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According to the latest Drought Monitor report, rain over much of the nation's midsection made a significant dent in the region's drought.
In Texas, 15 percent is in extreme or worse drought, compared to 17 percent last week and 19 percent last year. Oklahoma reported 41 percent of the state in these drought conditions, compared to 49 percent seen last week.
Last year, 45 percent of Kansas was in extreme or exceptional drought. Thanks to weeks of drenching rain, today just 21 percent of the Sunflower State is in these conditions. More rain is expected over the weekend, and further drought improvement, especially over the northern tier of the state, is likely.
While conditions in these key corn-, soybean-, and wheat-growing states are notable, the biggest drought story remains in the West. California, a state locked in drought, reports 77 percent of the state in extreme or worse drought. The worst of the drought is centered across the state's fertile Central Valley. Click here for the full Drought Monitor report.
CBS San Francisco (Calif.) reports that thanks to the drought, Central Valley farmland is being transformed into the Dust Bowl. Fergus Morrissey, a water engineer from the Orange Cove Irrigation District, calls the drought a "natural disaster." However, unlike a earthquake or a hurricane, drought is a slow-motion disaster.
"Unlike a (Hurricane) Katrina, which kind of happens all at once, a drought is a slow moving disaster and you almost don't recognize what damage it's going to do until you're far into it and it's already passed. So it's a very slow, slow sort of death," Morrissey said.


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My great-grandmother was exceptional from first to last. She was the first baby born in the state in 1851. She was almost the first centenarian in the family, but she died in 1950, one day before her 100th birthday.
The cause of her death was not unusual; thousands of people died of the same cause that year and also in previous years. Her death was exceptional because she was the last person ever to die from that cause in the United States.
What was the cause of death?
HintHer age isn't important, but the date is. If she had lived just one more day, she wouldn't have died from that cause. No major disease was cured in 1951, but it would have been illegal to die from that cause.
AnswerOld age.
No American has died of old age since 1951. Old age was "cured" at a Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics. All state and federal agencies were ordered to adopt a standard list of 130 contributing and underlying causes of death. In 1951, the list deleted "old age" as a cause of death.
There is still some debate over whether old age is an appropriate cause of death. If someone dies peacefully in their sleep at age 95, one or several organs may have shut down, but isn't the underlying cause old age?
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US retail sales of video games and gaming systems fell 22 per cent in December, capping a year of declining sales for the industry.
Research firm NPD Group said overall sales fell to $US3.21 billion from $US4.1 billion in December 2011.
NPD estimates sales of new game hardware, software and accessories account for about half of what consumers spend on gaming.
Sales of video games themselves, excluding PC titles, tumbled 26 per cent to $US1.54 billion. Sales of hardware — gaming systems such as the Xbox 360 and the Wii U — fell 20 per cent to $US1.07 billion.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II from Activision Blizzard was December's top game.
For all of 2012, total game sales dropped 22 per cent to $US13.26 billion.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - The city of Orlando and the Solar Bears will host the 2015 ECHL All-Star Game at Amway Center, the league announced Wednesday.
The game will be held January 21, and a week-long schedule of events and festivities will lead up to the hockey match.
"We would not have secured this great win for our community without the leadership support exhibited by the city of Orlando and Visit Orlando," said Solar Bears Managing Partner and CEO Jason Siegel. "On behalf of our ownership team, staff, season ticket holders, sponsors and fans, we especially want to thank the ECHL Board of Governors for their vote of confidence in our ability to host one of the League's signature events."
"We all know the city of Orlando is a great winter destination," said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. "Couple that with a world-class arena and the strong following the Solar Bears have developed and we have a perfect location for our 2015 All-Star Classic. We are pleased to bring our flagship event to Orlando in January 2015."
The Solar Bears completed their first season in the ECHL in 2012-13, finishing third in the league with an average attendance of 6,668 fans per game. Seven games throughout the season generated attendance over 8,500 fans.
"The selection of Orlando to host the 2015 ECHL All-Star Game is another testament to our community's ability to host top-tier sporting events," said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. "The ECHL All-Star game will further showcase our hometown hockey team, the Orlando Solar Bears, and a fan experience like no other at our state-of-the-art Amway Center."
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THE Adver has teamed up with Wiltshire Police to help catch criminals in a number of unsolved crimes around the town.
This man entered the Glasses Direct shop in Gemini House, Hargreave Road in Groundwell Industrial Estate and stole a computer monitor.
The incident happened on February 5 at approximately 3.30pm. He entered the shop through the rear fire door and attempted to return and walk through the door but was spotted by a member of staff.
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It has been called a game changer for the Philadelphia region, but the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. Senate wants to terminate the Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub at Philadelphia's Navy Yard.
Citing "poor management and failure to meet technical milestones," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called for the EEB Hub to be axed from the 2014 budget.
In its report, the Senate committee slammed the Hub — claiming "no measurable benefit" from the $55 million invested to date:
The Hub was more focused on the economic development of the Philadelphia area rather than developing a national program to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings across the United States.
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EEB Hub Director Paul Hallacher says that's not the case.
"We have indeed met our milestones," Hallacher said. "But more importantly we accomplished important achievements that are actually having an impact on building energy efficiency."
Hallacher, who is based at Penn State, says he has already reached out to Senate staff to address the committee's concerns.
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Hallacher says he's optimistic the roughly $25 million in federal funding will ultimately come through. Still, he says getting zeroed out for the forthcoming fiscal year would be "a very serious blow."
"We could not continue the work of the Hub without the support of the Department of Energy," Hallacher said.
Federal funding accounts for about 90 percent of the Hub's budget, he added.
State and city officials have often touted the role of the two-and-a-half-year-old EEB Hub in fueling a renaissance at Philadelphia's Navy Yard. In late April, the Hub broke ground on a new "living laboratory" for energy-saving technologies.
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At first, her heart wasn't in it.
Despite her older sister Adelin's pleas, Ciera Marsh just wasn't sure she wanted to spend her time swimming laps in a pool.
Then her heart decided to make the decision for her.
At first, her heart wasn't in it.
Despite her older sister Adelin's pleas, Ciera Marsh just wasn't sure she wanted to spend her time swimming laps in a pool.
Then her heart decided to make the decision for her.
During a routine physical before her freshman year at Kearns High, doctors discovered Ciera had an enlarged aorta, a condition that thins the walls of the largest valve in the heart. Because excessive exertion could cause the valve to burst, doctors told her she no longer could compete.
Suddenly, there was nothing she wanted more.
"It was like someone had [taken] dreams away I didn't even know I had," she said. "I was a mess."
Still, Ciera stayed in the water, swimming with a slower group of kids at practice. She looked up to Adelin, then a junior at Kearns. She became resigned to the fact that she'd never race again.
Then the inexplicable occurred.
Five months after her initial diagnosis, doctors told Ciera her aortic valve had shrunk. The measurement still was slightly dilated, but it was within the realm of normal.
