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Told penger, but what currency?
A short description in English of an entry in the Oresund Told Registers (ook wel de Sont Tolregisters geheten). My ancestor Harmen Pieterszoon Swavelstock crossed the Oresund in 1683, and had to pay (see entry 127). Which he did, of course, but how much??
Het paid 2 units for the ballast in his ship, and half a unit plus 6 subunits for 100 pounds of something. You may click on the image to get a bigger version on the screen.
The question is: what are unit, subunit and something??


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How many Super Bowl has Brett Favre won?
How many Super Bowls has Payton Manning won?
You would be shocked by the answer.
Listening to the Media, one could think ... these guys have won as many SB as Michael Jordan has won NBA championships ... Isn't that ridiculous?
Unless Andrew Luck turns into ... JaMarcus Russell, Luck will be on TV every single year more than anyone else from the Rookie class.
I can't complain ONE bit. RW is very comfortable with who he is and he doesn't need the media to validate him.
RW might become the Tim Duncan of the NFL. The Short Fundamental.
mikeak wrote:Not sure where this belongs but was just readin Simmins article and had to tea one part twice. Luck has 28 turnovers. To go with his 18 interceptions he has 10!!!! Fumbles
Pretty amazing from the rookie of the year.......

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We're From the Government and We're Here to Help You
All of us who are online (and who have a clue) take precautions to keep the uninvited from gaining access to our machines, from shutting down unneeded servers to closing down ports to installing ipchains and firewalls.
But I've long been of the opinion that things we willingly allow into our boxen are potentially just as damaging, especially to anyone who places any value on privacy.
A new government report proves my point. Not to overstate the case, but the U.S. government is using cookies to spy on you.
According to a report done by the General Accounting Office at the request of Sen. Fred Thompson, Republican of Tennessee and chairman of the Committee on Government Affairs, and made public though not publicized last week, government agency websites of all kinds are trying to write cookies to your hard drive. Not just the little memory-resident cookies that are employed in "shopping cart" types of sites, but saved, persistent ones that report back to the site later.
The GAO surveyed 65 government websites and found that 11 of them put cookies on your hard drive--seven without disclosure, and three of them sending their results to undisclosed third parties. The agency did not, for some reason, include the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency in its survey.
Is this a problem? You bet it is!
The cookies, said the GAO in the report's cover letter, "can be used to track users' browsing behavior . . ."
Who's Doing It?
According to the report, you can pick up government cookies in surprising places. The government sites that toss their cookies onto your machine, with the information returned to their own domains but without bothering to tell you about it include the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Ames Laboratory, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Those who give you undisclosed cookies who offer their reports to unspecified third parties include the U.S. Customs Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and even the U.S. Forest Service.
And government web sites that do disclose somewhere that they are placing cookies and whose cookies report back only to the domains that placed them include the U.S. Postal Service, the General Services Administration, the Small Business Administration, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Bear in mind that the report covered only 65 of the hundreds of government websites, chosen largely at random. It found that about one site in six writes a cookie to your drive, and one in about 20 sends you one that reports to an off-domain site. Who? We don't know, nor can we find out.
Left unexplored is the question whether the government has its own third-party cookies that you could acquire from non-government websites.
What information is being gathered, and what is it being used for? Well, we just don't know, and the report doesn't tell us. My personal tendency is to assume the worst when dealing with the government, but in that this notion may be overly harsh; perhaps it is being used for more benign purposes. What might those be? In the last few years we've seen unprecedented politicization of government, so perhaps it's thought just fine to use this information to target voters. Maybe it's even to make government more efficient and responsive, though that would be a first.
The report, entitled "Internet Privacy: Federal Agency Use of Cookies," speaks loudest in some respects where it tells us nothing, but leaves us to assume that the situation is ominous.
Confronted with this information, the administration (yes, the Clinton-Gore administration) said it was shocked, shocked to learn that cookies are being used.
"There are particular privacy concerns when web technology can track the activities of users over time and across different websites," wrote Sally Katzen of the White House Office of Management and Budget. "In light of the unique laws and traditions about government access to the personal information of citizens, the Director stated [on June 22, 2000] that the presumption should be that cookies will not be used at Federal websites or or by contractors when operating websites on behalf of agencies." Oh, those pesky agencies. We keep telling them not to use cookies, and they keep using cookies.
Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more.
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Budget Battles
States Push For Caregiver Tax Credits
The US in Decline: What Americans Fear for the Future
Health Plans for State Employees Use Medicare's Hammer on Hospital Bills
To Cut Costs, a Third of US Uninsured Don't Take Their Drugs as Prescribed
Warren Buffett's Prescription for Fixing US Health Care
A New Tool for Comparing 'Medicare for All' Plans
Like Netflix, but for Prescription Drugs
States Push For Caregiver Tax CreditsBy Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News
Gloria Brown didn't get a good night's sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer's disease and had spent most of the night pacing their bedroom, opening and closing drawers, and putting on...
The US in Decline: What Americans Fear for the Future
A Pew Research Center report published Thursday shows how staggeringly pessimistic Americans are about where the country is heading. "When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country...
Health Plans for State Employees Use Medicare's Hammer on Hospital BillsBy Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
States. They're just as perplexed as the rest of us over the ever-rising cost of health care premiums. Now some states are moving to control costs of state employee health plans. And it's triggering...
Trump Administration Encouraging States to Make Controversial Changes to Medicaid
The Trump administration is encouraging red states to make controversial conservative changes to Medicaid without seeking congressional approval, The Hill's Nathaniel Weixel reports . The Centers for...
Anxious and Suspicious, Citizens in Wealthy Countries Want Stronger Safety NetsBy Michael Rainey
People living in some of the wealthiest countries in the world are worried about their economic futures and don't trust government programs to provide much help if and when they need it, according to...
To Cut Costs, a Third of US Uninsured Don't Take Their Drugs as Prescribed
More than one in nine Americans — and more than a third of those without insurance — did not take their medications as prescribed in 2017 in an effort to lower their costs, according to a report...
Republicans Push Ahead on Medicaid RestrictionsBy Michael Rainey
The Trump administration on Friday approved Ohio's request to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Starting in 2021, the state will require most able-bodied adults aged 19 to 49 to either...
Warren Buffett's Prescription for Fixing US Health Care
Warren Buffett says the U.S. health care industry must overcome its resistance to change and figure out ways to fix itself — or run the risk that the public will start clamoring for a government-run...
