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Wilco Set List - 4/9/10 - Hartford, CT
Wilco via last.fm This was my favorite of the other 2 Wilco shows I’ve seen. 3 hours of solid play. 37 songs. Felt more like a greatest hits show than anything else. I was also asked for set list recommendations by someone in the band. Sadly, my choice didn’t make it (Hummingbird, which was my third choice after Via Chicago and California Stars). Wilco (the song) I am Trying...
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Ascent of Mount Lincoln on 2011-07-16
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation By Greg Jennings
With training camp 11 days away, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings is still enjoying his summer vacation. Just because it’s the offseason, doesn’t mean Jennings is relaxing on the beach, though. That just wouldn’t be his style. How is the fifth-year veteran spending his time off? He’s building houses for those in need. Graham Couch of the Kalamazoo Gazette explains:
Jennings’ foundation is contributing $85,000 to sponsor the construction of a Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity house on Kalamazoo’s East Side — a home for Erica Brenner and her two sons, Tayvian and Devon McKinley, ages 11 and 8, respectively.
Couch also caught up with Jennings to ask him a few questions. The whole interview is a worthwhile read, but I’ll post some of the highlights for your reading pleasure.
Jennings certainly wasn’t shy when expressing his feelings about training camp.
…training camp, we can get rid of that part, and I think I can speak for 100 percent of the guys. Yeah, training camp is one of those aspects of the game we can kind of sweep under the rug and erase, along with the preseason games.
Jennings also commented on how the current labor situation played into his contract negotiations a year ago. (Without a contract extension, Jennings would have been a restricted free agent this offseason.)
Yes, honestly, that [the Collective Bargaining Agreement] was like right here in that rear view mirror. I would look at it like, ‘I don’t want to have to deal with that.’ Obviously, going into that whole contract negotiation process, that was one of the things that was really crucial for myself and my agent and my family, is to make sure we got a deal done that we were satisfied with, and at the same time, not having to wait and be in this position that a lot of guys are in. I’m grateful the Packers decided to go ahead and jump on board and commit themselves to me and I committed myself to them.
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"My 2010 Predictions from the Bottom Up (Part 1 of 3)"
Posted by Mile501 on February 2, 2010
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I have made preseason points predictions for the past several years. Usually their accuracy is less than stellar, but I always enjoy doing them. This year I have divided my predictions into three tiers based on how I expect teams and drivers to perform this year. I will start with the bottom tier today, with my predictions first followed by some discussion.
26. #12 Brad Keselowski
27. #71 Bobby Labonte
28. #34 Travis Kvapil
29. #78 Regan Smith [locked into first 5 races]
30. #77 Sam Hornish Jr.
31. #19 Elliott Sadler
32. #82 Scott Speed
33. #98 Paul Menard
34. #38 David Gilliland [all but 3-5 races] [locked into first 5 races]
35. #36 Mike Bliss
36. #49 / #7 Robby Gordon ?
37. #26 Boris Said [locked into first 5 races]
38. #90 Casey Mears
39. #09 Aric Almirola
40. #37 Kevin Conway [locked into first 5 races]
41. #46 Terry Cook
42. #66 Dave Blaney
43. #87 Joe Nemechek ?
44. #55 Michael McDowell [teammate to Blaney]
26. #12 Brad Keselowski - Keselowski may have Ted Musgrave to thank for his Cup career. He had been struggling in low-budget equipment when he suddenly got a ride in Musgrave's truck a few years ago, after Musgrave was suspended for a race following an on-track altercation. However, many in the garage believe Keselowski's ego has become swollen with all the attention he has been receiving. He is very talented, but I believe that ego, the enemies he has made, and the fact that he is no longer in Hendrick equipment will combine to give him a less-than-stellar season.
27. #71 Bobby Labonte - The sophomore TRG team needs to get some more sponsorship, but they came on strong late in 2009 with Labonte aboard and I look for them to continue to improve this year.
28. #34 Travis Kvapil - Front Row Motorsports did the impossible last year, staying inside the top-35 and ahead of the heavily funded #82 of Scott Speed. I look for them to continue to surpass expectations as they expand into a 3-car team. Travis Kvapil is a very underrated driver and I think he will have a great season. "Great" is relative, since this is still a low-budget operation, but periodic top-15 finishes are certainly within their grasp.
29. #78 Regan Smith - This team will continue using Hendrick engines but has a technical alliance with RCR. That allowed them to pick up the #07 owner points and be guaranteed a spot in the field for the first 5 races. This team had many solid runs in 2009 and is working hard to be even better this year. That guaranteed starting spot will help, but I think they will remain inside the top-35 all year.
30. #77 Sam Hornish Jr. - He showed flashes of talent and speed in 2009, but inconsistency continues to plague him. He could surprise us, but I look for more of the same in 2010.
31. #19 Elliott Sadler - Being a fellow Virginia native, I think a lot of Sadler, but he hasn't done much over the last couple of years and I haven't seen any strong indications that that will change this year.
32. #82 Scott Speed - After finishing 36th out of 36 full-time, well-funded teams in 2009, he can only go up from here! I look for him to steadily improve, especially late in the season, but probably not enough to make huge gains in the point standings just yet.
33. #98 Paul Menard - I believe Menard is a talented race car driver. He's no Tony Stewart and he probably wouldn't still be in Cup if not for sponsorship from his father's company, but he still has talent. However, he did not perform well in 2009 and I look for more of the same this year. In addition, the Menards are reportedly rather unhappy with the new RPM team and may look elsewhere for 2011, which would add another distraction.
34. #38 David Gilliland - The details are still being worked out, but supposedly this team will also be locked into the first 5 races, getting owner points from either the #44 or the #96. This is more of an owner points prediction than a driver points prediction because Gilliland could miss up to 3-5 races during the year, but I think this new 3rd Front Row Motorsports team will have a decent season. Kvapil really pushed hard to get Gilliland in this ride because he remembered how well they worked together at Yates a couple of years ago. Hopefully that chemistry will still be there!
35. #36 Mike Bliss - I believe this team can finish this high if they find enough sponsorship and do not have to start-and-park. Bliss is underrated and very talented, especially when faced with the underdog role. Remember last year in Nationwide, he finished top-5 in points driving for several different teams. I think Tommy Baldwin made the best driver choice he could have made for his team.
36. #49 / #7 Robby Gordon ? - There are many uncertainties revolving around these two teams and their new alliance. Supposedly they will try to run at least one car in every race. But who will drive and which number will be primarily used is not yet known.
37. #26 Boris Said - This team was given the owner points from last year's #26 Roush team which was forced to shut down under NASCAR's four-team limit, so they are locked into the first five races. Beyond that, the future is very uncertain, and more sponsorship needs to be found.
38. #90 Casey Mears - It's astounding that Casey Mears has fallen this far, but this year he will drive the new #90 team, which I'm pretty sure is related to the #40 in the Nationwide Series. I hope Mears can have a (relatively) good season and try to land a better ride for 2011.
39. #09 Aric Almirola - This team could finish higher if they do not do any start-and-parking. They had a mixture in 2009, running full races some (and even winning that one with Keselowski) and parking early in others. They usually have strong cars at the plate races and also, for reasons I've never understood, at Richmond, and could contend for wins or top-10 finishes at those tracks.
40. #37 Kevin Conway - This team is locked into the top-35 through an agreement with either the #44 or the #96. However, Conway is a rookie with limited Nationwide experience in poor equipment. I do not expect much from this team this season.
41. #46 Terry Cook - A lot of question marks surround this new team. Can they find more sponsorship? Will they try to run to the finish or start-and-park? The answer to that question will go a long way in determining where they finish in the points.
42. #66 Dave Blaney - Supposedly this team plans to run complete races this year. I'll believe it when I see it, after they never even tried to in 2009 with one or two exceptions. If they do, though, they could finish higher in the points. Blaney is another highly underrated driver and this team did show some signs of speed last year.
43. #87 Joe Nemechek ? - Nemechek has yet to confirm his plans for 2010, but I would imagine they will be similar to 2009--starting and parking when necessary and running to the finish when he gets a sponsor.
44. #55 Michael McDowell - Supposedly McDowell will run as a teammate to Blaney. If that is the case, I feel all but certain that this will be a start-and-park effort to support the #66.
That's a look at the bottom tier of drivers based on my predictions for 2010!
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I cannot apologize enough for the dearth of recent posts.
Today I came across an interesting word in an editorial by Cory Doctorow at the New York Times. Cory’s editorial draws our attention to cheap programmable microchips that allow nearly anybody with an idea for a simple electronic device, say a whimsical watch or a feral robot dog, to produce one cheaply and in their own home.
The word is trefoil. Trefoil is a noun. A trefoil is any three leafed symbol. The best known trefoil is the international symbol for radiation. This is the trefoil Cory mentions in his editorial. He describes a watch he picked up in Japan that
Appears to be warning of imminent nuclear catastrophe, with a radiation trefoil that lights up to tell me that I need to add six to the number of hours in the throbbing bar on the right side.
Trefoil or “tree-foil,” it can prounced either way, comes from the latin Tre meaning three and folium meaning leaf. Which reminds me an alternate meaning of trefoil is any plant from the genera Trifolium. Obviously these plants are named for their trifoliate leafs.
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The hungry judges soon the Sentence sign,
And Wretches hang that Jury-men may Dine.
The heroic couplet, lines in iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs, appeared early in English — it was Chaucer's favorite meter — and came into vogue in poetic drama in the seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century, in the hands of masters like Dryden, Pope, and Johnson, it became for many years the dominant English verse form. In the Neo-classical period the heroic couplet consisted of a couplet of end-stopped lines which formed a short stanza, and substituted for the Greek and Latin heroic hexameter.
Why should this meter, with its strongly symmetrical grammatical structure, be perceived by poets like Pope and Johnson as an ideal structure to embody and convey the emphasis on form and sense and wit which they sought so insistently in their work? And why would the rebellious Romantics, in their quest for personal and poetic freedom, (with a few important exceptions, such as Byron, and, to a lesser degree, Keats) react so strongly against these same qualities?
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More than 30 tasting rooms are participating in this weekend, but others are opting out this year, either just opening their doors separately or hosting separate events.
Those that are open but not part of the event will charge a separate wine tasting fee not covered by the Passport cost. So be sure to check your passport carefully to confirm the participating wineries, or check the .
The Passport to Woodinville runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Below is a list of wine open houses or wine release parties through the end of May.
Friday, April 27
• will be throwing a party for the release of the 2010 Kennedy Shah Reserve Riesling from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
• will be hosting its 2009 Cabernet Franc release party from noon to 5 p.m.
• will be releasing the 2009 Tough Guy, a Bordeaux-style blend made with fruit from the venerable Klipsun Vineyard on Red Mountain. Tickets to the release party are $35, with all of the proceeds plus 20 percent of bottle sales dedicated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Saturday, April 28-Sunday, April 29
• will be hosting its Spring Release party from noon to 5 p.m.
• will be releasing its Mistura Blanco, a Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend, and its Gecko Rosé.
Sunday, April 29
• will be hosting its annual Spring Barrel Tasting from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For $25 guests can enjoy barrel samples of wine, current releases and pizza by Via Tribunalli.
Friday, May 4
• will be releasing its 2009 Claret, Columbia Valley.
Friday, May 4-Sunday, May 6
• will be hosting its Spring Wine Club Release for wine club members only.
Saturday, May 5
• will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo with its Cinco de Drinko festivities with drink specials.
• will be opening its tasting room in the Warehouse District for the first time this year.
Saturday, May 12-Sunday, May 13
• will be releasing its 09 Syrah, 09 Red Wine and 11 Riesling.
• will be hosting its Ring of Fire release party for wine club members at the Warehouse District winery from 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 19-Sunday, May 20
•Sparkman Cellars will host a release party for the general public from 1 to 5 p.m.
West Side Wine Walk Waltzes into Woodinville
Some of the tasting rooms in the southwest corner of the Hollywood Hills Tourist District will be participating in the West Side Wine Walk on April 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. For $20 guests can taste wine at Brian Carter Cellars, DeLille Cellars (Carriage House), Lachini Vineyards, and Sparkman Cellars. Food will be prepared by Woodinville-based caterer Le Petit Terroir.
Tickets can be purchased here and picked up at Brian Carter Cellars on April 26.
Wine Pick of the Week: 09 Isenhower Cellars Sangiovese, Desert Hills Vineyard, Yakima Valley
The husband and wife team of Brett and Denise Isenhower, retired pharmacists, moved to Walla Walla in 1998 and started making wine in 1999. Ten years later, they opened a at 15007 Woodinville-Redmond Road in Woodinville. The end of 2009 is also when they harvested the fruit for this wine.
The Isenhowers source fruit from some of the best vineyards around the state. Their 09 Sangiovese comes exclusively from the Desert Hills Vineyards in the cool north part of the Yakima Valley. It is the cool weather that helps retain the acidity that defines Sangiovese.
This Sangiovese features layers of bing cherries, ripe strawberries, baking spices and smoke. The food-friendly acidity defines this wine. Pair with traditional Italian pasta dishes such as tajarin in a meat ragu.
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Malaysia is a federation of different states. Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak and Selangor joined to form the Federated Malay States on July 1, 1896. Malacca and Penang joined these four states on April 1, 1946 to form the Malay Union, which was renamed the Federation of Malaya on February 1, 1948. The Federation included Johore, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Kadah, Perlis, Kelantan and Trengganu. Malaya gained its independence on August 31, 1957. On September 16, 1963, Sabah (British North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya to found Malaysia. On August 9, 1965, Singapore withdrew from Malaysia.
The first Malaysian coins were small tin pieces, inscribed in Arabic, that were struck by Muzaffar Shah, Sultan of Malacca (1446-59). Chinese coins had been exported to Malaysia in the tenth century. The Portuguese captured Malacca in 1511 and D’Albuquerque, the first Portuguese governor of Malacca, issued the first European coins. In 1641 the Dutch East India Company seized Malacca.
The Sultanate of Johore also issued gold and tin coins in the sixteenth century, and the sultans of Kedah, Patani, Kelantan and Trengganu followed with gold coins and tin in the seventeenth century. The Sultanates issued these coins until the nineteenth century. Silver coins were provided by importing Spanish silver dollars.
The East Indies Company Dollar (XEID) was used in Malaysia from 1788 to 1858, and became the predecessor to the Straits Settlement Dollar (STSD), which replaced it at par in 1858. In 1826, the British settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore were unified as the Straits Settlements. All government issues of currency and coins were considered to be part of the Straits Settlements Dollar currency area, and were issued by the colonial governments from 1858 until World War II. Spanish, Republican Mexico, Japanese and US silver dollars circulated in the Straits Settlements. The first British-made dollars, minted in Hong Kong, appeared in 1895, and the first Straits silver dollars were minted in 1903.
Legal tender was issued by India for the Straits Settlements in 1862, by the Government of the Straits Settlements from 1871 until 1941, by the Government of Sarawak (Sarawak Dollar-SWKD) from 1863 until 1941. Sarawak Dollar banknotes and Straits Settlement coins circulated within Sarawak. Sarawak had a currency board before the war. Sarawak did not issue any banknotes after the war, and the Malayan Dollar became the sole legal tender issue in Sarawak on January 1, 1953.
Banknotes were issued in Sabah (North Borneo) by the British North Borneo Company (British North Borneo Dollar-BNBD) from 1867 until 1941. Notes were issued by the British North Borneo Company until March 1921 when the notes were issued by the State Bank with headwuarters in Sandakan. Although the notes still said British North Borneo Company on them, they were government issued banknotes. The British North Borneo Dollars ceased to be legal tender on September 1, 1953. The Straits Settlement Dollar was also used in Brunei, and Ringgit is Malay for Dollar. The Dollar is divisible into 100 Cents. In addition to the colonial coins issued by British authorities, up until 1909, local Malaysian states issued their own Ringgit coins (MYSR).
The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements was established on May 1, 1899, and the Straits Settlement Dollar (STSD) became legal tender on July 3, 1903 with 1 STSD equal to 28 Pence Sterling. All government issues of currency and coins were considered to be part of the Straits Settlements Dollar currency area, and were issued by the colonial governments from 1858 until World War II. The Commissioner of Currency for Malaya was formed in 1938 to issue Malayan Dollars (MYAD) because Malaya was allowed to join the currency board and share in the seignorage. Prior to this, Malaya had used Straits Settlement Dollars, but had not been part of the currency board.
During the Japanese occupation of Singapore, the Japanese issued Gumpyo Dollars (MYAG) set at par with the Straits Settlement Dollar. Malayan Dollars were allowed to circulate, but were hoarded. The Straits Settlements were dissolved and the currency board resumed operations on April 1, 1946. The Board of Commissioners, Malaya was the issuing authorities for Malayan Dollars from 1946 until January 1, 1952 when the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo was established as the note-issuing authority.
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Healthy Chicken Tacos
Tacos are a quick and easy southwest style dinner that the whole family will love. We're lightening up these tacos by adding in chicken instead of beef to cut out over 80% of the fat, using reduced sodium taco seasoning and cutting out 25% of the calories in... - 0
Ground Chicken Stroganoff
1) Heat non - stick frying pan to medium high temperature.
2) Add ground chicken.
3) After about 2 minutes, add onion and cook for about 2 minutes or more, stirring frequently.
4) Add mushrooms and cook for another 3 minutes or until onion is clear and... - 46.144
Ground Turkey Hash
1) In a blender, add in the turkey, potatoes, onion and green pepper. Blend to get a smooth paste.
2) In a 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium flame. Add in the meat mixture.
3) Cook the mixture for about 10 minutes. Add in the tomatoes, chicken... - 38.3293
Cherry Sauce Using Ground Allspice
1.Strain the cherries, keeping aside the liquid of the can.
2.Put water to the liquid in order to make it 3/4 cup.
3.Take a 1 quart glass measuring pitcher, put sugar, all spice, and cornstarch in it and mix well.
4.Put the kept aside... - 35.9265
Skillet Ground Veal N Cabbage
In 12-inch skillet heat margarine until bubbly and hot; add onions and garlic and saute until softened.
Add veal, paprika, salt, and pep-per and saute until veal is lightly browned.
Add cabbage, 1 1/2 cups water, and the tomatoes and broth mix and stir to... - 33.3794
Ground Veal Rouladen
In 8-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 teaspoon margarine until bubbly and hot; add onion and saute until translucent.
Transfer to a bowl and add veal, 1/2 cup potato flakes, and the bacon bits, mustard, and sour cream; mix until thoroughly combined.
Divide veal... - 39.3597
Deli Style Healthy Chicken Pita Sandwich
This one will remind you of an expensive sandwich from an upscale deli. A satisfying bistro-style sandwich, this one will take you out of a lunch rut. It combines seasoned grilled chicken breast with low-fat Dijon-mayo and crisp fresh baby spinach between... - 130.743
These delicious Asian wraps are going to give you a pleasant change of taste. Preparing them is so easy, but before that you should get a bunch of rice paper wrappers. Watch the video to learn the detail process. - 145.537
Wegmans Thai Chicken Soup
Get all the flavors of authentic Thai food without all the time in the kitchen. Follow along with Wegmans Executive Chef Russell Ferguson and Nella Neeck. It's great during those cold winter months. Simple, quick, affordable, tasty, and healthy - what more... - 116.195
Cock-a-doodle-doo these are amazing burgers and I know you will think so too! The sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach mix in the burgers creates a flavor combination your family will love. If ground chicken is not available at your market, Turkey works great... - 123.223
Hearty And Healthy Perfect Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Bored of the regular sandwich fare? Then this flavorful departure from the usual sandwiches will pleasantly impress you. Plus, these sides require little work. Betty's grilled chicken sandwich is a cinch to assemble and makes for a tasty treat. Stream the... - 107.859
Healthy Chicken Caesar Salad
Today, I am going to show how to make healthy chicken caesar salad. I find caesar salad dressings very rich, so, this is my version of making an extremely low-fat dressing for my healthy chicken caesar salad. Its fat free and still loaded with flavors. This... - 45.2009
Healthy Griddled Chicken Stacks
Really glad this idea worked! Wanted to have a go at making perfect circles with cookie cutters on flattened chicken, griddle it, and then build it up with other ingredients….worked really well, including using the cutter to make a rice mountain too!! Check... - 99.5368
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat for 1 minute.
Add the green pepper, celery, onion, and garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft about 5 minutes.
Add the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes longer or... - 35.9679
Moms Chicken Curry
This chicken curry is spicy,rich and very tasty. Try and enjoy!!! - 60.9511
Healthy Chickpeas Salad
1. Fry the onions with the thyme in the oil until pale golden.
2. Add the red peppers and cook for 5 minutes, then add the chick peas and raisins and cook for a further 4-5 minutes, stirring gently.
