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This past Saturday, the two local Linn County wrestling teams traveled to Bethany for the Class One, District Four Tournament. For the seventh consecutive year, Brookfield won the District Championship. Both the Dogs and the Marceline Tigers are sending multiple wrestlers to this weekend's State Wrestling Championship.
Looking at the team scores, Brookfield had 205 points as a team, winning by 51 points over the hosting team from South Harrison. Marceline scored 74 team points, taking ninth, and falling one point short of eighth place Maysville and two points short of Maryville.
"This is Brookfield's seventh year in a row to win the District Championship," said Head Coach Ben Jackson. "There's been tremendous dedication, support, effort, and time put in by the wrestlers, their parents, youth club coaches, and the high school coaches. It takes many people, often those that don't receive enough recognition, which makes a continuous tradition like that possible. It makes me feel fortunate and thankful to just be apart of it."
"I was sad to see a few kids lose some tough matches that could have gone either way," said Head Coach Josh Moore. "We knew it was going to be tough going in to it. We lost one senior this weekend and the rest are coming back next year. Eric Thurman lost a tough one to go to state, but he has gotten a lot better over the past two years I have been around him. All-in-all I wish we could have gotten a few more through but those that didn't make it through will have it as motivation to work hard and get better in the offseason."
Linn County will once again be well represented this weekend at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, with a plethora of locals from both teams placing in the top four and punching their tickers to the State Championships.
"I'm excited about the opportunities that lay in front of Dalton, Kyle, and Austin," said Coach Moore. "Dalton wrestled very well at districts and put himself in a good position entering the state tournament. Kyle showed a lot of heart this weekend wrestling with a torn ACL and still qualifying for state. Austin had a couple tough matches this district tournament in one of the toughest districts top to bottom in the entire state. He is entering the state tournament with a full head of steam though, and I believe will surprise some people."
"All of the guys, when wrestling up to their potential, are capable of placing in the top six at the State tournament," said Coach Jackson. "Obviously winning Districts should give the team added confidence going in. We'll need to start Thursday with a focused mindset and wrestle our style. There's still some things to correct from Friday and Saturday, but I'm optimistic about our preparation."


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Northern Pass foes urge more research into burying linesBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 14. 2013 11:28PM
An electric utility proposes a power transmission project to bring 1,200 megawatts of electricity across nearly 200 miles of terrain, much of it in a scenic, mountainous area. Years of public opposition ensues. A law is enacted limiting the use of eminent domain. Three years and millions of dollars later, the sponsoring utility withdraws its proposal.
According to the local newspaper, "As news of the plan's demise spread through area communities, local officials, leaders of citizens groups and individuals who live along the proposed route expressed joy that their homes and neighborhoods are no longer threatened by towering poles."
Except for the ending, we could be talking about Northern Pass, the proposal to have 180 miles of high-voltage power line bring hydroelectric power from Quebec into the New England grid, passing through New Hampshire.
Opponents of the project hope it will meet the same end as the New York Regional Interconnect, an ill-fated 2006 proposal to build 190 miles of power line, much of it through the Catskills, until public opposition and a change in federal regulations forced consideration of an alternative - the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE).
With Hydro-Quebec as a partner, the CHPE will extend 333 miles through Quebec to the Canadian border and into the New York City area, with lines buried underground or underwater.
Northern Pass opponents plan to push the question - Why not here? - at another round of hearings hosted by the Department of Energy during the week of Sept. 23.
The idea of burying the lines for the Northern Pass is nothing new. Opponents even have a blog called "Bury the Northern Pass." But the progress of underground projects in New York and Maine, improvements in technology and a recent decision by Northern Pass itself to bury a small portion of the line, fueled new enthusiasm for the idea, at least among Northern Pass opponents.
Far too costly
Public Service of New Hampshire has consistently maintained that going underground with the entire length of the project would render it economically unfeasible, with costs of $15 million to $20 million a mile, compared with $3 million a mile on an overland route.
Northern Pass opponents cite much lower cost estimates for underground that have been presented in the New York and Maine projects. Earlier this year, the New York Public Service Commission approved Champlain Hudson's application for a state siting certificate with estimates that underground cable, installation and engineering will total $714 million, or $5.4 million a mile.
Bangor Hydro and National Grid have completed a detailed feasibility study of the Northeast Energy Link, a proposed 227-mile underground transmission project along the Interstate 95 corridor in Maine, that suggests a price of $5.7 million a mile.
PSNH spokesman Martin Murray said the Maine and New York projects are still in the preliminary phases, and no one knows for sure what the underground transmission would actually cost until the work begins. Murray cited a transmission project through the Chino Hills area in California, where residents have been fighting an overland proposal first floated by Southern California Edison in 2009. Regulators in July approved plans to go underground for a 3.5-mile stretch at a cost of $224 million.
A 'red herring'
Christophe Courchesne, a staff attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation in New Hampshire, called the Chino Hills example a "red herring."
He said the Chino Hills project is high-voltage alternating current, which is more costly and challenging to install than the high-voltage direct current technology companies such as ABB Transmission and Siemens are now offering. "The Chino Hills line will be buried in an existing transmission corridor through a steep, tight urban area," he said. "No one is seriously entertaining undergrounding in the PSNH corridor."
If transmission lines were to go underground in New Hampshire, they would most likely follow major highway corridors, as has been proposed in Maine, not PSNH rights of way for existing power lines, Courchesne said, suggesting that PSNH opposition to underground was based more on its desire to monetize its existing right of way than to find the best option for transmission.
