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The NHL Draft tends to be a family affair—look no further than the second-to-last pick, when Martin Brodeur announced his son Anthony's selection by the New Jersey Devils.
The Brodeurs weren't the only father-son pair, let alone familial connections. Via an NHL press release, here are the 14 others.
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Patrik Bartosak (selected in fifth round, 146th overall, by Los Angeles): His uncle, Radek Bonk, was drafted third overall in 1994 by the Senators and played 14 NHL seasons for Ottawa, Montreal and Nashville.
Tyler Bertuzzi (selected in second round, 58th overall, by Detroit): His uncle, Todd, was selected 23rd overall in 1993 by the Islanders and has played 1,100 NHL games for the NY Islanders, Vancouver, Florida, Anaheim and Detroit.
Andre Burakovsky (selected in 1st round, 23rd overall, by Washington): His father, Robert, was selected 217th overall in 1985 by the Rangers and played 23 games for Ottawa in 1993-94.
Brendan Burke (selected in 6th round, 163rd overall, by Phoenix): His father, Sean, was selected 24th overall in 1985 by the Devils. He played 17 NHL seasons with nine teams and is currently the assistant to the general manager and goaltender coach of the Coyotes.
Cole Cassels (selected in 3rd round, 85th overall, by Vancouver): His dad, Andrew, was selected 17th overall in 1987 by the Canadiens and played 1,015 NHL games for six teams (Montreal, Hartford, Calgary, Vancouver, Columbus and Washington).
Gregory Chase (selected in seventh round, 188th overall, by Edmonton): His uncle, Kelly, an undrafted forward, played 458 NHL games and amassed 2,017 penalty minutes for St. Louis, Hartford and Toronto.
Eric Comrie (selected in 2nd round, 59th overall, by Winnipeg): His half-brothers, Mike and Paul, both played in the NHL. Mike, selected 91st overall in 1999 by the Oilers, recorded 365 points (168-197—365) in 589 games with Edmonton, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Ottawa, NY Islanders and Pittsburgh. Paul, selected 224th overall in 1997 by the Lightning, played four years at the University of Denver and 15 games for Edmonton in 1999-00.
Max Domi (selected in 1st round, 12th overall, by Phoenix): His father, Tie, was selected 27th overall in 1988 by the Maple Leafs and played parts of six seasons with the NY Rangers and Winnipeg before playing his final 11 seasons with Toronto. He recorded 3,515 penalty minutes in 1,020 career NHL games.
Ryan Fitzgerald (selected in 4th round, 120th overall, by Boston): His father, Tom, suited up for seven NHL teams (NY Islanders, Florida, Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto and Boston) during an 18-season career and is now the assistant to the general manager of the Penguins.
Jackson Houck (selected in 4th round, 94th overall, by Edmonton): His father, Paul, was drafted 71st overall in 1981 by the Oilers and played four years at the University of Wisconsin (1980-1984) before competing in 16 games for the Minnesota North Stars.
Elias Lindholm (selected in 1st round, 5th overall, by Carolina): His father, Mikael, was selected 237th overall in 1987 by the Kings and played 18 games for Los Angeles during the 1989-90 season. His cousin, Detroit prospect Calle Jarnkrok, was drafted 51st overall in 2010.
Anthony Mantha (selected in 1st round, 20th overall, by Detroit): His grandfather is four-time Stanley Cup champion Andre Pronovost—he played 556 games for Montreal, Boston, Detroit and Minnesota between the 1956-57 and 1967-68 seasons.
Peter Quenneville (selected in 7th round, 195th overall, by Columbus): He is the second cousin of Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville and Boston Bruins defenseman, Johnny Boychuk, is his uncle by marriage.
Kerby Rychel (selected in 1st round, 19th overall, by Columbus): His father, Warren, was never drafted, but earned his way to the NHL through the now-defunct International Hockey League. He played for Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Colorado and Anaheim—winning a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 1996 —and finished his NHL career with 1,422 penalty minutes in 406 games. He is now the part-owner and general manager of the Windsor Spitfires (OHL).
Jordan Subban (selected in 4th round, 115th overall, by Vancouver): His brother P.K., selected 43rd overall in 2007, completed his third NHL season with the Canadiens in 2012-13, winning the Norris Trophy as the League's best defenseman. His brother Malcolm, a Belleville Bulls (OHL) goaltender and teammate, was selected 24th overall in 2012 by the Bruins.
Adam Tambellini (selected in 3rd round, 65th overall, by NY Rangers): His father, Steve, was selected 15th overall in 1978 by the Islanders. He won a Stanley Cup with the Islanders in 1980 and went on to play for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey, Calgary and Vancouver. His brother, Jeff, was selected 27th overall in 2003 by the Kings and played 242 NHL games for Los Angeles, NY Islanders and Vancouver; he competed in Switzerland in 2012-13.
Miles Wood (selected in 4th round, 100th overall, by New Jersey): His father, Randy, an undrafted forward, played 741 NHL games for the NY Islanders, Buffalo, Toronto and Dallas between 1986-87 and 1996-97.


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Mitchel had his gall bladder removed. There was no indication of how long he would be out.
Mitchel has started the last eight games. He'll be replaced by Darius Winston and Kaelon Kelleybrew.

