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MLB trade rumors: Boston abuzz with Stephen Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury in mix
With the general managers' meetings over, baseball executives now have a better sense of what the offseason is going to look like, and as few moves have actually been made so far, the rumors will be hot and heavy.
Here's a look at some of the latest, and how seriously they can be taken ...
Ben Cherington, the Sporting News Executive of the Year, told reporters in Orlando, Fla., that his team would like to bring back free agent shortstop Stephen Drew. He was quoted in a Boston Globe report that also included word that Jacoby Ellsbury staying with the world champions is a "long shot."
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Drew will want more than a one-year deal, so if Cherington is being honest about his desire to retain the shortstop, who turns 31 in March and had a .333 on-base percentage with 13 home runs for the Red Sox in 2013, it means the team is prepared for an immediate future in which Xander Bogaerts, who is rather clearly ready for the major leagues, shifts to third base - a position he had not played professionally until reaching Triple-A in 2013.
Bogaerts can handle third base, but then there's the issue of Will Middlebrooks, who struggled through the playoffs at 4-for-25, but who has 32 home runs in 615 career major league at-bats. That kind of power has value. The question becomes whether that value is on the Red Sox's roster, perhaps moving to first base. More likely, a 25-year-old third baseman with a .756 career OPS who is not eligible for free agency until 2019 would become a valuable trade chip.
The New York Yankees, who have been linked to everyone at the hot corner from David Freese to Chase Headley, must be furious.
Stephen Drew
Drew is young enough, and handled Boston well enough, that the Red Sox wanting to keep him makes sense, even if it means moving a heralded shortstop prospect in Bogaerts to third base. Whatever that means for Middlebrooks really is a secondary issue - having too many useful players is a situation that tends to sort itself out, and usually for the best.
If the Red Sox re-sign Drew, and believe like they want to trade Middlebrooks, the immediate talk would be about doing so in order to acquire a replacement for Ellsbury, because if he does indeed leave, there is nobody close to his talent level or tool set available through free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to trade an outfielder, and Boston has a trade history with the Dodgers. Maybe Carl Crawford? Okay, no, but seriously, would anybody be surprised to start seeing Matt Kemp-to-Boston rumors with a young third baseman as part of the return package to the Dodgers?
Staying with the Red Sox theme, Napoli has a better one-year offer on the table from Boston than the $14.1 million qualifying offer he already rejected, according to Jen Royle of the Boston Herald.
Mike Napoli
After settling for a one-year contract last winter, then proving his health during a 23-homer season, it's fair to expect that Napoli will continue exploring the market.
While ranking the best available free-agent infielders, I had Napoli second behind Robinson Cano and said that the Colorado Rockies would be the best fit for the slugging first baseman.
According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies are indeed interested in the 32-year-old Floridian, who would be somewhat in the Andres Galarraga mode. Along more of a Todd Helton sort of thought path, the Rockies also reportedly are interested in James Loney.
Those are extremely loose comparisons, but it is worth noting that Galarraga and Helton are the only regular first basemen the Rockies have had, and now they're seeking No. 3. Loney would be a lower-cost option, but if the Rockies are sniffing around someone who turned down a $14.1 million offer in Napoli, and bid $7.5 million a year for Carlos Ruiz, when they already have a catcher, their financial outlook does not require going cheap.
When you're rebuilding and have several top prospects on the way, one key to the plan is to make sure that any free agents you sign are also players who could return later value as trade chips for more prospects. It's good to have an overstocked farm system as an also-ran, because there will come a time when trading prospects for established players becomes necessary to put together the final pieces of the contending puzzle.
This is part of how the Pittsburgh Pirates got where they did this season, and it's part of the Cubs' plan as they keep pointing toward the future. As Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes, "Like last offseason with Scott Feldman, David DeJesus and Scott Hairston, the Cubs are again looking to add smaller, less-expensive pieces who either help them win at a higher level next year and/or become trade chips during the season." It's the right way to go about offseason planning if you're the Cubs.
One other note worth examining: Sherman writes that the Cubs "do not expect to be serious contenders until 2016." Adherents of the North Side Church of McFly have been preparing since the 1989 release of Back to the Future II for the Cubs' victory in the 2015 World Series.
Remember on Sesame Street, when they did the "One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other Things" song?
Well, try this on for size from Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, on the Royals' plans if free agent right-hander Ervin Santana does not re-sign: "To replace Santana, the Royals are aiming for free agents Phil Hughes, Tim Hudson and Josh Johnson as possible replacements."
Factor in a tweet from ESPN's Buster Olney that the Royals have "talked internally about adding (Joba) Chamberlain" and you have to wonder if the Royals are working with outdated scouting reports on the Yankees organization, or if Royals brass is just that confident that a reunion with pitching coach Dave Eiland would be what it takes for a couple of former stud prospects to get their careers back on track.


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Welcome to Texoma Kids KornerThe Texoma Kids Korner on Texoma Connect is full of fun things for youngsters to do in the Lake Texoma area. Throughout the Texoma area there are fun places to visit, activities and interesting things to do. There are several museums that kids (and grown-ups too) will love – who wouldn't love a museum devoted to action figures? Gainesville has a very nice zoo, easy for all ages to navigate, and only minutes from Lake Texoma. Eisenhower State Park has a junior ranger program and offers family workshops during the year. These are just a few ideas for day trippin' – you'll find lots more in this Texoma Business Directory for Kids.
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CRESTVIEW � Two girls basketball teams in rebuilding mode, Choctawhatchee and Crestview, squared off in their season opener at the Crestview High School gym Tuesday night.
CRESTVIEW � Two girls basketball teams in rebuilding mode, Choctawhatchee and Crestview, squared off in their season opener at the Crestview High School gym Tuesday night.
At night's end it looked as if the Indians, who played for the Class 6A championship last season, are a little further along than the Bulldogs.
Powered by senior guard Brittany Washington's 16 points, the Indians rolled to a 49-34 win over the Bulldogs.
Choctaw coach Don Brown was satisfied with what he considered a typical first game.
"We didn't get to play any preseason games," he said. "We just had the opportunity to scrimmage against our own selves so it was good to get out here and play. We've been working all summer for this moment and it is finally here.
"We have a long ways to go. We are young, but we are going to keep working, trying to get better."
The Indians (1-0) jumped to a quick 7-0 lead to open the game and never looked back.
Choctaw was up 11-2 at the end of the first quarter as five different players scored.
Gabrielle Brown opened the scoring with a 3-pointer for the Indians on what was her only basket of the night.
Brown's score was followed by a free throw from Shavonna Spaw, a basket by Spaw and a free throw by Washington.
The Bulldogs (0-1) finally got on the scoreboard with 3:17 left in the first quarter on a pair of free throws by Lakayla Robinson.
Choctaw extended the lead to 22-10 at the half behind the strong post play of Nadia Fingall.
Crestview got a second-quarter boost from Nyquala Collins, who scored all six of her points in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs were only outscored by the Indians by three points in the second half. A large part of Crestview's success was thanks to a pair of 3-pointers by KK McTear in the third quarter and an 11-point explosion by Arianna Simms in the fourth quarter.
In the end, staying close in the second half wasn't enough for the Bulldogs to overcome their slow start.
Washington was the only Indian in double figures. Spaw chipped in seven points and Tasharah Sanders added 6 points.
McTear was the leading scorer for Crestview with 12 points. Simms added 11 points.


