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Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on...
[Verse 1: Big L]
Aiyo, you betta flee hops, or get your head flown three blocks
L keep rappers' hearts pumping like Reeboks
And every year I gain clout, and my name sprouts
Some brothers'd still be virgins if crack never came out
I got the wild style, always been a foul child
My guns go BOOM BOOM, and yo' guns go pow pow
I'm known to have a hottie open, I keep the shotty smokin'
Front and get half the bones in your body broken
And when it comes to getting nookie I'm not a rookie
I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopi
I run with sturdy cliques, I'm never hittin' dirty chicks
Got 35 bodies, buddy, don't make it 36
Step to this, you're good as gone
Word is bond, I leave mics torn when I put it on
[Hook: Kid Capri]
So put it on, Big L, put it on
C'mon, put it onnn, and onnn, and onnn
C'mon, put it on, Big L, put it on
C'mon, put it on, represent, put it on, C'MON!
[Verse 2: Big L]
Nobody can take nothing from Big L but a loss, chief
The last punk who fronted got a mouth full of false teeth
I'm known to gas a hottie and blast a shotty
Got more cash than Gotti
You don't know, you better ask somebody
Big L is a crazy brother, and I'm a lady lover
A smooth kid that'll run up in your baby mother
I push a slick Benz, I'm known to hit skins
And get ends and commit sins with sick friends
Cause I'm a money getter, also a honey hitter
You think you nice as me? Ha ha, you's a funny nigga
I flows, so one of my shows wouldn't be clever to miss
I'm leaving competitors pissed
To tell you the truth, it gets no better than this
I'm catching wreck to the break of dawn
In this song, yo, it's a must that I put it on
So put it on, Big L, put it on
C'mon, put it onnn, big fella put it on and onnn
Put it on, Big L
Put it on, represent
Put it on C'mon on put it on
[Bridge: Patois Chatta]
Some boys see me gun nozzle and take a we fi joke
Boy, you gwan dead before you see me gun smoke
See me gun nozzle and take me fi joke
You gwan dead, from a me you provoke
[Verse 3: Big L]
I drink Moet, not Beck's beer, I stay dressed in slick gear
Peace to my homies in the gangster lean
I see you when I get there
And it's a fact I keep a gat in my arm reach
I charm freaks and bomb geeks from here to Palm Beach
I'm putting rappers in the wheelchair
Big L is the villain you still fear
Cause I be hanging in Harlem, and shit is for real here
If you battle L you picked the wrong head
I smash mics like cornbread, you can't kill me, I was born dead
And I'm known to pull steel trigs and kill pigs
I run with ill kids and real nigs who peel wigs
My rap's steady slamming, I keep a heavy cannon
It's a new sheriff in town, and it ain't Reggie Hammond
Peace to my peoples, the Children of the Corn
Cause we put it on, adiós, ghost, I'm gone
So put it on, Big L, put it on
C'mon, put it onnn, big fella put it on and onnn
Big L, you gotta put it on and on
Put it on, Big L put it on ond on
Word up, knahmsayin?
My man Big L, runnin things for the nine-four
And nine-oh-s, you know what I mean?
It's the Kid Capri, in full flair
And we gon' put it on a little somethin' like this
Big L, c'mon
[Outro Big L (Kid Capri):]
Lord Finesse (He be puttin it on)
My man Buckwild (He be puttin it on and on)
My man Fat Joe (He be puttin it on)
Showbiz and A.G. (Yeah they be puttin it on and on)
I can't forget Diamond D (He be puttin it on)
The whole D.I.T.C. (Yeah they be puttin it on and on)
And of course Kid Capri (Yeah I be puttin it on)
The whole N.Y.C. (Yeah we be puttin it on and on)
And I'm out
Classic Big L, advanced wordplay, searing hot lyrics and impeccable flow back in '95 at the tender age of 21. New hip hop fans probably fail to comprehend the loss his death caused to hip hop, but this song is surely some indication.
The song has a sample playing throughout the song from the one and only Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty By Nature.
If you'd like to read Lord Finesse's thoughts on the album, click here.


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By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger believes Chelsea have to win at Old Trafford on Sunday to keep the title race alive.
Arsenal's victory over Manchester United last weekend gave hope to Carlo Ancelotti's side and revived a faint flicker of optimism for the Emirates Stadium outfit too.
Wenger's men can go level on points with Chelsea on Sunday afternoon if they beat Stoke. However, a couple of hours later, the top two play each other in the north west. The Arsenal manager feels only an away win will be good enough for the two London teams
"We did ourselves a favour - and indirectly Chelsea as well - last weekend," he said. "But the only way we still have a chance is for Chelsea to win the game on Sunday.
"Man United still have an advantage because to play for the title at home. But none of the teams at the moment are dominant enough to say that there is a clear favourite. That is why it is still open.
"They know each other so well so until the first goal it will be mainly tactical. That will have a massive importance in a tie like this, we have seen that in the Champions League recently."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source

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- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 pint orange sherbet, softened
- 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- In a saucepan, combine the marshmallows, chocolate chips and milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until melted. Remove from the heat. Cool completely
- Meanwhile, alternately arrange scoops of ice cream and sherbet in crust; smooth top. Pour chocolate sauce over pie; sprinkle with pecans. Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours. May be frozen for up to 2 months. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Thursday 25th August 2011
Our travelling group of eight's plans for today very much depended on last night's events. A defeat would have meant a draw to watch tomorrow. Our classy and gutsy performance however means we want to get to a location where we can see who we face in our latest tour among Europe's elite.
Consequently I am writing these thoughts on our train journey between Udine and Venice before returning home late tonight.
Events started early on Tuesday morning with a problem-free journey to a city that is completely unique. To see everything from postmen, to fire crews, to bus routes all on water was quite something and coupled with taking in the nightlife it made for a great first day.
By the time we took the train on matchday the PMT had seriously set in.
With the whole football world waiting for us to fail, we knew as Gooners this was a huge game.
Our host city was very pretty and welcoming as we enjoyed the build-up in the glorious sunshine. The overwhelming feeling throughout the day was that the locals also knew this was a massive game and were full of confidence that they could progress.
For me - I thought the clean sheet last week could prove crucial. We knew we were capable of scoring away from home but Udinese comfortably showed enough in the first leg to suggest we would have to defend extremely well.
The stadium was very 'old school' and as expected our hosts helped create a noisy and colourful atmosphere.
From minute one however, we dictated the game. On chances, both teams could have scored a couple but despite all our possession we went into the break teetering on the edge.
The game changed in our direction over a few crazy minutes in the second half. Gerv's great run to the byline saw RVP bury his cross and we were well and truly in the driving seat.
Before we'd finished celebrating a penalty had us back on tenterhooks. Chezz done the business with a simply incredible save, reminiscent of Goalie's stop in the penalty shoot-out in Sampdoria back in 1995.
