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Hog Hunting with Pit Bulls
Pit Bulls make awesome hog dogs. There are also other breeds of dogs that are used to catch wild boar. The most popular breeds of dogs that are used to hunt wild boar are the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bulldog, and the Black Mouth Cur.
Breeds of dogs that make good bay dogs are the Plott Hound, Catahoula, and Campbell Curs.
Wild hogs are considered nuisance animals because they breed year round, destroy people's land, and reduce the food supply that is needed for native wildlife. Wild boar also feed on the eggs of quail and turkey reducing their populations. Female wild hogs (called a sow) have an average litter size of 5-6 piglets per litter, however they have been known to have up to 14 piglets in a litter. Wild female hogs have about 2 litters per year. Young females do not typically have their first litter until they are over 13 months of age, though they can be sexually mature as early as 6 to 8 months of age and even earlier in some cases. The ground in a field may looked like it was churned up with a plow, but could be where wild hogs have rooted their noses into the ground looking for bugs and grubs. This destruction of land may cause erosion problems, loss of food crops and pasture land, as well as the destruction of food plots planted for other types of wildlife and animals. Because of these problems there is no closed season for hunting wild boar and few rules that regulate the hunting method.
Wild hogs are extremely intelligent, fast, and fearless. They are a good combination of tough and smart! A hog's eyesight is not very good but it's sense of smell is excellent. A wild hog can detect odors 5-7 miles away and they rely on it strongly to detect danger and search out food. Wild hogs are aggressive animals that can and will charge at you as it tries to gore you with its tusks (also known as cutters). A good catch dog can make the difference between having a successful hog hunt and leaving the woods empty handed. A catch dog has a higher risk of getting killed or seriously injured when it does not grab the hog properly or if the hunter does not get to his catch dog in time. It is a good idea not to let the pit bull loose from it's leash until you have reached your bay dogs or are very, very close. A good catch dog will grab the hog by the ear. If the catch dog grabs the hog in the wrong place such as the back leg or tail, this will increase the dog's chances of it getting gutted or gored by the hog.
It is very important to obtain a good catch dog with enough intelligence to match the hog's own high intelligence. A high prey drive, stamina, and the desire to keep going and never let go is also needed. A good hog dog also needs to have strength and athleticism, as well as a high level of loyalty and devotion to it's owner. Pit Bulls are a breed that aim to please and as a result are usually very obedient, though some pit bulls may be headstrong and CHOOSE not to listen when called off the hog. In those cases, a breakstick is needed to remove the pit bull from the hog. A pit bull's jaws do NOT lock, but they do have very strong jaws and if they don't really want to let go, a breakstick is necessary to aid in the dog's removal. The right amount of aggressiveness is also needed when hog hunting. Having a pit bull that does not get along with other hunting dogs can be a pain in the butt, but having a catch dog that does not get along with people is about as bad as it gets. Most of the time there are a group of hog hunters and whoever gets to the dogs first, may need to handle the dog so the hog can be tied up. So it is needless to say that a good catch dog MUST be well socialized with all the people who are going on the hunt.
For the safety of your dogs, you can protect them with vests and cut collars. A wide leather collar offers a good deal of protection from cuts to the neck. While a thick canvas vest protects the dog's vital areas. Dogs will still get cuts though and it's a great idea to keep a sewing kit with you or staples to repair nasty wounds. Most of our dogs have some scars on their faces from cuts... but they don't seem to care too much about it. They just love to hunt.
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Marcel (the red dog with the camera on his back in the video above) is from our dog Bullseye and Legacy from Southern Inferno Kennels. He's catching wild hogs on Nat Geo Wild's TV Show "Swampmen" with his owner Cory.
Video of hunters tying up a wild boar.
Video of hunters walking a wild boar through the woods alive.
Baydog.com has a classified ads section where you can buy small pigs to train your young pit bull puppy on.
You should introduce young pit bull puppies to small pigs that are roughly the same size that they are, in a controlled environment where they are comfortable and will not become afraid. You should arrange for the puppy to be near the hog for at least a week.
Puppies can start training after the age of 4 months old. Most pit bull puppies that have the drive necessary to hog hunt, will show that they are interested in the hog after a week or so. Once a pit bull puppy grabs a hog and hears that squeel, it becomes fun for the puppy and training becomes play.
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I have spent the last week ploughing through THREE massive books I bought on Amazon and a million websites to try and choose a university course for Rob. Obviously in a perfect world this is something he would be doing himself, but as a) I am the world's most micro-managing mother b) his future is far too important a matter to leave up to him and c) he's already overwhelmed by his school work that isn't going to happen. At some later stage I will have to trick him into agreeing to what I've decided but in the meantime I am seriously daunted. I realise now how unbelievably straightforward it was with Josie. She wanted to study History and being diligent and academic she applied to the best universities – all of which I'd heard of. Since Rob is neither diligent nor academic and has absolutely no idea what he wants to do, I am floundering around trying to find a course that he will be able to get into and which will, at some stage lead to a job that will clothe and feed him and possibly a wife and children too… it turns out there are thousands of universities out there that I've never even heard of and the choice of courses is mind boggling – you can even 'study' Outdoor Adventure Management , which seems to be three years of kayaking. No doubt excellent fun, but perhaps ultimately limited in career prospects. There are also masses of worthy sounding courses – major red flag, things like 'Inclusive Education'. Bet they're full of utter drivel like the course I was obliged to take for my VOLUNTEER work teaching literacy to ex-cons where we were given absolutely NO useful information but had to sit through lectures where we were told that phrases like 'Disabled Toilet' might somehow, somewhere offend someone and weren't to be used. Anyway, I suppose in the morass I'll find SOMETHING and given that he's no worse than most teenage boys, I suppose he'll emerge from all this at some point as an employable adult. I know you have to hold your nerve with boys but it's definitely a white-knuckle ride.

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It would be a good way to collect a few things, I have a heap of Inflight Magazines so I might be able to collect a few more.
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O know this is a long-shot but I'm clueless here. I'm running several computer simulations on High Performance Computation cluster (HPC) of oracale grid engine (sge). A single job runs at a certain speed (roughly 80 steps per second) when I add jobs to the machine, at a certain treshhold, the speed is recuded by two. On one machine (I don't know the cpu kind) the treshold is 11 jobs for 16 cpu's. On another one with the same number and kind of cpu's , the treshold is 8.
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ORA_ROWSCN for capturing row level changesSubmitted by pete91z on Fri, 2009-01-02 07:50
I've been working on way to capture changed rows using ora_rowscn for part of an ETL routine. Here are some details of what I've tested and found.
By default, the ora_rowscn pseudo column reports the scn at block level. This means that rows sharing the same block will have the same ora_rowscn, and if one row were to be changed, then scn would be altered for both blocks.


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Amongst the release date announcements at today's Nintendo Conference was a new game from the world of Mario; Mario Tennis.
The game will draw inspiration from it's Wii and GameCube counterparts and feature all the characters we all know and love – Mario, Bowser, Peach, Luigi, Toads, etc. Not much information was released other than it'll come out sometime in 2012.
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The Cape on the Corner revamped their garage wall. I'm loving those geometric wall planters.
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After two weeks in Italy eating handmade pasta from my relatives, fresh-made pasta in restaurants, and taking a pasta class at Il Paluffo in Chianti Colli Fiorentini with the famed Wilma (most of the restaurants in the area get their pasta from her), I am definitely inspired to dust off my old Ampia machine and crank out some pasta at home. Here are places in SF where you can take pasta-making classes, and on the nights when you're too busy to bust out some pappardelle, here's where to score freshly made pasta too.
10 of the Best Places to Eat Pasta in San Francisco
There's nothing that satisfies like a really beautiful bowl of piping hot pasta.
