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Q: Google Fusion Table - Proximity Search I might have gotten in over my head here, and am looking for any possible assistance, as I am really not familiar with writing code.  If you can dumb down any possible answers, that'd be spectacular.
I created a Google Fusion Table that lists worldwide sea ports by city and country, and visualizes them on a map.  I want to have the ability to type in an inland location and have the map mark the location, and advise the closest one or two seaports.
For example: I enter a location of Richmond, VA, and the map will mark Richmond, VA on the map, and advise that the Norfolk, VA and New York, NY sea ports would be closest.
I'm not sure where to begin to accomplish this.  Is this too vague of a question?  Any help provided will be greatly appreciated!

A: You can accomplish this using a bit of JavaScript code. The Fusion Tables Layer in the Google Maps API allows you to find the nearest n neighbors to a latitude, longitude coordinate. An example can be found here:
https://developers.google.com/fusiontables/docs/samples/nn_example
Here are the overall steps you would take to create the app:

*

*Create an HTML page that has a search box plus a map with the Fusion Table Layer displaying the data from your table

*When the user enters a search term, such as Richmond VA, you would geocode the string to get the lat/lon coordinate. You can use the Google Maps API geocoding service:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding.html

*When you get the lat/lon coordinate, use this to update the query sent to the Fusion Tables Layer (similar to the example above) to show the 2 nearest ports.


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Echos of the U.S.-Dakota War
Categories: New Ulm, New Ulm Turner Hall, Pastcasts, U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
On Tuesday evening, August 22nd, the Brown County Historical Society and the New Ulm Public Library will host the Hoisington Film Festival. It begins at 7 p.m. at the New Ulm Public Library and admission is free. That is a traditional week set aside for lectures and tours about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The evening will feature three short films. Never Shall I Forget is the story of the battles of New Ulm told completely through the words of participants. It is featured in the BCHS Erd basement installation, but it has never been shown elsewhere and never on a large screen. The second film is Turner Hall 1862. The Turners were the driving force behind the settlement of New Ulm. They were idealists who had a vision of the type of society that they wanted to build here. Did they succeed? This documentary will look at the Turner Hall on the eve of the battles of New Ulm. Finally, we'll present The Truth in History: Remembering Elden Lawrence. Dr. Lawrence was a fine historian who through his abilities and compassion taught others about the U.S.-Dakota War. The evening concludes with a question-and-answer session.
Meet Us at the Fair
Categories: New Ulm, Pastcasts
We are proud to announce the publication of Meet Us at the Fair: A History of the Brown County Fair. 2017 is the 150th anniversary of the Brown County Fair — long recognized as one of the best in the state. Organized in 1867, it has been an important annual event for generations. In this book, written by historian Daniel J. Hoisington, you'll learn about the people who made it happen. Over the years, the fair was the chance to enjoy a grandstand show, whether it was a country and western singer, a neck-and-neck horse race, or a demolition derby. To young people, the fair meant hard work to compete for a blue ribbon. For others, it offered the thrill of a ride on the Midway, eating a bag of mini-donuts, or dancing to the sounds of a local band. For ordering information: https://www.browncountyfreefair.com

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(LWI) – Affirmation of the Lutheran-Catholic agreement on justification and a call for Anglicans to commemorate the 2017 Reformation anniversary were among ecumenical resolutions adopted by the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) at its recent meeting in Lusaka, Zambia.
Repo was at the ACC as an ecumenical guest representing The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). He presented the call to affirm the substance of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ), which was signed by the LWF and the Roman Catholic Church in 1999. The LWF was also asking Anglicans to recognize the significance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation which will be observed next year.
The governing body invited Anglicans to mark the anniversary by taking part in shared services, study, and mission activities with Lutherans and other ecumenical partners.
The ACC said it "welcomes and affirms the substance" of the JDDJ, which nullified centuries' old disagreements between Catholics and Lutherans over the crucial subject of justification. The ACC resolution stated the shared common understanding by Anglicans and Lutherans that "we are made righteous before God only by grace though faith… and not on account of our works or merits." It also recognized the 1986 statement on Salvation and the Church, in which Anglicans and Catholics declared their agreement on the essential aspects of the doctrine of salvation and the Church's role in it.
With this resolution, the Anglican Communion had underlined "salvation in Christ through faith as a central ecumenical conviction of Christian doctrine and expressed a further sign of our common will to be united in the catholic and apostolic tradition.
By affirming the JDDJ, the Anglican Communion had underlined "salvation in Christ through faith as a central ecumenical conviction of Christian doctrine and expressed a further sign of our common will to be united in the catholic and apostolic tradition," said Repo, bishop of the Tampere diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Two Christian World Communions have endorsed the JDDJ after it was signed in 1999, first Methodists in 2006 and now Anglicans in 2016.
"What I heard from Anglicans, and read in the table group reports, was an appreciation for their support of the ACC-16 resolution, and that the JDDJ is not a closed Lutheran-Roman Catholic text, but one seeking wider and wider reception," Gibaut added.
A more formal, public and celebratoryAnglican-Lutheran reception of these decisions is anticipated in 2017, in the presence of both Lutheran and Roman Catholic representatives. The ACC also encouraged Anglican churches in other regions to explore ways of deepening relationships with LWF member churches in a formal theological way following the guidelines offered in the 2012 Anglican-Lutheran International Commission report To Love and Serve the Lord.
The Anglican Consultative Council facilitates the co-operation of the churches of the Anglican Communion. It advises on the organization and structures of the Communion, and seeks to develop common policies with respect to the world mission of the Church, including ecumenical matters. The Anglican Lutheran dialogue at international level dates back to the 1970s, and is currently conducted through the Anglican-Lutheran International Coordinating Committee.
In 2017, Lutherans and Catholics will mark 50 years of ongoing dialogue, which they elaborate in their recently produced document From Conflict to Communion.


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So, here's a quick overview . . .
Who will be there? Here at RVPC, you'll find friendly people of all ages and backgrounds, in all walks of life!
What will I find? You'll find classic hymns and contemporary praise songs. You'll find messages that help you learn and understand who God really is and what Scripture actually says. We are committed to helping you grow in the love and knowledge of God. What you learn on Sunday will help you know how to think about life and deal with everyday realities through the week.
What should I wear? You'll find everything from casual to dressed-up, from jeans and t-shirts to shirt and tie. Just be yourself and be comfortable, and you'll fit in just fine.
What's the music like? We like to keep it simple. We sing classic hymns, contemporary praise songs, as well as the Psalms. We choose our music carefully, wanting to glorify and honor God in each song we sing.
What about my kids? We love kids. Jesus Himself said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:14 ESV). We believe that worship is a vital part of training and nurturing children in the faith. So we encourage children to stay in the service with their parents whenever possible, but we do offer nursery for the little ones who just can't sit through the service yet. During the Sunday School hour, we have Sunday School classes for adults and kids.
We know there's plenty to think about when you're visiting a church for the first time. It's our hope that getting some of these questions out of the way will make it easier for you to join us for worship. The best way to see what we are all about is to do just that – come join us for worship on Sunday!


