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The Iowa Insurance Division is investigating an insurance agency that's accused of overbilling thousands of government employees for health care coverage.
The Des Moines Register says the division is focused on Two Rivers Insurance Co. The agency had been acting as an independent agent selling insurance for Wellmark and other companies.
Wellmark spokesman Traci McBee says Wellmark ended its relationship with Two Rivers on April 9 because Two Rivers had "marked up some of its customers' health insurance premiums without Wellmark's knowledge."
Todd Ackerman of Two Rivers said the company "categorically disagrees" with Wellmark's conclusion. He acknowledged Wellmark's allegations "revolve around the way we were compensated, and we believe we were transparent."
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Americans earn six rainbow jerseys at masters cyclo-cross worlds
Louisville, Ky. (January 31, 2013) -- The first eight rainbow jerseys of the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross Masters World Championships were awarded Thursday at Champions Park in Louisville, Ky. The ever-changing weather proved to be a factor in Thursday's racing as competitors overcame snow, mud, gusty winds and plummeting temperatures throughout the course of the day. The changing weather affected the course in different ways and forced the riders to carefully choose lines throughout the course. Some areas retained the moisture from Tuesday's rain leaving a viscous mud behind while other segments began to dry out leaving a sticky mud behind.
Americans secured six of the eight rainbow jerseys and 19 of the 24 total podium spots.
The world's premier masters cyclo-cross riders were awarded in women's 30-34, 40-44 and 45-49 while men 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70-and-up received their rainbow jerseys for their performances.
The host country took the top three spots in the women's 40-44 world championship contest. Susan Butler (Portland, Ore.) got the holeshot and did not relinquish her lead to record a time of 29:12. Kristin Weber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport), who started in the back row of the 19-rider field passed all but one rider enroute to placing second. Weber elected to run with her bike for much of the back straightaway to make up ground on Butler, but not enough time to overtake her and Butler won by 38 seconds. Linda Sone (Northfield, Minn./Crossniacs) placed third, 58 seconds behind Weber.
"This was the most painful 35 minutes of my life," Butler said. "The bikes were so heavy and the brakes were full and I was hoping my back would last through this."
The Americans swept the three spots of the women's 30-34 podium. Kari Studley (Bothell, Wash./Team Redline) finished her three laps in 46:18 to earn the rainbow jersey. Brianne Marshall (Durango, Colo./NoTubes Endurance Racing) placed second while Andrea Wilson (Cordova, Tenn.) finished third.
"That was the slowest race of my life," Studley said. "It was about keeping the power steady. At the start line I noticed my front tire was flat, so I had to switch bikes. And then 10 seconds before we started the race, I noticed I was in the small ring, so I started to shift while the race started and so, I was hoping that I got all my mechanicals out of the way on the start line."
After several near misses, Henry Kramer (Menlo Park, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) earned his rainbow jersey after completing his three-lap race in 37:43, topping all 80 riders in the men's 55-59 field. Kramer fought from the middle of the pack to the front, before holding off a hard-charging Randy Shields (Winston Salem, N.C./Hearts Racing Club), who was only four seconds behind Kramer. American Thomas Hayles (Aspen, Colo.) finished third, only 22 second behind Shields.
"It was so hard," Kramer said. "You're pedaling and pedaling and you can't go. I didn't know if I could manage till the end, but I just kept digging."
Antonia Leal (Waukesha, Wis./Planet Bike) topped the women's 45-49 field with a time of 30:36 to secure the world championship. Leal won the holeshot and never looked back as she coasted to victory. Shannon Gibson (Durango, Colo./Stan's NoTubes Elite Women's Team) placed second, only 11 seconds ahead of Geraldine Schulze (Cincinnati, Ohio/Bio Wheels Racing), who earned the bronze medal.
"It was all power. There was no resting," Leal said. "I told my students back at school and a little girl came up to me and said 'Mrs. Leal, that would be so great if you came back as world champion', and I was like, 'Okay, I've got to do it now.'"
The day's final race was also its most tightly contested. James Laird (CAN/First Capital Cycling) won a four-rider showdown to best the men's 60-64 field. The first four finishers completed the race within eight seconds of each other. Laird emerged victorious, just five seconds ahead of D. Douglas Long (Chillicothe, Mo./C360 Racing-USA) and just eight seconds ahead of Harold Parker (Lenexa, Kan./360 Racing). Parker won a two-rider sprint over Buff Hopper (Everett, Wash./Team Double Check) to claim the third step of the podium.
Steve Tilford (Topeka, Kan./TradeWind Energy Cycling Team) earned his second world championship in cyclo-cross when he bested the 62-rider men's 50-54 field with a time of 31:58. The strong Canadian rider, Peter Lawrence (Soul Sportif Racing), challenged Tilford in the opening segment of the race, but finished 1:27 back in second place. Gunnar Shogren (Morgantown, W.Va./Backyard Bike Club) overcame an early mechanical to place third, 1:10 behind Lawrence.
"I'm relieved," Tilford said. "I would have loved to have a watt meter out there. There is no bike handling at all involved. It was just trying to pick the wet lines. Anything that's not wet was sticky. It was fun but this takes all the skill set out of it."
The day's first race results in Great Britain's Victor Barnett (Welland Valley CC) repeating as the men's 65-69 world champion ahead of Rick Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Excel Sports Boulder) and Robin Willard (CAN/Oak Bay Bikes).
Racing alongside the men's 65-69 race was the men's 70-and-over field. American James Wagner (Auburn, Wash./Bike Masters-WA) ascended to the top step of that contest after he bested the field with a time of 42:52. Great Britain's John Ginley (Condor Road Club) earned the silver medal while Joe Saling (Bridgewater, N.J./Somerset Wheelmen) rode away with the bronze medal.
"It's wonderful," Wagner said. "I wanted this one so bad. I trained so hard. I love the epic conditions. These are true cyclo-cross conditions. My bike got so heavy (with mud) I had a hard time pushing it up the hill."
The 2013 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships conclude Friday with the awarding of eight more rainbow jerseys. World champions will be recognized in women's 35-39, 50-54, 55-59 and 70-and-up. The men's world champions will be settled for men's 30-34, 35-39, 40-44 and 45-49 on Friday.
The races on Saturday and Sunday will be streamed live by the UCI and carried live by USA Cycling. Saturday's races feature the under-23 and juniors 17-18 while Sunday's contests will crown the best elite men and women. The first race on Saturday and Sunday will be at 11 a.m. while the second race is slated for 2:30 p.m.
