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Safety, Tolerability, and Effect of TMC207 and Efavirenz in Healthy Volunteers
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00992069
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 8, 2009
Last Update Posted : April 4, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|Tuberculosis HIV
|Drug: Efavirenz (EFV) Drug: TMC207
|Phase 1
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most deadly infectious disease after HIV. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has emerged as a worldwide epidemic, limiting treatment options. HIV infected people with suppressed immune systems are particularly susceptible to TB, and TB is the leading cause of death among people with HIV. Treating people infected with both HIV and TB is particularly problematic because rifamycins, the drug class usually used to treat TB, lower the effectiveness of certain anti-HIV medications. Studies of pharmacokinetics (PK), the interactions between drugs and body, are needed to determine which anti-TB and anti-HIV medications can be safely and effectively combined. This study will examine TMC207, a new anti-TB medication with the potential to shorten TB treatment time, combined with efavirenz (EFV), an antiretroviral (ARV) medication used in many first-line treatment regimens for HIV. The study will test PK and safety of this combination in healthy volunteers.
Participation in this study will last 49 days. At entry, participants will complete basic assessments, including taking a medical history and completing a physical exam, an eye exam, an electrocardiogram (ECG) to measure heartbeat, a pregnancy test, and a blood test. Certain behaviors and substances will be prohibited during the study, including consuming grapefruit, alcohol, or caffeine (on PK visit days); taking nutritional supplements, over-the-counter herbal medicines, and certain medicines and drugs from other studies; and excessive smoking. Participants will also be asked to keep a medication diary to record all medications they take during the study.
All participants will receive study medications on the same schedule: a single dose of TMC207 on Days 1 and 29, and daily dosing of EFV on Days 15 to 43.
Participants will complete two PK visits, one from Days 1 to 3, and one from Days 28 to 31. During PK visits, participants will have their vital signs checked and undergo an ECG, and they may also complete a limited physical exam, give a medication history, and report on symptoms. They will have multiple blood samples taken via a catheter left in place for the 3-day visit. Blood samples will be taken before receiving TMC207; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 hours after receiving TMC207; and again on the mornings of Days 2 and 3.
Participants will complete six outpatient visits over the 11 days following each PK visit and one outpatient visit on Day 21, between PK visits. At outpatient visits participants will complete a blood draw and may complete a limited physical exam and medical history, record symptoms, and review their medication diaries.
On Day 49 participants will complete their last study visit, repeating many of the assessments from baseline testing. In the case of side effects or abnormal blood tests, participants may be monitored longer for safety reasons.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|37 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Crossover Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Interaction Study of Single-Dose TMC207 and Efavirenz in Healthy Volunteers
|Study Start Date :
|December 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2010
Experimental: TMC207 alone and with EFV
Participants will receive single-dose TMC207 alone and then single-dose TMC207 with EFV.
Drug: Efavirenz (EFV)
Oral dose of 600 mg daily, taken in the evening
Other Name: Sustiva
Drug: TMC207
Single oral dose of 400 mg in the morning
- Area under curve (AUC) over 336 hours of TMC207, measured when dosed alone and when dosed together with efavirenz (EFV) 600 mg daily [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Days 1 to 15, 28, and 29 to 43 ]
- Signs or symptoms of toxicity ranked Grade 2 or higher, according to the DAIDS adverse event (AE) grading table [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
- Maximum observed plasma or serum concentration (Cmax) and oral clearance (CL/F) of TMC207 and AUC, Cmax, and CL/F of the M2 metabolite of TMC207 when dosed alone and when dosed together with EFV 600 mg daily [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Days 1 to 15, 28, and 29 to 43 ]
- AUC over 24 hours, Cmax, Cmin, CL/F, and elimination half-life (T1/2) of EFV and host EFV metabolism genotype status (CYP2B6) obtained from whole blood samples taken at screening [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and on Day 28 ]
- Correlation between AUC over 24 hours of EFV and AUC over 336 hours of TMC207 [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Days 1 to 15, 28, and 29 to 43 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Females not of reproductive potential, defined as women who have been postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months or women who have undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral tubal ligation
- Females who have been surgically sterilized and all males must agree to use contraceptives if participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy while receiving the protocol-specified medications and for 4 weeks after stopping the medication
- Absence of HIV-1 infection, as documented by any licensed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kit, within 21 days prior to study entry
- Estimated creatinine clearance of more than 50 ml/min, within 21 days prior to study entry, calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault method
- Laboratory test results obtained within 21 days prior to entry, including negative pregnancy test, negative hepatitis B and C tests, and certain blood values
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of any prescription medication known to inhibit or induce CYP3A metabolizing enzymes within 30 days prior to entry
- Planned use during the study, from day 0 through the last PK blood draw, of any of the following: prescription medication(s), herbal supplement(s), nutritional supplement(s), or over-the-counter medication(s). Multivitamins and acetaminophen, up to 650 mg every 6 hours as an analgesic, are permitted.
- Hospitalization for any reason, pharmacotherapy for serious illness, or use of any prescription medication(s) within 14 days prior to study entry
- Receipt of any investigational study drug within 21 days prior to study entry
- Known allergy, sensitivity, or hypersensitivity to EFV or TMC207 or components of their formulations, including cyclodextrin allergy
- Significant previous or active history of cardiovascular, renal, liver, hematologic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, endocrine, or immunologic disease(s), as determined by the site investigator. This is inclusive of chronic illnesses or gastrointestinal conditions that may affect drug absorption, etc. Additionally, any medical condition that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with the volunteer's ability to participate in the protocol will exclude participation.
- Active illicit drug use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements
- Suspicion of active tuberculosis (TB) by the site investigator
- Inability to abstain from alcoholic beverages, grapefruit, and grapefruit juice for the duration of the study
- For smokers, inability to smoke 5 cigarettes per day or less for the duration of the study
- Breastfeeding
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) showing first-degree or greater heart block or QT interval (QTc) greater than 440 ms within 21 days prior to study entry. First-degree heart block is defined as PR interval greater than 200 ms.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00992069
|United States, California
|Ucsf Aids Crs
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, North Carolina
|Unc Aids Crs
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
|United States, Ohio
|The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt Therapeutics CRS
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-2582
|Study Chair:
|Kelly Dooley, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
10749 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES )
|First Posted:
|October 8, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 4, 2013
|Last Verified:
|April 2013
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Antitubercular Agents
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freenode/#lisp - IRC ChatlogSearch
21:20:18 dim but I don't remember it, I look it up or remember last time I used it when I need it again :/
21:21:15 dim hjudt: I guess not cacching so much as cost to open a new connection on mobile devices in particular
21:23:09 hjudt dim: so it's actually best to just separate out common code into e.g. common.js but leave page-specific code inside the template, right?
21:25:13 dim depends on what you want to achieve I suppose
21:25:35 dim for browser/user experience it's best to limit how many connections to open, unless using http/2 I think
21:27:16 hjudt afaik there is no way to use http/2 with lisp yet. there is https://github.com/akamai/cl-http2-protocol, but this is not used by anything lispy.
21:30:02 hjudt anyway, i am currently using radiance which is actually great with its api output to json and javascript to populate pages with data from ajax calls.
21:30:30 jmercouris would it be considered bad practice to put all of my macros in a separate macros file?
21:30:43 jmercouris so that they can be evaluated first?
21:37:25 phoe jmercouris: no, not at all
21:37:34 phoe I often do the same in my projects, actually
21:37:38 jmercouris phoe: okay, thank you!
21:38:04 phoe and also so the syntax I use is separated from the code using that syntax
21:38:17 jmercouris right, that's exactly what I am trying to do
21:38:28 phoe then go ahead
21:38:42 jmercouris will do!
21:42:59 jasom hjudt: you can use any lisp webserver behind a http/2 reverse proxy
21:43:36 jmercouris hello everyone, I'm trying to get a simple macro expansion working, and I can't figure out what is wrong: https://pastebin.com/zgXz4HXQ
21:50:58 jmercouris update: seems it was working, I wasn't testing it quoted
22:39:16 rpg Is there a function (say in alexandria) that takes a list or a tree and an alist of substitutions, and does them all, instead of substituting one at a time?
