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Effectively wild, Moore leads shutout of Texas
ARLINGTON -- Rather than pitching charts and hitters' tendencies, radars and The Weather Channel were studied Wednesday morning to see if a window would open for the scheduled afternoon affair between the Rays and Rangers.
Fortunately for the Rays, they got it in, and they came away 2-0 winners at Rangers Ballpark at Arlington.
With the victory, the Rays snapped a three-game losing streak and moved to 4-5 on the season -- and 1-2 on the current 10-game road trip that continues Friday in Boston. They also dodged having the broom sweep in their direction for the first time this season.
"It's really good to not be swept," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That's the one thing: If you can go through the season and avoid the sweeps, those one wins add up at the end of the season a lot."
The start of Wednesday's game was delayed one hour and 29 minutes when morning rain showers in North Texas lingered into the early afternoon. The temperature at first pitch registered 39 degrees, the second-lowest first-pitch temperature in the history of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The only colder contest was a night game on April 7, 2007, against Boston -- 38 degrees.
Tampa Bay didn't bring to mind the '27 Yankees with its offense. However, the attack -- which included an RBI fielder's choice by Ben Zobrist in the third and a sacrifice fly by Evan Longoria in the fifth, produced the only two runs of the game.
"You have to be able to score runs on outs in tightly contested games, and we did," said Maddon, whose team is off to a slow start on offense. "That's obviously the sign of a good team. The hits are going to come."
Two runs might as well have been 20 the way the Rays pitched and played defense.
Rays starter Matt Moore was effectively wild. He held the Rangers hitless for 4 1/3 innings before Craig Gentry singled to right. But he also issued a career-high six walks in his 5 1/3 innings.
Moore has "this nice little tempo, then all of a sudden you see the tempo [go away] and there's this little thing at the end of the delivery," Maddon said. "A little lagging of the arm. ... But when he's right on and that thing comes together, it's beautiful to watch from the side."
Moore was making his first regular-season start against the Rangers and his second overall start against them after picking up the win in Game 1 of the Rays-Rangers 2011 Division Series. He has now pitched 12 1/3 innings against the Rangers in Arlington and has yet to allow a run, while yielding just three hits.
Rather than dwell on what he has done against the Rangers, Moore opted to talk about the Rays' relievers.
"We're very fortunate to have the bullpen we have," Moore said. "I can honestly say I take advantage of that on a nightly basis when I'm out there."
Moore's compliment was well founded based on the 3 2/3 innings of relief by Cesar Ramos, Jake McGee, Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney.
Ramos took over with one out in the sixth after Moore walked Nelson Cruz. The Rangers eventually loaded the bases for Mitch Moreland, who grounded one to Kelly Johnson. The Rays second baseman flipped to shortstop Yunel Escobar, who threw late to first base.
The Rangers appeared to score a run on the play, but the Rays got some good news from second-base umpire Marty Foster, who called out baserunner Jeff Baker for interference, ruling his slide into Escobar was too far from second base.
Foster was behind the plate Monday night and admitted to making a bad strike-three call against Zobrist to end the game. So there was some irony in him making the call, though the call appeared spot on.
"I don't think he was making anything up," Maddon said. "I think he was making a legitimate call."
The Rays cut down another run in the eighth, with Zobrist throwing out Adrian Beltre to the end the inning as he tried to score from third on a flyout from pinch-hitter Leonys Martin.
"I wanted to give it a shot, because of where I was in the outfield and my arm felt pretty good," Zobrist said. "I wanted to give it a go. And fortunately when I let it go it was on line. It was just right there. [Catcher Jose Lobaton] hung in there, concentrated on catching it and making the tag. Good job there."
Some might have questioned Beltre running on the play, but not Rangers manager Ron Washington.
"We had to force them to make a play," Washington said. "He made a play; tip your hat."
At the end of the day, the ugly win felt like found money for the Rays.
"Defense has been great," Peralta said. "We're not scoring a lot of runs, but when we pitched like we did today and have good defense, a couple of runs and we win the game. … We could definitely get on a roll after a day like today."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A woman who escaped a strict 'honour' based upbringing to take control of her own life is graduating with a first class degree in psychology this week.
Saliha Rashid, 21, who grew up in a Pakistani family in Bradford, was told she could not have big aspirations because she was a woman and she was blind.
But she was determined to forge her own path in life, and now she campaigns for the rights of Asian women at a national level, speaking at the House of Lords and featuring on a BBC Radio 4 programme.
Saliha, who studied for her degree at Leeds Trinity University in Horsforth, describes herself as a survivor of honour-based abuse. Her own experiences have inspired her to campaign for others and she now hopes to become a Barrister in criminal and human rights law.
She has already made her mark - giving evidence to the forced marriage commission last October, in support of the criminalisation of the practice.
She also helps other survivors, working as a volunteer call handler at Karma Nirvana, an organisation which aims to stop the scandal of forced marriage and honour based violence.
Saliha, who was also the Disabilities Officer for Leeds Trinity Students' Union in her second year, described how her life was controlled by the honour system during her teenage years, leaving her "squeezed between two cultures."
"I wasn't allowed to go on school trips, I wasn't allowed to have a mobile phone, I wasn't allowed to socialise with people from other ethnic backgrounds," she said.
She was seen as being westernised because she was very liberal minded and believed in speaking up - making her position at home particularly hard.
She made three attempts to leave home before she was successful.
"There is a big emphasis on honour and the smallest things are seen as dishonourable," she said. "I knew from a young age that I didn't really want to be like this. When I was 16 I left home and went to a women's refuge, but went back because of the emotional blackmail and because I am blind.
"I was told that because I am blind I would be reliant on my family and would not be independent."
But she finally left home on her third attempt, moving into university accommodation at the end of her first year, and no longer has contact with her immediate family.
She is grateful for her time at Leeds Trinity and to the staff and the friends she made there.
"It enabled me to develop as a person, as well as giving me self-confidence and the belief that I can do anything," she said.
"Three years ago, I considered withdrawing from university. I was told that because I am blind and an Asian woman, I cannot have big aspirations. But my experience at university has suggested otherwise. I now realise that the world is my oyster and I can follow my dreams."

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BWW Review: Mario O¬'Hara¬'s STAGESHOW
Manila, Philippines, November 8, 2012 - "Stageshow," the last masterpiece of the late television, film, and theater icon Mario O'Hara, has managed to present a poignant and emotionally-charged story that focuses on the twilight years of a small group of dedicated Filipino artists - "Tres Dahlias," and "Tirso and the Bandits," among others - during the vaudeville era in the late 1940s. These artists, torn between their love for the arts and economic survival, unfortunately represent parallel realities that performing artists still face today.
The "Tres Dahlias," made up of three female leads Ester (Liesl Batucan), Chabeng (Angeline Kanapi), and Magdea (Mae Paner), could give Broadway's "Dreamgirls" a run for their money. Although Batucan, Kanapi, and Paner all stood out in their respective scenes, it was Batucan who had the audience in the palm of her hand. Batucan's Ester, who had been heartbroken after her husband, Tirso (Roeder Camañag), left her for another woman, was very emphatic: her tender voice, nuances of acting, and crisp articulation were a perfect fit to the character; her crying scene also stirred an emotional response from the audience.
Camañag has been getting praises for his theatrical skills, but in this production he failed to level up to the high -caliber performance of Batucan.
Also sadly, the ensemble, some resident actors of Tanghalang Pilipino, delivered a lackluster performance on the day we saw the show. Towards the end of the production, the ensemble played townspeople or taumbayan that were wearing modern party outfits, which was glaringly wrong.
Nevertheless, Tony Casimiro, the son of the late vaudeville star Bayani Casimiro, made a cameo in this play, and he was stunning. Bayani Casimiro shared the marquee with Dolphy, Rogelio dela Rosa, German Moreno, Sylvia La Torre, Pilita Corrales, Elizabeth Ramsey, Oscar Obligacion, Chichay, and the comedy duo Pugo and Tugo during the vaudeville days; some of them have passed away and were not given due recognition for their important contribution to our country's cultural heritage.
Another cast member, Lou Veloso, this year's BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards' Best Featured Actor nominee, also made a cameo and gave an equally engaging performance.
Katsch Catoy and Tuxqs Rutaquio did an excellent job with the sets and lights respectively.
Kudos should also go to Denisa Reyes for her outstanding choreography.
All in all, director Chris Millado has succeeded in putting together "Stageshow," which well represents O'Hara's love for the dead art form - the vaudeville.


