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I recently received quite a few passionate "Letters to the Editor" in reference to one of our safety spent a couple of days last month at the Solar Power International Show in Dallas. It was the first time I've attended one of these events. I'd heard this show was big, but had no idea how big until I walked from one end of the Dallas Convention Center to the other — several times, both days!
My goal in attending was to: get a better handle on the products and services being offered in this sector; expand my knowledge of the technical challenges in the areas of manufacturing, design and installation; and learn a little more about the financial, legislative, and regulatory issues surrounding this market. The time I spent on the exhibit floor and in the conference sessions was well worth the effort. In fact, a breaking news announcement made during the show has proven to be quite controversial.
A group of seven solar manufacturers, known as the Coalition of American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) filed a trade complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce on October 19, claiming that subsidies in China are allowing Chinese manufacturers to illegally dump their solar products in the U.S. market and drive out other competitors. In quick response to this trade petition, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) conducted a briefing for show attendees to explain the filing and the review process. As you might imagine, this session and subsequent announcements in recent weeks have created quite a stir.
Following this filing, there's been a flurry of activity among the manufacturers, designers, and installers in this green market sector. On November 7, the CASM announced the United Steelworkers Union is supporting its cause, along with approximately 75 other employers. CASM also claims federal trade data shows Chinese exports into the United States in July alone exceeded all of 2010. On November 8, two executives from SolarWorld Industries America, Inc., Hillsboro, Ore., testified before the ITC on behalf of the group. The Commerce Department agreed to launch an investigation into the matter. On the same day, a rival group of 25 companies formed the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE). This group notes "global competition is making affordable solar energy a reality in America and around the world," and any "action to block or dramatically curtail solar cell imports from China places that goal at risk." They view this trade complaint as being short-sighted and warn it could lead to higher-priced components and slow down market growth.
All of this action has forced those in the solar sector to take up sides in this heated debate. Which side will prevail? We should have an answer to this question fairly soon. On December 5, the ITC will issue a ruling on its initial findings. If it finds in favor of the CASM petition, then additional investigation work will continue.
Which side of the fence am I standing on? At first glance, I understand the concern of the CASM and agree that the Chinese government must properly disclose the subsidies it's dishing out. On the other hand, the CASE group's argument makes sense too. If any additional roadblocks to growth are thrown up based on this filing, then I can easily see this leading to a market slowdown. So I guess I'm sitting on the fence right now instead of standing on either side of it. How about sharing your thoughts with me and moving me out of my position of limbo?


