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Barron's GRE with sentences -Wordlist C 2/5
A complete list of Barron's GRE Wordlist, with meanings and sentences. The series has the entire wordlist split by alphabets, and also a mega complete wordlist, of all 3757 words. This is Wordlist C.
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body(sự tẩy nhẹ)
Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.
purgative (thuốc tẩy thuốc xổ)
Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as cathartics when taken in much larger doses.
universal; wide-ranging liberal, global, world-wide (rộng khắp)
He was extremely catholic in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy (cuộc họp kín)
(At the opening of Congress the members of the Democratic Party held a caucus to elect the majority leader of the House and the party whip.)
to make watertight (by plugging seams) (hàn,bít chỗ hở) (When water from the shower leaked into the basement, we knew it was time to caulk the tiles at the edges of the shower stall.)
implying a cause-and-effect relationship (thuộc nguyên nhân)
(The psychologist maintained there was a causal relationship between the nature of one's early childhood experiences and one's adult personality.)
burning; sarcastically biting(1. ăn da 2. châm biếm (mockery = sarcasm n.)
The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
burn with hot iron or caustic
In order to prevent infection, the doctor cauterized the wound.
procession; parade (đoàn diễu hành)
As described by Chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was motley group.
casual and offhand; arrogant; presumptuous; impudent
Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly, Marcia felt insulted by Mark's cavalier dismissal of her suggestion.
quibble; complaint
I respect your sensible criticisms, but I dislike the way you cavil about unimportant details.
transfer; yield title to (nhượng lại)
I intend to cede this property to the city.
speed; rapidity; velocity
Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying within a month after his father's death.
heavenly, mundane
She spoke of the celestial joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried
Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters, recent studies maintain he was celibate throughout his life.(abstain: kiêng khem)
overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter(người kiểm duyệt)
Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution.
critical; captious; carping
censorious people delight in casting blame.
blame; criticize
He was censured for his inappropriate behavior.
mythical figure, half man and half horse
I was particularly impressed by the statue of the centaur in the Roman Hall of the museum.
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
On the centigrade thermometer, the freezing point of water is zero degrees.(chia trăm độ, bách phân a.)
radiating; departing from the center
Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.(ly tâm)
machine that separates substances by whirling them
At the dairy, we employ a centrifuge to separate cream from milk.
tending toward the center
Does centripetal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?(hướng tâm)
Roman army officer
Because he was in command of a company of one hundred soldiers, he was called a centurion.
pertaining to the brain or intellect(a. 1. thuộc não, thuộc suy nghĩ 2. intellectual
The content of philosophical works is cerebral in nature and requires much thought.)
Mathematics problems sometimes require much cerebration.
marked by formality (chuộng nghi thức, kiểu cách)
Ordinary dress would be in appropriate at so ceremonious an affair.
The workers threatened a cessation of all activities if their demands were not met.
yielding to another; ceding(sự nhượng lại)
The cession of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
warm by rubbing
The collar chafed his neck.
(vỏ trấu)
When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure you throw out the chaff.
bantering; joking
Sometimes his flippant and chaffing remarks annoy us.
vexation; disappointment
Her refusal to go with us filled us with chagrin.
goblet; consecrated cup
In a small room adjoining the cathedral, many ornately decorated chalices made by the most famous European goldsmiths were on display.
lizard that changes color in different situations
Like the chameleon, he assumed the political coloration of every group he met.
support, advocate militantly
(Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize because he championed the oppressed in their struggle for equality. militant a. hostile = aggressive)
in utter disorder
He tried to bring order into the chaotic state of affairs.
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal (uy tín)
Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.
quack; pretender to knowledge
When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas, Dorothy and her friends were sure they'd been duped by a charlatan.
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving, wary
A prudent, thrifty New Englander, DeWitt was as chary of investing money in junk bonds as he was chary of paying people unnecessary compliments.
curve; ornament a metal surface by indenting
With his hammer, he carefully chased an intricate design onto the surface of the chalice.(indent: khắc khía răng cưa)
abyss, hole, cavity, hollow, aperture
They could not see the bottom of the chasm.
framework and working parts of an automobile
Examining the car after the accident, the owner discovered that the body had been ruined but that the chassis was unharmed.(khung gầm)
pure (trong trắng tinh khôi)
Her chaste and decorous garb (clothes) was appropriately selected for the solemnity (seriousness) of the occasion.
chasten chastise
discipline; punish; chastise in order to correct
Whom God loves, God chastens.
chasten chastise
punish; chasten; discipline
I must chastise you for this offense.
blindly devoted patriot
A chauvinist cannot recognize any faults in his country, no matter how flagrant they may be.
curb;restrain;control (kiem che)
Thrusting out her arm, Grandma checked Bobby's lunge at his sister. "Young man," she said, "you'd better check your temper."
marked by changes in fortune
During his checkered career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boardinghouses. (vừa thành công vừa thất bại)
angelic; innocent-looking
With her cheerful smile and rosy cheeks, she was a particularly cherubic child.
trickery, deception( sự ngụy biện bịp bợm)
Your deceitful tactics in this case are indications of chicanery.
scold (la rầy)
Grandma began to chide Steven for his lying.
fantastic; highly imaginative
Poe's chimerical stories are sometimes too morbid for reading in bed.
courteous; faithful; brave; well-mannered
chivalrous behavior involves noble words and good deeds.
His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
art of dancing
Martha Graham introduced a form of choreography that seemed awkward and alien to those who had
been brought up on classic ballet.
long established, as a disease
The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches and nausea(chứng ói mửa, vomit) to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment. (kinh niên)
report; record (in chronological order)
The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
boorish; rude; insensitive; insensible; vulgar; coarse
Dismayed by his churlish manners at the party, the girls vowed never to invite him again.
having minute hairs(có mao)
The paramecium is a ciliated, one-celled animal.


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Can someone tell me a place to get a cool SW screensaver, maybe even something pertaining to ESB?
Can someone tell me a place to get a cool SW screensaver, maybe even something pertaining to ESB?
