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AMMAN, Jordan — Arms smuggled by the United States to the Syrian rebels are just "symbolic" and won't make a difference in the fight against the regime or against Islamists, Free Syrian Army rebel commanders and the Syrian opposition told USA TODAY.
Human rights groups say a deal being discussed to take out Syria's chemical weapons will do nothing to stop the regime's campaign of killing people with incendiary bombs, missiles, tank shells and the denial of medical care — which they say amounts to war crimes.
"The repeated use of these high-explosive weapons with wide-area effects in areas populated by civilians strongly suggests that the military willfully used methods of warfare incapable of distinguishing between civilians and combatants, a serious violation of international humanitarian law," said Ole Solvang, senior emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch.
President Obama announced in June that the United States would provide "lethal" arms to Syrian rebels to counter the regime's slaughter of their fighters and destruction of cities and towns sympathetic to them.
Shipments — mainly going via Jordan — have consisted of light munitions and anti-tank missiles. Nothing heavier has been delivered because the U.S. government is worried weapons may get into the hands of Muslim jihadist groups fighting in Syria, rebels say.
"It won't change anything," said Abu Abdullah, 33, a Free Syrian Army rebel commander based in northern Syria near the Turkish and Iraqi borders. "What we have gotten is not enough."
Abdullah said the weapons go through a special command center in Jordan operated by the CIA and are earmarked for select groups of rebel fighters battling Muslim jihadists, many from foreign countries who seek an Islamic state in Syria.
This means the assistance is not always reaching the rebel groups fighting regime troops or others.
"The weapons they got are not enough to face jihadists, either," Abdullah said.
The rebels are a decentralized force of hundreds of independent units, and some units refuse to denounce anti-American jihadist groups because these groups have seen success against the military of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Some of the rebel groups work closely with the better armed and organized jihadists such as al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al Nusra, designated by the United States as a terrorist group.
Syrian rebel commanders near Damascus say they and rebel brigades they communicate with have not reported receiving arms from the United States — only from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, all light munitions as well.
"It wasn't anything effective — no missiles," said Abu Sufian, a Free Syrian Army rebel based in the Damascus suburbs.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his team opened two days of meetings in Switzerland with their Russian counterparts Thursday, hoping to emerge with the outlines of a plan to secure and destroy vast stockpiles of Syrian chemical weapons.
Obama had threatened to strike Syria militarily for a chemical attack that killed 1,400 people, mostly women and children, in two villages last month. He backed off that threat to consider an offer by Russia, Syria's main backer, to place the chemical weapons under international supervision.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the rebels of the attack, which the United States says is not true. Putin, who has provided Assad with arms and protection from sanctions at the United Nations, called the rebels terrorists.
He urged the United States in an opinion piece in The New York Times to swear off military force against Assad. Human rights groups assailed Putin for his claims.
"There is not a single mention in Putin's article, addressed to the American people, of the egregious crimes committed by the Syrian government ... deliberate and indiscriminate killings of tens of thousands of civilians, executions, torture, enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests," said Anna Neistat at Human Rights Watch.
"The continued failure of the international community to respond to atrocities in Syria allows crimes on all sides to continue unaddressed," she said.
A four-person United Nations rights panel issued a report Wednesday detailing war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Syria. Government forces have committed murder, torture, rape and attacks on civilians, said the U.N. Commission of Inquiry. Its full report will be presented Monday in Geneva.
The report also detailed war crimes by the rebels, but those were far fewer in extent. Of the nine mass killings the panel investigated, eight were committed by Assad's forces.
The Daily Star of Lebanon reported Thursday that European Union aid chief Kristalina Georgieva alleged that Syrian government forces have committed war crimes by seizing medical aid from convoys bound for rebel-held areas.
"There are cases where medical kits, surgical kits, are removed. What it means is that on the other side, a wounded man, woman or child could die," Georgieva said.
"It is a war crime to remove surgical kits from a convoy or to prevent help getting in or, what is even worse, to target medical facilities and bomb them, to shoot at doctors," she said.
She said less than half of the 8 million Syrians who need aid receive it on a regular basis in a civil war that has claimed more than 100,000 lives and driven 2 million refugees abroad.
Tamara Alrifai, Middle East and North Africa advocacy director at Human Rights Watch, said the Syrian government denies independent humanitarian organizations access to towns to deliver assistance and evacuate civilians and the wounded.
Walid al-Mouallem, Syria's Foreign Affairs minister, told the International Committee of the Red Cross in August it would be allowed to enter the besieged city of al-Qusayr only "after the fighting ends."
"That violates international humanitarian law, which requires fighting forces to spare civilians and allow them rapid access to medical care and other humanitarian relief," Alrifai said.
By far the greatest crime, rights groups say, is the indiscriminate use of heavy munitions against non-military targets to terrify people who may offer support to the rebellion.
"Syria is persisting in using cluster bombs, insidious weapons that remain on the ground, causing death and destruction for decades," said Mary Wareham, Arms Division advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
The BBC reported on an apparent Syrian government airstrike in northern Syria where an incendiary bomb was dropped on a school Aug. 26. Rights groups say they have documented numerous attacks by Syrian armed forces on schools not used for military purposes by rebels.
Incendiary weapons contain flammable substances that burst into fireballs on contact. The weapons used by Syrian forces are believed to contain napalm or white phosphorus, Human Rights Watch says.
Ballistic missiles are also unleashed regularly by the Syrian military against populated areas. Whole blocks of apartment buildings have been blown into piles of concrete. Thousands of civilians have died in the attacks in the cities of Homs and Aleppo. The bombings have been going on for months. On July 26, at least 33 civilians were killed, including 17 children, in a missile strike in Aleppo.