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'You would think the Sabres would want to stay away from Sahara-hot New Jersey, which has won 10 straight games down the stretch. Buffalo matches up better with the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, posting a 5-1-2 record combined against the two teams. Right now, the Devils are the most dangerous among the three, the team nobody wants to face. But, really, the Sabres' first-round opponent doesn't matter if they perform the way they did against Toronto.'
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CHINO HILLS - Councilwoman Gwenn Norton-Perry voted against extending City Manager Mike Fleager contract at Tuesday's council meeting.
Norton-Perry said it was inappropriate to renew Fleager's agreement considering the council will soon have new members.
Norton-Perry and Councilman Art Bennett's seats were both up in November. Norton-Perry chose not to seek reelection, but Bennett did and he won his seat back.
Newcomer Cynthia Moran was voted in and will fill Norton-Perry's spot.
Bennett and Moran are expected to be sworn in as council members at the next meeting.
Councilman Bill Kruger resigned in September. His resignation came to the council too late and forced the city to hold a special election in March to fill it.
Council members met in closed session last month to negotiate a potential amendment to Fleager's contract.
At Tuesday's meeting, councilmen Ed Graham, Peter Rogers and Bennett approved the agenda item that extended Fleager's contract to Nov. 30, 2014.
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The Ohio Machine continues to make its rounds through the greater Columbus area this weekend with appearances at "via Columbus" and 6 th Annual "Taste of Grandview" but the Machine will also be at Westerville Lacrosse Club's clinic this Sunday.
The clinic is opened to boys and girls between first and fourth grade, as well as their parents. Coaches from throughout the Westerville's middle and high school programs will be teaching the children and their parents the fundamentals of the fastest growing sport in America.
The clinic begins on Sunday, October 2, and continues on October 9, starting at 6 p.m. at Huber Village Park in Westerville. Every child that is registered for the clinic receives a new lacrosse stick and a Westerville Lacrosse Club t-shirt. To register, email Pat Milligan at
The Machine will also be out at "via Columbus" on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. in the Sports Pavilion followed by "Taste of Grandview" on Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m.
"via Columbus" is a three-day outdoor celebration of the vision, innovation and arts in Columbus at Genoa Park on the Scioto River. The festival showcases the culture, music, art, fashion, technology, sports and "fun" that make up the fabric of Columbus.
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Most people think my mother must be crazy when I tell them she has 22 cats. But she's not one of those hoarders you see on the news.
Two (neutered) indoor cats are her preference. But last year someone dumped off 9 feral cats in her neighborhood and somehow they all found their way to Mother's back yard.
They were skinny and pitiful so she started to feed them. We got some Have-a-Heart traps and were able to catch 7 of the cats which we brought to the vet and had neutered.
But most feral cats are unadoptable. They're too wild. So after neutering– the prevailing wisdom, as explained to me by Dr. Stacy Lambrinos of the Red Fern Veterinary Clinic is to return them to their territory.
So that's what we did and today the cats still live in Mom's back yard– no big deal really. They roam the neighborhood, everyone feeds them and surely they'll soon be in the Guinness Book of World Records for the World's Fattest Feral Cats.
But there were 2 feral cats we simply could not outsmart with the trap. As luck would have it, they were both girls. So of course, this year we had babies. 10 babies.
This one is named Pierre because of his mustache. I think he looks more like Charlie Chaplin but I have no say. Lilly and Emily are the naming committee.
More later, including my mother's ingenious method of trapping the last 2 hold-outs and the plan for adopting these 10 kittens out.
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Urban greening gets recharged
"The creative urban greening campaign shows our initiative and commitment to making Hong Kong a greener and better city as we understand that it is important to combine individual efforts in order to make real changes to society, especially in building a greener environment for our city," says Raymond So, the company's general manager.
"Through our green initiatives, we aim to promote a different mode of spending. Instead of the typical way of consumption which is driven by personal interests, EPS extends the joy of shopping beyond oneself to benefit the entire community."
EPS Company, established in 1984, is a consortium of 21 major banks in Hong Kong. It provides electronic fund transfers and payment services for customers and merchants through its extensive city-wide payment network. More than 300,000 transactions worth HK$500 million are processed daily. The urban greening campaign received popular support from customers through a mechanism by which EPS donates HK$1 for every 10 accumulated transactions. In view of this, EPS relaunched the project last year to raise more funds.
Since the launch three years ago, the campaign has raised more than HK$7.5 million. The company partnered with an environmental group, Green Power, and planted some 2,600 trees around Hong Kong.
With the relaunch, EPS aims to raise the total donation to HK$10 million by the end of the year to help plant more trees around the city. So far, it has planted trees throughout Hong Kong, from Tai Kok Tsui to Tuen Mun EcoPark.
Apart from the inventive iDO programme, So says the company has a little "secret" to share with Hong Kong people.
It has built the EPS iDO Secret Garden - themed in red and white - in the city centre of Tsim Sha Tsui, so that residents can enjoy the tranquility of an urban public open space.
"By taking the lead to create a 'Secret Garden', we hope to make Hong Kong people understand that as long as they have enthusiasm and passion, they too can create their very own gardens - even in a busy urban setting like Hong Kong," So explains.
The "Secret Garden" is located at iSquare mall in Tsim Sha Tsui to promote indoor planting among shoppers.
"We hope that the idea can inspire people to build more green personal space, creating a piece of the secret garden for themselves," So adds.
Ellen Law, head of sales and marketing, encourages her team to spread the green message to all EPS retail outlets. She says it was difficult to create a training module for her team in the beginning but it was a unique and worthwhile experience to be part of such a meaningful campaign.
"Once they understood the basic concept and meaning behind it, it all became easy," Law says.
"We have encountered many obstacles but it feels great when you get positive feedback. On one occasion, I was walking through a shopping mall and saw many people using EPS as a way of payment and collecting EPS receipts to redeem EPS-seed-flowerpots for indoor greening. It gave me such a sense of accomplishment," she adds.
Why green is in
- Community gardens, which bring vegetation diversity to public open spaces, are a useful tool for urban improvement
- Urban green spaces reduce air temperatures, improve air quality and lower noise levels
- Urban green spaces can boost economic benefits and help improve people's quality of life


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POLICE are investigating claims a man has been exposing himself in an Accrington street.
The man is also reported to have urinated outside one resident's home, in Primrose Street.
One man said his partner had been targeted by the man. He said: "This gent has made our lives hell. He has exposed himself to me, and my neighbours, and my partner, who has also been followed home.
"We don't know where he lives. From what I've heard, he walks about all over Accrington and Blackburn.
"If we exposed ourselves and urinated in the street, we would get locked up.
"Why he should get away with it I don't know."
A police spokeswoman confirmed they were investigating. She said: "We received a call just after 1pm on Thursday, reporting a man urinating outside a property in Primrose Street in Accrington.
"The man was described as being Asian, and it was also reported that he once exposed himself."


