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CattleFax has undergone some updates to its website, app and e-newsletter that offers free content and cattle market data free of charge.
Traditionally only dues paying members have been able to access CattleFax market coverage but now the company is offering select content for free.
"We felt we needed to offer something for everyone as a servant to the industry," explains Lance Zimmerman of CattleFax. "We felt like we could offer something without cannibalizing our membership."
The redesigned CattleFax.com and free CattleFax mobile application will become one-stop destinations for daily weather, futures markets, industry news, management tools and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data.
Features on the new CattleFax website and mobile app will include more than 100 data sets from cattle, grain, hog, dairy and poultry markets, more than 30 weather graphics and more than 25 futures quotes – all with charting capabilities.
New online management tools will include a cow-calf breakeven calculator to estimate operation profitability. Other calculators will help producers determine breakeven prices when purchasing calves or feeder cattle, as well as calculate breakeven sale prices for feeder cattle or fed cattle.
U.S. families will continue to try stretch a stagnant dollar in 2017 according to Lance Zimmerman of CattleFax. He spoke with The Cattle Business Weekly about the recently released U.S. cattle inventory report, future calf prices and consumer demand.
Consumers, specifically the middle and lower income demographics, have not seen much growth in income. Families are using their money as efficiently as possible. This often means buying the cheapest protein at the grocery store and beef is not winning the battle against pork and poultry.
"Retail demand slipped in 2016 and it is expected to go down again as everyday items like ground beef are taking a hit from the cheaper proteins that are out there," Zimmerman says.
Cattle By the Numbers
The cattle inventory report foreshadows record beef production in 2018 and 2019 as the U.S. cattle herd is shown to still be growing.
The total cattle inventory increased 1.8 percent to 93.6 million head on January 1, 2017 – pushing cattle numbers to the largest level this decade. Total cows increased 2.7 percent – reaching 40.6 million. That is the largest since 2009, and beef cows continue to make up the largest share of inventory at 31.2 million head.
"Heifers as a percent of the 2016 fed slaughter was the lowest since 1974 at 31.9 percent. This pushed beef replacement heifers on January 1, 2017, to 6.4 million head. It is up 1.2 percent compared to last year, and it is the largest number of beef replacement heifers on U.S. farms and ranches since 1997. It suggests the U.S. beef cowherd will likely see additional growth into 2018 unless significant culling occurs," Zimmerman reports.
Zimmerman says there is a signal out there to start tapping the brakes on expansion.
While it might seem obvious to slow the growth of cow numbers, Zimmerman says there is also a signal for seedstock producers to re-evaluate if there is enough demand for bulls. The cattle inventory report showed an increase of 4 percent in bulls 500 pounds or heavier, totaling 2.23 million head.
"There is a risk for over capacity out there and bull breeders are going to have to decide how many bulls the bred heifer pool needs, what the shelf life of a bull is and they will certainly have to get better at customer service because it will help separate them from the rest," Zimmerman says.
No Big Recovery
CattleFax predicts producers should begin to see less volatile markets and a more stabilizing atmosphere in the cow calf sector.
"Still, our highs might be smaller and our lows may dip a little lower," Zimmerman says of prices.
Market price forecast for fall 2017 is 1.10/cwt for fed cattle, 1.30/cwt for 7-weight feeder cattle, 1.50/cwt for 5-weight calves.
"Prices are not bound for a big recovery. Producers will have to manage costs, invest in risk management and add value to their cattle," Zimmerman notes.


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Went to this place for a friend's anniversary celebration and was very impressed with the quality of the food: veal soup appetizer that was tender, flavourful, and thick like a stew (one person just had that for their mains); several types of schnitzel (I had the "Jolly Schnitzel") juicy, tender, not overcooked sides; and 5 types of palacsinta for dessert (yep, sampled all of them: plum jam, rosehip jam, walnut, cheese, nutella). The service was quick and attentive. When I asked for a Blueberry Tea when I arrived, they didn't know it was an alcoholic beverage. When I clarified, they went right to the internet, looked up the recipe and made it for me. Fast and attentive service throughout the night.
All food arrived promtly and at the correct temperature (there were 19 of us!!) All parties reported very happy with their food choices. I was under $50 including my alcoholic bevie.
The decor is ... moderne bistro? looks cosmopolitan (despite the Hungarian sound of their menu). They are just North (by a block from the Dufferin Gates of the Ex) so not so easy to get to, but well worth the effort. Took TTC so can't say about parking.
I'd be interested to find out if the quality is consistent and plan to go back in the new year.

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It's that time of year again, property value assessments are underway and the results are looking good this year for St. Louis County.
According to County Assessor Jake Zimmerman, property values have declined or stayed flat for the past four years, but that could change this year.
In some communities, it certainly will for some home owners.
Zimmerman himself went door to door Friday seeking to meet with homeowners whose property value is expected to increase by more than 15 percent over two years ago.
A promising sign, he was visiting homes in Ferguson and Florissant.
There are 75,000 homes in St. Louis County expected to be visited in the coming weeks.
