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Joined: 03 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:13 pm
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This is The Internets.
Frivolous comments or opinions without proper and well documented facts, BY EXPERTS, will not be tolerated.
Do you accept
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:07 pm
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Best to move on and find something positive to be a part of instead of this twisted vision of self importance. He can't help himself, it's in the DNA. Even this single post is too much feeding of his ego and for no other reason is a waste of everybody's time. Best to just ignore him. Bob T.
Bauer said you seemed like a nice guy in person.
What happened on your way to the forum?
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:16 pm
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Perhaps, isobars is forgetting the not too distant past where he played a big part affecting thombiz's take on him. Sadly, he wasn't the first, and he won't be the last to come to the same type of conclusion.
Moving back to topic, I'm solidly with U2U2U2 about thombiz. When it comes down to making things and sharing it in fine detail, he's topflight. Few offer that kind of contribution here, and I appreciate it. Similarly, I've always found interest in U2U2U2 commitment to mult-fin concepts. Also, in all the multi-fin modifications that he has done and presented, he always adds an artistic statement with his graphics.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:14 pm
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Bauer said you seemed like a nice guy in person.
What happened on your way to the forum?
Some people just rub me the wrong way! I don't like graffitti taggers. I don't like people who ask questions incessantly. I don't like whiners and complainers. I don't like people who constantly make everything about themselves and their dilemma. I don't like people who have to have the last word no matter what. I say it's blue-green, you say it's aqua, I say it's teal, you say it's blue green. Who gives a shit. I don't like you. If we can avoid each other the rest of the world is a happier place.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:37 pm
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damel wrote:
Please keep it positive
Mr. Mike wrote: "To bring this unrealistic lovefest back to reality ... several of those already nominated wage baseless personal attacks, claim that only their WSing technique and equipment are acceptable and tell those with other opinions to Shut Up, hijack threads very often, troll, lie, and/or commit several other egregious behaviors. Exempting them from full appraisal gives them credence they may not deserve, to the detriment of observers learning opportunities. Maybe unintentionally, youre implying their occasional civility transcends their misbehavior and renders their opinions correct regardless of facts and opinions offered by others. Regarding those behaviors as acceptable, especially in light of the list I posted in the etiquette thread, will only drive the forum further into the toilet."
Another thread, not about him, turned into one about him, by him. Sigh. . .
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:04 pm
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I don't like people who constantly make everything about themselves ... last words ... I don't like you. If we can avoid each other ...
Easy from this end, nobody makes you look at my posts, and if you pay attention you'll notice that it's almost always personal snipers like you've become, not I, who turn threads towards me.
But why your stream of baseless personal attacks? Do you really want lurkers and the other decent people here to associate you with the attack dog mentality so prominent here? Are you incapable of concentrating on the intended message rather than obsessing about the messenger? If you don't like incessant questions, why do you stab yourself in the eyes by participating in a forum so heavily oriented to answering questions? And if you hate seeing discussions of complex multifaceted issues, why are you involved in such a complex sport and a forum on same with so many facets?
Your honesty is a good trait, IMO, but why offset it with personal character assassinations? Letting your dislike of my stubborn behavior excuse or prompt your even worse behavior doesn't say much about the thickness of your "nice guy" veneer.
You ask, "Who gives a shit" [about nuances]? For starters, the OP who asked the question about them and the observer trying to learn about them, that's who. Nobody's going to learn squat about gear or technique if all you want them to see is one side of any gear or technique issue, and if you don't want to see any more discussions about footstraps and big boards, persuade John not to keep bringing those issues up by saying they're the only way to windsurf.
Should we stop discussing certain details or topics just because you don't want to read about them? The 40%-60% of threads that don't interest me I just
, and I don't attack people personally without proof, cause, and relevant purpose. Is that too much to ask of others such as yourself?
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:13 pm
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This is a great forum that has helped all of us improve our windsurfing experience. The winter off season seems to be making us all go crazy resulting in some negative and unproductive post. Please add your own list of posters you feel deserve to make a top 10 list and feel free to elaborate.
There are many more I could add but would like to hear what other people have to say. Please keep it positive there are plenty of post out there right now where you can be negative. Lets try to get back on track.
What the hell happened people. Take a look at the ikitesurf forum there is far less of this bs going around. I am done with this forum there is way to much useless text from personal arguments, rants and what the hell do US politics have to do with getting into the straps. Signing off- damel
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:31 pm
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Its really just one guy. I admit to biting some of his lures sometimes when they float by because its hard not to. And it is kind of entertaining...but it gets to be a bit predictable and not too friendly. I prefer friendly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:09 pm
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You're right windoggie, it's really only one guy mucking up the works. Hopefully damel will continue to participate and not let this difficult character spoil things for him here.
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:26 pm
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Please no longer state that I said I called you a liar. I NEVER said that.
You call for me to back up my statements with facts... (facts are simple facts are straight, facts help twist the truth around.. David Byrne, talking Heads, remain in Silence album).. sorry I wander.
Dude... I don't want a war.
I had been warned to just let it go. In my mistaken optimism I truly thought tht maybe if I confronted you here (I have also been warned to not do as I am doing now) it might help your "internet situation"... I really, really intended no harm and did not know it was quite like it really is, I was hoping and thinking MAYBE I could Affect a possitive shift, because it was someone you knew, so maybe you could pin a face on the poster.... boy was I wrong.
I knew I was taking a big risk, but I'm a cocky bastard.... just like you.
My biggest regret is that I brought strife on my other sialing "compadres" and brought this hole friggin mess up... where??? an internet forum. I look to these places for fun, and maybe a little info. The forum is not my life.
Funny thing is, and it really is funny when you think about this, is... generally I never read your posts caus' I don't want to connect the internet posts from the Isobars that I consider (or did consider) my friend, with you Mike..... however
I accidentally read a post from a guy who was asking about sailing in the Pugit Sound... your response was.. (basically, paraphrasing)... "dude, Seattle and the Pugit sound sucks.. bite the bullett and drive to the Gorge where the real sailing is. Why would you comment on sailing in the Sound ??? I just don't get it. Respond to posts that you have direct input on.. NOT damn near ALL of them. If I lived in Seattle I might want catch a sesh without driving 3 1/2 hours... I clearly just dont get your drift on nearly anything, though others may.
So... this is my final response to you in any way, be it on this forum or in person EVER at Rosey, or anywhree else. PLEASE, PLEASE don't make the other Rosey regulars suffer for my mistake of assuming some hope in this situation (you all know who you are)... see you shorty... I really miss you dudes.
Lets just call it a truce... I never speak to you EVER again or acknowledge you exist in ANY way, and Vise versa.... Deal??
Have a nice life Mike.
Thanks again to all my friends and I am TRULY sorry for all the turmoil,
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Big Rapids, Mich. - A total of six Ferris State University men's and women's cross country student-athletes have been named to the 2012 United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region Team for their efforts in leading their respective Bulldog teams to the national championships.
Senior Ryan Chute, juniors Brandon Cushman and David Silversmith along with sophomore Andrew Harper achieved all-region status after leading the FSU men's squad to a third-place finish at the NCAA-II Midwest Regional held on Saturday (Nov. 3) in Kenosha, Wis.
Meanwhile, junior Samantha Johnson and senior Alyssa Osika picked up all-region laurels in also helping the women's team to a third-place regional performance.
By virtue of their respective regional finishes, the Bulldog women qualified for the national championships for the fifth consecutive year while the men's squad advanced to the national finals for the first time since 1985.
This year will represent only the seventh time in history the Bulldog women's cross country team has qualified as a team for the national championships as their appearances the last four years (2008-11) were the program's first since 1987.
