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Monday, January 17, 2011
winter kept us warm, covering earth in forgetful snow
Getting into that bleak point in winter when the holidays are over and the novelty of snow has worn off. My thoughts are starting to turn towards warmer weather. This sweater was probably meant for warmer days, but it's days like these that make me think of pale pastels as winter colors rather than spring colors.
vintage sweater
disintegrating H&M dress
American Apparel fishnet tights
Tory Burch boots
vintage locket
76 comments:
- Manecoarse said...
Those boots are fabulous. What a heel.
- January 17, 2011 at 10:00 PM
- What Would a Nerd Wear said...
more great t.s. eliot--a girl after my own heart!!! you won me over very first with a quote from prufrock, i still remember.
i love the snow-inspired outfit and the silhouette of long slouchy top with mini.
- January 17, 2011 at 10:06 PM
- Rose said...
Jealous. Want sweater. Want snow.
Well. Today was gorgeous. Sunny and 57. Practically summer. But still. Huge puddles everywhere to call the recent monsoon to mind, and dark clouds over the mountains that foretell yet more rain...That thing they say about Oregon? Its true. And so boring. I love the fleecy little drifts of dry snow over your lawn. So pretty.
- January 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Amy said...
That is a lovely outfit. I've been freezing this winter, but your look today makes me want to step outside in fishnet tights!
And the boots are amazing.
- January 17, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- Chic 'n Cheap Living said...
Ooh what a lovely sweater - the hems are too fun.
You're also reminding me I really need to check H&M for accessories when I'm back - love your tights!
- January 17, 2011 at 10:55 PM
- The Fancy Teacup said...
Wow...I am in love with the sleeves of your vintage knit...so beautiful! Makes me want to scour around for something as lovely as that. And love, love, those H&M fishnets. Hot.
much love.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:09 PM
- Eli said...
I think we're all sick of being cold! Ready for it to be warm! Your outfit looks so springy!
- January 17, 2011 at 11:20 PM
- Anna Jane said...
you just LOOK like spring! so lovely and i will take anything with a peach/pale palette, anytime!
- January 17, 2011 at 11:40 PM
- Sarah said...
I love this sweater. The detail and the color or perfect. This whole look is great. Hold on until Spring.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:51 PM
- Dylana Suarez said...
That sweater is so gorgeous!
- January 18, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- Hannah said...
Those boots are DIVINE.
- January 18, 2011 at 12:25 AM
- annette said...
i love the vintage sweater and the neutral tones of the outfit... you look awesome!
- January 18, 2011 at 12:58 AM
- jozefina said...
So cute sweater!!!
- January 18, 2011 at 1:20 AM
- michelle_ said...
that's one boots that i've been dying for !!
are they comfortable by the way ??
glisters and blisters
- January 18, 2011 at 2:56 AM
- Pam S said...
I love the sweater it's gorgeous, paired with the skirt and boots it's a stunning outfit.
We didn't get enough snow in England to get sick of it, some areas did but I certainly didn't. I half want more snow and half want spring to arrive.
- January 18, 2011 at 4:19 AM
- Kathrine said...
These boots are TO DIE FOR! Gorgeous outfit.
- January 18, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- northwest is best said...
Looking great! I'm starting to think about spring too - it's been surprisingly warm for the past week. But maybe I should be more cautious because it snowed last April. Anyway, what a lovely top! Delicate and delightful.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:04 AM
- janettaylor said...
Love love love those boots!
- January 18, 2011 at 5:33 AM
- tess said...
The boots really pop with the all white
- January 18, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Heather said...
you look angelis in head to toe lightness!
- January 18, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- VicissitudiniLombarde said...
You are really gorgeous :)
- January 18, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- alexandra cecilia said...
Your sweater os sp harmonious! I love it! and the combo with the dress (which I though was a skirt haha) makes it even more dreamier. Then again the boots give it a nice bold touvh. I used to have those! I saw them, fell in love and then I realized I had not enough money for both my camera (Canon Rebel T2i) and the booties, so I returned them. :( bummer.
