Arkansas Family Fun made a trek to the Farmer's Market today and loved it. We bought fresh squash, okra, onions and strawberries for a wonderful Saturday night dinner (we plan to fry the first three and dip the strawberries in chocolate). We were also thrilled to learn that their were plenty of fun activies for kids. Face painting, hula hoops, air brush tattoos (which last 2 weeks - eek!) and,
After hearing word that the Australian reality TV show The Farmer Wants a Wife was must-see dating television, I decided to take a peek earlier this evening. I was quickly hooked: a couple of hours later I’d already managed to watch all six episodes.
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A traveling ventriloquist on the road in between jobs decided to practice his craft before his next show. He stopped at a farmhouse and approached the farmer who lived there.
“Hello there, Mr. Farmer, I was just passing by and I was wondering if I might speak to your dog.” The farmer replied, “Well, you know, [...]
Farmer’s Hat Productions Founder featured in the Minnesota Women’s Press.
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“We want to show reality and what the world truly is like.”
- JoAnne Pastel
by Erica Marston: Minnesota Women’s Press
When JoAnne Pastel couldn’t find storybook characters that her 2-year-old biracial son could identify with, she decided to do something about it. [...]
NEW YORK – In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on the bottoms of her feet.Born in the Philippines with feet so clubbed they twist backward and upside down, the corn farmer's daughter uses crutches to hobble on what should be the tops of her feet."I can accept it," Jingle said Wednesday in a voice so soft it was barely audible.But if all goes well, Jingle won't have to accept the condition much longer – thanks to a Christian medical mission that encountered her case in 2003.Clubfoot is a relatively common deformity, occurring in about one in 1,000 births. Children are usually treated in infancy with casts or braces that gradually bring the feet into correct alignment. The condition becomes harder to treat if it is not corrected early on.Amaral said Jingle's case was complicate
Jessica is one of the prettiest pregnant women I have seen. Her face looks a bit bloated and she looks pissy, she is gorgeous anyway. I love her style, she has managed to look classy and neat throughout her whole pregnancy.
As the new permanent, year-round home for the 34-year old Farmers’ Market, the River Market’s two outdoor, open air pavilions overlooking Riverfront Park, are filled with farmers selling farm-fresh produce straight to you from the backs of their trucks. From early morning until mid-afternoon, you will find bargains on Arkansas crops. Among the list of fresh produce you’ll find: peaches, eggplant
Farmer Wants A Wife - Farmer Wants A Wife Video - Farmer Wants A Wife Trailer - Farmer Wants A Wife Reality Show Where a Farmer Wants A Wife Trailer Wants A Wife - Farmer Wants A Wife is a reality television show that airs on CW where, you guessed it, a farmer wants a wife.The farmer wants a wife, but I can't imagine some of these girls actually fitting in in a town with a population of just over 300 people. Most of these girls look like they have never done an honest day of work in their entire lifetime.None-the-less, farmer wants a wife is a hit...sigh. I guess people just can't get anough of reality dating shows. Maybe the rural twist makes it more interesting in a Green Acres sort of way.As you can see from the A Farmer Wants a Wife, these girls have their work cut out for them if t
Farming is fast becoming a profitable way in which small acreage owners are making big money on small amounts of investments. With the current food shortage, increased cost of fuel, and ethanol growth, many farms look like they are delivering gold instead of crops. Farmers are earning profits more then some business executives. These farm profits come as a mixed bag that can be both good and bad.Corn may be selling for 300% or more then it was a decade ago while the costs may have risen only 50%. As the price of corn increases the cost of alternative crops such as wheat are likely to rise as well. More so now then any time in history, farmers are able to make profits on both small and big farms. The growing trend is so lucrative that some suburbanites are turning their few plots of acreage
That’s right kids the year long wait is over. Xsjado skates are in stock and shipping now.
After nearly an entire year hiatus, Xsjado is now back in the game for 2008 and has signed on with a new manufacture and owner. The new Xsjado Farmer II skates comes in a cool gray color and feature [...]