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What's up with these kids today and their skinny jeans...
Posted 29 January 2009 - 05:49 PM
if the world has a problem with seeing me bulge out of my britches, then the world should let me know.
i mean, monkey, it sells albums, what more proof do you need that it's a good thing?
Posted 29 January 2009 - 07:35 PM
yeah what's up with skinny jeans?
Yeah, this kid looks just like Dylan... haha
Posted 29 January 2009 - 08:02 PM
Posted 29 January 2009 - 10:26 PM
/rant, and I feel it only fair to point out that I've been wearing practically the same clothes for the past 15 years....jeans, t-shirt and hoody anyone?
Posted 29 January 2009 - 10:57 PM
Stop making excuses for yourself you skinny jean wearin' hipster!
Posted 30 January 2009 - 02:19 AM
I can't wait for abstract 3D to come back into style- so much less thinking to do.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 04:12 AM
I think it's heavily influenced by the long tradition of sexual ambiguity in japanese pop culture, specifically, and that's been going on since, like... forever. And it kind of made its way to european states first, but it's bolstered by the tail end of the 80s nostalgia craze that's basically antithetical to fashion/everything from the late 90s (like fuckin skating crap and hip-hop blandness).
The nostalgia stuff is on a constant 20yr loop. Remember the 90s when there was a raft of 70s shit flowing through? Then in the 00s we drug the 80s back out. Every generation brings something new to the table in their time, then gets bored of it, demonizes it, then comes all the way back to fetishize it, remix it and repurpose it into the mainstream. Just wait a couple more years and see what kind of nasty early 90s radness starts creeping back into your nightmares.
Today's newest fads are gonna make it into Gap stores in 3-5 years, look beyond retarded 7 years from now, in 15 some kids (born today) will do something ballsy and rebellious with it, and then everyone'll think it's awesome again in 20.
Yeah, sort of. 80s nostalgia craze, yes. Japanese influence, not really, not with regard to skinny or tapered or pegged jeans. Although I do see how one could think that given that the Japanese do tend to favor very tailored looks and a lot of their contemporary fashion has been influenced by the mod and brit pop scenes out of the UK. Japanese traditional culture and pop culture did have a large impact on new wave, which is really evident with bands like Japan and Bowie during his Scary Monsters / Pierrot the Clown period, but I digress.
The whole current 'skinny' jean thing is actually a commercial reinterpretation of tapering or 'pegging' your jeans, which started in the early to mid '60s with the original mod scene of that period and reemerged in the late 70s with punk and was popular throughout the 80s, especially '83 through '88 during the height of new wave. When it started back up in the late 70s, it was done mostly by people into punk, new wave and the mod revival; to be different from all of the bell bottomed hippies with bad hair and arguably bad taste in music. Back then, you'd have to have it done by a really good tailor or learn how to do it yourself or by your mom if she was a skilled enough seamstress and nice enough to do it (as it is a pain in the ass, especially for non professionals). In the mid 80s, Guess picked up on the trend and started making tapered or pegged jeans for men and women off the rack. A lot of cheap, off brands, the kind you could pick up at Contempo Casuals, at the time, followed suit. By '87, Stussy also had a line of pegged jeans and tapered cotton slacks.
In the mid to late 80s a company / retail store called Lip Service started making "Stretch Fuckin' Jeans" selling them in their store, also called Lip Service, as well as at Retail Slut and Thrash. They were and are to this day, extremely pegged all the way down and made out of stretch denim. These are actually closer in look, if not identical to the 'super skinny' or 'skinny' jeans you see other labels, including Levi's, doing today.
Lip Service and Retail Slut are actually still in business and you can still buy Stretch Fuckin' Jeans there. In the mid to late 80s these became popular with skaters and goth types and people into bands like The Cult, The Mission UK, Fields Of The Nephilim, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Zodiac Mindwarp, LA Guns and early Guns -n- Roses. So with the latter two in particular, you had the look crossing over into heavy metal territory and being picked up by hair metal bands by the late 80s because they were shopping at Lip Service and Retail Slut after being influenced by LA Guns and G-n-R (who were already shopping there) on a very street level as they were all playing the same clubs and those shops are both on Melrose or were at the time. Their popularity continued into the early 90s and then sort of tapered off (no pun intended) for a time.
A lot of people into the indie scene in the late 80s and early to mid 90s still wore pegged jeans (usually 501s or Levi's cords) that were tailored to be that way, as did a lot of people into indie guitar bands and Brit-pop in the 90s. Again, here it was a mod influence and it was also a visible means to be different, especially from the bell bottom rehash going on in the 90s in the mainstream. When done to a pair of straight leg jeans by a good tailor or someone who knows how it should look and be done, it looks a lot better than if you buy them that way because the tapering is tailored to your leg and the length is usually done correctly as opposed to all that bunchiness you see in the off the rack versions of the cut, especially those that you see today.
It is a European look, that's true. It was also popular in the early to mid '60s in America in a more tailored form. To reiterate, it was first done by those into the mod scene of early to mid '60s London and also by kids in Italy and France during the same period, who would have the sewing done by tailors more often than not. So it looked better, without all of that bunchiness at the bottom of the leg (sorry to repeat myself here). It was also done to trousers. Due to people like Dylan and the Beatles embracing the mod look (also known as 'the Continental' look) as a whole, in the early part of their careers, the slim leg style gained popularity in America (due to their popularity) along with other mod styled clothing that employed a tailored and fitted look and became available in mainstream off the rack clothes in America during the early to mid 1960s, including jeans. If you ever watch old reruns of 'I Spy' with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby from the period, you can see for yourself. In the 00s, tailored and fitted looks in general have really reemerged in the mainstream in America with Fred Perry, Ben Sherman, Penguin and to some degree, Merc (London), going from cult status to American malls, but again, I digress.
These days Levi is finally making off the rack slimmer cuts available in America again, in the 514 Slim Fit and the 510 and 511 Skinny. They are all low waisted like the original 60s cuts of Levi's. They were available in the UK and Europe throughout the 90s. Other brands have followed and American Apparel whose line is largely driven by 80s flashbacks, also has a few different lines of 'skinny jeans'. AA jeans tend to also be high waisted though, which was a really bad trend from the 80s, in my opinion.
Personally, I like the way the 514s fit. They are slim and straight, but not too slim and slimmer than a 501. They are cut well, so if you buy your correct length, they don't bunch up at the end of the leg. They also come in stretch jean material, so those are more comfortable than traditional 501s.
Regarding gen y hipsters and the current rash of 'skinny' jeans in the mainstream: its more of a commercial effort to tap into gen y's inexplicable desire to rehash the '80s, badly for the most part. -Wearing rip and tear outfits, high waisted jeans, butt rock hair and the like. The 'badly' part is just an opinion.
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Posted 30 January 2009 - 09:32 AM
true true, every time I see that episode I think "tosser". And what's up with those fucking plimsoles that every twat and his bouffant-haired girlfriend wear? They may well be cheap, but i bet every time it rains the little Nathan Barleys immediately regret wearing cotton shifts instead of actual footwear.
/rant, and I feel it only fair to point out that I've been wearing practically the same clothes for the past 15 years....jeans, t-shirt and hoody anyone?
Do you mean the white sneakers that are / were made predominantly by Keds or are you thinking of espadrilles? Just curious as I've seen what I think you're talking about and incidentally both, at clubs within the last few months.
Either way, yeah very new wave '80s rehash, but also, like pegged jeans actually came out of the early to mid '60s. Both were really popular for new wave types from '80 to '86 at least as far as guys go. They probably hit their biggest popularity on guys during that decade in '83.
Trivial pursuits.
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Posted 30 January 2009 - 01:20 PM
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Posted 30 January 2009 - 02:43 PM
In the mid to late 80s a company / retail store called Lip Service started making "Stretch Fuckin' Jeans" selling them in their store, also called Lip Service, as well as at Retail Slut and Thrash. They were and are to this day, extremely pegged all the way down and made out of stretch denim. These are actually closer in look, if not identical to the 'super skinny' or 'skinny' jeans you see other labels, including Levi's, doing today.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 04:52 PM
I'm too old to care to be hip anymore... no matter where I live.
Aren't your jeans too baggy to be living hipsterville?
After 30 you're more interested in naps.
BAHAHAHA! Punk? You!? (Green Day doesn't count)
I loved those jeans during my punk rock days
You're posting a picture of "you in your punk days" or I'm calling shenanigans!
Posted 30 January 2009 - 07:34 PM
Now lets see a picture from when you were 19
BAHAHAHA! Punk? You!? (Green Day doesn't count)
You're posting a picture of "you in your punk days" or I'm calling shenanigans!
Edited by silatix, 30 January 2009 - 07:35 PM.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 08:22 PM
I hate that these seem to be popular again, at least in brooklyn:
Boat shoes.
Popular among the new wave set from '80 to '84.
Most people wore Sperry Top Siders.
From '85 to '88, Zodiac Loafers were also really popular, as were their bowling shoes.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 08:36 PM
I don't think Susie Tompkins (Buell) has anything to do with it, but I'm not sure. She might.
I found a link to their '86 catalogue in the AIGA archives.
Edited by chris_, 30 January 2009 - 08:44 PM.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 09:13 PM
Now lets see a picture from when you were 19
You must have spent a fortune on safety pins.
You're lucky I could even find a picture of me when I was 19... let alone one that revealed the width of my jeans.
As you can see... I've pretty much had the same uniform for the last 15 years.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 09:19 PM
Nice pic, you really haven't changed one bit
You must have spent a fortune on safety pins.
You're lucky I could even find a picture of me when I was 19... let alone one that revealed the width of my jeans.
As you can see... I've pretty much had the same uniform for the last 15 years.
Edited by silatix, 30 January 2009 - 09:20 PM.
Posted 30 January 2009 - 09:57 PM
is that a "abc no rio" patch on your leg?
Posted 30 January 2009 - 10:59 PM
Posted 30 January 2009 - 11:30 PM
Imagine this: the claustrophobic corner space between two thighs, a pelvis and a butt-molded office chair, wrapped wrongly in some form of denim and a thin layer of sweat-infused cotton, and situated a constant foot and a half from any variety of heavy electromagnetic power sources 10-14 hrs/day. Whatever's in that cramped little pocket of lonliness and woe is not gonna be pretty when it hits the open air, if it ever does.
Can we puh-leez go back to posting photos where the pants are so tight I can see your balls?
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Coping with high feed costs is not just a challenge in the lactating herd, but in the heifer pen as well. Unfortunately, cutting corners on heifer rations today could be merely a cost-shifting versus cost-saving strategy. When heifers don't reach the lactating herd efficiently and/or can't perform when they get there, the dairy may pay an even higher price.
Dairy nutritionist Tyler Colburn is co-owner of Alpha Dairy Consulting, which serves dairies, calf ranches and heifer ranches in California's central valley, from Fresno to Bakersfield. He has seen first-hand how heifer feeding decisions made in a tough dairy economy eventually proved burdensome to lactating herds.
"It's easy to reduce ration cost per hundredweight in the short term, but the results six to 10 months later can be disastrous," he shares. "When we get to that point, it's an extremely hard problem to fix, and some of those heifers simply don't make it as replacements."
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Some of the most common feeding errors that can compromise long-term replacement heifer performance include:
1. FEEDING FOR COST VERSUS PERFORMANCE – Contract heifer raiser Vance Kells of Circle Bar Heifer Ranch LLC,
Satanta, Kan., says feeding high-quality rations can be a tough sell in challenging times. Just like his dairy clients, Kells used to be able to feed $3/bushel corn and $25/ton corn silage, versus $7 corn and $65 silage today. "As recently as four years ago, I could feed heifers from five months to 220-days-pregnant springers for about $1 a day actual feed costs," says Kells. "Today, that figure is about $2.20 a day."
"It's hard to swallow the fact that it may cost $400 to $700 more per head to raise a heifer compared to current sale barn prices," he says. "But it's important to look at every heifer as an investment, and not just a warm body in the herd. By raising heifers right, dairies can reap longer-term rewards in terms of genetic progress, breeding efficiency, disease protection and breeding to calving-ease bulls."
2. FEEDING TOO LITTLE PROTEIN – Protein is the most expensive component of a heifer TMR. Colburn says feeding too little of it, or choosing cheaper sources that make metabolizable protein less available, will likely lead to under-sized heifers that are not ready to breed at desired age targets. This can be the start of a downward financial spiral, because those heifers will need to be on feed longer before they become productive members of the milking string. "They also will need to make more milk when they get there to offset those additional days on feed and, in most cases, they are the least likely animals to be able to do that," he says.
3. UNDER- OR OVER-FEEDING FAT – Colburn says too little fat in the diet (often accompanied by too little protein) can impede reproductive organ development and delay the onset of puberty, again causing late entry to the lactating herd. "The grower phase also is a critical time for mammary tissue development, which can be impaired by dietary energy deficiency," he notes.
Too much fat produces its own set of issues, including heifers that experience higher rates of dystocia, fresh-cow metabolic diseases, and going off feed in early lactation. And, North Carolina State University Dairy Nutrition Extension Specialists Brinton Hopkins and Lon Whitlow point out that feeding too much fat to heifers before puberty also interferes with mammary tissue development. It can cause fat infiltration of the mammary gland, which impairs future milk production capacity.
4. SKIMPING ON TRACE MINERALS, VITAMINS AND IONOPHORES – Nutritionists have, by necessity, become very creative using a variety of by-products to formulate heifer TMRs. But don't forget to evaluate new rations for their levels of trace minerals and vitamins essential for heifer development, and supplement accordingly. Hopkins and Whitlow also point out that the minimal investment in ionophores for heifer rations is definitely worthwhile. These additives increase feed efficiency by reducing methane losses, increasing propionate in the rumen, and helping control coccidiosis.
5. OVERCROWDING – Improved breeding efficiency, excellent calf-rearing practices and sexed semen have contributed to a happy problem on many dairies — too many heifers. Trying to raise every animal in overcrowded facilities will impact nutrient intake and growth performance for all of them. Kells advises producers to look more selectively at the heifers they retain, culling animals early if they have poor growth and/or a history of respiratory disease.
In the breeding phase, Colburn suggests setting a three- or four-service limit and culling heifers that are still open. "If you look closely at the records, you'll find that a lot of 'problem breeders' were also 'problem growers,'" he points out.
"Given fairly healthy beef prices today, those animals are likely worth more out of the breeding pen and on the rail."
6. LIMIT-FEEDING WITHOUT PROPER NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION – Limit-feeding heifers is becoming a widely adopted practice. "It can be done very successfully with one very important caveat," says Colburn. "The ration must be highly concentrated to deliver the appropriate level of nutrients. If it's not, heifers will be undernourished."
Kells' personal experience indicates that limit feeding requires pens to be slightly under-stocked to allow for ample bunk space.
7. FEEDING TOO MUCH STRAW – Straw is a popular component of heifer rations, but it can be too much of a good thing. Kells says sometimes heifers can't physically consume enough of the ration if straw levels are too high. And Colburn has seen cases in which mixer wagons couldn't handle the straw volume, leading to poorly mixed rations and particle sorting.
8. USING REFUSALS FROM THE LACTATING HERD – Colburn says this practice can be a "body condition nightmare," because both the nutrient content and the sheer volume of available feed for heifers can vary so much. Plus, lactating ration formulation usually is not ideal for heifers. "The biggest problem we see is that heifers will get too fat on refusals when levels are not highly regulated," says Colburn. "In our area, herds are having more success feeding refusals to late-lactation animals and/or partitioning them to heifers."
9. FEEDING RATIONS TOO HIGH IN MOISTURE – TMRs with high silage content are likely to be highly palatable and readily consumed. The downside, says Colburn, is that as intakes go up, cost of gain can become less efficient. He advises adding straw to lower moisture content and slow the ration's rate of passage.
10. NOT MEASURING PERFORMANCE – If there's an upside to today's tight margins, Kells says it's the awareness that the current dairy economy has brought to performance evaluation. "You can't improve what you don't measure, and that's everything from regular heifer weight and height measurements to ration costs to cost per pound of gain," he advises. "An even bigger-picture analysis would be the lifetime value of every dairy cow — what it cost to raise her versus the return she provided, then working to improve those values for the herd over time."


