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News from JAM 2012
While scientific presentations are the primary focus of the JAM, many other activities take place at the JAM. Here is a sampling of Monday's activities:
ADSA Dairy Specialist Breakfasts: The breakfast provides an opportunity for Dairy Extension specialists and other interested individuals to network, sharing ideas, concerns and activity updates. Guests at this year's breakfast came from as far away as China and South Korea. A primary concern was the drought and its impact on producers on states across the nation. Poor yields and increased feed costs are anticipated in most areas. Animal care faculty are being added at several universities including a Center at Purdue. Funding is a concern as state and federal resources have dwindled. Many extension programs now require grants to provide the resources needed to operate. DAIReXNET is growing and a Facebook page has been added.
JAM Interest Group: A small, but interested group gathered to discuss current Johne's program and research efforts. Federal program funding is likely to be eliminated and current research support is close to the end. Canadian participants reported on some of their current work on genetic resistance to MAP, however their funding is a concern also. Brief reports in JDIP Vaccine development, diagnostic evaluation and educational modules as well as the new mycobacterial multi-state initiative were discussed. If you are at the JAM and interested in the materials shared at the meeting, stop by the "ADSA Media Room" for copies.
Winners of the Dairy Research Institute New Product Competition
The Dairy Research Institute, through the support of the dairy checkoff, announced the winners of the inaugural Dairy Research Institute New Product Competition during a special July 16 ceremony at the 2012 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Meeting in Phoenix. The competition is designed to help inspire dairy innovation by challenging college students to develop dairy-based products that meet consumer needs. This year, participants were tasked with creating a dairy beverage that included more than 51 percent of fresh milk, dry milk or other dairy ingredients. The competition was open to undergraduate and graduate students who submitted entries as individuals or teams. Three winners were selected from 18 entries.
"Spurring product innovation, while at the same time identifying future leaders in the U.S. dairy industry is a win-win for dairy farmers," said Bill Siebenborn, a Missouri dairy farmer and chairman of United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA). UDIA represents 18 state and regional dairy promotion organizations across the country, helping fund the dairy checkoff program, a primary funding source for the Dairy Research Institute. "By identifying innovative products that meet today's consumer needs, we are helping contribute to the long-term viability of the U.S. dairy industry."
The first-place team, receiving $8,000: Oat-infused vanilla milk (Clemson University, SC) -Created with health-conscious adults in mind, the winning product, dubbed "tOATal Milk," is an oat-infused vanilla milk enhanced with protein, probiotics, conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) and fiber. The entry caters to the growing sports performance beverage market and leverages the benefits of protein shakes and grain/nut milks while delivering the nutrition dairy provides. With 14g of protein and 4g of fiber per serving, this beverage has a light, sweet flavor profile. By combining the techniques used in the production of fluid milk and beer, the team was able to develop this product with only slight modifications to traditional dairy processing equipment.
The second-place team, receiving $5,000: On-the-go mango drinkable Greek yogurt (Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada) - Greek yogurt sales have increased significantly in recent years. Building on that product's popularity, "Mighty Mango" is an on-the-go drinkable yogurt that the students marketed for consumption post exercise. Targeted to health-conscious women, Mighty Mango contains nearly 10g of protein and fewer than 200 calories per serving. The students packaged the product in a biodegradable bottle to appeal to consumers' desire for environmentally-friendly products and speculated that future flavors beyond mango could include "Powerful Pineapple," "Brawny Berry," "Toned Tangelo" or "Fierce Fig."
The third-place team, receiving $3,000: Caffeine-enhanced drinkable yogurt with antioxidants (University of Tennessee, Tenn.) - In the United States, energy drinks make up 62.6 percent of the functional beverage market.[1] With the average amount of caffeine found in one cup of coffee (100 mg) in a drinkable yogurt consistency, "Wired Berry," taps into this growing market. Developed with teenagers and young adults in mind, the product is a healthy alternative that provides antioxidants, vitamin C, calcium and protein in addition to caffeine. Made with low-fat yogurt, the product is flavored with blueberry and strawberry purees and contains 190 calories per serving.
Three additional teams were selected as finalists, including:
A premium, lactose free, ready-to-drink smoothie - Cornell University, "Dairy Dream Mango-Orange Smoothie".
A carbonated yogurt smoothie developed as a healthy alternative to soda - Kansas State University, "Yo-Fizz".
A fortified pomegranate chai milk beverage targeted to health-conscious consumers - University of Delaware, "PomMOOgranate".
The judging panel, composed of experts from the dairy industry, media, suppliers and members of the Dairy Research Institute, selected the winners. In addition to the final product, the six finalists also were evaluated on the merits of a cover letter and preliminary report, a final report and webinar presentation.
To find out more about the products and teams, visit USDairy.com/DairyResearchInstitute.


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Thai PM visit Sri Lanka – a platform to align the Buddhist Nations of Asia
by Shenali D Waduge, LankaWeb, May 29, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Thai Prime Minister Ms. Shinawatra is due to visit Buddhist Sri Lanka during the month of Wesak. The bond that Sri Lanka and former Siam (Thailand) share needs to go beyond diplomatic niceties.
The people of present and future need to know the exact nature of what ties Buddhist nations together. In addition to seriously considering forming a League of Buddhist Nations it is suggested that a film be produced in co-partnership about the "Fascinating Journey from Sri Lanka to Siam" based on the narration of Wilbagedera who wrote the original narration of his journey to the Thai capital of Ayuthiya and the magnificent welcome accorded to the Sri Lankan delegation by the Thai King.
Let all those preparing to welcome the Thai PM remember that she arrives not to talk about multiculturalism but to mark the special Buddhist bond that exists between Buddhists and Buddhist nations. Therefore, it is essential that the agenda is solely on Buddhism and those involved in discussions are capable of giving genuine voice to Buddhists this translated means that all those mouthing opposing views should be left out. ...
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August 4, 2011
Charlotte Hounds
Contact: Wade Leaphart
Dentistry of the Carolinas signs on as Official Team Dentist of the Charlotte Hounds
Charlotte, N.C. (March 2, 2011) - Charlotte Lacrosse LLC has announced the addition of Dentistry of the Carolinas ("DOC") to the team for 2012.
As Official Team Dentist, DOC will have a medical and promotional presence at all Charlotte Hounds home games and will be partnering with the team on their regional grassroots outreach efforts to promote sports dentistry and injury prevention.
"As a leader in Sports Dentistry in Charlotte, our partnership with the Charlotte Hounds is a perfect fit," said Dr. Clark Hammock, DMD, Executive Vice President of Dentistry of the Carolinas. "Through this partnership, our goal is to not only educate the team and staff about the importance of dental care and injury prevention, but to continue providing top-notch service to the Charlotte community. We are thrilled to welcome the team to our city and we look forward to an exciting inaugural year."