- January 18, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- LyddieGal said...
I love the long sweater over the mini, it's a look I'd love to create. Pale hues do feel more like stark winter than spring which is bright and bursting with new color.
- January 18, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- Anna G said...
Oh, I love the outfit, tights and photos!!!
- January 18, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- HiFashion said...
That's such a pretty jumper. I love the style of it and the pastel colour is so preety. Definitley putting me in te mood for spring.
- January 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM
- Christina said...
The sweater itself is very delicate like a snowflake. Very winter approp.
- January 18, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- megannielsen said...
Oh my gosh E, those boots are to die for! And that sweater over mini combo is adorable!
- January 18, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- I Don't Wear Jeans said...
- January 18, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Misnomer said...
I love those boots!!
- January 18, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- devorelebeaumonstre. said...
I love that top, it's so pretty. x
- January 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- the Citizen Rosebud said...
Ok. In case I forgot how much I love you, Chic, you remind me by quoting the Wasteland. Ah, life is good.
You look amazing. And even more so that you are wearing less in snow than I wear in California. I am such a cold person I guess, all bundled up complete with hat indoors.
Love the pale color made interesting with the mix of texture.
You are a sartorial master, Miss. I love you.
- January 18, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Miranda said...
I love the layering and the mix of fabric. You're looking fabulous as always. Such great style!
- January 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- ChiccaStyle said...
love love love your sweater!
- January 18, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Marella said...
Soooooo cute dear!
- January 18, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Tierney said...
Love the monochromatic look with a pop of color.
Tory Burch can do no wrong.
- January 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- A. said...
those boots are so cute
- January 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- thebohemienne said...
What a pretty, cozy outfit.
- January 18, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- thegoodgirlgoneblog.com said...
Loving your sweater's scalloped edges and your fantastic shoes. The light colors look amazing on you and are surprising for winter!
- January 18, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Tasha said...
That sweater looks so soft! Love the look of it! Also those tory burch heeled boots are fantastic!
- January 18, 2011 at 4:19 PM
- Felicity said...
I love the monochromatic look! You outfit (and specifically your sweater) match the [dead] grass in the background perfectly and I like that; it means you're seasonally appropriate. Not that that matters...
I have a pair of light colored fishnets that I've never worn; I may just have to break them out later this week. Thanks for the inspiration!
- January 18, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- emilypanda said...
I like how the delicate chain of your pendant necklace compliments the lace of your top!
- January 18, 2011 at 8:07 PM
- blorange dice said...
how lovely!! glad the snow's melting away, at least for now. that necklace rules!
- January 18, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- kileen said...
i love the soft color palette of this outfit and the lacy details of this sweater are simply beautiful! i love the fishnet tights to top it off as it adds a bit of edge. :)
cute and little
- January 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- Brittney said...
the boots? saweet. especially paired with the soft, paleness of everything else.
- January 18, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- Fashion Meets Food said...
Wow I absolutely love the color palette that you have going on here. You look stunning.
- January 18, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- Bren Herrera said...
i an Italian cash/merino blend sweater just like that! doesn't fit anymore! :( it's in charcoal. too fab!
thanks for stopping by :)
Following. hope you don't mind one back !:)
B So Chic!
- January 18, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- la petite fashionista said...
T.S. Eliot-- i was trying to remember how i recognized your post title :)
I think living in my first real winter is going to be really interesting! those tory burch boots are awesome, love the look E!
- January 18, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- Connie @ SogniESorrisi said...
Ahhh...those boots are killer.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM
- Katie said...
Love that this winter look has "brightness" :)
- January 19, 2011 at 12:58 AM
- Lisa said...
You look beautiful as usual and those shoes are so adorable!
- January 19, 2011 at 2:05 AM
- Thrive on Novelty said...
Love your sweater! you look amazing xx
- January 19, 2011 at 4:00 AM
- The Owl's Closet said...
Such a lovely sweater, E! Love the details:) Agreed, can't wait for spring! -AB
- January 19, 2011 at 4:37 AM
- Anthea said...
