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When we first met Alexia Echevarria during season one of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Miami", we were introduced to the self-proclaimed "Cuban Barbie" and executive editor of Venue Magazine. She cut down her role for season two after her youngest son Frankie was hospitalized after a bad car accident. Her journey towards healing with both Frankie and her older son Peter, have been the focus of season three along with her struggles, both positive and negative, for the world to witness.
All that doesn't leave her much time to partake in much of the drama that goes down between co-stars Marysol Patton, Joanna Krupa, Lea Black, Lisa Hochstein, and Adriana De Moura— and that suits her just fine.
We caught up with Alexia in Miami this week to talk about season three of the "Real Housewives of Miami."
This season your focus has heavily been on family, which doesn't leave you much time for drama. Do you feel left out?
"The way you see me on the show is pretty much how I am in real life. I prefer to remain neutral, as you've all seen for three seasons now. I have so much drama going on in my personal life that I really rather not have any extra with the ladies. Plus they aren't really my battles to fight. This season in particular with everything that goes on between Lea and Adriana—I don't feel like I should have to pick sides because I like both of them."
Everyone on the cast has pretty big personalities. Do you ever find yourself feeling like you've had enough?
"Oh yeah! (laughs) The way I look at things is that, you can have disagreements and scream at each other but you have to know how and when to move on. I don't want to say that my problems are more important or any bigger than anyone else's but sometimes we just need to put things in perspective.
I don't want to judge any of the ladies because I haven't walked in their shoes. But sometimes I really wonder, 'if you only knew what I'm worrying about.' Sometimes they fight about really catty things and sometimes I wish that's all I was worried about."
In two weeks the episode where all the ladies head to Las Vegas to celebrate Joanna's bachelorette will air. Give us a scoop!
"First of all, it was a lot of fun! I'd never really partied in Vegas in my life. So just the fact that I was able to travel with all the girls was great. It felt good to be able to be away with all of them for once. Even Adriana attended Joanna's bachelorette. So as you can imagine, things got wild and crazy!
Since we were all together for 24 hours without sleeping or eating much, it was only a matter of time before we all started getting on each other's nerves. During this trip, it was Lisa who got on mine. But that's the beauty of this, now that we're in a different place, we can laugh about the things that happened."
Do you have any plans to come back for another season if you're asked?
"This is a really tough question because part of me does and part of me doesn't. I feel like I've had a really strong season since I've opened up and shared my life with the viewers. I feel a connection to them and in turn a responsibility to come back for them. I would love to return so everyone can see how Frankie and Peter are doing, to see where I'm at with the magazine, and all the things that I'm doing. But at the same time, there's a part of me that says no because I'm scared. There's a high price to pay when you're a public figure. Also, my husband doesn't love it and so that sometimes creates stress. My heart really wants to and it's all because of the viewers and my fans.
The best part about doing a show like this is that I've had the opportunity to talk to other mothers and families that have gone through something like this. They contact me to give me advice, recommendations to doctors and treatments, and even just words of encouragement. Meeting all these incredible people who have a good heart and care about what I'm going through, is a beautiful thing. I feel really lucky."
Tune in to an all new episode of "The Real Housewives of Miami" tonight at 10pm ET only on Bravo. Catch up with last weeks episode entitled, 'The Black Sheep' below.
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OK, so this is what I hope is the resolution for myself and anyone else that has encountered broken screens and had for legitimate concerns regarding the ease of breakage of their newly purchased Droid Razr Maxx screens . Some people have recommended a class action lawsuit, which very few people know how to execute and even fewer are willing to provide the time and $freedom$ needed to do. I don't know where to start, beginning, or end with a class action lawsuit. If anyone can do it great, I'll provide whatever is necessary to make it a good as possible but before then, try this:
I originally sent in my phone and they returned it saying physical damage. They said no way, we're not going to fix it for free. I contacted them again and had an interaction with their telephone service and then via email. The agent said I made a post about broken Droid Razr Maxx screens and it has garnered many comments and visitors. Here are the email interactions I had, edited down only to eliminate technical things, remove names, and correct some spelling:
Dear John,
We do stand behind our product. We strongly recommend to send the unit to our repair facility so we can look at the phone and do the necessary repair. We thank you for providing your feedback to us by taking the time to write this mail. We thank you for bringing it to our attention. It is through feedback like yours that we are able to identify and correct issues. Thank you for contacting Motorola e-mail support. Best Regards, D |
Customer By Email (John) | 03/30/2012 10:42 AM |
I already sent the phone in and it wasn't repaired because Motorola determined that I was at fault, when in reality I wasn't. Look at the article i sent. There are more and more people coming out speaking of how fragile the phones are. If I get enough people to post their stories I will start a class action lawsuit. Your product is weak and you aren't taking responsibility for it. |
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Dear John,
Thanks for reaching out to Motorola. I've reviewed your e-mail and I'm ready to help.
We are always gathering input from owners from chat, Web and other sources. I can't say for sure if this is known or common, but it will certainly be passed on. We do apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and want to assure you that Motorola does value your feedback We open a record for all consumer contacts which are then routed to the proper department for any further research.
Please note that Motorola stands behind our products by offering a one-year standard warranty issued from the date of purchase and validated with the receipt. This warranty does not cover physical or liquid damage and is applicable to all the products that were manufactured for the US market.
All our facilities undergo rigorous quality assurance processes to ensure that all products comply with Motorola quality standards. We want to be able to determine the cause of this issue. The unit will have to undergo phone evaluation. Our repair technicians have the tools to determine whether the screen damage was caused by mishandling or due to phone's hardware susceptibility to physical damage
If the evaluation results don't show any sign of physical damage, Motorola will honor the warranty thus waiving the standard repair fee. In the event in which evaluation results confirm physical abuse resulting to cracked screen, the Manufacturer's warranty will be automatically defaulted. Motorola's National Service Center charges a $159 flat rate repair fee. This price does not include shipping or your local taxes. All repairs done on out of warranty units include an
additional 90 day warranty.
You may prefer to check with your carrier for insurance, replacement or exchange programs available with your plan or monthly fee. You may also send the unit directly to Motorola where our technicians will make any necessary repair to ensure a properly functioning unit. Our turnaround time at our National Service Center is 5-7 business days since we receive the unit at our facility.
If you want to send it in, we have 2 options for you; first is we can schedule your device for repair or you may do it yourself on our website. (please provide your full name, complete physical address, phone number, the the phone's serial number: Go to Settings, About Phone, Status, get the any of the following, MEID, HEX, DEC, MSN, or IMEI. If you're unable to access the phone, kindly remove the battery. Underneath the battery, you'll be able to see the MEID, HEX, DEC, MSN, or IMEI. Please provide any of that.
If you do decide to send the unit in please visit the link below to enter your phone's information before shipping it to us:
SUBMIT DEVICE FOR REPAIR, next screen> SUBMIT DEVICE FOR REPAIR, next screen> I DO NOT HAVE, next screen> MANUAL DEVICE INFORMATION CAPTURE, next screen> MANUAL DEVICE INFORMATION CAPTURE.
You will need to fill out an online service request form. Once registered, the site will generate an email repair instruction and our repair center address. Send only the phone with out any accessories. Please refer to that link for your online service request submission. Please provide the system version of the phone. Go to Settings, About Phone, System Version.