I've never seen a really good SW screensaver, but I think you can actually make your own using a program that makes screensavers out of your personal photos. I wish I had more to tell you, but I don't really, just thought I'd suggest making one instead of waiting for one.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Does anyone remember the SW Screensaver program that came out around 1994? It came on 5 floppies (I guess it was before CD-ROM became prevalent).
It had about 12-15 different settings like one with Jawas, droids, and Sandtroopers running around the desktop ripping out the icons and 'stealing' stuff from the screen.
There was also another one with DV and OB1 in an eternal lightsaber duel.
It was pretty neat, but I think would have a hard time getting it to run on Win98.
"I'm just a YES man trying to make my way in the universe." - Jango McCallum
"Good dialogue and smooth editing are no match for a good YES man by your side, kid." - George Lucas
The one I have most wanted is the Obi-Wan DV Duel where they are small animated characters fighting across the screen constantly. (I am not sure if that is the one you mean MC) Either way...I would really like to have some as well. I used to have a 'site for them in my favorite places, but I can't find it now. If I run across anything, I'll link it here.
My wife treats me like an ATM machine. She pushes my buttons until I give her money.
I'm not sure about any other versions of Windows, but I have ME and it give you the slide show option for a screensaver. In which you designate a specific folder for the slide show and put whatever pictures you want in it. I filled mine with ANH concept art and now have a really cool screensaver.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
That's the one cruely-boy! It was pretty neat at first, but I quickly became impatient when DV never chopped OB1 in half. I was much more entertained by the Jawa infestation module.
MC, I can't get it to run properly on Windows 98. It sucks too cause I liked that screensaver. It had all sorts of interesting things in it. One of the most notible to me is the different names and background stories for the 2 Duros in the Cantina. Bringe and Probos, tract mates from Duro working as explorers for the Empire. The screensaver was made by Lucasarts, the name Ellors Madak was created by Decipher. That's why I have a problem accepting "Ellors Madak" as the name.
The ship blueprints were really cool too.
Try desktopstarships.com they have some good ones and some others if your are into other things besides Star Wars.
I finally found a pretty decent E2 one, it's got some shots of Obi-Wan, Padme, Anakin, & 3p0 and R2. Thanks for the suggestions, guys.
Did anyone use the screensaver from the Wal-Mart AOTC soundtrack? I foolishly bought that one instead of the Target version but never felt compelled to try it out . . .

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by Tony Rosenfeld
fromFine Cooking
Issue 83
Until relatively recently, I thought of roast chicken as nothing more than one great dinner. Any leftovers that resulted from the bird were just, well, leftovers—something I would try, often unsuccessfully, to use up in subsequent meals. I would like to be able to say that all this changed because something dramatic happened— like the birth of a child or a breakthrough in chicken technology. But the truth is that an editor called me up and asked me to write a book on how to roast chicken and cook with the leftovers. Now, a couple of years and many, many roast birds later, I've become a preacher of the leftover chicken gospel. All that roasting has convinced me that chicken on the second go-round is a very convenient and versatile addition to all sorts of weeknight dinners, from Caesar salad and tacos to quick stir-fries and pastas. With a roast chicken in the fridge, you have a head start on getting a delicious meal on the table fast.
Roast two chickens when you have a little time. Serve one of them that night for dinner, and use the second one (plus any remaining meat from the first one) in lively dishes in the following few days. Just remember to plan your leftover meals ahead so that when you're at the market, you can pick up the ingredients you'll need.
A few techniques distinguish my roast chicken method from others you may have tried.
Handling tips:
After serving the first chicken for dinner, wrap the leftovers in plastic wrap. Let the second chicken cool to room temperature and wrap in plastic as well. I've found that if it's well wrapped and refrigerated, the chicken will stay relatively moist and tender for up to 4 days. Here are a few more pointers for making the most of your leftover chicken.
Rotisserie chicken works well, too. If you'd like to make some of these chicken dishes but don't have the time to roast the bird yourself, store-bought rotisserie chickens are a good option. In addition to their convenience, these prepared birds are flavorful and affordable.
How much meat from a 4-lb. bird?
You can expect one roast chicken to serve four people nicely for dinner. A whole second bird should yield about 5 cups of meat, enough to make two of the three leftovers recipes listed at right and at the bottom of the page.
How to carve:
Because leftover chicken is generally cold when you work with it, it's a lot easier to carve. I like to use a paring knife and my fingers to feel for the breastbone and pry off the breast meat, making sure to pick off any meat that remains behind on the bones. I then slice to the bone on the drumsticks and thighs, peel off the meat, and sort through and discard any fatty patches or gnarly tendons.
As good as the wings are when they're hot, they're not well suited to picking for leftovers—there's little yield for all that work. So if they haven't been eaten on the first go-round, I usually just sprinkle them with some salt and eat them cold while I work on my leftover dish.
Leftover roast chicken is good in countless dishes. Here are a few more suggestions.
Pasta: Sauté canned artichokes with garlic, lemon, and black olives. Fold in shredded chicken and toss with fettuccine. For a home- style lo mein, stir-fry chicken with fresh Chinese noodles, bean sprouts, cabbage, and minced garlic and ginger.
Soups & stews: Create a flavorful soup by jazzing up chicken broth with some vegetables, spices, and herbs. Add the leftover shredded chicken towards the end of cooking. For a stew, use heartier ingredients, like sausage, potatoes, bacon, and tomatoes.
Casseroles: Toss diced chicken with a béchamel sauce and asparagus or broccoli, sprinkle with Parmigiano, and bake until golden brown. Or toss sliced chicken with feta, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes, top with a layer of phyllo or puff pastry, and then bake until crisp and golden brown.
Salads: Punch up a creamy chicken salad with sliced apple, toasted walnuts, and cilantro, and add some curry powder to the mayo. Or try substituting chicken for the tuna in a niçoise salad and toss with blanched green beans, black olives, halved cherry tomatoes, and a mustardy vinaigrette.
Sandwiches: Of all the things I make with roast chicken, I turn to sandwiches most often.
Photo: Scott Phillips
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text: Story 4/10 Kite is the story of an orphan who was 'adopted' by a 'caring' detective who raised her to be an assasin and take out the people he deemed bad. The story was kind of bland and confusing. To be honest I'm still not quite sure what happened at some points, to me it seemed to skip around a lot. I feel the story could have gone a lot better if they didnt feel the need to have every other scene be a sex scene just to be sure they would attract customers. I mean half the time the sex scenes felt like random cut scenes/fillers you get from some cheap anime you found after accidently ending up on THAT... See full review


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Caliber - 7MM-08 Rem.
