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The thought of going back to work has hit me this evening with a bang. Tomorrow is the first of my keeping in touch days, and I am sat here with a rather strange feeling in my tummy. A bit like the one I had when I was starting a new year at school but with an added depth.
Its only been six months since I unexpectedly started my maternity leave but so much has changed since then. I am now a mummy to another beautiful little man and my time is filled with with looking after my little family.
Last time I returned to work I felt the same way I just wanted to stay home and look after my little man and juggled everything I could to spend as much time at home as possible.
Don't get me wrong I enjoy my job, but I have not even so much thought of a spreadsheet or a project plan, it's been cuddles and hungry caterpillars all the way for me! So a total change to my daily routine and I am not sure how I will cope with the back to work thing. My priorities have changed so much.
So this evening as I begin my super organisation in preparation for a mad morning dash, I cannot shake that anxious feeling.
Sunday, 30 September 2012
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When Carrie Mulligan is back home in her native U.K., she occasionally makes a special visit to a woman she loves dearly who has no idea who she is.
In a guest-hosting stint on BBC Radio 4's Best of Today show this week, the 31-year-old Oscar-nominated An Education and The Great Gatsby actress opened up about her 91-year-old grandmother Nans, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2004 and now lives in a care home in Wales.
"Every visit for the last seven years, she hasn't recognized any of us," Mulligan said. "When we leave, she won't remember that we've been there. But...there's a calmness and there's a companionship and these really fundamental feelings of being loved and being taken care of by people who, you know, family who really love you."

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I received my instagram print-out yesterday from SocialPrint Studio, I have 46 cute small cards with me, and they look pretty awesome on print. These are mostly the pictures I had taken when I was in Europe last June.
I am exploring the doodle tangle patterns, it is quite interesting as well to do. You can click here to check some of my inspiration on my pinterest. I usually carry my iPad and my moleskin journal with me everywhere. So i can easily pick them out from my bag and start working on them while waiting for my daughter.
I am also including the concept of having a quote, or words on my picture as my postcard project design. Yes! Don't remind me on them. They are there ... the template is done, I am working on my printing template and how effective I can do it from home without wasting paper and inks .... :p So my postcards should be out on ETSY pretty soon .... I am excited too!
I have borrowed bunch of books written by Catherine Lim., She is one of the prominent writer here in Singapore and I definitely like her writing style. I borrowed these books from the library and I have one month to finish them. I will see if I can do that in between my times too .... :p
But honestly, my big reason to borrow these books because I adore the book cover ... they are very pretty, arty and whimsical as well. I bet they look awesome as collections on the book shelf too. I just love the color tones on each of these books, and they are very feminine too.
I also found a beautiful blog that run an online course for video making project. this blog belongs to Vivienne McMaster, click here to visit it. I do love making video too, I have some personal video that I uploaded to my YouTube account. Click here if you want to visit them. I think from Vivienne blog, I know we need to find our comfortable style to make the videos more personal. This is one area that I probably will explore as well when I have time.
and check this awesome video that Vivienne made, I love it ....
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Island Hopping is a 3d retro-arcade style platformer originally developed by one of our team members for the Ludum Dare 48-hour competition. The objective is simple: don't hit the water. The player will attempt to navigate through an ever faster path of island that vary in size, shape, and point value. When they inevitably hit the water, your distance and score (among other statistics) are sent to a high score leaderboard.
This game has taken a ton of hours from each day in my life, and i dont regret it, its great ! i kept on retrying to break a high score for hours, and i keep on failing, but its so addicting you will keep on trying.
A great game to play for 5mins while your waiting for something to do! Very addictive!
It's a good game, really casual, really fun. I gave it a nine simply because of the lack of variety in terms of music, no mouse use on main menu.
Overall a good game, and should be tried by anyone... cuz its free!
Very simple yet addicting game with graphics that suit the game perfectly, I do find the lack of mouse support in the menus a bit annoying though. Other than that it is a great game.
Amusing little game which kept me entertained for a bit trying to beat my highscores.
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Anyway, if you ever tried using hcitool you may think it barely works. For example:
# hcitool cc <bdaddr>
# hcitool lq <bdaddr>
Not connected.
Ok, so here's the matter. First of all, hcitool accesses hci device directly, and that requires root access. Secondly, it works on low protocol level (ACL), so connection established by "cc" is of course not pairing or service-level connection. It's low level connection, which persist only while data is transferred and shutdown quickly to preserve the power. Yep, it shuts down while you type or even re-run next command. That's how it should be done:
# hcitool cc <bdaddr>; hcitool lq <bdaddr>
Link quality: 255
More fun:
# hcitool cc $BDADDR; hcitool auth $BDADDR; hcitool enc $BDADDR; hcitool key $BDADDR; hcitool con
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The cart is developed using ASP and had SQL server as database. I will provide more information to the winning bidder. I need this urgently, so bid only if you can develop on urgent basis.
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Speaking of Jaguar, here's their PR guy talking about Mad Men last year on Jalopnik.
We are thrilled when Jaguar storyline re-enters the show when Pete informs colleagues that their agency is back in the running for their elusive car account, Jaguar. We try to pretend didn't hear shots taken at Jaguar's reliability in the 1960s.
He doesn't directly address the dealer from Mad Men…let's just chalk it up to the kinds of people involved in stealerships.


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Disease burden estimates are contentious as I've previously discussed on the blog (here and here) and in print (here, here, and here). So I won't say much but share some surprising new comments. They are surprising not for their content (which we've already said) but because they are from the Global Burden of Disease group, which includes the authors of the controversial malaria estimates, and they are published in the Lancet, which published and actively promoted these estimates.
We now joke to each other how we used to get away with murder in the past doing burden studies. We tended to make lots of not so replicable ad-hoc decisions and few people knew what we were doing anyway.
We have also had some experiences of disease experts taking on roles of advocates with aim to 'boost the numbers' rather than being 'impassionate' scientific advisers.
Countries should develop sufficient capability to independently assess the merits of different methodologies and interpretation of findings: simply because WHO has issued estimates of disease burden does not make them correct.
Let's see if these get noticed. I should add that I admire the openness of the article and the intent to change business-as-usual expressed there within (thanks Matt for the link).