We hope that you find this information useful and we look forward to assisting you in the future.
For information about Motorola products and services, please visit us at http://www.motorola.com/
Thank you for contacting Motorola e-mail support.
Best Regards,
Customer By Web Form (John)03/29/2012 09:38 PM
I sent my phone in because the screen on my new Razr Maxx mysteriously broke while in my pocket. My claim was denied from Motorola, but I still am unsure why the screen cracked. I'm not the only one either. I posted on my blog about it and every day others are coming forward with similar stories. I think the gorilla glass is defective. Here is the post:
I want to know what Motorola has to say about this as the amount of customers with similar problems increases.
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I will turn it in, but what assurance do I have that you will fix it? I sent it in once already. Please give me the details about what to do next.
Then I made the post here and waited a while. I had a hunch there were more like me and when there wasn't' a decent page about it yet, I made one. After 50 comments that were very similar, I decided to move forward and try again. I sent it in and received notice again that they wouldn't fix it. I called the next day and spoke with their support staff. I stayed calm the entire time and didn't raise my voice once (Yelling at anyone probably won't make things go better for you, no matter how right you may be). So anyway, I spoke to the support staff and they reiterated many times that they don't fix phones for physical damage, I insisted that the phones had a problem and spoke about one comment in particular that a said the Gorilla Glass might be defective. I mentioned this post again, and they said basically they were sorry, but they couldn't believe the post and comments credibility. Anyone could have whipped it up. Granted, I have all commentators IP addresses and emails, which if they are legitimate, could bring all of you into the argument. I would only give a lawyer the information in the event of a lawsuit, but rest assured it would only be used to to protect consumer (our) rights.
Right when I thought I would fail, they said they would fix it as a customer service and I got the physical damage spiel again. I put the brakes on %100 and just said OK to get through the process faster. I had won the battle, and hopefully, together, we can win the war. The phone came while I was away, and I got it yesterday. I'm going to fire it up within the next few days. I'm hesitant to use it because I am worried that it will happen again and I'll be falling further into this racket. I'll fire back if it does.
Please keep commenting and letting me know how you fair with this process, and if you are a lawyer willing to take the case up for people. Thanks.

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I don't know about you but I want just one more Ep II Anakin and Obi-Wan so that I can pose them together and they look as if they are supposed to be together, the Coruscant Chase Obi-Wan's O.K but he looks too small compared to the Hanger dual Anakin who looks silly with only one lightsaber. Thet shoud both have just one blue lightsaber and be holding it in an attacking/deffending possition.
That would make me very happy indeed.
Oh yeah, they should be called Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Knight) and Anakin Skywalker (Jedi Apprentice), what do you think?


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Took a peek at your want to watch list, noticed Basilisk and Boogiepop Phantom.
Basilisk was real good, very high production value, and has ninjas with secret powers (wo0t!!)
Boogiebop Phantom on the other hand, was a little bit more obscure and hard to follow, took more attention that most animes. But if you pay attention, it could be quite good.
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Friday night's five collections at San Francisco Fashion Week were all about structure, which was especially refreshing when it came to the dresses- I was wondering when they€™d start actually having shapes again! The show started off on a very strong note with Dcepcion, where clean lines and expert tailoring made the shirtdresses, clingy knit dresses, and fitted jackets really stand out. I€™m generally not a fan of the look of leggings, but it definitely worked when paired with a shirtdress and heels.
Next was Wee Scotty, the children€™s collection that definitely garnered the most awwws that night! My favorite look there included a gray halter dress reminiscent of Chanel paired with a bright pink shrug to keep it youthful, and who could forget the terrier at the end dressed in a kilt and the skirt made entirely of Dreyer€™s ice cream containers! At Kirribilla, a collection inspired by old time Hawaii, models sauntered down the runway to relaxed island beats in flirty frocks where ruffles were a-plenty. Shown first were trapeze beach wraps, followed by beautifully cut day dresses and finally, curve-hugging cocktail dresses made from the same casual fabric as the others, capturing perfectly that laidback Hawaiian vibe. Coconut buttons topped off the lovely Lanikai collection.Big hair was back and the frizz ran wild, much like the crowd when EVarize€™s models rocked the runway in her figure-flattering designs. That included a denim wrap-around, which was part sculpture and part hoodie, and a red and white ensemble with high-waisted pants (perfect!), a fitted top, and stilettos. She definitely deserves that €œBest Women€™s Clothing€� award for the East Bay Area that she won this year!Ending the shows was Missing Piece, a design collective showcasing the work of Lara Grant, Jeremy Parr, Monica Wontorski, and Molly Rebuschatis. Dresses with just enough pouf were paired with vests and ankle boots for a unique look (think Urban Outfitters meets Marc Jacobs). Bright prints on contrasting matte solid backdrops, outrageous ruffles, and tiny bubble skirts emphasized the fun in being a little over the top (sometimes!).The most interesting part of the night was seeing the brightly painted Adidas paired with beautifully tailored jackets and pants on the men in Parr's collection for Missing Piece. I don€™t know if I€™ll ever see that again, but it added such spunky personality! Remind me to meet a guy confident enough to rock that look. And I€™ll definitely be investing in some structured looks- they make such a statement and will be perfect for fall.Well, that wraps up Friday night! Let me know what you thought of San Francisco Fashion Week this year in comments!Picture: top, right to left: shirtdress and knit dress by dcepcion, halter dress and shrug by wee scotty, royal blue 'kona' day dress, green 'hula' cocktail dress, and black 'pele' cocktail dress, all by kirribilla. bottom, right to left: denim suit by jeremy parr, missing piece. brownie dress by monica wontorski, missing piece. house dress by lara grant, missing piece. denim wrap and oil print tank, with white shorts, 'RED' wool cach'e, 'RED' jersey pant and black dress shirt, all by EVarize.


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Samba Skort Pink Panther
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Tzu Tzu Stylists suggest pairing Pink Panther with African Dream, Circus Circus, Island Ink Blot or Psycho Safari.


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Sensaphonics 2MAX
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Cheshire High School girls' lacrosse (top seed; 14-3) jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never trailed in beating Branford (fourth; 8-9) for the third time through Tuesday's Southern Connecticut Conference semifinals at Hamden. Senior Alison Hoynes recorded seven goals (personal-best) and two assists. Cheshire picked up hat tricks from senior Christy Myjak (two assists) and junior Maddy Levy.
The Lady Rams led 12-4 at halftime. Junior Emma Farrel and senior Kathleen Kalbian (assist) both added two goals. Farrel joined senior Nicole Stauffer (assist) with three assists. Junior Danielle Chambrelli (goal) supplied two assists and classmate Danielle Bellantonio added one. Sophomore goalkeepers Alexa Carbone (five) and Sierra Ubertalli (one) combined for six saves.
CHS aims for their first three-peat against Daniel Hand (2nd; 9-8) in Thursday's final at West Haven. Start time is 5 p.m. It will be Cheshire's fifth straight title game (school record). Hand beat Guilford (3rd; 8-8) 13-11 in the second semifinal. The Lady Rams defeated Hand on May 2 (16-9) and 16 (13-9).