A New Tool for Comparing 'Medicare for All' Plans
The Commonwealth Fund, a non-partisan health care foundation, introduced an interactive tool this week that allows users to compare congressional health care reform bills, including various Medicare...
A Surprise Move for Prescription Drug PricesBy Michael Rainey
Prescription drug prices did something last month they haven't done in 47 years: they went down. The monthly Consumer Price Index report released Tuesday showed a 1.0 percent decline in the price of...
Spending More for Less Health CareBy The Fiscal Times Staff
An analysis of more than 1.8 billion medical claims by the Health Care Cost Institute found that prices for health care services rose about 13 percent between 2012 and 2016, while usage dropped by...
Lots of Young Americans Are Fine With 'Socialism'By Michael Rainey
A new Harris poll published by Axios shows that members of the Millennial (in their 20s to mid-30s) and Gen Z (still mostly in their teens) age cohorts are more likely than previous generations to...
Following the Money Trail for Prescription DrugsBy Michael Rainey
The United States spends hundreds of billions of dollars on prescription drugs each year, but the money flows through a complex network of drug manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, pharmacy...
Chart of the Week: How Americans Feel About the Health Care System
As Democrats debate "Medicare for All," a new roundup of public opinion on health reform published this week by the American Enterprise Institute provides some useful background. For decades now, an...
Like Netflix, but for Prescription DrugsBy The Fiscal Times Staff
The New York Times' Tina Rosenberg lays out an idea for getting Big Pharma to make important new medicines affordable: Treat the drugs like Netflix treats its shows. You pay a flat fee and then can...
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text: Farm Bill Cuts January 10, 2012 06:19 PM Tweet Plan might have to go back to drawing board At press time, leaders of the House and Senate Ag Com-mittees had developed a farm bill that trims more than $23 billion from agriculture spending. The draft, which cuts $15 billion from the commodity title, $6 billion from the conservation title and $4 billion from the nutrition title ($2 billion has already been added back for livestock disaster and other efforts), will more than likely serve as a starting point, instead of moving full steam ahead toward legislation. One key of the plan: Direct payments would be eliminated beginning with 2013 crops. Farm program opponents have targeted the $5 billion that flows to producers regardless of price or production in an effort to find funding for a better revenue assurance safety net and higher target prices. Also gone would be the Supple-mental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) programs. As a replacement, the Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) program would supplement the current lineup of crop insur-ance programs. The new target/reference prices used to establish payments would be set at higher levels than for current programs. Corn would be set at $3.64 per bushel versus the current $2.63, wheat at $5.50 (versus $4.17); soybeans at $8.31 (versus $6); and rice at $13.98 (versus $10.50). Joe Outlaw of Texas A&M compared the average cost of production with the proposed target prices and found that corn and soybeans are the only commodities set above their average cost of production. Release the Language. Senate Ag Committee ranking member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and House Ag Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) called for the language of the package to be released. Peterson says it's important to see the specific details of the various programs, particularly the gross margin, supply-management dairy program, so it's apparent where the changes have been proposed. Senate Ag Committee Chair-woman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) says she hopes the package will be the starting point for developing a comprehensive farm bill that will move to a more regular process, with hearings beginning in February. While Peterson is confident the House Ag panel will be able to produce a solid farm bill, all bets are off once it leaves his committee. "When it gets to the floor, who knows what will happen," he laments, noting that several votes in Congress this past year came out different than lawmakers expected. He insists, though, that for the bill to steer clear of the 2012 election, it must be done by May. Cotton Cropped Out During farm bill debates this winter, cotton growers joined together to support what is dubbed STAX: the Stacked Income Protection Program. The effort would focus on a revenue-based crop insurance program consistent with crop insurance delivery and would complement existing crop insurance programs. STAX would address shallow revenue losses on an area-wide basis, with producer premiums offset to the maximum extent possible using available cotton program spending authority. The program would basically remove cotton from the commodity title and put it under the crop insurance title of the farm bill. A switch to STAX would also mean no payment limit, which could be a double-edged sword in a growing season that results in large payouts to cotton producers. Senate Ag Committee ranking member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) commended the cotton industry at the Farm Journal Forum in early December. "They knew they had a problem," Roberts said, "and they came up with an innovative program." Back to news


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A winner was selected from 59 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
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Monte Viejo is a quaint community located off of I 37 in Southeast San Antonio. This community features a community park with play yard, covered pavilion with picnic tables, and basketball court. Monte Viejo is conveniently located minutes from Brooks Air Force Base and down the road from South park mall and fine dining restaurants. This community features new units with large home sites, and green belt lots. Come out and see our contemporary floor plans and unique exterior designs and discover why Monte Viejo is the perfect place to call home.
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The Steering Committee of the 5th Multilateral Environment Agreements and Knowledge Management Initiative (MEA IKM)
Montreux, 9 June 2014 - Four UN agencies, in collaboration with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other key partners, concluded a week of meetings to promote new tools and better access to information to assist Parties to more effectively implement obligations under 18 Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEA).
Knowledge sharing and access to information, such as national plans, national reports, and other official documents, are critical to ensuring effective environmental governance.
The Multilateral Environment Agreements and Knowledge Management (MEA IKM) Initiative seeks to develop harmonised and interoperable information systems in support of knowledge management activities among 18 MEAs for the benefit of Parties and the environment community at large.
"Collaboration in the implementation of our respective mandates towards concrete results is crucial in overcoming the challenge of institutional fragmentation in the field of international environmental law" noted Ms. Mrema, who assumed her function as Director of the UNEP Division of Environmental Law and Conventions last week.
"The MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative is a creative way of enhancing environmental governance and giving expression to one coherent body of international environmental law. MEA Secretariats are collaborating with the Secretariats of UNEP and other organizations to develop innovative information and knowledge tools to better support decision making and implementation. Such initiatives are welcomed by CITES." said John E. Scanlon Secretary-General of CITES and co-chair of the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee of the MEA IKM Initiative met for the fifth time to discuss key knowledge management issues, such as easier-to-use joint on-line reporting tools for MEA Parties, the development of a thesaurus on Environmental Law and Conventions and the translation of InforMEA tools into different languages. The MEA IKM initiative, which was inspired by the renewed emphasis the United Nations is placing on information and communication tools, is one of the largest sustainable development knowledge management projects in the UN system.
