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I've encountered some very strange behavior. Consider following situation:
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Two world title fights on the same night March 16 in Panama City, featuring former two-division world champion Roberto "La Araña" Vasquez and IBF light flyweight official challenger Luis "Pan Blanco" Rios seek crowned champions in an event held at the luxurious Panama Hard Rock Hotel Megapolis in an event organized by Sampson Boxing LLC and Best Box. It is the first time in Panama boxing history that two local challengers seeking world titles on the same night.
Vasquez (32-5-1, 22 KOs) will face Filipino John Mark "Iceman" Apolinario (17-2-2, 4 KOs) in a rematch for the vacant WBA interim bantamweight title, while Rios (18-1-1, 13 KOs) will challenge IBF light flyweight champ John Riel Casimero (17-2, 10 KOs).


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Each month, the beachside restaurant hosts a unique event called "An Evening Under the Moon." Nowhere else in Fort Lauderdale can you dine just steps away from the Atlantic Ocean on sand dunes simply lit by moonlight and a few strategically placed tiki torches. We sat so close to the water that we could actually hear the crashing waves and smell the sea salt. It was glorious. Although the weather was murky all day, the evening brought a cool breeze and soft clouds that made the night incredibly romantic and set the tone for surprises the evening had in store.
We were pleasantly surprised to learn that an astrologist was reading people's auras during the event. Although we can be a bit skeptical of fortune tellers, we took a chance and met with her. Right away, she mentioned that we are both very creative and leaders, not followers. Check, check! Then, she asked us to pick a card from the upside down stack on the table. The card was "The World," which means all of our stars are aligned and we are grateful for our blessings. She said that we have great things in store in 2014 and 2015! We can't wait to find out!


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Still recovering from jetlag–it's taking a lot longer than I thought–but determined to complete the 60 in 60. I'll be resuming next week with #37, Henry David Thoreau's Where I Lived, and What I Lived For. You'll just have to trust me when I say I haven't read any of the remaining books in the period since I left off posting about them. (As it turns out, I didn't even bring any of them with me to Australia.) But I'm also going to only do the 60 in 60 on weekdays. It's a question of my sanity. So in a sense I'm going to limp to the finish line, but I'm still going to get there. I'm not sure exactly when next week I'll start up again. A lot depends on the jetlag.
Here's the list of what's remaining for me re the 60 in 60:
#38 – Thorstein Veblen's Conspicuous Consumption
#39 – Albert Camus' The Myth of Sysyphus
#40 – Hannah Arendt's Eichmann and the Holocaust
#41 – Plutarch's In Consolation to His Wife
#42 – Robert Burton's Some Anatomies of Melancholy
#43 – Blaise Pascal's Human Happiness
#44 – Adam Smith's The Invisible Hand
#45 – Edmund Burke's The Evils of Revolution
#46 – Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature
#47 – Soren Kierkegaard's The Sickness Unto Death
#48 – John Ruskin's The Lamp of Memory
#49 – Friedrich Nietzsche's Man Alone with Himself
#50 – Leo Tolstoy's A Confession
#51 – William Morris' Useful Work vs Useless Toil
#52 – Frederick Jackson Turner's The Significance of the Frontier in American History
#53 – Marcel Proust's Days of Reading
#54 – Leon Trotsky's An Appeal to the Toiling, Oppressed Etc Etc
#55 – Sigmund Freud's The Future of an Illusion
#56 – Walter Benjamin's The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
#57 – George Orwell's Books v. Cigarettes
#58 – Albert Camus' The Fastidious Assassins
#59 – Frantz Fanon's Concerning Violence
#60 – Michel Foucault's The Spectacle of the Scaffold


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Johnny at the fan meeting in Moscow
on Sunday with flowers from his beloved Russian fans.
After his difficulties at Cup of Russia, to see him smile
like this is indescribably wonderful.
Exclusive photo © Tatiana Edrenkina.
Exclusive photo © Tatiana Edrenkina.
So that was... rough.
And not the Cup of Russia that fans were hoping for—or, more importantly, that Johnny was hoping for.
You can read about what happened here.
And in these two videos released yesterday, Johnny explains in his own words what the situation is, what's next, and what this means for his other Grand Prix event, Trophée Eric Bompard, next weekend:
Johnny at the press conference he attended
after the fan meeting—which may have been
the only reason the meeting finally had to end... :)
Video by the lovely Irina Volkova,
who also ran the fan meeting.
Johnny's interview with NBC,
which aired during the network's
Rostelecom coverage yesterday.
And—that's it. We're not going to talk any further about any of that right now whilst we await his status for TEB.
Today we're going to put all that aside, and we're just going to bask luxuriously in the fan meeting that happened in Moscow yesterday.
Which, as is beautifully apparent from the exclusive photos below, was perhaps some of the best medicine for our fighter's aching body and soul.
Some tidbits of what went on:
From Irina Volkova's Twitter:
Johnny said that when he had asked Galina to start coaching him again she had said nothing but, "Well, tomorrow at 6 on the ice." Love her.
from Tatiana Edrenkina's Twitter:
We asked Johnny why he combs his hair back these days and he answered that it's quicker now that there are two people using one bathroom. :)
We asked Victor why he doesn't like Ping and he said it's because Johnny loves Ping more than him: J falls asleep every night hugging Ping. :D
Victor said that Тёма and Johnny become very energetic for 1 hour every evening and he has to wait patiently till they stop running and jumping.
And Johnny agreed: it happens every evening after they have dinner. There's suddenly so much energy in both of them!
We asked Victor which Johnny's hairstyle he likes the most and he answered that he doesn't like curls and is happy with what Johnny has now.
But, he added, if fans like bangs, then so be it! :D
And from Nadya Vasilyeva's Twitter:
Translation of this video posted on VK.com:
Victor: Well, I speak Russian with an accent, and even he [Johnny] speaks better Russian than I do. So I'll answer both in English and Russian, whichever will be more comfortable. We've got very different styles. I'm very simple, calm, and he is... Johnny Weir.
Johnny: So what?
Translation of this video posted on VK.com:
[In response to being asked if they have nickhames for each other and how do they call each other at home.]
V: If he's not pleased with me, he'll say, "Victor." Then I understand at once that something's wrong.
J: [Gently, in Russian] Not "Victor." [In strong American accent]: "VICTOR."
V: And I call him "JOHN." If we're late, and he's calling, "Vit, Vit, Vit, Vit!", and I don't come, he says, "VICTOR," and I know that it's gonna be a scandal.
Every evening he starts... he's got so much energy. Тёма's got energy for, like, an hour, and so does he. I'm a calm person. And every evening I'm waiting, I'm watching how Тёма starts, then gets tired, and then he starts and gets tired. Every evening for an hour, and when I'm tired of it, I just can't anymore, I say, "JOHN. Enough."
