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Live Nation welcomes BRIAN REGAN to the S. E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center at LeTourneau University Saturday Jan, 18, at 8 p.m. Critics and peers agree, Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations.
With his first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, Brian solidified his place on the show, and in 2012, he made his 25th appearance, the most of any comedian on the CBS show. Brian has starred in two hour-long Comedy Central specials and released three DVD's and two CD's. His non-stop theater tour has visited more than 80 cities each year since 2005, and in August, Brian sold out the legendary, 8600-seat Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver. It is the quality of his material, relatable to a wide audience and revered by his peers, which continues to grow Brian's fan base. For more on Brian visit www.BrianRegan.com and follow Brian on Twitter - @BrianReganComic.
Tickets are $39.50 and go on sale Friday Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at www.Livenation.com, www.BelcherCenter.com, charge by phone 903-233-3080 or Belcher Center box office. All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees. Dates and times subject to change without notice.
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Head coach Ben Cabell, on Knutson and Barnes: "Casey and Erika had a fantastic win today. Beating the nation's No. 39 team is a big deal for our program. This win has to go down as one of the biggest individual accomplishments Bronco tennis history."
Cabell, on match: "It was tough out there for us. Fresno State is by far the best opponent we have played so far. We competed in every match and made them work but they had too much for us."

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Optimal care of patients
Heidelberg University is the oldest university in Germany. The first medical lectures were held here in 1388. Today Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the largest and most prestigious medical centers in Germany and the whole of Europe.
The reputation of Heidelberg as a medical center is based on excellent patient care, research and teaching.
Optimal care of patients
Heidelberg University Hospital offers inpatients and outpatients an innovative and effective diagnosis and therapy for all complex diseases. Modern buildings with state-of-the-art equipment enable very ill persons to receive medical care that meets the highest international standards. The proximity and interlinking of the specialist departments benefit the patient: interdisciplinary cooperation ensures optimal treatment.
Science for patients
Progress and innovation are essential for promising medical treatment. Hundreds of doctors and scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital and its partner research institutes, such as the world-renowned German Cancer Research Center, pursue a common aim: the development of new forms of therapy and their quick implementation for the benefit of the patient.
Imparting medical knowledge
The Medical Faculty and Heidelberg University Hospital work as a team to train outstanding doctors and dentists. Numerous doctors complete their post-graduate specialist training at a university level. Top-class care and attention to the patient have priority in nursing and other health profession programs. The high standard of training for junior employees and ongoing staff development are reflected in excellent patient care.
Founding of the university by charter of Elector Rupert I, which also mentions a "facultas medicinae".
The Botanical Garden is established as basis for pharmaceutical studies.
The Polyclinical Institute is opened. For the first time, medical students receive systematic practical training on patients.
The Surgical Hospital is opened.
Herrmann von Helmholtz, Director of the Physiological Institute, engages in research and teaching.
Hospitals in Heidelberg-Bergheim are built.
Beginning of medical studies for women.
The physiologist Albrecht Kossel is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Overall planning and construction of hospital buildings and institutes in the University Campus Neuenheimer Feld: Surgical Hospital in 1939, Pediatric Hospital in 1966, Research Institutes in 1974, Head Hospital in 1987.
The Department of Medicine resumes teaching.
Establishment of the reform study program Heidelberg Curriculum Medicinale (HeiCuMed).
Establishment of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) of Heidelberg in cooperation with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Aid, and the Thorax Clinic in Heidelberg.
Opening of the new Hospital for Internal Medicine.
Completion of the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), first treatments in 2009.
Heidelberg University elected as German "Elite University."
Opening of the "Angelika Lautenschläger Children's Hospital" and beginning of the construction of the Women's and Dermatology Hospital.
Harald zur Hausen, former head of the DKFZ, and member of the Medical Faculty Heidelberg, is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
The new building of the National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg NCT is opened.
The Thorax Clinic Heidelberg becomes a 100% subsidiary of the Heidelberg University Clinic.
Commissioning of the worldwide unique Gantry in the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center HIT.
The New building of the pathologic institute is opened.
The building of the new Gynecology and Dermatology Clinic is opened.
Prof. Dr. Annette Grüters-Kieslich, Chairwoman of the Board and Chief Medical Director at Heidelberg University Hospital, speaks about the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) in Heidelberg. The NCT stands for interdisciplinary cooperation and innovation. With the aim to provide highly competent counsel and treatment, the NCT combines interdisciplinary patient care with current cancer research. The interdisciplinary care of patients makes optimal individual therapy possible.
Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Felix Herth, Medical Director of the Department for Internal Medicine and Pneumology at Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, is global leader in the field of endoscopic volume reduction for pulmonary diseases. We spoke with him about innovative endoscopic procedures used to treat lung diseases.
Together with her son Daniel, Dina Gizatullina traveled to the Pediatric Heart Center at Heidelberg University Hospital from Russia. The 17-month-old boy suffers from a rare, life-threatening malformation of the trachea. We spoke to Dina Gizatullina and the treating physicians Prof. Matthias Gorenflo and Prof. Tsvetomir Loukanov about Daniel's story and his stay in Heidelberg.