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Jason Gregor
April 18 2009 06:25PM
What a great day to be a sports fan. Hockey, basketball, hockey, beer, hockey, baseball, basketball, hockey, beer, UFC and more hockey.
A day like Saturday is why I love being a sports degenerate. My flight from Colorado, after another tough Rush loss, landed at 11:20 a.m. and I got on my couch at 12:06 p.m. The beginning of eleven continuous hours of watching sports, and the storylines were all intriguing.
I tune into the Caps/Rangers game and I'm stunned trying to figure out who the hell is Simeon Varlamov. The 20-year-old Russian got into six games for the Caps this year, and in his five starts he went 4-0-1 with a .920 Sv% and a 2.4 GAA.
Gutsy call by Bruce Boudreau to go with the rookie, and he even though they lost 1-0, Varlamov was considerably better than Jose Theodore was in game one. Varlamov stopped 23 of 24, but Henrik Lundqvist was the story stopping all 35. In the first two games the Caps have dominated but they can't score.
Boudreau has to stick with Varlamov the rest of the way, but unless Ovechkin, Green and company can score it won't matter who is in net.
My picks are getting spanked right now. I had the Caps, Blues, Sharks, and Canes moving on. Not looking great right now. And I don't even want to check where I'm at in the NATION pool. If I'm behind Wanye I will be bombed before the Habs game starts.
And if you have never heard Mike Emrick call a game, make sure you do before the playoffs are over. He is outstanding and brings great energy, enthusiasm and intonation to the booth.
During the 2nd intermission of the Caps/Rangers game I switched to the SCORE to check out the Bulls and the defending champion Boston Celtics. The Celtics aren't going anywhere without KG, and after watching Derrick Rose they might not get past round one.
Rose was phenomenal for the Bulls. The Rookie tied Karim Abdul-Jabbar, for most points by a rookie in his first playoff game with 36. Wilt Chamberlain (35) and Tim Duncan (32) were the others in the top three before Rose came along, so he is definitely in some select company. He also added 12 assists and was a perfect 12 for 12 from the free throw line before fouling out in OT. The Bulls won 105-103, after Paul Pierce missed a free throw with 2.7 seconds to go in regulation time.
Rose's poise, speed, quickness, strength, patience and ability to make the tough shot at the key time were impressive. No one should compare him to the legend, Michael Jordan, but along with Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah the Bulls have some great young talent. The most refreshing part about Rose was how humble and soft spoken he was after the game. Make sure you check out Rose and the upstart Bulls against the Celtics later this week.
Even though Shawn Horcoff's contract has yet to kick in, many are already questioning how he can possibly produce enough to earn that kind of coin. While Horcoff's deal puts him in the top 20 worst in the NHL, it doesn't come close to the albatross in Toronto.
Vernon Wells is in year two of a six-year $126 million contract. He takes home a cool $18 million per season. Wells signed the extension after the 2006 season when he hit .303 with 32 homers and 106 RBI. Similar to Horcoff Wells had one year left on his existing contract that paid him $5.6 million in 2007, when he signed the extension.
Like Horcoff, Wells underperformed in the final year of his deal, before his monstrous ticket kicked in. Wells hit a gawdy .245 with 16 dingers and 80 RBI.
He did rebound last year a bit hitting .300 but he only had 20 homers and 78 Ribbies.
Why did I bring this up? After the Rangers and Bulls won, I switched to see the Jay. What can I say I'm a sports junkie, and the Jays are off to a great start. They are absolutely tearing the cover off the ball, leading the league in batting average, runs, doubles, hits, RBI and are tied for 1st in homers.
Yet, Wells has two round trippers and a meager five RBI. He hits in the middle of the order on a team that crushes the ball, yet he only has five RBI? OUCH.
Yesterday in the bottom of the ninth in tie game, Wells came to the plate with one out and runners on first and third. The infield was in, and Wells grounded to second and the A's promptly threw out Scutaro at home and the Jay needed 12 innings before winning 4-2.
Wells' contract could easily put him in the top ten worst of all time in MLB when it expires in 2014.
And the Jays are now 9-4. I still have a soft spot for them, even though I know it is only a matter of time before their pitching collapses. But right now they are fun to watch, regardless of how grossly overpaid Wells is.
It is 2:00 p.m. and I've already watched parts of three games, had a few bevys, a turkey sandwich and part some Easter chocolate and now I tune into the watch the Cavaliers schooling the Pistons. This game is a must watch for me because of Lebron James.
The top-five athletes I would pay to watch live include Ovechkin, James, Anderson Silva, Roy Halladay and Randy Moss. I know Tiger Woods is great, but watching golf is not a priority for me. I want to sit in my seat, crush a few beers and check out some cheerleaders, rather than have to run from hole to hole trying to get a good seat. Golf not a sport I care to watch, unless I could hover above in an air-conditioned hover craft.
James is a 6'8", 260 pound freak. He is the Ovechkin of hockey. He scores, passes, plays good D and has an infectious personality.
James -- I hate when announcers use Lebron and Kobe -- had 22 points in the first half, including a half-court-buzzer-beater, and the Cavs had a comfortable 12 point lead.
He ended up with 38 points, a team-high seven assists and eight rebounds as the Cavs won easily 102-84.
*** What made this game even better was learning that ABC will finally air a new Desperate Housewives episode Sunday night. That's right boys and girls, I like DHW. It is a guilty pleasure. I know the writing isn't great and the story lines are predictable, but something about it keeps bringing me back. And that something is the hot cougars: Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Nicolette Sheridan and even Felicity Huffman.
Is Edie seriously injured??? She better be, because those bastards at ABC have made us wait three weeks to see what happened to her. How sad do I sound right now, getting amped up over DHW…whatever it is Super Sports Saturday, so I need some female thoughts to balance things out.