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Noah Davis (March 1804April 7, 1867) was born into slavery in Madison County. He learned the boot- and shoemaker's trade in Fredericksburg, where he joined the Baptist Church in 1831 and was licensed to preach by white church officials. In 1845 Davis's owner agreed to free him for $500. After a fund-raising trip through northern states, Davis opened a cobbler's shop to earn the rest. In 1847 white Baptists in Baltimore offered him a job there as a missionary and to provide the balance of the $500. Leaving his family in Virginia, Davis secured his freedom and established what later became Saratoga Street African Baptist Church.
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"I'm really excited," Herron said. "It's just really dangerous to ride on the street with all the cars."
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Los Angeles Councilman Tom LaBonge and Glendale Mayor Laura Friedman pointed to the project as a way the neighboring cities can work together for the benefit of residents.
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Glendale's new river-side bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian trail system, known as the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk, is facing its own roadblocks.
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The $1.7-million first phase, which is already under construction, includes a parking area and entry park on the west end near Paula Avenue, a park along the river, an equestrian center and trails along 4 acres that stretch to riverbanks near DreamWorks Animation.
The second section is to include interpretive signs and a river outlook with seating areas near the river along Fairmont Avenue and Flower Street at a cost of $975,000.
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2012 Capital Spending Report: Greek Yogurt Plants are Stacking Up
After two years of 20 percent increases, capital spending looks to be up only 4.1 percent this year.
After two years of dramatic growth, capital spending in the food and beverage industry appears to be leveling toward normal. Thirty-six of the top companies in the food business plan to spend nearly $18.3 billion on plant improvements in 2012, just 4.1 percent more than the checks they wrote in 2011.
We say just a 4.1 percent increase because of the dramatic jumps reported in the two previous years. Spending projections for 2011 and 2010 were 20 percent and 19.5 percent higher respectively than the years that preceded each. But while the companies on our list budgeted an additional 20 percent last year, we now realize they only spent 16 percent more, shaving $600 million, probably because of the year's uncertainty. (Numbers in the table at right won't show so dramatic a drop because three companies were added to this year's list.)
Of course another way to look at it is the 2012 industry budget is more than 30 percent higher than the $13.5 billion spending of 2008, when the economy faltered and the brakes were applied. Maybe now the pendulum has swung both ways.
Consider this year's capital expenditures budget as a whole as being in maintenance mode. That said, some companies are cutting loose the funding for big projects.
"There is definitely an ongoing trend, driven by consumer confidence, toward more spending in food manufacturing," says Brian Kappele, vice president of the food and beverage division at Stellar (www.stellar.net), a Jacksonville, Fla., architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) firm. "In the past year or so we see projects that are starting to be funded. These are projects that have been in the planning stages and are getting cut loose."
Click on the image above to see an enlarged list of the Capital Spending projects for 2012
Some of the key motivators of plant construction include consolidation of older and less-efficient plants, modernization to meet new regulations and growth opportunities, particularly in emerging international markets.
"Expansion and renovation are still the two drivers — not a bunch of greenfield construction," says Forest McNabb, senior vice president at Big-D Construction (www.big-d.com), Salt Lake City, Utah. "Companies are trying to get all they can out of the quarter-horses they have."
There is a small number of giant projects, at least one or two new HQs and plenty of expansion and renovation taking place.
Among the largest companies from our Food Processing Top 100©, some plan to spend significantly more this year. In our top 30, the biggest percentage increases belong to Ralcorp (up 91 percent, the biggest increase anywhere on our list) and Smithfield Foods (up 69 percent to $300 million) But neither would identify any single project worth focusing on. A spokesman for Ralcorp said the additional funds will be put toward an accelerated cost reduction program to increase efficiencies.
Other sizable companies budgeting sizable increases include Tyson Foods (up 28 percent to $825 million), H.J. Heinz (up 29 percent to an estimated $432 million), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (up 30 percent to $280 million) and Dole Food Co. (up 34 percent to $110 million). Despite its impending split, Sara Lee is budgeting $370 million, a 27 percent increase (although its 2012 fiscal year will be over July 1).
Among the companies that are spending less, some, like Hershey (down 11 percent), are coming off the completion of major projects. Others, including Dean Foods (down 19 percent), are tightening their belts on expansions as a way to improve bottom line performance -- although Dean will spend $45 million on a retrofit of a Dallas plant for the bottling of products in the White Wave-Alpro division.
With a 50 percent increase in its CapEx budget, J.M. Smucker might simply have moved some of work from one fiscal year to the next (by the way, it's fiscal 2012 ends around April 30). The company spent considerably less money in FY2011 than it had budgeted for -- $180 million compared to $235 million – but is allocating $270 million for the current fiscal year. The maker of fruit preserves, jams and toppings is in the midst of renovating its headquarters and expanding its flagship plant in Orrville, Ohio.
Click on the image above to see an enlarged list of the top projects for 2012.
Smucker's efforts speak to the ongoing consolidation trend. Its new facility will replace or reduce capacity at as many as six other facilities in an effort toward greater efficiencies.
Great big projects
Five of the projects appearing on the Top Projects graphic are greenfield plants, and one of them, revealed just over a month ago, is the result of a new business venture driven by the most recent consumer trend in food.
PepsiCo and German dairy company Theo Mueller Group have formed a partnership that will make and sell Greek-style yogurt in the U.S. A new yogurt factory in Batavia, N.Y. is expected to come on line next year. It will cost $206 million and will employ 186. The joint venture, dubbed Project Wave, apparently is getting some $11 million in tax abatements. Greek yogurt has been growing at triple digits for the past three years. One media outlet said Greek yogurt now accounts for more than $1 billion in U.S. sales, about a quarter of total yogurt sales. (See our report on the partnership at PepsiCo Partners With Muller Group for a Yogurt Plant)
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You'd have to be living under a rock right now not to know that we're all at risk of falling off the fiscal cliff. Even Starbucks is P.O.-ed about it and encouraging politicians to "come together" on the conflict. But, if they don't, a whole bevy of issues may surface, including the return of the so-called "marriage penalty!"
Sounds scary, right? Like the government might beat down your door and make you fork over more dough just for being hitched?! Well, not quite. Here's the 101 on the potential tax upset for wed couples ...
Because of the Bush tax cuts, married couples get a standard deduction that is twice that of individuals. The income ranges for the 10 percent and 15 percent tax brackets are also doubled. But before 2001, many married couples had paid a "penalty" because their standard deduction and income tax brackets were less than twice those of singles.
But if Congress can't address the fiscal cliff, married couples would get a standard deduction of only $10,150 (vs. $6,100 if they were to file as singles). To fully eliminate the so-called "penalty," the deduction for couples would have to be $12,200. In other words, you could end up having to pay roughly $2K more if you're filing as a married person than you would if you were filing as a single one.
Another issue: Married couples being bumped into a higher tax bracket more quickly than individual taxpayers. Say you're single -- you'll be in the 15 percent tax bracket until you hit a taxable income of $36,250. But if you're married, you'd be bumped up after only $60,550 in income, as opposed to $72,500. Bummer.
BUT -- it also bears noting that the "penalty" may not matter to couples who have enough mortgage interest, state and local taxes and other deductions to make itemizing worth their while. Also, couples with disparate income will still end up paying less tax than they would have if they filed separately.
If it sounds super-frustrating, that's because it is. But there could very well be a solution ... In most states, save sixteen, brackets for married couples are typically double that for singles. You can find out about your state on the Tax Foundation's "Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty?" map. And you can also use this handy dandy Marriage Bonus and Marriage Penalty calcuator to figure out if you're been gouged or rewarded in various scenarios.