2013 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships
Champions Park
Louisville, Ky.
Jan. 29-Feb.1, 2013
Masters Men 50-54
1. Stephen Tilford (Topeka, Kan./TradeWind Energy Cycling Team) 31:58
2. Peter Lawrence (CAN/Soul Sportif Racing) +1:27
3. Gunnar Shogren (Morgantown, W.V./Backyard Bike Club) +2:37
Masters Men 55-59
1. Henry Kramer (Menlo Park, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) 37:43
2. Randy Shields (Winston Salem, N.C./Hearts Racing Club) +0:04
3. Thomas Hayles (Aspen, Colo.) +0:26
Masters Men 60-64
1. James Laird (CAN/First Capital Cycling) 44:05
2. Douglas Long (Chillicothe, Mo./360 Racing) +0:05
3. Harold Parker (Lenexa, Kan./360 Racing) +0:08
Masters Men 65-69
1. Victor Barnett (GBR/Welland Valley CC) 41:47
2. Rick Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Excel Sports Boulder) +0:26
3. Robin Willard (CAN/Oak Bay Bikes) +0:34
Masters Men 70+
1. James Wagner (Auburn, Wash./Bike Masters-WA) 45:52
2. John Ginley (GBR/Condor Road Club) +2:44
3. Joe Saling (Bridgewater, N.J./Somerset Wheelmen) +6:54
Masters Women 30-34
1. Kari Studley (Bothell, Wash./Team Redline) 46:18
2. Brianne Marshall (Durango, Colo./NoTubes Endurance Racing) +1:35
3. Andrea Wilson (Cordova, Tenn.) +2:21
Masters Women 40-44
1. Susan Butler (Portland, Ore.) 29:12
2. Kristin Weber (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Cycle Sport) +0:38
3. Linda Sone (Northfield, Minn./Crossniacs) +1:36
Masters Women 45-49
1. Antonia Leal (Waukesha, Wis./Planet Bike) 30:36
2. Shannon Gibson (Durango, Colo./Stans NoTubes Elite Women's Team) +1:08
3. Geraldine Schulze (Cincinnati, Ohio/Big Wheels Racing) +1:19
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When funds run short, what is the best way to tackle malnutrition among young children in the Sahel region? Should we try an intensive, but expensive, approach or carry on as before, controlling but not reducing the problem?
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As a child growing up in England, I used to love 'milk time.' The teacher would read my favourite stories; there'd be a break from the arduous task of learning to write straight and of course there was a free bottle of milk, courtesy of the government's attempt to boost the nutritional intake of under-5s at school.
The UK milk scheme dates back to 1946, introduced by a Labour government at a time of post-war food rationing. Though greatly reduced, it still exists for the under-five year olds. So I was surprised when I heard that, today, a proposal to use the same kind of logic to prevent malnutrition in the Sahel is meeting resistance.
In the coming weeks, the United Nations will launch its funding appeal for the Sahel in 2014, where an estimated 16 million people are at risk of hunger and around 5 million children face malnutrition.
Donations are expected to fall short of the amount needed, so aid agencies of all types and sizes are jostling for influence over how the funds are to be spent – a kind of humanitarian aid version of The Hunger Games.
Put simply, malnutrition is linked to poor food and water intake, often exacerbated by disease. The traditional approach to the problem has been to improve access to food and safe water, teach parents the importance of hygiene, build better sanitation and immunise children against disease.
This approach has helped control malnutrition, but hasn't reduced it. This year, the United Nations estimates there will be slightly more malnourished children than there were in 2013. It's clear we need to tweak the response if we want more positive results.
One new idea, Sahel-wide year-round supplementary feeding, is showing promise. Boosting children's nutritional intake throughout the year with high-energy ready-to-use foods alongside their normal diet can help them remain healthy during the lean period, when diseases are most likely to strike and kill malnourished children.
"If children are healthy going into the lean period, they are much less likely to become severely malnourished, or stricken down by diseases that prey on hungry children with low immune systems," said Augustin Augier, CEO of ALIMA, a charity working on malnutrition in the Sahel.
Augier says trials conducted in Niger in 2006 show that giving children ready-to-use milk-based foods as part of their normal diet reduced severe acute malnourishment (SAM) – the most dangerous form of malnutrition – by 57 percent in six months for children under five. For children under two, who represent 80-85 percent of the SAM caseload in Niger, the reduction was close to 75 percent.
Despite these impressive results, the idea of providing free milk-based food for all under five year olds in the Sahel is not proving popular. Why?
Kinday Samba, head of nutrition at the World Food Programme (WFP) regional office, told me it's a good idea and that the WFP already has a relatively small-scale blanket feeding scheme. But realistically, blanket feeding all the children at risk of malnutrition in the Sahel all year round would take an immense amount of money and resources.
"The current 'treatment' approach specifically targets children who are severely malnourished, around 1.4 million, so the medicine reaches those who need it the most, so that high-cost resources can be spent efficiently," said Samba.
Augier is critical of this view: "The international community says that we can't afford to distribute preventative food as the milk to make it costs too much and it's not sustainable. But it isn't sustainable to cure 1.4 million severely malnourished kids every year in the Sahel either."
Samba believes the best way to tackle malnutrition in the Sahel has to be multi-sectoral, incorporating agricultural extension, safe water, hygiene, sanitation and vaccinations, but says the current system doesn't allow the sectors to team up.
Essentially, the FAO may work on agricultural extension in the north, MSF on treatment of malnutrition in the east, ACF on water and sanitation in the west and UNICEF on vaccines in the south. But unless these direct aid programmes overlap in one geographical area, the aid is inefficient.
"In any one country, there might be different regions that have different reasons for malnutrition, so they need different responses by different organisations whose work may not overlap and reinforce each other like it should," she said.
Augier proposes a move away from separate, vertical aid programmes that bypass the government to horizontal programmes using the national health structures and says that supplementary feeding has to become part of the new solution.
Increasing supplies of locally made supplementary milk-based food, much cheaper than the branded and imported equivalents, and establishing strong links between the medical sector and agro industry so that supply meets demand, would also ensure sustainability.
"If blanket feeding is used in targeted areas known to have high prevalence of malnutrition, like southern Niger, in combination with the traditional approaches, it could prove to be a game changer," said Augier.
