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I don't know who this dude is. But I think we could be friends.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
free to a good home
well, $549,000 free.
And cash only. Don't you just want to get your hands on this old, Los Feliz, beaut and restore her with an endless budget? Built in 1923 and being marketed as "Grey Gardens" - a bit of a stretch but they know their market. see more here.
desktop hoarder
I think I may have, latent hoarder tendencies. On my desk top ( this one, not that one ) sits a full window of images that I pulled off of the net. Just in case I might need it someday. My friend Leah ('more ways to waste time') told me once, that she knows that she can always find something again if she needs to. Not me. If I don't see it, it goes away.
In an effort to clean things up around here, I'm posting a few of the images. Moving them from one pile to the next. Like a good hoarder.
Love the patches on these jeans found over at Saffron + Genevieve - paired with the Orla Kiely bag and Hadley Pollet belt ( I sort of forgot about those ) Check out this Santa Cruz based site; lots of cute, beachy, linen-y, organic things for the home.
Saving this one for inspiration as I help pull together a Napa Valley, birthday party tabletop for a friend. Simple, beautiful, attainable. done. from 'Snippet + Ink'
Rolexes in technicolor. Thumbs up.
Baby steps.
LA Design Mart opens its doors to the public this weekend
A little insiders' shopping opportunity for those of you not able to shop, 'to-the-trade'. LA Design Mart is having their bi-annual, open to the public sample, sale. A great way to pick up some pieces at significantly discounted prices (up to 70% off) and have the opportunity to receive free designer consults (10/2 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
public: Saturday,October 2 10:00-5:00 Sunday, October 3 11:00-4:00 trade preview: Friday, October 1 9:00-5:00 L.A. Design Mart 1933 South Broadway Los Angeles
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Julia Leach :: founder & creative director of Chance
Last week, after I posted about the new web site, 'Chance', I started realizing that I had a lot of questions for the master mind behind this little slice of wonderful. The real Chance Girl, founder & creative director Julia Leach, was kind enough to indulge me.....
I'd love to know a little more about your background. Most of us know that you are the former Creative Director at Kate Spade, how did you come into that position ?
I've been interested in graphic design and the collision of art and commerce since I was in my teens, which led me to begin my career in advertising. I'd also developed a distinct sense of style inspired by my mother's bohemain sensibility and my more traditional grandmother. Straight out of college I worked at a very dynamic ad agency, Chiat/Day, where I met my mentor, Jay Chiat. I spent six exciting and enriching years there and established a great network of friends and colleagues while building the foundation for everything that's followed professionally. After C/D, I went on to work at PAPER Magazine, launching their website and, once again, being surrounded by amazing creative people. After a year there, Andy Spade called - we'd met while we were both working at Chiat - and asked if I'd be up for joining him, Kate, and their two partners at kate spade. Even though the company was quite young, I saw its potential and decided to jump on board. It was a great eleven year adventure. I'm very happy that now all of my interests and experience can be channeled into Chance.
Your new online business, Chance, has quietly hit the internet with storm. How long has this been in the making?
I had the broad idea - a brand that starts with the signature striped t-shirt and radiates out from there into a whole world of product and creativity - seven years ago when I found a red & white wide striped t-shirt in a vintage shop in Paris while visiting my mother, who's lived in France for many years. Like many others before me with entrepreneurial ambitions, I turned the idea over in my mind, put it on the shelf for a while, let it evolve and clarify, then decided it was time to take it from a concept to a business in late '09. I sketched out the stripe patterns on Christmas Day in Mexico, and started working with a technical designer and production person in January 2010. It was an intense eight month sprint to create a collection from scratch - all the fabrics are custom - and develop the ancillary products (beach towels, espadrilles, scarves, etc.), especially as I don't come from a formal apparel design background. I learned, though, that if you have a clear vision and enjoy team building, that and "intelligent naïveté" can be an advantage. That and a strong work ethic, which I have thanks to my parents.
"...if you have a clear vision and enjoy team building, that and "intelligent naïveté" can be an advantage."
Was it intentional to create a site without much press or an apparent campaign leading up to it and then hope that folks would find it on their own?
For the most part, yes. Originally, I had hoped to launch by Memorial Day so I'd have the summer to seed the concept, but by March (or was it April?) it became clear that this goal was completely unrealistic. Usually it takes at least twelve months, if not more, to build out a line, so I revised the schedule and set the launch for resort '10. This has turned out to be one of the most advantageous shifts of the start-up process. Soft launching in August has allowed me to quietly get the word out, get product into people's hands and hear their feedback, meet with editors, and generally prepare for the official debut during the holiday season. I've always wanted Chance to be a discovery brand - the type of business that people happen across without a big marketing blitz - and that's turning out to be the case, which is very rewarding. I think I've also avoided some of the pitfalls that come with debugging a website and managing customer service when there's a big campaign from Day One.
Where did the name 'Chance' come from?
I'd been thinking about names for several months, and then while watching "Being There" I heard someone say of Chance, the Peter Sellers character, "He has a peculiar brand of optimism." In that moment, it clicked. Chance and my point-of-view is all about optimism, adventure, independence, a simple kindness, so there's a parallel to the movie's message, generally speaking. It has nothing to do with the character's style (he wore a top hat and overcoat for much of the film) and a lot to do with the film's attitude and perspective.
"Chance and my point-of-view is all about optimism, adventure, independence, a simple kindness..."
The site has so many aspects, music, video, photography, that you don't realize that it's an "e-commerce site". A site on which you can actually buy something. How often are you updating the content?
The product will be updated with a tight assortment of holiday items in early November, but the product that's there now is very much a debut statement (see previous note about the resort launch timing). Of course, going forward into Spring '11, there will be perpetual newness in terms of seasonal collections. As for editorial content, I'm posting Discoveries in batches of four once a week or so, more often if I'm excited about something, and the home page and other elements will rotate roughly once a month. Since the concept is still so young, I don't have an urgent or specific schedule, although I definitely want the content to stay fresh. I think it's nice to let it happen organically and surprise people who have started to come back for more. It's been fun to sense a following developing around Discoveries, the product, and the brand in general.
Did you really begin the collection with basic, striped shirt? Can you tell us a little about that?
Yes, I did. I found a great old vintage piece (see above) that's similar to the red & white stripe classic t-shirt in the launch collection. I'd been wearing striped t-shirts for years and realized that other than St. James, a classic French company, there isn't a modern brand that owns this item as a core product. To me, it symbolizes a creatively lived life and an appreciation for design, simplicity, and travel - all of which inform my own lifestyle, and being a narrative thinker, I knew I could build a world around it. I really love how elementary a great, classic striped t-shirt is, yet it also represents endless possibility.
"I really love how elementary a great, classic striped t-shirt is, yet it also represents endless possibility."
Chance, represents such a specific lifestyle. It seems to package that concept of the well traveled, waspy, bohemian artist who enjoys good solid, simple design. Is the Chance girl an extension of you and your lifestyle?
Yes, she is - the Chance girl and the Chance woman. I was blessed with wonderful, creative parents (my father was a potter and my mother is a writer and artist) who, despite our modest means, provided me with a very rich childhood. They didn't spell it out, but they always made me feel like a much bigger world existed outside the tiny farm town where I grew up. Being from Minnesota, I was also exposed to great Scandinavian design from an early age, and my mom and dad appreciate both the fine arts and solid craftsmanship. In fact, my mom was a docent at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and my dad was on the verge of becoming an architect when he discovered pottery in the '60s. The only word I'm not so comfortable with is "waspy." I view Chance as a very international sensibility and want to ensure that, over time, it's very inclusive of different cultures and ethnicities.
