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We did not start off our family plan wanting to adopt. We went the traditional route because that was our plan. Adoption was on our radar, we had several friends who had adopted but we thought that we would consider doing that later. We would adopt an older kid after we were done having kids of our own. (See how out of the adoption loop I was since I hadn't been educated on all the nuances of adoption language.)
However, it was not going to be easy for us. I have friends who can plan a vacation and know that they will conceive on that trip. It took us four years to become pregnant with our son. He is amazing and truly a gift from God. We started trying again when he was 6 months old. He just turned 5. We did not truly realize what a gift he was until our testing was done. Infertility is the most humiliating and disheartening experience anyone can go through. We both tested infertile. We had always assumed it was just me since I had had problems since I was a teenager. The day I found out I cried, but my heart was already changing. I cried not because of the bad news but because I realized then what a gift my son was. There is almost no reason for us to have him, but he is here. For that, I am grateful.
I know that there are people in the adoption world who say that adoption is never plan b. While I believe that that is true for God, it belittles the struggle to conceive for many. I would hear constantly that so and so was pregnant and they were not even trying. I was always genuinely happy for them but it stung a little as well. I would always wonder why them and not me? I was trying so hard and doing all that I could, what more did I need to do?
It was not my plan. I had planned to get married sometime during grad school and have kids sometime during or immediately following so I wouldn't interrupt my great career. Then I met my husband and we got married two weeks after graduation for me. I did not go to grad school. I followed him to Kentucky. I did finally go back to school, but for a second BS and graduated in 2009. My husband was looking for a job and interviewing all over the country. I too was looking for a job and one perfect for my husband popped into my job search. It was the only local company he interviewed with and was the perfect offer. Why am I going into this? Because the week after he accepted his new position someone introduced me to Megan's blog. She was going to the same church and even co-taught the high school Sunday school class with my husband but we had never met or spoken. This was November 2009.
I started reading and was really feeling myself pulled towards adoption, but I was not ready to give up my plan yet. We decided to do one round of treatment. We knew that this would be successful. I was one of the lucky ones and stepped out in faith and went on the MRG retreat. I found the most amazing group to belong to. After the retreat was our final try. I was already worrying that if I had twins, I might not be able to adopt. It did not work. Our plan was not going to be. We both needed time. I needed to grieve, he needed to grieve. We wanted to adopt but it is a total change of heart.
We had already planned that if this round failed we were done and moving to adoption. We needed time. We thought we would start in the spring of 2012. That would give us the time to pay off some more debt and be ready. We started researching countries and agencies, and by we, I mean me. I will say that I have the best husband in the world. He cooks, cleans, does laundry, takes care of the outside, and lets me sleep in on the weekends. He has always been on board with the adoption. I have not had to convince him that this is what we are supposed to do. He is the one that pushed up our timeline. So we started saving in May of 2011. We signed with our agency in October and are in the process of our home study. I know that adoption did not start out as our plan A but it is our plan A now. I know that I am not adopting because I was infertile. I am infertile because my child(ren) are out there waiting to be adopted. This is where I am supposed to be and what I am supposed to be doing. I just couldn't get there without the struggle.
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Smithfield Foods and the Quest for Large-Scale, Sustainable Pork
Smithfield Foods and the Quest for Large-Scale, Sustainable Pork
Unless you avoid pork for religious reasons, you've probably eaten pork products from Smithfield Foods: the bacon or sausage in a McDonald's Egg McMuffin, Armour-Eckrich bologna or ham, pork from Bob Evans or Jimmy Dean's, an Esskay hot dog at Baltimore's Camden Yards, and quite likely your Easter ham.
Smithfield is a pork giant. It has 49 factories, 500 or so hog farms, 48,000 employees and about $11 billion in revenues in FY2010. It slaughtered about 27 million animals last year in the U.S. "We're the largest pork producer in the world, by a long shot," says Dennis Treacy, the company's chief sustainability officer.
Yes, Smithfield has a chief sustainability officer -- and that may surprise you if you remember reading horror stories about Smithfield's confined animal feeding operations (CAFO's), its problems managing pig manure, its labor conflicts or animal welfare issues in places like The New York Times and Rolling Stone. The company was featured -- not in a flattering way -- in the movie Food Inc. and sued by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Treacy had problems with Smithfield, too, before joining the company. In fact, Treacy, who was the director of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the state of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 under Republican Gov. Jim Gilmore, once sued Smithfield for polluting the state's waters. (You can look it up here.) In 1997, Smithfield was fined $12 million, one of the largest fines at the time, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.
Now, though, Treacy says Smithfield has cleaned up not just the water but its own act. He's been with the company for nine years, and says he was hired to make the company more sustainable and improve its reputation. "We have slowly but surely built a sustainability program," he says. "It's the right thing to do, and everybody wants to work for a company that is respected."
I met Dennis earlier this week in Washington. He seems like a good guy, and he's spent his career on environmental issues -- he studied fisheries and wildlife at Virginia Tech, got a law degree from Lewis and Clark in Oregon, which is a top environmental law school, and he lives on a small farm near Richmond where he and his wife raise chickens and rabbits.
There's solid evidence, too, that Smithfield is changing. The company settled with Waterkeeper, which praised its remediation efforts. After a long and bitter battle with union organizers, workers got to vote, formed a union and negotiated a contract with Smithfield. The company got 36 notices of environmental violations in 2009, the last year in which it reported data, and paid $81,726 in fines -- which isn't zero, but it's far less than $12 million and its numbers are generally moving in the right direction. "We've got 48,000 employees out there," Dennis told me, "and while we're having this discussion, one of them is doing something wrong. This is a really tough industry. Many of our facilities are old." The company published a 101-page corporate social responsibility report, disclosing more than anyone would want to know about its greenhouse gas emissions, water use, employee safety record, community giving, etc.
Treacy says there are several reasons why Smithfield has changed. No company likes running up big legal fees or paying big fines. Some of its "green" initiatives deliver directly to the bottom line -- for example, it captures methane emissions and turns them into electricity at its big pork processing plant in Tar Heel, N.C. Besides that, some of its biggest customers -- Walmart and McDonald's, notably -- have insisted that their suppliers become more environmentally responsible.
"The McDonald's of the world don't want people attacking their brand. Neither does Walmart," Dennis said. "Neither do we." As part of the Walmart-driven Sustainability Index, Smithfield has joined with other pork producers to fund research at the University of Arkansas to better measure the carbon footprint of pork production, from farm to plate.
Still, Smithfield is a prime example of what critics like to describe as "industrial agriculture" or "factory farms." There's nothing bucolic about raising pigs for the mass market. Pigs don't wander free. They're raised indoors, in crowded barns. Their manure drops through slats in the floor and is flushed through underground pipes into giant, smelly lagoons. This creates what Smithfield likes to call a "natural fertilizer" which is then spread or sprayed onto fields where corn, soybeans, Bermuda grass or other crops are grown. (See the chart below, from Smithfield; click to make it larger.)
All of Smithfield's farms s meet ISO 14001 standards, an environmental standard that requires third-party certification. "This is one of the most highly regulated activities there is in the environmental field," Dennis says, adding wryly: "We can't afford to make a mistake given the reputation we enjoy."
Given Smithfield's sorry history, those of us who pay attention to sustainability would do well to withhold cheers, at least for now. We'll see how the company performs for the next few years.
