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After spending the last 18 years in prison for murders he did not commit, former death row inmate Anthony Graves could justifiably feel angry, bitter and resentful. Instead, Graves continues to be driven by the same hope and determination that carried him through his darkest hours in prison.
Graves says his unlikely optimism and perseverance are inspired by steadfast support from Nicole Casarez, attorney and University of St. Thomas communication professor. From 2002-2006, Casarez and a group of former UST journalism students worked diligently to prove Graves' innocence. Since 2006, Casarez has continued to work pro bono for Graves with co-council Katherine Scardino and Jimmy Phillips Jr. The team succeeded, and Graves was set free on Oct. 27 after Burleson County prosecutors said there was no evidence to inculpate him.
"You have to hold on to hope regardless of the circumstances, and things will work out," Graves said. "Believe in yourself and believe that better days are ahead. Having someone in my life like Nicole, who believed in me and who was dedicated to seeking justice for me – that gave me hope. She never left me, and I was ready to go to war with her. I can never say enough about how instrumental Nicole has been in my life."
Graves said he is also eternally grateful for the students who helped investigate his case.
"The students and I have developed a great friendship, and I will always be thankful for their committed work," Graves said. "In life you have to find something greater than yourself, something that challenges you to get up every day. I was really impressed that these young people really believe in a greater cause; that's amazing in today's society. I believe that every one of them will go on to do great things."
Casarez said she had her doubts and weak moments, questioning whether their investigations would affect change in the judicial system. Her confidence grew when Graves' conviction was overturned in 2006 by a federal appellate court. He spent the next four years in Burleson County jail awaiting retrial.
"I think the lesson to be learned is that the legal system is not perfect," Casarez said. "Mistakes can be made, our legal system is implemented by human beings, and human beings are not infallible. It should be a wakeup call and a warning that injustices can occur. Too often, we have blind faith in our justice system. It is sobering that a group of college students can uncover a mistake and play a role in righting a wrong."
Since his release, Graves, Casarez and her former students have been the focus of nationwide acclaim and media attention. Casarez said her cell phone, e-mail and home answering machine all crashed from the media inquiries and congratulatory calls. David Dow, University of Houston law professor and founder of the Texas Innocence Network, commended the team on their victory.
"The reason (Graves was released) is that Nicole is tenacious, industrious, fearless, and utterly committed to justice," Dow said. "It would be absurd to suggest that the happy outcome proves the system. When an innocent man spends more than a decade on death row, the system has not worked. What happened here in Texas is that Nicole Casarez refused to allow the legal system to continue to fail. I've heard it said that in the long run, truth and justice will always prevail. But that claim is false. Truth and justice prevail only when there are people like Nicole who tirelessly pursue it. "
UST President Dr. Robert Ivany also congratulated Casarez and her students for their "dedication to justice and integrity in our legal system."
"Were it not for Professor Casarez and the students whom she inspired, a serious miscarriage of justice would have continued to prevail," Ivany said. "All of us at St. Thomas and in the entire community are indebted to her and her students for saving a precious human life from death or further incarceration. We are fortunate and proud that she continues to teach and motivate our students at St. Thomas."
Casarez plans to take a leave of absence in spring 2011 to work side-by-side with Graves helping him rebuild his life and move forward. For now, Graves says he wants to spread his message of hope, and he refuses to let anger, bitterness or resentment add to the 18 years he has already lost.
"I want to do positive work, and I can't do positive work with a negative mindset," Graves said. "My approach to life is to take it one day at a time. I was shown how life can change on a dime. In prison, I learned my own strength, and I learned through introspection what true freedom is about. It's not about walking the streets. It's about being spiritually free."
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Signing Off
Another post inspired by a New York Times article, 'Yours Truly,' The E-Variations. The article talks about how one signs off on their e-mails, what's warm and fuzzy, what's a cool blow off.
So sometime ago, I received an email from a colleague that was signed simply B. B? I knew who it was from, and in fact, the "Yours Truly" closer was very friendly, but I was left to wonder, why B? B is an important and busy man and maybe he signed "B" because he was too busy to type out his whole name. B, I will tell you, is short for for Bob, and just how busy could he be? Does it really take less time to type B then Bob? Around that time, another friend wrote some newsy e-mails addressed to "D" and signed off by "C." Another soul too busy to type out his own name??? I was a bit put off; I always have time to spell out my own name and I began to feel that to do so sends out the message that I'm not that important, I have all the time in the world, everyone else is working harder than I am. Finally, I got an e-mail from "T." Now T is a long-time good friend, she was a college housemate and a bridesmaid at my wedding. At last, I had an 'in' into the workings of the mind of someone who signs with a single initial. So I asked, and T sent me a long reply, noting that signing with an initial could indicate someone too busy to type their whole name, or it could indicate a friendly informality... I know you so well that my whole name isn't necessary. This cast an entirely new light on things, and I no longer felt that B and C were flaunting their busy importantness, now they were my good friends! The e-world was suddenly a friendlier place.
The article in the NYTimes, well, it didn't say much new (other than it's uncool to sign off with "Don't let the bedbugs bite"), but I was pleased to see that someone else in the world obsesses about these things.

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Iowa Lakes Community College Head Wrestling Coach Cody Alesch has put his time in around the area to find some local talent on the mat.
John Christopherson, Spencer, was the first signing. He will be wrestling at 125 pounds for the Lakers. Christopherson was a 4-time State Qualifier, 3-time State placer with a 4th, 5th and 3rd place finishes and 150 career wins.
"We are ecstatic to have John join our program. He has an aggressive style that will allow him to find success at the college level," Coach Alesch said. "With John comes a hard work ethic, a passion for wrestling and a desire to be the best. I look forward to working with John and helping him get a great start to what should be a great collegiate wrestling career."
Other local standouts include:
Austin Thompson, Graettinger; 133 pounds. Thompson was a State Qualifier.
Heath Nagel, Hartley; 133/141 pounds. Nagel was a 2-time state qualifier, placing once.
Brady Bailey, Emmetsburg; 165 pounds. Bailey was a 2-time State Placer.
Taylor Wegner, Emmetsburg; 197 pounds. Wegner was a State Placer.
Blaine Johnson, Spencer; 174 pounds. Johnson was a State Qualifier.
"Staying close to home and getting a great education at Iowa Lakes and still being able to wrestle at the collegiate level is something special our local athletes to have the opportunity to do," Alesch stated. "I am looking forward to see what this year has in store."
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Trine's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program gains candidacy status from CAPTE
As a descriptive word, "academics" doesn't do much in the way of expressing what learning at Trine is really like. Here, knowledge is lived. Our students and faculty put their knowledge to work in ways that solve real problems facing real communities throughout Indiana, across the region, and around the world. At Trine you'll see that learning is never some static thing. It's what challenges and inspires us all at once.
Trine welcomes first cohort of students
ANGOLA, Ind. – Trine University's emerging Doctor of Physical Therapy Program has been granted candidacy status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), moving forward in the accreditation process.
The program, which begins classes in August, has already received accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions.
"We are excited to be at this point in the accreditation process," said Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine president. "Our physical therapy team has been focused on advancing our first doctoral program as we welcome our first cohort of students."
