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Customer Reviews
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What You'll Get
Choice of:
- Lobster for Lovers Dinner for Two ($179.99 value)
- Maine Lobster Tail and Beef Wellington Dinner for Two ($189.99 value)
- Eight 4oz.–5oz. Maine Lobster Tails ($209.99 value)
Lobster for Lovers Dinner includes:
- Two six-ounce USDA-inspected baseball sirloins
- Two four- to five-ounce Maine lobster tails to steam or grill
- One quart of homemade Maine lobster bisque (serves four people)
- Two chef-made Maine crab cakes
- Two homemade Maine whoopie pies (cooking instructions included)
Maine Lobster Tail and Beef Wellington Dinner includes:
- Two three- to four-ounce Maine lobster tails
- Two nine-ounce classic beef wellingtons
- Two Maine crab cakes
- One quart chef-made Maine clam chowder (cooking instructions included)
Eight 4oz.–5oz. Maine Lobster Tails:
- Includes eight 100-percent frozen Maine lobster tails
- Lobster tails are 4–5 ounces each
- Shipped overnight for arrival on the date chosen at checkout
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About Get Maine Lobster
Despite their tendency to end up boiled, Get Maine Lobster's crustaceans somehow managed to keep one customer out of hot water. After waiting until the last minute to plan something for his fiancée's birthday, Emilio put together a next-day delivery of fresh lobsters that turned into an impressive dinner. His gratitude joins a chorus of praise for the company, whose flavorful foods have been featured on Rachael Ray and in the Wall Street Journal. Each of the lobsters is hand-selected from the coast of Maine, whose frigid waters are famous for preserving the meat's sweetness.
In addition to lobsters, patrons can order a menagerie of seafood cakes and hearty side dishes. Full dinners take gourmet fare out of the restaurant and onto home dining tables with several-course feasts prepared by Chef Margaret Salt McLellan, who was named the 2008 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. Customers that lack Margaret's culinary chops can reference the site's collection of recipes, which boast everything from Cajun shrimp to stuffed lobster bursting with crab, scallops, and emotion.


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I really really love eating plain boring old boiled tofu, and I'd like to incorporate it into my bentos. However, when I tried to, by lunch time it had gone all gross and sour and I ended up having to chuck it away T_T Does tofu just not keep that well, or was I doing something wrong? If I want to bring tofu to school in my bento I usually end up having to fry it, which I hate, because it just loses that nice texture >.< Does anyone have suggestions?
Also, lately my mother and her friends seem to be getting very upset about tofu manufacturers putting gypsum into tofu. I'm a little confused; I thought gypsum was the coagulant you use in making tofu (or nigari). Should we be concerned?
"A common way to tell if it is well cooked is to throw the sausage onto a hard surface; if it bounces, the sausage is good."
perhaps freezing it and putting the tofu in the bento while still frozen? that way it is just nicely defrosted by lunchtime. sorry, but i know nothing about the gypsum concern... though now i feel like i'd like some more information as well :)
one of my favorite tofu adds to my bento is baked or grilled tofu. I have a small panini press and I love getting those pretty (tasty) grill lines on it! Not to mention it adds a lot of oomf visually!
I'd suggest looking into buying a tiny ice pack to stick in your bento or in your bento bag. My roommate uses a frozen water bottle as an icy, or sometimes she soaks some folded paper towels with water and freezes them then sticks them in a sandwich baggy and puts it in her bento then she packs the food in on top of it, she says it keeps things nice and cool and the baggy contains the water when it thaws so its not messy.
I just use the little bento icy I got in Japan, its bento-sized!!
Good luck!!
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Freezing tofu substantially changes its texture. Unless you want to switch to that texture (I use it a lot as a ground meat substitute), I wouldn't recommend freezing it.
Are you boiling it before adding it to your bento? That could account for it going sour by lunchtime.
I like firm, cold tofu with soy sauce. I just drain, rinse, cut up and put it in the bento. I've never had trouble with it going sour if I eat it that day (or the next day, I pack at night), but I also have access to a refrigerator. So yeah, an ice pack would probably suit you well.
Thanks for the suggestions :)
I probably won't be freezing my tofu, but I will try looking into getting those mini ice-packs. They're so cute ^_^
@annenayne: yes, I am boiling my tofu before... should I not? When you say just drain, rinse and cut up are you talking about home-made tofu or store bought? I dunno if that makes any difference, but I had always been told by my mother that you have to cook the store bought stuff before you eat it.
Well, I've never made tofu in my home, but I have bought fresh tofu at the local market. Either way, I don't boil it first.
I've never heard that you have to boil store-bought tofu. I've been eating firm and extra-firm tofu straight from the tub for more than 10 years. Salad bars just open the tub, cube it up and dump it in the bucket.
I don't want to go against your mother, and I don't have the materials in front of me to offer up a viable scientific explanation, but I suspect it's the boiling-then-storing that is turning your tofu.
Gypsum is a coagulant that has been used for tofu making for hundreds of years, especially in mainland China in areas away from the coast where it was harder to get nigari - which is just made from sea water. In Japan, nigari is the usual coagulant, because you know, it's a bunch of islands surrounded by lots of sea! I do think tofu coagulated with nigari has a nicer texture...but that's a matter of what you are used to.
Do be careful of bring plain tofu for bento when it's hot, because tofu can go bad quite quickly. And be sure to change the water your tofu is stored in in the fridge every day to keep it as fresh as possible. I personally do not bring plain tofu for bento - I fry it, or scramble it, and so on. But if you like it...keep it fresh and cool!
The Big Onigiri.
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I saw these really cute little plastic cubes filled with water that you freeze and then use as a mini ice pack for bentos. That might work for you. They were on eBay and were about $7.50 for a set of 8, that included shipping. I
don't know the rules about what we can link here, so just search 'Mini Cube Pink, Green, Blue, Purple Ice Packs for Bento' on eBay and you'll see them. I got a set locally a while ago and they're really great!
