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|For the sports car featured in Grand Theft Auto 2, see Romero.
- "Funeral director's vehicle. Possibly used as cover."
- — GTA Vice City Website
The Romero is a vehicle which first appeared in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Originally called Romero's Hearse, the name was then shortened to Romero in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV. In Grand Theft Auto V, it is called the Romero Hearse. The Romero is manufactured by Albany in GTA IV and Chariot in GTA V.
3D Universe
The design of the Romero's Hearse in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is as expected for a vehicle tailored to transport the deceased, appearing as a black station wagon-like car with a rear compartment designed to carry a coffin. It resembles an '80s Buick Superior Hearse (in turn based on a 1977–1984 Buick Electra). The car may come with a coffin at the back (appearing with one of two or three different designs). This version also resembles kind of a station wagon version of the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it resembles a late '70s Cadillac hearse, sporting a wider range of colors for the roof and body (although generally maintain dark tones). One of Carl Johnson's possible girlfriends, Katie Zhan, owns a white Romero, and will give Carl the keys to it if Carl gains her approval.
HD Universe
The Grand Theft Auto IV and V rendition of the Romero is a modified version of the Washington sedan, and as such, bears the Albany brand. However, the vehicle lacks a coffin, aside from one mission Undertaker. In GTA IV, the hearse has whitewall tires.
In GTA V, the Romero always spawns with a coffin in the rear and normal tires.
3D Universe
The Romero's Hearse in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a car capable of high speeds, but suffers from poor steering due to its weight and long wheelbase. Performance of the Romero in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is even worse, as the car is only capable of mediocre top speeds, and features weak brakes, though it does have a good side, as its excellent grip on all surfaces, (except sand) combined with its low braking, allow it to brake and drift around corners a lot more easily than other cars. This ability significantly improves its bad turning, while retaining continous high speeds, thus making it a somewhat desirable car.
The performance of the Hearse in GTA Liberty City Stories is similar to the game's Perennial as both cars share the same body construction, thus possessing mediocre-to-average acceleration and top speed but responsive steering and braking.
All renditions of the hearse are only capable of carrying two occupants, despite featuring two back doors in most cases. The Grand Theft Auto: Vice City rendition is an exception, being capable of holding four occupants.
HD Universe
The Grand Theft Auto IV Romero retains the adequate handling of the Washington, but has inferior acceleration and top speed of 138 mph due to the added weight of the wagon body.
GTA V Overview
Prominent Appearances in Missions
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Romero's Hearse is only available in the mission "Two Bit Hit" but it can be spawned through cheats. In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, however, the Romero can be found outside missions, for example at the Blackfield Chapel in Las Venturas or at the Angel Pine Medical Center.
The Romero in Grand Theft Auto IV is only featured in the mission "Undertaker". It can be mostly found near the church located in Suffolk when the player is driving the car.
Modifications (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)
The Romero can be modified at the TransFenders.
|Car Color 1 (64 different colors)
|$ 150
|Car Color 2 (64 different colors)
|$ 150
|2x Nitrous
|$ 200
|5x Nitrous
|$ 500
|10x Nitrous
|$ 1000
|$ 820
|$ 770
|$ 1000
|$ 620
|$ 1140
|Off Road Wheel
|$ 1000
|$ 1030
|$ 1230
|$ 1200
|$ 1560
|Car Stereo
|Bass Boost
|$ 100
|$ 1500
GTA Vice City
- It can only be obtained during the mission "Two Bit Hit", by stealing it from the Haitian funeral.
- Via cheat - PC: THELASTRIDE, PS2 - down, R2, down, R1, L2, left, R1, L1, left, right.
GTA San Andreas
- In the driveway of Drive-Thru Confessions Church, Palomino Creek, Red County (Only Playstation 2 version)
- Outside Katie Zhan's home in Juniper Hollow, San Fierro. (only when dating her, and locked until certain progress is made with her)
- Near Fort Carson Medical Center, Fort Carson, Bone County
- Two are located in Blackfield Chapel, Las Venturas.
- Next to the Angel Pine Medical Center, Angel Pine, Whetstone.
- Via cheat (PC): WHERESTHEFUNERAL
- It can be obtained during "Undertaker", where the player have to take the corpse of Derrick or Francis to Steinway or Colony Island.
- The Romero will drive past, but if the player luckily shoots the driver's head, the Romero will stop and the car can be obtained.
- It can also be obtained afterwards if the player is lucky enough to find it in traffic. It rarely spawns in Colony Island, at the cemetery's parking lot.
- Some mainly spawn in traffic, if already driving in one. It can spawn in Steinway and Colony Island.
- Seen parked at Paleto Bay, near the Hen House property in the parking lot of St. Brigid Baptist Church.
- Seen parked in front of the mortuary on Innocence Boulevard in Rancho.
- Seen parked in the graveyard parking lot of the Hill Valley Church in Pacific Bluffs.
- Seen parked in front of a small church near Central Los Santos Medical Center in Strawberry.
- Parked at Strawberry Mortuary on Davis Avenue in Strawberry, Los Santos.
- The Romero name is a reference to George A. Romero, the director of the Night of the Living Dead series of zombie movies.
- Romero is Spanish for "Rosemary."