3. Add salt and pepper then transfer to a serving dish. Pour... - 26.1769
Today Chef has larb or laab on the menu. Its a scrumptious mouthwatering Thai dish. Hats off to chef for showing the detailed recipe with all the nitty gritties to ensure anyone who tries the recipe gets an authentic Thai dish which he would want to make... - 118.838
Roasted Chicken And Vegetables
Remove giblets and neck from chicken, and reserve for other uses.
Trim excess fot from chicken.
Place apple wedges in cavity of chicken.
Close cavity with skewers, and truss.
Lift wingtips up and over back, rucking under bird securely.
Place chicken, breast... - 42.5208
Cheery Cherry Chicken Salad
In a large bowl, combine chicken, cherries, walnuts and onions; mix well. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, oregano and pepper; pour over chicken mixture. Mix gently. Refrigerate, covered, 1 to 2 hours. Serve on lettuce. Garnish with... - 30.8531
Fruited Chicken Thighs
Trim excess fat from chicken, place chicken in a 12- x 8- x 2-inch baking dish.
Combine apple juice, orange juice, and lemon juice; pour over chicken.
Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
Drain chicken, reserving marinade; add raisins, apricots, prunes, and ginger... - 38.3113
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2) In a large skillet, heat oil, add onions, garlic, scallion and ground pork until the meat changes color.
3) Remove the skillet from flame, add in water chestnusts, bread crumbs, egg, 1/4 cup soy sauce... - 44.2918
Chicken Pate is one of the best pate recipe you can think of. Chill the pate overnight easily and let us know after you fully enjoy the recipe. - 37.0604
Chicken Hariyali literally means Green Chicken. This dish has got its obvious name since it is cooked in green herbs gravy. The cilantro and mint paste give 'Chicken Hariyali' a healthy twist. Easy to cook and tasty to eat, it surely is a way to get some... - 47.7177
Mexican Style Chicken Roll-ups
Mexican Style Chicken Roll-Ups is an easy yet delicious side dish recipe. Try this Chicken Roll-Ups; I am sure you will get a lot of compliments. - 41.9826
Chicken Asparagus Stir Fry
Trim excess fat from chicken, cutchicken into 1/4-inch strips, and place in a shallow container.
Combine next 6 ingredients, stir well.
Pour mixture over chicken, cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
Combine marinade and... - 43.616
A delicious chicken dish that can be made as hot or as mild as you wish - a perfect meal for curry lovers who want to keep it simple. Taste our Butter Chicken recipe - 55.9879
Low-fat chicken breasts stay juicy and delicious in the velvety, zesty sauce for this healthy Hungarian chicken dish.
Picture Credit: John Kernick
Recipe By: Grace Parisi
Pairing Notes: Tangy meat dishes like this succulent chicken often benefit from red... - 37.275
Cuban Rice And Chicken
This traditional West-African dish is a breeze to make and tastes oh-so-good. Juan Montalvo shows you how to whip up this African one-skillet favorite at home with a few simple ingredients. Besides, this dish is a great option for busy weeknights when you... - 103.009
In saucepan bring broth and water to boiling.
Add tripolini and cook, uncovered, just till pasta is tender .
Stir in parmesan, parsley, and nutmeg.
Slowly pour egg into simmering broth; stir once gently. - 28.6025
Try out this healthy pizza made with corn tortillas and other ingredients like low fat mozzarella and some vegetables, instead of the high calorie ingredients. - 96.7592
Healthy Vegetable Stir Fry
Coat a wok or large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
Heat at medium-high (375°) until hot.
Add onion; stir-fry 3 minutes.
Add carrot; stir-fry 2 minutes.
Add peas and sweet red pepper; stir-fry 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Combine... - 37.1873
Healthy Turkey Tetrazzini
1. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions omitting the salt, if desired. Drain and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 1-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.
3. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set... - 33.7427
Healthy Scotch Broth
1) In the cooker, place together meat, barley, carrots, onion, leeks, stock or water and stock cube and seasoning.
2) See that the cooker is not more than half full.
3) Heat the open cooker and bring to boil and skim.
4) Put the lid on the cooker, heat... - 43.773
Healthy Greek Lemon Broth
Pour the broth into a pot and bring it gradually to a full boil.
Pour in the rice, reduce to a simmer, and cover.
Cook for about 25 minutes, or until rice is just tender.
Do not overcook.
Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks and lemon juice together in a small bowl... - 36.7978
In a 3-quart casserole, combine the leeks, onions, and margarine or butter.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until the margarine or butter is melted.
Stir and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
Add the potatoes and 2... - 42.2686
Healthy Tomato Soup
1) In a saucepan, heat butter sauté carrots and onions until lightly coloured.
2) Stir in tomatoes and cover and cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3) Add flour, add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
4) Put the... - 46.1802
Healthy Meatball Soup
Combine beef, flour, eggs, and 1/2 cup of the broth.
In an 8-quart kettle bring remaining broth, consomme, oregano, onions, and chile to boil; reduce heat to low.
Quickly shape meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter; as shaped, drop into... - 41.1394
Light And Healthy Oven Baked Potato Wedges
For all those calorie-conscious people out there, here's one great way to enjoy your potatoes sans the unwanted calories. Betty offers you a great alternative to the French fries — her very own baked potato wedges recipe. Crusty, delicious, and quick, baked... - 107.178
Mustard Glazed Chicken With Arugula And Bok Choy
Chef Way: Takashi Yagihashi glazes chicken legs in a mustard sauce; on the side are buttery bok choy and a generously dressed salad. Healthier Way: Opt for chicken breasts instead of legs, cook the bok choy in a minimal amount of oil (no butter) and dress the... - 37.4254
Creamy Chicken And Cheese Chili
Think regular chili is too mainstream? Want a recipe that puts an interesting twist to the traditional chili? Then watch this video by LynnsRecipes and get ready to wow and surprise your guests with a chili that is so different, yet so tasty! - 109.286
Chicken Burgers Surprise
Combine the paprika, curry powder, Cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
Coat each burger well with the mixture.
Cook the burgers in a frying pan or on the barbecue, for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, taking care to score each... - 33.8333
Chicken With Anchovy Sauce
1. Wash chicken under cold running water, then pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper. Season to taste with black pepper.
2. Heat oil in a heavy-based frypan and cook chicken a few pieces at a time, until brown on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.... - 35.2744
Tandoori Chicken Wings
Marinade Combine all of the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, mix well and pour into a shallow dish.
Place the chicken wings in the marinade dish and mix well, coating the wings thoroughly.
Marinate for 8 hours in the refrigerator.
Yogurt Sauce In a... - 39.2288
Dry off the chicken, season with pepper and hot pepper then sprinkle with 2 garlic cloves and juice from 2 lemons.
Sprinkle with curry powder, then add the onions and cook, uncovered, in a large frying pan or a non-stick pot, with a little oil.
Stir and cook... - 43.0497
Chicken Medaillons With Apple
Combine the wild rice with the apple juice in a microwaveable measuring cup.
Season to taste, cover and cook on Maximum (100%) tor 50 minutes.
Drain the wild rice, setting aside the juice; add the diced apple and parsley to the rice, then season and set... - 36.4816
In my search of more flavorful dishes, I came across this larb recipe from Amy which sounds interesting. It originates from Thailand where it is made with beef, but I liked the idea of using chicken instead, as it becomes a healthier. So if you are into Asian... - 104.72
Place chicken pieces between sheets of plastic wrap.
Pbund chicken with meat mallet until slightly flattened.
Season with thyme, salt and pepper and set aside.
In large, nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat oil.
Add mushrooms; cook and stir 1 to 2... - 37.5417
Hearty Chicken Chili
For all the chili lovers, there is always one problem, it is so yum but it is so full of fat. Well, it doesn't have to be. Watch this recipe video to see how Amy makes a hearty chicken chili and yet it is so low on calories because there is no beef. You would... - 90.9706
Roasted Chicken With Seasonal Vegetables
This savory dish is something that my father has made many times before and he has now handed the reigns to me. It might not be as good as his but I add a little something extra to the pot so to speak that makes it stand on its own. - 32.521
Homemade Chicken Stock
Chockfull of flavors and loaded with nutrients, chicken stock can spruce up any dish considerably. Be it a quick sauce, for poaching or instant soup, delicious chicken stock can jazz up the flavors of any dish you care to add it to. Plus, homemade chicken... - 117.178
Orange-glazed Chicken Kabobs
Combine first 6 ingredients in a non-aluminum saucepan.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until mixture thickens.
Set aside to cool.
Trim excess for from chicken, cut chicken inch 1-inch pieces, and place... - 42.1285
Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs
Combine soy sauce, sherry, water, garlic, and gingerroot or ginger.
Boil 1 minute; cool, Marinate chicken and green onion in soy mixture 30 minutes at room temperature, stirring once to coat all pieces.
Drain; reserve marinade.
Alternate chicken and onion... - 32.1583
Oriental Chicken Noodle Soup
Is your meal incomplete without a yummy appetizer? Here's a recipe that you can certainly add to your list of favorites. This video is a detailed demo of how you can prepare this yummy Oriental Chicken Noodle Soup at home. - 79.6077
Chinese Chicken Wonton Soup
A warm soup for the hearty ones! Enjoy this warm bowl over dinner or a meal, once all together the dish is refreshing and healthy! See the video on to make this flavorful soup by Chef David. - 112.711
Chicken Fajitas With Worcestershire Sauce
Trim excess for from chicken.
Place chicken between 2 sheets of waxed paper; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Place chicken in a 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking dish.
Combine vinegar, lime juice, Worcester- shire sauce, onion,... - 42.9057
I love to experiment with new recipes and continuously strive to find yet another fantastic new recipe. Here is a classic and unique recipe! And surprisingly it is also quite easy to make. I just loved this recipe and it is now going to be a regular at my... - 52.2695
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken And Vegetables
Are you wondering how to pamper your family this weekend? See this video that shows an amazing slow cooker chicken and vegetables recipe which would definitely impress you. The video is simply outstanding and also shares some great tips on buying chicken .... - 133.48
Chicken In Green Mole
A warm stew featuring tomatillos, jalapenos and cilantro gives tender poached chicken a classic Mexican accent. This mole is a green stew which is perfectly spice and fragrant and makes a very palatable dish paired up with chicken. It is easy and quick to... - 139.742
1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
2. With a sharp and pointed knife, make an incision in the thickest end of the chicken breast. Do not cut all the way through.
3. Take a sauté pan and heat 1 teaspoon of oil into it.
4. Add spinach, salt,... - 44.5874
Chicken Soup With Vegetables
This Chicken Soup with Vegetables is a heart warming dish. It is perfect for someone who is not feeling well, as it has a magical touch. Watch this video to learn the secret of this magical soup. - 119.942
Making The Best Roast Chicken By Thomas Keller
This roasted chicken is touted by everyone that tastes it as simply the best tasting and moisted chicken in the world. Save $$$$ make at home instead of spending over $100 for dinner at the French Laundry.................but then again it isn't cooked by... - 41.4726
Lemon Thyme Chicken
In wide shallow bowl, combine oil, lemon juice, lemon peel, shallot and seasonings.
Add chicken and turn to coat well.
Cover and marinate in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
Prepare outdoor grill for cooking or preheat broiler.
Drain marinade into small... - 25.7163
Chicken Curry With Squash
Many curries are fiery, but this one is gently spiced with turmeric, which alternative-health experts laud as a powerful anti-inflammatory.
Picture Credit: John Kernick
Recipe By: Grace Parisi
Pairing Notes: Fragrant curries pair well with aromatic... - 38.5011
"A hot Indian recipe. Perfect when served with fragrant basmati rice." - 34.9539
Tasty Dragon Chicken In Lettuce Weaves
If you're fond of Chinese food, do try out this recipe. The Chef shows how to make dragon chicken which is also prepared on Chinese New Year. It's really delicious and easy to make. Do watch the video for this easy and quick recipe. - 103.795
Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Absolutely loved Easy Chicken Noodle Soup so much. Bring some chicken stock to boil and plonk in chopped chicken breast and garlic clove to join the party. Once boiling add in spring onions, mushrooms & sweetcorn. Flavor it as you wish with herbs and... - 84.1119
1) In a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium flame and saute onion, ginger and garlic.
2) Add in cumin, coriander, mustard and red chiles. Saute for another 2 minutes.
3) Now add in the cubed chicken and saute till they change color from pink to... - 42.5159
Chicken Tikka Masala
This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala - Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. - 44.0728
Fragrant Chicken Curry
1. Rinse the lentils under cold running water. Put in a large, heavy-based saucepan with the curry powder, ground coriander, cumin seeds and stock.
2. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
3. Add the chicken and... - 38.3466
Quick And Easy Chicken And Vegetable Soup In 5 Minute
Looking for an easy way to use-up your left-over chicken? Betty whomps up a quick and easy chicken and vegetable soup that will warm you up on a hungry evening in just 5 minutes. This unbelievably quick soup has the right balance of health and taste and is a... - 105.333
Moroccan Style Chicken Breast Salad
1. Cool the chicken breasts to room temperature.
2. Cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips.
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4. In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, paprika, cumin, cayenne, and... - 47.038
1. In a large bowl, place the lour, salt, paprika, sage, and pepper and mix well. This can also be done in a large paper or plastic bag. Add the chicken one at a time and shake the bag to ensure that it is completely coated. Set the excess flour aside... - 42.6757
Grilled Chicken Salad
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Tandoori Chicken And Cucumber Wrap
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Chicken Pasta Salad Deluxe
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Drain and set aside in a large mixing bowl.
Trim excess far from chicken, and cur chicken into 3 x 1/2 inch strips.
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Spicy Chicken Balls
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Balsamic Braised Chicken With Tomato
Heart-warming, no fuss and all flavor, this is the go-to recipe when you are looking for a healthy chicken meal. It’s easy to prepare, so so tasty and really satisfying. Everyone I've given this recipe to or cooked it for raves over it! - 119.258
Thai Chicken Burgers
Perfect for a more exotic barbecue, these Thai chicken burgers combine ground chicken with sweet, tangy peanut sauce and red chili curry paste. - 39.5816
Chicken Wonton Soup
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Easy Pumpkin Chicken Soup
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Cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at High 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender, rotating dish every 5 minutes.
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Dr. Gong Pork And Chicken Wontons - Part 2
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Tarragon Chicken Salad On Radicchio
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Add cold water to cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Wild Rice And Chicken
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Quick Chicken And Peach Salad
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Thai Chicken Dip
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Shanghai Chicken On Shanghai Rice
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2) Mix in Soy Sauce and place the chicken thighs on the skillet with its skin facing down.
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Southwestern Chicken Soup With Rotini
Chicken soup with rotini variation of a famous classical Tex mex soup. This is a simple soup prepared with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, black beans, corn and rotini pasta. The soup is wonderfully flavored with jalapeno peppers, cumin and oregano. This... - 138.851
Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Chicken And Tofu Salad With Tarragon Wild Rice
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2. Soak for 30 minutes, after that drain the water.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Learn how to make delicious Tandoori Chicken, a barbequed chicken dish from India. It's a great recipe for your outdoor barbeque grill -- just in time for summer get-togethers. The experience, the spices, the color, the flavor, the aroma….the combination of... - 51.3147 | <urn:uuid:e7646e5b-98d5-4dfe-b2cf-d65149319321> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ifood.tv/network/healthy_ground_chicken/recipes | 2013-05-25T15:43:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705957380/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120557-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.869309 | 6,233 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Latest in Career Networking: Network Roulette
Networking has long been the key to landing a job. But as social media plays an increasingly prominent role in how we communicate, the way we network is changing. Brazen Careerist, a career-focused social network used primarily by Generation Y -- the children of baby boomers -- today launched a new feature that adds an interesting twist to online networking: network roulette.
Now when users sign into Brazen Careerist, they can choose to be paired up, at random, with other professionals who use the site. They'll chat about their careers and job search, with the hopes of adding a new contact to their digital Rolodex. Network roulette is a spin-off of the popular video-chat website Chatroulette, but without the video; instead, it uses text-based communication, like Gchat or AOL Instant Messenger.
Unlike other networking sites such as LinkedIn, which allow users to connect with people they already know, Brazen Careerist helps emerging or transitioning professionals meet new contacts and build their networks. It also serves as a recruiting site, particularly for small startups looking for tech-savvy and social-media-savvy young professionals.
Alexis Grant spoke with
Can you tell us more about how network roulette works?
Network roulette is online speed networking.
The point is to help people get connected with a lot of people at once, skip the part of networking where you spend a lot of time making small talk and running up a bar tab. We give people three minutes to connect with each person. The two questions you answer when you start are, "What am I looking for?" and "What am I providing?" So we know how to match you up with other people in our community.
Some folks are wary of Chatroulette because you never know what type of stranger you'll end up chatting with. But network roulette is somewhat of a pre-screened participant pool, right?
Exactly. The people have been vetted ... They signed up for Brazen. They're there to connect with other professionals.
You encourage Brazen Careerist users to build a "social resume." Can you explain what that is and why today's job seekers should have one?
It's especially helpful for people earlier in their careers, Gen Y, and people later in their careers who are trying to reinvent themselves. It's about showcasing your ideas rather than your experience, because when you don't have experience in a job, the one thing you do have is passion and fresh ideas. So a social resume is all about the things that you're thinking about. It focuses on your ideas and your passion and your goals ... rather than your experience and what you've already done. It gives an employer a quick and easy way to see what you're good at. Employers will come and they'll look at this stuff and they'll find [job] candidates.
For job seekers who aren't well-networked, what else should they focus on?
Beyond Brazen, one of the most significant ways you can meet new people is blogging. That's how I got started with Brazen. We [blogged about] a topic that we knew was interesting and that the market was talking about ... We took the time to share our ideas and put out information that showed we were passionate. If you can write, definitely start a blog and talk with other professionals.
Blogging helps you build a network because you're not just speaking to cyberspace. Maybe you'll be speaking to cyberspace when you start ... but after that [first] month's over, you're going to start meeting people, other bloggers, other people who are passionate about what you're passionate about ... Blogging will build [your] credibility.
What mistakes do Generation Y professionals tend to make in the job search?
The biggest mistake is that we wait until we're at a point where we really don't like our job to look for the next thing. Just because you have a job that you love right now doesn't mean you shouldn't be out there, creating content through your job, looking for new opportunities on the side, and continuing to build your network. The people who have the leg up are the people who are constantly building their network and constantly meeting new people ... because [your job situation] can change overnight.
How do most of Brazen's users find jobs? What works for them?
That's why they're on Brazen, [because] a lot of the traditional methods haven't been working, haven't been yielding the best results. So what people are doing is networking and finding new and creative ways to [network] ... Networking is how people find jobs. They're [networking] through Brazen, through Twitter, through LinkedIn, through blogs.
I think the people who end up finding the best job are the people who are constantly doing favors, who are constantly putting themselves out there, who are willing to do some stuff for free to be likeable. Being likeable is one of the most important things when you're trying to network ... Your experience matters, but if someone doesn't like you, they're not going to want to work with you. Doing a lot of favors, doing things for other people for free, is actually a good way to start building your network and will probably help you with jobs down the line.
What other new or hip career websites or online tools would you recommend?
As far as career websites go, you really need to find a niche [online] community that has something that you're interested in. If you're interested in social media, go find a social media community to be part of. If you're interested in HR, go find an HR community to be a part of. There's so much generic career advice out there, the thing to do is to find a community [where] you're connecting with people who have the same interests as you. You want to get past [the generic career advice] and go straight to where the people are to start networking.
We hear talk of the resume going out of style. Do you think that's true?
No, I don't. I think resumes are still petty relevant. People think they can have a Twitter profile or a blog and they don't need a resume, but that's not true. A resume ... is what so many recruiters are used to. Maybe 10 years down the line, you won't still be seeing the resume, but right now ... don't be lazy and think you can get a job without having a resume.
Do you have any other career advice for new or recent graduates?
The one thing I like to tell recent grads is to be proactive and to think outside the box. One of the things that's really cool about being in a down economy [is] we have to try new things. We have to be innovative. That doesn't just apply to big companies, it also applies to us as job seekers and how we manage our careers. If you can't find a job, maybe you want to start your own business or do something you otherwise wouldn't have thought of doing. Don't be afraid to try new things. You'll be more likely to find success if you think outside the box.