Your pictures are so beautiful and I love the soft colours in this outfit.
Embracing Style
- January 19, 2011 at 5:17 AM
- FashionJazz said...
Love your colours! xx
- January 19, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- Erika said...
I am literally obsessed with that vintage sweater and locket. And those boots! Swoon! :)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- annA said...
Fantastic sweater!
- January 19, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- joellevandyne.com said...
i always love pastels and whites in the winter. things i also love: the sleeves on that sweater, the gorgeous locket, and THOSE BOOTS!
- January 19, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- Artfully Awear said...
I find it to be a daily struggle to continue wearing winter clothes after the holidays. This is a lovely looking-forward-to-spring outfit while still being season-appropriate.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Between Laundry Days said...
I like that you're leaning towards light colors and pastels right now. This is precisely the moment that I start leaning on dark, black-heavy outfits to match the bleak weather.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Jan said...
I need nude fishnets! It's official!
- January 19, 2011 at 3:58 PM
- Anna G said...
I love pastels in the winter. I'm definitely looking forward to warmer weather. It would be nice to get out of sweaters and heavy coats.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Melanie said...
I think I'm also feeling done with winter, so to speak. I wore a very spring-y outfit today, too.
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- January 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Lesley said...
Whoa those boots are insane!!! I want!
- January 19, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- stylefyles said...
LOVE this outfit. That vintage sweater is perfect. Living in LA, I forget how fantastic it is when the snow melts away and the grass begins to peak through. I definitely miss it, but I'll take year round warm weather =P
- January 19, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- Helen said...
These Tory Burch boots are amazing!! Great choice, E! :)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Zarna said...
you look so beautiful - i love the light colored clothing!
also, those tory burch boots are gorgeous!
- January 20, 2011 at 2:05 AM
- Cindy Whitehead said...
that sweater is awesome!!
- January 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- drollgirl said...
you look pretty and soft and warm!
it is already in the 70's here. kind of weird, but i'll take it! :)
- January 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- The Stylish Nomad said...
LOVE that sweater!! You look so pretty!
- January 20, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- tywo said...
Every item of clothing you wear is beautiful!! I love your style, and hair!!
Stay beautiful!
- January 20, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- Jess Mac said...
I love the light colours, so refreshing !
- January 20, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- Jane Milton said...
That sweater is so delicate. So feminine. I love it.
- January 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Fashion Cents said...
wow those tights are a whole different twist on fishnets. they're so much more classy and soft looking than the usual black ones
- January 21, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Laureen Uy said...
I love your entire look!!! xx
- January 22, 2011 at 7:26 AM
- gina luv said...
girl! you have such class-i love it:)
- January 22, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Little Bow Prep said...
So pretty!
- February 4, 2011 at 12:04 PM


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1. J. C. Kendrew, R. E. Dickerson, B. E. Strandberg, et al. (1960) Structure of myoglobin: A three-dimensional Fourier synthesis at 2 A. resolution. Nature 185: 422-427.
2. J. C. Kendrew, G. Bodo, H. M. Dintzis, et al. (1958) A three-dimensional model of the myoglobin molecule obtained by x-ray analysis. Nature 181: 662-666.
3. M. F. Perutz, M. G. Rossmann, A. F. Cullis, et al. (1960) Structure of haemoglobin: a three-dimensional Fourier synthesis at 5.5 Å resolution, obtained by X-ray analysis. Nature 185: 416-422.
4. C. C. F. Blake, L. N. Johnson, G. A. Mair, et al. (1967) Crystallographic studies of the activity of hen egg-white lysozyme. Proc. R. Soc. London Ser. B 167: 378-388.
5. C. C. F. Blake, D. F. Koenig, G. A. Mair, et al. (1965) Structure of hen egg-white lysozyme. A three dimensional Fourier synthesis at 2 Å resolution. Nature 206: 757-761.
6. G. Kartha, J. Bello, D. Harker. (1967) Tertiary structure of ribonuclease. Nature 213: 862-865.
7. H. W. Wyckoff, K. D. Hardman, N. M. Allewell, et al. (1967) The structure of ribonuclease-S at 6 Å resolution. J. Biol. Chem. 242: 3749-3753.