What are your thoughts on possible "marriage penalties" coming into play next year?
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Identifying Poisonous Snakes in Korea Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Identifying Poisonous Snakes in Korea Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message RockJoined: 25 Feb 2005 Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject: Identifying Poisonous Snakes in Korea You know, this is probably common knowledge here, but there's a deadly snake called the Tokso Sumulsa or something or another. It can kill you. Anyway, I went jogging the other day and almost stepped on a snake. I asked my co-worker, and he said the poisonous snakes' heads here are diamond shaped. Anyone else know how to identify them? This one was black and red, with a viper-like head. Back to top Hwajangsil AjummaJoined: 02 May 2005Location: On my knees in the stall Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject: I think you mean "venomous", not poisonous...unless you plan to eat it. There is a venomous snake known as Agkistrodon Calagi that inhabits this peninsula. I would do a search for more info for you, but MacGyver is on in a minute and I can't miss that. You learn a lot on your knees in my hwajangsil. Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 12:17 am Post subject: ...Last edited by rapier on Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:04 am; edited 2 times in total Back to top RockJoined: 25 Feb 2005 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 2:03 am Post subject: Hey, this is a good follow up by you all. The pictures are great, and thanks for the name. But still, the color descriptions are too vague to identify these venomous snakes. "Grey, tan and yellow" could be any snake. I'm hoping to find something more clear and precise. The snake I saw looked like a viper, but half of it was some weird, motley color and the other half criss-crossed black and red. Now what the heck kind of snake was this? I think I need a field guide, if anyone knows of any good books. Back to top canuckistanMod TeamJoined: 17 Jun 2003Location: Training future GS competitors..... Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 3:55 am Post subject: Geez and I thought this thread was about hagwon owners... Back to top GrottoJoined: 21 Mar 2004 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 4:32 am Post subject: Venomous snakes almost always have triangular heads. A good rule of thumb is: when in doubt stay back. Back to top hellofaniceguyJoined: 10 Jan 2003Location: On your computer screen! Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: Grotto wrote: Venomous snakes almost always have triangular heads. A good rule of thumb is: when in doubt stay back. Unless they are wanja's...then it's best to stay waaaay back. Back to top kimchikowboyJoined: 24 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=22721&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=poisonous+snake&start=0 Back to top IlsanmanJoined: 15 Aug 2003Location: Bucheon, Korea Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:17 am Post subject: yes And then there's the dangerous and ever common 'Ajosshi Snake'. The ajosshi snake will spit a deadly venom at you. It is a mixture of saliva, phlegm, and pieces of cancerous lung. It is easy to avoid, as it is always preceded by a warning sound. The ajosshi snake can be identified as such: It's average length is 150 to 190 cm. It can walk bipedal. It wears a suit to hide its scaly skin. Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 8:47 am Post subject: ...Last edited by rapier on Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:04 am; edited 3 times in total Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 8:57 am Post subject: ...Last edited by rapier on Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:05 am; edited 2 times in total Back to top W.T.CarlJoined: 16 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: Yep, that's the one I remember. They were quite common on the Navy Base in Chinhae. I cought a couple, but never got bit. However, our Irish Setter did, He got very sick, but survived. Back to top kimchikowboyJoined: 24 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject: Rapier wrote: Quote: Korea is relatively unexplored by biologists and environmentalists. Koreans themselves by and large appear to have little widespread knowledge of their own natural heritage. I found various sites that state Korea has between 20 and 29 species of reptile: but none could be sure, or name them individually. You may need a guide to reptiles of China or Japan, to have a chance of covering the Korean peninsula. From here: http://jamescard.net/books/ Quote: Currently James is working on a field guide to Korean wildlife. It will be the first of its kind to be published in the English language. This handbook will cover Korean natural history, ecology, and wildlife identification. It is written for the travelers that explore Korea's mountains, rivers and valleys and want to learn more about what flora and fauna exist on the Korean peninsula. Chapters include commonly encountered mammals, reptiles and amphibians, along with animals that are endangered and facing extinction. The book will be published by Eastward in the autumn of 2005. Back to top captain kirkJoined: 29 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: Is there some venemous snake that hangs around in bamboo forests, and is green like bamboo leaves? I'm ok with snakes on the ground but hanging around in trees? Speaking of reptiles I saw what the kids say is a 'silk frog'. It has lime green back with black dots. While its stomach is red/orange with black dots. Good lookin' frog. Back to top schwaJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: Yap Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: I've seen quite a few snakes in the woods around here. I havent tried to identify them but they certainly werent aggressive -- if they sense your presence they go the other way & hide. Saw one specimen nearly a meter long one day, slithering alongside a backroad. Impressive! I've heard from a few local sources about an unusual venomous snake here that delivers live babies that immediately turn on the mom, kill & eat her. 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Vested and public interests
Back in January, Wotif founder Graeme Wood attracted media attention for making the largest ever single donation to a political party, $1.6 million to the Greens:
Mr Wood said his donation was motivated by disappointment with Labor and Coalition policies on climate change and the environment.
"I didn't think either of those parties were being effective," he said. "They were being driven by people with vested interests."(emphasis added)
But in an a story for the Weekend AFR (paywall) Wood says that he:
..saw the $1.6 million donation as a defensive move that saved him many millions of dollars.
"I was a bit concerned that if the Coalition got in a lot of my investments in environmental causes would have been down the plughole."
Admittedly Wood's environmental investments do not from this article seem highly oriented towards returning a profit. But what is a 'vested' interest and what a 'public' interest position is often not self-evident; those who face financial ruin from environmentalist causes would presumably see themselves as representing a public interest, and Wood's desire to protect his investment in those causes as a vested interest.


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by Grant Moser
What started out as a service project writing pen pal letters to girls in Tanzania for their 8th grade class has turned into more of a personal mission for Julia Reeves, Betsy Sheppard, Haley Gelberg and Elsa Rall. These four Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) students are trying to change lives in East Africa.
Their goal is to raise $10,000 to fund a four-year education at the SEGA School for one girl. The SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls Advancement) School for Girls in Tanzania provides education for orphaned and other vulnerable girls to attend secondary school.
"Coming from an all girls' school, we saw the importance in providing a good education for girls, so we decided to take the initiative," said Reeves. "This is a big project for four 8th graders, but we want to prove that it isn't impossible. Providing an education for one girl for even one year is a big deal. It opens more opportunities for young women in Africa and makes it easier for a lot for these girls to find a way out of poverty."
To reach their $10,000 goal, the four Springside students have placed donation jars at businesses all along Germantown Avenue. They are planning other fundraising efforts, such as having an online auction and a school dance. "This year we hope to raise $10,000, but it is not our main focus," said Gelberg.
"We are trying to create a scholarship program at SCH where we can continue to raise money and provide an education for multiple girls. Whether we make the money this year or not, we hope to take this project through our years at SCH, eventually reaching our goal and hopefully more."
"Many girls at the SEGA School in Tanzania have education taken away from them for reasons they can't control," added Reeves. "In many cases, their home environment is not safe or healthy, so a boarding school, with a healthy environment, that provides a good education is crucial to these girls' futures. Without a school like SEGA, these girls have no way out of their towns and into an education."
Providing opportunities to girls who had none was a main goal when the school in Tanzania was founded in 2007 by a Villanova native named Polly Dolan who has been living and working in Eastern and Southern Africa since 1996. ("We have several relatives who live in Chestnut Hill," said Polly last week.) It was her sister Tracey's job to start the nonprofit Nurturing Minds, based in Valley Forge, to raise funds to help support the education of Tanzanian girls at the school.