Beyond that, we should about the bigger questions about whether it makes sense to grow vast amounts of corn and soybeans to feed pigs to create animal protein. Many people argue that meat production is bad for the planet and eating as much meat as Americans do (twice global averages) is unlikely to be good for health, although the science isn't entirely settled. See Mark Bittman on the evils of meat and a different view from Gary Taubes (Is Sugar Toxic?), both from The New York Times.)
Tomorrow, we'll look at a different approach to meat -- an idea known as Meatless Mondays, that comes not from PETA but from a global corporation that feeds tens of millions of people every day.
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Bilberry Berry
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 15, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Bilberry Berry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Bilberry berry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a shrub that bears edible berries. It is a large family of plants that have many related species as well. The Bilberry berry is also known as blueberry, whortleberry, whinberry, windberry, myrtle blueberry and also black hearts.
The Bilberry berry is cultivated in temperate and subartic regions and is related to blueberries but appear much smaller and are darker in color. The Bilberry berry and the Bilberry leaves are used in many medicinal treatments. The berries can also be used for food stuffs like in jams, juices and for fillings for pies.
History and Origin
The Bilberry berries were historically collected and eaten or were made into many different types of food. This plant is very difficult to cultivate and in many parts of Europe, it is collected in public lands. It may be confused with the blueberry especially in several European languages.
Ancient Uses
In ancient times, the Bilberry berry is usually used as a food but the leaves of the Bilberry plant is also used as a poultice for burns, wounds, boils as well as for skin infections.
Modern Uses
The Bilberry berry actually contains chemicals called tannins that have been found to be very effective in the treatment of many different types of gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea, stomach pains, indigestion, bloating and even gas. Tannins also help in reducing inflammations of the oral cavity and lessen throat irritation.
Chemicals that are found in the Bilberry berry can also lower blood sugar levels that could benefit people with diabetes. It can also lower cholesterol levels and can ultimately lower blood pressure as well. The effect of the Bilberry berry in the circulatory system can benefit people that suffer with chest pain, atherosclerosis and varicose veins.
The Bilberry berry also has anti inflammatory functions that can be effective for arthritis, gout and skin problems. It can also help improve blood circulation that can treat hemorrhoids. The Bilberry berry is also proven effective in the treatment of urinary tract infections and kidney infections.
The effect of eating Bilberry berries to improve night vision is just an old wives tale. However there have been studies conducted regarding the therapeutic effects of Bilberry berry in inhibiting macular degeneration.
Bilberry berries have a very high antioxidant content; it can help speed up cell regeneration and thus has become a common ingredient in anti aging skin products.
Side Effects
Little is known of the effect of the Bilberry berry in pregnant and breastfeeding women so it is definitely contraindicated. It may also pose a risk to very young children. If you would like to use Bilberry berry extracts and dietary supplements for your illness, consult your doctor or herbalist first. Bilberry berries may lower blood sugar so it is definitely important to monitor your blood sugar levels especially when you are taking diabetes medications. It may also interfere with the effect of other medications so it is best to consult your doctor regarding its use.
Taking Bilberry berry extracts and food products made from Bilberry berries such as jams and juices are safe and there are no side effects whatsoever in taking more than recommended when it is in this form.
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In one of the most woeful offensive title games the NCAA has seen in a while, the city of Houston witnessed third seeded UConn managed to end #8 Butler's Cinderella story by defeating it for its third title in a stingy 53-41 win. The winners were led by their star Kemba Walker, who needed 19 shots to reach 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, while Shelvin Mack was the Bulldogs' lone player in double digits, scoring 13 points on a woeful 4 from 15, all three point makes.
UConn also got help from its other starters, with Jeremy Lamb ending up with 12 points and 7 rebounds and center Alex Oriakhi going for an efficient 11 points on 5-6 shooting and 11 rebounds.
Butler had the worst title game shooting performance in NCAA history, missing a shocking 52 shots from 64 attempts, which also makes it the third worst shooting performance in NCAA tournament history, while its 12 field goals were the 2nd least as well. The Huskies dominated the game in every single way possible, despite having a lousy night shooting as well (19 for 55, 34.55%), by limiting the Bulldogs to a frustrating 3 made shots from inside the arc, which helped the Huskies win the battle of the paint 26-2. Butler's bench had no field goals, and managed to score on 2 points on guard Ronald Noren's two free throw makes, although UConn's bench wasn't that better, scoring 12 points on a miserable 4 from 17 shots. The 94 combined points by UConn and Butler is the fewest in a National Championship game since 1950.
Despite the horrific performance, and making only one 2 point shot on a hook shot by forward Andrew Smith, Butler managed to lead the first half 22-19. Yet it went dead cold in the second half, going for 13 minutes and 26 seconds scoring only one field goal, putting UConn back in the game, and increasing the lead to as much as 14 points, making coach Jim Calhoun the oldest coach at 68 to ever win an NCAA championship and add him to the elite company of John Wooden, Adolph Rupp, Mike Krzyzewski, and Bob Knight as the only coaches to win the NCAA tournament 3 times.
Since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, Kemba Walker's 23.5 PPG is the 6th highest scoring performance by a player whose team won the national title. With this loss, Butler becomes the 4th team to lose consecutive title games. UConn's 1 from 11 on the 3 point line tied Duke for the lowest 3 point percentage in a National Championship game.


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The ability to adapt to change is the most crucial trait that a person, a company or a nation that wants to excel in the 21st century can posses. And what is change if not creativity and innovation? Being innovative means improving on what is already in existence. Being innovative is therefore essential to gaining a competitive edge in every area of life. Innovation cannot be ignored.
I would like to thank the 'father of intanational innovation' for giving us the oppotunity to realise our potential in terms of creativity and innovation, by bringing the university to BOTSWANA. I was one of the people who have talent in architecture, but because of some other reasons i didnt complete my BGCSE,which is the highst education level in Botswana that allow you to go to university.so i cudnt manage to enter UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA. But after you opened LIMKOKWING BOTSWANA i managed to find a place in 2008, doing ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY, And right now i am one of top ten student in the whole university in AT. I Still want to go to Malaysia to FINISH my Bachelor of Architecture.
Needless to say to the title 'Father of Innovation' live up to the brand name of the university. I can see success ahead of Limkokwing university producing not only Asia's best but World best to match with the industry standards. Congratulations Tan Sri!!
Creative education has come to be known as a respected stepping stone for students looking to get ahead in the globalised world. As the pioneer of creative education, it is only fitting that you've been bestowed the title of 'Father of Innovation in Creative Education,' Tan Sri. You showed us that things can be different. You showed us a new way forward. Thank you, Tan Sri.
Your journey has been a long and arduous one, Tan Sri. But it has borne fruit. Your graduates are well-known throughout the world, and your brand of education that preaches creativity and innovation has been sung by world leaders looking to develop the next generation of movers and shakers. Congratulations, Tan Sri. You've changed the landscape of education as we know it. I cannot think of any man more deserving of the title of 'Father of Innovation in Creative Education.'
Who I was before I came to Limkokwing, and who I am today are two totally different people. Before, I had limits and I would often settle for second best. Today, I constantly challenge myself to go the distance and aim for the top. I am a proud Limkokwing graduate. I am a creative thinker and an innovator. There are no limits for me.
The university is head and shoulders above its peers due to Tan Sri's innovative methods in carrying out creative education. He is a great example of what one man can achieve and he has made us believe as well.