22:42:37 fe[nl]ix rpg: cl:sublis
22:43:04 rpg fe[nl]ix: Thanks! Not sure how I missed that!
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1:59:18 jmercouris hello everyone, I'm looking to store browser history, I was thinking about storing it in an SQLite db. What I'm concerned about is changability over time, and laginess with the size of the db growing
1:59:38 jmercouris i was also thinking about using this sqlite interface: https://common-lisp.net/project/cl-sqlite/
1:59:41 jmercouris any feedback?
2:20:34 pierpa laginess with size shouldn't be a problem. SQLite can handle gigabytes dbs
2:20:56 pierpa and you can also trim the db if it grows too large
2:22:41 jmercouris pierpa: what about using a key-value db, wouldn't that be quicker for some types of queries? like for specific tags in history etc
2:25:22 jmercouris pierpa: can you think of a good way to perform quick queries about the nature of non-numerical data in a sqlite db? e.g. if each element has a set of tags, how could I collect those quickly without maintaining a separate table for every tag?
2:25:44 jmercouris as an example, find all history elements with the tag of "search engine query" or something like that
2:26:00 jmercouris I could obviously have a table that points to them, but is there a better way?
2:26:40 jmercouris also if I have a table that points to them, the reverse relationship might take forever to query, e.g. what are the following tags associated with this history item
2:30:39 Zhivago You can always intern them to integers, but doesn't it support strings already?
2:31:22 jmercouris Zhivago: sqlite supports strings
2:31:47 jmercouris let me rephrase my question, let's say I had a bunch of items with specific tags, how can i query for items with tag x
2:31:56 jmercouris each item being a row in the db
2:32:32 Zhivago Does it handle arrays of values and a contains operator?
2:33:10 Zhivago Although if you want the tags to be primary keys, then they'll need to be in distinct columns.
2:34:23 Zhivago You could set up another table for item-tag relationships, and then do an exciting join againt the item-data.
2:37:22 Zhivago Then the tags could be in a single column and it would be potentially efficient to look up.
2:38:07 jmercouris Zhivago: won't the contains op be very slow on large data sets?
2:38:26 jmercouris an item-tag relationship table would good, but would I not require two tables?
2:39:00 jmercouris so i'd need a tag --> items, and then a item --> tags table, right?
2:56:47 Zhivago It should be able to efficiently index the tags column.
2:57:49 Zhivago You'd end up with (item-id-1, tag-1), (item-id-1, tag-2), (item-id-2, tag-1), etc, tuples in the table.
2:58:43 Zhivago Presumably the SQL system should be able to arrange its indexes to efficiently answer queries like "select item-id where tag='tag-1'".
2:59:30 jmercouris Zhivago: I understand how that works for a single tag, but how could I query for multiple tags?
2:59:47 jmercouris and shouldn't it be something like "where tag contains 'tag-1'"?
3:00:04 jmercouris would I have to do multiple queries and a join? sorry for the questions, dbs are not one of my strong suits
3:07:18 pierpa no, you do one query. The query optimizer of the DB will devise a way to perform the query efficiently
3:08:51 pierpa the kind of situation you describe is a very typical, and DB handle this very well
3:08:59 pierpa a very typical one
3:09:49 pierpa you only need a good SQL tutorial :)
3:11:26 jmercouris pierpa: okay, that makes me feel a little better about using sqlite :D thanks!
3:11:49 pierpa ;)
3:12:08 jmercouris I guess time to look for a good sql tutorial
3:16:09 jmercouris pierpa: is any of these the approach you describe? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2885564/ways-to-implement-tags-pros-and-cons-of-each
3:18:57 jmercouris pierpa: or did you mean this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3498844/sqlite-string-contains-other-string-query?
3:19:28 pierpa I'm no DB expert, but I'd say way 1 and 3 are dumb, way 2 the only acceptable, but I may be wrong
3:20:12 pierpa no wait, way 3 is ok too :)
3:21:52 pierpa let me rephrase: way 3 is good, way 2 less so but is simpler and for small DBs may be viable, way 1 is dumb
3:22:13 jmercouris I see, so no good indexing + contains?
3:22:24 jmercouris so none of this:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3498844/sqlite-string-contains-other-string-query
3:22:49 pierpa you mean contains as a string, or the set of tags contains a subset of tags?
3:23:07 jmercouris let me make a paste one sec
3:24:38 jmercouris https://pastebin.com/ELZL1uUg
3:24:57 pierpa do you really need to match substrings, or you considered this only as a possible approach?
3:25:31 jmercouris pierpa: I only considered at as a possible approach
3:25:39 pierpa you mean you are doing as in way 1
3:25:42 jmercouris it doesn't strongly matter to me how the data is matched, just that there are tags
3:25:47 jmercouris and that I can query them
3:26:02 jmercouris pierpa: as of now, I am not doing it in any way, i haven't started on the implementation yet, just seeking advice before i start
3:26:09 pierpa ok
3:26:13 jmercouris I even thought about using something like unql
3:26:30 jmercouris I'm not sure how people will want to query their history, by date, by tags? by url?
3:26:34 pierpa I think storing tags as a comma separated list of names in a string is not a good idea
3:26:44 jmercouris pierpa: I would agree with that
3:27:25 pierpa do you understand way 2 and way 3 in the stackoverflow link?
3:28:06 pierpa anyway, sorry must go to bed. Almost dawn here ;)
3:28:17 jmercouris I understand them yes :D
3:28:19 jmercouris goodnight!
3:52:14 beach Good morning everyone!
3:54:07 listpr Good morning
3:56:04 beach listpr: Are you new here? I don't recognize your nick.
3:56:28 listpr im new and anonymous :)
3:56:41 listpr i dont register
3:56:49 beach Fair enough.
3:56:55 beach What brings you to #lisp?
3:57:17 listpr i love lisp
3:57:31 listpr i just learn lisp in few month
3:57:56 beach Sounds good.
3:58:00 listpr i want to talk with pro to advandce my skill
3:58:20 listpr yeah
5:03:17 manny8888_ ** NICK manny8888__
5:03:57 dmh listpr: same
5:04:53 listpr yes and do you like game in lisp?
5:05:52 dmh no
5:21:38 beach listpr: There is a channel for that: #lispgames.
5:21:54 beach listpr: I don't know how active it is, though, because I am not a participant.
5:26:58 mfiano actually it is more active than this channel
5:29:30 beach Excellent!
5:29:33 mfiano estimated from log file sizes with non-channel-messages stripped, for about a decade of data, that is.
5:31:30 mfiano It has been a bit less active the last month or 2, but that is expected to pick up again next month when the jam starts. might be a good time to mention if anyone is interested: https://itch.io/jam/lisp-game-jam-2017-hard-mode
6:23:24 Shinmera hjudt: If you have few pages, make a file per page. If you have lots with little code, make one file that activates the code depending on which page you're on.
8:12:22 hhdave_ ** NICK hhdave
8:55:12 arbv_ ** NICK arbv
9:19:03 pchrist_ ** NICK pchrist

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Gorf (VIC-20)
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DescriptionGorf is a game that consists of five levels:
- The first level called Astro Battles has the player's ship behind a defensive shield, defending against an alien attack. The level is a top-down view, with the player's ship and shield on one side and the aliens on the other side; this level bears the most resemblance to Space Invaders.
- The second level called Laser Attack is made up of a formation of ships, with some that swoop down and a laser that fires at the player's ship. Bonus ships also tend to appear in this level.
- The third level is called Galaxians, and as the name suggests it is very similar to the game Galaxian with ships constantly dive bombing the player's spaceship. This mission only appears in the Arcade version.
- The fourth level called Space Warp, has the player entering hyperspace.. The viewpoint switches from a top-down view to a behind-the-ship view. One by one, alien vessels will come out and fly in a circular formation shooting at the player's ship with the players goal being to destroy each one.
- The fifth and final level is called Flag Ship. In this level, the player does not fight a wave of enemies, but a single one which happens to be a large Flag Ship with a weak spot which is its core. Hitting the weak spot will instantly destroy it, but the player must first shoot through a similar shield that the player had in the first level.
