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Wolfe’s Neck Farm got a new name, the Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, and officially became part of an internationally trending agricultural movement that aims to fight climate change from the ground up.
Beyond some signs referring to a TransFARMation, the changes aren’t obvious. That’s because a big part of the rebranding has to do with a mission happening underfoot. Literally. This transformation is about using the soil on this centuries-old 626-acre farm on the shores of Casco Bay to combat climate change.
As to be expected with the ever-evolving world of agriculture, there’s a buzzword for the new approach: regenerative agriculture. But it’s not yet in widespread use, and Wolfe’s Neck’s executive director David Herring finds himself defining it a lot.
Start with soil health. Richer soil, more dense with organic material, is the obvious path to stronger plants and better yields. That’s what compost is all about. Every farmer engaged in sustainable agriculture is already working toward this.
“These are not brand-new things,” Herring said. “None of these things are.” But there’s a growing consciousness – Herring even uses the word “revolution” – of the potential agricultural soils high in organic material have to trap more carbon, enough potential to halt or even roll back climate change.
Improving soil will build a higher level of resilience; organic matter in soil absorbs and retains more water, making farms more drought and flood resistant. But the major premise behind the burgeoning regenerative agriculture movement is that improving soil health is also the ideal means to get excess greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and into the soil. Soil already sequesters carbon. It has potential to sequester a lot more, if it has human help to increase its capacity to hold carbon. And those humans need some help figuring out the recipe to healthier soil – meaning richer in organic material that can trap the carbon. Based on the speed at which the climate is changing, the recipe needs to be developed quickly.
Which is where Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment comes in. It will continue to be the place to go for a hayride in the fall, seashore camping in the summer or a field trip to gawk at new calves and squeal at the cuteness of baby goats. It’s also still the home of a burgeoning organic dairy program designed to train the next generation of dairy farmers, thus bolstering a struggling sector of agriculture.
But it has a new role as an observatory for how known methods of enriching soil naturally are working and – this is key, given how climate change is already affecting us – a laboratory for figuring out how to improve soils rapidly.
Agriculture has to be part of the solution, Herring said, because it is a major contributor to climate change.
Some estimates range even higher, up to 25 percent, although the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions puts it at 7 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Methane releases from livestock (the flatulence of cows is no joke), are a huge factor. Ruminants represent 37 percent of agriculture’s contribution, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Wolfe’s Neck, which began an organic dairy farmer training program in 2015 with a $1.7 million contribution by Stonyfield Organic, has a lot of cows.
Last year, Stonyfield, owned by French dairy giant Lactalis as of July, bought nearly 44,000 gallons of milk from Wolfe’s Neck, relatively speaking a drop in the bucket of the organic milk it sources throughout the region. But it is in the environmentally conscious company’s best interests to support efforts to halt the degenerative effect dairy farming has on climate. That’s why Stonyfield is contributing $250,000 in seed money for the regenerative agriculture observatory. The hope is, Wolfe’s Neck will help light the way to a better future for dairy.
Katherine Paul is the spokesperson for Regeneration International, a group that formed in 2015 to advocate worldwide for regenerative agriculture. She’s also, coincidentally, a Maine resident who visits Wolfe’s Neck regularly (she was hiking there a weekend ago). She said it is heartening to see a local farm embracing regenerative agriculture.
Wolfe’s Neck is trying to change that.
Topsoil is the nutrient rich top layer of earth where crops and plants can easily take hold. It was the lack of topsoil that turned American farmland into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Overclearing of native plants for agricultural expansion in the Southern Plains in the 1920s, combined with severe drought, degenerated the soil and caused the topsoil to blow away in the hundreds of millions of tons. One of the all-time worst ecological disasters caused by mankind, the Dust Bowl broadened our understanding of how essential, and fragile, topsoil is. That was perhaps the ultimate early warning of how damaging agriculture can be to the soil.
Through regenerative agricultural methods, which are sometimes referred to as carbon farming or conservation farming, the old rules are going out the window.
As in, he’s deepening his topsoil, the good stuff, and it’s not taking him hundreds of years. Last fall, as it moved toward becoming a regenerative agriculture observatory, Wolfe’s Neck installed seven soil sensors that record data from 4 feet deep in the ground. They’re measuring the changes in the soil as they nurture it, with a focus on how much its composition is made up of organic material. The average healthy New England soil measures a 6 on the scale of percentage of organic matter in the soil (SOM), he said. (There’s no “top” of the scale per se, but Dust Bowl soil would have been less 1 at best, and Cox is proud that his in New Hampshire is an 8 and rising.) The plan is to see how fast Wolfe’s Neck can increase its organic composition through natural amendments, using cover crops, rotating crops and practicing no-till agriculture. They’ll keep an electronic record of all that they do (and don’t do), and the sensors will give them feedback about how the soil is changing.
Before delving into regenerative agricultural methods, which combine pieces of permaculture, biodynamics and organic farming, it helps to understand how plants help trap carbon in the soil and why that’s so important.
A plant pulls carbon out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis, drawing it down into the soil through its roots. Research shows that the plant releases some of that carbon into the area around its roots and that entices soil organisms to feed; they want that leached carbon.
“The soil is alive,” Cox said. And it’s hungry, hungry for carbon-based food.
Because of human activity, the world now has too much carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere; those shifting levels are higher than ever before in human history. The gauge is how many parts per million of carbon make up the atmosphere. Throughout human history, that’s been about 280 parts per million; 350 is considered acceptable by the scientific community. Today that figure is about 400 parts per million. That’s the numerical evidence, while record-breaking hot summers and disasters like hurricanes Harvey and Irma are the demonstration of it.
Much of the increase comes from the way we burn fossil fuels, but some of it, possibly as much as a quarter of it, stems from the way we grow our food. The clearing of forests to make room for crops worldwide is an obvious culprit and so are those farting cows. But so are common methods like tilling, which exposes the microbes under the ground to oxygen. There are billions of organisms in a handful of healthy soil, and tilling brings them to the surface.
“Just like opening the damper on your wood stove, you are accelerating the process,” he added.
Cox urges people to think not just about soil as a living organism, jammed with tiny fungal matter and microbes, but as something with a physical structure.
Regenerative agriculture is not a new concept. Robert Rodale, the son of J. I. Rodale, the giant of organic farming circles, is credited with coining the term, to describe the way topsoil could be regenerated. In the 1980s, the Rodale Institute started the Regenerative Agriculture Association and for a few years, regularly published books on the topic. Then it faded away.
The term resurfaced in recent years. In June 2015, a group of 100 activists from 60 countries met in Costa Rica and formed Regeneration International. Then, during the United Nations climate change talks in Paris later that year, regenerative agriculture was a big topic of conversation, leading to the establishment of the French “4 per 1000” initiative to increase soil carbon by that amount every year over the next 25 years in order to stabilize the climate.
Conservation activist and author Courtney White has watched as a topic he first heard about from a rancher in Marin County, California in 2010 become trendy. He published a book in 2014, “Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country,” that included a chapter on Cox, and he’s working on a new book with a Western farmer who had powerful success with regenerative agriculture on his farm. More books are showing up the marketplace (see sidebar, S8).
“Regenerative agriculture is where things are headed,” White said.
The name might be confusing, since some call it carbon farming and others call it conservation farming, he said. But it is more than just a rebranding of sustainability.
A TIMELINE of the Freeport landmark showing how it went from family farm to nonprofit educational farm and now, a center for studying regenerative agriculture.
1666: Thomas and Ann Shepherd settle in the area in what was known as Harrisicket Neck.
1674: Amos Stevens joins them on what is now called Shepherd’s Point.
1688: War with the Native Americans breaks out; Freeport is abandoned.
1697: Most Native Americans leave the coast.
1717: Henry Wolfe and his wife Rachel Shepherd reclaim her family’s land and rename it Wolfe’s Neck.
1733: Henry Wolfe receives an official land grant of 67 acres on the waterfront in Freeport. His descendants remain on the land for many generations.
1890: E. B. Mallet, local shoe factory owner and entrepreneur, buys most of the Wolfe land and turns it into a hay farm. Builds the biggest barn in Maine.
1914: Wolfe’s Neck Development Co. tries (and fails) to subdivide the Neck into a suburban development.
1917: Stanley Wood buys Wolfe’s Neck from the Development Co. for a country estate. He and his wife build the Stone House, designed by John Calvin Stephens.
1947: L.M.C. and Eleanor Smith, a wealthy couple from Philadelphia, buy Wolfe’s Neck Farm as a summer retreat. They begin tree farming and conservation practices.
1952: Smiths buy their first Black Angus cattle. As their family expands, they look for other land to buy in vicinity.
1959: Wolfe’s Neck Farm is incorporated.
1963: The Smiths open the 170-site Recompence Campground as a gift to the community.
1968: Charles DeGrandpre begins his 22-year tenure as farm manager, tending 300 head of Angus beef on a grass-fed diet.
1969: The Smiths give 200 acres to the State for Wolfe’s Neck Woods Park.
1973: The farm buys the first round hay baler in Maine. The Smiths continue to foster agricultural innovation, pursuing organic methods.
1985: Eleanor Smith gives the farm to American Farmland Trust, to be administered by the University of Southern Maine.
1987: Eleanor Smith dies. USM operates the farm, experimenting with agriculture techniques. An education program for children is established.
1997: Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation assumes management of the Farm as a nonprofit community resource. Its natural beef business booms.
2007: Wolfe’s Neck Natural Beef business sold to Libra Foundation and turned into Pineland Farms Natural Meats.
2015: Organic Dairy Research and Farmer Training Program launched with $1.7 million dollar grant from Stonyfield Organic.
2017: Wolfe’s Neck Farm becomes Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment.
Organic or starve: can Cuba's new farming model provide food security?

