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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Where's Our Panama Canal?
CNN is irrelevant, but in the ugly Time Warner Center, part shopping mall, part unfinished pile of construction equipment arranged to look like two skyscrapers, defacing the view outside Central Park, it's all that matters. In the CNN bubble, it's still vitally important and incredibly influential, even if its most influential moment in the last ten years consisted of two shameless doughy buffoons screaming at each other about gun control.
If America ever goes the way of CNN, then it too will be reduced to some badly designed urban skyscrapers full of important people talking importantly about issues while outside the world has moved on. The disembodied voice in the backlit wilderness cries out that we must invest more in infrastructure. "America built the Panama Canal. They said it couldn't be done and it revolutionized commerce."
But where exactly is our Panama Canal? For that matter, where after years of insane deficit spending is our anything? What infrastructure achievement has the shovel-ready administration managed to achieve? What has it done besides rename a few areas after politically correct figures and set up some monuments to the destructive energies of the left?
In December we learned that the National Park Service had spent $1.5 million to restore the graffiti on an Alcatraz water tower put there by leftist American Indian activists in the 70s. Their manifesto read, "We will purchase said Alcatraz Island for $24 in glass beads and red cloth." But 24 bucks in tourist junk would be a bargain compared to $1.5 million spent during a recession to preserve the sort of leftist idiocy that trolls today leave in comments sections.
That water tower is Obama's Panama Canal. It's as close as we're going to come to it. Either that or one of those light rail schemes that gets funded, but never goes anywhere. These are our expensive monuments to a left that occasionally talks like Stalin, but runs things like Castro, talking incessantly without anything to show for it except a bigger mountain of bureaucracy overhead. This is our CNN government full of commercial breaks and breaking news bulletins, but utterly unaware of its own irrelevance. It can still spend money, but it can't move out of third place.
There is no Panama Canal project in the works. No great plan to revolutionize commerce and transportation. Only a sad failed attempt to get Americans to switch to electric cars which mainly existed as a way of shoving more pork into the orifices of Obama's donors.
China can build things, for better or worse, because it has the manufacturing capacity to get things done. America no longer has manufacturing capacity, it has bureaucracy. China makes products. America makes government. We make government at home and we export it abroad.
If any country wants to know how to make a big expensive and unwieldy government ruled by the threat of someone screaming racism and someone else promising free birth control for perpetual grad students who one day hope to teach other perpetual grad students or perhaps file lawsuits on their behalf, then we can do that. If you want us to teach you how to make things, go look up some of our books from the first half of the last century. They may have something of relevance to offer on the subject. The America of 2013, whose government is in its own CNN tower, does not.
Some states are already falling into the great white collar trench of our new canal that cuts across the country from end to end. California and Rhode Island will probably drown in it before too long. And the others will follow them as refugees will flee to other states, and after putting down their bags, pick up their picket signs and begin to demand more education spending and more affordable housing for the professionally homeless. There will be a thousand new laws a day and then soon enough the last penny will be fought over by an educational administrator with a Master's Degree and a 200K salary and the Director of the Museum of Historically Relevant Graffiti by Transgender Eskimos.
Infrastructure spending is one of those neat industrial age ideas from a time when people had the peculiar idea that you built up an economy by making things. Back then the heathen savages also thought that debt was finite and that productivity was preferable to regulation. Naturally we know better. We, like the disembodied voice on the CNN earpiece, know that when borrowing terms are favorable, then we should borrow as much as possible because Indian leftist graffiti won't preserve itself. And if the borrowing terms should turn bad, then we had better hope that some eccentric Chinese billionaires really have a taste for Alcatraz water towers, the way that American millionaires bought up statues of Lenin after the Soviet Union fell.
Where's our Panama Canal? Carter dumped it. And if we build one today, Obama will dump it too. The flag will be pulled down and children will be taught in schools that its construction was a crime against the indigenous Southern European settlers and Mother Earth. And if they're still using print textbooks by then, there will be a picture of some historically relevant graffiti on a water tower that the State Department paid millions to preserve for posterity.
Over the earpiece, the Ghost of Liberalism Past is urging us to spend more on infrastructure. But where is this infrastructure supposed to go? Most of the traditional power cities of liberalism are bleeding population. Some of them won't even manage to achieve replacement birth rate and that's in a social services system where having five children from five different fathers is a better career move than going to college.
Canals are built by people who want to go somewhere. America of 2013 is not looking to go anywhere. Its quarrelsome election was a referendum between the people who want to steal from others and the people who don't want to be stolen from. The thieves naturally won and they didn't do it just so that money could be used to build some canal somewhere. Or a space shuttle. Or a new transportation system. Or anything at all.
America is a service provider now. It doesn't build anything except office buildings and the steel for those buildings come from China. The cash infusion will keep the bureaucracy going a little longer. It will increase the number of teachers with Master's Degrees teaching students about historical graffiti and the number of social workers reaching out in 99 languages to inform new immigrants that they have the right to food stamps as soon as their feet touch the ground at JFK. It will boost the number of Federal agencies with their own SWAT teams and the amount of arts graduates given grants to recreate historical graffiti on Federal office buildings where regulations are made defining exactly which graffiti qualifies for historical preservation status. What it will not do is help anyone who isn't already the reason that building a great work is as utterly hopeless as teaching a teacher to teach.
Why not make America just like every decrepit urban center choking on debt while worrying about Global Warming? Why not make it like CNN, a formerly innovative news network, now in third place, but determined to put a good face on it by pretending nothing is wrong? The obvious answer is because it won't work, but how do you explain that to people who have already failed and who are trying to cover it up? How do you explain it to people who have destroyed the American economy but hope that if they yell loudly enough about all sorts of things, no one will realize it?
So what's the worst that could happen? President Piers Morgan?
20 comments:
- lemonlimemoon said...
The US handed away the Panama Canal, a very stupid and potentially dangerous act for our security.
And yes, it is their goal to make America decrepit and more level with the third world. They hate exceptionalism with great passion.
- 13/2/13
- IgorR said...
There is obviously a long and complicated history of how the most wonderful country in the world wound up in this sorry state, but the biggest problem today is pretty simple: the country is populated by idiots. Some of them are savages, and others are a little more sophisticated, but trying to reason logically with them is like trying to teach calculus to a cat. They will either stare at you with big round uncomprehending eyes, fall asleep, or walk away.
Of course education by itself is not enough. Millions of degenerate Europeans, some better educated, are not any better because they are, well, degenerate. This country used to be populated by people of a higher moral character, and many of them, especially their leaders were highly educated. You really need both. The genius of the people who helped to get this country into the sorry state it is in was that they understood that you need to destroy the moral character and dumb down the population. The people who are trying to impose the common core curriculum on the country or the CSCOPE curriculum on Texas know it. They are teaching (in secret as much as possible) that Socialism is great, the Christians are cannibals, and Muslims are just great. They are also getting rid of algebra as much as possible.
It also helps to import as many Third Worlders as you can. Ted Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson knew it when they got the original immigration act passed. The Amnesty people know it today.
In any case, the country is so dumbed down now that nothing of substance can be accomplished. One million Ghanans even if they join their efforts together, jump around, and pray to whoever can't launch a single man into space, and as things stand today neither can 300 million Americans.
- 13/2/13
- Gayle said...
The federal money train is going to crash, spectacularly. Math is math. The only variable is timeframe, dependent on the fed's willingness to debase our national currency, and their worldwide support doing so.
The role of the individual American states is to figure out how to survive this crash, and protect their citizens.
A few states have begun thinking about, and working on, the need to have a contingency statewide currency.
I would encourage all readers to inquire of their state legislators as to what their state might be doing in this regard.
Time is of the essence.
- 13/2/13
- Dennis Latham said...
One of the few ideas I've ever sent anyone in government was back in the early 70s, just a few years back from Vietnam and aware of the border troubles. I wrote to Nixon's government and suggested since Panama didn't want us there to bring back the three C program and start a canal from San Diego to Brownsville, Texas along the border. It would provide long term jobs and solve the border crossing problem. The massive job could have been finished by now, and I still believe the benefits would have been incredible. Basically, they told me I was nuts. I figured they said that because what I suggested might actually work, especially if they diverted some of the massive amount they spent on foreign aid. This reminded me of your article. You always make sense, and the progressives would be shocked and attack you because your ideas threaten the welfare state. Whether my idea would have worked or not, at least, it was an idea, which is more than the government comes up with now.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
Soon it won't be the United States that has to worry about border control, it will be the individual states that have to patrol, defend and fence their borders. The US will be defunct, like the Soviet Union. Then the individual states will have to start over, and hopefully some of them will get it right this time, if they aren't first invaded and conquered by China.
- 13/2/13
- Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog said...
Dennis, interesting proposal. Would certainly be spectacular.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
The Rio Grande Canal sounds like a great solution. Jobs, jobs, jobs.
The environmentalists would go bat-fracking crazy over it, though.
- 13/2/13
- IgorR said...
It would be interesting to see some cost/benefit analysis of the Rio Grande Canal.
All other considerations aside, there is an interesting philosophical questions: should the government ever do things like canals or space travel or anything outside of its basic functions? Space travel is tough, because it has a military aspect, but outside of that? Why do we want to trust the stupid government to spend tens of billions on anything?
Now finding a way to clear the path, legally and otherwise, for a private entity to build a canal like that if it can raise enough money, that's something else. Of course with the rates being as low as they are, even that is a tough call, but still would be a lot better than the government doing it.
- 13/2/13
- Empress Trudy said...
Assuming of course that all those programs aren't done by Chinese construction companies hiring illegal Mexicans in the US.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
You lost in me in the dust on this one, Daniel.
Infrastructure: lots and lots of money, giant scissors, ribbon cuttings, media, politicians plans that go absolutely nowhere. Press release, press release, press releas and where I am inner harbor outer harbor, Bass Pro, Adelphia tax incentives for expensive trains to nowhere.
Inner Harbor--as one little kid here said, "You can't call it a beach if there's no sand and you can't go swimming in it."
Panama Canal: Malaria
CNN: Boring. Give me Pravda style TV news as long as it's entertaining.
Word association time for me once again:) I can't relate to these topics without word associations.
Again, I love your articles always but you left me in the dust and soared wayyy over my head.
- 13/2/13
- AG said...
Daniel, What the heck were you doing at CNN??? I'm not sure I am comfortable with my favorite writer hanging out with the Cult of Obama.
And if you were there to be on TV, why didn't you tell us. You have to know none of your fans would just happen to be watching CNN for any reason, and just happen to see you on it.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
It's all about process devoid of substance!
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
shhhhh. he's under deep cover
- 13/2/13
- Elisandra said...
"Its quarrelsome election was a referendum between the people who want to steal from others and the people who don't want to be stolen from."
This is exactly it. I'm one who has absolutely no interest in taking other people's money away from them, and I don't want anyone taking the tiny bit I have away from me.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
My only comment is we are all to blame for the truly sorry state this country is in unless we have been out there on a daily basis fighting against those who have been working on a daily basis to create a CNN government, a welfare dependent nation of fools and a future of slavery to a tyrannical state.
- 13/2/13
- Anonymous said...
Sultan 2 points:
1. There are some bright spots in the economy, companies like Otis and even GE have brought manufacturing back to the USA.
2. Utah has the highest economic growth rate of any state in the country. That's probably because of their low taxes and light regulation. Since coming to office Gov. Gary Herbert has thrown out 15 percent of the state's business regulations.
- 13/2/13
- Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog said...
AG, I was taping something for the conservative Canadian Sun TV using the CNN studio
- 13/2/13
- IgorR said...
What's wrong with going on CNN? What's the point of only preaching to the converted?
- 13/2/13
- MojoDaddy said...
Your animus and disgust over a $1.5M expenditure to restore historic graffiti is understandable, but pointing the finger at the Federal system for the decline in manufacturing is even more preposterous.
Businesses create jobs, period. Over the last 50+ years it was business, not the government, that sent manufacturing jobs to the Third World. It wasn't the oppressive expense born from clean air regulations, union pensions or safer working conditions that pushed GM, Master Lock, GE and countless others to foreign soil. Put simply, paying the the Third World a slave wage to make the cheap "stuff" WE demand is just more profitable than keeping jobs at home. http://tinyurl.com/avhujc4
And, that's not profit to keep the lights on. In 1980, a CEO made 42x what an average blue collar worker did; today, that same CEO makes 380 times the average workers pay. http://tinyurl.com/b998vup
What's really amazing is how you managed to belch out 1,600 angry words -- parenthetically, absent any linked attributions or footnotes -- but couldn't find 50 or 100 words about the pernicious financial waste born from the one manufacturing sector the Feds do support and control -- the military/industrial complex. Where is your outrage on that issue?
- 17/2/13
- Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog said...
Businesses did outsource due to wages, but they also outsourced due to the regulatory climate. The best proof of that is how businesses move from over-regulated states to freer states within the United States.
Environmental overreach is actually closing plants even as we speak. And SWAT teams breaking into Gibson Guitars is the kind of thing that businesses like to avoid.
Environmentalists have worked with their leftist allies to kill American manufacturing jobs. In the process all they have done is outsourced the pollution on a much higher scale to China revealing their own uselessness and hypocrisy.
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The Mississippi River's high water conditions will drastically increase the siltation problems at Louisiana's Southwest Pass, and Congress is being urged to find funding to keep the river clear.
"There is a strong probability that river traffic will be restricted at Southwest Pass in the next several weeks," said Mike Strain, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner. "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has done an excellent job of keeping the river ports open, but shippers who depend on the Mississippi River to move their cargo are worried that the corps does not have the resources to control the enormous amount of silt that is coming down the river in this high water event."
Strain said the corps needs $95 million in emergency funding to dredge the shipping lane.
Strain, who spoke at a June 7 press conference at the Port of New Orleans, was most alarmed that the Associated Branch Pilots, a group of pilots who guide ships on the lower portion of the river, will lower vessel draft levels at Southwest Pass from 45 feet to 43 feet on June 9.
A reduction of a foot of cargo draft can cost a shipper between $500,000 to $1.5 million in revenue.
Captain Mike Lorino of the Associated Branch Pilots said the draft requirement for ships has not been that low for more than 13 years. "It's a sad day for the Mississippi River. This is not a Louisiana issue. It's a national issue."
Lorino said all river shipping could be halted if a ship runs aground and blocks the channel.
"The Mississippi River is America's commercial superhighway," Strain said. "Sixty percent of agricultural production in America goes down the Mississippi River. If the river is not dredged now, the draft level could be reduced to 39 feet by the fall."
Strain supports the passage of the Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) bill, sponsored by Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany of Lafayette.
The bill requires all taxes paid on imported cargo that go into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund be used specifically to maintain America's harbors and waterways, including the mouth of the Mississippi River.
"This issue affects the entire United States economy," Boustany said at the conference. "The Mississippi River is key to Louisiana's economy and the country's economy.
"The chronic problem is that the harbor maintenance tax has been locked up in budgetary games. Less than 35 percent of our top 59 harbors and waterways are maintained to their depth and width specifications."
Currently, the tax generates $1.5 billion annually.
Boustany said passage of the RAMP Act will give the corps complete access to the harbor tax funds and allow full maintenance of the nation's harbor resources.
"It is inconceivable that we don't spend the dollars generated by our shipping industry to keep the channel open to ships," Strain said.
Captain A.J. Gibbs of the Crescent River Port Pilots Association said it will cost twice as much to regain the channel at a future date if the emergency funding is not given to the corps now. "The pilots deal with the dynamics of the river on a day-to-day basis. It's not new. We know that siltation is going to happen and the corps has the expertise to deal with it, but we have a dysfunctional monetary policy in Washington right now."
Some 5,000 ocean-going vessels enter and exit the Mississippi River annually but there are more than 400,000 vessel movements per year between Baton Rouge and the Gulf of Mexico. That number includes ships, barges, tugboats and small vessels.
"It's a tremendous dynamic that most people are not aware of or see on a day-to-day basis, but the siltation is a critical issue that must be addressed now," said Gibbs. "Otherwise, the impact will be long lasting and significant. The costs will be exponentially higher unless the issue is addressed immediately."
Strain said silt accumulation could halt the flow of thousands of tons of international cargo through the river port system. "There will be a ripple effect on our national economy and supply chain if ships can't negotiate the channel."
Strain added, in a typical dredging year, the corps would clear more than 36 million cubic yards of silt from the river. This year, because of the historic flooding levels, more than 60 million cubic yards of sedimentation will need to be dredged from the river to maintain navigation at its optimal level. To illustrate the number: 60 million cubic yards of silt could fill the Superdome more than 12 times.
Strain said it is critical to the nation's economy to find the necessary funding to maintain the Mississippi River and called on his fellow agriculture commissioners and secretaries in other states to work with their congressional delegations to secure the necessary funding for Mississippi River dredging and passage of the RAMP Act.
"President Obama has set a goal of doubling our exports within five years," Strain said. "But unless we keep the Mississippi River clear, that can't happen because our ships will have to be loaded at less than capacity to get those vessels in and out of the river."
Strain will be meeting with his counterparts in mid-June at the Southern State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) conference in North Carolina and will work closely with the southern agriculture commissioners to develop strategies to secure funds for immediate river maintenance.
Debate on the RAMP Act will most likely be heard in August.