Five New Culinary Skills to Master in the New Year
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With all the Italian restaurants continuing to open in San Francisco, I've been talking shop with some of the city's best chefs. Particularly, about dried pasta.
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Yummy winter potatoe dish
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Hi everyone,
Thought you might appreciate this recipe because it takes almost no time, costs almost nothing and it tastes yum (I think).
*First get yourself a bag of potatoes
Get good ones, not the ones that have been suffocating in a plastic bag, get the ones that cuddle eachother in a net.
*Ripe tomatoes
*Salt, pepper, rosemary, fennel, piment, curry and/or any other spice you like
- Cook armful of potatoes till soft
I added pepper corns, salt, kruidnagel (dunno the English word) to the water
- Throw them in an oven tray
- Wipe the mess off your nose
- Add chopped tomatoes, rosemary and other spices I mentioned
- Olive oil and nubs of butter
- Maybe add some speklapjes (dunno the English word again sorry) you baked and chopped into little pieces
- Put in the oven 45 min/200 degrees
Yum with mayonaise.
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ARDMORE, Pa. - Cal's trio of golfers Max Homa, Michael Kim and Michael Weaver from its historic 2012-13 team participating in the U.S. Open as amateurs played practice rounds at the Merion Golf Club's East Course on Tuesday, each with an impressive set of pro golfers.
Homa played with Russell Henley and Jordan Spieth, while Kim's partners were K.J. Choi, Padraig Harrington and John Huh. Weaver teed it up with Bill Haas, Kyle Stanley and Nick Watney.
Their practice-round playing partners have combined to win 25 PGA TOUR events and career earnings of just over $97 million.
All three Cal players agreed they would make the most of this opportunity to play with the best golfers in the world.
"We all agreed that we can play with each other any time we want, and we do that half the school year all the time," Kim said. "We're going to play with the pros [here at the U.S. Open], and we're all fine with that."
"It was cool," Kim added. "I was pretty nervous on the first tee playing with guys that I have watched growing up. They're obviously unbelievable players. It is cool to be playing in the same tournament they are and in the same group with them today [in a practice round]. It was awesome."
"It was a blast to tee it up with the pros in front of so many fans," Homa said.
All three will play practice rounds again Wednesday before beginning the 2013 U.S. Open on Thursday.
Kim will be the first Cal player to get underway at 8:24 a.m. ET/5:24 a.m. PT, teeing off from the first hole along with Shawn Stefani and Nicholas Thompson.
Weaver will start from the 11th hole Thursday at 1:29 p.m. ET/10:29 a.m. PT. He will play with Michael Thompson and Casey Wittenberg.
Homa begins from the first hole Thursday at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT. He will play with Russell Knox and Matt Bettencourt.
All groups will play together again Friday.
Weaver's group will be the first off from the first hole at 7:29 a.m. ET/4:29 a.m. PT. Homa's threesome will start from the 11th hole at 8:50 a.m. ET/5:50 a.m. PT, while Kim's group starts from the 11th hole at 2:24 p.m. ET/11:24 a.m. ET.
The pairings and tee times for Saturday's third round are announced after the cut following the completion of second-round action Friday.
Homa and Kim earned spots in the 2013 U.S. Open during sectional qualifying, while Weaver received an exemption by finishing as the 2012 U.S. Amateur runner-up.
The three are believed to represent the first time three players off the same collegiate team will play in the same U.S. Open.
Each member of the trio was instrumental in Cal's 2012-13 season when the Bears won 12 of 14 stroke-play tournaments to set a modern-era NCAA single-season win record previously established with the 10 victories recorded by the 1985-86 Oklahoma State team. Cal was ranked No. 1 in the final 2012-13 team rankings by both Golfweek and Golfstat despite losing to Illinois in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship.


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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) - Russellville police say they have spoken to the two women wanted for an alleged cancer fundraising scam.
Police say the two women were identified Sept. 28 with help from the community. The two women, from another state, voluntarily went to police Sept. 30 and gave statements to officers.
They say they were raising money for a similar cause out of another state.
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SMC Won't Install
I posted on the official Sansa forums about this problem, and have seen someone else do so, but neither thread has gained any responses. Do here's a shot in the dark, hoping someone might know how to fix this.
I had SMC working on my system. I was running Vista Home Premium, SP1. I had to do a system recovery, including a complete reinstall of the OS. I've applied all updates, and I have Quicktime. Otherwise, it is a completely clean installtion of Windows. When I attempt to install SMC, it gets past "unpacking" with its logo, and gives me this series of errors:
Even if the Fuze's video support isn't the best, I'd like to take advantage of it. Can anyone help me figure out what is wrong with SMC, my computer, or how to put my videos on the Fuze without using SMC? Apparently it is possible with the Rhapsody software, but do I have to be a Rhapsody member to use it?
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As far as getting media on your player no you don't NEED Rhapsody as far as music goes. Any mp3, ogg, flac, wma music file is compatible with the Fuze. Video on the other hand is another story. Yes Sandisk does include SMC when you buy the Fuze but in order to get video on your player you need to do an 'initial' conversion to get your video into a format that SMC 'likes'. There are lots of ways to do this but the one that I like is converting the video file first to .mov, then putting the file into SMC for conversion to the Fuze itself. Long winded I know but it's really the only way to get decent video on your player. It will be easier for you because you already have Quicktime installed on your computer. Google the free INTERNET VIDEO CONVERTER. It's one of the easier softwares to use for the initial conversion. Unfortunately at this time all roads to video on your Fuze lead to SMC Rachel...sorry. You NEED it to get video on your player. Hopefully that will change in subsequent firmware updates.
You should really get to know the Fuze manual Rachel. It has answers to alot of your questions. Here's a link...
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As for the rest, thank you for your reply, but I have music working just fine on my Fuze and enjoy it greatly, and I am aware of the fiddly bits about actually using the SMC. And I actually read the manual before even getting my Fuze so I knew what I'd be in for. XD
I'd be fine if I could get the silly thing to install. :-\
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Making my one last comment on your problem...probably..:-), you said that you had to do a complete reinstall of your OS?. Before you did that reinstall did you do any hardware modifications to your computer like changing any cards, ram etc..?. Reason for my asking, because this actually happened to me some years ago on one of my earlier computers, that I had a heck of a time installing a version of Windows. It kept crashing and could never get a good installation...the proverbial 'blue screens of death' etc.
Anyway, through alot of troubleshooting, it turns out that the ram was the problem. Just by switching positions of the ram sticks I was able to install and use Windows again. I know it sounds crazy but after that episode, I take nothing for granted now.
I would, just to be on the safe side, do a thorough check of my computer just to make sure that all components are 'seated' properly etc. After that and you still have problems..??. Maybe hire a priest to do an exorcism on your computer...lol
Again, just a thought. Is funny though that everything else on your computer works except SMC?. Maybe you had a bad download..?. Try downloading it again. Are you running Vista as an admin or client user?. Just some questions I would be asking myself.
Hope your able to fix your problem Rachel!
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Road Journals Blog—My sister's in-laws have a lovely summer cabin in Charlevoix, Michigan. The first time I visited, I was delighted to discover dozens of fanciful houses in town, dubbed "mushroom houses, [2]" designed by local architect Earl A. Young [3] in the 1920s. The houses resemble fairy-tale cottages, with undulating roof lines, turrets that look like witches' hats, and quaint casement windows.
Some really do look like stone mushrooms.
Carmel, California [5], I discovered to my surprise on my first visit, has its own fanciful storybook cottages [6], built around the same time as Charlevoix's, and in very similar spirit.
Carmel's cottages were designed by Hugh Comstock, who came to town in 1924 and met and married Mayotta Browne, a woman who had a successful business making and selling rag-and-felt dolls, called "Otsy-Totsys [7]." Although Comstock was neither a builder nor an architect, he set out to create a showroom where his wife could showcase her dolls.