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Pregnant cow killed: 'All evidence indicates wolf attack'
Warning: Some of the details of the investigation may be too graphic for some readers
WALLOWA, Ore. - An Oregon wolf pack killed a pregnant cow in a private pasture on Monday morning, biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed.
The rancher found the cow dead and saw wolves near the carcass. ODFW responded to investigate to determine whether the wolves killed the cow or were scavenging the carcass.
The evidence led state biologists to confirm that wolves had killed the cow.
Biologists said GPS tracking collar data showed that wolf OR-4, the alpha male of the Imnaha pack, was in the area from 11 p.m. Sunday until 8 a.m. Monday.
"In addition, the very high number of tracks found at the scene suggests the pack was present," ODFW reported. "A clear struggle scene was observed in the snow which showed multiple wolf tracks and large amounts of blood scattered over a large area of the carcass."
At the end of 2012, the Imnaha pack was estimated at 8 wolves, including a breeding pair.
Biologists said the cow suffered multiple bites in the typical wolf attack areas - behind the front shoulders; in front of the front shoulders and brisket area; groin and anterior portion of hind legs; and in the rump/udder area. The wounds suggest the injuries came while the cow was still alive.
"The fetus of the cow had been removed and mostly consumed - similar to past confirmed depredations of adult cows by the Imnaha Pack," biologits noted. "All evidence (wolves present at scene, bite marks and locations, struggle scene with multiple wolf tracks, and internal hemorrhage) indicates wolf attack."


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DOZENS of public servants in Essex are earning six figure salaries with huge pension contributions on top.
Essex County Council has more than 50 staff earning a basic salary of more than £100,000.
This does not include the dozens earning bumper pay packets at schools or those whose bonuses, expenses or pension contributions, paid for out of the public purse, tips them into the six figure bracket.
County Hall justified the salaries claiming they need to pay for the best
The figures were released by the Taxpayers' Alliance.
More than 2,000 council workers break the six figure barrier, including four at Colchester Council.
Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "It is good news the number of senior council staff making more than £100,000 a year is falling, although that may only be because many authorities have finished paying eye-watering redundancy bills.
"Sadly, too many local authorities are still increasing the number of highly paid staff on their payroll.
"It's particularly galling in places where councils are pleading poverty and demanding more and more in Council Tax.
"Taxpayers expect their council to be filling potholes, not pay packets.
"Many rank-and-file staff in local councils will be equally appalled - at a time when councils across the country are freezing pay, it appears the money they're saving is being used to line the pockets of town hall tycoons."
A spokesman for Essex County Council said: "Essex County Council is one of the largest local authorities in the country with an annual budget of almost £2 billion. It is responsible for vital services supporting every member of the community throughout their lives.
"It is imperative, especially at time when the council is having to radically change the way it works that we have talented and experienced people leading the organisation. To ensure we are able to attract and retain the services of these people we obviously need to pay competitive salaries."
The top earner at County Hall remains CHief Executive Joanna Killian.
She is slipping down the list of top earners but still picked up more than £235,000 last year, including pension contributions.


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I was amazed this week to discover there is a useful keyboard shortcut that I didn't already know about in Ableton Live. Check the video above on how to quickly jump octaves in Ableton Live.
"Thavius shows how to quickly transpose and shift octaves by simply holding Shift + Arrow Up (to go up an octave) or Shift + Arrow Down (to go down an octave)." – dubspot.com
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This is not a championship team
All of the Eastern contenders have struggled on the road to start the year. Miami struggling with Philly, we're down big to the Pelicans, Bulls get stomped by the Heat, and the Nets are down 10 to Cleveland.
The Pacers look severely overmatched from an athletic standpoint in this game.
Our FG%. Hill is complete garbage, 8 million for being a spot up shooter is horrendous value.
we are playing a young improves team in their home opener...overreaction much?
We started last year 3-6.
go to the bench George hill
Our offense still is so bad .
Only thing worse than the pacers play is PDs posting.
Put some offense on the floor please!!!!!
You are an optimist
Embarrassing. You know you actually have to win games to make the playoffs.
OMG guys, calm down. We're playing badly in the first half. We may or may not win this game but I assure you its no indication of our championship chances.
My 'out of state fan' game reports over the years
Pacers.com Guest Blog Post: Area 55 Conquers Staples Center -- (Honorary) Area 55 Family Invades Target Center 2014! -- Target Center Invasion 2015
Holy hell, Scola doesn't even PRETEND to play defense, does he?
That was a very impressing dunk by Davis.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I don't care what our record is I'm going off what my eyes see
Paul needs to go off on them
If IMCU donated school supplies for every bad 3 Hill took, every kid in IPS would have multiple rulers.
Athletic 4's are going to continue to kill us
Mahinmi is looking worse than ever.
and Mahinmi is awful
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President Obama had a tough summer in the polls, but not in the fundraising world. His campaign and the Democratic National Committee say they raised $70 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 30. Meanwhile, former pizza CEO Herman Cain leads the GOP field in latest polling. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Mara Liasson, who analyzes the numbers.
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A DRUNK man climbed to the top of an 80ft crane on The Rock after a night out.
The man had climbed up the crane earlier on Friday night, and fire crews and police were called at around 5am this morning.
It is believed the 26-year-old was drunk and was at the top of the crane singing songs after a night out, when a member of the public reported it in the fear that he was about to jump.
Emergency services spoke to the man in a bid to get coax him down from the crane, and about an hour later he eventually came down.
Fire crews from Bury, Whitefield, and a specialist aerial appliance from Bolton attended, as well as police.
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With picnic season beginning, I have the feeling this will be the summer of Southern cakes. After success with Pig Pickin' Cake, a light mandarin orange cake with pineapple whipped cream frosting, I decided to whip up another Southern classic, the Hummingbird Cake.
Hummingbird Cake first appeared in Southern Living magazine in February 1978 as the recipe of a Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina in an article called "Making the Best of Bananas." Since that time, it's become the magazine's most requested recipe and clocked in at the top of their "Best of All Time Desserts" list in 1990. While the cake is chock full o' goodies like bananas, pineapple, and pecans, it's not fussy to prepare. The fruit lends a wonderful moistness to the cake and the coarsely chopped nuts make for a pleasant, crunchy counterpoint to the tender crumb. While pineapple can be a strong flavor, it isn't overbearing here, and the overall sweetness is nicely offset by the tangy cream cheese frosting.
This is traditionally a three layer cake, though over the years it has evolved in form as generations have put their own special spin on it. There are seven layer versions as well as Bundt pan versions, and cupcake versions, too. No actual hummingbirds are harmed in the production of Hummingbird Cake, but given the sweetness imparted in the cake by both the mashed bananas and the pineapple, I wouldn't be surprised if those little birds flocked to the dessert table alongside hungry picnickers hoping to catch some crumbs.
Got a favorite classic American dessert recipe you'd like to see featured here? Email us with the subject: "American Classics."
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About the author: Alexandra Penfold is mild-mannered children's book editor by day, food ninja by night. Never one to skip dessert she's the Brownie half of Blondie & Brownie and a Midtown Lunch contributor. You can follow her on Twitter at @blondiebrownie.