"Polly had been living in Tanzania for six years prior to starting the school," explained Tracey, president of Nurturing Minds, "and working in international development, primarily with CARE. She could really see the plight of girls, particularly sexual exploitation and the horrendous burden that they carry and lack of opportunity. She realized that she could do her own school and that it would certainly be helpful."
"When we approached Springside about working with our organization, they decided to make it their 8th grade service project," said Sherley Young, a Nurturing Minds board member and former Springside student who has led over 10 building trips for Habitat for Humanity International, many of which have been to Africa. "This is the second year. It's been great watching these students grasp the commonality they have with young women all over the world. American students are going to be global citizens, so this gives them a way of experiencing that at a young age that will impact them way down the road."
"What's exciting to see is U.S. students connect with what these girls in Tanzania have gone through and their plight," said Tracey Dolan. "It was a real eye-opener for them. We're not only helping the girls in Tanzania, but really changing some of these women here in the U.S. in their life choices."
The SEGA School is a secondary school that focuses on helping girls who have dropped out of other schools, mainly due to poverty. They have 92 students currently and will bring in another 60 in June. Their goal is to have 200 students by 2015. They have a caring staff and receive three meals a day.
This new lease on life is not lost on the Springside students. According to Elsa Rall, "Watching the poverty and the struggles that are going on around the world makes us realize how lucky we really are to have food to eat, beds to sleep in, schools to educate us and so much more. What little we are doing has a lot of impact on one girl's dreams in Tanzania, and the joy that it gives you is indescribable."
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Latvian singer, songwriter, TV
presenter and actor – Lauris Reiniks has been a show business star
for more than 10 years now, even though he first appeared on
television at the tender age of five. As a composer and recording
artist, Lauris has released 7 albums and received more than 20
National awards. Lauris Reiniks is one of the few Latvian artists who
has established his name Internationally and especially in the Baltic
Lauris was born in the Latvian town of Dobele, grew up in a musical family in Tērvete, was educated at the Jelgava College of Music and the University of Latvia, and honed his acting skills in Los Angeles, California.
Lauris' first appearance on television
was at the age of five, singing in a show called "The neighbours
meet". As a kid and teenager, Lauris was a solist in a pop-rock
group called "AURI" formed by his father. Together with this band
Lauris gained his first stage experience; participating in different
children music festivals, contests and other musical activities.
The Reiniks family (mother Dace, father Arturs, sister Ruta) used to be one of the most active singing families in the country. They regularly appeared on a broadcast called "Spiets" (The Swarm) and toured around Latvia with concerts.
In 1998 Latvian Television noticed the young and attractive Lauris and offered him to host a new musical TV show called "Nošu Spēles" (Games of Music Notes).
The show brought Lauris together with the popular Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls who invited Lauris to participate in several his music projects and record songs. This collaboration lasted for one year when Lauris realized he can write his own music and be an independent artist.
The management company Aktiv Music approached Lauris Reiniks in 2000 and offered him a record deal with Platforma Records company. That was the moment when Lauris stepped into the big scene of Latvian popmusic and started his way to success and fame.
The experienced pop musician has released 6 solo albums. As a composer and recording artist, Lauris has received more than 20 National awards.Twice he has been the winner of the prestigious Universality Prize, which is offered by AKKA/LAA the Latvian copyright agency for those songs that have been heard most often on the radio and television. The 2003 album "Lidot savādāk" ("To Fly Differently") went gold. His latest 2010 album "Es skrienu" was awarded as "Best Pop Album" at Latvian Music Awards. The title song "Es skrienu" from the same album was officially the best selling song of 2010 on doremi.lv - the biggest mp3 shop in Latvia.
In 2004 the popular pop music magazine "Top of the Pops" awarded Lauris with a title of "Latvian National Megastar" but in 2009 marketing and public relations specialists from 7guru.lv who presented a list of Latvia's seven most successful pop musicians ranked Lauris second, right after the band Brainstorm.
Reiniks' most popular and renowned songs are "Sirds Sadeg Neparasti", "Es Neesmu Neprātīgs", "Tik Balti", "Es Tev Apmulsis", "Tev Šodien Vienalga", 2008 smash "Es Esmu Tev Dzīslās" in a duet with his sister, Ruta 2009 hit "Pasakā" in a duet with Aisha and 2010 smash "Es skrienu" which he recorded in 6 languages. "Es skrienu" not only hit Latvian radio charts, but also Estonian (Ma jooksen) and Lithuanian (Aš begu). With a music video of this song Lauris has set the Baltic record as the first Baltic artist who has reached 1 million views on YouTube in a very short period of time.
As a TV Presenter, Lauris has worked for Latvian Television, TV3 Latvia and LNT – "Junior Eurovision," "Baltic Beauty," "Sing With the Stars," "Clash Of The Choirs" "Latvia's Golden Talents," and "Latvia's Singing Families." Lauris has recieved the prestigious National TV award "Zelta Vilnis 2009" (Golden Wave 2009) in a nomination "TV Personality of the Year"!
As an actor, Lauris Reiniks has appeared in a Latvian production of "The Sound of Music" and a play called "Autoplanet." He has a role in the Arvīds Krievs film production "Dance By Three," where Lauris plays a member of the Latvian Legion of World War II. Also in 2009, Lauris proved his skills as a comedic actor by appearing in a Latvian production of "Ladies' Night".
Lauris has also done well in taking part in various shows as well as song and performance contests: Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Germany, Austria, Belgium and USA.
In the spring of 2008, an ABC
television affiliate in California,USA presented a story about Lauris
as a successful pop musician and winner of the Latvian version of
"Dancing with the Stars."
In 2010 Lauris Reiniks established himself as a pan-Baltic artist releasing songs in Estonia and Lithuania. Following the great success of songs on radio charts, in 2011 Lauris Reiniks released his albums for Estonia and Lithuania that featured such superhits as "Aš begu" , "Ma jooksen", "Linnamuinasjutt", "Pasaka". Albums for Lithuania and Estonia was an adaptation of Lauris's award winning Latvian album "Es skrienu".
Eurovision Song Contest
In 2009, his song "I Wish I Could
Pretend" took 2nd place among 300 songs in the Irish
Eurovision final, receiving top marks from the jury in Dublin. Lauris
Reiniks has participated in the Latvian finals of the Eurovision song
contest three times – in 2001 in duet with Linda Leen, in 2002 as a
soloist, and in 2003 as part of the trio FLY, which won the
competition and went on to appear in the international Eurovision
In 2011 he finishes 2nd at Latvian Eurovision finals with his song "Banjo Laura".
|And you came
|Novelc drēbes
|Я бегу
|Labāk vēl neaizmiedz
|Aš begu
|Bērniņš aiz stūra
|Acīm ciet
|Ma jooksen
|I will run
|Corerro da te
|I'll find you
|Es neesmu neprātīgs
|Dodiet man
|Debesskrāpju spīts
|Kam gaišāka galva
|Calm Down
|Elpot vēlreiz
|Kā nakti izskaidrot
|Lai līst
|Cheat on me
|Nebeidzamais stāsts
|More than you know
|Nepārdod mani enģeļiem
|Planet 42
|Piekrāp mani vēlreiz
|Rain of pain


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Paris Hilton just had her hallmark moment.
The Hollywood heiress settled her three-year-old lawsuit against Hallmark, having accused the greeting card firm of violating her publicity rights by using her image and trademarked "that's hot" catchphrase on a card.
Lawyers for the ex-"Simple Life" star and Hallmark told a judge last week that they'd reached a confidential settlement, according to The Hollywood reporter and E! Online.