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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) President Donald Trump planned to meet with Senate leaders on Tuesday to discuss his nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and said he planned to announce his choice next week. Trump's nominee will fill the vacancy left on the nine-seat court following the death of long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 at age 79. The lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court justice requires Senate confirmation. Tuesday's meeting will include Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Charles Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee that will consider the high court nominee, according to McConnell. Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, will also attend, McConnell said. Trump got the opportunity to name Scalia's replacement only because the Republican-led U.S. Senate, in an action with little precedent in U.S. history, refused to consider Democratic President Barack Obama's nominee for the post, appeals court judge Merrick Garland. Obama, who handed over power to Trump on Friday, nominated Garland on March 16, but Republican senators led by McConnell denied Garland the customary confirmation hearings and vote. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he would be announcing his choice next week. "We have outstanding candidates and we will pick a truly great Supreme Court justice and I'll be announcing it sometime next week," he said.


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This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (February 2013)
This article is about a type of chicken. For the kitchen appliance, see Grilling.
Conservation status
Commercial Cornish-Rock,
Rock-Cornish, Cornish Cross
Country of origin
USA and others
Male: 12+ lbs.
Female: 8+ lbs.
Skin color
Egg color
Light Brown
Comb type
Hybrid variety
Chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus
Broilers are chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) bred and raised specifically for meat production. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and although the global population has decreased from more than 24 billion in 2003 to 19 billion in 2011, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. Typical broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin. Most commercial broilers bred for meat reach slaughter weight at between 5 to 7 weeks of age, although slower growing strains reach slaughter weight at approximately 14 weeks of age. Because of this young age, much of their behaviour and physiology is that of an immature bird. Broilers and egg laying hen are the same species and share many characteristics, however, due to the rapid growth and selection for enlarged breast muscles, broilers are susceptible to different welfare concerns, particularly skeletal. Broilers are usually grown as mixed-sex flocks in large sheds under intensive conditions, but some strains can be grown as free-range flocks.
1 Domestication and modern breeding,
2 General biology
2.1 Behaviour,
2.2 Physiology,
2.3 Feeding and feed conversion,
3 World production,
4 Industry structure
4.1 Primary breeding sector,
4.2 Broiler breeder (Parent Stock) farms
4.2.1 Rearing House,
4.2.2 Laying House,
4.3 Hatcheries,
4.4 Broiler farms,
4.5 Processing plants,
4.6 Feed Mills,
4.7 Integrators,
4.8 US industry history,
5 Broiler welfare issues,
6 Industry Statistics
6.1 World,
6.2 United States,
6.3 Canada,
7 See also,
8 References,
9 External links
9.1 Canada,
9.2 Primary Breeders,
Domestication and modern breeding:
The traditional poultry farming view of the domestication of the chicken is stated in Encyclopædia Britannica (2007): "Humans first domesticated chickens of Indian origin for the purpose of cockfighting in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Very little formal attention was given to egg or meat production..."
Before the development of modern commercial meat breeds (cows, chickens, etc.) broilers consisted mostly of young male chickens (cockerels) which were culled from farm flocks. Pedigree breeding began around 1916. Magazines for the poultry industry existed at this time. A hybrid variety of chicken was produced from a cross of a male of a naturally double-breasted Cornish strain and a female of a tall, large-boned strain of white Plymouth Rocks. This first attempt at a hybrid meat breed was introduced in the 1930s and became dominant in the 1960s. The original cross was plagued by problems of low fertility, slow growth, and disease susceptibility, and modern broilers have gradually become very different from the Cornish/Rock hybrid.
General biology:
Modern commercial broilers, for example, Cornish crosses or Cornish-Rocks, are specially bred for large scale, efficient meat production and although they are the same species, grow much faster than egg laying hens or traditional dual purpose breeds. They are noted for having very fast growth rates, a high feed conversion ratio, and low levels of activity. Broilers often reach a slaughter weight of four to five pounds (dressed) in only five weeks, (another source indicates six to seven weeks as typical) although more slow growing free-range and organic strains reach slaughter weight at 12 to 16 weeks of age. As a consequence, their behaviour and physiology are those of immature birds rather than adults. Typical broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin. Recent genetic analysis has revealed that at least the gene for yellow skin was incorporated into domestic birds through hybridization with the Grey Junglefowl (G. sonneratii). Modern crosses are also favorable for meat production because they lack the typical "hair" which many breeds have that necessitates singeing after plucking. Both male and female broilers are reared for their meat.
Because broiler chickens are the same species as egg laying hens, their behavioural repertoires are initially similar, and also similar to those of other gallinaceous birds. However, broiler behaviour is modified by the environment and alters as the broilers' age and bodyweight rapidly increase. For example, the activity of broilers reared outdoors is initially greater than broilers reared indoors, but from six weeks of age, decreases to comparable levels in all groups. The same study shows that in the outdoors group, surprisingly little use is made of the extra space and facilities such as perches - it was proposed that the main reason for this was leg weakness as 80 per cent of the birds had a detectable gait abnormality at seven weeks of age. There is no evidence of reduced motivation to extend the behavioural repertoire, as, for example, ground pecking remained at significantly higher levels in the outdoor groups because this behaviour could also be performed from a lying posture rather than standing.
Broiler breeders, i.e. males and females reared to fertilise and lay the eggs of the offspring reared for food, perform similar mating behaviour to other chicken types. They exhibit male-male aggression, male-hen aggression, hen-hen aggression, male waltzes, hen crouches, attempted hen mounts, completed hen mounts, attempted hen matings, and completed hen matings. These behaviours are seen less often and may not be exhibited as vigorously as observed in other chicken types. Examining the frequency of all sexual behaviour shows a large decrease with age, suggestive of a decline in libido. The decline in libido is not enough to account for reduced fertility in heavy cocks at 58 weeks and is probably a consequence of the large bulk or the conformation of the males at this age interfering in some way with the transfer of semen during copulations which otherwise look normal.
Nociceptors which respond to noxious stimulation have been identified and physiologically characterised in many different part of the body of the chicken including the beak, mouth, nose, joint capsule and scaly skin. Stimulation of these nociceptors produces cardiovascular and behavioural changes consistent with those seen in mammals and are indicative of pain perception. Physiological and behavioural experiments have identified the problem of acute pain following beak trimming in chicks, shackling, and feather pecking and environmental pollution.
Feeding and feed conversion:
Chickens are omnivores and modern broilers are given access to a special diet of high protein feed, usually delivered via an automated feeding system. This is combined with artificial lighting conditions to stimulate growth and thus the desired body weight is achieved in four to eight weeks, depending on the approximate body weight required by the processing plant.
In the U.S. in 2011, the average feed conversion efficiency of a broiler was 1.91 pounds of feed per pound of liveweight. In 1925 the figure was 4.70.
World production:
In 2003, approximately 42 billion broilers were produced, of which 80% were descended from primary stock produced by three companies: Aviagen, Cobb-Vantress, and Hubbard Farms. More recent data indicate that 82.9 million metric tonnes of broiler meat will be produced in 2012.
