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It is very easy to open up your website on a smartphone or tablet and make the snap judgement that because it loads and the links work you can leave it as it is. However, how many businesses go the next step and think about how usable their site is on mobile devices? Or how attractive it is?
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Regular visitors to the site will know how strongly we believe that the future of technology lies with mobile. Our recent mobile post highlighted how Apple sold more iPhones and iPads in 2011 than they sold computers in 11 years. That is a staggering stat. Another recent figure claims that 1.45 million mobile devices enter the world every day compared to 317,124 births.
For whatever reason, mobile devices have achieved something that desktops and laptops never truly managed - they have become a consumer device. Nobody sees a desktop sitting at home, but people go out of their way to flaunt the latest smartphone and read the news on their iPad on the way to work. They have become a fashion accessory as much as a communication device.
As a result of this, more and more people are accessing the internet on the go on smaller screens. Any business that has not considered a mobile strategy is potential missing out on interest and sales. Mobile use has been proven to have a higher click through rates and higher average spend. So not only are some businesses missing out on potential customers but those customers are likely to spend more money!
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Unboxing Live 134: Loot Crate Launch unboxing & giveaway!
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In this episode, Taylor and Andru Edwards open up the Loot Crate Launch-themed box, giving you a look at all the great, geeky goodness inside. We each also give you our top 3 favorite items in the box, and also let you know how you can win this Loot Crate in our giveaway! Yep, you get a shot at winning all of this:
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Hip-hop star Lil Wayne is under fire for rapping a vulgar reference to Emmett Till, the black U.S. teen whose death in 1955 became a significant moment in the civil rights movement.
The Los Angeles Times said Epic Records Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid has apologized to Till's family and says his label is working to remove from circulation a remix of the track "Karate Chop" by Atlanta rapper Future, which includes a guest vocal by Wayne that makes a vulgar sexual reference invoking Till's name.
"Just ended a conversation with L.A. Reid, CEO of Epic," reads a recent post on the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation Facebook page. Mobley was Till's mother. "He apologized to me and our family and stated the song is being pulled. Future owns the rights to the song so they have the power to pull it.
Epic representatives told the Los Angeles Times they would make efforts to remove the remix from the Internet and replace it with a version without Lil Wayne's reference to Till.
"We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future's 'Karate Chop,' which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics," a statement issued by Epic said. "Out of respect for the legacy of Emmett Till and his family and the support of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. … we are going through great efforts to take down the unauthorized version."
Till was the 14-year-old African American from Chicago who was tortured and then killed in 1955 after reportedly whistling at a white woman during a visit to family members in Mississippi. An all-white jury acquitted two white men, including the woman's husband, of Till's killing.
The case thrust civil rights issues to the forefront of the national spotlight when Till's mother insisted on an open-casket funeral service that allowed mourners, and the media, to see the condition of his body.
Lil Wayne's vocal on "Karate Chop" references Tillman to describe a rough sexual encounter. He has not commented publicly on the matter.
ALEC BALDWIN IN ANOTHER FLAP: Stop us if you've heard this one, but Alec Baldwin's notorious temper has reportedly gotten him into trouble again. The "30 Rock" star is accused of threatening to choke a New York Post reporter and hurling racial slurs at the newspaper's photographer on Sunday.
Reporter Tara Palmeri claims she approached the 54-year-old actor while he was walking his dogs in Manhattan. When she asked Baldwin about a recent lawsuit involving his pregnant wife Hilaria, Palmeri said Baldwin responded by grabbing her arm and saying, "I want to choke you to death." The New York Post said Palmeri played an audio recording of the actor's threat to police.
Baldwin then turned to the African-American photographer G.N. Miller and allegedly called him several racial slurs as well as a "drug dealer." Baldwin tweeted several times about the incident but later deleted them from his account.
Both Baldwin and Miller filed harassment claims against each another after the tense run-in. The actor denied using racial slurs, telling TMZ the allegation "is one of the most outrageous things I've heard in my life."
Baldwin told Gothamist on Monday, "This guy was right up in my face as I crossed University Place. I get to the other side of the street, and he bumped into me."
KHLOE KARDASHIAN OUT AT 'X FACTOR': "The X Factor" has fired co-host Khloe Kardashian, reports the New York Post.
"They are asking Mario (Lopez) to come back, but not Khloe," a source told the New York City newspaper.
Kardashian, 28, came to the show with no television hosting experience and many viewers felt she often appeared nervous and unprepared on camera.
MAYA RUDOLPH, FERGIE ARE PREGGERS: According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Up All Night" star Maya Rudolph, 40, has informed NBC that she is expecting her fourth child with husband Paul Thomas Anderson. The couple already has three young kids Pearl, 7, Lucille, 3, and Jack, only 19 months.
Meanwhile, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, 37, and her husband Josh Duhamel, 40, are expecting a baby. Fergie announced the news on Twitter Monday.
"Josh & Me & BABY makes three!!!" she Tweeted.
This will be the first child for the couple, who wed in January 2009 in Malibu.
Tuesday is Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
1473: Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland.
1803: Congress voted to accept Ohio's borders and constitution.
1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr, accused of treason, was arrested in the Mississippi Territory, in present-day Alabama. (Burr was acquitted at trial.)
1846: The Texas state government was formally installed in Austin, with J. Pinckney Henderson taking the oath of office as governor.
1878: Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for "an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines."
1881: Kansas prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which cleared the way for the U.S. military to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans. Japanese warplanes raided the Australian city of Darwin; at least 243 people were killed.
1945: During World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they began a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces.
1959: An agreement was signed by Britain, Turkey and Greece granting Cyprus its independence.
1963: The book "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan, credited with reviving American feminism, was first published by W.W. Norton & Co.
1976: Calling the issuing of Executive Order 9066 "a sad day in American history," President Gerald R. Ford issued a proclamation confirming that the order had been terminated with the formal cessation of hostilities of World War II.
1986: The U.S. Senate approved an international treaty outlawing genocide, 83-11, nearly 37 years after the pact had first been submitted for ratification.
1997: Deng Xiaoping, the last of China's major Communist revolutionaries, died at age 92.
2003: Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., announced his second candidacy for president with a pledge to repeal most of President George W. Bush's tax cuts. An Iranian military plane carrying 275 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards crashed in southeastern Iran, killing all on board.
2008: An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. President George W. Bush, visiting Rwanda, pleaded with the global community for decisive action to stop grisly ethnic violence plaguing other African nations like Kenya and Sudan. Barack Obama cruised past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary and Hawaii caucuses. Toshiba, creator of the HD DVD, conceded to Sony's rival Blu-ray format.
2012: Three skiers were killed when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at Stevens Pass, Wash., but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety device. Forty-four imates were killed in a prison riot in Apodaca, northern Mexico. The Detroit Red Wings won their 23rd straight home game, breaking the NHL overall record with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Singer Smokey Robinson (73), singer Bobby Rogers of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (73), actress Carlin Glynn (73), Sony Chairman Howard Stringer (71), singer Lou Christie (70), actor Michael Nader (68), rock musician Tony Iommi (65), actor Stephen Nichols (62), author Amy Tan (61), actor Jeff Daniels (58), rock singer-musician Dave Wakeling (57), talk show host Lorianne Crook (56), actor Ray Winstone (56), actor Leslie David Baker (55), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (54), Britain's Prince Andrew (53), Tennis Hall-of-Famer Hana Mandlikova (51), singer Seal (50), actress Jessica Tuck (50), country musician Ralph McCauley of Wild Horses (49), rock musician Jon Fishman of Phish (48), actress Justine Bateman (47), actor Benicio Del Toro (46), actress Bellamy Young (43), rock musician Daniel Adair (38), pop singer-actress Haylie Duff (28), actress Victoria Justice (20).


