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Derrick Johnson won his Riverside Notre Dame head coaching debut as his Titans held off a second-half surge from Palm Desert Xavier Prep to win 27-21 at Riverside City College's Wheelock Stadium.
The Titans, wearing white helmets for the first time in school history, scored three second-quarter touchdowns to build a 21-0 halftime lead on the Saints.
Notre Dame sophomore quarterback Niles Harrell connected with Daniel Baytosh on an 8-yard touchdown strike in the second frame and Harrell later scored on a 2-yard run.
Quarterback Sava Voyne led the Saints second-half comeback by finding Spencer Conley on a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to get Xavier Prep on the scoreboard. Voyne also scored on a 3-yard run to pull the Saints within a touchdown heading into the fourth quarter.
The Titans' Wes Smith found the end zone for the second time in the game, scoring from 3 yards out in the fourth quarter to put Notre Dame up for good.
Johnson said it felt good to win his head-coaching debut at his alma mater, but his Titans have plenty of areas to clean up before their Week 1 contest at Perris.
Johnson added that Notre Dame is committed to playing strong defense, which was evident by the three forced turnovers in the first half, including an interception by Lawrence Mai.
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Temecula Chaparral 64, Victorville Victor Valley 0: The Pumas rolled behind Ray Riley and Austin Smith on offense and Dominique Houston and Greg Jones on defense, co-coach Ryan Tukua said.
Brentwood 28, Temecula Linfield Christian 24: Junior Lorenzo Burns scored two touchdowns and passed for a third for the Lions, who lost an afternoon game on the road. Burns, who scored one of his touchdowns on a kickoff return, threw a scoring pass to senior RyeZeir Wilkins. Junior linebacker Greg Holt had double-digit tackles, according to coach DeChon Burns.
Aquinas 22, Saddleback 0: Johnny Padilla had a 30-yard reception and Miguel Flores had a 45-yard touchdown, leading Aquinas past Saddleback at home. Ryan Taylor threw for 120 yards and 2 TD passes. Aquinas defense only gave up 50 yards total, allowing Saddleback to cross the midfield only once.
Big Bear 35, Victorville Excelsior 14: Logan Wolf threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to Nick LaBate in the second quarter as Big Bear defeated Victorville at Victor Valley College. Big Bear finished with 206 rushing yards.
Murrieta Mesa 45 Indian Springs 14: McKinley Ross had five carries for 170 yards and three touchdowns, helping Murrieta Mesa defeat Indian Springs.
Peyton Uhl completed eight passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Uhl also had three carries for 74 yards and one rushing touchdown.
Bryan Phan had three catches for 62 yards and Austin Salcedo had three catches for 23 yards and a touchdown for Murrieta Mesa.
Perris 38, Shadow Hills 13: Perris held Shadow Hills' offense to just 120 yards while quarterback Carlebon Manuel scored two rushing touchdowns and passed for another in the season opener for both teams.
Pomona 40 Roosevelt 14: Jay Brown totaled 100 rushing yards in Roosevelt's loss against Pomona.
Davion Bullock started the game off with a 94-yard kickoff return for the Mustangs.
San Bernardino 35, Arroyo Valley 12: Alex Madison had 310 rushing yards, three touch downs and Sunnyboy Ochina had 85 rushing yards and threw two touchdowns as San Bernardino beat Arroyo Valley .
Anza Hamilton 13, Mountain Empire 6: Austin Ryan completed four of seven passes for 100 yards to lead Anza Hamilton to victory.
Crossroads Christian 35, Lighhouse Christian 22: Isaiah Norwood had 14 rushes for 190 yards with five touchdowns and completed five of seven passes for 36 yards to lead Crossraods to victory. On defense, Crossroads' Joey Angues recorded 10 tackles.


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North Park Jack in the Box court case surprise
"I am not going to subject my clients to abusive depositions by Mr. Briggs."
Dorian Hargrove 1:15 p.m., Sept. 25
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"Black Magic" cooking? Often! Maria Maria is a small but growing chain co-owned by musician Carlos Santana along with a larger restaurant company (which also owns Bing Crosby in Fashion Valley). The menus are designed by chef-consultant Roberto Santibañez, whose name may be familiar if you read cooking magazines like Bon Appetit. (Our local branch's kitchen is overseen by executive chef Brian Moran.) The restaurant's first locations were in Walnut Creek and Danville, both far-eastern suburbs of San Francisco, where they must have been hungrily embraced by exhausted commuters longing for a local source of vibrant food in a lively, casual atmosphere. Then came Tempe, Arizona, and Austin, Texas. Now we have our own branch in Hazard Center on the site of the former Prego.
The front offers a spacious patio with fire pits, a handsome place to lounge, drink, meet friends for dinner, and/or eat in good weather. Inside, the bar (huge TVs, etc.) is on one side, sonically well segregated from the dining room on the other (yay!). The dining room walls are decorated with paintings by Irene Carranza and other major Mexican-American artists, Santana album covers, and memorabilia. Much of the seating is on comfortable leatherette banquettes. The music is loud but not conversation-killing, and to my age-fortyish posse's tastes, all pleasing: '60s hard rock and '70s classic reggae (Santana, of course, but also Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, etc.), oldies but genuine goodies with no saccharine bubblegum or dastardly disco. The atmosphere shows a nice balance, high-spirited but not manic. Our fellow diners ranged from an aged singleton savoring his chicken mole casserole to a large family where the children were happy and good.
My posse du jour and I were in dire need of comfort and joy: Samurai Jim's months of entrepreneurial overwork; Mark's grad-school exam that afternoon; a death (expected but painful) in Ben's family that morning; Fred's totaled car (his brother's Mercedes, and it wasn't his fault!). Me? A doctor visit complete with bloodletting (Drac's bride took five vials) and an achy-breaky flu shot. That is to say: "Ave, Maria Maria!" — the surprising answer to our prayers for good food, good vibes, good times after a bad day.
From the first light, crispy corn chip and daub of savory salsa, we began to perk up. There are three salsas, all savory: a delicious, mild pico de gallo sweetened by roasted tomatoes and caramelized onions; a medium-spicy chipotle, dark and velvety; and a fiery green serrano dip. (It's this easy to make people happy. I still don't understand why the last two new Mexican restaurants I tried, El Vitral and Barrio Star, withheld these simple pleasures.)
Tasty margaritas made with agave instead of sugar syrup also elevated our moods. Of the numerous choices, our favorites were the house specialty Maria Maria Margarita and the "hand-muddled" version with fresh orange juice. (The more expensive Cazadores looks good, too.) I suspect they're somewhat light on alcohol, but they taste great. Fred ventured on a white sangria first. No to that one, but Jim took a shine to the very sweet blueberry mojito.
It's a rare restaurant where I enjoy everything I sample, as I did here. I was doubtful about ordering braised duck tacos, since there's no main-course duck on the menu, but they proved terrific. The tender, full-flavored shredded meat was wrapped in soft corn tortillas and swathed in a satiny, slightly spicy roasted tomato-habanero cream sauce. A refreshing mahi-mahi ceviche with mango had tender, half-inch chunks of fish with minced bits of mango stuffed into two halves of a medium avocado, its flesh scored for easy eating. There's also a coconut ceviche with marinated snapper and a coconut-habanero sauce, which sounds appealing.
Seafood guacamole offers classic guac topped with lump crabmeat and shrimp salpicón (chopped and sauced). It's an amusing upgrade on the plain version, and the avocado soothes your mouth should you order banana peppers stuffed with shrimp. (Ouch, those peppers are spicy!) The minced shrimp inside are tender, swathed in a creamy orange sauce colored by ground hot chilis and flecked with minced tomatoes, mini-minced cilantro, and flecks of chives. This is a fiery dish — our side of roasted corn on the cob was even more effective at soothing mouths than the guacamole. (Capsaicin, the chemical that makes chilis hot, isn't affected by water. It's soluble in alcohol, but it takes more alcohol than our cocktails provided. Starches, nuts, and dairy are reasonably effective alternate soothers.)
That roasted corn, from the "sides" menu, brought a foot-long ear semi-blackened on a grill, with a mild chili rub, a topping of cotija cheese, and a quartered lime to squeeze on. The chili and lime intensify their opposite, the sweetness of the corn. Fried ripe plantains topped with cotija cheese and Mexican crema (similar to a loose crème fraîche) were soothing, too, sweet from natural caramelization; juicy, not greasy, well-nigh perfect.