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John L. Grogan, Ph.D., 69, of East Stroudsburg, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Jan. 23, 2013, at the VNA Hospice House, East Stroudsburg.
Born in Pittsburgh on Dec. 13, 1943, he was a son to the late Frances and Olive (Hughes) Grogan. John graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in Radnor; Clarion University in Clarion with a bachelor's degree in education; and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh with a master's degree in administration and supervision, and earned his Ph.D., also from the University of Pittsburgh.
John held several administration positions with school districts around the country before obtaining the position of superintendent of schools at the East Stroudsburg Area School District, East Stroudsburg in September 1993. He retired from that position in September 2000. During his retirement, John enjoyed the game of golf.
Preceding him in death in addition to his parents was his wife, the former Sandra A. (Cole) Grogan, who passed away on Sept. 9, 1996, and a brother, Jim Grogan.
He is survived by his son, John P. Grogan and his wife, Bridget, of Pittsburgh; daughters Molly Grogan of Medford, N.J., and Kathryn (Katie) Grogan of Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren, Jordon, Haley and Meghan Grogan and Grace Dreisbach; and a niece, Carrie Freiert and her husband, Jason, of Baltimore.
A prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Jeffrey J. Walsh, pastor of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, East Stroudsburg, officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Cemetery, Prospect St., East Stroudsburg.
A public visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.
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John L. Grogan, Ph.D., 69, of East Stroudsburg, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Jan. 23, 2013, at the VNA Hospice House, East Stroudsburg.