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Why is this non-tragedy portrayed so tragically? Why the morbid focus, the sober debates, even the tears in the case of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick?
"The single most trusting individual I have ever met," he called Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o after composing himself.
Hasn't this story had enough exaggeration and too much inflated melodrama?
Te'o's story of his non-existent girlfriend is either a hoax perpetuated on him or one involving him, either suggests he's stunningly naive or wove a web of deceit to some means. We'll wait. We'll see.
But no one died here, as opposed to what the monthslong myth involving his non-existent girlfriend said. No one looks good today, from Te'o to Notre Dame to the media. But no one died.
No one even deceived in a manner that physically hurt scores of defenseless people or profited anyone untowardly. We've seen those stories. Jerry Sandusky and Penn State at one tragic end. Lance Armstrong and his merciless bullying at the other end.
All that's happened here is The Skype Generation has now tangled every generation in a sports story of unprecedented and unbelievable proportions, stretching possibilities for shame and sham into the online dimension.
Which brings us to the Theory of Sports And Society.
Everything new and foreign gets discussed dramatically and deviously through the prism of sports. No? Go back to cocaine and Len Bias or to HIV and Magic Johnson.
Modern medicine brought us Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The rise of social media was defined by Tiger Woods' "transgressions," as he labeled the women he knew who kept parading across TMZ websites.
Now there's Te'o. And there's a new social frontier passed: The ability to invent not just people but full stories to play out before the nation using the Old World's rules.
Take the media. I've written about deaths. Lots of deaths. And I've only seen two death certificates, those of the brothers of then-Miami coach Randy Shannon, considering their tale was so confusing and my questions so in doubt I ordered them from the state.
It's a bit baffling Te'o's story didn't come out until Deadspin discovered it. At least until you hear the backstory.
For instance, ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski, a pro's pro, says his initial checks on of Te'o's girlfriend came up empty. He asked Te'o about talking to her family. Te'o asked him to respect their privacy.
Do you act human and relent? Or trample a stated family's requests there? I've never pushed back at that point. Maybe I will now.
Maybe the media must be callous in this new world.
The Sun Sentinel was one of the multitude of media outlets that repeated the false information about Te'o's "girlfriend."
There are a thousand loose ends and apparent lies in this story. Former Dolphin Reagan Mauia saying he met the girlfriend? Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly giving a game ball to Te'o to give to his girlfriend's family (what happened to the ball)?
Deadspin reporting a source said he or she was "80 percent certain" that Te'o was "in on it?" Swarbrick saying he was "100 percent certain" the player knew nothing?
Swarbrick has the most to protect in this with Notre Dame's shield at stake. He also has the most knowledge, having started his investigation Dec. 26. He has deep roots as a lawyer. He's too smart to project a second lie on top of Te'o's obvious one. Isn't he?
The expected turn has been taken in the public debate. Te'o has gone from someone the media trusted inherently to someone all the worst is projected on. Again, we'll see. Truth will come.
All we know Thursday is the new sports world kept turning, even as all focus was on Te'o. Or maybe you didn't notice. Tiger Woods now wants back with his ex-wife, Elin, a tabloid reports. Armstrong went on with Oprah.
The Theory of Sports and Society keeps proving right. Te'o's just the latest, loudest evidence of that.


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Nineties Icons: Herb Ritts & Calvin Klein
With Calvin Klein's new 'Modern Classic' men's underwear collection dropping this week, we wanted to look back at those vintage "Marky" Mark Wahlberg ads from 1992 (that's 20 years ago if you do the math), shot by legendary LA photographer Herb Ritts.
Thing is, it's not physically possible to google 'Herb Ritts' without getting distracted, if not totally awestruck, by his full body of work.
A self-taught photographer, Ritts (1952–2002) forged a distinct vision of beauty that came to define the late '80s and early '90s—marking an unprecedented crossover between fine art and commerce, and launching the careers of countless, now-iconic models and actors. His style exalted the human form in a mode reminiscent of classical Greek sculpture—and utilized California's sand, surf, and late-afternoon sun to full effect, lending warmth and softness to his statuesque compositions.
Scroll down for info on the new Calvin Klein underwear we mentioned—but first take a moment to soak up some of our favorite Herb Ritts photos.
Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989 (via)
This painterly rendering of the supermodel pantheon was shot on Ritts' own patio. Christy Turlington (in back) wasn't initially part of the shot; she stopped by to visit and was coaxed to join.
{Top}: Ritts introduced Cindy Crawford to his longtime friend Richard Gere at a barbecue at his mother's house. This particular shot appeared on a July 1988 magazine cover. (via)
Madonna, Hollywood, 1986 (via)
A version of this image graced the cover of Madonna's third album, True Blue.
Ritts was one of the first fashion photographers to transition to music video director, masterminding clips for Madonna and more.
Tony Black Torso, Los Angeles, 1986 (via)
Tatjana Patitz, from the two-book boxed set Men/Women by Herb Ritts, 1989 (via)
Tony in White, Hollywood, 1988 (via)
Versace Veiled Dress, El Mirage, 1990. (via)
That's Naomi Campbell under there, if you couldn't tell.
Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood, 1989 (via)
An explicit example of Ritts incorporating nature into his work.
(And of his subjects, like actor/model Djimon Hounsou, being good sports.)
Christy Turlington, Hollywood, 1988 (via)
One of the aforementioned Calvin Klein ads, co-starring Kate Moss, from 1992. (via)
Ritts' photography has held up better than Wahlberg's early-'90s slang—but if you insist,
you can view one of the Ritts-directed, Marky-scripted television spots here.
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As for the new 'Modern Classic' collection, it's inspired by the ones Wahlberg wore, but features an updated fit with lower rise and shorter legs (on the boxer briefs). Also available in trunks and briefs—all with the signature 'Calvin Klein' logo on the waistband. Shop all men's underwear (including the new CK collection).
Further Viewing: The Herb Ritts exhibit at LA's J. Paul Getty Museum has been extended through September 2. And for photography geeks only: Watch a 12-minute mini-documentary on Ritts and his work here.
[Photos by Herb Ritts, ©The Herb Ritts Foundation. Individuals pictured do not endorse Nordstrom.]