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wolfe’s neck farm got a new name, the wolfe’s neck center for agriculture & the environment, and officially became part of an internationally trending agricultural movement that aims to fight climate change from the ground up.
beyond some signs referring to a transfarmation, the changes aren’t obvious. that’s because a big part of the rebranding has to do with a mission happening underfoot. literally. this transformation is about using the soil on this centuries-old 626-acre farm on the shores of casco bay to combat climate change.
as to be expected with the ever-evolving world of agriculture, there’s a buzzword for the new approach: regenerative agriculture. but it’s not yet in widespread use, and wolfe’s neck’s executive director david herring finds himself defining it a lot.
start with soil health. richer soil, more dense with organic material, is the obvious path to stronger plants and better yields. that’s what compost is all about. every farmer engaged in sustainable agriculture is already working toward this.
“these are not brand-new things,” herring said. “none of these things are.” but there’s a growing consciousness – herring even uses the word “revolution” – of the potential agricultural soils high in organic material have to trap more carbon, enough potential to halt or even roll back climate change.
improving soil will build a higher level of resilience; organic matter in soil absorbs and retains more water, making farms more drought and flood resistant. but the major premise behind the burgeoning regenerative agriculture movement is that improving soil health is also the ideal means to get excess greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and into the soil. soil already sequesters carbon. it has potential to sequester a lot more, if it has human help to increase its capacity to hold carbon. and those humans need some help figuring out the recipe to healthier soil – meaning richer in organic material that can trap the carbon. based on the speed at which the climate is changing, the recipe needs to be developed quickly.
which is where wolfe’s neck center for agriculture & the environment comes in. it will continue to be the place to go for a hayride in the fall, seashore camping in the summer or a field trip to gawk at new calves and squeal at the cuteness of baby goats. it’s also still the home of a burgeoning organic dairy program designed to train the next generation of dairy farmers, thus bolstering a struggling sector of agriculture.
but it has a new role as an observatory for how known methods of enriching soil naturally are working and – this is key, given how climate change is already affecting us – a laboratory for figuring out how to improve soils rapidly.
agriculture has to be part of the solution, herring said, because it is a major contributor to climate change.
some estimates range even higher, up to 25 percent, although the center for climate and energy solutions puts it at 7 percent of u.s. greenhouse gas emissions. methane releases from livestock (the flatulence of cows is no joke), are a huge factor. ruminants represent 37 percent of agriculture’s contribution, according to the organization for economic cooperation and development. wolfe’s neck, which began an organic dairy farmer training program in 2015 with a $1.7 million contribution by stonyfield organic, has a lot of cows.
last year, stonyfield, owned by french dairy giant lactalis as of july, bought nearly 44,000 gallons of milk from wolfe’s neck, relatively speaking a drop in the bucket of the organic milk it sources throughout the region. but it is in the environmentally conscious company’s best interests to support efforts to halt the degenerative effect dairy farming has on climate. that’s why stonyfield is contributing $250,000 in seed money for the regenerative agriculture observatory. the hope is, wolfe’s neck will help light the way to a better future for dairy.
katherine paul is the spokesperson for regeneration international, a group that formed in 2015 to advocate worldwide for regenerative agriculture. she’s also, coincidentally, a maine resident who visits wolfe’s neck regularly (she was hiking there a weekend ago). she said it is heartening to see a local farm embracing regenerative agriculture.
wolfe’s neck is trying to change that.
topsoil is the nutrient rich top layer of earth where crops and plants can easily take hold. it was the lack of topsoil that turned american farmland into the dust bowl in the 1930s. overclearing of native plants for agricultural expansion in the southern plains in the 1920s, combined with severe drought, degenerated the soil and caused the topsoil to blow away in the hundreds of millions of tons. one of the all-time worst ecological disasters caused by mankind, the dust bowl broadened our understanding of how essential, and fragile, topsoil is. that was perhaps the ultimate early warning of how damaging agriculture can be to the soil.
through regenerative agricultural methods, which are sometimes referred to as carbon farming or conservation farming, the old rules are going out the window.
as in, he’s deepening his topsoil, the good stuff, and it’s not taking him hundreds of years. last fall, as it moved toward becoming a regenerative agriculture observatory, wolfe’s neck installed seven soil sensors that record data from 4 feet deep in the ground. they’re measuring the changes in the soil as they nurture it, with a focus on how much its composition is made up of organic material. the average healthy new england soil measures a 6 on the scale of percentage of organic matter in the soil (som), he said. (there’s no “top” of the scale per se, but dust bowl soil would have been less 1 at best, and cox is proud that his in new hampshire is an 8 and rising.) the plan is to see how fast wolfe’s neck can increase its organic composition through natural amendments, using cover crops, rotating crops and practicing no-till agriculture. they’ll keep an electronic record of all that they do (and don’t do), and the sensors will give them feedback about how the soil is changing.
before delving into regenerative agricultural methods, which combine pieces of permaculture, biodynamics and organic farming, it helps to understand how plants help trap carbon in the soil and why that’s so important.
a plant pulls carbon out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis, drawing it down into the soil through its roots. research shows that the plant releases some of that carbon into the area around its roots and that entices soil organisms to feed; they want that leached carbon.
“the soil is alive,” cox said. and it’s hungry, hungry for carbon-based food.
because of human activity, the world now has too much carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere; those shifting levels are higher than ever before in human history. the gauge is how many parts per million of carbon make up the atmosphere. throughout human history, that’s been about 280 parts per million; 350 is considered acceptable by the scientific community. today that figure is about 400 parts per million. that’s the numerical evidence, while record-breaking hot summers and disasters like hurricanes harvey and irma are the demonstration of it.
much of the increase comes from the way we burn fossil fuels, but some of it, possibly as much as a quarter of it, stems from the way we grow our food. the clearing of forests to make room for crops worldwide is an obvious culprit and so are those farting cows. but so are common methods like tilling, which exposes the microbes under the ground to oxygen. there are billions of organisms in a handful of healthy soil, and tilling brings them to the surface.
“just like opening the damper on your wood stove, you are accelerating the process,” he added.
cox urges people to think not just about soil as a living organism, jammed with tiny fungal matter and microbes, but as something with a physical structure.
regenerative agriculture is not a new concept. robert rodale, the son of j. i. rodale, the giant of organic farming circles, is credited with coining the term, to describe the way topsoil could be regenerated. in the 1980s, the rodale institute started the regenerative agriculture association and for a few years, regularly published books on the topic. then it faded away.
the term resurfaced in recent years. in june 2015, a group of 100 activists from 60 countries met in costa rica and formed regeneration international. then, during the united nations climate change talks in paris later that year, regenerative agriculture was a big topic of conversation, leading to the establishment of the french “4 per 1000” initiative to increase soil carbon by that amount every year over the next 25 years in order to stabilize the climate.
conservation activist and author courtney white has watched as a topic he first heard about from a rancher in marin county, california in 2010 become trendy. he published a book in 2014, “grass, soil, hope: a journey through carbon country,” that included a chapter on cox, and he’s working on a new book with a western farmer who had powerful success with regenerative agriculture on his farm. more books are showing up the marketplace (see sidebar, s8).
“regenerative agriculture is where things are headed,” white said.
the name might be confusing, since some call it carbon farming and others call it conservation farming, he said. but it is more than just a rebranding of sustainability.
a timeline of the freeport landmark showing how it went from family farm to nonprofit educational farm and now, a center for studying regenerative agriculture.
1666: thomas and ann shepherd settle in the area in what was known as harrisicket neck.
1674: amos stevens joins them on what is now called shepherd’s point.
1688: war with the native americans breaks out; freeport is abandoned.
1697: most native americans leave the coast.
1717: henry wolfe and his wife rachel shepherd reclaim her family’s land and rename it wolfe’s neck.
1733: henry wolfe receives an official land grant of 67 acres on the waterfront in freeport. his descendants remain on the land for many generations.
1890: e. b. mallet, local shoe factory owner and entrepreneur, buys most of the wolfe land and turns it into a hay farm. builds the biggest barn in maine.
1914: wolfe’s neck development co. tries (and fails) to subdivide the neck into a suburban development.
1917: stanley wood buys wolfe’s neck from the development co. for a country estate. he and his wife build the stone house, designed by john calvin stephens.
1947: l.m.c. and eleanor smith, a wealthy couple from philadelphia, buy wolfe’s neck farm as a summer retreat. they begin tree farming and conservation practices.
1952: smiths buy their first black angus cattle. as their family expands, they look for other land to buy in vicinity.
1959: wolfe’s neck farm is incorporated.
1963: the smiths open the 170-site recompence campground as a gift to the community.
1968: charles degrandpre begins his 22-year tenure as farm manager, tending 300 head of angus beef on a grass-fed diet.
1969: the smiths give 200 acres to the state for wolfe’s neck woods park.
1973: the farm buys the first round hay baler in maine. the smiths continue to foster agricultural innovation, pursuing organic methods.
1985: eleanor smith gives the farm to american farmland trust, to be administered by the university of southern maine.
1987: eleanor smith dies. usm operates the farm, experimenting with agriculture techniques. an education program for children is established.
1997: wolfe’s neck farm foundation assumes management of the farm as a nonprofit community resource. its natural beef business booms.
2007: wolfe’s neck natural beef business sold to libra foundation and turned into pineland farms natural meats.
2015: organic dairy research and farmer training program launched with $1.7 million dollar grant from stonyfield organic.
2017: wolfe’s neck farm becomes wolfe’s neck center for agriculture and the environment.
organic or starve: can cuba's new farming model provide food security?