The enhancement of the InforMEA Web-Portal (InforMEA.org), the first project of the MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative, is funded by the European Union. A number of innovative information categories are under development including an E-learning tool on Environmental Law and Conventions, the possibility to search through national plans and reports submitted by Parties from all participating MEAs and comprehensive ratification and national focal point information.
Participants agreed to continue the development of a MEA Thesaurus, to upgrade the technical platform hosting InforMEA, and to jointly fundraise towards the development of larger scare engagement with university networks on the promotion of environmental law and environmental conventions. Partnerships were also discussed with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and IUCN, regarding knowledge management.
In attendance at the meeting was Ms. Elizabeth Mrema, Director of the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mr. John E. Scanlon, Secretary General of CITES, Honourable Justice Antonio H. Benjamin, Brazil Supreme Court, and Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law International Union for Conservation of Nature, Mr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species, and Mr. Jan Dusik, Director of the UNEP Regional Office for Europe.
Representatives from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the IUCN Academy of Law, the IUCN Law Centre Environmental Management Group, the European Environment Agency and UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), joined the meeting to contribute to greater access to knowledge on International Environmental Law.
For further information please visit the InforMEA website- www.informea.org - and the InforMEA facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/informea.org
Please contact Isabelle Valentiny UNEP Regional Information Officer with any queries.
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1. Can anyone decipher his birth CITY NAME in Russia? He usually just said "in Grodno".
2. Can anyone read name of the NEWSPAPER where he worked? (Also its address if possible)
He spoke Yiddish, Russian, German, English... newspaper could be in any of those.
I can read the rest. ANY tips/help tracing him appreciated.
Irene R Salaza
Maryland, USA


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When I think of Stuart, I think of an expanding rich tapestry of relations, not of followers and acolytes, but of friends, students, colleagues, interlocutors, participants in various conversations, and anyone willing to listen, talk and engage. Stuart Hall was more than an intellectual, a public advocate for ideas, a champion of equality and justice, and an activist. He was also a teacher and a mentor to many people, in many different ways, at many different distances from his immediate presence. He talked with anyone and everyone, and treated them as if they had as much to teach him as he had to teach them.Hall's work was as much about the interpersonal—his kindness, charisma, and generosity—in other words, as it was about the many influential writings and lectures he produced over the course of his career. I wish I'd had the chance to get to know Hall better.
I had the privilege of sharing a meal with him once, in 1996, during my second year of graduate school. He was extraordinarily gracious and, indeed, patient, as I barraged him with what must have been dilettantish questions. Afterwards we shopped for books at a nearby used bookstore. I still have the copy of Erving Goffman's Asylums that I happened to pick up that day; even now I associate the book more with Hall than with its author.
I also got to know Hall indirectly, through a study of the Birmingham Centre annual reports, which I conducted with my friend and colleague Mark Hayward. Hall's imprint is all over those documents, and not only because he authored the bulk of them. In their inventory of daily life at the Centre one can plainly see Hall's emphasis on the interpersonal—in the way the Centre's working groups were organized; in the spirit of sharing that so defined its (as well as his own) intellectual modus operandi, and that had more than a little to do with cultural studies' success; in the way Hall empowered students to collaborate in the production of a serious academic journal; and certainly more.
Larry's tribute to Hall is also a call, too: for the American mainstream media to pay heed to such an influential figure, one whose passing has not received the attention it deserves; and for the American Left to embrace Hall's legacy, a legacy defined not only by his towering intellect but, equally important, by his luminescent being-in-the-world.


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Again, sorry I haven't written in a couple days, but I think this might happen quite frequently. Although every day here is something to see, I don't always have a story to post about.
The past couple of days I have spent running more of those errands that I really needed to get done, as well as got some pictures I have been wanting to get for both readers and myself. If you're friends with me on Facebook, you've probably already seen a few of the images I post on here, but I'll try to get a variety! At least tune in for the stories that go along with the pictures!
First off, you should see the back road I have been taking into town lately:
I might as well get acquainted with this scene (no problem, really) since I will so often be passing through here on my way from my flat into town. As you can see, although the walk is quite a trek, it's at least a beautiful one.
I've spent a couple nights out enjoying myself, including one night at a place called Forgan's where they host traditional Scottish Ceilidhs every Friday and Saturday night. This had to be a highlight of my week.
For those of you who don't know what a ceilidh is, it's quite difficult to explain, but let me try seeing as that I can't upload videos quite yet. Essentially, it's a time when there is a folk band and it plays music and leads people at a particular venue on how to do different group-style dances. For example, there might be a couples' dance or a circle dance with more people, either of which will each have its own song, and with each new song, more people can join in. It's all just for fun! The group that I went with all joined in, along with myself, into one dance that involved one large circle. It was quite the time! Below is a quick snapshot of a couples' dance that I watched:
I sort of feel as though that was one of my many initiations into Scottish culture haha.
I've also been hanging out with my new flatmates this week, and last night we enjoyed a new dessert favorite of mine: sticky toffee pudding. This stuff is amazing! Imagine a warm, chewy, toffee-flavored brownie served alongside vanilla ice cream…its mouth-watering.
Speaking of mouth-watering, I nearly drooled when I first saw this sign in town:
Needless to say, I've already been there (Northpoint) twice already…oh well, no shame whatsoever.
I also took a walk through the St. Andrews Cathedral cemetery, and down the pier to get a view of the coast from a further vantage point. It's beautiful, but admittedly a bit colder out on the water!
Along with the immediate touristy things I've taken care of, I've also taken care of some politics; I signed up for classes and am officially enrolled for the semester!
Getting to know my way around town is something I am getting used to after so many walks in and out of town/back and forth from my flat. I swear, I dunno how Harry, Ron and Hermione did it…St. Andrews is comparable to Hogwarts grounds, maybe bigger.
Anyway, I'm off to bed so I can 'give it a go' tomorrow at a few clubs/societies. I'll check in again soon!


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TYNGSBORO -- Eleven-year-old Rachel Avery's pet tortoise Dribble doesn't like to stay still.
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Although tortoises are known for their sluggishness, Dribble, believed to be 9 years old, can scoot across the Averys' massive yard faster than you would think.
Rachel came home from a friend's house that August day and discovered Dribble had escaped. She started a two-day search for her pet.