Boys' Volleyball (top; 14-4)
Cheshire held off Shelton (fourth; 5-14) 3-2 in the SCC semifinals. Game scores: 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 20-18. CHS won all three meetings with the Gaels. Senior Lucas Yasuda had 16 blocks, a school record, and 11 kills. Senior Ben Gallo (five kills, two service aces, four digs) and junior Ted Li (22 assists, eight kills) added four blocks. Senior Scott Romano recorded seven digs and two aces.
Zhihan Zou, Beau Bartone, Gallo, Romano, and Yasuda were announced on Senior Night. Evan Colechia, a captain with Zhu, was absent.
Cheshire makes their fifth straight final appearance on Thursday, hosting Amity (3rd; 13-6) at 6 p.m. CHS is 2-time defending champ. Amity upset host Xavier (2nd; 11-7) 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-14, 26-24). Cheshire beat Amity on April 12 (3-1), May 6 (3-2).
The Rams visit Glastonbury (16-1) for Wednesday's regular season finale at 5 p.m. Glastonbury won 3-0 on April 23.
Photo of Yasuda was taken by Jim Brandolini/Cheshire Herald.
Girls' Tennis (top; 12-5)
Cheshire earned their second win over Lyman Hall (fourth; 10-9), 6-1, in the SCC Division II semifinals at Yale University courts. Senior Anna Toscano (6-0, 6-1), junior Nadja Pejovic (6-3, 6-3), sophomore Sara Bruce (6-4, 6-0), and senior Jamie Andrews (6-1, 6-1) added wins in singles. CHS also received doubles victories from Christy and Katie Freitag (6-3, 6-4) and freshmen Amanda Murray and Durga Rathi (9-8, 7-5).
CHS meets Branford (2nd; 11-7) in Wednesday's final at 11 a.m. Branford defeated Sacred Heart Academy (third; 7-11) 6-1 in other semi. Cheshire beat Branford on April 5 (4-3) and May 13 (7-0).
Softball (fifth; 15-6)
CHS came up short against host Amity (fourth; 16-5) for the third time, falling 2-1 in the SCC quarterfinals. Amity jumped on ahead 2-0 on a throwing error in the first inning. Cheshire scored their run on an RBI single from senior Lauren Fountain in the fourth. The single scored sophomore Jill Pulek, who was running for senior Nicole D'Amato (walk).
Amity stranded two CHS base runners in the seventh. D'Amato pitched a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Sophomores Casey Harding and Sara Como singled in the first inning.
The Lady Rams await seeding for the Class LL Tournament.
Girls' Golf (16-4-1)
At Oronoque Country Club, Cheshire defeated host Bunnell 209-269. Senior Andra Frappier was the medalist (43). Senior Emily Larkin (53), sophomore Dana Zappone (56), and senior Maggie Kulpa (57) rounded out the team.
Cheshire travels to Madison Country Club for Wednesday's regular season finale against host Daniel Hand at 3 p.m.


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Sunday Sweets: The Anti-Nerd
Recently Jen and I have been informed that we put up too many nerdy Sweets. Being the big ol' nerds that we are, we hadn't really noticed. I suppose it's kinda like telling your local undertaker he wears too much black.
So, in order to cater to the needs of the many NON-nerds who read this blog, we've decided to push up our taped glasses, strap in to our Authentic Star Trek TOS Captain's Chair Replicas, and dig deep into our archives for the least... nerdy... cakes... ofalltime. [<-- my Kirk impression]
By Whimsy Cakes
Because they require far too much effort for us nerds to eat.
Give me an automatic banana peeler and we'll talk.
And finally, what might be the most mind-blowing cake I have ever seen in my entire life:
It's like someone built a Large Hadron Collider smack in the middle of a bakery, and it spawned a black hole which sucked all the cake toward the center of the room and someone snapped a picture just before the entire earth was sucked in and all of humanity as we know it met its dooooom!
[pushing up glasses]
But it's totally NOT nerdy.


text: Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Ad If America Just QuitMatt Hardigree2/08/12 10:00amFiled to: Clint EastwoodSuper Bowl Ad WatchThe Second CityClint Eastwood Super Bowl AdSpoofParodySuper Bowl ParodyChryslerCarpocalypseVideo57EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Chicago's Second City takes on the Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad and ponders a world where we'd given up on Chrysler. "It's halftime in America, and playing two halves is asking a lot. So, good game." Clearly, the original commercial is pro-Detroit/America and not pro-Obama, but that didn't stop the folks at Second City from tacking on an anti-Romney message. The headline at the end, as the Detroit Free Press points out, links to this editorial from Mitt. Reply57 repliesLeave a reply


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When you ask a kid what they want to be when they grow up, their answers can be silly or real and make you wonder what these kids will really end up doing. They might aspire to be a ballerina, an actor, an astronaut, or a baker. Some want to be teachers or doctors, or whatever it is they see their parents or other adults doing. Then, of course, there are those that want to grow to own their own video game store, candy store, toy store – anywhere they can get all the video games/candy/toys they want.
One career that many young people aspire to is architecture, for a number of reasons. Some like the idea of seeing a building they designed rising high in a cityscape, or a house they designed becoming a home to a family. Others like the opportunity to use their creativity to help others. And some enjoy envisioning the perfect place to house art, music or theatrical performances, animals, or other creative enterprises.
Encouraging children from an early age to go into a good career – especially a career they'll love doing – can help them know which classes to take in high school and lead them to a good trade school, college, or university. There are a lot of things that parents, guardians, and teachers can do to encourage kids, and the Internet has become a great way to find some of these.
For young people aspiring to become an architect, there's a great website that can help show them the ropes and become excited and inspired for what they could design in the future. Architectstudio3d.org is a part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, and not only shows the steps of designing a house, but offers a number of very valuable tips on each stage as you go.
When visitors to the site enter the design studio (which is all free), they start out by choosing a client for whom they will be designing the house. There's a found-object artist, a senator, several different teenagers, and a video game designer, among others, to choose from. Each client has different likes and needs that need to be taken into consideration when designing a house.
The next step is to choose a location based on the client's needs (urban, riverside, oceanfront, etc), and then pick a floor plan, the house height, exterior materials (shingle, clapboard, brick, etc) and a roof. Once the basics are chosen, the fun really begins with the design of the inside of the house. The rooms are laid out, walls are drawn in, wall coverings and floors are chosen, and then openings (doors and windows) are added. There are several different styles of doors and windows to choose from, many of which are inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's designs.
After the house basics are laid out, aspiring designers add all of the final interior elements – furniture (much of which is, again, Wright-designed), lighting, kitchen and bathroom sets, even exercise equipment and a hot tub. Then they move to the exterior – landscaping, including trees, bushes and potted plants, and, of course, a pool can all be added.
One of the coolest elements of the site is the final step of the house design – taking a 3D tour of the house. Using arrow keys, designers can travel through the house, going through doors from room to room, looking out windows, and exploring the exterior landscape as well. There's even ambient noise (birds, waves crashing, river rushing by) to make you feel like you're really there in the space. Designs can be saved, too, so designers can go back later to change or add things, or just show them off to others.
Programs like this are a great way to introduce children to their potential careers at a young age. (Plus, let's be honest, they're fun for adults, too!) Helping kids become excited about a variety of careers from a young age will help get them on the right path so they can get a jump-start when it comes time to make college decisions in high school and after. And for aspiring architects, The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust's home design site is the perfect place to start on a promising career path.