The site is Beautifully art directed. Did you have a hand in the design of the site?
First off, thank you. I couldn't be happier with the site, and even more importantly, visitors and shoppers seem to like it. To your question, I'm not a formal graphic designer, but it really is my passion, and I come to all projects with a strong sense of design at the forefront. I brought a sketch for the structure and spirit of the site to Mindy and Danny at The Bear Cave (thebearcaveweb.com), and they took my direction and ran with it. I love the process of collaboration and have Mindy and Danny to thank for interpreting the Chance sensibility so perfectly. I'll have an on-going creative dialogue with them, for sure.
It seems to me that the sky's the limit on what you could create from this platform. A children's line, a store front, a magazine, a book.....Do you have anything in the works that you can share with us at this time?
It's true...I have so many ideas for how to continue telling the Chance story, but it's important to take it one step at a time...to let the brand's arc happen naturally and in an authentically inspired way. For now, I'm excited about introducing a few special items for the holiday season. Perhaps the most special is a limited edition series of photos by Jarret Schecter. He captured a side of Paris that's very intimate and poetic. Not postcard perfect, but very personal. The prints will make a very special gift. Beyond that, the priority is finding and opening a small store front. I can't wait to find the perfect imperfect small space to call home...a place the will allow people to get to know Chance in all its dimension. Beyond that, yes, I really do believe the sky's the limit.
Thanks so much, Julia! I, for one, cannot wait to see where this all goes. It's everything I love, packaged in one place.
If you haven't been over there, go. now. It's truly an 'experience'
If you haven't been over there, go. now. It's truly an 'experience'
Monday, September 27, 2010
blog crawl - blog it forward
I've sort of quit doing the ' you've been tagged ' and other blogging, 'getting to know you' games that used to go around. Mostly because, really, I don't think my life is terribly exciting enough to devote to a post. That and I've become sort of a jaded, stick in the mud.
But my friend Beth over at hello, splendor has come up with a concept that, helps spread the word about other blogs, while answering a few questions about me. I like that. The community of blogging has given to me so much and I'm happy to spread the word about some great bloggers. It's called 'Blog Crawl'. Each day, a blogger links to the blogger before them, and the one after them in the post.
Friday's Blog Crawl blogger was, Kristen over at Simply Grove a super hip chic, living in Boise, Idaho.
The theme that was given to us: "My Life Is An Open Book"
(which, by the way, I try to keep 'not so open', on this here b to the log )
That would be me, Megan Arquette. I live with my family, in the beach town of Los Angeles, called Manhattan Beach; in a little beach bungalow built in 1947. It's been my design lab and I'm constantly redoing it. It's a never ending process.
I started this blog 3 1/2 years ago as a place to catalog cool, creative, design centric things that I find. I've been working as an interior decorator/ stylist for the past 10 years, with a hiatus here and there to take care of the real business in life: children. So my content, does have an interior design bent, but I believe design is in everything, Music, Fashion, Photography, Fine Art.... So you'll find a bit of it all on here. Some you may love, some you may think is completely, a 'not'. But that's the beauty of creativity. It's all individual, self expression.
Along the way, I've made some wonderful friendships. One of which, led to my doing a weekly podcast called The Skirted Round Table, with fellow design bloggers, Linda Merrill and Joni Webb.
Through this medium, I've been given the opportunity to speak with people, that never in my wildest dreams, would I think I'd be chatting it up. Blogging has opened doors, and created a great network of people in my life. Like Beth! (thank you for asking me to do this)
The Setting:
As I've mentioned (above) I live in Manhattan Beach. What was once a middle class bedroom community of modest homes and incomes, has become a Bastian, of new wealth. Along with that new wealth, has come the mass intrusion of over sized homes, painted velveeta yellow with giant columns (that's 'Mediterranean', right? ). Big bloated houses sitting on tiny lots. Which most love. I do not. Personal preference.
The only shot I could find of the bungalow, with the Christmas tree waiting to go inside.....and the mail needing to be taken in.
On the other hand, the house that I live in, is one of the few remaining originals, built as a vacation bungalow for a family living inland, to visit in the hot summer months. It's only about 1,800 feet. It's tiny. But, we live a very casual life, close to the water, no need for big or fancy. And I love it for it's charm (don't love it for its lack of closet space and tiny kitchen)
On the other hand, the house that I live in, is one of the few remaining originals, built as a vacation bungalow for a family living inland, to visit in the hot summer months. It's only about 1,800 feet. It's tiny. But, we live a very casual life, close to the water, no need for big or fancy. And I love it for it's charm (don't love it for its lack of closet space and tiny kitchen)
The Characters:
In order of appearance:
Delilah- as the oldest daughter
Charlotte- the youngest daughter
Nick-the newish husband
George -the step dog
Fred - the step dog rescued from a South Central pound (who on occasion, gets threatened to be thrown back into the hoosgow )
Fred, on the left, focused on something he might need to kill. like a cat. George, on the right, is a mellow old soul. A bit like Eeyore.
The Plot:
The five of us, living in a small space - which has its own drama & "crazy antics". Trying really hard, not to make life more difficult than it need be, thus our choice of 'living at the beach'. Doing what we love and knowing that this is our time to climb the proverbial, "Mount Everest".
The Twist:
The unforeseen bumps in that climb. Like the approaching of adolescence, an insane Labrador retriever who eats everything from sticks of butter to bars of soap, and my inability to not over load my plate ( metaphorically- although I do like large quantities of Mexican food)
enough about me....tomorrow the talented, Melissa of Oh, My Darling will be taking the torch....
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Friday, September 24, 2010
* p e a c e * o u t *
Summer's finally made it to the beach. Supposed to be in the upper 70s tomorrow. And sunny. And, I'll take it. I'll take it lying prone in the warm sand, arms dead to the side, towel over my face (because I've leathered the facial hide but good at this point) doing nothing for a few hours but listening to the waves crash.
Hope your weekend full of nothing to do, too.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
crosscut boards
Thinking these would be a great hostess gift. Crosscut slices of fallen, Minnesota hardwood that's been treated with a penetrating, moisture resistant mineral oil finish, which is safe for food and which brings out the natural grain of the wood.
How beautiful would these be, piled with artisanal cheeses and fresh fruits for an autumnal get together.
found at canoe
Super Harvest Moon
If you care about things like giant glowing moons illuminating the sky, check out your night sky at 8:10, for the Super Harvest Moon that will be at optimum viewing capacity. The last one of this kind was in 1991 and then next one will be in 2029. For the rest of you, the final episode of Real Housewives of D.C is airing tonight.
The kitchen that vimeo bought.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
+ chance +
Have you stumbled across Julia Leach's new endeavor, Chance?
Leach, former creative director of Kate Spade, is the force behind this beautiful site. To say 'force' almost sounds too aggressive to describe the subtle, balance of design perfection in this lifestyle project. If the Kate Spade had a bohemian, artist sister who was wordly but never forgot her waspy roots, Chance would be she. Inspired by the striped shirt- a staple in everyone's wardrobe, for it's perfect design.
