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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Robin van Persie tormented former club Arsenal once again by scoring the only goal in Manchester United's 1-0 victory over the Premier League leaders on Sunday, lifting the resurgent champions to fifth place in the standings.
The Netherlands striker met Wayne Rooney's corner with a header into the top corner in the 27th minute to condemn Arsenal to its second loss of the campaign and reduce its lead to two points from Liverpool.
Since leaving north London for Manchester in August last year, Van Persie has scored in all three games against Arsenal.
After a scratchy start to the season, United is coming good under new manager David Moyes and is now just five points behind Arsenal, which didn't create a clear-cut chance in a flat display at Old Trafford.
After picking up just one point in matches against chief rivals Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, it was time for United to deliver and for Moyes to claim a first signature victory in his short, erratic time as Alex Ferguson's successor. A defeat would have left them 11 points behind Arsenal and their hopes of retaining the title seriously dented.
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As it was, United produced a performance of authority and tenacity. And who else was going to settle the match than Van Persie?
Still unable to forgive the striker for leaving for United last year for 24 million pounds (then $38 million), Arsenal's away contingent weren't shy in expressing their feelings toward the Dutchman early in the game with crude chants.
Van Persie responded the only way he could — by scoring, just as he did in both meetings between the teams last season on his way to becoming the league's top scorer for the second season running.
By getting away from Olivier Giroud and looping a header into the top corner over Kieran Gibbs, Van Persie netted for a fourth straight match in the league and a seventh time this campaign.
That was one of the few sights of goal in a cagey first half in which Arsenal played well within itself, displaying an inferiority complex many thought had disappeared after its strong start to the season.
YESTERDAY'S EPL ACTION: Liverpool, Southampton win, Chelsea draws
United, with Rooney to the fore, hounded the visitors into sloppy errors and kept playmaker Mesut Ozil on the periphery. Arsenal's only half-chance fell to Giroud, and he headed over from the edge of the area from Aaron Ramsey's cross.
The Londoners were given a lift at halftime, however, with United center back Nemanja Vidic not coming out for the second half after being clattered in the head by the hip of his goalkeeper, David de Gea, in the final seconds of the first half.
Phil Jones, who had been shielding the defense brilliantly in central midfield, dropped into the backline and Arsenal's silky midfielders finally had some space to perform.
United initially remained in the ascendancy, with Rooney dragging a left-foot shot just wide from the edge of the area on the hour mark.
FIFA: Fines Croatia, Greece over fan racism
But Arsenal slowly began to take command, probing around United's area. Two devilish crosses by Bacary Sagna were missed by Giroud then Nicklas Bendtner, Jones denied Giroud with a last-ditch tackle and the France striker slid a shot just wide of the post.
However, De Gea wasn't seriously tested throughout as Arsenal fell to its first loss since the opening day of the season against Aston Villa.
For the champions, it could be the victory that sparks their season.
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Chorizo Fresco from Charcuteria: The Soul of Spain
I love to make things from scratch. Whether that be bread, cheese or meat I get great satisfaction making things that most people would only ever dream of buying from a supermarket. Last year I did a lot of cheese making, but it meant my meat making suffered. Both require a fridge to be kept at a similar temperature and humidity, however the cross contamination of the different moulds would be a disaster. With winter on it's way in the Southern Hemispshere and my cheese supplies dwindling, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to make more meat. Sometimes the stars align and as I was planning my next meat making feat, a copy of a new cook book arrived in my inbox. Charcuteria: The Soul of Spain, by Jeffrey Weiss, is a beautiful new cookbook full of recipes for making meat and cooking with the end product.
Charcuteria: The Soul of Spain takes you on a journey through Spanish meat making. It talks about all aspects of the process and doesn't shy away from discussing how the meat gets from the field to the butcher. Health and safety rules in Australia make it very difficult for me to get my hands on the raw ingredients for sausages like Morcilla but I thoroughly enjoyed reading all about it.
To ease myself back in gently I've started with fresh chorizo. I have made both fresh and dry cured chorizo before but I always make it to my taste, which is mild. I'm building up my chilli tolerance slowly, so I thought it was time to follow recipe quantities for the hot stuff and see what happens.
I had to make a couple of adaptations to the recipe as I couldn't get my hands on all of the ingredients. Pork cheeks are a little tricky to source around here. Instead I used 40% pork belly and 60% pork neck. I also couldn't buy a Spanish white wine so I used the dry white I had in my fridge. I have tried to find out an equivalent to Verdejo, but every website I found gave a different response ranging from Riesling, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc to an unoaked Chardonnay. All very different wines, so my vote went for the dry white I like and have in the fridge.
The recipe was clear and easy to follow and I was very pleased with the end result. I cooked the sausages and made a Spanish style butter bean and chorizo stew. The verdict? They were spicy, garlicky and full of the flavour of paprika. Very similar to the cured chorizo most people are more familiar with. And guess what? They weren't too hot for my delicate palate. I think my chilli training is working!
Chorizo Fresco by Jeff Weiss from Charcuteria: The Soul of Spain
Printed with permission of Agate Surrey (March 25, 2014)
3-4 loops or 6-8 links of sausage per 1kg (2.2 pounds)
Per 1kg (2.2 pounds) of the following blend of meats, cut into large cubes:
40% aguja (pork collar/neck)
40% panceta (pork belly)
20% papada (pork jowl/cheek)
20g (3/4 ounce) whole cloves garlic, peeled and destemmed 2%
25g (1 ounce) Kosher salt/non iodised salt 2.5%
50ml (1/4 cup) dry white wine such as a Verjedo, chilled
50ml (1/4 cup) water, chilled
10g (1/3 ounce) pimenton dulce (sweet, smoked paprika) 1%
10g (1/3 ounce) pimenton picante (hot, smoked paprika) 1%
2g (1/8 ounce) dried oregano 0.2%
45ml (3 tablespoons) extra virgin olive oil, for frying
60cm (2 feet) of 32-36mm (1 1/4-1 1/2 inch) hog casings, soaked, or more as needed
Caul fat, as needed.
1. Place the aguja, panceta and papada meats and grinder parts in the freezer for 30 minutes to par-freeze before attempting to grind.
2. Using a mortar and pestle, crush together the garlic and salt to form an ajosal. If desired, you can finish the ajosal in a food processor fitted with the "S" blade.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the meats and ajosal. Toss together and set aside as you set up the grinder.
4. Fill a large bowl with ice, and place a smaller bowl inside the ice-filled bowl. Grind the meat mixture one through a medium-coarse (9.5 mm [3/8 inch]) die into the smaller bowl. Be careful: The meat is wet, so it may squirt and pop out of the grinder.
5. In a small mixing bowl, combine the wine, water, pimentones, and oregano, making a slurry. Keep the bowl containing the slurry chilled until ready to use.
6. Place the ground meats in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or you can just mix in a mixing bowl with a sturdy spoon.) Begin mixing on low speed. As the mixer runs, pour the wine slurry into the bowl in a steady stream.
7. Continue mixing on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, until the wine slurry has been fully incorporated into the mixture, a white residue forms on the sides of the bowl, and the mixture firms up. Place the bowl containing the ground meat mixture into the refrigerator to keep it cold until you are ready to stuff the sausage into casings.
8. To make a prueba, in a small skillet (frying pan) over medium high heat, warm 1 tablespoon of the oil. Place a small piece of the meat mixture in the skillet and fry for 3-4 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from the heat. Taste and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
To Ferment the Sausages:
1. If stuffing: stuff the mixture into the casings and tie into 30cm (12 inch) loops or 15cm (6 inch) links. Using a sterile pin or sausage pricker, prick each sausage several times. Place in the refrigerator to ferment overnight. (See notes.)
If not stuffing: Form the mixture into 226g (8 ounce) patties. Wrap in plastic wrap or caul fat, if using. Place in the refrigerator to ferment overnight. (See notes.)
To Cook the Sausages:
If stuffing: If you have stuffed the sausages into links or loops, warm the remaining oil in a large skillet (frying pan) over medium-high heat and fry for 8-10 minutes, until they register an internal temperature of 65C (150F). You can also oven roast or grill the sausages at 180C (350F)for 20-25 minutes, until they reach the same internal temperature.
If not stuffing: Warm the remaining oil in a large skillet (frying pan) over medium-high heat and fry the sausage patties for 8-10 minutes, until they register an internal temperature of 65C (150F).
Remove the sausages from the heat and serve.
Notes: Since the sausage will be cooked, you don't need to be too concerned about the degree of acidulation (that's the pH level – see Chapter 3 for more info). You are just looking to ferment the mixture for a little flavour.
You can ferment the sausages either before or after stuffing. It's really a matter of preference, since the meat firms up during the fermentation process and makes the stuffing a little easier. On the other hand, it might be more efficient for you to make and stuff the sausages all in 1 day.
Posted: April 7th, 2014 under charcuterie, recipe, sausages.
Comment from Trent @ Food Assault
Time April 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm
I do love freshly made sausages. I used to make them and sell when living in Thailand.
I've got my production sized sausage stuffer with me but need to clean it up and start usng it. What did you use to stuff yours Nic?
I never made a chorizo, but did like my spicy bratwurst.
Comment from nic
Time April 8, 2014 at 5:35 am
Hi Trent, thanks for stopping by. I have the meat grinder attachment for my Kenwood standmix. It works pretty well for small scale production.
Comment from Kyrstie @a Fresh Legacy
Time April 8, 2014 at 6:39 am
Well done Nic they sound fab and not as tricky to make as I thought they might be. I look forward to reading more of your meat adventures.
Comment from Macky Blaise
Time April 11, 2014 at 12:54 am
Wanna try this Soul of Spain