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Slider a Day: Nick's Roast Beef
While it's sometimes used as a catch-all for any small sandwich on a round bun, the term "slider" originally and rightfully refers to a miniature burger. Each day of Burger Week, we'll highlight a burger bite that's worth sliding into your mouth.
When Joseph "Joey Dog" Schultice took over Nick's Roast Beef last year, he and partner Nicole Viechnicki set about updating the menu at the 40-plus-year-old institution, a neighborhood bar nestled between the nightclubs and martini bars of Second Street in Old City. The burger was one of the first things to get an upgrade, and after finding a good Esposito meat blend to grind in-house, Viechnicki began dreaming up interesting ways to complement the patty.
One of her best brainstorms is the Southwestern slider. Each brioche bun is balanced around a juicy meat patty, a sour and crunchy tempura-fried pickle, housemade salsa and a few extra jalapenos for good measure. It's not exactly first date material, since you have to get pretty messy to fit your mouth around the mini tower, but once that ice is cracked, the dish is pretty perfect for a second outing, especially considering sliders come two to an order for $6.50. Or just gobble them up yourself (215-928-9411).


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UCITS Indices Advance
April 14th, 2010 | ||
March was the best month in 2010 for the UCITS HFS Index as it advanced by +2.24%, which was not good enough to beat the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index (+3.05%) or the S&P 500 (+5.88%). According to the 2n20.com AG, which calculates the UCITS HFS Index Series family, the Global Macro Index was the strongest-performing strategy with an auspicious first week of March and a good run in the second half of the month ending with a 5.66% gain for March. Other strategies in the UCITS HFS Index Series that performed positively in March include the Convertible (3.42%), the L/S Equity (3.00%) and the Event Driven (2.56%). The Fixed Income and Market Neutral indices also managed to pull up their numbers by the end of the month, despite starting off with negative performances. However, the CTA's meager gains of 1.87% were not sufficient to make up for its poor performance in January of this year. | ||
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Don't look now but the staff ERA just hit 4.69!
Don't look now but the staff ERA just hit 4.69!
After the first week, the ERA was 7.83. Also, Harang's ERA has drastically dropped as well. Don't forget the bullpen has turned it on recently.
Reds record while I was in attendance in 2006: 7-2
Reds record while I was in attendance in 2007: 2-0
Reds record while I'm in attendance in 2008: 0-1
"I wish the stadium was filled up every night." - Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Enquirer - February 9, 2007
Its amazing what happens when your bullpen doesnt have to pitch 3-4 innings a night isnt it.
While getting the staff's ERA under 5 is friggin sweet..... Dave Williams is pitching tomorrow. Or perhaps I should say Matt Belisle is pitching tomorrow after the Reds do a mock all star game home run contest (If we put Dave Williams in a clown suit, he'd totally be the HR derby pitcher)
Tom Shearn... who knew?
Reds reccord when I attend in 2007: 6-1
When the ERA is less than a gallon of gas, wake me up.
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
Do many teams post sub 3 ERAs these days?Originally Posted by Heath
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Maybe he just means wait until gas gets higher, not the ERA lower.
Bingo.Originally Posted by Rounding Third
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
The question is will gas go up that much faster or will the ERA sink quickly enough?Originally Posted by Heath
That might happen next week.Originally Posted by Heath
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
Based upon that reasoning, this is the first time I've ever found myself wishing for the deadball era to return.Originally Posted by Rounding Third
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
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1. Hitting our one year mark in our new home! I love looking at these photos and seeing how things have changed so much already.
1. Hitting our one year mark in our new home! I love looking at these photos and seeing how things have changed so much already.
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These are fantastic photos!
1. Love your Dreamcatcher! Oh, gosh, it's amazing. Wes and I recently rearranged our bedroom and we also now have our dreamcatcher hanging right above the bed...Where it belongs, I suppose, eh? 2. The Bohemian Collective is amazing! Always love to give it a look...Had no clue it had been around less than one year, wow! 3. I've been wanting to rearrange various spots of my home to make it more accomodating. Hopefully within the next year, we'll have a slightly larger house enabling us to make little nooks like this. 4. A huge reason I enjoy your blog so much. You put so much love and creativity and meaning into it, and you are one of the ladies that has changed my mind about blogging. 5. I have so many of my own to adjust and finish. Very excited about the day I can scream, ''They're done!'' And what a beautiful pallette you've drawn from. The meaning and the images you've chosen couldn't be more amazing. If you don't mind my saying so, as much as I adore my parents, I do wish badly they'd been more open-minded as I was growing up. I was always discouraged from being myself, and it sounds like you were raised by free spirits with creativity in their blood. I'm glad to know not every child had the same guidance as I. 6. Beautiful wall-hanging. I incorporate a lot of text into my creations, and that is definitely something I'd love to try when I someday sit down and learn to sew! 7. [BIRD - Got mixed up!] Gorgeous bird, there! I also got to help with a bird rescue this year, and it's good to know they are given a second chance at life, when it so easily could have turned out worse. 8. The post about you and your husband and your spiritualities was one of the first I've read of yours. You take such an excellent perspective and attitude on these things. I severely admire you for that. =) 9. Oh, jeez...Those shorts...Such a project is on my list! <3<3<3!!! 10. Your posts about friends and outings with them, I also enjoy reading. Nothing is NOT interesting, here! Lovely times with lovely friends I really need to do more of. 11. Yay, Katelyn! She is a sweetheart, and helped me discover an amazing documentary about 'The Golden Age' through FB. She's also given me more courage about the idea of shaving my own dreads off when the time comes. I never thought it would look right on me...But she looks so cute with the buzz, so I'm sure it can't be too bad. 12. Gorgeous lookbook. I never knew photography projects like this existed, and I love to look at the BCLB every so often.
Yay! Happy new year, Laura!Repliesapryl, your comments have been such a joy for me to read this year! thank you from the bottom of my heart for extending such loving attention! i love the way you connect with each post. much love to you in the new year!! xo
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Earlier this week Dell announced it plans to offer its XPS 13 Ultrabook with a 1080p display — a big improvement over the current 1,366 x 768 resolution. We got a chance to see it in person here at CES, and as you'd imagine it's much crisper than the panel on the original model. You might also notice the colors are a bit more stunning. Well, there's a reason for that: in addition to cranking the pixel density, Dell also increased the color gamut from 45 percent to 72 percent — something the company didn't initially mention. To clarify, that change in color gamut only applies to the 1080p panel, so it's not like you can buy it with 1,366 x 768 resolution and still expect the colors to be enhanced. Dell has said the new higher-res XPS 13 will be available later this month, and the starting price for that model will be $1,299 (compared with $999 for the standard-res version).
Gallery: Dell XPS 13 with a 1080p display
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Jillian Michaels Diet
I wonder what is the elusive Jillian Michaels Diet is? Every time I look at Jillian Michaels, I wonder if her abs are for real? Well, as it turns out, they are. She is probably one of those super fit people that we will ever see on TV. For those of you who are wondering who Jillian Michaels is; she is the physical trainer whom you see often on The Biggest Loser and Losing it with Jillian. Though she is at her physical best today, it wasn't always the case. She was a victim of childhood obesity. When she was 12 and at a height of 5 foot, she was 29 kilos overweight. That is when her mother enrolled her in a martial arts class which changed her life for good. Today, she has own wellness media empire, apart from many other accomplishments. And without much ado, I am going to divulge into the secrets of Jillian Michaels' Diet.