She compares it to the simple paper clip. An item used everyday but is design perfect, both in form and function. From the elegant Citroen DS car to the humble Ticonderoga pencil. The site sells product - striped french fisherman shirts, espadrilles, jewelry......
but as you click through, it's more about living the life of classic design. Leach seems to be branding a lifestyle of living with and in, thoughtful design
including all aspects - graphics, textiles, industrial design and architecture as key inspiration points. She does so through video, imagery and music. And , I for one, have totally fallen into it. I've had her site up, for 2 weeks, hopping on to discover a new song, video or just peruse the photography. Chance, I take, is going to be big.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
kevin cyr :: vehicles
Combining a lot of things I love: photo realism, color, typography, interesting old vehicles and yes, tagging. Artist Kevin Cyr, has created a series including all of this and more ..... I have no idea how big these are, but I really hope they're huge.
please inflate, save-the-date
I came across a post over on one of those blogs that I like to index under, 'bloggers that are cooler than you'll ever be' you know the type: petulant + cool teenager, smoking behind the blogosphere, blogger. The post had something to do with a dislike for 'theme weddings' ( so not cool. )
Anyway, I for one love all of the tremendously creative play on theme weddings out there - of which I like to index under, 'creatives that are more creative than I'll ever be'. Check out this super cute (which is so not cool) save-the-date created by artist, Jennifer Lopardo.
The couple was engaged in Paris, thus The Red Balloon inspired theme.
Blow up the balloon...
and you have all of the relevant information. btw, I love all of the activities they have lined up.
Monday, September 20, 2010
brittany stiles, styles
I had a therapist once whose name was B. Fine. That's right. Doctor B Fine. If the name somehow steers the career, Brittany Stiles is a great example of this curious coincidence.
Brittany and I met a few years ago, when working on a little design project. Fresh faced (seriously, the best skin, ever. I used to have to stop her mid convo and tell her so ) and right out FIDM, her work was polished and sophisticated. Far from a 'fresh out of design' school aesthetic. I ran into her Tuesday at the Kravet's showroom and she told me that she was keeping very busy (no surprise) and so I asked her to send me over a few pics of what she's been up to......
Brittany has a great blog which you can find here and then check out her design site here and then go out and hire her.
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Social Media Week....
I had a great time, last week, sitting on the Kravet Social Media panel. Kravet's been offering these panels as a service to their customers throughout the country. I think it's a great idea, as a showroom, to provide this kind of knowledge as a bonus. No matter how long I do this blogging thing, I always learn a little more with each of these panels. For instance, designer, Rebecca Robeson, has grabbed hold of YouTube and made it her own platform for teaching, guiding and promoting her business. I highly recommend you check her videos out. And while you're at it, Natalie Umbert handles color like nobody's business. Here's a shot from the Laguna panel of myself with Rebecca Robeson, Kravet's own Jennifer Powell and designer Natalie Umbert
And just as a little plug: if you're in the L.A. area, Blog Out Loud will be happening at Rose Tarlow Melrose House tomorrow, Tuesday the 21st. I'd love to see you there. We have a great panel and the venue is to die for.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
peace out
have a mellow weekend.Lee Stanton, that he'll be opening a pop-up shop next to his own, gorgeous, showroom. The pop-up will feature pieces from his Newport warehouse and all will be specially priced. Lee has always been the little 'secret' go-to gem, in So Cal for European pieces at very good prices for years. So, go in, take advantage of the great finds and if you're lucky, Lee will be there himself (one of my favorite people in the LA design scene) It's only open for one month starting September 20th.
769 N La Cienega Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069-5203 (310) 855-9800
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
board culture
photo::sfgirlbybayI'm of the nosiest sort. seriously, pull your blinds at night if you live near me. Or if you have me over for dinner with a refrigerator tacked full of photos, ticket stubs, fall leaves, ephemera, magnets from past vacations, etc, you'll find me standing in front of it, asking 'who's that? where were you guys there? why this?'
I'm the best audience for this sort of gallery. I want to know everything. On the other hand, I personally , hate that my own fridge has been turned into a public bulletin board, covered with photos, school notes, flotsam and jetsam and (dear god) mis-matched magnets. (I know, bah hum bug - I like my public areas devoid of detritus) I am, oddly , private about showcasing that which, deeply inspires me. ya, right? figure that out. but there it is. notes from teachers and all. however, my office is the place where I tack those bits and pieces that inspire me create.
I keep my inspiration board tucked up in my office, to the right, here, of my computer. Mostly it's for me, a place I can art direct. depending on whim. I stick thumbtacks into images of things that I want, things that make me imagine more, that work together, that work against.
I pin a ripped sentence from an email of a good friend that gives me hope or encouragement on top of my newest love- a hot pink sofa.... Lamp guru, Chris Spitzmiller wrote me an email a few years ago and I 'died', I stuck it on my board . the train of thought is never linear. But such an insight of what' s going in my creative life: It's so personal.
I'm always grateful when people are willing to post their own inspiration boards, because I know what comes with it is a certain vulnerability.
I've gathered this collection from all over, and so don't have proper cred to give. But really, does it matter? it's just great to see, another' s life through their own, creative board.
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If you're not using it, switch it off! That is our mantra these days across the length and breadth of South Africa. All school car-park and dinner conversations revolve around this topic, and in particular comparing when your residential zone is scheduled for load-shedding.
Riaan van Deventer, Head of Real Estate of Engel & Völkers Southern Africa suggests "Generally local councils adhere to the scheduled load-shedding times and this assists us in our daily planning. Involve the whole family and make them responsible so that they are prepared for any of their activities which could be affected. Basically we are now required to have two trains of thought – energy saving habits, and energy saving costs. These goals are achievable."
- Switch off any high usage appliances in the peak periods between 5pm and 9pm
- Switch off all non-essential equipment, lights and appliances which you do not need at any particular time, day or night
- Replace energy intensive lights and appliances with energy efficient technology alternatives – CFL or LED light bulbs
- Unplug all appliances when not in use because they still draw power although they are not being used
- The current high electricity costs result in higher home running costs. Using less energy in your home means a lower electricity bill – and more money in your pocket at month end.
- As your geyser uses about 39% of all household electricity, switch it off to save both electricity and money. In fact a timer on your geyser is the answer and set it to switch on at 4am – 5:30am.
- Geysers should be insulated with a geyser blanket which allows the water to stay hot for longer.
- Reduce your geyser thermostat to a comfortable setting of 55°C.
- Install motion sensor lights in those specific rooms and garden areas where you only need lighting when you move around.
- Take your own electricity and water meter readings and email it to your local municipality. If this is not possible in your area, we suggest you do this exercise anyhow as an awareness into the volume you are using.
- Install Solar powered geysers.
Shower instead of bathing and use energy and water-saving shower heads. This can reduce your water consumption by 200%.
Install water tanks – this saves both electricity and municipal water costs.
Reduce your garden irrigation to a minute or two per day.
Have a number of battery lamps handy. Some of these lamps will automatically switch on when the power goes off – ensure these are kept fully charged and accessible.
There is such a variety of indoor and outdoor solar lamps and light options. One needs to be disciplined to put them in the sun to fully charge – a small sacrifice for the convenience of having light.
Have gas cookers, lamps and heaters filled and ready for use. Show all household members how these work.
Have a backup UPS battery installed in your garage door motor and sliding gate motor, so that you can safely open your gate and garage door at all times.
Invest in a back-up power supply (UPS or generator). The main difference between the two is the cost and the absolute difference in performance. Your decision will be based on your budget and performance requirements.
- Basically a battery back-up power supply.
- A UPS is much cheaper than a generator.
- A strong UPS (2000 VA or more) can be used to power all your small appliances such as computers, ADSL Router, TV, DSTV decoder, LED lights, etc. It cannot run kettles, hairdryers, stoves, washing machines etc.
- If you purchase an inverter and backup batteries you can add more batteries to the whole system as you like.