DOC excels in the field of Sports Dentistry by providing custom mouthguards. Properly designed, customized fabricated mouthguards are essential in the prevention of athletic oral and facial injuries in contact sports. It is estimated by the American Dental Association that mouthguards prevent approximately 200,000 injuries each year in high school and collegiate football alone. As sports dentists and health professionals, DOC highly recommends a custom made mouthguard, especially those of the laboratory lamination type, for the very best in oral/facial protection as well as concussion deterrence. For more information about customized athletic mouthguards, please contact Dr. Clark Hammock at their Myers Park office location.
About Dentistry of the Carolinas
With eight locations throughout the Charlotte region, DOC offers accessible dental services designed for the whole family. The team of dentists and clinical staff specialize in everything from periodic dental cleanings and gum disease treatment to full-mouth reconstruction with crown and bridgework.
For more information, please visit http://www.dentistryofthecarolinas.com/.
About Charlotte Hounds
In January 2011, Major League Lacrosse announced a league expansion for the 2012 season that included Columbus, OH and Charlotte, NC. The team begins play in 2012 at historic American Legion Memorial Stadium.


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Raising the information level cap. [url=/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29120] click for full story [/url]
can we get an update of the graph outlining the ranks of all reach players?
Yeah thanks to the most recent update by Bungie...No more enemy WEAPONS/GRENADES is possible in Sniper Attack. STUPID BUNGIE :(
In the text it talks about cheating with the achievements. So basically you can do the Gruntapocalypse/rocket trick, and you can do the revert to last save trick in ONI Sword base, but you can't just use the disable wifi trick? (According to Youtube: To perfform, find an achievement that 1) requires killing enemies in a campaign mode, and 2) rewards high credits. Get 1 enemy away from completing the achievement, and then get a checkpoint. Kill the required enemy, get the achievement, unplug your wifi as soon as you see the notification, and click "Revert to last save". Plug in your wifi again, and you will find you can do it again, and still get the credit reward.) I have to admit that this is tempting, as I am STILL a Warrant Officer, and it takes FOREVER to get to the next rank. This trick would be nice, but if it's illegal, I'll stick to ONI.
thanks 4 the tips on legedary
when r they updated the levels so i can get to commander its so dum that bungie does this
Dear sir or ma'am: Ive read ur weekly review. Im at max rank and some of the armor I have to be the commander and so forth. When can we as halo fans players go past Lt. Colonel Grade 3. Can all help us halo players on the max rank lift so we push forwards and have all possible armor or equipment. Other than that problem for us halo fans keep up with the good work. My gamertag is angel6damon9 if u want t send a message
I had the same problem and read in a later forum to delete my gamertag and recover it, i found this worked fine and now have Reach as a completed game :D
yaaa bungie is cool
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] burritosenior [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Duardo How awesome that I completed solo Legendary mere hours before this update! Can't wait to see what's through the fog :D[/quote]Hehe I saw you on 'Pillar of Autumn.' I almost sent you a message, laughing at your time. But that would be mean. :) Burrito's Solo Legendary Protip: Never melee. Always keep a plasma pistol, but never try a full charge on brutes.[/quote] That also includes assassinations.
So glad to see an infection playlist AND a snipers playlist in the works... Hopefully the level cap will raise soon.
i noticed the droppod video an was excited because i thought it was me in the video. the guys in the vehicle looked like they knew it was coming and prepared for it to crush them just to make the video. however when it happened to me it was 100% WTF momment and unexpected. its in my fileshare too.
WOOT I reached 49 of 49 achievements in Halo: Reach with mye "Make it Rain" achievement on September 26th, 2010 :D exactly 1 year after earning 79 of 79 achievements with my "Blades of Fury" Achievement on September 26th, 2009. Just thought that would be some cool info to share lol
I sure hope you change your minds and release the cap soon, as opposed to "in a month or two." I like working my way THROUGH the ranks. Now I have been capped for a while and I have two choices: 1. Stop playing (in which case I might end up finding a new favorite game), or B. Keep playing and risk jumping straight through a few ranks. If it is indeed in a month or two I will likely go from the current max rank into the next max rank immediately, and that would suck. So please, you have your security, and have found a way to punish the glitchers. So let us have our fun, and our ranks! PLEEEEEEAAAASE?
I reached colonel and when i filled the bar up for colonel grade 1.It's doesn't budge,so what there's a cap at colonel.THIS IS STUPID AND POINTLESS.A BUNCH OF NEEDLESS DRAMA.WHAT DO THE PEOPLE AT BUNGIE DO?SIT AND LISTEN TO QUEEN WHILE THEY SYPHON HARD PEOPLES AND PARENTS MONEY TO PLAY IDIOTIC CHILDISH GAMES.LIKE A RANK CAP.I PROMISE YOU THAT IF THIS IS NOT OVER BY NEXT WEEK.I WILL MAKE A YOU TUBE VIDEO OF ME TAKING ALLLLLLLLLLLLL OF MY HALO GAMES TO GAME STOP TO TRADE IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE.BUNGIE WILL NEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEER,NEEEEEEEEVVEEEEEEER SEE MY GAMERTAG AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!
so they had a cap on the ranks for security for the investment? thats the worse excuse ive ever heard? halo:reach was the biggest game release this yr thus far, how could you possibly lose money on people progressing thru the ranks? face it bungie you knew that if you didnt have a cap people would already be top ranks with the haunted pilot helmet you all have and then you would be butt hurt? such little -blam!-es cant wait till black ops comes out!!! oh ya 343 studios are going to make you look like -blam!- [Edited on 10.15.2010 7:39 AM PDT]
MESSAGE TO EVERYONE WHO READE'S THIS ASASSINSTEVE11(GAMERTAG) IS STOSH HE IS THE BLAME FOR EVERYTHING HALO. [Edited on 10.15.2010 4:58 AM PDT]
I just completed "A monument to all your sins" last night, and I have to admit, it was tough. However, here are a few simple tips to guarantee your achievement. 1) Be Patient. Move slowly through these missions. Clear out enemies from a distance. You'll be much safer. 2) Don't be afraid of the plasma pistol. This thing saved my skin more times than I can count. They're practically everywhere, too, so you won't be without one when you run into those Ultra Elites. The same goes for the needler. They take out Brutes very easily. 3) Conserve your ammo. Don't waste an entire DMR clip on two grunts. Aim carefully, and use a pistol if you have one. There are plenty of Assault Rifles and shotguns, but DMRs are hard to find in the campaign. 4) Armor Abilities. It really depends on what kind of player you are, but I got the most use out of the Drop shield and Sprint. Sprint will actually get you through small groups of enemies and let you tell the tale. However, the Drop Shield is the best thing I've ever used. When deployed it heals you, and recharges your shields. No more looking around for a health pack. You've got one equipped already! 5) Finally, take your advanced enemies out one by one. Those last three elites on "The Pillar of Autumn" are awful if you try to take more than one out at a time. Aim carefully, use your plasma pistol, and be careful. I certainly hope these tips help! Good luck, and Godspeed.