[Question from the audience: "What is he doing?"]
V: Jumping... so much energy, just like a dog!
J: Me and Тёма, we're running.
V: In Russian, it's a very good word: he torments. Torments me.
Irina Volkova: Maybe he should include one more night practice in his schedule?
[Johnny shakes his head, "No." Victor says, "Yes."]
J: It's after we eat. Always a lot of energy.
Irina: And when do you sleep?
J: In the evening. Always 9 or 10 in the evening.
But the very best part of even just these two brief clips is the number of times I could have added "[laughter]" to those translations.
Dear beautiful Russian fans: Thank you so much for hopefully lifting Johnny's spirits a bit and showing him in a thousand different ways what we all wish we could tell him: How very deeply he is loved.
No matter what.
As always, please click any photo twice for larger view.
Modeling a sparkly onesie from a fan!
Taking a look at a calendar presented to them
by Nadya Vasilyeva featuring photos of... themselves.
We would all like to order one, please.
One of possibly two moments
in which they were not smiling.
Here's the other one.
Patti! Or, as the Japanese always say,
according to Google Translate:
"Patimama." I love that.
IDK but yes I'll take two of whatever
he's selling here.
Showing what Victor would look like
with a mustache. IDKY. But I love.
The husbands.
Bonus pics!! Exclusive photo © Irina Volkova.
Johnny and Irina.
Photo posted to Facebook
by Arthur Lookyanov.
Johnny, Victor, and dear Tatiana Edrenkina.
Photo tweeted by Tatiana.
And one more exclusive
from Tatiana. ♥
Photo tweeted by Victor:
"4 hour fan meeting.
My cheeks hurt from smiling so much
but I have never loved Russia so much.
Bonus vids!! More from the fan meeting!
I especially love this one,
in which Patti begs for a translator...
Keep an eye on this YouTube channel
for more vids to come (we hope)!
More vids from VK. com!!
And yet more VK vids here.
Yes, they're mostly all in Russian,
but still wonderful to watch. :D
Very, very special thanks to
Tatiana Edrenkina and Irina Volkova
for the exclusive photos, and to
Nadya Vasilyeva for the translations!
Nadya Vasilyeva for the translations!
A new post from Patti
on Johnny's Comeback Gift Fund website!!
Please go read it now!
NEW!! Announced last Friday:
Holiday Dreams On Ice 2012!!
Visit the HDOI website for info and tickets!
Johnny's also blogging regularly
about his comeback journey for ESPN!!
His first entry, "A Fresh Start"—personal, honest,
very Johnny—was posted last Friday and is the source
of the quote on the Spirit Day photo above.
Looking forward to reading more from him
as the season progresses!
Please alert absolutely everyone you've ever met
to "like" and follow the new
Because he should be on all the things.
With or without ice.
But definitely with Viacheslav.
Yep, I'm still promoting this silly poll,
in which you can vote at least once a day.
in which you can vote at least once a day.
Please vote for Johnny!!
Need to see Season 2 all over again?
Watch episodes online anytime on Logo!
Watch episodes online anytime on Logo!
Please be sure to check in with GetGlue
anytime you're watching the show...
or thinking about watching the show....
or wishing you were watching the show....
anytime you're watching the show...
or thinking about watching the show....
or wishing you were watching the show....
Landing quads and kicking ass
at a Grand Prix event near you!
Read his comeback statement
on his website!
Landing quads and kicking ass
at a Grand Prix event near you!
Read his comeback statement
on his website!
Yes, YOU can be a part of Johnny's comeback!
Please visit Johnny's Comeback Gift Fund today
and chip in as little as $1 via PayPal.
Our small gifts can help make his dream of competing
in his third Olympic Games come true!
And now you can leave a message
of support for Johnny, too!
in his third Olympic Games come true!
And now you can leave a message
of support for Johnny, too!
Please click to vote for Johnny
once a day as "Best Sportsman"!
Because he retweeted Luisa Lotka to tell us
he wants us to! (Note: With his "58.132" rating,
he is currently in 1st place in both
Figure Skating AND across all sports!)
Q and A! Go read it now!
Yes! Johnny's dresses are now available
for purchase only on eDressMe.com!
for purchase only on eDressMe.com!
At last: Pop Star On Ice is now available on DVD!
Order yours today from the Pop Star On Ice website!
Johnny tweeted:
"Buy my single,'Dirty Love' via iTunes.
Tell all your friends to as well. The more copies sold
takes me one step closer to making a video! №1!"
You know what to do.
Please buy the song from Johnny's website,
or just click the "Buy" button on the player
at the top of the blog!
at the top of the blog!
Hey, Welcome to My World also is available
as an eBook! More info on Johnny's website!
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Target: Maryland Senate
Goal: Applaud Maryland's Senate for repealing the cruel and unusual death penalty
The State Senate of Maryland deserves commendation for a recent decision to repeal its death penalty. The measure to repeal capital punishment in the state passed 27 to 20 after four days of debate. It will move on to the House of Delegates, where it is expected to pass. If it does so, Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley, a long-time opponent of capital punishment, will sign the bill and make Maryland the eighteenth state in the nation to abolish executions. He said, "It's time to end this ineffective and expensive practice and put our efforts behind crime fighting strategies that work."
Death penalty sentences are long, expensive processes, and many are overturned. Those that aren't can often take place more than 20 years after sentencing, as repeated appeals work their way through the courts.
Of the 33 states that permit the death penalty, very few actually carry out executions. In 2012, 43 inmates were executed, with Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Mississippi accounting for about 75 percent of them. Maryland, despite having five inmates currently on death row, has not executed a prisoner since 2005. The bill will replace the death sentence with life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. Those five inmates, however, will not be affected. Instead, it will be up to the governor whether or not to commute their sentences.
Capital punishment remains a controversial subject in the United States, which is the only western, industrialized nation to keep it in practice. Opponents of the death penalty have pointed to its failure as a deterrent to violent crime, its tendency towards racial discrimination, and the terrible possibility of executing those wrongfully found guilty of crime. During the debates, Democratic Senator Victor Ramirez cited statistics that showed Maryland has been more likely to impose the death penalty in cases involving black assailants and white victims. He said, "We have a broken system here in Maryland. If we can't fix it, we need to get rid of it." Since 1973, over 140 people have been exonerated and released from death row.
Applaud the Maryland Senate for at last taking steps to end a cruel and unusual punishment.
Dear Maryland Senate,
Thank you for repealing the death penalty in your state. The United States remains in the minority of nations that still employ capital punishment, but with your repeal, Maryland is on track to become the eighteenth state to abolish it.
Capital punishment is cruel and unusual. It fails as a deterrent to violent crime and wastes taxpayer money and court resources. It is also all too often unfairly meted out with racial discrimination, and not infrequently applied in cases of mistaken guilt. A nation that respects life cannot endorse official executions, and I thank you for taking steps that will move us towards a more civilized society.