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- Last Updated: 12:11 PM, June 14, 2010
- Posted: 1:45 AM, June 14, 2010
BALTIMORE -- Jerry Manuel was asked before yesterday's game whether he considered resting Jason Bay again since Bay had been 1-for-24 over his previous six games.
Manuel answered that he thought Bay was the type of player that needed to play his way out of it.
That's especially true in homer-friendly Camden Yards -- and against Orioles' pitching.
Bay certainly looked comfortable getting four hits for the second time as a Met in an 11-4 win over the Orioles.
And unlike at other times during this season, Bay didn't just bang out a few singles, instead looking like the power-hitting left fielder the Mets thought they were getting.
After walking and singling in his first two at-bats, Bay added a homer to dead center and then just missed another, when his double to right hit high off the scoreboard.
He worked before the game on simplifying his swing, since he's been trying to figure out the right amount of movement to get results.
"I feel like I changed a lot today, but I watched my at-bats on video and they looked identical to what I've been doing," said Bay, who also scored four runs. "But I'm not making wholesale changes. It's always one subtle thing that even I wouldn't notice."
Manuel didn't notice, either, but he didn't care.
"Hopefully he'll just continue to do that," Manuel said.
"I feel like I've gotta be proactive," Bay said. "It's been a constant battle in the batting cage, trying to find the one thing that helps you feel comfortable. It's a way for me to try to recreate the feeling when I'm going well."
He added his fourth hit when he beat out a swinging bunt in the ninth, calling that a hit "to keep your sanity," especially in a season in which hits have been hard to come by.
And he doesn't intend to keep trying to find the answers to what has plagued him.
"It helps you sleep at night," he said of the process.
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The ‘Oldham grooming outrage’ is about poverty not race. But poverty is the subject that remains the big unmentionable in 2012, for the simple reason that the system has got no solutions to offer. Corrosive poverty over generations, whole suburbs and districts in the UK where human life means virtually nothing; where no-one takes any interest in you, except for what you are worth as a human commodity, how much you can earn per hour. And this is a society that can no longer create jobs.
But some children are born into families where choices aren’t even an aspiration; the flotsam of society no-one gives a shit about. Instead, many families are treated as a social disease, a pestilence. Beyond the cordon sanitaire of respectability. They are left to fester, on no-go estates. Whole swathes of Britain are still stuck in the grinding poverty of Dickens’s England. The constant refrain from commentators and trade unions is to ‘create jobs!’ What a joke. But every now and again, when this social crisis erupts into the primetime news alerts, we have to listen to politicians who suddenly start ‘caring’ about those people who live beyond the modern day version of ‘the Pale.’
As a response to the utter boredom, depression and desperation of living life at the very bottom, some kids from the dregs of society rioted last summer. These are kids who have had to put up with parents and family members who have suffered clinical depression for decades, over generations. These kids, the offspring of Thatcher’s experiment, went a bit mad; they lost the plot. They raided a few shops. It was a bit of a carnival out there for a lot of them for a day or so. The shit soon hit the fan when the state got it’s act together. Sure, some nasty people were involved, and in the mania, some innocent people got hurt. But the horrible truth is, the poverty of commodity society creates desperation and depression, and this desperation and hopelessness is dialectical, it isn’t stuck in a vacuum. Everyone knows this too. A distinct segment of those with power and prestige want to bury this simple truth – and everyone knows that the mainstream political commentators condemned the summer riots because of their fear of the poor.
But the ugly truth about poverty reared its head again in Oldham this week.
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- Population - 65.1m (2005)
- Total labour force - 36.2m (2005)
- % of labour force in agriculture - 38% (2005)
- Average lending interest rate – 6.9% (2005)
- % change in consumer prices – 4.5% (2005)
- GDP at constant 1988 prices – USD3,843bn (2005)
- Agriculture sector as % of total GDP – 9% (2004)
The main institutions with responsibility for policymaking and supervision of the financial system are the Ministry of Finance and the central bank, Band of Thailand (BOT). The central bank supervises banks, finance firms and housing loan officials, and plays a leading role in instituting market reforms. Both institutions have been pushing through a joint reform agenda, under the Financial Sector Reform Master Plan, which was announced in early 2004 and centres on a process of consolidation. Under the reform plan, Thai banks have had to apply for licences to operate as either full-service commercial banks or restricted banks. Licences have also been granted to non-bank financial institutions, enabling them to operate as credit companies without the right to accept public deposits. For financial institutions that are unable to obtain licences as commercial or restricted banks, licences are being granted enabling them to
as credit companies also without the right to accept public deposits.
At present, there are three state-owned commercial banks—Krung Thai Bank (KTB), BankThai and Siam City Bank (SCB)—and a number of state-owned specialised banks, the largest of which are the Government Savings Bank, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives, and the SME Bank. In May 2006, in addition to the state-owned commercial banks, there were 15 Thai commercial banks and 17 foreign banks with single branch offices.
The banking system remains plagued by non-performing loans (NPLs), and this has generally hampered the efficient functioning of the sector. In an attempt to improve the quality of management in Thailand’s banking system, in 2004 the BOT introduced tighter provisioning rules for commercial banks’ NPLs. Overall, however, a trend of reducing NPLs has been achieved. At end-2005 total outstanding NPLs held by Thai commercial banks stood at Bt470bn, equivalent to around 8.3% of total outstanding loans, down from Bt570bn (10.9% of total outstanding loans) at end-2004.
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God, this episode was soooo cool. This car accident cause many problems at the hospital.
Many injuries, Tom and Paul among them. Tom is luckier than Paul, who must have an operation...Tom has got a broken arm, but he still needs to wait. But from the ashes of this tragedy, something good can arrive: at last, finally, Tom and Christina unfreeze their relationship, right at the end of the episode...And the last two words pronounced by Tom were sooooooooooo unexpected! This episode was my favourite so far, I'm not giving you many spoilers, but it's too great. Other business: Candy is back from the army and Ray doesn't really know how to be around her. | <urn:uuid:4e9bbafb-604b-467f-a244-1f206013831c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tv.com/shows/hawthorne/road-narrows-1323932/reviews/item-630058 | 2013-05-25T15:56:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705957380/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120557-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985504 | 148 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Explore coloring-book portraits of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, and George Washington Carver in the exhibition Coloring: New Work by Glenn Ligon. Celebrate Black History Month and listen to stories of heroes and heroines during a performance, watch films, join in an engaging gallery tour, and make art with your family. All activities are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
OPENING ACT: COLOR ME IN SYNC
Lip-synchers and dancers Keeping in Step, who won the teen talent slam at the Lake Street Cultural Festival last summer, perform their winning number. Auditorium.
PERFORMANCE: TALES AND TAMBOURINES
Beat a drum, shake a tambourine, and listen to great stories, folk songs, riddles, and tales handed down through the generations during a musical African and African-American storytelling session by Danielle Daniel. The performance is accompanied by Alphonse, the one-man band. Auditorium.
12 NOON-4 PM
ART-MAKING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: OUT OF THE LINES
Create a button to wear inspired by art in the exhibition Coloring: New Work by Glenn Ligon. Led by Roger Cummings, cofounder of Juxtaposition Arts. Art Lab.
12 NOON AND 2 PM
FILM: TALKING EGGS
Magical and surprising things happen when a young girl befriends an elderly woman. This award-winning animated fable is based on a Creole folktale and set to original zydeco music. 25 minutes. Lecture Room.
FAMILY TOUR: HEAR ALL ABOUT IT
Learn about works of art by artist Glenn Ligon in Gallery 7. Meet in the lobby.
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Click here to see pictures of Speckles: Speckles Missing Poster
The group Friends of the Plymouth Pound is now offering $1,000 for the four-month-old feline, named Speckles.
Two witnesses apparently saw a teenage boy in the mall wearing a T-shirt with the group’s name on it when the adoption center was closed.
The back door to the center was found open after the cat vanished.
The un-neutered, short-haired cat has tiger stripes and a patch of fur missing from back of his neck.
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Artist: Triple ThreatTitle: Many StylesRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Brolin Winning
Internationally known for their award winning turntable tactics and various mix CDs, the Bay Area’s Triple Threat DJs — Apollo, Shortkut, and Vinroc — present their first proper album, flaunting their formidable skills while showcasing a number of local players. The guest list is deep and star-studded, but it’s the trio’s own track construction and high-octane scratching and cutting displays that really impress.
While not a “scratch record” per se, the team struts their stuff on a few select joints, most notably the intense, ever-evolving sound collage “Bring Da Ruckus”, the neck breaking funk of “Two Minute Warning”, and the brief but fresh, old-school flavored “We’re Triple Threat”. Though some DJs emphasize showing off over actual listen-ability, these turntablists (who spin regularly at club nights around the world) clearly know how to keep the party moving. The album’s 23 selections touch on an array of genres, featuring some reggae and near-R&B numbers, as well as the requisite straight-up hip-hop.
Souls of Mischief come hard with the rugged “Y’all Feelin It”, while Talib Kweli and Main Flow break it down on “Hip Hop Worth Dying For”. Other winners come from Planet Asia and Zion I, and fellow super DJs Rob Swift and Roc Raida also pay a visit. One of the album’s hottest tracks, “We Got That” (with Roc Roo) flips an elastic bassline guaranteed to stick in your head for hours. Several quality skits comically address the hassles that come with the territory; wack emcees who wanna jump on the mic, impatient song requesters, scratch-nerds who want their mixer autographed, and so on.
Many Styles lives up to its name, and further proves that Triple Threat are one of the best crews in the business. More than just turntable tricksters, Apollo, Shortkut, and Vinroc make music that anyone with an ear for dopeness can get into. A truly high-quality album that bangs from start to finish, this belongs in every head’s collection. | <urn:uuid:65107379-bb36-4d29-8339-0ec7e7d90064> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://allhiphop.com/2003/04/21/many-styles/ | 2013-06-20T04:45:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916635 | 507 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Chris Timmer, COO of LeanLogistics, posted a guest commentary on Logistics Viewpoints. The article shares the challenges and solutions of Topco Associates, one of the largest retail grocery cooperatives in the United States. Full article >>
Many industries have complex supply chains, but the food and beverage industry has some of the most unique issues. A great example of sophisticated transportation execution is Topco Associates. Topco provides sourcing, innovation, packaging, label management, quality assurance and nutritional assistance through store brand and private label services. The true competitive advantage Topco provides to members is based on the sourcing and aggregation of its volume. In addition, Topco offers a number of logistic services to its members, including managed freight services, consolidation distribution centers, dairy perishable distribution centers, and rapid replenishment.
Because of the complexity of member labels – 74 brands, 44,000 different items, and more than 1,000 different supply points – as well as the transactional nature of the company, Topco needed a transportation management system (TMS) with robust visibility and reporting capabilities. Topco also wanted to maintain control of its freight, while not adding any headcount.
After reviewing several solutions and deployment options, Topco selected a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. Since the nature of the SaaS model allows for an ideal cost structure for many organizations, Topco found the return on investment was large and easy to prove. | <urn:uuid:9914320e-2005-4c68-bb2d-43b938afcdeb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.leanlogistics.com/tag/food-beverage/ | 2013-06-20T05:05:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943082 | 299 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Keeping Proclaim free through 2011 is as simple as clicking “Like” on Proclaim’s Facebook page! Once you “Like” the page, you’ll see how to enter to win an iPhone 4S or be one of ten churches to win Proclaim FREE for a year.
If we reach 11k fans by 11/11, Proclaim will remain FREE through the end of 2011. So tell your ministry staff, worship team, fellow worship leaders, and youth leaders to join with you in keeping Proclaim FREE through the end of the year. Share the Proclaim Facebook Page with them after you “Like” it yourself!
Churches everywhere are loving the FREE beta version of Proclaim church presentation software and you will too. Make Proclaim absolutely FREE through 2011 by liking our page and find out how to enter the iPhone 4S giveaway when you visit our Facebook page. | <urn:uuid:cd292871-f140-43b1-acd6-c47781afa457> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.logos.com/2011/11/win-an-iphone-4s-and-keep-proclaim-free-through-2011/ | 2013-06-20T04:51:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925839 | 187 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
YVR Golf for Kids Gala
On Thursday, August 24, Trevor Linden, Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund, and Dave Nonis attended the YVR Golf for Kids annual golf tournament and gala. Also on hand was CAB Hall of Fame inductee, Bernie Pascall, who acted as the gala's emcee. YVR Golf for Kids has been supporting Lower Mainland children's charities since 1991 and the Canucks for Kids Fund is honoured to be one of its primary beneficiaries. In 2005, YVR Golf for Kids raised a record $378,500 in net proceeds for donation to children's charities. $260,000 was donated to the Canucks for Kids Fund in support of Canuck Place Children's Hospice and other Canucks for Kids Fund children's programs. | <urn:uuid:2305111c-0ae0-45c1-a042-260a6fa43f8c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451625 | 2013-06-20T05:11:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954301 | 160 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Desert wind : a Lena Jones mystery / Betty Webb.
- ISBN: 9781590589793 ( HRD)
- ISBN: 1590589793 (HRD)
- Description: 317 p. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2012.
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- 6 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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|Summary:||When PI Lena Jones' partner, Pima Indian Jimmy Sisiwan, is arrested in the remote town of Walapai Flats in northern Arizona, Lena closes the Desert Investigations office and rushes to his aid. What she finds is a town up in arms over a new uranium mine located only ten miles from the magnificent Grand Canyon. Jimmy's sister-in-law, founder of Victims of Uranium Mining, has been murdered, but the opposing side has taken hits, too. Ike Donohue, the mine's public relations man, is found shot to death, which casts suspicion on Jimmy and his entire family.|
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Navistar International Corp. will be rolling into 2011 offering heavy trucks equipped only with Navistar power—a move that dealers, truckers and investors will be watching closely in a market that is expected to see 50% to 60% gains in sales next year.
The Warrenville, Ill.-based manufacturer will also be the only truck maker not using selective-catalytic reduction (SCR), a clean-air technology that requires drivers to fill up a tank of urea periodically to neutralize nitrogen-oxides (NOx) in the engine’s exhaust.
Navistar executives dub SCR a hassle and allege that other truck brands using it allow drivers to run unchecked, with the urea tank empty or full of water. “Our engine strategy is working very well,” says Roy Wiley, Navistar spokesman. “Orders are up; customers are pleased.”
Previously, Navistar had stockpiled rival Cummins engines in preparation for its big clean-diesel launch earlier this year. But no longer will it offer a red Cummins in its trucks. Due to the vertical integration and its lone-wolf emissions strategy, Navistar lately has attracted its share of skeptics. One Midwest Navistar dealer told ENR on the condition on anonymity that the “jury’s still out” on the company’s strategy. The dealer added, though, that it thought Navistar's engine technology was “solid.”
One Wall Street analyst has been warning investors that Navistarís path is too risky. “SCR is being rapidly accepted,” says Charles Rentschler of Philadelphia-based Boenning and Scattergood, and former Cummins employee. “You have the additional nuisance, but that supply line is in place, and it’s not a big deal.”
Prior to 2008, Cummins, too, was on track to supply engines without SCR. But it made a technical U-turn and decided to use SCR to get its emissions levels down in January 2010—when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began enforcing the latest standard. Fuel economy gains of up to 5% are one reason why Cummins and other manufacturers have supported SCR.
That leaves Navistar with a unique path, and it is costing the company money. Its net income fell 55% in the fourth quarter and 30% for its full fiscal year ending Oct. 31. The engine business booked a $17-million loss in the fourth quarter due to the loss of business with Ford and the added research-and-development costs of the new engine.
Adding fuel to the fire, Navistar has been openly sparring with other manufacturers over the merits of SCR.
“I would call it a jihad, myself,” says David McKenna, director of powertrain sales and marketing for Mack Trucks Inc., Allentown, Pa. “I’ve been in the business for 37 years, and I have never seen the acrimony.”
Navistar says it will gain market share next year with a clean-diesel engine that requires just a fuel-fill. In January, Navistar will begin shipping a new 15-liter engine targeted mainly at severe-duty vehicles, such as construction trucks, after introducing a new 13-liter this year.
“This is a free country,” says Wiley. “If they want to go SCR, they can go SCR. We’re not like the other guys.”
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Navistar also has plenty of supporters on it side. “You know how I really know you can buy Navistar? Because it is part of a major bull market,” said Mad Money’s Jim Cramer on Dec. 22, when Navistar reported its year-end results.
But there is a long-term rub. Navistar’s new engine, called MaxxForce and incorporating “advanced” exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) technology, doesn’t strictly meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tailpipe limits. Navistar’s MaxxForce engines currently release 0.4 to 0.5 grams per brake-horsepower-hour of NOx, at least double what EPA started requiring this past January.
Navistar gets to skirt the EPA limit by spending NOx credits that it earned with previous engines that exceeded standards. According to Navistar, it has two-to-three years’ worth of federal credits left until it must produce engines that meet 0.2 g/bhp of NOx.
The advanced EGR strategy is an inside-out approach. It aims to clean the air within the confines of the combustion cylinder by pushing in large volumes of air to reduce the heat of combustion, which lowers NOx. In contrast, SCR allows the engine to run hotter, which increases NOx, then cleans the tailpipe by dosing urea into the exhaust.
Construction fleet managers have told ENR that they actually prefer the Navistar method as more off-road engines adopt the on-road EPA standards. For them, a large concern is the distribution of the urea outside of the truck stop, where it is readily available today, and out on the jobsite, where refueling logistics are trickier.
“We are going to face a supply-chain issue with this stuff, just because of the variety of conditions we work in,” says Arne Ruud, corporate equipment manager for Atkinson Construction, Broomfield, Colo. “It’s just going to be tough for us.”
One answer to Navistar's problem may be found in what some call "dry SCR.” Last year, Navistar announced that it was teaming up with a Danish supplier called Amminex to add a solid catalyst to its engines to neutralize NOx and eliminate “the need for customers and third parties to invest in a new infrastructure for liquid urea,” said Jack Allen, president of Navistar’s North American Truck Group.
In any event, SCR supporters argue that Navistar's unique method will increase particulate emissions, requiring a truck's diesel-particulate filter to burn off soot more often, a process that requires more heat and reduces fuel economy.
“There’s certain immutable laws of physics,” says McKenna. “A massive EGR engine simply cannot get better fuel economy.”
However, Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar’s CEO, promised investors on Dec. 22 that fuel economy will be up on its Advanced EGR engines that meet the 0.2 standard.
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Is Rudi Bakhtiar gone from CNN? Her bio is no longer on CNN’s bios page. Her appearances had been very infrequent on Anderson Cooper 360 the past couple of months and word was that she had family matters to attend to. But now her bio is gone. It’s not under “CNN” or “HLN” or even “Reporters”. The mystery deepens…
August 22, 2005
Once again FOX’s 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 pm programs beat all the competition combined. But what happened with Newsnight? It came in fourth behind FOX, HLN and MSNBC’s shows. Thursday The Situation Room topped 500,000 for the first time. Friday, it dipped below 400,000 for the first time. With Rita now doing at least above 300,000 every night, the new prime time low show on MSNBC seems to be Countdown…which has been hanging around in the under 300,000 range the past week and a half. Katie Couric’s comments nonwithstanding, Deutsch continues to scratch on a regular basis and did so again Friday. The Situation continues to have no momentum in latenight…
Mr. Ailes is scheduled to meet today with Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy, who in the past 10 years has been a key Ailes executive at CNBC and Fox News Channel.
Among other challenges the executives face, Twentieth has failed for years to launch hit programs for the stations, a track record Mr. Ailes and Mr. Abernethy need to improve.
At the same time, News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch continues to push for Mr. Ailes to launch a business news network, an endeavor Mr. Ailes said is still a ways off.
For now, though, it’s too soon to talk about most things concerning his new responsibilities, Mr. Ailes said more than once during the interview.
He did, however, talk a bit of office politics, refuting speculation that his new assignment became a fait accompli as soon as Lachlan Murdoch, who previously oversaw Fox TV Stations, resigned from his father’s empire July 29. Mr. Ailes downplayed the notion of any friction between himself and News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin.
In addition, Mr. Ailes dished about the competition, CNN, whose longstanding affiliate relationship with the Fox stations he is expected to abolish as soon as he is able.
There’s also some quotes by Ailes on CNN’s The Situation Room…
“What they’ve decided is they’re not getting the ratings with their programming, so they’ve decided to get the ratings with their walls. In other words, just program the walls-and by the way, if I were Wolf, who is a very nice guy and a very good journalist, I would be deeply suspicious of them having me spend half of my time with my back to camera. I’m not sure what that plan is, but every time I look at that his back is to camera,” Mr. Ailes said.