Only time solo legendary was hard was when I ran out of DMR or Needle Rifle ammo, and watching my friend play I realized that I am blind and missed a bunch of caches so it should have been much easier. Also if you haven't realized it yet pea shooter is your friend and makes it pretty easy.
I just reached the rank cap in Halo Reach today. I am happy to find out that my credits are still secretly going towards my next rank, although I won't see it until the cap is raised. I would have been a little bummed if all I was doing was increasing my bank account, haha, although that isn't such a bad thing with how expensive some items are. I look forward to the communal efforts to lift the cap. If it happens soon though, I can safely say I won't be skipping over any ranks.
Hi this is a big fan of halo UGZx Ghosts im writing to you because im wondering when the level capacity is going to be raised. thanks :) [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sketch Raising the information level cap. [url=/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29120] click for full story [/url][/quote]
Lol on the first blame stosh the same thing happened to me while i was walking it happened to me like 2 or 3 times now XD
Im one of the lucky few who has earned "A Monument to all your Sins" i finished Sept 15th at 12:37am and it was a very difficult exp. I even ran out of ammo and fought two hunters on the last level bare handed. The tips are easy: !. Elites have that name for a reason: They can, and WILL, kill you with very little effort and since playing on Legendary means you will fight maybe half a dozen Elite minors that leaves the majority to be Ultras if not Zealot class. Plasma weapons are your friend in this case as Ultras and above have powerful shields that can sometimes take more than 2 plasma overcharges to beat but there is a way. First soften them up with grenades if u have plasma the better since it will knock down their shields better than Frags will. Then hit them with plasma if you can not use a plasma pistol use a repeater or rifle in its stead. And then finally go for the killing blow, use precision weapons like the DMR or Needle rifle to take down with one shot. However, while the DMR is a awesome instrument of death, the needle rifle does have the added ability of the super combine which will help when you are either in a bind or you arent quite proficent in your headshot abilities quite yet. 2.Be aware of your surroundings: Bungie has designed Reach to give you a fighting chance aganist your enemy sometimes going down the wrong hallway could lead you to an ammo box filled with Grenade Launchers or health packs. Take mission 3 for example, when playing on Normal, most people just run forward not requiring much cover since Noble 6 is a living breathing grim reaper and they just mow down the enemy to get to the target locator and continue the level. But this does not work on higher difficulties. If you took the high road to the left and continued down the terrace you will notice a Sniper rifle with decent cover to deliver enough firepower to take down the big Elites in the area before moving on. 3.Pick your battles wisely: Just because you can fight, doesnt mean you should fight. There are many ways to handle the enemies in Reach but going in guns blazing isnt one that will keep you alive long. I recommend using the terrain to your advantage. There are multiple levels where large groups can be bypassed in order to complete your mission and the 3rd Mission of the game is one very level. While it may seem to agienst nature to NOT fight sometimes getting around your enemy so you can get yourself better equipped or have better ground will help you in the long run. 4. Control, control, control: Learn to pulse fire or burst fire your automatics. Now with the new recoil system, firing fully automatic without any breaks will just lead to you wasting your ammo (unless they are within spiting range in which case go CQC and then pump them full of lead). Fire in short 4-5 round bursts this will ensure accurate shots and conserve the very limited ammo that you will find. Another thing is to control your own impulses. The melee attack isnt what it used to be as it will not kill an enemy if its shield's are up and most of the bigger enemies (Elites,Brutes,Hunters etc...) will not die from just one melee hit and since melee strikes not have delay between them it will be hard to fend off an attacker if your shield's are down and your melee has failed (most Ultra's can kill you with just one melee to your unshielded body). Might I suggest using your melee and then hitting them with fully automatic fire while aiming at their upper torso this will ensure the full amount of damage is being done to them. 5. FORKLIFTS SUCK!!!!: DO NOT USE THEM NOT EVEN FOR COVER AS THEY CAN AND WILL EXPLODE SINCE ALL ENEMY AI BOTS ARE GRENADE SPAMMERS AND THEY LOVE TO SET BIGGER THINGS ON FIRE!!! 6. Use your armor abilities...correctly: Each armor abilities has its time and place. Sprint is obvious from getting to point A to Point B fast without 4 wheels, Armor lock makes you invulnerable to harm but because the AI is alil smarter than you they tend to stand at a reasonable distance and wait for you to unlock so they can unload on you in masse. The most useful armor ability is Drop Shield. Not only is it a portable health pack, but its also a backup shield. When your shields drop and there are enemies in front of you, activate it and run out the back of the shield for better cover or you can wait inside till your own shields recharge until it either runs out or the enemy takes it out. I recommend the former rather than the ladder as it puts you in full control of the outcome since your facing the enemy on your time not theirs. Those are some basic tactics that I used to get the achievement. If anyone has any other suggestions I would love to hear them get a nice discussion going. If its just troll responses I will not pay attention and ignore you.
finally someone gets what ive been feeling jeez there is no point of a damn lvl cap
Head shots! Head shots! HEAD SHOTS!.....did i mention Head shots?
Awesome finally raising the bar. Does anyone know what level you get comando armor thanks. Still loving the game and can't wait to play you bungie for breast cancer!!!!!!!!
This is a life saver for campaign on legendary. I found out that when you have to destroy those nasty antiaircraft guns, by killing everybody around and finaly making it inside that if instead you just shoot it with your vehicle as soon as it comes in sight it will blow up after about a minute. It also kills about half or more of the enemies in the explosion. Saved me hours in total. So ya there ya go. Hope it helps.


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"Sex is supposed to make us feel closer than ever, but when I hear this, I feel disconnected," explains Jeff R., 40, from Keller, TX. "Up until that point, I assumed we were both having a good time. When I hear this, I feel like she's just counting down the seconds until it's over, which makes me feel horrible." Instead say, "I really really want you to climax," suggests Emily Morse, host of the radio show Sex With Emily, and author of Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight. "Letting him know how much you want to see him let go shows him how much his pleasure turns you on." He'll get the hint without an accidental ego bruise.
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By Michelle Besaw '08
Steven Gadecki spends his day putting others in the spotlight. The '00 SUNY Plattsburgh communication grad lives in Los Angeles where he works as the director of digital marketing for SONY Pictures Television, promoting shows like "Breaking Bad," "Unforgettable" and "Rules of Engagement."
But today, the spotlight is on him, all thanks to a backpack that accompanied him through his journey at SUNY Plattsburgh and beyond.
|Steven Gadecki with his backpack on a photo shoot for L.L. Bean. Photo courtesy of L.L.Bean.
When it came time to throw away the L.L. Bean backpack that had followed him the past 15 years, Gadecki was compelled to write a letter to the company.
"To simply toss it away felt too final, so I sat down and wrote a letter of all my memories and sent it back to L.L. Bean," he said.
