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Championship Information
My team is registered for a USCA championship playdown event. Can we have more than one coach sign up on our team?
While a team can register multiple coaches, some championship venues will allow only the primary coach access at no charge on game days. Each team must designate a single coach prior to the start of each game.
Am I required to be a U.S. citizen and provide proof of citizenship if I register to coach a team?
Coaches do not have to be citizens of the United States or provide proof of citizenship, in order to coach a team for championship events.
Deadline dates:
How can I find out my event's deadline date?
As soon as they are established, deadline dates are listed on the USA Curling Website in the Championships section.
Draw information:
Is there a website where I can find out about the other teams playing down in my event?
After an event deadline passes and all the entries are processed, team rosters are posted to the Championships section of the USA Curling website. Rosters are posted as soon as possible after registration closes (usually only within a day or two).
The less time there is between getting the event schedule details and the event start date, the more it costs us to book flights to the national championship. Is it possible to make our travel plans even if the event deadline hasn't yet passed and the draw schedule isn't posted?
Event start dates for sign-up-and-go events (Senior Men's, Senior Women's, Mixed Doubles, Winter World University Games, and the Youth Olympic Games) and the start dates for playdowns for the Mixed, Club, and Men's and Women's Nationals, are determined by the number of teams entered. Periodically, team roster reports are posted for sign-up-and-go events, which may give an idea on how long it could take the event to conclude. We cannot provide actual start dates and times until after the close of registration and the completion of the draw.
Event schedules for national events are typically close to the same as the previous year's schedule. Teams continuing on to the Mixed, Club, Juniors or Men's and Women's Nationals should know that practice times are awarded based on seeding.
May we request the noon practice time for our team? (This question was received from a high seed team.)
Per the USA Curling Championship Rules Book, team practice times are assigned by the Drawmaster with the high seeds being assigned the preferred times. The noon practice time is one of the preferred times. (The result was that this request had already been automatically granted and their request was unnecessary.)
We are trying to make our travel arrangements to the Club Nationals event. Do you know when the event schedule will be released? Who is our contact for making practice time requests?
Shortly after the deadline passes, the teams are seeded. After the seeding process is complete, the Drawmaster finishes the draw, which is immediately posted on the USA Curling Web site to allow teams to make their travel plans as quickly as possible. We apologize for potential delays but do try to get this information out as quickly as possible as we realize teams are eager for it.
Practice time requests must be made with the event's chief umpire (CU). The CU information can be found within the Championships section.
My team is competing in the Nationals. We haven't seen the draw information posted on the USA Curling website yet. When will it be posted?
Keep an eye on the website for draw information to be posted. The staff will publish the information as soon as it becomes available because we know that there are several people eager to see it. If draw schedules or hotel information haven't yet been posted, it's because the information is still unknown.
We may be late to practice due to the weather. What should we do?
Contact the event's head official (chief umpire) as soon as possible to make him or her aware of the situation and to discuss the possibility of changing practice times with another team.
I want to enter a USCA championship event. How do I know if I am a member in good standing?
You can check your membership status on the Membership Report that is posted on the USA Curling website. If you do not find your name on the list, please call the USCA office at 888-287-5377 and we'll help you sort this out.
I've registered for a USCA championship event and I have just been informed that my name is on the outstanding dues list. How much time do I have to clear this up and what do I need to do?
You will need to take care of the outstanding dues issue prior to the event registration deadline date and time. You can call the national office to find out how much your dues should be and submit your payment directly. If time is a concern, you can use a credit card to take care of it quickly. If you already paid your dues to your club but the USCA portion wasn't forwarded, you should work with your club to receive a reimbursement or credit.
Event accommodations information:
Our team has made it into the national championship event. Where can I find the host hotel information?
Please check the Championships page of the USA Curling website. Hotel information that is known is posted there. In most every case, teams are responsible for booking their own hotel and travel accommodations.
Excused absence letter:
I will need an excused absence letter for my school to let them know I'm competing in the Junior Nationals event. How do I go about getting this document?
Requests for excused absence letters should be sent to email@example.com. A letter will be drafted and returned to you. Be sure to include your contact information and any information that the school requires to be included in the letter.
Fill Policy:
What is the "fill policy?"
The "fill policy" is the procedure which allots one spot in the regionally-based national events to each region. The ten current playdown regions are: Alaska, At-Large (Colorado/Nebraska/At-Large clubs), GLCA (Great Lakes Curling Assn.), GNCC (Grand National Curling Club), Illinois, Minnesota, MoPac (Mountain Pacific), North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.
What regionally-based events does the "fill policy" relate to?
The "fill policy" relates to USA Curling championship events that are regionally based, including the Junior Nationals, Club Nationals and Mixed Nationals.
What happens if a region doesn't field a team for a regionally-based playdown championship?
If a region has no teams register to compete in a playdown before the deadline date, an open spot becomes available in the national event. The current rules process is to look at the region with the most playdown entries, and proceed with the other regions in order of entries, if there is more than one open spot available.
In the case of the Junior and Mixed Nationals, two or more teams must be entered to compete within a region prior to the deadline date and time or the region will lose its spot at the Nationals. If a single team has entered, they will be allowed to compete in a proximate region to be determined by the Championships Committee.
Online registration system:
How do I register for a National Championship event?
To register for a USA Curling championship, go to the Championships section of our website found under Events. You will be redirected to the Sports Signup (SSU) login page. If you haven't already created an account with SSU, you'll need to do that first. After you've created your account, click on the big blue "Register" button and the system will present the events that you are eligible to compete in. If you're registering your child for a junior event, you'll need to be within their section of the family account or the system will not show the Junior event (because parents are too old to compete in the Juniors). The SSU accounts are set up for families: two parents and their children. Parents are responsible for entering championship applications for their minor children; parental consent is required.
How much does it cost to enter a championship event?
Registration fees vary. See the "championships" section for more information. Event fees along with any potential regional fees, if known, are listed under each event.
Can we pay as a team rather than individually?
It is important to remember that all registration materials and payments MUST be received by the event deadline date and time (11:59 p.m. Central) in order for your team to be considered eligible to compete. If your team chooses to make one payment, all team members must leave the payment portion of their online registration process incomplete. The cardholder must then submit a completed credit card authorization form indicating the team members he/she wishes to pay for. Once this form has been received by the USA Curling office, registration payments will be processed for each team member.
Do we register as a team or as individuals?
All team members are responsible for registering themselves for National Championships, except for the Junior Nationals where parents of minor children are responsible for registrations. In past seasons, a system was implemented that attempted to operate using team registrations, but because each person must complete his or her own consent forms, this wasn't actually possible.
Entry fees are split into four equal parts, as all teams must register at least four players. If a team chooses to register a fifth player and then decides to split the fee equally among five team members, it is up to the team to work out the financial details among themselves. Refunds are not provided to any individual team members because a fifth player takes his or her place. If teams choose to have their fifth player reimburse the individual who will not be competing, they must work out the financial details on their own.
I've forgotten my password. Can you reset it for me?
USCA staff doesn't have access to your Sports Signup (SSU) account passwords. Passwords are confidential between the individual that created the account and the SSU administrators. If you forgot your password, please click on the "Reset Password" link just below where you would typically login. SSU will email you a temporary password. Login using the temporary password, go to your "account settings" and "edit" your information there. Don't forget to click on the "save" button.
I have tried twice to reset my password to no avail, can you help?
If you have tried resetting your password but have not seen an email with a new password in it, you're most likely using a different email account as your login. You must use the same email address that you originally registered with, and it must be entered as it is listed within your Sports Signup personal account information. Once you're logged in, you can change email account information, should you choose to do so. If you're still unable to login and have no idea which email account you used to login, email firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance. Don't forget to check your spam and trash folders too, just in case your email account diverted the message there.