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Amy Wax's work addresses issues in social welfare law and policy as well as the relationship of the family, the workplace, and labor markets. By bringing to bear her training in biomedical sciences and appellate practice as well as her interest in economic analysis, Wax has developed a uniquely insightful approach to problems in her areas of expertise.
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Wax has published widely in law journals, including Chicago, Virginia, Villanova, Indiana, Emory, the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and Law, Yale Journal on Regulation and the Michigan Journal of Race and Law. Papers in press address liberal theory and welfare work requirements as well as the economics of federal disability laws. Current work in progress includes articles on law and evolutionary psychology, the political psychology of social security reform, and economic models of the family-friendly workplace. Wax has also received the A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course.
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Pirates notebook: Inge gets start against former team
With Neil Walker still ailing from right side soreness, Brandon Inge got a second consecutive start at second base Monday night for the series opener against the Oakland Athletics.
It's an opponent with which Inge is familiar.
Inge appeared in 74 games with the A's last season after being released by Detroit on April 29. He recorded 29 RBI in his first 25 games and finished with 52 on the season while batting .226 in between multiple stints on the disabled list.
Inge was 0 for 4 on Sunday, his 21st start of the season, and recorded the final out of the inning three times, once with runners on second and third and once with a runner on first. He also advanced runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt.
Defensively, Inge made a terrific diving stop in the first inning but also bobbled the ball on a double play attempt in the second.
Inge, who is primarily in a bench role for the first time this season, admitted that not playing regularly has been difficult. Going into Monday's game, he was batting .190 with a .214 on-base percentage and a .250 slugging percentage.
"I know if my role is not going to be playing, then the way for me to help out is to help the other guys, and I've done that," he said. "I think the most important part about being a bench guy is not to become a cancer or a bad attitude in the clubhouse, which is really easy to do because I'll be honest — and I'm pretty sure anyone would be lying if they said it wasn't — it's very hard sitting and watching a baseball game. Especially for me. I love baseball, I love playing it. I'm not a big fan of watching it. But I do love every one of the guys in this room, and I'll do anything I can to help, so it's a balancing act."
No word on Walker
Walker fielded ground balls and said he did not have an MRI on Monday, but manager Clint Hurdle didn't have an update on his status as of Monday afternoon.
"I've been in my office all afternoon, but I spoke with Neil earlier today and we were going to do a heat and treat and get him out there and try to get him warmed up, do some things with the bat," Hurdle said. "I have not caught up with him since and think he's going through that process right now."
Hurdle said any discussion about a possible trip to the disabled list is premature, but he said they do have options to consider should the situation arise.
"In-house, we've got (Clint) Barmes who can play short and (Jordy) Mercer who could move to second," Hurdle said. "We've got Inge who can play second. We've got a guy in Triple-A who's played second most of the season in Josh Harrison if he went to the DL, so there are still multiple fronts out there."
Priorities in line
Because Jeff Locke will pitch Sunday, the last day before the All-Star break, he likely will not pitch in the All-Star Game despite his selection to the team.
"I would prioritize our need over their need," Hurdle said. "I just give a big round of applause to the awareness of Bruce (Bochy), the staff and whoever the selection committee was for acknowledging the young man. There will be a couple other pitchers who will go and not be able to pitch."
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The Story (continued)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
As he brushes Lamarr's back during a soap-sudsy bath, Taggart expresses upset that Mongo couldn't eliminate the sheriff: "I thought sure that Mongo would just mash him up into little-bitty sheriff meatballs. I just don't understand it." The attorney general hasn't given up and has a new creative plan to use his beautiful paramour to seduce Bart:
Lamarr: My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Taggart: Gol- darn it, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.
Lamarr: Shit - kicker. (A bright idea dawns) Wait a minute! That's it! Of course, and it will work.
Taggart: You bet it will. What'll work?
Lamarr: Elementary, cactus-head. The Beast has failed. And when the Beast fails, it's time to call in Beauty.
Taggart: Beauty?
Lamarr: Yes, of course. She's never failed me before. She'll turn him into jelly. She'll bring him to his knees.
Mongo is chained to a wall in the jail. The old woman who greeted Bart with derision brings a freshly-baked apple pie to the sheriff, showing grudging respect for the sheriff as a "thank you for your ingenuity and courage in defeating that horrible Mongo." But with racist overtones, she cautions that he not reveal to anyone that she spoke to him. Bart realizes how he has saved the town:
Bart: I'm rapidly becoming a big underground success in this town.
Waco Kid: Gee, in another twenty-five years, they'll be able to shake your hands in broad daylight.
In Rock Ridge Saloon, the Teutonic Titwillow - Lili Von Shtupp (Madeline Kahn), a seductive saloon singer, is being presented by Hedley Lamarr. [The Teutonic singing prostitute, the lawyer's girlfriend, spoofs Marlene Dietrich's dance hall queen "Frenchy" of Destry Rides Again (1939) with a lisp. Her Yiddish name also has sexual connotations -- it means "to push" (also to 'f--k,' 'shag,' or 'screw'). The combination of Von with Shtupp implies high-class lineage or standing, so her entire last name literally means 'Royal Screw.']
Knowing that Lamarr has hired her for something other than the saloon job, she confronts him, learning that the plan is to seduce Bart and break his heart:
Lili: Come on, Lamarr, let's get down to brass tacks. What do you want me to do?
Lamarr: I want you to seduce and abandon the sheriff of Rock Ridge. Do you think you can do it?
On stage, Lili Von Shtupp performs "I'm Tired" off-key, parodying Marlene Dietrich's "Falling in Love Again" with a world-weary Germanic, monotoned accent and a lisp. The sultry singer reduces all the men in the audience to fools - in the lyrics, she asks one of the drooling cowboys:
Hello, handsome, is that a ten-gallon hat - or are you just enjoying the show?
[Her line is a variation of one of Mae West's most infamous pronouncements.] She sings about having her fill of sex, in both areas of her private parts: "I've had my fill of love, From below and above." To finish her sleepy act, she sings and yawns:
Tired, tired of playing the game. Ain't it a freakin' shame. I'm so? Let's face it. Everything below the waist is ka-put.
At a table in the back of the saloon, Bart is handed a note from Lili: "I must see you alone in my dwessing woom right after the show." When Lili hears a knock on her door, she responds with a Cabaret-inspired phrase: "Wilkommen, bienvenu, welcome, c'mon in." Bart presents her with a single red rose, and she thanks him, with her Elmer-Fudd accent:
Ooh, a wed wose. How womantic!