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Hill Head Croft
We had a fantastic, restful week in Hill Head Croft. The cottage was extremely comfortable and cosy with a coal/log stove in the living room and the Aga in the kitchen. All 3 bedrooms had en suites and were furnished to an extremely high standard. My dogs loved the scramble down the cliff to the beach. I was not disappointed at all.
Little Aird Hill
Lovely spacious home. Lots of room for kids to run around garden. Welcome gifts of teabags, milk, wine and shortbread was a lovely touch. Fire was amazing. We had a great, relaxing weekend. Would definitely recommend and would like to return. The main item lacking in the property was a guest information pack. There were also no instructions how to access the property so we had to play "hunt the key" when we arrived in the dark!
Fersit Log Cottage
We had a wonderful and peaceful break at Fersit Log Cottage last week. The property really is superb, easily the best holiday cottage we have ever stayed in. The welcome pack (bottle of wine, milk, tea bags and coffee) was very much appreciated and a lovely touch by the owners. Despite the name and location there is no need to have any concerns about warmth in the winter - this place is very warm and cosy. We highly recommend this place to anyone staying in this area and plan to return soon.
Our 4th stay at Charleston at Errogie and even better if that is possible. Extremely clean and comfortable with excellent equipment. Wonderful views, loads of good walks from the door. A good base for exploring from Inverness to the Isle of Skye, the Cairngorms and dolphin spotting at Chanonry point on the Black Isle, Fort William and Glen Nevis. Definitely our favourite Wilderness Cottage.
Owl Cottage
Rowan Lodge - Beauly
Ardoch Bothy
The perfect getaway location. The cottage has such stunning views to the front of Loch Kishorn which a person would never get tired of. It has been finished to a very high standrd throughout with little touches everywhere. A perfect location to explore the surrounding area too. Highly recommend.
Poulary Cottage
Poulary Cottage is very comfortable and well-equipped, and in a stunning remote location. The photographs don't quite do it justice. We stayed for 2 weeks in Jan/Feb and were nice and cosy. There are plenty of walks from the cottage, through pine forests, along the river, and up into the hills - you can even reach a Munro from the cottage. Great for wildlife, too. We saw pine martens, deer, and owls in the grounds - and a nocturnal wild pig! We'll definitely be back!
Aros Beag
spent a lovely five nights at the cottage, pity it was not any longer.Very special hide away clean and cosy and everything the brochure says it is. We had some lovely walks right from the cottage door. Very romantic no matter what age you are. Jim and Diane the owners are very welcoming but not intrusive we only saw them when we arrived and again when we sadly had to leave. A little bit of heaven on earth, we will be back.
Creag nah Iolaire
I almost don't want to post a review as if people go here they will just keep coming back and the place will be booked forever... It was stunning - panoramic views, so well-appointed, warm even in winter, with such a friendly and helpful host/owner, riding close by (I would highly recommend even a beginner trying to ride at Borlum)close to Castle Urquhart and Loch Ness, decent convenience stores in Drumnadrochit (and a great Highland gift shop) and half an hour from lovely Inverness. Unbeatable.
Aros Beag
we had such a lovely time at the cottage, really cosy-the underfloor heating makes it very comfortable and we liked the attention to detail - the bath is big enough for two! the hamper on arrival is a lovely gesture and the owners very helpful - we will hopefully return again soon!
Chapel House
The Granary
We had a lovely stay. The house is very comfortable and clean. All the little extra touches like the Christmas tree, milk, butter, and wine in fridge were so thoughtful. It was a great way to spend New Year's week.
Marnie's Croft
We have been to Marnie's Croft many times over the past 8 years. Totally love going to stay there, and hope to for many more years. Even with a 4x4, we still struggled too get up and down the hill. However this did not spoil our holiday at all, but gave us a little more excercise. Only thing I would love to change, is the dog policy, as we have 2 dogs and they would love it there. Could never tire of looking at the view, and watching for the deer in the woods. If you have never been, you must go.
Old Stables
An amazing house which is equipped for everything you may need or require for a very comfortable holiday house. Trips to Inverness on the rainy days then walking in Glen Affric on the better ones.
Station Cottage
24/12/11-28/12/11 David We had a great time. Very cosy and set in beautiful surroundings. Plenty of walks for the dog, and safe areas to run. The local butcher has fantastic veggie sausages!
Cameron's Cottage
We have just had the privilege of being the very first guests and what a fantastic time we had. The property and location can only be described as 5 star. Sympathetically renovated to an exceptionally high standard, the cottage wants for nothing. You can be assured of a warm welcome and nothing is too much trouble. Plenty of walks in and around the area whether it be to see the beautiful Falls of Foyers or off the beaton track through the many surrounding forests and all on the doorstep!
Bayside Cottage
The Coltsfoots
Stayed end October 2011. Our first stay in a log home and this is the best we have seen. Beautifully furnished and fully equipped. Really is just 10 minutes walk from the village with just one short steepish hill en route, and lots of nice walks close by. Dogs loved it. One word of warning look out for the woodburner. On our first night after an hour we had to open the french doors and windows to let the heat out. We then limited ourselves to 3 logs at once. Boathouse Restaurant was lovely.
Barn Cottage
our long weekend break at Balmachree was excellent, the cottage was very nice/clean and comfortable in a very quiet area, our 2 dogs loved the freedom in the large garden, the pub served excellent food and was very welcoming. The only issue was the wood burner that must have had a blockage in the flue as it filled the living room with smoke.
our second visit this year this cottage has set a standard that no other we have used over many years can come close to if you want peace, great views, walks from the door, and a 5 star rated cottage look no farther we leave it again with a tear in our eye but we will return as soon as possible.
Christies is a lovely cosy cottage in Scourie, which is a good base for exploring the stunning North West. We had fantastic weather in November which ment no excuses for not getting out there and doing lots of walking and exploring this fantastic area.
Stac Polly
We have just returned from a truly wonderful weekend away at Achultibuie. Stac Polly is definitely 5 star with every mod con available, hot tub, sauna, surround sound music system, WiFi etc. We had good weather, big blue skies and glorious sunsets not what we expected in November. The views over the Summer Isles from the large windows in the lounge are just stunning. The hot tub was a firm favourite, as was the sauna, great time was had by us all and we hope to return next year. We highly recommend Stac Polly and would like to thank the owners who have made this a very special place, well done!
Once again we had another great relaxing holiday. Wonderful views, walks all around. Everyone of us enjoyed the stay even the power cut was exciting! Even our labradoodles chilled out after their walks!! We have already booked for next year .... can't wait. Not telling anyone how good it is or we'll never get booked again.
Kirklauchline Cottage
Old Smiddy Kilfinan
Coach House
Kirklauchline Cottage
Katie's Cottage
An absolutely beautiful cottage in a beautiful location. Extremely well equipped, wonderfully remote without being too remote and the perfect place from which to begin adventures in the mountains of Kintail, Skye and Torridon. I fully intend to return.
Katie's Cottage
We really enjoyed our stay in Katie's Cottage. The cottage was even more beautiful in real life. It was so well equipped and had everything that we needed. The wood burning stove kept us and our little dog cosy on the cold October evenings and made the cottage feel like a home from home. The village of Glendale was about a mile from the cottage and the local shop had everything you might need and more. We would definitely return to Katie's Cottage.
Taigh Geal
Cuifail was a great place to stay, pretty much home from home! The garden was great for our two Hungarian Vizsla pups and little boy aged 6. A good base for exploring the highlands and high spec accomodation. We hope to return next year to further enjoy Whitebridge and the surrounding area.
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Matheson's Croft House
An absolutely beautiful cottage in a fabulous location. I am a keen walker and this cosy cottage was perfectly situated for the mountains around Glen Sheil, Skye and Torridon. The cottage was well equipped with comfortable beds, a perfect kitchen and an unlimited supply of fire wood and coal. I will definately be booking again.
Old Lock Keepers Cottage
We were bowled over by the beautiful Lock Keeper's Cottage. The house has been renovated to a lovely standard and is in such an idyllic location. Derek the Lock Keeper is invaluable with local knowledge - he really made our holiday! The open fire was a huge draw and we got through a few packets of marshmallows during our week there! We can't recommend this property highly enough. Thank you
Old School 10 - Abbey
Huge, modern, clean, lovely views, all creature comforts, great big beds and indeed a home away from home. Such a shame there was so much to do we didn't get to enjoy the appartment more. Games room was nice and the abbey itself a lovely place to wander around in. I spent quite some time admiring the gargoyles in the courtyard. Indeed a shame that the pool wasn't finished yet (November?) But we recommend it highly and will come back.
Old Smiddy
Absolutely beautiful! Lovely, well maintained cottage. Little touches like the tea, coffee, milk and biscuits on arrival are lovely. It is dog friendly but you'd never guess that dogs had previously stayed as it was so clean and not at all 'doggy'. Wonderful area - Glenn Affric is a must see and Beauly is a lovely little village shopping area. I'd definitely recommend.
River Cottage
We visited River Cottage at Drumnadrochit in Mid October 2011. The owners were most welcoming and helpful. Although the weather was mixed, the Cottage was easy to keep warm and a welcome cosy retreat to rest and recover from our various excursions. It was a good central location to visit very picturesque scenery (almost every where) and beaches (Dornoch or Findhorn in particular) as well as having excellent walking areas close by. There are many good places to eat nearby.
Woodpecker Pad
Very well equiped cottage and ideally situated to explore Inverness and surrounding area. Will return in future
15th October 2011 Just returned from our 2nd stay this year at Charleston. Best holiday cottage we have ever stayed in. Fantastic views and plenty of wildlife to view. We love this area of Scotland and look forward to returning next year.
Old School 10 - Abbey
What a fantastic apartment, equipped and decorated to a very high standard. Stunning views to wake up to over the grounds towards the caledonian canal, or to your right you have the magnificent Loch Ness. We had a great week; Fort Augustus is an ideal place to stay and Old School 10 felt like home from home. The complementary wine and shortbread went down very well. Only regret was the pool wasn't finished. Maybe next time! Highly recommended.
Taigh Druim
We stayed in Taigh Druim during the second week of October. Lots of rain and strong winds but, we were also able to sit outside in the sun with a cup of coffee! Fantastic views, a wonderful property that was beautifully warm and would definitely go back.


