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Shri Prashant: (Continuing conversation with one of the listeners) In fact, just a few days back I was saying to somebody, that the first leg of the battle I have been fighting has been with the commoners.
I have talked so much about the society, I have talked about what happens within the family, I have talked about the forces of conditioning, media, this-that, social forces, your uncles and aunts, your neighbors, the education system, the school teachers, the college teachers – these are the people I have been talking about a lot.
Now I feel that the next battle will have to be against the big names.
Do you get this?
Because these small ones, the uncles and the aunts, and the school and college teachers, after all they are drawing their ideologies and beliefs from the big names. And as long as the big names are 'big', then there is no point fighting the small ones, because the small ones are anyway helpless. The small ones are saying, "We have nothing of our own. We just did what the gods told us. So if you want to liberate us, first go and fight the gods. We are just following."
And that's the majority of mankind; they are just following anybody who appears 'big', anybody who appears dominating. I am seeing that one will have to… There is no option left. One will have to enter into battle with the big names.
You know, telling somebody that – "your parents have been conditioning you" – is not a very useful statement, because the parents themselves have been conditioned by the 'big one'. It is the 'big one' that is the real evil. And those big ones must be identified and fought.
Listener 1: But Sir the parents do not have an idea, or the acceptance of the fact that those big ones can be wrong.
Shri Prashant: You see, the parents are not evil.
Bulk of mankind is just stupid, not evil. Stupid because it has nothing of its own, it follows. The really evil ones are few. Unfortunately, they gain a lot of followership.
So they are the ones who need to be fought. In fact, most of those who have followership are bound to be evil. Otherwise, from where the followership will come? If you are not evil, then what do you think, the world will be attracted to Truth?
Truth is hardly ever sweet.
Listener 2: Can you name some of those big people?
Shri Prashant: All, all the big names. All, actually – without exception. I need not take one name.
Listener 3: It's a kind of revolution.
Listener 4: But the biggest danger is, that you win the battle, and then you become the entity which is followed, which is evil.
Shri Prashant: That is always happening. You see, in the market, the various shops that are there, they are always competing with each other. So if your battle is against one particular shop, then you are a part of the market. I am not talking of fighting a shop; I am talking of the market itself. That's why when he asked, "Name a shop?" I said, "All of them. The entire structure, the whole market."
Listener 1: Does it mean that the big names set up the rules and the commoners have no choice but to act within those rules only?
Shri Prashant: No, it is just that if you are even a little watchful, you will easily come to see the patterns of the mind, you will easily come to see how it can be tempted, and then it is very easy to break free. All you require is a certain determination, and certain unscrupulousness. That's all.
The one we call as the 'common man' is so willing to be deceived. In fact it is damn easy to deceive him, and extremely difficult to not to deceive him. (Smiles)
If you want to cheat somebody, it is so easy, because the person himself will help you in cheating him.
But if you want to liberate somebody, it is extremely difficult, because the person himself will kill you if you want to liberate him.
That's the story of Jesus. And it is repeated always, and always, and always. That's why it is such a captivating story. You want to cheat them, they'll say, "Yes! Yes! We are prepared. When and where do you want to fleece us?" You'll say, "No! No! You have the capacity for Truth, you must have Love. You do not need supports, you can fly free." They'll say, "What the hell are you talking? You are a dangerous man!"
"Where are the butchers? Call the hangman."
Listener 2: But maybe the thing is that something must happen between people, some other kind of net. Let's say what we call some' Love net' – it is my own word, that is not a market condition. And you, me or anyone, we are in this, and we are only part of this net. Nobody is subject to it. It strengthens the relationship. It is something which happens 'between us', not only something which happens 'in us' or 'out of us', but 'between us'.
Shri Prashant: The only thing with this is, that this 'net', by its definition, is bound to expand, because Love and Compassion can never be separated. So suppose you have a 'Love net' which involves five people. These five will never be content remaining 'five' when they see suffering all around them. They will say, "This five must become fifty." Because that is the very nature of Love, it is compassionate. Or will I say that I have a Love net of five and let it remain at five? Will I say that? I will say, "No, this five must become six, ten, twenty."
Listener 2: Yes, yes. There is no number.
Shri Prashant: There is no number.
Now this five which you are calling as 'net', these five 'persons', are the Guru. I will not call them 'Gurus'. They are 'the Guru'. So, 'the Guru' can even be a group, 'the Guru' can even be a net. Usually when we talk of a net, and when you said that it will have no subject, it will just be a net, the desire is that it has to be participative, and it has to be something in which people are all on the same footing. That is the desire, which is wonderful, that there should be no one authority. Instead, it has to be a collaborative effort, a group or a net. The only thing is that then that net will have to become 'the Guru'.
Listener 2: Yes. This is danger.
Shri Prashant: It is not danger, it is its nature.
Listener 2: If it is again taken as a separate authority.
Shri Prashant: It is not a question of authority. It is its nature. Compassion is not an authority. And if you are talking about authority, of course there is an authority. Truth is an authority. This is another danger, the bigger danger; let me talk of it to you.
You see, if I am so guarded against not becoming an authority, then this guardedness will become a barrier to compassion. I will say, "You are suffering, I see that you are going to dogs, in front of my eyes, but I cannot become an authority. I will only point the Truth to you, I will not actively come to rescue you, even if that means that you are going to continue suffering because my pointing is not sufficient."