Theo's dazzling run and finish pretty much put the tie to bed and we celebrated in typical style as our possession football saw out the remainder of the match in a thoroughly professional manner.
Texts from home stating things such as 'get in!' pretty much summed up how we all felt in a period where 'Arsenal Knocking' seems to be fashionable and our celebrations into the wee small hours were tinged with satisfaction, defiance and relief.
Man Utd away next then, a nice easy one to try and get our league season back on track!
Before that it's the draw and the plans start again for our latest European Tour.
Get in!
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The Griffs enter the game against the No. 18 Eagles on a school-record nine-game winning streak. Overall, Canisius is 11-3 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in MAAC playing, having clinched at least a share of the regular-season title.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger says he is not finished in the transfer market this summer.
The Arsenal manager has already strengthened his attacking options by signing Lukas Podolski from Cologne and Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. But he has been linked with further signings, including Spanish international Santi Cazorla.
Wenger would not be drawn on specific targets when he faced the media in Beijing on Wednesday but the Frenchman hopes to add to his squad before the transfer window closes.
"You see I have come here to say as little as possible!" joked Wenger, before adding, "I am ready to talk a lot, but not a lot about transfers, because it is a very fragile subject and a very secret subject.
"We bought Giroud and Podolski and I hope that we bought Diaby and Wilshere too, who didn't play at all last season. We will add Wilshere to the squad as soon as possible. But we are not at the end of it [transfers] - we will still bring players in."
Wenger was also asked about the future of Robin van Persie after landing in China for the second leg of the Arsenal 2012 Tour, presented by Emirates. His answer was unequivocal.
"There is nothing to elaborate. The options are clear - we want to keep our players. I would be happy for him to stay in the English Premier League - at Arsenal."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/4 cup shredded carrot
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3/4 teaspoon soy sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup uncooked couscous
- In a saucepan, saute onion in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the mushrooms, carrot, garlic and ginger. Cook and stir until vegetables are almost tender. Stir in the broth, soy sauce and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Yield: 2 servings.
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Olympus (Center Valley, PA, www.olympusamerica.com) recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of Zuiko brand of lenses by showing the mock-up of a new high-end MICRO Four Thirds M.Zuiko single focal lens, which is currently being developed for launch later this year. Smaller and lighter than similar lenses, M.Zuiko lenses are equipped with Movie and Still Compatibility (MSC) function, which enables quick, smooth and silent autofocusing during movie recording. Seven different MSC lenses are currently offered from super-wide-angle to super-telephoto.


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The ninth-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team exploded for its highest goal output in 28 games Sunday as it defeated Miami 6-1 before 2,100 fans at Fezter Field. Carolina bounced back from a shutout loss to top-ranked Florida State Thursday night in exhilarating fashion as it improves to 6-3-2 on the season and 2-2-1 in the ACC.
Six different Tar Heels scored in the match - Kealia Ohai, Amber Brooks, Ranee Premji, Katie Bowen, Maria Lubrano and Paige Nielsen. Premji and Bowen also had assists in addition to their goals. Freshman Kat Nigro and senior Kristine Welsh-Loveman both had their first career assists and Bowen's goal was the first of her career for the Auckland, New Zealand newcomer.
Miami was coming off a 2-0 win at NC State on Thursday in which it dominated the Wolfpack including a 20-4 edge in shots. But Carolina came out on fire and finished two scoring chances in the opening eight minutes of the match to set the Canes back on their heels. UNC would go on two score three more goals in a one and one-half minute span of the second half to put the game away. Miami fell to 6-5-1 overall and 1-3 in the ACC with the loss. After Miami beat the Tar Heels in Coral Gables in 2009, UNC has won three straight games in the season by a combined 15-2 margin.
UNC outshot the Hurricanes 28-8 on the day and had a 4-2 edge in corner kicks. Both teams went deep into their benches with UNC utilizing 22 players and Miami using 19. Carolina had a 14-1 edge in shots on goal. Emily Lillard made seven saves while allowing five goals in 72:16 for the Canes and Paula Ford Cabrera came on for 17:44, making one save and allowing on goal. Adelaide Gay started for the Tar Heels and went the first 74:20 in net and did not face a shot on target. Hannah Daly played the final 15:40, surrendering the only goal scored on the day by the Hurricanes.
Carolina opened the scoring on the season's most spectacular goal to date. She took a defensive clearance from UNC freshman Hanna Gardner with her back to the UNC goal 10 yards on Carolina's side of midfield. Ohai went on a dead sprint for 65 yards, weaving through four defenders before burying a shot from the top of the box into the upper right 90 of the frame at 5:20 of the match. Just over two minutes later, Carolina made it 2-0, getting its second goal of the season off a corner kick. Ranee Premji served a perfect ball into the center of the penalty area and Amber Brooks headed it home from the six-yard line for her fourth goal of the season.
The Tar Heels had several excellent chances to add to their lead before halftime but were unable to convert.
Carolina maintained its precarious 2-0 lead until the 71st minute when the floodgates burst open with three goals in a 90-second span. At 70:40, Ranee Premji notched her first goal of the season. Kat Nigro served a bending ball from the right side that Reilly Parker redirected on the left side of the box. Premji pounced on the ball and finished from six yards out for a 3-0 lead. Just 43 seconds later, Carolina made it 4-0 with Katie Bowen garnering her first career goal, placing a shot from the top of the box into the upper right corner off an assist by Meg Morris. It took just 47 more seconds for Maria Lubrano to register her team-leading fifth goal of the season as she took a service from Bowen and redirected a shot from a tough angle across the frame inside the far post. Lubrano and Summer Green each have tallied five times this season for Carolina.
Miami got on the scoreboard just a few minutes later as the Hurricanes converted on a brilliant free kick by Ali Brennan from 20 yards out after a Tar Heel foul. Brennan's goal was her third of the year as she placed her shot perfectly over the Miami wall and over the outstretched arms of Daly.
The Tar Heels wrapped up the scoring in the 85th minute with freshman Paige Nielsen earning her second goal of the season, finishing from in close into the lower right part of the frame off the assist by Kristine Welsh-Loveman.
The six goals were the most in a game for Carolina since it beat Houston 6-1 on August 28, 2011 at Fetzer Field
Carolina will finish off a four-game homestand when it hosts 14th-ranked Boston College at Fetzer Field Thursday night at 8 p.m. The game will be regionally televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network. Check TheACC.com for a list of cable affiliates for the game.


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So I had a whole post all typed out, and just before I posted it, my browser crashed. So I'm just gonna post the gist of it.
I'm scratch building a Mandalorian Death Watch helmet out of cardboard, fiberglass, and bondo. I used the same method to build a Coruscant Guard helmet, and that can be seen over at the Special Ops detachment.
I'm having to use some artistic liberty in the design in order to make some lines work. I'm also filling in some of the detail gaps, and I'm drawing from the Super Commando helmet to add some of the more finer details (that will come later on, though).
