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CLEVELAND (AP) Lucky in the NBA lottery, the Cavaliers are hoping their good fortune continues as they look for a new coach.
The team asked the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday for permission to speak with assistant coach Alvin Gentry about Cleveland's coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.
Gentry, who has coached four other franchises, has not yet set up a meeting with the Cavs, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting on its search. The sides are working through some details, and are expected to meet in the next few days.
Earlier this week, the Cavs defied long odds to win the draft lottery for the second year in a row and third time in four years. Cleveland is seeking its third coach in three years after Mike Brown was fired - for the second time by owner Dan Gilbert - last week following a 33-49 season.
Gentry worked previously in Phoenix with Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who said there is no timetable to hire a new coach.
''We do not feel this is a race,'' he said. ''This is not about being first. This is about getting it right. At the same time, if the right candidate did meet the criteria that we set out and is available and is as interested in us as we are in them, we would act on it at the time it presented itself.''
The Cleveland Plain Dealer was first to report the Cavs' intentions to interview Gentry.
The Cavs are not limiting themselves to coaches with pro experience and are expected to reach out to college coaches.
Having the No. 1 overall pick has certainly made them a more attractive destination. However, Gilbert's penchant for firing GMs and coaches would have to make any candidate at least hesitant about coming to Cleveland.
Brown was told to make the Cavs better defensively, and did so as the team went from last in the league in defensive field-goal percentage to 12th. Still, that wasn't enough as Cleveland missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.
Gentry has solid qualifications and is believed to be a candidate for other openings.
He has a 335-370 record in 12 seasons with Miami, Detroit, the Clippers and Phoenix. He led the Pistons and Suns to the postseason.
Griffin said he hopes to find a coach more attuned to his offensive roots. With the team expected to land one of the best players in what is considered a deep draft along with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and guard Dion Waiters, the Cavs could have the core for a high-scoring team.
''I've had a primarily offensive based focus with the people I was raised by,'' Griffin said. ''And I think it's fair to say the Cavaliers have had a defensive focus. What excited me most about coming here is that I believe you find the truth in the middle. No franchise that's incredibly well run is all one thing. We need to find a way to speak to the best of all parts of the offensive background I know, the defensive background that's dyed in the wool of this franchise.
''Ownership believes in defense, I believe in offense, and there's a truth in the middle. We're going to find that.''
AP Sports Writer Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis contributed to this report.


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text: LB Yannick Ngakoue of Washington, DC made his official visit to USC last weekend and while the Gamecocks remain in the hunt, they aren't at the top of his list according to one of his coaches. "He said he enjoyed it and he's still considering them," said Friendship Collegiate offensive coordinator Mike Hunter. "It doesn't look like it's his top choice, but they are not out of the picture. He didn't say he's going to commit there, but he hasn't said that about any of them." Miami was in today to see Ngakoue and he might visit there this weekend. He has also visited Florida State and Maryland. Ngakoue plans to announce on Signing Day at a time to be determined.


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Tensions with Russia proving unhelpful for Germany's green-energy transition
March 27, 2014 by Jeff
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It wasn't so very long ago that Germany decided that it would be the green-energy pioneer for which the world was so desperately hoping, and Europe's largest economy embarked upon the ambitious Energiewende through which it planned to entirely do away with nuclear energy, preempt hydrofracking, and to transition more heavily to wind and solar energy. It all sounded pretty great, until the renewables proved so costly and unreliable that coal-plant construction actually increased while electricity prices skyrocketed:
German household energy prices have soared 80 percent in the last eight years due to the costs of subsidizing renewable energy. The main driver has been the so-called "renewable energy reallocation charge," which cost customers $33 billion last year alone.
In turn, Germany's high energy prices have caused a major loss in industrial competitiveness compared to less expensive business destinations like the United States, and the end result of it all so far has been an uptick in total carbon emissions. Oof.
Their preferred renewables energies just haven't been up to the task of replacing nuclear plants at the pace at which Germany wants to shut them down, and they have a standing ban on exploring unconventional natural gas reserves (a.k.a., on shale plays that require hydraulic fracturing for extraction) — but the situation with Russia and Ukraine, and their dependence on Russia for almost forty percent of their natural gas supplies, has them pondering over the wisdom of that position.
The crisis in Ukraine has added an extra dose of uncertainty to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest domestic project: shifting the country from nuclear to renewable energy sources. …
Merkel is still pushing ahead with the plan to shift away from nuclear energy. But if the situation with Russia escalates and Germany decides to try and reduce its reliance on Russian gas, there could be problems staying on track. …
Alexander Rahr, research director of the Germany-Russia Forum think tank, notes that as nuclear power has been phased out, Russian coal "has taken on a more important role for Germany."
Right now it doesn't seem likely that Russia would shut down its gas pipelines — or that Germany and other western European nations would include fuel supplies in any economic sanctions — but the situation in Ukraine does have people talking about "what if?" Merkel herself conceded last week there is "some unease" among European leaders about Russian gas, but also noted "even in the Cold War the gas, the oil kept flowing." …
True that it's currently just as much in Russia's interest to keep the energy flowing as it is Germany's and everybody else's (Russia's economy is heavily dependent on those exports), but a lot of people are wondering if Germany mightn't feel more comfortable about getting tough with sanctions if they weren't quite so reliant on Russia for energy — and in the meantime, their forced renewable transition and refusal to frack is only benefiting coal.
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SandRidge Energy (UNKNOWN:SD.DL) has attracted a lot of negative attention lately. TPG-Axon Capital Management and Mount Kellett Capital Management, hedge funds who own sizable stakes in SandRidge, have alleged serious corporate governance issues at the company.
As a result of these allegations and various other shortfalls, the company's shares are the lowest they've been in more than two years. Could this be the perfect opportunity to invest in SandRidge or would investing now be akin to catching a falling knife?
A quick recap of SandRidge's progress
Despite recent revelations of poor corporate management, Oklahoma City-based SandRidge has made a lot of good decisions over its six-year history as an operating entity. Correctly predicting lower natural gas prices in 2008, it made a smart transition toward focusing on oilier plays. And not just any old oily plays; SandRidge actively sought out low-risk, lower-cost, conventional reservoirs.
Unlike competitor Kodiak Oil & Gas (UNKNOWN:KOG.DL), which put all its eggs into one unconventional play, the Bakken, SandRidge sought out acreage in various locations around the country, most notably in the Mississippi Lime play of Kansas and Oklahoma and the prolific Permian Basin of western Texas.
But despite its extensive use of joint ventures and trust vehicles, such as the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (NYSE:SDT) and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust II (NYSE:SDR), to raise cash, the company consistently faced a sizable funding gap. In its three-year plan, it highlighted a clear strategy to combat its financing issues.
By growing production rapidly, the company aimed to become self-funded by year-end 2014. Thus far, progress has been respectable, with SandRidge consistently posting strong production gains quarter after quarter. Unfortunately, despite its progress in fulfilling the goals outlined in its three-year plan, the company's stock has languished.
Frustrating stock performance
As I outlined in a previous article, the company's excessive indebtedness and concerns regarding management were the two biggest factors that kept me from becoming a SandRidge shareholder. Still, I've closely tracked the company's progress over the past year, with an eye for new developments regarding management and the company's funding gap.
As a close follower of the company, I sympathize with its shareholders. I can only imagine how frustrating it must have been to witness the stock's disastrous performance firsthand over the past five years; shares have declined nearly 80% from their IPO price in 2007.
