the Army's Communications-Electronics Command, and the main website of the Italian government.
One twist with the sites Imperva found for sale, however, was that some of the URLs being offered included typos, leading to speculation that, in some cases at least, the hackers weren't really selling access but were just trying to rip off other hackers.
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Hacking is a job interview isn't it?
Until we clamp down on this it will continue to happen. This moron stole personal information and put it up for sale. I envision 93 year old ladies with drained bank accounts and people living on the financial edge finding a 0 checking account balance or, worse, a new $10,000 Credit card bill. Five years in prison is saying ... If you can make $50,000 10 times before getting caught, you get a 3 year vacation all expenses paid, and get to keep the money. I say a $50,000 fine that MUST be paid back in 20 years.
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Lilith is the first person to be given a soul by God, and is given the job of giving all the things in the world souls by loving them, beginning with Adam. Adam is given the job of making up rules and the definitions of sin so that humans may one day live in an ethical society. Unfortunately Adam is weak, jealous, and greedy, and insists on being on top during sex to ``be closer to God''.
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A set of lecture notes intended to support the second semester of a two semester course based on J. D. Jackson's book of the same name, although it can also stand alone as a textbook. These notes are under development (and are actively being used to teach) and are not guaranteed to be either complete or correct, but most students will nevertheless find them useful.
An online classic for years, this is the print version of the famous free online book on cluster engineering. It too is being actively rewritten and developed, no guarantees, but it is probably still useful in its current incarnation.
A straight-up science fiction novel about an adventurer, Sam Foster, who learns to walk between the walls of the Multiverse and finds himself immediately embroiled in a power struggle between its gods and their agents. Only Sam's swords and his native wit and character stand between Sam and many a bloody death!
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If it weren't for some grass and the occasional yucca plant, I could have swore I was staring into the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert. Let's just say whoever named this part of northwest Nebraska probably didn't ruminate long before landing on "The Sandhills."
As our guide, Greg, ran the electronic caller from my left, I monitored the morning horizon for any sign of our targeted prey — coyotes. I couldn't help but wonder how anything could hide in this country. All I could see was miles and miles of sand.
Using my Bushnell Fusion 1600 ARC binocular/rangefinder, I scanned the hills for any signs of movement and ranged the most likely predator approach lanes in hopes a coyote would soon answer the howls now erupting from the call.
With little to slow the wind down, I felt fortunate it was merely a light breeze I was staring into. John Vaca, the national trade manager and national pro staff manager for Final Approach/Bushnell, monitored the backside of the hill for coyotes trying to sneak downwind of the caller.
My trigger finger itched to test the new Thompson/Center Dimension rifle resting on my shooting sticks. The rifle was smooth shooting and accurate in .223 on the range, and I had only begun to question the folks from T/C on the interchangeable bolts and barrels that allow the rifle to become anything from a .204 Ruger to a .300 Win Mag. My mind wandered with all the possibilities an interchangeable rifle presented.
A single shot rang out from the backside of the hill just 12 minutes into the stand.
Greg immediately broke into a ky-yi coyote distress call as my eyes darted to the right in search of a coyote running around the hillside — no sign of any. There were no follow-up shots either — a good indication John's first shot was on target.
A couple of minutes later, with no coyotes in sight and no more shooting from behind us, Greg whistled to signal an end to the stand. As we crested the hill, John pointed out the fallen song dog — a mangy female that trotted within 100 yards in the bottom of a saddle before she met a single Hornady V-MAX bullet and dropped.
It was 6:56 a.m. This was our first stand on the first day of a three-day hunt hosted by Les Johnson of PredatorQuest and Spring Meadows Hunting and Fishing. Things were looking up, and the rest of the hunt didn't disappoint either.
Keep an eye on future issues of Trapper & Predator Caller for more on our Nebraska Sandhills predator hunt.


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A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Martin Orthodontics
Martin Orthodontics is the BEST local provider for braces.
-We offer the latest technology available including digital X-rays and photographs, Damon Clear braces, and Invisalign
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We offer both Invisalign, and DAMON Clear braces, the most esthetic type of bracket available.
Our target audience is upper middle class families and their teenage children. Most frequent decision makers are Mother ages 30-45.
The ad will run in local coupon books, direct mail flyers, and be distributed to local dentists to share with their patients.
The ad should contain 1 coupon!