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The Children's Aid Society Community Charter School to Hold December Board of Trustees Meeting
New York, NY – The Trustees of the Children's Aid Society Community Charter School (CASCCS) will be holding its next meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 6-8pm at 105 East 22nd Street, New York, NY in the Executive Conference Room, Suite 102.
Trustee meetings are subject to the public notification requirements of the Open Meetings Law.
Trustees will review school development updates and related Trustee action items, finalize the school's name change, vision and mission statements and visual identity based on Trustee and family/community input. Trustees will also discuss the outline of on-going Board Member expectations and begin planning for the Feb 2nd Networking Launch event as well as fundraising and development.
Slated to open in August 2012 in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, The CAS-CCS will open serving 120 Kindergarten and 1st grade students. The school will add one grade each year until it reaches its full size as a K-5 school. The school will be a full-service community school that seeks to serve students and families who live in CSD 12 with a rigorous academic program supplemented by a range of enrichment and support services to promote student success. In addition to tapping into the strengths that students will bring with them to school, the CAS-CCS will make serving the needs of students who are English Language Learners, at-risk of academic failure, and/or currently involved in the child welfare system a special priority.
For more information about this meeting, please contact Drema Brown, The Children's Aid Society's Vice President of Education, at 718-860-8566 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Children's Aid Society is an independent, not-for-profit organization established to serve the children of New York City. Our mission is to help children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive supports to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Founded in 1853, it is one of the nation's largest and most innovative non-sectarian agencies, serving New York's neediest children. Services are provided in community schools, neighborhood centers, health clinics and camps. For additional information, please call Anthony Ramos at (212) 949-4938, email email@example.com or visit www.childrensaidsociety.org.


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HALESOWEN wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley is confident ahead of her semi-final doubles match at Wimbledon tomorrow.
Whiley begins her bid for a third successive Grand Slam title when the British number one and her Japanese partner Yui Kamiji take on Germany's Katharina Kruger and Sharon Walraven of the Netherlands.
Whiley won the first Grand Slam title of her career at the Australian Open when she and Kamiji defeated Dutch duo Marjolein Buis and Jiske Griffieon.
Whiley and Kamiji followed up with another tense victory in the final at Roland Garros last month, when they edged out the defending champions Griffioen and Aniek van Koot, the same Dutch duo that beat Whiley and Kamijji in last year's Wimbledon final.
"It's a good draw for me and Yui and after Melbourne and Roland Garros we have a lot of confidence and are really excited to be returning to Wimbledon as the top two ranked doubles players," said Whiley, who is currently at a career best number two behind Kamiji in the women's doubles world rankings following their victory in Paris.
Whiley is also aiming for a place in her third Wimbledon final, having partnered fellow Brit Lucy Shuker to finish runners-up to Griffioen and van Koot in 2012 before the British duo went on to win the women's doubles bronze medal at the London Paralympics.
Both players are among three players on the Tennis Foundation's Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme to have qualified for Wimbledon this year.
Whiley and Shuker were reunited last week as they reached the women's doubles final together at the BNP Paribas Open de France, the fourth event of the year to have Super Series status, the highest tier of wheelchair tennis tournament outside of the Grand Slams.
The British second seeds finished runners-up to Buis and Kamiji in Saturday's final, with world number five Whiley also reaching the women's singles semi-finals before bowing out to world number two van Koot 6-2, 6-2.
Teaming up with Kamiji again and trying to go one better than they did 12 months ago at Wimbledon is now Whiley's focus, but first there is Friday's semi-final against Kruger and Walraven, the wild card entry for this year's women's doubles.
"Every match at a Grand Slam is potentially tough, but hopefully we can continue our winning ways," added Whiley.


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EmmaMicaela wrote:I am struggling to find a way. I have no known Buddist community where I live and the internet is vast and confusing. Is there a suggested reading I should start with?
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Fire crews tackled a burning field of standing crops this afternoon.
Crews arrived at the scene in Mayland Close, Mayland, and reported that half of the field, measuring 200m by 200m was well alight.
Initially one appliance was sent to the scene, but on arrival, the incident commander requested an additional crew for manpower.
Firefighters reported they had the burning crop under control by 3.58pm.
The farm owner was on the scene and assisting with a tractor and water bowser.
The incident was dealt with shortly after 4pm and left in the care of the farmer.
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UPDATE: 10am Friday, May 23:
Falcon Grace has now been located by her owners and returned to the farm. She was found on the edge of a field not far away from Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers.
A falcon has gone missing from a farm.
The white gyr saker falcon escaped from Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers between 10.30am and 11am today.
The 12-year-old bird of prey flew over the river in the direction of Rayleigh and Hullbridge.
Marsh Farm's head falconer Philip Huzzey said Grace broke free while he was cleaning her aviary at the Marsh Farm Road farm.
Phillip said: "She is about the size of a large seagull and will be sitting in a tree somewhere.
"She has a fluorescent green leash attached to her foot."
Anyone who spots Grace is asked to contact Essex Police on 101 or Marsh Farm directly on 01245 321552.


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Species Profile
Scientific Name: Falco rusticolus
Taxonomy Group: Birds
Range: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Last COSEWIC Assessment: April 1987
Last COSEWIC Designation: Not at Risk
SARA Status: No Schedule, No Status
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St. Petersburg, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair restarted operations on Friday following a nearly three-week voluntary grounding of its approximately 60 Piaggio Avantis. "We're back and flying, and are covering all our trips now," Avantair CEO Steve Santo told AIN yesterday.
The voluntary grounding was precipitated by a July incident in which an Avantair-operated Avanti shed an elevator in flight. As the subsequent NTSB investigation closed in on the elevator hardware–also the subject of a previous Airworthiness Directive–Avantair "decided in the caution of safety to voluntarily ground the fleet" on October 10 and recheck the elevator hardware on each aircraft, as well as all maintenance documentation.
As it began standing up the fleet a few days later, the NTSB lead investigator then raised a red flag about the locking ability of reused lock nuts, which was permitted when the AD work was performed. At that point, Santo said he decided to reground the entire fleet, replace all of the locking nuts on the fleet's elevators and investigate if any other similar hardware was reused during previous maintenance events. "We decided to do what was right," he said, "even if it caused more delays."
Avantair is also voluntarily raising its safety standards to include Part 121-style operations and maintenance safety programs, as well as a safety management system, Santo added.
PastaRocket (not verified)
November 22, 2012 - 1:21pm
Nobody is buying this bull, and i'm sure the owners can see through this bs as well.
Also suspect is the fact that AIN decided to redact ALL previous comments and lock previous articles, no doubt on Avantair's request to bury this stinking mess. Current owners and pilots alike described the horrors at this company, and this so called "news site" decided to bury it instead of get to the truth. I'm quite sure this post will disappear shortly...
Charles Alcock
November 23, 2012 - 12:38pm
AIN took the decision to remove temporarily comments on the Avantair story when we became aware of a high number of anonymous comments featuring unpleasant personal abuse of individuals. Ordinarily, we would have removed these comments individually but this happened during the week when Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey where AIN's headquarters is located and when many AIN colleagues were either without power and internet access or were working at the NBAA show in Orlando. We had intended to reopen the stories for legitimate comment and will now act to restore previously posted comments as appropriate. As ever, AIN will not tolerate abusive comments on this or any other story–especially when they come from individuals who refuse to identify themselves
Bob Hanley (not verified)
November 23, 2012 - 6:36pm
I am glad to see Avantair back and already busy as ever. My experience with them has been positive - and the people their have my respect. This has not been easy for them but I am glad they are back at their jobs doing the great work they do.


