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Local Organizations Awarded Impact Grants from Carroll EMC
The Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative Foundation awarded 73 local organizations with Impact Grants which totaled over $165,437 for projects that will benefit our communities. The grants were distributed during an afternoon reception at City Station in Carrollton on Thursday, August 16th.
Impact Grants provide assistance to area organizations and projects whose primary purpose is to improve the quality of life for residents in communities within Carroll EMC's service area. The grants are funded through Operation Round Up, which is a voluntary program that allows Carroll EMC Members to have their electric bills rounded up to the next highest whole dollar.
“I would like to thank everyone for their continued support of Operation Round Up and for taking time to apply,” said Taylor Key, Carroll EMC Foundation Administrator. “When I read the grants each year I am inspired to be a kinder, more giving human. It really makes you see the good that is being done in our communities by these organizations.”
Since its inception in 2001, Operation Round Up has granted $3.3 million to nonprofit organizations and community projects in Carroll EMC's service area. Funds collected for Operation Round Up are distributed by the Carroll EMC Foundation Board of Trustees. None of the funds are used for administrative costs and 100 percent of the proceeds go back into the community.
To sign up for Operation Round Up or to view the complete list of Impact Grant recipients, visit carrollemc.com, choose “MyCommunity” then “Operation Round Up.”


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Dedicated to the Memory of LaNisha Simon. I had not yet met her at the time the events in this diary took place. However, this is the diary that focuses the most on fashion and adornment. As trivial as we may try to make it, we have always been a people who took great pride in our appearance, no matter the occasion. It made me think of LaNisha, her beautiful spirit, and her wonderful contributions to the world of fashion. I dedicate this diary as a literary libation to the memory of LaNisha Simon.
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Sankofa. It means to go back.
To give thanks and praises to the Creator, regardless of the name in which we call Him/Her.
To remember our ancestors, we know not by name, and their ultimate sacrifice.
To remember our recent ancestors, and the wisdom their lives left behind.
To reflect on where we have been, to be clearer on where we are headed.
This is my personal diary of the last decade of experiences with attending Sankofa: The Caravan to the Ancestors, hosted by the Houston Chapter of the National Black United Front….and how these experiences changed my life.
The intent of this is not only to inspire all who have attended a Sankofa: Caravan to the Ancestors to share their their stories, but to bring an artistic and literary perspective to the history of this ceremony. The art of storytelling has long been a part of ancestral tradition.
2015’s diary gives my reflection of the ancient and elegant beauty of our people.
Hear the audio version of these diaries infused with old skool music and other mystic teachings on 222.9 The Mothership Internet Radio, and read the written part of this diary on www.poeticallymused.org/echoesoflegacy.
Pataki. Oni mi Ojo Abameta, Owara Medogun, Odun Egbawa Medogun
Merindilogun ojo Ogba Ooru.
Translate: Diary. Today is Saturday, October 15th, 2015, 16 days into Autumn Equinox.
The day vibrated on a 6, a day of manifesting material values.
The Moon was waxing in the 9th house of Sagittarius.
It was a 8 year, a year of infinity and ripeness.
The energy of this year was better than before! I was growing more active in the community, more comfortable in my beliefs and practices of the ancient ways, and going deeper into my creative side with bottle art and jewelry. By now, Oya had been identified as my orisa mother, and life was making more sense to me than ever before! My work as a spiritual counselor was gaining momentum. While I loved it, cabin fever was setting in, and I longed for the water. This year for Sankofa, I didn’t want to go too deep. I went this year to give offerings in gratitude, relax my mind, have some fun, and love on me some black people! This year’s caravan felt the most organic of all of the diaries!
This year’s Sankofa found me at the NBUF house, adorning with the other ladies in the house. Group adorning is a whole other energy from when you’re doing it alone. The feminine energy was ancestral, complete with face painting, makeup, sewing, fixing each other’s headdresses, and even the collective effort in fixing the zipper on my dress when it got stuck. We all helped each other look our best, and it was amazing.
This was the first year I rode with the actual NBUF Caravan, escorted by the Houston Police Department. This year marked the first time I experienced the ceremony held in front of the NBUF house before loading in the cars to head for Galveston. We formed a circle right there in the front yard, where we gave thanks and praises to the Creator, the Egungun, Esu, and Ogun for safe travels. Then, all who didn’t have a ride there were to step into the center of the circle, so those who had room in their cars could offer a space, ensuring no one was left behind. Beautiful.
I ended up in the backseat of a car belonging to a mystic merchant named Sade Perkins. Remember in the last diary entry when I said caravan was for connecting, or should I say, reuniting with new spiritual family? Well here it happened again. We enjoyed laughter and refreshing conversation all the way to the beach. After that, we were butterflies. Parting ways, bonding with others and just saturating in the ceremony…just something about those drums.
This was the Sankofa in which I was the most social, losing more pliable and letting myself enjoy life in this divine moment. I took the time to enjoy the fashion parade, and everyone looked amazing in their different expressions of white. Much like in ancient times, those different expressions of white were clues to the energies of persona. The elder priests and the officiating were adorned in their elaborate crowns and robes of traditional cloth. The women were various expressions of divine feminine beauty, not at all stingy with assescories or tribal designs on the face! The men looked relaxed and handsome. In this frame of life, we were a
mosaic of beautiful black people. We knew it and we were basking. The ancestors were clearly happy that year because it seemed to host a lot of laughter. I participated in the group ceremonies and danced in the drum circle more this year than I did the other three years I went. Our ancient ways saturated my being more and more every year I attended Sankofa. It became a holiday I held in higher regard than any other holiday I ever celebrated, except my solar returns. Every year brought new discovery, new revelations, new understandings, and new connections. This one was no different…an enhancement to my improving life…and when it came to fashion? I found myself laying out what I’d wear to Sankofa like I’d lay out my Sunday clothes.