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9. D. W. Christianson, W. N. Lipscomb. (1986) X-ray crystallographic investigation of substrate binding to carboxypeptidase A at subzero temperature. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 83: 7568-7572.
10. J. J. Birktoft, D. M. Blow. (1972) Structure of crystalline alpha-chymotrypsin. V. The atomic structure of tosyl-alpha-chymotrypsin at 2 Å resolution. J Mol Biol 68: 187-240.
11. R. C. Durley, F. S. Mathews. (1996) Refinement and structural analysis of bovine cytochrome b5 at 1.5 A resolution. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 52: 65-76.
12. W. A. Hendrickson, W. E. Love, J. Karle. (1973) Crystal structure analysis of sea lamprey hemoglobin at 2 Å resolution. J Mol Biol 74: 331-361.
13. C. Abad-Zapatero, J. P. Griffith, J. L. Sussman, et al. (1987) Refined crystal structure of dogfish M4 apo-lactate dehydrogenase. J Mol Biol 198: 445-467.
14. R. A. Alden, J. J. Birktoft, J. Kraut, et al. (1971) Atomic coordinates for subtilisin BPN' (or Novo). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 45: 337-344.
15. M. Marquart, Walter, J., Deisenhofer, J., Bode, W., Huber, R. (1983) The geometry of the reactive site and of the peptide groups in trypsin, trypsinogen and its complexes with inhibitors. Acta Crystallogr B39: 480.
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Move goalposts much?
These are not peer reviewed articles, but blog posts.
If you want to rebuttle the idea that mass is responsible for climate change, you have to do it in a peer reviewed journal.
Until then, this is the best model we have. In order to invalidate it, you will have to come up with a better alternative.


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The ecstasy of the equaliser followed by the agony of a winning goal for Uruguay as England fans watch the World Cup in the Woolpack in Norwich. Photo by Simon Finlay.
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
Most pundits have rated the 2014 World Cup one of the best ever, and it's certainly been packed with goals and incidents for the neutral.
The Luis Suarez biting incident will probably be what the general public most remembers from the event, whoever wins tomorrow's final between Germany and Argentina.
English football fans will take many months to get over their team's early exit, which also affected pubs across the region, who were expecting a boost in trade with fans flocking to watch the games.
Stuart Warren, bar manager at the Angel Gardens in Angel Road, Norwich, which has shown all the matches, said that England's early exit affected trade. He said: "Football-wise there have been a few strange results, with the 7-1 semi-final and the Spain versus Holland match. I think, football-wise the World Cup has been good. But business-wise, I don't think showing the matches has boosted trade that much. I think it was always going to depend on how well England did, and they went out in the first week."
While it may have been hot and humid out there, the success of Germany and Holland, especially, has shown that European teams have nothing to fear playing a tournament in South America.
Holland showed once again they were the 'nearly' men of world football by failing at the semi-final.
As a keen Germanophile, I wanted the Germans to do well in the tournament, but never expected them to make the final.
Could this be the year the Germans' golden generation finally picks up to the mantle of previous World Cup-winning teams?
Their demolition of Brazil, 7-1, in the semi-final may turn out to be a seismic moment, when the footballing crown passed from the Brazilians to the Germans.
If Germany do lose in the final, however, there will at least be a silver lining for me. I picked Argentina in the office sweepstakes, so I could pick up some extra change.
While the Argentinians have hardly set the World Cup alight, they have managed to do whatever was required of them in each previous round.
Could the final be the showcase for Lionel Messi? However many neat touches and assists he has been credited with so far, he does not seem to me to have dominated games as much as Diego Maradona did, back in 1986 and 1990.
The World Cup has also seen several footballing minnows taking the limelight, with Costa Rica shocking many by beating the Italians and drawing with England. The USA also did well, which might be significant for the future of the sport there.
On another note, has anyone else been shocked by the amazing singing of the national anthems by teams at this World Cup?