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BREEDERS' CUP: Long shot Fort Larned wins $5 million Classic
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Fort Larned, a 9-1 long shot, led all the way to win the $5 million Classic by a half-length on Saturday, capping a weekend of upsets at the Breeders' Cup.
Brian Hernandez Jr., aboard the winner, celebrated his 27th birthday with the biggest victory of his career. Game On Dude, the 7-5 favorite who was beaten in the closing strides a year ago at Churchill Downs, was seventh in the field of 12.
"Fort Larned just gave us the greatest birthday present ever," said Hernandez, who rides mostly in racing's minor leagues at Ellis Park and Kentucky Downs.
Fort Larned ran 1¼ miles in 2:00.11 in the showcase race of the two-day world championships at Santa Anita that was shown in prime time for the first time. Just four favorites won in the event's 15 races.
Fort Larned, a 4-year-old colt, paid $20.80 to win. Trainer Ian Wilkes had never won such a big race.
Bob Baffert went 0 for 9 on the weekend, with Game On Dude failing to deliver the Hall of Famer a first-ever win in North America's richest race. It was the end of a bummer year for Baffert, who survived a heart attack in March only to finish second in each of the Triple Crown races.
Mucho Macho Man was second and Flat Out, trained by Bill Mott, was third.
Mott won last year's Classic with Drosselmeyer, and was trying to duplicate his feat from last year when he won the Ladies' Classic and the Classic. But he settled for half of that double, with Royal Delta defending her title in the $2 million race on Friday.
Upsets dominated six of the day's nine races, with Little Mike pulling off the biggest stunner at 17-1 odds in the $3 million Turf.
Rosie Napravnik joined Julie Krone as the only female jockeys to win a Breeders' Cup race when she guided 6-5 favorite Shanghai Bobby to a head victory over He's Had Enough in the $2 million Juvenile.
"As long as you've got the horse underneath you, you can get the job done," said Napravnik, who started her career riding under her initials A.R. so no one would realize she was a woman.
Shanghai Bobby dug in along the rail after it looked as if he was beaten in the stretch, setting himself up as the winter book favorite for the Kentucky Derby. The colt improved to 5-0 under trainer Todd Pletcher.
"He's got everything you want. He's fast and courageous," Pletcher said. "He's handled everything we've thrown at him, from 4½ furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. He just keeps coming."
Wise Dan, the 9-5 favorite in the $2 million Mile, came through with a 1½-length victory, covering the distance in a track-record 1:31.78. He paid $5.60 to win for trainer Charles Lopresti and jockey John Velazquez, who earned his 12th BC victory.
Animal Kingdom, last year's Kentucky Derby winner who had been off for 259 days after his second and most recent injury, finished second.
Royal Delta was the only favorite to win in Friday's six races.
The string of upsets continued Saturday, with Little Mike winning the Turf by a half-length under jockey Ramon Dominguez. He paid $36.60, the highest win price for the event.
Little Mike, trained by Churchill Downs-based Dale Romans, ran 1½ miles in 2:22.83. Point of Entry was second and Ireland-based St Nicholas Abbey, last year's champion, finished third.
The win price on Little Mike topped Calidoscopio's payout of $36.40 in the $500,000 Marathon on Friday.
Tapizar beat a talented field that included 5-2 favorite Emcee, Shackleford and Fed Biz. He won by 2¼ lengths and paid $32.60 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Rail Trip was second and Delegation third.
"This never gets old," said jockey Corey Nakatani, who earned his 10th BC win. "Winning a race on Breeders' Cup day is special."
Trinniberg won the $1.5 million Sprint by three-quarters of a length at 13-1 odds, triggering a win price of $29.40. Jockey Willie Martinez and trainer Shivananda Parbhoo earned their first BC victories. Defending champion Amazombie, the 7-2 favorite, was eighth.
Baffert, a three-time Sprint winner, got shut out with his entries of Fast Bullet (sixth), Coil (seventh), Capital Account (12th).
In the $1 million Juvenile Turf, 9-1 shot George Vancouver found a narrow opening in the lane and bolted through to win by 1¼ lengths. He paid $20.60. Trainer Aidan O'Brien, jockey Ryan Moore and owner Coolmore Stud teamed to win for the second straight year.
Filly Mizdirection beat the boys by a half-length in the $1 million Turf Sprint off a six-month layoff, giving sports talk radio host and co-owner Jim Rome his first Breeders' Cup victory after several years of owning thoroughbreds.
"I'm numb," he said. "Having a hard time believing that that happened."
Sent off at 6-1 odds, Mizdirection paid $15.80, $7.40 and $5. She dropped back to 11th before rallying over 6½ furlongs in a mad scramble on the downhill turf course and was timed in 1:11.39. Hall of Famer Mike Smith won his 17th Breeders' Cup race and second of the weekend, extending his record for wins among jockeys.
"She ran like a true champion to lose that much ground and still beat a field as talented as this," said trainer Mike Puype, who notched his first BC win. He gave Mizdirection a long rest to freshen her up.
Unbridled's Song, the 9-2 Turf Sprint favorite, returned $5.80 and $4.40. Reneesgotzip paid $7 to show.
Groupie Doll came through as the 3-5 favorite in the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint, winning by 4½ lengths. She ran 7 furlongs in 1:20.72 and paid $3.40 to win. Jockey Rajiv Maragh won his second BC of the weekend, having taken the $500,000 Juvenile Sprint on 15-1 shot Hightail on Friday.
In the Juvenile, Shanghai Bobby ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.58 and paid $4.60, $3.40 and $2.60. He's Had Enough returned $12.60 and $7.40 for trainer Doug O'Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner J. Paul Reddam, the same connections behind Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another.
"He ran very good, but we did get shut off twice on each turn," Gutierrez said.
Capo Bastone paid $5 to show.
Shanghai Bobby raced for the first time without Lasix, a diuretic that was banned by the Breeders' Cup from all 2-year-old races. He didn't arrive at Santa Anita until Wednesday after being stuck in New York because of Superstorm Sandy and he couldn't train for two days there because Belmont's track was closed.
The colt is owned by Starlight Racing and Ireland-based Coolmore Stud, which bought a half-interest in Shanghai Bobby before Monday's entry deadline.
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Yale University - New Haven, Conn.
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
New Haven, Conn. - The Farmingdale State men's indoor track team finished in a tie for third place out of 14 teams at the Collegiate Track Conference Relays held at Yale University.
