For me, the best part of camping isn't the rugged hiking trails, swimming in a pristine lake or sleeping under the stars — it's the food! It's easy to get caught up in a junk-food rut when packing for a camping trip — potato chips, over-processed hot dogs, and preservative-laden packaged foods. But planning campfire meals that are better for you is easier than you might think.
A recent campfire cookout with my family inspired me to make our next camping menu healthier — but still delicious! Try these ideas and easy-to-prepare camping recipes on your next outing.
Pancakes: Mix up whole-wheat pancake mix before you leave, using dried egg and dried buttermilk, so all you'll need to add at the campsite is water. The fiber will keep you full and energized for an active day of hiking, biking, boating, and late-night campfire conversation.
Hearty oatmeal: Try my yummy make-ahead recipe (below). It's less sugary than packaged instant oatmeal.
Trail mix: Make your own trail mix with an assortment from the bulk foods aisle of your supermarket, including nuts, dried fruits, seeds, and carob or chocolate chips. The trail mix can double as a sprinkle on oatmeal.
Tuna melts: Make tuna melts on crackers or toasted bread with tuna from a pouch and slices of individually wrapped cheese on top. Heat on the grill until the cheese melts.
Grilled cheese sandwiches or panini: Toast them over the hot fire.
Veggie dogs or turkey dogs: They're better for you than regular hot dogs.
Rice pilaf or couscous: Prepare according to package directions; combine with your choice of fresh vegetables, mushrooms, dried fruit, and nuts.
Kebabs: Skewer pieces of mushrooms, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, fresh fruit, extra-firm tofu or seitan, chicken, or beef onto metal or wooden skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and/or brush with a marinade. Cook over an open fire until the vegetables soften and meat is cooked through.
Potatoes: Before leaving for your trip, cook whole potatoes in the oven or microwave until they're just tender when pierced with a fork; pack whole. Prepare at campsite as stuffed potatoes (cut slits in the potatoes and stuff with cheese and shredded beef jerky) or cut up potatoes and sauté in butter or a little oil to serve with breakfast.
Hobo stew: On a large piece of aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray or brushed with oil, arrange small chunks of meat, assorted fresh vegetables, onions, and fresh garlic or garlic powder. Top with a pat of butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and gather up sides of aluminum foil to make a sealed pouch, allowing some room at the top for steam. Cook in the coals for about 15 minutes.
Chili: Make chili in a camp oven with cans of beans, tomatoes and corn, seasoned with powdered chili spice. Bring cornbread mix to make in a cast iron skillet, or make it at home.
Grilled fish: Packed in ice for the first night, salmon or tilapia will make a luscious dinner cooked over the fire. Try my easy yet fabulous recipe (below) for Foil-Wrapped Trout with Arugula and Onions.
Grilled fruit: Grilling really brings out the flavor of stone fruits, for a satisfyingly sweet finish. Halve peaches, plums or other stone fruit and remove the pit. Grill cut side down until the fruit begins to brown and soften, then turn over and grill a few minutes on the other side, sprinkling with brown sugar if desired.
Baked apples: Core apples, fill with brown sugar and raisins, and top with a pat of butter. Wrap in aluminum foil, set in coals and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.
This "instant" oatmeal is less sugary than store-bought packets, and you can customize the mix with your favorite nuts, sweetener, or dried fruit. Make it before leaving home and store it in a zip-top bag or a plastic container. Don't forget a half-cup measuring cup to portion out the oatmeal and the water!
In a bowl, combine the rolled oats, milk, brown sugar, raisins, almonds and cinnamon. Stir to combine completely. Transfer to a storage bag or container.
To prepare, put 1/2 cup oatmeal mix in a bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup boiling water. Let sit for 1 to 2 minutes until the oatmeal thickens, and stir again before serving. For thicker oatmeal, use a little less water.
These tidy packets are ideal for the first day of a camping trip. Make up the packets the morning you leave for your trip and keep them packed in ice until you're ready to prepare. If you fish, this is also a great way to prepare your catch. Feel free to substitute spinach for arugula.
Rub the dull side of four large pieces of aluminum with butter. Divide the arugula into four portions and arrange the leaves in the center of each piece of foil. Top arugula with two or three slices of onion. Place the trout fillets over the onions and arugula. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and place two lemon slices and a thyme sprig on top. Fold corners of the foil over the fish and crimp edges to seal into a packet. Keep cold until ready to cook.
To cook, place packets on a grill grate set low over a hot fire. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until fish is flaky and opaque, arugula is wilted and onions are soft. Fish can be eaten right out of the packets or transferred to a plate.


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At Owlets Bed & Breakfast, we understand everyone loves a good breakfast. You can choose from a selection of breakfasts including our excellent full English. If you prefer something a little lighter, we also offer a comprehensive selection of continental options. If you have a preference on how you would like something cooked or you have any allergies, please just let us know. We can provide you with any information on ingredients in our cooking and any allergy advice.
If an evening meal is required we are just a short walk to the local restaurants where you will be able to find a Wetherspoon pub (Sir Julian Huxley), and a choice of other establishments including Indian, Thai, kebabs and even fish & chips.
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Morning Sun is the 21st solo studio album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in March 1990 on Capitol Records. It was Mandrell's second studio release for the Capitol label.

Background and content
Morning Sun was recorded in June 1989 at the Groundstar Recording Lab and the Music Mill, both located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The album consisted of 10 tracks of new material. The album's fifth track "Crazy Arms" was a cover version of the single by Ray Price. Price and Mandrell sang the song as a duet. The album also included the track "Do You Know Where Your Man Is", which country artist Pam Tillis would later record for her album, Homeward Looking Angel and would become a Top 20 single. The album's style is mainly traditional country music, with fiddles and steel guitars featured. The album was originally released on a compact disc upon its release in 1990.

Release
Morning Sun spawned three singles between 1989 and 1990. The lead single, "You Wouldn't Know Love (If It Looked You in the Eye)" was released in November 1989. The song failed to chart on the United States' Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, but did peak at #81 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in early March 1990. The single became Mandrell's final single to chart in Canada and any other singles chart. The album's second and third singles "You've Become the Dream" and "The Nearness of You" were released in 1990, but both failed to reach the Billboard and RPM country singles charts. The album was released in April 1990 and also failed to chart, not reaching the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Critical reception
A review in People was mostly negative, criticizing Mandrell's singing voice as "stiff" and "whiny" on certain tracks. The reviewer thought that the "Crazy Arms" cover was the only song on which she "get[s] much emotion across".

Track listing
"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington)
"Do You Know Where Your Man Is" – (Carol Chase, Dave Gibson, Russell Smith)
"I'm Not Your Super Woman" (L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons)
"Trying Times" - (Keith Palmer, Sharon Palmer)
"Crazy Arms" – (Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals)
with Ray Price
"You Wouldn't Know Love (If It Looked You in the Eye)" (Hank Cochran / Dave Kirby)
"Baby I Hate" (Keith Stegall / Steve Davis)
"It's Over for the Last Time Again" (Musick, Palmer, Barker)
"Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People" (Keith Stegall, Roger Murrah)
"You've Become the Dream" (James Dean Hicks, Murrah)

Sales chart positions
Singles

References

1990 albums
Barbara Mandrell albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Tom Collins (record producer)

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Upgrades to Timber Creek's home football stadium will keep the Wolves on the road this week.
Bleachers are being replaced at TCHS due to safety concerns. But because completion of the project has faced delays, Timber Creek (1-2) will play Friday's scheduled home outing at West Orange (2-1) at 7 p.m.
West Orange ranks No. 7 in the Sentinel Super 16.
Orange County Public Schools has a plan in place to provide temporary bleachers in time for the Wolves' homecoming game against Oak Ridge on Friday, Sept. 21.
The installation of a new track surrounding the football field at Colonial High School has also been slowed by delays, keeping the Grenadiers away from home to start the season.
Athletic director Andy Hamre said the school expects to host its first game Oct. 5 against Cypress Creek after playing five straight on the road.
Colonial (0-2) faces No. 6 Winter Park (2-1) on Friday at Showalter Field at 7 p.m.


