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LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -January 26, 2013 --Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty against a central Pennsylvania couple charged in the death of their infant son last fall.
Lancaster County prosecutors also said they will seek to try 24-year-old Andrew Moyer Sr. and 23-year-old Brianna Michael together in the October death of 6-week-old Andrew Moyer Jr.
The Columbia residents are charged with homicide, conspiracy and endangering the welfare of a child.
Authorities say the infant was abused for at least a week before a final beating caused fatal brain injuries.
Moyer's attorney, Barry Goldman, said he wasn't surprised by the decision. He told The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era that he would use a private investigator and medical professionals to probe the mental health status of his client.
Michael's attorney, Merrill Spahn, declined comment.


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If you're looking for something a little different to perk up a summer-time meal then look no further! These Salmon Sliders are quick, easy and fairly inexpensive to make. Their light and healthy yet satisfying and delicious.
Do you ever have low expectations for something only to find that it wasn't warranted? That was just the case with these salmon cakes. They are made by mixing canned pink salmon with egg, bread crumbs, parsley, onion, dijon mustard, and the classic pairing of lemon juice and dill. The salmon cakes are then pan-fried and served on a thinly-sliced fresh baguette with lemon dill cream cheese.
I carried the flavors of dill and lemon over from the cakes to the cream cheese to the tartar sauce. But both sauces aren't necessary…I wanted to have an option for my family because I wasn't sure how some of them would feel about the cream cheese…but it was the first to disappear. Another expectation…proved wrong. And for once I didn't mind. These were a real crowd-pleaser!
They can be served hot or cold, slider-style, in a pita or on a salad. I ate the leftovers right from the refrigerator the next day and they were totally delectable.
Salmon Sliders w/ Lemon Dill Cream Cheese
(by Reeni)(makes 9 sliders)
15 ounces canned Pink Salmon, boneless, drained and flaked
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup Onion, minced
3 tablespoons Mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup Fresh Parsley, chopped
1 heaping tablespoon Fresh Dill or 1 teaspoon Dried
3/4 cup Fresh Bread Crumbs or 1/2 cup Panko or Seasoned Bread Crumbs
1/2 teaspoon Sea or Kosher Salt
1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
Panko or Seasoned Crumbs for coating, optional
Canola Oil for pan-frying
Also need:
Small buns, dinner rolls, or a fresh baquette, thinly sliced
Your choice of sauce(s) (recipes to follow)
Lettuce and sliced tomato, optional
1. In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients. If coating with crumbs set up a shallow dish with a layer of crumbs. Scoop up a palmful of mix and gently press together to form a small, fat patty about 2 – 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Place in bread crumbs and gently pat them on – top and bottom – don't worry about the sides. Set on a large dish. Repeat until all the mixture is used. Refrigerate patties for at least a 1/2 hour – 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile prepare the Lemon Dill Cream Cheese or Lemon Dill Tartar Sauce.
3. In a large skillet heat enough canola oil to generously cover bottom of pan over medium heat. Carefully add salmon sliders. Cook about five-six minutes or until golden brown, carefully flip, and cook 3-4minutes. Serve on your choice of bread with lemon-dill cream cheese or tartar sauce.
Lemon Dill Cream Cheese
4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
1 heaping tablespoon Fresh Dill, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Dash or two of salt
In a small bowl combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.
Lemon Dill Tartar Sauce
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
2 heaping tablespoons Pickle Relish
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon Fresh Dill, chopped, or 1 teaspoon Dried
Dash or two of salt
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and adjust to taste by adding more relish, lemon or salt. Refrigerate until serving.
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist.
In what is normally a formality, Czech presidents appoint the country's professors after they are nominated for the top title by their universities, but left-leaning President Milos Zeman has stood firm by his decision not to let a prominent literary historian get the promotion.
Though he has said that Martin C. Putna's sexual orientation itself is not an issue, Zeman has largely refused to fully explain his stance, insisting he doesn't want to "humiliate" the candidate "by naming the reasons publicly." But over the weekend, Zeman told Czech public TV that he "does not recognize people aspiring to teach at universities" who attend gay festivals.
A chain smoker with a well-document soft spot for alcohol, Zeman made international headlines when he was prime minister with outspoken comments, including comparing late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Adolf Hitler. In his short time as the Czech Republic's ceremonial leader, the 68-year-old Zeman has already sparked an Internet sensation, appearing to show up drunk at a rare public display of the country's crown jewels earlier this month.
Putna, a lecturer at Prague's prestigious Charles University, openly supported Zeman's rival in presidential elections in January and ridiculed Zeman in the campaign.
Zeman's remarks have been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum. A pro-Putna rally is planned for Thursday in front of Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency.
Charles University rector Vaclav Hampl was to meet with Zeman on Wednesday. Unless a "really serious moral wrongdoing" is behind Zeman's refusal to appoint Putna, Hampl said, his action would constitute "nothing other than an absolutely unacceptable political interference."
The government has already approved a slate of 65 candidates to be appointed at a ceremony on June 11, the Education Ministry said. Zeman's predecessor, conservative Vaclav Klaus named more than 1,500 professors and rejected not a single one.


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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The $200-million take
"Yes, it's true," Fowler said.
And, regarding Padres TV money being diverted from the club, what if Jeff Moorad's group had bought the Padres from Moores last January?
"We didn't anticipate that being the case if the Moorad group had been allowed to close," said Fowler. "But that decision was made well above my pay grade."
The Padres today announced Fowler as their control owner, the role Moores had filled since 1994. Fowler, the former San Diego Sockers owner, teamed up with the O'Malley family and others as part of the $800 million purchase approved by MLB owners two weeks ago and celebrated today at Petco Park.
Previously, Fowler was part of Moorad's group, which, per its agreement reached with Moores in 2009, expected to complete its $500 million purchase last winter.
The Moorad bid drew strong opposition from a few owners, most notably White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, a heavyweight in ownership circles.
Moorad, who needed approval from 75 percent of the other owners, withdrew his bid in March, also stepping down as CEO.