BIJENDER SHARMA writes Dharmshala: According to reliable information, the farmers of Minyag Gharthar, Gyugsodong, Kashicha and Dhumdha in Tawu district of the Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have stopped all their farming activities to protest against the extreme repression being perpetrated by the Chinese government in the whole of Tibet resulting in the killing of many [...]
An Amish farmer, working his field, notices a man kneeling down and drinking from his farm pond.The Amish farmer shouts, 'Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin gesheissen.' (Which means, 'Don't drink the water, the cows have crapped in it.')The kneeling man shouts back, 'I'm a Muslim, I don't understand you. I speak Arabic and English. If you can't speak in the sacred tongue of Islam, speak in English.'The Amish farmer says, 'Use two hands, you'll get more.'
A farmer and his brand new bride were riding home from the chapel in a wagon pulled by a team of horses, when the older horse stumbled. The farmer said, "That's once."A little further along, the poor old horse stumbled again. The farmer said, "That's twice."After a little, while the poor old horse stumbled again. The farmer didn't say anything, but reached under the seat, pulled out a shotgun and shot the horse. His brand new bride raised all kind of hell with him, telling him, "That was an awful thing to do." The farmer said, "That's once."
Everyday I am fortunate to fall on some really great music. There is so much talent out there and I defintely think this 7 piece has got a lot of guts, a great presence, and some seriously thorough instrumentation all over their tracks. As you can tell by the photo above at one of their shows, they've got some serious wind, strings and the traditional indie rock tools. After hearing the album I can say their song from track to track are really different, well pieced, and some yelling and singing. They got some interesting influences holding them up, with lots of energy. They've got a new album that recently dropped called Rewiring The Electric Forest via Paper Garden Records. Sample this stuff: Sweet Wires of FireTommy BonesGet Rewiring The Electric Forest here. Also check out their tour d
Date: April 3, 2008 - June 1, 2008
Location: Witte de With
Witte de With presents the major solo exhibition in Europe of the work of Geoffrey Farmer, following his survey currently on display at Montreal’s Musée d’art contemporain.
Opening Wednesday 2 April, 6 p.m.
7 p.m. Geoffrey Farmer and Gareth Moore in conversation with Jesse Birch
Geoffrey Farmer, I am by nature one and also many,
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I decided to go with Valencia oranges, just because they are the most popular orange to grow and almost everyone is able to grow them successfully.Read more Selling at Farmer's Markets at -at-farmers-markets.htm
The air smells sweeter in the Spring, doesn't it?The one thing that excites me about Spring is the anticipation of all things green. Green grass, green trees, and fresh produce.I am a sucker for the little farm markets all over the suburbs that feature home-grown fruits and veggies. There is just something about fruit and vegetables that are "locally grown". It tastes different. And then there's the homemade baked goods, but let's not go there. I haven't had breakfast yet.David has a thing for local blueberries. This goes waaaaay back to his toddler years. He knows when you are trying to "trick him". Don't bother trying to pass off blueberries imported from Canada. He can pick out a blueberry grown in NJ with a blindfold.Now that winter is behind us and my daffodils are in their last full
Making cheese is one of those things I've always wanted to try. As a baby step, I figured it might be best to start with a simple fresh cheese easily made from common ingredients and without need for complicated devices. Last night, I set to work making Paneer, a type of farmer's cheese common in Indian cooking.
You'll find many resources for making paneer, however FXCuisine provides easy to
Pampas Grill is a Churrascaria or Brazilian BBQ/steakhouse. It is located at the Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles, next to the Grove. It was very...