The appetizer portions are generous. Normally, sharing starters in a quartet, each person gets only a nibble of each. Here we were a fivesome, but there was enough left to take home for analysis under the mass spectrometer on my kitchen table. If you're looking for a satisfying grazing meal, put this one on your list. An impressive range of choices includes quesadillas, baked cheese with toppings and tortillas, tacos, tostadas, flautas, totopos (nachos), soups, tortas, several salads, and a half-dozen substantial side dishes.
There was no fall-off in quality when we hit the entrées. The most nearly traditional dish was Red Snapper Veracruzana: A velvety fillet of fish, not a whit overcooked, was garnished with minced roasted tomatoes, olives, capers, minced poblanos, and pickled jalapeño slices in a light-textured pale sauce with a hint, perhaps, of clam juice. It's plated over spinach mixed with several types of mushrooms (including fresh shiitakes) spiked with jalapeño. Not a totally classic version, but close enough for folk music and delicious. "Most Mexican restaurants overcook fish until it's dried out," said Fred. "Is that true in Mexico, too?" "Not along the coasts," I said. "I've had great seafood in Guaymas, Veracruz, Isla Mujeres, and, of course, Ensenada. But inland, I don't think people trust the trucks shipping the fish to keep them fresh, so maybe they overcook it for safety's sake. And a lot of inexpensive local eateries use frozen tilapia, a lean, cheap, aquacultured African pond-fish which overcooks sort of automatically once it's been frozen." (But don't give up on this ecologically virtuous species. Asian restaurants, buying it fresh, often do a fine job cooking it moist.)


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Huckabee's insulting birth control rhetoric
I am insulted by Mike Huckabee's recent quote regarding birth control coverage.
Huckabee denounces women for expecting the government to provide them each month with birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system.
What if the message had claimed American men should not expect their insurer to provide prescriptions for erectile dysfunction just because they are unable to control their reproductive system without the help of the government? If denial of coverage for ED were threatened to be put into law, I'll bet these male politicians and media personalities would change their tune pretty fast.
Birth control is as important to women's health as Viagra is to men's.
Our right to coverage is under attack by individuals, states and private enterprise, as in the Hobby Lobby case before the Supreme Court, which is why I boycott Hobby Lobby.
My message to Huckabee: Your words will soon follow women into the voting booth.
Pat Teschner
Bay Point
County homeowners being taxed to death
There's a proposal to raise the property tax on my home 14 cents per square foot to try and save Doctors Medical Center, which mostly provides health care for the uninsured and underinsured. For my 1,386-square-foot home, that would be a $194 tax increase.
I'm retired and will pay $1,452 this year for my health insurance. Why must I pay for the health care of the uninsured and underinsured? It's the job of the federal and state governments, not taxpayers, to shoulder the burden.
In 2013, we gave $37 billion in foreign aid to help other countries provide "human assistance." DMC could surely use some "human assistance."
I suggest our elected representatives go to Washington and procure the money needed to fund DMC. Quit taxing West County homeowners to death.
I got so sick of being taxed beyond endurance that I took an early retirement in 1995 at the age of 49. Since then, I have not earned $1 of taxable income, except for my small annuity, which isn't that much. Best thing I ever did!
John R. Crowell
Abuse cases handled abysmally in country
Some problems just don't go away, no matter how "civilized" a society appears. Too many examples of an unequal playing field.
Lip-service from the UC system regarding balanced follow-up or discipline for sexual misconduct. The victim treated with suspicion as much as the alleged perpetrators — but with fewer rights than if law enforcement were involved.
Hundreds of rape kits sitting on lab shelves unprocessed, victims left in the dark, but renewed focus coming under the leadership of Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner.
Our military continually unable or unwilling to protect servicemen or women from abuse.
School districts dropping the ball on moral and license-mandated action on abuse to protect kids, whose real damage costs taxpayers millions and scars too many generations of future citizens.
This country hasn't matured enough to deal effectively with physical, sexual, or financial abuse and violence toward children, women, men, or those with alternative lifestyles.
Is it because investigating, prosecuting and punishing abuses isn't as engaging as macho drug-trade dramas; the lurid, pathetically dysfunctional lives of celebrities; the sensationalizing mass murder?
Jan Howe
San Ramon
Easy multiple-choice question in wartime
If all the members of our armed forces were sons and daughters of senators or representatives in Congress, how long would it be before all our forces in Afghanistan were reassigned to the United States:
(a) Five Minutes?
(b) 10 minutes?
(c) 15 Minutes?
Frederick Shaw
El Cerrito
It's a good time to clean reservoirs
During this time of drought, with the reservoirs running low, we have seen photos showing the near empty water levels, as well as debris that has been deposited in them.
At this time, I hope the appropriate caretakers of those reservoirs are making an effort to clean the debris left behind by inconsiderate people.
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Daytona Salsa follows the energized lead of Kevin Guerra, an accomplished dancer whose passion for Latin music and dance emanates from his teachings. Along with Daytona Salsa's other instructors–all of who are part of the Daytona Salsa Dance Team–Kevin helms classes in Salsa, as well as other variants of Latin dancing including Bachata, Rumba, and Merengue. Together, the Daytona Salsa team creates a friendly, non-competitive atmosphere open to all ages, and splits each class into two parts for easier learning.


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Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with friends, but it's also a valuable tool when it comes to fighting crime.
"Our 29-thousand likes covers all 50 states and 26 countries," said Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver, who uses his popular page in his crime fighting efforts.
"Maybe 10 year ago when you didn't see a meth lab being portable, now they're readily portable and people who commit crimes are very mobile."
Put a mug shot on facebook or the details of a crime, Chief Oliver says and the virtual community becomes part of the solution.
"If we have a video of a theft situation or a robbery we will post a picture of that person in an attempt to identify them. And we'll clearly say on the picture this person is innocent of any crimes until a court deems otherwise, however, we need to talk to them."
And a lot of people are talking back to the Brimfield Police by posting tips and comments.
"Mopes, I have a word of advise from Sgt Adkins. He tells us, if you're going to steal something from a business and run out of that business in an attempt to flee, do not hide next to the marked police car."
A mope, Chief Oliver tells us, is a person that leeches off society and generally is involved in criminal activity.
Alright all you dopes, I mean mopes, straighten up and flight right.
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Will Doug Collins' Intensity Wear Thin on Philadelphia 76ers' Players?September 23, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers are entering a season with high expectations and anticipation from fans. As great as that is in itself, we as fans need to look at things with skepticism, and the impact of Doug Collins is one of them.
This is not to say coach Collins is doing a bad job or anything like that. He is the primary reason why the Sixers are where they are today (who knew it was possible to turn around the team after being exposed to Eddie Jordan?).
That being said, he does have the tendency of over-coaching at times.
I addressed this subject toward the end of last season when the Sixers were in the midst of a slump. It's not that I'm ardent about the thought because I'm actually quite unsure. It's just that as fans we need to be aware and notice the flaws in the team we cheer for.
Last season the players became a little frustrated with Collins' emphasis on the basics and began to tune him out.
From the players' perspective, it's easy to see where they are coming from because they were together for a while and the emphasis on fundamentals and sparking a motor was no longer as necessary.
This reputation has traveled with Collins around the league for years now. He needs to limit what he enforces because as shown in the past, the players feel that it's sometimes unnecessary and it affects them mentally when there is a division between the players and the coach.
This leads me to my next point of Collins doing too much in another aspect: experimenting with the lineup.
This season he will experiment with the lineup because there's still some uncertainty about who will start at power forward and the shooting guard slot. Last season he went through the same process of experimenting, but it dragged out much longer than it should have.
In fact, the process was still going on in the final games of the regular season. Although he needs to do some experimenting at the start of the season, the same thing cannot happen again.
If the Sixers want to be a legit playoff force, they need to establish a set routine and not fiddle with the lineup every couple weeks like they did last year.
We've been so used to this young team, perhaps to the point where we take them for granted, but that's totally understandable. They play their hearts out, hustle on every play and truly don't care about the competition. They just play basketball.
They're a lovable team, but try to put the bias aside and realize there were mistakes made that they need to learn from. One of the worst things a team in any sport can do is get too comfortable (Phillies, anyone?).
When the slump came last season, fans were unsure what the reason behind it was. Afterward, we realized that there was a break in team chemistry and a little bit of over-coaching on Collins' part.
The Sixers must learn form their mistakes, and Collins specifically cannot go overboard in over-coaching this season.