I was given the honor of sharing poetry at the Luncheon following the beach ceremony.
I did my first rendition of “The Whispered Symphony,” dedicated to the ancestors, and all they have done. Gratitude.
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The Houston Cougars men's basketball team owns a perfect 4-0 record and a No. 6 national ranking, its highest since the "Phi Slama Jama" squad finished the 1983-84 season at No. 5.
It hasn't all been smooth sailing for head coach Kelvin Sampson, however. The team went on pause and scrapped multiple games earlier this month because of COVID-19 issues.
We now know the severity of the outbreak within the team.
Per Chris Cwik of Yahoo Sports, Sampson told reporters on Thursday that "all 15 players" and also some coaches associated with the Cougars tested positive for the coronavirus. He expects to have only eight or nine players available for this Sunday's game versus the Alcorn State Braves, Houston's first since a victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Dec. 5.
“The last time that I saw these kids in a game was Nov. 29,” Sampson explained. “This is unprecedented, man."
Sampson and assistant coach Kellen Sampson, Kelvin's son, missed the South Carolina clash because of coronavirus-related concerns.
Sampson added that the student-athletes aren't fully physically fit to play in a grueling basketball game against a competitive opponent because they've been stuck in isolation. Following this weekend, Houston faces the Temple Owls on Tuesday, the UCF Knights on Dec. 26 and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Dec. 29.


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- Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Asec. Ana Marie Banaag announced in a press conference on Tuesday, October 18, that President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the executive order postponing the barangay and the SK elections this year
- According to Banaag, the signed law is being awaited by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, as it is still in transit, fro proper transmittal
- The postponement of the barangay and SK elections had almost been an expectation as the Commission on Election (COMELEC) had already stopped all preparations in September "in exercise of prudence"
Presidential Communications Office Asec. for Legal Affairs Ana Marie Rafael-Banaag had announced in a press conference on Tuesday, October 18, that President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the executive order (EO) that will cancel the twin Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this year.
According to Banaag, the EO that will reset the Barangay and SK elections from October 31, 2016 to October 31, 2017 is still in transit and is yet to be received by Executive Sec. Salvador Medialdea for proper transmittal to the proper offices.
The President's "pronouncements" where he had expressed his agreement to the postponement of the twin elections, citing the high possibility of the candidates using drug money to fund their campaigns.
The Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno had also favored the postponement of the twin polls, as this "would give the administration more time to implement its infrastructure projects" which is usually stopped three months prior to an election.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had earlier suspended all preparations for the Barangay and SK elections and released a resolution that says "all activities, including bidding and procurements," be stopped effective September 9, "in the exercise of prudence."
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Neutral substances are chemicals that have no properties of either acids or bases, have equal parts hydrogen and hydronium ions and don't change the color of litmus paper or other acid-base indicators. Neutral substances include water, glucose solutions and salt solutions. These chemicals have a pH of 7.0 on a scale of 14. In terms of toxicity, neutral substances are generally harmless to the touch.
Pure water has no ions in it whatsoever and serves as the main solvent in which acids and bases are dissolved. A sugar solution is made of molecules of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms bound together in a crystalline pattern. A salt solution in pure water has dissolved sodium and chlorine ions.
Acids and bases have higher concentrations of either hydrogen ions with a plus charge or hydronium ions with a plus charge. Hydronium molecules consist of three atoms of hydrogen bound to one atom of oxygen. Acids have more hydrogen ions, and bases have more hydronium ions. Neutral substances have neither ion, or an equal number of both ions, to cancel out any acid or base properties.
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After months of questions, Brad Treliving is finally finding answers.
With hockey making a shift after a decade of prosperity and growth, the Central and Western Professional hockey leagues began to change with the times. The two leagues merged into a new CHL during the summer, giving CHL president Treliving the task of getting the new league up and running.
The results have been everything Treliving could have expected.
"Going back four months, there were a lot of questions about the merger," said Treliving, paying a visit to Amarillo last Saturday. "But I can categorically say that this has been a tremendous success."
Often success can be found in numbers, like the league's average of 4,101 fans per game through Monday. Geographical rivalries that were not possible when the leagues were apart continue to grow, such as Amarillo-Oklahoma City and Austin-San Antonio.
The passion among fans has carried onto the ice, and vice versa. But the key for Treliving and the 16 teams - 10 from the former WPHL, six from the CHL - is not stopping what continues to work.
"We're seeing the teams play with passion and energy," Treliving said. "We have to continue to grow that. What we've seen has been positive, but this is not where we want to stop. We don't want to take our foot off the pedal."
New rules regarding veteran limits also have established parity within the league and helped younger players make an impact in hopes of moving up. With a little more than a third of the season remaining, most of the 16 teams remain in the playoff chase.
Even upsets have been prevalent, with division leaders getting upset several times by teams just trying to keep pace.
"In a perfect world, this is what you expect," Treliving said. "It shows these teams have to be prepared each night. It doesn't matter if it's at home or on the road. This is exactly what we want from a competitive standpoint. It makes our teams prepare better for every game."
Success has even spread into Amarillo, which has seen fan attendance jump to 3,816 per game this season. Treliving got a first-hand account of the team's first sellout of the season when the Rattlers retired former captain Brad Haelzle's jersey last Saturday.
