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Kardashians Allegedly Arguing Copyright Gives Them Rights To Get Their Father's Diary
from the general-ownership-of-anything-statute deptWe've seen copyright law abused and misused so many times that it's rarely a surprise anymore to hear of some wacky story. But this one's new. Kenichi Tanaka points us to an article about how the Kardashian kids -- Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian -- are apparently suing their stepmother over their father's personal belongings.
The family's power attorney Marty Singer released a statement regarding the situation, telling omg! Yahoo, "The Kardashians and Kris Jenner have filed a suit against Ellen Pearson for taking personal property belonging to them by virtue of Robert Kardashian's will and by virtue of copyright protection. Today's filing should serve as notice that they will vigorously defend their rights when forced to do so."Apparently, in his will, he left "his personal tangible and intangible property" to his children. Yet, they claim, Pearson (whom father Kardashian married just two months before his death) has held onto some of his things, including (most importantly) his diary. Why is that so important? It appears that Pearson has been revealing things from the diary which is somewhat embarrassing to the Kardashian clan.
Pearson has been in the news lately, recently claiming that Khloe is not Robert's biological daughter and that Kris Jenner is an abusive mother. Pearson shared excerpts from Robert's diaries with In Touch Weekly, telling the magazine, "I am simply stating the facts and the truth -- their father's truth. I simply delivered hand-written diaries from their father. They are my property at the disposal of whatever I so choose. Robert would have no problem with that."This is interesting on a variety of levels, and I imagine might make for an interesting law school exam question. By my read (and I'll let the decent number of law school professors who read this site correct my errors), the copyright claim here is highly questionable on a variety of fronts. First off, the lawsuit has been filed in
Even if there was a copyright issue (and, yes, there likely is a copyright over the diary thanks to our silly automatic copyright on everything policy), it seems like they're confusing the copyright in the content with the physical work itself, which are two different things. Owning the physical book is different from owning the copyright. So, even if they do have some rights to the copyright in the book, the copyright claim alone would not be enough to get the physical copy from Pearson. Nor would it likely be enough to silence her from revealing statements from the diary, which likely qualify under fair use (though, certainly, arguments to the contrary could be made).
It is, of course, entirely possible that there is some legitimate claim over the tangible property based on the will, but my knowledge of estate law is pretty limited. I just find it bizarre that they're even bringing copyright into this at all. It just seems like yet another case where people think copyright is something it's not -- and they're looking to use it to try to make an additional claim of ownership where it really doesn't fit or make sense. To some extent, this is yet another example of the problem of what's become of copyright law today. It's so widely abused that so many people seem to think that it's a tool to get whatever they want. Copyright is not a "general ownership of anything I want" statute, but many seem to treat it that way.
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WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Senate moved Wednesday to strip funding for New England's struggling groundfishing industry from a Hurricane Sandy disaster relief package that they claim was loaded with money unrelated to the October superstorm.
Democrats had proposed a $60.4 billion package to provide emergency funds for mid-Atlantic communities hit hard by Sandy as well as for other disaster-related projects. But Senate Republicans countered Wednesday with a $24 billion package that they claim provides immediate disaster relief to storm-affected areas while giving Congress extra time to vet the other projects.
Two proposals to remove $150 million in funding for fisheries declared as federal disasters – including Maine's dwindling groundfishery – angered lawmakers from states fighting for the money.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., pointed out that five states in the middle of the U.S. received nearly $40 billion in funding for 68 federally designated disasters between 2004 and 2011.
"We have more than five states asking for $150 million," Kerry said in response to an earlier attempt to separate out the fisheries money. "I will just say point blank: This legislation is not going to pass without the inclusion of fisheries money."
The Sandy funding request was bound to run into some opposition due to its size. The storm caused unprecedented damage in some of the most heavily populated parts of the country, damaging or destroying homes, bridges, roads and mass transit in New York and New Jersey.
Some Republicans had questioned the size and scope of the budget proposal, however. The amendment introduced Wednesday by Rep. Dan Coats, R-Ind., removes $13 billion for mitigation projects to avoid damage from future storms, such as fortifications to protect mass transit systems and jetties in seaside communities, according to The Associated Press.
"We want to take care of urgent needs now," Coats said. "We can look at other needs" later.
Although a small portion of the $60 billion bill, the $150 million for fisheries sparked considerable debate. The money would provide emergency assistance to fishermen affected by Sandy in New York and New Jersey, but also separate disasters: groundfish in the Northeast, Chinook fishing in Alaska and oyster and blue crab fishing in Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of Commerce earlier this year gave disaster status to the groundfishery in New England and several other northeastern states because of the slow recovery of groundfish species, such as cod, and austere catch limits. Once the economic backbone of the region, groundfishing now supports just 45 boats in Maine.
In addition to Kerry, senators from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland and Alaska urged their colleagues to keep the fisheries money in the Sandy bill.
Neither of Maine's two Republican senators – Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins – spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday. However, both signed onto a letter sent earlier this week to the Senate Appropriations Committee asking that the fisheries disaster money be included in the larger bill.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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From the labyrinthine Bank of England gold vaults storing nearly 5,000 tonnes of gold in custody for over 70 central bank customers, to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's subterranean gold vaults housing nearly 6,000 tonnes of gold on behalf of 36 foreign central banks and the US Treasury, this BullionStar series brings together information about these vaults that has never before been documented in one place.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Five-year-olds who drink soda every day may have more behavior problems than kids with soda-free diets, a new study of U.S. children suggests.
After looking at nearly 3,000 urban families, the researchers found that 5-year-olds' scores on a standard measure of aggression tended to climb along with their soft drink intake.
Kindergartners who downed four or more servings per day were particularly aggressive, based on mothers' reports. They were twice as likely as other kids to get into fights or destroy property, and also displayed more attention problems than children who didn't drink soda.
The findings were reported Aug. 16 in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Experts were quick to stress that none of this proves that soda, itself, is at fault.
"This is a correlation. We're not saying soda causes aggression," said lead researcher Shakira Suglia, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City.
Still, Suglia added, there are already reasons to keep children from drinking sugar-laden and caffeinated sodas. "There's no nutritional benefit of soda for children," she said.
A child psychologist not involved in the research agreed.
It's "impossible to disentangle" the effect of one part of a child's diet on aggression, said Rahil Briggs, director of pediatric behavioral health services at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York City.
"That being said, the American Academy of Pediatrics has repeatedly advocated for the elimination of soft drinks in children's diets [and] schools," Briggs added. "Not limiting their intake, but total elimination." The academy is a leading group of U.S. pediatricians.
That advice, Briggs noted, is based on evidence linking kids' soft drinks to increased risks of obesity, cavities and, possibly, behavior problems.
Some past research has tied high soda intake to aggressive behavior in older kids, Suglia said. The new study extends the findings to young children.
The results are based on more than 2,900 mother-child pairs from 20 U.S. cities, many of whom were from single-mom, lower-income households. At age 5, the mothers reported, 43 percent of the children drank soda at least once a day, with 4 percent downing four or more every day.
Overall, the children's scores on an aggression scale rose in tandem with their soda intake, Suglia's team found. Those scores were based on moms' responses to a standard questionnaire, asking how often their child got into physical fights, destroyed property or otherwise acted out.
"We tried to account for other things that could affect both a child's soda intake and aggressive behavior," Suglia said.
That included mothers' education levels, any reports of domestic abuse and how often kids watched TV or ate sweets. In the end, high soda intake -- four or more a day -- was still linked to a higher risk of aggressive behavior.
