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I was going to reply in the Itaril thread, but then I saw that I think this can be a thread on it's own and it's probably better placed in a new thread. I was writing to respond to G55's post (and I hope you don't mind bringing this quote out, it's just sparked some reflective thought )
Then I remembered the car ride with Nog, Agan, Lommy, and Greenie last year. As Agan and I drew metaphorical swords in a passionate debate over the faithfulness and merit of the fims. Only this time, I was on Essex's and SpM's side of the fence (with Nog giving his trademark wily smile, with poor Greenie and Lommy having to be, but being great mediators in keeping car-ride civility).
Anyway, it all got me thinking that first, I'd still disagree, with you G55, that I'm not an optimist with the upcoming Hobbit films. But you got me thinking what do I expect out of Jackson and company with hte upcoming films? Will I be mesmerized and happy, like I was after I watched FOTR in theaters? Or now that I know "Jackson the director," and assume that he will probably make frustrating changes that will make me contemplate mercifully gouging my eyes out to spare them the pain. Will I leave disappointed? Upset?
Then I got to thinking, on my rollercoaster ride of reactions to the movies. First viewing, loved it. After reading and getting more interested in Tolkien, getting frustrated by all the changes that I felt were needless, no matter what Jackson and his team tried to throw out as an explanation. Followed by a fast falling interest in the films period. But concluding with a such a softened opinion, I could actually debate Agan over their good points. And to do so honestly, not merely as a play at devil's advocate. Anyone else find that their reactions, or interest in the films have vacillated over the years?
I still haven't thought of a good title for my roaming and tired rambling mind. Where I'm trying to reach in this thread is try to remember your initial reaction to seeing FOTR in theaters (or whenever you first saw it). What was it, and knowing Jackson as a director now, what do you expect with the 2 upcoming movies? And if your feelings about the LOTR films have been a rollercoaster over the years, ask yourself why? Or, if not, still ask yourself, why? I'll hopefully put this tired head to rest now and be able to come back to answers to my why.
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Well, since you decided to make a thread out of that post , I think that I should link this one and this one, because they relate to your reaction. You're not the only pessimistic optimist. :P
Personally, what happens to me quite often, is I vent out my hard feelings toward an upcomming preformance*, and then sit down and enjoy it thoroughly, and after the first wave of positive emotions find faults to criticise and reasons for not declaring it excellent. I know that, regardless of all my rants about PJ and TH movie, I'll be dragging my family to the movie theatre when it comes out, and I would be excited head to toe and think that it's well done. And after a few days I would cool my head and start ranting again about how bad it is.......:-)
*or books or trips or anything of that sort. I'd go over all the bad points in my head, or aloud, and then let them go for the time being and actually appreciate the thing for what it is...
I can't speak for the LOTR films, though, since when I first watched them I was too young to have a decent understanding of what's going on, forget about comparing it to the book. I think my only thoughts were "WOW" and maybe "COOL", but otherwise... Well, the movies are epic compared to some others that I've seen in theatres in the last few years, though less than half as epic as the books. And I think the main reason I dislike them so much is because I like the books that much. If that made any sense at all...
However, saying that, I will be leaving this opinion at home when I go to watch the first Hobbit movie.
Stupid rollercoaster!
ETA: just to show how low my expectations have fallen, I actually believed this when I first saw it (and I never really bothered to click the link until much later), even though I thought I was prepared for that day...
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Then I reached a point probably within the last year where I realized, what was I fearing? What about the films, or Jackson, made them into some sort of threat? And I couldn't come up with an answer. The books were popular decades before Jackson ever dreamed of making the movies and the books will continue to be cherished because of their landmark impact on the fantasy genre. No matter what Jackson twists, nor whatever critic tries to say Tolkien's writing is not "modern enough," the books will continue to be read and loved as they have been for over 50 years.
I couldn't figure out how the movies (no matter how different they were) harmed the books in any manner. Why then, get so bent out of shape over them? Tolkien's writing stands on it's own, Jackson can't taint his name or accomplishments. In the end, I saw movies that despite it's many flaws, drew in a young audience to at least pick up the books and give it a try.
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My first thought reading this thread was that it was strongly reminiscent of the Okay, so what do you think NOW? thread here in the forum, which resurfaced about a month ago. However, I do notice one major difference, which is a rather interesting one to consider: that thread only looked back at The Lord of the Rings, whereas this asks what one can say about anticipations and expectations for The Hobbit in that light.
For myself, ten years has meant that I am not quite so vengefully critical of the LotR movies as I once was--I'm also not 14 anymore, and I suspect that makes a momentous difference. Thus, I am not as bloodshot with fear that PJ will botch Tolkien's work and ruin it forever; indeed, I take a somewhat longer view, which suggests that the book is more than robust enough to survive whatever butcheries the movie makes of it, and--at the very least--my own fondness for it will not suffer.
All that being said, I am also a cannier old man now, and ten years of reflection on what PJ did in the movies does not make me an optimist about what to expect from The Hobbit adaptations. As a general rule, I thought PJ's films were superb where they remained faithful to the books, defensibly good where they abridged them, and at their most dubious when they added to them. In addition, I felt that the best (and most faithful) of the three was The Fellowship, and that it got progressively "less Tolkien" from there. I don't know if one can really extrapolate much from this, since the three films were shot together, but if it DOES reflect anything from post-production or from the success of the previous films going ever more to PJ's head as the latter ones were being polished, the overall trajectory doesn't bode well for The Hobbit--ESPECIALLY since The Hobbit, by being made into two movies, rather than one, looks likely to have a whole lot more fabrication/addition than the LotR movies.
All that being said, however, perhaps the biggest difference is that for the LotR movies, I sat in line in a Canadian December to attend a first night showing. This time around, I'll probably make it to the second or third weekend... and apart from suggesting that I'm busier as an adult than a teenager, it also suggests that the movie adaptation simply doesn't matter to me anymore--in other words, I'll go out of curiosity to see what they've done with Tolkien's work and not out of fear that they'll destroy it. Now that I'm older and wiser, I don't really think they can.
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I still find myself wishing that Del Toro had been able to stay on as director. Let it go, Underhill. Let it go! That ship has sailed.