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Tessellated Pavement GCT7VH GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – September 10, 2012
Chasing rainbows might just lead you to one of the most popular geocaches in Tasmania. Tessellated Pavement (GCT7VH) delivers cachers to a geological phenomenon. The rock along the beach has fractured into tile shapes. Snuva hid a geocache near this location in 2006.
The difficulty 1.5, terrain 1.5 traditional cache rests in an area rich with natural beauty and creative names for natural formations, "… less than 10 minute return walk will take you to this natural pavement. Although this pavement doesn't have a cafe, some of the names of rock formations will definitely have you thinking geologists think about food an awful lot!"
Names for other nearby geological sites include "The Devil's Kitchen" and "Tasman's Arch." Geocachers can also explore the Earthcache "Walking on Nature's tiles pavement" at the location.
More than 200 geocachers have logged a smiley on the cache. One cache who logged "Tessellated Pavement" writes, "Truly amazing what nature can do! The kids were so taken by this place they even took photos of the information boards so the can do a project on the pavement." Another geocacher says, "What a simply amazing natural phenomenon. Looks like something man made. Nature even built in steps. And the view… Simply WOW. TFTC."
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Desert Splash - An Off-Road AdventurePosted in Events on March 31, 2014
After the 2013 SEMA show the plan was to head north to pick up some event coverage outside of Las Vegas. But thanks to the big government shutdown, the desert was closed. No, really. But where Big Brother closes a door, it sometimes opens a window and we found ourselves for the first time hitting the trails with the Parker 4 Wheelers in Parker, Arizona. The club has been putting its Desert Splash event for 18 years. Although this is the first time we've joined them, it sure won't be the last.
The event starts on a Friday and runs to Sunday with organized trail runs each day. There is camping for RVs and tents available at the La Paz County Park which sits along the Colorado River. Most of the trail runs stay in Arizona, but a couple of them venture to the other side of the river in California as well. No matter what your taste, there are flavors of trails from mild (a stock four-door JK can do it) to wild (you are better off bringing a buggy or at least a complete lack of regard for sheetmetal). Other highlights include a Friday night car crush and a Saturday night barbeque and raffle. The car crush is cool and everyone is welcome to participate. The barbeque is included in your registration fees, as is a continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. The 2013 Desert Splash you see here was held November 8-10, but check parker4wheelers.net for when the 2014 event will be held if you are interested in attending.


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Ben-Gurion International Airport (TLV)
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) is situated 16 miles (26km) from the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Tel Aviv. It is Israel's busiest airport and the perfect gateway to exploring the ancient history of the region or relaxing on Tel Aviv's fantastic beaches. Passengers might have heard about the heavy security presence at Ben Gurion, and should expect to go through as many as five different security checkpoints before reaching the check-in counter. Stay calm and maintain eye contact with the officials, and these should all go smoothly. It is worth noting that frequent travellers may pay a high price for having an Israeli stamp in their passports. Most countries in the Gulf Region will not allow entry to passengers with Israeli stamps in their passports. The good news is that Israeli immigration officials are friendly and generally will be happy to stamp a piece of paper affixed to passports rather than stamping passports.
The airport is situated 16 miles (26km) southeast of Tel Aviv, and 37 miles (59km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Getting to the city
Trains are the best option for getting into Tel Aviv; they're clean, fast and cheap. Trains run from Level S of Terminal 3 to Tel Aviv Savidor Station and a trip into town takes 20 minutes. Passengers arriving after midnight will have to wait until 3am for the first train of the day. Buses run from the nearby Airport City rather than the airport itself. Passengers can take the free Egged 5 Shuttle from the second floor of arrivals to Airport City.
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Gavaskar urges fans to keep faith in Dhoni's boys
India's woeful performance notwithstanding, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged cricket fans to keep faith in the team.
"The team is in transition as some of the best players in the world have retired a few years back. It is difficult for these youngsters to fill into their big shoes. We need to be a little bit patient with them," Gavaskar said.
"I agree that India has been struggling in the Test format for some time. But look, with those -- some of the best players in the world -- India still lost 0-4 to England and then with an identical margin to Australia in 2011. So, I will not just point a finger on these current players," he said.
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Image: India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (right) walks with coach Duncan Fletcher
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'Moeen had not bowled some extraordinary deliveries'
England off-spinner Moeen Ali tormented the Indians at the Old Trafford with figures of 4/39 in the second innings but Gavaskar refused to buy the line that Indians were no longer the best players of spin.
"Apart from the one delivery which dismissed Virat Kohli, I would not say that Moeen had bowled some extraordinary deliveries or which turned a lot. It was just that the Indians wanted to score runs off him as they were not getting boundaries from the other end from the likes of James Anderson," he said.
"They thought they could score some easy runs from Moeen. If you are not getting runs from one end, you naturally try to get runs from the other. It happens in cricket and players may get out in doing that. That had happened to the Indians.
"One should not generalise things. It is one unfortunate happening that virtually all of the current Indian team members are experiencing their leanest patch," Gavaskar told NDTV.
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Image: Moeen Ali of England celebrates dismissing Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
'Jealousy behind criticism of Indian team'
Gavaskar went to the extent of saying that Indian cricket team gets "unnecessary" criticism due to the fact that the country virtually controls the game due to its financial clout.
"India has now become a cricket team to be picked on. There is a certain element of jealousy here. India now controls the game financially and so people want to bring down the Indian team," he said.
"When India won the second Test at the Lord's, England players were struggling to play short-pitched deliveries. England players were hit on the helmet. The same happened when Mitchell Johnson of Australia bowled in the Ashes. But nobody wrote that England players cannot play short-pitched deliveries.
"So can one conclude that Indians struggled to play spin on the basis of Moeen's performance?
I will criticise the Indian players when needed but I will not also criticise them unnecessarily. They belong to my cricketing fraternity," added Gavaskar.
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Image: Virat Kohli walks back after being dismissed
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
'I will be surprised if the Indian team was not hurt by the Old Trafford defeat'
The former captain also said he would not believe that a commensurate sense of hurt was not felt by the Indian players after the Old Trafford debacle.
"It is a matter of how one accepts a defeat or a win. So it is hard to find out how much they are hurt by the defeat. It is a subjective thing. But I will be surprised if the Indian team was not hurt by the defeat (at Old Trafford)."
Gavaskar also advised the team management and the BCCI to make it compulsory for Indian players to feature in first class cricket if they want to play in Test matches.
"The takeover here for BCCI and team management is to tell the players that if they don't play in first class cricket they won't play in Test cricket," he said.
Image: MS Dhoni
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Reggie Love wrote:Its a very good album. As I said on your other Bitty post, Guillaume, he put in a fantastic performance at the Jazz Cafe here in London last week. I was blown away by how good his voice is live - and he comes across as a humble and funny man too. No wonder Sly and Robbie and yourself enjoy working with him.
jb welda wrote:he sounds pretty forced on that revolution riddim... sounding like a square peg in a round hole if you know what I mean.
jb welda wrote:there is also a 7" deluxe single at ernie b with tracks not on either the cd nor the lp.
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Choo Heung-Sik Named New CIO of Korea Investment Corp
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has appointed Choo Heung-Sik as the new chief investment officer who replaces Lee Dong-ik. Choo was head of reserves management at the Bank of Korea. The Bank of Korea's reserve management group manages around US$ 330 billion. In 2012, during his role at the Bank of Korea, Choo was keen on diversifying Korea's foreign exchange reserves moving capital in a snail-like pace into Chinese debt and equities.
Choo started with the Bank of Korea in 1982 and had a brief stretch at the World Bank.
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"We've known for some time that obesity can cause heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and other potentially life-threatening illnesses," said report author Dr. Marjorie Reese, director of UCLA's Obesity Pathology Clinic. "But the fact that obesity impedes suicide is truly troubling. It appears that the more reason people have to die, the less capable they are of doing so. They are literally trapped in their grotesque, blubbery bodies."
It goes on quite a while, in spectacular detail. Click the link for the full story. Hysterical, and as they usually do, the geniuses at The Onion hit pretty close to home.


