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? Real estate broker Brooke Burgner has joined NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson's Vancouver office to specialize in retail leasing and sales in Southwest Washington. Most recently, she was a senior Colorado regional recruiter for the University of Arizona.

? Dale Lake, doctor of veterinary medicine, has joined the team at Mountain View Veterinary Hospital in Vancouver. He has experience with advanced orthopedic surgery, including TPLO surgeries for stifle ligament injuries in dogs and internal fixation for complicated fractures. He also has advanced training and capability in endoscopy and laparoscopy, which are minimally invasive procedures.

? Jon Fulton has joined Vancouver-based MacKay Sposito as an engineer-in-training on the firm's design group. In this role he will prepare road, culvert and other project design plans for the company, which consults in energy, public works and land development. Fulton received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the Oregon Institute of Technology. Fulton will report to the firm's Vancouver office.

? Scott and Patty Carroll of Business Outcomes Consulting in Vancouver will head The Resource Network's March 13 presentation on the topic of "Emotional Intelligence" related to personal productivity and profit. The Carrolls are husband-and-wife consultants with extensive sales training and leadership experience. The Resource Network event begins at 7 a.m. with a continental breakfast at the Dragonfly Cafe, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver at the Clark County Public Service Center. Cost is $5 to attend the event, sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. The Resource Network's monthly events offer business advice and professional tips. Register: 360-694-2588.

? The Children's Center, a nonprofit mental health agency serving the needs of children, youth and families in Clark County, has added Roman Schauer to its board of directors. He joins 12 other community leaders to form the policymaking body of the Children's Center.

??Bob Varner will become temporary manager of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument beginning March 11. He is currently a district ranger for the Umatilla National Forest in Eastern Oregon and Washington. Tauhir Jones will also begin in March as the monument's public affairs officer. Jones has more than 13 years of private-sector experience in strategy, business development and marketing.

? Clark County Food Bank has selected Melinda Berg as the director of development. Berg was most recently assistant vice president and branch manager for Sterling Bank for 10 years.

Other business news

??Timberline Lodge has been accepted into the Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The lodge is recognized for preserving and maintaining its historic integrity, architecture and ambiance. RLK and Company operates Timberline Lodge, which was built in 1937 to be an alpine ski lodge.

??Pritchard Orthodontics will celebrate its ninth anniversary in Battle Ground from 4 to 5 p.m. March 7 at its office at 2404 W. Main St. The orthodontics firm has purchased a building at 411 Main St. and after renovation, it will be a future office. There will refreshments and door prizes. * 360-667-0909.

New business news

??Kennedy Violins has opened a retail location at 508 S.E. 117th Ave. The store offers string instruments for purchase and rental, instrument repairs, lessons in a private studio and a recital space available for local performances. Violinist Emily Wu will be featured in a free grand opening concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 15. A reception will follow the concert. * http://www.kennedyviolins.com, 800-779-0242.

The Columbian welcomes submissions about Clark County residents or businesses, as well as regional business events. Information must be received by noon of the Tuesday preceding the intended Sunday publication date. Send to mary.ricks@columbian.com or fax 360-735-4491.

Source: http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/mar/03/03-03-cc-biz-briefs/

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JB on the Rocks: Home Brew

A very dear friend of mine, who was also the Best Man in my wedding, got me hooked on home brewing when he sent me a small commercial home brew kit for Christmas a couple years ago.

I guess it's only fair, really, since I am the man responsible for turning him into a craft beer snob when we were roommates in Phoenix almost a half-decade ago. ?He'd been a "Bud Light" kind of beer drinker until then, and while I don't begrudge people for eating or drinking as they prefer (I drink red wine with seafood, after all!) I also felt it my duty to introduce him to real, craft, varied, different beer. ?Beers that are made with the knowledge of the grains, different types of hops, a keen attention to detail, the understanding of the biochemistry behind extracting fermentable sugars from malted barley... these are the tools in the chest of a master brewer. ?