The X-factor in this that gives me some hope is the question of how (or if, for cynics) Jackson has grown as a filmmaker in the intervening ten years or so. I thought King Kong was a good step for him in a lot of ways. Since Kong couldn't speak, Jackson was forced to learn how to let the performance -- rather than over-explainy dialogue and voice-overs -- tell the story. His short film Crossing the Line was another step in this direction. I thought there was some nice work in The Lovely Bones -- though I think that film and Crossing the Line both demonstrate that in certain matters Jackson is who he is -- he does love his contrivances, and no one will ever accuse him of being a realistic director. Working closely with Spielberg on Tintin must have been a master-class.
I haven't been following the production very closely. I like the idea of Martin Freeman as Bilbo. I think he'll be able to bring a lot more nuance to the role than Elijah was able to muster for Frodo. On the other hand some of those dwarves... ugh.
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I'll be honest with you, I am not going to rush out and see it. I may not go to see The Hobbit at all. There are too may additions already that are disheartening. If you look at all the information released in total thus far, what was a simple, linear comedic epic is turning into an over-the-top fan-fiction nightmare. And PJ lacks subtlety in any of his productions.
I am reminded of the new release of The Three Musketeers debacle or Sherlock Holmes, where the original stories (which were great enough to last a century or more) are overlayed with so much graphical nonsense and contrived 3-D flummery, that the heart is ripped out of the tale, and full-bodied characterization is buried under mountains of eye-candy.
Heart and wit and clever storytelling (with subtle insinuations of a grander world beyond) are what made The Hobbit a classic. Not shield-surfing elves, warrior princesses, punk-goth dwarves, or an entirely separate fan-fic storyline (and I say fan-fiction with conviction because the White Council amounted to a paragraph or two mention by Tolkien) grafted awkwardly onto The Hobbit plot just so they can drag the thing on for two movies.
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Well, someone sure has high expectations for adhesives in the movie!
Upon reflection, I think that I complained about the upcoming movie so much mostly just because I have to complain about something. I cannot live without complaining. And complaining about some real faults (however undeserving) is better than, say, shouting that "Weather Hills" is a much better name for a forum than "BD".
And, at least at the moment, like Morth I am not that excited to go on the first night. I know I'll watch it, just because it's TH, but I would live if I didn't. I mean, I'm fine with not having watched the last Harry Potter. Or, at least I am right now. If everyone on the Downs will be talking about a movie I haven't watched, I'd kick myself for not watching it when I had a good opportunity. Plus, when they actually come out, I would be booking the tickets for, well, not the first night, but for sometime.
So once again, stupid rolercoaster!
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Betting on Draws
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Of all the wagers one can make in sports, the draw bet is perhaps the most intriguing. It has the power to turn what would otherwise be a non-event into a winner, and typically at much higher odds than backing a side to win or laying a team to lose. Whats more, accumulators or combination bets made up of wagers on draws can yield stratospheric profits.
In spite of seemingly high odds against them, draws are actually quite common. According to one analysis of professional football played in 125 leagues from Australia to Brazil, Finland and South Korea, the number of draws out of all matches conducted in a season can range from a low of 8.24 (Norways 3rd Division) to a high of 40.82 percent (Cameroons Première Division). Of particular note are international events, such as the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers, where teams that rarely face one another consistently yield draws at a rate of 1-in-4 to 1-in-3.
Picking a match to end in a draw requires some knowledge of the difference in ability between the two sides and whether they are likely to become involved in a high-scoring contest. Ideally, the teams will be of equal strength and prone to low-scoring efforts. The fewer goals there are likely to be in a match the more likely it becomes that both teams will score the same number.
One study of ten seasons of U.K. Premier and Football League games showed that the average number of goals scored per match was 2.55, while 27% of all games were drawn. Closer analysis showed that low-scoring teams were involved in proportionately more stalemates than high-scoring teamsabout 24% more on average. When games average between 2.9 and 3.0 goals, draws occur only about 25% of the time. But when the average is 2.1~2.2 goals, the draw rate increases to as much as 31%.
Based upon the statistics, out of 22 games played weekly at the Premier and Championship levels, somewhere from 5 to 7 matches might be expected to end in a draw. One strategy for taking advantage of these figures is to wager equal amounts on eight draw-worthy matches at odds of 3.0 or higher. If three or more of the selections are successful, the overall result is a profit.
Some handicappers advocate the use of betting progressions, such as Fibonacci, for betting on draws. It can be applied when all wagers are placed at odds of 2.62 or higher. The bet must increase progressively with each loss along the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., where each new bet is the sum of the previous two losses. The idea is to continually increase the stake until a win occurs and overcomes all previous losses. The drawback, of course, is that a long string of losses can require a sizeable bankroll to continue the progression with ever-increasing risk.
There is, however, an interesting opportunity to hedge inherent in draw betting. It is based upon the premise that if two evenly matched sides are expected to draw, the goal total should be an even number. This is true not only for final results such as 1-1 or 2-2 but also for nil-nil matches, which most bookmakers treat as an even total.
The next most likely outcome between two sides of equal strength is that one of them will win by a single goal, thus ending the match with an odd total. By placing a side bet on an odd outcome to accompany the main wager on the draw, the two most likely results are both covered. Of course, it requires a bit of calculation to determine exactly how much should be staked, but betting houses usually offer rather high odds, often above 3.2, on the draw and odds of about 1.9 or 1.95 for the odd number of goals, so either result will show a profit if the wagers are optimised.
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Tonight's quizzes:
7pm – Argyle Bar (Cellar). Jackpot £60. Cheat: One of the music round hits is by Three Dog Night. See vid below to hear the song.
9pm – The Newsroom. Jackpot £50. Cheat answer: One of the picture round answers is 'Gone WithThe Wind'
It's always slightly bothered me what Three Dog Night's band name is all about.
It's never previously bothered me enough to actually go and look it up but that has now changed and its a fairly rewarding find. Thanks to WIkipedia I now know the following information… (until I forget it)…
Vocalist Danny Hutton's girlfriend, actress June Fairchild suggested the name after reading a magazine article about indigenous Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground while embracing a dingo (wild dog). On colder nights they would sleep with two dogs and, if the night was freezing, it was a "three dog night".
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Hattori Hiroyuki
Mise Natsunosuke was born in Nara and studied Nihon-ga (Japanese-style painting) in Kyoto before returning to Nara to teach art at high school. He later studied abroad in Florence, and after returning to Japan he moved to Yamagata, where he is currently based. As an artist he is endowed with considerable breadth and complexity, being at once inspired by the various locations he personally experiences based on his strong interest in folklore and possessed of an attitude of perfect composure in consistently confronting "Japan" and its history.