Zimmerman says, the main reason for the property value in Florissant are on the rise is because homes have been selling and people are getting a higher price for them.
"Look around you here, this is a nice neighborhood," said Zimmerman. "These are nice, well-kept ranch houses and the good news is you can sell one of these houses today, on average, for a little bit more money than you could have two years ago."
In 2014 civil unrest in Ferguson had more than a few concerned about their property value.
But the big hit came several years prior, when the real estate bubble burst in 2008.
The drop in property value put the Ferguson-Florissant School District in a bind.
"The district did have a decrease in revenue and we looked at everything that we spent money on and looked at ways that we could cut costs, and over the years cut millions in our expenditures," said Kevin Hampton, a spokesman for the school district.
Zimmerman says, seeing property values increasing in north county is a welcome sight.
"Frankly, it's great news for neighborhoods and communities," said Zimmerman.
The final assessment of property values is due in March.
Homeowners should expect to get a letter in the mail.
They are being asked to review that letter carefully and if they have any concerns to reach out to the Assessor's Office for assistance.


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European, Ukrainian, Casual/Family, Bar, Buffet, Delivery, Kids Friendly, Take Out/Carry Out, TV/Satellite, Dinner, Lunch
European, Ukrainian, Casual/Family, Bar, Buffet, Delivery, Kids Friendly, Take Out/Carry Out, TV/Satellite, Dinner, Lunch
Restaurant DescriptionWelcome to Old LVIV! If you have been looking for Authentic Ukrainian cuisine, then look no further; Old L'viv is your destination. Old Lviv is family owned and operated serving Chicagoland with the best Ukrainian cuisine. Old L'viv serves a hearty Ukrainian buffet six nights a week. Serving everything from mashed potatoes in a creamy mushroom gravy to cheese blintzes and potato pancakes to chicken diced, fried and baked in every way imaginable, the compact buffet will more than fill you up.
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London, United Kingdom (PressExposure) September 12, 2009 -- /1888PressRelease/ Most of us have a fascination to visit London but are unable to realize our dream because of the highly expensive nature of London. If you wish to enjoy your holidays in London with your friends or family, just plan it and do it straight. Do not worry about exorbitant prices of London hotels. London apartments offer you an affordable solution in seeking accommodation in London.
London hotels do not solve accommodation problems of families traveling to London. Apart from being very expensive, hotels do not allow more than two people to stay in a single room. As a result, families have no choice but to take two to three adjoining rooms to ensure their children's safety. This further adds to their expense. London apartments offer all the facilities and amenities that you can get in London Hotels. You can find London apartments in elegant, traditional as well as modern style buildings.
London apartments are available for couples as well as large groups. Depending on your needs, you can rent a studio or two to three bedroom London apartments. Set amidst fabulous locations, all London apartments provide easy connectivity to important places in London. London apartmnets are well equipped with basic and modern facilities to lend you all the convenience and comfort of your home.
You will find a well equipped kitchen where you can cook, a living room with color TV, DVD player, and CD player to enjoy your favorite music and a warm and cozy room where you can relax after you have had a hectic day visiting London's famous places. Other facilities include internet connection, security measures and parking facilities.
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'I'm in Heaven, Mum and Dad, and I'm happy. But I can't come back to you'
What do you say to the mother left childless, the old man who lost his son and all three grandchildren?
Také Nakamura, 79, is never lost for words. As an itako, or blind shaman, she claims the gift of being able to channel directly the consoling words of the dead.
As the inheritors of an ancient religion, predating Buddhism or Shinto, the dwindling, increasingly elderly itako are confined to Japan's northeast, the region devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. Now they find themselves increasingly in demand to communicate with the 20,000 people dead or missing.
For 4500 yen (£36) for a 15-minute session (each individual spirit is charged separately), Ms Nakamura will rattle her string of prayer beads, coins and animal bones, and allow herself…


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Japan Confirms High Levels of Pesticide in Chinese Dumplings
Test results have confirmed that high levels of the pesticide Methamidophos were contained in dumplings from China, Japanese police said in a Ming Pao Daily News report. The pack of dumplings poisoned a Japanese family of five in late January.
Police said on March 12th that the level of Methamidophos in the dumplings was over 3,000 ppm, which is 10,000 times higher than the maximum safety level. Experts believe that such a high dose of Methamidophos cannot be from residual pesticide, but that the pesticide was purposely mixed into the dumplings.
Methamidophos is the active ingredient in a commonly used mite-killing organophosphorus insecticide.
Police said the test was done on the sample of dumplings that the poisoned family had vomited. A five-year-old girl in the family had become unconscious after consuming the poisonous dumplings. All five victims were discharged from hospital in mid-February after being admitted for about a month.
Japan Broadcasting Corporation(NHK) quoted Assistant Professor Toshio Maki from Tokyo Seiei College saying that it was shocking that such high levels of Methamidophos were found in the dumplings.
"It is like dipping the dumplings into the pesticide and it is fatal for a child to eat even one. It is far from being residual pesticide. The only possible explanation is that the pesticide was added into the dumplings for some reason," he said.
