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PA-23-2012 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Laura Gerald, M.D., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, May 23, 2012: All those waters in Brunswick and Carteret Counties that were temporarily closed will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the May 7, 15, and 18, 2012 temporary closures. GENERAL INFORMATION:
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S.113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 03H . 0103 and 03K .0101. B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the N.C. Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03H .0103. C. This proclamation returns the following areas to normal closure boundaries: all those waters between Southport and the South Carolina State line, to include the Tubbs Inlet area, Shallotte River, and Lockwoods Folly River; Newport River; and Oyster Creek. D. It should be noted that leases closed on or after April 1, 2012, to allow relaying of shellfish from closed areas remain closed. E. These reopenings are due to satisfactory bacteriological sampling results.
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Added to the bike music playlist and this comment from Eddie11229 stands out, in an otherwise standard YouTube hate-filled thread…
if you don't ride fixie obviously you won't F with this song. those who live the fixie life vibe with this shit. this songs pretty dope. haters, go back to your freewheels
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American Red Cross Health & Safety Instructor in Austin, Texas
Job Description:
The mission of the American Red Cross is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. We help increase the preparedness of our communities by offering courses in First Aid, CPR/AED, Babysitter's Training, Lifeguard Training, Certified Nurse Aid Training and other certification courses. American Red Cross Health and Safety instructors are an elite group of professionals who teach valuable lifesaving skills to 12 million people each year in businesses, schools and communities.
This position is located in Austin Metro area to include Travis and Williamson counties. This is a part-time position working Saturday, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday.
Instruction: Teaches Red Cross Health and Safety courses within their current certifications to businesses and to the community. Confirms course at least 3-5 business days before the scheduled course. Must arrive to teaching site a minimum 30 minutes before class is to begin.
Supply Chain/Logistics: Manages all equipment and inventory in their possession. This may include transporting, unloading and setting-up the necessary materials and supplies needed to teach classes and return the materials to the prescribed location. At conclusion of class, is responsible for the cleaning equipment according to established decontamination guidelines and reporting any maintenance issues to the appropriate logistics staff member.
Quality Assurance: Responsible for applying quality assurance and control programs. Integrates quality improvement activities and measures in overall service provision. Ensures that the proper safety measures are in place to protect customers and staff who participate in the training activities.
Resource Management: Responsible for efficient and effective use of resources. Adheres to the financial and registration policy regarding unregistered students in Community classes.
Availability: Submits availability to teach in When to Work monthly and keeps the availability current in the system to meet teaching needs of the territory.
Communications/Reporting: Engages in regular communications with Training Specialist regarding course updates and latest changes to products/services. Actively communicates with Training Schedule Coordinator regarding availability to teach. Submits training activity and other course related records according to standard timelines. Where applicable, training and course-related records must be submitted electronically using the American Red Cross web-based learning center. The instructor is required to use the corporate email account (@Redcross.org) issued to him/her upon hire, for all American Red Cross related correspondence.
Personnel Management: When an instructor's certification is at the level of an Instructor Trainer, they may mentor or coach other instructors as a part of new instructor orientation or during instructor remediation provide supervision to instructors to ensure high quality delivery of services and products.
Additional duties may include the following: Participation during Town Hall Meetings, quarterly In- Service Training, Product updates, training requirement, certification classes and approved development training. In addition instructors may need to perform light logistics such as restocking of equipment. This activity must be approved by Training Specialist.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).Current certification to be an instructor in discipline is desired. Additional training and certification will be provided to qualified candidate after hire through American Red Cross Health & Safety Service courses. Once certified, the instructor must maintain current basic and instructor level certifications for the courses they have been hired to teach.
Experience: Previous experience in education, adult training or service industry preferred. Basic computer and email skills and demonstrated ability to utilize MS Office programs
Comfort and experience in using audio-visual technology (computer/LCD, PowerPoint, etc.) for educational delivery.
Skills and Abilities: Must have strong presentation abilities and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate course material in a clear and understandable manner. Customer service orientation. Ability to teach effectively in an adult learning environment.
Other: Flexible schedule required during the day, evening or weekends.
Travel: Ability to travel regionally 50-75%. Current Driver's License preferred. Access to reliable transportation to training sites.
Essential Functions /Physical Requirements
Depending on work assignment, may require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand, walk and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of up to 20 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information. Overall mobility is essential. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle and working under challenging conditions.
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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30 Rock's Katrina Bowden talks Season Five
You'd be hard pressed to find a hotter woman on TV than Katrina Bowden. As 30 Rock's gorgeous Cerie, she's constantly juxtaposed against the sloppy, food-crazed Liz Lemon as the epitome of young, New York beauty.
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ARROWSMITH (AP) — Authorities in central Illinois say a 24-year-old Chatsworth man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident.
McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling says Lucas Stork died after the ATV crashed late Saturday in rural Arrowsmith, about 20 miles east of Bloomington. An autopsy is planned.
Emergency crews responding to the accident found the ATV and Stork in a ravine. Kimmerling says he was pronounced dead at about 1 a.m. Sunday. Three other people at the scene were not seriously injured.
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As the weather turns cooler, it's time once again to think about your Medicare choices. Unlike the past several years, there are relatively few changes to Medicare rules for 2013. But because your individual plan or your circumstances might be changing, you should still take a close look at your coverage options.
As the weather turns cooler, it's time once again to think about your Medicare choices. Unlike the past several years, there are relatively few changes to Medicare rules for 2013. But because your individual plan or your circumstances might be changing, you should still take a close look at your coverage options.
The major Medicare changes that were part of the health care law remain in place. Like last year, the annual enrollment period is earlier than it used to be: It will run from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, so don't plan to wait until the end of December to make a change.
Prescription drug coverage continues to improve: When people fall into the proverbial doughnut hole, they will continue to receive even better discounts on their prescription drugs than for 2012. Many preventive services are now free for everyone with Medicare.
It's always a good idea to review the coverage you have. If you have a Part D prescription drug plan or a Medicare Advantage plan, you should receive a letter from your plan called an "Annual Notice of Change" that informs you how your plan will be changing next year. Check to see what's happening with premiums and copayments. Take a look at coverage for particular drugs or services. Make sure your doctors, pharmacies, and other providers will still take the plan.
Remember a few key tips:
If you have original Medicare and a supplemental plan (sometimes called Medigap), you don't need to change. Be very careful if you do decide to drop your Medigap plan — you may not be able to get it back later. Each state has its own rules about purchasing Medigap plans. Don't believe any high-pressure sales pitches. Do your homework and make an informed decision. Get help if you need it. The Medicare.gov website lists all the plans in your area. You can call 1-800-MEDICARE for general information and to enroll in a plan. You can also get a referral for your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). Every state has one, and they provide free counseling and advice to everyone with Medicare. If you or someone you know has limited income and resources, you may qualify for additional help. Talk to your local SHIP, or go to the Social Security website: www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp. If you do decide to enroll in a new plan, do it through 1-800-MEDICARE, rather than through the plan itself.
Our nation as a whole will also make a very big choice this November about Medicare and the future of health care. One path is laid out in the health care law that builds on the existing Medicare system. It aims to slow down health care costs over time without pushing new costs onto individuals.
The other path was laid out last spring in the House of Representatives' proposed budget. It would repeal the health care law, including the improvements in Medicare prescription drugs and preventive care coverage. It would also transform Medicare into something very different than we have today, by giving private insurance companies much greater control over seniors' health care coverage. Most experts have concluded this will result in increased out-of-pocket costs for seniors who rely on the program now, and even higher costs for future generations.
Whatever you think of these two paths, we can all agree they are very different. Just as you shouldn't rely on a sales pitch to make a choice about your Medicare plan for next year, you shouldn't rely on the rhetoric from either side when you decide how to cast your vote. Do your research and make up your own mind. Being an informed consumer and an informed voter is the best way to protect yourself for next year, and for years to come.


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JUICE BAR SETTLES IN LA JOLLA — Nekter Juice Bar, which was founded in Costa Mesa in 2010, is opening its first San Diego location in La Jolla at 834 Kline Ave., formerly the home of Extreme Pizza.
Nekter plans to highlight the property by creating a WiFi friendly patio. Nekter La Jolla is projected to open later this month.
ONLINE CHECK-IN PLATFORM OFFERS CHARITABLE EVENT — SpotOn, a digital platform for customer loyalty, announced the launch of its San Diego contest to reach its "150,000th check-in" at more than 300 merchants throughout the county, including some in La Jolla. The 150,000th customer to check in using a SpotOn HotSpot tablet will receive $1,000 in prizes from SpotOn merchants.