Hilton had been seeking $500,000 in damages, E! reported.
Until the two sides reached a settlement, they had been prepping for a December court trial. Last year, a federal appeals court ruled against Hallmark's position arguing the card was a parody and entitling the company to free-speech protections.
News of the settlement comes a week after Hilton was refused entry to Japan by immigration officials due to her recent drug convictions.
On Tuesday, Hilton received one year's probation after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and obstructing an officer in connection with her Aug. 27 Las Vegas arrest.
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Utah's Star Lotulelei is a mountain of a man who can toss around offensive linemen like no other defensive tackle in college football.
The senior has a team-high seven tackles for a loss, has forced two fumbles and is tied for the team lead with three pass breakups.
His start against highly touted USC center Khaled Holmes was an opening series of sheer domination as he knocked the ball loose twice and tackled USC running back Silas Redd for a 3-yard loss.
Plays such as those, or his seven-tackle, forced fumble and batted-down field goal effort against BYU, are reasons Lotulelei is expected to be one of the highest defensive players taken in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Lotuelelei moved to the top of ESPN's mock draft recently, with NFL draft analyst Todd McShay giving him props for his consistent, dominant play.
"He has clearly separated himself from the rest of the defensive tackle class, and his overall skill set makes him a game-changer on the inside," McShay wrote.
No doubt, Lotulelei is the center of Utah's defense. Unfortunately, his reign doesn't extend to the edges, where Utah's pressure has dropped off, creating one of the few defensive deficiencies the Utes have yet to solve.
While the Utes have a defense that is giving up just 23.6 points and 332.9 yards a game ranking near the top of the Pac-12 in both categories the Utes still are failing to get many sacks or interceptions. Utah has just two picks this year (after snagging 19 last season) and only 13 sacks.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said both areas must be improved before season's end.
The interceptions in particular bug Whittingham because Lotuelelei and the rest of the interior line are collapsing the pocket on quarterbacks, which should make for some easy pickings.
"We are doing the same thing we've done year after year, but we aren't getting the good takeaways this year," the Utah coach said.
Compounding the problem is the Utes' inability to get to the quarterback. It's a frustration the players feel as much as Whittingham does, said defensive end Joe Kruger.
Quarterbacks such as Matt Barkley and UCLA's Brett Hundley were adept at escaping Utah defenders just when it seemed the Utes might take them down.
"All the teams are focusing on Star and that should free us up, but we haven't been able to get to the quarterback," Kruger said. "That has to be the main focus for us this week. We need to get to the quarterback, get some sacks and get a win to get the season back on track."
The good news for the Utes is that Cal allows 4.1 sacks per game, which gives the Utes hope they can be more productive when the teams play at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
"It's definitely frustrating," Lotulelei said. "We know we need more pass rush and get some sacks."
Despite being projected to go high in the 2012 draft, Lotulelei decided to return for his senior year because he felt he wasn't ready physically for the NFL and he didn't want to miss out on one more year of the college experience.
However, the experience of losing four games in a row wasn't exactly what he had in mind.
"It definitely sucks," he said. "But we keep working hard each week and every day and keep grinding and hoping we can turn this season around."
Lotulelei says he doesn't have any regrets about his decision to return, despite the struggles.
"I am having a great time, and I love being around my teammates and playing hard for them," he said.
Lotulelei's consistently stellar play certainly hasn't hurt his draft standing.
"He is having an exceptional senior year," Whittingham said.
Lotulelei has done his part, and now it's up to the rest of the defense to close the deal, Kruger said.
"The last two days we've been working on our hands and technique and getting back to fundamentals," he said. "It's frustrating, and we know we've got to do a better job."
Star Lotulelei file
Year • Senior
Position • Defensive tackle
Height/weight • 6-foot-4, 320 pounds
Of note • Has 27 tackles and leads the team with seven tackles for loss. ... Named a midseason first-team All-American by Sporting News, CBSsports.com and Phil Steele. ... Projected to be a top-five NFL pick by ESPN.com and CBSsports.com.
Cal at Utah
P Saturday, 7:45 p.m.
TV • Pac-12 Network


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Frank Tenpenny
|Frank Tenpenny
|GTA San Andreas
|Full Name
|Frank Tenpenny
Officer Tenpenny
|Date of Death
|1992 (during End of the Line)
|Prickle Pine, Las Venturas, San Andreas
|Unnamed wife
|Main Affiliations
Los Santos Police Department
Eddie Pulaski
Ralph Pendelbury
Jimmy Hernandez
Los Santos Vagos
Big Smoke
Carl Johnson
The Truth
|Police Car
|Voiced by
|Samuel L. Jackson
Frank Tenpenny is a character in the 3D Universe who appears as the main antagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992). He is the corrupt leader of the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums division of the Los Santos Police Department. He is voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.
Character history
Before GTA San Andreas
Frank Tenpenny sports a US Marines logo tattooed on one of his arms, which suggests he is a former Marine. In Catalyst, he hints that he is married and his wife heavily abuses sherm. However, in High Noon he leaves "to get drunk and get laid", and sexual assault is among his criminal charges towards the end of the game. He eventually joined the Los Santos Police Department C.R.A.S.H. division - in real life, C.R.A.S.H. was formed in 1977 and is unique to Los Angeles.
By 1987, Tenpenny was corrupt and had a shadowy influence over Grove Street Families, often personally intimidating members like Carl Johnson and Big Smoke to do his bidding. Tenpenny refers to his work as a game of "percentages", and often purposely strengthening one gang so that they keep another from monopolizing the city. Officer Eddie Pulaski joined him at an unknown point in time, likely after 1987 because Carl seems less familiar with him. In 1992, fellow Officer Ralph Pendelbury becomes wise to their corruption and first brings evidence against them to internal affairs. At the same time, Officer Jimmy Hernandez joined their C.R.A.S.H. team and was forced to kill Pendelbury on his first day with them.
Life with Carl Johnson
Frank Tenpenny, alongside Pulaski and Hernandez, are first seen arresting Carl Johnson in Ganton, returning to the city for his mothers funeral. The three then drive Johnson around the city's poorer neighbourhoods and hand him the gun that Hernandez had used to kill Pendelbury ten minutes previously, thus giving them leverage over him. The three then throw him from their moving police car, leaving him in Jefferson, a part of the city held by Johnson's arch rivals the Ballas. Tenpenny continues to work with Pulaski and Hernandez, but also become aware of Big Smoke and Ryders involvement with the death of Johnson's mother, committed by the Ballas who Smoke and Ryder had allied themselves while also being high ranking members of the Grove Street Families.
Tenpenny begins to go to Big Smoke's house in Idlewood and meets Johnson briefly but meets him again at Smoke's house where Tenpenny reminds Johnson he knows 'everything' about him and that he has his eye on him. Smoke, however, brushes these off by saying that Tenpenny won't leave him alone due to his connections with the Grove Street Families and has Johnson help him kill Los Santos Vagos gangsters making a deal with the San Fierro Rifa. Johnson also meets Tenpenny, alongside Pulaski and Hernandez, at Ryder's house in Grove Street where he tells them of a train loaded with weapons coming into the city, which Johnson and Ryder then attack, taking the weapons.
