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While the conditions were still challenging with major windshifts and pressure changes, Steinhude produced some great sailing conditions with temperatures in the high 20s and with winds gusting to 15 knots during the second race, though again there were times when the wind dropped out and it was a guessing game to pick the right side. There were always some substantial gains and losses to be made, but the favourites almost always made their way toward the front.
Simon Cox (GBR) provided the 'tween race entertainment. Trying to change his mast chocks he managed to fall over the bow as the wind caught the sail and the boat capsized on top of him. He then capsized at least three more times trying to regain his composure. Luckily the water here is so shallow he managed to walk round his boat each time to aid recovery.
In Blue fleet the first race was a battle between Oliver Gronholz (GER), Jorgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) and Bo Petersen (DEN). It was tight but eventually Lindhardtsen took the bullet from Gronholz and Petersen. The left side was generally proving to be the best, but Jim Hunt (GBR) favoured the right on the first race of the second race to lead at top mark from Petersen and Greg Wilcox (NZL). Hunt and Petersen pulled away and had a tough fight for the whole race, but on the final beat Hunt made a few gains and Wilcox almost caught Petersen before they ran out of race track.
After one more race a discard will also come into effect, which will bring several sailors to the front and set the scene for the gold and silver fleets on Friday and Saturday. The top three are pretty consistent, but in the winds experienced so far with 40 degree shifts and 10 knots pressure variation across the course anything can happen.
On Wednesday evening the sailors were ferried in open boats to Wilhelmstein Island, a picturesque island in the middle of Steinhuder Meer that was formerly a fortress and a refuge for the citizens of Steinhude in times of seige. The sailors enjoyed a fabulous dinner with the lake lapping at the island's shores. Numerous sailors tried to circumnavigate the island on foot, perhaps encouraged by the copious volumes of free beer supplied by the event organisers. Most returned safely, though the walk only lasted about five minutes. It is not a large island.
Racing continues Thursday from 12.00, with a similar forecast to the past two days.
Ten races are scheduled for the European Championship from Tuesday 22 July to Saturday 26 July. On the first day, the fleets will be split into two starts based on the latest OK Dinghy World Ranking list, and adjusted each day thereafter based on the overall positions at the end of each day. On the fourth and fifth days, the fleet will be split into gold and silver fleets. The warning signal for racing is scheduled for 12.00 each Event website


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Three goals by a down and out Habs team with just over three minutes left in the third, and then the winner in overtime.
I was getting set to rant and rave and now I won't have to. Talk about going from upset to feelin' good. Boom shakalacka!
The game at the Bell began in fine fashion for the Canadiens. Daniel Briere scored just 38 seconds in and the boys dominated the Sens, outshooting them 17-4 with Briere and Thomas Vanek getting several great chances, and others like DD having their moments too.
But aside from Briere's marker, no one could score as usual, Ottawa got one, and we've seen this before. Burst out of the gate and slowly but surely the other team picks up steam when the game should've been out of reach.
It became the same old thing. Scoring dried up. Tiring to say the least.
No surprise when it became 2-1 in the second for Ottawa, who outplayed Montreal in the frame.
In the third, it was soon a depressing 3-1 and then 4-1. I was ready with my thoughts. Again they can't score. They blew their chances. It was going to be four straight losses. The power play was a dismal 0-6. The EGG line at this point was -11.
And then it began. Like Pit Lepine, Sprague Cleghorn, the Rocket and all the gang pulling strings from above.
Lars Eller made it 4-2 at 16:38 of the third, and the team was still so far from a comeback that Eller didn't dare crack a smile.
At the 17:56 mark, Brian Gionta bulged the twine and it was 4-3, and a small glimmer of hope became a large wheelbarrow full.
Finally, with a Senator in the box for misbehaving and Carey Price pulled to make it a 6 on 4 advantage, David Desharnais shot one over the hot-headed Robin Lehner with less than a second left and the game, miraculously, was tied.
And just 1:26 into overtime, Francis Bouillon won it for his team and us.
It's hard to believe what we just witnessed. The Canadiens needed these two points badly, and they did it in such heart stopping fashion.
A great win, and have you ever seen such crying to the refs as the Sens did after the last couple of goals? You blew it, Ottawans. Suck it up.
Random Notes:
Marjo and her son were at this game, fifteen rows behind the Canadiens bench. Talk about a game to get tickets for, and I'm happy for them that they saw a mind blower.
Canadiens outshot Ottawa 48-34 on the night, but until the last three minutes, could only score one measly goal. But that's all forgotten now. Sort of.
Carey Price had no chance on a couple at least, and it was reassuring to see him finally back on the job.
Healthy scratches included Parros, White, Bourque and Tinordi.
Onwards to Buffalo for a Sunday 7 pm game against the Sabres. Can't wait to see how the Canadiens play after this whopper.

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How do I apply to the Ph.D. program?Applicants must use the on-line application at: http://bioegradapps.rice.edu. Paper applications are no longer accepted.
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The deadline for the first round of applications for the Global Medical Innovation (GMI) track is January 15 for fall admission. Applications to the GMI track for the second-round are due by March 15.Applications for the Applied Bioengineering track are due by October 30 for spring admission and April 30 for fall admission. Applicants must select either the GMI track or the Applied Bioengineering track, but they may submit separate applications to each track. Students currently in the undergraduate program in bioengineering at Rice must contact the academic program administrator (email@example.com or 713.348.5063) for specific instructions regarding submission of your application.
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Is the December 20 deadline for the Ph.D. program also applicable to the M.B.E. program?No, the application deadlines for the Applied Bioengineering M.B.E. track are October 30 for spring admission and April 30 for fall admission. The deadline for the Global Medical Innovation (GMI) track is January 15 for fall admission. Applications to the GMI track for the second-round is due by March 15.
Are applicants required to go through an interview?No, we do not interview applicants applying for the graduate program.
Is there a way to check our application status for acceptance or rejection?Unfortunately, at this time there is not this capability. Official letters are mailed to the mailing address indicated on the on-line application during mid-late February.
Can candidates get an application fee waiver?No, the department pays a percentage of the application fee so we do not offer a waiver at this time. In addition, payment of the fee cannot be deferred until time of enrollment. The application can be processed only when the application fee has been received.
What is the cost of tuition and fees?While these costs are generally not posted until late spring, you may periodically check this link for past and future information: http://www.students.rice.edu/students/Tuition_Fees.asp?SnID=2101653611.
Is there a minimum GPA requirement?In general, applicants should have at least a 3.0 (B) grade point average in their undergraduate work.
Do I have to take the GRE?Yes, all applicants, even Rice University undergraduates, are required to take the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE.