China's public security authorities held a press conference recently, denying the possibility that the pesticide was mixed into the dumplings in China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on March 13 that the Chinese Ministry of Public Security will soon send an expert team to Japan to exchange views about the investigation and test results of the poisonous dumplings.


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Imagine for a moment that a large proportion of Americans--let's say half--rejected the "germ theory" of infectious disease. Maladies like swine flu, malaria and AIDS aren't caused by micro-organisms, they claim, but by the displeasure of gods, whom they propitiate by praying, consulting shamans and sacrificing goats. Now, you'd surely find this a national disgrace, for those people would be utterly, unequivocally wrong. Although it's called germ theory, the idea that infections are spread by small creatures is also a fact, supported by mountains of evidence. You don't get malaria unless you carry a specific protozoan parasite. We know how it causes the disease, and we see that when you kill it with drugs, the disease goes away. How, we'd ask, could people ignore all this evidence in favor of baseless superstition?
But that's fiction, right? Well, not entirely, for it applies precisely to another "theory" that is also a fact: the theory of evolution. Over the past quarter-century, poll after poll has revealed that nearly half of all Americans flatly reject evolution, many clinging to the ancient superstition that the earth was created only 6,000 years ago, complete with all existing species. But as Richard Dawkins shows in his splendid new book, The Greatest Show on Earth, the theory of evolution is supported by at least as much evidence as is the germ theory of disease--heaps of it, and from many areas of biology. So why is it contemptible to reject germ theory but socially acceptable to reject evolutionary theory?
One answer is religion. Unlike germ theory, the idea of evolution strikes at the heart of human ego, suggesting that we were not the special object of God's attention but were made by the same blind and mindless process of natural selection that also built ferns, fish and rabbits. Another answer is ignorance: most Americans are simply unaware of the multifarious evidence that makes evolution more than "just a theory," and don't even realize that a scientific theory is far more than idle speculation. . .


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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Monday announced that state health policy professional Leigh Knotts will serve as director of state government affairs, responsible for advocacy in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association announced their intent to file an additional motion requesting that the judge direct Express Scripts and Medco to keep separate their assets pending review of the lawsuit and/or schedule an expedited review of the merits of a case the two associations filed in district court last week.
A Giant-Carlisle pharmacist has won recognition from the country's largest pharmacist organization for his immunizations. Dennis Stanley, a pharmacist at Martin's Food Market — a banner under Ahold's Giant-Carlisle chain — won the American Pharmacists Association's 2012 APhA Immunization Champion Lifetime Achievement Award.
A special report in Friday's USA Today featured the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as a leading advocate for empowering patients to take their medications correctly, and for the array of health services that make community pharmacies the face of neighborhood health care, NACDS has announced.
The National Community Pharmacists Association on Thursday submitted written comments to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet hearing on H.R. 1946, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act, in support of the bill.
With as much as two-thirds of retail pharmacy operators' business tied up in the potential Express Scripts-Medco merger, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and nine retail pharmacy companies on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the merger.
Food Lion has launched its new brand strategy in 268 stores in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina markets, the retailer announced Wednesday.
There has been an increase in awareness around pediatric food allergies and the potential children have for eating something they're not supposed to while at school following the January death of a 7-year-old student in Virginia.
The National Community Pharmacists Association on Monday released the program for its 2012 Legislative Conference meeting, which will bring community pharmacists and some of Washington, D.C.'s most senior decision-makers together to discuss pressing healthcare and pharmacy issues.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of healthcare providers, denying a request by the California Department of Health Care Services to suspend a preliminary injunction that currently is preventing the implementation of Medi-Cal cuts.
Lifestyle intervention and treatment with metformin provide safe, long-term, cost-effective means of preventing Type 2 diabetes and should be incorporated into prevention strategies for reducing the dramatic rise in incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the United States, according to two new analyses and an editorial published in the April issue of Diabetes Care.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores launched its 2012 Annual Meeting mobile application and the NACDS mobile website has been fully updated with information about this meeting and all 2012 NACDS events.
The Food Marketing Institute on Thursday named Hannah Walker director of government relations to represent food retailers on Capitol Hill.
NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill showcased the unsurpassed value of community pharmacy as pharmacy advocates from 41 states conducted more than 350 meetings with U.S. senators and representatives this week.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced the recipients of the NACDS RxImpact "U" Advocacy Award during the fourth annual NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill this week.
In anticipation of hundreds of meetings between pharmacy advocates and members of Congress and their staff as part of NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores sent a letter to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., applauding the introduction of her legislation on Tuesday that would establish Medicare standards for pharmacy audits and reimbursement by pharmacy benefit managers.
Kroger announced that Tim Brown now will be responsible for stores in western Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri as president of the company's Delta division.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has applauded a member of its organization for participating in the organization's drug disposal program.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is praising lawmakers in Medco Health Solutions' home state of New Jersey for delivering what NACDS called "a bold and revealing blow" to the PBM's proposed merger with Express Scripts.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has launched a new program designed to annually educate assistant professors from U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy about designing, implementing and publishing community pharmacy-based patient care research.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced on Wednesday that there are 100 days until the commencement of the NACDS 2012 Marketplace Conference.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Friday applauded the Senate for passage of the Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act (S. 1886), which NACDS said would protect the health and safety of consumers by increasing penalties on criminals that engage in the harmful practice of trafficking in counterfeit medications.