The L.L. Bean backpack Gadecki's mother had given him when he started college not only carried his books to class; it also carried his essentials through 14 national parks and up 104 mountains with more than 30 of those peaks belonging to the Adirondacks.
L.L. Bean is now honoring those milestones by featuring Gadecki in the company's 100-year anniversary campaign, which will be shown in print, TV and online nationwide. The company even took him up to Sequoia National Park, where they interviewed him and filmed him hiking.
For Gadecki, the backpack meant more to him than a tangible connection to his mountainous memories. Growing up in Binghamton, N.Y., he often used public transportation, taking the bus to and from his classes at Broome Community College.
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He went with friends to go see the band Phish in Plattsburgh, and that's where he saw his future.
"While we were there, we drove through the Adirondacks; it just locked in for me. This is where I was going to transfer. I came back; I had direction; I had a goal; and I focused on it.
He was accepted into SUNY Plattsburgh through the Educational Opportunity Program. He still didn't have a car, but, when he wasn't focusing on his grades and his creative pursuits, Gadecki took full advantage of weekend hiking trips offered through the Student Association.
"Gaining access to some of my most beloved hiking ground with the college's help really broadened my scope on patience and balance — something that I've been able to take into my professional life."
After graduating, he spent the year with AmeriCorps working at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center and then moved to California to begin his next chapter.
Years later, he came across that backpack, worn, but still sturdy, with flecks of fluorescent yellow starting to appear beneath the black marker he had used in an attempt to look less like a bumblebee, he said.
Today, the bag sits in the L.L. Bean archives, right alongside founder Leon Leonwood Bean's boots.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas — GameStop reported that total global sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $3.56 billion compared with $3.58 billion in the prior year quarter. Consolidated comparable-store sales decreased 4.6% compared with the prior year quarter.
Paul Raines, chief executive officer, stated, "While 2012 was a challenging year for console gaming, we focused on factors within our control. We expanded our market leadership position, maintained our financial strength and controlled our spending. Perhaps most importantly, we invested in our mobile and digital businesses to position the company for future success. These channels delivered as planned and significantly contributed to our highest ever gross margin and profitability."
GameStop's fourth quarter net earnings were $261.1 million compared to net earnings of $174.7 million in the prior year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $2.15 compared with diluted earnings per share of $1.27 in the prior year quarter.
For fiscal year 2012, total global sales were $8.89 billion, a 7% decrease compared with $9.55 billion in fiscal 2011. Full-year consolidated comparable-store sales declined 8% compared with fiscal 2011. Digital receipts and mobile sales drove a 21.2% increase in the other category. New hardware, new software and pre-owned sales each declined year-over-year primarily due to the effect of the longevity of the current console cycle.
GameStop's fiscal 2012 net loss was $269.7 million compared to net earnings of $339.9 million in fiscal 2011. Diluted loss per share was $2.13 compared to diluted earnings per share of $2.41 in fiscal 2011.
Raines stated, "As we look towards the start of the new console cycle, our industry market model indicates a return to growth with the launch of new game systems. GameStop is strong, healthy and ready to lead the industry and its customers into the next phase of gaming."


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Skid-steer loaders are virtually ubiquitous on modern farms. These agile and powerful machines help farm operators accomplish a variety of tasks. And, by simply replacing the bucket with one of the many types of available attachments, the operational effectiveness of this machine is multiplied. It is difficult to find a more cost-effective or valuable piece of farm equipment these days.
Like many tools, the skid-steer does have drawbacks. Of primary concern would be the safety of both the machine operator and those working in the immediate vicinity of the skid-steer. As an example, this safety concern was unfortunately and tragically demonstrated in central Wisconsin recently. While this incident is particularly unfortunate because there were children involved, there are many, many more examples of fatalities associated with skid-steer operation to be found online without much difficulty. The ease with which these examples are found connects back to how often skid-steer machines are involved in accidents. To do your own search, go to the Centers for Disease Control website and search for "skid loader fatalities". This will bring up approximately 134 different documents which discuss specific fatalities involving skid-steer loaders from around the country. This document collection is an eye-opener and should have everyone thinking "that could have been me."
Concern with skid-steer safety begins with understanding the hazards which operation of the skid-steer presents. Skid-steer loaders are complex and potentially dangerous machines to control. They require the combined simultaneous use of the hands and feet to operate most effectively. During use, the center of gravity shifts as the bucket or attachment is raised or lowered or when operated on a slope. Operators must be aware of the significant blind spots that are present and be aware of the crush hazard inherent in the lifting arms. Also, because the loader is a machine there are mechanical hazards related to the engine and hydraulic system that need to be considered. There are also significant hazards to those working around or near the skid-steer just due to the movement of the machine during operation. Fortunately, because these machines do present such a hazard, there is a great deal of information and training available to farm operators to use on the farm with employees and family members.
The tools to improve the level of safe operation of skid-steers on the farm are very much available with each new machine in the form of an owner's manual. Each manual has a section outlining important and useful operational safety information. While it is possible to try to dismiss this as lawyer-mandated corporate CYA on the part of the manufacturer, each segment relates back to a specific real safety concern for the operator. A great deal of safety related information is available on skid-steer loaders in the form of safety labels or stickers and serve to remind the operator that there are hazards to be aware of (when the loader is kept clean enough to read them). Manufacturers will also make safety training materials available online or through dealers for a reasonable price. These training materials can be used as part of an individual equipment training program or an across the board training that takes place at hiring or even as an annual training activity.
Other types of training materials are also available for use. There are operational and safety training videos available for viewing for free online. There are training materials available which are designed to be part of an overall safety program. The Ohio State University Extension has a producer taught online agricultural safety training curriculum called Agricultural Tailgate Safety Training. This curriculum consists of 85 modules on different agricultural safety topics. Each module is designed to assist and lead farm owners or managers through the leadership of short do-it-yourself training sessions. One session of this curriculum focuses on skid-steer safety.
The University of Wisconsin Extension sells a CD based training program for use with dairy farm employees (This particular CD has both a skid-steer training segment and an animal-handling segment which is a useful training topic as well).
Another option available is to bring in training specialists. In much of the country, general industry is required to provide training and certification of employees using certain types of equipment. In many cases, agricultural operations may be exempt from this requirement, but that does not mean that these local training resources cannot be utilized on agricultural operations. Lastly, there are a variety of high quality publications addressing skid-steer safety that are free and appropriate for use as the basis for on-farm training.
The skid-steer loader will remain one of the most valuable tools deployed on our farms. It is flexible, powerful and agile. It can work in small spaces where larger loaders cannot. But it also comes with an achilles heel. The skid-steer can be a dangerous machine to use. It requires knowledge and understanding to safely utilize its capabilities to the fullest. Please consider utilizing one of the many available training options to ensure your business is not the next to make the news.
Dean Ross is an agrosecurity and dairy farm management consultant based in Michigan. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Todmorden's Good life: Introducing Britain's greenest town
Joanna Moorhead, The Independent
It's an ordinary small town in England, but its residents claim they've discovered the secret that could save the planet. And with world leaders preparing to gather in Copenhagen in just over a week's time to debate how to do just that, the people of Todmorden in the Pennines this week issued an invitation: come to our town and see what we've done.