Is there a GRE score requirement, or what are the average GRE scores and GPAs of those admitted to the program?Rice University does not have an established minimum GRE score. Admission to the Department of Bioengineering's Ph.D. program is competitive. Most of our top candidates have high GRE verbal, analytical, and quantitative scores. Average GRE scores for successful Ph.D. applicants are - verbal 161, quantitative 165, and analytical writing 5.0. The average GPA is 3.75.
If the GRE is taken multiple times, which scores are accepted?The highest of each section is the score used in the evaluation process.
Do applicants need to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)?The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for students who have not received a degree from a university in the United States or where English is the official language of instruction. The TOEFL is administered through the Educational Testing Service, Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6151 USA [telephone (609) 771-7100]. You can also send an e-mail to email@example.com or contact a center in your native country. The ETS Reporting code for Rice University is 6609. Arrangements must be made with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to have official, TOEFL scores sent to Rice University. The ETS reporting code for Rice University is 6609 and the Rice University Department of Bioengineering code is 1603.
Students whose native language is not English may also use the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). IELTS is owned, developed and delivered through the partnership of the British Council, IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. You can get more information about the IELTS at http://www.ielts.org, or send an e-mail to email@example.com whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL test and should score at least 90 on the iBL (internet-based) TOEFL, at least 600 on the paper-based TOEFL or score 250 on the computer-based TOEFL. For students who choose to take the IELTS in lieu of TOEFL, the minimum score is 7.
The TOEFL and the IELTS may be waived for an international student who received a degree from a university in the United States where English is the official language of instruction.
What are the appropriate codes for submitting GRE and TOEFL scores?The institution code for Rice University is 6609 and the Rice University Department of Bioengineering code is 1603.
May I submit my GRE/TOEFL score late?Application materials for the Ph.D. program received after the December 20 deadline risk consideration. Likewise, GRE and TOEFL scores for the M.B.E. program are due according to the October 30 and April 30 application dates.
It is mentioned on your website that admitted students are invited for a campus visit in the spring. Is the recruiting weekend mandatory?No. Although, this is an opportunity for you to visit the campus and city, meet core faculty and learn about their research, and enjoy the company of our current graduate students.
Do you provide financial aid and how do I apply?All students seeking a Ph.D. receive a full tuition waver, health insurance subsidy and a stipend--all dependent upon satisfactory progress in the program. To learn more, see Graduate Acceptance and Funding. The M.B.E. program is not research based; therefore, students do not receive financial aid in the form of tuition wavers or stipends.
What are your Research Focus Areas?Our research focus areas are: Specific research interests include:
Why would I want to get an M.B.E.?The M.B.E degree will further improve and deepen your knowledge of bioengineering at a graduate level. This will be attractive to industry and business, and should further improve your job opportunities beyond only having a B.S. degree.
What if I decide I want to perform research, but don't want to get a Ph.D.?If you want to perform research outside of a Ph.D. program, you still have many options. Although our graduate program in Bioengineering does not admit students for a thesis-based Master's degree, there are many graduate programs at other universities that do. If you are still a Rice undergraduate Bioengineering major, you may want to try BIOE 400 (undergraduate research) before you graduate. You might also look for a technician position in a research lab at one of the Texas Medical Center institutions or at a research institute in your home town. Most importantly, you should try to find out how research experience will enrich your future career interests.
Can I transfer from the M.B.E. program into the Ph.D. program?No, a student in the M.B.E. program must reapply to the Ph.D. program.
Can the classes taken during the M.B. E. program apply towards the Ph.D. program if I am accepted into a PhD program?This is a very strong possibility, but it depends on the policies of the Ph.D. program you applied. In the Bioengineering Department, we waive up to 12 credits for our students who enter with a master's degree.
If I enroll in the Ph.D. program then decide after a couple of years that research is not for me, can I leave the program with an M.B.E. degree?Admission into the M.B.E. professional-degree program is granted separately from admission into the Ph.D. thesis-degree program. Students who wish to change from a thesis program to a professional degree program must petition their department in writing. Upon recommendation of the department and approval by the dean's office, the request is sent to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for consideration and final approval. If approved, students who received tuition waivers while enrolled in the thesis program will be expected to repay the tuition before their professional degrees are awarded. Professional degree programs terminate when the degree is awarded. Students who wish to continue graduate study after completing a professional program must reapply for admission into a research program.
Can I take BIOE courses my senior year at Rice University, have them not apply toward my B.S., but have them apply toward the M.B.E.?Yes, after you have completed the 134 credit hour requirement for your B.S. in Bioengineering (as demonstrated by a degree audit), any additional graduate level courses you take during your fourth year at Rice can be applied towards the completion of the M.B.E. degree. These courses must be part of the approved M.B.E. curriculum. Note, however, that you do have to be admitted to the M.B.E program, and admission is not guaranteed.
You can find official information on the program in the Bioengineering section of the Rice General Announcements.
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The Cross River Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by Labour Party's candidate, Sen. Bassey Otu, seeking to nullify the election of Sen. Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River South).
The Tribunal Chairman, Justice A.O. Adeniyi, who read the tribunal's three-hour judgement, said Otu's petition lacked merit on all the issues raised, and accordingly, he dismissed the petition.
"The Tribunal rejected the claims by Otu that Sen. Bassey did not have his original West African School Certificate to contest the election.
"Otu failed to prove that the certificate presented by Sen. Bassey is not genuine.
"INEC requires that a candidate presents a photocopy of his credentials and if someone is not satisfied with the credentials presented by the candidate, he should present the one which is genuine.
''The petitioner in this case did not do so."
He said that the tribunal also rejected the evidence of witnesses who testified in favour of Labour Party's candidate that elections in some polling units and wards did not hold because card readers did not work.
"INEC dispelled the claims that the elections did not hold in some units because the card readers did not work as manual accreditation was allowed where the card readers failed."
Adeniyi said that the tribunal also rejected the report of the forensic expert who testified that ballot papers were thumb printed in Akamkpa and Biase Local Government Areas in favour of Bassey.
The tribunal also dismissed the petition filed by Mr Alex Egbonna of Labour Party for lack of evidence to show electoral malpractice.
The petitioner had challenged the victory of Rep. Bassey Ewa (PDP) in the March 28 House of Representatives election for Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency.
Egbonna had also prayed the tribunal to nullify the election, saying that it was not conducted in compliance with the provisions of the electoral act.
Adeniyi said:"The petitioner has failed to establish evidence of electoral malpractices to warrant nullification of the election.
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Verra named Holliston baseball coach
Keith Verra played high school baseball for the legendary John Carroll at Natick High. He guided Marian High to a Division 3 state title in 2003. A year later, he was in the dugout as as assistant coach in Hopkinton's drive to the Division 2 state crown.
