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Small Homesteads Can Be Big Producers
Since our homestead is in a village, we have a restricted amount of space that we homestead on. Obviously it is going to be smaller than most. We have in total about one and 1/4 acres.
Normally one would think that you can't do much on a small property and I used to believe that too. We have found though, that anything you want can be grown or produced even on a small homestead. It is similar to what the amazing things you can do with a can of paint for redecorating or how you can live in a tiny house, which we know that many people do.
Below are the things I have come up with that work for us the best when trying produce food on a small homestead.
We make use of all the space we have. This one is clearly the most important and actually includes most of the ones below. This space includes everything. Cupboard space, yard space, garden space, and any storage space. I guess we could always do better but for the most part, we get creative about storing things.
We don't buy something if we can make it or do without. Buying things takes storage space. We don't have storage space. It really is the same as living in a tiny house. You just don't have room for the extra stuff.
An example of things like this are machines of all kinds. We bought a new riding lawnmower out of necessity and definitely had to have a place to park it indoors. The only shed that it will fit in is off the ground about a foot, so Ernie had to make a ramp – out of scrap wood of course – to drive it into the shed. So now the shed is mostly taken up with this lawn mower and to put up another shed will take space away from the garden so there is basically no more room for any new machinery. Luckily we don't need a tractor, yet. Anyway I think you get the idea. We have no room for boats, cars, or fun toys etc. We do without those.
We only plant what we know we will eat. This way food will not go to waste and the space won't be taken up by something we don't need and put to good use growing what we do need.
We grow some of our vegetables upwards. Cucumbers and peas are planted on vertical fencing or lines to have them grow upwards. We also are fussy about pinching the tomatoes – taking the sprouts out of the branches so that the plants grow more upwards and don't sprawl all over the place. This all saves space in the garden.
We make changes if something doesn't work out the way we thought it would. If we do have something on the homestead that we thought we would like or might be useful but it turned out not being needed or not working out, we change it as soon as possible.
For example, we bought a gooseberry bush several years ago and put it in the back yard. Unfortunately, the dogs were also in the back yard often and would run into it regularly. Luckily no one was injured as they have thick coats. They would also EAT the berries before we had a chance to pick them. So we moved the bush to a totally different location and now it is growing well and producing so that we can use the berries.
So, producing big on a small homestead is mostly about creative use of space. If we had livestock, we would still be able to house them and feed them with what we have now. We would just keep it to the scale that is appropriate for the size of the property. I have said it before that homesteaders are pros at adapting to new environments. I also believe we are pros are being creative with what we have.
Happy Homesteading!
The Garden So Far
I know it is probably a boring post to make but I am showing off our garden this year. We were't sure if there would be much of one, since we weren't going to be planting as much, but it looks like the garden is doing what gardens do – GROW.
Firstly the cucumbers we plant are a heirloom variety, although we don't have a name for them since they came over at the beginning of the 20th century with the settlers from Ukraine. Ernie used field fencing and salvaged metal poles from the dump this year for them to climb on.
Then the corn and onions look pretty good too. We've had quite a bit a rain this year and everything is so green. Corn is not usually this large at this time of year here simply because of the lack of heat. But hopefully we will have an amazing crop.
Umm, well you know about horseradish. This is one of those plants that is not used very often but grows like crazy just to make a point. Beautiful though. And shading some volunteer garlic that doesn't seem to care.
And finally the whole garden which looks amazing because of Ernie's obsession with weeding. Thanks goodness!
There you have it!
REAL Food On The Homestead
This year we have started making an effort to buy only "whole" foods. This means that there is no ingredient list for the food or there are no additives on the ingredient list.
I probably don't have to explain this to most of you, but I will. For example, a banana has one ingredient – banana. A bag of oatmeal is usually one ingredient – oatmeal. When I buy cheese, I make sure there are only 3 or 4 ingredients on the list, and no flavours or colours added. I just won't eat it if there is. I have stopped buying most cheddar cheeses because they are usually coloured orange which is unnatural.
This way of eating is, I believe, important to food safety, health and control of our own ability to procure food for ourselves. With every purchase we make at a food store, we are making a kind of vote. We are telling large companies and stores what we will and will not accept about our food.
Some of the food we are buying now are things that we cannot grow at this time of year for ourselves nor can we put it away for the winter from our harvest. For example, we had very little spinach last year, likely due to the harsh winter we had. Our spinach is volunteer, so most of the seeds didn't germinate. What did come up we froze and had very little for fresh eating. So we are buying some spinach for fresh eating this winter. Not ideal, but necessary for us to feel we are eating healthy.