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By the very nature of the thing, by the time a "slippery slope" is
identified, it is also already populated.
In any case, the idea in your last line is a reasonable bound in my
view, particularly in light of the recent very public case. Perhaps in
time some of these bounds can be (maybe are being?) better established
in the public domain.
jack syme wrote:
> I agree with you about the slippery slope argument not really being an
> argument. That was the point of my post.
> I also agree that we are already part way down that slope, the camels
> nose is well inside the tent.
> The problem with issues like this, imo, is that you cant find any rule
> that will apply to every case. You cant legislate ethics.
> Each case needs to be decided on its own merits. Suicide may be
> justifieable in some cases. It may be justifieable also to force a
> person to accept life sustaining treatment in some cases. There are
> so many variables involved that it is impossible to make broad
> prohibitions.
> This is why these decisions need to be made by those that are directly
> involved. This is why the courts, the lawyers, the judges, the media,
> and the advocates, need to stay out of them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Armstrong <mailto:email@example.com>
> Cc: email@example.com <mailto:email@example.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Suicide (was PCA statement on end of life decisions)
> Another thoughtful post, Jack.
> Since you brought it up (for that reason alone, not taking any
> issue with you at all!), I want to address the "slippery slope"
> argument in general for a moment.
> The "slippery slope" argument in general really bothers me. In
> fact, it seems to me that the "slippery slope" argument is not
> really an argument at all. It is usually essentially an effort to
> persuade in lieu of making a sound reasoned case (though the
> assertion may have strong emotional caché with respect to
> persuasion).
> In essence, it is a sort of rhetorical trump card, a persuasion
> device played to induce worry without engagement in order to
> influence others to tighten their resolve to hold a given position
> in the "game". The concern, of course, it that a movement to an
> adjacent square, in an undesirable direction, will in due course
> inevitably prove to be only the first of many more unavoidable
> moves that end at a new position that all the players would
> hopefully agree is unpallatable.
> But since the "slippery slope" card is essentially fear-based,
> more than logic based, one may easily conclude that the reasons
> for holding the present position may well be worrisomely
> unconvincing on their own under careful and thoughtful scrutiny
> (perhaps in the face of emergent knowledge or capability). For
> that reason, the playing of the "slippery slope" card may well be
> an earmark of a last ditch effort, other efforts to persuade
> weakening or even in serious decline.
> The projected fear is that someone somewhere will inevitably take
> a second step to follow the first. But the very concept of a
> slippery slope embodies a lack of identifiable waypoints and
> markers. Accordingly, this projected fear would seem to apply to
> the first step as well, which in all likelyhood has already been
> taken by someone somewhere. More often than not, a good look
> around will reveal that we are on the "slippery slope" already
> (e.g., with respect to many biotechnology issues, where the genie
> is out of the bottle).
> The playing of the card is also temporizing in nature. In most
> cases I can think of in the past (e.g., the beginnings of
> excursions into the language of mathematics - the language of
> God, the attempts to understand the bases for planetary motion,
> etc.), the then counterpart of the "slippery slope" argument
> ultimately failed. The slope was in time traversed and marked.
> The playing of the "slippery slope" card is in many contemporary
> cases a barrier to constructive engagement of the underlying
> issues. This may be because we are arrogant in our understanding.
> It may because we are too lazy to become informed and do battle
> with the issues. But often, such engagement these days would all
> too often require a reassessment of some of the foundations of our
> faith positions, a distinctly uncomfortable thing to do,
> particularly for the first time!
> If I play the card, I am defaulting away all those squares on the
> "Chutes and Ladders" board of life and living. I am saying that
> neither I, nor anyone around me, have sufficient foundations to
> deal with the complicated and gray-area issues that lie on the
> squares ahead. I am not willing to go there and do battle with the
> issues, and I don't want anyone else to do so either. I am in
> effect soaping my own slide. I am denying the value in
> participating in the hard work required to establish new
> waypoints, with underlying principles, that would suffice to
> govern prudent movement on those squares ahead. More to the point,
> someone somewhere will be - and probably already is - moving on
> them, without the benefit of any "salt" or "leavening" that we
> might bring to the discourse. I also run the risk of demeaning
> those who are hardy pioneers in others' eyes, perhaps everyone's
> eyes looking back from another 50 or so years.
> Perhaps more worrisome yet, it's beginning to look like there are
> slippery slopes in every direction, including directions in which
> I must move because my existing footing is getting increasingly
> insecure.
> Two such directions, with many attendant "slippery slopes" are
> those matters involving life and death. Those of us who have faced
> the issues surrounding the hospice death of a parent in our home,
> or who are dealing with Instructions to Physicians which
> instrumentally tie our hands with respect to what life-saving
> measures we are to allow for a loved one in failing health, often
> find ourselves the possessor of an abruptly nuanced or even
> conpletely reconstructed view of issues attending the end of
> life. Such ready-or-not movement can be tektonic in consequence,
> particularly if faith foundations are poorly laid, and if the
> "consultants", with all the best of intent, give stunningly
> unhelpful counsel.
> To those of you who have not crossed this sort of threshold with a
> loved one, please be cautious about knowing too much based upon
> principle. It is a teacher not to be ignored.
> It may be time to view the "slippery slope" card as a different
> kind of red flag, begging us to stop and exercise the only viable
> option we have, to give serious consideration to the issues
> involved, INCLUDING a steely-eyed reassessment of the foundations
> of BOTH faith and discipline. How else do we create markers for
> this previously-untraveled portion of the slope for those who come
> behind? How do we know that the present point and the daunting
> endpoint are not in fact connected in a way that, when understood
> better, make us better stewards or healers, or agents of grace
> and mercy, or the biblical imperative of justice?
> Jack has sure done many of us a favor in a couple of recent posts,
> articulating some of the specific issues in the areas of life and
> death. What great starting points for further meaningful
> discussion. A pastor recently observed that God reserves only life
> and death to Himself. We are certainly on "slippery slopes" of
> intrusiveness in both areas. There are clearly positive impacts on
> life, physical redemption through prevention and healing, and life
> extension. But there also appears to be an accompanying need to
> find a new balance point that honors God, honors the individuality
> he has blessed us each with, and defines some bounds on excessive
> proxy ownership of those matters reserved to either or both.
> We should talk! ...more.
> Be vigilant for those "slippery slope" cards, but be cautious in
> their use.
> Regards
> JimA
> jack syme wrote:
>> Some of my thoughts on this topic.
>> During the discussion regarding the Schiavo matter, I was hoping
>> no one would make the statement that we dont generally let people
>> kill themselves. Because I was supporting, in this case, the
>> patients right to refuse life sustaining medical treatment.
>> One argument supporting ones right to refuse treatment, and not
>> to allow suicide is based on competency. The argument being that
>> it is not irrational or unreasonable to want to refuse life
>> sustaining treatment when in a devastating condition. This
>> argument begins to break down, when suicide is not allowed,
>> because wanting to take one's life is considered, by definition,
>> irrational and therefore the person is not competent to make such
>> a decision. This seems reasonable in the conditions that we
>> usually think of suicide (young, healthy people). But there
>> are many situations where this distinction blurrs. There are
>> clearly situations where taking ones life is reasonable, and
>> there are situations where patients are allowed to refuse life
>> sustaining treatment, even if young and healthy otherwise, for
>> example an otherwise healthy Jehova's witness that will refuse a
>> blood transfusion.
>> I think a more important distinction between suicide and allowing
>> death by refusing life sustaining treatment, is the distinction
>> between an act of omission, and an act of comission. I have some
>> trouble finding a consistent rational argument making a moral
>> difference between the two. But they certainly FEEL different.
>> And it is nearly universally accepted that patients can refuse
>> treatment, but it is almost no where accepted that an act should
>> be comitted to hasten somones death. Maybe it is the fear that
>> if things like physician assisted suicide become general
>> practice, then it would be just one more small step to voluntary
>> active euthenasia, and then involuntary active euthenasia.
>> (voluntary passive euthenasia being an act of omission such as
>> removing a feeding tube, voluntary active euthensia being giving
>> a lethal dose of medication to someone that has agreed to it
>> under the circumstances, and involuntary active euthenasia being
>> giving a lethal dose to someone that has not agreed to it.)
>> Certainly most of the suicide cases one can see as being
>> irrational and something that shouldnt be allowed, and most of
>> the passive voluntary euthenasia cases are ones that are often
>> something that should be allowed. But I think there is a
>> spectrum of cases and there are instances on both sides in a gray
>> area that it is difficult to have a clear rule saying one or the
>> other action is wrong all of the time.
>> As far as I can tell the moral distinction between the two comes
>> down to essentially a slippery slope argument
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Strongman Wily Mo Pena played for the Dominican team this spring. (AP Photo)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- This is the kind of move guaranteed to make the Yankees nervous, especially because they had Wily Mo Pena first. They know better than most that David Ortiz isn't exaggerating when he says Wily Mo hits the ball harder than anyone, ''including me," and that Pena's Reds teammate, Rich Aurilia, who used to play with one Barry Bonds, says he has never seen anyone hit the ball so hard.
The stories are legion, and one of them took place right under the Yankees' noses, before an exhibition game against the Reds in Tampa.
''Wily Mo was taking batting practice, and everybody came out to watch -- Ken Griffey Jr., everybody," a scout who was there said yesterday. ''The balls he hit were still rising as they cleared that big scoreboard in center field in Legends Field. He has as big a power as anybody in the game."
Last season in St. Louis, the righthanded-hitting Pena hit a ball that traveled an estimated 492 feet, the longest ever by a Cardinals opponent. He hit two home runs, including a walkoff three-run blast, on Wily Mo Pena Bobblehead Night in Cincinnati. Filling in for an injured Griffey in 2004, he hit six home runs in a span of eight games, and last spring he took Randy Johnson deep in an exhibition game.
''I'm telling you one thing, I've seen that man hit some balls in the minor leagues that were McGwire-like," said Mike Easler, the former Reds hitting coach who is now a minor league hitting coach for the Dodgers. ''A great kid, too. Lots of enthusiasm. I don't want to tell other teams how to pitch him, but that ballpark is going to be great for him.
''And he's going to be around Manny, Big Papi. I just think it's a good move for Boston. And remember: The man is still just a baby. This man is ready to play some ball now."
So why did the Yankees give up on this 245-pound strongman less than two months after his 19th birthday, trading him to the Reds in 2001 for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman, the one-time Sox prospect self-dubbed ''Prime Time" until he ran out of time? Part of it is that they gave him a five-year, $3.75 million big-league contract as a 17-year-old, after the commissioner's office ruled that the Mets and Marlins had both signed him illegally.
Even then, he was big (6 feet 3 inches), and his growth plates had not closed yet, the Yankees figuring he would be huge by the time nature took its full course. The contract was salvation for the son of a poor tobacco and rice farmer in Laguna Salada in the Dominican Republic, a kid who grew up sharing a bed with his brother, but it proved a detriment to his development as a player. Giving such a young kid a big-league contract meant, by baseball's option rules, that the team would have to keep him in the majors long before he was ready. A perennial contender like the Yankees could not afford to give up a roster spot to such a raw talent, so they shipped him off to the Reds. They might never admit it publicly, but you'll find people in the Yanks' office who say they made a mistake giving him that contract.
What Pena needed was to play every day in the minors for a couple more years. Instead, the Reds had to keep him on the big-league roster starting in 2003 or risk losing him on waivers, and the results weren't pretty. He batted .218 and struck out 53 times in 165 at-bats in 2003, almost once every three at-bats.
Since then, there have been some big-time flashes -- 45 home runs in 647 at-bats as a part-timer the past two seasons -- but there were also moments like last June in Fenway Park, when Sox fans saw Pena at his rawest. In 10 at-bats, he whiffed seven times, including five times in succession. It was even worse in right field. Pena, approaching the Pesky Pole as if it were electrified, banged into the railing as he tracked Manny Ramirez's fly, jarring the ball loose -- out of his glove and into the stands for the easiet home run Manny had all season. He also lost an Edgar Renteria liner in the lights, and played a David Ortiz corner-carom into another double.
Oh, and on the bases, he was thrown out at second as he styled his way around the bases after hitting a ball off the Wall.
You understand, then, why Sox general manager Theo Epstein, who parted with Bronson Arroyo to get Pena yesterday, terms him a work-in-progress.
He is still just 24 years old. The last time the Sox added a part-time player with Pena's power potential was when they signed a nontendered Ortiz, 27, to back up Jeremy Giambi at first base. We all know how that worked out.
Pena, who played with Ortiz on the Dominican entry in the World Baseball Classic, was looking forward to this being his breakout year in Cincinnati. With the Reds having traded Sean Casey to the Pirates and moved Adam Dunn to first base, he was penciled in to play left field every day. In Boston, he's back to a time-sharing proposition with Trot Nixon in right field, and can also play center field, though two scouts said yesterday that as Pena has added 30 pounds in muscle, he has regressed defensively and doesn't run as well. His agent, Jay Alou Jr., says he also can play some first base, but no one's really convinced of that.
''We need a hitter," said one National League scout, ''but we weren't on him at all. Too many swings and misses, lots of holes, and he's gotten worse defensively."
But in Arroyo, the Sox had a chip that allowed them to take a gamble. Arroyo would have started the season in the bullpen, and while he was young and healthy in a rotation that is old and has physical issues, the Sox have Jonathan Papelbon and Jon Lester in the pipeline. They have no such equivalent bopper in the system.
''I just hope something happens where he gets to play every day," said Alou, who was driving Pena from Reds camp in Sarasota to Fort Myers last night. ''He can't sit again. He plays, this guy can hit 40-50 home runs."
That's not just agent talk, said one major league executive who happens to like Arroyo very much.
''I don't really see him being a Red Sox type player -- [Pena has] lots of whiffs, very few walks -- but he's a very interesting guy," the executive said. ''Let him play, and he's going to hit a lot of balls into the seats."
If he sits, the Sox are risking having another Jay Payton on their hands, which led to the ugliness in Texas last year in which Payton openly challenged Francona. There was already a rumor circulating last night that Washingon GM Jim Bowden, who made the trade that brought Pena to the Reds from the Yankees, might try to get the Sox to flip Pena for Alfonso Soriano, who refused to play left field for the Nats last night (Bowden, rumor has it, also would love Manny if the Sox paid some of the money).
Undoubtedly, the Sox will counsel patience with Pena. If he is the player they believe he is, and with Nixon at the end of his contract, they may have their right fielder of the future, an impact player at that. Too bad he has to use a glove.