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I have no control over how my body is going to respond each day and the challenges I am going to face. One day I may feel great and the next day feel as if I’ve been hit by not just one, but two Mac trucks. I can’t control how my body is feeling even in the next hour, so how am I supposed to “get over it”?
Unfortunately, there are people who are unequipped, ill-equipped and wrongly equipped to be helpful to a person living with a chronic illness. If I had a broken arm, I would have people pouring out their concern and desire to help me open doors and carry a pile of books, but that’s because a broken arm is temporary and the need is visible. Once the bone mends and the cast is removed, the need for help is no longer there. Life goes on as it always has and no one has to open the doors or carry the books any more.
But a chronic illness is ongoing. It doesn’t simply go away no matter how much someone wishes it would. That’s why it doesn’t make sense to expect someone who is going through pain, weakness or any other MS struggle to “get over it” as if it’s a decision that can be made.
“Oh, today I’m going to ignore the fact that my legs don’t work, get over it and walk across the room.” Really? And that’s suppose to make Multiple Sclerosis go away…ignoring it and just getting over it? Yeah…No, that doesn’t work.
Most of the time people who give that kind of advice, if you want to call it advice, are at a point of frustration. They actually say what they say because in reality they want you to be over it so they can be spared having to deal with your challenges. Most want to help, but they want you to feel better and move on in an unrealistic time thus sparing them the inconvenience of having to adjust their lives to accommodate the unexpected.
Don’t ever apologize because you are hurting or need help. Don’t feel guilty because you are having challenges. You are the one living with MS and you have the right to feel what you feel. The better response a person could give would be to help you get through it. You will never get over it, but you can get through it. You do that every day you wake up and make it to the end of the day.

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have you ever expressed a concern or a new symptom with someone and their response was “get over it”? i’ve always thought that to be a strange response. get over what? get over the pain? get over the fear? get over a chronic disease? what exactly am i to be getting over?
how do you get over something that you live with on a day to day, minute by minute basis. it’s easy for someone to come along who isn’t living in your body and say “get over it” when they aren’t experiencing your challenges. a person doesn’t just get over multiple sclerosis…they live with it.
i have no control over how my body is going to respond each day and the challenges i am going to face. one day i may feel great and the next day feel as if i’ve been hit by not just one, but two mac trucks. i can’t control how my body is feeling even in the next hour, so how am i supposed to “get over it”?
unfortunately, there are people who are unequipped, ill-equipped and wrongly equipped to be helpful to a person living with a chronic illness. if i had a broken arm, i would have people pouring out their concern and desire to help me open doors and carry a pile of books, but that’s because a broken arm is temporary and the need is visible. once the bone mends and the cast is removed, the need for help is no longer there. life goes on as it always has and no one has to open the doors or carry the books any more.
but a chronic illness is ongoing. it doesn’t simply go away no matter how much someone wishes it would. that’s why it doesn’t make sense to expect someone who is going through pain, weakness or any other ms struggle to “get over it” as if it’s a decision that can be made.
“oh, today i’m going to ignore the fact that my legs don’t work, get over it and walk across the room.” really? and that’s suppose to make multiple sclerosis go away…ignoring it and just getting over it? yeah…no, that doesn’t work.
most of the time people who give that kind of advice, if you want to call it advice, are at a point of frustration. they actually say what they say because in reality they want you to be over it so they can be spared having to deal with your challenges. most want to help, but they want you to feel better and move on in an unrealistic time thus sparing them the inconvenience of having to adjust their lives to accommodate the unexpected.
don’t ever apologize because you are hurting or need help. don’t feel guilty because you are having challenges. you are the one living with ms and you have the right to feel what you feel. the better response a person could give would be to help you get through it. you will never get over it, but you can get through it. you do that every day you wake up and make it to the end of the day.


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from kmox: St. Louis-based Monsanto has been named "2009 Company of the Year" by Forbes Magazine. The publication cites Monsanto's on-going work in the field of bio-engineering to improve crop yields and feed an ever-growing world population. Spokesman Darren Wallis says while chief executive Hugh Grant and everybody else at Monsanto are pleased with the honor, they remain focused on keeping their customers satisfied. "Mr. Grant has a great saying that we earn farmers' business every spring at the kitchen table," Wallis tells KMOX News. Forbes noted that Monsanto has been able to avoid the brunt of the Recession, earning more than $2 billion on revenue of $11.7 billion in fiscal '09, with sales increasing at an annualized 18% clip over the last five years... read the full article on Forbes' choice of Monsanto as the "2009 Company of the Year"
2009 – Year of the GANGSTERS !!!
Our masters, the ruling elite, are flaunting their supreme overlordship very blatantly now. They must feel their stranglehold on the human race is unbreakable. I hope we can hold our breath for a while!
To call this organized crime syndicate known as Mansanto the "company of the year" runs in tandem to giving a war mongering thief liar the Nobel Prize!
first hand about Monsanto. As a kid we used to visit friends that lived near the plant.
were spewing into the local neighborhoods.
they didn't give a crap. I believe people were strong armed then just like now by this company.
In the days coming using the old Russian method of BS control of turning backwards everything they read in their so called news will have renewed meaning. We can see in a vast majority of secretions of the modern Main Stream Media nothing makes sense unless flipped over 180 degrees. Orwellian newspeak is all we seem to be fed . I can sort it out. And if i can so will the majority. And when they GET IT look out all you slug types with the devil in your hearts. We will have our lives returned. We will have our JUSTICE handed down from the good lord himself without a doubt. Soon.
This company is ruled from Rome and is one of the most important weapons for Stumpy Ratzinger to use to cull the human herd.
Monsanto truly doesn't care about the health of humanity. Monsanto only cares about how many billions of dollars they can make.
I am all for bio-engeeniered food but there are a few conditions that must be met. First of all monsanto must get rid of all there destroyer seeds. Monsanto must pay back all the farmers it stole from this includes the extortion of millions through fake courts and bought judges. They must steer clear of all unethical behavior. only be involved in a peace orented product. no more chems for the military industrial complex.
what ever is genetically made must not have a greater impact on the enviroment then the original product.
It must taste just as good as the original.
It must have the same or better nutritional value as the original.
there must be some benifit for the world to grow the seeds. ie. faster growing, more resilliant to weather change, rezillaint to bugs…etc.
get these things right and you will have a great company that the true people of this planet will adore.
LOL, is this for real. I mean when I first saw this I thought it was a joke! I cannot believe how bad America is getting.
Yeah, I hear Kissinger is also sexiest man of the year!!!
BTW, If "Good" is the intent, does the term TERMINATOR seed reflect that intent?!
Paradoxity of life. …..where Henry Kissinger, Obama and other mass murderes get nobel peace prizes, then why the most evil corp. in the world wouldnt get this prize. If you cant laugh about it, you must be into conspiracy…..
Monsanto hates the word HEMP!!!!!!! It could feed and save the world, but who wants that when we got bio engeeniring…..