Although he had only been alone for about an hour, he was nowhere to be found.
Dribble, a desert tortoise, is supposed to maintain a body temperature of at least 85 degrees.
"I thought he's probably dead because he was cold," she said.
Rachel's parents, Kevin and Heather, didn't think Dribble would even survive a crisp fall night, never mind a New England winter.
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But last weekend, eight months after Dribble was last seen alive, neighbor Ed O'Brien, whose daughter is friends with Rachel and has pet-sitted Dribble while the Averys are away, was raking the leaves in his yard by his shed when he spotted what he thought was just a turtle, but it looked a little bit different than the average turtle he sees in the yard.
One of his daughters grabbed her phone and they compared a photo she had of Dribble to the turtle in the yard -- sure enough, it was Dribble.
Survival instincts must have kicked in for Dribble. When temperatures drop, desert tortoises burrow into the ground for warmth. Native to the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, desert tortoises can survive in ground temperatures of more than 140 degrees, but should be burrowed into the ground when temperatures dip below 50.
Dribble's shell has some scratches, and though Rachel probably won't ever know what caused them, she thinks either an animal scratched at his shell or Dribble had burrowed underneath the O'Briens' shed, causing the scratches.
A desert tortoise's life span is about 75.
Kevin Avery said Rachel talks about bringing him to college with her.
Since Dribble's homecoming Sunday, Kevin has reinforced the wooden pen to try to keep Dribble from wandering off again.
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I have to admit, I finally stopped and took a look at the LEGO version of that Bounty Hunter Assault ship that McMetal is mentioning, and although we haven't seen it on the show yet, it does look quite cool. I look forward to (hopefully) seeing it on the show, and I'd probably be down for that vehicle if/when Hasbro made it.
I am hoping this would come with a figure included as well then, ala the Turbo Tank. That would be a nice throw-in, especially something unique. "Attack based playset" - hmmm. Maybe Hasbro is warming up to the idea?
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Use Long-Term Trends as Planning Guide for 2013, Suggests DuPont Pioneer Agronomic Expert
Know factors impacting crop in post-drought season
BOONE, IOWA, August 29, 2012 -- Many producers use the past season as a guide for planning for the next one, but that isn't the best policy for growers who want to get the most from each acre, says a DuPont Pioneer crop production expert. Instead, it's best to plan for next year by looking at the long-term weather trends.
"This past growing season was obviously extremely dry for most growers across the Corn Belt and many of them are suffering from the drought as they plan for harvest – and the next growing season," says Brent Wilson, DuPont Pioneer technical services manager. "But weather changes from year to year and we can't predict the next growing season. Rather than using this year's drought as a guide, growers should look at several seasons and rely on that information to make decisions."
Wilson offered these suggestions to growers at a forum at the Farm Progress Show today in Boone, Iowa.
Seed product selection for the following year is on most growers' mind this time of year and following harvest. Wilson reminds producers that 2012 was not a typical year in most regions and suggests relying on years prior to 2012 for product selection and placement. He says making product selections based on one year of experience alone may not be a sound strategy.
"If you do want to hedge your bets against drier weather next year, you may want to ask your Pioneer sales professional about Pioneer® brand Optimum® AQUAmax™ products, which were developed for water-limited environments, but also offer top-end yield potential in optimal growing conditions," says Wilson. "This past season, we've seen growers benefit from these products, compared to conventional hybrids.
"Another suggestion is to contact your seed professional early in the season to make sure you're able to reserve the products you want on your acres."
Wilson says that Pioneer expects to have a good supply of quality seed for growers for 2013 planting. The company has grown seed across the Corn Belt, from Ohio to Nebraska, in varying growing conditions. In addition, more than two-thirds of its seed production acres were irrigated this past year. Pioneer will evaluate supply and determine how much to grow in South America over the winter to provide supply for its growers.
As far as fertilizer application for 2013, most growers planned for a larger crop than they realized, says Wilson, and they should use grain removal as a guide for phosphorous and potassium application. Due to the drought, there may be opportunities to take nitrogen credits going into next year. Nitrogen is mobile with soil moisture and may move or disappear with wetter soils. Waiting until spring to apply nitrogen may allow better decisions on how much nitrogen may be available for the following crop.
Potential Herbicide Carryover
"After a drought year, herbicide carryover may be a big concern, but that's often difficult to predict," says Wilson. "Microbes in cooler fall temperatures are not as effective in breaking down herbicide compounds, but the chemicals are broken down best in warm spring soils. Water can also help degrade the compounds.
"Know your chemicals to help you determine if there might be carryover. Look at your records and labels to know exactly what herbicides were on each field. You might know the retail name of a product, but not be familiar with all the active ingredients in the mix. It's best to contact an expert - such as your local crop protection dealer or university Extension specialist - for information on possible carryover concerns."
Wilson says weeds may be more prevalent next year due to less-than-ideal weed control during the dry weather. He recommends checking fields for an inventory of which weeds are growing.
"You'll probably not find new weeds in your field, just a shift in populations," he says. "You may find that some large seeded weeds that can germinate from deeper in the soil may be more common. You may want to consider a broad spectrum herbicide to cover both broadleaf weeds and grasses. Be on the lookout for glyphosate-resistant weeds that you may have noticed earlier in the season and plan your weed control program accordingly for 2013."
Insect Pressure
A new insect for some corn growers – the Japanese beetle – is moving westward. The beetle is usually not a significant problem in normal years, but can be devastating in tough years with weakened plants. Wilson suggests putting the Japanese beetle on the list of insects to scout for in 2013.
"Corn rootworm is a bigger problem if we have a dry, warm winter, followed by dry conditions," he says. "In wet years, microbes that attack rootworms are more prevalent, hence the growing problem in dry conditions.
"Of course, one way to manage rootworm is through crop rotation – from corn to soybeans. Growers may also want to consider a new mode of action in corn rootworm resistant traits, especially if they've used the same one for several years. Corn rootworm insecticide treatments are also something to consider.
Wilson says that soil insects may be more prevalent in 2013 and may escalate if dry, warm conditions continue. Growers should ask their seed professional about seed treatment programs that can help protect their seed investments against these soil pests.
"While 2012 was an extreme year for most, it may all change next season," says Wilson. "Plan for next year by looking beyond the past season as a guide and be conscious of what can impact the crop in a post-drought year. We can't predict the weather, but we can prepare as best we can for the coming season."