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Logo após o primeiro nevão, maçãs frescas foram colocadas em árvores numa zona de grande trafego pedestre, demonstrando e alertando assim para a disponiblidade, de durante todo o Inverno, existirem produtos frescos no Calgary Farmer's MarketShortly after the first snowfall, fresh apples were hung from bare trees in high traffic pedestrians areas demonstrating the availability of fresh produce throughout the Winter at Calgary Farmer's Market.via Ads Of The World
If your Internet surfing gets cut constantly because a cow kicked over a lantern and burned down the barn or worse-because you use DSL, help could be on the way. Denver-based Open Range Communications is hoping to eliminate rural DSL Internet surfing with a substantial $267 million loan it received from the Department of Agriculture. The loan is part of the USDA's Rural Development Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, and will provide broadband service in 518 rural areas in 17 states, including Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas and Wisconsin. This is great news and a long time coming for the rural communities of the US because, if anything, they've consistently shown a great thirst for knowledge, science and the unknown. [USDA via GigaOM]
A Department of Highways employee stopped at a farm and talked with an old farmer. He told the farmer, 'I need to inspect your farm for a possible new road.' The old farmer said, 'OK, but don't go in that field.' The Highways employee said, 'I have the authority of the State of Minnesota to go where I want. See this card? I am allowed to go wherever I wish on farm land.' So the old farmer went about his chores. Later, he heard loud screams and saw the Department of Highways employee running for the fence and close behind was the farmer's prize bull. The bull was madder than a nest full of hornets and the bull was gaining on the employee at every step. The old farmer called out, 'Show him your card, smartass!!'
This is the farmer, that worked the land in Oregon, that planted the seed onions, that sprouted the fully grown onions, that I bought at my local grocer, that I fixed in my dinner, and fed to my family.Grower: Frahm Fresh ProduceFrahm Farms is located in Eastern Oregon, 8 miles Sth West of Parma, Idaho along the Fertile Snake River Valley. It is owned and operated by Treveor and Rod Frahm. Rod is a second generation farmer, and his son Trevor is a third generation farmer. Frahm Farms grows Yellow, Red, and White onions, along with many other crops.Field: FRYLHME GPS: N 43 56.38 W 116 59.58 Planted: 3/10/2007 to 4/15/2007 Harvested: 8/25/2007 to 8/25/2007These onions are a Spanish Sweet Yellow Onion. They are a good all purpose onion, great for cooking or eating fresh. After harvest, the
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will get back his 20 acres of farm land in Pune district of...
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A woman walks into an accountant's office and tells him that she needs to file her taxes.The accountant says, "Before we begin, I'll need to ask you a few questions."He gets her name, address, social security number, etc. and then asks,"What's your occupation?""I'm a lady of the night," she says.The accountant is somewhat taken aback and says, " Let's try to rephrase that."The woman says, "OK, I'm a high-end call girl.""No, that still won't work. Try again."They both think for a minute; then the woman says, "I'm an elite chicken farmer."The accountant asks, "What does chicken farming have to do with being a prostitute?""Well, I raised a thousand little peckers last year...""Chicken farmer it is."
The School Library Journal recently featured Farmer’s Hat Productions in an article about the children’s book publishing scene in Minnesota. The article, titled: Land of 10,000 Publishers: Minnesota Children’s Book Publishing, dicusses the evolution of the industry throughout the state. Read the article below By Claire Kirch — School Library Journal, 3/1/2008
Minneapolis is a [...]
Most every Sunday morning we visit a local farmer’s market to buy the coming week’s worth of fruits and vegetables. Farmer’s markets always have the current seasonal fruits and vegetables. You can also find fresh-baked goods, cheeses, nuts, dried fruit, fresh sea food, ethnic food, desserts, flowers, and various craft items.
Today we bought a 10-pound [...]
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Trellech, Wales — Villagers and tradesmen stood in astonishment yesterday as local farmer, Gwyn-Rhys Artichoke, became captivated by an ordinary brick wall, staring in bewilderment for almost seventeen hours. According to local sources, Artichoke was heading into the village with a sack of organic produce although once he noticed a load of bricks and [...]
Little Pee Dee State Farmer's Market2513 W. Lucas StreetFlorence, SCwww.pdfarmersmarket.sc.govWhere is it?Drive onto the market grounds and head for the big barn, where most of the stands are (or at least they were upon our visit). Drive through the barn and you'll see two sets of restroom areas along the way, both on the right side of the interior of the barn as you drive through. They look like areas for vending machines but actually accommodate both the toilets and the vending machines.What's it like?This large farmer's market area contains several buildings, all of which hold various stands that sell a variety of goods when the place is working at full speed in the summer. Unfortunately, we visited in the winter, so the harvest season was already well over and most of the areas where t
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Farmer’s Hat Productions™ Receives National Parenting Award
MINNEAPOLIS (February 5, 2008) – Farmer’s Hat Productions™ , a Minneapolis company created by two mothers of multi-racial children, has recently been nationally recognized for the second time by the renowned iParenting Media [...]