In under two years, Todmorden has transformed the way it produces its food and the way residents think about the environment. Compared with 18 months ago, a third more townspeople now grow their own veg; almost seven in 10 now buy local produce regularly, and 15 times as many people are keeping chickens.
The town centre is dotted with "help yourself" vegetable gardens; the market groans with local meat and vegetables, and at all eight of the town's schools the pupils eat locally produced meat and vegetables every lunchtime.
"It's a complete turnaround," said Pam Warhurst, a former leader of Calderdale Council, board member of Natural England and the person who masterminded the project – called Incredible Edible – and motivated her friends and neighbours to join in. "Our aim is to make our town entirely self-sufficient in food production by 2018 – and if we can carry on at the same rate as we've done over the past 18 months since we had our first meeting and set this initiative up, we're going to make it."
And the scheme's leaders are now hoping to export their idea: two weeks ago the town held a conference on how to make Incredible Edible-style initiatives work elsewhere, and more than 200 people from across Britain attended.
…SJ Clegg, 42
"Three years ago I gave up my job as a designer in London and moved to a converted barn above Todmorden to run a smallholding. So I was already here and keeping my own pigs, sheep, chicken and goats, but Incredible Edible has given a huge boost to what I do because it's made people in the town so much more aware of issues around locally produced food. The eggs I sell, for example, aren't watery like a lot of supermarket eggs: they've got big, orange yolks. And, perhaps most surprising of all, they're cheaper."…
(29 Nov 2009)
Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: food and agriculture
multiple authors, The Lancet
Agricultural food production and agriculturally-related change in land use substantially contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide. Four-fifths of agricultural emissions arise from the livestock sector. Although livestock products are a source of some essential nutrients, they provide large amounts of saturated fat, which is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We considered potential strategies for the agricultural sector to meet the target recommended by the UK Committee on Climate Change to reduce UK emissions from the concentrations recorded in 1990 by 80% by 2050, which would require a 50% reduction by 2030. With use of the UK as a case study, we identified that a combination of agricultural technological improvements and a 30% reduction in livestock production would be needed to meet this target; in the absence of good emissions data from Brazil, we assumed for illustrative purposes that the required reductions would be the same for our second case study in São Paulo city. We then used these data to model the potential benefits of reduced consumption of livestock products on the burden of ischaemic heart disease: disease burden would decrease by about 15% in the UK (equivalent to 2850 disability-adjusted life-years [DALYs] per million population in 1 year) and 16% in São Paulo city (equivalent to 2180 DALYs per million population in 1 year). Although likely to yield benefits to health, such a strategy will probably encounter cultural, political, and commercial resistance, and face technical challenges. Coordinated intersectoral action is needed across agricultural, nutritional, public health, and climate change communities worldwide to provide affordable, healthy, low-emission diets for all societies.
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Farming with Far Fewer Fossil Fuels at Tillers International (video)
Tillers International
Tillers International is a nonprofit learning center located in Scotts, Michigan. Learn how you can help Tillers International preserve these important paths to sustainability by visiting us on the web at: tillersinternational.org
(17 June 2008)
EB contributor Brandon Marshal asked that we repost this video from last year again to help highlight their important sustainable agriculture work. -KS
Thanks to kalpa for the following article.-KS
Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
Robert Roy Britt, livescience.com
U.S. residents are wasting food like never before.
While many Americans feast on turkey and all the fixings today, a new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974. Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year.
The study finds that about 40 percent of all the food produced in the United States is tossed out.
Meanwhile, while some have plenty of food to spare, a recent report by the Department of Agriculture finds the number of U.S. homes lacking "food security," meaning their eating habits were disrupted for lack of money, rose from 4.7 million in 2007 to 6.7 million last year.
About 1 billion people worldwide don't have enough to eat, according to the World Food Program…
(26 Nov 2009)
I call your attention to the last paragraph:
'Addressing the oversupply of food in the United States "could help curb to the obesity epidemic as well as reduce food waste, which would have profound consequences for the environment and natural resources," the scientists write. "For example, food waste is now estimated to account for more than one quarter of the total freshwater consumption and more than 300 million barrels of oil per year representing about 4 percent of the total U.S. oil consumption."' -KS


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"As the world goes multi-platform with all of the new mobile operating systems, MultiMarkdown provides an easy way to share formatting between all of my devices. It's easy to learn (even for us mortals) and immediately useful."
— David Sparks, MacSparky.com
"Personally, it's changed my game — it's how I think now. Can't imagine writing more than a paragraph in anything that doesn't do MMD."
— Merlin Mann, kung fu grippe
What is MultiMarkdown?
MultiMarkdown, or MMD, is a tool to help turn minimally marked-up plain text into well formatted documents, including HTML, PDF (by way of LaTeX), OPML, or OpenDocument (specifically, Flat OpenDocument or '.fodt', which can in turn be converted into RTF, Microsoft Word, or virtually any other word-processing format).
MMD is a superset of the Markdown syntax, originally created by John Gruber. It adds multiple syntax features (tables, footnotes, and citations, to name a few), in addition to the various output formats listed above (Markdown only creates HTML). Additionally, it builds in "smart" typography for various languages (proper left- and right-sided quotes, for example).
MultiMarkdown started as a Perl script, which was modified from the original Markdown.pl.
MultiMarkdown v3 (aka 'peg-multimarkdown') was based on John MacFarlane's peg-markdown. It used a parsing expression grammar (PEG), and was written in C in order to compile on almost any operating system. Thanks to work by Daniel Jalkut, MMD v3 was built so that it didn't have any external library requirements.
MultiMarkdown v4 is basically a complete rewrite of v3. It uses the same basic PEG for parsing (Multi)Markdown text, but otherwise is almost completely rebuilt:
- The code is designed to be easier to maintain — it's divided into separate files on a more logical structure
- All memory leaks (to my knowledge) have been fixed
- [greg] is used instead of [peg/leg] to create the parser — this allows the parser to be thread-safe
- The [test suite] has been modified to account for several improvements. MMD should fail one of the basic Markdown tests (see peg-markdown for more information). Currently it fails one of the LaTeX tests — this is not intentional and I am working on a fix.
- Command line options are slightly different.
For another description of what MultiMarkdown is, you can also check out a PDF slide show that describes and demonstrates how MultiMarkdown can be used.
Why should I use MultiMarkdown?
Writing with MultiMarkdown allows you to separate the content and structure of your document from the formatting. You focus on the actual writing, without having to worry about making the styles of your chapter headers match, or ensuring the proper spacing between paragraphs. And with a little forethought, a single plain text document can easily be converted into multiple output formats without having to rewrite the entire thing or format it by hand. Even better, you don't have to write in "computer-ese" to create well formatted HTML or LaTeX commands. You just write, MultiMarkdown takes care of the rest.