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I anchored out from Friday through Monday evening this last weekend in somewhat heavy winds. I was very surprised my anchor held the entire time without dragging. I bought a good strong ¾ rope a couple of years ago that has a metal loop where the anchor chain ties into the rope. When I pulled up the anchor, I noticed the metal loop bent pretty badly and wouldnt hold the rope end in the loop any longer. When I loaded the anchor aboard, the metal loop holder actually fell off and into the water. The rope itself still has the spliced loop intact and unharmed. Can I continue to use the anchor rope without the metal loop holder or will this cause the rope to get eaten up by the chain and Ill lose my anchor next time out? Can I just buy another one of those loop retainers?
See attached photo for an illustration of the loop I'm referring to.


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Stance is proud to welcome John John, Nathan and Ivan Florence to the team.
John John is a household name that the surf community has been familiar
with for quite some time. It always reminded us that the 'kids are alright'
and the future is in good hands. Well that future is here and John John has
come to lay claim to his generational right. His surfing speaks for itself,
embodying a certain innocence and dominance at the same time. JJ has taken
to decimating every heat he surfs as one of the most exciting surfers to
ever hit the World Tour, casually changing the game of surfing as we know
Nathan Florence has a devious grin that is quite telling as to what this
young man has been up to on his lifelong global assault. When not mastering
flips, rushing Teahupoo, or paddling into mountains of water, he enjoys the
art of levitating, seriously, levitating. With a gift for sarcasm, big
brass huevos, and style for miles—the middle brother is on a major come up.
Ivan Florence has been around the world and back, surfed outer reef waves
that would make most men soil themselves, and quietly become an
international heartthrob, most likely landing women twice his age, surfing
waves ten times his height, and living life with reckless abandon—good
thing chicks dig scars.
All three brothers are paving individual paths that we are extremely
pleased to be a part of.
Stance will be releasing the "Triple Threat" signature style for the boys
that will be in stores in later this year.


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Grandma Jackson made a special pillowcase for each of her five grandsons for their birthday this year. Since each of her grandsons had a different interest, she made the body of the pillowcases to match. She also added a bright trim strip on the open end of the pillowcase and embroidered each grandson's name onto the trim. The boys all loved their pillowcases and thought it was the best present ever. Determine the name of each grandson, the topic of their pillowcase, the color of the trim added to the edge of the pillowcase, and the month of each grandson's birthday.
1. Frank didn't get a yellow trim on his pillowcase. Elliot's birthday was in January but he didn't get a pillowcase with a brown trim. Allan didn't get a pillowcase with cowboys.
2. The five grandsons were Joe, the boy got the dinosaurs pillowcase, the boy whose birthday was in March, the boy who got the pillowcase with the brown trim, and Frank.
3. Peter's birthday was one month before the boy who had cowboys on his pillowcase but it was also after the boy who got a red trim.
4. Joe got a green trim on his pillowcase but no trucks. Frank's birthday was not in May.
5. The boy whose birthday was in March got a hockey pillowcase but it wasn't Allan. Joe's birthday was in September.
6. The boy whose birthday was in April got a pillowcase with a blue trim but no dogs.
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It's time for another free download of the month. May is perfect for some Mother's Day printables. I had so many ideas for Mother's Day Printables that I actually started more than one template. In the end I decided I wanted something that was clean and simple but described some of the things my mom is to me.
As an adult child I would say that next to my husband, my mom is my best friend. She is the person I call the most and know is my number one fan. She is the person I look to for advice and counsel and is the kind of mother I hope to someday be. Thus, this printable was done in her honor.
You can find this free printable on my website here.
It was designed to be printed on and 8.5 x 11 size paper and then trimmed to fit into and 8 x 10 frame.
What words would you use to describe your mother? Be sure to check back at the end of the month for another free download that coordinates with my Mother's Day Printables but for Father's Day.


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Harvard will be seeking its best start since the 2000 season against Springfield Monday (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
The Particulars
The Harvard men's volleyball team will wrap up its season-opening seven-match home stand, hosting AVCA Division III No. 1 Springfield Monday evening.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard improved to 5-1 in 2011, equaling the best start since the 2004 season, after downing Stevens Saturday. The 3-0 victory over the Ducks was the first sweep of the season for the Crimson.
Seven Harvard student-athletes recorded a kill against Stevens, led by Matt Jones who tallied 15. Chris Gibbons added nine kills, while Kyle Rehkemper and Nick Madden each slammed home seven.
Jones became the first Harvard player to be credited with 100
points this season for the Crimson after the match against Stevens.
Jones averages 4.6 points per set. Gibbons and Rehkemper follow
behind, each averaging 3.2 points per set.
Scouting The Pride
Springfield, the AVCA Division III No. 1 ranked team, is 3-8 this season. The Pride compete in the EIVA Tait Division.
The Pride is coming off a stunning 3-2 loss to Philadelphia Biblical Saturday. It is the third straight loss for Springfield after falling to Sacred Heart and George Mason.
Alberto Bravo leads the Pride with a 2.76 kills per set average.
Cal Palumbo also averages over two kills per set (2.03). Palumbo
leads Springfield with 39 blocks this season, while Greg Falcone is
second with 36.
Renewing Success
The Crimson will be going for its first 6-1 start since the 2000 season. Harvard finished that season 13-7.
Serving Kings
Harvard is currently tied atop the EIVA statistical standings in service aces per set. The Crimson shares the lead with Rutgers-Newark with each team averaging 1.68 aces per set.
Up Next
The Crimson will be the visiting team for the first time Feb. 18 when it takes the court at St. Francis.


