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Vivienne Westwood got her start styling the Sex Pistols. Marc Jacobs modeled his 1992 Perry Ellis collection on the grunge look that Nirvana popularized. Green Day now brood in ads for John Varvatos suits. Rock and fashion have long been symbiotic, but today they seem more inextricable than ever, with designers like Karl Lagerfeld extending their reach to less mainstream artists such as newcomer Azealia Banks and indie nu-disco group Chromatics, both of whom the designer invited last year to perform at Paris fashion events.
In recent years, no one's gotten off more on the fashion-musician-muse relationship than Hedi Slimane. The designer and shutterbug has shot everyone from Amy Winehouse and Courtney Love to Pete Doherty and Beck, and now, after taking the reins last March as Saint Laurent's creative director, he's found inspiration in a singer whose star has been on the rise for the past three years: Christopher Owens, the reedy crooner formerly of indie-rock darlings Girls. Slimane photographed him for the label's fall/winter 2012 campaign, marking the San Francisco–based artist's first turn as a professional model. "I was nervous about it," Owens says. "I didn't see myself as someone who could be in a high-fashion ad, but figured Hedi wouldn't ask me if he didn't think I could do the job."
Perhaps it was Owens's newfound image that convinced Slimane. When Girls first made waves around the time of their 2009 debut full-length, Album, Owens was sporting a somewhat androgynous look.
"I was trying to express myself in a genuine way with how I acted, but I wasn't thinking much about what I was putting out, image-wise," he says. Now, having split up the band to pursue a solo career -- he's just released his first record, Lysandre -- Owens opts for a more dapper, traditionally masculine look. "I kind of want to be like a young Gore Vidal now," he says. "I'm wearing suits and thinking a lot about the way I look. I've been reading Vidal's novels in the order that he wrote them. He had this masculine quality; he was very strong and incredibly put together. Something about his persona is very appealing to me."
Listen to "Lysander's Theme/Here We Go" here
Owens's life could be a Vidal novel. At 16, he ran away from the nomadic cult he was raised in before stumbling into drugs, a relationship with a millionaire benefactor, punk rock, and, eventually, indie stardom. He identifies as straight -- his new album is named after an ex-girlfriend -- but admits past affairs with men have influenced his work. The opening line of the Girls song "Lust for Life" goes, "Oh, I wish I had a boyfriend/ I wish I had a loving man in my life." Its video features two of Owens's male friends naked in bed together. "I was brought up in an environment in which gay culture didn't exist—I didn't even know what it was," Owens says. "But when I went out into the world as a young adult, I had some experiences with guys. I've had significant relationships with men -- some much older, some my age -- and they've always been with people I look up to very much."
The musician has tried on more identities in his 33 years than most people do in a lifetime, and it's that ability to experiment and reinvent himself that makes him not only a captivating subject for Slimane but a fascinating songwriter. Lysandre, a bittersweet collection of 11 tracks -- 10 of which he wrote in a single night -- recount Owens's experiences on Girls's first tour. (He plans to record a second solo effort later this year.) "To me it was all about firsts," he says. "The first time on tour, in New York, performing in front of people, having an affair with a girl in France… I was looking back on it as a really incredible time."
After years of donning his mysterious skins, Owens is ready to lay things bare, with both his modeling and the stripped-down-but-affecting music he creates. "There are parallels," he says. "There's an aspect of opening up, allowing yourself to be vulnerable and shy when people see it. My name is on all of it. I have to own up to everything; I can't hide behind a band." He adds, "But if I don't feel vulnerable doing something, I'm afraid that means it's not any good. I like that vulnerable feeling. It makes the whole thing seem more valuable."
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Although there are more than 93 million credit union members, only 40 million use a credit union as their primary financial institution. So is there any way to convince the remaining 53 million members to bank at a credit union for their day-to-day financial needs?
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The news arrived only hours after the company released data to tout its forthcoming Haswell chips' improved graphics power and energy management. The new processors have been widely linked to the sagging PC industry's chance for resurgence, and to Intel's continued dominance. But with Intel playing from behind on the mobile scene while also feeling pressure on its server business, Krzanich will face several challenges as he takes the reins.
In a statement, Krzanich emphasized Intel's desire to infiltrate the mobile market. "We have amazing assets, tremendous talent, and an unmatched legacy of innovation and execution," he said. "I look forward to working with our leadership team and employees worldwide to continue our proud legacy, while moving even faster into ultra-mobility, to lead Intel into the next era."
This focus on mobility is nothing new. Tablets and smartphones, most of which run on ARM processors, have cut deeply into the market for traditional PCs. Last fall, prior to the release of Windows 8, Intel representatives argued that thin form factors, low power consumption and robust graphics performance were prerequisites to the PC's resurgence, and that the company's Ultrabook line was intended to deliver precisely these qualities. The Ultrabooks that followed, however, have failed so far to reverse the declining sales of traditional computers, making Haswell one of several key factors -- Windows Blue, Microsoft's upcoming update to Windows 8, is another -- in the PC market's future.
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Haswell, the fourth generation of Intel's Core processor family, is expected to officially debut in June, in time for the Computex trade show in Taipei, China. Devices with updated silicon, which brings a new fabrication process to the Core line, could hit the market by this summer.
Intel began teasing Haswell last fall, promising that the chips would deliver the greatest generation-over-generation improvements in energy consumption in the company's history. On Wednesday, shortly before Krzanich's appointment was announced, Intel divulged additional details about the chips' graphics performance, revealing that Haswell GPUs will come in five varieties, up from three in the current lineup, and that the most powerful versions will offer nearly three times the performance of existing models.
Such huge leaps won't come to all Haswell models, however; different versions of the chip are aimed at different types of devices. Some of the processors, for example, will offer computing muscle comparable to today's models while also boosting graphics firepower and drawing less energy. Other chips will continue to consume as much or more power than the current Ivy Bridge processors but will provide tremendous performance gains. The variety is intended to give OEMs the flexibility to pursue wildly different form factors – from ultrathin tablets to no-compromise desktops – without skimping on processing power.
Though Haswell will find its way into traditional computers, it promises to advance Intel's mobile agenda by endowing Ultrabooks with tablet-like battery life. Current Windows 8 mobile devices have absorbed criticism on a number of fronts, many of them related to the OS, which is a radical departure from previous Windows editions. Battery life, however, has been a major concern. The Surface Pro might offer a full-blown OS experience in a portable, well-built package, but for many users its four-hour battery life makes it a non-starter.
Thanks to Haswell, OEMs should have more flexibility to avoid such design compromises. Whereas some of today's top laptops require both an Intel CPU but and a discrete graphics processor, fourth-generation Core devices won't necessarily need the extra components. Fewer internal pieces means even ultrathin devices will be able to accommodate larger batteries, which, in combination with Haswell's other optimizations, should produce Ultrabooks that run all day without being recharged.
But even if Haswell delivers on all counts, Krzanich will still be taking over during a period of industry-wide transition. Intel has long provided its chips to non-Windows devices, such as Apple's Mac lineup, but the chipmaker's relationship with Microsoft has traditionally been close and symbiotic. Commentators have long referred to the two companies as a single entity -- "Wintel" -- due to their mutual stake in the marketplace. That relationship, however, has begun to change.