Gwen Stefani and family at Farmer’s Market on Sunday 9th March. Dressed in a hippie-style halter dress which many of the pregnant celebrities are wearing at the moment.
Gwen admitted, “I’ve got...
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The Hindu community in Bali continually pays tribute for the proceeds of what they have undertaken. No matter its proceeds are sizable or bijou, they stay to hold ritual activity as the expression of their gratitude to the Creator. Such gratitude is frequently embodied through yajna (holy sacrifice), a presentation to the Almighty God for all of his endowment.
Similarly, the tradition is carried
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“Most Utah consumers want to know what’s in their food and how it is produced. Some prefer vegetables and fruit that are grown without pesticides, and milk and meat that are produced with no growth hormones.
Food grown under those conditions and other federally mandated standards can be labeled “certified organic.” with a description [...]
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As a born and bred city girl gone country, I’m plum learnin’ hey dont worry too much about it.. just do all you can do and let the rough end drag.. Seriously, the farming/ranching life is a far tougher one than the 9-5 midtown Manhattan office cubicle. A [...]
Astronaut Farmer is one of my favorite movie since it does tells us that dreams can be made possible. But for Richard Branson, it was more like a challenge! Thanks to Mr. Richard Branson and Burt Rutan, space tourism isn't a fantasy anymore.
SpaceShipTwo is the vehicle unveiled by them which promises to take a handful of rich tourist into suborbital joy rides(something like roller coaster in
Farmer’s Hat Productions founders featured in Momtalk Magazine:
JoAnne Pastel, a former stockbroker, who decided to stay at home when her son was born, realized she needed something else to do. She discussed this with a "life coach," and together they realized there was a spark in JoAnne's voice when she mentioned that she wanted to [...]
Farmer’s Hat Productions founders featured in Momtalk Magazine:
JoAnne Pastel, a former stockbroker, who decided to stay at home when her son was born, realized she needed something else to do. She discussed this with a “life coach,” and together they realized there was a spark in JoAnne’s voice when she mentioned that she wanted to [...]
In a small town, farmers of the community had gotten together to discuss some important issues. About midway through the meeting, a wife of one of the farmers stood up and spoke her piece.When she was done, one of the old farmers stood up and said, "What does she know about anything? I would like to ask her if she knows how many toes a pig has?"Quick as a flash, the woman replied, "Take off your boots sir, and count them yourself!"
A pig farmer has been found guilty of six counts of second degree murder, and has been said to be Canada’s worst serial killer. This guilty verdict mandates a sentence of life in prison. This verdict only ended six out of 26 murder charges that Robert ‘Willie’ Pickton is going to face.
Pickton supposedly killed 26 women, most of them being drug addicts and prostitutes from the Vancouver neighborhood. The remains of these women were found outside Vancouver on Robert Pickton’s farm. While the defense acknowledged this, they denied that Pickton was responsible for the deaths.
An undercover police officer was able to get into Pickton’s prison cell and gain his trust, which revealed more incriminating evidence against Pickton. He told the officer that he wanted to kill one more woman to make it an even 50, then he was going to take a break before killing 25 more. So it seems as though he has killed more than the 26 he is being tried for.
The most sickenin
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One day, she went to his parents' house for dinner. When they got done eating dinner, they decided to go for a walk through the pasture. While they were walking, they came upon 2 horses that were...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Farmer’s Hat Productions(TM), a Minneapolis company created by two mothers of bi-racial children, has recently been nationally recognized by the renowned iParenting Media Awards. The company won the award in the “2007 Greatest Products” category for its first three books in the Bur Bur and Friends(TM) children’s book series.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Farmer’s Hat Productions(TM), a Minneapolis company created by two mothers of bi-racial children, has recently been nationally recognized by the renowned iParenting Media Awards. The company won the award in the “2007 Greatest Products” category for its first three books in the Bur Bur and Friends(TM) children’s book series.