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A winner was selected from 105 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
A transportation logistics company is launching a site called Route Blast, a Web 2.0 site that uses Google Maps to help people get from point A to point Z and all the stops in between as best as possible.
This is pretty much your run-of-the-mill 99designs logo contest. Winning design will be used on the web, in print and at conferences so the graphic part of the logo will be the entire focus of the contest. The logo must tie in transportation and speed yet remain as simple as possible.
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Frank Cho is perhaps one of the most accomplished comic book writers of all time. Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, is a Korean-American illustrator and writer and is well known for different series of comic books, including popular Marvel Comic books as well as Jungle Girl and the hit series Liberty Meadows. After moving from Korea at age 6, Cho grew up in Maryland, US and by age 10, he was copying art form other comic books. Cho attended college and received a B.S. in Nursing, but continued to nurture his raw talent and love for comic book illustrating. Since his parents were not supportive of his art, he chose a nursing degree and then went on to pursue his comic book career, a successful one at that.
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His first work was featured in the Prince George's Community College Newspaper, The Owl, where his cartoon strip Everything but the Kitchen Sink ran. He soon began to draw the daily comic University for the student paper of the University of Maryland. During his last year of college, Cho worked on his very first professional comic book, creating stories for Penthouse Comics with Mark Wheatley and Al Gross. In 1999, as a judge at the Ignatz Awards, Cho nominated his own book, Liberty Meadows. That year, he won two awards for Outstanding Comic and Outstanding Artist.
After college, Cho signed a 15 year contract with Creators Syndicate for this comic strip Liberty Meadows. After five years in print, Cho pulled Liberty Meadows from the syndication and continued to print it in a book form, completely uncensored. As he worked on Liberty Meadows, Cho started working with Marvel Comics in 2000, doing cover work for Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special, The Savage Dragon, Hellboy and others. He soon started full interior work on other Spider-Man books for Marvel. For a few years, he worked with Marvel on many comic books and also became the cover artist for Jungle Girl, from Dynamite Entertainment.
In 2013, Marvel offered a premier of Savage Woman, a series that was completely written by Cho that starred Wolverine and Shanna the She-Devil. His work with Marvel has been recognised around the world and Cho is now considered one of the best comic book illustrators of all time. After years of working for college and community papers, Cho got a lucky break with a Marvel contract and continued to spend free time developing Liberty Meadows into a hit comic series. While Cho has been the subject of controversy with his sexy sketches of full endowed women, he is still one of the best illustrators of all time.
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When Cho made the decision to make comic book illustrating his career, he got off to an amazing start. His first awards were captured in 1999, when he won two Ingatz awards for Liberty Meadows. He them went in to win the Max and Moritz Medal for Best International Comic Strip as well as the Charles M. Shultz Award for Excellence in Cartooning. In 2001, Cho won the National Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Book Illustration as well as for Nest Comic Book. The awards continued coming with the Haxtur Award for Best in Show in 2006 and for Best Artist in the same year. Cho has also won an Emmy Award for the documentary: "Creating Frank Cho's World" in 2011 and The Daily Record Influential Marylander Award for Communication, also in 2011. Cho has received multiple nominations for Harvey Awards and has successfully published three books, the first being University Squared: The Angry Years in 1996. In 2009, he authored Apes and Babes Volume 1 and in 2007, was the illustrator for Modern Masters Volume 14: Frank Cho.
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According to Politico, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice will push the ceremonial button to signal the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball.
Sotomayor -- a Bronx native -- will lead the celebratory crowds and kick off the final countdown.
"Justice Sotomayor is an inspiration to many," said Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins, "It is a privilage to welcome her to our celebration to ring in 2014."
Sotomayor, whose parents are Puerto Rican, will join a long list of politicians who have officiated the ball drop, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The giant New Year's Even ball is covered in more than 2,600 crystals and is lit from within by more than 32,000 lights. You can catch it on TV on "Dick Clark's Rocking New Year's Eve" hosted by Ryan Seacrest on ABC.


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I knew better than to even get up this mornin'.!!
I like SS/RS because it breaks up the S's. If you take out the slash mark, you have either SSRS or RSSS. To me, SSRS looks better than something that sounds like "ARSE".
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01 October 2013
Not Telling Where Dad Died
Is there a similar reason why you can't find great-grandpa's death certificate?
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- AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Interesting! One of my great-grandfathers died either while visiting relatives in another state, or on the train ride there. His death certificate is proving a bit tricky to track down!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Similar reason: They didn't want anyone to know Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa were separated. Family Secrets.ReplyDelete
I can't find the death certificated of a female ancestor around 1850. The date is stated in a cesus-like record (in The netherlands), but the missing date could indeed indicate that she died somewhere else, although they were quite poor.ReplyDelete
I had a very similar situation with my great grandfather who died in 1929. I found his obit years ago, which stated he died at his home.in Manistee, Michigan.. I. I had the county search all name variations. but no one could find it.. I always thought that very odd.. .. Just this year was searching again and found his death certificate in a nearby county at a hospital. I made a trip to his county to search probate records and shortly before his death he was classified 'insane' ..From other notes it appears as though he had demetia..ReplyDelete


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Thursday, November 13, 2008
What's up, DOAG?
The conference of the German Oracle User's Groups, Deutsche Oracle-Anwendergruppe 2008 Konferenz + Ausstellung (DOAG), is happening Monday 01-DEC-2008 through Wednesday 03-DEC-2008 in Nürnberg, Germany. Here is the conference program in German and English. There are a fair number of presentations about Oracle Application Express, including mine about what's coming new in Oracle Application Express in 2009.
I'm looking forward to the entire conference. Maybe some of the local attendees can take us on a walking tour of the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt.
3 comments:
- Bob Rhubart said...
Hi, Joel. I'm also an Oracle employee, working out of my home office in Bay Village, Ohio, about 15 miles due west of Browns Stadium. Your patience with the Browns is to be commended.
My wife and I were just in Delaware county a couple of weeks ago. We met my daughter and grandkids for an afternoon at Leed's Farm.
Anyway, I hope your DOAG presentation goes a LOT better than the Browns' season.
- November 14, 2008 4:36 PM
- Joel R. Kallman said...
Hi Bob. Thanks for your comment. I love Leeds Farm, although we didn't make it there this year. I have pictures of my son in the pumpkin patch and in the "Banana Boat".