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See the attached previous ad labeled ad "template.jpg" - can CLOSELY resemble this ad (I have purchased Church orthodontics and own the ad).
Additionally, all included pictures of braces and logos are available for legal use - see attached files
I would like to include my family shot where the old Family shot is (Upper right hand corner).
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Merry Christmas to all you beautiful readers! I thought I'll share one of my favorite Chrismas campaigns this year and thank you all for reading this little blog of mine. Hope you all are having a loving, happy evening.
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Topshop and Kate Bosworth was also kind enough to send me a little personalized message that was too cute to not share!


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Salsa: Tangy peach, tomatillo and pico de gallo
What did we do before salsa became a mainstay in our culinary repertoire? Yes, there was catsup and chili sauce, but nothing can compare to the zesty flavour of salsas whether you have the jarred variety or take the time to make your own fresh versions. And there are so many.
I keep jarred salsas on hand for a multitude of dishes including breakfast dishes featuring eggs and corn tortillas. A quick dinner featuring salsa might be a nice piece of white fish topped with a smoky salsa and baked in the oven. Then there are the fresh varieties I make that always make me so appreciative of the flavour combination of lime, cilantro and jalapeno.
Fresh salsas are easy to make and ideal to pair with many grilled foods this time of year. I'm providing three easy salsa recipes. The first is a classic tomato-based fresh salsa also called pico de gallo, that is delicious served with quality tortilla chips. Make sure to make some homemade guacamole to go along with it. The next is a peach salsa that is wonderful with tortilla chips, but also with grilled fish, chicken or pork. The last uses tomatillos, which look like a green tomato covered in a tan colored husk. This salsa I like with chips and particularly with grilled or smoked pork. Farmers market stands are bursting with all the ingredients to make salsas. So, take advantage of our great local produce.
Pico De Gallo (Fresh Salsa)
- 2 large field tomatoes, core removed, seeded and diced
- 1 fresh jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
- 2 green onions (chopped)
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- Juice of 1 large lime
- 1 tbsp. (15 ml) olive oil
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) of chopped cilantro
- Salt to taste
Place the tomatoes, jalapeno, onion, garlic, lime juice, olive oil and cilantro in a medium bowl. Season with salt to taste. Serve immediately. Makes 2 cups
Peach Salsa
- 2 to 3 peaches, peeled and chopped
- 1 small red, sweet pepper, seeded and diced
- 3 green onions, sliced
- juice of one large lime
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/4 c. chopped cilantro
- salt to taste
In a medium bowl, combine the peaches, red pepper, onion, lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro. Add salt to taste and serve. Makes 2 cups
Variations: Use pineapple or mango in place of the peaches
Tomatillo Salsa
- 3 large tomatillos, husks removed, washed well and cut into quarters
- 2 green onions, coarsely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 c. (125 ml) chopped cilantro
- 1/2 tsp. (2 ml) roasted ground cumin
- salt to taste
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process, using pulsing motion until combined. Season with salt to taste.


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16 U.S. Code § 620a - Restrictions on exports of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands
No person who acquires unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States may export such timber from the United States, or sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise convey such timber to any other person for the purpose of exporting such timber from the United States, unless such timber has been determined under subsection (b) to be surplus to the needs of timber manufacturing facilities in the United States.
The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply to specific quantities of grades and species of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands which the Secretary concerned determines to be surplus to domestic manufacturing needs.
Any determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in regulations issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5. Any such determination shall be reviewed at least once in every 3-year period. The Secretary concerned shall publish notice of such review in the Federal Register, and shall give the public an opportunity to comment on such review.
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When people ask us, "How did you meet?" we pause while we try to gauge just how much interest the person has in our story. If she's being polite, she'll get the short version: "We met through friends after college."
But here's the real story:
Part 1: Memorial Day Weekend
Dave and I first met at a party two years after I graduated from college in 1998. I was talking to his friend Mike, and Dave tried to join our conversation by throwing out a few friendly openers. I smiled but kept quiet.
He was exactly my type: wavy brown hair, blue eyes and a great smile. But I was shy and assumed that Dave was talking to me only because he wanted to talk to Mike. So I tried to shrink myself out of the conversation by not joining in.
After a couple of affable tries, Dave left. But he didn't give up. Five minutes later, the opening riff of theRolling Stones'"Start Me Up" blasted through the room at full volume.