Intel's Core chips are now running not only in Windows and Mac devices, but also in new competitors such as Chromebooks. Many of Redmond's OEM partners, such as HP and Samsung, have likewise begun to explore OSes other than Windows. Microsoft, meanwhile, chose to put an ARM processor in its Surface RT tablet.
As the marketplace has become fragmented between traditional PCs and ultra-mobile devices as well as within the evolving mobile segment itself, the odds that any given OS will dominate have dramatically decreased. The days of Windows ruling 90% of personal computing devices are over, and both Microsoft and Intel are attempting to adjust to the changing dynamics.
ARM is a major factor in the mix. These processors power most of the world's smartphones as well as many tablets, such as the iPad. ARM chips have traditionally lacked the raw processing power offered by Intel's x86 processors -- but ARM has compensated by delivering strong graphics performance and long battery life. Haswell stands to close this gap to a degree, allowing Intel to maintain its lead in core CPU power while catching up in energy management.
Even so, after dominating the traditional PC space for years, Intel has struggled to establish a presence in the smartphone and tablet space. Tablets are expected to outsell traditional PCs for the foreseeable future, and Intel could fall behind some of its upstart rivals if it doesn't make moves. Indeed, ARM is intruding even on Intel's server business.
Intel's next-generation Atom chips, code-named Bay Trail, are a response to the ARM upsurge. These chips will appear in smartphones as well as tablets, which, unlike ARM offerings, can run a full desktop OS. This enables OEMs to build ultra-portable form factors that, because they don't require a fan for cooling, will be thinner than current devices but still able to run legacy applications. Competitively priced 8-inch Windows 8 tablets that utilize Bay Trail are expected to hit the market in coming months, potentially boosting Microsoft's BYOD hopes.
The scope of Krzanich's challenges will become clearer once devices with the new chips start shipping and users have had a chance to judge Windows Blue's improvements. In the meantime, the new chips' promised improvements are cause for optimism, not only for Intel but arguably for OEMs and Microsoft as well.
As shown in Intel's new ad campaign, in which aging machines are cast aside in favor of new Ultrabooks, the chipmaker believes that traditional PCs are being replaced by a new breed of computing devices. That's undoubtedly true. The question, though, is whether the most popular of these new devices will use chips from Intel, Qualcomm, Apple or someone else, and whether they will run Windows 8, iOS or Android.
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Magnus releases three women from a mysterious crypt in Scotland.
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|AMD A8-3850 Lynx APU Processor
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|Written by Hank Tolman
|Friday, 01 July 2011
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Processor Testing and Results
Before I begin any benchmarking or overclocking, I thoroughly stress the CPU and memory by running Prime95 on all available cores, normally for 12 hours. In this review I stressed them for 6 hours. If no errors are found, I move on to a gaming stress test. To do this, I use Prime95 again to stress the processor, while running an instance of FurMark's stability test on top of this. If the computer survives this test for 2 hours without lockup or corruption, I consider it to be stable and ready for overclocking. After achieving what I feel is stable overclock, I run to these tests again for certainty. The goal of this stress testing is to ensure the clock speeds and settings are stable before performing any benchmarks. I adopted this method from another writer here at Benchmark Reviews and it seems to do a great job of flushing out what only seem to be stable overclocks.
Once the hardware is prepared, we begin our testing. Each benchmark test program begins after a system restart, and the very first result for every test will be ignored since it often only caches the test. This process proves extremely important in many gaming benchmarks, as the first run serves to cache maps allowing subsequent tests to perform much better than the first. Each test is completed five times, with the average results displayed in our article.
Since the A8-3850 competes in price with the i3-2100, we will be looking specifically at the comparison between the two. I have also included other processors for comparison. The Phenom-II X4-840 should be of particular note because it is very close in specifications to the A8-3850.
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Great review, would of liked it more if you gave more details about your overclocking e.g. multipliers of cpu gpu RAM and how the reference clock affects them etc
My 920 is running at 3.8Ghz.
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Queen 42591
PhotoWorxx 52680
Julia 12480
Mandel 6069
Sin Julia 5171
Cinebench 5.68 All Cores (Reported 3.62Ghz for some strange reason)
So if I understand correctly, even if the onboard APU isn't powerful enough, you can now add a cheaper card on top of that and the GPU power increases overall? So you could buy an all in one CPU/APU and then add a cheap vid card and perhaps nearly high end graphics capability (Or more modestly, that's the trend)? That's pretty impressive. I will not be sorry to see the days of the must have 500.00USD video card gone.
It's a great idea (in theory) to have integrated graphics on a cpu these days, since modern tower heatsinks provide so much cooling oomph.
Though I know you were talking about cheap cards and cheap graphics, so that's all irrelevant. APU's may see some interesting Overclocking profiles, especially if the Bios options become more developed later on. I think people will be most concerned with overclocking with the purpose of improving memory bandwidth to the GPU, as that seems to be the biggest bottleneck on these chips currently.
It's not for no reason that many tower heatsinks advertise the ability to handle 200-250W.
Pared with a 6570 the 3DMark 11 score nearly doubles which puts it pretty close to a 6770. I am hoping to try it with a 66770 before the show Sunday.
With at least an i7-920 almost everyone can breath silently today and more, it's a solid anchor/pov for everything new on performance side.
And i'm always happy when the monopol spectre fades away.
my last 4 CPU's were 4400x2, FX60, i7-950 and now i7-990X (i'm a little gearslut, i know). My point: don't be an absolute fan of one brand no matter what. Depend of your needs, don't ignore the alternative.
I'm building my own and others PC for maybe 15 years and with a few gaps,i offer both intel and amd solutions, except high end workstations/ultragaming rigs.
if u choose wise, one platform could be trusful for more than 4 years.
For example u need to know two thing to stay in the line: CPU and GPU.
- For CPU, first pick one middle, in the budget, and in one year or more seek for the top CPU of the platform which ussualy cost u less than new mainstream CPU and will perform better than next-gen middle for another 1-2 years.
- for GPU, pick the mainboard with BOTH SLI and XFire. buy 1st one card u can afford, than go dual. Even if u'll choose the second step to go with one more powerfull card from the copmetition, u'll eventually can go dual with 2 top GPU across 2 generation. sometimes 3. And it works.
- Yeah, the RAM, don't go under 6Gs today and PSU, at least 750W GOOOOD brand.
so i really hope AMD will be ok in high end CPU's new generaton.
more the choices, better for us.