Thanks to its location and market, Treliving said Amarillo is a perfect fit for the CHL.
"We're excited about Amarillo," Treliving said. "It's a tremendous market, and we have a great passion here among the fans.
"The facility is second-to-none for our product. The size, sightlines and presentation are just tremendous. And the front office has done a great job bringing people in to help build the franchise."
With a more solid foundation in place, Treliving already is looking ahead to the future. A new team in Laredo will be added next season, with possibilities for expansion into the Rio Grande Valley and Fort Collins, Colo., still remaining possibilities.
For now, the CHL continues to move in the right direction. And many of the concerns Treliving had before the season are no longer a question.
The Gong Show
Playing twice in two nights obviously made the Tulsa Oilers and Wichita Thunder a little chippy heading into last Friday.
In what will likely go down as one of the most bizarre games of the CHL season, the Oilers literally fought their way to a come-from-behind 5-4 win against the Thunder. The two teams engaged in several all-out brawls during the game, setting season marks for penalty minutes in a game.
The numbers from Friday's game are mind-boggling - 261 penalty minutes, 17 major penalties, 11 game misconducts and even one match penalty for "attempt to injure." By the end of the biggest showdown midway through the second period, the Oilers were left with only nine skaters and had goaltender Rob Murdoch kicked out for leaving the crease.
Ironically, the two teams combined for only 42 penalty minutes the night before in Tulsa.
Cycling the Puck
Amarillo forward Todd St. Louis has drawn a penalty in seven consecutive games, currently tied with Fort Worth's Jason Clarke for the longest such streak in the league. ... Former Rattlers goaltender Jason Wright was picked up by Corpus Christi last week. ... There have been twice as many hat tricks (34) in the CHL this season as shutouts (17). ... Oklahoma City goaltender Aren Miller was added to the Northern squad for the CHL All-Star Game in place of Sebastien Centomo, who is currently on assignment with St. John's in the American Hockey League. Corpus Christi center Kurt Wickenheiser also was added to the Southern roster.
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Seguin,AUS 39 18 41 59
Burton,OKC 41 25 32 57
Burgess,ELP 40 22 34 56
Bournazakis,IND 38 20 34 54
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Parsons,MEM 34 29
Anneck,AMA 38 25
Burton,OKC 41 25
Standish,OKC 37 24
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Sauter,OKC 41 41
MacPherson,BOS 37 38
MacKenzie,IND 27 36
Dupaul,LUB 40 36
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Anderson,TUL 39 262
Goetz,CRP 40 237
Hewitt,WIC 29 233
Clarke,FTW 39 225
Leiter,WIC 35 196
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Gorman,ODE 28 1629:12 2.06
Centomo,MEM 19 1034:53 2.09
Filiatrault,SNG 14 809:41 2.15
Belecki,SNT 15 902:32 2.53
Harris,ODE 15 807:05 2.53
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Filiatrault,SNG 14 29 454 .940
Centomo,MEM 19 26 509 .934
Gorman,ODE 28 56 779 .933
Harris,ODE 15 34 365 .915
McMullen,AUS 27 67 722 .915
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:00 AM
Use a gun to commit a crime and get caught - plan on spending some serious "life-altering" time in federal prison.
That's the word that Joe Hogsett, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, brought with him when he met with the editorial board of the Bloomington Herald-Times this week.
Now in his third year as the chief federal prosecutor for the southern two-thirds of the state, Hogsett says that now that the man who appointed him to the job, President Barack Obama, has secured another four-year term, he can look forward to developing a plan that stretches across more years to at least the next presidential election.
In March of 2011, Hogsett launched the Violent Crime Initiative, an effort to target with the full force of the federal law enforcement resources those who turn repeatedly to violence.
Since that time, he told the newspaper, his office has prosecuted scores of violent felons who have been in illegal possession of firearms. In fact, according to his 14-page annual report for 2012, the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted 110 felons for illegal possession of a firearm in 2011. In 2010, the year before the initiative was in place, the number was only 14.
Most crime in cities and towns across the country falls to state prosecutors to pursue under state criminal codes. The more distant and less time-sensitive federal system is reserved for "the worst of the worst," Hogsett says, with the goal "to take the really, really bad actors ... off the streets."
Federal sentencing requirements also are more severe, with federal law requiring an inmate to serve a minimum of 85 percent of his or her sentence, while Indiana law generally calls for release of an inmate who stays out of trouble while behind bars on completion of half the sentence.
As expected, a lot of gun violence relates to drugs and drug gangs, much of it concentrated in the more urban areas of Hogsett's district. He points out, though, that the worst recent gun violence in Indiana - the 2011 killing of five people in a prescription drug deal gone bad - occurred in rural Franklin County.
The lesson is clear, Hogsett told the newspaper ... Those who deal in illicit gun trafficking should be aware that "they're looking at big consequences that are profound and life altering."

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The ski resort Laber – Oberammergau is located in the Ammergauer Alpen Holiday Region (Germany, Bavaria (Bayern), Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern), Zugspitz Region). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 4 km of slopes available. 1 lift transports the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 850 and 1,683 m.
The freeride area at the “Laber” features a black run, which lets the hearts of extreme skiers beat faster. Before the demanding ski-run comes the ride to the top with the nostalgic Laber cable-car. The view alone, enjoyed from the mountain station, is worth the tour.
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The city of South Portland is cracking down on rising crime and drug use inside four hotels that are housing homeless guests.
There are new rules based on police recommendations to crack down on crime, prevent deaths and make the temporary shelters safer.
The city is requiring 24/7 private security at the four hotels currently housing the homeless.