Hips thrusting and with zero inhibition, Dave achieved the most ardent Mick Jagger impersonation ever done. He strutted. He sang. There was even a back flip off the coffee table. It was like a flash mob of one.
His performance elicited wild applause from the partygoers. But as he inched closer, I was terrified that he would try to draw me in. So I hid in the kitchen.
Part 2: Two weeks later
Since my dating life was at a standstill, I decided to organize a wine tasting trip. I sent out an email to everyone I knew and told them to invite all of their friends.
Twenty-five people showed up, many of them strangers. But one of them was Dave.
I sat next to my friend Shannon. Dave chose the seat in front of me but kept turning around to chat. Naturally, our talk turned to food, wine and the great joy of eating.
"You know, out of everything in the whole world, chocolate is still my favorite treat."
"What kind of chocolate?" Dave asked.
"Hershey'schocolate kisses are the best," I replied.
I remember the day was warm and the vineyards were verdant. The strangers were all best buddies by early afternoon. Even though the trip didn't help my dating life, I gave myself excellent marks for hosting.
Part 3: Six months later
A college reunion was underway at my favorite bar, and I was optimistic about the possibilities. Surely someone in the place would want to date me?
Shortly after I arrived with my friend Kelsey, Dave wandered over to say hi. He asked about what I'd been up to, then said, "I'm working in TV now. ... Let me give you one of my cards." I put it in my purse. After a few more minutes, Kelsey and I moved on.
Several cocktails later, I was chatting with a potential suitor. He wasn't a great conversationalist, but he asked for my number. I needed something to write on, so I fished around in my tiny purse and found a business card. After scrawling my number on the back, I handed it over and went home.
Meanwhile, at closing time, two people were waiting for cabs. One was Dave. The other guy was so drunk he was swaying. To pass time, Dave struck up a conversation. Finally, he said, "By the way, my name is Dave Lockhart."
"Hmm… why does that name sound so familiar?"
After some intense thought, the guy dug into his pocket and triumphantly pulled out a crumpled business card.
"Hey!" he said. "I do know your name! Some girl used your card to give me her number!"
Dave was not thrilled.
Part 4: The following Monday
At 9:01 a.m., I got an email from Kelsey.
"Dave told Mike that he met a dude on Friday night who said that a girl used his business card to give out her number. Dave only gave out his card to two people that night, you and me. He thinks that I'm the one who did it."
"Really?" I exclaimed. "That is hilarious! What are the odds?"
"It is not hilarious," she hissed. "It was rude, and you have to confess that you did it. "
I'd been thinking of myself as an exceptionally gracious person, sort of a younger Miss Manners. I didn't want to mar my new self-image. I decided to make it up to him.
Part 5: Apologies
The next weekend, I assembled Dave, Mike and Kelsey for a night of tequila shots at a club where the patrons were celebrating Mardi Gras and watching a floor show.
But I wasn't the girl who hid in a kitchen anymore. Now I liked to join in the festivities, too.
In that spirit, Dave and I sneaked into the dancers' dressing room and "borrowed" a blue sequined vest and a shiny white cowboy hat. Then, for no apparent reason, I climbed on stage with the near-naked samba dancers and tried to follow along. I was so captivated by the feather headdresses and silver sequin bikinis that I couldn't have cared less about the crowd. Finally, Dave and I were in sync.
Part 6: The first date
Two days later, Dave invited me to sushi and a movie. When I opened the door, he handed me a brown paper bag. To my surprise, it was filled with Hershey's chocolate kisses.
"How did you know that I love these?" I asked.
"Because you told me," he said. "On the bus, last year, you said that chocolate kisses were your favorite."
It took a minute. And then, just like they do in cheesy movies, I mentally reviewed the highlight reel of scenes from the past: the Memorial Day weekend party, the Mick Jagger imitation, the bus trip, the business card, the dressing room.
Right then and there, I decided to stop wondering when I was going to meet someone in the future, and start paying attention to the present.
It worked. We just celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. Thank God he got my attention with chocolate.
Ironically, Lockhart is a dating coach in Los Angeles.
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On Feb. 4, I went to the Henry Ford Museum to play with the Lego exhibit with my family.
By Nicole Trierweiler
On Feb. 4, I went to the Henry Ford Museum to play with the Lego exhibit with my family.
While we were there we sat on a bus. It was the bus that Rosa Park's sat on. The bus is famous because she said she would not get up from her seat to sit in a different seat. That changed things.