GTA Vice City
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, when the Romero's left light is broken, it will still work, but the right (unbroken) light will not, and vice versa.
- If you manage to get a passenger to sit in the back of Romero, he will sit inside the coffin. This is probably a bug.
GTA San Andreas
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Romero is the least durable vehicle in the game, though it does have significantly softer suspensions than even a Monster. But the suspensions are very short, sometimes leading to the cars chassis scraping the ground from a fall. (This problem can be fixed by modifying it with Hydraulics at any Transfender shop, and locking the hydraulics on 'High' mode, making it an acceptable off-roader, especially when equipped with Off Road Wheels.)
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Romero is the only vehicle that starts with Radio Off.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on back doors there are door handles, but there is no gap between doors and rest of the body and back doors can´t be broken.
- The vehicle can be sold in Grand Theft Auto IV for $2,200 at S&M Auto Sales following completion of Stevie's Car Thefts.
- Despite its only regular Grand Theft Auto IV appearance being in the mission "Undertaker", more Romeros will spawn in traffic if the player retains that Romero and drives it around the city, particularly in Westdyke.
- The Romero in Grand Theft Auto IV, just like the Washington, its base, features the door-ajar chime which can be heard with the door open and volume turned up.
- The Romero in Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the four cars only to be called by their name in missions. The others are "The Silver Blista" in Clean Getaway, the "shitty beige Willard" from It's Your Call, the Patriot from "The Puerto Rican Connection" and Gracie Ancelotti's pink Feltzer.
- The default radio station is The Journey in GTA IV except the one used in the mission Undertaker, which does not have a radio.
- In GTA IV, the Romero is one of the rarest vehicles in the game.
- There is a wrecked Romero on a car jack in the La Mesa location of Los Santos Customs.
- The Romero in GTA V has a uniquely purple interior that is different to the Washington it is based on.
- The Romero can be customized in GTA V with the basic upgrades such as respray, wheels, etc.
- The Romero in GTA Online can be fitted with a tracker and insurance.
- If the Romero is destroyed by explosives, the wreath that is on top of the coffin inside will remain undamaged.
See also
- Hearse, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars equivalents.

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Some people call it the embodiment of 1950s smugness but as a matter of fact the tea trolley is back. At this year´s Stockholm fair the Swedish manufacturer Swedese presented a modern, very elegant version of this rather old fashioned furniture, designed by the Swedish designer-trio Claesson Koivisto Rune.
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This course has a new team of instructors including:
Thomas W. Jones
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- Provide in-depth instruction on records essential for genealogical research, including census, federal and local land, immigration, naturalization, military, pension, newspaper, tax, city directory, manuscript, probate and court records.
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Introduction and Essential Skills
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
This session is an introduction to the course and a discussion of "essential skills" for genealogists including: thorough research, developing a research strategy, creating a research plan, and citing sources. We will discuss the Genealogical Proof Standard and set the tone for the rest of the course.
Using Genealogical Evidence
Instructor: Thomas W. Jones
Genealogists use the processes of analysis and correlation to test the accuracy of evidence and potential conclusions. Analysis shows whether a source's information is more or less likely to be correct. Correlation shows how that information and the resulting evidence resembles or differs from other information and evidence items. Through explanations, examples, and activities, students will learn how to detect, assess, and assemble direct and indirect genealogical evidence into proof statements and proof summaries.
Order in the Court: Using Court Records in Genealogical Research
Instructor: Judy Russell
From the most local courts of limited jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of the United States, from colonial times to the present, the records of American courts have been of critical importance to the genealogist. This session will present an overview of the typical court structure of most American jurisdictions, the reasons why individuals interacted with the courts of their day, the records kept of those interactions, and the clues to identities, relationships and lives that can be found in those records. Case examples drawn from both trial and appellate courts will demonstrate how to look beyond the index to the rich array of detail that court records provide.
The Records of Death: What Probate Records Add to Genealogy
Instructor: Judy Russell
Where there's a will, there's a probate: the legal process of settling an estate. Often when there isn't a will, there's still a probate. Understanding the legal process and finding the records created when ancestors died can help break through genealogical brick walls. This session will review the different processes followed for testate and intestate estates, comparing and contrasting the records created within the probate process and those that might exist outside of the probate court, and reviewing the law guiding the process. Case examples will demonstrate both the direct use of the records to solve genealogical questions as well as their indirect use to provide context as to the times in which the records were created.
Instructor: Debbie Parker Wayne
DNA is becoming an acceptable part of standard genealogical research. This session covers all types of DNA tests that are beneficial for genealogical evidence. Just enough biology is included for the genealogical use to be clear. An understanding of DNA inheritance factors helps researchers determine what kind of DNA test on which relative will provide the evidence needed for a particular research problem—and when DNA evidence will not be helpful. Case studies of real genealogical problems illustrate how to determine who to test along with an introduction to basic analysis of the DNA test results in reference to the problem. Additionally, the best places to learn more about genetic genealogy and advanced analysis techniques are covered.Have You Really Found Everything Available? Online Search Strategies
Instructor: Kimberly T. Powell
Locating genealogical and historical information online goes well beyond searching for names and knowing how to use wildcards. This session will use examples and hands-on activities to demonstrate techniques for determining the best search terms for a specific purpose or database; evaluating the content and context of a database or collection and using that knowledge to your advantage; and identifying the best resources available for a particular research goal.