Finishing the game increases the player's rank and starts the game over at level 1 with a faster game speed for more challenge.
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|"Long Live Gorf!" 4 Levels including: Space Invaders, Galaxians, and Mothership.
|David Ledgard (63)
|An excellent port of the arcade game that combines those classic shoot-em-ups into one game
|Katakis | カタキス (41140)
Critic Reviews
|Home Computing Weekly
|Jun 28, 1983
|Electronic Fun with Computers & Games
|Nov, 1982
|3 out of 4
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|4 levels?
|Servo (57423)
Jun 03, 2014
1001 Video GamesThe Arcade version of Gorf appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Planned sequelA prototype sequel to Gorf titled Ms. Gorf exists only as source code stored on a series of 8-inch floppy disks that unfortunately can't be compiled apparently due to the obscurity of the programming language it was written in (Forth) and being done in a software environment that cannot be reproduced. However, some gameplay footage of the the game exists in a demo reel of a never aired television show Wired In.
References of the gameArcade machine play screens of Gorf can be seen in these movies - 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and 1983's Joysticks. An arcade cabinet can also be seen in 2006's The Benchwarmers.
TitleThe programmer called it Gorf since it's Frog spelled backwards. It is also an acronym for 'Galactic Orbital Robot Force'.
Information also contributed by John Wallace and Scaryfun
Kabushi (237908) added Gorf (VIC-20) on Mar 21, 2006
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Every once in a while you get a sobering reminder about what passes for civilized society. One day several years ago, my husband and I were staying at a vacation rental on the northern Sonoma Coast and decided to head inland to the Anderson Valley, driving east through picturesque oak-studded meadows and mixed conifer forests. With my husband at the wheel, I was free to scour the sky and grasslands for signs of wildlife. I spotted a red-tailed hawk soaring in the distance, a sight that always lifts my spirits. But as we rounded a bend in the road, my heart sank as I struggled to absorb the sight before me: coyotes, as far as the eye could see, strung up on fence posts like scarecrows, bodies contorted, frozen in a gruesome death pose, fur sticking out like straw.
You might think the barbaric practice of hanging coyotes from fences disappeared with the bounty era, when the state paid hunters to exterminate all things carnivore, big or small, on wings or paws, to protect livestock. When the canine crucifixions, like the bounty, reinforced the notion that the only good predator was a dead one.
But, as I saw firsthand, the tradition is alive and well in ranching country. Some people say the carnage serves as a warning to other coyotes to avoid the area or suffer the same fate. Others say it assures nearby ranchers you're doing your part to kill predators and safeguard livestock.
There's no evidence to suggest that a dead coyote scares off the living. But there seems to be something to the idea of killing predators to impress your neighbors if this week's three-day coyote killing contest is any indication.
Starting Friday, hunters in the tiny town of Adin in Modoc County will pay $50 for the pleasure of killing as many coyotes as they can in the Pit River Rod and Gun Club's Seventh Annual Coyote Drive. They'll roam rifle in hand through four counties in the far northeastern corner of California to, as the sponsors promise, "reduce the number of coyotes threatening wild game, livestock and pets in that region."
A few years ago, the gun club and Adin Supply Outfitters urged hunters to hurry and get their applications in "if you want to win prizes and help rid Northern California of coyotes." This year, they're encouraging junior hunters to participate because the "drive is a great time to teach quality ethics and outdoorsmanship to young hunters."
Entrants get a T-shirt (red paint on the logo drips like blood from the letters) and a chance to win a gun and other prizes.
Conservation groups launched their own drive to stop the slaughter, citing new legislation that requires California's Fish and Game Commission to use ecosystem-based management and "credible" science to manage the state's wildlife. What's more, they say, the hunt could end up killing OR7, the state's only wolf—which, unlike its cousins in the Rocky Mountains, is still protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. The chances of a hunter mistaking a wolf for a coyote are too high to risk, conservationists argue.
And given the anti-predator rhetoric behind a contest designed to exterminate coyotes, I worry that someone will shoot OR7 knowing full well he's a wolf.
Adin, population 272, lies within an area called Big Valley, where ranchers raise mostly cattle. Nationwide, predators of all types account for just 5.5 percent of cattle and calf losses, according to data released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sheep and lambs are more vulnerable to predators, which NASS says account for 39% of total losses across the country. As the Sacramento Bee reported last year, the federal agency called Wildilfe Services—a more apt name might be Hunter and Rancher Services—killed more than 83,000 coyotes in 2011 for eating big game and livestock. An additional 453 pups were killed in their dens or after they were removed.
But studies, highly credible ones, show that all the killing just gives you more coyotes. Comparing hunted versus unhunted coyote populations, researchers found that in heavily hunted populations adult survival rates drop, more yearlings reproduce and litter sizes increase. This could explain why the agency started tracking how many pups they killed in dens (386 in 2009 and 378 in 2010).
Wildlife biologists know better. A booklet published by the Utah State University—in a state that just reintroduced a $50 bounty on coyotes—notes that although coyotes are more apt than other predators to feed on sheep, lambs and goats (which aren't worth the energy for larger carnivores like lions and wolves), the vast majority of their diet consists of rodents and other small animals. A three-year study in West Texas showed that reducing coyote abundance by nearly half led to a decline in the abundance and type of rodent species and a 320% increase in jackrabbit density—leading to increased competition with livestock for available forage.
Brian Pugh, a predator control expert at Oklahoma State Extension Service, argues that lethal methods should be used only as a last resort if the problem is severe. Even then, he warns, it "typically does nothing to eliminate the problem animal or animals [and] can actually cause further problems." Though any coyote has the potential to kill livestock, studies show many don't. That's because it's a learned behavior. So if a coyote that doesn't have a taste for sheep is indiscriminately killed, you may have removed your best protection against livestock-eating coyotes because your rodent-loving coyote can no longer defend his territory against other predators.
Pugh and other wildlife managers promote a range of nonlethal methods to protect livestock (so-called "passive" as opposed to lethal methods), from putting goats and sheep in enclosed shelters at night and building coyote-proof fences to removing carrion as soon as possible and using guardian dogs, like the Komondor and Maremma.
But there aren't just practical reasons that a contest to kill as many coyotes as possible makes no sense. As we've killed wolves throughout the country, coyotes have moved in, becoming one of the most widely distributed predators in America. The reason, no doubt, they're also the most targeted predator in America.
But I would like to think that as researchers uncover more and more evidence of the intelligence of animals—particularly of those with complex social behaviors like wolves, coyotes and dogs—that we humans might step back to reflect on how we treat wildlife that shares not just our environment but also, granted to a lesser degree, our cognitive abilities.
You've no doubt heard of Chaser, the bordie collie who can recognize 1,000 objects by name? That's a remarkable cognitive feat that requires learning and working memory—something it was long assumed only humans could manage. Not surprisingly, it turns out that coyotes, our beloved companion's evolutionary kin, can discriminate between large and small portions of food. This ability to approximate number, which appears in babies at around three months old, helps animals decide where to hunt, flee from predators or fight territorial intruders.
The organizers of the Coyote Drive tout the event as an opportunity to "teach quality ethics
and outdoorsmanship to our youth." Surely, with all we've learned about the rich cognitive life of animals, "quality ethics" demands that we no longer treat wildlife like vermin.
Project Coyote, which promotes carnivore coexistence and educates the public about coyote biology, ecology and behavior, is sponsoring a petition to stop the hunt.


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Wear ceramic beads designed and painted by you! A wide assortment of ceramic beads makes it easy to make cool bracelets, necklaces and key chain creations. Kit includes 16 square beads, 10 shaped beads, 2 large heart pendants, glass seed beads, ceramic paints, 2 brushes, 2 key chain accessories, ball chain, elastic and easy instructions for hours of fun!
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Braves pull shaky Kimbrel, hold off Mets 7-5
NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Kimbrel hardly ever needs help with the ninth inning. He got some Saturday night.
Jordan Walden nailed down the final out with the bases loaded after Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled his star closer following a shaky performance in a 7-5 win over the New York Mets.