"It shouldn't have happened that way," Adelin said. "Our family viewed it as a miracle."
So with both of her hearts in agreement, Ciera took it back to the pool. Weeks later, she won the region title in the 100- and 200-meter freestyle, followed by a second- and fourth-place performance at the state meet. She was a state champion by her senior year.
"She's just so talented," Adelin said. "Nothing is holding her back."
The next three years told an inspirational story of success despite the odds. Ciera kept winning, often beating her older sister. When Adelin decided to join the team at BYU, Ciera decided that's what she wanted, too.
"We propelled each other to be better," Adelin said. "As her older sister, even when she beat me, it was so awesome to have her follow in my footsteps and see her succeed."
But the setbacks weren't over.
Though doctors cleared Ciera to compete at the high-school level, they were sure the rigors of Division I competition would be too much for her heart to handle.
Ciera again faced the possibility of life without swimming.
"I'd always found some way around it," she said. "But I had to realize if I wasn't able to swim in college, that would be OK, too."
The draw of competition proved too strong, so Ciera made a bargain with the BYU coaches.
"I asked them if they'd let me swim if I passed a physical," she said.
So Ciera headed back to the doctor. After much talk and plenty of recommended restrictions, she again was cleared to swim.
"The day she joined me on the team was the best day of my life," Adelin said.
Still, it's been a careful journey. Ciera avoids weight training, which puts undue stress on her heart. Even as a sprint swimmer, she tries to avoid too much work in the anaerobic zone.
In spite of all the restrictions, Ciera has excelled. She placed sixth in the 200 backstroke at the MPSF Championships last weekend, scoring a point for the Cougars with a time of 2 minutes, 1.64 seconds.
"I'm just so amazed to have this opportunity to do something I love and do it well," she said. "I always try to keep the big picture in mind."
She knows she should take it easy.
"Once I hit the water in the race, I sort of just go for it," Ciera said. "I trust [my doctors], but I also trust myself."
Even more obstacles lie ahead for Ciera.
For now, she's focused on finding more success at the conference level. More important, she's focused on the moments that once were impossibilities.
"I hope I can give someone else hope, that you can find some way around your obstacles," she said. "And even if you can't, life goes on."


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Sutton United chairman Bruce Elliott is urging the town to get behind the team's push for automatic promotion, and he has cut ticket prices to get the fans through the gates.
Moreover, this weekend's clash against Basingstoke Town is free of charge as Elliott aims to get a bumper crowd into Gander Green Lane.
Following the Basingstoke match, entry prices will be cut to £10 for adults, £5 concessions and £1 for U16s.
Elliott said: "This has been a season full of disruptions, even back in the autumn many of our Saturday home games were beset by wet weather and the recent spate of postponements has obviously led to a bit of a fixture pile up.
"We fully understand that coming to football competes with many alternative attractions and that having a run of games in a short space of time can be difficult for some people, and the economic picture is still hard for many."
After last weekend's 2-1 win at Farnborough - thanks to goals from Damian Scannell and Jamie Taylor - United are seven points behind Skrill South leaders Bromley.
Elliott added: "The team is going well, playing excellent football and deserves to be watched by as many people as possible as we try to confirm a place in the play-offs, or perhaps, even better.
"We hope that by making this reduction to admission prices, which also sees the age for senior citizen entry revert to 60, we will help people to get to more games and maybe attract new supporters."
The Basingstoke game also sees the return of local celebrity Tim Vine, who will be the club's mascot for the day as united combine with the West Sutton Safer Neighbourhoods Team and St Raphael's Hospice to stage another of their popular Community Fun Days.
Entry to this match will be free to all, with the option to pay what you want, if you want, once you are inside the ground.
Elliott said: "Tim Vine did us a great favour by giving up his time to put on a really successful show here last month, which benefitted both the club and St Raphael's, but unfortunately the weather caused that day's match to be postponed and so Tim kindly offered to come back at his next free opportunity to honour the other commitments he had made for that day.
"We know that a lot of people were really disappointed that the game was called off that day and so we thought that free admission would be a good way to thank Tim for his kind generosity and attract as many people as possible to the match."


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"This isn't a football game. Just because they have an 'R' on their uniform doesn't mean they represent the viewpoint of smaller, limited government," said Arp, 39, a landlord and self-investor. "Our bylaws say we should be promoting those ideas, human life and the U.S. Constitution. That's not what the party's doing."
Arp directs most of his ire at the national level, saying the party has failed to offer voters a real alternative to big-sending Democrats. But he said the local party's failure to educate the public and its own candidates has at times produced similar results here.
"The GOP controls City Council, but it gave a raise (to employees) even though members know how difficult it is (in the private sector)," Arp said, noting that one prize has eluded the party for four terms despite its otherwise impressive won-lost record: the Fort Wayne mayor's office. And just last year, he added, the GOP nominated for president the candidate least-equipped to criticize Obamacare: Mitt Romney, who had implemented a similar program as governor of Massachusetts.
"(Republicans) are livid. They feel betrayed by the party. But why not start at the local level?" Arp asked.
History, however, seems to be against him. Four years ago, Shine handily won re-election against four challengers led by another tea-party activist, Ric Runestad. And although Arp contends that the number of empty precinct seats indicates dissatisfaction with the party – Shine said 93 are vacant – more than half the precinct officials who will vote were appointed by Shine, not elected by the public.
"But I was appointed by Shine," Arp said.
Shine, of course, believes the state of the GOP has seldom been better – and not just because it holds most of the elective offices in Allen County.
If Republicans want to change Washington, he said, they need to elect conservatives to Congress. But we have already done that in the form of 3rd District Rep. Marlin Stutzman, "one of our most conservative congressmen," according to Shine.
Remember when opponents accused Republicans of being in ideological lock-step? That has been exposed as the myth it always was. But also a thing of the past is Ronald Reagan's so-called 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not criticize a fellow Republican."
Ironically, this battle for the heart and soul of the local GOP has only reinforced why so many people have soured on politics. The original version of a recent column in this newspaper by Runestad criticized Shine in ways so personal that they could have been considered libelous. Shine has suggested that Arp's failure to vote in some elections indicates a lack of commitment to the party, and that the 2011 raid of a building he owns in Columbia City for alleged prostitution indicates a lack of oversight.
"You're a poor keeper if you don't know what's happening in your building," said Shine, whose co-ownership of the Republican headquarters on Main Street drew criticism from Arp, who believes the party's rent (more than $27,000 in 2011) could be better spent.
"It's one of the lowest costs per square foot downtown," Shine contended.
Arp, meanwhile, said he verified that the operators of the "Hello Spa" were licensed and appeared to be legitimate. "A landlord can't know everything tenants do. I felt betrayed," he said.
Conservatives rightly consider it important to nominate candidates faithful to the Constitution and the concept of limited government. But Rove is right, too, to warn against the nomination of ideologically pure candidates whose gaffes – can anybody say Richard Mourdock? – cost the party vital seats it should have won.