I assume that many SandRidge shareholders invested in the company based on a similar investment thesis to mine – that the company's assets reflected tremendous value, but that potential was not reflected in the share price.
Unfortunately, over the past year and a half, every time the stock started to appreciate, it was inevitably pulled back down, usually due to some shortfall on management's part. After reaching a high of almost $13 in early April 2011, shares plunged to under $7 by early August. They bottomed out around $5 in early October, and then rose sharply to close out the year at around $8 a share.
But the rally was short-lived, as shares once again took a beating in January after SandRidge announced its acquisition of Dynamic Offshore, a move investors viewed as highly unexpected and strategically inconsistent. As the impact of the Dynamic acquisition wore off, the stock appreciated modestly, attaining a high of nearly $9 in late February, but only to begin a strong downward trajectory as the market shifted its focus to CEO Tom Ward's involvement with Chesapeake Energy's (NYSE:CHK) embattled CEO Aubrey McClendon.
Next, after its second-quarter-earnings release, which highlighted management's inability to reign in spending, shares plunged yet again. And finally, as the most recent allegations of reckless spending and poor corporate governance began to surface, the stock took another beating, reaching a low of $5.19 on November 14. In short, it's been an unpleasant roller coaster ride for SandRidge shareholders.
But does the company's currently depressed share price offer an enticing investment opportunity?
What is SandRidge worth?
I continue to believe that SandRidge's assets hold remarkable potential and that the company's net asset value (NAV) is multiples of its current share price, though a downward revision is likely in order, due to overly optimistic assumptions regarding its acreage in the Mississippi Lime. Still, most energy analysts tend to agree, with fair value estimates ranging from $8 to $20 a share.
TPG-Axon believes that fair value for SandRidge stock, calculated under a wide array of macroeconomic and company-specific scenarios, is between $12-$14 a share, which it reckons is a quite conservative estimate. The hedge fund thinks higher values are realizable through favorably priced asset sales or an improvement in operational execution over the next few years. With the stock currently trading under $6, TPG-Axon's fair value estimate represents more than 100% upside.
The price to NAV ratio for SandRidge is one of the lowest among energy companies. Indeed, a recent analysis by JP Morgan revealed SandRidge's price to NAV at an incredibly low 56%, the worst among the 37 exploration and production companies under the bank's coverage universe. Moreover, the stock's discount to NAV has increased markedly over the years, which TPG-Axon attributes to management shortcomings.
What's next for SandRidge?
Such a display of shareholder activism by two of SandRidge's largest shareholders might be exactly what the company needs to restore confidence and discipline.
To be completely honest, I don't think Ward, despite his various shortcomings, necessarily needs to be fired, as TPG-Axon's CEO suggests. But his credibility certainly has taken a hit, and some reshuffling of the board and of management will likely be necessary, as will an overhaul of the company's executive compensation scheme. If new, independent board members can help reign in the company's excesses and provide necessary discipline, then I think SandRidge may still have a bright future.
While the newly adopted shareholder rights plan suggests that management will put up a fight before ceding control, increased shareholder activism may be an important step in the right direction. If TPG-Axon and Mount Kellett can serve as voices for change and help reconfigure SandRidge's board and perhaps get some new, experienced, and more credible members on its management team, then the value of SandRidge's assets may finally be realized over the next few years.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health scientists say the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery appears to help patients who are too frail to undergo chest-opening surgery.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted its review of a highly anticipated heart valve from Edwards Lifesciences, which can be threaded into place through one of the body's major arteries. Cardiologists hope this approach could offer a new option for old, sickly patients who cannot undergo the more invasive open heart surgery, which has been used to replace valves for decades.
FDA says more patients who received Edwards' valve were living after one year than those who did not receive the device in a company study. However, scientists are also concerned about higher rates of stroke and bleeding in the brain.
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Well, like any major league team, it's really both. The Mets are capable of being the poorly run team on the road that lets little things beat them like making one bad pitch, failing to get a runner in from third, poor fielding, or the wrong pitching change. They're also capable of being the dominating team that you see when they play at Citi Field. The team that laces doubles and triples into the gaps, that pitches out of jams and makes the opposing team struggling with runners in scoring positions, the team that comes back from deficits and is never out of a game.
It's not just that the Mets get lucky when they're at home. They really are capable of being a dominating, scary team. Despite their poor play they're hanging in this division and with a weak road trip coming up, they have a chance at reversing their fortunes. First they have a revenge series against the Padres, with both Pelfrey and Santana pitching. (I'm aware they had both pitching in San Diego as well) If they can win this series, they'd be 32 and 28, four games over .500 with a nine game road trip coming up.
The Mets roster has gotten quite a shakeup over the last couple of days. Niese returns and Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo, and Gary Matthew Junior either went on the DL or were released. Jesus Feliciano and Ruben Tejada have joined the team. Both are rookies, Feliciano finally getting the call-up at 31 years of age after an excellent start to the season where he's batting almost .400 in Buffalo. He had a good season last year and played well in the World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico. I actually saw him play in the first game against the USA in which he helped them win in mercy rule fashion. He's received a lot of praise from his Buffalo team and from Alex Cora as a guy that can hit the ball and knows how to win. I don't know if the "knows how to win" argument is really worth anything, but it won't be hard to bring more value than Gary Matthews Jr did. It's yet unknown what type of player Tejada will be, and definitely unknown if he can get on base at the rate that Castillo normally does, but so far he's played well and he's young and exciting and his presence means the Mets have a fully home-grown infield for the time being. Not a bad deal for a team that's supposedly bad at the draft.
- Jesus Feliciano (#23) joins his Puerto Rican teammates (Beltran, Delgado, Cora, Pedro Feliciano) in celebrating the mercy rule win over the USA. Feliciano went 6/16 during the WBC.
So with some of the regulars rounding into mid-season form and some new fresh faces, I expect them to play better on the next road trip and return home in first place. Six of those games are against really bad American League teams in the Indians and Orioles. The three games at the end of it against the Yankees may be a little tougher, but they've already beaten them once.
It's going to be an exciting couple of weeks. The Mets have invited me to Citi Field on Wednesday, I'm considering traveling the Baltimore for the Saturday game against the Mets, and I'll be at the finale of the road trip against the Yankees, likely seeing Santana again. By the time that road trip finishes the Mets will hopefully have put the road woes behind them, are at or near first place, and we'll even know more about if and when Beltran is coming to rejoin the team. I'm really looking forward to the next 12 games.


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One of these days, I will do the ultimate Sweet Lady Jane post. I have eaten at this bakery so often that I hesitate to even hazard a guess at how many pounds of their cakes I've ingested. One day, I keep telling myself, I'll do a review of their entire cake menu.
The thing about the Lady is that it is not a temple of innovation. The cakes generally do not change. The menu is standardized. For that reason, when a new one pops up, it is notable.
It was particularly notable for me when Sweet Lady Jane began offering a version of one of my favorites: red velvet cake. Red velvet cake, as you may know, is a southern treat, a deep, moist cocoa flavored cake layered and glazed with either a white butter cream or a cream cheese frosting.
I had high expectations for Jane's red velvet, and they were generally fulfilled. The cake was moist (dry red velvet is a huge, huge flaw) and sufficiently cocoa flavored. The frosting was thick and rich. It's hard to find a good velvet cake in LA, so I'm happy to add Sweet Lady to my list, but beware, it is still not a standard offering and they don't seem to carry it all the time.