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Good things come to those who take half an hour to plan for the future.
This week I'm patting myself on the back for being "forward thinking." I had the forethought to plant bulbs soon after Thanksgiving.
Since then, I haven't thought much more about it.
One frigid morning I dropped my coat in the mud and happened to glance at the once-barren black plastic pots.
Nature produced: the first two inches of green foliage are growing out of darkness and stretching toward the cold sky.
If you haven't planted bulbs yet, it's not ideal to plant them now. However, if you have some laying around in the garage, go ahead and give them a chance.
The great thing about bulbs is that if they grow, it's often a surprise. If they don't grow, you won't notice.
Several summers ago a nice woman gave me a large pot of naked lady bulbs. This was mid-summer and the bulbs looked like potatoes left in a dry cupboard for about a year.
They grew and prospered. Last time I divided them, there were so many I brought a box of bulbs to work and gifted them to neighbors.
In late summer I can walk around the neighborhood and smile knowing those flowers could have ended up in a garbage can.
It's not too late to put daffodils in the ground. They might come up late, or flounder until next year. But take a chance.
Come to think of it, I still have freesia bulbs in my crisper drawer. Those should do just fine if planted soon.
Close call with old bad habit
The sprouting of the tulips this week was good timing, because I was about to lapse into bad behavior.
Just last week I was tired and lonely and cold in my house. The week hadn't been particularly grueling, but I wanted to do something mind-numbing and blot out unproductive thoughts.
So I decided to play Xbox.
Now, most people wouldn't consider playing Xbox a terrible vice. In fact, some very large percentage of 14-25 year-olds are probably attached to their game consoles right now.
But for me, the Xbox is something for which I should no longer dabble.
Like any addiction, there was a time when I was harming my relationships, isolating from others and doing my body harm.
I firmly believe that if I had continued to play Xbox several hours a day I would have suffered carpal tunnel syndrome in my thumbs.
But there I was recently, me and my fictitious video friends. An hour slipped by quickly as we became reacquainted.
I vaguely thought that I shouldn't be doing this again. Soon it would be 1 a.m. and I'd plunk into my bed without washing off my makeup.
But then something weird happened. The television clicked off. I checked, and the remote was still sitting on the table.
The chords were all plugged in.
This gave me enough of a pause to realize it wasn't too late to call a friend.
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These prints accompany the Damien Hirst 'Two Weeks One Summer' exhibition at White Cube Gallery, May 2012.
Painting has always been an important part of Hirst's oeuvre, but unlike the spot paintings and photorealist series which were made using a collaborative studio process, this body of work is altogether more personal: painted from life, by Hirst in his Devon studio.
The paintings, often intimate in size, could be seen as traditional still life, depicting an array of carefully arranged elements, both natural and inanimate, sometimes momento mori, alongside objects and formal devices that have made their appearance in Hirst's sculptures and installations before. Exquisitely coloured birds on display stands or in simple glass boxes, butterflies, fruit and cherry blossom at the peak of its beauty, intimate the pure joy of spring's transition into summer but also the temporal significance of this natural phenomenon.
Next to these bucolic objects, more sinister symbols take their place: oversized scissors, a shark's gaping jawbone, bell jars and even several lonely single or conjoined foetuses floating in jars, elements that are displaced from the laboratory table rather than the domestic one. Some objects are painted with clarity and impasto; others appear hazy and faint, as if they are somehow more insubstantial, part of a sudden apparition or dream-like vision.
Damien Hirst was born in Bristol in 1965. He first came to public attention in 1988 when he conceived and curated 'Freeze', an exhibition of his own work and that of his contemporaries at Goldsmiths college, staged in a disused London warehouse. Since this time Hirst has become widely recognised as one of the most influential artists of his generation.
Through a varied practise of installation, sculpture, painting and drawing Hirst has sought to explore the complex relationship between art, life and death. Alongside over 80 solo exhibitions he has worked on numerous curatorial projects. In 2008, Hirst took the unprecedented step of bypassing gallery involvement in selling 244 new works at a Sotheby's, London auction entitled 'Beautiful Inside My Head Forever'.
Hirst was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995 and his contribution to British art over the last two and a half decades has been acknowledged in a major solo retrospective exhibited at Tate Modern, London. He lives in Devon and has studios in Gloucester and London.
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WATSONVILLE -- All month long, kids in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District will get to try locally grown apples during recess. In October, they got pears. It's part of a larger effort to teach students healthy snacking habits by partnering with local farmers.
Pajaro Valley is home to a vibrant farming community, yet the district's students -- many of them from low-income families -- are often unaware of where their food comes from and how to choose nutritious foods. The Farms to Schools program attempts to address that gap.
"It's just a big circle. The more we can show it to kids, the more we can expose them, the more likely they will be to make those choices on their own," said Nicole Meschi, the district's food services director.
For more than 10 years, the district's Farms to Schools program, in a collaboration with Community Alliance for Family Farms has organized field trips to nearby farms and incorporated local fruits and vegetables into its cafeteria menu. There are many like it throughout the country. In recent years, Meschi has slowly expanded Parajo Valley's.
In a school district where 70 percent of students are on reduced-cost or free meal plans, those efforts are critical to teaching students healthy eating habits. As Santa Cruz County's largest school district, Parajo Valley serves more than 10,000 school lunches daily.
The district's Harvest of the Month, modeled on the statewide program, highlights a different fruit or vegetables every month, which is featured in the cafeteria and at recess fruit carts at 12 elementary schools. Last year, the alliance began providing AmeriCorps volunteers who teach students waiting in line for a free snack about the produce of the month.
They strive for fun. A volunteer dressed up as a cauliflower last year, and the cart featured colored varieties of cauliflowers.
"Kids thought it was great you could get purple cauliflower," said Meschi.
She also noted that classroom time is at a premium, so the recess fruit cart volunteers sneak in nutrition education without taking time from other lesson plans.
Kathryn Spencer, the alliance's Central Coast Regional Food systems manager praised's recess fruit carts.
"Pajaro Valley is a very forward-thinking district in what they're doing. I haven't heard any other districts that are doing the same thing."
She noted that letting kids see, touch and taste local produce is a better way to teach nutrition.
"You can learn all you want about strawberries in a classroom, about the vitamins in them," she said, "but having a taste of something local really reinforces learning."
Meschi said she wants to keep the educational component of the fruit carts going, but funding will expire during the 2013-2014 school year. The fruit carts will still be there, but Meschi is looking for parents and other community volunteers to augment the roster of AmeriCorps volunteer nutrition educators.
She stresses that forging the farm-to-table connection is essential for teaching a lifetime of good eating habits.
"It's great to tell kids, you see these apple trees outside your window, that's what you're going to see in the cafeteria today," she said.
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Before heading off to the Hill to ask Congress to allocate budget to support lupus research, our advocates armed themselves with the facts. What has been achieved in lupus research, where it's going, how patients can get involved, and why keeping up the momentum is so important.
We wanted to share a summary of what we learned so you too can understand what we are fighting for and why we so desperately need Congressional support.
Study on Repurposing Existing Drugs for Lupus
Dr. Amrie Grammer shared the status of the current LRxL STAT project – a collaborative initiative between the LRI and the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR). "People may call it repurposing, retooling, retasking, but the idea is to explore whether a drug approved by FDA for another disease might be used for lupus." Of the 157 identified as potential candidates, experts meeting April 3 will narrow down to approximately 30 drugs with the greatest potential in lupus. "Our objective is to bring new drugs and therapies to lupus patients – STAT."
AMPing Up Drug Development
Steve Hoffman, MS of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health reported the exciting progress of the recently launched Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP). The new collaboration will harness the collective knowledge and resources among the NIH, biopharmaceutical companies, nonprofit organizations and academic communities to better understand the disease and uncover new targets for drug development. The LRI and our partner the Alliance for Lupus Research will have a vote in strategic planning.
Patients at the Heart of Research
Cecilia Arradaza of talked about how FasterCures is speeding up and improving medical research with a focus on patient-driven drug development. Pointing to success stories by advocacy groups in other diseases, Cecilia called for the lupus community's help. "Mighty ideas can come from small places."
Suzanne Schrandt of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) also emphasized the many ways that patients are being brought into the research process. Every stage in the cycle from deciding which projects have the potential for the greatest patient impact through designing a study and how results should be evaluated.
Our advocacy experts, Kathryn G. Schubert, Vice President and Brent Jacquet, Senior Vice President at Cavarocchi-Ruscio-Dennis Associates, L.L.C. prepared our Coalition members for their visits with Congress.
Katie reviewed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and pointed out potential needs for future advocacy to ensure that plans allow patients to get adequate care. For instance, while all plans must cover prescription drugs, access to newer and more expensive Specialty Tier drugs is under discussion through the Patients' Access to Treatment Act (PATA).
Brent gave an inspiring talk on why funding research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is so critical. He cited a startling statistic that underscores why we are requesting a 7% raise in appropriations to the NIH. The buying power of NIH has declined 22 percent over the past decade. The number of investigator-initiated grants declined 34 percent since 2003. As a result, young research talent faces a discouraging career environment for their science. Quoting a New York Times opinion article on the problem, Peggy stressed that when we stop investing in scientific innovation, "That's how a great country becomes un-great."
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Tom Tjerandsen's journey to the fresh produce industry began in the land of wheat.
Tjerandsen, 70, North American managing director for the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association, grew up in Kansas, attending elementary and middle school in Manhattan.
His high school years were split between New York and Chicago. After earning an undergraduate degree at Hobart College in upstate New York and serving a two-year stint in the Army, Tjerandsen switched coasts, enrolling in an MBA program at San Francisco State.
"I had every intention of bringing the Big Apple to its knees" after graduation, Tjerandsen said, but it didn't take long for him to feel the pull of California.
While at San Francisco State, Tjerandsen won an internship at a local advertising agency. That led to a job at another agency, one of whose clients was a man named Barney McClure, a produce veteran who would later become Tjerandsen's business partner.
Tjerandsen held a variety of jobs at advertising agencies, working mostly on food accounts and in the marketing departments of a coffee company and of Tri-Valley Growers, a specialist in canned fruit.
While at Tri-Valley, Tjerandsen noticed the huge amount of interest among produce industry advisory boards in doing more to help growers move their products.
"I thought it was an area where I could help," he said.
The clients at an agency Tjerandsen ran in the mid-1980s included trade groups representing California apricots, Hawaiian papayas and other commodities.
It was at this point in his career that McClure re-entered Tjerandsen's life. McClure had been hired by the Chilean fruit industry as a consultant, and he in turn hired Tjerandsen's agency.
That arrangement lasted four years, after which Tjerandsen and McClure chose to strike out on their own.
"Barney and I decided it would be entertaining to form an agency specializing in the promotion of produce."
San Francisco-based McClure and Tjerandsen went on to establish many of the marketing programs that propelled the Chilean produce industry to the success it enjoys today.
The firm also served as headquarters of the California Fresh Apricot Council and the Pomegranate Council, provided marketing support for California asparagus and papaya and developed programs for Sun-Maid Growers of California, Kingsburg Orchards and Del Monte's canning division.
One of Tjerandsen's biggest successes occurred in the prune industry in the early '90s. He had the idea of creating "fiber fairs" at grocery stores — displays where prunes were sold alongside cereals and other high-fiber foods.
Retailers who participated received cash prizes of up to $500.
"We told everyone who sent in an entry that they would get a check," he said.
Most of the checks were for $5, to go with a handful of $50 checks and a very few $500 ones. But the buzz about winning $500 sent participation through the roof. Between 8,000 and 15,000 retailers participated in each of the four years the promotion ran, and the results were impressive.
"The sales increases were astonishing, and growers had despaired of that ever happening," he said.
After McClure died in 1996, Tjerandsen kept the company name, in part in tribute to his partner and mentor, in part because the name McClure was much easier to remember than Tjerandsen.
In 2004, Tjerandsen was named interim director of the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association. Before long, he assumed the permanent title of North American marketing manager.
Looking back, Tjerandsen said he's fortunate to have chosen an industry full of challenges and interest, and one that's "a collecting place for a lot of very nice people."
He said he's grateful to have worked with and learned from people like Gene Stokes, Paul Yoder, Mark Bagley, Jim Halloran, Ken Snyder, David Simonian and Ronald Bown.
Looking ahead, Tjerandsen is excited about continuing to work on behalf of Chile's growers, and about his work for the Produce for Better Health Foundation, the International Federation for Produce Standards and other organizations.
"There are a lot of very bright people developing new ways of moving perishable products in ways that ensure freshness, quality and safety," Tjerandsen said. "It's very entertaining and gratifying."


