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The Michelin Pro 4 Service Course Tyre provides a high level of performance in any conditions. This tyre provides the perfect blend of sports performance and long-lasting wear. Enhancing the speed, safety and agility, the Pro 4 Service Course tyre also reduces the rolling resistance compared to its predecessor, the Pro 3 Race.
Not only is the Pro 4 Service Course safe, it's also 16% faster when cornering in wet conditions. This is possible thanks to the dual-compound technology with its wider lateral bands for excellent grip at leaning angles, along with the new elastomers and silica for additional shoulder grip. Michelin Pro 4 Service Course sets the standard for high performance, long-wearing tyres. - A.D.
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(63 Reviews)
I've used many brands of tires until discovering the Michelin Pro series. I started using them about 16 years ago. I generally get 3500 miles out of the rear. These tires grip very well in the dry and wet. I have a blue and white Trek 6200 and order the blue sidewalls, which look real sharp. I have had no difficulties of any kind with this model of tire.
I am VERY pleased. Everything ordered has ALWAYS arrived in the time estimated.. That makes racing and riding much less complicated.
I've ridden the Michelin Pro series from the 2 through the 4 with varying results. The one constant has been ride quality, which has always been good. Durability is all together a different matter. None of the series has been particularly robust although I did get 3,400miles on one pair of Pro 3's. I'm relatively light, 140-150, so my weight hasn't been the major factor. I also got over 5,000 on a set of Conti 4000 S tires and, though there is much to love about them, I prefer the ride quality of the Michelins. I would conclude by saying if you get a good price go for the Michelins but if durability is an issue and money is not buy the Contis.
These tires mount easily and grip the road well The wear rate has yet to be determined.
Excellent service. I misordered and they were able to cancel my order so I could select the correct items. Thank you!
Theses are really good tires. Used it on two different wheelsets already. Just the one you need for centuries and training rides. Colors makes you feel good when riding alone.
I have been using Mitchell am pro race tires for six years and wouldn't use any other. The color options are great.
Holds the road well and does not cut easily.
I use these tires on many of my bikes and I have been very satisfied with them. Their grip is very good. They roll fast. The puncture resistance is acceptable. The durability as acceptable.
Great tire in the wet or dry while providing good wear.
Top quality tyres, reliable with great performance.
I bought 3 of these to replace my worn out cont 4000s. What can I say...The price was right. I put about 100 miles on them before doing IMLP this year (2014). The tires felt great and rolled smooth. Anyone that has done this race in the past, knows the speeds you can hit on the Keene descent. My training run a few days before, I hit 54mph and the tires were solid. Race day loop one in the pouring rain (and when I say pouring - I mean thunderstorm..massive rain type of rain), I hit 41 and they felt great...no issues at all, 2nd loop dry, I hit 51 and again, they felt great. All in all - I have to say, these are my new goto tires. I would give these a huge A+.
Good Rolling Resistance, Lightweight (200grams), Handles well in wet or dry conditions. Better wear than the Michelin Pro Race 3 tires. Good Puncture resistance. Would Recommend!!!
I really like Michelin Tires. Great grip and performance. Bought the 700x20c. Boy are they thight (as every Michelin tire) Installing these bad boys on my Fullcrum Racing Zero wheels was thought ! Hope to never get a flat tire ! They really are thight as hell !
The product was shipped on time and was exactly what I had ordered.
I have them on my Kestrel tri bike and have a few training rides with the new tires. Very solid and smooth.
OK, shorts, saddles, and bar tape preference is highly subjective. The best tires that can be bought at any price are by Michelin. To me, this has become objective. Since my first pair of Axial Pro to today's Pro4 I have burned through my share of tires. Consistently I have averaged nearly 3,500 miles per pair. 3-4 pair per year. Continental makes stiff tires that resist puncture slightly better. Vittoria and others make high performing models that don't last as long. If you care about the trifecta of performance, durability and economy look no further. Try a pair. Inflate them properly and rotate back to front periodically. If you buy your own tires you should be buying these or similar Michelin models.
Quality of tire & value for the money.
These are great tires for training. Good wear, good grip, low puncture rate, low weight - everything you could want in a training tire. Can be a little difficult to mount 1st time but once they have formed to your wheels they are easy to maintain.
Fantastic, especially in the 25mm width. Ride quality is great for a clincher. Run these at 90 psi and it is better than a carbon framed bike.
I purchased these tires after my buddy raved about how better riding on his bike was with them. Indeed this is true! My ride is much more smoother, I feel faster and there is less vibration/shock as you ride over small cracks on the road. Plus, the price value is amazing compared to what I would have paid at my local bike shop.
I am a big fan of these 25c tires. I only wish they would offer the larger diameter in other colors than black. High mileage tire, supple (when not overinflated...) and overall excellent.
Price of tires was fantastic so I bought 4 and delivery was reasonable knowing that coming form UK that customs is involved. Tires arrived as ordered - great deal!
At my first ride using this tire FLAT TIRE @ 3 miles uphill, theirs no puncture resistance; just a sharp volcanic stone in the middle of the tire....
So Far since I've purchased these tires, I have racked up around 220 miles and I would have to say these tires are flawless. Very smooth and easy riding with a nice sharp turning ratio, versus my last pair of vitorias which lasted me around 2222 calculated miles. I have even used them in the rain, and I have no complaints as they hold the road very well. I am very pleased with the quality and would definitely buy another set of these in the future if I needed to.
This is my 4th set of Michelin Pro's. My first set of 25's rather than 23's. I love the ride and low rolling resistance. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is that they are only good for 2500-3000 miles on the rear. Have not had any problem with flats. No comments on the 25's since snow and cold weather hit shortly after I got them.
This is my 4th set of Michelin Pro's. My first set of 25's rather than 23's. I love the ride and low rolling resistance. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is that they are only good for 2500-3000 miles on the rear. Have not had any problem with flats. No comments on the 25's since snow and cold weather hit shortly after I got them.
I love the appearence of the tireson my road bike. Easy to install. I ride 25 to 35 miles 3 times a week. I am looking forward to trying the new tires when the weather breaks during the winter months in Chicago. I am sure I will love the tires if they perform as good as they look. Plus, the price is very fair.
I've been using the Michelin pro race tires for at least 10 years, started with the pro race and then the pro 1's to now the pro 4's. On a good day I weigh 174, and get 3500 miles per rear tire. The only times this has not happened is when I've sliced the tire. I love them for their wear and handling. I will always purchase these and have not purchaces another manufacture's tire since the original purchase. I have also averaged 4000 to 5000 miles per year and use only the Michelin's.
These tires are pretty good so far. mounted on the rims smoothly and the few rides i've done have been smooth with good grip.
These tires (tyres) provide a soothing, sure feel on average road conditions. Good sidewall performance with almost no rolling on tight turns or roundabouts at speed. They tend to TING a bit when running over road debris but I haven't seen any surface gouges or slices after 300 miles. When pushed to maximum inflation, 110 psi, they are stiff and reassuring on high cadence speed runs. I get a more confident ride with these Mich's than with almost any other tire. Expect an upswing in average speed with excellent feedback.
Pro race 4 tires are awesome. The tire wear is great, the grip is great and the look is great. It is a far superior tire to the prorace 3 which i found cut a lot and did not wear as long.
This tire is a great improvement over the PR3 tire which was prone for quick wear and punctures. I used PR4's for road races and time trials with great success in 2013. The PR4's really do it all in my opinion. Lightweight, low rolling resistance, corner well. They will be my stand by tires for all my races in 2014.
My second set of Pro4 tires. Love them.
What a deal at ProBikeKit for these excellent all purpose tires. I don't race, but I ride hard (for my age!). Pro4's last long, are easy to install, corner well, and are supple and comfortable. My riding is all in dry weather, so I can't speak to wet weather performance. And, you can't beat ProBikeKit's prices.
Please note that I haven't ridden much on these tyres yet so I only have a basic initial impression. I have 700x25mm rubino pro slicks that I really like. If anything the 700x25mm Michelin Pro 4 Race Service Course tyres feel pretty much the same in terms of rolling resistence, perhaps slightly slower rolling. There are not many choices if you want 25mm wide slick tyres at a reasonable price, so I would happily buy these again. Probikekit.com has excellent prices for sure.
My first time using your site. Very please with the ease of shopping and the pricing. My tires arrived within 10 days and are now on my bike. I like the smoothness of the 700x25 tires on the road.
As much as you probably spend on your bike you should know by now that the only rational option for tires is Michelin. You might get 10% more miles from Continental and you might get negligibly more comfort from Vittoria. That said, there is only 1 choice for crits, training, rain, hot, cold, and screaming through a chicane without hitting the brakes. I replace my Pros every 2,500 miles in most cases. I rarely get the first puncture before 2,000. I have full confidence that I can carve a turn at 45 mph without coming off. Bottom line, for bike, car, moto, every other brand is second best.
Have had Michlim tires in past and had great success with them, bought these and the sidewall split open with 30 miles on them. Don't know that I would invest in the Michlins any longer
The Michelin Pro 4 Race Service Course Clincher Road Tyre are great tires, very smooth.