The Brazilian team surpassed themselves at the semi-final with even the mascots joining in. It did not do them much good on that occasion, but it was great TV.
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The pubs will be packed to the rafters tonight, half in blue and white stripes and half in red and black.
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In a statement released on Saturday, the interior ministry said its $230m Preventing Violent Extremism strategy did not engage in covert intelligence-gathering on potential terrorists.
"Any suggestion that Prevent is about spying is simply wrong," the interior ministry said.
"Prevent is about working with communities to protect vulnerable individuals and address the root causes of radicalisation."
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She noted that the information that the authorities is gathering includes political views, information on mental health, sexual activity and associates and other sensitive information.
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The newspaper also published instances of abuse of the programme, such as lecturers reporting students who attended lectures on Gaza and youth projects pressured to give names of youths to the Metropolitan police as a condition of funding.
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Ed Husain, of the UK-based Quilliam Foundation, which has advised both the Labour party and the Conservative party on Islamic extremism and whose foundation receives more tha $1m a year in funding from Prevent, said intelligence-gathering before an attack was better than dealing with it afterwards.
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shonuff wrote:It's my understanding that the King's Tongue of Ferelden is a common dialect throughout Thedas, known as the Trader's Tongue. I believe that it is descended from a dwarven language to promote universal trade.
Ginsei wrote:Interesting ideas...
@shonuff: are you sure it derives from a dwarven language to promote general trade?
I thought the trader's tongue became the trader's tongue only because of the holy marches (which once conquered entire thedas, and founded the Chantry everywhere). But before that it was a mere, regional language of the alamari.
Estoirtoh wrote:Judging from Kassandra Pentaghast (SPOILER, don't look if you haven't seen the DA2 ending and still care about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC6JezyAwTI) who is from Nevarra, and speaks with a heavy german accent in the trade tongue, the original Nevarran language might very well be german or old german. "Prussian" as it's own language never really existed, it was a dialect in the old german language.
Ginsei wrote:Ghostdanser: You really use living languages to make the game more colorful? I was not thinking about it so far.
What would be the base of the comparisons at the languages?
Orlay-french; Antiva-italian(?); Fereldan-english; - it might be.
However: Tevinter Imperium - old english? If I am right its language is modified old english. It does not fit the idea of using living languages. Or does it?
And maybe there is one more mistake in your thought. Anderfels already has german characteristics (e. g. Fortress Weisshaupt), rather than Nevarra. Although, it does not preclude that Anderfels and Nevarra can have the same language...
Ghostdanser wrote:I have no idea what the language would be, but from what I can find online Nevarra is roughly patterned after Prussia.
Prussian being a dead language (or at least mostly dead) you may want to use German or Polish.
Estoirtoh wrote:and speaks with a heavy german accent in the trade tongue
Balgin Stondraeg wrote:That's interesting as I assumed it was based on the early medieval kingdom of Navarre. Seriously. Just swapped two letters. Navvare existed in northern Spain on the French border.
Ghostdanser wrote: I have to re-download the program and dictionaries I usually use though, since my notebook died and I had to get a new one. Prussian isn't one of the dictionaries available…but Polish is available…so I would probably use Polish for Nevarra (since I forgot about Anderfels being Germanic). That aside…when I don't have access to freelang I use Google Translate or whatever other translator I can track down.
All in all it is a fairly quick and easy way to add flavor to a game.
Ghostdanser wrote:Balgin Stondraeg wrote:That's interesting as I assumed it was based on the early medieval kingdom of Navarre. Seriously. Just swapped two letters. Navvare existed in northern Spain on the French border.
I was looking into it a few weeks ago, and from what I could find Nevarra and Navarre (?) share similar names, but culturally they are unrelated, the RPG country being loosely based off Prussia. Go figure...
Ginsei wrote:Estoirtoh: Can you tell the difference between the nevarran and the ander language?
Estoirtoh wrote:Concerning the accent of Kassandra (or Cassandra) Pentaghast: After I've read the posts saying that the accent was more romanic than germanic, I've watched some english interviews of Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Christoph Waltz and Diane Kruger to check if I was wrong, but Kassandra's accent still tends to be more germanic in my ears. The accent may not be heavy, I withdraw that adjective, but it is there in nuances.