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Mists of Pandaria will release September 25. That is 52 days from now. If you're looking to change you main character, role, guild or server, this is a good time to do so. In those 52 days the following things will occur:
- 8 Call to Arms: Alterac Valley is excellent for alt leveling, and Arathi Basin- and Warsong Gulch-weekends are good for reputation grinds.
- 7 raid resets: It's time to get those last kills, achievements and legendaries.
- 2 Darkmoon Faires! August 5 to August 11 and September 2 to September 8. Which means 10 profession skill points to all professions that aren't maxed yet! It also means I can get rid of some Soothsayer Runes on my 85's, and hoard tickets for new Darkmoon-stuff on alts.
- Pirates Day September 19
- Patch 5.0. Stop rolling for melee weapons I can't use anymore after patch 5.0, and start going for expertise on gear... Theramore event will bring a tabard and achievements. And I would be surprised if there isn't some gear to get as well.
Additional plans for the 52 days:
- Glyphs. Influenced by those saying glyphs will be in demand and very expensive at the beginning of Mists, I've decided to learn all glyphs on all characters before that. Those glyphs that are going away will be transformed into the new ones, so it should be safe to do so.
- Heirlooms for my monk. Levels 1-10 and 85-90 should be a blast, 10-85 perhaps a bit less? Let's make sure it goes as quick as possible. :)
- Stack up 25 quests for a small XP-boost for launch.
- Stack up 200 fragments in each race for a profession-boost in Archaeology.
Back in March I wrote the post Mists of Pandaria Launch Predictions. My prediction was more than a month wrong. The best prediction was from Sesamee, with October 2. Good job Sesamee. :) I was so relieved when we finally got the release date! Not because of the date it self, but because we had one. The Mists of Pandaria hype started with Blizzcon last October, and escalated with the big Mists of Pandaria Press Tour in March and eventually the start of the beta in May. It was refueled with more and more datamining from beta, everyone saying "it's closer than you think", and also a lot of people making predictions, which I gathered eagerly. All of this slowly started to stress me a bit. People were predicting it to release in my summer vacation, should I plan around that? Should I make other plans, worrying I might be away for the release? Now we finally have a date, and I hope I learned some lessons about getting caught in a hype. :) At least it all made me remember how it was to be a kid longing for Christmas.
The announcement was a good time to look at my Bucket List. It's looking pretty good! There are some gaps, but I'm gonna be a bit laid back about it; I think I've done good enough! The only thing that gives me guilty conscience is that I haven't started using my two month old Razer Nostromo yet. But the rest of the unfinished goals can stay unfinished.
A small update on what I'm doing in the game nowadays
I kind of went a bit crazy with OpenRaid! I got all my goals from there (all bosses in the game killed on all difficulties), except Ragnaros heroic. I have decided to leave Ragnaros for Mists, as I joined five long raids to get him down, without luck. On top of our Dragon Soul progression, it became too much work, and not enough fun. So it can wait. :)
Our small guild killed Spine and Madness heroic, meaning we actually cleared current content!
And Lae has gotten a lot of achievements out of the way, actually trespassing 14k achievement points. I decided that I could give her a small rest, and now...
I've been going completely altoholic-maniac the last weeks! Death knights and mages and paladins and warlocks and even rogues, I'm leveling them all! Fire mage is fun actually, who could have known? I had a mage stuck at level 42 for about two years, now she's 78! And I had never been able to level death knights, but I've been leveling with some guild mates, and she just hit 80! Have been doing some healing (!!!) on a lowbie paladin, also together with guild mates, leveling some professions here and there, and overall I've really been enjoying myself. I'm even starting to think about transmogging for them all, which is a good and big step back to my altoholic ways of Wrath of the Lich King, and far far away from the Lae-centric player I've been in Cataclysm.
The lessons learned are: Anything can be fun, as long as you do it together with your friends. And all classes have something that makes them really cool and fun, be it disengage, pets, blink, instant pyroblast, death grip, shadowstep, cool gear or cool story. Never get rid of your death knight's starter gear. And if you really like the woosh-sound of fire spells, ignore all the know-it-alls that tell you that you have to level as frost. Actually, let them BURN. :)
The lessons learned are: Anything can be fun, as long as you do it together with your friends. And all classes have something that makes them really cool and fun, be it disengage, pets, blink, instant pyroblast, death grip, shadowstep, cool gear or cool story. Never get rid of your death knight's starter gear. And if you really like the woosh-sound of fire spells, ignore all the know-it-alls that tell you that you have to level as frost. Actually, let them BURN. :)


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Animalfest XIV AM Divisions
29-Sep to 30-Sep-2012
Warwick NY
Camping available across the street on Dan Doyle's "Oasis" Farm/Discgolf Course/Nano Brewery (Charlie Holmgren Head Brewer)
Event Details:
The Am weekend will be September 29 & 30. All players will play all four of the Warwick layouts.
Here is the link to registration: http://www.discgolfunited.com/disc-golf ... urn_id/478
Animalfest AM Day schedule
Saturday, September 29th:
Check in: 8:00-9:00
Players's meeting: 9:00
Round 1 Start: 9:30
Lunch break (1 hour after last card from Round 1 turned in)
Round 2
Sunday, September 30th:
No players meeting--go directly to your assigned hole.
Round 3 Start: 9:00
Lunch break (1 hour after last card from Round 3 turned in)
Round 4
Sunday Tee times will be at the players party and posted online. If you are at the top of your card, you are responsible for picking up your card before the round begins.
Lunch orders will be taken on Saturday morning for both Saturday and Sunday.


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"The pure sales figures, which are up by about 8 percent, are the one side but the other is the personal contact, talks with suppliers and customers" explains Fenkl. That is the reason why sales and service have been strengthened. One example of this is the opening of a branch in Dubai last year for ventilation and drive technology. Fenkl: "We are providing more local support for our customers all over the world".
The fact that exports account for a more than 75 percent share of sale shows where the growth is coming from: whilst business in Germany, which is at a high level, has risen slightly, the bulk of the increase is coming from the other European countries. Sales in the countries on the American continents also have reported above-average increases. "Asia has also performed well but is no longer showing the same dynamic of previous years," emphasises Fenkl.
The increase in sales is largely attributable to new products. The radial fan Cpro, which was first unveiled to customers six years ago, has once again also reported a nearly 50 percent rise in the year just past. Demand for the compact fan unit ZAplus, which has been on the market for five years, was in fact up by 56 percent last year. And even the most recent fan, ZAbluefin, which utilised the knowledge gained from studies of the body shape of the humpback whale, also got off to a very good start. "As such, we have further underlined our expertise as a technology leader in the field of bionics" stressed the Chief Executive. But Ziehl-Abegg is also doing well in conventional motor construction: the energy-saving ECblue motors are key drivers in our success as they are used in a number of products. Sales of the current control device for elevator drives (ZAdyn4) are also 47 percent higher than the previous year.
One trend intensified in 2016: customers are looking for products which have a wide performance range but are simple to operate. "That's why we have received a great deal of encouragement for our consistent operating concept which extends beyond motors, fans, and controllers" underlines Fenkl. This means that installation and service must be carried out faster and safer for the OEMs and their customers.
The number of employees at Ziehl-Abegg has risen to more than 3550 (previous year: 3450); the five Hohenlohe plants employ are good 2000 people (previous year: 1950). The company traditionally publishes no information on profits.
In the years to come, rising energy prices and statutory regulations will also compel end customers to use increasingly more efficient products for new plants and to modernise old ones. Particularly in Central Europe and specifically in Germany the issue of retrofitting will dominate the next few years. "Ziehl-Abegg is therefore very positive about the outlook for 2017" says the CEO, in summarising the indications of the first few weeks of the year.