BTW, good review.
most sites show that a8-3850 is a bit slower than the 5570 so have something in mind
what a joke release??
an envelod of 100watt??? clearly it eliminates it as an htpc solution.
and since the scores are somewhere the athlon II x4 640
you can use the previous plattform with athlon II x4 620e with an envelop of 45 wat leaving you 55 watt for a gpu. thus not needing to buy a mobo if you are already a holder of an mad system.
a cpu of 45 and a gpu of 55 will means you can go to entirely passive solutions to both. or a an almost silent for the cpu.
so why to have one item that you have to upgraqde both when you can have 2 diferent to upgrade????
so far the assymetric crossfire apu +gpu works unter dx11 and dx10
and dx9 you get worse score than the apu alone!!!!! (maybe amd should look at this and fix it with some new drivers????)
it is a product that is not having any space to breath
since you can go to better alternates even at the amd side
mobo+apu=200 dollars more or less
now there is i3-2100 junior out there 2core/4 thread with a tdp35 watt so how a8-3850 can beat that contestor??? paired with a discrete card??
tdp suks, perfomanse something we have seen nothing spectacular
a product we could do without
as an amd user the last system was from amd i can say i am really disapointed for the outcome of amd is that what amd offer to hit intel?!?!!?!?
what is the market this product aims for??
the a8-3800 with 65 tdp could be discuseed for the lower tdp but i see it will be blown away with intel copmpinations both in tdp and perfomanse :-(
A8 3850's CPU part is faster than Athlon IIx4, clock to clock, by at least 6%.
Athlon IIx4 640+ Radeon HD5570 = 95W+39W = 134W,Llano A8 3850 = 100W with much lower idle power consumption(~44W). No one buys those 'e' or 'T' suffixed under performing parts simply for one obvious reason - PRICE! That junior i3 you mentioned, has a tag of $134 and has the abysmal GPU (HD2000) performance as usual. There is a huge market for entry level budget constrained gaming boxes, Llano will sale like hot-cakes there with a little price-drop. You want a silent, ULV HTPC solution? Go buy a Bobcat system!
well lets see i3 2100 junior 134$ mobo as low as 40$= 174$
a8 115$ mobo 100$+ = 215$ so that leaves you room to buy a gpu 40$
the mobo manufacters got it wrong you do not make 100-150$ mobo for the low end you make 50$ mobo for that cpu and maybe a model at 100$ for the more enthusiast who do not mind to pay some extra so liano need cheaper mobo and a price drop if it wants a share of the market
but the problem remains a8 needs it is own mobo due to his socket
why entrap yourself to a socket of midle to low powered machines when you can go to an am3 solution or am3+ solution now and be ready for bulldozer??? a matx mobo for amd can be found for 40-50$ thus freeing you with some money for the cpu so you can have the mobo and the energy efficient athlon at the same cost you will get today the a8 and his mobo. if you already had a system you can moove you gpu or pay 50-60$ more to get a 5570 and you have the same system as perfomanse with better options. to upgrade.
bobcat is nice but zotac has a mobo out with su2300 thus making it a better option than bobcat.
ion2 is more or less equal to bocat igpu
but su2300 is superion to bobcat in power
power consumption small diferense not that huge and even at idle su2300 wins. so bobcat!?!?!? again it will play role if amd or mobo manufacters drop the price so the bobcat will be more attractive due price only.
thats the only thing left to amd nowdays the complete cheaper but intel is hammering amd hard even at that sector nowdays.
if amd had released liano before intel cpus now we would talk what a failure the intel launch is
but now intel beat amd and he compare her to intel and she looses badly :-(
But as you point out in terms of socket compatibility, this chip is not marketed to people who have an existing AM3 platform, its for new consumers. The socket is a necessary evil at this point, since the AM3 socket is not designed for the extra data needed to deal with the GPU. That said, I would definitely not pay $150 for a Llano motherboard. I'd pay $100 at maximum.
Performance: 8.50
Construction: 9.00
Functionality: 9.50
Overclock: 8.50
Value: 8.50
Final Score: 8.25 ?????out of 10
AMD Phenom-II X4-975BE Final Thoughts?????
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I think the LLANO APUS 65W TDP ,with Turbo Core 2,for HTPC,buros,workstati ons,etc,are the most interesting of use.


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Jack Dennis &Taylor Lautner, 2005 by Jack Dennis (www.jackiedennis.com)
Long before 17-year-old teen idol Taylor Lautner dreamed of hosting "Saturday Night Live" on December 12th, or starring in Twilight movies, he was interviewed by examiner Jack Dennis in Austin, Texas.
The setting of this interview was outside the Bob Bullock Museum, where cast and 3-D movie goers were attending a carnival party for the premiere of his movie "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl."
At the time Dennis did not realize the significance of the interview and did not seek to publish it when the movie was a moderate hit. This never before published interview and photos of June 2005 is an exclusive to examiner...
JD: So who is asking for autographs more, the boys or the girls?
TL: (laughs) Mainly, uh, the boys. But, you know, I sign for the girls too. [Lorabell: Karma made up for that one - amiright?!] (Grins and laughs again). But it is kind of weird. I'm not use to it. It's hard to believe they really want my autograph or picture, but it's fun.
Jack Dennis Jr & Taylor Lautner, 2005 at Austin premiere of SharkboyJD: I am about to go in and see the movie, but what can you tell me about your character before I go in there?
TL: Well he's this superhero. And he is made up in the dreams of a boy name Max, played by Cayden (Boyd). He dreams up Shark Boy and Lava Girl. I am this very self-confident superhero, but sometimes I, or my character Shark Boy, gets way too confident and that gets everything into trouble. And Shark Boy is sort of jealous of Max and goes into these shark frenzies, and stuff and bites bars and can rip stuff up. It was a lot of fun."
JD: How did you get the role of Shark Boy?
TL: Well I audition for a lot of things and always hear no, no, no so many times. But after I auditioned for this, I got a call-back to meet with Robert (Rodriguez) and his son, Racer (8 years-old at the time). You see, it was Racer's idea that started the whole idea for the movie. I Robert held up some pictures of the kids who auditioned and had call-backs so he asked Racer which one he liked. They said they pointed to me and Robert told Racer that is what he was thinking too. When we found out I had the party the whole family just freaked. It was hard to sleep for a while. (Laughs)
JD: Do you have a favorite memory or favorite part in this movie?
TL: Wow. That is hard. There are so many. Well, I do extreme martial arts so I got to do a bunch of acrobatics, flips and stuff for the camera. I got to choreograph my own stunts and really enjoyed the flips. Had to climb up this big ice pillar and get the crystal heart, and we get to slide down in harnesses. But I also liked working on the wires were we jumped off cliffs or fell off of high spots and things. We would hang upside like bats and it was just a lot of fun. The hardest stunt was probably running to a volcano because I'm up there on wires and running on this treadmill going like 99 miles per hour. It wore me out and was very tiring because I had to do it for so long. Fun, but tiring, you know. But I am in good shape because, although I have not really had the time anymore for extreme martial art competitions, I still train at my house.
Lautner with co-star Cayden Boyd at premiere, (by Jack Dennis (www.jackiedennis.com)
JD: How did you get into martial arts?
TL: Well I went to Jamestown Elementary in Michigan and when I was about six, I started taking lessons. About a year later I went to a national karate tournament in Kentucky, in Louisville. I met Mike Chat who helped me with my flips and extreme martial arts. It was love from the beginning. I went to Mike's (Chat) camp and before it was over I was doing aerial cartwheels with no hands. I just fell in love with it and worked, trained with him for a while and he helped me get my black belt and I won world championships. He sort of talked us in to trying out acting. So we would do auditions but decided we needed to move out to LA. We moved there a couple of years ago, this August, I think.
JD: Do you remember your first job out there?JD: So how do you handle all this fame?