Consumer packaged goods brands that dedicate a share of their overall marketing resources to the ever-growing Hispanic market prompted about one-third of their overall revenue growth, according to a study from the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies.
Written testimony submitted by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores underscored chain pharmacies' commitment to patient safety as part of the next Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization, and emphasized that community pharmacist-provided services help improve health outcomes without the introduction of unproven technologies.
Two lawmakers are calling for a congressional hearing surrounding the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.


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Thousands of small businesses in Britain are being hit by the weak pound due to the ongoing sterling squeeze. As a result those importing goods from abroad face higher costs that are cutting their profit margins.
As the UK economy struggles to recover – with Chancellor George Osborne facing calls from the IMF this month to change tack on his austerity measures – there are fears that the Bank of England will restart its quantitative easing programme. Potentially coming into effect later this year when Mark Carney takes over as its governor from Sir Mervyn King in July.
This would reduce sterling's strength still further, helping those exporting goods from the UK, but causing additional pain to small businesses buying in goods and services from abroad. With a weakening pound, the prospect of paying overseas suppliers creates a further headache for UK small business owners. They would face the unpalatable prospect of passing on these additional costs to customers at a time when it is already tough to generate new business.
While spring may have finally arrived, the prospect of increasing prices to recoup the extra cost is unlikely to be a good business strategy. So the best way for a company to address this dilemma is to look for ways to cut its costs when it comes to dealing with overseas suppliers.
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Concerns raised on police mobile phone use
An £80m programme to roll out mobile phones to frontline police officers has left some forces with more mobiles than officers and others with just one BlackBerry or PDA between 100, auditors said today.
Just one in five forces have used the devices effectively, and not enough consideration was given to how they would be used, how much local spending was required, or how realistic deadlines were, the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) said.
Despite the scheme providing basic benefits, including some officers spending an extra 18 minutes a shift out of the station, this varied significantly and "value for money has not yet been achieved", it said.
While most forces agreed that mobile devices gave their officers some extra time out of the station, in some cases officers were spending more than an hour-and-a-half extra in the station and away from the public each shift.
A review of the scheme also found that some forces only had devices available to 1% of officers, while in others this rose to 151%.
In all, 19 forces had devices available for less than half of their officers.
The NAO survey of 32 of the 43 forces in England and Wales also found more than two thirds (22) cited drawbacks with mobile technology projects, with only a third (10) claiming "cashable savings" which were relatively minor.
The report said the "experience of implementing mobile technology reinforces the challenge of achieving convergence of ICT".
It comes after the Home Secretary announced last July that a company owned and led by police chiefs would be set up to reform the "confused, fragmented and expensive" way in which forces use computer systems.
Theresa May said the current system was "broken", with 5,000 staff working on more than 2,000 different systems across 100 data centres.
The firm will aim to cut the £1.2 billion annual spending on ICT and free chief constables from having to spend so much time addressing such issues.
Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, said while the roll-out of mobile technology was achieved against "a tight timescale and at reasonable cost", "too little consideration was given to the need for the devices or how they would be used".
"In the majority of forces, the benefits have not so far extended beyond simply allowing officers to spend more time out of the station," he said.
"There is still the opportunity to achieve value for money, though, if more forces use the technology to improve the efficiency of their processes and make savings in their back-office activities."
Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the Commons Committee of Public Accounts, said: "The business case for investing in mobile technology did not consider if local forces were prepared for the programme or if there was the capability and capacity to introduce it.
"The report highlights the challenge of making changes to technology across a police service that has 2,000 separate and bespoke ICT systems."
She went on: "If value for money is to be achieved, mobile technology will need to be used to drive improvements that will reduce paper work and make police work more efficient."
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Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise today to support the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements, which are now before the Senate. These agreements are the first to be considered under the expedited Trade Promotion Authority, TPA, procedure that Congress passed last year. Ratification of these agreements will provide significant benefits to agricultural producers and the U.S. economy. Strong bipartisan votes will send an important message that the U.S. Congress is strongly committed to growing the U.S. economy and helping American farmers and workers succeed in an ever-growing competitive global marketplace.
Both the U.S.-Singapore and U.S.-Chile free trade agreements will level the playing field for U.S. products and farm goods. Specifically, both agreements will eliminate the use of subsidies on agricultural exports, a major step forward for U.S. agriculture in WTO negotiations. There is a clear link between a healthy agricultural sector and trade. More than 43,000 Nebraskans hold jobs related to agriculture exports. Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in exports of agricultural productsan estimated $3.14 billion in 2002. In 2002, Nebraska farmers and ranchers saw increased international sales of corn, soybeans, and wheat, and depend on the ability to export their products to the rest of the world for continued growth.
