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I think that the punishments for ped use is some organisations (I cant speak for all as I don't have the knowledge) is fcking laughable/disgracefull. The TRT loophole is even worse as it is blatant cheating that is in essence perfectly within the rules with a doctors note. MMA will not grow much bigger than in it curent state if this isn't addressed. Who will take the sport seriously when many of the top fighters are getting caught and given bans that are nothing short of a stern telling off and a slap on the hand. The bans for PEDs should be in line with athletics and if you are caught twice like Marquardt or Barnett they need to be given lifetime bans.


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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- More than 130 "amazing"
area veterans and their guests were honored Tuesday at the
11th-annual Lindsey Wilson College Veterans Appreciation
"What you've done for this country is amazing, and I want
to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart,"
keynote speaker Richard Powers of Elizabethtown, Ky., told a total
of 132 guests in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference
The event, which is sponsored by the LWC National Alumni
Association, included the unveiling of a tribute to local Medal of
Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.
A retired Army sergeant, Powers has created sculptures
that honor a dozen Medal of Honor recipients. His latest tribute is
to Meyer, a U.S. Marine who received the Medal of Honor in
"When I decided to build one for Dakota Meyer, first
thing that jumped into my mind was that you guys, the World War II
generation, are the greatest generation without a doubt," Powers
said. "But Dakota Meyer is a hero of my generation. And I need to
make sure that my generation recognized what he did and what the
other recipients did. Because of what they did is a part of what we
all did. As long as I keep this message going, they'll know about
Powers unveiled the tribute with Meyer's grandfather,
Dwight Meyer, who served in the U.S. Marines Corps in the
"You all don't know how proud we are of my grandson,"
Meyer told the crowd. "He went through a lot, but he's the same old
Dakota. He hasn't let any of this get to him. He's just the same
Dakota he's always been."
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Dean of education elected to national board
Dr. Les Sternberg, dean of the College of Education at the University of South Carolina, was recently elected for a three-year term to the Board of Directors of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE). AACTE is a national alliance of more than 800 public and private institutions dedicated to the highest quality preparation of and professional development for teachers and school leaders.
English professor heads to Ireland for prestigious fellowship
University of South Carolina faculty member Dr. Ed Madden has been selected for the 2009 - 10 Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies sponsored by the Irish American Cultural Institute and the National University of Ireland in Galway. Only one fellowship is given annually to a scholar in Irish studies in any field or discipline to study and conduct research at the university in Galway.
Madden will travel to Ireland in early January to spend the spring semester in residence at NUIG as a visiting faculty member and research fellow. While there, he will conduct additional research at archives in Belfast, Cork and Dublin, focusing on the changing representations of Irish masculinity in film and literature since 1977.
Madden has led study-abroad classes in Ireland for the South Carolina Honors College and university's Capstone Scholar Program. In 2008, he was chosen as one of 12 study-abroad faculty members nationwide to participate in the London and Dublin Theater Seminar sponsored by the Institute for the International Education of Students. Madden is an associate professor of English and undergraduate director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of South Carolina.
University of South Carolina Career Center receives innovation grant
The Career Center at the University of South Carolina has been awarded a Call to Serve Innovation Grant by the Partnership for Public Service. USC was one of five universities to receive a grant; the award amount was $5,000.
The Career Center will use the grant to develop a five-year plan for federal service recruitment at all the university's system campuses, promote federal service opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students, bring federal agencies to campus for recruiting, create an online federal service resource and implement a federal opportunity service week for students and federal agencies.
Partnership for Public Service is a non-profit organization aimed at revitalizing government through the development of and recruitment for federal jobs. Visit www.ourpublicservice.org/OPS/.


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It was supposed to be the final piece of Justin Hamel's dream home in Howell., but when Paulson's construction finished work on his bathroom in October, the dream quickly turned into a nightmare.
"I started to clean off the dust on the shower," said Hamel. "That's when I noticed a lot of the tiles had pits in them."
He also found uneven tiles, adhesive stains on his vanity and other evidence of sub-par work. Hamel filed suit in June, but before that, he flooded websites with negative reviews.
"I'm just sharing my experiences and opinions as a customer," he said.
He even created a site using company owner Paul McClorey's name in which he blasted Paulson's construction and claimed it butchers jobs. That led to a defamation counter-suit from Paulson's.
Hamel says he was just exercising his right to free speech. A Cooley Law Professor says maybe not.
"The First Amendment is not a license to engage in malicious character assassination," said Richard Henke.
Henke says it's a long-running online debate; how far is too far?
He doesn't see posting negative reviews on a website as defamation, but attacking someone personally might be.
"What kind of potential emotional distress has this caused? Has this led to a loss in revenue?," he said.
Those are the questions that decide cases like this one.
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After three attempts, I finally receive a sensational blowjob from this gay couple.
Background I've known Paul for years. He is not out to everyone, but everyone kinda knows he is gay and nobody cares. Paul has been 'dating' (however one defines that) a guy called Jace for a fair while now and I finally got to meet Jace when they were heading to Sydney one day and dropped in. Paul is my age but Jace is still at uni so a little bit younger than us. Jace is cute though,...Read On
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Just a bit of fun
"Sorry. I had something in my mouth." "What was it?" "What?" "That you had in your mouth. Tell me." My wife giggles on the other end of the phone. "I think you know." "Tell me." Karen breathes in. "A big hard cock. I had a big hard cock in my mouth." She says it with real relish. My own big hard cock twitches in my hand. "Put it back." "What's that, darling?" "Put that big hard...Read On
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An old master meets an up and coming Dom. Jenny or Jan or whatever her name was never saw it coming.
Some people never work their way up to a truly "fuck the world" drunk. The kind where you walk off the job, stop answering the phone or door and invest your life savings in the productive future of the nearest liquor store or dead end bar. I'm one of those people that did. It had been three days, or three weeks, to be honest I didn't know. Life had become a rut of crawling out of bed for...Read On
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Sarah is again disciplined at the office but this time the Police are involved
Sarah was as surprised as everyone else in the office when a policewoman walked in accompanied by a woman who they supposed was a plain clothes policewoman. They went into the main meeting room with Kristal, but soon afterwards Kristal called out to the whole accounts team to join them. As the team trooped in and sat around the meeting table Kristal confirmed that both women were with...Read On
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Wife has affair with 18 y.o. neighbor.
PROLOGUE Of the two of us, Don and myself, I am the more outgoing, adventurous and willing to take a chance. When we got new neighbors three years ago, it fell to me to do the meet-and-greet ritual. I baked cookies for this round. "So, Rickie, how did it go?" My husband's quizzed me as soon as I returned, that summer afternoon. I cautioned, "Names are Alice and Arnie. At least...Read On
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Ainsely and Javon get a little too deep into each other. Jack's not the only one facing this.