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Trek Conduit+ - 2016
Partake in all the joys of riding a bike without breaking a sweat or ever getting tired! Trek's Conduit+ is the road-angel you've always dreamed about. Trek starts with a Alpha Gold aluminum frame and a comfortable upright riding position, and builds it up with quality components from Shimano and Bontrager for precision shifting. The magic-carpet ride is courtesy of the smooth, powerful and quiet built-in Shimano STEPS electric motor that runs off a rechargeable battery. It's a pedal-assist system, so if you pedal lightly, the range is 40 miles, and you can extend that range to 75 miles by pedaling more! And it takes just four hours to recharge the down tube-mounted battery so you're always ready to roll! The Conduit+ is loaded for urban transportation ease with a kickstand, powerful disc brakes, full-coverage fenders, and even an integrated front light.
|Trek Alpha Gold aluminum, internal cable routing
|Trek Aluminum Disc
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|Shimano STEPS drive motor unit
|Battery Type/Weight
|Shimano STEPS downtube, 418Wh
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|4 hours
|Range on Full Charge
|75 miles
|Bontrager H1
|Bontrager Aluminum
|Bicycle Drivetrain
|Shimano Deore, 10-speed
|Bontrager Tubeless-Ready w/Formula aluminum hubs
|Bontrager H2 Hard-Case Ultimate, 700 x 35c
|Shimano M355 hydraulic disc
|Wellgo track-style aluminum
|Accessories & Extras
|Lync on-board lighting system
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|Matte Trek Black / 17.5-inch
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I love this bike. As a 40-something not entirely fit crumudgeon, this bike makes it easy to get out and go sightsee, or to run to the grocery store for either a loaf of bread or a pile of goods. It comes with a very nice set of components and accessories, and is well set up for commuting with solid rear rack and full fenders (not flimsy, either). Integral lighting is a very nice feature and works well, though the rear lights may be obscured by large panniers. Easy and fun to ride; the assist helps but doesn't do all the work for you. Great way to build fitness and endurance without having to grind your way to a reasonable distance, for those getting back to cycling after years of couch driving.
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Just purchased this bike and love it! Many folks think you can't get a work out on an electric bike but that is not true! You determine how hard you want to work, just the same as when you work out in the gym. The great thing is no fear anymore. I don't have to worry about planning my routes to avoid those particularly nasty hills....now I can go anywhere and actually because of that I ride more. The Trek Conduit+ is perfect for road riding and commuting to the grocery store. Not so good for light trails unless you change the tires and/or add suspension. Love this bike. Love the reflective tires and built in lights. Love the Matte black color. The only thing I might change is the handlebars. The handlebars on the xm 700+ have a bit of a curve to them and I would love to have that on this bike. Other than that, this bike is great. Love the fact that I can travel up to 50-75 miles on this bike on a charged battery.
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I love this bike. The battery adds a dimension to riding beyond just shifting gears. If you're not warmed up, or you're tired, just bump up the battery level. If you're going up a steep hill, you can downshift, and/or you can bump up the battery power (3 settings: ECO, NORM, HIGH). It's important to be in the correct gear to get the most help from the battery. A couple times I entered a steep hill in too high a gear such that I was struggling. To get the most help from the battery, the pedals need to be moving. I no longer fear hills. There are a couple hills that I needed to walk with my comfort hybrid. The position is upright, but more aggressive than my comfort hybrid, and surprisingly more comfortable - noticeably less weight on my seat. One negative, I guess, is that I really feel the bumps. My comfort hybrid has shock absorbers, and this Trek Conduit+ does not. (But, frankly, I like feeling the bumps.) Due to medical issues with my lumbar which have been improved (but not cured) by surgery, I thought my bicycling days were over. It is so much fun to be getting back into it. I love this Trek Conduit+ bike.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
Lose your pets in the greatest city in the world? Furgettabout'em! The economic crisis has hit everyone, but now because of depleted revenue, more lost pets in NYC will be paying with their lives.
The City Department of Health slashed the shelter budget $1.5 million over the last two years. At the start of November NY Animal Care & Control (NYCACC) cut shelter staff, hours and patrols plus shut down their Call Center. This means the city shelters are no longer taking Lost & Found reports for pets that have gone missing or animals that have been found.
Effectively, NYCACC ceased efforts to reunite lost pets that come into the city shelters (or those reported to the shelters) with their families. There is no guarantee even if the pet is wearing a collar with tags, or has a microchip-that the NYCACC will contact the owners to come and pick up their pets. Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals told CBS: "There's a very good chance if their pet is lost, they won't be able to find them."
The city allegedly scans for microchips upon intake, but stopped tracing chips when first discovered. The ID numbers are noted but not researched. Supposedly, owners will only be notified when their chipped pet is re-scanned prior to euthanasia or if someone else is interested in adopting. How do you spell "ABSURD?"
Without the help of a Call Center, finding your lost dog or cat in a NYC shelter becomes a frantic race against time. After 72 hours, sometimes only a measly 48 hours, a dog or cat will be put up for adoption or put to death. Because of overcrowding, there is a strong chance your pet will get sick, which tips the scales toward euthanasia. Meanwhile, more strays will suffer and/or die on the streets because fewer animal control trucks are available.
Even before this drastic change in policy, locating your lost pet in a packed city shelter was a complex maze because incoming pets are taken where there is space, not necessarily where they were found. You could lose your beloved Bichon in Queens or the Bronx but there are no holding facilities in those boroughs; so you must keep checking every cage in the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island shelters. How many New Yorkers know this? Worse yet, how many frantic owners will be able to navigate through the shelter system in time, especially now when no one is answering the phone?
ThisNYC fiasco includes pets lost or found on Long Island as well. It is possible your pet would be picked up as someone is on their way to work and then dropped off at a city shelter. In reverse, pets adopted in the city can get lost again. NYCACC implants microchips before pets are adopted. Some folks do not register these chips. Last week, Babylon Shelter had a Lhasa with one of these unregistered city chips. Now there is no NYACC worker to call to get more information.
Phone match-ups are essential for quick recoveries and keeping easily identifiable dogs out of the shelter altogether, especially when the dog's escape is a fluke because the owners are responsible. For example, the other day someone told a LI shelter that she found a Peke. Before she even brought the dog in, the probable owner walked into the lobby, so the dispatcher handed her the contact number of the finder. This used to happen in the city. Not anymore.
Since the call center closed, NYCACC directs people to file lost and found reports online at the Petharbor. com website. A large problem is that many people misidentify breeds and many of the dogs posted on the AC&C website www.nycacc.org do not have photos. There is NO ONE at the city shelters helping to match these reports to those animals that are at the shelter. It seems the volunteer program mysteriously vaporized around the same time as the staff cuts.
What Can Be Done: First, all pet owners in the metropolitan area need to be alerted to this lack of service. Please spread the word. The shelter system is a great equalizer. Every pet without ID, even Bloomberg's, could fall victim to a lack of time and contact. Now more than ever it is crucial that owners microchip their pets and register their information, making sure pets also wear collars with updated ID tags at all times. There are additional tags that say a pet is microchipped. Hopefully a kind soul will take a pet to a vet to be scanned.
Good Samaritans have a tendency to hold onto found pets for varying amounts of time before turning them in, so lost pets can surface in shelters weeks or months after they vanished. Distraught owners need to remain vigilant and keep up their search.
It doesn't appear that the mayor, Mayor's Alliance, ASPCA (which gave up animal control in NYC years ago because euthanasia was bad press), or the NYCACC director (the eighth one in eight years) are doing anything to bring back the NYCACC Call Center. Animal lovers need to step up to the plate.
Friends who searched for Vivi (the Westminster Whippet lost at JFK in 2006) are at the city shelters everyday. The influx of animals is mind boggling. I met with them to brainstorm strategies. We are reluctant to "use Vivi" as a battle cry because her notoriety distracts from the present predicament. However, a media blitz is essential to get the word out. So far the Daily News (11/11/10) and Channel 11 WPIX (11/15/10) have publicized the lost pets' plight.
In the meantime, please join a new Facebook page "I Lost MyPet" which will hopefully reunite missing pets. Reaching out to other agencies like the American Kennel Club and the microchip companies may help. A celebrity spokesperson could effectively reinforce the message that lost pets are not a lost cause. To some people, a pet is their only family.
Many city departments were hit with budget cuts. According to Newsday 11/19/10, inmates at prisons had their bread ration reduced from eight to six slices a day at a savings of $350,000. Give them three slices, and the savings will more than pay for the shelter Call Center.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631- 643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon… where lost pets stand a much better chance of being reunited, if only someone would come looking… "Gabriel" #93680 is a young Chihuahua angel found as a stray, while "Rocky" #93700 is a one year old Cocker Spaniel, sweet but bewildered because his family moved back to Poland. The shelter is closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Male Dogs: two Beagles; "Sammie" #93703 Pug mix resembling a Brussels Griffon; "Davie" #93520 my favorite Pit boy; brindle Pits-"Dunkin', Duke, Louie". Female Dogs: Pits-"Lydia" 93376 & "Brownie" #93150. Cats: "Mac" C-10; tabby "Clawdius" in the colony; "Charlotte" calico in the lobby. ** Seeking dedicated volunteers at Babylon Shelter, please call Chris Elton at the shelter or email Dr. Pezzanite at email@example.com.