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Trans Mountain pipedreams and other energy follies: Why Canada needs a viable energy plan
By J David Hughes
Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna on a 2016 World Bank / IMF panel to address commitments to move from the Paris Agreement to implementation. Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank / Flickr
Like it or not, we need to plan for a major transition over the coming decades from our reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Fossil fuels are the major source of energy for Canadians and people around the world (providing 85 per cent of global primary energy in 2017). But hydrocarbons—oil, gas and coal—unfortunately also have major environmental impacts from both extraction and combustion.
Given this reality, Canada's policy of selling off its remaining non-renewable energy assets as fast as possible makes little sense.
Canada's production of conventional oil peaked in 1973 and natural gas peaked in 2001, meaning the only hope for significant growth is from oil sands and fracked oil and gas, both of which have high environmental impacts.
Although Canadians will likely need oil and gas at some level for the foreseeable future, more than half of our current production is exported, meaning we are selling off the highest quality portion of our remaining resources at rock bottom prices.
Hydrocarbons have major environmental impacts from both extraction and combustion.
Even with the Alberta government's Climate Leadership Plan, which caps oil sands emissions at 43 per cent above 2015 levels, forecast growth means Canada's economy outside of oil and gas production will have to reduce emissions 49 per cent by 2030 and 84 per cent by 2040 to meet the Paris targets—an unlikely prospect barring economic collapse.
We are told that any effort to curb oil and gas production will have disastrous effects because the industry generates the revenues that provide government services. But the facts show that returns to Canadians from royalties on oil and gas have plummeted.
Data from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers show that royalties paid by industry fell 44 per cent between 2000 and 2017—from $11.9 billion to $6.6 billion—a period in which hydrocarbon liquids production increased by 77 per cent. The effective Canadian royalty rate decreased from 18.3 per cent on $65.1 billion of sales revenue in 2000 to 6.2 per cent on $107.1 billion in 2017. The situation in Alberta is even worse, where the effective royalty rate decreased from 19.5 per cent to 5.1 per cent over this period.
And in BC, which aspires to become an LNG exporter, we've seen a similar story.
The effective royalty rate declined to 3.6 per cent in 2017 from 19.4 per cent in 2000, a period in which gas production more than doubled. In order to incentivize LNG development, the BC government has further minimized public benefits by deferring the provincial sales tax on construction materials, foregoing increases in the carbon tax and scrapping the LNG tax implemented by the previous government. The federal government has additionally supported the elimination of tariffs on imported steel components for the recently announced LNG Canada project, at an estimated cost to Canadians of $1 billion. Emissions from the LNG Canada project alone will use up two-thirds of BC's 2050 emissions limit.
The facts show that returns to Canadians from oil and gas royalties have plummeted.
The federal government also tells us that its purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) is in the 'national interest' based on false claims that exporting Alberta bitumen to Asian markets will provide higher prices. But the U.S. Gulf coast has the world's largest concentration of the complex refineries needed to optimally refine heavy oil. Two new pipelines to the U.S. with double the capacity of TMX are under development, which will eliminate pipeline capacity constraints well before the earliest TMX completion date of 2022.
Transport costs to the U.S. Gulf coast are lower than sending oil to Asia via TMX and tankers. Together, these factors mean Alberta's heavy oil will sell in the U.S. for $2-$5 per barrel more compared to Asian deliveries.
The bottom line: Canada has no energy plan beyond pedal-to-the-metal export of its non-renewable energy assets. The rhetoric from Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's government that the sky will fall without TMX and the federal government's 'national interest' justification for buying it have no merit. It's time to look at the big picture and develop a viable energy plan that will meet Canada's long-term energy needs and emissions reduction targets.
This article first appeared in the Edmonton Journal.
Topics: Climate change & energy policy, Environment, resources & sustainability, Fracking & LNG
Trans Mountain expansion project: Partisan pipeline politics versus Canadians' best interests
The wrong direction: A presentation on the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion
J David Hughes
J David Hughes has studied the energy resources of Canada and the US for four decades, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada as a scientist and research manager, where he headed unconventional gas and coal research. His research focus is on unconventional fuels, primarily shale gas and tight oil, but also coalbed methane and other unconventional sources, including oil sands, coal gasification and gas hydrates. Hughes is currently President of Global Sustainability Research Inc, a consultancy dedicated to research on energy and sustainability issues. Clients include a range of energy companies, investment firms and non-profits. David has researched and lectured widely on global energy and sustainability issues in North America and internationally.
This piece was published as part of the Corporate Mapping Project, a six-year research and public engagement initiative jointly led by the University of Victoria, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' BC and Saskatchewan Offices, and the Alberta-based Parkland Institute. This research was supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Research and commentary on Kinder Morgan
The CCPA–BC has been debunking the economic arguments for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) proposal for years, and taking a critical look at the reasons for its approval despite the economic and environmental realities. Check out more of our work on the TMX file »