Barrel Length - 24"
Weight - 6.4 Lbs.
Sights -
Built to carry on the tradition of the Model 700 ADL Synthetic, the Model 700 SPS is leading the way for the next generation of hard-hitting, fully-featured, affordably priced rifles. From the rock-solid receiver design to the famous "three rings of steel," the Model 700 SPS offers the unrivaled out-of-the-box accuracy and high-end performance you've come to expect from America's most popular bolt-action centerfire rifle. The Model 700 SPS features an improved, ergonomically-designed synthetic stock for better handling and enhanced overall functionality. The carbon steel barrels are clean without sights and receivers are drilled and tapped for scope mounts. All exterior metalwork features a matte blued finish. Standard amenities also include a hinged floor plate magazine and swivel studs. This rifle's stock, metal, and bore are all in very good condition.


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Ok, I feel it is time for an update - the last entry in this diary now is one year old... :-)
In the meantime the thesis is finished, I am now Diplom-Mathematiker and have a job as scientific assistant in the Workgroup of Professor Merzenich (Programming Languages) at the University of Siegen. I moved to a new apartment, which is a great improvement over the old one.
The Path tool of The GIMP has made great steps forward, I am basically finetuning it now. It has been a huge amount of work, but when it started to work it simply kept rolling. It is nice to get something usable after the usability nightmare of the old "bezier select" tool.
It seems our reference artists share my opinion on that... :-)
Thanks to the work of neo it is now possible to import SVG-Paths into the Gimp, also it is possible to export Gimp-Paths as SVG. Vector-Layers definitely are becoming reality after the 2.0 release....
So basically life is good :-)


text: I just bought a Palm Talker C-3PO, which is pretty dumb, but hey, and it is not gold. It instead is a greenish gold color. The arms are gold but not the body/head/legs. Is this true with all of them or is mine a defect? It is really ugly. I didn't even notice it until I opened it.


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hi yall
i have a 4 month old yellow lab male. Listens well is crate trained, have been noticing lately a lack of fire or drive to retrieve. He did well with hallway retrieves when he was younger and only threw a couple at a time to keep his interest. He will retrieve bumpers in the yard somedays like a pro and then other days just doesnt care. Try to throw bumpers at a different location, wants nothing to do with it too distracted. I guess my concern is that he just doent have much fire, for the breeding he came out of i was expecting a big powered dog. Ny ideas how i can increase his drive and fire??


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text: I think positive methods are great and many dogs can learn a lot that way. BUT, I can think of very few dogs I have met over many years that were truly reliable off-leash trained strictly PR. So - if you really do want a dog that can enjoy the freedom of running free, swimming etc. that should be a consideration. I think if my dogs were able to talk they would agree that the NR training they had was a small 'price' to pay for the freedom they now have!


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Lecture series focuses on lesbian and gay issues, Oct. 9-spring 2004
Posted October 4, 2003; 04:48 p.m.
The Fund for Reunion Inc. and Princeton University's LGBT Student Services are inaugurating a program of lectures on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) topics.
Over the course of this school year, several talks are planned as part of the Fund for Reunion LGBTQ Lecture Series, including:
- Thursday, Oct. 9: Susan Stryker, executive director of the GLBT Historical Society and author, journalist and filmmaker -- at noon in 243 Frist, "Queer Pulp: Perverse Passions in the Golden Age of Paperback"; and at 7 p.m. in 302 Frist, "Transcending Boundaries: Activism and Riots in San Francisco's Tenderloin District."
- 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 302 Frist: Lynn Harris, author and visiting professor of English at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, discussing his new memoir addressing his life as a black gay novelist.
- Noon Thursday, Nov. 20, 243 Frist: Kiki Jamieson, lecturer in the politics department at Princeton, "Law and Social Change in the LGBT Community."
- 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture: Steven Seidman, professor of sociology at the State University of New York-Albany, "Identity and Realities After the Closet."
Speakers in the spring will include: Harry Britt, the Harvey Milk Chair in Activism and Social Justice at New College of California; Carolyn Dean, professor of history at Brown University; Sandi Dubowski, filmmaker and writer; and David Weissman, filmmaker.
In collaboration with Yale University's Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, six of the lectures will be coordinated by the Larry Kramer Institute and will be presented at both Princeton and Yale universities.
For more information, contact Debbie Bazarsky , Princeton's LGBT Student Services coordinator and assistant to the dean of undergraduate students.
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
In the spring, when my little girl was tiny and life was new, we sat in the wicker porch swing behind the house on Magnolia Drive, marked the passing of the clouds and imagined. We watched hummingbirds dart and bumblebees lumber, shared the nectar in the white and yellow blossoms on the honeysuckle vines that overflowed the fence behind. The sun was warm, the breeze was cool and life was sweet.
Outside time was good early on because it always gave us common ground, a connection right away. We were cold or hot or windblown together. Farther along, that's become more important it seems.
What excites us varies with age and the more jaded our tastes the higher the threshold, unless something universally engaging is in play, and one of those somethings is just around the corner.
As much as the dog days of summer in the Deep South wear on us and modern air conditioning gathers our praise, at heart we are creatures of a sub-tropical climate.
South of the 35th parallel, our souls expect not only to see sunshine, but to feel it, to taste it like morning coffee and wallow in it like deep blankets before an open fire.
Outwardly we may sweat and sigh but, deep within, part of our core is at peace because, uncomfortable or not, we're home. Like clean sheets on a backyard line, our spirits are cleared of nits and small hobgoblins and snap clean fresh and renewed.
When we greet a March morning in the dark and watch the stars wink out and the sky turn purple from black, when we can see the eastern horizon warm to orange like a stove eye under the coffee pot back at camp or, from deep in the woods where tall timber obscures all but the heavens straight above, simply see darkness recede and give way to dim then to the light of day, when we watch the blooms on the dogwood and budding leaves on oak and gum soak it in as red birds and crows and, if we're lucky, even a turkey or two speak out in joy at its arrival, our human connection to nature is not so much made as just recognized. It's been there all along, and a walk in the dark in a new season has brought us close again.