Say what you will about Moorad's stewardship potential, having an additional $200 million in TV money probably would be a good thing for a ballclub, especially a ballclub located in a bottom-five TV market.
"We are reacting to it," Fowler said.
After Moorad exited, Fowler could've chosen to cash out his stake, at a potential big gain. Moores had raised the sales price to $600 million, the amount he first targeted in negotiations with Moorad in 2008. With TV money pouring into the baseball industry, franchise values were soaring.
Fowler decided to align with the O'Malleys, even if it meant putting more of his own money into the bid.
"We feel comfortable we have what we need to run this ballclub and run this ballclub in a competitive manner," he said.
When Moores also claimed a chunk of the $1.2 billion money due the Padres from their 20-year deal with Fox Sports San Diego, the would-be owners didn't panic.
"It was not a surprise," Fowler said. "The focus was, 'OK, what do we have, can it work? Can it work effectively?'
"We made the informed decision that, yes, we can make it work."
Moorad, giving ammo to his foes, initially had targeted the club's TV windfall to fortify his purchase. This infuriated other owners such as the Angels' Arte Moreno. Months later, in December, when his group sent $152 million into escrow, the final payment to buy the team, Moorad warranted that he'd not taint his bid with any TV money or use TV money to pay back any of his partners. Whether his initial mis-step was fatal is unclear.
Not long after the for-sale sign went back up, so did the franchise's market value. (As for Moorad, if he had a number of shares in the club, his consolation prize may be a large stack of cash.)
The actual quality of the product seemed irrelevant to the Padres' rise in franchise value. The Padres hadn't sniffed a playoff berth in three of the last four years. The farm system moved up the rankings, thanks in part to the team trading off its best player, Adrian Gonzalez, holding extra draft picks and picking high in the draft because of poor win-loss records.
In Moorad's two full calendar years as Padres CEO and Vice Chairman, the team spent less money on ballplayers -- major league payroll combined with the amateur markets -- than any of the other 29 clubs, according to a study by one front office.
The Padres started out 19-40 this season and halfway through had their worst yearly TV ratings on record.
Compensated at more than $20 million per year, Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, can point to the $800 million sale of the small-market Padres as proof that his industry is booming. Only three years ago, the big-market Cubs sold for $845 million. Selig's bosses, the owners, may hyperventilate at the prospect of putting their clubs up for auction.
As for the $200 million in TV money leaving the Padres, perhaps it's best thought of as only one piece in a complicated puzzle. At least, that's what I gleaned after asking a few questions, on the record, to an MLB official at today's introductory press conference for the new Padres owners.
"I understand that scenario A had this, and scenario B has this, and it seems scenario A has $200 million more dollars, so I understand what you are asking," said Laurel Prieb, V-P of MLB's western operations and special projects. "But I would think that MLB would tell you to look at each case on its own merits, and scenario A, it wasn't a signed purchase back in January for a variety of reasons, and that one went by the wayside.
"This one is looked at it on its own merits. Ownership is looked at on its own merits. It's looked at as the foundation being very solid, and one that will take the franchise forward. You really look at it at that basis."
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'I asked new Padres boss Ron Fowler if it's true: Did $200 million in Padres TV money go out the door when John Moores finally sold the team?
"Yes, it's true," Fowler said.'
Sure. Went out the door. To Moores? No. To the owners, proportionally according to their percentage owned. Or, rather, to all the owners who sold their share of Padres, except for those who held on, at least some of whom increased their positions, as Fowler said they too wrote checks.
The fact that several of the Moorad group remained on board means that their portion -- of the full $800MM -- did not go out the door. But, in some abstract sense (this whole subject is a massive case of abstract), yes, it all went "out the door". Some came right back in. Those are my personal favorite dollars.
If the price was $700MM, it would've meant even less went out, even with the same "it all goes out, but some really stayed in" dynamic.
I had a friend in high school who, at one point owed me $10 while I had some had managed to simultaneously owe him $5.
I said "Give me $5 and we're even."
"No," he said, "Give me $5, then I'll give you $10."
Yeah, it's like that.
I have no problem with Moores declaring that the $200MM up-front money raised the value of the club by exactly that, and that was the price. Which is what everyone is saying. To say that Moores got %50.xx of $600MM plus $200MM is ludicrous. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but I don't see any evidence that it did.
Now THIS is a work of art:
"I understand that scenario A had this, and scenario B has this, and it seems scenario A has $200 million more dollars, so I understand what you are asking, but I would think that MLB would tell you to look at each case on its own merits, and scenario A, it wasn't a signed purchase back in January for a variety of reasons, and that one went by the wayside. This one is looked at it on its own merits. Ownership is looked at on its own merits. It's looked at as the foundation being very solid, and one that will take the franchise forward. You really look at it at that basis."
Content-free communication. Awesome. How do you even respond? You don't, you report it verbatim (thanks) and wait for the moment of stunned silence just before the slow-build crescendo to a standing ovation.
$98 million of the $200 million in TV money went to Moorad and his partners, including Fowler. Either way, money that was supposed to make the Padres become more competitive was siphoned off - in a mafia-like slick move. The Padres can never seem to win...even when the team sells for the 5th most for a sports franchise ever.ReplyDelete
But Fowler didn't sell; he retained his share (and, apparently, bought some more as well). Same with the others who stuck around. So some of the money stayed in. I just wonder how much.ReplyDelete


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The New York Mets announced this afternoon All-Star pitcher Matt Harvey underwent Tommy John surgery, with Dr. James Andrews performing in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Harvey will miss the entire season.
Initially, Harvey wanted to attempt rest and rehab as treatment for the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Harvey was even given Andrews' blessing to try that first, but couldn't build up the strength to resume throwing, let alone compete in the Arizona Fall League.
Harvey waffled on surgery for over a month, but in the end did what general manager Sandy Alderson thought he would. Alderson said he was careful not to influence Harvey's decision, but once the All-Star starter opted for surgery he said it was the right choice.