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Ten lawyers, including the county's state's attorney and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, have applied for a vacancy on the Harford County Circuit Court.
The 10 applicants to replace recently retired Judge Emory A. Plitt Jr. are:
• Joseph Ignatius Cassilly, Harford County State's Attorney since 1983;
• Michael Gerard Comeau, a senor assistant attorney in the Harford County Law Department and a former state delegate;
• Yolanda Lauranzon Curtin, a state administrative law judge and former Harford prosecutor;
• Michael Hugh Andrew Daney, associate zoning hearing examiner for Harford County;
• Howard Wayne Norman Jr., a member of the House of Delegates representing Northern Harford;
• Steven J. Scheinin, a lawyer in private practice and previous judge applicant and candidate;
• District Court Judge Victor Kuras Butanis, a district judge since 1996;
• Melissa Lazarich Lambert, chief legal counsel to the Harford County Council and a former assistant state's attorney;
• Kerwin Anthony Miller Sr., deputy state's attorney for Cecil County;
• Diane Adkins Tobin, deputy state's attorney for Harford County.
Butanis, Lambert, Miller and Tobin were finalists for the last Circuit Court judge vacancy in late 2011 that went to Judge M. Elizabeth Bowen. Because Plitt's retirement occurred within 24 months of their earlier consideration, the four were automatically put back into the pool for the latest vacancy.
Plitt reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in February. Harford has five Circuit Court judges.
Cassilly and Daney applied for the previous judicial vacancy but were not among the finalists chosen by Harford County's Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission. The 13-member commission screens candidates and selects up to five finalists. The final selection is then made by the governor.
Circuit Court judges serve 15 year terms and are required to stand for election to a full term following their appointment by the governor. A circuit judge can be challenged in an election by any member of the Maryland bar residing in Harford County.
Scheinin has run unsuccessfully in several previous judicial elections, including in 2012 when he finished well behind Bowen and another candidate in both Democratic and Republican primaries, thus ensuring Bowen's election to a full 15-year term.
According to the mdcourts.gov website, the next meeting of Harford's Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission is scheduled for April 18.
The Harford nominating commission, which has at least two vacancies, is chaired by Laura V. Bearsch. By law, nine commission members are appointed by the governor and four are selected by the county's bar association.
Harford also has a District Court judge vacancy with the March 1 retirement of Judge John Dunnigan.
District Court judges are also appointed by the governor but serve 10-year terms are and not required to stand for election. Nominations for these judgeships are also made by the county's Trial Courts Nominating Commission.
The deadline to apply to the commission for the District Court vacancy is this Monday, March 25. Harford has four District Court judges.


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Lianah Ld joins her brother Numar in the strange city on the surface of the seas that goes by the name of Clint City. Together with Numar and the Ulu Watu, Lianah Ld hopes to learn more about her human side and is determined to uncover the identity of her father. Help her in her quest and who knows, she might even take you on a visit to her underwater kingdom…
This card is BAAAAAAAAD... Ulu watu has so many better 3*'s... Gaia, nanook, kirk, felicia, and the new one(still trying to get the names down). I'd have to say worst of all though, Taigo is a much better alternative. For one less damage, its one less star, and correct me if im wrong, but i believe his min is 2... And that is acctually much better than min 3...
Memento Mori Titan Open Casket Friday 27/04/2012, 15:43
Does everyone else see her as a rare card instead of the usual Ld purple frame?
Same happens with other Lds
lightball20 Imperator Friday 27/04/2012, 16:02
Try also looking at her in terms of standard, she is one of two att manip cards in standard for the clan, the other being stanly
there is no Taigo, Gaia or Gaia Noel in standard
UM_AaaBattery Moderator URBAN MADNESS Friday 27/04/2012, 16:08
A new card whats not to like.
dragondan000 Master Friday 27/04/2012, 17:37
I think it's a pretty decent card. As the guy above stated, it's one of 2 Atk manip in standard. Competitively, she's probably one of the most useful LD's around. Sure, there are better 3's for other formats.
Decent power, damage, good ability and only 3 *. Not bad at all.
TheDoomBug Colossus Limit Break Friday 27/04/2012, 17:51
Another Ld for designed for standard. I don't understand why so many people complain about a card with a good attack ability. She has competition, but don't discount her usefulness.
Dannyyanks18 Hero the courtyard of shadows Friday 27/04/2012, 17:55
Baddie of a card. Still nice ULU watu.
Myeltd Titan Limit Break Friday 27/04/2012, 18:10
Is there any way we could have tougher ld missions? Not to be a troll or anything, but being able to acquire something in little to no time kinda ruins the whole "special" factor of the ld itself. Tip to UR development team: add bonus missions like they have in the bethesda-made ps3 games, where when you complete them you gain more rewards than just completing the main-mission itself.
DerMagus Legend Tequila Sunrise- UR Friday 27/04/2012, 18:31
Comparison to Taigo? She loses. A lot.
BUT: Standard-legal. And Attack- in Ulu Watu. Good enough to be played in some decks which I'd say is a good strength for Lds (and even quite some "normal" cards). Sometimes you need a card that has a further edge in winning even if it has not the best damage for the value.
Seriously, yes she is worse than Taigo in a vacuum. But look at the surrounds. It's not great but very decent at least.


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Missouri is experiencing two seemingly contradictory economic developments. The number of cropland acres harvested is declining while the total value of agricultural products sold is increasing. This increase in value can be seen in both crop and livestock sales, with the largest increase being in livestock sales. For example, almost twice as many hogs and almost seven times as many chickens were sold in Missouri in 2002 as in 1982.
This guide compares three Missouri counties, two of which have experienced a dramatic change in agricultural commodities produced. In 1987, Carroll, Pettis and Vernon counties each had between 1,000 and 1,325 farms on 375,000 to 405,000 acres (see Table 1). Each county produced a relatively diverse set of agricultural products, including crops and livestock. Figure 1 shows the similarities in land farmed and market value of agricultural products sold in each county in 1987.
Table 1. Comparison of agricultural industries in three Missouri counties, 1987–2007.
Figure 1. Market value of crops and livestock sold and acres of farmland in 1987. (Source: Census of Agriculture)
In 2007, Pettis County sold twice as many chickens as in 1997 and Vernon County sold 16 times as many hogs as in 1992. With the increase of animal agriculture in Pettis and Vernon counties, the number of acres of cropland harvested increased slightly in Pettis County and declined in Vernon County from 1987 to 2007. During the same period, the total number of farms in each of the three counties increased, with the number of farms in Carroll County increasing 18 percent, in Pettis County 6 percent and in Vernon County 10 percent.
The number of head of livestock sold in the three counties changed significantly from 1987 to 2007. The number of cattle sold increased almost 18 percent in Pettis County and 39 percent in Vernon County and decreased 11 percent in Carroll County. The number of hogs sold decreased 91 percent in Carroll County and 16 percent in Pettis County but increased almost 3,500 percent in Vernon County. Only about 34,000 hogs were sold in Vernon County in 1987; in 2007, over 1.2 million were sold. Pettis County had a similar situation with chicken production. In 1987, none of these three counties reported chicken production. Then in 2007, Carroll and Vernon counties had insignificant chicken sales, but Pettis County sold over 29 million birds.