"PSNH stands to benefit substantially in several ways from using its existing corridor," he said. If approved, Northern Pass would generate transmission fees, finance the reconstruction of 90 miles of existing transmission lines, and generate an undisclosed amount of revenue for PSNH in potential right-of-way rental fees from Hydro-Quebec.
Added benefit
If the transmission lines were installed underground along state highways, as has been proposed in Maine, PSNH would still get transmission fees, but the state would benefit from its ownership of the right of way.
"Our view is that, given all the difficulties and challenges that PSNH is currently facing, Northern Pass has become an effort to sustain that company, as opposed to an effort to really benefit the state of New Hampshire with the type of clearly available approach that would benefit state coffers and answer a lot of public concerns," Courchesne said.
The state tried to take a hard look at underground transmission in 2012 through SB 361, which established a commission to "study the feasibility of establishing energy infrastructure corridors within existing transportation rights of way."
Led by state Sen. Jeanie Forrester, R-Meredith, the commission delivered four recommendations in late 2012, three of which have spurred no action. The commission recommended a task force be created to fully explore the cost and potential benefits of underground transmission lines along state highways; that any utility proposing an overhead project be required to present underground alternatives; a one-year moratorium on elective transmission projects not required by the grid operator for reliability; and development of a comprehensive state energy policy.
The $1 million question
A state energy policy is in the works, but the other three recommendations got nowhere with Gov. Maggie Hassan or the state Legislature, even though Hassan has encouraged PSNH to consider extending underground options beyond the 8 miles PSNH recently proposed in the northernmost section of the route.
Forrester said she was frustrated that the commission could not get any cost estimates on underground transmission. "PSNH keeps telling us how expensive it would be, but they've never done a study to actually figure it out," she said.
The Union Leader submitted inquiries to three companies that install underground power lines - Anbaric Transmission, Siemens USA and ABB Transmission - none of which would provide cost ranges or even the cost per mile of recent projects.
"There is, unfortunately, no average we can cite," wrote Melissa London, ABB media relations manager for North America. "Costs can vary quite dramatically. Factors that drive costs include voltage, construction, geographical location (elevation, water, rock, etc.) and so on. We've found that costs are so site-specific that there is no way to generalize."
Anbaric officials told Forrester that a site-specific study of underground costs along the Northern Pass proposed route or state highways could be done for about $1 million. PSNH, which has spent $40 million acquiring land that may not even be needed for the project, will not pay for such a study, said Murray.
"The issue has been studied to death," he said. "We already know the answer. Perhaps there are a few who still question it, but the truth is fairly simple. It (underground) is not practical; it is not economic."


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Updated: NH Senate kills House-passed gas, tobacco tax hikesBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
May 23. 2013 12:17PM
CONCORD -- In what a key lawmaker called "retribution" for casino gambling being killed by the House, the state Senate Thursday killed the House-passed 67 percent hike in the state's gasoline tax.
The Senate also killed a 20 cents hike in the cigarette tax on a party line, 13-11, vote.
The 18-6 bipartisan vote on the half-billion dollar gas tax hike over three years indefinitely postponed House Bill 617, which means the "subject matter" of the bill cannot be resurrected again in the current two-year session.
Exactly what would constitute the same "subject matter" would be at the discretion of the Senate President, which means it is possible that some form of revenue raiser to fix the state's roads and bridges could come up next year if Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, rules, for instance, that a smaller increase is not the same subject matter.
The House, however, not only passed House Bill 617, but also calls for a gasoline tax hike in its budget. The move by the Senate eliminates that proposed hike from any consideration by a House-Senate conference committee when the session draws to a close next month.
Bragdon said during a break in the debate that as a result of indefinite postponement, it would be "futile" for the House to talk about a gas tax hike in budget negotiations.
He also said the move does not "preclude consideration in the second year" of the session of legislation to address the state's roads and bridges.
The move by the Senate was clearly a response to the House move Wednesday to not only kill the Senate-passed casino gambling bill, but also to reject a move to reconsider it, meaning it cannot come up again in the current two-year session.
"This is obviously retribution for the gambling vote," said Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, the chief House gas tax hike sponsor. His bill called for the first hike in the gasoline tax in the state since 1991, from the current 18 cents to 30 cents a gallon over three years at 4-cent increments and for diesel fuel over six years at 2-cent increments.
"The Senate majority is ignoring the fact that the voters threw out three of the last four House majorities and two of the last four Senate majorities," said Campbell.
"They want to talk about jobs and the economy but they have reverted to extreme ideology and partisanship," Campbell said. "The worst part of this is it makes Concord look just like Washington and its partisanship and gridlock."
Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, D-Concord, argued that by indefinitely postponing the bill, the Senate was forbidding any version of a gas tax to be brought up until 2015.
"You are closing the door on our being able to discuss our roads and bridges, our red-listed bridges," Larsen said, "including Interstate 93 and the Sarah Long Bridge in Portsmouth. It's a huge parliamentary mistake."
Bragdon, as well as Senate gambling supporters of both political parties, disagreed.
Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, had initially moved that the bill be found inexpedient to legislate, which not have precluded the same subject from being resurrected in other forms.
But Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford, moved for indefinite postponement, and after lengthy debate, the Senate agreed.
"I supported the gaming bill, which had 45 percent (of gambling tax revenue) for roads and bridges," said Sen. Jim Rausch, R-Derry. "But the House had other ideas. It failed."