Each SpotOn check-in at a San Diego merchant location will warrant a 5-cent donation to The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) of San Diego to support its programs for families, camps, medical equipment, clinics and support groups.
To enter the contest, sign up via tablet or download the mobile app for Android or iPhone. Purchase is necessary to check in. For more information, visit www.spoton.com.
TEACHERS HONORED AT LA JOLLA KARATE — Local teachers were thanked at La Jolla Karate earlier this month in honor of "Teacher Appreciation Week and Respect Month." As part of character development program Powerful Words, students invited their teachers to be honored at the school and watch them perform. Teachers from Bird Rock Elementary, La Jolla Elementary, Gillespie School, Stella Maris Academy, The Children's School and Torrey Pines Elementary turned out.
"Our school teachers are some of the most important people in our community," said La Jolla Karate instructor Billy Borja. "They're educating our future leaders. We think of it as a privilege to have them visit our studio."
SCRIPPS EXPANDS HOSPICE ENDEAVOR — Scripps Health purchased the former San Diego Hospice hospital and eight-acre property in Hillcrest for $16.55 million by offering the highest bid in an auction in federal bankruptcy court downtown. Scripps will use the facility for in-patient hospice care.
Scripps launched its hospice program in February in order to provide options for the patients that had been referred to San Diego Hospice from Scripps. For more information, visit www.scripps.org.
LIFE LINE OFFERS HEALTH SCREENING — La Jolla residents can be screened to reduce their risk of stroke or bone fracture on May 17 at Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church's Life Line Screening at 6551 Soledad Mountain Road. Past participants have discovered life-saving information like blocked arteries, irregular heart rhythms and abdominal aortic aneurysms. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call (800) 697-9721 or visit www.lifeline-screening.com. Packages start at $0. Screenings take 60-90 minutes.


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What excites me, and at the same time, frightens me, is the "battle with oneself involving much labor, intense and sorrowful."
This post gave me autism.
If we are really honest with ourselves, we don't even want to hear any of it, let alone actually do it.
Personally, I find this "desire to walk" existing more on the mental level and less in the heart. I can argue "theology" and be entirely convinced of the Church's teachings and practices in my mind...
I think that sums it up amazingly well. My head knows what it wants to do, I just can't get the rest of me to follow. Of course, that's the problem, I'm trying to get me to do something, instead of letting go and prayerfully letting God take action.
I'm not saying that podvig is some sort of punishment for your sins but it is a slap in the face to yourself that you need to get back in the game.
Well, even despite your busyness, Nicodemus, I'm still wondering why no one else has chimed in with at least some remarks about the introduction or the opening chapter. Can they do nothing without a syllabus? Have they no ideas, questions, or respones to the wisdom of Theophan? Was it something I said?
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Donations Needed For Buck Valley Methodist Church Building
Buck Valley Methodist Church building, built in 1882 and located at the Buck Valley Memorial Cemetery near the Buck Valley Park, is in need of urgent repair. The stone foundation has cracks and needs stone mason work to keep the structure and support of the building. The plaster/tile ceiling must be redone. Windows, doors and more must be restored.
This church building is used for the annual Buck Valley Community Memorial Day service as well as occasional weddings and funerals.
A tax-deductible contribution for the building repair will help keep this landmark building in place for use for many years to come. Please send contribution checks payable to Buck Valley Memorial Cemetery, c/o Mrs. Lee Lashley, Treasurer, 712 Gienger Road, Warfordsburg, PA 17267


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The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, is leading a consortium with the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, McMaster University and Mohawk College in a research effort to link pedagogy with learning outcomes. Researchers will use the Desire2Learn (D2L) learning platform's predictive analytics capabilities to determine the effectiveness of assessment tools on specific subjects and develop a curriculum that results in greater student success.
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Categories: Business, Corporate, Commercial Law
Instructor(s) Frenchick, Grady
IP Issues for Business Lawyers:
(1.) Mergers et al. IP in the New
Technological Age, Revised 4th Ed. The text will be used during the first
1/3 to 1/2 of the semester while the students are researching their
presentation/paper topics; Presentations will be scheduled and given
during the rest of the semester. (2.) IP-related
articles in the business popular press e.g., the Wall Street Journal, TheNew York Times, Newsweek, Time. Recent examples
include stem cells (ethics), eBay (compulsory licensing), Blackberry (patent
entrepreneurs), short term copyright protection for fashions, the Merck
case (experimental use), Glaxo's settlement with the
for $3.4 x 109 (transfer price tax issues for intangible assets),
proprietary/generic drug conflicts, e.g. Bristol-Myersdrug Plavix, F.T.C.
generic drug policy, IP and telecom trade-based issues in the International
Trade Commission, KSR, Seagate, Patent Reform, 1st sale doctrine,
PTO Rulemaking, etc. There are many others. The students find a topic of
their choice in the business popular press, research the IP and business issues
relating thereto, give a presentation to the class, and write a paper in law
review format. (If taking the course for 2 credits, the paper should be 15
pages; if for 3 credits, 25 pages.)
The format permits business lawyer students with interests in copyright,
patent, litigation, antitrust law, tax law, ethics corporate law or trademark
law to take the class. Evaluation: class discussion (10%), presentation
(10%) and paper (80%) (Pass-Fail available). Prerequisite: one of the IP
survey course, basic patent law, patent prosecution, copyright law, trademarks,
licensing, or antitrust law, and an interest in IP business issues.
Questions? Please contact:
Grady J. Frenchick
Patent Attorney
Direct: 608-234-6056
Cell: 608-334-3014
Tel: 608-255-4440
Fax: 608-258-7138


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John Moylan was the son of a successful Irish merchant who immigrated to America along with many of his brothers. He established a textile and clothing business in Lexington, Kentucky in 1792. Moylan also served as a clothier to the Continental Army for numerous years, which eventually led him to close the store. After closing the store Moyland returned to Europe, where he later died in England.
2011MS042 : [identification of item], Moylan ledger, 1792 Jan.-1794 Dec., University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
The Moylan ledger consists of business transactions that took place in Moylan's store during the years, 1792-1794. Each patron had a page that lists items purchased as well as remaining balance owed. In most cases where a balance is owed the ledger indicates the date the balance is due. The writing is faded, but a few of the items still legible are hymn books, stationary, hats, blankets, and wine. Toward the back of the ledger, there are pages pertaining to a voyage to New Orleans; the items he purchased there to resell at his store in Lexington.


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Canary Island Immigration to the Hispanic Caribbean
Manuel Hernández González
The configuration of Canarian migration during the Conquest and colonization of the Spanish Caribbean was significantly influenced by its historic continuity, familial nature (with an elevated presence of women and children), dedication to agriculture, and contribution to the settlement of towns. This migration gave rise to quintessentially rural prototypes, such as the Cuban guajiro, linked to self-sustaining agriculture and tobacco; the Puerto Rican jíbaro, a coffee grower; and the Dominican montero or farmer from Cibao. All of these contributed a great many aspects of their speech, idiosyncrasies, and culture.
The migratory dynamic has evolved since the Conquest and includes such processes as Cuban tobacco colonization, the foundation of townships in Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico (in order to further analyze their adaptation to the economic boom of sugar plantations in Cuba and Puerto Rico), and the uprising of slaves in French Santo Domingo, as well as the cession of the Spanish portion of the island to this country in 1795. This event merits special focus, due to its great transcendence in terms of the signs of identity that emerged during the rebellion of the Canarian vegueros against the monopoly within the Havana context, and the defense of their configuration as a distinct people in San Carlos de Tenerife: processes that explain their response to 19th-century innovations in Cuba and Puerto Rico and to Dominican political avatars, as well as their attitudes toward criollismo and emancipation. Their singularities are reflected in the mass Cuban emigration that took place during the early decades of the 20th century.
Digital Resources: En el Ojo del Huracán, Private Letters from the Caribbean to Spain
Werner Stangl
The early 19th century was a period of intense turmoil and chaos in the Spanish-speaking world: The Napoleonic Wars and French occupation of the Peninsula in the 1800s, independence movements in the Americas, the liberal constitution of Cádiz, Napoleon's defeat, and the reinstallation of the Bourbons in the 1810s, and finally, the second constitutional period, the iron fist of restoration, and the eventual loss of most American possessions between 1821 and 1825. The least affected areas in the midst of this turmoil were the loyalist islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico, metaphorically the "eye of the hurricane." It is within this context that a corpus of some dozen letters, preserved in the Spanish National Archive, were written. They were produced in the circum-Caribbean region—most in Puerto Rico—and addressed mainly to relatives and business partners on the other side of the Atlantic. The letters in question were archived without accompanying documentation, probably seized by authorities loyal to the restoration of the Ancien Régime. As a central element, this digital resource—"En el Ojo del Huracán"—displays these primary sources in an online presentation.