Alderson admitted Harvey was taking a gamble that he would be healthy for spring training, then re-injure his elbow and miss the remainder of the 2014 season and all of 2015. Alderson described that as the worst possible scenario for the Mets.
All along, Alderson said Harvey's condition wouldn't impact the Mets' offseason approach to their rotation. Alderson said not to expect the Mets to sign a marquee free agent pitcher despite him saying he had the resources. Instead, Alderson said the team would target two innings eaters for the back end of the rotation until Rafael Montero's Super Two deadline is reached and he would be available by June.
The Mets' current rotation is Jon Niese, Zack Wheeler and Dillon Gee, all with questions of their own. Niese is coming off a slightly torn rotator cuff; Wheeler was scratched from his last start with a sore shoulder and will be entering his first full season; and Gee, based on victories, is now the de facto No. 1.
The Mets also do not know whether Jenrry Mejia, who underwent elbow surgery to remove bone spurs will be available for the start of the season.
The innings-eaters Alderson is searching for could be Aaron Harang and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Both showed enough – especially Matsuzaka – to warrant being brought to spring training.
Trouble is, they also showed enough to other teams who might pry them away if the Mets lowballed them.
It sure is strange how things tend to turn around. Prior to Harvey's injury the Mets were thinking about going to a six-man rotation to conserve innings for Harvey and Wheeler.
They are now looking for help.


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Codemasters has joined forces with the team behind Xbox360Achievements.org and PS3Trophies.org to design the achievements list for GRID 2.
The design process will be documented on both sites.
EIC Dan Webb described the arrangement as his "biggest personal goal" and a chance to prove the team's mettle after years of criticising developer-designed achievements lists.
Codemasters executive producer Clive Moody said the two sites are recognised as the "go to" destinations for achievement information.
"Their extensive knowledge coupled with our studio talent will make for a uniquely crafted list with insight from the experts, offering gamers real challenge and reasons to chase every possible reward. It's a new approach, but we think it will be a lot of fun and a great way to give player's an insight into this increasingly important element of game design," he said.
GRID 2 is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in northern summer.


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VOICES CALLING OUT: Late Saturday, rescuers heard people yelling for help but were unable to reach anyone. The soupy, quicksand-like mud was so thick and deep that searchers had to turn back. When crews were able to get back onto the debris field Sunday, they found only more bodies. "We didn't see or hear any signs of life," Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said Sunday evening.
THE DEAD, THE MISSING, THE DAMAGE: The death toll is at least eight. On Monday, authorities said 108 names were on the list of people reported missing or unaccounted for, but they cautioned that figure likely would go down. Dozens of structures in a riverside community were destroyed, including many full-time homes.
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Center-pivot irrigation system for applying liquid manure.
Manure typically is used as a fertilizer for crop production. This guide details the calculations needed to determine the fertilizer nitrogen value of manure, termed "plant-available nitrogen" (PAN). The guide also details "residual nitrogen fertilizer value" (RNFV), which is a method used to determine the amount of nitrogen released by manure in the year after application. There are also examples of incorporating an estimate of plant-available nitrogen and residual nitrogen value into a manure application recommendation for a crop.
These calculations can be complicated when done by hand. A companion Web page to this guide provides tools to make these calculations. The software package Manure Management Planner (MMP) from Purdue University also calculates manure application rates based on Missouri plant-available nitrogen recommendations. Links to both the PAN Web page and the MMP software can be found online at nmplanner.missouri.edu.
Most commercial nitrogen fertilizers are 100 percent plant available when applied to the soil. Fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, anhydrous ammonia, urea and ammonium sulfate are in a form that is completely available to a plant or convert rapidly to a form usable by the plant when soils have sufficient warmth and moisture for crop growth.
Manure contains both organic nitrogen and mineral forms of nitrogen. The organic nitrogen is an integral component of cells in organic material in the manure. Plants cannot directly use organic nitrogen. Instead, plants rely on microbes in the soil to break down the organic nitrogen and release it into the soil in a mineral form plants can use. This process is called mineralization. One challenge of using manure as a fertilizer is predicting the amount of organic nitrogen that will be released to soil as mineral nitrogen and the rate it will be released.
The mineral nitrogen in manure also poses unique challenges. Mineral nitrogen in most manure sources is in the ammonium form at the time of land application. Most manure sources also have a relatively high pH. This combination of high pH coupled with an ammonium nitrogen source can lead to significant ammonia volatilization when manure is surface-applied to soil. These losses of nitrogen can significantly reduce the fertilizer value of surface-applied manure.
Nitrogen losses occur from any source of nitrogen fertilizer. For detailed information on best management practices for minimizing nitrogen losses from any nitrogen application see the MU publications G9218, Managing Nitrogen to Protect Water Quality, and IPM1027, Best Management Practices for Nitrogen Fertilizer in Missouri.
This guide focuses on the unique challenges of managing manure as a nitrogen source and calculating the nitrogen fertilizer value of manure.
Table 1
Organic nitrogen availability factors (k1).
Mineralization is the conversion of organic nitrogen into mineral forms that are available to crops. Long-term research has shown that nitrogen release from the organic nitrogen in manure takes place over years and some of the organic nitrogen is never released to plants. Most of the organic nitrogen is released in the growing season following application and the amount of nitrogen released beyond two years after application is relatively small. In Missouri, the residual fertilizer value of organic nitrogen requires tracking manure fertilizer contributions for two years.
Table 1 summarizes estimates of nitrogen availability for organic nitrogen in manure.
Mineralization is a biological process so it is affected by environmental conditions in the soil. Cold, excessively wet, or excessively dry soils all inhibit microbial activity, delaying availability of organic nitrogen in manure. Organic nitrogen availability factors estimate expected release of nitrogen but the timing and quantity released in a given year will vary based on local conditions. Not all organic nitrogen is equally available to plants. This can be seen in the differences in Table 1 based on manure type and storage method. Manure treatment processes that change the characteristics of manure organic matter may increase or reduce the availability of organic nitrogen. We are currently unable to predict year-to-year variation or all the impacts of storage and handling on organic nitrogen availability.
