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LEGEND 3 Set for April 5th in Milan, LEGEND 4 with Badr Hari in June
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Interestingly enough, if you follow the exploits of LEGEND's Ruslan Suleymanov you'd know that he appeared at UFC 169 to have some discussions with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertita about a possible UFC event in Russia, just like he had been in discussions with GLORY officials recently and plans to again. Suleymanov has money and a love for the world of Kickboxing and MMA, so he seems steadfast on promoting more big events around the world.
According to an interview with MMAFighting's Ariel Helwani from this weekend, the next LEGEND event will be on April 5th in Milan, Italy. There have been no bouts announced yet, but we have learned that it will be a co-promotion with Carlo di Blasi's Oktagon promotion, which promotes Muay Thai in Milan. This has added to it rumors of using Giorgio Petrosyan on the card, as Di Blasi is Petrosyan's manager. This could be an explanation for the meetings with GLORY officials, as Petrosyan is signed to GLORY. The next LEGEND event afterwards will be in June, where Suleymanov expects Badr Hari to appear.


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Spanish Cold SoupTraditional gazpacho, a classic chilled soup made from pureed fresh vegetables, comes from the south of Spain, where summers are notoriously hot, and vegetables are abundant. Choosing fresh, high-quality ingredients is the key to a delicious soup. Choose ripe, ruby red tomatoes, small, firm cucumbers and bright, crisp peppers. And always use GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for a soup with a smooth, velvety texture and a well-balanced taste.
(Serving Size: About 1 cup soup - 180 Calories, 11g Fat (1.5g Saturated, 0g Trans); 30mg Cholesterol; 16g Carbohydrate; 5g Sugar; 4g Protein; 3g Fiber; 150mg Sodium)
Makes 6 Servings
Prep time: 20 min.
Total time: 25 min. plus chilling time
For the Soup:
3 slices white bread, crusts removed and discarded
1Ľ cup cold water, divided
3 medium ripe tomatoes (about 2 lbs.), skinned, seeded and roughly
chopped (about 3ľ cups)
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped (about 1˝ cups)
1 green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tsp. GOYA® Minced Garlic, or 4 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
Ľ cup GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp. GOYA® Red Wine Vinegar
Ľ tsp. GOYA® Adobo Light All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper
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1 small tomato, seeded and finely chopped (about 1 cup)
˝ small red onion, finely chopped (about ˝ cup)
˝ green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped (about ˝ cup)
1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped
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If your valentine heart leaks, it may be because February is "Women in Horror" month, which celebrates women in the horror industry. I'm going to expand the definition to include literature.
Here are some of my favorite women authors who write horror and some examples of their works, from old favorites to new up-and-comers:
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
Anne Rice: The vampire Lestat, The wolf gift
Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake, MaddAddam
V.C. Andrews: If There Be Thorns, Garden of Shadows
Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel
Shirley Jackson: The haunting of Hill House, The lottery
Tanith Lee: Colder Greyer Stones, The puma's daughter, Under/above the water
Lisa Tuttle: His wolf, Windhaven
Caitlin Kiernan: Daughter of the hounds, Low red moon
Nancy Holder: Damned, Crusade (in YA)
Alexandra Sokoloff: Book of shadows, The unseen
Joyce Carol Oates: The accursed, The collector of hearts
Margo Lanagan: The brides of Rollrock Island (in YA)
Carrie Ryan: The Dark and hollow places, The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Jessica McHugh: A Touch Of Scarlet, Food for Thought
Octavia Butler: Fledgling , Mind of my mind, Bloodchild
Jennifer McMahon: The winter people, Don't breathe a word
Catherynne Valente: Deathless , The Labyrinth (in SF)
Elizabeth Hand: Available dark, Mortal love
Kelly Link: Stranger things happen, The summer people (in SF)
Nancy A. Collins: after dark, night life, vamps
Editors, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling: The Beastly bride, Teeth, Poe, The Dark.
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Idaho women pick up road win at Texas State
SAN MARCOS – Five Vandals scored in double and the Idaho women's basketball team got its fourth win in five games with a 72-60 win over Texas State in Western Athletic Conference play Thursday night.
Alyssa Charlston led Idaho with 14 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. She went 7-of-13 from the field and helped Idaho to a 50-39 advantage on the glass, the team's fourth 50-plus rebounding effort of the season.
All three of Idaho's freshmen also scored in double figures, as Christina Salvatore had 13 points and eight rebounds, Connie Ballestero had 11 points and three assists, and Ali Forde finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Krissy Karr added 10 points and seven assists, and senior Jessica Graham had nine points and four rebounds for the Vandals.
Idaho improves to 8-11 on the season and 5-3 in WAC play while Texas State drops to 7-11 and 1-7 in the WAC. The Vandals are 3-0 in WAC road games.
Texas State jumped out to a double-digit lead early in the game, leading 19-9 with 13 minutes left in the first half, but then Idaho stormed back. The Vandals closed out the half on a 29-5 run to lead 38-24 at halftime.
"Krissy did a great job of jumpstarting our offense, and once we got going we were on a roll," Idaho coach Jon Newlee said of Karr's performance off the bench. "I'm proud of them tonight, they hung in there, hit some big shots when we needed them and got the win."
An 8-2 spurt for the Vandals to start the second half gave Idaho a 44-26 lead 1:15 into the second half, and the Vandals built that lead to as many as 21 points, 54-33 with less than 15 minutes to play. The Bobcats attempted a run, led by Diamond Ford, the WAC's leading scorer, but the lead remained double-digits the rest of the way.
"We talked about once we got the lead, running through our offense and being more patient," Newlee said. "I thought shot selection was much better tonight once we got the lead."
Ford ended up with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Idaho, however, held the Bobcats to just 29.6 percent shooting from the field (21-of-71) as a team, and 22.2 percent (6-of-27) from 3-point range.
"Diamond Ford is a great scorer, she's proven that," Newlee said. "We were trying to keep her under 20 (points), and honestly I thought we contested some of those shots pretty well."
Idaho hit 30-of-65 shots (46.2 percent) and 9-of-21 3s (43 percent). The Vandals had 18 assists on their 30 made baskets, and finished with just 12 turnovers, considerably less than the team's 17.7 per game average heading into the game.
"That turnover ratio is what we need," Newlee said. "When we've had our best games we're moving the ball, and sharing the ball, and good things happen. Five people in double figures, that what we're looking for every game. Everybody contributed and on the road you've got to have that."
The Vandals return to action on Saturday at UTSA with a 4 p.m. (Pacific) tipoff. Idaho will stay on the road next week when it visits Utah State and San Jose State before returning home to host New Mexico State on Feb. 7.