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from kmox: st. louis-based monsanto has been named "2009 company of the year" by forbes magazine. the publication cites monsanto's on-going work in the field of bio-engineering to improve crop yields and feed an ever-growing world population. spokesman darren wallis says while chief executive hugh grant and everybody else at monsanto are pleased with the honor, they remain focused on keeping their customers satisfied. "mr. grant has a great saying that we earn farmers' business every spring at the kitchen table," wallis tells kmox news. forbes noted that monsanto has been able to avoid the brunt of the recession, earning more than $2 billion on revenue of $11.7 billion in fiscal '09, with sales increasing at an annualized 18% clip over the last five years... read the full article on forbes' choice of monsanto as the "2009 company of the year"
2009 – year of the gangsters !!!
our masters, the ruling elite, are flaunting their supreme overlordship very blatantly now. they must feel their stranglehold on the human race is unbreakable. i hope we can hold our breath for a while!
to call this organized crime syndicate known as mansanto the "company of the year" runs in tandem to giving a war mongering thief liar the nobel prize!
first hand about monsanto. as a kid we used to visit friends that lived near the plant.
were spewing into the local neighborhoods.
they didn't give a crap. i believe people were strong armed then just like now by this company.
in the days coming using the old russian method of bs control of turning backwards everything they read in their so called news will have renewed meaning. we can see in a vast majority of secretions of the modern main stream media nothing makes sense unless flipped over 180 degrees. orwellian newspeak is all we seem to be fed . i can sort it out. and if i can so will the majority. and when they get it look out all you slug types with the devil in your hearts. we will have our lives returned. we will have our justice handed down from the good lord himself without a doubt. soon.
this company is ruled from rome and is one of the most important weapons for stumpy ratzinger to use to cull the human herd.
monsanto truly doesn't care about the health of humanity. monsanto only cares about how many billions of dollars they can make.
i am all for bio-engeeniered food but there are a few conditions that must be met. first of all monsanto must get rid of all there destroyer seeds. monsanto must pay back all the farmers it stole from this includes the extortion of millions through fake courts and bought judges. they must steer clear of all unethical behavior. only be involved in a peace orented product. no more chems for the military industrial complex.
what ever is genetically made must not have a greater impact on the enviroment then the original product.
it must taste just as good as the original.
it must have the same or better nutritional value as the original.
there must be some benifit for the world to grow the seeds. ie. faster growing, more resilliant to weather change, rezillaint to bugs…etc.
get these things right and you will have a great company that the true people of this planet will adore.
lol, is this for real. i mean when i first saw this i thought it was a joke! i cannot believe how bad america is getting.
yeah, i hear kissinger is also sexiest man of the year!!!
btw, if "good" is the intent, does the term terminator seed reflect that intent?!
paradoxity of life. …..where henry kissinger, obama and other mass murderes get nobel peace prizes, then why the most evil corp. in the world wouldnt get this prize. if you cant laugh about it, you must be into conspiracy…..
monsanto hates the word hemp!!!!!!! it could feed and save the world, but who wants that when we got bio engeeniring…..


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"the seats were in a brilliant position where we were able to see every piece of the action. it was a great day out and we did really enjoy it."
"the club wembley experience is very comfortable - padded seats, leg and elbow room, even cup holders! as well as access to nice food and drink outlets, a general lack of crowds (despite the other 85000 people there) and a great view"


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NEW YORK (AP) Six years after saying they wanted to explore alternative sites to downtown St. Petersburg for a new ballpark, the Tampa Bay Rays still are in search of a location.
”Tampa is obviously very, very attractive on the list, and we expect to at some point, hopefully sooner, look there as well as some other parts of the region,” Rays owner Stuart Sternberg said Tuesday during a panel at the MLB Diversity Business Summit.
Sternberg took control of the team after the 2005 season, and in November 2007 the Rays proposed to replace Tropicana Field with a 34,000-seat, open-air stadium at the downtown site of Al Lang Field, a longtime spring training ballpark. They withdrew that plan the following June, and Sternberg said in June 2010 he wanted to explore potential sites throughout the Tampa Bay area.
The Rays’ lease at Tropicana Field runs through 2027. Tampa Bay hasn’t drawn more than 2 million fans at home since its first season in 1998. Despite winning 90 or more games in each of the last four seasons, the Rays haven’t topped 1.6 million in any of the last three years.
”We haven’t had the greatest success in attracting the what we call enough fans relative to the success we’ve had on-field, and we would like to explore other part of the region, specifically Tampa and parts of St. Petersburg,” Sternberg said.
He said the Rays need to undertake ”a full-out exploration” of transportation and access issues.
”Until we’re able to do all the work that’s necessary there, I won’t really have an answer for it,” he said.

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new york (ap) six years after saying they wanted to explore alternative sites to downtown st. petersburg for a new ballpark, the tampa bay rays still are in search of a location.
”tampa is obviously very, very attractive on the list, and we expect to at some point, hopefully sooner, look there as well as some other parts of the region,” rays owner stuart sternberg said tuesday during a panel at the mlb diversity business summit.
sternberg took control of the team after the 2005 season, and in november 2007 the rays proposed to replace tropicana field with a 34,000-seat, open-air stadium at the downtown site of al lang field, a longtime spring training ballpark. they withdrew that plan the following june, and sternberg said in june 2010 he wanted to explore potential sites throughout the tampa bay area.
the rays’ lease at tropicana field runs through 2027. tampa bay hasn’t drawn more than 2 million fans at home since its first season in 1998. despite winning 90 or more games in each of the last four seasons, the rays haven’t topped 1.6 million in any of the last three years.
”we haven’t had the greatest success in attracting the what we call enough fans relative to the success we’ve had on-field, and we would like to explore other part of the region, specifically tampa and parts of st. petersburg,” sternberg said.
he said the rays need to undertake ”a full-out exploration” of transportation and access issues.
”until we’re able to do all the work that’s necessary there, i won’t really have an answer for it,” he said.


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How do you define crazy? Crazy means deranged. Deranged means insane. Insane means crazy. It’s an ouroborus. But deep down, we all know crazy when we see it or hear it because there’s something universal about expectations of thinking and behavior that transcends description.
In my effort to use this blog as a means of teaching how to develop skills of interpreting literature, today we have an amazing opportunity to learn about characterization at the hands of a master storyteller, Christopher Nolan.
Information/description given by the narrator without any judgment- ex. The narrator of a story tells you, “John was a tall man.” It’s descriptive, but there’s no implication or judgment involved.
In literature, all of these are easily accessible. In film, however, Numbers 1 & 2 only apply when there’s a Voice-Over Narration. So I’ll be focusing this analysis of The Dark Knight on numbers 3,4,5. Number six is accessible in the film only through voice over.
Here we go. It starts with a claim. After you make a claim, the next thing you have to do is look for examples in the text (this case Nolan’s film) to support your claim. Those examples are called Textual Evidence. That’s right-evidence – information gathered to support a conclusion.
CLAIM: Actor Heath Ledger said of the character The Joker that he played in the film The Dark Knight, that The Joker was “a psychotic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy” who merely wants to “upset the social order through crime.” However, if one looks at the definition of these clinical terms, one sees that throughout the film The Joker displays clear attributes of the opposite. It’s the Hamlet question – Is he insane or merely pretending to be?
Ledger’s performance is a tour de force, a fine line that balances completely on characterization. Ledger claims the Joker is a psychotic. A clinical definition deems psychosis to be characterized by changes in personality, impaired functioning, or a nonexistent sense of objective reality. Let’s take these one by one.
From our first encounter with The Joker, we see that he is consistent. He is revealed as the master mind behind a bank robbery in progress and through his manipulation of his henchmen and by playing them for their greediness, he manages to be the only one leaving with the money. He is pretending in this scene to be merely another lackey on the heist, this establishes pretense as a tool in his behavioral arsenal. While his actions seem erratic or capricious, we see evidence of advanced planning every step of the way. In the scene where he introduces his plan to get rid of Batman to a gathering of Gotham City’s mob bosses, he is threatened. When this happens, he opens his coat revealing live grenades one can only assume he is more than willing to use. His use of video messages to convey his intentions is designed to instill fear and panic as well as to manipulate certain responses that lead to his arrest. The way he escapes through the clever use of a cell phone also shows the advanced mind of someone well versed in premeditation. Joker’s consistency in all areas shows how his character’s personality shows little change.
Does he exhibit impaired functioning? I would argue the opposite. Harvey Dent accuses Joker of having ‘planned’ all of this, to which Joker replies, “Do I really look like a guy with a plan?” of course he is wearing a nurse’s uniform when he says this, another example of how much ‘planning’ he has actually done to manage to get near Dent who is under police protection. Joker says, “I just do things. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are. I am an agent of chaos.” Joker says these things, but his actions show advanced strategic planning on multiple levels constantly throughout the film. It takes intellect to ‘scheme’ as well as he does. The only other character that comes close to understanding the level of the Joker’s threats is Alfred. He forces others to make impossible ethical choices. He uses obfuscation to make people see Batman as the cause of Gotham’s problems, not him. He turns a simple act of Batman refusing to reveal his identity as Batman making a choice to allow people to be killed. But Joker’s anonymity protects him as much as Batman’s protects Bruce Wayne’s. The Joker’s ability to function is not only unimpaired, I’d say it is heightened.
As for a disturbed or nonexistent sense of objective reality goes, Joker embodies the object realities that people wish to dismiss, ignore, or completely deny. Dent says, “The only morality in a cruel world is chance.” That may be true if your morality is only based on equality, but not fairness. Batman says to Alfred, “Criminals aren’t complicated, Alfred. We just need to figure out what he’s after.” Objective reality is something being true outside a person’s own biases or feelings. I challenge anyone to find a statement the Joker makes about society that’s untrue. He tells Batman, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to become a villain.” This becomes a kind of prophecy by the end of the film. He says, “When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other.” He sets up his ‘social experiment’ on the boats to prove this. And while ultimately the two boats don’t blow each other up, they vote on one boat to do it. Joker is correct…they will eat each other, just not while others are looking. The civilized people show a lack of empathy for the criminals on the other boat. It’s understandable to the viewing audience because we see it’s rooted in self-preservation. Just because no one ultimately has the conviction to do it or no one takes the ethical stance of greater good for the greatest number of people, does not prove the Joker’s assessment of society to be wrong. He tells Batman, “You have all these rules and you think they’ll save you. The only way to live in this world is without rules. Killing is making a choice.” Joker understands truths about our social contracts that we dare not acknowledge. And those that do, we label as crazy. Joker has a keen sense of objective reality. He simply choses to try and alter that reality.
He does not hallucinate, nor is he delusional. He knows there are consequences for his actions and at times seems to welcome them, like when Batman is racing towards him in a dead on collision. He stands in the street says, “Come on. Come one. Hit Me!” He’s not schizophrenic. At no time does he lose contact with reality, though at times he feigns insanity for effect. Viewers may judge his actions criminal; however, he is aware that his actions are illegal and he disregards that concept. Not because of a lack of understanding, but a choice. “Killing is making a choice,” remember? He exhibits none of the five subcategories of schizophrenia. He is not paranoid. He is not disorganized. He definitely is not catatonic or undifferentiated. Nor is he residual. So how then can we say he is clinically insane?
The only argument I can see supporting this is Ledger’s claim that Joker has zero empathy. He takes life without remorse. He causes damage at every turn. He mercilessly manipulates others to his advantage. But for me, the scene where he goes to see Dent in the hospital is one of the most complex revelations of Joker’s character in the film. He knows what damage he has done to Dent. Yet he goes there trying to give him the words he needs to hear. That it’s okay to be angry. It’s okay to cause chaos and to break the rules. It’s a bizarre tender moment, one in which he even takes Dent by the hand. So there is empathy, though many may not see it that way. It’s not empathy on a grand scale. It’s much more personal. He’s welcoming Dent into the Hall of Freaks that up until now held only himself and the Batman.
Is the Joker legally insane or just evil? A look at Characterization.