Sidelined recently by shoulder discomfort, Kimbrel threw 24 pitches during his first outing in a week. The Braves didn't want him to go any longer, and Gonzalez thought the reliever was rusty.
"The good thing is that we got him on the mound and got him pitching and we'll go from there," Gonzalez said, adding that Kimbrel was pain-free. "He was fine. He was good. That's a good, positive sign."
Freddie Freeman had three hits and hustled his way through a weird play that brought the Braves two runs when the Mets were unable to challenge a costly incorrect call.
Ervin Santana pitched seven crisp innings for his second win over New York in three starts with Atlanta.
Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the ninth to make it 7-3, and that became crucial when the Mets rallied against Kimbrel.
They scored twice off the hard-throwing right-hander, who loaded the bases with a two-out walk to Lucas Duda. That's when Gonzalez went to the mound and lifted Kimbrel, who wasn't happy about it.
"That's what makes him good," Gonzalez said. "At that point of the game he don't care about his arm, he don't care about anything, but he wants to finish that inning."
Kimbrel waited an extra moment or two before reluctantly handing over the ball.
"I'm a competitor and anytime you get taken out, obviously you get upset about it and I did," said Kimbrel, who apologized to Gonzalez after the game. "That's disrespectful to him, to the team and it's just not the type of person I am and I felt awful about it."
Walden retired Travis d'Arnaud on a grounder to secure his first save of the season and Atlanta's seventh victory in eight games. Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons was shaded toward the hole and made a strong throw to get d'Arnaud.
"I was ready. I'm always ready," Walden said.
Santana (2-0) allowed one run and struck out seven, giving the Braves their latest outstanding start. Despite several significant injuries in spring training, Atlanta's rotation entered with a 1.47 ERA — best in the majors by nearly a full run.
David Wright, Daniel Murphy and Chris Young all had three hits for the Mets, held to one by Aaron Harang and two relievers in the series opener Friday night.
Bartolo Colon (1-3) gave up three runs in seven innings for New York.
Young cut it to 4-2 with an RBI single in the eighth off David Carpenter. Duda made a bid for a three-run homer with a long drive that was caught on the warning track in right field.
"I thought it was a home run," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I thought he hit that ball good."
A single by d'Arnaud brought the Mets within one, but Carpenter ended the inning by retiring Ruben Tejada on an easy grounder with runners at the corners.
Upton's fifth homer came off Jose Valverde and followed an intentional walk to Freeman.
Atlanta was trailing 1-0 with two outs in the third when Freeman fisted a soft bouncer between the mound and home plate. Colon appeared to be in no particular rush to pick it up — and then he threw wildly past first base as Freeman hustled down the line.
Two runners scored on Colon's error, and Freeman was credited with an infield single. But replays showed the ball hit Freeman's front foot before bounding onto the grass, so it should have been ruled foul.
Collins could not challenge the call because only batted balls that "first land at or beyond the set positions of the first or third base umpire" are subject to video review for fair or foul, according to baseball's replay rules. Since the ball rolled right in front of the plate, the Mets had no recourse.
"Nobody saw it and you can't challenge it," Collins said. "You have to understand that this is a whole work in progress."
Freeman doubled home a run in the fifth, and Upton scored on Daisuke Matsuzaka's wild pitch in the eighth to make it 4-1.
NOTES: Braves LHP Mike Minor (left shoulder tendinitis) gave up two earned runs in six innings during a rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett. He could come off the disabled list next week. ... Backup outfielder Jordan Schafer injured the middle finger on his right hand but said he got X-rays and everything is fine. ... Young doubled in the fourth for his first hit with the Mets.


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Florida's pioneer settlers faced a number of hardships when they first arrived, but that didn't stop them from having a little fun every now and then. Rural families often lived a few miles apart from one another, but they would come together when one of them had a major project that needed to be done. Fodder pulling, which involved pulling the leaves off corn stalks for use as food for the stock animals, was one such task. Others included splitting rails and rolling logs to a home site for a new cabin. No matter what the day's work entailed, once everyone was finished the families often enjoyed a good hearty meal and a little music and dancing. In North Florida, these informal parties were known as "frolics."
Frolics were simple, of course, but imagine how much fun they must have been for young folks living so far apart from one another! Dancing was frowned upon if not entirely forbidden by a number of the prominent churches in pioneer Florida, but it happened nonetheless. Perhaps as a compromise, much of the dancing resembled what we would call square dancing, where the participants followed a prescribed set of moves rather than pairing off and dancing however they pleased. One favorite was the cotillion, which involved eight persons, four of each sex. Someone would call the steps as the musicians played, and the dancers would react accordingly. W.T. Cash, Florida first State Librarian and an early resident of Taylor County, remembered some of these steps in the cotillion:
"Honor your partner! Lady on the left! Balance all! All promenade!"
And when it was time for the dance to end:
"Right hands to your partners, gents to the center, and ladies to your seats!"
The fiddle and harmonica were the main instruments used in making the music, and the musicians were usually just folks in the neighborhood who had picked up their craft from a relative or friend. The instruments, Cash reported, rarely cost more than about $10.
When they weren't playing the more upbeat dancing tunes, the musicians drew from a wealth of folk songs that most of the party-goers would have known by heart. Songs like "Arkansas Traveler," "Hell after the Yearling," "The Girl I Left Behind Me," "Cindy," and "Turkey in the Straw" were popular numbers in North Florida.
The Florida Folklife Collection holds many recordings of these traditional songs being played by celebrated folk artists. Click on the Play button below to hear "Turkey in the Straw," played by Telleta Arwell and Mary Ann Bows at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The lyrics follow.
Note: This is one of those songs with a hundred different variations; we've just chosen a few of our favorite verses.
Turkey in the straw, hee haw haw!
Turkey in the hay, hey hey hey!
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuck a-haw,
And hit 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw!
As I was a-goin' on down the road,
With a tired team and a heavy load,
I cracked my whip and the leader sprung,
I said Hey! Hey! to the wagon tongue.
I came to the river and I couldn't get across,
So I paid five dollars for a big bay hoss,
Well he wouldn't go ahead, and he wouldn't stand still,
So he went up and down like an old saw mill!
Well I met this catfish comin' down the stream,
I said, 'Mr. Catfish, what do you mean?'
Caught Mr. Catfish by the snout,
Turned Mr. Catfish wrong side out!
With so much distance in between families, folks had to get every bit of enjoyment they could out of these gatherings. They often lasted far into the night. One musician, remembering these days, commented that after a night of playing the harmonica at a frolic his mouth hurt so bad he couldn't laugh for a week!
If this kind of folk music gets you tapping your feet, we recommend you check out our Audio section for more recordings from the Florida Folk Festival, as well as Florida Memory Radio, our 24-hour Internet radio station.
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If you've never seen a yacht race, it's a wonder to behold. Catamarans with sails the size of a 747 airplane wing cruise by faster than motorboats in the howling wind. Capsizing is a regular occurrence, dunking even the most seasoned sailors into the sea (see video below).
Attending the 34th America's Cup sailing races in San Diego recently, I had the privilege of meeting some of the world's most elite sailors -- ocean lovers who take their passion for sport and competition seriously. Now, thanks to new commitments by what is often called "the oldest trophy in international sport," the America's Cup is using its prestige to turn the spotlight on what's happening beneath the surface of their shimmering raceways: ocean health and climate security.
The America's Cup Healthy Ocean Project is an ambitious effort aiming to develop "the world's largest communication outreach program focused on improving ocean health." This year, the America's Cup Event Authority has a new partner to help reduce the carbon footprint of its activities -- the Althelia Climate Fund (ACF), a newly formed investment fund that will focus on sustainable land use, ecosystem services and forest carbon assets generated by projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). In addition to providing financing to help jump-start the ACF, CI will help the fund determine the right projects to invest in -- perhaps eventually moving beyond forest protection and including new "blue carbon" projects that aim to protect the mangroves, seagrass beds and salt marshes that absorb and store massive amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.