I started to register last week but then I had to stop because I had to run an errand. Now my computer will not do anything when I try to complete the application process.
You cannot store an unfinished registration application, unless it is only the payment portion that is incomplete (meaning you checked out via the "pay by check" method). Leaving in the middle of a registration application will cause you to have to start the entire registration process over again.
I am trying to finish my registration but an error message says I am not eligible because of age, gender, etc. I tried to complete my application before but I don't think it worked.
The online registration system is recognizing you as already having an active application for the same event and is preventing the possibility of a duplicate entry. Please check for a confirmation notice in the email account you used to register. If you cannot find one, check your spam and trash folders to see if it was diverted there. If you still cannot find one, email email@example.com.
My son's team thinks that everyone on his team is fully registered, but they do not see everyone's name when they click on the "team roster" link. Should they be concerned?
If all team member names do not show under the "team roster" link, it is due to at least one of three things. It could be because someone has not yet registered, some part of the application is incomplete, such as proof of citizenship or listing their member club name, or there hasn't been time for the office administrator to check the entry yet. If registration was completed just a short time ago, please be patient as there usually are several events open for registration at the same time; many with multiple playdown locations, as well as a men's and a women's division. Priority attention is always given to event registrations with the closest deadlines.
[To see your team's roster, login to your Sports Signup account and look for the link with the team's name near where you would go to register for another event. Click on the link and it will take you to the roster where you will see the names of your other team members that have completed their registrations.]
Our club charges dues for our "social" category members. Will our "social" category members be playdown eligible for USCA championship events?
The USA Curling Championship Rules specify that a curler must be a dues-paying member of a USCA Member Club to be playdown eligible. There are a couple of notable exceptions to this rule; to compete in the Club Nationals Championships, athletes on teams must be dues-paying, league-playing members of the same curling club. For the Club Nationals only, they could have a primary membership in one (USCA member) club and an "other" league membership in a different club as long as the primary membership is not in the "social category." If a club pays full dues for their "social" category members, the members would be playdown eligible. However, if the club provides certain members in the "social" category with complimentary membership, they are not playdown eligible.
For some events, such as the Men's and Women's Nationals (leading to the Olympic Trials), Youth Olympic Games, or to be a member on the Paralympics team, athletes are sometimes allowed to pay a $100 administrative fee as an alternative to belonging to a member club.
How can I tell how many teams have registered for the event that I'm competing in?
If you registered for a "sign-up-and-go" event such as the Senior Nationals, Mixed Doubles or Wheelchair Tryouts, a list of registrants is posted in the Championships section of the website as soon as possible and the list is updated as often as possible. Registrants of regional qualifier events (Juniors, Club Nationals or Mixed Nationals), due to the Fill Policy, must wait until the deadline date and time passes to find out who is on competing teams. As soon as the deadline passes and the entry process is complete, a team roster report will be posted in the Championships section of the Web site. [Please note that although some teams may add fifth players later, it is unlikely that this report will be updated, as there are many tasks and few staff members. It may be possible to contact a regional chairperson for updated information and winning regional teams are posted in the Championships section of the USCA Web site.]
My computer acts funny when I try to register. Is something wrong with the registration site, host provider's equipment or the internet site?
Most registration systems seem to work best using the Mozilla Firefox browser. Firefox can be obtained free of charge at www.mozilla.com. Registration issues have previously been reported by people using browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari.
I've been trying to get into the system to register for an upcoming event. The error message "Permission denied" keeps coming up.
Are you trying to login on a work computer that may have high security systems in place that are preventing you from registering? Often, this is the case when a "permission required" or "access denied" message is displayed when you try to login.
My team member said that she just registered but I don't see her name listed on the team roster yet. Is there still something wrong or missing from her registration?
If it was literally moments ago that your team member registered, it is quite possible that the registration still needs to be checked to ensure that all documentation is in order before rostering her to your team. Usually several different events are open for registration at the same time; many with multiple playdown locations, as well as a men's and a women's division. Priority attention is giving to events with the closest deadline dates. It would be best to review the event registration requirements listed within the Rules Book with your team members to make sure that everything is in order. Ultimately, it is the individual athlete's responsibility to ensure that all registration requirements have been met. Specific points to consider in the registration process are: (1.) Did he or she register? (2.) Is payment complete? and (3.) Was acceptable proof of citizenship successfully submitted? Be sure to see the Championship Rules Book located in the Championships section for more details.
Photo Requirements:
Our team won the National event. Do you have any special requirements for the photo you want such as size, format, etc? I assume JPG format is OK?
Congratulations! Digital files are acceptable and preferred, as long as they are provided in a high resolution format. Typical file formats that are acceptable are JPEG, TIFF and GIF. Email digital files to email@example.com. Provide a list of players names in order of appearance (L to R). PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. Thank you.
Our team's lineup has changed since we registered. How can we update this information?
You will need to send an email or call the national office with your team lineup changes. It isn't vital that you do so because during the team meeting, just before the event begins, the head official requires that a team lineup card be completed and the correct lineup can be noted there.
One of our players has been injured and we are not sure if he will be able to play or not, so we would like to register a fifth player. Can one of my out-of-town friends sign up and join our team as a fifth?
It is usually fine to add a fifth player, as long as they belong to a USA Curling member club. In the case of the Club Nationals, your friend must be a dues-paying, league-playing member of the same curling club as the rest of the team in order to compete in this event.
When do we have to register our fifth player?
A team can register a fifth player at any time; even after the competition starts. They must list a roster of four team members during the team meeting. If teams wish to have potential fifth players register prior to the start of the event, they can have them register on the event's "post-deadline" site in advance and reserve their "declaration" of a fifth player for later on. Head officials appreciate not having to worry about taking care of registration details during the event, unless necessary, as they are quite busy managing event details. If a team wants to register a fifth player but not yet declare them, notification should be provided to email@example.com as soon as possible, before the start of the event.
Can I register on a weekend to become a team's fifth player?
If it is a weekend and the national office is closed, you can still register online as a fifth player, even at an event venue, as long as an internet connection is available. As of an event's registration deadline date and time (11:59 p.m. Central time), the registration site use becomes restricted to fifth player and coach registrations only. The event's Head Official will need to see proof of your completed registration (confirmation) and any other applicable pieces of registration documentation, such as proof of citizenship, before you will be allowed onto the ice to compete.
If my region's Club Nationals team won and we want to have an individual from another team join us for the National event as our fifth player, is that okay?
It is acceptable for a player from another team, which has already been eliminated from a competition, to become another team's fifth player at a subsequent level of play. Players that already registered do not have to reregister in this case. For the Club Nationals, it is important to keep in mind that your team members must be dues-paying, league-playing members of the same USCA Member curling club.
Proof of Citizenship:
Which events require proof of citizenship?
Any USA Curling championship event that leads to a World Championship event, requires all registrants to provide acceptable proof of citizenship. The Club Nationals require competitors to be citizens or residents of the United States of America, but providing proof is not required (see the USCA Championships Rules Book for residency requirements).
How do I provide proof of citizenship?
Proof of citizenship can be a legible photocopy of U.S. Passport photo/personal page or a notarized statement from a witness seeing your U.S. Naturalization Certificate or your US Birth Certificate/Certificate of Birth (notary public certification of seeing your proof must provide us with your full name, date of birth, and place of birth along with seal). Registrants from states employing the enhanced drivers license requirements may use this document as acceptable proof as well.
How can I get a notarized statement of my birth certificate?