The researchers could not account for everything that might explain the link, however. "There's still a possibility that something else is driving this," Suglia said.
It's also not clear how drinking soda would directly affect young children's behavior. Suglia said that in theory, caffeine or sugar might play a role -- though scientific studies have doubted the common notion that sugar makes kids hyper or aggressive.
"One of the limitations of our study is that we don't know what types of soda kids were drinking," Suglia said. "We don't know if they were regular or diet, or caffeine-free."
The beverage industry dismissed the findings.
"It is a leap to suggest that drinking soda causes these or any other behavioral issue. The science does not support that conclusion," the American Beverage Association said in a statement. "The authors themselves note that their study 'is not able to identify the nature of the association between soft drinks and problem behaviors.' Importantly, our member companies do not promote or market the consumption of soft drinks to children in the age group examined in this study."
However, Suglia and Briggs both said parents would do well to ban sugary drinks for kids.
Water is a calorie-free way to hydrate, and milk gives kids needed nutrients, such as protein, calcium and vitamin D. Even fruit juice, Suglia noted, should be avoided if it has added sugar.
"Whether or not research reveals that this link between soda and aggression holds true, there are plenty of well-documented negative effects of soda consumption in childhood," Briggs said.
"Why take chances?" she added.
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SOURCES: Shakira Suglia, Sc.D. assistant professor, epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York City; Rahil D. Briggs, Psy.D., director, pediatric behavioral health services, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York City; Aug. 16, 2013, statement, American Beverage Association; Aug. 16, 2013, Journal of Pediatrics, online
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Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill in Rosemont, Illinois, had until Oct. 31 before it needed to close its doors for good, according to the village's mayor, but it appears the restaurant shut down early after management accused workers of stealing memorabilia and liquor from the venue.
The restaurant's general manager, Larry Vanni, told the Daily Herald that once reports came out that the venue would soon close he had a meeting with his staff, asking them to remain professional. But, he said, "some of them took it to the extreme" and "a few bad eggs ruined it for everybody."
Up to 50 staff members will lose their jobs with the closing of the once popular restaurant, but Vanni reportedly claimed about six or seven workers stole items from the bar Wednesday night, including autographed Toby Keith memorabilia and raided the bar's alcohol supply.
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Vanni told the publication the only reason the venue decided to close was because management "couldn't trust staff to show up and do their jobs professionally."
Rosemont officials announced Thursday that Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill would close on Oct. 31.
Village of Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens noted, however, that the doors were locked at the restaurant Thursday and the restaurant was not open during the afternoon.
Village officials said Wednesday they plan to replace Toby Keith's with a project from Joe's Bar on Weed Street and Lettuce Entertain You's Bub City, the Daily Herald reported.
The joint venture between Joe's Bar and Bub City, both of which are country-themed bars and restaurants in Chicago, could open in the spring.
The village board on Wednesday approved a lease with Rosemont Ventures LLC, the Bub City and Joe's Bar project, according to the publication.
An eviction hearing for Toby Keith's was scheduled for Thursday.
Reports that Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill could be forced out of Rosemont first surfaced in August after an eviction suit was filed from the village of Rosemont, saying the restaurant owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes and rent.
General manager Larry Vanni responded to the suit and the reports shortly after, saying everything the bar and restaurant owed was paid and the company wanted to stay in Rosemont.
Vanni later told the Daily Herald, a check he received from the company's corporate offices came from a closed account and Boomtown Entertainment CEO Frank Capri said Wednesday he plans to seek new legal counsel to explore the company's options in Rosemont.
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2 Tbsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
1 tsp Eden Hot Pepper Sesame Oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup Eden Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms, boiled 4 minutes in 1/2 cup water, reserve cooking liquid
4 ounces button mushrooms, stems removed, quartered
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2 Tbsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce
8 baby carrots, blanched 2 minutes, quartered
1 cup broccoli florets, blanched 1 minute, rinse under cold water to keep color bright
1/2 cup snow peas or snap peas, stems removed, blanched 20 seconds, rinse under cold water
Cook the udon as package directs, rinse in a colander and drain.
Heat the oils in a large skillet and sauté the garlic 1 minute. Add the shiitake slices, button mushrooms and half of the shoyu. Stir fry, moving constantly, for 4 to 5 minutes until the mushrooms are browned. If the mushrooms stick to the bottom of the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of the shiitake cooking water. Add the udon and the remaining shoyu. Mix well to coat the udon with shoyu and the mushroom juices. Toss constantly until hot, about 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the blanched carrots, broccoli and snow or snap peas. Stir fry several more seconds and serve.


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WASHINGTON — Steve Rummler was a financial planner and musician who was about to marry his high school sweetheart when his addiction to pain medication prescribed for a back injury led him to a fatal overdose.
His mother and fiancee rallied along with more than 500 people Tuesday in a park near the Capitol to call for action against what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called the worst drug epidemic in United States history.
Prescriptions for painkillers have nearly tripled in the past two decades, and medications including Vicodin and OxyContin have killed more people than illicit drugs such as cocaine, according to the CDC.
More than 125,000 people have died from overdosing on painkillers in the past 10 years. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died fighting in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined, said Dr. Andrew Kolodny, the chief medical officer at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center Phoenix House and president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.
The FED UP! Rally organizers and participants called on the Food and Drug Administration and lawmakers to put stronger restrictions on products containing hydrocodone, an opioid that is an ingredient in some prescribed pain medications.
The FDA classifies hydrocodone products as schedule III controlled substances – meaning that those products have lower potential for abuse than drugs or other substances in schedules I and II, and consumers can receive refills.
Rally organizers and participants urged the FDA to move hydrocodone products to schedule II, which would require consumers to go to their doctors every 30 days to evaluate the need for a refill.
Judy Rummler, the chair of the FED UP! Rally steering committee and president of the Steve Rummler Hope Foundation, said doctors need to prescribe painkillers more cautiously and educate their patients about the medications they are taking.
"Each year, we set a new record for the number of people dying from painkiller overdoses," Kolodny said. "This is a public health emergency. Yet the response from the federal government has been tragically ineffective."
Susan Gregory attended the rally holding a poster with a photograph of her son, Dennis, who died of a heroin overdose in 2006 when he was 20.
Dennis had experimented with marijuana in high school and later tried prescription medications such as OxyContin and Vicodin. He became addicted and began using heroin because it was cheaper.
"He had cried to me. He was very terrified. He once asked me, 'Mom, why me? Why was I the one out of all my friends who experimented and tried stuff?' " Gregory said. "He was an honors student and athlete who never wanted to become addicted and never thought that he would."
Avi Israel told the story of his 20-year-old son, Michael, who took a prescription hydrocodone product because he suffered from Crohn's Disease, a painful intestinal condition. The doctors who had prescribed the medication intended for the hydrocodone to decrease the amount of intestinal output.
The medications did not successfully treat Michael's pain, Israel said, but led to an addiction.
"My son was prescribed into addiction by his doctors. When he sought help, it was not available, so he went into the back bedroom and shot himself," Israel said. "I was the first one to hold my son when he was born, and I was the last one to hold him when he left this world."
Israel warned that physicians prescribe painkillers "like candy."
In 2004, the Drug Enforcement Administration presented the FDA with data demonstrating that hydrocodone combination products are the most abused prescription drugs in America. The DEA also demonstrated that hydrocodone has as much abuse potential as morphine or oxycodone, both of which are schedule II drugs.