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- Board Preparation for Annual (10 min) –Sarah Flowers................................................. 4/30/12
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- YCC Activity & Resolution (10 min.) – Nick Buron..................................................................
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- Action Plan Update (20 min.) – Sarah............................................................................. 4/30/12
- Strategic Plan Evaluation (10 min.) –Priscille Dando...................................................... 4/30/12
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The success of the film version of Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel "The Help" has made me think again of the help I came to know as a civil rights worker in 1960s Mississippi.
In contrast to Ms. Stockett, who centers her story on Jackson, Miss., in 1963, I never met the help as they worked in white homes cleaning, cooking, and minding the children. That privileged world was closed off to me. I met the help in their own homes, on their own terms, in the black section of the small Delta town of Indianola, Miss., where in the summer of 1966 I did voter registration.
As in Stockett's novel, the help I knew had plenty of grievances against their white employers. As maids and nannies, they worked long hours. They earned little more than minimum wage, and a retirement plan wasn't even a consideration. But getting back at the white families who hired them by helping a white author write a tell-all book (as Stockett's fictional black maids do) was the last thing any of the help I knew was going to try. Too much risk for too little payoff.
In Indianola, the jobs most help worked at were too hard to come by to chance getting fired for the satisfaction of shaming a white employer. Losing a job without having a recommendation to show a future employer was a recipe for permanent unemployment.
What concerned the help I met over the course of the summer was not embarrassing the white women they worked for – delicious as that thought might be – but real political power, beginning with voting rights. At least once a week, the family I was staying with, along with a number of other families from Indianola, drove to nearby Sunflower City for a meeting on voter registration that was presided over by Fannie Lou Hamer, who had gained national fame at the Democratic National Convention of 1964 as one of the leaders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
At these weekly meetings, complaints about a mean white employer were never part of the discussion. Spending time on such a grievance would have been as pointless as grumbling about the hot Mississippi weather. Too much else was at stake to get sidetracked by what couldn't be changed.
Although I was there two years after the famous Freedom Summer of 1964, Indianola, like the rest of Mississippi, was still a dangerous place. Racial tension was present everywhere, and most blacks were not yet on the voter rolls, as I quickly realized from going house to house, trying to put together a record of who was and was not registered. Earlier in the year, James Meredith, who in 1962 with the aid of federal marshals had entered Ole Miss and broken its color barrier, had been shot near Hernando, Miss., as he staged a one-man "March Against Fear."
The woman in whose home I stayed that summer had all the risk she wanted to take on by sheltering me. In her living room there was a lithograph of Jesus on the cross and color photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Kennedy, but she made sure she kept her feelings about right and wrong to herself when she wasn't around close friends. Her husband was dead, and she was supporting her daughter and grandson on her maid's salary. Every penny counted.
She had a white employer who drove her back home at the end of the day and let her take leftovers from lunch with her, but the rules governing her job were not of her making. Even on the hottest days she went to work wearing a freshly-starched, white uniform and white nylon stockings. If her employer had decided she should be fired for housing a civil rights worker, the whole system by which she kept a roof over her head and that of her daughter and grandson would have quickly unraveled. There was no backup plan.
I made sure to stay out of sight when she was driven home, and I did the same when the white insurance agent, whom she paid weekly in cash, came by. As the butter beans and okra that crowded out the morning glories in her front yard garden showed, she was focused on the practical. It only made sense that her heroism (opening her home to a civil rights worker, going to meetings with Fannie Lou Hamer) took the same form.
Looking back, I realize why such ordinary-appearing heroism doesn't rate a book or a movie. It lacks drama by virtue of the emphasis it puts on steady grit. I am certain, however, that the kind of day-to-day heroism I saw among the help in Mississippi explains a lot about why the civil rights movement succeeded. It certainly explains more than any of the feel-good stories that since "To Kill a Mocking Bird" have focused on relationships between blacks and whites in the Deep South.
I always knew that if I returned North by the end of summer, the fear I experienced every morning on waking up in Mississippi would go away. The help never had that luxury and never expected it.
Nicolaus Mills is professor of American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. He is currently at work on a memoir, "The Road to Mississippi."


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Unless companies can do that, they would have to reformulate or re-label these products if they want to keep them on the market, the agency said.
"Millions of Americans use antibacterial soaps and body washes," Dr. Sandra Kweder, deputy director of the FDA's Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said during a morning press briefing.
"They are used every day at home, at work, at schools and in other public settings where the risk of bacterial infection is relatively low," she said. "We at the FDA believe there should be clearly demonstrated benefits from using antibacterial soaps to balance any potential risk."
Kweder said the FDA has not been provided with data that shows these products are "any more effective at preventing people from getting sick than washing with plain soap and water."
The agency's proposed rule would require makers of these products to justify their health claims with firm evidence of their benefit, she said.
"Manufacturers would be required to conduct clinical trials that demonstrate that their products are more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness or the spread of certain infections," Kweder said.
"Manufacturers would also be required to provide additional safety data for these products before they can be considered generally recognized as safe for use," she added.
There's some data that long-term exposure to certain ingredients used in these products, such as triclosan (liquid soaps) and triclocarban (bar soaps), could promote bacterial resistance or have effects on hormones. These hormones include estrogen, testosterone and thyroid hormones, Kweder explained.
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Sunderland continued a giant-killing weekend in the English Premier League by stunning Manchester City in the final seconds of stoppage time with a goal by Ji Dong-Won.
That Ji appeared to be offside was of no issue to Sunderland supporters, one of whom took it upon himself to give the Korean striker some tongue action. I think they call it "snogging" over there. [Fox Soccer]


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Amateur world doubles disc golf championships planned March 22-24
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- Published on 18 March 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The 2013 Amateur World Doubles Disc golf Championships will be conducted at the Selah Ranch March 22 through 24 on the top two disc golf courses in the world.
A total of 222 players has registered to compete, and the event will be filmed by Disc Golf Planet - TV. The Bling Johnson Show will also be on site. See the March 14 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more details about the event


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FYI Monday: Beautiful Gig Posters by the Silent Giants
This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Brian Larson, Ed Knight and Chris Everhart are the Silent Giants, a design studio located in Detroit best known for their beautiful screenprinted gig posters. As an avid music lover I'm always on the lookout for gorgeous prints promoting bands and shows. Each of the Silent Giants' artworks are stunning. Below is only a small selection, so make sure to visit their portfolio for more inspiring work.