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There's good news for the millions of Americans who start each day with a cup of coffee. Making a latte at home for breakfast is not only a delicious start to the day, but it can provide much-needed nutrients including calcium, vitamin D and potassium, that most Americans are lacking. Your morning latte delivers a full serving of milk's nine essential nutrients, including eight grams of high quality protein - even more than an egg. 'Breakfast with milk - whether in a latte, your cereal or straight from a glass - can help you feel satisfied, focused and energized, so you can make the most of your day . . . every day,' said Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RD., co-author of The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous! 'I love making a latte at home to make sure I start the day right with key nutrients we all need - including calcium and vitamin D for strong bones, protein for lean muscle and B vitamins for energy.'
At a time when specialty coffeehouse prices can be high, being your own barista at home could also help save you money. For only a quarter a serving, coffee's latte counterpart - milk - adds nutrients without breaking the bank. Whatever your personal latte order, the National Milk Mustache 'got milk?'?
Campaign has at-home recipes for easy ways to make your morning latte the way you like it.Whether it's a simple two parts milk, one part espresso drink or a triple shot with extra foam, caramel drizzle and cinnamon, being your own barista is as easy as:
1. Espress-o Yourself: Thinking about getting an espresso machine? Great! If not, no problem. Just brew your coffee beans stronger than usual.
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3. Have Fun with Flavor: Check your spice cabinet to add great flavors like cinnamon or nutmeg. You can also buy your favorite syrups for a coffee shop-worthy flavor boost.
'Like' Us If You Love Lattes The 'got milk?' campaign loves a good latte too, so through October 8 they're giving away new Keurig brewing systems daily, and a 'Latte Lovers Essentials Kit' prize-pack every hour on Facebook.com/MilkMustache. The kit contains everything you need to kick-start and personalize your at-home latte routine, including a milk frother, coffee, a latte mug and more. Need more before becoming your own barista? Visit Facebook.com/MilkMustache to enter the Latte Love Sweepstakes and find tips, recipes and ideas for making lattes or other coffee drinks at home.