Just had time to squeeze in a little nap before the Wings and Jackets fire up the hockey playoff train again. This series doesn't excite me that much.
I hate Calgary so that is a no-brainer. Oveckin is easy to watch, the battle of Pennsylvania is enticing, Habs v. Bruins is always intense, Ducks and Sharks are stacked with great players and the Blues are a great story, even though they are down two games already.
The Devils and Wings' series don't do much for me, yet, since I'm a degenerate I will be watching.
While I wait for to see if Mason can stand on his head I discover this little nugget….
When the Wild axed Lemaire and Risebrough, I thought that might give the Wild a chance to re-sign UFA Marian Gaborik, but after reading this (link story) http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=275499 I doubt it.
Consider this the first volley from Salcer. If the Wild are going to keep his Gaborik, they will have to come close to the $8 million-a-year offer they had on the table last year.
It isn't a good sign when a player, or his agent, publicly criticize the team's medical staff.
Since I'm not a fan of the Habs, Bruins, Flames or Hawks I wonder which game do I watch when they overlap one another? Which one goes in the small picture in the picture-in-picture feature?
I'm also intrigued to see if Chuck Liddell gets rocked again tonight in UFC 97. If he gets knocked out he has to retire, or at Dana White should stop putting him in the ring. If Rua can't beat Liddell then he won't be part of a main event anytime soon.
And does anyone think the "Spider" won't win? Silva is a destroyer in the cage, but remember that Patrick Cote did last three rounds before his grotesque injury gave Silva the win. I think Silva might want to prove that that fight was a fluke for Cote. Thales Leites will be lucky to get out of the second round.
Enjoy the rest of the day, and of course tomorrow should be just as fun for a sports fan. In fact, it will be better because DHW is on at 10pm, when all the hockey, basketball, baseball are done.
you think Horcoff's contract is bad? try Jerome James of the NBA. The Knicks signed him to 5 year 30 million dollar deal. The guy basically rode the bench full time. played 9 minutes a game for 45 games in 05-06, 7mpg for 41 games in 06-07, and only played in 4 games in the last two years. 30 million?! RODE THE BEENCH!
April 18 2009, 07:03PM
Spring time is always a good time to be a sports fan as there is always something on =D
But i think with this year being the way it was next year will be better for a lot of the Oiler players stat wise.
April 18 2009, 07:04PM
I still think Starbury's contract in New York is one of the worst ever. Boston got a deal on him now, but wow did he ever make the bench shine for the Knicks.
Its true, spring time is the most exciting time of the year. Come home from school, watch a basketball game and a hockey game, nothin' better. Actually, i take that back. Watching an OILER hockey game and a basketball game would be the ideal.
April 18 2009, 08:23PM
I'd like to think of next year as a chuckwagon race for the Oilers. This year the man at the reins had all but driven way past his time, he blamed his horses for the poor starts and even poorer runs. He had his team re-worked and brought in a lighter wagon faster horses and yet the same result. His time had come and his time has past, let the new guy let these horses run..... or something like that. The new coach will let the young guys do what they do best and what got them to NHL in the first place.
Spring is here, the golf courses are open, and esks football is around the corner.
Chuck Lidell's career = Over. Thanks for the memories.
April 18 2009, 10:00PM
I miss Alexei Yashin's contract. That was always worth a laugh.
April 18 2009, 10:19PM
Jonathan I wrote some comments in the Searching for a Head Coach on your Schremp article from Feb, would be curious to know what you think of my thoughts...
April 18 2009, 10:22PM
Interesting, I might have to tune in to final 2 innings of a Jays game. Thats about all the baseball I can handle unless storyline like McGuire (Sp? I think W in his name) or Bonds. But man, I feel for WSH. They have to be getting frustrated.
How much you guys think Gaborik signs for next year? 1 year contract for semi decent money to show hes not made of glass, or lock in for long term on some overpaying gambling team (Tampa Bay!)
April 18 2009, 10:32PM
nice to see the flames lose. too bad this probably means they lose the series and Keenan gets fired and Brent gets hired in Cowtown. Did anybody notice Crawford was 75 games over .500 in Vancouver in his career there? That wasn't that good of a team, he must be a decent coach. That team in LA was brutal, and offsets the success in Colorado where I could have coached and won the Stanley Cup
It will be interesting to see how Tambo and the coach look at this assembly of talent and redirect it. Really the Oilers have some very good assets, it is the lack of complementarity that is frustrating. Too many small playmakers, not enought bigger players or one shot shooters, of course no penalty killing expert at forward or on defence. My fear is the Oilers will do their usual overkill and trade all the small playrs and have too many big galoots who can't skate or score. 2005-2006: good team, no goalie 2006-2007: lots of shooters/goal scorers (smyth, Sykora ,Lupul), no playmakers. lots of defensive defenceman, good penalty killers, not one puck moving dman 2007-2008: seemingly only 10 veteran NHL players, a bunch of kids, small team, skill, no toughness, miracle ending almost makes the playoffs 2007-2008: mish mash of talent. lots of small playmaking forwards, no goal scorers, not enough toughness, not enough faceoff or penalty killers up front, lose more battles to the puck than any group I have ever seen, no forechecking. Lots of puck moving defenceman, not one really good dman good at penalty killing, not one really good shut down dman. ALso lose more battles to the puck than any group I have ever seen.
Despite all the gnashing of teeth in Edmonton the last few weeks, this is not a team that needs to be gutted. They need to trade their surpluses to replace their deficits...
