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Dear Martin,
Thank you for your letter. I confirm that following the encouragement of many colleagues from all parties I will be putting my name forward as a candidate in the election for the next Speaker. I am doing this for three main reasons: to bring forward the necessary reforms to the house, to strengthen the role of backbenchers in both speaking up for their constituents and holding the government of the day to account, and to be a highly visible and forthright advocate for parliamentary democracy.
I came into the house determined to serve my constituents, one of the 60% of members who has entered parliament since 1997. Over the last 12 years, I have served on the frontbench but I was rarely comfortable when forced to toe the party line, however necessary that may be to the governance of Britain. Most of my time has been as a backbencher. In debates in the chamber and elsewhere, and on the international development select committee, I have pursued important but unfashionable causes, on a cross-party basis. My consuming passions in parliament include special educational needs, the fight against global poverty, and for constitutional reform and the equal treatment of people, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation. I have been on a political journey of enlightenment from the Thatcherite right to the political centre ground.
Since the last election, I have redoubled my efforts on the causes dear to me. As a member of the Chairmen's Panel, I have chaired ten bill committees, dozens of debates in Westminster Hall and scores of delegated legislation committees. The chair does not engage in partisan politics but instead has to be in the "good order and fair play" party. I find this work extremely rewarding and I believe that it stands me in good stead to put myself forward for the post of Speaker. I believe my 12 years in parliament demonstrate that mix of youth and experience which is vital, if parliament is to resolve the crisis which has engulfed it.
In asking colleagues for their support, I am asking people to vote not for a Conservative but for a Speaker who has what it takes to restore trust in parliament and politicians.
We must make no mistake: parliament is broken. Disengagement from politics and indifference to what we do have given way to outright public ridicule and contempt. This is not just sad, it is deeply dangerous, because it provides fertile ground on which extremists feed. The spate of revelations about expenses has infuriated the people. The cause, at least in part, is that for far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs. It remains beset by antiquated practices which would not survive for a moment in any well-run organisation in the public, private or voluntary sectors. It is high time the house was run by professionals on a transparent basis, ensuring that we are accountable to the people who put us here.
Sorting out the mess of the allowances system is an urgent priority, but it is only one part of the much bigger challenge we face to make ourselves relevant to our country. The overriding priority must be to put parliament first and foremost and to forge a real and valued relationship with our fellow citizens.
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Just as importantly, I believe the next Speaker should not be merely a Speaker for the house, but an ambassador for parliament to the people. This demands that the Speaker, whilst remaining completely above party politics and scrupulously fair, must reach out to the country, not just explaining the role of the house and the work that individual members do to as wide an audience as possible – but also listening to and acting on the public's views, in return.
I hope this is useful and that you will consider giving me your support. It goes without saying that I would be happy to discuss my candidature further with other colleagues. I will be sending out my ideas in more detail in due course.
Thank you for your interest.
Best wishes, John


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Mom, Dad, and Deep Third POV
Periodically on whatever writing loop or group I belong to, someone asks everyone else whether to use "Mom" and "Dad" in the narrative for the deep third POV character, or "his mother/mom" and "his father/dad."
It seems like such a simple question. You want your third person POV to be as deep as possible, climbing under the skin of your main character and showing the reader his world and experiences through his eyes. So, if he calls his parents "Mom" and "Pop," then perhaps they should be "Mom" and "Pop" throughout.
I have to admit, that never really set well with me, and recently I figured out why.
During the day, I've been editing a manuscript in which the author wrote in the deep third person POV of an eight-year-old child I'll call Cheryl. Cheryl called her mother "Mommy." So, I read sentences like these: Cheryl looked for Mommy, Cheryl helped Mommy, Cheryl tried not to get Mommy mad, and so on.
In the evening, I've been reading Brandilyn Collins's Double Blind, which is written in first person, in the POV of Lisa. Lisa's mother showed up at her door, taking her entirely by surprise. Collins alternates between calling Lisa's mother "my mother" and "Mom," but when she calls her mother "Mom," it's natural because of the first person POV: "Mom and I exchanged a glance" (quoting from page 123).
Seeing the difference between these two novels brought the answer home to me. The reason using "Mommy" in deep third hits me wrong is because the main character herself is still called by her name.
I rarely if ever think or speak of myself as "Linda." I use the first person pronouns. But when writing in third person, we have no choice but to put in that distance where the character "calls" herself by her name. "Cheryl tried not to make Mommy mad." It seems odd to me that, as the reader goes from paragraph to paragraph, she will call the main character by her name, but the MC's parent "Mommy."
I don't recommend calling "Mommy" Francine while in the main character's POV, but "her mother" is okay, or "her mom." Of course, an alternative is to make sure you have to identify her at all. As I said in "Proper Nouns, Pronouns, and Deeper POV," it's okay to use pronouns. If you've already identified "Mom," it's okay to call her "her" as long as you're not confusing your reader.
So for what it's worth, there's my opinion about something that has confused quite a few newbie authors. Maybe even now it's clear as mud.