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Serkis, Serkis, Or How WETA Makes a Monkey Out of Andy For Caesar & Jane Goodall
By Screenmancer Staff
It's already interesting that the Jane Goodall Institute has partnered with WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES from 20th Century Fox, and that 150 chimpanzees in the Central Republic if Congo will benefit. "I think that the Planet of the Apes series makes people think about the apes and perhaps our relationship to them," says Dr. Jane Goodall. "And anything that makes us think about our own humanity in relation to the rest of the animal kingdom is important. So I think the series has helped." But, what they've done to Andy Serkis' face with WETA Digital is equally fascinating.
Spanning the last trio of primate-themed projects, WETA has perfected morphing their POA actors like Serkis, formerly Golem in LORD OF THE RINGS, into a full-blown simians. Before you start humming a Louis Prima tune about 'learning to be human too,' you have to check out the evolutionary process of these CG characters in "Face of Caesar" just released by 20th Century Fox as a visual sidebar to the movie, which opens smack in the middle of Summer Blockbuster Season.
Here's a quick plot summary from 20th:
"In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet."
The tagline is "Not all heroes are human," and it's going to be harder to differentiate which ones are from the WETA universe as this technology continues its march out of the Uncanny Valley. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES takes over theaters everywhere July 14. The cast pits Woody Harrelson against the primates mostly, vs Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, even Judy Greer is in this.
See details below for all the relevant hashtags and social media hoo-ha.
Release: July 14, 2017
Director: Matt Reeves
Written by: Mark Bomback & Matt Reeves
Producers: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer & Terry Notary
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES on Interwebs
WEBSITE: http://WarForThePlanet.com
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Nemesis, newly formed 10-man raiding guild, have now opened recruitment!
Website : nemesis-terenas.wowstead.com
About Nemesis :
Nemesis is founded by friends who have been hardcore raiders in the past. But our real-life schedules interfere with getting the Hardcore stuff going again. Therefor Nemesis is aiming towards getting a 10-man team together with goals set to getting as much content down in a limited time.
Currently recruiting :
1 Tank :
Paladin - Death Knight - Monk - Druid
2 Healers :
Paladin - Priest - Monk - Shaman
1 Ranged : Mage - Priest - Druid - Shaman
1 Melee : Warrior - Paladin - Rogue - Death Knight - Druid
Any exceptional application will be considered.
What we expect :
-Serious raiding environment
-People come prepared to raids(enchanted, gemmed, flasks and buff-food)
-People who know how to play their classes
Now that you know a short summary of what Nemesis is all about. Go check our website out if you think you can live up to our standards and share the same goals as we do in the game.
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Wednesday letters: Reining in government
Updated 8:09 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Just a start
Regarding "Simply Orwellian" (Page B6, Friday), your editorial about the IRS was right on target. Your final recommendation that Congress get rid of 501(c)(4)s is a start but doesn't go far enough.
It appears the IRS has gone rogue and needs to be euthanized. This timing presents an excellent opportunity for Congress to shrink the size of government and reform the tax system at the same time.
It's time to replace the income tax with a consumption tax, a national sales tax or value added tax, if you will. No exemptions except for essentials such as food and medical.
A collateral benefit would be the curtailment of the hoards of influence peddlers dedicated to the purchase of our government. For those who survive, their lobbying services should be taxed like any other service.
Allen Sailer, Huntsville
Usual business
A conservative Supreme Court created the problem by allowing a wealthy elite to make unlimited campaign donations, thereby increasing their political influence tenfold.
The key to solving the problem is in the last sentence of your editorial: "Congress can help clarify matters by getting rid of the 501(c)(4)s that walk a too-thin line between good works and influence peddling."
Don't expect Congress to utilize this solution because they are dependent upon those huge contributions to keep their jobs. What the people want is unimportant.
Mary B. Jungers, Katy
Rights attacked
Regarding "FBI pushes to eavesdrop on Internet" (Page A29, Sunday), the FBI wants easier access to folks' account online, trying to get companies to build "back doors" for the authorities. Fascinating! After the AP scandal and the IRS screw-up, agents of the Department of Justice have the nerve to ask for greater snooping capabilities; for our own good, of course.
That darn ol' Bill of Rights just won't seem to go away, though it is getting knocked around pretty good.
Bob Gayle, Houston
Their conduct
When you say "we think we speak for most Americans when we say there ought to be hell to pay for this conduct," you have to be very clear in your description of this reprehensible conduct.
When you refer to "Big Brother," from George Orwell's classic work "1984," tracking "the thought processes of ordinary citizens through a system of omnipresent government surveillance," you are confusing your readers as to the reprehensible conduct.
When you say "so-called 'routine' audits with a face-to-face IRS agent are among the greatest fears by American taxpayers," you are confusing your readers as to the reprehensible conduct.
When you say the IRS, over a two-year period, "has admitted going out of its way to scrutinize conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4); when you say "there's no place for targeting groups based on their political views;" you are clearly describing the reprehensible conduct.
The reprehensible conduct should also include political organizations attempting to get tax-exempt status by masquerading as "social welfare" groups; the organizations donating millions of dollars to them; all for the purpose of evading taxes and influencing elections.
Leonard Cohen, Sugar Land
Regarding the letters to the editor (Page B10, Sunday), I'm amazed at the attitude of some of your readers supporting the actions of the IRS. Conservative groups were singled out for enhanced scrutiny. Progressive groups did not receive the same scrutiny. Conservative information was leaked to opposing groups. All this during an election campaign. Shouldn't we ask: Who benefits from silencing these voices? No matter your ideology, doesn't this chill you?
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Critical is a solo project created by Michael Louzao formerly of Warp Factor 9, and Hello Square. Warm pads and robotic beats mixed in with dreamy pop makes the musical landscape that is Critical. With 2007's debut album 'Being,' Critical is looking to introduce a refreshing mesh of electronic music and indie rock. A born native of Portland, Critical will be playing the great north west and working on a follow up in 2008.


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16 Jun The Jesus Series
It is time! Reading Kahlil Gibran's JESUS, The Son of Man inspired me to paint these. The book is split into around 64 chapters highlighting, in their own words, what people back then observered around Jesus. The sweet thing is that the visual adjectives weren't too apparent allowing my creative visualizations to run like crazy!! Please enjoy! Just adding to the Biblical Art movement – more to come.