Each hotel must keep track of a monthly guest list.
They are also requiring two welfare checks on guests each day to try to make the hotels safer.
“Just think, we are the richest country in the world, and we have to make rounds at homeless shelters to find the dead people,” City Councilor Sue Henderson said.
The Days Inn, the Comfort Inn, the Howard Johnson and the Casco Bay Hotel are the hotels serving as temporary shelters in South Portland.
At the Comfort Inn alone, there were 31 911 calls on average before it housed homeless guests. So far this year, there have already been 275, more than one a day.
Police Chief Daniel Ahern urged councilors to implement these rules, so the situation doesn’t get worse.
He said officers have begun witnessing a disturbing trend of finding people dead inside some of these hotel rooms, sometimes for multiple days.
“We were finding that people were deceased in their rooms for more than two days because they had not been checked on. This will alleviate that and stop that from happening and possibly be able to help us save lives,” Ahern said.
Officials also noted they do not want to put these people on the streets.


Soft-start, or not?
Motor starting equipment needed to prevent voltage problems
When a member’s project involves the installation of large new motors, Gary Allen, Northern Plains Electric’s Manager of Engineering, often gets questions on the cooperative’s motor starting equipment requirements. Allen is quick to point out the importance of understanding motor starting issues.
It’s been the cooperative’s experience, Allen explains, that the starting current required by single-phase motors over 10-horsepower, and on three-phase motors 25 horsepower and above, is often great enough to cause a noticeable and objectionable voltage dip for the customer who owns the equipment and for other customers connected to the same line. According to Allen, these larger motors, when installed without some type of reduced-voltage starter or soft-start capabilities, are a major cause of voltage issues on the system.
The fact that installations of large motors are increasing in number every year in Northern Plains Electric's service area, simply confirms that certain engineering standards must be established. Northern Plains Electric is in the process of implementing an engineering standard, which will limit the size of motors that can be installed on its system without some type of device to reduce, starting current. The engineering standard will address both single -phase and three-phase motors and will take into consideration the entire range of standard operating voltages available from the cooperative.
For more information on engineering standards for large motors, you may contact Northern Plains at (800) 882-2500.


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State Question 801: Voters to decide on public school funding measure
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) —
State Question 801, one of five state questions on the Nov. 6 ballot, would remove restrictions on how school districts can use property tax funding.
Right now, districts can put that revenue in their building fund to cover things like building maintenance, repairs, and furniture. If SQ 801 is approved, that money could also be put towards operating expenses, like teacher pay raises or classroom supplies.
"In the last week, we’ve actually started getting more questions about State Question 801," said Dr. Rick Cobb, superintendent of Mid-Del Public Schools. "When I’m asked directly, would this help Mid-Del Public Schools? My answer is no."
The measure is meant to give Oklahoma school districts more flexibility, but Dr. Cobb said it wouldn't have much of an impact in his district.
"This doesn’t give us any more money, and in our case it doesn’t really give us any more flexibility since what we get gets spent every year, and then some," said Dr. Cobb.
Whether or not voters approve SQ 801, Cobb is grateful it's created more conversation about school funding.
"I don’t think there’s ever such a thing as too much transparency or too much engagement from the public," he said.
SQ 801 requires a simple majority of voters to be approved.
There are fur other Oklahoma state questions:
- State Question 793 -- a citizen-initiated referendum to allow optometrists and opticians to operate in retail establishments
- State Question 794 -- expanding the constitutional rights of crime victims, known as "Marcy’s Law"
- State Question 798 -- providing for the election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket starting in 2026
- State Question 800 -- creating a new budget reserve fund, the Oklahoma Vision Fund, to receive a portion of gross production tax revenue
You can find more information about voting here.

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As an established platform for the development of wind projects in the region, the Powering Middle East Summit is pleased to welcome the global leader in wind technology, Vestas Wind Systems. President of Vestas Mediterranean, Marco Graziano, will participate in the Summit’s welcoming event to share his valuable insights and Vestas’ extensive experience in the wind energy sector.
Wind power offers a predictable and clean energy source that is fast to install and an increasingly attractive commercial opportunity for investors within the region. With a total installed capacity of 60 GW, Vestas’ 51,000 turbines currently generate sustainable energy in 73 countries across the globe.
Starting with a 55KW project in Egypt, Vestas has grown strongly, now with more than 170 turbines installed across the MENA region. In 2013, Vestas signed an agreement with Jordan Wind Project Company to build the first utility-scale wind power plant in Jordan. The Al-Tafila plant, expected to be commissioned in 2015, will be the largest wind project in the kingdom with a total capacity of 117 MWs.
“In an effort to expand its energy production beyond oil and gas, the Middle East is taking important steps to promote the use of clean energy in the region”, asserts Marco Graziano, President of Vestas Mediterranean. “At Vestas, we leverage our experience to develop efficient technologies that harvest the wind and improve the performance of our customers’ wind power plants worldwide. We are pleased to contribute with our unrivalled knowledge of wind technology with the aim of increasing our presence in the region”.
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Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities
As the need to confront unplanned growth increases, planners, policymakers, and citizens are scrambling for practical tools and examples of successful and workable approaches. Growth management initiatives are underway in the U.S. at all levels, but many American "success stories" provide only one piece of the puzzle. To find examples of a holistic approach to dealing with sprawl, one must turn to models outside of the United States.