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Good points, Linda. And I so agree! I would find the first example very annoying.ReplyDelete
Makes sense! Thanks for clarifying!ReplyDelete
I'm writing a memoir in first person. One other thing to consider is, as a young child I called my mom, Mommy. As I age it becomes Mom. But too many Mommy's in a passage would be about as welcome as a two year old chanting, "Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommmy!" so one has to use even those terms just a few times in a scene.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree. This applies when an author is CONSTANTLY using a character's name, too. I don't need to be reminded every sentence or two or three what the main character's name is. Trust me, I remember his or her name just fine if I only see it every couple of paragraphs or so and see he/him/his or she/her in between. That's annoying to the nth and a guaranteed way to have me tossing a book aside. Nails on a chalkboard have nothing on that bad writing habit where I'm concerned.Delete
So true, Heather. Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
With my current WIP, I made a conscious decision to put some emotional distance between my protagonist and her mother. So far, throughout the whole book (written in third person), I've managed to refer to the mother as "her mother" without having the MC address her directly by name at all. I actually haven't even given the mother a name. I'm finding a few awkward sentences (mainly due to having to specify "which HER are we talking about, as you described above), but overall I'm pleased with the effect :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Best of luck with your manuscript!Delete
Good advice, Linda. I never really thought about it before but, I have tried to do the same as you suggest. I guess I sort of follow examples of other writers I like unconsciously. In this instance, that was a good thing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Usually following the examples of other writers is a good thing!Delete


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The name on the deed has changed at Anita's Garden, but not the familiar faces or the cozy atmosphere at the assisted-living facility in Port Washington.After leasing the former rectory at 117 E. Van Buren St. from St. Mary's Parish since 2006, owners Kathleen Mahoney and Bridgette Benavides have purchased the building that houses the 19-bed senior residential facility."This is something we have been talking with the church about for two or three years. It was always our goal to own the building," Benavides said."I think we've become a part of the community. It had gotten to the point where if we couldn't buy the building, we were going to have to look at relocating. We like it here and really didn't want to leave."Benavides said their relationship with the parish has always been good, Still, she noted, it will be much easier to make improvements on the building now that they own it."When we started this business and long before we even thought about buying the building, Kathy and I put our life savings, $180,000, into making improvements and bringing it up to code for use as an assisted-living facility," she said.Mahoney said they used their own money to make safety improvements to the building before they owned it, including installing a sprinkler system and "wander guards" on doors, as well as making bathrooms ADA compliant."Our accountant said we couldn't keep spending money on rent, but if it came down to it, I know I would have fought the idea of leaving here. It has become our home and a real labor of love," Benavides said.Their lease on the building was scheduled to expire next March.As owners of the building, Benavides and Mahoney said, they would like to "improve the curb appeal of the building," if they get the blessing of city officials.Those upgrades would include adding an exterior sign and possibly creating tiered flower beds on the hillside fronting Wisconsin Street. New flooring and an improved air-handling system are also being eyed."Whenever possible, we make a point of using local vendors. We want to be supporters of the local economy and be an asset to the community," Benavides said.The building has six first-floor bedrooms and nine second-floor rooms, four of which are designed for double occupancy.The owners said the facility has averaged close to full occupancy since it opened."I would say we have something like a 98% occupancy rate," Mahoney said.The owners credited the compassionate staff for the home's reputation for being patient-centered."There was a bit of a learning curve at first, but we have gotten to the point where I think we have a 'dream team' for our staff," Benavides said."You can teach people how to do a job, but you can't teach people to have heart. Everyone who works here has a real compassionate heart for our residents."The facility has 14 employees, up from the early days when there were five employees — including Benavides and Mahoney, who were on call virtually around the clock.As an age-in-place facility, Benavides said, dealing with residents as they approach the end of their lives is probably the biggest challenge.The facility has averaged about four deaths a year, and none of the original residents are still alive."It can be so difficult when we lose one of our residents. Still, it is also so rewarding to sit with them as they approach their celestial discharge," Benavides said.The facility was named in memory of Benavides' late mother, Anita.Moving forward, the owners said they are working on plans to open a second assisted-living facility in Ozaukee County next year.
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review by Greg Suarez of
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Film Rating: C+
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): B+/B/D-
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91 mins, R, letterboxed widescreen (1.85:1), 16x9 enhanced, single-sided, single-layered, Amaray keep case packaging, theatrical trailer, film-themed menu screens, scene access (16 chapters), language: English (DD mono), subtitles: French and Spanish, Closed Captioned
The Howling
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The Howling
makes for an entertaining late night viewing session with friends, but falls well short of John Landis' similar horror/comedy entry
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The Howling
Dee Wallace plays Karen White, an investigative TV journalist who is invited to meet with notorious sex criminal/murderer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo) for an exclusive interview. During the strange, tense meeting in a peep show booth, Eddie is shot dead by the police (or so she thinks) while making a physical transformation that scares the pudding out of Karen - so much so that she becomes emotionally unbalanced and can't remember what happened. While struggling with her trauma, Karen's psychiatrist (Patrick Macnee) sends her and her husband off to a nature retreat for some therapeutic R&R. After arriving at the retreat and meeting its very off-kilter inhabitants, Karen becomes haunted by mysterious events that unravel into a bloody mess of flesh, blood, hair and fangs.
The Howling
is a fun little film that does have some humorous moments (and probably could have used a few more), but is most definitely rooted in horror. The acting is pretty bad, but that's okay, as this film does a wonderful job of guising as a modern B-movie. The special effects - most notably, the werewolf transformations - are mighty impressive. Rob Bottin (who went on to huge success with John Carpenter's
The Thing
) created groundbreaking makeup effects that not only make this film memorable, but also (in my eyes) surpass Rick Baker's work in
An American Werewolf in London
. But since Baker won the first Academy Award for makeup effects for
, he's the one who will be remembered for reinventing cinematic werewolf transformations.
The Howling
unfortunately is a pacing nightmare. The first two-thirds of the film are long, drawn-out segments that desperately lack action. This is not a David Lean film - this is a mindless horror flick, which means that the audience wants to be scared and demands to see blood and gore, and lots of it right now! It takes Dante a full hour to get to any serious werewolf action and, by that time, he has to cram 90-minutes worth of action into a half an hour. The addition of a little more humor would have helped move the first hour along more effectively, since the filmmakers tended to be stingy with the werewolf goodness. This is where
An American Werewolf in London
was a much better experience - the action was nicely spread throughout the film and the humor was plentiful, but never ever out of place. Still, as it stands,
The Howling
is still a worthy addition to any DVD collector's horror catalog.