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Description of 104 Horncastle Place, Goose Creek, SC 29445
Simply Awesome! No other way to describe this beautiful and well kept home. Home sits on a one of a kind .60 acre cul-de-sac lot that backs to the 100 acre Lake Crowfield and is adjacent to a 5 acre protected wetlands park with dock. Home is custom built and features heart-pine wood floors, plantation shutters, gas fireplace, 9 foot ceilings, 3 car garage, ceiling fans, Home theater/surround sound system in the family room, Rinnai tankless water heater, irrigation system, central vacuum system and built-in bookcase. The gourmet kitchen is complete with professional grade appliances that include a gas cooktop, wall oven, built-in microwave and custom cabinets. The Master Suite is spacious with antique heart-pine floors (110 years old) a bay window that overlooks the peaceful Lake Crowfield and is accompanied by a master bath complete with dual vanities, oversized jetted tub (110 gallons), separate shower, dual closets and custom ceramic tile work. Other upgrades include Queen sized brick shipped from North Carolina, home built with old-growth Canadian lumber, High R-value cellulose insulation throughout, Custom-made solid mahogany front door, Raised brick foundation surrounding deck and porch, large accessible storage areas under eaves, High-end Kohler bathroom fixtures, custom-made heart pine stair case with lighting, matching brick walled garden with bird fountain and pond, detached grill patio with stainless Jenn-Air top mount grill and garden pond, New HVAC with smart technology. This is a beautiful and well-kept home with the pride of home ownership shows throughout.
Property Features of 104 Horncastle Place, Goose Creek, SC 29445
Single Family Detached
Crowfield Plantation
G. Cr./M. Cor. Hwy 17A-Oakley-Hwy 52
|Elementary school: College Park
|Middle school: College Park
|High school: Stratford
|Gas log fireplace(s)
|Fireplace in family room
|Central air
|Heat pump
|Three car garage
|Brick veneer exterior
|Screened porch
|Lot acreage is: 0.60
|Cul-de-sac location
|Waterfront lot
|Lot on or near lake
|Lot has lake view
|Lot has pond
|Subdivision: Crowfield Plantation
|Cable television available
|Eat-in kitchen
|Wood floors
|Wall to wall carpeting
|Separate dining room
|Walk-in closet(s)
|Asphalt shingle roof
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schedule chart
The graphic depiction of a PERT or CPM chart.
A narrative or story that describes the activities of one or more persons, including information about goals, expectations, actions, and reactions.
representational state
This is defined by Hutchins (1995a, 117) as "a configuration of the elements in a medium that can be interpreted as a representation." Problem solving occurs by successive rerepresentations of the problem (i.e., a representation of the problem) through a series of intermediate representational states into a solution (i.e., a representation of the solution). DCog researchers attempt to make the representational state of a functional system explicit and document how changes to its representational state result in goal-directed problem-solving activity.
This can be seen as encoded information, either as a symbolic abstraction of a thing (classical cognitive science), or as a distributed set of nodes (PDP) that, together, have meaning. According to the representational theory of mind, human brains operate on symbolic representations, or codes. DCog extends this to show how transformations to representations need not be entirely symbolic, but may be enacted through manipulations on physical media that have a representational status (e.g., a navigational chart or a drawing).
A standard operator in a keystroke-level model (KLM), R represents the time a user spends waiting for the computer to respond. Only the time actually spent waiting—beyond any mental preparation time (M)—is included in R. R must be estimated for each computer system modeled.
propositional representations
Representations that have a more-or-less arbitrary structure; for example, a word or a sentence in a natural language. See also analog representations.
propagation of representations
A component of information-processing activity in which sequences of transformations from one representational form (or medium) to another result in information-processing activity. Hutchins claims that "representational states are propagated from one medium to another by bringing the states of the media into coordination with one another" (1995a, 117).
progressive evaluation
In the cognitive-dimensions framework, the ability to review or test a partially complete structure, to check on progress to date it is important for novices, and becomes less so as one gains experience. Some systems allow only a complete design to be reviewed; others allow a review at any stage.
In cognitive-dimensions analysis, a statement of what is required (in cognitive-dimensions terms) to support a given generic activity. The profile of an activity states for each cognitive dimension whether that dimension is material and, if so, what value it should have (e.g., for modification, viscosity must be low, visibility must be high, etc.).
Production system
A programming language made up of conditional statements. If all conditions are satisfied, then action is taken.


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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Already pricey beef at grocery stores is expected to become even more expensive in February - wholesale beef and cattle prices are at all-time highs this winter in the United States, fueled by a tight supply of cattle.
Prices for slaughter-ready cattle soared this month because the shutdown of packing plants during the Christmas and New Year's holidays constricted the flow of steaks and roasts to supermarkets and restaurants.
With the U.S. cattle herd already at a 61-year low of 89 million head, supplies tightened further as waves of unusually cold weather slowed cattle weight gains and delayed the movement of livestock from feeding yards to slaughterhouses.
But consumers should catch a brief break once arctic temperatures ease and warmer spring weather allow cattle to put on weight more easily and get to market quicker. Packing plants also are expected to lower the price that they charge grocers for beef in the face of a brewing pushback against high prices, economists said.
"You can take cattle up as high as you want, and when does the consumer get a chance to vote?," said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa.
There are limits to the price relief, however. Despite some short-term easing, economists forecast beef prices to hover around record highs for at least two more years.
Beef will become tougher to find in grocery stores as retailers choose to feature chicken and other less costly meats, said John Ginzel, analyst with brokerage firm The Linn Group in Chicago. Exorbitant beef costs will cause major damage to retailer orders for the next 60 days, he added.
"Once this winter weather and supply flow disruptions end, there is going to be a very limp demand out there on the part of grocers and consumers. It's going to take a lot of downward price reaction to buy some of that back," said Ginzel.
The outlook for a temporary drop in U.S. beef costs comes as global prices also are expected to moderate because of waning demand from shoppers suffering sticker shock.
Global food prices rose slightly in December amid increased demand for meat from countries like China and Japan, but sales could begin to taper "considering how high" meat prices are, the United Nations food agency said this month.
American meat packers have been hard pressed to pay high prices for cattle to honor the commitments they made weeks earlier to deliver beef to some buyers at much lower prices.
Some of the country's biggest meat processors, Tyson Foods (TSN.N) and Cargill Inc CARG.UL, hiked prices for beef to offset high cattle costs which, on average, lifted their operating margins in the black during a season when they typically lose money.
Last week, prices for slaughter-ready cattle in the U.S. Plains fetched up to $150 per hundredweight (cwt). It set a record four weeks in a row and was up $23 from the same week last year.
At the same time, choice-graded beef at wholesale reached an all-time high of $240.73 per cwt following a 10-day string of record highs. Select beef cuts peaked at $237.32 after a record run of 14 straight days, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Increased cattle costs normally take about a month to show up in grocery stores, and the same delay likely will occur once prices begin falling this spring, analysts said.
"What we've been doing here in January should get us some pretty expensive grocery store beef in February," said University of Missouri livestock economist Ron Plain.
"They're going to buy less beef. They have to because it's not there," he said.
Frank Stoysich Meats in Omaha, a family-owned business for more than 60 year, still wraps meat orders in old-fashioned butcher paper. Despite the current supply squeeze, owner Frank Stoysich, said beef prices have remained fairly stable in January - the slowest month of the year for business.
Still, he was mulling the prospect of raising beef prices in about a month because of tightening supplies.
"I've been hearing a lot in the wind about beef prices going up, and live cattle getting more expensive," he said. The herd size is the key factor, Stoysich said. "The numbers have just gotten low."
The new five-year Farm Bill - passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and headed to the Senate for a vote as early as next week - could be another factor pushing prices high, thanks to a provision called Country of Origin Labeling. The beef industry opposed the measure, which requires labels identifying where animals are born, grown and slaughtered, claiming it would add costs.
"You're starting with high-priced cattle and beef in a pretty competitive market and you're slapping on another cost," said John Nalivka, president of Sterling Marketing Inc. in Vale, Oregon. At some point consumers will resist those price increases, he said.
The high prices and forecasts of continued small herds are prompting ranchers to plunk down big bucks, both to rebuild the U.S. herd and to capitalize on the jump in cattle prices.
The herd size will not change overnight. It takes roughly 2 -1/2 years to produce market-ready cattle from the time heifers are retained for breeding. Other meat animals develop more quickly: About a year to produce pork after gilts, young female pigs, are held back, and only nine weeks from the time chicken eggs are set in incubators.
"It takes years to get more beef to consumers once positive profit signals are in the marketplace. Meanwhile, poultry and pork will be picking away at the beef consumption base in 2014 and 2015," said Chris Hurt, an agricultural economist at Purdue University.
The competition between cattle and pork in 2014 could be affected by the impact of a virus that kills baby pigs. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) made its first-ever appearance in the United States last year and has spread to 23 states.
PEDv, which has no effect on humans, may have killed as many as 4 million pigs and is beginning to affect market prices. Hog futures for June delivery have traded at record highs so far this year on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
For cattle producers, any price impact on pork from PEDv could help beef remain competitive even if cattle prices stay high - one of several factors favorable to ranchers seeking to rebuild their herds.
There are signs that ranchers have begun the rebuilding process. On Friday, monthly USDA cattle-on-feed data showed the total number of heifers in feedlots as of January 1 dropped 8 percent from a year ago.
"That 8 percent decline in heifers, versus only a 5 pct decline in total numbers of cattle on feed, tells you they're keeping some of them back," said Elaine Johnson, analyst with CattleHedging.com in Denver, Colorado.
USDA's annual cattle inventory report, scheduled for release on January 31, will measure the effect of efforts to repopulate the U.S. herd in 2013 and give an eye toward the future, analysts said.
Reporting By Theopolis Waters and Tom Polansek in Chicago; Editing by Grant McCool