Broilers are sometimes reared on a grass range using a method called pastured poultry, as developed by Joel Salatin and promoted by the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association. Commercial free-range broiler flocks are now common-place in Europe.
Industry structure:
The broiler production process is very much an industrial one. There are several distinct components of the broiler supply chain.
Primary breeding sector:
The "primary breeding sector" consists of companies that breed pedigree stock. Pedigree stock ("pure line") is kept on high level biosecure farms. Their eggs are hatched in a special pedigree hatchery and their progeny then goes on to the great grandparent (GGP) and grandparent (GP) generations. These eggs would then go to a special GP hatchery to produce Parent Stock (PS) which passes to the production sector.
In 2006, out of an estimated world population of 18 billion poultry, about 3% are breeding stock. The US supplied about 1/4 of world GP stock.
Worldwide, the primary sector produced 417 million parent stock (PS) per year.
Numerous techniques are used to assess the pedigree stock. For example, birds might be examined with ultrasound or x-rays to study the shape of muscles and bones. The blood oxygen level is measured to determine cardiovascular health. The walking ability of pedigree candidates is observed and scored.
The need for high levels of R&D spending prompted consolidation within the primary breeder industry. By the late 2000s only three sizable breeding groups remained:
Aviagen (with the Ross, Arbor Acres, Indian River and Peterson brands),
Cobb-Vantress (with the Cobb, Avian, Sasso and Hybro brands), and,
Groupe Grimaud (with the Hubbard and Grimaud Frere brands).,
In the UK, 2 international firms supply about 90% of the parent stock.
Due to the high levels of variation in the chicken genome, the industry has not yet reached biological limits to improved performance.
The full chicken genome was published in Nature, in December 2004. Today, all primary breeding groups are investing heavily in genomics research. This research mostly focuses on understanding the function and effect of genes already present in the breeding population. Research into transgenics -- removing genes or artificially moving genes from one individual or species to another -- has fewer prospects of gaining favor among consumers.
Broiler breeder (Parent Stock) farms:
Broiler breeder farms raise parent stock which produce fertilized eggs. A broiler hatching egg is never sold at stores and is not meant for human consumption. The males and females are separate genetic lines or breeds. The chicks they produce will therefore be hybrids. Since the birds are bred mainly for efficient meat production, producing eggs can be a challenge. In Canada, the average producer houses 15,000 birds that begin laying hatching eggs at 26 weeks of age. Each bird will lay about 150 hatching eggs for the next 34 to 36 weeks. This cycle is then repeated when the producer puts another flock of 26 week-old birds into his barns to begin the process again. As a general rule, each farmer produces enough broiler hatching egg to supply chicks for 8 chicken producers. (Other sources indicate a parent hen will lay about 180 eggs in 40 week production period.)
Generally, parent flocks are either owned by integrated broiler companies or hatcheries or are contracted to them on a long-term basis.
Broiler breeder growing is typically a two-stage process. Parent stock purchased from a primary breeder is delivered as day old. Most are first placed with on specialist rearing houses or starter farms until approximately 18 weeks of age. The starter farm has the specialized brooding equipment to raise the chicks.
Rearing House:
A typical rearing house (also called a shed or barn) design for Alabama-like climate (100 °F (38 °C) in summer and 20 °F (−7 °C) in winter):
40 by 400 feet (12 × 120 m) size, single storey.,
11,000 bird capacity (about 1.4 sq ft (0.13 m) per bird),
Ceiling is insulated,
Exterior curtain side walls.,
A "minimum ventilation" system is required for the heating period to provide a certain amount of fresh air.,
A separate "tunnel ventilation" system with evaporative pad cooling is desired (minimum wind speed is 400 fpm) for hot weather in the later stage of the bird's growth.,
Air inlets may be automatically adjusted.,
A negative ventilation system helps keep dirt and dust out of egg storage areas.,
The entire house may be heated, or individual "brooders" may be used.,
The floor is flat. There are no "slats" or "pits" for manure. There are no cages, and no nests. "Litter" (shavings or straw) covers the floor. When the chicks are introduced temporary barriers are used to keep them close to the heated areas.,
"Black-out" design to keep out external light, so the day-night cycle can be controlled.,
An automatic timer-controlled lighting system. Dimmers allow light intensity to be adjusted.,
Automatic feeders to distribute feed. Typically this consists of an endless chain in a trough or with individual pans. A silo or bin outside provides storage.,
Automatic drinkers provide water. There are several different designs, with "nipples" or "round" drinkers being popular.,
Feeders and drinkers are height adjusted as the birds grow, and can be raised on chains or wires to allow cleanout of the barn.,
Chicks require warm air temperatures, which is reduced as the birds mature:
Brooder Temperature
Whole-House Heating Temperature
0 days
14 days
Chicks might be debeaked at 7-10 days age. During rearing, bird weight is carefully monitored, as an over-weight bird will be a poor egg producer. The feed mix will be adjusted to meet nutritional needs at each stage. Feed might be restricted to control body weight, for example with "skip a day" feeding, or feeding 5 days out of 7. A vaccination program is carried out, which ensures the longevity of the parent stock, and the immunity may be passed to the broiler progeny. Males (cockerels) and females (pullets), are usually raised separately.
Laying House:
The birds are then moved to broiler breeder laying houses or production barns. The birds are typically placed into crates, and transported by truck to a separate facility. Males and females are raised together at this point. Outwardly the laying house will resemble the rearing house. Inside, about one-half of the floor might consist of raised 'slats.' During the production run, manure will drop through the slats and accumulate in the pit underneath the slats. The birds are not generally caged, especially since the roosters must mate with the hens to fertilize the eggs. Nests are provided for laying hens. Both automatic and manual (example) nesting systems exist. Manual nests are usually stuffed with straw or shavings and eggs are hand-collected. Automatic systems usually have a plastic carpet lining, with an belt for egg collection. Careful layout and attention to bird behavior is required to avoid 'floor eggs'.
Depending on breed, egg production starts at 24-26 weeks of age. Production percentage (daily eggs per hen) climbs rapidly to a peak of 80-85% at 29-32 weeks, and then gradually declines with age. Hatchability tends to peak (at perhaps 90%) somewhat later than production at 34-36 weeks. Overall flock production will decline as mortality reduces the size of the flock.
When the rooster mates with the hen, sperm enter the hen's oviduct and are stored within sperm storage glands. These glands can store more than half a million sperm, and sperm can remain viable for up to 3 weeks. However, a hen will have maximum fertility for only about 3 to 4 days after one mating. Therefore, the male-to-female ratio in a flock must be enough to ensure mating of every hen every 3 days or so. To maintain fertility, younger roosters may be introduced as the flock ages.