We slept late, if you could call it sleeping. We just went from napping to fucking to napping again until morning when we both fell asleep hard. When I woke up the sun was shining bright, high in the sky, and Javon's arm and leg were wrapped around me, holding me close. My pussy was an absolute mess, my ass and thighs sticky and wet. "C'mon, baby. Lets shower," I cooed as I wiggled...Read On
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There's something strange about Kayla. Besides sucking me off in the middle of the night, that is.
It was 4:22 in the morning, and I couldn't sleep. I knew it had been a mistake to do a Thirsty Thursday the day before a test. Ricky, down the hall, had brought in some friends from home, the chemistry boys had played flip cups, and of course I'd done shots with everyone else. Ricky's friend from high school, Kayla, had been super-hot, with a super-curvy body and long, wavy brown hair,...Read On
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Evie gets pledged by a lesbian sorority.
I strolled up University Street feeling twinges of anxiety. I was on my way to the ΛΕƩ sorority house. I had been invited to attend an interview as a potential pledge. My friend Mia had extended the invitation and was sponsoring my candidacy. Mia and I had met when she had chastised my mother for shoplifting, and we had become intimate on that occasion. She had told me that I would love...Read On
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A familiar melody greeted me as I pushed the glass door open and entered the Starbucks coffee shop in the lobby of the building I'm employed at, early on a Friday morning. That particular Starbucks has CDs for sale from local, independent musicians. The song bore many similarities to Van Morrison's, Tupelo Honey. The lead vocals were cooed by a female singer with a seductive, raspy voice,...Read On
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Feeling frisky on a road trip but Tracy's husband rejects her...
It was hour four of our eight-hour ride home from my in-laws - exactly half way. I hated this drive almost as much as I despised visiting with my husband's family. It isn't that they aren't friendly or anything. They are perfectly nice people. It's just that I have to be 'on' the entire time I'm around them and it is just exhausting for an introvert like me. I was ready to be out of the car...Read On
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The solution to the Dead Doll murder mystery. You should read it first if you haven't already.
They give us the key to the only suite there, even though we only intend to use the bathroom. Lucy sits down on the toilet to pee before she joins me in the shower. "We should stay here a few days," she says as she changes place with me under the running water. I tell her I don't think it's a good idea. I just want to go home. After the shower, before I put my clothes back on, I crouch...Read On
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Gina walks in on me and then Vinny walks in on us!
I lay on the bed softly moaning. The satin sheets under me felt so sensuous. I had just taken a long soaking bath with oils and sweet smelling scents that left my body so relaxed, and my skin felt so good to my hands. I stroked my breasts gently, kneading my breasts softly. My nipples were erect and standing up hard as pencil erasers. God, I was horny! It had been far too long since I'd had...Read On
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I Was Arrested That Same Afternoon
The clock had stopped, it had been at least ten minutes since I'd looked at it, but the bloody thing still said six minutes before eight o'clock. Then I heard the warder's footsteps, slow measured steps as he approached my door. He opened it and allowed it to swing back before speaking. "It's time Jimmy." I nodded and picked up the scruffy little parcel that contained my only possessions....Read On
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The apartment door closed behind me with an echoing thud. Three whole weeks , I thought excitedly, as I eyed up the expensive looking paintings hanging in the large hallway which stretched out before me. I didn't recognise a single one, which meant the Jacksons had probably paid a fortune for them. I pushed my butt off the door, dropped my suitcase, and happy-danced my way down the...Read On
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A journey back to living.
April 1 Journal entry #3- I have a girlfriend. It has been a long, long time since I have been able to say that. I have been to the movies more in the last two weeks than I have been in the last two years. We have gone out to dinner which is a lesson in ordering with Molly. I cannot believe I ate the food they served before I realized how bad it was for the body. We (it's strange to...Read On
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Taking the sexual games of "Educating Poppy Part I" to the next level
Next morning, Poppy's on breakfast duty. She's torn between wanting to see Don and Julie again, and feeling nervous about how she'd deal with it. She wonders if, in the cold light of day, they'll regret being so forward with her the evening before, and will want to return to a more formal relationship, as appropriate between guests and staff. After she's spent the whole of breakfast looking...Read On
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After a very interesting meeting with my Aunt, we have a more interesting meeting with her daughter,
I had very much enjoyed my evening with Aunt Judy. I had a final weekend of Spring Break and reported to the company I would be spending my summer interning with on Monday for an introductory week. Monday and Tuesday both were very hectic days. I had left work Tuesday late afternoon and was headed home so that I could shower, change and get ready to go over to Aunt Judy's for dinner...Read On
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Typical New York City Friday afternoon back in the day: a dark Alphabet City shithole of a bar stinking of stale beer and cigarettes, the requisite old man sitting at the bar watching TV, two coked-out businessmen huddled in a booth in the corner, this goth girl dancing by herself over by the jukebox, some dilettante bridge-and-tunnel poet playing wannabe bad boy. The poet is currently...Read On
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Belinda and James explore the torture devices and then James becomes part of the exhibit
"I'm here for the tour," James said with his dangerously addictive smile. Belinda looked up from the reception desk of the old gaol. He was wearing a different suit; this one wasn't covered in dust, but otherwise he looked just as good. The punishment she'd inflicted on him on his last visit didn't seem to have affected his confidence as he sat on her desk and continued to flirt. Even...Read On
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It was years in the making...
We met in college through my girlfriend at the time. You were cute, and I was excited to see you around our dorm as you always had a smile on your face. For the first couple months, I saw you as a friend, until the late night conversations began. To further fan the flames, we both occasionally worked the night shift where I would find myself staying up on nights that I didn't have to work...Read On
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Two college girls find the sexual freedom they did not have living at home
Hallie and Kassie were both freshman; they were designated roommates by the apartment office for the complex in which they had chosen to live. The university did not have near enough dorm space so the local apartment complexes did a booming business renting to students. In a questionnaire that was part of their apartment application, Hallie and Kassie had each answered many demographic...Read On
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A wild night out leads a bride to change her wedding plans. Companion to Wedding Night Blues.
The heavy beat of dance music thumped and throbbed around me as I moved on the floor. I let the music take over; let my body sway and writhe in time to that beat. Danny, the young man I had picked up at the club's bar, had his hands on my waist, then slid them down to my hips as he danced behind me. He moved in close, and I pressed back against him, rubbing my ass against the swelling in...Read On
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I couldn't concentrate on my work the next day, thoughts of Laura and Jenny bent over the chaise (or my lap?) waiting for a spanking from me, pushing all other thoughts from my mind. At lunch time I gave up and took a half day, ostensibly to get the place looking clean and tidy for my guests. I had bundled the bedclothes into the wash and was tidying the gym when I heard car wheels on...Read On
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Let me make you hard with my words....