This year, I'm looking forward to introducing my little girl to the spring turkey woods, to a hunt or two and, hopefully, to the sights and sounds that expel the winter doldrums the way close lightning peels back the night.
The days start early and often finish late, but little girls don't suffer the burdens of conscience that plague their elders so mid-day naps are easy for them to come by and, in places where the sun is warm and breezes are cool, life is still sweet indeed.
Kevin Tate is V.P. of Media Productions for Mossy Oak in West Point.


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Robocar Cheerleader Disses Transit
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:47
By Michael D. Setty
At the "How We Drive" blog (
) leading robocar cheerleader Brad Templeton (
) dismisses the need to improve transit:
Tom, now that you've seen the speed at which robocars are developing, you may want to consider one of the possibilities I have been investigating, which is the decline of public transit. While there's no assurance that the world will switch to them, robocars that can self-deliver makes it much more marketable to have people ride in lightweight, 1 and 2 person short range electric city vehicles. Today you can't sell them but they are perfect as cell-phone-summoned robotic taxis...
...It's my view that almost all the rules of transit will be erased and rewritten in the next few decades, but transit and urban planners don't even have it on their radar.
I understand completely when anti-transit activists such as Randal O'Toole or Wendell Cox dismiss transit for conservative/libertarian "philosophical" (sic) or "cultural panic" reasons (for an excellent discussion of the latter phenomenon, see
), but Templeton's argument that technology will solve what are essentially human social and economic problems is the weakest I've seen yet.
My response to Templeton's comments at the How We Drive blog are "below the fold."
As perhaps the leading cheerleader for "robocars," it is reasonable that Brad Templeton quickly dismisses the alternatives, such as dramatic improvements to public transit in the U.S. However, his arguments for neglecting transit improvement are weak, at best.
As a transit supporter and robocar skeptic, my objections are listed below, from the least to most significant.
First, assuming robocar technology is as robust as Brad claims it is, you then run into the "quality of components" problem. Robocar proponents make huge claims for the idea, which they must admit will place public expectations for safety improvements over existing automobiles at least an order of magnitude, if not 50-100 times higher.
But actually obtaining such results will depend on extreme reliability of the hardware, particularly the computer hardware and associated complex mix of vehicle sensors. In turn, such levels of reliability will require very high quality components, e.g., "military" or "Mercedes" grade as opposed to "Hyundai" grade. Mass produced sensors may cost, say $50 to $100 each, each vehicle requiring a dozen or more. But the most reliable components typically cost an order of magnitude more. In this regard the problem resembles the current state of the hard drive market; mass market 1TB drives retail around $100-$150 but much more robust "mission critical" but much lower capacity mechanisms cost several times more, on average.
I'm certain Brad will argue that quality and reliability will improve over time, but the current state of computer and hard drive technology has taken 3+ decades to evolve to its current state. A similar timeframe is likely with complex technologies such as robocars. And I'm not even commenting about the state of software! After nearly 30 years of development, Windoze is still a big kludge! LIke the original adoption of the automobile, robocars will require at least 2-3 decades for full adoption, probably more if you consider that "full adoption" in the U.S. of the automobile didn't fully occur until the 1970's.
Second, I'm still not convinced the state of artificial intelligence (AI) is nearly as robust as Brad has claimed elsewhere.
At a minimum, several years of "real world testing" will be required to prove such claims in a wide variety of complex urban environments--assuming any cities out there willing to be guinea pigs. In Nevada driving across the desert is one thing; the Las Vegas Strip or South Virginia Street in Reno is another.
Third, there is the "human" problem.
After nearly two decades of effort, the government has managed to convince 90%+ of people (well, at least in California) to "buckle up." One of the standard pitches for robocars is that one won't have to pay attention to driving, so one can undertake other activities during the ride. However, in the same manner that having anti-lock brakes cause many to drive "closer to the edge," overconfidence in the abilities of robocars could cause many to forsake "buckling up." With such a "human" problem, the safe braking distance margin would have to be greatly increased compared to EXISTING automobiles, if people aren't to be splattered on the dashboard. Instead of a dramatic increase in road capacity, this would greatly reduce capacity.
The alternative would be robocar safety interlocks that refuse to move unless seat belts are attached--also requiring seat weight sensors. In turn, how does the computer determine whether that weight in the seat is a human, a dog, a package, groceries, or a baby/small child (and how does the robocar enforce child car seats?) And so on. Remember the 1970's seatbelt interlock fiasco that the public hated with a red hot passion?
Fourth, the robocar seatbelt problem raises the issue of how the government would regulate robocars. Currently, driving is perhaps the most highly government-regulated activity the average person undertakes on a regular basis. Given the complexity of robocars and the extremely high level of safety expectations, government regulation of the technology is likely to be at a much higher level. Modifying vehicle systems, e.g., "tampering" in bureaucratese, could conceivably become a felony. Insurance companies would certainly want a complete record of everything when investigating robocar accidents and failures, as certainly would the government.
Cellphones with GPS certainly raise an entire host of privacy concerns which could pale in comparison with those raised by robocars. Will the interior cameras robocars use to determine whether that weight in the seat is a human, a dog, a package, groceries, or a baby/small child also be another revolutionary tool for cops and divorce lawyers?
Fifth, why not simpler technical solutions such as still-human driven "city cars" resembling beefed up golf carts? Unlike robocars, this idea has been prototyped for years in Palm Desert, California and a few other communities. Why not simply require new developments--particularly employment centers--to be pedestrian and bike friendly, making them transit friendly as a bonus? Not every problem has a "high tech" solution or long-proven technology that solves the problem already exists.
Finally, before society makes the leap towards wide-spread adoption of robocars, why can't we slow way down and consider if such technology will create the sort of cities, towns and suburbs we want. Or will we allow robocars to totally remake the landscape to meet the peculiar needs of robocars, in the same way we did to accommodate the human-driven automobile? As someone who prefers to put pedestrians, e.g., PEOPLE, first, I consider that there may be a suitable niche for robocars in our transportation system, but not nearly as widespread as in the wet dreams of many techno-fetishists.