I was invited to join panels and the press conference celebrating this new partnership, alongside representatives from America's Cup and ACF, as well as CI's own Chief Scientist for Oceans Dr. Greg Stone and world-renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle. Much of the credit for the America's Cup turning its attention to ocean health goes to Sylvia and her Mission Blue initiative which was established to leverage the TED wish she was granted in 2010, to create "Hope Spots" in the ocean. Sylvia, or "her deepness" as she is sometimes called, is hope personified -- an inspiring champion who is neither political nor compromised, who is just... true.
So as Sylvia and Greg spoke about the challenges that the oceans are facing -- extreme overfishing, pollution and acidification from CO2 emissions, among others -- and the sailors listened with rapt attention, I was struck not by the difficulty of these obstacles, but by how far we have come in raising awareness about the critical role of healthy oceans for human well-being, and in pioneering large-scale solutions to responsibly manage them.
This is a breakthrough moment. The production capacity of sports networks is astounding -- high-quality video capabilities, other advanced technology -- yet before now, we had never seen the sports or entertainment world step in at such a large scale to communicate issues like ocean health and climate change.
In order to get the public to become aware of these issues, I fully believe we need to go to them -- go to where they are already absorbing information. And for millions of people around the world, their attention is transfixed by sports. The America's Cup is taking advantage of this, using the moments when they have a captive audience to deepen our collective understanding of human dependence on nature.
I was heartened to see how excited the staff of the America's Cup is to do this; it allows them to make a deep, lasting contribution for humanity, today and in the future. They are setting a precedent; now we just have to get FIFA, the NFL and others to follow in their footsteps.
From my own youthful attempts to crew a small secondhand sailboat with friend and CI co-founder Spencer Beebe, to today, the sailing world and conservation community have come a long way. Back when we began working in this field more than 30 years ago, and envisioning the organization that would become CI (almost exactly 25 years ago), we were really grateful if we could get $1000 from someone in the business world.
Today, I see example after example of businesses coming to understand that it is in their self-interest to protect nature for their economic and competitive sustainability. In our current age of economic stress, many national governments do not have the resources or commitment to take the action we need. Fortunately, businesses are stepping up to the plate... and by "voting" with their dollars, consumers can encourage them to take even more action.
The America's Cup is a great example of partnerships for our planet. I hope their leadership spurs other global influencers to jump on board and join us in the race to save our natural capital.


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I work in my master's tobacco fields from daylight Monday until sundown on Saturday. It is now Sunday morning and my work is done. Instead of resting, I'll spend time tending my garden and chickens.
Field hands have time off on Sunday. After caring for my garden and chickens, I'll go to the Baptist meeting to worship and visit with my friends and family. Perhaps my husband, Daniel, will get permission from his master to meet up with me and our son, Cuffy.
The afternoon is for business. I put my best chickens into a basket, and then my son and I walk the three miles to Williamsburg, Virginia.
In good weather, the trip should take a little more than one hour—but it could take longer if my son is tired and has trouble keeping up. On the way, we may meet friends who want to hear share the latest news from their part of the county. We will be delayed if we stop and talk.
I want to arrive in Williamsburg as quickly as possible to sell my chickens. My best customers are cooks at the big houses. Most of them are enslaved women like me, and know I raise fat, good-tasting chickens.
The money I make selling chickens can mean a pretty new piece of cloth to wrap my head or some tea for a hot drink on a cold night.
I wonder how will I care for my son if he isn't able to make the long walk to town? What should I buy with the money I get from selling the chickens? What would you do with the money you earned from selling something? After a hard week's work, how would you like to spend your free time?


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE – One of my favorite experiences as an artist-in-residence is the walk across the various school yards, through the halls and into the class rooms. What is so special about that? When the semester starts in September I walk as an unknown individual, unnoticed by all the business of the school day and when I finally enter the class room, I hear the little voices whispering: "She is the art teacher."
That is how it begins, and by the time the first of the three art sessions is completed, I have seen up to 90 fifth-graders and 90 third-graders (as is the case at Truckee Elementary). In addition I have participated in an afternoon program and met students of every age in the school. By this time of year as I step out of my car and as I enter the school yard, voices from everywhere shout: "Ms. Anke, Ms. Anke are you coming to us?" or simply "Hi, Ms. Anke."
It makes me think about the importance for us to be known. We love (and at times don't love) this about our community. Wherever we go, we will be recognized by someone.
Arts For the Schools' Artist-in-Residence program offers unique learning opportunities for students and artists alike. In general, a professional artist does not seek the kind of recognition that entails elementary students shouting out the person's name. When we think of the fame of an artist, we think of the sales, or the caliber of galleries or private collectors who appreciate the artist's work and purchases it for high prices. Instead, the artist-in-residence lives not for the development of our own artwork, but that of the students.
If asked what the motivation is to take on the job like that, I would have to say the desire to help others doesn't stem from the accolades I received or the good I feel, when helping children explore their creative abilities, but rather from a recognition of the depth of fear to fail in the discipline of art. If you ever have set out to paint a painting that was to mean something to you, that others would appreciate for their esthetically high level, that allowed you to develop an awareness of appreciation of the subject matter of the painting, you will have to agree that it does not take a perfectionist to be intimidated by the task.
To the degree I receive encouragement and gain confidence through an experience when I do my own art, I pour out encouragement to my students, not to shower them with a "you can do it" mantra, but with a sincere recognition of the difficulty of the task. I have come to tell my students that in order to create art, one has to be courageous or brave. Why is that? Because you have to overcome the fear of failure.
Well, you might say, that sounds like an adult who had too many sad and disappointing experiences. But what about innocent and playful children? They just jump in. Don't they? Yes, to an extend they do, but they are very aware of the potential to fail. "What if I mess up?" is the first question in any art class we have to address. "How do I erase or correct myself?"
As the ages go higher (for example I also work with students at Sierra Continuation High School) and the children turn into youth, the awareness of the risk to fail becomes bigger and bigger. But if there is one opportunity I want to give my students, it is a safe space for learning and practicing. Any athletic discipline requires training. So does drawing and painting.
We call the AIR program art education because it is and includes many aspects outside of creativity. When I start the session, we produce a vocabulary sheet. On this we write words that introduce the medium. For example, we learned that 1. For watercolor paintings we need plenty of water, 2. Watercolors can be glazed, 3. Watercolors run, fuse or bleed. 4. We can make a wet or a dry brush-stroke and 5. Analogous color create a three-dimensional effect. Analogous colors are neighboring colors.
Then we have three classes to go to complete two masterpieces. And masterpieces they are in the end. Some students wish they had more time or could have added this or that, but for the most part they are proud to show their work.
I am very pleased to share with you what Mrs. Blesse's 5th grade students have been up to. In addition to creating their masterpieces, the artwork is tied into other curricula they are learning. All of this is made possible by Arts For the Schools AIR program which I am so glad to be part of. At this time every year we ask the public to help support the AIR program as well as our performing arts program.
While Measure A thankfully supports the AIR program it does not cover any administrative fees associated with running the program – so your support can really help! Visit us online at http://www.artsfortheschools.org to be part of supporting both of these amazing learning experiences!
– Anke Hass is a current Arts For the Schools Artist in Residence.


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Teaching and Learning Over Testing
I'm often asked how I can be in favor of the Common Core State Standards while opposing the standardized-testing fixation in education and other failed market-based education strategies. The question is as revealing as the answer; unfortunately, the standards have come to be associated with testing rather than the deeper learning they were intended to promote.
If we believe that public education is an anchor of democracy, a propeller of our economy and the vehicle through which we help all children achieve their dreams, then we have to make public education about three things: helping our students build trusting relationships--with both their peers and adults; equipping them with essential knowledge and the tools to critically think and problem solve; and perhaps most important, helping them develop persistence and grit--the ability and means to deal with disappointment and lack of success.
At its heart, the Common Core is a set of standards designed to help make the transition from just knowing and memorizing information to having the skills and habits to apply knowledge, which is critically important in today's world.