As an experienced shooter will re-zero his rifle for a different type of ammunition, or how she will be able to tell you the difference between a factory trigger and a custom trigger by a gunsmith, so too can a master brewer tell you why a particular strain of hops will work better with this grain but not that. ?These tools of the craft, and the loving attention and effort put into a true craft beer, set them apart from the bland, tasteless, mass-produced crap that the massive breweries spit out (*cough*Bud sucks*cough*)

What is a craft beer, you might ask. ?Simple enough in concept, harder to define in practice. ?My metric is simple: If I can find it in every single state, or at a convenience store, it is NOT a craft beer. ?These are the beers you go out of your way to find... it's a liquor store where you know the owner and he stocks a six pack of Mad Anthony's Harry Baal's Irish Stout in the back, just for you. ?It's the beer that you take to a Blogshoot Meet a couple states away, because you know they can't get it there. ?It's the beer that you mention on FaceCrack and EVERY single friend you have says "Never heard of it."

So I introduced Brian to craft beer, and he was hooked. ?Being an adventurous sort, and also a frugal man, he started brewing his own beers. ?Once some basic equipment is purchased, you can brew beer for less than you can buy it, and that's never more true than in jurisdictions that place large taxes on "vices" like beer.?

I'd suggest that beer isn't a vice, it's a food group, but I digress. ?

At any rate, you can brew about 54 bottles (that's two cases plus a six-pack for those without a calculator) for around $40 or so... or about $0.75 per beer. ?

And then Brian sent me a brewing kit. ?I made it on December 31st, 2011, which is the same day I proposed to my wife, and thus was born "Proposal Porter." ?Still have a couple bottles, can't bring myself to drink them. ?Maybe on our anniversary. ?

So I've been brewing my own beer for a while now. ?It's fun, it is a nice way to kill a few hours when the freezing rain falls and the dogs would rather nap by the fireplace than go for a walk, and it's an opportunity to brew what I like. ?

This past February 2nd, Groundhog Day, Missus JB and I brewed up a Pale Ale. ?There's an unwritten rule to home brewing: One must drink home brew when making home brew. ?So, as the wort chilled before getting yeast added, we were quite tipsy and trying to think up a name. ?In a flash of brilliance, the Missus came up with "Kill Phil Pale Ale."

And the rest is carbonated, hoppy, clean finishing history:

Sl?inte.

Source: http://jbontherocks.blogspot.com/2013/03/home-brew.html

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Budget cuts to hit military school districts first

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo provided by the Killeen Independent School District, students move through the halls of Meadows Elementary School in Fort Hood, Texas. Meadows is one of nine public schools on Fort Hood operated by Killeen Independent School District, which stands to lose at least $2.6 million before the end of the year if across-the-board federal spending cuts take effect. (AP Photo/Killeen Independent School District, Todd Martin)

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo provided by the Killeen Independent School District, students move through the halls of Meadows Elementary School in Fort Hood, Texas. Meadows is one of nine public schools on Fort Hood operated by Killeen Independent School District, which stands to lose at least $2.6 million before the end of the year if across-the-board federal spending cuts take effect. (AP Photo/Killeen Independent School District, Todd Martin)

This Feb. 22, 2013 photo provided by the Killeen Independent School District shows the exterior of Meadows Elementary School in Fort Hood, Texas. Meadows is one of nine public schools on Fort Hood operated by Killeen Independent School District, which stands to lose at least $2.6 million before the end of the year if across-the-board federal spending cuts take effect. (AP Photo/Killeen Independent School District, Todd Martin)

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo provided by the Killeen Independent School District, parents pick up their children at Meadows Elementary School in Fort Hood, Texas. Meadows is one of nine public schools on Fort Hood operated by Killeen Independent School District, which stands to lose at least $2.6 million before the end of the year if across-the-board federal spending cuts take effect. (AP Photo/Killeen Independent School District, Todd Martin)