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Story Ideas in Fairfax County Government
Office of Public Affairs
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Aug. 11, 2003
Story Ideas in Fairfax County Government
The Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs provides a summary of news briefs designed to inform the media about great story ideas in Fairfax County government. The following information gives the background on newsworthy stories as well as contact information. For additional questions on the Future Features service, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935.
Fairfax is Falling for the Arts
For the first time ever, Celebrate Fairfax Inc. will host an art festival, Fall for the Arts, Sept. 26-28, on the grounds of the Ellipse at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The festival will feature 180 award-winning artists from across the country, as well as eight of Virginia's finest wineries hosting wine tasting. Paintings (watercolors, oil and pastels), functional and decorative ceramics, fiber and wearable arts, handcrafted furniture, fine jewelry, metal and clay sculpture, woodcraft, leather, photography, and fused and blown art glass will all be featured at the exhibit.
Fall for the Arts will be open Friday, Sept. 26, 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for the festival is $5, with an additional charge for food and wine. Admission for the wine tasting on Saturday and Sunday is $10.
For more information, contact Celebrate Fairfax at 703-324-3247 or 1-800-880-6629, TTY 1-800-828-1120 or go online at www.fallforthearts.com.
Mulching Made Easy
The Division of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery has acquired two new mulch loaders to make mulch removal faster and easier for Fairfax County citizens and employees. These machines can drop a mound of mulch into a truck or trailer with the simple press of a button. They are located at the I-95 Citizen Disposal Facility, 9850 Furnace Road, Lorton and the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax.
Mulch can be used for all seasons to decorate or protect planting beds. No matter what the season there is always plenty of mulch to be shared with county residents. The mulch is free; for a small fee you can drop off your own piles of brush and wood to be turned into mulch. The Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery Division encourages the use of these land sites and the mulch loader. Lenny Wright, engineer II of the Division of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery states, "This is a money-saving resource available to all county residents as well as agencies and it should be taken advantage of."
For more information, call the Division of Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery at 703-324-5230, TTY 703-324-1877, or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/trash/disposal_mulch.htm for links to other mulch distribution sites, operational hours and company listings that offer non-Fairfax County related mulch hauling from the landsite. Also, the mulch information line operates 24 hours a day with recorded information at 703-324-5995, TTY 711.


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Fairfax County Launches Citizen Corps Web Site
Office of Public Affairs
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April 15, 2003
Fairfax County Launches Citizen Corps Web Site
Emergency managers are frequently asked how citizens can help during disasters. In Fairfax County, the answer to that question is to sign up to volunteer for one of the many opportunities available through the Fairfax County Citizen Corps program.
Fairfax County Citizen Corps offers opportunities for citizens to volunteer for four programs designed to help communities prepare for and respond to emergency events. Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), the Medical Reserve Corps, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Neighborhood Watch programs bring together local leaders, citizen volunteers and first responders to build a stronger community.
In January 2003, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a request for Fairfax County government to partner with citizens and community organizations to initiate a Fairfax County Citizen Corps program and establish a local Citizen Corps Council as an advisory committee. Citizen Corps is a national program designed to add volunteer capacity to public safety and emergency response organizations, as well as to engage citizens in the welfare of their local community. According to Jane Kornblut, Executive Director of Volunteer Fairfax, "the Fairfax County Citizen Corps will harness the power of individual volunteers to make Fairfax County safer, stronger and better prepared to respond to threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues and disasters of all kinds."
Fairfax County recently launched a new Web site at www.fairfaxcountycitizencorps.org where citizens can register to volunteer for four Citizen Corps programs or with an affiliate volunteer organization. The site provides a summary of each program as well as job descriptions for each available volunteer position. Visitors can also read a safety tip and current news articles or follow links to sites with related information. Interested volunteers without access to a computer can call Volunteer Fairfax at 703-246-3460, TTY 711 to register for one of the Citizen Corps programs.
The Citizen Corps Web site is managed by Volunteer Fairfax, a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize people and resources to meet regional community needs. Additionally, under the Fairfax County Emergency Operation Plan, Volunteer Fairfax is responsible for recruiting, registering and helping to mobilize volunteer resources during emergency events.


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Praline Apple Pie Recipe
I've won a couple of first-place prizes at our county fair with this pie! See if it becomes a prize-winner at your house, too.--Bev Higley, Londonderry, Ohio
Recommended: Outstanding Pie Recipes from Across America
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- 7 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apple (about 8 medium)
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
- 3 tablespoons apple cider
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half cream
- 2 tablespoons apple cider
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Line pie plate with bottom crust; brush well with apple cider. Add apple mixture; pour any remaining cider over all. Drizzle with butter. Top with second crust; flute edges to seal. Cut slits in top. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
- For topping, melt butter in a small saucepan. Add the brown sugar, cider and cream. Bring to a full rolling boil over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and stir in pecans.
- Remove pie from oven (leave oven on) and place on a baking sheet. Slowly pour topping over pie. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until topping bubbles. Cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Apple Praline Pie in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook 1994, p72
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Organic producers in Maine are faring better than organic producers in some other areas regarding feed availability and prices. A Maine-based organic dairy cooperative reports producer members continue to benefit from the state's extended 2013 fall season, which yielded an extra hay cutting that continues to help keep organic milk production at good levels.
Organic corn to feed cattle is still in the $10 to $12/bushel range in the Midwest. Expectations of lower average bushel weight are forming. Longer range apprehension hinges on projection for conventional corn prices falling in 2015, which will commensurately reduce prices of organic feed corn. Some producers worry that organic feed corn prices will fall below the point that will keep a number of growers financially able to continue to grow organic feed corn.
The situation in California's drought-stricken Marin and Sonoma counties continues to cause concern. Some organic dairy producers say recent rains were a relief, but the drought conditions continue. There are reports of 30 or more days of pasture growing season already lost due to the lack of rain. Silage crops already planted have grown more slowly than normal and will likely have a lower yield than normal. Purchased organic feed supplies are tight.
Some California organic dairy producers are bringing in feed and hay from as far away as Arizona and Montana. Montana hay delivered to Northern California can now cost $350 a ton, compared with $200 to $250 last year.
There are mixed reports as to organic dairy cattle. Some of the longer established organic dairy producers in the counties have no current plans to sell off animals as a result of the adverse conditions and resulting financial impact. But other organic producers in California have already sold cows because of the higher cost of feeding them, especially with distressed pastures.
Organic cattle are required to receive at least 30% of their dry matter intake, such as grasses, from a pasture at least 120 days a year. California North Bay producers report little pasture growth has developed yet, two months into the normal growing season there.
On Feb. 12, USDA granted a temporary variance from the organic dairy grazing season requirement to organic dairy producers in the 53 of California's 58 counties that have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.
Producers in the 53 counties with grazing plans that include grazing during February and March 2014, will not be required to graze or provide dry matter intake from pastures during those two months. Organic producers will be allowed to reduce their 2014 grazing season by the number of days that correspond to February and March in their grazing plan.
According to USDA's bi-weekly National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs report, demand for feed grade organic corn and soybeans is moderate to good. The supply of organic hay remains light. Trucking issues and weather delays continued to be a problem but are expected to improve over the next few weeks.
Additional organic feed market news information is available at: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsbnof.pdf


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I bought this at a local flea market this morning. The guy said the only thing he knew about it is that someone told him it's a foot rest from an old barber chair. It caught my eye because it's a nice, industrial piece. Made out of iron and probably weighs close to 10 pounds. Measures 15" by 3 3/4". There's a hole on each side of it where it would've mounted to something. I've looked online but can't find any info.
Does anyone know if this is, in fact, a barber's chair foot rest? It does show some wear where feet would've sat on it.


