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Sabotage fear for dairy sheds - March 15, 2015 by Mr HomeBuilder

Fairfax NZ

A New Zealand dairy industry leader has suggested it may be time for increased food security in the dairying shed following the recent threat to poison infant milk powder.

It might be time for farmers to adopt a "food defence" mentality with tougher on-farm security, especially round the milking shed, says dairy leader Andrew Hoggard.

The Federated Farmers dairy chairman said while the work of a "nut job", the threat to lace infant milk powder with 1080 toxin revealed by police last week suggested New Zealand's strong food safety focus may at farmer level have to shift to food defence.

"New Zealand's done bloody well on food safety. We have a great reputation on food safety but we may have to think outside the box. I'd hate to think it meant totally locking down farms but what might come out of this is a focus on security of dairy sheds.

"And I've got to say the weak point in security is the dairy shed."

Hoggard said he had recently installed internet cameras in his milking shed.

He could watch the shed "from anywhere in the world" in real time. His system included monitor sensor alarms.

It had required a bit of technical nous to install but the basic system only cost him $100 from Trade Me, he said.

He had installed it to counter theft and monitor "weird vehicles" he saw from time to time on his property. He intended to add more cameras.

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by Gennady Stolyarov II - March 15, 2015 by Mr HomeBuilder

THE RATIONAL ARGUMENTATOR Review of Robert Wilfred Franson's The Shadow of the Ship

The Shadow of the Shipby Robert Wilfred Franson is a science-fiction novel set in a universe with a unique premise for methods of interstellar travel. A novel with strong individualist and life-extensionist themes, this book has much to recommend itself to libertarians and transhumanists alike. The Second Edition ofThe Shadow of the Shipwas released in Kindle format in December 2014, after Franson regained the rights to the work from the publisher of the 1983 First Edition. The Second Edition contains major enhancements, including more extensive character development, explanation of key aspects of the world within which the novel takes place, and an ending that clearly sets the stage for additional books in what is to be Fransons Overflight series.

Space travel inThe Shadow of the Shipis accessible to a society that is otherwise technologically far behind our own. The Trails Culture is dispersed among tens of worlds but lacks access even to most twentieth-century technology, such as powered flight or electricity. A series of trails across the meadow of subspace connects planets and can be traversed by caravans conveyed by waybeasts (squeakers) who are uniquely suited to crossing them. The books protagonist, Hendrikal Eiverdein Rheinallt, is originally from Earth and has been stranded within the region inhabited by the Trails Culture ever since his spaceship crashed on a nearby world. He and his friend Arahant, an intelligent aircat with the ability to speak and compose operas, are bloodswayers practitioners of a rare and challenging discipline that allows the channeling of the bodys energies toward repair and rejuvenation. Rheinallt and Arahant are therefore indefinitely lived and more resilient than ordinary humans, though not indestructible. Rheinallt is approximately six centuries old and endeavors to use his vast scientific knowledge to eventually find his way back to Earth. In the meantime, he carefully advances the scientific and technical knowledge of the inhabitants of the Blue Free Nation, the most tolerant and least regimented of the societies within the Trails Culture.

The books events take place aboard a caravan headed by Rheinallt with the purpose of investigating rumors of a crashed starship along the Blue Trail. The starship would be a paradigm-changing find for the people of the Trails Culture, as it would permit space travel without the limitations that the Trails pose; it could also be Rheinallts means to return home. The caravan includes many travelers who join out of scientific curiosity or a desire for fame, while others have more personal motives. Accompanying Rheinallt is his wife and beast-master Whitnadys, as well as a small contingent of crew to defend the caravan and provide essential logistical support. Although Rheinallt is the captain of the caravan, interactions aboard are largely guided by a spontaneous order without explicit laws and with virtually no authority for the captain to impose preemptive restrictions or discipline. Rheinallt, apart from making sure that the caravan is properly organized and maintained, only has the same prerogatives as ordinary passengers such as the right of self-defense and the ability to protect the caravan against threats that have already manifested themselves. He considers the circumstances carefully and is reluctant to resort to force unless the existence of a physical threat is incontrovertible, as he does not wish for the passengers to lose trust in his leadership or the legitimacy of his decisions.

The more positive examples of protagonists with unlimited lifespans arise in fiction, the greater will be the cultural acceptance of the ideas eventual application to our world. For this reason and many others, readers should eagerly anticipate the continuation of Fransons Overflight series.

Apart from the mostly anarchistic order aboard the caravan a reflection of the broader lack of centralized authority within the Blue Free Nation there are competing visions presented in the book, including an attempt by the Federated Trailmen, the areas guild of caravaneers, to bring subspace travel within their sphere of control, as well as the efforts by the government of Fleurage a world on the Yellow Trail to clamp down on political dissent and quash subversive innovators who threaten an establishment rapidly spiraling toward totalitarianism. Various passengers on the caravan represent these conflicting visions, which come to challenge Rheinallts ability to peacefully coordinate the expedition.