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Last weekend at a dinner party I met a woman in her mid sixties who looked fantastic. She had the posture and muscle tone of someone twenty years her junior. Although it is not normally my style to be nosey, from a clinical...
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Plyometric exercise is what we in the rehab industry call "ballistic," or involving quick and often explosive movements. Plyometric training is all the rage in the fitness industry for good reason: The results can...
May 26, 2013
Women and Knee Pain: Are You More Susceptible?
When it comes to women and knee pain, the unfortunate answer may be yes, particularly when pain involves the tracking of the knee cap, or patella. Women have broader pelvises than do men, which places females at a...
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How Ergonomic Desks Can Relieve Back Pain
I cannot help but notice how far behind we Americans are in terms of office ergonomics compared to Europeans. Here in Washington DC, international companies such as the World Bank and the IMF offer pneumatic ergonomic desks...
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Back Pain: How Do I Know if I Herniated a Disc?
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May 21, 2012
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On the bright side, it sounds like Mr. Jones is ready to return.
JO Misses Practice
O'Neal sits out practice with injured eye
Associated Press
May 20, 2004
Jermaine O'Neal sat out the Indiana Pacers' practice today to rest his injured left eye, but plans to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.
O'Neal watched practice in street clothes and sunglasses and was scheduled to visit an eye doctor later today.
"There's no way I'm not going to play Saturday," O'Neal said.
His eye was injured on perhaps his biggest play of Tuesday's series-clinching win over Miami in Game 6.
With the Pacers clinging to a four-point lead with about one minute to play, O'Neal emphatically blocked a dunk attempt by Miami's Caron Butler. Butler inadvertently poked O'Neal in the eye on the play.
O'Neal's eye was still puffy and red on today, but he said he was feeling much better and would wear tinted goggles in Saturday's Game 1 if necessary.
Forward Jonathan Bender also missed practice with what Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said was an injured foot. Guard Fred Jones appears ready after missing the last two playoffs games with a strained left shoulder.
Starting center Jeff Foster also had a sore back, but all three are expected to play on Saturday.


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THERE'S no point in saying 'Ignore the league table until 10 games have been played'. We all look at it, but the season has hardly started, and is decided over 46 games, not four. A win or defeat can move a side eight or 10 places.
Having missed good opportunities to win the game against Oldham and having toyed with Notts County but still lost, we slogged it out with impressive Doncaster and lost to a solitary goal.
Encouragingly, the Gilbey and Moncur central midfield axis looking full of promise, with both players showing the full range of ability needed in the middle of the pitch. They have energy and the mobility to get them to situations. Lacking only experience, they should only get better.
Left back Ben Gordon needed pre-season and a few competitive games to get him lean and up to pace, but now it is obvious why we snapped him up as soon as he became available. A feather in the cap of the chief scout, who knew all about Ben from his young days at Chelsea and kept him on the radar.
On the wrong side of the touchline, Sanchez Watt and Drey Wright are important to our attacking plans, as specialist wide men, with the X factor to cause brilliance. We will look more potent the sooner both are match fit after injury. We need them, as defenders hate facing players who do everything at pace.
Without pace we risk getting bogged and too static, and it doesn't make good entertainment. Sanchez and Drey are players who enable us to open up and be expansive which is exactly what the management is striving for. Both were due to play in the development squad at Crystal Palace on Tuesday, but the game was postponed, with hopes of a swift rearrangement.
No player at the club is more popular and respected by the fans than Jabo Ibehre. His domination of the end-of-season awards in the last two years shows that. He should be brimming with confidence and belief, but perhaps he isn't, or else he would have taken on a shot on the angle, half way through the second half last Saturday against Doncaster.
Instead of shooting, Jabo pulled the ball back and possession was lost, Doncaster streaked to the other end and scored within a couple of minutes. If Jabo had converted a first half chance from a similar position at Notts County four days earlier instead of having his shot saved by Roy Carroll's legs, perhaps he would have taken a potshot against Doncaster. It was a lesson in the need for indestructible self-belief.
Darren Ferguson's Peterborough side roll into town tomorrow. It is a chance for the lads to put everything right, with last year's thrilling League win against big spending Posh still fresh in mind.
Last year our performance was explosive, as was Ferguson Junior's reaction to a foolhardy journalist asking him if he had read Sir Alex's autobiography! He got a taste of the hairdryer. Let's hope tomorrow's fireworks are confined to the pitch.


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Cigarette smokers could pay more to puff if Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax package succeeds in the upcoming legislative session.
Aides confirmed Wednesday that the governor is looking at what neighboring states charge in tobacco taxes and is considering putting Louisiana more in line with its neighbors.
At 36 cents per pack of cigarettes, Louisiana's state sales tax is among the lowest in the region. Alabama only charges a few cents more in sales tax for a pack of 20 cigarettes. Texas and Arkansas charge more than a dollar in state sales tax.
Just two years ago, the governor opposed a 70-cent hike in the state sales tax on a pack of cigarettes. He also vetoed a 4-cent cigarette tax renewal, characterizing it as a tax increase.
Now, with the task of replacing nearly $3 billion in state revenue that would vanish through his push to eliminate the state personal income and corporate taxes, Jindal is changing course.
"We've always said that we would be fine (with) it if it was done in a revenue-neutral way, and we are willing to consider this and other changes as part of a larger effort to eliminate the income tax in a revenue-neutral way," the governor said in a prepared statement.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, the tobacco tax generated $136 million in revenue, a nearly 5 percent decrease from the previous state budget year.
Exactly how high of an increase the governor favors is unclear.
"Research is ongoing regarding a reasonable tax rate and how it might effect a change of behavior," Douglas Baker, communications director for the state Department of Revenue, said by email.
Andrew Muhl, government relations director for the American Cancer Society of Louisiana, said he favors a $1-per-pack increase with the money dedicated to tobacco prevention and cessation and other health care-related expenses.
He said he is pleased the governor is considering any increase.
"Tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among kids," Muhl said.
In the past, retailers lined up against any increase in tobacco taxes.
Dawn Johnson, executive director of the Louisiana Retailers Association, said Wednesday that she wants to see the governor's tax package before commenting on its contents.
State Rep. Harold Ritchie, who proposed the 70-cent hike the governor opposed two years ago, said he will file his own tobacco tax increase proposal, regardless of what Jindal offers.
Ritchie, D-Bogalusa, said he smokes one to two packs of cigarettes a day. Had the price of cigarettes been higher when he was a teen, he said he might not be a smoker today. He said he wants to raise the per-pack tax by more than a dollar.
Details of what the governor is considering are emerging as his aides sit down with legislators to flesh out the package.
The Jindal administration wants to eliminate personal income and corporate taxes in a revenue-neutral fashion, probably with a state sales tax hike replacing at least some of the lost revenue. The governor wants to keep intact economic development incentives, which means dollars will have to be gathered to pay for them.
A Baton Rouge-based research group established a tax advisory group in November to look at tax policy. Although the work by the Public Affairs Research Council's Tax Advisory Group is not complete, the organization released recommendations that found some consensus support.
They include centralizing sales and use tax collections and possibly broadening and expanding sales taxes, according to a press release. The group also encouraged the governor to lessen the impact on low income individuals and families if sales taxes are increased. The group noted that the state's personal income tax revenue is expected to grow at a higher rate than sales tax revenue in future years.


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Wiltshire Council has signed a £15.5 million contract with BT to provide superfast broadband across the county.
It is hoped the deal will enable 91 per cent of homes and businesses in Wiltshire to access world-class broadband speeds by March 2016, with over 104,000 homes set to benefit.
A period of planning will now follow the signing, with initial work expected to begin in autumn and the first exchanges to go live in spring next year.
The project aims to see the majority of homes and businesses able to enjoy speeds above 24Mbps and up to 80Mbps.
John Thomson, Wiltshire Council's cabinet member for communities, said: "Today's announcement will see Wiltshire becoming one of the most fibre-enabled counties in the country, after struggling with slower broadband speeds in the past.
"This project will really put the county on the map, attracting more businesses, helping existing ones grow and enabling rural properties to become less isolated."
The contract was signed in conjunction with South Gloucestershire Council and BT, and includes a £4.6 million investment from Broadband Development UK and £740,000 from the European Regional Development Fund.
Bill Murphy, managing director of Next Generation Broadband from BT Group said: "It's great to see Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire working in partnership to bring the best possible broadband to their rural communities.
"High speed broadband is critical to attracting new businesses to the area and providing individuals with access to the myriad of new applications and services that are becoming available.
"The good news is that this project will catapult Wiltshire into the broadband fast lane, providing a choice of service provider and a sustained and long term broadband solution for businesses and individuals in rural as well as urban areas."