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© 2020 Aboite Animal Hospital | 7711 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 | Phone: (260) 432-9581
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Aboite Animal Hospital Team
Veterinarians:
Brian Koesters, DVM
Dr. Koesters is co-owner of Animal Hospital of Syracuse, Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic, and Aboite Animal Hospital. He earned his DVM from Purdue University in 2002. He has worked in Fort Wayne since that time. He and his wife, Jodi, have three girls: Raelyn, Maylee, Layna, and twin boys, Reid and Rube. They also have a black Labrador retriever named Charlotte.
Dr. Chastain is a co-owner at the Animal Hospital of Syracuse, Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic, and, more recently, Aboite Animal Hospital. He graduated from DePauw University in 1988 and received his D.V.M from Purdue University in 1992. He previously was a veterinarian in Ft. Wayne at St. Joe Center Veterinary Hospital from 1992 to 2012. He has a special interest in veterinary dentistry/oral surgery and enjoys general medicine and surgery. Dr. Chastain's wife, Tonya, is an elementary school teacher in Northwest Allen Community Schools. They have 3 children, Chandler, Caitlyn, and Caroline, and a cat named Pedro.
William Chastain, DVM
Dr. Parker received her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Ross University in 2011, and completed her clinical year at Oklahoma State University. She has been an associate veterinarian at Aboite Animal Hospital since 2012. She enjoys examining and treating reptiles, small mammals, as well as dogs and cats. Her and her husband have 2 dogs, a bearded dragon and 2 ferrets.
Linda Parker, DVM
Dr. Koch received her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Ross University in 2009, and completed her clinical year at Purdue University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in June of 2018 after working at another clinic on the north side of Ft. Wayne for almost 10 years. Her and her husband have 3 kids and a cat named T-Rex.
Nicole Koch, DVM
Registered Veterinary Nurses:
Liza received her bachelors degree from Purdue's Veterinary Nursing Program in 2011. She has been working at Aboite Animal Hospital as a Registered Veterinary Nurse since 2012.
Liza Emerick
Kenzie Stillberger
Kenzie started at Aboite Animal hospital as an intern student in 2014, and officially joined the team as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in January 2016 after graduating from Purdue University's Veterinary Nursing program in 2015. Her and her soon-to-be husband have a black Labrador Retriever named Brantley. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, summer days at the lake, exercising, country concerts and watching sports.
Rachel has had a passion for animals since her early childhood. She started school at Purdue University's online Veterinary Nursing Program in 2011 while working at another clinic. She later joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in the summer of 2015, graduated from Purdue in December of 2016, and officially became a Registered Veterinary Nurse in the Spring of 2017. She has two dogs: a Jack Russell named Zoe and a Rat Terrier Mix named Snickers. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, going for bike rides, and taking the dogs for long walks.
Rachel Jancso
Vicki joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in the fall of 1997. She enjoys spending time with her husband, children, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great grand-child. She has a miniature long-haired Dachshund named Sadie. Vicki is also a member of the Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society, and does some pet-sitting on the side.
Vicki Carlo
Holly joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in the summer of 2018. She originally went to school for dance at Ball State University, but later pursued her interest in veterinary medicine in 2004 by becoming a veterinary assistant. Her and her husband have 1 daughter, Liza, and a lab mix named Raven. In her spare time, Holly enjoys fitness, music, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking and swimming.
Holly Pieri
Lindsay was a student intern at Aboite Animal Hospital in the spring of 2016, and later joined the team in February of 2019. She graduated from the veterinary technology program at Brown Mackie College with her Associates Degree of Applied Sciences. Her and her husband have a husky/pitbull mix named River, and a bearded dragon named Coco. In her spare time, Lindsay enjoys thrift shopping, hiking, and binge-watching documentaries on Netflix.
Lindsay Rohrbaugh
Angel joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in July of 2019. She graduated from Brown Mackie College in 2017 with an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology. Her and her fiance have a cat named Mo and a pitbull named Julie. When she's not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors, shopping, and spending time with her family and friends. She's always loved animals and is excited to be a part of the Aboite Animal Hospital family.
Angel Pyle
Client Relations Specialists:
Cathe always had family pets growing up, so, naturally, she has always loved animals. She has been in the veterinary field since 2000. She started at Aboite Animal Hospital in August of 2009 after moving to Ft. Wayne. She has a goldendoodle named Ella that is very loving and high energy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and step-daughter, playing tennis, being with friends, and watching Netflix.
Cathe Schwertfager
Robin joined the Aboite Animal Hospital team in January 2016. She is originally from Indianapolis, where she and her husband raised 4 sons, 3 of which are in the Army. Her background is in finance, but her love of animals, especially her shih tzu Charlie, has brought her to veterinary medicine. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, and spending time with her 8 grandchildren.
Betsy graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology of Colorado in 2006. Since then she has enjoyed working in general practice; aiding her patients in having a voice and a low stress experience. She works part time at Aboite Animal Hospital and Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic in Leo. Betsy, along with her husband Greg, have three boys which keeps them moving.
Betsy Bierbaum
Beth joined Aboite Animal Hospital in November of 2019. She returned to her veterinary family after spending a few years in Southern Indiana and Minnesota. She graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a degree in Animal Production. Her interest in the veterinary field started shortly after school and has resulted in over 14 years of experience. She loves working with small animals but holds a special place in her heart for exotics. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking and baking, playing sports, and decorating her home.
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I don't know if you have schizotypal or not, in my country we use the ICD-10 and there it is not considered a personality disorder but a psychotic disorder, a borderline form of schizophrenia, here it means you look like schizophrenic but you don't fully lose contact with reality. From the description you have made I think it is possible.
Anyway, since schizotypal subforum is pretty quiet, you might find it more helpful to post in the anxiety subforum or psychosis/schizophrenia subforum.
Hello Hjort: I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral. I hope you find PC to be of benefit.
Thank you very much, and i will definitely have a look at those links you sent.
I understand that most arent qualified to diagnose people, but since i have already read all the symptoms, it's easier for me to make me "fit" into those symptoms.
And since i doubt myself a lot, i wanted some opinions on wether or not i actually seem to fit the diagnosis.
But i respect if people dont want to give an opinion, on something they dont know much about.
And again i appreciate your links and help!
A couple of days ago, i went to a meeting with the Specialist Physician.
And she diagnosed me with Paranoid Schizophrenia, based on a 2 hour long interview and the time i have been sick, which is 7 years.
Hope this helps anyone who might someday sit in same situation as i did.


You're driving in your car with the holiday music is blaring and everyone singing along. It's raining, not unlike any other day in good old Vancouver. Little Spot is roaming free in the car, hopping from lap to lap, seat to seat. All is happy and well.
All of a sudden, a truck hydroplanes in front of you. You swerve. Hard. You've avoided the collision. However, you swerve so hard that little Spot slammed with equal force into the front dashboard. He is now injured.
Who decides your pet's safety?
As the holidays creep up and family gatherings begin, traveling in poor conditions tends to rise. We keep ourselves safe with seatbelts, but a lot of the time pets are left to roam through the vehicle or truck area. At Anderson Animal Hospital, we know that you care about your pet, so let's keep them as safe as possible. To keep your pet safe this holiday season, consider a harness for your pet or a padded crate for them.
We believe you can keep both of you and your pets safe.
In case of an emergency, we are here for you! Do not hesitate to contact Anderson Animal Hospital for any advice.


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Turkey detains 6 suspects for 2003 bombings in Istanbul
The six suspects were taken to the state prosecutor for questioning.
Six people suspected of involvement in 2003 suicide bombings that killed dozens at synagogues and an HSBC bank branch were detained on Wednesday, Turkish police said.
The detentions were made in Istanbul, where the bombings occurred, police said in a statement.
Seven people were sentenced to life in prison for their connection with the 2003 bombings.
Trucks crashed into two synagogues in Istanbul carrying explosives that killed around two dozen people in 2003. Another bombing at an HSBC bank branch in central Istanbul killed another 30 people.
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Lebanese parliament adjourned to seek electoral reform
Germany: Lawyers file criminal complaints against Assad
European Commission to give financial aid to TANAP


I love going back through old illustration from college. It's filled with so much nostalgia and remembering of where I was at in my life when I was creating that work. It's much like listening to an old album that brings back speific memories.
I was asked to create an illustration with the title Beneath The Surface. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with the concept and metaphor, it just had to be inspired by the title.
Around the same time that I started that assignment, I forced myself to go to the doctor. And if you guys know me at all, you know how much I hate doing to the doctor. But for about a month or two, I was feeling constantly fatigued, had lots of aches and pains, and was catching every cold that went around school. In short, I was feeling pretty gross.
When I went to the doctor, surprisingly (and not so surprised at the same time) I was given a depression test. The doctor then told me I was clinically depressed and wrote me a prescription or medication. To make a long story short, I realized what was dealing with beneath the surface. I was trying to act normal around my friends and family so they wooudln't think anything was wrong. I felt like a horrible person for burdening them with my feelings. I was so so so wrong and there will always be someone to reach out and talk to if you are dealing with something like depression. So this illustration was my way of trying to convey what I was feeling, along with knowing there was hope.
Also, on the subject of depression, I never ended up filling the prescription. I really really wanted to find a way to cope with my depression without medication, so I turned to what came most natural to me: painting. If you haven't yet, and are interested in this subject, check out my collection of illustrations Midnight Menageries, all having to do with dealing with my depression and expressing those feelings.