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The Chiefland Rotary Club will host its annual fishing tournament this weekend in Cedar Key. The event begins with a mandatory captains' meeting on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Cedar Key Community Center. Anglers have until weigh-ins at 4 p.m on Saturday to catch the biggest fish.
Recent fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico limit the competition haul to five trout and two redfish total.
First place for biggest trout and biggest redfish can earn up to $500 in prize money.
Nearly 50 boats are expected to participate this year, a similar number to years past. A two-person boat costs $150 with a $50 charge for each additional angler. All proceeds go directly to support the club's community activities.
The event raises money for the club which in turn uses the funds to aid over a dozen organizations including Levy ARC, Toys for Tots and Haven Hospice.
"This is our largest fundraiser all year," said Rotary Seargent-at-arms Mike Michaelis, "Funds are used to give back to the community. It's very important that we do well so we can support our group projects."
The Chiefland Rotary is also looking to invest in a scholarship to send an area special needs child to The Rotary Youth Camp. The club contributed $1,000 in district-designated funds for one of its biggest projects of the year.
"This camp is a life changing event for a child," Michaelis said.
Already the tournament has had one of its best years in soliciting sponsors.
Compared to last year, the club has netted 19 more for the tournament. It was the result of a better effort to approach and involve new sponsors, Michaelis said.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Where Did The 739,000 Fans Go?
If Impact had stolen viewers from Raw with a strong, live show a week ago, looking at the .5 could have lead one to believe that Raw recouped its losses this week. That wasn't the case, however. Impact lost half its viewers and Raw did not pick them up! My question is, where did these fans go?
Unless somebody started the NFL season without telling me, I can't think of a single reason why there would be a 12 percent loss in the total wrestling audience one week (6,106,000-5,267,000). Why such a major overall drop-off?
I'd like to tell you that I know the answer, but I don't. Maybe you have some suggestions you'd like to share. And while you're at it, can you tell me how, coming off such a hot show, Impact managed to lose half its audience? I know it was taped and people have easy access to the results, but that can't explain such a steep decline, can it?
One further note: TNA might have to get used to the possibility that the 739,000 fans who viewed Impact on Monday night is their viewership baseline. Before Impact was slotted on Monday nights, I believed that the 1.2 rating Impact was averaging on Thursday nights was a given, and I'm pretty sure that TNA management felt the same way. Now we can surmise that a good chunk of that Thursday audience was comprised of people who merely like to watch wrestling and were not necessarily TNA loyalists. TNA had a good thing going as the only wrestling show televised on Thursday night. Its audience was consistent in the 1.2/1.3 range and there was no discussion over which shows were taped and which were live.
I know it would be a blow to certain people in the organization with mega egos, but it might be worth TNA considering throwing in the towel on Monday nights. If they need to save face, they can always spin it that they are moving as a service to its fans with Monday Night Football quickly approaching.
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- "Handsome" Dan said...
Is it possible that TNA actually drove away those 739,000 fans from a week ago?
Let me just say, I LOVE the fact that TNA exists and the proverbial "foot in the door" they've got with a prime time slot on a popular cable channel and some significant financial backing.
What I DON'T love about TNA are the people in charge. Just like with WCW, there's an opportunity for something special here but that potential will most likely never be realized because the one's calling the shots are more interested in getting their cut and getting their mug on camera as often as possible in order to set themselves up for their next big payday.
But I digress, some might accuse me of being a TNA "hater" or a WWE "fanboy" and I am NOT. I am a WRESTLING fan. And frankly, wrestling's just not very good right now.
On one channel, you've got mostly over-the-hill guys pimping out pay-per-view worthy main events that feature so-so action with little depth of storyline. Mostly it's "You suck!" "No, you suck!" "That does it, I'm gonna kick your [insert go-to expletive]!" I submit that fans who might be lured by name recognition realize there's just not much going on here and can take it or leave it. Hence, major drop-offs in viewership from week-to-week.
The WWE's viewership is a little more consistent because they're not hot-shotting. They're trying to build a consistent fan base through steady story-telling (which isn't great but it's a little more fluid than what TNA is offering). However, they too, seem to have reached a bit of a plateau because although fans may grow to care a little more about the characters, when it comes time for the action, the grown-ups in the crowd (most of them anyway) realize, this is mostly kid-stuff.
So, to summarize, you can't draw today's fans with "wrestling." That .5 for TNA? THAT'S your "loyal" fanbase. THAT'S your "smartmarks" like yours truly who are going to be there week-in and week-out. The casual viewer, you're going to have to work a little harder to hook. Apparently just throwing together some "rasslin'" matches ain't enough. They'd rather watch (pardon my sacrilege) the "real" thing on UFC.
- April 29, 2010 at 1:26 AM
A lot of people (myself included) thought TNA moving to Mondays would be the thing to kickstart the "boom" again.
Unfortunately, until TNA goes live every week, that'll never happen and this .5 is proof.
Hell, AM Raw did a .44.
It's funny Stu - a friend of mine found the ratings from April 24, 2000 (roughly 10 years ago). RAW did a 7.1 and Nitro did a 3.0, for a total of 10.1.
Now, I know ratings points are worth more now than they were in 2000 - but even if they're doubled now, the Raw/Impact combo is still only 2/3 of what it was 10 years ago.
Yet now, one of Raw's biggest shows of the year is drawing ratings equal to the dying days of Nitro, while Impact (which many people compare to dying WCW) can barely draw 1/3 of that.
A weird phenomenon.
-Louie Dee
Contributing Writer
- May 2, 2010 at 10:49 PM
One thing I forgot to mention - the Impact replay did a .69.
Even if you combine the two ratings and assume that every single Thursday viewer was new, that's still a 1.2 total.
And WWE Superstars still did better (.76).
- May 2, 2010 at 10:52 PM


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Journeys on the Silk Road
A desert explorer, Buddha's secret library, and the unearthing of the world's oldest printed book
By Joyce Morgan and Conrad Walters
When a Chinese monk broke through a hidden door in 1900, he uncovered one of history's greatest literary secrets: a thousand-year-old time capsule of life along the ancient Silk Road. Inside the chamber on the edge of the Gobi Desert, documents were piled from floor to ceiling. The gem among them was the Diamond Sutra of 868 AD, now recognized as the world's oldest printed book.
The sutra, a key Buddhist teaching, was made nearly 600 years before printing transformed European civilization. The book's journey — by camel through treacherous deserts, by boat to London's curious scholars, by train to evade the bombs of World War II — merges an explorer's adventures, political intrigue and continued controversy.
The words of the Diamond Sutra have inspired Jack Kerouac, Aldous Huxley and the Dalai Lama. Its path from East to West has coincided with the growing appeal of Buddhism in the contemporary world. As the Gutenberg Age cedes to the Google Age, the discovery of the Silk Road's greatest treasure is an epic tale of survival, a literary investigation and an evocation of the traveling power of the book.
US publisher: Lyons Press
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Dirt Every Day - Farming with Jeeps Old and NewPosted in News on August 2, 2013
In this episode of Dirt Every Day, 4-Wheel & Off-Road's Tech Editor, Fred Williams straps on his blue denim overalls and heads to the family farm in Pennsylvania to see if a new 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon can work the land as well as an old 1951 Willys CJ-3A.
The 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is definitely a stout off-road vehicle but is it really worthy of the Jeep moniker? The new Rubicon boasts a pair of Dana 44 solid axles, 4:1 low range gearing, electronic differential lockers, sway bar disconnects and even leather seating along with air conditioning. The CJ-3A by contrast rolled off the assembly line with no roof, a fold down windshield that was optional, optional passenger and rear seat, optional spare tire and a PTO (Power Take Off) unit for heavy duty work.
Although both Jeeps share the same basic design of two round headlights separated by a seven slat grille, the 1951 Willys CJ-3A had to make do pulling plows and other heavy farm equipment with a mere 60 horsepower compared to the 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon's 285 horsepower 3.6-liter Pentastar V6. That being said, the well-seasoned pint sized CJ-3A has and always will be a workhorse at heart. The only question then is, does the Rubicon have what it takes to pull its own weight on the Farm?