Even though this is one of MGM's budget line of DVDs (you can pick it up for under a ten-spot at most stores), the studio thankfully decided to present the film in a 1.85:1 widescreen transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. The transfer looks nice overall, but there are noticeable amounts of print damage in the form of brief scratches and black spots. These blemishes aren't too distracting, but you'll definitely notice them. The color fidelity is nice, if a bit red in some areas, and black level and picture detail is respectable given the age of the film. Compression artifacting is never a problem. The Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack is utilitarian, but gets the job done. Dialog is always intelligible, and music and sound effects sound natural enough. The only extra included is the theatrical trailer, which is presented in widescreen. There's not even an insert booklet, but for $10, who can complain? At least the film is in anamorphic widescreen... and, really, isn't that what counts the most?
The Howling
is a good film, not great, but the excellent makeup effects help make the experience memorable. While not in the same league as
An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
is a good companion piece and deserves a spot in your horror DVD collection.
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Dec 6, 2012 - StaffLinda J. Miller died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at the Help for Health Hospice Home in Riverton. She was 60 years old.
No services are planned.
Linda Jean Miller was born June 24, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio.
She grew up in Temperance, Mich., where she graduated from high school and attended Monroe Community College. After high school, she worked as a first mate on a salmon fishing boat and waitressed while raising her daughter, Deanna.
She raised her own horses, dogs, cats and sheep. She had a very special talent with animals. She worked as a Wrangler, a Stagecoach Driver in Jackson Hole and competed successfully in team penning and barrel racing. She was a competitive shooter, golfer, bowler and body builder. She was a Certified Citizens Mounted Patrol Officer and volunteered in Jackson Hole.
Her family said she also probably should have been a competitive driver as she commuted from Riverton to work at Snow King Mountain, Great American Ski School in Jackson Hole, six days a week for about 13 years. She was a certified ski instructor in Jackson Hole and at Boyne Mountain, Mont., and Killington, Vt. She cooked for Wyoming Horses in Pavillion and worked her last six years at the Wind River Casino as a security guard.
She is survived by her mother, Marlene Combs; sister Sharon Diefenthaler; brothers Tim Combs and Michael Combs; and grandchildren Randy Patterson, Taylynn Ervin-Miller and Nicole Miller of Rock Springs.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Combs, her sister Kathy Wiseman, and her daughter Deanna Noller.
Memorials can be made to Help for Health Hospice, 1240 College View Drive, Riverton, WY 82501.
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Alumnus to pitch novel unicycle on Shark Tank
David Martschinske, a 2008 graduate of Western Washington University in plastics engineering technology, will appear on tonight's episode of ABC's Shark Tank in hopes of securing an investment deal for his self-balancing unicycle.
Martschinske, co-owner of Focus Designs with Daniel Wood, will be pitching the company's SBU V3 (self-balancing unicycle, version 3). The unicycle is the latest iteration of Focus Designs' "products for the last mile," personal transportation systems that help people get from the bus or train to their home, work or other destination.
"Its uses have proven to be much more practical than we originally imagined, and our customers are loving the new design," Martschinske said. "It's portable – easy to carry at 27 pounds – and is small enough to store out of the way at home or the office. You can't do that with a Segway."
Growing up in Camas and graduating from Western, it may not be surprising that Martschinske developed an environmentally friendly product to encourage people to use public and alternative methods of transportation.
"In a nutshell, we're a small group of tech nerds (self dubbed the N3RD H3RD) who have a passion for creating things. We have grown and adapted our business model to enable this passion. We manage all sales [via the Focus Designs website], distribution channels, and are very hands-on with quality control over manufacturing," he said, adding the SBU V3's largest markets are the European nations and California. "In the future, we'll be designing and licensing a variety of new cool products from recreational equipment to personal transportation."
Martschinske added, "Due to the uniqueness of our product, we get requests from other companies needing our design capabilities ... and a small consulting market has grown as well."
Martschinske and Wood plan to capitalize on their engineering and design expertise to include a variety of motion-control devices, and they're looking to hire qualified people who want to work on these types of projects. The partners met while working at U.S. Digital in Vancouver, Wash., (where Martschinske completed two internships as a WWU student) and decided to join Wood in his entrepreneurial adventure to build an electric unicycle in 2009.
Focus Designs was launched in Martschinske's nearby hometown of Camas. In 2011, they had their first angel investor and are now looking to build on that with a Shark Tank investor.
"We have an overabundance of resellers who want to sell them, but we have a delay in meeting the demand on the production end," Martschinske said. "We're dealing with growing pains – which is a good problem to have – and Shark Tank will be really good for us."
The duo spent five days in early July in Los Angeles filming the Shark Tank episode that appears tonight. It was the week before Martschinske got married to Allison Budzier, a 2009 Western graduate in humanities and social sciences. Martschinske's little sister, Rachel, is a current Freshman at Western.
Martschinske earned a Presidential scholarship to attend Western and was a local youth group pastor. He said his favorite professor is the now-retired Steven Dillman.
"If I could only take one class, it would be his Design of Experiments class," he said. "The logic from that class has made me successful in the way I think about everything – I question everything."
The Focus Designs team invites anyone in the Vancouver area from the WWU community to join them for a special viewing party at Big Al's tonight.
Vancouver, WA Viewing Party
- When: 6 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2012
- Where: Big Al's in Vancouver
- Cost: Room is reserved, no-host bar and food
If you can't make it to the viewing party, tune in at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Central Time) for ABC's Shark Tank.
Stephan Aarstol ('96), founder of Tower Paddle Boards, appeared on ABC's Shark Tank in March. He earned backing of billionaire Mark Cuban, who struck a deal in which he invested $150,000 for a 30-percent stake in the company, plus right of first refusal on investing in any business Aarstol does in the future (a first ever offer on Shark Tank).


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The Spring Pollen Invasion Has Begun
You've probably stepped outside to the same scene in the last few days – a fine coating of yellow powder all over everything. Yes, allergy season is in full swing in Ocean County.
In fact, some news outlets are saying that this is going to be "one of the worst" allergy seasons in recent history.
US News & World Report actually offers some interesting unconventional tips, like being sure to wash your hair and taking your shoes off when you get indoors.
So what are some of the ways that you're fighting allergy season this Spring? Tell us in the comments!