In November 2013, Trine University and Parkview Health announced their partnership to offer the new program. Trine students will also be working with Lutheran Hospital, Turnstone (rehabilitation services) and other regional facilities. Working with regional partners affords students greater access to professional, clinical experiences and internships.
The program begins later this month with classes at capacity.
"It's great to get this wonderful news just before the first classes of the academic year," said Max Baumgartner, P.T., Ph.D., program director and dean of the School of Health Sciences, through which the program is offered. "Our newly renovated building, which includes classrooms and laboratories, is ready for students. We're eager to get started and we know our students are ready, too."
The Randallia campus of Parkview Health (www.parkview.com), 1819 Carew St., is the home of Trine's Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The facility includes state of the art anatomy and clinical laboratories and classrooms. Students will also enjoy study space, dining amenities and adjacent garage parking.
Program basics
Students may enter the program as freshmen and participate in the 3+3 program, in which students earn a Bachelor of Science degree in three years and then complete a doctorate degree during the next three years. The 3+3 program enables students to shave a year from the number of years typically required to earn a doctorate. Professionals and students who already hold a bachelor degree may enter the program to earn a doctorate.
For more information about Trine's new Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT), visit trine.edu/DPT.
Trine has hired four faculty members to work with Baumgartner.
Kimberly Beran-Shepler, D.P.T., O.C.S., joined the program a year ago as director of clinical education and will serve as an assistant professor. She attended Creighton University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences and a doctorate degree in physical therapy in 2006. In 2007, she completed an American Physical Therapy Association-credentialed orthopedic physical therapy residency. Beran-Shepler has been an orthopedic specialist certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy since 2008.
Three additional faculty members will begin this month.
Ryan Dombrowski, Ph.D., is an associate professor of physical therapy. He has been an associate professor at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Ind.; a part-time associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend, Ind.; and an adjunct associate professor at University of Notre Dame (UND), Notre Dame. He holds a doctorate in biological sciences from UND and a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Thomas Ruediger, PT, is an associate professor of physical therapy. He has been an assistant professor at University of Michigan-Flint. He earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy from University of Montana, Missoula, Mont., a Doctor of Sciences from Rocky Mountain University, Provo, Utah; a Master of Physical Therapy from Baylor University, Waco, Texas; and a Bachelor of Arts in natural sciences from Concordia College, Seward, Neb.
Althea Watson is an assistant professor of physical therapy. She has served as therapy education and development manager for Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne. Watson holds a Master of Science in physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne.
Don't miss the celebration
Everyone is invited to join Trine University as it celebrates the new program and campus.
Ribbon cutting and white coat ceremonies and an open house are set for Friday morning, Sept. 5, at the Fort Wayne Carew Street Campus, 1819 Carew St., Fort Wayne. The ribbon cutting ceremony is at 9 a.m. with the open house immediately following. The white coat ceremony to celebrate the inaugural class in the DPT program is set at 10 a.m.
Effective 7/29/2014, the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Trine University has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email:email@example.com). Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates that the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses and that the program is progressing toward accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.


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Megan writes:
I am a Clinical Microbiologist, and have really been enjoying the insights and discussion on TWIM and TWIV (and am hoping to get to TWIP soon). I have really found the information being presented helpful, and am wondering if any of the lectures from the hosting professors are available online. I have found some of Dr. Racaniello's lectures in the iTunes store, are any of Dr. Schaecter and Dr. Schmidt's lectures available online?
Thank you for any information, and thank you for the valuable resource you are providing with these podcasts.
Dallas writes:
Being a retreaded physics/physical chemical/thermodynamic type without any formal education in biology of any kind, I find your podcasts accessible -- even if somewhat hard to get my mind around. Your are good about defining the jargon that exists in every field of science.
I have spent 35 years working in aquaculture (the raising of aquatic animals) in systems whose real performance is controlled by the microbiologic ecology. In my sub-field of recycle aquaculture, I partition this microbiological ecology into separate unit operations like biofilters, where the performance is a little more controllable/predictable, but still would have a metagenomics as complex or more complex than the human gut. I have seen very few papers even attempt to get a handle on these complex system.
In the practical microbiology department, I have developed a series of fluidized bed biofilters that are able to remove some hazardous materials from ground water down to non-detetable levels of < 1 ppb, well below the minimum substrate concentration for the bugs of about 20 ppb. In particular MTBE , a water soluble gasoline additive, enters ground water from leaky underground storage tanks and people can taste it at 50 ppb. In Calif. the political class went ballistic over this minor contamination problem and forced a multibillion dollar solution, which means that gasoline is 50¢/gal higher in Calif that the rest of the country. The political class supported by the press was going on about how MTBE was non-biodegradable and the lawyers were making a fortune.
My experience indicates that very few chemicals are non-biodegradable, if there is energy that a bug can obtain from degradation. If that weren't true, we would be up to our eyeballs with all sorts of refractory organic chemicals.
I heard that UC Davis and UC Riverside researchers has some very slow growing bacteria that seemed to metabolize the MTBE and they were digging up all sorts of leaky underground tanks in my area. Knowing that these bugs had a 10+ day or so doubling time combined with a 10% or so yield, I knew that I had to setup a reactor that could maintain the bacteria while processing large volumes of liquid over very long time periods. It took me 9 mo to get my first bioreactor running using seed from the universities, sewerage plants and every soil around a leaky tank I could find and a continuous feed of MTBE as the only energy source. I ended up making some money growing kg amounts of these bacteria consortia semenax wiki attached to sand grains used to as seed to start up new bioreactors on new sites and went through many bbl of MTBE growing and feeding them. We can go into a bioreactor at 2000 ppb and come out at < 1 ND with a 15 minute contract time.
The trick of obtaining a continuous discharge concentration below the Smin (minimum substrate concentration for the bacteria to break even -- zero net growth) is to have plug flow on the liquid phase of the system and mixed flow on the biological phase. You fatten up the bugs in the bottom at a concentration above Smin and they keep eating when they get moved to the top where the concentration is below Smin. If the inlet concentration gets near Smin, we have to add MTBE to the input water to maintain a lower discharge concentration. Try telling a regulator that you are going to add a pollutant to the water to get a lower discharge concentration and it blows their minds.
The concept of these fluidized bed bioreactors could be an interesting research tool for the dental bugs you have mentioned. You could fluidize small grains of tooth enamel, where effectively every small grain is in free fall in the culture media all the time, and you could see what happens to the consortia as you change the feed composition -- coke vs pepsi vs apple juice vs mouth wash, etc.
Continue the good work.
David writes:
Dear Professor,
I am a former molecular immunologist who now works as an attorney doing catastrophic birth injury defense. I can't thank you enough for enriching my drives with TWIP, TWIV, TWIP and TWIM.
As you can imagine, one of the bugs which occupies a lot of my thoughts is GBS and its proclivity for vertical infections of fetuses. I know that in a certain percentage of individuals are colonized and happily walk around with GBS never causing a problem. What I would be really be interested in learning more about is what can make happy colonizers into pathogens. My thought was that perhaps in fighting for territory a bacterium like GBS expresses virulence factors which, in some conditions, allows it to crowd out other flora. Some sort of swarming like event gets it to spread out and it encounters the fetus.
I know this is likely a gross simplification- but if you have any ideas or suggestions for reading I would be in your debt.
Once again- many thanks for the hours of fun.