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On Wednesday 30 July 2014, Paul Ingram CTA (Minter Ellison) attended a meeting of the ATO Not-For-Profit Advisory Group. At the meeting, the following issues were discussed:
- "Health of the system approach" issues including potential opportunities for 'red tape' reduction;
- An update from Treasury including in relation to current issues affecting not-for-profits including the "in Australia" conditions for tax concessions;
- A proposed ruling on the other special conditions for tax concession entities (compliance with governing rules and purposes);
- An update from the ATO regarding the outcome of the Hunger Project case; and
- A discussion around the transfer of the regulation of charities from the ACNC to the ATO.
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Volume 21, Number 43 | The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan | March 6 - 12, 2009
Under Cover
Woody's back
The film that heralded Woody Allen's return to New York will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival's opening night April 22.
"Whatever Works," starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley Jr., is the first movie Allen filmed in New York since shooting in London and Spain over the past few years.
"A lovely idea of showing my film in a film festival in my own city," Allen said in a statement. "It's very exciting."
Allen shot much of "Whatever Works" in Lower Manhattan, including Battery Park and Downtown Hospital. The comedy focuses on a young woman (Wood) who moves to New York City.
A very lucky UnderCover got to visit the set of "Whatever Works" last May to see Allen in action (and write about neighbors' complaints about film shoots). The minute-long scene that day featured Wood and David bicycling along the water in Battery Park, then stopping at a bench to sit and talk.
Sony Pictures Classics plans to release "Whatever Works" on June 19.
Nadler's waiting
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler is likely not used to being kept waiting — especially by politicians who rank a bit below him in the food chain.
Nadler showed up on time to the City Hall press conference last week to urge Gov. David Paterson to fund Governors Island. But everything at City Hall always starts late, and Nadler had to wait around for about 10 minutes because City Councilmember Alan Gerson hadn't shown up yet. Borough President Scott Stringer was missing as well, but once Gerson arrived the press conference started, and Stringer slipped in partway through.
For Nadler, though, the waiting wasn't over. After he and Stringer had both spoken, Gerson, not known for his brevity, approached the mic. Gerson talked about the city budget negotiations, then about the importance of Governors Island, then about the Little Leagues that use the island's fields, then about federal stimulus funding…and by then, it looked like Nadler had heard enough.
Nadler raised one wrist and pointed at his watch, making eye contact with someone in the audience who presumably could hurry Gerson along. It was unclear if Gerson received a signal, but he began wrapping it up shortly thereafter, and Nadler edged out of the press conference before the next speaker could begin.
Under Cover poked a bit of fun last week at the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. for joining Twitter (and at ourselves, for having only just figured out what it was), but now we'll admit that we're hooked on the constant updates.
And, as it turned out, it wasn't enough for us to merely read other people's 140-character "tweets," so we've decided to get in on the action, too. Under the name "Downtown Express," we'll be posting breaking news updates on Twitter with links to our Web site. To join the savvy who have already begun following us, go to Twitter.com and sign up.
Trump G.M.
The Trump Soho project's new general manager has been busy building his operations team in advance of the condo-hotel's planned opening at the corner of Spring and Varick Sts. later this fall.
David Chase, a 17-year hotel-industry veteran whose names sake created "The Sopranos," will oversee operations at both the 46-story building and its on-site venues after being hired to the post last October.
Chase came to Trump Soho from the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park City, where he had served as hotel manager since 2001, and has done stints at Midtown's St. Regis hotel and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Boston and San Francisco.
In just the past couple of weeks, Chase has grown his executive team from two to about 10 staff, who will handle everything from food and beverages to marketing and public relations.
"It's exciting to be a part of something that is so impactful," he said. "The physical product we're creating is absolutely exceptional."
Neighborhood opponents no doubt agree on the impactful part, if not anything else.
In addition to day-to-day operations at the hotel, Chase will also oversee the hotel's Italian restaurant Quattro, the private rooftop venue SoHi, and the 11,000-square-foot spa. He'll also be tasked with assuaging community fears over residents' stays, which are limited to 120 days out of the year.
"Transient owners do not stay in the hotel often," he said, emphasizing that the buyers own other residences and tend to only stay for a few days at a time. "That's not what people do who own condo hotels." Chase acknowledged, though, that he's never worked at a condo-hotel.
"David's extensive experience in the luxury hotel sector will be a great asset to Trump Soho New York," Donald scion Ivanka Trump, executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization, said in a statement. "His ability to provide a style of customized service is unmatched in the market. He is the consummate professional to create the ultimate lifestyle experience for our owners and guests."
Ultimately, Chase said that locals who oppose the project will come to embrace the project and "be proud" to be associated with it.
"It is going to be a place that the neighborhood and the community will want to have as a destination."
Dry meeting
The Temperance Movement almost had a revival at Tuesday's meeting of Community Board 1's Battery Park City Committee. Board member Barry Skolnick objected to a beer and wine license for Inatesso Café Casano at 38 West St. on the grounds that it planned to serve drinks during school hours, thus providing evil temptations for the neighborhood's youth.
Leticia Remauro, a spokesperson for the Battery Park City Authority, pointed out that there already were several restaurants in the area that have the audacity to serve spirits in the afternoon. Tom Goodkind, Skolnick's board colleague, said even Pan Latin, which does tempt many of the youth with its food delicacies, serves beer, but there has never been a problem with underage drinking.
Remauro agreed that there was not much danger. "It's a little obvious when an eighth grader walks in and orders a beer," she said.
The committee's advisory vote was in favor of the license over Skolnick's objection, but members decided to revisit the issue of allowing school hour drinking by adults in the future.
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Last week, on a visit to Memphis, I was fortunate to have the opportunity of touring the FedEx World Hub at Memphis International Airport. The FedEx facility covers more than 800 acres and is operated by more than 11,000 FedEx employees moving an average of over 1.5 million packages through the hub each day.
What I saw is a terrific example of using innovation to improve transportation.
With more than 10,000 arrival and departure flights every month, FedEx and Memphis International have been on the forefront of implementing the Federal Aviation Administration's Next Generation (NextGen) air transportation initiative. NextGen has made possible a significant improvement in FedEx's ability to move airplanes in and out of Memphis. For example, by working together on just one new NextGen approach last fall, government and industry have increased the airport's capacity by 17 percent.
This new approach--a re-categorization (ReCAT) of separation standards--allows aircraft to safely arrive and depart slightly closer together than before. As a result, the company has eliminated departure gate holds and departure queues, reducing taxi times per flight by almost three minutes during the morning departure rush. Not only does this increase the hub's capacity by nine flights per hour; it also results in fuel savings, and more minutes to sort customer packages.
That means that aircraft stay safely separated, and you get your packages sooner.
It is essential that we prepare for the next generation of aviation with a system that will make air travel more efficient, convenient, and predictable. As demand for our nation's increasingly congested airspace continues to grow, NextGen improvements allow the FAA to guide and track aircraft more precisely on more direct routes--enhancing safety, reducing delays, saving fuel, and reducing aircraft noise and emissions.
It's exactly the sort of innovation we will need to keep developing if we want to make American transportation more efficient even as the number of people and the volume of freight we move increase in the coming years.
In 2009, aviation added $1.3 trillion to our national economy and accounted for 5.2 percent of the gross domestic product. It generated more than 10 million jobs, with earnings of $394 billion. The NextGen investments we're making now help ensure that aviation will continue to be a significant contributor to U.S. economic recovery today and into the future
Improvements, like the ones FedEx has made in Memphis, are a great example of the success we could see across the country if Congress can work together and provide the resources needed to keep moving these innovations forward.
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[Onapsis Research Labs] New SAP Security In-Depth issue: "Preventing Cyber-Attacks Against SAP Solution Manager" Sep 04 2013 09:48PM
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Dear colleague,
We are happy to announce a new issue of the Onapsis SAP Security In-Depth publication.
SAP Security In-Depth is a free publication led by the Onapsis Research Labs with the purpose of providing specialized
information about the current and future risks in this area, allowing all the different actors (financial managers,
information security managers, SAP administrators, auditors, consultants and others) to better understand the involved
risks and the techniques and tools available to assess and mitigate them.
In this edition: "Preventing Cyber-Attacks Against SAP Solution Manager", by Nahuel Sanchez and Juan Perez-Etchegoyen.
By design the SAP Solution Manager is connected to all SAP systems (i.e. ERP, CRM, BI, etc), making it a critical
component of any SAP implementation: if successfully exploited by an attacker, all the satellite SAP environments, and
therefore their business information, can be ultimately compromised.
Despite its relevance, common IT security practices have traditionally overlooked this component, resulting in many
insecure implementations. This issue presents key security concepts about the Solution Manager, introduces an in-depth
analysis of critical cyber-threats affecting it and, more importantly, outlines a list of mitigation techniques and
countermeasures to protect SAP Solution Manager implementations.
By understanding and leveraging this information, SAP and Information Security professionals can increase the overall
security level of their company's SAP platform, better protecting their organization's business-critical information.
The full publication can be downloaded from http://www.onapsis.com/resources/get.php?resid=ssid07
We hope you enjoy this new issue!
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Steven Troughton-Smith infamous creator of Stack turned the Ocean Observations Expose for iPhone in to reality. Exposé is a feature of the Apple Mac OS X operating system. Expose allows a user to quickly locate an open window, or to hide all windows and show the desktop without the need to click through many windows to find a specific target. Last week Swedish design firm Ocean Observations has created a concept video to show how expose might function on the iPhone. And today Steven showcased a working model of Expose for iPhone you can check the video below.
This is not the final UI the, Steven is working on new feature and UI for the expose. We will let you know once it becomes available. Steven is the hacker behind the Stack for iPhone app, Stack is one of the oldest and most popular additions to your iPhone or iPod touch that adds a quick-launch menu to your Dock, giving rapid access to your favorite applications. Stack V3 is also about to release very soon.
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We haven't done a Show and Tell in a while,
so here's a call to Show us what you're working on.
Tell us a little bit about it too!
I've been working on many new things lately...
here's a journal page...I can't decide if it's finished or not!
Have you been making Valentines for your sweeties?
The big day is Friday!
Maybe your mind has taken a turn toward Spring.
Claude Monet
I can't wait to see the trees blossoming like this.
Winter has a different kind of beauty.
We went for a drive in the country and came upon this old church.
Do you remember Show and Tell from school days?
I'm sure it went better than this!
So! It's an easy challenge this week!
Something new-ish would be great, but if you have something
you did previously and haven't shared, that's great too.
Link your blog post to Inspiration Avenue
by Sunday February 16 at noon (est).
Leave a comment here if you like, and
don't forget to visit the other entrants' blogs
and leave a comment there also :-)
Have fun, we can't wait to see what you've been up to!
~ Maggie


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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Stanford has done well in DARPA Grand Challenge competitions aimed at developing autonomous vehicles.
Saving the planet the American way: DARPA is beginning to research geoengineering.
And while DARPA is "open to possible restrictions on the accessibility of collected data" in recognition of "the sensitivity of data collected from … live systems," they declare, "the fewer and milder restrictions on data access, the better."
Jay Stanley: The Software That Stares at Goats? Pentagon Building System For Massive E-Mail Privacy Violation
Some company or companies out there will have a feast on the $35 million DARPA is doling out for this project, that's for sure — but it's not money well spent.
Jay Stanley: The Software That Stares at Goats? Pentagon Building System For Massive E-Mail Privacy Violation
DARPA is filling a void in the technology development path.
DARPA is holding a competition to find ten large weather balloons.
DARPA is continuing to harness natural animal motor skills in combination with artificial control systems, but is now looking into using smaller test subjects.
Spy Bugs: The Next Generation Of Surveillance? | Disinformation
DARPA is funding research into nanomechanical chips that are hoped to be more rugged than traditional silicon based chips.
DARPA is constantly testing alertness drugs for just that purpose.
According to an article at New Scientist, DARPA is developing a plasma shield that would allow troops to stun and disorientate enemies.


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Ha Noi, Vietnam
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Soaring 26 stories above the city's downtown district, this mixed-use tower features 21 levels of condos with pent house units on the top floor. A pool deck on the 5th level offers lofty views of the urban landscape. Retail and office space are located on the first, second, and third floors and are connected by an atrium space. Simple in both form and material, the tower is clad in glass and precast metal and features a stone clad podium.