Beyond the historiographic value of the sources, the project explores the differences between traditional and digital edition standards (TEI) for digital letter editions with the aim of showcasing the benefits of implementing the digital paradigm and for different visualizations, functionalities, analysis and incorporation in larger infrastructures.
The History and Science of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean
Sherry Johnson
The Caribbean's most emblematic weather symbol is the hurricane, a large rotating storm that can bring destructive winds, coastal and inland flooding, and torrential rain. A hurricane begins as a tropical depression, an area of low atmospheric pressure that produces clouds and thunderstorms. Hurricane season in the Caribbean runs from June 1 through November 30, although there have been infrequent storms that formed outside these dates. Hurricanes are classified according to their maximum wind speed, and when a tropical system reaches the wind speed of a tropical storm (35 mph), it is given a name. Lists of names, which are rotated periodically, are specific to certain regions. If a named storm is responsible for causing a significant number of deaths or property damage, the name is retired and replaced with another.
Most deaths in a storm came from drowning, from storm surge along the coast or from flooding or mudslides in the interior. Storm-related deaths also occur when structures collapse or when victims are struck by flying debris. One important and underestimated cause of death after the passage of a storm is disease. Even if the destruction is not immediate, the passage of a hurricane can leave significant ecological damage along the coast and in the interior.
Hurricanes can have a devastating effect on a community that takes a direct hit. Repeated hurricane strikes can leave a sense of helplessness and hopelessness, "hurricane fatigue." Conversely, survivors of a disaster are often left with a feeling of confidence that, since they have endured the effects of at least one deadly hurricane, they can do so again.
Until the last half of the 18th century, meteorology remained primitive, but the Age of Enlightenment brought scientific and ideological advances. Major beneficiaries were royal navies whose navigation manuals and nautical charts became increasingly more accurate. In 1821, William C. Redfield established the circular nature of storms and their counterclockwise rotation, while other scientists showed how wind currents within the storms moved upward. Once the coiled structure of hurricanes were established by mid-century, the term "cyclone" was applied, based upon the Greek word for the coils of a snake.
After the mid-19th century, scientists moved from information gathering to attempts to predict hurricane strikes. Technology, in the form of the telegraph, was a key component in creating a forecasting system aided by organizations such as the Colegio de Belén, in Havana, Cuba. Later in the century, governments worldwide created official observation networks in which weather reports were radiotelegraphed from ships at sea to stations on land. The 20th century experienced advances, such as the use of kites and balloons, and the introduction of weather reconnaissance aircraft during World War II. In April 1960, the first satellite was launched to observe weather patterns, and by the early 1980s, ocean buoys and sophisticated radar systems made forecasts increasingly more accurate.
Private Enterprise, Colonialism, and the Atlantic World
L.H. Roper
European empires would have not existed absent private enterprise both licit and illicit. Private traders, in the first instance, sustained colonies by conveying the labor and merchandise that planters required in exchange for the exports that colonies produced. Moreover, those colonies would not have existed in the first place absent private initiatives since European states in the 16th and 17th centuries customarily lacked the administrative and fiscal resources and often the inclination to oversee such projects. Individual or corporate adventurers, though, did possess such resources and inclination; legitimate operators secured government authority for their activities pursuant to charters that drew upon medieval forms and granted extraordinary powers to their recipients. Under the terms of these documents, grantees pursued public purposes—as they would be called today—that their activities entailed in conjunction with their pursuit of profit. The results of this practice included the establishment of colonies that spanned the Atlantic basin from the Madeira Islands to Newfoundland to Brazil; the emergence of colonial leaderships who pursued their own agendas while they ingratiated themselves into trans-Atlantic political cultures; and incessant conflict over territorial and commercial agendas that involved indigenous people as well as Europeans. Other operators did not bother with legitimacy as they pursued smuggling, piracy, and colonizing ventures that also contributed profoundly to imperial expansion. The domestic and international friction generated by these activities ultimately brought increased state involvement in overseas affairs and increased state ability to direct those affairs.
The Spanish Caribbean, 1492–1550
Ida Altman
The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean with three Spanish ships in October 1492 marked the beginning of continuing European contact with the Americas. With his second voyage of 1493 permanent European occupation of the Caribbean began, with enormous consequences for the peoples and ecology of the region. Failing to encounter the wealthy trading societies that Columbus had hoped to find by reaching Asia, Europeans in the Caribbean soon realized that they would have to involve themselves directly in organizing profitable enterprises. Gold mining in the northern islands and pearl fishing in the islands off the coast of Tierra Firme (present-day Venezuela) for some years proved enormously profitable but depended on Spaniards' ability to exploit indigenous labor on a large scale. The imposition of the Spanish encomienda system, which required indigenous communities to provide labor for mining and commercial agriculture, and the large-scale capture and transportation of Native Americans from one locale to another wrought havoc among the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean, resulting in high mortality and flight. Spaniards in the islands soon sought to supplement indigenous labor by importing African slaves who, in the early 16th century, became a significant if not always easily controlled presence in the region.
From the earliest years the Spanish Caribbean was a complex, dynamic, and volatile region characterized by extensive interaction and conflict among diverse groups of people and by rapid economic and institutional development. Although the islands became the launching grounds for subsequent Spanish moves to the nearby mainland, throughout the 16th century and beyond they played a crucial role in sustaining Spain's overseas empire and integrating it into the larger Atlantic system.
US Foreign Policy toward Latin America in the 19th Century
Brian Loveman
U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America in the 19th century initially focused on excluding or limiting the military and economic influence of European powers, territorial expansion, and encouraging American commerce. These objectives were expressed in the No Transfer Principle (1811) and the Monroe Doctrine (1823). American policy was unilateralist (not isolationist); it gradually became more aggressive and interventionist as the idea of Manifest Destiny contributed to wars and military conflicts against indigenous peoples, France, Britain, Spain, and Mexico in the Western Hemisphere. Expansionist sentiments and U.S. domestic politics inspired annexationist impulses and filibuster expeditions to Mexico, Cuba, and parts of Central America. Civil war in the United States put a temporary halt to interventionism and imperial dreams in Latin America. From the 1870s until the end of the century, U.S. policy intensified efforts to establish political and military hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, including periodic naval interventions in the Caribbean and Central America, reaching even to Brazil in the 1890s. By the end of the century Secretary of State Richard Olney added the Olney Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine ("Today the United States is practically sovereign on this continent and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition . . ."), and President Theodore Roosevelt contributed his own corollary in 1904 ("in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of wrongdoing or impotence, to exercise an international police power"). American policy toward Latin America, at the turn of the century, explicitly justified unilateral intervention, military occupation, and transformation of sovereign states into political and economic protectorates in order to defend U.S. economic interests and an expanding concept of national security.


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A winner was selected from 186 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
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Care in Cambodia by Lucy Matthews
Leaving my family and friends at Heathrow Airport was the hardest thing I have ever done. As I boarded the plane alone, I was on an emotional rollercoaster due to the excitement, panic and fear of the unknown I had been feeling for weeks. I had a seven hour wait in Hong Kong, which made me even more nervous as I thought about the adventure that lay ahead of me.
When I finally arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I was met by a Projects Abroad staff member. He welcomed me to this incredible country and explained my next steps while I drank in the scenery around me during our taxi ride. I arrived during 'rush hour' and it was manic! Tuk tuks were everywhere and what seemed like thousands of motorcycles wove in and out of the traffic. Although it was so different from home, it was love at first sight.
My Accommodation and Introduction to Cambodia
When I arrived at my apartment, I was shown around. While I was looking at the Events Board, Chloe (an Australian volunteer) came in from her placement; she became my best friend during my stay. I then started unpacking before I went down for my first dinner of rice, spring rolls, vegetables and chicken. This is where I met the rest of the volunteers.
When I returned to my room to continue unpacking, Chloe knocked on my door to tell me that everyone was going to Sihanoukville at the weekend and she wondered if I wanted to go. As I had promised myself, I threw myself straight in and said 'yes please!'
I had an early night to prepare myself for my induction the next morning. During my induction I was given an overview of Projects Abroad Cambodia and a lesson in Cambodian culture which was very interesting. In the afternoon I was taken to my placement where I met the children and teachers for the first time – it was an emotional afternoon seeing children who lack so many of the things we have back home.
Volunteering in Cambodia
After breakfast, I was picked up at 8am and taken to my placement. I shared the tuk tuk with two other volunteers, Shion (from Japan) and Nicola (from Australia).