Her skin was different so she was sitting in the wrong seat. When she didn't get up, the police came and took her off the bus. She was put in jail. All the other people with different colored skin didn't want to sit on the bus. That is called a boycott.
I was happy that when I sat on the bus, I didn't have to worry about were to sit, unless people were already sitting there. I noticed that other people with different colored skin didn't have to worry about where they should sit. I am happy that Rosa Parks was brave and that the rules about where to sit on buses were changed.
NICOLE TRIERWEILER is 6 years old and loves her pet bunny rabbit named Snowflake. Since attending the Ionia County Peace Community's community supper honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she has been fascinated by civil rights figures, and speaking out when she sees something wrong.


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April 21. 2013 11:02PM
Resentencing hearing set for convicted Mont Vernon killer
By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER - The court will hold a resentencing hearing today for Steven Spader, but it isn't clear if the convicted killer and mastermind of the random Mont Vernon home invasion will show up.
Spader, 21, indicated he would forego his right to be resentenced under the U.S. Supreme Court's Miller v. Alabama decision in an affidavit he submitted to Hillsborough County Superior Court earlier this month.
Spader is serving a mandatory life prison term without chance of parole for the murder of Kimberly L. Cates, 42, and 76 years for maiming her daughter during the Oct. 4, 2009 home invasion and other convictions.
The Miller ruling makes mandatory life prison terms without parole unconstitutional for juvenile criminals. Spader was 17 when the crimes occurred.
The resentencing hearing enables Spader and his attorneys to present mitigating evidence that was not allowed when he initially was sentenced Nov. 9, 2011. Spader also could testify. Judge Gillian L. Abramson could still impose the same sentence.


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Mathematics is the study of shape and form, of numbers and patterns, of concrete examples and abstract generalizations. As a discipline mathematics is not easy to categorize. It is an art: there is great beauty in its execution and exposition. It is a science: it is extremely rigorous and it has an experimental aspect. It is pure: within mathematics one can create a whole universe and explore its properties. It is applied: many of the best ideas of mathematics arise from attempts at solving everyday problems, and some of its most pure concepts have surprisingly practical applications. It is a philosophy: mathematics is grounded in ideas. Most of all, mathematics is alive. Although mathematics has engaged human thought for millennia it is still today a vibrant and growing area of human endeavor with new and important discoveries. It is the goal of the Department of Mathematics not only to provide students with a firm foundation in the concepts and skills of mathematics, but to instill in them an appreciation for the beauty and power of the subject.
The Department of Mathematics offers a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematical economics (in collaboration with the Department of Economics and Finance). We also offer a Master of Science in applied mathematics.
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Ed Parsons is the Geospatial Technologist of Google, with responsibility for evangelising Google's mission to organise the world's information using geography. In this role he maintains links with Governments, Universities, Research and Standards Organisations which are involved in the development of Geospatial Technology.
He is a member of the the Board of Directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium and was co-chair of the W3C/OGC Spatial Data on the Web Working Group.
He is a Visiting Professor at University College London and an Executive Fellow at the University of Aberdeen Business School.
Ed is based in Google's London office, and anywhere else he can plug in his laptop.
Ed was the first Chief Technology Officer in the 200-year-old history of Ordnance Survey, and was instrumental in moving the focus of the organisation from mapping to Geographical Information. He came to the Ordnance Survey from Autodesk, where he was EMEA Applications Manager for the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Division.
He earned a Masters degree in Applied Remote Sensing from Cranfield Institute of Technology, holds a Honorary Doctorate in Science from Kingston University, London. and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a professional member of the British Computer Society.
Ed is married with two children and lives in South West London.
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The other day I was playing with fun Google Trends tool and got an idea to check Ubuntu versus Debian popularity. You can see the result on the picture below and I don't know about you, but it simply amazes me how popular Ubuntu is these days. And not only that, but its popularity is growing day by day, while it can be easily seen that Debian is either stagnating or slowly fading out.
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A traffic light is also planned at intersection of Carter and Sunnyside roads.
THE PROJECT: Carter Road is scheduled to be widened from Wheatley's Pond Road (Rt. 300) to Sunnyside Road, according to Jim Westhoff, spokesman for the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).
"The road will be wider and safer, not just for cars, but for bycyclists, walkers, and joggers as well," said Westhoff. "This will be a major improvement for the community."