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|Oracle FAQ
|Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: drop temp tablespace
After you switch all the users to the new temp ts, make sure there is no objects sitting in your old temp tablespace:
select count(*) from dba_segments where tablespace_name = <old_temp_ts>;
if you get 0, then run
alter tablespace <old_temp_ts> offline;
alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp01.dbf' offline; alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp02.dbf' offline; alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp03.dbf' offline; alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp04.dbf' offline; alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp05.dbf' offline;
drop tablespace <old_temp_ts> ;
If this does not work, you proabably have a wait a while and try it again. If still not working, you might have to bounce the DB.
HTH. Guang
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of David Boyd Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:08 PM To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: drop temp tablespace
Hi List,
Our TEMP tablespace took Oracle default setting that was auto extending up to 32 GB. Last week the tablespace had grown to 18 GB. I tried to drop the tablespace after I removed any body's temporary tablespace to a newly created temp tablespace with much smaller size. The dropping process is very slow. I started last Friday. The used size in the old temp tablespace had been decreased from 18 GB to 3.8 GB yesterday afternoon. I issued the drop command through TOAD job scheduler. There was one failure with the job when I checked this morning. The dropping process seemed stopped. I had to kill the job. Now the used size in the old temp tablespace is coming back slowly even through I issued another dropping command in SQLPLUS. I was wondering if any one has any way to drop the temp tablespace quickly. Thanks in advance.
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Personal motto: "Life is a gift and I want to play with what is inside."
Flo Bradley is a Health, Wealth and Lifestyle Transformation Coach and the founder of FloBradley.com. For nearly 5 years, she's helped hundreds of people detox their mind and body so that they can recover the brilliance that has been buried inside of them and live a life by their own design.
She accomplishes this through tailored nutrition and mindset programs, online and offline workshops, motivational tools and resources and personal and group coaching. Through her mentorship, training and content she empowers her clients to live purposefully while maintaining balance in these key areas: Health, Spirit, Relationships, Career, Finances, Contribution, Learning and Fun.
As the motivational and inspiration coach for the largest online Boot Camp in the world she cohosts a LIVE Q&A Radio Show with founder, Jonathan Roche, the renowned and award winning personal trainer, fitness expert and bestselling author of The No Excuses Diet.
Education: B.A. Boston University, The Master Key Workshop, Go90Grow, Experts Academy, High Performance Academy, Udemy Life Purpose Certification (in process), Professional Speaker Certification (in process)
Motivational Speaker and Trainer Credentials:
Guest Lecturer at the University of Western Alabama, Keynote speaker at Agape Storehouse Apostolic Church's Financial Empowerment program, Speaker at the Women WorkshopSpeaker/Trainer: South Atlanta Business Association and Master Networks Life Vision Workshops
Sample TALK Topics:
Point of View for All Topics: Healthy Mind and Body, Happy Life and Spirit.
Goal Setting for Life Balance and Creating a Vision
Dopamine is the happiness chemical released in our brain when we are excited about the future. In this talk I share how to create and act on our bucket list as a way to enhance our mood and therefore, quality and anticipation of life.
Toxicity and how it effects the body and our actions:
Toxic Body, Leads to Toxic Mindset, Leads to Toxic Activities. In this talk, I discuss the importance of cleansing the body and spirit so that people feel motivated to be proactive and participate in their overall wellness journey as opposed to reacting to health and life challenges that may arise out of choices.
The Power of Sleep and Rest:
Just an extra hour of sleep is clinically proven to help people release 1lb a week. In fact, sleep and rest is the magic pill to many of our health challenges. During this talk, I draw from the work of Dr. James Maas and other sleep researchers, illustrating the WHY behind the 8 hour sleep thing isn't just a suggestion, but a necessity for overall vitality and health. In addition, I go into the power nap and how it effects creativity and memory.
Movement v Exercise and how Mindset shifts our relationship to both:
When a group of maids where told that making the beds were rigorous exercise, all of them lost weight as oppose to a control group that was not told that their work was exercise. In this talk, I go into "the biology of belief" and how a person feels about an activity directly effects the results. As a marathon runner about to compete in my first Boston Marathon next month, I visualized qualifying in my mind and spirit before I ever took my first step. Elite athletes have long understood how mindset creates outcomes as much as the activity and when people can think of all movement as exercise the body catches up to the mind.
"The mind may want to quit 1000 times before the body will." Mindset is so critical in everything but especially exercise.
Community Impact:
Strategy Campaign Manager for Percy Bland Mayoral Race
Cofounder of The Meridian Freedom Project: Summer and After School Enrichment Program for
Blogging/Vlogging: 60Seconds2Success and 3SimpleTips
Running: Boston Marathon Qualifier and Finisher
Flo Bradley


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It's hard to imagine the number of seating configurations now available from the Lincoln Continental Concept. The automaker just unveiled a preview of their all-new 30-way seats.
"The is a new era of both luxury and wellness," said Randall Reed, owner of Planet Lincoln in Spring, Texas (serving The Woodlands, Houston, Aldine, Tomball, Conroe).
The 30-way seats shown in Lincoln Continental Concept are intended to create a feeling of wellness through improved support of the body, massage features and more adjustability.
Lincoln's comfort and functionality is complemented by sumptuous materials such as Venetian leather and a modular design that allows further personalization option.
This key innovation is a patented flexible comfort carrier suspension system that supports and conforms to a wide range of body types, taking stress off shoulders and neck.
Read more at: https://media.lincoln.com/content/lincolnmedia/lna/us/en/news/2015/08/05/lincoln-continental-concept-30-way-seats.html#sthash.WlrRo3t3.dpuf


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Girls night out for "Pink on the Rink" at the Norfolk Admirals Hockey game – Norfolk Admirals vs Bridgeport Sound Tigers. I think the dancing, laughing and just hanging out was just as fun as the hockey game. My friend Dasha is from Russia and this was her first American Hockey game so it was fun to share with her.
Pink on the Rink is the 4th year doing this with Norfolk Admirals in support Benefit Susan G. Komen For the Cure.


text: Providing well pre-printed name tags is one of the most effective investments you can make to the success of an event, especially a networking event. Yet many people waste this great opportunity to help guests meet and greet at an optimum level. Here are a few tips to insure your name tags not only look great but are also the most productive.


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I Love Brasil
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 24 People
I Felt Like I Had Found Home...I first went to Brasil when I was sixteen years old. I lived there for one year...and truly found my home. I fell in love with the way people live life, the culture, the language, the food, the music....everything! I have been back once and got to visit for two...
CoracaoQuebrado 26-30, F 8 Feb 4, 2010


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GenCorp Adopts 10b5-1 Plan in Conjunction with Share Repurchase Program
Feb 27, 2014, 08:30 ET from GenCorp Inc.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) ("GenCorp") announced today that it has adopted a written trading plan for the purpose of repurchasing up to $55 million worth of shares of its common stock in accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A plan under Rule 10b5-1 allows companies to repurchase shares at times when it might otherwise be prevented from doing so by securities laws or because of self-imposed trading blackout periods. Repurchases made under the plan are subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission's regulations as well as certain price, market, volume, and timing constraints specified in the plan. Since repurchases under the plan are subject to certain constraints, there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased under the plan. This plan has been established pursuant to, and as part of, the Company's share repurchase program. As previously announced on February 7, 2014, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $75 million.
About GenCorp
GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale and leasing of its excess real estate assets. Additional information about the Company can be obtained by visiting the Company's website at http://www.GenCorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainty and changes in circumstances, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements, including without limitation statements in this press release regarding GenCorp's intention to repurchase shares of its common stock under the share repurchase program, and the anticipated source of funding for those repurchases. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, the market price of GenCorp's stock, the nature of other investment opportunities presented to GenCorp, cash flows, compliance with GenCorp's financial and other covenants associated with its debt, and other factors identified in GenCorp's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GenCorp undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
Contact information: Investors: Brendan King, vice president and treasurer 916.351.8618 Media: Glenn Mahone, vice president, communications 202.302.9941
SOURCE GenCorp Inc.