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Q. There has been much talk about whether the Pacers will be upset in the first round like last year. If they do end up playing Boston, regardless of the "new poise" we have acquired, what assurance is there that we won't experience a repeat? After all, we didn't play that bad last year, Boston just played very well. (From Ellis in Zihuatinejo, Mexico)
A. There are no guarantees, but theres little question the Pacers will be on much stronger footing when the postseason rolls around, regardless of the matchup. Last year, the team was under the duress of some extremely negative momentum heading into the postseason, with the combination of personal and family traumas contributing to the 11-19 collapse after the All-Star break. Though Boston was the underdog as the sixth seed, the Celtics were largely the same team that reached the conference finals the year before and therefore had that playoff confidence to call upon.
Its safe to assume the Pacers arent going to undergo any kind of collapse in the final 16 games. Theyre going to enter the playoffs as no worse than the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, possibly the NBA, and on a mission. After three consecutive years of first-round eliminations, the Pacers will be a team with something to prove. Mix in the perception that they have been treated with little respect this season, despite their lofty record, and there will be no shortage of motivational carrots. When talent, coaching and motivation combine, it forms a potent mix. When the playoffs began last year, the team was surrounded by question marks. This year, it is surrounded by exclamation points
I think he pretty much sums up what we have been thinking and what the players have been saying to the media. They look real focused, and they are taking one game at a time. I don't see us collapsing like we did last year, even if we play Cleveland.


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A pediatrician from the Children's Health Center at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury thinks so.
"Commercialism is driving change in how we feed our infants," Dr. M. Alex Geertsma told a group of advocates Monday at a Capitol forum on childhood obesity.
Geertsma said infants go from nursing or breastfeeding, which has proven to prevent childhood obesity, to eating additive-free, pureed mixed of foods.
"This is where the good news stops," Geertsma said.
Problems arise at a greater rate when infants begin to give social cues that they are ready to consume more than liquids and purees. After being on a liquid diet for the first six months of life, they begin to taste discriminate, or recognize certain foods as tasty or disgusting. They begin to want something "novel" whether it is extremely sweet or really salty.