You have been so deeply conditioned, that you cannot gather a hint now, that those subtle ways will not work. Are you getting it? So, of course, it's wonderful. J. Krishnamurti was the one who talked very strongly about what you are saying. But it has to be remembered that when you say, "There must be no authority," then that this might be a very egoistic statement, because there is an authority, and that authority is – the Truth. And if that Truth is functioning through you, then how can you block it?
The authority of the Truth is now vested in you. You don't have the authority, but you are like the minister of the King. The King has all the authority, but now you are acting on the King's behalf. So you will have to exercise the authority. And if you don't exercise it, then it is not good for the kingdom.
Listener 5: Sir, and since there can be no objective parameter to find out through whom the Truth is functioning, don't you think that it is at times necessary and also safe to keep the matter closed?
Shri Prashant: It will not remain closed. Its nature is to blossom.
You are saying, "Is it not safe to keep a bud closed?" The bud will open up, the flower will blossom. That's its nature.
Listener 5: But when we, as a culture declare that authority is required…
Shri Prashant:
It is not even a matter of declaring, it is a matter of living that way. You can declare anything.
But where is it showing up in your life?
If you are declaring that the Truth is operating through you, then it has to show up in your every single action.
It is not matter of merely announcing. You go on a podium and announce "I am enlightened!" very easy and very tempting. And the next moment you are found chasing a deer to hunt, or a lady to rape.
Listener 5: Is this not the reason that why these markets exist? That we have kept them open? We are saying that Truth functions through persons, and those persons are entitled to have authority.
Shri Prashant: Truth can function through persons as well. Truth has no limitations. It can function through anybody, anything, and anywhere.
Listener 5: And that person, through whom the Truth is functioning, is entitled to have an authority.
Shri Prashant: Not entitled. Who will give the entitlement? It is his own inner responsibility. What you are calling as 'authority' sitting there, the person of Truth, calls it as his responsibility.
Are you getting it?
For the kid, what the parent is doing, is an act of authority. For the parent, it is his responsibility. And he cannot run away from this responsibility, even if the kid is a troublesome kid.
Listener 5: Okay, let's carry forward this metaphor only. There are parents that do commit violence on their children.
Shri Prashant: We are not talking of those parents. You know what we are talking of.
Listener 5: I do. But I am saying that in the guise of this thing, a lot happens. So, is it not safe to keep it closed?
Shri Prashant: Safe for whom? Who is safe? Safe for whom?
Listener 5: Because when we say that authority is valid, that people should hold the authority…
Shri Prashant: I declare it is safe. So? Then what will happen? Who will keep it safe? I declare that – it is safe, that no one must announce that he is an authority. Now who will listen to this statement and hold himself back from announcing?
Based on your question I declare, "Yes, it is the right thing to do. No one must declare himself to be an authority." Now who is going to listen to this? Only someone who is already Truthful.
And what are we talking of? We are talking of the shops of falseness. They are there. They are a fact. They are already there. You are saying, "Let them monopolise, let them declare, so that they can have a complete control over the gullible masses. And you must declare that there should be no authority, so that even if some Truthful soul is about to disrupt the market, his efforts are nipped in the bud." That's what you are saying.
Do you see what a poisonous statement you are making?
You are saying, let all the fraudsters continue because they will anyway not listen to you, and if somebody is trying to make a genuine attempt, you tell him that there should be no authority so that, that attempt is thwarted.
Are the fraudsters going to listen to me? Are the fraudsters going to listen to Kabir or Jesus? That's the problem with university teaching. You talk so much in terms of ideals and principles, without ever looking at the facts.
To look at the facts, you require a certain sensitivity.
Facts must bother you a little, then you talk reality.
Otherwise you can talk La-la land.
"You must not do this. One must not do this. One must not do that." People are dying and you will say, "You know, one must not give polio vaccination to kids against their wishes." And it is not before eighteen that one's wish can be ascertained. So the polio vaccine that must be given at six months of age, should be administered only at eighteen years of age. Individuality must be respected.
It is not a foolish statement, it is a cruel statement. It can come only from somebody whose mind is so full of textbooks that it has no compassion left.
Listener 2: Principles.
Shri Prashant: Principles. The principles of – Informed choice, Individuality, Adult franchise.
"Wait, have you taken the kids consent? Oh, you haven't? No, no, then you cannot do it."
Listener 6: There are all these channels that telecast shows of all the so-called Godmen. And they give a lecture on the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures. These are prevailing just because of the fact that people believe that these people can also take them to the Truth.
Listener 5: See, nobody has the guts, the courage, to be such a speaker, a global speaker, on any scientific topic. The question is that why anybody, any Tom, Dick Harry, is standing up on the pedestal and preaching.
Shri Prashant: The reason is that you cannot quantify these things, you cannot verify them, you cannot check them. So anybody can say anything and get away with this.
The only way you can check Truth is by being in the Truth.
If I am a man of Truth and somebody is bullshitting in front of me, I will figure him out. But if I am myself totally debauched from Truth, then you can come and say anything, you can say, "There is a heaven which is full of fairies and this and that." And because I don't know, so I have no way of saying that you are lying.