Nathan writes:
Hi TWiM-ers,
I have not listened to every episode of TWiM yet, so you may have answered these questions already. If you haven't, though, will you address these two?
What do you think you do differently in your non-professional lives because of what you know about microbiology?
Describe exactly what it takes to create selection pressure on microbes. I'm thinking about the mainstream conversation around microbe-specific antibacterials vs. alcohol-based sanitizers vs. regular soaps, but I'd like to know the general principles with which you approach that line of thought.


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Hey everyone!
I'm new to the forum and to planted tanks. Have been keeping large fish in tanks between 400 and 700 gallons for a few years, but want to try something new. I have done some research and dug up what I can around the house to set up the tank at a low cost. I found my Coralife 30" T5 fixture, takes (2) 31W bulbs (I just ordered new ones online - one is 6700K and the other 10000K). Not sure what kind of flow you want in a planted tank, I have an Aquaclear 110 and an FX5 laying around that I can use. Been looking for a CO2 system, either buying or building one. Does this equipment list look like it should set me up alright? What substrate should I use? Not exactly sure on the plants I want to keep, but I want a Dwarf Hairgrass carpet, with some bushy red plants in the back. Plant suggestions would be great!
Hey Grant Im also new to the planted tank world. I started a 40 gallon about a year and a half ago. Not sure about your lights I bought led lights. I had 2 hang on back filters they worked fine for about a year then I replaced them with a canister. If you can find a canister I think in the long run thats your best bet. I tried the home made co2 and for me it was just a mess so I just bought a co2 and get it filled every few months. If your going to have fish you will need a co2 drop checker relativity cheap but you need one so you dont gas your fish. Soil everyone likes different types you can buy soil made for planted tanks or you can buy other kinds if you buy reg substrate you may want to add some fertilizer tablets. You will also need fertilizer for your plants. I use liquid it cost more but since Im new they are safer. Plants my experiences with red plants hasnt been good. They always die I do think they are more difficult then the green but there are so many different shades of green plants that I dont miss them. Im sure more experience folks will be able to shed more light on your post good luck
So I got my CO2 setup all figured out today, got a 10lb bottle that needs to be filled, I've decided that I will do part of the tank with potting mix topped with sand and part with black flourite. I will see which yields the best results for when I get a larger tank. Will post pictures soon.
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I've been a proponent of the 4 count drawstroke since I first became aware of it sometime around 1996. Prior to that, I utilized the textbook Modern Technique drawstroke which was promulgated by Jeff Cooper, Chuck Taylor and legion of acolytes. In the classic Modern Technique drawstroke, as soon as the pistol clears the holster, it is thrust forward and the support hand mates with the gun hand [at Guard or Low Ready] as the package travels out and up. The gun travels in an arc from the holster to extension. Originally, it was taught as Grip...Clear...Click...Smack...Up... [followed by Look...Press].
In contrast, the 4 count draw has the gun clearing the holster and continuing upward until the gun hand hits its natural limit of travel and the muzzle is cammed forward at Count 2. The hands join high on the chest and the gun is driven straight out to target. Variations on the 4 count draw can be seen on the ShivWorks Fighting Handgun DVD, Kelly McCann's videos, Ron Avery's video series and from more and more trainers. To the best of my knowledge, Louis Awerbuck was the first trainer to introduce the 90-degree/4-Count drawstroke to the training community, but I'm sure their was much parallel development going on.
We need a robust drawstroke that takes into account the widest range of foreseeable problems and allows for a singular response. Under duress is not the time to have to sort out which drawstroke, or how to modify a drawstroke, or what gun position you should employ.
What follows is a very detailed breakdown illustrating the 4-Count, or 90-degree, Drawstroke as I teach it. Additionally, I'll illustrate some commonly taught variations of some of the counts and explain the thought processes behind them.
Some Basic Points
Drawstroke is the definitive motor skill related to fighting with a handgun.
Drawstroke is a 4-Count maneuver consisting of a, primarily, vertical line followed by a, primarily, horizontal line.
At each count, the weapon is higher and further forward than at the previous count.
The further from your torso the gun is, the greater the weapon retention issues.
The photos for this sequence will begin with establishing the Full Firing Grip on the holstered handgun.
Pic One illustrates the initial interface with the pistol. The thumb is flagged. The fingers, including the trigger finger, are extended and the web of the hand [between the thumb and forefinger] is driven deep into the tang of the pistol.
By keeping the thumb rigidly extended, we maximize contact between the gun hand thumb and the body, thereby increasing tactile awareness of gun position, we allow the highest practical position of the web of the hand relative to the butt of the gun and we do not have to reposition the gun hand thumb when it comes time to establish our two hand grip.
Next, the fingertips of the gun hand TOUCH the front strap of the pistol. This may seem insignificant. If you always open carry in duty gear or only carry outside the waistband with an open front concealment garment, you may never appreciate the need for this. However, if you truly carry concealed, particularly with an undershirt between your gun and a closed front cover garment, you'll probably recognize the import.
If you allow the fingers to simply wrap around the butt of the gun, very often you will wind up with material between your hand and the gun. Obviously, this could present a problem during a reactive draw, when you can least afford it. If you always touch the front strap and slide your fingers into position, you mitigate this issue.
While the primary hand is establishing the FFG on the holstered weapon, the other hand is staged flat against the chest no lower than the nipple line.
This position of the left hand [for a right handed shooter] supports a high collection point [e.g. where the two hand grasp of the firearm is established] which, in turn, supports getting the gun into the eye-target line as early in the horizontal line as practical.
Additionally, the off hand is in a position above the muzzle when the gun is at Count 2 and has more 'workspace' to become involved in physical manipulation and striking without covering oneself with the muzzle.
Following the establishment of the Full Firing Grip at Count One, we progress to Count Two. Count Two is the end of the vertical line of presentation and the beginning of the horizontal line of presentation. While we tend to drive the gun straight ahead of the torso, directly towards the paper target in front of us, one of the beauties of Count Two is that the gun may be driven straight to threat regardless of orientation to said threat. From Count Two, the weapon is driven straight to threat anywhere along the horizontal plane established by consistent 'stroke. If the threat is 30-degrees off-square, the gun is still driven straight to threat. If the threat is 95-degrees off-square, the gun is still driven straight to threat. If you are seated in the driver's seat of a vehicle and the threat presents at a hard left rear angle, the gun is still drawn to Count Two and driven straight to threat. Count Two is also a close quarters/retention firing position built into drawstroke. Notice the flagged thumb, locked wrist, high elbow and significant downward angle of the muzzle. The wrist and elbow are in the same orientation relative to the gun as they are at full extension. Familiarity with the downward angle and with the shotline thus established allows for much greater confidence when it comes to integrating unarmed skills and contact distance shooting into our skill sets.
An oft seen variation on count two of drawstroke has the shooter dropping the gun side elbow to bring the muzzle horizontal with the ground. The reasons exspoused tend to focus on getting 'better hits' on the target. This is pretty meaningless. The assumption that 'A zone' hits are going to shut someone down in the midst of a contact distance violent encounter and, somehow cause the problem to go away is ludicrous. You are in a fight for your life and your gun skill had damn well better support your ability to fight.
The gun is one piece of the overall situation. Bullets do not stop the aggressor's forward momentum. Bullets on the bad guy will not keep you on your feet. Gun pointed at bad guy will not keep you conscious when his big right hand crushes the bones around your left eye and his bulk drives you to the ground, crushing the air out of you .