At this exhibition, a new work entitled Painting of Japan –basso ostinato– was unveiled. The term "basso ostinato," which is also used in the exhibition title, is a musical term referring to a version of the technique of ostinato in which the same musical voice persistently repeats in the bass register. The Japanese philosopher Maruyama Masao used this same term to explain the peculiarly Japanese metamorphosis that occurs when foreign ideas are introduced into this country. (1) Such is the background to this work, which is one of a series of massive, banner-shaped pieces Mise has taken on in recent years that have as their motif the "Japan Sea Countries Map" (commonly known as "The Upside Down Map"), which Mise has referred to on several occasions in the past. (2) The work is hung from the ceiling, in which numerous eyelet holes have been made, in a manner that is rough to an extent unimaginable for normal Nihon-ga. The paper has been extended in an equally rough manner and embedded with various elements using collage, and in many places the different pieces of paper are fastened together with string.
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Call of Duty returns to its roots with Call of Duty: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II for a new gaming generation. Land in Normandy on D-Day and battle across Europe through iconic locations in history's most monumental war. Experience classic Call of Duty combat, the bonds of camaraderie, and the unforgiving nature of war against a global power throwing the world into tyranny.
Call of Duty: WWII creates the definitive World War II next generation experience across three different game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Co-Operative. Featuring stunning visuals, the Campaign transports players to the European theater as they engage in an all-new Call of Duty story set in iconic World War II battles. Multiplayer marks a return to original, boots-on-the ground Call of Duty gameplay. Authentic weapons and traditional run-and-gun action immerse you in a vast array of World War II - themed locations. The Co-Operative mode unleashes a new and original story in a standalone game experience full of unexpected, adrenaline-pumping moments.
Campaign mode transports players to the European theater as they engage in an all-new Call of Duty story set in iconic World War II battles.
Multiplayer marks a return to boots-on-the ground Call of Duty gameplay, immersing the player in World War II like never before. Authentic weapons, traditional run-and-gun action, and exciting modes of play immerse gamers in historic World War II-themed locations, and thrilling Multiplayer action.
Co-operative mode unleashes an original story featuring a dark new enemy in an experience full of unexpected, adrenaline-pumping moments.
Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer brings Call of Duty back to its roots with heart-pumping, iconic boots on the ground gameplay, bringing new levels of immersion and excitement to the Multiplayer experience. Players will face grounded, chaotic combat featuring an arsenal of classic weapons across many of World War II's most iconic locations, bringing the harsh brutality of the war to life, while immersing the player in the intensity and emotion of the greatest conflict in history. Call of Duty: WWII offers players bold new experiences, exciting new ways to play, and innovative new opportunities to socialize and showcase their accomplishments with friends and the Call of Duty community.
Offering a robust social space dedicated to engagement off the frontlines, Headquarters paves the way for all-new avenues of Multiplayer interaction, recognition and awards unlike anything experienced in the franchise to date.
A new way to engage in a player's Multiplayer career - Divisions immerse players in the heroic journey of enlisting in the world's most historic war. Choose from a variety of Divisions, including Infantry and Armored Divisions.
War Mode:
A new Multiplayer experience that immerses players in iconic World War II battles, where Allied and Axis clash in team-driven gameplay in the fight for strategic objectives.
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Multiplayer marks a return to iconic boots on the ground Call of Duty gameplay that fans know and love, featuring an arsenal of World War II-era weapons, and fast-paced, heart-pumping, intense run-and-gun action.
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Call of Duty: WWII's co-operative mode unleashes a new and original story, in this next-level standalone game experience full of unexpected, adrenaline-pumping moments.
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Developer: Sledgehammer Games
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Location: Lake Harmony, Poconos, Northeastern Mountains, Pennsylvania, USA (85 miles to NY City and Phila)
Accommodations: House, 6 Bedrooms + Poker Room/Game Room/Office and Garage, 4 Full Baths (2 Master Suites), (Sleeps 18-20)
Keywords: House
The Chipmunk Lodge is situated near the top of the lovely private community of Lake Harmony Estates, Pennsylvania. This newly built 2009 house is a 3 story, nearly 3300 square foot entertainment lodge that has 6 bedrooms, a full loft and 4 full baths, 2 of which are in the 2 Master Suites. This house offers luxurious accommodations and backyard winter views of Big Boulder Ski Resort.
On the second floor is our great room and sun room that has cathedral ceilings, see-though stone gas fireplace, poker game table and a 42'' Flat Screen LCD TV attached to the stone fireplace. The modern kitchen is perfect for cooking with large groups and has a spacious granite counter top and center island and breakfast bar. It has a side-by-side refrigerator with an ice maker and filtered water dispenser, ceramic cook top stove & oven, microwave, dishwasher, and a large breakfast bar with seating for three. The kitchen is fully equipped with all the basic pots/pans/utensils and is attached to the dining room that has a solid wood table with seating for 10. Behind the kitchen are two bedrooms and a full bathroom. On the third floor there are two Master bedrooms/2 full baths and a gorgeous 12' loft area that overlooks the great room and has views of Big Boulder Ski Resort in the winter. The first floor is a 25'' x 18' game room & entertainment center equipped with a 8' Pool Table, CD player, stone gas fireplace and a sofa and loveseat. Two bedrooms and a full bathroom sit behind the game room.
The front of the home boasts a very large raised deck and covered raised porch on the side of the house. A stainless steel gas grill is located on the deck for barbecues and picnics. We provide two 8' picnic table that has seating for 10 people each and 4 modern Adirondack deck chairs. The 6-8 person hot tub is situated outdoors but covered by a roof to shield rain and snow from the tub.
The home is a 1-2 minute drive to Big Boulder Ski Resort and a 5 minute drive to Jack Frost Ski Area. Lake Harmony is a private powerboat lake that permits fishing, power boating, water skiing and swimming. There is a beach, within walking distance of the home. Lake Harmony has a private sandy beach with a swimming area, picnic tables and beach volleyball court. The home is minutes from numerous Summer & Winter attractions like skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, snowmobile riding, horse back riding, a very large paintball area, hiking and camping (Hickory Run State Park), Boulder Field (in Hickory Run State park), white water rafting, fishing, hunting, miniature golfing, indoor water parks, Casino Gambling, bowling, first-run movie theater, full-service award-winning golfing and large outlet shopping nearby. Lake Harmony is located 90 miles from New York & Philadelphia.