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Artificial leather is more and more common these days, so let's learn a little more about it so we can all be more savvy shoppers :)
There are two popular types of artificial leather (or 'pleather') – PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and PU (polyurethane). PVC is not a convincing substitute for grain leathers, but is light and very durable. It generally has a bright sheen and can be easily embossed with a monogram or anything else, such as the Louis Vuitton Miroir Alma.
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Oh no, this is terrible Yet another in a long line of closures.OH and I have, for 20 years, driven over to Småland to visit all the glass studios; not necessarily to buy anything, more to see what was on the pipe. When we first started, our trips were meticulously planned in order to pack in as many studios as possible. It used to take us 3 glorious, inspiring days. Sometimes we went twice a year.Now we can do the trip in one day and it is heartbreaking to drive through the villages and see old, familiar workshops closed and lifeless. It's so sad.
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Detection of local recurrence after mastectomy and breast reconstruction using a tissue flap
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Does breast reconstruction using the flap procedure interfere with early detection of breast cancer when having a mammogram, ultrasound or MRI. I have had a mastectomy and radiation after stage 3 and finished a year ago.
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The detection of local recurrence after mastectomy is not impaired by the presence of a breast reconstruction using a tissue flap. The large majority of local recurrences after mastectomy are detected as a palpable abnormality (for example, a mass) by the patient or the physician. Radiologic imaging may be useful for the patient with equivocal findings on physical examination. However, patients who have had a mastectomy generally do not require routine radiologic imaging of the reconstructed breast to screen for the early detection of local recurrence. For the patient with an intact contralateral breast, the recommendation for routine mammographic screening of the contralateral breast remains unchanged.


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Steve Henson has a relationship with OU head coach Lon Kruger that dates back more than 25 years. Henson, who spent seven seasons at UNLV as an assistant coach under Kruger immediately before coming to Norman, also worked for him in the NBA and at the University of Illinois, and starred under him at Kansas State University as a player in the late 1980s.
He also ranks in the top five in seven other career categories, including second in 3-point field goals (240), 3-point field goal percentage (.447) and steals (190), and third in 3-point field goal attempts (537). He ranks No. 4 in career free throw makes (361) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.98), No. 6 in career games played (127) and career scoring (1,655), and No. 7 in career field goals made (527).
Henson was also a decathlete at Kansas State, placing third as a sophomore and junior at the Big Eight Conference Championships. As a junior at the 1989 Big Eight meet, he finished third overall with 6,886 points, winning the javelin and high jump and placing second in the discus, pole vault and 1,500-meter run. Henson was named to the university's all-century team that was selected in February 2003, and in October 2009 was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2013.
Picked by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft with the 44th overall selection, Henson played with five teams in the NBA: Milwaukee, Atlanta, Charlotte, Portland and Detroit. He also played three seasons in Italy and Greece.
A native of McPherson, Kan., Henson graduated from Kansas State in 1990 with a degree in human movement. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of two sons: Quinton (18) and Pearson (16).