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Enterprise file sync and share is firmly entrenched inside the enterprise, and technology management buyers no longer view it as a primarily consumer-driven technology. This Forrester Wave from Dropbox evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of 9 Cloud-based Enterprise File Sync and Share vendors, highlighting the major players and innovators, and how the market has evolved in recent years.
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Avandia: what's known and not known
Since heart disease is the #1 cause of death among diabetics, it is reasonable to ask why a diabetes drug that possibly increases rather than decreases the risk of heart disease should remain on the market. Are warnings enough to keep patients safe? After looking at the study results, many experts are urging that patients and doctors consider whether older drugs for diabetes may be safer and more effective–as well as much less expensive. They are asking: should Avandia remain on the market? Continue reading


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A view from the T-34 tank memorial at the South of Komarowko. The road is going from Komarowka (to the right of the pano) to Lyssianka (to the left of the pano). The pano is taken to the North direction and shows a part of the last sector of the escape on 16/17 February 1944.


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Lymphatic Filariasis in the Americas
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disabling parasitic disease caused by worms that are spread from person-to-person by the bite of infected mosquitoes. More than 120 million persons are infected with LF, a disease that can be eliminated. CDC and its partners provide assistance to Ministries of Health to protect people from LF through community mobilization, distribution of effective drugs, and program monitoring and evaluation, with a goal of eliminating LF from the Americas.
With additional effort and support for evidence-based, cost-effective strategies that we can implement now, we can eliminate LF from the Americas. The information below provides a snapshot of the context and background for this priority area.
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Virtual Laboratory - Nonlinear Two Story Building
This virtual experiment allows you to conduct nonlinear dynamic analysis for a two story building. The building is modeled as a two degree-of-freedom system with various types of nonlinear models for each story.
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Adapting to development under CakePHP and the university's information system architecture has been slow but steady and really picked up today. Now I see that whatever I developed in the past under MVC frameworks has really been scarce. It obviously helped to understand the foundations of what models, views and controllers are but I guess I still hadn't grasped what they really are. That, alas (or not), only comes with extensive exposure to somewhat complex system that use them.
In any case, it's been a really interesting trip so far and the best side effect has been learning a lot of simple but neat Emacs tricks with Gonçalo, my supervisor on this particular project. Another important thing is that I'll probably be developing another information system, with different subject matter entirely, and the knowledge I've been acquiring will surely prove invaluable later on. Today has been somewhat of a breakthrough, as I've been implementing from scratch a lot of functionality which, despite simple at the core, were nothing but a major headache less than a week ago.
And when it comes to database design, I may not come up with the best relational designs in the world but I surely understand them much more clearly. Proof is how different (and may I add worse) a schema for a side project of mine was before I got to work on this stuff here and now that I learned a couple of things.
Oh and I've been carrying the Macbook along to work again. I simply cannot live without this baby and I guess using a shitty keyboard on the desktop also prevents me from really feeling comfortable. Other than that I just miss the comfort I find in Mac OS, regardless of my everlasting love for Linux, which I've used for over a decade now.
It's also been two months since I started working and the truth is that I've done little else on the side. Football Manager 2008 Portuguese translation has kicked off and there's a web app I'd like to take a stab on but both are on the backburner until I get back on my feet, so to speak. The translation, however, I need to start as soon as possible.
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John Lavery enjoyed working outdoors, taking the opportunity to depict the effects of light and shade. In his painting In Morocco, he captured the intensity of North African light and colour. It portrays Lavery's second wife, Hazel, with her daughter Alice, and Ben Ali Rabbati holding the dog.
Lavery travelled widely and regularly spent the winter in Morocco, where the Australian artist Hilda Rix Nicholas visited him in 1914.


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Company's leading products also certified as "SAP Solution Manager Ready"
Los Angeles, Calif. – May 11, 2009 – SOA Software, a leading integrated SOA governance vendor, announced today that its SOA Software Policy Manager 6.0 and SOA Software Service Manager 6.0 solutions have achieved SAP certification as powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform.
"The certification of our products is an important step in our support of SAP solutions," said Paul Gigg, President and CEO, SOA Software. "Our solutions provide the governance capabilities – for use in SAP solution-based environments – that our customers are demanding.
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The SAP Integration and Certification Center has certified that SOA Software Policy Manager 6.0 and SOA Software Service Manager 6.0 are certified for integration via the JAVA-EE-STD (Java certification) scenario based on a 64-bit Java EE 5 Edition-based deployment of SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1. In addition, both solutions have achieved "SAP Solution Manager Ready" status. Solutions that qualify as SAP Solution Manager ready are made visible to the customer's SAP system landscape directory, displayed within the SAP Solution Manager application management solution at the customer site.


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Guinier to speak on the experience of racial minorities in America, Oct. 7
Posted October 2, 2003; 01:16 p.m.
Lani Guinier, the Bennet Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, will present a lecture titled "The Miner's Canary" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Guinier is the author with Gerald Torres of "The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy" (Harvard University Press, 2002). They say issues of race -- like the canaries that alerted miners to a poisonous atmosphere -- point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities. They present a radical new way to confront race in the 21st century.
Guinier became the first black woman tenured professor in Harvard Law School's history when she was appointed in 1998. Before joining the faculty at Harvard, she was a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for 10 years.
She first came to public attention in 1993 when President Bill Clinton nominated her to be the first black woman to head the civil rights division of the Department of Justice. Clinton later withdrew her nomination without a confirmation hearing.
During the 1980s, Guinier was the head of the voting rights project at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and served in the civil rights division during the Carter administration as special assistant to Attorney General Drew Days.
Guinier's lecture will be followed by a book signing at 6 p.m. at the Women's Center, 243 Frist Campus Center.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , the Women's Center , the Frist Campus Center and the Pace Center for Community Service .
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A holiday off at last for ValleyCare's Dr. Camacho
Original post made on Dec 25, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 6:51 AM
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Dec 25, 2012 at 10:59 am
My wife, Glorian, and I wish Dr. Comacho and Sue the best of everything in their retiremement, they have serve us very well for over 25 years!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 26, 2012 at 9:59 am
I have been a patient of Dr. Camaco's for 24 years. I found him to be one of the most outstanding physicians in the Tri-Valley, and a major factor in steadying the ship at ValleyCare. I am really going to miss him, but I wish he and his wife a very happy retirement.
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I owe my life to Dr. Camacho. I will be forever indebted to him and Sue. They are two of the finest human beings on this earth. Thank you and your staff for good medicine and your professionalism.