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I have a website that features links to over 1,500 different businesses. Unfortunately, when I set up the site, I didn't make a database with important contact information about the businesses. I need someone to create a Excel spreadsheet with the name, address, phone, email contact info about each business. Much of that info is available just by reading my site. If my post does not include the contact info, you would get it directly off the businesses' site.
Accuracy is extremely important, proper spelling etc. Must understand and communicate in English.
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Port Boca Grande (GNIS FID: 295553) is a populated place located in Lee County at latitude 26.721 and longitude -82.259.
The elevation of Port Boca Grande is 7 feet. Port Boca Grande appears on the Port Boca Grande U.S. Geological Survey Map. Lee County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
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Words and tips from Miss _____
A Special Education Teacher making efforts to help her students connect weekly vocabulary words to fun children's books.
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This week in social skills, we will discuss problem solving. Often, when students participate in group activities, they get upset when someone else gets something they wanted, such as a game color or piece being chosen first. We will focus on the fact that some problems are really big while other are little or simply glitches. Problems require different reactions, emotions and solutions based on their size.
Important Vocabulary For This Week:
Tiny problem vs. Big Problem- understanding that problems differ in severity, which then assists in helping one to react appropriately to personal situations.
Books I LOVE on this topic
Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban
When Sophie Gets Angry…Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
I Was So Mad by Mercer Mayer
Finn Throws a Fit by David Elliott


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- CyberNET VP gets 5 years in prison for US$100 Million fraud case
By Staff writers, TechWeb 27 April 2007 10:20 AEST Government/Law
The two-year scam included employees filling empty boxes with bricks, hooking up wires to empty server cases -- and a company president committing suicide..
The former vice president of a high-tech company was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to commit US$100 million worth of bank fraud.
Jonathan James Mast, 38, pleaded guilty last November to the conspiracy charge, along with mail fraud and money laundering. He had been the vice president of sales at CyberNET, a Michigan-based computer company, between 2002 and 2004. A major solution provider, CyberNET made No. 110 on the 2004 VARBusiness 500 list.
Mast also was ordered to pay US$15 million in restitution.
Assistant US Attorney Tim VerHey said six people have been charged in connection with the bank fraud scheme. Four of them have pleaded guilty. A trial is set for the other two this coming September. The company collapsed after investigators executed search warrants, according to a release from the US Attorney's Office in Grand Rapids, Mich.
VerHey, who handled the case, said Barton Watson, CyberNET's president, killed himself in November of 2004, one day after authorities executed a search warrant on his home and business. He would have been the seventh person charged.
"This is probably the largest bank fraud case we've had in a while," said VerHey, in an interview with InformationWeek. "It was US$100 million worth of fraud involving about 100 banks or finance companies."
The prosecutor said US$14 million was recovered during the investigation, and now the victim banks are dealing with how to divvy it up.
According to a criminal indictment, principal players gave potential lenders overstated financial information about the company to obtain loans. The government contends that while the company was actually losing between US$500,000 and Us$7.6 million each month, they offered up reports showing that the company had a net income of millions of dollars.
The company principals also allegedly made up a business that served as a shell company that did no business. They then created false records that appeared to show that the shell company had been hired to pay its taxes. The indictment also contends that CyberNET principals also made up fake customers, even opening up commercial mail box accounts for them in case potential lenders contacted them.
In case the lenders wanted to contact the fictitious customers by phone, CyberNET employees allegedly set up a voice message service and acquired a series of different telephone numbers with different area codes. CyberNet employees then returned any calls that came in.
According to the indictment, CyberNET often told lenders they needed the loan to buy additional computer equipment. If the lenders sent an inspector in to check out the newly purchased equipment, CyberNET employees allegedly hooked up empty server boxes to wires so it looked as if they were functioning. Inspectors were led to believe that the company had a huge data center, filled with valuable servers.
Investigators also reported that CyberNET employees filled computer boxes with bricks to make it appear that new equipment had just arrived.
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Live Earth Farm (Com)Post
Harvest Week, Season 15
May 24th - 30th, 2010
in this issue
What's in the box this week
Precious Water
Community Farm Day - this Saturday, May 29th!
Wildlife in the Tractor...?
First Person Certified
TLC Ranch needs your help!
LEF Discovery Program Update
Notes from Debbie's Kitchen (recipes!)
2010 Calendar
Rain is our only sustainable source of fresh water. We ignore this
simple fact at our peril.
James Bruges from "The Little Earth Book"
What's in the box this week
Content differences between Family and Small shares are
in red
; items with a "+" in one size share are more in quantity than in the other. For any items not from our farm, we will identify the source in parentheses.
Occasionally content will differ from this list (typically we make a substitution), but we do our best to give you an accurate projection.
Family Share
Arugula +
Broccoli +
Fava beans (shelled and bagged) +
Green garlic
or Napa Cabbage
Young onions
Rapini (broccoli rabe) +
Summer squash +
2 baskets Strawberries
Small Share
Fava beans (shelled and bagged)
Green garlic
Young onions
Rapini (broccoli rabe)
Summer squash
2 baskets Strawberries
Bread Option
This week's bread will be caraway rye
Extra Fruit
4 baskets of Strawberries
Fruit Bounty
is 'on' this week (floating week #3 of 15)
4 baskets of Strawberries
Precious Water
Although we are experiencing unseasonably cool, wet weather this spring (and more rain is on its way again this week), the volume and frequency of these precipitation patterns are just enough to keep weeds thriving but insufficient to meet the water needs of our field crops. Just like humans can't survive for more than three days without water, the fertility of our crops and the abundance of our harvests depend on a reliable source of water.
Except for a few crops that are dry-farmed, all our crops are irrigated with groundwater that is pumped through wells from an aquifer hundreds of feet beneath the surface. According to our records, last year we used approximately 50 acre-feet of water to raise 80 acres of crops. To picture how much that is, imagine a football field (an acre is a little less than a football field) covered 50 feet high with water; that's the equivalent of 16 million gallons. That's a lot of water!