Many distrust the motives of those promoting the Common Core because there's been a rush to test and measure educators and students on these standards before educators have had the time or tools to make these standards come alive in classrooms. Instead of being valued and trusted, educators are simply being told to just do it, and their criticisms are being ignored or disparaged. As a result of botched implementation in places like New York, many parents, teachers and students are beginning to view the Common Core as something destructive instead of something that will actually help children succeed in college, career and life. There are far too many stories about teachers being handed 500-page binders and told to read the scripted lessons verbatim, and about children coming home crying and saying they no longer love school. And now the Koch brothers and deep-pocketed conservative activists are attempting to use that anxiety to push an anti-public education agenda of vouchers, privatization, and attacks on teachers and their unions.
While we believe strongly in the promise and potential of the Common Core, and we've seen good implementation firsthand, these standards will be meaningless if policymakers keep reducing them to a test score.
Even worse, we are losing the promise and purpose of public education--and the joy--by trying to reduce everything about teaching and learning, whether for students or teachers, to a number or algorithm.
Test scores and black box algorithms can't help children critically think and problem solve. These strategies don't help children build trusting relationships and instill confidence and persistence. And they ignore the countless other ways educators nurture and develop our children.
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Randi Weingarten is President, American Federation of Teachers
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Q. Can you just talk about the tremendous job your starting pitcher did today?
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I told him I think it was after the fifth inning, I said, if there's a runner in scoring position, I'll hit for you. If not, you're going back out there. He was good with that.
But he made pitches when he had to. You know, in a big game like that, normally I'd hold him at around 90 pitches, somewhere in that area, and I guess he threw about 100. But he was outstanding. Unbelievable. Won the game for us.
Q. Jayson homers on the 14th pitch; have you ever seen an at bat in such a big spot?
DAVEY JOHNSON: He had an at bat like that against Bell, I think, in Miami.
He's a remarkable guy. He can force a pitcher to throw a lot of pitches, and he did that time. He did the same thing, you know, coming back after a rain delay.
That's the way that game should have ended. Jayson Werth hitting a home run. He has not hit that many this year. What was it, a 13, 14 pitch at bat, something like that. It was unbelievable. Great effort on his part.
Q. Can you talk about your relievers coming in after Detwiler; especially Jordan Zimmermann?
DAVEY JOHNSON: I had him warming up earlier. I had him warming up in the inning before with Stammen to make sure that he wasn't rushed, and that if I had to make a change, I wasn't going to use Jordan. I wanted him to start the inning clean.
He came in, and I mean, he was hyped. That's the hardest I've seen him throw all year. I mean, his slider was like 91, and he just some guys in our club said, "That's our next closer." I said, "no way."
But when he came off, I shook his hand and Cat (McCatty) said, "how you feeling," and he said, "I'm drained." He said, "Well, don't be too drained, because you're going to probably start in three days." I had kind of a beat up bullpen, so I really needed that seventh inning to do the job, and he did a heck of a job.
Q. In each of those appearances, Zimmermann, Clippard, Storen were electric, pumping appearances. When you were back in the dugout each of those times, what was the talk in the dugout and the atmosphere like?
DAVEY JOHNSON: It was electric. It's been that way most of the year. But in both cases, the job they did was they rose to the occasion. All of them were throwing harder than I've seen them throw. Although Clippard has had some rest, and Storen pitched the night before, but just a lot of energy, which they say I'm supposed to give a big speech before the game to get them all pumped up. No. These guys are pumped up. They don't need no motivation.
Gio was telling me days ago, "we're going five; we're going five, Skip, don't worry about it, we're going game five." And today, he said, "what did I tell you, what did I tell you." These guys are all geared up for the moment.
Q. You talked about how the team's confidence had not waned even after what happened the previous two games; did you feel the same way in the clubhouse?
DAVEY JOHNSON: Yeah, I gauge energy level, and our energy level has been great. Lohse pitched a good game against us. It was nice to see kind of a pitcher's duel instead of them slug festing us. I knew that if we could kind of keep it in that situation, I've got guys in the lineup that can do some damage.
And I was hoping, praying that it would happen in the ninth inning. I didn't want to go to my bullpen after the crew I had used, because they are the most rested guys.
But it's fun to see young players have that much energy. You know, nobody was tired, and everybody was fired up, I think on both sides. I saw it on the Cardinals' side, too. Those guys are throwing harder than they have ever been throwing. So everybody felt it. So it's going to be fun tomorrow night.
Q. Can you just talk about the crowd a little bit, really into the game for the entire game?
DAVEY JOHNSON: Oh, I mean, seems like the last two months, our crowd here has been electric. And it translates to the players. We feed off it. You know, my guys like playing for a packed house, and they were up on their feet, waving those red flags and giving us red instead of white.
It was fun, and really fun for me. I don't get excited too much, but I was excited to see the crowd.
Q. Your whole career you've been known for working bullpens late, and obviously worked out tonight, but how easy is it when you have Zimmermann coming in 97 with a 91 slide?
DAVEY JOHNSON: Yeah, the guys said, he needs to be our closer. I said, no, he needs to eat up more innings than a closer. But Zimm said to McCatty, he said, "I just tried to throw it as hard as I could throw it." It reminded me of Gagne when he came in as a reliever, he would throw it as hard as he could throw it.
When you know he's going to be there for just one inning, and it was a throw day as electric as he was, the temptation for me was, I don't have to hit, so let me leave him out there; I like watching this. But no, I was thinking about tomorrow. I didn't want him to go out there and hurt himself. But he was I mean, 91 mile an hour slider? You've got to be kidding me. That's pretty good, wasn't it? (Chuckling).
Q. How big was Adam's home run early, especially after being shut out last night?
DAVEY JOHNSON: It was good to get on the board and get the lead. But they had three hits and they had an unearned run. But I was thinking back to some of these playoff games I've seen where the teams won with three hits, and that's obviously what we did tonight. We won with three hits; a couple big blasts.
But I'd rather see that kind of game, it's more fun for me to manage that kind of game than, you know, 10 9 game.


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Lady Bisons finish 16th in Lady Indians Classic
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The Lady Bisons golf team finished 16th in the Lady Indian Classic in Jonesboro, Ark.
Hosted by Arkansas State the tournament was played Monday and Tuesday at the Ridge Pointe Country Club in Jonesboro.
Brie Rowdon and Ashlee Catlin tied for the team lead for Lady Bisons. They both finished in the 30th spot with three-round scores of 236. Rowden was the more consistent of the two with scores of 77, 79 and 80. Catlin had the team low score of 75 in the first round followed by rounds of 83 and 78.
Marie Fillers tied for 76th with a score of 251 (85-84-82).
Rounding out the scoring were Brittney Beard in 87th with a 258 (86-86-86). Liz Austin was 90th with a 260 (90-86-84).


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Sudan continued to impose extensive censorship by confiscating newspapers and shutting news outlets, and it maintained a hostile atmosphere through the frequent use of harassment and detention. Numerous press freedom violations were reported in the run-up to the January referendum that led to independence for South Sudan. On the eve of South Sudan's independence in July, the state-run National Council for Press and Publications announced the withdrawal of licenses for six newspapers partly owned by South Sudanese citizens that had run commentary critical of the Khartoum government. In September, the council ordered the suspension of another six sports-oriented publications for allegedly "inciting violence between teams." In June, authorities filed politicized criminal defamation charges against several journalists who covered the alleged rape and torture of a youth activist. After the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, President Omar al-Bashir announced that he would pardon all imprisoned journalists. Jafaar al-Subki Ibrahim, a reporter for the private daily Al-Sahafa who had been held incommunicado and without charge since November 2010, was released after the announcement. But no formal pardon was ever issued, and four journalists were still in detention in late year. In September alone, the National Intelligence and Security Services blocked the distribution of four opposition newspapers without cause.
Abdelrahman Adam Abdelrahman, Adam al-Nur Adam, and Zakaria Yacoub Eshag, all journalists with Netherlands-based Radio Dabanga, were being held on antistate charges. Dabanga is outlawed in Sudan because of its coverage of Darfur and human rights, highly sensitive topics for the government. The station uses shortwave frequencies to transmit its signal into Sudan. A fourth journalist, exiled Eritrean writer Jamal Osman Hamad, was also in custody.
Sudanese authorities censored opposition newspapers by seizing their press runs, CPJ research shows. Seven publications were targeted, some on multiple occasions.