I was very skeptical about trying different tires, I have been using Conti GP4000s for a few years now and they are by far the best tires until I tried the Pro 4 Race Service Course tires. I wish they would make a tubeless version! I use the 25 mm and at first they looked like balloon tires but the ride was great, very responsive but plush at the same time. We have lots of different road conditions in Northern California everything from busted up road surface to new asphalt, concrete or chip seal with the occasional dirt road or gravel. I never felt out of control with this tire, also I am very surprised about the durability still riding them after about 2000 miles / 3200 km.
I went to Michelin 4's after reading great write-ups of their wet-weather performance in the TdF a couple of years ago. I'd just had a slip-spin-crash when riding on a wet paved trail -- the push to accelerate going forward on the wet was enough to spin the bike out. I was desperate for a great wet-weather tire. The Michelin Pro 4's have been that tire. They are fast and great for touring and everyday riding. They're also durable, and I've always gotten 1,000 miles or more from them. As noted above, the place where they shine most is in wet weather. They simply grip and hold, wet or dry. I may not push wet performance that hard, but it's great to have the slipping surprises gone away. Great tire! These will be all I ride until Michelin comes out with the Pro 5...
Bought these tires for racing next year and decided to test them now. Ride really nice, seem a little big for 25's but ride smooth and fast.
A great tyre, smooth on the road, safe at the corners.
Improved durable surface that doesn't cut up like Pro 3, but Pro 4 surface at the rim seems to wear a bit quicker. Would like to see Michelin improve this with next generation tire.
Michelin Pro 4s are the best clinchers out there and PBK.com has amazing prices for them. I always stock up whenever they go on sale. They are fast and handle better than any other.
Great clincher tire. Very good life, good flat protection and Michelins always feel like the fastest clinchers to me
As others have written these are good cornering tires with good traction. But they are very fast wearing and if you look at them crooked they get a flat. And if you get a soft tire from such a slow leak and hit a sharp bump it puts a soft spot on the tread. This doesn't seem to hurt anything but makes me a bit nervous. Also using them on "tubeless" rims causes the rubber to wear away from the cord on the area touching the sharp part of the rim. So I feel ambivalent towards them and would probably use Gatorskins instead.
I've used Michelin Pro Race since their inception and have never found a better handling and reliable tire than the Pro Race. The new Pro 4's are the best yet and even better cornering and wear.
I love these tires! Great traction in turns. Best price on the internet.


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Before she was a lifestyle guru and media mogul, Martha Stewart was comfortable on a catwalk – sort of.
Stewart, who now espouses confidence in her daily life as she juggles all her businesses, tells Parade in a new interview that she wasn't always as steady on her feet – especially as a 13-year-old model.
"I knew I was good enough to get $60 an hour, which was the going rate at the time," Stewart, 71, tells Parade, adding that she started modeling "just for money." "I wasn't the cover girl. I wasn't Suzy Parker. But I should've been."
"Maybe if I had had somebody encouraging me," she says. "But then I got married when I was 19."
Nevertheless, Stewart admits that her early modeling gig "was fun."
In her new book, Living the Good Long Life: A Practical Guide to Caring for Yourself and Others, Stewart is reflecting on her life. "When you're through changing, you're through," she tells Parade.
She also reflects on her stock sale, which resulted in her imprisonment ("I don't consider that a mistake," says Stewart. "It was a normal thing that people do every day.") and her admiration for Hillary Clinton ("She did a phenomenal job as secretary of state.").
But mostly, Stewart is looking closely at her life – and even prepping a new autobiography.
"I have my title and everything," she says of her plans to some day write that book. "I've led such an interesting and complicated life that it's getting to be time to record it."
Martha Stewart Reflects on Early Modeling Days: I Needed Encouragement
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As the Bill Turns When we left off last month state legislative sessions and Congress were just getting underway- now they are in full swing! Over 800 of you took action this past month at the state and federal level! New bills were introduced in North Carolina and Ohio, while bills were passed in the state senate in Florida and the state house in Oklahoma. In California and Nevada bills were passed through committees and continue to move along. Click here for As the Bill Turns...
Advocates of the Month: Proclamation Club 2013 Myeloma Awareness Month at the IMF was made even more special this year with the help of hundreds of advocates who spread awareness in their communities. From Wasilla to Boca Raton, local officials expressed their support for myeloma patients and the need for a cure. Your effort and outreach touched thousands of people, encouraging new advocates to raise their voices, start support groups, and show all myeloma patients and their loved ones that people in their communities care for them. Therefore, we honor each and every one of you as Advocates of the Month! Read More
Understanding Health Disparities in Cancer: The Case of Multiple Myeloma On Thursday, April 11th, 2013, IMF held a briefing to discuss health disparities in cancer on Capitol Hill. Disparities persist in multiple myeloma (MM), which affects African Americans approximately twice as often as Caucasians and Hispanics. Additionally, African Americans are more likely to succumb to myeloma, even when controlling for factors such as location. In a packed room of Congressional staff and colleagues from other cancer organizations, participants heard from expert speakers on the challenges of reducing and eliminating cancer health disparities for patients with multiple myeloma. Read A Summary of the Event
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on February 1, 2013 - 10:49 PM
Buffalo's largest Hispanic organization has big plans for two big vacant houses it has owned for three years in a prominent Lower West Side location.
"We're ready to do the rehab from top to bottom," said Eugenio Russi, a board member for Hispanics United of Buffalo.
But the project has run into an unusual sticking point: The organization's executive director last year signed a contract to sell the houses for a dollar.
So now the organization has sued in State Supreme Court to void that agreement, meaning a judge could decide who will own the houses.
The dispute, however, also reveals an agency on the cusp of a resurgence. Its new affiliation with a Bronx organization appears to have put it on firmer financial footing and made it better able to provide social services and housing initiatives to neighborhood residents and low-income clients.
Still, the man who would take the property for a dollar, Danny Duff, wants the organization to honor the contract.
Duff has dramatically improved his home, but he lives next to the boarded-up houses on Whitney Place. He focuses more on Hispanics United's record the past three years than the hoped-for renaissance.
"They were going to fix it, going to fix it and going to fix it, but they never had money to do it," Duff said.
Duff wants to renovate one of the houses and tear down the other.
Hispanics United received the property as a gift three years ago but has not done anything to repair the houses, and that prompted Duff to call city inspectors for housing code violations.
The roof is falling in at the house next to Duff's yard, and debris falls into his in-ground swimming pool.
That house is "a total disaster" that would cost too much to repair, Duff said. He said it has not been lived in for the 12 years he has lived in his home.
Early last year, Hispanics United was in financial distress.
Lourdes Iglesias, the executive director, said she moved to unload the houses because the organization could not afford to renovate them or pay Housing Court fines. She said she did so with the support of her board.
She found Duff to be the right person to take the houses, given his success at renovating his home and another property he owns on the block. His brick home is assessed at three times the amount he paid for it in 1999.
"Mr. Duff is a great asset to our community," Iglesias said. "He has taken care of his property and has a beautiful home. I wish all our neighbors were like this man. I was so impressed with him, and he was willing to take the property off our hands."
She and Duff signed the purchase agreement last March. But several months later, the fortunes of Hispanics United brightened.
In August, it became an affiliate of the Acacia Network, a Bronx organization and the largest Latino nonprofit in the Northeast providing health and social services, housing and economic development programs.
Raul Russi, Acacia's chief executive officer, grew up in Buffalo after moving to the city at age 11.
He was a Buffalo police officer for 15 years, former superintendent of the Erie County Holding Center and served as chairman of the state Board of Parole.
He was a founder and the first chairman of the Western New York Hispanic and Friends Civic Association and later served as a board member of Hispanics United.
Raul Russi is Eugenio Russi's brother. Eugenio Russi now provides daily oversight at the organization's Virginia Street offices, just a block from the property now in dispute.
Under the new structure, new board members joined three holdovers on the Hispanics United board. With Acacia's backing, they see a re-energized future for the organization, Eugenio Russi said.
That future includes keeping the two houses at Whitney Place and Virginia Street.
"We stabilized the agency," said Eugenio Russi, who retired last month as a regional director for the state Division of Parole. "We're getting back to re-establishing our relationships with agencies that supported us in the past."
And now Hispanics United wants to refurbish the two three-bedroom houses for transitional housing or for other services for domestic violence victims, the elderly or other disadvantaged members of the community.
"For us, it's about the community," he said. "We have enough houses that have been torn down."
"We don't want this to happen to our beloved Virginia Street," Eugenio Russi said.
Raul Russi added, "The property still belongs to Hispanics United of Buffalo, and now it has the ability to renovate them and put them back into community use."
Raul Russi said Iglesias faced funding challenges at the time she was trying to discard the property.
Before Hispanics United became an Acacia affiliate in August, there were "some serious concerns about whether HUB could continue to exist," Raul Russi said.
After the restructuring and arrival of the new board, "We realized this agreement [with Duff] was in a partial phase," he said. "There were issues with it."
The lawsuit by Hispanics United alleges Iglesias signed the purchase agreement with Duff without advice of counsel or a legal review of the document.
The lawsuit also claims:
• An appraisal was not done. The assessed value of the property is $52,000, yet the agreement is for just one dollar, which "is not fair and reasonable."