A man was driving into town, and he fell in a big ditch in the middle of the road.A farmer came up and said, "My horse Sebastian can pull you out," the man said OK and the farmer got Sebastian.When Sebastian was hooked up, the farmer said, "Pull Ranger! C'mon Benny! Lets go Delilah!!!!"Then the farmer said, "Pull Sebastian, pull!"Then the car was out of the ditch, the man said, "I have a question, why did you say the wrong name three times?"And the farmer said, "Because Sebastian is blind, if he knew other horses weren't pulling, he wouldn't even try..."
Members of a drug task force shot and killed one man and launched a manhunt for two others after they discovered an outdoor marijuana farm containing about 3,000 plants.read more | digg story
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Being of sound mind, I leave:To my wife, my overdraft at the bank. Maybe she can explain it.To my banker, my soul. He has the mortgage on it anyway,To my neighbor, my clown suit. He'll need it if he continues to farm as he has in the past.To the A.S.C.S., my grain bin. I was planning to let them take it next year anyway.To the county agent, 50 bushels of corn, to see if he can hit the market. I never could.To the junkman, all of my machinery. He's had his eye on it for years.To my undertaker, a special request: I want 6 implement and fertilizer dealers for my pallbearers. They're used to carrying me.To the grave digger, don't bother. The hole I'm in already should be big enough.
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Photographs Courtesy of Shari Fleming Photography
President and Founder of Farmer’s Hat Productions, JoAnne Pastel, discusses the Bur Bur and Friends book series with President Clinton. President Clinton loves children’s books and responds with the following letter.
Photographs Courtesy of Shari Fleming Photography
Photographs Courtesy of Shari Fleming Photography
President and Founder of Farmer’s Hat Productions, JoAnne Pastel, discusses the Bur Bur and Friends book series with President Clinton. President Clinton loves children’s books and responds with the following letter.
The Hindu community in Bali continually pays tribute for the proceeds of what they have undertaken. No matter its proceeds are sizable or bijou, they stay to hold ritual activity as the expression of their gratitude to the Creator. Such gratitude is frequently embodied through yajna (holy sacrifice), a presentation to the Almighty God for all of his endowment.
Similarly, the tradition is carried
By: Elmo Kandel Usually the main motivation for planting a fruit tree is just the joy of maintaining a tree and eating the delicious fruit that comes from it. However, in my personal experience it is possible to go on a quite lucrative venture with fruit trees by operating a fruit stand or participating in a farmer’s market.When I moved to Florida, I was slightly depressed at the fact that I had just left behind years and years of hard work to get my lawn to the point it was. However, I was able to healthily channel this depression into the desire to get a new and more beautiful garden and lawn setup going. The house I moved into was nice, but the previous owner obviously had no gardening prowess. The lawn was barren of any features besides grass. Lots and lots of grass.I decided that since I was now in a new climate that I had never experienced before, I would grow some trees that I didn’t have the opportunity to grow before. I decided to do the truly Floridian thing to do, and ge
The best way to get into farming is harvesting naturally and with social responsibility. No other than the crop growers and farmers will surely lead the way as they are more inclined to turn to natural generating energy sources such as wind energy to carry out their living.
In most cases, farmers would want rampant and fast means of trying to grow their crops. But in today’s age, cost is something to consider alongside the growing concern for sufficient supply of energy to support their profession.
Read more: Farmer becomes proponent of wind energy
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Eres un granjero y como tal tienes que realizar tus labores diarias, plantar, regar, fertilizar las frutas y los vegetales, alimentar a las gallinas y vender los productos que coseches para ir prosperando en este entretenido juego de estrategia.
I love to play in my sketchbook. I’ve had so many shows lately that the pressure has been on to turn out finished pieces, but sometimes I think this is how I like to spend my time the most. It enables me to test drive ideas, relax, and enjoy the “doing” of art.
The pears in the shallow bowl are ink sketches, with acrylic washes laid over while the ink was too wet. I get impatient. Below the pears are my new bottle of Sennelier Walnut Ink, and a little inkwell I got in the gift shop at Sturbridge Village. It’s made there in the pottery shop, and it works really well!