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The hot topic on the Internet last week -- and no doubt this week and beyond -- was a U.S. appellate court's overturning of the "net neutrality" concept under which the Internet has operated.
The federal court ruled the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's ability to regulate Internet service providers did not have the same legal basis that gives it the right to regulate "common carriers" such as phone companies.
The FCC has classified Internet service providers as "information services," historically more loosely regulated than telecom services, but said they must abide by the "net neutrality" concept -- the principle that Internet service providers should provide access to all websites and content regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.
The court struck down the legal framework under which the FCC pushed net neutrality, meaning ISPs could be free to start offering "tiered" Internet access, much like cable and satellite companies do with programming content.
Everyone accepts that "basic cable" is cheap because you get just the basic channels. No HBO, no Showtime, no "every NFL game every weekend" package.
But in contrast, everyone has also accepted -- up to now -- that Internet access, at whatever monthly rate is paid, brought the entire Internet. No restrictions, no "tiered" access for more popular sites. Whether it was Amazon.com or MoesGoldfishFoodOnline.com, both sites were accessible and popped up in a browser at the same speed.
The court's ruling means ISPs such as Verizon -- which brought the suit against the FCC -- could approach some of the bigger, more popular online companies and offer to let them allow customers to access their sites more quickly -- for a fee. Amazon.com would be fast; goldfish fanciers could find themselves staring at a slowly-moving progress bar in attempting to buy from Moe.
Proponents of net neutrality have criticized the court's ruling, saying allowing Internet giants to pay more for better user access will crowd out start-ups and stifle innovation, the driving forces behind much of the Internet's growth and utility.
Writing in the New Yorker, Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu called the net neutrality concept "the Magna Carta of the Web; today, there's not a tech firm or a blog that doesn't owe something to the open, unblocked Internet."
Major ISPs including AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and others have been quick to respond with statements that the Internet will not fundamentally change, and that the ruling will simply bring "more innovation" and "choices" for consumers.
Choice can be good, unless it becomes a choice for a consumer between "basic" Internet and "tiered" Internet.
The day may come when an ISP says: "You would like to stream Netflix? That will be an additional $10 a month, please."
None of this will happen in a hurry, of course -- and might not at all.
The battle over net neutrality is far from over; the ball is back in the FCC's court, and it is no doubt busy planning its next moves.
Those could include an appeal to the Supreme Court, and attempt to reclassify ISPs as telecom services or some other workarounds to enforce open access.
Time will tell, and in the meantime the unfolding battle will available for all to follow on the Internet -- for now.


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Well, here's something we didn't notice last time we checked; it seems Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system has already overtaken Windows Vista as a hardcore PC gamer's operating system of choice.
28.53% of Steam users report Windows 7 as their operating system, while Vista users represent 27.91% of the platform's userbase (the remainder, of course, still using good ol' Windows XP). For the record, Windows Vista was released to retail in January 2007. Windows 7, on the other hand, was released to retail in October 2009, meaning it's overtaken its predecessor in record time. At least, among hardcore PC gamers. And seeing as many games demand the use of Steam these days, I think it's safe to assume Steam users are an almost perfect representation of hardcore PC games.
Sure, Vista had its critics early in the day, but it quickly settled down; I've been running it since April 2008 on my gaming PC with no hassles whatsoever. I guess Windows 7 is just...better. Anyone who's made the upgrade care to elaborate on just why that is?
Steam Hardware Survey: January 2010 [Valve, via Ars Technica]


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Diva Madam X will star as Madge in Kit Kat's very own "half-time performance" during brunch service (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), where free-flowing mimosas, sangria and bloody marys will be featured for only $10 with the purchase of a brunch entree. The martini menu will be offered at half-price ($6, regularly $12).
Once Super Bowl 46 begins, Diva Kinley Preston will "vogue" her way around the venue and continue the "Madonna-rama" celebration well into the night. Footballs fans will watch the gridiron action on seven state-of-the-art screens, while sipping half-price martinis ($6 each, regularly $12).
The specialty cocktail for Super Bowl Sunday is The M.D.N.A Martini (Effen Cucumber, Hpnotiq, Harmonie, St. Germain with a splash of sprite). Madonna DVDs, CDs and posters from Border Line Music will be given away during both brunch and nighttime events.
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4 Hours To Experience A Taste Of Marlborough
Sun, sea, scenery and seafood
So what if you don't have much time in Marlborough – you basically only need half a day to experience sun, scenery, sea and seafood. My trip began around 8am driving to Havelock and turning into Queen Charlotte Drive.
Our destination was Ohingaroa Bay where we were set to experience self drive boats with Waterway Safaris. Sounds like fun – yip it sure was. I was extremely hesitant at first – I am a experienced driver when it comes to cars and I unlike a lot of kiwi women (and men for that matter) can actually back a trailer.
But when it comes to boats – mmm maybe not so gifted. For some reason by brain could not think left meant you turned right and right meant you turned left. I did kind of master this in the end and had the most awesome time out exploring bays, mussel farms, birdlife and scenery.
Unfortunately it all came to an end all too fast but I will be back! We then head to the charming Havelock. Havelock when I was growing up was had some real characters there and now it seems that character has rubbed off on the many cafes and restaurants.
I was looking forward to stopping here as I knew that Heidi's Treats had relocated there from Blenheim some time ago. When I use to stop in at Heidi's in Blenheim I would not only come out with the item ( normally a Dutch cheese called Leyden) on my shopping list but there also would be things like stroope and Belgium chocolate! Heidis has changed – for the better I am happy to say.
Its now a licensed café & bistro but the gorgeous deli and small goods still remain. The shop is quaint and not only seating inside but a lovely deck to enjoy al fresco dining. So what to order? Well there is a range of snacks and meals some with the Euro influence and some with that Havelock icon – the greenshell mussel. So the saying "when in Rome" came to mind so seafood chowder it was.
Now I am quite fussy when it comes to chowder and don't tolerate things like carrot and peas in it and certainly it must not be the consistency of wallpaper glue! Heidi's chowder was impressive – infact it was more than that – it had terrakihi, prawns, calamari and of course mussels!
I could have another helping but would have been embarrassing in front of the rest of my table. Mind you they were enjoying the amazing applestrudel and chocolate cherry cake! So next time you are in Havelock check out Heidi's – on the main road.