Manure in storage facilities typically lacks free oxygen. High rates of biological activity in liquid storages, dry manure stacks, and compost piles exceed the rate of oxygen supply creating anaerobic conditions. Under these conditions all mineral nitrogen in the storage is converted to the ammonium form (NH4+). Nitrate nitrogen (NO3-) is unable to persist and is driven down to negligible levels.
Ammonium nitrogen in the manure is susceptible to losses by ammonia volatilization when manure is surface-applied. Timely incorporation of manure into the soil reduces ammonia volatilization.
Volatilization losses from surface-applied manure are highly variable. A review of 15 field experiments documented ammonia losses from surface-applied, unincorporated manure ranging from 10 to 99 percent of applied ammonium. The mean loss was 47 percent of the applied ammonium nitrogen. Losses tended to be more variable at low application rates.
Predicting nitrogen losses from ammonia volatilization is difficult. Many factors affect the rate of nitrogen loss and the total ammonia loss after surface application of manure.
Ammonia losses from surface applications are chemically mediated reactions. The driving force in ammonia loss is high pH. Most manure has a near- or above-neutral pH, promoting ammonia loss. Initially, the chemistry of the manure controls rates of ammonia loss from manure. With time the loss of ammonia and the reaction of manure with soil drives down pH to a level that prevents further ammonia loss.
When manure is injected into the soil or immediately incorporated after application, ammonium in the manure reacts with the soil and is not prone to ammonia losses. Under these conditions, ammonium nitrogen from manure is equivalent to any other mineral nitrogen source. To avoid uncertainty in the availability of ammonium nitrogen in manure, inject manure into soil or incorporate manure immediately after application.
Nitrate is rarely a significant component of manure from conventional manure handling systems. Consequently, there typically is no reason to test for nitrate in manure. If a unique manure storage system sustains significant amounts of nitrate it will be 100 percent plant available with surface application, injection, or incorporation.
Table 2
Inorganic nitrogen availability factors (k2).
Table 2 summarizes estimates of nitrogen availability for mineral nitrogen in manure.
Table 3
Standard manure application list and the associated definitions used to determine inorganic nitrogen availability factors from Table 2.
Manure application equipment and manure placement
In many software packages and web-based applications placement of the manure is established through the selection of manure application equipment. Table 3 associates the choices for manure application equipment used in MMP and the PAN website with placement of manure.
There is no expectation of residual effects with inorganic nitrogen sources in the years after application, so there is no residual availability factor as there is with organic nitrogen.
There are four steps to estimating nitrogen availability in manure:
Manure testing is the most accepted way to estimate nutrient concentrations in manure. The following analyses are needed to estimate plant-available nitrogen:
Manure samples should also be analyzed for total phosphorus and total potassium. If you are concerned about salt content of your manure request an electrical conductivity analysis.
In almost all manure storage systems, no analysis for nitrate nitrogen is needed. Manure storage systems like anaerobic lagoons, slurry pits, litter packs and manure piles have essentially no free oxygen in them resulting in nearly all mineral nitrogen being in the ammonium form. It is appropriate in all conventional manure handling systems to assume nitrate nitrogen concentration is zero.
Figure 1
Impact of date of sampling on total nitrogen concentration in unagitated lagoon effluent.
Permitted animal feeding operations are required to sample their manure at least once per year. Many operations will benefit from testing more frequently or combining information from more than one manure test to estimate nutrient concentrations in manure. Figure 1 shows the variation in total nitrogen concentration in three lagoons over two years. In these lagoons it would be prudent to sample in both spring and fall because nitrogen concentration decreased approximately 30 percent between spring and fall.
The best time for sampling manure varies among types of manure storages. Ideally, samples should be taken before manure application, leaving time for lab analysis of the manure so the results can be used in determining manure application rates. This approach works well for unagitated lagoon systems, solids piles and composting systems where there is no limitation on access to the manure. In other systems it is difficult to get a representative manure sample until the time of manure application. Agitated lagoons and pit slurry storages are examples of systems where it is difficult to obtain a representative sample of manure until the time of manure application. In these systems, sample the manure during manure agitation and application activities. The samples taken during application can confirm that the applied rates were correct and the results can be added to the historic data used to calculate rates applied the next time.
In some cases a manure test cannot be obtained (e.g., planning a new operation). In this situation you have the following options listed in order of preference.
See "For further information" for more references on sampling manure storages.
Manure test results come in a range of units and not all are equally useful or understood by the person using the manure. Table 4 defines the preferred basis and units for manure test results for solid and liquid manure. If your manure sample results differ from the preferred reporting standard in Table 4 follow the three-step sequence below to convert your results to the preferred reporting standard.
Table 4
Preferred manure test reporting standard for liquid and solid manure.
Step 1
Confirm that manure test results are reported on an "as-is" basis (also referred to as "wet" basis). If they are instead reported on a dry matter basis use the appropriate equation in Table 5 to convert nutrient concentrations from your manure test results to an as-is basis.
Table 5
Conversion table from dry matter basis to as-is basis.
Manure solids reported as and conversion equation
Step 2
Confirm that phosphorus (P) is reported as P2O5 or phosphate and that potassium (K) is reported as K2O or potash. If they are instead reported as P, phosphorus, or elemental P, and K, potassium, or elemental K, use Table 6 to convert them to a P2O5 and K2O basis. Note that this conversion equation does not affect the units used to report manure test results (e.g., ppm, %, lb/ton, lb/acre-inch, or lb/ton).
Table 6
Conversion table from elemental phosphorus to a P2O5 (phosphate) basis and elemental potassium to a K2O (potash) basis.
Manure test report and conversion equation
Step 3
Confirm that test results are in the preferred units of "pounds per 1000 gallons" for liquid samples or "pounds per ton" for solid samples. If they are not, use Table 7 to convert them to the preferred units.
Table 7
Conversion table for converting liquid samples to "pounds per 1000 gallons" and solid samples to "pounds per ton."
All results were reported on a dry matter basis.
Step 1
Convert all nutrient values to "as-is" basis (use Table 5).