As I arrived at my placement I remember thinking "I'm now on my own." However, the teachers and children made me feel welcome instantly. For the first hour or two I was hesitant due to the language barrier. In the information packs you receive about your placement during your induction, many people talk about the language barrier being a problem. However, I learnt that it's only a problem if you make it a problem! Actions speak louder than words, especially if the children are young. The children I worked with were aged 3-6.
A typical day at my placement was arriving at the nursery around 8.40am. I taught an hour of Basic English lessons, where I taught topics such as the alphabet, numbers and colours. The children then had play time where we played on the slide, made toy models and more. Afterwards, the children would watch half an hour of television which could vary from Tom and Jerry or a repetitive DVD of 'Happy birthday'. I would then serve their lunch at about 10.30am which was usually rice and chicken broth and vegetables.
After lunch the children would have 'nap-time'. I would then get picked up at 11am to return to the apartment to have lunch. I would return to nursery around 1:30pm when the children would be waking up or close to waking. I would sometimes spend this time going over English vocabulary with the teachers or they would teach me some origami.
When the children woke up they would have a shower. I would help the children get undressed and dressed, and also comb their hair. Then we would play until the children got picked up at 4pm, which is when I got picked up by Saran, my tuk tuk driver.
My morning lessons were my favourite part of the day. I managed to teach songs such as 'heads, shoulders, knees and toes' as a way of teaching body parts. I also created many posters in my free time at the apartment as gifts to the organisation on my last day.
Travelling in Cambodia
I did quite a bit of travelling when I was in Cambodia – I even went to Thailand for a week with three other volunteers! Whilst I was in Cambodia, I went to Sihanoukville, Siem Reap and Modulkiri.
Sihanoukville is a beautiful sea-side town at the South-West of Cambodia. We went in a big group of 12 and as we went during monsoon season, the rain was heavy but it was still one of my favourite weekends that I had. We took a boat to Bamboo Island where we were able to go snorkelling. At the end of our weekend, a storm erupted so we had a slightly delayed departure back to the mainland.
Another place I visited was the jungle in Modulkiri. I travelled with three other volunteers (Chloe, Nick and Andrea) for four nights. As we arrived we met with a tour guide who previous volunteers had recommended to us and we discussed what we wanted to do while we were there. We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at a beautiful waterfall.
The next day we started in one village in the jungle and spent the day trekking through to our tour guide's village. We then spent the night in a hut in his garden and we slept in hammocks! The final day we spent trekking through the jungle on elephants, which was amazing. We stopped for a couple of hours at a waterfall where we went swimming and washed the elephants.
My final trip, which I saved for last, was the famous Siem Reap. However, as many volunteers had already been I decided to go on my own. Surprisingly, it wasn't a lonely trip. The beauty of travelling alone is you meet so many people. As I arrived in Siem Reap I found a guest house called Shadow of Angkor where the man who showed me my room was also a tuk tuk driver. He took me around the temples the next day and helped me plan my time in Siem Reap.
I visited the Angkor Thom, Ta Phrom and Angkor Wat temples. Although I am not a 'temple-person' they were incredible and definitely a must-see. I also visited the night market where I bought a lot of my Christmas presents.
My Cambodian Experience
I have always been a person who said 'I would never leave home'. However, Cambodia is the most incredible place I have ever travelled to and I am deeply grateful for the experience I had with Projects Abroad. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of my three months away. People often ask me what my favourite part of Cambodia was and my reply is always 'the places I visited, the people I met and mainly the children I cared for.' I cannot wait to return in the near future!
Lucy Matthews
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05 April 2012
France Marriages
In the latest update to the collections available at www.familysearch.org is one that may be very helpful for those with french ancestry. The collection (described below) includes selected marriages from 1546-1924.The collection has been indexed but does not include the actual images. I did a search for the marriage of those with the surname of Cohen hoping to find the record of Moritz Cohen and his wife Sophie Falckenstein. That search yielding a list of over 1,4oo hits, including the marriage of Moritz. By clicking on the link for that entry a more complete transcript becomes available. The record shows Moritz Cohen, born on 3 Mar 1838, married Sophie Falckenstein, who was born on 4 Aug 1845. They were married on 28 Apr 1873 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhim, France. The parents of both parties are listed as well, as is the original microfilm number that the record came from. In this case it was #1740176 which is the Civil Registration of Marriages for Strasbourg.This database could be very valuable for those looking for more information on their families from various parts of France, and would be worth the search.
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Novell Moonlight 2.0 Gets Microsoft's Blessing
Moonlight for all Linux Users
Microsoft and Novell are broadening their three-year-old patent agreement, extending it for the first time to include all users of Moonlight, Novell's open source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight media framework -- regardless of their version of Linux.
As a result of today's expansion of that deal, Moonlight users will enjoy protection under the patent covenant regardless of whether they're using Novell's (NASDAQ: NOVL) Linux distro or another distributor's.
"A really important change in how the community and individuals will see and use Moonlight is a change and extension to the patent covenant that Microsoft provides to Novell and its end users," Brian Goldfarb, director of Web and user experience platforms at Microsoft, told InternetNews.com. "We're now increasing the reach of the agreement -- Microsoft's commitment not to sue Novell or Novell customers now extends to redistributors."
"We're 100 percent supportive of what Novell is doing and that we provide the assurances required for anybody in the ecosystem to have access to use and contribute to the technology," he added. "It's a big step forward in our relationship and a big win for the open source community and a great testament to Microsoft's continued engagement with that audience."
Concerns over the patent covenant and how it could affect usage of open source technologies beyond Novell's user base emerged within weeks of the original 2006 agreement.
"In many ways, this will alleviate the concerns and the few naysayers that we've seen in the community around the limitation of the patent covenant," Goldfarb said.
Moonlight 2.0 debuts
It's a major validation for Novell's Moonlight, which today saw the release of a new version of the software.
Moonlight 2.0 provides open source users with Microsoft Silverlight 2 compatibility as well as some compatibility with Silverlight 3. As part of the Moonlight 2 release, Microsoft is also extending its support by helping Novell to get up to speed for the Moonlight 3 release set for 2010.
"We are deeply committed to the success of Moonlight and having a highly compatible implementation of Silverlight for Linux," Goldfarb said. "That commitment spans more than just words: We provide Novell with tests, specifications and engineering consulting, and we're really ramping that up even more to help accelerate the timelines for future versions of Moonlight."
Version 2 of Moonlight was first previewed in May with a beta release following in August.
There is one catch, however.
- Skip Ahead
- 1. Moonlight for all Linux Users
- 2. Moonlight for all Linux Users


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Siphoning MySpace tunes using Safari
MySpace leaves them free for the taking
When it comes to protecting digital content holders from the hordes of naughty file grabbers, you'll be hard pressed to find a more zealous partner than Apple. So we were surprised to learn that Apple's Safari browser makes it easy to download MP3 files hosted on MySpace that are supposed to be limited to streaming only.
MySpace programmers have taken pains to obfuscate the location of the MP3 file music artists embed into their MySpace profiles. Until now, pirates had to use programs like Ethereal or Burp to divine where a tune was stored. But thanks to a Safari feature called the Activity Window, that cumbersome process is no longer necessary.
We read Dave Shanley's writeup of the technique and were able to replicate the process, although with a few minor modifications.
At the moment, we're huge fans of the Dexateens, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, quintet that plays a gritty, southern-fried psychedelia infused with punk. (So moved are we with their song "Makers Mound" from their most recent album that the sectors of our hard drive where that song is stored have been damn near ground to dust.)
So we were eager to see if we could use the technique to acquire "Lost and Found," a demo that we're pretty sure can't be acquired anywhere else. It took us a little while, but we got it. Here's how:
- Fire up Safari and point it to the Dexateens MySpace profile. "Lost and Found" should start playing.
- Select Activity from the Window menu to show a list of every connection the browser is making. About halfway down the resulting list, you'll see a link that contains the string "musicplayerxml.ashx." In our case, the full string is http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/musicplayerxml.ashx?b=16390798. Double click on it.
- Safari will open that link, but it won't tell you very much without a little prompting. To do this, choose View Source from the view menu. You now have a window that contains lots and lots of links. Finding the link to the demo is as simple as searching for the string "mp3."
- Doing that will reveal the link http://cache09-music02.myspacecdn.com/69/std_532891bc2226eddebd6420a3deee2c33.mp3. Cut it and paste it into your browser and you'll have the MP3 on your desktop in no time.
There are a few caveats. MySpace appears to behave differently depending on your IP address. For instance, if you're in California and put the last link into a browser, you're likely to get an error message indicating you are not authorized to access the file. We got around this by using the Unblock City web proxy.