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In this cottage lived a good woman, who had a very pretty daughter--a sweet, dear little girl, with bright eyes and long hair, falling in golden curls all over her neck and shoulders. Her cheeks were as rosy as two ripe peaches, and her laugh was the merriest you would hear on a Summer's day; and what was better than all this was, that that little girl was a kind, good child, with a gentle heart and obliging manners. She had a pleasant smile and cheerful word for all, and would do anything to give pleasure to others.
So it is no wonder she became the greatest favorite with all the villagers. Every one who knew her liked her; and when she called to see any poor or sick neighbor, her presence was like a ray of sunshine to them, so pleased were they to see her.
Now, although she was greatly liked by all the villagers, far and near, none loved her so dearly as her mother and grandmother. This little girl's grandmother, to show how much she appreciated her goodness, made her a beautiful riding-hood of scarlet cloth, such as ladies wore in those days when they went out riding.
The little girl looked quite charming in this riding-hood, and she found it so handy and convenient, she seldom went abroad without it; hail, rain, or shine, she would wear it--in fact, it was her favorite article of dress. She wore it so frequently, and looked so nice in it, that when she was seen coming along the village, the neighbors would say:-- "Here comes Little Red Riding-Hood," till at last she was known by that name, and no other; indeed, I have never been able to learn her other name.
Now, the good old grandmother had been very sick for a long time, [PAGE] [PAGE] and, although not so bad as she had been, she was not yet sufficiently well to leave her cottage. So the mother, who had been making some cheesecakes, and churning some butter that morning, said to her daughter: "You may go, my child, to your grandmother's, and take her some of these nice cakes, and a pot of fresh butter, for her breakfast."
Little Red Riding-Hood was highly delighted at the thought of a run to her grandmother's such a fine morning, so she went and brought a little basket for the cakes and butter; and you may be sure she did not forget to put on the little scarlet hood which became her so well. She was very soon ready, and the cakes and butter were put into the basket and covered with a clean cloth.
Now, it was not very far from Little Red Riding-Hood's home to the cottage in which her grandmother lived, so her mother thought little of sending her alone. Still, on parting with her, she told her not to stop too long on the way. She also charged her with many kind messages for the good old grandmother.
Little Red Riding-Hood promised not to forget, and giving her two kisses, and saying "Good-bye," tripped off as gay and light-hearted as any of the little birds that were singing on the boughs of the trees.
Now, there were scme woodmen at work in the forest, cutting down trees for firewood, and singing as they dealt their strokes with willing hands and heavy axes. There was also something there that threatened danger to the little girl, namely: a great hungry wolf.
This cruel animal had paid a visit to a sheep-fold, thinking he could steal a lamb for dinner, but was disappointed, for the watch-dog had caught him, and beaten him soundly.
The wolf knew Little Red Riding-Hood very well, and had often watched and plotted to carry her off, that he might devour her. He was desperately hungry this morning, and out of temper, for he felt very sore from his recent beating; but the sight of the little girl made him grin with delight.
Now, the wolf would like to have made one spring at Red Riding-Hood, [PAGE] [PAGE] and have eaten her up at once; but he was too cunning for that, for the woodmen were near, and he was afraid they would see him, which would never do. So he resolved to make her acquaintance, and pretend to be her friend.
One of the woodmen saw both the wolf and Little Red Riding-Hood, and, suspecting Master Grizzly was bent upon some mischief, kept a watch on him without seeming to do so.
[SWITCH] Master Wolf walked daintily up to Little Red Riding-Hood, wagging his tail, and tried his best to appear as amiable as possible, and succeeded very well; only his great, green eyes had a most treacherous look, and glared in a hungry, and very uncomfortable manner. When he smiled, he showed a double row of sharp, dangerous-looking white teeth. But she felt not the slightest fear of him. The wolf made a graceful bow, and said: "Good-morning, Little Red Riding-Hood."
"Good-morning, Master Wolf," replied Little Red Riding Hood.
"And, pray, where are you going so early, my darling?" continued the wolf.
"I am going to my grandmother's," answered the child.
"Your grandmother? how is the dear old lady?" asked the wolf, pretending to take the greatest interest in her welfare.
"She has been very sick, and is not yet well," said Little Red Riding-Hood. "I am taking her some cakes, and a pot of nice fresh butter."
"Dear me! I am sorry to hear my respected friend, your grandmother, is out of health. I will call upon her; she will be glad to see me, I have no doubt. Allow me to carry your basket, my dear; I fear you are tired." At the same time giving a sly, hungry sniff, and almost thrusting his nose into the basket.
Little Red Riding-Hood thought this was rather rude of him, after his polite offer, but only said: "O! no, I thank you; I am not a bit tired."
"Well," said the wolf, "give my love to your grandmother, and say I will call and see her. Now, suppose I take this path to the right, and you [PAGE] [PAGE] [PAGE] follow that one, and we'll see which of us gets there first."
Now, this cunning old wolf knew very well he would get to the old dame's cottage first. He had chosen the shortest way, you may be sure; and not only that, but as soon as the child was out of sight, he set off galloping as hard as he could go.
Little Red Riding-Hood had no cause to hurry, it being yet early; she loitered along the pleasant forest path, to gather the pretty wild- flowers that grew by the wayside, to make a nosegay. "Grand- mamma likes flowers," she said to herself, "and she will be pleased if I bring her a handsome nosegay; and a few wood-strawberries to eat with her cakes will, perhaps, please her too."
[SWITCH] The pace at which the wolf ran soon brought him to the grandmother's cottage.
Then he knocked at the door, giving two little taps, as Little Red Riding-Hood might have done.
"Who's there?" cried the old dame.
"'Tis I," said the wolf, imitating Little Red Riding-Hood's voice.
The grandmother, as she lay in bed, almost asleep, thought her grandchild must have a bad cold to speak in such a gruff way. Never suspecting for a moment any one else was there, she said; "Pull the bobbin and the latch will fly up, and come in."
So the wolf took the bobbin in his teeth, and gave it a jerk; then, putting his shoulder to the door, pushed it open and went in--very much to the old dame's astonishment and alarm, for she knew him to be a cruel, dishonest fellow; and as she was certain he had some evil design in coming there, she was on her guard against him.
"Good-morning, Madam," said the wolf, trying to be agreeable, but looking as if he meant to eat her up.
"Good-morning to you, sir," replied the dame, as she moved to the other side of the bed.
"Your grandchild told me this morning you had been unwell, so I thought I would call to see how you were."
The grand-dame saw the wolf looked fierce and hungry, so she instantly got off the bed, away from the wolf, and moved toward the door of a closet, [PAGE] [PAGE] [PAGE] or small room, saying: "Pray, excuse me a minute, Sir: I am not dressed to receive company."
"Don't mind me, I beg," said the wolf, with a horrid grin, looking savagely hungry, and made a spring across the bed, and seized the wrapper she had on with his teeth. But fright made the old dame active, and, as quick as thought, she slipped off her loose wrapper which the wolf had hold of, and darted into the closet, and bolted the door, before he could recover himself; then fell down in a fainting-fit through fright.
The wolf grinned horribly with rage and disappointment, saying to himself: "Well, never mind, she is safe enough; Little Red Riding-Hood will soon be here; I'll have her for breakfast, and finish the old woman for dinner."
With these savage thoughts, the wolf put on the dame's wrapper and nightcap, and got into bed, pulling the clothes well up to hide his hairy face. [SWITCH] Presently he heard Little Red Riding-Hood coming to the door; then came tap! tap! tap!
"Who's there?" cried the wolf, this time trying to imitate the grandmother's voice.
Little Red Riding-Hood thought, "what a bad cold grandmother has got to make her speak so hoarse;" but suspecting nothing wrong, she replied, "Your grandchild, with some nice cakes, and a pot of fresh butter."
"Pull the bobbin, my dear," said the wolf," "and the latch will fly up."
Little Red Riding-Hood did as she was told, and walked into the room, all fresh and rosy with her walk, her basket on one arm, and the wild flowers on the other. She got up on the bed, and was greatly surprised when she saw how strange the old lady looked as she lay tucked up in bed.
"Whatever can have made grandmother's eyes so green?" thought she, as she employed herself in arranging the flowers she had brought with her on the mantel-piece; and, as she was a tasty little thing, she soon made the place look quite fresh and neat. When she had finished, she turned her bright face to granny with a look of triumph, and bade her see how pretty she had made her room.
Now, the pretended grandmother [PAGE] [PAGE] [PAGE] appeared to be very ill indeed, and said in a feeble voice, "Oh! my dear grandchild, will you not come into bed with your poor old granny; I am too ill to get up and talk to you?"
Little Red Riding-Hood obeyed without hesitation, and so tired was she with her long walk, that in a moment she had fallen asleep.
Now, the wolf was so sure of his prey, that he felt quite pleased with himself at the success of his plans. He could not help admiring the beautiful little girl as she lay there sleeping, and thought what a nice breakfast he would have presently.
But, like many wicked people, he deceived himself, as we shall presently see.
You remember the wood-cutters, who saw the wolf with Little Red Riding-Hood when they met in the forest. Well, they suspected the wolf had some evil design that made him so very civil. So they thought it prudent to see that Little Red Riding-Hood came to no harm, and hastened to the cottage to see that all was right. But what was their surprise, on looking through the window, to see Little Red Riding-Hood in bed, and the wolf standing over her. There she lay, with her rosy cheeks and pretty mouth, and close to her the great hairy face of the wolf, with green eyes and long teeth. While they were looking at them with astonishment, Little Red Riding-Hood awoke, and began to tell her grandmother (as she supposed) all that had occurred since she left home, and how she had met the wolf.
"And, oh! grandmamma, he was so polite, and offered to carry my basket for me."
"Did he, indeed, my dear," said the wolf, and laughed.
"Yes; and he asked me where I was going. I told him you were sick, and I was coming to see you, and bring you the cakes and butter. He was sorry to hear you were sick, and he said he would call and see you, and I rather expected to find him here. Do you think I shall see him before I leave, grandma?"
"I should not wonder if you did," replied the wolf, and gave her a loving hug.
[SWITCH] "Grandmamma," cried the child, [PAGE] [PAGE] in the greatest surprise, "what great strong arms you have got."
"The better to embrace you with, my dear child," said the wolf.
"But, grandma, what long stiff ears you have got?"
"The better to hear what you say, my darling," said the wolf, and his eyes glared greener than ever.
"What large green eyes you have got, grandma," said Little Red Riding-Hood, so frightened she knew not what to say.
"The better to see you with, my child," chuckled the wolf, showing his ugly teeth.
Little Red Riding-Hood now sat up in bed, in the greatest terror.
"Grand-mamma! what a large mouth, and oh! what big teeth you have got."
"Ah! ah! ah! The better to tear you to pieces, and eat you with," said the wolf--throwing off his disguise, giving a hungry growl, and opening his mouth to bite her throat--when whack! came a spear on his head, then two or three stabs, which knocked him off the bed, howling frightfully.
The woodmen, who had seen and heard what the wolf was at, rushed in just in time to save the life of dear Little Red Riding-Hood. The wolf howled for mercy, but they soon killed him.
They asked Little Red Riding-Hood where her grandmother was, but she could not tell, because she supposed the wolf was her grandmother. She was like one in a dream.
They feared at first that the wolf must have carried her off, or else eaten her up. But one of the woodmen, hearing the dame in the closet, burst open the door, and to their great relief they found her safe.
Little Red Riding-Hood fell upon her neck, kissing her and weeping for joy.
One of the woodmen said to Little Red Riding-Hood, in a kind, friendly manner: "Don't you think it would have been better if you had come straight to your grandmother, without stopping to gossip with the wolf? You would then have escaped this danger. Let this be a warning to you through life."
[PAGE] [PAGE] Little Red Riding-Hood was too much flurried to reply, but she kissed the woodman, and tears flowed down her cheeks freely. When she had become composed, she promised to do better in future.
The grandmother soon recovered from her terrible fright, and produced what good things she had to regale the woodmen with, of which they eat heartily, making a breakfast and dinner in one. Little Red Riding-Hood and her grandmother ate but little, but they did their utmost to make their deliverers welcome. The woodmen highly complimented the grandmother at her outwitting the cunning old wolf.
After the woodmen had feasted well, they escorted Little Red Riding-Hood home, and took the grandmother along with them.
When they got home, and told the end of the wicked wolf, all the villagers rejoiced to hear their enemy had been destroyed. A great deal of good advice was given to Little Red Riding-Hood by her friends, which is to be hoped was a benefit to her.
In the village that evening all the neighbors assembled, and they had much rejoicing.
But I must leave you to imagine all that, and conclude with the advice the woodmen gave to Little Red Riding-Hood, and which I give my readers by way of moral--
If in this world secure you'd be,
From danger, strife, and care;
Take heed with whom you keep company,
And how--and when--and where.