Before I stepped foot in the university, I had no idea how my experiences there would change me. I really don't know how to explain it, but the things that you see every day, the people you talk to in class—in a culture that challenges you to be the best that you can be…that's what Limkokwing University is all about.
Having been a product of Tan Sri's unique approach to education, I can certainly guarantee its effectiveness. A Limkokwing education gives you a global perspective that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. An advantage? Definitely. Thank you, Tan Sri. You fully deserve your title as Father of Innovation.
He has changed the face of education, shunning traditional rote-based learning for a creative, industry-ready approach. Limkokwing graduates are given responsibilities usually entrusted with ten-year veterans due to our exposure to industry needs and expectations during our studies. I can honestly say that I would not be as ready as I am if I studied anywhere else.
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Blackpool 4 Burnley 0: Seasiders power to play-off spot and eye Wembley
Blackpool produced a clinical display to secure their place in the npower Championship play-off with a sparkling derby victory over Burnley.
Ian Holloway's side made it six games without defeat and they will now dream of a second Wembley triumph in three seasons and an instant return to the Barclays Premier League.
On their way: Stephen Dobbie puts Blackpool ahead
Match facts
BLACKPOOL: Gilks, Eardley, Baptiste, Evatt, Crainey, Ferguson, Dobbie (Sylvestre 70), Angel, Ince, Taylor-Fletcher (Dicko 57), Matt Phillips (Kevin Phillips 77). Unused subs: Harris, LuaLua
Goals: Dobbie 21, Taylor-Fletcher 47, CRainey 62, Dicko 80
Booked: Evatt
BURNLEY: GRant, Trippier, Duff, Edgar, Lafferty, Marney, McCann, Bartley (Ings 58), Wallace, Austin (McQuoid 88), Stanislas (Jackson 88)
Booked: Stanislas
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Stephen Dobbie scored his fifth goal in as many starts since rejoining the Seasiders on loan from Swansea, clattering home from distance to make it 1-0 at the break.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Stephen Crainey and substitute Nouha Dicko all got in on the act after the interval to avenge a 3-1 loss to their Lancashire rivals earlier in the season.
Burnley, unbeaten in their previous four games, played a full part in an absorbing contest as home goalkeeper Matt Gilks was forced into impressive saves from Chris McCann, Charlie Austin, Junior Stanislas and Ross Wallace.
Dobbie returned from a back injury to replace Lomana LuaLua in attack, Holloway's only change to the Blackpool side that beat Leeds 1-0 in midweek.
Burnley were unchanged from the XI that claimed a goalless draw at Leicester.
The hosts had a strong claim for a penalty turned down in the second minute when Dobbie's shot struck Dean Marney's hand, while an early surge forward from livewire Blackpool winger Tom Ince was eventually snuffed out by the Clarets defence.
Gilks made a fine stop at his near post to deny Burnley captain McCann from Wallace's left-wing cross in the eighth minute.
Shortly afterwards his opposite number Lee Grant was at full stretch to keep out a 25-yard strike from Ince.
Blackpool took a 21st-minute lead in fine style when Crainey laid off a free-kick 30 yards from goal for Dobbie to smash low drive past Grant.
Gilks clawed away an effort from marauding Burnley full-back Kieran Trippier as the visitors sought an immediate response, but Dobbie was inches away from doubling his tally in the 24th minute as Ince's curling cross narrowly evaded him.
The Clarets pushed for an equaliser before the interval as Gilks thwarted headers from McCann and Austin, producing a fine double stop when winger Stanislas pounced on the rebound from the latter attempt, but a minute into the second half Blackpool doubled their lead.
Crainey claimed another assist, looping a cross to the back post where Taylor-Fletcher beat a pair of Burnley defenders to head his eighth goal of the season.
Wallace brought yet another excellent stop from Gilks with a low curling free-kick from the edge of the area before Holloway's men put the result beyond doubt just after the hour.
Dobbie and Ince exchanged passes to send Crainey into the area, the full-back struck with the outside of his left-foot and Grant allowed the shot to slip between his hands and into the net.
Blackpool then indulged in some bouts of showboating, delighting the Bloomfield Road crowd, leaving Dicko to put the icing on the cake in the 80th minute.
Fellow replacement Kevin Phillips released Ince, who calmly squared to for the on-loan Wigan man to finish.
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Day's Best: Denver scores U.S. version of Clinton Global Initiative next two years
In the world of public policy, this is like landing the Olympics.
Or at least the Winter Olympics.
News that Denver will host the Clinton Global Initiative America in June 2014 and June 2015 has wonks in the area salivating over the potential discussions of economic, education and environmental policies that will be had at the downtown Sheraton. And, oh, all with Colorado craft brews at hand!
Businesses are donating up to $2 million to bring the event to Denver for the next two years, organizers said.


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Six Chinese Earthquake Victims Coming to SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton's international outreach program has accepted six students from the earthquake-ravaged city of Chengdu in the Sichuan Province of western China.
Three female and three male students will have the ability to continue their college studies by spending the next two semesters as full-time SUNY Canton students. They will be living on campus and beginning their studies later this month.
"Our partnership in what has come to be known as the 'SUNY China 150 Program' presents a number of incredible learning opportunities for all of our students," noted SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. "In addition to the respective cultural learning that will occur, I anticipate that friendships, partnerships, and possibly even business ventures will develop from interactions between our students."
All of the sophomore- and junior-level students have been taking general education courses toward degrees in the areas of Engineering Technology courses and Business. They will continue working in their chosen areas in addition to taking general education courses at SUNY Canton.
"There are a number of dynamic concepts and lessons taught exclusively through SUNY Canton courses that our visiting students can adapt to aid their country," said Associate Provost Pauline A. Graveline, who has been overseeing the college's international initiatives. "Our hands-on emphasis and career-focused courses will be especially useful for these students when they return to help rebuild their home provinces in China."
Graveline has visited Chinese universities in Beijing, Hefei, and Xi'an, to create dual-degree programs and exchange opportunities similar to those the college has in place with colleges in Ukraine, Russia, Bosnia, and Japan. "Our first on-campus student from Hefei will begin this Fall," Graveline added.
The college will be offering a special week-long orientation for its newest international students, which will serve as an introduction to the college, the North Country, and to the U.S.
The college is one of 22 State University of New York Colleges to take in a total of 150 students displaced by the disaster. SUNY Canton is part of the team of SUNY Campuses that are offering this one-year opportunity to create a team of young leaders.
The students were chosen after a careful review of their academic performance, as well as English language testing conducted by a team of eight experienced English language teachers from across China.
According to SUNY officials, each one of the students is committed to serving as a vanguard to help rebuild the economy and infrastructure in the impacted region. When they complete their studies in May 2009, they will engage in a period of national service in Sichuan to aid in the rebuilding efforts.
The State University of New York has been involved with educational exchange and research collaborations with China and anticipates that this initiative will increase the connections between New York State and the Sichuan Province, leading to economic, educational, and cultural benefits.
SUNY Canton offers a wide variety of career-driven bachelor's, associate, and certificate programs, as well as three master's degrees in conjunction with SUNYIT, Utica. Most of SUNY Canton's new four-year programs are designed so students can take them on-campus, online, or both. SUNY Canton OnLine features more than 65 courses online each semester. The college's athletic teams have joined the NAIA's Sunrise Conference, enabling students to compete in their respective sports for four years.