Junior Edward Brown IV (Bay Shore, N.Y.) finished first in the weight throw with an ECAC qualifying toss of 53' 8". Junior Donnell Jones (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (6.63m) and sophomore Alix Lamarre (North Bellmore, N.Y.) (6.54m) finished second and fifth, respectively in the long jump.
The 4x200m relay team of Jones, Akeem Watts (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Brown and Deshaun Thomas (Jamaica, N.Y.) finished third and qualified for the ECAC's with a time of 1:33.78.
Men's Team Scores:
1. Sacred Heart (63)
2. Ramapo (26)
T3. Farmingdale State (20.25)
T3. DeSales (20.25)
5. Stockton (18)
6. Stevens (17)
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (15)
8. Rutgers-Newark (14)
9. Molloy (13)
10. Montclair State (12.25)
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When a man moves from an urban to a rural environment, he needs to develop a number of new talents. Depending upon the area and his line of work, shoeing horses can be a necessity. It can also provide a source of supplemental income. The population of recreational horses is exploding, and very few horse owners today can shoe their own stock. The existing farriers can't start to keep up with seasonal demand. There are a few schools that teach this trade, but such training isn't mandatory.
I was raised on a river-bottom farm in Iowa, where we let the ponies run barefoot, so's they'd grow big paddle feet to help them get through the swamps and bog-holes. Then I moved to Montana, where I worked as a forest ranger and a cowboy, and a barefoot horse in the summer might as well have a broken leg. I wanted to learn about shoeing horses, but had neither the time nor the inclination to become a professional. Using modern cold shoes and a minimum of equipment, I wanted to be able to shoe a sound, gentle horse. This article is what I would have liked for a reference while I was learning.
Shoeing Horses
Now if you have a falling-over-backward type of bronc, a horse with a faulty way of going, or one with an unsound hoof, you'd best call in a farrier. Most of the existing literature is geared toward these problems, but let's rule them out and stick with the nuts and bolts of getting that shoe on a sound, gentle horse.
Lesson one is observation. Become hoof conscious. The important thing is to learn the appearance, balance, and symmetry of a normal hoof. Hang onto the halter rope for a farrier whenever possible. He may be a silent or cantankerous old cuss, but at least you'll be looking at the bottom of a lot of feet, and becoming acquainted with the tools and, their use. And if he is willing to talk, take advantage of it, but don't believe all you hear.
Next is to develop a firm, quiet method of handling horses' feet. I've seen a ten-year-old girl pick up the feet of a horse that a "farrier" had to tie up to shoe. Remember that you're going to be shaky at first. About the time you decide that it takes four hands to hold a hammer, nail, shoe, and hoof in proper alignment all at once, and your gasket is ready to blew, you'll telegraph your feelings to the horse. About then, even the most gentle old plug will figure it's time to throw a falling-down fit.
At this stage of the game, the average article on horseshoeing throws in a six-credit course in anatomy and pathology. With regard to anatomy, let's keep these two pictures (see figure 1 and 2 illustrations) and the few terms listed alongside in mind as we continue. As for abnormalities, the important thing is to recognize them. Be suspicious of any lack of symmetry, separations, unusual ways of going, etc. Ask for help or advice before attempting to shoe such an animal.
You'll need a basic set of tools (see horseshoeing tool list at end of article). If you skimp, you'll frustrate yourself. It's tough enough to learn with good tools. Driving nails with a claw hammer shaping shoes on a railroad iron, and clinching on the edge of a rasp are OK as field expedients once you are experienced. But they'll lead to frustration and discouragement if you try to learn that way.
Dull tools are a common problem. The hoof knife, nippers, and rasp must be sharp or the beginner is doomed at the outset. Protection during storage and transportation is important. More nippers and rasps are dulled bouncing around in the back of a pickup or rusting in a tool box than are ever worn out in use.
Now let's go to work on those feet. The best old farriers I know start with the left front and work around the horse counter-clockwise, winding up at the right front. They repeat this sequence for each of the operations until all four feet are shod.
If the horse is shod, we must pull the old shoes. First clean the mud and debris from the sole with a hoof pick (I like an old pritchel). Under normal conditions, the nails and shoes will not be excessively worn in the six weeks or less (hopefully) since the last shoeing. Therefore, it is necessary to "cut the clinches" before pulling the shoe. Various methods will do this job, but I like to use a small cold chisel. Tap it up under the points with the shoeing hammer and straighten the clinches. Then grasp one heel with the pullers, and pull forward and down, always in a vertical plane. Do not twist sideways, as you have tremendous leverage working against the small bones in the pastern joint. Repeat with the other heel, and keep working forward on each side until the shoe is off.
Next comes the most important part of the entire job: preparation of the hoof to receive the shoe. Great crackerbarrel debates have been conducted over how much trimming should be done on the sole and frog with hoof knife. Here is my approach: Trim off the flaps of dead tissue around the frog and bars to the extent that the structures appear clean and distinct, and so that you can detect any problems or abnormalities. Get more vigorous as you approach the toe. Cut just inside the white line deep enough to where the sole will give somewhat in response to thumb pressure. Once in a while you will draw some blood in this manner. Stop cutting if you hit blood, but no harm has been done. However, don't be fooled by dry red flecks embedded in the sole. Work around them carefully, but often they will cut right out. They bear no relation to the depth of cut needed.
When this point on the toe has been determined, you are ready to use the nippers. Now you must decide how much to take off the heels. There have been lengthy discussions as to proper methods of "leveling the foot", the "angle" the hoof makes with the pastern joint, etc. However, once you have determined how far you are going to take your toe down and how much to take off one heel, these decisions have all been made. Obviously, you are going to leave the other heel the same length. (I check by looking at the back of the foot, and comparing the distance from the hair line to the heel on each side of the frog.) And three points determine a plane! (see figure 3 illustration). The normal amateur makes the mistake of taking too much off the heel. This gives the foot a broken-backward appearance. I think this results from the fact that the heel doesn't grow as fast as the toe. When shoeing a horse that has been running barefoot, you often don't need to take anything off the heels.
Another common error is to nip too deeply into the narrow portion of the quarter just ahead of the heels. This forces you to either leave a gap here, or lower the heels more than you had intended. I prefer to leave a gap, if this occurs. By the same token, if you are too conservative in cutting down the heels, especially if you keep the horse shod over a period of time, the heels will tend to pinch the life out of the frog, resulting in "contracted heels". So you want to keep the frog down between the heels, but don't overdo it.