So what is the Jillian Michaels Diet?
Jillian Michaels is a believer of tough love and her diet and workout regimen are not fancy ones. She combines the strength building techniques of kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, pylometrics and weight training and has formulated her own work-out regimen. With Jillian Micheals, you have many options. There are several Jillian Michaels diet programs to choose from to lose weight and to stay in shape. I'm listing a few below.
Jillian Michaels Online Diet: It comes to you at a cost of $4 a week. Through this, you get to access her weight loss secrets, knowledge base, weight loss tips, meal plans and more.
Jillian Michaels Master Your Metabolism: This is a foolproof, 3 step program that sets out to rejuvenate the body from the damage caused by fat-free foods, artificial sweeteners, diet sodas and processed weight loss foods over the years. In other words, this program helps you to get your metabolism rate to normal again.
Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shed: This is actually a workout DVD that has been designed by Jillian herself to help you lose 10 to 20 pounds in 30 days. This instructional DVD has 3, 20 minute progressive workout sessions that gradually intensify through the course of it.
Jillian Michaels: Making the Cut: This is one of the best best selling fitness books today. This book includes a 30 day body makeover guide which will help you to calculate your metabolism rates, and help you with your diet as per your metabolic rate. If followed properly, one can lose anywhere between 10 to 20 pounds in a month.
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I would recommend all Jillian Michaels diet tips and diet programs because they promote healthy ways to lose weight. There is no short cut to a great body, except through healthy eating and physical training. However, always consult a doctor before going on this diet.
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The Life Story of DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home continues this year, 2015, with the beginning of a NEW CENTURY of service to Columbia City and Whitely County.
Does a business have a Life Story, you ask? Yes, just like you and your family, a business has a life story too. And in addition to the story of our beginning in 1915, the Cyrus B. Tully Mansion, the devastating fire, and the new facility on Countryside Dr., our story tells WHO we are, HOW we and our profession have changed and progressed over the years, and WHAT our work is like today. It tells how we are connected as friends, family, and community.
By sharing our stories we pass along our legacies from one person to another and from generation to another. Think about it. More than the mere recitation of facts, stories are what put things into perspective. It is by knowing our past that we come to understand our present world. More and more people today are thinking about their legacies, how they themselves will be remembered. Sharing our story or your story is a gift, really, to future generations. It's what connects us with those who came before and those who will come after us.
In 1915 when J.A. DeMoney started the business, funerals were held in the person's home. The 'undertaker' (often the owner of the local furniture store that sold coffins, too) came to your house. He did the embalming there, and set everything up for viewing in your 'parlor'. Eventually the undertaker offered his own home as a convenience to the family in mourning, which was the beginning of the 'funeral home'. As time went on, undertakers became licensed funeral directors and expanded the services they offered. This included livery service, ambulance service, and delivering chairs, china, and coffee urns to your home for family gatherings after a funeral. And as is still true today, they took care of all the funeral details. Writing the obituary and placing it in the newspapers, setting the funeral time and location, arranging details with the minister and organist, taking care of the cemetery and grave opening or the cremation arrangements, securing the death certificate, getting the casket and vault or the urn, preparing the body for viewing, arranging the flowers for visitation, and printing the memorial folders or prayer cards.
Today, while still taking care of every one of those details for you, our story includes a larger, state-of-the-art funeral home, and a deeper personal mission. Our facility is a full service funeral home providing complete facilities and services for funeral and memorial ceremonies, receptions, interments, and cremations. Our broader mission centers around commitment to overwhelming personal service, to excellence in all that we do, to exceeding the level of value and service families deserve and expect, to community support, and especially to caring for you in your darkest hour.
If you or the children in your family have questions about death and funerals we will happily take you on a tour of the funeral home so you can quickly see that it is a warm, friendly, uplifting experience. For more in-depth information you can attend one of our Education Workshops. At Christmas time we welcome you to our Holiday Memorial Service, and you can also participate in the Holiday Helps Workshop if you like. We have wonderful on-going grief support with the Compassionate Friends program, our Tapestries Grief Support program, and our Walk to Remember. One of our favorite community programs is Coats for Kids where we help provide coats for kids in need so they'll be warm in the winter.
Here at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home we want to be known as the place where families feel safe shedding tears, knowing life can be celebrated, and that life ends but love and memories do not. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. This is often accomplished by sharing the significance of the life that was lived. We are committed to helping you do this by sharing the story of your loved one--we do this by writing the story, by having you share your favorite photos--in print and video--and by inviting family and friends to share their memories with you.
Today we incorporate new technologies to help keep memories alive. The desire to be remembered lives within all of us. It's the age-old reason we carve our initials in trees, leave our hand prints in cement and chalk our names on rocks. We are committed to remembering those you have loved and lost . . . to help you mend, heal, and live.
The staff of DeMoney-Grimes understands the difficulty adjusting to a death. In response to the needs of the families and community we serve, we also offer grief support services free of charge. Visit our grief resources page for more information about Tapestries, Compassionate Friends and other helpful resources available.


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During the run-up to Twitter's initial public offering last fall, investment banks, stock traders and professional money managers were practically climbing over each other to get any amount of IPO shares they could.
Now, just two months after the blockbuster offering, Wall Street has become more bearish on the company's stock.
As of this week, seven equity research analysts who cover Twitter are rating the shares a "sell," according to FactSet research.
That's the same number who rate them a buy, according to FactSet.
By contrast, the 1,800 technology companies in the S&P 500 Index have an average buy-to-sell ratio of 10-to-1, according to John Butters, senior earnings analyst at FactSet.
Another 12 analysts who publish research on Twitter are on the fence about the stock's prospects, rating them a "hold" or "equal-weight."
Analysts also have been lowering their expectations for the company's bottom line for both the fourth quarter of 2013 and for this year's first quarter.
For example, the 20 analysts who've published financial reports for Twitter's current period ending in March now expect the company to report a loss of 3 cents a share.
One month ago, the Wall Street consensus was for a break-even number, according to FactSet.
For the quarter ended in December, estimates have ticked down from a 1 cent loss to a 2 cent loss since the IPO.
And those are the so-called adjusted profit estimates, favored by bullish Wall Street analysts, which exclude Twitter's large and recurring costs for employee stock option expenses.
Include those significant costs, as public companies must do on their income statement, and Twitter's net loss per share will be significantly wider than the buffed-up Wall Street estimates for many quarters to come.
So what's behind the rapid shift among investors toward a more-bearish prevailing on Twitter?
First, blame the company's lofty valuation -- rich even by the standards of the ongoing social media stock boom.
At a stock price of $60, Twitter has a market valuation of about $32.5 billion, or 29 times expected 2014 revenue of $1.13 billion.
That's significantly higher than the price-to-sales ratio of Facebook, which is now valued at just under 14 times this year's revenue estimates of $10.4 billion.
Twitter's price-to-sales ratio is also richer than that of LinkedIn, even though LinkedIn is profitable and its revenue is expected to be almost double that of Twitter this year.