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With the sanctions at USC, the Pac-10 is wide open. Last year was the 1st time since 2001 that USC didn't have at least a share of the Pac-10 Title. Oregon is the defending champ, but they return without their star quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. He was dismissed from the team for disciplinary reasons. The conference plays host to some of the more fascinating games in the country. Team...


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Mini boosted U.S. sales 15 percent to a record 66,123 vehicles last year, more than Jaguar, Land Rover, Mitsubishi and Porsche -- and a few thousand units short of Volvo.
And all of those brands have their own make meetings at NADA. But Mini USA and parent company BMW weren't ready for that until this year.
Mini is in its 11th year of selling cars in the United States and about 60 dealers crowded into the brand's first make meeting Saturday. The day before, a Mini executive predicted perhaps 10 or 20 dealers would attend.
So why now?
Mini has come of age and it's now a mature brand, says Jim McDowell, who heads Mini USA.
Mini has 115 dealers in the United States, and with the addition of the Paceman coupe in March, will have seven vehicles. That's more vehicles than any of the other brands mentioned above.
Using a new BMW group platform, Mini will launch the second generation of its cars starting next year and likely will expand the range. It's clear BMW needs Mini to meet ambitious growth goals, McDowell says. What better way to underscore Mini's growing importance than giving its dealers more say -- and their own make meeting?