You should be able to get a notarized statement at your local courthouse (or sometimes at your bank). The notary should record your complete name (first, middle and last), date of birth, and place of birth (state such as PA or WI), and affix his or her notary public seal and contact information. You should then forward the information to the national office.
Where and how should I send my proof of citizenship?
You can scan and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com, fax it to 715-344-2279, or if there is plenty of time before the deadline date, you can mail it to the office at: USCA, 5525 Clem's Way, Stevens Point, WI 54482. If faxing, please make sure the copy is legible; many faxes arrive illegible or are quite difficult to read. After acceptable proof is received, your name will be added to the list on the Web site. If proof of citizenship is all that was missing from your entry application materials, your name can then be joined to the team's roster, enabling others on your team to see that you've completed your portion of the team's application.
I submitted my proof of citizenship a day or so ago. How can I tell if you've received it or not?
If we've received acceptable proof of citizenship, your name will be added to the list on the Championships page of the website. The list is updated about once a week during the curling season, and more often when an event deadline is approaching. If you've already checked but didn't see your name listed, please let us know. Sometimes faxes are not legible. Sometimes an email can be inadvertently overlooked among the thousands that arrive during the busy curling season. If your proof of citizenship is insufficient, we'll let you know via email or telephone (if you've provided contact information).
Do I have to wait until my name shows up on the proof of citizenship list before I register for an event?
You can register first and then provide your proof of citizenship if you like; the way it is done isn't important. The important thing is to make sure that we have acceptable proof of citizenship prior to the deadline date and time.
Inspired by an invitation to compete on a team for a USCA championship event, I applied for U.S. Citizenship in June of this year. I have been notified of my interview which is prior to the event registration deadline. If my citizenship is awarded, will I be eligible to compete?
If your team will accept the condition that they commit to playing in the event regardless of whether your citizenship is granted or not, this should be acceptable. If for some reason, your citizenship doesn't go through, the team should have a fifth player standing by, fully prepared to register for the event in your place. If your citizenship is granted, official documentation from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department, must be provided to the National Office (or Chief Umpire at the venue if necessary) as proof of citizenship prior to stepping onto the ice as an event participant.
I coach a junior team. One of my girls who started her curling career at our club is a legal resident of the United States and has a Green Card but is a citizen of another country. Is she ineligible for the U.S. Junior Nationals? If not, is there some sort of waiver process or exemption she could qualify for?
As stated within the Championships Rules Book, all Junior Nationals competitors must be U.S. citizens as of the registration deadline date. There is no waiver process or exemption.
Qualified teams:
How can I find out which teams have qualified for the Nationals (from the regional playdowns)?
As soon as possible, team rosters are posted in the Championships section of the USA Curling website.
Refund and Withdrawal Policy:
What is the USCA's refund and withdrawal policy?
The refund and withdrawal policy will be stated within the USCA Rules Book which is posted on the USA Curling website in the championships section. Please refer to the Rules Book for more details.
Regional Championships:
Do you have any of the information about the regional event that I'm registered to compete in? Do you know the number of teams or the draw schedule?
The USCA regions are responsible for determining their representatives to the Junior Men's and Junior Women's Nationals, Men's Club and Women's Club Nationals, and the Mixed Nationals. Regions are encouraged to use the time-honored traditions of the existing championships, and to use the USCA format formula described within the Championships Rules Book. Please contact the regional chairperson that is listed under the respective event within the playdown area of the event you're competing in posted in the Championships section.
How do you determine which teams get the open spot to the Nationals, if a region didn't have any teams register for the Club Nationals?
For the Club Nationals regional qualifiers, one team is allotted from each of the following regions: Alaska, At-Large (Colorado/Nebraska/At-Large clubs), GLCA (Great Lakes Curling Assn.), GNCC (Grand National Curling Club of America), Illinois, Minnesota, MoPac (Mountain Pacific), North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. If any of the regions do not field a team, the vacant slot is filled so that ten teams will compete. Vacant slots are filled beginning with the region with the most playdown entries and proceeds with the other regions in order of entries. No region may send additional teams unless a minimum of three teams played-down. Ties are broken by using the previous season's entry totals; if necessary, the entry totals from the season prior to that will be used. For the Club Nationals event, a region needs only to have one team enter to hold its slot at the National event.
What is the difference between the Junior Nationals/Mixed Nationals policies and the Club Nationals policy?
For the Junior Nationals and Mixed Nationals there must be at least two teams registered within a region for a qualifying event to take place. If only one team registers, the regional playdown event is cancelled, and the team must agree to playdown in the most proximate region or withdraw from the competition. For the Club Nationals event, each region has a spot in the event regardless of how many teams register; unless no teams register, then the open spot goes to another region.
How is the "most proximate" region for the Junior Nationals or Mixed Nationals determined?
The most proximate region is determined by the Championships Committee but consideration as to the team's region of preference may be given. The open slot to the Nationals is fielded the same way it is for the Club Nationals event (see related question and answer).
Why does the Men's and Women's Club Nationals Championship eligibility rules require that all members of the team be from the same USCA club, when the Mixed Nationals rules require two team members be from that region?
Starting in the early 2000's, Olympic participation required that only U.S. Citizens compete in the Men's and Women's National Championships. At the time, this was very controversial on the East and West coasts because there were a large number of non-citizens who paid dues and supported curling, and up to that point were eligible to compete in the national championship. As a kind of compromise, the Club Nationals was created as an event that everyone – citizens and non-citizens alike – could compete in. Requiring all four team members to belong to the same club is consistent with pre-Olympic era eligibility rules.
The Mixed Nationals is a much older event. The eligibility rules are more relaxed primarily as an incentive for regions with few curlers to send a team to the nationals. The relaxed rule is meant to help regions with fewer curlers be represented at the Mixed Nationals.
Request for Ruling:
What is a RFR?
Teams requesting a determination as to where the team will be allowed to playdown, must complete the RFR, or request for ruling form, and submit it to email@example.com. The team notes on the form, where they prefer to playdown. If, for example, a team had two players from Texas and two players from Minnesota, a completed RFR form would be required by the committee in order to decide if the team would playdown in Texas or Minnesota.
When is a RFR required?
A request for ruling is required when a team has two players from one region and two players from another region. It is also required if a team has five players consisting of two from one region, two from another region and the other from a third region. If all players are from separate regions, a RFR is required. A team registering for the Mixed Nationals must have at least two players who reside in the region where the team will play down. According to the Championship Rules Book, a player is generally considered to reside where he or she lives. Questions regarding clarification or interpretation of the rules, also require a RFR.
Is it mandatory for a curling club to be a member of USA Curling?
Membership is only mandatory if a club's members wish to compete in any National Championships, or if they wish to receive any of the other numerous benefits associated with being a USA Curling Member Club. Association membership is required of all clubs that belong to any USCA regional associations. Of course, USA Curling would like all curling clubs to belong to the National Association, but some choose to remain isolated.
What should I do if I have a question about the rules of curling?
If you have a question about the rules of curling, you should refer to the Rules Book located online in the championships section. If you cannot find your answer there, you can email your question to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please keep in mind that it is extremely busy at the National office during the championships season, however, we'll do everything possible to answer you in a timely manner. Athletes are expected and required to familiarize themselves with the Championships Rules if competing in a championship event.
What should I do if I would like to suggest a change to the rules of curling?
Please send your suggestion to firstname.lastname@example.com. Rule change suggestions are brought before the championships committee. The committee will discuss the suggestion and decide if any changes should be implemented.
Please keep in mind that it is extremely busy at the National office during the championships season but we will do our best to reply to you as soon as possible.
We're playing in Mixed Doubles this year and I noticed that you have me listed as skip and my partner listed as vice-skip. Can you change that around? The team should have my partner's last name, not mine.