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CATCHING UP / With Ray Wersching
A placekicker is always a step from unemployment, even a long-retired one. When Ray Wersching gets up in the morning, he goes by a wall of photos representing career highlights that include four field goals in the 49ers' first Super Bowl victory (1982) and one in the second (1985). Then he goes by his old helmet with the single crossbar. Then he goes downstairs to figure out where to find work.
Wersching, 62, still lives in the San Carlos condo that federal agents raided 10 years ago, on a felony charge of embezzlement. His partner in the Ray Wersching Insurance Agency was convicted and served time in prison. Wersching was exonerated but lost his business and his livelihood.
Q: Ever feel that you could still get the job done?
A: Now? Mentally, yes, physically, no. My knees are hurting. I kick the ball and I'm like, what's going on? The pop is gone.
Q: Where will you watch the Super Bowl?
A: Right here at home.
Q: Will you wear your rings?
A: Probably not. I'll be watching with family, and they always see them.
Q: Describe your odyssey after football?
A: I got into the insurance business, and that was a fiasco. I got burned by someone I trusted. Now I'm an accountant trying to find employment.
Q: What are your marketable skills?
A: I keep track of basic debits and credits, the daily operations of a business. I enjoy it, but I love being with people.
Q: What happened to that bookkeeping job you had?
A: That company folded, due to the downturn. I've been working part time here and there. I'm looking for something full time to keep me busy.
Q: Miss getting on that 6:16 train at Hillsdale?
A: Sometimes I do, but it meant I had to get up at 5:15.
Q: What are you living on?
A: My wife, Chrissy, works for the Fruit Guys, and I'm on an NFL pension, after 15 seasons (11 with the 49ers). It's not very much, about a couple grand a month.
Q: How do you pass the time?
A: I'm just outside, trying to keep busy. If the 49ers need something, I'll do that. I can't stand being in here. I've got to go somewhere every day.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: In L.A. In Downey, as a Rams fan.
Q: How smoggy was it?
A: It was terrible. I remember playing football at the high school and sucking wind. You could barely breathe.
Q: First job?
A: Working at McDonald's, flipping. I wore a hat. I was up front, taking orders.
Q: What are your kids up to?
A: I have a daughter, 24, and a son, 21. They're both in school at Foothill College. They live here with us.
Q: Neighborhood hangout?
A: No. I don't go out a whole lot.
Q: When you do, do people still recognize you?
A: The young people don't, but some of the older guys do. They'll look at you and say, "Hey, aren't you ...?" It's gratifying.
Q: Have a pet?
A: Emma is a female mutt. About seven years ago, the kids wanted a dog and I said, "No." One day they went to the pound and brought the dog home. She's the love of my life now.
Q: What kind of car do you drive?
A: An old Mercedes 320E with 150,000 miles.
Q: Favorite vacation spot?
A: Haven't been on a vacation in six or seven years.
Q: What would you buy if you could?
A: Probably a reliable car.
Q: Regrets?
A: Getting involved with that woman in the insurance business. I wish I never had met her.
Q: Are you over it?
A: I want to say, "Yes," and it's the best thing to say yes and be over it. But this hurt.
Q: What do you think when you walk by all your 49ers memorabilia?
A: Did this really happen?
Q: What advice do you have for (49ers kicker) David Akers?
A: Rely on your gut feeling. Let the apprehension go and kick the ball.
Q: What about "Don't look at the goalpost"?
A: It worked for me. I don't know why.
Q: What if the Super Bowl comes down to a 49ers field goal attempt?
A: I'll probably be more nervous than he is.
Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @samwhitingsf