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Chare -
Thanks for taking the time to reply with such vigor. I am completely convinced we share a concern for the salmon stocks. It's good to see people care so much about the salmon, if only all people would share this vigor!
Even if we might approach things from a different angle, we are both anglers who would stand up for the magnificent gamefish of the world.
I just want clarify that when I said "we have ourselves to blame" I was referring to the human race as a whole, not you, or one nation verses another or one interest group verses another. You pointed out some important differences among factions of society and economic dependencies, and I respect that but in the end I do still believe the real harm and thus remoedy comes from big thinking, systemic solutions and cooperation across the thousands of miles of habitat in a single salmon's life. Just as the strong fishing in Labrador is directly linked to the buyout of the Greenland commercial fishery.
Whew, I haven't heard so much rhetoric since the last US Presidential election and 'the fiasco in Florida' And, I say, Feigie, old chap, a touch heavy handed on the old emoticons wouldn't you say. I guess we got your goat,wot? Methinks thou dost protest too much. You are obviously too blind to read between the lines so let me elucidate:
First and foremost, like, I'm sure most everyone here, I love fishing...but I practice catch and release. If I feel the need to taste salmon, I can go to the nearest supermarket (we do have these here, you know...don't know about where you live) and purchase a fish farm product. If you are talking about Pacific salmon and you need a taste fix so much, why not let them spawn and then go pick them up on the shore after they have 'died inevitably' as you put it?
Second, Juro, if you will check the posts I have made you will at no time see that I advocated "genocide," collective or otherwise, of either the loons or the seals. As a matter of fact, my first post on this thread asked the question "what should be done?" I feel they should be removed once there or, in the case of the seals, prevented from getting in the rivers in the first place. Perhaps, as a citizen of a nation which has a right to bear arms one would have a tendancy to jump to conclusions and think "kill" when the word "remove" is used in this context. But,"Remove" can mean "relocate". Feiger, maybe you as a wildlife biologist more so than anyone else should know this. Surely, at some time or other in your career you have had an occasion to remove a bear,etc. from a location where it could cause a problem? They do it here all the time.. .either by truck or chopper. I suppose you oppose that, too...let them stay in the area and kill or maim some little kid...that's the logical progression of things. The habitat belongs to the bear...the little kid shouldn't be intruding anyway.
Third, there has been no destruction or loss of the magnificant Atlantic salmon's habitat here in Newfoundland. It's still as it has always been, pristine...it's the resource that has been and continues to be destroyed...and yes, loons and seals and now doing their part in hastening that destruction.
Fourth, in this province we have harvested the seas, but,and this is a very big BUT, we are not the ones who overharvested our waters. Go down to your nearest video store and se if you can rent Captains Courageous starring Spenser Tracey. In the early years of my life in a small outport, whose only industry was fishing, what you will see there is how the fish were caught. This later progressed to small capacity side haul trawlers and in later years...just about the time when there were no fish left...with stern trawlers. Again, these were not large boats. We had no factory freezer trawlers...they belonged to the europeans. We had to "fight" like the dickens to get our offshore boundary moved from 12 miles to 200. Russians, Spaniards, French, ...you name it regularly came within 12 miles of our shores. So much dragging was done the bottom is now a wasteland, completely flattened out. But, excuse me ...WE didn't do it. Our shores were the breeding ground of many species and they were stripped bare...a far cry from when John Cabot discovered this island and there were so many cod his ship had difficulty moving through them!!! We no longer fish for cod...but the other nations are STILL coming to our shores...raping what is left of the stocks.
Fifth, see if you can find the excellent book Death On The Ice by Cassie Brown. In it you will see how this island harvested seals, the hardship that was involved, and what it meant to the economy of this small island. Believe it or not, that minimal harvesting kept the stock in check. The herds were, by no stretch of the imagination, in danger of being wiped out.
Sixth. I despise what has happened. However, it has been done and there is very little chance that it can be undone. And yes, the local fishermen saw it coming and did speak out, and yes...the biologists did not listen. Exactly like right now. Unless you have some concrete suggestions, don't spout your rhetoric at me. By the time we follow your suggestion and try to put things back they way they were or should be, the salmon,sadly, will be gone the way of the Dodo bird...extinct!
P.S. As far as complimenting anyone in particular's casting...that's news to me. I haven't a clue what you're talking about. Those were general comments about what fishing is going to progress to...not specific to you or anyone else, Juro. I don't know you, don't know how far you can cast, or could care less. But I do care about the dwindling salmon stocks.
Juro -
Thanks for a much more eloquent reply... Right on the money - the difference in solutions is the cost of a case of rifle/shotgun shells and the cost of changing an industry and way of life. As lazy and greedy as "we" humans tend to be, "we" generally choose the ammunition, and hope for the best. Rarely, however, are "we" rewarded with the desired outcome....
There are too many fisherman on my local waters gettting there before me and catching all the fish. I propose we just start shooting them...for the environment's sake
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|Chare, with all due respect your arguements might have more merit if you took a second to put down your brush and stopped painting everyone with sweeping generalizations.
Chare -
Actually, I do see your point in that we are already at a point where we justify making "adjustments" to deal with our current sad state of affairs. Simple math would make it seem like the right thing to do, subtract b to prevent reduction of a. However still two wrongs don't make things right for the salmon and the solution to the core problem is not correlative genocide of another inter-related species thrown out of balance by our very own actions.
Case in point - sitka spruce and the pine weevil. In nature, when sitka spruce occurs in a certain density an explosion of a weevil population occurs and the trees die. This is by design in nature, and when we plant the same trees too close to each other we find out 20-30 years later that we messed up. Nature has a level of complexity that we can barely comprehend never mind master. These are just trees we are talking about, not the magnificent salmon and steelhead trout of the world.
I would respectfully contend that such adjustments aimed at erradicating other species are only band-aids that prove our ineptitude in managing mother nature correctly. In my opinion, it is a step directly in the wrong direction.
In many things, including casting instruction, we are taught to identify the core problem and treat that first and foremost. The core problem with salmon depletion is not the loon. Loss of habitat has made returns of many millions of salmonids become extinct in North America. Open seas exploitation by commercial fishermen in Greenland has been among the most impactive forces working against salmon whose home rivers range over several countries.
In nature, the birds and pinipeds serve a role in the same rhythm that all other organisms abide by, that is all but one. In my most humble opinion, the best thing we can do is to ensure that nature is given enough berth to achieve her magic and play God the very least possible, or better yet not at all.
Thanks for the compliments on my casting
Juro - When's the Circus coming to town...
now that you've been labeled a performer... But hey, at least you can cast a long line!!! And every one knows its the size (and the length) that matters most!!! see ya in the center ring!!!
Oh yes, the "we must save nature from itself" arguement...
Wow, with all my rants on this forum, I finally get a response... And its a live one...
thanks for proving my point... Lets not look at the root cause of WHY seals are umpteen miles up the river... Lets not look at the "irresponsible right wing neo-conservative dogma" (since we'ver resorted to name calling...) that is all earth's resources are created simply for our glutonous consumptive greed and use. Lets not look at the irresponsible harvest of cod, and albacore tuna and every other sea food source with a commercial value, who's limits and regulations are rarely based upon science and those marine biologists who don't know a damn thing, but rather set by who's political representative got paid more by the right people in the previous election. Let's not take a look at a fishing industry that takes more commercial fish out of the ocean (not to mention the bi-catch) in a month than a local population of seals will take in a year, not to mention the loon... No, instead, let's blame a creature that's species has been on this continent for many a millenium longer than our own for trying to make a living in habitats we've screwed up. Of course, why didn't i see it before, it IS the seal's fault... how dare he eat "our" salmon, and "our" cod, and our... We MUST save nature from itself... Nature, left to its own devices, is crude and wasteful, and certainly doesn't take man's "needs" into consideration... The obvious solution, kill ever seal that comes into a river, kill every loon we see (cause by golly, it might one of "our" baby salmon that worthless feathered creature eats...)... Can't have that, now can we... While we're at it, lets get rid of everything that does harm to our precious salmon... oh wait, that'd mean we'd have to get rid of ourselves... damn. that's a b***h...
as for your last comment to me... those three salmon a day will suffer only long enough to be brought to shore and bonked on the head, processed and packaged, and brought home to be enjoyed by myself and my friends and family. Nope, not much tormenting going on there. And i won't loose a wink of sleep over it, because for every one I take, there are dozens that will take its place on the spawning ground, where they'll die inevitably, regardless of the lack of hook-in-mouth disease... Because those runs still functions, even WITH the seals and loons and every thing else... But since you brought up "sincere concern for the environment", I'm assuming that's exactly what you intend to do - hang up YOUR rod forever??
Let's smell the coffee!
If we don't make an effort to tilt the scale artifically in situations such as these, juro, tell me what would eventually be the purpose of conducting a spey clave? Obviously, not to catch fish which lie in relatively protected areas in the middle of larger rivers...there will be no fish in those areas to catch. So, I guess the purpose of any fly fishing school or spey clave would be to teach the participants the fundamentals of casting, with the ultimate goal of being able to boast of how long a line he or she could cast...over barren waters, mind you. If that is what thrills one...to boast of how long a line he or she can cast...I think they are a performer, not a fisherman.
I would suggest that the presence of a seal, well upriver from the ocean, is itself an artificial situation. At least, it is here in the rivers I have been fishing for over forty years. An artificial situation brought about by the irresponsible actions of liberal do-gooder groups such as Green Peace and The International Organization for Animal Welfare which effectively put a stop to the annual seal hunt off our shores and caused a massive increase in the seal population. Killing a seal in such a situation as this then can hardly be classed as an artifical "fix". The situation that allowed it to be there in the first place is what is artificial.
I don't think it would be long before Walton's(?, I believe it was Walton's)premise that the anticipation of catching a fish arose even as one approached water that one knew had been fished out would very soon get a little stale. At least, I think it would for most TRUE fishermen. Perhaps not for "line casters".
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If we allow situations such as those I have mentioned to continue, Juro, there will be no resource for us to be a stewart of! Regardless of what we as a species have done to cause, or aggreviate this problem, it exists and to allow such situations to continue is nothing short of a crime. The problem with most biologists(marine, anyway) is that they don't have a da*m clue as to what is going on in the oceans. That is why we have so many problems today in our commercial fishery here in Newfoundland. They have never listened (and still don't) to those who are in the best position to know...the fishermen. Perhaps, if you were sincere about your concern for the environment, Feiger, you would cancel your Alaska trip and stop tormenting the poor fish and putting them under stress...resulting in reduced spawning yields, released fish that die, fish too weak to spawn,etc., etc., etc.....
|Well said OC, Feiger. Tilting the scale artifically because of an inbalance we created does not accurately measure our success as stewards of the resource.
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Amen x2 Feiger...
Reminds me of the annual lament over the plover here in Massachusetts...
Amen OC...
Reminds me of Aldo Leopold's writing - "Thinking Like a Mountain"
in describing his own youth, referencing his younger days of a proponent of predator elimination to create a hunter's paradise. After shooting a half dozen wolves he and his companion had come across, he made this observation--
"We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes--something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger itch. I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean a hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
Aldo goes on to relate his observations of the elimination of the wolf from the western US, and the affect the abundance of deer that resulted - destroyed summer and winter range habitat, loss of species diversity, and ultimately, after a dramatic increase in deer populations, the even more dramatic crash of same populations due to trashed habitats.
"Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf."
I hear often the finger pointing that comes with declines in favorite species, whether they be atlantic salmon, steelhead, pacific salmon species, deer, elk, grouse, you name it. And as often as not, the predator blame game comes out en force... Yet no one stops to objectively look at the role they themselves have played in that desired species decline? Are "we" not the ones that have damed the rivers we cherish? Have we not encouraged, or at least not spoken against, over harvest on our seas, river mouths and inland streams? Are we not the ones that have encouraged, or at least not spoken against, damaging logging and other land use plans that are a detriment to our rivers we again cherish? Are we not the ones that have created the Locks and other bottle necks that allow a natural predator to become that much more effective, and fat and happy? I have yet to see a situation where a truely predator and predatory problem exists. In every situation, a finger can be pointed at the man in the mirror, for decisions made, actions implemented, and shameful silence maintained, that is truely the root of the problem. My bench mark? 15 years as a wildlife biologist. As I have said before in this forum - in order to change the world, and the resources we love that are in peril, we must first change the person looking back at us in the mirror...... Killing the loons, the seal, the goshawk, the wolf, that's not the answer... reducing or eliminating the effects of human presence on this world is....
time to tie flies for my alaska trip - the monstor rainbows, cohos and char await!!!
|We have the same problems out here in the Pacific Northwest with seals and indians. Hmmm, resident "guests" I guess what you mean by that is Loons are residents and we are guests, eh! Oh, maybe we are residents too. I think we should shoot the loons if we can prove in a court of law that they have over fished the resourse for the last 50 years with gill nets, land development, over harvest of timber and the over bonking of mature fish by sport fishermen. I think we should do the same out here with the seals and indians eh!
Misspent youth...
That story reminded me of my youth - my buddy and I were varmint hunting near my favorite grouse cover. A large goshawk was sitting on a post about 175 yards away, intently surveying the cover. I quickly got into prone position and was aiming through the scope when my buddy said, "But they're protected...."
I quickly replied, "No one protecting HIS a$$!" followed by POW and a cloud of feathers.....
(I was a bad kid!!!)
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I think that this would be awesome to include with the DVD release. (Whenever that may be.) Not only this scene, but all of the other cut scenes.
I think that this would be awesome to include with the DVD release. (Whenever that may be.) Not only this scene, but all of the other cut scenes.
"It can't rain all the time."
"Quote the Raven, Nevermore."
I would love to see this scene restored and completed. I would also love to see the ANH- alternate edit.
That would be a great reference piece...
I would love to see them as bonus tracks, but not edited into the actual film. They'd slow down the movie, and ol'George knew this, that's why he cut them. The studio financing Star Wars freaked when they read the script and realized that the main character wasn't introduced until 20 minutes into the movie. So, ol'George begrudgingly wrote the additional Luke, BIggs, Camie, Fixer, etc scenes to get the studio off his back. When the movie ran over time, he gleefully left them on the cutting room floor.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
They should come out with a video that shows all the cut scenes.
Khoo-Ha...Please Pass The Jelly.
I loved the Special Edition but I would like to see all of the movies the way that GL first flimed them with all the cuts put back into them.
Either way I think all those cut scenes that we all love, yet have never seen, should be on the DVD somewhere.
"It can't rain all the time."
"Quote the Raven, Nevermore."
I'm sure the DVD of the OT will have plenty of the cut scene stuff that we all want....... pity we're gonna have to wait 5 years for it.
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Only problem OB-D with putting all the cuts back into the movie is that they might not be finished cuts! I just bought and watched The Close Encounter of the Third Kind DVD special edition, and most of the cuts or deleted scenes had production marks on them, or they were damaged or whatever. They were still very cool to see! Definetly recommend picking that one up if no has yet!
Oh, but if TPM DVD is going to have 7 deleted scene, I'm sure we'll get some great stuff withe OT
The subject of DVDs has come up several times before. If you want to see an incredibly long list of stuff that I want on the DVD's (written in June of 2000, and which I don't want to retype now), it's right here. It includes the legendary Rough Cut, as well as ALL cut scenes, documentaries, etc.
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As long as they put in the Sandstorm part Im happy
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"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."
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Graduating students will be honored at the annual Lavender and Pan-African graduation ceremonies, as well as a new event for Latino graduates, in May and June.
The seventh annual Lavender Graduation, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Maclean House courtyard. The ceremony celebrates the achievements of graduating undergraduate and graduate students and of faculty and staff who support the LGBT community. The event will include an awards ceremony and remarks by graduating students.
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The third annual Pan-African Graduation, which celebrates the achievements of graduates from the African diaspora, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The event, inaugurated by students and hosted by the Fields Center, reflects on the unique cultural experiences of students from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States. Keynote speaker Robert Rivers, a 1953 Princeton alumnus and former University trustee, will speak on the theme of "Sankofa," a West African custom that means "going forward while looking backward." The ceremony also will include a presentation of kente stoles to graduates as well as musical and religious elements drawn from different Pan-African traditions.
The Pan-African Graduation is open to the public. Those interested in attending should RSVP by Friday, May 9, to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The new Latino Graduation ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 1 in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. The keynote speaker is José Huizar, a Princeton trustee and 1994 graduate alumnus who is the first Latino immigrant to serve as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. The event also will include a dinner, a mariachi performance and remarks from graduating students.
The Latino Graduation is open to members of the University community. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com by Thursday, May 15.