Sometimes it's not just the way I say dirty things......Read On
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i met my new girlfriend in a club.
I awoke with a smile and looked beside me on the bed. She was still there. Her naked body was something to behold. She had the cutest baby face I had ever come across. She had full soft breasts and a flat, toned belly. Her crotch was completely bald and she had a thick nine-inch cock. My ass was still sore. ----- It was a lovely day and I spent it in the park. My friends and I had...Read On
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An evening with my Aunt explains a lot of things.
I headed out to college the following year. I was home for Spring Break my junior year and had just turned twenty-one. As I always did when I was home for break I would visit each one of my Aunts. One evening I decided to drop in on Aunt Judy. Uncle Ed was again on a business trip and Patty was not on break yet. Aunt Judy was delighted to see me as I was her. She was definitely my...Read On
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Can you solve the case and figure out who the killer is?
The phone rings in another universe, but I don't wake up until Lucy climbs over me to answer. I feel her young, firm breasts on my chest before I hear her voice. "Jim Barlowe P.I." she says, and the phrase doesn't sound as nifty as it did fifteen years ago. "This is his secretary." The person on the other end of the line says something, and then Lucy says; "Alright, I'll tell him," and...Read On
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He never expected that I was sissy and never dreamed he would be one of my lovers
This happened when I was beginning to dress up as Mel frequently. Saturdays were the best days for me, except that my friend Pete would always stop by in the middle of the afternoon, so I always needed to be changed back into my boy clothes before he showed up. One Saturday morning I decided that it was time for Pete to meet Mel. I took a warm bath, removed my unwanted hair and applied...Read On
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When the bride doesn't show, the groom gets unexpected comfort from an old friend.
"They're not here," read the text from my pal Greg that was the first sign of trouble on my wedding day. Greg, a grad student who worked part-time as a limo driver, had gone to pick up my bride Julia and her bridesmaid Marcy from Marcy's condo. "What do you mean not here?" I texted back, my heart starting to race. "Literally. The girls are gone. The lady next door thinks she heard them...Read On
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Trying to balance a professional and home life stretches Stephanie to the limit
Life had gotten boring for me. It had come down to work and home life, which wasn't bad. I have a good job working in the clothing industry. I was married to a good man for twelve years. But now reaching into my late thirties things were beginning to get routine. It was not anybody's fault that I was starting to feel bored with my life. Mark did all he could. We tried to excite things in...Read On
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Hitman Absolution Professional Edition - PS3
Release Date:November 20, 2012
Also on:PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
The differences in Hitman Absolution and the past games in the series are striking and it all begins with the games linear story. For example, in past games you could choose your weapons before each mission allowing you to eliminate targets any way you saw fit.
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It's taken 6 very long years, and a new developer, Square Enix, to bring us the next iteration in the Hitman franchise. That comes in the form of Hitman Absolution. Was it worth the wait? That depends on how much you were looking forward to the latest Hitman game, because in my opinion, this isn't it. It's a decent, if only slightly above average stealth game, but as the latest addition to the Hitman series it's very mediocre.
The differences in Hitman Absolution and the past games in the series are striking and it all begins with the games linear story. For example, in past games you could choose your weapons before each mission allowing you to eliminate targets any way you saw fit. Now, if you want to slit someone's throat, but the game dictates you shoot them with a silenced pistol, then you're just out of luck.
Square Enix has also replaced the map system in Hitman Absolution. It's substitution is a feature called Instinct, which makes important objects glow, shows you enemies behind walls and covers your face when in the close confines of enemy territory. Oh, did I forget to mention that it lets you slow down time to more easily and precisely shoot multiple targets. While this doesn't sound like and isn't really a bad feature, it just doesn't seem suited for a Hitman game.
The Hitman franchise has always been about choices. You were given a target and it was up to you to choose how to dispose of them. There are 3 or 4 levels in the game that fit the old mold, but most of the others are just check point style levels requiring you to reach Point B from Point A undetected. While the game does offer a variety of ways to get from one point to the other, the bigger problem lies in the ratio of sneaking to assassination missions. What good is a Hitman game with so few assassinations?
The one saving grace in all this would have to be the Contracts mode. Here you can create your own missions allowing you to choose your own targets and method of assassination. You can even share these missions online with other players which also means you can play their created missions too. This really adds some variety and longevity to an otherwise linear experience.
If you're the type of fan that collects games in a series regardless of quality, then I would have to recommend the Hitman Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition. This special limited edition comes with a high quality 10" figurine of Agent 47, an exclusive Making of The Game video, and a very nice hardcover art book. You'll also receive exclusive early access to a host of in-game weapons.
Overall, I wouldn't say Hitman Absolution is a bad game. However, the linear story and lack of freedom in how to finish the game makes Hitman Absolution seem more like an awkward cousin than a full- fledged member of the family. Despite that I would still give the game my recommendation for at least a weekend rental due to the decent story, top notch graphics, sound effects, soundtrack and voice acting.
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Today I am proud to announce that Gnip has partnered with RSN, a leading provider of social data and analysis in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), to help us serve a fascinating and fast-growing market.
Gnip has long been a believer in letting the experts do what they do best. We focus on delivering highly reliable, scalable, and complete data sources. Our partners and customers are the world's best analytic software and platform providers. We work together because doing so leverages both of our core capabilities to create a stronger solution for the end client.
That belief is a key reason we select the international partners we do, as we did previously with Hottolink, an industry leader in Japan, and as we do now with RSN.
South Korea is an incredibly vibrant market – with one of the world's highest Internet penetration rates in the world (over 80% as of 2013). It also has one of the fastest growing mobile penetration rates in the world. A result of that internet penetration and mobile sophistication is incredible growth in the use of social platforms to communicate.
eMarketer estimates that, among 38.4 million internet users in South Korea at the end of 2013, 26.6 million used a social networking site at least once per month. Overall social networking usage grew in South Korea by 7.4% in 2013, including a 9.3% rise in the number of people using Facebook at least monthly. In addition, South Korea has one of the largest blogging communities in the world, and there are over 7.5M Twitter account holders in South Korea, with over 1M of those Tweeting at least once a month.
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For this reason, Gnip has partnered with RSN, a leading Asian social data and social analysis company. They are a well-known and highly respected name in South Korea. RSN shares many values with Gnip, including a core commitment to customer service and support, and a deep understanding of the impact that social data can have in many different industries. While RSN has an excellent social analytics product, they are unique in that they also possess excellent data delivery and API experience – a necessity for our partnership.
RSN will represent Gnip in sales and customer support in South Korea, and we are grateful for their experience in supporting our growth and entry into the market.


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Cleaning out his desk in preparation for retirement, Division of Wildlife Resources director Jim Karpowitz came across the first story written about his wildlife career.