LinkedIn's price-to-sales ratio is also about 14, in line with that of Facebook and half that of Twitter.
Another factor at play is the large number of shares held by company insiders that will become available for sale once post-IPO restrictions end.
These so-called lockup expirations are the same kind that pressured the shares of Facebook during the year following its IPO.
In May, the lockup on 454 million Twitter shares is set to expire, according to its filings.
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Has anyone here had any experience with kinder goats??? I have heard they are duel breeds milk/meat and are really a nice goat to have. I was just wanting to get some opinions on them. Thanks
I have Kinder goats. What would you like to know? Mine are bottle raised so they are very human oriented. My does average 6.5 pounds of milk as FF which isn't bad since they carry a good amount of meatiness.
I have a pair of sibling Kinder does. One was bottle-raised and the other dam-raised. Both are sweet & friendly. They are due for their second freshening in the next couple of weeks, and I can hardly wait. Their milk is sweet & rich. They don't give as much milk as the full sized dairy girls, and I didn't measure their output in pounds last year. I was very satisfied with the amount they give. It's perfect for a single or small family. My opinion, for what it's worth. NeHi
I had Kinder goats for several years, and liked them. The only reason why I went back to larger-breed goats (Oberhasli) was because I wanted to use at least one wether for packing and the Kinders won't work for that. The Obers are quieter, though. The only thing I will say is if you plan to milk your goats, to get does in milk, and milk them before buying, because some kids will not develop good, easy-to-milk teats even when they've been carefully bred for that. The milk is excellent. Kathleen
Thanks to all...................I have soooooo many questions............feel free to tell me anything about them!!!!! Painted Pony, funny, I looked at your website while looking up kinders. Small world!! I have lots of questions, where do I start . Ok, first off. At this time I am not ready to have goats so this is merely a fact finding mission, so when I am ready I'll know exactly where to go to get one, what to do and how to do it...........well at least thats my hope! I have questions about milking, making butter, cheese, ice cream and soap.What does their milk taste like, is it richer because of the higher fat content? Using them for meat, what age to butcher, what does it taste like and what do you feed them. Do you feed them differently for milk/meat? How tall/ weight.....average # of kids. How often can/do you breed? Colors/spots???? Temperament/hardiness. Do I have to start my own herd from scratch? And anything else I left out :d. Basically, Kinder Goats 101 is what I need............maybe you should write a book? Is there a book just about kinders? Hopefully I didn't overwhelm anyone with all of these questions. Please, any info is more than appreciated.............THANKS!!!!
The butterfat has a lot to do with the richer, creamier taste people talk about. Butcher when you are ready my suggestion is to send them off when they get close to 80-90 pounds or close to one year of age. Others will have an opinion on their favorite time to do this because it's personal preference and based on your Kinder line's growth rate. Goat meat tastes like lamb/sheep to me. Kinders can be a variety of sizes but in my experience the does average 24-25" at the shoulder, bucks at 27-28" which is the tall end of acceptable. Weights are harder to estimate because you can't accurately tape a Kinder like you can a standard breed. When we put them on the scale my yearlings were 70-90 pounds in good condition. The three year old was 125, my two four month olds are 35 & 40 pounds. What to feed is a topic that will have many answers. I feed meat goat pellets to all goats under one year of age. They also get alfala pellets and brome hay. I have minerals and baking soda out for them as well but the meat goat pellets have most of the mineralsa so mine do not use much of the mineral until they are off the meat goat pellets. My older goats get the same alfalfa pellets, hay, minerals and baking soda but the milkers get a dairy ration that is 16% protein morning and evening. They get that until they are dried up at 3 mos pregnant and then keep it up to help the growing kids. Grain for the Kinders is about a pound at each mliking. Any colors are possible in Kinders. They do get spots in the lines just like the Nubians. Temperments can vary as much as any breed but overall I find mine to be very smart and easy to work with. Of course, I handle mine every day so I do not know if it is that or just the personality of my goats. I find mine to be very hardy & they grow a nice coat for the winter. If you are near a Kinder breeder you may be able to buy some. If not, you may want to buy a Nubian doe or two and breed to a pygmy or two. The next year breed to a different one. If you want the Kinders registered you'll have to have regsitered stock. If you don't care you can find some nice grade animals to start your herd. Regsitering them is really only a piece of paper since the two registries that will register them do not offer shows or other advantages for your herd. Mine are registerd but to be honest it is just a piece paper. I'd charge the same price for mine w/o papers because of the stock I started with. If you see my website, you'll see that the animals are all well-bred so the piece of paper doesn't affect that here. If you breed to different pygmy bucks you can expand your lines without having a bunch of bucks sitting around that you don't use after a year or two. If you are close to a Kinder breeder you may be able to use their Kinder bucks on your Kinder does it just depends on the breeder and where you are in the US. You can breed once a year like dairy goat people do, if you want the milk, or you can breed three times in two years like meat goat people do. It is up to you. If youdo the three in two years realize you won't be able to get much milk from your does since there bodies need the time to recover. You can breed half your does in the fall and the other half in the spring. That gives you milk all year round since their dry periods will be staggered. There isn't a book on Kinders that I have ever heard of. Since mine are milked I use milk goat management on them. The best suggestion I have for cheese, and soap is the www.dairygoatinfo.com website. There are forums for each topic so you can gather ideas for free. The people on there are very friendly & there aren't any real "breed snobs" that I have run across. I make soap, butter, ice cream, and soft cheeses. I have tried making hard cheeses but it is just to much time for me to invest at this point. My friend in NM makes hard cheeses. People will tell you to start with a does in milk or one doe with her doeling but that is hard to find in Kinders. If you get one like that I'd be concerned over the quality unless it's a herd sellout. Kinders just aren't popular enough that people sell their quality milkers. I started with two Kinders and then decided to breed my own lines in to those first two. I hope this helps get you started. My website has a lot of my herd management on it and the Kinders are managed just like the other breeds. If you ahve any questions feel free to ask. If you tell me where you are I amy be able to link you up with a breeder in your area.