We were also stymied by QuickTime, which popped up as soon as we were able to access the page. It presented us with a window pimping QuickTime Pro, which we were told is needed to actually download the file. Now, we know there's a way to change settings so QuickTime isn't invoked each time we click on an MP3 link, but we really, really wanted to download this demo. So we simply uninstalled QuickTime.
(We'd be indebted if someone would add a comment below reminding us how the hell to appoint some other player that doesn't try to punt pesky up-sell pop-ups.)
The lesson here is the same one we've heard over and over. Technology designed to limit what can be done with files distributed over the net to millions of people are at best a mere inconvenience. There's no putting the toothpaste back in the tube. Once you release something online, it's pretty much out there forever.
It's also worth noting that it's MySpace that has left the door open here. Safari is just an enabler that makes the hack easier than using a third-party app.
The insecurity doesn't seem to be lost on the Dexateens. The MP3 file containing their demo is encoded at a paltry 96 kbps. Any fan worth his salt is going to want a better sounding version of this song once it becomes available. ®


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Graduation Application
Students can apply for graduation online at the beginning of the semester they intend to graduate. Visit the graduation website and click on Apply for Graduation. Students must observe the application deadline dates: October 1 for Fall graduation, March 1 for Spring graduation, and June 1 for Summer graduation. Applications received after these dates will be processed for the following semester.
Associate Degree and Certificate Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with an associate degree (A.A, A.S., A.A.A., or A.A.S.), certificate, or career studies certificate from the College, students must have
- been admitted to a curriculum (declared a major);
- have completed all curricular requirements as outlined in the College Catalog including receiving a passing grade in all of the coursework and fulfilling the credit hour requirements. The Catalog to be used to determine graduation requirements is the one in effect at the time of the student's admission to a curriculum from which the student is graduating, or any subsequent Catalog of the student's choice from an academic year in which he/she attended NOVA. The Catalog to be used in certifying the student's graduation shall have been in effect no more than seven years prior to the semester of graduation;
- taken at least 25 percent of the credit required in the curriculum at NOVA;
- earned a grade point average of at least 2.00 in courses attempted that are applicable toward graduation in the curriculum;
- applied for graduation online on or before the published dates (No application is necessary for the General Education Certificate);
- resolved all financial obligations to the College and returned all materials, including library books; and
- certificate and career studies certificate candidates enrolled in a program of more than 15 credits must also complete a Student Development (SDV) course even if none is required for a specific curriculum.
Multiple Degrees
Students who wish to earn a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate in addition to any other degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete all requirements of both programs, and the awards must differ in content from one another by at least 25 percent of the credits.
Certificate of Completion
Program administrators may award a certificate of completion for successful completion of a cohesive set of courses for which no standard award (degree, certificate, or career studies certificate) is given. Certificates of completion may be given for completion of credit or noncredit courses. These awards are conferred by program administrators, not by the College, so recipients are not considered College graduates and are not eligible to participate in Commencement. Certificates of completion are not recorded on the student's official transcript.
Posthumous Degrees
Upon request, posthumous degrees may be awarded to students who are in their last semester of study and/or within 15 credits of degree completion at the time of death. The degree award must be approved by the executive vice president for Academic and Student Services. The diploma will bear the notation "Awarded Posthumously."
Issuing of Diplomas
Diplomas are issued at the end of each term after final verification of grades and completion of requirements. Diplomas will be mailed to the address the student entered in his/her online graduation application. Students will receive only one diploma for each degree or certificate earned. For students who complete additional coursework after the awarding of a degree, the cumulative and plan grade point averages (GPAs) will be affected, but not the GPAs entered when the degree was awarded. The updated grades and GPAs will be reflected on the student's transcript but will not have any bearing on the diploma.
The College will reissue diplomas in cases of natural disaster (such as fire or tornado), printing error, or name changes resulting from gender reassignment.
Participation in the Commencement Ceremony
Students are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony if they completed their program requirements during or prior to the current academic year. For the Spring 2017 Commencement this means students who complete program requirements in Spring 2017 or any prior semester may participate. Spring Semester graduation applicants who participate in the Commencement ceremony are not guaranteed the awarding of a degree. Graduation applicants still must successfully complete their program requirements to graduate from NOVA.
Students who have completed only the General Education Certificate are not eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony.


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Distinguished conservationist, Sir David Attenborough, received the John C. Phillips Memorial Medal earlier this week at a special presentation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London.
The John C. Phillips Memorial Medal is IUCN's highest conservation award which has been presented at every General Assembly and IUCN World Conservation Congress since 1963. Awarded in memory of the life and work of Dr John C. Phillips, a pioneer of the conservation movement and specialist in species classification and genetics, it is a symbol of recognition of outstanding service in international conservation.
A British naturalist and broadcaster of world renown, Sir David has reached the masses with his captivating documentaries on natural history, creating awareness of the natural world and its vulnerability. Over the last fifty years, he has inspired generations to protect and conserve our planet.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, known as Kew Gardens, provided the perfect location for the intimate ceremony and celebration to honour Sir David. Founded in 1759, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, Kew Gardens is a world leader in plant science and conservation, as well as a valued Member of IUCN, and a partner organization in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Kew Gardens works to discover and describe the world's plant and fungal diversity; safeguard the world's plant life for our future; promote the sustainable use of plants; and inspire an appreciation of plants and the environment.
The presentation was made by IUCN Councillor and Species Survival Commission Chair, Dr Simon Stuart, representing the IUCN Council, on behalf of the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Sir David had not been able to attend the 2012 Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the announcement of the award had been made, but had sent a moving video message.
"IUCN is an organisation of enormous importance for all of us who care about the natural world. There is no other international organization quite like it, none which is quite so scientifically based, none whose compliments I would value more highly", said Sir David in his acceptance speech to Congress.
Dr Stuart paid tribute to Sir David by saying: "At the event in Kew Gardens, Sir David reflected that he had been extremely fortunate to have been able to spend his life travelling to extraordinary places and working with amazing species, while much of the hard work of conservation was being done by others who often had to spend much of their time sitting behind computer screens. This comment is an indication of Sir David's modesty, which is one of the many reasons why he is held in such high regard in the conservation community worldwide."


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3/28 WrestleMania 26 Live Coverage: Powell's report on Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels, Batista vs. John Cena for the WWE Title, Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon, Chris Jericho vs. Edge for the World Hvt. Championship
Mar 28, 2010 - 10:00 PM
Dot Net Members can look forward to the Dot Net Triple Threat audio recap with Jason Powell, Rich Twilling, and Chris Shore breaking down the entire show. You can listen to all Dot Net Audio on the ad-free version of the site and correspond with other members in the Dot Net Forum for only $5 per month via the Dot Net Members' Signup Page.
Aired live on pay-per-view
Glendale, Ariz. at University of Phoenix Stadium
1. Yoshi Tatsu won a 26-man battle royal. This was the get everyone on the show match an was not shown on the pay-per-view. Thanks to all the readers who passed along the result.
WrestleMania 26
The ring announcer welcomed us to WrestleMania. Jets flew over the open-air stadium... Fantasia performed "America The Beautiful"... A video played on WrestleMania moments and featured shots of the top stars...
Michael Cole introduced the show from ringside and hyped that there were over 70,000 fans in attendance...
Powell's POV: Well, there's our first miss of the night. WWE can still salvage this one by having Jim Ross come out to call the top matches. If nothing else, he has to call Taker vs. Shawn.
During the ring introductions for the opening match, Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Matt Striker checked in from ringside while wearing tuxedos. We also got a shot of the Spanish announce team...
Powell's POV: The stage looks awesome. A real spectacle. Spanish announce team? I think we all know what that means!
1. Big Show and The Miz beat R-Truth and John Morrison for the Unified Tag Titles in 3:25. Cole told us the show is being broadcast in Romania for the first time. The first cool move of the night actually came from Big Show, who performed a fallaway slam on Truth. He went for the Vader Bomb, but Morrison nailed him with a kick that knocked him into the ring. Truth covered Show for an early near fall.
A short time later, Morrison checked in and set up for Starship Pain on The Miz. Show reached inside the ring and pulled Miz out. Morrison went for the move and missed. Moments later, Show made a blind tag and then caught Morrison with a Knockout punch. Show covered Morrison for the pin...
Powell's POV: Quick and painless opener. They dedicated more time to setting up the match than it actually lasted. In our first celebrity sighting, I'm told that former Raw guest host Seth Green is seated behind the announcers.
A video recapped some of the WrestleMania weekend events...