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Comment Editor
Leaders debate what exactly?
in Comment / by Comment Editor / on April 7, 2015 at 12:50 pm /
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Thursday saw the first ever seven member leadership debate in the United Kingdom televised on ITV. Due to recent developments in the electoral landscape, where the two party system that so characterises our democracy has come into doubt, it has been warranted that listening to opinions other than the Westminster consensus is now practicable for the public at large.
The three monoliths of Westminster; Labour, Tories, Lib Dems were joined by four outside parties vying for seats in government; the Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the one man party that is UKIP. The debate allowed each leader to submit an opening and closing statement and four (carefully selected) questions were posed by the audience for leaders to answer and then 'debate' amongst (or rather against) themselves.
The two hours were a positively thrilling spectacle of sweaty backstabbing and bickering; the sorts had remained unseen since my days in primary school. In an age where media campaigns act as the best determinant of public opinion, rather than the onus of actual capacity from our 'leaders', it was enlightening to see them placed under the tension of live unedited television.
Due to rather blatant manoeuvring by the Conservative Party, there has been no direct debate between the contenders of the prime ministerial throne; Ed Miliband and David Cameron. Hence the main throng of their offenses were aimed at derailing one another in this chaotic battlefield.
Ed Miliband took the initiative in pushing forward his policy ideas for the future of the United Kingdom with policy seeming to punctate each of his sentences. Miliband was never going to be able to avoid his media image of being awkward and odd, but it is clear that he can at least say what his party wants to achieve, something the media usually ignores for tales of bacon sandwiches. Ed also managed some strong shots at Cameron, especially on failings in the European Union where he managed to secure only a single supporting vote against 26.
David Cameron on the other hand could have easily been replaced with a tape recording with his only salient point being to repeat the dogged mantra of 'follow the long term economic plan, follow the long term economic plan, follow the long term economic plan, follow..' A statement that only reflects the gauche orthodoxy of the Conservative Party as they quest to go back in time to Victorian Britain. But you know, that's fine because rich people had no tax back then. Cameron did however, manage to annoy one audience member enough that she decided to start heckling, especially impressive consider the lack of variation in anything he said.
Nick Clegg, who appeared to have become Cameron's aide for the past five years appeared to be atoning to the general public for forgiveness for the sins he had committed in government. There were charged attacks against Cameron, with the coalition partner seemingly changing form from poodle to Chihuahua. Perhaps, if Clegg had stirred up this kind of fuss earlier in the coalition, his party wouldn't be facing near obliteration in the general election. That he stirred such a fuss towards policy also made it seem as if he was not part of government for the past five years, a fact no one is pretending to have forgotten.
Nonetheless, the other leaders were not just to leave this as a two horse race, with a highland charge led by Nicola Sturgeon in securing strategic victories against both as well as outmanoeuvring Farage in the dreaded 'banter'. Sturgeon came off as diplomatic, emphasising her differences with Labour whilst still showing support that they could work together. Overall, Sturgeon gave a strong performance far surpassing the other leaders, rising above the squabbling whilst still giving her vision of the future.
Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru predominantly aimed her attacks at Labour who formed their main opposition in Wales. Whilst at times, a bit quiet, she succeeded in painting Wales, quite rightly, as an ignored and impoverished part of the UK. It seems that Wood was pushing for votes to ensure that Welsh ministers were not simply treated like another branch of the Labour office much as complaints against Scottish Labour have been raised.
As leader of the Greens, Natalie Bennett provided a somewhat modest performance. She gave some strong points such as bringing up the Syrian refugee crisis as well as highlighting that housing and employment problems were issues of failed governments and not of immigrants. However, these salient points lacked punch, not from to the truths they espoused but due to Bennett's lack of skill as an orator. If facts won the day, Bennett would be a strong contender but this was a gladiatorial arena that needed gusto.
There was also that other man Nigel Farage, who did his best to bring to attention to everyone that immigrants are indeed plotting to destroy the United Kingdom. Nigel's pressured speech and general hyperactive demeanour gave the impression that, alongside his sweatiness and lack of outer third of his eyebrows, that he was in fact, suffering from hyperthyroidism. As the head of a party with policy akin to the reliability of a truant schoolchild, Farage was able to mix and match policy as he wished, trying to wrongfoot every leader. I was impressed by how Farage managed to make immigration a problem for everything; it takes a truly warped and twisted mind to create the connections that he had made. Highlights include blaming the breakdown of the NHS on health tourists with HIV. Thankfully Leanne Wood was able to point out that immigrants are in fact people; a fact that much of the population appear to have forgotten.
Overall, the debate was filled politicians shooting statistics out of their mouths. These obviously have the potential to be made up, as one audience member incensed. If politicians had to cite their statements, the nature of the whole affair would've been fundamentally different. In the end, the debate was fundamentally a battle of personalities and not of facts.
And of course, that due to personal bias, the majority of people will already have made their minds up over who will have won this debate prior to it ever airing. Nonetheless, by comparing to how leaders would be expected to do based on the polls, we can see that two leaders did disproportionately well. These are Nigel Farage and Nicola Sturgeon who polled at approximately equivalent to Ed Miliband and David Cameron. This can only really be described as a triumph for the SNP as a local party that only captures 4% of the national vote.
Nonetheless, the real winners of the debate were women and the smaller parties. They presented a united front against austerity, focusing on human aspects of communities rather than the simple cold mathematics that the other leaders produced. Most of all, these women managed to produce a true vision of change for the United Kingdom, targeting not other parties in meaningless tit for tat tirades but foreign points of policy such as social justice and redistribution. These women showed us a face of politics today that we have not seen in the Westminster bubble. They have shown us what change can look like. It is time we let them make it.
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IPG Media Lab
Five Interesting Things We Learned From Google's 2018 Hardware Event
New "Made by Google" event reveals insights into Google's smart home and service strategies
Image credit: Google
On Tuesday, Google unveiled a series of new hardware products at a "Made by Google" event hosted in NYC. A lot of the new products had been leaked last week, especially the Pixel 3 smartphones, so the event packed few surprises. That being said, Google's announcements reveal a number of interesting things about the way the search giant approaches mobile and the smart home. Here is a roundup of the most interesting things we observed from this event.
Pixel Stand Blurs The Line Between Mobile And Smart Home
Given that this was a Pixel launch event, Google dutifully spent a big portion of its keynote presentation introducing the Pixel 3 phones as well as the Pixel Slate, a new ChromeOS-powered tablet. Both come with some state-of-the-art hardware specs but don't necessarily push any boundary in terms of innovative features. However, Google did announce an intriguing new product called Pixel Stand that seems to reinvent what kind of roles a mobile device can play in the burgeoning smart home space.
Retailing for $79, the Pixel Stand is functionally a wireless charging stand that will work with any smartphone that supports the Qi wireless charging standard (the same one that Apple uses). However, when charging the new Pixel phones, it will activate a special user interface that transforms the stationary phone into a smart clock that users can interact via Google Assistant. Designed to be a bedside alarm clock, the stand would turn on the "Do Not Disturb" mode when docked in at night to ensure minimal distraction. Thanks to the presence of Google Assistant, however, it essentially leverages the Pixel phone's computing powers into creating a voice-activated smart home experience.
This product showcases an interesting vision where the future of the smart home experience could be powered by mobile devices via charging stations or speaker docks. So far, the smart home experience has been powered by dedicated connected home devices, in particular smart speakers. But the phone that we carry around with us all day doesn't just suddenly disappear when we get home, and there is certainly a case to be made about unifying the home and out-of-home experience with one single device for the sake of consistency and continuity.
As phones get bigger and wearable devices such as the Apple Watch continue to mature into competent standalone gadgets, perhaps soon we could take a more hands-off approach to our smartphones when we are at home. The biggest hurdle in realizing that dual modes, however, lies in creating a voice-driven UI that can transform the touchscreen-driven UI of the smartphone into something suitable for the smart home experience. And that seems to be exactly what Google did with the Pixel Stand as it promises to blur the line between mobile and smart home devices.
It's worth noting that Google isn't alone in envisioning this kind of fluid application of smartphones in smart home. Earlier this summer, Amazon released a special charging dock for its Fire tablets that automatically switches any docked tablet into "Show Mode," which provides users with a hands-free Alexa experience a la Echo Show, which Amazon just updated with a whole new design two weeks ago. The smart home ecosystem has so far been largely voice-driven, and bringing mobile screens into the mix could be an effective way to convince consumers that the display is important to the connected home experience.
Google Releases Home Hub To Take On Echo Show
Speaking of Echo Show, Google is also getting in on the smart display space with Google Home Hub. With a compact 7-inch touchscreen, this new addition to the Google Home lineup promises to bring better smart home control to Google households. It comes with a neat, clean dashboard called Home View for controlling all your smart home devices by room or by device. It provides a simple, user-friendly interface that shows you the specific capabilities of each smart home device. Home View is also available via the new Google Home app, furthering pointing to Google's intention to bring mobile into the smart home environment.
Home Hub runs on an expanded version of Google Cast, which Google now refers to as Assistant OS. It is the same interface used on the Lenovo Smart Display, the previous bestseller in the "Google Assistant-powered smart display" category. It is unclear whether Google will extend the new Cast-based OS to smart TVs embedded with Google Cast, but the opportunity is certainly there for Google to push this Assistant OS cross devices. For now, Google was able to work in some nice features that benefit from controlling the entire hardware-software stack. For example, Ambient EQ is a new feature that automatically adjusts the display of Home Hub to the light and hue in the room to make the display look more natural.
It is also worth noting that, unlike the Echo Show or Facebook's new Portal video chat displays, Google choose not to put a camera on the Home Hub, presumably to sidestep the growing privacy concerns among consumers. In fact, Google put a physical mute switch on the back to completely turn off the Home Hub's ability to listen in. So the Home Hub won't be supporting video calls via Google Hangout, but it will work with compatible Nest doorbell cameras to let you see who is at the front door. At the end of the day, Google knows its biggest strength is in providing information, and it has plenty of other avenues to collect data without resorting to putting a camera in your house.
Ultimately, the Google Home product is only as smart as Google Assistant, and sadly there was no major updates announced for the digital assistant. Google did announce that Google Duplex, the impressive AI feature that enables Google Assistant to call restaurants and businesses on your behalf to book reservations or appointments in near-perfect human speech, will start rolling out to Pixel devices over the following month. No word on when they would be coming to the Google Home lineup yet. In addition, Google also announced that the Assistant will be able to screen your incoming calls to filter out the spam calls for Pixel users. This could solve a real problem that frustrate many smartphone users, and may win some good will for Duplex.
Cameras Get Smarter As Google Lens Continues Slow Rollout
Beyond the new Google Assistant features coming to the new Pixel phones, Google also spent some time emphasizing how intelligent the phone's cameras are, going as far as calling it "the world's best camera." Resisting the trend of dual rear cameras, Google chose to stick with a single rear 12.2-megapixel camera for the new Pixel phones. However, both models will have two front-facing cameras. This will allow the phones to take in a wider field of view for including more people in your group selfies.