Once you have decided where you want to cut the heel, draw an imaginary line from the heel to the toe and nip the hoof along that line. Repeat on the other side, and the worst of the job is done. It should take but little rasping to finish leveling the foot. Remember to keep your rasp level at all times, or you can rapidly spoil your alignment. Try to start each stroke of the rasp on a wide portion of the wall (not the heel) in order to avoid cutting too deeply.
Next we get to a highly controversial subject. Many farriers will tell you never to rasp the wall. But if they fit the nail holes of the shoe to the white line, they almost invariably must dub the toe off with a set of nippers after the shoe is set. (see figure 4 illustration). This is one exception to the rule. "Fit the shoe to the foot, not the foot to the shoe."
In order to properly place the crease of the shoe on the white line, the distance from the white line to the toe of the hoof cannot exceed the distance from the crease to the toe of the shoe. Normally, horn growth on the wall in creases near the sole. So I rasp off the portion shaded in Figure 4 (see figure 4 illustration). I try to straighten the line of the front of the foot without cutting the periople (waterproof outer layer of the wall) above the portion I have to remove. Usually this is the lower one-third to one-half at the toe, very little if any in the quarters. If this operation takes a considerable portion of the periople, I use a hoof dressing after I finish, and repeat the dressing every week or so where possible, especially with horses whose hooves tend to dry and crack excessively, or in areas where the feet are always dry,
Now we are ready to select the shoe. Don't try to predetermine the shoe size. We want the crease to fit the white line and the heels of the shoe to fully cover, but not extend too far behind the heels of the hoof. (see figures 1 and 5 illustrations). Cold shoes have a tendency to stretch with hammering, so don't select a shoe with a considerably longer heel than necessary, if the foot you are fitting is quite wide. Chances are, your heel will be too long on the finished shoe,
Fitting the shoe can be tedious until you get the knack of it, but cold shoes will bend and bend and bend until they take the correct shape. Here we want to be sure to "fit the shoe to the foot". Any rasping or nipping on the hoof from this stage on is an effort to cover up errors made in fitting the shoe. You can warp a shoe around an old wagon axle or a piece of railroad iron, but to be able to consistently do a rapid and accurate job of fitting a shoe, you'll want a good farrier's anvil. It should weigh in excess of 100 pounds, have a long tapered horn, and a good underslope to the heel, so that it is shallow in the area of the hardy hole. (see figure 6 illustration). With such an anvil, you will do gradual spreading and gentle curves on the horn, leveling and abrupt spreading on the face, and sharp bends in the hardy hole.
If you have properly prepared the hoof, such that the distance from the outside of the wall to the white line is equal to the distance from the edge of the shoe to the crease, you may fit the edge of the shoe to the wall. But remember that the basic goal is to make the nail holes correspond to the outside of the white line. Turn the heels in slightly to cover the bearing surface of the heel of the hoof, but not to the extent that it affects the freedom of the frog. Level the shoe, and the job is done. If you have the same experience I had while learning, you will find that one shoe will shape right up, while the next one (almost identical to the first) will take an hour of mashing and cussing. But after a while, you will standardize your operations, and this will become less of a problem.
Next you should open up the nail holes with a pritchel. Often bits of metal are left in the holes during manufacture, or you might have partially closed some holes while shaping. Moreover, you will normally want to use the largest nails possible, and a little pritchel work might allow the use of a size larger. And as we will see below, you need the full opening of the nail hole to work with in order to properly set the shoe.
Select the size nail with the largest shank that the nail holes will accept. If the head slips plumb down into the crease without any hammering, the shoe will twist and shear the nail heads in short order. As a rough guide, I generally find myself using No. 5 city heads on 00 and 0 shoes, and No. 5 regular heads on 1 and 2 shoes, but this will vary with the make of shoes, the amount of pritchel work you do, etc.
Now you are ready to nail the shoe to the hoof. As mentioned before, this involves quite a juggling act, complicated by the fact that you're hanging onto the business end of a halfton beast. However, most farriers find that this process becomes routine with practice, and that the difficult decisions and craftsmanship are really in shaping the hoof and fitting the shoe.
For some unknown reason, if you just set the shoe on the foot in the desired position and nail into the center of each of the nail holes, the shoe will invariably wind up setting one-eighth to one-quarter of an inch back from where you intended. This means you either must pull and reset, or dub off the toe. To avoid this, I use the following method: Place the shoe on the foot, with the toe centered and flush with the wall. Check the heels and make sure they are equidistant from the frog and cover the heels of the hoof. Then press your first nail (flat side out, of course) into the outside front corner of the second nail hole from the toe on one side of the shoe. (see figure 7 illustration). Drive the point in with a couple of licks of the hammer. This should be no deeper than necessary to avoid pulling the nail out in the next operation. Check the position of the shoe again, and (keeping your first nail in the same location in its nail hole), start a second nail in the same location on the opposite side of the shoe. After this nail is deep enough to also be firm, check the position of the shoe again. If it is correct, continue driving these two nails, first a few licks on one, then a few on the other, until both are fully driven.
This puts a lot of tension on the shoe as the tapered nail shanks grip the nail holes, and holds the shoe solidly in the proper position. The other six nails can usually be driven into the centers of the nail holes. If you need to pull the shoe slightly outward at any one hole, put the point of the nail in the outside edge of the hole, and vice–versa. If the first two nails are properly driven, it is common to want to shift the heels slightly outward in this manner. (Heels can also be spread with the jaws of your pullers.)
Nails driven into the white line with the flat side out will naturally bend outward, and will never penetrate sensitive tissue. (see figure 8 illustration). They must emerge high enough to have a firm grip on the wall, but low enough to allow a good clinch. Usually this is one-half to three-quarters of an inch above the sole. The more uniform the depth of the clinches, the neater the job will look, but this is not a major concern. For uniformity, where the hoof slopes back sharply (as at the toe), incline the nail head forward somewhat as you start to drive. Where the hoof is nearly vertical (as near the heel), start the nail in a position perpendicular to the sole. Use rapid light taps with the hammer to drive the nail. This will allow you to "feel" what the nail is doing. As long as it is following the white line, it will slip in quite easily. When it enters the horny wall, you will feel greater resistance. This should happen soon after the point enters the hoof. If the nail is driven over half its length without entering the horny wall, it will emerge (if at all) too high to allow a good clinch. Pull the nail and bend the point slightly outward. Usually you can drive it back into the same hole and it will emerge properly.