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
Census records are an essential resource for genealogists and readily available online. This session will focus on going beyond basic use of the census, and assist students in understanding the pre-1850 census records; discovering how the non-population schedules can enhance research; locating and using state census records; and evaluating information from every census column to maximize the information gleaned from the record. Examples will be shared of each type of census, and emphasis will be placed on locating every census record during an individual's life and correlating the census with other records.
Digging Deeper into Local Land Records
Instructor: Kimberly T. Powell
Land records are an important key for solving many difficult genealogical problems, from determining family relationships and migrations, to sorting out men of the same name. Students will learn how to dig into the small clues that local land records can provide, hidden among the terminology, signatures, dates, and even the laws that governed the transfer of land. Software and a variety of Internet resources will be explored for locating grants, plats, deeds, and other land records on the websites of local governments and state archives, and using them in conjunction with historical maps. Examples will demonstrate how to trace a piece of property both forward and back, along with those of the neighbors, when necessary to obtain a complete property description, as well as the potential of a simple neighborhood reconstruction.
Read All About Your Ancestors in Historic Newspapers
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
Newspapers are a valuable resource for genealogical data and historical context when researching ancestors. They are being digitized at a rapid pace, and are becoming easier to search. This abbreviated session will help students discover the many types of newspaper articles that may contain genealogical clues, as well as which newspapers were printed in the time and location their ancestors lived. Detailed research hints and information on how to access newspapers both online or offline will be included.
Federal Land Records
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
Beginning in 1789, the United States passed laws governing the purchase or claim of land in the public domain. Individuals could acquire federal land through cash or credit purchases, as well as preemption, homesteads, donations, and other types of claims. The records resulting from the application process can be valuable for locating individuals in a specific place and time, and may also contain valuable family information. This presentation discusses the federal land records in detail including the rectangular survey system, the Acts of Congress that established various types of land transactions, and the records created in the land acquisition process including surveys, land entry files, patents, and tract books.
Locating and Using Manuscript Collections
Instructor: Kimberly T. Powell
Instructor: Kimberly T. Powell
Manuscripts are an often under-utilized resource with significant research potential for genealogists. This session will focus on why genealogists use manuscript collections, how such materials are organized and described, the types of papers that may be found in them, and a variety of tools and finding aids for locating manuscript collections of interest, including NUCMC, ArchiveGrid, and SNAC. Case studies will demonstrate how manuscript materials left by friends, neighbors, and associates can be used to help tell the story of an ancestor and his community, and how collections held by repositories in three states can be used to reconstruct a pre-Civil War South Carolina family, despite extensive loss of "official" records.
Military Strategies, Part I: Pensions
Instructor: Craig R. Scott
Military pension files may contain a wealth of genealogical information. Students will learn how to locate and use these files, and then go beyond them to research in pension law, pension ledgers, payment vouchers, and last and final payments. This session will also cover pension correspondence, half-pay widows pensions, and pensions for orphans of soldiers who died in the service. At the end of this session the students will understand how to analyze a pension application file, interpret a pension ledger, and obtain copies of all types of pension records.
Military Strategies, Part II: CMSRs and Bounty Land
Instructor: Craig R. Scott
Genealogists can learn about their ancestor's volunteer military service through Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR), as well as other military records. For those that served in the Regular Army, there are no CMSRs, so they must be created from other records. Students will be encouraged to search for bounty land applications and warrants for those ancestors who served in the military before the Civil War. At the end of this session the students will understand how to create their own CMSRs for soldiers in the Regular Army, locate material beyond the CMSR for volunteer soldiers, and understand how to access the bounty land records at both the National Archives and the Bureau of Land Management.
Beyond Certificates: Alternative Sources for Births, Marriages and Deaths
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
Genealogists seek for records of their ancestor's birth, marriage and death not only to fill in blanks on a pedigree chart, but to define the scope of their life. In the twentieth century most states created birth and death certificates, but for earlier time periods there can be many places to look for evidence of these major life events. This session will cover alternative sources such as birth and death registers, church records, delayed birth certificates, family bibles, newspaper notices, cemetery records, burial records, and military records. The discussion will also include estimating a birth or death date from census, tax, probate and other records.
They Came in Ships: Passenger Arrival Records, Colonial Times to Mid-20th Century
Instructor: John Philip Colletta
All genealogists have an interest in tracing immigrant ancestors. This session will detail the sources available for discovering the arrival time and place—and perhaps the ship—of an immigrant to colonial America. It will continue with U.S. passenger arrival records, especially records created between 1820 and 1957, which are available on microfilm and the Internet. Details will be given on what facts you need to know to begin a search and a step-by-step process for how to conduct that search. Specific examples illustrate how to use websites, National Archives microfilmed indexes, book indexes, and other research tools, such as European departure records and lists of ship arrivals at North American ports.