Anyways, I'm only at the cardboard stage. By now I would have finished the cardboard stage to the Coruscant Guard helmet, but this is such a far more complex design that this stage is taking a while.
I DO plan on casting this and selling copies once I'm finished with it. But please understand, that won't happen for a while. I estimate that it will be way into next year before I get to that stage. I plan on taking my time with this helmet because I have a lot of school work to focus on.


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The Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) has broken ground on the 250-mgd Richard Miller Treatment Plant for its new ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system, which will be one of the largest UV disinfection drinking water facilities in North America when it is commissioned and operational by early 2013.
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You know what makes me angry? The fact that I apparently can't do science because I have a vagina. Now, I didn't think that my gender was damaging my math and science skills, but I guess having breasts means that engineering isn't for me.
I went down to a NASA space flight center earlier this year as part of my Rocket Club team. We were participating in a competition sending 10-foot-long rockets a mile into the hot Alabama air. There was a "rocket fair" where we displayed our rocket and experiment for NASA employees and the other teams to peruse. I stood proudly in front of our display and tried to engage the passing engineers.
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Arabian Business finds Oxford and Cambridge charge less for entry than Dubai schools
Sajjad Tuesday, 24 September 2013 4:00 PM - Dubai
Comparing school fees to university fees is not apples to apples comparison. We need to compare school fees to school fees.
I put my children through a private school in the UK for 2 years then moved to Dubai. The UK school was a reasonably pricced one, not a high end. I paid AED 67,000 (total for both per year) in the UK and pay AED 62,000 (total for both per year) here in Dubai. So it is cheaper here. The Cambidge and Oxford University fees at AED 53,000 are also cheaper than a UK private school.
The question, however, is not just one of fees. The level of education in the UK is considerably better than Dubai. I would say that my children dropped back about a year in their level here in Dubai compared to where they were at in the UK. In Dubai we have good facilites in the school that we pay for, but the education is more important than whether there is a swimming pool or not. Unfortuantely, there is no focus on improving the actual education itself.
Margo wearn Saturday, 9 February 2013 1:23 PM - England
I have decided to home school in Dubai because a) i am broke and b) i am (actually) quite intelligent.
Easy solution and the kids can get up at 11 instead of 7.
Skm Friday, 1 February 2013 1:45 AM - UNITED KINGDOM
University tuition fees soar for foreign students
Foreign students are being charged up to eight times more than British undergraduates as universities seek to plug a multi-million pound hole in the higher education budget.
New figures show students from outside Britain and the EU will pay an average of �10,463 in tuition fees next year ? a rise of 5.6 per cent.
One university ? Imperial College London ? is preparing to charge fees of up to �26,250 for some laboratory-based subjects.
Under Government rules, tuition fees for all British students and those from EU member states are capped at �3,290 next year, but universities are free to set unlimited fees for foreign undergraduates.
A study earlier this year by the think-tank Policy Exchange found that overseas students were increasingly seen as a ?lucrative source of income for a growing numbers of universities?.
Alex Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:28 PM - Dubai
Agree, I have my daughter as an overseas student at Central Saint Martins College and tuition and accommodation in student quarters is equal to Year 10 for my son at GEMS Wellington in Dubai.... No issue normally if quality of education was worth the investment, however, teachers who treat assignments in Dubai as a working holiday and the constant 'in and out' with no continuity of teaching staff makes the quality suffer and the students lacking encouragement and commitment....
Dr Salman Hameed Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:23 PM - UAE
No taxes here in UAE. Even the services here offered to all residents way better than any other country in the world. We dont pay a dollar or pound or Euro to use public toilets like many Western countries despite all the taxes they pay. Education is far more superior in private schools here as compared to western public schools. That's why hundred of thousands of westerners do not want to go back to their own countries as the level and quality of life they enjoy in Dubai is far superior to that in any other country. If you are a law abiding residents than there are no problems. The local emirati community is educated and very tolerant. I have lived in UK and Canada and USA and I know what I am talking about.
I can spend on health and education from the money I save for not paying taxes. I dont have to wait for months or sometimes years waiting for doctors appointments or investigations.
LONG LIVE UAE AND its leaders and all the residents.
May God bless this country.Oldtimer Monday, 28 January 2013 11:42 AM - UAE
Most of what you mentioned is true, but the level of education here is really pathetic! I am comparing it to the private education I received in a third world country, for far less money ( exchange rates considered)! There was far more commitment to quality education and the teachers were very dedicated to their students. The GEMS group is spoiling the reputation of Dubai by dishing out mediocre fare for top dollar. What is adding to the helplessness of the parents is the near monopoly they have in Indian-curriculum schools. We have a wonderful life here and would like to stay together as a family, and not have to send our kids away to get a better education. We would (at lest I would) gladly pay top dollar, if they only provided quality education. Despite the exorbitant fees they charge, their teachers are paid a pittance, so qualified and experienced ones don't stay for long. The result is a constant change of teachers which adversely affects the students performanceGamal Monday, 28 January 2013 11:36 AM - UAE
Mr. Salman,
with all due respect, we are talking about cost of education and you are talking about taxes which is irrelevant.
schools are suppose to be either non-profit Org or they are regulated in the sense that they can not simply charge as they like.
as the article mentioned, the KJ student pays more that the university student....where is the sense here.
we need gov intervention just like any other sector..banking etc.
although the quality of education is not the issue here but you went to compare the UK / western education to Dubai schools....which is a poor discussion because it is not relevant and also we all know all the breakthroughs came from the west/ USA ...if u want to compare MIT/ Harvard/ Stanford/Berkely / Oxford/ Cambridge etc.
as a matter of fact, the curriculum that the schools teach in Dubai is either British or American.
so let's not divert and lets compare apples to apples.
the question here is the cost of education period.
one of the joes Monday, 28 January 2013 11:34 AM - uae
Dear Salman, your Dr does not help you from making unqualified statements, it appears. many expats that I know left & live & work happily in countries where they have to pay taxes. I have sent my children back to Europe to attend (private) schools there. All of our children confirm how much better the schools (curriculum, teachers, infrastructure) are compared to here. All of our kids have been to a number of high cost schools in Dubai, they know what they are talking about.
you pay for what you use here, that's just a different collection scheme than with taxes. Nothing is for free here, but that is also not expected.
And in regard to medical services - you know where many Emiratis go for treatment? Europe, namely Germany and UK. Same doctors work here & in Europe, different price. European prices are lower as there is no real estate bubble surcharge one of the joes included in Europe prices.
I still live here as I am closer to where the biz is - in the Gulf region, not for taxes
Maj Sunday, 27 January 2013 3:06 PM - UAE
The greed of the education business people will never stop, and yet, govt. isn't doing a thing about it..... till it will become too late, as usual...... yeah, you heard me, it happens that they are reactive where they should proactive...... yeah, thanks lord, there is at least some kind of activeness so to say.