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Many have predicted there will be wars over water and oil, but one Arizona State University professor says phosphorus should be added to that list.
"There will be wars over water and oil. And right along with that, there will be wars over phosphorus," said Mark Edwards, a marketing professor and co-organizer of Arizona State University's Sustainable Phosphorus Initiative.
In 2009, a pair of Australian scientists published studies suggesting that demand for phosphorus could exceed supplies as early as 2035. Using the term "peak phosphorus," an analogy to peak oil, they relied partly on a Geological Survey estimate that the world had 16 billion tons of minable phosphate rock.
Phosphorus is often overlooked of the big three macronutrients because supplies of nitrogen and potash are readily available with no shortages projected anytime soon. However, the supply of phosphate rock is not as plentiful.
Scientists have estimated that minable supplies may not be sufficient to meet worldwide demand within decades. The situation could lead to higher food prices, famine and worse.
Despite Edwards' prediction, others disagree. Robert Shirley, with PotashCorp, says phosphate supplies will not run out anytime soon and the thought that it will is inconceivable.
PotashCorp estimates that the Aurora, N.C., mine will be productive for at least 49 years, and while some people can think about the global implications of a possible shortage, Shirley focuses on how crucial phosphorus is to the local economy.


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I have been doing quite a bit of reading in the medical literature and would like to have my brother start taking these supplements in addition to Vit C, Vit E, Fish Oil and quercetin. However, I know that the bioavailability of Curcumin and Milk Thistle is quite low because they are not water soluble but there are nanotechnologies to make these more bioavailable (at least for curcumin). I've been trying to find curcumin WITHOUT bioperine which can interfere with some chemo. Does anyone have a source to get encapsulated curcumin in the US? Thanks so much. Judi


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What is the applicable exclusion amount?
The applicable exclusion amount effectively exempts a certain amount from the federal gift and estate tax. In other words, if you are a U.S. citizen or resident, you will be able to leave a certain amount of your property free from this tax
Here is the current table:
|Estates of those who die during:
|The applicable exclusion amount is:
|$3.5 million
|$5 million (however, estates can elect out of the estate tax)
|$5 million
|$5 million, indexed for inflation
|2013 and thereafter
|$1 million (unless Congress enacts further legislation)
Generally, any portion of the applicable exclusion amount used for gift tax purposes effectively reduces the applicable exclusion amount that will be available for estate tax purposes.
It is especially important for spouses to understand the applicable exclusion amount. For 2011 and 2012, the applicable exclusion amount is portable. That means that each spouse is entitled to an applicable exclusion amount (referred in this context as the basic exclusion amount). If the estate of the first spouse to die does not use all of its basic exclusion amount, the executor can elect to transfer the unused portion to the surviving spouse. The surviving spouse's estate can then add this unused portion to its own basic exclusion amount. The sum is referred to as the applicable exclusion amount. So, for example, say that Husband dies in 2011 and his estate uses $3 million of its basic exclusion amount, and the executor of the Husband's estate elects to transfer the balance of $2 million to the Wife. The Wife dies in 2012. Her estate is entitled to an applicable exclusion amount of approximately $7 million (her own basic exclusion amount of $5 million, indexed for inflation, plus Husband's unused portion of $2 million).
Note: The applicable exclusion amount is scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013, and portability expires, unless Congress enacts further legislation.


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In early 2005, Lee Harbert, an investment banker from Oakland, CA, fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident and was later sentenced to three years in prison. Aside from finding one of the woman's earrings between his car hood and windshield, police also found incriminating evidence on his computer when they searched his house. His Google Search queries showed terms like "hit and run," "auto parts" and "auto glass reporting requirements to law enforcement," only a few short days after the incident — enough evidence to help convict Harbert once and for all.
Not surprisingly, there have been many other cases where a person's Google Search history has helped solve a crime. In terms of crime investigation, if police already have a search warrant, I think this is a great way to find evidence. Having said that I'd be curious to know if Google hands over any search information from a specific IP address, or if this is all generated from browser history? How do you feel about this?