For the Mixed Doubles Championship, it doesn't matter which last name the team is named after because both individuals will skip the team. The purpose of the label of "skip," is simply to give the team a title through the event process. Usually, whichever person on the team registers first and provides the information will dictate who the team is named after. At certain clubs, it has been reported that it is traditional for the team to use the female curler's last name for the title of skip for the Mixed Doubles championship.
Do shirts and pants have to be identical for all team members?
Uniforms should be as identical as possible. Therefore, outer playing garments should be the same. However, if one player has a certain brand of black pants and another player has a different brand of black pants but both pairs of pants look similar enough, that is acceptable. Style should match as closely as possible.
Our team won the regional playdown for the At-Large (Colorado/Nebraska/At-Large clubs) Region when competing in another state (also a region) due to the fill policy. What state name do we put onto the back of our playing garments?
The state name that a team puts onto their uniforms should be the state that the team is representing.
How many sets of uniforms are required for national events?
Only one set of uniforms is required for use at the Nationals.
I cannot see the line scores of the event that I'm trying to view on the usacurl.org Web site. Is something wrong?
Occasionally, there may be technicalities that prevent line scores from being shown. We try to make sure that problems are fixed as quickly as possible, so you can go back to keeping an eye on how your teams are doing. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
There are four of us interested in entering a team for the Senior Ladies Nationals Bonspiel. I found this info earlier when I was looking, but now I cannot find it. Where would I find more information?
You should visit the U.S. Women's Curling Association website for this information and to register.


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A gift basket that sizzles with flavor - hot, pungent, piquant, sharp, peppery, nippy, tangy, zesty, zippy, fiery... Eight spicy foods for those who like their food Hot. The sturdy handled, burgundy trimmed wicker basket contains: our #1 selling snack Organic Spicy Pumpkin Seeds (papitas); spicy Organic Brown Mustard; Wasabi Powder made with real Japanese wasabi root; red chili infused Hot Pepper Sesame Oil for zesty Asian stir fries and fiery soups; Organic Spicy Pinto Beans, dark red Organic Chili Beans; and Spicy Refried Black Beans and Cajun Small Red Beans & Rice for botana, tacos, burritos, and more. A heartwarming gift.
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EDEN Organic Spicy Pumpkin Seeds - Dry roasted and seasoned with a special blend of garlic, cayenne pepper, and wheat free tamari soy sauce. Our #1 selling snack is low sodium, a phenomenal source of magnesium with 50% DV (Daily Value), rich in fiber, and a good source of zinc. For snacking or garnishing soups, salads, and stir fries. Reclosable package.
EDEN Brown Mustard - A full flavor mustard with pleasant zing and a hint of sweetness. Just three ingredients of the finest quality, nothing more: Canadian whole brown organic mustard seed stone ground with organic EDEN raw apple cider vinegar with 'mother', and EDEN sea salt. BPA free squeeze bottle with a twist spout.
EDEN Wasabi Powder - A rare powder containing genuine wasabi (Japanese horseradish) highly valued not only for its fiery flavor but for its health protective qualities. Hot and stimulating. No artificial colors or additives.
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EDEN Organic Spicy Pintos - Organic pinto beans with red chili and jalapeno peppers in a lively, rich red sauce of organic tomato and organic herbs. Beans are soaked overnight and cooked with purified water at our certified organic, circle k kosher cannery. These beans great for chili, dips, and refried beans. Low fat and an excellent source of fiber. Bisphenol-A free cans.
EDEN Organic Chili Beans - Organic dark red kidney beans with red chili and jalapeno peppers in a lively, rich red sauce of organic tomato and organic herbs. Beans are soaked overnight and cooked with purified water at our certified organic, circle k kosher cannery. These beans are great for chili and bean dips. Wonderful with corn bread and polenta. Low fat and an excellent source of fiber. Bisphenol-A free cans.
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We haven't heard the last from the god of thunder...
San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Tonner, Collectibles Insurance, and Big Bad Toy Store.
While the movie may be behind us, the toys for Thor continue unabated, with several new offerings on display in Hasbro's Comic-Con booth. The 3 ¾ inch figure line will bring more versions of Thor, Loki, Frost Giants, the Warriors Three, Sif, Destroyer, and more! On display were a bunch of the current Thor toys as well, like the large-scale Thors and Destroyer, the role-play items, and Super Hero Squad three-packs alongside those of Iron Man and Captain America.
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Viking veterans ready for ski season
December 31, 2012
The Vikings ski team is stacked with veterans and depth, meaning this year's podium places are hard to predict.
South Tahoe graduated five seniors last year. The Vikings enter this season with 12 seniors and some incredible depth from their sophomores and juniors. So when it comes to choosing the top eight girls and boys, head coach Mike Shreve said the positions could go to anyone.
"That's the great thing about ski racing, it's all by results," Shreve said. "Nobody has a guaranteed position. I love it when the coach is embarrassed because a varsity skier gets beat at the race by a JV. The next week they get to take that varsity skier's place."
Best of the ladies
Currently, leading the ladies' top eight is sophomore Maia Bickert.
Bickert is gifted on skis, and has the potential to ski as well as anybody on the U.S. Ski Team, Shreve said. She also just plain and simple enjoys the sport.
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"She is skiing red hot right now in the Far West ," Shreve said. "So as a sophomore we know we have two more years of her being with us. It's just going to be limited as to how much."
Limited, because Far West is an elite division of USSA, and its skiers are often invited to bigger competition.
Another gifted girl on the Vikings roster is sophomore Mikaela Clothier.
"Those two ladies are going to be our standouts," Shreve said. "One of them will be on the podium every race."
Last season, Clothier won South Tahoe's hosted race at Sierra-at-Tahoe.
"All of her racing peers were acting like it was a fluke in the first run, so she went out on the second run and beat them all again. That's just the kind of gal she is," Shreve said.
Both Bickert and Clothier are Far West skiers, though, and will potentially miss races when they get invited to bigger competitions.
Katie Sears, however, is newer to the Far West scene, which means she'll have an opportunity to be on the podium most consistently for South Tahoe.
The junior has started to dial it in this season, and stands a good chance of winning the overall Tahoe Basin League since she'll be at more races.
"I would put her in the top three of our overall well-rounded most consistent athletes," Shreve said.
The Vikings add some depth with team captain Annie Kate Genasci and junior Mikela Mangiaracina, who was named All-League and All-State last year.
Sophomore Natalie Allen, who won the dual head-to-head competition at the end of last season, will also bring some impressive depth to the ladies' roster. Andi Ebright will round out the girls' top skiers. The team lost Ebright for three years when she moved away, but now that's she's back Shreve said a definite top eight.
"She's just a very dynamic skier," Shreve said.
Abi Killebrew will be the girls No. 8 heading into the season, but Kailey Killeen and Cassidee McDonough are going to be in there too at some point this season.
Last year, this team took gold in ladies slalom, and runner-up in almost every other category.
"We've got the same kind of firepower this year with just a little more maturity and experience under their belts," Shreve said.
Best of the gents
When asking coach Shreve what he thought of the boys team this year, he said "Call me after the first race and I'll tell you then.
"It's a Wild Card. I don't think I can put any one guy at the top of the pile."
So let's start with the best of last year.
That would be junior Connor McKeen, who was last season's top skier and runner-up in the league for All-State.
"He's always good for a top four or five finish, even against all the other Far West kids, and he's a non-Far West skier," Shreve said.
Expect to see seniors Jason Elder and cross-country running champion Conner Henderson among the top 10 this year.