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There are currently little or no data on the role of endemic disease control in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. In the present study, we have used an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-compliant model to calculate GHG emissions from naturally grazing lambs under four different anthelmintic drug treatment regimes over a 5-year study period. Treatments were either "monthly" (NST), "strategic" (SPT), "targeted" (TST) or based on "clinical signs" (MT). Commercial sheep farming practices were simulated, with lambs reaching a pre-selected target market weight (38 kg) removed from the analysis as they would no longer contribute to the GHG budget of the flock. Results showed there was a significant treatment effect over all years, with lambs in the MT group consistently taking longer to reach market weight, and an extra 10% emission of CO2e per kg of weight gain over the other treatments. There were no significant differences between the other three treatment strategies (NST, SPT and TST) in terms of production efficiency or cumulated GHG emissions over the experimental period. This study has shown that endemic disease control can contribute to a reduction in GHG emissions from animal agriculture and help reduce the carbon footprint of livestock farming.
There is considerable political pressure on many sectors of industry to reduce their carbon footprint to meet ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in order to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. For example, the UK Government Climate Change Act 2008 [
Globally, GHG emissions from agriculture are expected to rise, driven by three main factors: (i) increasing global human population, estimated to reach nine billion by 2050, (ii) increased demand for livestock (meat and dairy) products in emerging economies, e.g., China, India and Russia, and (iii) technological changes including increased use of synthetic fertiliser, irrigation and intensification of animal production systems [
There is increasing research effort being focused on calculating the reduction in GHG emissions associated with increased livestock farming efficiency. Previous studies have considered management options such as changing lambing time to coincide with grass growth, mating ewes for the first time as lambs rather than yearlings, feeding lambs to reduce time to slaughter [
Parasitic worms, specifically gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), are responsible for some of the most important production-limiting diseases of farmed livestock globally [
The aim of the present study is to provide robust and objective data on the role of animal health in the context of GHG emissions from grazing livestock. In this study, we use a 5-year field trial [
The experimental design for this study has already been described by Kenyon Neo-Suppressive Treatment (NST group), in which all lambs were treated every four weeks throughout the experimental period. Performance-based Targeted Selective Treatment (TST group), where lambs were assessed on their ability to reach individualised target growth rates [ Strategic Prophylactic Treatment (SPT group), in which all lambs were treated at strategically appropriate times based on knowledge of the epidemiology of key GIN species on this farm Metaphylactic/Therapeutic regime (MT group), in which all lambs were treated when individuals within the group exhibited clinical signs of parasitism, including high faecal egg count (FEC), scouring and/or weight loss. The MT group provided a comparison of the potential productivity losses that might occur in the absence of regular chemical intervention.
Neo-Suppressive Treatment (NST group), in which all lambs were treated every four weeks throughout the experimental period.
Performance-based Targeted Selective Treatment (TST group), where lambs were assessed on their ability to reach individualised target growth rates [
Strategic Prophylactic Treatment (SPT group), in which all lambs were treated at strategically appropriate times based on knowledge of the epidemiology of key GIN species on this farm
Metaphylactic/Therapeutic regime (MT group), in which all lambs were treated when individuals within the group exhibited clinical signs of parasitism, including high faecal egg count (FEC), scouring and/or weight loss. The MT group provided a comparison of the potential productivity losses that might occur in the absence of regular chemical intervention.
Liveweights of all lambs were recorded every two weeks throughout the experimental period at which time a decision to treat TST animals based on their ability to reach live weight gain targets was made. The treatment regimes continued until the end of the grazing season at day 154 when all lambs were removed and the pastures left fallow until the trial resumed with a fresh batch of lambs the following spring.
An IPCC-compliant model (CPLANv2) was modified to focus on the growing period of the lambs in the study, from about 5–18 weeks of age, and was used to model the GHG emissions over the 154 days of the field trial for each of five years. The model is designed to use the default IPCC sheep equations [
The model to calculate GHG emissions operates on a daily time step, so calculations are done for each lamb's growth over the successive 14 day periods. The parameters for calculating the net energy used for maintenance and growth are different for female, male and castrated lambs, so for simplicity the model assumed 50% female and 50% male lambs in the composition of all the flocks. The balance of nutrition between milk and grass feed also affects the GHG emissions, and the timing of changeover from mainly milk to mainly grass-fed is required for more detailed modelling; as these data were not available for individual lambs in this experiment, it is assumed that lambs in all treatments were grass-fed throughout the experimental period, which will introduce an upward bias in the calculated GHG emissions. In accordance with IPCC guidelines, the estimated emission of GHGs from the lambs included emissions of methane from enteric fermentation in the digestive system and emissions of both methane and nitrous oxide from manure decomposition on pasture. With the above simplifying assumptions, the model was used to give comparative estimates of GHG emissions across the treatment strategies employed in the study, with the biases in estimates expected to be similar for all treatments.
To simulate what would happen on a commercial farm, a target slaughter weight of 38 kg was set for all years in the experiment. A slaughter weight of 38 kg equates to a dead weight of 17–19 kg, depending on a killing-out percentage (45%–50%), this is a standard weight for the UK supermarket trade [
From a total of 830 lambs in the experiment over the five years, 338 lambs reached the target weight of 38 kg, with 286 lambs of these reaching this target and being removed from their respective treatment group before the end of the experimental period.
Percentages of lambs that reached slaughter weight of 38 kg in each year following treatment under one of four different anthelmintic regimes.
|Overall Treatment
|23.6 a
|51.4 b
|43.5 b
|44.4 b
|Overall Year 1
|36.1 a
|31.8 a
|21.3 a
|40.0 a
|73.1 b
1 Different letters associated with overall treatment and overall year means on the column and row margins signify statistically significant differences (
The cumulative GHG emissions reflect the differences in weight and weight gain between the animals at the end of the experiment (
The detail of this relationship was explored by calculating the cumulative GHG emissions per kg live weight gained (
Cumulative GHG emissions associated with the weight gain of 830 lambs treated under the four anthelmintic regimes from 2006 to 2010, inclusive (with lambs either reaching the target slaughter weight or the end of the experimental period at 154 days).