If you want to see what we bought and why check out the video below.
So our focus on food this year is to keep buying whole foods and to buy as local as possible. Once we have been doing this for a while, it will become habit and we won't be tempted to buy "treats" or sugar filled garbage food.
Using Up The Small Onions
So, we are out of the white onions that we harvested from our garden in the fall. They never really last very long anyway and sometimes we have to just chop them up, cook them and freeze them for use later.
For onions now, instead of buying we use our multipliers. This is good and bad. They are extremely flavourful, having much more flavour than regular white onions. The problem is that being small, they take extra time to peel and cut up. So much so that sometimes there is a temptation to NOT use them. But we buck up and do anyway!
We keep a certain number of them on the counter for convenience, but the rest (I am told there are still 2 long orange bags full of them) are kept in the cellar. These onions are grown from bulbs that have been grown in this area for decades. They are probably the same as most people have in many places though.
When thinking about being frugal, these onions fit right in to the scheme. You can grow them for green onions all through the summer, just for the mature onion, and for your own seed. They really are amazing. And so far there have been no diseases or insect bothering them at all like the other large onions.
We are also keeping what there is of our garlic on the counter. This year, as I have written about, was almost a failure. We had enough to plant about 6 small rows last fall, but what we are eating is very small as you can see. The flavour is good but again it is time consuming to peel.
In the picture, there is also an example of what is left of our apples. Ernie is still eating them but I cannot bring myself to 😉 He says they are good even though there is a little brown in the middle.
So we are set for onions until the winter onions peek through the soil in the spring.
Too Many Tomatoes
Today, we had to process what is left of our tomatoes. They were one day away from the compost due to being in the house in pails on the floor for too long. This was a result of having planted too many plants in the garden and having a spectacular growing year. We had the hot day, almost hot nights and LOTS of rain.
We peeled and boiled down the tomatoes, so that they simply don't take up as much space in the freezer. We decided not to can anymore because we already have 60 quarts canned and put away. The freezers are also loaded with many other vegetables, but can probably fit a few more jars.
Sometimes we add salt, garlic and basil and sometimes we don't. It is a good idea to mark the jars with what is in the mixture so that no more salt is added by accident when heating it up or using it in something else like chili or soup. I've made that mistake several times, and have even put salt in saurkraut soup by accident! Silly me.
There are a few pails of tomatoes, some Roma and some regular, left on the kitchen floor, but we intend to put those in the fridge and eat them fresh.
Harvest Lessons Learned
This year as usual, there were many things in our garden that did well. We also had a major failure. This is the pattern that most gardeners find every year. Some things do well and some don't.
Garlic crop failure
This year we had a major failure of garlic. When we asked around, almost everyone in our area did too, except one person. That person had mulched her garlic with straw the fall before. Last winter had very little snow cover and most of the garlic seed rotted in the ground. We ended up with only 150 cloves to plant for next year, and now we have to start all over again to produce for garlic sales.
The year of the pepper
On the good side, it was the year for pepper. Hot days and nights with a lot of rain. We used peppers houses on half of the plants, but near the end of the summer the peppers that were not under the huts caught up to the covered ones and ended up being as productive.
Lots of everything else
All other vegetables did pretty well. We are even waiting on Brussels Sprouts which we have never had any luck with, but have already put away 2 ice cream pails of them. Tomatoes we unbelievable, again due to warm nights and lots of rain. We actually are having to give some away as they ripen because we have no more room in the freezer, and already have 50 large canning jars put away.
Every year I try to save Coriander seeds to dry and crush instead of buying the spice from the store. Every year I have to watch carefully so that I don't pick them too late. Many of the seeds will have white mould on them which I will not use. I also dry basil and oregano. The screen shown below is what I use to dry the leaves. it is an old window screen. Simple but effective.
Horseradish really speads
Ernie removed and harvest one of the horseradish plants. There were three and we didn't realize how fast they spread – or how they spread. When he dug the plant up, it was easy to see how the roots go underground kind of like poplar trees. New plants grow from the long underground roots. We gave some away and kept some.
Apple-crab jelly
And finally tonight we used what was left of the apple-crabs and made a small amount of jelly. It turned out amazingly clear. Have yet to taste it.
Happy Fall Harvest!
Poppies Add Colour
Descendants of these poppies have been in our north garden for around 80 years. Each year they seed themselves and we weed and plant around them. The colour was originally a plain red but over the years we have counted at least 10 different variations in colour that have developed, including white, white with red edging and a light purple. This mutation occured naturally. In the picture you can see a red flower with white edging and different shades of red.