"FDA has resisted that change," Kolodny said. "They refused to listen to scientists who demonstrated the data that the abuse potential was equal. They refused to listen to an advisory committee that voted in January 2-to-1 in favor of making this change."
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On Monday, October 28th, I posted a copy of the first document in the Probate packet for William F. Poole, my 2nd great-grandfather. The packet was quite large, and I was upset that there wasn't a will. An hour later, I decided to go his wife's file, and there in a clear sheet protector were a few papers. I could see that the first one was the Executor's Oath (see below), but what were the other documents? One of the three single pages surprised me, there it was, smack in front of me...the Will! I don't even remember receiving this, and I guess it's because it is only one page long. I couldn't believe it because he had a wife and family, so I was expecting much more. I wanted to see if there were any old Poole documents, photos, and what books did he leave to the various libraries he worked in as the Librarian, such as the Chicago, Cincinnati and Newberry Libraries. The other two pages were my bill and a the certification (with seal) that I had copies of the letters to his estate.
The moral of this, is two fold. Don't think for a minute you will remember everything you received in March, 1999. And, keep everything pertaining to a person together, don't spread the documents around. If you do, at least make a copy stating where the original is.
I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will and testament of the within named William F. Poole deceased, so far as I know or believe, that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies mentioned therein, as so far as his good and chattels will thereunto extend, and the law charge me that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels, rights and credits, as may come to my hands or knowledge, belonging to the estate of the said deceased, and render a fair and just account of my executorship when thereunto required by law, to the best of my knowledge and abilities, so help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
ROGER C. SULLIVAN, Clerk of the
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This __ day of March A. D. 1894
Roger C. Sullivan Clerk.
The Will
File Number: 11-5934
Docket: 033
Page: 244
Note: When I requested the file, I was billed $24, which included 39 xeroxed pages, the certification and postage.
The Will
This is the last will and testament of me, William F. Poole,
Evanston, County of Cook,
and State of .
I give devise and bequeath all the real and personal estate to which I shall be
entitled at the time of my deceases, unto my beloved wife, Fanny M. Poole and I
appoint the said Fanny M. Poole sole executrix of this my will, hereby revoking
all other testamentary writings. I direct that my said executrix shall be
exempt from the necessity of giving bands. Illinois
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of January, A. D. 1888.
William F. Poole (seal)
The within and foregoing instrument was signed by William F. Poole, the testator therein named, and by him declared to be his last will and testament, in the presence of me, who, at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Daniel L. Shorey Chicago,
John J. Herrick
William Eliot Furness Chicago, Ill.
_______________Estate: William F. Poole
File Number: 11-5934
Docket: 033
Page: 244
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Police say Michael Dunlop stole 300 feet of wire from Pasadena park
A man has been arrested and police are searching for a woman in connection with the theft of several hundred feet of copper wire from a park in Anne Arundel County, and police believe the pair may be involved in several other similar cases.
The Poplar Ridge Park in the 1700 block of Poplar Ridge Road in Pasadena reported about 300 feet of copper wire missing on Dec. 3.
Detectives said they were able to determine that Michael Dunlop, 27, who lived near the park, was one of the suspects involved; however, they did not say how they came to that conclusion. Dunlop was charged with theft, burglary, trespassing and destruction of property.
Investigators said the theft at the park was similar to several others reported at county parks and public school facilities since June. Officials said in those cases, someone was taking copper wire from athletic field light poles. All the damages in the cases added up to about $147,000.
Police said they believe Dunlop and Dawn Marie Schofield, 41, of Bowie, are responsible for the light pole wire thefts. They said they believe a third man was involved, but he died in November. Those cases are still being investigated.
A criminal summons has been issued for Schofield, who is expected to be charged with theft and destruction of property.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts or with more information on the case should call detectives at 410-222-6145.


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Sunday, July 14, 2013 maestro Victor Wener and the California Philharmonic invited audiences once again to join in and listen at a sold out matinee of Andrew Llyod Webber Meets Puccini at the majestic Disney Hall downtown Los Angeles.
It is one of a series of 5 performances this summer that is performed every 2 weeks Saturdays at the Santa Anita Racetracks followed by a matinee at Disney Hall Sundays.
Before the orchestra performed Puccini's Overture to La Gazza Ladra, Wener took the time to introduce the wonderfully humorous music by talking about Rossini. The audience learned that Rossini was born in the classical period and started writing Sonatas and Operas as a child. By age 38 he had written 38 Operas and retired a rich man apparently not only because he charged a fee for his compositions but also because there was gambling during intermission and Rossini was sly enough to ask for a percentage of the winnings of the house.
What followed were a couple of Solos of Jesus Christ Superstar performed by the elegant Soprano Lori Stinson and award winning bass baritone Cederic Berry. As usual the orchestra makes a smooth transition from classical to musical in only minutes accompanying dramatic tenor Christopher Campbell in Sunset Boulevard. Mr Campbell's strong delivery, phrasing and musicality served as the perfect introduction to the exciting world of Weber's musicals.
The show reached its peak when Cederic Berry as the phantom stepped on stage lifting the darkness with Music Of the Night from Phantom of The Opera. Berry's very slender appearance is in contrast to his powerfully intoxicating voice and his amazing range leaves even the most musically educated person in owe.
Next on the program were several pieces of Puccini's La Boheme accompanied by the talented Children's Chorus of the Claremont Community School of Music. The afternoon resumed with Ms Stinson, Mr Berry and the California Choral joining in a performance of E Lucevan, Visi D'arte and Te Deum of Puccini's Tosca and ended on a high note with Nessun Dorma from Turandot.
If you'd like to join for a musical weekend hurry and get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com for Disney Hall or www.calphil.org for the outdoor concerts at Santa Anita.
The next Cal Phil concert called Dance Fever takes place on Saturday July 27, 2013 at Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Race Track and Sunday July 28, 2013 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dancing With The Stars sensation Derek Hough, fresh off the heels of his most recent Mirror Ball Trophy victory, takes center stage with the orchestra during a fun-fueled line-up of songs including tributes to Elvis, Abba and Michael Jackson. More surprises are on tap for the don't-miss program that also includes Dance of the Seven Veils, Romeo and Juliet, Hava Nagila and Ritual Fire Dance.


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Monthly Update - August 2008
It's time for the latest from Taricaya and, unsurprisingly, there is a lot to report on as we received our second group of two week specials, continued our nightly patrols of the turtle beach, worked hard on our animal cages and much more...
This month I would be remiss to not start with the turtle project. As many of you will be aware this our fourth year officially collecting the vulnerable nests of the freshwater side-necked turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) and volunteers and staff have been tireless in monitoring the river island allocated us by the Peruvian government. Last month I anticipated that we would break all previous records for nest and egg numbers and true to form I am very pleased to announce that we have reached an all time high of over 60 nests and well over 1500 eggs. Now these remarkable numbers are a true reflection of the hard work carried out every night for the last six weeks where the allotted groups have had to deal with cold weather, fluctuating water levels and intruding fishermen intent on poaching the nests. Indeed, the collection phase of the project was so successful that we had to build an emergency third turtle beach. Naturally this did not pose a problem and everyone concerned took the extra workload in their stride and the new beach, albeit slightly less sturdy than the first two due to time constraints, was erected and the overflow was accommodated without any problems. Now the turtle project enters a dormant phase as we await the occlusion of our first eggs collected nearly six weeks ago. These first nests should start to hatch in the first week of October and if we achieve the same survival percentage as last year we will be able to release well in excess of a thousand young turtles. Whilst our collection techniques are extremely careful there are will always be natural fatalities caused by a range of factors that include shell weakness, insufficient egg yolk to feed the developing babies and some offspring are genetically weaker also. We have achieved fantastic survival rates these last few years and I have every confidence that as we have learnt from each year's experience we will establish an even higher rate of survival this year.