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Home » NEWS » Energy » Savings from solar power chicken houses 'like giving the farmer a raise'
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Savings from solar power chicken houses 'like giving the farmer a raise'
Posted by: Becky Gillette in Energy, MBJ FEATURE, NEWS 09/13/2019
By BECKY GILLETTE
Even small poultry farms with only four chicken houses can have power bills ranging from $20,000 to $25,000 per year. A game changer that can help chicken growers greatly reduce that annual electricity bill is solar panels that can cut those bills by $7,000 to $8,000 per year, said Ryan Ladner, president of Solar South LLC in Hattiesburg.
"USDA has a grant that covers 25 percent of the cost," Ladner said. "Then there is a 30 percent federal tax credit. So, you will get 55 percent of your costs back in the first year."
Ag applications in Mississippi have primarily been on chicken farms. Ladner said it is a great fit because most chicken farms use 60 to 70 percent of electricity in the day while the sun is shining to produce electricity from solar panels that is used to run fans to keep the chickens cool.
"Typical savings on a small size system we install are 50 percent," Ladner said. "Large systems can take 70 percent off the electric bill. It is just like giving the farmer a raise. We track most of the numbers so we know how we are doing and make sure we are doing right by them. Chicken farms are our steady market. We keep up with data points on a lot of our farms as best as we can just to make sure our calculations are matching real life applications."
Jimmy Parkman, who has a poultry farm in Raleigh in central Mississippi, said solar has been a perfect fit for him. More than two years after installation, the solar system has done everything Solar South promised.
"I love the solar panels," Parkman said. "I've been well pleased. I think it is just awesome. Our original bills were $18,000 per year. Last year was my first complete full year that everything was up to par. Our bill was $9,000. We get our power with Cooperative Energy that serves 11 rural power associations. They pay us 4 cents per kilowatt hour for the electricity I send back. When the flock is gone, I send a lot back of electricity back to Cooperative Energy."
However, Cooperative Energy charges Southern Pine Electric 7 cents per kw, and customers of Southern Pine are charged 11 cents per kw hour.
"We don't get much return by sending the power back," he said. "Now I run more fans because I didn't get much from sending it back."
He likes that the system has no moving parts and is easy to maintain. And Parkman expects to save even more in the future after the panels are paid for.
"If I shut down the farm and still have panels, it should make me something in the neighborhood of $5,000 to $6,000 per year," Parkman said. "I will grow several more years, but the solar system will still be under warranty for longer than that. Everything I've read said panels are guaranteed for 25 years, but there is no reason they shouldn't work well beyond 25 years. It has been an interesting thing for me. We have really loved it."
Ladner said for the farms they do, solar is a no brainer. Some customers might initially question having one more thing to take care of. But Solar South provides a ten-year warranty on inverters and a 25-year warranty on panels.
"When looking at electricity as being one of their biggest expenditures and being able to cut biggest expenditure by 60 percent, it doesn't take long for those number to start looking really good," Ladner said. "
What happens if extreme weather hits the solar panels? The panels themselves are rated for a quite a bit of hail. Lander said it would take a very big storm to destroy the panels.
"If a tornado wipes out four chicken houses, obviously panels would go with them," Ladner said. "They are engineered to carry a certain wind load, but nothing is going to hold up when it is directly hit by a tornado."
In addition to fans, Ladner said all of the poultry houses have water wells that can also be powered by solar. That can be significant when thousands of gallons of water are used for the chickens every day.
For ag in Mississippi, he puts poultry at the top of the list of operations that benefit the most from solar.
"There are also some hog farms popping up throughout Mississippi and those could work very well," Ladner said. "There is also the potential for it to be used for irrigation in the Delta. I'm trying to educate myself about where we would do the most good in the Delta. Replacing diesel generators with solar for pumping groundwater, the payback is going to be really quick. Groundwater irrigation solar systems are going to have a lot of advantages in the future."
Ladner said it takes about five years to pay for a system. "Then for the next 20 to 25 years, you have electricity at no cost," he said. "If you look at the cost over a 25-year period, it is about 3.5 cents per kw."
Ladner said the Mississippi Public Service Commission has done a great job with making a really fair net metering system.
"Brandon Presley has really been pushing for a net metering standard for some time now," Ladner said. "Mississippi has structed a very fair standard. There are aspects we would like changed but, all in all, it is not nearly as bad as most people from out of state think it is."
Ladner said his company is currently working with several school systems interested in installing solar systems at the schools.
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*Fall 2019 Courses* - CANCELLED
Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergrads at UGE
Reconstructing Environmentalism
by slipton|July 20th, 2016
Categories: SEE-U
The following blog post was written by SEE-U Agro/Food student, Sam Purcell. Sam expresses the need for a new approach to environmental advocacy that is collaborative rather than combative.
Paris 2015 – COP 21. Source: Le Centre d'Information sur L'Eau (www.dailymotion.com/mycieau)
With the perpetually worsening impacts of climate change, the continual degradation of biodiversity, the persistent depletion of natural resources, and the myriad of issues facing our planet, the struggle for environmental sustainability has never been more urgent. Developing a system in which environmental advocates can effectively monitor and manage the actions of governments, big businesses, and individuals is vital to protecting the globe's long-term health. Our class discussed this on our visit to a Wingdale farm during a lecture by Evan Van Hook, who has worked in the field of sustainability in both the public and private sectors for decades. His main focus was the methodology utilized by the environmental movement. Van Hook asserted that since the inception of environmentalism, the principle strategy that its proponents have employed has been adversarial in nature. By this he means that environmentalists' chief objectives have been uncovering activities detrimental to the planet and holding those in charge of such endeavors accountable. This technique is demonstrated by the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates, typically through monetary fines for those failing to comply with their regulations.
Van Hook contends, citing the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Report produced jointly by Yale University and Columbia University, that this approach of discovering "bad actors" and penalizing or publicly shaming them has failed to protect the globe's environment or to improve sustainability. This claim is substantiated by the EPI 2016 Report, which states that, although trends show progress has been made in regards to some environmental issues, others concerns "…have worsened considerably." Furthermore, these positive trends often "…are overshadowed by other, more troubling findings." For instance, despite having more marine habitats protected globally than ever before, fish stocks are in constant decline. The report goes on to detail many other growing environmental problems including climate change, air pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. To Van Hook, continuing a practice that has proven unsuccessful is the quintessence of foolishness.
Therefore, Van Hook argues for a major shift in the manner environmentalists function in the larger picture. Instead of continuing this adversarial and combative approach, he calls for a non-adversarial and collaborative method. Van Hook concludes that the best environmental outcomes can be achieved if environmental advocates work with corporations and governments, instead of working against them. Instead of the EPA fining businesses that exceed acceptable levels of pollutants, the agency should work with businesses to find the best strategies to bring them in compliance with regulations. Dorothea Baur and Hans Peter Schmitz call for this type of cooperation across the spectrum of corporations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a 2011 article in the Journal of Business Ethics. They argue, "…NGOs can play an important role in providing corporations with needed information and policy options that contribute not only to the solution of a perceived environmental or social problem but also to the long-term sustainability and expansion of their business." Furthermore, this reasoning is the basis for the rise of the "Transition Movement" (developed in the UK around 2006), which focuses on grassroots, community-based responses to challenges like oil use and climate change. As described in a 2013 article by Andrea Felicetti, "Transitions should…refrain from confrontational attitudes and maintain a non-adversarial and inclusive approach." Finally, this concept of non-adversarial collaboration is emerging in the global environmental community. This is particularly true in international agreements regarding climate change, such as the Paris Agreement produced at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in December, 2015. This agreement sets aggressive targets on emissions and global temperature rise. However, it is also "…non-adversarial and non-punitive…" in nature, calling on developed nations to collaborate with less developed nations and other stakeholders to achieve targeted emission levels.
Overall, I agree that the failure of the environmental movement to address major issues suggests that a new approach is necessary. Continuing the same ineffective practices will not improve results, but only acerbate a problem that is time sensitive. However, it could be asserted that these adversarial and punitive methods serve as deterrents to those who would further degrade our planet. Ultimately, I believe that these "bad actors", such as those involved in Volkswagen's emissions scandal, do not take these actions because they are not concerned with punitive measures, but because of the arrogance of believing they will not be exposed. Perhaps this shift from an adversarial approach to a more cooperative one will prove to be efficacious. Certainly new methods must be attempted because continuing the same failed practices is simply accepting defeat.
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Q: Proxmox: Unidentified network on each reboot for Windows hosts Since about 1 year I always have the same error with Windows guests: on each reboot, Windows says the network is unidentified. So the network card is named "Ethernet 8" then "Ethernet 9" then "Ethernet 10" etc.
Hosts are Debian Jessie, and Proxmox installed following the very simple official guide.
Guests are Windows 2012R2 and Windows 2016 (I currently don't have other flavours).
I have the same behaviour:

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*with Intel E1000 or the paravirtualised drivers (I have not tested others)

*with all our Windows guests. Test, production, no exception

*with guests installed 1 year ago, and guest installed yesterday on a fresh host

I searched the web and did not found anything valuable.
As it is occuring to me every time, either I make a mistake, either it is common. But as search engines give me nothing, I suspect a mistake.
@Michael Hampton: the MACs are fixed, as for every virtual machines I know. I just verified on the new guest, and no change accros reboots.