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Syracuse is a great city for you and your family to visit. It has a rich history, a wealth of outdoor recreation and a wide variety of places to shop and eat. After you stop by the zoo, you can extend your Syracuse adventure at one of these local destinations:
Stop by the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (The MOST) and enjoy an interactive experience. The whole family can journey through a giant replica of the human heart, climb around a five-story playhouse, and then sit back to watch a movie on the 66 foot domed screen in the Bristol Omnitheater. This is the only IMAX dome theater located in upstate New York.
Visit the Erie Canal Museum and climb aboard a replica canal boat, stroll the Locktender's Garden, and discover what put Syracuse on the map. The Erie Canal Museum is housed in the National Register 1850 Syracuse Weighlock Building, the only remaining canal boat weigh station in America.
Another great place to visit is the Martisco Station Museum, another site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There you can take a step back in time and walk through a small town railroad station constructed way back in 1870.
For those interested in the rich history of Onondaga County, the Onondaga Historical Association Museum and Research Center offers guests the opportunity to explore, appreciate and utilize their past.
Feel like going on a nice run, relaxing boat ride, or sitting down for a family picnic? Onondaga Lake Park provides the best paved vehicle-free trails in the region and seven miles of shoreline to keep the whole family entertained.
Take a hike on the winding trails and explore what Upstate New York has to offer outdoors at Beaver Lake Nature Center. You can observe more than 200 species of birds and over 800 varieties of plants.
Did you know that Syracuse is home to one of the country's oldest golf courses? And, even better, it's right next door to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo! The Burnet Park Golf Course is a nine hole course and the first hole features the country's only "shamrock" bunker. There's plenty to do at Burnet Park, click here for details!
Sit back and relax on a cruise with Mid-Lake Navigation & Tours along the historic waters of the Erie Canal. Enjoy a brunch or dinner cruise while travelling the extensive New York State Canal System. This is an ideal excursion for young families and sightseers!
Located in downtown Syracuse, Armory Square provides a variety of unique shops and an abundance of restaurants that adds up to a very enjoyable experience. The shops in "the square" offer a variety of products from jewelry to art and fine crafts to home-made chocolate. Most of these shops are locally owned and operated, providing the very best in personalized service to each and every customer. In addition to the variety of shops, there is an array of gourmet restaurants and popular local pubs to choose from. Ethnic food from all over the world can be found at one of the many restaurants and the neighborhood pubs can truly make you feel right at home.
Head on over to our neighbors at Tipperary Hill located on the West side of Syracuse for some authentic Irish food and drink. "Tipp Hill" is where you can get a taste of Irish heritage by having a bite at Coleman's or Nibsy's, learning the history of the upside down traffic light and walking around the Tipperary Hill Memorial Park.
Shop 'til you drop at Destiny USA, Central New York's top shopping destination. Destiny USA provides over 170 specialty shops, six major department stores, five full-service restaurants and a movie theatre on the top floor. You can even take the kids for a spin on the vintage carousel or play around in the arcade located by the food court.
After you check out the many animal exhibits at the zoo, head over to the Everson Museum of Art and enjoy the various exhibits hosted there throughout the year. The Everson houses about 11,000 pieces of art, including one of the largest holdings of American ceramics in the nation.
Take advantage of Central New York's premier professional theatre at the Syracuse Stage. The Syracuse Stage shares its talent with close to 90,000 visitors every year. The talented theatre actors produce shows with all types of genres including comedy, drama and musicals.
Come and experience the nationally acclaimed and fully professional resident Symphoria, Syracuse's symphonic orchestra. With 80 musicians and a conducting staff that is internationally recognized, it is sure to be a great experience!
The Syracuse Opera prides itself on enriching the lives of residents in Central New York through the sound of singing voices. Opera productions are offered year round at the Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater of the Mulroy Civic Center.
Come and enjoy the action packed Division I sports of Syracuse University! After visting the zoo check out some of the great athletic programs Syracuse University has to offer including basketball, football and lacrosse.
Check out a Syracuse Crunch hockey game! The Crunch is a minor league team in the American Hockey League. While at the game make sure to visit, Al, the only ice gorilla!
Enjoy a Syracuse Chiefs baseball game! The Chiefs are members in the International League and AAA affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Their opponets include other AAA teams affiliates including the Pawtucket Red Sox and Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees.
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MOSCOW — Russian email-to-social networking group Mail.Ru cut its stakes in U.S. Internet firms Groupon, Facebook and Zygna, according to the company's website.
Mail.Ru now has a 0.52 percent stake in the world's largest social networking site Facebook, 0.16 percent of U.S. game maker Zynga and 0.84 percent of daily deal website Groupon.
As of October 30, it had a 1.17 percent stake in Zynga, a 0.75 percent stake in Facebook and 4.12 percent of shares in Groupon.
It could raise between $200 million and $250 million from the sales, said Anastasia Obukhova, an analyst at VTB Capital in Moscow. Mail.Ru declined to comment on the disposals.
"We've always been very clear that Groupon, Zynga and Facebook, positioned inside of Mail, are financial assets, not strategic ones," said Matthew Hammond, the investor relations director at Mail.Ru Group.
At the end of October, Mail.Ru, part-owned by metals tycoon Alisher Usmanov, sold 16 million Facebook shares, worth around $370 million, on top of a more than $700 million sale as part of Facebook's initial public offering. That was followed by a hefty dividend payout to Mail.Ru's shareholders.


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Status updates from the 'Open Cases Reports' …
- DFARS Case 2016-D013: Amendments Related to Sources of Electronic Parts
[was "Trusted Suppliers"]
08/02/2016 Proposed rule published on the Federal Register. Comments due on or before 3 Oct 2016
10/03/2016 Public comment period ended. DAR staff processing.
10/14/2016 DARC Director tasked Ad Hoc Cmte. to review public comments, draft final DFARS rule. Report due 11/30/2016.
12/12/2016 Report due date extended to 12/21/2016.
12/22/2916 Report due date extended to 01/18/2017.
01/11/2017 DARC received Ad Hoc Cmte on Counterfeit Electronic Parts draft final DFARS rule from DAR staff. Will discuss on 01/25/2017.
01/27/2017 Will discuss 2/8/2017
02/08/2017 DARC agreed to draft final DFARS rule. DAR staff processing.
03/06/2017 Case manager forwarded draft final DFARS rule to DAR editor. DAR editor reviewing.
- FAR Case 2013-002: Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program
[was "Expanded Reporting of Nonconforming Items"]
03/17/2015 Case on hold at the direction of DARC Director, pending completion of study regarding which changes to GIDEP are currently feasible.
04/05/2017 DARC Director tasked DARS Staff to review public comments, draft final FAR rule. Report due 05/31/2017.
06/02/2017 Report due date extended to 07/12/2017.
07/14/2017 Report due date extended to 08/16/2017.
- DFARS Case 2017-D023: Suppliers that Meet Anticounterfeiting Requirements
01/11/2017 Case on hold at the direction of DARC Director, pending input from PDI.
02/02/2017 Case closed into Holding File 2017-H011, pending further input from PDI.
- DFARS Case 2016-D010: Cost of Remedy for Use or Inclusion of Counterfeit Electronic Parts
08/30/2016 Final rule published on Federal Register (81 FR 59510).
- DFARS Case 2015-D020: DoD Use of Trusted Suppliers for Electronic Parts
01/10/2017 Case closed into DFARS case 2017-D023, to implement section 815 of the NDAA for FY 2017.
- DFARS Case 2014-D005: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts—Further Implementation
08/02/2016 Final rule published on Federal Register. (81 FR 50635)
- DFARS Case 2012-D055: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts
05/06/2014 Final rule published on Federal Register. (79 FR 26091)
- DFARS Case 2012-D050: Supply Chain Risk
10/30/2015 Final rule published on Federal Register (80 FR 67244).
- FAR Case 2012-032: Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements
11/25/2014 Final rule published on Federal Register (79 FR 70344)
"FAR Open Cases Report"
"DFARS Open Cases Report"