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how do you define crazy? crazy means deranged. deranged means insane. insane means crazy. it’s an ouroborus. but deep down, we all know crazy when we see it or hear it because there’s something universal about expectations of thinking and behavior that transcends description.
in my effort to use this blog as a means of teaching how to develop skills of interpreting literature, today we have an amazing opportunity to learn about characterization at the hands of a master storyteller, christopher nolan.
information/description given by the narrator without any judgment- ex. the narrator of a story tells you, “john was a tall man.” it’s descriptive, but there’s no implication or judgment involved.
in literature, all of these are easily accessible. in film, however, numbers 1 & 2 only apply when there’s a voice-over narration. so i’ll be focusing this analysis of the dark knight on numbers 3,4,5. number six is accessible in the film only through voice over.
here we go. it starts with a claim. after you make a claim, the next thing you have to do is look for examples in the text (this case nolan’s film) to support your claim. those examples are called textual evidence. that’s right-evidence – information gathered to support a conclusion.
claim: actor heath ledger said of the character the joker that he played in the film the dark knight, that the joker was “a psychotic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy” who merely wants to “upset the social order through crime.” however, if one looks at the definition of these clinical terms, one sees that throughout the film the joker displays clear attributes of the opposite. it’s the hamlet question – is he insane or merely pretending to be?
ledger’s performance is a tour de force, a fine line that balances completely on characterization. ledger claims the joker is a psychotic. a clinical definition deems psychosis to be characterized by changes in personality, impaired functioning, or a nonexistent sense of objective reality. let’s take these one by one.
from our first encounter with the joker, we see that he is consistent. he is revealed as the master mind behind a bank robbery in progress and through his manipulation of his henchmen and by playing them for their greediness, he manages to be the only one leaving with the money. he is pretending in this scene to be merely another lackey on the heist, this establishes pretense as a tool in his behavioral arsenal. while his actions seem erratic or capricious, we see evidence of advanced planning every step of the way. in the scene where he introduces his plan to get rid of batman to a gathering of gotham city’s mob bosses, he is threatened. when this happens, he opens his coat revealing live grenades one can only assume he is more than willing to use. his use of video messages to convey his intentions is designed to instill fear and panic as well as to manipulate certain responses that lead to his arrest. the way he escapes through the clever use of a cell phone also shows the advanced mind of someone well versed in premeditation. joker’s consistency in all areas shows how his character’s personality shows little change.
does he exhibit impaired functioning? i would argue the opposite. harvey dent accuses joker of having ‘planned’ all of this, to which joker replies, “do i really look like a guy with a plan?” of course he is wearing a nurse’s uniform when he says this, another example of how much ‘planning’ he has actually done to manage to get near dent who is under police protection. joker says, “i just do things. i try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are. i am an agent of chaos.” joker says these things, but his actions show advanced strategic planning on multiple levels constantly throughout the film. it takes intellect to ‘scheme’ as well as he does. the only other character that comes close to understanding the level of the joker’s threats is alfred. he forces others to make impossible ethical choices. he uses obfuscation to make people see batman as the cause of gotham’s problems, not him. he turns a simple act of batman refusing to reveal his identity as batman making a choice to allow people to be killed. but joker’s anonymity protects him as much as batman’s protects bruce wayne’s. the joker’s ability to function is not only unimpaired, i’d say it is heightened.
as for a disturbed or nonexistent sense of objective reality goes, joker embodies the object realities that people wish to dismiss, ignore, or completely deny. dent says, “the only morality in a cruel world is chance.” that may be true if your morality is only based on equality, but not fairness. batman says to alfred, “criminals aren’t complicated, alfred. we just need to figure out what he’s after.” objective reality is something being true outside a person’s own biases or feelings. i challenge anyone to find a statement the joker makes about society that’s untrue. he tells batman, “you either die a hero or you live long enough to become a villain.” this becomes a kind of prophecy by the end of the film. he says, “when the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other.” he sets up his ‘social experiment’ on the boats to prove this. and while ultimately the two boats don’t blow each other up, they vote on one boat to do it. joker is correct…they will eat each other, just not while others are looking. the civilized people show a lack of empathy for the criminals on the other boat. it’s understandable to the viewing audience because we see it’s rooted in self-preservation. just because no one ultimately has the conviction to do it or no one takes the ethical stance of greater good for the greatest number of people, does not prove the joker’s assessment of society to be wrong. he tells batman, “you have all these rules and you think they’ll save you. the only way to live in this world is without rules. killing is making a choice.” joker understands truths about our social contracts that we dare not acknowledge. and those that do, we label as crazy. joker has a keen sense of objective reality. he simply choses to try and alter that reality.
he does not hallucinate, nor is he delusional. he knows there are consequences for his actions and at times seems to welcome them, like when batman is racing towards him in a dead on collision. he stands in the street says, “come on. come one. hit me!” he’s not schizophrenic. at no time does he lose contact with reality, though at times he feigns insanity for effect. viewers may judge his actions criminal; however, he is aware that his actions are illegal and he disregards that concept. not because of a lack of understanding, but a choice. “killing is making a choice,” remember? he exhibits none of the five subcategories of schizophrenia. he is not paranoid. he is not disorganized. he definitely is not catatonic or undifferentiated. nor is he residual. so how then can we say he is clinically insane?
the only argument i can see supporting this is ledger’s claim that joker has zero empathy. he takes life without remorse. he causes damage at every turn. he mercilessly manipulates others to his advantage. but for me, the scene where he goes to see dent in the hospital is one of the most complex revelations of joker’s character in the film. he knows what damage he has done to dent. yet he goes there trying to give him the words he needs to hear. that it’s okay to be angry. it’s okay to cause chaos and to break the rules. it’s a bizarre tender moment, one in which he even takes dent by the hand. so there is empathy, though many may not see it that way. it’s not empathy on a grand scale. it’s much more personal. he’s welcoming dent into the hall of freaks that up until now held only himself and the batman.
is the joker legally insane or just evil? a look at characterization.