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Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron expects fresh debate on the bump after his captain was knocked out behind the play during a 65-point loss to the Adelaide Crows.
Giants captain Callan Ward was concussed when felled by Richard Douglas in the Crows' resounding 21.11 (137) to 10.12 (72) win in Sunday's AFL game at Adelaide Oval.
Ward was trotting about 10 metres behind another Crows player when Douglas shepherded the unsuspecting Giant with a crunching hip-and-shoulder bump.
Ward was substituted because of the blow which will attract match review panel scrutiny.
"It's obviously controversial, the bump," Cameron said.
"From our point of view it was just disappointing to lose him, considering the leadership we need."
Cameron refused to cast judgment on Douglas, who told his coach Brenton Sanderson it was a fair hit.
"Dougie thought it was a clean bump," Sanderson said.
"We'll have to wait and see ...it's not for me to judge what the match review panel will decide."
Douglas' bump took some gloss of a polished performance an Adelaide outfit inspired by dynamo Patrick Dangerfield's five-goal haul.
Dangerield gathered 33 disposals, including 18 contested possessions and nine clearances, while his midfield mate Scott Thompson celebrated his 250th AFL game with another prolific ball-winning display.
Thompson collected 38 touches while third-gamer Matt Crouch (28 disposals), defender Matthew Jaensch (29 possessions), ruckman Sam Jacobs (25 disposals, 20 hit outs) were influential in Adelaide's second win of the season.
Tall forward Josh Jenkins kicked four goals and goalsneak Matthew Wright three in a game which Adelaide decided with a 35-minute scoring spree.
The Crows booted 10 unanswered goals from late in the first quarter to delight their 44,770 spectators - the largest crowd to attend any game involving the Giants.
"It was fantastic for our players to experience such a great atmosphere at this ground ... to experience that hostile environment was great," Cameron said.
"If they keep playing together, keep having experiences like they had today with that hostile environment ... that is experience and that holds you in good stead."
The Giants' top draft pick Tom Boyd was barely sighted in his first AFL game, managing just five disposals, but he had plenty of quiet teammates, though Stephen Coniglio (29 disposals) and Toby Greene (28 possessions) battled gamely against the tide.


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Midtown has its share of great restaurants, but Betony has made a splash in this hard-to-impress neighborhood. With Chef Bryce Shuman's experience at Eleven Madison Park and the boom of a three star New York Times review last summer, Betony has made its way into the fine dining world as a promising young gun.
How does a fine dining restaurant like this operate? We stepped into the kitchen during a weekday lunch service, and although it was one of the worst weather days last week, rain be damned, New Yorkers were making their way into Betony's high-ceiling dining room for a taste of Chef Shuman's cooking. The kitchen inside Betony is immaculate and efficient, pushing out beautiful food like a well-oiled machine.
We shadowed Chef Shuman at the beginning of lunch, following him throughout the kitchen as he made sure everything and everyone was ready for service. Almost as soon as he walks in the door he starts tasting every component of every dish, starting with dessert, then appetizers, the mains. He's checking for flavor, texture, and consistency, while also making sure that stations are orderly, ingredients are fresh, and uniforms are clean.
Once tickets start printing, the kitchen springs into action, and it runs at a speedy yet precise pitch until the dining room clears out. Click through the slideshow to see the action in the kitchen.
About the author: Eunice is a student and former Serious Eats intern living in New York. Food, coffee, and photography are her passions, and she looks to combine all three during her stay in the city.


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When Makayla Markey entered Valley Center High, she hardly expected to be heading to a top college swim program four years later.
For that matter, Markey didn't even figure to swim as a freshman. She played volleyball in the fall, soccer in the winter and even made a short bid in track during the spring.
Yet when her knee joints became sore because of soccer, Markey entered the water largely for physical therapy. Then she took quite the plunge into competitive swimming.
Now the Jaguars senior is on the verge of breaking the San Diego Section record in the girls 50-yard freestyle. In last year's section meet, she won the Division II title in that event as well as the 100 free.
Next Markey committed to the University of Texas for college swimming.
"I'm not sure that I knew that was a possibility last year," Markey said. "Everything just started coming together. It's become a dream come true, for sure."
Markey recorded a personal best (23.30) in winning the 50 free at last year's section meet, just nine hundredths of a second off the section record (23.21) set by San Pasqual's Chandra Lukes the previous year.
"It's definitely my goal (to break the mark) although I don't really think about records that much," Markey said. "I usually aim at breaking my personal bests. But it would be an amazing honor to break that record and leave my mark on San Diego swimming."
Also, after taking the 100 free (50.79) last season, Markey moved in position to challenge the record (49.77) established by La Costa Canyon's Kendyl Stewart in 2011.
It's all because she opted to turn her rehab into much more.
"I thought, 'I'll try swimming. I've always loved the water. Maybe this will be good for me, a different kind of exercise,' " Markey said. "I started on the JV for a couple of weeks, then they moved me up to the varsity. It went from there."
Like other novices, Markey used the freestyle sprints as an entry point, and while she since has competed in other events for the Jaguars, those initial events remain her signature races.
"When Makayla first got in the water, I noticed that she had fairly good swimming skills even though she hadn't been involved in competitive swimming," said Valley Center coach Russ Walker, who guided the JV during her freshman year. "It was just an evolution of what she was good at. She's a well-rounded athlete."
Markey medaled in both of her freestyle events at the section meet as a sophomore. Then she embarked on year-round club training for the first time, leading to her performances in last year's finals
In comparison to many elite swimmers, Markey is still catching up in terms of experience. For instance, she competed in a large indoor facility for the first time at last summer's Junior Nationals, where she came close to personal bests.
Next comes her farewell this spring at the meet where she began to established herself.
"I love high school so much, just the excitement and camaraderie of your high school team," Markey said. "Also, I know a lot of swimmers from the other schools, so it's fun to compete against them."
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'"I think for me… It was really frustrating, really tough biting your tongue on the bench when you didn't agree with something the referee did. That would drive me crazy sometimes," Patrick said. "Lindy would all year long have to say, 'Settle down and quit yelling at the refs.' I know they have the toughest job in the world, and they are good at what they do, but in the heat of the battle you sometimes forget that."'
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MIAMI (AP) - Offensive numbers to savor were everywhere for the Miami Heat on Monday night.
They thanked an upgraded defensive effort for that.
LeBron James had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and the Heat beat the Phoenix Suns 124-99 on Monday night. Chris Bosh finished with 18 points, Ray Allen had 15 and Mario Chalmers finished with his second 11-assist, one-turnover game of the young season for Miami (3-1), which is averaging 111.8 points in the early going.
"It's all geared to our defense," James said. "When we defend, we can do whatever we want offensively."
Which is why, when he took his first look at the stat sheet, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra quickly focused on two numbers -- Phoenix shooting 39.8 percent, and Miami holding a 49-38 rebounding edge.
After struggling in those areas over the first three games, Spoelstra demanded change, and his team listened.
"I'll take those two things," Spoelstra said.
Shannon Brown led Phoenix with 18 points off the bench. Luis Scola had 15 points, Goran Dragic finished with 13 points and nine assists, and Marcin Gortat scored 12 for the Suns (1-3).
"For us, it didn't go too well," the Suns' Jared Dudley said. "For them, it went well."
Allen became the 24th player in NBA history to eclipse the 23,000-point mark when he made a free throw with 1:01 left in the third quarter.
"It's not that it means a big deal," Allen said of reaching another milestone. "It's a sign, a seal, a verification of everything I've done in my career."
The outcome was hardly a lock midway through the third.
Phoenix -- even though the Suns were being handled on the glass and in the paint -- was within nine early in the period after a basket by Gortat, and Scola connected on a drive with 6:34 left in the third to get the Suns within 75-65.
That's where Miami decided enough was enough, with a 23-6 run that decided everything.
Wade set up James and Chalmers for 3-pointers that came 24 seconds apart, and the Heat were well on their way. Chalmers, Shane Battier and James -- who had 10 points in the spurt -- made 3's later in the run, which was capped by Allen making a pair of free throws, the second of those being point No. 23,001 of his career.
Miami had 33 assists on 47 baskets, and even the Suns were impressed by that.
"I thought that was probably the most unselfish team I've ever played against since I've been in the NBA," Dudley said. "It was drive, kick, swing, penetrate, flare, and they were hitting everyone. Even when someone had a good shot they would make an extra pass for someone to have an even better shot."
Chalmers had no more than eight assists in any regular-season game last season, and no more than nine in any playoff game. Entering the season, he had only three double-digit assist games for his career.
He's got five now.
"It starts with the point guard," James said. "Rio got everybody involved, got his assist total up tonight and we just tried to make shots for him."
Miami raced to a quick 10-2 lead, setting the tone. The Heat have reached 119 points in all three of their home games -- the first time they've done that since James, Wade and Bosh teamed up to play in Miami over the summer of 2010. They didn't have to play big minutes to get there, however: No Miami starter played more than 30 minutes against the Suns.
Through three quarters, Wade, James and Bosh combined to shoot 26 for 39. The Suns, as a team, were 26 for 68 at that point -- and needed a shot by Shannon Brown from near midcourt as the third-period buzzer expired just to match the field-goal total by Miami's "Big Three."
The lead reached as many as 30 in the fourth.
"They worry about what's happening with their team, not with what's happening with individual stats," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "That in itself makes them great because they are virtually impossible to guard. We get in rotation against them they always try to find the open guy and like I said, adding Ray Allen to the mix didn't hurt at all."
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Fairfield police arrested three people suspected of buying alcohol for minors Saturday during a sting operation outside local businesses, authorities reported Wednesday.
Michael Greene, 59, William Mitchell, 49, and Vernon Robledo Jr., 44, all of Fairfield, were arrested after allegedly buying or arranging the purchase of alcohol for underage decoys working with police, according to the Fairfield Police Department.
The sting was held at businesses on North Texas Street, East Travis Boulevard and West Texas Street, police said.
The operation was intended to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors and was funded by a grant from the Solano County Supervisors and Fairfield's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Task Force, officials said.