The apple and pear on the facing page are from the Brewster Farmer’s Market. They are painted in Golden Fluid Acrylics, with no preliminary drawing; I just went in straight with paint—always my favorite painting method! For the pear, I experimented with the Irridescent Gold Deep, using it to mix my greens, and with ochre. The shimmer is quite subtle when combined with the other colors. W
I LEAVE: To my wife: My overdraft at the bank. Maybe she can explain it. To my son: Equity on my car. Now he will have to go to work to meet the payments. To my banker: My soul. He has the mortgage on it anyway. To my neighbour: My clown suit. He will need it if he continues to farm as he has in the past. To the farm credit corporation: My unpaid bills. They took some real chances on me. I want to do something for them. To the junk man: All my machinery. He's had his eyes on it for years. To my undertaker: A special request. I want six implement dealers and six fertilizer dealers for pallbearers. They are used to carrying me. To the weatherman: Rain, hail and snow for the funeral please. No sense in having good weather now. To the grave digger: Don't bother. The hole I'm in now should be big enough. And lastly To the monument maker: Set up a jig for the epitaph. "Here lies a farmer who has now properly assumed all of his obligations."
There are three million rice farmers in the Philippines who labor to plant and harvest rice that there may be food to eat at the tables of 89 million Filipinos. Theirs is a back-breaking toil which offer little monetary returns, yet they pursue with their work knowing that the sustenance of a nation lies in their industry. This image is a salute to these unsung heroes!
By Kakie Fitzsimmons, co-founder, Farmer’s Hat Productions
Since we began writing the popular new book series for children, Bur Bur and Friends, people would often ask us how we came up with our company name, so we thought we would put it out here on our blog.
The name of our company, Farmer’s Hat Productions, came [...]
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate, Barack Obama, recently gave credit to the founders of Farmer’s Hat Productions for our efforts to promote diversity through our Bur Bur and Friends book series.
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He chews on the grass,
He chews on the seeds.
He chews on everything
That comes within reach.
Can you guess who he is?
Yes, you've guessed it right!
He's Tapper the Farmer Boy,
And he has a sharp bite!
Don't mess with him--
He can scratch, he can nibble!
And don't even think
About giving him doggy kibble!
He'll eat guinea pig food
And guinea pig hay,
And he'll eat human vegetables
Any old
A big-city lawyer was representing the railroad in a lawsuit filed by an old rancher. The rancher's prize bull was missing from the section through which the railroad passed. The rancher only wanted to be paid the fair value of the bull.The case was scheduled to be tried before the justice of the peace in the back room of the general store.The attorney for the railroad immediately cornered the rancher and tried to get him to settle out of court. The lawyer did his best selling job, and finally the rancher agreed to take half of what he was asking.After the rancher had signed the release and took the check, the young lawyer couldn't resist gloating a little over his success, telling the rancher, "You know, I hate to tell you this, old man, but I put one over on you in there. I couldn't have won the case. The engineer was asleep and the fireman was in the caboose when the train went through your ranch that morning. I didn't have one witness to put on the stand. I bluffed you!"The old
Looking for love in all the wrong places... But it has to be said: If you fall for something like this, you only have yourself to blame. Going to Mali to meet an internet bride and collect a dowry of gold bars worth £40,000...?? What the hell was this guy thinking?
A lonely Australian farmer was held hostage in Mali for 12 days in an internet bride scam that almost cost him his life.
Des Gregor, 56, had travelled to Mali to meet his supposed bride, Natacha, whom he had met on the internet, and collect a dowry of gold bars worth £40,000.
But when he arrived, the wheat and sheep farmer was kidnapped by a gang of armed bandits who bound him, beat him with a machete and stole his cash and credit cards.
The men also threatened to hack Gregor's limbs off with a machete unless he paid them a £40,000 ransom.
The scam was stopped when Australian and Malian police, alerted by Gregor's family in Australia, tricked the kidnappers into taking Gregor to the Canadian Embassy to c
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) (NYSE:AGM) (NYSE:and) (NYSE:AGM.A) today announced that it achieved strong new business volume in the quarter ending June 30, 2007, bringing its outstanding program volume as of that date to a record $8.4 billion. Farmer Mac noted that its guarantee portfolio, consisting of guarantees, loans and commitments, is performing well, with delinquencies at historic lows in terms of both dollars and percentages.