Beyond technical upgrades, Google is applying its AI smarts to create a cutting-edge camera experience powered by machine learning that goes beyond simply taking good photos and videos. A new Top Shot option will automatically select the best image from a series of burst shots, weeding out the blurry shots or ones where someone blinked. Super Res Zoom promises a sharper focus without optimal zoom by taking multiple frames and AI adjustment. Photobooth uses facial recognition to automatically snap selfies when you smile or "make a funny face." There is also a new Night Shot mode that promises great low-light photography.
In addition to these cool AI-enhanced camera tricks, Google is also integrating Google Lens, its visual search tool, directly into the camera of Pixel phone. Thanks to the new Pixel Core chip, Google says Lens will work instantly in the camera and doesn't need a data connection for many processing tasks. You can now point Lens at sunglasses and shoes to find them online and find similar styles. Google says it is working to expand this shoppable Lens function to other product categories.
Google Lens has had a rather slow roll out. First announced during Google I/O 2017, the visual search tool took almost a year to roll out to all Android and iOS phones via Google Photos in March. But Google Photos proved to be too full of friction for users, so Google soon made Lens accessible on certain Android flagship phones through Google Assistant too, although that list remained rather limited. While integrating Google Lens directly into the new Pixel phone will no doubt greatly increase the accessibility, Pixel's limited sales number likely won't do much to help scale the adoption of this visual search feature.
Visual search is a powerful tool for learning about unknown subjects thanks to the nonverbal nature of object recognition technologies, therefore placing its main focus on discovery rather than convenient access to information and updates on known subjects. Amazon is reportedly teaming up with Snapchat to test a visual search feature that links back to product pages on Amazon.com for purchases, and Pinterest is also making headway with its own visual search product. Facing intensifying competition, Google really needs to make it accessible on a wider range of devices beyond a handful of Android phones, should it like to hold on to its monopoly over search as more and more inquiries shift towards voice and visual searches.
Altogether, these camera-related updates further solidify the "camera-as-input" trend that we have been observing for the past year or so. Mobile camera is being transformed from a dumb viewfinder into an interface where an AI-powered software layer can unlock many new use cases and brand opportunities. Mobile AR is one such example, as Google's new Marvel-themed AR animations and "Playmojis" can attest. For more on how your brand can leverage the camera and mobile AR to enhance your mobile experience, check out our recent post on this topic.
Various YouTube Service Trials Highlight Google's Messy Content Strategy
Another interesting insight into Google's YouTube strategy, or the lack thereof, can be gleaned from the various trials that Google bundled with its new hardware products. You'll get three months of YouTube TV with a Pixel Slate or Pixelbook, 6 free months of YouTube Music if you buy one of the new Pixel 3 phones, and 6 free months of YouTube Premium if you purchase a Home Hub. It is perfectly understandable that Google is trying to match YouTube's streaming services with various hardware products to ensure that, at least for the first couple of months, users can get the best experience of using those devices.
It makes sense that Google is targeting hardware Pixel and Google Home users, who are usually already dedicated Google users, that could be using YouTube subscriptions instead of other music and TV streaming services. Nevertheless, this confusing lineup of free-trial offerings reveals just how messy and incoherent Google's current lineup of YouTube services are. The three different streaming services under the YouTube branding need to be consolidated or better positioned to communicate to consumers exactly what value they'd get from each subscription. As it stands, they only serve to confuse consumers.
Given how much of the connected home experience depends on the integration of hardware and services, it makes sense that Google would be leaning on its services (primarily Google Assistant and YouTube, but also its search, calendar, and shopping services) to sell its hardware products. This is particularly evident when Google handicapped the YouTube functionality of the Echo Show. But there are better things Google could have done to ensure that its customers get the best experience out of their products.
One such way that Google may want to look into is bundling the YouTube services with the hardware products on a monthly subscription plan. As more devices and services become covered under a monthly subscription, we are quickly approaching the age of the "super bundles" where services are not only bundled with each other to appeal to subscribers, but also with physical products. Similar to the Xbox All Access plan that Microsoft launched in August, which bundles new Xbox consoles with Xbox Live subscription for a monthly fee, Google could bundle the YouTube subscriptions (preferably a simplified one that combines all 3 existing services, or at least with delineations that better communicate the different value propositions between them to consumers) with their mobile and smart home services to ensure their customers are getting the best user experience they have to offer.
The Missing Pieces Reveal Google's Realigned Priorities
It is also telling tonote the things that are missing from Google's launch event this week. The real-time translating Pixel Buds smart earbuds that Google introduced last year with Pixel 2 are nowhere to be seen, getting no mention at all even as an accessory option for the new Pixel phones. Similarly, the ill-fated Google Clips AI camera seemed all but forgotten. The Daydream View mobile VR headset got an update at last year's launch event, but was curiously absent this year.
Judging by its business model, Google is, after all, a services company that makes its profits by collecting data and selling ads. All the hardware products it launched this week are intended to help Google maintain consumer touchpoints, be it mobile or smart home, to ensure easy access to its services and ads. To that end, it makes total sense that things like Pixel Buds and Google Clips, both of which offer little advertising prospect, would be low-priority products that do not warrant yearly updates. The absence of a new Daydream View headset is indicative of the lagging adoption of VR in general and the shift of investment and interest towards AR.
Looking at the products that did make it on to the stage on Tuesday, it is clear that Google is doubling down on applying AI and machine learning on existing, proven devices. The Pixel Stand is perhaps the only real surprise here, but even that is essentially a bridge between two established product categories. (Home Hub is technically a new product for Google, but smart displays powered by Google Assistant are certainly not a new thing at this point.) Google tends to make hardware devices primarily as a reference device for third-party manufacturers, as is the case with Android devices, but with a realigned focus on smart home, it would seem that Google intends to get more serious with its hardware products. Part of Google's motivations is to keep up with Amazon's Alexa and defend its market share in search, but more importantly, it is about extending Google's services into the home space.
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import ai.elimu.model.Contributor;
import ai.elimu.model.content.Number;
import ai.elimu.model.content.Word;
import ai.elimu.model.enums.Locale;
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import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
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The Last Pentacle of the Sun
Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three
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Paperback : 9781551521626, 208 pages, 2004
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On May 5, 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas, three eight-year-old boys were brutally murdered. They were found bound ankle to wrist with their own shoelaces, severely beaten, and dumped in a nearby stream.
A month later, detectives finally made three arrests: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr--teenagers who just didn't fit in: they wore black, listened to heavy metal, and read horror novels. Despite the lack of evidence, the three young misfits were convicted. Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr are in prison for life, while Damien Echols, considered the "ringleader," is on death row, awaiting lethal injection.
The Last Pentacle of the Sun is the first collection of writings in support of the these boys known as the West Memphis Three. Collected in the book are dark fiction by some of the world's best, case-related essays by observers and participants, including lyrics by Metallica, and illustrations by Clive Barker.
The Last Pentacle of the Sun is a fundraiser for the Damien Echols Defense Fund. All material has been donated, and all proceeds will go towards legal efforts to ensure that this miscarriage of justice is reconciled.
Contributors include
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, directors of the film Paradise Lost I & II (about the WM3)
Metallica frontman James Hetfield
journalist Mara Leveritt
WM3 activists Grove Pashley and Burk Sauls authors Caitlin R. Kiernan, James Morrow, Mike Oliveri, Peter Straub, and Poppy Z. Brite
comedian and activist Margaret Cho
and legendary horror writer Clive Barker
Illustrations by Clive Barker and photographs by Grove Pashley
This is a definite must-read book for fans, et al.
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... the stories are all good reads. ... The most striking inclusion, however, is an open letter to Stephen King and Anne Rice written by Mara Leveritt, asking why they've not voiced their support for the West Memphis Three who, after all, were persecuted for reading their books. Good question. Maybe they're waiting for volume 2?
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Emma Watson Gets Kids Excited About Hockey in London!
Emma Watson is a former hockey player and she's doing her part to get schoolchildren excited about the sport ahead of the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup.
The 28-year-old actress visited a school in East London with some of England Hockey's female athletes as part of the launch event for the new charity Hockey Futures.
"Hockey was a big part of my life growing up and I'm thrilled that England Hockey are committed to making the sport more accessible to children all over the country through the launch of Hockey Futures. Hockey is the nation's most gender equal sport and it was fantastic to visit a Hockey Futures session at Thorpe Hall primary school and see children playing together, learning new skills – and teaching me some new hockey tricks too!" Emma said in a statement.
Emma played hockey as a youngster and also as a student at Brown University!
Emma Watson & Tech CEO Brendan Wallace Share a Smooch Over Lunch!
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During one of my three years in high school woodshop, the instructor from the metal shop next door came over and asked our teacher if he could talk to us. Getting our attention, he held up what looked like a flat strip of gold, a bit more than a foot in length and maybe just under a quarter inch wide. It was a metal strip of extremely thin brass, not gold, and so paper-thin that it curled and dangled like a coiled ribbon.
He said that it came from one of his students, and proceeded to tell us what the kid had done with it. The student apparently got it into his head that it would be a good idea to polish it, and took it to a bench grinder outfitted with a pair of wooly buffing wheels. He wrapped the ends of the strip around his index fingers, turned on the grinder and held the strip of brass against one of the buffing wheels. The metal polished nicely for a few seconds, then caught in the buffing wheel. In a fraction of a second, the metal strip wrapped in the wheel, which zipped the strip out of the student's grasp, sending his neatly severed index fingers – one on each hand – flying. One landed 10 feet away, we were told. Understand, this was the '60s; reattaching them wasn't an option.
The metal shop teacher shared this with us as a cautionary tale, and I've never forgotten it to this day. None of us saw the accident happen, nor saw the evidence of its aftermath; there wasn't even any blood on the brass strip that you could see. But I didn't need to see either the accident or its gory aftermath for the message to be permanently etched in my mind. I'm guessing – hoping – that reading the previous paragraph sent chills up your spine.
One of the woodworking forums recently posted a link to another (non-woodworking) Web site that showed the aftermath of a lathe accident where a careless worker caught a loose sleeve in the motor. This was a big metalworking lathe, and when it pulled the worker in there was little left – as the several gory pictures, taken from a number of different angles, showed clearly. I've never seen anything like it. Nor do I want to again.
With that warning given me by that metal shop teacher some 40-plus years ago, a simple description of what happened along with my knowledge of tools and my own imagination were all that was necessary to forever remind me of the danger that student put himself in. That should also be all that it takes for you, too. You don't need photos.
If your imagination isn't good enough to supply the details and make you learn the message, then you have no business setting foot in a woodshop.