Step 2
Convert P to P2O5 and K to K2O (use Table 6).
Step 3
Convert to the preferred units (pounds per ton for solid manure, use Table 7).
All results are on a wet basis.
Step 3
Convert to the preferred units (pounds per 1000 gal. for liquid manure, use Table 7).
Plant-available nitrogen (PAN) is the sum of the organic nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in the manure that is available for crop use in the year of application, where k1 values are from Table 1, k2 values are from Table 2 and nutrient concentrations are from the manure test. Typically nitrate contribution is assumed to be zero and is not calculated.
Equation 1
PAN = organic N x k1(Y1) + ammonium N x k2(NH4) + nitrate N + k2(NO3)
Calculating PAN from a manure test in the preferred units is a three-step process.
Step 1
Calculate ammonium N concentration in the manure, if needed.
Manure test results frequently do not directly report ammonium concentration in the manure. Use Equation 2 to calculate ammonium nitrogen content in manure.
Equation 2
Ammonium N = Total N - Organic N - Nitrate N
Nitrate N is typically assumed to be zero when working with manure.
Step 2
Determine the appropriate manure availability factors needed to calculate PAN.
Look up the correct value for k1(Y1) in Table 1. You need to know the type of manure applied (e.g., poultry, liquid swine) to determine k1(Y1).
Look up the correct value for k2(NH4) in Table 2. You need to know the method of application (see Table 3) to obtain the correct value of k2(NH4). The correct PAN cannot be calculated until the method of application is known. Nitrate availability, if needed, is always assumed to be 1.0.
Calculate PAN using Equation 1 as your guide.
Step 1
Calculate ammonium N concentration in the manure.
Step 3
Calculate PAN using Equation 1 as your guide.
Residual nitrogen fertilizer value (RNF) is the fraction of organic nitrogen in the manure that will become available the year after manure application. Only organic nitrogen has residual value in year two after application.
Equation 3
RNFV = organic N x kk1(Y2)
This is the estimated amount of nitrogen that will be released from the poultry litter in the second year after application.
This is the estimated amount of nitrogen that will be released from the lagoon effluent in the second year after application.
Dragline application of liquid manure.
Truck-mounted applicator of solid manure.
Examples 7 and 8 show how to determine the manure application rate based on a target nitrogen need for a crop, the amounts of phosphate and potash applied and the amount of nitrogen that will be released in the second year after manure application.
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Some people were horrified when they heard the title of Fox's latest sitcom, "I Hate My Teenage Daughter."
Apparently, these people have not spent enough time around heinous teenage girls.
Surely there are teenage girls who always tell the truth, cheerfully do their chores, maintain an A average and live to please their equally perfect elders. They also wear skirts below their knees, adhere to a vow of chastity and sobriety, and would never dream of shoplifting, breaking curfew or sexting.
Then there's reality.
The comedy, premiering Wednesday, Nov. 30, focuses on that extra-special relationship mothers and teenage daughters enjoy. Naturally the show is over the top; the moms tend toward pathetic while the girls are so nasty, no one would call social services if someone slapped them.
The show isn't helped by a relentless laugh track, but the cast is so solid and the topic so rich that there is a lot of potential. Jaime Pressly ("My Name Is Earl") and Katie Finneran ("Wonderfalls") play Annie and Nikki, best friends whose freshman daughters are spoiled brats.The women are in sync in person.
Pressly rocks a barely-there mini and has a 4-year-old son. Finneran, who won a Tony for the revival of "Promises, Promises," has a baby son, so neither has dealt personally with the challenges of a teenage daughter.
"TV is supposed to take you out of your reality and (make you) feel good and laugh at yourself, of what you are going through, and even if you can't watch, it's funny," Pressly says.
"Ultimately it is about how much we love the two daughters," Finneran says.
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She wasn't allowed to watch TV or go to dances or essentially participate in pop culture, so she misses some social references, though her moral compass is more finely tuned than Nikki's.
Nikki is desperate for love and wants to be best friends with her daughter, Mackenzie (Aisha Dee, "Terra Nova"). Nikki had an eating problem as a girl and still uses food as a crutch. The scene where she eats pie without aid of utensils is a study in an actress brave enough to look truly silly on camera.
"Come on, Nikki, use a fork. You are not a bear!" her former brother-in-law and current crush, Jack (Kevin Rahm, "Desperate Housewives"), tells her.
Annie's ex, Matt (Eric Sheffer Stevens), is a feckless musician. Katie's ex, Gary (Chad Coleman), is a golf pro. But Gary, Annie and Jack at least are mature.
When Gary tells Nikki she needs to get a job, "I have a job," she says. "I am a mother and a damned good one."
Never mind that Mackenzie dresses as if she's turning tricks and that Nikki is afraid of her mean, materialistic and imperious daughter.
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Nikki's job hunt will be grist for future episodes, Finneran reports.
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In the pilot, the daughters, Mackenzie and Sophie (Kristi Lauren, "Working Class"), lock a boy in the girls bathroom, which is bad enough, but the boy is in a wheelchair. Sophie tells Annie that the boy is racist and said awful things to Mackenzie, who is biracial.
At the heart of the first episode is a theme likely to continue -- the moms trying to right the wrongs of their unhappy teen years through their girls. Though the moms ground them for imprisoning the disabled boy, they then allow them to attend a dance.
The moms show up, and when Annie discovers Sophie lied to her, she wants to punish her. They use their best weapon: They dance. Nothing embarrasses teenagers more than having parents make jackasses out of themselves at a dance.
Pressly, no stranger to a hit comedy, insists this is one.
"This is gonna go," she says. "Aside from the fact that the writing's incredible, we are coming on after 'The X Factor.' And the people up against it (competition from other stations) are not anyone to be afraid of."
"It feels like it has real mass appeal," Finneran says. "It's sardonic and ironic. It is a broad comedy. Obviously things are exaggerated."
As to early negative buzz about the title and the teenagers' behavior, Pressly says after a press conference, "I think everybody is being a little too serious. It's a comedy."