TL: Oh yeah. It was the Rugrats…a commercial for Rugrats, but I was incredibly excited. Like cloud 9, or cloud 10 (laughs).
TL: (laughs). Well, I just try to keep things real. My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good. Robert [director] is a good role model for showing me how to deal with it by being humble. I just take it one day at a time. Look at this. I am having lots of fun with all these kids here. We are all the same. I just happen to be in a movie. This is fun.
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"A lot of time was spent just internally," said D-backs GM Josh Byrnes, who declined to confirm or deny the Loretta offer. "Going through scenarios, you know, if one deal happens how does that affect the next thing? Probably more time spent on internal discussion and strategy than reaching out to teams and agents, but a combination of all that."
Loretta, 37, hit .280 in 261 at-bats for the Astros last season, including a .330 mark against left-handers.
The D-backs are searching for a second baseman to replace Orlando Hudson, who is expected to sign elsewhere. One baseball official said the D-backs made a "strong offer" to Loretta and that the two sides could be close.
"Some deals are closer than others," Byrnes said speaking in general terms. "We're not quite there yet, at least in our mind."
There had been speculation in some quarters that the choice by reliever Brandon Lyon not to accept salary arbitration, in addition to the club's decision not to offer it to outfielder Adam Dunn, might free up some money that the D-backs would then use to sweeten their offer to left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson.
Barry Meister, who represents Johnson along with Alan Nero, said there had been no new contact since negotiations broke off last month, and Byrnes echoed that.
"Probably not a lot has really changed since they filed, at least from our position," Byrnes said. "He's had an opportunity to assess the market [but] probably not a lot has changed at this point."
While second base is the priority, the D-backs would also like to add some depth in the bullpen, particularly with a left-hander. They have made contact with the lefties on the market, such as Arthur Rhodes, Alan Embree and Joe Beimel, but appear to be willing to let the market come down a bit before plunging in.
The D-backs have three righties that they like late in games in Chad Qualls, Tony Pena and Jon Rauch.
"I think it's been fairly well documented we are looking at some lefties, and if we do get one, we'll have three good late-game righties to go with a lefty," Byrnes said.
Embree, who had his $3 million option declined by the A's, played for the D-backs in 1998. He is likely too expensive at this point, but that could change if the market does.
"I like the area, I like the organization, I liked my time there," Embree told MLB.com recently. "It's an enjoyable place to play. And they were in the [National League Championship Series] two years ago, so obviously it's an attractive place to play in that respect, too. Anywhere on the West Coast or in the West somewhere would be something I'd be interested in."
Another reliever the D-backs may have an interest in is former Nationals closer Chad Cordero. A source said that Cordero was due to arrive in Las Vegas on Monday night and that he was planning on meeting with the D-backs, Mets, Cardinals, Rangers and Tigers.
A published report said the D-backs had decided to trade catcher Chris Snyder instead of Miguel Montero, but multiple sources said that the club had no intention of dealing Snyder.
Arizona, however, is willing to part with Montero, who at this point appears to be their lone trading chip. The Red Sox, who have a surplus of young pitching could be a match. While they would not deal someone like Clay Buchholz, they might be willing to part with someone like Michael Bowden.
The D-backs also signed four Minor League free agents. Outfielder Trent Oeltjen, infielder/outfielder Ryan Roberts, infielder Josh Wilson and right-handed pitcher Seth Etherton.
All four also received invitations to big league camp during Spring Training.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Injured finger keeps Ramirez out
White Sox shortstop may return to action on Friday
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox shortstop suffered the injury at the beginning of the Cleveland series while fielding a ground ball.
"It nicked me there," said Ramirez through interpreter and bullpen coach Juan Nieves. "Then I got inflammation, and of course I couldn't squeeze the ball."
Ramirez said the injury only bothers him throwing the ball, and it certainly hasn't slowed him down at the plate. He's hitting .386 with three home runs and nine RBIs in his last 11 games, including nine hits in his past 19 at-bats.
X-rays were negative in the injured area of Ramirez's finger, but there's no guarantee he will be back in the lineup on Friday against Royals ace Zack Greinke.
"Possibly," said Ramirez, who was replaced by Jayson Nix on Thursday.
"I cannot say he will be back tomorrow," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. "It's still a little bit early. I don't want him to aggravate it. I'll talk to him and make sure he doesn't take any ground balls. But he feels better. There's no hairline fracture. I worry about that one. Hopefully he will be back tomorrow, for sure. I got to wait for him to see how he feels."
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FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Junior Lucas Stone headlined a group of five Loggers to earn mention on the All-Northwest Conference baseball teams, the conference announced on Monday. Stone earned First Team honors, while Matt Robinson, Christian Carter, and Connor Savage joined him on the Second Team.
"Its great to have some of our players recognized as being among the best in the Northwest Conference," commented head coach Brian Billings. "It is a testament to their hard work and positive attitudes over the last year."
Stone had a career year to boost him to his first career postseason honors. He was honored as the only utility player on the First Team after starting in right field all year, while also making 16 relief appearances on the mound. His First Team selection made Stone the first Logger to earn the distinction since 2010. He led the squad this year with a .356 batting average, including an even better .358 average in conference games. He also smacked 15 doubles to lead the team and drove in 16 runs.
While on the mound, Stone has limited opponents to just a .240 batting average this year. His 1.82 ERA in conference games ranked fourth in the NWC. He threw 41 innings in relief this season with a 4-2 record and four saves, which ranked third in the conference.
Robinson earned Second Team honors for the third time in his career after one of the strongest seasons in his four years as a Logger. The right-handed pitcher from Lafayette, Calif., ended the year with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts, including a 2.60 ERA in conference games. He struck out 72 batters this year and threw a career-high 88.1 innings. All three shutouts for the Loggers this year came on Robinson's starts. He tossed at least seven innings in all three of those games.
Robinson finished the year with a 6-7 record to win the 20th game of his career. He finished his career ranked third in wins and fourth in strikeouts in Logger baseball history.
Junior Christian Carter and sophomore Connor Savage earned their first career postseason honors with a spot on the All-NWC Second Team. Carter hit .286 in conference play and led the Loggers with a pair of homers. He had a team-leading three homers on the year and ranked second with 18 RBIs. Carter also did not commit an error this year while splitting time between first base and catcher.
Savage hit .350 in conference games and .317 throughout the year to rank second on the team. He hit one homer on the year and 13 of his 17 RBIs came in NWC games. His one homer came in dramatic fashion, as it was a grand slam that ultimately led to the Loggers upset of Linfield, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time. Savage also was 8-for-12 in stolen base attempts to lead the team.
Nate Aguiar also finished his career with his third Honorable Mention. He has earned Honorable Mention in each of his three years as a starting pitcher. This season he posted a 3-1 record in eight starts in NWC games. He was 4-3 overall with a 4.03 ERA.
The Loggers concluded their season on Saturday with Aguiar capturing his fourth win. They ended the season 17-23 and 11-13 in conference play.


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Melissa Etheridge Is Probably Getting a Call from Brad Pitt About Those Angelina Jolie Comments
Yesterday (June 17), we told you singer Melissa Etheridge criticized Angelina Jolie's decision to get a preventative double mastectomy, saying it wasn't a brave choice, but a "fearful" one.