The U.S.-Singapore free trade agreement will strengthen an important relationship and serve as our first free trade agreement with an Asian nation. Singapore is a critical ally in Southeast Asia in the global war on terrorism. Singapore is also an important economic ally. It is our 12th largest trading partner. This free trade agreement will provide expanded opportunities for trade and investment and will increase job opportunities here at home. It will benefit American firms in many sectors, including those in the banking/financial industry and in professional services. Under the agreement, 100 percent of U.S.
goods and 92 percent of Singaporean goods will have duty-free status immediately. The free trade agreement further ensures that Singapore cannot increase its duties on any U.S. product.
The U.S.-Chile Free Trade agreement will be the first between the U.S. and a South American nation. Under this agreement, American farmers, workers, and businesses will benefit from improved and expanded access to the Chilean market. More than 75 percent of U.S. farm goods will enter Chile tariff-free within 4 years, with all tariffs being phased out within 12 years. This agreement will eliminate tariffs on corn and most distilled spirits in 2 years. It will immediately eliminate tariffs on pork and pork products, soybeans, and many other agricultural products. Access for beef on both sides will be completely liberalized over 4 years. Overall, this agreement will immediately remove tariffs on more than 85 percent of U.S. exports. The U.S.-Chile agreement will provide momentum to the ongoing negotiations in the Free Trade of the Americas and global trade talks. Bilateral agreements, such as this agreement with Chile, are essential because they provide benefits immediately and help the U.S. keep pace with the 16 global competitors, including the EU and Canada, who already have preferential trade agreements with Chile.
Free trade provides the basis for economic growth and democratic governance in developing countries. Free trade promotes American values around the world. It underpins a global economic order that is essential to our own economic security.
Agreements like those before us today will help the U.S. to reap the benefits of free trade and gain access to emerging markets, creating new jobs and higher incomes for Americans. Ninety-six percents of the world's consumers are outside of U.S. borders. Foreign market access is essential for the continued growth and viability of the U.S. economy. International trade is an essential component of growth and opportunity in our global economy. The U.S. must be a leader, not a follower, in the global marketplace.
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CMA Conference 2017
21st-23rd November, Conwy YHA, North Wales
New opportunities in the outdoors –
Creative approaches to funding, partnerships and publicity
Learn more about partnership working and funding, discover how the media can help build awareness of your work, and experience first hand how partnerships have benefitted projects on the ground.
By the end of the conference delegates will have:
- An increased understanding of partnership working and funding from presentations, workshops and site visits within Snowdonia National Park and beyond
- An increased awareness of how the media can help increase awareness of their work
- Had the opportunity to share experiences and network with other Countryside Professionals in the UK
- Been able to reflect on their own professional development
Click here to see the Conference Programme (updated 30.10.17).
To book tickets, please click here to visit the Eventbrite webpage.
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Countryside Management Association 50th Anniversary Conference
"Twenty First Century Rangers – looking forward to the next 50 years."
1st to 3rd November 2016, Losehill Hall YHA, Castleton, Derbyshire.
These fabulous three days at Losehill Hall in the Peak District were an inspiring combination of reflection and passionate anticipation for the future.
Tuesday's presentations were a mix of innovative projects being undertaken locally within the National Park, past and present initiatives around Sheffield and enthusiastic encouragement to forge closer links with European ranger colleagues.
Speakers included: Peak District National Park Ranger Service; Derbyshire Wildlife Trust; The National Trust; Frank Grutz – IRF Europe representative; Roger Cole, CMA/IRF and Professor Ian Rotherham of Sheffield Hallam University.
Click here to see Ted Talbot's presentation featuring the work of the National Trust in the Peak District.
Click here to see Roger Cole's presentation about a recent European meeting jointly hosted by the Slovak Rangers Association and the Association of Rangers of the Czech Republic.
Someone ordered amazingly sunny, dry weather for Wednesday's field trips:
- Castleton Visitor Centre and Mam Tor
- A cycle ride along the Monsal Trail
- The Dark Peak and Stannage Edge
- Edale Visitor Centre and 'Moors for the Future' Partnership
Sean Willmore, President of the International Ranger Federation (IRF), had arrived from Australia by the time delegates returned and they were treated to a summary of the ongoing vital work of the IRF and the Thin Green Line Foundation.
One of the founders of CMA and a driving force in setting up the IRF, Gordon Miller, was introduced as the new Honorary President of CMA to great applause from delegates.
Four nominees for the new 'Gordon Miller Award' had to wait until after dinner to hear who had won and the Sticklepath and Okehampton Conservation Group from Dartmoor National Park scooped the barn owl trophy. Click on the following links for details of the excellent four entries that were received this year:
- Natural England – NNR dedication project
- Peak District NP – Peeling Back the Layers
- Pontrhydfendigaid Community Woodland (+ additional report)
- Sticklepath & Okehampton Conservation Group
Wednesday evening was the time for CMA 50th Anniversary celebrations. Looking back at the pioneering work of the first rangers in the land and the subsequent emergence and growth of the CMA, went hand in hand with our next generation of rangers reporting on their time at the World Ranger Congress in Colorado, USA which took place in May of this year. Click here to view their presentation.
A celebratory cake, toast from our new President and surprise video message from Chris Packham ensured a good night was had by all.