"This is going to be that guilty pleasure," Pressly says. "For people who don't have children it will be a guilty pleasure. If you do, it will be something you can relate to and realize that you are not alone."


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Taxonomy and phylogeny[edit]
There are at least two subspecies of the eastern gorilla: the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; and the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) of the lowlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A small population from the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southern Uganda and adjacent areas in Congo differs genetically from the other subspecies, and is therefore often considered as a separate, yet undescribed, subspecies.
The eastern lowland gorilla and mountain gorilla were previously thought to be two of the three subspecies of one single species, the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). However, genetic research has shown that the two eastern subspecies are far more closely related than the western subspecies: the western lowland gorilla (G. gorilla gorilla), which justified the separate classification.[4] The two eastern subspecies are now classified as G. beringei.
Physical description[edit]
The eastern gorilla is a large hominid with a large head, broad chest, and long arms. It has a flat nose with large nostrils. The face, hands, feet and breast are bald. The fur is mainly black, but adult males have a silvery "saddle" on their back. When the gorilla gets older, the entire fur becomes grayish, much like the gray hair of elderly people. This is why the older males are sometimes called silverbacks. The eastern lowland gorilla has a shorter, thicker, deep black fur, while the mountain gorilla has a more bluish color. The mountain gorilla is slightly smaller and lighter than the eastern lowland gorilla, but still larger and heavier than the western lowland gorilla and the Cross River gorilla.[citation needed] Males are much larger than females. A full-grown adult male Eastern gorilla typically weighs 140–205.5 kg (309–453 lb) and stands 1.7 m (5.6 ft) upright and a female typically weighs 90–100 kg (200–220 lb) and stands 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall.[5][6] The tallest silverback recorded was a 1.94-metre (6.4 ft) individual shot in Alimbongo, northern Kivu in May 1938. The heaviest gorilla recorded was a 1.83-metre (6.0 ft) silverback shot in Ambam, Cameroon which weighed about 266 kilograms (586 lb),[7] although the latter area is within the range of the western gorilla, far outside that of the eastern gorilla.
Distribution and ecology[edit]
The eastern gorilla occurs in the lowland and mountain rainforests and subalpine forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda and Rwanda, within the triangle between the Lualaba River, Lake Edward and Lake Tanganyika. The eastern gorilla prefers forests with a substrate of dense plant material.
Eastern gorillas are herbivorous, with a heavily foliage based diet . They have smaller home ranges than western gorillas as foliage is more abundant than fruit. They are diurnal but the majority of foraging occurs in the morning and late afternoon. At night they build nests by folding over vegetation, usually on the ground.
Eastern gorillas live in stable, cohesive family groups, led by a dominant silverback male. Eastern gorillas tend to have larger group sizes than their western relatives, numbering up to 35 individuals. There is no distinct breeding season and females give birth only once every 3-4 years due to the long period of parental care and a gestation period of 8.5 months. Newborn gorillas have greyish-pink skin and can crawl after 9 weeks; they are not fully weaned until 3.5 years. Males defend their females and offspring using their large size in intimidating displays involving charging and chest-beating.
Conservation status[edit]
The eastern gorilla is the rarer though less threatened of the two gorilla species. The hunt for bushmeat and the decline in suitable habitat as a result of intensifying forestry and the development of agriculture form the most important threats for the species. In some national parks, expeditions in search for mountain gorillas are a popular tourist attraction. This has both advantages (environmental awareness, financial benefit) and disadvantages (disturbance of natural behavior) for the conservation of the gorillas.[citation needed]
As opposed to the western lowland gorilla, the eastern gorilla is seldom found in zoos. The Antwerp Zoo is the only zoo outside the native range of the species that has eastern lowland gorillas (two older females). Outside the native range, the mountain gorilla is not held in captivity at all.[8] Small groups consisting of animals confiscated from poachers are kept in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Eastern lowland gorillas at the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) center in Tayna Nature Reserve,[9] and mountain gorillas at the Senkwekwe Center in Virunga National Park.[10]
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 181–182. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Robbins, M. & Williamson, L. (2008). Gorilla beringei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Gorillas on Thin Ice". United Nations Environment Programme. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2010.: "The Eastern Lowland Gorilla population in the DRC has plummeted dramatically over the last 10 years, with probably only about 5,000 of the formerly 17,000 animals remaining."
- ^ Taylor, Andrea Beth; Goldsmith, Michele Lynn (2003). Gorilla biology: a multidisciplinary perspective. Cambridge University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-521-79281-3.
- ^ Williamson, E.A. and Butynski, T.m. (2009) Gorilla Gorilla. In: Butynski, T.M. (Ed) The Mammals of Africa Volume 6. Elsevier Press, In Press
- ^ Burnie D and Wilson DE (Eds.), Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. DK Adult (2005), ISBN 0789477645
- ^ Wood, The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc (1983), ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9
- ^ Fossey, Dian (2000). Gorillas in the Mist. Houghton Mifflin Books. ISBN 0-618-08360-X.
- ^ The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund: The GRACE Center for Rescued Gorillas. Retrieved 16 August 2013
- ^ Senkwekwe Orphan Mountain Gorilla Center. Retrieved 16 August 2013
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HUNTLEY – A state board recently reaffirmed its support for Centegra Health System's Huntley hospital, telling a Will County judge that Centegra met nearly all of the state's criteria for hospital approval.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board delivered its response Wednesday to Will County Judge Bobbi Petrungaro, who in a court order earlier this summer told the board to explain why it reversed course and approved a permit for Centegra's $233 million Huntley project without explanation.
The board argued in the response that Centegra was in "substantial conformance" with the board's approval standards, meeting 17 of the board's 20 requirements based upon a review by the board's staff at the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The 17 criteria included compliance on the board's financial and economic standards and occupancy standards for hospital services such as medical, surgical, pediatric and intensive care.
The three standards not met included need in McHenry County for the proposed project, and unnecessary duplication of health care and clinical services in the area.
"The board determined that the three noncompliant criteria ... did not outweigh the positive aspects of this project," the board wrote in its response.