"You can just say that Conner Henderson's first sport is skiing, and his second sport in life is running," Shreve said. He grew up across the street from us, and he's definitely a ski junkie."
Far West skiers Austin Allen and Alec Jobbins will also likely be in the top eight. Jobbins is an impressive skier that Shreve is looking forward to seeing in the race arena.
Senior Jake Krazczek is in a good position to have a breakout year, and juniors Grant Fagen and Chad Kaassamani will round out the varsity team. –
"Chad Kaassamani, Mr. Technician, very technical, very solid. You can take him to the bank," Shreve said.
But like Shreve said, these top spots are far from set in stone.
"We've got 14 more guys who will be skiing in that JV position, who are always wanting to humble the coach, and do well at the race so they can bump one of those varsity guys," Shreve said.


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Heifer mastitis has been researched since the 1980s when it was noticed that many heifers were freshening with clinical mastitis. "Studies of breeding age animals revealed that intramammary infections (IMI) may be diagnosed as early as 6 months of age, and infections persist throughout pregnancy and into lactation," says Steve Nickerson, PhD, University of Georgia. Other studies demonstrated that greater than 90% of breeding age and bred heifers (12 to 24 months of age) may be infected. Most of the infections were shown to be caused by the coagulase-negative staphylococci (Staphylococcus chromogenes and Staphylococcus hyicus) followed by Staph. aureus (20%). Mixed isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) and Streptococcus species were also found.
"We have always focused mastitis control on mature cows," Nickerson states. "However, we ignore the first half of her life when she could have mastitis as a heifer. If the average age at calving is 2.5 years, and a cow lives for 5.5 years and has three lactations, then for 45% of her lifetime, no mastitis control is being applied."
In some herds, S. aureus mastitis prevalence in unbred and bred heifers serves as a source for infecting the milking herd. IMIs in young dairy animals are associated with local inflammation, induration, and extremely high somatic cell counts (SCC). Furthermore, histological analyses have shown that Staph. aureus infections adversely affect the development of milk-producing tissues of heifers.
Nickerson suggests examining heifers for signs of mastitis either at the time of AI or preg check when they are being handled anyway. Visual and manual examination of the developing udders, mammary fluid and teat skin will help identify swollen quarters, abnormal secretions, and presence of teat scabs. Individual swollen quarters with abnormal secretions (clots and flakes) and those with teats exhibiting scabs and abrasions are most likely to be infected and should be treated.
Because of the high level of infection commonly found in heifers at some dairies, especially mastitis caused by Staph. aureus, infected quarters should be treated. The testing of various staphylococcal isolates obtained from heifers for susceptibility to antibiotics commonly incorporated into mastitis infusion tubes has shown that antibiotic resistance is usually low.
"Ideally, infected heifers should be separated from uninfected heifers as flies do spread the disease," Nickerson says, "however, from a management standpoint that is really difficult to do."
Treating heifer IMIs
When treating heifers with mastitis tubes, it's important to properly restrain them in a squeeze chute with a head gate and to thoroughly clean teat ends and the teat orifice. Nickerson says while administering the antibiotic, the partial insertion technique must be used to avoid stretching the teat canal and the sphincter muscle as well as to avoid the introduction of bacterial contaminants.
"Keep in mind that syringe cannulas were designed for adult teats, not little heifer teats," Nickerson explains. "By fully inserting the syringe cannula as opposed to partial insertion, the sphincter muscle is stretched up to 8-fold, keratin is displaced to the side or pushed into the teat cistern, and this leaves a temporary hole or open conduit for bacterial penetration after cannula withdrawal."
If the bacteria are resistant to the drug being infused (such as coliforms), then a new infection is initiated in addition to the one being treated, he adds. "Even with partial insertion, this is possible, so I always infuse teats following treatment with teat seal and follow up with teat dipping using a barrier product to kill any bacterial contaminants at the orifice and to leave a bactericidal film over the orifice." All quarters of each animal should be treated to cure existing Staph. aureus infections and to prevent new ones.
The cure rate for Staph. aureus mastitis after use of nonlactating cow therapy in heifers is more than 90%. This is far greater than the 25% cure rate observed after mature cows are treated during lactation for this disease using conventional lactating cow therapy. "Also, treating heifers and curing them leads to a 10% increase in milk yield during the first lactation," Nickerson notes. It's believed that the relatively small secretory tissue area of heifer mammary glands compared with mature cows might allow for greater drug concentrations in the udder of the heifer. Similarly, histological studies have demonstrated less scar tissue and abscess formation in the mammary glands of heifers compared with older cows, a condition which would allow for better drug distribution and better contact with colonized bacteria.
Sources of infections
It's not entirely clear where IMIs in heifers originate. Nickerson says that sources may include: 1. bacteria that are the normal flora on udder skin, which are in an opportunistic position to colonize the teat end and enter the teat orifice; 2. bacteria harbored in the oral cavities of calves, which suckle other calves; 3. bacteria present in the heifers' environment, such as those found in soil, manure and bedding materials; and 4. bacteria present on biting flies that congregate on teat ends.
Normal flora would be almost impossible to control, as these microorganisms are naturally found on the udders and teat skin. The transfer of mastitis-causing bacteria through cross-suckling
of calves fed mastitis milk can be prevented by housing calves in individual hutches, which is fairly routine. Nickerson says the percentage of IMIs caused by environmental streptococci and coliforms in heifers is low, except just prior to freshening. "Flies have certainly been implicated in the spread of mastitis-causing bacteria among heifers and should be a major focus of control."
The producer has the responsibility of ensuring that an animal remains healthy in his care, and this responsibility should include udder health. "It is his responsibility to culture any new animals that are brought into his herd to avoid the introduction of contagious mastitis-causing microorganisms such as Staph. aureus," Nickerson says. "Some producers and veterinarians worry that sampling heifers for presence of mastitis may destroy the keratin plug, leading to new infections. However, studies designed to test this theory have demonstrated that as long as: 1. teat ends were properly sanitized; 2. samples were taken aseptically; and 3. teats were dipped in a barrier type product after sample collection, there was no effect on the development of new infections.


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anyone know a good screen printer they can recommend? i found a few that im in the process of getting quotes from.
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Robin Brownlee
March 03 2013 10:13PM
Fans of the Edmonton Oilers have been kicked in the junk so often the past six seasons there's barely any leather left on that damn shoe, and they took yet another pop in the pills watching their team mail it in with a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center Sunday.
Even the most devout Edmonton booster knows the score flattered the Oilers, who needed a fluke goal by Sam Gagner just to keep things mildly interesting in a game in which Ralph Krueger's team didn't manage a single shot on goal in the second period. Not one. Zippo. Nada.
This feeble effort, one devoid of emotion and physical engagement with the Wild, was bad enough to get the attention of Krueger, who chewed out his team on the bench during a called time out. Krueger was clearly pissed off. Not nearly as much, I'm guessing, as fans weary of waiting for this team to start delivering on some of the promises management has been making.
Fans made that abundantly clear in the aftermath.
Here's a sampling of the comments directed my way on Twitter in the wake of a loss that dropped the Oilers to 8-9-4 on the season with five games left on a road trip that looks like it will end any hopes of a playoff push.
Mitch Dul@mitchdul @Robin_Brownlee at what point does management finally get shown the door...when Gretzky left the coyotes the team went forward.
Jeff Hendrick@jeffhendrick @Robin_Brownlee this #oilers club has more holes than Swiss cheese, and a terrible GM...4th straight top three pick awaits
Wendy Dwernychuk@WendyDwernychuk @Robin_Brownlee embarrassed once again
Dave Anderson@RantnRoller @Robin_Brownlee - players coach is fine. Being supportive is fine too. Some Oilers need to be called out after tonight's debacle
Wade Westworth@rumdum @Robin_Brownlee the Oilers were a much better team when the lockout was on! Need some heart. A little pride.