While she slips into something a little more comfortable, she suggests: "Why don't you loosen your bullets?" Immediately, she turns out the lights to seduce him. Momentarily interrupted by Lamarr, she describes her progress: "It's like wet sauerkraut in my hands. By morning, he will be my slave." In the dark next to him, she asks Bart if black men are "gifted," and goes investigating his physical endowments in the dark:
Tell me, schatzie [affectionate German nickname meaning sweetheart, little treasure or little dear one], is it twue what they say about the way you people are gifted? (A zipper opens.) Oh, it's twue. It's twue. It's twue. It's twue...
By morning, instead of seducing him, Lili has herself been seduced by Bart. At the breakfast table after their night of passion, Lili picks up a large sausage with tongs (with obvious phallic symbolism) and gestures toward Bart:
Lili: Would you care for another schnitzengruben?
Bart: No, thank you. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben.
Lili: Well then, uh, how about a little, uh ... (she whispers in his ear)
Bart: Baby please. I am not from Havana. Excuse me honey. Besides, I'm late for work. I've got some heavy chores to do.
Lili: Will I, will I see you later?
Bart; Well, it all depends on how much Vitamin E I can get my hands on.
Lili grabs on to him and begs him not to go as he leaves, making "a German spectacle" of herself. He cooly dismisses her with: "Auf Wiedersehen, baby."
Back at the sheriff's office, Hedley Lamarr has had a writ issued to release Mongo - he is free to go, but since he has developed an affectionate likeness for his captors, he prefers to stay with Sheriff Bart: "Sheriff first man ever whip Mongo. Mongo impressed. Have these feelings for Sheriff Bart." From Mongo, they learn why a "high-roller like Hedley Lamarr" is interested in the town of Rock Ridge: "Got to do with where choo-choo go." Philosophically wondering about what it all means, Mongo muses: "Mongo only pawn in game of life."
The Waco Kid and Bart snoop around the chain gang site where the railroad track is being laid, and they learn that the railroad tracks are going to pass directly through the town. Suddenly, it dawns on them why Lamarr is involved in his evil scheme.
Taggart rides up with a group of cowboys, assailing the black man for wearing a sheriff's star:
Taggart: Well, Holy mother of pearl. It's that nigger that went and hit me on the head with a shovel. Now what the hell do you think you're doin' with that tin star, boy?
Bart: Watch that 'boy' shit, redneck. You're talkin' to the sheriff of Rock Ridge.
Taggart: Well, if that don't beat all. Here we take the good time and trouble to slaughter every last Indian in the West, and for what? So they can appoint a sheriff that's blacker than any Indian. I am depressed.
In a showdown with guns drawn, the cowboys threaten to shoot on the count of three, but the Waco Kid - with split-timing accuracy - shoots the guns from each of their hands.
Now that all of Lamarr's plans have backfired, he realizes that he can no longer be "Mr. Goodbar" and must act quickly to assault Rock Ridge. Lili understands why Lamarr has been defeated: 'Why don't you admit it? He's too much of a man for you. I know. You're gonna need an army to beat him. You're finished..." Hedley rebukes her with a slap: "Shut up, you Teutonic twat!"
Taking Lili's hint about an 'army,' Lamarr orders the simple-minded Taggart to round up "an army of the worst dregs ever to soil the face of the West...":
I've decided to launch an attack that will reduce Rock Ridge to ashes...I want you to round up every vicious criminal and gunslinger in the West. Take this down: I want rustlers, cut-throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperadoes, mugs, pugs, thugs, nit-wits, half-wits, dim-wits, vipers, snipers, con-men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bush-whackers, horn-swagglers, horse-thieves, bull-dykes, train-robbers, bank-robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers, and Methodists!
Since Taggart has been fumbling for a piece of paper and pencil during the entire litany, he finally asks - as an anti-climax: "Could you repeat that, sir?"
When the townspeople of Rock Ridge learn of Lamarr's evil plan to recruit vicious criminals to assault their town (a poster reads: "Help Wanted: Heartless Villains For Destruction of Rock Ridge, $100 Per Day, Criminal Record Required, Hedley Lamarr, Equal Opportunity Employer"), they prepare to abandon the town, their homes, and their shops. Bart stops the exodus by pleading with the people [a scene that spoofs Gary Cooper's enlisting of the help of the churchfolk in High Noon (1952)]:
Bart: Just give me twenty-four hours to come up with a brilliant idea to save our town. Just twenty-four hours. That's all I ask.
The Townsfolk: No!
Bart: You'd do it for Randolph Scott.
The Townsfolk: (reverentially) Randolph Scott! (They remove their hats and place them over their hearts.) [Note: Randolph Scott was one of the most popular Western heroes of the 50s and 60s.]
Howard Johnson: All right, sheriff. Twenty-four hours.
A motley crew of men assemble to execute Lamarr's deadly plan. In a slow pan from right to left across the men, they range from normal cowpokes, to rough-looking backwoodsmen, Nazi stormtroopers, gang members, Hell's Angels, Mexican bandits, Arab terrorists on camels, and white-sheeted Ku Klux Klansmen (with a "Have a Nice Day" smiley face on the back). The men must register to be issued a badge for the assault scheduled for the next day at noon. Hedley reviews the qualifications of one of the applicants:
Lamarr: Qualifications?
Applicant: Rape, murder, arson, and rape.
Lamarr: You said rape twice.
Applicant: (gleefully) I like rape.
Lamarr: Charming. Sign right here.
A gum-chewer (Don Megowan) in the line, who has all the proper qualifications ("arson, armed robbery, mayhem") is shot point-blank by Hedley for not sharing. The Waco Kid witnesses the cold-blooded killing: "Boy, is he strict." To get closer to the line and see what's happening, the Waco Kid yells out to the two KKK members in the line: "Hey, boys! Look what I've got here." To entice them to leave the line (so the duo can steal their white robes and hoods), he holds up Bart as bait from behind a large rock, as Bart calls out with a mock-dumb (racially-stereotyped) taunt:
Hey! Where are the white women at?
The two white-sheeted members are quickly subdued off-screen behind the boulder. In a line stolen (and improperly quoted) from the classic film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), a Mexican bandit in line rejects his badge during registration: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!" [The original lines were: "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"]
Bart and the Waco Kid, now disguised as the two KKK members, try to infiltrate Lamarr's army, but fail when Bart's hands reveal during the signing that he is black. The Waco Kid tries to cover up for Bart, obliquely referencing the film Gone With the Wind (1939) in the process:
Why, Rhett, how many times have I told you to wash up after weekly cross-burnin'?
A suspicious Taggart throws off Bart's hood. Bart's second impression - to rapidly get away - is to impersonate track star Jesse Owens: "And now, for my next impression: Jesse Owens." Lamarr fires his pistol into the air as Taggart screams into his ear:
Taggart: Mount up, men! We'll head 'em off at the pass.