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Abnormal PsychologyAuthor:
Mineka, Susan, Hooley, Jill M., Butcher, James N.
Edition: 13
Pub Date: 2006
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Summary: Abnormal Psychology is considered the most authoritative and comprehensive text in its field; it set the standard for the course. The author team includes the most preeminent and respected researchers in abnormal psychology today. Now, the exciting revision of this classic introduces new topics and fresh insights, as well as a streamlined writing style and a sharper focus on research in psychopathology. The esteemed ...author team of Butcher, Mineka, and Hooley offers students the most thoroughly researched and up-to-date explanation of psychopathology, creating a learning experience that invokes thought, increases awareness, and takes students to levels of understanding that other books do not offer. The most extensively researched and up-to-date textbook available includes over 1800 references. Special feature boxes Developments in Research, Developments in Thinking, Developments in Practice, and The World Around Us focus on applications of research to everyday life, as well as current events, the latest research methodologies, technologies, and findings. Extensive case studies of individuals throughout the book bring material to life for students and offer a context in which to understand contemporary abnormal psychology. New DSM-IV-TR boxes appear throughout, and summarize the essential criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for the disorders discussed. This helpful study tool reflects current diagnostic practice and helps students understand disorders in a clinical context. [read more]
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By Jatin Thakkar and Soham Sarkhel
Whenever we discuss cricket amongst ourselves, we have a common tendency to say that a particular batsman played well under tremendous pressure. However if one is asked to define what pressure is according to cricketing norms, he/she will most definitely be at a loss of words. At Impact Index, we are able to measure at least a good part of it. For a batsman the Pressure IMPACT measures pressure that comes from fall of wickets. It kicks in when a batsman comes in to bat in a tough situation (as defined from how many wickets have fallen) and makes a certain proportion of runs (based on the match totals). This does identify a lot of players whose contributions often get overlooked.
Here are the batsmen with the highest Pressure IMPACT numbers in the history of T20 International matches (minimum 15 matches).
1. Umar Akmal (Pressure IMPACT 0.21, 28 matches)
2. KP Pietersen (0.20, 38)
3. Misbah Ul Haq (0.19, 35)
4. SK Raina (0.19, 26)
5. CO Obuya (0.19, 17)
Umar Akmal is one of Pakistan's most exciting and promising young talents in the international circuit. Surprisingly though, the Pakistan selection board has not been too kind on him and have deemed him too 'immature' to play for Pakistan on a regular basis. Definitely they need to have a look at these figures. Misbah Ul Haq and Suresh Raina may not be the eyeball grabbers in this list as they are known for their craftiness in the T20 format. However the inclusion of Kevin Pietersen may seem a bit of a surprise as people often consider him to be a slam-bang player and generally not a one who will shepherd his team through tough times by playing cautiously. However that is exactly Pietersen's style, he is not only the highest impact T20I batsmen of all time but he also has the highest Strike Rate IMPACT of all the batsmen which shows that even in a pressure situation, he likes to dominate the bowlers rather than going along with the tide. For those who remember Collins Obuya, the only image they will have of him is going through the Sri Lankan batting line up with his leg breaks in the 2003 World Cup.
However much has changed since, he has become more of a batting all-rounder nowadays a la James Franklin and has been a consistent performer for Kenya in the middle order with the bat. He even holds a T20 hundred against his name.
The Five Highest Impact Pressure Performances in T20 International history:
1) H Masakadza 44 off 57 v West Indies in Port of Spain, 2010 - Pressure IMPACT 2.02
In this one-off T20I match against West Indies, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first on a track which they misread as a batsman's paradise. Exactly 15 minutes into the match their scorecard read 0-3 after 3 overs. Hamilton Masakadza somehow managed to hang on after having come out as an opener and tried to give Zimbabwe's total a sense of respectability amidst all the mayhem. However he was bowled soon after from a delivery by Kemar Roach, luckily for him and Zimbabwe it turned out to be a no ball. In what was maybe the only blip in his entire knock, he crafted out a brilliantly paced 44 runs off the 57 deliveries that he faced. It's not very common in Impact Index for an opening batsman to get Pressure IMPACT in his batting analysis as he comes into bat when his team hasn't lost any wickets but Masakadza's partners made sure that he got plenty in this innings.
Masakadza stayed till the 18th over of Zimbabwe's innings and shared partnerships with 6 different batsmen in the course of his innings- some of them lasting for only an over or two. Needless to say he was the highest scorer in his team as 6 Zimbabwean batsmen fell for a duck. Chasing a meager 106, West Indies succumbed to the two paced nature of the pitch and eventually lost the match by 26 runs. Another remarkable stat is that for every 11 runs a wicket fell in this match which just goes on to show the crucial impact Masakadza had in this match as a batsman in holding his wicket as well as in forming partnerships in the latter half of the Zimbabwean innings.
2) DJ Hussey 59 off 54 v England in Barbados, 2010 - Pressure IMPACT 1.64
At the biggest stage of them all, England and Australia squared off in the finals of the third edition of the T20 World Cup at Barbados. Having been put into bat by Paul Collingwood and his English brigade, Australia struggled from the word 'go' and were soon writhing at 7-2 after 1.5 overs. It needed a player of some quality and experience to step into such a situation and Australia got their answer in the form of David Hussey, one of the most successful players in the history of T20 cricket. He absorbed pressure in an incredible fashion and even though wickets kept falling around him (It was soon 8-3) he shepherded Australia's innings right through to the end of their innings.
By the time he got out he had scored 57 runs and more importantly had given Australia's total a sense of respectability. He got out of the last over of the innings and even though he got a negative Strike Rate IMPACT in this innings (a very common thing when a batsman registers Pressure IMPACT), his primary job was to make sure Australia played out the full 20 overs in the first place, which he effectively did. Unluckily for him though it was not enough for Australia to win the title as England chased down the score with seven wickets to spare.
3) MJ Clarke 27 off 27 v England in Barbados, 2010 - Pressure IMPACT 1.64
Michael Clarke's personal best Pressure IMPACT innings came in the same aforementioned match where David Hussey saved Australia the blushes against England in the T20 finals. When Michael Clarke stepped into bat, Australia were 8-3 off 2.1 overs and were in dire need of a partnership. Even though Clarke's innings was by no means electrifying, his 37 runs partnership (best way to absorb pressure) with David Hussey in 43 balls at least made sure that Australia didn't collapse any further and also effectively gave them a platform to attack the English bowlers in the last 10 overs.
4) SL Malinga 27 off 25 v New Zealand in Auckland, 2006 - Pressure IMPACT 1.62
Of all the batsmen that one may come to associate with pressure, Lasith Malinga's name would definitely not feature in any one of them. However in this T20I match against New Zealand at Auckland, the Sri Lankan top order failed miserably and collapsed to 61-7 off only 11.4 overs. It was up to Malinga to give Sri Lanka and himself a score to defend on a fast bouncy track at Auckland and he did his best with his batting skills as he mustered up 27 runs off 25 balls to give Sri Lanka a total of 115 runs. His was the last Lankan wicket to fall and the tail (last three wickets) scored 54 runs off the last 50 balls of the innings to at least provide New Zealand a challenging total.
His Strike Rate IMPACT was the highest amongst all the batsmen in this match and his Runs Tally IMPACT was also the highest amongst all the Sri Lankan batsmen in this match. One more point that needs to be mentioned is that all his runs came through proper stroke play rather than the typical tail ender hoicks and slogs. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka though, New Zealand chased down the total with 5 wickets and 9 balls to spare.
5) CRD Fernando 21 off 14 v New Zealand in Auckland, 2006 - Pressure IMPACT 1.62
In the same match as discussed above, Fernando stepped in when Sri Lanka were 71-8 and alongwith Malinga conjured up a partnership of 44 runs off only 23 balls for the 9th wicket. However unlike Malinga most of his scoring shots came from favorable outside and inside edges which were effective nonetheless.
And here are the batsmen with the highest Pressure IMPACT numbers in the history of T20 domestic matches (minimum 15 matches).
1. A Flower (Pressure IMPACT 0.29, 20 matches)
2. MN Waller (0.25, 21)
3. Umar Amin (0.23, 24)
4. Bhavik Thaker (0.22, 17)
5. N Behera (0.21, 16)
Most of Andy Flower's T20 matches came at a time the format was being experimented with at the English domestic level and his records in the same are quite commendable. Another Zimbabwean on this list is Malcolm Waller who has had a brilliant run in the last two-three seasons of Zimbabwean domestic cricket and has also impressed in his international stint so far. He showed his ability to absorb pressure in the ODI format as well when he slammed 99 not out off 74 balls to help Zimbabwe chase down 329 in a dramatic game against New Zealand.
One of the most talked about batting prospects in Pakistan, Umar Amin finds himself on this list because of his success in his role as a finisher for the Rawalpindi Rams in the Pakistani domestic T20 cup. Bhavik Thaker who is an experienced campaigner for Gujarat is present on this list while Niranjan Behera of Orissa (a high impact T20 player in the Indian domestic scene) also finds a mention here. Both of them have been the mainstay of their respective teams' relatively weak middle order and hence more often than not steered their teams out of perilous situations.
The Five Highest Impact Pressure Performances in T20 domestic history:
1) YK Pathan 89 off 42 v Gujarat in Vadodara, 2010 - Pressure IMPACT 2.91
Chasing 129 against Gujarat, Baroda were expected to cruise to victory. However, a top order collapse ensued when Yousuf Pathan stepped in with Baroda at 2-2 after 0.4 overs. Soon the situation worsened and Baroda stuttered to 29-6 at the end of 7 overs. Pathan however took charge and finished with a match-winning knock of 89 runs off just 42 balls. He scored 68% of the total runs scored by Baroda and did it in his own destructive manner.
Apart from Yousuf, the top 7 batsmen for Baroda collectively scored only 6 runs which again goes on to show the amount of pressure generated on Pathan. Out of the 119 runs that were scored by Baroda during Pathan's stay at the crease 89 of them were scored by him even as wickets fell around him in a heap. His Chasing IMPACT of 1.69 is also amongst the highest in the history of T20 cricket.
2) JC Tredwell 34 off 28 v Middlesex in Canterbury, 2011 - Pressure IMPACT 2.90
Put into bat by Middlesex on a sluggish wicket against a seaming ball the Kent top order capitulated and were reduced to 21-6 in 7 overs. Even though Tredwell is not particularly known for his batting skills this was one occasion where he defied the norms and came out on top against the bowlers. His batting was steady if not brilliant and alongwith Geraint Jones and Wahab Riaz managed to push Kent's total to a challenging 115.
After the first 7 disastrous overs, Kent under Tredwell scored 94 runs off the last 13 and lost only 3 more wickets. Tredwell's innings contained two huge sixes, one of which managed to blow a hole through one of the advertisement hoardings in the deep mid-wicket boundary. His knock of 34 runs in this innings is still his personal best in T20 cricket. Kent won by 9 runs in the end.
3) RE van der Merwe 70 off 49 v Zimbabwe in Centurion, 2008 - Pressure IMPACT 2.88
Batting first Zimbabwe posted a respectable score of 151-6 in 20 overs against Titans in this Standard Bank Pro 20 series match. Coming into the chase, Titans had a horrific start and were soon stuttering at 10-5 for 5 overs when R van der Merwe came in to bat. With nine hits to the boundary and one over it, van der Merwe gave the Titans chase an impetus and suddenly out of nowhere the chase was on.
The batsmen on the other side of van der Merwe though had no plans to entertain his knock and more often than not made a bee line to their own dressing rooms. Even though van der Merwe played a blistering innings of 70 runs off 49 balls, it was eventually not enough for the Titans as they lost the contest by 13 runs. Out of the 129 runs that were scored by Titans during van der Merwe's stay, he had scored 70 out of them. The next highest scorer in the innings after van der Merwe was Phangiso with his 18 runs.
4) GO Jones 27 off 32 v Middlesex in Canterbury, 2011 - Pressure IMPACT 2.70
Earlier in this article we mentioned of Tredwell's highest Pressure IMPACT innings knock against Middlesex in which he scored a match winning 34* off 28 balls. In the same innings of that particular match, another high Pressure IMPACT innings was played out by Kent's wicket keeper Geraint Jones. Jones came in to bat when Kent were 18-5 in 5.4 overs and alongwith Tredwell built a partnership of 35 runs in 34 balls. In the context of Kent's innings that was almost 30% of the total runs scored and goes on to show how both of them absorbed pressure considerably after the early jolts. Even though Jones didn't play a blinder of an innings he made sure that Kent got to a platform from where Tredwell could tee off, which he successfully did at the end.
5) R Elahi 42 off 46 v Madhya Pradesh in Jaipur, 2007 - Pressure IMPACT 2.64
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is considered to be a tailor-made pitch for the batsmen and has a habit of churning out high scoring games in a regular manner. However in this particular game between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in Jaipur it was a completely different story. Put in to bat, Uttar Pradesh started off in the most disastrous manner possible and were soon rolling down the drain with their scorecard reading 8-5 after 4.4 overs. In stepped 21 year old Rahat Elahi and alongwith Ali Murtaza gave UP's innings a new lease of life as they built a partnership of 81 runs in 88 balls for the 6th wicket under dire circumstances.
Elahi crafted a pain staking innings of 42 runs off 46 balls and dragged UP along to a total of 98 runs in 20 overs. A score they would have happily taken considering the type of start they had got. As fate would have it Madhya Pradesh themselves struggled during the chase and at one point of time were extremely jittery at 77-6. However their lower middle order staved off the UP challenge and managed to win the match with 3 wickets and 10 balls to spare.
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Blue Mountains artist Matthew Lynn's portrait of novelist Tara Moss has won the 22nd Packing Room Prize, announced on Thursday at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Lynn has been an Archibald finalist numerous times and has twice been a runner-up. He won the People's Choice Award for his 1997 portrait of publisher Jeanne Ryckmans.
His previous Archibald entries have included portraits of Pat O'Shane, Neville Wran, Hetti Perkins, Wendy Sharpe and Anna Volska.
This is the 22nd year of the Packing Room Prize, which is judged by the staff who receive the portraits and hang them in the gallery. Lynne receives $1000 cash and a $500 ANZ Visa debit card.
A total of 860 Archibald prize entries were whittled down to 39 finalists by the gallery's 11 trustees in about four hours.
Other finalists include Jasper Knight's portrait of Adam Cullen, Vincent Fantauzzo's portrait of Asher Keddie, former winner Del Kathryn Barton's portrait of Hugo Weaving, Abdul Abdullah's portrait of Anthony Mundine, and Alexander McKenzie's portrait of Toni Collette.
Michael Lindeman's entry Dear Trustees (self-portrait) is in the form of a letter to the prize's 11 judges.
The winner of the $75,000 Archibald Prize, as well as the winners of the Sulman and Wynne Prizes will be revealed on March 22.
To date, the Packing Room Prize has never coincided with the Archibald judges' decision.