You're very wise to do all your homework first! So many folks get the goats first, then face a steep learning curve, or don't have the proper facilities, fencing or shelter to manage them. I can't tell you how many really nice goats I've "rescued" from situations like these. The last one was living in a veritable MUD PIT. A sweet, lovely, REGISTERED LaMancha ! ! ! Enjoy all your reading, ask lots of questions, visit a few dairy goat breeders in your area, if possible. The management for the big milkers and the little milkers is basic, and pertains to both. Please be sure to let us know what you decide. NeHi
Here's what I like about my Kinders Vs my other two goat breeds: I can easily butcher the excess kids and get enough meat to make it worth my while. I can sell the excess kids to the local butcher as long as they are under 90 lbs. I do not like worrying about where my excess kids will go as I breed. Let's face it not all homes are good homes & something for free is not always valued. They are smaller than my Nubians so they take up less space & can be easier to handle They eat less. They milk less so I can have more of them without always looking for ways to use the excess milk I like their little airplane ears. My dislikes compared to my other breeds: Kinders are not popular or recognized by any large registry so no shows (KGBA says they offer them but it's not quite that easy. No shows since 20006). No one to show against. Must be willing to breed your own or travel to buy a few unrelated Kinders. It's not easy to keep breeding them if you don't have a local Kinder breeder or you have the space to maintain two unrelated bucks to breed your girls to. At some point you have to plan for new blood in the herd though. I decided to buy Kinder semen from three unrelated bucks plus house a couple here. I also have pygmy semen so I can breed some new Kinder lines as I decide to. Only two registries accept Kinders. I used the IDGR for personal reasons. They do offer milk testing which is a plus, and they have a fast service with online services that are nice. You can butcher any goat but I am not going to pay my local butcher his price for 20 pounds of meat once he is done. It would hardly be worth it. He would not buy a ND or dairy looking Nubian either. Sale price for kids varies so much that it is not an issue in my area. Kinders do usually sell for a bit less but I can sell a Kinder faster at times because they do have enough meat to make them desirable. You can get some wild colors which are desirable in pet homes so that sales market is open to you. In the end, you have to decide what you want goats for and then look at breeds that compliment those desires. You may even realize your goals change after a little while. If you want to show Kinders may not be a good breed. Some have been allowed to show at local 4H events but most aren't shown. If you want a nice milk goat that can be eaten and aren't to big then they are a great breed. I am not going to talk about teat size, udder quality, or things like that because you can find good and bad ones in any breed. Kinders can have smaller pygmy size teats but so can any breed. I hand milk and my FF Kinders are not hard to milk. Hope this helps.
You guys (gals) are awesome. I really want a duel breed so I think the kinder would be perfect . How old does a doe have to be in order to breed her? What are the pros and cons on bottle feeding verses keeping them with the doe? De budding, is there someone that can do it for you if you can't??? I mean I probably could but, just in case, hehehe! Kinders do have horns, right??? Most importantly, what do you wish you had known when you first started out that you didn't know??? And what do you think is the most important part of raising goats? Do they do well in any climate.....heat! How do you decide which ones to cull??? I live on the west coast, are there any kinder breeders close or some that I could go visit, even if it means traveling?? Do you think kinder milk is sweeter than other dairy breeds??? Thanks for the education
Wow! You have lots of questions, and that's good. Glad you're asking BEFORE you get goats Pros & cons on bottle feeding; I've found that the dam-raised kids are more skittish unless you have lots of time to scoop up the little ones and schmooze with them. Each one is different, though. My sister Kinders come from a doe who had one un-nursable teat. So I let one doeling nurse her mama on the good teat, and bottle-fed the other. Both stayed with and were raised by their dam. A lot less work for me in the long run, and they both got proper goat socialization. Other breeders pull and bottle-raise the kids for many good reasons. Those kids are almost always people-oriented and very friendly.
Bottle feeding Vs Dam rearing: Bottle feeding requires more time. It's like having a baby around. There are lots of different feeding schedules out there so you pick what works for you & your schedule. Bottle feeding requires more cleanup, prep time, etc. Bottling bonds you and the kids since they depend on you to meet their needs. Bottling ensures you know how much each one eats, you know as soon as any kids is off it's feed or just not acting/feeling right since you interact so many times a day. Dam reared kids can be friendly but my opinion is that it depends on how friendly the dam and herd queen are. If the adults are skittish the kids will learn and model that behavior. Dam raised kids may like their owners but may not like strangers. Bottle kids require their own pen or space unti lthey are old enough to live with the herd. They can't be tossed in with the herd as babies so they may need a warm place to stay if you kid in the winter. It's best to have at least two obttle kids at a time to keep one another company so consider kidding out two does at the same time. My entire herd has been bottle raised and they all get along well and understand goat behavior. You can consider breeding a doe as young as 7 months. You have to consider if she is healthy, has gained enough weight to manage a pregnancy, etc. Many wait until the doe is around 12 months of age but try not to wait so long she kids her first time after turning two. Some vets will disbud for you for a small fee. You can also find lots of breeders of any goat breed that will help a newbie by doing it. Just make sure you plan it far enough in advance that the kids are disbudded at the right age. Around 10-14 days for most. Deciding which ones to keeo and which ones to sell will depend on your breeding goals. Most keep their doelings from the first few breedings to expand their herd. Asa those doelings kid you can see what the strengths and weaknesses are for that dam and granddam. If they don't have the qualities you want to can sell them off, sell their kids off, rebreed to fix the things you don't like, or decide you love everything about them and keep doing the same breedings but sell some of the repeat breedings so your herd doesn't get to big. I will quickly sell off a doe that doesn't freshen with a udder that meets my standards even if she's been here over a year, but not everyone can do that. Some get to attached and want the more as pets. Once you have a doe that has the qualities you want you might consider keeping one of her bucklings, but plan to sell off or eat all your males. If you go in to each breeding/kidding planning to eat the males it's easier when they are born to let them go. Some people let the dams raise the boys so they don't get to attached and then can't butcher them. Kinders can handle the heat and cold. Mine did just fine through our heatwaves and the ones in WA and MN handle the cold without heat lamsp or anything. They do need good shelter from the elements. Mine have a barn that keeps them warm and out of the wind. They also have shade from the sun in the summer. I think the most important part of goat management is proper diet & nutrition. You can prevent so many problems by understanding a goat's dietary needs. After that, proper housing, and general health (hoof trimming, how to give shots, pills, etc) is important. I studied/researched goats for a long time before I bought any. The one thing I wish I had paid more attention to was how important it was that you buy from a breeder that shares your same goals. What I mean is, don't buy from a skittish herd if you want friendly goats. Don't buy from a herd that doesn't milk their does if you want your does for milking. You have no way of knowing if the doelings you buy will milk more than a few months since they aren't bred for it, if they have good teat orifices, if they make a lot of milk or a little, and since their udders aren't holding milk for more than 3-4 months you won't know how those udders will hold up to being in milk for 10 months a year. I trusted breeders when they said their herds had good udders, teats, or whatever they said. I was soon reminded that those things are perception and if the breeder may believe it but that doesn't mean it's true. There are some Kinders in CA (Billabong herd), OR and mostly in WA state so depending on where you live exactly you may have several Kinder breeders near you. There is one breeder in NM too. I have three goat breeds and my opinion is that the Kinder milk is not sweeter than the others. Diet has a lot to do with milk taste. The higher amount of milk produced usually the lower the milkfat, so my Nubians producing around a gallon (8.6lbs) or more a day do not have the same milkfat as the Kinders or NDs producing 4-6 lbs a day. The milk is still very good and much better than store milk. I hope this helps a little. It's good to see someone working to become informed before getting the goats. It will really help you to learn this stuff ahead of time so you are proactive instead of reactive all the time. Keep asking!