Farmer Mac’s U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders for second quarter 2007 was $18.4 million or $1.74 per diluted share, compared to $13.4 million or $1.18 per diluted share for second quarter 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, net income available to common stockholders was $22.3 million or $2.10 per diluted share, compared to $28.5 million or $2.50 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
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I went to the Brewster Farmer’s Market on Wednesday and bought a beautiful bouquet of wildflowers and some early Macintosh apples. I picked out a few flowers tonight to put in this tiny vase, which I’ve always wanted to paint, but somehow hasn’t yet made it into a painting. I set up the still life in my studio and painted it from life. Now I’ll get to eat the apple and enjoy the flowers for the next few days. My palette for this painting was Ultramarine blue, Hansa yellow, Alizarin Crimson hue, Yellow ochre, Titanium white.
I just got back from my trip to Golden Artist Colors headquarters earlier today. What a wonderful experience it was to go there! I picked the brains of some of the very knowledgeable staff members regarding sealing supports and isolation coats before varnishing. I always seal my boards with GAC100; they veri
This is soooo cool. I love my robots, and when a guy who has probably never even owned a TV let alone seen one of the Short Circuits goes and designs human-like robots from scavenged parts, well they get an a+ and a gold star for the day. The most amazing thing is that he has no formal training, and just takes all the parts from thrown away "junk."The rickshaw at the end is unbelievable, although it kinda looks like a bumpy ride. Worthy sacrifice for science, though.
Fannie Merritt Farmer (23 March 1857 - 15 January 1915) was an American culinary expert whose Boston Cooking-School Cook Book became a widely used culinary text.Farmer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Mary Watson Merritt and John Franklin Farmer. Although she was the oldest of four daughters, born in a family that highly valued education and that expected young Fannie to go to college, she suffered a paralytic stroke at the age of sixteen while attending Medford High School. Fannie could not continue her formal academic education; for several years, she was unable to walk and remained in her parents' care at home.At the age of thirty, Farmer, now walking (but with a substantial limp that never left her), enrolled in the Boston Cooking School at the suggestion of Mrs. Charles Shaw. Farmer trained at the school until 1889 during the height of the domestic science movement, learning what were then considered the most critical elements of the science, including nutrition and die
I went in to get six ears of corn. I came out with:
half a litre of maple syrup
one pkg. soft all-butter ginger cookies
half a dozen fresh-baked tea biscuits, a perfect vehicle for the ...
... two kinds of homemade jam (raspberry and strawberry-rhubarb).
I got all the way to the car before a store employee came running out after me, carrying the full bag of corn I had left in the cart.
I LEAVE: To my wife: My overdraft at the bank. Maybe she can explain it. To my son: Equity on my car. Now he will have to go to work to meet the payments. To my banker: My soul. He has the mortgage on it anyway. To my neighbour: My clown suit. He will need it if he continues to farm as he has in the past. To the farm credit corporation: My unpaid bills. They took some real chances on me. I want to do something for them. To the junk man: All my machinery. He's had his eyes on it for years. To my undertaker: A special request. I want six implement dealers and six fertilizer dealers for pallbearers. They are used to carrying me. To the weatherman: Rain, hail and snow for the funeral please. No sense in having good weather now. To the grave digger: Don't bother. The hole I'm in now should be big enough. And lastly To the monument maker: Set up a jig for the epitaph. "Here lies a farmer who has now properly assumed all of his obligations."