Estimated average GHG emissions (kg CO2e per kg live weight gain) assuming lambs removed from the treatment group at slaughter weight of 38 kg 1.
|Overall Treatment
|2.48 b
|2.17 a
|2.27 a
|2.22 a
|Overall Year
|2.23 ab
|2.36 bc
|2.23 ab
|2.44 c
|2.15 a
1 Different letters associated with overall treatment means on the column margins signify statistically significant differences (
The difference between treatments was analysed using analysis of variance. This analysis revealed that the cumulative GHGs emitted over the experimental period by each animal, standardised for its weight gain (kg CO2e emitted per kg of weight gain until the individual was removed at the target slaughter weight of 38 kg or until the end of the experiment,
Estimated cumulated GHG emissions for the season (kg CO2e per lamb) assuming lambs removed from the treatment group at slaughter weight of 38 kg.
|Overall Treatment
|Overall Year 1
|45.52 b
|48.43 c
|46.26 b
|46.73 b
|42.11 a
1 Different letters associated with overall year means on the row margins signify statistically significant differences (
There was considerable variation between years in the proportion of lambs reaching the selected target weight of 38 kg and a consequential influence on their estimated GHG footprint (
Pairs of plots for each of the years 2006 to 2010 showing for the four treatments (on left) the % of lambs remaining in the experiment over the 154 days (
This study aimed to quantify the GHG emissions associated with naturally grazing lambs under one of four different anthelmintic treatment regimes aimed at controlling endemic gastrointestinal parasites. The analysis revealed that the anthelmintic regime adopted by the farmer to control GIN parasites can have a significant influence on the time it takes lambs to reach their desired slaughter weight and, as a consequence, the animal's carbon footprint.
Across the five years of the study, only 23.6% of lambs in the MT group reached their target slaughter weight compared with 43.5%, 44.4% and 51.4% for the SPT, TST and NST groups, respectively. Lambs in the MT group consequently, had a larger GHG footprint, with an extra 10% emission of CO2e per kg of weight gain over the other treatments. On average, over the whole study, the lambs in the MT treatment group had slightly higher total GHG emissions compared with the other anthelmintic regimes tested, but this was not statistically significant. They also received the fewest anthelmintic treatments, averaging approximately one treatment per year throughout the study [
There was considerable variability across the years in terms of lamb liveweight gain with, for example, only 3% of lambs in the MT group reaching their target weight in 2008 compared with 60% in 2010. This extreme difference was attributed to an outbreak of nematodirosis in spring 2008, lambs in the MT group being particularly vulnerable as they would have had no anthelmintic treatment up until that point [
Very few, if any, studies have considered the annual variation in the GHG budgets of farms. While this study was not designed to do so, it is clear that, without taking such variation into account, regulatory mechanisms to monitor or control GHG emissions from farms could be both restrictive in terms of limiting a farmer's management choices, although excluding inefficient options should be beneficial overall. Such mechanisms could also involve climatic factors beyond the farmer's control. Policy-making related to GHG reduction strategies for food and agricultural production is a relatively recent activity [
Although there were no significant differences in cumulative GHG emissions from the NST, SPT and TST groups, from a parasitological perspective, NST would not be considered to represent best practice as frequent treatment has been consistently shown to select strongly for anthelmintic resistance [
There are some small differences in the equations and parameter values used in a UK-specific model as against this IPCC version based on their 2006 reports [
In the present study, we only considered the growth of the lamb and did not include GHG emissions associated with the ewe or grass production, as these were considered standard across all treatments. The E-CO2 carbon dioxide equivalent calculator takes a Life Cycle Analysis approach, modelling GHG fluxes from birth to the farm gate, utilising conversion factors and economic allocation to establish annual GHG emissions per kilogram of live and deadweight for each enterprise [
A recent carbon audit of 131 English beef and 57 English sheep enterprises [
There are very little, if any, data available on the role of animal health and endemic disease on GHG emissions from livestock. The present study revealed differences in GHG emissions associated with four different anthelmintic treatment strategies in lambs, which are sufficiently large that they could have an impact on a farm's GHG budget. The differences relate to the weights of the animal but also reflect the length of time the animal is contributing to overall emissions from the farm. Although this study concentrates on gastrointestinal nematode control in sheep, these findings could have wider implications for livestock farming
This study demonstrates that sustainable control of endemic, production-limiting disease represents a potential win-win situation, both from an economic and environmental standpoint. Such information will allow policy makers to make informed decisions about the mitigation options available for reducing GHG emissions from animal agriculture, balanced against the contribution of livestock products to local and global food security.
The present study has shown that effective management of endemic production-limiting disease, in this case, gastrointestinal parasites, can reduce the farm's GHG budget under simulated commercial farming conditions. Waiting for animals to show clinical signs before treatment had a production and GHG emissions penalty. There was little difference between the monthly, strategic and targeted treatment approaches in terms of performance efficiency and GHG emissions. However, monthly anthelmintic treatment is not sustainable as it selects strongly for resistance. Strategic treatment would be a better option but requires a sound understanding of the epidemiology of the gastrointestinal parasites on a given farm to be fully effective. Targeted (selective) treatment represents the best and most practical option for sustainable parasite control and reducing GHG emissions as it, by default, optimises daily liveweight gain, reduces the selection pressure for resistance and reduces the amount of anthelmintic used overall
The authors would like to thank the Scottish Government's Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS), Quality Meat Scotland, EUFP7 PARASOL and GLOWORM projects for continued financial support for the field work. The authors are also indebted to Ruth Zadoks, Moredun Research Institute and Eric Morgan, University of Bristol, for helpful and insightful comments on the manuscript.