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ABORIGINAL women in the Manning Valley who promote reconciliation could be in the running to win the title of NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year - if they are nominated in the inaugural award.
The deadline for nominations is January 13 and this week member for Port Macquarie and NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Leslie Williams, issued a reminder to the community to submit applications.
According to the selection criteria, the award is "for an Aboriginal woman who has promoted reconciliation and cohesion by improving relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This could include Aboriginal women working in any sector or field such as business, government, community or academia."
Nominees for the NSW Aboriginal Women of the Year must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, female, an Australian citizen and at least 18 years of age on 9 March 2016.
Nominations will also close for the following Women of the Year awards:
o Premier's Award for Woman of the Year
o A.H. Beard's Community Hero Award
o Harvey Norman's Young Woman of the Year Award
o REX Airlines' Regional Woman of the Year Award
Application information for all of the awards can be found at www.women.nsw.gov.au


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Cool Runnings Written Under the Influence of Heroinby Amanda Denton at . Comments
Reddit can be a great source of information, especially when it comes to their AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts. This week, screenwriter Tony Swerdlow took to the site in hopes of raising some publicity for his Indiegogo project, The House Itself.
However, it was Swerdlow's admission of being high as a kite while writing such classics as Cool Runnings and Little Giants that caught everyone's attention.
The amazing part? Swerdlow's description of his reaction to the heroine, "it made no difference... it was like using oxygen it didn't get me high.. just let me function.. glad you love the movie though."
So heroine is like oxygen? Not having ever used heroine I'll have to take his word for it but that was certainly not what I would have expected.
Swerdlow is clean now thanks to having suffered a heart valve infection that more or less forced him to drop the drugs. We wish him all the luck with his new film. Always nice to see someone get their act together, "like using oxygen" or not.


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December 21, 2012 is upon us. Some of us, at least. While we in America may have to wait another day to see if the world ends in fiery cataclysm, New Zealand is already there. According to Twitter, the world is not ending. Here's a few tweets:
So apparently the people of the future, new zealand, are reporting that absolutely no doomsday type events are occurring. Very surprising...
— Sail by the Stars (@sailbythestars) December 20, 2012
I texted my friend in New Zealand this morning, which is weird because the Mayans should have killed him by now.
— Steve Dangle Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) December 20, 2012
I don't care if it's already the 21st in New Zealand. The world ends in America's timezones. Have you ever watched an apocalypse movie?
— JAN (@TarekJan) December 20, 2012
I suppose it's my American exceptionalism, but I had never really considered timezones when it came to the end of the world before. Does the world end on a rolling basis, hour by hour across the earth? Do we have to wait until the majority of the world is in the midst of 12/21/12? Or is it when the Mayan ruins finally get there? I would like to say that these are all good questions, but unfortunately, they are not.
We can expect updates from around the world today about whether or not the apocalypse is on its way.


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by Sarah Cope
Last month, my six-year old co-reviewer and I saw a charming stage adaptation of 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt' at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington. We commented then that this larger-scale, West End production would have to go a long way to beat that charming production, which held us spellbound for 40 memorable minutes.
Rather than puppets, this much-anticipated adaptation at the Lyric has adults taking the roles of father, daughter, son and, curiously, the dog. Rowena Lennon, who plays the daughter, deserves special mention. Lennon appears to specialise in playing children (she played Phyllis in the stage adaptation of The Railway Children, also reviewed here). It is something about her buck teeth, which she exploits to good effect, and her quite hapless expression, that somehow means she excels in portraying characters much younger than herself.
This is a high-energy show, which employs audience participation to keep the kids interested. The actors come out into the audience and put a lot of effort into involving the children, and the results pay off.
This approach is especially important when staging children's theatre productions in large venues; it is all too easy for children to start focusing on the sweets their neighbour is eating rather than the action on the stage. As a reviewer, I'm always checking whether the kids remain engaged throughout, and here the majority were captivated.
Not only is this an interactive show, but it's one where one becomes physically involved too. Squirted with water – or should I saw drenched? – I would advise people sitting in the stalls to bring a small towel along with them. I was surprised that the theatre allowed such extreme water-based shenanigans. Perhaps they reasoned that the upholstery would be protected by the audience's bodies and clothing. They were right.
When the characters had to wade their way through mud, we were worried this might also be lobbed our way. A curious thing about the 'mud' was that it was very red in colour. "Is it ketchup?" I heard one child ask. My only conclusion is that, when the characters start smearing the mud around, perhaps it was thought that if it was too brown it would've looked too much like a dirty protest. Fair enough.
Although we were not covered in mud, our sensory journey was not over at this point, as we were later to be covered in very fine soap-suds, which, as any parent who has read this book to their offspring 20,000 times or so will know, is meant to be the "swirling, whirling snow storm".
This totally sent the kids into raptures, though I wondered whether the kids who weren't sitting in the stalls got the benefit of the bubbles too?
This is treat of a show, though if I had to pick one adaptation over the other, I would plump for the Little Angel's smaller though slightly more charming production. The music, songs and singing were sweeter, more refined, and infinitely more memorable at the smaller show.
We're Going On A Bear Hunt continues at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until September 8.


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Moose, please read the above and tell me that is not enticing people, calling them names, and asking for a fight. You replied to me:
The problem here is Moose it wasn't in this thread. Nobody was talking about BD in this thread. So a user is reading this thread and reads your rantings and tells you to take your own advice or post somewhere else. That was classy in comparison to you calling them fanatics, whiners, and gloating.
Twice in this thread I've called out Pro630HD for acting poorly as well. There is no need to tell you to get a girl.
OK it's obvious to me you are the one stirring things up here.
Instead of reading my post you drag back out my responses to people attacking me while not quoting the original attack so you can try to make me look bad while at the same time claiming to be trying to be a peacemaker.
Quit bringing up old stuff & just reply directly to my last post.
If you can't do that just don't reply to my posts at all.
Let's see just who actually has an agenda here.
1moreforHDDVD has 97 posts in this entire forum, everyone is in a format war type thread.
Pro-630HD has 177 posts & only 2 of them are not related to the format war.
Look it up if you don't believe me, it only took me a couple of minutes each to find all their posts.
I'm in like 3/4 of the different areas in this forum posting info & asking & answering questions.
Yet I seem to be spending a lot of time defending myself from attacks buy 1moreforHDDVD & Pro-630HD & the attacks are against me not the information I post.
Just who do you really think has an agenda & is causing trouble?
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|Reviews for Avec l'amour de Paris
| Smileyface chapter 52 . 7/25/2013
Great story! Read it all in one go, took me about four and a half hours. Can't wait to read the sequel, but it might have to wait since I'm going away for a week...
| ForeverMBond chapter 52 . 7/20/2013
This was seriously a phenomenal story. I read almost half of it in about 2 hours and had to go to bed for work so I finished it today. I really did enjoy it and am sad that it's over! I am reading "when you have a child" now!
| TheOtherGirlOnFire chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
Omg I can't believe it's over already! I loved it! Great job! I can't wait to see some more of your work!
| alanna of olua chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
Yeah I would like a sequel. I think it would be fun to see what happen as Ava grew up and what not.
| Guest chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
Cant wait to read the sequal!
| Prosper-the-XVII chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
I am bloody crying. So sad it's over but it's been super. Definitely your best one yet :D And thanks sooooo much for the mention, you're an amazing writer and, oi mrs, that kick up the bum could well turn into a bullet should you forget about this or any other Bond/M things you may have had in mind. Just kidding, how could I ever do that? You know I love you! Anyway, that couldn't have ended any better; I LOVE the name 'Ava' as well! And there's reason behind my names in TMW as well - Andrew means strong or mighty, so that's gonna fit if he turns out like James and Marion can mean bitterness or smitten, depending on how you look at it - in other terms, M. I'll miss this so much darling :')
On another note, I just watched Licence to Kill (seriously, that Sanchez character is gonna have a few of his lines pinched for Camille - they're just so similar; would be a perfect couple if you ask me!) and I don't get why it's a 15. All that happens is Felix gets mauled by sharks. And some dude takes cyanide. Oh, and that other one who's head explodes...okay, point taken... ;P
| Guest chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
You did a good job. But, Ava? Does that mean I have to be nice to our kitty now since she's a miracle? (A miracle I don't kill her that is!)
Liz's Mom
| GreenVelvetCurtains chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
Aaaw, its finished. You seem to be tying up all your stories, I'm getting worried here. Hope you hv more in you!
Enjoyed reading this, love her name. Thanks for posting. :)
| liz1967 chapter 52 . 4/20/2013
Ohhhh That was perfect. I love the name. It was so sweet, and James came through like a true trooper as well as M. Great Job. So looking forward to the sequel. hehe Great Job.
| Rosetintstheworld chapter 51 . 4/19/2013
Oh christ, really hope M's gonnna be okay! Update soon!
| TheOtherGirlOnFire chapter 51 . 4/19/2013
Oh my god! This is soo intense! I can't take it! Update soon please!
| liz1967 chapter 51 . 4/19/2013
Ohhhh what a time for a cliff hanger:( It was brilliant. I love it but darn...
| Guest me chapter 1 . 4/19/2013
Hey! I forgot to say this, but CONGRATS! You're on the 50th chapter. So for that, here.
"The name's Bond. James Bond."
But seriously, he's a secret agent and everyone 'knows his name.'
| Guest me chapter 50 . 4/19/2013
AH! I'm laughing so hard, even tho I know it's supposed to be serious and panicky.
Ahahaha... LOVE IT!
| Rosetintstheworld chapter 50 . 4/18/2013
And there it is. Seriously, I really was hoping that Mini-M was gonna put in an appearance here cuz I've been freaking out. And I mean majorly freaking out. Anyway that was great, and I loved Sammy in this :-) "Oh my god, M's having the baby." Update soon, please don't make me wait too long!