Thursday saw Jon Dallow of Sheffield Outdoor Programme explain how the 'great outdoors' is contributing in a big way to the local economy. The CMA AGM then focussed on four workshop sessions to produce new ideas and opportunities for CMA to pursue during 2017…all good food for thought.
Sarah Fowler, CEO Peak District National Park, gave a penultimate speech to delegates followed by a rousing final address from our new Honorary Patron, Chris Baines.
National Committee believes this was an uplifting and inspiring step forward for the Association and several new offers were received to take on roles within CMA.
There were multiple outcomes from Conference 2016, with one taking centre stage: we are all, quite rightly, deeply passionate about our work and the multiple benefits we bring to the environment, economy and people – we must learn to sell our story bigger, better and more joined up to gain greater recognition, support and financial backing for our vital work.
'Shout more loudly'
Many thanks to our new Honorary Fellow, Colin Dilcock, for taking most of the photos used above.


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- Excerpt from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying,
by Sogyal Rinpoche:
The still revolutionary insight of Buddhism is
that life and death are in the mind, and nowhere
else. Mind is revealed as the universal basis of
experience the creator of happiness and the
creator of suffering, the creator of what we call
life and what we call death.
There are many aspects to the mind, but two stand
out. The first is the ordinary mind, called by
the Tibetans sem. One master defines it: "That
which possesses discriminating awareness, that
which possesses a sense of duality which grasps
or rejects something external that is mind.
Fundamentally it is that which can associate with
an 'other' with any 'something,' that is perceived
as different from the perceiver." (2) Sem is the
discursive, dualistic, thinking mind, which can
only function in relation to a projected and
falsely perceived external reference point.
So sem is the mind that thinks, plots, desires,
manipulates, that flares up in anger, that creates
and indulges in waves of negative emotion and
thoughts, that has to go on and on asserting,
validating, and confirming its "existence" by
fragmenting, conceptualizing, and solidifying
experience. The ordinary mind is the ceaselessly
shifting and shiftless prey of external influences,
habitual tendencies, and conditioning: The masters
liken sem to a candle flame in an open doorway,
vulnerable to all the winds of circumstance.
Seen from one angle, sem is flickering, unstable,
grasping, and endlessly minding others' business;
its energy consumed by projecting outwards. I think
of it sometimes as a Mexican jumping bean, or as
a monkey hopping restlessly from branch to branch
on a tree. Yet seen in another way, the ordinary
mind has a false, dull stability, a smug and
self-protective inertia, a stone-like calm of
ingrained habits. Sem is as cunning as a crooked
politician, skeptical, distrustful, expert at
trickery and guile, "ingenious," Jamyang Khyentse
wrote, " in the games of deception." It is within
the experience of this chaotic, confused, undisciplined,
and repetitive sem, this ordinary mind, that, again
and again, we undergo change and death.
Then there is the very nature of mind, its innermost
essence, which is absolutely and always untouched
by change or death. At present it is hidden within
our own mind, our sem, enveloped and obscured by
the mental scurry of our thoughts and emotions. Just
as clouds can be shifted by a strong gust of wind
to reveal the shining sun and wide-open sky, so,
under certain special circumstances, some inspiration
may uncover for us glimpses of this nature of mind.
These glimpses have many depths and degrees, but
each of them will bring some light of understanding,
meaning, and freedom. This is because the nature
of mind is the very root itself of understanding.
In Tibetan we call it Rigpa, a primordial, pure,
pristine awareness that is at once intelligent,
cognizant, radiant, and always awake. It could be
said to be the knowledge of knowledge itself.
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It's done!! I'm thrilled with it. All my math worked out beautifully. I convinced Charlotte that she wanted 3/4 length sleeves. They will be better when she grows and it meant I only needed 2 balls of yarn! I picked up the buttons this morning and sewed them on. Now she won't take it off!
(Sorry the pictures are so cruddy. Like I said, she won't take it off.)
Since I enjoyed knitting this one so much, I started another one for myself! The math was *much* easier this time around!! I'm making it out of Lion Brand Fishermens Wool.Not my first choice, but I already had the yarn and I do like the color. It's coming along nicely, but not nearly as fast as the kid sized one! (Pattern here.)
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Barb, it's beautiful. What do you mean yours isn't going fast, it would take me a year to finish what you have already done!!! I love it, love it, love it. You are truely my inspiration. I'm sure your lemming will be making one soon!
- May 27, 2009 at 8:15 PM
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Beautiful sweater. I can see why Charlotte won't take it off. Yours is going to be so pretty too.
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Gorgeous! And what a dolly!
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This week the House will be voting on a two-year, $825 billion economic stimulus package. This is on top of vast sums already being spent in the financial bailout packages. The program is immense. Will it work, asks Stephen J. Entin, president and executive director of the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation?
The idea is to jump-start "aggregate demand," according to traditional Keynesian precepts. Milton Friedman, on the other hand, taught us that government spending and tax handouts do not stimulate demand, because every dollar doled out by government must be first taken in by taxes, borrowing or other spending cuts. The net effect on aggregate demand is zero, says Entin.