I thought the Oilers might get nine of a possible 18 points from this trip, a total that would most certainly see them fall marginally farther out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. They need six points from the last five games just to reach that. Some fans, bolstered by a loser point in Chicago and a rare win in Dallas to open the trip, were talking 12 or 13 points. Really.
That aside, what fans saw in the final period against the St. Louis Blues and for all three periods against the Wild was an Oiler team that took the easy way out at every opportunity. A team that didn't physically or mentally compete or engage. A team that too often didn't bust its collective backside in an effort to get the job done. A team that didn't play smart or with gusto.
After six years out of the playoffs choking back heaping helpings of rebuild pie, the very least fans deserve is an honest effort from the players on the ice. If the team isn't good enough – and it's becoming clear it's not – then that falls to GM Steve Tambellini and president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe.
Until then -- holes in the roster and limitations be damned -- fans have a right to expect that their team compete on every shift and show up for battles, even if they don't win them rather than turning the other cheek. Right now, all fans are getting is what looks like a collective shrug of the shoulders.
Not good enough. Not even close.
Listen to Robin Brownlee Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Jason Gregor Show on TEAM 1260.
Or course it's possible. My point is that there were probably other possibilites as well. Too many nights these kids are going for the pretty plays. They need to simplfy. How many times have we seen the ole "no look drop pass" totally backfire? Too many for a lot of people's liking.
Well, let's begin with the notion the Oilers are 4 points out...in fact, they are 5.
But that's not actually the problem.
The problem is that there are currently 6 teams between the Oilers and that playoff spot, many of whom have games in hand.
Then the issue is that these teams will be playing each other and many of the games between them will result in 3 points.
Here's how the odds of making the playoffs look today:
Considering Anaheim plays Phoenix and Nashville plays Los Angeles tonight, things will look even worse tomorrow.
March 04 2013, 03:24PM
How about some calm, sensible trades and acquisitions done on a proactive basis to fill the obvious holes and needs on this team. How about shipping Tambo back to the Nucks.
I like it!
I don't mind sound trades, a Glencross or something of that ilk,but if we're trading the future to fix another hole in the lineup all the Oilers will have done is shuffled he chairs.
Oilers need way more than an "Oil Change". Time for a full out tune-up.
You really want to win?
Go get Katz and back up the truck with $6MM (3 for each) and go get Mike Babcock and/or Dan Bylsma + add Ken Holland.
Change would be a-happening.
Good read Robin- you are bang on the fans are tired of this thing called hope and promise we have been preached. Its been a whole lot of false hope and far to much BS. We have gone through coaches and players but the real cancer here is upper management. The true die hard oil fans need you to keep telling it like it is and hopefully someone will see the light and sooner than later, I for one is getting sick and tired of watching this franchise die a slow and painful death.
10 years out of the playoffs.
A chimp could do better.
lol- yes for sure maggie the monkey could have made the draft picks in the last 3 years. Its rounds 2 through six that matter. Take a look at our farm team. Wheres the depth ? We have been talking about the same deficiencies for years now and it's the same old storey here. The finger has to be pointed and Klowe and Tambo for this train wreck !
lol- yes for sure maggie the monkey could have made the draft picks in the last 3 years. Its rounds 2 through six that matter. Take a look at our farm team. Wheres the depth ? We have been talking about the same deficiencies for years now and it's the same old storey here. The finger has to be pointed and Klowe and Tambo for this train wreck !
Yes it is you Kevin.
You really want to win?
Go get Katz and back up the truck with $6MM (3 for each) and go get Mike Babcock and/or Dan Bylsma + add Ken Holland.
Change would be a-happening.
Hey Guys
Does everyone remember last year when everyone was screaming to play the kids more and Renney was saying hold on, hold on, let them in slowly, well Renny is gone and the kids are playing more and all their warts are starting to show..Nuge is 19 yrs old and the playing againts the top line every day and his cute WHL moves are not working.. Not one of these kids are going to the net anymore since Eberle was helicoptered by Jack Johnson a few games back....thoughts???
Dubnyk needs to stay off his knees and stop sucking. Trade him already!!


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Wycliffe students raise £4,000 in Big Brother event
1:42pm Monday 24th March 2014
By Kate Wilson
1:42pm Monday 24th March 2014
By Kate Wilson
A GROUP of Wycliffe College students have raised more than £4,000 to help a former pupil tackle his new life.
Twenty-four prefects and heads of house gave up their weekends to take part in a Big Brother event in aid of Rob Camm.
Rob, a former student of the Stonehouse School, was injured in a serious car accident last year. He is now a tetraplegic and uses a wheelchair.
The 20-year-old from Dursley hopes to begin university in the autumn and his former school is aiming to raise £20,000 for him - so far it has raised £6,392.
The Big Brother event, which was organised by head prefect Joe Dunne, was broadcast live to students, staff and parents.
Students were given challenges and evictions were carried out throughout the weekend until only five remained. Then students and staff voted on the final evictions and Charlie Hitchcock was named the winner.
"Some people were keen to get out quickly. We had a big glass window in the room we were using and we could see everyone else kicking about footballs and enjoying the nice weather," said Joe.
"We're so happy with the amount we raised. We never thought we would achieve that.
"It has involved a lot of hard work but the amount raised will make such a difference to Rob and that's our ultimate cause."
A group of Wycliffe parents have also arranged Run4Rob on Saturday, May 31 with the aim of raising £20,000 to help purchase specialised equipment for Rob.
People can take part by walking or running any distance up to 26 miles from the starting point at the college in Bristol Road.
For more details of the day or to register your intention to participate by emailing email@example.com Rob and his family have thanked staff and students for their support.
"Thank you to everyone who made donations and to all those who took part and everyone behind the scenes who made the Big Brother event possible. We have been truly overwhelmed by your support and kindness."
For more information go to www.cammpaign4rob.co.uk.
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Pet antics: Once again a local pooch has demonstrated a talent for getting into an unusual medical predicament.
Three years ago, Ellie, a Labrador retriever in Santee, created quite a buzz when she won Veterinary Pet Insurance's national Hambone Award for eating a beehive (bees and all) and living to bark about it.
This year, Macie, a Labrador retriever owned by Lesli Miller of El Cajon, limped away with Third Place after her leash went to war with a kid's bicycle wheel.
Second Place was awarded to a cat who gyrated through a 35-minute washing machine cycle.
Finalists included a feline who got wedged behind a refrigerator, a pup who brawled with a buck, another who ingested 24 bread dough rolls, a pooch butted by a goat and a kitty who lost its race against a closing garage door. All recovered from their mishaps.
This year's winner, a Massachusetts pooch named Winnie, ingested a two-pound bag of frozen onion rings. Onions are toxic to dogs, to say nothing of causing bad breath.
The Hambone Award, incidentally, was named for a dog who devoured an entire Thanksgiving ham after being accidentally shut in the refrigerator.


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Event Details
2012 Clean Energy Student Challenge Callout
October 17 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Rawls Hall, Room 3082
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University students with an interest in clean energy solutions and entrepreneurship can learn about applying for a business creation competition sponsored by the Department of Energy during an informational callout event Monday (Oct. 17).
The Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust (CET) has expanded its annual Clean Energy Challenge to include student business concepts from around the Midwest. The Clean Energy Student Challenge is one of six regional competitions in the United States. The winning team will receive a $100,000 prize made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and the chance to compete for a national grand prize at a competition held at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., in early summer 2012.
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Plum pox virus has been officially eradicated from Pennsylvania.