- The main benefit is that it will keep these smaller appliances running when the power goes off, so that you have time to continue using them before switching them off (avoiding power surges). The switch-over is automatic and you will not even know the power is switched off.
- Portable size and requires no maintenance.
- Makes no noise.
- The only negative drawback is that it only lasts a couple of hours, depending on what it is being used for.
- Can be either a diesel or petrol generator and will allow you to operate most equipment in your office or home.
- The generator provides unlimited hours of backup power supply.
Can either be portable or standby.
- Can be turned on/off either manually or automatically.
- The main advantage is that it can run a whole household, obviously dependant on the size and how many kilowatt it pushes out.
- Is a more expensive backup power supply system and is expensive to run on a long term basis.
Creates a lot of noise and harmful emissions.
- Requires regular maintenance.
As explained on the Eskom website, every electrical appliance needs a certain amount of energy to work. This amount depends on the wattage of the appliance and the number of hours it works, for example:
A 200 watt television, switched on for 60 hours per month, accounts for 12 000 watt-hours (12kWh) of the total kWh you use per month – this would cost you approximately R14.64 a month (at a tariff of R1.22/kWh) .
On the other hand, an electrical element geyser, providing hot water for a family or four, uses a hefty 410 to 450 kWh per month – this would cost you approximately R509.96 to R549.00 a month (at a tariff of R1.22/kWh).
This will assist you in determining which appliances use the most power so that you can make an effort to switch these off in peak times and limit their usage to the minimum.
Riaan concluded "Although we cannot influence the exact times of load shedding and the schedules, this is a reality of life and the sooner we accept this and prepare our homes to ease the inconvenience, the better. Install a UPS or generator sooner rather than later and then any load shedding in your suburb will be much easier to accept as you are now better prepared."

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Charlotte Collins Brooks, widow of late congressman, dies at 78
Charlotte Collins Brooks passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the age of 78. She was born and raised in Cameron, Texas, on Aug. 28, 1935, and had lived in Beaumont, Texas, and Washington, D.C. for the past 60 years. A memorial service for Mrs. Brooks will be 6 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont, with a gathering of her family and friends to follow.
Charlotte fought against lung cancer for more than a year prior to her death and is preceded by her mother and stepfather, Inez and Bassel Wilson of Cameron, Texas, in 2000; her husband of 52 years, former Congressman Jack Brooks of Beaumont, Texas, in 2012; and her brother Carter Collins of Milano, Texas, in 2012. Charlotte is survived by her three children, Jeb Brooks of Beaumont, Kate Brooks Carroll of Beaumont, and Kimberly Brooks of Castle Pines, Colo.; her brother, Glenn Collins of Tyler; son-in-law Rod Carroll; and grandchildren Matthew and Brooke Carroll of Beaumont. In addition, she leaves her extended families of the Wilsons, Collins and Brooks as well as her beloved cousins in the DeLaurel family, Lake Charles, Las.
Charlotte had a way of effortlessly attracting attention. This was recognized early in life when she was drum major of her high school marching band, Yoe High School, in Cameron. After attending Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., she moved to Capital Hill in Washington, D.C. Her graciousness and compassion for others were among her finest qualities. Soon after her arrival, that same attractive quality caught the eye of a young congressman, Jack Brooks, who, after inviting her to dinner, spent as many dinners as he could with Charlotte for the rest of his life.
During her time on "The Hill," this beautiful woman from Cameron would serve with the Congressional Wives Club, an organization that kept communication lines open between sometimes-fractious members of Congress. She and Jack often had occasion to dine at the White House with the Johnsons and other dignitaries throughout their 52 years together. Charlotte much preferred to be at her own kitchen table with her family. Jack always said that her cooking was better than any restaurant. She accompanied Jack on many political adventures, including the turbulent 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. There were sad times, too. She was waiting for her husband and President Kennedy in Austin, which would have been the next stop on their trip that fateful day that took them to Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963. And then there were the things that must have seemed like a dream, including meeting the Queen of England — twice!
In Washington, she raised three children and was even able to manage a number of local banks here in Beaumont as chairman of the board. Putting others first was always top of Charlotte's list. She always made sure family was first, from home cooked meals, to school events and PTA editor/volunteer. Her ability to create strong friendships with neighbors will last throughout surviving generations. She loved her crossword puzzles and would work them every day while drinking her coffee after reading the paper.
Since her return to Beaumont, Charlotte continued her support of Some Other Place, P.O. Box 0843, Beaumont, Texas 77704; The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701; Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" Program, 2390 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706; or to Lamar University, P.O. Box 10011, Beaumont, Texas 77710. Please consider donating to these organizations in lieu of flowers.


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Winegard Carryout Satellite Dish
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Recently purchased one of these and looking to setting it up. It will need to wait until we are out and about, as I don't think we have a clear enough view of the southern sky from the driveway to set it up. On reading the manual, they are fairly insistent that the satellite receiver shoul dbe directly connect to the television via coax, and not to use the cable in port of the side of the coach, as the dish doesn't work through any distribution system the cable TV connection is set up for.
Of course, being neat, I wanted to make use of the cable port, and I am not looking forward too much to having to run wires or poke holes in the coach to direct connect it. Supposedly you can require the cable port somehow to accommodate the dish, another possibility is that the coach has a port (somewhere - roof ?) for a satellite in feed. If I can get the satellite connection working correctly I am will to forgo a permanent park setup.
We have the 2007 29' with dual slides. Has anyone been down this path before, and can offer suggestions/advice ?
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October 12, 2010, 06:51:46 pm
Take the dish, enough cables to hook the thing up "without" using the motorhome wires. to a place where you can point the dish, once you get the thing working, try it with the motorhome wires. I am guessing you will be using a receiver from home? if you have never set up a dish before, bring someone who has or you will look like these guys (WH) >( :help :'( :beg >( (WH)
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December 10, 2010, 10:20:21 pm
We have a King Dome (never buy one again, never) the first little rain we lose our picture. After several months of fighting and still fighting they had us do all kinds of tests. We found no difference in the picture if ran direct to the tv or thru the box from Thor plus I installed an a-b box to bypass all to go to an out side dish. Go Figure, billy
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December 11, 2010, 11:32:58 pm
Instead of purchasing an expensive satellite dish, I obtained an abandoned dish (free) and constructed a low profile base out of pvc pipe that makes storage and setup easy. It's wasn't very difficult to run a coax cable to the front cabinet where I have the directv receiver. I did this on my first 2007 2700 PC by replacing the existing external telephone connector with a coax cable connection box, and running the coax cable under the carpet along the wall from the back to the front-then fishing it up the wall by removing the generator control and pushing a clothes hanger down to pull the cable up(this took quite a few trys to get by the cross supports), drilled a hole in the left cabinet floor, ran the cable under the shelf (remove the buttons and unscrew the shelf) into the hole around the back of the tv to the right cabinet. On my current 2350, I drilled a hole in the right cabinet and ran the coax under the right shelf, down the wall - through the floor- along the underside of the chasis to the back- up through a hole drilled under the bed- outside through a hole drilled in the side- and connected with a coax cable box. I like the outside connection on the right side because it's easier to hear the setup signal from the satellite receiver through the open door that tells me when I've found the satellite. I have a 100' cable that allows me to move the dish around to avoid trees and other obstacles. I bought a meter to help find the satellite, but gave it away after the first try. I was told to simply point the dish toward Texas from wherever you are, and move it slowly up and down to the right or left until the satellite receiver signal beeps rapidly. Usually takes me less than 5 minutes to find the satellite (helps to notice the direction other dishes are pointed first). The low profile pvc stand doesn't need to be staked or weighted down, and the wind has never been a problem. The dish slips out of the base, and I have replaced the nuts on all the dish parts with wing nuts making it easy to break down and store in my limited storage space.