They Became Americans: Naturalization Records, Colonial Times to Mid-20th Century
Instructor: John Philip Colletta
This session addresses the legal means by which non-British settlers in colonial America could become naturalized citizens of Great Britain. The U.S. naturalization laws and processes, which began in 1790, will be explained, as well as the records that resulted from them. Details on naturalization of both alien classes and individuals will be discussed and guidance given on how to find an ancestor's records, whether the naturalization occurred in a municipal, state or federal court. Pertinent research tools such as Internet sites, manuals and indexes will be demonstrated.
Mining Tax Rolls: More than Property Lists
Instructor: Debbie Parker Wayne
Tax rolls provide more information than the name of an ancestor and the property owned in a given year. Tax rolls often survive even in counties where other records have been destroyed and the rolls can be used as substitutes for missing records. A profile of an ancestor and the neighborhood they lived in can be created by mining these records for details over multiple years. Case studies illustrate how to interpret the basic information in a tax roll and how they can be used to locate additional records on the life and death of an ancestor. Tax rolls from multiple states are used to illustrate some of the differences that a researcher may find in various locations.
Directory Assistance: Using City and Other Directories
Instructor: Debbie Parker Wayne
Instructor: Debbie Parker Wayne
City directories contain a one-line entry naming an ancestor and an address that places her in a given place at a given time. But when a researcher takes the time to analyze the details, a directory may reveal occupation, religion, and marital status; help a researcher locate nearby relatives, schools, churches, and businesses; and so much more that can lead to other records with pertinent information on the ancestor. This session begins with examples of different types of directories available: city, church, school, social and occupational organizations, early telephone listings, and others. Samples illustrate the types of information that may be found both for rural and urban ancestors. Clear examples demonstrate how the information in a directory can be correlated with other sources to expand the profile of an ancestor and determine where they lived even when no exact address is listed and no land was owned.
Techniques Toolbox
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
This session will cover research techniques such as creating spreadsheets, charts and timelines to compare and evaluate research findings. Other techniques become essential in certain circumstances such as separating individuals of the same name, researching the extended family and associates of an individual, or using identity characteristics besides name (occupation, birthplace, socioeconomic status, etc.) to locate or identify a person. A comprehensive list of research methods will be shared and detailed examples will covered. The session will conclude with a case study that employs many of the methods to demonstrate their use in a real genealogical problem.
Student Project
Instructor: Angela Packer McGhie
The students will be given a project to complete during the week so they can get the most out of their learning experience and immediately apply the information to their own research. They will select an ancestor and create a comprehensive research plan for that individual including each type of record covered in the course. Students can use online indexes and catalogs to make their plan detailed and comprehensive.


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Both Hope College swimming/diving teams have been presented the 2010-11 Academic Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
To be eligible, a team must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a four-point scale. The women's team compiled a 3.65 cumulative GPA, second highest among all NCAA Division III women's programs, while the Flying Dutchmen had a 3.23 cumulative GPA to rank 26th nationally among men's programs.
This marks the sixth time over the past decade that both teams earned this national academic honor in the same year.
The Hope swimming/diving teams are coached by John Patnott.


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed in February of 2009. A provision in the Recovery Act temporarily boosted SNAP benefits for low-income families. The Act called for benefits to remain at the new higher level until the program's regular annual inflation adjustments overtook it. However, in 2010, the 112th Congress chose to pass legislation that will cause the increase to end abruptly on November 1, 2013, causing benefits for all SNAP households to decline. Benefits for a family of three are expected to drop by $25 to $30 a month and without the Recovery Act boost, SNAP benefits will average out to $1.30 a meal. Nutrition experts have warned that a families' basic food needs can't be met at that level of assistance. The thought that members of this new Congress, whose yearly salaries have, by the way, just been raised to $174,000, dare to entertain thoughts of further cuts to SNAP, enrages me. There are 22 million children in this program, 10 million of whom come from families whose income is below half of the poverty line. While we've told that the poor will always be among us, I sure wish we'd been given warning about the politicians. I think they should all take the SNAP Challenge.
While going over food plans for the remainder of the week, a quick survey of ingredients caused me to put the eggs and milk into protective custody. With some help from the humble potato, they have been the mainstay of our meals this week and I am cutting it really close with their use. I think I'll be able to finish the challenge as long as I don't drop an egg or spill any milk. That 10 pounds of potatoes I bought have been a godsend. Neither Bob nor I have been hungry, but we are starting to get urges. He wants ice cream and I'd love to have an icy cold glass of pink grapefruit juice, a particular peculiar weakness of mine. We both are working on projects that keep us out of the kitchen and I've planned meals that can be quickly put together.
Our meals today were all light but really flavorful. We love potato pancakes and can eat them morning, noon and night. Good thing, that. I used leftover egg whites to make the ones I served for breakfast this morning, enabling me to save a whole egg for another meal. I'll need it before the week is over. Leftovers are still the order of the day for lunch. I had potato soup and Bob had the last of the chicken casserole that was last evening's supper. Dinner was fried rice. Nice! Here is the menu for the fourth day of the challenge.