He said he backed indefinite postponement "because I have assurances that next year we can have legislation that's different but addresses our infrastructure needs. I believe we will solve this issue next year.
"If we can't do that," said Rausch, "then none of us should run again."
All 13 Senate Republicans and five of the 11 Democrats backed indefinite postponement of the gas tax hike. Those five Democrats were all supporters of the casino gambling bill, which passed the Senate in March.
The cigarette tax hike bill was simply killed, not indefinitely postponed, and could be discussed in budget negotiations.
The bill as passed by the House was estimated to have raised about $20 million.
The bill as passed by the House sought to counter a 10 cents cut in the cigarette tax enacted in the last legislative session. That law says that if certain revenue projections are not met, the cut would be reversed on July 1.
Gov. Maggie Hassan wanted to add a 20 cents hike on top of that, for a total of 30 cents, but the House cut the increase to a total of 20 cents, from $1.68 to $1.88-a-pack.
In debate on the gas tax hike, Sen. David Pierce, D-Etna, said the Senate was turning its back on effort to support business "and create jobs and enhance the growth of our economy or whether it will allow New Hampshire to continue to fall behind and become a backwater state regarding infrastructure."
But Bradley said that in talking to constituents, including small business he has found that they are opposed to a higher gasoline tax.
In a statement after the vote Bradley blamed Gov. Maggie Hassan for not rallying enough Democrats to back casino gambling.
"Republicans ran on a platform of protecting taxpayers and encouraging job growth and today took a clear and decisive stand in that regard by opposing millions of dollars in new taxes on New Hampshire consumers, families, and businesses," Bradley said.
"A number of Republicans supported Governor Hassan's nontax revenue source: a single casino. However, the governor failed to convince members of her party in the House to support this voluntary revenue source despite her exhaustive lobbying effort," Bradley said.
Republicans in the House voted by a 2-1 margin against the casino, however. And when gambling passed the Senate 16-8 in March, Bradley voted against it.
"Republicans will not now abandon their steadfast commitment to that state's taxpayers and economy in order to fund the governor's tax and spend agenda," Bradley said.
Bradley noted that the two bills combined "would have cost New Hampshire consumers and motorists over $50 million next year and nearly $1.2 billion over the next decade."
The state Department of Transportation had no comment on the Senate move, but Commissioner Chris Clement has said in the past that the state has a dire need to invest in its roads and bridges.
In a recent newsletter, he wrote, "We are clearly not keeping up with the transportation needs of this state. We are, in fact, facing our own "fiscal cliff" hamstrung by a growing disparity of 2013 transportation challenges and demands at a funding level that has not changed since 1991, the last time the state gasoline tax was increased, to 18 cents a gallon."
House Republican Leader Gene Chandler commended the House for killing the tobacco tax, saying it is a regressive tax that makes businesses less competitive to begin with.
"Raising the tax by 20 cents would cause our state to lose revenue in many areas. Not only will it hurt revenue, but considering the state of our economy, the last thing businesses on the borders need is a tax increase that drives consumers away," said Chandler.


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As the annual state fair dates approach, as the event coordinator, you'll need to finalize the larger plans and find ideas for giveaways and items for vendors.
Welcome Gifts
Based on last year's attendance, you're expecting healthy attendance numbers. You should consider distributing welcome gifts to the first 1,000 attendees as they enter the fairgrounds. Volunteers can hand out backpacks filled with a state fair T-Shirt, a kid's toy and customized water bottles. This is a great opportunity for any of the businesses that are fair sponsors to promote themselves by splitting the cost of all four items and having their logo printed on them too.
Vendor Giveaways
Since there will be vendors selling food or products, split the cost of booth necessities. Food vendors can assist in the costs to purchase cups by putting their logo or name on them. Another perfect giveaway is customized hand sanitizers for customers, so they can clean up before and after they eat. Product vendors can offer visitors personalized fans, which will be convenient if the weather gets too hot, and bug repellant simply makes sense at an outdoor event.
Fun After Dark
As the night sky begins to set in, make things fun for families by providing accessories for the evening. Glowing items are sure to be a hit with the kids, so try finding a youth organization like the 4-H club to split costs and give away glow-in-the-dark glasses. Kids will enjoy the cool effects at night. Lastly, volunteers can provide complimentary mini flashlights, which always come in handy, both at the fair and thereafter.


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Feng Shui means Wind Water in Chinese and works with Air and Water currents that move Qi, which is the universal life force energy that is all around us. Therefore, all remedies must be out in the open, where the air currents in the room are able to come in contact with them. It's also important that the remedies be changeable from year to year due to the effects of the Annual energy shift.Do your building's Feng Shui energies ever change?
The inherent energies remain the same unless the house goes through MAJOR reconstruction. However, there is also an Annual energy shift in each of the nine sections. Many refer to this as the 'Visiting' energy, because every year a different Annual energy will take up residence in each of the nine sections of your home/office. The Annual energies influences on the permanent energies explain why one year will be better or worse in the same home/office.
Once every nine years the worst energy will visit your entrance and create major problems, such as: Accidents, Fires, Delays, Pain and Major Illness. If your door is painted Red or any other fire color, when that Annual energy visits your entrance... the color acts as a trigger and makes the problems worse. So, please don't paint your door a fire color, such as: Red, Purple, Burgundy, etc.When does your home/office need a Feng Shui update?
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There are four levels to a comprehensive analysis of the Feng Shui influences in the environment around and within your home or office.