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Very interesting Imichael, I should have said the King Doom was added at no charge when we purchased the rig. Can't remember! At any rate on my trailer I used a manuel crank-up Winegruad and worked very well. Only problem, when the wind blew the antenna would "rock back and forth" But with the King Dome just the slightest bit of rain, or bird and we're done. Maybe sometime you could post some pictures? I dearly love to see what everyones ideas are. billy
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That same seawall has been at the heart of an 18-year-old disagreement between Risi and the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), which has fined Risi $150,000 stating the seawall illegally encroaches into the sound and demand that he remove it.
"This is all about protecting my home, not damaging the environment," Risi said while standing in his backyard last week. "I had no intention of harming the environment."
When Risi bought the home in the 90s, he said it sat on a sort of cove because the properties on either side extended out into the water. Garbage would collect in the cove, but even worse was the constant erosion that brought the sea closer and closer to his home.
An engineer told him that he should build a seawall. So Risi says he took rocks from the demolition of the Saw Mill River Parkway and built out his property to be in line with his neighbors.
Risi says the dispute with DEC stems from a mistake on the original plans he submitted to the state that resulted in an inappropriate permit being issued for the construction. DEC wants Risi to remove the fill and rocks so far back that he would be left with just a 20-foot property line.
Risi was joined by State Senator Tony Avella last week to call on DEC to let the seawall remain.
"When it comes to development, I usually come down on behalf of the state," said Avella. "But this is not only excessive, it's overzealous."
Avella said the seawall not only protected Risi's home during Sandy, but his neighbors as well.
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The $150,000 fine was handed down in 2005, and carries with it an annual interest rate of 9 percent for every year it goes unpaid. Recently, the state seized $95,000 worth of Risi's assets. The homeowner says he is getting older, and would like the option of selling the house, but can't because the state has also placed a lien on the property.
As a compromise, Risi said he would consider paying the fine with interest, but in exchange wants to keep the seawall.
"I'm not willing to jeopardize my home," he said. "Paying the fine would still be a hardship, but I'm willing to do it to protect the home."
Up to this point, DEC has refused to compromise with Risi, and has refused to meet with Avella on the issue. A DEC spokesperson did not answer several requests for comment.
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I Spent My Vacation Baking from Tartine No. 3 & Here's How It Went
Item: Tartine Book No. 3
Price: $25
Overall Impression: Not a good one for beginners, but a fantastic resource for anyone who likes to get nerdy with bread.
Living in the Bay Area and being an avid bread baker, to say that my anticipation and my expectations for Tartine No. 3 were high is a laughable understatement. I was at my local bookstore the day that the book came out. I spent that entire afternoon dog-earing recipes and then went out that night to stock up on flours and grains. The next week — from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day — will henceforth be known as That Time Emma Went a Little Bread Crazy.
The Recipes I Made
Click through the gallery below to see photos of all the recipes I tried from this book so far.
The Review
Who wrote it? Chad Robertson
What's the angle? Chad Robertson of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery has been at the forefront of our exploding national bread scene for the past several years, and with Tartine No. 3, he pushes the envelope a little further.
This book is all about moving beyond breads made simply with wheat flour and exploring new ways to use whole grains, ancient grains, and the flours made from them. We're talking grains like kamut and quinoa, teff and emmer, as well as some more familiar ones like rye and barley. He plays with sprouted grain breads, porridge breads, crisp flatbreads, and some pastries.
Recipes tested: Spelt-Wheat Loaf, Toasted Barley Pan Loaf, Oat Porridge Bread, and Toasted Millet Porridge Bread
How It Went: My loaves definitely improved from the first to the last. Partly this was because my sourdough starter had fallen to some neglect in the preceding weeks, and even though I diligently fed and watered it to build it back up to strength, I don't think it had fully recovered until partway through my baking spree. My bad on that one.
I also gradually picked up on Chad Robertson's style the more I made these recipes. There are some steps that are just hard to describe in words or even show in pictures — you can really only learn them by doing them yourself. A good example of this is shaping the loaf: it seems like relatively straight-forward process from the pictures, but it took me several tries (and several recipes) until I felt confident that my loaves were properly formed. This isn't Chad's fault; I just needed to practice until I understood how the dough should look and feel.
I did run into some frustrating problems with the recipes. Some seemed to be simple copyediting errors — like the Master Method says to add the porridge grains for making the porridge breads when you mix the initial dough, but the recipes themselves say to add it an hour into the rise. I tried it both ways with two different recipes and didn't find it to make much of a difference either way. (For the record, I like mixing the porridge grains in at the beginning since I felt they get more thoroughly mixed into the dough that way.)
→ Update! I heard from Chad Robertson himself and he says that the correct method for mixing the porridge breads is to add the porridge an hour into the bulk fermentation. The confusion I mention above is, indeed, a proofing error and will be corrected in subsequent reprints of Tartine No. 3.
There were other instances where the recipes just got plain ol' confusing. One single recipe might refer you back to one or more master methods for various steps throughout the recipe. Sometimes it's unclear what exact ingredient or method is being called for — like flaked grains or whole, or whether the grains needed to be processed further before going into the dough. Recipes often only made sense to me after careful reading, repeated cross-checks, and extensive note-taking in the margins.
Something else to watch out for: the recipes sometimes — but not always — have you prepare more grains than you actually need in the recipe, meaning you need to re-weigh the cooked grains or porridge before adding them to the dough. This nearly tripped me up when making the Toasted Barley Pan Loaf.
But all this said, I still really love this book! Working with these new grains and flours was both enlightening and thrilling for a baking nerd like me, and I had a blast making all these breads. I was incredibly proud of my last loaf, the Oat Porridge Bread. That Toasted Barley Pan Loaf is a also revelation (and very good with smashed avocado and sea salt on top). I will 100% be making more breads from this book.
One of my biggest fears in all the hype leading up to this book was that it would be impossible to find the kind of grains and flours called for in the recipes. For the most part, I didn't find this to be true — I was able to find nearly all the grains and flours I wanted to use at my local Whole Foods. I feel like some of the flaked grains and more obscure flours will be trickier to find, but the internet is a place of many wonders and I'm sure most of them can be found there with some digging.
My gut instinct is also that flours and grains like these are only going to become more popular and available over the coming years. If you have trouble finding kamut or purple barley now, I don't think this will stay the case for much longer. In the meantime, there are plenty — more than plenty — of recipes in Tartine No. 3 to keep you busy and happily baking.
My loaves weren't perfect, but they got me close enough to feel like perfection is there, just beyond my fingertips, waiting in the next loaf. Trying to bake a perfect loaf of Tartine Bread is like questing for the Holy Grail. You know it's there, you believe in it. And it's that wellspring of hope and unwavering belief that drives you — and me — back into the kitchen again and again.
Final Takeaway: While I do recommend this book, I do so with a bit of reservation. Seasoned home bakers will be able to fall back on their experience when the instructions get confusing and will almost certainly find a lot to love in this book. But I fear that new bakers will just feel lost. If you're a new baker eager to try out Tartine Bread, I recommend starting with the master recipe in their first book. Once you have that solidly under your belt, come over and give these recipes a try.