Moving from Count Two to Count Three is accomplished by driving the gun across the torso until it enters the peripheral vision. Notice the gun is further forward and higher than it was at count two.
Contact is maintained with the flagged thumb from count two until the gun reaches its' position under the dominant eye. The package moves forward until it enters the peripheral vision.
It's still Count Three even if we are firing one-handed. As a general rule, if we're going to put two hands on the gun, we do so at Count Three, but 'hands meeting' is not the defining attribute.
Count Four is a bit more conceptual than the others. Count Four is defined as 'Appropriate Extension or Compression'. While full extension [arms locked out, gun in eye-target line, focus on front sight, working trigger] is the most common form that Count Four takes, it is by no means the only one.Here's a series of pictures illustrating various degrees of extension within the horizontal line of presentation.
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August 29th, 2013 12:11 AM #75
What about Zafrina? I know its kind of off the wall, but I was just sitting here reading through your updates and as I saw Serafina, this one just popped into my head. Annnnnnd, you could use the nn Fia.
Just a passing thought.
Anyways, I thought Rose was... Snore? I love the nn Rosie, though berries seem divided on that one.
I like Sunday nn Daisy. I dont know why. Random names are just swimming around in my head. Has someone suggested Sunniva?
I love Willow, its just so breezy. Before this thread, I just sort of liked it, but all of the imagery has just made me fall in love with it. If Sessha doesnt quit adding names to my never ending list i dont know what Im gonna do. How does she come up with this stuff? Scarlett nn Star? I adore it. Your thread is adding to my list lol.
Iverine is cute, but dont you have a peregrine? Its a tad matchy. If im confusing you with someone else im soooooo sorry. Its very late, and Im exhausted.
I like Magnolia more than Magdalene. Its just so fresh. Magnolia. Beautiful flowers and a beautiful name. All sunshine and warmth.
Couldnt Winter nn Wendy/Windy work, or is that just plain weird? *sigh*
Gwen is so spunky. Definitely has the cool factor. I think Gwen is fiery and fiesty.
Has someone suggested Soraya? Sora is close to Zora.
River is cute, but in a way I find it a bit masculine. Idk why.Emilia Isabel Claire•Nahla Anjali Rose
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The Panthers might have found their new No. 2 wide receiver today. They signed former Giant Domenik Hixon to a one-year deal. Contract terms have not yet been made available. Hixon, 28, has spent the majority of his career on special teams as a returner, but he has been called into duty as a wideout every now and then. Last season, after Hakeem Nicks was forced to miss some time with a foot injury, Hixon picked up the slack. His standout performance came in Week 4 as he caught six passes for 114 yards. He finished the year with 39 receptions in 13 games for 567 yards.
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It's not like the Panthers are absolutely stacked at WR. Past Steve Smith, you've got the always-mediocre Brandon LaFell and a bunch of lottery tickets. Hixon might not burst out in Carolina, but he should be given a chance. He proved to be productive when the Giants needed him in a pinch last year. He could be a deep sleeper this summer.
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Egyptian tortoises, also called Kleinmann's or Leith's tortoise, belong to the family Testudinidae, or land-dwelling turtles. This species has high domed topshells (carapace), and range in color from ivory to pale gold to dark brown or dull yellow.
Historically, this species has ranged along the fragile Mediterranean coastal strip of the North African coast extending from Libya, east to beyond the Nile Delta in Egypt. They rarely have been seen more than 120 km inland. The range may have been much greater in the past, and localities further inland or in the west, such as Siwa Oasis and the Tripolitanian range respectively, may represent the last remnants of a more extensive distribution in historical times which could have decreased with the natural aridification and expansion of the Saharan desert. Currently, the species is effectively extinct within Egypt. The species disappeared completely within a period of approximately 10 to 20 years (between the early 1970s and the early 1990s), mostly due to over collection by the pet trade, aridification and overgrazing. The species can still be found in two distinct, and geographically unconnected regions in Libya (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica).
T. kleinmanni populations in northern Egypt are historically associated with desert and semi-desert habitats characterized or dominated by compact sand and gravel plains with scattered rocks and shallow sandy wadis, although populations were also known to occur in or adjacent to coastal salt marsh habitats. The majority of the primary habitats in Egypt are currently severely degraded, or already completely destroyed. Habitats are still in fairly good condition in Libya, but there are signs of extensive overgrazing in many parts, particularly in Cyrenaica, and development for growing cereals is a common practice.
This is the second smallest species of tortoise (the smallest is the speckled padloper of South Africa). The average total carapace (top shell) length is 5.67 inches (14.4 cm). Females are generally a bit larger and weigh 10.6–12.4 ounces (300–350g), with males about 4 inches (10.2g) and 5.6–8.8 ounces (160–250g).
In zoos: 20+ years In the wild: unknown
In the wild: Not completely known, but most likely fruit, grasses and flowers At the zoo: Leaves, grasses, flowers, fruit
Egyptian tortoise becomes sexually mature when about 10–20 years old. In the wild, mating has only been observed in March, but in captivity, they mate in April and August to November. During courtship, the male will ram the female, sometimes chasing after her. Unlike any other Mediterranean tortoise, the T. kleinmanni may make a mating call similar to the call of the mourning dove. Eggs are laid in shallow bowls dug out beneath bushes, or in vacant burrows or other animals. A clutch can contain 1–5 eggs, which hatch in the summer or early autumn.
Egyptian tortoises are herbivores, feeding on grasses, desert plants and fruit. They are most active during the warm periods and least active during the months when it is very cold or very hot. During the cooler months, the tortoise is most active at midday. In the hot months, it is only active during the early morning or late afternoon and spends the rest of the day hiding in the cover of bushes or in animal burrows.
The Day Exhibit contains Egyptian tortoises as well as a variety of other tortoise and turtle species and other reptiles and amphibians.
Whereas T. kleinmanni is covered by international conservation policies (the species is included in CITES Appendix I); it is protected by Egyptian law. The Libyan Environment General Authority and local academics have expressed interest for tortoise conservation in Libya, and that they are looking forward to cooperating with the Egyptian-based TortoiseCare program. Conservation measures are going on in Egypt but not yet in Libya. More research is needed also in Egypt, such as a systematic search and identification of habitat pockets where tortoises might still exist.
The Egyptian Tortoise Conservation Program, supported by Woodland Park Zoo, and the Turtle Survival Alliance, among others, are actively working to protect Egyptian tortoise habitat. Woodland Park Zoo has also been successful over the last few years of breeding Egyptian tortoises through the AZA Egyptian tortoise Population Management Program. More than 65 have successfully hatched here at the zoo over the past 21 years
The effort to save threatened species like the Egyptian tortoise requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. If you must have a reptile or amphibian as a pet, make sure you know where they came from and that they were hatched from captive stock from a responsible breeder. Ensure that you know as much as you can about their care and NEVER release a non-native reptile or amphibian into the wild. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. Let your elected representatives know your views about protecting endangered species and wild habitats. Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com to find out other ways you can support conservation programs at the zoo. Discover more about tortoises by contacting the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles at http://www.ssarherps.org.