The most apparent change besides the total number of animals sold was in the market value of agricultural products sold, as shown in Figure 2. In Carroll County, the market value of crops increased at a relatively steady pace while the value of livestock sold declined. In Pettis and Vernon counties, the value of crops sold remained relatively stable from 1987 to 2002 and increased only slightly in 2007, but the value of livestock sold rose markedly. In Pettis County, the value of livestock sold more than tripled; and in Vernon County, in 2007 it was five times what it had been in 1987. The total value of agricultural products sold in these two counties increased considerably due primarily to increases in livestock production.
Figure 2. Market value of agricultural products sold 1987–2007. (Source: Census of Agriculture)
Increases in agricultural production impact the local economy. This impact can be seen in local sales tax collections. Sales tax receipts change due to changes in tax rates or in volume of products and services sold. To observe increases in economic activity (products and services sold), tax receipts assuming a 1 percent sales tax are used. Figure 3 shows changes in local sales tax receipts assuming a sales tax of 1 percent. All three counties reached peak changes in local sales taxes — by 69 percent in Carroll, 142 percent in Pettis and 109 percent in Vernon — in 2008 before experiencing a decrease of about 20 percent in 2009. The impact on tax receipts may also be understated due to current sales tax exemptions on livestock sales, purchase of animal feeds and medicines and use of farm machinery.
Figure 3. Percent change in local sales tax receipts, assuming a sales tax rate of 1 percent. (Source: Economic and Policy Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia)
Within a finite land base, increases in crop production will occur from technological advances. Such increases have been occurring at a steady yet measured pace. Producers looking for options to add additional income and value to production so as to generate more income will likely find that animal production offers the greatest opportunities.
Animal agriculture has added a considerable amount of value to agricultural products sold in Pettis and Vernon counties. The difference in market value of agricultural products sold is significant between those two counties, with their increases in confined animal operations, and Carroll County, which had no increase in animal agriculture. The value of crop production is increasing in all three counties, but the value of livestock production is increasing only in Pettis and Vernon counties.
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North Carolina legislative leaders should restore adequate funding to state conservation efforts to help preserve the headwaters of the East Fork of the French Broad River in southern Transylvania County.
North Carolina legislative leaders should restore adequate funding to state conservation efforts to help preserve the headwaters of the East Fork of the French Broad River in southern Transylvania County.
Finalizing the purchase of the 8,000 acres for the proposed Headwaters State Forest will, in the years to come, prove vital to our region�s environment and economy, on par with conservation of the nearby DuPont State Recreation Forest and Gorges State Park.
Over the past three months, in partnership with The Conservation Fund and Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, the N.C. Forest Service has acquired 1,319 acres of the East Fork property being sold by former U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor. Another 786 acres were purchased by The Conservation Fund in 2010 and will eventually be transferred to the state. That means the N.C. Forest Service and its partners have pieced together 2,105 acres to form the core of a future state forest nearly as big as DuPont, staff writer Nathaniel Axtell reported.
The East Fork property includes about 20 waterfalls, 60 miles of high-quality trout streams, nine rare Appalachian mountain bogs and several uncommon species, including green salamanders, gorge filmy fern and native brook trout. The 107-mile Foothills Trail traces the southern spine of the property, and there are more than 50 miles of logging roads that will provide recreational access for sportsmen, mountain bikers and hikers. Hunting will be allowed throughout the area, which will remain open to logging as a �stewardship forest.�
When fully acquired, the tract will complete a key link in a chain of conservation lands encompassing 100,000 acres across the Carolinas, said Kieran Roe, executive director of the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. It will connect 9,700 acres of Greenville, S.C.�s watershed with the Toxaway Gamelands/Gorges State Park area and adjacent national forest lands to the west with DuPont to the east, via Caesar�s Head and Jones Gap State Parks.
Protecting large swaths of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, where the mountains drop into the Piedmont, is vital to preserving plant and animal species. Keeping these lands undeveloped protects opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking and other pursuits in the thriving outdoor recreation industry and will help protect water quality in the French Broad River.
Before Headwaters State Forest can become a reality and be opened to the public, the state must find funding to buy the remaining 5,895 acres and develop a management plan for the property. That could take three to five years, Assistant Regional Forester Michael Cheek said.
The total purchase price for the entire 8,000 acres is estimated at $33 million.
While the Taylor family has offered to sell the East Fork tract in installments, the process has moved �slower than anyone would like,� primarily because of state and federal cutbacks in funding for conservation, Roe said.
�Part of the big picture is, we really need our state officials to restore conservation funding so projects like this can come to a conclusion,� he said.
So far, funding for the Headwaters State Forest project has come from a variety of sources: The Conservation Fund, private donors Fred and Alice Stanback, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the N.C. Natural Heritage Trust Fund and the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund. But the clean water fund has been cut from $100 million annually five years ago to $6.75 million in Gov. Pat McCrory�s proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
The N.C. Senate is moving to consolidate the clean water and natural heritage trust funds and provide $12 million this fiscal year and $14 million the next. Still, that is a small fraction of the funding that was available when the state created DuPont and Gorges.
Some people will argue that North Carolina has enough public lands. With increasing competition for limited state funds, we would expect residents in other parts of the state to argue that Western North Carolina and Transylvania County have gotten more than their fair share of state parks, forests and game lands. But that would ignore the fact that large tracts of pristine, ecologically diverse lands are a finite resource.
State leaders such as N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, and federal officials such as U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, should work to ensure that state and federal conservation funds have enough money to preserve one-of-a-kind properties such as the East Fork.


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Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby?
How wonderful for you and your new baby that you want to breastfeed. You can read stories from mothers who have breastfed their adopted babies. Each situation is unique so it is important to educate yourself as much as possible about this exciting endeavor.
Most mothers are able to produce at least a little milk. Whether you have been pregnant before or not does not affect your ability to produce milk. Adoptive mothers may be able to induce lactation by using a breast pump every 2-3 hours, either before the baby comes or after. Some also use a device such as the Medela Supplemental Nursing System or the Lact-Aid Nurser Training System. These both enable you to feed your baby while he is at your breast. This way, your baby gets enough milk while stimulating your body to produce your own milk. The key to all this is that the more stimulation your breasts receive, either by pump or baby, the more likely milk will be produced.
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numerous benefits in addition to nutrition.
Mothers who induce lactation vary widely in the amount of milk they are able to produce and in the amount of time required to produce milk. All agree that inducing lactation is a process that takes patience, commitment, diligence and education. Even mothers who have breastfed previous babies may not ever be able to fully breastfeed an adoptive baby. A sensible goal, then, might be to try to provide some, or maybe most, of your new baby's nutrition yourself, while fully enjoying the closeness and bonding that breastfeeding brings. Even if your baby does not breastfeed, you can still hold him for all his feedings (and lots of holding in between!) and foster the same kind of attachment that all babies have for the mommies and daddies who love them.
Attend a La Leche League Group meeting in your area for additional information and support. To find a Leader of a local Group, check out the section of our Web site entitled Finding a Local LLL Group.
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These items are all available from the LLLI Online Store or through your local Leader.
Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby and Relactation: Did you know that induced lactation and relactation are possible? Author Elizabeth Hormann explains how in this book. Some of the topics discussed include: preparation for adoptive breastfeeding; substances that stimulate milk production; beginning breastfeeding with an adopted baby; and sources of support for adoptive parents. Ideal for mothers who wish to breastfeed an adopted baby or relactate, as well as for the health professionals who assist them.
THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, published by La Leche League International, is the most complete resource available for the breastfeeding mother. It contains a section on adoptive breastfeeding.