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Multi-Analyte, Genetic, and Thrombogenic Markers of Atherosclerosis (MAGMA)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01276678
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified November 2013 by Kevin Bliden, LifeBridge Health.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : January 13, 2011
Last Update Posted : November 6, 2013
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About 13 million people in the United States have coronary artery disease (CAD). It is the leading cause of death in both men and women.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle (the coronary arteries) become hardened and narrowed. The arteries harden and narrow due to buildup of fatty and calcified material called plaque on their inner walls. The buildup of plaque is also called atherosclerosis. This is a process which starts early in life, but can be influenced by multiple factors.
Several factors increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis. They include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol and being related to someone who had a heart attack or a stroke. The more risk factors you have, the greater the chance that you have severe atherosclerosis. Some of the risk factors cannot be modified, like age and family history of early heart disease. The influenceable factors include high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, high blood sugar, cigarette smoking, overweight or obesity, and lack of physical activity.
Nevertheless, there are patients without any above mentioned risk factors who develop atherosclerosis. In addition to that, there are also patients with several risk factors who do not develop severe coronary artery disease.
According to research studies high blood levels of some substances in the blood (biochemical markers) as well as some genes in the DNA of our cells may be associated with an increased risk of developing CAD and faster progression of the disease.
The purpose of this study is to find a correlation between certain blood markers and growth of the plaques, regardless of the presence of the classic risk factors for atherosclerosis. If we prove our hypothesis we will be one step closer to predicting the extent of atherosclerosis by performing certain blood tests.
|Condition or disease
|Coronary Artery Disease
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), primarily coronary artery disease are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States and Europe. The cost of cardiovascular disease in the United States in 2009 is estimated to be $475.3 billion, according to the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Although there have been significant accomplishments in reducing cardiovascular events over the past decade, too many people still die of heart and vascular diseases. Therefore, the improvement of risk stratification of CVD by identification of new biomarkers has been extensively investigated in both primary and secondary clinical settings in the past decade. A substantial number of biomarkers, representing various stages of atherogenesis and impaired cardiac function, have been evaluated against modifiable traditional risk factors, such as cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking status, and diabetes. However, little is known about the true extent that these identified multi-analyte, genetic, and thrombogenic markers contribute to the presence and degree of atherosclerosis.
Patients with severe stenosis of coronary arteries may have a different profile of biochemical and genetic markers than patients with "clear" coronary vessels. Therefore, more research is required to improve the predictability and specificity of these known and novel factors before physicians fully implement these tests into their routine clinical practice.
At present, physicians rely on conventional cardiovascular risk factors to try to identify at-risk patients. A number of risk factors stem from genetic or biologic conditions such as gender, age, ethnicity and family history of heart disease. While many risk factors cannot be changed, risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, tobacco smoking, stress, physical inactivity can be modified. One of the most significant risk factor for the development of CVD is diabetes mellitus, whereby both heredity and lifestyle play a major role. Nevertheless, there are patients without these known classical risk factors who develop severe CVD. Conversely, there are patients with these classical risk factors without relevant coronary artery disease. "The CVD Risk Factor Paradox" may be explained by a combination of biological, environmental, and genetic factors that are under investigation.
Animal and human studies have established the role of cholesterol in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Epidemiological studies directly implicated LDL-C to the development of atherosclerosis and CVD. Furthermore, LDL-C level appears to be directly related to the development and recurrence of CVD. While LDL-C is the primary lipid marker for assessing risk, evidence has demonstrated the important role of other lipoproteins components in atherogenesis. These include lipoprotein (a), LDL pattern density, HDL subtypes, VLDL, and intermediate-density lipoprotein. A substantial body of evidence has also demonstrated Lp-PLA2 as a cardiovascular risk marker in both primary and secondary prevention that provides new information, over and above new traditional risk factors. Most recently oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)/ β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) complexes have been implicated in atherogenesis. More accurate and expanded depiction of the lipid profile compared to the standard lipid profile may identify important emerging risk factors and secondary targets of therapy for cardiovascular disease.
It is also been established that heightened plaque metabolism together with increased blood vulnerability characterized by hypercoagulability, heightened platelet reactivity and inflammation, are important processes responsible for plaque rupture and subsequent occlusive ischemic events occurrence during ACS. Recent developments in catheter-based near-infrared spectroscopy may help to identify vulnerable plaques by characterizing chemical components. However, information regarding blood vulnerability based on a specific biomarker profile is lacking.
Multiple lines of evidence suggest the critical role of platelets in the development of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. By expressing adhesion molecules platelets facilitate the diapedesis of leukocytes into the vascular wall during atherosclerotic development. Additionally, P-selectin and CD40L trigger release of RANTES from platelets and subsequently augment monocyte recruitment and secretion of inflammatory cytokines from monocytes. Previous studies have demonstrated the roles of MCP-1 and IL-8 during plaque development and cardiovascular clinical outcomes. Gurbel et. al. demonstrated that incremental changes in platelet function, demonstrated by increases in GPIIb/IIIa expression and increased release of RANTES, IL-8 and MCP-1, as clinical disease progressed from the asymptomatic state to stable angina and finally to unstable angina.These findings further reinforce the critical role of platelets in plaque destabilization.
The role of inflammation during atherosclerotic plaque rupture and subsequent development of thrombus generation at the site of plaque rupture by enhancing tissue factor expression and thrombin generation is well recognized. Several studies have demonstrated the association of high IL-6, -8, and -18, elevated CD40 ligand (CD40L), myeloperoxidase, tumor necrosis factor and CRP levels with ischemic events.
Epidemiological evidence in addition to experimental and clinical data supports the hypothesis that CRP may be a "marker" as well as an active participant in the development of atherothrombotic complications. More interestingly, recent in vitro studies suggest that there is a direct role of CRP on endothelial and platelet function. In autopsy studies, CRP immune reactivity was detected in atherosclerotic arteries but not in normal arteries. In addition, the levels of CRP in fibrous tissue and atheroma of atherectomy specimens were higher in patients with unstable angina and myocardial infarction compared to patients with stable angina. Gurbel et al. demonstrated a statistically significant increase in specific inflammation markers, importantly CRP, IL-8, RANTES and MCP-1 in patients with progressive CAD compared to patients with asymptomatic disease. Although serial changes in markers were not studied in the same patient, the incremental changes among various markers across the study population, clearly suggests the transition between disease states.