So whoever prevails next Saturday, the local GOP would do itself a favor by putting aside its relatively minor differences and uniting behind whoever is left standing. It's voters, after all — not party officials — who elect candidates.
Barack Obama is still in the White House today in part because the party refused to heed that lesson in November. If the GOP still hasn't learned, maybe Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was right in January when he called it the "stupid party."


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A common problem with many plants is that they have too many existing systems completed by too many different vendors with too many different standards. Whenever plants expand they tend to either 1) accept the control system standard from the vendor, or 2) pick the system in the plant they like the most, and request the vendor to use that as a guideline more than a standard. In today's highly competitive global market this approach does not maximize value.
Having non-standard programming practices causes increased training burdens and longer troubleshooting and development times. As a result, companies have begun to standardize programming practices; yet few are taking advantage of the latest techniques to maximize the most current controls strategies now available. Recently control systems have increased CPU speeds, memory and bandwidth, and now offer the ability to adopt pieces of the object-oriented methodology that revolutionized the commercial software industry in the 90s.
What is object-oriented programming? It's an approach that uses programming techniques to encapsulate code and support reusability for common recurring functions, promoting code modularity. The terms reusability and modularity should be emphasized because at the control layer, pure object-oriented programming cannot be implemented, but these aspects can be applied by creating an object-based programming methodology. The benefits of using these strategies are faster development times and increased quality and troubleshooting efficiency.
Certain control systems now lend themselves to an object-based approach, allowing the ability to define object templates and instances derived from object templates and giving programmers the ability to manufacture and configure core code as opposed to custom programming. Templates can be developed for each object at each of the software layers: the control layer, the supervisory layer and the Level III software layer. These templates include standard data structures, properties (alarm conditions, color, historization, etc.), and methods (scripting, logic, etc.) for each of the objects.
At each of these layers, the software can be segregated, but tightly integrated through its data structures. Each layer provides specific functionality within the control system and consists of standard objects that have companion objects in each of the other layers connected by the data structures. This means the data can travel vertically between the layers, creatings a powerful model that allows for the separation of business rules from the control system and special processing to be done at the appropriate layer.
Figure 1. Object-oriented programming templates can be developed for each object at each of the software layers.
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- Digital Output Device
- Totalizer
So how does this work? Why wouldn't we create temperature, pressure and flowmeter standard objects? In essence we have. Each of these devices can be generalized to fit the analog input device object. The temperature may be an RTD, the level may be a 4-20mA signal, and the flowmeter may be pulses going to a high-speed counter card that ultimately gives a rate. The underlying processing logic for each device is exactly the same:
- Take a non-scaled value as an input;
- Provide a scaled value in the engineering units as an output to the process control system;
- Provide alarming and control limits as an output to the process control system;
- Provide an interface to the scaling, sample rate, alarming and control limits configuration as inputs.
With those assumptions, we can produce a model at the control layer where the core contains all of the standard code. Inside the core you will find the PLC logic to handle HMI interfacing, alarming, control limits, scaling and filtering. In an object-based system this code exists only once, and all instances reuse this code. There may be 1,000 devices that qualify as analog input standard objects, but only one set of the core logic exists in the processor. This has the effect of reducing the overall programming footprint within the PLC and decreases troubleshooting times because the technicial doesn't have to look at extraneous code that has no effect on the actual sequencing of the process or system. It allows the engineers and/or maintenance people to focus on the critical sequencing of the system and not wade through logic that has been tested and verified inter-mixed with sequencing logic.
Figure 2. Object-oriented programming can produce a model at the control layer where the core contains all of the standard code to handle HMI interfacing, alarming, control limits.
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Blackberry hasn't been terribly relevant for quite some time now. With Apple and Google dominating the smartphone arena players like Microsoft and Blackberry have a hard fight before them. In March 2013 we BlackBerry return to glory with the launch of the Z10 smartphone along with Blackberry 10 OS. The OS has been our for a month now, but now can give the BB10 OS a test drive on your current device.
How do you try it? Simply hop online and go to blackberry.com/glimpse on your Andoid or iOS device and you'll be greeted with a BB10 z10 screen that features a "try it" button. The demo is short and doesn't show all the BB10 features, it does give you a feel for what they're doing with the operating system. The demo worked fine out Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, but it didn't like the screen resolution on our Samsung Galaxy Note II!
With surprising profits in the last quarter of 2012, is it possible that blackberry has a winner on their hands? Check out the site and tell us what you think in the forums. Make sure you've got a solid Internet connection before you try.
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Miggy sits out finale in Chicago with sore ankle
CHICAGO -- In the end, Brad Ausmus didn't wait long Sunday morning to decide whether to give Miguel Cabrera the day off. The rest of the road trip might be more of a waiting game.
After Cabrera left Saturday night's game a sore right ankle, the Tigers slugger was out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox.
"[Head athletic trainer] Kevin Rand had talked to him to get an idea of how he feels," Ausmus said. "It was based on that discussion. It's day to day. We'll see tomorrow."
Though Ausmus said Saturday night that sitting Cabrera for a stretch of days is an option, it's not the plan for now.
"I think it'll generally be a day-to-day determination," Ausmus said, "just because sometimes he comes in and it feels good, sometimes he comes in and it's aggravated."
The problem with sitting him for a stretch, beyond the absence it creates in the lineup, is that the benefit appears to be iffy at best.
"I don't know that it can be healed fully either until something is done about it or he has a complete offseason," Ausmus said.
With Cabrera out and sinkerballer Rick Porcello on the mound, Don Kelly started at first base, despite an opposing left-hander on the mound in White Sox southpaw Jose Quintana. Unless the matchups dictate otherwise, Ausmus said, Kelly is likely to start at first base on days when Cabrera is out. On days when Cabrera starts at designated hitter, Victor Martinez will start at first base.
Cabrera's situation will not factor into decisions on the Tigers' September callups, Ausmus said. The Toledo Mud Hens have a power-hitting corner infielder in veteran slugger Mike Hessman, owner of 28 home runs there this season, but the 36-year-old Minor League veteran is not on Detroit's 40-man roster.
"We have enough guys that can play first," Ausmus said.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CHINO – The Planes of Fame Air Museum will host its monthly Living History Flying Day on Saturday.
The topic is "Jets of the Korean War," featuring the North American F-86 Sabre. The featured speaker is retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, an F9F Panther pilot during the Korean War.
The F-86 Sabre will be on display and perform a flight demonstration.
At noon, following the presentation, there will also be a membership-sponsored raffle flight.
Williams had boyhood dreams of becoming a military pilot. In 1943, he enlisted, and he became a naval aviator.
He became carrier qualified in the F6F Hellcat on the old USS Ranger (CV-4.) He flew the F6F, and later the F4U Corsair and the F8F Bearcat.