2. Randy Orton defeated Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes in a Triple Threat match in 9:00. Cole mentioned the fathers of all three wrestlers. We'll see if that leads to anything. Orton went on the offensive early. Cody and Ted teamed up to take him down and put the boots to him. A "Randy" chant broke out. Ted taunted the crowd and Orton. Randy made a brief comeback, but Ted cut him off with a clothesline.
At 4:30, Ted went for the cover on Orton. Cody pulled him off and threw him to ringside. Cody hit a move on Orton and went for his own cover, but Ted returned to break it up. They jawed until Ted punched Cody. They rolled outside the ring and fought on the floor. The crowd was silent. "Catfight!" said pay-per-view party attendee Holden Mitchell.
Randy came back and beat up both of his former proteges. Ted, who was bleeding from the forehead, cut off Randy. However, when Cody and Ted tried to climb inside the ring, Randy caught them in a double DDT that popped the crowd. Orton went into Viper Pose. However, Randy's expression changed and he stood up.
Orton looked to the crowd. He backed up and nailed Cody with the punt kick. Ted snuck back inside the ring and went for Dream Street, but Randy dodged it and hit the RKO on DiBiase for the pin. As Orton posed and celebrated in the ring, a circular video screen lowered into the ring and showed his logo...
Powell's POV: I was afraid Orton was developing feelings for Cody for a second there due to his awkward facial expressions. Orton was really over. Cody and Ted? Not so much. I'm happy they went with this finish simply because I'm not digging the feud. This puts Cody out of the picture for a while, so I guess they could still keep Orton vs. Ted alive.
A don't try this at home video was shown...
Backstage, Josh Matthews delivered a big buildup about how he was about to interview one of the most charismatic superstars in WWE history. It turned out to be Vickie Guerrero. He asked Vickie, who was accompanied by her teammates, if that's what she was looking for. She gave Josh the boot and had Jillian Hall enter the picture for a song. Santino stepped in after the other Divas left.
Santino pimped Slim Jim. When he bit into the Slim Jim, Jillian turned into Mae Young, who kissed him. He bit in again and Gene Okerlund was standing there in a dress. The next bite led to Melina. Santino said anything is possible when you snap into a Slim Jim and then walked away with Melina...
Powell's POV: Cute skit. THe Money in the Bank is up next.
3. Jack Swagger won the Money in the Bank ladder match over Kofi Kingston, MVP, Drew McIntyre, Kane, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Christian, and Dolph Ziggler in 13:45. Swagger came out wearing a new red, white, and blue outfit complete with a sparkly robe. He's the new Kurt Angle. Kofi tied his hair into various ponytails. MVP had new ring gear. Kane had a black eye.
Kofi tried to run the ladder early on and slipped. He took the first big bump when Kane powerbomed him onto the ladder. There was a cool visual with one ladder set up in the middle of the ring and then ladders leaning on the ropes on both sides. Swagger pushed one ladder aside and sent Hardy flying. Cool spot. Bourne, who missed a knee press earlier, went for a big move when it looked like he could have reached up and grabbed the briefcase.
Hardy and Bourne ended up on top of the ladder. Bourne took the big bump when Hardy slammed off the top and into the ring. At 8:15, Ziggler was on top of the ladder when Kane knocked him off. Kane grabbed the ladder and threw it at Ziggler, who ducked. The ladder went over the top rope and took a good bounce. A bad bounce would have resulted in some lawsuits as it looked like it easily could have flew into the crowd.
Kane continued the assault on Ziggler and broke a ladder in two while wedging him between it. Kofi took the two ladder pieces and tried to use them as stilts. He got to the center of the ring (you know, because he couldn't have just walked there and then tried to climb them at that point) and hopped up each rung in a fun spot, but McIntyre stopped him.
At 11:00, Hardy set up the ladder made a play for the briefcase, but Kane brought another ladder into the ring. Hardy had to wait for Christian to teeter over to stop him from grabbing the briefcase. Awkward that he had to wait so long. Kane joined Christian and Hardy on top of the two ladders. They sent Kane crashing to the mat. Hardy went for a Twist of Fate on Christian, but Christian turned it into a reverse DDT. Cole still called it a Twist of Fate.
Christian had the briefcase stopped and ready to unhook when Swagger caught up to him and swung the briefcase into Christian's face and knocked him off the ladder. Swagger had trouble unhooking the briefcase. It was obvious he was going to win because no one else was even in the picture. He eventually unhooked it and won the match...
Powell's POV: Fun match, as always. There were some big bumps and Hardy had some noticeable red marks on his back, as I'm sure others do. There were a lot of guys taking breaks at ringside by selling injuries so that there weren't too many guys in the ring together. They had enough big bumps that it seemed didn't seem unusual that so many guys were selling. This wasn't the best MITB ever, but it was a fun match. It's just too bad the final seconds were so anticlimactic. That had to feel like an eternity for Swagger. It's good to see him win even though I'm not crazy about his new Angle look. It's not like Kurt has a copyright on wearing patriotic colors, but Swagger's amateur wrestling background makes it a little too close for comfort.
An Extreme Rules commercial aired...
A Hall of Fame recap video was shown... Howard Finkel introduced the Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The Hart family came out for a bow (Bret Hart wasn't with them) for their father along with the other members of the class...
A video set up Triple H vs. Sheamus...
4. Triple H pinned Sheamus in 12:10. No furry Conan outfit this year. Just green laser lights. Cool look. Cole made millions of people want to vomit when he said some crap about how if ever there was a man made for WrestleMania and if ever WrestleMania made a man it's Triple H. Surprisingly, they didn't close the roof for Sheamus, who may change color in mid-match as a result of the Arizona sun.
Sheamus backed Hunter into a corner early and mouthed off. Hunter applied an early figure four. Sheamus went back on the offense a short time later. He put the boots to Hunter in the corner, backed off, and played to the crowd for heat. He got a lot of boos, and then a Triple H chant broke out.
After a few minutes of Sheamus taking it to Hunter, Triple H came back with a DDT at 7:50. They traded punches and Hunter got the better of the exchange. Hunter hit the high knee and some signature moves. At 9:00, Hunter stood on the second rope and punched Sheamus, who snuck underneath him, took a couple shots to the back and went for "that maneuver" (Celtic Cross) according to Cole.
Hunter avoided the Celtic Cross and the big boot. However, Sheamus hit him with the big boot on the second try and scored a good near fall, though it was obvious that Hunter would kick out as you could clearly see him watching the ref's count. At 11:15, Sheamus clotheslined Hunter on the top rope and then caught him with another kick while standing on the ring apron.
Sheamus picked up Hunter and was setting up for a move when Hunter countered and caught him with a kick to the gut. Hunter hit The Pedigree and scored the pin. The announcers immediately put over the fight that Sheamus showed. "He proved he belongs in the game," Cole said. I don't think he meant that to sound as homoerotic as it did...
Powell's POV: A good match that made Sheamus look strong in defeat. Not a special match by any means, but WWE can continue to tell the story that Sheamus proved himself. By the way, Rey Mysterio vs. C.M. Punk is taking place after the Triple H match? Remember this moment.
A video recapped the Rey Mysterio vs. C.M. Punk feud...
5. Rey Mysterio defeated C.M. Punk (w/Serena, Luke Gallows) in 6:30. If Mysterio loses, he must join the Straight Edge Society. Punk cut a promo on his way to the ring. The usual topics including referring to himself as a savior. Good stuff. Mysterio, who has had some wild looks at WrestleMania over the years, wore a powder blue mask with a long braided ponytail. Cole said it's based on the movie "Avatar."
Punk has G.I. Joe trunks and boots with his own name on the back. Nice. Serena and Gallows circled opposite sides of the ring. Gallows slammed his hands on the mat to distract Mysterio, which allowed Punk to take the early advantage. Mysterio came back with a springboard move off the ropes a couple minute later, but Punk caught him with a power slam. Cool move.
The wrestlers traded offense. Mysterio had his first real flurry and went for another springboard only to be caught in GTS position, but he fought out of it at 5:00. Mysterio went up top for a splash and missed when Punk moved. The crowd was really hot for Rey's offense. Punk hit a high knee in the corner.
Mysterio came back and had Punk in position for the 619. However, Serena climbed onto the ring apron and covered Punk, so Mysterio stopped. He went to run the ropes, but Gallows stood up and blocked him. Punk recovered and went for the GTS, but Rey avoided it and rammed him into Gallows and knocked him off the ring apron. Rey followed up with a springboard splash for the win...
Powell's POV: Really fun while it lasted, but my concern over how much time they'd get was justified. They should have given these two at least five more minutes. The crowd was really into Mysterio and were happy with the result, but it felt like the match was just getting started. There hasn't been a bad match yet, but no major WrestleMania moments either.