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Bristol Zoo: http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/egyptian-tortoise International
Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Testudo kleinmanni: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21652/0
Animal ARKive: http://www.arkive.org/egyptian-tortoise/testudo-kleinmanni/
Tortoise Trust: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/guests/tortoisecare/
Phylum: Chordata Class:Sauropsida Order:TestudinesSubOrder:Cryptodira Family:Testudinidae Genus: Testudo Species:T. kleinmanni
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How old are you, son? I was at Public Enemy shows when you were probably either a concept or in diapers, so I would suggest not lecturing me on what hip hop is, I've followed hip hop music for most of my lifetime.
and Lord Mog blowing minds:I'm so tired of being this good, honestly, it's a drag.
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of New Mexico legislators want the governor to link approval of state funding for projects proposed by counties and municipalities to their willingness to allow mineral extraction such as drilling for gas and oil.
A letter making the request was sent to Gov. Susana Martinez on Feb. 6. It was signed by 30 Republi[auth] can members of the 70-member House of Representatives, the Las Vegas Optic (http://bit.ly/X9GHDD ) reported Thursday.
Martinez will not cut projects based on a community's oil and gas development policy, spokesman Enrique Knell said Friday. The governor wants to ensure state funding for local projects will result in short- and long-term economic development benefits, he said.
"This simply means that we should prioritize projects that have been vetted and can be fully funded, particularly those that have strong regional or state-wide importance," he said.
The letter came as environmentalists and others are pressuring local governments to restrict drilling. Meanwhile, industry supporters are urging officials to allow extraction while citing potential tax revenue and jobs created.
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The other day, I was daydreaming about alpine climbing.
About a half-century ago, the French mountain guide and author Gaston Rébuffat wrote one of the rare nonpoetic, strictly practical sections of his classic book Starlight and Storm: "Personal equipment should be warm, light, strong and of first-class quality … [it] will be severely tested, and it must be in perfect condition before every climb."
I set the book down and my mind drifted. I started thinking about tools. The tools we use, how we use them and what for. Soon I was reading about the early climbers, marveling at what they did with what they had, from their clothes to their hardware.
It's late afternoon on day two and I'm stemmed-out on small footholds 3,000 feet up a 5,000-foot route in Patagonia. This long pitch has funneled me into a soaking wet corner, where meltwater pours from above, drenching both the crack (which is an offwidth to begin with, dammit) and the unprotected slab to its right. Decisions, decisions. I look disappointedly at my remaining rack: one small cam and a handful of wires. Looks like another 40 feet until I can build an anchor. I pull on my hood, cinch my cuffs and zip up. Deep breath. I start to climb.
If any finished product comes from a process, I wonder what drives that process. What's the "Why"? My "Why" is that I can't pull myself away from the mountains, their beauty, what they draw from me and give me in return. "In this modern age, very little remains that is real," Rébuffat wrote in a more typical passage. "Night has been banished, so have the cold, the wind, and the stars. They have all been neutralized: the rhythm of life itself is obscured."
It's now 4 a.m. and everything is real. The cold, the wind, the stars. The blurred double vision through my headlamp and the fatigue creeping into my bones. We've been climbing for 20 hours straight, when finally I reach a perfectly flat ledge. In the light of the moon I focus on the silhouette of the Torre group, its spires aligned big to small like chess pieces. I sit for a moment, feeling small. We're 4,000 feet up, should summit later today. Dry but cold, I stuff my feet into an ultralight prototype pack that I've torn nearly to shreds – we're gonna have to work on that one, I think flatly. I settle in, stare at the stars and start to shiver, then force myself to stop. I pull on a 9-ounce prototype down jacket, lower my heart rate, relax into a deep trance. Not too deep – in a few hours we'll have to rise and keep climbing.
I climb because nothing else makes me as happy, and I work as a climbing ambassador/product tester for Patagonia, which means I know this: Patagonia doesn't test its gear on its customers. I take prototypes up Fitz Roy. Tommy Caldwell takes them up El Cap. Kate Rutherford takes them up Cerro Torre, Hayden Kennedy up K7. Josh Wharton takes them up the Emperor Face and Walker Ferguson – the head of field testing and the best athlete of us all – takes them into the Alaskan tundra for weeks of isolated exploration. Patagonia relies on a small crew of devoted product testers. Some are underground hardcores, some are people you read about. None are dabblers, and every one of us has structured our lives around starlight and storm.
Sometimes during our product meetings I zoom out and can't help but smile. From far corners of the globe, we'll reunite in a room to talk. I laugh hearing the stories of where each tester piece has been, what it's been through, and then hearing the unfiltered, no tasty-talk feedback from sunburnt, weathered, opinionated climbers. Patagonia's product people take it all in, ask questions from big picture to refinements, see the common themes and then get right back to work to find better solutions.
I suppose the fundamental principles of our technical products remain timeless: make it simple, make it functional, don't put a bunch of extra crap on there that we'll just cut off anyway. I don't need eight different pockets to engage with the mountains, so my garments shouldn't have them.
By the time we finish the route in Patagonia and stagger back to town, I've carefully arranged the contents of my pack to ensure that nothing small will fall out of the big holes I've torn in it. Sometimes ultralight can be too light, and there's only one way to learn. Better it happen to me than to our customers, though. A couple of months later, after my feedback and photos, a box arrived on my doorstep. Inside was a stronger version of the ultralight pack, with an attached note:
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- she constantly barks when she's out in my fenced backyard -- from the moment I let her out, she starts barking. She also barks at any person or dog that passes by on the sidewalk. But she doesn't bark when she's inside. I know that GSDs are known as vocal dogs, but is this normal?
- I've posted about this before but it's not getting better -- she has leash reactivity issues when we go for walks -- she barks and lunges at other dogs. I keep her away from them, tell her to look at me, give her treats when shes does...but is this something she'll grow out of eventually?
- When she sees people other than her "people" at home, she gets a little crazy. She is usually squealing and wanting to greet them, although there have been times when she barks at them and seems nervous. But 90% of the time it *seems* like excitement and she jumps on strangers and nips at their coats or sleeves. She's done this at my home when a potential dog walker came to meet her, at the vet to a woman in the lobby and at doggy daycare when I've brought her in to drop her off and we walk passed people. This HAS TO STOP -- I don't want her to hurt someone -- and obviously people get very nervous with a big dog that they don't know jumping and nipping. How can I get this nipped in the bud?
- when she sees my 7 year old daughter after being away from her, she circles her like crazy. She also squeals, wags her tail and has her ears down -- basically she gets very excited and happy around my daughter. I know she wants to play because she always runs for a toy and brings it to my daughter. I know she adores my daughter, obviously, but what is the circling business all about? She did it yesterday too -- when the potential dog walker came by...what does that mean?
Any advice is much appreciated. I'm very concerned because I was hoping to hire a dog walker to come by 2x a week for when I can't get home from work early enough to take her out for a walk, but if she's going to jump up and nip, I am afraid perhaps she isn't ready for something like that (and perhaps we need to stick to doggy daycare on those days instead).