The little cottage, on Carmel's main street, was straight out of a children's book. (Comstock made a point of never using a level or straight edge in designing his homes.) Indeed, his creation was inspired by the drawings of Arthur Rackham, a British children's book illustrator.
Comstock's cottage was so popular that residents asked him to build more. He went on to design the Pine Inn [8], which still welcomes guests on Carmel's main street. Twenty-one of his original buildings in town still remain.
An easy walking tour will take you past half of dozen of Comstock's charming cottages and commercial buildings. One now houses a small lunch spot. Another, appropriately enough, is a candy shop.
Why did a craze for fairy tale cottages sweep Charlevoix, Michigan and Carmel, California at roughly the same time? I have no idea. If there are any architectural historians out there who do, I'm anxious to hear from them. Perhaps there are other examples in other towns around the country. I'd be anxious to hear about them, as well.
Peter Jaret wrote about Carmel [9], Monterey [10], and Pebble Beach [11] for VIAmagazine in February, 2011.
This blog post was first published in March 2011. Some facts may have aged gracelessly. Please call ahead to verify information.


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Diary of a Twins Doctor Appointment.
Having twins is lots of fun (okay, not really, but I wanted to start on a positive note) –except when you have to take them both to the pediatrician. And even more especially when you're trying to avoid Swine Flu like the plague (so to speak). About the last place you want to be is ground zero –and by that I don't mean Mexico, I mean the inside of any health care facility. Today was a "well baby" check up. I put "well baby" in quotes because rarely, if ever, are both babies well at the same time and today was no exception. Both of them have a mild cold but I couldn't let that stop me from taking them in or they'd never go. When you have three kids, one of whom is in preschool, there is pretty much zero chance of all family members being healthy at the same time ever. I see my pediatrician more than I see my husband. Luckily he's a really great guy who knows how to work slacks and a tie like nobody's business. But I digress (I blame the sleep deprivation). Today's appointment was for 11:30 which for 17-month olds is not exactly the golden hour. They nap at approximately 12:30 give or take four hours so I knew they'd be cranky by the end.
11:10 – I load the babies into the car and manage to remember to grab an extra diaper for each and some Pediasure for only one. A sad straw cup of apple juice/water is left behind on the kitchen counter. It will be sorely missed.
11:20 – I begin unloading my precious cargo in the pediatrician's parking lot.
11:40 – I struggle my way into the door of the actual office, sweat trickling down my brow, having repeatedly dropped and retrieved approximately forty-five items on the way in- including but not limited to the babies' up-until-now clean taggy blankets.
11:55 – we're called into the office where I must strip both babies for the weigh-in. As I've mentioned, I always get nervous for Sadie's weight results and today she manages to lose an ounce from her last weight check with her nutritionist. But hey, different scales right? Mattie, on the other hand, is only five pounds from needing to use the adult scale. She's more like livestock than a baby –a fact that seems to make everyone involved very cheery.
12:10 – The doctor comes in to chat. All is fine for a few moments until Sadie squirms out of my arms and insists on crawling around on the floor of the doctor's office which I'm sure would test positive for about fourteen different strains of influenza including Swine Flu in a heartbeat. I chase her around while simultaneously trying to make Matilda keep her diaper on. This goes on for what seems like an hour.
12:15 – It is pronounced that Sadie needs speech therapy. This I know. The doctor also tells me I shouldn't worry about her because she's growing and developing at her own special pace. Too late.
lol that hilarious but the same thing i go through at the docs office with four kids..not so funny when ur going through it
I have a sick 2.5 year old and teething 10 month old twins. Thank you for making me laugh today.
I have 33 month old twin girls. I have one that is developing at her own rate - consistently 4 months behind her sister with every milestone. She started 2 days/week of speech therapy at 18 months. SERIOUSLY, don't worry. She talks up a storm now and even knows the fine art of whining. Sadie will be fine.
Thank you ... no one I know understands how impossible it is to go to the doctor with twins! Especially at this age! My boys are just now 2, and thankfully my husband is able to go with me to the doctor's office, but the last time we went the doctor split us up because they were both screaming so badly. This is exactly what it feels like though!


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October 10, 2008
Good Morning:
I have some exciting news about a partnership Tulane University recently formed with The Posse Foundation that promises (along with our increasing recruiting efforts in Louisiana high schools) to enhance the diversity and quality of our undergraduate student body.
The Posse Foundation was founded in 1989 after a young educator named Deborah Bial was told by a student that he would never have dropped out of college if he had had his "posse" with him. Bial recognized in that remark the fact that capable students from multicultural backgrounds can often become adrift at the university level when they lose the social networks that sustained them during their adolescence and they find themselves in an environment with little opportunity for interaction.
So Bial formed the Posse Foundation to identify, recruit and train dynamic urban public high school students and send them to elite colleges and universities in multicultural teams or "posses." Posse Scholars are awarded scholarships from Posse partner colleges and universities.
So far the foundation has placed nearly 2,000 students at 28 schools such as Brandeis University, Vanderbilt University, Carleton College, Middlebury College, Oberlin College and other highly sought-after institutions. Each Posse team undergoes an intensive eight month Pre-Collegiate Training Program, which obviously works. Posse Scholars are currently graduating at a rate of more than 90 percent, well above the national average.
The Posse program is a win-win for everyone. Universities benefit from having a larger pool of top students from diverse backgrounds. Posse Scholars benefit by receiving an education at some of the nation's best schools and society benefits by more cross-cultural communication and increased diversity among tomorrow's leaders.
Tulane will welcome its first set of Posse Scholars in the fall of 2009. The Posse Foundation requires that partner universities select their Posse Scholars from outside their geographic area. Our first set of between 10 and 12 Posse Scholars will come from the Los Angeles area. I can't wait for you to meet them.
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Cities Feel the Pinch
WASHINGTON, D.C. - One in three American cities reported their local economy, municipal revenues and public confidence hit the doldrums since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, while public-safety spending was up.
The results are part of a survey of 401 cities conducted by the National League of Cities (NLC) in early October.
In cities and towns of all sizes, 41 percent said their economies had weakened; 31 percent said municipal revenues had decreased; 28 percent said public confidence is down; and 31 percent said public-safety spending increased.
In cities with populations of 100,000 or more, 59 percent said their economies had weakened; 50 percent said municipal revenues had decreased; 36 percent said public confidence is down; and 54 percent said public-safety spending increased.
Among all cities, 29 percent said they had lost public-safety personnel to the National Guard or reserves.
To help defray increased costs of public safety, 22 percent of all cities and 40 percent of larger cities say they will ask for assistance from federal or state governments.
Among all cities, only 14 percent said they feel their cities are at high or moderate risk for terrorism, but more said their cities face the risk of layoffs and unemployment (37 percent) and business shutdowns (31 percent). Among larger cities, 44 percent said they felt they are at risk for terrorism, but 59 percent said they are at risk for both unemployment and business shutdowns.
In addition to updating emergency response plans, most cities reported that they have begun or plan to increase security by improving cooperation and coordination among different government bodies as well as within governments. Among larger cities, 83 percent said they will increase interdepartmental cooperation; 79 percent said they will increase intergovernmental cooperation; and 74 percent plan to improve coordination with public health and medical facilities. -National League of Cities
U.S. Gets High Score
LONDON - The World Markets Research Centre (WMRC) released the first "Global E-Government Survey" in late October to attempt to gauge which countries make the best use of electronic government
According to the survey, the United States took top honors, with a score of 52.7. The WMRC said it created a zero- to 100-point e-government index and applied it to each nation's Web sites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals and number of online services.