We need a permanent improvement in the production climate, says Entin. What would help?
- A lower corporate tax rate, as well as a permanent extension of the 2008 expensing provisions and the 2003 dividend and capital gains and top marginal income tax rates.
- On the regulatory side, lifting the burdensome auto fuel economy standards and alternative fuel requirements would help, as would an elimination of restrictions on oil drilling.
Taxes and regulations raise the bar for investment to be profitable after-tax, and they fall especially hard on capital-intensive industries such as manufacturing and resource extraction, says Entin:
- We have the second-highest corporate tax rate in the developed world (after Japan); a lower rate would make us a more attractive location for business.
- Similarly, the excess of the U.S. corporate tax rate over the foreign rate is imposed on repatriated earnings -- keeping foreign-source earnings abroad exactly when domestic credit is hard to get.
To spur investment in 2004, Congress declared a partial tax holiday on repatriated earnings -- now would seem an opportune time to do so again, says Entin.
Source: Stephen J. Entin, "Corporate Tax Cuts Should Be Part of the Stimulus; The reductions currently in the House bill would do very little for economic growth," Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2009.
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Haverstraw 5-4-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
§ 101-1 Definitions.
§ 101-2 Authorization to assign numbers.
§ 101-3 Responsibilities of owner.
§ 101-4 Number specifications.
§ 101-5 Uniform system; display of unassigned number prohibited; sidewalk displays.
§ 101-6 Noncompliance; notification.
§ 101-7 Penalties for offenses.
§ 101-1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
- The principal building or buildings on each lot and shall not be deemed to include any minor building.
§ 101-2 Authorization to assign numbers.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to decide which building or buildings on any particular lot shall be numbered.
§ 101-3 Responsibilities of owner.
It shall be the duty of every owner of a building in the Village of Haverstraw to cause to be displayed thereon the street number of said building and at all times to maintain such number in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 101-4 Number specifications.
The figure or figures comprising the number to be displayed on a building shall be at least three inches in height and shall be placed on the front of said building in a prominent and conspicuous place and in such manner as to be plainly legible from the center of the street at all times between sunrise and sunset. The color of said figures shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their background; provided, however, that so far as the purpose or intent of this chapter is concerned, the front of a building shall be construed as that side of the building which faces the street on which the number or numbers of such building or premises have been allotted, and that the number or numbers shall be displayed on such side of such building or premises.
The numbers shall be so placed so that they will not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions of the building.
Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night.
Where the building upon which the number is to be displayed is more than 75 feet from the edge of the right-of-way (whether improved or not) of the street or road serving the building, the number shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, be displayed on a sign readily visible from the road or street and, in no event, further back than 25 feet from said road or street right-of-way.
§ 101-5 Uniform system; display of unassigned number prohibited; sidewalk displays.
Each separate building or dwelling shall be assigned a separate distinguishing number by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Haverstraw in conformity with a uniform numbering system encompassing the entire Village. The display of any house number other than the number assigned by the Village is expressly prohibited.
Each store or business location in the Commercial Business District (CBD) shall be permitted to display on the sidewalk in front of their business premises a sign or decoration or other distinctive symbols of their particular business. The item or items displayed must be attractive, be up against the front of their building and must not extend out into the sidewalk so as to cause a safety hazard or interrupt the smooth flow of pedestrians passing by on the sidewalk. Sidewalk displays shall not need a permit but, in the discretion of the Building Inspector, if a particular sidewalk display is either unsafe, impedes pedestrian traffic or is not in good taste, he may refer the business owner of the display to appear before the Architectural Review Board for its approval, disapproval or modification of the display measured by the Board's standards for action as set forth in § 13-5 of the Haverstraw Village Code.
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§ 101-6 Noncompliance; notification.
Noncompliance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity owning a building within the Village of Haverstraw, refusing or neglecting for 60 days after notice from the Village Code Enforcement Officer to place the proper designated number on said building shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
Service of notice. The notice provided for in Subsection A may be given by personal service or by mailing a copy thereof to the last known address of the owner.
Numbering of building by Village. In the event of the neglect or refusal of any owner, after notice, to cause said building to be properly numbered, the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Haverstraw, upon being advised by the Code Enforcement Officer, may cause said building to be properly numbered.
Report, assessment of costs. The Superintendent of Public Works shall report the cost of numbering said building to the Board of Trustees, and such Board shall order the Assessor to assess the cost of the same upon such premises, and the Assessor shall include the same in the next assessment role.
§ 101-7 Penalties for offenses.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not less than $150 and not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 101-8, Telephone company to be notified, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014.