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Re-emergence of diseases like measles and mumps amongst Canadian communities (see Respectful Insolence) is starting to show what the totally unfounded (see The Stats Blog) fear surrounding the MMR and other children's vaccines has the propensity to cause.
I also had a link to similar outbreaks emerging in the UK. Outbreaks in other parts of the world are also likely to happen.
Part of reading this stories has helped me learn another horrible fact about the ramifications of less children being vaccinated. It does not just affect children who aren't being vaccinated. Vaccination relies upon a concept called "herd immunity".
We all have heard how vaccines aren't 100% effective in the first place. This is an anti-vaccinationists selling point. Every time you are exposed to the contagion there is a chance of your vaccine failing. Think of it like brakes on your car, you can only be in so many "near-miss" situations before you bang something.
The idea of mass vaccination is to reduce the number of gambles. If every child is vaccinated, there is virtually no entry point for the contagion to enter your community. Every unvaccinated child is a bad driver on the road with no brakes. Not only are they relying on the brakes on your car to reduce danger to their children, they are an additional risk that your children need to avoid.
Some savvy parents are taking this into mind. Daycares that allow unvaccinated children (or do not have data on enrolment vaccines) are seeing health informed parents remove their children to other institutions that provide. The link I lost had a story of a mother who found out one of her children's friends mothers had bought into the anti-vaccinist screed – and promptly stopped their children playing. A similar incident is found on MSNBC:
Karey Williams [47, Chicago] never thought a parenting decision would come between her and a good friend. The two had known one another for a decade, supported each other through infertility treatment and had their first babies around the same time. But when she told the friend that she had stopped vaccinating her daughter at age 1, the relationship abruptly ended. "She said, 'Well then, your child can't come into my house,'"
You might think this is harsh. But these are serious deadly diseases, no parent should be reprimanded for ensuring the health of their children. Lifelong complications (such as deafness) are very very common amongst victims of these diseases.
The positive impact of mass vaccination has a very clear and positive record. Science-Based Medicine has put up the stats for major vaccines. All of them have efficacy rates of over 80%, and save thousands of lives every year (if not more). And none of them have autism as a proven side effect. Science-Based Medicine's author, Mark Crislip also points out that if GP/Big Pharma was really some sort of evil diabolical institution, they'd be joining the anti-vaccinists. More vaccines, means less disease. Less disease, means less business.
"I am an Infectious Disease doctor. I make a living from treating diagnosing and treating infections. I don't make dime one if people do not get infected, so I am against any and all vaccines as they cut into my bottom line" – Mark Crislip, Science-Based Medicine weblog
Mandatory safety measures such as bicycle helmets, seat belts, standardised testing of car breaks are important for road safety. Shouldn't similar safety measures be mandated for children's health and safety.