Linking vulnerable blood characterized by elevated inflammation markers, hypercoagulability, and highly reactive platelets to the vulnerable patient who is at risk for thrombotic complications has been the subject of much discussion in recent years.
Platelet activation and aggregation are the most critical factors in the generation of ischemic events, including stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction (MI). Unlike the routine measurement of blood glucose, cholesterol and C-reactive protein performed during the management of patients with atherosclerosis, the measurement of platelet function is largely ignored during the management of cardiovascular patients, even in those at the highest risk. Multiple laboratory and translational research studies performed at our research center as well as others have demonstrated the importance of platelet reactivity as a new emerging risk factor. At our center we primarily utilize two methods to determine coagulation and platelet reactivity, thrombelastography (TEG) and platelet aggregation. The indications for TEG testing include assessing bleeding of unclear etiology, and assessing hypercoagulable states. In addition, TEG platelet mapping has been utilized to monitor antiplatelet therapy. It has been hypothesized that high platelet-fibrin clot strength measured by TEG predicts robust clot formation at the site of plaque rupture. In support of this premise, Gurbel et al. demonstrated that high thrombin-induced platelet-fibrin clot strength and high platelet reactivity has been associated with ischemic events in patients with CVD. In fact, all of the current data support that uniform measurement of on-treatment platelet reactivity may be a major diagnostic strategy, not only in the treatment of patients who have undergone PCI, but also in all patients with cardiovascular disease at risk for thrombotic events.
Presently, the gold standard to diagnose patients with CVD is coronary angiography. If significant lesions are detected, coronary intervention with angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed to reestablish flow in the blocked coronary arteries. Modification of cardiovascular risk factors and pharmacological management is subsequently implemented to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis. The importance of the ADP-P2Y12 receptor interaction and COX-inhibition has been demonstrated by the clinical benefits associated with the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes and patients treated with stents. However, the" one size fits all" antiplatelet management strategy has proven to be flawed due to clopidogrel and aspirin response variability.
Incomplete inhibition of platelet thromboxane generation has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. In the CHARISMA study, Eikelboom et. al. demonstrated that urinary concentrations of 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 potentially was a modifiable determinant of stroke, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular death in patients at risk for atherothrombotic events. In addition, variability in clopidogrel response is well established with multiple translational research studies demonstrating a relationship between antiplatelet nonresponsiveness, high on-treatment platelet reactivity, and the occurrence of ischemic events in percutaneous coronary intervention patients.
Recently, the loss-of-function CYP2C19*2 allele has been shown to be associated with decreased activation of clopidogrel and antiplatelet effect and with increased cardiovascular events in patients receiving clopidogrel. Individuals with this genotype have reduced protection from thrombotic events as outlined in the FDA black box warning for clopidogrel. Despite the black box warning, there has been no large scale study performed to personalize antiplatelet treatment of P2Y12 inhibitors with CYP2C19 genotyping primarily because the technology for point-of-care genotyping is not commercially available. From a clinical perspective, reporting 2C19 test results in a rapid fashion will help guide therapeutic decisions while patients are in the inpatient setting prior to discharge.
Large-scale genome-wide association studies using high-density, single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping arrays have revealed genetic variants that are robustly associated with CAD and CAD-related traits such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. Also, evidence has been obtained that multiple rare alleles with fairly strong phenotypic effects may contribute to the genetic heritability of CAD Although, the involvement of specific genes and their level of contribution to CAD have not been established by research, it is known that CAD often results from the blended effects of multiple genes. These so-called polygenic effects mean that the genetics of CAD are extremely complicated, with many different genes influencing person's risk. In most cases, CAD is not inherited in a clearly dominant or recessive manner. Instead, a person may have mutations in some genes that increase risk and mutations in other genes that decrease risk, and their combined effect plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis. At present the replication of results in the reported studies is poor, probably because of the lack of high-quality environmental data and not counting for the gene-environment interactions.
Many patients have undetected coronary artery disease that, if accurately identified, would lead to more aggressive early treatment strategies, including lifestyle modification and targeted pharmacologic therapy. A goal of current study is to determine potential biochemical and genetic markers associated with the presence and progression of CVD.
The current studies hypothesis is that specific biomarkers and genetic profile will precisely identify with the severity of angiographically-defined coronary lesions, independently of the classic risk factors for atherosclerosis. The investigators believe that this will enhance the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease by implementing personalized treatment strategies.
3. STUDY DESIGN 3.1. Outline A total of 1300 subject's ≥18 years undergoing coronary angiography (inpatient cohort)or who have undergone coronary angiography within 5 years (outpatient cohort, not to exceed 50 subjects) will be enrolled. In addition, 300 healthy controls free from any pharmacologic therapy will also be enrolled. After giving informed consent, a lifestyle questionnaire on topics of diet, physical activity, history of high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking and family history of early heart disease will be completed. A blood (approximately 35 ml) and urine sample will be obtained prior to angiogram for the inpatient cohort, or on the day of enrollment for the outpatient cohort for laboratory assessments. The presence and severity of CAD will be determined according to the following three categories: category 1 - no disease or minimal stenosis (<25%) of major branches without need of any medical therapy; category 2 - intermediate stenosis (25%-75%) of major branches and/or patient needs only conservative treatment (no need for PTCA); category 3 - severe stenosis (>75%) of major branch and/or patient needs PTCA or CABG. Statistical tools will be used to detect any correlation between the studied markers and the extent of atherosclerotic plaques. Subgroup analysis will be performed to detect the similar correlation in certain risk groups like smokers, obese subjects, diabetes, or subjects with hypercholesterolemia. Subjects will be contacted once a year for up to 5 years by telephone and information regarding antiplatelet therapy and cardiovascular events (death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, stroke, revascularization, major bleeding) will be collected.
|Study Type :
|Estimated Enrollment :
|1300 participants
|Observational Model:
|Case Control
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Multi-Analyte, Genetic, and Thrombogenic Markers of Atherosclerosis (The MAGMA STUDY)
|Study Start Date :
|June 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|June 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
300 healthy controls free from any pharmacologic therapy
Suspected CAD - Cardiac Cathetrization
subject's ≥18 years undergoing coronary angiography (inpatient cohort)or who have undergone coronary angiography within 5 years
- severity of angiographically-defined coronary lesions as determined by comprehensive biomarker risk profile [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To develop a comprehensive biomarker risk profile that will correlate with the severity of angiographically-defined coronary lesions, independently of the classic risk factors for atherosclerosis.