Elsewhere at the centre we have been forced to strengthen our large tapir (Tapirus terrestris) enclosure as she has discovered a way of leaning against the wire until it falls low enough for her to jump over or just plough through! Our only option was to reinforce the entire perimeter with large bamboo poles at the base of the fence and all along the top also. Normally this would be an ideal time to release her as she is almost fully grown and the oncoming rains would ensure a plentiful food supply for her first six months in the wild as she establishes her new territory. This said, there a couple of reasons why I am reluctant to release her at this time. Firstly, as many of you will recall our first tapir released was shot by our new neighbours down river. These new settlers were unreceptive when we have tried to explain our project to them and whilst the tapir has many directions in which she could head I do not want to risk her wandering out of the reserve in that direction. Secondly, our young male tapir is growing fast and it would be fantastic if we could breed them further down the line. There is a long way to go yet but the first stage will be to place the young male in the female's larger enclosure and see how they react to each other.
Other cages have also needed a few repairs and the small parrot enclosures were stripped of all their branches and feeding tables so that we could assess each cage and fix any small holes and replace any rotten wood posts. As usual the humidity and termites of the rainforest had taken their toll and there was plenty to be done but the repairs were finished quickly and our focus switched to Preciosa, our longest standing resident of the rescue centre. Again the weather conditions of the jungle have meant that the jaguar's old cage has reached the end of its short lifetime and so we have decided to build her a larger cage as her release still does not look imminent. The papers are dragging in the government offices as no one seems to want to take responsibility for authorising her release in the national park system so still we wait!
A further annual responsibility in the reserve is the evaluation of all the trails and this is the best time to move around the area as there is now no water in any of the swamps and depressions. Old signs need to be replaced, certain areas reopened, and some diversions made to avoid huge trees that have fallen across the trails. It is hard work and many blisters appeared on volunteer hands but, as ever, nobody complained and there is very little left for us to complete next month. If that was not enough there was plenty more manual labour as we struggled to raise the water level of our dam. The concrete support structures we had built were soon destroyed by the powerful flow of the not-so-gentle stream and so it was back to the good old fashioned sacks filled with mud. In ten days we filled and placed over 460 sacks and now we wait for the wet season to cover them and seal the gaps with sediment so that next year this new higher level will enable to us to move two huge wheels and not just pump water but also generate electricity with a dynamo.
After all this hard work it was time for a bit of relaxation and so we headed off to Lake Sandoval. An increased entry fee for the national park meant that we could not stay overnight at the lake but the day trip was still great fun and we managed to see plenty of wildlife including brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella), a huge black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) and even caught a small swamp snake (Liophis reginae). As usual there was a wide collection of water birds including many species of heron, kingfisher and parrot.
It just leaves me to thank everyone for their continued hard work and as numbers continue to be high for the rest of the year we shall not lose our momentum from these very busy couple of months.......


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The other day I was going through some old recipes, and found one I'd come up with a long time ago for fish and corn chowder. It's funny to read through old recipes I wrote up and see how my own preparation methods and cooking techniques have changed over the years. Although I still have plenty of cooking experiments that just don't work at all, like the roasted red pepper and tomato yogurt aioli I made one night last week to drizzle on salmon... just ask Jamie how awful it was! But he's so sweet, he'd never tell. :)
We've been enjoying some gorgeous sunny weather this week, but the nights are still getting pretty chilly, so I thought we should have at least one more soup night before it's really spring... Maybe we can call this "rainy day" soup, good for a cool, drizzly spring day.
It almost never rains in Colorado, something I really miss from growing up in South Carolina. I wish we had some rain to clean out the air, because the warmth and wind has been carrying an unusually high amount of pollen, and Jamie's been miserable for weeks. Somehow, I haven't been affected yet, which is strange since I usually have pretty bad allergies in the spring and fall. But I'm sure my turn will come.
As I was getting ready to make the soup, I found a can of coconut milk in the cupboard, as well as some star anise, which I've been wanting to use just because they're so pretty, but haven't yet as I'm a little wary of the strong licorice scent. I was afraid they'd make my soup taste like licorice. But my desire to see them in the soup won out, and my fish and corn chowder evolved into a complex and creamy coconut curry fish soup with star anise.
I'm so glad I made this, because the flavors of the star anise, cinnamon and cardamom were subtle enough to just complement the coconut and curry, the corn added a nice little crunch, and the tender potatoes and chunks of fish were complete comfort food.
Now if only the rain would come...
Curried Coconut Potato and Fish Soup
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 can (14 oz) Lite Coconut Milk
- 1 can (14 oz) 2% evaporated milk
- 1 cup fish stock (or substitute chicken broth)
- 1 pound red potatoes (3-4 small), cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 can white or yellow corn, drained
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 star anise (plus extra for garnish)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pound white fish, cut into bite-sized pieces (Cod works well in this recipe)
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach
In a large stockpot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, evaporated milk, fish stock, red potatoes, corn, curry powder, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the flavors have developed, about 20-30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
A few minutes before serving, add the fish and spinach to the pot. Place the lid on and let the fish poach in the broth until cooked through and the spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.
For a dramatic presentation, serve each bowl of soup with a star anise floating on the broth.
Yields 6 servings.
WW Points Plus Value: 7 points per serving
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What is a Resource Recovery Centre? You probably know them as the transfer station or landfill. But did you know that you can recycle a wide range of materials at resource recovery centres.
By taking a little extra time to sort your load before you leave home, you can save yourself plenty of time at the facility by easily disposing of the different materials at each of the designated collection points.
The Castlemaine Landfill has a large co-mingled recycling collection point which collects paper products, rigid plastics (excluding polystyrene), glass bottles and jars, steel cans and household aluminium.
You can also recycle timber, scrap metal, greenwaste, building rubble, waste oil and filters, car batteries, electronics, mattresses and the list goes on.
Specialised items including chemicals, batteries and light globes can be recycled at various places within the shire. For a list of these recyclables, see our page Guide to what goes in which bin.
For a list of separation categories, see the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group website.
To reduce roadside litter, the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group and member councils are encouraging residents to "Secure Your Load" when visiting waste facilities. Securing your load is the right thing to do and ensures the safety of all road users.
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No sooner than two weeks have passed since Intel's announcement of Silverthorne and Diamondville processors that help expand Intel's x86 architecture to the ultra mobility and ultra portable devices, on 18th Match Intel unveiled next generation details of the other-end of the scale, namely the high performance computing and Expandable (EX) platform segment. In this forward looking article, we detail what you can expect of Intel's high-end multi-processor (MP) platform update, microarchitecture details of the eagerly awaited next generation processor core - the Nehalem and even some information regarding its platforms and processors beyond 2009 with Sandy Bridge and Larrabee. So sit tight as we navigate you through the sea of information.