Eggs are collected a minimum of twice a day, and usually more frequently. Cracked or dirty eggs are separated, as they are not suitable for hatching. Undersized, over-sized or double-yolk eggs are also unsuitable. The eggs might be disinfected by fumigation, are packed in 'flats' or trays, placed in wheeled trolleys, and stored in a cool (15-18C) climate-controlled area. The egg packing room and storage rooms are kept segrated to reduce contamination. The trolleys are delivered by truck to a hatchery perhaps twice a week.
At the end of the production cycle, the birds are called "spent fowl". Disposal of spent fowl may be a problem as consumer demand for them is poor.
Hatcheries take the fertilized eggs, incubate them, and produce day old broiler chicks.
Incubation takes about 21 days, and is often a two-step process. Initial incubation is done in machines known as setters. A modern setter is the size of a large room, with a central corridor and racks on either side. Eggs are held relatively tightly (large end up) in trays, which are stored in the racks. Inside the setter, temperature and humidity are closely maintained. Blowers or fans circulate air to ensure uniform temperature, and heating or cooling is applied as needed by automated controls. The racks pivot or tilt from side to side, usually on an hourly basis. As an example, one commercial machine can hold 95,040 eggs and measures about 3.7 metres wide by 6.6 metres deep. Setters often hold more than one hatch, on a staggered hatch-day basis, and operate continuously. The setter phase lasts about 18 days.
On or about day 18, the eggs are removed from the setters and transferred to hatchers. These machines are similar to setters, but have larger flat-bottom trays, so the eggs can rest on their sides, and newly hatched chicks can walk. Having a separate machine helps keep hatching debris out of the setter. The environmental conditions in the hatcher are optimized to help the chicks hatch. As a commercial example, a large hatcher has capacity for 15,840 eggs, and measures about 3.3 metres by 1.8 metres.
Some incubators are single-stage (combining setter and hatcher funcations), and entire trolleys of eggs can be rolled in at one time. One advantage of single-stage machines is that they are thoroughly cleaned after each hatch, whereas a setter is rarely shutdown for cleaning. The single-stage environment can be adjusted for eggs from different producing flocks, and for each step of the hatch cycle. The setter environment is often a compromise as different egg batches are in the machine at one time.
On hatch day (day 21), the trays are removed ("pulled") from the hatchers, and then the chicks are removed from the trays. Chicks are inspected, with the sickly ones being disposed of humanely. Chicks may be by vaccinated, sorted by sex, counted, and placed in chick boxes.(Example1) (Example2) Stacks of chick boxes are loaded into trucks for transport, and arrive at the broiler farm on the same day. Specialized climate-controlled trucks are typically used, depending on climate and transport distance.
Chick sexing is optionally done to improve uniformity - since males grow faster, the weights are more uniform if males and females are raised separately. The birds are bred so that males and females have unique feather patterns or color differences. Unlike egg-laying poultry, males are not culled.
Typical hatchability rate in Canada in 2011 was 82.2%. (i.e. 82.2% of eggs set for incubation produced a saleable chick). A UK source estimates 90% hatchability.
Broiler farms:
The chicks are delivered to the actual broiler Grow-Out farms.
This section requires expansion. (June 2012)
In the US, houses may be up to 60' x 600' (36000 sq.ft.). One 2006 magazine survey reported a desired 67 foot wide house, with the average 'standard' new house being 45' x 493', with largest being 60' x 504'. One farm complex may have several houses.
In Mississippi, typical farms now have four to six houses with 25,000 birds per house. One full-time worker might manage three houses. On average, a new broiler house is about 500 feet long by 44 feet wide and costs about $200,000 equipped.
Because of their efficient meat conversion, broiler chickens are also popular in small family farms in rural communities, where a family will raise a small flock of broilers.
Processing plants:
When the birds are large enough, they are shipped to processing plants for slaughter. When chickens arrive at the processor they go through the following sequence:
Removed from transport cages,
Hung by the legs on a shackle, mounted on a conveyor chain.,
Stunned using an electrically charged water bath,
Killed by cutting the blood vessels in the neck,
Bled so that most blood has left the carcass,
Scalded to soften the attachment of the feathers,
Plucked to remove the feathers,
Head removed,
Hock cutting to remove the feet,
Rehung in the evisceration room,
Gutted or eviscerated to remove the internal organs,
Washed to remove blood and soiling from the carcass,
Chilled to prevent bacterial spoiling (They go through a chiller which takes approximately 2 hours to go through. The chiller generally holds thousands of gallons of water kept below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.),
Drained to allow excess water to drip off the carcass,
Cut selection to divide the carcase into desired portion (breast, drumsticks etc.),
Packed (for example in plastic bags) to protect carcasses or cuts,
Chilled or frozen for preservation,
Further Processing plants carry out operations such as cutting and deboning. Note that the livehang lines have generally run at a maximum of 140 chickens per minute. The maximum speed has been increased to 175 birds/minute. Once the dead birds arrive in the eviseration room (usually dropped down a chute after the feet are removed), they are rehanged on shackles much the same way as they were livehanged.
Feed Mills:
This section requires expansion. (June 2012)
Today, in the U.S. an individual company called an "integrator" performs all or most production aspects. Integrators generally own breeder flocks, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants. The integrators provide the chicks, feed, medication, part of the fuel for brooding, and technical advisers to supervise farm production. Integration reduces costs by coordinating each stage of production.
US industry history:
In the 1920s-1930s, broiler production was initiated in locations such as the Delmarva Peninsula, Georgia, Arkansas, and New England. Mrs. Wilmer Steele of Sussex County, Delaware, is often cited as the pioneer of the commercial broiler industry. In 1923, she raised a flock of 500 chicks intended to be sold for meat. Her business was so profitable that by 1926 she was able to build a 10,000 bird broiler house.
In 1945, A&P organized the first of its "Chicken of Tomorrow" contests. Qualifying trials were conducted in 1946 and 1947 with the national finals held in 1948. Breeders submitted a case of 30 dozen hatching eggs to a hatchery, the eggs were hatched, the offspring raised until they reached market weight and were then slaughtered. Broilers were judged on several factors, including growth rate, feed conversion efficiency, and the amount of meat on breasts and drumsticks. Though held only three times, the contests enabled breeders such as Peterson, Vantress, Cobb, Hubbard, Pilch and Arbor Acres to become established market brands.
During the 1940s - 1960s, feed mills, hatcheries, farms, and processors were all separate entities. Hatcheries were driven to co-ordinate activities to protect their market share and production. Later, feed mills extended credit to farmers to purchase feed to produce the live chickens. Eventually entrepreneurs consolidated feed mill, hatchery and processing operations, resulting in the beginnings of the integrated industry.