• The "purported contract" was not approved by an official vote of the organization's board, nor did the board pass a resolution approving the sale.
• No board minutes reflect approval of the contract.
• The contract has not been reviewed by State Supreme Court or approved by the state attorney general, as required by state law.
"As a result of the purported contract, HUB's interest in the property is threatened, and its ability to undertake its planned renovations to the property is impeded," according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit says the contract was signed by "HUB's then-executive director." Iglesias said she is on sick leave but remains the organization's director.
"I'm not clear as to what is going on, honestly," she said. "I feel awkward about it. The sad thing is none of the new leadership has reached out to call me."
"Back last year, one of the things the board decided to do, and I agreed, was to basically sell that property because of the cost that was going to be incurred to fix them," she said.
She said the previous board unanimously voted to approve the agreement.
The deal Duff signed would not be cheap for him. He agreed to pay the $4,000 in closing costs.
Tearing down one of the houses would cost him about $12,000, and he would have to refurbish the other house.
"Look at it. It's not worth $52,000," he said as he looked at the property from his backyard.
Duff said the dispute has discouraged him. He said he just wants to refurbish the house on top of the improvements he has made to homes in the neighborhood.
"Why am I the bad guy here?" he asked.
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COLUMBIA — After cracking the top 10 in the BCS standings Sunday, South Carolina firmly put itself in the conversation for a big-time bowl game.
It's still early, and there are plenty more dominoes that must fall in place, but the Gamecocks could reach the Sugar Bowl for the first time in program history. Of course, there's a catch.
USC may have a better chance of reaching its first BCS bowl if it avoids the SEC Championship Game and a matchup with top-ranked Alabama.
Junior spur Sharrod Golightly wouldn't even entertain the thought.
"I don't even really know how the bowl projections break down," Golightly said. "They're too tough. I think we're really just aiming for the SEC (championship). That's first things first. If we handle our business throughout the season and accomplish our goals, we'll be in a good position."
So, the goal is making it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game. Whatever happens after that — the good or bad — is a byproduct USC will happily accept.
Of course, Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier isn't looking that far ahead. Not with his team's final SEC game — a 7 p.m. home kickoff Saturday against Florida — coming up at the end of the week.
"We're just going to talk about trying to play our best this week," Spurrier said. "Whatever happens within the division happens. But we are going to try to play our best against the Florida Gators when they come in.
"We have a lot more goals than the Eastern Division. We've got a chance to win six conference games again. We've got a chance to do a lot of good stuff around here. So we'll let all that other stuff just play its way out, and hopefully we can play our best game here at 7 p.m."
Shaw sheds knee brace
Senior quarterback Connor Shaw has recovered from a sprained knee he suffered at Tennessee and played through in USC's past two games against Missouri and Mississippi State.
Shaw was able to practice Monday night without a knee brace. Spurrier said he expects his quarterback to play without the brace Saturday against Florida.
Without the cumbersome brace, Shaw could return to his usual, dual-threat style. Shaw hasn't been as affective running the football, with 10 carries for minus-24 yards in his past two games. On the season, Shaw has 375 rushing yards on 103 carries.
"Obviously, our last game, we were pretty sad on third-down conversions. Connor didn't run for any like he usually does," Spurrier said. "But maybe he can run like his old self this game. We don't know yet, until we go play.
"Certainly, that has been a positive factor in making a lot of third downs. He'd take off and run for them. We didn't do that any in the last game."
Clowney, Davis rested
South Carolina took advantage of its final bye week of the season, resting star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, running back Mike Davis and cornerback Victor Hampton.
On Monday, a new game week began. That meant it was time for the Gamecocks' stars to return to practice.
"Jadeveon was running last night," Spurrier said. "He and Victor Hampton and Mike Davis all missed most of practice during the open date, as did a few other guys just making sure sprains, sore muscles and injuries would heal up. He didn't do much last week, but neither did Mike Davis and a few other players."
Spurrier said all three are expected to play Saturday.
Gamecocks have captains
South Carolina also used the open date to vote for team captains for the remainder of the season.
Spurrier said Shaw, guard A.J. Cann, defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles and defensive end Chaz Sutoton were voted as captains by the team. He said Hampton, Sharrod Golightly, receiver Bruce Ellington and guard Ronald Patrick also received "a whole bunch of votes," so they were named "co-captains."
"We've got eight guys who have really done a good job, I think, providing leadership throughout the course of the season, which hopefully will continue through the remainder of the season," Spurrier said.


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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - At about 4:30 p.m. Monday, the driver of a minivan lost control of her vehicle and struck a power pole in Shenandoah Junction.
According to Chief David Ransom of the Shepherdstown Police Department, the vehicle rolled over several times before striking, and snapping the power pole at the intersections of Ridge and Luther Jones roads in Jefferson County.
"Three people were in the car - an adult female and two children," Ransom said.
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One of the children, an 11-year-old boy, was ejected from the vehicle. According to scanner traffic at the time of the accident, the occupants of the vehicle were not wearing their safety belts.
West Virginia State Police are handling the investigation. According to a supervisor at Jefferson County Central Dispatch, the child who was ejected from the vehicle was transported to Winchester Medical Center by ambulance.
No additional details, including about the condition of the victims of the crash, are available at this time.
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As I reflect on 2012, I can't help but look forward to 2013.
Don't get me wrong,
2012 was a pretty good year for us. Sure, we had a few bumps in the road but nothing that I am positive we won't overcome.
2012 taught me that my circumstances aren't going to define who I am and that it's all about how you react to a situation that you are put into. You can either let it bring you down, or you can learn from it, and let it project you into the person you were meant to be.
All of my life, I have been a pretty shy (until I get to know you) person. I guess that's why I love blogging so much. It's pretty easy for me to tell stories behind a computer screen, but if I had to do it in front of an audience, I would go blank. Just thinking about it, I can feel my face getting hot!
When I was little, I remember my parents signing me up for basketball camp.
I don't remember much about it except for the fact that I cried the entire time because I didn't know anyone there. (And possibly because if any of you know me, you know I am not the least bit athletic).
I don't remember this, but my mom has also told me that once they signed me up for soccer (again, not athletic here, people). I wouldn't play unless my mom was holding my hand, running down the field with me! The funniest part of this is that my mom actually kicked the ball during a game!
Then in middle school, my parents made me go to track practice, and again I cried until I just didn't have to go anymore.
Do you see a pattern here?
(There is a reason I was a cheerleader in high school. Of course, I'm not saying all cheerleaders aren't athletic, but I can't even shoot a piece of paper into the trash can without someone saying, "Airball!")
My shyness has continued with me to adulthood.
It was when I heard the soccer story last year that I realized I wanted to step completely out of my comfort zone. I decided to start a blog.
One of the scariest, most transparent things I have ever done, blog-writing has also turned into one of the most therapeutic, healing things that I have done.
In addition, I also decided to run for PTO president - also one of the scariest things ever (I failed my college speech class because I would skip class the days of my speeches).
Yet, each meeting, I have noticed it gets easier and easier to talk to a room full of people. I'm not saying I'm ready to speak on stage, but these little steps that I am taking are shaping me into the person I am meant to be...and it's not so scary after all.
In 2013, I want my kids to see their mom as a person who is willing to take some risks. I am constantly telling them, "Do your best," and, "Who cares what other people think?"
I need to take my own advice. My husband, Ray, has always given the kids a great example of blood, sweat and tears to become something. He is not afraid to try something new, make a fool of himself or even jump out of a plane.
I want my kids to see me chasing dreams and being vulnerable.
On Sunday, I sang at church with Ray (bucket list-check!) and Emaleigh and Elijah both insisted on sitting in the front row to watch. They knew I was scared, and they wanted to be there to support us. What a great feeling to know I have the support of my family through this crazy step-out-of-my-comfort-zone journey I am on.
So, although stepping out is terrifying, it's going to be worth it in the end.
Caiti Mondragon is married with three children. Read her Tuesdays on Greeley Moms. Also, check out her personal blog at www.mrsmomdragon.wordpress.com.
In 2013, I want my kids to see their mom as a person who is willing to take some risks. I am constantly telling them, Do your best, and, Who cares what other people think? I need to take my own advice.


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1.1 This specification2 covers seamless, straight-seam welded, and heavily cold worked welded austenitic stainless steel pipe intended for high-temperature and general corrosive service.
1.2 Grades TP304H, TP309H, TP309HCb, TP310H, TP310HCb, TP316H, TP321H, TP347H, and TP348H are modifications of Grades TP304, TP309Cb, TP309S, TP310Cb, TP310S, TP316, TP321, TP347, and TP348, and are intended for service at temperatures where creep and stress rupture properties are important.
1.3 Optional supplementary requirements are provided for pipe where a greater degree of testing is desired. These supplementary requirements call for additional tests to be made and, when desired, it is permitted to specify in the order one or more of these supplementary requirements.
1.4 Table X1.1 lists the standardized dimensions of welded and seamless stainless steel pipe as shown in ANSI B36.19. These dimensions are also applicable to heavily cold worked pipe. Pipe having other dimensions is permitted to be ordered and furnished provided such pipe complies with all other requirements of this specification.