Those credentials, along with his vision for what a high school athletic program should represent, impressed Holliston High School officials.
The 40-year-old Verra has been named the school's head baseball coach. He replaces Harvey Krupnick, whose contract was not renewed by school last summer after 34 seasons.
"We're very, very pleased," said Holliston athletic director Jim Carbonneau. "We had a number of quality applicants. But we settled on Keith and we think that he is going to be tremendous for Holliston."
"He gave an excellent presentation, his expectations, how he expects the team to act, what he expects them to do, that academics come first. We share the same philosophy that everyone in the program is a role model, they represent the school, the community and the town. It's how you're perceived, whether you're wearing a Holliston High jacket in the summer, or swinging at a pitch in a game."
Verra's philosophy is simple.
"We want to build student-athletes, not just baseball players," said Verra, a guidance counselor at the Hopkinton Middle School. "It's really important to get teams involved in outside endeavors, beyond baseball."
But on the field, Verra is excited to be back in charge of his own program.
He guided Marian High for four seasons before moving over to Hopkinton to assist Steve Simoes for two seasons and Mark Stickney last spring. But he yearned to be a head coach again.
"I wanted to run a complete organization again, Holliston was right next door, it's in the Tri-Valley League [with Hopkinton], I explored it, it worked out and I'm very happy."
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This is the town where you find a labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys which make together the largest historical center of Europe, this is the city where you find ultra-centenarian boutiques and food shops passed down from generation to generation without changing a single detail and maintaining their ancient traditions. Criss-crossing throughout these alleys is surprising. You can walk each narrow street and end up popping out close to an imposing medieval church, a lovely square, a traditional food shop where you can have a piece of focaccia or a typical trattoria where you can taste the famous Genoese pesto sauce!
You can take a walk in Via Garibaldi in the upper part of the town and remain speechless: a UNESCO World Heritage Site lined with amazing palaces dating back to the 15th century.
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If we're going to be drafting on September 1 (I didn't notice that until now), I'm going to have to bail out. I've just got too much travel that day.
If we're going to be drafting on September 1 (I didn't notice that until now), I'm going to have to bail out. I've just got too much travel that day.
Oh god a team name. This will be hard. How soon do you need the team name, Vetali?
Damn didn't get in. Well thanks anyways
I'm the coach of the Practice Squad All-Stars, ready to fight for our last place standing.
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Oh, btw noticed that the draft time we have for our choices is set on 120 seconds. Is that what we are going with? Cause I feel terribly rushed with my choices in mocks, wouldn't mind a bit more time. I've never done a real one, but seems like the mock drafts are always done in like 20 minutes or so. I'm thinking we can spend a bit more time then that on our draft. (not saying it should last hours, but we have time for more then 2 minutes per choice, surely)
Apparently post count means everything on forums, which is part of why I never registered in the first place. Apparently I should have been a) spam posting to get my numbers up and b) not sleeping cause I need to monitor the thread like the hawk and wait for a post at 6:30am to get the one spot that was generously left.
I get that you're worried about people bailing mid season, but still very dissapointing and frustrating. And the way your system works I wont get a shot next year either.
Spectral, or anybody that might get the short end of the stick when it comes to draft day presence, this line from teh welcome e-mail might be something to think of, if you have time to set it up:You can set your own rankings meaning you can influence pretty well who'll get picked for you if you can't make it.We also suggest that you personalize player rankings in case you can't make it to the draft.
Still, I'm hoping we can find a middle ground somewhere that everybody can attend in person.
And since Vetali has seemed to cut us loose without a care, I'm more than happy to run/setup a league if you have 6 other friends, or anyone who didn't get a slot from the thread wishes to participate.
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As far as post count goes, I even asked about that. And it was answered that you needed a certain amount of posts to get the PM.
As for Mazshax, I feel for ya but when our posts were so close and i happened to be over the 10 count (because I asked), can you really blame the selection?
Well, if you guys chat in this thread and teh normal NFL thread a few posts more then your post count problems will be a thing of the past as well. There's never a need to spam it up on these forums, there's a TON of threads I'm sure you could leave a post in that contributes. You only need 10 total to get all the normal posting priviledges, so it's easy.


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- Singer, songwriter and dancer, Dru is a Canadian solo artist who grew up in Toronto and has passionately pursued his music career since 1993. The R&B/Soul Juno Award and MuchMusic Video Award winner's major influences include Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo and Jay-Z. Dru released his solo, debut album The One in 2008, and the album was rated 3.5 out of 4 stars by the The Toronto Star. He was also named Emerging Artist of the Month" by Canada's #1 CHR/Top 40 station, CHUM FM. Dru's first three singles "The One", "Stay with Me" and "Seasons" received strong rotation nationally, with videos for all three songs appearing on all major media outlets. In 2009, Dru topped the radio and video charts in both Canada & the UK as the featured artist on the hit single "Runnin" by renowned DJs Doman & Gooding. The single earned Dru yet another Juno Award nomination in 2010 for "Dance Recording of The Year." Dru has been identified by Billboard Magazine as "One of the most important emerging Canadian artists" and his success to date reinforces why he deserves such high praise. Before becoming a solo artist, Dru was the front man for the R&B group In Essence. The group released the critically acclaimed album The Master Plan with hit songs such as "You'll Never Find," which was also featured on Funkmaster Flex's gold release 60 Minutes of Funk Vol. 4, and quickly became a club anthem in New York, Atlanta and Toronto.
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Originally posted by Karlhungis
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And just how advanced do you think North Korea's military is? A country that can't feed its people and is completely isolated. North Korea spends less on its military than Norway, yet their military is quite a bit larger. So, per soldier their spending is even less.
North Korea is a formidable foe because they have been preparing for this for a long, long time. They are entrenched but they are far from invincible.
did you at least read the link i posted?
the NK is far from being fed as your Media tell you...they have been eating and not only that...stocking food for the incoming war
Originally posted by Solomons
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
A land invasion by America of N.Korea is not possible.I dont think the American public would be able to stomach hundreds of thousands of American soldiers coming home in body bags.Anyway,i have already said before that i don't think this situation will even come close to war.
Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
And America is far from invincible as well. None of us are claiming a war with NK isn't winnable or that America wouldn't be able to defeat them. But it would not be pretty and it would be a war that America probably couldn't stomach. Plus, Kim Jong Il should have been taken out years ago and could have. There is a reason NK is still around making threats.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China shares the region's "serious concerns" about a nuclear North Korea and urged all parties to keep negotiating, a senior Chinese military officer said Wednesday after talks with Pentagon officials.