Lamarr: 'Head them off at the pass?' I hate that cliche. (He fires his pistol into Taggart's left foot)
Later that evening, Bart and the Waco Kid enlist the aid of the chain gang's black laborers to "round up all the lumber, canvas, paint and nails" that they can lay their hands on, so they can build an exact replica of Rock Ridge - three miles due east of the actual town: "Every building, every store front, every rock and every tree, right down to the orange roof on Howard Johnson's outhouse." Their plan is to lure Taggart's gang into destroying the fake town instead of the real one. They will duplicate the town overnight with the assistance of the railroad workers (including everybody: "the niggers," "the chinks" - and "the Irish"), who have agreed to help them. In Bart's words, "They've agreed to help us make our dream come true, and all they ask in return is a little plot of land they can call their own to homestead." The minister prays for guidance by lifting his eyes to heaven:
Oh Lord! Do we have the strength to carry on this mighty task in one night? Or are we just jerking off? (The people respond, "Amen.")
By dawn, the people realize that they have succeeded in creating a second, bogus Rock Ridge. To his own mob of supporters, Lamarr delivers a pep talk:
Men. You are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the West. Now, you'll only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor!
[Ironically, it was Madeline Kahn who earned a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination.] Lamarr asks everyone to raise their right hand for the pledge (of allegiance to Hedley Lamarr), but some of the "schmucks" don't know which hand to hold up. After everyone has pledged allegiance to "the evil for which he [Hedley] stands," they are exhorted to ride off: "Now go do that voodoo that you do so well."
Back at Rock Ridge, Bart realizes that they're in trouble because they left out the people - however, they still have half an hour to manufacture people: "We forgot one little detail...We just made a perfect copy of Rock Ridge. Now all we got to do is make perfect copies of ourselves...we got to start workin' fast. Now you men start workin' on the dummies." To slow down Taggart's gang "to a crawl," Jim, Mongo, and Bart set up a toll booth outside of the fake town with a red and white striped gate crossing, and a sign which reads: "Gov. William J. Le Petomane Thruway. Toll 10 cents." It even has an Exact Change Lane, but none of the gang have dimes, so Taggart orders: "Has anybody got a dime? Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes." Each one of the riders waits patiently as they proceed through the booth - one at a time. Of course, neither Taggart or his men notice that the toll booth is in the middle of the expansive desert and that they could easily ride around the gate crossing.
The gang is fooled by the cardboard cutouts of the townspeople which are positioned on the streets of the duplicated town. As Taggart's gang rides through the town, Bart plunges down on a dynamite detonator while warning:
Now here we go. Hold your ears, folks. It's SHOWTIME!
[The line recalls what Broadway choreographer Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) spouts in the later film, All That Jazz (1979): "It's Showtime, folks."] But it fails to explode the cache. Taggart realizes the town is a fake: "We've been suckered in," he yells to his men, but it's too late. A crack-shot from the Waco Kid's gun sets off the blast and bodies of horses and men fly into the air. Bart, the Kid, the townspeople, Mongo, and the chain gang laborers swoop down into the town to 'wipe 'em out' with clubs and hand-to-hand combat.
The film ends with an absurd brawl between the good guys and the bad guys. The film parodies itself when the camera pulls back to show that the film is being shot on a present-day Hollywood set in the middle of Los Angeles. In an adjoining soundstage on the lot, a pseudo-Busby Berkeley musical number ("The French Mistake") with an all-gay cast of men in black tuxedos and top hats is being directed by an effeminate choreographer named Buddy Bizarre (Dom DeLuise). The song they sing is overtly gay, and hints at anal sex:
Throw out your hands
Stick out your tush
Hands on your hips
Give 'em a push
You'll be surprised
You're doing the French Mistake!
Bizarre yells "Cut" and "Wrong!" He criticizes the dancers and demands that they watch his own flawed demonstration: "Just watch me. It's so simple, you sissy Marys! Give me the playback! And watch me, faggots." The cast responds with a lisp: "Yessssssssssssssssss!" to which Buddy replies: "Sounds like steam escaping."
The chaotic fighting from the Blazing Saddles set bursts through the wall, bringing two conflicting film genres together. Buddy Bizarre yells for the action to stop:
Bizarre: Cut! What in the hell do you think you're doing here? This is a closed set!
Taggart: Piss on you. I'm workin' for Mel Brooks. [He cocks his fist back.]
Bizarre: Not in the face! [Taggart punches him in the stomach.]
The fighting degenerates with both casts getting into the act. The brawl is about to spill over into the studio's commissary where bikini clad actresses, a Hitler-look-alike (Ralph Manza), and others are eating. The Adolph Hitler character responds to a question about how many days he has left: "They lose me right after the bunker scene." As the place erupts in fighting (sped-up frantically), every actor and extra at the studios soon joins in the 'great pie fight' - a massive food fight [pie fights were typical of the classic slapstick comedies of early cinema]. When Taggart is slid down the commissary food counter, he becomes covered in food - and is charged by the cashier for everything splattered on him:
Yankee bean soup, cole slaw, and tuna surprise.
The mob of brawlers at the studios of Warner Bros. Pictures empties into the streets of Los Angeles. Still dressed as Hedley Lamarr, Harvey Korman (with a white-face of pie cream) hails a yellow taxi to escape the mob of fighting cowboys. As he jumps in, he asks the cabbie: "Drive me off this picture." Cleavon Little, still dressed as Bart, follows close behind in pursuit on horseback.
Lamarr is driven to Grauman's Chinese Theatre [in downtown Hollywood - famous for the cement footprints of film celebrities] where the marquee flashes the current film Blazing Saddles. To hide and escape from Bart, he pays for one full admission to the film after failing to convince the attendant that he is a student. A female tourist remarks to her husband as she tries out the footprints of actress Hedy Lamarr: "Look, Herman, I'm in Hedy Lamarr's shoes!" Hedley corrects her as he passes by: "Hedley." In the lobby of the theatre are noisy, bleating cattle as he purchases Raisinettes at the candy counter.
As the film begins to play with the familiar opening song, Lamarr suddenly realizes that he is going to be viewing Blazing Saddles and he exits in disgust. Outside, he is outdrawn in a gunfight with Bart and shot in the groin. As Lamarr falls and dies in front of the theatre, he studies the cement imprints (hand and feet) of Douglas Fairbanks:
How did he do such fantastic stunts with such little feet?
He lands in fresh cement - before he expires, he scratches out his own name followed by a dollar sign in the wet cement for his own epitaph. Bart and the Waco Kid enter the theatre to see the end of the film, both wishing for a happy ending.
Back on the screen (in the film within a film), the film does end with a happy conclusion as the people of the saved town of Rock Ridge say goodbye to their black sheriff. Bart bids them goodbye with the obligatory farewell speech:
Bart: Work here is done. I'm needed elsewhere now. I'm needed wherever outlaws rule the West, wherever innocent women and children are afraid to walk the streets, wherever a man cannot live in simple dignity, wherever a people cry out for justice.