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The fireworks were bursting over Whenuapai last night as Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Auckland to begin their six-day visit - though it was the locals celebrating a late Guy Fawkes, rather than any over-the-top welcome.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force plane carring the Royal couple arrived at Whenuapai Air Base about 9.50pm, 20 minutes later than planned.
The heir to the throne made his way down the aircraft's stairs in a sprightly fashion while Camilla, dressed in a cream poncho and nude heels, followed carefully behind.
They were greeted by Prime Minister John Key and his wife Bronagh, Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples and his wife Arapera, Auckland Mayor Len Brown and the Chief of Air Force Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force band played the national anthem before Charles inspected the guards, stopping to talk to some briefly. During his inspection, Key appeared to have a colourful conversation with the Duchess of Cornwall.
Key later told a media mob waiting on the tarmac that Camilla was a personable woman who was easy to talk to.
"She said they had a great time in Australia, but a lot of rain apparently, so I (told her) the weather has been good here," Key said.
Someone looking forward to spending time with the Royal couple is Wellington centenarian Mary Crosby.
The 101-year-old will make a birthday toast to Prince Charles in person; they celebrate the same birthday on November 14.
Crosby and 63 other birthday-celebrating Kiwis will enjoy a birthday bash at Government House in Wellington.
Crosby wasn't able to speak with the Herald on Sunday but her son Eugene will join her at the birthday party on Wednesday, and said the committed royalist broke into "the biggest smile" when family showed her the invitation.
"She always used to say: 'He was born on my birthday and named after my husband.' And she always used to toast him on their birthday."
Officials were mute yesterday on how much the tour is costing Kiwi taxpayers. Internal Affairs spokesman Allen Walley said the public would know the cost in about two weeks.
Parts of the tour are private, such as meetings with families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, but the public has chances to see the royals up close.
Diamond Jubilee Visit spokeswoman Rebekah Clement said the best opportunity to see the couple in Auckland would be tomorrow, when they walk from lower Queen St to Queens Wharf from about 1.20pm.
In Wellington the couple will meet the public during a walk along the city's waterfront on Wednesday, from 1.30pm.
One person who won't be at either walkabout is Republican Movement chairman Lewis Holden, whose group has organised a poster and mobile-billboard campaign questioning why a non-Kiwi is the country's head of state. "We just think it's time for New Zealand to have its own head of state," Holden said.
However, a One News/Colmar Brunton poll last night revealed 70 per cent of Kiwis still want the Queen as head of state.
Formalities for the Diamond Jubilee visit are already a lot less formal these days. The Queen's representative in New Zealand, The Governor-General, Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae, won't even meet with the heir to the throne until Wednesday in Wellington on the fourth day of the tour.
Past Kiwi encounters with the prince
1970: She danced with the future king, but it was no big deal. Forty-two years ago Mary Mitchelson, then Mary Picot and living in St Heliers, was photographed hand in hand with a 21-year-old Prince Charles at a YMCA Auckland square dancing event. Mitchelson was standing on Prince Charles' left. An acquaintance, Anne Harre of Kohimarama, was on the prince's right. The photo ran on the newspaper's front page the next day and Mitchelson's grandfather was so proud he had the photo framed. But Mitchelson is still embarrassed by the attention.
"He just happened to walk into our group," she says. Mitchelson doesn't think she will be queuing for a second meeting. "At the time it was something, but that was a long time ago."
1981: For one brief moment, Andrew Arkins was king. The 5-year-old Pakuranga boy found himself stuck at the back of a large crowd when Prince Charles visited Lloyd Elsmore Park for a public meet and greet during the 1981 Royal Tour. Then help appeared in the form of a couple of Maori wardens, Arkins said. "I got pulled up to the front by them and then I got asked to come forward to meet the prince."
Arkins, now 36, was on crutches for spina bifida but now the contact-centre operator for Orcon relies exclusively on a wheelchair.
1983: When Prince Charles visited the Auckland Fisher & Paykel factory in 1983, a carpeted bridge was built so the heir to the British throne wouldn't have to step over planks of wood in the carpark. Andrew Mercer was impressed by the prince's reaction.
"He saw the bridge and he avoided it. It showed everyone that he was normal." During their few minutes alone the proud fathers compared notes on their children, 10-month-old Prince William and Mercer's daughter Karina, a couple of months older.
"I remember he said: 'They're such a delight at that age, aren't they'."
Despite being a self-described royalist, Mercer, 60, said he didn't have a problem with New Zealand eventually becoming a republic.
"I don't want to see anyone overthrown, just a natural evolution."