A graphic hyped Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon. An excellent video package with Bret career highlights and recent footage of his saga with Vince was shown...
Powell's POV: Just a reminder that Rich Twilling is covering the show live, and Chris Shore is blogging about the show right now if you're looking for different perspectives.
6. Bret Hart defeated Vince McMahon in a no holds barred match in 11:05. Bret came out wearing a t-shirt, long jean shorts, and a leather jacket, so no old school pink and black. Too bad. Sure, it's a street fight, but many of us were looking forward to seeing Bret in the old gear. Vince wore the usual black shirt and black jeans and flexed when he walked onto the stage with a mic in hand.
Vince stood on the stage and delivered a brief promo. He recalled promising Bret "a WrestleMania sized screwing" on Raw. He said he bought himself a bunch of lumberjacks. Vince said Bret screwed Bret, Vince screwed Bret, and now the entire Hart family will screw Bret. The Hart Dynasty and Bret's siblings came out as Vince's lumberjacks.
Cole tried to act disgusted and said Vince will stop at nothing to humiliate Bret. Cole rewrote history by claiming Hart's contract was going to expire, which led to the Montreal Screwjob. Bruce Hart entered the ring and removed his dress shirt to reveal a referee shirt. Bret took the mic and questioned whether the family actually agreed to this.
Bret said if there's one thing he knows about the Hart family, it's that they all got paid up front. Bret said it's a double cross because the Hart family is united. He said this will be remembered as the night that Bret screwed Vince. The live crowd gave a small cheer after the promo and the bell finally rang.
Vince rolled out of the ring and tried to run away early. The Hart Dynasty members took their shots at him along with some of the siblings. Tyson Kidd went up to the top rope and hit the Hart Attack clothesline on Vince, whose head hit hard on the mat. They finally rolled Vince back inside the ring, where Bret went to work with basic moves.
Vince ended up back at ringside at 3:20. He rolled under the ring momentarily and emerged with a tire iron. The Hart family backed away as if Vince had pulled out a nuclear weapon. Ugh. Vince headed back to the ring and swung the tire iron at Bret and missed. Bret got the tire iron and used it as a weapon on Vince. The crowd was really flat. The family made more noise at ringside by slamming the mat than the fans were.
That all changed when Bret set up for the Sharpshooter. However, he stopped short of applying the hold. He grabbed the tire iron from one of his family members at ringside and hit Vince with it a couple more times. He spread Vince's legs and kicked him in the gut several times.
David Hart Smith slid a chair inside the ring. Bret set up the chair and sat down in the ring. He looked at Bruce and gave the "timeout" sign. When Vince stood up, Bret hit him with repeated chairshots to the back. Vince rolled over and Bret continued to hit him. Striker said it was 13 chairshots for 13 years of frustration.
Bret jabbed the chair into Vince's lower back at 10:10. Bret continued to use the mangled chair as a weapon while Vince writhed in pain on the mat. Bret set up for the Sharpshooter again. The Harts slammed their hands on the mat around ringside and the fans cheered once he finally applied the hold. Vince tapped out immediately...
Powell's POV: Wow, that was boring. It was a big letdown for me even though I didn't have high hopes going in. Vince took a hell of a beating with the chair (and I'm sure Bret enjoyed dishing it out), but I just don't care about the Hart siblings and they added nothing to the match. It was nice to see the Hart Dynasty, but it was easy to see the doubles cross coming as soon as Vince introduced the family. Lame. I guess the silver lining is this could lead to the Hart Dynasty being featured a little more prominently if the idea is that Vince is out to screw them now. He needs to say he's keeping them around to torment them or else the whole thing looks stupid because Vince should just fire them on the spot from a storyline standpoint.
A video hyped WrestleMania 27 for Atlanta, Ga... Justin Roberts announced the attendance as 72,219...
A video recapped the Edge vs. Chris Jericho feud...
7. Chris Jericho defeated Edge to retain the World Hvt. Championship in 15:45. Roberts handled the in-ring introductions for the championship match. "I hope a Canadian wins," read one fan sign. Meanwhile, someone else held up a "USA" sign. Striker delivered some lame line about both men being goal oriented superstars. Cole said they've won 55 titles combined.
The crowd was really flat during the first five minutes. Jericho took a bump off the ring and intentionally slammed his face off the announcers' table. Edge dove at him on the floor and then hit a facebuster in the ring for a near fall that no one bought into at 6:25. There was a small pop when Jericho hit an offensive move a short time later.
Jericho went for a Codebreaker, but Edge blocked it. Edge went for the spear and the crowd was into it, but Jericho avoided it and applied the Walls of Jericho a short time later. Edge countered with a small package for a near fall. Jericho came back a short time later, but Edge cut him off with an Impaler for a decent near fall. The crowd started to show some signs of life for the first time since the Vince vs. Bret yawner.
At 11:00, Jericho actually went for the spear, but Edge caught him with a boot to the face. Edge set up in the corner for a spear of his own, but Jericho must have heard the crowd chanting "spear" as he turned it into a Codebreaker. Jericho covered Edge, who kicked out at two.
At 12:30, Jericho kicked the back of Edge's leg as the announcers put over the way he was targeting the Achilles. Edge hobbled on one leg. Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho again. Edge nearly reached the ropes, but Edge pulled him back into the center of the ring and wrenched only on the bad leg.
Edge finally reached the ropes at 14:00. Jericho tried to pull him back to the middle of the ring, but Edge caught him in a pinning situation for a great near fall. Jericho bailed to ringside and grabbed his belt to leave, but Edge stopped him. The referee took an elbow to the head and was bumped. Jericho hit Edge with the belt and got a near fall when the referee recovered.
Edge stood up at 15:40 and hopped on one leg. Jericho hit the Codebreaker and scored the clean pin to retain the championship. After the match, Jericho tried to go after Edge's injured leg again, but Edge fought back and put him on the Spanish announce table. Yes! Edge went to the other table, ran at Jericho, and speared him into the timekeeper's table. "Spear, spear, spear," Cole yelled.
Powell's POV: Damn good match and just what the show needed after the Bret vs. Vince snoozer. This is the type of big clean win that Jericho needed to regain credibility as a champion with the casual fans. It was too soon for Edge to win the title, and now there's a need for another chapter of their saga. My only complaint is that the Spanish announcers' table is still in one piece.
Highlights aired of the 26-man battle royal that opened the show with Yoshi Tatsu eliminating Zack Ryder to get the win...
Powell's POV: The crowd is finally hot again, but now WWE is going to bring them down with the Divas. Ugh. Here's your buffer match. It may have been necessary if the crowd wasn't killed by Vince vs. Bret.
8. Vickie Guerrero, Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, and Alicia Fox defeated Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Eve Torres, and Kelly Kelly in a 10-Diva tag in 3:20. Vickie had real ring gear that read, "Excuse Me" across the front. Not a fan of that. Sure, it's funny, but it also makes it seem like she's aware that it's her gimmick rather than something her character says naturally. Yeah, I'm thinking too hard.
After Vickie took a beating, Mickie tagged in and hit a tornado DDT on Michelle McCool. At one point, McCool hit a Styles Clash. Kelly sold it forever and kept lying there while the other Divas worked around her. This was just a setup for Vickie going up top and hitting a frog splash on Kelly. Vickie covered her and the ref counted to two, but stopped the count because Kelly's shoulder wasn't down. Vickie was confused but covered her again for the win. Vickie did the Eddie Guerrero shimmy as her celebration...
Powell's POV: Cole told us it wouldn't be WrestleMania without the smart, sexy, and powerful Divas. Really, I could have done without that. It was nice to see Mickie do more than stand there, as that means she's on the road to recovery from her recent surgery. This didn't add much to the show and was only a little shorter than the opening tag title match. It was an appropriately timed Divas match given the way WWE doesn't care about the division, but I'm still surprised the tag title match was so short.
A video recapped the Batista vs. John Cena buildup... Batista had a basic entrance. A group of Airmen walked onto the stage and twirled guns. It was really cool, yet I could hear the groans from across the country for Cena playing the military card again. It was just a movie, John. Again, though, very cool display by the Airmen.
Powell's POV: Both men received mixed reactions. A group of fans in the first five rows held up "Cena Sucks" letter. Meanwhile, a single fan topped it with a "Batista likes Fish Sticks" sign. For those who have no clue, find that episode of "South Park." There's also a "Norway hates Cena," and an "It's still real to me dammit" sign.