Turns out Etheridge is a friend of Brad Pitt's — so naturally, when he was at the premiere for 'World War Z' (aka 'That Brad Pitt Zombie Movie'), he was asked about her comments.
"I don't know," Pitt told Us Magazine. "Melissa's an old friend of mine. I'm sure we'll talk on the phone."
Brad invited Melissa to perform at his 2000 wedding ceremony to Jennifer Aniston, but after her recent statements, odds are good she won't be part of the entertainment lineup at the upcoming Pitt/Jolie nuptials.
For his part, Brad's previous comments about his fiancee's surgery indicate he wholeheartedly disagrees with Etheridge. As he told the New York Times, "I think it's an individual decision, and I found it very empowering instead of scary."


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John, it's going incredibly well....man are we busy!....we do 10 inch pies. The one time we did 100 pies in an hour was a special event we did to feed the homeless, we only did 3 kinds of simple pies, a pepperoni, a sausage and a cheese, so dressing was simple...it was however quite the chore to keep up with the oven, had that 48" forno bravo packed to the gills, most of the time had 9 or 10 in at a time, that will definitely keep you on your toes...lol....would not want to do that all the time, but was a great day at the homeless shelter, we fed over 200 people in an hour, thought the line would never end Had an event last night at a local brewery, another tonight at a very busy brew pub with a huge outdoor patio and then tomorrow the Wulapalooza Music Festival at Willamette University past history has shown there to be about 1000 people attending this event, we are the only food vendor, should be fun ...the Sunday back at the brewery. Then Tuesday back at Willamette University for a private event for 60 people in the Environmental Development Department Then it all starts back over next Thursday with basically the same schedule except Saturday being a local Flower Festival where again we will be the only food vendor. No rest for the wicked, the weary or the new business owner. Hope all is going well on the East Coast, wish you weren't so far away would love to pay you a visit and work an event with you. Good luck to you and keep that oven hot!
Cnkymnky - What's the weight of your doughs for a 10 inch pie? I'm currently using 7.0 oz and barely making the ten inch mark, so I'm thinking about going to 7.5 to make it easier for those with less experience handling the dough... Csafranek - In Illinois, we need a "three compartment sink", but more specifically, a wash, soap, and sanitize at farmers markets. From my discussion with one of our counties, they allow you to just have three buckets - One with water, one with soap, one with santizer - to serve as your three compartment. And the you need a running water source for rinsing (a large cooler that has a spout) along with a bucket to receive the waste water.
I am curious....if you have a wash bucket(soap), and a rinse bucket(just water), and a sanitizer bucket.....what is the "running water source" used for? To rinse the sanitizer off?


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Equine Podiatry: Gaining a Foothold
All horses benefit when veterinarians, researchers, and farriers meet to share information and learn from each others' experiences. One of these notable meetings is the annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, hosted in Louisville, Ky., by Ric Redden, DVM, and his wife Nancy, of the International Equine Podiatry Center in Versailles, Ky. The Symposium is held specifically for those equine hoof care professionals who live to improve the care of normal and problem horses' feet.
The field of equine hoof care, or podiatry, is one steeped in long tradition from its roots in coal forges and one-stop blacksmith shops, and it is also one that benefits greatly from the newest hoof and podiatry research. While it might seem that tradition (i.e., time-honored practices) and continuing education (i.e., the latest and greatest) don't have a lot in common, the two combine quite smoothly in the Symposium. The continuing education comes from the recent experiences and findings of dedicated equine podiatrists related in lectures, discussions, and demonstrations; the tradition lies in the consistently top-notch, practical information presented and the camaraderie and open information sharing among repeat attendees.
Events like this are needed to further the field of equine podiatry. One common complaint about the field is that there are no hard and fast rules for what is best for a horse, or what to do in a crisis. The reason for this is that equine podiatry is still in its infancy, and while there are a lot of very intelligent people working to better understand the horse's foot, it's still a very complex structure with no real analogue in the human physique, making it harder for us to comprehend its workings.
Add that to the fact that managing the equine foot involves treatment that varies with the practitioner, since treatments are often mechanical in nature and subject to more variation than, say, injecting a certain dose of a medication. Thus, studying treatments in typical standardized studies is difficult at best.
There are many things we still don't know about the optimal and suboptimal forms and functions of the equine foot, but here is some of the latest on what we do know.
Making it Happen
Ric Redden, DVM, a veterinarian and farrier who founded the International Equine Podiatry Center, kicked off the symposium with a discussion on "How to Make it Happen: Evaluation, Strategy, Planning, and Execution." His discussion centered on the mind-set and focus an equine podiatrist (either veterinarian or farrier) needs in order to gather the most information about a horse and treat him with maximum success.
"There is a tremendous range of normal (anatomy) and pathology," he began (see page 42 for normal and laminitc foot examples). "If you don't know the range of normal, how can you deal with pathology? Preparation (having the knowledge to adequately handle a foot problem) comes with a price, and there are no shortcuts to a successful career. Vets must learn their way around a foot much the same way farriers do--on-the-job training."
He explained that going to veterinary or farrier school alone doesn't give one all the information he or she needs to be a good podiatrist; only practice makes perfect.
"A farrier with 10 years' experience will easily handle 250,000 feet in that time. What will your hands tell you if you touch something 250,000 times?" Redden asked. "Understanding simple (equine) body language also requires months to learn and years to develop. Without it, though, the thought process is stifled when you're under a horse for a routine exam."
But speaking of routine exams, he added, "Think of all foot exams as routine and you'll miss the majority of them. All are unique, and almost all problems are relative to the overall health of the foot. Therefore, the basis of my exam is to look for all the healthy areas. What is left over is what you want to further explore, as that is where the problem lies. Seldom do we find simple primary diagnoses with the foot.
"Education and training in the field of equine podiatry is the answer. From this point on, we must concentrate on how we can all become more knowledgeable and effective in the field of podiatry."
Anatomy and Injuries of the Foot
Renowned equine anatomist Jean-Marie Denoix, DVM, PhD, of Centre d'Imagerie et de Recherche sur les Affections Locomotrices Equines (CIRALE) in Goustranville, France, presented twice, beginning with a discussion on hoof anatomy with a focus on the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ), also called the coffin joint.
He explained that the dorsal or toe area of the hoof is very hard, the palmar or heel area is deformable, and the area in between provides the transition. The particular characteristics of the foot undergo myriad stresses during locomotion, which he has studied in the laboratory and on live horses. He summarized that study's results as follows.
"During locomotion, the interphalangeal joints undergo a variety of combined movements in the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes, especially on uneven surfaces or during turns," he explained. "Each movement induces specific stresses on the articular surfaces and ligaments. Asymmetric elevation of one quarter induces collateromotion (sideways movement of P3, or the coffin bone, relative to P2) and sliding on the same side and rotation on the opposite direction."
Various movements of the bones are limited by the numerous soft tissues present in the foot. Sometimes movement is forceful enough to damage those limiting structures, causing varying degrees of pain and lameness.
"With this knowledge, the biomechanical causes of every injury of the interphalangeal joint structures can be determined, and a rational corrective shoeing procedure can be established," Denoix concluded.