Williams eventually transitioned to jets, where his first operational deployment was on board the USS Oriskany, flying the F9F-5 Panther.
While deployed in 1952 to Korea with the VF-781, he engaged seven Soviet-piloted MiG-15s. It is believed that Williams downed three of the bogies, although official reports credited him with only one.
With his Panther badly shot up, he limped back to the Oriskany. MiG kills were rare for the Navy in Korea, and the Panther was generally outclassed by the MiG-15 in most dogfights.
Williams retired from the Navy in 1980. He served as an exchange pilot with the USAF flying the F-86 and F-100.
He also served as commander and executive officer on the USS Enterprise flying the F8-E Crusader, and later on board the USS America flying the F-4 Phantom 11.
Williams's decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Combat V, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Bronze Star Medal.
Museum doors open at 9 a.m. with the program beginning at 10 a.m. at Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Ave., Chino.
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CERRITOS - Registered sex offenders won't be allowed in city parks or many other public facilities under an ordinance approved last week by the City Council.
Gary Berg, the city's director of community and safety services, told the council Thursday that passing the ordinance isn't going to prevent crime and enforcing it is problematic.
Nevertheless, the council passed the ordinance 4-1. Council members Jim Edwards, Bruce W. Barrows, Carol K. Chen and Mark E. Pulido voted in favor of the ordinance. Councilman Joseph Cho was the dissenting vote.
The council must vote again on the ordinance on a second reading at its Aug. 23 meeting. If the council approves it, the ordinance would go into effect 30 days later.
The proposed ordinance would ban registered sex offenders from any city park and several city facilities - the Civic Center, the library, the Center for the Performing Arts and the Senior Center.
Registered sex offenders have the option of asking permission from either the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department or the city's director of community and safety services to enter any of these facilities, according to the proposed ordinance.
The four council members said they supported banning registered sex offenders from all public places as a means of protecting the public.
Councilman Cho asked Berg what information he had to justify supporting the ordinance, such as the number of child sex crimes committed at parks, how many children have been kidnapped in public places or if the parks or Civic Center are dangerous places.
"We have no information to suggest we have a problem in our parks," Berg said.
He also said enforcement of the proposed ordinance is problematic.
In reality, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department don't know the faces of all registered sex offenders and would have to wait for someone to report an incident to them before they could investigate, Berg said.
"These unenforceable laws don't make children safe," Cho said. "They are designed to make politicians look tough on crime and to make people feel good."
The council began discussing the idea of an ordinance last October after municipalities in Orange and Los Angeles counties passed similar measures.
In October, Los Alamitos passed an ordinance setting up "child safety zones" that ban sex offenders from city parks and playgrounds. Los Alamitos modeled its law after a measure passed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, adopted nearly a year ago.
The county ordinance makes it a misdemeanor for a registered sex offender to enter - without permission of the Sheriff's Department - county recreational areas where children regularly gather.
After studying the issue at its Jan. 18 meeting, Cerritos' Community Safety Committee recommended to the council an ordinance that only restricts registered sex offenders convicted of sex acts involving minors. Committee members were concerned that a broader ordinance might be vulnerable to a lawsuit, according to the staff reports.
However, at its Feb. 2 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended to the council an ordinance banning all registered sex offenders from entering city parks.
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Showalter not worried about Gonzalez's command
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, making the start with Chris Tillman being scratched, struggled with his command in a two-inning outing in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Pirates.
"I felt great in the 'pen. Just one of those days," said Gonzalez who allowed four runs (one earned). "Things weren't working when I went on the field. Offspeed wasn't there, my fastball was up."
Gonzalez wasn't helped by an error in left field by Nate McLouth, who fell trying to catch Brad Hawpe's fly ball that changed directions due to the wind, and the Pirates followed up the second-inning miscue with four hits.
"We counted five outs he got that the conditions changed," manager Buck Showalter said of Gonzalez, who is projected to be one of the O's starters this year. "You know, a couple foul balls that would have been caught that [were] blown out. I don't think anybody that was here today would have caught the ball that Nate tried to catch.
"[Gonzalez] was off from what he spoiled us with. But I'm OK with him. Arm feels good, you can tell. I think the ball is coming out of his hand pretty good."
Gonzalez, who pitched two scoreless innings in his first Grapefruit League appearance, struck out two Sunday and allowed four hits and a pair of walks. He pitched around a leadoff walk to Russell Martin and was uncharacteristically wild in the 46-pitch outing, admitting he's getting some of the rust off early in camp.
"I think he's throwing the ball good," Showalter said of Gonzalez, who is in his first Major League Spring Training. " I'm really happy with Miguel. Can tell he's had a good offseason. Looks stronger. Looks pretty fresh. Ball is coming out of his hand good."
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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With summer in full swing, we will all be doing lots of water play over the next few months. Water play and exploration is one of the classic open-ended play experiences that can provide hours and hours of engagement for your baby as they figure out how this stuff called water works. There are lots of ways to make your baby's time with water a rich experience full of discovery and learning. My company, eebee's Adventures, is offering a free video download that models lots of great filling and spilling adventures. To download yours (or pass it along to friends) just follow this link: http://eebee.com/waterplay/sk.html
While on duty watching your little one in the pool or at the beach, look for the hidden secrets your child is discovering while exploring water. Those seemingly simple pours or splashes probably involve some serious thinking and problem solving that we adults don't readily see. And it is a lot of fun to speculate about what is going on inside that little mind.
Take my daughter Whitney at the pool in the videos below, when I slowed down and really observed her play, there were lots of really interesting nuggets of thinking I could notice. This first video shows her transferring water back and forth between cups:
We take for granted the transferability of water. That of course when you pour from one cup to the other, the same amount of water is going to show up in the new cup (eg the law of conservation). However, our little ones do not take this for granted and want to experiment again again to test what will happen.
There is a lot of stuff they find fascinating that we view as trivial. Here a serious interest in "Overflow":
Of course, we don't pour additional water into a cup that is full but our toddlers will do it again and again. They are discovering the personality of water. It overflows down the sides when they continue to pour in the cup.
Lastly, what happens when another cup is pushed down instead of another — aha! –Displacement occurs:
While they are running their experiments in understanding water, they are also exercising all sorts of thinking, communication, social & emotional and physical skills. Again, this is how the richest learning works. In the context of figuring out something they care about, and show an interest in, they challenge and exercise all the budding skills of development from the physical skill of twisting their wrists to pour the water to the cognitive skill of trying out, remembering and employing the tactic that delivers the desired result. So try to be as creative as you can in supplying tools and encouraging play extensions that come to mind based on what interests your child. Over the summer, there will be lots of opportunities


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Prospects helping Astros through rotation woes
HOUSTON -- Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow admitted Monday that the inability of the team's starting pitchers to work deeper into games in the last week has taken its toll throughout the organization, including Triple-A Oklahoma City, which has shuffled starters to Houston in recent days to provide long relief.