To declare something as false, first of all, you must be in the Truth.
Science can be easily verified. Somebody says, "2 + 2 is 6," you will cross him out.
Listener 7: And that is why there is peaceful existence of all the Godmen.
Shri Prashant: Peaceful existence, because, "You know, I don't know what I am saying, I don't know what you are saying, so let us peacefully co-exist."
"Nobody knows what any of us is saying, so everyone is equally right or equally wrong. So let us all peacefully co-exist."
Listener 8: Sir, not only Godmen, famous cricketers or famous stars, they are also preaching. Their name also needs to be broken down.
Listener 5: Sir, it is clearly visible today, especially in India, that the number of people who are suffering because of these fraudulent Godmen are more than the number of people who really are in search for True preachers or teacher. So would it not be a case of lack of compassion from our side if we would rather do what we are doing? I am making the same point again, that by keeping it open, we are harming…
Shri Prashant: First of all the fundamental assumption you are making is misplaced.
Anybody who is suffering at their hands, is basically someone who wants freedom. Wants freedom, but is unable to choose the right means. So you are saying, "No, those who are suffering, their number is greater. And those want freedom, their number is smaller." How is it possible?
Anybody who is suffering, is suffering, only because he wants freedom.
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Jacki C. McLaughlin, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of residential burglary, one count of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Dip in prices delight chicken lovers, disappoint poultry farmersFebruary 9, 2018 | India
Vijayawada: Because of the fluctuations in the poultryindustry, the price of dressed chicken, which touched Rs 200 per kg in December, has come down in the range of Rs 150. While this is good news for chicken lovers, the poultry industry is worried as the bird is fetching poor price.Spread of viral diseases and poor growth of birds is affecting the prices.view more»
Rules to check cruel practices on chickens?February 1, 2018 | India
NEW DELHI: Acting on the Law Commission's recommendations, the Centre is planning to bring stricter rules under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to stop cruel practices against egg-laying hens (layers) and broiler chickens.
A game of chicken: how India's poultry farms are spawning global superbugsJanuary 31, 2018 | India
On a farm in Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad, a clutch of chicks has just been delivered. Some 5,000 birds peck at one another, loitering around a warehouse which will become cramped as they grow. Outside the shed, stacks of bags contain the feed they will eat during their five-week-long lives. Some of them gulp down a yellow liquid from plastic containers — a sugar water fed to the chicks from the moment they arrive, the farm caretaker explains. "Now the supervisor will come," she adds, "and we will have to start with whatever medicines he would ask us to give the chicks."view more»
Attention non-vegetarians! This move of Centre will make your chicken, eggs costly soonJanuary 23, 2018 | India
The government is planning to floor a new law to stop cruelty in the poultry farms. However, the move may raise the input cost of the poultry business and thereby, a consumer will have to pay more to enjoy poultry productsview more»
Panchkula poultry farmers to go for anti-fly spray at nightJanuary 23, 2018 | India
Panchkula: To ensure the end of fly menace, the poultry farm association has decided to go for anti-vector medicinal spray over the cages at night. The decision came at a Monday meeting where the association president had invited all the poultry-farm owners.view more»
Bengaluru bird flu: Chicken safe for consumption, says Karnataka animal husbandry ministerJanuary 12, 2018 | India
BENGALURU: Following the reports of bird flu in Bengaluru and Mandya, animal husbandry minister A Manju have announced that chickens are safe for consumption in the state.
While the suspected outbreak of Avian Influenza at a poultry farm at Dasarahalli, near Bengaluru has been contained, report of samples sent from Mandya to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal has come as negative to any form of bird flu that is lethal to humans.view more»
Bird flu scare badly hit chicken business in BengaluruJanuary 8, 2018 | India
HUBLI: The bird flu scare, which gripped the Bengaluru city, has severely dipped the sale of chicken.
Meat-sellers are in distress across the state as the sale has gone down drastically in some markets due to fear among buyers.
Talking to ANI, meat seller Aslam said, "The sale of mutton has gone up. Sale of chicken has gone down by at least 25 percent."view more»
Giant Japanese Producer Aims to sell 4B Eggs a Year in IndiaDecember 30, 2017 | India
JAPAN - Japan's largest egg producer, Ise Foods, is teaming up with Suzuki Motor in a joint venture to launch major egg production operations in the enormous Indian market, aiming to selling 4 billion eggs annually, about 5 per cent of India's current egg consumption.
Unchecked use of antibiotics makes chicken risky to eat in KashmirDecember 26, 2017 | India
Srinagar: How safe is the chicken meat that we consume in Kashmir? There's no knowing, for neither is there any study, nor any monitoring process in the Valley to check the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry, which can lead to antibiotic-resistance among humans, making even simple illnesses incurable.view more»
Poultry gets hormone taint, but organic way needs official stampDecember 20, 2017 | India
HYDERABAD: Organic chicken and mutton have become the new buzzwords after scientists have found growthpromoting hormones and antibiotics being used at regular caged poultry farms. While the fear of long-term health damage from the consumption of non-organic chicken has spurred demand for alternatives, certification remains a problem.