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Grab a stool. Yep, I finished it that fast. How? Well, you'd be good at crosswords too, if you'd lived my life.
For instance: How do I know that a small newt is called an EFT? Believe it or not, when I was very young, I used to play with an eft at my great-grandmother's house! She was a bit of an eccentric, but harmless. My great-grandmother, I mean. She had money, and she lived on a beautiful, sizeable estate outside Helena, Montana. She loved newts, because they're less awkward than salamanders. (Also, for that matter, AUKs.) Her home was filled with newts, which had the run of the place. Well, the crawl. When I was four, a particularly bold eft leapt into my lap. I called her Sally. We were inseparable until she was full-grown. I liked to think of her as physically graceful—DEFT. When we finally parted company, I was grief-stricken—BEREFT.
The dog of the Thin Man movies? ASTA, of course. Did I mention that my great-grandmother, Myrna (whom I called "Nana"), occasionally thought she was the actress Myrna Loy? (She claimed she was best friends with OONA, a Chaplin.) She used to regale us with stories of the Hollywood life, and specifically the adventure that was making movies with Bill Powell… and a certain wire-haired terrier named Skippy. What a scamp! Skippy, I mean, who'd played ASTA, not Bill Powell, who'd played Nick Charles, the partner to NORA.
Nana Myrna's property was actually in Radersburg, which is how I know that Radersburg to Helena dir. is NNW. That was something you just didn't want to have to pull over to look up, and you sure as heck didn't want to have to ask someone. Rural Montana isn't an especially friendly place. It wasn't when I would visit, anyway. It was downright EERIE. (On the other hand, Nana also had a vacation home in the very welcoming New York county of ERIE.)
One unfortunate summer, my family indeed took a wrong turn in our station wagon and ended up in Sac and Fox, Iowa. Before we knew what was happening, we seemed to be captives of the OTOE. We were ultimately able to leave the tribal territory after realizing that we in fact were never being held against our will. My older sister, Lori, (then pregnant with the child of an Otoe named OTTO, after both the conductor Klemperer and the filmmaker Preminger), stayed with the tribe when the rest of us left. I'd missed a lot of school, but I did eventually get some community college credit for having become semi-fluent in Chiwere.
In college, I was on the fencing team. My weapon of choice? The dueling sword, designed for thrusting, with the end blunted for competition. Yes, the EPEE. (My guess is that it was never used by AJAX, a Greek hero of the Trojan War, and the son of Telamon, king of Salamis. My high school's athletes were the Trojans; our mascot was a salami.) I got three large jugs with wide mouths for graduation, and I used these EWERS to wash—in fact, LAVE—myself more or less regularly. Before getting a job, I took a week-long trip to Ireland, which Nana obsessively, exclusively referred to as ERIN or EIRE, and where I heard the ancient Celtic language ERSE spoken in a brewpub (the IBEX & IBIS) with its own kiln used to dry hops. On a cold day, you could get plenty warm just sitting near that OAST.
My first job after college was as a neophyte (TYRO) bricklayer. Oddly enough, I had to bring my own V-shaped open trough on a pole, used to carry building materials. That HOD came in handy when I was hired to build an architectural extension—ELL—onto a secret structure in NEV, a state so. of Tex. It was on that job that I first heard the ridiculous talk—all that BLATHER—about UFOs—and the little green men who pilot them, ETs. As I recall, it was also on that job that I tripped and broke the arm bone that the doctor kept calling my ULNA.
During my recovery, I finished reading a terrific autobiographical book by Herman Melville. It takes place on a whaling vessel in the South Seas. There's a mutiny. Most of the crew is imprisoned on Tahiti. You know the book I mean, right? It came after TYPEE, but the title completely slips my mind. Something with an O? Damn it. Nana Myrna would know. She always claimed that she had auditioned for the film version, directed by ELIA Kazan, but the part went to UTA Hagen.
So that's how. Bartender? I'll have another abbr. for the King of Beers. Know what? Make it two. One for me and one for my new BUD.
"We'd vomit bad matzoh, Rick." can be rearranged to spell matthewdavidbrozik.com.


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U.S.-China relationship
President Barack Obama met with China's President Xi Jingping in a two-day summit to discuss issues like cyber security and North Korea. Jeffrey Brown gets analysis from Douglas Paal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and retired Army Col. Larry Wortzel of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Continue reading


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Hey, puckheads, know it's been a long stretch since The Blog has filed any dispatches – combination of taking some time off after the Alaska Aces' season that seemed never-ending and trying to get up and running through a publishing transition from the old adn.com site to the Alaska Dispatch News site.
We expect – he wrote, fingers crossed, because he's relying on IT brainiacs and is a bona fide computer idiot – to have the blog up and running later this month. (Was gonna write "next week,'' but let's be conservative).
In any event, a lot transpired while The Blog was alternately lying on the couch digging the World Cup, "enjoying'' rural South Dakota with Mrs. Blog and going out for the occasional run.
We've already today detailed Brandon Dubinsky's fat extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets – six years, $35.1 million, so looks like he'll be able to make the mortgage payment.
So, just gonna run some other stuff past you in case you missed it:
Our man Nate Thompson, the center from Anchorage, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Alaska Aces defenseman Kane Lafranchise, one of the really good dudes, signed a deal with AHL Utica, the affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.
Former UAF goaltender Chad Johnson, fresh off a sensational season with NHL Boston, signed a two-year deal with the New York Islanders that will net him $2.6 million, the most he's made in the world's best league.
Former UAF sniper Cody Kunyk, who made his NHL debut at season's end, signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning – it's worth $874K in the big league, $70K in the AHL.
Troy Mann, the Bakersfield Condors coach we got to know a bit during the playoffs – the Aces eliminated the Condors – got the head job with AHL Hershey.
Erstwhile UAA defenseman Quinn Sproule will start his pro career with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads – Boise's a cool town, so enjoy.
The ECHL's Reading Royals re-signed former UAA winger Sean Wiles, defenseman Bryant Molle of Anchorage and former Aces center/winger Ryan Cruthers.
Kyle Greentree, the UAF winger from back in the day and a dude with some NHL experience (four games, if memory serves) is moving from the Swiss league to the Schwenniger Wild Wings in Germany.
Former Aces winger Shawn Skell signed with ECHL Greenville.
UAF picked up a recruit in former Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Nick Hinz, who led the NAHL at plus-40 this past season and was an All-Midwest Division pick.
And – see if you remember this cat – former Aces defenseman Alain Goulet, who played last season in Kazakhstan, is headed to the French circuit.
More of note probably happened in The Blog's absence, but that's a start.


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Fonterra signals $2.2b dairy payout cut
Dairy farmers are in for a $2.2 billion pay cut next year, but economists see the glass as half full, with prices still near record highs.
Fonterra has forecast a reduced farm-gate milk price of $7 a kilogram of milksolids next season, and has cut this season's forecast from $8.65 to $8.40.
The dividend is 10 cents a share, meaning the full payout for a shared-up farmer is $8.50/kg.
This record payout equates to $13.4b this year (excluding dividends), dropping to $11.2b next year, based on last season's production of 1.6 billion kg of milksolids.
The drop will be mitigated slightly by a higher forecast milk supply of 1.62 billion kg of milksolids for the new season.
Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini said farmers would be pleased with this year's prices and the guidance for next season.
"They know they have to take that with caution, because it's an opening price," he said. "But they will be very upbeat, I believe, with that price."
Farmers would not find out their full cash payout, which includes the contentious dividend payment for investors, until July.
"We will have the final business plan for the next three years approved by the board in the next two months," Paravicini said.
He would not confirm or deny the prospect of paying no dividend at all, but said he did not "see the rationale behind that".
The cuts come after prices at the dairy giant's global auction fell 23 per cent since February.
Paravicini said it was only "a matter of time" before demand for milk powder in China picked up again after short-term volatility.
New Zealand's dollar has also been a factor, remaining high against the US dollar despite the drop in dairy prices. The Kiwi was trading at US85.42c this morning, jumping to US85.65c on the news before retracing slightly.
The forecast was in line with bank economists' expectations, although some had warned prices could start below $7 if the dollar remained high.
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings said dairy commodity prices had come off the peak reached in early February as global supply and demand rebalanced.
"There is currently more milk available for the international market to absorb," he said.
"We expect demand from China to remain strong. In Russia, there will be pressure on the balance between imports and local production."