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Several terrific dance numbers make this sequel, with its weak plot, fun for teenage dance freaks
"STEP UP REVOLUTION," Rated PG-13 — From the first shot of young women's derrieres in string bikinis (in 3-D, too), it's clear that "Step Up Revolution" will push the PG-13 envelope in terms of sexuality in dress and dance. So the film is problematic for middle-schoolers whose parents worry about the hyper-sexualization of pop culture. For high-schoolers, and especially dance fans among them, the movie includes terrific dance numbers that almost — but not quite — make up for the pallid plot. This fourth installment in the "Step Up" series ("Step Up," 2006; "Step Up 2: The Streets," 2008; "Step Up 3D," 2010 — all PG-13s), about street dancers who perform outside the established arts world, takes place in Miami. Sean (Ryan Guzman) and his pal Eddy (Misha Gabriel) have founded The Mob, a flash-mob dance group that mixes sheer athleticism with break-dancing and more. We first see them stop traffic and perform atop vintage cars. They start to get YouTube notoriety. If they can do a video that attracts 10 million hits, they'll win a $100,000 prize. Sean waits tables at a hotel, now owned by a big developer (Peter Gallagher) whose daughter Emily (Kathryn McCormick) is a trained dancer who yearns to audition for a major troupe. Emily and Sean meet, dance, fall in love, and she joins The Mob incognito. When her dad announces plans to raze the old neighborhood where Sean and his friends live, Emily helps them do protest dances. There are stunning flash-mob numbers (perhaps a tad digitally enhanced) in an art museum, city hall and on a wharf, but the "Revolution" kinda fizzles, storywise.
THE BOTTOM LINE: The choreography, while flashy and fun, involves a lot of heavily sexual moves. However, the actual plot treads lightly on such things, with a little mild kissing and an implied night spent cuddling on a motorboat. Characters drink wine and beer. The script includes rare mild profanity and crude language.
Profane and riotous, this adult comedy about four dopes who form a neighborhood watch is encumbered by recent tragic events
"THE WATCH," Rated R — Darkly hilarious and too profane, full of crass sexual language and sci-fi gore for under-17s, "The Watch" unintentionally harkens back to the Trayvon Martin case in Florida and the recent attack at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. If older teens and college-age kids can put those real-life tragedies out-of-mind, "The Watch" will prove a droll, anarchic hoot. Evan (Ben Stiller) loves his town and has no yen for excitement, though his wife (Rosemary DeWitt) wouldn't mind some. He manages the local Costco store. When his nighttime security guard (Joe Nunez) is found not only murdered, but minus his skin (not shown on camera, though later victims are shown) and in a pool of green slime, the town's doofus cop (Will Forte) suspects Evan. Evan, meanwhile, recruits a neighborhood watch to solve the crime. His cohorts are Bob (Vince Vaughn), a nice-guy motormouth obsessed with keeping his teen daughter (Erin Moriarty) a virgin; Franklin (Jonah Hill), a police-academy reject who lives with his mom and has an arsenal under his bed (not funny at the moment); and Jamarcus (British comic Richard Ayoade), a bespectacled oddball eager for friends. All they do is drink beer at first, not taking Evan seriously, but eventually they encounter the aliens and must defeat the coming invasion.
THE BOTTOM LINE: The dialogue bristles with profanity and crude, graphic sexual slang. A secondary character has an orgy in his basement, with graphically implied sexual situations and toplessness. There is also a teenage make-out scene in which the girl has to fight the boy off. Evan and his wife discuss having sex so she can get pregnant. The alien invaders are humanoid/lizard hybrids with razor teeth. They impale victims on pincerlike arms. The dead are all minus their innards and skin. The final battle involves gunfire and explosions.
Lonely novelist invents a character who becomes his flesh-and-blood girlfriend in this smart rom-com
"RUBY SPARKS," Rated R, LIMITED RELEASE — Rated R largely for language, "Ruby Sparks" is the sort of romantic comedy that might charm teens 16 and older who don't fall for the crass films that pass for Hollywood rom-coms these days. It was made by the team (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) who co-directed "Little Miss Sunshine" (R, 2006), so you know it's just tad off-center. Perhaps, if they read about the film, older high-schoolers will discover George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion," or the 1950s Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" (also a great 1964 film) based on it, or the Greek myth that undergirds those stories and this one, too. Calvin (Paul Dano) is a 30-ish writer who had a hugely successful first novel, but has had writer's block ever since. Plus, his girlfriend left him. Lonely and anti-social, he finally gets an idea and starts clicking away on his vintage typewriter about a pixie-ish young woman named Ruby Sparks. Suddenly, there she is in the flesh (played by Zoe Kazan, who wrote the screenplay), in his home, as if she's been his live-in girlfriend for ages. Calvin figures he's gone insane at first, but gradually he accepts the reality of Ruby after he realizes that other people can see her, too, including his brother (Chris Messina). For a while he's happy, but Calvin is a controlling guy and Ruby, fictional or not, starts to chafe under his rules and regs. Then Calvin faces the moral question of whether to rewrite her to be more compliant.
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MARSHALL - Harrison County this week became the newest county to join a lawsuit that targets pharmaceutical companies and their role in the nationwide opioid epidemic.
"Every state, every county - unfortunately your county, Harrison County - is not immune to the problem of the opioid crisis," said Boyd Smith, an attorney with Gallagher Law Firm in Houston. Harrison County Commissioners voted to retain the law firm to represent the county in litigation.
Other counties that are part of the litigation include Upshur, Rusk, Smith and Marion counties.
Opioids are a family of drugs that includes prescription painkillers such as hydrocodone, illegal drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The addiction to the drugs is an epidemic that has been sweeping the nation, health officials say.
Smith said drug companies and manufacturers that will be listed as defendants in the lawsuit created the problem through deceitful and illegal activity. And because the issue is not only costing lives but also costing counties, Smith said, law firms are visiting with counties regarding what can be done - at no cost to the county - to try to stop the conduct and recoup some money for taxpayers.
The attorney noted that deaths from opioid abuse in this country have quadrupled since 1999. About 78 people in the U.S. die a day from opioid overdose, the U.S. surgeon general said in a report published in November 2016. About 1,186 Texans died in 2015 of opioid abuse, Smith said.
"It's right here in Harrison County," he said. "And it's not just grownups. It's kids, unfortunately. It's in our schools. ... Four percent of your population here reported on themselves using these drugs for nonmedical purposes last year. This is terrible."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, for every hundred residents in Harrison County last year, there were 72 prescriptions reported for opioids.
To stop the problem, Smith said, drug companies need to be hit in the pockets - "the only place they pay attention to."
"How do we do that and how does it cost the county no money to try to do that is by filing a lawsuit on behalf of Harrison County against these manufacturers and others," he said. "If we win, then yes we get 35 percent of recovery; but if we lose, the county pays nothing - not one penny of the taxpayers goes to fees."
He said the law firm is filing the case on the theory that these drugs are a public nuisance.
"As I think we all recognize, there are valid uses for these morphine-like drugs," Smith said. "What we need to do is re-empower our physicians. Give them accurate information. I used to represent hospitals and clinics in Houston in health care litigation.
"I know for a fact those doctors rely on the truthfulness, the accuracy of the information they get from these drug companies. And when they start committing fraud and misleading our doctors, they need to be stopped."
