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Maybe for you. Don't put such a happy little light on pregnancy. It is impossible, for some women, to carry a baby for nine months. They potentially ruin lives and mental states.Originally posted by zoe:
"Pregnancy is survivable"--it only last nine months.
Baby, I thought you lived in Marshfield :confused:Originally posted by baby:
Sorry Kerry, I guess I just live too close to major metro areas and see more mess than others.
And this is exactly why I am all for thorough birth control education! Thank you kindly for backing up my pointOriginally posted by baby:
Haley--You CAN survive pregnancy, and some STD's are for LIFE (at least currently). I know someone got an incurable STD from a guy who never told her. One of my aunts also got AIDS and wishes she "never had sex" after her husband died (again, because infected people never tell the truth when they know it Despite my past "experiences", at least I do not have any incurable diseases and I can still have children. When you get AIDS, that's it, any unborn or future baby gets the AIDS, too, and so will your future sex partners if you are irresponsible; it's not even like some other diseases where you can actually protect the baby from getting them.
I keep hearing pro-lifers telling me that. Why do they all assume that I think every baby should aborted? I'm anti-abortion too. I just think that it is a necessary evil and that to eradicate it, one must look to other ways of it instead of outlawing it (which makes it worse for not only the fetus, but the woman as well.)not every person that is pregnant automatically wants an abortion.
Seriously, can people not talk about abortion and automatically bring up the Holocaust? Two. Different. Things. To compare abortion to the Holocaust is offensive. These clinics, the ones in the article, that present false information and such, are the ones I have a guff with. I do not have a problem with BirthRight, for example, who do a wonderful service to women who are pregnant.You and the writer portray pro-life clinics like they are Nazis.
Aborted pregnancies. Get it straight. Most of the photos, like the ones pictured here, are not depictions of the norms of abortion. Sure, some may look like that, but you have to keep in mind that almost NINETY PERCENT of all abortions take place in the first trimester. The photos pro-lifers are always waving around are of miscarriages or stillbirths in the eighth and ninth months. Don't believe everything you see.Aborted babies do look like that in the photos, you can't deny that truthfully.
Then tell me why there is a mandatory lecture that every woman must recieve before her abortion. In Wisconsin, a woman must go through a state-mandated lecture that provides information on all options a woman has besides abortion. The state is pro-life too, and if you knew and understood our state laws regarding pre-abortion counseling, you wouldn't be talking off the top of your head.Requiring one side to provide referrels and not making the other side present information that is opposite is hypocritical and I wouldn't demand PP to do it,
To be honest, I do not support a third trimester abortion, but they don't just happen for fun. Women aren't just going out and getting abortions on a Saturday afternoon because they're bored. Third trimester abortions, which account for a very tiny percentage of all abortions, are needed in such cases when the woman's life is at risk or the baby that comes out of her will only live for a very short time.(but interesting did not like late-term abortion in the third trimester)
They are not babies in the early stages. They are zygotes, then embryos, then fetuses, and then neonates. Then, they are infants, toddlers, and so on. If you're going to talk to a doctor, he's talking down to you because you are not in the medical field. Of course he'll call it a baby. However, if you want to argue abortion, you need to learn the correct terms before sinking to using emotionally-stirring terms to get your own way.but not one of them called babies in the early stages "blobs of tissue" and even corrected me when I asked if they were.
Did they not teach it, or did you not listen with an open mind?What I learned in a public university Anatomy and Physiology class in the 90's did not teach that, either.


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With a watchful eye on the landscape, Iowa's Dave Petty tells regulators to back off. Farmers have a vested interest in keeping the land healthy and productive, water and air clean, and wildlife abundant while maintaining diverse ecosystems, he says. Rein It In. Petty says stricter government regulations block farmers from doing what they do best: producing an abundance of healthful food for the world. Federal policy regarding clean water and air needs to be reined in, Petty says, just as you would a horse who gets a little ahead of himself. "Every day, our industry has to adapt to the weather conditions and natural disasters that threaten our natural resources," Petty says. "But misinterpretation and misapplication of food and environmental laws are an even bigger challenge. We get penalized, while in reality, our industries are getting better at working with the environment." Compared to 1977, beef production today results in 16.3% fewer carbon emissions; takes 33% less land; and requires 12% less water, according to a study by Jude Capper, PhD, of Washington State University. All of this is achieved today with 30% fewer beef cattle in the U.S. The realm of regulatory laws that farmers must adhere to reaches from the Earth to the sky and the air in between. Always a hot topic in Washington is "regulatory overreach," says Ashley McDonald, NCBA deputy environmental counsel. "The knowledge gap does not reside with consumers alone. It is prevalent with regulators, congressmen and senators." — Ashley McDonald, NCBA Deputy Environmental Counsel Regulating Earth to Sky. This phrase has been the battle cry for many industries during the past few years, and the cattle industry is no exception, McDonald says. Because concentrated animal feeding operations are one of the top two enforcement priorities for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the cattle industry has seen an attack from all sides. "We are fighting issues from dust and greenhouse gas regulation to preventing your ditches and dry washes from becoming a 'water of the United States,'" McDonald says. "EPA is a power-hungry bureaucratic machine, and it's in their own self-interest to continue to stretch their authority and gain power over every aspect of our operations. War has no doubt been declared on both sides." Most recently, the challenge for ranchers has been regulation of greenhouse gases (GHG). NCBA, along with the Coalition for Responsible Regulation, filed a petition in the United States Supreme Court this spring challenging EPA's finding that GHGs endanger public health. EPA's finding provided it the foundation from which to regulate GHGs under the Clean Air Act. This allows regulation of all sources throughout the economy, including farming and ranching operations. By 2016, the agency might require that farmers and ranchers obtain permits for their emissions. Recently, NCBA beat back an effort by EPA to double the stringency of the current standard regulating dust emissions from farms, which would have subjected cattle producers to expensive regulations and fines for driving down a dirt road or cattle moving in pens. "The Clean Air Act is not an appropriate vehicle to regulate greenhouse gases, and we are certain this manipulation of the Act goes against congressional intent," McDonald says. "Once again, EPA continues to promulgate regulations that have a negative impact on producers' ability to provide safe and affordable food." Sitting on Technology. Many farmers and ranchers like Petty believe that regulations have made it more difficult to help produce food in an efficient manner. Today, regulators are simply sitting on several new technologies that could increase crop yields, grow healthier animals and reduce carbon emissions. In livestock production, antibiotic technology to improve feed efficiency, animal health and promote growth is under increasing scrutiny. Legislation before Congress would limit the use of medically important antibiotics on healthy livestock through mandatory restrictions, as well as public disclosure of how antibiotics are used on animals and in what quantity. The meat industry contends that there is not enough evidence to support bans on antibiotics in food animals. It's impossible to determine to what extent, if any, agricultural use might contribute to the problem. According to Alexander Matthews, Animal Health Institute president and CEO, removal of antibiotics from animals' feed and water "would lead to increased animal disease, a reduction in food safety and gain little, if anything, in the effort to control resistance." He suggests developing "prudent use principles." Today, there is a movement to reduce at least the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animals raised for food. Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms and Foster Farms, which collectively produce a third of the chicken Americans eat, have declared intentions to greatly reduce the amount of antibiotics fed to healthy chickens. Regulation of technology is not just impacting cattle producers. Take the government's treatment of the Enlist Weed Control System. The system combines new herbicide-tolerant crops with an advanced herbicide. The system would boost productivity and generate significant economic rewards, and according to manufacturer Dow AgroSciences, it would protect up to $2.5 billion in net farm income threatened by herbicide-resistant weeds. Yet USDA has kept this technology in regulatory purgatory for nearly four years—even though the regulatory approval process is supposed to take just 180 days. The agency announced in May that it would prepare an assessment of the product's possible environmental consequences. Farm Responsibly. "Our industry continually evaluates the latest science to help in decisions to further conserve resources," Petty explains. "It's our responsibility to operate as environmentally friendly as possible and to use tools made available through the conservation programs that will help us further strengthen a partnership with the government." If farmers are to meet the growing global demand for food, they need a federal regulatory system that works with them, not against them. The war is not yet won, McDonald adds: "Cattle producers must be outspoken about the measures we've put in place to protect the environment and how the U.S. cattle industry is more sustainable than anywhere else in the world. The knowledge gap does not reside with consumers alone. It's prevalent with regulators, congressmen and senators." Farm Journal Media's new advocacy series, America's Agriculture Challenge, provides in-depth information to farmers and ranchers about external influences such as overreaching regulations, policymakers, courts and activists that impact their operations—and potentially endanger the future of their farms. The multimedia editorial campaign educates and motivates producers to interact with legislators, regulators and consumers to help them understand why agriculture needs the resources and runway to maximize productivity, exercise stewardship and secure our food supply. To find resources and links to help you get started in making your voice heard, visit www.agweb.com/agriculture_challenge. Back to news


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Robert Matthews was recently elected president of the Empire State Bed and Breakfast Association. Matthews had been attending the ESBBA meetings with his wife, Sunny Matthews of Sunny's Roost Bed and Breakfast, for the past year and a half when he found himself nominated for the position. Officer and chair positions are normally reserved for bed and breakfast owners, but an exception was made in his case as Matthews assists Sunny with the bed and breakfast business in many ways.
ESBBA is a 16-year-old statewide association with a strict code of standards for its member bed and breakfasts/inns. It is also the only New York association that monitors its members to be sure they continue to meet its standards of operation. The national and worldwide associations help get the names of the bed and breakfast members out in the public eye, but anyone with the subscription fee can list their property. However, travelers choosing a bed and breakfast from the Empire State Bed & Breakfast Association membership site will know that the establishment they choose is one of New York's premier bed and breakfasts.
Matthews is not taking the position lightly. Already he has taken the initiative in bringing some new ideas to the board. Along with monthly online board meetings, he hopes to be able to have smaller meetings in each region to keep individual bed and breakfasts in touch with each other, both those that are members and those that want to see what the association is all about. The first of these meetings will be this April in Cooperstown, with its local bed and breakfast association.
Matthews has suggested adding QR codes to the new 2014 rack card, which will be found at various travel plazas and welcome centers throughout New York. Using these codes, a visitor can readily access only the pages of the website pertaining to the region they plan to visit, rather than click through several pages to reach their goal. Adding QR codes will bring more traffic to the Empire State Bed & Breakfast Association website, www.esbba.com, and referrals to its members. All member bed and breakfasts will be listed by region and a map will indicate the boundaries of each region.
The ESBBA website already supplies a website presence for each member, as well as a mobile application for those who do not already have one. Plans have been made for several self-help videos to be added to the site to assist members in setting up their information and remind them of changes they need to implement on their sites to stay current in the ever-changing Internet market.
Additionally, the website contains a blog to which any member can add specials, information about their region, pictures and recipes. Visitors and non-members alike have access to these pages to learn about the members and the areas in which they reside.
The Empire State Bed & Breakfast Association has established in 1997. Its mission is to encourage the professional and financial success of its dedicated New York state innkeeper members through education, marketing and collaboration with professional partners, emphasizing high quality standards of hospitality and ethical business practices, all with the aim of superior lodging experiences for guests.


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Episode XXIV: The Curse of Marketing
LucasArts has had a longstanding strategy of identifying hot-selling genres and
then giving them the Star Wars treatment. While this has led to some excellent
games such as Dark Forces, Jedi Knight
and the X-Wing
series, it has also birthed a few horrible license abusers such as Rebellion
and Shadows of the Empire. These games failed because they didn't do what
must be done to successfully translate Star Wars into silicon.
To make a good Star Wars title, a game has to feel completely Star Wars. It must capture the same aesthetic with the smoothness and energy that powered the original trilogy (ignore Episode 1, I sure do).
So you know that
something is very wrong when, upon installing the new real-time strategy game
Star Wars: Force Commander, you are treated to a techno-music version
of the Imperial March. Many focus groups must have died…to bring us that one.
While techno Star Wars might appeal to a few geeks who enjoy playing bizarre MP3 mixes of their favorite cinematic sound clips, it just doesn't work for a game that ultimately has the task of re-creating the Star Wars universe. Nor does the rest of the game work. Force Commander throws the Star Wars license into a badly designed game and then sabotages any benefit that the license might provide by stripping the game of any solid Star Wars feel. Stormtroopers, ATATs and Snowspeeders aside, this doesn't feel at all like Star Wars. It feels like an accident.
But ranting is vitriol without proof.
For those of you unfamiliar with the term 'Battle of Hoth,' it refers to the ground battle on the snow planet (Hoth) at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back. The scene is one of the most dramatic and successful in all of cinema and makes a great inspiration for a game (or at least a better inspiration than a 10-year old competing in a race with a slimy dog-beast thing… err…whatever…). That is exactly what Force Commander tries yet fails to be: The Battle of Hoth.
The game is played on a 3D Landscape in which you control a variety of military
forces. These range from your basic Stormtroopers to a variety of Walkers and
Air/Spacecraft. The camera interface and layout is similar in design to Myth.
You are able to spin, zoom and strafe all around the map – theoretically.