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By Tiernan Ray
Analysts today continue to quarterback Microsoft's (MSFT) fiscal Q3 report, due out next Thursday, April 18th, with the Street forecasting $20.71 billion in revenue and 75 cents a share in net profit.
There was one downgrade of the stock today, by BGC's Colin Gillis, who cut his rating to Hold from Buy, but holds onto his $31 price target, writing that "we are increasingly concerned about turmoil in the PC industry, with Dell attempting to go private, and reports that HP may be broken up."
Gillis is modeling $20.45 billion in revenue and 69 cents EPS for Q3.
Gillis focuses on the hurdles the company faces in the consumer market:
IDC recently increased the decline it expects for PC shipments in the March quarter to 7.7% decline. IDC expects 2013 shipments of 345.8
million, a decline of 1.3% from 2012. PC shipments in 2012 declined 3.7% over 2011. IDC has forecast the PC market growing 1.9% per year until 2017 to 382 million units. Given the change in the computing landscape, it may prove difficult for the PC market to experience growth. We expect PC shipment revisions to continue a negative trajectory [...] While we remain supportive of the quality and innovation of Microsoft's software to power phones and tablets, traction in the marketplace remains lackluster [...] Microsoft's minimal participation in these markets is becoming an increasingly urgent problem that may be prove difficult to reverse [...] Access to Office productivity tools as a hook to drive phone and tablet/surface sales has not proven to be a meaningful sales catalyst in our opinion.
On the other hand, Citigroup's Walter Pritchard reiterates a Buy rating and a $35 price target, writing that the stock already reflects woes in the PC world, and that trends are looking up for enterprise sales, Xbox, and the Bing search engine business.
Pritchard cut his Q3 estimate to $19.8 billion in revenue and 66 cents EPS froma prior $20.08 billion and 76 cents. He also cut his Q4 estimate, to $20.7 billion and 74 cents from a prior $21.41 billion and 76 cents, to reflect lower PC expectations, but also "growing composition of emerging markets, volume licensing and Windows-based "tablet" form factors."
Writes Pritchard,
We continue to expect solid performance from the company's enterprise tools driven by recent product cycle (Win Server, SQL, MBD Server products) and push of premium SKUs. We believe overall MBD, no longer hamstrung by deferrals is likely to be inline with expectations. We believe Xbox sales will be inline with our 1.2M estimate, however commentary around next-gen Xbox is likely of greater interest. Bing gained share, but at the expense of partner Yahoo! (YHOO), while losses should continue to trend slightly lower in Online.
Previously: MSFT Rising: Bernstein Lauds Exchange in Cloud; Enterprise Trends Good, Says Raymond James, April 9th, 2013.