His second presentation described in detail common tendon and ligament injuries of the foot. "Tendon and ligament lesions are major causes of foot pain that are poorly documented with X rays," he said. "Now a real definitive diagnosis is possible with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Collateral ligament injuries (those of small ligaments that help stabilize joints) have occasionally been reported in the literature. Injuries of other ligaments in relation with the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) may induce lamenesses which can be confused with a DIPJ arthropathy (joint disease) or a podotrochlear (navicular) syndrome."
Denoix described a study in which he evaluated a number of horses with ultrasound and radiographs, and in many cases with MRI as well. He found many lesions, and drew the following conclusions.
"Ultrasonography was found particularly useful in horses presenting a foot lameness without significant radiographic finding. A specific diagnosis of several foot conditions can be made with this technique.
"Severe collateral desmopathy (ligament disease) of the DIPJ was found in patients with a sudden, severe distal limb lameness. A differential diagnosis between this condition and other bone or ligament injuries in relation with the DIPJ can be made. Acute as well as chronic tendinopathies (tendon problems) of the deep digital flexor tendon have been diagnosed in a lot of patients and were confirmed in some of them using MRI.
"Ultrasonographic examination of the foot requires a deep knowledge of the descriptive and topographic anatomy as well as adequate equipment and technique," he said. He also recommended that practitioners employ a double square comparison when evaluating symmetrical structures, comparing the injured structure with the symmetrical one of the same limb and the equivalent one of the opposite limb.
Legality of Radiographs
With more and more owners requesting that their farriers use radiographs to prescribe the best shoeing for their horses, and more farriers choosing to work with radiographs especially on problem cases, it's almost inevitable that the question of who can legally take and use radiographs should arise. Thomas W. Miller, an attorney with Miller, Griffin, and Marks, PSC, in Lexington, Ky., discussed the dilemma.
"Although a common practice, the taking of radiographs in order to properly fit a shoe may expose a farrier to liability under the laws of various states regarding the use of X ray equipment and the practice of veterinary medicine," he began.
He discussed the applicable laws of several states including Kentucky, Florida, and California. These laws can vary considerably from state to state, so anyone wishing to understand regulations that apply to them needs to seek out their area's laws.
In Kentucky, for example, it could be risky for non-veterinarians to shoot radiographs because the Kentucky definition of veterinary medical practice is as follows:
"To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent: Animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental conditions, including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique..."
"In many cases, the chances of getting caught are remote, as well as the chances of full prosecution and jail time," Miller said. "But it still exposes you to significant civil liability.
"Most regulations provide that the owner of the X ray equipment is responsible for safety measures," he went on. "If you loan out equipment and it causes injury to anyone or any horse, the owner is liable. And if you purchase equipment, you must register it within 10 days (in Kentucky; regulations might differ elsewhere)."
Miller said that any time a horse is hurt, an attorney can find someone with the right qualifications to say that the treating professional did something wrong. "Someone can always be looking over your shoulder, especially with a valuable horse," he warned.
He related several cases of equine injury with and without obvious fault, explaining any liability in the eyes of the law. "I don't advise you how to run your business," he said. "I only tell you what the risks and the law are, and how to minimize those risks."
Redden added, "When you're treating a lame horse, you may be liable if you're not using the state-of-the-art treatment. You may be in more trouble if uneducated on these issues than if you're educated."
Growth Factor
We're always trying to speed healing of injuries in our horses; two presentations at the Symposium focused on growth factor for treating various kinds of wounds, fresh and chronic, hoof and otherwise.
The first was by David Jolly of BeluMedX, makers of Lacerum growth factor treatment, a platelet-rich plasma product with growth factor provided by the platelets (blood components that aid in clotting).
"Research on the effect of platelet-rich plasma on wound healing was first done in humans," he said. "The most refractory cases of delayed healing studied included 10-year duration wounds on diabetic people with pressure sores. The growth factors provided by the platelet and did indeed promote wound healing. This new approach is proving to be significant to equine wound healing as well."
He described several hoof wound cases, including coronary band injuries and quarter cracks, that healed quickly following initiation of Lacerum treatment. The key, he says, is giving the horse enough time off to heal and avoiding caustic antibiotics that can damage healing tissue and kill the natural "flora" (bacteria), allowing pathogens (disease-causing bacteria) to take over.
"Care should be taken to keep the exposed laminae moist, and to prevent exposure of the regenerating tissue to any toxic or necrotizing agents," he concluded.
Redden also related his experiences with Lacerum in difficult wound cases, including the much-publicized treatment of an American Saddlebred injected with a necrotizing (tissue-killing) subtance in mid-2003 (see www.TheHorse.com/sbreds for more information). He described the procedure of mixing and applying the product in detail, as well as providing several case studies.
These cases included a catastrophic puncture wound with multiple articular fractures, a wire puncture in the foot, a wall crack from a coronary band abscess, an amputation stump, a hoof wall portion that was trimmed out following buckling from a coronary band abscess, septic laminitis, and the American Saddlebred's necrotizing lesion in the pastern area.
"If we can use growth factor to accelerate the normal healing response with foot problems, then we can bypass the normal secondary sepsis (infection) that is often devastating to a lot of foot injuries," he stated. "Since January 2003, we have treated approximately 50 different cases with the growth factor, and approximately 20-25 cases with the ACell. The Lacerum is a growth factor, and the ACell is a biological scaffold. I have found that they work well in conjunction with each other. I have also found cases where I didn't get the favorable response I expected. With anything new and innovative, there are often limitations."
Case Studies
Andrea Floyd, DVM, of Serenity Equine in Evington, Va., presented multiple case studies at the Symposium. The first was an account of a Quarter Horse gelding with severe flexor contracture in his left forelimb even after superior and inferior check ligament desmotomies (cutting of these ligaments) performed two years before the horse was presented to Floyd.
"Equine podiatry referral hospitals must be detectives," Floyd said. "Cases that reach referral podiatry hospitals are many times chronic and confusing. Attempting to make a diagnosis based on immediate findings, without good diagnostic material from the referring veterinarian and farrier, can lead to a misdiagnosis of the primary causal mechanism."
The gelding in question was walking on the front of his coronary band, and Floyd identified an old scar with suture lines in the upper foreleg near the shoulder. "The muscle had been torn loose from its attachment by the trauma and had dropped distal to (below) the scar," she reported. The horse had sustained this injury from going through a barbed wire fence at six months of age. At the time of Floyd's initial exam, the horse was three years old.
Although cutting the deep and superficial digital flexor tendons offered some relief and proximal and annular ligaments allowed a normal weight bearing stance, the leg continued to contract following the initial improvement. What finally allowed the horse "nearly normal" use of the lower limb was arthrodesis (fixation) of the fetlock joint with screws.
"I have strong feelings that there was a neurological component implicated in the flexor contracture of this gelding," Floyd said. "Due to the pain elicited by digital palpation of the axillary scar area (high in the forearm, up near the body) and the horse's tendency to hold the leg out laterally, I feel there may have been a pain problem that caused the horse to contract."
Her second case study involved a street nail surgery (opening and draining of a hoof puncture) with complications.