The Browns aren't doing so well. At least I was in the Dawg Pound for the Monday Night win against the NY Giants. That was the game to be at.
Take care.
- November 17, 2008 4:49 PM
Hello Joel,
I saw your very interesting presentation at the DOAG last year.
it is possible to get your slides an more information about the apex listener?
thank you for reply
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jasco Pharmaceuticals Join Forces to Advance Drug Research
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new partnership, first of its kind for both organizations, will see Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell Park) and Jasco Pharmaceuticals, LLC collaborating to advance development of an investigational pharmacological therapy that shows promise for treating both solid-tumor cancers and hematologic malignancies. The affiliation will see Roswell Park providing preclinical research infrastructure and services to fast-track development of Jasco's lead agent and speed its progression to the clinical-trial phase.
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Small organizational change this year. I will not be organizing team uniforms for both sides. As the event director, Your Team Challenge Event Director - Tracy
Thought it was Bake Jowen??
Tank, have you changed your address to Raymore yet?
So is Tank officially an east sider now?
And GI Dave is a perfect captain.
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SOURCE: BioElectronics Corporation
November 09, 2010 09:00 ET
Tufts University's Dental School Will Conduct Formal Clinical Study to Provide Access to a US Market of 10 Million Surgeries Per Year
FREDERICK, MD--(Marketwire - November 9, 2010) - BioElectronics Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), developers of innovative pain-relieving medical devices, today announces it has been awarded a major grant from the U.S. government that will complete funding for a study on the effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy in reducing oral surgery pain. BioElectronics is combining its Therapeutic Discovery Project Grant with its own monies to conduct the study through the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, one of the nation's leading dental research centers. The Grant qualification criteria was "show the greatest potential to create and sustain high-quality, high-paying U.S. jobs and to advance U.S. competitiveness in life, biological and medical sciences."
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For its outreach throughout the Midwest, Alpha Energy was recently awarded the Supplier of the Year honor in the annual sales between $1 million to $10 million category by the Mid-America Minority Supplier Development Council.
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The Ballroom: A Tale of Saint John's and Saint Ben's
Conner Griffin
The arboretum at Saint John's University has always been described as sacred and majestic. Hundreds of thousands of trees lining the area, all representing a purpose of peace and prosperity. Trees hug a narrowly laid out path, heavily trafficked by the cross country teams of Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict. One area in particular sticks out, while on a run the road bends around a turn and one enters "The Ballroom". The Ballroom is an array of trees dancing on a dance floor. Pairs of trees sway left and right as if dancing partners. However, one pair in particular sticks out; this pair is not simply swaying to the music but having a great time. Not caring what anyone else around them is saying they dance ridiculously, with little style unlike the classy ones around them. The two trees dance as individuals not concerned with the thoughts of others or how they are perceived, but just having fun. This is the story of the two that went against societal norms.
The day is young; sun is hot, scouring across the barren land of central Minnesota. Johnnie was working in the fields doing his usual routine. Tending to this year's unusually large harvest, looking after the livestock, making sure all chores are completed. At high noon, Johnnie took his usual lunch break, eating a simple meal beside the most traveled road around. Not only for the calming sight, but because this was the route the wealthy land owners traveled on, every day at noon. Along with this family came a beautiful daughter Bennie. Each and every day the two locked eyes while Bennie gave a little giggle and smile, one that saw sparkles in their eyes. Every day Johnnie had to return to work, knowing full well he could never be with Bennie, for her parents would never allow such an arrangement, as they had already arranged Bennie to marry the notorious Tommie, a family of great wealth and influence in the region. Tommie had strong affection for Bennie and wished for nothing else but to make her his wife. Bennie, however strongly protested the marriage, wanting a caring husband, one that would love her and is not arrogant. In order to keep the status quo her parents continued with the marriage making sure it was lined up and ready to go.
Bennie would have nothing of it. For every time she looked into Johnnie's eyes she felt a strong passion, one that was not be so easily defeated. One day while her family passed by an exhausted Johnnie, Bennie threw the young man a loaf of bread, telling her parents it was solely for sympathy of the tired, hardworking man. Johnnie could not believe his eyes, and felt rather insulted by the gesture. However, upon grabbing the loaf of bread it turned into a scroll. One with strict directions. "If the sparkle in your eyes is real, meet me at the lake when the moon shines bright, on the third night of this month". Johnnie, extremely perplexed at this gesture ran home to prepare for the next night, which was the third of the month. Barely able to contain his excitement he told his family about his new found love. His father, Ole would not have any of it. "Why, you are a simple farmer, incapable of sustaining such a girl as Bennie; you will finish your share of the field, then if you wish to sneak off you may do so". Johnnie knew this was not impossible; he had too many acres to do over the course of a month, let alone in one day.
Dreading the long day ahead Johnnie approached the field feeling extremely saddened and disappointed that he would miss his one chance to be with Bennie, the girl who has been running around in his dreams. As Johnnie began plowing and tending the crops, a miracle happened. He found himself making extremely good progress, completing the work that takes at least 10 people, all by him. The farm animals came to Johnnie's aid, knowing the importance that Bennie has to him, and a marriage to Tommie would be absolutely detrimental. As the sun set Johnnie successfully completed his work. His father was amazed at the miracle before him "this field should have taken two weeks; you have accomplished this in a mere 18 hours". Johnnie replied "I had help, I cannot describe what happened, but I had help." Amazed at this miracle Ole saw that something majestic was in the working, he lent Johnnie their most prized horse, Abbey. Johnnie then thanked his father and rode off into the night taking the route to the lake by the time the full moon was in the air. Johnnie arrived at the lake, went down to the bottom of the hill where he found a stump, and sat down staring across the crystal clear lake.
"Johnnie!" Bennie exclaimed from behind him. Johnnie turned around to see the beauty of Bennie standing by his side. The two instantly clicked and spent the night, talking and laughing. There was a strong bond here, one that could never be broken. Bennie knew she was in love and Johnnie knew he could never let her go, of all people. Like all good things, the night ended and Bennie had to go "Meet me here in 4 days" said Bennie. Johnnie, who could not believe his ears agreed. "However, you said this could never work and your parents would never have you with the likes of me." Astonished, Bennie weeped saying she will do everything in her power. Feeling optimistic Johnnie returned home, knowing deep in his heart they would be together.