Antonio Banderas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LgTKmRkLuM
Penelope Cruz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0UROErH ... ure=fvwrel
Christoph Waltz & Diane Kruger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0UROErH ... ure=fvwrel (1:19 - 2:26; 4:25 - 5:17; 8:05 - 9:06)
Diane Kruger may not be the best example (being that she lived in the lived in the US for a very long time), but I didn't find any english interviews with Brigitte Nielsen who would be by far more appropriate.
Well, but that's just my opinion.
Deirain wrote:Tevinter Imperium: I'd say a Roman accent, but that's not entirely true, it's mostly English, but think of it as English from the Spartacus series on Starz. Very enunciated English with colorful curses thrown in.
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orth Dakota's rolling grasslands grow nearly a million beef calves each year. In the fall and early winter, soon after the calves are weaned and possibly fed for a while on farms, semitruck after semitruck carry the calves far out of state, typically to feedlots in Kansas and Nebraska. About 95 percent of those North Dakota calves leave the state, in spite of the fact that North Dakota's fields raise bumper crops of feed grains. Much of that grain also is shipped out of state, often to the very feedlots where the North Dakota-bred calves end up.
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Larsen was among a handful of western North Dakota ranchers who began talking together 6 years ago about the possibility of forming a cooperative to build a custom feedlot in the region. It was during the time that a regional cattle producers' cooperative, Northern Plains Premium Beef, had organized with the intent of establishing a producer-owned packing plant. Larsen's group believed that the formation of a producer-owned custom feedlot could be a source of fed cattle for the NPPB packing plant.
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Two types of shares were offered to producers: "B" shares cost $60 each and bought the buyer bunk space each year for one spring-born calf delivered to the feedlot between Oct. 1 and March 30; "C" shares cost $55 each and bought the buyer bunk space each year for one yearling delivered to the feedlot between April 1 and Sept. 30.
"We offered 6,500 calf shares and sold all of those shares," says feedlot manager Mark Vachal. "We offered the same amount of yearling shares and sold 2,400 of those. So yearling shares continue to be available, as well as some calf shares from individuals who have decided, for one reason or another, to sell their shares." Sales of preferred stock to local one spring-born calf delivered to the feedlot between Oct. 1 and March 30; "C" shares cost $55 each and bought the buyer bunk space each year for one yearling delivered to the feedlot between April 1 and Sept. 30. businesses also contributed to the final capital pool, which amounted to $500,000.
This sum provided equity for a start-up loan of $900,000 from Farm Credit Services. Local businesses, such as Slope Electric Cooperative, a preferred stockholder, also helped initial funding by providing smaller loans to the feedlot cooperative, says Vachal.
The 145 members purchasing feeding shares in the cooperative are from North and South Dakota and Montana. The first cattle arrived at the feedlot in the summer of 2000. Vachal expects the lot to be filled to capacity, with 6,500 head of cattle, by early 2003.
Members pay for the feeding services they receive at the feedlot just as they would pay for the services provided at any other custom feedlot. Twice a month, members who have cattle on feed receive an invoice from the cooperative. They're charged for the amount of feed their cattle have eaten in two weeks. They're also charged a yardage fee of 25 cents per head per day. The yardage fee covers the member's share of the cost for the use of the facility and equipment. The fee also covers the member-customer's share of the cost of labor and utilities.
The cooperative employs eight full-time individuals. Besides managing the actual feeding of and caring for the cattle, Vachal's responsibilities also include marketing the finished cattle to packing plants.
Co-op provides grading, conversion data to members
Member-customers of Dakota Prairie Beef have the opportunity to get detailed information back about individual animals fed at the feedlot. The information tells them how their cattle performed in the feedlot in terms of feed conversion. It also tells them how their animals' carcasses graded and, in some cases, even the characteristics of each individual animal's carcass, such as the size of the ribeye.