- Genetic Components [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To evaluate the contribution of genetic components to the presence of coronary artery disease in association with environmental factors. Of interest is to see whether certain genes might accelerate atherosclerosis in subgroups like smokers, diabetics, obese subjects, or various ethnic groups
- Biomarker Profile [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To determine the difference in the biomarker profile between CAD patients, patients with no known angiographically identified disease and healthy volunteers.
- Drug treatment strategies [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To determine the effect of different drug treatment strategies on biomarker profile.
- Prediction Model [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To create prediction model for major CV events based on genetic and other nongenetic biomarkers.
- Verigene [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To demonstrate the utility of the Point-of-Care Verigene 2C19/CBS Nucleic Acid Assay for detecting CYP2C19 variants.
- Urinary 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To determine an association between urinary 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 concentrations with the severity of angiographically-defined coronary lesions.
- Lp-PLA2 [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To determine the association between Lp-PLA2 and angiographically-defined coronary lesions.
- Association of low-density lipoproteins/β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]To determine the association between oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)/ β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) complexes and angiographically-defined coronary lesions.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18 years
- Subjects scheduled for coronary angiography
- Subjects who have undergone coronary angiography within 5 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female subjects who are pregnant
- Subjects who suffer currently from an acute infection
- Subjects, who have received an experimental drug or who gave a blood donation of ≥ 1 pint within 8 weeks prior to screening
- Subjects with any coagulation, bleeding or blood disorders
- Subjects who are undergoing treatment for neoplastic diseases
- Subjects with autoimmune disease or connective tissue disease
- Subjects with HIV or hepatitis C.
- Subjects with any abnormal laboratory value or physical finding that according to the investigator may interfere with the interpretation of the study results, be indicative of an underlying disease state, or compromise the safety of a potential subject
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01276678
|Contact: Kevin P Bliden, B.S. MBA
|Contact: Tania B Gesheff, MSN
|United States, Maryland
|Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
|Contact: Kevin P Bliden, B.S. MBA 410-601-4795 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Tania B Gesheff, MSN 4106014795 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul A Gurbel, M.D., FACC
|Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Kevin Bliden, Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research Program Manager, LifeBridge Health
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01276678 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|January 13, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 6, 2013
|Last Verified:
|November 2013
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases


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Geography Teacher
- Recruiter
- Location
- Havering
- Salary
- £130 - £220 per day
- Posted
- 24 Jan 2018
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2018
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- Davina Gallagher
- Industry
- Schools, Secondary teaching, Geography
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Temp
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- Postgraduate degree (Masters or higher)
A 'Good' Secondary school is seeking an experienced or newly qualified Geography Teacher for a position starting in February 2018.
Geography Teacher, Havering, February start
- Geography Teacher
- Havering, London
- £135 - £220 per day
- February start
- Full time, long term position
For this position you will need to be a qualified Geography Teacher with good behaviour and classroom management. You will also be able to plan, prepare and deliver stimulating a focused lessons that keep pupils engaged in classwork and academically advancing. You will be teaching Key Stage 3 & 4 pupils so you will need to have a good amount of experience successfully preparing pupils for GCSE and BTEC examinations.
This school has a very broad and varied curriculum as the senior leadership team feel pupils learn best when work is catered to the individual. The school want to create opportunities within and beyond the curriculum that will enable all students to develop into the best they can be and become confident, independent and successful adults.
The school have high expectations of academic success and personal behaviour and believe that these are best achieved in a caring environment where pupils are able to be creative with their learning.
This is a long term, full time position starting in February 2018
Please apply with an up to date CV if you are fully qualified Geography Teacher looking for a fantastic new position.
Geography Teacher, Havering, February 2018
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Houck, an active community icon and local electrician passed away May 20 at the age of 56 while walking in Mission Beach on San Luis Obispo Court.
Houck, who was born June 6, 1955, moved to Pacific Beach in 1977 from Maryland and began Beach Electric in 1986. His iconic, electric-powered truck could be seen all over the beach area.
For more than three decades in the beach area, Houck had many customers who were not only clients, but who also became his good friends, said those close to Houck.
"Bernie was like my big brother," said Otto Emme, a Pacific Beach resident. "He was more than a provider of electrical repair but a proud family man who was proud of his son and of living the beach lifestyle."
Emme said Houck was deeply involved with community activities, including volunteering time to help the Mission Bay Little League, working Pacific Beach Town Council beach festivities, parades and at the Pacific Beach Recreational Center.
Mourners remembered Houck as a good friend to his neighbors, customers and the community members he continually came in contact with.
Bill Luther Realty in Pacific Beach was among Houck's clients.
"He not only handled electricity for all of our properties but he was also a good friend of mine," said Luther. "It is very sad and it happened so suddenly. Bernie's death is a terrible loss to the community and the community doesn't even realize it at this time."
Luther also stressed how much time Houck and his wife, Ruby, gave to various community events. He said Houck may not have been known by many in the community because Houck typically toiled behind the scenes.
"The other day I was having some problems with my barbecue and my first thought was to call Bernie, but I couldn't because he's gone," Luther said. "When I saw his truck at the memorial, it began to hit me that he was really gone and I wasn't going to see him again."
Emme echoed the loss.
"It is going to be a while before I stop looking for his electrical truck driving around the beach area in the mornings and throughout the day because Bernie and Beach Electric was part of our beach culture," Emme said.
Houck is survived by his wife of 23 years, Ruby; and 21-year-old son, Lee.


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A collaborative initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the "Sustainable Bioenergy Policy Framework in Africa: Toward Energy Security and Sustainable Livelihoods" study (February 2012), which I had the rare privilege of undertaking, is designed to serve as a technical tool for promoting the sustainable development of bioenergy within the framework of NEPAD as well as global conventions that Africa is party to.
The study builds upon the various African Union initiatives launched to support the sustainable development of bioenergy in Africa, including decisions of the African Energy Ministers meeting held in Maputo, Mozambique, November 2010, which aimed at tripling bioenergy production in Africa by 2020.