The estimated amount that may be recovered from the litigation filed by Harrison County exceeds $100,000, according to the contract.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell says it's expanding its small test of waffle tacos, as it prepares to take its breakfast menu national sometime next year.
The fast-food chain says the waffle taco, which includes scrambled eggs, sausage and a side of syrup, was the top seller at the five restaurants where they were tested earlier this year.
Now the company wants to see how it would fare on a bigger scale. The waffle tacos and a full breakfast menu will be expanded to about 100 restaurants in Fresno, Calif.; Omaha, Neb.; and Chattanooga, Tenn., starting Thursday.
Taco Bell already offers breakfast at about 850 locations in 10 Western states, and has been tinkering with new items such as the waffle taco before rolling it out to its 6,000 U.S. locations.
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48% Of Doctors Admit To Prescribing Placebos Just To Shut You Up
According to a survey by the University of Chicago, 48% of doctors said "they have given at least one treatment when there was no evidence it would work."
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Placebo treatments included vitamins, herbal supplements, saline infusions, dummy pills and doses of medicine too low to be effective.
One of the most common placebo treatments was giving antibiotics for viral infections that don't respond to antibiotics.
Unneeded antibiotics? Oh, what an awesome idea.
I actually caught a doctor of mine doing this. I was experiencing a crazy type of insomnia where I'd wake up every 45 minutes all night long for like, um, years. I finally decided that this was abnormal and went to the doctor to ask for some help. He said it was probably "stress" and prescribed something to take before bed.
When I went to fill the prescription, the pharmacist goes, "Ok, I could fill this, but its just half of a benadryl. They're right over there on the shelf, and you can just break them in half."
Oh boy, was I pissed. Actually, I'm still pissed! Rar!
UPDATE: Judging by the comments, I probably should have mentioned that I specifically told the doctor that I'd tried taking Benedryl (because it made me sleepy) and that it had no effect on how many times I woke up per night.
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Oleta M. Dower, 88, of Snyder, formerly of Big Spring died Thursday Aug. 22, 2013, at Snyder Oaks Nursing Center. Funeral service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Myers & Smith Chapel with Dr. Doug Shelley officiating.She was born Nov. 9, 1924, in Petrolia, Texas, to Emma and Ocie Wilson. She married Glenn Allen Dower in 1944 in LaCross, Wisc. She was a longtime resident of Big Spring, moving here in 1966. She moved to Snyder in 2008. She was a homemaker and was a member of Birdwell Lane Baptist Church.She is survived by one daughter, Pamela Brown and husband Adrian of Snyder; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Johnny Wilson of Petrolia; and two sisters, Marie Culver of Midland and Jeanene Lanto of Rantoul, Ill.In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Allen Dower in 2006 and two sons, Wayne Dower in 1995 and Kenneth Dower in 2010.Arrangements are made by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Please pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith.com


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March 2, 2006
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. _ The first round jitters are over for the Lipscomb Bisons.
Playing in their second straight Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament the Bisons moved to the semifinals Thursday afternoon with a 78-62 win over the No. 8-seeded Mercer Bears at the Memorial Center on the campus of East Tennessee State. The Bisons will play Gardner-Webb, a 64-63 come-from-behind winner over host ETSU Friday night, in the semifinals at 6 p.m. CST.
"It was a great team win," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "I thought our kids were zoned in. I always think that the first game in a tournament setting is the most difficult game, especially offensively."
The Memorial Center was once the indoor football facility for ETSU. The placement of the floor has given most teams a problem in terms of depth perception.
"We were working on post-perimeter shooting in here Wednesda afternoon and we missed our first 20 shots," said Sanderson. "They started looking at me and I told them to drive it to the hole.
"The depth perception is a little bit different, but everybody has to shoot on these goals. We haven't talked much about it, but a gym like this favors the defense."
The Bisons were no exception with only four points in the first three minutes and only six in the first five.
Both teams struggled to find their rhythm in a first half that featured seven ties. Both teams managed to rally to hit more than 40 percent of their shots in the half.
"We talked about it before the game that someone (lower seed) beats a higher seed," said Sanderson. "We just didn't want that somebody to be us."With the scored tied at 19-19 with 5:35 left in the half, Brian Fisk and Eddie Ard hit back-to-back 3-point shots to spark a 30-11 scoring rally for the Bisons that continued into the second half.
Once against defense was the key for the Bisons as they beat Mercer for the third time this season.
"We spend three-fourths of our time defending people in practice," said Sanderson. "To their credit our guys have bought into it. And that is a toughness issue.
"I told them before the game that I hope we make shots. But if we don't make shots let's at least do things we are capable of doing and that is the effort things like defending people and rebounding. Our focus is on that end of the floor and it has helped us big time this year."
The Bisons lost the battle on the boards in the first half with Mercer holding a 16-13 edge. The Bisons made up for the deficit in the second half for a 33-28 rebounding edge.
Turnovers were also a key with the Bisons committing only nine. Mercer made 17 miscues.
"Turnovers are a big thing for us," said Sanderson. "If we don't turn the ball over people have to play against our half-court defense. We can't aid people by turning the ball over and having them get cheap baskets on us."
Sophomore forward Eddie Ard and junior guard Brian Fisk, both First Team All-Atlantic Sun selections, tied for the scoring lead with 18 points each.
Sophomore guard LaKory Daniels was also in double figures scoring a season-high 10 points.
"LaKory made some big shots for us," said Sanderson. "He is a guy who has been out for a year-and-a-half. He hasn't played a whole lot. He is just getting his confidence back where he can drop shots. The more confidence he gets, the more confidence I have in him."
Daniels, a transfer from the University of Alabama, as enjoyed his season with the Bisons, even with the challenges he has faced from an injury to learning a new system.
"This has been a joyous season for me," said Daniels. "I've found a home here. The coaches kept on telling me to work hard and that it would all come together. Hopefully, now I have turned it around."
Sanderson points to Daniels attitude this season as consistent with the team approach.
"To his credit, and to his mom and dad's credit, if he played two minutes or 12 minutes they looked at me and they responded to me the same way," said Sanderson. "That is the way our whole team has been this year.
"I have told people a many times that LaKory is going to burst on the scene a lot like Eddie Ard did last year," said Sanderson. "He is getting better and better. LaKory is all about putting our team first."
Mercer placed two players in double figures with Andrew Brown scoring 12 points and Brian Pfohl adding 10.


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Edmund John Fick, a retired banking and steel executive who advised local schools and hospitals on financial matters, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, July 11 at his Carney home. He was 79.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Dudley Avenue, he was the son of George Robert Fick, who founded a roofing company.
He attended Shrine of the Little Flower School and was a 1950 graduate of Loyola High School. He worked at Doc's Delicatessen to pay his tuition at Loyola College, where he earned an accounting degree. He served in the Army Reserves during the Korean War.
He was an accountant at Pete, Marrick and Mitchell and Eastern Stainless Steel Co. and later was senior vice president and chief financial officer at the Easco Corp. He retired from Easco in 1985 and finished his career as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Baltimore Federal Financial in 1989.
After enrolling his children at St. Ursula School, Mr. Fick discovered the school was having financial difficulty. Family members said he shared his knowledge of finance with the pastor and the school's board of directors. He became its chairman and helped it gain solvency.
He also volunteered in a similar capacity at Loyola Blakefield and the University of Maryland Medical System.
Mr. Fick was a past chairman of Good Samaritan Health System and a board member of Good Samaritan Hospital.