This season Fonterra's 10,500 farmer-shareholders will earn an annual profit of $3500 per hectare (including dividend), which is close to three times the average over the last seven years.
ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie saw the forecast as "glass half full", with the decline to $7, sans dividend, still the fourth-highest payout on record.
On a historical basis a milk price above $7/kg MS was very good, and ensured decent profitability around the $2000/ha mark for the average dairy farmer, he said.
There was a stellar productivity story behind the numbers, with the average yield per cow at a new record close to 381/kg MS, Bagrie said.
It is possible, but unlikely that the price cut will lead to lower milk and dairy prices on supermarket shelves.
"You can assume that where there's an input price change, there will at some stage be a retail price modification," Paravicini said.
However, he pointed out that recent price increases had been absorbed rather than passed on to consumers.
Retailers were independent from Fonterra and set prices at their own discretion, Paravicini said.


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Farmington Hills, MI (April 16, 2007)--- James Fontanesi, M.D., has joined the medical staff at Botsford Hospital.
Dr. Fontanesi, a Bloomfield Hills resident, is board certified in Radiation Oncology. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Radiological Society of North America and the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Dr. Fontanesi practices at The Oakland Medical Group located at 27301 Dequindre Ave., Suite 314 in Madison Heights. The office number is (248) 399-4400.
Dr. Fontanesi received his medical education from the American University of the Caribbean and performed his internship at Ellis Fishell State Cancer Center in Missouri. He completed his Therapeutic Radiology Residency at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center/ West Coast Cancer Foundation. He also completed a Brachytherapy Fellowship at the University of California- Davis/Veterans Administration Hospital.
Botsford Hospital, an independent, acute care, 330-bed community hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich., was founded in 1965. Nationally recognized for quality, safety and medical education programs, Botsford has received the 2005 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders award and the 2005 Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital and Emergency Department Settings. Botsford's Web address is www.botsford.org.
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Card Corner: the ultimate set
A museum exhibit about iconic and rare baseball cards is sure to capture my attention. When the exhibit happens to be featured here in Cooperstown, there is simply no excuse for me to miss it. The temporary exhibit, titled The Ultimate Set, features 25 of the most intriguing cards contained in the remarkable personal collection of Arizona Diamondbacks majority owner Ken Kendrick.
The exhibit is curated skillfully by the Hall of Fame's Lenny DiFranza, who discussed its intricacies during a recent presentation
to the Hall's museum teachers. Faced with the challenge of finding themes for the 25 cards selected by Kendrick, DiFranza divided The Ultimate Set into five sections: "Childhood Heroes of the 1950s," "The Mystery of Scarcity," "Classic Cardboard," "Design Appeal," and "A Piece of History."
Kendrick's collection started with "Childhood Heroes." Growing up with baseball during the 1950s, Kendrick collected cards of such immortals as Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Duke Snider, all of whom made their big league debuts during or just before the 1950s.
The rookie cards of each are featured in the exhibit, all in stunningly pristine condition, especially considering that nearly 60 years have passed since they were first released by such companies as Topps, Bowman and Goudey. Most collectors of the day abused their cards by flipping them, inserting them into bicycle spokes, and generally mangling them into oblivion, but Kendrick took good care of his early cards and then augmented his collection by purchasing pristine cards during the 1980s.
My favorite section of the exhibit is "The Mystery of Scarcity," which profiles some of the rarest cards that can be found in the hobby today. A terrific example is a beautiful 1954 Ted Williams produced by the Bowman Co. Williams already had signed an exclusive agreement with Topps, thereby making the Bowman card illegal. When Topps found out about the Williams card, the company demanded that its rival pull the card from distribution. Bowman complied, but not before some fans already had bought the renegade cards. Kendrick is one of the relatively few hobbyists to acquire the card, which is considered a jewel among high-end collectors.
(The deal Williams signed with Topps typifies the way the company has historically done business. Topps has always negotiated contracts with each individual player, who agrees to give the company the rights to use his image on a card. Over the years,
most players have gladly signed agreements with Topps. But there have been exceptions. Notable players such as Maury Wills, Rusty Staub and Jason Varitek have declined signing deals with Topps for a portion of their careers. That explains why you'll never find a Staub card in the 1972 and '73 Topps sets.)
Another rare card came about as a result of a glitch in Goudey's 1933 set. Goudey did not produce a card numbered 106, most likely in an effort to keep collectors buying more cards in an attempt to find the elusive—and actually nonexistent—card. In reaction to a number of angry fan letters, Goudey decided to include a special card No. 106 in its 1934 set. Goudey made an odd selection for card No. 106: former Philadelphia A's second baseman Nap Lajoie, who had been retired for the past 18 seasons.
Another section of the exhibit, called "Classic Cardboard," displays the famed T206 Honus Wagner card that was once purchased by Wayne Gretzky and deposed Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall. Kendrick is the card's most recent owner, having purchased it for nearly $3 million.
This is the same card that is in such amazingly fine condition that some hobbyists have questioned whether it is authentic. After all, how could a card that was issued 101 years ago be so well preserved? Why did the card's handlers take such good care of the card in the years before card condition became such a huge factor in collecting? Those questions never bothered Gretzky, McNall or Kendrick, and they apparently don't bother the Hall. In some ways, the controversy surrounding the card only makes it more appealing.
Wagner, by the way, is very well represented at the Hall these days. Given that the Hall of Fame already owns two other Wagners from the T206 set, there are now three on the premises at 25 Main St.
For fans of cards featuring attractive designs, the exhibit has a section called "Design Appeal." Among the cards found in Kendrick's collection are prime examples from the famed "Cracker Jack" set, featuring the stylish red background. At the time, these cards were particularly expensive to produce because of their reliance on color. Thankfully, Cracker Jack bit the bullet and made the cards, which have become so iconic that their style has often been mimicked if not completely duplicated.
Also included are two cards from the memorable "Heads Up" set, in which each player is shown with an actual head over a cartoon body. The "Heads Up" set was produced in two versions, one featuring a comic strip in the background and one without. Very popular in its day, the "Heads Up" style was revived by Goudey in 2007, giving fans a chance to see the likes of Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki with oversized heads on cartoon bodies.
No card exhibit could be complete without samples from the first full regular issue set produced by Topps in 1952. (Topps had produced a Red Backs set in 1951, but it consisted of only 52 cards.) In issuing this groundbreaking release, Topps broke with some early traditions established by other card companies. Topps increased the size of the cards, making them two and five-eighths inches by three and five-eighths. This eventually would be reduced to the two-and-a-half by three-and-a-half frame that would become the standard for the industry. Topps also made sure to put team logos on the front of the cards, to appeal to fans who wanted to collect players from their hometown teams.
The exhibit's final section, "A Piece of History," highlights cards that coincide with record-breaking and milestone seasons. Kendrick's collection includes a 1927 Babe Ruth, representing his 60-home run season. There are 1941 cards for Williams (who batted .406) and Joe DiMaggio (the 56-game hit streak), and a historic 1948 Leaf card of Jackie Robinson. Since no card company anticipated Robinson's arrival in 1947, the '48 Leaf card represents his actual rookie card.
With its smattering of industry heavyweights, scarce jewels and high price tags, the subset of 25 cards from Kendrick's massive collection will remain on exhibit at the Hall of Fame for the rest of the year, and possibly in 2011. To find out more about The Ultimate Set, visit the Hall's web site at http://www.baseballhall.org.
Note: The images used in this article are not taken from the actual cards featured in The Ultimate Set.
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Very cool!
We recently moved and I found a pristine copy of the Williams Bowman card in my basement. I just about creamed my jeans until I noticed 7 small letters hidden away in a corner: Reprint.
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Unloading a ton of stuff. I will be posting about 20 N64 auctions too. Those will consist of all first-party Nintendo games, as well as some other stuff like top-loaders and first-party Nintendo Wii games (Galaxy, sluggers etc).
Keep an eye out for tonight and tomorrow night. Any questions, just reply. Thank you CAG Community!!!
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For an economist, Lee McPheters was refreshingly blunt last week when he announced: "We're hoping that by 2013 we'll be back to where we were in 2007."
And the tanking economy, which has resulted in an estimated 312,000 lost jobs since the peak of employment in December 2007, has had a direct impact on the state's massive budget woes, said McPheters, an Arizona State University economist and Ahwatukee Foothills resident.
The grim news was presented to The Greater Phoenix Economic Council Oct. 1 as it looked back over the past 25 years.
