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A major geological feature.
Start: Start beneath the prominent chimney.
1. 40m (10) (crux) The line to belay below an overhang.
2. 20m (-) Climb the overhang and continue up the line.
Arete right of 'Incisor'. Take lots of slings for the creaking jugs.
Start: As for 'Incisor'
1. 40m (16) Bridge up 'Incisor' for 11.22 metres until a rising traverse gains the right arête. Up arête in a spectacular position, then up the wall about 2m left of the arête until the angle eases. A short juggy arête leads to a belay at the base of the orange headwall.
2. 25m (16) Step left and climb Incisor's overhang. Climb wall on the right to regain the arête, which is followed to the top.
Quite good really, but the crux is a little intense. Should be OK now that the dust has cleared.
Start: Start as for 'Incisor'.
1. 8m (20) (crux) Thin climbing on the R wall, 2 bolts, to a ledge. Large cams for belay.
2. 25m (18) Balance to bolt and follow shallow cracks, mostly to R of cracks, until the holds R of the cracks develop into a steep arete. Follow arete with increasing ease to easy slab and move diagonally R to abseil anchor for 'Empty Pockets' (40m abseil).
This excellent buttress has been done in one pitch (not on the first ascent) but that placed the second at serious risk on the start. Add some slings, cams to #2½ and a handful of wires to the rack. Some think that the climb is worthless, that may be due to style or aesthetic preferences but they may be right. Make up your own mind.
Start: Start below slabby groove about 10m L of 'Strela', just R of the foot of the major Amphitheatre 'Gully'.
1. 15m (22) Teeter into groove and up this and short wall to thread belay (requires nut-key to thread), five bolts, optional #2 cam.
2. 25m (19) Many people abseil off and avoid this pitch which is a pity as it's good value. Pull up R of the belay and move back L to middle of buttress. Straight up, four bolts, #2½ cam after second bolt, to chain below overhang.
Generally nice climbing with a spectacular move through the overhang near the top, but spoiled by the first 10m shared with 'Strela'. Could improve with traffic.
On the FA, the overhang at the top was avoided by traversing right and climbing easy ground to finish up a steep flake left of the finish of "Strela". The overhang was added by the team doing the variant start.
Start: Start as for "Strela", the first chimney-line R of the foot of the Amphitheatre 'Gully'.
1. 25m (15) Up the dirty groove for 10m (large cams) and traverse L along sloping ledge to orange-tinged crack up buttress. Up crack to good ledge.
2. 20m (9) Climb groove from L end of ledge to below roof.
3. 25m (18) Swing through overhang (large nut, at least #10 wire, not cam) then wall and easy ledges to top.
Big slopes.
Start: Start 1m L of the original start.
Not a classic. The first of the major chimney lines accessible without scrambling up the descent gully. The length of this climb is preposterous but it wasn't worth repeating in full to correct the description. If you wish to do so, go ahead. The various possible lines at the top of 'Strela' have all been done as variants to 'Indentured', 'Strela' and 'Filling'.
Start: Start at the first chimney line R of the foot of the descent gully.
1. 21m (12) (crux) The first 10m is hard but protection is OK (large cams). Ascend the chimney (crux passing a bulge of dirt) until a second chimney starts on the R. Traverse R into this chimney and continue to a ledge 4m higher.
2. 37m (-) The bottomless chimney and follow the same line to ledge on the buttress between the two chimneys.
3. 37m (-) Step across the L-hand chimney then traverse, and up to regain the R-hand chimney. Up to below the prows near the top of the cliff.
4. 9m (-) Deep chimney.
Good, though the early part of the first pitch is a bit contrived. Poorly protected in spots. All pitches are about the same grade though pitch three is probably the most serious.
Abseil as for 'Simpleton' or walk-off.
Start: Start at a small groove 3m L of 'Molar Buttress'.
1. 25m (16) Up the groove, a move R, then up the wall with so-so protection to a good ledge.
2. 21m (16) Take a steep, juggy crack from the ledge then follow the R edge of the compact grey rock via a series of large chicken heads to a superbly fashioned ledge on the R. Probably the best pitch on the climb.
3. 30m (16) More chicken heads for 4m then easier but not well-protected climbing leads up leftish via a slab, corner and wall.
Something to get its teeth into you. The start and finish are enjoyable, but the middle pitches are weird, spooky and poorly protected. All pitches are graded 12 simply because there is no information about individual pitch grades. Take a double-length sling.
Start: Start 9m R of 'Strela' at the initials "MB" below a groove.
1. 35m (12) Gain the groove and follow it to the first big ledge. Traverse 10m R along the ledge before belaying.
2. 15m (12) Scramble up diagonally R. Step around the arete to gain the ramp that runs back L. Follow the ramp and then step out onto the front. Move L a bit and then up to belay on another big ledge.
3. 25m (12) Move up a bit and then traverse L to the other side of an obvious horn of rock. Things get strange here and it's hard to work out where to go. Go L to an easy mantle onto a huge, vibrating knob. Move up and R and back R to a weakness in the overhangs. Scuttle up this break to the next big ledge and try to find some anchors.
4. 25m (12) Quite pleasant climbing up intermittent cracks and walls.
Nice arête 2m right of 'Molar Buttress', between 'Molar Buttress' and 'Herbal Sin'.
Start: Just to the right of the first pitch of 'Molar Buttress', below the right arete of a groove.
An impressive overhang. Originally graded 17! Not too hard but you'ld get a nasty thump if you fell off the crux.
Start: Start 4m R of 'Molar Buttress'.
Great sport first pitch and OK trad second pitch.
"And she's begging you please not to tease her with reason,
Cause all she wants to do is dance.
You're in a Disco Dilemma", Mike Rudd
Start: Two metres right of Herbal Sim below diagonal groove.
1. 15m (22) Take R-leading groove (5 FH) to rap station.
2. 20m (18) Hand traverse left along the break beneath the overhang and swing left onto a steep wall. Up the clean seam to large ledge. Rap from Herbal Sim anchor.
Not a popular concept. Takes the corner out L of the main 'Simpleton' corner with a loose crux.
Start: There is a chimney/gully 10m R of Molar Buttress; start 1m R of this gully.
1. 15m (-) Up the line in the short wall to a bushy ledge.
2. 30m (17) (crux) Take the corner at the L end of the ledge until it fades out. Traverse L to a bushy cave.
3. 35m (-) L to the arete. Up just L of arete with an exciting swing over a bulge.