The state was declared free of the virus, which can disfigure fruit but is not harmful to humans, in 2009. After an additional three years of required monitoring, the disease has not reappeared, and can be considered officially eradicated, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Pennsylvania was the first U.S. state to report plum pox. Since the first discovery, in 1999, 1,675 acres of orchard in the state have been destroyed because of the virus.
In December, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced that the absence of plum pox in Orleans and Wayne counties meant that stone fruit growers there could resume planting trees.
The New York counties, however, remain under quarantine. A third New York county, Niagara, is under quarantine and is a regulated area, which prohibits growers from planting trees there.
New York is the only U.S. state that has not eradicated plum pox.


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I realised that I had stumbled upon something interesting; but I was half-initiated before the word, 'Wica' which they used hit me like a thunderbolt, and I knew where I was, and that the Old Religion still existed. And so I found myself in the Circle, and there took the usual oath of secrecy, which bound me not to reveal certain things.
In the late 1960s the term came into use as the title of a modern pagan movement associated with witchcraft. The first printed reference in this usage seems to be 1969, in "The Truth About Witchcraft" by freelance
author Hans Holzer:
If the practice of the Old Religion, which is also called Wicca (Craft of the Wise), and thence, witchcraft, is a reputable and useful cult, then it is worthy of public interest.
And, quoting witch Alex Sanders:
"No, a witch wedding still needs a civil ceremony to make it legal. Wicca itself as a religion is not registered yet. But it is about time somebody registered it, I think. I've done all I can to call attention to our religion."
Sanders was a highly visible representative of neo-pagan Witchcraft in the late 1960s and early 1970s. During this time he appears to have popularized use of the term in this sense. Later books c. 1989 teaching modernized witchcraft using the same term account for its rise and popularity, especially in U.S.


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Kemp returns as Dodgers stack righties
LOS ANGELES -- Outfielder Matt Kemp returned to the Dodgers' lineup on Monday night as manager Don Mattingly stacked the order with right-handed bats to counter Angels left-handed starter C.J. Wilson.
The right-handed-heavy lineup featured Jerry Hairston Jr., activated from the disabled list, and Scott Van Slyke, feeling better from a stiff neck, at the corner-outfield spots in place of left-handers Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier. Crawford is 3-for-21 (.143) in his career against Wilson.
"Carl has been getting after it pretty good for us," Mattingly said. "Dre is a little bit banged up, but it really didn't have anything to do with that. He was ready to play today."
Mattingly said he especially wanted to get Van Slyke back in the lineup. The rookie entered Monday hitting .261 with three homers, two doubles and six RBIs in 10 games.
"I feel like he's had good at-bats, been a little dangerous," Mattingly said.
Ramon Hernandez started at catcher in place of A.J. Ellis, who has struck out in seven of nine at-bats since he was involved in a collision at home plate with the Cardinals' Jon Jay on Friday. Ellis went 0-for-3 on Sunday, his third start in as many days.
"I felt like I went a day too long yesterday with [Ellis]," Mattingly said.
Luis Cruz, hitting .096, started at third base for the first time since May 17.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter and Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wordsmith's Reading & Book Launch - Tom Mallouk
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Where and When
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Orangery, Newtown Campus
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Event Information
"These carefully crafted, thoughtful poems in Nantucket Revisited don't just invoke Nantucket, they inhabit it. Tom Mallouk describes time spent on the island with fish, birds, sea, and sand and summer days with family and friends. These poems go beyond mere description to investigate the nature of our world in language that's both calming and very much alive."
– Wyn Cooper, author of Postcards from the Interior
Free and open to campus and community • For more information 215-968-8156
Sponsored by Wordsmiths Reading Series with assistance from Cultural Programming Committee, Cultural Task Force, & Dept. of Language and Literature


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Let Your Friends Smoke in the Lift Line
It's disgusting. Just. Don't. Besides, where do you think that cigarette butt goes? That's right, in the pretty white snow right along with that Cliff Bar wrapper.
Make Yellow Snow
Finish your run, take a time out, walk into the lodge and wait in line for the bathroom like everyone else past the age of 4.
Ski or Snowboard Drunk—or Even Tipsy
It may seem like a good idea at the time, but skiing after drinking can be dangerous for obvious reasons, to yourself and the people around you. Wait 'til the apr?s for your cocktails.
More: Does Beer Affect Your Performance?
Be Out of Control
Know your limits. Definitely work on improving, but do it gradually and within your own boundaries. Don't go faster or steeper than you're ready for because accidents and collisions do happen and sometimes they can be detrimental. Don't go from bunny slope to Olympic level in one day.
More: Ski Like a Pro
Stopping and Sitting Down in the Middle of the Run
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|October 12, 2011
Volume 13, Issue 21
|Midwifery Today E-News
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Quote of the Week
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— Carla Hartley
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The Art of Midwifery
When I practiced midwifery in the Houston-Galveston, Texas, area, I had the opportunity to learn this technique from the parteras in the region: to nudge a woman into labor, have her drink comino (cumin) tea that has a little wedge of raw potato in it. This is especially good for the woman who is postterm and has contractions that are frequent but not quite effective enough to get things going.
— Marla Webster, CPM, RNC
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Jan's Corner
Midwifery Today's New The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook
At Midwifery Today we work hard to bring you resources you can use in your practice if you are a midwife, doula, or doctor, and our Holistic Clinical Handbook Series is a must-have part of your "birthkit." We have just finished the next book in the series: The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook. It will be ready to go to the printer soon and should be available for you to purchase on November 1, 2011. For this edition of E-News we have chosen an excerpt of an article by Gail Hart. I also want to share some of my thoughts on this important subject.
True postmaturity syndrome is very rare, and can happen inexplicably, even at 38 or 40 weeks. Unfortunately, many "postdates" pregnancies end in induction. The frequency with which motherbaby is induced due to fear of a pregnancy going beyond the "due date" is truly a human rights violation and comes with dangerous consequences for mother and baby.
In this book we have covered many of the realities and myths surrounding postmaturity and postdates pregnancies. We hope this book will help you to sort through the realities and myths surrounding postmaturity and assist you in applying information to your practice if and when you are faced with a true case of postmaturity. Sister Angela Murdaugh, CNM, MS, used to say, "Don't practice wish midwifery." Be a diligent midwife.
If you are a parent reading this to inform yourself, we pray you have an amazing, miraculous birth-you are carrying the future. It is possible and even probable that you will have an empowering birth. Stay informed, eat well, choose your midwife or doctor carefully, and ask a lot of questions.
— Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
Jan Tritten is the founder, editor-in-chief and mother of Midwifery Today magazine. She became a midwife in 1977 after the amazing homebirth of her second daughter. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies throughout the world. Meet Jan at our conferences around the world, or join her online, as she works to transform birth practices around the world.
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News and Research
In August, two birthing hospitals in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, decided to discourage chemical induction of labor prior to 39 weeks, unless medical needs dictate otherwise. These hospitals and others in the area have also taken a similar stance on elective cesareans, citing that the well-being of the baby takes precedence over convenience.
Ruggles, Rick. "Hospitals induce labor less often." Omaha World-Herald. August 31, 2011. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110831/LIVEWELL01/708319916/1161
Featured Article
Induction and Circular Logic
I'm a midwife with an innate faith in childbirth as a normal, natural function. When I hear that one-third of American women are given chemicals to start labor, I have to either conclude that women have somehow lost the ability to give birth or that we are witnessing a societal change. If women are being induced for the legitimate reasons of health and safety, then mortality and morbidity statistics should be improving. Yet the statistics are quite flat. We see little change in US statistics, except for in the category of tiny, preterm babies. An induction and augmentation rate of over 35% has not seemed to improve the health of mothers or babies. It has, however, strongly impacted the cesarean rate and—subsequently—the rate of VBAC and uterine rupture after prior cesarean section.