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Week 2 of the blind auditions continued with some famous families, celebrity lookalikes, and of course amazing voices! Let me break down my favorite moments of the show this week!
First thing firsts: the judges are hilarious! Week 2 kicked off with Blake Shelton bringing his Voice trophies into the studio (to be used as ammunition later) and the other judges - especially Adam - have made it their goal to dethrone the 3 time champ. The best way to do that, however, is to get some amazing team members!
Right off the bat Blake scores a great singer with a vacuum salesman look and a smooth and soulful voice. Single dad Ray Boudreaux from Louisiana is just too cute and fits great with Blake's team - Adam even says he's a more handsome version of Blake!
One of the more inspiring stories of night 3 is that of Malford Milligan, a 54 year old black albino from Austin, Texas. His audition seems promising with a raspy and pitch perfect rendition of "Let's Stay Together," but unfortunately on one turns around. What I love most about this show is how nice everyone is and the judges encouraged him to return. He left with a smile on his face saying he was "so happy" to have the opportunity.
It certainly takes a lot of guts to get out and sing in front of an audience and 4 super star judges, but to get up and sing one of the judges songs? That takes a whole different kind of courage. Jason Blake, an endearing southern daddy to be from Savannah, Tennessee stuck to his country roots and sang Blake Shelton's "Sure Be Cool If You Did." Surprisingly, Blake was the only judge to not turn his chair. Even more shocking, none of the other judges recognized the tune as Blake's (which was hilarious!). Adam ended up scoring the country crooner who I think could go far in the competition if he reels back the grunt in his lower register.
Fans of the Big Bang Theory got a surprise when star Kaley Cuoco made a guest appearance on the show! In one of the finest displays of family I've ever seen on television, Kaley appeared on the show in support of her sister, Briana, who was auditioning. Kaley was so supportive of Briana, who had for years been supportive of Kaley's career. Briana ended up on Christina's team and the screaming and jumping ensued when Briana returned to the family viewing room.
We were introduced to another singer with a famous family member in night 4 of the blind auditions. Will Champlin's father was an original member of the band Chicago. Having a musical background paid off cause this guy was good! I found myself rooting so hard for the judges to turn their chairs. Finally they did and Adam landed a terrific team member!
A girl who I also rooted for unfortunately was not selected by one of the judges. Recent high school grad Macey Estes of Greenwood, Indiana had a definite pop sound and look. Upon meeting the judges after no one turned she even rapped about being on the Voice - a pretty good rap too. The judges encouraged her to return next season and I hope she does. I was highly disappointed they passed.
James Irwin, the final singer this week, took the same advice from the coaches last year and returned with a redemption performance. In a history making moment all 4 judges turned their chairs - the only time all 4 have responded to a comeback voice. Ultimately James chose Adam as his mentor - putting Adam at a very good advantage this season.
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What Could Have Been - The Cautionary Tale of Alexey Ignashov
- Written by Dave Walsh
Fame, like many things in life, has its pros and cons. It can be a blessing and a curse; bringing opportunities into ones life that they otherwise would never have had. It's up to that individual to dictate where a lifestyle of fortune takes them. Often times, that task is too heavy for one to bear and tragedy soon follows. No one knows that better than Alexey Ignashov.
Alexey was born in Minsk, Belarus on January 18th, 1978. He developed a passion for combat sports early in life. Muay Thai is where the Belarusian would get his start. Training at Chinuk Gym, The Red Scorpion, as his fans call him, would go on to win two Muay Thai titles in less than a year, defeating future K-1 legend Remy Bonjasky, in the process. It was clear that Ignashov had the talent to compete at an even higher level as he soon moved to K-1 to try his hand at fighting the worlds best kickboxers.
Picking right up where he left off, Alexey was the victor in his first three fights in K-1 and in the process, won the K-1 Belarus 2000 Grand Prix which qualified him for the World Grand Prix in Yokohama. Alexey would lose to Matt Skelton in the quarterfinals but it was apparent that a star was quickly rising on the global kickboxing scene.
Between 2000 - 2004, Alexey would go on to defeat such K-1 luminaries as Peter Aerts, Badr Hari, Semmy Schilt, Mike Bernardo, and Paul Slowinski, among others. Quite an accomplishment for the young Ignashov. With this amount of success comes great acclaim and all that goes with it. Alexey took full advantage.
Partying and alcohol abuse replaced time in the gym for Ignashov, triggering a downward spiral in his career. Alexey would lose four straight fights in 2005, failing to qualify for the prestigious K-1 World Grand Prix in the process. His lack of dedication was apparent. Ignashov was now the victim of fighters that were climbing the ladder of the K-1 world. A stark contrast to where he was just two years earlier.
Though he made it to the semifinals in the K-1 Amsterdam 2006 Grand Prix, Alexey would go on to lose to Turkish superstar, Gokhan Saki. A blow to the psyche of the fragile fighter.
Ignashov would toil in smaller promotions for the next three years. During this time, Alexey transplanted himself to Auckland, New Zealand to train at Balmoral Lee Gar Gym under Lollo Heimuli. It was then that he would become sober and work on returning himself to the prominence he once enjoyed - even though it must have seemed like so long ago that he was there.
After preparing himself to the point where he felt ready to enter the K-1 ring once again, Alexey approached K-1 president, Sadaharu Tanikawa to give him his shot. Tanikawa was hesitant but granted him the chance at one more go around.
Not drawing the easiest of fighters, Ignashov was given a fight with K-1 superstar Badr Hari on April 3rd, 2010 at the K-1 Yokohama Grand Prix. You could tell that Alexey had been out of the spotlight for many years as he looked sluggish and unambitious while Badr Hari took the unanimous decision win.
Some thought that we had seen the last of The Red Scorpion but he found himself in the K-1 Bucharest Grand Prix a month later. Scoring a knockout win over Mindaugas Sakalauskas and a decision win over Freddy Kemayo, it looked like Ignashov was going to finally return to the dominant fighter of old. But it was not to be - Alexey was injured during his fight with Kemayo and could not continue. Another setback.