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- 2003-10-09
Out from under the bright lights of New York City, Wu-Tang Clan's Chef Raekwon and Definitive Jux's C-Rayz Walz are set to rock Club Congress next Wednesday.
Walz is touring behind his critically acclaimed recent release Ravipops. Raekwon is gearing up — tiger-style— for his third solo release, The Lex Dynasty, a return to lyrical form.
The Wildcat had the opportunity to profile the two very different MCs that share the same metropolis about what's on their mind and what's next.
Wildcat: What can you say about your upcoming album?
Raekwon: The title of it is basically called The Lex Dynasty. It's basically Raekwon giving you another taste of hisself, you know what I mean? Where, you know, I've gone through a bunch of shit, stories or whatever, but for the most part this album is a little bit more gritty.
Wildcat: How much do you work with RZA and the rest of the Wu?
Raekwon: You know right now we're in operation: take money shit right now. Everybody got many different outlets to make money and at the same time tend to their careers so it's like, it's kind of hard for everybody to be in one building.
Wildcat: I've seen you dipping into movies — you, Meth and Ghostface appear in the new "Scary Movie 3." What roles do you guys play in "Scary Movie" and how did that come about?
Raekwon: Naw, Ghost wasn't in that one. It was me, Meth, U-God, and RZA. What I can say about that is it's just us bugging out, having fun, you know what I mean? We was cool about it to do the movie.
It's basically just showing us acting like we're going to kill some aliens or whatever and along the way to kill some aliens we got into a little funny dispute with ourselves. But it was cool, it was a great experience though. Word. We was just having fun though, man.
Wildcat: You got any future plans for movies or acting?
Raekwon: I definitely got a career going with that, but still right now my life is just about this music and until I really get that situation tight, it's like that's enough to speak on it, man. I definitely got a lot of interest in it because this is something I wanted to do too. I can do anything as far as dealing with creativity and being able to paint pictures. Why not paint pictures in the movies? Because I'm going to paint pictures on wax, you know what I mean? So I'm going to be writing some scripts or whatever.
Wildcat: Anything else you want to say?
Raekwon: Yeah, just basically, I got love for all my fans and just know that this album that's coming December 16 is official. Open your mind up to Raekwon and enter my world and you'll understand me even more.
And for all my Arizonian niggas, keep burning that good mother-fucking weed, and I'm going to see y'all niggas and when I see y'all. We're going to get it on.
C-Rayz Walz: 'Definitive'-ly happier now
Wildcat: I read you had a pretty chaotic life growing up, trying to survive and hustling. Now that you found rap music as your career, how has that changed you?
Walz: I grew up with a lot of rage because I ain't had a father. So I had a lot of rage and jealousy of people who did have fathers, on some straight up shit. Hip-hop was always around me, being from the South Bronx. Like it was around me like gang violence to kids in L.A. I think with hip-hop, as I got older and got more serious with it, it just became more of an outlet where I felt as though I could just disperse love.
Wildcat: Have you been able to get over those bumps in the road, like not having a dad? Have you been able to walk past that stuff now?
Walz: I mean, I got over that stuff more or less when I was like 14. I didn't get over it all the way because I was still out robbing and shit. I ain't humbled myself to it yet. And now that I'm humbled to it completely: I'm a father myself. So, that's a whole new experience.
Wildcat: How did having your son change you?
Walz: I feel not more mature, but older. I just feel wiser, like I'm looking and watching things more closely. You notice how a baby, they keep they eyes wide open when they see things? They really learning it and looking at it because it's all new to them. So I'm doing that same thing, but my eyes might look like they low, but they really wide open and I'm just really digging it, staying in tune, because I'm thinking for two people right now. At the same time, I'm learning from my son. So I'm in class, teaching myself things.
Wildcat: When you were growing up, did you ever think you'd be doing this touring, like making a career out of this?
Walz: It was in parts of my brain as a possibility. It wasn't nothing serious. It was always a thought in the back of my mind. It wasn't nothing I was really as serious like, 'Yeah, I'm really going to do this.'
I think it went like, when the last of my friends was murdered or the last of my friends got locked up. I didn't really have no more cats to deal with. And most of them was telling me that I should do this. I think that's what made me do it.
12 Ox'n Productions Presents Raekwon, C-Rayz Walz, Ice Water and Tucson's own Influence at Club Congress Oct. 15. Tickets are $12 for over 21 and $15 for 18-20. Showtime is 9 p.m.
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In 1996, while Pittsburgh Steelers back-up quarterback Charlie Batch was attending college at Eastern Michigan State University, his sister was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Homestead. While Batch's experience unfortunately mirrors that of many Pittsburgh area youth who have lost loved ones to gun violence, many youth do not have a parental support system to overcome these tragedies.
At the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh 2012 State of Black Pittsburgh on Nov. 10, Batch joined teammate Ryan Mundy and retired Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis to talk about how their parents aided them in overcoming obstacles and reaching their dreams. While their challenges growing up differed, each athlete said education was the foundation of their success.
"If you wanted to participate in sports, you had to handle what you needed to do in the classroom," said Batch who was joined by his mother, Lynn Settles.
|CHARLIE BATCH AND MOTHER, LYNN SETTLES (Photos by J.L. Martello)
Today, Batch works to inspire local youth by combining sports and education in an effort to reduce tensions between rivaling neighborhoods. Dedicated to the memory of his sister, the Best of Batch Foundation, based in Homestead, aims to provide financially challenged youth and their families with the purpose, desire, and resources to give their best efforts in all they do throughout their lives.
"One of the things I did in our community was to find a way to draw kids in. We're an educational organization, but we use sports to draw kids in," Batch said. "I'm a big believer that sports bring communities together."
While the three athletes promoted the importance of sports in their success, they reminded youth in the audience that many student-athletes never play professionally. They also explained how fleeting a career in professional sports could be.
"School was the central focus in our life. As a result of that, when I went to high school, I was in the National Honor Society, top of my class," said Bettis, who was joined by his mother, Gladys Bettis. "People say if you don't play football you still have your education. But if you do play football, you still need your education."
Both Bettis and Batch's mothers did not originally want their sons to play football. Since Bettis struggled with asthma, his mother was worried about the impact football would have on his health and it was ultimately Bettis' father who convinced her to let him play.
"I watched everything (my father) did; I emulated everything he did. Because he was a very great man, I wanted to be that way," Bettis said. "If that parenting structure isn't in place, the child loses out."
Mundy echoed the importance of having strong parental figures. He said he realized the work his parents had done to prepare him to overcome any obstacle when he was forced to transfer from Michigan State to West Virginia University to finish his college football career.
"Anything that needed to be done for me to accomplish my dreams, my dad was willing to sacrifice his time," said Mundy who was joined by both his mother, Nancy Mundy and father, Gregory Mundy. "You have to be prepared. My mother and father, they prepared me."
In light of the event's theme, "Raising Champions," the athlete's parents also presented words of wisdom to the parents in the audience.
"This is to the parents. Always be a part of your child's life," said Settles. "Go to the schools and know what's going on in the schools."
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Caleb Massey, of Sulligent, Ala., honored his commitment and signed a scholarship this morning to play football at Troy University.
The Sulligent High School quarterback and safety signed with Troy at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the national signing period after verbally committing three weeks ago.
"I''m excited and everybody at my school is excited because it''s a good thing," Massey said of signing with Troy.
Massey led Sulligent to the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 2A state championship game and a 12-3 record his senior season.
Offensively, he completed 126 of 245 passes for 2,587 yards and 34 touchdowns with only six interceptions, and he rushed 154 times for 1,101 yards and 17 touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, he was fourth on the team with 82 tackles. He also had nine interceptions to lead the team and he recovered a fumble.
"They''re getting a top-caliber player that I think some SEC schools are missing out on," Sulligent coach Dwight Bowling said in praising Massey. "I think he''s definitely a blue-chip player. Troy thinks the same thing. They think they have gotten a gem, that they stepped in and got one others missed."
Massey chose Troy after not being recruited by Alabama. He grew up an Alabama fan.
"That doesn''t matter because they go after the big-time players and my school is so small that I didn''t think they''d offer me," Massey said of Alabama. "It wasn''t that big of a deal to me."
Massey said he is happy with his choice of signing with Troy.
The Troy Trojans were 8-5 with losses to Southern Miss, LSU, Oklahoma State and Ohio State this past season.
"I felt like it wasn''t that far from home," Massey said. "I feel like it will be a good fit for me. I''ll probably get to play early.
"I like the campus. They have a very good program with a lot of exposure."
Massey said Troy recruited him as a safety, but he may get a chance to play quarterback.
"They said they''d try me out (at quarterback) and see how I do," Massey said. "The head coach (Larry Blakeney) said he saw film that I could throw it a little bit so he''s thinking about trying me out at quarterback."
Massey broke his foot in the third quarter of the state championship game against Leroy, but his foot has healed and he''s playing on Sulligent''s basketball team.
"I''m doing fine," Massey said. "I''m playing basketball now. My stamina is not quite where it needs to be, but it''s getting there."
Massey was also considered a prospect in basketball, but he said he hasn''t gotten any scholarship offers in basketball.
But Massey said he prefers to play football instead of basketball in college.
"I like football," Massey said. "That''s something I love to do and want to do for the next four years.
"I just like to hit people. When you get angry you can''t take it out on somebody in basketball. In football you can take out your anger by hitting somebody."
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2010: Played on the JV team.
2009: Played on the JV team.
At Evangel Christian Academy: Captain and four year-letterman for two-time state champs and 2008 state runner-up... Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year, all state offensive MVP... Set state records with 58 TD passes as a senior and eight in one game... First team All-American and All-South Small Schools according to maxpreps.com... Helped with 2006 baseball state championship as second baseman... 2008 state indoor track 800m champion, outdoor runner-up... Graduated valedictorian of class... Academic All-State. .. 2009 State Champion in Sociology and 2007 Champion in Economics...
Personal: Destin "Dez" Daniel Duron is the son of Denny and DeAnza Duron... Five siblings Destiny (SMU '05 summa cum laude, Duke Law '08), Dawn Chere (Lee University '07 summa cum laude), Denny Jr. (Pepperdine '09, baseball player), Dee, and Dakota... Brother and brother-in-law were both all-state QB's and won state championships at ECA... Father played quarterback for 1973 La. Tech team which won the first-ever Division II national championship playoff... Enjoys wakeboarding and water sports... Volunteered at Winner's Circle Kid's Camp... Intends to major in economics and work in business.