Lieutenant-General Ma Xiaotian did not announce any new measures against Pyongyang, but said Beijing was concerned about North Korea, which staged a second nuclear test on May 25, prompting new U.N. sanctions.
"For the regional security of northeast Asia, the North Korean nuclear issue is not only a serious concern for the United States and neighboring South Korea a
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese and U.S. militaries will work together to avoid confrontations at sea that have sparked worries of a crisis in overall relations, a top Chinese military officer said Wednesday.
The issue was at the center of their first high-level military talks in 18 months after a series of recent naval encounters — including a collision of a Chinese submarine and a U.S. sonar device — that have raised concerns about poor communication between the two sides.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Not only that but then this a few hours later....
I'm telling you something is up. I cant put my finger on it just yet
Originally posted by exile1981
It could be that the US and China realize war with NK is coming and neither wants it to spread to other parties. I wouldn't be surprised if China is saying 'look with have a treaty with them if you attack first we have to help them but if you let them attack first then we won't get involved.'
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
The valid point that Jerico65, the self-described porn star.....
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
The States would be nuts to engage them, like I said, they have big guns and can play for keeps.
Originally posted by mattifikation
I read this whole thread before I actually clicked on the original article. Rense. That rag is nothing but a fear mongering blog full of made up information and "scary stuff." I'm not discounting North Korea, I'm just taking the original source for what it's worth: "Poo on a stick."


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Tokelo Rantie ready to prove himself at Bournemouth
Bournemouth's record signing Tokelo Rantie admits he has struggled to adapt to English football.
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The Cherries paid Malmo around £2million for the South Africa international, but he has scored just one league goal in 12 appearances.
However, Rantie insists he is determined to prove his worth to the Championship outfit.
"Sometimes you can tell when you have played badly. People come to you and say you played well but I believe people need to be honest with me," he told the Daily Echo.
"It would be nice if people were honest and set the record straight so I can rectify my mistakes. That is the only way I can develop and grow as a player.
"I am way too strong to let it (criticism) destroy me. I don't know where I get it from but I don't get affected by anything.
"People might think I am arrogant but I don't have it in me to feel sorry or ashamed for myself when I do these things (play badly), I just always want to try to get better and better.
"It has been a struggle and it is strange because I didn't struggle anywhere else, things just turned out for me, but this is the first team where we have worked on different aspects of the game.
"Everywhere else, we just trained how we were going to play at the weekend, but here they focus on defensive things, attacking things and tactical things.
"Because I have always wanted to learn from a young age, there is a little distraction there.
"There is so much information to absorb and everything has come so fast. I never had the chance to learn these things before.
"It's a whole new set-up, a whole new venture but it will help me going forward."


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Chapter One:
Hannah's House
"Has she moved from this spot in the last four days? Has she even slept in the last 96 hours?" Hannah hovered over Janet's curled up body on her couch, her eyes blood-shot and just staring into space. She couldn't make up her mind to go home. Everywhere she looked, she could see him. The mornings when he slept over, he'd make her burnt toast and eggs. The kitchen still smelled of his toast. Even his shaving gunk in the bathroom drain made her tear up and pizza crusts wrapped in tissue and then wedged between the sofa cushions. Janet thought squatting in Hannah's Family Room was her best option.
"Ma. Have you seen Janet work? I don't think she even knows how to sleep. I think her body makes a whirring noise every now and then and shuts down. She's a total work junkie," said Sam in his most precocious voice.
Hannah tore her eyes off Janet and smiled at her 10-year-old kid. "Okay, Rock star. Go get your bag you'll be late for school." And with that, Sam scampered off into the house.
"Janet? Sweetie you gotta eat something. You can't be like this. Why don't you get washed up and we'll talk about stuff okay." Hannah cajoled gently.
"I messed up everything. I had everything I wanted and in one fell swoop, it was gone. I messed up everything." Janet whispered hoarsely and the tears began to fall again.
"Okay, Ma I'm ready", said Sam in a hurry, "Did you pack my lunch? You know how I hate it when Ray packs PB&Js right?"
"Yeah it's on the kitchen counter. Grab it and let's go." Sam walked off again and to Janet, Hannah added, "We're not done here. I'll be back in 10 I want you up, moussed and ready to go get some well-deserved perspective. Copper-boom!"
20 Odd minutes later
Janet sat at the dining table her clothes ruffled and her eyes still bloodshot. OH WELL, AT LEAST SHE ISN'T CRYING ANYMORE. Thought Hannah looking at her friend made her feel so miserable.
"Why Rooster? Why, of all the people this holy earth could cough up, did I have to sleep with Rooster? I mean what is wrong with me?" she asked Hannah sincerely.
"Stop." Hannah scolded firmly. "You HAVE to stop beating yourself up about this. You were drunk; if anyone's the slime ball here, it's Eddie. He was CWS."
"CWS?" Janet asked confused.
"Cheating While Sober." Hannah stated and then cracked a smile.
"Do you think it's possible for someone to look for a kind of happiness their whole life and then when they finally get it, they sabotage it? Not because they're necessarily self-destructive but because they know that, it's too good to last and so, they think to themselves, 'What the hay? Might as well finish the job before the universe gets to it'."
That was the most Janet said in 4 days. I GUESS THATS PROGRESS...thought Hannah Jane. "You know I don't know why people do what they do. But I do know that you messed up. Big time. But Janet look at me," she gently reached over and lifted Janet's chin to force her to look. "I have seen the way he looks at you. That's not something you can just get over that easily. Like when he picks you up after a shift and you're just done mopping up he just watches you." Hannah finished smiling at her.
"How do you know that? How do you know that he's not just thinking 'Man can she get a move on already? I'm tired'?"
"Well actually Nick told me about that a while ago. He said that he and Owen were shooting pool or something and Eddie came by to pick you up."
Janet was quiet for a second "You said something about a shower?" she asked clearly dazed.
"This morning. Before leaving the house... you told me about a shower or a wash-up or something?"
With a wave of relief, Hannah got up enthusiastically and said, "Yes! I have a shower! I mean you can use it its right up the stairs, third door to--"
"Hannah I know where the shower is. I've been coming around for more than 10 years remember?" Janet said grumpily.
"Right. Okay so towels are in the linen closet and if you need anything else--" Janet shot her a look.
"--just holler." Hannah finished quietly.
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I've taught the history of typography, design, printing, and printmaking at the Ontario College of Art & Design, and the history of novels and reading at the University of Toronto, where I completed a PhD in English, Book History and Print Culture. My dissertation, Visible Histories: Print Culture and the Reproducible Past in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel, looks at the prehistory of cinema through printed images and visual experiences in literature.