Pity people have to pay this much of money to give their kids a proper education, where education should be a mission, a mission to be given with the minimum cost to cover the expenses, not to make a huge profit out of it !
let's open a school, have low cost teachers and not even pay them (they need jobs, right?) and overcharge the hell out of everyone who need to educate their kids.
Ali Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:04 AM - USA
I was about to move to Dubai from the US hoping to live the Dubai dream...but reading all these posts and especially the careless nature of the government towards expats and foreign workers and especially the ill treatment and double layers of laws, one for locals and one for foreigners, is something I can not live with at all as I believe every human is equal no matter where they are born.
By the way, to the gentleman who posted above about the same laws in the US for higher university fees for no us citizens, I would like to educate him that we are talking of primary schools here, not universities. Schools in the US are free with the best education whether you are a local or foreigner, so don'teven start to compare. Secondly, even in US universities, you can get schollarships and grants and work on campus and off campus to earn your fees...does Dubai allow that to foreign students??? If you get a univeristy job you pay local fees even if you are a foreigner, so no comparision there!
Joh Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:02 AM - UAE
Guys have commented here about the costs. Of course the cost does not justify the quality they produce. Second, any guy who can sit down with a calculator (or without), will tell how much profitable it is to be that school. If someone can start a simple school wothout the "cosmetic facade" and ensure they have good dedicated teachers (pay them decently), the management will still make profit and also ensure receiving blessings of the parents. The quality of students they generate now is pathetic. Even the show the management puts up for inspection is worth a comedy televesion serial. To add to the misery, if the inspectors say your school is good then they justufy a fee rise.
Andy Friday, 25 January 2013 12:21 PM - USA
Dubai may be tax free but they more then make up for it in other ways. The other ways that they make up for it exceed taxes paid in western countries. Only for locals does this work out well.
To the locals if I am not mistaken education and medical is all free. Utility bills are also lower. In the areas that they live they also do not have to pay the community fees every year like the ones the expats do.Ali Sunday, 27 January 2013 3:10 PM - UAE
Hisham, he is not talking about "fees". You have actual "fees", and then you have inflated costs of housing, schooling, and telecom. Housing and schooling take up more than 50% of the income of many cost-conscious families.
On top of that , many newcomers are expected to cough up an entire years rent before they even have 2 months salary.
Blaming "partying" is a red herring, there are plenty of families who dont party, budget all costs and still find it difficutl to save 5% , let alone 35%, mainly because of the high accomodation and schooling costskingkaiser Sunday, 27 January 2013 3:08 PM - UAE
@Omar - actually, the more discussed western countries being referring to support their *residents*. Your lower in-state charges apply whether you are American or Armenian.
Hisham Sunday, 27 January 2013 12:34 PM - UAE
@Andy unless you're talking about someone from some banana country, this can hardly be true. All the fees and extra charges together can never amount to 30% of your earnings, or in some European nations' cases, over 50%. Instead, it's the expats themselves who have created what they refer to as the "Dubai lifestyle", which in their case is a lifestyle of clubbing, alcohol and eating out three times per day. With that in mind, any country would be expensive. It can even be a quite amusing minstrel show to look at, and to see how new expats are pulled into this lifestyles by the ones who are already here. If you live according to your means and maintain the European lifestyle, you can save at least 35% of your salary. If you want to drive Porsches on a 12K salary, you don't have to be a math genius, and any type of "machine" will swollow up your money.Omar is back Friday, 25 January 2013 3:06 PM - Dubai
@Andy, every country supports its citizens! In USA, if u r a state resident ur univ. tuitions r much lower, zan if u r a US citizen from anozer state a bit lower and if alien, full fare!!!It's like zis almost all over the world and in every aspect of life starting by the USA!! People just randomly envy rich countries and rich people and this is the nature of mankind all over the world esp. in UAE where locals are less than alien residents!
@ Adam, i am ready to pay for my children's good education instead of sending them to public schools in Europe but i believe that fees here are overpriced and the main unfair problem that needs to be fixed by the regulators and media should play a role in that is the lack of control that entices unfair crazy tuitions!Mike DeLonghi Friday, 25 January 2013 2:12 PM - Saudi Arabia
You got it Andy. The UAE expat model is an elaborate Pyramid Scheme with three well defined tiers. UAE Nationals, white collar expats and blue collar expats. Having enjoyed second tier for a couple of years I realised the limitations and how unsustainable this model really is. You watch the Emirati having his houseboy wash his Land Cruiser in subsidized desalinated water EVERY morning - the water trickling away in the drive way is utterly wasted and bares an uncanny resemblance with the dreams and hopes of many white collar expats. We want to believe that this place is for real and we can actually stay in say Dubai, for good. But it's all a mirage.
Adam Friday, 25 January 2013 11:14 AM - UAE
@ Omar is back, very well said Omar, the standard of living in Dubai and the UAE as a whole is high and it costs a lot to reside and lead a reasonably decent lifestyle in this great country. Expats chose to come to the golden shores of the Arabian Gulf, nobody forced them to come or drag their children along. Since they chose to educate their children in the UAE, they should be able to pay the fees and or send them back home to pursue their studies not make an annual big hue & cry. Those days when the teacher use to come to school on a dilapidated bicycle and slippers are long gone and forgotten, education is business people and rightly so.Mike DeLonghi Friday, 25 January 2013 5:44 PM - Saudi Arabia
Adam, some of the best, most qualified teachers I had as a kid were the ones wearing 'slippers' and 'riding old bicycles'. Your other arrogant statement that our kids should just be sent home for school if we can't afford school fees and that 'education is business' both have a rather hollow ring to it. I went through public schools in Scandinavia and still made it as an Exec in multinational company. Surely, I prefer that model of having an actual choice between public/private education rather than being force-fed over priced, monopolized private schooling such as in Dubai. If you can't appreciate that the current state of UAE education (for expats, mind you locals get it for free!) is basically flawed, then I can only speculate about your motives for posting such blunt statements.
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Wash. Post editorial claimed Ridge "stayed away from politics"; overlooked Ridge's praise of "president's leadership in the war against terror"
Two days after Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge held a press conference to raise the terror level for financial centers in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC, The Washington Post praised Ridge [1], in an August 3 editorial, for keeping politics out of the announcement.
From an editorial in the August 3 edition of The Washington Post:
In his statement, Mr. Ridge stayed away from politics, although he did, as in the past, find it necessary to attach a list of his homeland security achievements along with the warning, which did reduce its impact. The administration's decision to brief the Democratic presidential contender, Sen. John Kerry, probably helped dampen partisan feelings. Both sides should remember that everyone who lives and works in Washington, New York and Newark will benefit from these warnings only if everyone involved bends over backward to depoliticize this issue in a political season.
But Ridge's announcement was not quite the nonpartisan achievement the Post gave him credit for; on August 1, Ridge slipped in an election-year reminder near the end of his prepared statement [2]:
RIDGE: But we must understand that the kind of information available to us today is the result of the president's leadership in the war against terror, the reports that have led to this alert are the result of offensive intelligence and military operations overseas, as well as strong partnerships with our allies around the world, such as Pakistan.