“It’s like going to one of those Imax movies where you go out and you say, ‘Wow, that was great,’ and then you puke, because your stomach is upset from watching the walls move. It’s not good. You actually don’t want your walls to move that much. It’s like a fundamental thing among humans. You’d sort of like your walls to be steady.” | <urn:uuid:526fbcee-cbd3-4a03-9cbe-dc04a4fd6900> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2005/08/22/ | 2013-06-20T04:44:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973073 | 760 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
One of the best races of the weekend at the NASA National Championships was in the Camaro Mustang Challenge class. It was a hard charging come from behind last lap pass that put the winner on the podium. But after both first and second place cars were inspected they were both disqualified. Mr. Third Place, Eric Sjoblom, in his Mustang, found himself with a new name: 2010 NASA Camaro Mustang Challenge National Champion.
Honda Challenge also saw a podium change after inspection during impound when the some unapproved parts were found on the second place car.
Above photos were taken by Head-On Photos.
But the scandal didn't stop there. The Spec Miata National Championship was also marred by issues in impound.
Photos below were provided by photographer Michael Wells.
The winner of the Spec Miata class, which was 41 cars deep, had some issues with his shocks and had his crown taken away, allowing the second place driver, Dan McKeever (who drove from 26th place to second) to become the National Champion. Rumor has it this finishing order is under appeal.
Regardless what was happening in the impound garage, there was still some great racing on track filled with hard driving (sometimes a bit too hard as pictured above).
Each race had its share of two wheels off moments and heroic passes.
And of course, as promised there were NASA Cheerleaders and podium girls.
The guys at GoRacingTV.com covered the NASA National Championships and you can see their video coverage below.
Here is one more podium shot (with the girls) for your viewing enjoyment.
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Some time ago I was thinking about an essay Michel Foucault once wrote about two competing concepts of the Self in major world religions. In this essay he compared two views of the Self: the Self that is discovered and known through some kind of religious quest and search. And the Self that is created, invented, through free will, action, choice (and so on). What if we would apply his view on today’s social media?
It’s been so long that I don’t now recall which essay it was. Foucault is known for theoretical “archaeology” of western thought. And for his work on the birth of the “Subject” (read: individual). As in, when did the subject, the sovereign person, emerge in thought and culture? And more specifically, when did the Subject become the locus of truth? (He read this through the inquisition, the practice of confessions, and so on).
It occurred to me that a similar bifurcation exists in social media. We have a lot of discovery engines and techniques. Techniques once used to find related documents and data, but now often used to find compatible or similar people. This is an approach that ascribes attributes and qualities to the identity (person, user). They might be interests, demographic data, age, gender, location, even social graph/friend relations. It’s an approach used ultimately to help us find people we might like. Based on the idea that when two things are alike, their shared likeness might lead to further relationships.
But there’s an interesting flaw in the logic. That two things are alike might be liked by one person is fine. But that the two people who like those things might like each other, makes a leap of faith. It rests on the idea that the relationship between two things can be extended to the two people who relate to those things in like ways. We don’t know that this is an extensible logic or idea. Do similar people automatically like each other? Really? If so, aren’t the similarities that would make us compatible, make us friends and friendly, just as likely to be something other than what interests us — our style or personality?
I’m reminded of the logic of dating sites — that a match is a basis for meeting. Anyone who’s tried online dating knows that the first meeting is where chemistry either seals the affair, or dissolves the whole run up into an awkward and disappointing mess.
The logic of long tail can work on objects and things because they are stable. Attributes used to describe them are values that can be shared. They belong to each thing (a movie is documentary) because the two things each share that attribute. The more attributes in common, the more alike they are (these movies are documentaries about penguins).
But is the approach extensible? Do we like each other because we share attributes?
There’s another approach taken in social media – the social graph. This version uses Granovetter’s weak link theory and suggests that the friend of a friend is the most important relationship – because it can introduce us to people who are not one, but two or thee degrees away. We get access to people who aren’t our friends but are closely linked. It’s assumed that trust is extensible from the first degree (I trust you) to the second (I trust someone you know). Not the most convincing idea, but good enough to make friend recommendations.
But in each case, we have only a system of things and attributes.
Human relationships aren’t build on similarity or identity of attributes. They’re a result of interaction, of understanding, of the things we do that move us and by which we move one another.
Our industry needs a richer understanding of the creative acts and the productive aspects of social media use. Of what is required, and what happens, when a connection becomes meaningful to the people connected through what they do, not have in common, with each other. We need to think more about drama. about stories, about conversations and pastimes. About the things and people we anticipate, expect, and wait for. About what time is like, and times are like, online — short and long times, ongoing times, choppy and interrupted times, rhythmic times and times that are over. About how all the dynamics of interaction are transformed but somehow retained and adapted to the way things work online.
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CVS commit: pkgsrc/security/netpgp
Module Name: pkgsrc
Committed By: agc
Date: Wed Apr 29 04:54:34 UTC 2009
Update of /cvsroot/pkgsrc/security/netpgp
In directory ivanova.netbsd.org:/tmp/cvs-serv12516
Initial import of the "glorious 50" release of netpgp-20090428 into the
The netpgp command can digitally sign files and verify that the
signatures attached to files were signed by a given user identifier.
netpgp can also encrypt files using the public or private keys of
users and, in the same manner, decrypt files which were encrypted.
The netpgp utility can also be used to generate a new key-pair for a
user. This key is in two parts, the public key (which can be used by
other people) and a private key.
In addition to these primary uses, the third way of using netpgp is to
maintain keyrings. Keyrings are collections of public keys belonging
to other users. By using other means of identification, it is
possible to establish the bona fides of other users. Once trust has
been established, the public key of the other user will be signed.
The other user's public key can be added to our keyring. The other
user will add our public key to their keyring.
This software is built on top of openpgpsdk 0.9.1, but provides a
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some significant bugs fixed.
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1960 Bazooka Uncut Progressive Proof Sheets (3)
Starting Bid - $500.00, Sold For - $2,088.00
Three 1960 Bazooka color process sheets, each featuring a complete 36-card set presented in twelve three-card panels. These rare color progression proof sheets were intended for use by the printer to help check and correct colors prior to printing production quantities. The three sheets in this lot display, respectively, 1) yellow, red, and blue printing; 2) yellow and red printing; and 3) yellow, red, and black printing. Each of these color combinations represents a step toward the final process with all colors including black. 1960 was the second year of Bazooka baseball cards, and the first set to be issued in the three-card panel format. Hall of Famers in this set include Mantle, Clemente, Aaron, Banks, Mays, Berra, Kaline, Spahn, Killebrew, Ashburn, Roberts, F. Robinson, and Aparicio. Other than some staple holes in the margin area at the top (where the complete run of all color process sheets including the final were originally stapled together for review by the printer) the sheets are in outstanding Ex-Mt condition. The cards on the sheets are in Nr/Mt-Mt condition. These sheets are very likely unique. Dimensions: Each 24 x 20.5 inches. Total 3 sheets. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$1,500. SOLD FOR $2,088.00
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My name is Jordan. I am 20. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts | Supernatural | Doctor Who | Sherlock | Disney | Star Trek | Star Wars | Harry Potter | The Wheel of Time series | Reign of Fire | My Little Pony | Dreamworks |
You meant something to me. I’m not sure what it was though. We traveled together, inseparable, comfortable. We relied on each other. We were nearly friends. And then on that fateful day the ice came, I realized that I didn’t want to lose you at all. I wanted you to stay with me, to be with me, to keep going on. I had never considered the thought of you not being at my side.
It reminded me of how fragile life really is. It’s so easy to take it for granted. It’s so easy to just watch life go on and forget that it’s so incredibly fragile. You were there for me, and then in one night, you were stripped away from me. It was so cold. Ice formed all around us. The moon looked like a frozen chunk of ice in the air. The air itself seemed frozen. Breathing sent pain spiking through my lungs.
Now you’re cold. Your blue eyes are dead. Your body’s warmth has been stolen away into the night, and I know that nothing will bring you back. The hollow heroes that tried before us, the wise men that guided them and wondered if this journey was even possible.
I traveled alone to the mountain of death, to give my life up that someone else might live again. That was the way of things.
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I am an Atlanta-born, Sandy Springs-raised guy who dreams of being a professional writer. I am also an occasional actor/stand-up comedian. I am currently writing a espionage-political thriller. While I am not what most other people consider an artist, I seem to have a gift for literature. You probably will not see me posting anything like what Son-Neko would do, but I hope story will be enough for all of you. Actually, when it comes to art, think of somebody as good as Son-Neko and then imagine the opposite. Yeah, that's me. This is going to be more of a blog, to be honest. What I hope is that people will see my work and spread the word. On this site, I will post things like fanfics, short stories, and other non-canon work that you will see no-where else. The biggest source of fan fiction you will see from me is Code Lyoko, in my opinion the best TV show ever made. I will also do fanfics of things like Alphas, Burn Notice, and other things. Besides fan fiction, there will also be original work. My work will either be one-post short stories, or an ongoing serial, depending upon my mood. I hope you enjoy
. BTW, I am not a redneck, despite the name. Also, the picture above is me in Washington DC with my congressman Dr. Tom Price (R). I may disagree with his views, but I was still honored to meet him. | <urn:uuid:b8914894-b985-4789-937f-8966c84f013f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://southernwriter2.deviantart.com/ | 2013-06-20T05:04:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966776 | 318 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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If you want to hear TransLink spokesperson Drew Snider’s golden voice turn to brass, try actually getting to the bottom of why the region’s rapid-transit system doesn’t run 24 hours.
“You’re going to hate me by the time this is done,” I chuckle.
“Oh well,” he replies, exhausted. The laugh I’m expecting never comes.
TransLink, and poor Snider, have been responding to media inquiries like this one since the days of Sam Sullivan. Kevin Falcon, flanked by Barwatch chairman John Teti, pledged extended SkyTrain service on weekends during Falcon’s B.C. Liberal leadership bid. More recently, our handsome mayor promoted extended bus and rail hours during his November 2011 municipal campaign. For Snider it’s a tired old question – though it still lingers on the breath of many a Granville-fleeing suburbanite.
The gripe: while rapid transit winds down at 1:15 a.m., the bars close at 3. Night buses, intended as the stop-gap, generally run until only 3:08 a.m., so if you don’t make your stop inside eight minutes of last call, well, your hour-and-a-half commute to Surrey Central just became a 2-hour-and-40-minute pilgrimage. And in the province with the “toughest drunk-driving laws in Canada” (albeit temporarily suspended), critics, bar owners, politicians and journalists are quick to point out the problem.
So, why does the region’s rapid-transit system shut down before the city itself? Unable to find a satisfying reply, The Dependent decided to compile its own.
Dollars seem the obvious, unsexy factor limiting SkyTrain’s hours of service. TranksLink operates at a $150-million annual deficit and the appetite for increasing cost in existing service lanes is nonexistant. But a quick analysis of the company’s operating metrics yields some surprising results.
According to the ever-patient Snider, a 40-foot city bus costs TransLink $117 an hour to operate. That figure applied to the venerable N19 night bus (that hour-and-a-half saviour of the Surrey-bound night-owl) works out to $175.50 per trip.
And key indicators in TransLink’s 2010 Financial and Performance Report, show SkyTrain runs at $1.98 per kilometer.
Let’s compare, shall we? The section of track running from Waterfront to King George, and mirroring the route of the N19, is 28.9 kms, suggesting an impressive cost per trip of $57.22 by train – less than a third of the price of the equivalent night bus, while taking less than half the time.
In other words, it appears TransLink could extend its eastbound SkyTrain service until 3:30 a.m., running trains every 15 minutes and halving the transit time, for the same price as the three existing N19 night buses running the exact same route.
Seeking to confirm our figures, we emailed our favourite local spokesman.
“No. We cannot endorse a cost figure or lead you to a number that could be used in the future,” he finally replied. “We’ve stated before that the cost issue, weighed against the need for the maintenance, is a non-starter. You have the publicly stated cost we talked about and if you want to speculate on that in your story, that’s your prerogative.”
In hindsight, we think we know why the effervescent Snider grew short with our requests to confirm figures: according to TransLink, the cost of operating late into the night is irrelevant compared to the issue Snider kept trying to focus on:
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance
“One of the things that people need to remember is that SkyTrain goes through extensive maintenance every night,” Snider explained, back when he laughed at our jokes, and responded promptly to our emails. “During that downtime we shut the system down and go over a prescribed area of track and we check splices, we check the switches – anything else that needs maintaining gets worked on. At the same time the cars get cleaned and prepped for the next day. That’s during a three to three-and-a-half-hour window each night.”
Under the cover of darkness, work crews shut off power to the linear induction propulsion system and acquire clearance to enter the track. With the trains safely sleeping, crews pile into diesel-powered speeder cars and begin regularly scheduled maintenance, including:
According to Snider, the maintenance regime has been finely tuned to fit into the 3.5 hours available, and is critical in preventing costly service interruptions. But if economics are an unsexy explanation for SkyTrain’s slumber, maintenance is downright disappointing. The question on everyone’s wine-stained lips? “How do other cities do it then?”
The short answer is: they don’t.
The campaign to extend San Francisco rapid-transit service to 24 hours has over 25,000 likes on Facebook, and BART has a whole webpage dedicated to explaining its position. Boston’s rail system shuts down at about 1 a.m. In Washington, D.C., trains run until 3 a.m., but only on weekends. Closer to home, and size, Calgary’s C-Train runs until 1:30, resuming sporadic service at 4:00, and finally rolling in earnest again around 6:30 a.m.
But there are exceptions.
The Few, The Brave
Deirdre Parker, press liaison for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, gets no media calls about 24-hour rail service. New York operates all night.
“We’re sorta like the lifeblood of the city,” she explains. “It’s a 24-hour city.”
According to Parker, running 24 hours requires extensive infrastructure, coordination, and, occasionally, daring. The MTA recently began a new maintenance program dubbed “FastTrack”, wherein full portions of the subway are shut down while hordes of maintenance staff move in. Parker, and her many press releases, says it’s been incredibly successful, dramatically improving system efficiency and workplace safety – particularly since, before the days of FastTrack, maintenance crews would be working on active sections of track, and, when a train was coming, would simply get out of the way.
Chicago is the only other North American city we could find operating 24 hours. Even then, only two of their 19 rail lines run around the clock, with maintenance completed using that same impressive “listen and leap” strategy. But beyond their unique maintenance programs, the CTA and MTA also take advantage of extensive networks of rail infrastructure developed over centuries for re-routing trains and keeping their systems in constant motion.
“If you have the infrastructure you can provide alternate service,” Deirdre explains.
The infrastructure here in Vancouver, with its lonely tendrils of rapid transit, simply doesn’t support this level of service.
Fine – Just Give Us an Hour, Then!
Transit service levels are a balance of infrastructure, demand and priority.
Not long ago, Bay Area Rapid Transit completed a study on the impact of extending service on Friday nights and beginning later on Saturday mornings, thus maintaining the maintenance window and providing late-night revelers with a rapid route home.
“What we found in our surveys is that the people who use our service on Saturday morning were disproportionately people of colour who were going to service industry jobs in downtown San Francisco, and BART was the only way for them to go to work,” Jim Allison, BART spokesperson explains. “Our board determined that the negative impacts on those people – who need the transit system to get to work – outweighed the convenience factor for people who simply wanted to go to the bars and not have a designated driver or take a taxi.”
TransLink shares a similar view:
“Planning a trip right now with the existing service has to involve people looking at their own particular needs – their own particular time – and saying ‘Okay, I’m going to cut myself off at 2:30 instead of 3, and assume that I’ve got to get an earlier bus,” Snider suggests.
“It’s getting back to owning some of the responsibility for getting yourself home. You see the schedule, you make your plan, you stick to it as best you can, and don’t expect that a public agency is going to be there all the time. Because we’re responsible to taxpayers, we’re responsible to our customers, and the vast, vast majority are people who rely on it first thing in the morning to get to work and school.”
“So, what I’m hearing is that the coverage is adequate,” we reply, “and you’re not leaving people totally stranded, and frankly, the drunks can wait an extra hour for getting home.”
“Well, that’s one way of putting it,” Snider says. “I might be a bit more diplomatic than referring to the drunks finding another way of getting home, or waiting an extra hour. We’re not doing it because we’re myopic or we want people to drive drunk – we’re doing it because we need to maintain the service.” | <urn:uuid:691cd86c-08b6-46ef-94a6-720beb63bff8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thedependent.ca/featured/vancouver-skytrain-24-hours/ | 2013-06-20T04:46:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934949 | 2,074 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The Top 10 People Who Went Too Far In 2012
If 2012 will be remembered for anything, it will be remembered as the year when everyone tested the limits. The limits of what, exactly? No one knows, and no one cares. And yet, everyone cares. If you didn’t do something controversial in 2012, did you even exist?
In 2012, everyone crossed the line. Even if you didn’t, all you really would have had to do was literally walk over a line drawn in chalk on the sidewalk and that would have earned you a blog post on The Sword. In 2012, everyone took things to another level. Everyone pushed their own personal boundaries. And everyone finally went too far. But who went the furthest?
Here are the Top 10 People Who Went Too Far In 2012.
7. Sean Cody’s Sheldon Shoots Insane Cum Geyser Up To The Ceiling: He Shot Too Far
6. Bel Ami Model Gets Fucked With A Bull Horn: Bel Ami Went Too Far
5. Cody Cummings Uses His KNEE To Massage Donny Wright’s Butt Cheek: Did Cody Cummings Go Too Far?
4. Treasure Island Media Gives Away Chocolate To Promote African-American Bareback Porn Bruthaload: Treasure Island Went Way Too Far
3. NakedSword Scene Depicts Hookers Using Illegal Drugs: Did NakedSword Go Too Far?
2. Sean Paul Lockhart Abandons Mainstream Acting Career In Favor Of New Life As Transexual Drag Queen “Mena”: Did She/He Go Too Far?
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Can we talk bottoms? New mamas and mamas-to-be got bottom problems! Prenatal and postpartum hemorrhoids, postpartum vaginal swelling and bruising, episiotomies... Good thing you have a baby coming to make it all worthwhile. Earth Mama Angel Baby Bottom Balm soothes and cools with an organic olive oil base infused with healing organic herbs — St. John's wort, yarrow, witch hazel, calendula, shea butter, and more. Store it in the refrigerator and apply often! You'll be sitting pretty in no time.
Feels nice and cool just a little bit concerned about pregnant women using it because of the st. John's wort as one of their ingredient
This product is great, The jar was a little smaller than I expected but worth the price.
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Welcome To The Kazamiya Island~~~
This is a place perfect for the school holidays and breaks.
There is everything here!!! Shopping Malls, Hotels, Small Towns, Mini Attractions.......everything!!!!!!!!
And the good thing is that because Kazune Kazamiya Kun is a student of our school, his family has rented us this Island for our school~~
This place can be visited by all students as long as they have permission from their family. If you are a dorming student please ask the principal before you leave for the Island (Student Council Exception During Errands Especially Mail Man-Toshiro Kun)
Please have a way of contacting the school at all times, not that there will be any danger but just in case ^-^
You will go there by ferry, it's a very short ride but please take care and take along any medications if necessary. (Everything is also on the ferry...)
*drags you onto the island* Yeah!! The sea!!!
(who are you talking about?)
[Chiharu Arai aka TaryXx01]
*walks onto the land* Okay~ I'm totally going to be fine now!! *looks down at the bag he's holding* .......Damn my seasickness though....*turns to look at the others* 'Kay guys, you ready??
yeah!! *smiles brightly*
... *laughs* you dork.... *smiles*
*looks out on the water silently, whispers* tamaki...
*chuckles* Okay, where's our yeah four and five? *stands up straight and smiles* Okie~ So, where do you guys wanna eat? There's pretty much everything on here!
Hmmm I like cotten candy! *smiles happily*
*smiles, turns to shiki* i like carmel apples...
i want ice cream!!!!!! *big smile*
a burger sounds good to me... *rubs his tummy*
i would enjoy a salad. *smiles*
oh, nothing... *smiles*
what?! what are you smiling for?!
*laughs* you're so formal....its just us.
*blushes* i know...does it bother you?
*eyes widen* NO!! no it doesnt bother me at all.... *smiles* its who you are...its okay.
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Fireball Kid or Fizzled-Out Dud?
I winced when typing the stupid header above, and for much more than the general cheesiness of it. One of the all-time greats, Pride legend and former #1 lightweight Takanori Gomi, is fighting on this Saturday's UFC on Fuel TV 6 card in Macao ... and can't afford to fall any further.