Filthy PigsA farmer bought some breeding pigs, but after several weeks, not one was pregnant. He called the vet for help. "Why don't you try artificial insemination" said the vet. The farmer didn't have an inkling of what artificial insemination was, but, not wanting to appear ignorant, he said, "Okay, Doc, but how will I know when the pigs are pregnant?" "Easy. When they lie down and wallow in the mud." The farmer hung up and came to the conclusion that artificial insemination must mean that he has to impregnate those pigs himself. So he loaded them onto his truck, drove them out into the woods, had sex with each of them, brought them back to the farm, and then went to bed. The next morning he woke up and checked the pigs. Since they were all still standing around, he concluded that his first attempt didn't take, so he loaded them into the truck again, drove them into the woods, had sex with each of them, brought them back to the farm, and went to bed. The next morning he woke up a
At the end of each shift, Li reports the night’s haul to his supervisor, and at the end of the week, he, like his nine co-workers, will be paid in full. For every 100 gold coins he gathers, Li makes 10 yuan, or about $1.25, earning an effective wage of 30 cents an hour, more [...]
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Plot Summary:
When he discovers that he is in danger of losing his farm, a NASA astronaut (Billy Bob Thornton) decides to give up his dream job to try and save his home. With time, however, he begins to miss his former profession and eventually finds himself reaching for the skies once again. Using only the tools available to him in his barn, he begins to construct a rocket that will actually be able to leave the earth’s atmosphere. Of course, his activities arouse the interests of his neighbors, who immediately assume he is crazy. The media soon sniff out a good story and begin covering his progress. The government, on the other hand, approaches the situation with far more suspicion and considers him a potential threat that may need to be stopped.
iMDB:
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AgResearch has gone to the Fieldays to unveil a fabric which could one day be worn by secret agents.
Natural Easy Care fabric is being touted as high-tech fashion that is so strong it offers protection from a knife attack or even flames.
Using a James Bond (or rather James Blonde) theme, models have been showing [...]
UGH....yet another food recall. The culprit this time is ground beef.United Food Group has recalled 75,000 pounds of ground beef dueto possible E. coli contamination. All the beef appears to be locatedin Albertson's stores in Colorado. Backyard grillers in the RockyMountain state beware! I am not a tree hugger, or green, or someenvironmentalist, but these food scares in the last year or twohave gotten out of hand. I am not saying I am going organic ornatural, but I have noticed myself being more careful with mypicks at the grocery store lately. I have even decided to hit thisnew local farmer's market that is going to run every Wednesdayduring the summer, might be interesting. There is a big farmer'smarket downtown every Saturday during the summer months,but it only runs in the mornings, so no chance of me getting tothat one! But this new Wednesday one will run late afternoon,early evening - perfect!
From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air Force as a pilot, Farmer was a natural for NASA’s astronaut training program and was well on his way when a family situation forced him to drop out. But Farmer was not a man to let anything stand in the way of a dream. He spent the next decade and every cent he had building his own rocket in a barn on his ranch in Story, Texas, working toward the day when he could triumphantly launch it into space. By himself.
Sharing his vision are his wife Audie and their children–daughters Sunshine and Stanley, and 15-year-old Shepard, already a budding engineer and eager to serve as “mission control” on the big day. Even Audie’s father Hal, on hand to lend moral support, can see how his son-in-law’s unwavering commitment has inspired the family with a common dream. On the eve of the long-anticipated launch, an unexp
CHICAGO – “I have a lot of nervous energy in my head. I always have to be working on something,” said actor – and now entrepreneur – Billy Bob Thornton in a Chicago interview with Adam Fendelman.Despite the mental projection of a guy who’s rough around the edges from earlier film work, Thornton’s unsuspecting lead role as Charles Farmer in “The Astronaut Farmer” tells a decidedly different story: one about the true tenets of American entrepreneurism and family.Thornton’s taxing road to his dream – building and launching the first civilian rocket into space – is engrained with the uncanny ups and downs reminiscent to entrepreneurs and Internet start-ups.Before reveling in all the rewards of his final pursuit, Farmer must first risk all that is sacred.Entrepreneurs are very familiar with the sometimes genius yet sometimes “hypomanic” compulsion required to trek to the moon – nearly literally in Farmer’s case – and they stop at nothing to get there. They
I have written in the past about Lauren Huxley--a young woman I have never had the privilege of meeting, but whose story touched me profoundly.
On the 15th of November 2005, I asked the question "I wonder what teenager Lauren Huxley's attacker will receive (if caught) as punishment for savagely beating--binding and dousing her in petrol, [...]