For example, instead of writing:

In order to create valid
HTML, you
need properly coded syntax that can be cumbersome for
"non-programmers" to write. Sometimes, you
just want to easily make certain words bold
, and certain words italicized without
having to remember the syntax. Additionally, for example,
creating lists:

should be easy

should not involve programming

You simply write:
In order to create valid [HTML], you need properly
coded syntax that can be cumbersome for
"non-programmers" to write. Sometimes, you just want
to easily make certain words **bold**, and certain
words *italicized* without having to remember the
syntax. Additionally, for example, creating lists:
* should be easy
* should not involve programming
[HTML]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML
Additionally, you can write a MultiMarkdown document in any text editor, on any operating system, and know that it will be compatible with MultiMarkdown on any other operating system and processed into the same output. As a plain text format, your documents will be safe no matter how many times you switch computers, operating systems, or favorite applications. You will always be able to open and edit your documents, even when the version of the software you originally wrote them in is long gone.
These features have prompted several people to use MultiMarkdown in the process of writing their books, theses, and countless other documents.
There are many other reasons to use MultiMarkdown, but I won't get into all of them here.
By the way — this web site is created using MultiMarkdown. To view the MMD
source for any page, add
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New York Giants owner John Mara, a member of the NFL's Competition Committee, says he can see a day in which kickoffs will be eliminated from football.
We had a lot of discussions about whether we should eliminate it and if we did, what we could do in its place, Mara told Giants.com. Theres no consensus on it right now, but I could see the day in the future where that play could be taken out of the game. You see it evolving toward that.
Last year, the league moved kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 as a safety measure, which Mara says is the committees top priority. He adds that the increase in touchbacks last year coincided with a decrease in concussions. Although there is little interest in eliminating kickoffs at this point, Mara pointed out that "There was no support for moving the kickoff back to the 30 yard-line."
Mara says the NFL wont eliminate the kickoff until it has the right plan for how to get rid of it, but he seems to think the play is fundamentally unsafe.
Nobody would go that far now, but we talk about different blocks that we can outlaw, Mara said. The problem is that the concussions come from everywhere -- from the wedge, from the crossing blocks where a guy goes from one side of the field to another, from a full speed collision between a return guy and a tackler. So theres no one thing that you can do. Its something that we'll continue to watch as closely as possible.


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Those that wished to live by the young players should have been prepared to die by the young players. This is what is happening.
Dunleavy coming back will not do us any harm. TJ playing would not have done us any harm. Foster playing 5-10 more minutes per night would not have done us any harm, given Hibbert's poor performances. Other moves are debatable, but it's doubtful we would be any worse off. In fact, we might have won a couple of games that we lost to inferior teams.
As a pessimist, I do not expect to make the playoffs now. If we do, I'll be pleasantly surprised. Barring winning 8-9 more games, if one tries to look at things objectively, this team has done absolutely nothing to warrant inclusion in the playoffs, however.
You'll get a lot of energy and high volume shooting.
With a majority of the rest of the team, it's like they all have multiple personalities.
As for Danny, beginning of the Sacramento game he had really good body language with DC and PG. I think he's frustrated. And I also think he has a hard time with accountability.
Right now over a full season the Pacers would be 41-41.. The Pacers are a .500 team and they have been playing like it.
I'm flabbergasted that the power forward position is a source of comfort, where I'm less certain about what the other positions are going to provide. This has been a weird season.
LOL! Thanx for the correction. I'm surprised anyone even knew who I was referring to.
While that's probably true, my thought at the time was that it was a defensive matchup decision. DC is always too small, but against Stuckey he's way too small.
How will that help?
Johnny Sain
I'd doubt his value is high compared to what it was late last year.
I'd offer Granger for Steph Curry. Maybe throw in a pick.
You were referring to pitchers in response to a metaphor about batters. Color me confused
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan campus police said they've identified and talked with a man who was allegedly approaching female students on North Campus and kissing them.
Police said Thursday that although they had explained to the man that his behavior was disturbing, no crimes had been committed.
He has been asked to refrain from similar behavior.
What happened:
Police had been looking into several reported incidents involving the man.
Police said they have had several women come forward since April 19 with similar descriptions of a man who has gone up to them and asked for dates -- even kissing them.
The incidents happened around Bursley, Baits and the North Campus Recreation building.
Previous story: UM Police say women report being approached by strange man
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Hi there
Just starting to use Lua. It's really a nice language. However, in the documentation i seem not to be able to find answers to a few very basic questions:
At startup i only want to LOAD a lua-script, not to execute it already. With lua_dofile i can load a script, but it gets executed immediatly. Is there a way to load and compile code, but not to run it immediately?
Of course, after i have loaded a script, i would like to be able to run it. And maybe even run it several times. But again, i could only find lua_dofile/lua_dostring to run a complete script (that means the main-body of the script, of course i can simply call one function inside the script). But those functions also first load and compile the script, which i want to avoid. Any other function to execute the complete script and not only some function?
Thanks in advance, Jan.
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Do you remember that jingle? The catchy tune that sold millions of Chia Pets over the years? Well, those same seeds that grow the "fur" on chia pets is the same seed that's one of the best superfoods! I'd never made that connection until this weekend when my mother, who was taste-testing the muffins I'm about to tell you about, asked if she was eating a Chia Pet. After laughing about it for a while, I got on the trusty old Internet and found that that they were, indeed, one and the same. Who knew???
But chia seeds are more than a fun As Seen on TV buy. They're a nutritional powerhouse. Full of protein and fiber, they pack a huge punch in a tiny little package. I sprinkle them in smoothies, in pancakes and waffles, and in these amazing muffins.
These muffins are great for a Sunday brunch party. Or dessert. Or mid-day snack. Or whenever. Because they're completely awesome. And that's saying a lot for a chocoholic like myself.
Orange Chia Seed Muffins with Streusel and Orange Glaze
Makes 24 muffins
For the muffins:
- 4 cups whole wheat pastry flour (all-purpose works fine, too)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp orange zest (about 4 oranges)
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk
For the streusel:
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 6 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice (use the oranges you zested)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter a 12-cup muffin tin well, being sure to butter the top of the tin as well so the muffin tops don't stick to the pan.
- In a medium bowl, make the streusel by mixing the flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in the 3/4 cup of chilled butter using a pastry cutter. Refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- To make the muffins, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the orange zest and, with the mixer on low, blend in one egg at a time. Add the vanilla. Blend in one-third of the milk, alternating with the flour mixture, until it's all incorporated. Do not overbeat.
- Divide the batter among the muffin cups and then sprinkle with the streusel. Bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- To make the glaze, whisk the powdered sugar with the orange juice, and let sit for a few minutes to thicken. Using a spoon, drizzle over the muffins.
- Serve and enjoy.
Prep ahead tips: Make the streusel ahead of time and store in the refrigerator.