All domestic and agricultural water in the Pajaro Valley, an area of about 70,000 acres, is supplied by the Groundwater Basin below it. Since the 1850's when the first settlers moved into the area to farm, agricultural development has expanded from potatoes, grains, apples, and a variety of truck crops to a high value, predominantly berry, production system. Today, about half (35,000 acres) of the basin is in irrigated agriculture. In the 1950's concerns of over-pumping were first identified, and today everybody is in agreement that the basin is over-drafted, causing saltwater intrusion along the coastal areas where land is most intensely farmed. A local agency was formed to help in this task of addressing this problem. For more than twenty years they spent a lot of money studying the problem, eventually going into debt, without implementing viable long term solutions.
To prevent serious water shortages in the future, it might help to look at other parts of the world where dwindling freshwater supplies are threatening the health and living standards of millions of people and undermining the agricultural productivity of the land. In some countries, such as Peru, water is so scarce that people in arid environments along the coast measure their survival in drops not gallons. The situation is so desperate that people collect water by capturing fog-droplets in giant nets stretched out across the landscape, mimicking the way redwood trees collect water to survive dry summers. Over the last few years, the Pajaro Valley has become a battleground over the issue of water, creating deep rifts and mistrust among many members of the community. It is increasingly important to educate the public about the decisions that need to be made and actions that must be taken, to prevent special interests from calling the shots and squandering this resource for short term monetary gain instead of promoting watershed based policies that manage water resources equitably among all.
Here at the farm where we grow over 50 different crops over the course of the season, irrigation is a big job. Water is pumped from wells, some at a rate of 200-300 gallons per minute, through an intricate system of tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, sprinklers and valves, to reach every plant in the field. On average, we have to put about an inch of water on our crops every week. Water requirements vary from crop to crop; for example, spinach may need more but green beans much less. Also, a mature crop will need more water less frequently, whereas a recently planted crop needs less water more frequently. Cool weather crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, and most leafy greens like to be irrigated with above ground movable aluminum pipe sprinklers, while other crops such as strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and eggplants we drip irrigate. Sometimes we don't irrigate at all, as is the case with our dry-farmed tomatoes, and this year, given the late rains, our potato crop will grow to maturity without supplemental irrigation. Growing food requires a lot of water, and it is critical that as farmers we implement cropping systems and irrigation measures that maximize conservation and manage freshwater efficiently.
- Tom
Community Farm Day - this Saturday, May 29th!
We are looking forward to seeing you on the farm this Saturday! Remember, this is a wonderful opportunity to come "Pick your own Strawberries" and get to see the farm at the same time. CSA Members and Friends in the same car attend for FREE. Non members and extra carloads, $10-15 donation.
: come to 172 Litchfield Lane, our "Upper Barn", for Parking [
click here for directions
Be sure to scroll down to directions "For Farm Visits and Events" or you'll end up at the wrong location!
Schedule of Events
10am - Welcome and Meet to Start the Day
10:15 am - Farm Walk to U-Pick Strawberry Patch (1/2 hour)
11am to 4pm - (i.e. ongoing throughout the day)
Strawberry U-Pick (bring your own containers if you like)
$1.50/basket, $15/flat (12 baskets)
11am - Tractor Ride to Hedgerow Planting (15 min)
11:15am to 1pm - Hedgerow Planting, Upper Field by the Redwood Grove
If you arrive late you are welcome to walk (maps will be provided)
*** Tractor will be shuttling between Strawberry Patch and Hedgerow Planting***
1pm to 2pm - break for Lunch (pack a picnic!)
2pm to 3pm - Milking the Goats & Cheese Making Demonstration
Help David (LEF Journeyman Farmer) plant out his field with Flowers,
Tomatoes, Peppers and other fun crops.
3pm - 4pm - Make your own Dessert Pizza in our Cob Oven (Bring your own dough
and toppings, or use strawberries harvested on the farm sprinkled
with sugar)
Bring warm clothing, good walking shoes, gloves, water bottle, hat and sunscreen.
If you plan on attending please RSVP by email to Farmer Tom at
, so we have some idea of how many folks are coming.
Wildlife in the Tractor...?
If you've ever been to the farm, you'll recognize the old International tractor, now a fixture in the landscape as well as a popular climbing structure for kids of all ages. Recently while walking the farm, I heard a chittering sound coming from its direction. Thinking it was a bird of some sort I ventured closer, only to see a chipmunk perched on top, scolding some unseen adversary. Naturally he was wary of my approach, and quickly disappeared through the gap around the gas cap on the hood... only to pop out through the empty headlight socket to see if I'd gone! One wonders if he has a nest inside...
- Debbie
First Person Certified
By now everyone is familiar with the phrase "third party certified", meaning that an independent auditor (i.e. the "third party") is hired (or required) to review a business's operation periodically in order to 'certify' that certain 'standards' are being upheld. In the case of food, this type of certification becomes necessary when there is such distance between you and the producer of your food that you must rely on a 'third party' to verify that which you cannot verify for yourself. When I was at Joe and Julie Morris's Spring Field Day last month, however, Julie made a profound observation on the topic of 'certification' - and that is what I wanted to share with you today. She is of course referring to the beef cattle that they raise for their Morris Grassfed Beef, but what she says applies equally to farms like Live Earth Farm and TLC Ranch (i.e. any small farms that have a direct relationship with their customers). I hope you will read and enjoy... and I hope it makes you think! - Debbie
from the Morris Grassfed Beef May 2010 newsletter:
"As a local food producer, it is essential that we capture the close connections we have with our customers. It's our market advantage. And it's unique. I call it "First-Person Certified." Our customers are able to see the land where their beef is born and raised. Their children can touch and smell the grass. They ask great questions - as one did yesterday - about how old the cattle are before they die and how they are processed and handled. These things are as important to our customers as they are to us, and we want to share that knowledge. I spoke to one customer, concerned about how the animals are treated, for a half hour. I assured her that we carefully choose the facilities where the animals are processed. We accompany each load and make sure they are using low-stress handling techniques developed by Temple Grandin (www.grandin.com) and established Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs. We have agreements with each of our slaughterhouses that they follow our strict guidelines and we monitor it regularly. And then I told her to feel free to call these facilities directly if she wanted to hear it from them, first person.