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i saw this waliking to school and it made me laugh. to me this really explains what political statements have become. just some moron who knows nothing about anything except that george bush is bad so the only thing that can come up with is BUSH...JAIL. i am either 100% right about that or this is actually a dumpster where they put the cut off branches from trees and bushes which would make it a jail for bushes. im going to go with number 1
then walking home i saw this kitty spying on me
duncan and i found some pillows on the street
their new home
friday we saw this band called icky girlfriends. zane in the corner
icky girl
then right down the street there was this wonderful fountain
anthony decided to play in it
wet tough guy
zane didnt want to get wet
see that beer bottle ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ it hit me
ha ha very funny
im about to drool
where this break is right here i bruised my heel and now have to walk with a cane
more berkeley hills.
zane maxin and relaxin
feriel and duncan
so because i had to use this cane and it was such a nice day i dressed in my old man summer out fit, sear sucker shorts and all
ice it
i went to the doctor and when i came back my roomates cat had pissed on my bed. motherfucker
this pile kinda looks like pee too
so i will be taking a break from this for a while (im sure you care) because i have a solo show coming up at the hamburger eyes photo epicenter. when it gets closer to the show i will give you more information than you need or want
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HelpWithMyBank.gov provides answers and assistance to customers of national banks. The site includes answers to common questions and helps walk people through the process of contacting the OCC for additional assistance.
Información para el Consumidor
Ensuring fair access and equal treatment to national bank customers is a fundamental part of the OCC's mission. OCC bank examiners evaluate compliance with consumer laws and regulations, and the agency takes enforcement actions when necessary. OCC customer service representatives assist national bank customers with questions and complaints, and the agency provides advisories and public service announcements to help consumers understand their rights, banking rules, and the risks associated with products and practices.
For answers to banking questions and how to file a complaint regarding national bank activities, visit OCC's consumer-focused Web site, HelpWithMyBank.gov.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will continue to process questions and complaints concerning consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the OCC through our Consumer Assistance Group (CAG) and will continue to send misdirected complaints it receives to the appropriate federal or state regulator. In addition, we will process complaints involving national banks and federal savings associations with more than $10 billion in assets on behalf of the CFPB, while the CFPB builds its capacity to handle complaints. Under this approach, the CFPB will begin by handling credit card related complaints involving national banks and federal savings associations with assets of $10 billion or more and will expand its complaint process to other products and services offered as the new bureau builds that capacity through March 2012. Consumers can contact the bureau through its Web site, consumerfinance.gov, or by phone at 855-411-2372. Consumers may use the FFIEC site to identify a financial institution's primary regulator, or may use the FDIC institution directory to identify which institutions have more than $10 billion in assets.
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MOST teenagers celebrate their 18th birthdays with a big night out or party, but for Billericay comic Charlie Wernham it was a VIP night to remember.
Fellow comedian and Bad Education co-star Jack Whitehall joined Charlie, who shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent aged 13, his parents and friends at his home before they were all whisked away to Brentwood's famous nightspot, the Sugar Hut, in a stretch limo.
When they arrived they were given five-star treatment and spent the night having photos taken with fans and chatting to the club's owner and The Only Way is Essex star Mick Norcross.
Charlie said: "It was quite surreal really, I'd seen Jack on TV when I started off doing comedy and then he was in my house.
"We'd talked about my birthday when we were filming Bad Education, but then it didn't come up again until the week before, Jack said he was going to come but I didn't chase him so when he arrived it was great.
"Only three of us knew about the limo so it was a nice surprise for everyone when it pulled up outside - looking back on it it was really good."
After turning 18 on October 3, Charlie says nights out have hit his wallet hard, but he's also enjoying being able to hit the town.
The cheeky chappy won the hearts of the nation when he appeared on Britain's Got Talent, and since then his career has really taken off.
On Wednesday, October 24, he had a second audition for a part in Hollyoaks and next year he will be filming a second series of Bad Education as so called "wideboy" Mitchell after it received rave reviews from critics and fans alike.
He has also been writing his own material and hopes to do more stand-up comedy gigs in London and Essex now he's 18 and can focus on his career after making the tough decision to give up his place at Billericay School's sixth form college.
"I would've done both if I could, but filming clashed with my exams," he added.
"As soon as I got the part in Bad Education I tried to make it work with my exams, but there was only one thing I wanted to do and that was the filming, it would've been silly to give it up.
"If I did choose my exams and then I'd missed out I would've been kicking myself."


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The firefighter trapped in a tree in Lefthand Canyon after a "wall of water" surged through the canyon has been rescued, but he is suffering from "severe injuries," according to the sheriff's office.
Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. Heidi Prentup said about 30 deputies are working throughout the county performing rescues.
The firefighter who had been trapped after a 15 to 20 foot surge of water rushed through the canyon is now at a private residence, Prentup said.
The canyon has been closed off even to emergency responders due to the flooding, and residents in the area are being told to shelter in place until crews can get into the area.