As much of the novel centers around the mystery of the ship and the stories of the passengers aboard, I will not delve into too much detail regarding events that are crucial to the storys suspense and surprise. I note, however, that the Second Edition contains significant additions, including thorough expositions of the main characters backgrounds and key aspects of Fransons universe such as subspace travel, the bloodswayer discipline, and the cultural and technological environment of the Trails Culture. The newly added content allows for foreshadowing of important discoveries and a more definitive elaboration on the threads of the story that would be continued in subsequent novels of the series. Furthermore, the revised ending is quite moving and immerses the reader more deeply into the novels characters.

Indeed, the characters of Rheinallt and Arahant should be of interest to all supporters of indefinite life extension, as here we have fine examples of literary protagonists who do not senesce and are not condemned to an inevitable demise and who are also intelligent, rational, benevolent, witty, creative, and resourceful. Their range of abilities and vulnerabilities is much closer to what actual indefinitely lived organisms would experience: they can still suffer from accidents and external physical harm, but they lack a built-in expiration. Therefore, their interactions in the environment of subspace are still fraught with peril, but they have sufficient abilities and strengths to give them a fighting chance much like the fighting chance we humans will need when faced with the many phenomena in the universe that are far bigger than ourselves. The more positive examples of protagonists with unlimited lifespans arise in fiction, the greater will be the cultural acceptance of the ideas eventual application to our world. For this reason and many others, readers should eagerly anticipate the continuation of Fransons Overflight series, which will finally bring the universe and ideas ofThe Shadow of the Shipinto renewed prominence after more than three decades.

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Growing confidence in economy spurring Marion businesses to expand - March 15, 2015 by Mr HomeBuilder

Published: Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 4:18 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 4:18 p.m.

Nolan Galloway III, president and broker of Gus Galloway Realty in Ocala, said he is seeing a lot of "inter-market jockeying" from Marion County businesses looking to expand.

"As a broker, this is probably the first time I've been (as) optimistic as I am now since, say, 2005, 2006, when we all thought the trees were growing to the sky," Galloway said. "We all learned a really hard lesson. What I like a lot better about now versus then is I'm not seeing any unrealistic growth. We're back to the real estate basics. This client is only going to buy that asset if it makes financial sense."

Bartow McDonald IV, managing director of Sperry Van Ness in Ocala, said his company's database shows about 504,631 square feet of large industrial space (more than 30,000 square feet) available in Marion County, with a vacancy rate of 5.8 percent, down from 6.75 percent in 2014, 10.8 percent in 2012 and 14 percent in 2010.

He estimates average rental rates for large industrial properties are in the range of $3.50 to $4 per square foot, triple net, meaning the tenant also pays property taxes, insurance and maintenance.

"Yes, we are definitely seeing companies in the expansion mode," McDonald said. "We've seen a marked difference in the last six months."

Both McDonald and Galloway say increasing confidence in the economy is spurring Marion County businesses to expand.

"There's more discretionary dollars in our own marketplaces," Galloway said. "I don't care if you're selling widgets, toilet paper or industrial buildings, you're selling more of them now than you were selling in 2011."

Businesses that have made the leap recently include Ocala Winsupply. Don Johnson founded the plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning supply business in 2008. Johnson started the company, originally known as Ocala Winnelson, with four employees and steered his company through lean years, building it along the way.

On March 2, with the help of Mark DeBolt, a commercial real estate broker, Ocala Winsupply moved from 15,000 square feet at 3661 S. Pine Ave. to almost 45,000 square feet at 1500 SW 17th Ave. Johnson said his company now has 19 workers.

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New 'homegrown hangout' planned for Gladys at Lucas - March 15, 2015 by Mr HomeBuilder

IN THE WORKS

John Wilson believes Beaumont is craving a homegrown hangout place.

That's why he bought the property at the corner of Gladys Street and W. Lucas Drive.

"It's in everybody's backyard," he said of the location. "It just screams restaurant."

A number of you have written to me asking about the visible construction going on at the address.

Wilson said he intends to open J. Wilson's in the 4,000-square-foot building in July.

The new restaurant will offer made-from-scratch meals and seasonal beer, he said.

Wilson hopes his new place will become a neighborhood hangout, where friends can meet for brunch, comfort food or drinks.

"The buzz is good," he said of the feedback he's been getting. "Beaumont is wanting a homegrown, quality place."

Wilson said his menu will include Cajun, Southern, Mexican and pasta dishes. And everything will be made from scratch, including the breads to Andouille sausage, said Wilson. He also wants to source his products locally, he said.

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