Chickens were typically sold "New York dressed," with only the blood and feathers removed. In 1942, an Illinois plant was the first to win government approval of "on-line" evisceration. Evisceration and ice-packing of ready-to-cook whole carcasses became the norm. In 1949, USDA launched a voluntary program of grading. Federal inspection of broilers became mandatory in 1959.
By 1952, "broilers" surpassed farm chickens as the number one source of chicken meat in the United States.
By the mid-1960s, ninety percent of broilers produced came from vertical integrated operations, which combined production, processing and marketing.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, major companies used television and print media to market chickens under brand names. Today, 95 percent of broilers sold at retail grocery stores carry a brand name.
By the early 1980s, consumers preferred cut-up and further-processed chickens to the traditional whole bird.
Chicken passed pork consumption in 1985. Chicken consumption surpassed beef consumption in 1992.
Number of Hatcheries
11,405 (1934)
323 (2001)
Incubator Capacity
276 million eggs (1934)
862 million eggs (2001)
Hatchery Average Incubation Capacity
24,224 eggs (1934)
2.7 million eggs (2001)
Annual Broiler Production
366 million broilers (1945)
8.4 billion broilers (2001)
Average live weight
3.03 pounds (1945)
5.06 pounds (2001)
Live weight price
36 cents per pound (1948)
39.3 cents per pound (2001)
Feed Conversion Efficiency
4.70 lbs feed per lb live weight (1925)
1.91 lbs feed per lb live weight (2011)
18% (1925)
3.8% (2011)
Broiler welfare issues:
Broiler chickens may develop several health or welfare issues as a result of selective breeding. Broiler chickens are bred to be very large to produce the most meat per animal. Broilers bred for fast growth have a high incidence of leg deformities because the large breast muscles cause distortions of the developing legs and pelvis and the birds cannot support their increased body weight. Therefore, they may become lame or suffer from broken legs. The added weight also puts a strain on their hearts and lungs and ascites can develop. In the UK, up to 19 million broilers die in their sheds from heart failure each year.
Another issue with selective breeding of broilers is that the larger chickens have an increased appetite. The broiler chicks that are reared for meat are not usually feed-restricted as this would lengthen the time taken to reach slaughter weight. However, the parent birds which lay the eggs of the meat-producing birds also have an increased appetite and are feed-restricted to prevent them becoming overweight; this leads to behavioral issues in chronically hungry birds.
If the litter in the pen is not properly managed, it can become highly polluted with ammonia from the feces. This can damage the chickens' eyes and respiratory systems, and because the heavier birds spend longer times resting, can cause painful burns on their legs (called hock burns) and foot ulcerations. Pastured or free-range birds which are rotated frequently typically do not have these problems.
Some broiler strains develop joint disorders, are very inactive, poor foragers, prone to predation, and are generally not suited to small free-range flocks. However, commercial free-range broiler flocks are now commonplace in Europe.
Broiler mortality in the U.S. in 2011 is estimated as 3.8%. However the 1925 figure was 18%.
Industry Statistics:
Worldwide, from 1985 to 2005, the broiler industry grew by 158%. Major increases were experienced by:
China +591%,
Brazil +482%,
Thailand +141%,
In 2005 world production was 71,851,000 tonnes. Major producers were:
United States 15,869,000 tonnes,
China 10,196,000 tonnes,
EU-25 8,894,000 tonnes,
Brazil 8,668,000 tonnes,
In 2005, world exports of chicken meat $8.3 billion (CAD). Largest exporters were Brazil ($4 billion), the United States ($2.6 billion) and the EU-25 ($0.82 billion). The largest importers of chicken meat were: Japan ($1 billion), Russia ($943.3 million), Germany ($800.6 million) and Hong Kong ($598.8 million).
United States:
In 2010, approximately 36.9 billion pounds (16,737,558 tonnes) of broilers were sold, for a retail value of $45 billion, based on retail weight sold multiplied by the retail composite price. In 2010, the US exported 6.8 billion pounds, valued at $3.1 billion, about 18% of production.
In 2009, the US produced 8.6 billion birds. The top 3 states were Georgia, Arkansas and Alabama, each producing over 1 billion birds. Farm receipts were about $22 billion.
There are less than 50 highly specialized, vertically integrated agribusiness firms that dominate the industry. The top 10 integrators produce about 60% of U.S. broilers.
In 2001, there were 323 chicken hatcheries, with an incubator capacity of 862 million eggs. The average capacity per hatchery was 2.7 million eggs.
In 2010 the largest producers were Tyson Foods (161 million ready to cook pounds) and Pilgrim's Pride (126.5 million pounds). The next largest producer, Perdue Farms, is less than half the size of Pilgrims Pride.
Canada has a supply management system where marketing boards govern the broiler and broiler hatching egg industries. For broilers, prices are negotiated at the provincial level. In each province, the minimum price per kg that processors will pay to producers is set periodically through negotiations between processors and the provincial marketing board. From 1992 to 2003, negotiated prices in Ontario are generally used as a benchmark when conducting price negotiations in other provinces. In Ontario, Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) has price-negotiating authority. It negotiates the base price paid by primary processors for live chicken with primary processors. Since 2003, the live chicken price is determined by a "live price formula" established by the Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs Appeals Tribunal that includes the price of chicks, feed and producer margin.
Broiler hatching egg production consists of 270 producers generating about $188.3 million in 2005. Canada produced about 675 million hatching eggs, and imported about 121 million.
There were 66 hatcheries in Canada, of which 20 were mixed, producing both broiler and layer chicks. The main companies involved in broiler hatching eggs and chicks are:
Maple Leaf Foods Incorporated,
Lilydale Hatchery,
Maple Lodge,
Couvoir Boire & Frères Inc,
Western Hatchery Limited.,
The average price per chick was about $0.35. Canada imported about 13 million broiler chicks.
There were 2786 regulated chicken producers, generating farm cash receipts of $1.6 billion in 2005. Compared to other livestock sectors (i.e. beef, dairy, and pork), the poultry and egg industry was the healthiest with regards to total income for the average operator.
In 2005, total chicken slaughters were 973.9 million kilograms. Of this, 35.2 million kg were mature (non-broiler)slaughters, meaning about 96% of chicken consumption was broilers. By revenue, chicken processing is about 1/4 of the meat packing business. The top 8 processors account 66% of the market.