The controls for doing so are unintuitive, clunky, and very difficult to master. Furthermore, the diminutive size of your units is a problem because in order to get a good view of the battlefield you must zoom out to the point where you can barely see them. Considering that there are some unit balancing problems which make Stormtroopers (the smallest units in the game) extremely useful, this is a quandary that Force Commander is not able to rise above.
Speaking of those unit problems, there are plenty. In an effort to make the
game as 'Star Wars' as possible, all units are able to do what they did in the
movies, such as trip a huge Imperial Walker with a tow-cable (yeah… right).
There are several new units, but these are poorly designed and do not gel with
Star Wars (there are no tanks in Star Wars!).
Each battle is pitched. You don't build units or mine resources. Instead, Force Commander implements a wargame-like system of 'command points.' As you complete objectives, you gain these points which you can use to requisition troops. This makes for a more tactical experience than deep strategy.
The interface for
grouping, ordering, and everything else related to troop deployment is needlessly
complicated and obtuse. The mandatory training missions spend at least 20 minutes
just describing the variety of ways you can group together and select troops.
The same problem of poorly implemented options that plagued Rebellion
hits Force Commander full on, and it's not a pretty sight.
Graphically, Force Commander is a disappointment. Despite switching to a new graphics engine in mid-development, this is still an ugly game competing in a crowded field of good lookers. Polygon counts and texturing reminds one of nothing more than Playstation material, if that good. Weapons and explosion effects are boring and animations are hardly impressive. The interface itself is a huge, rough, ungainly third of the screen that wastes space and contributes to the camera problems.
Also an issue, and contributing to that nagging feeling that this isn't really
Star Wars, is the way unexplored portions of the map are completely blacked
out. Aside from the logical issue that Star Destroyers should be able to scan
the surface and give you a complete, revealed map, the midnight feeling given
by the fog of war causes an eerie sense of Force Commander being some
sort of abstract dream. Maybe this is what the future looked like to Yoda –
he sure seemed to meditate deeply.
But it's the sound that really drives the nail into the coffin. While the graphics and gameplay are flawed, the music is downright apocryphal. Instead of using the ever-dependable John Williams score from the movies, Force Commander either employs badly written new music which has no Star Wars feeling whatsoever or techno versions of the movie scores, which are just sad.
This is a game that could have been great if it had been done well. Despite the brilliant idea of making a Star Wars RTS, LucasArts took an immediate left turn into infamy, and the result is the worst thing to come out with the famous moniker emblazoned on the box since Rebellion. Not even the die-hards should bother with Force Commander. It isn't a good game, it isn't good to Star Wars, and it isn't good to anyone who buys it. If you can enjoy this game, check your pulse.


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For many, this means working a temporary seasonal position. Some like the additional income for the extra spending involved with this time of year, while others may be in-between jobs and searching for a more permanent position. While there are many pros and cons of seasonal employment, the concern of many is that the work is only temporary and lacks a guarantee past its ending date. More


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New Zero Percent Financing Program On Fujinon Cabrio Zooms
Last Updated: January 27, 2014 7:45 pm GMT
(Wayne, New Jersey--January 27, 2014) FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division, is conducting a Zero Percent Financing program on purchases of its Premier PL ZK Series of Cabrio lenses. Beginning today through March 31st, 2014, any new purchases of a Premier PL19-90mm Cabrio (ZK4.7x19), PL 85-300mm Cabrio (ZK3.5x85B) or PL 14-35mm Cabrio wide-angle zoom (ZK2.5x14) are eligible for the company's Zero Percent Financing for 24-month program. The program is currently open to U.S. and Canadian customers only.
"We're starting this program as a service to our customers," said Thom Calabro, Director, Marketing and Product Development, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division. "A financing program like this makes it easier for more of our customers to own a Cabrio and opens up a larger potential user base among rental houses, DPs, production companies, and all kinds of cine and video professionals looking to own the most versatile, highest quality, and lightest zooms in industry."
FUJINON's PL 14-35mm lens is the latest development in the company's popular Cabrio series, which includes the recently introduced Premier PL 85-300 mm, as well as the established PL 19-90. Introduced at IBC in mid-September last year, the 14-35mm Cabrio
The PL 14-35 lens offers exceptional optical performance in the center of the image and in the corners of the frame. The digital servo's 16-bit encoding assures operators that all lens meta data output—including the position of the zoom, iris, and focus—is extremely accurate. The PL 14-35 lens supports Lens Data System (LDS) and /i metadata formats, All Cabrio lenses can be controlled using cinema industry standard accessories, wireless controllers, as well as existing FUJINON wired and wireless units.
The high-performance FUJINON PL 85-300 Cabrio
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The lightweight and compact PL 19-90 Cabrio weighs only 2.85kg including servo motors, this lens has the longest focal range available in a light weight zoom . Cinematographers will be right at home with these lenses. With the detachable drive removed, the lens is set to accept industry standard cine motors and matte boxes. Plus, the lens has all the data output that appeals to a Cine-style shooter.
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Thornburg Value Fund (TVAFX), co managed by Edward Maran and Connor Browne, was launched in 1995 and is nearing its 15-year anniversary. It was the first equity fund offered by privately held Thornburg Investment Management, which now has a collection of seven equity funds. Although Thornburg Value Fund has a broad value focus, which is obviously implied by its name, it is not a run-of-the-mill offering in this space.
The fund tends hold a relatively concentrated portfolio of companies (recently around 50 or so names were in the portfolio) allocated to three broad investment theme buckets: Basic Value, Consistent Earner, and Emerging Franchises. As bottom up investors, the percentage of assets in these three categories varies over time depending on what companies the co-managers find most compelling. Normally, however, the later two will be smaller portions than Basic Value.
Basic Value for Thornburg is similar to other value shops in that the managers highlight financially sound companies with well-established businesses whose stocks are trading at low valuations relative to the estimates of intrinsic value or potential earning power. Consistent Earners, meanwhile, are companies selling at valuations below historic norms that have shown steady earnings growth and/or dividend growth. Importantly, value in this category is considered on a relative basis, so that companies may, in fact, appear richly valued on some metrics. Lastly, Emerging Franchises are companies that management believes are in the process of establishing a leading position in a product, service or market. The managers expect that their selections here will grow at an above-average rate.
Maran and Browne, however, don't operate in a bottom-up vacuum. The duo incorporates a larger worldview when considering investments, to help ensure that they select companies of which they are fond that are also poised to benefit from macro events—or at least not be materially affected by such happenings. This larger view also allows them to take advantage of opportunities that some fund managers would avoid. This included a successful foray into bonds during the recent recession. In fact, the fund's prospectus provides a fair amount of leeway to the managers.