And while the numbers are grim, McPheters pointed out that when the economy has recovered from past recessions, Arizona has usually been at the front of the pack for job growth.
But that won't help the state's budget crisis now or next year.
With 80 percent of the state's income from either individual income taxes or sales taxes, and jobs drying up combined with spending by consumers down, the state coffers are well below expectations, even after lawmakers tried to cut spending.
According to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the longest and deepest recession in postwar Arizona history has shrunk state revenues, while increasing the demand for health and welfare services, adding to what now looks like a $1.5 billion deficit in this year's budget.
In August Arizona's general fund spent $572.5 million, but only brought in $523.9 million.
McPheters pointed out that federal stimulus funding has helped a little this year to cut the deficit, but that four years from now, if spending and revenues continue as they have been, the budget gap could grow to more than $4 billion.
"I don't know what the answer is," said McPheters, other than to reduce services dramatically or increase taxes.
Lawmakers are also unsure what to do. Gov. Jan Brewer has insisted that a sales tax hike is critical to help stem the red ink and preserve services, but a few GOP lawmakers have managed to nix that idea, setting up an impasse between the two branches of government that may not get resolved until next year.
While most of the news is grim, McPheters and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee did point out there are some signs of recovery, or at least a slowing of the recession's decent.
Home sales are slowly increasing and people continue to move to Arizona, even in the midst of the recession. And the Valley's economic base of aerospace, electronics, telecommunications and business and customer service, places Phoenix in a good spot to take advantage of the rebounding economy as other parts of the country also begin to recover.
McPheters said that Phoenix has made some inroads in preparing for the next big economic wave that could help bring outside money to the Valley.
"What the next big industry ought to be is health care," McPheters said, adding that with world-class facilities like the Mayo Clinic, genetics research, a medical school and other heath care facilities in the Valley, Arizona could benefit in the coming years. But some of the economic growth will depend on what happens in Washington in the coming months.


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Mining luminaries were out in force in Perth on Wednesday night to celebrate at the annual Australia-China Business Council knees-up.
China's growing importance as a backer of resource projects ensured a full house at the swanky affair, including newly arrived Chinese consul general to Western Australia, Madam Wang Yiner.
Alan Davies, president of international operations of long-time China pal Rio Tinto, was a last minute no-show; he was off to deal with the sticky situation of the Guinean government wanting a bit more of the giant Simandou project. What was that about Australia's mining tax increasing sovereign risk?
But the star turn of the night was Sundance Resources chairman
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Thanks for support shown at parade
July 25, 2014
The Nevada County LabelGMOs Campaign wishes to extend their sincere thanks to all the participants and spectators who came out for this year's Fourth of July Parade in downtown Nevada City, co-sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, Grass Valley Downtown Association, and Greater Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce. With a Bee painted art car, Free The Seeds banner, and lots of little ones with wings, we took third place for "Best Marching Group" in the parade!
Appreciation goes out to the volunteers who walked with us and distributed Moms Across America brochures, helping to continue education for labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs). And to all those who carried signs and banners, a heartfelt thank you. Special kudos to Alexis Gandara, Banner Grange #627, RAFTT, and BriarPatch Co-op.
We look forward to having you join us again next year. You can visit our website for photos of the event: http://www.nclabelgmos.org.
Please continue to demand labeling of genetically engineered foods for California and the United States. Like 64 other countries, we have the right to know.
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A 200mph TGV-Lyria train about to leave Paris for Switzerland.
www.loco2.com (anyone).
www.trainline.eu (anyone)
www.raileurope.com (US residents)
www.raileurope-world.com (residents of Canada, Australia, NZ, Asia, Africa, South America)
www.sbb.ch (anyone)
Booking usually opens 120 days ahead...
What is TGV-Lyria?
TGV-Lyria is a consortium of French & Swiss national railways formed to run the high-speed trains between Paris & Switzerland. TGV stands for Train à Grande Vitesse or High Speed Train, running at up to 320 km/h (200mph). From city centre to city centre it's faster than flying. TGV-Lyrias run on these routes:
Paris Gare de Lyon - Basel - Zurich in 4h03
Paris Gare de Lyon - Geneva in 3h09
Paris Gare de Lyon - Lausanne in 3h40
Paris Gare de Lyon - Bern & Interlaken (1 daily)
TGV-Lyria travel tips...
All TGV-Lyria trains have 1st & 2nd class seats and a cafe-bar serving drinks, snacks & microwaved hot dishes. As with most western European trains, they are all non-smoking.
Fares & reservations: Like Eurostar, reservation is compulsory for TGV-Lyria so all tickets automatically include a reservation on a specific train. Lyria fares work like air fares, cheaper in advance, more expensive as departure date approaches. Booking now opens 4 months ahead. Railpass holders must pay a special fare of around €10 if your pass covers all the countries you will pass through.
Lunch or a drink at Paris Gare de Lyon before you board? TGV-Lyria trains leave from Paris Gare de Lyon. You can eat or just have a coffee or beer at the celebrated & historic Train Bleu Restaurant inside the Gare de Lyon itself in Hall 1, before boarding your express to Switzerland. It's an experience in itself!
Boarding & luggage: As with most European trains, there's no check-in, you just walk into the station, find your train and get on, any time before it leaves. You take your bags with you and put them on any suitable luggage rack near your seat. If you can carry it you can take it, as within reason there are no baggage limits.
1st class TGV-Lyria fares include complimentary food & drink. A cold tray meal is served at your seat with wine on designated lunch and dinner trains, but in my experience most trains are designated as 'too early for lunch' or 'too late for lunch' or 'too early for dinner', and if they don't serve lunch or dinner they won't serve wine either, so in practice expect only a sandwich or other snack and a (very small) coffee or soft drink. You can check what's offered on your specific departure using the online timetable feature at www.tgv-lyria.com - a symbol shows whether your train offers breakfast, lunch, dinner or just the underwhelming collation (snack) in 1st class.
1st class lounges: In Paris, first class TGV-Lyria passengers may use the SNCF Grand Voyageur lounge with free WiFi, hot drinks and water, located in level -1 in Hall 3. Open 05:40-21:00 weekdays, 07:00-20:00 weekends, closed on French national holidays. There are no longer any lounges in Switzerland.
There are power sockets for laptops & mobiles (2-pin, 230v) at all seats in both classes. The TGV-Lyria website warns that you won't find power sockets on all Paris-Geneva trains, but this is an exception and I have yet to find a train without them.
WiFi: There is currently no WiFi on board TGV-Lyria trains, but if you have a 3G or 4G mobile data package this will work fine for most of the route.
Baby changing facilities are available, as are wheelchair spaces & wheelchair-accessible toilets. More information at www.tgv-lyria.com.
Luggage must be labelled with your name. Folding bicycles and bikes in zip-up bike bags no bigger than 120cm x 90cm are carried free of charge, undismantled bikes are also carried on most Lyria services for a small fee. There's more detailed information at www.tgv-lyria.com. For information on taking bikes by train in Europe, see the bike by train page.
Small dogs & pets in carriers no bigger than 55 x 30 x 30cm travel free, but larger dogs require a special ticket (not bookable online), see www.tgv-lyria.com for more details. UK travellers should remember that Eurostar doesn't take dogs, see the Taking your dog by train page for alternatives. Guide dogs go free on both Eurostar & TGV-Lyria.
Seat numbering plan for TGV-Lyria: For seating plans click here.
Double-deck or single-deck TGV? Upper deck? Forward-facing seat?
Most Paris-Geneva & a couple of Paris-Basel-Zurich TGV-Lyria departures are operated by impressive 320 km/h (200 mph) double-deck TGV Duplex of the latest Euroduplex type. A few Paris-Geneva, most Paris-Basel-Zurich and all Paris-Lausanne, Bern & Interlaken TGV-Lyrias are operated by single-deck TGVs, technically type TGV-POS, with a funky interior by designer Christian Lacroix and a special dual seat numbering system that allows passengers to specify a forward-facing seat. You can check which type you TGV will be by running an enquiry on www.trainline.eu - sign up for an account, find your train, select a price, click 'Seating' and if you get a choice of decks, it's a Duplex. If you get a chance to select a box marked 'forward facing seat' it's a single-deck TGV-POS (you cannot specify a forward-facing seat on a TGV Duplex). I strongly recommend an upper deck seat on a Duplex for the best views of the scenery, although you can only choose decks if you buy tickets at www.loco2.com or www.trainline.eu, not at most other sites.