In 2005 there were 175 primary poultry processing plants. The five largest firms are, in order:
la Coopérative fédérée de Québec (three plants in Québec),
Lilydale Poultry Co-operative (one plant in British Columbia, three in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan),
Maple Leaf Poultry (two plants in Ontario, one in Alberta and one in Nova Scotia),
Exceldor (two plants in Québec) and,
Maple Lodge Farms (one plant in Ontario).,
There are 376 plants that do further processing, involving canning, boning and cutting.
Chicken consumption by market sector
Consumption (000,000 kg)
Retail (Grocery Stores, Butcher Shops
Fast Food
Full Serve Restaurants
Hotels, Institutions
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is a branch of Health Canada whose role is to enforce the food safety, to ensure animal health, to set standards and carry out enforcement and inspection. Activities range from the inspection of federally registered meat processing facilities to border inspections for foreign pests and diseases, to the enforcement of practices related to fraudulent labelling. The CFIA also verifies the humane transportation of animals, conducts food investigations and recalls, and performs laboratory testing and environmental feeds.
The Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Program (COFFSP) is directed by producers. It is a science-based, credible program consistent with the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP, "hass ap") standards, managed by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.


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Devon House is a national monument but also a heritage centre which aims to promote local arts and crafts and keep Jamaican traditions alive; there are therefore a number of shopping and dining areas in and around the grand old house. The ice-cream sold here is famous and the dozens of flavours on offer frequently pop up in tourist reviews. There are also baked goods, liqueurs and wines, coffee, cigars, spices, arts and crafts, clothes and much more on sale. The Norma's on the Terrace restaurant comes very highly recommended for sampling Jamaican cuisine.
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I promised to show some more Midwinter pottery. And to continue the theme of good looking printed surface design on pottery, here we have a nicely decorated Midwinter platter.
Produced in the 1960s, this pattern is known as Homespun. It was applied to a range of dinnerware in the attractive Fashion shape. The flatware carried this check design, the holloware (cups, jugs, sugar bowls, etc) that accompanied the set came in an all-over ochre colour.
I've included a close-up photo as I think it's worth taking a closer look at how delicately the line work in the design was drawn.


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Lawrence Auster, having received criticism because he thematised Michelle Obama's appearance, wrote:
Of course, in our society, it is considered unworthy or silly--beneath the level of serious intellectual discussion--to draw attention to or criticize the physical qualities and dress of public people.I replied:
That is an interesting point and does apply not just to public people. I think it ought to be seen in a broader context because it is part of the sickening "we are all one anyway so what does appearance mean" philosophy that has gone a long way already to undermine our sense of what is proper and decent. Dress used to be one of the most important social markers, its details firmly codified by law within the European corporate system. Not more than three generations ago, even though it had ceased to be a legal requirement, traditions were still strong enough that, for example, a member of the middle classes would frown on a working class woman who left the house without wearing an apron. Anything like that has gone to the dustbin of history, but instead of arriving at a--well--decent and proper solution, we have come together once again at the very lowest common denominator, which is to appear as sluttish and yobbofied as possible.It will never cease to amaze me how people can consider the discussion of appearance and deportment, of which dress is not an unimportant part, irrelevant, even shallow. Appearance and deportment is, first and foremost, an expression of how we see ourselves and wish to be seen by others, a statement of respect for those with whom we socialize and a manifestation of dignity. Those who find this irrelevant clearly state where they stand.
Female politicians are looking like personal assistants showing cleavage at any time of the day, nice girls are wearing tattoos and a ring through their nostrils. Would they, as they ought to, wear cashmere jerseys and pleated skirts, they'd come across more incongruous than a little green man from outer space, and when the upmarket hooker the French President married made an attempt to look ultra-respectable for meeting the Queen and ended up as the cartoon character of a coy schoolgirl, nobody laughed. Instead, the media, who wouldn't know style even if it hit them square in the face, went over the top to let us know how "she stole the show" from the octogenarian monarch. (Pictures here and here.)
A society that has forgotten what "embarrassment" is, is doomed.
As Jacqueline Kennedy was mentioned in the course of the discussion, this blog entry may explain further what I mean.


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Weighing inWritten by admin on January 19, 2009 – 3:27 pm -
With more and more airlines getting strict with the weight of check-in luggage, we're always wondering wether our luggage is within the 20 kgs. limit of most airlines. I like most other travellers use a household bathroom scale to give me the peace of mind that we won't be charged excess baggage fees, but what about those times that we can't find a scale? The days of guessing are over… I found this portable luggage scale purely out of accident while surfing. They come in various shapes, prices and probably with some being more accurate than others. I like the one pictured below and its available for CDN $ 30 at this site. If you don't fancy that just google 'Portable Luggage Scale' and you should be able to find one to your liking that fits your budget.
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Apple pass the one million sold mark with the new Apple TVs
Apple manage to pass one million Apple TVs sold in three months
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Apple predicted just recently that it would hit the one million sold milestone before Christmas, and it is now confirmed by Apple that they managed this. How long has it taken them to get there?
Three months. It's impressive for something that Apple doesn't push as hard as the iPhone, iPads, etc. Haven't used one myself, but they do look hawt.
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I already posted about problems with XP after BSOD and not being able to access safe mode, being stuck in "setup is being restarted" after using the system repair.
I ran several chkdsk and the first time the msg was "chkdsk found one or more errors and fixed them" followed by parameters of allocations. The second and third chkdsk didn't show any problems fixed and same parameters.
I typed "fixMBR" to see what it woud say and got the following info:
The computer appears to have a non-standard or invalid MBR
FIXMBR may damage your partition tables if you procede
This could cause all the partitions on the current hard disk to become inaccessible
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I was lucky enough to get a guided tour of this new garden festival in Sicily when visiting recently. What a delight. There were not a large number of show gardens but all had been constructed with care and attention to detail and had survived an extremely hot summer. The use of native plants that have been specifically researched and known cultivars which are suitable for the Mediterranean climate were a revelation. One exhibit shows the land map of Italy and its specific flower, fruit, nut and vegetable production particular to regions in the country. The planting had really matured this late in the season so looked far better than my photographs show.
This is a very new site and event and I look forward to the next show in 2019. The UK was well represented this year by Sarah Eberle and James Basson, both well known Chelsea Gold medal winners. The designs were all to a very high standard and the explanations to long for me to give here so check out the website.
It was so quiet, we had the whole place to ourselves. Make a note in your diary for the next event.
Mount Etna in the background, an exceptional tropical house and art installations. A good excuse to visit Sicily.
Stay in one of the Agritourismo Sicily hotels, or move around and try a few as we did. https://www.agriturismo.it/en/farmhouse/sicily


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LISTENING: Listening to The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. My daughter loves watching Mickey and friends. What can I say?