→ Find It! Tartine Book No. 3 by Chad Robertson, $25 on Amazon
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Unopened lotions will usually last a good 2-3 years and opened products will generally last about 6 months to a year. Any lotions with sunscreen or active ingredients will start to become a bit less effective after being opened for 6 months or so. Cleansers and Exfoliant products generally follow the same timelines.
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Me and one of my mates used to play this all the time, and I'd cry laughing when he'd manage to beat hordes of badguys using the dwarf and ONLY using the running headbutt and going "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" while doing so.
The comic adaptation in Fleetway's STC was fucking tacky as hell, I loved it.
|Jun 28th, 2008 08:26 AM
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|Fuckin' A! Having an actual arcade piece of Golden Axe would be bad ass.
|Jun 27th, 2008 11:48 AM
|I hope the next gen Golden Axe is halfway decent.
|Jun 26th, 2008 07:32 PM
Yaaay! Back to the retro! And it's freaking Golden Axe! I have so many versions of this game on cartridges, TV games, compilation discs, etc, it's crazy!
Golden Axe III is the best.
|Jun 25th, 2008 11:17 AM
|It's been a number of years, and I still laugh hard when the dwarf clunks the heel of his axe atop a grunt's head.
|Jun 24th, 2008 09:38 PM
|So the new one is going to suck? What were they thinking removing Co-op.
|Jun 24th, 2008 07:07 PM
|This is the trailer for the upcoming golden axe. Golden Axe: Beast Rider, but Tyris Flare is the only playable character. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6a28Cw0fR8
|Jun 24th, 2008 05:59 PM
|Aren't they making another Golden Axe? I also here there going Splatterhouse.
|Jun 24th, 2008 05:41 PM
|Yeah, the PS2 version isn't so much of a remake as a...dumbed down version that lacks a lot of story. Some of the graphics may be good, but the cut-scene dialogue is horrid and there's a lot missing. At the end, there's a king and princess that get *no* mention (maybe in the manual, but not in the game itself), not to mention it's a two-player co-op, except for the fact that you damage your partner if you're not careful. It's a good...day or so play through on the PS2, if you have enough continues left at the end to keep whaling on Death Adder, heh.
|Jun 24th, 2008 04:40 PM
I found this video on youtube:
A remake of Golden Axe for the PS2. Another reason why classics should be left alone.
|Jun 24th, 2008 04:10 PM
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|I've been trying to track down an arcarde machine of Golden axe: Revenge of Death Adder. $200 for the machine but $800 for shipping is robbery!
|Jun 24th, 2008 02:08 PM
Thanks for catching that Willie, I fixed it.
For those of you who've never seen the arcade ending, here's a video of it:
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|This was the first game to get busted out when I finally got my MAME cabinet up and running. Oddly enough we all thought there was a 4 player version for some reason(or at least a 3 player version).
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|I don't think Death Adder is killable. I've never beat him.
|Jun 24th, 2008 11:06 AM
I've never played the Genesis port, but it was one of the first games I played through on MAME when I got it (along with The Simpsons*, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1&2*, and Knights of the Round*). I never got to finish quarter eaters at the arcade and took my revenge with my #5 key at home. Wooohahaha!
*Of course, I own all the original cabinets and my having the ROM images are perfectly legal because of this (wink wink).
|Jun 24th, 2008 09:00 AM
|I remember beating this game while on the Boblo Boat. If anyone else has managed this then you will understand when I say that it has one of the most interesting endings of any arcade game ever.
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|Jun 24th, 2008 06:53 AM
|This was one of those games that demanded to be played in co-op mode cause it was pretty damn hard. I remember how my friends and I discussed as to who had to right to ride whichever beast we encountered first. Along with the Streets of Rage games, the Golden Axe titles are among my favorite games for the Genesis.
|Jun 24th, 2008 03:58 AM
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Libraries announces Springer e-journal cancellations to take effect mid-April
Contact: Timothy Jewell
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Media Contact: A.C. Petersen
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April 5, 2010
In continuing response to July 1, 2009 reductions in funding, University Libraries announces that access to a total of 1,219 electronic journals published by prominent science publisher Springer (including journals published by Kluwer, which is now owned by Springer) will be lost beginning mid-April. The journals include many that have been used heavily at the University of Washington, such as Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Journal of Fusion Energy , and Water Resources Management.
UW will continue to have access to 354 Springer journals to which it subscribes, plus another 255 subscribed to by other consortium libraries, for a total of 609.
On Jan 4, 2010, the Libraries announced cancellation of 2,800 journal titles, which included the projected 1,200 from Springer announced today. < http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/2010/journal_subscriptions.html >
"This has been another tough decision, driven by economic realities," said Dean of Libraries, Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson. We're aware that faculty and students in specialized disciplines rely on access to specific journals, and loss of access will negatively affect research."
Tim Jewell, Director of Information Resources and Scholarly Communication, added, "As the primary resource for research, teaching and clinical care by the University community, we take any reduction in journal access very seriously, and the Libraries will continue to negotiate with publishers to get the best balance of journals.
"Contrary to popular belief, online access to journals has done nothing to reduce the subscription fees of journals that were once published in print. In many cases, the cost has actually gone up."
Since 2005, UW Libraries has participated in a regional library consortium contract that has provided access to approximately 1,800 Springer/Kluwer journals. Continuation of this agreement was contingent on participants limiting cancellation of journals, but local and regional budget cuts caused by the financial crisis required the UW and several participating libraries to cancel substantial numbers of Springer journals, which led Springer to cancel the agreement.
The consortium reached a new agreement that allows participating libraries to have current and back-file access to journals that at least one participating library subscribes to in return for limiting cancellations to 20% of expenditures.
Books and journal articles that are unavailable within the Libraries can generally be provided through Summit (Northwest academic library borrowing service, included in UW WorldCat) and Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services (ILL). I n many cases, an article can be obtained from another library within 24-48 hours. Although there are costs to the Libraries of offering these services, they are currently being provided at no charge to UW faculty, staff and students.
A link to a detailed excel spreadsheet of journal titles and cancellations is available in pdf fomat
The excel spreadsheet has two "tabs": 1) 971 titles to which no access will be available, and 2) 248 titles to which limited access will continue to be available.
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Planting decisions in 2009 in the Southeast will likely be made later than at any time in recent history. Continued price volatility in virtually every crop input, combined with equally uncertain prices for commodities, makes advanced planning a risk enhancer, not a risk reducer as has historically been the case.
Keeping an understanding eye on what is happening worldwide, both on inputs and crop prices can give U.S. growers some insights on planning for their 2009 crop and future crops.
Soybean growers, for example, can take a look at Brazil's 2008 crop. Being in the Southern Hemisphere the Brazilians plant in the fall, giving U.S. growers a head start on what is coming up for the U.S.
So far, worldwide soybean prices have remained good, likely in response to global soybean stocks remaining relatively low. There has been no significant upward shift in soybean prices to inspire Brazilian growers to increase acreage.
Recent dramatic reduction in fertilizer costs and smaller reductions in diesel fuel didn't occur until after the Brazilian crop was planted. U.S. growers may be able to take advantage of stable, if not reduced soybean stocks to count on continued high prices for beans.
Fertilizer costs have fluctuated wildly since a record high in the summer of 2008. Nitrogen, phosphate and sulfur prices have dropped to varying degrees in the fall of 2008, and even leaders of the fertilizer industry seem baffled as to how long the free fall will last or where it will end.
China has emerged as a world power and world indicator in agriculture. In 2007, the Chinese virtually got out of the nitrogen export business, creating a near-instant shortage in nitrogen fertilizer.