In general, only limited numbers of Slovak journalists have declared membership in journalism associations. In late 2016, it could be estimated that perhaps only 10 percent of Slovak journalists (if we exclude students, pensioners and freelancers) were members of the largest journalism organisation, the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists (SSN).
The largest journalism organisation, the SSN, has always been somewhere between (weak and initially informal) trade union organisation and professional organisation. Since 2015, SSN in its Statute defines itself as both "trade union" and "professional (guild)" organisation. However, a more detailed analysis shows that the trade union role of the SSN is rather limited. Formally, a regular member of SSN can ask for support in labour conflicts as well as ask for social help according to Statute of the Social Fund. Social support can be provided in a form of reimbursement of medicines (max 50 percent of purchasing price, but also max €50,00), then a regular member can ask for financial support during an unemployment period (must be registered at the labour office for at least six months and income per family member can not be higher that 1.5 minimum of standard of living). The support during unemployment can be of maximum 300,00 €. Both types of support can be provided only once in 12 months. In addition, there is the possibility of ad hoc financial help during personal emergency situations which are subject to a special approval.
However, SSN lost the majority of its savings (some €100,000) which were kept in its Social Fund in the last years. The money from the Social Fund were invested in two big projects that failed in years 2011-2012. Nevertheless, the SSN is able to financially cover all requests for social help from other sources, namely from the (state-supported) Literary Fund and the Clean Word Foundation.
These low levels of financial support suggest a merely symbolic role of the SSN in providing social support for its members in need (and thus acting as a traditional trade union). In other words, the SSN offers only symbolic financial help. For example, an average salary in 2016 was estimated at around €900, while minimal wage was €405 in 2016. It can be estimated that the journalists employed full-time earned around €460 regionally, and between €700 up to 1,130 (gross) in and around the capital city.
Interestingly, SSN mentions that it can provide financial support during a strike. However, this type of financial support should be regulated by a special status. This status does not exist. Similarly, there are not known cases when SSN was actually involved in collective bargaining related to collective contracts with employers.
Both regular and irregular members are obliged to express solidarity when enforcing basic rights of SSN members as well as other partner organisations of the International Federation of Journalists.