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Roberts's Future Is A Priority
Sunday, September 28, 2008
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27 -- During the Baltimore Orioles' off day on Thursday, Brian Roberts flipped through channels and stopped when he came across games with playoff implications.
"That's what baseball's all about, seeing those teams going at it, the excitement," said Roberts, who has yet to play for a winning team while with the Orioles. "That's what you play for. That's what you want. Every player wants that and wants to go through that, and I'm no different."
But whether Roberts will ever have that experience as an Oriole remains a question. With Roberts entering the final year of his contract -- throwing into question his long-term status with the team -- the Orioles will be faced with a decision: Either agree to extend Roberts or trade him before he walks via free agency.
"Winning is something that's very high on my priority list at this point," said Roberts, who turns 31 next month. "And I'd like to do it here."
Both Roberts and team president Andy MacPhail said the subject has yet to be broached, though Manager Dave Trembley said he expects Roberts to be back.
As the Orioles' leadoff man, the two-time all-star has enjoyed another solid season, hitting .297. Roberts has 51 doubles, 40 stolen bases and has scored 107 runs, ranking in the AL's top five in each.
Cabrera Might Not Be Back
The Orioles may face a decision on right-hander Daniel Cabrera. Through arbitration, he could make upward of $3 million next season, though the Orioles could choose not to make an offer. Cabrera endured familiar struggles this season, finishing 8-10 with 5.25 ERA. He leads the AL in wild pitches (15), hit batsmen (18) and is second in walks (90).
"He's got to throw more strikes," Trembley said. "He's not the lone ranger in that category but for Daniel, I think it comes down to throwing strikes, not walking people and whether or not he can do that."
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No one knows exactly what Nazca lines are. The only indisputable fact is that they are located in South America, at the Nazca Desert plateau in the southern part of Peru.
Scattered around the plateau, the lines are gigantic geoglyphs representing geometrical and nature objects.
They are carved about 135 cm wide and 40-50 cm deep in the ground.
Made by the Paracas culture possibly as much as 1000 years before Nazca Lines, there are more than 1600 Palpa Lines and geoglyphs.


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The Washington Post is reporting that a ban on shark fishing will go into effect this week in the waters of American Somoa, a U.S. territory. The ban will make it illegal to catch or possess sharks within three nautical miles of the shore, which will cover most of the American Somoa's reefs.
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Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Apr 9, 2011 (message contributor)
Summary: The fall of man is in a garden and the victory for man is in the garden!
Olive Oil Press April 10, 2011
Verse 39-Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.
Gethsem'a-ne (an olive oil-press)
The fall of man is in a garden and the victory for man is in the garden!
A garden and we think of this place where there is peace and tranquility but on this night it would be a place…..A place of pressure. A place of stress. A place of squeezing.
Just like they had to squeeze and crush the olives to receive oil from it, now Jesus was feeling the pressure of what was facing Him!
Judas knew where to find Jesus because they had been there many times before!
Verse 40-When He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."
In the other narratives it tells us that the disciples that Jesus took with Him was Peter, James and John.
It is interesting to note that in their time of temptation Abraham took two people with him and Jesus took three people.
Luke 4:13-Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
The temptation of Jesus didn't end in the wilderness, just like it doesn't when we have a victory in our life.
Is just lets us know how important it is to have people around you in your time of need!
Verse 41-42-And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."
Not as I will, but as thou wilt"……What stubborn wills we have!
Romans 7:14-15-For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.
Jeremiah 25:15, Isaiah 51:17, Rev. 14:9-10
This cup was not His to drink. He did not earn or deserve this cup. This should have been my cup. It should have been your cup. This cup that caused our Lord to stagger and fall to the ground should have been ours.
Verse 43-Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.
Peter said that he would die for Him and yet three times Jesus finds them sleeping, he can't stay awake long enough to pray for his teacher, his leader, his friend, and so God has to send a angel to strengthen Him (In the wilderness the angels ministered to Him).
I wonder how many times God has to send an angel to help, to strengthen, to minister to a person or persons that was our duty to be there for them!
In other words I wonder how many angels are having to do our job!
Verse 44-And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Silence – He Prays Three Times And Each Time He Is Met With Silence
"Listen carefully to a very familiar verse for the first time. God so loved the world…that He was silent when the Savior in His sinless humanity appealed for an alternative.
God so loved sinners like you and me that He was silent. There is no alternative. There is only one way to realize God's holy hostility to us in our sin and to reconcile us in our wickedness to a Holy God. There is no alternative."
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Planejammer: Ad Astra Per Arcana
+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, –2 Wisdom Agile and hardy, githyanki tend to be impatient and overconfident.
Medium As Medium creatures, githyanki have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Normal speed Githyanki base land speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision Darkvision out to 60 feet.
Naturally Psionic Githyanki gain 3 bonus power points at 1st level. This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a psionic class.
Psi-Like Abilities As a githyanki advances in level, he gains psi-like abilities as indicated on the table below. The benefits are cumulative. Manifester level is equal to ½ Hit Dice (minimum 1st). The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Level – Psi-Like Abilities
1st – 3/day—far hand, telepathic lash
3rd – 3/day—concealing amorpha
6th – 3/day—fold space
9th – 1/day—planar travel (self only), telekinetic force
Languages Githyanki begin play speaking Common and Tir. Githyanki with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, Undercommon.
Common Names
Aaryl, B'nor, Ch'a'nev, Dulurin, Eri'inth, Haranor, Ilaareb, Jen'lig, Madivh, Malastra, Merical, Pah'zel, Quorstyl, Sharqad, Sirruth, Tarain, Tonuin'li, Un'ruth, Vaira, Venel, Venelzi'ir, Vharist, Vo'ryd, Yessune, Zar'ryth
Bvid, Debrelx, Elirdain, Gaath, Galdvisk, J'ladmir, Ja'adoc, Joarth, Kar'i'nas, Karluth, Kel'i'jith, Lykus, N'a'rai, Ninir, Oso'zhen, Quith, Rech, Ris'a'n, Su'lukel, Tehv'in, Terath, Tropos, Veldrada, Vheld'r'r, Viran, Zamodas, Zaryd'ai
One of the longest-standing non-native races upon the astral, the githyanki (gith-YANG-kee) — fierce opponents to githzerai and illithid alike throughout the planes — are far more complex than many would give them credit for. They may be vicious when angered, but when it comes to outsiders, githyanki are far from the bloodthirsty tyrants they are often accused of being.