1.5 Grades TP321 and TP321H have lower strength requirements for pipe manufactured by the seamless process in nominal wall thicknesses greater than 3/8 in. [9.5 mm].
1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the "M" designation of this specification is specified in the order.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ANSI StandardsB36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
ASME StandardASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code : Section VIII Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://www.asme.org.
AWS StandardA5.9 Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Electrodes Available from American Welding Society (AWS), 550 NW LeJeune Rd., Miami, FL 33126, http://www.aws.org.
Other StandardSAE J1086 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
ASTM Standards
A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A999/A999M Specification for General Requirements for Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe
A1016/A1016M Specification for General Requirements for Ferritic Alloy Steel, Austenitic Alloy Steel, and Stainless Steel Tubes
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms, and Forgings
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 23.040.10 (Iron and steel pipes)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 40171621(Industrial welded stainless steel pipe); 40171622(Industrial seamless stainless steel pipe)
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HEBRON, Ohio - Competing at the state tournament in any sport is something most athletes never get to experience.
And then there's Nate Boyer.
The East Liverpool senior is preparing for his third consecutive appearance in the OHSAA Boys State Cross Country Championships which will take place Saturday at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio.
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East Liverpool's Nate Boyer will compete in the state cross country meet on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Lee Kotfis)
According to East Liverpool coach Scott Thornberry, Boyer is primed to finish his high school career on top.
"He's ready for anything," Thornberry said of his young charge. "If the stars line up right, he could come around the final corner with a chance to win. That's all you can ask. Why not him?
"He's 100 percent ready. He's hitting on all cylinders. Every week I've given him marks to hit in practice and he's hit every one of them."
Boyer, who will be competing in the Division II race which is slated to begin at 11:45 a.m., has had another in what is a long line of standout seasons this year.
In September, he won his second consecutive Columbiana County meet in Salem. Boyer was near the top in every race this year, including a first-place in the Dover Invitational. His dominance continued in the postseason with a district title in Cambridge (16:56) and a second-place finish at last week's regional meet in Boardman where he was just four-hundreths of a second behind the winner, West Branch's Drake Lohnes.
"Any race he's in, the goal is to win," Thornberry said. "He was so close last week."
Boyer is no stranger to the pressure that comes along with running at the state meet.
In his sophomore year, Boyer qualified for the state tournament and finished 98th overall in 17:32. Last season, he moved up 56 spots to finish 42nd in 16:58.
"Last year, wasn't his best time," Thornberry said. "He was coming off a horrible regional meet. His ankle was bothering him some, although he wouldn't ever use it as an excuse. He was competitive and ran well, but it wasn't completely satisfying for him."
This will be the second year the race will be held at the National Trail Raceway after moving from its long-time home at Scioto Downs.
Last year, 11,637 were in attendance to see the runners compete.
"He likes this course and he's pretty familiar with it," Thornberry said. "This will be his third time running it this year. We ran it in August in a preseason invitational. Scioto Downs is a much faster course. We're still getting used to this course, but he's excited to run it again."
As always, competition will be fierce at this level.
The clear favorites are Defiance senior Abel Flores and Springfield Shawnee senior Michael Tymoski.
Flores was the runner-up at last year's race with a time of 15:41 after finishing fifth in 2010.
Tymoski was fifth last year (15:59) and 42nd in 2010.
"I'm looking at the times from regionals, but with the weather last week, it affected things," Thornberry said. "Our region had the slowest times, but some of the others had much faster courses. And they were dry, while we were wet.
"Of the guys coming in with better regional times than Nate, he's already beaten half of them. Every Saturday is a new day and every race Nate enters, I think he has a chance to win."
Of the 41 runners who bested Boyer at last year's state meet, only 22 return for Saturday's race giving the East Liverpool senior a good shot at earning All-Ohio honors (top 20).
While many of the state's top runners will be competing with the rest of their team, Boyer will be one of the 38 individual runners.
"The cream always rises to the top," Thornberry said. "Team tactics are pretty much the same as individual tactics. You want to finish as high as you can. When they turn the corner toward the finish, no one is going to be thinking about where their teammates are."
NOTES: Boyer will be in Lane "E" with Cincinnati Wyoming's Ben Stites, Columbus Centennial's Kevin Adams and Cortland Lakeview's Eric Harris. The only runners from around the area other than West Branch's Lohnes is St. Clairsville's Drake Walker, Carrollton's John Brown and Youngstown Liberty's Jonathon Richmond.


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Lancaster police have charged two employees in Sunday night's robbery at the Arby's inside Park City Center.
Lamar Reed, 23, and Elizabeth Castillo, 21, have been charged.
Reed clocked out Sunday then returned through a service area with a gun and handed Castillo a note demanding money, police said.
Castillo, the on-duty manager, told the other employees they were being robbed and gave Reed some cash, who took off in Castillo's car, investigators said.
Reed and Castillo are both charged with robbery and criminal conspiracy to commit robbery.


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The malicious act of making doodie in the water tank of a toilet, thus contaminating the toilet's clean water supply.
See http://www.antiupperdeck.com
ayon kay ee ika-03 ng Marso, 2005
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The process of taking a shit in the tank of a toilet instead of the bowl so when the next person flushes, all the shit goes into the bowl
Taking a shit in the tank instead of the toliet is upper decking.
ayon kay Jay ika-26 ng Disyembre, 2003
Deficating in the tank of someone's toilet, rather than the bowl. Often employed in malicious context.
Suzy could not figure out why her toiled would flush only brown water. Little did she know that Johnny had upper decked that bitch the previous night.
ayon kay Korthos ika-27 ng Hulyo, 2004
Removing the lid of the back of someone's toilet and shitting in the clean water. Results in shit running into the boil with every flush
That bitch pissed me off, so I upperdecked her shitter
ayon kay Dan ika-05 ng Abril, 2004
This one takes practice. This maneuver requires a toilet with a tank above it, like the ones in most homes. Instead of crapping in the bowl, you shit in the tank. Now don't flush. When the following victim flushes, the rancid waste fills the bowl. If you play your cards right, it may ferment. Great prank for those lame partys.
"I gave that toilet a nice upperdecking, Just wait till she comes outta there"
ayon kay CharlesVA ika-05 ng Agosto, 2006
Using the restroom, going number one or two in the water tank of a fellow man's toilet. when he flushes the pee or shit flows out.
The other night we were upperdecking, it was funny as shit.
ayon kay douchebagness ika-02 ng Mayo, 2007
"In the middle of the night ... on a 747 on the upper deck" (hence the term "upper decking")
ayon kay qwapos ika-07 ng Setyembre, 2012


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Hi im completely new to the manga world so i know nothing about this... im really into vampire wearwolves stuff like that so my question is this is there any good vampire mangas? any and all would be nice ill check them out.. but also if you have any comments on them that would be great too :)
Definitely check out Vampire Hunter D, theres manga and theres novels. check out both imo, definitely for odler audiences as well. "Don't doubt the darkness, it can be your enemy as well as your friend."
is good though it doesn't have any werewolves but it takes place at a school with humans and vampires And Shepherds we shall be.For thee, my Lord, for thee.Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command.So we shall flow a river forth to theeAnd teeming with souls shall it ever be
I recomend to you Blood+, it's all vampire themed. The anime version is already out so check out volume 1 DVD. ^__<
Its Funny And CUTE(hehe) im A Vampire Fan So I Say Vampire Game "Listing To Music Is One Thing But Listing To Stupidity Is Some Thing Else."
Vampire Knight is a good one
Rosario + Vampire has all of that, though its not violent. Its more of a romantic comedy, but its very well done!
but sorry dont know any "In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
vampires, wearwolves and stuff like that... Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU SIFU"Innoscence Activate!"
I would say Hellsing, Vampire Knight, and Trinity Blood, theres also Vampire Hunter D, but the writer just started the mangas (theres only 2 or 3 I think) most of that set is still in the form of light novels. I would think there are a lot of titles under those genres because loads of people love them, I know I'm one of them and I just love watching or reading anything to do with vampires and werewolves, actually necromancers and witchcraft are pretty cool topics too, shapeshifters aren't bad but I don't know they just don't hold the same thrill factor for me. I myself haven't read alot of manga though I started with anime and then discovered manga from there so, have fun I hope this helped! In life theres no such thing as black and white its all grey.
both of them are really great... I'd like to read Hellsing as well.Haven't seen the anime for Trinity Blood yet, but thats next on my list. "Age doesn't matter unless you're cheese."
yeah you gotta watch it! lol ^_^haven't seen the manga yet though, hmm how is it? ~Crescent"...beneath the truth lies a lie and behind lies hides the truth..."
The manga is really good.... and so is the anime ^_^I have to get more of the trinity blood manga and read it, then see the anime... I find it better for me to read the manga first ... thats how it was made originally ...
it's really a lot better to read the manga first before watching the anime... coz as for me, i kinda don't find it that much exciting anymore if i've seen the anime first then read the manga later... ~Crescent"...beneath the truth lies a lie and behind lies hides the truth..."
Love... is just a different kind of pain.