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He has no daughters and no children. He hasn't had sex in 25 years. It's kind of hard when you eat your boogers and live in your grandma's basement.<quoted text>
Sorry Bozo, but until you offer something besides your own toxic racist opinion, there is nothing to disprove. However, don't let that stop you from spouting the KKK's talking points......
Here's hoping all your daughters discover the joys of bi-racial marriage!
'Black community on edge;' Grand Rapids police chief 'very concerned' by killings
There are 85 comments on the MLive.com story from Jan 11, 2013, titled 'Black community on edge;' Grand Rapids police chief 'very concerned' by killings. In it, MLive.com reports that:
After eight homicides in less than a month, Grand Rapids police have stepped up patrols in "hot spot areas," worked to get illegal guns off the street and kept Major Case Team detectives working overtime.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at MLive.com.
#76 Jan 17, 2013
#77 Jan 17, 2013
Sorry about that. If someone offered free transportation to where your ancestors had it so good, would you like to go back?
Or don't they have food stamps , welfare, and Obama phones in Africa?
#78 Jan 17, 2013
You the Chinese had a plan of invading Russia with out a shot. Just send troops over to surrender and Russia would be overwhelmed.
#80 Jan 17, 2013
"I'd never use a gun to commit a crime if they were banned" said no criminal....ever.
#81 Jan 17, 2013
Not at all but even though all are created and start out equal, where they go from there is up to them and guess what...not all end up the same. THAT is what pisses off all you pansy azz liberal tards who think everyone should have everything the same or 'it's not fair'. Life ain't fair, short bus Bob...put on your big boy pull-ups and deal with it.
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#83 Jan 17, 2013
Do you mean to say, you don't even understand the meaning of...TAKING RESPONSIBILITY? You don't agree that too many, black men don't take resonsibility for their children?.....Maybe we should start there....
#84 Jan 17, 2013
You mean a govt that doesn't demand responsibility leads to a falling family value society?
#85 Jan 18, 2013
In some utopia, all fathers take care of their children, mothers stay home baking bread, and children get straight A's in schools that teach values based on the bible......
Problem solved!
Now we only need to figure out how to force everyone to live up to that script. Ideas?
#86 Jan 18, 2013
You are all going to pay for your inappropriate treatment of other fellow human beings. Got Guns?
Chief Belk is 'very concerned'? When does he get to use a gun? Does he carry one? What about a bullet-proof vest? People are very busy buying guns - but maybe they also need to purchase the bullet-proof vests as well. It is getting scary because of the proliferation of gun purchases. Crazy people in America. You are not even safe in your own home. We must all get on board with the anti-violence crusade that has begun.
#87 Jan 18, 2013
Start by reintroducing prayer to our schools before the tragedys instaed of after.
#88 Jan 18, 2013
Maybe re look at the 10 commandments and apply them.
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#89 Jan 18, 2013
No mention of an inability to take responsibility?....typical, in itself....
#90 Jan 18, 2013
People in Texas are polite over all.
#92 Jan 18, 2013
They execute the mentally retarded. But they do say please before asking to pull the lever on a Jerry's kid.
#93 Jan 18, 2013
You are full of hatred and arrogance and you are a liar on top of it. Move to your favorite utopia..England...high taxes, universal healthcare, and no one carries a gun because they are banned. Perhaps you would love the gas prices there as well?
#94 Jan 19, 2013
Which prayers?
Muslim, Jewish, or Westboro Baptist?
#95 Jan 19, 2013
I'M full of hatred and arrogance? Every one of your posts is nothing but 60 year old flaming flatulence. You're an angry, bitter, old hag. It's obvious you're lost any positive outlook and now it's your job to try and make everyone as miserable as your old, regret-filled, pitiful azz. GR Topix is your platform and we all get to share in your wonderful gift. For this I say: F off. Go find something in your life that's positive before you fall over dead from a stroke or heart attack---god's gift for the miserable.
#96 Jan 19, 2013
And they uphold a code of silence that protects the perps.
#97 Jan 19, 2013
This statement shows you have obviously failed to put any study whatsoever into world history.
#98 Jan 19, 2013
In all fairness, you're way out of line and wildly incorrect here. Black people are responsible for multiple discoveries and investions that make all our lives better in this country. A quick Google search can show you that.
Sad that so many of them have regressed rather than progressed.
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It's the movie that helped define an entire genre of video game protagonists, not to mention any Hollywood film featuring tough-as-nails 'space marines.' But for all its influence, the world created in James Cameron's Aliens was one in which fans could only watch the thrill of Xenomorph-slaying, not relive it. Until now.
While the latest story trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines isn't likely to silence the skeptics, it does prove that the developers at Gearbox Software are crafting the game with a plot and action that fans of the film have been dying for.
With the success of Borderlands 2 under their belts, the team has shifted their focus towards delivering a more directed, story-driven experience. What that means for players is a chance to pick up where Aliens left off, and the new trailer shows just how closely Colonial Marines will be linked with the films. Not surprising, since they turned directly to Ridley Scott for backstory.
Aside from a posthumous appearance from Corporal Dwayne Hicks, the trailer lays out the plot for those who haven't been keeping up to date: a team of Colonial Marines are sent to investigate the USS Sulaco (the ship dispatched alongside Ellen Ripley in Aliens) and the destroyed (more or less) settlement on LV-426. How the ship got there following the opening scenes of Alien 3 is a question we've been asking since the beginning, and as the trailer shows, it may be an important one to the plot.
Gearbox has taken their time and even delayed Colonial Marines, and as often as that may be a sign of troubled development in this industry, they claim it's for all the right reasons. There's no mistaking the fact that this game is being made by fans of the movie series for fans of the movie series (as evidenced by the Collector's Edition) and story trailer shows that some knowledge of the source material will go a long way, and may even help answer questions the campaign will leave unanswered.
Of course, if space marines and aliens isn't something you like to see bogged down with overwhelming fiction, not to fret. Previous looks we've had at Colonial Marines' Escape Mode and slightly more complicated Survivor Mode show potential for keeping players hooked after the weeks following release, which is becoming more and more of a necessity these days. Not that shooting Xenomorphs is ever going to get old.