Dunnington - Industry's First 6-Core Intel x86 Processor
You've heard of dual-core, quad-core and even tri-core processors, but the rumor of a 6-core processor from Intel has been in the wild for sometime, especially since last month's leak of Intel's roadmap presentation to Sun. Today, the rumor has become a reality as Intel announces the Dunnington processor for their Caneland multi-processor platform (Intel 7300 chipset) supporting up to four physical CPUs for large scale server computing. Currently, the Caneland platform takes in "Tigerton" processors (Xeon 7300 series), which are very similar to Clovertown processors (Xeon 5300 series) with the only difference that they are qualified to operate on the Caneland platform (read more about the Caneland platform and Tigerton processors here). For those who aren't familiar, the Clovertown processors are 65nm quad-core processor parts which are akin to the Kentsfield on the desktop lineup.
While the 45nm processor refresh has taken place on the mobile, desktop and workstation space, the high-end server computing space hasn't quite caught up yet. Dunnington is essentially a Caneland platform 'refresh' of sort as it will be manufactured on Intel's 45nm Hi-K process technology which is the basis of all the other 45nm parts produced by Intel to-date. With Dunnington, Intel would have completed introducing their 45nm processor parts in all of their CPU segments. Unlike the traditional die shrink with the expected Penryn-class enhancements, Dunnington is actually a lot more superior to their Tigerton processors. 6 processing cores, with each pair sharing a 3MB L2 cache, 16MB of shared L3 cache among all cores and is comprised of 1.9 billion transistors.\
With the Caneland and the four Xeon 7300 processors, the platform can support up to a total of 16 processing cores. The same platform upgraded with four Dunnington processors will yield a grand total of 24 processing cores - which are quite impressively spec'd too. It is pin compatible to the Tigerton and as such, it's a direct drop-in upgrade to the Caneland platform. Unlike other Xeon counterparts where a somewhat similar desktop uni-processor option is available, Dunnington will be solely relegated to the MP space. Intel explained that the product proposition for high-end home users just isn't there yet and it would cost too much effort to repackage it for the desktop segment as its physical packaging and electrical configuration differs. In any case, by the time such an offering is made, it would be late and expensive, which by then Nehalem would be out soon (and that's our next major topic of focus in this article). As for expected availability of Dunnington processors, it is estimated to be out in the second half of 2008.
Over on the extreme high-performance computing (HPC) segment, Intel also reiterated their upcoming Itanium update. Codenamed Tukwila and made up of 2-billion transistors, it is Intel's most complex CPU yet, doubling the performance of its predecessor at the very least. Also expected for release in late second half of this year or early 2009, you can read more about it in our previous processor/platform update .
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ABOMASUM: The fourth or true stomach of a ruminant whereenzymatic digestion occurs.
ABSCESS: Boil; a localized collection of pus.
ACIDOSIS (Grain Overload): A condition in which the pH of the rumen is abnormally low (<5.5).
ACUTE: Any process occurring over a short period of time.
AFTER BIRTH: The placenta and associated membranes expelled from the uterus after parturition.
ANEMIA: The lack of red blood cells in the body.
ANESTROUS PERIOD: The time when the female does not exhibit estrus (heat); the non-breeding season.
ANTHELMINTIC: A drug that kills parasites.
ANTIBODY: A protein produced by the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infections and other foreign substances in the body.
ARTIFICAL INSEMMINATION: The injection of semen into the female's reproductive tract through the use of a French gun in order for animal to become pregnant.
AVERAGE DAILY GAIN (ADG): The amount of weight gained each day.
ADG= Final weight – Initial weight___
Number of days between weights
BALANCE RATION: A ration containing nutrients in the correct proportion to nourish the animal for 24 hours.
BALANCE/SYMMETRY: Describes how the parts of the body blend together and eye appeal.
BALE: A packaged of wool in a standard wool pack for shipment. The common farm bale weighs between 200 and 450 pounds.
BELLY WOOL: The wool that grows on the belly of the sheep. It is often uneven, tender and shorter than the wool from the other parts of the body. It is often stained and seedy.
BLACKFACE BREEDS: Meat breeds of sheep.
BLIND TEAT: A nonfunctioning half of an udder (usually due to mastitis).
BLOAT: An excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen and reticulum, resulting in distension of the abdomen.
BODY CONDTION SCORES: A numeric value assigned to an animal that estimates the degree of fatness or condition that covers the animal's body. This score is assessed by palpating the spine, transverse processes and ribs.
BOER: The leading breed of meat goats in the U.S. This breed originated in South Africa and was imported into this country during the early 90's.
BOLUS: A rounded mass of medicine used in cattle, goats and sheep.
BREED: A group of animals with similar characteristics (color markings, size etc.) that distinguishes it from other animals. The characteristics are passed from the parents to the offspring.
BREEDING SEASON: The period when goats or sheep will breed.
BUCK (Billy): A male goat used for breeding.
BUCKLING: A young male.
BUCK RAG: A cloth rubbed on a buck and imbued with his odor. The rag is kept in a closed container and can be used to assist in synchronizing the doe into heat.
BROWSE: Bushy or woody plants that goats love to eat.
BURDIZZO: A tool used to castrate goats, sheep or cattle that crushes the spermatic cords to render the male sterile.
BUTT HEAD: Goats born with horns.
BUTTING: A method of fighting by which one animal strikes the head and horns of its opponent.
CAPRINE: The scientific name for goat.
CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS (CAE): An infectious disease that is causes arthritis and progressive inflammation in one or more organ or tissue systems such as the joints, bursae, brain, spinal cord, lungs and udder. This disease affects goats and is currently incurable.
CALIFORNIA MASTITIS TEST (CMT): A kit that can be used to test mastitis in cattle and does.
CHEVON: Chevon is the French word for goat. These are animals that are slaughtered near or shortly after weaning.
CARCASS: The dressed body of a slaughtered meat animal.
CASTRATION: Removal of the testicles.
CUBIC CENTIMETER (cc): A volume measurement identical to milliliter (ml).
CHEVIOT: A breed of sheep.
CISTERN: The final temporary storage area of milk in the udder.
CLEATS (Clays, Claws, Clees): The two halves of the sheep's foot.
CLOSE HERD or FLOCK: A process by which no new animals are introduced into the herd or flock.
CLOSTRIDIAL: A bacterial infection that can occur in sheep and goats.
COCCIDIOSIS: A disease that is commonly exhibited in younger animals. It is characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, unthrifty, and weakness.
COLOSTRUM: The first milk the doe or ewe produces after given birth to their offspring. The milk is thick and golden yellow in color and contains rich antibodies. If the newborn does not consume the milk within the first 24 hours of life there is very little chance the animal will survive.
CONCENTRATE: The non-forage part of an animal's diet, principally grain and including oil meal and other feed supplements that are high in energy, but low in crude fiber.
CONFORMATION: Conformation is the combination of structural correctness and muscling of the animal and refers to the frame and shape of the animal.
CREEP FEEDER: An enclosed feeder for supplementing the ration of young animals.
CROSS BREED: An animal whose parents are two different breeds.
CROWN ROAST: Made of adjoining two Frenched eight-rib racks with twine and bending them to form a circle. The ends are secured by twine.
CRYPTORCHID: A testicle that fails to descend into the scrotum sac.
CULL: To remove a substandard animal from the herd or flock.
DOCKING: The removal of the tail.
DOE: A female goat.
DOELING: A young female.
DRENCHING: Giving medication from the bottle.
DRESSING PERCENTAGE: The dressing percentage is calculated by dividing the carcass weight divided by the live weight.
DRY PERIOD: The time when the female is not producing milk.
DRYLOT: An animal enclosed in an area with no vegetation.
DYSTOCIA: Difficulty in delivering the fetus.