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Darlington Creek is a spring-fed creek that flows at the base of a dike that was created to protect the Madison River Valley bottom near Three Forks from flooding. The creek flows along at the base of the dike, conveying irrigation water from the Madison to downstream users along with the abundant spring water that bubbles up in the creekbed along the way. When Beartooth Capital purchased the ranch in the fall of 2010, the creek was thirty feet wide and inches deep in much of its two miles on the property. That December Beartooth Capital began work creating a new meandering channel with cut banks, deep holes, spawning riffles and runs within that old channel. The creek is completely transformed, from a ditch with little if any value for trout to a spring creek that is jaw-dropping in its beauty and in the sheer volume of holding water. The fishery has responded as well, with large fish moving in from above and below during the spawning season to take advantage of the ample food, holding water and spawning habitat on the new reaches. With just our second fall spawn coming up soon, they can't wait to see how this fishery improves year by year. With all of the resources available now in the restored creek, the fishery's potential is essentially limitless.
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Fintan Walton, CEO PharmaVentures, interviews senior leaders from Australian and international life science companies. Discover how these organisations are implementing global strategy, key initiatives to overcome the notorious "valley of death" and how the Australian sector is planning for major growth over the next ten years.
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Written for solo snare drum with pre-recorded audio, the drumming vocabulary of this snare solo is nearly devoid of any rudiments. Its technical difficulty lies in the dynamic range and control, and in coordinating with the audio track. The musical "meat" of this work is created by the contrast between the sharp punctuations and rhythmicity of the snare part and the more extended sounds and phrases of the pre-recorded instruments, which include taiko, shaker, squeeze drum, gong, and metals. Serving as an effective choice for programming variety, the pre-recorded audio accompaniment is provided in three versions (accompaniment only; accompaniment and metronome click; and metronome click only) to allow for practice and performance options.
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We met up with Kristie Grimble of Khaos by Design to talk about jewelry, rust, bones, wolves, and the chaotic nature of her art.
How long has Khaos by Design been going on?
I think it's been eight years ago. I just started making hair accessories. I always used bone, but I started getting into more high end stuff, like necklaces and taxidermy jewelry. Now I'm doing a lot of metalsmithing.
How long have you been metalsmithing?
Since I moved into the studio, so about a year. Adam Doomkey helped me out a lot. He was a metalsmithing genius and very talented. When we got the space here he started to introduce me to stuff, and I've been going ever since. I have Asla Radwick in here from Gruntwerk as well. She's really talented, so I have to step it up.
How did you first get into bone jewelry?
My brother and I always grew up in the woods. So we had a lot of dead animals and bones around. I started wearing it myself, and people decided they wanted to wear it and started to give me money. Then I decided I should start to get good at this.
How do you treat the bones?
They're all naturally cleaned. I have carrion beetles so I will put the bones in their tank and they clean them very nicely for me. I do a peroxide soak to sanitize them a bit, then I sun bleach them. I don't use any chemicals to bleach the bone; it compromises the integrity of the bone much later. I try to do it as naturally as possible.
Was that a trial by error process?
No, I kind of always did it that way. I always tried to do it naturally. I'm a big fan of rot boxes, which are basically a milk crate with mesh around it. Bugs can get in but nothing can get it out. They smell horrendous, its really sexy.
How long does it take to treat the bones?
It depends on the size of the game. A squirrel takes a couple of days. My beetles can take down a deer in a couple of weeks if I cut it up. From there, drying it out and boraxing it and getting it nice and dry, then whatever the jewelry is. Depending on the size, about one to two weeks.
Do you have a favorite medium to work with?
My main mediums are bone and metal. I like the naturalistic elements of bone, and I'm an industrial girl from way back so I love the look of rusty metal. When I started making jewelry I used to joke 'If my jewelry gives you tetanus, then I'm doing it right'. I just love that dirty, metal, rusty, apocalyptic look.
I saw a lot of wolf bones in your earlier designs.
I haven't done wolves teeth in about a year. I used to raise wolves when I was a kid. We lived in the country and bred wolves. So when they would pass away I would take their carcasses and break them down. I still have a bunch of wolves bones for my own stuff.
Why did you raise wolves?
Because of my mother. She really liked wolves, and thought she was Native American for a few years. She got a breeding pair of timber wolves. She started breeding them and selling the pups.
Have you ever created something and not want to get rid of it?
Yes. The jewelry not so much, because I don't wear jewelry at all. I wear weights but that's about it. My mixed media I don't sell. I did once. A very good friend of mine from back in the day had two birds that he found in a flew. They were perfectly mummified; they were absolutely gorgeous. I put one in a bird cage and preserved it, and made it super fucking cool. It had all of these mirrors and weird shit going on in it. The other one I welded to a gate looking thing that had other bones and baby doll heads. My buddy that works at the Theater Bizarre in Detroit bought it from me for like $500. Now its mounted in their Halloween set up. I would pay $1000 to get it back. He can't believe I want it back; its seen by thousands of people. Its been gone five years, and I still think about it. I want it back so much.
I get really attached to my mixed media as well as my placenta pieces.
How did you figure out how to do placenta art?
It's all research. It started out because a very close friend of mine had a baby and gave me her placenta…
Did you have an idea in your head already, or did she just give it to you?
I kind of had an idea and asked if I could use it. I put it in the freezer and it just hit me one day. I wanted to preserve it so you could actually see it. I'd have never seen that before and I really appreciate organs. I looked it up and figured out how to get a preservative recipe. I used my own recipe but it has a couple things in it, including formaldehyde. I loved it.
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