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Enzmann 506
The Enzmann 506 was a Swiss automobile manufactured from 1957 until the late 1960s (some sources claim 1969 as the final year). The company purchased new Volkswagens, unbolted the Beetle body shells from the floorpans, and refitted them with elegant fiberglass bodywork produced by a boatyard in Grandson. Some 100 cars were produced, and you could also buy separate fiberglass bodies to make the assembly yourself.
The car's name—506—was nothing more than the stand number under which Enzmann debuted their creation at the 1957 Frankfurt Auto Show. Volkswagen engines, naturally, were fitted as standard, but the similar Porsche 356 powerplant was also easy to fit into the Beetle chassis. Some owners were also bold enough to add Okrasa tuning parts to these engines, with MAG or Judson Superchargers.
As of 2009, it was reported that one could still buy an Enzmann body kit from the descendants of the car's creator.
Chris Rees, Rob de la Rive Box, Ton Lohman, 1998-1999 Classic Car Buyer's Guide.
David Burgess Wise and Lance Cole (eds.), The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
Candace Weir, Dr J.Douglas Hale, Art History Prorfessor ASU, Tempe AZ, as a Roades Scholar recipient, in 1960, brought an Enzmann with a sliding top to Tempe, AZ.
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The University of Auburn-Montgomery advanced to the 1990 NAIA College World Series championship game and Tyler Williams sealed the win.
Williams went six innings of relief and gave up just two hits to St. Francis as Auburn-Montgomery prevailed 4-3.
Williams went on from that performance to soon turn pro. His pro career, however was brief. He played a single season, 17 outings.
Williams' career began and ended that year, signed by the Mariners as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn-Montgomery.
Williams played his high school ball in Iowa at Davenport North. He's included on a long list of Iowans who became professional athletes.
He then played at Auburn-Montgomery from 1988 to 1990. Auburn-Montgomery came up short in the 1990 NAIA title game against Lewis-Clark State College, 9-4.
With the Mariners, Williams played his year at short-season Bellingham. He got into 17 games, all in relief. He picked up one loss, two saves and a 4.55 ERA to mark the extent of his career.