I discovered another Vampire manga & thought it would be of interest to you... although there are only 3 mangas out of it & the 4th is due out in January... "The Record of a Fallen Vampire" I've read the first 2 volumes and they are really good. Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana"Innoscence Activate" http://view.playlist.com/13500951819
a really cool vampire manga/anime!! ^_^ ~Crescent"...beneath the truth lies a lie and behind lies hides the truth..."
Rosario+Vampire"I will be the GOD of this New World"
I have read all of these thet R really good except hellsing because i have never read that manga before. My friends said it is really good. So, i guess i'm also going to try that manga.
Hellsing is pretty cool. Vampire Hunter D is awesome.
some other vampire manga/anime blood + and trinity blood are good. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
I don't think Blood + is a vampire manga it's more of a mutante demon manga. and yes trinity blood is awesome it has a robotic, gunslinging, vampire, demon, from space. the creaters of the series were on some sweet drugs made by George Lucus "How unexpectedly irregular. Why do you continue to resist?" - Gurren Lagann, Anti-Spiral
the chiropterans are considered vampires, black blood brothers is ok
rosario+ vampire: if your a guy then its hot and intensley desprate monster girls are after a human who accidentally got in to a monster highschool. his really good friend who happens to be a vampire contained by the rosarie has to save the dimensions gives up her rosarie to save everyone. so now her vampire form is permanent until whatever his name is goes on a quest to find another one and so the journey begins........ its pretty good blood plus: a drama about chiropterins who are very much like vampires but can walk through light. saya otanshi is on a quest to kill her twin diva because of what diva did to sayas home and human family, its really good its one of my favorite dramatic vampire animes.....
i have the books and movies they are very good
We need some new vamp material... can't wait until New Moon comes out!Love... is just a different kind of pain.
Vampire Hunter D if you want the very elegant mature vampire or Karin if you looking for very cute funny kinda vampire you can also check out Hellsing ,Alucard is probably one of the coollest vampires ever created ....if you can, try and get Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust its got it all
the only 1 i can think of iz vampire knight nd blood
It has both Vampires and Werewolves in it and a lot bof action, lots of fighting but some drama too. There was a short Anime based on the books too. "The wound lies deep, like the ocean floor. The sin is red, growing paler in death."
"i shall return by gen mac aruther"
There both awsome!! But I would tell u 2 read vampire knight. Cirque du freak is awsome 2.
<p>>=>= i l♥ve so much........vampire but i felt sad whe i knw in the end yuuki cross nt become husband of zero.......it'''s okey yuuki choose kename senpai become her lover....i love zero become lover of yuuki cross........i fell angry espicially when i knw that zero give up yuuki cauze zero knw that yuuki love kename senpai..........ohhhh!!!!!! my GOD =)
i really want to be a vampire someday !


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Shut up DUMBB! Fuck you DUMBB! I hate you DUMBB(Noelle{just replace a name with the word dumb to turn the adjective into a noun)! Hey DUMBB!!
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Hey Ralph, Atlanta sure is full of dumb b's.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - A nearly 85-year-old monument honoring America's World War I veterans could soon be restored for public viewing.The temporary placement of the Victory Highway Eagle Monument in the Truckee Town Hall lobby, along with eventual permanent placement on the northwest corner of Donner Pass Road and Spring Street, was approved Tuesday evening by Truckee Town Council.Back when they were first conceptualized in the 1920s, the monuments, featuring a bronze eagle protecting her two nestlings on her aerie, were intended to be placed at every United States county line along the transcontinental Victory Highway, but when the Great Depression hit, the project fell by the wayside with only six monuments known to have been made, said Jaime LaChance, senior planner for the town."We have one of six, and they commend the veterans and the highway," said Truckee Mayor Joan deRyk Jones. "I think both in its historic nature and its rarity, it's important to our community."Over the years, Truckee's monument, which is owned by Caltrans, has rested in two locations: near the California/Nevada border from 1928 to the 1970s, before it was removed and put into storage due to vandalism; and the Truckee Train Depot from 1998 to summer 2011. Since, the monument has been in storage due to a streetscape project at the depot."... It was decided at that time ... that we didn't want to rush into a process to decide where to relocate the eagle or to place it back in its then current location," LaChance said. "We really wanted to reach out to the people who had specific interest in the eagle, and the timeline we were working under to get to construction last season did not allow for that."The monument is symbolic, said Helen Davis, a Truckee resident, because it represents a shared gratitude toward veterans for protecting Americans' liberty and freedom."I was very upset when the monument was gone," she said. "It is a very emotional monument. It's beautiful."
At the July 24 town council meeting, council members voted to form a stakeholder group to gather recommendations regarding the monument's location, design and funding opportunities. Sixteen stakeholders and two members of the public were present at the first meeting on Aug. 22, with the group agreeing the monument and dedication plaque should be placed in the downtown core for maximum viewing, according to the town.Town staff then studied the downtown core for placement options and came up with five sites: The Truckee Depot center island, eastern lot and western lot, a sidewalk bulbout in front of Cabona's on the other side of Donner Pass Road, and the northwest corner of Donner Pass Road and Spring Street.Upon a staff-guided tour of the five sites on Sept. 26, a majority of 12 stakeholders and two members of the public decided on the Donner Pass Road/Spring Street location, in front of the AT&T building, with the center island bulbout at the train depot being the second-best option, according to the town.The estimated cost to install the monument at the train depot is approximately $15,000, with the Donner Pass Road/Spring Street location being more - by how much is uncertain, LaChance said.Chaun Mortier, president of the Truckee Donner Historical Society, who took part in the first stakeholder meeting, but not the second, said she would prefer the eagle to be returned to the train depot."When you have something that significant with a specific spot chosen for it (before), it becomes a visual mainstay," she said, adding that the depot made the monument highly visible, since it was in the center of town."It's an emotional issue," added Mortier, although she said she's "OK" with the Donner Pass Road/Spring Street location since it is still in the downtown core.Some of the pros identified by stakeholders for that site are: The monument could be integrated into a "Victory Plaza" as part of the Brickelltown Streetscape project, acting as a centerpiece while also providing opportunities for other monuments; it wouldn't compete with historic buildings; and it could be funded by the Brickelltown Streetscape."I hadn't thought of the AT&T location, (and) as I think about it, I find it intriguing because for no other reason, it will bring people to the western side of Spring Street and hopefully that will encourage them to engage Brickelltown," said council member Carolyn Wallace Dee. "... If there's a reason to get them there or even get them started there, I think that is a real positive for placing that statue across that intersection."Davis, who attended both stakeholder meetings as a member of the public, said the stakeholders "loved" the idea of a Victory Plaza."We thought it was nice for the eagle to have a dedicated monument area," she said.Yet the site does have some drawbacks, LaChance said, considering funding uncertainty for Brickelltown in wake of the decision to abolish California's redevelopment agencies early this year, the property not being town-owned, possible utility and grading issues and a delayed installation.According to the town, the Donner Pass Road/Spring Street site should be revisited in the next six to 12 months when funding for the Brickelltown project is more certain.
Meanwhile, with installation of the monument at the preferred site being at least two years away, stakeholders have recommended a temporary display be in established.Due to the eagle's 6-foot, 8-inch wingspan, the high cost for a temporary outdoor installation and the risk of vandalism, the preferred temporary location is the Truckee Town Hall Lobby.The estimated cost to place the eagle there is approximately between $400 and $800, to be used on building materials for a monument pedestal, proposed to be built by town staff. The monument could be installed at town hall within the next few months, LaChance said, as long as the town obtains agreement from Caltrans.Mortier said she is in favor of the eagle having a temporary location."I'd rather see it on display rather than sitting in a garage somewhere," she said.


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Across Region 1, we want to hear what's happening in your neck of the woods.
Public high school soccer or private high school soccer comments invited.
To the south jersey high school coach of the year that's you Mike, you may be able to coach boys high school ,but you can not and I mean can not coach a girls youth soccer . You made so many stupid mistakes this season coaching your girls team that no coach with your years of coaching should have made. You say you love cutting your boys from your High school team but when your three studs from your girls team cut you for being a bum coach you took it hard and bad mouth them to every one you could tell. You clearly only care only about your home grown soccer twins Parents one the sideline could see it .Now that you studs are gone your twins have no reason to cry to you any more, your team is going no where and your home town parents will now see it is time to move on.
Not sure why you are putting this BS on this site but you are bitter. Let it go, you are the clueless one.
I kinda see both sides of this and just lived through it somewhat. Bitter, but not enough to call out a coach on a message board. The soccer community is a small one so flames don't have to be too high to burn bridges (future as well as past). Just like parents and players coaches have plans/agendas as well. There is also a loyalty factor that for a coach is sometimes tied to a realized benefit from a parent. Based on the OP I would guess that you are refeering to a situation where your daughter either did not get playing time or was rebuffed by the coach in some way. Our situation was that my daughter was treated horribly to the point that she almost quit, and this is when she has multiple colleges recruiting her. Did I post some things here passive/aggressively uh, maybe. Did I specifically call out the coaches, ah no. It's a tough world. THere are a lot of good players, there are a lot of travel teams and eventually a lot of college teams. I suggest you back off, possibly see if the admin can remove your post and if your girls are HS age let them begin to take t point in all discussions with their coaches. If they are not yet in HS even more reason to back off and let them play, reputations of players can be submarined by reputations of parents.