LOVING: Loving the time I'm getting with my family this weekend. I've done absolutely nothing (except on Saturday morning) but spend time with my husband and Avery. It's been wonderful!
THINKING: Thinking about the number of things I need to do before tomorrow. We have Open House tomorrow so that's a long day for Miss Avery and myself.
WANTING: Wanting every weekend to be a 3 day weekend. Think how much more relaxed everyone would be!
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The Australian surf shop that now sells coffees and put bands and films on. It looked like a very chilled out scene, I wanted to stop, but was rushing back to the office after a quick lunch hour Beyond Retro binge. More on that later.
Anyway, there were a few stools and tables scattered outside and they looked really cute. They look handmade. Just a few pieces of wood bolted together and then finished. Pretty simple, really. Something like this would look nice in the little seated area in our garden, which needs filling up. James, are you reading this?


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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Dulce...just like me!
For the most recent baking challenge Rachel suggested that I produce a cupcake that I thought would be worth of being called "The Luisa". This took a great deal of thought, and I threw around a significant number of ingredients that I thought needed to be included into "The Luisa"...caramel, peanut butter, chocolate, coconut, strawberries...everything was game! It was difficult to come up with a way to incorporate all of these things into one cupcake. But then I stumbled upon this great Dulce de Leche Cupcakes recipe and I knew it was just perfect. If you've never had Dulce de Leche before, the taste is similar to caramel but thicker, with a creamy, milk like consistency. It's one of my favorite flavors, and it was just simple enough but with enough of a kick in the frosting to feel like something I could proudly feel like I could call my own. I added some sliced strawberries and honey on top to spruce it up a bit. The recipe was simple enough but I would recommend cutting the frosting recipe in half, there was more than enough left over. Also, I think it would have been fun to use some strawberries in the batter, or mini chocolate chips..maybe next time!
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We have a 60 acre farm on Lake Hartwell with two guest houses. Please see below for more information, pictures and booking instructions. . Spotted Fawn Farm also specializes in events and weddings. The cabin is often used for the groom, where the cottage is more for brides and families.
We encourage leashed dogs who get along well with other dogs as we have five on the property. There are loads of free-range chickens, guineas and turkeys as well as pigs so dogs must be constantly leashed.
We feel our farm is something special and love the connections we make with guests. We encourage folks to bring their horses and can offer pasture or stall boarding for a very small fee. Boats are welcome as well but please be sure to let us know in advance.
Guests are welcome to walk anywhere on our 60 acres (including miles of woods trails), as long as they do not enter any locked pastures or doors. We have several homes on the property, both rentals and homes of family and our equine handler.
We are happy to meet guests or let you have your time alone. We are out and about on the farm all the time and would be happy to introduce you to our animal family. No guests are allowed to access any pasture without being accompanied by a Spotted Fawn Farm member. We don't want our animals or any guests injured. The farm is home to over 50 animals, all with distinct personalities. We love to show children all the interesting facts about our furry friends, but want to make sure everyone is kept safe.
We love to meet our guests and cocktail hour is anytime we sit down and pour a glass!
The Cottage
For larger groups, we have the cottage, with three bedrooms and four large beds. The cottage has a fully functional kitchen, outdoor fire pit and a hot shower.
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Our little cabin is a great rental for couples or friends of four or less. Our "tiny house" is a charming cabin nestled in the woods and overlooking the horse arena and big pasture. It backs up to the woods trails and is closest to the lake. It has a small, efficiency kitchen, a futon that sleeps two, a comfy double bed and a hot shower.
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The Cabin
The Don Draper is our 1951 vintage Richardson Camper. It's been our red-headed stepchild since it arrived and has received quick bursts of attention and then sat for months. It's finally done!
To think this old guy sat for years and years and would have just been scrapped makes me insane!
After removing the paint, we decided to leave the outside the original aluminum. Much discussion occurred over the doors, which I love. We ended up leaving them rusty but sanded and smooth. Just like with people, a few laugh lines show what we've been through and are just added character. At least that's what I say about my wrinkles!
I wallpapered the bathroom with old maps of Hartwell and Georgia and we are (so far) keeping the original tiny sink and toilet. The toilet really brings home the fact that people were MUCH smaller in the 50s! Still, it's cute and works perfectly.
When we found "The Don", it had two rounded twin beds which were so neat but sadly full of mice. We knew anyone staying would want a good night's sleep so we created a nice bed with a badass mattress and great bedding.
We removed the old stove and gave it to someone who lovingly restored it and gave it a great home. We added a small fridge and retro little countertop oven and found great floors and vintage red counters. Our steamy shower is outside and clawfoot tub overlooks the pasture for a long, hot soak. The little table and gold checked benches still unfold beautifully. He is really a handsome old guy, maybe a bit worn on the outside but still a kickin' whippersnapper inside!
I'm so happy to have this project done. Big thanks to our builder, Daniel Shilts, who never thought he'd be working on a trailer at this stage in his life.
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Reviews From Our Guests
Awesome tiny cabin with a comfortable bed and the futon is actually pretty comfortable as well. Very nice decorations and good hot shower. Perfect for two people. Three people would be a little much unless it was a child. Out in the middle of nowhere and away from the hustle and bustle. Very quiet and serene with beautiful views.
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Used this house as a guys get away for a night, absolutely loved the house and the barn/outdoor atmosphere that came with it. We grilled out, played cornhole, built a fire, and enjoyed the night sky all the while. Loved our stay here!
--Joseph, 2017
This cute cottage very comfortably sleeps eight adults. Everywhere you turn there are cute, comfortable places to curl up and read or play games and spend quality time with your people. Truly a gem!!
--Lizanne, 2017
Loved the cabin and the farm! Very nice place to stay.
--Savannah, 2017
A marvellous place to stay. Absolutely charming hosts. Can't recommend it highly enough.
--Alastair, 2017
Our family of 3 adults, 2 college age kids and 2 dogs had a wonderful family get away weekend at this gorgeous little cottage in the woods. The cottage farm house decor was very tasteful , warm and inviting. Elexis the host could not have been more gracious and helpful in planning our stay and in assisting us if needed during our visit. We had a great time stargazing, cooking out, sitting around the firepit each night, playing games, throwing balls and sticks for the dogs, taking photos of all the farm animals, reading and relaxing in the shade and sleeping in each morning. The college kids pitched their hammocks in a tree in the shade and enjoyed reading and napping. We had a great time walking through the woods and exploring the surrounding lake and small towns nearby. We wanted a quiet, relaxing location to share family time, to get away from city life and keep it simple. This was perfect for our needs. We did discover a couple of hidden gems for resturants in nearby towns and had a great excursions to The University of Georgia in Athens and to see an Atlanta Braves game. Our family is definitely hoping to go back together or some of us want to return for a girls weekend. We left thinking we needed a few more days there to rent kayaks or a pontoon boat on Lake Hartwell or to venture up to the mountains. We hope to add more activities to our next visit! Great and fun stay!