The WMRC said the 52.7 score means every U.S. Web site analyzed had slightly more than half the features important for information availability, citizen access, portal access and service delivery.
The researchers analyzed 2,288 government Web sites in 196 nations, but found that, worldwide, e-government is falling short of its true potential. Some highlights of the survey include:
- Only 6 percent of the Web sites analyzed have links to a government portal.
- Worldwide, only 2 percent of government Web sites have some form of disability access.
- Six percent provide users with visible privacy policies.
- Only 33 percent of government Web sites are searchable, which limits the ability of ordinary citizens to find relevant information quickly.
- Of all the sites surveyed, only 8 percent offered services that are fully executable online.
The study's authors noted that e-government is a growing and relatively new phenomenon, which explains why service offerings are still limited. Overall, the study said, governments are obviously aware of the benefits of e-government and are taking steps to use the Internet to reach out to citizens.
"One of the weaknesses of many national Web sites has been their inconsistency in terms of design features," the study said. "Government agencies guard their autonomy very carefully, and it has taken a while to get agencies to work together to make the tasks of citizens easier to undertake."
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Cambridge harness racing trainer-driver Nicky Chilcott says amino acids bought for a friend and hopes charges will 'die an ugly death'.
Charged with illegally importing performance-enhancing drugs, Chilcott says the case is "a big misunderstanding".
Chilcott appeared in the Hamilton Districh Court on Wednesday (December 5), where she admitted knowingly attempting to import the agricultural compounds amino forte and amino lite.
" I swear I did nothing wrong except buy electrolites for a friend. This is a load of bullshit," Chilcott told Harnesslink.
The 41-year-old harness racing trainer pleaded not guilty to two other charges of attempting to import a number of other agricultural compounds used in the equine industry and five charges of breaching the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997.
Chilcott's lawyer, Warren Scotter, said her appearance before the court was the result of a misunderstanding.
He said the amino acids were bought for a friend, although she does use the New Zealand equivalent of the products.
"These are the animal equivalent of Lucozade widely used in Australia and bought over the counter," he said.
The prosecution said Chilcott was stopped in March at Christchurch International Airport, where she was found with the compounds in her luggage.
Among them were allegedly performance-enhancing drugs outlawed in the local racing industry.
Chilcott has pleaded not guilty to attempting to import these drugs.
Mike Godber, general manager of the Harness Racing Integrity Unit, confirmed both drugs were prohibited, but said he could not comment on Chilcott's court appearance or whether she would be subject to further investigation.
He confirmed, though, that she was to face the industry's Judicial Control Authority after one of her horses, Precious Mach, tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol following a win at Alexandra Park in April.
He said Chilcott had not had her licence revoked and was free to continue training and racing horses unless the authority ruled otherwise.
Grant Fletcher, the Ministry for Primary Industry's senior regional prosecutor for Canterbury and Westland, said the case was very unusual and was the first prosecution of its type it had taken.
Community magistrate Kathryn Wilson remanded Chilcott on bail to reappear for a status hearing and sentencing on February 1.
Outside the court, Chilcott said she had never used the compounds on any of her horses, nor would she ever.
"It is a big misunderstanding," she said. "Hopefully it will be cleared up and these charges will die an ugly death."
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The city is yours. We invite you to a clean, neat and well-designed studio in a walk up building with no elevator with a private, full bath and a fully, equipped granite kitchen. The suite can sleep 2-3 people. The unit cannot sleep more than 3 persons. Free wifi. Minimum stay during non-holiday periods is three (3) Nights. It is a fabulous area inside the Flower District, just down the road from the Highline, walking distance to Times Square,. NYC is at your fingertips with the subway, Penn Station and Grand Central Station moments away.
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Este apartamento tiene una ubicacion excelente pero estaba sucio. No nos convenció por este motivo.
It's a small studio good located. Smaller -only one room, kitchen included- but enough for a couple for few days. By night, noise of the refrigerator will care your dreams, with "solos" from the pipes and the continuous melody coming from external air conditioned machines, coming from other buildings.
Appartamento inadatto al soggiorno di 4 persone adulte in quanto uno dei due letti è di una piazza e mezzo. La cucina è sprovvista: di pentole decenti, di una semplice macchina per il caffè o di un bollitore. E' molto sporco: sotto i letti, le tendine , la cucina e le lenzuola erano macchiate.
La consegna delle chiavi è stata precisa e regolare e la posizione è ottima.
This was a great place to stay! The studio was a perfect size for three people (a bigger room than if we had stayed in a hotel), and we had everything we needed while we were there (we didn't spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but for very basic cooking it was fine). The location is the best thing about it - we were able to walk up to the Theatre District and over to Chelsea, and it was close to all the subways to get anywhere else.
We were extremely happy with our stay there!
The perfect studio to stay in in Manhattan.
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Posted by: Matt Shanahan
Any publisher faces price limits on what they can charge advertisers for impressions and/or visitors for access. Each of these revenue streams is also limited by the maximum potential size of their audience. Part of my investigation into RPV, is to understand how RPV affects business decisions.
Between their investor fact sheet and press releases, TheStreet.com provides good insight into their business model. The content provides information about uniques, breakdown of revenue, expenses, and more. So it seemed perfect to delve into the question about revenue per visitor (RPV) versus number of unique visitors (uniques) to achieve profitability.
As of the close of Q2 2010, the 6-month revenue for TheStreet.com was $28.1M generated from an audience of 4.1M monthly uniques. During that time, their operating expenses were $28.9M comprised of "cost of services," "sales & marketing," and "general & administrative."
The business model is running about breakeven. At the current run-rate, their RPV is $13.70/visitor/year. The RPV composition is 69% premium services (subscription) and 31% marketing services (ads).
So is it viable for TheStreet.com to be breakeven on 100% ad revenue?
If TheStreet.com had tried to be 100% ad revenue, they would have required an additional $19.5M in ad revenue to breakeven. Given that 4.1M audience members generated $8.6M in ad revenue (i.e., $4.20 ad RPV), breakeven would require an incremental 9.3M audience members at the existing CPM. So the basic answer is 13.4M uniques would be required. However, 13.4M uniques is not likely to be enough.
In their investor fact sheet, TheStreet.com points out that they are able to garner premium CPMs because of the quality of their audience. Assuming 20% price erosion on the CPM in a 100% ad revenue model, the total audience size would need to be 16.1M (1.2 * (4.1M+9.3M)).
So a key decision in going to a 100% ad revenue would be whether the 16.1M audience size is achievable and sustainable. What is the demographic that makes up 16.1M uniques? What percentage of the total population does 16.1M represent? What competition will the publisher be facing for those individuals? What percentage can the publisher win? Is it better to segment down and focus on a niche with a higher RPV?
Of note, I have not found any publishers achieving profitability under $5 RPV, but I am still looking.


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In article <1074875099.100517_at_yasure>, Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:
>Your point is well made. And in the extreme situation you would be
>correct. But in the case of what we are discussing here ... certainly we
>are not talking about a skill as widespread as VB or .NET because
>Microsoft is, after all, the world's largest software house.
>But we are talking about software made by the second largest on the
>planet. Not the 10th or 100th ... the 2nd largest. It is core technology
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>My point being your argument is valid only if taken to the extreme. And
>at that extreme I would agree with you.