Media inquiries should be directed to Gregory Kie, Media Relations Coordinator, or call 315/386-7528.
Tags: Joseph Kennedy, Pauline Graveline, Sichaun Province, SUNY China 150


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No need for lactose, pure straight out Bolivia
Peru, uncut baby, what?
[Verse 1]
Life is a struggle, that's why niggas I know stay on the juggle
Some hustle to double, others hug you to mug you
Poverty-stricken, they even turn a church kid into stickin'
It seems sickenin', but what? Whatever makes the pockets thicken
Fuck police and no remorse for the beasts
That's lost on the streets, that pistol whip a priest for a crosspiece
I'm lost chief, runnin' through strips, thinkin' of top dealers
Fillin' TEC clips, with 'cop killers' that could stop gorillas
Shovin' a stub nose in butt holes, I'm nutso
Skitzo, clepto, killin' shit up throughout the metro
My thug essence'll always keep me plugged with drug investments
Sketch my reference, takin' papers considered preference
And violations will lead to kidnappin', decapitation
So what you're facin' is realism that's in activation
Livin' off land with five honies playin' my hand
Me and fam, sippin' off Guinness stout and eatin' clams
It's all part of plans, a vet chillin' in Tamps, West and Stans
Outta state connect, slugs, sex, drugs and grands
What? For my hype niggas (Uncut)
Trife niggas (Raw), 25-to-life niggas
[Verse 2]
This is as, pure as opium, purified for street players to open 'em
Space, like three L's laced with coke in 'em
Shots awoken 'em, fake uniform Jakes approachin' 'em
Six trips, to young clips and killers coachin' 'em
However though, fake ass niggas'll never know
'Cause my method's perfected, I'm movin' skeptic and never show
I'm soon to blow, stack doe, lay on the low
While I'm sippin' Cristal, I mess with Long Island and Mo'
A part of nature, me wan' acres in Jamaica
Puffin' exotic trees without seeds rolled up in leaf paper
So exhale, 'cause if I don't live to tell
Then fuck it, farewell, I'll see the rest of y'all niggas in hell
[Verse 3]
So all my goodfellas, heroin, coke and weed sellers
What the fuck cats can't tell us if they ain't got bread to bail us?
Happy to survive, I haven't seen it all, Peter pay Paul
From the connivers to the livest, they crack fool
It's all war, the streets are filled up with guns galore
Plenty young for war, gettin' their minds strung for sure
Yo dun, cock the 4.....
Motherfuckers think we're playin', back em down
Holdin' niggas for hostages, what? What?
Chill, chill, chill
Track 2 from the album Doe or Die released on October 10, 1995.


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Tassopoulos totaled 11 saves in two tournament games (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
BURLINGTON, Vt.—Brittanie Booker scored in the game's 91st minute to lift host Vermont to a 1-0, double-overtime win against the Harvard field hockey team in the final game of the Sheraton Catamount Classic Sunday afternoon at Moulton Winder Field.
Sophomore goalie Cynthia Tassopoulos and junior midfielder Carly Dickson were named to the all-tournament team for Harvard (2-2), which suffered one-goal losses in each of its two games at the Catamount Classic. Maine claimed the tournament title on goal differential after posting a 7-2 win against Pacific earlier in the day.
Nearly six minutes into the second overtime, Sarah Becque freed up Booker with a long through pass, and Booker scored to give the Catamounts (3-3) their second double-overtime win in as many days.
Harvard held a 17-11 edge in shots, outshooting the Catamounts by a 8-3 margin in the first half and a 7-2 count in the second. Brooke Crane, however, kept Vermont in the game with seven saves. Chloe Keating led Harvard with six shots, four on goal, while Dickson registered four shots for the second straight day. Tassopoulos made three saves.
The Crimson held a 6-4 edge in regulation penalty corners, but Vermont earned the only two corners in the overtime periods and had six shots to Harvard's two after the end of regulation.


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Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" DVD is coming out this week and I strongly encourage you to watch it if you haven't. It's a fantastic film with incredible cinematography and it reaches for some deep meaning. Although I'm not sure if it ever finds it, it certainly tries hard, and that's more than can be said for many films these days.
The DVD was a must-have purchase for me until I saw the DVD cover:
What the hell is this crap? Studios don't seem to understand that for many people who buy DVDs (not everyone, but many), DVDs are considered collector's items. It's a good feeling to have a DVD on the shelf with some nice artwork on it, just like it's nice to have a good painting/photo on the wall. Unfortunately, many studios seem to slap whatever heads and/or names they can find onto the cover in the hopes that passersby at Walmart will get excited at seeing some actress' face and immediately want to buy their latest film (this DVD malady is sometimes referred to as "floating head syndrome").
This is especially infurating when the movie poster art was totally fine to begin with. "Children of Men's" own film poster was marvelous:
Beautiful yet simple. WHY WAS THIS NOT ON THE COVER OF THE DVD? Aside from wanting to get Clive Owen's face on the cover, the only reason I can think of is that the artist of this poster demanded huge royalty payments, and the DVD producer decided to turn him down and make the DVD cover art in 15 minutes with a copy of the DVD and Microsoft Paint instead.
In all seriousness though, why is DVD box art, in general, so bad? There are undoubtedly many factors that go into this, including artist fees and movie-related art availability in general. But the biggest contributor to the horrendous art collection you have sitting on your DVD shelf is undoubtedly the actual purpose of DVD box art, which differs greatly from the purpose of movie poster art. Movie poster art is supposed to make you aware of the film and to create buzz. When you're walking out of a movie theater, all you need to see is this:
That catches your eye, gets you scratching your head, thinking about the film, admiring the artwork, talking about it with friends, and generally psyched for when the movie's going to come out.
DVD box art, on the other hand, is supposed to move products off the shelves; when you've got millions of people walking through DVD sections in Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City each day, you don't want them to be confused about what the movie is about, or which movie it is they're buying. How do you avoid this? By enlarging the main actors' faces, putting as many big names on there as possible, and making sure to include unsightly review text somewhere on the cover, so that people will know what to think of the film:
"Hey isn't that the magician movie with Hugh Jackman?"
"Who cares, Scarlett Johansson looks so damn HOT. Let's buy it."
Mission accomplished.
Here are some more recent examples of movie posters and their accompanying DVD covers, and my personal take on what I think of each one:
The Departed:
This poster art is not the most beautiful that will be displayed here, but I think it has its charms. "The Departed" is displayed in gigantic, alpha-male-like font while glimpses of the stars' faces are seen in the text. The faces are striking because of their flesh-colored tones against the stark black background. Not too fancy, but it gets the job done.
Unfortunately, between the time the movie and DVD were released, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Leonardo Dicaprio all developed jaundice. Their skin tones have become sickeningly yellow and the bold wide font on the poster has been replaced with a crap, generic one. The top left corner shows the city of Boston tinted in a sickening blood red. I throw up in my mouth a little bit everytime I look at this.
Blood Diamond:
Again, shockingly simple. Just a huge ass diamond in the middle with a large drop of blood coming off of it in front of (again, another) stark black background. In small type, the star's names adorn the top. My curiosity is piqued....
The DVD cover art shows some sort of disastrous fire in the background; Dicaprio and Hounsou look reflectively off into the distance, unaffected by the disaster unfolding around them, while an extraordinarily awkwardly posed Connelly stares lovingly at the stoic Leo. Although it's not the worst of what we'll see, it certainly doesn't get me excited about the film. Fairly awful.