Superbugs in chicken meat: Multi-drug resistant E coli in poultry meat causes concernDecember 11, 2017 | India
In a cause for concern, an international team of researchers including those from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has found superbugs in 46 per cent of the chicken meat samples sold in Hyderabad city and parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. These superbugs have developed resistance to a plethora of antibiotics, which will only increase the cost of hospitalisation or medication in affected individuals.view more»
NGT ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR POULTRY FARMS ACROSS STATE OVER POOR HYGIENEDecember 11, 2017 | India
Foul odour emanating from poultry farms draws consumers to them. However, the stink that also attracts insects thereby creating a nuisance for those living in the vicinity. With a view to prevent this, the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its recent order has asked all the 656 poultry farms across the state to abide by certain guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).view more»
Egg Demand May Return as Prices Ease 24%December 1, 2017 | India
INDIA - Poultry farmers and traders see an uptick in demand for eggs as prices have eased, saying an increase in demand will check a further dip in prices while encouraging more production.Egg prices, which soared to an all-time high of Rs 5.50 a piece last week, have since fallen more than 24 per cent. The farm gate price at present is between Rs 4.15 and Rs 4.50 a piece, while retail prices are between Rs 6 and Rs 7 in the northern states and Rs 5 and Rs 6 in the south.view more»
How the egg has gone from leaving you light on your feet to feeling heavy in the pocketNovember 23, 2017 | India
Don't expect that cracking start to your mornings anymore, now that a near-60% rise in egg prices has made the day's first square meal just that much less 'egg-citing.' The breakfast staple that has never crossed the Rs 5 mark, is now retailing at as high as Rs 7 in several micro-markets. In fact, a few upscale department stores in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru are reportedly selling eggs at Rs 9 per piece.
Poultry industry calls egg price surge 'an aberration'November 23, 2017 | India
Even as egg prices soared to an unprecedented ₹7 a piece, the poultry industry sees it only as an aberration.The trade community says an average price of ₹4 an egg for the financial year 2017-18 could help bail out the farmers, who face constant volatility in pricing.The sudden spurt in egg prices across the country hit the headlines, triggering concerns among consumers. Though 2017 season is considered to be the best for the industry, the price surge happened well ahead of that season.view more»
Pollution in poultry farms: NGT notice to CentreNovember 22, 2017 | India
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) A plea highlighting environmental pollution caused by the improper waste disposal and unregulated use of antibiotics in poultry farms has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek a response from the Centre and others.
Eggs will stay in noon meal scheme: MinisterNovember 22, 2017 | India
CHENNAI: Minister of social welfare and nutritious noon meal programme V Saroja has said that egg distribution in noon meal scheme will continue without any disruption regardless of the market price, since eggs are procured at a fixed price for a year.
Egg to vanish from mid-day meal scheme?November 21, 2017 | India
Chennai: The sudden hike in egg price has badly hit students from getting the necessary protein component in their mid-day meals. While rumours are being spread regarding egg supply to government schools, headmasters and mid-day meal workers choose to deny it.


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I came home just in time--the two W. brothers, Ricky and Tommy, who helped us work cows today, were just fixing to head of into the pasture and to the pens, with the others. Anyway, we got everything figured out. Then was lunch.
As Ricky had said that we would need more worm-medicine (which turns out we didn't--Daddy was right, there was plenty), I headed to Smith's. While Skyping with Daddy after lunch, I must have mentioned that there were some work in the pens that needed to be done. So, I also got some boards at Smiths. That was--to say the least--interesting. First off, I drove back to where I figured the wood would have been. Well, nobody came out and I wasn't sure, so I started to drive up to the front of the building--I was going to talk to the 'old man' (disrespectful I know, but somehow I doubt he would really mind), since he knows who I am and I know who he is--sort of. Anyway, a tall, skinny, long-haired, drummer-player looking dude is standing there. I slowed down and then backed up a bit. A big "hint-hint". He took it and asked if I was the person for the boards. "Yes." About this time, I saw in the rearview mirror, the Redneck fellow I mentioned in a pervious post coming out of the back of the building with a "what does she think she's doing" look on his face. (Hey, this was my first time getting boards!) Anyway, with the directions straightened out, I drove on back and got loaded.
That was fun :) Redneck (I have to give them nicknames--it helps in the story-telling) put the first 16 foot pine board in the back (16' is the only length for pine). He made some mention about tying them down and I crawled into the back of the truck, "I have a chain here." I started pulling it out from under the fence posts, while stradling the board. All of a sudden, I realized that Redneck had reached out and grabbed the board. I'm glad he did, or I would have gotten a rude shock! Anyway, I looked over my shoulder at him and we both grinned and laughed. I said something to the effect of "Thanks--that would have been uncomfortable!"
As he headed off to get the second board, I sat on the edge of the truck and put my foot on the one already in there. The old man came up and within minutes, he and Redneck had my five boards loaded. I wrapped the chain around them (the boards, of course!) and the Ol'man said something about getting some rope to tie them in better. Very well, I was to drive to the front of the barn for that process. Redneck sat in the back of the truck and held the boards down and helped with directions as I backed up two or three times to maneurver in a tight spot. Up at the front of the barn, Redneck and Ol'man proficently got me ready to head out. Drummer-dude showed up and got some pine sap on his hand--and made a semi-big deal out of it. Both of the other men baiscally said, "It's just pine sap--no biggie." I wonder if Drummer-dude felt the "what a whimp" coming off me.