The Townspeople: (in unison) Bullshit!
Bart: All right, you caught me. Speaking the plain truth is getting pretty damn dull around here.
As he rides off, Bart tells everyone: "Keep the faith, brothers!" Around the corner, a snoozing Waco Kid asks if he may join Bart:
Waco Kid: Where ya headed, cowboy?
Bart: Nowhere special.
Waco Kid: Nowhere special. I always wanted to go there.
Bart: Come on.
They both ride into the sunset toward "Nowhere Special." In fact, outside of town they climb off their horses and jump into a chauffeured Cadillac limousine - to be driven into the sunset.


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"That was my favorite show yet this tour," Banks says. "I love audiences that are ambivalent." For a second, I think he's laying on the sarcasm, until he continues. "I really like the chance to win people over." —David Peisner, Spin, August 2007
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Future Looks Sunny for Stafford Park Solar Farm
Full Approvals Granted for Walters' Proposed Project
Earlier approvals from the New Jersey Pinelands Commission amended a proposed MOA (memorandum of agreement) with Stafford Township and Ocean County. The resolution indicated that, "the MOA amendment and the proposed solar project is consistent with the goals and objectives as well as the requirements of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan."
Additionally, as part of the amended agreement, Walters will contribute $152,900 to finance a study to help facilitate the closure of unclosed landfills in the Pinelands - problem landfills that could impact groundwater supplies.
The approvals by the Pinelands Commission followed earlier approvals from the Stafford Township Planning Board and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP Commissioner Bob Martin also showed support by approving the application by Stafford Township to remove the landfill from the Green Acres inventory of open space so the land can be used for the solar farm.
Work on the project is expected to start in the next several months, according to the developer, and it will take about 18 months to complete. As the designated redeveloper of Stafford Park, Walters plans to install 24,624 solar panels to be set in 1,026 arrays, or stands, on top of the capped landfill. The completed system will be a ballasted design, sitting atop approximately 30 acres without the need for any excavation. When completed, it will generate 6.5 megawatts of power for Stafford Park.
Building a solar farm on a former contaminated site at Stafford Park is in the best interest of the local community. It brings land back into productive use and meets the state's future needs for energy, according to the developer. It also creates good jobs for New Jersey workers at prevailing wages.
Stafford Park's potential for wind turbine energy has been evaluated by Walters Group, which plans to integrate wind power into the overall renewable energy effort at Stafford Park. According to data from the EPA, when factoring in the existing retail solar panels, and the proposed solar and wind facility at Stafford Park, the environmental benefits equal enough electricity to power 1,422 homes and eliminate some 11,720 metric tons of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of removing over 2,241 cars from the road for one year.
All of the commercial and residential buildings within Stafford Park were designed with conservation in mind, using the latest in clean-energy technologies. To date, over 410,000 square feet of retail space has been constructed, and every store has achieved at least LEED-Silver Certification. Stafford Park Apartments, Walters' newest residential project within Stafford Park, marks New Jersey's first LEED-Gold certified affordable housing complex. The apartment project won the 2010 Governor's Excellence in Housing Award from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. The project has also received the 2010 Brownfields Renewal Award, a national redevelopment honor. Walters will receive this award at an event sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency at the 2011 National Brownfields Conference to be held next April in Philadelphia.
Stafford Park is situated on 370 acres, just off exit 63, at the southwest corner of the Garden State Parkway and Route 72 interchange, and located within a Regional Growth Area of the Pinelands where residential and business development is authorized.
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Roberta was living a full and active life. The 69-year-old from North Carolina was still running her own tax accounting service during the week and singing in the church choir at her Raleigh parish on Sundays. She found her joy in interacting with everyone and hearing their stories, but she wanted something a more.
That's when Tom entered the picture.
Tom was 68-years-old and also living in the Raleigh area. Indeed, he was in the same parish as a Roberta. She located him when doing a Catholic search and decided to send an emotigram "wink" his direction. He "winked" back and they were on their way.
After first checking to see if Roberta was on the parish's social network, Tom invited her to an online chat, which led to some messages back and forth. That, in turn, led to a date for coffee last December. The coffee date led to dinner, trips to the movies and some activities together at the local senior center.
Roberta and Tom found out they shared much more than the same faith and the same parish. They were both active in various ministries and believed in reaching out to others. This past February, Tom proposed marriage and Roberta accepted.
It's the second marriage for them both. Roberta says they found a re-marriage workshop sponsored by the local diocese to be very helpful. They were able to take an online marriage inventory and review with a volunteer couple locally, along with undertaking a series of reflections offered for engaged couples, before their wedding in the Church.
Tom and Roberta were unknowingly following the advice given to all CatholicMatch members recently by Father Tim Sullivan, in preparing themselves to the fullest.
This past September, Tom and Roberta were married and she credits those closest to them for helping make it possible. "The tremendous support we received from our families and friends went a long way to make our path smooth," she told CatholicMatch.
Their lives continue to stay busy. Roberta enjoys the opportunity she has to travel, but she is also grateful to have found someone with whom she can just spend an enjoyable evening watching television.
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We consider Genzyme (GENZ; recent price $65.15) among the most diversified biotechs, with solid core product growth, a promising late-stage pipeline, and a strong financial position of nearly $1.5 billion in cash as of Mar. 31, 2007.
By 2009, we expect the company to have initiated, conducted, or completed 20 pivotal trials that could expand and further diversify its portfolio. We believe that success in just a few of these trials would help the company maintain our projected long-term growth rate of 18%-20% EPS growth.
We expect key new offerings—Mozobil, initially in transplant settings; Tolevamer in hospital-borne C.difficile diarrhea; and Renvela in dialysis indications—to launch within the next two years. In our view, these new products should help Genzyme to further move from sales of its mature flagship product Cerezyme. In the first quarter of 2007, Cerezyme accounted for 32% of total revenues. We expect Cerezyme sales to account for roughly 30% of full-year 2007 sales, down from 35%, 38%, and 42% in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
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In addition, we are encouraged by the planned expansion of Genzyme's nascent oncology platform, acquired in 2004's purchase of ILEX Oncology, and with the proposed $345 million acquisition of Bioenvision (BIVN), subject to necessary approvals, with whom ILEX co-developed leukemia drugs Clolar and Campath.
We believe Genzyme shares are compelling at current levels and our 12-month target price is $80. The stock carries Standard & Poor's highest recommendation of 5 STARS, or strong buy.
Genzyme develops, manufactures, and markets therapeutic and diagnostic products. In its largest segment, Therapeutics, the company's lead product is Cerezyme, an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Gaucher disease, a debilitating genetic disorder causing fatigue, anemia, and bone erosion. In 2006, Cerezyme sales totaled $1.0 billion (up 7% over 2005), representing 35% of total revenue, down from 38% in 2005. As Cerezyme is a mature product, Genzyme is pursuing a next-generation oral therapy for Gaucher disease, which recently yielded positive initial Phase II results.