EAR TAG: A number or letter assigned to an animal for the purpose of identification (ID). The ID is usually printed on a plastic or metal tag and placed on the ear or on a chain or rope and hung around the neck of the animal.
ENCEPHALITIS: Inflammation of the brain usually with severe signs such as fever, incoordination and convulsions.
ENVIRONMENT: The sum of all the conditions the animal is exposed to for example the climate, housing, pasture, disease etc.
ESTROGEN: The hormone that causes regression of the corpus luteum and stimulates estrus.
ESTROUS CYCLE: The beginning of one heat to the beginning of the next heat period.
ESTRUS (Heat): The period in which the female is receptive to breeding.
EWE: The female sheep.
EWE LAMB: An immature male ewe is called a "ewe lamb."
FAMACHA: The process of examining the lower eyelid of the animal to look for signs of anemia which indicates infection by one or more of the blood sucking parasites. The technique was developed in South Africa. A chart must be purchased through a veterinarian. You compare the color of the mucus membrane of the lower eyelid of a sheep (this will also work for goats) to the color chart, which will indicate the level of anemia. This test was developed for detecting barber pole worm, and can be used to cull susceptible animals.
FECAL FLOTATION: A microscopic procedure used to identify various parasite eggs in a fecal sample.
FECES: The manure of excrement produced by an animal.
FEED ADDITIVE: Anything added to a feed, including preservatives, growth promoters and medications.
FEEDER LAMB: A lamb lacking in weight and/or finish that is usually placed in a feedlot for finishing till slaughter grade.
FETUS: An unborn offspring.
FIBER: The portion of a feed that is indigestible or slowly digested by ruminants. It may be expressed as crude fiber, neutral detergent fiber, acid fiber or effective fiber.
FINISH/CONDITION: Refers to the amount of external fat that covers the body.
FLEECE: The wool from one sheep.
FLOCK: A group of sheep that are managed together. Sheep have an inborn ability or desire to flock, or gather together which is also known as gregariousness.
FLUSHING: The practice of conditioning an animal before breeding by allowing them to forage in better pastures or by increasing their feed by half a pound per head per day until the desired condition is reached. This practice also helps increase the number of twins or triplets that will be born in the herd or flock.
FORAGE: The hay and/or grassy portion of the diet of goats, sheep and cattle.
FOREQUARTERS (Front Assembly): The area on the animal's body that includes the withers, front legs, feet, shoulder and chest and brisket area.
FREE CHOICE (Ad Libitum): Feed made available to an animal at all times.
FRENCHING: Frenching is the process of removing one and a half inches of meat from the end opposite the loin eye of the roast or rib chop.
FRESHEN: To give birth (kid) and come into milk.
GAMBREL RESTRAINER: A restraining device that is a gambrel-shaped piece of plastic that is placed over the top of the animal's neck, with slots on either side to hold both front legs of the animal.
GESTATION: The period in which the doe or ewe is pregnant.
HAND MATING: A breeding scheme in which a female and the male are joined together in a confined area for breeding.
HEAT (Estrus): The period in which the doe or ewe is receptive to mating.
HERITABILITY: The heritability of a characteristic is a measure of how easily a trait (i.e., birth weight, weaning weight) will be expressed in an animal's offspring.
HERMAPHRODITE: A sterile animal with reproductive organs of both sexes.
HORMONE: A chemical secreted into the bloodstream by an endocrine gland, bringing about a physiological response in another part of the body.
HOTWEIGHT BASIS: The weight of a dressed carcass immediately after slaughter prior to the shrinkage that occurs in the cooler.
HYPOCALCEMIA: Low levels of calcium in the blood.
HYPOMAGNSEMIA: Low levels of magnesium in the blood.
HYPOTHERMIA: Inability to keep warm often caused by cold or wet weather.
IMMUNITY: Protection from disease that comes as a result of the body's normal immune system response.
INBREEDING: The mating of closely related individuals.
INTERNAL PARASITES: Parasites located in the gastrointestinal system in animals.
INTERNATIONAL UNIT (IU): A standard unit of measurement of vitamins and drugs.
INTRADERMAL: Within the dermis, which is the layer of skin below the epidermis (outermost layer).
INTRAMUSCULAR (IM): The route of administering medications by inserting the needle straight into the skin and deep into the muscle.
INTRANASAL (IN): The spraying or administering of a solution into the nostrils.
INTRAVENOUS (IV): Medication injected into the vein.
JOHNE'S DISEASE (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis): A bacteria disease causing severe weight loss and some diarrhea.
KEDS: A bloodsucking tick that pierces the skin causing serious damage to the pelt.
KETONE: Compounds found in the blood of pregnant does or ewes suffering from pregnancy toxemia.
KETOSIS: The accumulation of ketone in the body, responsible for pregnancy diseases, acetonemia, twin lambing disease and others that occur at the end of pregnancy or within a month of kidding.
KID: A goat less than one year old.
LACTATION: The period in which a doe or ewe produces milk; the secretion or formulation of milk.
LAMB: A young sheep up to 5 months of age.
LARVAE: The immature stage of an adult parasite. The term applies to insects, ticks and worms.
LEGUMES: A family of plants that have nodules on the roots to enable it to fix-nitrogen from the atmosphere. Legumes are high in protein and bear its seeds in a pod (i.e., clover, alfalfa, cowpea).
LETHARGY: An animal that is slow to react, lack energy and is often sick.
LIBIDO: Usually refers to the mate's sex drive.
LINE BREEDING: A form of inbreeding that attempts to concentrate the genetic makeup of some ancestor.
LIVER FLUKES: A small leaf shaped organism that rolls up like a scroll in the bile ducts or liver tissue.
LOIN: The muscle that lies between the last rib and the hip bones of the back.
LUNGWORMS: Roundworms found in the respiratory tract and lung tissue.
LUTALYSE (PGF2@ or Prostaglandin): A hormone used for synchronizing estrus in does and ewes.
MARBELING: The fat within the muscle.
MASCULINITY: An animal that has well-developed secondary male characteristics which is exhibited in the head, neck shoulders and chest.
MASTITIS: Inflammation of the udder usually caused by a bacteria infection.
MATERNAL: Pertaining to the mother or dam.
MEAT-TYPE: A breed of goat or sheep that is primary used for meat production.
METRITIS: Inflammation of the uterus.
MILLITTER (ml): A metric volume measurement that is identical to cubic centimeter (cc).
MICROORGANISM: Any living creature of microscopic size, especially bacteria and protozoa.
MUTTON: The meat from sheep older than 12 months of age.
NECROPSY: To examine an animal after death to determine the cause of death.
NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN (NPN): Feed ingredient that is not a protein, but contains nitrogen (urea).
OMASUM: The omasum is the third compartment of a ruminants stomach located between the reticulum and the abomasum.
OPEN: A female that is not pregnant.
OPEN SHOULDERS (Loose shoulders): The shoulder blades are too far apart at the top which makes it difficult for the animal to stand for long periods or to move around freely.
OVER-CONDITIONED: An animal that is overfed.
OVER SHOT or PARROT MOUTH: An animal that has the lower jaw shorter than the upper jaw and the lower teeth hit the back of the dental pad.
OVINE: The scientific name for sheep.
PALATABLE or PALATABILITY: The taste and texture of forage. A forage that is highly palatable has a pleasant taste and texture to livestock.
PARASITE: An organism which lives on or in another living organism (host) at the expense of the latter.
PARTURITION: The process of giving birth.