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This depends on your Personal Trigram which is also gender and birth date specific. Of your four basic supportive 45˚ Trigram related directions, one is your best sleeping direction. A baby will naturally turn their head toward their best sleeping direction as soon as they're old enough to move. No matter your age, you can sleep like a baby by pointing the top of your head toward a wall (not a corner) in your best sleeping direction. Or at least have a good nights rest by sleeping with your head toward one of your three alternate sleeping directions.
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"A little surreal" is how the new district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District described his first day in office.
Surrounded by boxes and a jumbled mess of drawers filled to the top with papers left by the previous administration, incoming DA Will Furse admitted on Tuesday he will need some time to catch up to his new responsibilities.
He said there was a clear lack of organization in the previous administration, so it will take a few months to get everything in order.
"I have been thinking about this day for so long," he said. "It's a little surreal that I am sitting in this office after so long." He also called it anticlimactic after the slim win in the Republican primary.
A big change will be coming. Furse is working on digitizing all court documents, so the only thing a prosecutor will need to bring to court is a laptop computer. Furse has been working with information technology professionals and the Colorado District Attorney Council on implementing new procedures.
"This office has been so reliant on paper, so it will be a dramatic shift," he said. "It will be less work in the long term. Cases will begin on their computer screens."
Another change Furse will implement is the use of grand juries, where members of the public decide whether there is enough evidence for a defendant to go to trial.
He prefers grand juries to preliminary hearings, where a judge determines if there is sufficient evidence for a trial.
"We will be relying on the judgment of our peers," he said. "I am very excited about that."
Already on Furse's plate are a murder case and an appeal of a murder conviction that was overturned by the trial judge, along with other high-profile cases.
The new DA said he either has already been involved with, or has been made aware of, the status of these cases.
Regarding the Luther Hampson murder case, Ron Edwards from the attorney general's office will continue to assist the district attorney's office with the case. Deputy DA Tom Farrell will be the lead prosecutor.
"That agreement allows the case to proceed without interruption," Furse said.
There will also be a change in the makeup of the staff, with no chief deputy DA.
"For an office of this size I prefer them to work in their areas of expertise," the new DA said.
Furse encourages the public to visit district court to see how the process works and judge for themselves the work of the new DA and his staff.


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Mycorrhizal fungi are like underground "quarterbacks" that coordinate the activities of beneficial organisms in the soil, plant pathologist Bob Linderman says.
Their role is crucial in a crop's offense — extracting water and nutrients — as well as its defense: fighting off pathogens, he said.
The fungus establishes a symbiotic relationship with the plant, living within its roots and expanding their reach to nooks and crannies in the soil that would otherwise be unreachable.
"It's the interface between the plant and the soil," Linderman said. "The biomass of the fungus is outstandingly large. It's basically mining the soil."
Linderman first became began studying mycorrhizal fungi�early in his 40-year career with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, while looking for biological controls against plant diseases.
"I became interested in all things that happen around the roots," he said.
Now retired from USDA, Linderman runs a company, Plant Health, that provides research and consulting services to farmers. He also manufactures the inoculum for mycorrhizal fungi through a sister company, Santiam Organics.
To produce the inoculum, the fungus is grown in a proprietary soil medium in plastic-lined bins. A crop like Sudan grass is also planted in the bins, because the fungi won't grow without�access to�roots.
"You can't grow them in a test tube," Linderman said.
It usually requires four to five months for the mycorrhizal fungi to fully pervade the bins, at which point the fungus, medium and roots are granulated. The mixture is then bagged and is ready to use for inoculating crops with the fungus.
The benefits for mycorrhizal fungi are particularly noticeable in crops like onions or grape vines, which have coarse or limited root systems.
The fungus�not only�acts as an extended root system for the plant, increasing access to nutrients and water, it also improves the crop's ability to tolerate drought.
"When mycorrhizae form, they change the physiology of the plant," Linderman said.
The fungus also orchestrates the actions of other organisms, like "antagonistic" bacteria that help plants fight off pathogens.
"That should result in natural disease suppression," he said. "I don't want that disease to get a chance to happen."
Phosphorous fertilizer has a tendency to bind to certain soils, like those rich in iron, making the nutrient less available to the plant.
"It's not really mobile. It doesn't move in the soil," Linderman said. "Now you have to do something to dissolve that bond to get at the phosphorous or the iron."
Bacteria that live on the mycorrhizal fungus create acids that break these bonds, freeing up the nutrients for the fungus to absorb.
"Once it gets to the fungus, it will go to the plant," Linderman said.
The ability of mycorrhizal fungi to capture nutrients is useful for nursery plants grown in containers, which are prone to leaking fertilizers, he said.
"The dynamics of potting mix are different than the dynamics of soil," Linderman said.
The company produces three distinct types of the fungus inoculum that form symbiotic relationships with different kinds of plants.
Endomycorrhizae, the most predominant type, will work with most crops.
Ectomycorrhizae form on the roots of pines, firs, spruces and oaks, while ericoid mycorrhizae are associated with blueberries, rhododendrons and cranberries.
While the fungi exist naturally in the soil, it can take a long time for plant roots to reach them, Linderman said.
Mycorrhizal inoculum, meanwhile, can be applied in-furrow during seed planting, or poured into holes when trees and shrubs are planted, ensuring quicker access to the fungi.
"I want to deliver them right from the get-go," he said.
Bob Linderman
Occupation: Owner of Plant Health, a research and consulting firm, and Santiam Organics, which makes mycorrhizal fungi inoculum.
Age: 74
Education: Doctorate in plant pathology from the University of California-Berkeley, 1967.