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I've just posted on the general forum for the first time in yonks. I've been lurking since my miscarriage a few years ago and since then I got pregnant with girl/boy twins and sadly like Katelyn they were born too soon and became angels. Leah was stillborn at 20 weeks and Kieran was born at 22 weeks and died in my arms Katelyn. Leah and Kieran are all buried together now and David and I miss them terribly.
I have however just given birth to our miracle baby girl Chloë Mae. She was born by c-section on that very snowy Wednesday morning January 24th at 10.29am. She weighed 7lb 5oz and has a head full of beautiful auburn red hair! She's amazing and I can't get enough of her. I will put a few photo's on photobucket when Chloë lets me use two hands
Being a mummy has been my dream for 7 long years and I can't quite believe I actually am a mummy now a real mummy. I'm so happy I cry a lot lol!
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We complete our trip down NCAA basketball memory lane by selecting the very best players in Louisville history. Of this year's Final Four, Louisville is the only team that has won more than one championship. They claimed the title in 1980 and 1986.
They might have also have won it in 1975. In the semifinals, the Cardinals led mighty UCLA (in coach John Wooden's last season) and just needed to hit free throws to ice the game. At the line, if my memory is correct, was a reserve who hadn't missed a free throw all year. But he missed the big one, UCLA tied the game on a last second shot, and won it in overtime.
Had Louisville prevailed, they would have met the University of Kentucky in the final. The two teams had never played because Kentucky refused to schedule the Cardinals. My money would have been on Louisville to beat the Wildcats, as UCLA did.
A bit later, during the 1980s, the two legendary programs finally met for the first time. Louisville won.
Here are my all-time selections:
First team
Jim Price (1970-72)
He gets my nod at the point guard spot for being indisputably the best player on a Final Four team. I don't believe any other Louisville point guard can make that claim. Price averaged 21 points for the 1972 team that gave Louisville its first trip to the Final Four under legendary coach Denny Crum. He earned all-American honors that season.
Darrell Griffith (1977-80)
In 1980, Dr. Dunkenstein wasn't just the most electrifying player in college basketball, he was the best. That year he claimed national player of the year honors — the only Cardinal to have done so. And Griffith led his team to the national championship. He averaged 22.9 points per game on .553 shooting, that season.
Junior Bridgeman (1973-75)
He was two-time conference player of the year and an All-American in 1975, the year Louisville lost that national semifinal in overtime to UCLA. In the round of 16 game that year, Bridgeman torched Rutgers. After the game, in a reference to the Cardinals' athletic forwards and swingmen (Bridgeman, Allen Murphy, and Wesley Cox), the Rutgers coach confessed that although Bridgeman had just scored 40 points, he still didn't know which player was Bridgeman. Could a coach get away with such a politically incorrect admission against interest these days?
Bridgeman went on to have a fine NBA career mostly with the Milwaukee Bucks, who retired his number.
Wes Unseld (1966-68)
To get an idea of how good Unseld in college, consider that, fresh out of Louisville, he was the NBA's most valuable player as a rookie. As a senior, Unseld averaged 23 points per game, with a .613 field goal percentage, and led Louisville to a number 2 ranking in both wire service polls. During his three year career, he averaged 20.6 points and 18.9 rebounds. I've never seen a better rebouonder than Unseld before all of his knee surgeries. Big Wes is the only Cardinal player in the basketball Hall of Fame.
Pervis Ellison (1986-89)
If we go by the raw numbers, Charlie Tyra, not Ellison, belongs on the first team alongside Unseld. But Ellison's game wasn't about numbers; it was about winning. And, as a freshman, "Never Nervous Pervis" led Louisville to the national title in 1986, becoming the first freshman since 1944 to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Ellison is Louisville's all-time leader in blocked shots. And his .557 career field goal percentage compares favorable with Tyra's, even taking into account the difference in eras.
Second team
DeJuan Wheat (1994-97)
He's number 2 on the Cardinals' all-time scoring list and number 4 in assists. Am outstanding three-point shooter, Wheat made third team All-American (NABC) his senior year.
LaBradford Smith (1988-91)
He's Louisville's career leader in assists, second in steals, and seventh in points. Smith flopped as a pro with Washington, though. His NBA highlight may have been a strong showing against Michael Jordan, after which Smith said "nice game, Mike." As I recall, there was hell to pay the next time Washington faced Chicago.
Derek Smith (1979-82)
He starred as a sophomore on the 1980 national championship team. The next year, Smith was conference player of the year. He's sixth on the all-time Cardinal point list. Smith had a fine pro career. He died young while (as I recall) participating on a cruise for fans of the Wasington Wizards, for whom he was an assistant coach. Smith's son Nolan excelled on Duke's most recent national championship team.
Rodney McCray (1980-83)
McCray was a starter on the 1980 championship team as a freshman. As a senior, he was conference player of the year. McCray is one of only four Louisville players to surpass both 1,000 career points and rebounds. His brother Scooter is also a Louisville great.
Charlie Tyra (1954-57)
He's still Louisville's all-time leading rebounder, and was a two-time All American. Tyra led Louisville to the NIT championship in 1956, back when that crown meant a lot. He was also tournament MVP that year.
Third team
Phil Bond (1974-77)
Bond was the brilliant playmaker on the 1975 Final Four team. He's third on the school's all-time assist list.
Milt Wagner (1982-86)
Coming out of Camden, New Jersey, Wagner was probably the most heavily recruited high school player of his year. He came pretty close to living up to the hype. A three-time all conference pick, Wagner is 5th on the all-time school scoring list and 8th in assists.
Butch Beard (1967-69)
Beard averaged 19 points per game over his college career and is one of only two Cardinals to have averaged more than 20 points twice (Tyra is the other). So you can make a case that he should be higher up this list. As a journeyman pro, Beard played on the Golden State team that swept the Washington Bullets (led by Wes Unseld) to win the 1975 NBA championship. But I forgive him.
Billy Thompson (1983-86)
Like Milt Wagner, Thompson was from Camden, New Jersey and like Wagner he was a massive recruit. Thompson was only so-so in his first two years at Louisville, but excelled as a junior and senior. On the 1986 championship team he average 14.9 points, while his Camden buddy Wagner averaged 14.8.
Cliff Rozier (1993-94)
A transfer from the University of North Carolina, Rozier played only two years for Louisville. As a senior, he averaged 18.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
For honorable mention, I'll single out two recent players — point guard Reece Gaines and versatile forward Terrence Williams — and old-timer John Turner (1959-61), who averaged 16.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game for his career.
Current guards Russ Smith and Peyton Siva will rate very strong consideration for any future list, especially if Louisville wins the title, as many expect.