As soon as a nail is fully driven, bend the point over. I prefer this to twisting the point off with the hammer claws, as I feel it is safer and makes for a straighter clinch. Dealer's choice, but don't leave those sharp points aiming at you for over a second or two. If you are using a clinching block, you are now done with the chore of tacking the shoe on. But if you have alligator clinchers, give each of your nail heads a couple of sharp raps with the hammer before letting the foot down.
Now all that remains is the clinching operation. Although it adds a ten dollar piece of equipment to your tool box, I strongly recommend the alligator-type clinchers for a beginner. Many a pony is gentle as a dog until you start hammering on the clinching block, and the alligator clinchers eliminate this operation. Moreover, you can conduct the entire process from the top of the foot, thus minimizing the danger from the unclenched points, should the horse suddenly take his foot from you.
Set the foot on your knee or a block, and nip the nail points as close to the hoof as possible (if you haven't already twisted them off). Use a pair of seven-inch end cutters, and pry the nail slightly away from the hoof as I cut. This makes it a little easier to start the clinch. Now, using an old rasp to avoid dulling your sharp one, rasp a shallow groove below each nail point so that the finished clinch will be flush with the wall. Also run the edge of your rasp around the juncture of the wall and the shoe. At this time you can do a little rasping to cover your mistakes at points where the wall may slightly override the edge of the shoe, but this should be kept to a minimum, because if you have properly shaped the foot, you will be thinning the wall excessively if you remove much horn.
Bend each point over with the clinchers, using the curved jaw on the nail point, while being sure that the straight jaw is covering the head of the same nail. Don't try to complete the clinch with the clinchers, as this may weaken your nail. Just bend the nail far enough so that you can finish the job with your hammer. Hammer the points flush into the grooves, and you are done.
If clinching with a clinching block or the edge of your rasp, take a position facing the sole of the hoof when starting the clinches. Hold the block under each nail point with the hand that is supporting the hoof, and hammer the head sharply until the nail is bent over enough to allow you to finish setting the point with the hammer. Even if you have a set of clinchers at home in your box, you will need to use this method occasionally on the trail, so it is well to understand it.
There's a lot of satisfaction in being able to shoe your own horse. And locating a farrier when you need him can be difficult. There's no particular magic to the job, just a little patience and common sense. But don't underestimate the value of observation that I mentioned at the start of this article. If you've already watched quite a few horses shod, you may be closer to being a farrier than you realize. If you've seen different men do the job, you've noted certain ones where they operate differently. All of these observations will give you clues as to methods you want to accept, try, or reject. Then take an old gentle pony with sound feet and try your hand. Maybe some of my ideas here will help you over a few of the rough spots, as I have tried to elaborate where I encountered unexpected problems while learning. Then get an outspoken experienced hand to criticize your job, and you'll be well on your way.
Basic Horseshoeing Tools and Supplies
(Check horseshoeing illustrations here).
Leather Apron: Not an absolute necessity for cold shoeing, but it's safer, and one pair of Levi's saved will darn near pay for an apron.
Hoof Pick, Broken Pritchel, Dull Farrier's Knife or the like.
Shoeing Hammer: I prefer the lighter weight (12 oz.)
Clinch Cutter or Cold Chisel.
Pinchers: For pulling shoes, or any work where the edges will contact metal.
Hoof Knife: Must be sharp. Keep a rattail file in your box and USE IT before each job.
Nippers: For use only to trim CLEAN hooves. When removing dirt and stones from sole, check to be sure pieces of the old nails haven't been left in the wall. Baby the edges. I prefer the type which has two cutting edges. It gives me better control.
Rasps: I keep a sharp one, handled, in a makeshift cardboard sheath to protect the cutting edges. I also keep an older one to use for finishing work after the shoe is on.
Farrier's Anvil: See illustrations.
Blacksmith Hammer.
End Cutter Pliers, 7 inches.
Alligator Clinchers or Clinching Block.
Tool Box: See Illustrations.
Shoes: For general purposes, you can handle most any chore if you have a small supply of 00's, 0's, 1's and 2's, either flat plates or with mild toe and heel caulks. If you have a few 00's in flat plates you can cut off the heels for smaller animals (down to a limit).
Nails: A basic supply would include a few No. 4 regular head and No. 6 city head. Most of your jobs would take No. 5 city and No. 5 regular. Small frozen juice concentrate cans with labeled plastic lids make good containers.


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The use of herbs during breastfeeding has become increasingly popular. Yet many doctors remain unaware that mothers use herbs while breastfeeding, because they only inquire about the use of pharmaceutical products.
One of the main motives for using herbs during lactation is to increase milk production. Herbs that are taken for this purpose are known as galactogogues.
Hippocrates, considered by many to be the father of medicine, suggested that, "If the milk should dry up … give her to drink the fruit and roots of fennel."
Galactogogues include herbs such as fenugreek seed, fennel seed, anise seed, goat's rue herb, nettle leaf, alfalfa herb, marshmallow root, caraway seed, blessed thistle seed and torbangum herb.
Herbs contain numerous physiologically active constituents in relatively small amounts. The same chemical principles that govern medications and food may be at work when lactating mothers use herbal products.
Many of these herbs have not been adequately studied for their safety and efficiency.
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is generally regarded as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Fenugreek is a popular cooking spice in India and the Middle East and it is traditionally used as a galactogogue.
In one study where lactating mothers took three capsules three times a day, there was an increase in the mean daily milk volume from 207 mL per day in Week 1 to 464 mL per day in Week 2 (Pediatrics In Review, August 2013).
Adverse effects related to the use of fenugreek are diarrhea and abdominal discomfort. In addition, fenugreek can impart a maplelike odour to sweat, milk and urine. This has led to the misdiagnoses of maple syrup disease, a metabolic condition that affects newborns. The high fibre content of the seeds may also predispose infants to a lowering of their blood glucose.
There are a few case reports of a fenugreek allergy where it was thought that it cross-reacted with peanut allergens.
In addition to using herbs to increase milk production, some lactating women also use it to treat breast engorgement, mastitis and other conditions unrelated to breastfeeding.
It is thought that postpartum depression occurs in close to 20 per cent of women and some moms may use St. John's Wort (SJW) to treat their depression. This herbal product is generally regarded as safe, although some experts debate its efficacy.
St. John's Wort has no clinically significant impact on milk production and there are a few case reports of infants whose mothers were using it having colic, drowsiness and lethargy.