I'm not sure why my argument must already be at some "extreme" to be valid. Simply do a Monster.com search for "oracle forms" jobs vs. ".NET" jobs. It's better than 6 to 1 today in favor of .NET. And just because Forms is not dead yet doesn't mean that it's not headed that way. Maybe you're right, maybe not... one can only put oneself in the minds of IT managers and watch the trends. Right now, IMHO, I feel the trend is moving away from Oracle Forms, while .NET is gaining momentum. Your opinion is different, I guess. Received on Mon Jan 26 2004 - 08:23:39 CST
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Strapless toys for Furry/Yiffy cosplay (and other fun)
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I'm sure all the furries here will love this idea. I got the idea while I was browsing the forum because of all the furries here, and because I'm into pegging (women doing men with a strapon) and have been thinking about getting a "strapless" strapon for just such occasions. I'm not into dressing furry myself but I love furry art, especially the dickgirl/futanari furries. A strapless strapon, fyi, is sort of a double-dong dildo with a retention bulb for the vagina/anus (usually placed to hit the G-spot/prostrate) of the wearer, or Top, on a curved 'neck' leading to the main dildo to be used on the Bottom.
Here are some links to the 3 examples of these that I'm aware of - The Feeldoe, The Nexus, and The Share XL.
They all have variations, but frankly, I'm a size freak (even though I can't take anything wider than 3") and even the biggest versions of these don't excite me much. (although, the ridges on that Share XL make me drool) So, as I was looking at the 'Suggestions' threads here and thinking about yiffy play, I thought "Hey! Zeta could do it!".
And then I thought that there could also be one made for the guys to wear over their penis & balls, like a PPA, and could also serve as a masturbation sleeve. And either of them could be worn with furry costumes, with holes cut out in the appropriate spots, without an annoying and chafing harness showing. And, done with balls and the natural coloring, the visual effect would be spot on.
So I whipped up a couple of rough images to illustrate the ideas and they're attached below. I based them on the Akita since it's a model that's already thick enough to have room inside for a human penis, although I suggest a smaller knot so that these are usable by more people for tying play, and a great number of furries are canines. Of course, these can also be made in equine, feline, etc., etc.. You could call them "The Yiffy Line". ;D
The pictures are pretty self-explanatory and I include text on them about various features and ideas. But I forgot to mention something about the guys model. It may be obvious, but I'll mention it just to be sure it's clear. The guys version should be molded in a contracted state, along the shaft (including the knot) where the tube is on the inside, so that it expands to the normal size when an erect penis of average girth is inserted.
The idea for the internal slanted ribbing is kind of like the inverse of the ridges on that Share XL dildo, for stimulation during solo or partnered play. I guess the tube should be about 7.5 or 8 inches long from the very back of the toy for those of us more blessed than most. (I'm 6.5" max along the top on a good day) The back of the guys version would have a hole to insert the penis and balls through which will behave as an erection ring and hold the toy in place without a harness, about 1.5" in diameter, I guess, since the silicone will stretch. (I just learned recently that my size for a metal cockring, behind the balls, is 2" inside diameter) Or maybe that could be a custom choice for smaller or larger guys. Note: Metal cockrings have to be put on while soft but this would probably be easier to slide on while erect, popping the balls through while stretching the hole open. The men's version could also be used like a regular Zeta toy with an average sized human-style dildo plugging the tube. Maybe Brown Bear could make one for his human line that will plug it perfectly.
OK, enough already. The pics explain the rest.
BTW, BB, I'm unemployed at the moment but once I have a good job again I would definitely be willing to do that investment/preorder deal on these models. I'd love to have (both the guy & gal versions of) these in a canine & a (2.5" dia. flare & ring, 10" long) equine. Also dragon, gryphon, and maybe a tiger without the bend. (Does that seem greedy? LOL) Thanks for taking our suggestions, BB. :)
OMG! Now I've thought up a futanari version!
For those that don't know, a futanari or futa, is a hermaphrodite, having a penis (or a really big clit) and a vagina with no balls.
So, now imagine the gal's Yiffy without the balls and having a vaginal opening with a penis tube like the guy's Yiffy. And now she can be done whilst doing someone else. Great for 3-way play! Woohoo!
And, come to think of it, that vaginal part without the external penis could be the design for the 'female parts' masturbator that was being discussed.
I think it sounds neat, but some of us might have a bit of trouble fitting into it :P The female versions(for pegging) sound awesome, though, but I wonder how large of an order base they'd have. I suppose you could remove most of the base in the design, and use the female portion as a handle so it could be used for solo play as well...?
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I think it sounds neat, but some of us might have a bit of trouble fitting into it :P The female versions(for pegging) sound awesome, though, but I wonder how large of an order base they'd have. I suppose you could remove most of the base in the design, and use the female portion as a handle so it could be used for solo play as well...?
Well, I was shooting for 'one size fits most'. Even I am above average, according to the Kinsey Institute, and I still thought to suggest more room. Maybe BB could offer a bigger model (although think about how big the outside would be) or an option for a longer tube. I had also thought about one that's an open ended tube (like a 'Thick-Ur-Dick' PPA) that ends with the knot leaving your penis sticking out the front. After all, if you're hung like a horse, all you'd really need is the knot to become a Great Dane. LOL
And, I bet more people would order these than order Thor, especially if we spread the word in the Furry communities. This would be a dream come true for a lot of Yiffies.
There are reasons to keep the base. 1: Visual reasons. It would have the texture of the sheath and pelvis like the other natural models already do and the natural coloring would complete the effect. 2: It would provide a little more rigidity to keep it from flopping forward, because this will have more weight on it than those human shaped models I mentioned, especially with a knot or the equine's girth and length. And, if you remove it, you're just making a double-dong which has been proposed already. 3: A flange for when you do want to give it some extra support with a harness or by wearing under clothing (furry costume or crotchless panties) with the penis sticking through an opening. 4: A possible legal reason I was going to raise to BB if he liked this idea. Mia Kain, the inventor of the Feeldoe, has patents on it in the U.S.. On the main patent, she specifically denotes, that as requirement of the design, hers LACKS a flange. Anything that would distinguish BB's from hers will prevent any infringement issues, although after visiting the Feeldoe website I believe that she's more concerned about people selling knockoffs of the Feeldoe while claiming it is a Feeldoe. That is specifically mentioned. However, a little research of her other patents to make sure she didn't cover variations that would be used in the 'Yiffy' toy would be prudent. Here's a search result link - http://www.freepatentsonline.com/result.html?query_txt=Kain%2C+Melissa+Mia&sort=relevance&srch=top&search=
@BB, I know you're worried about copying stuff and the inflatable knot may be one thing, (although those guys can't say that invented inflatable sextoys, can they?) but I think you could do this one because it's so different. And, I bet you could even contact Mia Kain and ask her if she'd give you grief if you sold a strapless dildo that was quite different from hers and I bet she wouldn't.
Wasn't aware of the specifics of the Feeldoe patent. That alone is a fantastic reason to keep the base, and the others make sense, too. Yes, Thor is certainly a niche market; I was speaking as to the fact that, relatively, there seem to be fewer women into furry than men who are willing to take it up the butt... not that that's the only use for it, certainly.
I agree about the size of the available strapless strap-ons. I was considering trying one with a silicone width/length extension sheath on it, thought that might be a better time.
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College to Host Program in Honor of MLK Jr Day
URBANA, Ohio (January 18, 2011) - In observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Urbana University College and the Association of Social and Behavioral Sciences invite the public to a presentation by Ray Miller, president of the Center for Urban Progress, entitled, "Social Justice Through the Legislative Process – Is the Legacy of the Dream Being Fulfilled?" on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sara Landess Room on the main level of the University Student Center. There is no charge. The building is handicap accessible.
Mr. Ray Miller is an entrepreneur, political strategist, and an engaged community leader. Besides being the president of the Center for Urbana Progress, he is also head of Ray Miller Enterprises, and publisher of The Columbus African American news journal. Mr. Miller firmly believes that "one should never allow their greatest accomplishment to become their highest achievement in life." Accordingly, he has entered the newspaper businesses with a passion and zeal to transform the way in which the media impacts urban communities.