Anyway, I got home without knocking into anything or anybody with the (at least) six feet of board sticking out of the bed--at an angle. I'll have to let the old man know I had no problems next time I go to Smith's :)
I promptly put some of those boards to work, fixing a section of the chute in the pens. Last time we worked cows, Daddy just about got hit in the head with that broken board.
This morning, ten minutes before my alarm was set to go off (6:oo), Savannah opened my door and told me it was time to get up--Granddaddy was trying to rouse us :) (Maybe that was why I was mostly awake anyway.) Anyhow, after dressing and having breakfast and coffee, we started out to push the cows into the pens. (By the way, the cows put themselves in the trap last night! There was no need for the bag of pellets...) Just then Ricky and Tommy showed up. Ricky has a real nice diesel Dodge Ram pickup :) So three pick-up trucks holding a total of five people, headed to the pasture. The cows worked real nice today.
Once we had the cows in the pens, I strolled around doing a few last minute things while the fellas (and one gal) drove around the way we always do. Here's the work order: Granddaddy was on the squeeze-chute tailgate (through which we let the cows out), Tommy was medicating the cows, Ricky was working the hopper gate (from up on the fence--he does it different--but it is actually safer), Savannah ran the beef gate, and I did any extra leg work (i.e. pushing cows from one holding pen to the next, encouraging them up the chute, climbing up the fence on the other end of the hopper to encourage the cows to exit). We started by parting the calves from the cows. As we pushed the cows up the chute, Tommy sprayed them with the worm poison. Once all the cows were finished (we forgot to count them!), Granddaddy came up to the hopper and basically ran that gate and made the call on which calves went to market. Ricky and I did the parting. At one point, I was standing there and one of the white calves was standing on my spur! I couldn't move and he wouldn't :) I guess it is good 'hopper experience' to work with the calves like that--a good starting place. They won't hurt you as bad as a grown cow will.
After that Savannah and I went with Ricky to Al C.'s place to pick up his trailer (I guess Ricky always uses Al's trailer). I was in the front so I got gate-duty. Fine with me :) Then we came back and loaded the calves and took them to market! I rode with Ricky and Tommy, while Savannah drove Granddaddy. Granddaddy was seller 19. The auction starts at noon and it was about 9:30 or 10:00 when we got there. Somebody said something about not many people would be bringing calves in today because of some beef convention going on. So, hopefully the prices will be real good. Oh, by the way, the load was 16 calves. There was another one that for some reason Granddaddy said to keep--it was a bull and big enough to send. But like Ricky said, it was good for Granddaddy to be out there and making those decisions. I certainly agree--even though I disregarded the order to leave a particular gate open...I had previous orders from Daddy. I'm going to rotate cows this summer and now is as good a time as ever to get started!
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The £800m probe reveals giant planet's very own version of the Southern Lights
THESE are the "jaw-dropping" new images of Jupiter taken by Nasa's Juno probe.
The pictures are the clearest shots ever taken of our solar system's largest planet.
And they even revealed Jupiter's very own version of the Northern Lights.
They were taken as the £800million probe whizzed just 2,500 miles above the surface of the planet.
Remarkably, Juno - which was launched almost exactly five years ago - was able to send six megabytes of data back through 365 MILLION MILES of space.
Scott Bolton of America's space agency said: "First glimpse of Jupiter's north pole, and it looks like nothing we have seen or imagined before.
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Among the most breathtaking of the shot was an infrared image of the planet's southern aurora - Jupiter's version of the Northern Lights.
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VICTOR, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2019 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Heaven Hill Brands to divest Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and the brand's associated production facility in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, along with a subset of Canadian whisky brands produced at that facility. The company expects to receive cash proceeds of approximately $266 million USD, subject to closing adjustments. This transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of calendar 2019.
"We are relentlessly focused on the consumer and building a portfolio of brands consumers love today, while pushing beyond to meet their evolving needs well into the future," said Bill Newlands, Constellation Brands president and chief executive officer. "This decision aligns with our consumer-led premiumization strategy to deliver accelerated growth and shareholder value as we continue to focus our wine and spirits portfolio on higher-end, fast-growing brands. For Heaven Hill, Black Velvet is a historic, well-known, and high-volume brand that complements their broad distilled spirits portfolio and aligns with their business strategy."
Constellation's powerhouse portfolio of spirits brands include SVEDKA Vodka, the #1 imported vodka in the U.S.; High West Whiskey, Casa Noble Tequila, Mi CAMPO Tequila, and Nelson's Green Brier. Constellation's ventures capital group has made minority investments in higher-end, distinctive spirits brands such as Austin Cocktails, Bardstown Bourbon Company, El Silencio, The Real McCoy, and its most recent investment in Montanya Distillers.
The net sales for the brands included in the transaction totaled $67 million USD during Constellation's fiscal year 2019, and the purchase price represents a multiple of gross profit after marketing in the range of eight to nine times.