Well protected moves up an impressive and steep wall. Seconds should take prussics and/or not unclip the first bolt until it is at their waist. Gear: take a standard trad rack with a set of wires and cams. A large cam is needed for the Simpleton roof, and save a medium to large cam (BD#2 or Friend #3) for the final horizontal break.
Start: as for Simpleton, from the ledge below Missing.
1. (43m, 18, 1 bolts) Follow Simpleton up to the cave and continue around the roof and up the corner. Where Simpleton steps right, continue up the orange corner. Tricky moves (might be 19) lead to a DRB belay in the corner at a tiny stance.
2. (20m, 22, 2 bolts) Squeeze past your belayer and make subtle moves up the corner to a horizontal break (cams 20-30mm). Left and up to a flake and bolt. Up to another small flake, finger traverse left to a bolt, then left and up to horizontal break. Exit left onto the arête for a rest. Up the steep but easier grey wall to the chains.
A magnificent climb up a great line. The first pitch can be avoided by scrambling up the slabs below 'Technical Ecstasy' and traversing in. Do the finish as described (it's worth it) and save the obvious finish for 'Technical Ecstasy'. Take 1 or 2 large cams (e.g. #4 or #5 camalot).
Start: Start as for 'Gross Encounters', 1m R of gully.
1. 30m (18) Climb the short wall to large ledge, up to next ledge and follow overlap R to long, narrow treed ledge where the wall steepens (the scramble from 'Technical Ecstasy' comes in here from the right). Move up then L off ledge and belay on small ledge at foot of huge corner, about 7m below obvious cave.
2. 35m (18) Up to cave and out R and up to FH at lip (a thin sling can protect the clip) and follow the line. At 25m exciting moves lead into the thin line just to the R. Belay on a great small ledge with an old (untrustworthy) carrot bolt and bomber trad.
3. 20m (18) On until 4m below the roof. Traverse L (wildly exposed) across the wall to easy ground.
Slabba-dabba-do! An absorbing, exacting and extremely long pitch. The lengthy co-crux slab sections are unique for the 'Grampians'. Take 6 brackets, cams from micro to #3, and a few wires. There's ledge-fall potential at the 2nd FH (oops). A retrobolt above the 1st bolt (and shifting the 1st bolt a bit lower) would be welcomed. Until then, a quick safer option is to scoot up the easy first 8m of 'Simpleton', walk R to Present's 3rd bolt, and lower off it to pre-clip/pre-extend the 2nd bolt. You could also climb this as a fantastic 24/5 by starting up 'Simpleton' and linking into this pitch at the 3rd bolt.
Start: Scramble up to the ledge/terrace, 2-3m R of 'Simpleton', and 8m L of the start of 'Missing'.
Straight up between Simpleton & Missing, past 2 FHs, 5 carrots (glue-in stainless) & Missing's crux bolt. Join Missing only for a bodylength, namely it's crux. Up high, stay 3-4m R of Simpleton until almost at the capping roof. If your rope is "only" 60m long, you may wish to belay here to avoid simul-climbing 5m. Finish out the roof of Technical Ecstasy.
A beautiful thin line leads to a large roof at the top of the cliff. You have to be good at placing RPs and other small wires, although the advent of microcams is a boon for this route. To a rack up to #3½ cam, add 2 sets of RPs and plenty of microcams, extra #2½ cam, thin sling and many quickdraws. A bolt was placed on the first pitch around 1996 because the original starting stump disintegrated.
Start: Start by scrambling up 'Technical Ecstasy' for 15m to a terrace on the L where the real climbing starts.
1. 15m (22) Not as well protected as you'd like. Pull onto the wall 3m L of 'Technical Ecstasy' past FH and small cam, then to flake (marginal RPs - the fixed wire is gone). Continue to small stance.
2. 35m (23) (crux) Fantastic! Step L into thin line. Up wall and follow line up wavy slab to second wave, traverse L at bulge past bolt (carrot), reach past bulge and move back R to line. Up line, dodgy protection at first, to good horizontal break which is where you join 'Technical Ecstasy'. To belay you can either (a) hand-traverse L below bulge to Simpleton's bolt; (b) take the wild crack through the bulge and then move L to belay in the 'Simpleton' corner; or (c) belay on the line, on the slab above the bulge (as shown in topo).
3. 20m (22) Back R to line and up easy slab to roof. Step R a metre and monkey out the juggy flake through the 5m roof.
Might get bumped up a grade once the third ascentionist gets back from cleaning his undies to give us his thoughts. The 18m of new climbing is only 2-4m L of the original second pitch, and can be escaped at a few spots. Otherwise, this version of the second pitch is every bit as good as the magnificent second pitch of 'Missing'.
Start: Start as for TE. 1) (25m 18) Do a short version of pitch 1 of TE, belaying above the great initial vertical crack, 5m below the fat flakes. 2) (35m 23) Blast up the classy seam 2m L of the fat flakes, eventually rejoining the original second pitch for it's wild final cracks. Needs a full rack including a #8 hex, plus extra draws & multiples of micro-cams and micro-wires (and a good ability to place them!). Can be very well protected but gear is quite tricky in 1 or 2 spots. The direttissima finish to this pitch, through the bulge onto the top slab, was also done at bold 19 (and is shown in the ACA topo) but the original finish is better. 3) (15m 18) As per the original.
Another great route with some pretty bold bits on the second pitch.
Start: Start at the toe of the slabs 18m R of 'Simpleton', just L of a gully.
1. 35m (16) Up easy slabs and past blocks to the cliff proper and a nice crack system up a wall. Up the crack to a slab and belay on the second ledge on the R.
2. 30m (20) Up short, wide, shallow crack (large cam) to a poorly protected reach and so to overhang (alternatively, move R from belay, go up and back L below overhang). Move past L side of overhang to overlap, L to thin crack, wild moves above gear lead up crack to next overlap/break. Go 4m L along this to the next crack/break over bulge (shared with Missing), then go L again to belay in 'Simpleton' corner. You can also traverse L along the major break across missing to reach Simpleton's 2nd belay (at the old carrot), but this is not as good.
3. 20m (16) Up the last bit of the 'Simpleton' corner to the capping roof and hand traverse L.

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I DO NOT HAVE AN EATING DISORDER page 002
Wow, wall of text. Such a boring page. In recovery groups, we're told we're not allowed to share any specifics of what we eat, how much we exercise, weight, dress sizes etc, because this comparison leads to destructive competition. By the time I drew this page, I was starting to see that maybe my eating habits were a little left of normal, but I was still convinced that I didn't have a real problem, because in my mind, I was eating much more food than someone with an ED would eat. Even now, that volume of food (sometimes as little as two pieces of bread a day) doesn't seem so bad, because it's what I've been accustomed to for so long. We all have our ideas about what constitutes a normal, healthy diet, but in reality those ideas are greatly varied.