Family: Wife, Lynne, and three grown children
Hometown: Corvallis, Ore.


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After digging itself a five-point hole at half to visiting Johnson & Wales, the University of Saint Mary women's basketball team began its comeback early in the second period.
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Still, where there is a will there is a way and on Friday night, the Lady Spires were determined to win. Methodically, Saint Mary chipped away from the Wildcats lead over the next six minutes.
The hard work paid off and thanks to the hot hand of Tracie Weege, Saint Mary recaptured the second-half advantage when the senior guard buried a 3-pointer with 3:29 remaining.
"I thought we had some good moments," USM coach Mike Basler said. "Our resiliency and battling to the last second was really good to see. They scored the last five points though, so that's tough to swallow."
The Weege heave pushed the home team on top, but it was short lived. Two minutes later, the Lady Spires saw its biggest lead of five get cut to two.
A minute later, the Wildcats kissed in a lay-up to take a 75-74 advantage. With 14 seconds left, the Lady Spires had one last shot at victory, but a Shelby Watson floater in traffic failed to hit rim.
The ball bounced aimlessly away as the buzzer sounded, giving Johnson & Wales the one-point win.
"They had a kid that made a big shot," Basler said. "We had the ball in the end, it wasn't the best shot you would want, but we got something moving toward the basket. We had an opportunity to score or get a call, but unfortunately neither one happened."
Korbynn Stallbaumer and Weege each scored 13 a piece to lead the team in points while Watson grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Adelyn Ezeh racked up seven assists.
The Lady Spires, 4-2, will host Central Methodist today at 3 p.m.
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Some analysts say the grain market is expecting larger corn and soybean crops and lower prices, but the first USDA report since the government shutdown could hold surprises.
The USDA was to release its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report and grain market and trade report at 9 a.m. Pacific Time Nov. 8.
DTN senior analyst Darin Newsom expects the focus of the reports to be production numbers for corn and soybeans, including planted and harvested acres, how large production is expected to be and how large ending stocks are compared to use projections.
Private estimates put the corn crop at more than 14 billion bushels and soybeans at 3.2 billion to 3.4 billion bushels, but the consensus was that summer crop damage would reduce the crop sizes, Newsom said.
Mike Krueger of MK Commodities in Wilsonville, Ore., said the effect on prices depends on whether the USDA report matches market expectations.
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Analysts expect a bearish report, with large supplies pushing prices downward, but it might be hard to meet those expectations, Krueger said.
"A surprise bullish report could be entertaining," he said.
Pendleton Grain Growers grain merchant Dan Steiner said USDA's wheat figures could be a surprise, since USDA doesn't have a good system for reporting the amount of wheat going to livestock feed in place of corn. He expects USDA numbers to eventually reflect a tighter wheat supply than previous USDA reports indicated.
The actual crop size may not be known until January, Steiner said.
"This market will exact maximum pain this year," Steiner said. "If you're an end-user, it's obvious the crop is going to be big and the price isn't going down low enough, fast enough. The guy that's actually raising the crop, it's painful because this thing is just slowly grinding south."
Actual export sales are making USDA's last export projections look low, Krueger said.
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Newsom expects sporadic price rallies to continue, noting a rally several weeks ago prompted farmers to sell some wheat.
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Ah ... summer! The days are longer and the air is fragrant with blossoms and lawn clippings as people bustle about, preparing their outdoor rooms for its grand seasonal entrance. This is a perfect time for new beginnings and first impressions.
Whether you have a new home in an area that is lacking in foliage or one that is nestled into a mature neighbourhood, your yard is the defining space that sets it apart from the rest of its surroundings.
How do you transform your home's outdoor look to be welcoming at the front door and a refreshing respite in the backyard? We decided to tackle that challenge with a budget of $1,000.
Seeking out expert advice is always a good place to start. So we went to Sheryl Beuerlein, a St. Albert, Alta., entrepreneur who understands the importance of creating visually stunning environments. And she's done more than add pizzazz to her own property. She's growing a business: In Bloom Custom Container Planting.
In Bloom evolved as Beuerlein created arrangements for clients who wanted spectacular displays for front entrances and outdoor gardens, with free-standing planters, containers and window boxes. Serving residential and commercial clients, Beuerlein offers a range of services that include design plans, planting materials, container esthetics as well as maintenance recommendations. While Beuerlein leads the shopping expedition, her clients learn about the variety of plants that are suited for their home and how they work together.
For this project, we asked Beuerlein to design a container garden. With a budget of $250, Beuerlein put together a fresh display of cheerful yellow florals amid cool green foliage.
She used four square, black planters in various heights and sizes for visual interest. The dark base helps to ground the display, setting up a perfect backdrop for the green and yellow plants. Beuerlein applies the same design principles to these outside rooms as an interior designer would to an interior space.
"I always consider two basic elements when designing: texture and proportion," she explains.
The customizing comes into effect as she takes into consideration the house colour and style, container colour and style, light exposure, client preferences and budget as well as maintenance requirements.
Clients often have pre-existing containers, window boxes and planters that need to be reinvented with inspiring creations — a great way to reuse what you have while reducing costs. Beuerlein is frequently called in after clients have attempted to create planter-style gardens on their own. But the DIY efforts are missing the 'wow' factor.
"The thing people find most difficult is choosing plants that work well together," says Beuerlein. "Just because a plant looks nice next to another plant doesn't mean it will coexist well."
Lighting, soil and water requirements must be taken into consideration so the end result provides exactly "the ambience the client desires."