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A yoga therapy session is probably a lot more than what you think if you have never been to one before. Those that have not experienced yoga think it is just a bunch of poses that don’t mean anything. In reality, there is a reason behind each practice. The benefits of yoga are limitless, but you have to attend a session to understand it fully.
When you attend just one yoga therapy session, you will uncover the profound healing that occurs with the practice. Students learn how to be more mindful and how to listen to what their inner wisdom is telling them.
Tension, trauma, belief, and self-perceptions can all be released with proper posturing during a yoga session. The first experience is one that many people never forget. It becomes something that is depended on for relaxation, focus, and a healthy lifestyle by those that are dedicated to it.
Connecting the mind, body, and heart is the primary goal in a yoga therapy session. To do that properly, it must be customized to the individual. That is how he or she will get the most out of their class. A qualified instructor knows how to put together a program that suits each person’s specific needs and skill levels.
Part of each program of a yoga therapy session is a commitment to linking the body, mind, and spirit in a healthy way. There are generally breathing practices, meditation, visualizations, and various yoga postures completed during every appointment.
By doing each of the exercises, or poses during a class, the student is going to discover a lot out about themselves. There is also a feeling of release, healing, and growth that happens while being active in yoga.
Just about everyone is going to find some sort of benefit from a yoga therapy session. There is proof that it helps with a variety of injuries, illnesses, and various mental health issues. Depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, chronic pain, and even relationship problems have been overcome successfully with yoga.
Not only will you get what you need from your yoga therapy session with a professional instructor, but you will take it with you. It is not like going to the gym. You walk in, work out, and go home. With a yoga therapy session, you leave with techniques to use in relationships, daily life, and with the world as a whole.
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a yoga therapy session is probably a lot more than what you think if you have never been to one before. those that have not experienced yoga think it is just a bunch of poses that don’t mean anything. in reality, there is a reason behind each practice. the benefits of yoga are limitless, but you have to attend a session to understand it fully.
when you attend just one yoga therapy session, you will uncover the profound healing that occurs with the practice. students learn how to be more mindful and how to listen to what their inner wisdom is telling them.
tension, trauma, belief, and self-perceptions can all be released with proper posturing during a yoga session. the first experience is one that many people never forget. it becomes something that is depended on for relaxation, focus, and a healthy lifestyle by those that are dedicated to it.
connecting the mind, body, and heart is the primary goal in a yoga therapy session. to do that properly, it must be customized to the individual. that is how he or she will get the most out of their class. a qualified instructor knows how to put together a program that suits each person’s specific needs and skill levels.
part of each program of a yoga therapy session is a commitment to linking the body, mind, and spirit in a healthy way. there are generally breathing practices, meditation, visualizations, and various yoga postures completed during every appointment.
by doing each of the exercises, or poses during a class, the student is going to discover a lot out about themselves. there is also a feeling of release, healing, and growth that happens while being active in yoga.
just about everyone is going to find some sort of benefit from a yoga therapy session. there is proof that it helps with a variety of injuries, illnesses, and various mental health issues. depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, chronic pain, and even relationship problems have been overcome successfully with yoga.
not only will you get what you need from your yoga therapy session with a professional instructor, but you will take it with you. it is not like going to the gym. you walk in, work out, and go home. with a yoga therapy session, you leave with techniques to use in relationships, daily life, and with the world as a whole.
the main concern of your instructor is to explore your physical, emotional, and spiritual self in a safe and supportive way. the satisfaction of the client is always the number one priority for an empathetic and educated yoga teacher.
are you ready to explore a yoga therapy session? if you answered yes, now is the time to call us. we will point you in the right direction. find a class level that is suited to your specific needs. you can also get a private lesson for a more individualized experience.


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Reserve your seat on the bus by Friday, June 21 at 5 p.m.
No refunds for no-shows or cancellations on or after 6/26/19. Substitutions are permitted.
The 2019 ABC National Legislative Conference Bus Trip to Washington, D.C. is an ABC Member-only event. Please contact Mike Bachman at 717-653-8106 to learn more about how ABC Keystone can help you grow your business.

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reserve your seat on the bus by friday, june 21 at 5 p.m.
no refunds for no-shows or cancellations on or after 6/26/19. substitutions are permitted.
the 2019 abc national legislative conference bus trip to washington, d.c. is an abc member-only event. please contact mike bachman at 717-653-8106 to learn more about how abc keystone can help you grow your business.


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The Archives collects and preserves visual resources in a variety of media and formats: photographs, negatives, and slides, as well as digital photographs.
The Archives maintains three large collections of photographs, negatives, and slides: the College Photograph Collection, the College Personnel Photograph Collection, and the College Slide Collection. Other photographs, negatives, and slides are maintained in discrete accessions or as part of other collections.
The Archives maintains a local database (VAR - Visual & Audio Resources) with cataloging information about photographic materials. Contact the Archivist for a complete list of holdings and for more detailed cataloging information.
Three slide shows with cassette tapes documenting ABE programs and the High School Completion Program; slides of students, faculty, staff, and facilities of ABE and its programs; slides of Work Activity Center. 1977-1981.
Photographs of home economics classrooms and activities, 1966-1988.

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the archives collects and preserves visual resources in a variety of media and formats: photographs, negatives, and slides, as well as digital photographs.
the archives maintains three large collections of photographs, negatives, and slides: the college photograph collection, the college personnel photograph collection, and the college slide collection. other photographs, negatives, and slides are maintained in discrete accessions or as part of other collections.
the archives maintains a local database (var - visual & audio resources) with cataloging information about photographic materials. contact the archivist for a complete list of holdings and for more detailed cataloging information.
three slide shows with cassette tapes documenting abe programs and the high school completion program; slides of students, faculty, staff, and facilities of abe and its programs; slides of work activity center. 1977-1981.
photographs of home economics classrooms and activities, 1966-1988.


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A public hearing on proposed revisions of voluntary loss costs and rating values and assigned risk rates and rating values for workers compensation insurance as filed and requested by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. [“NCCI”], with a proposed effective date of March 1, 2019, will commence at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, before the Commissioner of Insurance or his designee in the offices of the Alabama Department of Insurance, RSA Tower Suite 502, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama.
Any persons so desiring may submit a written statement in favor of or against the proposed revisions and, in addition, may appear and make a sworn oral statement at the hearing. Written statements may be directed to the Department’s counsel identified above. Written statements must be received before Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
Failure of a representative of NCCI to be present at the hearing may result in denial of the requested revisions.
NCCI is advised that the hearing will be transcribed by court reporter and that the NCCI is responsible for reimbursing the Department of Insurance for the reporter’s appearance fee and cost of preparing the transcript, including reproduction of exhibits.

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a public hearing on proposed revisions of voluntary loss costs and rating values and assigned risk rates and rating values for workers compensation insurance as filed and requested by the national council on compensation insurance, inc. [“ncci”], with a proposed effective date of march 1, 2019, will commence at 10:00 a.m. central time on tuesday, november 13, 2018, before the commissioner of insurance or his designee in the offices of the alabama department of insurance, rsa tower suite 502, 201 monroe street, montgomery, alabama.
any persons so desiring may submit a written statement in favor of or against the proposed revisions and, in addition, may appear and make a sworn oral statement at the hearing. written statements may be directed to the department’s counsel identified above. written statements must be received before tuesday, october 30, 2018.
failure of a representative of ncci to be present at the hearing may result in denial of the requested revisions.
ncci is advised that the hearing will be transcribed by court reporter and that the ncci is responsible for reimbursing the department of insurance for the reporter’s appearance fee and cost of preparing the transcript, including reproduction of exhibits.