Tiny Weed Garden
This year we decided to fill in our small strawberry patch because the winter was rough on them and most didn't survive. We didn't do anything special to fill this in other than let the existing grass work its way into the area. Also working their way into the bare soil were weeds – or what most gardeners would consider weeds.
While watching the grass grow in, I noticed that there was a large clump of clover that was attracting bees. They all looked so happy, so I left it there. Also in the vicinity were some violas and other perennials that had been in the strawberry bed. I left them all.
Suddenly I noticed that the bed was now full of weeds that actually looked pretty good. I added a rock and dug up the soil, pulling out some black medick and a few other things that I considered weeds in this bed. Now I had a small flower bed of mostly weeds.
The picture below is terrible but gives an idea of what it looks like. I like to use this to explain things in life. Not everything that we consider bad is necessarily bad. Maybe we just need to look at it a different way.
To see the vlog about it go to: http://youtu.be/vO7KPUjednA
It works because I like it and it is insect friendly and dog friendly – if the dogs pee on a few things it doesn't matter that much!
They Grew Because We Ignored Them
This year we grew some of our own vegetables from seed for transplanting into the garden. These were tomatoes, cabbage, brussels, broccoli, oregano, basil. Everything grew and grew. This is unusual for us. More often, the plants are spindly and small and they take more work than is preferred to get them to live.
This time we ignored them, so I guess that is why they grew so nicely.
We will be moving them out into the shed soon for the nights and in the day they will be somewhat protected outside until they harden a bit.
We did transplant the tomatoes, which we never do, so I guess that does count as not ignoring them.
Maybe it is just one of those years.
Last Fall's Garlic
Our garlic harvest from last fall is still going strong. To date, there has been only one or two rotten cloves – that's it. It is completely different from the previous two years in which we lost quite of bit of our harvest and had to quickly make garlic powder from the rest of the drying cloves. Many of the cloves are starting to sprout but no mould at all. The taste is still good as well, and we are eating some everyday!


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The final whistle has just sounded at the Hibees £5m training facility at East Mains, and it's good news for the Hibs U20 side.
The young Hibees have just marched through to the next round of the Scottish Cup by demolishing rivals Fort WIlliam 13-1!!!
Hibs led 7-1 at half time through goals from Danny Handling x 3, Ross Caldwell x 2, Dean Horribine and Alex Harris.
In the second half Bradley Donaldson made it 8-1, David Paul made it 9, Jay Doyle got number 10, before Jamie Beaton made it 11-1.
Before the end both Jay Doyle and David Paul grabbed another each to make the final scoreline Hibs 13-1 Fort William.
Hibs Line Up:
Grant, Gold, Baptie, Stanton, Donaldson, Monaghan, Harris, Smith, Caldwell, Handling, Horribine.
Horne, Wilson, Black, Doyle, Paul, Beaton.
Well done lads.
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A major area in PAW is the coordination of the adoption shows. This pertains to regular shows at the pet stores, not to special events, festivals, or PAW participation in multi-group shows (although many items could apply to all).
The following sections, and tasks within, can be split among any number of people.
This unofficial PAW committee has the following purpose:
At a minimum, the committee consists of the show coordinator (chair) and the cat and dog coordinators. Other members could be the President or designate, the volunteer coordinator, the cat and dog transport coordinators.
What makes a good store location? It's the space, the management, Sat. versus Sun., the amount of public coming through, and the quality of the applications. This and other factors are subjective since opinions may vary among volunteers. The Board and coordinators may only hear negative feedback since people rarely bother to communicate positive experiences.
Also, the number of cat and dog applications is recorded after each show. The percent that get adopted is an indication of how effective the store is. However, it is difficult to gather these data since many apps are electronic or mailed and it's hard to connect these with a particular show.
Usually, the adoption shows follow a regular cycle each month. That is, PAW is at the same store on the first Sat. of the month, the first Sun., the second Sat., and so on. Based on input from the dog and cat coordinators, some shows are both cats and dogs, cats only, or dogs only. A month with five Saturdays or five Sundays would have non-regular shows on those days, and/or may have some other unusual scheduling. New locations or other experiments may be inserted in a given month to replace a regular location.
Note: any PAW decisions regarding show locations must be approved by store directors or managers. Call the store to discuss the proposed change before revising the schedule.
The Show Setup person for each show is responsible for working with the Show Coordinator to ensure the show is scheduled properly with the store and everything is ready to go prior to the show. During the show the Show Setup person is responsible for:
On a weekly basis, the show kit should be restocked for the next show. This usually means table handouts, forms, and show supplies. Make copies of forms and handouts for the table.