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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelLuxury boutique hotel moments from Washington, D.C. attractions
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2 blocks from Rosslyn Metro, this centrally located boutique is moments from Georgetown shopping, the National Mall, and the Smithsonian.
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In addition to 24-hour fitness facilities, Le Meridien Arlington offers a restaurant featuring innovative Italian cuisine and signature cocktails with views of the Potomac River from the outdoor terrace.
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Le Meridien Arlington is 1.5 blocks from the Rosslyn Metro stop and Key Bridge, which leads to historic Georgetown. This boutique hotel offers views of the Georgetown waterfront and the National Cathedral.
This pet-friendly hotel offers a 3-tier Bark Bar at the hotel entrance, allowing furry friends to refresh. Pets are offered complimentary treats and food bowls, mats and beds, and a special tag with the hotel's contact information. Pets can relax at The Dish, the property's pet lounge.
The property includes a 24-hour fitness center and a concierge desk. WiFi is available in the business center and other public areas. There is also a convenient meeting space with audio-visual equipment. The hotel offers parking for a surcharge, and luggage storage.
The onsite restaurant serves northern Italian cuisine. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free reception
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Restaurant
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Fireplace in lobby
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- Meeting rooms 5
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 8
- Total number of rooms - 154
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
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- Family Hotel
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- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- DVD player
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Iron/ironing board
- Digital TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
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- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Where to Eat
Amuse Restaurant - Specializing in northern Italian cuisine, this restaurant's menu includes antipasto, soups, salads, homemade pastas, and other entrees made from fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Amuse Lounge - This bar/lounge offers a range of mixed beverages.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Number of treatment rooms 2
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
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- Roll-in shower
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Check-in time ends at 1 AM
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Minimum check-in age is 21
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- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25.00 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of USD 25.00 per night
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 25 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 14.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 14.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 14.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 40.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 25.00 per night
- Pet fee: USD 25.00 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per day
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Alton Brown's "The Chewy"
For those of you who don't know, I love Alton Brown (aka AB). I DVR his show Good Eats and I really dig all the science behind the magic that happens in the kitchen.
One of my favorite episodes is "Cookies for Sister Marsha". In that episode, AB takes the Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie recipe and makes minor adjustments to the ingredients to make 3 very different cookies, The Thin, The Puffy, and The Chewy. It was very informative episode that stuck in the back of my mind for quite some time. I don't like thin cookies, but I've wanted to try The Puffy and The Chewy since I first saw that episode…
Then, late last year, I saw a chocolate chip cookie comparison on The Way the Cookie Crumbles. (btw, I love comparison posts!) I won't go into the details here, but Bridget compared 4 highly rated chocolate chip cookie recipes, including AB's "The Chewy". And after baking 4 different kinds of chocolate chip cookies and comparing them, she recommended "The Chewy"! I knew it was a sign. With all the holiday cookie baking I did, I haven't had a chance to get to this cookie until now.
I doubled the recipe and use 1 bag of chocolate chips and 1 bag of chocolate chunks. Hubby thought the cookies were a bit too chocolatey. I say there's no such thing.
Also, AB uses a #20 portion disher. After some research, I found that is 1.6 oz or about 3 Tbsp of batter. I just used my cookie scoop which is no where near 3 Tbsp of batter. I couldn't find any markings on my cookie scoop to indicate the portion size (FYI, the portion size indicated the number of portions per quart). Since my cookie scoop was small, I had to watch my cookies very carefully to find their appropriate baking time. After a few underbaked cookies, I decided to bake for 9 minutes at 350 degrees.
I also chilled my dough for 24 hours. No reason specific reason for this, but something came up right after I mixed up the batter so I didn't get around to baking them until 24 hours later. (In case you also enjoy comparison posts, check out this one from For the Love of Food about chilling chocolate chip cookie dough for 0, 12, 24, and 36 hours – it was prompted by the NY Time chocolate chip article about the search for the perfect chocolate chip recipe.)
These cookies are VERY good. I could eat 10 without even realizing it. I think they were better the second day. I will definitely be making these again and again.
"The Chewy" – from Alton Brown – I made a double batch and got 8 dozen cookies using my cookie scoop
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 375 degrees F (I baked at 350).
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed (it should look like very thin peanut butter).
Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined (it will look like peanut butter at this point).
Stir in the chocolate chips (I used chips and chunks).
Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet (12 for me since I was using a small cookie scoop). Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown (9 minutes for me), checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
13 Responses to "Alton Brown's "The Chewy""
Aren't they the best? They're so addicting. I've actually starting using the same ingredients, but mixing them like a more traditional chocolate chip cookie (i.e., softened butter instead of melted), because I like the dough better with softened butter. The baked cookies were just as good. Best of both worlds!
These look gorgeous. Don't you just love AB??? 🙂
The cookies look great. I love AB too..he's such a dork (in a good way).
I love the ATK/CI Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. I will have to try these to see what I think. I remember seeing that the recipes looked similar so I am sure I will love them.
Another AB lover here. My husband gives me a hard time about my DVR list with him but loves it when I give him a fun tidbit or cook him something from AB.
I completely agree CoCo. Hubby does the same thing. I sometimes even watch episodes I've seen before! Hubby doesn't like to admit it, but he loves AB too. Sometimes he'll be the one saying "AB says to do this…"
They look SO good!! I am a sucker for a chewy chocolate chip cookie. Although, I must side with your hubby – I prefer mine with just a bit of chocolate.
How much is a stick of butter? I'm not in the US and have never come across this measurement before.
Sorry about that Naomi – 1 stick of butter = 8 Tbsp. Does that help?
this is very similar to the ccc recipe i use, but anything that makes it chewier is good in my books! i will have to keep this one in mind 🙂
Yes Jen, thank you!
Yum! I will definitely be trying these. I always chill my cookie dough too usually because I'm too busy with 3 little ones but I also read that article in the NY times awhile ago and I felt like I deserved a nice big pat on the back for always doing the 24hour chill 🙂 Great post and beautiful cookies!
I love Alton Brown because of his scientific approach to cooking and baking. I've been baking "The Chewy" for years. One thing I do differently: Before chilling the dough, I scoop it into balls. This makes the process much easier. Sometimes I freeze the balls for baking later. After I place the balls on parchment, I carefully place a few extra chocolate morsels on top, pointy side up. This extra step produces picture-perfect cookies every time.
The Chewy is my go to recipe for cookies. I make a few alterations, occasionally, such as substituting 1/4 of the brown sugar with dark brown sugar. I bake small portions in mini muffin tins; one batch makes 48 cookie bites that are super chewy and the perfect size bite. I've made them every year for Christmas gifts for a few years now.