Targeted newspapers:
Akhbar al-Youm
Ajras al-Huriya
Sawt Barout
Al-Jarida, an opposition newspaper, said it lost at least US$10,000 in revenue when its August 20, 21, and 22 editions were confiscated by authorities, according to the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies.
Charges were pending in late year against journalists who covered the alleged rape and torture of Safiya Ishag, a democracy youth activist detained after her participation in a January 30 demonstration, CPJ research shows. Some journalists faced multiple charges.
Sudan has the region's lowest rate of telecommunication access, which includes fixed telephone lines, Internet subscriptions, and Internet penetration, according to the International Telecommunication Union, or ITU. The rate illustrated the extreme difficulties journalists faced in gathering and disseminating information.
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Annual cooling initiative, directed by homes and community renewal, offers relief for vulnerable new yorkers during heat wave
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced assistance Friday for low-income New Yorkers whose health issues pose a medical emergency during the extended period of hot weather forecasted for the state in the coming days.
"The late spring and early summer have already brought several heat waves, which can be life-and-death matters for New Yorkers with serious medical conditions," Cuomo said. "Senior citizens and children are especially susceptible to heat-related illness, and this initiative will provide low-income homes with much-needed air conditioners so that New Yorkers have the assistance they need to stay cool and healthy."
In order to protect vulnerable New Yorkers, New York state has set aside $3 million in funding through the federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
"Summer heat can be dangerous for many New Yorkers," said U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer. "I strongly urge eligible families and seniors to take advantage of this program to help keep their homes safe and comfortable. As this heat wave moves across New York, it's absolutely essential that seniors aren't put at risk, because they can't afford to keep their homes cool."
"Working with our non-profit partners across the state, we are happy to provide some relief to those needy New Yorkers with medical conditions," said Darryl C. Towns, commissioner/CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal, which administers LIHEAP. "But if you find yourself without air conditioning and in a true heat emergency this summer, please do not wait: head to your nearest local cooling center."
Eligibility for the program is determined by:
•LIHEAP low-income guidelines. (For a four-person household, the maximum gross annual income to qualify is approximately $49,500.)
•Having at least one household member who has been diagnosed with a chronic or acute medical condition ,which is aggravated by exposure to extreme heat situations.
•A doctor providing written documentation (dated within the last six months) that air-conditioning assistance is critical to prevent a heat emergency.
•Households that have a working air conditioner or have received one from the state in the last 10 years are not eligible.
The cooling program is administered by HCR with funding provided from the federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) funds, through the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. HCR's network of 63 local weatherization agencies will provide delivery and installation of cooling program services, and funds have been allocated to ensure coverage in each of the state's 62 counties.
These agencies will accept applications, determine eligibility, and oversee the installation of the air-conditioning units. Under the terms of the grant, one air conditioner will be awarded to an eligible household or dwelling unit, with installation and labor included. Grants do not include an additional HEAP cash benefit to cover the cost of operating the air conditioning unit.
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Bluebird Foods
Snack foods maker
Est 1947. New Zealands largest snack food maker. Bought by Pepsico in 2006 for NZ$245 million.
Company Ownership
|Bluebird Foods Ltd
| PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand
owns 100% of Bluebird Foods Ltd
Snack food and beverage
PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand can be broken down into four major divisions. Smith's Snackfoos Co. - Australia's largest snackfood company; Quaker Oats Australia, PepsiCo Beverages ANZ - manufactured under license by Schweppes; and Bluebird Foods, the largest snackfood manufacturer in New Zealand.
| Pepsico Inc
owns 100% of PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand
Snack food and beverage makers
World's #2 soft drink maker. Pepsico owns Frito-Lay, the world's #1 maker of snacks like corn chips and potato chips. Pepsico also sells other beverages. Their products are available in over 200 countries.
Company Assessment
|Bluebird Foods Ltd
|No assessment data currently available for Bluebird Foods Ltd
|PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand
This company the Parents' Voice Shame Award for Bother Boards in 2019 for using interactive billboards in shopping centres, indoors and outdoors, to influence children for a company, team or athlete who uses sport to promote unhealthy food and drinks to influence children.
[Source 2019][More on Irresponsible Marketing]
This company has a number of environmental claims on its website in the areas of water, energy and waste minimisation.
[Source 2019][More on Environmental Claims]
This company is a signatory to the Responsible Children's Marketing Initiative (RCMI), which is managed by the Australian Food & Grocery Council and covers products found in retail outlets. Companies that have signed up to the initiative commit to: only advertising healthier choices to children and encouraging a healthy lifestyle through good diet and physical activity; not paying for or seeking product placement television programs, editorial content or interactive games aimed at children, unless the product is a healthier choice; not advertising and marketing to children in Australian schools unless they are asked to by those schools.
[Source 2019][More on Irresponsible Marketing]
This company is listed by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as a Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation holder. The citation is designed to encourage, recognise and promote active commitment to achieving gender equality in Australian workplaces.
[Source 2019][More on Workers Rights]
|Pepsico Inc
In 2018, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A-.
[Source 2018][More on Climate Change]
In 2018, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests Score of A-.
[Source 2018][More on Forests]
The Union of Concerned Scientists' 2015 Palm Oil Scorecard scores America's top brands on their commitments to use deforestation-free palm oil. This company received a score of 80.7/100, signifying strong commitment.
[Source 2015][More on Palm Oil]
The WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2019 assesses 173 companies on the commitments they have made, and the actions they have taken, to ensure that there is no destruction of nature including no deforestation along their supply chains; and support a responsible and sustainable palm oil industry beyond their own supply chain. This company is rated 'well on the path' with a score of 14.9 out of a possible total of 22.
[Source 2019][More on Palm Oil]
As You Sow's 2015 report, Waste and Opportunity, analyses the packaging practices of large fast food chains and beverage companies, highlighting leaders and laggards in these sectors. Corporate performance is evaluated in the areas of materials source reduction, reusable packaging, use of recycled content, use of recyclable packaging, and actions taken to promote materials recycling. This company achieved the Better Practices ranking.
[Source 2015][More on Packaging]
The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is a global initiative that evaluates the world's largest food and beverage manufacturers on their policies, practices and performance related to undernutrition and obesity. Of the 22 companies ranked this company came 7th.
[Source 2018][More on Product Safety]
This website by German NGO Earth Link rates companies on their corporate policies against child labour, production monitoring and accusations of child labour. This company received at least one green mark, and no red marks, indicating good performance in one or more of these areas.
[Source 2013][More on Human Rights]
In 2018, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security Score of B.
[Source 2018][More on Human Rights]
The 2019 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 200 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world from the Agricultural Products, Apparel, Extractives and ICT Manufacturing sectors on 100 human rights indicators. This company's score was in the 50-60 band range. The overall average score was a disappointing 24%.
[Source 2019][More on Human Rights]
Over the last 60 years farming has become dependent on the intensive use of chemicals. As You Sow's 2019 report, Pesticides in the Pantry, examines the growing risks posed by the use of synthetic pesticides in agricultural supply chains to food manufacturers, and scores companies on their efforts to reduce pesticide use in their supply chains. Scores ranged from 18 to 0, with an average score of 6.1. This company received a score of 14/30.
[Source 2019][More on Product Safety]
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
[Source 2019][More on Workers Rights]
In 2016 Greenpeace published a report on the progress towards zero deforestation in the palm oil supply chains of several multinational companies. Companies were assessed on three criteria: responsible sourcing, transparency and industry reform. This company was rated as 'failed promises'.
[Source 2016][More on Palm Oil]
This company received a score of 4.5/100 (retrieved 14-Feb-2018) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
[Source 2018][More on Habitats]
Ethical Consumer has ranked companies' practices and policies in relation to their palm oil sourcing for the Rainforest Foundation/Ethical Consumer palm oil campaign. This company received a 'red' rating.
[Source 2016][More on Palm Oil]
In 2018 volunteers collected and catalogued more than 187,000 pieces of trash from beach cleanups around the world to find out which corporations are contributing the most to the global plastic pollution problem. This company was found to be the world's second worst plastic polluter.