In Green Urbanism, Timothy Beatley explains what planners and local officials in the United States can learn from the sustainable city movement in Europe. The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries, which Beatley researched and observed in depth during a year-long stay in the Netherlands. Chapters examine: the sustainable cities movement in Europe examples and ideas of different housing and living options transit systems and policies for promoting transit use, increasing bicycle use, and minimizing the role of the automobile creative ways of incorporating greenness into cities ways of readjusting "urban metabolism" so that waste flows become circular programs to promote more sustainable forms of economic development sustainable building and sustainable design measures and features renewable energy initiatives and local efforts to promote solar energy ways of greening the many decisions of local government including ecological budgeting, green accounting, and other city management tools.
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Discussion in 'NASCAR chat' started by pjmolo, Jan 2, 2019.
Are you saying that a Ford driver will win the championship ?
OK, then I'm just going with
Morgan Shepherd finishes a Cup race.
There will be at least one race winner born in the 1960s or earlier and
at least one race winner born in the 2000s. (Cup, Xfinity or Trucks)
Did you mean Morgan will finish an Xfinity race? He hasn't started a Cup race in years.
^ That is what makes it the winner if true.
Last time he finished an Xfinity race was 2013, but he finished a Cup race at New Hampshire in 2014 (where he wrecked Logano).
Or would you have expected Mike Wallace to run in Cup again?
No I'm saying they will THE the championship
Just kidding.. you are correct
Well, at least it's a prediction that won't be eliminated until the green drops at Homestead. I dunno if that's better or worse than predicting he'll win the Daytona 500 and getting put out of your misery promptly. Of course, by the time they get to Homestead, JJ will have failed to make the final four; that one will put you out before the Homestead entry list is released without Morgan's name on it.
Nah, I had to delete my prediction that Jimmie will win #8.
Like that, did ya? Hold my cider and watch this:
Brian France will be arrested for DUI and subsequently released from his NASCAR duties.
Furniture Row will close shop
Kasey Kahne will get out of the car before the Chase starts.
Pretty good, huh?
Oh, wait, what year is this again?
Several more predictions have been submitted since I last posted the list.
Also, I reconfigured the list alphabetical by height . . . . .
52 entries so far. That's a good turnout.
^ and over a 100 predictions
Chase Elliott leads the series in points heading into the chase
So I don't get tossed on a technicality I should have said 4 non-points paying races.
1 - The Clash
2 - 150 Daytona Qualifiers
1 - All Star Race
Jamie McMurray gets the pole for the Daytona 500.
Kyle Larson announces retirement
for me to keep track of . . . .
There have now been two similar, but not identical, predictions regarding the retirement of Kyle Larson.
Did I miss the announcement ?
It's not real racing.
That's not gonna happen as he will most likely run for points in the Xfinity Series.
No driver will lose a win due to penalty in Cup.
You can also print this as "Kevin Harvick will go winless in 2019"
My prediction: one driver (at least) that made the playoffs last year will not finish the season in the car (either contract/silly-season stuff or medical).
In other words, a playoff driver will be out of the car before Homestead.
Because several drivers that made the playoffs last year are already out of the car they drove last year, I'm taking your prediction as:
At least one driver that made the playoffs last season will, before Homestead, be out of the car that he started this season in.
Yessir - out (before season’s end) of the car he starts the season in. Thanks!
With just a little over a week until the submittal deadline, here's the latest list with predictions added by @Mispeedway15, @LouieLouie, @DSquad48, @Revman, and @superchuck500 since the last posting. Also, an updated prediction by @Old 97.
Average TV viewership for the season will go up at least 5%
@pjmolo can I alter my predictions slightly to give myself a better chance of winning?
Prediction #!: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the Daytona 500 & the Brickyard in the same season.
Prediction #2: Kurt Busch looks like his old self, winning at least 4 races.
Prediction #3: Kurt Busch wins the championship in surprising fashion.
Looks like a winner, at least until the checkered flag flies to end the 500 next Sunday . . . .
@pjmolo I would like to change my prediction to this:
All 4 points paying races at Daytona and Talladega will be won by the same driver.
That's a bold one alright.
I now want Jamie Mac to win the D500 so much.
Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting a prediction (or changing a prediction previously submitted) is the dropping of green flag at Daytona this weekend for the race series that the prediction concerns.
Also, the time frame for predictions is that it must concern an event that is predicted to occur sometime after the prediction is made up until the end of the final race of the season.
It's good to be King . . .
So as to allow for the posting of all submitted predictions prior to the NASCAR Ganders Outdoors Truck Series race on Friday night, the deadline for the submittal of predictions has been moved up to Friday, February 15th, noon Eastern time.
Predictions must be specific and something that can be easily verified..
Moving my BOLD Prediction of “Rockingham returns to the NASCAR Xfinity/Trucks Series Schedule” off this year and to a later TBD. Just going with my Jeffrey Earnhardt prediction for this year which is.... BOLD Prediction: Jeffrey Earnhardt wins an Xfinity Series Race in JGR Equipment
There's some ticket money I saved!
Based on my extensive crystal ball research for the "pick the winner of every race" game, I have discovered that Kyle Busch will not win a race until the playoffs begin.
Please wipe out all of my previous predictions, and replace with "Kyle Busch will not win a race before the playoffs begin".
Separate names with a comma.


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A high school diploma may be a minimum requirement for this position, and apprenticeships, industrial training, certifications, or prior experience may also be required by employers. Industrial maintenance repairers must always stay up-to-date with all changes in equipment, design, and other issues related to the machines they are responsible for maintaining. (Copyright 2017 PayScale.com)
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Light and Imagination
One of the things I love about wedding fairs is meeting fellow suppliers. In our experience they have been friendly and open and they often give great advice. It's lovely to be able to share stories and experiences; you feel as if you are not alone in the big, wide wedding world!