Bennie returned home only to find that Tommie had followed her on her escapade and informed her parents. Absolutely furious, her father locked Bennie away in her room until the wedding still four days away. Struggling in her room, Bennie could not believe she had been followed and all that she has worked for was gone. She knew that if she married Tommie she would never again be reunited with Johnnie, the one who cares deeply for Bennie, is respectful, smart, and driven. Seeking an escape Bennie looked to the window and saw a small dove sitting outside the window. Bennie scribbled on a small scroll and asked the dove to deliver this to Johnnie who would know what to do.
The dove responded immediately and flew off to alert Johnnie of the current situation. Johnnie opened the scroll and saw a very specific list of directions and what was needed to be done if he ever wished to see his dearly beloved Bennie ever again. Johnnie knew he had a long and difficult road ahead of him but he was prepared for the worst and was willing to take any risks in order to save Bennie. As Johnnie began to devise a plan on how to get Bennie back he heard a whistle from outside his little hut. Johnnie followed what he had imagined to be a deer to the outside. Johnnies followed the tracks for a few miles and was led to an open field. There he met the deer, who, to his disbelief spoke to Johnnie. Johnnie explained his situation to which the deer was very familiar. When asked how much he loves Bennie, Johnnie replied "with all my heart, I would die for her and make the necessary sacrifice." The deer then knew he could trust Johnnie, "Then you shall be with her." Replied the deer. But Johnnie was confused, she was set to marry Tommie and was imprisoned in her house, even if he could rescue her they would forever be hunted by Tommie and her father and Johnnie would most certainly face severe punishment or even death. The deer explained the plan and how he could forever be with Bennie, Johnnie understood the sacrifices that were to be made and he was willing to make sure everything went according to plan.
That night Johnnie sent a dove to Bennie explaining the plan and what was necessary, Bennie read the scroll and gasped at the sacrifices but she knew this was the only way she could forever be with Johnnie. She accepted them and knew anything was better than what awaited her with the self-involved and selfish Tommie, who would not treat her right. Bennie could not bear to think she would never again be with Johnnie.
Johnnie rode with fierce intensity as the sky clouded above him and thunder and lightning rolled through the landscape. Pouring rain drenched Johnnie as his plan started to take shape. The horse was to approach the house with a decoy to distract Tommie and the guards attention. Johnnie then snuck around the back, having to take out two of Tommie's guards. Upon hearing the commotion of the decoy, Bennie snuck out the back and found Johnnie waiting there ready to take her away. The two rode off into the night, but not without catching the attention of Tommie. Tommie ferociously rode against them with two of his guards. With nature and luck on his side the pouring rain caused two of the horsemen to slip and fall out of the chase until it was only Tommie riding against Johnnie and Bennie. Tommie reached for his sword and Johnnie immediately found himself wielding a mighty sword, out of thin air. The two had to fight while riding to the lake. Again, nature favored Johnnie and a lightning strike knocked Tommie off his horse. Johnnie and Bennie quietly rode off into the night, down to lake where they once met.
However, they were surprised by what they saw when they reached the lake. Tommie was waiting, along with a mighty army and the father of Bennie. Immediately surrounded there was little the couple could do in this life. Johnnie and Bennie now knew the prophecy had to be held true, if they wished to spend eternity together. They grabbed each other's hand and ran into the lake. Following strict directions from the deer the two went down, followed immediately by Tommie's guards. Then a bright light shone through the sky, the sun shot up and emitted a beautiful light, in a second they were all gone. The lake was emptied and a forest sprang up. Bennie and Johnnie were found dancing with one another, at a wedding that should have been theirs. The forest surrounding them watched on with keen eyes as the two danced the night away, not caring about how they danced, what they looked like, or how they acted.
For years the father, and Tommie sought to seek out the beautiful Bennie and Johnnie but no one was able to find them. The news of the disappearance went widespread, with all the villages looking to find the young couple. Bennie and Johnnie sat happily living together in the arboretum holding hands and dancing. Now, when you go into the arboretum at Saint John's University you can see the two of them, Bennie and Johnnie living happily together in peace and harmony. Tommie ashamed, of his loss traveled to a new location, out of central Minnesota to hide in shame for the one he lost, to, of all people, Johnnie. Through the years following the legend has lived on.
Johnnies and Bennies are always falling in love with one another, opening doors, and giving up seats at the two colleges named after the star crossed lovers. Every year an event of momentous occasion occurs when Johnnies battle the Tommies in games of athleticism and intelligence.
Finally, every run through the arboretum is peaceful and quiet as the runners thump along the clean trails, turning the corner into the ballroom and are always reminded of the struggle that existed in order for Johnnie to happily be with, and marry Bennie forever and always.


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I clicked open the post and prepared to cast my vote for who makes it onto our Hall of Fame ballot. I figured, there are about 10 no-doubters, 20 no-chance-in-hellers, and a handful of tough calls. I could knock this out in a minute. I scrolled down to see who I'd be voting on, and I halted at the poll for, of all people, Todd freaking Jones. I was paralyzed.
I can't do this yet. This is important, and I'm not ready.
There are more than 600 voting members of the BBWAA. Figure each poll gets, say, between 150,000 and 200,000 votes. That means my individual vote is about one hundred millionth of what it'll take to put a player in the Hall. That's right around how many people vote in a presidential election. My vote is effectively meaningless.
And yet! I have a nonzero say in who will be enshrined in Cooperstown next summer. I am important! My opinion matters! I can't just write off an entire career with a thoughtless click. Not even that of an unexceptional relief pitcher who admitted, "The only thing the Hall of Fame will let me in for is to use the restroom."
I promise to pore over the statistics. To read other writers' reminiscences. To watch video, and talk it over with colleagues, and try to pin down these players' contexts in the game's history. I'll do my research on Jones and the rest of the bottom of the ballot. I also need to take a second look at some of the guys I assumed would be shoo-ins. Curt Schilling? An unlikeable blowhard who'd probably really, really love being in the HOF. I'd feel a little bit badly if I helped give him that opportunity. Tom Glavine? Does it cheapen the Hall to induct a guy who was rarely the best pitcher on his team? Frank Thomas? He was really rude to me at an autograph signing when I was a kid.