Casino Royale:
After a long hiatus, Bond is finally back! Daniel Craig and his Walther PPK (?) are great in this elegant, mysterious Casino Royale poster...
...the DVD on the other hand has an un-bow-tied Craig walking towards you against a pale gray background while a car shoots out of his side. Meanwhile a towering woman's silhouette shows off her hotel-like innards. This is not sexy. This is not exciting. This doesn't even look good. My only question is: Why?
The Last King of Scotland:
Although this poster just has one gigantic head on it, I still think it's quite effective. the stark, contrasting orange and red really make the image stand out, while the tagline "Charming. Magnetic. Murderous" makes Forrest Whitaker positively menacing.
Meanwhile, on DVD, it's the Whitaker triplets! See Whitaker smile sensually at some random woman! See him stare at the camera reflectively! See him appear to be delivering a speech! This looks like some drunken, hopped-up, Whitaker-crazed fan got her hands on some Photoshop and created this eye rape for the movie studio...while she was on acid. Finally, we come to my last example, and the one on this list that's saddest of all...
The Fountain:
Darren Aronofsky's third film, "The Fountain," was one of my favorite films of the year, a glorious sci-fi epic and love story all rolled into one. This poster, which has an image taken straight from the film, manages to capture that magic. On the tree-spaceship (don't ask, just see the movie) Hugh Jackman stares wondrously at the nebula while the memory of his wife, Izzy, looks on. Most importantly, the poster conveys the fact that the film itself is beautiful, and loaded with amazing imagery.
So what did "The Fountain" do to deserve this? Jackman is nibbling on Rachel Weisz' face while she looks off towards the sky, perhaps reflecting on why they're both glowing so brightly. Meanwhile there's a huge tree in the middle and a bizarre-looking fight going on at the bottom, with Jackman dressed as a Spaniard soldier. What market segment is this cover possibly trying to appeal to? Those that are really into romance movies, horticulture, and hack-and-slash period pics, apparently. Ironically, this might actually be who the movie DOES appeal to, but it doesn't excuse this hack job. Truly, this box art makes baby Jesus cry.
Given all this vomit and anger-inducing cover art, I'm going to vote with my dollar and wait for "The Fountain: Together We Will Live Forever Edition" and "Children of Men: Birth-Giving Director's Cut," hoping for better cover art before I plunk down my hard-earned cash on those discs.
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Update 1:
Hey everyone,
So my story made the front page of digg and generated a ton of comments, all of which I'm grateful for (thanks for reading, even if you hate my writing style and content!) and some of which I'd like to respond to. Before that though, I just want to say thanks to my friend Devindra for his help in crafting the above post. If you have a chance, head on over to his blog and show some support. Anyway, on to the postings:
1) Posters 'HunterTV' and 'soyLocoMoco' offer some further insights into the cover design process. Digg user 'HunterTV' writes that "DVD covers redesign the poster artwork simply because most poster art, when resized, makes the title too small or the art too hard to make out. They're all competing against other DVDs either on the shelf or at the video store, so the faces become more prominent (especially if they're A-List actors) and the titles get bigger." I agree that this might be the case in certain situations, and I definitely agree that that's the rationale for the bigger faces. However, I don't think that's necessarily a good excuse for pushing out a bad product, especially since small DVD boxes can still hold decent, even great or iconic art on them. Example:
Digg user 'soyLocoMoco' writes that "my friend works for a design company making DVD covers. The art directors on the DVD boxes are the product managers at the major studios (ie, marketers with probably no design experience whatsoever). They consistently demand big type, big tits, and fireballs. There you have it." I have no follow up to soy's quote, except to say that it explains a lot.
2) Other users brought up some great examples of butchered movie poster art. 'Spartandog' brought up "The Rocketeer," and 'DigTheDoug' brought up "Infernal Affairs," both atrocious examples of bad DVD art. 'Drewc1138' brought up Star Wars as well, which is equally baffling. 'SanTe' brings up "History of Violence," which I agree is a terrible DVD cover, and although I think the movie poster art is solid, I wasn't as huge a fan as others. Also, I'm not even going to bring up "The Matrix Revolutions," which was a DVD cover that I could have personally made myself in about 3 minutes:
3) Other random notes:
-Some people collect stamps. Some people collect baseball cards. I like to collect DVDs. It doesn't mean that I sit around staring at my DVDs all day, or that I hang them up on the walls like paintings. It just means I like knowing that I've purchased a product that someone has clearly put some effort and care into.
-'glxyjones' makes a good point about collector's edition DVDs. Oftentimes, studios save the good art for a double dip. As a friend of mine, Angie, pointed out to me, this punishes the biggest fans of the movie the most; the first release is often just a bare-bones with some terrible art, and the people who don't give a damn buy it up. Meanwhile, big fans and DVD collector's are forced to either buy this bad copy, and then buy it again, or simply wait an eternity for the second edition to come. Either way, not the best marketing practice.
-I like using the word "stark." It should be used more in everyday conversation.
Update 2 (probably my final update):
A lot more has been said in the comments section, so I just wanted to take some time to address and acknowledge people's points, while clarifying my own:
1) Many have provided valuable insights into the whole DVD-making and DVD-art-making process. Different artists, different design studios, studio requirements, etc. all come into play. To anyone that has shared from his/her experience, thanks! The 36 hours since this post have gone up have been very educational for me. In particular, I was intrigued by "Anonymous"'s comments, who claims to work at a marketing company that designs DVD art. S/he made the following remarks on my blog:
"The purpose of DVD art is to get people to buy it. There are tried and true marketing statistics that show that unless, it's a movie they already know they want, a lot of people take one look at a DVD cover and decide whether they will buy it or not. And more statistics that show that a lot of people will buy DVDs simply because an actor they like is on the cover. They go "ooh, Hugh Jackman!" or "ooh, Leo DiCaprio" and put the DVD in their basket. That's why so many older movies with yet-to-be-stars in them have been re-released with that star on the cover, regardless of how big their role is…
Sadly, most DVD releases aren't marketed to movie lovers and collectors, they're marketed towards mass America, particularly moderate middle-class Americans…Wait for the Special or Collector's Edition. That's the one that's marketed toward most of the people reading the post in the first place."
First of all, I recognize that primarily it's the studios who are fault here, not the artists or the DVD designers. What else could be the explanation? What else could possibly explain why someone would consciously transform "The Last King of Scotland" into the feel-good comedy of the year on DVD?
I also recognize that DVDs aren't primarily marketed towards DVD collectors are movie lovers; they are mass-marketed for profit. I'm sure that millions of dollars of market research has been poured into this and that statistically speaking, DVD covers with Leo Dicaprio's face sell more than DVD covers with bleeding diamonds on them, but surely isn't it possible to find a happy medium? There are plenty of DVDs that have found mass-market appeal that still manage to have fantastic cover art (For examples, see "The Sopranos" (and other HBO series), "The Usual Suspects," "Empire of the Sun," "Schindler's List"…just DVDs off the top of my head that are popular yet manage to have a nice looking DVD cover). I think it can often, though not always, be possible to please both DVD collectors and everyday DVD purchasers, but studios are just too lazy sometimes, and this is what I have a problem with.