1. Meet with the manager
Arrival time varies by store, by manager, by whether the setup person has help, by whether the setup person also brings a dog. Discuss where that day's space is for cats and for dogs. Find out any rules or preferences, such as being in the center of an aisle or along one side.
2. Set up the table
Lay out the various handouts, adoption applications, etc. for the public along with pens, donation box, business cards, hand sanitizer, Dog/Cat book listing all our current dogs/cats, dog treats, etc.
3. Set up signs
Place the outdoor and indoor signs, that announce the show, in appropriate locations.
4. Set up the show areas
You may have to move a store rack or display to create space in the cat and dog areas. Fill the water bowls and place in the dog area. The store may have some extra folding chairs, usually in the employee break room.
5. Answer early questions
The public may arrive as early as 11:00. There may be phone calls. As the only PAW person on site, answer the calls and deal with the public.
6. Direct traffic
As volunteers arrive, direct them to the cat or dog areas and inform them of any rules given by the manager. Take attendance of the dogs and volunteers as they arrive.
7. Help the show team
As needed, perform table staff and floater duties. Help sign in the dogs. Keep the table straight as the public and volunteers tend to place clip boards and other materials anywhere. Refill water bowls. Find mentors for new volunteers. Enforce management rules about space, blocking certain shelves, whatever. Replace table items as they run out. Give any adoption or foster applications that are turned in to the Dog Coordinator.
8. Report to manager
At the end of the show, write down the number of cat and dog applications for the manager. It's usually good to include the date, the name of the group, and the date of the next show.
9. Pack up
Put away the merchandise and volunteer items first since they are infringing on store shelves or whatever. While packing the table materials, make notes indicating which forms and handouts need copies for the next show. Don't forget the water bowls, plus the indoor and outdoor signs.
10. Clean up
PAW has a special relationship with the stores because we leave our areas in the same condition in which we found them. Search the shelves and floor where our volunteers were to pick up trash plus any supplies that should have been returned to the volunteer station. Return chairs to the employee break room. Grab a broom and sweep the area for dog hair, etc. Move any displays back where you found them.
11. PAW This Week (PTW)
Write up the Thank-You for all the volunteers who attended the show, along with the dogs in attendance, to be mentioned in the next PAW This Week (PTW). Email it to the Secretary or designate.
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Right Sector Riots in Kiev, Cease Fire Violation and Renewed Bombings by Ukraine Forces in Donbass
A Ukraine police servicemen has been killed and at least 10 injured as a grenade exploded during clashes in front of the parliament in the Ukrainian capital today.
According to official sources, at least 100 citizens of Kiev were injured and 30 arrested during the clashes in the capital. Meanwhile, the militants of Right Sector has triggered riots in the center of the Ukrainian capital.
Crowds of protesters came to oppose amendments to the constitution that would provide for the decentralization of the country. The media also reported that demonstrators attacked police with long sticks and smoke bombs, which were being thrown along with stones.
Police are now trying to stop the demonstrators led by Right Sector from storming the parliament building. Both protesters and police officers are using tear gas against each other.
Meanwhile, in Novorossia, Ukrainian forces have violated the ceasefire agreement at least 32 times over the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian army fired on the Donetsk airport and the nearby villages of Zhabichevo and Spartak. The shelling was conducted from Maryinka, Peski, Avdeyevka and Opytnoye.
Also, the positions of the LPR Armed Forces were shelled at Sokolniki and Kalinovo from the directions of Lozovaya, Kryakovka, Luganskoe. An Ukrainian military column was observed at the Stannica Luganskaya settlement.
Sporadic clashes have been continuing at Volnovakha, Mariupol, Strogonovka and Bahmutka. Kiev's side is continuing to pull military equipment and troops to the frontline.
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Winter in Christchurch can sometimes feel endless…But don't despair…after the 21 June the days are getting longer and in September we present UC Eco Week to bring some (sustainable) sparkle back into your life!
Eco Week is a festival of sustainability-focused events, which celebrate and promote what you can do for the environment, your community and your life. Eco Week will run from 14-18 September and we're currently working on bringing you inspiring, fun and educational events that will not only get you thinking but provide opportunities to Make A Difference, both in your own life and in the wider world.
Think: free Fair Trade icecreams, tiny house open home on campus, the grand climate kilometer parade, an OpSoc Ball, a thought provoking fashion doco (True Cost), make your own body products and fermenting workshops, op shopping at UC, and much much more. Keep in touch via our Facebook page and check our website regularly.
Volunteers have played an important role in past Eco Weeks, adding extra sparkle, interest and life to the week.