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NEW ORLEANS - In a major legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has awarded a former veteran employee of E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. (DuPont) $1.29 million in an employment discrimination case filed by the EEOC under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). DuPont, based in Wilmington, Delware, is an international science and chemical company operating in 70 countries with 55,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of more than $20 billion.
Following a two and one-half day trial in EEOC v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. (Civil Action No. 03-1605), the jury awarded plaintiff Laura Barrios $1 million in punitive damages, $200,000 in front pay and $91,000 in back pay. Testifying that she was made to feel like half a person and humiliated and embarrassed, Ms. Barrios, an 18-year employee of Dupont prior to her termination and forced placement on disability retirement, said: "All I wanted was to do my job."
EEOC's lawsuit, filed in June 2003, asserted that DuPont violated the ADA when it illegally required Ms. Barrios, who has severe physical impairments, to take a functional capacity exam (FCE) which was neither job-related nor consistent with business necessity. Moreover, the five to six hour test caused Ms. Barrios severe physical and emotional harm.
The FCE tested her performance of rigorous physical tasks such as climbing, standing for hours on end, lifting more than 20 pounds, straight leg lifts, and overhead work. Although Ms. Barrios passed the test - which indicated that she could adequately perform the essential functions of her position - DuPont used the test results as a pretext to (falsely) declare her as a direct threat to herself and others because DuPont ostensibly believed Ms. Barrios could not safely evacuate the plant in case of an emergency. DuPont then forced Ms. Barrios onto short term disability leave and then total permanent disability retirement which terminated her employment.
"The resolution of this case will benefit DuPont's employees, and it will vindicate the public interest," said EEOC General Counsel Eric Dreiband. "The Commission will continue its aggressive prosecution of claims of disability discrimination so that people with disabilities will be included in the workplace and will be guaranteed equal employment opportunities. The jury's verdict should signal employers that they should abandon paternalistic and discriminatory ideas about people with disabilities. Employers should engage in dialogue with employees with disabilities so that their employees receive effective and reasonable accommodations."
EEOC Regional Attorney Keith Hill, who led the agency's litigation efforts, said: "The evidence we presented to the jury showed Ms. Barrios was qualified, ready, willing and able to perform her job and could safely evacuate the plant, even though she had substantial physical impairments. A goal of the ADA is to dispel myths, fears, and stereotypes related to one's disability. The message the jury sent to employers with this verdict is that disability does not mean inability."
Ms. Barrios, whose impairments severely limit her major life activities, successfully worked for DuPont from 1981 to 1999. During that time, she held positions as a lab operator, lab trainer, and lab clerk, with her most recent position being that of a secretarial employee – a sedentary job which required minimal physical exertion. At all times relevant, Ms. Barrios performed all of the essential functions of her positions, despite having severe scoliosis of the lumbar spine, lumbar disc disease with sciatica, lumbar spinal stenosis with compression neuropathy, neurogenic bladder, cervical spondylosis, previous cervical disc disease with surgical fusion, and reactive depression.
Gregory Juge, Senior Trial Attorney who tried the case for the Commission said, "The one million dollars in punitive damages awarded by the jury sends a message to DuPont and all employers that this type of illegal treatment of employees with disabilities will not be tolerated. We are pleased that the jury was guided by the evidence and their conscience to serve the interest of justice in this case."
As a result of her physical impairments, Ms. Barrios is substantially limited in walking and experiences severe pain on a chronic basis. She walks with a distinct limp and substantially slower than an average person. Her impairments also affect her ability to lift things; for example, she uses two hands to lift a gallon of milk. Despite these physical impairments, Ms. Barrios was able to perform the essential functions of her job.
Nevertheless, in 1996, a DuPont plant physician placed Ms. Barrios on extensive work restrictions, one of which limited her to eight-hour days, even though there was no medical evidence that Ms. Barrios needed such restrictions. Further, in 1997, DuPont changed Ms. Barrios's job position based on false pretense of attempting to accommodate her. Finally, in 1999, Ms. Barrios was required to take the painful functional capacity test which was not related to her job functions and ultimately resulted in her involuntary termination. DuPont received the results of Ms. Barrios's FCE on July 6, 1999, which rated her as capable of "light" work (more demanding than her sedentary job) but noted "significant instability" while walking heel- to-toe carrying a box of weights back and forth on a 100-foot long line. The very same day, DuPont judged that Ms. Barrios could not safely take one step on its premises. On July 7, 1999, the very next day, DuPont permanently banned her from the site. She never worked for DuPont again.
At trial, the terminating official testified that he decided to end Ms. Barrios's employment based on nothing other than the knowledge that she was restricted from walking anywhere on the site. To justify Ms. Barrios's termination, DuPont asserted that she was a "direct threat" because of being incapable of safely evacuating due to her inability to walk. However, DuPont's Human Resources Manager admitted under oath that Ms. Barrios is not a direct threat and is in fact capable of safely evacuating by walking. Noting that "I have really missed my job," Ms. Barrios said: "I tried to prove to them that I could safely evacuate the plant site, but they would not let me prove it. All I wanted was to do my job."
The ADA protects workers from being terminated because of a disability and prohibits any other employment practice which discriminates on the basis of disability. Further information about the Commission is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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Power-Up Arcade Light Switch Plate
Power-up your room
- Replace your light switch with a joystick
- Lights and sounds and pew pew pew
- Go on, press the red buttons
Did you ever dream of living in the arcade when you were a kid? Every morning, you'd eat your cereal on the air hockey table (turned on, of course, so your spoon would float ever so slightly). You'd get in a few rounds of your favorite game before school and when you got home, you and all your friends would mash buttons together. Then you'd go to bed, snuggled up in the ball pit. Hear that? The sound of jingling quarters, bleeping, pew pew pewing, and those words you wouldn't say if Mom's in earshot? That's the sound of pure gamer geek happiness.
Recapture that joy in your own home with the Power-Up Arcade Light Switch Plate. The Power-Up replaces your boring, normal light switch with 100% more pew pew pew! A quick few minutes of screwdriver finagling and you'll have arcade nostalgia on your wall, ready to do your bidding. Press the joystick down to turn your lights on. Push it up to turn them off. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! See those two red buttons? Press them for super fun arcade sound effects. Entering a room has never been more fun.
Super-Easy Installation!
No wiring or electrician skills needed! The Power-Up Arcade Light Switch easily fits over your existing wall switch. Simply remove the two screws on your switch plate then place the Arcade Light Switch over top and secure with the included screws. The Arcade Light Switch is powered by internal AA batteries so no electrical connection is needed.
Be aware that since the Power-Up Arcade Light Switch fits over your existing wall switch, your light switch type needs to be the common switch type. Dimmers, flat switches, etc.. will not work. Oh and Electricity is awesome but dangerous. Take all safety precautions when replacing your switch plate.
Product Specifications
- Turn any light switch into a retro arcade game
- Light the "Power-Up!" sign when you turn your lights on or off
- Press the buttons for arcade sound effects (pew pew!)
- Requires simple tools (screwdriver) to replace your current switch plate
- Material: Plastic
- Required Batteries: 2 AA
- Batteries power the lights and sounds. The light switch function will work with or without batteries.
- Dimensions: 5.5" x 6" x 1.75"


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Related Performance Information
Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts
The Public Trust and Confidence Survey was conducted to determine the current perceptions the public has of the Utah State Court system. Salt Lake City-based Valley Research surveyed 1,201 Utah households June 28 through July 20, 2006, asking 53 questions about the public�s perception, familiarity, experience, confidence, expectations, and performance of the state courts. The survey was funded in part by a $15,000 grant from the State Justice Institute.
- 2012 Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts - PDF
- 2006 Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts - PDF
Judicial Performance Evaluation
Every two years, many attorneys have the opportunity to evaluate Utah judges and court commissioners. They do so by rating the judges and commissioners in several areas. The rating system is a 5-point scale with standards of:
- Excellent
- More than Adequate
- Adequate
- Less than Adequate
- Inadequate
The scores for individual judges are published in the voter information pamphlet before the judge stands for election. The combined scores for the judges of each court level and the court commissioners are provided here.
Juvenile Court Report Card to the Community
When citizens are asked what they would like the juvenile justice system to accomplish, the message is clear. Citizens expect the justice system to further community safety, hold offenders accountable, and protect the constitutional rights of juveniles, while at the same time providing justice to victims. They also expect that juvenile offenders will stop criminal behavior and become responsible and productive citizens.
Taxpayers invest significant resources in the justice system and should expect a sound return on this investment. The purpose of this report card is to provide taxpayers with an update on how Utah�s juvenile justice system is performing. The Juvenile Court has established benchmarks, which are listed in this report, to inform the community on its progress in furthering safety, restoring justice for victims, and reducing the risk of re-offending.
The Juvenile Court can and should be held accountable for its performance on these measures. The highest level of public safety, however, is achieved not only through the sound use of tax dollars, but through public involvement. Working together we can build a safer and more just community.
Ray Wahl
Juvenile Court Administrator
The Utah State Courts mission is to provide the people an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law.


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Can anyone tell me how to do a web interface for a menu whereby when I click
on say a button on the menu, it will expand out to more sub-buttons...something
like an explorer kind of interface.
Basically, what do I need to do? Is ASP enough or do I need some scripting?
And is therew any article on how to create this?


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KDE 4.3: Fewer Radical Changes, More Polish and Refinement
Bling, Widgets, Security, Usability
The last sixteen months have been intense for the KDE desktop. The release of KDE 4.0 brought a user revolt that was only partly subdued by the 4.1 release, and did not completely quiet down until the 4.2 release last January with its emphasis on usability.
Not that the beta is completely lacking in new features. It includes PolicyKit, a tool that goes beyond the traditional GNU/Linux distinction of permissions and the root user to fine-tune how every day accounts access hardware and administrative services.
There are also new data engines such as the geographical locator, and additional settings for using Nepomuk, the system for annotating and locating information, with personal data such as emails and address books. And, going from the earnest to the frivolous, the beta includes a new game called Curse of the Mummy and 70 new levels for Mahjongg.
However, many of these new features will take some time for users to appreciate. The first enhancements that average users will notice will probably be the customization and usability features.
Dynamic desktops, consistency, and new widgets
You do not have to go far to see changes on the desktop. New widgets are now more intelligently placed, so that they are not hidden by windows open in the upper left. The revamped context menu now includes a link to KRunner, a run command tool that, for intermediate and advanced users, can also double (among other things) as a calculator, search tool, and a converter from one unit of measurement to the other. Context menu items to Lock or Leave the desktop are also included.
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For those tired of a static desktop, the KDE 4 series already has the slide show option for wallpaper. Now, in the 4.3 beta, you also have options called Virus and Mandelbrot, which slowly alter the desktop, or Weather, which changes the wallpaper with the weather report.
Another small but useful feature on the desktop is the thumbnail view of folders that appear when you hover the mouse over them. Earlier releases of KDE had the same feature for the panel's task master, so in a sense, this small touch only adds more consistency to the desktop. However, the improvement that it makes to file-management is great enough that most users should quickly appreciate it.
The beta also includes a number of new widgets or applets, including Bubblemon, a graphically-oriented systems monitor, and ktop, the first step in adding access to the KDE community directly to the desktop.
Whether the dream behind the ktop widget of allowing you to contact people with the same hardware or software problems will ever be realized is uncertain, but, meanwhile, the ktop widget itself is a useful tool for those who register on the website of the same name. Still another new applet is Magnifique, a desktop magnifier.
However, the largest change to the desktop since 4.2 is the prominence of keyboard shortcuts. These existed before in many parts of the desktop, but now they are added to Folder View, and to the desktop itself. You can even print out the desktop shortcuts for easy reference. For those who are willing to invest a little time in learning, the general availability of keyboard shortcuts should greatly increase efficiency -- to say nothing of reducing repetitive stress injuries caused by the mouse.
- Skip Ahead
- 1. Bling, Widgets, Security, Usability
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Polymeri Online 27.1.13 | Beautiful canes remains necklace, Free scrap cane tutorial, DIY bracelet tower display, Cats everywhere and Life Savers beads samples
|Helene's Canes Remains Necklace
|Free Scrap Cane Tutorial
|DIY Bracelet Tower
|Polymer Cats
I am still playing, preparing my free demo for CFCF, the LifeSavers beads. Here are some of the photos, the beads are not finished yet, the embroidery stitch is still missing but they look cool like this as well!
|Life Savers Beads
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Man dogs are great. Having a dog is great. Playing with your dog is especially amazingly great. But leaving man's best friend for a whole day at work? Ugh no never HOW CAN WE FIX THIS? Skype, apparently.
It seems that pet owners are increasingly using Skype as a way to check in on and interact with their pets. Which might seem excessive if it wasn't so adorable. Would you sacrifice whatever human dignity comes from not being the idiot talking to a cat on a computer screen to get a little more face time with your favorite pet?