"We can't take too many more hits before we have to go out and make some moves," Luhnow said.
Entering Monday's game against the Mariners, only one Astros starter had pitched into the sixth inning in the team's last six games, with three starters not even surviving the first inning. As a result, Dallas Keuchel, Paul Clemens, Brett Oberholtzer and Jose Cisnero -- each of whom was being used as a tandem starter at Oklahoma City -- have been called up to Houston to provide long relief.
"The Minor Leagues know they're here to support the big league team, and when something happens like what happens to us last week -- that is very unusual where we have three starters who don't get out of the first inning, and that wreaks havoc in the entire system, and the repercussions are felt all the way down," Luhnow said. "Fortunately, having eight starters at Triple-A has actually helped us get through this more easily."
The Astros have been using tandem starters in the Minor Leagues, meaning one starter will begin the game and be followed by another "starting" pitcher. Left-hander Wes Musick and right-hander Ross Seaton have moved into the tandem rotation at Oklahoma City, and Keuchel and Oberholtzer were sent back last weekend after stints in Houston.
"This is unprecedented territory we're in as far as using the bullpen, and we need to dig ourselves out of this hole, and we don't have a day off for a while," Luhnow said. "It's unfortunate Obie couldn't stay longer, but he did what we needed him to do, and we needed somebody that was available for today's game, and so that's why Jose is here.
"It's great these guys get a chance to come up and experience it, and in the case of Paul Clemens, come up and experience it and have success and stay. That's the way you hope the script works. I have a feeling we're going to have a revolving door of starters going back and forth and into our bullpen all year."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fair Trade Textiles
As a part of TransFair's work on developing a Fair Trade standard for textile products, our team planned a three week trip to India to connect with garment workers, cotton farmers, worker representatives and labor rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's).
I am traveling with TransFair's Chief Operating Officer,Todd Stark.We have just ended our second amazing day in Kolkata (formerly known by most Westerners as Calcutta).
Kolkata is India's third largest city and home to over 15 million people. Approximately a third of the residents of Kolkata live in slums. All along the road between our hotel and the factory we see shacks made from whatever materials people can scavenge. The poverty is obvious and unrelenting, but I am feeling optimistic rather than dispirited, because of what else we have seen here.
We have spent the last two days visiting Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. Rajlakshmi is truly a "best in class" garment factory, run by a truly inspirational man; Rajat Jaipuria. Rajat and his team produce organic cotton apparel and bedding for many socially and environmentally conscious brands in the US and Europe.
Some of the benefits all Rajlakshmi workers receive are:
- Subsidized housing
- Educational fees for all children up to the university level
- Free transportation to and from work
- Subsidized meals
- Medical care (in addition to the required national health insurance)
- Interest free loans
- Annual bonuses
- Guaranteed yearly raises
A training center is under construction on the Rajlakshmi campus. Once completed, the center will provide skills trainings for local youth and be available to workers to use for their own departmental trainings.
Workers at Rajlakshmi are represented by two groups. About half of the workers belong to a trade union and the other half are members of a workers committee, Rajlakshmi Works Committee. We met with representatives from both of these groups to discuss Fair Trade. One particularly interesting outcome of the meeting was the degree of concern the workers expressed for cotton farmers.
Rajlakshmi obtains most of its cotton from an organic cotton project called Chetna. In addition to being suppliers, Chenta farmers are shareholders in Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd.
Chetna's mission is to "improve the livelihood options of small holder farmers from rain-fed regions by supporting them to adopt sustainable agriculture and empowering them as informed stakeholders in ethical supply chains."
Todd and I leave for Hyderabad tomorrow to visit Chetna to learn more about the project and talk to the farmers.


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Blog Cabin 2014 Location: Clue Two
Happy Monday, all. It looks like my first Blog Cabin 2014 location clue had all of your brains churning. Some of you are right on target, while others just need to make a quick U-turn to get back on track. Maybe another clue will help?
Does this regionally prominent tree change your guess at all? Or, has it simply confirmed your suspicions? Let's liven up this Monday with some conversation! Toss out some guesses.
Your third and final clue will be here tomorrow.


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Chengdu Lazybones Backpacker Boutique Hostel
Very very very central, 6 mins walk to ''Mao Statue''! 1 min walk to ''Luomashi'' Metro Station! Close to all the tourist attractions!Unbeatable location in heart of Chengdu!
- Why to stay with ''Lazybones''??? -
(1) Unbelievable Central !!!
You can't find any hostel as central as ''Lazybones'' in heart of downtown Chengdu city! Only 6 mins WALK to ''Mao Statue'' (Tianfu Square) and across the street to ''Luomashi'' metro station (Exit A), it is absolutely the most conveniently located hostel that you could possibly find by far in Chengdu with amazingly affordable room rates!
Stay here you can WALK to:
* Mao Statue (Tianfu square)
* Wenshu Temple (The old quarter, vegetarian restaruants)
* People's Park (Tea house, ear-massage)
* Wide Lane (Bar & Restaurant street)
* Biggest Catholic Church in Chengdu
* Mosque (Little Muslim quarter)
The Metro across the street takes you directly to:
* North Railway Station
* Airport Shuttle Terminal (Jinjiang Hotel station)
* Computer Shopping Center (Sichuan Gymnasium station)
* Decathlon (Best place to buy cheap but quality outdoor stuffs)
(2) Base for arranging the Tibet trip
Lazybones and Mix Hostel (our sister hostel) can totally accommodate about 200 travelers everyday, we can easily help you to find more travelers to share your cost of traveling to Tibet! We can save your money!
Most popular:
* 7-day Lhasa-E.B.C-Nepal border: 2000 RMB/pp
* 8-day Lhasa-E.B.C-Lhasa: 2048 RMB/pp
* 4-day Lhasa: 500 RMB/pp (you can add Namtso, Samye or Ganden as side trip)
* 7-day Lhasa-Nepal border: 1600RMB/pp
* 6-day Lhasa-Shigatse-Lhasa: 1150RMB/pp
1. Price is per person for group of 4-6.
2. Personalized itinerary is possible but pre-arrangement required.
3. It will be even cheaper if you bring more people to share the cost.
4. The quotation on this page is subject to change without notice, welcome to show up for detailed inquiry.
- Other tours -
* Daily Panda Breeding Center trip
* Panda Volunteer Project (pre-arrangement required)
* Daily Sichuan Opera Face Changing show
* Very cheap 'Yangtze River Cruise' ticket down to 'Three Gorges' and 'Dam'
* Hire the van to 'Leshan Giant Buddha'
* Jiuzhaigou National Park' budget tour
* 'Songpan Horse Trekking'
(3) Spacious guest rooms & traveler's lounge
While most of hostels offer limited space in the guest rooms, ''Lazybones'' exceptionally provides the most spacious rooms among all the other hostels in Chengdu for your comfort.