Were there any truth to the hocus-pocus that a fighter's "budo" or "warrior spirit" can be stolen by their opponent in a particularly devastating loss, then Gomi's soul has been wadded up, chambered and burnt to a crisp in Nick Diaz's bong. If this comes off as excessively bitter, don't worry -- at the risk of being anticlimactic, my final prediction at the conclusion of this piece will be "The Fireball Kid" by TKO based on nostalgic principles alone.
I'm one of the unidentifiable few who still fondly recall the iconic image of a triumphant, fist-pumping Gomi straddling the ring-post in the corner of Pride's lustrous white ring, celebrating with genuine exuberance whilst the Japanese audience crackled with a polite roar and the doctors busily attended some blue-gloved and lifelessly prostrate corpse.
In one of the most epic brawls of the decade, Diaz and Gomi tore into one another viciously in what turned out to be a crowd-pleasing mutual massacre. It was classic Diaz -- both arms raised, talking shit with a confident sneer and walking Gomi down with a steady hum-drum of Stockton-style slaps. Gomi was doing his thing too: picking his spots to plant his feet and then rocketing heaters over the top or straight through Diaz's half-present defense. Then an odd thing happened: just a few minutes into the bloodshed, Gomi started to stumble around and flail out sloppy and telegraphed haymakers, seemingly gassed out and unable to hold his hands above his waistline.
And after Diaz tapped him with that highlight-reel-worthy gogoplata, Takanori Gomi has never been the same.
Having never really been a highly polished boxer, Gomi always relied more on thunderous power, good timing and raw brutality. Backed by under-rated wrestling, his scorching right hook and looping overhand left alone spelled doom for many a Pride lightweight. However, post-Pride, what used to be acceptable deviation from traditional striking mechanics quickly developed into a cringe-worthy display of nonstop swinging for the fences with a Hail-Mary mentality.
Even in his prime, Gomi was far from bulletproof defensively, and his pattern of always eating more punches than he should only increased the excitement of his fights and the drama of his victories. Now ... not so much. Laying someone out with a devastating flurry is the ultimate justification for having obvious weaknesses but, without that icing on the cake, Gomi is now defined by the gaping holes in his game.
His defense has always been shady but Gomi compensated for that with ungodly counter-punching and a kitchen sink for a chin. In the UFC, his hands have been slower, his balance is all out of whack, his feet barely move and even a kitchen sink shows wear when every thrown punch bombards off of it. Overall, the philosophy of being willing to "take a few in order to give a few" fails miserably when you're doing all the taking and none of the giving.
As a card-carrying member of the Gomi fan club, I'd prefer an opponent like Yves Edwards, Spencer Fisher, Anthony Njokuani or Jeremy Stephens -- not a seethingly technical juggernaut like Mac Danzig. Mac is one of the most technical and fundamentally sound veterans in the lightweight division, and also intelligent enough to capitalize on Gomi's susceptibilities.
A longtime submission grappler with over a decade of experience, Danzig doesn't represent an outright nightmare opponent for Gomi, but his intelligence, under-rated wrestling and stifling ground prowess make him keenly attuned to dismantle "The Fireball Kid." Barring a highly unexpected submission loss to Josh Neer, Danzig's only UFC losses have been to top-shelfers like Jim Miller, Clay Guida and Matt Wiman.
He's shown marked improvement recently in his striking acumen, as evinced by his shocking knockout of Joe Stevenson with a backpedaling left. Standing, his defense, footwork and head movement are all rock solid. The 5 TKOs on his record were achieved more by volume, persistence and mechanics than natural striking power.
While he's not a powerhouse wrestler, Danzig's firm grasp of technique shines through there as well: his timing is precise, he drops levels quickly after shrouding his attempt in a hail of strikes, he gets deep into his opponent's hips and drives through (while changing angles, if necessary) until he nails the takedown. On top, he's methodical in knifing to a better position, all the while cracking down short strikes and leeching onto any opportunities for a submission attempt. He'll either find an opening or make one, then exploit that advantage to the fullest.
Gomi's combat wrestling background makes for sufficient takedown defense, but his aforementioned lack of balance and composure has put him at serious risk lately. Where he'll really get in trouble with Danzig is in scrambles and transitions -- Mac is a clever grappler and usually a step or two ahead of his opponent, and also deadly with sweeps and a force off his back.
I expect Danzig to counter Gomi's wild barrages with in-and-out movement and tight combinations. Danzig has a killer left hook and a good straight right and uppercut, and should be able to ping a few through Gomi's defense to disrupt him before springing for a double leg and going to work. Following what seems to be the universal theme, Gomi has also been noticeably complacent when taken down, and his bursts of defensive activity have typically led to an opening for a submission, particularly in leaving his neck exposed for chokes.
Danzig enjoys a -230 spread on the betting lines, which seems about right. While ignoring the treachery of logic with my fingers crossed, and dearly hoping this isn't the last time I type these words ...
My Prediction: Takanori Gomi by TKO.
Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig
Gomi (44 votes)
Danzig (42 votes)
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"..Adaptec today announced they have initiated activities with the intent to create a separate entity around the current Software Products Group. This entity will start out with an annual revenue run rate in excess of $120 million and a dedicated focus on digital content management. Virtually all major PC manufacturers, CD-recordable manufacturers, and software retailers comprise the customer base.
For example, Easy CD Creator is the number one best selling CD-recording software product for creating music, photo, video and data CDs. The separate entity will continue to concentrate on the high growth CD-recording and data protection software market, as evidenced by the recent acquisition of Wildfile and its GoBack data protection software.." | <urn:uuid:bf58d93f-3e89-4ca3-9b3e-ca2105eb912e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=4640 | 2013-06-20T04:52:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89112 | 141 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|The Colorado Lawyer|
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Six of the Greatest
A Tribute to Outstanding Lawyers in Colorado History
This is the seventeenth year that The Colorado Lawyer has honored outstanding deceased attorneys in Colorado. These lawyers were chosen by the Colorado Bar Association Awards Committee from nominations and suggestions submitted by members of the Bar and others.
The Awards Committee, chaired by Philip Figa, selected the following lawyers because, during their careers, they exemplified the high ideals of the legal profession; made significant contributions to the Bar Association; were of aid and assistance to other lawyers, particularly younger lawyers; were active in civic and community affairs; were instrumental in accomplishing some significant changes in the law; promoted public confidence in the legal profession; demonstrated confidence in the practice of law; and were otherwise notable in their careers.
It is important that each and every member of the Bar consider outstanding deceased lawyers from their communities for inclusion in future years. The Awards Committee needs your assistance in identifying individuals who should be recognized each year.
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The number of homes taking internet protocol television (IPTV) services in China will pass the 23m mark by 2012, according to ABI Research.
ABI said a number of recent developments was helping to redraw the Chinese telecommunications landscape. Research analyst Serene Fong commented: "More operators than ever are offering multiple services in an attempt to retain customers and to increase revenue. Telecom operators are venturing into the TV industry, while cable operators move into the voice business."
According to ABI, IPTV is the Chinese government's platform of choice because it is aligned to its long-term plan of unifying broadband, internet, and television.
"The growth of IPTV will remain modest for now, and take off only after 2008. Adoption will be boosted by major events such as the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and then the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai," said Fong, who warned that lack of programming content was proving a short-term barrier to rapid uptake.
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Richmond, KY -- National Flood Insurance Policyholders who sustained substantial damage to their home or business due to the recent storms, could qualify for funds to help prevent flooding from happening again.
Property owners who rebuild in a special flood hazard area are required to meet state and local floodplain ordinances before they rebuild. When a resident has flood insurance, and the structure is substantially damaged, the resident may be eligible to file an Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) claim through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This claim is processed separately from regular flood insurance policy damage claims.
An ICC claim can allot up to $20,000 to help offset the increased costs associated with bringing a home or business into compliance with local community floodplain ordinances.
Increased Cost of Compliance monies can be used in one of four categories:
- Elevation raises your home or business to or above the flood elevation level adopted by your community.
- Relocation moves your home or business out of harm's way.
- Demolition tears down and removes flood-damaged buildings.
- Flood proofing is available primarily for non-residential buildings. It involves making a building watertight through a combination of adjustments or additions of features to the building that reduces the potential for flood damage.
"You can only file an ICC claim if your community determines that your home or business has been substantially damaged or repetitively damaged by a flood," said Mike Lynch, state mitigation officer with Kentucky's Division of Emergency Management. "This determination is made when you apply for a building permit from your local officials to begin repairing your home or business".
Substantial Damage is when your community determines that your home or business is damaged for any reason to the point that repairs will cost 50 percent or more of the building's pre-damage market value.
If a local floodplain administrator for the community does determine that a home or business is substantially damaged, a local official will explain the floodplain management ordinance provisions that will have to be met.
"Once the community has made this determination, you should contact the insurance company or agent who wrote your flood policy to file an ICC claim," said Gracia B. Szczech, FEMA's federal coordinating officer overseeing Kentucky's recovery. "The insurer will assign a claims representative who will help you process your claim."
Anyone who lives in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program is eligible to buy a flood insurance policy for any structure they own. These policies are backed by the federal government and purchased and written through your local insurance agent.
For additional information on ICC Claims, call your insurance company or agent, or call the NFIP toll-free at 1-888-FLOOD29, (1-888-356-6329). Those who have speech or hearing impairments should call the TDD number at 1-800-427-5593. | <urn:uuid:980a18c8-e24e-4747-87ed-c03e6fa5fa75> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2003/04/30/20k-available-prevent-future-flood-damage | 2013-06-20T05:00:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937729 | 583 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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| Terra Tigra 11/24/04 . chapter 1
lol! Yay for great, big metaphors. I thought this was really beautiful. I really like your use of line breaks and layout. It really effects the way I read it and added a lot of atmosphere. Plus, it uses a tiger as a metaphor. Tee hee hee! lol. You can't go wrong with tigers. Not ever.
Nice job MJ. Sorry I haven't been around lately. No excuses, I've just been lazy. Procastinator. is. me. :S Nice to see some new stuff from you, always.
| Oath 11/14/04 . chapter 1
Oh, a metaphor a metaphor! *cuddles metaphor plushy*
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- It took three years, two months and one day to get to a billion tweets, now it takes one week to achieve that.
- People sent an average of 50 tweets per day a year ago. As of the 11th of March that number is now 177 million.
- On the day Michael Jackson died, June 25, 2009, there was a record breaking 456 tweets sent per second. That record was shattered after Midnight on New Year’s Day this year with 6,939.
- On average 460,000 new accounts are created each day.
- In January 2008, Twitter had 8 employees. Today that number has risen to 400.
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Podere Torre is a small vineyard where high quality wine and olive oil are produced. Accommodation is available all year round. We offer an apartment for 2 or 4 persons, and rooms with attached shower.
We offer accommodation for a maximum of 5 persons.
Via di San Cresci, 29 I-50022 Greve in Chianti (FI), Italy
Laundry products, gas, electricity, winter central heating, wood for the fire, WIFI, swimming pool, parking, final cleaning, taxes.
Podere Torre is located in an area of typical Chianti hill country near Greve in Chianti, at 450 meters above sea level and halfway along the road from Florence to Sienna (Route 222, the scenic "Chiantigiana"). It is a small vineyard farmed by Cecilia where she produces excellent quality olive oil and wine.
A few guests are lodged in a small converted barn ("fienile" 28 sq. m.) with a kitchenette, a stone fireplace, a pergola outside and a terrace with a magnificent vista.
It is possible to have Bed and Breakfast accommodation in rooms with attached bathroom, named “concimaia”, from its original function, and “la stalla”, located on the ground floor of an old watch tower dating from the 11th century.
A barbeque and laundry facilities are available for the guests.
Accommodation is available throughout the year.
Cecilia's passion for antique roses makes the scenery even more attractive and a stay in this farm house provides an excellent opportunity to enjoy tasting the products of the vineyard and the Chianti.
How to find us
To reach Podere Torre, coming from Florence, you turn to the right, shortly after reaching the first houses of Greve in Chianti, in the direction of the Pieve di San Cresci, as indicated on the little map (3 km along an unpaved road).
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Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship
American Indian/Indigenous Studies
The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders invite applications for the 2011 Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Roe Cloud Fellowship is intended to develop American Indian Studies at Yale and by extension throughout the academy by facilitating the completion of the doctorate by scholars working on pressing issues related to the American Indian experience. Scholars working on topics in Indigenous Studies that relate to the study of North American Indians are also encouraged to apply.
The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud, a member of the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska and graduate of Yale College, 1910. A tireless critic of federal Indian assimilation programs and a proponent of increased educational opportunities for American Indians, Roe Cloud transformed American Indian higher education through his leadership of the Society of American Indians, his founding of the American Indian Institute, and as co-author of "The Problem of Indian Administration," commonly known as "The Meriam Report," an extensive survey made at the request of Secretary of the Interior that detailed the appalling failures of federal Indian policy in the early twentieth century. This survey, presented to Congress in 1928, helped to set in motion many of the subsequent reforms of the Indian New Deal.
The fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning August 1 and ending July 31. Graduate students working towards careers in higher education who have completed all doctoral requirements but the dissertation are invited to apply. The expectation is that the dissertation will be completed during the fellowship year. The criteria for selection will be based solely on an assessment of the quality of the candidate's work and the project's overall significance for the study of American Indian and/or Indigenous Studies.
The Roe Cloud Fellowship will provide support comparable to that for Yale University graduate students, including an annual stipend, full access to Yale facilities and services, and health care coverage. The fellow will have office space in the Lamar Center and access to Yale's exceptional research libraries. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, in addition to its premier collection of Western Americana, also holds the papers of many important American Indian writers, including Joseph Bruchac, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch, as well as those of important policy makers such as Felix Cohen and Richard Henry Pratt. Manuscripts and Archives at Sterling Memorial Library holds the papers of John Collier and Henry Roe Cloud, while the Lewis Walpole Library hosts the Yale Indian Papers Project, which provides comprehensive primary sources written for, by, and about New England Indians.
The Roe Cloud Fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, the Native American Cultural Center, and the Yale Group for the Study of Native America (YGSNA), which was formed in late 2003 to bring together the intellectual community at Yale working in the area of Native American Studies. Yale student, staff, and faculty members are also increasingly active in regional and national Indian Studies networks. Additionally, the state and federally-recognized Indian Nations of Connecticut maintain museums, archives, and research centers, and host community events that draw regional, national, as well as international visitors.
Each fellow will be mentored by a professor in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The fellow will be responsible for making a formal presentation of the project near the conclusion of the academic year, an event open to all interested members of the campus community.
Applications must include a CV, the dissertation prospectus, a writing sample of approximately 25 pages, a letter describing plans to complete the dissertation during the fellowship period, as well as three letters of recommendation, sent under separate cover, including one from the candidate's dissertation advisor. For further information and to find out when applications are being accepted, write to: RoeCloud.Fellowship@yale.edu. All materials must be sent to:
Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship Committee
Revised: March 7, 2011
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New Maple Valley Community Center director impressed with close-knit community
By TJ MARTINELL
Covington Reporter Reporter
October 10, 2012 · Updated 9:32 AM
Mark Pursley wants to learn more about Maple Valley.
As the new executive director of the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, he’ll have plenty of opportunity to do so.
“I am here to learn the culture of Maple Valley and of its strengths,” Pursley said. “I am so impressed with the quality of people I’ve met, the whole community.”
“We were extremely impressed by his background and experiences,” said Syd Dawson, the community center board president, in a statement. “The center is fortunate to have Mark to continue our mission of enriching our community through quality human services and social activities.”
Pursley, who lives with his wife in Renton and is the son of a retired Air Force officer, already has 23 years of directing experience under his belt, working for the Boys and Girls Club of America. He first started working for BGCA in Oregon after graduating from college with a degree in psychology. After a year there, he moved to Washington, where he worked at several clubs in Ballard, Mercer Island, Federal Way, and then White Center in Seattle, where he worked for 17 years. During that time, he served in a variety of directors which, he said, gave him exposure to the human side of programming and activities, which is different from parks and recreation.
He said he also discovered the influence people can have on youth and the community.
“The impact we can make is fulfilling, gratifying, and needed,” he said. “It feels good to make a difference.”
Pursley later transferred to Auburn, where they had hoped to build a new club. When the financial resources were not available, he helped coordinate the construction of a gym in coordination with the city and community center.
“Let’s do it right the first time,” he said.
He also worked with the city of Seattle for three years, working with local community organizations to reduce gun violence.
Pursley replaced Lynn Roberts, who stepped down in the spring.
At the moment, he said, he is trying to become more educated about the city in order to help the community center better serve the area.
“The Boys and Girls Club, they are a national organization, but they mold their individual clubs to meet the needs of the community,” Pursley said. “That’s what I am doing, learning the strengths and needs of Maple Valley.”
Although he has only spent a week or so on the job, he said he is already amazed at the close-knit ties the community has through events such as the annual Truck or Treats, something he hopes to encourage through the community center.
“’We’ll be there’ seems to be the mantra of Maple Valley,” he said. “The collaboration is just incredible. It’s truly a community in the truest sense of the word.”
In a time when cities are cutting back on services, he also sees the community center in a position to step up and provide some of those services.
“We’re in this together,” Pursley said. “If we can make a difference in our community it will make a difference.”
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Matt Murton Rumors
One of the players most-rumored to be traded in the past month is Matt Murton after he failed to make the Cubs opening day roster and was sent to AAA. Now it appears the Cubs may have a use for Murton after all, recalling him from the minors today.
Jon Greenberg notes that Murton is still not an everyday player but could get an occasional spot-start in the outfield as well as regular pinch-hit at bats.
Earlier this week, Ken Rosenthal noted that the Rays were still interested and earlier this month wrote of the Padres also pursuing the outfielder. The sticking point appeared to be the Cubs demand for a top pitching prospect.
This could just be a ploy by the Cubs to try and up the offer from other clubs, showing that he is still of value to the Cubs or the Cubs are just now realizing that he is just more useful in the majors than he is in the minors.
A handful of random links...
- Josh Kalk did a guest post at RotoAuthority, using PITCHf/x data to analyze C.C. Sabathia's early struggles.
- Nick Cafardo comments on Julio Lugo's unimpressive Red Sox career, noting that Jed Lowrie is nipping at his heels. Is there any chance the Sox consider guys like Orlando Cabrera or Rafael Furcal this winter?
- Christina Kahrl believes leaving Matt Murton in Triple A was the right move.
- White Sox beat reporter Joe Cowley explains that real baseball is different from fantasy baseball.
- The Scherzer Watch begins, especially for fantasy leaguers.
- Joe Sports Fan offers their list of the seven worst baseball contracts.
Ken Rosenthal, your favorite hot stove reporter, has a new article up. Let's discuss.
- The Red Sox seem inclined to keep Coco Crisp unless they're blown away with an offer. Jayson Stark noted last week that the Sox don't want to eat any of the $11MM owed to him.
- The Rays still like Matt Murton, and are not content with Nathan Haynes as their only outfield acquisition. Rosenthal says the Cubs are asking for a lot for the 26 year-old, who is hitting .333/.487/.333 in 30 Triple A at-bats.
- Rosenthal notes that Jed Lowrie is pretty well blocked in Boston with their infielders signed through at least 2010. Could bring something nice in trade.
Ken Rosenthal has his latest column up at FoxSports.com. As usual he is not shy about stirring up rumors. Let's take a look at what the rumor-guru has to say:
- Rosenthal notes that the Dodgers will go with Blake DeWitt at third base who has never played a game above AA. This comes after the Dodgers failed to acquire either the Astros' Mark Loretta, who was unavailable and the Royals' Esteban German, who was too expensive. The Royals were asking for the Dodgers' third best prospect, shortstop Chin-Lung Hu.
- He indicates that the Padres and the Rays are pursuing Matt Murton but the Cubs are holding out for a top pitching prospect in return, knowing Murton will be a starter on another club. Rosenthal quotes one GM as saying that the price "is way too high as of now". As many as five teams have shown interest in Murton.
- The Mets are among a dozen teams that have inquired about Brewers pitcher Claudio Vargas, who will not be in the rotation to begin the season. [Update: Sorry about this one. I had forgotten that the Brewers released Vargas earlier this week]
- The Reds have put Ryan Freel on the market, but more teams appear to be interested in Scott Hatteberg. However, Rosenthal indicates that it is unlikely for the Red to trade Hatteberg even if Joey Votto is named the starter.
- The Tigers, Reds and Orioles all tried to acquire backup catcher Brayan Pena from the Braves, but the Braves do not appear interested in letting him go
- Rosenthal says that Pat Gillick's history in Seattle may have played a part in the Phillies inability to land M's reliever Cha Seung Baek, who is out of options but made the roster as a reliever.