Induction is so common that many people are unaware of the risks. Even a "simple," uncomplicated induction can begin an avalanche of interventions. It often starts with a cervical stretch and sweep to "ripen" the cervix, IV Pitocin, electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and amniotomy; then, perhaps, it's on to an intrauterine pressure catheter, amnioinfusion for unusual fetal heart tones, an epidural for the pain of Pitocin-induced contractions and malrotation or poor descent because of the epidural; then maybe a vacuum extraction or cesarean is performed for "failure to progress." It goes on and on. The mother ends up with lifelong injury to her uterus. Her baby may be stressed and separated from the family. A normal birth may turn into a nightmare. And that's if all goes well! If there are complications or a surgical emergency then the nightmare really begins.
Induction is a minefield, a setup for complications. An induced labor forces the baby out before the body is ready, before the complex hormone interaction has primed the cervix and often before the baby has reached his full intrauterine maturity. We have drugs now that can produce contractions and soften the cervix but this is only a small part of the complicated process of labor. We can make a woman have contractions but we don't always succeed in forcing her body to release the baby and give birth. If we start a labor with chemicals, we may very well have to finish the labor with the surgeon's scalpel.
In some studies, induction raises the risk of cesarean by 800%. EFM must be used in all chemical induction methods because of the risk of hypertonic contractions and fetal distress. Electronic fetal monitoring alone increases the risk of cesarean and of vacuum extraction or forceps. Amniotomy increases the risk again. Cesarean for fetal distress is even more common—whether the distress is real or a result of EFM artifact—since non-reassuring fetal heart tones are frequently observed. Meconium staining, meconium aspiration syndrome and even shoulder dystocia are directly associated with inductions. The rise in induction closely mirrors the rise in cesarean delivery, as does the rising incidence of post-cesarean rupture. A woman with a prior cesarean is unlikely to suffer a uterine rupture (odds are usually given under 1 %). But if she is induced, her risk may rise to 2–4 %.
If the data shows that induction is a risky procedure, and we see little statistical benefit, then why are we inducing so often? Doctors and midwives will express many reasons for induction, but many of those reasons are colored by a misunderstanding of the risks involved. The risks created by induction are sometimes ignored—induction seems simple and easy. Any complications or problems are seen as simple chance—the "normal risk" of birth—caused by the situation that prompts the induction.
— Gail Hart
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Question of the Week Responses
Q: A credential doesn't make a midwife. What does?
— Jan Tritten
A: Having recently sat/taken the NARM exam, I can say that it's not the title that matters to me. What matters is what I've learned and who I've become in the process; the ways in which my heart, my mind, my body, and my soul have been stretched and strengthened by every step along the way. I'm able to tap into it all now, when it is needed most. I feel endless gratitude for the families who have allowed me to serve them and who taught me volumes I wouldn't have learned from books alone.
— Kim Lenderts
A: Mothers make a midwife a midwife.
— Lennon Clark
Q: Is postmaturity one of your fears?
— Jan Tritten
A: I have a client who has had 9 kids all around 43/44 weeks. She has long cycles and it is her personal herstory. As midwives I believe we need to personalize the care to this extent to safeguard reproductive health and the physical and emotional health of our moms, babies and families.
— Kamy Kamyssage Shaw
A: All my babies were late, between 8 to 17 days late, but none were postmature. I always had longer cycles. The "8 day late" baby was born exactly 9 months after he was conceived, and we were absolutely positive about his dates. For some of us, longer is just a variation of normal. It is one reason I will never be OK with regs that require transfer of care after 42 weeks.
— Terri LaPointe
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Birth Wisdom from the Web
I've seen family members (mothers of the laboring woman most often) and even new doulas feel sorry for the woman in transition. What might better be empathy has twisted into sympathy. Sympathy rarely makes a mom feel better. I've seen a mom lose faith in her body's abilities when those around her are morose and sad for her laboring state. I've also seen women buoyed by the positive, affirming words and actions of those around her. It has to be nicer to see people smiling and cheering you on rather than someone sitting, staring and wringing their hands with worry.
— Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM, on transitions.
We (the women who'd had homebirths) agreed we remembered birth as being exhausting and intense, but not specifically as painful. I can even say that having given birth both with an epidural and without, that I remember the pre-epidural time also being very painful and difficult, while the birth without was totally different. The women who had epidurals simply remembered their births as painful and were shocked and amazed that we had chosen to go through naturally.
— Kate Tietje, blogger,"Why are women afraid of labor?"
The best place for a newborn to be is with the mother.
— Ann Sober, founder of Special Beginnings Birth and Woman's Center
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Conference Chatter
Please Join Us in Germany
I was thinking this morning of what a Midwifery Today conference can do for you. If you are an aspiring midwife it can help you know if this is your calling. So many issues come up over the course of the event that if you think you may be called to midwifery but are not sure, the conference will help you decide. If you are a student midwife, you will learn a lot about the issues of midwifery as well as the skills. You may also find mentors who are happy to help you on your journey.
For the midwife, you will learn many more skills as you ponder the field and techniques of midwifery, and the conference can help you hone your craft. We have really amazing teachers and our monitors and registrants are people you can learn from and share with. There are also plenty of classes for doulas, anthropologists, massage therapists and herbalists.
One of the things that really touches my heart is that we have midwives come who are ready to quit doing midwifery because of the pressures of medicalization and hospital politics, or people pressures. By the end of the conference, they end up so full of hope for the future that they go back to their communities re-energized and ready to try new things. I get great reports later that the conference saved their birth soul and filled them with so much inspiration that they not only stayed in their calling but thrived again. (Please read a few of such testimonials here.)
I think one other very special part of this event is that we have people coming from so many parts of the world. Our friend Comfort from Nigeria who is studying in Bulgaria just found out after much work and many e-mails and help from Cornelia Enning and me that she will be able to get her visa to come and join us in Germany. Please come meet her and my friends from Ghana, too. As I have told you already there are over 30 different countries represented so far, with more coming in. This is going to be a fantastic event—full of fun, new and old techniques and hope for the future.
— Jan Tritten
Think about It
Traditional midwifery is not passive. It does not mean doing nothing. It means forming a bond with the birthing woman. It means finding trust; trust in the process, trust in the lessons involved. As well, preparation for birth offers a vulnerable time for personal transformation. As a woman lives, so will she birth. With this as my basic premise, I embark on each client's journey with trust in the process yet to unfold.
— Nancy Duncan, RN
My friend Nancy's 11-year-old daughter Cynthia White started her first round of chemotherapy today. The recent diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma, a rare and challenging form of cancer, was a shock to everyone.
I am requesting that you will participate in a card campaign for the White family. Please send a card to their hospital room. It's a huge morale booster to this family, to help them get through this month without going crazy.
Cynthia White—The White Family
Some of you may know Nancy personally, or have met her at a conference somewhere. She is the Area Coordinator of Leaders for LLL AL/MS/LA. Nancy has given so much to so many families over the years. Even if you haven't ever heard of Nancy or LLL, now's the time to share a little love with a complete stranger who really needs it!
— Sue Howley Rickman
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LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez exited Friday night's game with the Cubs with a right knee contusion.
Gonzalez was replaced by Scott Van Slyke before the top of the third in a 1-1 game.
Gonzalez was called out sliding into home in the bottom of the first inning, trying to advance on a throwing error by shortstop Starlin Castro. There was a crew chief review, but the play was confirmed.
Michael Lananna is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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