Are you holding Colonial Marines to a high standard in all aspects of its design and gameplay, or are you likely willing to forgive some issues if the story and connections to the movie series are satisfying? Sound off in the comments.
Aliens: Colonial Marines releases February 12th, 2013, for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC.
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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:23pm
Towards the end of last week, Daniel Webster head coach and MLL writer Kyle Devitte reached out to us with the desire to engage in a battle of the minds (AKA staff debate) over who would be the winners of the various Major League Lacrosse awards this spring.
It took us a bit of time to get the ball rolling with all the recruiting stuff and Ocean City over the weekend (hence his predicting Turner as Goalie of the Year, which came out last week), but we took him up on it.
These last few awards will be announced over the next four days leading up to the MLL Championships this weekend in Annapolis, which take place on Saturday afternoon with the finals on Sunday at 1PM.
FROM: Kyle Devitte
TO: Terry Foy, John Jiloty, Sean Burns, Danielle Bernstein, Geoff Shannon
SUBJECT: MLL Roundup
I was wondering if you have any interest in doing an MLL round table before the playoffs. We could go over MVP, Rookie of the year, DPOY, etc. Those awards generate their own discussion since there aren't any clear cut favourites for any award.
FROM: Terry Foy
TO: Kyle Devitte, Geoff Shannon, Sean Burns, John Jiloty, Danielle Bernstein
SUBJECT: MLL Roundup
I'm your huckleberry. As you can see, Quint has his opinions:
I'll throw out mine.
MVP – Matt Poskay
Not simply because he's the league's leading scorer. After losing Morris and Alrich, there were big questions about who was going to score for Boston. Then Rabil's production slipped by 20 points (circumstantial, but still...). Then they became a team that was more comfortable playing defense than last year. So for all of that to add up to Poskay putting up 30 more points than last year and the Cannons adding least two wins? Pretty f'in impressive.
Defensive Player of the Year – Matt Bocklet
I haven't seen enough games to make this an extremely educated opinion, but Brodie's team has struggled defensively despite getting good goaltending and LI, who I think might be the best D in the MLL, seems to be getting contributions for too many sources to pin down one (like Nicky, Spallina, Cocchi, McKee, D'Agostino)... So Bocklet gets it for being the guy that impacts the game the most, with Sweeney a spot behind him right now.
Rookie of the Year – Ned Crotty
The numbers suggest this is a race for second place, which I think is up for McKee, Quinzani and Rodgers (easy to see why Duke won the title).
FROM: Kyle Devitte
TO: Terry Foy, John Jiloty, Sean Burns, Danielle Bernstein, Geoff Shannon
SUBJECT: RE: MLL Roundup
MVP: It's Poskay because he is truly unstoppable. You can draw up schemes to slow down the big dodgers like Rabil and Danowski and try to limit their points, but how do you stop a guy that knows how to get open on the crease and put the ball wherever he wants? You can tie up his hands and body him up, but he will still find a way to score. So what if he doesn't create his shots? I used to think B.J Prager was the greatest crease man that ever lived, but now I know better - it's Matt "Barn Cat" Poskay.
Defensive player of the year - Foy, just because someone has a ton of groundballs doesn't mean they play stellar defense all the time. Bocklet is as solid as they come at LSM, but no one fears him. People still fear Brodie Merrill. Technique wise, Brodie is the best because he can embarass you with one check. But for my money embarassment is not enough. People must dread going up against you. The one guy in the league that still intimidates in that manner is Brian Spallina. He's not on his last legs, he just chopped off someone elses and is using them. He's quick to slide, quick to double and quick to tussle. Let's be honest - Everyone likes a good tussle. It's been a long time coming for Spallina.
Rookie of the year - It's Crotty and it's not really close. It took him a couple of games to adjust but ever since the Denver game he's been lights out. Quinzani and Rodger's are very streaky so far but they have the best chance to adjust to the MLL and find expanded roles on their teams next year. I know Kimmel gets a lot of hate, but it's largely because he's another jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none player form Hopkins. Those guys come and go in the MLL unless they keep striving to do as well as they did at the Hop.
Offensive player of the year anyone? It's probably going to go to Danowski, who has had an amazing second half of the season. It's just so hard for me to give an offensive player of the year award to ANYONE on Long Island. Their offense is borderline shameful for a team chock full of MLL professionals. Iso, Dodge, re-dodge, pass up top or behind, dodge, re-dodge. Rinse. Repeat. Watch them play and tell me they even run an offense. I will laugh in your face. Poillon is also a strong contender for this award, but he will likely get most improved, even though his production has slipped in recent weeks. Ryan Boyle should get a mention just because he's the only guy in the league who has over 20 assists and the next closest guy is 7 behind him.
Goalie of the Year has to be Kip Turner. That is a sentence that I never thought I would type, but a statement that I am happy to proclaim. The classic headcase goalie went and found his confidence and he's killing it right now. I heard that Jordan Burke was pushing him for starts in training camp very early on, but even after Kip was pulled and Burke went on to spur the Cannons the victory earlier this season, Kip hung in there and battled through games. He's one of the best clearing goalies ever, but no one seems to notice. Chris Garrity was a lock for this award early in the season but the Bayhawks upheaval and personnel changes clearly didn't help the defense in front of him. Schwartzman hasn't replicated his form from last year and has let in four more two-pointers than he did all of last season with a game left to play. Queener should be in the conversation, but how do you give goalie of the year to a guy that basically a goalie closer? Sure he's dynamic and has great numbers, but why isn't he in for the entire game? I've never seen a two-goalie system work until last year and I don't think it will ever work again.
FROM: Danielle Bernstein
TO: Kyle Devitte, Terry Foy, Geoff Shannon, Sean Burns, John Jiloty
SUBJECT: Re: MLL Roundup
I think I'm going to jump on board with Foy and Devitte on Poskay for MVP.