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Police have charged a 33-year-old Mill Park man, after an alleged attempt to steal copper from a Tottenham business site last Friday.
It is alleged a man with a firearm was attempting to steal copper from a business in Olympia Drive when he was confronted by staff at about 9.30am on Friday December 28.
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I bet they give him a shot before his contract is guaranteed makes no sense to guarantee him a contract to just sit him all year. So yes he gets a shot or is cut before the deadline IMO.
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I bet they give him a shot before his contract is guaranteed makes no sense to guarantee him a contract to just sit him all year. So yes he gets a shot or is cut before the deadline IMO.
please no, one failing hans is bad enough as it is, to deal with two would be sheer hell I fear
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
Give Ben a chance, and start looking to trade DJ for a serviceable PG with a slightly worse contract. I.Thomas, or Barera, or anybody.
Bench DJ and keep Young glued to the bench till you need a defender.
Lance backup point playing with OJ. That could be pretty exciting right there.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Yes, give Ben a chance.
It would also be good if we were to acquire a SG with good handles to run the 2nd unit. It's obvious that we make our PGs die a painful death.
"I mean, you'd walk into our dressing room and run into Mel Daniels holding a .45 -- it makes you wonder."
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if we have to go to Ben Hansbrough at this point in the season, we're screwed.
According to NBA2k13
Orlando Johnson = 69
Lance Stephenson = 59
Let's put Orlando in the starting lineup right away. JK. This year's ratings are a joke. This is also comical:
Gerald Green = 76
David West = 76
Yeah, they're about equal right...???
DJ Augustine = 75
George Hill = 74
Obviously DJA should be our starting PG...and to think we're talking about playing Ben Hansbrough over him? Everyone knows these ratings are flawless
Also, note that they update these ratings as the season goes so there is no excuse for the ratings. They even went ahead and changed Hibbert from a 79 to a 76, but left everything the same. Including David West as a 76...which is an abomination
If we keep DJ as our back-up PG we are screwed. So we are screwed either way, let's at least mix it up and hope that we are surprised.
I'm just tossing this out there, but how about calling the Clippers and inquiring about Billups or Bledsoe.
lol I haven't played video games in years, but how can they not figure these things out still? I remember trying to play with JO the year after he got traded from Portland, and he was rated Suck. Also, I remember Jeff Foster always being unusable. But this was like NBA Live 98 or 2000.
It's ridiculous. This is how I would change it. Lance should be in the high 60's to low 70's, Orlando should be at about 58. Gerald should be like a 70, D-West should be at least an 80... Augustin at like a 69 at best, Hill at like a 77. I understand Roy's change, but I hope his blocks are considerably high.
They suck at updating stuff unless it's about the court appearances or jerseys or maybe players on the big market teams. They are all over that kind of stuff....
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I think they need to worry about their starters before giving Ben a chance. For a player like him, he needs to show the intensity his brother shows and maybe vogel will give him a shot. He can shoot well often, but he needs to show intensity and then we'll see
Smothered Chicken!
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As I Lay Dying have premiered the video (and the song) 'A Greater Foundation' from their upcoming album 'Awakened,' which drops Sept. 25.
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There's lots of testosterone, with the fans running around the band in a circle, like a whirlpool. But it's not meaningless, mindless mosh. There's a real release of tension through the movement and the music, especially since ' A Greater Foundation' is a fraternal, call-to-arms, singalong anthem that invites brotherly camaraderie through moshing. The clip shows the close bond between the San Diego band and its fans.
The video is mostly comprised of the performance and the circle pit footage, with some clips of somber looking man with a suitcase full of sand and a little boy sitting in front of multiple TVs. It sends the message that time could be running out and that time is precious, so don't waste it.
"The energy of this video reminds me of what it felt like back when I first started going to shows and getting in the pit," frontman Tim Lambesis told Pure Volume. "The chaos of fans and band colliding is the kind of connection we've always tried to have. Everyone who participated in the shoot had an amazing time and you can tell."
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To coincide with National Dementia Awareness Week (May 19-23), Dudley Council's dementia gateways have been holding a host of activities and events to raise awareness of the condition and educate people to be less fearful and more accepting.
Visitors to the Crystal Gateway in Brierley Hill watched a Punch and Judy show and played games from days gone by including roll-a-penny and hook a duck.
Andrea Pope-Smith, director for adult services said: "The retro seaside fun day has been just one of the activities on offer this week at Dudley's dementia gateways. It proved a great success as people with dementia can often relate better to events and activities that have taken place in the past.
We have invited residents into the gateways this week to get involved with the events on offer and to find out more about the signs, symptoms and treatment of this condition which will affect one in three of us, once over the age of 65."
Dudley Council is also supporting the new national NHS Dementia Friends campaign and encouraging its staff and local residents to develop an understanding of dementia and the small things they can do to help make a difference to people living with the condition.
People are being urged to complete a short interactive online training course or attend a local training session to become a dementia friend.
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The lactating dairy cow is not as fertile as she once was. And the likely culprit is not going to go away. But wait, there's hope for ol' Bessie. This story will outline the likely reasons for the decline of dairy cow fertility and discuss reproductive management methods to help alleviate this problem.
Infertility of the lactating dairy cow continues to be a critical problem limiting profitability and sustainability of dairy farms [1, 2]. Reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows is dependent upon service rate (or estrus detection rate), fertility of the service sire, and maternal fertility. Service rate can be controlled utilizing Ovsynch technology (Figure 1; [3, 4]). The majority of dairy producers in the U.S. regulate time to first and subsequent artificial inseminations (AI) with Ovsynch technology [5]. High fertility sires can be chosen utilizing the USDA-AIPL summaries sire conception rates. Yet, maternal fertility, defined as the mother's ability to ovulate a competent oocyte and provide an oviductal and uterine environment capable of fertilization and complete embryonic and fetal development, continues to be the key limiting factor for successful reproductive performance in lactating dairy cows.
Conception rates of lactating cows are approximately 30 percent compared to 60 percent for virgin dairy heifers [4, 6] when inseminated following a detected estrus. Increasing conception rates of lactating cows to that of heifers would allow producers to employ the most profitable calving interval strategies for cows with different milk production levels. Aspects of maternal fertility that are limiting to conception and embryonic/fetal development are becoming better understood. Modifications to Ovsynch also are being developed to enhance maternal fertility while continuing to control service rate.
Why is Fertility Compromised in Lactating Dairy Cows?
Circulating concentrations of steroid hormones significantly change following the transition from heifer to lactating cow. Serum concentrations of progesterone and estrogen are reduced by about 50 percent in cows compared with heifers, even though the corpus luteum (CL; the structure in the ovary that produces progesterone) and ovulatory follicle (the structure in the ovary that produces estrogen and ovulates the egg) are larger in cows.
Duration of estrus also is longer in heifers. This is likely due to greater amounts of estrogen in circulation compared with cows. The difference in progesterone appears to influence follicular growth by prolonging the age of the ovulatory follicle. Therefore, oocytes (eggs) from the ovulatory follicle of lactating dairy cows may have a lesser chance to be fertilized or develop into a competent embryo compared with oocytes of heifers which have greater concentrations of progesterone [7].