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Pork producers and packers lost money last week with average margins falling lower according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker.
Negotiated cash hog values fell $1.10 per hundredweight to $92.75 pulling producer profit margins $2.17 lower to negative $0.21 per head. Margins are $12.50 below margins from a month earlier but better than the negative $1.53 average this time a year earlier.
Losses for packers more than doubled last week, moving from negative $0.73 to negative $1.55 per head.
Feeder margins more than doubled the previous week's average with averages reaching $89.08 per head according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.
The current profit tracker shows feeder margins for the week ending Oct. 12 were 48.43 per head higher than the previous week and 118.08 per head higher than the negative $29 average a month earlier. Margins improved with the help of higher cash prices, up $2 to $128 compared to the previous week and feeder steer prices increasing $3 per hundredweight to $167.
Feeder margins were able to overcome rising feed costs which increased to $331.68 per head according to estimates by Sterling Marketing, Inc., Vale, Ore.
Packer margins continue to see negative margins, although higher beef prices allowed their profits to recover $1.12 per head to settle at negative $58.57 per head.
The Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending October 11:
- Average farrow-to-finish margins: -$0.21 per head.
- Average pork packer margins: -$1.55 per head.
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker for the week ending October 12:
- Average feedyard margins: $89.08 per head.
- Average packer margins: -$58.57 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are produced by Sterling Marketing Inc. and John Nalivka, president, Vale, Ore., and are published weekly by Drovers/CattleNetwork, and PorkNetwork.


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Gardening time -- personalized garden markers help keep your plot neat and organized
Posted by Deborah Babcock on Thursday, March 22, 2012, In : Techniques
About Me
|Deborah Babcock
|Steamboat Springs, Colorado
|I am a studio potter who works in porcelain and stoneware creating one of a kind, functional pottery including whimsical teapots and tea cups, bowls, casseroles, plates, tumblers, platters, vases and tiles. I have studied under such renowned potters as Clary Illian, Lorna Meaden, Chris Gustin, Steven Hill, Diana Fayt, Meira Mathison, Sylvie Granitelli, Julia Galloway, Bonnie Seeman, Sarah Jaeger, and Sandi Pierantozzi. From each of these wonderful artists, I usually take away a new technique or way of creating that I then incorporate into my own pottery voice. In addition to my pieces here on Etsy, you can see my work in person at several galleries and gift shops around the country including: Art Mart, Boulder, CO Concepts of Art, Lenox, MA Everything Natural, Clarks Summit, Pa The Artists' Den in Valparaiso, Indiana Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery, Mesquite, NV Split Rock Gallery, St. George, UT Stone Creations Home Decor, Sedona, AZ Island Artworks, Ocarcoke, NC WabiSabi Home, Sullivan's Island, SC Luminaria, Antwerp, Belgium I am a founding member of the Steamboat Clay Artisans and work with this group on an annual Soup Bowl Supper fundraiser, a holiday sale, summer farmer's market, and educational programs. If you're ever in Steamboat -- we have a great ski mountain and wonderful hiking trails -- please stop into my studio/gallery and say hi. In March 2013, my pottery was featured on the e-commerce publication of Better Homes and Gardens. Also, my work is featured in Best Of America Pottery and Woodworking Artists & Artisans Vol.1 by Kennedy Publishing. And it is featured in the November 2010 issue of AARP magazine. And in April 2009 I was one of the speakers at the national clay conference (NCECA) in Phoenix talking about online selling.


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Cattle feeding margins declined $17 per head last week as cash sales dropped another $1 per hundredweight, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Beef packers saw their margins improve $20 per head, leaving losses at $14.52 per head. The Sterling Beef Profit Quotient declined 47 points for the week and the industry profitability index is now negative 220.3, according to estimates developed by Sterling Marketing. Inc. Vale, Ore.
Pork producer margins held nearly steady, with margins at a negative $37 per hog marketed, according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker. Negotiated cash hog prices declined $1.61 per hundredweight last week to $75.76. Pork packer margins improved $0.84 per head for the week, leaving profits at $4.21per head.
A year ago cattle feeders sold cash cattle at $126.11 per hundredweight, resulting in profits of $39.88 per head. Last year cash hogs fetched $87.66 per hundredweight, resulting in profits of $13.54 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are calculated using actual weekly prices for both cattle and hogs, feed costs, beef and pork cutout prices, drop credits and other factors that influence profit margins.
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker for the week ending Mar. 16:
- Average feedyard margins: -$71.83 per head.
- Average packer margins: -$14.52 per head.
- Sterling Profit Quotient: -220.3.
The Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Mar. 15:
- Average farrow-to-finish margins: -$37.11 per head.
- Average pork packer margins: $4.21 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are produced by Sterling Marketing Inc. and John Nalivka, president, Vale, Ore., and are published weekly by Drovers/CattleNetwork, and PorkNetwork.


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There was a point, back in 2009-10, when it appeared that things were finally, blessedly, clicking for Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani.
The team had worked with him in hopes of putting a special focus on defense and rebounding, and he did average 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots, both career highs, while still scoring 17.2 points per game. An uptick in blocked shots doesn't make him Dikembe Mutombo, of course, but it was clear there was effort being exerted.
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It was general manager Bryan Colangelo who was pushing Bargnani to toughen up. He had a lot at stake, having invested the first overall pick in Bargnani in 2006, a draft in which most felt that LaMarcus Aldridge was the top player (as he has turned out to be). At the time, Colangelo was also in the process of convincing Chris Bosh to stay in Toronto, and the play of Bargnani was obviously going to have an impact on that decision.
Within a year, it had all come apart. Bosh was gone. Bargnani the scorer was still very much with the Raptors — he averaged 21.4 points — but the rebounding and blocked shots dipped again. Toronto was back to the same old Bargnani dilemma: What do you do with a 7-footer who doesn't want to go near the paint?
Now new Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri is attempting, desperately, to undo the mistake that ultimately undid Colangelo's tenure in Toronto. Ujiri has been shopping Bargnani hard, and according to multiple reports (Howard Beck of The New York Times was first), he finally has a taker: the New York Knicks. The Raptors got mostly fodder in return (Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, first- and second-round picks and another undisclosed pick) but the removal of Bargnani will help the Raptors erase a dark period in franchise history.
The deal has been agreed to in principle, but can not be completed until July 10, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Raptors just completed trade the of Andrea Bargnani to the Knicks, a source told Yahoo! Sports.— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 1, 2013
Raptors just completed trade the of Andrea Bargnani to the Knicks, a source told Yahoo! Sports.
To be fair, Colangelo had been trying to trade Bargnani for the better part of three years, but his onerous contract was too much for others to take on. What's especially poignant about the thought of Bargnani in Manhattan is that it probably is a situation that would work for him.
Colangelo was sharply critical of Bargnani in May 2011, what appeared to be a prelude to a trade. The trade didn't come, but Bargnani said, "If (I am) to go somewhere else, I'd like a warm climate city and a team where I can actually play in my role."
He won't get the climate he is seeking in New York (the humidity of this past week notwithstanding), but with the Knicks, Bargnani could finally just be Bargnani. New York wouldn't acquire him to be someone whom the coaching staff thinks can be transformed into a defensive monster. Instead, the Knicks would want him to hoist 3-pointer after 3-pointer.
This is a big man who has averaged 3.7 3-pointers per game in his career, after all. And the Knicks are a team that is coming off a season in which they set an NBA record for 3-pointers attempted. If Bargnani can't rebound or defend, no problem—last year's Defensive Player of the Year, Tyson Chandler, will be at center. As long as he shoots, Bargnani will fit just fine.
Even that, though, is a problem. Bargnani has not been healthy over the past two seasons, playing just 56 games total with a variety of injuries, including a calf problem and an elbow injury. When he was on the floor, his shooting was off—he made 29.6 percent of his 3s two years ago, and 30.9 percent last year. That's not the guy the Knicks hope that they're trading for.
A little more than two months ago, I spoke with someone in the Raptors' organization about Bargnani. It wasn't so much the injuries that were the problem, he said. "He was never in shape," I was told. "He didn't care."
But Bargnani will be just 28 next year, and if the Knicks can get him in shape, keep him healthy and get him to show a little passion for his job, they'll get the kind of stretch-4 forward who could create added room for Carmelo Anthony. And Toronto will just be glad to have washed its hands of him.