I have recently felt the desire to talk about things that have an impact on our lives that are not just adoption. They are things that can lead to adoption and things that adoptive couples may have lived through. But the topic today is not about adoption. This is an issue I haven't talked about much. It hurts and it's real and I know FAR too many people who have dealt with the loss of a pregnancy. The most recent is someone I went to high school with. We weren't close in high school but I knew of her and her sister. I heard about her loss shortly after it happened and was struck by this picture.
Another friend of mine had an ectopic pregnancy with many complications and was farther along than most ectopic pregnancies when they found out. She shared this on her blog.
I asked, "What makes a Mother?"
When your baby's not with you?
But there's no need to stay.
I got to come straight here!"
I'm your baby and I am here"
There is no way to heal a broken heart from pregnancy loss. It's a very sensitive subject and shouldn't be taken lightly. Daniel and I have dealt with the pains of pregnancy loss and there is no way to describe the feelings that a mother goes through during that time. I clearly remember laying on the floor pleading that the pain would stop. It was feelings I'd never felt before. I've known the pain of placement. Choosing a better life for my child but in a form loosing them. Never did I imagine that pain I would feel when I would loose my child without a choice. I've often thought of the little babes that were too perfect for this earth. They have a mommy and daddy who love them very much. I can't help but cry when I read the following poem.
So there is no need to cry.
Just beyond the morning sky.
When you could barely stand.
And watched her take your hand.
Then gave your hand to me.
Or see me by your side.
While I wiped each tear you cried.
A rainbow lights the way.
To read more about stories about pregnancy loss you can read Emily and Danielle's story. I went to high school with both of these girls and they truly are amazing women. Thank you both for allowing me to share your story of my blog.
These are GREAT resources that can be helpful to many people dealing with this type of a loss.


When a man dreams things from the past, you'd think he'd be able to rearrange them in new sequences to please himself. But no. In my dreams, it all happens as it happened, and I see it and be it again and again and the confusion never wears off.
People drift to the valley called the Sink out of loneliness, hardship or an affinity with the land. It is an isolated place, with a swamp and an old white bridge and the forest encroaching from all sides. The solitude is tangible. But when a mysterious creature is suddenly on the loose, killing livestock and preying on everyone's deepest fears, four inhabitants find themselves unexpectedly in one another's company – with chilling results.