Although not quite as broad as a "go anywhere" fund, management's options are pretty open. The fund has the leeway to own foreign equity securities, partnership interests and, as already noted, foreign and domestic debt obligations. That said, under normal market conditions, the co-managers will focus on domestic equities in the value space. By design, however, the portfolio has no market cap restriction and will usually include a mix of large, medium, and small companies, with a bias toward large and mid-caps.
As the three buckets highlight, the definition of value is somewhat lose, including traditional value stocks and stocks that, in management's view, provide value in a broader or different context. Some of the metrics on which companies are reviewed include price to earnings, price to book value, relative earnings growth potential, price to cash flow, industry growth potential, debt to capital, industry leadership, dividend yield, dividend growth potential, dividend history, franchise value, and the security and consistency of revenue streams, among others.
Two areas of particular focus are the potential for favorable developments and undervalued assets. Here, the co-managers are seeking out companies that they believe have assets that the market doesn't fully appreciate but that could eventually turn out to be major growth drivers. A recent example of this is Google (GOOG). Although some might view Google as inappropriate for a value fund, it resides in the Consistent Earners category, which means that its purchase was dictated by relative value—not absolute value. Underpinning the selection is management's belief that the company's valuation predominantly reflects its dominance in search. The other businesses in which Google operates, including a push into the operating systems of mobile devises, are not being properly valued, according to Maran and Browne. As such, if these businesses gain traction, they believe there could be material upside potential. Indeed, not your typical value play, but when viewed with a slightly different lens, it is easy to see the value angle.
A difficult 2008 has put a crimp in the fund's recent trailing performance metrics, but its trailing five- and ten-year returns through August are in the top third of Value Line's Growth objective group. Note that Value Line's Growth objective group contains funds based on their objective of capital growth (appreciation), so, despite the word "value" in the fund's name (and its investment focus), it fits squarely in this broad group. Risk, meanwhile, is similar to that of other funds in the group. Although expenses and a $5,000 minimum investment aren't out of line, Thornburg Value Fund is a load offering, and, as such, isn't appropriate for the "do-it-yourself" investor. That said, the fund is worth considering if it is recommended by your financial intermediary.


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How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories
Directed by Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini
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In August 2001, it seemed the stars were about to align for a sweeping overhaul of America's troubled immigration system. The gathering signs of a societal shift on the scale of the Civil Rights Movement were unmistakable. Outside public view, the Bush administration and key leaders in Congress were also thinking along similar lines. In response, a dozen crucial, engaging characters – a think tank expert, a union leader, a non-profit lobbyist, a Latino activist, business executives, politicians and Capitol Hill staffers – crafted an audacious new plan to reform the national immigration policy. Their "Grand Bargain" promised to change the lives of tens of millions of immigrants and affect every citizen and every state in the union.
How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories is a 12-part feature documentary film series that reveals this fight for immigration reform on Capitol Hill and across the country from 2001 to 2007 with unprecedented access and intimacy. Invited into the meeting rooms and secret conferences where heated discussions and private bargains had the potential to yield a breakthrough, veteran filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini followed the democratic process close-up and across state lines, weaving cinema verité portraits of personal defeats and victories into a grand story arc.
Learn more about the filming of the series, read profiles of the characters, and more at the How Democracy Works Now website.


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The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (Compact) is an agreement that recognizes suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in all Compact member states. This means, any person whose license privileges or rights are suspended in a Compact state may also be suspended in all other Compact states, IF THE CONVICTION IS A BASIS FOR SUSPENSION IN THAT STATE.
The Compact prevents poachers who are under revocation in one state from hunting, fishing, or trapping in other states. This cooperative interstate effort will enhance the Division of Wildlife's ability to protect and manage our wildlife resources.
If a person plans to hunt, fish, or trap in another state, and have a license suspension in Florida, it is their responsibility to contact the other state to verify they can legally hunt, fish, or trap there.
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If you believe that your fishing, trapping and/or hunting privileges have been suspended in error, you have the right to appeal this action: the terms of your suspension will become effective on the 22nd day after receipt of the suspension notice if you do not request an administrative proceeding. You have a period of 21 days from receipt of the suspension notice to request an administrative proceeding as described in the document, titled "Explanation of Rights." Failure to request an administrative proceeding within 21 days of receipt of the suspension notice shall be considered a waiver of your rights to any administrative proceeding regarding the administrative action, as stated in Rule 26-106.111(4), Florida Administrative Code. If you do not request an administrative proceeding, the suspension of your trapping, fishing and/or hunting privileges will become effective on the 22nd day after receipt of the suspension notice. For information regarding an administrative proceeding, you may contact the FWC Legal Office at (850) 487-1764.
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Violator Compact Act – Section 379.2255
Penalties and violations; Civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; Criminal penalties; Suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits – Section 379.401
Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey; Evidence; Penalty – Section 379.404
The Compact assures non-resident violators receiving citations for certain wildlife violations in participating states the same treatment accorded residents who are in violation. Procedures established causes a non-resident violator who fails to comply with the terms of a citation issued in a participating state to face the possibility of the suspension of his wildlife license privileges in his home state until the terms of the citation are met. Safeguards are built into the Compact to assure that a non-resident violator is afforded all due process protection.
In addition, the Compact provides for the reciprocal recognition of the suspension of license privileges by participating states, subject to limitations intended to provide due process protection. The reciprocal recognition of suspensions is intended to address the problems associated with the mobility of many violators.
Finally, the Compact provides that information on convictions in participating states shall be forwarded to the home state of the violator. The home state shall treat such convictions as if they had occurred in that state for the purposes of license suspension actions.
NOTE: personal representations, check stubs, money order receipts, etc. are not acceptable.
The terms of your suspension will become effective on the 22nd day after receipt of the suspension notice if you do not request an administrative proceeding. You have a period of 21 days from receipt of the suspension notice to request an administrative proceeding as described in the document, titled "Explanation of Rights." Failure to request an administrative proceeding within 21 days of receipt of the suspension notice shall be considered a waiver of your rights to any administrative proceeding regarding the administrative action, as stated in Rule 26-106.111(4), Florida Administrative Code. If you do not request an administrative proceeding, the suspension of your trapping, fishing and/or hunting privileges will become effective on the 22nd day after receipt of the suspension notice. For information regarding an administrative proceeding, you may contact the FWC Legal Office at (850) 487-1764.
Court ordered suspensions issued by a Florida judge cannot be overturned by the Commission.
As used in this compact, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Citation" means any summons, complaint, summons and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace officer for a wildlife violation which contains an order requiring the person to respond.