Trade one of their good offensive dman and one of their small forwards for one proven top 6 gritty forward who does not make plays but finishes them in the net. Trade another small forward for a journeyman veteran dman who is good at killing penalties. Trade another small forward for a third line center who can fight, win faceoffs and kill penalties. Do those three things and this should be a playoff team. If the small center we keep is Gagner and he progresses, and Horcoff does not have to run a marathon every game and scores a few more goals. If the new coach threatens Penner to go to the minors if he does not make three hits per period, and if the new coach uses a system that actually forechecks, this could be a very good team...
April 19 2009, 12:41AM
DHW? That's weak but I'll give it to you. I was bored the other day and ended up watching all 361 hours of Titanic. I revoked my own Man-Card that day. I'm on probation. I need to re-watch Band of Brothers and Rome before I can get it back.
Worst Contract? That is Rick DiPietro's title to lose.
April 19 2009, 12:48AM
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Worst Contract? That is Rick DiPietro's title to lose.
I've never been able to decide if the DiPietro series of events was more or less tragic than the Yashin series of events.
DiPietro: Milbury trades Luongo and Jokinen for Kvasha and Parrish because he has a new franchise goaltender; #1 overall pick DiPietro. Meanwhile, Dany Heatley is passed over and falls to #2. DiPietro is then signed for 300 years at a reasonable rate.
Yashin: Milbury trades Chara and the #2 pick (Jason Spezza) to Ottawa for Yashin and subsequently signs Yashin for 200 years at an incredible rate.
Lesson: Never let Mike Milbury run your hockey team.
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April 19 2009, 01:08AM
@ Jonathan Willis: No Kidding! Yashin's was bad but the majority of it was pre-salary cap. DiPietro's was made at a time when everyone knew that bad moves would hinder your chances at fielding a quality team or moving parts out via trades, and they STILL signed the guy who breaks down more often than the Mir space station until he's 40. If both were to have happened post lockout then Yashin wins (loses?).
man watching Calgary CHOKE last night was almost as gratifying as watching an Oilers win. hahahaha at the Flameoids!
P.S - How's the Red Mile doing this year? Got the parade route cancelled yet? Bahahaha!
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Can be hard to watch on TV, but if you ever get a chance to see an NBA game live - DO IT. Not only is it a great game, the cheerleaders are awesome too!!
Teri Hatcher is dreamy...
can we discuss the great 8s back check after his giveaway? It was kovalev esque.. and I notice that it hasnt been mentioned much. Not an OV hater but cmon MVP, a bit of I give a damn is requisite behavior in da playoffs. I guess theres no celebration for accountability.
Bad contracts... Bobby Holik from sather... simply awesome!!
April 19 2009, 11:00AM
@ esa tikkanen: BTW. Vancouver had a great team when Crawford was there. I had the unfortunate pleasure of watching them for those years. However, they did not have a good goalie to help them get over that cusp. The Bertuzzi/Morrison/Naslund line was one of the best in the league (at that time). The team went to crap when the Moore incident happened. And he was finally canned for it.
Sadly for Canuck fans, if Luongo was there then, they could have been Stanley Cup champs. *spits on floor* I can't believe I said that.
Bottom line. Crawford only was good with good teams already in place. He can't coach a regular plain jane team with no substantial talent that is ready to go. ie: LA Kings. Then again, he did bring that goalie that couldn't win in Van with him to LA. Would he bring him to Edmonton? Hope not.
Now has anyone listened to Crawford on CBC? He had a clear displeasure for the Oil when he was doing the color commentary. Now a coaching spot opens up and he's the first one to say "Pick me. I love the Oilers".
Why did no one pick him up last year to coach if he is that good of a coach?
April 19 2009, 11:02AM
@ roughneck: I saw his back check, he was at the end of a shift that lasted 1 min 04 secs and he managed to out skate 3 of his teammates who were a heck of a lot closer to the play than he was. It wasnt even close to his fault.
Astonishingly thing about Lebron James is that he was recently weighed and weighed in at 272 lbs. There are NO other small forwards that weigh 240 and not that many power forwards at that weight. Plus he is super quick....freak
@ john: not sure about the truth to lebron's weight. i had my doubts when i heard him claim he weighed 260 a week or so ago. I mean, dwight howard is 6'11'' and massive. He dwarfs lebron, but only weighs in at 265? one of these numbers doesn't make sense
Speaking of Lebron being a freak, i had this conversation with my friend a little over a year ago.. i called out the A-ROID situation, and i have a weird feeling with Lebron as well.. he was a tank in high school, perhaps he was taking steriods throughout highschool.. Think about it...
April 19 2009, 10:00PM
Hey Gregor, you forgot to add the Nascar race that was on Saturday night to your list.
Wade Redden's contract looks pretty horrible.
April 20 2009, 12:10PM
I thought you'd take more flak over desperate housewives gregor, this lack of mockery suggests there are a few closet fans out there. Perhaps i should check this show out.
April 20 2009, 01:42PM
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The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is applying the final touches on the Be Food Safe exhibit (booth #1704) for the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16 – 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free to the public.
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She attended Yale Drama School and appeared in many Broadway and off-Broadway productions during the early 1970s. Moving to Hollywood, she made her film debut in Julia (1977). One of the most acclaimed film actresses of her generation, the coolly elegant Streep is famous for the superb technique she employs in her varied and often uncannily telling portrayals—from the edgily ironic wife of Kramer vs. Kramer (1979; Academy Award) to the anguished Polish émigré of Sophie's Choice (1982; Academy Award), the rebellious factory worker of Silkwood (1983), and the accused Australian mother of A Cry in the Dark (1988). Among her other motion pictures are The Deer Hunter (1978), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Out of Africa (1985), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), and One True Thing (1998). She has also appeared in several television dramas.