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keltik wrote:true. but isn't the whole super light disc phenomena about the "weaker" crowd?
Don't know, don't care - but I would test the River and Saint in the mid-150s. I am delighted to see L64 make discs for the old and creaky crowd.
Edit: I see that the River is not listed. No problem - I find Diamonds more predictable (in calm conditions, anyway).
Speaking of which, a recently-ordered stack of orange 154ish Diamonds have more HSS than the last batch, and the orange shows up better than the invisible reds. I love working Diamonds in the woods.


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To Steve Jobs, Simplicity was a religion. It was also a weapon.
Simplicity isn't just a design principle at Apple - it's a value that permeates every level of the organization. The obsession with Simplicity is what separates Apple from other technology companies. It's what helped Apple recover from near death in 1997 to become the most valuable company on Earth in 2011.
Thanks to Steve Jobs' uncompromising ways, you can see Simplicity in everything Apple does: the way it's structured, the way it innovates, and the way it speaks to its customers. It's by crushing the forces of Complexity that the company remains on its stellar trajectory.
As ad agency creative director, Ken Segall played a key role in Apple's resurrection, helping to create such critical marketing campaigns as Think Different. By naming the iMac, he also laid the foundation for naming waves of i-products to come.
Segall has a unique perspective, given his years of experience creating campaigns for other iconic tech companies, including IBM, Intel, and Dell. It was the stark contrast of Apple's ways that made Segall appreciate the power of Simplicity - and inspired him to help others benefit from it.
©2012 Ken Segall (P)2012 Random House Audio
"The inner workings of Apple revealed"
This book reveals the inner workings of Apple like no other book I've come across and it can be really useful for your own business. Ken Segall gives lots of hands on tips and references that are well worth a relisten and summarize the most important aspects again in the end of the book. Learn how to avoid the traps of complexity and how to gain from the power of simplicity.
"Interesting if You're a Fan of Apple"
Its hard to say. While I liked the content of the book, Ken Segall spends way too much time explaining and reminding us of:
1. Proximity to Steve Jobs
2. How long he worked with Steve Jobs
3. Basking in the after-glow of Steve Jobs
The intro and Chapter 1 was enough, we get it. Now get on with the actual "meat" of the book.
Insight into the Steve Job's mentality and the war stories of those who worked/lived with his "genius." The least interesting was the amount of time the author spent repeating how long and intimately he worked with Steve Jobs.
"Very Well Done"
This was a great follow up to listening to Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. It seemed to get into a specific component of the Steve Jobs story and add to it in a way that was compelling and different.
"Importance of simplicity in life & business"
The examples & stories of Ken Segall's interaction & decision making in Apple.
How much impact "Simplicity" has in every day working and how 'Simple' is is also a difficult objective to achieve. Once achieved, 'simple' can do wonders to life, customers and business
The narration of stories & live examples
Passion for simplicity
This book is wonderful essay on the vision and product portfolio of Apple based on "simplicity". Probably, this is the greatest secret behind Apple's great success in business and peoples' great satisfaction on Apple products. I was surely able to relate the simplicity in my iPhone as i listened to the audio. Unfortunately, I find iTunes is not so simple to use. Three features in iPhone that I felt missed in iPhone was: (i) Reply to all attendees of a meeting from the calendar meeting request (ii) Saving specific SMSes and emails permanently in iPhone (iii) iPhone as a tourch light application
"Insanely Excellent"
Narration by the author.
Too many to list - excellent book whether you're an Apple fan or not.
"simply good"
simplicity can be applied anywhere i n l i f e a n d business
I have been an Apple fan for many years, though not as many as most, finally being able to afford my first MacBook back in 2007. However after reading this book I earned not only a deeper appreciation of how Steve Jobs built and ran Apple but I feel even more compelled to stick with this iconic brand for as long as they are around. Which will probably be long then I am. This book should be required reading for every business man on earth and anyone wanting to go into business. This is the business revolution we have been waiting for.
"Great Book!"
The author did a great job based on the book's title. Am never tired of listening to it over and again.
Don B. Stringham
"Content fit for a eulogy"
Those who would like to hear an 8 hour eulogy to how awesome Steve Jobs was then this book is for you. I got a little tired of the idolizing of extreme immaturity and childish outbursts from an adult. If simplicity is what your looking for then you won't find much concrete advice here.
"Great story"
Great behind the scenes story for apple fans and fans of Steve Jobs as well as an inspiring book that teaches how simplicity can be a powerful business force.
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This audiobook gives you insight into apple and Steve Jobs, in the ways they work. I found the work really interesting and realised that simplicity is harder to achieve they complexity. Definitely worth a listen
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In the true spirit of the book I can only say this...."Simply brilliant!".
I've been implementing many of the ideas for a while in my businesses but now realize I need to take 'simplicity' even further.
"An obsession with Apple that blurs any story!"
Not the best use of time, sounds like someone is cashing in on Steve Jobs success while slating every other tech company.
This guy is an apparent Apple fan boy which makes the book very one sided, it's hard to gain any insights while someone is so in love with the subject matter. Any real business insight is blurred.
I'm not much of an Apple fan but i can respect what it has done and how it did. I would go read/listen to Steve Jobs Autobiography which is a million times better than this book and you will learn something reading that.
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Jan's Corner
Midwives and Breastfeeding
Is there anything more important than breastfeeding? It affects the health of the mother and the baby long-term, that is, forever in the life of each. Remember: birth is part of breastfeeding. They are one process. They have been separated by our semi-medical view of how things work. There is a tendency to separate many parts of "medicine" into specialties, but the midwife is specialist in all that pertains to motherbaby.
It is interesting that, at our conferences, most registrants don't sign up for breastfeeding classes. Most of our registrants are midwives, doulas and educators who are often involved in homebirth. We do not run into many breastfeeding problems in homebirth. In the 300 births I did as a midwife we only had one real problem. Are the homebirth moms self-selected? They may be, but something more is at work here and that is the relationship between the midwife and the mother. We have covered these important talks in the prenatal course. Mothers pick up our views on breastfeeding through this relationship. Most often, the midwife is a mother herself and, as such, imparts to the mother many subtle ideas and ideals. An amazingly intimate relationship evolves. Women have told me things they have never told anyone. These things are often very important to her birth. This is why continuity of care is necessary. Fragmented care is not care at all.
My first birth was a hospital birth. It was horrid and fragmented. It abused and wounded my soul. I did breastfeed my baby for three years though. I had the advantage of labor and birth. (According to Michel Odent women who have not gone into labor but are scheduled for a cesarean have a lot of trouble breastfeeding because the oxytocin is not present.) I was determined to nurse my baby. I had studied anthropology in college and never doubted that breastfeed is what I would do. There was no doubt in my mind that I could do it. In fact, it never crossed my mind.