And here's about where I realize that I sound just like the BBWAA voters I routinely disparage as blowhards, the self-appointed "guardians of the game" whose sanctimony spurred this whole disruptive mission to buy a vote. I think I owe a number of them at least partial apologies.
I get it. I have a fraction of a fraction of the power, and I've gotten drunk with it. Hammered. If I were one of 600 voters, I'd be shitfaced with it.
I asked CSN Bay Area's Ray Ratto, who generally has a level head about his role in the sports ecosystem, if being a Hall-of-Fame voter has ever swelled his sense of self-importance. He writes,
"My ballot is an opinion, so I have the requisite amount of disrespect in my role in the process. I do maybe 10 hours of research on players I'm not sure about (I must have spent 500 times as much time on Jack Morris's candidacy as I have Barry Bonds's), so I flatter myself into thinking I am a pretty informed voter. But I know a lot of people could put in the kind of time I do, so I don't pretend I have better information or a mightier brain."
(Ratto also notes that he's already mailed his ballot, so no one can accuse him of being the BBWAA member "under the spell of the Svengali Craggs.")
I think there's a middle path here. One that values an informed electorate and respects the Hall of Fame's historical–if inconsistent–standards. While still managing to keep in mind that we're only deciding which men were good enough at a children's game to have their picture hung in a building in a town anyone's ever heard of only because of a self-serving tourism myth.
I think there's common ground to be found. BBWAA veteran or blogger, we're all baseball fans here. And more than any other sport's, baseball's Hall of Fame matters. Not inherently, but because we've all decided it matters. If we didn't legitimately care who got in to the Hall of Fame, we wouldn't be having these passioned debates every year, and Deadspin wouldn't be spending cash to prove a point.
I think it can be taken too far. There's a line between honoring the HOF and treating it like the unapproachable Holy of Holies instead of a living, evolving cultural signifier. You can argue that journalists shouldn't be the ones to vote, but that's the system we're stuck with for the time being. And BBWAA members are not high priests. They're regular people with biases and failings and that's okay, as long as they remember that they're just offering their opinions. Having a vote doesn't make their opinions more valid. It does give them an obligation to make sure their opinions are educated and honest, and not some protest like Murray Chass voting for Jack Morris and no one else, as he's promised to do again this year.
So I'm going to vote, and I won't feel 100 percent on some of my choices and omissions. And I'll recognize that it's only my own opinion, weighted equally with those of everyone else who votes, because open democracy is supposed to smooth out the individual flaws.
But I'll read up on Todd Jones first.
And I'll defer to Ray Ratto again:
"I liquor up before I vote, so the hangover serves as an effective deterrent to arrogance."


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Virtual exhibition Joost Swarte
Lambiek is proud to present: Lambiek's virtual expo's. more
Virtual exhibition Mark Retera
This time a mini Virtual Exhibition: Mark Retera, founding father of Dirkjan. In the absurd universe of... more
Virtual exhibition Willem Vleeschouwer
Next in our series virtual exhibitions: Willem Vleeschouwer alias Vleesch or WéVé. more
Virtual exhibition Dace Sietina
Dace Sietina (Jelgava, April 13-1978) is photographer, illustrator and comic artist. She also works under... more
Erik Wielaert exposition (September 2011)
Galerie Lambiek was proud to host the exposition of the beautiful work of Erik Wielaert, which started with a... more
Dace Sietina - Let's Cosmos (July 2011)
Dace Sietina presented her new exposition at the festive opening in Galerie Lambiek on Friday, 1 July 2011 at... more
Serge Baeken Exposition (April 2011)
Serge Baeken (b. 1967) is a Belgian multi-talent artist who has successfully applied himself to various... more
Marc Bell - Modurn Mithoes (April 2010)
The absurdist art and comics of Marc Bell are rooted in the classic American newspaper comics and the work of... more
Cut-out Shapes, Secondhand Daylight (March 2010)
The versatile Dutch artist Wasco opened his new exposition, 'Cut-out Shapes, Secondhand Daylight', in Galerie... more
Paul Bodoni - The Provoked Human (February 2009)
Galerie Lambiek was honoured to host Paul Bodoni's exposition, 'The Provoked Human', which premiered on... more
Joost Veerkamp in Galerie Lambiek (December 2008)
Joost Veerkamp presented an exhibition of silkscreens and posters at Galerie Lambiek, showing his true love... more
Marcel Ruijters - Inferno (April 2008)
Marcel Ruijters and Galerie Lambiek were delighted to open the original art exposition 'Inferno', on Friday... more
Judith Vanistendael exposition (Spring 2007)
Belgian artist Judith Vanistendael showcased a lot of her recent artwork at Galerie Lambiek in the spring of... more
The Heinz Empire (August 2006)
René Windig and Eddie de Jong opened their new exposition, 'The Heinz-Imperium', at Galerie Lambiek on... more
Wasco's World (July-August 2006)
Dutch artist Wasco opened his exposition "Wasco's World" in Galerie Lambiek on Friday, 28 July 2006 at 5:00... more
Lamelos exposition (May 2006)
Galerie Lambiek was proud to present an exhibition of Holland's most hilarious comic artist collective,... more
Aart Clerkx exposition (April-May 2006)
Dutch underground artist Aart Clerkx (Acé) exposed his oil and acrylic paintings on 21 April 2006 in Galerie... more
100 years of Taco Zip (February 2006)
The exposition '100 years of Taco Zip', by the Belgian stripmakers Luc Cromheecke and Fritzgerald, was in... more
Erik de Graaf - Framed Memories (November 2005)
The Erik de Graaf exposition in Galerie Lambiek opened on Saturday, 12 November 2005, with a festive... more
Maaike Hartjes exposition (October 2005)
On Sunday, 2 October 2005, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, the new 'stripjes' book of Maaike Hartjes, one of Holland's... more


text: Friday, June 17, 2011 APTA Recognizes HVO 25th Anniversary Citing its longtime relationship with Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), the House of Delegates approved a proclamation that recognized HVO's 25 years of contributing to the advancement of global health initiatives and health care provider education in developing countries around the world. HVO's Physical Therapy Section is run for and by physical therapists who are actively involved on the HVO Board of Directors, on the HVO Physical Therapy Program Steering Committee, and as volunteers. APTA President Scott Ward, PT, PhD, presented HVO Executive Director Nancy Kelly, MHS, a certificate during the House of Delegates closing ceremonies.[RC 28-11]


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