I know for sure that I want some for milk and all its byproducts. I also want meat, so it sounds like your system of using the bucklings would be best. Also leaving them with their momma would be sooooo much easier for me, I know I would be to attached if I bottle fed . When you are starting a herd or your own line, does the male always have to be a ND and the female a Nubian??? I read somewhere that kinder males are sterile kinda like a mule. Is that true??? If you can explain the breeding line for me, I'm not sure if I have it down correctly. Is this how it goes???? ND male + Nubian female = kinders Kinder female + ND male = ? What about inbreeding???? Maybe you told me already, but how many times a year can you breed? Help, and thanks soooooo much for all of the help Do you feed them twice a day, free feed or ? So many things to consider :d
Kinders are a mix of a Nubian and a Pygmy. If you bred a Nubian and a Nigerian Dwarf you'd get a "Mini Nubian" which does not have a meaty breed in it's background. Both Nubians and NDs are dairy breeds. Kinder bucks are not sterile. I am not sure where you heard that but it is incorrect. There are several Kinder bucks out there that have lots of offspring. My own Kinders are the result of two Kinders being bred to one another & the buck is a 2nd generation. The only "for certain" sterile goat I know of is the hermaphrodites & those can be in any breed. When you start your Kinder lines you usually get a Nubian doe & a Pgymy buck. This is because a Pygmy doe could have trouble kidding out when bred to a large goat like a Nubian & some Pygmies have such narrow rears that they have trouble kidding reagrdless of what they are bred to. Some people have used Pygmy does but it's not something I'd recommend a beginner to do. If you want to register your Kinders with one of the registries you can't breed a Kinder to anything but another Kinder or it can't be registered. The other one I think accepts a Kinder bred to another Pygmy or Nubian but I am not 100% sure. In the mini breeds you can breed a mini back to one of the purebreeds you started with and still have it registered with the mini registries. Now, if you don't care about having papers on the goats you can breed your Nubian and Pygmy for what's called a 1st generation Kinder. You can then breed those does back to a pygmy or a Nubian and continue your lines that way. A lot of the mini breeders take their 1st generation kids and breed them back to whatever standard dairy breed they are breeding for (mini lamancha doe back to a full size LaMancha). This way they get the traits of the standard breed which is what they want. If you breed two first generation Kinders together you get a second generation, two seconds to one another is a third generation, etc. You can inbreed if you want to, its up to you & your personal breeding beliefs. I would breed a mother to her son if the bloodlines were nice & I wanted to try and strengthen those traits in my herd. You can breed once a year or up to three times in two years. The 3 in 2 breeding is more in line with meat goat breedings where the doe is bred, delivers, is bred again 3-4 months later, delivers, and so on. If you breed the 3 in 2 you have to realize that you will not be milking your does much because they will need a break from milking to get ready for the next delivery. Most people that breed that way are not milking their does. My feeding program is based on me milking my does twice a day for ten months a year and the fact that I do not have tons of pasture for them to live on. My girls have 3.5 acres so I prefer to know exactly what they are eatingby feeding it to them. The does in milk are fed a dairy gain ration at each milking. The eat between 1-2 pounds of feed at each milking depending on the breed, amount of milk they give, and overall condition. My Kinders get about a pound of feed at each milking. They also get about 1.5-2 pounds each of alfalfa pellets each day (protein and calcium needs for milkers), and they get free access to brome or coastal hay & all the browse they care to eat. I doubt you could free feed a doe in milk with grain, I think she'd eat herself in to founder or something. You can free feed hay and use alfalfa hay instead of pellets. I use pellets because I hate watching the goats waste expensive alfalfa hay. Most won't eat the stems so it ends up on the barn floor as bedding. They will scarf up the pellets without wasting them so it's more cost effective for me. As I begin drying up my does I stop all grain but I start it again when the does are 50 days pregnant so I can add calories for the late/heavy pregnancy months and to help adjust it back in to their diet so when they are back in milk their diet has been slowly adjusted back to the grain. Goats should have dietary changes made slowly. There are lots of feeding programs based on different situations just like any other aspect of goat health. Some people don't want to, or can't, milk twice a day so they leave the kids on the dams but they milk once a day. Most do this by leaving the kids with the dams for the first two weeks and then begin separating the kids at night. First thing in the morning they milk the does and then put the kids back with their dams all day. It is recommended to separate at night so the goatlings are only away from the herd during sleeping hours. Some does will not accept you milking them if they are feeding their kids, but that depends on the doe. It is easier to feed that herd since they are milked once a day, kids learn to eat whatever the rest of the herd is eating plus nurse from their dam so if you feed good hay mixes they can grow well on that without you feeding them other stuff a couple times a day. My goatlings get free access to meat goat pellets, alfalfa pellets and/or alfalfa hay, and the same hay my grown girls get for the first several months. The pellets are rationed as they get closer to one year of age. This means I feed them twice a day but I am in the barn anyway so it's no big deal. I enjoy being in the barn with the goats & I enjoy cuddling the kids a lot since I take the place of their mom. I will sit in their pen and play with them, cuddle them, play, or just get them used to being touched all over. Okay, I think I covered everything you asked. I hope this is all helping you figure out how to work the goats in to your life. They are really great and nothing is better than leaning your head against your milker while milking her, or having a kid run up to you and want to snuggle next you, or watch them run and jump sideways while playing.
Sorry! You are right I was reading something about ND. I knew it was pygmy, guess I still had N dwarfs in my head, hehehe!
The Kinder Goat Breeders Association does not accept percentage Kinder. We were told by Harvey Considine(well known ADGA judge, now deceased) and Dr. Helen Swartz(former sheep and goat specialist in MO) that if we were to ever reach our conformation and milking goals that 50/50 breeding would be the only way this would happen. The KGBA is the only registry for Kinder goats. The IDGR is mainly a bookkeeping system. Registrations from the IDGR are not accepted as true registrations by most shows and etc. As stated above KGBA accepts only 50/50 breeding to do other than that would not produce a true Kinder goat. Image
I will tell you they sell VERY well - people will drive a long way and pay great money for kids, even with a grade Pygmy buck used on ADGA does. I use the IDGR, too. No complaints about them. Since there are no Kinder shows, by and large, the IDGR not being accepted at show matters little, and I have been happy with it. I have a longer waiting list for Kinders - even for kids out of a grade Pygmy buck - than anyother breed I have.
I think y'all have just decided me on what to breed to my one purebred Nubian doe to this fall. Maybe the two recorded grade Nubian does as well. Now to find a Pygmy buck within reasonable distance of Huntsville AL, or some way to do AI. -Sonja
All this info is wonderful...I am planning on breeding my nubian to my pygmy buck as well when she is ready. What would I get if I breed my nubian/alpine to the pygmy? Glad you are asking all these questions now...I didn't know much when I got my goats and these people have been so awesome to help me....sometimes they make fun of me too! I love it...they all are straight forward and honest as far as I can tell...I spend way too much time on here...welcome
What and how you breed is your decisions. There are no shows not because of the registry but because breeders do not want to work getting shows started in there areas. Registry do not start shows, it takes lots of hard work by breeders. image
I am not posting here to try and tell you how to breed goats or choose a registry. I am here because I have been breeding Kinder goats for almost 20 years. It was never my intent to raise the most Kinder goats in the country but to raise the best possible Kinder goat. I do not raise this wonderful little goat just to sell goats. I have spent many hours and dollars on my breeding program. I have concentrated on my Kinder does milking well and they have with two does who made their stars in one-day milk testing. Kinder does do this with the same standards and rules of the ADGA does. As long as Harvey Considine was living, he came here every year to evaluate my herd. This was my yardstick for my breeding program. Thanks to Harvey only champions stand in my barn. I do not breed Kinder goats for other people to buy my goats then take all my genetics to do whatever they please then call the results a Kinder goat. Keeping the breed pure is an honor to the Kinder goat and to me but starting to change my Kinder into percentage animals and using a registry that does not adhere to the Kinder breederâs standards is not an honor. image