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Pencils are writing instruments. This article discusses the health problems that may occur if you swallow a pencil.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Graphite poisoning; Swallowing pencils
Despite common belief, pencils have never contained lead. All pencils are made of graphite, which is a soft form of carbon. Carbon is a completely different element than lead.
Graphite is relatively nonpoisonous. There may be no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may include stomachache and vomiting.
The person may choke while swallowing the pencil. This can cause symptoms such as repeated coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, or rapid breathing. See: Choking
Sometimes, children will place a piece of a pencil in their nose. This can cause symptoms such as nose pain and drainage, and breathing problems.
Graphite is relatively nonpoisonous. Contact poison control for further information.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate.
Recovery is likely. If a piece of a pencil is stuck up the nose and left there for an extended period of time, infection or damage to the lining of the nose can occur. A procedure may be needed to remove any pencil that is stuck in the nose, airways, or gastrointestinal tract.
Haddad J Jr. Acquired disorders of the nose. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 374.
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This is the first Regional title for the MN Thunder Academy Boys Elite program.
The u16 group played CUP Crew (Cincinnati, OH) for the championship. After tying in regulation both teams headed to overtime. MN Thunder Academy scored in the 8th minute of overtime to secure the championship with a score of 2-1.
MTA vs Chicago Fire, IL (4-1 W)
MTA vs West Des Moines, IA (2-1 W)
MTA vs Omaha FC, NE (2-1 W)
MTA vs Lemont, IL (4-3 W)
MTA vs Cup Crew, OH (2-1 W)
Next stop Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona (July 26 – July 31).
Congratulations to MN Thunder Academy 95 blue for a fine tournament and good luck in Nationals!


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By Gene Phelps/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Katie Taylor doesn't know how many shots she attempted in Tuesday's MHSAA Class 6A first-round playoff soccer match against Warren Central.
"I think it was at least 100," Tupelo's sophomore forward said, then smiled. "I kept shooting and I kept missing.
"Everybody on my team told me to keep shooting."
Taylor scored her lone goal in the 73rd minute to give the Lady Wave a 2-0 lead in an eventual 4-0 victory at Golden Wave Field.
Tupelo's girls (12-2-1) advance to Saturday's state quarterfinals and a road match against rival Madison Central, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation this week by MaxPreps. The Lady Wave is ranked 17th.
Lady Wave coach Shelley Miller, who saw her team take more than 25 shots on goal against Warren Central keeper McKenzie Page, didn't feel relieved until Taylor finally hit the net.
"It didn't feel like a 1-0 game," Miller said. "You shoot and shoot, and shoot, but it's not always going to go in. Their keeper kept them in the game. It could have been a 10-0 game."
Tupelo's defense and keeper Kat Stratton kept the visiting Vikings quiet most of the night.
"We had a few mental lapses out there, but we know we have to stay focused and ready," Wave junior defender Abbie Banko said.
Tupelo took a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute on a header by Abby Phillips off a corner kick by Smith Ann Chiles.
Following Taylor's late goal, Chiles and Bryson Rial padded the Lady Wave's lead with a goal apiece in the final five minutes.
(B) Tupelo 5, Warren Central 1: Goals by Zach Ellis and Bryce Hunt early in the second half sealed the Golden Wave's victory.
Tupelo (11-2-2) travels to Madison Central for a quarterfinals match Saturday.
The Golden Wave took a bang-bang 2-1 halftime lead on goals by Forrest Timmons and Taylor Brewer in 37th and 39th minute. Drew Williams scored a second-half goal on a penalty kick for Tupelo.
Michael Mason gave Warren Central a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute, but Wave keeper John Nabors was solid the rest of the way.


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A document with proposed road projects up for government funds is now available for review. The Iowa Department of Transportation has released its draft of the 2013-2015 Iowa Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or (STIP).
It can be reviewed at Iowa DOT district offices or at their website. The draft shows all of the proposed projects that will be authorized for federal money. A meeting for public comments is being held in Ames on the 23rd, but you can also mail in written comments.
Projects in Washington and surrounding counties include pavement widening and rehabilitation, bridge replacement and repair and the paving of trails. Below you'll find a link to the draft.
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Is the vintage EV-9D9 the same mold as the POTF2 mold?
Is the vintage EV-9D9 the same mold as the POTF2 mold?
I'm not sure, but the vintage EV-9D9 does have a jaw movement feature.
But I was going to Tosche Station to pick up some Star Wars figures!!!
It is not the same mold. The vintage figure is much shorter (and a bit fatter I think - if droids can BE fat....LOL) than the POTF2 version.
Urban Exploration - It's a rush!
Thanks TylerD, I think I'm gonna go ahead and buy the potf2 one and skip the vintage one (at least until I'm rich and can afford it).