The yellowed copy of the March 29, 1979, Salt Lake Tribune featured a photo of Karpowitz and a bobcat that was part of a Brigham Young University study.
Reminiscing about a 34-year DWR career that began on duck marshes in 1976 and took him to nearly every wild place in Utah, Karpowitz thought that the bobcat named Bob, featured in a story that I wrote, might have proved to be his undoing as a wildlife biologist.
Bob was kept in a small house on the edge of the BYU campus. Karpowitz, a student at the school, went into the building one day and, thinking the full-grown animal was in its cage, threw open a window. But someone had let Bob out and the smart cat quickly leapt out of the window.
He chased the animal around campus for 30 minutes but could not catch him. Another student, who had worked with the cat and befriended him, walked toward Bob and called his name. The cat playfully jumped into her arms.
Having survived that "career scare," Karpowitz would go on to pioneer bighorn sheep transplant techniques and, in May 2005, was named the director of the DWR.
Since he is the ninth head of the agency I have covered since the 1970s, I know how difficult this job can be. Karpowitz said that of the previous 10 directors, six were either fired or resigned, three died in office and only one retired.
"I hope I am the second [to retire]," he grinned, about 30 days out from his retirement.
The job can be difficult because politicians, members of the wildlife board and the public are quick to pounce when things aren't going well in a highly political job. The agency supports Utah's $2.3 billion wildlife industry. But there are groups with vastly different agendas that must be appeased.
Within the hunting community, you have those who hunt for meat, some seeking trophies, family groups, waterfowl and upland enthusiasts, archers, muzzleloaders and conservation organizations with missions that sometimes conflict.
Some anglers want to seek planted fish on flatwater. Others hope to catch wild trout on mountain streams. Some want to fish close to home while some groups prefer warm-water angling.
Then there are the nonconsumptive wildlife watchers, who bring a whole different set of needs and wishes into the wildlife game. Many in this category dislike programs that kill native predators to increase big-game populations. They would like to see wolves back in Utah and feel the agency ignores their needs.
Finally, unlike most government agencies, the DWR relies primarily on the sale of hunting and fishing licenses coupled with federal excise taxes on arms and fishing gear to fund the majority of its programs. So it must keep its "customers" happy to survive.
Karpowitz's term as director was successful in many ways.
First, he worked to restore 1 million acres of watershed in Utah, something that benefits all types of wildlife. He oversaw battles against invasive species such as phragmites on Utah marshes or cheat grass on ranges. The number of community fisheries increased from 19 to 50 during his term as director.
Revenue increased as 90,000 more anglers bought licenses than when he started as director. Last year, the agency received 330,000 big-game applications. The money situation has improved to the point where the DWR will almost certainly not seek a license increase this year. A new wildlife recreation program rolled out recently is designed to get people to try outdoor activities, and that could yield fruits.
This isn't to say that everything has been perfect.
Karpowitz, who resides in Riverton, admits frustration that deer herds have not recovered as quickly as he would have liked. A reduction in deer hunting permits and change to a 30-unit draw system created confusion and criticism. There have been debates over wolves, cougars and coyotes.
But there has been much more good than bad for this low-key guy who always made an effort to listen to anyone.
"It's been a fun and interesting career," said Karpowitz, who may work part time for a conservation group in the future. "There have been lots of changes and lots of challenges. But I am leaving things in good hands. We have a lot of good employees."
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Hello! I'm trying to conduct a CFA on a 84-item measure. In the syntax, each item represents a variable. Unfortunately, with so many items, I am easily surpassing the 90 character limit. Do you have advice for conducting a CFA on an 84-item measure on MPlus? Thank you! -Daniel Lee
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:06 am
You need to continue the NAMES statement on additional lines.
Daniel Lee
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Hi Dr. Muthen,
Thank you so much!
Katja Schlegel
posted on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 9:45 am
I am trying to adapt the code for item and scale reliability with binary items from Raykov et al. (2010) to my test, which however has 83 items. The resulting code apparently is too long, as I get the message "Statement exceeds line limit. Break your statement into several parts."
What is the line limit in Mplus 7 and is there a way to solve this problem?
Thank you & best regards,
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 10:18 am
The limit for input files is 90 characters. You can break the statement into several parts, for example,
NAMES are y1 y2 y3
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y7 y8 y9;
Katja Schlegel
posted on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 10:56 am
I am sorry if I was being unclear - the line limit, not the character limit, is exceeded.
My Input file has about 900 lines, because the calculation of the scale and item reliability requires about 10 calculation steps per item (and I have 83 items) according to the Mplus code provided in the Raykov article.
Is there maybe a way of saving the values resulting from some of the calculations (for example, one intermediate step is the calculation of item mean true scores) as variables in the dataset, and then continuing the next calculation step with a new Input file, using the saved variables? Like this I could split the code into shorter parts, if the whole code is too long.
Thanks again for your reply.
Linda K. Muthen
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We impose no line limit. Please send the input file, data, and your license number to
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I am doing the same analyses (as Katja above) with 55 items and getting the same error message about exceeding the line limit. Based on reviewing her file, is there a generic answer to the problem? Thanks.
Linda K. Muthen
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I don't remember what the issue was. Please send the input file, data, and your license number to
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Georgios Sideridis
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I too am getting the same message "Statement exceeds line limit. Break your statement into several parts." as my model constraint command has lots of variables following a CFA model. I don't exceed the character limit and you mentioned that there is no line limit in Mplus (I am using the latest version). Any idea as to what is causing this problem?
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Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Ministry Leadership can pursure their passion and calling for ministry as they prepare to lead others in lives of service. Students are connected with area organizations in an urban environment where they develop and apply the basics of mission.
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This course focuses on evangelism, missions, social involvement, pastoral care, and Christian education. This course assists the student to deal with issues both personal and in family life, the management of time, human resources, and material resources.
This course provides both basic and advanced financial planning and management skills necessary in today's nonprofit organization. Successful financial planning and business development strategies will be combined to create a financial plan which achieves the goals of the organization. Included are basic principles of managerial accounting. Fund accounting, budgeting, cash flow analysis, expenditure control, long-range financial planning, audits, and grants and contracts are studied, as applied to nonprofit organizations.
This course examines how worldview, critical thinking, creativity, intuition, and intelligence interact to support wisdom in leaders. The relationship between scholarship and wisdom will also be considered, as well as ways to facilitate wise decision-making and problem solving.
B.S. in Business Administration and Psychology, Grace College; M.A. in Adult and Community Education, Ball State University, and M.B.A, Grace College.