Africa's energy profile is characterized by low level energy consumption, heavy dependence on traditional biomass energy (up to 97 percent in some countries) against the backdrop of high petroleum prices, pervasive poverty, and environmental degradation. End-use energy efficiency is also low with Africa losing ten to forty percent of its primary energy input.
In recent years, there has been growing concerns for energy security and the desire of countries to produce own energy; thereby reduce dependence on imported oil. These coupled with advances made in bioenergy technologies and knowledge about potential contribution to reducing GHG emissions, galvanized interest in modern bioenergy, most notably, biofuels, as a natural solution to Africa's energy problems.
The study took a holistic approach to energy derived from any biological material (bioenergy) in solid, liquid and gaseous forms. Biofuels represents the liquid form of bioenergy and includes woodfuels, agrofuels and biofuels from municipal wastes. Although fast growing, the share of biofuels in the bioenergy mix is negligible in the current African setting.
There is global consensus that modern bioenergy has huge potential to provide cheaper, more accessible, environmentally sound alternative energy both at the household and commercial levels. If not managed cautiously and prudently, however, the associated costs and risks can easily erode the benefits and also result in social problems and carbon debt. Recent media reports label biofuels as the "false promise" and driver of large land acquisitions that displaced rural people and threaten Africa's remaining small tropical rain forests. Thus, how the bioenergy is produced, the feedstock used where it is produced, and who produces matter in realizing the full economic, social and environmental benefits that accrue to bioenergy.
The study proposed ten principles for designated bioenergy as sustainable. These principles were reviewed and improved upon by the AUC and UNECA organized Expert Group Meeting to Validate Reports on Bioenergy Policy and Technology Options in Africa, 21-23 November 2011, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
- Enhance food security
- Contribute to poverty reduction and rural development
- Integrate feedstock production and processing as well as export of processed goods through the use of technology, inputs and management of waste.
- Respect for and maintenance of different cultures.
- Enhance conservation of forest resources and wetland ecosystems as well as the integrity and diversity of the bio-physical systems.
- Contribute to climate change mitigation by significantly reducing lifecycle GHG emissions.
- Embrace practices that reduce soil degradation and/or maintain soil health.
- Help maintain or enhance the quality and quantity of surface and ground water resources, and respect prior formal or customary water rights.
- Respect for land rights and land use rights, both formal and informal.
- Promote descent work and wellbeing as well as full respect of human and labor rights as well as women and child rights.
By Mersie Ejigu, Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability (PAES)


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|2009-11-12, 15:54
|Link #42
Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 34
People are speaking as if the mods were over out troaths for every spoiler material you can possibly imagine, when in fact it is the opposite. People are still able to post highly spoilerful information like episode title listings, comments on the preview on the next episode and magazine reports and comments on the series without the use of spoiler tags, which IMHO is a little contracting, those should be quarantined and put under a proper label as everything else.
|2009-11-12, 15:58
|Link #43
Hina is my goddess
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Have people been given long bans over spoilers in the past? Has there been a "no strike and your out" rule being enforced? I've seen many people, past and present post spoilers and get away with nothing but a warning because they went on to post minutes later. Guess what, people who are idiots and don't list their tags won't care. True your intention was there before, but it was never enforced harsh before. Of course that will lead to heavy problems and misused spoilers. I'm sure if we didn't have people repeating questions and putting absolutely everything in spoiler tags due to the restrictiveness of the fourms we would not have a problem.
Even if we don't go back to exactly the situation before, this makes discussions of series without a sub form incredibly restrictive. To find a manga/light novel/ whatever to ask a simple question is impractical. why not make an exception in that case so we can actually have conversation? People complain about being spoiled ruining their experience, but in my opinion not being able to find out what happens kills me every week? Why should their need overtake mine? If i was to ask and use spoiler tags properly they would actively need to spoil themselves, where as in their case my opinion is not even an option.
These people are really really tempted to walk that fine line and purposely try to spoil people staying within the rule guidelines
|2009-11-12, 19:18
|Link #44
cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
I must confess that I'm kind of annoyed by this take of yours and I rarely am annoyed at anything. While I understand everyone is free to express their opinion, some sensible thinking and restrain are warranted nonetheless to express any opinion before it can be considered in any light.
I'm sorry to say this, Cats, but I think I'll start deleting your posts if you continue to come across like this. Whether it is a self-conscious process in your part or if you are doing such inadvertently without fully understanding the scope of your own words, it doesn't take away the fact that right now all you are accomplishing with your choice of words in your posts are to agitate matters.
|2009-11-12, 19:33
|Link #45
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|2009-11-12, 19:41
|Link #46
cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
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I'm just glad that you've made things clear to prevent any further misunderstanding, so you've my thanks.
|2009-11-12, 21:44
|Link #47
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
I'm afraid the rest of your arguments are all non-starters if you were trying to appeal to the staff.
So... at this point, I think I've probably said just about all I can about the thinking behind the current policy, and provided every insight I can think of into the things that would need to be considered if you wanted to propose a change that would be seriously considered. It's not just a simple matter of putting forward a good-sounding argument about some sort of matter of principle. You have to sell your proposed change to people who went through an awful lot of work, and many long hours of debate, to settle on what we have and who generally don't see an urgent need for change even if they personally don't totally like every single byproduct. So, I guess when people are ready, the staff will be here to listen. Until then, people can fester in their anger, but I'm just being honest when I say that it won't change anything. But, of course, I'm assuming that people want to actually want to see a change made, and not just vent.
|2009-11-12, 22:20
|Link #48
Senior Member
Relentlessflame - A lot of this is philosophical.
I've felt for awhile now that the moderation on the boards may err a bit too much on the strict application side. That is, to say, if a thread goes off-topic even for just a few posts of a tangental discussion, the mods can come down pretty heavy against it. Heck, I've seen this on Images threads where people were simply talking about a particular image for awhile; honestly, I don't see why that's such a big deal, as it's not even off-topic imo.
Likewise, if people focus on the source material for awhile... if you get a few pages straight of spoiler-tagged discussion... I just don't see why that's such a big deal, worthy of moderator consideration, particularly if the source material discussion genuinely relates to the topic at hand. I mean, if this is what the posters actually want to talk about, then why should anybody get in the way of that? The very idea of steering discussion seems a bit strange and needlessly limiting to me. Threads will always eventually come back on topic anyway.