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo provided by the Killeen Independent School District, a sign indicates that Meadows Elementary School is the adopted school of the U.S. Army's 20th Field Artillery Unit, First Calvary Division in Fort Hood, Texas. Meadows is one of nine public schools on Fort Hood operated by Killeen Independent School District, which stands to lose at least $2.6 million before the end of the year if across-the-board federal spending cuts take effect. (AP Photo/Killeen Independent School District, Todd Martin)

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) ? Public schools everywhere will be affected by the government's automatic budget cuts, but few may feel the funding pinch faster than those on and around military bases.

School districts with military ties from coast-to-coast are bracing for increased class sizes and delayed building repairs. Others already have axed sports teams and even eliminated teaching positions, but still may have to tap savings just to make it through year's end.

But there's little hope for softening any future financial blows.

"Next year is scarier than this year," said Sharon Adams, chief financial officer for Muscogee County schools in Georgia. The district serves the U.S. Army's Fort Benning and could lose $300,000 in federal funding out of its $270 million in general funds before the end of the school ? and more than four times that in 2013-2014.

The schools' losses will come from cuts to a federal program known as "Impact Aid" that supplements local property tax losses for districts that cover federal land, including military posts and Indian tribal areas. About 1,400 school districts serving roughly 11 million children nationwide ? including nearly 376,500 students from military families ? benefit from the aid, said Jocelyn Bissonnette, director of government affairs for the Washington-based National Association of Federally Impacted Schools.

Bissonnette said slightly more than 5 percent of funding would disappear from nearly all U.S. Department of Education programs under the automatic cuts. But while most of the reductions wouldn't take effect until next fall, Impact Aid could be immediately cut, with many districts failing to receive a scheduled payment in March.

In all, the U.S. Department of Education estimates districts receiving Impact Aid could see $60 million evaporate this school year.

"Classrooms will be fuller," said Sara Watson, principal of 810-student Meadows Elementary on Fort Hood, one of the world's largest military installations. Watson stressed that she doesn't yet know the full impact, but said an extra teacher for fifth and sixth grade science hired this year could be reassigned ? which may mean squeezing kids into fewer classes.

Ninety-nine percent of parents at Meadows are in the military and a quarter of the teachers are married to active-duty personnel. But the campus is run by the school district in the surrounding community of Killeen, which has 52 campuses in all ? including seven elementary and two middle schools on Fort Hood and about total 42,000 students.

As soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan, enrollment has swelled, increasing by 1,200 students annually in recent years ? though next year likely will only see 500 additional students.

Overall, the district stands to lose at least $2.6 million in Impact Aid funding before the end of the school year under the automatic cuts. Superintendent Robert Mueller said the cuts amount to more than 50 teachers' salaries, roughly one per school, or five months' worth of district's electric bills ? and may mean tapping into Killeen's cash reserves to cover expenses.

Other military districts have made pre-emptive cuts that now may not be enough.

In San Antonio, Randolph Field school district educates about 1,200 students from military families at the local Air Force base of the same name and draws 45 percent of its budget from Impact Aid. Officials this year eliminated high school math and science teaching positions and cut baseball, cross-country and swimming.

But even then, the district expected to get $5.3 million in Impact Aid. Randolph Field may now get about $1 million less ? meaning it will have to use reserve funds to finish the year.

"If we get it, we'll end the year in the black," Lorrie Remick, the district's chief financial officer, said of the year's final Impact Aid payment. "If not, we'll have a deficit for the first time in our history."

In North Carolina, Cumberland County Schools superintendent Frank Till, whose district has a total budget of $450 million and includes Fort Bragg, said he may forfeit about $800,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year ? but that his primary concern is what might happen next year, when the district could be out about $3.2 million.

"If October comes and they've not restored our money, we'll have to completely eliminate schools from service and certainly have to cut back on staffing," Till said. "We'll have to cut back services to some of our most disadvantaged kids."