If you have a couple of hours on any of the days in Eco Week you'll make a real difference in lots of different ways. Contact Katie Nimmo (firstname.lastname@example.com) or on 364 2025 if you are keen.


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Yesterday I spent the day talking with friends and family, by email and phone, discussing my thoughts and feelings, and the hard facts about my diagnosis of colon cancer. This will take a lot of time, I can tell. I sent an email out to a list of people who I felt should know. Of course there were a lot of people I missed, so had to keep resending the same message to individuals.
Immediately I got a lot of responses, a few phone calls, probably more messages will be on my cell. I talked to my parents separately in the morning. My parents must be feeling disconnected by the distance (Portland vs LA). What can they do? They took the news pretty well. Matt has been the spokesperson because he greatly skilled at and accustomed to explaining very detailed topics and recalling technical info. He & I presented the news in a way that my parents would feel comfortable that we were handling the next steps as well as possible. Understandably concerned and with a lot of questions, they would have a lot of thinking to do.
All other responses came back eager to help out any way they could, were very surprised by the diagnosis and shared much compassion. That's where my energy was most spent, and I felt it important to connect with my community to provide reassurance. Matt spent a great deal of time researching all he could find about my diagnosis and the medical system. This is one of his great strengths, as well as a form of coping for him.
By the end of the day, Matt & I were exhausted, emotionally drained. Looking ahead to 2 more days of anticipating the follow-up GI appointment, could time go any slower?


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Becky Kolsrud
Becky Kolsrud (b. 1984, Los Angeles) received an MFA from University of California, Los Angeles in 2012 and a BA in studio art from New York University in 2006. Her work has been shown in numerous galleries worldwide including JTT, ACME, and Karma. Her work has also been shown in museums including the Hammer Museum in LA.
Making quite a splash in the contemporary art world, Becky was featured in the February issue of Vogue magazine. Becky, along with a few other notable emerging California artists, are reinventing what figurative painting can be.


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Online poker legislation in California has been on the table for years, but disagreements between a number of players have – so far – kept online gaming from becoming a reality in the Golden State. However, news that rival American Indian casinos are beginning to cooperate with each other may be a good sign for online gamblers in California.
The big issue under consideration is whether or not to license horse racing tracks to be able to operate online poker websites. The native American casinos have agreed to meet and attempt to resolve this issue. The American Indian casinos are one of the biggest players in the effort to legalize online gaming in the state.
The race tracks themselves are another powerful player with a stake in the legalization process. To date, the American Indian casinos have had trouble making the racing industry happy, as both groups have been trying to maximize their involvement in the eventual profits of online gaming. A number of tribal casinos are in staunch opposition to allowing race tracks to be licensed for online poker.
In fact, the sticking point is the race tracks. American Indian casinos have begun to come to a consensus on allowing "affiliate" licensing agreements, but the racing industry wants nothing less than full license rights under the new law. The industry is so far unwilling to share profits with the native American casinos.
In the end, it may be technology that pushes both sides together. Slot machine revenue is declining, as younger generations prefer online and mobile gambling to sitting in a physical casino. The longer the tribes and race tracks can not come to an agreement, the more revenue they lose, giving up market share to sites and states that have already legalized online poker.
In any case, the sooner the tribes and racing industry can agree on compromises, California may become the latest state to move towards legalization of online gambling. The more states that legalize online casinos, the more push there will be for legalized online sports betting and other types of gambling now prohibited throughout much of the United States.


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Gregory Macdonald: The Evangelical Universalist
"Can an orthodox Christian, committed to the historic faith of the church and the authority of the Bible, be a universalist?" This is just one of many questions dealt with in Gregory MacDonald's book. Gregory MacDonald enters into discussion with a wide range of topics and theologians from contemporary American Evangelicalism. From the introduction to … Continue reading Gregory Macdonald: The Evangelical Universalist


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Amit Shah's protector. Amit Jethva's alleged killer: Meet Kodinar's king Dinu Solanki
Narendra Modi has consistently used the Somnath temple to project himself as a pious Hindu leader, both during his tenure as chief minister and now as Prime Minister. He has spent considerable resources in beautifying the temple town and visits it often.
But as one begins moving east from Somnath to Kodinar, the roads become progressively worse and the façade of piety gives way to a dark reality of Modi's appeasement of a notorious magnate: Dinu Boghabhai Solanki. Solanki was allegedly behind the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethva and has been accused of being involved in illegal mining and intimidating those who stand up to him.
Despite the allegations, his activities have continued unabated largely due to the blessings of Modi and Amit Shah.