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The following is an update from the CIAC.
"There is still too much ice at West Haven to safely play the LL Football
Championship this evening. Based on the current forecast the game has been
tentatively rescheduled for 6:35 p.m. Thursday at West Haven.
The latest possibility to play the game is Friday, if conditions do not
allow it to be played by then it will not be played and co-champions will
be declared."
The CIAC has rescheduled the Class LL football championship game between No. 4 Southington High School and No. 7 Fairfield Prep to Monday at 7:05 p.m. at West Haven High School.
The CIAC has rescheduled the Class LL football championship game between No. 4 Southington High School and No. 7 Fairfield Prep to Sunday at 3 p.m. in West Haven.
By John Goralski
Sports Writer
The CIAC has rescheduled the Class LL football championship game between No. 4 Southington High School and No. 7 Fairfield Prep because of the threat of inclement weather. The game will still be played on Arute Field at Central CT State University in New Britain on Saturday, Dec. 14, but the game time has been switched to 1:35 p.m. to take into consideration the potential storm threat. The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 6:05 p.m.
According to CIAC officials, the game change was needed to account for CIAC football rules because winter sports tournaments must be completed by Sunday, Dec. 15. To guard against a storm cancelation, changes had to be made with the triple-header schedule. The Class L final was originally slated for 2:05 p.m. on Arute Field, but it was moved to Boyle Stadium in Stamford (11:05 a.m.) in order to make room for the Class LL contest between Southington High School and Fairfield Prep.
"Our primary consideration had to be making the best decisions possible to try and insure the championship games could be completed safely this weekend," CAS-CIAC Executive Director Karissa Niehoff said in a statement. "The strong preference was to keep the schedule as announced and host a great event at Central Connecticut, but the threat of inclement weather and the potential that the games not be completed at all forced the issue. At that point we made what we felt is the best decision for the student-athletes and fans, and we appreciate the flexibility the Central Connecticut administration and our membership have shown."
Players and coaches were made aware of potential changes at a luncheon at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville on Wednesday, and the CIAC issued the schedule change on Thursday. Southington's senior lineman Jim Nardi said that he was not concerned about the weather's impact on the game.
"I didn't even know about the snow until today, but I'm sure that we'll game plan for it today and tomorrow at practice," he said. "If we have to run the ball more, we'll run the ball more. I don't think it really matters. Our defense is really good against the run, and we should be able to run against them as well as they run against us. Snow is no big deal."
On paper, poor weather conditions seem to favor Fairfield Prep (11-1). The Jesuits rely heavily upon the run with over 3,300 yards this season. led by Colton Smith (1,649 yards), along with Nick Crowle (782 yards) and Joe Ganim (310 yards). As a team, Fairfield Prep has run for an average of 277.2 yards per game while they average less than 130 passing yards per game.
In contrast, the Knights feature a more balanced attack. Southington has rushed for less than 2,000 yards over the course of the season while passing for 2,769 yards. Snow and rain could hamper the passing game, but co-captain Tyler Dube said that the offense takes whatever an opponent gives them. He has averaged over 150 yards per game in the postseason, and he said that Southington's running game is more than able to compensate for poor conditions.
"I don't think it matters," he said. "The best football teams will go out and execute in whatever conditions there are, regardless of whether it goes one way or another. With the guys we have up front, we'll be able to execute either way. I believe in these guys around me, and I have confidence in every one o
f them. We'll go out there and get it done."
Jesuit coach Tom Shea didn't mention any advantages that the weather might bring when he talked about the upcoming duel. "We have a tremendous challenge now to play Southington High School," he said. "It's a great program, and this year, of course, they have some tremendous athletes. We know it's going to be quite a challenge."
The game will follow the Class M final between St. Joseph and Brookfield at 10 a.m. as part of a CCSU double-header. Tickets will be available at the door or at the Southington High School athletic office today and Friday. Cost is $10 per person at the gate (Children under 5 are free).


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It began, as many things do with an idea -- we had our Monday Brief host, Ashley Esqueda in NYC for #TM13, along with all our site editors, Kevin Michaluk, Phil Nickinson, and Daniel Rubino, yours truly, and Georgia, and we had Martin Reisch and his RED Scarlet 4K camera. So, we figured "why not shoot the Monday Brief in 4K!". And therein began the longest Odyssey in Monday Brief history.
If you're not familiar with 4K, it's what they're calling Ultra HD, but is really just 2160p, or double again 1080p resolution. Picture four 1080p TVs in a square, and that's 4K.
The shooting itself went pretty well, with Ashley and Georgia kicking things off, and Kevin doing his best to finish the show with a bang. Then things started getting complicated. Turns out it takes a long, long, long time edit and render 4K video, and a really long time to upload it.
The first attempt needed some fixing, so now we're on attempt two, and it's taking even longer.
Maybe it was hubris to even try, and this is our wings melting off, and our tumble back to earth. But we like being audacious at times. We like trying new technology and new workflows. And we like bring you along for the ride with us.
You should see the results later today -- fingers very firmly crossed -- and we can talk about the pros and cons, how far along 4K is, and how close to a reality 4K programming is.
We'll absolutely get you your MoNa MoBr fix just as soon as possible! Apologies for the delay, but... SCIENCE!


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For the probable date of the manuscript, see S. P. Langley correspondence for a letter from CSP, dated June 1, 1905. CSP considers only Part IV, Sections 1 and 2 of the "Treatise." Criticism of Hume's analysis of reasoning leads to an exposition of his own views. Association of beliefs, acritical reasoning, and reasoning (abductive, inductive, and deductive). Reasoning as that special variety of action which is under self-control. Probability and certainty genuine and counterfeit beliefs indubitability of beliefs and instincts. Hume's nominalistic metaphysics in the context of the nominalist-realist dispute. Percept and perceptual judgment as well as existence and reality distinguished. Three grades of complexity of being, with the triadic mode the most complex. Three kinds of triadic relations: collectivity, energy, signs. The different kinds of signs.
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Dnata offers Geneva, Phuket holiday packages
Luxury Hotels by Dnata has announced 'Stay 4, Pay 3' packages to Geneva and Phuket, for the holiday season. In Geneva, the five-star Hotel D'Angleterre, a member of Luxury Hotels by Dnata, is offering a Stay 4, Pay 3 package till DMore…
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text: Hello, I am trying out OSCAR on a second cluster of four identical machines. They are Gateway 2.4GHz towers with integrated ethernet. The head node has a PCI Linksys ethernet card on eth1. The OSCAR version is 2.1, the linux version is RedHat 7.3. After the initial collection of MAC addresses (the nodes try to network boot), I restart the DHCP server and reboot the nodes. They initially fail to "hear" anything and timeout on the tftp request. So I restart the xinetd daemon and reboot the nodes. Now they get the ip address and network info, but when it comes time to load the boot image, it give three file not found errors. Upon further research, it appears that there should be something in the /tftpboot directory other than the rpms, but that's all that the OSCAR installation scripts put in there (I put in the RedHat rpms, it put in the OSCAR rpms). Shouldn't there be a boot image in this directory? Should my tftp configuration point to another directory? Here is the network boot error (after all the CLIENT MAC ADDR, CLIENT IP, and GATEWAY IP messages): TFTP. PXE-T01: File not found PXE-E3B: TFTP Error - File Not found PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent Boot failure: System Halted Please help. Anthony


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At Envato we've been building something really awesome over the last couple of months, and it's finally time reveal it! We're extremely excited to announce the launch of the Tuts+ Jobs.
Tuts+ Jobs is a job board for full time, part time and casual employment opportunities for web and creative professionals, such as app developers and interface designers. A brand new site to go alongside the Tuts+ Educational Network and the Envato Marketplaces, all run by Envato. Read on to find out more!


text: Dear, Thanks for your advice. > You didn't provide much information about what does not work. But here > are some things you might want to try: > > $ aplay -l > And see which card number your tv-card has been assigned to. Replace > $CARDNUMBER with this number in the following. I got a strange problem using aplay -l. :-( when I use cat /proc/asound/cards, I got this output: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ kevin at ubuntukevin:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xcddf8000 irq 16 1 [Controlle ]: USB-Audio - USB 2.0 Video Capture Controlle Syntek Semiconductor USB 2.0 Video Capture Controlle at usb-0000:00:1d.7-4, hig ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There two sound cards detected, the second one is my tv card's standard audio stream interface. But if I use aplay -l, I got this +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ kevin at ubuntukevin:~$ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CMI9880 [CMI9880] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: CMI9880 Digital [CMI9880 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I can not get any information about the second sound card here. I am confused by aplay. Is this a bug of aplay?