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The Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York are several hours northwest of New York City, west of the Hudson River and roughly cover four counties. Considered the frontier in Colonial days, the area was dubbed the "Borscht Belt" or "Jewish Alps" in the mid-20th century for the hotels, resorts, camps and cottage colonies favored by New York City Jews escaping from the city's heat in the summer. With mountains, cool lakes, numerous streams and rivers and small towns scattered among the forests and farmlands, the area is rich in natural beauty, culture and history. The Catskills have lodging options ranging from country inns to chain hotels, cabins and campgrounds.
April 1 is the opening of fishing season in many areas of the Catskills, and Roscoe, in Sulllivan County, is billed the "Fly Fishing Capital of the World." The Upper Beaverkill River meets the Willowemoc River in Roscoe, and the stretch of river between Roscoe and nearby Livingston Manor is open to the public. Just off Route 17 between the two towns, visit the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum for exhibits and programs related to the sport.
On Memorial Day weekend, head to the Woodstock-New Paltz Arts and Crafts Fair at the Ulster County Fairgrounds for arts, crafts, music, food and wine. Running for more than 30 years, the fair has been voted one of America's best by "Sunshine Artist" magazine. Late May is also the time to head to Tannersville in Greene County for the Rubber Duck and Crazy Boat Races and Festival. Watch as hundreds of rubber ducks are released or build your own boat for the boat race; the festival also has crafts, music and food.
Visit Bethel in Sullivan County in the summer to enjoy classical, jazz, rock and country music concerts at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Built on the site of the 1969 Woodstock Concert, Bethel Woods offers acres of landscaped grounds, with a monument listing the performers at Woodstock at one corner of the property. The museum focuses not only on the history of the famous concert but also on significant events of the 1960s, including the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race. Just down the road in Monticello, the Monticello Raceway and Casino, or "racino," offers both thoroughbred harness racing and a casino where you can try your luck at the slot machines or table games.
Head to Greene County's Windham Mountain for the Fourth of July celebration, where you'll find a parade, a barbecue, music and a fireworks display. The mountain resort offers hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Fall, particularly early to mid-October, is the time for leisurely drives to take in the glory of the autumnal display of color anywhere in the heavily treed Catskills. Book a weekend at a resort such as the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Callicoon, which offers golf, tennis, pools and an arcade room, or explore the Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Washington Irving Inn in Hunter, a bed and breakfast with themed rooms and cottages. Hunter Mountain hosts an annual Oktoberfest on two weekends in October with music, crafts and food.
Hunting is a popular fall activity in the Catskills. Check the Department of Environmental Conservation website (dec.ny.gov) for dates and license requirements for bow and firearm hunting of deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, waterfowl and small game. You'll need permission to hunt on private property, but some public lands are open to hunting as well. Check with the local Department of Environmental Conservation or a New York Forest Ranger for maps and required permissions for public areas.
The long, snowy winters in the Catskills make it a destination for winter sports. Top ski resorts in the Catskills include Windham Mountain in Windham, Hunter Mountain in Hunter, Plattekill in Roxbury and Belleayre Mountain in Highmount, although many smaller venues also operate.
Delaware County offers two ice festivals, the Winter Festival at the Walton Fairgrounds in Walton, with an ice-carving competition, ice skating, snowmobile races and local food vendors; and the Ice Harvest at Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, with demonstrations of ice fishing and the cutting and harvesting of ice, horse-drawn sleigh rides and plenty of warm soups and hot apple cider.
For an unusual holiday experience, look for a performance by Bells and Motley, a couple who play medieval and Renaissance instruments, sing, dance and celebrate at libraries and other venues throughout the area. Cap off your winter holiday with a visit to one of the area's many tree farms, where you can pick out your own Christmas tree and have it cut for you on the spot.

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the catskill mountains of southeastern new york are several hours northwest of new york city, west of the hudson river and roughly cover four counties. considered the frontier in colonial days, the area was dubbed the "borscht belt" or "jewish alps" in the mid-20th century for the hotels, resorts, camps and cottage colonies favored by new york city jews escaping from the city's heat in the summer. with mountains, cool lakes, numerous streams and rivers and small towns scattered among the forests and farmlands, the area is rich in natural beauty, culture and history. the catskills have lodging options ranging from country inns to chain hotels, cabins and campgrounds.
april 1 is the opening of fishing season in many areas of the catskills, and roscoe, in sulllivan county, is billed the "fly fishing capital of the world." the upper beaverkill river meets the willowemoc river in roscoe, and the stretch of river between roscoe and nearby livingston manor is open to the public. just off route 17 between the two towns, visit the catskill fly fishing center and museum for exhibits and programs related to the sport.
on memorial day weekend, head to the woodstock-new paltz arts and crafts fair at the ulster county fairgrounds for arts, crafts, music, food and wine. running for more than 30 years, the fair has been voted one of america's best by "sunshine artist" magazine. late may is also the time to head to tannersville in greene county for the rubber duck and crazy boat races and festival. watch as hundreds of rubber ducks are released or build your own boat for the boat race; the festival also has crafts, music and food.
visit bethel in sullivan county in the summer to enjoy classical, jazz, rock and country music concerts at bethel woods center for the arts. built on the site of the 1969 woodstock concert, bethel woods offers acres of landscaped grounds, with a monument listing the performers at woodstock at one corner of the property. the museum focuses not only on the history of the famous concert but also on significant events of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement and the space race. just down the road in monticello, the monticello raceway and casino, or "racino," offers both thoroughbred harness racing and a casino where you can try your luck at the slot machines or table games.
head to greene county's windham mountain for the fourth of july celebration, where you'll find a parade, a barbecue, music and a fireworks display. the mountain resort offers hiking, biking and horseback riding.
fall, particularly early to mid-october, is the time for leisurely drives to take in the glory of the autumnal display of color anywhere in the heavily treed catskills. book a weekend at a resort such as the villa roma resort and conference center in callicoon, which offers golf, tennis, pools and an arcade room, or explore the legend of sleepy hollow at the washington irving inn in hunter, a bed and breakfast with themed rooms and cottages. hunter mountain hosts an annual oktoberfest on two weekends in october with music, crafts and food.
hunting is a popular fall activity in the catskills. check the department of environmental conservation website (dec.ny.gov) for dates and license requirements for bow and firearm hunting of deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, waterfowl and small game. you'll need permission to hunt on private property, but some public lands are open to hunting as well. check with the local department of environmental conservation or a new york forest ranger for maps and required permissions for public areas.
the long, snowy winters in the catskills make it a destination for winter sports. top ski resorts in the catskills include windham mountain in windham, hunter mountain in hunter, plattekill in roxbury and belleayre mountain in highmount, although many smaller venues also operate.
delaware county offers two ice festivals, the winter festival at the walton fairgrounds in walton, with an ice-carving competition, ice skating, snowmobile races and local food vendors; and the ice harvest at hanford mills museum in east meredith, with demonstrations of ice fishing and the cutting and harvesting of ice, horse-drawn sleigh rides and plenty of warm soups and hot apple cider.
for an unusual holiday experience, look for a performance by bells and motley, a couple who play medieval and renaissance instruments, sing, dance and celebrate at libraries and other venues throughout the area. cap off your winter holiday with a visit to one of the area's many tree farms, where you can pick out your own christmas tree and have it cut for you on the spot.


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1) 在你沒事可做時，就休息。| Rest when you have nothing to do.
2) 丟掉一些你不需要的東西。 | Rid yourself of everything you don’t need.
4) 優先考慮你的健康。| Prioritize your health.
5) 找些「絕地武士」伴隨你 | Be around other Jedis.
6) 保持一顆開闊的心胸 | Be open-minded.
7) 相信生命是有週期性的 | Trust that life is cyclical.

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1) 在你沒事可做時，就休息。| rest when you have nothing to do.
2) 丟掉一些你不需要的東西。 | rid yourself of everything you don’t need.
4) 優先考慮你的健康。| prioritize your health.
5) 找些「絕地武士」伴隨你 | be around other jedis.
6) 保持一顆開闊的心胸 | be open-minded.
7) 相信生命是有週期性的 | trust that life is cyclical.