Solanki's links with Amit Shah
On 1 December, BJP president Amit Shah arrived at Kodinar to address an election rally. The crowd was small - barely 2000 people turned up to listen to Shah. But the BJP national president was undeterred and during his speech he predicted that by 11 AM on 18 December, the BJP would have won 150 seats in Gujarat.
Shah's rally wasn't so much to assert the BJP's invincibility. It's main purpose was to express his solidarity with Solanki. Shah's show of support for Solanki was important as only a month back he had been sent to CBI custody after the Supreme Court revoked his bail following a petition moved by Jethva's father Bhikhabhai Jethva accusing both CBI and Solanki of contempt of court.
Solanki is a three-time BJP MLA from Kodinar and was the party MP from Junagadh from 2009 to 2014.
However in Kodinar, he is seen as almost a Don-like figure.
"He is like the Dawood Ibrahim of Kodinar. He controls every aspect of the place - politics, business, religious affairs. Nothing can happen here without his will," says Jaisinh Mori, a resident of Kodinar and a Congress supporter
Amit Shah's friend
Solanki, a Karadia Rajput, can't contest from Kodinar anymore as it became a Scheduled Caste reserved seat before the 2012 Assembly elections. But he continues to pull the strings here.
The sitting MLA from Kodinar, Jethabhai Solanki was denied a ticket by the BJP, supposedly at Dinu Solanki's behest.
He resigned from the party even before the candidate was announced, citing that the party was "listening only to Dinu Solanki". The party eventually Mepabhai Vadher, who is said to have Dinu Solanki's blessings.
Interestingly, in his speech in Kodinar, Shah didn't even mention the name of the candidate but spoke about Dinu Solanki a number of times.
He even joked about Solanki's absolute power in the area by telling the audience, "Why, won't you clap if Dinubha isn't here to tell you to?".
Jethabhai Solanki's supporters accuse Shah of bowing before Dinu Solanki. "It is clear who pulled the strings at at whose behest. Everyone knows the close links between Dinubha and Amit Shah," said a supporter of the former MLA who didn't want to be named as he "feared for his life".
Jaisinh Mori, however, didn't hesitate in speaking about the close links between Shah and Solanki.
"Everyone here knows that Shah took refuge with Dinubha in Kodinar when he was on the run from the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case in 2010," Mori alleged.
Noghan Dahima, Another local who didn't fear to speak his mind, said "they (Shah and Solanki) are two of a kind. In fact I would say Solanki is more dangerous. Both were chased by the CBI (in different cases). Shah took refuge with Solanki but Solanki never ran away anywhere".
Despite Solanki's arrest, Dahima is confident that he would "manage the election" even if he is in jail. "Who knows he might even get out before polling day," he said.
Dahima's words proved to be prophetic as on 6 December, just three days before polling in Kodinar, Solanki was given bail by a special CBI court with the assurance that he will stay in Diu, outside Gujarat, until 18 witnesses in the Amit Jethva murder case are examined.
Jethva's father criticised the judgment saying that sitting in Diu, Solanki can easily intimidate witnesses who live a short distance away. Diu is just 44 km from Kodinar. Sitting in Diu, Solanki can easily supervise the BJP campaign in the seats of Una, Kodinar and Talala which fall under his area of influence.
Solanki's business
While Dinu Solanki's main business is limestone mining, he is said to have a stake in sugar mills, shipping and construction. Locals say he even controls a TV channel in the area.
Having being involved in politics at the Taluka level since the 1980s, Solanki was already an influential figure in Kodinar. The major turning point for Solanki came when Ambuja Cements set up its plant in Kodinar in 1997.
Solanki began providing transportation and other logistical support to Ambuja and his business grew manifold as a result. His business ties with Ambuja also expanded, transforming Solanki from a small politician-entrepreneur into a business magnate. This increased his stature within the BJP as well. In 1998, he was elected to the Assembly with a margin of over 19,000 votes, getting nearly twice as many votes as his Congress rival. He was re-elected in 2002 and 2007 and became an MP in 2009.
Amit Jethva's killing
Amit Jethva had taken on Solanki accusing him of being involved in illegal mining activities in the Gir forest. Since 2008, he filed six Right to Information queries regarding illegal mining in protected forest area just outside the Gir Forest National Park. His family says that soon after he began questioning illegal mining activities, Jethva began getting threats. On one occasion, Solanki allegedly threatened Jethva in front of a huge gathering.
It is alleged that Solanki's goons and BJP cadres mercilessly thrashed Jethwa for questioning his activities.
In 2010, Jethwa filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Gujarat High Court, accusing Solanki and his family of being involved in the rampant illegal mining in the Gir forest.