What is Causing the Differences in Progesterone and Estrogen Concentrations Between Lactating Dairy Cows and Heifers?
Wiltbank and co-workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that feed dry matter intake differences of lactating dairy cows impacted on circulating concentrations of progesterone and estrogen [8]. These hormones are primarily metabolized in the liver. When dry matter intake was increased so was blood flow through the liver. Thus, the greater the blood flow through the liver, the greater the steroid hormone metabolism, resulting in less estrogen and progesterone remaining in circulation.
The research suggests that lactation per se is not the root of the problem. The reduced hormone concentrations likely are associated with the large amounts of feed that lactating cows must consume to produce large quantities of milk.
How Can We Resolve this Problem?
Increasing circulating progesterone concentration during the growth of the ovulatory follicle is a key factor to increase fertility in lactating dairy cows. Cows with greater progesterone concentrations at the time of prostaglandin F2α (PGF) of Ovsynch have greater probability of pregnancy (Figure 2). Therefore, creating higher concentrations of progesterone during Ovsynch should compensate for the progesterone lost due to high metabolism by the liver of lactating dairy cows and enhance fertility.
Strategy to Increase Progesterone Concentrations at Time of PGF of Ovsynch
Multiple strategies previously have been tested to increase progesterone prior to PGF injection of Ovsynch. In studies that used a controlled progesterone releasing intravaginal device (or CIDR) to achieve greater concentrations of progesterone during Ovsynch, there was no significant increase in progesterone on the day of PGF injection of Ovsynch or in resulting conception rates of cycling cows [9]. Concentrations of progesterone in cycling cows with a CIDR were similar to cows without a CIDR (2.7 compared with 2.8 ng/mL) [9].
Thus, use of a CIDR may not be the best strategy to increase progesterone concentrations and enhance fertility in lactating dairy cows. We therefore examined the possibility that GnRH inducement of a second (accessory) CL during Ovsynch could be used to more effectively enhance progesterone concentrations. In this case, cows would have two CL during Ovsynch, an older CL and a younger CL (accessory CL). The idea was that this accessory CL would increase the production of progesterone and compensate for the lost by liver metabolism.
Cows had the greatest chance to ovulate a follicle and create a new accessory CL when they were on d 6 or 7 of the estrous cycle when the first GnRH of Ovsynch was administered. More than 90% ovulated a first wave dominant follicle and formed an accessory CL. When the PGF of Ovsynch was administered 7 d later, cows that ovulated had both a primary 13 or 14 d old CL and a 7 d old accessory CL. Cows with both CL (d 13 CL and d 7 CL) had correspondingly greater circulating concentrations of progesterone at time of the PGF of Ovsynch compared with cows that did not receive GnRH and only had a d 13 CL (5.22 vs.3.53 ng/mL, respectively). Thus, presence of a young (d 7) accessory CL during Ovsynch positively impacted progesterone concentrations before artificial insemination (AI).
What is the Best Way to Ensure that Cows are on d 6 of Estrus Cycle at Time of 1st GnRH of Ovsynch?
To induce the accessory CL following the first GnRH of Ovsynch cows must be pre-synchronized (prior to Ovsynch) to ensure that cows are in a stage of the estrous cycle that has both a high probability of ovulation of a dominant follicle to the first GnRH and control of subsequent CL regression with PGF.
In two previous studies [10], (published and unpublished data), we observed rate of induction of accessory CL at 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 d of the estrous cycle at the time of the first GnRH of Ovsynch.
The "d 6" interval (referred to as G6G; Figure 3) resulted in a greater percentage of cows ovulating to the first GnRH and inducing accessory CL compared with the other intervals.
If cows responded to both PGF and GnRH pre-synchrony treatments and were on d 6 of the cycle at time of first GnRH of Ovsynch, 97% of cows contained accessory CL, had a greater progesterone concentrations, and a greater probability of a pregnancy.
What Current Programs Seem to be Working the Best to Achieve Greater Conception Rates?
There are several programs that enhance fertility of dairy cows that utilize the technologies described above to enhance progesterone. We recommend three programs for first AI: Double Ovsynch [11], G6G [10], and Presynch-11 [12].
The recommended resynchronization programs (setting cows up for AI following a pregnancy diagnosis) are: G6G, GGPG (for cows without a CL at diagnosis), and an abbreviated Presynch-11 (see Calendars left for details).
This article provided a basis for the concept that low progesterone in lactating dairy cows due to enhanced steroid metabolism may be the underlying cause of the low fertility that has plagued dairy herds for the past 2 decades.
We have developed synchronization strategies that partially solve this problem. Enhancing the percentage of cows that respond to the first GnRH of Ovsynch allows for more cows with accessory CL, greater concentrations of progesterone at time of induced luteolysis (PGF of Ovsynch), and a greater chance for pregnancy.
Rolling Acres Farm, Allegan, MI
Merle Coffey, owner of Rolling Acres Farm, Allegan, Mich., utilizes G6G (see Calendar on page 23, and Figure 3) to increase the reproductive performance of his 800-cow herd. Only cows ready for 1st AI receive the G6G program.
Average days to first service for his herd is now 100 days. After first AI, if cows are detected in estrus, they are inseminated using the AM/PM rule.
If cows reach pregnancy diagnosis (Biopryn at 32 d after AI) and are diagnosed as not pregnant, they are re-synchronized with Ovsynch. Monthly conception rates are displayed in Figures 4 and 5).
These Producers Get Cows Pregnant
Congratulations to Henk Knevelbaard of Fremont, Mich., for being awarded the 2010 Dairy Cattle Reproductive Conference Platinum Level Award.
Henk and his crew (pictured) milk 1,100 cows most of which are Holstein, although, a portion of the herd is being crossed to Swedish Red and Montbeliard sires.
Henk utilizes both estrus detection and timed-AI to achieve top reproductive performance. Approximately 75 percent of cows that are eligible for AI are inseminated following a detected estrus and about 25 % are timed-inseminated following a Presynch-14/Ovsynch program.
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3. Pursley JR, Mee MO, Wiltbank MC. Synchronization of ovulation in dairy cows using PGF2alpha and GnRH. Theriogenology 1995; 44: 915-923.
4. Pursley JR, Wiltbank MC, Stevenson JS, Garverick HA, Anderson LL. Pregnancy rates per artificial insemination for cows and heifers inseminated at a synchronized ovulation or synchronized estrus. Journal of Dairy Science 1997; 80: 295-300.
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6. Roth Z, Inbar G, Arav A. Comparison of oocyte developmental competence and follicular steroid content of nulliparous heifers and cows at different stages of lactation. Theriogenology 2008; 69: 932-939.
7. Sartori R, Haughian JM, Shaver RD, Rosa GJM, Wiltbank MC. Comparison of ovarian function and circulating steroids in estrous cycles of Holstein heifers and lactating cows. J Dairy Sci 2004; 87: 905-920.
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9. Sartori R, Sartor-Bergfelt R, Mertens SA, Guenther JN, Parrish JJ, Wiltbank MC. Fertilization and early embryonic development in heifers and lactating cows in summer and lactating and dry cows in winter. J Dairy Sci 2002; 85: 2803-2812.
10. Wiltbank M, Lopez H, Sartori R, Sangsritavong S, Gümen A. Changes in reproductive physiology of lactating dairy cows due to elevated steroid metabolism. Theriogenology 2006; 65(1):17-29.
11. Bello NM, Steibel JP, Pursley JR. Optimizing Ovulation to 1st GnRH Improved Outcomes to Each Hormonal Injection of Ovsynch in Lactating Dairy Cows. Journal of Dairy Science 2006; 89: 3413-3424.
12. Stevenson JS, Pursley JR, Garverick HA, Fricke PM, Kesler DJ, Ottobre JS, Wiltbank MC. Treatment of cycling and noncycling lactating dairy cows with progesterone during Ovsynch. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89: 2567-2578.
13. Fonseca FA, Britt JH, McDaniel BT, Wilk JC, Rakes AH. Reproductive traits of Holsteins and Jerseys. Effects of age, milk yield, and clinical abnormalities on involution of cervix and uterus, ovulation, estrous cycles, detection of estrus, conception rate, and days open. J Dairy Sci 1983; 66: 1128-1147.
Source: Richard Pursley and Joao Paulo Martins, Michigan State University Department of Animal Science