China has recently made a move to help farmers consolidate land to increase the size of Chinese farms, making them more competitive with western farming operations. If this change in strategy creates a return to the nitrogen export market, this would signal an increase in supply and reduction in cost that could significantly impact the decision by U.S. farmers to plant more fertilizer-intensive crops like corn and wheat.
Despite the demand worldwide for more corn and for level production of wheat and soybeans, fertilizer experts believe usage will be flat, or possibly down slightly in 2009. Though not publicly discussing prices, most agree that less usage will mean more supply and lower prices.
Speaking at the recent National Fertilizer Institute's Fertilizer Industry Round Table (FIRT), Doug Stone, a marketing manager for Terra Industries, says he expects nitrogen use in the U.S. to be up slightly, maybe 0.5 percent over 2008 levels. Price, he says, will be significantly affected by how well suppliers are able to liquidate supplies bought at last summer's prices.
Jeff Holzman, with Potash Corporation, says potash use will likely be down in the fall and up slightly in the spring, again in response to suppliers liquidating high cost inventory.
Andy Jung, with CRU International, says phosphate use will likely be down 1 percent to 2 percent in 2009. Jung agrees that price will be directly affected by how well suppliers are able to liquidate high cost inventory.
Worldwide fertilizer use will have both short-term and long-term affects on how many acres of which crop farmers plant in the Southeast. Even moderate jumps in what seem to be insignificant markets, like Africa, can have an impact on both input costs and the price of commodities.
The entire continent of Africa uses only three percent of the world's fertilizer supply annually. By comparison the U.S. and Canada use 14 percent and Asia uses 57 percent. In most African countries soil fertility is going down, despite worldwide efforts to reverse that trend.
While Africa may look like a non-player in global agriculture, it should be remembered that the entire continent is over 75 percent rural, and it's huge — big enough for China, India, the United States and Western Europe to fit inside its borders.
Even small increases in soil productivity and application of modern technology could produce rapid spikes in production in corn, cotton, peanuts and other crops indigenous to the continent.
The biggest hurdle may be money and groups like Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), led by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates promise to pump capital into the most productive agricultural countries within the continent.
Africa currently produces more than 65 percent of the world's phosphate supply. Deep water ports on both the Atlantic and Indian oceans and virtually unlimited opportunities for internal transportation systems provide enormous potential for agricultural development in Africa, both in terms of crop production and supplying fertilizer for the world.
If China continues to follow a policy of using their agricultural inputs, primarily fertilizer, for internal use and for using most of their commodities to feed and cloth their population, the Chinese could be a neutral factor in global agriculture production.
India is already being touted as the next China. There is little doubt the Indian government recognizes the tremendous economic potential of the agriculture industry there. Case in point, government support for fertilizer in India jumped from $10.34 billion in 2007 to over $24 billion in 2008, creating huge crop input imbalances in the region.
For example, urea cost five times as much in Pakistan as in neighboring India. In some cases large acreage Indian farmers received up to an 80 percent subsidy on fertilizer.
U.S. cotton growers competing with India for lucrative Chinese markets may find the playing field skewed, if technology and improved soil productivity continue to push India's cotton yields upward. Already, India is the second largest cotton producing nation in the world.
The globalization of agriculture is likely to continue to make crop selection more difficult for U.S. farmers. While technology may be streamlining production practices in many cases it makes marketing more critical.
Knowledge is a critical factor in making sound management decisions in agriculture and a growing base of knowledge has to be on the global scene.


text: NEWPORT - The Secretary of the Agency of Transportation delivered bad news to the House and Senate Transportation Committees last week by projecting a shortfall in funds necessary over the next five years to preserve the state's transportation infrastructure to achieve "good" status. A report created by the Committee on Transportation Funding estimates the state will require $698.3 million to provide the necessary funds to achieve a "good" repair status, which is much more than the $457 million in revenues that will be generated over the five-year period.Despite setting a standard of "good" as an overall goal, this standard means that up to 25% of Vermont's roads will be considered to be in "very poor" condition. The funding is also needed to maintain the state's bridges on a regular schedule, which is already problematic due to the damage caused a year and a half ago by Tropical Storm Irene.For more on this story and how it could impact local taxes, see the Newport Daily Express for Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.


text: China Customs authorities enhance monitoring of intercompany prices and royalty payments Global Tax Alert Share this 18 APR 2016 By: Daniel Chan Windson Li Ellen Sun China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has released an amendment to the Import and Export Declaration Documents Standards. Among many changes, the Amendment now requires Chinese entities with importing and exporting activities to confirm in the customs declaration documents: Whether there is an underlying intercompany or other special relationship between the contracting parties (the Special Relationship Confirmation) Whether the import/export price is influenced by the special relationship (the Arm's Length Confirmation) and Whether any royalty in relation to the goods imported or exported is paid by the buyer to the seller (the Royalty Payment Confirmation). To comply with these confirmation requests, the Chinese entities with importing and exporting activities should fill in the corresponding columns in the declaration documents with a simple Yes or No. Although such confirmation requests do not mandate a disclosure of details and explanation, it is very clear that the GAC is stepping up its monitoring of cross-border transactions, especially intercompany imports, and royalty payments in relation to imported goods. For Chinese companies that frequently import from their overseas affiliates, especially those who make royalty payments to overseas affiliates, it becomes more important than ever to make sure that intercompany import prices and royalty payments are carefully and properly planned, based not only on the transfer pricing rules but also relevant customs regulations. In this article, we share with you our interpretation of the above confirmation requirements, the underlying China customs pricing rules, and relevant planning considerations for multinationals. The Special Relationship Confirmation Generally, the Special Relationship Confirmation requires the Chinese company to ascertain whether a special relationship exists between the contracting parties to the underlying import/export activity. For identification of a Special Relationship (i.e., an intercompany or other relationship that may affect the prices of the imported/exported goods), the customs authority is using a slightly different and broader definition than that of intercompany relationships under the Corporate Income Tax Law (CIT Law). According to the Measures for Assessing Dutiable Prices of Imported and Exported Goods (Assessment Measures), other than kinship, shareholding, sharing of management personnel, control of business operations, or common control by a third party, the following will also be identified as triggering a Special Relationship that may influence the transaction price: The two transacting parties directly or indirectly control a third party The transacting parties are members of a partnership and A transacting party directly or indirectly holds, controls or owns no less than 5 percent of the other party's public voting shares. The Arm's Length Confirmation The Arm's Length Confirmation requires the Chinese company to ascertain whether the import/export price in the transaction is affected by an identified Special Relationship. According to the Assessment Measures, if a particular import/export price can be proved to be close to any of the following benchmark prices, it would be deemed "free from the influence of Special Relationship" − or else should be recognized as of non-arm's length: The transaction price of the same or similar goods with an independent party inside China The import price calculated based on the Resale Price Method (i.e., calculated based on the resale price inside China minus reasonable profit, expenses and taxes) and The import price calculated based on the Computed Method (i.e., calculated based on costs of the products plus average profit and expenses). As the Amendment indicated, the Chinese company in an import/export transaction shall bear the burden of proving the arm's length nature of the prices used in transactions involving a Special Relationship. If the price is not close to any of the benchmark prices, or if the Chinese company cannot produce relevant support, then when filling out the declaration document the Chinese company shall mark No in the corresponding column for arm's length confirmation. Apparently, a simple No as the answer to the Arm's Length Confirmation will raise a red flag that potentially invites customs investigation. To ensure a positive Yes as the answer, it