It came as a big shock to me that parents were so involved in their child's HS soccer. After being disappointed by politics, favoritism and parental influence in youth soccer, we were looking forward to a fair unbiased HS system. I was so wrong. Same old BS. Maybe college will have no parental influence.
I cant believe who these HS coaches select and who they put on JV. They really have no clue.
That one was better
No name of coach given.
Seriously though - I think a good topic of dicussion would be what to do with talented freshmen players.
Some schools have strong freshman teams year in and year out - and value this.
Some even need to keep some freshmen down in order to field a freshman team.
If a frehman is top 15 should she always be on varsity - assuming the feeling is she can physically and emotionally handle it?
NO such thing as always.
What is going on at IHA? Players leaving weekly, it seems.
What's IHA?
don't kid yourself,if your kid can play,no matter what year she is in she will play.my kid started as a freshmen for a top 20 school last year and she did it because she can play no older brother or sister and the coach wanted to win so the best kids play that simple....
Can you ask Dr. Temple his/her thoughts on girls high school soccer? I'd be curious to hear that.
These HS statistics are soooooo not comparable. Some teams play crazy bad teams while others play competitive matches.


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He grew up in Waynesville with a mountainside view of the old drive-in movie theatre. His father was the county surveyor and his mother worked for the Barber Orchard office. In third grade, the family moved to Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., where his mom got a job working as a newspaper reporter and his father worked as a draftsman.
After Taylor graduated high school in 1963, he moved back to Western North Carolina to attend Western Carolina University. It was his only choice for a college because, he says, at $300 a quarter, it was "dirt cheap."
The plan was to transfer after a few years to UNC-Chapel Hill, but in that time, he found himself meeting new friends, writing for the student newspaper (later becoming its editor), taking part in student government, and earning a degree in English and professional writing.
By the late-1960s, Taylor was working his way up the newspaper ladder — Shelby, then Charlotte, then Dayton, Ohio, (where he covered the aftermath of the Kent State shootings). Eventually, he moved back to the South to work for the Atlanta Constitution and the local TV station, WQXI. Jimmy Carter was governor then, and Taylor wound up working on Carter's presidential campaign. When Carter won, Taylor helped set up the press coverage for the inaugural events.
After working on an unsuccessful primary campaign for a would-be Atlanta congressman, Taylor took a job in public affairs with the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
"The DHR job had the unexpected benefit of leading me back to writing," Taylor explains on his Web site biography. "I rediscovered why I had loved writing in the first place, knitting facts into a narrative. I wrote about orchid growers and obsessive collectors and baseball's spring training. I began to think that I could do this all the time. That chance came in 1980. I haven't had a regular job since."
When his second wife, Barbara, took a job as a reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City, Taylor's Southern roots were transplanted to Greenwich Village in 1984, and the couple has lived in the Big Apple ever since.
"At first I felt very far from home," he recalled. "Over time, however, I realized that New York isn't such a big place after all. It's a lot of little places, one of which was the neighborhood where we lived."
Eight books later, Taylor is as prolific as ever, writing a New York Times bestseller on the life of astronaut and senator, John Glenn, and plenty more magazine articles. There's a novel "waiting to be dusted off and explored," as he puts it, but non-fiction captures more of his attention.
Taylor recently offered up some insights as part of an email interview with Smoky Mountain News.
SMN: You've written about a wide variety of topics from tournament bass fishing to neo-Nazis in Germany to the story of the man who invented the laser. How do you get the ideas for these stories and what inspires you to want to turn them into books?
I always want to learn new things. It never occurred to me to write about bass fishing until I read in the newspaper that the winner of a tournament would make $100,000, and when I went to check it out I discovered this fascinating world with heroes and fans that had been invented by this really smart insurance salesman. The result was Bass Wars. Laser wasn't just about the man who invented the laser, which would have been a chapter in a science history textbook. The other part of the story was his having to fight for 30 years to win his patents and millions of dollars in royalties. It also helps to have great characters. The idea for my book about my parents in their final years, A Necessary End, came from swapping stories with my friends about how exasperating our parents were becoming. I realized that their struggles against old age may have been exasperating, but they were also sad, funny and heroic. We children were laughing through our tears as we watched them aging, and our concern and care for them is the story of my generation.
SMN: Your latest work aims to chronicle and pay tribute to the legacy of the Works Progress Administration. What have you discovered about WPA projects in Western North Carolina?
The WPA did more road building than anything else, and Western North Carolina was no exception. My book includes an interview with Johnny Mills, who lived outside of Sylva and worked on WPA road crews in Jackson County. As far as buildings, I'm mostly familiar with Jackson County and specifically, Western Carolina. Breese Gymnasium, built from native stone, Hoey Auditorium, and the McKee building were all built by the WPA. So was the old school at Webster — out of stones hauled from the Tuckasegee River. If you look at any of these, but particularly the Breese Gym, the craftsmanship is just incredible.
SMN: Some of the topics you've chosen to write about in your books shed light on the unsung heroes of our time or perhaps overlooked stories that other writers might shy away from (i.e. the Mafia or neo-Nazis in Germany). What experiences in your career in public affairs and journalism prepared you for writing these kinds of stories?
Journalism prepares you to ask questions, and it's questions that help you find the story. When I wrote Sins of the Father, Mafia stories were all over the place. But as I talked to Sal Polisi, whom I met when he was testifying against the famous mob boss John Gotti, I learned that the story was really about Polisi's sons. Both were top college football prospects, but their identities and records were erased when they went into the Witness Protection Program with their parents, and they had to reinvent themselves. So a Mafia story turned into a story about two teenagers who had to pay the price for their father's sins.
SMN: How has journalism changed over the past several decades as you've worked for newspapers and magazines?
The biggest change is that it's become a lot more celebrity-oriented. Stories are shorter, too, because all forms of journalism — newspapers, broadcast, the Internet — are competing for people who are really busy and don't have a lot of time.
SMN: What were some of your memories of being a student at Western Carolina University?
You mean aside from the beer runs to Clyde's drive-in in Waynesville when Jackson County was still dry? I remember that it had a cohort of professors who were pretty good at nurturing the talent they encountered. That it was isolated from a lot of the turmoil of the 1960s and largely apolitical. That it integrated peacefully, which makes me proud. It was a great value; around $1,000 a year covered room, board, books and tuition, but you learned enough where you could compete with anybody. It was a place where you could find your wings, and I wouldn't trade my years there.
SMN: What first inspired you to become a writer?
My mother was a newspaper reporter; my father wrote a column. I had no gifts for business, math or science. Writing was the only thing that made sense to me, and it gave me the opportunity to pursue my curiosity in a lot of areas.
SMN: What advice would you pass along to those wanting to become a professional writer?
When I graduated from Western in 1967, writing meant journalism. The advice I'd give now is to look at the whole spectrum — newspapers, magazines, books, blogs, fiction, non-fiction. And to sit down and do it. There are a lot of would-be writers in the world because the hardest sentence to write is always the first one.


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LAS VEGAS — Three former fugitives were heading Tuesday to Carson City in police custody to face murder charges in the slaying of Nevada's chief insurance examiner, authorities said.
Carson City sheriff's detectives were in a Las Vegas courtroom to take custody of Anthony Elliot, Makyla Blackmore and Raul Garcia following their appearance by videoconference before a judge, a court official said.
Elliot and Blackmore, both 20, and Garcia, 23, had been held at the Clark County jail as fugitives and didn't face local charges, said Chryste Domingo, executive aide to Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure. They weren't represented Tuesday by lawyers.
The three were arrested Saturday in Las Vegas while Michael Paul Evans was arrested in Carson City on murder warrants in the slaying of William McCune, 62.
Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong has said the slaying didn't appear to be related to McCune's work for the state.
McCune was reported missing Thursday after he failed to make a business trip and authorities found a bloody robbery scene at his home.
His body was found Saturday, wrapped in a blanket and duct-taped, in the Carson River. It could take several weeks for blood test results to help determine McCune's cause of death, Carson City Coroner Ruth Rhines said Monday.
Investigators believe McCune knew at least one of his assailants, and that evidence at the scene suggested illegal drug use was a motive for the slaying and robbery. Furlong didn't detail what was taken from the home but said there was no apparent sign of forced entry.
McCune was Nevada Division of Insurance chief examiner since December 2009. He oversaw whether companies had sufficient money in reserves to cover claims and obligations.


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quote: You are either underinformed or just plain dumb... From my most recent piece on Obama's Google+ chat:
quote: I take issue with your poorly written pro-Apple trolling and uninformed vehemence.
quote: You see, Mick, you should not care what my personal preferences are, nor should I care about yours. What I DO care about is responsible, fair-minded, even-handed journalism. This is the point that is continually lost on you. I do not care that you adore your Android; I DO care that it grossly influences your writing style the result of which is that you take every opportunity to recklessly distort and slander those corporations you feel are at odds with your beloved Google. Get it? The fact that you then lecture your dear readers on the merits of remaining unbaised and open-minded is rich beyond belief.