"For penetrating foot wounds, radiograph the foot before removing the foreign object," she said. "Be prepared to do a nerve block and explore the wound thoroughly after the X ray. Penetrating wounds through or near the frog are a red flag for infection--do a culture and use the appropriate antibiotic, and be prepared to use a patten shoe (which keeps the sole off the ground by elevating the heels, and allows the sole to be medicated, as well as allowing complete release of the deep flexor tendon that was necrotic in this case and needed to heal in a relaxed position)."
This horse was an eight-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that "arrived dog-sitting on the trailer and had great difficulty rising and walking. The left hind hoof had sustained a nail puncture to the depth of the navicular bone, obliterating 75% of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) and causing necrosis of 50% of the navicular bone." The horse also had nearly uncontrollable pain and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the wound that had ascended along the flexor tendons to the pastern area.
The right hind hoof became severely laminitic from the overload and the hoof capsule sloughed, so the decision was made to place transcortical pins in the right hind cannon bone and build a fiberglass cast around them to support weight bearing on the pins and allow the hoof to heal while floating free within the cast.
Floyd noted that intensive care was critical for this horse, as he required intensive caloric intake to heal, had terrible pressure sores from staying down, and received anti-ulcer treatment as needed. She noted that spandex "sleepwear" was useful in protecting areas that were at high risk for ulcers including the hocks, elbows, and hips.
Following intensive management of the initial injury, multiple pin and cast changes, and ancillary problems, the horse recovered to soundness on rail shoes (these have a curved ground surface that moves breakover back further, to the center of the coffin bone's ground surface, and allows a "self-adjusting" hoof angle). "The total recovery time was about 12 months," Floyd reported.
"There will always be clients searching for hope for their horses," she added. "Don't give up on them. If you as a farrier or veterinarian do not feel that you can help the horse, search for a referral facility. You will become the hero for referring."
Heel, Navicular, Laminitis Pain
Gene Ovnicek, RMF, well-known farrier, clinician, and creator of the Natural Balance Shoe, presented twice at the Symposium as well. His first focus was on recognizing and treating heel/navicular pain.
"Navicular problems are the most common problems seen by veterinarians," he began. "Possible causes include genetics, hoof management, environment (simply restricting movement is one of the biggest culprits in this disease), and shoes (might barefootedness help fix things)?"
He described a common hoof condition associated with lower limb lameness as long-toe/low-heel syndrome, which often exhibits contracted, drawn-forward heels, curled bars (the bars are normally straight), a frog that's stretched forward at the apex and narrow, and a broken-back hoof-pastern axis. "This type of hoof distortion in the early stages is frequently associated with horses that stumble, forge, land toe-first, or have a decline in their performance level," he observed. "If these horses are not lame now, they will be before they die. All sound horses land slightly heel-first, and if they land toe-first you'll see a little puff of dirt in front of the toe.
"The curled heel is always the tallest one," he said. "If they're both curled, then they're both too high. And if you see red spots in the sole at the ends of the heels, these are small hemorrhages (bruises). Take down the heels a little, move the heels back behind that spot. No wonder they don't want to land on their heels!
"Horses that have been subject to this same type of hoof distortion for a long period of time are more often afflicted with navicular syndrome, coffin joint pain, ringbone, or pedal osteitis," he continued. "Horses that land toe-first usually have a longer-than-normal toe that causes a delay in breakover, and are inclined to momentarily sublux (partially dislocate) the distal end of P2 caudally (rearward) and cause undue strain on the navicular bone and impar ligament."
Ovnicek next compared the chronically laminitic foot to the club foot, and noted the similarities between his treatments for both.
"Over the last 10-15 years that I've been dealing with primarily lame or pathologic horses, I've found that the treatment for chronic laminitis (using Natural Balance guidelines) has helped me better understand and manage these clubbed and mismatched feet," he began. "Chronically laminitic feet are often mistaken for club feet. The hoof distortion that occurs is part of the natural defense to protect internal hoof structures."
He stated that about 60% of domestic horses exhibit clubbed or mismatched feet. Of those, he said 30-40% are minor, 50-60% are moderate, and about 10% are severe. The traditional treatment for these upright feet, he said, includes lowering the heels and leaving the toe longer. The problem with that treatment is that tendons don't stretch easily or much, muscles contract when tension is applied, and the inferior check ligament limits the length of the DDFT below that attachment, he explained. The result is that the horse doesn't land heel first, the heels contract, the dorsal wall becomes distorted, the frog loses ground contact and contracts, the overloaded sole at the toe can't protect the border of P3, and pedal osteitis develops from landing toe-first on thin soles.
The better treatment is to trim the heels back to live, functional sole, leave good hoof length at the toe, and move breakover back (to the tip or P3 or further back) to slow heel regrowth by increasing weight bearing on the heels, he said. The goal is to get the horse to land equally heel-first on both feet, regardless of what the hoof looks like.
"In time, the two feet will look more alike, but will never be the same," he said. "I've created a lot of problems in horses over the years just trying to make them look the same. But horses very often have mismatched feet just like humans do."
Wild Horse Feet
"Much has been written and discussed about using the feral or wild mustang horse's foot as a model for balance and shape for optimal form and function," said Tom Hartgrove, DVM, of Las Vegas, Nev. "The feral mustang's feet have served as a blueprint for the technique referred to as natural balance trimming and shoeing. These techniques have undoubtedly benefited lame horses and helped form the basis for many different approaches to treating laminitis.
"Given this blueprint for success, feral mustang feet are usually only brought up during lameness discussions as a model for prevention and treatment," he continued. "This leads to the impression that feral mustang feet do not suffer from pathology. However, at times, even optimal form and function can fail. This report deals with the study of feral mustangs from the Nevada National Wild Horse Management Area that were presented for treatment for lameness and/or necropsy."
Hartgrove presented many examples of wild horse feet, ranging from what one might consider normal to the wildly abnormal, and often these horses get along pretty well with these odd feet. Others, however, do not; he related a trend of more than 20 foals presented in three years' time that were presented for necropsy following severe gravel (migration of a piece of gravel up the laminar interface from the toe to the coronary band; along the way it causes severe inflammation, infection, and pain).
"These were foals that were either abandoned by the herd, or collapsed during a gather," he said. "The foals that survive gravel develop deep flexor contracture syndrome and change their mechanics of motion, and if they survive long enough they develop bizarrely shaped feet. This then becomes their new natural balance and it is not uncommon to see these horses leading the pack during roundups.
"Further study is needed to define the pathophysiology of some of these (and other) fascinating hoof conditions," he concluded.
Insurance and Laminitis
While to most of us insurance means something bad has happened and we're trying to recover from it, there is the silver lining of having planned for this kind of problem and being somewhat protected--not that it makes it any easier to handle illness or disease in your horse. Don Blackburn, an insurance adjuster with Livestock Claims, Limited, in Citra, Fla., discussed the insurance adjuster's role in your claim on your horse's insurance, and said that the more helpful the owner can be, the easier the process will go.
"Don't wait to call your insurance agent until the horse is really in a bad way and you've been treating him for awhile," he stressed. "The adjuster has to build a medical record from the beginning.