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Can anyone recommend a simple software program for editing MPEGs?
Free would be best, but I would pay for something that I could use to create DVDs in the future. I am using a Canon digital camera to take my video. It has a high frame rate setting that takes terrific videos, but they are too high in resolution and the file sizes are quite large.
From my research, Cyberlink's Power Director sounds pretty good.
For now I just need to take my MPEGs and reduce them a bit in quality (and size) for posting on Photobucket. I'd also like to render them in slow motion.


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The basketball community was saddened Monday by the death of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss at age 80.
While reaction came from all over the sports landscape, those within the Lakers' franchise also expressed their condolences. Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, James Worthy and Shaquille O'Neal all commented on Buss' death.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family & friends of Dr. Jerry Buss. He was a great man and an incredible friend.— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 18, 2013
"When someone as celebrated and charismatic as Jerry Buss dies, we are reminded of two things: First, just how much one person with vision and strength of will can accomplish. Second, how fragile each of us is, regardless of how powerful we were. Those two things combine to inspire us to reach for the stars, but also to remain with our feet firmly on the ground among our loved ones. ... The man may be gone, but he has made us all better people for knowing him." — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"(The Lakers') run (of success under Buss) is… that's unprecedented. That's unmatched in every sport. ... Hopefully, L.A. understands what everything he's been able to accomplish with this franchise in a very, very competitive sport with some very, very competitive teams." — Kobe Bryant
"With all of his achievements, Jerry was without a doubt one of the most humble men I've ever been around. His vision was second to none; he wanted an NBA franchise brand that represented the very best and went to every extreme to accomplish his goals." — Jerry West
I'm deeply saddened over da loss of the great Dr. Jerry Buss.He was a dear friend, mentor,and brilliant business mind thank u4 8 gr8 yrs— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 18, 2013
Condolences to the Buss family. Dr Buss was not only the greatest sports owner, but a true friend & just a really cool guy. Loved him dearly— James Worthy (@James_Worthy42) February 18, 2013
Today is a very sad day for all the Lakers and basketball. All my support and condolences to the Buss family. Rest in peace Dr. Buss.— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) February 18, 2013
#RIPDRBUSS you will be truly missed! #LakeShow— Bengi #AllDay (@DevinEbanks3) February 18, 2013


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NEYLAND 'A' are Pembrokeshire Indoor Cricket Champions for the sixth year on the trot after easily beating a young and relatively inexperienced Whitland side that had earlier lost to Haverfordwest.
Paul Davies and his Whitland youngsters arrived at the Meads knowing that two wins would earn them a share of the superb indoor trophy but they bowed out to Haverfordwest, who lost only two wickets in chasing a target of 114 to win.
It guaranteed The Town second spot in the table as Whitland's tight bowling and disciplined fielding saw Whitland shot out for 56 in only 6.3 of their allotted ten overs before the Hannon twins, skipper Sean and Patrick, eased Neyland home without losing a wicket.
The indoor league trophy was presented to Sean Hannon by Bill Carne, in the absence of sponsor Nick Evans, and he thanked the teams for playing entertaining cricket, Wendy Bradshaw for excellent organisation of the competition in conjunction with Allan Hansen, who also umpired alongside John Williams, and Kirsty Hughes for scoring.
Match One:
Whitland (113 all out) lost to Haverfordwest (116 for 2)
WHITLAND'S inexperience was shown in their opening match against Haverfordwest as five of their batsmen were run out, only Connor Bowen avoiding that fate as he was caught by Jonathan Strawbridge off the bowling of Simon Holliday. Paul Davies and Dan James batted really well before retiring when they reached 25 apiece but came back late in the innings – only to suffer the same fate in the late quest for runs.
A target of 114 for victory seemed a challenge for The Town after Nitin Mathias was caught off the wall by Geraint Jones for only a single – but Ben Field and Simon Holliday both sped to 25 before retiring, as did skipper Danny Potter. Jonathan Strawbridge was run out for two runs but that let Field back in to join young Kieran O'Connor in hitting the winning runs with four balls still to spare.
Whitland Batting:
Paul Davies run out 31
Geraint Phillips run out 19
Dan James run out 27
Geraint Jones run out 6
Connor Bowen ct Jonathan Strawbridge b Simon Holliday 14
Jack Bowen run out 6
Extras 10
Total (all out) 113
Haverfordwest Bowling:
Simon Holliday 1-13, Danny Potter 0-27, Kieran O'Connor 0-25, Ben Field 0-21, Nitin Mathias 0-17.
Haverfordwest Batting:
Ben Field not out 35
Nitin Mathias ct Geraint Jones b Geraint Phillips 1
Simon Holliday retired 27
Danny Potter retired 25
Jonathan Strawbridge run out 2
Kieran O'Connor not out 9
Extras 7
Total (2 wickets) 116
Whitland Bowling:
Dan James 0-24, Geraint Phillips 1-22, Geraint Jones 0-23, Connor Bowen 0-17, Jack Bowen 0-17.
Match Two:
Whitland (56 all out) lost to Neyland 'A' (58 for 0)
WHITLAND found it hard going after they had been asked to bat first by Neyland skipper Sean Hannon, who was soon heavily involved as he ran out Geraint Phillips and then took good catches to respectively shift top scorer Dan James (18) and Geraint Jones for a duck off the bowling of brother Patrick and Henry Durrant.
At the other end, keeper Paul Murray showed his sharpness as he ran out Paul davies and After Connor Bowen had also been run out his brother Jack gave a return catch to Andrew Miller to leave Whitland with only 56 runs as a lowly total.
The Hannon twins were soon in action as they judged their runs superbly and took the score to 51 without loss before Patrick retired on 25. Andrew Miller played one shot and it was appropriately left to Sean Hannon to hit the winning runs as he remained undefeated on 24.
Whitland Batting:
Paul Davies run out 7
Geraint Phillips run out 9
Dan James ct Sean Hannon b Patrick Hannon 18
Geraint Jones ct Sean Hannon b Henry Durrant 0
Connor Bowen run out 5
Jack Bowen ct & b Andrew Miller 11
Extras 6
Total (all out) 56
Neyland 'A' Bowling:
Patrick Hannon 1-7, Nick Koomen 0-16, Andrew Miller 0-17, Henry Durrant 1-4, Sean Hannon 1-0-9-0.
Neyland 'A' Batting:
Sean Hannon not out 24
Patrick Hannon retired 25
Andrew Miller not out 3
Extras 6
Total (0 wickets) 58
Whitland Bowling:
Jack Bowen 0-14, Geraint Jones 0-5, Dan James 0-8, Connor Bowen 0-10, Geraint Phillips 0-17.