With regards to waiting for the Special/Collector's Edition, year's later, there's still not a lot of transparency with regards to those editions. Many bloggers/writers have already complained long and hard about double-dipping, so I'm not going to devote too much time to it here. I'm only going to say that the day in which studios consistently announce something like "Children of Men SPECIAL EDITION comes out June 15th 2007" the same day that the bare bones edition is released, is the day that I quit complaining about the awfulness like the DVD covers you've seen in this post. Obviously companies like New Line did something like this for the Lord of the Rings DVDs, but it is far from being a widespread practice. We all know George Lucas, with his 341 editions of Star Wars is the worst offender in this regard.
2) Several people remarked on Digg (and undoubtedly, others agree) that anyone who chooses NOT to buy a DVD of a movie he likes just because of the box art sounds like a douchebag. I agree; it does sound douchebag-like. But let me just make clear; if it's a DVD of a movie I love, like Children of Men for example, I'm definitely going to own it eventually. DVD cover art can't stop me from enjoying movies. However, I'm not going to plunk down $20 of hard-earned cash for it on release day if the box looks like crap. I'll either wait for the special collector's edition, or wait for the price to go down. Everyone has a price. Mine is $8 for aChildren of Men DVD with that cover.


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Wambach breaks Hamm's mark for career goals
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Abby Wambach broke Mia Hamm's record for international career goals by a soccer player, scoring four times in the first half against South Korea to push her total to 160.
Wambach tallied three times in the first 29 minutes to break Hamm's mark of 158 international goals, and she added another in injury time to give her a nice round number.
The historic 159th came on a line-drive header that ripped into the twine in the back of the net off a corner kick by Megan Rapinoe.
The 33-year-old Wambach turned and ran a couple of steps in the direction of the U.S. bench, then stopped as Rapinoe jumped into her arms. The Rochester, N.Y., native was then mobbed by teammates on the field and those who streamed off the bench as the crowd at Red Bull Arena cheered wildly.
After the hugs, Wambach turned to the stands and blew a kiss toward her parents, Judy and Peter.
Chants of "Ab-bee, Ab-bee, Ab-bee," cascaded through the stadium as officials got the ball and gave it to the U.S. bench.
"I'm just so proud of her," Hamm said. "Just watching those four goals, that's what she is all about. She fights for the ball, she's courageous and she never gives up. Her strength and perseverance is what makes her so great and it's what defenders and opposing teams fear.
"From being her teammate early in her career, I know all she ever wanted to do was win, and she continues to do that. I'm just glad I got to share 158 with her. It was short, but it was fun."
Her first goal Thursday came on a shot in the box past South Korean goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi in the 10th minute. The second came nine minutes later in the friendly on a flicking header.
Lauren Cheney set up the first two goals on crossing passes on plays that Wambach eluded Korean defender Shim Seo-yeon.
Wambach's fourth goal was an easy tap-in after Alex Morgan made a run down the right side and centered the ball to the on-rushing Wambach, the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
Wambach had a chance for a fifth goal, which would have tied her single-game record, but she could not get her head on a cross early in the second half.
Wambach was given a standing ovation by many in the crowd when she was replaced in the 58th minute by Christen Press.
Before leaving the field, she exchanged hugs with long-time teammates Rapinoe, Heather O'Reilly and Carli Lloyd and a few other players. As she got to the sideline she applauded the crowd and then hugged her coaches and teammates.
Wambach said on Tuesday she wanted to get the record and stop being the center of attention. On Thursday night she held the spotlight and no one was going to take it away.


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There's something hilarious afoot in the NFL, and it's happening in the most unlikely place. No, not Roger Goodell's office, but that rusty old ratings bog, the Pro Bowl.
Consider just the situation at quarterback for Team AFC: Peyton Manning is obviously out, what with better things to do, but Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers and Carson Palmer have all passed on the chance to play. That means David Garrard is replacing Peyton Manning under center.
David. Garrard.
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We'll wait while you laugh, and then run for tickets.
That's just how it's gone for next week's "all-star" game. The roster featured eleven players from the Colts and Saints, who now must be replaced, and others are declining for fear of injury or downright disinterest. Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell even slipped in there thanks to attrition.
It's gotten so bad, in fact, Nate Kaeding is kicking field goals, Norv Turner is coaching against Wade Phillips, and we're a paper cut away from seeing Jamarcus Russell attempt to complete a pass. And he's a quarterback!
It's going to be the best Pro Bowl ever!
So tune in, America. Tune in like there's no tomorrow. Instead of a boring game featuring your favorite stars avoiding contact like delicate flowers -- you'll still have Peyton Manning going full hedgehog in the big game, if that's your thing -- we're getting a carnival of third-to-sixth stringers who might not only try, but possibly be eight comedies of error while doing so.
Did we mention Nate Kaeding? Wheeeeee!


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Engaging the most relevant experts in the IPBES work is one of the greatest challenges that this new platform is facing. Following the invitation from the IPBES State Members, IUCN and the International Council for Science (ICSU) are proposing a strategy to ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement in line with the IPBES purposes and principles.
As the first step, IUCN and ICSU called for stakeholder inputs, views, best practices and recommendations on the engagement of different parties in science-policy settings. More than 300 interested organisations - active not only in scientific research but also in resource management, conservation planning and social advocacy - participated in this survey.
"Two-thirds of all respondents declared that their organisation is ready to establish a partnership with IPBES. This is an encouraging momentum for the platform to build on their work," says Pierre Commenville, Programme Officer at the IUCN's Science and Knowledge Management Unit.
As the next step, IUCN and ICSU recently co-organised a workshop gathering experts with experience and knowledge in the engagement of researchers, conservationists, indigenous peoples, local communities and the private sector. Together, they produced the first version of a draft stakeholder engagement strategy to support the implementation of the IPBES work programme. This document will be submitted to IPBES authorities and will be open for a public consultation in June 2013.
"Many organisations and groups can contribute and use the work programme of IPBES as it reflected in the draft statekholder engagement strategy. The workshop showed that it is possible and profitable to involve them from the outset to the implementation," adds Mr Commenville. The document also contains other ideas such as guidelines to map relevant contributors before each IPBES activity and includes a list of suggested activities to stimulate and maintain engagement of interested groups.
Mr Commenville assures: "No doubt, this first draft will arrive on the IPBES desk right on time, when the decisions on the work programme are being prepared."
The detailed findings of the IPBES stakeholder survey can be accessed here.
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Former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela may have lived and died on the other side of the planet, but New York paid warm tribute to a man it welcomed as a hero at a ticker-tape parade in 1990.
The US' biggest city, with its brash consumerism, glitzy clubs and breakneck pace, could not have been further from Mandela's time in prison, but like so many, it claimed him as its own.
Flags were lowered to half-mast at City Hall and on New York State buildings, as well as at the UN.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Friday that a new high school, the Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, would open its doors in September next year on the campus Mandela visited in 1990 in Brooklyn.
He invited New York's 8.4 million residents to honor Mandela's legacy by volunteering for community service this weekend.
The Apollo Theater, a feted venue for African-American performers in Harlem, announced his death over its marquee: "In memory of Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. He changed our world."
Mandela and his then wife Winnie visited Harlem in 1990.
"His triumphant story of fighting against the South African government for their racist policies resonated deeply with the Harlem community," the Apollo Theater said in a statement.
"It was an honor to have Mr Mandela visit us in Harlem and we send our condolences to Mr. Mandela's family, friends and supporters around the world," it added.