The history of the githyanki begins some millennia ago, in the midst of the illithid empire. Born from some illithid slave race — most believe it to have been humans — the people that would become the githyanki were formed out of generations of selective breeding to create a people that would best serve the mind flayers. And so they did, until an event near some 15,000 years ago that even today resounds in their culture: the rebellion of Gith. Having slowly grown psionic powers over the centuries prior to the rebellion, they had grown less and less susceptible to the control of the illithid, but few thought to rise up. Gith and her compatriot, the warrior Zerthimon, were the first to do so, but soon the entire nameless slave race followed. Within a matter of years, the Prime-spanning illithid empire, already crumbling under its own weight, had been toppled.
This was not the end of things, however. While Zerthimon sought to come to peace with themselves, to learn just who they were as a race now that they were their own people, Gith sought to continue the rebellion on and engage in a genocidal pogrom sweeping the planes until every last illithid was wiped from the multiverse. The two people split during a final confrontation known today as the Pronouncement of Two Skies; those following Zerthimon are known today as the githzerai — roughly, "Opponents of Gith" — while those following Gith took the name githyanki — "Children of Gith". Ever since, the two races have served as blood enemies to one another, a hatred only slightly less fervent than their shared hatred towards the race that once enslaved them.
Following the Pronouncement of Two Skies, the githyanki established their first fortress cities, including the great capital Tu'narath, upon the god-isles of the Astral Plane, a place where they could keep a close eye on the machinations of the illithid within both the Prime and the Outer Planes. Knowing they could not destroy the illithid and githzerai alone, Gith, under the guidance of her chief adviser Vlaakith, journeyed out to seek aid against their enemies. The first attempt, an allegiance with the slaad following the githzerai occupation of Limbo, was an utter failure, but far more success was gained upon her arrival in Baator, as she sought out the aid of the powerful Tiamat. Gith never returned from this journey, but the eternal pact was sealed, and to this day the githyanki can still count on the aid of any red dragon throughout the planes; a great boon in fighting illithid (and githzerai) strongholds in the Prime. Taking the reins of the empire, Vlaakith stabilized the githyanki people in the aftermath of the disappearance of their greatest hero, becoming Vlaakith I. All queens since then have descended from Vlaakith's lineage (according to official githyanki histories, though the zerai claim otherwise) even down to the present, having been led for the last thousand years by the lich-queen Vlaakith CLVII.
The githyanki are an intensely martial race, a quality that suffuses nearly their entire way of life. From the first days of adulthood, all githyanki are expected to train to defend the race, with even those not part of its armies expected to have at least some training. The longsword — Gith's own chosen weapon according to most stories — is most common, with almost 9 in 10 githyanki trained in its use, but so long as they can hold a weapon, they are accepted. Most githyanki communities are designed with war in mind as well; the common term "fortress-city" is by no means just a name, ass no githyanki settlement is designed without a strong eye towards defense, bristling with watch spires facing in all directions to ensure an invading force has no good means of approach even within the three-dimensional navigation of the Astral. Even civic life functions more like a regimented battalion. Githyanki culture has few laws for githyanki, because the chain of command holds over all members; the concept of "civilian" barely exists within the culture, and is usually equated with "weak" or "infirm". What little crime there is isn't the matter of breaking a law, but rather of disobeying ones superiors either explicitly or implicitly. While those cities major enough to allow outsiders access do tend to possess a code of laws, even these tend to boil down to "respect the githyanki and their wishes or die".
On the combat side of things, githyanki soldiers can be divided into a number of categories. Those without any level of arcane or psionic ability (beyond what all githyanki innately hold) are known as "githwarriors", and serve as the backbone of githyanki forces. The highest of githwarriors are brought into the level of "knight", a group held in highest esteem, serving as the race's shock troops or special forces. Direct servitors of Vlaakith, they are the closest thing the githyanki have to divine forces, akin to (and granted many of the powers of) an antipaladin. Though technically outside the normal command structure of the githyanki, they still are trusted to handle the most important tasks for the race. Arcanists of any sort are all known as "warlocks" (as are the few true warlocks amongst the githyanki). Warlocks are almost wholly combat mages, with the noncombat needs delegated to specialists described below. Combatants of all styles are accepted, including necromancy, but necromancers that animate the dead are rare; not due to any actual disgust, unlike many races (among the githyanki, the dead are seen as nothing but empty shells deserving no more disgust nor concern than a rock) but merely because few githyanki pursue the course.
Blending the two are the gish, or "skilled", a term for those that blend swordplay with the arcane arts into a single style of combat. Far more common than in most races, gish easily make up nearly half of the githyanki arcane combatants. Finally there are the psions, who are held in no greater nor lesser esteem than the warlocks despite the heavy reliance of psionics throughout the race. To the githyanki, magic and psionics are both nothing but tools, applicable in different times but both just as useful as one another.
The githyanki armies are most strongly brought to bear along the two great feuds of the race; the illithid and the githzerai. The former manifests itself in the great hunting parties sent into the Prime and, less commonly, the Outlands to purge illithid cities and fortresses. Expeditions to the Prime often take advantage of a pact made in the distant past between Gith and Tiamat, giving the githyanki access to powerful red dragon mounts. As for the latter, there have been many great skirmishes in Limbo over the years as the githyanki strike out against their ancient kin, though usually far less successful due to lack of familiarity with the soup of chaos matter. Of course, the forces of the githyanki are mustered for other, lesser concerns as well. Of these lesser concerns, the most prominent is the psurlons, another race of astral refugees that occasionally causes problems for the githyanki. Less often but still quite violent are fights against the shedu and buomman, as well as the occasional conflict with gold dragons upon the Prime on Tiamat's request.
Of course, not every single githyanki is a soldier; while the race is thought of by most as one massive army, and this is for the most part accurate, every army still has need of its specialists. Especially due to the plane they've chosen as home, the githyanki have a number of special and unique needs, and these organizations help to fill them. The g'lathk serve as the race's provisioners and, tangentially, its healers, developing ways to nurture and harvest food even within the timeless Astral. Using vast artificial chambers designed to allow for growth without time, they cultivate hydroponic or underwater gardens in the depths of a city's mass, providing for the race's regular incursions into the Prime. These chambers, on a smaller scale, also form the rejuvenation pods that allow injured githyanki to gain the benefit of natural healing without leaving the plane — a direly important role for a race with no divinities. The mlar act as the race's engineering corps, magically- and psionically-talented artists and builders that design and construct the fortress-cities, enchanted devices, and flying vessels used by the githyanki; many githyanki with arcane talents that prefer to shy away from combat — and yes, such do exist — instead join this class, allowing them to pursue their gifts nonviolently yet still in service to the race. The hr'a'cknir have no real analogy among traditional armies. On one hand, they serve as seers, observing the numerous varieties of energy, psionic and otherwise, that run through the plane in order to get a sense on the current condition and situation about them. On the other, they also serve as harvesters, collecting this energy for the use of g'lathk and mlar in their own projects, and for the benefit of the race as a whole. And least common are the varsh, the caretakers and wet-nurses of the githyanki. Varsh are rarely seen upon the astral, as most hatcheries are located on the Prime, but they are obviously among the most important roles for the githyanki. These four organizations form the backbone of the githyanki at-home forces, the support structure on which the military front-line men rely to survive.