(b) "Collateral" means any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance for trial in connection with the issuance by a wildlife officer or other peace officer of a citation for a wildlife violation.
(c) "Compliance" with respect to a citation means the act of answering a citation through an appearance in a court or tribunal, or through the payment of fines, costs, and surcharges, if any.
(d) "Conviction" means a conviction, including any court conviction, for any offense related to the preservation, protection, management, or restoration of wildlife which is prohibited by state statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule, and such conviction shall also include the forfeiture of any bail, bond, or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense, the payment of a penalty assessment, a plea of nolo contendere and the imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court.
(e) "Court" means a court of law, including magistrate's court and the justice of the peace court.
(f) "Home state" means the state of primary residence of a person.
(g) "Issuing state" means the participating state which issues a wildlife citation to the violator.
(h) "License" means any license, permit, or other public document which conveys to the person to whom it was issued the privilege of pursuing, possessing, or taking any wildlife regulated by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule of a participating state.
(i) "Licensing authority" means the department or division within each participating state which is authorized by law to issue or approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or possess wildlife.
(j) "Participating state" means any state which enacts legislation to become a member of this wildlife compact.
(k) "Personal recognizance" means an agreement by a person made at the time of issuance of the wildlife citation that such person will comply with the terms of the citation.
(l) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Provinces of Canada, and other countries.
(m) "Suspension" means any revocation, denial, or withdrawal of any or all license privileges, including the privilege to apply for, purchase, or exercise the benefits conferred by any license.
(n) "Terms of the citation" means those conditions and options expressly stated upon the citation.
(o) "Wildlife" means all species of animals including, but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans, which are defined as "wildlife" and are protected or otherwise regulated by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule in a participating state. Species included in the definition of "wildlife" vary from state to state and determination of whether a species is "wildlife" for the purposes of this compact shall be based on local law.
(p) "Wildlife law" means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof.
(q) "Wildlife officer" means any individual authorized by a participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife violation.
(r) "Wildlife violation" means any cited violation of a statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof.
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500 Lafayette Road, Box 47St. Paul, MN 55155
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
1505 Eastover DriveJackson, MS 39211
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P. O. Box 200701Helena, MT 59620
Nevada Department of Wildlife
1100 Valley RdReno, NV 89512
New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Law Enforcement
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Chief of Law Enforcement
100 North Bismarck ExpresswayBismarck, ND 58501
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235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908
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523 East Capital AvenuePierre, SD 57501
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Texas Parks & Wildlife
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
P. O. Box 146301Salt Lake City, UT 84114
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600 Capitol Way NorthOlympia, WA 98501
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P. O. Box 7921Madison, WI 53707
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If you're looking for an easy way to watch the Easter Triduum from Rome beginning on Holy Thursday, you might want to check the CNS Crossplayer for its "Vatican Live" feed from the Vatican Television Center. Our Crossplayer (right) is a multimedia platform with video and audio reports, CNS stories, photos and a live 24-hour view of St. Peter's Square. But during papal events in Rome, the live view of the square is replaced with the Vatican TV coverage of the pope.
Where can you find the CNS Crossplayer? It's a service we provide exclusively for CNS clients, so you'll have to go to the Web site of a client who subscribes to it. Here is a short list of diocesan newspapers here in the United States who carry the CNS Crossplayer: Evansville, Ind. (scroll down); Kansas City, Kan.; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; New York; Cincinnati; Arlington, Va.; and Madison, Milwaukee and Superior, Wis.
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— HOLY THURSDAY: Chrism Mass from St. Peter's Basilica, 3:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. Eastern (12:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Pacific); Mass of the Lord's Supper from the Basilica of St. John Lateran, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern (8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific).
— GOOD FRIDAY: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord from St. Peter's Basilica, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern (8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific); Stations of the Cross from the Colosseum, 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern (12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific).
— HOLY SATURDAY: Easter Vigil from St. Peter's Basilica, 3 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Eastern (noon to 3:15 p.m. Pacific).
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- Overall Length:7.00"
- Blade Length:2.94"
- Cutting Edge:2.75"
- Blade Thickness:0.09"
- Blade Material:AUS-8
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Stonewash
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.00"
- Handle Thickness:0.35"
- Handle Material:Polymer
- Color:OD Green
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:3.10 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Down, Tip-Up
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- Opener:Thumb Stud
- Lock Type:Frame Lock
- Brand:ESEE Knives
- Model:Zancudo
- Designer:Mike Perrin, Jeff Randall
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William McGirt was forced into the unique position of playing solo during Monday's final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in what turned out to be quite the eventful last 18 holes spread over two days.
The Boiling Springs resident/Wofford product culminated the weather-delayed tournament Monday at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla., by being one of only four players in the remaining field of 76 to break 70 in Round 4. His 4-under 68 made him part of a five-way tie for eighth and his second-largest career paycheck at $167,400.
McGirt, now in his third PGA Tour season, carded a four-day total of 6 under (74-70-70-68) to finish seven back of winner Tiger Woods, who reclaimed No. 1 in the world rankings. Among those tied with McGirt was Greenville resident Bill Haas, who was the co-leader after two rounds with Justin Rose. Haas posted a 69-66-73-74 to advance to 18th in earnings with $1.04 million.
It was the fourth career top-10 PGA finish for McGirt and arguably one of the crazier weeks of his career. He began the week as only the third alternate to even get into the field, but was a late final addition after James Driscoll withdrew due to injury.
McGirt came to the par-3 17th on Monday (which played as the fourth most difficult hole during the event) tied with Masters champion Bubba Watson (5-under 67) for lowest final round. After having gone bogey-free for 28 consecutive holes, McGirt landed his tee shot into water before chunking his initial chip, leading to a double bogey. He then rebounded with a birdie at the finishing hole that played as the event's toughest all week.
McGirt finished up his final round Monday as a solo act after partner Sergio Garcia withdrew during Sunday's weather delay due to an injury suffered on one of the strangest shots in recent memory.
Garcia climbed high up into a tree after his drive stayed up on a huge limb on the 10th and backhanded a one-handed shot out onto the fairway a few yards ahead of where McGirt stood in stunned silence with arms folded.
"I knew they were looking around the tree," McGirt told ESPN. "I didn't know they were looking in the tree. I looked over and Sergio is up in the air and I'm trying to figure out what in the hell he's going to do. He called for a club, he's hugging the tree, and the ball comes flying out. Are you kidding me? It was just unbelievable."
McGirt's paycheck, which was second only to the $457,600 he earned for a runner-up tie during last season's Canadian Open, propelled him 44 spots to No. 77 on the money list with $309,965. He advanced to 89th in FedEx Cup points. The 33-year-old also passed another career milestone in increasing his earnings over $2 million. He's scheduled to play in Thursday's Houston Open.