Garlic is a popular medicinal herb used to lower blood pressure, to relieve symptoms of colds and flu and to function as a gut antimicrobial. It does not increase milk production, but in one study infants were attached longer to the breast in mothers who consumed garlic. In the same study, garlic did not cause an increase in colic.
Some lactating moms use senna leafs to treat their constipation. Senna is thought to add bulk to the stool and to stimulate intestinal mobility. Senna is generally regarded as safe and the American Academy of Pediatrics lists senna as a product compatible with breastfeeding. It may cause mild abdominal cramps in mothers, but it has no impact on the feces of the nursing babay.
Lactating moms should be aware that a number of herbal beverages contain caffeine which can cross from the mom into her baby. Mothers who drink coffee, tea, kola nut, yerba mate and guarana may expose their babies to caffeine which is found in breast milk at close to 50 per cent of the maternal serum concentration.


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A slow bicycle race is a novelty event found mainly at school fetes and community events. The winner of the race is the person who takes the longest time to cover the course.
The current trend towards bicycling lifestyles, downsizing and the general slow movement is bringing a resurgence in this old favourite. The slow bicycle race has even been used as a teaching tool for university physics.
It's a pity that so many nations have treated the transition to a low carbon economy as a slow bicycle race. Somehow, they imagine that being the last to decarbonise will give them a competitive advantage.
Yes, it's necessary. A very good idea. We should do it. You go first.This is like saying,
- We're shocking polluters, but look! those guys are too. We won't fix our pollution till they fix theirs.
- Sure, we've got a poverty problem, but they have too, and we won't fix our poverty problem till they fix theirs.
In recent weeks, South Korea and Mexico have announced carbon pricing schemes. California and New York are connecting their carbon markets and the upper Amazon state of Acre is negotiating with California to participate their cap-and-trade system.
Do you know those velodrome races where everybody hangs back, jostling for position, then suddenly, heads down, legs pumping, they're racing flat out to the finish line? Is this what is happening now?
Are countries on the cusp of realising that it's not a slow bicycle race, it's the Tour de France? Countries that are late to decarbonise will be the losers in the longer term.
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For the loser now
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:04 pm
Post subject: Re:person who asked for wh.wh.pie crust recipe by weight (11
More and more baking cookbooks are going to the weight format as opposed to measurements or in addition to. One good example is Rose Levy Beranbaum's "The Pie and Pastry Bible." She gives a basic flaky pie crust recipe by both weight and measurement and adds about 7-8 variations one of which is for adding whole wheat flour to the pie crust. It is as follows:
Basic Pastry for two crust 9 inch pie:
unsalted, cold butter 14 TB, 7 oz. 200 grams
pastry flour 2 1/4 cups+2 TB 11.25 oz 320 grams
all purpose bleached flour 2 1/4 cups(dip and sweep method)
salt 1/4+1/8 teaspoon
ice water 5 to 7 TB 2.6 to 3.6 oz 74 to 103 grams
cider vinegar 1 Tb 0.5 oz 14 grams
For whole wheat pastry she says to use 2/3 all purpose flour and one third whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour.
If you are looking for a good bread baking book that uses weight I would recommend Peter Reinhart's "The Breadbaker's Apprentice".
I have shelves and shelves full of cookbooks and all of my better, newer ones provide both weight and measurement recipes. I have found in my years as a baker/pastry chef/ etc that professionals prefer to use the weight method for it's accuracy and reliability. In much the same way science likes to repeat experiment after experiment, so do we prefer that we be able to repeat a bread or pie recipe over and over and over again. No fuss, no muss, no wondering if it's going to turn out well. Likewise, the public to whom we sell our products expects to get the same taste and texture time after time.
I love this site! I'm not an engineer so I hope it's okay that I use this site for reference and a good read:-)
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:30 am
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I bought an escali primo scale for just under $20 from my homebrew supplier. This scale appears to have the features you liked about the myweigh, for 60% less dough, pun intended
I use it for many kitchen duties, including weighing hops and other kitchen ingredients like sugar and flour.
Love the website, keep up the good work!
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:43 pm
Post subject: Was gonna ask Santa for one. . .
Got to looking around the cupboards a few days ago, found a Polder digital scale laying in one. Wifey hasn't got a clue where it came from. . .so it must of been me. What's the first sign of getting old? Great for getting all my buns to come out the same size.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:55 am
Post subject: Re: Was gonna ask Santa for one. . .
otrpu wrote:
Got to looking around the cupboards a few days ago, found a Polder digital scale laying in one. Wifey hasn't got a clue where it came from. . .so it must of been me. What's the first sign of getting old?
The wife of a much older friend of mine told me that the MIND is the SECOND thing to go!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:59 am
Post subject: kitchen scales
Just want to let you know I really love your site. Very informative and helpful. I am a baking enthusiast who turned a hobby to a home business venture. I can surely depend on you for delicious recipes and everything about baking. Thanks a million!
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:15 pm
Post subject: Liquid Kitchen Scales question
I have noticed a couple foodscales out there that have a liquid conversion button. If they don't accomodate for different liquids other than water...i.e. honey, oil and such, how accurate are they? Wont they mess my recipes all up?
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:25 pm
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Measure your liquids volumetrically. You are right. All those liquids have different densities and that scale, with conversions will mess up your recipes.
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:42 pm
Post subject: MY Weigh kd7000
I recently purchased the my weigh kd7000 from amazon for $42. I had to return it because it was very inaccurate. I would put a bowl on it and zero it out, but if i took it off and put it right back on it would never be the same weight. It was probably only accurate to +- .5 ounce, much less accurate than measuring cups.
I then ordered the Escali L3000 from amazon for $55. It is perfect, it is accurate to .5 gram and has adjustable feet and a bubble level. It only will weigh 3kg, less than half of what the kd7000 will weigh, but it is dead on accurate.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:53 pm
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An inexpensive scale (one under a few hundred dollars) will not be accurate and precise and have a large weight capacity. In the $50 range, a decent scale will usually only weigh a few pounds and give good readings.
I think 3 Kg of food is a lot to weigh at one time--it's more than a food store sized sack of flour or sugar and is certainly more of anything you'd add to a baking recipe at one time. Unless you are weighing a large roast or a big bird, which you probably know the weight of anyway, you don't need a large capacity on a food scale for cooking ingredients.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:41 pm
Post subject: MyWeigh kd7000
I put Old Will Knott Scales into my daily webcomics folder and watched for the KD7000 to be on sale. I think it was $us35 with shipping. Great service from OWKScales, and a great product.