"Our customers are our certified verification auditors. If they see something they don't like (which we haven't experienced) they won't buy from us. It's about as rigorous an audit as a company can have. When I used the term "First-Person Certified" yesterday, one person told me I should copyright it so others won't use it. As I thought about it later, the term protects its own integrity by its very meaning: if you're not dealing with your customers directly, then you're not first-person certified. And your customers will know this.
"One woman told me that on our delivery day she arrived to meet our truck and was surprised to see Joe, delivering the meat himself. "I didn't expect that you guys would be the ones actually delivering the beef!" she said in amazement. That's first-person certified. We answer our own phone (or call back if we're not in the office), we raise our own cattle, we choose our own processing facilities (and we're picky), we are accountable for the quality of our product from its conception to delivery. I think that is what differentiates the local food movement from others: we are first-person."
this is an excerpt from Julie's blog. To read the full post, log on to:
TLC Ranch needs your help!
If you are a fan of the wonderful eggs we've been receiving through our CSA, please read on:
Jim Dunlop of TLC Ranch had been stymied for weeks over why his egg production seemed to be creeping down at a time of year when it should be at its peak. Only very recently did he discover the cause: someone had been stealing chickens from his laying flock in small increments over the last month! By the time he figured this out, he was down 300 hens - a huge blow to his farm and his farm income, representing at least $50,000 in lost revenue this year and another $50,000 in next year's egg production gone. So Jim is reaching out to his loyal customers and asking for help.
Helping is easy - they are asking everyone to "adopt a hen", so that they can replace the stolen birds. Jim says each ready-to-lay organic pullet costs $15. So if everyone who gets an Egg Option through our CSA adopted just one hen, it would make a huge difference.
Click here
to go to TLC's website, where they've set up a donation button to make it easy to contribute. You do not have to have a PayPal account.
There are very few farms out there now where you can get eggs of this quality and integrity - from birds that are genuinely raised outdoors on green pasture. I encourage everyone - even if you're
an egg-member - to help TLC out. This kind of farming needs to be preserved. We want more farms and farmers like Jim. Folks who donate will be invited to a TLC Ranch farm tour on June 27 as thanks; if you haven't been to TLC Ranch yet, you should definitely go - see first-hand where your eggs come from and how the animals are cared for! Be your own 'first person certifier'! (see Julie Morris's story, above.)
PS - Egg Option members should be
thankful to be receiving TLC's eggs right now... because of the lost production, Jim has pulled out of farmers markets in order to maintain his commitment to delivering eggs to Live Earth Farm for our CSA. That's a commitment worth supporting!
LEF Discovery Program Update
from Jessica Ridgeway
Bill Mollison, in his massive text
Permaculture: A Designer's Manual
, discusses in great philosophical detail the "edge effect." Edge effect is an ecological term, describing the special phenomena that occur at the meeting point of two niches, events, etc. In nature, where two niches meet, there is exponentially more biodiversity than in either of the niches individually. There are the plants and creatures of each niche, as well as the plants and creatures that live only in the boarder area. A greater number of events also occur at edges. I did my best to explain this effect to the Wavecrest Montessori students this week, and in doing so realized that I am currently experiencing an edge effect. During this time of the year the Discovery Program is hosting a great number of school tours, while our year long programs wind down, and our summer programs and responsibilities build up. We are on the cusp, the end of the school year, the beginning of the summer vacation, the end of spring, the beginning of summer, and it is exhilarating!
In this past week and the one coming we are hosting a string of older students. Last Wednesday we hosted E.A. Hall Middle School for their final visit of the year. We had a well informed middle school group from Cesar Chavez Middle School on Friday, a Cabrillo College sustainable agriculture class on Saturday, and two groups from Pajaro Valley High School will be joining us on Monday. The preschool and early elementary groups we host so often are a lot of fun to explore the farm with. But with these older groups, we get to explore not only the physical landscape and its inhabitants with our five senses, but also sustainable agriculture theory and practices, and more complex topics such as the triple bottom line. While teenagers can be a bit of a challenge at this time of year, it is rewarding when you inspire even a few. Taylor and I are looking forward to the month of June as a time to get a lot done in the Discovery Garden, and to prepare for our next big challenge,
Art on the Farm Camp
in July. We hope to see many of you along the way.
Notes from Debbie's Kitchen
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Some members have been emailing me with questions and comments about salt in cooking, and oxalic acid in certain leafy greens... and I am not one to dispense medical or nutritional advice. All I can express is my opinion, and I firmly believe that if you eat a varied diet that includes a diversity of organic fruits and vegetables, grains, legumes, cultured and fermented foods, and protein from animals raised on pasture, avoid processed foods (I'm talking commercially processed, not home canned), use good quality un-processed salt, get regular exercise and sleep, and have camaraderie, love and laughter in your lives... that's about the best you can do for your health! And since so much of camaraderie and joy centers around mealtime - this is why you receive my constant and heartfelt efforts to bring you different ways to help you prepare the food you receive from the farm each week. So without further ado, let's see what recipes I can 'cook up'! -
First off, I am very excited we are getting the
broccoli rabe
. This is an utterly delicious veggie! It can be simply prepared: steamed until al-dente, then serve drizzled with a little good olive oil, a squeeze of lemon (got any meyer lemons left?), and a sprinkling of good sea salt. Some folks like to add a little crushed red pepper. Here's a variation I'm interested in trying though:
Warm Broccoli Rabe with Orange and Nuts
(this is heavily modified from an old SJ Mercury news clipping; okay, actually, I changed it completely - but it was
by the clipping!)
Serves 2
1 bunch broccoli rabe
1 flavorful orange (or blood orange, or tangerine)
half a lemon (meyer, if you have it)
1 shallot
1 smallish stalk green garlic (or 2 cloves, if you don't have green garlic)
olive oil
toasted nuts (walnuts or pecans or pine nuts)
Before cutting up your orange, grate off 1/4 tsp. or so of the zest.
Finely chop shallot and green garlic, then saute them, along with the zest, in a medium pan with a pinch of salt and few grinds of black pepper. Do not let garlic brown. Turn off heat and set aside.
Cut top and bottom off orange; set cut side down, and run knife blade down sides of orange to cut peel from fruit. Save any pieces of peel (like the top and bottom) that have some orange still clinging. You can squeeze this over everything at the end. Slice orange horizontally and cut slices into quarters.