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Chapter 3: Party fun, but the excitement has just begun.
The next morning was Charlotte's Birthday. Mama and Daddy gave her a Toy Detective Kit.(Little did Charlotte know that this fun present would come in handy a little later on.) Paige had made her a card and a bracelet. Aunt Olivia had already given her her gift the day she came. Breakfast was Porridge, Bacon, and orange juice, Charlotte's favorite. Soon, it was time for her birthday party. The party was Mermaid themed of course, because her party was at the pool. Charlotte put on her favorite sparkly turquoise bathing suit on, and put her doll in a little pink flower print bikini. Finally everyone was ready to go. Mama and Daddy had gotten tickets for Florida last night. They would leave the next day.
Charlotte had a great time at her party. She and her friends had swimming races, did underwater handstands, went down water slides, and went off the high-dive about a million times. For lunch they had pizza. Then everyone sang happy birthday, Charlotte made a secret wish, and they all ate the super yummy cupcakes on a paper mermaid plate. Charlotte took a sip of fruit punch and asked, "Can we go back into the pool now Mama?" "Yes, for a little bit longer. But why don't you open your presents first?" Mama replied. "Ooo, yes-yes!! Open them! Open them!!" The girls cried. Charlotte grinned happily and she did. She loved all her gifts, especially the silver heart shaped locket necklace that her best friend Lizzie gave her. Then they all dived back into the water again.
"Paige, where is my hot pink vest??!" Charlotte asked. It was after dinner, and everyone was packing for the trip. "Vest?" Paige laughed. " We are going to florida remember? I hardly think you will need it." "But it might get cold at night and I want it please. So do you know where it is?" Charlotte answered. "It's hanging on your purse rack." Paige zipped up her suitcase and set it on the floor. "Girls! Do you need some help? It's almost time for bed." Mama walked into the bedroom the sisters shared. "Bed!? What do you mean? it's only 7:30." Charlotte exclaimed. "I know, but we have to get up early tomorrow and you need to get some sleep." "Can we read for a little while first?" Paige wanted to know. "Yes you can read a chapter each. Goodnight!" "Night!" The girls replied.
"Wake up!!" Paige insisted. "It's time to go." Charlotte sighed and sat up, rubbing her eyes. Then she climbed down the ladder of her bunk bed, clutching her Bear under her arm. When she reached the floor, she stuffed Cuddles in the front pocket of her suitcase and put on the outfit that she had picked out last night. There were scones and eggs to-go downstairs. As they all started to walk out the door, Paige suddenly laughed and told Charlotte to look at her feet. She did, and as soon as she saw what she had done she burst out laughing too. She still had her slippers on. She took them off, put on flip-flops, and walked towards the car carrying her slippers and suitcase.
"Oh look, look! It's Florida!" Charlotte and Paige said at the same time. The Buttercup Family was in the airplane and very close to Florida. "Ahem, attention please. Please note that we will be landing shortly, so put those seat belts on, and please put away any electronics, or other devices you have brought on the plane." The man on the microphone said. Charlotte quickly put her book, Bumble Bar wrapper, and sticker book in her lime green backpack. Soon the plane landed, and they were all on their way to the house in aunt Olivia's car. "I can't wait for you to meet Elizabeth and Flora. Flora is just my age, and Elizabeth is only one year younger." Aunt Olivia was saying. Finally they reached the house, and the Buttercup family Oooed and Awwed. It was a little stone cottage with a pool and flower garden in the back yard. They all got out their suitcases and bags, and walked up to the bright red door.
Soon, a lady with brown hair, a long green skirt, and pretty white blouse opened the door. Her face was tearstained. "Flora! What is the matter?" Aunt Olivia asked the girl. "Elizabeth's missing!" Flora sobbed. "What!? What do you mean??!!" Everyone said at the same time. "Come inside and I'll explain." Flora responded. So they all walked into the living room and sat on the couch. "I was making dinner for me and Elizabeth last night, and when the dessert was in the oven, I went to my room and started writing a letter to my niece, who just won an award in horse back riding class." Flora said. "Then I went back to the kitchen to see how the pie was doing, when I noticed the time. It was about 5:30 and I realized that Elizabeth should have been back by that time. But I thought that she would be back soon. But she wasn't. I must have fallen asleep, and when I woke up, Elizabeth was still missing." She finished. "Well….." Aunt Olivia began.
Just then there was a loud slamming sound, and a girl rushed into the room. "Elizabeth!!!" Aunt Olivia and Flora exclaimed. "What happened??!!" "Oh I'm so sorry!!!" Elizabeth cried. "I'll tell you everything!!!!" And then she told what had happened. "I was teaching surfing class just as I told you I would Flora, and I was just getting ready to go when a yellow lab dog came up to me, with a little blue capsule on its collar. I couldn't possibly help being curious about it, so I looked at it. And do you know what I saw??!! Written on the capsule was my whole name!!!" Mama gasped. "So of course I opened it up, and just guess what I saw?! A hand-written message in secret code!" "What?" Now it was Charlotte's turn to gasp."But you still haven't told us why you didn't come back last night." "Right. I'll tell you. Now I know I should have called you Flora, but I had forgotten everything else. All I could think about was finding out what the note meant. So I went to the library and looked up books on secret codes. Soon the library was closing up and I still hadn't found out what it meant. But then I fell asleep, and spent the whole night at the library. And then in the morning I hurried back as soon as I could. And nobody knew what I had done." "Whooa. That's a LOT of stuff." Charlotte breathed. "I totally agree." Flora answered.
Just then Charlotte realized something. "Elizabeth," She said slowly. "Did you ever find out what the message meant?" "No." Elizabeth replied. "Then there is a …………MYSTERY!" Charlotte cried.


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February 5 - How's That Post-racial Thing Working Out For Ya?
Throughout Black History Month (and beyond), we'll be focusing on questions of identity. For day five, we're asking a question also asked in How To Be Black: how's that post-racial thing working out for ya?
Submit your story (especially in video), and check out what The Black Panel said in the book.
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What is it like working on a tuna handline boat?
Posted on 12 March 2013
Joining fishers on a handline boat for several days is far from what it's like on board a cruise ship or enjoying a live-aboard accommodation. Jingles shares what one needs to expect on board these boats.When my friends learned that I was going out to sea to tag tunas, everyone was envious, imagining that I will be in clear blue skies, crystal clear cool ocean waters, watching sunsets and sunrises with a beer in hand.
But I am joining a tuna handline boat.
Joining fishers on a handline boat for several days is far from what it's like on board a cruise ship or enjoying a live-aboard accommodation. Going fishing is far from being comfortable and many of the boats, I observed, are even outright dangerous.
First, you have to reckon that most boats leave the port overloaded. This is a result of the extended fishing trips that boats undertake nowadays bringing with them on board ice to cool the fish, food, fuel, and stone provision (to bring hooks to desired fishing level) that will last 5 to 7 days on a boat built with the capacity to operate only 2 to 3 days at sea. This is a consequence of low catch rates.
Fortunately, the boat I boarded is much lighter, had provisions for 4 days only, and did not have ice as tunas caught will be released with the tag attached.
Below is what one needs to expect on board these boats:
Limited space – These boats are certainly not for the claustrophobic. The common deck, that front area of the boat, serves many purposes. It is used for fishing, gear preparation, dining, and sleeping. On certain occasions, it is also used as an area to fix things. The rest of the boat is occupied by the engine, supplies, and storage space.
Red eyes and well-rounded eye bags – From limited sleep, as fishers operate both day and night. One gets only 3 to 4 hours of sleep as there is hardly any DRY space! The common area becomes the sleeping space after lunch, after it is cleaned and dried. We usually pray that it doesn't rain lest we have to sleep while seated on top of the engine room—the only place that is dry.
Unique seafood – Crew members take turns to cook. Food consists mainly of rice and one viand, mostly meat, during the first few meals. For the rest of the trip, we have seafood, or rather what is left of baitfish. Canned products is a big no no—a superstitious belief among fishers.
Eating the traditional way – With few utensils available, we eat using our bare hands. The left hand holds the plate, the right hand serves as the spoon and fork, and the teeth incisors act as knife. Pot covers also double as plates. The amount of rice prepared is sufficient to feed a dozen people. Two reasons for this: Fishers eat a lot of rice; and they want to make sure that enough food is cooked to be eaten later when one gets hungry. Despite the quantity of food, actual eating is done in 10 minutes. As their saying goes, digestion can come later. This is because, should a line take a bait, the deck needs to be completely cleared to haul the fish.
Biggest bathtub – With severely limited fresh water on board, a dip on the clear blue ocean approximates a bath. Only when it rains can we have a "shower" in the true sense of the word.
Natural toilet – This is what the outrigger of the boat is for—or more like a personal interpretation of what it is. When nature calls, you can do your thing while taking a dip in the water. Or if you want to romanticize, you can do it too while watching the late sunsets and early sunrises to commune with the ocean. Just ensure that you do not have a beer on one hand as you will need both hands to hold on tightly to the railings for dear life!
So, are any of you still envious to tag along? Well, think again. It's a tough job to be a tuna handline fisher!
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Title: Princess Resurrection
Mangaka: Yasunori Mitsunaga
Serializes in: Shounen Sirius
I have read the first two chapters of the manga, and I must say this is such a good title fill with butcher and gore comedy at its gold with a macabre story lead by a sexy and dark-moe princess.
This title is shounen action, gothic dark, gore comedy, and having many moe elements.
Basically, Hiro seems to be stranded for eternity to the Princess's side and must aid her to fend off the assassins sent by her vile siblings.
The letdown on this bargain is that Hiro most of the time becomes the punching bag or should I say the butcher bag.
The Princess displays and exerts highly unorthodox ways to fight the intruders, including motor-fueled chainsaws, gasoline and dynamite, any sorts of razor-sharp objects; any weapon to hack, slash, dismember, blow, grind, pulverize, behead, pound her enemies until all become chunks of flesh.
You see this is the comedy gold of the story, because Hiro also becomes the misfortunate victim to the princess antics and suffers one to other accident on a regular basis, ending him with either some of his limbs separated and having to be sewn back.
As you may or may not know, an anime TV series is on production and to be released this year, likely the spring season.
The manga has already been licensed by Del Rey.
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I just picked it up at Barnes and Noble on Saturday. Fun read. Though the main male lead has his moments of doing something really cool, there's a lot more of him getting abused by...basically everything.
Anybody else pick up this title?
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I read the first 3 volumes online. If you are expecting the typical "Boy saved by girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl falls in love with boy, they get together" plotline, then it isn't present in this series, at least not from the 3 volumes I have read. They have barely developed anything more than a masterxservant relationship, and I am not sure if that will change.
If you are looking for the "Boy saved by girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl falls in love with boy, they get together"plot, you should look in other places, such as Kurohime.
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I read a review on this about a guy who becomes an emortal servent to a vampier and then gets killed over and over and over again...I just burst out laughing and had to order it.
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There's 4 volumes out and the most current chapter in Shonen Sirius is 23.
Overall this isn't particularly original or outstanding, but it's entertaining for what it is. What really sucks the anime had to get horribly toned down for some reason.
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9 Things Women Say
1. Fine:
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2. Five Minutes:
If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3. Nothing:
This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with Nothing usually end with Fine.
4. Go Ahead:
This is a dare, not permission. Do not do It!
5. Loud Sigh:
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of Nothing.)
6. Thats Okay:
This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. That is okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7. Thanks:
A woman is thanking you, do not question or faint. Just say: You are welcome.
8. Whatever:
Is womens way of saying
9. Dont Worry About It, I Got It:
Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking What is wrong? For the womans response refer to #3.
"Never interrupt your opponent when he is making a mistake..." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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MLS suspends Bernardez, Joseph; fines Petke
New York, NY – The MLS Disciplinary Committee suspended has San Jose Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez and Seattle Sounders midfielder Shalrie Joseph, the league announced on Friday.
Bernardez was handed a two-match ban and fined an undisclosed amount for violent conduct against FC Dallas striker Kenny Cooper in the 66th minute of their match on May 25.
Bernardez received a yellow card on the play and the Committee unanimously determined that the act was egregious, an unequivocal red card, and endangered the safety of his opponent, who suffered a concussion as a result of the foot- to-head contact on the play. Cooper did not continue in the game.
Joseph, meanwhile, was banned one additional game for violent conduct against Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Marcelo Sarvas in the 87th minute of their game on May 26.
Joseph received a red card for the foul and the Committee unanimously determined that the act was egregious, involving contact above the shoulders that endangered the safety of his opponent, and required further sanction. Joseph will serve a total of two games suspension.
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President Barack Obama held a historic first meeting Thursday morning with Pope Francis at the Vatican, on the fourth day of his week-long trip through Europe.
The two world leaders smiled and greeted each other with a handshake, according to a White House pool report of the meeting.
"Wonderful meeting you," Obama said, according to the pool report. "Thank you sir, thank you."
"It is a great honor. I'm a great admirer," he added. "Thank you so much for receiving me."
In many ways, Pope Francis' still-rising popularity on the world stage mirrors the standing of Obama in 2008, when he was first campaigning for president. In its preview of Obama's trip, the White House said Obama looked forward to discussing their "shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality," issues that have been embraced by the Pope in his first year.
Obama presented Francis with a "custom-made seed chest featuring a variety of fruit and vegetable seeds used in the White House Garden," a White House official said. Earlier this month, Pope Francis said he would open to the public the gardens of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence.
The admiration for Pope Francis runs wide in Washington. Earlier this month, House Speaker John Boehner invited the pope to address a joint session of Congress sometime in the near future. The pope has a 76 percent approval rating with Americans, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
The meeting between the president and pope lasted just less than an hour Thursday morning. Here's a photo of Obama and Pope Francis meeting for the first time:


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Songs of Hope
By David Wells
Label: Self Released
Released 3/18/2017
Songs of Hope tracks
1. Selah
2. Summer's End
3. Falling Leaves
4. Winter's Chill
5. Nocturne
6. Blessings
7. Hands of Time
8. Time Away
9. Hymn of Peace and Joy
10. Traveling Light
Soulfully elevating yet down-to-earth!
David Wells
is a lifelong pianist and composer who has served as music director in various churches for over twenty-five years. Recorded on a seven-foot Yamaha Grand Piano,
Songs of Hope
is Wells' debut album, featuring ten original solo piano compositions intended to lift the spirit and nurture the heart. Inspired early on by Windham Hill Records pianist George Winston, Wells' own music is noticeably graced by Winston's influence, as well as that of Jim Brickman, while likewise incorporating his personal jazz background into many of his arrangements.
"Selah" opens the album with a warmly flowing arrangement that smoothly rolls along like a scenic hillside in the sunshine. Producing a dimensionally radiant sound quality, it's easy to envision the composer playing in a chapel as the music resonates throughout the hall. Three seasonal-themed pieces follow next, beginning with "Summer's End", a brightly optimistic number that mostly hovers in the higher registers. "Falling Leaves" slips into a more introspective mode, beginning softly at the top and trickling down into the mid-range with bolder exertion. My favorite composition on the album is "Winter's Chill", which particularly bears a resemblance to the mood and style of George Winston. Wells lends a steadily focused undercurrent with his left hand, as his right hand moves rapidly in a spinning motion, seemingly recalling that of watching someone hurrying down a winding staircase from above. I can only imagine what a treat it would be to witness this piece played live with its impressive display of intricate finger-work and evocative wintery atmosphere, which effectively conjures imagery of riding through a snowstorm. "Nocturne" is a notably intriguing composition full of expressive twists and turns. Despite its title, I'm more inclined to envision a sunny winter day while listening, especially amid the piece's dynamically optimistic middle portion that's decoratively bookended by a touching, heart-warming melody. "Traveling Light" effectively wraps up the album's title and message with a tender yet spirited arrangement that imparts a sense of hope and optimism.
Soulfully elevating yet down-to-earth, the compositions on
Songs of Hope
generally remain in a happy place while simultaneously creating a space for inner reflection. Even amid the album's more contemplative moments, Wells' arrangements are inherently optimistic, open and personal, as well as immaculately arranged with an impeccable sound quality!
Rating: Very Good +
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No more talk about how dry it's been, about how far behind we are for the year. It's a whole new season of weather data.
Here's the tally from Morenci climate observer George Isobar, as of Tuesday morning:
2.89, total for this week;
7.86, total for this month;
10.12, total since July 27.
"July 27 is the significant date," Isobar said. "That's when we received 2.26 inches to break the long dry spell. All we've had since then is a long wet spell."
As always, Isobar says, conditions may vary. He's heard reports from the area that exceed those figures.
"It's a heck of a lot of rain in less than a month," he said. "Since late July, we're averaging four tenths of an inch a day. I'm sure glad I didn't head off for vacation Saturday."
With a week and a half yet remaining in the month, August could end up the wettest one in the past 30 years. It's already running a close third.
Before you start complaining about gardens turning to jungles and flooded field, it's almost always worse somewhere else, Isobar noted.
Reports from Hardin County, Ohio, indicate more than eight inches of rain from yesterday's deluge.