It's hard to know if Alexey will ever return to being the superstar fighter of his youth. At 32, he is certainly young enough to continue fighting for years to come but it's more than age that determines your success as a fighter - it's winning the mental game. It looks as though Alexey has won the battle over alcohol and the vices of this world. Now, he must win the battle over self-doubt and be willing to stand at the bottom of the mountain and work his way back to the top.


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When I was around 10 years old, I wandered into a rural flea market and found one of the greatest pieces of music journalism ever written: a forgotten crank masterpiece called Backward Masking Unmasked that had been written in 1983 by Texan minister Jacob Aranza. The basic premise is familiar to most rock fans: Satan and his long-haired agents are inserting backward messages into our rock music telling us to reject Christ and maybe kill ourselves. These messages are then decoded by the brain's useless-faculties lobe, which busies itself with processing everything backward, just in case, and before we know it we're smoking drugs and mouthing off to our elders.
In Unmasked, Aranza lays down some pretty damning evidence of subliminal persuasion: "Queen, a group who's [sic] name is often used in slang to mean homosexual, had a hit song entitled 'Another One Bites the Dust.' The segment in which they sing that chorus, when played backwards, says, 'Decide to smoke marijuana, marijuana, marijuana.' " I checked it myself: if you reverse the track, Freddie distinctly says, "T'sud hetsub ewannah," which is close enough — just think how the impressionable backward-processing portions of a teenager's brain might interpret that suggestive set of phonemes.
Aranza doesn't stop at unmasking hidden messages — he blows the lid off the whole Satanist conspiracy of rock. Much of the book is just a compendium of rock-star sins. Were you aware that Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees indulges in pornographic drawing? Or that Ted Nugent once ate a raccoon? Did you know that KISS means Kids in Satan's Service? And that the Captain and Tennille are vegetarians? The mind boggles at such perversity.
Best of all, Aranza's razor-sharp editorializing adds a backbone of authentic crankiness to what might have turned into just another screed. "Rumours may be the hit album for Fleetwood Mac, but it's no rumor that this group is indulging in the occult." "A better name couldn't be given to them [the Grateful Dead] to describe their music. I'm sure many will be grateful when their music is dead." "A warning to those interested in flying with Jefferson Starship: their flight pattern ends in death."
This isn't just some square trying to lay his hang-ups on the kids, mind you — Aranza himself was a troubled youth, "deeply involved in the drug/rock culture" from a young age. His recollections of the time certainly sound authentic: "Words like 'far out, heavy, solid and wow' were in their prime. It seemed the whole world was taking acid, snorting THC and dropping mescaline." A vivid tableau like that almost makes me wish I'd been alive for the storied heyday of "wow," but I'm not sure I could handle all the weed snorting.
Most of us think of the whole backward-masking thing as a phenomenon of the '70s and '80s. Not so — as long as popular music can infiltrate the minds of the youth, Satan shall not rest. I've even tried my hand at reversing a few current hits, and the results are disturbing. Could Justin Timberlake's verses on T.I.'s "Dead and Gone" hide a demonic message? "Just trying to find my way back home, the old me's dead and gone, dead and gone." It may sound uplifting, but let's reverse it: Oh, a great, no a great evil, oh, a cat eat on my flesh.
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Oliver Farr has been competing in the 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour Championship at Woburn.
James Clifford also netted for Wayne Whitbread's side, who are now 10th in the division.
Danny Gower missed a last-minute penalty in Saturday's first-round clash after Jamie Marsh had fired them ahead from the spot.
Colin Powell's men were thumped 9-0 at home against Herefordshire villagers Bartestree last month.
Andrew Richards bagged a brace, while Gavin Hughes, skipper Stuart Richards, Matt Hall and Brendan Pratt also netted for Ludlow.
James Key will be hoping to bounce back from a narrow defeat at Orme Boxing Club's show last week.
KINGTON YFC has held its annual dinner and dance at Titley Village Hall.
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Robbie Godding, Ben Price and Tom George also hit the target for Chris Shurmer's rampant side.
Like many other towns, Ludlow has experienced one of the most difficult financial years in living memory, a drop in customer spending, and unexpected and lengthy road closures resulting in unpredictable footfall.
FANS of Charles Dickens are in for a treat next week as the Judge's Lodging in Presteigne presents Cambridge Touring Theatre's production of The Illustrated Hard Times.
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TENBURY LIBRARY CHOIR – Come and hear Tenbury's very own community choir. Tenbury Library, December 10, 11.45am. The choir has been going for just over a year and will be singing a selection of its repertoire and some seasonal songs including The…
HALF A century ago, a g roup of mop-haired young men from Merseyside were paid just £100 to play at a Tenbury pub.
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CHARITY BINGO – Charity prize bingo event in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance on November 25 at St John's Ambulance Smithfield car park, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. Doors open 7pm, eyes down at 7.30pm. Raffle and tombola, refreshments available.
EVANS Herbert Cyril (Bert). Peacefully at Four Rivers Nursing Home, Ludlow on November 11th, 2012, aged 91 years. Greatly missed and much loved brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Funeral Service at Hereford Crematorium on Monday,…
DAVIDSON John Harley (Jack), of Knowbury, passed away peacefully at home on November 8th, 2012, aged 87 years. Beloved husband of Margaret and cherished dad of Jennifer, Nigel and Cheryl. An adored granddad and special father in law. Loved and dearly…
TOWN Joyce Mary. Formerly of Ludlow. Peacefully in the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, aged 96 years. Wife of the late Cyril Town. Loving mother and mother in law of Julie and Graham. Caring grandmother and…
BLOUNT Joan Edith. Of Knighton on Teme. Suddenly and unexpectedly at home on October 30th, 2012, aged 82 years. Loving wife of the late Thomas Henry Blount, a much loved mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed by all her Family and Friends.…
HOWELLS Nellie November 14th, 2003 Loved and remembered every day. From Val, Martin, Graham, Elaine, Brian, Doreen, Bob and Sue x
BROWN - ARMOUR Joe November 13th Our hearts still ache with sadness, Tears for you still fall, Living without you is the hardest part of all. Your loving wife Joyce and Family.