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Sep 19, 2012 5:10 PM
From what I understand it was a ploy tactic to help with the un treaty to pose a ban on firearms of the American people . The f*#k up part is even thow it blew up in the governments face this is something obooso will sweep under the rug and try another way to cr ap on the constitution or the us . But I could be wrong but the track record speaks for its self .


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Impact of boomers working past 65
You may have heard that the gigantic generation is starting to retire. That's true of many, but the presence of those who remain will be greatly felt.
Ever since the Social Security program was created back in 1935, we have come to accept 65 as the age we can expect to retire. Many companies followed suit, and 65 was typically viewed as the end of the road for corporate careers and the trigger for pensions, gold watches and retirement parties.
But today, reaching age 65 does not automatically mean it's time to retire. The promise of a relaxing and stress-free retirement has been replaced in many cases by the reality that people are not ready to retire. Some employees cannot afford to retire or are just plain afraid to retire. Age 65 is now just another year in an ongoing career, and retirement has no set time frame.
The reasons people are extending their work lives are varied. For some individuals, it is not a matter of choice but rather survival. Many Americans do not have sufficient funds to support retirement and therefore must keep working. Others find the interaction and engagement with co-workers to be a major benefit of continuing their jobs. Many people experience a feeling of worth and self-esteem resulting from workplace roles. Finding such recognition outside of the working world may not be easy.
Staying in the workforce past traditional retirement age will have broad implications for employers, younger workers and the economy. Here's a look at how delayed retirement is likely to impact the workplace:
Younger workers may have fewer opportunities. When existing employees stay on the job longer there will be fewer opportunities available for younger workers. In an already tight job market this could prove frustrating to younger job candidates who are forced to wait in the wings. In some cases there may be enough space for older and younger workers to work together, and both may benefit from mentoring efforts. But if there is room for only one, employers may have to choose between retaining an older worker and hiring a younger one.
Challenges as younger supervisors manage older workers. Not all older workers are comfortable with reporting to someone significantly younger. New bosses tend to come with new ideas and changes that can be met with resistance from the existing staff. It is important that older employees and younger manager work together and learn to communicate effectively if they hope to make this situation a success. Progress will require sensitivity, trust and mutual respect.
Corporate culture conflicts. It is not uncommon for companies to have to reinvent themselves due to changes in the competitive landscape or economy. Long-term employees have generally adapted to the existing corporate culture, but how will they fit in if the business needs to go in a different direction? Companies have to be fast on their feet to survive and cannot afford to be slowed down unnecessarily. Older workers set in their ways can make a difficult situation even more challenging.
In addition, older workers tend to have different motivations in the workforce. While younger employees are driven by money and the ability to rise in the corporate ranks, older workers often want more emotional rewards, such as feeling needed, learning new skills and contributing to the common good. If you want to get the most out of employees, you need to speak their language and understand what makes them tick.
Additional costs of maintaining older workers. Health care expenses are on the rise, and older employees often cost companies more to provide coverage. But on the flip side, older workers do not have dependents because their families have largely been raised, so that cost is eliminated. But it's still not cheap to provide for the insurance needs of elderly workers.
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If you are 65 and can't afford to retire, you have no one to blame but yourself. I retired at 55 and live off my savings and investments. I have no pension and pay for my health care premiums( which have increased 38% under Oabama). I did it by working hard for 35 years and planning for the future, not living for the moment and expecting the goverment to steal from somone else and give it to me.
Older workers also tend to have respect for being on time, good work ethic, coming to work every day, not show up late and leave early, not stay on a cell phone or Face Book all day (sorry), they don't dress as though they're going to a night club, no lavish makeup and jewelry or positively terrible tattoos or piercings and they know how to speak to people, hold a conversation, how to spell, write and have proper use of grammar when speaking directly to someone or on the telephone and best of all, they sincerely appreciate it when someone tells them they're doing a good job.
Seasoned workers are best in todays work force. Old school habits are most successful and it is true...no one having worked for twenty years wants to answer to "Chloe" or another "Amy" who just graduated, got the job as supervisor because of her relative and has zero idea what she's doing.
Just sayin !
Most of my relatives, including my grandfather, have lived into their late 90s - why would I want to spend 30 years in retirement?
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"Mob Wives" star Big Ang took Hollywood by storm with her enormous ... personality -- and breasts. But don't let the layers of plastic fool you ... Ang is a very real gangsta chick
I think he's on the wrong show, shouldn't he be on Rupaul's dragqueen show. Just sayin.
If Lucky Luciano were alive today, these Reality-TV wannabe mob fools would have been swimming with the fishes ages ago.
Its criminal that this woman paid somebody to make herself look like this.
Her boobs are about as real as her face.
WTF is that? I mean is it human? Whatever it is it's f*cking ugly!!!!
Are we sure the real name of this guy isn't "Angelo"? That has GOT to be a man under there and it wouldn't surprise much if it were a high-ranking Mafioso hiding out.
I like Big Ang on the show. She seems like a real nice lady. She's really not that bad looking. Not much worse than all the lollipop, bobble-head, blonde bimbo Stepford wives lurking around Hollywood.
big ang is short for big angELO.
Ewwwww, Wait, I mean, EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
OMG WHAT A MESS...DYING AND CRYING HERE IN NEW JERSEY...LAUGHED SO HARD WATCHING ON MY LUNCH HOUR...AND YOU KNOW SHE THINKS SHE'S HOT...I can't make up my mind what she looks like but definitely some tranny-esque quality there...hysterical.
I won't click on that, Harvey! No way!
Big Ang is enjoyable and funny! Give her a break. :) However, she DOES remind me of Herman Munster...especially when she laughs with her mouth open. Ha!


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The downfall 2.00 Reviews
All you do is make me feel worthless, but at the same time you makeme feel different enough to hate you.
I can never get too much of an adrenaline rush when it comes to writing. It heals my pain. Eases my depression. The exact opposite of what other people's words do to me. My hope is infested with criticism. It's terrorized by the people that love me most, but they don't know me like they think they do. My wet dreams occur when I think about this one guy.