McGirt collects big payday with eighth place at Bay Hill
William McGirt was forced into the unique position of playing solo during Monday's final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in what turned out to be quite the eventful last 18 holes spread over two days.


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Please be advised that effective October 1, 2007 any person engaged in the collection of a consumer claim the person owns, if the claim was in default when the person acquired it is required to be licensed as a collection agency pursuant to HB 1324 which was signed by Governor Martin O'Malley on May 8, 2007.
This legislation which is Chapter 472 of the Laws of Maryland 2007 will amend the definition of "collection agency" as it relates to the licensing and regulation of persons collecting consumer claims in Maryland. With certain exceptions, Maryland law currently requires that persons who collect consumer claims for third parties to be licensed as collection agencies by the State Collection Agency Licensing Board. As of October 1, 2007, the licensing requirement will also apply to "debt acquirers"- that is persons who engage in the business of purchasing and collecting delinquent debts. The new expanded requirement applies to persons who are directly collecting claims that they own, but only if they were in default when the owner acquired the claims. The
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*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***Blade length: 7.10 in.Total length: 12.15 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.85 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.Item weight: 6.40 oz.Shipment weight: 10.6 oz.Blade: San mai suminagashi (damascus) forged from carbon steels by ShigefusaBolster: Integral damascusHandle: Stabilized maidou burl set on a full tang
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I just got my lsat results back and it was far below anything i could imagine. I scored less than 150. I know im capable of 155-163 range. Therefore, I have to retake in it december. Everything else is pretty strong. But this lsat score I feel is the death of all my ambitions. Since many law schools are rolling admissions, I think I'm just as screwed for waiting till January to have my application file complete even though it will be much stronger later than it is now. Am I wrong? Do I still have a chance later in the cycle? Or should I find a new plan and forget about law school? I was really hoping to apply ED but I can't now. So if someone knows of others that had similar situations please respond. Thanks


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SLU Recruits Dept. of Homeland Security's Former Chief Medical Officer
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- The former Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Homeland Security is joining the faculty of Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice.
Alexander Garza, M.D., MPH, will become associate dean for public health practice and associate professor of epidemiology at SLU this fall. As an associate dean, he will focus on developing relationships between the College's faculty and students and practitioners in government and industry engaged in public health at the local, national and international level. Garza, who received his MPH from SLU's School of Public Health, will also teach and mentor students in the areas of emergency management, public health preparedness and epidemiology.
"I am very excited to be coming back to my childhood home of St. Louis and thrilled to be joining the outstanding faculty at Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice," Garza said. "I especially am looking forward to bringing my experiences from my time as Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security to students at SLU and develop a body of knowledge in the relationships between public health, security and emergency preparedness."
Garza is internationally recognized for his expertise in emergency medicine, disaster medicine and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive terrorism. From 2009 until May 2013, Garza was the health lead for U.S. homeland security efforts, working with public health, medical and emergency management agencies, security and intelligence communities and non-governmental organizations worldwide. Presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate, Garza anchored the Department of Homeland Security's response to public health and terrorism threats. He managed medical and health security issues and oversaw the national health aspects of contingency planning for all chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. Garza also led the Department of Homeland Security's coordinated response for health issues to disasters including the H1N1 pandemic, Haiti earthquake, Gulf Coast oil spill, tsunami in Japan and Hurricane Sandy.
Garza served as principal advisor on bioterrorism and health to United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and advised the White House National Security Staff and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, advising the president on the bioethical implications of advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology.
"With Dr. Garza's recruitment to the College for Public Health and Social Justice as the associate dean for public health practice, we are signaling both our commitment to public health practice and our national and international reach into the public health community," said Edwin Trevathan, M.D., MPH, dean of SLU's College for Public Health and Social Justice.
Garza is passionate about emergency medicine and public health. He became a paramedic before attending medical school at the University of Missouri and completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Garza has held academic appointments in emergency medicine at Georgetown University, University of New Mexico and University of Missouri. Garza also is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps, where he served as a battalion surgeon and civil affairs public health chief in Iraq and Africa. He has received more than a dozen awards including the Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge.
Garza is the author of numerous publications that have made a significant impact on the practice of emergency medical response, and was awarded the Young Investigator award by the American Heart Association for his research in improving survival to cardiac arrest. Garza is among the more than 30 new faculty recruited during the past three years to the units within SLU's College for Public Health and Social Justice. The College is the only academic unit of its kind among the nearly 250 Catholic institutions of higher education in the United States.
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Not 1099, that was the date of the First Crusade. 1119 is when Hugues de Payens and Godfrey de Saint-Omer founded what became Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Knights Templar), well after the Viking Age (most of the Viking world was Christian by the year 1000). The idea of the Templars showing up in North America always (in all my reading) happens AFTER the suppression of the order by King Philip IV of France and Pope Pope Clement V in 1307. It is thought in some quarters that some members of the Templars took the Templar treasures and escaped via ship the night that the Templars in France were arrested and made their way to North America.
The Vikings (catch all umbrella term, as they were Danes, Norwegians and Swedes) are known for a fact to have been in what is now Newfoundland around the year 1000. It is strongly suspected that they would have sailed down the east coast of North America for a bit (google Vinland). As for the thought that they went as far inland as modern day Minnesota, this is still a very controversial subject, as much of the evidence offered as proof, such as the Kensington Runestone, are strongly suspected, or proven to be, a hoax.
Now, that said, any further discussion of the possibility of Vikings in Minnesota and Templars anywhere in North America (with or without the Vikings who pre-dated the order) shall hereby take place in the Folklore and Urban Legends board.
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On this whole Viking/Nordic thing, let me say again that I just recently heard about The Westford Knight http://en.wikipedia....Westford_Knight and it is about 5 miles from here so I had to check it out.
A connection I see to what Ive been experiencing in these woods is a symbol which has shown up on 2 quartz stones, and a deer pawed out the same symbol in the snow over the location of one of those stones, and Ive seen the same symbol on supposed rune stones in my area on-line this week.
Let me say what I felt on todays hike. It was a balmy 50 degrees. Damp and overcast. Just an eerie morning.
When I go to the top of the highest peak here I heard and felt some giant rumbles as if a couple large boulders beneath the soil were rubbing against each other. Maybe there was a tiny earth trembler here this morning?
Ive never felt or heard that in the nearly 20 years Ive hiked this spot.


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ARCADIA – The Bob Baffert barn has been waiting for Declassify, a $450,000 purchase as a 2-year-old, to step up and do big things, and Saturday was his coming-out party.