In the cases where I wasn't familiar with the source material, I simply skipped over pages that had lots of
spoiler-tagged discussion in them, and either posted on something related to the topic at hand that I was familiar with, or I waited for somebody else to do so, or I decided to spoiler myself out of curiosity.
In the cases where I was familiar with the source material, then I joined in on the discussion.
I'm a big believer in free-flowing discussion until somebody gets out of line with flaming. When it comes to off-topic discussions, I've often found that posters will police themselves - a poster will sometimes post "Ok, guys, that was a nice off topic chat, but it's time to get this back on topic".
And then... it gets back on topic.
So, to put this all in political terms... I'd prefer a slightly more libertarian Anime Suki. Some boards that I've been on are practically anarchistic, and I'm very glad that Anime Suki shines in comparison to them, but... I think that you're erring maybe just a touch too much the other way.
I tend to feel that as long as there's little to no flaming, trolling, or spamming going on, and as long as there's a good atmosphere for discussion, and as long as people know where to go to look for things, then that's all the moderation that you need. If the moderators are accomplishing precisely that much, then they're doing an awesome job. Well, in the case of Anime Suki, there's also the case of keeping threads concurrent with new episode threads and the like, and Anime Suki's mods do a great job there as well.
Basically, I think that after that... let the posters do as they will. Be like a NHL ref that "lets the players play" and only "calls" the truly egregious stuff, if you get my analogy.
Just my opinion.
Anyway, I'm not just venting. My viewpoints presented above are my honest viewpoints, and they do reflect the sort of policies and policy application approaches that I think would make Anime Suki even more conducive to good, dynamic, free-flowing discussion than what it already impressively is.
|2009-11-12, 22:23
|Link #49
Hina is my goddess
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
So you're saying that all of your rules are just standards, people can and will be banned simply for pissing a mod off and that even if i stay within the bounds of the rules i should always watch my back and be careful and never say anything for fear of being banned? This is exactly the type of thing that leads to pages of spoilers! When everything has to be a life or death situation with them and nobody feels like they can say anything. Maybe if "i hope so and so gets some development soon" isn't treated like the end of the freaking world we wouldn't have people overusing spoilers.
I have proposed very feasible modest changes. For sub fourms where it is very easy to discuss different versions of the work in one place there is absolutely no problem with an absolute ban on spoilers in anime threads, but with out a sub forum, we have no option. I don't really feel like repeating my multiple reasons why trying to hold a conversation over multiple threads in different situations is much less practical than say just using a spoiler or two. The anti-spoilers have a very simple option. DON'T CLICK THE SPOILER! And while your right, technically there is nothing stopping us from discussing anything, in certain places you designate, it becomes impractical, a big "screw you" to the spoiler fans.
Seems as if on anime suki you just have to be the loud majority and the mods will cater to your every whim. I would bet if the percentage was closer to half/half we would not have seen anything like these rules being implemented.
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|2009-11-12, 22:51
|Link #50
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: USA
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Not for nothing SeedFreedom, but you show no respect for those who dislike spoilers. Your view is one sided despite what you may think or say. Your signature is proof enough of that (which you should change seeing as how you spoiled it for me and who knows how many other people).
Its not a difficult thing to go to another thread to talk about something by the way. vB's subscription system is easy to use and helps you find the topic you need to go to easily.
|2009-11-12, 23:21
|Link #51
cho~ kakkoii
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|2009-11-12, 23:36
|Link #52
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
How about just having a [manga][/manga], [game][/game], [novel][/novel] and [speculation][/speculation] tag. (with maybe short forms like [m] [g] [n] [?] for convenience)
They won't work on the "click me to open" principle, as that has failed. They also don't presume or require a title, as that is unreliable and perhaps even misleading. They instead work using cookies (ie. store data in your browsers little memory). You are asked a simple yes/no question and your answer as well as information to identify in which thread you've gave it will be stored in the cookie. Say this was the [manga] tag, the question would be "Have you read the manga? [yes] [no]" (words in brakets would be buttons).
The question should preferably appear at the top (ie. first line) of the post as a sort of header (rather on the spot). Once answered for one post it is, as mentioned earlier, applied to all posts in the thread. Oh and, all 3 tags should be treated as inlined, not block as is the case with the [spoiler] tag, so that you may write them inside your paragraphs with out spliting your paragraphs in the process.
Advantages,There's of course one extra requirement to make it work. The following rule, (this doesn't even touch the "spoiler policy" mind you)
|2009-11-12, 23:42
|Link #54
Wiggle Your Big Toe
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee
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SeedFreedom, your main point seems to be that "If someone is spoiled, big deal its not the end of the world. This gives off a vibe that tells me (as put by DragoZero) that you don't have respect for those who dislike spoilers. At this point you're just venting and not providing constructive ideas towards a reasonable change that would make everyone happy.
Anyways as for my thoughts on this whole thing. I pretty much like the current policy used on this sight, though it does have its impracticalities. Those impracticalities are not knowing at times where to go within the forum to have a "spoiler" discussion. Most notably, series that have no sub-forum. Now this usually leads to having to find a manga/light novel thread for the anime (if there is a manga/novel adaptation for it) and this is what some find as an inconvenience. I believe in these situations a link should be provided in the first post of the thread linking to the appropriate page of where to hold a "spoiler approved" discussion. I believe this could prove useful in providing people where to go without much effort on their part (if it is really that much of an inconvenience for them searching for the thread themselves).
Just finished posting this after Cats presented that idea and now I must also give my good word too it. Great idea Cats.
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|2009-11-12, 23:54
|Link #55
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And, SeedFreedom, while I suppose that nearly everyone here knows about Darth Vader, I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that a lot of people don't know that fact about Dumbledore, given that it doesn't come to pass until the later novels. Like DragoZERO, I think it's rude, but then I'm another of those "anti-spoiler" people that you seem to think are beneath contempt.