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From Real Life to Catalog Chic
We recently received our copy of the Land of Nod catalog in the mail, and it's looking really nice...and familiar. Do you recognize this room on p. 61?
It's none other than Eleanor's room (daughter of Nicole Balch from Making It Lovely). Apparently, Land of Nod was so impressed with Nicole's design that they recreated Eleanor's room for their catalog. Want to see more photos of this great room? Head over to Making It Lovely.
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Grandpa Jackson's Anvil
by Thom Van Vleck
A little over a decade ago I wrote a story about my Grandpa Jackson's Anvil and it appeared in Milo, the Strength Journal. I had wrote the article about how 4 generations in my family had lifted this anvil and how it was kind of a "rite of passage" into manhood. I recall almost not sending it in to the publisher of Milo, Randy Strossen, as I thought it was pretty corny and who would care outside my family. Well, Randy not only published it, but it started a relationship that has allowed me to publish about 25 more articles and allowed me to have a bit of a writing career. It wasn't until recently that I wrote an article on Al Feuerbach (shot putter) that Randy told me I had finally topped that first story. I owe that anvil a lot and not just for my writing career!!!!
Grandpa Jackson was actually my great-grandfather, Arthur Jackson. He was an "old school" farmer that ran about 500 head of cattle and lived from 1880 to 1957. He had this Anvil, an English "Peter Wright" anvil made at the legendary "Mouse Hole" forge where anvils were made from around 1200 A.D. to 1969. It reportedly belonged to my Great-Great Grandfather, and who know, maybe further back as I have since dated it to being made between 1830 and 1865. He used to lift this anvil to impress his kids. It is not huge, but it is around 150lbs. He so impressed my grandfather that he would tell this story to his kids later about how he thought if he could lift that anvil, he'd be a "real man". So, his desire to lift that anvil started his weight lifting career, which let to my Uncle's lifting, and on to me, and now my kids…who I hope will be the fifth generation to lift that anvil! We have all lifted that Anvil and each has their own story which was detailed in that original Milo article.
That anvil inspired the formation of the Jackson Weightlifting Club and out of that Club came guys like Wayne Smith, Wayne Gardner, Phil Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Gene Thudium, and others that formed the foundation of the modern day USAWA as well as current or recent USAWA members and record holders like John O'Brien, Thom, Tedd, Morgan & Dalton Van Vleck (and soon, Ethan), Josh Hettinger, and others.
I have also had the privilege of having a bit of a strongman evangelism career, as inspired by Paul Anderson and his work. Both my Uncle's saw Paul years ago (at different times) and this in turn inspired me. The Anvil has been a central part of our show. I not only lift it, but I lay on a bed of nails and have the guys pound it with sledge hammers (yes, that hurts). We estimate we have done 250 shows and been seen by over 25,000 people to date and almost all of them have heard the story of the Anvil.
Recently, we had our Highlander contest (combines strongman and Highland Games events) and we lifted the Anvil for reps as an event. Again, I told the story and shared a little bit of my family with everyone.
When the anvil is not in use, it rests in a place of honor in my gym, resting on top of a section of a huge I-Beam I "rescued" from a legendary bridge that used to cross the Chariton River near where I grew up. They were tearing the old Archangel Bridge down and replacing it with a boring reinforced concrete bridge and I spied this I-beam, with old style rivets and all, and thought it would be the perfect stand for my Anvil. It weighed around 400lbs and I had to haul it out of a ditch…..that was a workout by itself!
The anvil itself is just a chunk of steel, but it symbolized a lot for me and my family. A love of strength in all it's forms, a passion for hard work, and a desire to seek out the challenges that life has to offer. If you ever come to the JWC Training Hall (AKA "Modern Day Torture Chamber), stop by and check it out…..and join the club of those that have lifted the "American Manhood Stone".