--Kathryn, 2017
Where do I begin? This is a tiny peice of heaven! I came here by myself for a quiet get away and it was beyond my expectations! The cabin is absolutely adorable and I felt so safe! Everything is very clean and the bed was so comfy that I didn't want to get up! Coffee and muffins on the porch and a walk around the animal farm was an incredible start to the day! I adore every kind of animal so I can't get enough of this farm! They might have to MAKE me leave!!! I can't recommend this enough! Thank you Elexis and Buddy or sharing this blessing with me!
--Mary Kay, 2017
What a unique experience! The property and animals are great! If you want a different experience that you can't get in many places this is it. Host are terrific!!
--Ed, 2018
The cabin is amazing! It's very clean and cozy. Elexis' farm is the perfect escape from the city. Her and her family are all very welcoming and the communication it great. I loved walking the property and getting to know some of the animals. I absolutely loved this place!
--Alex, 2018
antastic!! Elexis and Buddy were perfect hosts. They were quick to respond and made sure we had everything we needed even firewood. The cottage was just as pictures showed. We had the joy of renting the cottage and cabin. They were a short walk from each other. The adults enjoyed the king size beds in two bedrooms and the teenage nieces said the beds in the third room were very comfy. The one bathroom was sufficient for the five who stayed in the cottage. The farm was lovely and the animals were super fun and entertaining. We absolutely loved this getaway and highly recommend a visit.
--Denise, 2018
Exactly as shown on the website. Really great place to stay if you want to relax. We all enjoyed the animals and walking around the woods. Great hospitality!
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Victoria's Secret recently unveiled its Fantasy Bra for 2013. It is adorned with 4200 gemstones including rubies, diamonds, yellow sapphires, and a 52ct pear shape ruby. The bra is made in 18kt yellow gold, by Mouawad and valued at $10 million!
This year the lucky model will be Angel Candice Swanepoel, and she will be featured in the Victoria's Secret catalogue as well as the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which will air on December 10th.
I would be thrilled if I could just remove the 52 carat ruby! On second thought I had better take the Edwardian style diamond bow too!


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LONDON - Michael Caine plays a retired orchestra conductor having a late-life crisis in "Youth", taking on the lead role in the drama, which the British actor says is an unusual step for him these days.
The 82-year old says there were several reasons why he decided to take on the role in the Paolo Sorrentino-directed film.
"Well for a start it was Paolo who just won an Academy Award, and it was written for me," he said at the Thursday screening of "Youth" at the London Film Festival.
"… The most amazing thing about it was, it was called 'Youth' and I'm starring in it … It's one of the best scripts I'd had and I usually don't play leading parts in movies anymore, because I'm too lazy, but this one I had to do it."
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Klarman Cell Observatory
Human diseases arise from malfunctions in the cellular processes that control physiology – a key component is missing or defective; a key "circuit" is over- or under-active. To understand disease and develop effective treatments, we need a comprehensive picture of all the cellular components and all of the cellular circuits in which they function.
The Broad Institute's Klarman Cell Observatory, established by the Klarman Family Foundation, is a pilot effort to systematically define cellular circuits in mammalian cells. It builds on breakthrough technologies and on collaborations that cut across scientific disciplines.
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Blueprint for Prosperity: Lt. Governor Kleefisch Announces $1.2 Million Grant to Train Over 120 Workers at Moraine Park Technical College
Wisconsin Fast Forward grants are awarded as part of Governor's Blueprint for Prosperity Initiative
FOND DU LAC – Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch today announced the award of over $1.2 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grant dollars to Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC) to train up to 126 workers for in-demand fields. The award is part of $28 million in grants that Governor Walker recently announced as part of his Blueprint for Prosperity initiative to help Wisconsin technical college train over 4,900 workers for jobs that employers need to fill.
"The investments we are making in Moraine Park Technical College under Governor Walker's leadership will enhance opportunities for working families in the Fond du Lac region and help employers find the workers they need," Lt. Governor Kleefisch said. "It is through investments like these that Wisconsin will address the skills gap today and in the years to come."
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) will administer the grants, which will add capacity to 100 programs at all 16 technical colleges and accommodate up to 4,908 additional students in training programs. Training programs cover key industry sectors such as manufacturing, health care, transportation, construction and architecture, and education.
The capacity includes funds for WTCS colleges to train over 4,800 enrollees in a variety of programs, as well as up to 84 offenders taking part in the Department of Corrections' new manufacturing mobile lab program so these individuals have skills that lead to jobs that support themselves and their families upon their return to the community.
During a visit to the MPTC campus, Lt. Governor Kleefisch announced DWD's intent to award the technical college $1,217,997 to train 126 additional workers in the following high-demand areas:
- $193,460 to train 18 workers in Manufacturing: Tool & Die Technology Apprenticeship
- $755,476 to train 75 workers in Manufacturing Skills Academies: Industrial Maintenance, General Production Assembly, Automation, Robotic Welding
- $134,177 to train 15 workers in Healthcare: Medical Coding
- $134,884 to train 18 workers in Manufacturing: CNC/Tool & Die Technology (DOC lab)
"We know the integral role Moraine Park Technical College and all of Wisconsin's technical colleges play in keeping Wisconsin's economy strong. Our training gets workers into the workforce quickly, and keeps them in the workforce, ensuring we will continue to keep moving Wisconsin forward," said Moraine Park President Sheila Ruhland. "The Blueprint for Prosperity grant will allow Moraine Park and its partners to continue to expand its training and education efforts, and we all look forward to the opportunities this grant will provide for all of us."
Governor Walker signed 2013 Act 139 into law in March 2014 as part of his Blueprint for Prosperity initiative following the strong bipartisan support of the state Legislature. The legislation allocated an additional $35.4 million in funds to the Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training program with a focus on three areas:
- Reduction of waits lists at Wisconsin technical colleges for high-demand fields.
- Collaborative projects between high schools, technical colleges, businesses, and other partners to increase opportunities for high school pupils to earn industry-recognized credentials.
- Enhancing the employment opportunities for workers with disabilities.
Technical colleges submitted initial lists of programs for grant consideration earlier this year. DWD developed objective, data-driven measurement tools to validate wait lists for grant eligibility purposes, evaluate each technical college's funding request, make award decisions, and include accountability measures to protect taxpayers' investment.