Menu for SNAP Challenge Day Four
Orange Juice
* Potato Pancakes
Poached Eggs
Small Chopped Salad with Boiled Dressing
Potato Soup
Leftover Chicken Casserole
Corn Muffins
Celery and Carrot Sticks
* Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided use
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup finely minced yellow onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
8 ounces diced boneless chicken thighs
1-1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed and drained
1/2 cup frozen corn thawed and drained
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 cups cooked rice
1) Heat a wok over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil. When hot, pour in eggs and cook without stirring until lightly set, about 30 seconds. Break up eggs and transfer to a plate.
2) Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to wok set over high heat. Add onion and stir fry until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant. Add vegetables and stir fry until crisp tender, about 3 minutes.
3) Add sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and sugar to vegetables. Stir in rice and toss to combine. Add eggs and cook until rice is heated through. Serve hot. Yield: 4 servings.
Potato Pancakes
2 cups peeled and grated russet or Idaho potatoes
1 small yellow onion, peeled and grated
2 egg whites
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper
2 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil for frying
1) Squeeze as much water as possible from grated potatoes. Toss in a large bowl with grated onion. Add egg white , flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.
2) Heat oil in a large saute pan set over medium-high heat. Drop mounds of potato mixture into oil and pat to a thin circle. Cook, about 4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Serve hot. Yield: 8 pancakes.
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I just watched a horrific video filmed by a vegan activist group about how one farm very clearly did not care for the welfare and health of the dairy calves. I just want to say that I am outraged; nobody should treat an animal in the manner that was depicted in the short video, and everyone involved in the malicious acts should be penalized for their actions. I am not going to post the video here as it shows violent abuse and may even violate animal crush video laws, if you wish to watch it a simple search for "mercy for animals, calves" should find it for you.
This is not how we care for the beef calves on our farm, nor how my neighboring dairy farmers raise the calves on their farms. Here are a few of the ways that we care for the calves on our farm:
At the end of the video there is a message from the group that conducted the undercover investigation urging watchers to "go vegan" to end animal abuse. I have a different message that I would like to share, animal abuse is not caused by eating meat or animal products. Animal abuse is the result of disturbed individuals that have little to no respect of the life of the animal that they are abusing.
I would like to thank Mercy For Animals (MFA) for finding and reporting this abuse to authorities after they were done with their two week investigation, even though I feel that they should have reported it quicker. This is one of several undercover video's that was released by this group over the past few years. Surely they have been on thousands of farms that treat their animals with respect. If this group really want to show America how farm animals are treated across the majority of farms in the United States I ask that they show footage from these thousands of farms as well. Below is a video that is a regular scene on our farm:
Furthermore, for anyone reading this blog and is aware of animal abuse or neglect please report it right away. Please familiarize yourself with the proper authorities on animal welfare in your state. If you are in Ohio you can report abuse claims to The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, your local animal shelter, or local law enforcement agency. Animal Abuse is not acceptable and should not be tolerated, it is up to us to take action and call out the bad actors in agriculture.
For more information you may also be interested in the following:
What Farmers are saying about this recent video
Do those shooting animal abuse video's really have mercy for the animals?
RayLin Dairy Is going Vegan the Answer to Animal Abuse?
Agriculture Proud Quality Food Begins With Quality Animal Care
Cause Matters The Tears I've Shed…. Animal Abuse
Crystal Cattle Animal Abuse in Agriculture
Dairy Innovation Animal abuse: Still a Big No No!
Zweber Farms Video:Calf Care on Zweber Farms December 2010
Zweber Family Farm News Calf and Animal Care is our Number One!
Orange Patch Dairy Too mad to go to bed!
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Pinke Post Link Up Wordless/Wordful Wednesday: Despite Animal Abuse Headlines
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Teresa's Personal Shopper: Day 5
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I so love your site and esp. these great Webisodes. Please keep them coming, being new to card crafting, they are extremely helpful such beautiful card. Wonderful ideas. lew
I know this is late, but just finished watching these great Week of Webisode videos...always enjoy learning new ways to use products! Thank you so much :D
The question is not IF you should do again, but WHEN! Yes and VERY SOON.
Great idea - I bought some old kits based on the webisodes this month. I am a new customer and love your products. I am already a VIP. Thanks. Mary
Great idea to feature old kits combined with new products. I keep my kits forever and this gives me ideas on ways to use leftover products. Love your webisodes - they are a midweek treat.
I was a club member back then (2007) and remember all the papers and how I used them - thanks for the new ideas and please more trips back with new ideas - I keep all the project ideas and use them for inspiration. Best wishes to Anne.
I truly appreciate your webisode since their is no craft shows on tv. I like the fact that you demonstrate how the products can be use.
By all means, do it again and again! Love all the webisodes. I would rather watch them than anything on tv!
I have to echo the comments from everyone else. I loved every day of last week! I would really like more scrapbook ideas also. Anne, I'm sure your wedding was wonderful, may you and Felix have a happy and blessed marriage.
I just love so much all the beautiful ideas that you have showed to us.
I really enjoy the weekly webisodes.Do you think that maybe you could include one or two more days of webisodes a week ?
I juat love the ideas and the supplies you have are tremendous!
Keep up the great work.
And congrats to Ann and Felix,MAY THIS WONDERFUL love never die!
Thank you for your wonderful WOW. Keep them coming. Is the washi tape the same as the trendy tape?
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i never miss a webisode. really enjoyed the ideas for this week. congrats ann!