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WASHINGTON — The closing of U.S. diplomatic posts in cities in the Middle East and North Africa and the State Department's subsequent warning about travel during August have touched off more debate about the National Security Agency's (NSA) data-collection programs.
Congressional supporters of the program, appearing on the Sunday TV talk shows, said the latest warnings of unspecified threats showed that the programs were necessary, while detractors said there was no evidence linking the programs, particularly the collection of cellphone records of hundreds of millions of Americans, to the vague warnings of possible terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, there were no reports of violence or unusual activity in any of the countries where the United States kept its embassies and consulates closed when they would have ordinarily been open on Sunday. Nevertheless, the State Department said that embassies and consulates in 16 countries would remain closed throughout the week, including four African nations that had not been on the original list. Diplomatic posts in five other countries would reopen Monday, the State Department said, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq, where terrorist attacks have been frequent.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the extended closings were "not an indication of a new threat stream."
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"Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, we've decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates," she said.
An official briefed on the matter in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, said the embassy closings and travel advisory were the result of an intercepted communication between Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the head of the Yemen-based Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in which al-Zawahri gave "clear orders" to al-Wuhayshi, who was recently named al-Qaida's general manager, to carry out an attack.
The official, however, said he could not divulge details of the plot. The last major attack by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in Sanaa was in May 2012, when a suicide bomber killed more than 100 military cadets at a rehearsal for a military parade.
"Al-Qaida is on the rise in this part of the world and the NSA program is proving its worth yet again," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"This is a good indication of why they're so important," Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a leading critic of the NSA surveillance, took the opposing position on CNN, saying the program that has raised the most opposition in Congress, the daily collection of cellphone metadata that detail numbers called, the calls' origins and the length of calls, appears to have had nothing to do with either the closing of the U.S. embassies or the travel advisory.
"If you look at the one that's most at issue here, and that's the bulk metadata program, there's no indication, unless I'm proved wrong later, that that program, which collects vast amounts of domestic data, domestic telephony data, contributed to information about this particular plot," Schiff said.
There are two communications-interception programs in particular that have come under scrutiny because of leaks by former NSA contract worker Edward Snowden, both of which operate under different provisions of U.S. law.
The collection of the telephone records was authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which allows the collection of business records without subpoenas. In early June, Snowden revealed that the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Court had secretly ordered a Verizon subsidiary to provide the NSA, daily, the metadata for all of its cellphone accounts. It was the first confirmation that the NSA was collecting records on millions of U.S. cellphones.
A second program was authorized under a separate law, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Under that program, the NSA collects data on Internet traffic that moves through nine Internet companies, including Facebook and Yahoo. The NSA has said that only data about accounts outside the United States is collected.
The distinction between the two programs has become an important part of the NSA debate as more and more lawmakers have proposed legislation to change the agency's practices in collecting domestic phone metadata.
"Do we need to collect all of the phone records of all of the people living in America for five years so that if we're going to target one particular person we're ready to jump on it?" Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Last week, Durbin inserted a provision into a defense-spending bill that would require the NSA to detail how many Americans had been affected by the collection of phone records, how much it cost the NSA to collect and store those records, and to list any specific plots that had been thwarted by those records. The Appropriations Committee approved the provision, and the Senate will consider the legislation when it reconvenes in September.
The Sunday embassy closings became part of that argument, despite questions about what role either program might have played or how real the threat was.
"The good news is that we picked up intelligence. That's what the NSA does," said Rep. C. A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.
Speaking on ABC's "This Week," he said: "NSA's sole purpose is to get information intelligence to protect Americans from attack."
Chambliss had a similar view. "These programs are controversial, we understand that. They're very sensitive. They're what allow us to have the ability to gather this chatter we refer to," he said.
"If we did not have these programs we wouldn't be able to listen in on the bad guys. And I will say it's the 702 program that's allowed us to pick up on this chatter."
Just what role the programs had in intercepting the communication is unknown.
The State Department list of extended closings included embassies and consulates in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Libya, Djibouti, Sudan, Madagascar, Burundi, Rwanda and Mauritius. The last four were not on the list announced Friday. Embassies and consulates in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Iraq, and Mauritania were to reopen Monday.
In Sanaa, Yemeni officials said they were on high alert, but there was little evidence that anything was amiss. Traffic clogged major arteries as residents prepared for the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen, has been the most active al-Qaida affiliate in recent years in attempting attacks on U.S. targets. In 2008, it launched an assault on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and was responsible for the failed 2010 Christmas plot to detonate a bomb hidden in a passenger's underwear aboard a plane landing in Detroit.
But the organization is under increasing pressure. It recently acknowledged the death in a January drone strike of its deputy leader, Said al-Shihri, and many in Yemen expect the group to try to avenge his death.
A U.S.-backed Yemeni government offensive against Ansar al-Shariah, an affiliated militant group, has moved Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula from its strongholds in Abyan and Shabwa provinces, though it retains its base in Abyan's mountainous district of al Mahfad.


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Happy Holidays Everyone!
My office was closed this week, so to keep myself busy I set myself a goal: I've finally figured out how to get my e-published novels available as print-on-demand trade paperbacks. A copy of Inca and Zulu are in the mail to me as we speak. In the next week or so they'll be available for sale through the various Amazon websites, but in the meantime they're already available via CreateSpace directly:
For any authors out there with e-books, I cannot say enough good things about the CreateSpace process. Formatting for print was a little time-consuming, of course, but if you have any kind of a graphic design background it is also relatively simple and totally free! That's a far cry from the not-so-distant past.
Once upon a time, physical copies of self-published books were only available via vanity press: You bought a few hundred or thousand copies up front from a publisher, and it was up to you to sell them. There was a stigma to vanity presses, and the costs were prohibitive. Today, the stigma has been replaced with a spirit of entrepreneurialism, and making your books available costs nothing at all. When someone orders a book, CreateSpace prints off one copy and mails it to the reader. They deduct their costs from the price, and send me the rest as a royalty payment at regular intervals.
It's a brave new world, and for the first time in a long time I feel lucky to live in an age where traditional publishing is gun shy of long works of historical fiction from new authors. This is better –so much better! I have total control over my novels in perpetuity, and I have the freedom to write what I like, format it as I please, and publish on my own timeline. I even have the option of making the book available to bookstores and libraries, although that's something I want to research further before taking that step.
This has been and will continue to be a journey, but I'm very happy with how far I've already come and the road still stretching out before me. I'd like to thank everyone who helped me set this course. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from a man who finds himself grinning ear to ear lately.


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Sounds like a plan to me (and a right good one).
This is why I will no longer watch the Olympics or do anything to directly support the games or the athletes.
Also, TD, your little frame you keep the FB like button sucks as it keeps me from posting my comments when I like an article. Try again.
Chemistry can get complex, but not the pizza recipe. To make a pizza unique, the best you can do is change the toppings. You can't change the dough recipe significantly (whole wheat vs. white flour is about the best you can do) without changing significantly how it rises, cooks and tastes. You can change all the toppings (sauce, cheese, meats, veggies) but basically a pizza is a pizza. The only real creativity comes in changing the toppings.
Quit comparing apples and oranges.
I've seen several videos showing how most major pop-songs are formulaic to start off with, employing the same 4 basic cords and make music that essentially sounds the same with most of the differences in the vocals.
I'm inclined to agree, to some degree, that we shouldn't go blatantly ripping off other people without at least giving them credit (I fully support CopyFree licensing fwiw), but at the same time if the music industry has made everything so similar anyways, where do we have room to claim any right to how any other song sounds (no matter how similar)?
I just died a little bit today.
FWIW, I have an official install disk of Netscape Communicator 4.7 at home. Never getting rid of it, after all, it's part of history (now that MS owns Netscape IP...).
Why yes. That really does make their claims suspect because it shows that they really didn't do their homework before filing the lawsuit.
Also, I'm with TD. There is no damage being done to Gibson.
Nor would I. One ruling in favor of the Gazette and it's over.


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April 29, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team has added two more players to an already stellar signing class the team announced on Friday.
Joining the Gauchos for the 2011-12 season is former Oregon State starter, Kirsten Tilleman who has two years of eligibility remaining and forward Jackie Luna-Castro from Boise High School. The duo complements Madeline Campbell and Keiana Vines that UCSB already signed to National Letters of Intent last fall.
"We are ecstatic to welcome both Kirsten and Jackie into our Gaucho family," said UCSB assistant coach Selena Ho. "Both are great additions to Madeline and Keiana."
Tilleman, who hails from Bozeman, Montana, will enroll at UCSB as a graduate student after finishing her undergrad requirements at Oregon State. As a starting forward for the Beavers in her sophomore season she was the team's leading rebounder with 7.5 rebounds per game and the 6-foot-1 forward was the team's third-leading scorer at an 8.1 clip per game. Tilleman is expected to play both inside and outside for UCSB next season.
"We're so thrilled to finally be able to officially welcome Kirsten to the Gaucho family," UCSB assistant coach Kelly Barsky said. "Kirsten is a tremendous talent, she is physical and aggressive and has a nose for the basketball. She will have an immediate impact on the program. At 6-foot-1, she's a versatile post that has the skill set to be an offensive threat both on the perimeter as well as with her back to the basket. As a starter at Oregon State she will bring a great deal of experience and leadership from playing in the Pac-10. "
Luna-Castro was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Boise High when she averaged 18.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-2 post was also a First Team All-State pick and her conference's Player of the Year.
"Jackie is a versatile and dynamic basketball player," Ho said. "In addition to the contributions she will make inside and in the post, Jackie possesses some very unique perimeter skills. At 6-foot-2 she has the ability to shoot the three and put the ball on the floor. Her work ethic and drive are uncanny and we look forward to her putting on the blue and gold uniform next fall."
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