PASSIVE IMMUNITY: Acquiring the protection against infectious disease from another animal. This commonly occurs when a newborn consumes antibody-rich colostrum from its mother. Failure to consume sufficient colostrum increases the animal's risk of contracting a disease.
PATHOLOGY: The study of tissues for signs of disease.
PATERNAL: Pertaining to the father or sire
PEDIGREE: A paper showing an animal's ancestors.
PELT: The skin of a goat or sheep including the wool from the latter.
PENCIL SHRINK: A percentage adjustment in lamb live weight, generally between 2 and 4 percent, which is subtracted to insure that responsibility for weight loss during transport are shared by the buyer and seller.
PERITONITIS: Inflammation of the internal surface of the abdomen. This condition is often the result of infections and certain diseases.
pH: How much acid or how much base is in a sample. The lower the pH of a substance, the more acidic the sample. Conversely, the higher the pH, the more basic the sample. Normal rumen pH should be around 6-7, depending on the ration being fed.
PHENOTYPE: The phenotype includes an animal's external appearance, measures of its productivity and its physiological characteristics.
PHOTOPERIOD: Length of day (or length of period artificial light is provided). Also expressed as a ratio of daylight to darkness.
PLACENTITIS: Abnormal inflammation of the placenta, usually due to infectious disease.
POLLED: Naturally hornless.
POSTPARTUM: Occurring after birth.
ppm: Parts per million.
PREPARTUM: Occurring before birth.
PRIMAL CUTS: Also called wholesale cuts. The original cuts resulting from the first division of the fore and hindsaddle of lamb or mutton.
PROGENY: Offspring.
PROLAPSE: An interior organ pushing outside of the body cavity.
PROGNOSIS: The chances of an animal having a normal quality of life following a disease or problem. This is reported using the words poor, fair, good, or excellent.
PROLIFIC: Tendency to produce many offspring.
PROTEIN: A nutrient required for growth and the repair of body tissue.
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT: A feed that contains a high density of protein and is used to supply additional protein in the ration.
PROXIMAL: A structure that is nearer the main body. For example, the three bones in the foot are designated by the terms proximal, middle, and distal depending on their location relative to the main body.
PUBERTY: When an animal becomes sexually mature.
PUREBRED: An individual whose parents are of the same breed and can be traced back to the establishment of that particular breed through the records of a registry association.
PURULENT: A term describing pus-like discharge or infection.
PYELONEPHRITIS: Inflammation of the kidney, beginning at the "pelvis." Pyelonephritis is generally due to a bacterial infection.
QUARANTINE: To confine and keep an animal away from the rest of the herd or flock to prevent the spread of diseases.
RADDLE (Marker): Paint or crayon applied to the male's chest to mark the females he mates.
RAM: A male sheep. Sometimes a ram may be called a buck.
RAMBOUILLET: A large bodied Merino sheep that is hardy, has good yield and fine quality wool.
RATION: The total feed given to an animal during a 24 hour period.
RECESSIVE GENE: A gene which must be present on both chromosomes in a pair to show outward signs of a certain characteristic.
RECTAL PROLAPSE: When a portion of the rectum protrudes from the anus.
REGISTERED: A goat or sheep whose birth and ancestry has been recorded by a registry association.
RETICULUM: The second compartment of the ruminant's stomach.
ROTATIONAL GRAZING: A system by which livestock are allotted to certain grazing or browsing area for a certain period of time before they are moved to another area.
ROUGHAGE: A high fiber, low total digestible nutrient feed consisting of coarse bulky plants or plant parts; dry or green feed with over 18% crude fiber.
RUGGED: Big and strong.
RUMP: The area between the hip bones and the tail head.
RUMEN: The large first compartment of a ruminant's stomach containing microbial population that is capable of breaking down forages and roughages.
RUMENOCENTESIS (rumen tap): When the rumen contents are collected by inserting a needle into the rumen.
RUMINANT: Animals that have a four-compartment stomach (rumen or paunch, reticulum or honeycomb, omasum or manyplies, and abomasum or true stomach).
RUMINATION: The process of regurgitating food to be rechewed.
SCALE: A device used to weigh animals, feed etc.
SCOURS: Diarrhea
SCRAPIE: Scrapie is a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system, one of the class of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) which can be found in sheep and goats alike.
SCRUB: A sheep whose ancestry is so mixed it does not resemble any particular breed or cross.
SCROTUM: The sac or bag containing the testicles of a male animal.
SCURS: A rudimentary horn. A small rounded portion of horn tissue attached to the skin of the horn pit of a polled animal.
SECOND CROSS: Progeny resulting from the mating of true half-breeds and a distinct breed.
SECOND CUTS: The short portions of wool staples that result when the shearer makes two "blows" over the same area.
SEPTICAEMIA: A serious infection in which the bloodstream is invaded by a large numbers of causal bacteria which multiply there.
SERVICE: Mating
SETTLED: A female that is pregnant.
SHEARING: Removing the wool from a sheep.
SHEARLING: The male, female or castrated sheep from first to second shearing.
SHEPHERD: A person who cares for sheep.
SHORN: A sheep that has had its fleece removed by shearing.
SICKLE-HOCKED: A hock that has too small of an angle made by the leg above and below the hock, as viewed from the side.
SIRE: Male parent.
SKIN TENT: When the skin of an animal is gently pinched and pulled outward. A dehydrated animal's skin will not rapidly return to its normal position or shape.
SMOOTH-MOUTH: An animal that has lost all of its permanent incisors, usually 7 or more years of age.
SOUNDNESS: a:) If there are no weak spots in the wool: b:) When an animal is free from disease and lacks structural defects that affect its usefulness.
SOREMOUTH: A highly contagious (also to humans), viral infection that causes scabs around mouth, nostrils, eyes and may effect the udders of lactating ewes and does.
STANCHION: A device for restraining a goat by the neck for the purpose of feeding, milking, hoof trimming or artificial insemination.
STANDING HEAT: The period in which the doe or ewe will stand still and accept the male for breeding.
STOCKING RATE (per acre): The number of animals that can be pastured on one acre, or the number of acres required to pasture one animal.
STRUCTURAL CORRECTNESS: Free from any conformational abnormalities which includes the skeleton, feet and legs of the animal.
STYLISH (Tracking): An animal possessing an attractive, pleasing conformation or way of movement.
SUBCUTANEOUS (SQ) INJECTIONS: Are accomplished by inserting the needle just under the skin and not into the muscle. This is important because SQ injectables are designed for a slower rate of absorption.
TAPEWORMS: Long, ribbon-like segmented flatworms that can inhabit the gastro-intestinal tract of animals.
TATTOO: Permanent identification of animals produced by placing ink under the skin, generally in the ear, but in the tail web of the LaMancha goat using a tattoo gun with digital (sharp needle-like) numbers.
TEASER: A male that has been vasectomized and is used to indicate which females are in estrus.
TOTAL DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS (TDN): A measure of energy in a feed or of how much energy an animal requires.
TOXAEMIA: Generalized poisoning, due to soluble (usually bacterial) toxins entering the bloodstream.
TOXIN: Any poisonous substance of biological origin.
TRACE MINERALS(TM): Minerals that are required in very small amounts.
UDDER: The mammary gland of sheep and goats that secretes milk.
UMBILICUS: The area where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. This is commonly known as the "belly button."
UNDER SHOT or BULL DOG MOUTH: The lower jaw is longer than the upper jaw, and the teeth extend forward past the dental pad on upper jaw.
UPGRADE: To improve the next generation by breeding the female to a superior male.