Tenpenny, after helping Big Smoke and Ryder, begins to put pressure on Johnson to work for him and first uses his leverage to have Johnson kill a Los Santos Vagos 'cop-killing' gangster, which Johnson does. Tenpenny, in exchange for Carl helping him with the Vago, gives him the opportunity to disrupt a deal between the Ballas and Russian Mafia, which CJ takes full advantage of. Johnson then begins to work with others but is later called by Cesar Vialpando, his sisters boyfriend and the Varrios Los Aztecas leader, with Johnson joining him in an alleyway in Verdant Bluffs. Vialpando and Johnson then witness Tenpenny, Pulaski, Smoke and Ryder unveil the green Sabre used in the killing of Johnson's mother. Johnson then remembers his brother, Sweet, who had gone to Mulholland Intersection for a shoot-out against the Ballas. Sweet is shot during the shooting and the Los Santos Police Department arrest him after they ambush the area.
Badlands and San Fierro
Sweet is taken 'upstate' by the police (as revealed by Mike Toreno) but Johnson, also present at the shooting, is taken by Tenpenny, Pulaski and Hernandez to Angel Pine in Whetstone. They have him kill and then photograph an old police officer being protected by the FBI in a cabin on Mount Chiliad, as he is about to turn states evidence against Tenpenny. Tenpenny then meets Johnson again when visiting The Truth, an old friend of Tenpenny's who is selling him marijuana he intends to plan on a District Attorney. Tenpenny tells Truth that Johnson will be paying for said weed, which is in part done when Johnson steals a Combine Harvester from a rival farm.
Johnson later moved to San Fierro after winning a run down garage in Doherty. Shortly after arriving he is contacted by Tenpenny who has him go to the Vank Hoff Hotel in Financial to take a DA's car, while working as a valet, to put some of the marijuana he had Carl purchase from Truth's farm in the trunk. Johnson then phones We Tip to inform them of the DA, who is threatening to expose Tenpenny and Pulaski. The San Fierro Police Department then turn up and arrest the DA for possessing the marijuana. Tenpenny and Pulaski then turn up at Johnson's garage and have him follow a journalist on his journey to Los Santos where he meets his informant. Johnson then kills the two to again protect Tenpenny and Pulaski.
End of C.R.A.S.H.
Johnson continues to enjoy life in San Fierro before moving out into Tierra Robada and Bone County, and then settling into Las Venturas. He is contacted again by Tenpenny and Pulaski from a house in Prickle Pine. Tenpenny informs Johnson that despite their best efforts and the efforts of Johnson, the 'gig is nearly up'. Tenpenny tells Johnson that keeping his badge is not important and that they are the same, trying to get out of the hole, so when someone steps on him he steps on Johnson. He then tells Johnson to go to Aldea Malvada, a ghost town, to collect a dossier and kill the DEA and FBI agent, which Johnson does. He later meets the two at Las Brujas, another ghost town, where he hands the dossier to Pulaski while Hernandez holds him at gun point.
Tenpenny exits the police car and gets a shovel from the boot before hitting Hernandez over the head. Hernandez falls to the ground and is hit again by a furious Tenpenny as Hernandez had been giving information to internal affairs. Tenpenny, however, is likely to have known about this since Johnson was in San Fierro as he did not mention Hernandez when talking about the DA and journalist, only stating that he and Pulaski were the targets. Tenpenny then hands the shovel to Carl and, thinking that Hernandez was dead, leaves 'to get drunk and get laid'. Tenpenny leaves and Carl digs a grave, although he escapes his intended fate with help from Hernandez, who is shot and killed by Pulaski. Johnson then chases Pulaski and kills him, ending C.R.A.S.H..
Trial and final days
Tenpenny, shortly after returning to Los Santos, is arrested and put on trial for racketeering, corruption, narcotics and sexual assault. Pulaski, who had been killed by Johnson, was also charged in absentia. The case against Tenpenny and Pulaski is dismissed by the DA's office due to a lack of evidence. The outcome causes riots across the poorer neighbourhoods of Los Santos, which were hardest hit by Tenpenny and Pulaski's actions. Tenpenny continues with his work in the LSPD despite the riots and begins to recruit young officers into his circle. Johnson and Sweet, despite the chaos, continue to re-establish the Grove Street Families and then decide to take on Big Smoke. Johnson breaks into Smoke's drugs manufacturing factory where he confronts and kills Smoke.
Johnson, showing remorse for having to kill Smoke, is interrupted by Tenpenny who holds Johnson at gun point. Johnson is then forced to fill a briefcase with Smoke's drug money before throwing it back to Tenpenny. Johnson, however, distracts him by calling out his brothers name and Tenpenny quickly turns around, allowing Johnson to move before Tenpenny turns back and fires his shotgun. Tenpenny quickly works his way back through the factory but shoots the machinery in the factory with his shotgun, causing them to catch fire, in an attempt to kill Johnson. Tenpenny escapes by climbing into the cabin of a firetruck he had previously obtained and drives away. However, Sweet runs after him, jumps from a car and grabs hold of the truck's ladder while Johnson escapes the building.
Johnson then steals a car and begins chasing Tenpenny. After some time, Johnson positions his car under Sweet, allowing him to let go and fall into the car. The two then begin to follow Tenpenny and the firetruck through the poorer neighborhoods of the city, killing the pursuing police officers. Tenpenny continues to drive the truck but, when approaching the bridge from East Los Santos to Ganton, loses control and the truck goes off the bridge and lands in Grove Street. Sweet and Carl drive to the scene and are met by Kendl, Vialpando and Truth. The five witness Tenpenny climbing out of the cabin and attempt to call for back up, which due to the riots is not forth coming. Tenpenny tells the five that "fifty of me and this town would be okay" before dying. Johnson pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot him, to confirm Tenpenny's death but is stopped by Sweet, saying that the police will not investigate them as Tenpenny died in a traffic accident. According to a West Coast Talk Radio news update, Tenpenny's body is mutilated and stripped by the homeless. His body was discovered by officials after the end of the riots in Los Santos.
Mission appearances
- GTA San Andreas
- The Introduction
- First Mission
- Running Dog
- Wrong Side of the Tracks
- Catalyst
- Burning Desire (Boss)
- Gray Imports (Boss)
- The Green Sabre
- Badlands (Boss)
- Body Harvest
- 555 We Tip (Voice/Boss)
- Snail Trail (Boss)
- Misappropriation (Boss)
- High Noon (Boss)
- End of the Line (Death)
Murders committed
- GTA San Andreas
- Ralph Pendelbury - (Frank and Eddie Pulaski beat Ralph half to death, and then under threat of death, order Jimmy Hernandez to finish him off by shooting him)
- Beverly Johnson - (C.R.A.S.H, Big Smoke, Ryder, and the Ballas worked together in an attempt to destroy Grove Street Families, a drive-by was ordered to murder GSF OG Sean "Sweet" Johnson but his mother was killed by accident)
- Little Weasel - (Under threat of being framed for Ralph Pendelbury's murder, orders Carl Johnson to kill him)
- Los Santos Vagos Member - (Orders CJ to kill him because he is "another gangbanging, drug-pushing, cop-killing bitch")
- A witness - (Orders CJ to kill a witness that has information for the FBI on C.R.A.S.H)
- Journalist - (Orders CJ to kill a journalist who is aware of C.R.A.S.H's illegal doings)
- Unnamed agent - (Orders CJ to murder him and retrieve a dossier)
- Deleted murder
- Officer Carver - (Had Carl Johnson kill him in a deleted mission for to protect Poncho)
- PC World ranked Frank Tenpenny the thirty-fifth most diabolical video game villains of all time.[1].
- Game Informer named Frank Tenpenny the second best video game villain.
- Frank Tenpenny could be based on Los Angeles Police Department officer Rafael Pérez, who was the centre of the Rampart Scandal, as a member of C.R.A.S.H..