Steam broccoli rabe until just tender, then transfer to skillet with garlic-shallot-oil and toss to coat. Squeeze lemon juice over rabe (and any juice from the fruit attached to the orange peels, described above), then transfer to plates, distributing orange pieces on top of rabe, then scattering chopped toasted nuts on top of that. Sprinkle with additional salt, to taste, and enjoy!
How about another fava recipe? This one was given to me 8 years ago by a member who'd lovingly hand-written several recipes for me on 3 x 5 cards. It was in my 'fava bean' recipe file, waiting for this day to emerge!
Risotto with Favas
from the kitchen of Mary Frances Miles
serves 8
1 lb. fresh fava beans
7 to 8 C chicken or vegetable broth
2 tbsp. olive oil
3 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided for use
1 medium onion, chopped
2 C arborio rice
1/3 C dry sherry
1/2 C grated Reggiano Parmigiano cheese, plus extra for garnish
Salt and pepper to taste
Shell favas. [Good news! This week we're going to receive our fresh favas already shelled!] Beans smaller than a thumbnail can be used with no further preparation, but if using larger favas, boil 1 minute, drain, plunge in cool water, peel and set aside.
Heat broth and keep simmering. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat olive oil and 1 tbsp. butter. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add rice and a pinch of salt and cook over low heat about 3 minutes, stirring often, until rice has turned translucent. Turn up heat and pour in sherry and stir until absorbed. Add just enough ot stock to cover rice, stir well. [Yes, risotto involves a lot of stirring!] Reduce heat. Keep rice at a gentle simmer and add stock, a ladle or two at a time, stirring until each addition has almost been completely absorbed by rice, then add more. After about 10 minutes, stir in favas. Continue adding stock and stirring until rice is al dente, about 45 - 50 minutes.
Lastly, here's a yummy chard appetizer from my latest issue of Bon Appetit:
Frittata Bites with Chard, Sausage and Feta
Modified only slightly ;-) Makes 20 bite-sized squares. "Perfect for a Cocktail Party", says the magazine, but leave off the cocktails and I bet the kids will like this one too!
Nonstick vegetable oil spray [I never use this stuff! I just use a little oil.]
1 bunch chard, leafy green portion only (stems/ribs removed)
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 C chopped onion
8 oz. mild Italian sausages, casings removed, broken into pieces
8 large eggs
1/4 C heavy cream [avoid "ultra-pasteurized" at all costs! That's bad stuff.]
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 C crumbled feta cheese (about 4 1/2 oz)
Fresh Italian parsley leaves, for garnish
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray [or wipe to lightly coat] an 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish with oil. Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add chard and cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes [probably less than that!]. Drain well - they suggest squeezing in a kitchen towel - and finely chop. Set aside.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add sausage and saute until brown and cooked through, breaking up with fork, 5 to 7 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool.
Whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Add chard and cooled sausage mixture, then feta; stir to blend. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
Bake frittata until until set in center, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer baking dish to a rack to cool about 15 to 20 minutes. Place platter atop dish with frittata and, using oven mitts, invert frittata onto platter. Place another platter [or a cookie sheet?] atop frittata and invert again so that frittata is right side up. Cut into 20 pieces. Can be served warm, or covered, refrigerated, and re-warmed and served the next day.
Transfer frittata squares to a serving dish and garnish each with a piece of parsley; serve warm, or at room temperature.
Visit our website's
calendar page
for more details, including photos and videos of past events. This is a great way to get the flavor of what it is like visiting the farm!
Live Earth Farm Discovery Program for WEE ONES
3rd Tuesday of every month, 10:30am - Noon
(free for children 0 - 3 yrs; $10 - $15 per adult)
Mothers, fathers, grandparents, caretakers of any kind... bring the babe in your arms to experience the diversity of our beautiful organic farm here in Watsonville. We will use our five senses to get to know the natural world around us. The farm is home to over 50 different fruits and vegetables, chicks, chickens, goats, piglets, and the many wild members of the Pajaro watershed.
For more information, contact Jessica at the LEFDP office: (831) 728-2032 or email her at
Happy Girl Kitchen's 2010 Workshop Schedule at LEF
(all workshops are from 10am to 3pm and include an organic lunch, as well as take-home items from what is made that day!)
March 6 (Saturday) -
Fermentation (sauerkraut, kimchee and kombucha)
April 10 (Saturday) -
Cheese and kefir
June 6 (Sunday) -
Cherries and spring berries
July 10 (Saturday) -
Apricots, strawberries and blackberries
September 12 (Sunday) -
Heirloom tomatoes
October 2 (Saturday) -
Contact Jordan if you have any questions
Art on the Farm Summer Day Camp!
July 12th - 16th
click here for more information
Community Farm Days Schedule
(All Community Farm Days are Saturdays unless otherwise noted.)
March 20 - Sheep to Shawl
May 29 - Three sisters planting in the field! Help sow pumpkins, corn, and beans (update 5/24: see Event Schedule,
June 19 - Summer Solstice Celebration and Strawberry U-pick
July 3 - Apricot and Strawberry U-pick
July 12 thru 16 - Summer Celebration Art on the Farm Day Camp!
Aug 28 - Totally tomatoes. From farm to fork, cooking with tomatoes and making farm-fresh cheese. Also U-pick raspberry and tomato day!
Sept 25 - LEFDP Second Annual Fundraiser
Oct 23 - Harvest Celebration and Apple U-pick
Cob Building workshop
June 6th and 13th in Santa Cruz
Sunflower Cob Building of Santa Cruz
Contact Information
farm phone: (831) 763-2448
education programs/school field trips: (831) 728-2032
Click here to go to Live Earth Farm's website
Click here to email the farm
Click here to email the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program


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Sensational, 'The Best on the lake'. Post & Beam 5000 sq. ft. home on the point. 5 bedroom 4.5 bath, maximun guest allowed is 10, 300 degree lake view. Level lot with driveway/walkway at waters edge all the way around property to the covered dock. 3000 sq. ft. of covered porches where you can sit and enjoy view of lake, mountains, or fish & swimming just off the wall. Sit on the porch and listening to the roar of Whitewater Falls less than a mile away.
Spend endless hours cruising Jocassee's crystal clear water from waterfall to waterfall. Stop and swim, ski, fish, and take in 50,000 acres of pristine state park. Enjoy a 4.5 mile view across the lake to the mountains beyond. Drive 30 minutes to Cashiers/Highlands, NC and cool casual mountain shopping and dinner. Golf can be arranged at one of the top courses in the state.