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The idea of a one-shade-fits-all finishing product may seem unlikely or impossible to some. Yet NV Perricone MD No Foundation Foundation is marketed as just that. While many who have tried No Foundation Foundation have found it lives up to this promise, some have tested it and have been disappointed, saying the color isn't universal.
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Is a one-shade-fits-all finishing product possible?
How many times have you bought a foundation, and then applied it at home to find it is too dark, too light, or too "cakey?"
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Well, at least that's what a lot of people think. During exhibitions I often get the comment "Oh you must use Photoshop", with the suggestion this is some new form of digital tomfoolery….trickery….cheating. This new way of working with images is deceitful and wrong; or at least that what these groups of people are suggesting.
It's true the images are manipulated. The average person can't press the shutter button on their automatic cameras and come back with the same images I produce, but isn't that part of what makes it art? Throughout the history of photography the average amateur photographer could not replicate the images of the professional photographic artist. This trickery or, more appropriately called image manipulation, has occurred since the medium of photography was invented. Is it wrong, or is it part of what makes photography an art?
The Pictorialist's, like Edward Steichen and his multiple printing platinum print with applied color shown below, were masters of manipulation using many techniques to alter their images – both in camera and during processing. While there have been many exhibitions of pictorialism few have focused on the manipulation side of it. That is why I'm excited to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art has an exhibition on manipulated photography titled Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop. I wish I'd be able to attend the exhibition and see it in person, however just reading through the online exhibition has been interesting.
To say the manipulated photograph (whether done before or after Photoshop) is fake or somehow less valuable, is akin to saying an original painting is less valuable than the paint by number that anyone could produce.
On a related note: Wired.com has an exhibition of Early 1900's tall-tale postcards: Early 1900s Postcards Show Off Primitive 'Photoshopping' Skills


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CMS Releases Final IPPS Rule
On August 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays in acute-care hospitals under the IPPS, and also hospitals under the Long-Term Care Hospitals Prospective Payment System. The rule takes effect as of October 1, 2012.
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On July 26, 2012, U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced Senate Resolution 529 (link removed), which recognizes the prostate cancer epidemic in the African-American community, and calls on federal agencies to support education, outreach and research in this high-risk population, with support of co-sponsors Sens. Daniel Akaka (HI), Ben Cardin (MD), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Daniel Inouye (HI) and Ron Wyden (OR). On Wednesday, August 1, 2012, the Senate unanimously passed Resolution 538 declaring September 2012 National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
AUA Urges PQRS Participation
Are you participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) voluntary reporting program? If you aren't, you should be. Currently, PQRS provides a financial incentive for eligible professionals who satisfactorily report data on certain quality measures for Medicare Part B services paid under the physician fee schedule. However, this benefit will sunset. Calendar year 2012 is the last year eligible professionals can potentially earn a 0.5 percent incentive without their participation tied to a payment adjustment.
Late Friday afternoon on July 6, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems, and the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. The American Urological Association (AUA) will review the changes outlined in both the proposed rules and provide a summary to our members in the upcoming weeks. The AUA will also provide written comments to CMS on the proposals outlined in each of the rules by the September 4, 2012, deadline.
About the Rules The Medicare Hospital Outpatient/Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule would revise the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center payment system for CY 2013 to implement applicable statutory requirements and propose changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment system. In addition, CMS is proposing updates and refinements to the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program, the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program, and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program.


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FERRON/RANGELY, COLO. - Devin Vance Carter: Born Aug. 13, 2002, died Feb.19, 2012 after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. We will miss his unconditional love for everyone he met, his vibrant personality and his persistent curiosity about the world around him. We know that he is happily loving and serving those on the other side with his same attitude.
Devin was recently preceded in death by his grandma Leslie Carter.
He is survived by his loving mother, Danielle Brown of Rangely, Colo.; and his father Christopher (Melinda) Carter of Provo, Utah; his grandparents: Vance and Bobbi Brown of Ferron, Utah, Kevin Carter of Provo, Utah and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Zinc question for chemistry people
Posted 08 January 2013 - 02:45 PM
Both colors contain cobalt oxide and silicon dioxide and I'm wondering if the addition of zinc oxide is what makes the blue areas flux in my work ... I've always used the one with zinc and had fluxing problems ... remember the blue bowl permanently sealed onto the support piece?
Would there be any other reason I'm missing for having the zinc in the blue stain other than helping with glaze results?? I'm going to run tests with the zinc free one to check for color results but wonder if I'm missing something in the big picture.
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Posted 08 January 2013 - 03:35 PM
3= was the Max. temp.
6+ can be used with or w/o zinc in a glaze.
Stain 6388 contains Co, Si, reference codes are 3,5,9
3= same temp
5.not to be used with zinc in glaze
9= requires 6.7-8.4% Calcium Carb. in the glaze
So whatever else is in the stain compositions differ. Can't tell you what that could be but obviously it has to do with a reaction to zinc. I don't think it is for the purpose of fluxing although you seem to indicate that it does flux.
One is called Mazarene and one is Mazarene Blue. I used one years ago that fired an unbelievable Purple violet. Have you used both?
Has anyone on the forum? Is there a difference in the color?
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 04:39 PM
I haven't tested it yet but I will test it and tell you what I get as a result. Let's see if we get the same results. I am using Amaco #65(cone 5) Porcelain.
I will mixed #6300 with an underglaze medium and apply it on the raw body and on the same vessel after it has been bisqued. I will cover the ware with Amaco HF 9 Zinc Free Clear. I could also use a HF 10 Clear. What do you think?
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Posted 08 January 2013 - 05:52 PM
So you may want to try 6310 or 6383 Cobalt Aluminate, The Wedgewood blue isn't as deep as Mazerine (at least with my test) but I think its still worth a try.
Reading Digitalfire, sounds like Zinc can also act as a flux.