- Frank Tenpenny is similar in appearance to David Mack, another officer involved in the Rampart Scandal.
- In the mission Misappropriation, it is revealed he has a residence in Prickle Pine. This is a reference to many real-life LAPD officers in the 1980s and 1990s, who mainly resided outside the city. The LSPD (which he is a high-ranking member) is based on the LAPD.


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In a game when you'd think both sides would want to run as much as possible, one might not be able to.
The Panthers just announced that running back Jonathan Stewart would be doubtful for Sunday's trip to Kansas City with an ankle injury, via Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer. That leaves the Panthers running game (however much of it they decide to use this week) in the hands of once-demoted DeAngelo Williams and fullback Mike Tolbert.
Considering all the Chiefs seem able to do is run, it takes away from what could have been a sub-three hour game.


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Plus: Post-op Clinton emerges, Prince Albert in charge, and more
PUNK'D: Star Jones Reynolds, 43, is keeping a sense of humor about a new ad campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which features a 6′-tall drag queen named Flotilla DeBarge who's dressed to look like the View cohost. The "Fur is a Drag" ad will feature DeBarge wearing a fur-accented bridal gown splattered with blood. "As long as no laws are broken, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," Jones Reynolds said in a statement to the Associated Press. "I hope his hair and makeup look fabulous and he remembers to shave."
APPEARED: Former president Bill Clinton on Thursday made his first public appearance since his March 10 operation to remove side effects from his quadruple bypass six months ago. Clinton accepted an award for his work to promote AIDS treatment and prevention in the developing world, reports The Washington Post, calling the North Virginia gathering a low-key affair. The paper also describes the 42nd president, 58, as looking fit and well rested. Making no reference to his health issues, Clinton did say it was "unconscionable" how little wealthy countries are doing about the worldwide HIV crisis.
ASSUMED: Prince Albert, 47, took over all royal powers but the throne in Monaco Thursday after the tiny principality's royal commission decided his critically ill father, Prince Rainier III, is too sick to perform his duties. It is the first time since 1949 that Rainer, 81, has not been in power. He was hospitalized March 7 and has been in intensive care for 10 days with breathing, kidney and heart problems. Albert is his only son. Albert's mother was the late actress Grace Kelly.
REGRETTED: Jane Fonda, 67, tells CBS's 60 Minutes in an interview to air Sunday in support of her memoir Jane Fonda: My Life So Far that her visit to a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun site in 1972 was "the largest lapse of judgment that I can even imagine." The incident earned her the traitorous nickname "Hanoi Jane." Fonda also says she does not regret meeting with American P.O.W.'s in North Vietnam or making broadcasts on Radio Hanoi, because "Our government was lying to us, and men were dying because of it, and I felt I had to do anything that I could to expose the lies and help end the war."
HONORED: Alicia Keys, 24, will receive the Starlight Award, which honors gifted songwriters in the early years of their careers, at the 2005 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards gala on June 9 at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel. The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame, founded in 1969, will also induct Steve Cropper, John Fogerty, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Bill Withers and "Mary Poppins" and "It's a Small World" composers Richard and Robert Sherman.
REDUCED: Billy Joel has lowered the price of his last remaining parcel of Hamptons property, a home in Sag Harbor, from $5.4 million down to $4.2 million, reports the Wall Street Journal. The "Piano Man," 55, still has a home in Oyster Bay (on the other side of Long Island) and in Manhattan's Tribeca, says his publicist. The Sag Harbor home is 4,000-sq. ft., with four fireplaces and docks for two boats, according to the Journal. Despite a strong real-state market, the publicist says the sale price proves the Joel is ready to unload the house.
WARNED: If you're thinking of buying Oscar show tickets, don't. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is suing several companies and 50 anonymous parties for selling passes to the Hollywood gala, reports Reuters. The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks to prohibit agencies and individuals from selling tickets to future Oscar shows and asks for damages that include a return of profits. David Quinto, a partner at the academy's law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, said he had heard of tickets going for as much as $40,000 a pair. "When you show up, you better have an I.D., or you're escorted off the red carpet," Quinto said.
DIED: Famed chicken man Frank Perdue, who starred in his own folksy TV commercials for his poultry products, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a release from his Maryland-based company. He was 84. At the time of his death, Perdue was chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors of Perdue Farms Inc., which was founded in 1920. His commercials ran from 1971-94, when his son, James Perdue, replaced him.


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Rihanna Named 'Queen of West Hollywood
Rihanna isn't just the queen of pumping out an album every year, she's also the queen of touring and promotion for them. When she's not using her love life of Instagram account for press, she's hitting the road for her Navy, launching a seven-day 777 tour in honor of her seventh album.
Rihanna will launch a seven-nation, seven-show, seven-concert tour. She'll have 150 members of the press from 82 countries along for the ride — which will take place, of course, on a 777 Boeing jet. (Is she taking marketing lessons from Taylor Swift?) The tour will launch Nov. 14, just in time for RiRi's 'Unapologetic' release date of Nov. 19.
Rihanna's also releasing a deluxe edition, but that will cost a pretty penny. For a whopping $250, you'll snag not just 'Unapologetic,' but also a T-shirt, seven art print 12×15 lithographs, a 2GB credit card-style USB, seven laptop stickers and a View-Master containing 3D images that show the singer's style evolution.
The Bajan songbird isn't just celebrating her seventh record — she's also just been coronated Queen of West Hollywood. At the city's Halloween carnival, the 'Diamonds' singer accepted the key to the city from the mayor. "Thank you guys so much," RiRi gushed at the ceremony. "I feel really special. I do feel like a queen right now. I'm not even from this city, so it's a big deal to be honored in the city and by the gay and lesbian community. I will make you guys very proud."
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Dust19 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 403 designs submitted by 125 freelance designers.
Maniac Clothing Company
We are a new company that will be designing clothing for the the extreme sports industry. ie Snowboard, Skateboard, snowcross, motocross etc
We want a logo that will capture the attention of our target audience.
Feel free to push the limits, be creative or maybe just simple and bold.
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It looks like just another building being built on Watson Bayou in Panama City, but this one's a little different. Soon, it will be the headquarters for engine testing for Mercury Marine.
"They liked the area, the seclusion, the privacy, the people of Panama City and Bay County. The really liked what they found here," said Ted Clem with the Bay County Chamber of Commerce.
Mercury is relocating its testing operations from a secluded lake in central Florida where it had been operating for close to 50 years.
Lake Conlin in Osceola County was for many years known as "Lake X". It's where Mercury did all of research and development of new engines. It was one of the most secure sights in the state with round-the-clock security and a 10-foot high fence, which surrounded most of the property.
Most details about the facility were shroud in a veil of secrecy, especially the testing of the motors, but after 47 years, Mercury outgrew Lake "X", and went looking for a new home.
That's when they landed in Panama City. The 30,000 square foot facility on Watson Bayou, named "X-Site" will have multiple in-water slips, an office, laboratory and boat rigging building.
Mercury officials say having fresh and saltwater, along with a bay and gulf nearby, is what put Panama City above more than 50 other locations throughout the country.
The engine testing won't significantly impact neighborhood waters, but it could help increase safety on the water as Mercury makes its presence known in the community.
"They will have a lot of boats on the water and will offer help to boats in distress," said Clem. The company is reportedly looking to hire between 20 and 30 boat captains in the coming weeks. The new facility should be sometime in the next two months.
Mercury is already testing engines in Bay County waterways. It's been doing so for the last few weeks.


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Have you ever believed in something so strongly that you made it real?
William Joyce definitely has.