Double-deck TGV Duplex...
The stairs to the top deck are short, wide and easy, and there are luggage racks and toilets both upstairs and downstairs. You walk through the train to the cafe-bar at the upper deck level. TGV-Lyria trains leave from Paris Gare de Lyon. Why not dine at the amazing Train Bleu Restaurant inside the Gare de Lyon itself, before or after your journey.
TGV Duplex at Paris Gare de Lyon. These 200 mph double-deck trains operate most Paris-Geneva & some Paris Basel-Zurich trains.
2nd class table for 4 on TGV Duplex upper deck...
The cafe-bar on the upper deck in car 4, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, wine, beer, snacks & microwave-style hot dishes....
2nd class seats, this is upper deck seating. There's a mix or tables for 4 and unidirectional seating.
1st class seats on the upper deck, with a club duo on the left, a club quatre on the right.
A TGV Duplex. The red near the door indicates 1st class, pale green indicates 2nd class.
The stairs from entrance to upper deck. Just 9 wide shallow steps with double handrails. Not usually any problem!
Power sockets: All 1st class seats have power sockets, 2-pin 230v. 2nd class seats also have power sockets on all the Duplex sets used by TGV-Lyria.
Luggage racks. You take your bags on board with you and place them on the racks. There are racks both upstairs and downstairs, both at the car ends and (as here) between the seats, which I personally prefer.
Video guide: TGV Duplex
Single-deck TGV-Lyria...
TGV-Lyria's single-deck trains feature interiors styled by designer Christian Lacroix, with 1st & 2nd class seats plus a cafe-bar car selling drinks, snacks & microwaved hot dishes. First class fares include a complimentary cold breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack according to time of day, served at your seat. There are power points for mobiles & laptops at all seats. Incidentally, SNCF's in-house designer has never forgiven Christian Lacroix for breaking the unwritten 'rule' and using warm funky oranges and purples in 2nd class, cooler greys and lime green in 1st class, but see what you think...
Food included in 1st class fare...
A TGV-Lyria at Paris Gare de Lyon.
2nd class with a mix or unidirectional seats & tables for 4. Seats are 2+2 across car width. Panorama photo.
1st class with mix of unidirectional seats, solo seats, tables for 2 & tables for 4. Seats 2+1 across car width. Panorama photo.
Boarding a TGV-Lyria at Paris Gare de Lyon...
Video guide: TGV with Christian Lacroix interior
Lyria times, fares & tickets...
You can check Lyria train times & fares and buy online at the official Lyria website, www.tgv-lyria.com.
Booking for TGV-Lyria trains should open 92 days ahead, although for one reason or another the booking horizon is often shorter than this, especially for dates after the Europe-wide timetable changes on the 2nd Sunday in June and the 2nd Sunday in December, or where engineering work delays opening for booking.
Anyone from any country can book TGV-Lyria tickets www.trainline.eu if their journey starts in Paris, or www.sbb.ch if it starts in Switzerland. You'll usually get a self-print ticket, or tickets collected at the station.
UK travellers can book Lyria as part of a through journey from London to Switzerland at either www.eurostar.com or www.raileurope.co.uk. You can book any Lyria train at www.raileurope.co.uk.
Travellers from overseas can book Lyria at www.raileurope.com (US residents) or www.raileurope-world.com (residents of Canada, Australia, NZ, Asia, Africa, South America).
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If you've raised baby chicks or you see some in your future, one of the questions you'll ask is, "How can you tell the males from the females?" It is commonly thought that you have to wait until they grow bigger and the roosters start acting like they own the place (to put it nicely) to definitively tell the difference. If you have sex-linked chicks of course, you know by the feather color at birth. Most of the time your chicks won't be sex-linked though, so it's helpful to know what kind are what. My chicks hatched 10 weeks ago. Ever the impatient one, the idea of waiting a few months to know the difference wasn't working well for me. I did some web searches and came up with the answer. Yes, you can tell on Day One after hatching if your chicks are going to be roosters or hens – you take a look at their wing feathers. I did it, made notes, sat back and waited. I can now tell by the behavior of my 10-week old chickens which ones are cockerels (young males) and which are pullets (young females). Every single one of them turned out exactly as I expected, based on their feather length at birth.
Poultry experts would probably stop me here and tell me that feather sexing isn't reliable because not all chickens have the genes that produce wing feathers that can determine their sex. I guess I got lucky, that is all I can say. I have 16 of your average chicken mutts.
How to Sex Chicks on Days 1 – 3 After Hatching
To tell the difference between and cockerel and a pullet, you'll need to look at the chick's wing feathers. This is done on Days 1, 2 or 3 after hatching. There are two different sets of wing feathers on each chick: the "Primary" wing feathers and the "Covert" wing feathers. When you hold the chick in one hand and use the other hand to spread the wing out, you'll be able to see the feathers. Cockerel wing feathers are all the same length. Pullet wing feathers are two different lengths.
Wing feathers all the same length = Male
Wing feathers two different lengths = Female
It's that easy. On some cockerels the wing feathers are slightly different lengths. You may look at it and note that they are not exactly the same, perhaps 1/8″ or 1/16″ off, and you may wonder if that one is a pullet. No, it is not. The pullet feathers are dramatically different in length. There is 1/4″ or more difference. When you see it, you will know.
If you would like to know more about feather sexing, I encourage you to search the internet – there are a lot of resources out there. Here are a few that I came across that were memorable, if not educational.
The Animal Science department at the University of Missouri has a fantastic slide show explaining why the feathers are different lengths
Here's a video showing how they do it in the big hatcheries. This short clip made an impression on me – I am happy to say that my chickens haven't been through these processes! Small, local egg and meat farmers don't treat their chicks this way.
Mother Earth News has a nice piece about sexing
Interested in learning more about backyard chickens?
Here's additional FSC pieces on the subject.


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I got a "stalled post" message because at the time of filing I was not on this list. I don't know when moderators would look at it, and if perhaps they deemed that it should not be posted, so it was discarded without me being notified. I have the text that was generated by the web form, and can send it again now that I am on the list, but I don't want to do so if that's bad form. To add a little detail, this wasn't that I believed a sort wasn't correct alphabetically, lexicographically, numerically, etc., but rather when the sort was being performed. -Lee -----Original Message----- From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:39 AM To: Lee McKeeman Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org Subject: Re: [BUGS] Status of issue 4593 "Lee McKeeman" <lmckeeman(at)opushealthcare(dot)com> writes: > This may not be the appropriate place to check this, but when I filed > the bug with the tracking number 4593, in relation to some sort order > behavior which seemed erroneous to me. That bug number never came by here --- might've gotten eaten by spam filters? Anyway, we've seen many many complaints about strange sort ordering, and every one of them boiled down to Postgres doing what the LC_COLLATE locale setting told it to. Try "show lc_collate". If it's not "C" you might wish to re-initdb in C locale. regards, tom lane
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Experts: It's Crucial To Talk To Kids About Bullying Before They Head Off To CampAs you pack and plan for the perfect summer, there's a conversation you may want to have about bullying.
Expert On Bullying Prevention: Help Child Bullies 'Find Their Struggle'October is Bullying Prevention Month, aimed at raising awareness and promoting bullying prevention within the nation's youth.
11-Year-Old Launches Fashion Line For All Sizes After Being Bullied For Her WeightA talented young girl from Queens is sharing her story of how she overcame being bullied.
Jets Do Their Part To Try To End BullyingThe team partnered with Ross Ellis' nationally renowned group Stomp Out Bullying to have a dialogue with 150 educators from the Tri-State Area.
Report: Bullying Is A Serious Health Issue, Not Just 'Kids Being Kids'Bullying is a "serious public health problem," and should no longer be dismissed as merely a matter of kids being kids, a leading panel of experts warned Tuesday.
More Families Hope To Join Lawsuit Claiming DOE Isn't Dealing With School BullyingMore parents are hoping to join a class-action lawsuit announced Thursday that demands better training of DOE employees when it comes to dealing with bullying.
Linden Firefighters Give Boy, 12, New Shoes After School Bus BullyingFirefighters in Linden, New Jersey went above and beyond recently to help a young boy who has been bullied on the school bus.
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There are have been a plethora of bad candidates who have sought the highest office in the US. Dan Quayle, Michele Bachmann, Pat Robertson, Fred Thompson, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain (the list of worst candidates will tend to lean Republican, since the worst people in this country generally are Republicans).