His muscular body. That kool-aid, charming smile when his confidence rises, my heart still races for him. And seeing this mysterious man look at me with his blue sky eyes, I can't help but get....Distracted by him. People gave me hugs before, but nothing compares to the way he holds me. His chest is warm. Never have I felt so secured and loved at the same time. He doesn't pile up shit on me. He doesn't add insult to injury. His soft skin devours my tears that pour out like a knife to my throat. My blood gushes out violently, but his gentle touch diminishes how cold I feel, when I feel alone and lonesome.
His mindset to to take control while I kiss him appauls me. Those lips press softly against me, making me feel power; power to for me to relax while my hands trace to his body all through his back. No one will understand why I'm only affectionate with him. With anybody else I have to force myself to fake a smile and throw on a fake personality just to get through it. Any of my ex girlfriends kiss me-I felt nothing. But when he does it I feel everything.
The pison of his lips touchin the sweet point-the collarbone of my neck, my mental begging for more becomes his wish gestire to ask and recieve. It might hurt. But it will hurt good.


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|Fri, 12-29-2006 - 2:05pm
First it was the interrogation any time I tried to initiate. The whole "why are you doing this now, all of a sudden." We talked about that, and I thought we reached an understanding, but I was a little skittish and reluctant, so I waited a while before initiating again. Remember, I am the LL! I don't really WANT to initiate. So now his big thing is "don't touch me!" He says this any time I get near him. I am starting to try to think of ways to fix this damn thing, get back on track, whatever, and he's sabotaging me at every turn. If he was trying to teach me a lesson..which he swears he wasn't with the inquisition, I am definitely past learning it. I mean, I know what he was going through with me rejecting him. I am the one who wants it now and can't get it! Enough already!! And I NEVER said to him "don't touch me" I do say "stop" or "cut it out" when he is touching me in a way that I don't like, or that doesn't feel good to me, but for god's sake, that's NORMAL. I'm not really hoping for much in the way of advice here, but if anyone has some, I'd be glad to read it. It helps just to vent a little in any case.
Randa, the sexually frustrated LL!! I must be a total anomaly.
|Fri, 12-29-2006 - 3:55pm
"And I NEVER said to him "don't touch me" I do say "stop" or "cut it out" when he is touching me in a way that I don't like, or that doesn't feel good to me, but for god's sake, that's NORMAL."
Well, I'm trying to be kind here, but no, it's NOT normal. Frankly, it sounds rather mean-spirited and . . . "rejecting" is the best word.
I don't know your guy, but I sure am getting a "payback" vibe from what you've posted. Maybe he wants you to know how it feels and your saying, "Alright, I get it now," after a month or two doesn't constitute knowning how it feels. I think you'll know once you've lived with YEARS of it.
I'd suggest that you a) Apologize. I don't know why you were LL and now you're all ready to go. Interesting that you turn on when he turns off. Additionally, "cut it out," is pretty mean. b) Talk to him frankly about how to resolve it. If you two can't come to a resolution, might be time for you to learn to live with no sex.
|Fri, 12-29-2006 - 4:27pm
I didn't make myself very clear in that last post....and I am afraid you misinterpreted me. I don't say "stop" or "cut it out" DURING sex. I do it when he's pinching me, or poking me, or doing any number of other things that do NOT feel good/sexual to me. I didn't recap a prior post before making this one, and perhaps I should have. At one time we were in a D/s relationship with a fair amount of S&M in it. Due to some unfortunate events, my entire physical makeup has changed, and my psychological makeup as well in a lot of ways. I have lost the ability to eroticize pain in any way. It's confusing for him, and for me. The old surefire ways to get my motor running don't work anymore. For quite a while I had no sexual interest at all. I guess you could call me a recovering LL. I am trying to rediscover myself sexually, and working as hard at it as I did to recover from severe depression and anxiety.
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I do know that regardless of what it takes to escape the ties that bind us so firmly to our homes, it is oh so worth it. The mere knowledge that one is going somewhere, and leaving the vacuum cleaner behind, can have drastic effects on the psyche. For example: The day before we left for England, Ian tripped on a big plastic Lego block that was on the floor right outside his office. This happens frequently in our house and usually elicits a hostile response from the offended party, either Ian or me.
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How interesting. I have to believe his childlike reaction was connected to the fact that he was going on vacation rather than to work. Why do we adults have such a hard time lightening up and seeing the wonder in things? If only we could react to every nuisance in this lighthearted way. What a world it would be. It would be Neverland.


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Calgary, Alberta, Canada (July 1, 2006) – Alta Genetics and Agricorp Science and Trade Company announced today that the two companies have reached an agreement for Agricorp to be Alta's exclusive distributor in China.
The deal paves the way for Alta's genetic products and programs to reach progressive Chinese dairymen through Agricorp's direct sales team. Agricorp deals direct with progressive Chinese dairymen. The distributorship with Agricorp will replace the export arrangement that Alta used to serve the market previously.
"The Chinese economy is booming and consumer demand for dairy products is growing. The pressure on the Chinese dairy industry to increase milk production is immense. The opportunities are for aggressive and progressive dairymen alike,'' notes Cees Hartmans, Alta's Chief Executive Officer. "In Agricorp, we gain a committed partner that shares our philosophy to develop partnerships with these dairymen and deliver programs and services that improve reproductive performance, which is the key for sustainable and profitable dairy farming. This agreement is a natural extension of our strategy to be closer to the key markets we serve."
Agricorp was established in 2002 under the management of Mr. Robert Watson, who originally went to China in 1993 to head up a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) project aimed at improving Chinese milk production. During the China-Canada Dairy Cattle Breeding Project, Watson was responsible for farm management, breeding programs and genetic improvement on project dairies located throughout the country. The CIDA project concluded in 2003 with over 60,000 cows being enrolled in a dairy herd improvement program.
"Agricorp's management brings tremendous experience and knowledge of Chinese dairy farming," says Lieuwe Rozema, Alta's Senior International Sales Director. "In addition, the company has a strong reputation in the market for being dedicated to making Chinese dairymen more productive and profitable. It's a dedication and commitment we share at Alta."
China's large and growing herds are not only looking to make genetic improvement. They also seek management efficiencies in herd health, reproduction, and performance benchmarking. The agreement announced today creates a platform on which Alta's proven reproductive management and consulting programs, like AltaMate and AltaPreg, can be launched in the marketplace.
"Alta's strength in marketing superior and trustworthy genetics that perform under intensely competitive conditions gives the Chinese dairy producer the opportunity and confidence to improve the quality of their cows," notes John McDougall, Alta's International Sales Manager who will be the lead in managing the day-to-day business relationship with the Agricorp team. "We are excited to move forward with this partnership and strengthen the Alta brand together in this promising marketplace."