The board's response now sets the stage for a hearing in Petrungaro's chambers on whether the board's approval should be appealed. Centegra's regional competitors, including Mercy Health System, Advocate Health Care and Sherman Health, all filed suit asking for an appeal.
Centegra had approached the board three times for approval before the review board reversed its decision in July 2012.
A hearing date regarding the lawsuit has not been determined.
In its six-page response, the board also defended some of the criteria that the board's staff determined Centegra had not met.
On need, the board wrote that based upon staff reviews from June 2011 to July 2012 the need for medical surgical and intensive care units was increasing in McHenry County.
The board also disagreed with staff that the Centegra project would unnecessarily duplicate hospital services.
Existing facilities 30 and 45 minutes from the proposed Huntley location were operating under target occupancy, but board members concluded that Centegra's 128-bed hospital would improve access to hospital services and create a more comprehensive health care delivery system in the county.
Centegra's proposed number of medical surgical beds, intensive care units and obstetric beds for the Huntley hospital also fell within the number of calculated beds needed in the county based upon staff recommendations and an October 2011 inventory update, the board wrote.
Susan Milford, Centegra's senior vice president for strategy and development, said that the board's response shows continued confidence and support for the Huntley project.
"We are very pleased with the board's reaffirmation of the strength of this project and its benefit to the people of our community," Milford said. "We look forward to the judge upholding the [board's] decision to approve Centegra Hospital – Huntley."
One of Centegra's competitors, however, withheld reaction to the board's response. Mercy Vice President Richard Gruber said that Mercy officials are still reviewing the board's response as they look ahead to the hearing in Will County.
"We will argue our case in front of the judge when the opportunity affords itself," Gruber said. "The attention is on the next step of the process, which will be the hearing."


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New to Nottingham, fire victims plan to stayBy BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 16. 2014 9:19PM
NOTTINGHAM — Driven by flames from their home of four days, Dan and Brandy Vitale and their two young daughters stood in the cold, barefoot and in nightclothes. Within minutes, a boy in the neighborhood offered his shoes to the girls.
The gift was the start of a torrent of help and assistance from neighbors in a town the Vitales had called home for less than a week.
"Everybody has been so good," Brandy Vitale said Sunday. "The town is just incredible; we are so lucky to have such amazing people in our lives."
The fire broke out about 5:45 a.m. Friday; virtually everything the family owned was destroyed or badly damaged.
"I work in the lawyer's office that did the closing," said Dan Vitale's mother, Nancy Vitale of Hampstead. "My daughter-in-law and I were jumping up and down after they closed; they were so happy on Monday."
The Hampstead home of grandparents Dan Sr. and Nancy Vitale was quickly overwhelmed with donations of clothing and household supplies for their son's family. Checks and store gift cards have piled up — donations from friends, family and strangers.
Some came from family and friends. Much of it, though, came from Nottingham residents who responded to help a new family in town. One of the town's churches was opened so items left during clothing drives could be used to keep the family warm.
"There's a lot of community spirit," Fire Chief Jaye Vilchock said. "It's reflected in the fire department; we have 30 members who are giving it their all."
One of those Nottingham firefighters, Matthew Curry, a distant relative of the Vitale family, went back inside the house to save the family pets, a pair of cats.
After spending an emotional couple of days at their grandparents' Hampstead home, Anabelle, 7, and Lilly, 3, were asked by their grandfather what they would like to do Sunday.
"We'll do anything you want," Dan Vitale Sr. told the girls.
Anabelle's answer was that they wanted to go to Nottingham to see firefighters Stephen Ross and Jason Boyle, who were on EMS duty the morning of the fire. They wanted to thank them for the stuffed animals handed to them after the fire. "She can't wait to thank the firemen," Brandy Vitale said.The three-alarm fire is believed to have started in a third-floor wood stove in the family's A-frame home at 115 Highland Ave. When firefighters arrived, fire was showing from the roof.
Vilchock later apologized to the Vitales for damage done to the home during the fire. Walls were opened with fire axes and windows smashed as crews worked to make sure the fire was out.
But Dan Vitale Jr. said the walls, windows and floors of the house weren't all that important to him as he stood outside the gutted building with his wife and daughters.
"This is all I need, right here," he told Vilchock. "I don't need the walls, I don't need anything else."
2001 fatal fire
The Vitales already had a very personal view of the emotional turmoil that comes when fire hits a home in the dark of night.
More than a decade ago, Derek Vitale, Dan's brother, rescued an 8-month-old girl from a fire that claimed the life of her parents in Farmington.
Derek Vitale was with a friend, heading to a day of fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee in late August, 2001 when they saw an orange glow in the sky shortly after 3 a.m.
A house was on fire. Vitale and his friend honked the horn on their truck to alert residents.
Reaching the home, Vitale heard a child crying and used his T-shirt to filter the smoke as he crawled inside the building. He found the crying baby was in the same room as her mother, who perished in the fire, along with the father of the child.
Derek Vitale was honored with a 2002 Union Leader Heroes Award, and has maintained contact with the girl.
"That is pretty amazing; maybe it's coming back to him through his brother," said Dan Sr.
The Vitales are convinced that Nottingham will remain their home.
"Saturday morning, my son said to Brandy, 'Do you want to rebuild here?'" Nancy Vitale said. "She said, 'Hell, yes.'"
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2013-14: Starts his third season with the Green and White . . . big, strong, physical thrower, will look to build off experience from last year.
2012-13: Started his year off in the shot put with a toss of 37-5.75 . . . At the CAC Indoor Championships tossed the shot 35-11.25 and in the weight placed 11th with a heave of 36-8.5 . . . in the outdoor season at West Chester in the discus tossed 100-1 and 40-03.5 in the shot put . . . at the Paul Kleiser Classic in the shot put tossed 40-4.5 and in the discus he tossed 106-8 . . . At the CAC Outdoor Championships placed 11th in both shot (38-3.5) and discus (103-10).
2011-12: INDOOR: Posted a seventh place finish in the shot put with a throw of 11.85 meters at the Crusader Indoor Meet . . . registered an 11th place mark in shot put with a distance of 11.93 meters (personal record).