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Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a Fortune 500® company, is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, Italy and Canada. Constellation is the No. 3 beer company in the U.S. with high-end, iconic imported brands such as the Corona and Modelo brand families and Pacifico. Its high-quality, wine and spirits brands include the Robert Mondavi and The Prisoner Wine Company brand families, Kim Crawford, Ruffino, Meiomi and SVEDKA Vodka. The company's portfolio also includes a collection of highly-rated wine brands such as SIMI and Mount Veeder Winery, spirits brands High West Whiskey and Casa Noble Tequila, as well as new wine innovations such as Cooper & Thief and Spoken Barrel.
Based in Victor, N.Y., the company believes that industry leadership involves a commitment to brand building, our trade partners, the environment, our investors and to consumers around the world who choose our products when celebrating big moments or enjoying quiet ones. Since its founding in 1945, Constellation's ability to see, meet and stay ahead of shifting consumer preferences and trends across total beverage alcohol has fueled our success and made us the No. 1 growth contributor in beverage alcohol in the U.S.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The word "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Those statements may relate to Constellation Brands' business strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, and expected cash proceeds, as well as information concerning expected actions of third parties. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur or will occur on the timetable contemplated hereby. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and Constellation Brands undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The transaction with Heaven Hill Brands is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance the transaction between Constellation Brands and Heaven Hill Brands will occur or will occur on the contemplated terms or timetable.
In addition to risks and uncertainties associated with ordinary business operations, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including completion of the announced transaction; the accuracy of all projections; and other factors and uncertainties disclosed from time-to-time in Constellation Brands, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2019 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2019, which could cause actual future performance to differ from current expectations.
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Nieves & Pierzynski share Sox…
Although the Red Sox made their one-year deal with A.J. Pierzynski official on Dec. 4, it seems the free-agent catcher's interest in Boston began much earlier than that.
How early? According to Red Sox pitching coach Juan Nieves, about five weeks earlier — when the team was on the verge of winning the World Series. "We spoke in St. Louis because he was there [working as a television analyst]," Nieves said Saturday. "He mentioned the fact, 'I would love to come here and be with this group,' because he saw the atmosphere in the locker room.
"The seed was planted there."
Indeed, Pierzynski worked as an analyst during the 2013 postseason for Fox, his third year doing so. However, it was the five years Pierzynski spent working closely in Chicago with then-bullpen coach Nieves that led to the conversation the two had in October.
"He's going to bring a lot of energy, a lot of will to win," Nieves said. "It's going to be exciting to see how he manages our pitching staff."
Pierzynski served as the Chicago White Sox' primary catcher from 2005 to 2012 before signing with the Texas Rangers a month after Nieves left Chicago to join the Red Sox staff as pitching coach. Pierzynski hit .272 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs for Texas last season.
"When you see A.J. as an opposing player you don't like him, but when you see him on your team you're going to see a guy that comes in every day and plays hard," Nieves said. "He wants to be in that big situation."
Pierzynski spent the first five seasons of his major league career on the Minnesota Twins, playing with current Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz; he caught pitcher Jake Peavy with the White Sox from 2009 to 2012.
"For the experience and for the type of player he is, I think he will be a nice fit on the team," Nieves said. "We're going to embrace that, but that will start right after the beginning of January."
'A really great day'…
Since winning the World Series on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, Red Sox manager John Farrell has been a busy man.
He and general manager Ben Cherington have already begun to prepare for the offseason, while reviewing 2013. When asked if he's been able to celebrate the team's championship, Farrell just smiled.
"Just hanging out," he said with laugh. "A little bit, a lot of recover after Wednesday night. Going through the last couple of days with some meetings with the players, beginning some offseason conversations with Ben, and with each passing hour, what we just accomplished starts to sink in a little bit more."
This isn't Farrell's first World Series parade.
As a member of Terry Francona's coaching staff from 2007-2010, Farrell's already been on a celebratory ride on the duck boats. This time around, however, he expected it to be a lot better.
"I expect an awful lot of people to share in a really great day," Farrell said. "Having been on one of these after the '07 series where it was maybe a little bit more of an expected outcome, winning that World Series, this [parade] will have a much more intense feel. All that we've come through, the way this group came together and what we achieved as a team, and the way our fans have shared in this and rekindled a relationship back with this team, it's an awesome day."
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Game 5, Like Deja Vu all over again
• Starting pitchers: Adam Wainwright (19-9, 2.94 ERA) vs. Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75 ERA)
• Scouting report on Wainwright: Not much went right for Wainwright in Game 1 against the Red Sox. A seven-pitch walk to Jacoby Ellsbury in the first was only the start of the 32-year-old's rough night as he allowed three runs in the opening inning, partly due to poor defensive play behind him. However, with the series tied 2-2, Wainwright has another crack at giving his team the advantage moving forward.
"It's a pretty clean slate [from my last start]," Wainwright said Sunday in his news conference at Busch Stadium. "I honestly don't know why my mechanics were as bad as they were [and] my delivery was off as much as it was. But I feel like I've put a lot of good reps in in front of the mirror and watching film and feeling my delivery again."
"I feel like I've made a lot of good adjustments to be ready for this next game to throw some quality pitches."
In his Game 1 start, Wainwright's curveball was his best pitch. He used his curveball for 15 of his final 33 pitches, a span that saw him retire seven straight batters before allowing a David Ortiz single in the fifth inning that he was able to pitch around. Overall, Wainwright went five innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits and striking out four.