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The Oakland Raiders have used this offseason to stock the shelves with competition at the receiver position.
After adding free-agent wideout James Jones, general manager Reggie McKenzie went out and signed veteran Greg Little.
Despite the veteran influx, it's one of the squad's homegrown prospects turning heads out of the gate.
Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group reported that third-year target Juron Criner "far and away" stood out as "the best receiver on the field" during Monday's session.
Not a surprise in noncontact workouts considering Criner's freakish 6-foot-3, 224-pound frame. Still, his thin resume includes just 13 starts over two seasons and 19 career grabs.
It's the first we've heard of Criner since his sophomore effort was cut short in November with a shoulder injury that landed him on injured reserve.
Coach Dennis Allen noted last season that Criner needed to become more consistent in practice.
In a deeper group than Oakland's fielded in years, he's worth keeping an eye on. Criner, though, must first convince coaches that he deserves to steal snaps away from Andre Holmes and the drop-prone Little before we project this enigma for much work behind Jones and Rod Streater.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" picks their favorites for Comeback Player of the Year and takes listener calls.


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Bank credit allocation in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recent economic growth performance of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been hampered by poor productivity growth. While many factors explain the poor productivity and growth performance in the region, lack of financial development, particularly long-term credit to fund productivity-enhancing investments, is often cited as a problem.Banking systems are the main providers of long-term financing to the private sector around the world. Regardless of their size or the income level in their country of origin, to fund
fixed assets, firms obtain most of their financing from banks. Households' main long-term investment, housing, is also overwhelmingly financed by banks.


text: Cesar Palace kosher bed and breakfast is a wonderful bed and breakfast in the Porta Pia area of Rome, Italy. Our Rome Kosher B&B is located steps away from the main hospital and university of Rome. Guest from Umberto I and La Sapienza university choose Cesar Palace for a kosher bed and breakfast in Rome. Additionally, we are at 25 minute walk from the historic Jewish Ghetto neighborhood of Rome.


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Terry Nance, in the sequel to God¿s Armorbearer, champions the local church and its leadership, focusing believers on the traditional, time-honored values of the local church. He reaffirms the place and position of the local church in our lives. In a day of apathy and indifference, Nance calls us to faithfulness to our local churches, pastors, leaders, and congregations in an effort to more effectively impact our local communities.


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The new formulation has a stronger longevity to it's basenotes, which I like and would buy compared to the vintage. But your question is subjective to what you like.
Thread: Chanel Antaeus question
Hello i just tested the new Antaeus, and it is very strong, i detect much patchouli, and it is very animalic on my skin. I washed my hand and it is still there, so as i said it is very strong.
On the back of the box in the ingredients list is listed : Alcohol, Water, Fragrance + ....What was written on the vintage box?
Now how much different is the vintage version, i'm only affraid if i stumble on some vintage Antaeus that could be spoiled due to bad storing or age.
Should i just buy this new formulation or?
Thanks! Best regards
The new formulation has a stronger longevity to it's basenotes, which I like and would buy compared to the vintage. But your question is subjective to what you like.
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Whether it's new or the old it's very good so I'd buy it.
the new ones are actually better Antaeus in many ways
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Any formulations, as far as I have tested and owned so far, smells good to me.
so it is no big difference between the new one and the vintage?
I disagree. The original or vintage was the Antaeus I remember from the early to mid 1980's. The new version is synthetic, powdery, flowery, cloying and lacks the leather, animalic and natural beeswax essence that made the original so grand. Despite the name the Sport version is not lighter or fresher. It is in fact more herbal with more weight. I like all three.
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thanks neal, as i said the new one that i tested smells still pretty strong, musky, big on patchouli
do you maybe have a box of the vintage one and could you read what is written in ingredients list?
I second that. Newer Antaeus was my big disappointment. Much lighter.and lacks the leather, animalic and natural beeswax essence that made the original so grand.
Still it's quite of character if you don't know vintage. I'm not recommending the new (lots of interesting modern leathers around)
Regards, Odor.
"One man's "cat piss" is another one's "masterpiece" (popular fragrance wisdom)
Both versions are good but the original had more character. Still give Chanel props for not completely f'ng up in the reformulation.
I am not a crowd pleaser
does anyone have a box of antaeus from 2010-2011...i bought a new one produced in 2012 and in the ingredients list are (in this order) :
alcohol - water - fragrance - limonene - citronellol - linalool - eugenol - coumarin - hydroxycitronellal - hexylcinamal - citral - cinamyl alcohol - geraniol - benzyl benzoate - cinamal - farnesol - alpha isomethy ionone - benzyl alcohol
i saw a picture of a batch from 2010 and it had all the same ingredients, but in a different order???...does this mean it was again reformulated or?
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Quick question: How far back do you have to go to get a bottle of "vintage" Antaeus?
it's really good!
Along with Armani Pour Homme, Antaeus seems incredibly difficult to find nowadays compared to other 80s designer scents that still seem plentiful in their original forms.
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Andre would know for sure but I'm sure bottles produced in the 90s would still be fine.
When I visited Canada, all the Hudson Bay locations in Toronto stocked it.
Does anybody use the SEARCH FUNCTION??? There are several threads that will answer all your questions.
The current formulation is lighter and a bit more synthetic but for antaeus, light is still something solid and powerful.
long live antaeus!
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A while back Erika showed off one of her latest flea market finds.
She was lucky enough to find a huge book full of matchbooks and decided to do this with it:
Close up of matchbooks:
I was wandering all over Boston Public Library flickrs page from this mornings post and found this!
A whole section dedicated to matchbooks:
There are over 400 of them! If you have the time for a whole bunch of printing and patience to line them you up you can recreate Erika's look for less.
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