When we recently did the Whitstable Castle Open Day we met Andreea from Light and Imagination. It was great to talk to her as, like us, they are based in Whitstable. Light and Imagination comprises of Andreea and Matt; both talented photographers who offer an array of services from wedding photography to studio sessions to photography courses.
Not long after the open day, I popped into the studio (which is on the high street) for a chat and a coffee. Andreea and Matt couldn't have been more welcoming and I got a full tour of the shop, gallery, studio - everywhere. What a great spot! I saw some wonderful work and was really inspired by their dedication and creativity. I hope that one day soon we will have the pleasure of working with Light and Imagination in some capacity, and it is so lovely to have connected with such talent here in Whitstable!
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A BIG congratulations goes out to Quinte Canine's Novice Trick Dog Class graduates as well as the Intermediate Trick Dog Class!
Both classes graduated yesterday, earning their NTD or ITD titles! The Novice Trick Dogs preformed a wonderful trick dog show for friends, family and the public! The Intermediate dogs worked VERY hard increasing their difficulty to earn the next level title! We are very proud to introduce you to the newest title holders: Meshu ITD, Willow ITD, Gypsy ITD, Hudson(#1) NTD, Hudson(#2) NTD, Mya NTD, Daisy NTD, Opie NTD (pending final evaluation), Moose NTD (pending final evaluation)!
Special note: Both Hudson (#1) and Mya are visually impaired dogs with low/little vision! You wouldn't know it though with how much their confidence increased and how amazing they did.

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Banana bread is for life……..
……..not just for c*vid (lockdowns!) 🤣
I know baking banana bread was THE thing that everyone made in the first lockdowns but I’m still here for it!
Since time began (I reckon) our ancestors have been chucking their brown bananas in with a bit of sugar, eggs and flour and whipping up a banana loaf.
I usually make mine vegan but I had eggs to use up too, so made this loaf from @bbcgoodfood but added cinnamon coz you can’t have bananas without cinnamon can you?
Perfect weekend breakfast fodder, great in lunchboxes, lovely toasted, and ensures minimal food waste. Make this and you’re basically a super human 🏻
You need –
* 140g butter, softened
* 140g caster sugar
* 2 large eggs, beaten
* 140g self-raising flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
* 50g icing sugar
* 2 tsp cinnamon
* Heat oven to 180C
* line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.
* Cream the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 eggs with a little of the flour.
* fold in the remaining flour, cinnamon, baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
* pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
* Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
* Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
* Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake.
Search ‘brilliant banana bread’ on @bbcgoodfood website (I’ll do a swipe up in stories) for their full recipe. Reckon this would be fit with a few handfuls of chocolate chips thrown in too!
I used manx eggs, @iomcreamery butter and @laxeyflour in mine and got all my ingredients from @robinsonsiom 🏻🇮🇲
You need to make this 🏻
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Jul 31, 2019
By Gavin Day
The commission looking at what allowed serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer to kill eight patients in long term care facilities released a report that paints a picture of a long term care system that needs change.
Wettlaufer is serving a life sentence after a 2017 guilty plea into the murder of eight people and attempted murder of four others.
The report made 91 recommendations that calls for systemic change and didn’t lay individual blame in the case as Wettlaufer went virtually unimpeded in her murders.
Had she not confessed, she never would have been caught.
“There’s no simple fix to avoiding similar tragedies in the future,” said Eileen Gillese, an Ontario appeals judge who led the commission.
“Because the system itself has the vulnerabilities and the shortcomings, it would be very unfair, in my view, to make findings of individual misconduct.”
Included in the recommendations is a call for more oversight on how drugs are administered. Wettlaufer killed her victims by administering overdoses of insulin.
One suggestion was to have the province issue grants for security camera installation in medication rooms at homes.
Melissa Lennox, CARP’s Director of Stakeholder Relations, said more nurses, something CARP has advocated for, is also included in the recommendations.
“The commissioner also talks about increasing the number of registered staff in long term care,” said Lennox. “CARP has long called for mandatory staffing ratios–including increasing the percentage of registered nursing staff. Right now, the only legislated requirement is that there would be one registered nurse at all times.”
Ontario Minister of long term care Merrilee Fullerton says the province will submit a report next year on its progress on the commission’s recommendations aimed at preventing such crimes from happening again.
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Hello again, Nashville literary lovers. When it comes to events, we have plenty to be thankful for this November.
The biggest out-of-towner name splash will be made by the wonderful Salon@615 series. Salon@615 welcomes Chelsea Clinton to Nashville On Wednesday, November 11, at the Nashville Public Library at 6:15pm, the series welcomes Chelsea Clinton, author of It’s Your World: Get Informed for a discussion and signing. Salon@615 then welcomes Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer and National Book Award winner Patti Smith for a very special Salon@615 event at OZ Arts Nashville on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. Smith will be discussing and signing copies of her new book, M Train. Reviews from other cities have been fantastic. The event at OZ Arts Nashville is a paid ticket event — ticket price includes a copy of the book — and is currently sold out. Find out more about both events, and all upcoming Salon@615 signings, at nashvillepubliclibrary.org/salonat615.