Boat, canoe, and kayak renting available.
-No one under 35 years old is allowed to rent. Renting on behalf of guests less than 35 years old is strictly prohibited. The financially responsible party signing the rental agreement must be at least 35 years old, and must be an occupant of the house during the term of the agreement.
-Limit 10 occupants.
-No pets, no smoking.
-No house parties. The Point is in a pristine and quiet residential area. Please be mindful of our shared neighbors during your stay and understand that this home is not suitable for loud noise or parties.
-Check-in & Check-out: Check-in is after 4PM on Friday. Check-out is by 10AM on Friday.
-Recommended Items to Bring: Groceries (the closest market in Cashiers, which is 16 miles away), paper products, trash bags, laundry & dish detergent, floats/tubes/life vests for water lounging, fishing poles and fishing licenses. (*linens and towels are provided)
Keywords: Lake home, views, 5 bedrooms, Fish, Ski, Boat included.


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Authorities in Afghanistan have suspended the work of two Christian foreign aid groups. The government said it is investigating the U.S.-based Church World Service and Norwegian Church Aid on the suspicion of proselytizing. � CBN.com
A new survey report shows division in the American public. While half of Americans find abortion to be morally wrong, they are evenly split on the issue of doctor-assisted suicide. Though a large majority says adultery is morally wrong, majorities of respondents find other sexual immorality and divorce to be acceptable. � Catholic News Agency
A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The plans by India's Vivo BioTech Ltd. to set up a biotechnology center in southern Malacca state has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused. � Associated Press
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Pro-life groups in the United Kingdom are outraged over a new commercial that promotes abortion services. � CBN.com
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Where were you four years ago ? Our asses here in the Midwest of the USA were sitting in the dark with no water, no fuel for vehicles, no ATMs, and no air conditioning. Complete power grid failure.
These papers were produced on laptops with dying batteries – check out the jaggy font on the newspaper header !
3 Responses to August 14th 2003
What i want to know is how they ran printing presses with no power?!
I lived in Lake Orion at that time, right off of Clarkston Rd, and we never lost power, but most everyone else around us did. A speedway gas station right at the cornor got looted and it was so bad because of people coming up from the city's with no power , the national guard showed up and took care of the looting. I only had a 1/2 tank of gas so I just stayed where I was living and waited the rest of it out. That was a crazy time for the state
well, i can definitely tell you where i was during the ENTIRE blackout…
i was deep in the wilds of Ontonagon County (da Yoopee, eh!), on a 2-week solo backpacking trip. i was about 5 miles from the nearest human, and 30 miles from the nearest electric outlet. i was totally oblivious to the whole fucking thing, hehehehe!
it was hilarious when i got back home, cause my parents were like "HOLY SHIT, GOD DAMMIT, etc" cussing about the fact that they had to boil water for a week, and i'm like, "What?"
then they told me what had happened–and were obviously disgruntled that i was so oblivious to it, and in such a good mood hahaha…
i had to laugh though, since everybody was bitching about having to rough it for a week, when i myself was out there in the woods doing it FOR FUN, filtering all of my water from lakes and streams, eating dehydrated food, and sleeping on the ground with no tent. it really makes you take a hard look at modern man.
this is a story that i will remember forever, and tell to my grandkids.


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Commodities Fall as Stockpiles Mount Up
Some Producers Carry on Despite Declines; Trouble in the Far North
Two years ago, Daniel Nilsson's family bought a hotel in the town of Pajala, Sweden, some 50 miles above the Arctic Circle.
The nearby Kaunisvaara iron-ore mine had just started production, and the Nilssons installed new meeting facilities and revamped the nightclub. "We wanted to give the locals and the people working in the mines a great hotel to come to," said Mr. Nilsson, its 28-year-old manager. "That's why we bought it—we saw a future for it."...


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China Launches 4th Navigation Satellite in Effort to Compete With U.S., Europe
In what is being interpreted as a challenge to U.S. and European satellite navigation efforts, China launched its fourth navigation satellite over the weekend the Financial Times reported today:
The successful launch on Saturday of the "Beidou" navigation satellite, on board a Long March 3A rocket, underscores Beijing's determination to develop its space industry.
China's plans for its satellite navigation system – known in English as "Compass" – have been shrouded in secrecy, with officials repeatedly declining to comment on their intentions. However, Saturday's launch appears to be an effort to augment a relatively imprecise system based on three Beidou satellites launched between 2000 and 2003.
In a rare public discussion of Beijing's plans, the official Xinhua news agency said in November that two geostationary satellites would be launched early this year, allowing the system to cover all of China and parts of neighbouring countries by 2008.
Xinhua had previously reported that the Beidou system would eventually expand to offer global coverage with a constellation of 30 medium earth orbit satellites. However, no timetable has been given for the expansion.
While China is a partner in Europe's Galileo project, many analyst see Beidou's development as a challenge to the commercial success of Galileo. Operation of Galileo, which has plans for 30 satellites as well, has been postponed until 2011 because of technical problems and other delays.
Currently, the United States is the only country with a fully operational global positioning system. Russia has also launched some navigation satellites, though its system is not yet fully operational.
See also:
Commerce Dept. Announces Plans For GPS Upgrade
Report: GLONASS Could Be Operating By 2009
Europe's First GPS Satellite Launch A Success
World Prepares To Challenge U.S. Dominance In GPS
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Add them to Vodka or home made spirits
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Rule optimizing technique motivated by human concept formation
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In this paper we present a rule optimizing technique motivated by the psychological studies of human concept learning. The technique allows for reasoning to happen at both higher levels of abstraction and lower level of detail in order to optimize the rule set. Information stored at the higher level allows for optimizing processes such as rule splitting, merging and deleting, while the information stored at the lower level allows for determining the attribute relevance for a particular rule
Hadzic, Fedja and Dillon, Tharam S.. 2008. : Rule optimizing technique motivated by human concept formation, in Encarnacao, Pedro and Veloso, Antonio (ed), International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, 28 Jan 2008, pp. 31-36. Madeira, Portugal: Instinct Press.
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lagos—The Lagos State government weekend assured residents of generation and distribution of 3,000 megawatts through Independent Power Plants, IPP, otherwise called, embedded power, aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity in the state.
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