Ye olde thread, with results......blue-for-colored-clay-results
Posted 08 January 2013 - 06:10 PM
Matt - Thanks, I might try the cobalt aluminate blue and see if that stops the fluxing problem ... I kind of like how it gives the color a shine but dislike it when it melds with the support form.
Lucille - I always use Amaco Zinc Free clear and never have any color or bleeding problems.
See, this is what happens when you wander around a pottery supply store, spot a jar of stain that is a beautiful color and grab it up. Well, I grabbed more than one pretty color but restrained myself to 1/4 pound samples.
Chris Campbell
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Posted 08 January 2013 - 06:44 PM
I was referring to the fired color of a wild violet purple. I don't know if it was the glaze affecting the stain or the stain but I was expecting a blue not a purple.
You shop at some cool stores when you can see the colors. I have to order online most of the time. My closest supply shop is 280 miles away.
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I had my electtric water heater replaced a week ago. Every time I open a hot water faucet air comes out for the first few seconds. It does not happen with the cold water. I opened all hot water faucets for a few minutes to trey to drain air out of the tank but it still does it. It did not happend before with the old water heater. Any suggestions?
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Kyuubi is invincible, he can be defeated and driven away, but as soon as enough bad karma builds up he just comes straight back.
Kyuubi is invincible, he can be defeated and driven away, but as soon as enough bad karma builds up he just comes straight back.
I would think, and this isn't based on anything except my innate opinion on the matter, that the Kyuubi is likely the strongest being in the Naruto universe.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
It is extremely obvious there is no evidence to really back any debate of this kind.
I think if you feel so compasionate as to debate topics foreign to the plot of Naruto, you should make a fan fiction of some sort. I am very sure that if you write good enough of a script and put it up on a bunch of places on the internet, some fan artists will draw it up for you in the their interpretation of your imaginative rendition of a part of Naruto.
Increasingly, these types of topics hover about the forums trivially discussing matters of insignificance that only would find significance in some sort of extraordinarily more detailed version of Naruto that would compare to an 1,000 page epic rather than a graphic novel.
I truly think these types of threads are just wishful thinking for further explanation in Naruto.
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Honestly, saying he has never lost a fight isn't that impressive, we know he has fought one strong enemy, that's it.
Hell, I've never lost a fight, granted the last time I got in a fight was when I was 10 and it was against a 10 year old, but that doesn't change the fact that I've never lost. Does that mean I could take on Kyuubi?
As for assuming Pein can suppress Kyuubi's chakra just like Sasuke... What the hell? Just because <Party A> is considered to be better than <Party B> doesn't mean <Party A> can do everything <Party B> can, that's like saying Muhammad Ali can do the Dempsey Roll.
errr pain can switch bodies.....He might just switch them and NOT die from all age,nor get weaker.
conquer FTW!!!
Yeah I'm gonna have to go with the Kyuubi. Pain, Nagato, whatthefuckever you call him has less chakara than Kisame. It is stated that Kisame has the most chakara in all of Akatsuki. But we all know that chakara alone doesn't win battles. I think its hard to even get close to the Kyuubi with his full power and don't forget he heals quick. I agree what some of the other posters said, at very best you can seal the Kyuubi and destroy its container. Theres no way to fight the Kyuubi head up and win, try and get merc'd(Translation: Get Got).
The next Generation of perverted ninjas is fully prepared to take their place. The line of the Toad Master will never fail as long as there is a will of fire. Rest In Peace Jiraiya-sama, this world and Tsunade were not good enough for you.
I am as far beyond you fanboys as you are above the humans.
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Hazel McMullin, local long arm quilter is participating in a project that supplies Quilts of Valor to injured service men and women.
A QOV is a tangible way to show your deep appreciation for this wounded serviceman's and woman's service, sacrifice and valor for our country in this Global War on Terror. When these men and women are "downrange" (in the war zone), they face a reality that few of us can appreciate.
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There are many, many Americans who have not volunteered to serve our country. In fact, only about 5 percent of Americans have any connections with servicemembers "downrange" meaning 95 percent of Americans don't.
More than 2,000 of our men and women have died as a result of this war. The official number of wounded is around 14,000 but the real number is more like 30,000.
Our wounded deserve the best QOVS that quilters and longarmers can make for them. They gave their best. The least we can do is reciprocate. And, remember the old adage-you get what you pay for. A quality QOV cannot be made in one hour.
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Lovely Flat in Alfama
מספר אנשים מקסימלי6
חדרי שינה2
גודל70 מטר רבוע
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Accommodation summary
The apartment combines its medieval architecture with modern and sophisticated design, since it was renovated. The décor mixes the Portuguese tradition with the Eastern culture. These aspects, a fantastic view over the rooftops of Alfama, the special illumination of the city of Lisbon and the Tagus River creates an unforgettable atmosphere.
Do not miss! It is include the following: A large living room with 2 distinct areas with double sofa bed, satellite TV, music DVDs and CDs. The kitchen as a washing and drying machine, a dishwasher, microwave, electric stove and oven, fridge and freezer. One bedroom with a double bed. There is another room with 2 single beds and a bed sofa.
With all kinds of traditional commerce, and pedestrian distance of most of the most popular sites in Lisbon. It is also possible to walk to the station of Santa Apolonia, linking the capital to the north of the country and also receives trains from Spain. There is an underground car park, 1 minute walking from the apartment, in the Largo das Portas do Sol.
כללי הביתA deposit of € 100 is to be returned at end of stay.
Order, respect and common sense. Treat the house like yours. The apartment is rented clean, with clean sheets and towels.
The price includes a welcome pack.
Extra cleaning service with linen change: € 50.00 to 100.00 (depending on number of occupants).