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Other marketed ERT products include Fabrazyme, which was approved in the U.S. and Europe for the treatment of Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder. Fabrazyme sales were $359 million in 2006, up 18% over 2005. Most recently, Genzyme developed Myozyme, for treating Pompe disease, a rare and often fatal disorder with an estimated worldwide patient population of fewer than 10,000. Myozyme was launched in the U.S. and Europe in mid-2006 and ended the year with more than 550 patients in about 35 countries.
The company's next largest unit, Renal, is led by Renagel, a treatment to reduce elevated serum phosphorus in patients on kidney dialysis. Sales in 2006 rose 23% to $515 million. In April 2007, Genzyme announced positive study data for Renvela, a next-generation form of Renagel, for which a New Drug Application has been filed and is under review by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
We see this field becoming increasingly competitive, as Amgen (AMGN: Buy; $57) recently acquired a midstage development drug that may challenge Renagel/Renvela by 2010. The other key drug in the Renal group is Hectorol, acquired in the 2005 purchase of Bone Care International, which treats secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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The company's Transplantation unit markets Thymoglobulin, approved by the FDA to treat kidney transplant rejection, for which Genzyme has recently announced a major manufacturing expansion to meet expected demand. Its Biosurgery unit markets Synvisc—an injectable biomaterial to treat knee osteoarthritis by improving joint lubrication, whose marketing rights were reacquired from Wyeth (WYE) in 2005—with next-generation, single-injection product Synvisc-One in late-stage development. Other products include oncology drugs Clolar and Campath, acquired with the 2004 purchase of ILEX Oncology.
Total revenues were $3.2 billion in 2006, up 17% from 2005 levels. We project a 16% increase in 2007 revenues to $3.7 billion, and a further 14% advance in 2008 to $4.2 billion. As new products reach commercialization, we expect Genzyme to maintain a comparable sales growth rate in 2009 and 2010. We also believe that the company is positioned to benefit from expanded indications of existing products.
Using 2005 as the base year, we forecast Genzyme's EPS to increase at an annualized rate of 18%-20% through 2009, aided by gross margins near 78% and strong expense controls. Our 2007 and 2008 EPS estimates are $2.74 and $3.24 respectively (including stock option expense).
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In our view, Genzyme's pipeline is among the most robust in the biotechnology industry. We foresee a number of catalysts in 2007 and 2008, from both new products and expanded indications of existing products, spanning all of the company's reporting units.
In the transplantation unit, we expect Phase III data for Mozobil—designed to improve the outcome of stem cell transplant procedures—around mid-year. Mozobil was acquired in 2006 with the purchase of AnorMed. The company has also cited Mozobil as having potential applications in oncology. In the second half of 2007, we expect Phase III results for Tolevamer in C.difficile diarrhea, a hospital-borne illness; news on the progress of single-injection Synvisc-One; and data on Renvela.
We are encouraged by Genzyme's focus on expanding its oncology program. During the first quarter, the company filed with the FDA to expand use of Campath to treat first line B-cell chronic leukemia, and, in May, 2007, announced completion of Phase II trials in multiple sclerosis. Campath is currently approved for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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In May, 2007, Genzyme announced the planned acquisition of Bioenvision, with whom ILEX Oncology co-developed Clolar, for $345 million. We view this proposed acquisition as a sign of Genzyme's confidence for expanded indications for Clolar. At present, Clolar is approved for children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Both Genzyme and Bioenvision had been conducting separate trials for adult treatment, as well as for acute myelogenous leukemia. While there has been vocal dissent by several Bioenvision shareholders over the terms of the transaction, we expect the deal to close and view the pipeline diversification favorably.
In our view, the biotechnology industry is seeing an acceleration in merger-related momentum. We believe this trend will continue, given what we consider to be healthy corporate profit levels and cash reserves, and we see such companies continuing to seek ways to sustain or reignite sales growth.
Historically, large pharmaceutical companies have sought to deploy cash and leverage their cash flows by purchasing smaller companies to bolster slowing product pipelines. In recent years, the leading biotechnology companies have matured and are now generating significant cash flows, enabling them to act more like big pharma in their acquisition strategies.
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Genzyme has largely grown through acquisitions, building around its Therapeutics division, particularly Cerezyme. The company has made five acquisitions since 2004, and recently announced a potential sixth with the Bioenvision deal. This strategy is enabled, in our view, by a focus on operating efficiency, as Genzyme generated nearly $200 million in operating cash flow in the first quarter of 2007, after nearly $900 million in 2006. The company has built a global sales and manufacturing infrastructure, which we believe positions it to achieve sustainable high gross margins.
Another sign that makes us believe the biotech industry is maturing and operating more like pharmaceutical companies is the recent flurry of share repurchase plans announced by leading companies including Amgen and Biogen IDEC (BIIB), in addition to Genzyme. These companies, responding to potentially slowing growth, have chosen to leverage their cash flows to maximize profitability, while still making strategic acquisitions.
We believe that Genzyme is undervalued compared to its peers in our coverage universe. The shares recently traded at a p-e-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.2 times based on our 2007 EPS estimate, compared to the 1.4 times PEG enjoyed by the peer group. In our view, the shares are being discounted in part due to Genzyme's history of dilutive acquisitions, and the number of late-stage pipeline candidates that are nearing, but have not reached, approval. By our analysis, these candidates are not being valued fully on their market potential. We note that the proposed Bioenvision acquisition should be only slightly dilutive to Genzyme's 2007 earnings, and see future acquisitions being financed by the company's internal cash flows and, therefore, less dilutive to earnings.
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Our 12-month target price of $80 represents a p-e multiple of about 29 times our 2007 EPS estimate of $2.74 (and also a PEG of 1.4 times), putting Genzyme in line with the profitable, large-cap biotech peers in our coverage universe.
Our view of Genzyme's corporate governance is mostly favorable. We are encouraged that the company has a largely independent board, with only one inside director, Chief Executive Officer Henri Termeer, and no affiliated outsiders on the board. In addition, the compensation committee is comprised solely of independent outside directors, and all directors with more than one year of service own company stock. We also view the governance policy as transparent, with its guidelines publicly disclosed on the company's Web site.
On the negative side, we see board independence potentially constrained by the CEO's dual role as board chairman. CEO Termeer earned nearly $15 million in compensation in 2006, largely due to stock options. However, we believe that Genzyme's compensation structure is in line with the biotech industry, which typically uses options to attract and retain key personnel. Further, we believe that management has performed well in enlarging the company in recent years.