It's not perfect. When I started, if I was careless, I put the heavy plastic protection plate up when I changed modes or tare and blocked movement of the platform. Haven't done that after the first week or so.
It would be a bit more useful if the minimum was 0.1 gram or 0.01 gram, for measuring very small quantities of some things (yeast or powdered spices, for example.) I'm going to buy one of their smaller scales that does this.
The 7kg / 15 pound maximum is very handy as I use a lot of cast iron and ceramic bakeware, and I don't have to worry about putting a gallon of something, and the pot holding it, on the scale.
All in all, very happy with it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:46 am
Post subject: conversions
Just for reference, google will give you a quick conversion:
Typing something like "cup to oz" will return:
"1 US cup = 8 US fluid ounces"
Or even typing "1/2 cup to teaspoon" returns:
"(1/2) US cup = 24 US teaspoons"
Even does the "peck to bushels" conversion:
"1 US peck = 0.25 US bushels"
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:04 pm
Post subject: don't get the hemp version
If you get the MyWeigh I'd advise against the hemp version.
Its plastic doesn't seem to have molded well. I've never seen the regular plastic version but I can't believe it comes out as poorly. More likely they use the same injection molds for the hemp material even though it has different material properties like shrink rate.
The batteries seem ever poised to spring out and one of rubber feet fell out and disappeared.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:38 am
Post subject: hemp version
Yes! Absolutely DO NOT get the hemp version.
Mine arrived this past week (the i5000) and it's being sent back. It's just like the other poster described: the plastic around the digital screen is bulging off, three of the five pads on the bottom of the scale were m.i.a. upon arrival, the batteries refused to stay in place (kept popping out as I was trying to install them), and -- worse still -- the scale wouldn't even turn on. The dealer was apologetic and mentioned in her reply that one out of every 50 of these models are defective.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:52 am
Post subject: iWay 5000 Hemp
I read Michael's review, called OWK and ordered the hemp version because for the same price, I figured I'd be environmentally responsible. I had no problems with the unit and it was designed intuitively (I especially like the display back light coming on when the weight changes from zero), works well and appears accurate. My bread recipes are much better since I weigh the dry ingredients, as do our apparently more enlightened European cooks.
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:06 pm
Post subject: Conversions
Well, I'm just an analytical chemist, not an engineer. However, my favorite website for converting units from what some idiot field sampler chose to put his measurements in to what the data sheets clearly state to use also has a section for converting cooking amounts for various ingredients back & forth from various weight & volume units.
It's very easy to use:
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This is the house you'd save for last.
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A great haunt with a wonderful greeting sign.
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3 comments:
- Grahams said...
Thanks for posting my haunt. Your comments meant a lot to me! Wait til this year...
- May 28, 2008 at 8:48 AM
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no problem, man.
it's a GREAT display.
looking forward to 2008.
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I've seen some of thestuff he's working on for this year.....shoud be great!
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It's time to raise your prices. Yes, I said raise your prices. If you are like most club owners in this industry, you are fighting the same battle that many other club owners are fighting: Big franchises have come into your town and are selling memberships for $19.99 per month or even less. You may think, "This stinks. It's not fair. They can't do that." Well, they can, they will and they won't stop until your doors are shut. So stop whining and raise your prices.
The way most club owners are handling this situation is to lower their prices to try to compete with the lower-priced facilities. But I urge you to refrain from following suit. Why? For two reasons. First, I can almost guarantee that you do not have the financial backing that these facilities have or the marketing support. They can last longer than you, and when you have to shut your doors because you could not pay your loans and payroll after lowering your rates, these low-priced clubs will gladly welcome your old members.
The other reason is that lowering your prices devalues your club. How does this look to your long-time member, Joe, who has been paying $49.99 per month for the past five years. If you lower his rate to $19.99 per month when he renews, you might as well smack Joe in the face. You have insulted him. You have been overcharging him for the past five years. How long do you think it will take before all your members are mad at you for overcharging them for years? You should never lower your prices—you should only raise them.
Many gym owners get scared when a big competitor comes to town. During the past two years, I have had two low-priced facilities come into my town. My response was to raise my prices because I knew that having facilities like these in my area would allow my club to shine.
Here are my three tips for how to outshine these competitors:
- Hire correctly. I cannot stress this enough. Most of the time, low-budget clubs are staffed with minimum-wage employees who are there to collect a paycheck. Fitness is not their career or their passion. Make sure you hire people in the industry and pay them $2 more per hour than any other club is paying in your area. Paying them more will help with staff retention, and you will be able to hire a more qualified employee. No member wants to see a different person behind the front counter every other week. Remember, it is a club. These members want to feel at home when they walk in. How can they feel at home if your front desk greeter changes from week to week?
- Train and dress your staff for success. Giving staff members a T-shirt and making them read a manual is not training. If you are not role playing and going over situational scenarios every week, you are not training your staff properly. Make sure you are investing in your staff, not just your newspaper ads. How do you expect to charge $49.99 per month when your staff does not dress the part and act the part of a high-end fitness center? They should be able to handle most situations and answer almost every question that a member has. They should never have to say, "I have to ask my manager." Staff that is trained properly helps your bottom line.
- Hire qualified personal trainers. People who hire personal trainers want the best. No one wants to say that he or she has the most cost-effective trainer in town. People who are looking for the best trainers in town are not going to the low-budget clubs to find them. They are willing to pay for results. Make sure you have trainers on staff that can provide results. When members see results, they sing your praise. That leads to new members and clients.
If it makes you nervous to raise your prices, I don't blame you. It is scary out there in this economy. Members these days are always looking for the best deal in town. Even though the economy is bad, people are still willing to pay for great service and a good product. When people come into my club and want to price shop, I always ask them: "Would you rather eat a steak from Ruth's Chris or Sizzler?" I know where I am going for dinner.
Nic DeCaire is the owner and founder of Fusion Fitness Center in Newark, DE. He is a graduate of Wilmington College. DeCaire is an IFPA-certified personal trainer with 12 years experience in the Newark area. He started working the front counter at a local fitness center at age 14, and his success and passion for fitness have grown since then. A former competitive bodybuilder and power lifter, DeCaire has won many awards in the sport. He is the chairman of the Main Street Mile, serves on the board of Kids with Confidence and is a member of the Newark Morning Rotary Club. DeCaire can be contacted at 302-738-4580 or [email protected].