The project will include:
• Rebuilding the road with wider, 11-foot lanes;
• Five-foot shoulders on each side,
• Curbs on each side,
• Sidewalks on both sides in the Town of Smyrna, but on one side outside of town limits,
• Streetlights,
• Traffic light at the intersection of Carter and Sunnyside roads.
WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION START: This winter. The first phase will be moving the utilities, Westhoff said. The road construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2012. Right now, DelDOT is in the process of buying the property needed for the wider road and sidewalks.
HISTORY: State Sen. Bruce Ennis (D-Smyrna) said the Carter Road project was proposed more than 10 years ago.
"I think there have been three public hearings in Smyrna about this, dating back to the year 2000," Ennis said. "The road has been terrible for years. It's pretty rough, and then there's the fact that we have pedestrians and bicyclists using that road."
Some residents just wanted the pothole-plagued road repaved; however, DelDOT officials recommended widening the road and adding shoulders before a major repaving project. Most residents didn't like the original proposal for a third lane, a center lane for turning traffic.
"They thought it would become a raceway, with cars going even faster, and possibly a thoroughfare for trucks," said Ennis.
The plan for the third lane was scrapped.
Another proposal that was controversial was for a roundabout at the intersection of Carter and Sunnyside roads.
"The fire company opposed that because they would have difficulty getting firetrucks through a roundabout," said Ennis.
DRAWBACKS: Many residents along Carter Road don't like the idea of having to sell a portion of their yards for the project.
Ennis said he's been contacted by three residents who said they're not being fairly compensated for their property in the wider roadway plan.
"Some of them own to the center of the road. That's what's in their deed. You would think DelDOT would have cleared that up years ago," he said.
The project will mean the roadway will be closer to their homes than before.
"One resident was concerned that he was going to lose the space where he normally parks his cars," Ennis said.
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Minted + domino Art Print Challenge: we partnered with design marketplace Minted to find fresh up-and-coming art to feature on domino.com! From the thousands of submissions, we've uncovered 75 brand new pieces, 25 of which are exclusive to domino.
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Secretary of State's Prosecution Assistance Unit Nets Second Guilty Plea in Investment Fraud Scheme
More results in Alanar case as second of three brothers finalizes guilty plea
INDIANAPOLIS (May 4, 2011) Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White is applauding another success of his Securities Division's Prosecution Assistance Unit and local authorities. Chris Reeves, the middle brother, and part owner of Alanar and related ventures, pled guilty today to ten counts of aiding and abetting securities fraud. The plea happens in exchange for an eight year sentence with two years probation. Investors in Alanar church bonds and churches were misled in the sale of the bonds. The ten counts of fraud related to ten different church bonds that left over 3,000 people, mostly church members and churches, with losses in excess of fifteen million dollars.
Alanar, the holding company owned by Vaughn Reeves and his sons Josh, Chris, and Chip (Vaughn, Jr.) sold bonds to finance church construction and then shuffled money to cover losses without telling investors or the churches in what has been termed a modified Ponzi scheme. The investigation and subsequent criminal charges against father and sons was a collaborative state effort with the Sullivan County Prosecutor's Office, the Indiana State Police, and the Secretary of State's Prosecution Assistance Unit. This effort followed a federally imposed receivership of Alanar that began in 2005.
This plea follows an October 2010 trial where a Princeton jury found Chris's father, Vaughn Reeves, an ordained minister and founder of Alanar, guilty of nine counts of fraud, resulting in a prison sentence of 54 years. In February 2011, younger brother Josh also pled guilty to all ten counts and received a six year sentence with probation. The last and oldest brother, Chip, is set for trial on June 14, 2011.
"Hoosiers should be on the lookout for this type of 'affinity fraud,'" White said. "When promoters of unlawful investments prey on people of the same faith, our office will be here to help bring them to justice."
Information for Alanar Investors:
The Prosecution Assistance Unit was created within the Enforcement Section of the Securities Division to assist law enforcement agencies in prosecuting white collar criminals. Currently the unit includes two attorneys and two investigators devoted exclusively to the enforcement of the criminal provisions of the Indiana Securities Act, the Indiana Loan Broker Act and related statutes. The Unit operates under the direction and supervision of the Securities Commissioner and the Senior Investigator.
Media Contact:
AJ Feeney-Ruiz
Deputy Chief of Staff
Communications Director
Office of Indiana Secretary of State Charles White
Office: 317-233-8655
Cell: 317-730-4778