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Nice apartment in a very good location and nice neighbourhood (almost everything in walking distance, shops, bakerys etc max 5 min away). Well equiped with everything you need for a few days. A little bit dark and small, but you probably wont find a place in Lisboa thats very different, its just the way it is in old portugese buildings. And it has its charme.
The hosts were very kind and professional, gave us a typical portugese cake as a welcome gift :)
A nice and clean apartment, good decoration, near supermarket, quiet place, easy access and not far from Alfama or Bairro Alto.
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I and my family have been really happy of being in Lisbon. Everything was perfect.
When we arrived at our aprtment we were welcame with a smile and a box of very good pasteis de nata. Cristovao and Cristiana are very nice people and the apartment is very well positioned, well equipped and comfortable. We want to thank them for our beautiful staying.
Although smaller than expected, it was a very nice appartement! Everything was in good condition, the location in the old Center of Lisbon is really good. And Luis was very kind and gave as a lot of useful information to explore the City.
We enjoyed our stay here in this nice neighborhood. The appartment seems to be new in use and is equipped well and very spaceous. We experienced some difficulty with electricity in the house, but all in all it was a good place to stay.
Nice and beautifull appartment in the centre of Lissabon. The room is clean and comfortable. The hostes Christiane is very kind, speaks english and likes to inform you about the city. We have enjoyd it.
We loved our stay here!!! Perfect location- short walk to Rossio and Martim Moniz. We walked everywhere: convento do carmel, feira do ladra, panteao and the castello. Great restaurants around- Brazilian on Calcada santana and tasco pimbolina.
So coY and kept cool for sleeping.
Celeste was so helful and friendly. We loved her!
Only thing is the bed is a bit hard but that is it.
Beautiful apartment, well located and comfortable. We had some problems on our way to Lisbon so we arrived late, but they helped us with everything and were really comprehensive.
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The company will direct users to Ecwid's Facebook storefront application.
Zak Stambor
Payvment, a vendor that sells tools to help retailers open up Facebook storefronts, today announced that is closing up shop after being bought by an undisclosed buyer.
The vendor says it reached an agreement with Ecwid Inc. to refer its users to transfer their Facebook stores to Ecwid's platform, which enables merchants to embed an e-commerce widget in web pages, blogs and Facebook pages.
Shoppers will continue to be able to buy products via the Payvment Facebook storefronts and the company's Pinterest-like Lish.com product discovery application until Feb. 14. Then, until Feb. 28, shoppers will be able to browse, but not buy, retailers' products. The platforms will cease operations on March 1.
The vendor, which also offered retailers a social marketing tool designed to make it easier for retailers to reach consumers through ads on Facebook, has stopped allowing merchants to use its platform to buy ads. It will run ads that merchants have already bought through Feb. 14.
The move offers the latest sign that social commerce—at least as defined by consumers buying directly on Facebook or other social networks—has failed to catch on with many consumers. For instance, according to AppData, which tracks Facebook application usage, Payvment's social commerce application had only 10,000 active monthly users this month. The platform once claimed to have more than 175,000 merchants using its platform, suggesting that those storefronts were lightly trafficked.
Payvment's downfall is "another nail in the social commerce coffin," says Sucharita Mulpuru, a vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc. "What's ironic is that very small businesses are the few that have some traction on Facebook."
Rather than seek to drive sales directly on social network, many retailers have focused social media efforts on developing relationships with consumers and referring those shoppers to their web sites. That's why the Social Media 300, a comprehensive analysis of e-retailers' social commerce strategies, based its rankings of retailers' social skills on the percentage of web site traffic that merchants receive from social networks. That referral traffic is increasingly valuable, according to the guide. For instance, the guide's top 50 sites in terms of referral traffic from Facebook derive an average of 9.3% of their overall site traffic from the social network.
Despite the shift in many retailers' strategies, Ecwid says that it continues to see strong growth. The vendor says that from October to December, total sales from all Ecwid-powered Facebook stores increased 65% from the previous quarter. And, according to AppData, Ecwid has more than 210,000 active monthly users this month.
"It's exciting to be in the sweet spot of the expanding social commerce trend, as we see our merchants create successful businesses on their Facebook storefronts," says Ruslan Fazlyev, Ecwid CEO and founder.
Ecwid offers retailers a free basic platform to sell on Facebook and other sites, as well as premium options that cost as much as $99 a month that include features such as advanced inventory management tools.


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Chapter 18
Jethro comes to Moses bringing Moses' wife and sons and offers sacrifices to the Lord—Moses sits in the judgment seat and hears all cases—Jethro counsels Moses to teach the law, to appoint lesser judges, and to delegate power to them.
1 When
2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took
3 And her two
4 And the name of the other was
5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the
6 And he
7 ¶And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt
12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat
13 ¶And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to
14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to
16 When they have a
17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee:
20 And thou shalt
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people
22 And let them
23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 ¶And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.


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GREEN RIVER, UTAH- Verla Lowe, 93, of Green River, Utah, passed away July 2, 2008 at her daughter's home in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born April 3, 1915, the seventh of 10 children of Wallace and Amanda (Watson) Curtis in Aurora, Utah.
She grew up in Green River and graduated from Green River High School where she was the Valedictorian. Verla met the love of her life, Norman Lowe, at the Coconut Grove Dance Hall in Salt Lake City. They were married Dec. 25, 1936 in Green River, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on April 14, 1967. Together they were blessed with four wonderful children.
Verla was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in the Primary Presidency and the Relief Society Presidency among many other callings. She was a wonderful seamstress, sewing for her children and grandchildren, including wedding dresses for her three daughters.
She loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. They were all the light of her life. She will be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor and her love for her family.