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2012 in Travel Awesomeness
This year has gone by unbelievably quickly. In my mind, it's a blur from Israel to Australia—and nearly everywhere in between. The thing that lures me to pack my suitcase again and again in pursuit of adventure is that sense of wonder in learning new things about the world. My family and friends who know [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2012 under General.
Tags: aspen, australia, Big Island, British Columbia, chile, dominica, Hawaii, israel, kauai, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, mexico, Napa, new orleans, puerto rico, Santa Maria, Scottsdale, utah, wales, Yosemite
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Silence in Xibalba
Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, is described in the Popul Vuh as a place of fear where the dead had to traverse an obstacle course of bats, jaguars, rivers of blood and rooms of sharp knives. Cenotes, the deep limestone sinkholes scattered throughout the Mexican Maya world, were the gateways to this hellish underworld. But the [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2012 under Mexico.
Tags: cenote, dos ojos cenote, maya, mexico, riviera maya, scuba diving, xibalba
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Adjusting and Resetting Goals
Years ago, when I learned to kayak, an instructor reminded me of the importance of constantly adjusting my actions based on the numerous factors which had an impact on my being safely on the water. Did the wind or current change? Did another boater come across my path? Was I getting tired? Adjust. It's something [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2012 under Athleta, General.
Tags: aspen, athleta, dominica, israel, kauai, mexico, traveling, utah, wales
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Surf Camp Report
It's been a couple weeks since I've returned from my surf camp in Mexico. Since then, I've been eyeing surfboards nearly everywhere I go, looking for the one that will allow me more practice time at my local surf break. The water's a little colder here than in the Riviera Nayarit, but there's so such [...]
Posted: March 3rd, 2012 under Mexico.
Tags: las olas, mexico, punta de mita, riviera nayarit, surfing, whale watching
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Surf Safari
Years ago, when I ran across the promotional materials for Las Olas, a surf safari for women on Mexico's Pacific coast, the power of one sentence not only grabbed me, but knocked me over the head and nearly dragged me to Mexico. "We make girls out of women." I often joke with close friends that [...]
Posted: February 8th, 2012 under Mexico.
Tags: las olas, mexico, mexico travel, riviera nayarit, surfing, yoga
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2011 Best Travel Moments
It's not yet the end of the year, but I'm not going anywhere until early in 2012 and there's a rare speck of dust on my suitcase. I may as well summarize my travel year now. While there were definitely some strange aspects to my 2011, I made new friends (some of whom are the [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2011 under General.
Tags: colombia, grand canyon national park, hana, magdalena bay, maui, mexico, new zealand, nicaragua, puebla, rocky mountain national park, travel
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Cinco de Mayo in Puebla
Celebrated in the United States as a day of Mexican heritage as well as a festive drinking holiday, Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is also confused by many as Mexico's Independence Day (Sept. 16). I've heard some explain the difference while saying that Cinco de Mayo isn't observed at all in Mexico. But the anniversary [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2011 under Mexico.
Tags: cinco de mayo, mexico, mexico travel, puebla
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Spa Day
I'm not particularly into gyms, but I can spend hours in a spa. Even if I'm visiting for the occasional massage, I'll carve out time to sample the sauna, read a magazine in the lounge and extend my stay for a little longer. Spas aren't a huge part of my lifestyle, but they fascinate me [...]
Posted: April 3rd, 2011 under Mexico.
Tags: mexico, riviera maya, spa, spa travel, tulum
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MLB owners voted unanimously to approve a proposal to experiment with limited interleague play in '97. Under the plan, each team will play 15-16 games versus teams from the same division in the opposite league; games will be played around Memorial Day and Labor Day; the DH will be used in AL parks only ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 1/18). WHAT MAKES BUD HAPPY? NEWSDAY's Jon Heyman writes, "Yesterday was a rare day for total good feeling in the baseball community" (NEWSDAY, 1/19). Murray Chass notes the likely controversy over the DH under the new system, but writes acting MLB Commissioner Bud Selig "was too ecstatic, though, to allow details such as the [DH] to intrude on his elation" (N.Y. TIMES, 1/19). Selig: "I think the DH is a nonissue" (I.J. Rosenberg, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/19). Selig, on possible union opposition: "Don [Fehr] and I personally have talked about interleague play for a long time and its a subject we've never had any disagreement on" (Tom Keegan, N.Y. POST, 1/19). Red Sox CEO John Harrington, on the DH: "It might kill interleague play, but I don't expect the union to do that" (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/19). TV REAX: ESPN's Charley Steiner: "On a day when Lisa Marie tells Michael to beat it, when Disney buys the Angels in the outfield -- and the infield, and the dugout, and the bullpen -- Major League Baseball took a major step towards Fantasy Land." Peter Gammons: "All that's happened the last couple years has been about demographics. ... They are trying to address some fans who really don't care about numbers, but about moving forward" ("SportsCenter," 1/18). PRINT REAX: In Philadelphia, Bill Conlin: "Interleague play will work better only because nothing the owners came up with in Los Angeles could possibly be worse than the Baseball Network" (PHILA. DAILY NEWS, 1/19). In Chicago, Bob Verdi: "This schedule modification is so overdue and so logical that even the union's most militant soldiers will have to dig deep for causes to resist" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 1/18). In New York, Mike Lupica -- arguing that MLB needs a CBA, a commissioner, revenue-sharing and a less confrontational union: "Baseball did not take a giant step forward yesterday with interleague play. It just danced a little more" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/19). Ira Berkow, who argues for realignment: "Baseball was frightened into it" (N.Y. TIMES, 1/19). Steve Jacobson: "In a word, it stinks. It messes up a century of geometry" (NEWSDAY, 1/19). In Washington, Tom Boswell: "It's about time baseball tried to please the public, even if embracing change leads to a few errors in judgment" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/19). In Atlanta, I.J. Rosenberg: "Interleague play should put a charge into a sport that continues to try to regain what it lost in the strike" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/19). But Terence Moore adds, the problem with baseball isn't the lack of interleague play, it's the lack of a CBA -- and the fact "that most of those who run the game would rather trick the public with smoke and mirrors" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/19). In Orlando, George Diaz writes, "For once, baseball got it right" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/19). In Tampa, Martin Fennelly: "Interleague play isn't a grim reaper. He has come and going, going, gone" (TAMPA TRIBUNE, 1/19). In Dallas, Cathy Harasta: "Making sense and taking a positive step? Baseball owners?" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 1/19).
Leagues Governing Bodies
MLBPA Exec Dir Don Fehr said in a memo distributed to players yesterday that the owners' latest labor proposal "does not appear to differ significantly from the owners' proposals of March." According to Mark Maske of the WASHINGTON POST, it was a signal "that the game's labor negotiations continue to go nowhere." Fehr said in the memo that the union hopes to resume talks "very soon, at the latest prior to the beginning of spring training." Acting MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said he is "confident" the coming season will not be interrupted (WASHINGTON POST, 1/19). In New York, Murray Chass predicts a union counter- proposal "early next month" (N.Y. TIMES, 1/19). In Chicago, Jerome Holtzman predicts another midseason impasse and a return to court. Holtzman foresees Fehr using interleague play -- and a subsequent demand the DH be expanded to the NL -- as a bargaining chip in overall labor talks (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 1/18). In Phila., Bill Conlin writes, "Two months to reply, informally, of course, to a proposal Fehr says is unchanged from that of last March?" (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 1/19). OTHER POST-MEETING NOTES: A report obtained by USA TODAY's Hal Bodley shows that for the first time, the top five revenue- producing teams also have the top payrolls. The difference in average payroll between the top five teams and the bottom five is $29,892,814 (USA TODAY, 1/19).
The state of Maryland and the Maryland Stadium Authority filed a $36M federal antitrust suit against the NFL and 29 of its 30 teams "in an attempt to hasten the move of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore for the 1996 season," according to the WASHINGTON POST. Maryland Stadium Authority Chair John Moag announced the filing of the suit in Baltimore District Court by saying they were "prompted by the illegal failure of the NFL to approve the move." NFL owners ended their January meetings in Atlanta yesterday with no decision on the Browns' move. Moag: "This is obviously a preemptory move on our part." The suit claims the league violated state and federal antitrust laws by preventing the Authority from competing for teams, asserting its right to block the move, injuring the Authority financially (delays will cost more than $30M in extra bond payments), and injuring the MD economy. The suit seeks to an order banning the NFL from interfering as well as fines and damages. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said the Browns issue will be taken up at a special meeting on February 8-9, at a location to be determined. Tagliabue said at that time he will deliver his report on the Browns situation and possibly a personal recommendation one way or the other (Leonard Shapiro, WASHINGTON POST, 1/19). LOOKING AHEAD: There was "speculation" that the owners would vote in February to approve the move while promising Cleveland a team once a new stadium is built. But Fred Nance, lead attorney for the city of Cleveland, said a non-binding promise is not acceptable. Tagliabue said the league would not force the Bucs to move to Cleveland to resolve the matter, but he left open the possibility of that happening on its own (Hubbuch & Adams, Akron BEACON JOURNAL, 1/19). Yesterday, while noting that "insiders say there is nothing to the Tampa Bay part of this triangle," Will McDonough reported "preliminary talks have begun" to get the Bucs to Cleveland with an eye on a settlement before a February vote (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/18). USA TODAY's Gordon Forbes: "The big question: Would Malcom Glazer and Art Modell consider swapping franchises, Glazer keeping the Browns in Cleveland and Modell moving the Bucs to Baltimore?" (USA TODAY, 1/19). Today's TAMPA TRIBUNE reiterates that three league sources say the Glazers have had talks with an unnamed "point man" in Cleveland, but NFL Counsel Jay Moyer said, "They haven't said to us that they want to move" (Yasinskas & Henderson, TAMPA TRIBUNE, 1/19). LABOR DEAL ALSO DELAYED: The owners also failed to vote on the extension of the current CBA with the players. The league is expected also to take up that issue at the special February meeting (WASHINGTON POST, 1/19). McDonough reports there is a revenue-sharing deal in the works in which the teams with the most lucrative stadium deals would share with lesser teams (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/18).
The 46th NHL All-Star Game will be played tomorrow evening in Boston's FleetCenter, and media coverage in Boston is heavy with All-Star news and NHL profiles. The BOSTON GLOBE's David Halbfinger writes on the strategy of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in "marketing a sport whose appeal has long been too narrow, the audience too small." Bettman's plan "is a simple one. Get the sport in front of as many eyeballs as possible." Rick Dudley, Senior VP at NHL Enterprises, said the league recently went after sponsors who would give "a real commitment" to the sport. Halbfinger notes the two-year deal with Campbell Soup's Chunky brand, who, in turn, have spent heavily on point- of-purchase and in-store presence. The league has also "dropped some existing sponsors," like Thrifty Car Rental, when they "balked at the NHL's new demands for exposure" (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/19). Bettman is also featured by Kevin Paul Dupont, under "Bettman Continues to Twirl His Magic." Bettman: "My focus has been: 'Give us a chance.' We have a fast-paced, hard hitting, exciting game." Bettman dismisses talk the NHL has to "catch" the NBA, NFL, or MLB. He adds, "We have to be everything we can be .... Are we there yet? No, but I think we're getting there" (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/19). CRACKS IN THE ICE? In a feature in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL, John Helyar writes the All-Star weekend "reaffirms that pro hockey has finally skated out of the Dark Ages, under the guidance" of Bettman. But despite the optimism, Helyar notes some problems, including a slight drop-off in attendance. Helyar: "Too many lockout aftershocks, too many shaky franchises, too many pricey tickets. Despite the NHL's slick image, the league has a number of rough spots." Heylar examines each, writing, "All the hype in the world from NHL headquarters can't overcome local ownership weaknesses." One explanation comes from NHLPA Exec Dir Bob Goodenow: "Hockey has expanded into a bigger, more complicated business, and some teams have been owned by people who maybe saw it as a hobby or a business not deserving of their greatest attention. The new environment is hard for these owners to operate in" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1/19). In Philadelphia, Les Bowen writes the 46th All- Star game comes a year later than planned due to the '94 lockout, and "it's safe to say that very few people eagerly awaited its return" (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 1/19). In Ottawa, Roy MacGregor writes that "one day sports historians may say it was here [in Boston] ... where hockey took leave of this world." He writes of Fox's new computerized puck, the video enhanced NHLFANtasy at the World Trade Center, and, "much to the shock of those who came of age during the 1960's, you will find Peter Max" -- the official artist of the All-Star Game (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 1/19).


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Video Recounts History of First ShareLunker, a Fish Called Ethel
ATHENS—A seven-minute video about the most famous largemouth bass ever caught in Texas is now available for viewing on YouTube.
"The Legend of Ethel" tells the story of how a 17.67-pound bass caught in November 1986 became the first fish entered into Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's ShareLunker Program and went on to b
ecome the featured attraction at the original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri.
Ethel became the "poster fish" for catch-and-release fishing and was viewed by an estimated 20 million people before her death in 1994.
Her memorial service was attended by 1,500 people and made national news.
The video includes interviews with Mark Stevenson, the angler who caught Ethel; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists who cared for the fish; and Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops. It features video of Ethel in the aquarium in Springfield. It may be viewed at http://youtu.be/ZKTKCdm0gjw.
An obituary of Ethel may be seen at http://articles.mcall.com/1994-09-11/sports/2987633_1_largemouth-ethel-bass-aquarium.


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It's a linear programming problem, could someone please help me to solve it? It's not about just the answer, but a way to do it. I'm just starting to learn LP.
My answer: Yes, it is. Using the values of x into the inequalities they are all satisfied, and there's also an associated base with this extreme point. You can find the base using the standard form that adds slack variables to turn constraints into equations.
So the remaining question I can't answer is:
I'd like to solve this algebraically.
My approach was first transform the problem into its standard form, with slack variables:
Then I got the dual, maybe it'll be useful,
Once I have the solution (1,1,1,1), which is feasible and I may assume is optimal according to vector c that I'll find, may I use the Complementary Slackness Theorem which says:
Assume primal problem (P) has a solution and dual problem (D) has a solution .
1. If , then the jth constraint in (D) is binding.
2. If the jth constraint in (D) is not binding, then .
3. If , then the ith constraint in (P) is binding.
4. If the ith constraint in (P) is not binding, then .
So in this case,. Not using the y surplus variables, now I have four variables and four constants ; i,k = 1,...,4. But really it's not helping me at all, I don't know how to go on from here. Surely there's something that I'm missing. I'd appreciate your help.
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