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Quote:You know, the guys i've done Jujitsu with bring up this kind of stuff all the time, they strike alot, and many of their kata (it's Danzan Ryu, so they have kata) seem to actually include strikes. is it striking? Sure. Is is striking with the same kind of intent and purpose as Karate or another percussive discipline? Hell no,
Quote: much the same as most throws, jointlocks, etc. taught in Karate are basic by the standards of an art like Jujitsu, and occupy a different place in the strategy of the art.
Quote:In addition, you analogy is not a good one because if a BJJ boxed like a boxer that is obviously not in the art.
Quote:If you put all arts and ranges into your Karate med, you might be able to invent a new art: MMA with kata. ...oh wait, thats already being done.
Quote:Maybe you guys don't know, but grappling skill and grappling techniques are a little different.
Quote:However, if the ground fighting looks very different from how a BJJ guys rolls and contains strategy that is very different, then would we assume that he got his techniques from BJJ?
Quote:And who said that learning BJJ is cross training and learning wrestling is not?
Quote:As far as me hating BJJ, that is not the case. I don't like their strategy. I like to get up if I'm put down, not fight from my back. The guard is NOT a neutral position.
Quote:Quote:Karate is for defending yourself while standing. Ed, I find it interesting that although Victor Smith has also made points contrary to such beliefs, you have never challenged him on that point. I wonder why?
Quote:Karate is for defending yourself while standing.
Quote:It's simply that Ed doesn't want to read the book of a reply I would give.
Quote:Our approach is not that of wrestling an opponent on the ground.
Quote: But wait - you keep noting that BJJ has good self defense. So which is it?
Quote:And wrestling training teaches some bad habits of it's own - giving up the back, not protecting the neck, etc.
Quote:Not to slag wrestling, which is a good art to learn. But it's not better than anything else, like some people would have you believe.
Quote:Am I gonna say "this is Danzan Ryu" if teaching an esacpe from a hold? No, martial arts aren't brand names. I will however be honest and say that my own skill at using these techniques is much the better for having trained these techniques in Jujitsu a little, so i can't sit back and claim they "came from kata" in terms of the nuances i've learned with them.
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I was looking through the EP II Visual Dictionary and noticed that Zam's shoes are the exact same as young Boba, Daniel Logan, except Boba's has black material where Zam's has purple. Has anyone else noticed this?
I was looking through the EP II Visual Dictionary and noticed that Zam's shoes are the exact same as young Boba, Daniel Logan, except Boba's has black material where Zam's has purple. Has anyone else noticed this?
yes. old news
I asked Trisha Biggar if they were off the shelf or custom - she claims they were custom. The jury is still out on that though...
The soles are made and sold to a variety of shoe companies (including Prada) by a company called Vibram... so they could very well be custom... but i can't imagine why LFL would do this...
I was looking the shoes over and the purple part looks as if it is white leather painted purp. Anyone else think I am right? or am I totally off my rocker?
I think you're right... the same as the vest itself!
We use vibram soles for our comobat boots. That's what the shop on post uses to re-sole our boots. Could they possibly have a catalog of soles? I'll check it out if anyone wants me to.
i believe Vibram has a catalog... but making the uppers would be beyond many of our abilities (unless we have some cobblers in da house¿). And for a cobbler to make custom made uppers on a pair of Vibram soles would cost 100's of dollars (if not more). Most Zammers have settled on customizing Pradas or other close looking shoes.
White leather - YES.. i do believe that it is white - painted purple.. as is her belt and vest. White leather is easier to find than purple
Only wishes to remind that painted learther will crack and chip if too think and wear off if too thin. As to the shoes I still am looking for close to make for myself.
Actually I have found that LIGHT LIGHT coats of craft acrylic stays on fake leather VERY WELL. DOn't lay it on thick. Dilute it in water even so it goes on thinner. I did this to create dirt for my biker scout armor costume where I made custom white boots for my outfit for the dirt of it. It was permanent and never chipped, and that was on boots, where a lot of movement takes place.
I have a pair of womens Prada boots size 7 US,(37.5). the soul is very similar to the actual boots worn by Zam, and the rest of the boot is grey suede that has the exact type of slip elastic as Boba Fett. The shoes are used so they have slight wear spots on the bottoms of the soul, but for a costume boot, who cares. Makes it "weathered". If you are interested I would be more than happy to sell them to any takers for a well bellow prada price. I can get pics, if you are interested.


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I know this is an old thread, but I asked a question and was pointed here by Cam.
I visited Jamaica four times in the last three years. Stayed in St. Annes, place called Runaway Bay. Spent some time in Ocho Rios and visited a lot of places around the area.
I did not observe crime - other than every third person attempting to sell me ANYTHING they happened to have on them, including various forms of drugs. Usually if I said, "Not interested" or "I don't use that stuff, don't need it" they left me alone.
One persistent fellow - nice enough guy, followed us around for about ten minutes asking if we wanted to ride in his taxi. He was making my wife nervous so I stopped and faced him and said, "We don't require your taxi services today, I know my way around and we're trying to get someplace within walking distance. Do you need anything else?"
He stopped and responded, "No, do you want to buy some drugs?"
I laughed and said, "Taxi to drugs... do you sell other things?"
"Wrist watches...."
So I responded... "The people for whom I work at home would likely frown on Federal Agents buying drugs or counterfeit watches"...
He scurried off.
(No, I didn't say I was a Federal Agent, I simply said that the people at home that I worked for would frown on Agents doing those things... and they would )
Anyway, over the past few years I've only seen the touristy areas so I can't speak about the south side of the island. Then again, seeing the rampant poverty in some of the areas through which I passed, I can only surmise that these things would all be true.
So - as much as we like the area - I think we will avoid going back there, as cruisers.
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|May the farce be with you Rev...Obi-Cam-Kan-Edit
|I live near Detroit & drive through it regularly!!! Miles and miles of boarded up houses. Corruption & gangs. Murder, robbery & assult. No big deal.
Cam - Just kidding, he 'threatened', so I just had to respond. I'm starting to worry about going over to the DARK SIDE. Once that 'edited' nut is busted, it's just a slippery slope.... (no photoshop skills, just bad "Star Wars" references. "Help me Obi-Cam, you're my only hope.")
Waymar - Good points, Bermuda is a smaller island than some, with darn little space for any industry not essential to living. They used to have significant agriculture, but the land is too valuable to not put hotels on it. The larger islands do have space for mines, factories, etc. for now.... But probably still hard to have 'enough' professional jobs to avoid 'brain drain'.
Well.....to add another 2 cents (canadian - now only slightly less that US )....