text: Justice's lofty goals being met for Greenbrier Classic By Ryan Pritt June 27, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Greenbrier owner Jim Justice has seen a vision come to fruition over the past three years, building the Greenbrier Classic into the biggest sporting event in the state and into a premier event on the PGA Tour.From Phil Mickelson to Tiger Woods, from Tom Watson to Sergio Garcia, heck, even from Fergie to Rod Stewart, the Classic has attracted some the biggest stars from the world of golf and beyond.Indeed, The Greenbrier and the Classic have a little something for everyone, and that's been one of Justice's selling points all along.While Justice has helped create the state's biggest spectacle, he said his main goal for the tournament was much more modest and heartfelt. "What I want to accomplish is, I want the average everyday West Virginian to be able to hold his head or her head just a little higher and be proud of themselves, and then I want the world to see how good we really are," Justice said."This is a special place, a really special place. It's got really good, special people - craftsmen. A lot of times we're overlooked and I'd kind of like to change that."Whether or not he can sway public perception of an entire area is yet to be seen, but as evidenced by the enormous amount of work put into The Greenbrier since he took over in May of 2009, the guy is willing to embrace and create a little change.Some of that change can be seen in the layout of the Old White TPC.After Stuart Appleby shredded the course with a final-round 59 to win the inaugural event in 2010, critics screamed for the course to be toughened up.Justice obliged as Old White was lengthened, the rough was thickened and the greens were redone, resulting in higher scores over the next couple of years. But the fact is, Old White TPC is always going to be gettable to a certain extent, especially for the world's best, and that's just fine with Justice."I really honestly believe that the Old White has a way that if you opt to try to attack it, it will bite you, and if you let it come to you, it will reward you," Justice said. "I think that's the marks of a great, great golf course. If you really attack it, and you're fighting with nerves and stress to make that par-saving putt after you've knocked it 6 feet by, and it's got two breaks in it and some grain in it, it can really bite you."Last year we put irrigation in the rough and the rough is getting tougher and tougher, but we want people to make birdies. You could grow this rough out to 4 or 5 inches, honest to God you could just bring people to their knees here because the greens are firm and you could make this a monster test, but we want people to make birdies. We want this to be a fun place."Much of the first three years of the Greenbrier Classic was dedicated to marketing, spreading the word and getting top-notch golfers and entertainers into the fold.Justice for one feels the goal of exposure has been accomplished. "I honestly believe that - and I don't say this in egotistical way - but anybody that wouldn't want to come to the Greenbrier Classic, they're living in a cave somewhere," Justice said. "It's just a great tournament on a great course with all the tradition and history in the world you could have. As far as how they're treated and all amenities and not having to drive all over world to get with their families, it's a special place, that's just all there is to it. We want to continue to strive to be best on tour."The word is surely out."While the tournament has reached dizzying heights already, Justice insists that he will continue to strive to make the event even bigger."It's just like anything in life: If you maintain your enthusiasm and passion for what you're doing - if you try to not lose the game, you're going to lose some games," Justice said. "I don't play anything to not lose the game, I play every game to win the game. If I'm coaching, you wont see me very often do something to where I'm sitting there thinking, 'I've got to do everything I can do not to lose the game.' I don't play that way and I don't play that way in my business stuff. I believe if I'm going to lose my passion, lose my edge, lose my enthusiasm and not grow to get better, I'm not going to do it." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 WVU seeking improvements during off week 4 New leaders begin to emerge for Marshall football 5 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent Roundup: Eades named MEC hoops officials supervisor Previous Story Chaos in the hunt for PDL playoffs Next Story


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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code T38.815D
Adverse effect of anterior pituitary hormones, subs encntr
Diagnosis Code T38.815D
Short Description: Adverse effect of anterior pituitary hormones, subs encntr
Long Description: Adverse effect of anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones, subsequent encounter
This is the 2017 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code T38.815D
Valid for Submission
The code T38.815D is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)
- Hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antag, NEC (T38)
- Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code T38.815D is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V34.0)
Present on Admission (POA) Present on Admission
The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.
The code T38.815D is exempt from POA reporting.
- Adverse reaction caused by anterior pituitary hormone
- Adverse reaction caused by follicle stimulating hormone
- Corticotrophins adverse reaction
- Gonad regulating hormone adverse reaction
- Gonadotrophic hormone adverse reaction
- Somatrophic hormone adverse reaction
- Tetracosactrin adverse reaction
- Thyrotrophin adverse reaction
Information for Patients
Drug Reactions
Also called: Side effects
Most of the time, medicines make our lives better. They reduce aches and pains, fight infections, and control problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. But medicines can also cause unwanted reactions.
One problem is interactions, which may occur between
- Two drugs, such as aspirin and blood thinners
- Drugs and food, such as statins and grapefruit
- Drugs and supplements, such as ginkgo and blood thinners
- Drugs and diseases, such as aspirin and peptic ulcers
Interactions can change the actions of one or both drugs. The drugs might not work, or you could get side effects.
Side effects are unwanted effects caused by the drugs. Most are mild, such as a stomach aches or drowsiness, and go away after you stop taking the drug. Others can be more serious.
Drug allergies are another type of reaction. They can be mild or life-threatening. Skin reactions, such as hives and rashes, are the most common type. Anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, is more rare.
When you start a new prescription or over-the-counter medication, make sure you understand how to take it correctly. Know which other medications and foods you need to avoid. Ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Topic: ISO a poem, encouragement, anything!
So we lost our dear mother on Sept. 26 at the age of 64. I've had ups and downs of course. Christmas has always been a huge deal for our family, even more so once the grandchildren started being born 11 years ago. My Mom has 5 of them now, ages 4-11.
I've been ok the last 2 weeks or so, probably pushing some of the grief into my heart's recesses a bit, for the sake of my kids. And I'm really ok with that for the time being. I've shopped, decorated, and I started wrapping gifts yesterday. I'm hosting my side of the family for dinner on Christmas afternoon. I LOVE to cook and am really looking forward to the celebration.
But I'm worried about my sister. She's really having a rough time this holiday. They got their tree up 2 weeks ago and she still hasn't decorated it. And she's always been more into decorating for Christmas than I ever have. I just spoke to her on the phone and she's very weepy today. I tried to tell her to think how displeased Mom would be if she knew she was acting like this, not getting into the Christmas spirit. And I reminded her of Mom's "sign" to me last week, when she made my daughter's Hallmark Christmas book spontaneously speak to me.
Does anyone have a poem, inspirational story, anything that I could share with my sister to help her? It breaks my heart that she's so down, and even more so that I can't help her. (I'm a total Type A, solutions kind of person, always have been.)
my mother lost her 16 month battle with CC 9/26/10
"Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined."


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Home seller catches man inspecting pill supply, not the pipes
BEAVERTON, Ore. - A woman selling her home caught a sewer inspector on camera going through her medicine instead of inspecting her home's pipes.
Jan Smith is selling her house and was told she had to leave for the sewer inspection. She did, but she checked her security camera while she was gone to see if the inspection was over.
The camera feed was available on her smartphone. And on it she saw the sewer inspector, Gary Hill of Gary Hill Sewer Inspections, digging through the Tupperware box of medications in her kitchen cabinet. He did it twice while the real estate representative was out of the room.
Smith hit "record" on her phone just in time to get video of the inspector going through the medications.
"I was freaking out. I didn't know what to do. I was shaking," Smith said. "It's just a very weird feeling. I was kind of in shock. I didn't know what to do."
She drove home and asked Hill why he pawed through her medicines.
"He was just like, 'What, no I didn't. What are you talking about?'" Smith said.
She told him she had video proof. She said he admitted doing it.
Smith set up the camera because she felt uncomfortable about having strangers like potential buyers, real estate agents and inspectors in her house while selling it.
Hill was hired by the person buying the house.
Hill told a KATU News reporter by phone he would not comment for this story.
The real estate agency that provided the list of sewer inspector names for the buyer to choose from said it immediately cut off all business with Hill as soon as it heard about this Friday.
Smith said some still images show the inspector with his hand in or near his pocket, but she said she has no evidence that he actually took pills out of the bottles.
She had police "trespass" him, meaning if he comes back to her house, he could be arrested.
We found out about this story because a viewer contacted us. If you have an issue you would like the KATU Problem Solvers to tackle, you can reach them at email@example.com or call them at 503-736-3415.