Alta Genetics is an artificial insemination and dairy cattle genetic improvement company focused on the mission to "create value…build trust…deliver results." The company specializes in the development of genetically superior bulls through state-of-the-art young sire sampling programs, while also offering a complete line of reproductive service solutions.
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You're putting down some good fundamentals on human anatomy. I would start doing some things from nature as well.
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The first two are storyboard pages for a friend's short movie, which has been put on hold. There are a few random drawings, portraits, other storyboards and even a few pages from a graphic novel which was also put on hold.
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Thanks, man! I worked on it from 1 am to 5 am and when I woke up at 1pm I worked on it until 4pm. So, I guess around 7~8 hours (:
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I used butternut squash instead of pumpkin and accidentally forgot the orange rind at the end. The family still loved it. I think I would prefer it over rice vs. noodles and maybe add a little more salt. Good basic stew, the pork was very tender. It would be easy to adjust the sage out and other spices in to vary the dish. Good fall/winter weekend meal.
Pork Stew with Pumpkin
Randy Mayor; Mary Catherine Muir
You can also use butternut or acorn squash when pumpkin is out of season.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 cups stew, 3/4 cup noodles, and 1 tablespoon parsley)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 463
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 11.8g
- Saturated fat: 3.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 5.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.7g
- Protein: 35.4g
- Carbohydrate: 56.2g
- Fiber: 5.7g
- Cholesterol: 108mg
- Iron: 5mg
- Sodium: 715mg
- Calcium: 122mg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 4 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled fresh pumpkin
- 1 (10-ounce) package frozen whole-kernel corn
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 4 1/2 cups cooked egg noodles (about 3 cups uncooked)
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Add pork; cook 4 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sage, salt, black pepper, tomatoes, and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and corn; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until pumpkin is tender. Stir in grated rind. Serve over noodles; sprinkle with parsley.
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AICN's Copernicus - aka Andy Howell - Is A Host On KNOWN UNIVERSE, Which Premieres Tonight (Thursday) On Nat Geo Channel!!
KNOWN UNIVERSE premieres Thursday May 5th at 9pm EST
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I'm somewhere east of LA, squatting in the middle of nowhere, with a detonator in my hand. It is hooked up to a homemade bomb – a 6 foot diameter balloon, filled with acetylene and oxygen – the same stuff they use in welding torches.
Steve "Jake" Jacobs, the most recent incarnation of Mr. Wizard, who masterminds some of the demos on MYTHBUSTERS, says, "I've seen this kind of explosion before. I'm going to be standing about 40 feet back that way. It was nice knowing you, Andy." "Wait!" I say, "Is this safe?" There is a cameraman filming my reaction to the explosion, so both of us have to be a lot closer than I'd like to be. I try to reassure myself that the effects guy who set this up also works for Michael Bay. He just got off Transformers 3. Surely he knows his explosions.
I arm the switch. Someone shouts, "Fire in the hole!" Cameras roll. I improvise a line, push the trigger, and….
Nothing happens. I shout, "Nothing happened!" over in the direction of where everyone is hiding. The effects guy comes over, and gingerly makes his way up the detonator cord towards where the bomb is. He finds a spot where two wires have come apart, probably because we were trying to move the detonator as far back as we could. He twists the wires back together and goes back to a safe distance.
We get reset and cameras roll. I say, "I get to light my own supernova!" push the detonator, and…
BOOM! A massive explosion almost knocks me off my feet. I actually do stumble backwards to catch my footing. The cameraman, supposed to be silent, shouts, "OH MY GOD!" People are just freaking out at the power of the explosion. One of the production assistants shouts, "HOLEE MOTHER!" and comes running over cackling. But cameras are still rolling, catching my reaction, so the show runner is waving his hands trying to quiet everyone else down. After we finish the take, we get phone calls from people on another shoot more than a mile away, wanting to know if we are ok. A fire engine shows up. We get on the walkie talkie and ask the guys in the crane if the high speed footage came out ok. Nope, they say, it was too powerful – the camera was whited out. Dammit, we're going to have to do it again, and in a hurry -- we're rapidly losing the light.
Only time for one more setup before nightfall. But we got it set up, and nailed it. Just check out the beauty of this STAR WARS-worthy explosion!
How did I get myself into the middle of such awesomeness? I'm not even sure myself. Back in November I got word that the show KNOWN UNIVERSE was reinventing itself for its third season. They were adding hosts and lots of real-world demonstrations to explain astronomy and space science concepts. They had a casting call, looking for professional astronomers, so I sent in my information. After being contacted by a producer, and couple of audition videos later, I found myself cast as one of four hosts. The others are NASA astronaut and Hubble repairman Mike Massimino, Stanford aerospace engineer Sigrid Close, and Johns Hopkins theoretical physicist David Kaplan. Helping us design and explain our demos, is the aforementioned Mr. Wizard, Steve "Jake" Jacobs. Our job would be to conduct demonstrations of scientific principles, do green screen interviews discussing the science, and interview scientists and engineers at facilities where we would be shooting. With the exception of Sigrid, who came late, all of us are in all 8 episodes of the 3rd season.
Why were we setting off explosions outside of LA? Well, the main focus of my research is supernovae. So when the producers of the show asked me if I wanted to have a special effects crew rig up a series of explosions, film them with high speed cameras, and have me compare them to supernova models, my reaction went something like, "Hell yes!"
Supernovae just appear as points of light, even when seen with the most powerful telescopes. We can't resolve the details of the explosion itself because they are so far away. So we have to rely on computer simulations. The old simulations were one dimensional, so they assumed the explosion was spherically symmetric. But research I did for my PhD thesis showed that supernovae are actually not spherically symmetric at all. As the explosion footage shows, real explosions are never perfectly symmetric. Computers are just now getting fast enough to be able to simulate a supernova in 3d, and we are finding that their 3d nature really matters. So in the show we compare our explosion footage to 3d supernova models to see how they match up. This segment is in the 3rd episode, "Most Powerful Stars," which airs May 19 at 9 pm.
Blowing things up is just one of the cool things I got to do on the show. Some others: mixing up two tons of cornstarch and water in a cement mixer and then "walking on water," racing a next-generation Mars/Lunar rover at Johnson space center, watching a Delta IV rocket engine test at NASA Stennis, shooting a hypervelocity gun at NASA White Sands, running on a reduced-gravity treadmill, putting on a space suit, shooting a Tommy gun (to represent the radiation on Mars), outrunning simulated lava, and deliberately lighting a house on fire to watch it burn.