Following up the biggest names not living in our city, it’s logical to give you some of the big names that call Nashville home. I am biased, but I’ll start with the biggest celebration on my radar: the next month of East Side Storytellin’ shows. The 70th edition of East Side Storytellin’, on Tuesday, November 3, mark the 3rd Anniversary of the series, which combines the best of Nashville authors and musicians every first and third Tuesday of the month. It features author and Band of Poets leader Rita Bullwinkel and the legendary and local favorite musician, Dutch Whisky. The Tuesday, November 17th’s edition, the 71st, features local poet Joseph Powell and musician Nick Flora. Shows are free, BYOB events, and take place at The Post (1701 Fatherland Street) at 7p.m. sharp.
The aforementioned Band of Poets wraps up its 2015 season on Tuesday, November 10 at 9 p.m. at Bobby’s Idle Hour. This edition includes readings from Luke Wiget, Ciona Rouse, Katie Foster, Katie McDougall, and Whit Field, to name a few. It is free to attend and always a pleasure for all.
In addition to reading at Band of Poets, Rouse will once again be hosting two of the most original writing/reading series around town during the month of November. Every third Thursday, Rouse rounds up some of the best poets in town for Writing’s on the Wall at Atmalogy (2320 West End Ave). This month’s event takes place Thursday, November 19 at 7p.m. Rouse returns on Friday, November 27 at 7p.m. at Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt for her Lyrical Brew show. Details on guests are TBA, but you can always check her Facebook page.
The Porch Writers’ Collective is hosting several interesting creative writing workshops this month. On Saturday, November 7 from 2-5 p.m. at The Skillery in Germantown, Porch cofounder Katie McDougall will teach a workshop called Dialogue and Scene. It costs $45 for Porch members and $50 for non-members. On Saturday, November 21 from 2-5 p.m. at the Skillery, local poet and teacher Bill Brown will teach Poetry as Journey. People are asked to bring prepared poetry to discuss, brainstorm and discover the pivotal journeys in their own lives and in the lives of members of their communities. The cost for this workshop is the same as the other above. You can find more information about The Porch Writer’s Collective and its great events and workshops at its website.
The always fascinating Poetry in the Brew takes place every second Saturday of the month at Portland Brew East (1921 Eastland Ave). The open mic poetry event takes place upstairs in the coffeehouse’s loft. A rotating art show provides the perfect back drop for the intimate space. This month’s event, guest hosted by Allison Boyd with featured writer Chris Whitelaw. takes place Saturday, November 14. Sign up starts at 5:30 p.m; reading starts at 6:30p.m. It is free to attend.
Before I let you go for this round of Beard on Books fun, I have two special notes. First, congrats to Nashville authors J.T. Ellison and Mary Laura Philpott, along with Linda Wei and her production team at Nashville Public Television, on their new take on the iconic NPT series A WORD ON WORDS. The revamped series about books and authors, hosted by John Seigenthaler for over 40 years before his death in 2014, premiered this past month and will air on Sundays at 10:26 a.m., alternating with NPT Arts Break and Thursdays at 7:26 p.m., and throughout the NPT and NPT2 schedule. More information can be be found on the A Word on Words website.
Second, there will be a fun event at East Side Story (1108 Woodland Street, Unit B) on Saturday, November 14 from 3-5 p.m. with author Jean Roseman. Roseman will be on site discussing and signing copies of his new book Barney and Clyde, An Illustrated Tale of Murder and Madness. A perfect transition between the Halloween season and local literary fun for the holidays, this historical fiction is about a gruesome murder that took place in 1884 on what was Cherry Street South (now 4th Street across from the Schermerhorn).
Thank you for spending time with me again. I hope you get a chance to visit and experience a few, if not all, of the events mentioned above. Also, please remember to be nice to one another out there. I can’t say that enough. And if you are near East Side Story, drop by and say hello.
For a comprehensive list of upcoming literary events, be sure to check the Books and Poetry section at NowPlayingNashville.com.


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Using walk over weighing and remote camera monitoring to identify key management triggers and reduce costs
The objectives of the Walk over weighing (WOW) project are to:
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of walk over weighing equipment to help producers pinpoint timing of sale.
- Identify trigger points for making key management decisions for timing of supplementation and gauge effectiveness of supplementation e.g. ‘when cattle liveweights plateau, start feeding supplement’ or ‘when pasture dry matter digestibility reaches 50%, start feeding’.
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of remote camera equipment to monitor water trough levels and pasture condition remotely.
- Correlate faecal NIRS results with management triggers.
- Increase producer understanding of changes in pasture quality and subsequent impacts on animal liveweight performance.
- Shared knowledge and experience with the wider industry.
Progress to date
The Richmond Beef Challenge and Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) group are demonstrating the use and effectiveness of automated walk over weighing (WOW) and remote camera monitoring equipment. The PDS is run in conjunction with a local steer grow out challenge. Data collected by the WOW equipment has enabled the PDS group to hold off from starting to feed dry lick for six weeks compared to the neighbouring Flinders Beef Challenge. This has significant implications in terms of cost savings in the commercial industry.
The remote monitoring camera focused on the water trough has reduced labour needs and vehicle costs by reducing the frequency of ‘water runs’ to the paddock by the property manager. Similarly, the pasture camera that monitors the pasture condition changes throughout the trial has enabled photos to be matched to data from faecal NIRS sample collection and their associated results.
At the March manual weigh day, the group decided to put in the next cohort of steers before the current cohort is sent to the abattoir. They also wanted to increase the number of steers in the paddock to better reflect the district average stocking rate. An additional 89 head of 250–350kg steers were inducted into the paddock on Friday 8 June 2012. The group are also interested in adding an auto-draft unit to the current WOW equipment.
Progress of cattle can be followed on the website http://live.usee.com/; scroll down to the Richmond Beef Challenge link.