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Britney Spears Wears a Bikini For a Weekend Getaway With Her Man
Britney Spears slipped into a bright blue bikini to spend the holiday weekend by the pool with her boyfriend, David Lucado, at a resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. On Sunday, the couple cooled off in the water before changing into comfy clothes and taking a spin around the property in a golf cart, showing some sweet PDA along the way. They went for a romantic stroll through downtown Palos Verdes while shopping for antiques on Memorial Day — and Britney tweeted her thanks "to the brave men and women who serve this country," along with a throwback photo of herself in a patriotic ensemble to celebrate.
Britney has been sticking close to home in LA lately, balancing family fun with multiple new projects. She hit the stage earlier this month to host KIIS FM's Wango Tango concert and has reportedly begun recording her eighth studio album this week with executive producer Will.i.am. She has also been spotted frequenting dance studios and rehearsal spaces around town — likely in preparation for her Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood this Fall.


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The World Weather Open Science Conference (WWOSC2014): The Weather: What's the Outlook, which is convening for the first time ever, will bring together the weather science and user communities under the overarching theme 'Seamless Prediction of the Earth System: from minutes to months'. WWOSC2014 will examine the "frontiers of knowledge," and outline new scientific goals and challenges. The Conference will feature special sessions on high-impact weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, cold snaps and floods. The Conference's two streams – the Science Program and the User, Application and Social Science Program – will meet in joint plenary and special sessions. The Science Program will cover basic weather research, as well research needed to establish prediction systems and assess the impacts of weather and climate events. The User Program will consider challenges and opportunities associated with communicating and employing weather information, science and services that reap social and economic benefits. The Conference is being co-organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Council for Science, Environment Canada, and the National Research Council, Canada.
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Chico's Packing Party & Mangia at Maggiano's
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Chico's welcomes Ciao Bella Members for a private showing you what's new at this favorite store. The Chico's style experts will help you coordinate, accessorize and build you a travel wardrobe that you will love. Plus, they will show you how to pack for a week in one small bag! Please come and enjoy the clothing, complimentary refreshments and personalized Chico's service.
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All Ciao Bella Members will receive 10% off purchases made during the party! If you are already a Chico's Member, you will also still get your 5% - at total of 15% discount.
Where: CHICO'S Santana Row, San Jose
Stay for the party as we will be enjoying a wonderful family style lunch and conversation at Maggiano's Italian Restuaurant right across from CHICO's.
The plates won't stop coming until everyone has had their fill.
Lot's of wonderful Italian food, conversation, planning and previewing of our upcoming trip to Italy. After luch you will want to enjoy leisurely shopping at beautiful Santana Row.
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Game ShowLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
"Welcome back to the show. Before the break, Mr Ixolite here made it to our grand finale! How do you feel Mr.Ix?"
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Researchers in one study said that impaired blood flow to the ear may be one of the main causes of ringing in the ears known as tinnitus. Doctors examined 82 people with mild to moderate tinnitus that began for no apparent reason and had persisted in one ear for at least two weeks. Participants were not dizzy and did not have significant hearing loss. Twenty-four people took 150 mg of Pycnogenol per day, 34 took 100 mg of Pycnogenol per day, and 24 took no treatment. The three groups were similar in sex and age.
After four weeks, while there were no changes in the non-treatment group, both Pycnogenol groups had much better blood flow to the ear and reported far less severe symptoms. The higher dose group improved more in both measures than the lower dose group.


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Our brand new ShopFCDallas.com Scarf of the Month program has been an overwhelming success with quick sellouts of both March and April's editions.
However, after Saturday's historic win in Houston, we knew we'd have to create a second run of our popular "Come and Take It" scarf, but with a little twist.
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April's exclusive scarf is a nod to Texas history and the Texas Derby (presented by Novo Nordisk).One side of the scarf features the "Come and Take It" slogan that was used during the Texas Revolution of 1835 and is used today to dare the Dynamo to try and reclaim El Capitan which comes together when the scarf is draped around the neck of an FC Dallas fan. On the other side is the "FC Dallas 4 Houston Dynamo 1" scoreline from Saturday's game.
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Ankiel in lineup on first day with the Mets
ST. LOUIS -- Rick Ankiel was so new to the Mets that he attended his first hitters' meeting in street clothes. His glove and spikes had not yet arrived, so he borrowed gear from various teammates. But he was ready. Less than two hours after the Mets officially signed Ankiel to a Major League contract on Monday, he was in the starting lineup, playing center field against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
"I'm just getting accustomed to what's going on," Ankiel said. "But it's still the game of baseball and I've played that for a long time."
For at least the foreseeable future, he will play it for the Mets. Continuing their search for some -- any -- sort of offensive spark, the Mets signed Ankiel in an attempt to tweak their underperforming outfield. Once a bright young starting pitcher, Ankiel converted to the outfield in 2005 with the Cardinals. He returned to the Majors two years later, batting .244 with 72 home runs over parts of six seasons with the Cards, Royals, Braves, Nationals and Astros.
Ankiel hit .194 with five home runs in 25 games with Houston this season, also exhibiting his foremost weakness: 35 strikeouts in 62 at-bats. The Astros designated him for assignment last week, with general manager Jeff Luhnow calling his outfield "one of our weakest positions."
Consider that an equally apt description for the Mets, who have struggled to construct any sort of consistent outfield alignment. Batting seventh against the Cardinals, Ankiel became the 10th different player to appear in the Mets' outfield this season.
"I'm sitting here with 200 pages of data to put the best guys in situations where we think they're going to have success," manager Terry Collins said, thumbing through a binder on his desk. "And right now, we're struggling."
Speaking on WFAN radio, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said he made the signing in large part because of Ankiel's defense. Blessed with a pitcher's velocity, Ankiel boasts what Collins called "one of the top arms in all of baseball." Advanced defensive metrics paint a less-favorable picture regarding his glove work and range, though both Alderson and Collins leaned heavily on Ankiel's defensive reputation in discussing the move.
The Mets envision a platoon between Ankiel, a left-handed hitter, and right-handed-hitting defensive whiz Juan Lagares. The hope is that both men will play elite defense, while maximizing their offensive contributions against opposite-handed pitchers.
"Because offense is something that we certainly covet a lot, we've tried to put some offensive players in the game," Collins said. "And right now, nobody's hitting. So we've got to go catch the baseball."
Ankiel called it "ironic" that his Mets debut came against the organization that drafted him 72nd overall in the 1999 First-Year Player Draft, brought him to the Majors as a pitcher later that summer, and engineered his conversion to the outfield six years later.
"He's just a good dude," said Cardinals third baseman David Freese, who crossed paths with Ankiel as a rookie in 2009. "He cares. He's a guy you definitely want on your team."
But as a child growing up minutes from the Mets' Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Ankiel idolized not a Cardinals player, but a Met. Upon arriving in the visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium on Monday, he asked which uniform numbers were available.
"When 16 was one of them, it was a done deal right away," said Ankiel, who became the eighth Mets player to wear Dwight Gooden's number since 1994.
Like Gooden -- though in a completely different way -- Ankiel has come to be known for his strikeouts. He whiffed in more than half his plate appearances with the Astros this year, and has struck out more than a quarter of the time over his 11-year Major League career.
Ankiel's new team, which was prone to strikeouts even before he arrived, understands the additional risk it has assumed.
"Obviously, you are looking to reduce our number of strikeouts," assistant GM John Ricco said. "But when you cite all the things in the mix and you look at what's available … we have a lot of confidence that he can maybe cut down a little bit on that and still give us some of that power."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.