GuidoHunter Toki's suggestion of a link to any source material discussions might be a good one, though it's probably a bitch to implement. If it were to be automated, the moderators would have to enforce a consistent set of titles so that the link would be inserted in anime discussions where a corresponding manga/novel discussion exists, and leave it out when it doesn't. Given that series titling is already rather inconsistent, since it relies to a degree on how subbers choose to title their works, I'm not sure I can see an easy way to implement this. That doesn't mean I don't think our intrepid site administrators couldn't come up with a method to do so, of course. As far as I can tell, they can do just about anything they put their minds to!
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|2009-11-13, 00:02
|Link #56
cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Let's see if I can make my last post in this thread count...
Anything is feasible. The question still remains if what I consider to be user friendly is also the case for someone else. For example, why do fans who clicked on spoiler which is clearly marked for a spoilerish content cried spoiler after reading it? Common sense would dictate not to click on something hidden if I didn't have a clue as to what may lie inside.
Same thing goes for the usage of clearly marking spoiler tags. How many of us actually take the time to think up a reasonable warning to give hints to the content inside those tags? And not to mention a conscious effort to write up a proper warning doesn't guarantee the warning will be received equally by everyone. There is still a chance someone will read the warning wrongly and thus may venture into reading something he/she didn't want to. There are several examples outlined in the thread that highlights the very issue with the usage of spoiler tags.
People are curious by nature. Hiding things elaborately won't really solve the issues just because it now takes more than one click. People can still get to those spoilers and then complain about how they were spoiled. The difference is it took them more than one mouse click.
The key issue here is, of course, self-restraint which every one of us lack to a certain degree. The lack of consideration that follows there after is just a by product. Hence, the spoiler policy at its full glory.
Anyway, it's been fun!
|2009-11-13, 00:07
|Link #57
Senior Member
Also, to the extent that some people don't tag spoilers at all... part of it is a result of total spoiler bans on certain threads. What this results in, sometimes, is a kind of *hint, hint, nudge, nudge* sort of post where people familiar with the source material are kind of talking at a spoilerrific level with other people familiar with the source material, only they're trying to keep their hints vague enough that only other people familiar with the source material will get them. Of course, this fails sometimes, and it lets folks in on the spoiler, unfortunately.
With the removal of total spoiler bans (including bans on even spoiler tag use), you would likely see fewer of these sorts of *hint, hint, nudge, nudge* posts, as people would no longer have a reason to try them as a kind of loophole around the spoiler policy.
Again, those of us who use spoiler tags properly are being punished because of those who don't.
|2009-11-13, 00:09
|Link #58
Hina is my goddess
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
About my current signature, the book has been out for years, the movie has been released, and even the Simpsons have parodied it. I think that is more than enough time.
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|2009-11-13, 01:39
|Link #59
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
You have not thought this through at all.
If people aren't even able to label things now with a text box, you think things are suddenly going to get better because you've now given them even more ways to get it wrong? And now we're going to have to moderate because some moron clicked "speculation" when he meant "novel" and spoiled the world on some major secret? Besides, not everyone who has read the novels has read all the novels; some have only read the translations, and some have read the raws. Are you now going to add more tags for the language of the medium as well? Or maybe someone would be okay with spoilers for novel 4, but they just haven't gotten to novel 7 yet -- oops, it's all or nothing! Further, you really expect people to grasp the subtleties of applied tags when they're only able to view the thread from their own "spoiler-allowed" perspective with some "little boxes"? Are you going to give them some sort of "preview" so they can make sure it looks acceptable to outsiders and they didn't screw up the tags? 'Cuz that's likely... And, besides that, what about all the other thoughts that went into the policy? "Fix" this one issue and everything else be damned?
Hey, here's a thought: it's called threads. Maybe we could, say, have one thread for the anime, one for the manga, one for the novel, and then people could just pick the one that contains the one they want to discuss. If they want to do a comparison, they could just pick whichever media is further ahead in the story. Is that really so hard? Or wait, apparently it is, because it fractures the conversation. Well guess what, the conversation is already fractured because the audience isn't all on the same playing field. All this crap is just because a small minority think it's so important that they get to discuss their precious spoilers in the anime thread, since they can't be bothered to perform the small gesture of taking it outside. Posting on this forum is not some sort of right.
I at least applaud the fact that you're trying to be constructive, but no. Hell no. The problem was never that people lacked the option or prompting to do it right. The problem was also not that we lacked the technology to make it easy to manage. The problem is that people just can't be bothered to do it right because they don't give a damn. They won't give more of a damn if you make it even more complicated to do it right. They can't even put the right description in a box that says "What is your spoiler about?".
Made. Of. Fail.
At this point, I'm ready to say just post in the topic for the medium you want to discuss and get over it. It may not be perfect, but it's not as hard or as devastating as you all make it out to be. You've just all up and decided, like little children, "I don't want to try to work within the rules, because the rules are wrong", and do little more than pout and complain that it's not fair. Sorry, but I'm fresh out of sympathy.
I'm going to lock this thread now because I'm fairly certain that further discussion on this topic will be nothing but more back-patting between the small circle that are in favour of this change with little effort to actually come up with real solutions that reflect and consider all the facets of this problem. If someone has a constructive suggestion, then please post the suggestion only -- not the "rhetoric" -- in a new thread. But before you do that I want you to really carefully think everything through and consider all of the arguments that are at play, and not simply what you personally think is important. Posting another thread that just aims to continue the rhetoric of this thread is pointless because we've gone around in circles enough times now and we're not getting anywhere. So take some time, think about it, and we'll talk again once people are ready with concrete, workable ideas and positive, constructive suggestions.
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|2012-01-29, 11:44
|Link #301
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Luffy and the Princess were all buddy-buddy ^-^, but that one sure is a big crybaby.
Glad the rest of the crew managed to solve their situation lol
Megalo got way more in his mouth than he could handle ROFL
Nice episode ^^
|2012-02-11, 23:27
|Link #307
Anime-Only Viewer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: USA
It looks like we are about to have some nice fight action soon. Now, hopefully, we will get to see the full extent of the Straw Hats' training for the past 2 years.
It was strange why they kept covering the face of Den for so long. I guess it was to show that he was different looking from his brother.
I still don't know why Jimbei does not want Luffy to fight Hordy. We find out that he is a former decorated army soldier, but that still does not explain it. Maybe Hordy has a special ability that Luffy shouldn't mess around with?