"Dealing with an insurance company is like dealing with a 6-year-old child," he continued. "The company is going to ask 'why, why, why?' I can't stress enough the importance of being cooperative--we have state regulations to satisfy, and we need your help to do it. We don't ask for documentation because we don't trust you. Our job is to take the information you give us and filter it through your contract. All policies have clauses and endorsements that require proper care and treatment throughout the illness. We have to document that too. There's a saying--'If it ain't in a file, it ain't.' "
Redden commented, "If you ask clients about their horse's policy before surgery, they think it's life-threatening. Most think you're supposed to call just before you euthanize the horse, but you need to know what's going on way before that."
General Notes
The last day of the Symposium featured a panel discussion in which farrier Danny Dunson and veterinarians Liz Maloney, DVM; Brad Root, DVM; and Mark Wooten, DVM, were called upon to comment on cases Redden presented. A lively discussion ensued, during which several interesting points were made.
- "My phone is always on. Otherwise, I'm leaving them (the veterinarians) to do things by themselves. You never learn anything by hiding."--Dunson
- "You have to have a suitable place for farriers to work. People can spend millions of dollars working on horses, but have no good place to work on the horse's feet out of the rain."--Redden
- "I've heard rumors that this will be the last Symposium--they couldn't be any more false."--Redden
- "A common problem is that you fix a horse, then he goes home to an owner and farrier who just don't know what to do with him. It's nobody's fault, just the system. We haven't completed the plan (and provided for educating the horse's owner and farrier so they know what after care he needs.)"--Redden
- "Equine podiatrists are like the emergency room in a hospital. That's how you've got to start thinking."--Redden
- "Severe sinker syndrome in a halter horse--I've never had one live more than two years. All that excess body weight just presents too many challenges."--Redden
- "Always work on the good foot first--it works out much better in a lot of cases. If you work on the bad one first, the horse may be in a lot of pain and not likely to stand on the bad foot so you can work on the good one after you've hurt him. Sometimes I'll just lay a shoe on the foot and hit it once with a hammer to see how he'll react, so I can plan for it."--Redden
Shoeing Demonstration
The live shoeing demonstration that wraps up the convention is always a popular session, with multiple veterinarians and farriers demonstrating solutions to common (and not-so-common) problems via television feed to the symposium attendees. The demonstrations always provide a wealth of practical information for farriers and veterinarians striving to improve their techniques.
This year's experts were Wooten, Dunson, Redden, and Ovnicek, and their topics included "A Team Approach to Treating Laminitis (including casting for transport)," "Foot Dissection: Taking a Look at the Vital Internal Structures," "Shoeing a Horse With Typical Heel Pain," and "How to Properly Use the Rock-n-Roll Shoe for Rehabilitation and High-Speed Sports."
What's Coming Up?
Amid rumors that this was the last year for the Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, as Redden said, that just couldn't be farther from the truth. What will be different next year, however, is that the Reddens will likely not be hosting it--they'll be taking a much deserved break. In their stead, several people have discussed putting on future Bluegrass Laminitis Symposia with Redden's input. Whoever takes it over, you can look forward to a continuing tradition of cutting-edge, practical hoof care education for equine podiatry professionals.
Thanks for All the Help
At the 2004 Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, farrier Danny Dunson, Eric Parsons, Rob Spencer, and Shannon Redden (not pictured) presented Symposium hosts Nancy Redden and Ric Redden, DVM, with a plaque to thank them for their longtime service and dedication to the field of equine podiatry.
The plaque and recognition were inspired by Dunson, a long-time friend of Doc and Nancy and a farrier at Nolensville Vet Clinic in Nolensville, Tenn. Parsons, Spencer, Shannon Redden, and Dunson each spoke briefly at the presentation of the plaque.
"They're there for you any time, all you have to do is just pick up the phone," said Dunson.--Christy West
MORE LAMINITIS SYMPOSIUM REPORTS: www.TheHorse.com/BGLS
About the Author
Christy M. West
Christy West has a BS in Equine Science from the University of Kentucky, and an MS in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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River Valley AA Big Book meeting (open), 8 p.m., Dardanelle Housing Authority, 402 E. Fifth St., Dardanelle.
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Santa Margarita Catholic High School welcomed more than 500 special needs athletes to their campus to compete in the 6th Annual Special Olympics track and field meet March 27.
These athletes came from several different Southern California school districts including Brea, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Capistrano Valley with competitors ranging in age from elementary school to adult transitional schools.
As a part of the campus ministry service project, "Project Unify," more than 400 SMCHS sophomores gathered at Santa Margarita Catholic High School to help set up the event and to buddy up with the Special Olympics participants and to help guide, motivate, and encourage them along the way.
Project Unify is geared to bring together athletes of differing abilities that share the same competitive drive and love of sports, to compete against other "unified" teams in the community. Eventually, the goal is to have a sports rally identifying and supporting all of the Project Unify teams, as well as getting the word out about Special Olympics campaign against the "R" word and any other words and behaviors that hurt the human spirit.
Athletes paired with their SMCHS buddies competed in events like the 25 meter dash, the 50 meter dash, and the softball toss.
The next Special Olympics event will feature swimming and takes place April 13 at the SMCHS Aquatic Center from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Of course there is a chance after Brady is gone, the Pats have a chance of turning into the Jets - mostly mediocre to bad year after year with a few good seasons here and there.
Pats Suck!!!!
It had to be said.
And Brady takes it in the tail pipe too!
That is understood and probably did not need to be said.
We've split 4 of the last 6 years (which is reasonably competitive considering they've consistently been a league power) but it's a bold prediction to say we'll sweep them. I'd love it, but it's not likely.
Don't get the OP either -- why would we take away their two best players?
If you take away Brick and Mangold we're capable of getting shut out -- if you take away Revis and Cromartie, our elite secondary becomes pedestrian.
But all six guys are playing, so what difference does that make.
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Since 1997: 10 winning seasons, 2 .500 seaons, 3 losing seasons.
It just doesn't seem like it because most of our winning seasons are 9 or 10 wins.
Absolutely nailed it.
The Pats are an average team without Brady.
This could very well be the year the 36 yr old Brady starts to break down, he already has a bum shoulder and his elbow have been issues the past couple of years.
The draft showed me that they are very concerned about the 'D'.
There are so many things that can go wrong for the Jets this season, from dysfunction in the locker room to Landry getting hurt to the lack of a consistent edge rusher, that it is hard to feel too bullish about their chances of pulling it off. It doesnt help that theres so much uncertainty at quarterback and early struggles for Sanchez will send the team directly into a full-blown quarterback controversy.
We should know what were getting from the Jets pretty early in the season. Four of the first six games are at home, providing some comfort amid early matchups with the Steelers, 49ers, Texans and Patriots that will test the offenses ability to move the ball well enough to win games. If the Jets dont handle the early stretch, the second half will almost certainly be full of questions about how much longer Ryan will be in charge.
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If you think the Jets aren't going to win why watch?
If you are 100% sure the Jets are going to lose on any given day why even bother??
It's unlikely they could sweep the Pats.. But you are going to watch anyway and root for them because you think they could win...
So lets go sweep the frigging Pats already...
And lets knock off the Fish and Buffalodeans each while we are at it...