For 24 years, Miller served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly; first as a state representative in the Ohio House of Representatives and eight years as a state senator where he was elected by his colleagues to be the Minority Whip and Minority Leader.
During his tenure in the Ohio General Assembly, he was the chief sponsor of some of the most significant healthcare, human services, and education legislation ever enacted in the State of Ohio. Such legislation included the creation of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Act of 1988, and the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. He is known as the "Father of Head Start Funding" in Ohio because of his sponsorship of legislation that established the nation's first state-level funding for the Head Start Program.
At the national level, Mr. Miller served on the White House staff as Deputy Assistant to President Jimmy Carter. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Director of Legislation for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and vice president of Minority Affairs for Columbus State Community College.
Miller established the Center for Urban Progress which partners with the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center of the Ohio State University to conduct the "Ray Miller Institute for Change and Leadership." The Institute utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach for the teaching of essential leadership skills and attributes to African-Americans who aspire to be change agents within their communities. In addition, the Center focuses on issues of family stability, health disparities, and economic development.
A graduate of Columbus East High, Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Arts degree in public administration from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the Second Baptist church and a life member of the NAACP and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Miller was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of Central State University and the Board of Directors for the Ohio Minority Development Finance Advisory Board.
For more information on this program, contact Dr. Alice Siddle, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at 937-484-1236.


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By Harry Bormann, MaxYield Cooperative® Grain Team Leader
Just because you get your check or other form of payment for your soybeans from the elevator doesn't necessarily mean we're your end-use customer. Elevators don't set the price for your soybeans – supply, demand, quality and transportation economics handle that. Animal agriculture will make up the demand portion of that equation, and the more soybeans that are used as animal feed, the better the prices you'll get from your elevator.
For example, soybeans grown in MaxYield Cooperative's trade territory in northern Iowa tend to stay pretty close to home, at least in the early part of their journey. Trucks transported 80 percent of the soybeans that came through our elevators in 2010 to local soybean processing plants within a 50-mile radius of MaxYield's locations.
Most of the remaining 20 percent was shipped by rail before being exported. A majority of these soybeans went through the port of New Orleans on their way to buyers in Asia.
While the locally shipped soybeans are processed into a number of products,AGP, the processor that receives most of these soybeans, relies on them to make three main products, says Greg Twist, its senior vice president. These include:
• Soybean meal, which is the main protein source in most livestock rations, particularly for hogs and poultry, because it is balanced in amino acids. AGP also further processes soybean meal into Amino Plus, an all-natural, soybean-based bypass protein used in the dairy industry.
• Soybean oil, which is used in a host of food products, from margarines to salad dressings, and is also used to cook fried foods. Soybean oil can also be used as base stock for biodiesel production, which AGP also produces.
• Soybean hulls, which offer a fiber source in livestock feeds.
My colleague, Rick Abrahamson, who serves as MaxYield's grain accounting and compliance leader, says soy processors in this area of the country offer monetary incentives for both oil and protein content. On loads shipped to local AGP processing facilities, elevators and farmers earn a 2-cent-per-bushel oilcontent premium starting at 19.5 percent. A 3-cent protein-content premium begins at 37 percent protein.
Collecting the protein premium is difficult, though, as not only do the loads have to average at least 37 percent protein, they also must contain a minimum of 19.5 percent oil. That doesn't happen very often. Most loads delivered in 2011 directly by area farmers and by the cooperative are earning at least the minimum oil-content premium.
Knowing your end users and their needs makes for greater profit potential and a brighter future for all of us: U.S. soybean farmers, elevators and processors, and the important animal ag sector. MaxYield Cooperative is a farmerowned agricultural cooperative with 18 locations in Iowa and one in Riga, Mich. It is headquartered in West Bend, Iowa.
More information about the cooperative can be found online at www.MaxYieldCooperative.com.


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Tuna Patties
A fast and flavorful way to use the tuna in your cupboard.
- 2- 6 oz. cans water packed tuna, drained and flaked
- 3 egg whites
- 3 Tbs. seasoned dried bread crumbs
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbs. minced parsley
- Black pepper to taste
- Cooking spray
- In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, egg whites, bread crumbs, scallions/onions, parsley and pepper
- Shape the mixture into 4 equal patties
- Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and preheat it
- Add the patties and cook until golden brown and heated through (approximately 5 minutes on each side)


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What is a food allergy?
Bob Gravani
Professor of Food Science, Cornell University
Dr. Robert Gravani is a Professor of Food Science in the Department of Food Science. He received a BS degree in Food Science from Rutgers University and his MS and PhD degrees in Food Science from Cornell University with minors in microbiology and food marketing/management. He was appointed to the food science faculty in 1978 and currently serves as the Department Extension Leader and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices Program.
Dr. Gravani's primary responsibilities are in the area of food science/food safety extension and outreach where he maintains a very active program and conducts short courses, seminars, and workshops for food processors, food retailers, the foodservice industry, and government regulatory agencies. He is interested in the microbiological safety and quality of foods and consumer knowledge of these important issues.
What is a food allergy?
Professor of Food Science Bob Gravani discusses what a food allergy is.
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Robert B. Gravani: Well, a food allergy is an immune system response to a protein in a food that the body mistakenly believes is harmful, when the food is first consumed, certain cells in the body get sensitized and when the protein is consumed the second time, those sensitized cells release a lot of very powerful chemicals like histamines, some leukotrienes, some prostaglandins and these powerful chemicals trigger the allergic reaction, the symptoms that occur and these symptoms can occur in places like the eyes, the nose, the throat, the skin, the gastrointestinal tract and even the cardiovascular system.


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Images: Best Warrior Competition 2012 [Image 1 of 4]
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joy Dulen
Spc. Michael Swan, a track vehicle mechanic with the 415th Chemical Brigade, 335th Signal Command (Theater), and native of Gurley, Ala., fastens rank on an Army Service Uniform shirt during the Mystery Event of the 2012 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 16. The timed event tested the contestents' ability to assemble an Army Service Uniform shirt to Army standard. Swan is one of two soldiers representing the United States Army Reserve Command in the competition.
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Organic pasta maker Annie's shares soar in debut
NEW YORK Investors ate up shares of pasta maker Annie's Inc. Wednesday, which had the biggest opening day gain for an IPO since May 2011, when LinkedIn went public. It's the latest sign of the pull of natural and organic foods for consumers.
Shares soared 89 percent to close at $35.92, unseating Proto Labs Inc. as the biggest gainer for an IPO this year. Shares of Proto Labs, a Minnesota-based provider of custom parts, soared 81 percent in their first day of trading in late February. When professional networking company LinkedIn Corp. went public in May 2011, shares surged 109.4 percent.
Best known for its signature macaroni and cheese with pasta shaped like rabbits, Annie's now makes about 125 organic and natural food products and is sold in more than 25,000 store locations, almost all in the U.S. Its focus is catering to what it calls "gatekeeper moms," who are willing to spend 25 to 30 percent more for a healthier alternative to staples such as crackers.
"This isn't a surprise. It is a brand name that everyone knows, and the natural organic food sector is pretty hot right now," said Tiffany Ng, a research analyst at IPO investment advisory firm Renaissance Capital.
The U.S. is the world's largest market for foods labeled organic and natural, with sales exceeding $40 billion in 2010, Annie's said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said that it expects demand for such products to grow faster than demand for food overall.
A tough economy has kept shoppers' appetite for some pricier organic foods in check. In 2004, 13 percent of 5,000 shoppers polled consumed an organic beverage or food at least once every two weeks, according to market researcher NPD Group. That figure went up to 25 percent in early 2008, but growth has stalled, according to Darren Seifer, NPD's food and beverage industry analyst. He noted that the market for organic products has skewed more toward wealthier households that have combined income of at least $100,000.