In spite of the race's firm military command structure, the githyanki are ferociously opposed to the idea of slavery of any sort; ironically according to some, given the fierce level of devotion they have to their god-queen. However, unlike many, this derision is directed not at the slave-masters, but at the slaves themselves. In the eyes of the githyanki, those enslaved need merely throw off their bonds as Gith did millennia ago, and those that have not are simply cowardly. Any sign of purely servile behavior, behavior setting a person below another — grovelling, pleading, begging, or even merely signs of submission offered out of politeness — usually lead to sneering at best, with few githyanki desiring to interact with such. The insult "dog" is common towards such individuals, the githyanki seeing them as akin to the spectral hounds they themselves raise within their cities. While servitude is sometimes at some level necessary, every githyanki understands that it is undertaken willingly, done (in their case) for the benefit of the race as a whole, and that in no way does it imply that a person is superior merely by virtue of being above another in caste or status.
This, however, does not change the fact that githyanki almost as a whole possess a near-fanatical devotion to the lich-queen Vlaakith. This devotion is so great that nary a single order of hers is questioned regardless of how sensible or otherwise it may be; not out of lack of thought, but merely because most assume she is so wise that if an order appears questionable, it is simply that they do not understand its purpose. This includes the long-standing policy of sacrifice she's held over her people — all githyanki that reach a pinnacle of skill are "honored" by their queen with sacrifice, their spiritual energy captured for her use, though none can say to what end. While some do attempt to disobey and flee when their time arises (and nearly all are captured, for Vlaakith seems to have an innate sense of the location of all her people), most follow suit willingly. Rumors always circulate of one underground or another existing in the shadows of her kingdom — some even speak of joint githyanki/githzerai efforts at reunification, blasphemous to most githyanki as this may be — but the survival of any such group is unlikely for long among their number.
Having descended from (most likely) humans with no extraplanar blood, githyanki are wholly mortal, if greatly transformed from the selective breeding programs of the illithid. When not dwelling upon the Astral, a githyanki has close to twice the lifespan of a human; accounting for the qualities of that plane, many githyanki live far longer. Though of course they have no need for food on the plane, when they do eat they require much larger amounts of food than most races, as their digestive systems spend long periods in dormancy. Githyanki are omnivorous, usually eating whatever seaweed or mushrooms the g'lathk grow alongside meat gathered from hunting expeditions — usually astral whales.
Of course, by far the largest change forced upon the githyanki is the transformation of their reproduction. Though still mammalian, githyanki are egg layers. when laid, eggs are kept in communal hatcheries hidden in various githyanki strongholds on the Prime, where they are raised by varsh and trained by githwarriors and gish until they reach adulthood. As such, githyanki have no conception of traditional family structures and, more than likely, will have no clue who their parents even are. Instead, their families consist of their fellow rookmates and, occasionally, the varsh that helped to raise them.
The efforts of the illithid, encouraged by the rituals of Queen Vlaakith, have also given the githyanki a number of innate abilities. The weakest of these begin to emerge at their coming of age, usually around 18 years of age. It is the emergence of their innate abilities that in fact marks a githyanki's passage into adulthood, and as this tends to happen about the same year for all githyanki from a given year's clutch, a massive celebration is held once a year to mark the occasion.
Githyanki, in spite of their biology, appear vaguely reptilian or even corpse-like, with tight, dry-looking skin ranging from sickly-white to sallow yellow to pale green and often covered with blotches that resemble liver spots. They tend to be quite tall, males and females both averaging around 6 feet, but they appear to have have very slim, almost unhealthy builds, and often have the exposed ribs and cheekbones associated with severe hunger; this belies their very dense makeup, with the average adult githyanki tending close to 175 pounds. In truth, despite their appearance githyanki no more tend towards sickness or injury than any other race.
Githyanki bear long black talons on their hands and feet, though these tend to be too brittle to use as weapons. Their visible teeth tend to more resemble a row of fangs, all sharp and thin, which helps contribute to their diet leaning towards meat when food is necessary. Their ears are tipped in swept-back points reaching around the tip of their scalp, while their eyes, though unchanged in structure from their human ancestry, are most often yellow or light green, with occasional brown or hazel eyes seen. Their hair runs from deep black to reddish-brown, with most githyanki growing theirs long and keeping it in elaborate braids or top-knots. The most striking facet of a githyanki's face to many is the nose, so small and pug-like as to appear almost missing, barely more than a pair of open nostrils and doing much to add to their corpse-like visage.
Githyanki prefer to dress in tight-fitting clothes or cloth wrappings with perhaps the occasional cloak or mantle, the better to move freely on the Astral without overly worrying of catching a loose item on an outcropping. They usually eschew gloves or shoes, given that with sharp yet brittle talons, neither clothing nor claw holds up well for long. Many, both male and female, wear elaborate and unique arrangements of jewelry — ear piercings, necklaces, brooches, armbands — both as a show of captured trophies and to help better identify a person from a distance through the Astral fog.


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July 2009 - Today, most welders who lift up their helmet will reveal a seasoned face with wrinkles and graying hair. According to the American Welding Society, Miami, the average welder is in his or her mid-50s, and as this generation retires, the industry could be facing a welder shortage as great as 200,000 by 2010.
"Somewhere along the way in our country, people decided that working hard and getting dirty is bad," says Dawn Bravo, co-owner of the Tulsa Welding School, an institution focused on filling our nation's welder shortage with a new generation of passionate, talented welders.
It's the school's mission to prove that hands-on professions such as welding can be as fulfilling and economically stable as any white-collar job, and it does this through recruiting, a comprehensive curriculum, maximized hands-on training, and a heavy focus on job preparation and placement for graduates.
The school, with campuses in Tulsa, Okla., and Jacksonville, Fla., was founded in 1949 and today is the largest accredited welding school in the nation, with more than 1,000 students from every state getting more than 750 hours of welding experience over the course of the seven-month curriculum. Students spend only one day a week in a classroom versus four in the lab actually welding.
There are also students graduating every three weeks, meaning there's a continuous supply of new welders, year-round, for companies in need.
"We teach all areas of welding," says Bravo. "We teach 10 phases of welding, including structural, process, downhill, pipe and aluminum."
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Along with its up-to-date curriculum, created in collaboration with the school's board of welding industry leaders, the Tulsa Welding School has a career services office that helps graduates find companies and jobs that fit their skills. Companies can also use the office to search for a perfect candidate--free of cost.