[Source 2018][More on Oceans]
This company sources palm oil from at least 20 of the 25 dirty palm oil producers identified in the 2018 Greenpeace report "The Final Countdown". In addition to deforestation, the 25 individual cases in the report include evidence of exploitation and social conflicts, illegal deforestation, development without permits, plantation development in areas zoned for protection and forest fires linked to land clearance.
[Source 2018][More on Palm Oil]
This article outlines several criticisms of PepsiCo, including the promotion of bottled water and undermining local control of water supplies in communities by turning water into a profit driven commodity.
[Source 2013][More on Human Rights]
This company appeared on Global Exchange's list of "10 Top Corporate Criminals of 2017" for violating worker rights, along with destroying rainforests, harming local communities and Indigenous Peoples lands, and causing massive greenhouse gas emissions by draining and burning peatlands for production of palm oil.
[Source 2017][More on Workers Rights]
This company appeared on Global Exchange's 2014 list of "Most Wanted" Corporate Criminals for deforestation, destruction of peatlands, species extinction, greenhouse gas emissions, commodification of water, use of GMOs and prevention of labeling GMO foods, and privatization of public services.
[Source 2017][More on Human Rights]
In 2019 Rainforest Action Network (RAN) conducted a series of undercover investigations which showed that several major snack food producers, including this company, have been found purchasing palm oil from mills that have continued to source palm oil resulting from the illegal clearing of lowland rainforests within the nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve in Indonesia. These mills are located immediately next to areas of illegal encroachment into the Leuser Ecosystem and lack the necessary procedures to trace the location where the palm oil they sell is grown, a key requirement for complying with the No Deforestation, No Peatlands, No Exploitation (NDPE) policy this company has publicly committed to.
[Source 2019][More on Palm Oil]
In Jan 2012, Pepsi's biggest bottling unit agreed to pay US$3.13 million and offer jobs and training to resolve charges the company discriminated against blacks. The US investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that Pepsi's criminal background-check policy discriminated against blacks in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
[Source 2012][More on Human Rights]
India Resource claims that PepsiCo intentionally used deceptive claims when the company claimed it has achieved 'positive water balance' in India. Scrutiny of these claims revealed that PepsiCo actually take far more water than they put back, despite company claims to the contrary.
[Source 2011][More on Irresponsible Marketing]
This 2014 report by Friends of the Earth documents a tenfold increase in unregulated, unlabeled "nanofood" products on the American market since 2008. The report named this company among those with products containing unlabeled nano-ingredients. These nanomaterials differ significantly from larger particles of the same chemical composition, and new studies are adding to a growing body of scientific evidence indicating they may be more toxic to humans and the environment.
[Source 2014][More on Product Safety]
This company received a score of 45.7/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
[Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting]
Based on Rank a Brand sustainability criteria, Pepsi has achieved a D-label. Pepsi scores poorly because the brand only shares a few concrete achievements on sustainability in its report. The company is working on using more recycled plastic for the bottles, programs for sustainable farming and using renewable energy in its production plants.
[Source 2018][More on Sustainability Reporting]
This company has products rated RED in the Centre for Food Safety's True Food Shopper's Guide (USA). Products on the RED list contain ingredients that come from the most common GE crops (corn, soy, canola, cotton). Companies with products on this list have confirmed that their products may have or are likely to be made with GE ingredients, or have not denied using GE foods when given the opportunity to do so.
[Source 2013][More on Genetic Engineering]
Friends of the Earth's 2014 report "Tiny Ingredients, Big Risks" names this company as one of over 200 transnational food companies engaged in nanotechnology research and development, and on their way to commercializing products. New studies are adding to a growing body of scientific evidence indicating nanomaterials may be toxic to humans and the environment.
[Source 2014][More on Product Safety]
The Seeking Safer Packaging 2010: Ranking Food Companies on BPA report by U.S. nonprofit organization, As You Sow, rates companies on their corporate efforts to eliminate BPA from their canned food and beverage products. BPA has been linked to serious diseases and has been the focus of increasing consumer concern and regulatory restrictions. This company received a 'D-' Grade in the report. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
[Source 2010][More on Product Safety]
As You Sow's 2019 report, 'The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs', reveals the 100 most overpaid CEOs from USA's 500 largest public companies (as determined by the S&P 500 list). This company's CEO, Indra Nooyi came in at number 34 on the list, having been paid US$31,082,648 in 2018. According to the report, "Most CEOs have come to be grossly overpaid, and that overpayment is harmful to the companies, the shareholders, the customers, the other employees, the economy, and society as a whole."
[Source 2019][More on Finance]
This company is a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.
[Source 2019][More on Oceans]
This company is a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.
[Source 2019][More on Oceans]
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: develop low carbon action plan; adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
[Source 2017][More on Climate Change]
This company has sustainability claims on its website in the areas of responsible sourcing, community support, policy documents and sustainability reporting.
[Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting]
This company is a member of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, the main food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. Created by Nestle, Unilever and Danone in 2002, the SAI Platform is a non-profit organization to facilitate sharing, at precompetitive level, of knowledge and initiatives to support the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture practices involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.
[Source 2019][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is a Gold Member of the Sustainable Brands Network, the leading peer to peer, learning and networking group designed to support brands in meeting their sustainability goals and ultimately become those leaders of the next sustainable economy.
[Source 2018][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is a member of Bonsucro - Better Sugar Cane Initiative, a global non-profit, multi-stakeholder organisation fostering the sustainability of the sugarcane sector through its leading metric-based certification scheme and its support for continuous improvement for members.
[Source 2019][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
[Source 2018][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is a member of The Sustainability Consortium, an organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability. They develop transparent methodologies, tools, and strategies to drive a new generation of products and supply networks that address environmental, social, and economic imperatives.
[Source 2019][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
This company is one of a group of eight multinationals working together under the Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership (PESE) which provides a platform for Brazilian companies to proactively develop strategies to manage business risks and opportunities arising from their companies' dependence and impact on ecosystems. By making the connection between healthy ecosystems and the bottom line, PESE not only fosters more sustainable business practices, but also opens the door to new, profitable business opportunities.
[Source 2017][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
A 2016 report by Rainforest Acton Network and ILRF investigated two palm oil plantations owned and operated by Indonesian food giant Indofood, a producer of PepsiCo-branded snack foods. Child labor, exposure to highly hazardous pesticides, payment below the minimum wage, long-term reliance on temporary workers to fill core jobs, and the use of company-backed unions to deter independent labor union activity, among other findings, were all documented on the plantations which are linked to PepsiCo through its joint venture partnership with Indofood. [Listed under Information since PepsiCo dropped Indofood as a palm oil supplier in 2018. https://bit.ly/2QdZ09Z]
[Source 2016][More on Palm Oil]
The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soya, beef, leather, timber, and pulp and paper). This company received a score of 3/5.
[Source 2018][More on Forests]
US pro-life group Children of God for Life called off their year-long boycott call of Pepsico in April 2012 after PepsiCo announced they would stop using aborted foetal cell line HEK-293 (human embryonic kidney) in their contractual agreement with biotech company Senomyx to develop flavor enhancers for their beverages.
[Source 2012][More on Human Rights]
In 2018 KnowTheChain benchmarked 120 large global companies in the ICT, Food & Beverage, and Apparel & Footwear sectors on their efforts to address forced labour and human trafficking in their supply chains. This company received a score of 49/100.
[Source 2018][More on Workers Rights]
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
[Source 2017][More on Human Rights]
Oxfam's 2016 Behind the Brands Scorecard assesses the agricultural sourcing policies of the world's 10 largest food and beverage companies. It exclusively focuses on publicly available information that relates to the policies of these companies on their sourcing of agricultural commodities from developing countries. This company scored 49% (some progress).
[Source 2016][More on Governance]
This company received a SAM Rank of 45/100 in the Beverages category of the 2018 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The index is based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
[Source 2018][More on Sustainability Reporting]
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
[Source 2014]
Company Details
|Company Structure
|Wholly-owned subsidiary
Contact Details
|124 Wiri Station Rd, Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand
|+64 9 262 8800
Products / BrandsBluebird Foods
Bluebird Chips/Crisps