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Anthropogenic disturbance on ecological processes over large temporal and spatial scales.Social and economic processes tied to land use and land cover change.
Coughlan, Michael R. and T.L. Gragson. 2016. An Event History Analysis of Parcel Extensification and Household Abandonment in Pays Basque, French Pyrenees, 1830–1958 AD. Human Ecology. DOI:10.1007/s10745-016-9808-y.
Leigh, D.S., Gragson, T. and Coughlan, M. 2015. Pedogenic effects of mid- to late-Holocene conversion of forests to pastures in the French western Pyrenees. Zeitschrift fÃ¼r Geomorphologie. 59:225-245.
Bolstad, P.V., and T.L. Gragson. 2008. Resource abundance constraints on the early post-contact Cherokee population. Journal of Archeological Science 35:563-576.
McDonald, Robert I., Chris Yuan-Farrell, Charles Fievet, Matthias Moeller, Peter Kareiva, David Foster, Ted Gragson, Ann Kinzig, Lauren Kuby, and Charles Redman. 2007. Estimating the Effect of Protected Lands on the Development and Conservation of Their Surroundings. Conservation Biology 21(6): 1526-1536.
Gragson, T.L., and P.V. Bolstad. 2006. Land use legacies and the future of southern Appalachia. Society and Natural Resources. 19: 175-190.
Gragson, Ted L., and M. Grove. 2006. Social science in the context of the long term ecological research program. Society and Natural Resources. 19: 93-100.
Gragson, Ted L. 2012. The Contribution of Anthropology to Concepts Guiding LTSER Research. In Long term socio-ecological research: Studies in society-nature interactions across spatial and temporal scales, S. J. Singh, H. Haberl, M. Chertow, M. Mirtl, and M. Schmid, eds. Berlin: Springer.
Gragson, Ted L, Paul V. Bolstad, and Meredith Welch-Devine. 2008. Agricultural Transformation of Southern Appalachia. In Agrarian Landscapes in Transition. Charles Redman and and David Foster, eds. Pp. 89-121. New York: Oxford University Press.
Coughlan, M.R., Leigh, D.S., Gragson, T.L., Le Couédic, M., 2017. Holocene anthropization of mid-elevation landscapes around Pic d’Orhy, Western Pyrenees. Paper presented a the 10th Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) Visiting Scholar Conference on Archaeology of Mountain Landscapes: Interdisciplinary Research Strategies of Agro-Pastoralism in Upland Regions, April 8-9, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Gragson, T.L., Coughlan, M.R., Leigh, D.S., Response Diversity and the Evolution of Pastoral Landscapes in the Western Pyrenees from the Middle Holocene to the Present. Paper presented at the International Landscape Archaeology Conference, 20 June, 2018, Newcastle University, Newcastle, U.K.
Leigh, D. S., Gragson, T. L.. 2017. Anthropic changes to the biotic factor of soil formation from forests to managed grasslands along summits of the western Pyrenees Mountains, France. Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2017.
2016 Coweeta LTER Annual Report. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.
2014 Coweeta LTER Annual Report. Manuscript on File, University of Georgia.
2013 Coweeta LTER Annual Report. Manuscript on File, University of Georgia.
2011 Coweeta LTER Annual Report. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.
2011 Coweeta LTER Mid-Term Review: Site Review Information Pamphlet. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.
The Interacting Effects of Hydroclimate Variability and Human Landscape Modification in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Renewal proposal to the National Science Foundation. 2014. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.
Southern Appalachia on the Edge: Renewal proposal to the National Science Foundation. 2008. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.
Renewal proposal to the National Science Foundation. 2002. Manuscript on file. Coweeta LTER, University of Georgia.

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anthropogenic disturbance on ecological processes over large temporal and spatial scales.social and economic processes tied to land use and land cover change.
coughlan, michael r. and t.l. gragson. 2016. an event history analysis of parcel extensification and household abandonment in pays basque, french pyrenees, 1830–1958 ad. human ecology. doi:10.1007/s10745-016-9808-y.
leigh, d.s., gragson, t. and coughlan, m. 2015. pedogenic effects of mid- to late-holocene conversion of forests to pastures in the french western pyrenees. zeitschrift fã¼r geomorphologie. 59:225-245.
bolstad, p.v., and t.l. gragson. 2008. resource abundance constraints on the early post-contact cherokee population. journal of archeological science 35:563-576.
mcdonald, robert i., chris yuan-farrell, charles fievet, matthias moeller, peter kareiva, david foster, ted gragson, ann kinzig, lauren kuby, and charles redman. 2007. estimating the effect of protected lands on the development and conservation of their surroundings. conservation biology 21(6): 1526-1536.
gragson, t.l., and p.v. bolstad. 2006. land use legacies and the future of southern appalachia. society and natural resources. 19: 175-190.
gragson, ted l., and m. grove. 2006. social science in the context of the long term ecological research program. society and natural resources. 19: 93-100.
gragson, ted l. 2012. the contribution of anthropology to concepts guiding ltser research. in long term socio-ecological research: studies in society-nature interactions across spatial and temporal scales, s. j. singh, h. haberl, m. chertow, m. mirtl, and m. schmid, eds. berlin: springer.
gragson, ted l, paul v. bolstad, and meredith welch-devine. 2008. agricultural transformation of southern appalachia. in agrarian landscapes in transition. charles redman and and david foster, eds. pp. 89-121. new york: oxford university press.
coughlan, m.r., leigh, d.s., gragson, t.l., le couédic, m., 2017. holocene anthropization of mid-elevation landscapes around pic d’orhy, western pyrenees. paper presented a the 10th institute for european and mediterranean archaeology (iema) visiting scholar conference on archaeology of mountain landscapes: interdisciplinary research strategies of agro-pastoralism in upland regions, april 8-9, university at buffalo, buffalo, ny.
gragson, t.l., coughlan, m.r., leigh, d.s., response diversity and the evolution of pastoral landscapes in the western pyrenees from the middle holocene to the present. paper presented at the international landscape archaeology conference, 20 june, 2018, newcastle university, newcastle, u.k.
leigh, d. s., gragson, t. l.. 2017. anthropic changes to the biotic factor of soil formation from forests to managed grasslands along summits of the western pyrenees mountains, france. paper presented at the european geosciences union general assembly, vienna, austria, april 2017.
2016 coweeta lter annual report. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.
2014 coweeta lter annual report. manuscript on file, university of georgia.
2013 coweeta lter annual report. manuscript on file, university of georgia.
2011 coweeta lter annual report. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.
2011 coweeta lter mid-term review: site review information pamphlet. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.
the interacting effects of hydroclimate variability and human landscape modification in the southern appalachian mountains: renewal proposal to the national science foundation. 2014. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.
southern appalachia on the edge: renewal proposal to the national science foundation. 2008. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.
renewal proposal to the national science foundation. 2002. manuscript on file. coweeta lter, university of georgia.


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JAKARTA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A powerful quake in the Philippines was strongly felt in North Sulawesi province in Indonesia's northern Celebes Island on Saturday, but the Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency did not issue a tsunami warning, an official of the agency said.
"This quake is not potential for tsunami in Indonesian territory," head of the quake and tsunami department of the agency Rahmat Triyono said.
The jolts were also moderately felt in North Maluku province of eastern Indonesia, Triyono said.
Spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, however, said the jolts did not caude damages in Indonesian territory.
There is no preliminary reports of casualties or damages triggered by the quake, he told Xinhua.
Northern parts of Celebes Island and Maluku province in central and eastern parts of Indonesia border the Philippines.
A 7.1-magnitude quake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao at 10:39 a.m. Jakarta time with a depth of 49 km.
Indonesia is also prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-prone zone of the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire."

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jakarta, dec. 29 (xinhua) -- a powerful quake in the philippines was strongly felt in north sulawesi province in indonesia's northern celebes island on saturday, but the indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency did not issue a tsunami warning, an official of the agency said.
"this quake is not potential for tsunami in indonesian territory," head of the quake and tsunami department of the agency rahmat triyono said.
the jolts were also moderately felt in north maluku province of eastern indonesia, triyono said.
spokesman of the national disaster management agency sutopo purwo nugroho, however, said the jolts did not caude damages in indonesian territory.
there is no preliminary reports of casualties or damages triggered by the quake, he told xinhua.
northern parts of celebes island and maluku province in central and eastern parts of indonesia border the philippines.
a 7.1-magnitude quake struck off the philippine island of mindanao at 10:39 a.m. jakarta time with a depth of 49 km.
indonesia is also prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-prone zone of the so-called "pacific ring of fire."


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We recently welcomed Lisa Alger as our new senior vice president of engineering. We’re lucky to have her. Lisa is charged with managing our entire engineering and product build, as well spearheading our customer service & QA organizations.
Lisa has a strong track record of technical, product and business leadership, and has managed engineering and IT operations around the world. She comes to us from Brocade, where she led the OpenStack and Open Daylight SDN teams. She was also previously vice president of Product Engineering at Vyatta and senior director of NAS Engineering at NetApp.
We’re hyper-focused on our customer and partner communities and look forward to the growth, development, learning and expansion Lisa will drive for us during such an exciting time here at Virtual Instruments. In addition, Lisa joins our growing executive team, as we also recently welcomed Ray Villeneuve as our new president.
Both Lisa and Ray will be instrumental in advancing our company’s business and product develop objectives. Our expanded leadership team has tremendous industry experience and will support our primary goal of making it as easy as possible for our customers to manage their hybrid data center transitions.
To read more about Lisa, as well as our recent company and product releases, visit our newsroom.

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we recently welcomed lisa alger as our new senior vice president of engineering. we’re lucky to have her. lisa is charged with managing our entire engineering and product build, as well spearheading our customer service & qa organizations.
lisa has a strong track record of technical, product and business leadership, and has managed engineering and it operations around the world. she comes to us from brocade, where she led the openstack and open daylight sdn teams. she was also previously vice president of product engineering at vyatta and senior director of nas engineering at netapp.
we’re hyper-focused on our customer and partner communities and look forward to the growth, development, learning and expansion lisa will drive for us during such an exciting time here at virtual instruments. in addition, lisa joins our growing executive team, as we also recently welcomed ray villeneuve as our new president.
both lisa and ray will be instrumental in advancing our company’s business and product develop objectives. our expanded leadership team has tremendous industry experience and will support our primary goal of making it as easy as possible for our customers to manage their hybrid data center transitions.
to read more about lisa, as well as our recent company and product releases, visit our newsroom.