"We're a free service to employers," says Bravo. "There's absolutely no charge for looking at a Tulsa welding school student. We'll happily send you as many resumes as you want, and then you can pick who you want to interview. Unlike an employment service, where they're charging for that service and selling their candidates like crazy, we've got another 30 kids graduating in the next three weeks. So if you don't like one group, we'll get you somebody else."
For graduates, the school also offers lifetime placement for a student in good standing, meaning a welder who graduated 10 or 15 years ago and is in need of a new job can use the school's career placement services.
For as much emphasis as the Tulsa Welding School puts on helping students upon graduation, it puts even more on its recruitment efforts. It has 18 representatives who talk to 25,000 high school students a year about the many benefits of a welding career. Naturally, one of the biggest selling points for students is the monetary benefits.
"I call it a smart investment," says Bravo. "Our tuition runs around $15,000, but for a graduate, their lowest wage in a worst-case scenario is going to be at least twice that. Go to some universities and talk to a graduate and their tuition was four times what they made their first year. We're the reverse."
Bravo, along with her business partner, Larry Brown, decided to purchase the Tulsa Welding School a few years ago after the Minneapolis bridge collapse. Realizing the amount of money that would be poured into infrastructure projects, and recognizing that welding is the backbone of those projects, Bravo and Brown saw an opportunity to help the country retain its welding class and rebuild itself. Because, as Bravo says, the United States is in great need of talented, trained welders and will be for decades to come.
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WWE Contacts Top Name for a Return
According to The Wrestling Observer, WWE recently put a call into Chris Jericho and inquired about him possibly making a return to the company. Jericho, however, told WWE he had too many scheduling issues and other commitments on his plate to come back right now.
WWE Updates CM Punk's Facebook Cover Photo
Several readers have sent in word that WWE has changed the cover photo of CM Punk's Facebook page, which is operated by WWE.
The new photo features Punk holding the WWE Championship spinner belt at WrestleMania 28, and it's worth noting WWE has updated the cover photo's of several Facebook pages today, including those of Big E, The Shield, Titus O'Neil and even John Morrison.
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Billionaire Donald Trump announced he is using the $5 million he earlier offered to President Obama to produce his college and passport records, to instead go after the second most powerful African-American in the world — Tyler Perry. At a news conference attended by nobody, Trump said he will give the $5 million to the charity of Perry's choice if the "Alex Cross" star can provide evidence of one good screenplay he's written.
"Immediately after watching the dreadful 'Madea's Witness Protection' on DVD, I called the same crack team of investigators I hired to track down Obama's real birth certificate and put them in charge of finding proof of one good Tyler Perry script," Trump told Hollywood & Swine. "So far, they've combed through every single one of his films and over two hundred episodes of his horrible sitcoms 'House of Payne' and 'Meet the Browns' and still came up empty handed."
Trump, never missing an opportunity to come off offensive and racist, even listed possible charities Perry could donate the $5 million to, much like he did with Obama.
"Perry can give the money to any charitable cause he wants, like firing proofing Atlanta soundstages, or buying dresses for black guys who like to dress as women," Trump said. "Or he could give it to a truly needy cause — Bobby Brown."
Perry called Trump's challenge ridiculous and claimed it was a desperate attempt by the billionaire to avert attention from his self-hyped October bombshell he promised to deliver about President Obama that turned out to be non-existent.
"Trump hasn't disappointed anybody this badly since his trophy wife Melania on their wedding night," Perry said. "Besides, all of my scripts are good. The problem is that they're horribly directed by me."


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Member of the Week HonorsJun 25, 2016
While it's obvious that there would be no MonkeyPro, and therefore no MonkeyCon, without MonkeyDog, that would be a discredit to his awesomeness to not say that again. There would have been no MonkeyCon without MonkeyDog. Not least of all because he paid for the lodging, but he made sure there was plenty of food (perhaps a bit too much), helped give people rides to and fro, and made sure that we all had plenty to do to keep us from actually having to confront the reality of our situation: That a bunch of relative strangers agreed to spend a week together in a cabin in the mountains. Monkey, you are truly member of the year every year, this year most of all. Thank you so much for everything you did.
Jul 27, 2015
So uhh... I was originally gonna make this a game that Monkeydog had made, but surprise, his own site doesn't even have any of them! But, when I sorted the game list by creator, this little gem, by Alex Lazo de la Vega de Stack popped right out at me. Now, I wasn't actually able to play this, because it says it can't load Title1. I don't know if that's a problem with the game or just me, since the only RM game I've ever been able to play was Arbor's Eve, so maybe you'll have more luck with it? Let me know.
Jul 08, 2015
Last time I made Spazcat MotW because of her gumption relating to MP-con, but she's not the only one involved in MP-con shenanigans- Monkey has been instrumental in deciding on a location and he deserves this doubly for even offering to pay for the venue! :D
Feb 16, 2015
I think it's safe to say that even if our move to the new server is delayed- hell, even if it never pans out like he'd want- that this past weekend is evidence of Monkey's dedication to MP. He's always looking for ways to improve our little corner of the internet, whether it's a change of server or, er, fixing the issues that inadvertently popped up as a result of said change of server (seriously, though, you'll get it next time).
Jan 06, 2015
Monkeydog is the reason we're all here. He started a silly RPG Maker website eons ago, and it has somehow survived to this day, albeit with slightly less RPG Maker than before. I raise my glass to you, Monkeydog. And I pour one out for Fireline and its brethren, may they rest in peace. (Please let Reverie Wonderland become a thing. Pizza Pyramid Delivery Guy deserves it.)
Sep 05, 2014
Because he's been off work this week and hasn't done a fucking thing. Good on him.
Jun 03, 2014
I don't know if yous guys noticed, but Monkeydog did the last three weekly updates. And he's a cool guy. Those two things combined are unique to him. Plus, he's MD? I mean, for crying out loud? What more do you want? Fine, you want more, here you go. He's regularly touched by celebrities, he founded this website, he likes to quote some of the best quotes from The Simpsons, he doesn't afraid of anything, and he's friggin' Monkeydog. Is that enough yet?
Oct 15, 2013
Much like the little guy in his avatar this week, Monkeydog exhibits pack behavior, and has a knack for calling others of his kind. What can you really say about Monkeydog? He created this place, he is ever reliable and always here.
Apr 09, 2013
For doing so much work on our new forum layout! Also for coming up with the Dial C for Contest... contest. Also, let's just face it, without him none of us would be here because here wouldn't be here. For all this, Monkeydog, we thank you!
Dec 05, 2012
He's Monkeydog! He should be Member of the Week every week!