But some of my favorite stuff got cut from the first episode. So I'll explain a bit of it here. Less than two weeks after being cast, I was on my way to Johnson Space Center in Houston to shoot our first episode, "Surviving Outer Space." There, for the first time, I got to meet one of my cohosts, Mike Massimino. Mike might be one of the closest things we have on Earth to a superhero. Aside from the alliterative name, he's incredibly nice, funny, super-smart (he has a PhD in engineering), can fly airplanes (which he does on the show), and he's a freakin' astronaut! He risked his life to repair Hubble, and even tore off a stuck rail to make it happen. I felt like I already knew Mike -- I'd seen him in the spectacular documentary HUBBLE IMAX, but more than that, I'd watched countless hours of NASA TV, practically holding my breath, as he repaired the Hubble. He actually fixed STIS, an instrument that I use regularly to study supernovae. So a good amount of my success as a professional astronomer, I owe to Mike's remarkable dedication and training.
First up, Mike and I got to visit the NASA food lab. NASA's chief food scientist was there to explain to us how that aspect of the space program works. But even better, they had several astronaut dishes prepared for us to sample. This is way beyond freeze-dried astronaut ice cream. The food does often start dehydrated, and you hook the pouch it comes in to a machine that squirts in hot water. Mike showed me the ropes: you take your scissors, cut open the pouch, and eat it with a fork and spoon. We tried meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler, and all were delicious. Before launch, each astronaut gets served a variety of dishes, and they rate each. A nutritionist then prepares a set of meals taking into account a balanced diet, caloric requirements (higher if you are spacewalking), and each astronaut's favorites. Interestingly enough, because food is so heavily tied to morale in the strange and foreign environment of space, if you have a favorite recipe, say from your mom or a favorite restaurant, NASA will actually work with them to try to adapt it to be space-worthy. I had a blast, but that segment ultimately got cut from the show. Mostly that is because it was decided there wasn't enough drama related to the "surviving space" aspect of this episode. But part of it could have been the fact that it was Mike and my first time on camera. I think we did a decent job, but we kept going off on tangents when interesting subjects would come up. The director continually had to rein us in, and bring the subject back to the survival aspect.
While filming at JSC, while moving through an area to film a scene, we happened to run into the shuttle astronauts training for Endeavour's last mission: STS-134 – the one set to launch soon. The crew was really friendly, allowing us to stick around a chat while they finished up practicing. I got to chat with Drew Feustel, another astronaut I'm eternally grateful to for repairing Hubble. They even let me stick my head up into the shuttle flight simulator to watch two of them practice maneuvers. One was commander Mark Kelly (this was prior to his wife getting shot). After they were done, I grabbed this picture!
But that wasn't the end of my Shuttle simulation adventures. Mike and I also got to shoot a scene in another exact replica of the Shuttle mid deck and flight deck where the astronauts train. The Shuttle is an amazingly small place. I have seen closets that are larger -- seriously. And up to seven astronauts may have to spend up to a couple of weeks in there if they aren't going to the ISS. And after that we roamed around in the Space Station mock-up. That thing is huge in comparison – it looks like a movie set. But we didn't get to film there, opting for the Soyuz capsule instead. It was a real one – the bottom half had been to space, but we were in the orbital module. That thing is tiny too! It can only hold 3 people. In fact, the cameraman, sound guy, and director had to stay outside and point the camera through the door while we filmed the scene. Sadly, all of these segments exploring spaceships got cut from the show.
Finally, we also got to go the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. This contains a mind-boggling large pool where they have a massive mock-up of the ISS under water.
Astronauts train there in their suits to simulate the weightlessness of space. That got cut too.
So what did make it in the episode? Watch Thursday to find out. And coming up we have episodes about the most powerful stars in the galaxy, space construction, the biggest eruptions in the universe, space travel, and how astronomical objects die, just to name a few of the topics. So check the National Geographic Channel every Thursday at 9 Eastern. Non-US readers – the show will eventually show internationally, but not until the fall.
I hope you like the show. It was a hell of a lot of fun to make. If people enjoyed this article, I may write a few more about what happened behind the scenes of a few more episodes.
Thanks to Katrina Marcinowski for the great looking photos from explosion day.
Andy Howell aka Copernicus
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May 4, 2011, 4:25 p.m. CST
I knew this bitch when he was studying to be a Braniac!
by HEADGEEK
I love me some Andy Howell. Coolest guy I know, besides me. Giggle. Andy really is great and I have to say I'm fairly super-excited about his show - because ... well... I know Andy and Andy is one of the most articulate excitable geeks that allows themselves to GEEK out - and he's getting to GEEK on exactly what he's always dreamt of GEEKING on. Way to go Copernicus!!!
May 4, 2011, 5:18 p.m. CST
good to see this
by soma_with_the_paintbox
I always find your perspective refreshing, Copernicus-- I remember really enjoying your Sunshine review. I don't get NatGeo but I'm sure it's on Netflix. One thing I find fascinating about modern pop science on TV is the spectrum of ideologies on display and how transparent some of those political tensions are--i.e. do we make the science SUPER elementary so the rabble can increase their science literacy (that is the hope, anyway) or do we offer something more challenging and work the entertainment value in where we can? I really don't know what the right answer is. I was watching NOVA Science Now yesterday and at first I was disappointed by how pandering it seemed, but then I thought, "If someone wants more specialized knowledge on these topics, they'll now go seek it out"--which is exactly how I operate. That's actually the textbook definition of a geek. So I am all in favor of these sorts of middle-ground shows which may inspire more people into science geekdom. History Channel, OTOH...now there's a sad story for another day.
May 4, 2011, 5:25 p.m. CST
please keep writing
by SupermanIsMyGod
I'm a big fan of your science geek articles, and even though I don't pretend to understand everything you write, it certainly inspires me to figure it out. Count this as a vote in favor of more behind the scenes writeups of a show ill be dvring every week. Keep it up!
May 4, 2011, 5:30 p.m. CST
Damn, don't get this channel. Hope it comes out on blu-ray to rent...
by Simpsonian
May 4, 2011, 6:35 p.m. CST
by Majereuk
It's great to see someone who really cares about a subject succeed like this. I couldn't be much greener right now without gamma radiation, but I'm sure it's well deserved!
May 4, 2011, 6:45 p.m. CST
This looks like a freaking cool show. Will be DVRing this for sure.
by WriteForTheEdit
Supernovas go KABLAMMMOOO!!!
May 4, 2011, 6:57 p.m. CST
This is the coolest shit
by Fat and Curious
Bravo and congratulations. If they made a show about what I learned in college it would just be thirty seconds of me throwing up on my dick at a urinal.