Along with Solanki, his business is run by his sons Jaspalsinh Dinubhai Solanki, Bhaghirathsinh Dinubhai Solanki, brother Amarsinh Boghabhai Solanki and Amarsinh's son's Devang Amarsinh Solanki and Jaydev Amarsinh Solanki. They are all directors in the family-run firm Rajmoti Exim & Shipping Pvt Ltd.
Jethwa also requested the court to stop power supply for companies mining in these areas.
As a result of Jethwa's efforts a case against Dinu Solanki was filed and the police and geology department raided and seized mining equipment was seized. But the equipment is said to have been mysteriously stolen later.
Jethwa wanted the matter to be investigated by a Lokayukta and slammed the BJP government in the state of deliberately stalling the appointment of an ombudsman.
Barely a month after the case against Solanki was filed, Jethva was shot outside the Gujarat High Court building in Ahmedabad on 20 July 2010. Despite being injured, Jethva tied to catch the assailants and managed to grab the kurta of one of them. The kurta had a laundry tag leading to Junagadh. Incidentally, Solanki was the BJP MP from Junagadh at that time.
"He was a sincere activist, one of the few people who dared to take on Solanki in this area," Daimia says.
Solanki's clout has only increased since then.
In February this year, the Gujarat High Court accused the Gujarat police of favouring Solanki in another case and not probing him effectively.
"The lack of anxiety of the police and its inertia in acting on the complaint lodged by the writ applicant promptly and effectively is apparent. The police have been mute spectators so far. The entire state machinery appears to be stacked in favour of Mr. Solanki, probably because he belongs to the ruling dispensation," observed Justice JB Pardiwala, in response to a writ petition filed by one Jetuben Salot. Salot has alleged that Solanki and his goons vandalised her home and threatened her family.
The election
Solanki wasn't given a ticket from Junagadh for the 2014 elections and there were attempts to sideline him in the Gujarat BJP after Modi and Shah moved to the Centre.
One of the objects of his ire was Jethabhai Solanki, the sitting MLA and a one-time associate.
He fielded Independent candidates against the official BJP nominees in the 2015 Taluka Panchayat polls. Out of 22 seats, his nominees won 12 seats and showed the BJP its place.
Therefore, in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party had no choice but to bow before his demands.
"The change of Kodinar into a reserved seat has come as a blessing. Otherwise, Dinubha Solanki would have ruled from here forever," Mori says.
"Congress managed to defeat BJP in Kodinar in the 2009 bypoll. We will succeed again," he added.
This is a battle for survival for Solanki. His supporters say that if Congress comes to power in Gujarat, it would could mean trouble for their leader.


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Permanent School Fund needs increased oversight and transparency
Any fixes to the state public school finance system also must address how Texas' public school endowment is administered.
Over the past 20 years, the 165-year-old Texas Permanent School Fund has grown at a slower rate than comparable funds and has paid out less in inflation-adjusted dollars. This is what "Broken Trust," a yearlong Hearst Newspapers' investigation, revealed.
The distribution from the funds, which now sits at $44 billion, has dropped to an average of $986 million annually the past decade, compared with an average of $1.1 billion in the previous 20 years, the investigative team of Susan Carroll, Matt Dempsey and David Hunn reported.
The cloak of secrecy that surrounds the administration of these funds by the School Land Board and the State Board of Education must be lifted. The School Land Board controls $10 billion of the portfolio, while the SBOE oversees the other $34 billion.
The newspapers' investigation found both entities less than forthcoming about the investments they are making on behalf of Texas taxpayers, the return on investments and the fees charged by fund managers.
The lack of transparency is troubling.
The newspapers' investigation found that since 2006, nearly $3.7 billion of the fund has been invested with companies having direct links to members of the three-member School Land Board or those who made the appointments to the board. The members of that board include the Texas land commissioner, currently George P. Bush, and appointees named by the governor and the state attorney general.
Texas' founders created the school fund in 1854 with a $2 million appropriation for "a sacred trust" to forever support public education. The Texas Constitution of 1876 stipulated that certain public domain lands and all proceeds from their sale would also become part of the Permanent School Fund. Today, the fund invests money from the sale of state-owned oil, gas and land, and distributes a portion of those earnings to Texas public schools.
The Texas Permanent School Fund is the largest public education fund in the country, and steps must be taken to ensure Texas schoolchildren reap the maximum benefits.
The state's contribution to public education covers just over one-third of the actual costs. Lawmakers are facing a tough job as they try to figure out a plan to lower the school tax burden while increasing public school appropriations to allow for higher funding per student, expanded programs and increased teacher compensation, among other things.