I think this is just excitement issue and not utilizing all the energy. She is not getting enough workouts to wear her enormous energy out...rest continue with the command training...hope things will sort out...but please concentrate on giving her plenty of excersise
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Sounds to me like you have a GSD puppy :) This is common behavior. I wouldn't really be concerned with it, but do address it. What does the trainer say to do...if he/she says slap the e collar on and shock her...find another trainer. The only good way to use those is once the dog knows 100% what is being asked and chooses to disobey, that's where the collar comes in handy, at the lowest level that your dog can feel. When guests arrive she needs to be on leash so you can correct her...she gets whiny and jumpy...direct her out to another room, shut the door, wait till the whining stops, try again. It would be benificial (sp) to get people to come to your home for practice with this and tell them if she does jump up to turn with their head up and ignore her. Your daughter...the circling (they are a herding breed) you can also address this on lead also with removal.
Out back you need to teach her to quiet on command. That way when she barks, you say quiet, she stops, you reward. Are there things for her to do in the yard? Or is she just going out to potty? For walking...look up BAT (behavioral adjustment training) It is very helpful! Does she prefer food or toys? You need to find her motivation and it better be stronger than the dogs that are walking by. If food doesn't hold her interest, use a squeaky toy.
Also if a dog walker can't handle a bouncy puppy, they aren't a good dog walker lol. JMO. Find one that knows how to deal with the jumping appropriatly so she can address it as well when she comes to walk her.
And I agree...she needs more activity so a dog walker is good, if they know what they are doing. Also mental stimulation is better at this age than physical, hint hint :) Good luck!!
Great -- thank you for easing my mind! We'll continue the training and increase the exercise!!
BriskaBoo -- The trainer had me working with the ecollar to get my dog used to it for awhile to obey commands but in all honesty, I never really felt comfortable with it...except when I would shock her to get her to stop eating her own poop -- and that worked. We didn't work on the jumping and nipping so much, more of the barking and lunging at other dogs when we go for a walk -- but the trainer never resolved the issue -- just told me to keep working at it with the ecollar.
When she goes to the backyard, it's to play and go potty. Today I left our frisbee out there and she's been going crazy trying to pick it up in the snow -- so she's actually been more quiet than usual!
I'll research BAT -- thank you!
No offense but that trainer sounds like he is using the e collar as a crutch, which I have found most trainers do and its sad. Find a positive reward based trainer. I am what you might call a balanced trainer. I start all dogs off with learning through motivational training, paying the dog basically for doing as asked. Then once they are doing the commands in as many situations as I can get them in then I wean off the reward. Once the reward is gone I introduce the e collar and only if I think it won't do more harm then good. The e collar to me is proofing the commands. Just like kids...teach them kindly what is expected, once they know what you are asking if they disobey there are concequenses. The e collar is the concequense. Then I wean off the e collar.
If you are not comfortable using the e collar...don't. Don't let a trainer talk you into one either. If it's not what you want, find a reward based trainer. If she was already unsure on walks and he had you shocking her for lunging and barking at the other dogs, he has made the situation worse, not better. They associate the stimulus of the collar with what they are looking at/doing, so she assumes the other dogs that she was already afraid of are causing the pain...not good. BAT will help:)
Also, if she goes out back a lot, I would suggest going to a dollar store, buying several different toys and treats and making seven different bags with different toys and treats and bones etc in each bag and hiding them in the yard for when she is out there. She can use her nose and find the treats and play with the toys and keep herself occupied so she will not have time to bark so much:) Good luck:):hug:
i think your dog needs training and socializing. don't blame
the "stages" or an age.
I appreciate that advice, BriskaBoo -- very helpful!
Doggiedad -- up until Christmas, my dog had been going to doggy daycare twice a week since July. She is great when she's there around dogs -- when she is off-leash -- it's on-leash that we have problems -- that problem started in August during puppy obedience training. We have also gone through training 1-on-1 with a different trainer (more recently) since she had the issues in a puppy class (and the class ended after 8 weeks). She definitely has a long way to go...if you have some training and socialization tips for an 8-month old puppy, I'd love to hear them.
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My favorite meal is made out of leftovers.The family is from South Dakota and is German so we do it a little different. We use rice instead of potatoes.
I make a roast beef in the oven. Sunday dinner. Mashed potatoes gravy, dinner rolls etc.
Save the leftover beef and the gravy,
The next day slice your beef into 1/4" thick slices. Toss them into the leftover gravy. If there's not enough stretch it with some store bought (eek).
Cook that gravy and beef slices covered on the stove top low and slow for about two hours until its almost falling apart. If you have a glass covered pyrex dish and want to use the oven, that works too.
Cook some rice.
Serve on diagonally sliced toast with a pile of rice in the center. Then dump on the gravy...lots of gravy.
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The Last Holiday
Mystery Men
Updated List:
A Avatar, About A Boy, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, American Graffiti, All About Eve, Adam's Rib, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Alamo, Altered States, Anchors Away, About Last Night , American Beauty, An American in Paris, Annie Hall, Airplane!, An American Werewolf in London, Alpha Dog, The Amityville Horror
B Bad Santa, Bambi, Bonnie and Clyde, Bad Taste, The Breakfast Club, Beetlejuice, Born Free, Backdraft, Bedtime for Bonzo, Bend it like Beckham, Bringing Up Baby, Beauty and the Beast, Bee Movie, Benny and Joon, Bananas, The Big Store, The Blind Side, Better Off Dead...
C Casablanca, Cat Ballou, Count of Monte Cristo, Conan the Barbarian, Citizen Kane, Carrie, Carry On Camping, Convoy, Cutthroat Island, Corrina Corrina, Catch Me If You Can, Coming to America, The Cocoanuts, Continental Divide, Cold Mountain, Can I Do it 'till I Need Glasses, Clan of the Cave Bear, The Candyman
D Damn Yankees, Das Boot, Deliverance, Diamonds are Forever, Dead Man Walking, Dog Day Afternoon, Darkman, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Digby the Biggest Dog in the World, The Dirty Dozen, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Dumbo, Duck Soup, Day of the Dead, Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy, Dirty Dancing, Desperado
E Endless Summer, E.T., Every Which Way But Loose, East of Eden, Earth Girls are Easy, Erin Brokovich, El Cid, Erik the Viking, Ernest Saves Christmas, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Eat Pray Love , Exit to Eden, Elmer Gantry, Ed Wood, Eighty Steps to Jonah, Each Dawn I Die, Eraserhead, Eating Raoul
F Ferris Buehler's Day Off, Firefox, For a Few Dollars More, Force 10 from Navarone, Fargo, Fight Club, From Here to Eternity, Falling Down, Fierce Creatures, Friday, Frankenweenie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Far and Away, Fists of Fury, Fantasia, For Colored Girls, Footloose, Fast & Furious
G Good Morning Vietnam, Goonies, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Gallipoli, Go West, Galaxy Quest, The Guantlet, Godzilla, Ghost Rider, The Great Gatsby, Grand Prix, Gallipoli, Ghost, Good Will Hunting, Going My Way, Gigli, Gone Baby Gone, Gidget
H History of the World, Part I, Hellboy, Heartbreak Ridge, Haunted Honeymoon, Hang 'em High, How the West Was Won, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Hamburger Hill, Harry and the Hendersons, Harvey, How to Marry a Millionaire, Hannah and her Four Sisters, Hairspray, The Hunt for Red October, Hero, Hud, Horse Feathers, House of Sand and Fog