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I was wondering if anybody else has had issues with seizures while playing sports when their adrenaline is pumping. I had a seizure at my fist softball game of the season last week and it has been almost since last summer when I had a seizure that was also at a softball game? My first thought was because I was dehydrated but this time we had just started playing and I had plenty to drink all day.
I am wondering if adrenaline has anything to do with my seizures during softball, I don't play any other team sports so I don't have any other times where I have my adrenaline pumping or a little anxiety. Anybody else have any experience with something similar t this, what are your thoughts?


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Focal Ablation of Cervical Precancer
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified August 2014 by University of California, San Francisco.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
University of California, San Francisco
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 15, 2012
Last updated: August 7, 2014
Last verified: August 2014
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This is a pilot cohort study of women undergoing focal ablation for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (HGCIN). The cohort was recruited from the UCSF Dysplasia Clinics. The standard treatment involves treatment of the entire cervix. Women with HGCIN meeting inclusion criteria were recruited for enrollment into the pilot study of focal treatment. Upon enrollment, they underwent focal ablational treatment rather than standard ablational treatment of the cervix. Follow-up visits were conducted at 2 weeks and 6 months to assess safety, feasibility, and acceptability. The 6-month recurrence rate of HGCIN will be calculated.
|High-grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
|Procedure: Focal treatment
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Focal Ablation of High-grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
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Further study details as provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Six-month recurrence rate of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [ Time Frame: six months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety of focal treatment [ Time Frame: six months ]Participants will be asked to report any adverse events following focal treatment. These events will be graded according to standard criteria (DAIDS).
- Acceptability of focal treatment [ Time Frame: six months ]Participants will be asked to respond to a survey at enrollment and follow-up asking whether they are satisfied with focal treatment as an alternative method of treatment.
- Feasibility of focal treatment [ Time Frame: enrollment ]Providers will be asked to provide information after each treatment regarding whether the treatment was technically feasible to perform.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Focal treatment arm
Procedure: Focal treatment
Focal treatment of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using laser ablation, cryotherapy, or loop electrosurgical excision procedure
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 21-45 yo
- Biopsy-confirmed high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2, 3, or 2/3
- Satisfactory colposcopy, i.e., the entire transformation zone is visible
- Lesion occupying <= 2 quadrants of the cervix.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unsatisfactory colposcopy.
- Colposcopic lesion extending into the endocervical canal beyond colposcopic visualization.
- Endocervical curettage positive for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Suspicion for invasive cancer on colposcopic exam.
- Glandular dysplasia or atypical glandular cells on cytology.
- Unreliable for follow-up.
- Immunosuppression (HIV, transplant recipient, etc.)
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01709773
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01709773
|United States, California
|University of California, San Francisco
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94109
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
|Principal Investigator:
|Karen Smith-McCune, MD, PhD
|University of California, San Francisco
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01709773 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 15, 2012
|Last Updated:
|August 7, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma in Situ
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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What kind of cabinet? Hillsboro man's 'Wheel' win lost by clipped syllable
HILLSBORO, Ore. - Paul Atkinson of Hillsboro had everything but the "B" between him and $2,400 and a shot at $1 million on Wheel of Fortune this week.
Then he opened his mouth.
"Corner Curio Cabinet" came out sounding like "Corno Curio Cabinet."
After an awkward pause, a buzzer sounded, ending Atkinson's turn.
The next contestant spun the wheel and solved the puzzle. A puzzled host Pat Sajak sent the show to commercial break.
Watch the turn here:
Atkinson sat down afterwards to explain what happened:


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bambang wrote:Dear Xkalibur.
But remember my friend, supernaturall speaking, it's not good if you are naked standing on top of the Statute of Liberty.
Dear uncle bambang,
I'd rather stand naked on top of the statue than wear pink suit.. ...Can't imagine me going in pink suit to university, everybody would laugh at me.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
This post shows how the Query Optimizer uses statistics to estimate the selectivity of expressions during query optimization.
You can also use this as a second part of my last post, The Query Optimizer and Parameter Sniffing. Here I will show you the advantage of the use of statistics when the Query Optimizer can "sniff" the parameter values compared to just guessing the selectivity of expressions when local variables are used. So I will be using the same query as in that previous post.
Notice that there are many other details that can not be covered here so this post will focus on a very simple example to show how the Query Optimizer creates and uses statistics.
To start open your AdventureWorks database and run this to display the current statistics on the ProductID column of the Sales.SalesOrderDetail table
dbcc show_statistics('Sales.SalesOrderDetail', IX_SalesOrderDetail_ProductID)
This will display the header, density vector and histogram of the statistics object.
1) Understanding the Histogram
First I will explain the meaning of the values of a histogram's steps. Let us take a look at step 86, shown here
RANGE_HI_KEY is the upper boundary of a histogram step. The value 826 is the upper boundary for step 85 and 831 is the upper boundary for step 86. This means that step 86 may contain only values from 827 to 831.
Run the following query to obtain the real number of records for ProductIDs 827 to 831 to compare them against the histogram
select ProductID, COUNT(*) as Total
from Sales.SalesOrderDetail
where ProductID between 827 and 831
group by ProductID
This produces the following result
Going back to the histogram, EQ_ROWS is the estimated number of rows whose column value equals RANGE_HI_KEY. In our example RANGE_HI_KEY is 831 and the number of records with ProductID 831 is 198. The same value is shown on the histogram.
RANGE_ROWS is the estimated number of rows whose column value falls inside the range of the step, excluding the upper boundary. In our example, this is the number of records with values from 827 to 830 (831, the upper boundary, is excluded). The histogram shows 110 records and we could obtain the same value by getting the sum of 31 records for 827, 46 records for 828, 0 records for 829 and 33 records for 830.
DISTINCT_RANGE_ROWS is the estimated number of rows with a distinct column value inside this range, excluding the upper bound. In our example we have records for three distinct values: 827, 828, and 830, so DISTINCT_RANGE_ROWS is 3. There are no records for ProductID 829 and 831 is again excluded.
Finally, AVG_RANGE_ROWS is the average number of rows per distinct value and it is calculated as RANGE_ROWS / DISTINCT_RANGE_ROWS. In our example, we have a total of 110 records for 3 DISTINCT_RANGE_ROWS, so that gives, 110 / 3 = 36.6667 also shown on the histogram for step 86.
Now let us see how the statistics are used to estimate the selectivity of the queries.
2) When the Query Optimizer knows the value
Let us see the first query
select * from Sales.SalesOrderDetail
where ProductID = 831
Since 831 is a RANGE_HI_KEY on step 86, the Query Optimizer will use the EQ_ROWS value and the estimated number of rows will be 198.
Now run the same query with the value 828
This time the value is inside the range of step 86 but it is not a RANGE_HI_KEY so the Query Optimizer uses the value calculated before as AVG_RANGE_ROWS. Actually, we get the same estimated number of rows for any of the other values in the range (except RANGE_HI_KEY). This also includes 829, even when there are no records for this ProductID.
Let us try now a nonequality operator and try to find the number of records less than 714. For these we need to calculate the sum of the values of both RANGE_ROWS and EQ_ROWS for steps 1 thru 7, which give us a total of 13,223 rows.
This is the query and the estimated number of rows is shown on the execution plan
where ProductID < 714
3) When the Query Optimizer does not know the value
In the case when the Query Optimizer does not know the value used in the expression, like when local variables are used, the Query Optimizer can not use the histogram so it will use some other information including the statistics density information or it will try to guess the selectivity using some fixed percentages. First, let us try using the equality operator.
declare @pid int = 897
where ProductID = @pid
The Query Optimizer is not able to see the value 897 in this query. As explained in my previous post, the Query Optimizer does not know the value of the @pid local variable at optimization time. So it will use the density value of the ProductID column, 0.003759399, as listed on the second section, density vector, of the DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS output. If we multiply this value by the total number of records, 121,317, we will get 456.079 which will be shown in the next execution plan.
Finally, run this query with a nonequality operator
where ProductID < @pid
Same as before, the value 897 does not matter; any other value will give you the same estimated number of rows and execution plan. The estimated number of rows is always 30% of the total number of records for a nonequality operator. In this case the 30% of 121,317 is 36,395.1 as shown next.