I work on a daily basis with alot of folks from the Caribbean: Diplomats, academics, engineers, media, bureacrats, business folks, development people, other professionals. In the larger islands (+ Guyana), the business sector is surprisingly diversified: Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago. Extensive banking and insurance, manufacturing of all sorts, agricultural production and processing, call centres.... Canadians are not the most agressive of foreign investors but I was surprised to learn that the Caribbean has over $550 Billion in FDI from Canada alone... My guess is that most of it is not in tourism as that is not really an investment focus of Canadian businesses...
What tourists tend to see are the goods and services related to their immediate interest, i.e. "the tourist thing".
Rev, you are right about the areas within the "tourist centres". I saw that in Jamaica near Ocho Rios. The locals are totally fixated on tourists and responding (and living off of) tourist needs. But on the drive from Montego Bay you drive by a bauxite mine. That needs miners, engineers, mechanics, accountants, pay clerks, dock hands, etc.. I'm sure they could not care less about which cruise ship has docked...
There is a whole "Island life" that goes on that is not centered around the beach or other tourist "magnets". I have many Jamaican friends working here in Guyana. They are professionals and often go back home for holidays, etc. In most cases they have kept their houses there as well. (I,ve no clue if they've tried investing back home though)
There are the usual focal points: certain Parishes in Jamaica are totally controlled by gangs. You can't even go in....The recurrent kidnappings of business people in Trinidad is apparently masterminded by members within the police force. Both countries have regular shoutouts between rival gangs etc...
Is there a security issue? Yeah there is. Is there organised crime that tries to extort money in certain industries? Absolutely. True for other countries as well.... Try opening a bar in Montreal and tell me who comes around to "visit" the first few weeks .....
|Thanks Rev...gas 'll do that to ya! (G) BTW...no need to get even with the Hawg...did that all by myself so you can photoshop me instead!
You did turn me in! You pig! I've now been edited twice this month, am I about to turn into the next CapeCodWeirdo or what? I can feel it, a powerful change deep within ..... no, wait, that was just gas. Sorry everyone for the profanity.
(Cam - you missed one, I'll get it)
That's incredible... I didn't realize the problem was that severe and extensive.
The Sailnet police are coming for you. Expressions of surliness are against the forum's bylaws. I'll PM you with the name of a good lawyer.
Re: Island life/Brain drain
If you're not working in the tourism industry, you're working in menial labor. There generally aren't jobs for educated people on the Islands. There's little or no industry, few or no universities, and damn little to do except kiss the tourists' behinds. I grew up (2-8 yo) on Bermuda, and it was great (for a kid); but even if I had the option of citizenship (I don't) I wouldn't take it. Seen enough of it to know that a *** job in paradise is still a *** job.
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I wrote this the day of the Newtown school slaughters. But, I believe that what I wrote then is still appropriate.
Today is December 14, 2012. Today we had one of the worst tragedies in the history of America. A senseless slaughter of 20 or more children and up to 8 of their teachers occurred at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut. This is the latest in a number of these types of events. It seems that if a gunman gets into a school, he has a free hand to do anything he wants. Americas schools are called Gun Free Zones. It is against the law to have a firearm in Americas public schools. This means that there is NO ONE who can protect our most precious possessions once they step on school property. But, such laws dont seem to deter the killers!
I grieve with the parents who suffered these losses. After all, I have 6 children-all of whom are now adults-plus 16 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, and a number of them attend school. I would suffer immensely if anything bad happened to any one of them. But, I would NEVER support any form of GUN CONTROL! The Second Amendment is a GOD-given Right that no man can take away. The founders called these Rights INALIENABLE. And, for those who dont know, the word inalienable is defined as cannot be TAKEN or GIVEN away.
So, what can we do to avoid these types of crimes? Ban guns? No, that will never work in America. Today there are 80 million gun owners with 300 million guns. I have heard that Americans possess 50 percent of all the guns in the world! And, the vast majority of these gun owners are law abiding citizens. They would never misuse any of their guns. We gun owners do not believe that guns cause crime any more than spoons and forks cause obesity.
I believe that we should emulate Israel. Israel is a tiny nation of around 4 million people who are surrounded by a billion people who want to exterminate every one of them! In the past they have suffered many atrocities at the hands of Suicide Bombers and gunmen who try to kill as many Israelis as possible. These murderers have infiltrated schools, pizza parlors and metro busses and did their dirty work. So, Israel has had to devise a way to protect everybody from this vermin who want to kill every Israeli man, woman and child. Those killers are dedicated to-first, the destruction of Israel-and-second, the destruction of the United States!
Every Israeli is a soldier. They are assigned a weapon-with which they are well trained-that they keep with them at all times. A cab driver probably has it in the trunk of his car, a bartender behind the bar, and a school teacher has it somewhere in her class room-maybe her desk. If an attack occurs, they are ready for action in a minute. They can usually make short work of invading killers. So it is, that, lately you havent been hearing of many slaughters by those who want to annihilate Israelis. The Israelis are PREPARED!
But, as I said, in America schools are called Gun Free Zones. No guns are allowed. So, if a killer takes a gun and, with evil intentions, enters a school, he can proceed at his hearts content. He has nothing to fear from the schools staff. They cannot have weapons. So, if they can get to a phone, they can call the police. But, by the time the police arrive the killer probably has time to kill as many as 20 children and 8 adults! We have nobody protecting our children once they enter the schools; our most precious possessions are at the mercy of any thug that gets into the school!
A couple of years ago, a local teacher obtained a concealed carry permit (CCW). She asked her school administration for permission to carry it at school. They refused. So, she went to court. But, the judge said NO. And, today there is no one at any of the local schools to protect our children.
I believe that a number of school personnel (teachers and other staff members) should be trained in shooting and issued firearms to carry each day as they do their jobs. They should have to take periodic training just like policemen. Obviously, you could not expect everybody to carry a gun. But, if you armed some people and did not tell the public who had the guns, anybody who wanted to attack the school would know that he might get involved in a gun fight if he entered the school intending to do harm. The way it is today, our children are just ducks on the pond for the killers who attack our schools. They are helpless and have zero protection. And, as long as schools are Gun Free Zones, you can expect to see more of these horrible acts of violence against our helpless and vulnerable children.
Although Americans have had guns ever since the first Europeans came to this continent, these mass shootings are a recent phenomenom. Why now? When I attended school we never had to worry that someone might do something like this. Kids routinely carried guns to school at that time. The schools were NOT Gun Free Zones. There was no need! But now, what has happened to America? Why all this violence? Why all the gangs? Why all the hatred? What is happening to American culture? Why is unrighteousness so prevalent in this country? Where are our morals? Since I became an adult, America has taken a hard turn away from goodness. Our country teems with evil. Did you hear the participants at the Democratic Convention last summer? They BOOED GOD! And, if you turn from God, can you expect his blessing to remain? We seem to be a cursed nation. What is our future?


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Bellevue Scholarship for de Klerk
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- Written by Melissa Couto
Take Dewald de Klerk, for example.