A: Thanks to Proxmox's forum, I solved the problem by delaying the start of "NLA (Network Location Awareness)".
sc config nlasvc start= delayed-auto

So this could be some race condition?

A: The source of this problem is that Proxmox changes the MAC address of the bridge when a VM starts.
You can overcome this by setting a fixed MAC address via statement 'bridge_hw'.
For example in your '/etc/network/interfaces' file:
# Device: vmbr0
auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
  bridge_ports none
  bridge_stp off
  bridge_fd 0
  bridge_hw 00:16:3e:ff:a5:a3
  address 192.168.0.1
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.0.0
  broadcast 192.168.0.255

For more information see this: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/static-mac-for-vmbr.33534/

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The Celtic people have long embraced and cherished music since ancient times. Despite a great diversity of instruments, including fiddle, tin whistle, accordion, pipes, banjo, and more, there is always a unified and distinctly celtic sound. Lovers of music all over the world hold traditional Irish and Scottish music in high regard, as it has a sense of universality and comfort.
Kentucky, similar to many other Southern and Appalachian states, was blessed by its immigrant founders who brought their native music here. Over time, many of the same songs evolved into the bluegrass and mountain songs known in these lands.
The Lexington Celtic Association is delighted to have many musicians in attendance, as well as several celtic bands who frequent our meetings. Below are some of our favorite local celtic bands.
Liam's Fancy
Traditional Irish Music and Song
Robert Tincher
Robert Tincher has been singing the ballads of Scotland and Ireland for 35 years and has played with several regionally well-known Celtic music groups. The first, Mad Catherine and the Moondog Pirates, gave many in Kentucky and southern Ohio their first taste of the music back in the early 1980's. You may know him better as part of Pale, Stout & Amber, who Lexington Herald-Leader music writer Walter Tunis once called "the top local pick for Irish and Celtic music." Their 2004 CD received some international radio airplay and favorable reviews in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
These days, Robert's back to being a dedicated solo performer for the first time in many years. Every show is a unique mix of song and story, personal experience, and genuine love for the music and the people of Britain and Ireland.
www.myspace.com/roberttincher
roberttincher@mac.com
Carwile String Studio
Daniel and Amy Carwile
"Music from Ireland, Scotland and Early America"
Daniel - fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin and bodhran
Amy - fiddle, bouzouki and vocals
Cloigheann
For over 25 years it seems Cloigheann (pronounced klog-in) has had as many member configurations as it does possible ways to misspell the band's name. The band's unique blend of "Bluegrass/Greengrass" makes them a one-of-a-kind traditional Irish and bluegrass roots ensemble - generating a solid mix of original composition and traditional Irish reels, jigs, aires, songs and more.
Members are Larry Green (fiddle, backing vocals), Cathy Wilde (flute, whistle), Donald Caffrey (bodhran, bones), Mike Schroeder (mandolin), Steve Cooley (banjo, dobro, backing vocals) and Mark Rosenthal (guitar, vocals).
Founded in 1991 by Mark Rosenthal and Roy Livingston, Cloigheann has been playing in, around, on, and in some cases under the regional Irish music scene ever since. From festivals to pubs to concerts to house parties and weddings, it's all the same to us - great music, and great craic wherever we make it. To learn more, visit our website.
William Sutherland Reid Pipes and Drums
Originally incorporated as the Lexington Pipe Band, Inc. in 1975, the group changed their name to the William Sutherland Reid Pipes and Drums in 1993 to honor their founder. Colorfully attired in ancient Sutherland tartan, the group has been a popular presence at events throughout Kentucky for over 40 years! To learn more, visit our Facebook page.
Jeremy Wade is an active instructor, composer, and performer in the Central Kentucky area. He has served as the Director of Percussion at Lexington Christian Academy since 2008, and has instructed a number of performance ensembles throughout Kentucky and Indiana.
A versatile performer, Jeremy has played with many ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to rock and jazz bands. He is a charter member of the Tates Creek Indoor Ensemble (5-time finalist at the WGI World Championships), and performed as the timpanist for the Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps in 2011 (DCI World Championship Finalist). Jeremy frequently plays bodhrán with Liam's Fancy and world-renowned flautist/ piper, John Skelton. In addition, he also studies dance with the Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers, who won the 2015 MidAmerica Oireachtas in the Adult Ceili division.
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by Vance R. Parker JD, MBA | Aug 7, 2017
CATEGORIES: Elder Law, Incapacity Planning, Estate Planning, Trusts, Elder Care Attorney, Winston Salem, North Carolina, NC.
As they age, some seniors become less and less able to manage their own assets. Attorneys frequently use the phrase "incapacity planning" to indicate estate planning done for a client diagnosed with dementia, or with other mental or physical disabilities, who will require another responsible adult to eventually manage his financial (and legal) affairs.
THE FINANCIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
The Financial Power of Attorney (FPOA), also called a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA), allows a fiduciary, called an "agent", to manage an impaired senior's financial and legal affairs. The term "fiduciary" refers to a person who must act in the best interests of the principal when managing his assets. While the FPOA remains the most commonly known tool for managing an incapacitated senior's assets, management through a Revocable Living Trust (RLT) can offer significant advantages.
HOW A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST WORKS FOR INCAPACITY PLANNING
After a RLT is set up, the client's assets are moved into the trust, and those assets are then managed by a fiduciary called a "trustee". During the senior's lifetime, and while the senior is mentally able, he serves as trustee for his own assets.
A spouse, and/or a trusted adult from a younger generation (such as the senior's child), may also be added to the trust document as current co-trustees (along with the senior.) Then, at any time that the senior needs help managing his or her assets, a responsible co-trustee is available, and can step in immediately to help out, with no delay and with no additional legal requirements.
MANAGING FINANCIAL ASSETS THROUGH A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST: ADVANTAGES
Using a RLT for incapacity planning conveys the following advantages:
Higher Level of Authority. In both U.S. and European law, a trustee is generally provided a higher level of authority to manage assets than a FPOA agent, and a trustee usually receives a higher level of respect and deference;
Clear Directions for Managing Assets. Trust documents normally give the trustee detailed directions for managing the senior's assets. In contrast, FPOA documents typically do not provide any directions to agents regarding how the senior's assets are to be managed or used.
Banks Prefer Dealing With Trustees. Banks, brokerage firms, and other financial management firms greatly prefer dealing with trustees over agents, for these reasons, and with these results:
FPOA Documents Are Frequently Associated With Fraud. FPOA documents are inexpensive, easy to obtain, and frequently forged. Seniors often sign these documents without understanding the repercussions, or are inappropriately pressured to sign these documents by unethical agents. In contrast, RLTs are more commonly drafted by attorneys, and signed in the lawyer's office, thereby lowering the risk of fraud.
Legal Department Review May Take a Significant Amount of Time. Because of the fraud risk associated with FPOAs, a financial institution's legal department may take a significant time, sometimes months, to review a FPOA. When reviewing the application for a new RLT trustee, if any documents are required to be reviewed at all, a fairly straightforward review of the Certification of Trust document (a summary of trust terms), along with any required personal identification information, can be all that the financial institution needs.
The Bank's Own Form May Be Required. Because of the ongoing fraud risks, some financial institutions may require the use of their own FPOA forms, and not accept outside FPOA forms. If the senior has already become incapacitated, he or she will not be able to sign a new bank FPOA form. In contrast, such rules do not apply to RLTs.
FPOA Forms May Become Outdated. Because of the ongoing fraud problem, some financial institutions may not accept FPOA forms which are greater than a certain number of years (5 years for example) old. If the senior has already become incapacitated, he or she will not be able to sign a new FPOA form. In contrast, however, even very old trust documents are commonly relied on.
Even where a RLT is successfully used for incapacity planning, a valid FPOA document signed together with the RLT remains useful in certain areas. The trustee provisions of the RLT only apply to the assets which are held by the trust (the trust estate.) Any of the senior's assets not held within the trust (the probate estate) may still need to be managed through the FPOA. In addition, the FPOA may convey important authority to the agent to manage the senior's legal affairs, in ways that may not be addressed by the RLT.
Because these subjects may be complicated, incapacity planning should be discussed directly with a licensed elder law, or estate planning, attorney.
Vance R. Parker practices elder and special needs law, and estate planning law at Vance Parker Law, PLLC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), ElderCounsel, The North Carolina Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Section, the North Carolina Bar Association Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, The North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section, the Financial Planning Association (FPA), and is accredited to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA.)
Vance holds Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology with Honors degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, and holds a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree from Salem College, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Vance has a particular passion for elder and special needs law. As an honors biology graduate at the University of Texas at Austin, and a former biomedical company executive, he understands the medical conditions that seniors and special needs individuals face. "I practice elder and special needs law to honor my parents and grandparents, whose quiet integrity and wisdom still guide my life, and whose love never fades," he says.
Vance gained inspiration for his special needs focus within his legal practice from the special needs students he assisted while teaching Honors Chemistry, Biology, and Scientific Visualization in the Forsyth County and Guilford County, North Carolina public school systems.
The readers of Triad City Beat magazine voted Vance Parker Winston-Salem, North Carolina's "Best Family Law Attorney" and Vance Parker Law, PLLC "Best Law Firm–Runner Up" in its 2020 "Best of the Beat" reader poll. The Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina rates Vance Parker Law, PLLC "A+."