A 4-year-old Orientate colt, Declassify showed a ton of courage in outbattling Cyclometer to win the $300,000 Grade I Triple Bend Stakes by a nose at Santa Anita Park – one of four graded stakes races at the Great Race Place on Gold Cup Day.
Declassify, who was making his graded-stakes debut, was the 2-1 second choice behind even-money favorite Sahara Sky, who finished last in the field of six.
"I really didn't think we were going to get by him there at the end, and the way (Declassify) fought back … Cyclometer, he ran a huge race himself," Baffert said. "I think he's a pretty good horse. I considered (Declassify) beat, and then when he gave that little surge and won it, that made the race even more exciting.
"It was a great run. He showed some real heart. You know, we're always looking for that inspirational moment and we got it with him today."
Declassify and Cyclometer ran 1-2 the whole way through moderate fractions of 22.77, 45.50 and 1:09.25 for the seven furlongs. That made it tough for Sahara Sky to stage his usual late run as the two front-runners staged a furious battle through the stretch, running the distance in 1:22.03.
"I thought I was beat at the top of the stretch," winning rider Martin Garcia said. "My horse was trying everything, every step of the way. He never gave up. (Cyclometer) moved into me a little bit in the stretch and my horse was intimidated. He responded again though."
It was a tough beat for Cyclometer, who came in off a victory in the Grade III Los Angeles Stakes on May 26 at Santa Anita.
"We should have won that," said Karen Headley, daughter and assistant to trainer Bruce Headley. "They both ran great races and (Cyclometer) is such a good horse. He ran a winning race and so did the winner."
Declassify has won three of five starts for earnings of $261,240. Baffert said he's unsure what will be next for the colt, but he'll be heading to Del Mar for a summer campaign.
"We'll see how he trains down there," Baffert said. "I'll just see what's in store. He'll tell us what's going on."
In two other graded stakes races Saturday:
•Parranda rallied from just off the pace to beat pacesetting Kathleen Rose by a neck in the $200,000 Grade II Royal Heroine Stakes for fillies and mares at one mile on the turf.
Ridden by Elvis Trujillo, the 5-year-old daughter of English Channel won for the 10th time in 24 races to increase her earnings to $668,655. She was clocked in 1:35.27.
"Elvis rode a real good race, real smart, and helped us to win the race," trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said. "We wanted to try and get out of there (the gate) and be tactical."
•Joe Talamo, the meet's leading rider, rallied Sheza Smoke Show from fifth in the 10-horse field of 3-year-old fillies to win the $100,000 Grade III Senorita Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths, running the one mile on turf in 1:35.34.
The victory was the daughter of Wilko's third in four tries over Santa Anita's grass course and her third in five starts overall. She's now earned $138,438.
The winner hadn't raced since finishing fifth in the ungraded China Doll Stakes at Santa Anita on March 8.
"Coming off that long of a layoff and to have her in stakes-winning shape, I tip my hat to (trainer Peter Eurton)," Talamo said. "She ran a great race and we had an absolutely perfect trip."
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Two months ago, Alcatel-Lucent and TCL announced the Alcatel One Touch View and noted that it would be released in Russia at some point in the near future. As it turns out, the release date is scheduled for December 15.
The Alcatel One Touch View isnt all that impressive specs-wise, due to its 4-inch IPS LCD WVGA display, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A processor, 512MB of RAM, and just 4GB of storage. It also comes with a 5MP camera, VGA front-facing camera, and a 1,500mAh battery. After the specs on recent Windows Phone 8 devices, this Windows Phone 7.5 device comes off as somewhat low-end. Although, to be fair, its intended to be a cheaper phone. The strangest thing, however, is the lack of a physical hardware button for the camera. This is a first for any Windows Phone, and its exclusion is both notable and disappointing.
The device will retail for 6,990 Rubles less than the originally-anticipated 7,990 Rubles or $256 USD and it will come in both black and Dutch Orange. While I dont know if Id use the Dutch Orange variant as my daily driver, its kind of a nice color. What do you think?
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The above video of unknown origin emerged on YouTube today. Its intended subject is the drunk guy doing the batusi on the left—but the real star is Medvedev, dancing with his head down at right. To the tune of a terrible song called "American Boy," Medvedev sways from side to side, kicking his heels and flicking his wrists sharply. He dances like a marionette with a stick up its butt. Coincidentally, this is also the way he governs. [Reuters]


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By Derek Bonnett: In the weeks ahead world boxing fans will have the opportunity watch the planet's best amateur pugilists battle it out over three rounds in search of gold medal dreams. There's something purer about an Olympic boxers intentions when you know he or, for the first time in 2012, she is fighting for pride and country and that breathtaking view from the medal podium as opposed to cash.
So far, bantamweights Joseph Diaz Jr. (USA), John Joe Nevin (Ireland), and Oscar Valdez (Mexico) have really caught my attention. Lightweights Felix Verdejo (Puerto Rico) and Jose Ramirez (USA) also standout. Middleweight Terrell Gausha (USA) produced one of the most dramatic Olympic wins for his country since David Reid stopped Alfredo Duvergel to claim gold at 156 pounds in the 1996 Atlanta games. And still, today only marks day three of the competition and many more bouts with competitors from all over the world are yet to come.
One fantasy (besides being magically reduced to my former featherweight physique to represent the USA in London) which has dominated the workings of my brain as I watch the Olympics this year has been matching current American professionals to each weight class to comprise a boxing version of the Dream Team. Imagine what a lean Eddie Chambers could do in the heavyweight field or what Peter Quillin could produce at 165? I would have to make Adrien Broner a strong gold medal favorite even at 141 pounds. My fun continued down until the professional flyweight ranks where I once again selected Brian Viloria to represent the USA as he had in the 2000 Sydney games. However, filling the 108 pound class for my Olympic Dream Team provided a greater struggle and that's when I discovered Yosigey Ramirez and Edwin Reyes. According to Boxrec, they are the only American light flyweight and minimumweight we have.
As I dug further, I discovered a greater diversion than my fantasy boxing Dream Team; I discovered my next article. You see, Ramirez and Reyes are both unbeaten in their professional careers, but they are also without a victory. The oddity of their professional campaigns intrigued me as a fan and advocate for boxing's lightest weight classes. Ramirez and Reyes have in fact fought each other twice, but neither man has been able to establish himself as anything more than even to his foe. At 0-0-2, the diminutive prizefighters have set themselves up for one of the most unique boxing trilogies I can ponder.
The two debuted in April on the untelevised portion of the Albert Mensah-Michael Katsidis undercard. Their rematch took place earlier this month on the undercard of Anthony Mundine-Bronco McKart. These Las Vegas residents share more than just the eight rounds they traded leather. They share the burden of being small in a country which rarely embraces boxers under the lightweight division.