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Reece Murphy
Lancaster City Council continued its partnership with Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday night by agreeing to help the organization with a project on Penny Street.
The action came during a meeting in which council also approved proposed changes to the Joint Recreation Commission and a resolution awarding this quarter's hospitality tax grant.
Tuesday night's Habitat for Humanity decision concerned a home at 106 Penny St. donated to the organization by Wells Fargo late last year.
Christopher Sardelli
Officers are searching for whoever shot several bullets into a Lancaster house early Wednesday morning.
Lancaster police officers responded to a house in the 200 block of Thomas Lane on March 23 about reports of shots fired inside the home.
According to a Lancaster Police Department incident report, when officers arrived at 5:32 a.m. they found the front door of the home had been forced open.
The officers found several bullet holes and casings as they searched the home, the report said.
Jesef Williams
KERSHAW – Safe mining practices, hundreds of jobs and a commitment to Lancaster County for many years to come.
Those were some of the pledges heard Tuesday evening, as officials with Haile Gold Mine Inc. answered questions from the public during an open-house event at the Andrew Jackson Recreation Center in Kershaw.
Jesef Williams
Come dance the night away at what has become an annual event to benefit local children.
Lancaster County First Steps is gearing up for its 2011 Beach Bash & Boogie, which will be held April 8 at The Artisans Center at 119 S. Main St. in downtown Lancaster.
Reece Murphy
The S.C. Department of Transportation is set to begin roadwork on one of Indian Land's busiest roads next week.
Lancaster County resident construction engineer Ken Wilson said S.C. DOT crews will begin repaving a half-mile stretch of Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160) on Sunday, March 27.
The project is expected to take about a week to complete, Wilson said, with most work scheduled at night, between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Jesef Williams
Heath Springs Town Council is on board with an agreement involving sports novelty company Rico Industries Inc., which is setting up shop in the town's industrial park.
Council voted unanimously on March 15 to give Lancaster County permission to include the Heath Springs Industrial Park as part of a multi-county agreement with Chester County.
The agreement says when property tax revenue is collected on properties in a multi-county industrial park, the revenues will be split.
Christopher Sardelli
As debate continues about President Barack Obama's federal health care act, staunch opponent U.S. Congressman Mick Mulvaney is defending his acceptance of federal medical coverage for himself and his family.
Reece Murphy
A group of Lancaster residents is holding a fundraiser to help earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sendai, Japan, the hometown of 22-year-old Discovery Charter School intern Miyu Sasaki.
A rising senior at Nihon University majoring in international culture, Sasaki has been teaching Japanese language and culture at Discovery School since February.
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Vikings Offense Stutters In San Francisco
The Vikings fell to the San Francisco 49ers 34-14 Sunday night at Candlestick Park. Minnesota is now 0-3 in preseason play with one game remaining on the schedule.
Quarterback Christian Ponder emerged with good numbers on paper, but in reality failed to lead the team on any extended drives. The third-year starter finished 17/23 for 116 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He was sacked once, resulting in a fumble.
Adrian Peterson appeared in the game for a total of two plays and did not touch the ball. Toby Gerhart led the team with seven rushes for 20 yards.
Stephen Burton led the Vikings in receiving yards with five catches for 20 yards, but also had a play where he alligator-armed a ball that led to an interception.
Minnesota is anxiously awaiting the results of an MRI on defensive tackle Kevin Williams' right knee, which was injured on a questionable block away from the play.