With spectacular planters providing the inspirational design for an outside room, a trip to Canadian Tire provided additional creative elements — while keeping to our $1,000 budget.
Fire pits and fire bowls are popular accessories for patios and decks. These units provide the esthetics of a fire along with the functionality of heat — an impressive feature on a cool spring evening.
The Scroll Fire Bowl from Canadian Tire is constructed of solid steel on the inside, enveloped outside with a decorative scroll design.
At $149.99, this design element is worth considering for any outdoor space.
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This set includes a loveseat, two armchairs and a coffee table for $299.99. With its heavy-duty, powder-coated steel frame, the seating area is both attractive and comfortable, with weather-resistant polyester-covered cushions. Depending on how you wish to use this set, the tempered glass coffee table can be repositioned as a side table, allowing the fire bowl to be the centre of the conversation.
The beauty of an outdoor room is the space it provides, but there are times when you're looking for a cosy setting. Defining parameters has advantages. The Yada Steel Trellis Panel Gazebo from Home Depot ($249) offers the best of both worlds for the backyard.
This three-by-three-metre gazebo provides an airy frame that allows the refreshing breeze to circulate the sitting area. Backyard life isn't always that idyllic, as we all know. Biting insects, persistent rain or intense sun are issues that interfere with the enjoyment of our outdoor space. This gazebo features netting and a water-resistant, double-tiered canopy that will allow you to stay outside long after your neighbours have run inside for cover.
For the final expenditure in our $1,000 budget for the outdoor room, I recommend the Melbourne Collection of Gazebo Net Lights ($34.99 at Canadian Tire). These lights fit any three-by-three-metre canopy and provide a starry-night effect inside your gazebo.
Budget For Beauty
What: Plants, soil composition, design, shopping and planting service: $250
What: Scroll Fire Bowl (#85-1005-2): $149; Riverview Patio Conversation Set (#88-0642-4): $299.99; Melbourne Collection Gazebo Net lights: $34.99
What: Yada Steel Trellis Panel Gazebo (model: X05901) $249
Project total: $982.98


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It is a sign of just how toxic the political environment in Washington, D.C., has been that reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act was so crowning an achievement for the 113th Congress.
What should have been a legislative no-brainer for Republicans and Democrats alike was instead a year-long standoff between the two parties over which women deserve which protections under the measure designed to prevent and protect women from violence, particularly that of a sexual nature or that rendered by their intimate partners. In the end, sanity prevailed, but only because the political tides have turned since the measure was stalled in the last Congress.
The bottom line here is a good one: The bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act passed both the Senate and the House last month, and the latest version rightly reflects some critical changes in the landscape since its initial passage in 1994 as well as extends protection to women not specifically covered under the bills original text.
The reauthorization requirement allowed lawmakers to conduct a thorough evaluation of the original act a critical part of the policy process that the final bill illustrates effectively. By looking at what the Violence Against Women Act did well, did not do enough of, could do better and what had changed or emerged as priorities in the context of the bills protection goals since its original passage, Congress could be sure the bill stayed relevant for those it was intended to protect and became an effective tool for those it previously overlooked.
And it has. The key provisions that kept the measure stalled in the House of Representatives throughout the last Congress were those that reflect cultural shifts and oversights since 1994. The new act adds protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender women, as well as illegal immigrant women. Additionally, the measure allows tribal courts to prosecute non-Native abusers who are charged with assaulting women on Indian reservations a change that will add significant protection for Native American women who were often hamstrung in bringing their attackers to justice before the change.
The evaluation that led to the bills reauthorization clearly considered its benefits as well as its demerits and responded accordingly. That represents the best in the policy process one that is cyclical and never-ending. Were the work to stop once a bill is approved and implemented, many laws would fade in the light of changing landscapes social, political, economic or otherwise.
In the case of the Violence Against Women Act, staying relevant is critical. The impetus for the original act has not disappeared namely that women too often suffer violent crimes, sexual or otherwise, and too often do not receive the support they need in response to those crimes. The act has done much to address that wrong by strengthening federal penalties for repeat sex offenders, for example, and creating a federal rape shield law, as well as establishing a National Domestic Violence Hotline and funding coordinated community response programs designed to prevent violence first but respond to it effectively when it occurs. Extending the reach of these and all the acts provisions so that those who need them can count on its protections will continue to reduce the violence perpetrated on women. There should be universal support for such a notion.
As it turned out, there was enough, despite repeated attempts by House Republicans to keep the newest additions to the act out of the final version. Doing so would not only have left vulnerable immigrant, native and gay women unprotected under the act an indefensible position from a pure process perspective, it would have made meaningless the evaluation process. Failing to reflect the most current conditions that a bill is designed to address is lazy lawmaking. Wrapping that laziness in a political robe, as some Republicans did in rejecting the expanded protections on claims that they were an overreach of the federal government, is tacky at best. Had it worked, it would have been dangerous for countless women.
The Violence Against Women Act is not perfect legislation. Nothing is. The factors that lead to violent acts against women are many and complex, and the measure cannot hope to address and eradicate them all. Relational, cultural, familial, biological and economic issues are just a few that contribute to the violence women and men and children suffer at others hands.
Politics should not be on that list and in passing the bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, Congress at last demonstrated a recognition of that. It was long overdue, but no less welcome.
Megan Graham is a Herald editorial writer and policy analyst. Reach her at email@example.com.