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In a supermarket
In the supermarket, I passed an old lady in discussion with a young security guard.
Old lady: And they rearrange the shelves all the time.
Guard: They do it on purpose. To see if you're awake.
Old lady: Well, I can never find anything.
Me: You know, it's to the supermarket's advantage to have you wandering around looking at the shelves.
Old lady: Well, it doesn't work with me. I just say (lowers voice) sod it, I'm leaving, I'll do without.
Me: And the world needs more people like you.
Guard: Yeah, everyone buys too much stuff, more than they need. And then they throw it away instead of giving it to the homeless.
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Joined GS: Full time, 2007
Interests: Bicycling, Raising Twin Boys
"It's always rewarding to see the team draw on the collective expertise of the group to work through a problem that had seemed unsolvable."
I was a computer science undergrad and went into consulting, actually doing computer programming for a couple years. Early on I decided to go the business analysis route, helping to solve business problems with technology. It has been the focus of my career since.
After getting my MBA, I joined a small consulting firm, which led to consulting at Goldman Sachs. I joined Goldman in 2007 after being a consultant to the firm for seven years and knowing many people. I often joke that we have a rigorous interviewing process—mine took seven years!
My team makes it all worthwhile – it's my favorite thing about Goldman Sachs. There is an emphasis on innovation and collaboration, which makes this a rich learning environment. It's always rewarding to see the team draw on the collective expertise of the group to work through a problem that had seemed unsolvable. I feel so fortunate to work with such sharp, dedicated and down-to-earth people. It's encouraging and empowering—there is not a day that goes by that I don't learn something new.
The Operations Division helps through the entire lifecycle of a transaction. We process a huge number of transactions every single day, all over the world, at Goldman Sachs. Before a particular product can be traded or for a deal to happen in the first place, key data, processes, and systems need to be set up. Operations makes sure that everything that goes into the care and feeding of a transaction or deal happens the way it should. This is extremely important, because there are so many things that need to happen correctly and precisely to make a transaction work.
Innovation is key to our success; we believe that reaching the best solutions requires diversity, including diversity of thought. While Operations has many STEM graduates, we also have people with liberal arts backgrounds. Having different perspectives enable us to pick up on unfamiliar content, understand it and imagine a better and different way to do it. Anyone who is a good lateral thinker with a natural curiosity, who can take a problem and see an opportunity, has the raw skills we look for.
Outside of work, I volunteer on the board of the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan. It's an opportunity to work with people from different industries and to give back to a community that I care deeply about. Taking my skills and applying them in a new context is a rewarding experience. One of our major annual fundraisers is a Boston-to-New York AIDS ride—a 275-mile, 3-day trek. Twenty-four people from Goldman Sachs participated this past year, and we raised the most of any team. Many of the people on the team hadn't even owned a bike when they signed up, myself included! Now I'm hooked.
My partner, Amy, and I are quite busy with our 9-year-old twin boys. I've actually found that becoming a parent has had both an illuminating and winnowing effect in helping me determine what's really important. The firm is supportive of people making the right choices to achieve balance in their lives. It won't be a perfect balance every day—urgent things come up for me as both a professional and a parent—so I look to make sure that the balance is right over time. When you have a career and you're raising a family, it's also important that you have some time for yourself.
Early in my career I did improvisational theatre, which was fun. I called it "taking my brain shower" because it really allowed me to hit the reset button by just being in the moment. After that, I started running. I have run 8 marathons, and many more half-marathons, which have taught me a lot about mental fortitude and persistence, life lessons that I've carried over to my career. My current passion is cycling, which is much easier on the body than running! Like running, cycling has also allowed me to raise money for charitable causes that I'm passionate about.
I think the firm's focus on diversity is extraordinary. Goldman Sachs doesn't just talk the talk, but walks the walk. I've seen this on LGBT matters, where the firm has been quite public in its position on marriage equality. It's amazing how we tap into a global talent pool and bring it all to bear. We respect and seek to understand each other's differences, and use these as a foundation for mutual respect and collaboration. In the end, we are bound to the belief that we are one firm. To me, you can't be one firm unless you cast the broadest net, look for the best people, and allow people to be exactly who they are—their whole selves—at work. It makes me proud to be here.


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Law & Dis-Order: Roasting Andy Savage
Date & Time
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 6:00pm
Memminger Auditorium
Event Details
In the "satire trial of the century," high-profile attorney Andy Savage—known for defending clients such as Al Parish as well as hosting a Southeast Emmy-winning local cable show, The Savage Report—is getting roasted to raise funds for Trident Literacy Association. Enjoy dinner from Maverick Southern Kitchens, Anson, and Wild Olive as the barbs fly. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St. Thursday, 6 p.m. $150. (843) 747-2223, www.tridentlit.org
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Zapata Vive! – La Lucha Sigue!
Posted by Carleen Pickard in Community Rights, Mexico, World News & Events on 29th November, 2010 | 3 Comments
On the second day of the Via Campesina caravan from Acapulco to Mexico City, we hear from the community of Alpuyeca and march through the streets of Cuernavaca.
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Alternate name: Bigtooth Maple, Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae, Maple view all from this family
Description A shrubby or somewhat tree-like maple. Crown roundish. Bark dark brown, plate-like scales, thin, easily damaged. Branches stout, erect. Leaves 3-5 bluntly-pointed lobes, deciduous, simple, 6–12 cm. long and broad, turning golden yellow to red in fall. Flowers appear with the leaves in mid spring; produced in corymbs of 5–15 together, each yellow-green, about 4–5 mm. diameter, no petals. Fruit two winged seeds joined at the base (a paired samara), green to reddish-pink in color, maturing brown in early fall. Seeds globose, 7–10 mm. diameter, with a single wing 2–3 cm long.
Dimensions Height: 12 m. (40 ft.)
Diameter: 20 cm. (8 in.).
Habitat Mountains, Canyons & valleys.
Range Northwest, Southwest, Texas, Plains, Rocky Mountains.
Discussion Occasionally planted as an ornamental tree, valued for its drought tolerance and ability to grow in rocky landscapes. Other names used include Lost Maple, Sabinal Maple, Western Sugar Maple, Uvalde Big Tooth Maple, Canyon Maple, Southwestern Big Tooth Maple, Plateau Big Tooth Maple, Limerock Maple, Wasatch Maple and Rocky Mountain Sugar Maple.
Comments Bigtooth or canyon maple is able to withstand heat and dry spells and thrives in alkaline soil. Its best growth is at altitudes of 4,000 to 6,000 ft. Young trees of this species suffer heavy damage from rabbit predation.
Exposure Preference Sun to partial sun.
Native Distribution E. Idaho, s.c. Montana & w. Wyoming, s. to w. Texas & Arizona
Site Preference Mountain streams & canyons
Soil Preference Moist soils.