He coached softball, soccer and basketball at St. Ursula Catholic Youth Organization.
A Mass was held at St. Ursula Roman Catholic Church on July 15.
Survivors include his partner of more than 25 years, JoAnn O'Neill of Carney; two sons, Craig Fick of Middle River and Gary Fick of La Plata; a daughter, Sharon Fick of Middle River; two sisters, Carolyn Stetka of Parkville and Yvonne Ingram of Perry Hall; and six grandchildren. A son, Brian Fick, died in 2009. His marriage to Priscilla Churchman ended in divorce.


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Examines influential artists and related concepts of art and design from around WWII through the first decade of the new millennium. Discussions focus especially on critical distinctions and meanings of modern, postmodern, and contemporary art, design, and visual culture. Prerequisites ACD 103 and 104. Offered fall.
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ESA's Vega VV02 rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad, 22 April, 2013. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight.
Vega VV02 is the first of the five flights scheduled in ESA's Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment – VERTA – programme, which aims to demonstrate the flexibility of the launch system. At a minimum rate of two launches per year, the programme will allow the smooth introduction of Vega for commercial exploitation.
VV02 will loft Proba-V, the first of four ESA missions, into space. Proba-V carries a reduced version of the Vegetation instrument currently flying on the Spot satellites to provide a daily overview of global vegetation growth.
This first VERTA flight will also demonstrate Vega's capability to launch multiple payloads. The second payload is the Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster Monitoring Satellite (VNREDSAT) built by Astrium for the Vietnamese government.
Vega VV02 is scheduled for liftoff from the Spaceport on 4 May, 2013 (GMT).
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A man who broke into a New Mills business has been jailed.
A security guard at the Swizzels Matlow sweet factory on Albion Road on January 26 noticed two men who looked like they were stealing scrap metal from the site, High Peak Magistrates' Court heard.
Police were called and Alan and Kyle Meighan were found nearby, prosecutor John Cooper said. CCTV footage showed Alan, 39, entering a building on the site, followed by Kyle, 21.
The pair, of Chancel Avenue, Salford, admitted burglary. Alan Meighan, who was jailed for 12 weeks, had 21 previous theft offences on his record, while Kyle had seven. Nothing was taken from the site.
Melanie Winstanley, defending, said: "This wasn't a planned burglary. This was opportunistic. They thought they could sell items for scrap. It was an impulsive act. The opportunity arose and they chose to go into the building."
Kyle received 12 months supervision, 80 hours' unpaid work and a two-month curfew between 7pm and 7am. He must also pay £85 costs and a £60 surcharge.


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It does NOT lose its nutritional value ever. http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ebf-benefits/
It does NOT lose its nutritional value ever. http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ebf-benefits/
25 May 96 and 14 January 08 and 27 February 2012
I agree with the pp's who say its time to find a new doc! What horrible advice! My son was barely 18 lbs at 9 mos and all my doc said was "Good job, keep it up! He looks perfect!" 20 lbs is such a great weight for a 9 month old, if he is happy and meeting milestones I say ignore completely, even the 6 week follow up.
If anything at all, the only thing I would suggest is a bit more solids. Maybe a little breakfast and lunch? Steel cut oats with a little maple syrup, or full fat yogurt make great breakfasts, and there are tons of yummy lunches you can share with baby. My son loves butternut squash. dutch yellow potatoes and apples stewed all together, just as an example! Pleeeeease ignore the doc you are doing great!
Also, your baby started weaning the moment he started eating food. Giving him more food doesn't mean he will wean immediately. Its a process that can take a very long time if you want it to, even with 3 meals in the picture.
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DS2 really leveled off a lot with his weight. I think he fell from 96%ile to 15%ile gradually from 6 months to 2 years. We have seen a lot of doctors in that time, including GI specialists and he's had some testing (all of which was normal), but no one ever suggested that I cut back on his nursing or wean him. His pediatric GI in California was a huge supporter of nursing and told me to keep nursing.
And it is normal for BF babies to level off a bit! My DS2 dropped percentiles faster than he "should" have but a small drop is no big worry and any drop in weight shouldn't be a reason to cut back on nursing.
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Do you have extra milk? Consider donating!
"So I was welcomed by the consolations of human milk; but it was not my mother or my nurses who made any decision to fill their breasts, but you who through them gave me infant food, in accordance with your ordinance and the riches which are distributed deep in the natural order." -St Augustine
My baby's growth leveled off between his 9 month and 12 month appointments. Our pediatrician's only concern was that he was still nursing enough. When I told him that my baby was nursing 8-10 times a day but not eating much in the way of solids, he said - okay then, it's probably just his curve, just make sure he gets enough milk.
So I basically got the opposite advice than what you got - it's normal for weight to level off, and if I 'm concerned about weight then nurse more often. Our pediatrician said at 12 months I should be offering solids at each meal, but not to be pushy about it; it didn't matter if he wasn't eating much yet as long as he was nursing enough. He rarely brought up solids before a year aside from mentioning choking hazards.
wow! he's a big boy! my dd is the almost exact same age(born 6/25/11) and she just had her 9 mo. check as well, she weighed 17.7 and was 27.5 inches long. her dr. said everything looked great... i think, especially if you are ebf that 3 times with no night nursing is harsh... sounds to me like he's doing wonderfully. some dr. are more against nursing than for it i believe... i say do what is best for you and your ds...
A doctor is a doctor-- not a nutritionist.
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I would be looking for a new Dr.
DS was 18lbs at a year and DD weighed just over 20lbs at 18 months. Both leveled off with their growth at about 9 months. I was never told to wean, and our pediatricians have never been concerned about their weight.
It's not uncommon for babies not to eat a lot of solids before one year. The vast majority of their diet should be from breastmilk (or formula) before a year. I never gave my daughter cow's milk (yogurt) until after a year. My daughter never really ate solids until she was closer to 14 months. She's actually 97% for height and 50% for weight. (Tall and lean - the troubles I should have!!).
My point being that you may offer more solids, but you don't have to expect the baby to eat it. Solids before a year are for taste, texture and experimenting.
Plus, if you wanted to gain weight would you go drink a full-fat milkshake or eat some butternut squash?
Here are some good bits of info: http://kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/milkcalories/
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BF from day one. I looked up one day and realized I'm nursing a toddler!
I wouldn't necessarily find a new doctor if you like this one. Yeah he gave you bad advice about nutrition but like it's already been said, your doctor's not a dietician. If you're OK with shrugging it off and Dr doesn't make a big deal of it and you still want to keep him or her, then I'd say stay If you already have things you don't like about the office and were considering a change anyway then yes maybe it is time to think about switching.
Nursed my sweet daughter 3 years, 3 mos.
If I had a dumb doctor now, I'd just blow it off because I figure I probably know more than they do.
But that could be based on my own changes over time and personality. You are doing great.
Baby Girl Born 2/17/10 to her two mommies
BF from day one. I looked up one day and realized I'm nursing a toddler!


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The Seneca wrestling team went on the road and downed the Joplin Eagles 55-24 on Thursday, Jan. 10.
JOPLIN — The Seneca wrestling team went on the road and downed the Joplin Eagles 55-24 on Thursday, Jan. 10.
The Indians started quick when Logan Grady pinned Joplin's Dakota Mavis in 1:25 in the first match of the night at 148 pounds. Jalen Skaggs then pinned Joplin's Ashton Parker in 3:02 for Seneca's second victory at 160.