I Ice Age, Inglorious Basterds, Invictus, Iron Man, In Cold Blood, I Am Legend, Ice Station Zebra, In the Name of the Father, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Italian Job, The Iceman Cometh, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Idiocracy, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Invictus, I Spy, The Invisible Man, The Illusionist
J Jaws, The Jackal, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jumanji, Jaberwocky, The Joy Luck Club, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Jumping Jacks, Jersey Girl, Joe Dirt, J. Edgar, Just One of the Guys, Juno, Jane Eyre, Jerry Maguire, Jason and the Argonauts, Joan of Arc, Johnny Dangerously
K The King's Speech, Knocked Up, Kangaroo Jack, Karate Kid II, Krull, Kangaroo Jack, A Knight's Tale, King Ralph, Keeping Up with the Steins, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Kung Fu Panda, Keeping the Faith, Kramer vs. Kramer, King Kong, Klute, The Killing Fields, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die, Kinky Boots
L Labarinth, Lolita, Lost in Translation, Ladyhawke, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Love Story, The Lovely Bones, Lawnmower Man, Little Giants, Love Actually, Last Tango In Paris, Love in the Afternoon, Lord Love a Duck!, The Lion in Winter, The Last Starfighter, Laura (1944), The Last Holiday
M Mommy Dearest, Monkey Business, Mutiny on the Bounty, Marathon Man, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "M", Meet the Feebles, Mister Roberts, Miracle on 34th Street, Mean Machine, Magic Mike, Monkeys Go Home!, Monkey Business, My Favorite Year, Moonstruck, The Monkey's Uncle, Mad Max, Mystery Men
N North By Northwest, Neverland, New Jack City, Never Say Never Again, Napoleon Dynamite, The Natural, Naked in New York, Nosferatu, No Country for Old Men, No No Nanette, Nobody's Fool, Norma Rae, Now and Then, Never on Sunday, Now and Then, Natural Born Killers, The Naked Gun
O Ordinary People, O' Brother Where Art Thou, Ocean's Eleven, Oh, God!, OctoAuntie Em, Othello, On Golden Pond, Over the Top, Oliver!, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Open Season, Oh! Calcutta!, Oklahoma!, Operation Petticoat, Once Around, Operation Crossbow, (The) Omen
P Predator, Prometheus, Paradise Lost, People vs. Larry Flynt, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Public Enemy, Prince of Egypt, The Passion of the Christ, The Peacemaker, Pecker, Police Story, Papillon, People Like Us, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Pippin, Private Benjamin, Pippi Longstocking
Q Quick Change, Quigley Down Under, Quo Vadis, Quicksilver, Quantum of Solace, Quicksilver, Quest for Camelot, Quiz Show, Quartet, Quadrophenia, Q: The Winged Serpent , The Queen, The Quick and the Dead, The Quiet Man, Queen's Logic, The Quest for Fire, The Quick Gun
R Rocky, Rollerball, Raising Arizona, Ronin, Rounders, Rules of Engagement, Raging Bull, Revenge of the Nerds, Real Genius, Red Dawn, Rage in Harlem, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Radio Flyer, Risky Business, Rain Man, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rio Bravo
S Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Spaceballs, Sleeping Beauty, Serpico Snatch, Scent of a Woman, Serenity, Slumdog Millionaire, Saturday Night Fever, Superbad, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Stagecoach, Silverado, Star Wars: A New Hope, South Park, Seven Pounds
T Terminator, Trainspotting, Time Bandits, Tombstone, Thunderbolt & Lightfoot, That Thing You Do, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Teen Wolf, Twelve Angry Men, Turk 182, Terms of Endearment, Timeline, Tootsie, 10 Things I Hate About You, Time Bandits
U Urban Cowboy, Under Seige, Unforgiven, Underworld, Underdog, Under the Tuscan Sun, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Up, Universal Soldier, Undercover Brother, The Upside of Anger, Up the Down Staircase, U-571, Under the Rainbow, Up in Smoke, Under Cover, Uptown Girls
V "V" for Vendetta, Vanishing Point, Valley of the Dolls, Vertigo, Village of the Damned, V for Vendetta, Victor/Victoria, Vanilla Sky, Victory at Sea, Valkyrie, Valley Girl, A Very Brady Sequel, The Vagabond King, Valentine's Day, The Voice of the Turtle, The Village
W the Warriors, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Wall Street, What Dreams May Come, Wonder Woman, The Wild Bunch, Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, What Women Want, Waterworld, When Harry Met Sally, Whiteout, War of the Worlds, The Way We Were, We Are Marshall, Weird Science, Way Out West, When Worlds Colide
X X-Men: First Class Xanadu X-Men, XXX:State of the Union, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, XXX, The X Files, X Marks the Spot, X Men: Last Stand, X: The Man with X-ray Eyes, X, Y and Zee, X: Mark of Vengance, Xenophobia
Y Yentl, Young Frankenstein, Yes Man, You've Got Mail, The Year of Living Dangerously, You've Got Mail, You Only Live Twice, Year One, Year of the Comet, Young Guns, Young Man With a Horn, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Y@K: Terminal Countdown, You Can't Take it With You, Yellow Submarine, Yours, Mine and Ours
Z Zatoichi, Zorro: The Gay Blade, Zero Dark Thirty, Zulu, Zodiac, Zookeeper, Zachariah The First Electric Western, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Zorba the Greek, Zoolander, Zardoz, Z, Zeus and Roxanne, Zombieland, Zulu Dawn, Zero Effect, Zapped
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BTW - Johnny Dangerously & Kinky Boots? AWESOME!!! This thread is so fantastic for movie reminders!
and now back to our regularly scheduled programming...
New Jack City
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
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Vanity Fair
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Who's Minding the Mint?
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X Returns
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
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Zombie Strippers
(Sorry, somebody had to say it)
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Did they? Did they really?
Any Given Sunday
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Any Given Sunday
Bend It Like Beckham
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Double Indemnity
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endless love
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He's just not that into you
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quo vadis
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superman iv
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They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
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The Two Doctors
For parents who don't keep up with trends, The Doctor always means time-traveler. And The Dr. always means lots of rhyming.Doctor Who and Dr. Seuss are two people near and dear to the heart of the modern geek. But what's the difference? How can you, the person who grew up watching football instead of PBS, tell which Doctor is which? Today, with the help of this Dr. Seuss Activity Placement Bundle, we'll give you a few tips that'll help you tell them apart.
WHO: full of funny looking imaginary creatures including talking cats (New Earth, 2006).
SEUSS: full of funny looking imaginary creatures, including a SINGLE talking cat, The Cat In The Hat.
WHO: constantly teaching moral lessons and sometimes history.
SEUSS: constantly teaching actual lessons, like counting and the use of letters.
WHO: often boasts an underlying conceptual plot that forms to be a puzzle daring you to figure it out.
SEUSS: often comes in the form of a real puzzle that your child will enjoy putting together.
WHO: tends to attract fans who ignore the first few decades of the show with a passing glance, at best.
SEUSS: tends to attract fans who never bother to learn about what he was drawing during World War II.
WHO: The best episode was 1977's "The Sun Makers" which was a dark comedy carrying a message about the evils of taxation.
SEUSS: The best book was "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now?" which is not actually about the evils of taxation.
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Managers work hard to hire the right people for the job. Yet sometimes, the work doesn't go as well as we think it should. Was it a bad hire? Has the person developed a bad attitude? Maybe, but before you jump to conclusions, look at the other half of the performance equation.