But NONE are as bad a candidate as Willard Romney. The son of privilege, looks out of central casting, successful in business, former governor, nice family (don't ask the dog though), LOTS of money behind him. Sure he is a robot, a parrot for his backers and would sell his mother to win – but all politicians including those on the left tend to have some of those traits. But Mittens Romney is beyond being an empty suit – he is the black hole of politics – he sucks everything in nothing ever comes out. He is a Candidatanus.
The man has no soul, no original thoughts and obviously not many brains. He is the poster child of "it's not what you know, it's who you know." This nomination should have been his eons ago. Hence, Our Mr. Romney is now resorting to crooning his troubles away.


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But the real prize goes to ...
... anyone who can say "Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel" ten times in succession without doing themselves an injury.
Many of will have heard the tale of a lady who sells seashells on the sea shore. Now it's time for the unnamed beach trader to get a new job because MIT boffins have invented the world's toughest tongue teaser. Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel is mad about difficult rhymes, possibly because her own name doesn't exactly trip off the …
... anyone who can say "Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel" ten times in succession without doing themselves an injury.
Presumably best friends with Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr and Miss Anne Uumellmahaye.
anyone who can say "Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel" ten times in succession without doing themselves an injury.
It's pronounced "Throat-Warbler Mangrove".
Didn't have a problem with it oddly.. not a patch on "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick"
Quite agree - it's not really difficult at all. It doesn't make sense, but it's not difficult.
I think her work is flawed if her only check was " some people gave up halfway through". Everyone here thinks this so-called tongue twister is far easier than the local classic "Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead"
Totally agree. I tried and while first time through this "world's hardest" tongue twister gave a slight bit of difficulty, I was then able to rattle off 10 times quickly with no issue at all. That sixth sheik's sheep thing is so damned hard I've never been able to say it fast once, EVER, and never will. Hell, I've never been able to correctly say it slowly, not even REALLY slowly!
Perhaps there is some issue where different people have problems with different sounds repeating, and those of us who have no problem with the "pad kid" one but have problems with the "sheik" one are more susceptible to issues alliterating s's? All I know is that if I can do it easily, it isn't close to the world's hardest, or anywhere in the running.
This is like seeing the article, "world's hardest math problem devised" and solving it in 30 seconds.
Not only is it not that difficult to say, it doesn't make any sense and so, in my opinion, fails as a tongue twister.
It's not even funny when it goes wrong, unlike "I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son, I'm only plucking pheasants until the pheasant plucker comes".
Perhaps we need to send round the Leith Police...
I would have gone with "Bad kid poured cold pulled cod." That way it kind of makes sense, and the single 'b' could be expected to trip folk up on multiple repetitions. But I'm not a Wordologist at MIT so what do I know.
Definitely not that hard. Try reading "The Fox in Socks" to your kids after a long day...blows Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel's attempt out of the water.
Same here: not hard to say and makes no sense.
or even "Fuzzy duck? Ducky Fuzz!"
That's definitely the funniest one. So many ways to go wrong, all rude.
I'm so glad that it isn't just me who a) doesn't find it difficult and b) doesn't understand what the smeg it's supposed to mean!
OK, so where do I send a video and what's the prize?
See title, for me far more difficult.
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Must say that when I was in Chiang Mai, the students had difficulty with "Red river, Yellow river."
Quite a few Chemistry students had difficulty with the concept of "red lead,"
... I'm the pheasant plucker's son
... and I'm only plucking pheasants
'til the pheasant plucker comes.
Yup, still gets my vote.
Although one of the later verses is, IMHO, more likely to trip you over:
I'm not the pheasant plucker
I'm the pheasant plucker's wife
Me and the pheasant plucker
have a pheasant plucking life.
I guess this rhyme didn't make the cut as the "downside" of getting it wrong wouldn't appeal to too many. Especially if a newsreader (ill-advisedly) tried it live on air.
Though, considering the number of people who are unable to pronounce "nuclear", I'd say it doesn't take much to be a tongue-twister, these days.
I think the godbotherer on "Thought^H^H^H^H^H^H^HPlatitude of the Day" on Radio 4 gave it a go the other day...
... I'm the pheasant plucker's mate,
and I am here plucking pheasants
'cause the pheasant plucker's late.
Any more and there will be nine pleasant pheasant pluckers presently plucking pheasants on a pleasant pheasant plucking day.
It's pronounced nucular -
Nuclear - or as Homer Simpson says: "That's pronounced 'nukular.'"
....becuase there are some devlish ticklers in other languages.
Try these out from our Saxon cohorts.
Im dichten Fichtendickicht picken die flinken Finken tüchtig.
Jauchzende Jubeljodeljauchzerjungen jubeln jauchzend Jubeljodler Jauchzende Jubeljodler jubeln jauchzende Jubeljodeljauchzerjungen.
Klitzekleine Kinder können keinen Kirschkern knacken. Keinen Kirschkern können klitzekleine Kinder knacken.
And my favourite :
Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid
Eichhörnchen, German for squirrel is a tongue twister by itself.
I don't think I can even *read* the second one...
Google Translate also has trouble with the second. Well, more trouble:
In the dense spruce thickets pick the nimble finches efficient.
Jubeljodeljauchzerjungen exultant cheer jubilantly exultant jubilation jubilation yodel yodel exultant cheer Jubeljodeljauchzerjungen.
Tiny children can not cherry stone crack. None cherry stone can crack tiny children.
Red cabbage remains red cabbage and wedding dress wedding dress remains
In the dense spruce thickets pick the nimble finches efficient.
Whatever that was translated from MUST be the world's hardest, because even after it is translated into English it is a damn good tongue twister! Much harder than the "world's hardest" from the article, at least.
I used to work with a French chap who was relatively new to speaking English as a primary language and he could say any tongue-twister you threw at him perfectly without any difficulty.
I wonder if it's the way we learn our language naturally from birth that pre-disposes us to find combinations of phonetically similar words tricky?.
This guy was also a bit of a sportsman, football, rugby (played for the national under 21's or somesuch) etc and was quite proud of it so we thought joing our cricket team would deflate his gallic superiority a bit. He had none of that, took to it instantaneously like a pro and was soon our best batsman/bowler.
You'd hate him for it except for the fact that he was a top bloke as well....didn't even give us that pleasure the b*****d!
People from other parts of the world, with other ways of speaking are going to have problems with certain words or phrases and not others, in whatever language. Example springs to mind, three of my colleagues from the sub-continent, who each speak many languages, brilliantly I might add, simply cannot say 'Côte d'Ivoire'. Hearing them struggle, is I shamefully admit, quite amusing. I've not let on that 'Ivory Coast' is just as good.
English people for example seem to be incapable of pronouncing the word "loch" correctly. No matter how many times they try, it comes out as "lock".
However, the best I've ever managed is 3 in a row for "The Leith Police dismisseth us".
Mrs Puggy Wuggy has a square cut punt.
Not a punt cut square,
Just a square cut punt.
It's round in the stern and blunt in the front.
Mrs Puggy Wuggy has a square cut punt.
A pipe? I've never heard this before. When I were a lad it was a peck of pickled pepper that Peter Piper picked. Google appears to agree.
Absolutely - a peck is a unit of volume (two gallons I think), whereas you wouldn't want to stuff any quantity of peppers in a pipe.
I'll cite my granddad rather than Google - a Devonshire farmer who routinely mentioned pecks and told me what one was.
Easy - four pecks to the bushel. Wonder what my car's fuel consumption is in chains/peck?
Wonder what my car's fuel consumption is in chains/peck?
Probably about 2e-39 square light years. Why?
You can either speak the language, or you cannot.
English is a precise language, when used precisely.
>You can either speak the language, or you cannot.
So what about people recovering from strokes? Children with a developmental difficulty in this regard? People who stammer or have a lisp? Hell, most people if you play their won speech back at the with a few milliseconds delay will find it near impossible to talk.
Tongue twisters can give an insight into the task of speaking, analogous to how optical illusions can give clues as too how we interpret visual information.
English is precise but also playful. Resiliant (very) to mangling, still making sense in any order, almost.
It may have something to do with the fact that whilst the rest of Europe was enjoying the Rennaisance the Brits were in the sway of the Puritans who were taking all the pictures and nudey statues down. So we had Shakespere and Milton playing with words instead of Mick and Leo playing with their paints.
"Hell, most people if you play their won speech back at the with a few milliseconds delay will find it near impossible to talk."