Professor Tim Ziebarth is a 1993 graduate of Grace College, where he majored in business administration and psychology and minored in communications. After graduating from Grace College, he spent a year working in city government as the assistant city planner, then joined the 1st Source Bank headquarter out of South Bend, Indiana. His banking experience includes the role of mortgage loan officer, branch manager, and small business loan officer. He returned to campus in 2002 as the director of alumni services in the Grace Alumni Office. In May 2009, he was named the Director of the William P. Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development, and is currently serving as the Dean of Online Education. He has taught in undergraduate students in Grace's School of Business and currently teaches for the School of Adult and Community Education.
B.S. in Business Administration, Taylor University; MBA, Ball State University; Ph.D. In Business Administration and Marketing, University of Arkansas.
Larry provides leader development and marketing strategies for Ambassador Enterprises and The Summit in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Previously, Larry served as Professor of Marketing and MBA Chair at Taylor University. Larry also served at Anderson University, Ball State University, the University of Arkansas, and Dallas Baptist University, where he was Dean of the College of Business and Graduate School of Business. Larry's business experience includes launching a marketing and research firm, developing internet-based marketing courses, designing program curriculum, marketing strategy consulting, and sales and leader coaching. Larry has over 30 years experience in marketing, business development, consulting and higher education. Larry received his B.S. in Business Administration from Taylor University, his MBA from Ball State University, and his Ph.D. in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Arkansas. Larry and his wife Nancy have been married for 35 years and have two grown children, David and Lindsay.
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Zach journey began with Ambassador Enterprises in January 2008. Zach currently co-leads The Summit campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prior to The Summit, he has served Ambassador in various roles and positions of leadership. Most recently Zach served a dual role as Ambassador's Financial Controller, overseeing and accounting for assets in excess of $200 million, and as Director of IT for three years. He has worked in various management positions in the automotive and oil industry, gaining experience in retail and wholesale operations. Previously, he worked for six years at Master Petroleum Products and Northern Quik Lube Group, where he served as manager in administration, accounting, and business operations. Zach's background consists of accounting, technology, marketing, legal, and support services. Zach graduated from Grace College summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management. Currently, Zach serves on the Get R.E.A.L. Marriage Ministry leadership team and is a Board Member of Remedy Live in Fort Wayne. Zach and his wife Carleen were married in 2010.
Students can leverage their experiences into a career as an activities coordinator, camp program director, community project manager, missions director, nonprofit manager, youth mentor , and more! Students who pursue their Bachelor of Science in Ministry Leadership may choose to pursue graduate studies in areas such as Ministry Studies, Local Church Ministry, Leadership, Non-profit Management, and more.


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A West Valley City Justice Court judge who retired recently after being harshly criticized for his judicial conduct by a district court judge, and who has a troubled history with women in his courtroom, was a member of the State Judicial Council until last month.
That is the governing body of the state courts.
Keith Stoney, who as a member of the council had a hand in setting policies for the courts, was criticized just a few weeks ago by 4th District Judge Claudia Laycock for throwing a woman in jail for contempt of court because she had a cellphone in her lap during a court proceeding in Saratoga Springs, where Stoney also served as a judge.
Laycock, who vacated the 2010 contempt ruling against the woman, called Stoney's conduct "egregious and the consequences were severe." The woman spent 24 hours in the Utah County Jail. Laycock said her due- process rights were violated.
Stoney also faced a pending public sanction by the state Judicial Conduct Commission for ordering a $10,000 cash-only warrant for a woman, purportedly as retribution for her being rude to court employees over the phone. The state Supreme Court recently overturned that sanction.
Perhaps the strangest of Stoney's judicial actions was an incident just before Christmas in 2006.
A woman and her daughter had gone to the West Valley City court to clear up a warrant that had been erroneously issued over a ticket she had paid. But after she was continually sent back and forth between the justice court and the State Drivers License Division, she and her daughter argued with the West Valley City court clerk.
Stoney got word that they were rude to the clerk and threw them both in jail for 10 days.
They would have been in jail over Christmas, but a young attorney with the Public Defenders Office heard about their plight and filed a motion with 3rd District Court to get them released.
Stoney then summoned the attorney to face contempt of court charges. That threat later was dropped.
This is the guy who for three years sat on the board that determines policies and rules for the courts.
Law enforcement oversight? • I wrote in Friday's column about a fundraiser Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder is staging Oct. 10 at which donors who contribute $500 or more can shoot a Glock .22-caliber handgun, Remington 870 shotgun and a Colt AR-15 rifle under the supervision of SWAT members. For an extra donation, the guests can participate in a tracer shoot at dusk.
Well, it turns out the sheriff was inviting his well-wishers to break the law.
It is a class B misdemeanor to fire "any tracer or incendiary ammunition anywhere except within the confines of established military reservations," according to Section 65A-3-2 (d) of the Utah code, which is under the Wildland Fire Prevention Act. Winder said those arranging the fundraiser checked with federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and were assured everything was legal. But they didn't check state law.
He said he will notify those planning to attend that the tracer shoot is off.
Utah justice • As you know, Tim DeChristopher is serving a two-year sentence in a federal prison for bidding on oil and gas leases without intending to pay for them. He did it as a protest to the way the Bush administration had rushed the auction for leases in environmentally sensitive areas.
He angered many conservative politicians who benefit from generous oil and gas industry campaign contributions.
So contrast his sentence to the one given recently to Lance Durfey, the arsonist who started the Boulder Mountain fire in June that caused $3.2 million in damage, threatened several homes and killed countless wildlife.
He set the fire because he was mad at the way the Forest Service was managing federal land, he said, which made him a hero with some of the anti-federal government types in Utah.
He was charged in state court, as opposed to the federal case involving DeChristopher. And he got six months in jail and 4½ years probation.
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Do you know about Monster High?? Its a silly question, we all have known about it. Today is a big day for this barbie girl, because she is going to perform a rock event in few minutes. But she is not dressed up yet, because she is very nervous.
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If you are booting BT5 on your computer / laptop and the boot halts in the middle, screwing up your screen....there's a good chance the problem is a DRM driver conflict. I've seen this happen on recent MacBook Pro's.
To solve this, try booting BackTrack 5 using the "No DRM" boot option.
If that doesn't work, try booting using the "Debug mode".
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Postpartum Depression of my sister
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I have a 24 y/o sister and she has 2 lovely kids. She's been having postpartum depression every time she gave birth to the point that she wanted to place a pillow in her baby's face. This scares us that's why we needed to look after her all the time. She is pregnant now with her third child, what shall we do to prevent her in having this depression again after she gave birth?
28th April 2014 11:35 PM #2
Dear Janil,
I'm very sorry to read this. It sounds like you and your family have been having a hard time recently.
Please could I ask some more questions to help me to answer your post fully. What help, support and/or treatment did your sister have when she previously suffered from postpartum depression? What is her family setup - will she have support in her home when the next baby is born? What are your sister's thoughts on going through this again?