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Success comes with a sacrifice. For FamilyFarms Group (FFG) members, the price of success means changing the way they think about business.
"The romance of change is a lot easier than doing it," says Allen Lash, Chief Executive Officer of FamilyFarms Group, a group comprised of 43 large, high-growth farms in the U.S. and Canada representing about 400,000 acres.
FamilyFarms Group allowed select media behind its typically closed doors this week in Brighton, Ill., to learn more about this member-only group of family farms.
"That's why not every farm will survive in this era of consolidation," Lash says. "Not every farm will fit well with FamilyFarms Group's system and strategies."
For farm "team" members, those strategies include allowing FamilyFarms Group inside their farm for a complete head to toe evaluation of its financial, human resource, equipment and technology systems. The group believes in individualized, standardized processes and systems supported through continual training by their staff, and that may mean farmers have to change the way they've been doing business, Lash says. The end goal, he notes, is to keep more families on the farm in an era of intense agriculture consolidation.
FamilyFarms Group will be at significantly more member acres by the end of 2012, Lash says.
"The most important strategic decision is a farmer's choice of a system. We anticipate that FamilyFarms will be the most successful of the systems to choose from."
Help Moving Forward
Farmers Bill Gruhlkey and his son Braden of Vega, Texas, say that FamilyFarms Group has helped them figure out how to bring that next generation back to the farm. The Gruhlkey's joined in 2011 and have since restructured their farm business to grow the farm for Braden and his two brothers.
"A lot of the people in our area are getting older and are not as progressive," says Braden. "We want to help those people out who are retiring, and we need to grow. FamilyFarms helped us with some ideas to gain those acres, such as leasing equipment from older farmers and helping them ease into retirement."
Founded by Lash, Leroy Jones (who no longer works with FamilyFarms Group) and Harold Birch, currently the Executive Vice President, FamilyFarms personally invites producers it believes has the attitude and desire for future success.
Members pay a membership fee and go through a screening process to make sure the fit is right for both the farmer and FamilyFarms Group. For years, the quietness of the group helped create the intrigue surrounding the effort. Ironically, that has also turned FamilyFarms into one of agriculture's most talked-about secrets.
"We weren't trying to be mysterious, we just didn't have anything to talk about," says Karmen Mehmen of MBS Family Farms, Plainfield, Iowa, and one of the early investors and team members in FamilyFarms Group. "This company is only five years old, and for most of that time we've been working to create a solid business concept."
What You Get
Outsiders see FamilyFarms Group as a club of sorts that acts like a franchise system. In the early years, farmers bought in on a per-acre basis and received Class A shares in the company.
Today, the group allows farms to join as a "client" team with the opportunity to later become an "investor" team. Client teams pay a simple membership fee and have access to staff and help on implementing systems, technology and financial accountability. Investor teams pay a membership fee plus a premium in exchange for returns from the company; but these teams are also required to standardize in certain areas.
FamilyFarms Group affiliates utilized approximately $300 million in agriculture financial products in 2011, and will need considerably more each year, says Birch. Part of the benefit of joining is coordinated purchasing power.
"We do some buying power, but it is not a focus," says Birch. "When we talk to a vendor, it is not just about price. We want a relationship. What are things the vendor can do that can help our teams enhance their revenues and reduce their risk? What are some intellectual properties they have that our teams can utilize? Lastly, we ask for best price, not anything special."
FamilyFarms Group asked Validus to come on as an environmental vendor in 2008 to help farm team members develop a set of standards for environmental and on-farm security and worker care. Validus is an on-farm assessment company that has completed over 6,000 environmental assessments and audits and over 3,000 environmental plans.
Key customers include United Egg Producers, six of the top 25 pork producers and large multi-site dairies in the U.S. Today, Validus has certified 27 teams. All investor teams are required to have environmental certification by Validus.
One area of contention among some former team members who have left FamilyFarms Group was the organization's use of Validus as a mandatory vendor. In 2009, the Mehmens, who were FamilyFarm Group board members, became investors in Validus. The Mehmens did, however, work with the board to turn the investment into a loan to Validus, which Validus paid off before it was due, according to Karmen.
"We did not invest in Validus with any ill intentions," says Karmen. "The company needed money and came to us. FamilyFarms had already invested time and effort in working with Validus for environmental audits, and we didn't want to see the group have to start over from scratch with a new certification company."
Growth At Any Cost?
In the aggregate, FFG has about 400,000 acres under production, generating over $250 million in annual revenues, and farm teams are growing at a rate of 15% to 20% per year, according to Jerry Best, chief financial officer
To that end, FamilyFarms Group has hired Janine Yorio, a private equity investment specialist, as Senior Vice President to lead capital market initiatives for large row crop farms. Yorio's job is to obtain growth capital for FamilyFarms team members, which will be used for farmland acquisition capital and better access to structured debt and equity products.
"One of the biggest challenges our teams are facing is access to capital," Yorio says. "All of our teams are looking to grow. We felt it was important to FamilyFarms Group to have more sophisticated, organized capital access. We are trying to find non-traditional lenders who are willing to make flexible loans with higher balances, better terms for the farmers."
"Despite their size, profitable track record, and strategy for sustainable growth, large farms have not historically had access to sophisticated financial products," Lash says. "We intend to change that."
Still, Lash says the rumors that members are pushed to grow acres by the thousands and at all costs are simply not true. He says each farm "team" establishes its own model for growth.
Farmers who have been members and left FFG, however, say that growing individual team farms had been a constant driver for Lash.
In a separate interview with the Reisses, a Plains, Kan., farm family, who was an early investor team in FamilyFarms Group, they said: "We didn't like the focus of growing at a rapid rate. Every situation is different and we believed that including other farm families in our operation was a better growth strategy moving forward. Family Farms was supportive in this idea, but ultimately there were philosophical and cultural differences between their vision and ours that caused us to leave."
The Reiss family does say that the education aspect of Family Farms is top-notch: "We have a lot of respect for the concept and the business education and training." The Reiss family adds: "There are a lot of good families involved."
John and Heather Oden, Sterling, Kan., farmers who have been members for eight months, say they have never felt pressured to grow. "It is all up to the individual farm if expansion is part of their goals," says John. "But FamilyFarms does hold us accountable to our goals."
Making Change Fit
The FamilyFarms model doesn't fit everyone. They've had their share of growing pains. There should be a premium for integrity, and asking the right questions and performing due diligence goes a long way toward finding out if FamilyFarms Group is right for you.
"The crop industry is changing, and it's not us that is driving the change," says Lash. "If I could stop it so that we didn't lose one more farm in America, I would do it. But I can't. So our goal is to help farmers deal with this new environment. We've built a great business. For a 69-year-old guy, this is good."
Watch for the summer issue of Top Producer for more in-depth coverage of FamilyFarms Group.
Some New Features at FamilyFarms Group
- General manager training. "FFG believes if farms grow to a certain size, and they don't have these general manager systems in place, they should not grow anymore," notes Lash.
- Private equity investment. Partnership opportunities for farm team members who need help obtaining growth capital for farmland acquisitions and better access to structured debt and equity products.
- Grain inventory. A new Harvest and Distribution System to manage grain inventory down to individual bins.
- Input Purchasing/Receiving/Distribution. A new input tracking system for seed and fertilizer.
- Cropland and Environmental Certification Program
- FamilyFarms Charities. A separate 501 3C that uses finances to fund charities already established, recommend by members and approved by the charity board. FamilyFarms Group pays all the administration costs, and 100% of all dollars that come in are applied. For example, FamilyFarms Charities has funded new wells and banana orchards in Kenya. A private auction and 5K run raised over $30,000 for charities.
The Background
Read previous Top Producer stories about FamilyFarms:
Lifting the Veil on FamilyFarms Group
FamilyFarms Group is unlike anything else in the ag industry, making it hard for farmers and suppliers to understand this closed-door group. (May 2012)
High-Profile Crash of a Titan
Two farming companies managed by a controversial Illinois farmer declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (January 2012)
Top of Mind: When the Big Fall
A giant in the land of black dirt has fallen. Big-time farm operator and past Top Producer of the Year finalist Rick Rosentreter of Illinois Family Farms filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past November. (January 2012)
Family... By Invitation
One by one during the past three years, Allen Lash has quietly assembled a network of farmers to invest in FamilyFarms LLC. (Spring 2009)
Cash in on Rent
Fine-tuning his margins heled a young farmer affod top rates. (Summer 2006)
Throw the Bums Out!
Ditching the money losers on the Mehmens' Iowa farm boosted profits by 40%. (Spring 2005)


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Savills has extended its Central and Eastern European (CEE) network by forming an association with ESTON International, Hungary's leading independent property advisor within the real estate industry. The
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International real estate advisor Savills has advised the fund MDSR Investments on the acquisition of its second portfolio of hypermarkets in Spain, for a total value of almost €150 million. Sold by Tristan Capital, this deal represents the largest transaction of hypermarkets and commercial galleries this year.
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International real estate advisor Savills has represented Drogowe company in a lease of 1,500 sq m of warehouse space in MLP Pruszków II.
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International real estate advisor Savills has advised Danish bridal fashion retailer Lilly on the sale of its property, Amagertorv 19, Copenhagen, to RLG Real Estate, a property fund sponsored by Richemont, for €30m.
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