- Finally, Rosenthal notes that Mike Piazza is still working out with hopes of landing a gig at some point in '08. Rosenthal thinks that Piazza may have to come to the realization soon that his career may be over.
Yesterday, Tim asked the question, "Who Wants Matt Murton?" As we await the answer to that question, only one thing is clear, the Cubs don't. Surprising for a player that is only 26 and PECOTA projects to have an .821 OPS, 19.8 VORP and 2.4 WARP in 2008 assuming he can find a team that will give him big league at bats. With only two years of service time, Murton is still a year from arbitration and four years from free agency, so he should be able to command a solid relief pitcher in return. Let's take a look at what is being said about Murton in the Blogophere.
- Hire Jim Essian wonders how Murton ended up in this position and finds it hard to believe that Jim Hendry hasn't been able to swing a deal yet if they knew that Murton was not part of the equation.
- Cobra Brigade sees the way the Cubs have handled Murton as just another example of how the Cubs don't know how to handle pretty much anything. They believe that Murton could be a solid contributor with an AL club as an everyday left fielder.
- Snobs vs Slobs is not really sure why the Cubs essentially dropped Murton for Reed Johnson, noting that Johnson is an average defensive outfielder and not nearly the bat of Murton.
- Mets Fever feels that Aaron Heilman is too big a price for Murton.
- Talking Chop believes that Murton could be a nice addition to the Braves, filling the need for an experienced bat with pop off the bench.
- DRays Bay acknowledges that the Rays would prefer a switch-hitting center fielder, but doesn't think they could find one that hits as well as Murton.
26 year-old Cubs outfielder Matt Murton is very much available now that they've signed Reed Johnson. PECOTA gives Murton a .295/.359/.462 projection for '08; ZiPS says .289/.360/.465. Here are the league averages from 2007:
AL left fielder: .275/.335/.426
NL left fielder: .278/.358/.478
AL right fielder: .288/.359/.465
NL right fielder: .275/.344/.442
These numbers are presented in the form of batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage. You can see that Murton is comfortably in the league average offensive range for a corner outfielder. He'll be arbitration-eligible for the first time after this season. Let's look at some trade possibilities. (As for what the Cubs would want in return - I'll guess a lefty reliever or just a prospect or two).
- Rays - DRays Bay suggests Murton could help in right field, not a bad idea.
- Padres - The Justin Huber acquisition makes this less likely.
- Rangers - They rejected a Murton for Marlon Byrd proposal, and now the Cubs don't need Byrd.
- Orioles - He was connected to them until they acquired Luke Scott and Adam Jones to fill out their outfield.
- Red Sox - The Cubs no longer have a need for Coco Crisp, even if the Sox had mild interest in re-acquiring The Big Murt. Murton wouldn't start in Boston anyway. Still, Buster Olney says there's still some chatter that the Red Sox will go after him.
- Athletics - Some folks think Billy Beane will pluck Murton simply because he's underrated. The A's don't seem to have any kind of opening for him.
- Braves - Murton doesn't project as much of an upgrade over Matt Diaz.
- Mets - Could make sense for a team thinking about running Fernando Tatis out in left. Longer-term, Murton could be an oft-used fourth outfielder, spelling Moises Alou and Ryan Church.
- Giants - Would be a nice low-pressure place to see what Murton can do, but they're already loaded with outfielders.
- What are your thoughts on a good fit for Murton?
12:35pm: Levine now reports that the Cubs have signed Johnson. For a team focused on winning now, it's not a bad move. Only drawback might be the Murton situation. Meanwhile, Evan Grant says the Rangers reduced their demands for Marlon Byrd but the Cubs still decided to pass.
11:41am: It's all Reed Johnson, all the time here at MLBTR. Bruce Levine of ESPN 1000 says the Cubs will make a contract offer to Johnson once he clears waivers about twenty minutes from now. Cubs GM Jim Hendry has already been in contact with Arn Tellem, Johnson's agent. Matt Murton might be the odd man out if the Cubs complete the signing. I'll update this post if more info rolls in today.
Quite a bit of info is floating about this evening regarding the Cubs' quest to add an outfielder. Let's put it all together.
- SI.com's Jon Heyman names Coco Crisp, Jay Payton, Marlon Byrd, and Brandon Inge as possible targets. Inge makes the least sense given his salary and the Tigers' need for him while Curtis Granderson is out.
- ESPN's Jayson Stark confirms Ken Rosenthal's assertion that the Cubs are leading the pack for Reed Johnson. Stark speculates that such an acquisition could prompt the Cubs to trade Matt Murton.
- ESPN's Peter Gammons says Red Sox scout Allard Baird is currently observing the Cubs. Other scouts in 'zona are speculating about a Sean Gallagher for Crisp scenario. Gammons notes that the Red Sox wouldn't mind getting Murton back, either. He thinks the Sox are wary of trading Crisp right now though, echoing a sentiment from Buster Olney.
- Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News writes that the Rangers want Murton plus one of Jose Ceda, Gallagher, or Donald Veal for Byrd. Jim Hendry did recently re-engage the Rangers, according to Grant.
SI.com's Jon Heyman reiterates the Cubs' concern with Felix Pie, setting out the three main trade candidates for the team.
- Coco Crisp probably won't get dealt until he proves he's healthy. Even then, as I've said, $11MM over two years is a lot for a fourth outfielder. The Cubs may have competition from the Rays and A's for Crisp.
- Jay Payton would be a salary dump given the $5MM owed to him this year. The Cubs could take him while passing off the $16.25MM owed to Jason Marquis. The Cubs would love to move Marquis, though Jon Lieber's willingness to pitch out of the pen reduces the urgency. The Cubs are growing frustrated in their attempt to get Brian Roberts from the Orioles.
- Then there's Marlon Byrd; T.R. Sullivan said on Friday that talks weren't dead. Today, Evan Grant wrote that the Cubs will do Byrd straight up for Matt Murton and that's a "take it or leave it" offer.
MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan writes today that the Cubs' talks for Marlon Byrd still have some life. Not much has changed - the Cubs would give up Matt Murton, but the Rangers want young pitching.
Since the potential Brian Roberts acquisition seems to be on the frontburner, perhaps talks for Byrd would move to the next level if that's completed. The Rangers may have to wait and see whether the Cubs bring Jay Payton in and which pitching prospects they give up.
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We upgraded to the droids last year and frankly forgot about these. Kim's purging and things need to go away. They're used but in fine condition. Both have leather holsters w/ clips. Probably have the boxes sitting around here too. Both have 4 gig cards in them.
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Buncha other stuff too, really cheap for locals w/ trucks.
Like an estate sale. Some people hoard. Kim does the opposite.
50some inch projection TV $100 bucks - you haul - bring friends.
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What is Disney Doing With RFID at its Theme Parks?Submitted by Brian Krosnick on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 16:00
Could a grain of rice gain you access to a Disney theme park? We certainly wouldn’t recommend trying it. But technology contained in a device no larger than that grain could do that, and much more. Disney parks across the world have been testing the implementation of tiny RFID devices (hidden in rigid stickers) that affix directly onto the back of park tickets and annual passes.
RFID – Radio-Frequency IDentification – is a technology first implemented nearly forty years ago, but its modern predecessor can broadcast sets of numbers as radio waves, thus establishing a wireless, sightless connection. That means no barcode needs positioned and scanned. Instead, simply holding an RFID transmitter to a receiver broadcasts the programmed number and reacts accordingly.
It’s not a cheap system to implement, and an array of infrastructure improvements are needed just to test it. So the question is: what benefits does Disney imagine that this renovated system could offer its guests, and its bank accounts?
At The Gates
One of the most obvious uses of the RFID system is ease of access to the parks. The system was tested at the fittingly future0themed Epcot in Walt Disney World, where guests willing to participate in the trial run were given a sticker embedded with the rice-sized transmitter to affix onto their regular souvenir ticket or annual pass.
Once the tickets barcode was linked to the RFID transmitter with a one-time scan, the ticket or pass could very simply be held up against a Mickey Mouse emblem on a new ticket-reading device. Once the two were synchronized, guests commenced with the fingerprint scan that was implemented for ticketholders in 2005.
Full implementation of the system would require the current turnstiles to be renovated into the new RFID receptors. In theory, the new entrance would require fewer cast members to scan tickets and verify photo IDs. It’s also true, though, that the system tested at Epcot had no physical turnstiles, thus tempting visitors to try to slide past the scanners entirely and make their way into the open park.
Inside The Park
While that portion of the RFID system may require an initial financial influx on Disney’s behalf, there are plenty of ways for them to make and save money with the technology.
First, the technology takes the personal identification number of each guest’s ticket or pass and connects it to a much larger wireless system. Imagine how simple it would be to select a souvenir, step to a cash register, scan the item, and then touch your ticket or season pass to another Mickey RFID reader. Just that simply, Disney may have its own, resort-wide answer to the iPhone apps and credit cards that allow users to “scan and go.” And like it or not, the idea of buying “on credit” seems like an important psychological aid to shopping sprees.
Image: Inside the Magic
Aboard the Disney Cruise Line, guests already utilize a single, modern-looking wristband to access the ships features. A tap on the door by a wristband-equipped hand replaced a magnetic strip room key card. At children’s activities, cast members can take roll-call and view children’s allergies, all without swiping a single card or scanning a barcode. The same technology could grant guests access to resort hotel rooms and theme parks, as well as storing FastPasses, PhotoPass collections, and more.
And imagine the personalized interactions possible (anyone else thinking about that talking Mickey Mouse?) if, upon hugging Mickey, he suddenly knows a guest's name? What about a personalized finale to Radiator Springs Racers wherein Mater wishes riders well by name, like the often-flubbed finale of Universal’s E.T. Adventure.
Behind the scenes, cast member outfits are being embedded with RFID tags (the same kind of tags injected into many pets to expedite their return when lost) to make it easier for the thousands of employees at any park on any given day to quickly and effortlessly check out their costumes and uniforms, and for cleaning and inventorying the various behind-the-scenes elements of the costuming department to be better organized than would otherwise be possible.
But as with any system rolled out by a corporation, you can also expect that there are significant benefits for the company. With the RFID system, one benefit is that we’ve already seen significant changes to the resorts’ souvenir refillable cups. The cups offer unlimited refills during a guest’s stay. In many cases, they’re used much longer than that.
Online message boards enflamed at the notion that Disney was installing RFID cards into the bases of their cups – “length of stay” refillable cups remain active for fourteen days, and disposable cups for two hours. But against the cast member tales of guests using the refillable cups to distribute soft drinks to party members’ water bottles, the idea of limiting souvenir refillable cups’ life and soda machines' distribution (one minute of filling, resetting every five minutes) lets people get what they pay for, and keeps people from abusing the fountain machines scattered around the resorts. (After a cup’s life has expired, it can still access ice and water through the machines).
The RFID tags in cups may seem like an extreme example of corporate greed. But there is something to be said about people who genuinely pay for soft drinks at the resort watching fountains run dry as other guests fill up water bottles, or hog the machine for five minutes as they endlessly refilling a souvenir cup only to distribute it to friends’ empty cups. The limit does enhance customer service, in that it allows people who pay for goods to receive what they pay for
There’s certainly much to be said about Disney using the RFID technology. Its implementation would require a revolutionized, renovated resort. To make the most of the technology, hotel rooms, turnstiles, FastPass tickets, drink dispensers, and gift shops would all need to incorporate the required sensors. And just as they did with the fingerprint scanning systems adopted between 1996 and 2005, Disney would need to promise (and genuinely ensure) guests’ personal safety and identity protection with a system that could quite literally track their movement from ride to ride.
Though in places it may appear as greed or even surveillance, Disney’s RFID system does have the potential to give guests to Disney Parks a more effortless, simple, and worry-free trip to the parks. The RFID technology allows guests new freedom alongside new limitations, and would continue Disney’s unending struggle to stay ahead of the times. Opening a hotel room with a finger tap would certainly make even the most seasoned traveler gasp, and that lasting impression is what keeps Disney strong. | <urn:uuid:d86e9fdf-f9ce-451a-bef4-38f6495d7f3b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20120120/5779/what-disney-doing-rfid | 2013-06-20T04:44:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945593 | 1,466 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
"Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada has been discharged from the hospital, TMZ has learned.
As TMZ previously reported, Evelyn was admitted to the ER at West Side Regional Hospital last night in FL after her new husband, NFL star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, allegedly head-butted her during a heated argument.
Sources tell TMZ ... Evelyn was treated for injuries stemming from the incident and remained at the hospital for several hours. She was released early Sunday AM.
We're told Evelyn is currently staying with close friends.
Johnson is still being held at the Broward County Jail on one charge of domestic violence, but is expected to be released within the hour. | <urn:uuid:b77ba29a-4037-4585-9007-27cbbb584d52> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/12/evelyn-lozada-released-hospital/2/ | 2013-06-20T04:42:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710299158/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131819-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982649 | 146 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Beautiful Baby winner announced
Ethan Arthurs, 1, of Wellsburg was voted the Most Beautiful Baby in a contest held by the Brooke County Right to Life during the Wellsburg Applefest.
His photo was submitted by his parents, Richard Arthurs and Clarissa Rae. He will receive a $100 savings bond and invitation to appear in the Wellsburg 4th of July Parade.
Crocheting group meets Wednesday
The Brooke County Public Library's Crocheting Group will meet in the River Room of the library Wednesday at 5 p.m. The group is for adults, both beginners and experts who should bring their own supplies and projects. Assistance and instruction will be available. Call (304) 737-1551 to register for the free program.
Diabetes support group to meet
A newly formed diabetes support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Brooke High School library.
People of all ages with diabetes, their family members and anyone interested in learning more about the disease are welcome.
Carol Cipoletti, Brooke High School nurse, said members can share information about managing diabetes and sources of information. There are plans to bring in guest speakers and representatives of companies serving individuals with diabetes.
A former diabetes educator for Wheeling Hospital, Cipoletti has coped with the disease herself since being diagnosed with Type I at age 6. She said she has seen an increase in Brooke County students who have diabetes, with about 15 who take insulin and others with Type II diabetes who must regulate their diets.
Baby shower to benefit A.I.M.
The women of the Altar-Rosary Society of St. John Catholic Church will host a baby shower to benefit the Assistance in Motherhood Women's Center at 7 p.m. Nov. 7.
The center provides ultrasounds for expectant mothers and alternatives to abortion as well as child care classes, formula, diapers and baby's clothing for new mothers in need.
Sharon Maedke, the center's director, said there's a strong need for baby items because of the current economic conditions.
The shower will include games, prizes and refreshments. Those unable to attend but wanting to help may leave unwrapped baby items in the church's vestibule at any time.
Nancy Reed is the group's president, and the Rev. Dan Pisano is the church's pastor.
focus of program
The Rev. Murray Brown Jr. and participants of the Teen Challenge program will share details of the national program, which aims to provide help and hope to those who hurt, at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at Christian Assembly Church, 1009 Virginia Ave., Follansbee.
Everyone is invited to learn about the program and hear testimonies from teens who have benefited from it.
A luncheon will follow. Those interested in attending are asked to call (304) 479-2630.
for MS Walk
Vendors are needed for the Brooke County MS Walk, which will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4 inside Brooke High School.
There is no set-up fee, but vendors are asked to provide a door prize and contribute 10 percent of their sales to the event, which is aimed at raising awareness and support of individuals with MS.
Vendors must bring their own tables and chair.
For information, call Kim Chapline-Byers at (304) 737-3335.
Officers of the Brooke County Council PTA for the 2012-13 year were introduced at a meeting held Sept. 27 at Hooverson Heights Primary School.
They are: Denise Spensky, president; Suzie Tennant, first vice president; Stephanie Kamarados, second vice president; Janet Brucchi, secretary; and Theresa Hedmond, treasurer.
Bobbie Parsons reported the Brooke County Clothes Closet, which provides clothing to local pupils in need, received a $250 donation from the Fraternal Order of Police. Kamarados added a $250 donation also was received from a local church.
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The individuals listed below are of our Wildcat brothers and sisters that have passed away this year. We pay tribute to these Letterwinners and appreciate all that they accomplished as former Arizona student-athletes and as citizens.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our deceased Letterwinners and their families. To the departed…you may be gone from us, but you will NEVER be forgotten.
*Deceased Letterwinners with no picture available:
Roy Albertson Baseball
Tommy Donovan Basketball ’46
William Hudak Baseball ’50
Marty Martinez Baseball ’60
William O’Donald Basketball ’58
Robert Toon ’76
If you know of an Arizona Letterwinner that has passed away in the past year, please contact us at 520-621-9272 or at firstname.lastname@example.org, and we will add them to our Arizona Letterwinners Memorial Wall.
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Macedonia Travel Information
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Local time is GMT +1
Electrical current is 220 volts (50Hz). European round pin attachment plugs and Schuko plugs are in use.
Macedonian is the official language. English, French and German are spoken quite widely.
There are no specific health risks for Macedonia and travel is usually problem free from a health perspective. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations are recommended and it is also advised that you be up to date with your vaccinations for MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and tetanus-diphtheria. A typhoid vaccination may be recommended for those travellers who will be eating and drinking outside of major restaurants and hotels. On a related note, avoid drinking tap water unless it has been boiled or filtered. A rabies vaccination may be recommended for those travellers who may have contact with wild animals while in Macedonia.
Medical and health care facilities are good in Skopje and other large cities in Macedonia and pharmacies are generally well supplied. However, comprehensive medical insurance, with provision for emergency repatriation, is still strongly advised. It is also almost always better to take any prescription medication you may need with you when you travel, along with a signed and dated letter from your doctor detailing what the medication is and why you need it, to facilitate border crossings.
Tips of 10 percent of the bill are expected by waiters unless a service charge has already been added to the bill.
Macedonia is a relatively safe country to visit. Petty crime and pick pocketing can occur; be especially cautious at the large market in Skopje.
Avoid discussing Macedonian politics: touchy subjects include relations with its neighbours and the Balkan war.
The international dialling code for Macedonia is +389. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). Internet access is widespread and there are Internet cafes all over the country. The central post office in Skopje is open from 7am to 7.30pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 2pm on Sundays. There is good cell phone coverage and roaming agreements are in place with major international operators.
Visitors to Macedonia may import one box of cigarettes, one bottle of liquor, and gifts valued to 60dm without incurring customs duty.
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MLL's intensive introductory language program is one of the striking features of the Kenyon curriculum, and has received special attention in Fiske's and other college guides. The Kenyon Intensive Language Model (KILM), with its two hours of daily instruction, aims to immerse the student in the target language and culture. The consistent use of the target language,combined with a dramatic, active, and contextual approach to learning, and the opportunity to work with trained student Apprentice Teachers (ATs) in small practice sessions facilitates the teaching of one and a half to two years of college-level language instruction in one year.
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Douglas County Sheriff's deputies continue to investigate the unsolved killing of a 77-year-old man found dead nearly seven months ago in his home near Lecompton.
But investigators still are not releasing any details of what they know about the death of Clarence David Boose, the retired former owner of David's Jewelers in Topeka.
Boose's 50-year-old son, Mark, said he has talked with investigators at least once a week, but that they have asked him not to divulge any details about the killing.
"I wish I could say more, but it's too important," Mark Boose said.
As of Tuesday, the sheriff's office had followed about 180 leads, up from 150 in July, and five deputies were still assigned to the case. The department is following leads regionwide, Lt. Doug Woods, a department spokesman, said this week.
Neighbors described Boose as friendly and skilled at restoring cars and musical instruments. An acquaintance called police April 29 after finding him dead that day inside his ranch-style home at 194 N. 2190 Road. After an autopsy, the death was ruled a homicide.
During the summer, the killing was a regular source of conversation at Kroeger's Country Meats, 505 Eisenhower Memorial Drive, a popular Lecompton gathering spot.
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I like my ice cream vanilla, and sometimes I like my sex to follow suit. Admittedly, missionary is great, girl-on-top has its perks and doggy style is always a crowd pleaser, but there are times when I just want to hand over the reigns.
Maybe that’s how my sexual slippery slope started.
I don’t know when my experimentation outside the socially normative world of conventional sex began. It must have something to do with that time I got handcuffed by the cops in the seventh grade. Never been the same. I’ve always harbored a semi-secret affinity for something a little rougher — sex that fell far from tender. My wardrobe has expanded over the years to include several pieces of pleather bar-wear that conveniently double as post-bar bedroom-wear. My dominatrix dress hangs innocently in my closet just waiting for a willing/deserving recipient — or the liquid courage to zip it up for a night at Dunbars.