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- Nov 25:
- Erie-based Magpul's PMAG magazines used in Sandy Hook school massacre
- Oct 17:
- Magpul's continuing presence in Erie rankles customers
- Mar 20:
- Erie-based Magpul set to leave Colorado after magazine-limits bill signed into law
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- Erie-based Magpul launches 'Boulder Airlift' to sell gun magazines to Colo. customers
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- Colorado ammo magazine maker Magpul threatens to leave state over gun bill
ERIE -- Magpul Industries, the Erie-based ammunition magazine maker that pledged to leave Colorado after gun-control legislation was signed into law in March, is for the first time manufacturing its weapons accessories out of the state.
The company revealed the news in a Facebook reply late Monday night to a customer who expressed frustration with the lack of information about where Magpul planned to move its operations.
"You have lots of people interested in this, might as well satisfy the masses and come out with it already," Daniel Wooldridge wrote.
On Tuesday morning, the company provided a little more detail about what it was doing in a second reply to Wooldridge's query. It specifically referenced the manufacture of its sights and PMAG ammunition magazines, which, according to its website, can hold 10 to 30 rounds.
"We have started making PMAGs outside CO for the first time ever," the posting reads. "The sights are made outside CO. We are actively moving forward with moving other items out."
Things appeared calm Tuesday at the company's Erie headquarters, 400 Young Court, where the parking lot was mostly full. There were also vehicles parked behind the building.
At the front door, Magpul has placed copies of a note reading: "We apologize but we are unable to sell product at this location." The note provides a web address where customers can order items.
Magpul said on its Facebook page that it would reveal more about its operations, which could include information about a new headquarters location, after the National Rifle Association's annual meeting and exhibition in Houston this weekend.
The company didn't return an emailed request for comment Tuesday afternoon.
Magpul made headlines earlier this year when it said it would pull out of Colorado if a bill banning the sale of magazines with 15 rounds or more in the state became law. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill, along with two other gun-control measures, into law March 20.
The company said at the time it would start moving out of its headquarters in Erie and begin manufacturing magazines again within 30 days. Magpul had planned an announcement about its future a couple of weeks ago but wrote on its Facebook page that the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings "make this a poor time for that."
Magpul employs more than 200 people.
Fans of the company continue to inundate Magpul's Facebook page with requests for the company to relocate where they live. On Tuesday alone, several Texans, a Kansan and a man from Indiana implored Magpul to put down stakes in their states.
"We're holding a place for you in Texas," one man wrote.
Several other visitors to the Magpul Facebook page referred to the Centennial State as the People's Republic of Colorado and commended the company for following through on its pledge to depart the state.
Magpul is one of several Colorado firearms-related firms that have said they would pack up and leave the state in the wake of gun-control legislation.
Denver-based Lawrence Tool & Molding announced in February that it would take jobs and machinery out of the state if Magpul relocates. And early last month, HiViz Shooting Systems said it would relocate operations outside of Colorado due to the gun-control measures passed by state lawmakers.
The company, based in Fort Collins, makes gun sights and recoil pads.


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Before Friday's opening-night performance of "Cinderella Kids" at the Croswell Opera House, a little girl seated near the front was getting an explanation of what was going to happen when the show started and what the orchestra pit was for, or at least would be if there was a live orchestra for this show. And every time someone up onstage bumped into the closed curtain from behind it, she could barely contain her excitement. "I saw the curtain move!" she said several times.
This sort of thing is the true value of a show like "Cinderella Kids": to give children what might be their first taste of live theater, whether it's as an audience member like that little girl, or from up onstage like any number of the kids in the cast.
It's certainly a kid-friendly show: There's a simple script clearly written to be understood by the younger set, plenty of activity and color and fun costumes to hold a child's attention, and it lasts only about an hour with intermission. And in its 45 minutes or so of actual storytelling, it manages to capture the whole of the Cinderella fairy tale pretty well.
The title role is played by Mallory Erwin, who does a fine job of filling Cinderella's glass slippers and playing the role with great charm and warmth. And her Prince Charming, Matthew Pettrey, makes a nice match for her. In a fun bit of casting, four different Pettreys are onstage, with dad Rob Pettrey doing a nice turn as the King, Rosella as one of the Narrators, and Ethan as one of the Town Criers.
A thoroughly enjoyable performance comes from Michelle Force as the Fairy Godmother, while every time Kayla Henry and Sarah Garofalo are onstage in their over-the-top performances as the Stepsisters, Drizella and Anastasia, something funny happens, and when Joyce Lancaster as the Stepmother gets into the act too, it's even better.
The Stepmother and Stepsisters aren't the only sources of broad humor in this show, either. Anthony Isom hams it up perfectly as the Duke, while Noah Beasley has an impeccable sense of comedy in the role of the Herald. And watching the various children who play the Mice in action is a lot of fun.
With this cast, even the littlest ones seem to be quite at home up there onstage, and they definitely play their parts with spirit. The same is true of all the kids who are Villagers, Town Criers and all sorts of other characters. And the three Narrators — Arielle Richardson, Gabrielle Kisor and Rosella Pettrey — make excellent tellers of the tale.
Director John MacNaughton has allowed his cast to put some of their own spin on their characters, and it shows because some of the fun of the show is in watching what the kids do with their parts. He has also made a show that involves a lot of children doing a lot of things move along relatively smoothly, which is no small feat.
As has been the case with other similar shows at the Croswell geared toward young people, this production uses prerecorded music, which is easier for kids to work with but lends a little bit of artificiality to the sound. At the same time, it leads to the obvious challenges of getting the timing right, which on opening night actually came off pretty smoothly all things considered.