This is true, sometimes when Skype-ing if the user at the other end is using speakers rather a headset you hear your own voice coming back delayed. When that happens I can only get half way through sentences..
>Hell, most people if you play their won speech back at the with a few milliseconds delay will find it near impossible to talk.
D'oh! Sorry people, I'm trying out a small Bluetooth keyboard... though more convenient for me, it is less convenient for anyone trying to read my words!
Still, despite my lack of precision, it would appear you can still grasp my meaning.
"Hell, most people if you play their won speech back at the with a few milliseconds delay will find it near impossible to talk".
An ex-cow-orker was some years back paid quite a bit to develop a portable machine* which allowed just this delayed-playback effect; it was used to quantify whether people trying to claim compensation from the National Coal Board for noise-induced industrial deafness were faking it or not.
*This was in the late-1960s. Think open-reel tape-decks with calibrated, continuously variable capstan speeds.
Precise? It's vague as anything and heavily dependent on context. And it's always changing... what's really picking my pepper at the moment is Argos (and now it's spreading to other retailers too) and their "Get up to half-price off"... GRAHHHHHH!!!! It makes me mad even typing it.
Or he/she could have just bought a Watkins Super Shadow echo device.
Now, about this cow orking. Is it worth it?
That wouldn't have provided a copy of each person's tests for assessment by the various audiologists [at minimum the Coal Board's one and the Mineworker's union's one] back at base though, would it?
whilst the rest of Europe was enjoying the Rennaisance the Brits were in the sway of the Puritans ...
The Rennaisance was well out of nappies and on its way to school by the time of the Puritans. Might be a good idea to look at some dates.
Meaningless strings of words, I agree. But can't you see that the "Pheasant plucker" is a minor masterpeice of something like wit? The moment you notice where you might go wrong, some perverse subsystem in your brain wants to go wrong. And there are so many ways to choose from!


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MANHATTAN -- Riley County police on Tuesday asked anyone who believes they were a victim of a repair scam by a man wanted for warrants not only in Kansas, but Missouri and Texas, to step forward.
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Those who may have been a victim of Moses can call Lewis with the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 ext. 3050.
Riley County police became aware of a roofing and repair scam Jan. 20, which involved an elderly resident of the Manhattan area. The investigation uncovered Moses was involved with accepting payments for tens of thousands of dollars in roofing, remodeling and repair scams for work that was never completed.
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I'm surprised at how good this one is. The monster is unlike anything I've seen in the show before. It's almost like a Doctor Who monster, but not directly lifted from there. You managed to set up the suspense enough to make it truly creepy, and the ending is unexpectedly horrifying.
It leaves you hanging, but judging by real episodes of the show, it's par for the course. They always did seem more interested in containing spooks than human compassion.
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I'm pretty sure that's going to be the best story of Hallowe'en.
Great plot twists – especially the last couple of lines.
Skittlebones is so exactly right a name. In fact, everything about them is just right.
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According to the Dallas Observer, Rangers outfielder Leonys Martin signs a couple of baseballs with his phone number. Before games, he'll toss the signed balls to beautiful ladies in the stands. One lucky lady acted on the gift of Martin's digits and sent him a text… and he responded with a shirtless picture.
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Hi all, let's not wait any longer and launch the next Leica Challenge. I propose the following theme for Challenge 56: Reflection
Show us images that use Reflection as a central theme. Reflection on water, windows, mirrors, shiny surfaces and objects, anything really... As long as there is a reflected image somewhere. B&W or color, as you wish. Samples:
Submissions start now, Friday April 6th, 3pm CET
Submissions will end Sunday, May 13th 9pm CET
Voting will start on Monday May 14th and end Sunday 20th 9pm CET
You can post 3 shots in each one of the following categories: "Competition" and "Exhibition".
For the COMPETITION GALLERY you must enter photos taken during the SUBMISSION PERIOD using any camera, digital or analogue, made by Leica, or with any camera using a Leica lens.
For the EXHIBITION GALLERY you can submit any photo taken by any camera at any time.
On the top right, you login as follows:
ID: leica_forum. Password: leicamadness
The long side of each image should not exceed 1200 pixels and the file size should not exceed 500Kb.
When you upload a picture, on the edit photo page, please include your DPR forum name and a title for the shot.
Please post a follow-up message in this thread when you have submitted a picture to let us know.
For anyone new to these challenges here is a guide as how to enter shots.
Go to the gallery as indicated above, then:
click on the picture for the gallery (Competition, Exhibition) you want to upload to.
When the gallery appears, click on "edit this gallery".
Go to the" Upload Photos to this Gallery" section and click "Browse".
Navigate to your shot and click "Upload Image".
Next click "Display This Gallery" (at the top).
Click on your picture, when it loads click "Edit Image". When the edit page loads fill in the Title and Artist fields then click "Update Image".
Note that I'm not a pbase expert, if you have a difficulty with submission post a message here and we'll find someone to assist you. And many thanks to Bart for your help in setting up the galleries!
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The minority federal government will head back to Parliament under the cloud of an investigation into the finances of the Health Services Union, which is considering making adverse findings against three individuals.
Fair Work Australia's acting general manager Bernadette O'Neill confirmed on Friday that an investigation into the HSU's national office was "nearing conclusion" once a number of individuals were given a chance to comment.
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But Ms O'Neill said in a statement that "letters of findings of possible contraventions" were sent on December 12 and 14. The letters and supporting material totalled more than 6500 pages, she said.
"Varying deadlines to respond were given depending on the volume of material to which a response was sought. Three persons have been granted limited extensions. The final response is due on March 5, 2012."
Ms O'Neill said that alleged contraventions could lead to civil penalties being sought, Federal Court proceedings or reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions "for action in relations to possible criminal offences".
FWA is under pressure to complete the inquiry into the HSU's national office that began in April 2009, which include allegations of credit card misuse when Mr Thomson was HSU national secretary. Victorian Police are examining the same material.
NSW Police have set up a taskforce to examine allegations a printing company paid secret commissions to Mr Thomson and HSU general secretary
The HSU's current national secretary,
She said the FWA tribunal had also raised the late filing of the 2006-07 financial return of the HSU's national office, but she had only learned in early 2009 that it had not been lodged.
The union's auditors were "unable to produce financial statements on time because of irregularities relating to [Mr] Thomson's time in office then being investigated". Ms Jackson had received accounting and legal advice that a "fresh and accurate" return would have to be prepared.
"That's why I'm now appalled that someone in the FWA has leaked documents to the press to smear me; trying to associate me with Thomson's actions," Ms Jackson said in a statement. "You have to ask yourself what the FWA are up to."
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Mr Thomson's future in Parliament has taken on new significance after independent MP
Mr Wilkie is one of four independents and Greens whose support allowed Ms Gillard and Labor to form government. His decision reduced Labor's majority in the lower house from two votes to one vote.
Meanwhile, Mr Williamson said in an email that he had received a letter from FWA about "a number of admin/housekeeping issues", but he had not received "any correspondence re adverse findings against me".
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Bruce, Thanks for your quick reply! Between your response and George's I was able to get exactly what I needed. That "-E" is a wonderful option. I have already put it into my snippets file! Grace & Peace. Craig -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:22 AM To: Craig Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org Subject: [personal] Re: [NOVICE] How to out \df to a file Craig wrote: > Hello All, > > > > I am trying to get a list of the functions built into postgreSQL. > > I know to use the \df command w/n psql, but paging through that is painful. > > Is there a way to send the \df output to a file? > > Or is there a table/view (s) I could query? psql -E will show you the query; that is in the FAQ. $ psql -E test psql (8.4devel) Type "help" for help. test=> \df ********* QUERY ********** SELECT n.nspname as "Schema", p.proname as "Name", pg_catalog.pg_get_function_result(p.oid) as "Result data type", pg_catalog.pg_get_function_arguments(p.oid) as "Argument data types" FROM pg_catalog.pg_proc p LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace WHERE p.prorettype <> 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype AND p.proargtypes[0] IS DISTINCT FROM 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype AND NOT p.proisagg AND n.nspname <> 'pg_catalog' AND pg_catalog.pg_function_is_visible(p.oid) ORDER BY 1, 2, 4; ************************** List of functions Schema | Name | Result data type | Argument data types --------+------+------------------+--------------------- (0 rows) That is for Postgres 8.4. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-novice mailing list (pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-novice No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.35/2033 - Release Date: 04/01/09 06:06:00
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