Unfortunately postpartum depression is more likely in women who have suffered from any form of depression previously. It is great that you are seeking help now. This is really important - to set up her support network in advance. It would be beneficial if your sister could talk to her doctor about this in advance so that the health professionals have a treatment plan worked out ready incase she needs it.
In severe cases, women can be given antidepressants shortly after giving birth as a preventative measure.
Unfortunately, you cannot absolutely prevent it happening. However, you can do some things to try and do so/ reduce its severity. Talking to your sister's doctor in advance of having the baby is one of these things. Having a healthy exercise regime and eating a balanced diet will also help. Your sister can start doing these things now.
Please post back and let me know your thoughts on this so that we can help to support you and your sister further.
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Step through the doors of historic homes and inns, and imagine the lives of the people who inhabited these places. Explore the frontier forts that protected early Texans, and walk along the paths where the Buffalo Soldiers served. Or visit the birthplace of Texas liberty, or battlegrounds, and imagine what Texas soldiers must have felt as they fought for and won independence.
Archeological Sites
- Caprock Canyons - Site of Lake Theo Paleoindian archeological excavation.
Rock Art Sites
- Big Bend Ranch - Variety of unique rock-art styles reflecting a cultural crossroads.
- Devils River - Vibrant examples of rock paintings, including Lower Pecos style figures.
- Hueco Tanks - Over 3,000 rock paintings, including numerous "masks."
- Seminole Canyon - World-class rock art, the oldest over 4,000 years old.
Historic Houses and Structures
- Fanthorp Inn - A stagecoach inn during the Republic and Early Statehood.
- Fort Leaton - Fortified adobe trading post established in 1848 by Ben Leaton.
- Goliad - Site of restored Spanish mission, Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga.
- Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery - An 1870s German family's house and brewing business.
- Washington-on-the-Brazos - Independence Hall is the birthplace of the Republic of Texas.
- Zaragoza Birthplace - A reconstruction of the birthplace of the man who gave us Cinco de Mayo.
Historic Missions
- Mission Espiritu Santo - Located at Goliad State Park and Historic Site
- Mission Rosario State Historic Site - In Goliad, Texas.
Military History Frontier Forts
- Fort Richardson - Home of Colonel Ranald Mackenzie's 4th Cavalry.
More information on frontier forts from www.texasbeyondhistory.net/forts.
- San Jacinto Battleground - Where Texas finally won its independence from Mexico.
20th Century
- Battleship Texas - Restored dreadnought, veteran of two World Wars.
Commemorative Sites
- Lipantitlan - Named for a Mexican fort near the site of an 1835 battle during the Texas Revolution.
- Lyndon B. Johnson - Established in honor of our 36th President, located across the Pedernales River from the Texas White House and LBJ's gravesite in the National Historical Park.
- Monument Hill - The resting place of those who died at the Battle of Salado (1842) and those who were killed during the notorious "Black Bean Incident" (1843).
- San Jacinto Monument - Tallest column monument in U.S., on site of the famous battle.
- Zaragoza Birthplace - A reconstruction of the birthplace of the man who gave us Cinco de Mayo.
Living History Sites:
- Sauer-Beckmann Farm at Lyndon B. Johnson - A restored 1918 German farmstead.
- Penn Farm at Cedar Hill - A restored 1950s farm.
- Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos - A reconstructed 1850s farmstead.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Below is a listing of TPWD parks built or improved by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program, during the Great Depression in the 1930s and early 1940s.
- Abilene
- Balmorhea
- Bastrop
- Big Spring
- Blanco
- Bonham
- Buescher
- Caddo Lake
- Cleburne
- Daingerfield
- Davis Mountains
- Fort Parker
- Garner
- Goliad
- Goose Island
Other Historic Information:
- Hands on History: Explore Living History Interpretation at State Parks and Historic Sites (PDF)
- Buffalo Soldiers Outreach Project & Exploring Texas Roots - A cultural heritage education program targeting inner-city minority youth.
- Texas Longhorns in State Parks - TPWD has the Official State Herd of this Texas legend.
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the gathra is an extraplanar magical beast. They dwell on Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells of Baator.
Gathra are dangerous pack animals which hunt down and devour any creature unlucky enough to be caught in the open. Devils sometimes use them as mounts.
Though predominantly found on Avernus in Baator, gathra can also be found underground on the Material Plane.
Typical physical characteristicsEdit
Gathra resemble a blend of boar and bull. They have the body of a huge, black, ugly, fiendish bovine, with a boar-like head. They have an enormous pair of horns which curve inwards on each other, and two lower tusks which stick straight up and give the impression of large, upside-down sabre-like teeth.
Gathra, being natives of Baator, are lawful evil in alignment.
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A muscle biopsy is the removal of a small piece of muscle tissue for examination.
Biopsy - muscle
This procedure is usually done while you are awake. The health care provider will apply a numbing medicine (local anesthesia) to the biopsy area.
There are two types of muscle biopsy:
A needle biopsy involves inserting a needle into the muscle. When the needle is removed, a small piece of tissue remains in the needle. More than one needle stick may be needed to get a large enough sample.
An open biopsy involves making a small cut in the skin and into the muscle. The muscle tissue is then removed.
After either type of biopsy, the tissue is sent to a laboratory for examination.
No special preparation is usually needed. If you will have anesthesia, follow instructions on not eating or drinking anything before the test.
During the biopsy, there is usually little or no discomfort. You may feel some pressure or tugging.
The anesthetic may burn or sting when injected (before the area becomes numb). After the anesthetic wears off, the area may be sore for about a week.
A muscle biopsy may be done to identify or detect:
A muscle biopsy may also be done to tell the difference between nerve and muscle disorders.
A muscle that has recently been injured, such as by an EMG needle, or is affected by a pre-existing condition, such as nerve compression, is not a good choice for a biopsy.
A normal result means the muscle is normal.
A muscle biopsy can help diagnose the following conditions:
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include:
The risks are small, but may include:
Shepich JR. Muscle biopsy. In: Pfenninger JL, Fowler GC, eds. Pfenninger & Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2010:chap 228.
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Mr Davis, who has pledged to help the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if the regulator's investigation into misuse of market power and unconscionable conduct by the supermarket chains heads to court, is also opposed to the appointment of an industry ombudsman.
Instead, he has urged the government to do more to protect Australian manufacturers and called for a debate over practices such as selling popular products below cost as "loss leaders" to entice shoppers into stores.
But he said the crisis in the food manufacturing sector was not solely caused by the two big supermarket chains, Coles and
"There is certainly room for debate [about] customers with such market power – and it's indisputable that Coles and Woolworths have market power," Mr Davis told The Australian Financial Review.
"They have responsibility to use that market power wisely and for the good of their shareholders but also the good of the communities they operate in, just as we have a responsibility to be a good corporate citizen in the communities we operate in," he said.