Annie's momentum hasn't slowed, partly because the company markets products as affordable, according to CEO John M. Foraker. He said that Annie's products have an average price of $2.50.
The Berkeley, Calif., company, which started out in 1989 selling products to regional supermarkets and small natural food stores in New England, now derives 30 percent of its overall sales from big discount chains including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. About 19 percent of its overall sales came from new products launched since 2009.
Annie's has the No. 1 spot in the natural and organic market in four product lines: Macaroni and cheese, snack crackers, graham crackers and fruit snacks. It started selling organic crust pizza earlier this year.
Revenue rose 22.5 percent to $117.6 million in the year ended March 2011 compared with the previous year. For the nine months through Dec. 31, revenue rose 21 percent to $98.3 million. Foraker believes that an improving economy and rising consumer confidence is helping to lift sales, which are growing at a 20 percent rate compared with a five-year average of 15 to 16 percent.
The initial public offering raised $95 million, with 5 million shares pricing at $19 late Tuesday. That's above the range of $16 to $18 that the company expected on Monday. It originally planned to offer its share at $14 to $16. The higher price was a sign of strong demand for its shares.
Since about 80 percent of the shares were sold by company stockholders rather than Annie's, the company expects net proceeds from the IPO of just $11.6 million, after expenses. Proceeds from shareholder sales don't go to the company. Annie's plans to use most of the money to pay down debt.


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I began drawing cartoons when I was a teacher, using a rabbit to express the feelings of the high school kids in my classes. On a day when I was giving a test, I'd come in, plop my books down on the desk and draw a rabbit on the blackboard. He might be lying on his back, holding a daisy, his eyes little crosses to show he'd died. Or he might look worried and the balloon over his head would say, Oh, no, I forgot to study. After a while, I began to put the rabbit right on the test and one morning when I was late and forgot the rabbit, the kids went on strike. They wouldn't take the test until I drew the rabbit on the board.
It was easy to see the power of cartoons, particularly ones that showed emotions not always that evident in "real life." But there was something else going on. Because the rabbit stood alone against a plain background, because there were no extraneous distractions, the message was always clear and memorable. More than that, it was funny, and humor, I discovered, is a great teaching tool.
It was natural to continue cartooning when I became a dog trainer and began to write articles and books about dogs. Here was a way to show the foibles of the human in a memorable and non-insulting way. Here was a way to show the emotion a dog might be feeling to give the information more punch. Here was a way to avoid the distraction of everything else that would be in a photo, things that had nothing to do with what I needed to say. And here was a way to let the image do the talking – to remind dog owners, say, that a leash should be loose, not tight, by drawing it that way. Or not. All the better when I made myself the human who was doing everything wrong.
The interesting thing about graphic presentation is that it requires a different kind of engagement from the reader. It is more like a brain game, a game in which you need to see the elements in the drawing, the distractions the dog must ignore, the loose curve of the leash, the simple buckle collar, the body language of dog and human or dog and dog, the connections between species – mental, physical and emotional, the shared affection – now made visible in "art," the humor involved in raising and training a dog, and the love, all clear if you take a moment to look.
Some people think they should wait until a pup is half grown to begin training. But the time you miss is still training time for puppy. He's learning every day: that when you pick up his leash, it means he's going out, that when you are not looking, he can grab a tasty shoe or have an "accident" on the rug, that "no" means "no," or that it doesn't. He begins his education the moment he comes home, so best if you jump in early and get him started on the right track. That's a lot easier than changing his opinion later on.
What's first? A "Follow Me" game. You want your puppy focused on you. That focus helps create the bond that makes living with a dog not only delicious, but makes training easier and life with your dog more rewarding. So, take a walk, in your house, and entice your pup to follow. You will not need to use a leash and pup does not even need to be wearing a collar. Just walk from room to room (or back and forth if you live in a studio apartment) and see if the puppy follows along. If not, if he starts and stops, if he gets distracted along the way, no problem. You can whistle, chirp, call him by name, sing "puppy, puppy, puppy, GOOD puppy." You can carry a little squeak toy and give a squeak when something else catches the pup's attention. You can move faster. You can flop to the floor and let puppy catch you for kisses. All in all, a few minutes is plenty, but try this game a few times a day. This simple activity will teach the pup to keep his eye on you, a necessity before you teach anything else.
A simple game or teaching one new command, working for five minutes or less at a time at first, may tire out a little pup. Working his mind will tire him more quickly than working his body and it's just as important.
To help your new pup become more focused, more bonded to you, easier to train and smarter, a little game of follow the leader will do the trick.
Where do we go from there? Easy. I've got you covered.
Most of us with pure-bred dogs do not live the kind of life where our dogs can do what they were bred to do. In fact, most of us with mixed breed dogs don't keep sheep, hunt, search for lost children in the woods, have a used car lot in need of protection, have a secret place where we hunt for truffles or have a rodent problem on our property. Some dogs are content with a daily trip to the dog run, a long walk along the river, a chance to retrieve a Frisbee and then a good, long nap. But some are not. Some need to be able to use the instincts passed down to them by generations of breeding for a specific task and sometimes, without the chance to use what they've got, they will find a way to do so on their own, developing obsessive compulsive habits that reflect the work they were meant to do. So what's a person to do?
You needn't move to a sheep farm, go out and buy a rifle, train your dog for cadaver recovery or become a truffle farmer, though I hear there's good money in the latter. Instead, find an activity or even a game that uses some of your dog's special abilities. And play the game seriously enough that your dog feels he's working, that he feels what he's doing is important.
Your retriever might like to carry something on his walks, or even carry home a small bag when you go shopping. Dogs of any breed or mix love to find things using their fabulous sense of smell. It's easy to start this game with a small biscuit and gradually work it so that your dog is finding objects by name hidden out of sight. The dog who loves that game may graduate to finding objects that are out of place. Try dropping a glove, say, behind your back as you walk through a field or on a trail. Then send your dog back to find what you dropped without telling him what he should be looking for.
Once, when my first Border Collie, Flash, and I were out for a long walk, I could see that he was desperate to retrieve. This time, I had nothing with me I could toss and anyway, we were on a city street. Still, wanting to satisfy my darling boy, I pulled out my money, hoping I'd find a single I could tent and drop behind me, then send Flash back to find. Alas, the smallest bill was a five. I looked into my dog's eyes, then tented the five, continued to walk and as we went, dropped the bill behind me. At the end of the block, hoping no one had come along and scooped up my dough, I sent Flash back, telling him, "Find it." This he did, dropping the folded, wet five happily in front of my feet. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
If you have kids, you can have your dog retrieve out of place items from all over your house. That should keep him busy! By reading the history of your dog's breed or by noting what talents your mixed breed dog has, you can come up with activities to satisfy his instinct to work, concocting brain-teasing, fun and deeply satisfying activities for the pup you love. And here you were wondering what to do next weekend!
When you are out and about, exercising your dog's body, don't forget about his mind. Dogs love to learn new things, figure things out, crack jokes, discover ways to do things on their own.
When I pass an outdoor, open staircase, I go around behind it, put Sky's duck on the highest step I can reach and tell her "Find it." The first time I did that, she had to figure out how to get to the duck, assessing the "puzzle" and seeing that she needed to go around to the front of the stairs and run up as high as the duck, snag it and return. And so she did.
You can put your foot on a low barrier and ask your dog to jump over your leg. Or go under it. Help your dog get the idea quickly by tossing a ball over your leg or rolling it underneath. This game can be done at home on rainy day,s like today, when you don't want to stay out too long and it can be played with as many dogs as you have. In fact, while playing, the dogs will have to learn to wait their turn, more good brain work.