Where the onstage look is concerned, everything looks great. Emily Gifford does a superb job of costuming all these characters in everything from mouse costumes to ball gowns, while Leo Babcock's scenic design combines a striking village-scene backdrop with set pieces and props that all together look, appropriately, like something that came out of the pages of a children's fairy tale. And choreographer Ashley Nowak does a terrific job of giving all the youngsters in the cast dance steps they can do well.
No doubt about it, this is a show geared pretty much toward the younger set, and to provide a simple theatrical experience kids, parents and grandparents can all enjoy together. But for what it is — a cute, kid-oriented telling of a classic children's story — "Cinderella Kids" more than fits the bill. And if more youngsters like that little girl in the second row come see the show and experience what live theater is all about for the very first time, then so much the better.
If you go
WHAT: Disney's "Cinderella Kids"
WHERE: Croswell Opera House, Adrian
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. today and Sunday, Feb. 10; 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16; 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17.
TICKETS: $20 for adults, $15 for students and senior citizens over 60, $5 for children 10 and under.
HOW TO ORDER: By calling 264-7469; at the box office, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian; or online at www.croswell.org
'Cinderella Kids' a show families can enjoy together
Before Friday's opening-night performance of "Cinderella Kids" at the Croswell Opera House, a little girl seated near the front was getting an explanation of what was going to happen when the show started and what the orchestra pit was for, or at least would be if there was a live orchestra for this show. And every time someone up onstage bumped into the closed curtain from behind it, she could barely contain her excitement. "I saw the curtain move!" she said several times.


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Since 2009, when a Japanese prostitute visited a clinic in Kyoto with a case of gonorrhea that proved resistant to ceftriaxone the last remaining antibiotic effective against it the World Health Organization has been terrified that we are on the cusp of another sexually transmitted epidemic.
Were on our last line of defense, said Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments Dr. Mary Mattson, section chief for sexually transmitted disease and surveillance.
Mattson said that while most U.S. cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea have so far been clustered in Hawaii and California, (with none so far reported in Colorado) and concentrated among gay males, it could easily jump into the heterosexual population, as HIV did 30 years ago.
After chlamydia, gonorrhea is the second most common sexually transmitted disease in the country, with 100 million cases estimated worldwide. In Colorado, 75 percent of gonorrhea infections are in 15- to 29-year-olds, Mattson said. In fact, the frequency of gonorrhea among this population is twice the national average, causing public-health officials to raise newly urgent questions about the effectiveness of sex education in our public schools.
Changing behavior
Durango School District 9-R uses the Safer Choices curriculum for its sex education, which is offered to middle school students and freshmen with parents consent. District spokeswoman Julie Popp said the curriculum is highly renowned, and has actually been shown to change student behaviors.
In studies, students who were taught Safer Choices which states abstinence is safest and provides information about contraception were more likely to use condoms in vaginal intercourse than those who did not receive Safer Choices instruction. It does not address the risks of disease transmission posed by unprotected oral and anal sex.
Nationwide, the percentage of teenagers who ever had vaginal intercourse has declined and condom use has increased, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Public-health officials said the problem with the Safer Choices approach is that it has had little effect on the rate of sexually transmitted infections, particularly among teenagers 1519 and young adults ages 20-24, because such programs do not explain the high risk of disease transmission through unprotected oral and anal sex, which many see as a safe alternative to vaginal intercourse.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of teenagers have experienced oral sex, including 25 percent who have never had vaginal intercourse.
The result is that current adolescent sexual practice makes both girls and boys much more likely to contract drug-resistant gonorrhea, which is exponentially more contagious than HIV.
Students complained that Safer Choices was insufficiently frank about the risks and range of students modern sexual practices.
Hank Searfus, a junior at Durango High School, said Safer Choices wasnt very informative.
Its not very in depth, and it isnt adequate for the changing world we live in, he said.
Another junior who declined to be identified said the curriculum stayed away from controversial topics.
Dr. Doug Kirby, senior research scientist at ETA Associates, which runs the Safer Choices program, said the program may have become dated because it does not address changing sexual behavior among youth, nor did its architects anticipate the emergence of a strain of gonorrhea resistant to antibiotics.
Both Ignacio School District and the Bayfield School District use teachers from Planned Parenthood to educate students with the consent of parents.
Bayfield High Schools health and science teacher, Dwight Windsor, said the curriculum was pretty blunt, but you have to be. Its not preachy or condescending, It doesnt take a side on it. It talks about abstinence a lot, contraceptives.
He said the curriculum directly addressed the risk of disease posed by unprotected oral and anal sex.
District 9-R spokeswoman Popp said instructors from Planned Parenthood used to deliver lectures to Durango students based on the Safer Choices curriculum, until four years ago, when the district decided its own personnel should teach students Safer Choices.
A winnable battle
The prospect of an incurable strain of gonorrhea is terrifying: Symptoms, when they occur, can be excruciating, and it causes both men and women to become much more susceptible to HIV. In some cases, gonorrhea enters the blood stream, infecting the joints, skin, heart valves and brain. It can cause infertility in men and woman and can be transmitted to a fetus in the womb.
The risk makes nuanced sexual education imperative, said Mattson. She called gonorrhea one of our winnable battles.
But winning would require that sex-education curricula across the state be updated to address the actual sexual behavior of young people, she said.
If drug-resistant gonorrhea spreads the way epidemiologists expect it to, programs like Safer Choices wont be safe at all.