All this can't be covered with new money. Some of the funds will have to come by closing tax loopholes and a reprioritizing of state spending. Taking steps to ensure that the schoolchildren of Texas are getting the maximum benefit from the Texas Permanent School Fund would go a long way toward that end.
A slew of legislation has been filed aimed at fixing some of the more obvious problems with the state's public school endowment. None of it is going to win easy approval.
There is talk of seeking a legislative study before the next session to review the problem and come up with recommendations. That is a good plan, but it should not be used as an excuse to delay action.
Legislative proposals include changing how the fund is handled. One proposal is to restore the SBOE's control over the bulk of the investments, reverting to the way things were before 2001 legislative changes. Another calls for a new nine-member body appointed by the governor to decide how funds are invested and the proceeds distributed.
Here's one must in any changes to improve oversight: more transparency.
The public has the right to know who the fund managers are and how much they are charging. School land sales should be made at public auction, not via sealed bids. Records of multimillion-dollar partnerships and the audits of those partnerships should not be confidential.
State officials should also limit the amount of money they will accept in campaign contributions from those with a business relation to the fund. While there is nothing legally wrong with taking the money, it does not pass the smell test.
The money in the Permanent School Fund was intended to benefit Texas public school students. Let's keep the focus on that.


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Professor of Atherosclerosis Research
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Research Interests
*Immune mechanisms of atherosclerosis *Lipid-peroxidation derived structures as targets of innate immunity *Natural antibodies in health and disease.
Dr. Binder is interested in the role of immune mechanisms in atherosclerosis and the immune recognition of oxidation-specific epitopes. His interests are clearly interdisciplinary and span vascular biology, lipid oxidation, natural antibodies and innate immunity. In the past years, Dr. Binder's research has focused on the role of natural IgM antibodies in atherosclerosis. He first described the atheroprotective role of the natural IgM antibody T15/EO6, which was followed by studies defining protective mechanisms of T15/EO6. This included the demonstration that a large part of natural IgM in mice and humans is directed against oxidation-specific epitopes, and the characterization of germline encoded natural IgM antibodies that are derived from innate B-1 cells. Currently, his laboratory is defining the functional role of natural IgM antibodies using mouse models of atherosclerosis and is working to identify molecular mechanisms that lead to the production of these antibodies by B-1 cells.
A particular emphasis is put on identifying ways how these responses can be exploited for atheroprotective interventions. Major efforts focus on the recent discovery that a large part of natural IgM and complement factor H bind malondialdehyde-epitopes and protect against the consequences of oxidative stress. In addition, Dr. Binder's research interests include the role of circulating microparticles as carriers of biologically active oxidized lipids and as targets of innate immunity.
The group utilizes mouse models of atherosclerosis in combination with various immune deficient models for morphometric analyses of the extent of atherosclerosis and assessment of lesion phenotype by immunohistochemistry. Major techniques used include a wide array of immunological assays, flow cytometry, FACSorting, adoptive in vivo cell transfer and bone marrow transplantation; the biochemical generation of oxidized lipid antigens/ligands and standard molecular biology and cell culture techniques. Group members have access to a fully equipped cell culture facility, FACS sorter and analyzers, microtiter plate readers, ultracentrifuge, HPLC, FPLC, PCR equipment (incl. multichannel Real-time PCR), next generation sequencing equipment, cryo- and microtome, and a fluorescent microscope with imaging equipment.
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Amir S, Hartvigsen K, Gonen A, Leibundgut G, Que X, Jensen-Jarolim E, Wagner O, Tsimikas S, Witztum JL, Binder CJ. Peptide mimotopes of malondialdehyde-epitopes for clinical applications in cardiovascular disease. J Lipid Res 2012; 53(7):1316-26
Cardilo-Reis L, Gruber S, Schreier SM, Drechsler M, Papac-Milicevic N, Weber C, Wagner O, Stangl H, Soehnlein O, Binder CJ. Interleukin-13 protects from atherosclerosis and modulates plaque composition by skewing the macrophage phenotype. EMBO Mol Med 2012; 4(10):1072-86.
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- alcatrazz: disturbing the peace
(2011, 2cd, uk, the store for music sfm cd 248)
I liked it at the time.
Thought it was fun.
Still do.
Hardrock goes Prog.
A little while ago, the original 1985 got re-released as part of a 2CD set. The second disc presented a recording of the 1984 Shinjuku Koseinenkin-Kaikan Hall concert (= 1984/10/10 Tokyo).
The source for this live disc can be found in the Japan-only "Power Live" VHS-video from 1985. Probably released on DVD in Japan as well, but most definitely released as an audio live album in Japan.


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