I consider myself pretty tamely into S&M. I’m not about to call a guy “master” or vice versa — donning some pleather and a little rough-and-tumble manhandling is more up my alley. I’ll spare the gritty details of my erotic asphyxiation. Cosmopolitan Magazine recently reported that 60 percent of readers are into the idea of incorporating handcuffs and blindfolds into their sex lives but haven’t found the right way to broach the subject with their significant others. While props like these are on the relatively mild side of the S&M spectrum, suggesting that your partner handcuff you to the bedpost might be a tricky conversation to navigate. Once you tackle the initial proposition, the worst is over.
Your partner might not need convincing, but if he does, just lay out the perks. Blindfolding: who doesn’t love a surprise party? This is JUST like a surprise party except you’re both naked and no one has to do the awkward hiding thing. Hate that. Handcuffs: Total surrender/complete domination. This is an opportunity to be entirely guilt-freely selfish or, on the other hand, call all the shots. If you get a pair of the furry handcuffs then it’s a double win — minimal effort and a comfy, warm wrist massage.
According to the Kinsey Institute, 14 percent of men and 11 percent of women report that they have experimented with S&M— this could mean anything from some hot spanking to some seriously tricky bondage. I’ve never been one to risk rope burn — I’m more into being manually restrained. I tend to try to retain a little bit of comfort even in the midst of my most intense of S&M moments. That being said, the whole point of S&M is to derive some pleasure from pain endorphins. Fifty-five percent of men and 50 percent of women report that they get turned on by biting — a statistic that bodes well for all of us wannabe vampires out there. Show me your teeth.
No matter how comfortable your partner and you are with playing rough, the main rule to remember: always have a safe word. Personally, mine is “wtfgetthehelloffme,” but you might want to come up with something a little more concise. Everyone has limits; it’s important have an easy tip-off word so that your moans are correctly interpreted.
S&M might get kind of a bad rap, but fun fetishes should never remain untapped. Odds are that there are some closeted kinks who aren’t quite ready to publicly let their freak flags fly for one reason or another. Sex assured: dominance and submission play is a natural desire — there’s something powerfully hot about knowing you are completely in or out of control. Thankfully, the notion that S&M practitioners suffer from a type of mental disorder has fallen by the wayside. Of course, there is definitely some social stigma associated with throwing on your favorite collar and leash and taking a lovely mid-afternoon walk through the dog park, but hey, you win some, you lose some. Sex is all about finding out what turns you on, so don’t shy away if the crack of a whip makes your knees turn to pleather-clad jello.
Also, I lied about getting arrested. That didn’t happen until the ninth grade.
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Nine new projects to be completed in 2009? Yeah right, you’ll be lucky if you get seven. The HAA did get its ducks in a row for a moment when they rallied support to defend against Wayne Dolchefino, I haven’t seen this sort of bluster since Clinton asked what "the definition of ‘is’ is". But at least there is money flowing, and even if Jonathan Glus is worth a wooden nickel at least he’s doling out the dough. Dolchefinko did shine a spotlight on the whole shabby mess, and in the process he made me thankful for the crappy job that the Houston Arts Alliance does.
It’ll take a half million dollars to fix the place, but the GAC deserves to be saved. Between exceptional curator Clint Willour and their plum spot on the Strand the GAC has provenance and potential. Give them your money, give them your time. There are few things more worthwhile in art.
Director of The Station, provocateur extraordinaire, and founder of The Art Car Museum, proletariat institution, Harithas has given Houston more than enough of his sweat and tears. Former Corcoran Director, former Contemporary Arts Museum Senior Curator, founder of the Art Car Parade, Harithas is nothing less than a flesh institution looking to the future at every turn.
When the CAMH started forty years ago it was the Contemporary Arts Association, a homeless org with a mission. Through art wars of the 60s over homegrown vs. international talent the CAMH grew into a proper museum. Jermayne MacAgy was the inspiration for making the museum a home for international giants of contemporary art, and James Harithas made it a home for Houston artists in the 70s. Through the last thirty years the institution has struck a balance between regionalism and internationalism, carving a place for art in Houston and a place for Houston in art.
#6 Mark Flood
Do you know Culturcide? Tom Peters? Perry Webb? Look it up or you may find that you’re just a fucking idiot. Start with the latest issue of ANP Quarterly and work your way back to the late 60s. From collage pop culture monsters, to minimal destructive statements, to layered baroque fragments, Flood just wants you to know: The artworld is a pathetic sham.
#5 Al Souza
A pioneer of post-minimalism in Houston, Souza has never given a fuck about what people think. If you can breathe life into young artists this man has managed to do it- without letting any of them know it. In the meantime he’s managed to throw shows in New York without ever having to deal with that bullshit. Tell me, isn’t that what you’d rather be doing?
Sucker-punch or fly-paper, the Glassell has given Houston a lifeline to the outer world, and integrated its circle of collectors with personable, new artists. Nothing else has contributed more to the current situation, emerging sustainability, than the CORE program and the leisure learning art school of the Glassell. Visiting artists, lectures and critics enrich those close enough to know about it, but in the future it may enliven the entire community.
Houston’s Gulf port predecessor, the oldest settlement in Texas, was decimated by Hurricane Ike. The isle was inundated with a storm surge of 25 feet and 110 mph winds, residents were not allowed back for weeks, humanitarian aid was slow in coming and FEMA has been confirmed as little more than a disguised roulette wheel. Houston may have absorbed 100,000 people due to the disaster. We owe it to Galveston to finally pay some attention to them, and in the process reclaim our own heritage. The Victorian homes of a century ago need our attention, the middle class of Texas’ first city need our patronage and the poor of Galveston need our philanthropic attention. I met a young man named Chavez at this year’s Westheimer Street Festival. He lost his home and his job at the Medical Center. He was working as a dishwasher in a restaurant and apprenticing at a metal shop to make ends meet. All I could do was listen as he rattled off a litany of personal woes. As I asked people to carry signs through the streets like I’M SO SCARED RIGHT NOW and THE’RE ALL BEYOND THE PALE, I thought back to Chavez, and all the reasons why I never should have met him.
#2 Bill White
"When I was a kid people thought the Beatles White Album was radical. Now you hear it play in elevators." With that White put to rest all that Wayne Dolchefinko crap, and any qualms I had about him being the next governor of Texas. Oh, he’s running for the Senate? Oh, ok. Not as cool, but whatever. He held his shit together during Hurricane Ike, and he made it possible to be a non-Republican in Texas. Take that, political hegemony.
Seriously, one fucking house survived? And it was the house that was destroyed in a previous hurricane and rebuilt specifically to withstand hurricane force winds? Damn. I guess we’ve gotta be a little less cowboy about this whole building on the coast in hurricane territory thing. But what a symbol, yo. Beautiful.
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Different Paths to the Middle of the 4-2-5
Sept. 25, 2004
By James Allan
Strap up and wait. The message engrained in the minds of the Frog defense and the linebacker corps is simple. Strap up and wait.
The Frogs' defense in the past five years has been one of the best units in the nation. The 4-2-5 defense that has made the team so successful relies on the linebackers to be stout against the run and versatile enough to make plays in pass coverage.
"In our scheme, it is key for us linebackers to be where we are supposed to be," said Martin Patterson, the veteran member of the bunch. "The bottom line is we need to make plays. It's as simple as that."
The top four individuals on the depth chart, Patterson, sophomore Andrew Ward, redshirt freshman David Hawthorne and senior Logo Tevaseu, all are playmakers for the Frogs, but the routes they've taken to get to Fort Worth have varied. Patterson came to play for his hometown team after playing at nearby DeSoto High School. After not seeing action in his first game as a true freshman, Patterson has played in every single contest of his career in Purple and White. Last season, Patterson enjoyed a breakout year as he eclipsed the 100-tackle plateau for the first time in his career, finishing with 103 stops.
His top battery mate in the group is Ward, a transfer from the University of Colorado. Coming out of Evangel Christian High School, Ward was a four-star recruit who was being recruited by all the schools in the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 South. After a year in Boulder, where he saw action as a true freshman, he decided to leave the team and packed up for a move to play for the Frogs.
Hawthorne arrived at TCU last season and took the more traditional path of a recruit when he was asked to redshirt to adjust to the speed of the college game. The Texas native used the year of learning to his advantage as he made his first career start against SMU on Sept. 11.
"It was tough last year not being able to play," said Hawthorne, who intercepted a pass against the Mustangs. "My whole life I've never stood on the sidelines. My main focus this year has been to get on the field."
Tevaseu came to TCU after playing for two seasons at Santa Rose Junior College in California. At 5-foot-9 inches and 210 1bs., Logo isn't the prototypical linebacker. However, what he lacks in height, he more than makes up for in sheer strength. Tevaseu benches 555 pounds and squats 720, both of which are both top figures among the linebackers.
"I really don't care about size," said Tevaseu, who is one of the top special team players on the team. "I am not into size, statistics, speed or tackles. I don't care about any of that. When it's time to strap up, I just go out there and make plays." Thus far this season, the linebackers have been doing just that - making plays. As you browse through the defensive statistics, all four rank near the top of the list. Patterson (25), Hawthorne (12) and Ward (12) are all among the top five on the team in tackles. Ward's stats are impressive because he piled up all 12 tackles in the season opener before missing the next two games due to injury.
In that season opening tilt, it was Ward's first game action since his freshman season at CU because he had to sit out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. The adrenaline of strapping up for the first time at Amon G. Carter Stadium provided the Frogs with a spark that helped lead to the hard fought victory.
"It was so exciting to get back on the field," said Ward, who spent time at strong safety last fall. "I hadn't played a game in 20 months and I couldn't wait to get back out there. It was a good feeling knowing that all the work that I put in during my time off was worth something since I was able to help us win the ball game."
Besides being the team's top tackler, Patterson has also taken on the role of being one of the team leaders on the defense.
"I definitely take on the responsibility of leading this team," explained Patterson. "But on our defense everyone plays a major part. I look at it where I am only one/11th. Without one person we're going to be off somewhere, so everybody on this defense is important if we're going to win games."
In addition to being a team leader, Patterson has also served as a mentor for Hawthorne. The rookie admits to thinking too much before games, but it's always Patterson who is there to keep his head on straight.
"Before the games, Martin talks to me to calm my nerves because I am constantly thinking about the game," said Hawthorne, who rooms with Patterson before game days. "On the field, he is the coach among the players for us. He point out things he sees and he helps me correct things that I might be doing wrong."
One of the things that Patterson sees out of his teammates on the opposite side of the ball is an offense that regularly puts a whole lot of points on the scoreboard. But before people start jumping on the bandwagon of the high scoring run-and-gun offense and disregard what has been the strength of the TCU team for the past five years, Patterson has one message.
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Discussion in 'Video Games' started by titanbuoy, Jun 29, 2008.
Man I wasted a lot of time on DII. I wonder if there will be a monthly fee this time.
I do not like online games so diablo I was better for me than diablo II
you must be pretty much SOL these days... it seems like everything being released features online play.
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Baby Lali, born on March 11, 2008 in a northern Indian village, has two faces, two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes. Parents Sushma and Vinod Singh are quite happy and the baby is currently being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.
The infant's father claims Lali leads a normal life though she drinks through both mouths and shuts her four eyes at the same time.
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A sea dragon has appeared in the waters near Sandoria, and is destroying every ship that tries to sail from that port ... so every bounty hunter, soldier of fortune, and would-be hero is coming to Sandoria to go out and try to slay the dragon. Unfortunately, Lina, Gourry, and Amelia are trying to get to Sandoria as well - not to fight the sea dragon (if they can help it), but to get to Sanboa, the next stop en route to Sairaag. But it's not easy going; two days ago they got seven groups of do-gooders, yesterday ten, and now they're setting yet another record as they draw closer to the city. Gourry points out that they could go through the Mountains of Tears and avoid Sandoria completely ... but Lina shoots that idea right down, noting that they have Vrumugun, Zangulus, and who-knows-who-else chasing them and going into the "ultra-steep" Mountains of Tears would be suicidal.
But Lina has a plan: it's the sorceress Lina Inverse and the swordsman Gourry Gabriev who are presently being looked for by self-styled "allies of justice." Nobody's going to pay any attention to three beautiful sisters ... right? (Gourry's hair is just right for an Usagi-style hairdo, too ;)
But, as the tallest and (thanks to a brafull of fruit) most buxom of the three, "Lala" (Gourry) catches the eye of another self-proclaimed hero. This one's an over-testosteroned specimen with the traditional big sword, who goes by the name of Volun; while he's trying to impress Lala into letting him sail with the three of them so that he can fight the dragon, he casually mentions how the Dark Lord Shabranigdo was recently reborn ... which Lina knows is true ... and how he was the one who slew Shabranigdo ... which Lina knows for a fact is FALSE, and Amelia has to hold Lina back from tearing this so-called hero to shreds with her bare hands in a fit of rage.
After they've set sail, Volun makes a big show of taking charge of what's going on. Lina and Amelia are relaxing on deck, working on their tans, when Gourry comes running up from "her" room, freaking out.
It's "a bit girly," as one of the real girls describes it upon seeing it - and more than a bit on the cutesy side. Volun actually picks up on this and offers to make the room more boyish, but that doesn't stop "Lily" or "Lulu" from trying to get "Lala" to try on one of the cutest dresses in the batch.
Shortly afterwards, Volun is sharing an ice cream soda with "Lala" on deck; Lina and Amelia are concealed nearby, ready to zap Gourry if he blows their cover. Volun is an over-considerate boyfriend ... or perhaps "suitor" would be a better term, since he proposes to Lala right there! Lina and Amelia, getting thoroughly into the act, are ready to consent to their "sister's" marriage when the sea dragon finally makes its appearance.
Predictably, Volun gets flattened within seconds of making his challenge to the dragon (and inviting Lala to watch him defeat it).
It's a very feminine-looking dragon, but after Gourry gets plunged into the water, he notices that the dragon is actually male, and comments on this to Lina after she hauls him out of the water; Amelia casts Dark Mist to cover their re-entry into Sandoria, and they break out of their costumes and start fighting. Volun tries again, but gets buried under something much like a bag of flower. Seeing the dragon putting powder on its face gives Gourry an idea, and he asks Lina to give him a boost up to its face; after planting his sword squarely in the dragon's nose, he tells Lina to zap the sword with a spell - "anything that involves zapping." Digger Volt seems to fit that description, so she casts ... and the concentrated shock leaves the dragon's face scarred, just like Gourry planned; the big beast promptly flees.
On the next ship to Sanboa, Gourry (back in male clothes, and his armor) explains what happened to Lina: it was a gay dragon, and ruining its looks sapped its will to fight. Volun seems to be nowhere to be found, for which Gourry is thankful - but the bag he was trapped in was loaded onto the ship at the dock, and in fact he is there. And poor Gourry looks so much like Lala that Volun doesn't care whether Gourry happens to be a man or not ...
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Shelbyville's 33-5 run leaves Wilson Central boys behind
Jan 31, 2007 12:00 am
SHELBYVILLE — Saturday's game between Wilson Central and Shelbyville was one of runs.
And the defending state runner-up Golden Eagles had the biggest run early on which proved to be the knockout punch in a 70-51 victory.
Central fired out to a 10-2 lead with forward Daniel Palmer leading the way with a couple of baseline baskets.
But the Eagles, with lightning-fast point guard Deonta Twilley setting up his teammates, soared with a 33-5 streak which opened a 35-15 Shelbyville lead late in the second quarter. Julian Hale hit three first-quarter three-pointers while Emmanuel Andrews added six points in the opening period which ended with the hosts ahead 21-13. Stephen Ransom came off the bench to sink both of his triples in the second to continue the flurry.
"You see why, I think, they're 9-0 in their [District 8-AAA]," Wildcat coach Troy Bond said after Shelbyville moved to 18-5 and Central slipped to 15-8. "We just did not match their intensity very well. We turned the ball over in some big spots. We just did not have a lot of energy today. That's two games in a row that we've just not had the drive that we had been producing since Christmas started.
"I think some of that is our youth and being immature. We just got to dig down and play better."
Palmer, who paced Central with 11 points, scored the final six of the first half and Travis Adkins added two free throws and a putback to begin the second half as the Wildcats cut the deficit in half to 35-25.
But Andrews, who led all scorers with 17, scored seven in the third as Shelbyville went up 55-39 going into the fourth.
Hale hit four triples on his way to 16 points while big man Robby Rowland racked up 16.
Kody Woodard knocked down nine points for Central while Adkins and Teraes Clemmons each added eight, Jarvis Jenkins six, Kelten Stewart four, JaJuan Brooks three and Preston Jenkins two.
Central will return home and to District 9-AAA for a Tuesday visit from Smyrna.
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Previous studies in cancer causation have often concluded that exposure to carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting chemicals, for example, organochlorines (OC) - found in pesticides and plastics - occurs at concentrations that are too low to be considered a major factor in cancerous disease. Now new research at the University of Liverpool, published in the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, has found that exposure even to small amounts of these chemicals may result in an increased risk of developing cancer - particularly for infants and young adults.
The research consisted of systematic reviewing of recent studies and literature concerning the environment and cancer, and was supported by the Cancer Prevention and Education Society. Professor Vyvyan Howard and John Newby, from the University's Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, also found that genetic variations, which can predispose some people to cancer, may interact with environmental contaminants and produce an enhanced effect.
Professor Howard said: "Organochlorines are persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which disperse over long distances and bioaccumulate in the food chain. For humans the main source of OC exposure is from diet, primarily through meat and dairy products. Children are exposed to dioxin, a by-product of OCs, through food; dioxin and other POPs can also cross the placenta and endanger babies in the womb. Breastfed infants can be exposed to OCs with endocrine disrupting properties that have accumulated in breast milk. Our research looks at involuntary exposure to these chemicals in the air, food and water.
"Environmental contaminants - in particular synthetic pesticides and organochlorines with hormone-disrupting properties - could be a major factor in causing hormone-dependent malignancies such as breast, testicular and prostate cancers. Preventative measures for these types of cancer have focused on educating the public about the danger of tobacco smoke, improving diet and promoting physical activity. We should now, however, be focusing on trying to reduce exposure to problematic chemicals."
The research team has also looked at anecdotal evidence, from practicing physicians in pre-industrial societies, which suggests that cancerous disease was rare amongst particular communities, such as the Canadian Inuits and Brazilian Indians. This suggests that cancer is a disease of industrialisation.
Professor Howard added: "The World Health Organisation estimates that between one and five percent of malignant disease in developed countries is attributed to environmental factors; but our research suggests this figure may have been underestimated."
Jamie Page, Chairman of Cancer Prevention and Education said: "This research is very important and suggests that there are links between chemicals and cancer. It is our opinion that if progress if to be made in the fight against cancer, far more attention and effort must be made to reduce human exposure to harmful chemicals."
Professor Howard's finding will be published in the Taylor & Francis Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and can be viewed at www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13590847.asp
Notes to editors
1. Increasing cancer incidence in the United Kingdom from 1971-1999; (Office for National Statistics 1971-99)
2. Worldwide since 1990 cancer incidence has increased by 19% and cancer incidence rates are set to increase by 50% by 2020. (World Cancer Report 2003, Frankiish, 2003, Shibuya et al., 2002)
3. The overall rate of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer incidence rate is increasing by 1.5% per annum. (Birch et al., 2002, Stiller, 2002, McNally et al., 2002)
4. The University of Liverpool is one of the UK's leading research institutions. It attracts collaborative and contract research commissions from a wide range of national and international organisations valued at more than £90 million annually.
5. The objectives of The Cancer Prevention and Education Society are 'to advance education and relieve sickness by the publication and dissemination of research and reduction in the incidence of cancer.' More information about the CPES can be found on www.cancerpreventionsociety.org
6. Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine is a quarterly Journal published by Taylor and Francis. The editorial scope includes allergy and environmental medicine. International in outlook and in content, the journal's original articles and state-of-the-art reports on current clinical practice are peer reviewed by practising clinicians and researchers.
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On the Verge: Dustin Spagnola
With an art degree from Warren Wilson College and a reverence for aesthetics, Dustin Spagnola once found inspiration in places most people never notice. His earlier works, re-creating the decay of old buildings, were heavily textured with plaster, acrylic and spray paints, and peppered with street art. The depictions of crumbling urban walls were displayed in galleries among high art. Though according to Spagnola, they “weren’t saying anything new.”
Since then, his work has shifted from abstract expressionism to representational art with a new message that both popularizes and memorializes some of America’s marginalized heroes.