In February, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound (95 kg) catcher of the 18-and-under Junior Diamondblacks signed a letter of intent to develop his baseball skills at Bellevue College, a two-year post-secondary school in Washington state.
In order to prepare for baseball at the Junior College level, de Klerk has adopted a vigorous workout routine, implementing it alongside his regular hitting and catching drills.
"I've been doing it for four months now," he said of his new regimen. "I lift every day at 6:30 am until 8:15 am, then I lift for another 45 minutes after school and run for an hour to an hour and a half."
Judging by the hard work he's already put in, the 17-year-old is eager and determined to take his talents to the next level.
"I'm really excited for this opportunity because I know about the great reputation of the school and their baseball program," de Klerk said. "Bellevue's the best Community College in the Northwest and their program is highly respected among all colleges in the nation.
"My baseball ability and knowledge of the game will drastically improve at Bellevue," he added. "I know this because of the program they run and the coaching staff they have. They won the state championship last year so that's pretty exciting."
After watching de Klerk in action last season, the head coach of Bellevue's baseball program, Mark Yoshino, personally took note of the youngster's potential.
"His size and strength," Yoshino said of what first drew his attention to the Auckland native. "When I saw him last summer, he showed the ability to hit with strength which is a key component that we look for here [at Bellevue]."
Indeed, being a strong athlete is something Yoshino values, especially in his hitters. Using only wooden bats, the players in his baseball program set a Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) home run record with 55 in 40 games last season.
According to Jim Stewart, de Klerk's current coach at the Chaffey Baseball Club, hitting is one of the only areas of the Kiwi's game that still needs work, but he has no doubt that his young player can fit right in with Bellevue's long-ball hitters.
"His catching itself has improved dramatically. He's worked very hard at it," Stewart said. "He's a completely different guy than he was [when he arrived]. I think that his weakness at this point is hitting, but his work ethic and his intensity are good enough to get to that level of ball and get better.
"A part of it is that kids here [in the U.S.] have played so much more ball, so he walks into the game a little bit behind, so to speak," Stewart added. "But he's big. He's a big strong kid, and he's really quick for someone his size."
According to Stewart, Bellevue College is a great place for de Klerk to strengthen his mind while further strengthening his body.
"Mark's a real players' coach in the sense that he's there to develop the young men as people and as players," said Stewart, who has a lot of experience with Yoshino. "If you don't make your grades and you don't want to go to class, Bellevue's just not the place to be.
"[Yoshino] cares more about the young man developing as a person and academically moving forward than he cares about wins or losses. There's not that many people like that," Stewart added. "That's why the kids all love him. He treats them like adults."
Academically, de Klerk will have to perform if he wants to play on the team.
"Dewald will need to take a full course load every quarter and receive C's or higher," Yoshino stressed.
Due to his status as an international student, de Klerk is making history with his scholarship offer from Bellevue.
"We have not offered scholarships to international students in the past," Yoshino admitted. "We have a player on our club now from Korea, but it is rare since the cost to attend is so high. We also have so many talented players in the region so it's generally not necessary to recruit internationally.
"International students come to us seeking the opportunity since our club has one of the highest transfer rates of players receiving scholarships to play baseball at the major four-year universities and/or signing professionally in the country," he said.
One of Yoshino's former players is Blake Hawksworth, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers who offered his own advice for de Klerk.
"Just enjoy the journey," Hawksworth said. "Our time as players is short. Enjoy your teammates, apply yourself in school, and go in with the mentality of 'I'm going to outwork everyone' - not for attention or praise, but for results on and off the field.
"Bellevue was the right place for me at that time," the right-hander added. "My time there was brief [one year] but I learned how to take care of myself and prepare for professional baseball."
As for de Klerk, he knows how special this opportunity is.
"I let the whole idea of me actually going there settle in for a couple days," the high school senior said of his decision-making process. "But I never doubted that I was making the right choice for my future baseball career."
By Melissa Couto |
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At the height of Seattle's real estate market in 2003, when Leah and Chad Steen bought their first home, the property was far from picture perfect. "There was no landscaping; the previous owners even left us a note about the sad-looking Charlie Brown tree in the front yard," says Leah, who owns Revival Home & Garden (revivalhomeandgarden.com), a shop in Capitol Hill. "But the house had tons of character, and there weren't holes in the ceiling, like other places we'd seen."
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In the earliest part of the morning, at 1am, on December 13th, Alfred cut the phone line and broke into the 13th Street Morgue, dressed as Santa Claus to fool the children if they awoke. As it turns out, no one woke up that sunrise. Alfred had strangled both of the small Maybrick children, Jonathon's wife, and finally Jonathon himself. After his grim business was finished, he set himself in a chair in the Maybrick's living room and shot himself in the chest. The police found a note that simply read verbatim, "please watch after my children they are the product of an unholy mind" Full Story
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By Joe Brewin
Didier Deschamps believes Arsenal are strong in every area of the pitch at the moment.
The Marseille manager brings his side to Emirates Stadium tomorrow night for another crucial Group F clash on the back of the Gunners' late winner at the Stade Velodrome two weeks ago.
Victory would seal Arsenal's path to the last 16 of the Champions League and Deschamps admits his team are well aware of the threat Arsène Wenger's side will pose.
"Arsène Wenger has said that maybe the game will be a bit more difficult for Arsenal this time," he said.
"They put in a great performance to score five goals against Chelsea, who are contenders for the title. They could have been 2-0 behind after 15 minutes, so there's a great attacking match in front of us.
"Maybe everything is centralised on Van Persie at the moment because he is scoring a lot of goals but the trio they have up front is really strong. The midfield is as well.
"They concede some goals at the back but still this team has really strong potential."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by ggazoo69, Aug 3, 2007.
You're right, but in their mind......................It'll all come tumbling down.
I'm amazed how every year the Lions are able to inspire the optimists to come out of the woodwork to root for the team. We all want them to win, but some people always envision at least 10 wins.......each season...When there's no logical reason to do so.
And why not? We've seen turn arounds in the NFL. I know it is Lions, but there is still statistical probability that it will happen at some point.
Calvin is not the brightest bulb in the package: 6 year dealio. Why would anybody commit to 6 years of losing? He should have said, one year deal only. Then become a free agent.
Hey, he's another believer. We've had a few of those, including Joey blue eyes.
I was a believer for over 40 years. Now I have become a rebrobate and have abondoned the faith. I still have the love for them though. I'm just repressing it until they show me they can at least get to 500 someday before I die.
I guess I've been "luckier" if you can call it that since I've only been following Lions since mid 90's. During this time, the Tigers were in the same state of shambles and managed to finally rise out of the ashes to be relevant again. So, hopefully, at least in my mind, Lions could do the same.
Oops. My time expired and I can't change it. The word is reprobate.
For at least $27M...I think I'd find myself commiting to the big L on my forehead for a few years. I wonder what trade clauses are included in the contract?
If college players truly cared about WINNING..........and had at least a sense of history, they would refuse to sign with the LIONS.