Nine years ago, Reyes, 24, came to the USA from Guatemala, a small country in Central America. Aside from his size, this also presented a problem to his development as a fighter.
"Being a Guatemalan citizen and not a USA citizen means a lot because [it] kept me away from national tournaments," Reyes explained. "Those were the only places where I could find people in my weight class and get more experience so that by the time that I become pro, I would be ready. There isn't a big story to my amateur experience since I didn't start when I was a kid like most fighters do. I got into boxing back in 2009. Unfortunately, that was a barrier that killed some of my goals, but not my dreams."
Yosigey (pronounced Yo-see-hey) Ramirez, 22, has lived in the USA for the last twenty years, but gets his boxing roots from his native Mexico.
"I got into boxing when I was 18 years old. I only had three amateur bouts," Ramirez shared. "In my pro-style I like to put pressure on my opponent, but at the same time out-smart them."
Experience in the sport of boxing is something these two largely owe to each other due to their common plights. It's a problem for them with no easy solution in the USA, but one that would not have existed for them in their native countries, which have a greater supply of smaller athletes. Reyes was creative though and he shared an anecdote of how he discovered his passion for the sweet science.
"I was buying a fishing net at a sport store when I walked by the boxing equipment and saw some boxing gloves," Reyes recalled. "I purchased a pair of boxing gloves and started doing some backyard fights with my friends. They were all bigger than me and I was beating them. I liked it so I started looking for other people that wanted to fight, but there wasn't more people until I found this guy at work that was going to a boxing gym. He asked me if I wanted to fight and I immediately said yes. Since I had beaten all those other guys in the backyard fights, I thought I knew how to fight. We started boxing and he landed like eight straight punches to my face in less than thirty seconds. I said to myself, 'Wow this guy knows how to fight' and I was very surprised because I thought I knew how to fight."
Like his expectations for his first sparring session in an actual gym, his pro debut did not go the way Reyes had expected.
"My pro debut was with Ramirez and I didn't get the win as I wanted," Reyes elaborated. "The rematch went exactly the same way. I'm not taking away anything from him; I know he trained hard and tried to win both of his fights against me. He's got that kind of style that makes a good fighter look bad. I'm not saying that I'm a good fighter, it is just that his style and mine needs more than four rounds to see who is better."
Having viewed segments of the second bout myself, Ramirez appeared more able to assert his game plan. His aggression looked the more effective of the two, but there were pieces of each round missing and making a clear call would be both impossible and unfair.
"Sincerely, I think I should have a record of 1-0-1 (0)," Ramirez stated. "My first fight was a draw. I was out of shape. I won my second bout, no doubt. I was feeling good between the rounds. I was landing more punches and I was making him miss a lot. I'm interested in a third bout and I will beat him. I think my jab will make the difference."
Reyes, to no surprise, is equally interested in setting the matter of their rivalry straight.
"[We are] talking about doing a third fight, but this one would be six rounds," Reyes said. "That would be great because I work really hard and I believe that in six rounds we would see who has worked the hardest. [It] won't be like our recent fights which he gets the first two rounds and I get the other two. I learned pretty much from our four round fights I can't wait. It's like the amateurs bouts; do what you can because it's only four rounds."
Rubber match aside, the two boxers have a lot more on their minds weighing them down. Even with a win over the other, where does it leave them? A 1-1-1 light flyweight or strawweight is still going to have trouble finding homegrown opposition to entice into the ring. Heavyweights don't experience this hurdle. Middleweights never have to look far to find an adversary. Lightweights are plentiful. Boxers under 118 pounds often have to fight outside of their natural weight in order to remain active and gain experience. The lighter the fighter, the harder it becomes to match him in the USA.
"Ever since I started boxing, I would watch anyone and it really didn't matter their weight," Reyes explained. "In the lighter weight classes it's harder to watch because the TV would mostly show big guys. I like Pacquiao because he's got speed and a great offense and Mayweather because of his defense and great boxing skills. I actually wish I was more of a lightweight or welterweight since there's more action and as of now that's what the people got their eyes on. Their paychecks are better too. Honestly, I'd get more opportunities to fight since in the USA there's not many small fighters."
It's disappointing to hear a boxer express a lack of satisfaction in the way he was built, but Reyes is absolutely right in his entire assessment. Ramirez echoed a similar sentiment, but he was looking for an even more extreme makeover.
"I have always been a fan of Humberto Gonzalez, Fernando Montiel, Prince Naseem Hamed, and Ricardo Lopez," Ramirez admitted. "I like watching lower weight class fights because there's more action, but I wish I was a heavyweight!"
The futures of Edwin Reyes and Yosegiy Ramirez are more than uncertain. The likelihood of them receiving the type of support and experience they need to develop into two truly world class professionals is remote. As fate would have it, they relocated to the "Land of Opportunity", but little did they know that this promise excluded light flyweights and strawweights. Things would be different for them in Guatemala and Mexico in terms of boxing. But, alas, it does not cost anything to dream and both fighters have dreams and hard work as a foundation to support them for now. It might just be a fantasy promise, but I will grant the winner of their third encounter, should it happen, the final spot on my Olympic boxing Dream Team.
"I started dreaming that boxing could be something good, something that I really liked and wouldn't get me in any trouble unlike hanging out with the other guys and going to the clubs," Reyes asserted. "Boxing was something different, something that could make other people be proud of me. I started boxing more and leaving the streets more until one day I decided that boxing could get me a better future, better than the streets. I hope that one day, with my hard work and dedication, I could become a world champ, the first one from my country, and change so many lives like boxing did for me."
There's an old cliché about good things, which hardly needs repeating. Here's to hoping boxing fans in the USA can remember this aphorism the next time they encounter a lighter weight boxer on network television. More importantly, let's hope fans even get the opportunity to see them.
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The pair spent three years together at Santiago Bernabeu, with Ronaldo scoring an astonishing 168 goals in 164 games in that time.
And although they reportedly didn't always see eye to eye at los Blancos, the current Chelsea boss was full of praise for the 28-year-old forward.
"Coaching him was the highlight of my career," Mourinho told France Football.
"He's the most professional player I've ever met.
"A coach and player may have their differences at a given time, but it ends there. I don't have any problem.
"Being at a club with Cristiano Ronaldo is the best thing to have happened to me.
"Why? Because if I let him pass ahead of me he would be mobbed immediately, and I would be free to pass by in no hurry."
Ronaldo has already scored 24 goals in 17 games this term in all competitions and is one of the leading contenders for the Ballon d'Or.