I'm going to go with Lee Zink for Defensive Player of the Year. I see the arguments for Spallina and Bocklet but I really think that defense isn't nearly as good as it is without Zink. Guys have come and gone in Denver's five years in the MLL but he's the constant. I realize the Defensive MVP award is based off one season but my point is that he's the backbone and the anchor of that defense. Always has been and this season is no different. His leadership and one-on-one ability is unmatched.
Offensive MVP - I'll go with Danowski. Long Island may have had struggles offensively but just think of where they'd be without him. Probably at home watching this weekend. Oh, and something that Kyle failed to mention is that the guy who is seven assists behind Boyle is, in fact, Danowski.
FROM: Sean Burns
TO: Danielle Bernstein, Kyle Devitte, Terry Foy, Geoff Shannon, John Jiloty
SUBJECT: Re: MLL Roundup
I'm going to jump in with everybody and say Poskay will enjoy the fruits of his labor, but I'm guessing he takes Offensive POY as well as the MVP - considering Paul Rabil did the double last year, John Grant did it in 2007 and '08 and Ryan Powell won both in '06, its not exactly far-fetched to see him taking home both.
I wouldn't be shocked to see Danowski take it, but the recent trend has shown otherwise.
As far as defensive players, I'm going to go with the historical aspect and say perchance Brodie Merrill takes this thing down once again, despite the Nationals having a pretty sub-par season. Fourth in the MLL in GBs, tied for sixth on his team with 12 points and as good of a defender as the game has ever seen, I like the big Canadian to take home yet another Defender of the Year award.


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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange premiered his new television show on Tuesday with an exclusive interview with the outspoken but largely elusive Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese Hezbollah´s secretary- general.
During the interview - which was Assange´s first for his new program on the Kremlin-funded English-language Russia Television, The World Tomorrow - the Hezbollah leader rejected claims that the group, recognized as a terrorist group by Israel, the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, fires rockets towards Israeli civilians and towns.
Speaking with Assange via video feed and seated in front of a blue curtain and the Lebanese and Hezbollah flags, Nasrallah explained that Hezbollah began "reacting" to "Israeli aggression" following the "resistance years" between 1982 and 1992, "strictly to stop Israel from shelling our civilians." He said Israel has been "shelling Lebanese civilians since 1948," when the Jewish state was founded.
Today, Nasrallah continued, Hezbollah and Israel have an "understanding" whereby both sides agree not to fire on civilian targets. He referred to a 1993 US-negotiated ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group which ended a flare-up of hostilities between the two sides, which was reaffirmed in a written ceasefire in 1996.
"That understanding makes sure both sides don´t fire at civilians," Nasrallah said.
The Hezbollah leader explained to Assange, who sat next to a translator in a television studio, how the group´s fighters are able to outsmart Israel´s "sophisticated technology, weapons and communications."
"The resistance is popular," he said. "Most of the men in it are village boys, from small towns and agricultural communities."
He explained that the "code" used by the group´s members to confuse the IDF is "simply the use of slang from their villages - from their families."
"Anyone listening trying to decode the language will not easily be able to find out what they mean," Nasrallah said, smiling as he recited "code" such as "cooking pot" and "donkey."
Hezbollah periodically claims to out Israeli spies within its ranks, and uncover Israeli espionage equipment stashed in southern Lebanon, the terrorist group´s stronghold, while Israel decries the terrorist group´s use of Lebanese villages and populated areas to hide weapons.
While Hezbollah´s "resistance" to Israel is carried out via paramilitary operations, the group has worked for years to build political clout in Lebanon, and today boasts 12 members in the March 8 Alliance, Lebanon´s ruling coalition.
Underling such regional political influence, the Hezbollah leader spoke extensively about his group´s attempts to encourage the armed opposition in neighboring Syria to work with Syrian President Bashar Assad, whom Hezbollah supports.
Nasrallah reiterated his group´s support for the Assad regime, despite strong international and Arab objection to the Syrian president´s violent handling of the anti-government opposition.
Hezbollah, along with Iran and Russia, have been the most outspoken supporters of Assad as he continues for over a year to battle rebels demanding he step down. The Syrian conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 9,000 people, according to the United Nations.
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The cool thing about the return of the classic taper haircut (also known as the 'Don Draper effect') is the revival of the olde-style pomades and combs that go with it. The once everyday items might not be as vital now as they were in Draper's day but, darn it, they sure are nice to have around.
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From: Margaret Harris <>
Subject: [MON] HARRIS,Newport
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:55:15 +1300
I am a new lister to this group and am researching the HARRIS family of Newport.
Through the census lists I have traced back to William Harris born abt 1813 in Magor and his wife Sarah FROST. They lived at Liswerry Common in 1881.
It seems almost impossible to find any positive information about most members of the family as Harris is such a "common" name so I am hoping someone has some relevant information.
This is what I know:
Children of William and Sarah:
Alfred abt 1858 (Liswerry), Eliza abt 1849, George abt. 1861,John abt 1847, Sarah abt 1863.
Children of Alfred and Emily Phillips (abt 1859, Tydee):
George abt 1882, Charles abt 1884, Frederick John abt 1885, Arthur abt 1888, Thomas abt 1890, Ernest abt 1892, Ivor abt 1896.
>From a few notes we have found, the family were strong Baptists and sports enthusiasts, I think that either Arthur or Ivan was the mascot when the Springboks visited in 1906 but can't find any info on internet.
Also one of George's the was killed by an engine on a bridge but again no info. on internet.
Frederick married Alice WHITE in 1908 and he worked on the Great Western Railway. (They are my husband's gt grandparents).
He must have moved to London because the only time my husband remembers seeing him was in the signal box at Paddington after the war.
Fredrick and Alice's son was Alfred William HARRIS born 1909 but I don't know if there were any more children.
Frederick later remarried and had a son William.
Alfred married Winifred GLEDHILL in 1935 in Kidderminster Worcs.
Many thanks fro reading this email,
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