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'He just pulled out a gun and shot my dad'
Moments after he witnessed a black gunman shoot his father, he held him in his arms.
Ricky Correia, 48, tried desperately to revive his father, Broadway Confectionery and Deli owner Manuel "Manny" Correia.
But the 70-year-old man died on Friday at Vincent Pallotti Hospital.
Manuel was shot in the face during an armed robbery at his business in Voortrekker Road earlier that day.
Correia said his father had been at the back of the bakery and he had been in the front of the store when three robbers approached him.
He was chatting to a customer when one of the men demanded he drop to the floor.
Puzzled by the suspects' request, Correia thought it was a joke but then the man pulled out a gun.
Meanwhile one of the staff tried to alert Correia's father to what was happening.
He emerged from the back to find three armed black men, one behind the counter.
"I saw the whole thing. He just pulled out a gun and shot my dad, no questions asked. I screamed and went berserk. I was shouting 'How can you do this? How can you do this? How can you kill my father?'"
One of the men had already started emptying the till and demanded customers hand over their possessions.
While his father lay on the ground, the gunmen led Correia to the back of the deli wanting him to open the safe.
"They hit me and told me they were going to kill me. I couldn't remember where the keys were, my nerves were finished. Luckily I managed to force the door open somehow and they hit me with the gun.
"I told them I don't have the keys to the safe and we don't even keep money in the safe. Luckily the petty cash was in the drawer with the staff salaries about R5 000. I told them that's all the money we had."
Once the robbers fled, Correia rushed to his father's side. With the help of two customers, they had to drag his body and lift it into a vehicle, rushing him to hospital.
"I still had hoped my father would be okay. Dragging him across the floor was the hardest thing to do. He lay on my lap, choking on his own blood."
Correia said doctors had tried to resuscitate his father but after an hour he was dead. The bullet had penetrated his tongue and landed in his spine.
He said his father had arrived in Cape Town at the age of 16 by boat from Madeira.
Source: Sunday Argus
Author praagPosted on August 17, 2015 Categories News, South AfricaTags armed robbery, crime, Madeira, racism, shopkeeper
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Yorkshire closing in on one-day trophy, says Martyn Moxon
GRAND DAY OUT: Yorkshire's players celebrates after beating Somerset in the final of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
Chris Waters
Published: 06:07 Thursday 28 March 2019
YORKSHIRE are confident that they can break a 17-year hoodoo and add some one-day success to their primary intention of performing strongly in the County Championship.
Ahead of the new season that officially starts on Sunday when they take on Leeds-Bradford MCCU in a three-day game at Weetwood, the club have outlined their ambition to challenge in all three formats – the Championship, the 50-over and Twenty20.
Although it is only four years since Yorkshire won the second of successive County Championship titles, you have to go back to 2002 for the last time they lifted one-day silverware when they beat Somerset in the old Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy.
Since then, Yorkshire have been regular semi-finalists in 50-over cricket – as they were last summer, when they lost to Hampshire in the Royal London Cup, and Hampshire also beat them on their only appearance in a T20 final in 2012.
Martyn Moxon, the Yorkshire director of cricket, believes the club are now primed to gain reward for their white-ball efforts.
"I think the basis of our game is pretty sound now," he said.
"I don't think we're far away from getting through to that final hurdle.
"Everyone knows their roles in one-day cricket now and we're very close, I think, to achieving some real success.
"We've had some fantastic performances in the 50-over group stages in recent years without being able to get to that final stage."
Yorkshire won five of their 50-over group games last summer, losing two with one abandonment.
Yorkshire CCC director of cricket, Martyn Moxon. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.
After beating Essex at Chelmsford in the quarter-finals, they lost by 107 runs to Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl on the back of James Vince's 171.
"Unfortunately, we came up against James Vince in brilliant form on that occasion," said Moxon.
"We had to take our hats off to what was a magnificent innings.
Ollie Pope taking cue from Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root in bid to join world's elite
"That was frustrating but I guess the most disappointing thing was that we didn't progress out of the Twenty20 group stages when we were in a strong position to do so.
I don't think we're far away from getting through to that final hurdle, if you like. Everyone knows their roles in one-day cricket now and we're very close, I think, to achieving some real success.
Yorkshire CCC's Martyn Moxon
"Losing three of the last four games scuppered that opportunity of getting through to the knockout stages."
Moxon continued: "There are still areas we need to be better at in T20. We want to improve our striking at the end of our batting (innings) and also our bowling at the death."


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E042: Rik Seefeldt: A Passionate Evangelist for Teaching, Study Abroad, and Psychology at All Levels
In this episode Garth interviews Rik Seefeldt from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in River Falls, WI. Rik is the chief reader for AP Psychology, so you can imagine the cool insider's conversation. They then shift into Rik's origin story, from high school psychology to pursuing a doctoral degree in counseling...
E041: PsychSessions: A First Year Retrospective
In this episode Garth and Eric discuss, reflect, and ponder the first year of existence of the PsychSessions podcast. From the original planning March 2017 to the our launch on iTunes October 3, 2017, PsychSessions has become more than "just a podcast" for the two of us. We discuss our experiences, what we have learned,...
E040: Raechel Soicher: Tenacious Slayer of Obstacles, Ubiquitous, and Appreciative
In this episode Eric interviews Raechel Soicher from Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR. Raechel, at the time of this interview, is a graduate student about to start her dissertation. But her pedagogical wisdom and collegial generosity are highly accelerated, as evidenced by so many conversational topics...
E039: Jennifer Dyer-Seymour: Powerful Role Model, Advocate for Communication Skills, and Work-Life Balance
In this episode Eric interviews Jennifer Dyer-Seymour from California State University-Monterey Bay in Marina, CA. It's a whirlwind interview from discussing a relatively new campus with high psychology enrollments to training 16 undergraduates to do a replication study in a natural environment. Jen shares her...


The newest battle between cryptocurrencies and the hacks who function at the whims of Wall Street appears to be taking shape as the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has denied the state of New York's Attorney General access to their operations and IP data in the wake of the AG's office demanding access to this information.
The head of a major cryptocurrency exchange will not comply with the New York attorney general's request for information.
"The resource diversion for this production is massive. This is going to completely blow up our roadmap!" Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell said Wednesday on Twitter.
"Then I realized we made the wise decision to get the hell out of New York three years ago and that we can dodge this bullet," Powell said. "Ordinarily, we're happy to help government understand our business, however, this is not the way to go about it."
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Lonely, autistic and grotesquely deformed Rikard is convinced that the only path to his lost mother leads through victory in an international pétanque championship. Although the man almost can't communicate with his hostile surrounding, he has the assistance of a sixty-meter-tall giant in his heroic efforts. Let yourselves be enchanted by the power of imagination in this charmingly peculiar picture with a Western atmosphere, where Scandinavian realism meets fairy-tale magic.