EADES Danielle Congratulations on getting a First Class Honours Degree All the best for the future Lots of love Mum and Dad xxxx
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Here's a letter I received from Cllr. Bailão in response a plea I sent for councillors to not accept PWIC's motions to remove the Jarvis bike lane and to not begin removing the Dupont bike lane:
Thank you for taking the time to email me with regards to Toronto's bikelanes and for your patience in awaiting my reply.
As our city grows, the need for cleaner, alternative methods of transportation becomes increasingly necessary for a healthy and mobile city. The predicted population increases for Toronto will put further strain on rush hour traffic use. To alleviate this we must invest in infrastructure that supports alternative ways of moving around Toronto. Bicycling reduces vehicle traffic, promotes health, is environmentally-friendly and I will continue to support bicycle infrastructure in the City of Toronto.
The proposed removal of the Jarvis Street bike lane was due to concerns that traffic, specifically travelling North in the evening, is being significantly delayed. Traffic congestion is a serious issue in the City of Toronto and poses a significant economic threat due to lost productivity.
I feel strongly that it is irresponsible for Council to remove the Jarvis Street bike lane before City staff has an opportunity to implement their solution and revaluate the situation which is why I voted to maintain the existing bike lane. I am particularly disappointed with Council's decision to eliminate the Jarvis bike lane because it offers a safe commuting option to hundreds of cyclists every day, and without the most up-to-date information, the removal of this bike lane is premature and unjustified.
The bicycle lanes on Dupont Street were installed under the previous Councillor and I feel strongly that many concerns surrounding their installation could have been resolved with greater community consultation.
These bicycle lanes have caused significant congestion for vehicle traffic during peak commuting periods. Not only has this made it very difficult for residents living in the area to access their homes, but the idling of stationary vehicles in this congestion can offset the environmental benefits of the bicyclists using the lane.
City Staff indicated that a large amount of congestion was occurring around the Landsdowne and Dupont intersection, where the bike lane begins. On staff's recommendation, moving the Dupont bike lane a short distance West of this intersection will allow vehicles to more easily turn at this intersection and reduce traffic backlog.
In order to alleviate the concerns of residents in the area, I have been working with City staff to develop a strategy to improve traffic flow while maintaining bicycle lanes on Dupont as it is a critical East-West cycling route. During the last meeting of the Public Works Committee, a motion was approved to have City staff examine the installation of a middle vehicle lane on Dupont Street that would alternate with rush hour to provide an extra lane of traffic during peak hours.
By working with the interests of cyclists, local residents, and City staff, these changes will go a long way to improving traffic concerns in this area. I will continue to create forums of dialogue between groups in addition to supporting the increase of cycling infrastructure in the City of Toronto.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact my office and please do not hesitate to do so in the future.
Ana Bailão
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I guess this motion means removing either sidewalks, the bike lanes or on-street parking to make room for an alternating lane of doom on Dupont. I've written the councillor asking for further information about this proposal as it appears nowhere in PWIC or City Council records online.


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Looking back at 2008, as autumn turns towards winter, returns of wild Atlantic salmon to North American rivers should provide moments for thoughtful reflection. In many rivers salmon returns increased, and whether this means ocean conditions are changing for the better - or it is just an anomally - is not yet clear.
Check numbers yourself Maine and Newfoundland have some impressive counts.
For Maine returns (Penobscot was above 2,100): http://asf.ca/links.php?id=40
For a spreadsheet of Newfoundland returns, including Exploits above 35,000:
ASF's honoring of Paul Volcker continues to be covered in the news, not least because he has been appointed to a new and important economic advisory capacity by President Elect Barack Obama. Coverage notes his dedication to Atlantic salmon restoration, in addition to economic restoration.
Nat Reed, awarded ASF's Lee Wulff Atlantic Salmon Conservation Award, gets a fine picture in a recent UK Fish and Fly story. Check it out:
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Japanese Investors Start to Cut the Cord
As global investors load up on Japanese stocks in a bet that the economy will break out of a two-decadelong slump, the country's affluent mom-and-pop investors are venturing into global markets at the fastest pace in years.
The move may finally help unlock some of the $8.8 trillion held in cash and bank deposits by Japanese households. The moves also could add to pressure on the yen, as investors sell the currency to buy overseas assets, and support stocks in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Boosted by the weaker yen, the value of U.S. dollar-denominated assets in Japanese mutual funds reached ¥11.19 trillion ($120 billion) in February, the highest level since August 2008, according to the Investment Trusts Association Japan. Japanese mutual funds saw a net inflow of ¥659.6 billion in February, of which 35% went into foreign stocks.
The moves come as Japanese stocks have surged 40% in recent months. The yen has dropped 18% against the dollar since November, amid signs that new leadership will step up monetary easing in a bid to pull the economy out of its malaise.
"People are thinking the yen will continue to weaken, so why bother" holding yen deposits or Japanese government bonds, said Keita Kubota , an investment manager at Tokyo-based Aberdeen Investment Management, which oversees $314 billion.
"You might have better returns overseas," said Mr. Kubota, though he still sees "lots of potential in Japanese equities".
To be sure, some of the overseas investments are being made by wealthy individuals with discretionary funds, while a majority of Japan's small investors still prefer to invest in the home market.
Many of Japan's small investors were burned badly in the financial crisis, when the yen suddenly shot up, leaving those holding overseas assets nursing losses.
Accordingly, many have gravitated to the safety of cash or government bonds. Only about 10% of Japan's financial assets are invested in equities and mutual funds. That compares with 45% in the U.S. and 21% in Europe, according to the Bank of Japan.
Now Japanese retail investors are slowly broadening their horizons to the U.S. and elsewhere.
In late December, Nikko Asset Management Co. attracted $2.3 billion—the biggest subscription in Japan since 2006—when it launched a retail fund investing in U.S., Canadian and Mexican equities. The Nikko Gravity Americas Fund raised an additional $500 million in January.
Japanese investors are wagering that cheap energy prices could lead to a revival of the American steel and chemical industries, as well other energy-intensive manufacturing.
"Instead of betting on short-term cycles, people are investing in the longer-term story" of U.S. economic growth backed by innovation in shale-gas technology, said Kunihiro Asai, Nikko Asset Management's head of product development.