"I learned that they hit mistakes," Wainwright said of his first career start against Boston last Wednesday. "And I learned that if I make mistakes in the middle of the plate up in the zone, they're going to hit them."
Overall, Wainwright is 2-2 in his four postseason starts with a 2.25 ERA. The right-hander has allowed seven runs (five earned) in his past 12 innings after allowing only two runs in his first 16 innings pitched of the playoffs.
• Scouting report on Lester: Putting aside the speculation that he was in some way doctoring his pitches in Game 1, Lester pitched masterfully, shutting out the Cardinals' potent offense for 7 2/3 innings and striking out eight batters. The start was yet another in a string of successful starts Lester has made in October, something he says he doesn't know how to explain.
"I feel like I've pitched pretty [well] throughout most of my seasons, and it's just carried over into the postseason," Lester said Sunday. "I don't know what it is. I like this stage. I like knowing that I've got to go out there and give everything I've got for my teammates, because tomorrow might be our last game. You don't know; I guess that just gives you that little extra focus."
Of Lester's 10 career postseason starts, seven have been of the quality variety — at least six innings pitched and three runs or fewer allowed. The 29-year-old has gone 5-4 in 12 postseason appearances overall, posting a 2.22 ERA. Of his 69 postseason innings pitched, 13 1/3 have come in the World Series, where he has yet to allow a run.
"I think the one thing that we all recognize is that the power stuff wins in the postseason," Red Sox manager John Farrell said Sunday. "He's got it, he maintains it, and yet, in addition to his physical strengths, there's a level of concentration that he's capable of maintaining that gives him the ability to execute consistently over the time he's on the mound. Those two things combined are what's given [him] the career performance he's had in the postseason."
This will be the first time in his career that Lester has made five starts in a single postseason.
Three Cardinals players to watch
• Carlos Beltran, RF: Beltran was only given one shot at Lester in Game 1, striking out swinging on four pitches before being removed from the game due to a rib contusion. Beltran has three hits in 10 World Series at-bats so far, two of which have come in his two at-bats with runners in scoring position. Beltran was left with a bat in his hand at home plate in the ninth inning of Game 4 after Kolten Wong was picked off first base to end the game.
• David Freese, 3B: Since singling in the ninth inning of Game 1, Freese has been held hitless in his past eight at-bats, a streak that's resulted in him being dropped to seventh in the order. Of the 13 runners he's left on base the past four games, six have been left in scoring position.
• Pete Kozma, SS: In keeping with pattern, manager Mike Matheny has selected Kozma to start at short in Games 1 and 3 while going with Daniel Descalso in Games 2 and 4. The difference between the two has been a wash offensively, as Descalso is 0-for-6 while Kozma is 0-for-8 through the first four games of the series. However, Kozma was the only St. Louis Cardinals hitter to not strike out in Game 1, seeing 13 pitches in his three plate appearances.
Three Red Sox players to watch
• David Ortiz, 1B: A lot of the talk leading into the World Series was about how many games Ortiz would play at first base over Mike Napoli. But Ortiz has ended that conversation, with a gaudy .727 batting average, a result of eight hits in 11 at-bats. His eight hits have accounted for a third of the Red Sox's total in the series (24). He also has two of Boston's three homers and he leads the team in RBI (5) and runs (5). He has collected hits in his past four at-bats and is the only Boston starter to not strike out so far.
• Jonny Gomes, LF: With outfielder Shane Victorino's status still unknown following his late scratch before Game 4, Gomes re-proved his worth in the lineup to Farrell by hitting what turned out to be the game-winning three-run home run for Boston in the sixth inning, ending his 0-for-9 skid to start the World Series. Gomes also worked a 10-pitch walk in the fifth and a six-pitch walk in the eighth inning of Sunday's game, a step back on the right track for a player with whom Boston has won eight of nine postseason starts.
• Xander Bogaerts, 3B: Bogaerts started off the series going 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in Games 1 and 2 before turning it on in St. Louis to collect three hits in his past seven at-bats. The 21-year-old's .231 average is third on the team behind Ortiz (.727) and Dustin Pedroia (.267).
Three key considerations:
• Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa has appeared in all four World Series games, the only pitcher on either team to do so. Farrell has used Tazawa to face just one batter in three of his four appearances, something the 27-year-old did in only two of his 71 appearances during the regular season.
• Sunday night's win guaranteed that the series will shift back to Fenway Park for at least a Game 6. So far this postseason, Boston is 5-2 at home compared to 4-3 on the road.
• David Ross will be back behind the plate in Game 5, according to Farrell. Ross has caught all four of Lester's starts this postseason, including Game 1 where he went 1-for-2 against Wainwright. It will be Ross's second consecutive start since regular starter Jarrod Saltalamacchia made a throw that led to the obstruction call that ended Game 3.
10 Reasons to get Excited about the 2013 World Series
This probably isn't the World Series most baseball folks wanted, assuming you don't root for the Red Sox or Cardinals. After all, both franchises have been to the World Series multiple times in the past decade and both have won twice. So maybe you wanted some new blood.
Instead you'll get beards. Lots of them.