I will be filming for about 4 days on this movie; the whole thing will take a lot longer, of course, but I'm not in all the scenes. Yesterday, we were on set from 3 p.m. until 2 a.m. It was a lot of fun, but I slept until nearly 11 a.m. this morning.
I can't show you all the photos that were taken on the set, but here are a few. Can't wait until next weekend for more with my "family": Cassie Shea Watson, Ashla Soter, and Taylor Ernzen. The crew is great, too.
About 10 minutes after we posed for this photo during a break, my on-screen sister Juliet (Ashla Soter) was screaming, "Kill him! Shoot him now!" about Sarge (Adam Dietrich). We have fun on the set — but when it's time to shoot, you just start acting and start shooting.
You know how on DVD's they always have interviews with cast and crew for a "Behind the Scenes" featurette? This was my first time filming one of those. The camera was set up so that I was looking directly into the sun, and the filmmaker (Hobie Thompson) asked me all sorts of questions. Wonder if any of it will get onto the DVD?
Can you tell if this bruise/bite mark is real or not? Hint: part of it is a real scar/scratch, and most of it is make-up. The make-up team on this movie is incredible! Later on, as "time passed" in the film, they added darker shadows to it to make it look like an older bruise. My arm almost started hurting, it looked so real!
The house we were filming in is really nice inside. They covered the windows and door in front with heavy plastic sheeting so that the special effects team can work its magic.
The guns and military gear that Sarge and his team use to try and protect us is very realistic looking on film. Alan Martinez is the weapons master. He showed the actors how to handle the weapons, how to shoot and point them realistically, and how to avoid reacting to the loud noise they make. They have gas canisters inside that make a gunshot sound, but they don't shoot anything except warm air. Bullets and "trace" are added by CGI during post production.
I've never done a "live" interview about a movie role before. It was kind of fun.
There are a lot of times during filming when actors are waiting for lights or cameras to be set up, or when you're not in a scene and you're waiting until your next scene comes up. So a book, a phone, an iPad, or an iPod is really helpful when you can't talk, and you just have to stand around. Taylor Ernzen plays one of my two sisters in this film. She takes classes with Nancy Chartier, too, but we aren't in the same class and I'd never met her before this film.
I got the wound or bite mark on my arm early in the afternoon, and later that day, I was back in the make-up chair getting dirty for a scene where me and my sister (Taylor Ernzen) has been hiding from zombies for awhile.
Note: I have permission from the production company and director to post these photos and comments about working on this film. Usually, actors aren't allowed to post photos and comments like this, and the director has asked us not to post photos of some of the characters in this film, so I was careful about what I posted.


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The Russian Federation
The Russian Republic either doesn't track or doesn't publish reliable figures for HIV among its 144,300,000 inhabitants. Thus, all the figures here must be estimates, and those vary widely.
Russia has the largest HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with ca. 1,500,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV)—the majority of all European HIV cases. It is the world's only region where HIV infections are rising, up by 149% since 2006. It had 98,200 new cases in 2015, and largely accounts for the total increase of European cases. 37% of adult people living with HIV (PLHIV) are getting Antiretroviral therapy (ART).
People who inject drugs (PWID) account for 58% of HIV transmission. Other key populations include sex workers, prisoners and men who have sex with men (MSM). However, the rate from heterosexual sex is rising, so the epidemic may be shifting into a larger population. Women account for more than 38% of new cases, and rising.
HIV and men who have sex with men (MSM) are widely stigmatized in Russia, and punitive laws discourage people from seeking out necessary services.
(Estimates from AVERT, 2016)
Warriors focuses on activists in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It's no common knowledge that in this part of the world the rate of HIV infection is growing fast. There are huge differences in the quality of prevention policies, care and treatment from one region to another, but problems are real and often hard to tackle. There's little awareness of the tragedy that is taking place in some parts of this region.
But in all countries in this region you'll find dedicated individuals and motivated organizations who fight for better access to medication, for better health care and for establishing a prevention policy. A few of these true heroes who fight for a better future for HIV and AIDS patients you'll find on this page.
* To learn more about the background, the history and the current situation in Russia and other former Sovjet republics: please read the article with Ulla Pape on this site.
Maria Patients in Control, Sint-Petersburg
Gregory Patients in Control, Sint-Petersburg
Suriname He and Hiv
"We had our first date in prison."
Building a family, building a future
"I heard that I got HIV on my birthday."
"I want a relation, a loving family."
"Forget the politics and help us."
Maxim Malyshev
"They oppose harm reduction."
The Rylkov Foundation
"I always wanted to move ahead."
From Tatarstan to Moscow
"Every day thousand of people are reading our website."
No fear, no shame
"One day I will tell my parents."
Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard
"I was tired of all rumors. I told them: I have HIV."
Nurse with no office
"Stigma is widely supported."
Ulla Pape


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What happened to the children of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall?
—Donald Carney, Tallahassee, Fla.
Bacall, 87, and Bogart, who died of esophageal cancer in 1957 at 57, have a daughter, Leslie, 59, a yoga therapist in Santa Monica, Calif., and son, Stephen, 63, a realtor in Naples, Fla., who worked in TV as a producer and writer. Says Stephen of his dad, "He was just a working actor. He put everything he had into each film." Of Bogie's classic film Casablanca, now on Blu-ray for its 70th anniversary, he says, "It's probably the most quoted movie of all time." He's referring, of course, to such lines as "We'll always have Paris," "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," and "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
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This document provides research on truancy and details of best practices in truancy reduction.
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Attendance Works is a United States national and state initiative that promotes better policy and practice around school attendance. They promote tracking chronic absence data for each student beginning in kindergarten, or ideally earlier, and partnering with families and community agencies to intervene when poor attendance is a problem for students or schools.
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Ashton, R. (20080. Guidelines on Transition to High School.
Epstein, J. L.; Sheldon, S. B. (2002). Present and Accounted for: Improving Student Attendance Through Family and Community Involvement.
The Journal of Educational Research May/June 2002 Vol. 95(No. 5) p. 308-318. Explores how families and communities can reduce absenteeism.
The Manitoba Association of Parent Councils (MAPC) is an organization of school based parent groups throughout Manitoba. Most of those members are Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), Parent Councils, Advisory Councils for School Leadership (ACSL), and other parent committees from individual schools as well as individual members who do not currently participate in an active parent group in their community.
National Center for School Engagement (NCSE). Tool Kit for Creating your Own Truancy Reduction Program.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has reconciled its standard for evaluating scientific expert testimony with the federal gatekeeping standard set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (509 U.S. 579 (1993)), directing its courts to consider the Daubert factors but stopping short of adopting them as a bright-line standard. The court excluded the plaintiffs' expert testimony in the coordinated mass tort litigation involving the prescription acne drug Accutane, which the plaintiffs alleged caused their Crohn's disease, and ultimately dismissed more than 2,000 cases against defendants Hoffman-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc. (In re Accutane Litig., 2018 WL 3636867 (N.J. Aug. 1, 2018).)
The court had adopted a methodology-based approach to assessing the reliability of scientific testimony before the Daubert ruling. Although New Jersey's approach is similar, its courts never adopted Daubert or incorporated Daubert factors into their analysis. The court initially developed its standard as it moved away from the "general acceptance" standard in Frye v. United States to widen the parameters for scientific testimony in toxic tort cases. It later expanded its reliability standard to include "all novel medical causation circumstances" and required that a pretrial evidentiary hearing be conducted to assess a scientific expert's testimony.
Thousands of Accutane cases have gone through New Jersey courts over the last decade as part of the coordinated mass tort litigation. Plaintiffs allege that the acne medication causes gastrointestinal disease, and the cases at issue here involved plaintiffs who claimed that Accutane caused Crohn's disease. Since litigation began, epidemiological studies have determined that a link between Accutane and inflammatory bowel disease may exist but that there is no causal link between the drug and Crohn's disease specifically.
The trial court initiated a pretrial evidentiary hearing on this issue, and the plaintiffs presented two experts who disputed this lack of causation. One expert testified that he did not believe the epidemiological studies were reliable, partly because they did not offer separate data on Crohn's disease. He also asserted that the studies were flawed because they did not factor in the time between the emergence of symptoms and a formal diagnosis—meaning that they may have missed patients with longer time periods between the two. The second plaintiff expert testified that the epidemiological studies were flawed as they pertained to Crohn's disease and that their conclusions were not statistically reliable. Both experts supported one study but ultimately disagreed with its conclusions.
After the hearing, the trial court excluded the plaintiff experts' testimony on the basis that they could not dismiss the epidemiological studies' findings since other experts in the field used that methodology to form their opinions. A state appellate court reversed, concluding that the plaintiff experts had reviewed the studies in line with the accepted methodology and had exposed design flaws that led to unreliable results as their reasoning for not finding the studies reliable and interpreting them differently. The defendants appealed to the state supreme court, asking it to clarify the standards by which New Jersey evaluated expert testimony.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Daubert and subsequent cases, the New Jersey court reviewed its existing standard and expanded it beyond toxic tort cases. It explained that a trial court must ensure that plaintiffs can defend their scientific evidence and that a pretrial hearing would allow courts to "assess whether the expert's opinion is based on scientifically sound reasoning or unsubstantiated personal beliefs couched in scientific terminology." The court also pointed out that it was not adopting the three-factor Daubert test that had been added to Federal Rule of Evidence 702.
The gatekeeping role for assessing admissibility of scientific testimony is complicated, the court noted, and "the trial court is the spigot that allows novel expert testimony in areas of evolving medical causation science" as long as that testimony complies with scientific norms and standards. To clarify how courts should review and evaluate scientific testimony as a gatekeeper, the court adopted the Daubert factors, including whether the scientific theory has been or can be tested, whether it has been subject to peer review, known or potential error rates, and whether it is generally accepted in the scientific community. The court emphasized that methodology, not outcome, is the relevant consideration for assessing scientific testimony. The New Jersey approach for a methodology-based reliability test and whether that methodology can reasonably be applied to the facts of a case mirrors Daubert. The court cautioned, however, that it did not "embrace the full body of Daubert case law as applied by state and federal courts." While the Daubert factors can be helpful, they are not a standard to follow and should be applied on a case-by-case basis.
The court ultimately reversed the appellate court and excluded the plaintiff experts' testimony because the use of epidemiological studies is the standard methodology and relying instead on other types of evidence, such as animal studies, was not sound methodology in the field.