* Standard Twin Room: 3.85m x 3.85m
* Big/Deluxe Twin Room: 3.75m x 5.6m
* Triple Room: 3.75m x 5.6m
* Single Room: 3.2m x 3.1m
* 4-Bed Dorm: 3.3m x 3.1m
* 6-Bed Dorm: 3.75m x 5.6m
And we surely understand that the common area is essential and also the key factor that why the travelers choose to stay in hostel. The free dvd movies, free pool table, free table tennis as well as the cheap cold drinks served from hostel's little bar and cheap yummy western and Sichuan style foods served from hostel kitchen will make you happy. The atmospheric lounge is also the great place to meet travelers!
(4) Free hostel activities
Because of our frequently organized FREE hostel activities, lots of people come as guest but leave as friend ^^
* FREE trip to Chengdu's countryside (every Monday)
* FREE city bike tour (every Wednesday)
* FREE dumpling party (every Friday)
* FREE Chinese Majiang game class (every Saturday)
* Sichuan Cooking Course (everyday, reservation required)
(5) Always friendly staff
Last but no least, our always friendly staffs are always at your service. :)
Hope to see you soon,
Best regards,
Mix & his staffs @ Lazybones
★ All in one service
* Tibet permit application and all the other regular tours
* High speed ADSL internet
* Free wifi
* Book swap
* Bike rental
* Laundry service
* Western & Sichuan style foods
* Free welcome coffee
* Security locker + bed curtain (In dorms)
* No curfew
★ Quick direction
Find our hostel by yourself with metro is as easy as ''piece of cake'':
1.Come from ''North Railway Station'' - You can find metro station outside of train station, and get off at ''Luomashi'' (Exit A).
2. Come from ''Airport'' - You can take Shuttle 303, get off at terminal (close to ''Minshan Hotel''), find metro station ''Jinjiang Hotel'' (Exit C1), and get off at ''Luomashi'' (Exit A).
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free Internet Access
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Jobs Board
- Key Card Access
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pool Table
- Reading Light
- Restaurant
- Steam Room
- Swimming Pool
- Tours/Travel Desk
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Welcome to the traveler's family! More detailed direction please visit: www.chengduhostel.com/location_eng2.htm
For environmental concern, hostels in general don't provide towel, soap and any other disposable items, please bring you own or purchase at reception. (The towels are provided in private rooms)
This is a non-smoking hostel, please smoke in garden or outdoor area. Pets are prohibited.
The check-out time is before 12:00, check-in time is after 14:00, not to worry about the late check-in, we have staff on duty for 24-hour, just ring the bell at gate
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Landmark: ''Luomashi'' metro station exit ''A''. It is on the corner at the junction of ''Yangshi Street'' and ''Middle Renmin Road''.
Places in Chinese:
''Luomashi'' metro station 骡马市地铁站
''Yangshi Street'' 羊市街
Middle Renmin Road'' 人民中路
From ''North Railway Station''
-Pick-up service-
Contact hostel for pick-up service
-By taxi-
Exit train station then go straight ahead for 50 meters, you will find taxis are queuing for passengers. Ask the driver to let you at ''#16, Yangshi Street'' (羊市街16号)'' (17RMB)
-By metro- (Super easy!!!)
Exit train station and turn left to find metro entrance on square. Take Line1 and alight at ''Luomashi'' station (2RMB). Take exit A.
You will come up onto ''Yangshi Street'', the metro station is on the corner at the junction of ''Yangshi Street'' and ''Middle Renmin Road. Our hostel is diagonally opposite this metro station.
Crossing street to another side of ''Yangshi Street'', head to the right for 50 meters, our hostel will be on your left with a ''bone'' sign hung above the gate.
From ''East Railway Station''
Very few trains arrive in this brand new train station on east 3rd ring road, at moment the best way is to take taxi. (about 40 RMB).
From ''Airport''
-Pick-up service-
Contact hostel for pick-up service
-By Taxi-
Exit airport arrival lobby you will see taxis are queuing for passengers. According to the new regulation taxi driver must use meter. Ask driver to let you at ''#16, Yangshi Street'' (羊市街16号). (Approx. 40mins-1hour, about 80 RMB)
-By airport shuttle bus 303-
Exit airport arrival lobby you will find shuttle bus 303 are parking ahead of taxi queue. 10 RMB for ticket. Get off at ''Minshan Hotel'' (岷山饭店) which is on the main avenue of Chengdu-''Renmin Road South''.
Change to a taxi or take metro. If you face ''Renmin Road South'', the ''Minshan Hotel'' will be behind you, then head to the right for 50 meters you'll see ''Jinjiang Hotel'' metro station (锦江宾馆地铁站).
Alight at ''Luomashi''. Take Exit ''A''.
You will come up onto ''Yangshi Street'', the metro station is on the corner at the junction of ''Yangshi Street'' and ''Middle Renmin Road. Our hostel is diagonally opposite this metro station.
Crossing street to another side of ''Yangshi Street'', head to the right for 50 meters, our hostel will be on your left with a ''bone'' sign hung above the gate.
Located Near
Super central and convenient:
Walking distance to:
* ''Luomashi'' metro station (1 min)
* ''Tianfu Square'' and ''Mao Statue'' (8 mins)
* ''People's Park'' (15 mins)
* ''Wenshu Monastery'' (15 mins walk)
* ''Ping An Qiao Catholic Cathedral'' (5 mins walk)
* ''Wide Lane Bar & Restaurant District'' (15 mins)
* ''7-11/Carrefour/Starbucks/Pizzahut/KFC'' (5 mins)
Eateries, postal office, book store and many bus lines are close by.


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This one was found at good will but had a dollar store label on it. I don't know how new it is but who can say no to a pink elephant! Especially for a bargain!!! :) A cute little bank that will become vintage one day! But for now it is just a really cute pink elephant bank.


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The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline increased a penny last week to $3.44 per gallon, 13 cents higher than last year at this time. Prices east of the Rockies increased, while those in the West decreased. The largest increase came in the Midwest, where the average price rose four cents to $3.39 per gallon, while both the East Coast and Gulf Coast prices increased a penny, to $3.49 per gallon and $3.17 per gallon, respectively. The Rocky Mountain price is now $3.47 per gallon and the West Coast price is $3.67 per gallon, both decreases of four cents from last week.
The national average diesel fuel price increased six cents to $4.03 per gallon, seven cents higher than last year at this time. The only decrease came in the Rocky Mountain region, where the price is down less than a penny to remain at $4.06 per gallon. The largest increase came in the Midwest, where the price increased 11 cents to $4.02 per gallon. The East and Gulf Coast prices both increased four cents, to $4.09 per gallon and $3.90 per gallon, respectively. The Gulf Coast is now the only region where the price is less than $4 per gallon. Rounding out the regions, the West Coast price remains the highest in the Nation at $4.12 per gallon, an increase of two cents from last week.