URINARY CALCULI: A metabolic disease of males characterized by the formation of stones within the urinary tract. It is caused primarily by an imbalance of dietary calcium and phosphorus.
URETHROSCOPY: An examination of the urethra using an endoscope.
UROLITHS or UROLITHIASIS: Describing a variety of stones that are found in the urinary system. These include kidney and bladder stones.
VAGINAL PROLAPSE: The protrusion of the vagina in ewes or does in during late pregnancy.
VEIN: Blood vessels in the body that carry blood towards the heart.
VENTRICLE: A chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. A sheep or goat's heart has two ventricles, left and right.
VIRULENCE: The ability that a microorganism has to cause an infection or disease. Microorganisms which have the ability to cause more severe disease are said to be highly virulent.
WASTY: a:) Too much fat on the carcass; b:) An animal that has a paunchy middle.
WATTLE: A small fleshy appendage attached on or near the throat area of the goat and which serve no function.
WEAN: To separate nursing offspring from their mothers so that they no longer receive milk.
WEANER: An animal that has been weaned from its mother or has stopped suckling its mother.
WESTERN WHITE-FACE: A term used to describe the typical ewe utilized on large commercial range sheep operations in the United States. Historically they are comprised predominately of the Rambouillet breed, with Columbia or Targhee genetics in their makeup.
WET EWE: A ewe that is nursing a lamb.
WETHER: A male sheep or goat that as been castrated.
WHITE MUSCLE DISEASE: A disease caused by a deficiency of selenium, Vitamin E or both that causes degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscles of lambs.
WOOL BLIND: A term applied when the wool around the eyes has excessive growth and interferes with the sight of the sheep.
YEARLING: A male or female sheep or goat that are between 1 and 2 years of age.
ZOONOSIS or ZOONOTIC: Any animal disease that can be spread to humans.
Belanger, J. (2001). Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats.
Daneke Club Lambs & Livestock: http://www.danekeclublambs.com
McKenzie-Jakes, A. (1999). Selecting and Evaluating Meat Goats for Meat Goat Production. Florida A&M University. Cooperative Extension Program.


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For the first time since May of last year, Nick Saban will be forced to deal with an off-field legal issue involving
one two three four of his football players. And, at first blush, it's not your run-of-the-mill underage drinking citation, either.
While details are scant at the moment,. what's known is that four reserve Tide football players — running back Brent Calloway (pictured), linebacker Tyler Hayes, defensive lineman D.J. Pettway and defensive back Eddie Williams — were booked by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department on various charges Monday.
Hayes, Pettway and Williams were charged with second-degree robbery, while Calloway was charged with fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. Williams was also hit with a fraudulent use of a credit/debit card as well. The individual booking pages for Calloway, Hayes, Pettway and Williams can be viewed HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
From TideSports.com:
Williams was released on $65,000 bond. Hayes and Pettway were released from jail on $60,000 bond. Calloway was released on $5,000 bond. Jail records indicate that they were arrested around midnight and released between 3 and 5 a.m.
Neither Saban nor the school have commented publicly on the situation.
This is Calloway's second arrest since coming to the Tide as a five-star recruit in 2011. In October of that year, he was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
All four of the players charged are either true freshmen or redshirt freshmen.


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Queen Elizabeth I subject of meeting
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The Shakespeare Club of Mount Vernon met Thursday, November 21 in the home of club president Mary Lou Mowery. The program was a glimpse into the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain provided by Tom Wilkerson. For more information, see the December 5 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Not so long ago, if you coded natively and expected to offer your software on multiple operating systems, you knew how hard the road you'd chose was. You knew you'd have to test under various OSs and use macro identifiers to selectively include or exclude code for a given platform. You also knew that you might have to debug differing problems on disparate platforms. To minimize those issues, C and C++ developers learned a long list of techniques to avoid inadvertently platform-specific code.
The sizes of data types, the packing of structures, the alignment of union members, the need for explicit casting all these topics were well known and an automatic part of coding for experienced multiplatform developers. So was a principal best practice: coding "down the middle of the language," as Brian Kernighan put it elegantly. You didn't noodle around in the dark corners of any language unless you really had to. Undefined behaviors lurked there poised to sink your code.
All the rules and caveats had one overarching goal: Namely, that a single code base could generate the right product with the correct look and feel on all the different platforms. Beyond this, it was expected that when you shipped the glorious, multiplatform package, it installed correctly on every platform with all dependencies resolved. Toolkits, such as X or Qt, handled the UI, and OS peculiarities were addressed by the façade pattern. Developers wrote an API that hid the OS implementation and then ported that API to various platforms. (I discussed C libraries that do this recently.)
There are still applications today that follow this simple philosophy. The Lua language and runtime environment, for example, are written in Lua and C. They compile on most any platform and (gosh!) run without modification. Now, then, let's try to find another widely used app that makes the same claim. Just compile and run…Let's see…There are others, but in fact they're few.
Far more common today is the practice of shipping a partial solution and expecting the user to provide the missing features. This trend is particularly visible in software written on Linux and later migrated to Windows. Very often, the packages require installation of Cygwin or its derivative, MinGW, to run. That's not a port. That's saying, "We coded it in Linux, made no attempt to know what GCC and OS features were not supported on other platforms, so here, use a kludge and figure it out for yourself; we're too busy doing other things." The rationalization of this poor work is frequently bolstered by lavish attacks on Windows. Such is the case, for example, with Google's "systems language," Go. (See one of many such threads here.) While this is going on, the lack of adoption of Go is emerging as an issue inside Google.
I submit this lack of traction is partially because 90% of the PC market and 50% of the server market, give or take, doesn't have access to a native Windows port. And they're not willing to reset compilers, add utilities, change environment variables, and scatter outdated link libraries on their disks just to kick the tires on a language. For those users, Go has indeed not been ported.
You have to assume the choice is intentional on Google's part. They've decided that Go won't be a universal systems language in the way that C was, but rather, it's the language Google will (might?) use internally for its systems. Any other users are outside the language's core constituency.
My point, though, is far wider than Go or even Linux. Other platforms have to play along, too. For example, Microsoft's compiler is feature-wise behind open-source platform tools such as GCC. It, too, shares in the blame by obstructing ports to Windows. And as you can see from my recent interview with Microsoft's Herb Sutter about the state of C and C++, tools that compile code ported from other operating systems are not even a minor priority. It's not a goal for Microsoft, even though it would mostly require filling in the missing features in the implementation of language standards. (For a fuller language implementation with equal-to-better optimization, use Intel's C++ compiler. It's plug-compatible with Visual C++ and with Microsoft's binary formats.)
The one realm of effortless portability has been in VM-based environments, such as the maligned JVM. While small tweaks are very rarely needed to make Java bytecode run ideally on multiple platforms, by and large, the JVM does deliver true portability. "Write once, run anywhere" is a goal that has largely been achieved.
The trouble is that, as many pundits put it, we're just entering into a C++ Renaissance (the Herb Sutter interview I referenced above describes the causes and nature of this phenomenon). The renaissance is in part driven by the need for computing power on mobile devices, where portability counts for nothing. Most vendors who ship products on several mobile platforms go native with each one.
If portability continues to be accorded the little value it receives today from Windows, Linux, and mobile developers, I expect this sudden renaissance to be short-lived. Eventually, the balance, which by nature favors the cost of developers' time, will return towards productivity. Then, native code, for the lack of portability skills in developers, will return to being a throwback, a curiosity for speed freaks who are happy running on just one platform.
— Andrew Binstock,
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