A three-minute video installation showing some of Mandela's most famous words and teachings were due to be broadcast on electronic billboards at Times Square every 30 minutes throughout the weekend.
A small gathering braved the cold and rain to attend a candlelight vigil outside the South African consulate.
"There will be no one like him," said charity worker Sandra Zikalala, who moved from South Africa to New York in the 1990s. "We hope that politicians have learnt and will come up and fill the vacuum we are feeling in the world now he's gone."
Within hours of news of his death breaking in New York, mourners gathered outside the Apollo and Madiba, a South African restaurant named after him in Brooklyn. Mandela's struggle resonated particularly strongly with the civil rights movement in the US.
"It was a total David and Goliath story and he just reminded me to soldier on, no matter what, keep going, don't let them tell you no," Harlem resident Tennessee Nichols said.
The South African civil rights icon visited the city on June 20, 1990, just months after he was released from 27 years of incarceration on Robben Island, exhausted and thrust into a punishing schedule.
The visit was organized by New York's first black mayor, David Dinkins.
It was the first leg of an eight-city US visit at which an estimated 750,000 people saw Mandela at one point, with crowds lining the sidewalks to cheer his motorcade.
Another visit in 2002 to support New York in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is also remembered with affection. In 2005, Bloomberg gave Mandela a key to the city.
However, despite all the adulation, the US government only formally lifted Mandela's name from a terror blacklist in 2008.
It took a bill signed by then-US president George W. Bush to stop Mandela having to get special certification from the US secretary of state that he is not a terrorist in order to visit the US.


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Former Southwestern College president now facing fewer counts
View the Video Watchdog Minute: Some South County corruption charges dropped
San Diego County prosecutors are dismissing half the corruption charges against Raj Chopra, the former president of Southwestern College, one of 15 defendants indicted in a sweeping corruption probe of South County education officials.
Court records show that prosecutors with the District Attorney's office also want to drop a handful of charges against other current and former officials with
Fifteen people were indicted in January on 232 counts, allegations that officials took meals, tickets to sporting events and other gifts from construction contractors in exchange for granting multimillion dollar school bond contracts.
Prosecutors are now dropping at least 13 of those charges.
Chopra's lawyer, Michael Attanasio, noted that dismissing the counts means Chopra no longer faces any bribery allegations. He still is charged with perjury and filing false disclosure statements, charges that stem from failing to report meals and other gifts on required state disclosure forms.
"We're gratified the DA took this step to dismiss counts against Dr. Chopra that never should have been charged in the first place," Attanasio said.
Chopra was originally indicted on 10 charges. Prosecutors now want to dismiss half of them, including one charge of soliciting a bribe, two conflict of interest charges, and two charges of accepting gifts over $250.
Even with the dismissal of the charges, the core of the bribery, gift-giving and corruption case remains, said Deputy District Attorney Leon Schorr.
"The bulk of the indictment and the charges are still there," he said.
Some charges are being dismissed because the alleged criminal act fell outside the legal deadline for bringing charges, and others because they don't match the legal elements for the crime, Schorr said.
Court papers show prosecutors plan to drop one charge of extortion and another of bribery against Pearl Quiñones, a Sweetwater school board member.
Four charges of conspiracy, perjury, filing false disclosures and accepting gifts against former Southwestern board member Jorge Dominguez would also be dropped. He still faces 10 charges.
Prosecutors also want to dismiss an extortion count against former Sweetwater Superintendent Jesus Gandara. He still faces 27 other charges.
Paul Pfingst, the lawyer for Gandara, welcomed the move but said it did little to change the thrust of the case against his client.
Defense lawyers are seeking to get many more charges dismissed on a variety of legal grounds. A hearing on that is set for Oct. 8 in front of Superior Court Judge Ana Espana.
How many of the 232 charges in the South Bay will result in a conviction?
200 or more 11% (28)
100 to 200 9% (24)
50 to 100 8% (20)
Fewer than 50 39% (100)
None 23% (58)
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anyone remember motorola beep.wear? here's the next version of that ever-so-slick but formerly bulky concept. the timex internet messenger watch is a one-way alphanumeric pager, built into the company's popular ironman series. it's now available for purchase (us$119.95) in three colors, but only the blue one appears to be in stock. in keeping with mobile courtesy, this may be the first watch with a vibrating alarm. it even lets you specify what times of the day the pager is active. very cool, but it lacks the datalink eye. maybe it's better to give up pim functions in favor of size and weight anyway.
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|try kazaa (9:56am est thu may 24 2001)
its the best p2p in the world.
so much faster then the outhers.
|oh yes first post (9:57am est thu may 24 2001)
first – by thanks again
|iwrist (7:25am est fri may 25 2001)
new page 1
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|for those interested… (1:13pm est fri may 25 2001)
i just managed to snag one of these watches from timex.com. look for a review soon. – by james yopp
|timex internet messenger battery life (10:21am est sat jul 28 2001)
1st one lasted over a month. next one a week or so. then i bought some rayovac replacements and they last a day or 2. the power supply seems to be an issue. – by dee
|one-way messaging. wow! (5:09pm est sat aug 25 2001)
obsolete even before it comes out. cell phones should have built-in beepers already. i want to wear a cell phone on my wrist, modeled after what the predator wore to detonate itself. and make that a solar-powered cell/beeper/watch. any bright engineers out there? – by lucifer
|internet messenger (12:05am est thu jan 24 2002)
got one, it's pretty cool, paid 89.00 at walmart. could only find the blue one, after checking 15 walmarts for the metal one. – by james
|timex internet messenger comments (12:26pm est sat jan 25 2003)
i bought the watch for $40.00 (now $50.00) from timex.com and i had problems with 3 diffrent #675 batteries from 3 diffrent companys. i had to put a piece of paper on top of the right side of the battery to get it going. i bought batteries from wal-mart called everactive and the watch is still going after one month and i get a dozen pages each day. i like it a lot. there will be error messages occasionly (letters missing) but it's still worth $50.00. – by goombahden
|dude (10:31am est tue mar 25 2003)
hi i'm on this site :)
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|timex i-net messenger (1:02pm est fri aug 08 2003)
just bought the new model after my old beep.wear went out. like the original, only no add. book. works great…battery life still a constant issue. i think for now i will resort to getting pages on my motorola sidekick. – by email@example.com
|timex motorola internet messenger watch (11:38pm est tue aug 10 2004)
a great additive to a cell phone. this watch is simply ahead of it's time. it does just about everything but 2 way pages —
1. it recieves 100 character emails (i've set it up so i get cnn breaking news and weather alerts only)
2. it is atomic time and mean really — you won't believe how many clocks are incorrect and how the instant the radio gives a bong to set your watch by, it's always matched.
3. it automatically changes time zones
4. has five different alarms, from daily to yearly.
5. gets info updates daily: sports, entertainment, top news etc.
6. has dual time zones (i set time 2 on 24 hour ebay time)
7. when someone calls the voice mail, it gives you the name of who left the message and their phone number id. (i have it forwarded from my cell so if my cell is off or out of juice, i still know someone called)
8. it has chrono and a custimizable timer.
9. pages can be silent or audible.
10. it's designed so that it's easy to change all of this stuff.