would be necessary to identify and document the benchmark prices used in determining the import/export prices. Royalty Payment Confirmation The Royalty Payment Confirmation requires the Chinese company to acknowledge whether the buyer pays any royalty to the seller in relation to the goods imported/exported. This confirmation is more relevant to imports than to exports, because export sales are generally entitled to customs duty exemption. It should be emphasized that, according to the current Customs rules, royalty payment is subject to customs duty unless it is "irrelevant to the imported goods" or it is not "a condition for the resale of the imported goods inside China." The following are specified in the Assessment Measure: Royalty payments meeting any of the following conditions will be considered relevant to the imported goods: The royalty is paid for use rights of technologies or patents that have been crafted into the imported goods or used in manufacturing of the imported goods The royalty is paid for the trademark attached to the goods, regardless of whether the trademark is attached to the goods before or after the import The royalty is paid for copyrights of imported medias, such as tapes and compact discs carrying software, songs, pictures, videos or other similar contents or The royalty is paid for the distribution right, sales right or other similar rights related to the imported goods. A royalty payment will be considered to be "a condition for the resale of the imported goods inside China" if it is prerequisite or an inseparable condition for the import agreement. In other words, royalties for trademark, distribution right and patents related to goods imported for resale in China are likely to be identified as dutiable, and, given that the Royalty Payment Confirmation has been introduced into the declaration documents, the practical risk that Customs will challenge against outbound royalty payments has noticeably increased. Planning considerations While the general customs pricing rules have been in place for years, many multinational companies did not properly include them as part of the considerations for transfer pricing planning. Import prices of products and royalty payments to overseas affiliates are often used for profit repatriation from China, without sufficiently assessing the risks associated with the customs pricing rules. With these new rules, however, the risk that multinationals' China operations will face oversight from Customs authorities has grown. To defend the arm's length nature of intercompany prices, it is prudent for multinational companies with a presence in China, especially those with substantial intercompany imports and royalty transactions, to think through the following important questions: Whether the current prices would be considered as free from the influence of Special Relationship Whether a proper Benchmark Price has been identified and documented to justify the arm's length nature of the price Whether there is a frequent fluctuation of prices due to market changes and the transfer pricing arrangement from income tax perspective, and whether such fluctuation would be justifiable based on the selected Benchmark Price Whether the current royalty payment would be caught as dutiable under the current customs pricing rules Whether it would be possible to reasonably replace royalty payments with an adjustment to the import prices, and what would be the duty/tax implications. Finally, it should be noted that the pricing rules in China's customs regulations are fairly separate from the transfer pricing rules under the CIT Law. Unfortunately, there has been, so far, no visible synergy or cooperation between the customs and tax authorities to bridge the gap. While it could be very complicated and tricky to balance a pricing arrangement between the diverged tax and customs rules, it is nonetheless important and necessary to do so in view of full compliance and mitigation of the pricing risks, and eventually the control of the overall tax burden. Find out more by contacting: Daniel Chan - Partner, Hong Kong Windson Li - Of Counsel, Hong Kong Ellen Sun - Tax Consultant, Hong Kong


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Zebra Danios (scientific name, Danio rerio) are freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are easily one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish due to their hardiness and easy care. Best kept in groups of 6 or more, Zebras make an active addition to community aquariums, bringing movement and life to any aquascape.
The body of Zebra Danios is a shimmering metallic silver/gold accented with bright, blue zebra stripes with a hint of purple. Female Zebra Danios have more subdued coloration than males. They co-exist peacefully with other species of Danios as well as with other peaceful fish of similar size, making them a safe bet for the beginner.


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Cornwallville, NY
Doris J. Low (83) of Cornwallville, NY passed away at her home on February 7, 2013. She was born in Richmond Hill, NY on November 17, 1929, daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Rogacki) Skry. Doris married Edward Low on April 9, 1949 and he predeceased her in 2008.
She was very active in her community and a former member of the Milton Fire Co. Auxiliary in Ulster County, a member of The East Durham Vol. Fire Co. Aux., the Durham Valley American Legion Post # 1416 Aux. the Tri Town Memorial Post # 7229 Aux. the Red Hat Society, Grandmas for the Troops and the Society of Decorative Painters. She enjoyed her friends and loved painting sewing and doing special crafts. She will be remembered for her help and support of the many area veterans. She will be remembered as a friend to all she met.
Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Wayne Low. Surviving are two sons: Dale Low (Rebecca), of Cornwallville, Bruce Low (Carla) of Luxemburg, WI; two grandchildren: Anna Croce (Drew), Emma Low; a great grandson, Owen Croce and a sister, Lydia Barcroft of Canada.
Funeral service will be Saturday, February 16th at 12 noon at the A.J. Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 SR81, Greenville, NY. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, February 15th from 4 to 7 p.m. The East Durham Vol. Fire Co. Aux. and the Durham Valley American Legion Post Aux. will conduct services at the funeral home on Friday evening. Interment (weather conditions permitting) will be in the Cornwallville Cemetery.
To remember Doris in a special way the family has requested donations in her memory to Grandmas for the Troops, PO Box 301, East Durham, NY 12423 or to Columbia/Green Community Hospice, 47 Liberty St., Catskill, NY 12414. Light a Candle at ajcunninghamfh.com.


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Charlie Sheen said Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show that he's HIV-positive and that he decided to appear on the show to "put a stop to this onslaught, barrage of attacks and sub-truths."
Sheen said he was diagnosed about four years ago but doesn't know how he contracted the virus. He said at first he thought he had a brain tumor because of a a series of crushing headaches.
"It's a hard three letters to absorb," Sheen said of the diagnosis. "It's a turning point in one's life."
Sheen, 50, who has five children, said he's paid people to keep them silent and not reveal his secret. People he thought he could trust with his diagnosis have extorted "millions" from him, he said.
"What people forget is that it's money they are taking from my children, they think it's just me," he said.
He confirmed that a prostitute had taken a photo of his antiretroviral medication and had threatened to sell it to the tabloids.
Asked by "Today's" Matt Lauer if he was still paying for silence, Sheen said, "Not after today, I'm not. That's my goal."
"I release myself from this prison today," he said of what he called shakedowns.
He said he was doing "a lot of drugs, drinking too much" and making "bad decisions" because he was depressed over his diagnosis.
Asked if he knowingly or unknowingly transmitted the HIV to someone else since his diagnosis, Sheen said, "Impossible."
The actor said he's had unprotected sex since his diagnosis, but that "the two people I did that with were under the care of my doctor and they were completely warned ahead of time."
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world's largest AIDS organization, said HIV is transmitted through having sex without a condom, sharing needles or syringes and by pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding.
"The old adage holds true that it's better to be safe than sorry," said AHF Chief of Medicine Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler. "Even relying on the word of someone who says they are 'undetectable' is risky because a lot of people are not adherent to the daily pill regimens—especially those who are struggling with addiction. It's truly a shame that people have gotten themselves in trouble in a variety of different ways because they did not take the simple and easy precaution of using a condom."
Sheen said he hopes by going public with the diagnosis he will help other people with HIV.
"I have a responsibility now to better myself and to help a lot of other people and hopefully with what we're doing today others will come forward and say, thanks Charlie," he said.
Sheen had a drug-fueled public meltdown in 2011 after which he was fired form CBS' "Two and a Half Men."
He has made few public appearances since his show "Anger Management" went off the air in December 2014. Sheen appeared on television most recently when he reprised his "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" role for the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs," in February.
Sheen said Tuesday he was on the "triple cocktail" of HIV medications and that he was not doing drugs but was still drinking a little bit.
When asked whether he would stop drinking, Sheen said, "perhaps the freedom of today may lead to that as well."