Contact: Emma Black E: email@example.com
Where: Richmond, North Queensland
When: June 2011–ongoing

domain: agronomy


Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana was a renowned saxophonist born on 18 July 1938 in Walmer Township in Port Elizabeth. The young Pukwana grew up studying the piano at his home and went on to play with the Broadway yanks and later the Four Yanks. In a turn of events that would alter his music career, Pukwana met tenor saxophonist Nikele Moyake. This chance meeting saw Pukwana change his chosen musical instrument from piano to alto sax.
Later in life, Pukwana met musician Chris Macgregor who invited him to join his group, the Blue Notes. This would prove to be the first of many groups that he would join. The Blue Notes comprised of four other members, Mongezi Feza, Nikele Moyake, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo. The sextet became very successful but since it was a mixed race group, it was constantly harassed and performances often thwarted by the security police under the apartheid regime. The political turmoil in the country led to the group opting to emigrate to Europe. They went to the Antibes Jazz Festival in France, then to Zuric before finally settling in London at Ronnie Scott’s. Sadly the group disbanded in 1951.
Pukwana later joined his former Blue Notes band mate Macgregor in the Brotherhood of Breath, a band Macgregor formed after leaving the Blue notes. He quickly became an asset to his new group as he finally showcased his skills as a composer. He later left the Brotherhood of Breath to form a band with two former Blue Notes members, Moholo and Feza. They called themselves Assegai. The group would eventually disband and he formed yet another band, The Spear. In 1978, Pukwana treaded outside of his comfort zone when he started his own recording company, Jika Records. Simultaneously he founded what would be his last band, Zila.
Pukwana may have begun his career as a pianist, but he became known for his skills as a composer and a saxophonist. One of his most popular songs is “Mra”, which he composed for The Brotherhood of Breath. Throughout his career he had collaborated with high profiled jazz artists like Hugh masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Mongezi Feza and Don Cherry. One of the highlights of his career was when he got to be one of the artists featured at the Nelson Mandela Tribute in 1989 in Wembley Stadium.
Pukwana died in London on 30 June 1990 of liver failure.
Breakly, B & Gordon, S, (1997), Beyond the Blues: Township Jazz in the '60s and '70s, (David Phillip), p.19|


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More than 40 years ago, Alcatraz was the scene of a large occupation in support of Native American people, which got international attention. Since the 2014 National Native Media Conference was being held in Santa Clara, California about an hour south of Alcatraz Island, I spoke with LaNada War Jack, who has a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a leading organizer of the occupation.
Why occupy Alcatraz?
There was an Indian group in 1964 that originally took Alcatraz on the basis of the 1868 Sioux Treaty. You know, it was federal law. I don’t know if it’s still standing—they might’ve changed it by now—but whenever the federal government vacates property that they’ve taken from Indian people—and of course, it’s this whole country—it’s supposed to go back to the tribe.
But they weren’t given any serious consideration at that time. So when we took it as students, we were reinforcing the treaty and the federal laws. We wanted our treaties and the laws recognized—and of course justice for our people.
Tell me about your experience on Alcatraz?
I was there throughout the whole period. I was still a student at Berkeley, and I would write my papers on the island, go back to the mainland and hitchhike off the dock with my son to head back to Berkeley. I’d check in with my teachers, then I’d go back to the island and do some more writing.
But I was also on the Alcatraz council, and I also did public relations prior to that. I stayed out of the leadership at the beginning because I was a student, and I wanted to concentrate on my studies. But it just didn’t work out quite that way.
You have a lot of energy when you’re young [laughs]. We did negotiations with the government, and they did their job to try to keep everyone divided. First of all, they said that we were young militants, and they couldn’t do business with us. I told them, ‘we may be young, but we’re not militants. This is a peace effort, and we don’t have guns or anything.’ I had my son there, we had children out there. I had to always maintain that stance, once they said we had guns on the island.
When they said they wouldn’t negotiate with us because we were young and militant, I squashed that whole militant thing because I was from Berkeley, and I knew what happened with the Black Panthers, so it wasn’t going in that direction at all. Then they said we were urban and not reservation. To them, we were not credible adults.
Who was opposed to the occupation, and why?
The government. Bob Robertson headed the negotiating party for the White House. Bob was the one who came out to the island, and we talked to him, but there were guys behind the scenes, like Brad Patterson from the White House and Leonard Garment. When I went to D.C., I would talk to those guys.
They were a part of the administration—they weren’t going to undermine their authority by taking the side of the Indians. Richard Nixon tried when he was the president, and he did stop the termination policies immediately—that 1970 law he signed into effect to stop the Termination Act, that was Public Law 280 that Eisenhower passed in the early 1950s to allow states to have jurisdiction on reservations.
How can we make non-Natives care about these issues?
Raising awareness. It takes a lot of education. We need to correct the history books. The more they make us look like the villain, the more they justify taking our land and resources.
What impact did the occupation have then?
I think it started a big wave with many ripples that have traveled far. It started the mindset of changing from Western thinking back to our culture and our traditions.
What do you think the impact of the occupation is today?
The biggest impact is that people have recognized that their culture and traditions are important.
They were afraid to speak their languages, and now we have language classes. We have ceremonies. We have things still going on that recognize our culture and our traditions. But bringing back our spiritual consciousness was, to me, the most significant impact. It had a worldwide impact.
Carina Dominguez is a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe located in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona. She is currently a senior studying broadcast journalism at Arizona State University. This interview appeared originally on the website and newspaper of Native Voice, a mentoring program for young Indian journalists that was held at the Native American Journalists Association’s annual conference.