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Quest For One Million Pennies
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Town councillor Sue Evans has launched a campaign to make the town look better by tidying up unsightly areas that are affecting its appearance and reputation. Coun Evans, who was mayor last year, alerted her fellow councillors to the collection of refuse bins that practically block off the top of The Brittox on Thursdays – market day – when the town is at its busiest. She told the Gazette: "This woman came up to me and took me to the top of The Brittox and I could only agree with her. These bins are put out first thing on Thursday morning but are not collected until the afternoon. The smell is terrible and it looks awful." Plastic barriers strapped to the bollards outside the Halifax, in Maryport Street, are also causing concern as they have been there such a long time.
Coun Evans said: "I was told they are there to stop people crossing the road where the cobblestones are damaged and people could trip up. But no-one can tell me how long the barriers are going to be there and when the road is likely to be fixed." Dog fouling has become epidemic in the town and all pavements are dappled with the splodges of discarded chewing gum. Wiltshire councillors Richard Gamble, Jeff Ody and Nigel Carter have brought these matters to the attention of Wiltshire Council but so far no action has been taken. After representations from Coun Gamble about the barriers in Maryport Street, divisional highways manager Peter Hanson said: "I accept that the temporary pedestrian barrier in Maryport Street has been in place for a lengthy period of time, however, to undertake remedial works would require a difficult and costly road closure, particularly as we would still have to maintain access to and from the Tesco car park. "Whilst funding is not at present available for works to the raised crossing resurfacing, patching works are required in Maryport Street generally and it is my intention to incorporate all the works in one road closure when monies allow. "The temporary barriers are in place to prevent pedestrians from crossing over the defective ramped section and to use the designated crossing point between the tactile paving. "I have recently inspected the site and this section outside the Halifax, where pedestrians should always cross, is in a safe condition." The town council has scheduled a discussion on the problem of the bins in The Brittox by its planning committee on Tuesday.


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Your horse is dead, get off it already...
No JO. Rush and Jeff are starting
I really liked that starting lineup.
We're shooting 75% and LOSING.
That's how bad our defense is.
Somebody defend the freaking perimeter!!!
For those who think the Pacers are better without JO- Watch this game and be vindicated! The proof is in the pudding. This team right now is better without JO. We will win tonight. Worst, lose a very close game.
I'm starting to lean toward this point of view.
Go Pacers!!!!
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something about flow.....
The refs make a poor call, and then pour salt in the wound by calling a tech on top of it.
THAT'S why I don't like NBA refs.
I'm just happy that Shawne Williams is getting rotation minutes.
Now if only Ike could get Murphy's minutes.
How can you not love Jeff Foster!
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I really like Jeff Foster and wish he'd play more than Murphy.
man foster is awesome! we are playing pretty good right now. Lets hope we can sustain it for 48 mins!
Foster's value will really be on display here. He just picked up his 3rd foul, and the score is tied. Murphy guarding Stoudemire should be fun to watch. I'd use Harrison first.
I'd just bypass any of our "centers" and use Williams.


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The front of your mind is likely looking out the cab of the combine and you are focused on harvesting corn or soybeans. However, in the back of your mind you are wondering about 2014 and what is in store?
Will the weather cooperate? Will corn prices be above or below $4? And will soybean prices still be strong because of more tight supplies?
All of that makes you wonder if a change is warranted in your cropping pattern. You may have moved away from continuous corn because of lower yields and serious pest issues. But will a soybean crop have the yield and price power to replace corn?
One of the answers to your questions may be found in the ratio between your corn and soybean yields. You have those numbers, but University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey used state yield numbers for Illinois, and you can used the same procedure with your farm numbers to help make your cropping plans for 2014.
What Schnitkey did was to determine the corn to soybean yield ratio over time. His Illinois numbers had a slight uptrend since 1970, and then turned upward at a higher degree since 2000, although the past three years have been at a much lower ratio, so look well back before 2010. Based on the projected 2013 yields of 165 and 47 bushels, a corn to soybean ratio would be 1:3.51. That is determined by dividing the corn yield by the soybean yield, and 165/47 = 3.51. Schnitkey says 3.51 is higher than the ratio for the prior 3 years, but lower than the prior 10 years.
Work out the yield relationships for your farm for as far back as you have yield data. It is even worth looking to crop insurance, elevator settlement sheets, and any other source you might be able to identify to get the numbers. Because of crop dynamics the ratio has changed over time. Schnitkey says his state yield ratios were 3.12 in the 1970's, 3.16 in the 1980's, and 3.18 in the 1990's. That means corn profitability has increased over time since corn yields increased at a more rapid rate than soybean yields. But he is quick to say, "Obviously, other factors impact profits, either reinforcing or mitigating the impacts of yield trends."
From 2000 to 2009 the ratio rose to 3.59, well above the long term average. Several years of high ratio years resulted from low soybean yields attributed to aphids and certain diseases that had no affect on corn yields, and occurred in years when corn yields were higher. Your yields may well reflect those same yield trends.
Schnitkey says, "From year-to-year, corn yields have been more variable than soybean yield. In years of the high corn yields, the corn-to-soybean yield ratio tended to be higher." He says in recent years when acres have shifted up or down, some of the movement can be attributed to expectations on relative corn and soybean yields. But he says that leads to the question: Is the decade of the 2000s a better representation of future relative yields or are more recent years a better representation? … remembering that 2000 to 2009 was a period of high ratios and the last three years was a period of lower ratios.
Schnitkey's answer to his rhetorical question is that the trend lines are relatively stable and will continue into the future. He says, "This implies that the relative low corn yields in 2010 through 2012 were caused by random events similar to those during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A period of above average yields will follow sometime in the future."
So what should you do for 2014? Based on his calculations of the trend, Schnitkey says, "A 2014 corn-to-soybean yield ratio can be extrapolated into 2014. This extrapolation gives a 3.43 corn-to-soybean yield ratio. This 3.43 extrapolated ratio is below the 3.59 average for the decade of the 2000s, but it is above the 3.08 average from 2010 to 2013." Keep in mind that his numbers are for the state of Illinois, but for other Corn Belt states the trend may be quite similar. And that may provide some guidance for yield prospects in the coming year. Match those with price prospects and begin your process of managing revenue risk for 2014.
Ratios between corn and soybeans have slowly changed over time, reflecting higher corn yields relative to soybean yields. However the long term trend has taken on more volatility in recent years, with a strong tendency toward corn from 2000 to 2009 and less in the past three growing seasons. But the overall trend may well remain into the future based on several decades of past history.
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A group interview for a large financial firm was held at a posh restaurant. One of the interviewers handed the wine list to a candidate and said, "Order for the table."
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After two years, he wants me back
Hi Meredith,
I dated Jimmy for only a few months and we were friends for a bit before. In our friendship and relationship we always got along well and had a lot of fun. We were crazy for each other, or so I thought. During our relationship he was struggling with depression, money, family issues, finding work, etc. I was there for him and even helped him find a job.