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If you're a fan of Julia Child, it's really worth reading Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, the biography written by Bob Spitz. It covers a lot of territory, starting with her family history and fills in gaps, sharing much more than you'll find in previously written books about her. Because Child was an avid letter writer, there's a lot of source material. But there are also wonderful anecdotes from those who knew her best--from her editor Judith Jones to her TV director Russ Morash and many other colleagues, relatives and friends. It's an entertaining book, and has the kind of "playful romp" feel to it that typified Julia Child as well.
An average student, with a funny voice and not much of a career track, Julia Child found her calling later in life, first in cooking school and later on television. Her story is tremendously romantic, because it was her husband who not only supported her but encouraged her in everything she did. You may be surprised to learn about the causes she supported or the prejudices she held, but it's hard not to admire her and feel even more affection for "Our lady of the ladle" as Time magazine called her.
I've got 3 copies of this massive tome to give away. It clocks in at over 500 pages and over 2 pounds; it's a great read to take to the pool or the beach. I fully expect her risqué humor will have you giggling and her can do attitude will inspire you in your career or perhaps in the kitchen.
Let me know your favorite Julia Child recipe in the comments or a story you have about her for a chance to win. This giveaway ends at midnight PST on May 27, 2013. One entry per person, please. I will draw a winner at random on May 28. Open to US residents only. You must leave a comment and register your email to win. Please note that when you register your comment with your email, only I will see your email.


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Friday, November 29, 2013
Thought for the Day, #68
Gary was one of the early ones to die as a result of unprotected sex that many closeted gays of his era [the 1970s and '80s] had in bathhouses and steambaths. Socially approved homosexual relationships were then not an option.
(From "AIDS progress came only through suffering," Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun, Monday, November 25, 2013, p. A4.)
You can decide for yourself how much society then was to blame for the tragic and useless deaths of tens of thousands of young, talented gay men, who died from AIDS. Who knows how much better off we might be today if they'd lived?
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The following comment was received from Aaron. I've presented his comment in this way in order to eliminate the hyperlink attached to his name.ReplyDelete
I think society has everything to do with how many men and other people died of AIDS in the past, and present. "Society" is this not so benign entity that dictates how everyone should look, behave, be. Our "society" is to blame for a lot of untruths and should be held accountable through the media that spawns this garbage about a lot of things including Aids and the people affected by it.Replies
I couldn't agree more, Aaron.Delete
This past weekend, I read in a "Vancouver Sun" article on AIDS that, in the opinion of a doctor who's spent his entire medical career working with those who have the disease, society has essentially decided people with AIDS, including drug users, prostitutes, the homeless, and homosexuals, are getting what they deserve. So a moral judgment has been brought against them/us, and the funding continues, to this day, to be sorely lacking.
The way I look at it is, in Canada at least, gay marriage may be legal. But the fact that the Canadian government under-funds research in AIDS shows how it feels about those who have been traditionally marginalized. As the doctor points out, it's a very different story when we're talking about such illnesses as breast cancer or heart disease.
Thanks for your interest in my blog and for your comment. I appreciate it.


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Cannabis oil cures her cancer. WATCH (SEE more at cureyourowncancer.org)
Hemp Oil Anti-Inflammatory_Pain Relief_100% Pure_Cold Pressed_High Vegan Omegas 3 & 6_No Fillers or Additives, Therapeutic Grade (16 Ounce)
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Our Premium Full Spectrum Hemp oil has captured the deep, rich, textured flavors of nature in this uniquely designed and flavored hemp oil tincture. There are many uses for hemp oil. It is rich in Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, and good for promoting gene... read more
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Our Pure Hemp Oil Is Made Of Only Natural Ingredients That Offers A Rich And Satisfying Taste. Each 350 mg portion contains 8.7 mg of Hemp Extract. Science Has Shown Improvements Of Wellness and Anxiety Relief. With A Large Dose Of Omega 3 & 6 Essen... read more
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Our Cannabis Sativa Essential Oil is collected by steam distillation of the leaves and flowers of the cannabis sativa plant. The resulting oil contains a potent ratio of some of the most powerful components of the cannabis sativa plant...namely myrc... read more
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Swizz Beatz Interviews Shaquille O'Neal About The Re-release Of His Reebok Sneakers!
Reebok: Project 2013 - Shaq Interview with Swizz Beatz
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DJ Self Tryna Get Hell Rell To Squas Beef With Red Cafe! Plus Freestyle
DJ SELF SQUASHES THE BEEF WITH HELLRELL AND REDCAFE ALSO CONTAINS A CRAZY FREESTYLE. Shout out to Swift
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Bhobbs necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 21 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
Firstime Consulting
A first time white collar federal offender is understandably apprehensive, with misinformed ideas, fears, and myths of federal prisons. Firstime Consulting provides a first time offender with an inclusive overview—from rules and regulations to prison etiquette and culture—of what to expect when one enters the Bureau of Prisons. We take a holistic approach, including the offender's family, preparing them for what it will be like to have a family member in prison. With this knowledge, the first time offender and his/her family will have the tools to more successively navigate the shoals of the federal prison system.
We have a team that includes a former federal inmate, who served a 20 year sentence, and a masters level psychologist who has first hand experience of what it is like to have an incarcerated family member. We are dedicated to improving and empowering inmates and their families to make the most out of a life altering and frightening experience.
We will be using this brochure to market our services to both federal criminal defense attorneys and their clients. These individuals will be primarily male and educated.
We need a marketing brochure with a clean professional look. There is quite a bit of text that we wish to include in the brochure. The design should organize and break the text up into meaningful and digestible blocks. The brochure size should be traditional trifold or 4-fold. Brochure should be vertically oriented, folded, printed on two sides, and on 8.5x11 or 8.5x14.
The brochure will have our contact information. The brochure will not have cliche prison imagery: barbed wire, bars, prisoners, etc. Our stationary is matte, cream, linen; the brochure should coordinate or match. Use of the watermark is encouraged; use of stock images is discouraged.
Attached please find: brochure text, logo (with font files), watermark file, copy of the back of our business card, copy of our stationery, pictures of consultants.


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Curtis Pettaway - Manager, Global Accounts
Professional bio coming soon!
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If you are in need of site selection assistance for an upcoming meeting or event, please contact me by filling out the Express Meeting Request Form below, or by downloading and emailing me the Detailed Meeting Request Form. I look forward to working with you!
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The New Digestive Care Center – Metamorphosis
Digestive Care Center was established by Gastroenterology Associates in 2013 to be the all-encompassing center for all your digestive needs. Growth and change are constant for Gastroenterology Associates because their goal is to provide patients with the highest and most comprehensive quality of service with a caring approach. Gastroenterology Associates have served the community for over 40 years and are proud to be a part of Digestive Care Center. The providers have a long standing history of dealing with digestive disease management, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and preventative health care management. DCC physicians are experts in their field, with access to the most up-to-date procedures and technologies.
Their commitment to your health begins with preventative care and extends through diagnosis and treatment programs.