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Doctor Who Review - Story 77 - 4C "The Sontaran Experiment"
When we last left our intrepid time adventurers the Doctor and his companions Harry Sullivan and Sarah Jane mith had just saved the remains of the human race from the Wirrn, a race of six-foot tall space flies. Orbiting Earth in their space-ark on board the Space Station Nerva the humans need a trans-mat (think Star Trek teleporter) beam to get down to the surface, however something's wonky with the one on the station, so the Doctor and his buddies decide to beam down to Earth and fix it.
When they get there they notice that London in the far, far future is much less inhabited than they remember. In fact, it's grown over and looks a lot less like London and more like Dartmoor where the episode was filmed. They soon discover that they are not alone, and in fact there are other humans there who have been drawn to the dead planet by a distress call. The 'astronauts' are from one of Earth's many colonies, and when informed that there are a bunch of "super-humans" on board Nerva they aren't too impressed. They are, however, paranoid and turns out that they've been hunted by some monster since they arrived, and several members of the original crew have vanished.
Mister Potato Head? Oops sorry, it's just Styre the Sontaran
After all three explorers are separated by various stupid plot devices (Harry falls down a crevasse, Sarah Jane just falls in with one of the astronauts, they all discover that they're being manipulated by an advance Sontaran scout and his tin robot. Sontarans are a returning alien race in the Whoniverse, looking quite like potatoes with eyes, they're all clones of one-another and a most militaristic race indeed. They been at war with their solar-system neighbors the Rutan host for centuries, but are in this time period, search for other planets to invade. The scout, who is called Styre, has been sent by the Sontaran Empire to text the limits of the human race prior to a massive invasion. He freely experiments on the astronauts, starving, torturing and forcing them to perform ridiculous strength tests to discern whether or not they'll be a factor in their invasion.
This is a Sontaran
The single sontaran is no match for our intrepid gang, and all is set right. There is a singularly hilarious moment when the Doctor actually fights Styre in hand-to-hand combat, however apparently Tom Baker had broken his collarbone in an earlier stunt, and was replaced in the sequence by a stunt-man.
Thankfully this story was only two episodes, and while it showcases the BBC's ability to shoot an entire story on location (and conveniently not have to move the TARDIS prop) it's brevity is matched only by it's complete silliness. Sontarans alone, while in number are quite strong, are pretty weak, though still strong enough to capture several frail humans. In the revived series Sontarans would be redesigned to look a bit less silly and have been pumped up in strength, but still fall short of being a "classic" villain race like the Daleks or Cybermen.
Still they have a decent amount of collectibles, though most are based on their more recent appearances. The current Character Options line of 5 inch figures sports a number of different Sontarans, including named characters and generic army-builder "troopers". There's even a 4 pack with three Sontarans and a Donna Noble figure from last season's "The Sontaran Stratagem." Being a "classic" alien race they've been made into all sorts of odds and sods, including this 3 inch metal figurine that I found on eBay:
This review would not be complete if I omitted a couple of salient pieces of trivia (oxymoron much?). First, the TARDIS does not make an appearance in this episode at all. Secondly, the entire hour of story was filmed on location with no interiors at all. There are a few shots of the inside of Styre's space pod, but it's not a full set. Strangely the Sontarans don't have communication devices in their ships either, Styre uses a separate view screen to talk to his superiors, which becomes unintentionally funny when you realize that both Sontarans are being played by the same actor in the same costume. It's also a continuation of the long "arc" story that began with Robot our first review. The story ends with the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Ian beaming back to Space Station Nerva. Of course, their beam doesn't quite reach the station right away, and we're set up for an epic six-part episode that we'll be reviewing next.
This story is also too short to have much future impact on the Doctor or his mates. There's very little character development here, though there are a few funny moments with Sarah Jane and Harry, it's clear that the writers were kind of in a quandry because of the casting of Baker. Baker was much younger than they had expected, so they had created the character of Harry Sullivan to be the younger, more action oriented character. In fact, Sullivan is also a medical doctor so he serves many of the same functions as our main Doctor.
Our next story promises much, much more, just from it's title alone: next up - The Genesis of the Daleks
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I've just been doing a bit of catching up on spanking blogs after a week or so in which my vanilla life completely took over. It's not been a long break, but I haven't really thought about kink much at all, and despite my extensive collection of drafts and post ideas I'm finding it a bit tough to get back into the blogging headspace.
I love Sinn's posture of surrender, her bowed head and the elegant line of her back. I love the natural light in these shots (as in much of Sinn's work), the subtle lines of light and shadow across the thighs, and the way the sunlight catches the line of the strap, naturally calling attention to it.
Who doesn't like old-style Girl Guide uniforms? I love them, and I also love candid shots of actors having fun in between the serious posing. Spanking shoots are mostly, in my experience, extraordinarily camp, silly affairs, and it's always nice to get a glimpse of the fun reality behind the fantasy.
I'm not so keen on the composition of this one - a landscape picture would have worked better to get all three figures in - but I love the facial expressions of the two girls.
The first thing that struck me was the perfect bubble curve of Sophia's pinkened bottom. Once I was looking, I noticed her shapely legs; the elegant lift of one foot; the intensity in the top's expression, and the incredibly real look on her face. Flushed, slightly sweaty - breathless - absorbed - overwhelmed. It's halfway between distress and ecstasy. I love feeling like that.
I love the impression of motion in this one, the sense that Kay has just been tipped, indignant, over Ashley's lap. Kay also has the most deliciously rounded bottom which is shown off perfectly by this low angle. Lovely!
Unnamed models on Cutie Spankee, in "The Teacher's Humiliation"
Like all the photography to come out of Cutie Spankee, the lighting, colouring and composition in this shot are exceptional, a cut above most of the images that come out of the UK and US spanking studios. But this image leapt out at me, not only because of the beauty of the models, but because of its surreality. Clicking through and reading the scene synopsis I learn that one teacher is being humiliated by another by being forced to wear tight student gym shorts. But at first glance, it's deliciously weird: the inexplicable stepladder, placing the spankee's bottom almost level with the top's head; the bizarre combination of tight shorts with smart jacket; the dramatic yet completely unnecessary pot plant in the background. Out of context, it's dreamlike in its weirdness, and I find that very exciting. Anything could happen!
Leia-Ann Woods spanking Kami Robertson, Emma Bishop and Donna Davenport on Northern Spanking in "Behind the Bike Sheds". I didn't initially realise that the first photo was from the same set as the second two, since it didn't include the distinctive purple blazers (I would have been SO happy if those had been the uniform at my school).
There's lots of things I like about these pics. The atmospheric, nostalgic set and props really work for me. I love the wooden chest under the desk and the red leather teacher's chair.
The first shot is a great three-figure composition - the cane slicing a line across the middle, pointing from Ms Woods (who is given classic cinematic right-hand dominance in the frame) to the two girls. Kami's gracefully vulnerable body language. Donna's curious, slightly tense over-shoulder peek.
Ms Woods looks stunning in the second photo, directing a witheringly beautiful "you're next" look at Donna over the hapless girl across her lap.
And the third one caps it off - a between-takes candid shot of spanker and spankee grinning at each other while Leia-Ann blows on her hand to cool it. The implication of the hard hand spanking she's just given makes this behind-the-scenes shot, for me, one of the hottest of all.


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Q: Elisp: How do you combine interactive "r" with interactive "p"? I have an existing command (increment-numbers-in-region) which is declared using interactive "r" to get region start and end points as arguments. I would now like to extend this command to take a prefix argument as well. Is there a way to combine interactive "r" with interactive "p" or should I go about it in some other way?
I guess I could write a command which uses interactive "p" only, and then read point and mark from the command body, but it feels like that might not be the most idiomatic way.
Any ideas?

A: C-hf interactive RET
"To get several arguments, concatenate the individual strings, separating them by newline characters."
(defun increment-numbers-in-region (start end arg)
  (interactive "r\np")
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El aeropuerto de Sapporo-Okadama (空港 丘 空港 空港 Sapporo Okadama Kūkō) (IATA: OKD, ICAO: RJCO) es una terminal aérea ubicada a 4 NM al norte de Sapporo, en la isla de Hokkaido. Su servicio programado de línea aérea se limita a vuelos de turbohélice a otras ciudades en Hokkaidō, ya que los aviones más grandes utilizan el Nuevo Aeropuerto de Chitose, que se encuentra a 45 km (28 millas) al sur de Saporro. El aeropuerto de Saporro también es utilizado por las Fuerzas de Autodefensa de Japón y por operadores de aviación corporativos y generales: una instalación adyacente alberga el centro de control de tráfico aéreo de Hokkaido y la región de Tohoku, además de ser el aeropuerto base de Hokkaido Air System

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Okadama fue construido entre 1942 y 1944 como un campo de aviación para el Ejército Imperial Japonés. Después de la rendición de Japón ante los Estados Unidos en 1945 y terminando la Segunda Guerra Mundial, las Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército de los Estados Unidos tomaron el aeródromo para usarlo como una base de entrenamiento hasta el final de la ocupación estadounidense en 1952. Después de la ocupación, el campo volvió a las Fuerzas de Autodefensa de Japón.

Las operaciones comerciales comenzaron en junio de 1956 cuando North Japan Airlines comenzó a prestar servicios a Memanbetsu y posteriormente lo hizo All Nippon Airways en 1966. Estas líneas aéreas operaron  aeronaves de hélice en el aeropuerto durante la década de 1970, principalmente utilizando turbohélices NAMC YS-11. Aunque la pista principal del aeropuerto se amplió de 1.000 a 1.500 m en 1967, la mayoría del tráfico programado migró al nuevo aeropuerto de Chitose, que estaba mejor equipado para manejar aviones más grandes. En 1974, Toa (North Japan Airlines) cesó sus operaciones en Okadama y ANA estableció una nueva filial: Air Nippon, para gestionar los vuelos de los YS-11 en el aeropuerto. ANA más tarde reemplazó sus YS-11 con turbopropulsores más silenciosos Bombardier Dash 8.

En 1995, la ciudad de Sapporo propuso extender la pista a 2.000 m para permitir el servicio de jets en Okadama,lo que provocó protestas de los residentes y vecinos, y fue abandonado en 1996. En 1998, los residentes locales acordaron una ligera expansión de la pista de aterrizaje a cambio de un límite de 44 despegues y aterrizajes diarios.

