It has come to the attention of the ShowMe Times staff that the 'Bottle Caps Against Cancer' story, ran on August 8, 2012, was factually incorrect.

A ShowMe Times reader notified me this morning, via SMT's Facebook page, that the 'Bottle Caps For Chemo' activity outlined in the story was believed to be a hoax.

After reading the supplied source material and my own further research, this activity is indeed exactly that - a hoax.

According to a press release from the American Cancer Society - click here to view the full release - this hoax originated in 2008 in Virginia, and has spread across the nation in various forms.

The ShowMe Times and it's staff apologize for presenting our readers with false information in this instance, and will strive to not allow it to happen again.

- Andrew Cato 

GLENNONVILLE, Mo.- Rice producer-oriented emerging technologies and new developments in rice research will be presented on Rice Field Day, hosted by The Missouri Rice Council and assisted by Southeast Missouri State University-Malden Aug. 23, at the Missouri Rice Research Farm.

The Farm is located on Highway J in northern Dunklin County in Missouri.

The event is free. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and tours begin at 9 a.m. Speakers are scheduled from 9:15-11:30 a.m., after which lunch will be served.

The day will provide rice growers the opportunity to learn about participatory plant breeding, issues specific to Missouri, U.S. Rice Producers Association activities, seed treatment, soil fertility of rice-soybean rotations, rice water weevils, chemical spray drift issues, nitrogen fertilization, rice weed control, remote monitoring and control of irrigation, and site-specific agriculture.

“The Missouri Rice Council hopes their fellow rice producers will witness what is new in rice and make recommendations on future research to the Rice Council,” said Dr. Mike Aide, professor of agriculture and chair of the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University.

Southeast faculty speaking at the event will be Dr. Donn Beighley, rice research fellow, along with Aide; and Roxane Magnus, instructor of agriculture. Additional speakers are Greg Yielding, field representative for the U.S. Rice Producers Association; Karen Ann-Kuenzel Moldenhauer, Holder, Rice Industry chair for variety development and professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences at the University of Arkansas; David Dunn, manager of the soil testing lab at the University of Missouri’s Delta Research Center; Sam Atwell, agronomy specialist-rice, University of Missouri Extension; Nathan Goldschmidt, crop consultant; and Earl Vories, irrigation specialist, University of Missouri Extension. A representative of Holt AgriBusiness of Sikeston, Mo., also will speak.

For more information, contact the Southeast Department of Agriculture at (573) 651-2106.

Jessi Braswell stopped by the ShowMe Times offices on Thursday (August 2) afternoon to pick up her prize for being the 1,000th person to 'Like' the ShowMe Times' Facebook page - a Kindle Fire tablet.
SMT Sports Editor Andrew Cato presented Braswell with her prize (photo by Leigh Ann Kincy).

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The ShowMe Times' reach continues to grow thanks to its incredible reader-base, and the company's Facebook page hit a milestone on Tuesday (July 31) evening.

On Tuesday evening, Jessi Braswell of Advance, Mo., became the 1,000th person to "Like" the ShowMe Times' Facebook page since joining the social media giant in January of 2011.

For the accomplishment, the ShowMe Times staff will be presenting Ms. Braswell with a Kindle Fire tablet at her earliest convenience.

Everyone at the ShowMe Times would like to thank our incredible readers and advertisers for your continued support throughout our first year and a half of business, and we look forward to continually providing you with the content you want to read about the Dexter community.

For all current and potential advertisers, make sure to contact Andrew Cato for the most up-to-date prices and usage statistics!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

A pair of Dexter girls attended a very exciting conference over the weekend.

Ashley and Emily Long, the identical twin daughters of Charlie and Amanda Long, are heading into their junior year at DHS. Seventeen years ago, before the twins were born, they were diagnosed with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). Over the weekend, the girls attended The TTTS Foundation Parent and Awareness Conference, held July 27-29 in Cleveland, Ohio.

TTTS is a rare diagnosis, with (on average) less than two cases per 1,000 births according to a 2003 study by the Centers for Disease Control. The disease only affects multiple pregnancies where two or more fetuses share a single placenta. Due to the shared placenta, the identical twin fetuses can develop shared blood vessels; depending on the number, type and direction of the interconnecting blood vessels, blood can be transferred disproportionately from one twin (the “donor”) to the other (the “recipient”).

The transfusion causes the “donor” twin to have decreased blood volume, which stunts the growth of the “donor” fetus. The increased blood flow to the “recipient” twin causes the “recipient” fetus to develop more rapidly, but it can also cause undue strain to the heart, and lead to heart failure.

In early pregnancy (before 26 weeks), TTTS can cause both fetuses to die, or lead to severe disabilities. If TTTS develops after 26 weeks, the babies can usually be delivered alive and have a greater chance of survival without disability.

The Long family’s journey with the disease began in 1995, while Amanda was pregnant with the couple’s second and third children. Dr. Julian E. De Lia performed Long’s procedure; the Long twins were involved in the fourth procedure involving the anterior placenta.



“I was diagnosed at 23 weeks,” Amanda said. “It was a Wednesday, and on Sunday [Charlie and I] were in Milwaukee, Wis., for surgery. The girls were so severe we didn’t have time to think. They made it to 37 weeks; Emily was six pounds, 10 ounces, and Ashley was seven pounds, three ounces. Emily didn’t have any [amniotic] fluid around her. Dr. De Lia told me I would have miscarried within the week.”