May 4, 2011, 7:35 p.m. CST
Yep - congratulations. Good on ya.
by JuanSanchez
May 4, 2011, 7:39 p.m. CST
Sounds fun! - They should throw the extra footage on the net.
by VanGoghX
Hate to see that footage you guys shot go to waste. Maybe there's a way to get them to post it for all to see?
May 4, 2011, 8:44 p.m. CST
by BSB
DVR queued.
May 4, 2011, 8:47 p.m. CST
by BSB
Are you doing anything to stop the government's HAARP program? If not, don't you feel a moral responsibility to speak out against this virtual Death Star?
May 4, 2011, 9:02 p.m. CST
by BSB
When someone goes through the ordeal of getting his PhD, he's earned the title.
May 4, 2011, 10:47 p.m. CST
I am both supremely jealous
by MoffatBabies
and so happy for you, man. Great gig!
May 4, 2011, 11:28 p.m. CST
What did you guys do with the usual talkbackers?
by copernicus
There's nothing but love in this forum. Such a strange, alien feeling. Anyway, much appreciated! Soma: I too prefer shows with more science content. This show is certainly going for more attention-grabbing entertainment than it is deep explanation. That was mostly out of my control, although I did win a few battles. But as you say, getting anything at all to the masses is probably more important than improving the knowledge of those mostly in the know already by a few percent.
May 5, 2011, 12:14 a.m. CST
Veryyy Cool!!
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May 5, 2011, 1:26 a.m. CST
I just realized
by Shubniggorath
I could read Copernicus' writing all day long. You sir, are a class act who needs to contribute more often!
May 5, 2011, 3:36 a.m. CST
Don't let Nat Geo turn into TLC, Discovery, or History channel.
by sighborg
Television has been so dumbed down, I barely watch it anymore. And I am VERY demographically desired by advertisers. Let Nat Geo know that intelligent people also spend money.
May 5, 2011, 7:20 a.m. CST
Fun stuff those home-made bombs....
by vic twenty
My step-brother used to make acetylene bombs (much smaller than this one) in our detached garage, filling a Hefty garbage bag with the gas. He usually blew them up on the 4th of July. Well, this time one blew up at his feet. It shook the pictures off the wall in the house. We came running outside to see What the H happened (thanks Norm MacDonald). All the dust from the garage wafted through the open door of the garage and he came stumbling out, looking like Doc Brown (he had longer hair at the time). Funniest thing I've ever seen. His pants were in tatters and there were compression cuts on his legs and arms. So don't try this at home, kids. Have your idiot step brother do it, sit back and enjoy the fireworks!
May 5, 2011, 8:04 a.m. CST
This is fucking cool
by THE_CHOPPAH_STRIKES_BACK
Thanks, guys.
May 5, 2011, 8:12 a.m. CST
Blowing stuff up is always cool
by Truxton Spangler
And if pop science programming is what it takes to get the masses interested, or provide even a slight clue about how things work, then that's not such a bad thing. The beauty of science is that it can admit that it's wrong, and not stubbornly adhere to unprovable dogma.
May 5, 2011, 9:01 a.m. CST
by BSB
You got a lot of catch-up to do. Just sayin!
May 5, 2011, 9:20 a.m. CST
Giggle giggle giggle giggle giggle giggle giggle
by Jeffrey
Harry seems to find a reason to type "giggle" into anything he writes. So, I want to to try it and see if it's any fun. And it's not. I feel like some sort of fruitcake.
May 5, 2011, 9:34 a.m. CST
OT: Hey Harold -- if you're reading this...
by THE_CHOPPAH_STRIKES_BACK
How do you feel about Jackie Cooper? Man, they don't make em like him anymore. Seriously, I'm curious about your thoughts on his death. I mean, the guy had a decent sized (and iconic) role in at least one of the best superhero movies ever made. Check out this clip from THE CHAMP (1931): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZWK1wk9XNo Eerie. I don't think I've ever seen a kid that young look and sound that much like a middle-aged man. Pretty brilliant.
May 5, 2011, 10:35 a.m. CST
Andy: Please, keep writing
by ByTor
Your articles are always awesome. And what's more, I almost always learn something; how many articles on AICN can you say THAT about? Looking forward to the show!
May 5, 2011, 12:15 p.m. CST
Wow, looks great!
by Muldoon
Congrats on the piece! I can't wait to check it out.
May 5, 2011, 4:26 p.m. CST
Looks great, Copernicus!
by Cletus Van Damme
Congratulations. And give Harry a call if you need a fluffer.
May 5, 2011, 8:48 p.m. CST
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May 7, 2011, 2:17 a.m. CST
Its good they cut the food stuff...
by tailhook
Its allready been done, and probably better in the show on going to Mars(amongst others) that was hosted by the dude with the fancy name(Neil Degrasse Tyson?). Can never remember it. But been there, seen that in a couple of places. The NASA Food Lab is where all the docs go for a quickie, knockoff story. Comparing explosions to Supernova sounds cool, though.
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Pauleen Luna Attacks by Oyo Sotto on Twitter?; Mrs. Chat Luna Issues Statement
The Vic Sotto - Pauleen Luna relationship rumor saga continues.
And now joining them are Oyo Sotto, Vic's eldest son to Dina Bonnevie and Pauleen's parents who released a statement clearing their daughter's name on the "gamitan-mukhang pera" issue surrounding Vic and Pauleen's rumored May-December affair.
As reported here in Showbiznest on December 10, 2011 (read related news HERE), Vic uses not just his charm but also by showering Pauleen with gifts making her fall for him so deeply.
Though, this accusation was vehemently denied many times by Pauleen, other showbiz watchers and netizens thought otherwise including Oyo who posted the following messages on his twitter account (@VSotto12):
"Ang dami talagang mukang pera... ang daming lumalandi! Nakakalungkot (hindi sa akin) Haay nako...." Oyo tweeted on December 4 (now deleted).
Following with, "Respeto lang" on the same day which many suspect pertaining to Pauleen.
While Pauleen decided to keep mum on the issue, here comes Pauleen's mom Mrs. Chat Luna to the rescue.
On Saturday, Mrs. Luna sent Startalk an official statement venting out their sentiments toward this accusations. Read below:
There is no better time for our thoughts, as parents, on the Vic-Pauleen issue, be heard but now, for we wish our daughter nothing more but a peaceful and fulfilled 2012.
We're proud to have brought up Pauleen as a God-fearing child, and have full trust and confidence whatever decision she makes.