Other results, with Seneca wrestlers listed first were: 152, forfeit to Joplin's Don Hollingshead. 170, Ryker Skelton pinned Isaac Knewtson, .38. 182, Jeff Butler pinned Christian Plassman, 4:55. 195, Colton Brown decision over Jason Love, 6-3.
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If the accounting is to be believed then it is telling me that 2/3 of the ink is used for maintenance...Since I am not using it every day (once per month is more likely), do not leave it on 24/7.
Thanks for that Scott. I leave my printer on all the time and had hoped it would reduce ink in cleaning cycles.


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Dinesh also makes up numbers, claiming, for example, that there were only 2,000 victims of the Inquisition. In fact, there were millions of victims in the first years, as Orthodox Catholic forces slaughtered Aryan Catholics in the south of France. He also never mentions the countless Native American victims, not to mention the millions who fell in struggles between Hindus and Muslims. The mass murderers of the 20th century all elevated their own ideology above the sanctity of human life. Hitler was a racist Catholic; Stalin sacrificed millions of his own people for the Revolution (and his own power), as did Mao. Pol Pot tried to turn his people away from an urban Western lifestyle and restore Cambodian traditional life and belief. Then too, all these killers had the advantage of modern technology. I wonder what Urban II, the Pope who started the Crusades, would have done with smart bombs and drones? A nuclear missile or two?
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Devil Hunter (US - DVD)
Gabe is up for more cannibal hunting with the incomparable Jess Franco...
When a hot blonde actress is kidnapped (somehow she's maced to sleep) and taken to a jungle location, the 'Devil Hunter' (Al Cliver) is called in to get her back, hopefully without needing to pay the ransom. Unfortunately for the Hunter, and the kidnappers, and anyone else who happens upon the area, local savages like to kidnap white girls themselves, and offer them as sacrifice to their island's local monster cannibal man (a naked, black body builder wearing fake, bulgy, I Walked with a Zombie eyes).
I know what you're all thinking – don't I get enough Jesus Franco 'films' from my Blue Underground associations? Did I really need to seek out the interests of Severin Films, and get their Jesus Franco collection sent to my house too? Well, Jesus Franco movies are funny that way – it's almost impossible to sit through a single one of them, yet it's equally impossible to not seek out his rarest releases, especially when they were originally banned in England by the BBFC. I shouldn't have asked Severin to send more Franco monstrosities, but I couldn't help myself, and I know I'm not alone.
I've been craving the entirely unavailable (save an OOP German disc that didn't have subtitles) Devil Hunter (aka: Monster Hunter, Mandingo Hunter, and Sexo Canibal, among others) since I first read about it in David Kerekes and David Slater's 'See No Evil', a chronical of the UK's Video Nasties phenomenon, and then again in the Jay Slater edited 'Eaten Alive!'. Both accounts made the film out as the ultimate in exploitation ineptitude – an entirely irredeemable pile of racism, sexism, sex and violence, dubbed by morons, and shot like a weekend safari. Kerekes and Slater even went out of their way to list some of the film's more 'unique' line readings, and I found myself laughing out loud.
But just like last time, I find myself struggling to make it through Devil Hunter, because Franco's disinterest in the project is palpable and toxic. The film is, without a doubt, more entertaining than either of the director's other two Italian cannibal cash-ins, Cannibals and Cannibal Terror (there's some evidence to assume that all three films were made in tandem), but it still lacks any sense of reasonable pacing or, evidentially, any interest in plot. I believe most of the director's fans have come to expect this kind of behaviour, and Devil Hunter has a reasonable sense of 'fun', but even the die-hards might find their attention waning at this one.
As it so often seems to happen, I can't find a logical reason for Devil Hunter being banned on video. The only genuinely rotten accusation one can throw against Franco is that of bad taste. Every female character is topless at some point (and there are a few previously cut shots of nude crotches), but the rape and sex scenes are surprisingly tame (I've seen network television get away with worse), and the violence is minimal and extremely unrealistic (it's pretty well documented that Franco was generally uncomfortable with graphic gore, so there was no reason to expect Umberto Lenzi levels of stomach turning violence). Kerekes and Slater theorize that the BBFC may've been uncomfortable with the film's frank racism, but the more likely possibility is that the film was simply banned due to the presence of cannibals (or cannibal in this case).
Devil Hunter isn't one of Severin's crowning achievements, but this is still the best available copy apparently in any market. The clearest problems with the otherwise solid transfer are the slightly off framing and its many interlacing effects. The interlacing problems, which also rear their head in the form of awkward panning effects (much like a NTSC to PAL transfer) are a bit of a surprise considering that the film was apparently remastered in high definition. Given the overall cleanliness and clarity of the print I believe the mastering claims, but something seems to have gone wrong while downgrading the footage to 480. Fans should be happy at the overall lack of compression artefacts (though there are a few lumps of print damage artefacts throughout), and the reasonably sharp details. Too bad the dark bits are so cloudy.
This disc represents the first 'official' release of the English dubbed version of the film. All previous 'official' releases came from Germany, and featured only a German dubbed track, and zero subtitles. The dubbing on the English track really is terrible, just as bad as I'd always read it was, and the foley work is hilariously either off-synch or too loud throughout the film. There is one strange moment on the track when the soundtrack quickly winds into fast forward just before stopping for a second, as if the tape broke, but this is mostly a well mastered track, though one that loses definition during loud music. We can't blame Severin for the mono track's lack of depth, nor can we fault them for the unusually loud yet sparse audio among relative silence. There is one point towards the end of the film where the English track inexplicably turns into a Spanish track, but things are back to 'normal' by the next scene. Unfortunately, unlike similar Blue Underground and Anchor Bay discs, this one doesn't default to display English subtitles (not that you're likely to miss any important plot points). The French dub is also available for those that simply can't take the English track.
Our one and only extra is an interview with the cigarette smoking machine named Jesus Franco. Franco is sitting in the same chair he sits on during his Blue Underground interviews, but he's wearing a different sweater, and the framing is a little different. Franco is a great storyteller, though his English is bad enough to require subtitles. The director talks about his general disdain for the Italian cannibal cycle, and in turn his hesitation towards making these films, his actors, including Cliver, the models, and the giant black guy with the ping-pong eyeballs, and the difficulty of filming bad movies.
Unlike Cannibals or [/i]Cannibal Terror[/i], which are pretty much irredeemably dull, Devil Hunter make actually go over well at a bad movie party. I don't recommend non-fans watch it, especially not without the proper blood alcohol level. Fans should be happy simply about the film's availability, but the reasonably clean widescreen video, and English dub track are good incentives. I'd be interested to know if the interlacing issues with my disc were a problem across all discs, but have a feeling no one that reads this is going to own a copy. I'll leave you with my personal favourite bad line exchange from the English dub.
"Tell your friend that if he doesn't reply in thirty seconds I'll blow your head right off. Go on, tell him" (says the villain, who could have just as easily shouted this across the beach)
"And if I don't do it?"
"I'll blow your head off, right now."
(under breath) "Aw, man."
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The "native" on the left, in the first picture, looks really bored.....
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Don't you love the off-colour blood?!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 28th October 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital Mon English, French
Subtitles: English
Extras: Sexo Canibal - Interview with Jess Franco
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Ursula Fellner, Al Cliver, Robert Foster, Gisela Hahn
Genre: Adventure and Horror
Length: 102 minutes
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