I LOVE your webisodes. It is the highlight of my week. I especially like the weeks that you have 5 webisodes. Tell Teresa she is awesome and very motivating. Thank you
I just look forward to each and every webisode you have, especially the 5 days of webisodes. The more the merrier! I get SOOO many ideas and marvel at the products and examples you show us! By far my most favorite website! Keep up the GREAT work!
Thank you, thank you team!
Teresa's idea was a great one -- hope there's yet another wow like this one. Like the others who commented, revisiting our older supplies is so very appreciated. Ideas just seem to have no end!
And Ann, congratulations and may you and your husband be blessed throughout your years together. Hopefully someone made you a wedding shower scrapbook!? As always, looking forward to your next WOW.
I love what you did with the week of webidoses, it's very inspiring, and makes me want to get busy!
Ohhh Dios quiero tener todos los kit, muy lindo todo lo que ensean. Un saludo desde Colombia
So may great ideas in this week of webisodes! Congratulations to Ann and Felix and am looking forward to seeing some pictures of the wedding worked into some projects!
I love the WOW. The more the better. I always learn something new and Theresa is fabulous. Can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I have all of her DVDs so far. Congrats to Ann and hubby. Paulette, you and Ann are awesome. I hope to come to girlfriends getaway this year. Is there a way for me to get the info now?
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I love your Week of Webisodes
and would love to see more. So many great ideas!
Congratulations Ann on your wedding. I wish you happiness and blessings forever.
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5-13-11 Progressive Field, Cleveland
I took my first trip to Cleveland on Friday. Last year, I made 19 trips to Cleveland and was a 20 game season ticket holder. I didn't renew my tickets and plan on making fewer trips this year, even though Progressive Field is one of my favorite stadiums to ballhawk in.
Amy was along with me for a weekend trip, that included a stop in Cleveland, and then two games at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Saturday and Sunday.
I thought batting practice might be cancelled. There was a 60% chance of rain, and the forecast predicted heavy PM thunderstorms. In fact, most of the trip was in heavy rain.
When we arrived, the rain had stopped, but when I peeked into the stadium, I saw the tarp out on the field, which is never a good sign – but it was negated by the fact that the cage was up, and there were several Indians out throwing. The only thing that the rain had ruined was early batting practice, meaning easter eggs would be unlikely.
Amy got in line at Gate C, and even though we arrived at 3:50, we were still first in line. I was hoping that maybe batting practice had started so there would be some balls in the seats, but it didn't.
When I ran in, there was nothing to be found.
That didn't stop me from looking though.
It ended up costing me a couple balls, because some balls landed in the seats, and I was more focused on finding balls than tracking them. It was an error, but luckily Travis Hafner was in the cage, and he was in fine form today.
My first ball of the day was a home run that I chased down after it landed in the seats. It was hit by Hafner.
My second ball was a clean catch that I caught here, also hit by Hafner.
Ball #3 was a ball hit by Carlos Santana that I ran over and picked up.
My fourth ball was thrown to me by Chris Perez.
Perez told me to give it to a baby in the front row, which I did.
He said, "The next one is yours." He made an effort to go track down another ball and threw me ball #5. Below is the catch:
Perez has thrown me more baseballs than any during batting practice. He's probably THE most generous pitcher in terms of distributing souvenirs to fans that I've seen. Although Livan Hernandez of the Washington Nationals is a close second. Thanks Chris!
Travis Hafner took his final cuts in the cage and launched a home run into Heritage Park. I ran over immediately to go snag it.
Another teenaged ballhawk had beaten me down there as he was in the section by the bullpen, but he couldn't find the ball anywhere.
I found it though, it was laying in the tall grass beneath one of the trees in Heritage Park.
The first Indians ground finished hitting and I had snagged six balls from that group alone.
The rest of Indians batting practice featured tons of close calls and near misses. There was running around, but coming up short:
Getting late to a spot that a random fan would pick up:
Balls that were hit right at me, but would fall just short and hit off the wall:
Balls that would be snagged in hats by five year olds directly in front of my glove:
Balls that fans would jump over rows for and dive on the ground to get:
Scrum balls that I'd lose out on:
So even though the Indians BP was great, and I started out on fire, it all got evened out by that cold stretch, as I failed to snag another ball during the Indians portion of batting practice.
Luckily, the Seattle Mariners feature a ton of lefties, so my chances of getting a few more would be decent.
Ichiro was the first batter for the Mariners, and he didn't disappoint. He put ball after ball into the seats.
I forgot my Mariners shirt, and Mariners roster, so I felt under prepared for the Mariners batting practice. The only thing I changed was my hat.
There were more close calls as I moved closer to the bullpen.
I did get one Ichiro home run. A ball that landed a few rows behind me and bounced right to me. Here I am about to label it
In the mean time, I had noticed a ball over along the foul line that was probably about six feet out from the wall.
It was an easy glove trick ball. All I'd have to do is fling my glove out a few feet, knock the ball closer to the wall, and it'd be mine. The only problem was that a security guard was thirty feet down the line, staring directly at the area where I'd have to do the glove trick.