Imported packaged food squeezing sales
"In our own business, we've seen tremendous damage done to our Shepparton fruit growing community through the rise of imported private label product."
As much as 90 per cent of packaged fruit and vegetables is now imported from countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and South Africa, squeezing the sales and margins of processors such as CCA's SPC Ardmona.
"But this is not just about whether one or two players have market power – the fact is that we as suppliers have to find ways to do business whether there are two, three, four or five [retailers]," Mr Davis said.
He called on the government to level the playing field for food and beverage manufacturers competing with cheap imports by encouraging investment through incentives such as accelerated depreciation and by restructuring the Fair Work Act to remove costs and improve flexibility.
"You can take a big stick to the retailers and say it's all your fault – I don't believe it is all their fault – or find ways to make it an easier place to manufacture in," he said. "That can be done in many ways by providing incentives for Australian manufacturers to not move offshore and not close down manufacturing operations."
ACCC chairman Rod Sims is expected to use his powers under Section 155 of the Competition and Consumer Act to force major food companies to hand over documents relating to their dealings with the retailers as part of investigations into allegations of misuse of market power and unconscionable conduct.
Woolies takes CCA brands 'off promotion'
One of his first ports of call may be Coca-Cola Amatil, which lost millions of dollars in sales in 2011 when its market-leading brands were taken off promotion between May and October in a dispute over trading terms with Woolworths, its largest customer. Mr Davis declined to comment on this dispute.
Woolworths took Coca-Cola Amatil's key brands "off promotion", favouring instead its smaller rival Schweppes, after CCA refused to agree to new trading terms. Analysts believe CCA's volumes fell by about 5 million cases over this period, contributing to a 4.9 per cent slump in Australian volumes that year.
In his speech at the Senate estimates committee meeting last week, Mr Sims gave conditional backing to a legally enforceable code of conduct governing relations between the major supermarket chains and their suppliers.
However, Mr Davis does not favour a mandatory code of conduct or the appointment of an industry ombudsman.
"I've never seen regulatory situations work like that . . . overall I'm in favour of less regulation than more regulation."
The ACCC review will take a few more months and legal action may take years. In the interim, the retailers are working to mend their relationships with suppliers and avoid the appointment of an ombudsman or financial penalties.
Coles and Woolworths have been working on a voluntary industry code of conduct with the Australian Food and Grocery Council and the National Farmers Federation. Separately, the retailers are also working to establish a retailer and supplier round table comprising supermarkets, food manufacturers and farmers.
Voluntary codes of conduct
The aim is to shift the debate from commercial disputes to common ground issues such as productivity and innovation. The group has been working on this plan for almost 12 months, before Mr Sims started the ACCC's investigation. "It's still in the drafting stage," Coles spokesman Rob Hadler said. "But we have gone a long way despite the political and media pressure that has arisen this year.
"There's goodwill and determination by all parties to resolve this as quickly as possible and come with a voluntary approach to resolve the tensions."
There are already two codes of conduct in the food sector – a voluntary produce and grocery industry code and a mandatory horticulture code. These are widely considered to be ineffectual and many industry players have walked away from both. However, the retailers believe that proposals to replace them with an ombudsman are short-sighted.
"Rather than have a top-down compliance approach that would lead to adversarial relationships and lawyers at 10 paces, it would be better for industry to do something and come up with a fast, low-cost confidential disputes resolution process that everyone thought would be more effective than a huge bureaucracy that would only cost more money," Mr Hadler said.
Mr Davis gave tentative approval to such a plan. "We have to find ways of growing their businesses profitably but not at the expense of us losing money," he said.
This story first appeared on The Australian Financial Review.


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The boys in AC/DC have been on a hiatus since releasing Stiff Upper Lip in 2000. However, they have kept busy pursuing different endeavors. In 2003, they played a gig in Toronto after the SARS outbreak, and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other than those two appearances, each band member has a separate hobby that keeps them busy (it's important for senior citizens to stay active). They grew restless in their old age and decided it was time to hit the studio, and road, once again. Black Ice is the product that has emerged from the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.
It is a throwback to AC/DC's classic hard rock sound and a move away from the more blues-based Stiff Upper Lip. Producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine) wanted the band to return to a harder sound, and he certainly got the results he was looking for. Thus, the AC/DC formula remains the same, just like their previous fourteen studio albums, but there are some subtle changes like Angus playing a slide guitar and Johnson adding a hint of soul to his singing rather than just screaming. Don't expect much deviation from their patented formula though. Screaming vocals and power cords are still easily found on Black Ice. In addition, one element that has been a constant ingredient in AC/DC is the guitar work between Angus and Malcolm. I can't remember when the brothers have played off each other so well. Nearly every song features their guitars bouncing back and forth in perfect harmony and rhythm. Combining the old formula with the new additions makes AC/DC's possible last album one of their strongest since Brian Johnson took over vocals in 1980.
Black Ice features fifteen songs and kicks off with "Rock 'N Roll Train". Angus and Malcolm tear into this one with a "Highway to Hell" meets "Love Bomb" riff. It is a great way to start an album because it grabs your attention and gets you tapping your foot. Next we have "Skies On Fire" which slows the pace a bit. At first I didn't care for this song much but it grew on me. The interplay between Malcolm and Angus is fantastic and tight, and Brian's vocal range really shines here. He goes from a bluesy tone to a soulful rasp and incorporates his screams as well. Track number three, "Big Jack", steers us back towards the sound of "Rock 'N Roll Train". It hits you fast and has a vintage AC/DC sound to it. "Big Jack" could have been featured on Back in Black, it's that good, and has that classic sound. The title also seems to refer to some kind of venereal disease like a few AC/DC songs of the past.
The next stand out song is "Smash 'N Grab". The way the guitars howl on this song is eerie and powerful. "Spoilin' for a Fight" will grab your attention because it has that AC/DC signature boogie. There is a Chuck Berry quality to Angus' guitar on this track too that makes it sound vintage. It really drives this song forward. "Stormy May Day" introduces us to the AC/DC slide guitar. "Stormy May Day" is a very blues based song that could have been used by a chain gang or plantation workers. It creates a sinister atmosphere of uncertainty and anguish. The final song that stands out to me is "Rock 'N Roll Dream". It stands out because it is one of the slowest AC/DC songs ever recorded. This song seems to be about the hardships that can beset someone who becomes a famous musician. It's steady beat finally erupts and then returns to a calm at the end of the song. It is reminiscent of Bad Company's "Shooting Star". "Rock 'N Roll Dream" also ends with a 60's like echo fadeout with Bryan repeating "round and round". These six songs are the ones that hold this album together and are memorable in some way. However, they are in no way the only good songs on Black Ice. Next, I will delve into the good songs that missed out on being great.