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Letters to the editor: Are we duplicating economic development efforts?
For the past number of years, many stories published by the Erie Times-News have included quotes from people who work for economic development agencies.
They are not always the same people or from the same organizations. Just how many of these economic development entities exist by name and number in Erie County? How many people do they each employ? What are their annual budgets? Do they receive their funding from tax dollars or from private sources?
If payroll is funded by tax dollars, what are their salaries, and how many people work for each entity? How many jobs, in fact, have been created by each entity?
Let's see what our friends at the Times can dig up, because it seems to me there is a lot of duplication going on here, and probably at taxpayers' expense.
Phillip J. FishGirard
Bayfront should
be developed by
private groups
Dear Erie County Councilman Kyle Foust: I am writing to express my view on the Erie County Convention Center Authority's request to have the county guarantee a $25 million bond for a new hotel at the bayfront.
I am strongly opposed to the county having any responsibility for what I believe is a total waste of taxpayer money.
Scott Enterprises has put forward an impressive plan to develop the area next to the Erie Maritime Museum that includes two proposed hotels along with other facilities that could enhance visitors' experiences when they come to Erie. Why should the authority put in place another hotel, with a taxpayer guarantee, to compete with a private (and eventually taxpaying) enterprise?
I would like to know why the authority has such an obviously bad relationship with Scott Enterprises.
When the chance exists for a private enterprise to develop profitable, taxpaying businesses in an area that will enhance the atmosphere of the bayfront area, it should be the authority's function to assist that project, not throttle it.
To whom does this authority answer? County Council? The county executive? No one at all? Ultimately, because they use taxpayer money, they are responsible to us, the Erie County taxpayers. And in this case, they are about to do us an expensive disservice.
Let private enterprise do its job. Scott Enterprises will build a good project. Nick Scott Sr.'s success in the area of upper Peach Street shows that his company can do it very well, employ many local people, turn a profit and pay taxes. Let's help in any way we can, not put roadblocks in his way.
Jerry PituchGreene Township
Blame violence
on entitlements
There has to be studies to show whether or not children who grow up within the generational entitlement environment are more at risk for committing violent crimes.
Because childhood attachments are of utmost importance for their growth and development, and parents are children's most influential teachers, I strongly feel that statistics will prove that allowing, even promoting, generational entitlements is dangerous for all involved.
It is up to all of us to speak up and stop the madness.
C. SmithFranklin Township
Horton rapped
for delinquent
garbage bill
I read with interest that Andre Horton, who was recently elected to Erie County Council, had not paid his garbage collection fee for many years ("Time to pay," Erie Times-News, Jan. 19).
He has ignored his responsibility, and this is the type of person who is going to tell us taxpayers how we should do things? He should not be allowed to sit on council until his garbage bill is paid in full. Even then, is he the caliber of person we want in public office?
As far as the city goes, I think it should publish a list and keep it up until people have paid. If the bill is not paid, it should post the property as delinquent and not pick up their garbage until the bill is paid. And they should turn the bill over for collection and put a lien on the home. To let things get this bad certainly does not look good for the city officials.
E. Jerry GalvinErie
Editor's note: Andre Horton has a payment arrangement for his delinquent garbage bill of $1,736, according to Erie Water Works records.
Inland Port
project opposed
My husband and I have lived in Harborcreek Township for 28 years. We are strongly opposed to the rail project that Economic Development Corp. is trying to force on us.
This rail project causes a lot of concerns for us, such as noise and traffic, as well as pollution, just to name a few.
Why aren't the supervisors holding more meetings with residents so we can obtain answers to our questions?
The article written by former township supervisors was well presented. We all need to get involved in trying to stop this project and protect our neighborhoods.
Deb and Allen Hensley
'WuMo' doesn't
impress reader
I must add my voice to the debate over the new comic strip "WuMo." "Non Sequitur" provided variety: One day the daydreams of a little girl, the next daydreams of an old fisherman, then the interpersonal relationships between two sisters, and the two sisters and their single father, plus viewpoints regarding politics and life in general from several other characters at the bar. When the papers merged, it took me awhile to get used to "Non Sequitur," but I became hooked.
Daily I read every word on the two opinion pages and used to read every word on the two comic pages, but now I skip "Loose Parts," "Close to Home," "Pearls Before Swine" and "WuMo." All four of these are simply dumb, an insult to humor. And "WuMo" is worse than an insult. It does not deserve that much recognition.
The comics you have cut in recent months or years were usually stories and did have meaning. Some of the current strips are funny one day but the next day leave me saying, "Today I don't get it." You needed a community board to discuss the merits of many strips, not a quickie vote from a ballot that appeared one day in the newspaper.
You are to be commended on cutting costs in many ways to keep the paper alive, when other dailies, such as the Cleveland Plain Dealer, have had to cut back to three days a week. Erie needs the printed word; TV is cursory, and the Internet is initially shallow and difficult for digging deeper. I would venture that no other paper in the nation runs as many comics as you do. And most papers do not carry nationally syndicated columnists as you do. Overall, you are great; keep up the good work.
Jim SchmittleErie


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Shrawder's homers lead Warrior Run over Southern
April 9, 2013 - Mitch Rupert
By MITCH RUPERT
TURBOTVILLE -- The ball hadn't even cleared the fence yet, but the outcome of Gabby Shrawder's seventh-inning hit on Tuesday was already determined.
Before the the ball hit the ground beyond the left-center field fence, Southern Columbia head coach Al Cihocki spun 180 degrees in his spot next to the Tigers' dugout and fired his hat into the ground in foul territory. It was a frustration felt by the entire Southern Columbia team.
A game the Tigers led by two runs in the fifth inning ended in a 3-2 win for Warrior Run in a matchup of last year's state finalists. Shrawder hit a pair of home runs in the final three innings, including the walk-off blast with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to keep the Defenders undefeated and send Southern to its third league loss of the young season.
"I think I'm about 10 years older after that," Warrior Run head coach Garth Watson said.
The truth is, outside of two mistakes, Southern Columbia pitcher Mallory Tomaschik had the Defenders beat yesterday. The problem was, those two mistakes cost Tomaschik all three runs she surrendered. And all three runs came with two outs.
Tomaschik and Warrior Run pitcher Tay Parker matched each other pitch-for-pitch yesterday. Their pitching lines were nearly identical despite going about things very differently. Parker struggled with her command early, throwing first-pitch strikes to just 7 of the first 14 batters she faced. Tomaschik, though, didn't face more than four batters in an inning through the first four innings, and struck out the side in the fourth.
It was two fateful swings of the bat from Shrawder, the Defenders' diminutive spark plug of a leadoff hitter, which changed the course of the game. First it was her two-out, two-run home run to left-center in the fifth which injected all kinds of life into a Warrior Run team which had been pretty quiet thanks to Tomaschik's dominance. Then it was the walk-off blast which triggered a party near home plate.
"I was just trying to get on and try my best," Shrawder said. "We have a strong lineup one through nine and we have each other's backs."
"She's pretty small, so I never thought she could hit two home runs," Southern catcher Blair Johnston said. "We were feeling pretty good. I thought it was going to turn out different than it did."
For a team which has struggled during the first two weeks of the season -- Southern blew an 8-0 lead to South Williamsport and lost 23-0 to Central Columbia -- the Tigers followed the script perfectly to beat the Defenders and Parker. They got runners on base and in scoring position early in innings. Five of the Tigers' six hits were doubles.
The problem was Southern was just 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. Both of those hits scored runs -- doubles by Tomaschik and Erin Yoder -- but it was never able to sustain a rally. Of Parker's 10 strikeouts, six came with runners in scoring position.
"They were choked up on the bat and bringing their hands through the zone and just putting it in play," Watson said. "(Parker) had good command of her pitches, but (Southern) was here to hit the ball."
"We have some people in there who aren't the best sticks," Cihocki said. "They play some nice defense and we have some speed and stuff like that, but there's just some kids who aren't real good fastball hitters."
Southern nearly manufactured a third run in the top of the seventh inning when pinch-hitter Kim Reigle doubled with one out and moved to third on a wild pitch. Leadoff hitter Kirstin Blass hit a medium deep fly ball to left field which Reigle tagged up on.
Warrior Run left fielder Katy Swartz made a perfect throw to Parker in the infield who made a perfect relay throw to catcher Lynn Vermilya. Vermilya was able to hang on to the ball for the third out of the inning. Nine pitches into the bottom of the inning, Shrawder hit her second homer to end the game.
"It was huge to at least give ourselves a chance to win," Watson said. "It was bang-bang. If (Vermilya) bobbles it, she's safe."
It was the kind of game with the kind of intensity you'd expect two teams who returned a combined 16 of 18 starters. Every pitch seemed to mean something and both teams played maybe their best game of the season.
For Southern, its third league loss puts it in a tough spot to contend for a title. But there's at least one, and potentially two more matchups with Warrior Run coming up this season to atone for yesterday's loss.
"I was just glad to see we hung in with them and had a chance to win the ballgame," Cihocki said. "A couple hits with some people on and we're winning. But that's a good team. That's how good teams beat you.
"Who would have thought the leadoff hitter would hit two home runs?"