I decided to go and just do it quickly. I went and snagged the ball, as planned, and the security supervisor marched down and demanded that I give the ball back. I did. But it wasn't the same ball. It was a beat up decoy ball that Nick and I use to play catch with on the Roberto Clemente bridge. I kept ball #8 in my possession.
As I made my way back to right field, I found ball #9 that had gone unnoticed by everyone else that had been over in that section for a good ten minutes.
Back in right field, ball #10 was a clean catch that literally saved some lady's face. I ran over and caught the ball on the run directly in front of an elderly woman who wasn't paying attention at all. Amy didn't get the picture because it was obstructed, but here I am labeling the ball.
Amy was sitting probably about twenty rows back taking pictures, when one of the lefties hit a bomb that landed a section over from her. There was no one in the vicinity but her, so as several other fans raced in to claim it. She got up and acted like she was going to go snag the ball. This caused the other fans to lay off, and gave me enough time to go get the ball. Amy knows that if she had picked it up, it wouldn't have counted, so that's why she left it there for me to get. She gets a huge assist on ball #11.
It was picked up in row R under a seat
Ball #12 was a clean catch of an unknown Mariners left handed hitter. Here I am about to make the catch:
And the reaction of several fans afterwards – you can see the guy pointing at me, saying Good Catch!
That had tied my personal record for balls in one game at Progressive Field.
My thirteenth ball was snagged over by the bullpen in a crowd of people.
It was a line drive home run that smacked an elderly man directly in the chest, knocking him down into his chair. I picked the ball up a row behind him and gave it to him. It would've been nice to have kept my thirteenth ball, but given the situation, I felt I had to give the ball up.
Amy and I left right after batting practice to head to Milwaukee.
We stopped at Jersey Mike's just outside of Cleveland, one of Amy's favorite restaurants.
We stopped off in Indiana at a hotel in Mishawaka IN. I got it on priceline for $25.
Game: 13 balls (9 hit, 2 thrown, 1 device, 1 found)
Season: 131 balls (54 hit, 33 thrown, 25 device, 18 found)
Games: 20 games
Average: 6.55 balls per game
Career: 1,253 balls
Attendance: 33,774


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Happy Halloween
The baseball season is over, so I'll use the blog from time to time to blog about non-baseball stuff in the offseason. With that said, Happy Halloween!
A couple weeks ago, the family went to Schramm's farm in Penn Trafford area to pick out a pumpkin to carve:
After walking up and down rows and rows of pumpkins,
and analyzing stems, shape, weight, and color, Amy and I chose this one:
A 40 pound pumpkin. It was perfect, until a mishap that happened shortly after we purchased it, causing the stem to snap off.
Anyhow, Olivia had a front row seat to her first ever pumpkin carving:
Apparently she had grown quite fond of that pumpkin, so when I started to cut into it with a knife,
she couldn't bare to watch.
After cutting into the pumpkin
and cleaning out all of the guts and seeds
it was time to decide on a carving.
I wanted to do something awesome. Like this carving of Progressive Field in Cleveland:
Or a Pirates logo or name, like this person did with their team, the Yankees:
Alas, despite taking art in college as one of my elective classes, I just didn't possess the talent, time, or resources to create a masterpiece.
I had thought about making the Pirates 'P' logo, but ran into a stumbling block about how to keep the negative space in the center of the P in place without it falling. (Come to think of it, I probably could've done it. I would've used some large paper clips. Maybe next year)
After some time of indecision, Olivia became restless and started taunting me to make up my mind.
So, I cut out some eyes, a nose, and a creepy smile and came up with this:
Here it is from a creepier angle:
As for Halloween itself, we stayed inside and handed out candy to the neighborhood kids. Our total count for kids was 13 for the whole trick or treating session. Lame. Amy and I were disappointed.
And, I was handing out unopened packs of 1990 Donruss baseball cards in addition to candy.
When asked if she like Halloween, Olivia just gave me a "What do you think?" look. Didn't know how to interpret that.
Anyways, Happy Halloween.


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Eric Buskirk, owner of the Valley Chronicle, Hemet, CA, the Henderson Press, Henderson, NV and Verican, Inc., a newspaper technology company, has purchased the Valley Roadrunner, Valley Center, CA from Shirley and Dale Good. The sale was effective November 29.
"I am very excited about Eric and his new ideas involving technology for community newspapers. I know he will do well in this wonderful community," Shirley Good said.
The Goods are retiring and had owned the 38-year-old award-winning weekly newspaper since 1993.
Buskirk became involved in the newspaper industry 12 years ago when he founded Verican, Inc., an international newspaper technology firm.
He entered the newspaper publishing business in 2009 when he started the weekly Henderson Press. He purchased Hemet's weekly Valley Chronicle in 2011 just before it was scheduled to cease publication.
Buskirk said he believes in community newspapers and sees technology as a way to give weekly newspapers a financial edge in a tough economy.
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Change is a word often muddled with connotations of apprehension, sometimes excitement, and definitely, the unknown. We are reminded of change as we breathe in the cool September air. We see it as the shadows become long while the sun sinks down a few minutes earlier than previous days. As Minnesotans, we know that our glorious summers make way for the last hoorah that is the autumn season (even if all we can think about is the loom of winter). The bells began to ring again, lockers received fresh decorations, and squeaky new shoes filled Concordia's hallways— the school year has begun. Although change can be uncomfortable at times, it is during these times where we truly can experience life and growth.