"The ribeye is one of the highest-value cuts in the carcass," says Vachal. "The larger the ribeye, the more valuable the carcass." When producers sell their finished animals to packers on a grid basis, they earn premiums for such highquality traits as large ribeyes.
Tracking the performance of individual animals and their carcasses is possible because of an electronic button implanted in the ears of cattle at the time owners deliver them to the feedlot. The button's number, along with the number on the animal's visual eartag, permanently identifies the animal and its carcass. Scanners at the packing plants "read" the number on the button at the time the animal is harvested and its carcass measurements recorded.
Western North Dakota rancher Wes Andrews, chairman of Dakota Prairie Beef, views this local opportunity to get feeding and carcass information back on his cattle to be a key benefit to feeding cattle at the cooperatively owned feedlot. "Learning the carcass quality of my cattle and how they perform in the feedlot helps me to make genetic improvements in my herd," he says. Breeding cattle for higher carcass quality, for instance, could increase Andrews' income in the long term.
Andrews will begin making genetic changes after a couple more years of data give him a broader picture of the feeding and carcass-quality genetics in his cow herd. Andrews, who runs a cow herd of 350 head, partners each year with his father to feed 150 head of calves at the Dakota Prairie Beef feedlot.
When the cooperative was being organized, Andrews joined a steering committee. Along with other early members, he envisioned Dakota Prairie Beef as an opportunity to add value to cattle and feed grown in the region.
Indeed, the feedlot provides a local market for hay, corn and silage. This year, Dakota Prairie Beef purchased 3,000 tons of corn silage from farmers within a four-mile radius of the feedlot. In addition, the co-op purchased upwards of 1,000 ton of hay from growers within 100 miles of the lot.
First dividends expected soon
The financial performance of the cooperative is on schedule, says Vachal, with debt repayments being drawn from the feed and yardage charges paid by member-customers. Indeed, payment of dividends could begin as early as next year, with holders of preferred stock receiving the first dividend payments. If there is sufficient net income after dividends are paid to preferred stockholders, customer-shareholders will be paid dividends as well.
Despite good rates of gain of cattle fed at Dakota Prairie Beef feedlot, profits earned by individual member-feeders have, however, been poor, due to reduced prices packers have paid for finished cattle during the past 2 years, says Vachal. He expects market conditions to improve in the coming year. The slim profit earnings in feeding cattle are industry wide, he notes, and do not result from the northern location of the feedlot.
Concerning location, former co-op chairman Lance Larsen adds: "We can feed cattle here cheaper than they can in southern feedlots. We know we're not too far north to feed cattle successfully because there are Canadian feedlots several hundred miles north of us that do very well."
Critics of feeding cattle in North Dakota often point to North Dakota's distance from packing plants to the south, saying that it's too costly to transport finished cattle from the state to processing facilities typically located farther south. But Vern Anderson, an animal scientist at the Carrington (N.D.) Research Extension Center, says the criticism is unfounded.
"Feed is more expensive to haul than feeder cattle," says Anderson. "Cattle should be fed as close as possible to where the feed is grown. The Canadians have proved this rule of thumb to be true. The potential is great for feeding cattle in North Dakota. We've got plenty of feed because we're a grain-producing state. In addition, there's an increasing amount of ag processing going on, making coproduct feeds available. Typically, we can meet a feedlot animal's nutritional needs with combinations of grains, coproducts and forages for substantially less cost for feed than they can in Kansas feedlots."
Indeed, such information fuels the vision held by Bill Patrie, economic development director for the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. Patrie, who helped organize Dakota Prairie Beef as well as a number of other farmerowned cooperatives in the state, sees great potential for farmers and ranchers to own a larger share of the beef-production chain, rendering the industry more efficient in the process.
"Under a farmer-owned system," says Patrie, "the beef feedlot would be a cooperative owned by the same people that own the calf; the same people that own the processing plant, the fabrication plant, the rendering plant and the distribution company. In such a system the feedlots would be placed where they made the most sense geographically. Ownership of the production chain would extend from prairie to plate, from the calf all the way through to the end consumer."
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