We have raised her and her brother as well-provided individuals encouraged to live their lives to the fullest.
Since her start in this industry, she has but one goal - that is to enjoy what she loves the most - acting and hosting. What she earns from this profession comes secondary to her passion.
That is why it pains her and us as well to hear that she is using someone else for financial gains. Just so everything si clear, Pauleen is not the breadwinner of the family.
We, her parents, are very much able to perform this role for our brood. Whatever she earns is placed in her own account, for her own disposal and has been accounted for since.
Although she is not obligated in any way to share, we are very proud of her being a blessing for those in need.
She is a very simple lady with simple wants and needs. She has been smart in ensuring that her future is secured through her investments.
Investments such as the new house she is building from her savings - contrary to the speculations that it was a gift.
We would like to extend our regrets to Mr. Vic Sotto for being dragged in this issue.
We respect his show of interest with Pauleen and trust that whatever she decides regarding this matter will be for the best of everyone."
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Golden Tate
There are many ways to screw up a free agency signing. You can overpay for a guy, sign a guy you don't need, or sabotage your cap space with a pricey player. All of these things happened this year.
Among the biggest losers: the Giants, Colts, Raiders, and Lions.
Contract: five years, $31 million
Age: 25
Why it's bad: He's still young. But $13 million guaranteed to a third wide receiver with modest numbers is a lot, especially for a team with as many holes as the Lions.http://wallstcheatsheet.com/sp...=zergnet_156881
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InterimLionsMasterPimp wrote: sneakerpro wrote: PDXboy wrote: I wonder who this dude thinks our #2 WR is?Seriously.You're misinterpreting his meaning. He's speaking to Tate's talent and likely sees him as a slot guy. Even if we didn't have Calvin, the statement could still be the same. Tate playing as a #1 by default or attrition doesn't make him a #1.
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A note: voice over is not the same as narration, as Todd Field demonstrated so masterfully in "Little Children."
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Light and fresh. A great way to add veggies to a Tex-Mex themed meal.
Zucchini with Corn and Cilantro
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Use this vegetable medley as a fresh substitute for salsa or guacamole salad on a Tex-Mex fiesta plate.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
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- Calories: 62
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 1.6g
- Saturated fat: 0.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 2.6g
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fiber: 2.4g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.7mg
- Sodium: 152mg
- Calcium: 19mg
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- 3 1/2 cups cubed zucchini (about 1 pound)
- 1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and corn; cook, stirring occasionally, 7 to 8 minutes or until zucchini is crisp-tender.
- Remove from heat, and stir in cilantro and remaining ingredients.
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PLAYERS: Randy Choate, Brandon League, Ronald Belisario, Scott Elbert, Javy Guerra, Shawn Tolleson, Matt Guerrier, Jamey Wright, Todd Coffey, Mike MacDougal, Kenley Jansen
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals
As fans of the Dodgers, we're always analyzing which pitchers have the best and worst pitches, but we normally base that on nothing but our own feelings at the moment, so I decided to take a more objective look at things. For a pitch to qualify for these rankings, I used a 200-pitch minimum for starters and a 50-pitch minimum for relievers. The metric used to measure pitch effectiveness is True Average (TAv), which is basically like wOBA. League average performance is set at .260, and the metric doesn't include baserunning. Additionally, to prevent the post from being solely numbers-based, and one that would have been mind-numbingly boring, I decided to provide visual evidence as well. —– Best Overall Pitches Randy Choate – Slider – .058 TAv Brandon League – Splitter – .096 TAv Ronald Belisario – Slider – .121 TAv The first two pitches should come as no surprise given that they are basically what both pitchers make their money off of. However, Ronald Belisario's slider? Really? Yeah, but I'm guessing that's almost entirely based on how surprised hitters are to see it when they're expecting nothing but 95-97 mph sinking fastballs. —– Best Individual Pitches Fastball Scott Elbert – .237 TAv Javy Guerra – .256 Shawn Tolleson – .273 Matt Guerrier – .320 Ronald Belisario's .082 was disqualified because I'm about 99% sure these pitches were simply identified incorrectly. In any case, I'm surprised by how the Dodgers have zero fireballing fastball relievers. Sinker Ronald Belisario – .225 TAv Jamey Wright – .258 Randy Choate – .262 Todd Coffey – .263 Brandon League – .280 Mike MacDougal – .342 Shawn Tolleson – .395 To have everybody know the pitch is coming and to still beat hitters with it is amazing. Cutter Kenley Jansen – .187 TAv Javy Guerra – .208 Scott Elbert – .242 Jamey Wright – .258 Matt Guerrier actually had a .139, but he barely met the minimum and Kenley Jansen's cutter is his main pitch and was still below .200, which is silly. Also, I'm biased and wanted to show that GIF. Deal with it. Curve Jamey Wright – .171 TAv Javy Guerra – .271 Slider Randy Choate – .058 TAv *Visual Is Above* Ronald Belisario – .121 Brandon League – .147 Shawn Tolleson – .206 Todd Coffey – .214 Jamey Wright – .215 Kenley Jansen – .236 Unfair to lefties, really. Change None Qualified Splitter Brandon League – .096 TAv *Visual Is Above* When he has got his command working, it's a filthy, filthy pitch.
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Frontier Natural Products, 有机剪切&精筛食用马尾药草,16盎司(453克)
- USDA Organic
- Equisetum Arvense
- Herbal Supplement
- Non-Irradiated
- Kosher
- Certified Organic by QAI
Horsetail is also known as scouring rush, shavegrass, bottlebrush or pewter wort. Because of its large quantity of silica, it was used to clean metal. Our horsetail consists of the sterile, aerial parts harvested in the summer months between June and August.
A perennial grass that is dimorphic, having a fertile stem in the spring which dies back and is replaced by a sterile stem in early summer. The fertile stem is brownish in color, shorter and unbranched. The sterile stem is green with whorls of needle-like leaves and jointed stems.
To prepare as a tea, pour 8 oz boiling water over 1-2 teaspoons of herb. Cover and steep for 5-10 minutes, strain and serve immediately.
Horsetail herb (shavegrass)(certified organic equisetum arvense)
Safety Guideline: Equisetum arvense should not be used by persons with cardiac or renal dysfunction. Not recommended for long-term use or use by children. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 2 tsp (1.3 g)
|Servings Per Container: About 359
|Amount per Serving
|% Daily Value
|Total Carbohydrates
|1 g
|22 mg
|Organic Horsetail, cut (herb)
|1.3 g
|* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
** Daily Value not established