Verla is survived by her four children; Myrna (Charles-deceased) Watterson of South Jordan, Utah., Norma Jean (Edward) Hansen of Green River, Gary A. (Karen) Lowe of Sandy, Utah, and Gayle (Kent) Olsen of Taylorsville, Utah; one sister; and 23 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents: husband; Norman, son-in-law; Charles Watterson; five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 11 a.m. at the Green River LDS Chapel. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services at the chapel. Interment will be at the Elgin Cemetery following the service. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary.


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Noteworthy day for Flames Olympic hopefuls
December 30 2009 11:05AM
With both the Canadian and Finnish roster's being announced today, it was a big day for several Flames Olympic hopefuls. Flames captain Jarome Iginla was a lock for the Canadian team, but Jay Bouwmeester appeared to be a "bubble" player and fellow defencemen Dion Phaneuf and Robyn Regher appeared to be longshots at best. On the Finnish side, big center Olli Jokinen and goalie Miikka Kiprusoff appeared shoe-ins, but with Kipper's statement earlier this year about only going if he was named the starter, there was some doubt.
Well, the Finn's announced their team first and both Jokinen and Kiprusoff were on it. Kipper's play this season left little doubt, as he's been one of the top 5 goalies. For the rest of the Finnish roster click here.
With the three defencemen all vying for what was considered to be 1-2 spots, someone was going to be left disappointed. We just didn't know it would be all three. I had Bouwmeester on my roster, but Steve Yzerman and company went with Dan Boyle, Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Scott Niedermeyer "C", Chris Pronger "A", Brent Seabrook and Shea Weber, leaving Jay-Bo off the team.
As expected, Jarome Iginla was named to the team. He was also named one of three alternate captains. With so many different "right" options at this point in time, it's hard to question any of the remaining 12 forwards - Patrice Bergeron, Sidney Crosby "A", former Calgary Himen Ryan Getzlaf, Calgary native Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau, Brendan Morrow, Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Mike Richards, Eric Staal, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Toews.
The two surprises up front to me were the inclusion of Patrice Bergeron, who flew in under the radar having been the only player named that was not invited to Canada's summer evaluation camp. Given recent projections from the likes of Bob McKenzie et al, his inclusion really shouldn't be a surprise, I guess. Mike Richards was the other given his play in the second quarter of the season. However, he was virtually a lock prior to this season's start, and Head Coach Mike Babcock is said to love the versatile center. He stood out as Canada's best player in the summer evaluation, so again I really shouldn't be that surprised.
No surprises in goal, as Canada went with Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury and Canucks captain *snicker* Roberto Luongo.
So did the Canadian braintrust get it right? No matter what roster they picked, plenty of second guessing would commence. It's hard to argue against this squad and only time will tell.
Flame fan - Did they make a mistake in not including any of the Calgary defence? Should Bouwmeester have been there? Phaneuf? Regher? Drew Doughty is a hell of a player, but I would've taken Jay-Bo's experience over him for these Olympics. Maybe that's why I'm writing this and not announcing the team myself.
If any good can come of this, hopefully it has lit a fire under the vaunted 'D'. Then again, one would think a pretty big fire should've been lit all season considering the announcement planned for today.
The LA Kings visit "The 'Dome" tonight, as the Flames see if they can win two in a row and start a bit of a winning streak. A win tonight would set the table for a three game winning streak to round out the year as the Edmonton Oilers will visit on New Year's Eve.
December 30 2009, 11:37AM
Difficult to complain about a team as good as the one selected by Yzerman and the Canadian braintrust. I wouldn't change it but injuries most certainly will, you'd have to think Bouwmeester is the next guy if any of the current 7 D get hurt.
December 30 2009, 11:52AM
If Doughty is the 7th guy right now and therefore may not play a whole lot I'm wondering how much that factored into the decision?
He's been very good this season but maybe the thought was that they'd rather have a 20 year old sitting than a vet like JBo.
December 30 2009, 11:55AM
From the CTV Olympic Website
Team Canada's brass met until midnight Tuesday, and the most discussed topic was the seventh defenceman, according to TSN analyst Pierre McGuire. The two players they were talking about: Doughty and Bouwmeester.
Good to see anything can happen as long as you creep as much as possible at Oilers Nation. Great effort out there Ross Creek. You are a real piece of talent.
December 30 2009, 04:10PM
Honestly, I'm more shocked by Jokinen's being on the Finnish team than Bouwmeester being left off the Canadian. Say what you will about the strength of the Calgary defense on paper, and their ability to play the odd great game, but the defensive core hasn't lived up to expectations this season. J Bouw might have the experience (so does Reggie), but he's one of the big three that haven't been the stellar crew they were supposed to be - in either end of the rink. Maybe the lack of any Calgary D-men on the Olympic roster might clue them in on how far their play has slipped.
Sure, Doughty's young, but the kid has chops. He's done a helluva lot for on the back end of an equally young team in L.A. to keep them where they are in the standings.


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Pixie Elf
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Pixie Elf
Our Larger-Size Pixie Elves Have the Same Look and Feel As Our Vintage Elf Ornaments
Many of you wrote in telling us how much you love our vintage elf ornaments (#53856), but wished the elves were larger so you could place them in even more places throughout your home. So we grew the pixie elves to a whopping 10½" tall, yet each has the same plastic head, felt body, felt cap, and overall charm as the 1940s and '50s Christmas elves that inspired both these and our original vintage elf ornaments. We recommend positioning these pixie elves on our wooden elf ladder (#64471) as if climbing your tree, hanging them from a banister, or displaying them on a mantel. Each elf is sold individually. Imported.
- Just like the our vintage elf ornaments (#53856), only bigger
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- Pair these Christmas elves with our wooden ladder (#64471) to create some holiday magic of your own
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