Here are five tips for parents and students as you transition from middle school years into the high school experience.
- Take a deep breath. You'll get used to the adjustment. Just as our bodies need time to get used to waking up (really) early, making long-lasting, meaningful friendships takes time.
- Ask a lot of questions. If you don't know what time a sporting event is, ask! If you're not sure of someone's name, introduce yourself and meet a new friend. Inquiry is a great way to ease confusion and allow for a smooth transition.
- Get involved. Join a club, board, or athletic group. Attend parent conferences. Show up to school events and cheer on CA's athletes! When you are involved, you will become invested—it is YOUR school.
- Develop the habit of putting forth effort. Sometimes the right thing to do is also the hard thing. Whether that is toughing it out as the homework starts to hit hard, or having hard conversations with your student, grit through it all. Your perseverance will not be in vain.
- Enjoy it. These years go by very quickly, but they will be impactful. This community of believers is special—our hope is not dependent on our circumstances. As we all transition into a new school year, our joy that is found in Christ will make it meaningful.
What a blessing it has been for me to watch my Freshmen Seminar classroom fill with students who are excited and perhaps a bit apprehensive about the transition from middle to high school. As we partner together this year, I would encourage you to consider these five tips. We are all in this season of change together! Blessings on you and your families as we walk through unknown and exciting new adventures.
Sarah Tramm, a 2009 Concordia Academy graduate, teaches Freshmen Seminar, a semester-long course designed to help students transition to high school, plan for the future, and develop their God-given strengths and talents.


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Review roundup: Apple's OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is a bargain at $20
Mountain Lion is now available on the Mac App Store at that upgrade price for Snow Leopard and Lion users, while customers who have bought a new Mac since June 11 are eligible for a free upgrade. Initial reviews of Mountain Lion issued Wednesday were positive, welcoming new features from iOS at a relatively inexpensive price.
David Pogue of The New York Times
"Mountain Lion is a gentle, thoughtful upgrade," Pogue wrote. Though Apple boasts there are more than 200 features in Mountain Lion, he said not all of them are of value to most users.
However, Pogue assigned a dollar amount to features that he believes users actually will utilize, like AirPlay Mirroring, voice dictation, Power Nap and Notification Center. Assigning a value to those new features, while subtracting for some various issues, Pogue's "highly scientific accounting" found $46.90 worth of enhancements in Mountain Lion.
One of the most valuable features in the eyes of Pogue is the new Share menu. He called it a "clever step-saver" that he believes users will turn to often for posting content to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or Vimeo.
For Pogue, the biggest issue with Mountain Lion is a set of options to save documents that are "almost more confusing than before." Apple has returned the "Save As" and "Revert to Save" functions, though only a few programs incorporate this system.
Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal
For Boehret, the most important changes in Mountain Lion are the new Messaging application, Notification Center, Dictation, and Facebook and Twitter integration. However, Facebook won't work this fall until a software update is issued.
Still, Boehret was "completely addicted" to the Share menus in Mountain Lion. Sharing options are available in Safari, the Notes application, or even individual photos that can be shared with friends.
She also had positive experiences with the new Power Nap and AirPlay Mirroring features, which she said work as advertised.
Things didn't go as smoothly with Notification Center, which doesn't allow tagging of friends in Facebook updates and doesn't automatically shorten URLs posted to Twitter. Boehret said the software also failed to alert her of dozens of @replies received from Twitter.
"For people who already use iPhones, iPads or iPod touches, many of the new features in Mountain Lion will feel like second nature," she said. "I can't completely rely on Notification Center just yet, but this operating system's focus on smart sharing and overall integration with social networks makes it a pleasure to use."
Ed Baig of USA Today
The new features of Mountain Lion will look "awfully familiar" to iPhone and iPad users, Baig said, though they "should please the Mac faithful just the same." He found that the changes in Mountain Lion are worth the "modest" upgrade price, though one of his favorite features â Facebook integration â isn't yet publicly available.
Baig was able to upgrade his 2010 MacBook Air to Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store in just 20 minutes. However, he noted that some older Macs may not be able to take advantage of new features. For example, his second-generation MacBook Air was not able to do AirPlay mirroring or Power Nap.
He found that Reminders, Notes, Messages and iCloud integration all worked as advertised by Apple. Game Center functionality remains limited, and Baig wasn't able to test competing against other players, as only a handful of Game Center-compatible games are currently available on the Mac.
As for dictation, Baig found it convenient to activate the feature by pressing the function key on the keyboard twice. He found that dictation was most reliable in quiet environments, getting it right "more times than not."
"Apple has committed to a roughly once-a-year upgrade path with OS X, so don't be surprised if next year, Mac software resembles iOS software that much more," he concluded. "In the meantime, Mountain Lion is one big cat that you'll want on your computer."
Other reviews
Other, mostly positive takes are available from Brian Heater of Engadget, Daring Fireball's John Gruber, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, John Siracusa of Ars Technica, Jason Snell of Macworld, Om Malik from GigaOm, and Jesus Diaz with Gizmodo.
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