He volunteered some advice to policymakers: "Go out to Camp David and don't come back until you have a plan."

Ronald Walker, superintendent of Geary County Schools USD 475 in Kansas, which serves Fort Riley, offered a harsher sentiment: "I think it's arrogant for leaders to turn their backs on our soldiers."

Walker anticipated an Impact Aid cut as the country flirted with the "fiscal cliff" in January, so delayed repairs on school roofs and air conditioning systems. But the coming funding reductions look worse than he prepared for ? likely meaning living with longstanding school plumbing problems

"I'm just going to ignore them," Walker said, "and hope."

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Associated Press writers Michael Biesecker in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this report.

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African leaders call for U.N. mandate for Mali mission

YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) - West African leaders on Thursday called for a regional military operation against al Qaeda-linked rebels in north Mali to be transformed into a U.N. peacekeeping mission as quickly as possible to secure desperately needed funding.

France sent troops into its former colony last month to drive out Islamist fighters, claiming their seizure of Mali's north last year posed a threat to international security.

Paris hopes that from March it can start withdrawing its 4,000 troops but is awaiting the effective deployment of an African force (AFISMA), plagued by logistical and financing setbacks.

Meeting in Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro, presidents from West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS backed calls from France, the United States and Mali itself for the mission to receive a U.N. peacekeeping mandate.

"This shouldn't distract from ongoing operations on the ground," ECOWAS commission president Kadre Desire Ouedraogo told Reuters.

"It's simply an indication that, once peace has returned, we need the support of the United Nations system both for logistical and financial support."

Some two thirds of the 8,000 troops of the African-led mission (AFISMA) have deployed to Mali.

Many still lack the capacity to carry out combat operations and remain in southern Mali, leaving French forces and around 2,000 troops from Chad to secure northern towns and hunt down Islamist fighters hiding in desert and mountain redoubts.

After struggling for months to secure funding for its deployment, international donors pledged over $455 million for Mali at a meeting in Addis Ababa last month.

With the number of troops more than doubling since deployment plans were first hashed out last year, ECOWAS projects the cost of the mission at nearly $1 billion this year.

Transformation to a peacekeeping mission would ensure funding from the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and facilitate the deployment of air assets essential for moving troops in Mali's vast northern desert.

However, a decision by the U.N. Security Council remains weeks, if not months, away. France's U.N. envoy said on Wednesday that the Security Council would ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report by end-March on the possibility of creating a peacekeeping force.

Despite the rapid French advance which has seen the Islamists' former urban strongholds rapidly retaken, security on the ground in Mali remains tenuous, amid a mounting wave of guerilla raids on towns and suicide attacks.

French and Chadian forces are currently hunting die-hard Islamists holed up in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. Algerian television reported on Thursday that French troops there had killed Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, a leading al Qaeda field commander.

(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Daniel Flynn and Michael Roddy)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/african-leaders-call-u-n-mandate-mali-mission-183932376.html

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Poland finds signs of horse meat at three warehouses

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish authorities found signs of horse DNA in beef stored at three storage facilities after several countries pointed to Poland as one of the sources of tainted meat that has shaken up the European food industry.

Officials in Ireland, Britain, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic have reported that products such as burgers and lasagne contained horsemeat that originated from facilities in Poland.

Poland's General Veterinary Inspectorate said in a statement late on Wednesday it found three tainted samples from 121 tested, with 80 more to be examined.

Polish officials had previously said they found no signs of horse meat at all abattoirs tested.

A European scandal erupted last month when tests in Ireland revealed some beef products contained horse meat, triggering recalls of ready-made meals in several countries and damaging confidence in Europe's vast and complex food industry.

Poland exports 330,000 metric tons of beef products annually, or more than three-quarters of its total production, mainly to other European Union members.

(Reporting by Chris Borowski; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/poland-finds-signs-horse-meat-three-warehouses-081621401--finance.html

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