The artist and storyteller, who wrote the books Dinosaur Bob and George Shrinks and did character design for the movies Toy Story and Robots, wanted his daughter, Mary Katherine, and son, Jack, to have no shadow of doubt that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy were real. So he began planting evidence — like a bad cop, or maybe the world's best dad.
Those efforts have led to a series of books and an upcoming 3-D film from DreamWorks Animation, Rise of the Guardians, in which tough-as-nails versions of childhood icons join forces to combat a Boogeyman named Pitch.
With a new trailer showing off the Nov. 21 movie, Joyce takes a deep dive with EW on the story behind his backstories.
The way Joyce explained it to his own kids, the more faith one has in the existence of what he dubbed The Guardians of Childhood, the more power these protectors have.
Unusual footprints appeared around the house on holidays, a trail of glitter might lead from a pillow to an open window, and in addition to physical evidence, Joyce began creating elaborate backstories for these characters. "Spider-Man had one, why not Santa?" he says.
It all began when his daughter was born nearly 20 years ago. "It was like, 'Yay, I can tell my kids about these characters!'" Joyce says. "Then I realized: I don't know much. The mythologies presented to me were very very vague. Some of them seemed to be fading away a bit, like the Sandman, whose story seemed to be missing. I thought, 'This is bad.'"
The author and artist also had another notion: "I thought, 'This is what I do!' I'm going to get into this and roll up my sleeves and discover a mythology." As he set about telling his children his own histories for the Man in the Moon, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman, his daughter helped bring it all together.
"It was a question from her early on: Do they know each other?" Joyce recalls. "And I thought, YEAH. They KNOW each other."
It's a happy memory for the artist, though his family later had more than their share of painful ones. Mary Katherine lost her life two years ago from a brain tumor, at age 18. Her name has adorned seemingly everything Joyce has created since, from his Guardians of Childhood books, to his recent Oscar-winning animated short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, the first big project of his Shreveport-based Moonbot Studios.
Like any great muse, her influence transcends the hardships real life has to offer, and the stories she and her brother helped inspire are being shared with the rest of the world, with the books beginning publication last fall, and the movie hitting theaters next fall.
Our collective view of Santa Claus has been shaped by everything from Gene Autry's recording of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Clement Clarke Moore's poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (later to be known as T'was the Night Before Christmas. Even Coca-Cola ads helped popularize the red suit and white trimming, though the company didn't invent that look, as many think. (Hey, belief makes things true, right?)
"And with the Easter Bunny, if there is any mythology, it's kind of conflated with Beatrix Potter or Peter Cottontail. It's this foggy, hazy thing," says Peter Ramsey, director of Rise of the Guardians. "I don't know if anyone has done anything [definitive] on the Tooth Fairy besides The Rock being in a movie about her."
In that regard, Ramsey knows this movie has a responsibility to the characters, since it could so easily shape the way kids view them. "When I first came on, I think right off the bat, my instinct — along with everyone else's — was not to do this as any parody or spoof," he said. "These are beings who are real to a majority of the audience, or were at one point or another. We thought, 'Let's take belief seriously.'"
If Rise of the Guardians adds anything to the existing mythology, Ramsey hopes it's that Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are not just generous gift-givers, but also strong, selfless, and — above all — brave.
"They don't have a warlike side," he says, though they're certainly tougher than other images of the characters. "Their whole existence is based on the idea that a full, rich, loving, adventurous life for a kid is worth anything they would possibly have to sacrifice. That's the idea of being a Guardian. It's kind of analogous to being a good parent, really."
Here's a gallery of each of the main characters, along with details from Joyce and Ramsey about their bizarre and colorful histories.


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1. University of Colorado at Boulder
2. Pennsylvania State University
3. Arizona State University
4. University of Western Ontario
5. University of Texas at Austin
6. University of Wisconsin
7. University of Georgia
8. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
9. University of Central Florida
10. University of California, Santa Barbara
Playboy magazine this week crowned the University of Colorado the nation's No. 1 party school, saying the Boulder campus "is home to reefer madness," thanks to its annual 4/20 smokeout and proximity to the city's ample medical marijuana dispensaries.
Among the other selling points for Playboy's party-gauging editors: Boulder is a "beer drinker's paradise" and the campus is close to "dozens of world-class ski resorts," according to the magazine.
The ranking -- which Playboy announced online Wednesday (click at your own risk; there is nudity on that page) as part of its issue hitting newsstands Friday -- comes eight years after CU topped a similar party-school list compiled by Princeton Review.
Such lists long have irritated CU leaders, and Boulder campus spokesman Bronson Hilliard said Wednesday that Playboy's ranking gives an inaccurate picture of CU's total student experience.
Plus, he quipped, "I'm disappointed we didn't do better in Playboy's rankings of the atomic, molecular and optical physics programs -- which U.S. News and World Report ranks us as No. 1, tied with MIT."
According to a blurb posted on Playboy's website, CU received the party school crown because:
"CU-Boulder is home to reefer madness. Not only does Boulder have 50 medical-marijuana dispensaries within its city limits, but every April nearly half the university's 24,000-plus undergrads turn out for the annual 4/20 smokeout on school grounds. Boulder is also a beer drinker's paradise, with four breweries in town. 'There are a lot of distractions from school-snowboarding, mountain biking, super hot girls,' says one alum. Literally dozens of world-class ski resorts are a drive away. You know Boulder is a party school because whenever you tell someone that you went there, the first thing they ask is, 'Did you graduate?'"
CU's Boulder campus also was named the No. 1 party school in the country in 2003 by Princeton Review. Last year, Princeton Review -- which is not affiliated with Princeton University -- ranked CU No. 6 for "Reefer Madness," No. 13 for "Lots of Hard Liquor" and No. 16 for top "Party Schools."
Henry "Hank" Smith, a CU sophomore from the Los Angeles area, said when he was applying to colleges, his parents dissuaded him from going to the University of California's Santa Barbara campus because of its party school reputation. (Incidentally, UC Santa Barbara landed at No. 10 on Playboy's new list.)
"Every school is a party school," Smith said.
Smith said that he saw some push among students on Facebook to get CU noticed by Playboy in the rankings.
Yet Smith agreed that, that given the scope of the 4/20 marijuana smokeout slated for next Wednesday, the Playboy ranking probably is warranted. He's had friends he hasn't heard from in years ask if they can come stay with him so that they can witness the smokeout on Norlin Quad, which has drawn as many as 10,000 pot enthusiasts.
But, like last year, Smith said he'll likely be in class that day.
For some CU students, the new Playboy ranking garnered just a few chuckles.
"I don't care," said Sarah Mathews, a CU junior. "I'm in the music school and I don't think we're real party-y."
Beth Barnadyn, who was visiting the campus from Phoenix on Wednesday and will start graduate school next fall in Boulder, said the party reputation doesn't concern her. She'll likely be living in Longmont, or outside of Boulder, she said.
"I won't be partying, and I don't care what others do," Barnadyn said.
According to a news release from Playboy, the rankings were determined by input from students, "fans" of Playboy's Facebook page, alumni and several interviews. Other factors taken into consideration included "male-female" ratios, academics and the winning percentage of sports teams, as well as the proximity to beaches -- or ski slopes.
CU's Hilliard, in defending the campus's reputation, noted that the number of alcohol-related cases at CU has decreased dramatically over the past couple years.
In 2007-2008, the Office of Student Conduct, formerly known as the Office of Judicial Affairs, dealt with 3,134 alcohol-related cases, which includes students busted for underage drinking. In 2009-2010, that number dropped to 2,484.
"We're showing some progress on our messaging about partying and alcohol and safety," Hilliard said.
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