Many years ago, psychologist Kurt Lewin reduced the mysteries of human behavior to this simple statement:
B = ƒ(P,E)
Behavior is a function of the person and the environment
Of course, it's not that simple. But I still find this notation useful, because it reminds me that the skills and abilities of the person aren't the only factors that contribute performance.
Much of the time, organizations focus on the Person part of the equation. That's important, because our work requires intelligent people with a wide range of functional skills, technical and domain knowledge, and appropriate interpersonal skills. Most managers work hard to hire the right people. Managers also provide coaching and feedback to help people hone their skills and develop their capabilities.
But that's only half the equation.
Organizational factors, corporate culture, policies, and the direct work environment influence performance, too. The good news is that you can influence the environment for your group in ways that increase performance.
Are You Creating an Environment for Success?
Let's assume that you've hired bright, capable people who have the appropriate skills and qualities for the job. They have the technical skills the job demands, they know the domain, and they're familiar with the product. Yet the work isn't going as well as you think it should. Maybe it's the environment, not the person. Look at these areas to see if you can improve the environment for success.
People need to know what the priorities are. Managers don't (and can't) make all the decisions about how work is done. Managers need to establish clear priorities so that the people closest to the work can make good decisions. Communicate a clear mission and ensure that each person understands his top three priorities. People perform better when they understand the mission of the group and what's most important.
People can't do their best without the right tools for the job. But hardware and tools, of course, aren't the only resources people need. They need time, access to expertise, and training. No one I know can manufacture time, but setting clear priorities and keeping the workload reasonable reduce the sense of overwhelming demands. When budgets are tight, find inexpensive ways to feed the need for training and expertise. Offer to buy books for a lunchtime study group and support access to content websites and other free sources of information.
People desire respect. Every once in a while I hear a manager assert that people work best when they're a little afraid. I don't buy that. Show respect by keeping promises, communicating openly, and listening to other people's ideas. Don't take phone calls and pages or check email during meetings, especially one-on-one meetings.
People want challenging work. Make work assignments based on interests, or better yet, work with your team to have them self-organize. That way, people will have a chance to choose work that appeals to them. Now, every group has some scut work. Rather than assign that to one unfortunate person, rotate responsibility for the work no one really enjoys, but everyone recognizes is necessary.
People want recognition and appreciation. I'm not talking rewards here, monetary or otherwise. Humans crave genuine acknowledgement for their contributions at work-both concrete accomplishments and the intangible ways they contribute to the spirit and success of the group. Let people know that you notice and appreciate them every week. I don't think saying "thank you" or "good job" is good enough. I like to address the person directly, like this: "Don, I appreciate you for shipping that data update on time. It makes a big difference to our clients."


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Thanks man that dome only took me like half an hour so im suprised it turned out so well
Thanks man that dome only took me like half an hour so im suprised it turned out so well
Half an hour?!? wow...that part kills me...
So what's your plan of action now? bondoglass? fibreglass? I really cant wait to see this one finished! With such a good start it is gonna be great!!!
HAHA thanks man
I plan on bondo tomorrow (its gonna be later though cause school starts for me tomorrow ) and after that, well i really cant tell u cause im not quite sure yet lol
Are you just going to bondo the plain paper? or is it out of something different?
Its a thicker printer paper if thats what u mean
How old are you??? This is AWESOME!!!!! WAY better than my first attempt :P
Good good!!! as long as it's not normal paper, you should be fine!
Keep the updates coming!!!
Will do...give me a little time to get some pics and such...then I'll have a simple "how-to" for bondoing.
HEY THANKS A BILLION MAN! :thumbup :thumbup
Not to rush you at all but how long do you think it will take to get them up?
Thanks a billion again
hahaha!!! I'll have em up in just a few...I'll run out to the garage right now and get started...
Yeah, for 13 and 15 ya'll are well on the way to becoming amazing armourers! Way to start young and get a good start on it!
HAHA thanks
Update on my TOR thread...hope that helps some...if not, ask away and I will try and answer any question you have.
Just one, How much is the hardener?
a couple or three bucks...but you shoulda got some with the can of bondo...
np vod. let's see some pics once you get some bondo slapped on there.
Will do im about to go do it now
btw how long is the process?
The drying time or the entire helmet bondoing process?
Drying time: depends on the amount of hardener: I can get it to dry anywhere from 2 to 10 minutes
Whole process: I dont know...takes a while...but if you do nice, even coats now, while that may take longer than just globbing it on, it save far more time later when you have to sand.
alright thanks
Ok i just spent an hour applying it (its dark now and im not completely down so i will finish tomorrow )
Just a few things i would like to point out
one, its really hard to apply it because the paper is so bendy (duh!)
two, im almost out of the hardning paste so i dont know what to do there
and three, IT SMELLS TERRIBLE
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OK their is only a few things I need to finish my ROTJ . One is the bucket . I have one but its to small , it looks good but I cant fit it on my big head . I was thinking Boba maker but im not sure that will fit . For my TK I have to have a FX bucket because my head will not fit in anything but that . Do any of you know were I can get one that will fit my head ? One of the probs I have is were my cheek bones are and from my nose to the back of my head . All input would be nice with this .
Thank's all for your help
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Do you love Kentucky? Do you love...waffles?
If you do, your bracket may be as good as a four-year-old's. But is it better?
Can anything be better in March Madness than Kentucky and waffles? These are the questions that lead to great brackets.
Max Levy, 4, and his sister Zoe, 7, are back picking brackets again, willing to put their college basketball prognosticative skills up against everyone in the country.


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It has long been a custom among Czechs to head for the Croation beaches as summer approaches and ordinarily about one out of ten citizens would be headed in that direction. A typical Czech family loads up the family car with ample supplies of sausages, beer, bread and tinned meat and makes a bee line for the beaches where one and all can enjoy the sun, swim, eat and drink. But, a new law in Croatia has already caused about ten percent of vacation goers to head elsewhere because the Croation edict bans import into their nation of meat and dairy products. Croatia, which has yet to join the European Union, is upset at an EU law which bans their citizens from taking meat and dairy products into Slovakia.
According to the Czech newspaper, Hospodarske Noviny, the Crotation ban "is nothing less than a deliberate and maliscious attack on our national interests" and Czechs should head elsewhere or at least to nations which allow beer, bread, and sausages. In a world in which people argue about what a woman can wear on her head or who owns what land, it is a pleasant surprise to have nations argue about important issues– what can people bring into a country to eat and drink?


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but there are some key steps that make it a "make or break" activity.
>Also, as far as the finisher hive goes, what is it's role?Once they have started the queen cells, you could move them to another hive and start another batch of queen cells with that starter. Finishers are sometimes queen right.
Q. If the Finisher is Queen right does she have to be excluded from the cells.
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To me it's a little better than full chem gear, except I don't have limited breathing from the mask. ;)
Not much swelling though........I thought you got a lot of swelling if you were hit on the head.
Free tip: Don't mow around 8 hives in shorts, bare feet, and no shirt.
I have one hive that just started this year. As of right now I wear all protectuve gear and smoke them before I go into the hive. It seems everytime I open the hive I have one bee that is stuck to my glove, the hand area, with her stinger inbeded deep into the leather. I want to work without the gloves because I cant get a good hold on things, but I cant afford to get stung on the hand because of my job.