Some small investors in Japan also say it is risky to invest only at home because of the country's uncertain economic prospects.
"Japanese shares are rising so much right now, but they could fall sharply at some point," said Mieko Yamauchi, who was attending SMBC Nikko's seminar on investments in emerging market equities.
Listening to the seminar, Ms. Yamauchi, 58 years old, said she now is considering switching from investing in the Australian dollar to Mexican equities since Mexico—with its geographical proximity and close trading links—is likely to reap the benefits of U.S. economic growth.
Another U.S. equities fund by UBS Global Asset Management and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. raised about ¥121 billion at its launch in mid-February. An equity fund investing in North American equities, to be distributed and managed by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Fidelity Worldwide Investment, raised ¥46.5 billion this month.
"Until last year, I thought it would be impossible to invest in U.S. stocks due to the employment and fiscal problems," said Hiromichi Kobayashi, a 70-year-old retiree attending a recent Daiwa seminar on the new North America fund.
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CROI 2014: The Science and Future of PrEP (Video)
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Mike Cohen, M.D., Dawn Fukuda, Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., Carl Dieffenbach, Ph.D., and Dawn Smith, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., sit down to talk about the history of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the challenges of implementing current PrEP options and new approaches. The panelists also discuss how to overcome adherence and access issues, provider unease with prescribing the medication, as well as how to move people toward behavioral change so they can be taken off the drug.
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Watching the Wizard of Oz again. Still one of my all time favorite movies and has one of my favorite movie parts when the Tin Man is dancing and the smoke comes out of the funnel.
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Tonight I saw Due Date. While it's not the laugh-a-minute comedy the ads portray it to be, it's got a lot of good humor mixed in with genuine heart. I thought it was pretty good, even though the ending was bizarre to me . . . I thought they came to bury Two and a Half Men, not praise it, so I was taken off-guard by the shift there.
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The Karate Kid Part II. First time I've seen it in probably 20 years. Still a fun movie, but, man, it requires a lot more suspension of disbelief and ignoring of basic common knowledge about Japan than it did originally.
On a plus note, having been reminded of how quickly and without much precedent Sato turned from evil to good, Anakin no longer holds the record for "quickest and least believable transformation."
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I watched "The Crazies" tonight. Very interesting but also kind of your typical outbreak movie.
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Super Retriever Series Club event in Madisonville, Texas (Two Step Kennels) February 8, 9 & 10, 2013. We currently working on this event. If you are a vendor who would like to set up your booth for this event please email me. Spectors welcomed. There will be an Open & Amt..
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I know it has probably been asked many times. What is QAA and what is a jam? Trying to learn this competition lingo.
I know it has probably been asked many times. What is QAA and what is a jam? Trying to learn this competition lingo.
Having done so the dog is Qualified to run the more restrictive of the AA stakes such as the Limited ....
A JAM (Judges Award of Merit) is awarded to dogs who have completed a FT with a meritorious performance but it was not good enough for one of the 4 placements.
Here are a few more terms that it might serve you well to know http://www.retrievertraining.net/got.htm
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thank you for the information.
There is also a Reserve JAM awarded often. The Reserve JAM is similiar to the JAM but if something were to happen to one of the four placements, the Reserve JAM would move up to a placement.
Thanks to Dr. Ed for explaining that to me a while back.
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I have two tanks, a 20 and a 72 both have 2 t5 lights. (I know lil about corals) the 72 gallon is my wifes tank with peaceful, reef safe fish and is housing 2 tech 4 corals till I stabilize my nano. The corals are, 2 purply blue mushroom, one big, one and a big colony of zoas and a lil frag of zoas.
I started the nano to be my mini reef and work my way into corals, I was gonna upgrade the lights, etc. well, looking at corals today in the frag tank at the lfs, I guess I started liking sps corals, im not ready for that step yet, but the guy told me that I should keep the lights on my nano and do only soft coronly And/or a rose tip anemone and upgrade my lights on the 72 to do sps in there because the will outgrow a 20gal. I can only remember the one sps I liked and it was a hammer head/torch coral and a frog spawn as well as a couple other ones. I like the colorful corals.
Should I follow his advice, or can I add sps to my nano. Side note, the 72 is my wifes tank, as in she gets to pick the fish. My way to get her to let me start the sw lol we haven't looked at corals together yet, so she's content on fish only in her tank. So ideally id like to just stock the nano with corals till I get her to bite. Thanks in advance for the advice72 gallon saltwater
First off, Hammers, Torches, and Frogspawns are LPS. You can put them in a 20gal but with their sweeper tentacles they put out, it may be a bit difficult to get everything out of their reach. As for SPS in a 20gal, the issue is not really their size as you can frag them to keep them small. The real issue is actually keeping up with the Calcium demands of these corals and keeping the water quality high enough for them in that small a volume.Considering a Marine Aquarium? A Breakdown of the Components, Live Rock, Cycling a Marine Tank
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I also wouldn't recommend an anemone if you are really keen on corals only - when they are happy they split and wander the tank, if they are unhappy they wander the tank looking for a spot they like. And they can get fairly large too, crowding other corals. I would only keep an anemone in a larger tank where its easier to keep the water parameters stable and they will split less often. In a nano tank you mostly want things to stay where they are set.
I meant LPS lol I guess I'll just take the advice he gave me givin I can get my wife on the coral band wagon LOL72 gallon saltwater


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I tend to scrap old style like I did when I was in high school ~ lots of pictures on the page. I really enjoyed scrapping this fun collection of photos for Tina! ~ I used a kit that I tend to go back to over and over, Syndee Nuckles' Cinnamon Suede. Full credit list in details!
What a beautiful day for Mick's annual ride. With temps unusually high for May in the 70's, it was shirtsleeve weather all the way to the top. As we crested and came round the bend at the summit, the mountain in all its splendor was out for show without a cloud in site. Thinking back to the eruption 28 years ago, it's amazing to see the landscape regenerating with new trees, wildflowers and animal life.
May 18, 2008
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|SNU_CinnamonSuede_12x12_Cinnamon SNU_AYO_Zm_CinnamonSuede_Cut-Cream SNU_CinnamonSuede_12x12_BrnSugar Staples from Amanda McGee's Moms Kitchen font: Callejera