Risks to our recommendation and target price include clinical or regulatory setbacks to the new product portfolio, and any slowdown in sales growth for key products. We note the inherent risk in the biotechnology industry, as the landscape is increasingly competitive. However, we believe Genzyme has done well in pursuing next-generation versions of key products such as Cerezyme and Renagel.


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Not too interested, and I will wait for the bundled version. I'm in no hurry to play DA2, but I expect it to be a solid game - since that's what Bioware generally do.
I also expect it to be a step down from DA:O - but that doesn't mean it will be a bad game. Just not as good as it could have been.
I could also be wrong, and be pleasantly surprised - but I'm not big on preorders when I'm this uncertain. I also despise the concept of giving people in-game things that others don't get. It's a shady tactic designed to play on the "fear" that you don't get everything unless you preorder.
Give people the COMPLETE experience, no matter when they pay. About the only thing I would be ok with, would be a cheaper price as the ONLY incentive. Oh, and if people really want soundtracks or stuff like that - I have no problem with them charging extra for such crap - as it's not part of the actual game.
All the signs point towards yet another step away from the kind of game I enjoy, and one more step towards the primarily cinematic and streamlined experience that isn't for me.
I don't think Bioware will ever make a downright BAD game, but they'll continue stepping away from intricate mechanics and challenging gameplay, and I don't feel right supporting such a direction. It doesn't help that EA is such a big part of the equation.
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. - A Fremont County man is in stable condition after being shot by a Cañon City police officer and a Fremont County sheriff's deputy.
According to a joint release, the shooting happened around 11:20 Wednesday night.
It started with Fremont County deputies trying to find 46-year-old John Freyta, of Fremont County, who was accused of violating a protection order.
Police said Freyta ran from officers who tried to stop him, heading west on Highway 50. Deputies followed Freyta to the entrance of Skyline Drive. Police said he turned around and began heading east.
Freyta then headed down Tunnel Drive to the parking area at the base of the hiking trail, then to the locked gates at the trailhead.
A Cañon City police officer and a Fremont County sheriff's deputy confronted Freyta, and he was shot three times, police said. He was struck twice in the side and once in the elbow. His injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
Cañon City Police Chief Paul Schultz would not say whether or not Freyta was armed during the confrontation because it's part of an ongoing investigation.
"We didn't say he didn't have a gun and we didn't say he didn't have a weapon, that's under investigation yet. But of course, if an officer feels their life is in danger, they are allowed to defend themselves," said Schultz.
Freyta was airlifted to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. He was last listed in stable condition.
The officer and deputy involved have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation, which is standard practice, officials said. The investigation also will determine whether both officers shot the suspect or just one of them.
It's the first officer-involved shooting in Cañon City and Fremont County in more than a year.
"It's very unfortunate. We wish it wouldn't have happened," said Schultz.
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I've definitely had the winter blahs, but your article reminds me that I'm feeling this way of my own choosing! There are definitely ways that I could cheer myself up and there is no reason why I'm not doing any of them! Thanks for reminding me, Sara, that life is about the choices you make!
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Are you going stir-crazy waiting for spring? Bring on the sunshine, cue the butterflies and give me the sweet scent of hyacinth. I'm done with short days, heating bills, gray skies and cold and flu. I enjoy the four seasons, but sometimes winter is too long. It's not surprising that some people experience the winter blues. Don't bottle your feelings up. Make some positive changes. Here are a few blah-busting tips to help you feel alive. Before you know it, it'll be spring.
GET OUTSIDE: It's way too easy to make excuses for not getting outdoors during winter. A simple walk outside can make a huge difference in how you feel. At the very least, open the blinds and let the light shine through. If you can, plan a vacation during winter to break up the season. Even if it's a drive, get outside and breathe in the air and absorb the light. It's a great time to feed winter birds. If you have snow, look for a place to go snowshoeing, ice-skating or sledding. It's a great season to grab your camera and take some scenic pictures.
EXERCISE: If you're not into winter sports, there are plenty of exercises you can do inside. Try an exercise video for even 20 minutes a day, and I guarantee you'll feel rejuvenated. You have an opportunity to take that spin or yoga class or go swimming. Plenty of time to get in shape before summer.
EAT WELL: Break out the recipes you've been meaning to try. It's the perfect time to enjoy comfort foods, too. Nutritious foods and balanced meals combined with rest and exercise are going to help you feel good. If you don't usually take vitamins, try it. Vitamin D can help.
ADD COLOR: Add colorful decorative accents such as pillows, towels and place mats to freshen and liven up your indoor space. It's amazing what fresh flowers, fruit and tropical plants can do to improve your mood. Colorful candles and reed diffusers with fresh scents can lift your spirits, too.
MUSIC: Curl up with a book and some feel-good music. Is there music you haven't listened to in years? Now is a great time to play it. Sit next to a window. Pamper yourself. Break out the moisturizer to soothe dry skin and simply relax.
WATCH MOVIES OR TELEVISION: Grab a comedy and laugh, or watch programs that focus on the outdoors. Gardening shows can inspire you, and it's not too early to order seeds and get a jump start on your garden with winter sowing. For more information, check out www.wintersown.org.
TAKE A CLASS: If you've been thinking about taking a class like cake decorating, knitting or learning a foreign language, do it. Get out and and interact with other people.
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The winter blues are a killer. Even for us here in Arizona! Although we probably sound like babies because it doesn't snow much out here, we can't wait for it to warm-up. But before we know it, it will be 115 degrees! Is there something called the summer blues? Anyway, you have some excellent tips. I highly recommend taking classes as well. Any classes from aerobics to kickboxing to yoga to art history. It is a great way to socialize, learn and grow.
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I recently started doing some "spring cleaning" thanks to some unseasonably warm weather that hit. Before I could really get into it, another cold snap! Now I'm bummed again.
Stumbled here by way of Frugal Hacks and I've enjoyed reviewing your work. I look forward to future posts!
I'm go ready for spring. Our winters are usually not to harsh, but this year we've have 3 icestorms. Pretty to sit inside and look and tough getting out it. Nothing cures my winter blahs like going to Aldi and getting a three dollar bouquet of fresh flowers.
I'm definitely experiencing the winter blahs! Keeping busy helps, I love browsing the library and I am trying to get the apartment organized and cleaned now, because I won't want to be inside when the weather warms up :).
What a refreshing article. I like the idea about taking a class. Every winter I try to learn one new skill. One year it was crocheting lace, one year it was cross-stitch. This year I have been learning to bake. It really passes the time more quickly and gives you something to look forward to that is also productive.
This article toned down my spring fever a lot!! I've lived in Ohio my whole life and just recently moved to Michigan…not much of a difference with the weather!! I feel like this is the longest winter ever and I'm tired of being cooped up in the house all the time. Your tips have given me a lot of ideas on how to tough out these last few weeks of winter….thank you!! =)


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I tested it - yes, it works.
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