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Cop Who Murdered Keith Lamont Scott Will Not Be Charged
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AFRICANGLOBE - Authorities in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, have decided not to charge the Charlotte police officer who shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott, 43, in September. The man's death prompted several days of protests that at times turned violent.
Autopsy Shows Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot In The Back
Editorial_Staff - Nov 17, 2016
AFRICANGLOBE - The man who was killed by Charlotte, NC police, in September was shot once in the back, an autopsy report shows. Keith Lamont Scott's shooting, captured on video, sparked days of protests in the city after his family said he was unarmed. The autopsy said that in addition to the shot to the back, another shot to the abdomen caused his death.
A Murder Spree: 214 Black Persons Murdered By American Cops In 2016
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AFRICANGLOBE - Keith Lamont Scott, the father of seven from Charlotte, North Carolina who was murdered in cold blood on Tuesday, becomes the 214th Black person to be killed by US police this year out of an overall total of 821, according to Mapping Police Violence, another group created out of the protest movement. There is no national-level government data on police shootings.
Newly Released Video Shows The Moment Keith Lamont Scott Was Killed
AFRICANGLOBE - Unsettling footage newly released shows the moments leading up to the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. In the two-minute, 12-second footage, Rakeyia Scott can be heard saying, "Don't shoot him, don't shoot him" as police appear to converge on a white pick-up truck in the parking lot of a condominium complex. "He has no weapon — don't shoot him!"
Charlotte Uprising: Governor Declares State Of Emergency
AFRICANGLOBE - Protests turned violent for a second night in Charlotte after Tuesday's fatal police shooting of a Black man. Late Wednesday, Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for the city and deployed the National Guard and State Highway Patrol troopers to assist local police. One person was shot at the protest and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Medic said. The city initially reported that he died, but later retracted that, saying he was on life-support.
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AFRICANGLOBE - A woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, streamed live video on Facebook after her father was shot dead by police. The woman and others in the neighborhood are at the scene and have been confronting police about the shooting. The man has been identified by neighbors and family as Keith Lamont Scott. "The police just shot my daddy four times for being Black," she says. "They Tased him first and then shot him."
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Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist
Published: August 12, 2022, 10:53 PM
Updated: August 15, 2022, 10:29 AM
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This Week in South Florida: Joe Carollo
Protests planned, Miami-Dade mayor responds over proposed Virginia Key homeless camp
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While campaigning for reelection, Carollo goes back to his shrewd old ways
Another business owner accuses Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of misusing power
City closes Virginia Key Outdoor Center amid opposition to Carollo's tiny home village for homeless
Published: August 12, 2022, 10:53 PM Updated: August 15, 2022, 10:29 AM
Another business owner accuses Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of misusing his power.
MIAMI – Another business owner accuses Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of misusing his power.
Esther Alonso doesn't want the city to turn Virginia Key — enjoyed by nature lovers who rented paddle boards, kayaks, and bicycles from her business — into a homeless camp.
Surveillance video shows when police officers arrived on Friday afternoon at the Virginia Key Outdoor Center to shut it down and threaten Alonso.
"If you refuse to sign this form, then I have to take you to jail, physically," a Miami police officer said.
Alonso said she couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was outrageous to her that a police officer would threaten to take someone to jail for refusing to sign a form.
The officers were with two inspectors from the Miami Code Enforcement Office who accused her of operating without a certificate of use and of owing more than $140,000 in past due rent.
Alonso, a city of Miami tenant, denied the accusations.
"I mailed in checks," Alonso said, adding these appeared to have "disappeared" and that as a Cuban-American she was quickly able to recognize "the abuse of power."
Carollo is spearheading a plan to build tiny homes in Virginia Key city property to move the homeless out of the urban areas. In July, commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of the pilot program. Commissioners Ken Russell and Manolo Reyes were the dissenting votes.
"I don't know how they got these leases here," Carollo told Local 10 News on July 29. "If they do have leases, she seems to be having a booming business, but I would like to see how much of that is going to the City of Miami that owns this."
Before Alonso said to her it was obvious that Carollo was misusing his power over city employees, the commissioner faced similar accusations that resulted in lawsuits.
The owner of the Little Havana nightclub Ball and Chain, Bill Fuller, accused Carollo of misusing his power to punish him for supporting his political opponent.
Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo also accused Carollo of misusing the resources of the Miami Police Department "to carry out" his personal agendas.
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This Week In South Florida: Aug. 7
Last week Miami Dade County leaders blasted a proposal to house as many as 100 homeless people in a cluster of tiny homes on Virginia Key.
The mayor of Miami-Dade County's memo to her Board of Commissioners cites a number of concerns at a proposed homeless camp on Virginia Key.
Concerns are growing after Miami city commissioners approved a plan to move forward with a pilot program that will create a homeless encampment on Virginia Key, next to land that has been deemed as critically endangered.
A controversial proposal to create pop-up communities for the homeless across Miami, including on Virginia Key, was approved by commissioners last week.
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo wanted all the attention on him during a special meeting Friday at City Hall. Those who know him say he has had the tendency to throw tantrums from behind the dais when an election is approaching — and this year isn't any different.
Cody Weddle
Cody Weddle joined Local 10 News as a full-time reporter in South Florida in August of 2022. Before that, Cody worked regularly with Local 10 since January of 2017 as a foreign correspondent in Venezuela and Colombia.
Andrea Torres
The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.