But you also get two great teams, with no shortage of reasons to watch. Here are 10:
1. Adam Wainwright. He was a rookie closer when the Cardinals won the World Series in 2006 but was injured when they won again in 2011. In a season where much of the attention for pitchers went to Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Matt Harvey and Mariano Rivera, Wainwright quietly went 19-9 with a 2.94 ERA while leading the majors in innings pitched. This is his chance to make his October mark in Cardinals history alongside the likes of Bob Gibson and his mentor Chris Carpenter, who won two games in the 2011 World Series. He has that big curveball — maybe the best since Bert Blyleven was spinning his own — that he'll throw on any count but is especially deadly with two strikes, when opponents hit .118 with 130 strikeouts in 238 plate appearances.
2. David Ortiz versus Carlos Beltran. They're not facing each other, but you sort of get the feeling they are. Few hitters have delivered in their playoff careers like these two, although Ortiz did go just 2-for-22 in the American League Championship Series. Beltran had six RBIs in each of the Cardinals' first two series and now gets the opportunity to play in his first World Series … and perhaps make a Hall of Fame statement.
3. John Lackey's redemption. Two years ago he was the most hated man in Boston after posting a 6.41 ERA in 28 starts and ordering lots of fried chicken between starts. Now, after beating Justin Verlander 1-0 in the ALCS, he's going to start Game 2 of the World Series. Remember, he's familiar with the pressures of a big game: As a rookie with the Angels in the 2002 World Series, he was the winning pitcher in Game 7.
4. Yadier Molina. One of the memories of the 2011 World Series that stuck with me was the ovations Molina received from his home fans — louder than those given Albert Pujols. Perhaps Cardinals fans anticipated Pujols' departure, or maybe they just appreciated everything Molina does for the team, from his hitting to his defense to the confidence he instills in his pitchers. Few players ever perfect their jobs on a baseball field, but you get the idea Molina has perfected playing catcher. Appreciate and enjoy. And then see if the Red Sox — who set the all-time record for stolen-base percentage (123 for 142) — attempt to run on him.
5. Power versus RISP. Each team led its league in runs scored, just the fourth time since 1976 that's happened (1976, Reds-Yankees; 2004, Cardinals-Red Sox; 2009, Phillies-Yankees), but did so in different ways. The Red Sox, while not as powerful as some Red Sox teams of the past, hit 178 home runs (sixth in the majors), but also pounded out 363 doubles (first) and drew 581 walks (third). The Cardinals ranked 27th in the majors in home runs and don't steal many bases (just 45), but they put the ball in play, an attribute that allowed them to hit .330 with runners in scoring position, the highest figure in the majors since that stat has been recorded beginning in 1961. The Red Sox beat the Tigers largely because of three key home runs — the grand slams from Ortiz and Shane Victorino plus Mike Napoli's solo shot in the 1-0 victory in Game 3 — and while the Cardinals have hit just .210 in the postseason they've hit .286 with RISP.
6. Michael Wacha. In the span of 16 months he's gone from Texas A&M to … well, almost unhittable. In his past four starts, going back to his final outing of the regular season, he's allowed an .093 batting average — 9 for 97. In his three postseason starts, he's allowed one run for a tidy 0.43 ERA. He has a chance to become just the sixth pitcher to have four starts in one postseason where he allowed one run or less, joining Blue Moon Odom (1972), Burt Hooton (1981), John Smoltz (1996), Ryan Vogelsong (2012) and Curt Schilling (2001, the only one with five). I can't wait to see what the rookie does.
7. Xander Bogaerts. He just turned 21 and had just 18 games of big-league experience before the playoffs began. Now he may be starting at third base, like he did the final two games of the ALCS. He's going to be a big star down the road so this is kind of like a sneak preview. He's had 11 plate appearances in the playoffs and drawn five walks while going 3-for-6. How can a kid have such a mature approach at the plate?
8. Cardinals relievers. Speaking of kids, the Cardinals' top four relievers right now — Trevor Rosenthal, Carlos Martinez, Kevin Siegrist and Seth Maness — are all rookies. Teams have won before with rookie closers — Bobby Jenks of the White Sox in 2005, Wainwright in 2006 — and the Cardinals had some inexperienced relievers in 2011. But four rookie relievers in key roles? (Five if you include starter Shelby Miller working out of the bullpen.) How can you not be pumped watching Rosenthal and Martinez throwing 100 mph in the eighth and ninth innings?
9. Koji Uehara's splitter. It's the most dominant 81 mph pitch in baseball history, a force of nature that breaks the natural laws of baseball, a pitcher who turns skilled batsmen into helpless amateurs. Including the postseason, batters are hitting .134 off Uehara. Against the splitter, they're hitting .096. Since the All-Star break, they're hitting .074 against the splitter, just 6-for-81 with 37 strikeouts and no walks. He's 38 years old and basically the opposite of the gas-throwing Rosenthal and Martinez. The contrast in styles should make for some exciting late-game drama. One more thing: In what other sport could a 38-year-old guy, who while a good pitcher was never to be confused with Mariano Rivera, suddenly have a year better than any season Rivera ever had?
10. The best against the best. For the time since 1999, the teams with the best records in the majors will face off in the World Series. For the time since 2004, the teams with the best run differentials will face off. The rejuvenated, bearded Red Sox against the youthful, talented Cardinals. Players trying to create postseason legacies, others trying to add to existing ones. Big stars and future stars on the rise. It's a World Series that has the elements for a classic duel. I think we're going to get one.