"Anything Goes" has a surprisingly light sound. If "Money Talks" is an upbeat, lighter sounding AC/DC song, "Anything Goes" sounds like a standard Def Leppard song. It's a catchy song but it suffers from being overly light. "War Machine" and "Money Made" have a heavier tone but fail to emerge as powerhouse hits. Both sound like they could have been on Ballbreaker (possibly their weakest album) due to the riffs and Brian's vocals. They seem out of place on this album. "She Likes Rock 'N Roll" and "Rocking All the Way" are the final two good songs on Black Ice. Like the others in this paragraph, they are standard AC/DC songs. They are two good, rocking songs that fit the mold nicely but don't rise to the surface.
That takes care of twelve songs leaving us with three to discuss. "Wheels", "Decibel", and "Black Ice" seem like the fillers here. "Decibel" and "Black Ice" experience the "War Machine" problem. Their sound doesn't fit this album. In addition to that, they have a slow, methodical rhythm that I never thought fit this band. "Wheels" is the strongest of the fillers because it is more upbeat and offers a different sound for this album. However, the solo is weak from Angus taking parts from previous AC/DC songs and creating a Frankenstein-like monster. If AC/DC would have removed them and renamed their album they could have had a complete album from start to finish. It would have rivaled The Razor's Edge
or Flick of the Switch as one of the best in the Brian Johnson era. But I would have to place it just below those two and more on par with Stiff Upper Lip (which is still pretty good).


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The City Council has unanimously voted Mayor Pro Tem Gary Miller to be mayor and Councilwoman Ellery Deaton as mayor pro tem.
Miller replaces Michael Levitt. He is serving his second term on the council and first term as mayor.
Deaton is serving her first term on the council and first term as mayor pro tem.
Miller was pleased with his selection.
"It is an honor to be selected as Seal Beach's next mayor and I look forward to working with my fellow council members to ensure we continue to meet our key objectives, which include maintaining a strong budget and stabilizing revenue sources," he said following his selection Monday night.
Deaton added: "Serving the residents of Seal Beach has been an absolute privilege, and I am looking forward to my new role as mayor pro tem."
Levitt said he enjoyed his term as mayor.
"We didn't always agree," he said of the council meetings, "but we always disagreed professionally."


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After seeing this, I was curious if people actually used these hashtags in real life. Are we all really #blessed and #winning? It appears so. There were 784,207 uses of #blessed and 420,696 uses of #winning in the last 30 days on Twitter. But not many of us are living #livinlavidaloca with 580 uses. Maybe we're not #livinlavidaloca because there have been only 83 mentions of #sippinonginandjuice.
Below are two charts that show real-world usage of the hashtags included in the video's script. It's rather amusing to see how prevalent (or not) they themes are in our daily lives!


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St. Martin's, Feb 2003, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN: 0312984596 Over the years her widowed father made it clear that Lady Elizabeth Harcourt first responsibility was to him. However, in 1812 when she was twenty-seven years old her father marries seventeen year old Charlotte. The teen, befitting the role of wife, takes over the running or perhaps the destroying of the household as her childish ways drive off the servants that is when she does not fire th...
Complete Abandon
St. Martin's Sep 2003, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN: 031298460X The deceased vicar's daughter Emma Fitzgerald detests Lord John Clayton who neglected his responsibilities for a year and has hosted a week of debauchery. Besides changing the manor house into a den of iniquity Emma feels John went to far when he evicts several villagers in arrears on their payments to him. She rips him up and down in front of his older half-brother Ian. Emma shocks John ...
Further Than Passion
Not for a moment did Miss Kate Duncan believe the outrageously expensive love potion was real. Intent upon proving to her cousin, Lady Melanie, that it is indeed a fake, she secretly drinks it late one night, only to find herself immersed in a world of sensation. Wandering through the darkened house, she stumbles upon a most erotic scene. Hiding in the shadows, she watches in fascination as a man and woman make love. Yet as she gazes at the hand...
Love Lessons
Abigail asks James Stevens, illegitimate son of an Earl, to teach her about the "mechanics" of sexual intercourse so she might advise her younger sister before marriage. The two end up as lovers but as they come from different social classes a marriage seems out of the question....
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More than Seduction
St. Martin's, Sep 2004, 6.99, 352 pp, ISBN: 0312997523 In 1813 Anne Paxton Smyth, illegitimate daughter of an earl, pretends to be a widow so that she run Mrs. Anne Smythe's Healing Spa and Bathing Emporium for women. Lady Eleanor Chamberlin arrives desperately pleading with Anne to nurture her war wounded brother Stephen back to health. Anne says no in spite of the vast sum of money offered. Hopeless, Eleanor leaves Stephen on the stoop befor...
Total Surrender
St. Martin's, Jul 2002, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN: 0312978413 In 1812 England, though the daughter of an Earl, Lady Sarah Compton knows her family is ruined due to the bad judgment of her kind but now deceased father and the absolute idiocy of her brother Hugh believing that gambling away everything is his divine right. Needing cash to support his decadent lifestyle, Hugh demands Sarah snare a wealthy husband, but she thinks little of the idea especial...


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Fall enrollment features best freshman class, record numbers
The count is in, and a record 20,521undergraduates are enrolled at the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus.
Among them is the largest – and most academically gifted – freshman class in the university's history.
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides said the university has enrolled 3,930 freshmen and 1,200 transfers, totaling a record 5,130 first-year students. An additional 600 students are enrolled in the Bridge Program at one of the 16 state technical colleges so that they can have seamless transition to Carolina in the future.
"Despite the economic downturn, families know that a college education is the best investment for their children," Pastides said. "They have placed their confidence in us to provide that education, and we are proud to welcome these outstanding students to Carolina."
The average SAT score for freshmen is 1194, making this class the most academically prepared in the history of the university, he said.
"Over the past seven years, the average SAT score for the university's incoming freshman class has increased approximately 90 points," said Pastides. "In increasing the size of our class, we have not sacrificed quality, and that speaks well to the caliber of students who are choosing our university."


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In Hawaii, love isn't the only thing that'll leave you breathless. Our six Hawaiian Islands are made for romance, with misty waterfalls, sun-kissed beaches, thrilling adventures and exotic getaways.
Share a summer zodiac ride around Kauai's dramatic Napali coastline, or soak in an Oahu sunset on a Waikiki catamaran cruise. Sneak a kiss on the white sand of Papohaku Beach on Molokai, or snorkel among colorful fishes on the Island of Lanai. On Maui, stop at a local farmers market on your way to a Haleakala sunset, or count the distant galaxies at the Maunakea Visitors Center on Hawaii Island.
Between all the must-see places and must-do activities, remember to leave a little time to simply be. After all, this is Hawaii, where even a walk on the beach is a moment to savor.
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