9. John Cena defeated Batista to win the WWE Championship in 13:30. Batista went after Cena's neck early on. Cena went for an Attitude Adjustment, but Batista countered with a DDT. It looked like Cena took a bad bump and he acted hurt, but they may have just been playing into the story that bad things happen to Cena whenever he gets in the ring with Batista.
They traded punches around 6:00 and the crowd did the "Yeah" for Batista and "Boo" for Cena. The latter had his share of fans, but he had more haters than usual. Cena went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Batista caught him coming off the ropes and hit a spinebuster. A short time later, Cena applied the STF, but Batista reached the ropes to break the hold. Batista came right back with a spear for a near fall.
Cena and Batista ended up fighting on the second rope. Cena got the better of it and sent Batista crashing into the ring. Cena hit a fist drop for a near fall. Batista right back with a Batista Bomb for a great near fall that really popped the crowd. Batista went for his finisher again, but Cena avoided it. They jockeyed for position and Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment, but Batista kicked out at 12:00. The fans popped even bigger for that near fall.
Cena went up top and jumped at Batista, who caught him and turned it into an awkward slam. Batista picked up Cena for his finisher, but Cena slipped away and turned it into the STF. Batista eventually tapped out. Cena was all smiles afterward as he celebrated with the title belt. He eventually headed to the floor at ringside and posed right in front of a group of the haters. Very funny...
Powell's POV: A really fun match. Good work from both men, but the live crowd really made it special with their excitement over the near falls. Both title matches were good, but they didn't do so much that Undertaker and Shawn Michaels won't be able to top them in the main event. This is going to be awesome.
10. Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels in a no DQ, no countout match in 24:00. The ring announcer stressed that the only way to win the match was by pinfall or submission. Pretty standard entrance for Shawn. Taker got the laser show treatment. It was circular lights around the center of the stage and then he rose from underneath the stage in a new long jacket with a hood. Very cool. Charles Robinson is the referee. No Jim Ross. What a crock.
Taker and Shawn stood face to face in the center of the ring. The announcers got quiet to let the crowd tell the story. Shawn did the Taker throat slash hand gesture in a really cool moment. Taker acted really pissed and then charged Shawn when the bell rang to start the match. Taker hit Snake Eyes within the first minute of the match and followed up a short time later by going Old School.
Lawler told the story that Taker appeared to injury his knee while going for a chokeslam early. Taker sold the knee and Shawn worked it over. At 5:45, Shawn applied the figure four. Taker lied back and the ref counted one. Taker sat up and glared at Shawn. He did the same sit up routine two more times and rolled it over to put the pressure on Shawn the third time. A great wide shot of the arena was shown that really captured how big the building is.
Shawn kipped up at 8:00, but it was right into Taker's hand. Taker chokeslammed him for the first good near fall of the match. Moments later, Shawn applied the ankle lock. At 10:30, Shawn went for an Asai moonsault onto Taker on the floor, but Taker caught him and turned it into a Tombstone piledriver on the floor. The trainer ran over to tend to Shawn, but Taker shoved him away and rolled Shawn inside the ring where he got another near fall.
At 12:30, Taker went for the Last Ride. Shawn held onto Taker's face and turned it into a facebuster for another near fall. The announcers were confused by what happened because the camera angle was poor, but they quickly replayed it. Shawn followed up with a top rope elbow attempt, but Taker put his knees up.
Taker caught Shawn in the Devil's Gate submission hold. Shawn flipped over and turned it into a pining situation for a great near fall. Taker was bleeding from the arm and the blood got on Shawn's arm.
At 14:20, Shawn hit Sweet Chin Music. Taker kicked out at the last possible moment for a gem of a near fall. Shawn went to the corner and tuned up the band. He went for the kick while Taker was on his knees, but Taker caught his leg. Taker hit the Last Ride and Shawn kicked out at the last moment. Great emotion from the crowd for the near falls.
Taker threw Shawn to ringside at 16:00. Taker took apart the Cole and company's table. He picked up Shawn and tried to perform the Last Ride onto it, but Shawn slipped away and hit Sweet Chin Music, which left Taker lying on the table. Shawn went to the top rope and performed a moonsault that caught Taker's legs more than his body and the table collapsed. Taker clutched the leg that Shawn had been working over in pain.
At 19:00, they rolled back inside the ring. Shawn hit Sweet Chin Music at 19:30 for another great near fall. Shawn showed frustration. The majority of the fans were on their feet for that one. Shawn tuned up the band again, but Taker caught his foot. Taker chokeslammed Shawn. He clutched his knee in pain rather than going for the cover.
Taker picked up Shawn at 21:20, and hit the Tombstone Piledriver and placed Shawn's arms across his chest while covering him. Shawn kicked out. "What do I have to do," Taker said after Shawn kicked out. Awesome.
Taker stood in the middle of the ring and took his straps down. He was about to do the throat slash gesture, but he stopped. Shawn struggled to get to his knees. Taker told him to stay down. Shawn made the throat slash gesture again. Taker looked shocked. Shawn slapped Taker across the face. Taker scooped him up and left his feet while performing a great Tombstone piledriver for the 1-2-3. "Shawn Michaels' career is over," Cole said.
Cole said the 18-0 WrestleMania streak remains intact. "But at what cost?" he asked. The middle screen on the stage read "18-0" and fireworks exploded on the stage.
A few minutes had passed and Shawn still hadn't moved in the middle of the ring. Taker picked up Shawn and leaned him against the ropes. He said something to him that ended with "you son of a bitch." Taker shook Shawn's hand and then hugged him as the crowd cheered. Taker left the ring to give Shawn his moment.
The fans changed "HBK" and then "Thank you, Shawn." Lawler said this might be the ultimate WrestleMania moment. Shut up and it will be. Shawn knelt down in the middle of the ring as the fans continued to cheer. He thanked the fans with tears in his eyes. He rolled to ringside and shook hands with the fans near the entrance ramp.
"I've been driving my kids nuts for three weeks," Michaels yelled to a fan. He stopped halfway up the ramp and took a look around the building. He stopped a shook the hand of a fan who was right next to some tool with a "This match sponsored by the AARP" sign.
Once HBK made it to the stage, Shawn knelt down and put his hands in the air. He waved to the fans and then headed backstage. The show went off the air without the usual recap video...
Powell's POV: Phenomenal main event. Very disappointed to see Shawn go, but happy that he's going out on his own terms. I was really hoping for one more year from Shawn and a career vs. career match. Of course, it's wrestling, so I won't be surprised at all if Shawn returns for another big match or two. Monday's Raw should be sensational. I'm happy they didn't go with the Hunter turn. I'll have a ton to say about the overall show in tonight's Dot Net Triple Threat audio, which is available exclusively to Dot Net Members. You can get in on the fun for only $5 per month via the Dot Net Members' Signup Page.
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TheRedQueen wrote:I originally thought modest, but then I was caught up by the flashy. However, I seem to be coming back around to the less-flashy...that's Inara's gig.
The shiny stuff caught my eye, and I couldn't look away! But I think I'm settling on navy blue.
adoptanapbt wrote:Bwooahaha! One of my co-worker's ordered a $49 collar after I told her to go to collarmania.com....
Do I get a commission or a finder's fee of any kind? Also, does this mean I have to order a collar, too, since my co-worker's dog will now outshine mine?
call2arms wrote:I got my cousin the Collarmania site as well as the Ella's lead one as well as to some people at work. There should definitely be some sort of compensation...
I sad to say that Jessie actually got chafing from her satin lining collar, so she can't wear it all the time. She might need a leather one because of that, dammit.
dlynne1123 wrote:Ok, not a fashion consultant myself, so questions on what looks good on red dogs???
One red, red nose and white and one red with black nose and eye liner.....
I'm obsessed with camo colors of green and tan but i'm seeing all kinds of ideas! Not so much into flashy but natural colors but I want something 1 1/2 to 2" wide so the designs can show...
Oh, and their both girls but I like to call them tomboys so nothing extremely girly....
I do like the flowers and paisleys.....and the leaves too.....too much to choose from!
Any ideas??
airwalk wrote:On my two red dogs oranges and pinks are stunning...Scooter has the Burgundy metallic leather for his Sunday going to meeting collar with green embroidery and it looks amazing. I also like Greens and navy's on red dogs...but Red is very stunning too!
Good luck!
iluvk9 wrote:I just ordered a blue one with yellow lettering for my new red Golden Retriever. PBT helped me with the colors. I was going to get the green, but then this cosmic blue showed up and I chose that. (His name is Astro.)
amazincc wrote:We just got THE cutest little Sophie collar in the mail!!!
Mick was very disappointed that it only fits on his front leg...
I can't wait to see Sophie in it, and post pics.
Thanks, Alyssa and Lisa... Jessica was absolutely thrilled!
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