ANA, que representó el 80% del tráfico de pasajeros en Okadama, cesó las operaciones de Okadama en 2010, dejando a Hokkaido Air System (filial de JAL), como el único operador programado del aeropuerto. La terminal del aeropuerto (operada por una compañía del 26% propiedad del gobierno de Sapporo) operaba con un ligero beneficio hasta el año fiscal 2009, pero la salida de grupo ANA en el aeropuerto llevó sus finanzas a una pérdida neta. Actualmente HAS continúa atendiendo el aeropuerto utilizando los turbohélices Saab 340. En noviembre de 2013, Fuji Dream Airlines operó un vuelo charter regional a Okadama desde el aeropuerto de Komaki en Nagoya, el primer servicio de jet de pasajeros en la historia del aeropuerto y actualmente opera vuelos de temporada a Shizuoka.

Aerolíneas y destinos
En este aeropuerto operan las siguientes aerolíneas.

Galería de fotos

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Sitio web oficial

Okadama

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Peak season for deer-car collisions begins in New Jersey
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Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerA dead deer lies on the side of Amwell Road in Hillsborough in this 2006 file photo.
It's a tough time of the year for Bambi.
Last week, a small, white-tailed doe caused a three-car collision on busy Route 10 in Parsippany Township. The animal was hit by a car in the eastbound lanes, hurled over a dividing barrier into the opposite lanes, and then crashed through a motorist's windshield, seriously injuring her.
The episode was an ugly, yet common scenario that is increasing nationally, experts say.
"The total number of collisions with deer in the nation have grown by 21 percent in the past five years, while the number of miles driven by motorists in the nation is up only by 2 percent," said Dick Luedke of State Farm Insurance, which tracks deer collisions. "That tells us that there are either more deer out there or we are not doing as good a job at avoiding them as we did five years ago. Maybe both are true."
This is the peak season for such incidents, the Department of Environmental Protection warned motorists last week.
Avoiding them is difficult. "Deer are most active during dawn and dusk, and this is the time of year when our major commuting hours also are at dawn and dusk," said Lawrence Herrighty, deputy director of the state Division of Fish and Wildlife.
He said it is also the beginning of the breeding season.
"Although the peak of the rut or breeding is usually a week before Thanksgiving, deer are becoming active. Male deer, particularly, will start chasing the does around, and they are not cognizant of cars as they run," he added.
The Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says November is the peak season for crashes involving deer. Data from the Institute and wildlife officials nationwide show collisions increasing in late September, peaking in November and slowly ebbing by February. Another bump in collisions occurs in May and June — when does are giving birth.
In New Jersey, said Herrighty, most deer-car collisions happen in the suburbs.
"We've dropped the deer herd from 200,000 to about 118,000 in areas where we have hunting. But the deer populations are growing in suburban areas, which offer good habitat for deer and have very little hunting activity occurring," he said.
Suburban Morris County, where last week's serious accident occurred, collected 1,634 deer carcasses from its roads in 2009. It was one of the first counties to open its parks to deer hunting to cull herds.
Collisions and environmental damage prompted Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. to launch an aggressive campaign three years ago to reduce the deer.
"Number one, we began hunts to cull the deer. Number two, we are using these new reflectors," he said, referring to 417 roadside devices installed since 2008 that are having success in preventing deer from walking into the path of cars at night.
The "DeerDeter" devices are triggered by the headlights of passing cars, setting off a strobe light and an audio alert. The use of sound is why makers of the device contend it is more effective than mere reflecting devices used in the past with mixed results.
"It doesn't scare the deer, but it causes them to pause. The devices also have a computer chip and a solar-charging battery we believe lasts for five years, and you don't have to keep re-aligning them as you do with the other reflectors," said Ed Mulka of JAFA Technologies, the South Jersey company that created the devices.
DiVincenzo said deer collisions are down in Essex County, noting 363 carcasses were removed from county roads in 2008, 284 in 2009 and 76 so far this year.
The state Department of Transportation reported 6,028 deer carcasses were removed from state roads in 2009, but there is no database on annual deer collisions in New Jersey. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, noting state reports on deer accidents are inconsistent, conservatively estimates 1.5 million car accidents nationwide each year involving deer, resulting in $1 billion in damage.
About 150 people are killed and 10,000 injured in those accidents, the NHTSA concluded.
But motorists in New Jersey are fairing better than drivers in 28 other states, according to State Farm, which ranks the Garden State as a "medium risk" area for hitting deer. There are 16 "high risk" states, such as Pennsylvania, where the odds a motorist will collide with a deer in the next 12 months is 1 in 85. West Virginia tops the list for the fourth consecutive year, with a 1 in 42 chance.
In New Jersey, the odds are 1 in 183.
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Bless the Rains Down in Alabama – The Impact of Rainfall on Hay Production
Posted by: Justin Miller
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Move over Toto. The rains have now been blessed in Alabama, but maybe a little too much. This summer, the state has seen several periods of persistent rainfall leaving many hay producers behind schedule with their harvesting.
In fact, the USDA reports that only 53 percent of forages for hay production in Alabama have received a second cutting. Around this time last year, that number was at 73 percent. However, it is important to note that producers intentionally cut some forages, such as fescue, only once a year. This delayed production, along with other factors, have producers wondering what this will mean for forage quality and the overall picture.
Impact on Quality
Leanne Dillard, a forage specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, said rainfall's biggest impact on hay is a reduction in forage quality.
"This reduction in quality happens either as a result of delayed cutting because there is no window to cut, cure and bale the hay or because the hay gets rained on after it is cut," Dillard said.
While it is true that taller grass would increase the quantity or yield of hay produced, it also means the quality of the forage takes a hit. As grass grows taller, there is a significant decrease in some important nutritive values. Therefore, cutting hay on a regular schedule is crucial to ensuring forages have high levels of needed nutrients.
"The longer a field goes between cuttings, the more mature the forage will be," she said. "While this will increase fiber, it decreases crude protein and energy. The forage will also be less digestible."
Insect and Disease Pressures
An increase in the frequency of rainfall also impacts other factors—such as insect and disease pressures. Katelyn Kesheimer, an Alabama Extension entomology and plant pathology specialist, said that insects are unique in the fact that they react differently to weather events.
"Some insects thrive in hot and dry weather, and some do better in this wet weather we've been having," Kesheimer said. "After rain events, fire ants and fall armyworms are two major pests that can cause issues for producers."
It is not unusual to see more fire ant mounds after it rains. However, Kesheimer notes the fire ants were already working to establish their mound and tunnels beforehand. One of the biggest issues that fire ants cause for hay producers is the increased difficulty navigating equipment around the larger mounds.
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The bigger issue producers will face is an invasion of fall armyworms. According to Kesheimer, the state has already witnessed high populations earlier this year. The frequent rainfall will not help the situation.
"Fall armyworms can be especially problematic at this point in the summer following rainy periods," she said. "This is further exacerbated if it's too wet for producers to get in the field and treat."
Another insect that needs to be on people's radar is the bermudagrass stem maggot. Kesheimer said, like fall armyworms, bermudagrass stem maggots are present in the state and fields need to be treated. If rainfall keeps producers out of the field to treat, yield loss can increase.
When it comes to diseases, Dillard said producers should keep an eye out for signs of rust.
"Producers may see more signs of rust on some forages, but it should correct itself once it dries out," Dillard said. "In areas that are persistently wet, producers may see a thinning of the stand, especially with bermudagrass, which does not tolerate water-logged soils."
Current Production Status
The status of hay yield and quality in Alabama is difficult to pinpoint. This is because hay numbers are less reported than other agricultural crops. However, by talking with producers and evaluating their area of the state, Alabama Extension professionals can offer an estimation on the status of hay production.
Gerry Thompson, an Extension animal sciences and forages regional agent serving the Tennessee Valley region, said that much of the hay produced in the area is fescue. Because fescue is a cool-season crop, these producers fared well with their harvest.
"We had plenty of moisture and good growing conditions in the spring when fescue is actively growing," Thompson said. "A dry spell from mid-May until around early June allowed most producers to get their fescue hay baled without much fear of it being rained on."
Bermudagrass producers in the area have not been as lucky with their hay production. By mid-June, Thompson said rainfall started frequently occurring, becoming a hindrance for many producers.
"The bermudagrass producers have really struggled," he said. "The high number of cloudy, overcast days, combined with lower-than-normal temperatures, have not favored bermudagrass production."
Overall, the frequency of rain has made it difficult for producers in north Alabama to get their hay harvested. Kent Stanford, an Extension animal sciences and forages specialist, said many of the producers that would have made a second cutting in June have struggled to get that done.
"Some producers that I have talked to say they are two to three weeks behind, which leads to overly mature hay with lower quality," Stanford said. "Looking at the current forecasts, it does not seem like this status will improve anytime soon."
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Josh Elmore, an Extension animal sciences and forages regional agent in central Alabama, said producers in his area have fared much better than their counterparts to the north.
"Hay production in the central part of the state is on schedule for the most part," Elmore said. "Producers continue to dodge these storm events as best they can. Some producers have been able to get their second cutting in, while others are still waiting for a good window."
Moving to south Alabama, conditions echo those in the northern parts of the state. Kevan Tucker, the county Extension coordinator for Clarke County, said after the dry period in mid-May through early June, recent rainfall has been a welcomed sight in some situations but not in others.
"The rainfall over the last five or six weeks has been welcomed for pastures, as well as for hay growth, but not for hay harvest," Tucker said. "Many of the fields cut in May are ready to be cut again with several past ideal maturity."
Tucker said a few producers have attempted to cut hay over the last couple of weeks. However, none of them have not been able to bale it. Like in many parts of the state, continued rainfall is decreasing the quality of the forages day by day.
What does all of this mean for the future?
"The good news is there will be plenty of hay when the weather finally breaks," Stanford said."The bad news is it will be lower quality than a producer wants and needs."
This decrease in quality brings into question the quality of winter feeding for livestock. Just because there is something there to eat, does not mean that it is providing the necessary nutrients for survival.
Dillard said if a producer misses the prime window for harvesting their forages, they should perform a quality test on the hay once it is baled. This will allow them to know the exact forage quality prior to planning supplementation for their livestock. For information on this process, see the Extension publication Collecting Forage Samples for Laboratory Analysis.
Planning is also going to be key for bringing animals through the fall and winter. Kim Mullenix, an Extension associate professor specializing in animal sciences, said producers need to think about next steps in the event of a high-quality hay shortage.
"A shortage of hay may push producers to seek alternatives strategies for carrying cattle through the winter," Mullenix said. "The following strategies are alternatives that producers can use, but they require advanced planning."
Stockpiling. The state is approaching a window where producers could manage perennial grasses for fall or winter stockpiling. This could help extend grazing into the traditional "forage gap" period in the state.
Planting winter annuals. Early fall is the time to plant winter annual forages. It is important to have seed on hand so producers can plant when the weather breaks.
Alternative feeds. Should producers need to stretch their hay supplies, they can use alternative feed ingredients such as cotton gin trash.
The Extension content piece Coping with Winter Feeding Needs is also a great resource that details several strategies producers can use to make their supplies last through the winter.
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by Elle Breezy May 2, 2013
Verbiage offers up his latest project, Inflection Point, in a five-song set that positions him as a rhymesayser to keep an eye on. Playing piano since age five and landing on projects for J Hood, Young Buck, Rich Boy and Yukmouth as a producer, the musician is pressing on as a solo artist after those projects were shelved. "Inflection Point" is a mathematical term that means significant change, so instead of using his production, used Anom the Phenom's tracks on the first four tracks and deleted negative energy from the past. "League of My Own" is an epic introduction, "Future Trap" showcases Verbiage's gritty commercial potential, and on "King of Kings," Verb calls out the inner royalty amid naysayers.
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'Dead to Me' Season 2 Features Surprise 'Married... With Children' Reunion for Christina Applegate
By Kyle Phillippi - May 13, 2020 12:08 am EDT
Dead To Me is known for its twists-and-turns. The hit Netflix series may only feature ten 30-minute episodes, but each installment is bound to feature a cliff-hanger. In having such a fast-paced show, Dead To Me excels in delivering surprises. One of those moments occurred in the latest season when Katey Sagal made an unexpected cameo. Sagal appeared on the show as the mother of Linda Cardellini's character, Judy. She was incarcerated and only appeared briefly during a visit to the prison waiting room.
With Sagal being such a commodity, there's a good chance she could return in Season 3 and reunite on-screen finally with the show's star, Christina Applegate, who previously was the daughter of Sagal on Married... With Children. Speaking with TV Line, Liz Feldman explained how it might be possible Sagal's cameo isn't the beloved star's last. "We knew early in this season that we were going to introduce Judy's mom, but you have to wait until there's a script [and] a shoot date… before casting anyone," she revealed in the interview. "We were looking for somebody that you could really believe would be Judy's mom, so somebody who looks somewhat like her. But also somebody that could really balance out the comedy and her grit that we were looking for in this woman." When told Sagal would be filling the spot, she laughed thinking it was just too ironic. "I was like, 'Oh my God that's insane and… I love it.' It was just wonderfully ironic."
In 2017, Sagal spoke with ABC News about the iconic Married... With Children show 30 years after it aired. "We had great chemistry together," she said at the time. "I just remember going to work and laughing all the time, and I'm not exaggerating." She also shared that she was a little hesitant that this would all work out in the end. "I remember reading the script and thinking, 'This is hysterically funny, but no one will watch it because it's just too outside the box. We'll get canceled immediately,'" she said. "It was on a network nobody had heard of." The second season of Dead To Me can be streamed on Netflix as can the first 10 episodes in the first season.
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Daryl Mitchell says the first hour could be crucial to Worcestershire's victory hopes on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship clash with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
The home side will resume on 53-2 – still 143 in arrears – in their second innings on a deteriorating pitch after Mitchell scored 161 to steer Worcestershire to maximum batting points.
That followed on from the County also securing maximum bowling points in dismissing Northants for 238.
Mitchell told BBC Hereford-Worcester: "We've had two good days, to stick them in on the first day and bowl them out and then got off to a decent start with the bat on the first day, and then we continued in the same way on the second day.
"We've got a nice big lead on what is a deteriorating pitch so hopefully we can force home the advantage on the third day.
"It is a very difficult wicket to start on, a little bit of variable bounce which has slowly got worse as the game has gone on."
Worcestershire removed Max Holden and Alex Wakely yesterday evening to Joe Leach and Josh Tongue respectively.
Mitchell said: "To get two of their top six out is important. It was a nice start with the ball.
"I thought we bowled pretty well again, got the ball in the right areas, and hopefully with a bit of a fresher wicket again first thing in the morning, hopefully with a bit of moisture in it, we can knock over a couple early.
"The new ball is quite important. It is only 18 overs old at the moment so the first hour is vitally important.
"If we can get enough balls in the right areas, hopefully the pitch will misbehave for us and we get a couple more wickets.
"Once you get past the 30-40 over mark, the ball gets softer and it is a little easier to bat."