Southern Columbia 010 010 0 -- 2 6 2
Warrior Run 000 020 1 -- 3 7 0
Mallory Tomaschik and Blair Johnston. Tay Parker and Lynn Vermilya.
W--Parker. L--Tomaschik.
Top Southern Columbia hitters: Kirstin Blass, 1-3, run; Tomaschik, 1-2, double, RBI; Kayla Lavella, 1-3, double; Blair Johnston, 1-2, double, run; Erin Yoder, 1-3, double, RBI; Kim Reigle, 1-1, double.
Top Warrior Run hitters: Gabby Shrawder, 3-4, 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Devin Nicholas, 1-3, double.
Runners in scoring position: Southern Columbia, 2-14; Warrior Run 1-6.
Runners left on base-in scoring position: Southern Columbia 5-5; Warrior Run 5-4.
Pitches-strikes: Warrior Run -- Tay Parker, 102-72; Southern Columbia -- Mallory Tomaschik, 105-74.
Records: Warrior Run (6-0, 6-0 HAC-II); Southern Columbia (4-3, 4-3 HAC-II).
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text: Aldridge Hill - New Forest Camping In The Forest (6 reviews) from £10.00 2 people sharing Contact Us Book It Images Map Select Section Overview Family fun on the edge of Ober Water Watch spectacular sunsets in the company of free-roaming ponies, cattle and donkeys from our family friendly campsite at Aldridge Hill. Deep in the New Forest, the campsite is bordered by the shallow Blackwater stream and Ober water. There is no shop on the campsite but the picturesque Brokenhurst, a small town just 2 miles away, has a mini supermarket, gas and camping supply shop and several little cafés. Official, marked cycle paths pass close to the campsite and make an ideal way to see the forest, though ponies and horses can be rented from local stables for those who prefer horseback. There are a host of attractions nearby to keep children and adults entertained including the Longdown Activity Farm, the New Forest Reptile Centre and the National Motor Museum, there is also the rare plant collection at Furzey Gardens and the New Forest Wildlife Park, for those who haven't seen enough local wildlife around the campsite. If you are looking for a back-to-basics camping experience, surrounded by the best that nature can offer, this is the campsite for you. Note: Please be aware that there are no toilets or showers, no electricity and no hardstandings available on this site. Own chemical toilet essential. Facilities Aldridge Hill - New Forest has the following facilities on or around the site. Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Difficult access/approach No dedicated accessible facilities Drinking water taps Standard pitches Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Grass only pitch (no electric) Chemical toilet disposal point Pets welcome Reviews Review 1 |2 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 4 This is a basic site with no facilities, so if your a glamper don't bother reading any further. BadBoy (Club Member) stayed Jul 2013 This review is for Aldridge Hill - New Forest This is a basic site with no facilities, so if your a glamper don't bother reading any further. We stayed after prolonged rain, and signs of flooding were very evident in parts of the site. Although you can pitch anywhere you like we were also advised by the staff where not to pitch and we found a pitch which was firm and dry. Pitches are fairly flat throughout the site. There are several water points around the site, as well as waste disposal, rubbish and recycling points. The river Ober runs along one side of the site, and at this point it is little more than a large shallow stream which the children enjoyed paddling in. There are also other activities run by the managers for the children. Some kind of treasure hunt, a nature trail thing. Not too sure what they all are as we only have a baby who's too young for that stuff. The site is open to nature so the ponies have a free run of the site, however I think someone must clean up after them as there wasn't that much mess about. Due to it's remoteness, in the evenings the site is dark, and only lit by the moon and other campers units, which on a clear summers evening makes for great star gazing. The site managers were helpful and friendly, and offer mobile phone & leisure battery charging for a fee as well as freezer pack re-freezing. To further annoy glampers, we found only a very weak O2 mobile signal available, and very sporadic signal on Orange & T-Mobile, and no network on Vodaphone. Digital TV signal is good. Generators are permitted between 9-11am and 3-5pm only. The village of Brockenhurst is a 1. 5mile walk and has a variety of shops for souvenirs, cream teas and the like as well as 2 small supermarkets (Tesco Metro and Nisa). There is also a pet shop/camping supplies shop just in case you forget anything. Towing: Easy Location: Country,Secluded Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 2 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 first stayed 2010 been back every year . eddie and sue (Club Visitor) stayed Aug 2013 This review is for Aldridge Hill - New Forest first stayed 2010 been back every year .took grandson also friends with there family in 2011/12 would recommend it in every way ..have stayed at other sites in area all 100%. we are joining camping & caravan club finally (all down to aldridge hill) kids and dog love the stream while we enjoy walking in the forest with the deer and other animales so close .looking forward to this year / Towing: Easy Location: Country,Secluded Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Fantastic relaxing site which is friendly without too much hustle and bustle. LVW (Club Visitor) stayed Aug 2012 This review is for Aldridge Hill - New Forest Fantastic relaxing site which is friendly without too much hustle and bustle. Easily our favourite site on the forest Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: no 3.7 Busy at weekends with units crammed onto the site. Anon (Club Member) stayed Aug 2011 This review is for Aldridge Hill - New Forest Busy at weekends with units crammed onto the site. Quite peacefull during the week Organiser not on site full time. Site poorly drained so a little rain quickly causes flooding. Ponys come and go as they please which is nice. Attractions, Beaulieu Motor Museum and House well worth the double visit (free second time around when we went) as was the Falconry display. Bucklers Hard was interesting. Solent Sky Museum also interesting (Southampton - follow the dock signs). Traffic in Lyndhurst is a nightmare especially coming from Brockenhurst. Good camp shops in Brockenhurst and do visit the Chippy to the south of the Village. Allow extra time to travel south from Brockenhurst, we caught the level crossing everytime we went south with one exception in 2 weeks. Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups Friendliness: 4 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 2 1 |2 |Next » Travel Local Travel Nearest bus stop: The 56 and 56a buses run from Lymington Nearest train station: The main train station is Brockenhurst Get Directions to Aldridge Hill - New Forest Staying here? Public transport near the site Bike ride? 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Deficits foster our ability to export
Deficits foster our ability to export
Chinese consumption and U.S. production are growing at the same rate.
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Sourcing safe, local raw milk remains expensive in many nations. Countries that are currently in a milk deficit will continue to struggle with its scarcity. Comparatively, the EU and U.S. are in a surplus situation. Their growth will be seen in markets that are in a deficit. "To meet these needs, there will be an ongoing expansion of trade. Who is poised to take advantage of the opportunity?" asked Tim Hunt, Global Dairy Strategist with Rabobank.
China and Africa are amongst the fastest growing, but India owns the growth space when discussing dairy demand.
Yet, Chinese consumption growth has slowed. Around 2001, consumption rose 21 percent per year. By 2007, this had slowed greatly to 8 percent. Currently, Chinese consumption is growing at 4 percent per year. While it is significantly lower than a decade ago, the size of the nation's population cannot be ignored.
At the same time, the cost to produce milk in most regions of China has risen astronomically, limiting production expansion. There is also speculation that Chinese production is stagnant or declining.
In 2001, China's milk production was expanding 20 percent annually. This, too, has slowed – now the nation's producers are expanding production at a mere 1.5 percent per year. Production growth is not keeping pace with expanding demand.
The Chinese deficit in milk production almost matches current U.S. year over year growth. China's deficit is our chance to play in the export market. As other countries step up to the plate to meet their demand, we can fill the gap in Latin America and Africa.
Traditional exporters are running out of room for growth. New Zealand's productive growth capacity has slowed from a torrent to a trickle. Since the 1990s, exporters in Oceania have grown production at 5 percent per year. This may continue to slow to a 2 percent annual growth over the next five years as additional land and environmental compliance pressures crop up.
Our nation is taking steps toward becoming better exporters. Plants are being tweaked to make export products other countries desire. New plants, too, are being built to service the export market. Market access has improved as relationships with offshore customers have strengthened.
But recent Oceania premiums, which are at record levels, are testament to the job the U.S. industry still has ahead of them. Progress has been made, but we are not there yet.
The author is an associate editor and an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
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Join expert sewer, author and HGTV's "Sew Perfect" host Sandra Betzina in this colorful and energetic exploration of sewing on the bias. Learn how to gauge the characteristics of a variety of fabrics, including silks and a surprising new take on plaids. Sandra walks you through drape considerations, working with your pattern, fitting techniques and making each garment flattering, polished and unique.
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Meet your instructor, Sandra Betzina, and learn what bias is, how to select your fabrics and what to take into consideration when choosing a lining.
Sandra walks you through identifying and adjusting for ease, including tips on how to measure correctly and mark your pattern, adjusting for the length and give that you desire.
Don't let solids, stripes or any other pattern intimidate you! Sandra shows you how to lay out your fabric, prepare your pattern, and cut the fabric with accuracy. Learn how to deal with problem areas, troubleshoot challenges and match patterns seamlessly!
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Learn how to select the best waistband for an unlined skirt. Prepare and attach the elastic, and learn how to select the proper width for the look that you desire.
Explore options for pairing waistbands with lined skirts. Sandra shares her professional tips on how to work with bias and lining fabric as you adjust and pin the waistlines, sew the lining and attach the elastic.
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