11. it has a night light that is also customizable.
the batteries last about 3 months and are cheap regular hearing aid batteries.
i once freakishly got a clear page at 35,000 feet on a plane.
this watch is just the baum, i don't know why it isn't more popular. – by charlie
|dont u want to know (12:23pm est sat nov 20 2004)
this is a very dumb thing to say but this website is geeky – by cool person
|the person i like (12:25pm est sat nov 20 2004)
i love zach c – by zesty chicken lover
|the other person i like (12:26pm est sat nov 20 2004)
i like ryan p – by rp lover
|batteries (1:29pm est sun nov 21 2004)
i don't know if they changed the cap that holds in the batteries. i had the old version "beeper wear" and loved it but for the battery cap. battery changing was every 3 mo. the cap was metal the back of the case was plastic and eventually wore out. great watch, couldn't figure out why such a cheap case. dissapointing! has this oversite been remedied.. and how.. thanx bink – by bink
|by project (1:02pm est tue apr 19 2005)
the company
by eus
– by dickson
|watchband (7:53pm est thu jul 14 2005)
the velcro watchband wore out in less than 10 months it wouldn't hold and i almost lost the watch. i sent the watch back to timex and they replaced the band and now they are charging me $8.00 for replacing it! el cheapo! – by pissed off consumer
|availability (2:11pm est wed oct 12 2005)
this watch is great! period! i need to know the exact time, and its just great never needing to be set. but, it started going through a battery in 24 hours. does timex still make this ? i need another ! – by mike
|battery reset (7:32pm est tue oct 18 2005)
i found that when the battery failed after 24 hours, taking it out for 10 min. and putting it back in made it start again!
has anyone else had a battery come back to life by taking it out and putting it back ?
very strange ! – by michael
|battery reset (2:35pm est sat oct 22 2005)
these are zinc air and require a decent amount of air to get started – it's best to remove the sticky thing on the battery that covers the holes and keeps it from being activated while it's waiting for use and let the battery sit for 10-15 minutes before putting it in your watch. by the way i find ever ready zinc air batteries last longer than duracel because the packaging protects the batteries from inadvertent activation by air getting into the battery (i use the batteries for both hearing aids and the watch) – the watch is water tight and thus doesn't let much air get to the battery to keep going – by bill mosier


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I am having difficulty getting my MVC app to pass data from the view back to its controller.
I am using a shared view-model which has a few fields that are recognized by the controller. I can assign values to the speific members of the view-model class, and pass the data from the controller to the view, and the view recognizes the data and is able to make decisions on it, however, I do not know why when the user hits a button:
<input type = "submit" value = "Submit" />
on the view, which is located within a form:
<form action ="" method="post"> </form>
the controller, does not recognize the data.
I have the following clause specifying the model to use in my view:
@model LSWA.Models.SignInSignOutModel @{ }
and the following controller method header:
[HttpPost] public ActionResult SignOut(LearningServicesWebApp.Models.TutorSignInSignOutModel model)
I am not manipulating any data within my view, but I would like the controller to recognize the data that is being passed from the view when the user hits the submit button on my view. Again, when the user hits the post button the "model" variable of type "LearningServicesWebApp.Models.TutorSignInSignOutModel" is null and I don't know why.
Any help with this would be very helpful, thank you in advance.


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Thursday, July 29, 2010
To pitch or Not to pitch....
I think they just can't get enough of each other.
Mets rallied hard to dig themselves out of the hole that Johan put them in in the first.
He surrendered 13 hits, a career high, in 5 2/3 innings.
Dickey next up!
Let's Go Mets!!!!
5 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2010 at 8:21 AM
great drawing, excruciating game, wrong date!ReplyDelete
Are you sure? LOLReplyDelete
I know it was the 28th(still) because I was able to squelch the fermenting coup my dogs were preparing to stage. Their relieved bladders prior to midnight essential extinguished the seething villagers torches.
But alas, Jerry, like Icarus, was unable to avoid the heat, and came crashing back to earth. (Hmmm...does that make Omar Daedalus?)
Honestly, I really can't fault Jerry for choosing to pitch to Pujols. It's not like Holliday was a better choice last night.
fire Jerry any way we can!!!!ReplyDelete
I know it was not a win win for Jerry. But it really just came down to that. Not a fault thing. Just a thing. LOLReplyDelete
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I bought this pin a gazillion years ago at a flea market. I'm intrigued by it because while the styling seems vaguely art nouveau to me, somehow the construction feels older. Or perhaps not - maybe it's all consonant. The metal might be brass; I'm not sure.
Just thought I'd share since CW recently ran an article about mourning jewelry, and I thought this might be an example.


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But how do we "show up" as leaders in a world where work is increasingly done on a mobile phone or tablet, or using a video chat, web conference or Telepresence? This is one of the great leadership challenges of this hyper-connected world: as a leader you will need to know what I like to call your "Collaboration Persona" – that way in which your leadership style shows up when you're not in the physical world.
How should you approach building your Collaboration Persona? Here are three steps:
1) Know yourself: Whether it is in the physical world or virtual, how we show up should authentically represent who we are. Click here to take a quick online assessment to discover your authentic communication style (Click on the green "Take Survey" button). This confidential assessment is a bit like the Myers-Briggs test and provides you with a customized profile of your unique communication style; it reveals how you naturally process information, and how you prefer to deliver that information to others. Most importantly, the assessment provides a simple vocabulary to communicate your style to others. Are you conceptual or analytical? An introvert or an extrovert?
My co-author Carl and I cover this extensively in Chapter 3 of The Collaboration Imperative, entitled "Get Real about Communications."
2) Know where you excel as a "Virtual Star": Just as you play to your strengths in the real world, play to your strengths in the virtual world. Here are some examples:
- If you are a conceptual thinker, you will excel when the team needs someone to explain the aspirations of a decision, such as a vision. These thinkers will be good on video presentations during virtual meetings. It's not that conceptual people aren't good in online discussion forums where the medium calls for more precise language; it's more about playing to the strength of conceptual thinkers – they love talking about ideas and tapping into that passion on video is a great way to play to one's strengths.
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Environment Waikato and Environment Bay of Plenty are hoping to make flood gates in tidal areas more ecologically friendly using a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.
Environment Waikato and Environment Bay of Plenty are hoping to make flood gates in tidal areas more ecologically friendly using a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.
A major possum control operation for the Pirongia-Otorohanga area, which Environment Waikato announced in December last year, is set to begin.
Budget funding to remediate the old Tui Mine site near Te Aroha has been welcomed by Environment Waikato and Matamata-Piako District Council.
Rugby fans can soothe the stresses involved with big match fever by parking in town and taking a free bus to and from the upcoming All Blacks-Canada game in Hamilton.
Environment Waikato has welcomed the opportunity to be involved in the consultation process to establish new governance and management structures for the Waikato River.
Project Watershed soil conservation work is starting to bear fruit, spelling good news for the region's farmers.
Land owners on the Coromandel Peninsula are actively supporting Peninsula Project plans for animal pest control to be undertaken on both public conservation land and private land in the area from Manaia to Koputauaki Bay.
The Coromandel Peninsula is about to get greener. Literally.
Environment Waikato will talk with the community about the prospect of using a regional fuel tax to help pay for public transport, and better roading and rail, says chairman Jenni Vernon.
Environment Waikato's free bus day on Saturday was a roaring success, with Hamilton buses carrying 7131 people.
It's time for a free ride – as a thank you to ratepayers from Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato is working with the New Zealand Forest and Bird Society and other agencies on a plan to enhance a wetland area on the Kauaeranga River floodplain near Thames.


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