OUTDOOR: Hurled the shot put 13.01 meters at York's Intersquad Alumni Challenge . . . had a fourth place finish in the shot put with a distance of 12.74 at the Golden Ram Invitational . . . finished in 15th at the Towson Invitational in shot put with a distance of 12.23 meters . . . earned a second place finish in the shot put at the York Quad Meet with a 12.91-meter heave . . . secured fourth place in the shot put with a 12.84-meter result at the Goucher Classic . . . posted 12.43 meters in the shot put at the Greyhound Invitational . . . at the Paul Kaiser Classic hosted by Shippensburg registered a 12.39-meter distance in the shot put for a 16th place finish . . . took sixth place in shot put at the CAC championships with a throw of 12.40 meters.
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Net neutrality is a term used to describe how Internet service providers are meant to treat data that is present on the web. It suggests that these companies cannot discriminate or differentiate by user, provider, or platform, to charge variable amounts for different types of data or different applications by which said data is conveyed. It is a practice that has held true since the dawn of the web, largely as a result of neutrality proponents warning of the potential power its absence would offer internet providers, suggesting that they could block or downgrade performance, and force the consumer to pay more in a non-competitive market. In fact, in 2007 Comcast (CMCSA) was brought up on charges for bandwidth throttling, and was forced to adopt a new system for bandwidth management.
In January of this year, however, new legislation came to pass. Verizon Communications (VZ - Free Verizon Stock Report) filed suit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), contesting that the body has no authority to enforce the rules of net neutrality, since the service providers that offer the web to so many customers are not defined as common carriers. Verizon did not completely win the claim, as the FCC was found to have the authority to regulate the Internet. However, a loophole in the rules administered by the FCC left Verizon, and other "information service" providers, outside their jurisdiction. Since that time, Verizon has been the target of allegations suggesting that the company has slowed its access for services like Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN).
Ridicule aside, this ruling has the potential to create big opportunities for Internet service providers within the United States. Companies like AT&T (T - Free AT&T Stock Report) have already begun submitting patents to take advantage, and one would think the rest of the industry will not be far behind. A feasible possibility would be a potential price tiering system that many of these companies already use to administer television channels and special packages. Also comparable, would be the method by which the aforementioned companies offer data to their cellular phone customers. Nevertheless, the ability to charge consumers for better levels of browsing and streaming speed would strengthen their current revenue streams a great deal.
As previously mentioned, some of the largest targets for these broadband regulations would be sites like Netflix and Amazon. But recent reports have sited social media as potential outlets to test the waters. After all, services like Facebook (FB), Instagram, and Twitter (TWTR) have some of the highest click and refresh rates of any site present on the web. Streaming hubs like that of Hulu and Blockbuster would also fit the mold for this initiative.
Still, all is not said and done regarding this topic as a legal matter quite yet. As recently as late February, the FCC had announced plans that it would attempt to enforce new net neutrality rules that coincide with recent court rulings. Indeed, previously the FCC had classified its broadband service as a form of "telecommunications services", under which definition the term "common carriage" applies. But under its new set of rules, it would incorporate "information services" companies, as Verizon and AT&T have been defined, to return the principal of net neutrality.
As time has told, nothing in this world is a sure thing. And while the FCC has been granted the right to regulate broadband services, it does not mean that its new set of laws will be deemed legal or applicable to information services companies as we know them. Thus, while passing this bill does not necessarily hurt web service providers, it would thwart a golden opportunity to greatly boost revenues over the long haul.
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(Here goes - for the second time. Somehow lost entry I already typed.)
Last week we had 65 sheep in attendance with two new members, Ann T. and Tina R., and three visitors, Jerri Poe, Mary H. and Katie B. Welcome to all, hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Retreat sign-up forms were available and about 10 knitters signed up.
We had an abundance of raffle items this month. Donors were: Twisted Fiber Art, Donna M., Karen S., Sally P., Stacey T. and Kim W. Thanks to all of you for your generosity.
Hopefully, I have the correct names of the winners and what they won. Here goes.
Ernestine B. - Twisted Fiber Art yarn
Dawn J. - Noro Yuzan Yarn, 6 skeins
Suzanne S. - Ty Dy Sock Yarn, skein
Noreen S. - Prism Saki Sock Yarn, skein
Tanys T. - Knitter's Brewing Company Sock Yarn, skein
Ann R. - Wolle's cotton yarn, color changing. skein
Kate P. - Wolle's cotton yarn, single color, skein
Ann T. - Knit Picks Shimmer Yarn, 2 skeins
Madeline M. - Earthly Hues Yarn, skein
Joellen S. - Book - The Eclectic Sole, by Janet Laidman, and a skein of Tofutsies sock yarn
Merritt C. - Ironstone Yarns, skein, English mohair
Annette E. - Ironstone Yarns, skein, English mohair and pattern
Kate M. - skein of green mohair
JoAn B. - Ironstone Island, super bulky cotton, skein
Claudia C. - various wool yarns and two pairs needles
Diane D. - keychain sock blocker with sock yarn
Mimi L. - mitten keychain with sock yarn
Now that's a lot of raffle items! Hope all you winners enjoy your prizes.
We were fortunate to have Meg from Twisted Fiber Art in Mason, MI come to our meeting to discuss the evolution of her yarn dyeing. She brought with her many of her lovely yarns for sale to our guild. Thought I'd never get all of you to sit down for the meeting. It was really difficult to wait until after her presentation to go look at and make purchases from her. I took many pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them here from Flickr. Forgot to bring my camera and had to take pics with my phone.
Well, finally figured out how to get pics. Here's a couple. Will try to get others on here.
Next month's meeting will be UFO (unfinished objects) finishing and our charity project kick-off. So bring in your UFO's and we'll help you finish them. If we have time, we may have our craft tables set up that we were supposed to do at this month's meeting, but didn't have time for. (Bad sentence, I know you're not supposed to end with a preposition.)
See you next month on the 11th, or earlier at Panera's. Have a good month and keep on knitting. 8-)