Does your dog know a variety of commands? Excellent. Now add a hand signal to each, using voice and hand together until your dog will folllow the hand signal alone. Don't fret if you don't know the hand signal for "speak," let's say. As long as you are consistent, you can make one up. I tap thumb and forefinger together which looks like a little barking mouth, at least to me.
Got the hand signals down pat? Now whistle a tune for each command. It won't matter what tune says "sit," as long as it's always the same one. Ours is the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth. We get a lot of laughs that way, but I wouldn't use one that long for an emergency command.
You can teach your dog to fall over "dead" when you point a finger at him and say "bang." You can teach him to bring a tissue when you sneeze. You can have him make circles around you as you walk forward. It doesn't matter what you teach, it only matters that you teach. A little brain work every day can go a long way toward having a smarter dog.
More ideas, you guessed it, in Dog Smart, The Art of Training Your Dog, available wherever ebook are sold. And if you love it, please post a review wherever you bought it to help other dog lovers find it and enjoy it, too. Much appreciated!
Sky and I were walking on the High Line yesterday, enjoying the early blooming flowers, the view of the Hudson River and the chance to be doing something fun together. Right after passing a couple going north, as we were, I heard the man say, "Border collie. Better keep in a straight line."
Funny? Yes. Silly? That, too. Border collies with jobs do not herd people. The Border collie is just a blue collar bloke that needs a job. Give her one, not necessarily working with sheep, and she's as normal as the next dog.
Well, almost.
She will still spend an inordinate amount of time thinking, trying to figure out how to do her job better than any other dog on earth, thinking of ways to be useful, clever, funny, comforting, amazing. She will work hard, play hard and sleep hard. But, trust me, she will not herd humans. That's an act of desperation when she's unemployed, because what's her choice? She can't hang out at the local pub drinking beer and cursing her fate. She can't go back to school, unless someone takes her. And there's no use waiting on the unemployment line because she can't endorse her check.
There are lots of ways to keep your smart dog's mind and body occupied, to make her feel she's a useful dog. Figuring out which ones to teach, well, that's your job.
What does it mean to a dog to travel, to be in other cities, to climb a mountain, to hike into a bird sanctuary?
What does it mean to a dog to take an overnight train ride, to a museum or go on a boatride through a fjord?
How will your relationship with your dog change when you travel together?
How does a dog process new places?
What will your dog learn? What will you learn about your dog?
What will you learn about yourself?
When we took Flash to Paris, before and after each museum visit, we found a place to throw the ball for him. Often, it was the plaza right outside the museum. Sometimes it was a grassy area alongside the boulevard where we were walking. But then we noticed that when we passed the little alleyways so common in Paris, the back exits, narrow cobblestone walkways where the garbage was put out, that Flash would stop and look longingly down the alleyway and then longingly at the pocket where I kept his ball. He was able to pick out places where he was safe from traffic and never places where there was the danger of cars. On our first museum visit, he learned to take a few steps and then stop and wait without being asked to heel or sit or do anything at all. What we were looking at, Picasso paintings, has no interest for him, but in the first gallery, he figured out what we were doing and acted accordingly. He took in each new environment, processed it and came out smarter on the other end. We had more fun because he was along and it was easy to see that though we were in a city and not climbing mountains, he had a simply wonderful time.
It's more obvious that a dog would have fun out of the city, hiking, running along a beach, swimming in an ice cold lake.
But the best part is doing all of it, doing any of it, together. When I travel with my dog, I see what I see and then, as best I can, I see what she sees. Together we marvel at the big toad in the leaves at the side of the path. Would I have seen him if my dog weren't there, not moving, blending in the the leaves and twigs? Together we climb, we walk, we breathe different air, we taste different food. And then, each night, after a last outing in the dark, the stars shining over Paris, France or Corner Brook, Newfoundland, over New Orleans or Memphis, over the cool dark grass, over the mountains on the other side of the road, over the cobblestone path, over the creatures she can smell and I can't, after all that, we crawl into bed together to get ready for another day.
After all that, we can't wait to find out what we will do and see tomorrow, how we will come to know each other better, how we will be glad we are together for this and every adventure.


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This course covers how to use Stata for survey data analysis assuming a fixed population. It begins by reviewing the sampling methods used to collect survey data, and then discusses how they act in the estimation of totals, ratios, and regression coefficients. It then covers variance estimation methods implemented in Stata's survey estimation commands. The course will also cover strata with a single sampling unit, certainty sampling units, subpopulation estimation, and poststratification. Interactive Stata sessions are dispersed between lectures.
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Lawrence Johnson
Lawrence "Boogie" Johnson enters his third season as an assistant track and field coach at Southern Illinois University. Johnson oversees the recruiting and compliance for both the men's and women's programs, while concentrating his expertise on the Saluki sprinters and hurdlers.
Johnson has spent the last two seasons coaching the Saluki women sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. In just two complete seasons, he has managed to guide his athletes to nine indoor and outdoor school records, and three Missouri Valley Conference/conference meet marks. Also during his time at SIU, Johnson has coached nine MVC indoor champions, four MVC runner-ups, two MVC outdoor champions, seven MVC outdoor runner-ups, 24 all-MVC selections, three MVC Scholar-Athletes, eight NCAA regional qualifiers, two all-Mideast Regional picks, two NCAA national qualifiers and one NCAA All-American.
Last season was a break out year for the Saluki women sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers under Johnson's watchful eye. Inna Turevsky emerged as a force in the triple jump at the MVC Indoor/Outdoor Championships. Turevsky established both a indoor meet record and school record, and qualified for the NCAA Regional outdoor meet.
Senior Korto Dunbar, on the other hand, continued her dominance in the hurdles. She successfully defended her 60H and 100H crowns and broke her own MVC indoor meet record, while going undefeated for two seasons. She also qualified provisionally for the 2004 NCAA national indoor meet and was selected to the NCAA Mideast all-region team.
Sprint sensation Kelsey Toussaint, widely regarded as one of the best overall sprinters in the MVC, truly lived up to that billing. Toussaint finished third in the 60m dash indoors and third in both the 200m and 400m dash at the league's outdoor championships. Not to mention, she anchored both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, and qualfied for the NCAA Regional in three events.
Newcomers Sherlenia Green, Marquita Vines and Leslie Murillo also served notice to the Valley. Each scored at the indoor and outdoor championships as freshmen. All three also competed at the USA Junior National competition, and Vines came away with All-American honors in the 400H.
In 2003, Johnson coached Latrice Gray-Murphy to All-American status in the high jump at the 2003 NCAA National Championships, breaking a 13-year Saluki hiatus from the All-American platform. Dunbar also competed in the sprint hurdles at nationals, and broke the MVC all-time record in the process.
Prior to SIU, Johnson served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Arkansas for the Lady Razorbacks. He primarily assisted Associate Head Coach Rolando Green and the Arkansas sprints crew. Johnson had been Green's top assistant throughout the Lady Razorbacks' amazing run to back-to-back SEC Triple Crown Championships.
While earning his degree, Johnson was also a member of the track team, where he helped Arkansas to four SEC championships, as well as a national indoor and outdoor championship in 1998.
Prior to running with the Hogs, Johnson ran for Long Beach City College, where he was team captain and MVP. He was South Coach Conference champion in the 400m, as his team finished runner-up in Southern California. He also earned a Associate of Arts degree in physical education and recreation from there in 1996.
In 1995, Johnson was on the Triple Crown Junior College Track and Field national championship team at Blinn College. He was a Texas track and field finalist in the 400m in 1994.
Johnson, who is currently in the process of finishing his master's degree in physical adaptation/education from Arkansas, hails from Prairie View, Texas. He resides in Carbondale with his wife, Lilly, their two daughters, Desirae (8) and Lania Amerie (7 months), and son, Lawrence Christopher (4).


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