If we want to stem breastfeeding problems we need to begin with our relationship to the mother during her prenatal care. We also should consider birth and breastfeeding to be one; have a loving, respectful midwife for every pregnant woman; and encourage more out-of-hospital births, while reworking hospitals to really serve motherbaby. Some day this will happen if we all keep working toward it.
Toward Better Birth and Breastfeeding!
— 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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A substance found in human breast milk has the ability to kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells. Researchers from Swedish universities recently conducted human trials on the substance HAMLET (human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumour cells) and found that HAMLET was effective in killing bladder cancer cells. Studies on other types of cancer cells, including skin cancer and brain tumors, are being planned. For more information on the HAMLET research, visit: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100419132403.htm
— Mossberg, et al. 2010. HAMLET Interacts with Lipid Membranes and Perturbs Their Structure and Integrity. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9384 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009384.
Breastfeeding during Pregnancy
Breastfeeding and Contractions
Nipple stimulation releases the hormone oxytocin into a woman's bloodstream (similar to what happens during female orgasm). Oxytocin is important for breastfeeding because it is the chemical messenger that tells breast tissue to contract and eject milk (the "milk ejection reflex"). Oxytocin also tells the uterine tissue to contract. All women experience uterine contractions during breastfeeding. Nipple stimulation can also augment labor after it is underway. Postpartum breastfeeding efficiently shrinks the uterus back to prepregnancy size.
Given these associations, it seems a short jump to guess that breastfeeding might trigger labor before its time. But this would be a false leap. Although a medical study is still lacking, preliminary data and related research on the pregnant uterus suggest that breastfeeding and healthy term births are quite compatible. Sherrill Moscona's 1993 survey of mothers who breastfed during some or all of pregnancy concluded that breastfeeding resulted in no apparent adverse consequences to the mothers' pregnancies.(3) There are also countless anecdotal reports of mothers who have breastfed throughout pregnancy and have given birth to healthy term babies.
Few mothers (7%) notice contractions during breastfeeding, even during pregnancy.(3) Interestingly, even those who experience intense "nursing contractions" often find that the contractions cease soon after ending the breastfeeding session. Like Braxton-Hicks contractions, nursing contractions commonly occur without disrupting the pregnancy. One mother in Massachusetts wrote to me:
"I felt contractions very strongly during my second pregnancy, some so strong that I was afraid of their intensity and ended the nursing session. Some of them were definitely more painful than Braxton-Hicks contractions. In every case where I was concerned about the number, duration or intensity, I was reassured to find that the contractions stopped within about 10–15 minutes of when the nursing session ended.
"I continued to nurse my son, Everest, through pregnancy and gave birth to his brother, Alden, at 39 weeks. I had similar nursing-induced contractions during my next pregnancy, but I was reassured by my previous experiences and did not worry. I continued to nurse both Everest and Alden through that pregnancy, and their baby sister, Ellery, was born at 39-1/2 weeks."—Amanda(4)
The Well-protected Uterus
The specter of breastfeeding-induced preterm labor appears to spring from an incomplete understanding of the interactions between nipple stimulation, oxytocin and pregnancy.
The first little-known fact is that during pregnancy less oxytocin is released in response to nipple stimulation than when a woman is not pregnant.(5) But the key to understanding breastfeeding during pregnancy is the uterus itself. Contrary to popular belief, the uterus is not at the beck and call of oxytocin during the 38 weeks of the "preterm" period. Even a high dose of synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) is unlikely to trigger labor until a woman is at term.(6)
As midwives, you are well aware that the uterus must actively prepare in order for labor to commence. We could say that there are two separate states of being for the uterus: the quiescent baby-holder (with a muffled response to oxytocin) and the active baby-birther (with a magnified response to oxytocin). How—and when—does this remarkable transformation take place? Many discussions of breastfeeding during pregnancy mention "oxytocin receptor sites," the uterine cells that detect the presence of oxytocin and cause a contraction. These cells are sparse up until 38 weeks, increasing gradually after that time, and increasing 300-fold after labor has begun.(6)
Keeping down the number of oxytocin receptor sites is an important safeguard during pregnancy—but it is not the only one. When I delved deeper into the molecular biology of the pregnant uterus I found layer after layer of defenses. In order for oxytocin receptor sites to respond strongly to oxytocin they need the help of special agents called "gap junction proteins." The absence of these proteins renders the uterus "down-regulated," relatively insensitive to oxytocin even when the oxytocin receptor site density is high. And natural oxytocin-blockers, most notably progesterone, stand between oxytocin and its receptor site throughout pregnancy.(7–9)
With the oxytocin receptor sites sparse, down-regulated and blocked by progesterone and other anti-oxytocin agents, oxytocin alone cannot trigger labor. The uterus is in baby-holding mode, well-protected from untimely labor.
— Hilary Dervin Flower
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A: When taking on a potential apprentice, I am looking first and foremost to see that she is committed to birth work and willing to place a high priority on her responsibilities surrounding the opportunities she is offered in a midwife's practice. Initially, students often have no idea what being on-call and managing a practice is all about, and sometimes seek an apprenticeship with a very dreamy concept of midwifery in mind. Being on-call 24/7 (without complaint) and the unpredictability of births is probably the single hardest thing to balance for most. Throw in regular client visits, paperwork, studying, etc., and many students end up not being cut out for the long haul.
I am also looking for a passionate, yet open-minded and humble, student. I believe it's necessary for us all to observe and read as much as we can. Students who think they already know "everything" before they've completed much (or any) training appear un-teachable. Being too idealistic and opinionated about what the "right way" is to do anything can be problematic, to say the least. It takes maturity to realize that no woman's birth takes place in a vacuum and that the world is just not that black and white.
I am quite hesitant to take on a student who often complains about her financial status and/or her spouse's lack of support. Long births, babysitting issues, no income, etc., are difficult for some spouses to accept and students may feel pressure to "get done fast and make money" to keep the peace at home. I've known this to happen and I fear that the quality of their training is likely affected. It is very concerning, particularly in areas where the minimum standards midwives must meet are low or nonexistent.
Midwifery is not an instant-gratification calling, and apprenticeship should not be seen as an easy shortcut to a money making career!
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A: Longest second stage? 13 hours and 15 minutes.
I had a first-time mom, who started labor with a rupture at 3:30 in the morning the day before she gave birth. She received an epidural (6–7 cm) at 6:30 in the evening. She was complete at 2 am, but didn't start pushing until 6:30 am. Fortunately, this is also when mom's care provider changed from an obstetrician (recommending a cesarean) to the midwife on-call (willing to work with her). Active pushing lasted 8 hours and 45 minutes. Baby was manually rotated twice during the last four hours of pushing. Near the last two hours of pushing, there were four or five women (doula, nurses, a student and midwife) supporting this mother. The birth team was completely exhausted but, surprisingly, the mom pushed with a big smile on her face the entire time and the baby came out the same way! The baby weighed 6 lb 9 oz with Apgars of 8/9.
— Michelle McClafferty, CD, CPD, ICCE
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