He met someone at work who gave him her number. The next day he broke up with me. We didn't talk for about two years. Fast forward to today and we've started talking again. He caught me up on everything that happened in those two years and it was a lot, to say the least. But he's in a better situation than before, having a job in his field, saving money, and paying off school loans. He has spoken to a therapist to help with his depression and family issues and found a good circle of friends. He confessed he still loves me and was so stupid to let the best thing in his life walk away. He's taken responsibility for all his actions and wrong doings and apologized for everything. He wants another chance.
When we were together he would talk about marriage and our future. But let's not forget he ended it. I still have feelings but I'm not sure if I should try again. I'm scared of history repeating itself. Any advice?
– Confused, Boston
I'm stuck on the fact that you only dated Jimmy for a few months. In that short time, you managed to fall in love, talk about marriage, and experience epic heartbreak. Jimmy sounds intense. That's not always a good thing.
You're more than welcome to try it again with Jimmy (you obviously want to), but please keep him in perspective. In many ways, you barely know him. You'd just be dating him to find out whether he has any potential. There shouldn't be talk of love and marriage. Keep it simple, at least for now.
Also, you wrote a lot about Jimmy in your letter, but told us very little about yourself. And it seems that when you reunited with Jimmy, all you did was talk about his issues. Perhaps that's just how you framed it, but I'm concerned that Jimmy only cares about Jimmy. You're just as important. If you don't feel like a main character in this story, please bail.
My gut tells me that Jimmy is temporary, but I understand why you want to try. Just pay attention and remember that he's just a guy who walked away after a few months. This second chance doesn't have to be so monumental.
Readers? Does Jimmy deserve another shot? Is he important? What's happening here? Help.
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Dear Carolyn: So Cousin No. 1 tells me in confidence that Cousin No. 2 had a miscarriage and asks me not to say anything to anyone, which I do not.
Fast-forward a few months, my mom finds out about Cousin No. 2's miscarriage and asks me if I knew. I say yes, but that it was told to me in confidence. Mom gets very angry and says I should have told her because she has a right to know about important things that happen in her family.
Cousin No. 1 is now pregnant and has asked me not to say anything. I know that when my mom finds out, her first question will be whether I knew, and the same thing will happen. What can I do about this?
For what it's worth, I think she sees my not telling her as her being excluded, but my cousins are like sisters to me, so I think it's normal they would share this with me and a smaller group first before telling the family at large.
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Dear Dealing: Your response, if this happens again: "When I am told something in confidence, I will not share it. Not even with you, Mom. I do understand you feel bad when you're out of the loop. Please know I treat your private information with the same care."
Save your guilt for when you harm others on purpose. Living by your moral and ethical code, and in the process upsetting someone who wishes you had handled something differently, is not the same thing.
Dear Carolyn: My daughter dated a guy in college for two years. Then they broke up. After a year and a half, he joined the Army and they started talking again. After four months, he came home and they spent five days together.
Now, not quite four months later, they are engaged and plan to marry when he comes home again in November. They want to get married so she can join him at his next assignment. Obviously, my husband and I are completely against this. We've told her our concerns that they haven't spent enough time together. Do you have any knowledge of marriages that begin like this and their chances of success?
Dear LDR: There are examples to support every possible outcome — happily ever after, imploding instantly, a promising start and a slow unraveling, growing and learning together beautifully after a rough start, on-again-off-again hell — so don't even bother to go down that road.
They've made up their minds, so trust them and love them and respect them enough as adults to bite your tongue. If it works, great; if it doesn't, they'll learn from it. You've said your piece.
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Tom Gibney's 2012 Irish National winner Lion Na Bearnai scored for the first time since his biggest success when winning the Family Fun Days At Fairyhouse Rated Chase to spark further National dreams.
Now 12, Lion Na Bearnai has struggled with injuries since his day in the sun but made a good reappearance over hurdles in November.
He showed very little over fences at Navan last month and was sent off at 14-1 in the five-runner field but jumped well for Andrew Lynch and outstayed the 6-5 favourite Competitive Edge to score by four lengths.
With a win under his belt Gibney is now dreaming of Aintree and the Crabbie's Grand National.
"I said to the lads (Lock Syndicate, owners) beforehand even though they were giving him no chance, if he jumped, he'd be there or thereabouts. That's exactly how it turned out and he loves this place," said Gibney.
"It's great to still have him and for him to still be showing that ability. He's felt good all season. We were delighted with his first run over hurdles but he was disappointing last time. He didn't jump well which isn't like him at all.
"If he hadn't run well here and was dropped a few pounds we might have thought about coming back here for the Irish National. He's in at Aintree and hopefully we'll head there."
Willie Mullins' Suntiep was a fortunate winner of the 5 Star Sunday - 6th April Beginners Chase for Ruby Walsh.
Having duelled with Si C'Etait Vrai for much of the contest he was set to come off second best but Dessie Hughes' charge took a crashing fall at the last, allowing the 4-5 favourite to come home in splendid isolation.
Mullins earmarked the four-mile National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham for the winner.
"It was very fortuitous but apart from that he jumped great. He has the four-miler written all over him," said Mullins.
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Timmy Hyde has big hopes for O Maonlai after he beat 24 rivals in the Bobbyjo Bistro Perfect Packages 2014 Maiden Hurdle.
Martin Ferris was sporting colours worn by Cheltenham hero Generosa, a smashing mare who won what is now the Pertemps Final and was third in the Coral Cup 24 hours later.
Third and just five lengths behind The Tullow Tank on his hurdling debut, O Maonlai was also not disgraced behind the smart Rathvinden last time out.
"I don't know where we'll go now, but he'll make a fine chaser one day. You'd be a little bit worried with any horse on that ground," said Hyde.
"He was a bit disappointing in Cork but to be fair I think I left him a bit short as he blew hard afterwards. He's very well bred and is from the family of a lot of good hurdlers like Gaye Brief."
Shantou Ed (10-1) continued the good run of Pat Fahy by winning the two-mile maiden hurdle under Mark Walsh.
Fahy said: "I always thought a bit of him. His first run in Listowel was a great run. In Naas he was travelling well but he slipped turning in and nearly came down. He's very laid back and does everything very quietly. He loves the soft ground."
Witness Of Fashion (7-1) gave trainer Patrick Rooney just his second ever winner in the Follow Fairyhouse On Facebook Handicap Chase - nine years after his first.
"I got my licence 10 years ago and I had a winner in my first year. We've been a long time trying for another one," said Rooney.
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An exhausting routine of soccer practices, work deadlines, and early morning wake-ups makes it understandably easy to put healthy family eating on the back burner. But as time-strapped families trade in big salads for Big Macs, it's no surprise that scales nationwide are buckling under the pressure. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than a third of American adults are obese. But the expanding-waistline epidemic impacts far more than just the quality of life among adults. A 2008 Journal of the American Medical Association report puts the number of overweight or obese children at 16 percent, with another 16 percent knocking on the door.
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