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Cover Oregon collapse: The mystery of the missing audit
PORTLAND, Ore. - Audits are rarely interesting.
Audits that don't even exist, much less so.
But a missing audit related to Cover Oregon raises the same critical questions it was originally supposed to answer.
The mystery is as complicated as it is important.
Last February, the power players behind Cover Oregon held an emotional meeting.
The job of building the complicated website was spinning out of control, and infighting was rampant.
The issues discussed were both deep and wide-ranging: Everything from transparency to quality assessment to a lack of trust among coworkers was on the agenda.
In attendance were Oregon Health Authority CIO Carolyn Lawson; Lawson's deputy Steven Powell; interim state CIO Julie Pearson; Pearson's deputy Sean McS Cover Oregon director Rocky King; principal legislative analyst Bob Cummings; Cover Oregon CIO Aaron Karjala; Department of Administration Services CIO Ying Kwong; and a representative from quality-assurance contractor Maximus.
The meeting was so intense that once source said Lawson - the woman in charge of building the website - cried through most of it.
When the meeting was over, the group created a report of everything that had been hashed out - 19 issues in all.
Tucked away on page four of that list is a brief item labeled "Oracle Contract Issues." It touches on contracts and accounting the state used with Oracle - the vendor hired to provide much of the website's software and technical support - that were "inconsistent with generally acceptably industry best practice procedures."
Here's where things get interesting.
The report goes on to say the issue was resolved, citing an audit by the Secretary of State's office that "found everything in order."
But the KATU On Your Side Investigators have learned that that audit - the only piece of evidence used to dismiss major accountability problems surrounding a contract that eventually grew to $119 million - doesn't exist.
Flexibility vs. accountability
That audit was particularly important because the state's contract with Oracle lacked the safeguards government's usually put in place to ensure transparency.
Maximus, the quality-assessment contractor the state had hired to provide independent oversight of the project, found 21 Oracle purchase orders that didn't provide adequate Statements of Work (SOW), which are the documents that explain exactly what is being provided in return for money that's being spent.
The total value of those open-ended purchase orders was $119,556,232, Maximus reported on page 62 of its quarterly report. That meant Oracle was authorized to perform almost $120 million of work, with nobody knowing for sure where that $120 million was going.
"Work cannot be readily mapped to the project work plan or schedule," Maximus reported. "These POs include work beyond the scope of the HIX-IT project."
The contract had been designed with expediency in mind. From its birth, Cover Oregon was a high-risk project because of what was considered an extremely aggressive timeline.
But not everybody liked the way Lawson was using this unusual freedom.
Dr. Ying Kwong, a Department of Administrative Services technology analyst, had noticed the SOW problem months before.
He argued that transparency was at least as important as expediency.
"I would think the need for management flexibility must always be balanced by the need for fiscal accountability, transparent project management, and reviewable work and progress," Kwong wrote in an email to Dr. Bob Cummings of the Legislative Fiscal Office.
A history of budget problems
The audit matters because every dollar is critical to Cover Oregon right now.
On Wednesday, Cover Oregon interim director Dr. Bruce Goldberg said at a finance committee meeting that budgetary problems have grown dire. The lack of a website means fewer people have signed up, depriving the exchange of money it was counting on to become self-sufficient.
"We're tracking to a low enrollment scenario for the future," he said, adding that the budget for 2015 has already been slashed from $60 million to $50 million.
The problems are nothing new; the website has been in financial trouble for at least a year.
Lawson was originally scheduled to deliver a ready-to-go website to Cover Oregon in June 2013. Instead, she was forced to hand over the site three months early because $16 million had been misallocated, compounding the problems of a website that was already in deep trouble.
And that's not the only IT project formerly under Lawson's care that has experienced severe budget problems.
She also was put in charge of the ongoing modernization of the Department of Human Services' IT systems.
When she took over, that project - which was meant to tie in with Cover Oregon and other state entitlements in a one-stop-shopping online portal - had a budget of $14.5 million and an estimated completion date of June 2011.
Today, the budget has ballooned to $56.1 million - and it's already gone well beyond that budget with actual spending of $60.8 million. The project is now scheduled to be finished in June 2017 - six years late.
That project has also contracted Oracle.
Lawson, who has close long-term ties to Oracle, was investigated by the state of California before she came to Oregon for funneling money to companies with which she was friendly.
In 2008, she was hired as CIO for the California Public Utilities Commission. Within a few months, she was investigated by the state for improperly awarding about a half-million dollars to a company owned by Steven Powell, a former supervisor whom she later brought with her when she moved to Oregon.
The investigation found that she had, in fact, awarded the contracts in violation of state regulations.
'No audit that would substantiate the statement'
Back to that mystery audit of Lawson's dealings with Oregon on the Cover Oregon project.
The KATU Investigators contacted the Secretary of State's office to ask for a copy of the audit.
Three different people responded, none of whom had a record of it, and finally it was suggested the Department of Administrative Service might know more.
DAS didn't know of such an audit either, and referred KATU to the Legislative Fiscal Office.
The LFO didn't know anything about it, referring KATU back to the Secretary of State's office.
"I checked with our managers and there is no audit that would substantiate the statement that 'a SOS audit found everything in order,'" Secretary of State auditor Gary Blackmer wrote to KATU News. "We have not conducted any audits of procurement or accounting practices related to the DHS/OHA Oracle contract."
A relaxation of accountability was built into the Oracle contract from the start. Lawson successfully argued that she needed to bypass normal channels to meet the website's aggressive deadline - and she fiercely defended her right to do so.
In a Cover Oregon board meeting on June 14, 2012, Lawson showed the board a staffing budget of $61 million - substantially more than the $48 million in grant money the state had been given.
Lawson told the board a "larger bucket" was needed to ensure staffing through Oracle and another company called Covendis. The extra room, she said, would allow her team to quickly hire new staff with little fuss.
"There's been a little bit of consternation because when you look at the numbers, it looks like - the contract amount - that we're overspending," Lawson told the board. "The contract amount is not an amount we're obligated to pay against - unless we use those services.
"Instead of saying oh now we need a different resource from Oracle and then going through the contracting process again, we know we have that headroom, we can send the request, they can get a resource in."
Part of the reason that February 2013 meeting was held was that Lawson was upset with what Maximus had been reporting - in particular, its reporting on that very Oracle contract.
Lawson had gone so far as to withhold payment from Maximus because she was unhappy with three areas of its reporting. One of those was Oracle purchase orders.
"It is my understanding that among the topics to be discussed will be Maximus findings regarding the many Oracle POs and lack of detail SOWs, as I have told my management that those findings were at the heart of Carolyn's 'concerns,'" Kwong wrote in an email ahead of the Feb. 21 meeting.
But while the added flexibility is not unheard of for government projects that need to be completed quickly, the lack of oversight for such spending raised red flags with Kwong.
"I think Oracle will, indeed, make a tidy profit from the State's POs that demand no specific results from a number of Oracle business units," he wrote to Cummings.
Are answers on the way?
On Thursday in Medford and Salem, state Rep. Dennis Richardson, R-Central Point, is holding news conferences with U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River.
Though the size and scope are unkown, it's expected they'll announce a federal investigation into Cover Oregon.
Richardson recently called for the Government Accountability Office to look into it, and Walden serves on a committee that has launched other investigations of the Affordable Care Act.
Full coverage of the troubled Cover Oregon website:
- High-level IT consultant on Cover Oregon: 'They didn't know what they were doing'
- New Cover Oregon allegations: 'If it's true, someone's going to prison.'
- Paging Dr. Kitzhaber: What did the governor know about Cover Oregon collapse?
- State rep., U.S. Senate candidate calls for the end of Cover Oregon
- Cover Oregon head: State might scrap all or part of failing website
- State lawmakers to grill Cover Oregon chief
- Family struggles to sign up for insurance through Cover Oregon
- First legal complaint filed over health enrollment mistakes
- Democratic state lawmaker believes Cover Oregon can be saved
- Contractor plans to examine why Cover Oregon failed
- 'We look like fools:' A history of Cover Oregon's failure
- State rep: Ditch Cover Oregon in favor of federal exchange
- Video: Exclusive Interview: Gov. John Kitzhaber - Cover Oregon 1/9/2014
- Gov. denies prior knowledge of Cover Oregon failure, exits exclusive KATU interview
- Kitzhaber outlines Cover Oregon's next steps: 'I can't give you a date'
- Kitzhaber: Firm will review Cover Oregon failures
- Cover Oregon applications left in limbo?
- Man with cancer waiting on Cover Oregon, gets insured
- Man with cancer still waiting on Cover Oregon
- New calls for Cover Oregon to take responsibility for project failures
- Rocky King, director of troubled Cover Oregon, resigns
- Salem man says Cover Oregon error left him in health care limbo
- Some question if they'll be covered by Cover Oregon in the new year
- What doomed Cover Oregon? 'Mismanagement,' say former employees
- After resigning, Lawson not talking about Cover Oregon website failures
- Ore. health official in charge of building Cover Oregon website resigns
- Fewer enrollments challenge Oregon exchange budget
- Executive director of Cover Oregon taking medical leave
- Cover Oregon considers new solutions
- Kitzhaber calls for independent review of Cover Oregon
- New emails show Cover Oregon unraveling in days before launch
- Emails: Cover Oregon executive knew about website problems in May
- Cover Oregon complicated by state's grand vision


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