Nemo, you sound about as disgusted as I am.
The history of the franchise indicates failure unseen by most professional sports. However, on the Detroit New Lions Forum, all but one of about 40 people are predicting at least the same record as last season, vast majority see signifigant improvement. Discusting.............
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Early penicillin culture facility at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford, England.
© Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Many of you are here only because penicillin saved your life, or the life of one of your parents or grandparents. Penicillin's ability to cure people of many once-fatal bacterial infections has saved so many lives that it is easy to understand why it was once called a "miracle drug".
Antibiotics are chemicals, effective at very low concentrations, created as part of the life process of one organism, which can kill or stop the growth of a disease-causing microbe--a germ. In 1929, Alexander Fleming, a doctor and researcher at St. Mary's Hospital in London, England, published a paper on a chemical he called "penicillin", which he had isolated from from a mold, Penicillium notatum. Penicillin, Fleming wrote, had prevented the growth of a neighboring colony of germs in the same petri dish. Dr. Fleming was never able to purify his samples of penicillin, but he became the first person to publish the news of its germ-killing power. Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley expanded on Fleming's work in 1938, at Oxford University. They and their staff developed methods for growing, extracting and purifying enough penicillin to prove its value as a drug.
World War II (1939-1945) had begun by the time their research was showing results. The main research and production was moved to the United States in 1941, to protect it from the bombs pounding England. Work began on how to grow the mold efficiently to make penicillin in the large quantities that would be needed for thousands of soldiers. As the destruction of the war grew, so did interest in penicillin in laboratories, universities and drug companies on both sides of the Atlantic. The scientists knew they were in a race against death, because an infection was as likely to kill a wounded soldier as his wound.
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Petri dish containing colony
of Penicillium notatum.
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Chains of conidia (spores) produced by hyphal branch from mycelium
Photograph courtesy of Associated Press
Sir Alexander Fleming, 1952
Creating the right environment for growth was the first step in producing enough penicillin to be used as a drug. In Oxford, experiments showed that Penicillium notatum grew best in small shallow containers on a broth of nutrients. Penicillium need lots of air. In the United States, it was discovered that huge "deep fermentation" tanks could be used if sterilized air was pumped continually through the tanks. Production increased even more when corn steep liquor, a thick, sticky by-product of corn processing, was added to the tanks. Corn steep liquor contained concentrated nutrients that increased the yield 12-20 times. Formerly considered a waste material, corn steep liquor became a crucial ingredient in the large-scale production of penicillin.
Scientists were also determined to find another strain of Penicillium that might grow better in the huge deep fermentation tanks. Army pilots sent back soil samples from all over the world to be tested for molds. Residents of Peoria, Illinois, were encouraged to bring moldy household objects to the local U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory, where penicillin research was being conducted. Laboratory staff members also kept an eye out for promising molds while grocery shopping or cleaning out their refrigerators.
Photograph courtesy of Merck Archives, ©Merck & Co. Inc.
Refrigeration equipment for large fermentation unit at Cherokee Plant, Danville, PA.
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Fermentation unit used in purifying penicillin in 1945.
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Upper part of fermentors (tanks) used to produce penicillin and vitamin B12.
In 1943, laboratory worker Mary Hunt brought in an ordinary supermarket cantaloupe infected with a mold that had "a pretty, golden look." This Penicillium species, Penicillium chrysogenum grew so well in a tank that it more than doubled the amount of penicillin produced. The deep fermentation method, the use of corn steep liquor and the discovery of P. chrysogenumby Mary Hunt made the commercial production of penicillin possible. Researchers continued to find higher-yielding Penicillium molds, and also produced higher yielding strains by exposing molds to x-rays or ultraviolet light.
Penicillin kills by preventing some bacteria from forming new cell walls. One by one, the bacteria die because they cannot complete the process of division that produces two new "daughter" bacteria from a single "parent" bacterium. The new cell wall that needs to be made to separate the "daughters" is never formed.
Some bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotic drugs, including penicillin. Antibiotic resistance occurs because not all bacteria of the same species are alike, just as people in your own family are not exactly alike. Eventually, the small differences among the bacteria often mean that some will be able to resist the attack of an antibiotic. If the sick person's own defenses can not kill off these resistant bacteria, they will multiply. This antibiotic-resistant form of a disease can re-infect the patient, or be passed on to another person.
Taking antibiotics for viral illnesses like colds can also cause antibiotic resistant bacteria to develop. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses, but it will kill off harmless and even the beneficial bacteria living in the patient's body. The surviving resistant bacteria, free from competition, will live and multiply and may eventually cause disease.
Patients with bacterial infections, who don't finish their antibiotic prescriptions completely, also allow resistant bacteria to develop. This happens because a small number of semi-resistant bacteria, which needed the full course of antibiotics to kill them, survive. Instead of being a small part of the bacteria causing an infection, the more resistant bacteria take over when sensitive bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.
Today, in the United States, deaths by infectious bacterial diseases are only one-twentieth of what they were in 1900, before any antibiotic chemicals had been discovered. The main causes of death today are what are referred to as "the diseases of old age": heart disease, kidney disease and cancer. We would be shocked to hear of someone dying from an infection that started in a scratch, but, before antibiotics like penicillin, it was common for people to die from such infections.
Humans can slow the creation of antibiotic resistant diseases by understanding the uses and limits of antibiotics. Take all of an antibiotic, and only take them when prescribed by a doctor. Research to develop new antibiotics to treat resistant bacteria continues, but research takes time. Time is running out because the world's biodiversity is decreasing--the source of half of our disease-fighting chemicals.
An example of the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity occurred in 1996, in New York state. Students at Cornell University collected a fungus that finally made it possible to identify the two very different life stages of the mold that produces the drug cyclosporin. Cyclosporin prevents the rejection of transplanted organs. Without it, transplant operations would be impossible. Knowing the full life history of the cyclosporin-producing fungus may make it easier to find related molds. Even people who see no special beauty or value in the world's biodiversity may one day benefit from the currently unknown and powerful substances, produced by fungi and other microbes, that are waiting for discovery in familiar places.
Lewis, Ricki. "The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections".
FDA Consumer Magazine, 1995, and U. S. Food and Drug Administration web
site. (www.fda.gov/fdac/features/795_antibio.html)
The Penicillin Memorial and Rose Garden [with text], The Oxford Virtual
Science Walk, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, England. The partial
image of the memorial was taken by Sophie Huxley, © Huxley Scientific
Press. She notes that further down on the memorial, after a brief description
of the Oxford group's work, are the words "All Mankind Is In Their
Debt." (www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/features/walk/loc2.htm)
These books are currently out-of-print, but your local library may be able to borrow them for you by interlibrary loan.
Last update: 08 Dec 06. © 2000, Robert Fogel, Ivins, UT 84738. Edited by Patricia Rogers. Special thanks to Merck Archives for the historical photographs of fermentation equipment used in antibiotic production.