The change came when a friend challenged him to showcase humanity’s positive truths, he turned to an image that was at the forefront of almost every American’s mind in early 2008. Titled Patriot & Terrorist, two towering boards showed Barack Obama set against a mottled gray-white background. The piece sold quickly.
Today, a large painting of the Nigerian-born Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti hangs in Spagnola’s studio. It’s one in a body of paintings that portrays the most popularized images of black heroes; individuals whose influences on history are monumental: Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Malcolm X, John
Coltrane, and the list goes on.
At first glance, these immediately recognizable images may come across as pop art. Even his method of digitally altering images found on the Internet, and wheat pasting (an adhesive often used by graffiti artists) them onto his textured backgrounds may seem lowbrow. But Spagnola extensively researches his subjects, and his paintings are intentional and powerful.
“I see a loss of important things,” he says. “The greatest disservice is to not think of everything that has come before us.” Spagnola’s paintings are both an homage to these icons and a study in human virtues. And his newest pieces, larger-than-life images of the Sioux Native American Crazy Horse, push forward in that effort to popularize those who represent greater truths. | <urn:uuid:50e48395-c27d-4145-a52f-308a2ece01ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wncmagazine.com/otv/on_the_verge/dustin_spagnola | 2013-05-21T06:03:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963831 | 454 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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You may not see me everyday but that doesn't mean you could forget my rank : Elite.
5 years as a member.
Always blame yosup.
There's only one true rule of Cheat Happens.
Internet to slow? Blame yosupLoose a life? Blame yosupHave the runs? Blame yosupGrandma dead? Blame yosup
Dammit yosup... steam is crashing a lot
Hi. I just joined Cheat Happens today, so I figured I would introduce myself. I come in peace. LOL.
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By Cabrone D. Brewer
There’s a renewed interest in the air surrounding the State Fair of Texas — and we’re not taking about the smell of deep fried salsa balls.
It’s been called one of the greatest rivalries in the history of college football and for the 106th time, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 11 Texas will battle Saturday afternoon in Dallas for bragging rights along the Red River.
Both teams enter this year’s installment of the Red River Rivalry with unblemished records and national championship dreams, but something has to give in a high-stakes encounter pinning Oklahoma’s prolific offense against Texas’ powerful defense. | <urn:uuid:51b4b000-2621-4c02-96d0-785847437078> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/tag/cotton-bowl/ | 2013-05-21T06:17:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929488 | 141 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
SonderkommandosSonderkommandos were groups of Nazi death camp prisoners forced to aid the killing process.
They did not participate directly in the killing (though they did accompany the victims to the gas chambers—killing was reserved for the guards), and their primary responsibility was disposing of the corpses. They were forced into the position, but accepted it because it meant a few more months of life. After their terms, each group of Sonderkommandos was killed. They also led the revolts in Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz. Finally, a small handful survived. For personal accounts of a Sonderkommando there are a number of books including Eyewitness Auschwitz by Filip Müller. | <urn:uuid:abc3f628-7f73-4740-bcf4-65a575df6d19> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/s/sonderkommandos.html | 2013-05-21T06:24:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978292 | 151 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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I’m generally loathe to drag my personal life into this space, but yours truly had the good fortune to holiday in beautiful Vietnam last month and I return with stories to share and advice to dispense. Obvious highlights included the exotic street food (both yummers and inexpensive), the beaches (absolutely stunning), the historic and cultural attractions (sobering but shot through with a potent optimism), and the moto-madness that gives pulse (and soundtrack) to the country’s largest cities, Saigon and Hanoi, but naturally enough, I also mixed in a bit of t-spotting on my travels.
From humble tourist tees to curious, lost-in-translation slogans to bootlegged street gear, I’ve compiled 15 of my finds below (in no particular order, mind you). Some are directly topical, others a bit less so…
1. If any one t-shirt dials in the manic quality of life on Pham Ngu Lao, the hub of Saigon’s backpacker district, this is it.
2. Purchased by the author as a keepsake. Total price: $80,000 dong (VND), or roughly $4 (USD).
4. Ownership is a something of moving target in ‘Nam and merchandise of a dubious origin is commonplace as a result.
The shirt below, purchased in Hanoi, advertises a location that doesn’t exist (and, hence, the appeal).
5. On a related note, here’s a reproduction of an early Threadless joint, The Communist Party. The blank’s color is off (red, not brown) but the print itself was a reasonably close facsimile of the original. The irony — Communist bootleggers reappropriating their political iconography as spoofed by American Yankees, all for profit — was not lost on this observer. Everybody’s selling something…
Also available in tote form:
6. “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” — K. Marx
7. Mario, as filtered through heroic agitprop. This one’s for our friend Coty Gonzales.
8. A just question.
9. Likewise, one wonders if there’s a disconnect here between the model and the message.
10. The meaning here is lost on me, but the panda-on-bicycle motif is plenty adorable.
11. Snake isn’t a particularly popular dish in Vietnam, but it is available at select locations (generally those with a Russian clientele). Alas, I opted for crocodile (which, conveniently enough, tastes like “chicken-fish”).
12. Double trouble.
13. One final souvenir. I thought the arrangement here was particularly clean.
14. It’s a small world: on my last day in country, I spied a fellow Portlander (Oregon) garbed in a Clyde Common tee, a restaurant of growing repute.
15. Admittedly, this last design isn’t a proper tee (no need to get all knit picky, now is there?), but is included here for the eye-popping pattern (and her wonderful, goofy smile).
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Ever wonder how to get your digital booklets into iBooks? All of us probably have some sort of digital booklet we received as part of an album in iTunes, right? To be honest, I never really viewed them because I would typically be on the go when the mood struck, not necessarily sitting on front of a computer.
Well, did you know you can "convert" your digital booklets in iTunes to make them viewable in iBooks? This is so easy, it should be illegal. We'll show you how after the break! | <urn:uuid:94ece95d-5eff-4796-9f0f-3a82dc80d5c9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.imore.com/tag/101/ | 2013-05-21T06:18:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972578 | 112 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Disclaimer: I did not write this article. This was written by T.P. Grant, who works at bloodyelbow.com. I read this and got his permission to post it on here.
It seems amazing how written off former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez is in his rematch with current champion Junior dos Santos. It is very understandable that the image of dos Santos knocking Velasquez out is hard to get out of one's head when breaking down this fight, but it seems next to no-one is predicting things to go any differently.
This is a bit shocking as a look at the history of the sport pretty clearly demonstrates that second meetings between fighters rarely, if ever, proceed along in the same path as the first. Chuck Liddell was knocked out by Randy Couture in their first match and then Liddell proceeded to win their next two meetings, Tim Sylvia was submitted in under a minute by Andrei Arlovski and then went on to beat him twice. Even when the result doesn't change the fights vary, Chael Sonnen dominated 4 rounds and 4 minutes against Anderson Silva before getting triangle choked the first time around, but in their second fight Sonnen didn't make it out of the second round.
There are just too many variables in an MMA fight that change from match to match and moment to moment for things to play out in the same fashion. And within these variables there is a perfectly plausible path to victory for Velasquez in this rematch that is being largely ignored.
While we did learn about how Velasquez and dos Santos match up in their first fight there is still much more of that story to be told. One big question that has yet to be answered: Is dos Santos able to stop Velasquez from taking him down once the distance is closed? Nobody knows the answer to that question because we have yet to see those two fighters engage in the clinch.
It is very difficult to tie dos Santos up as he normally engages from a long distance, lunges in for strikes, and then breaks distance again before he can be engaged in the clinch. The answer for Cain is put dos Santos' back to the cage and take away the knock out power by staying clinched with dos Santos.
From there dos Santos would be faced with the best wrestler he has faced in his career, both in terms of credentials and ability in an MMA context. Velasquez is an excellent clinch grappler and has preferred takedowns from the clinch both in his college and MMA career. Cain was an All-American wrestler at powerhouse school Arizona State and has shown excellent wrestling skills in MMA. So it isn't unreasonable to think that Velasquez is capable of dragging dos Santos to the mat.
Once on the mat Velasquez is a fierce top position grappler, having won nearly every fight in his career by (T)KO from strikes on the ground. Some will point to the fact that dos Santos is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while Velasquez is just a brown belt, but often comparing belt colors means very little in modern MMA. Velasquez's years of wrestling has given him fantastic balance and pressure from the top, often referred to as "base", and as a result Velasquez is excellent at staying on top of his opponents. In his most recent fight Velasquez brutalized Brazilan Jiu Jitsu black belt Antonio Silva on the ground, and there is no reference to suggest how dos Santos would fair off his back against such an accomplished grappler as Velasquez.
One of the big questions is: How does Velasquez close that distance safely? Last time Velasquez seemed too content to settle in on the feet and try to counter dos Santos' wide punches, but Velasquez isn't a defensive wizard when it comes to striking.
This represents the biggest advantage for dos Santos as nobody has figured out how to effectively close distance against him, but it is also worth noting that the only time dos Santos has ever rematched against a fighter he suffered his first loss. Now clearly dos Santos is a very different fighter than when he lost to Joaquim Ferreira, but there is something to be said about having a better feel for an opponent's distance and timing in a rematch, it could just be the edge Velasquez needs to safely clinch.
I am not trying to say Velasquez is a lock to win, I am however saying that he should not so easily be written off. He is a very talented heavyweight, with only one career loss, in the midst of his fighting prime, and is clearly one of the best heavyweights of this current era. While he clearly could be dropped by another big Junior dos Santos punch, stop expecting him to go quietly because you may be in for a nasty surprise. | <urn:uuid:e3ee18c2-fb29-46b5-b3de-872cf59cd7d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mmamania.com/2012/12/27/3810048/ufc-155-the-case-for-cain-velasquez | 2013-05-21T05:12:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980184 | 978 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Well after the summer off from modeling (not by choice) I opened up a new kit. A military kit at that. Well since olive drab is just that I decided to build this as a decommissioned truck. Cab and frame colors are duplicolor Cherry red and the front fenders are black pearl.
Not for the Military Purist
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Deal brings Texas Hold'em to China
Playtech and Sino Strategic International (SSI) announced today that they've inked a deal that will make them the first major distributor of Texas Hold'em Poker in China.
Playtech is a listed international designer, developer and licensor of software for the online and land-based gaming industry.
SSI is a diversified investment holding company with much of its primary operation in the Chinese gaming, internet and mobile media markets. Its subsidiary, Shanghai Kelo, operates the largest corporate retail gaming network in China.
Shanghai Kelo recently had its licensing in China extended for the next five years. The five year software licensing agreement between SSI and Playtech will help make that extension worthwhile as they launch Texas Hold'em poker in China in the coming months.
After a testing, approval and implementation period, SSI also plans to start a selection of Playtech powered P2P Chinese tournament games. First they will be poker games, and other games such as mahjong, Do Di Zhu and others may be added in the future.
"This is a major development for both Playtch and SSI bringing the Play for Real P2P tournament gaming experience to China at appropriately licensed gaming outlets for the first time," said Playtech CEO Avigur Zmora.
He commented that the Chinese market is a vast and exciting marketplace, and Playtech is well positioned to assist operators in rolling out new gaming products in accordance with Chinese regulations.
"Playtech is increasingly Asian-facing, and this transaction is another milestone in further diversifying the geographical reach of the business and its customer base," Zmora said.
Richard Li, SSI chief operating officer, also expressed his company's satisfaction with the agreement and the direction it will take SSI.
"In Playtech we have found a software provider that has a clear understanding of the Asian gaming marketplace and who understands the intricacies of gaming in China," he said.
With the implementation of up to 5,000 terminals by Playtech, SSI's gaming terminal network will expand significantly. Li said the company also plans to expand its network to other parts of China over the next five years. | <urn:uuid:6cbbdc08-49f5-4953-8237-d6391c87e6d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pokerlistings.com/deal-brings-texas-holdem-to-china | 2013-05-21T06:03:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962956 | 451 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Satyam to Consider Additional Strategic Actions
Services Ltd. (NYSE: SAY), a leading global consulting and IT services
provider, today announced that the next meeting of its Board of Directors has
been rescheduled to
“Satyam’s Board of Directors recognizes the serious nature of certain
questions raised by the events of the last two weeks,” said
Chairman and Founder of Satyam. “In order to ensure that these questions are
properly addressed, and that the interests of stakeholders are fully and
carefully considered, Satyam has decided to broaden the scope of its
deliberations beyond a possible buy-back of its stock.”
Additional possible actions include:
— Measures to strengthen Satyam’s governance structure, including
increasing the size and altering the composition of the board.
— Conducting a review of the company’s strategic options to enhance
shareholder value. The company has engaged DSP Merrill Lynch to assist in
— Addressing issues arising from a possible dilution of the promoter’s
stake in the company.
The board is expected to make recommendations on these matters at the
“Satyam takes the interests of its stakeholders very seriously, and we
will take whatever steps are necessary to reinforce their trust and confidence
in the company,” Mr. Raju added.
Satyam (NYSE: SAY), a leading global business and information technology
services company, delivers consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing
solutions to clients in 20* industries and more than 65* countries.
Satyam leverages deep industry and functional expertise, leading
technology practices, and an advanced, global delivery model to help clients
transform their highest-value business processes and improve their business
performance. The company’s 52,865* professionals excel in engineering and
product development, supply chain management, client relationship management,
business process quality, business intelligence, enterprise integration, and
infrastructure management, among other key capabilities.
Satyam development and delivery centers in the US,
690* clients, including 185* Fortune 500. For more information, see
*As of September 30, 2008 Satyam Contacts: For clarifications, write to us at MediaRelations@Satyam.com Or contact: Jim Swords, 703-877-2225 (office), or 571-294-1111 (cell) firstname.lastname@example.org
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of section 27A of Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements
contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. Satyam undertakes no duty to update any forward-
looking statements. For a discussion of the risks associated with our
business, please see the discussions under the heading “Risk Factors” in our
report on Form 6-K concerning the quarter ended
the Securities and Exchange Commission on
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These
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Marty Deeks was forced to re-use an old alias Tuesday night on NCIS: Los Angeles, which led to an interesting character examination of both Deeks and Max Gentry.
Max let us see a new side of the shaggy, happy-go-lucky LAPD liaison, one that shed more light on his troubled upbringing and made him seem surprisingly complex.
At what point did the alias stop being an alias? How much of Deeks' feelings weren't an act? Particularly when dealing with Ray's wife, that line was distinctly blurred.
Kensi's reaction summed it up perfectly. She was stunned, as were we, by the dark, supremely confident version of her partner - and more than a little jealous. Read More... | <urn:uuid:c4b39b5a-800f-44df-b181-1160589781c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sidereel.com/posts/161103-review-ncis-los-angeles-review-the-mysterious-max-gentry | 2013-05-21T06:04:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699730479/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102210-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982314 | 156 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Sunday, February 17, 2013
SIR - I have been visiting the town since a babe in arms and have close relatives and friends in Sidmouth to this day. My aunt used to hire a beach hut for many years for two or three weeks in the summer for the family to use and latterly, up until 2011, we ourselves have hired a hut for the next generation of my family, and myself, for at least one period during each year.
I am saddened to discover that the council has decided to block the availability for hire to everyone, except residents in the county and who now have to hire for a whole season.
We have made lifelong friends through meeting at our beach hut and our family would have continued to enjoy such happy times in the future as the younger generation are growing up.
It is very inconsiderate and mean-minded of the council to exclude anyone who is willing to pay the rent for a short hire [possibility because it would be a little more difficult for them to handle the bookings] although at the right price more monies could be collected should some of the huts be let for one or two weeks at a time.
We have always had a great affinity for Sidmouth but feel a little let down and rejected now that one of our reasons for bringing the family, apart from visiting the relatives, was to enjoy the beach - and having the use of a beach hut was the icing on the cake.
ED: An East Devon District Council (EDDC) spokesman said: “This lady is correct that short term lets are no longer offered, and haven’t been for over a year. However she is mistaken about long term lets only being available to people who live in the county - anyone can join the waiting list.
“The background to the change is that the concessionaire who ran the short-term lets retired, and no-one could be found to replace them.
“We tried to continue the service for a while, but it created a costly administrative burden which in tight times couldn’t be justified, especially given the existing demand for long term lets in the area.
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More selection for chimp genes
Study claims more chimp genes than human underwent adaptive evolution
More chimpanzee genes than human genes
have gone through positive Darwinian selection
, according to a study
published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
. The authors propose that natural selection has been more effective in chimpanzees because they have had larger effective population sizes.
"The results are really important if they're true, because I think they reverse our bias that natural selection has operated more aggressively on humans," said David Reich
of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., who was not involved in the study.
have looked for positively selected genes in chimpanzees and humans, "but they never compared the numbers between the two species," said senior author Jianzhi Zhang
of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Led by Margaret A. Bakewell, also of the University of Michigan, the researchers adjusted previous methods of measuring positive selection to correct "potential biases and make a fair comparison" between human and chimp genes, Zhang said. Instead of using the mouse genome as an outgroup they used the macaque
genome. They made comparisons with a 4X chimpanzee genome sequence, which has fewer errors than the draft sequence
, and they also developed an improved statistical method
for detecting positive selection, Zhang said.
The researchers analyzed nearly 14,000 human and chimpanzee genes. They found statistical signs of positive selection in 233 chimpanzee genes and 154 human genes. They also found that more chimpanzee genes appear to have gone through negative, or purifying, selection.
"Both of these results can be explained by population genetics theories," according to Zhang. "Population size determines how effective selection is. If a population is very big, selection is more effective.... Random factors become more important when the sample is small." Though the number of humans living on the planet currently dwarfs that of chimpanzees, population geneticists refer to an effective population size, the number of breeding individuals in an idealized population. The long-term effective population size of chimpanzees has been about five times larger than that of humans, Zhang told The Scientist
It's "potentially true" that the researchers' result can be explained by population size differences, said Reich, but "to be really convinced, I'd like them to do some computer simulations."
Differences in quality between the human and chimpanzee genome sequences could have influenced the researchers' results, Reich added. The human sequence still contains fewer errors than the available chimpanzee sequence, he said. Even with sequence of similar quality, it's possible that the genes the authors identified did not actually go through positive selection, said Bruce Lahn
of the University of Chicago, who did not participate in the study. "The two species are so similar in sequence that it's actually very hard to find positively selected genes," he said. Identifying positively selected genes with confidence, he said, requires more information, such as data on polymorphisms within a species.
The authors did look at functional differences between genes that went through positive selection. Most of these genes were from functional classes not previously recognized as important in human or chimp evolution, such as genes involved in protein metabolism, mRNA transcription, transcriptional regulation, Zhang said. "We still know very little about which traits have been under positive selection during human and chimpanzee evolution."
However, it's difficult to be sure about genes' functions from this type of study, said Ajit Varki
of the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the work. "In many cases, you're not sure what the function is. And many genes have multiple functions," he told The Scientist
The screen failed to find evidence for positive selection of two genes involved in brain development and cognition - ASPMM
- that studies have previously identified as positively selected genes in the human lineage. Zhang and Lahn agreed that the discrepancy likely results from differences in statistical power between the methods used in the current study and those used in previous work, which also incorporated polymorphism data.
As positive selection "is just one of the many mechanisms of evolution," Varki said, the study may overlook important mechanisms including gene deletion and expression changes. Thus this screen "just gives you a list to start looking at," Varki said. "The genome-wide approach can only go so far, and then you have to start looking at individual genes."
Melissa Lee Phillips
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Are these sentences correct:
1-I talked to Jane, tall, dark and beautiful, in the garden.
2-I talked to Jane in the garden, tall, dark and beautiful.
(Jane is tall, dark and beautiful).
I'd say the first is OK, but the second doesn't link up well.
Re: adjectival clause
When one uses adjectives in this manner, they have to follow the noun they describe. Number 2 is rather comical.
Originally Posted by navi
- I talked to the tall, dark, beautiful Jane as we stood in the garden on that lovely spring night.
Thanks TDOL, Mike and RonBee.
I talked to THE tall, dark beautiful Jane ...
I talked to tall, dark beautiful Jane...
The first might give the impression that there is more than one Jane (and would definitely be used in the case were there indeed is more than one Jane). If there is only one Jane, then I think both could be used.
Well, if I say I talked to tall, dark, beautiful Jane it makes it seem like tall, dark, beautiful is part of her name. Perhaps:
- As I walked into the garden there stood Jane. I remembered that someone had described her to me as tall, dark and beautiful. She was easily a foot taller than the average woman, and her ebony hair glistened in the moonlight. She looked like a dream come true.
What do you think?
I think I know the Jane you're talking about!
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