Next week's episode probably will be quite spectacular. 3 Straw Hats in the Sea Forest, and another 4 in the palace. I'm guessing Sanji and Chopper are in the city to protect the city (or destroy it...), with the help of Neptune's 3 sons.
|2012-02-12, 09:39
|Link #308
ANEGO Worshiper
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
I won't spoil anything but I also don't want people to get their expectations to high.
Next episode there will be at least two greatly epic scenes that will have you cheer like no tomorrow and then there will be nothing special for a bit (for a good reason). That isn't to say that there won't be good episodes, just no epic battles.
The arc is far from over (it just began...) and remember how OP usually works in these kinds of arcs, usually focusing on adventure and exploration with small battles here and there and only at the end of the arc will there be major epic battles (unlike the War at the Summit and ID arcs)
PS: Zoro, totally the most badass character in the palace, followed by Brook who gets more epic and badass each episode.
|2012-02-12, 09:47
|Link #309
Unforgivable Sin
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Looool! Megalo seems like his having trouble fitting a large mermaid in him xD! Hm.. Interesting that Decken has that power lmao.. His gonna ask for a beating and retreat from Luffy lol. And I'm guessing there is going to be a little mini battle between Hordy and Zoro =o Muhahah this is getting interesting xD
|2012-02-12, 19:49
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|2012-02-12, 20:58
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ANEGO Worshiper
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Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
Don't forget that while Brook was only in about 2 arcs and in Sabaondy arc he had a pretty minor role, there wasn't that much time to grow attached to him like people did with Chopper and Robin for example.
|2012-02-12, 23:31
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There has always been speculation that the Straw Hats would add a nakama from Fishman Island, but so far, I have not seen anyone that I would truly like to be a part of their crew.
If anyone, I would like Shirahoshi so far, since she is so inexperience and would relish the opportunity to see the world. Also, she seems like someone who would fit with the crew. However, she is so big, it would be difficult to see her fitting on the ship, unless she has some transformation ability.
Aside from her, all the other new characters seem to rub me the wrong way, as far as being a part of the crew. They just don't fit.
|2012-02-15, 07:22
|Link #313
Beautiful fighter.
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|2012-02-15, 13:04
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I liked it better when they were island hopping.
This fish-man island isn't as interesting..
There are a lot of misunderstandings, false accusations and "playing tag" with the royal guards.
Maybe the fish-man pirates will make things more interesting from now on.
|2012-02-15, 17:59
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|2012-02-18, 22:22
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So Nami saw Arlong's tattoo on Hordy. I don't think she would run away at this point so she must have thought up a quick plan. Hordy looks liked the fat kid that always got picked on when he was younger. It was interesting to see a younger Arlong before he left for East Blue. Zoro is putting up a good fight in the water.
|2012-02-19, 08:23
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Neptune was kinda disappointing.. thought he would put more of a fight.
Hordy vs Zoro! The underwater fight was really nice to watch.
Those Straw hats always end up in the middle of misunderstandings...
At least Chopper was as cute as ever ^-^
|2012-02-19, 18:50
|Link #319
Unforgivable Sin
Join Date: Jan 2011
Hmm.. The episode was okay I guess.. It wasn't splendid but it was alright . The funny bit was when the Shark couldn't hold in Shirahoshi, and he looked like he was gonna die! LOL.
The Zoro fight between Hordy was good The tricks that Zoro made was wickeed :P
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Shelby County Commissioners voted down a "wage theft" ordinance Monday, Jan. 14, on third and final reading.
The proposal failed on a 5-7 vote with very little debate among commissioners but a just about even split among 23 citizens who spoke on the issue before the commission voted.
Steve Mulroy, who sponsored the measure, had the vote of every Democratic commissioner except Melvin Burgess, who was absent, and James Harvey, who switched from his earlier votes in favor of the measure.
Even with all seven Democratic votes, Mulroy needed two Republican votes to get the nine-vote majority required for passage.
Mulroy couldn't even muster seven votes to delay the final vote until Burgess was in attendance.
The ordinance drew opposition from the local hotel-motel, restaurant and hospitality industries who said it would create new bureaucracy for small business owners to deal with.
Just before Monday's commission meeting, the Greater Memphis Chamber came out against the proposal.
"If passed, the wage theft ordinance will require valuable time and financial resources to even refute meritless claims," the chamber statement reads. "Additionally, we believe that in the competitive marketplace of recruiting new companies to our area, this type of legislation can give the misimpression that we are over regulating business and industry."
Mulroy said he worked with small business owners in the hospitality industry with amendments offered that would have deleted any fines or court costs and specified that the burden of proof was on the worker making the complaint. He said all of those compromises were rejected. They were also voted down Monday.
Mulroy also said that he will probably bring a similar measure back for consideration at some point.
A similar ordinance that would apply to the city of Memphis is being considered by the Memphis City Council and is tentatively set for a final vote at the first council meeting in February.
In other action, the commission approved the agreement between the Shelby County Trustee's office and the city of Memphis for Trustee David Lenoir to collect city property taxes for the city.
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He's already done that at the Doe Fund, particularly for himself and his family. According to a community newspaper report, McDonald earns more than $500,000 a year as president of the Doe Fund, and two members of his family make more than $200,000 annually.
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"Sleep Health & Safety is the only conference that convenes primary care physicians with researchers, thought leaders and policy makers in sleep science, public health and safety. The NSF's Sleep Health & Safety 2012 conference advances the state of sleep health diagnosis and treatment and explores the intersection of sleep health and public policy," says Russell Rosenberg, PhD, Chair of the NSF.
Sleep Health & Safety's health care professional track is designed as a continuing medical education course for primary care physicians and other health care professionals, including sleep technologists and nurses. It is a practical overview of the diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems and disorders in all ages and populations. The National Sleep Foundation is jointly sponsoring the clinical track with the University of Virginia School of Medicine to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ .
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Born 7/2/11 (9 days early) - 6lb 14oz, 19.5in
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She has also been having "diarrhea" for the last month or so (I thought from teething). Her pedi thinks it may be because she isn't eating enough solids. She said to offer solids 3X per day and more finger foods - crackers, etc. She said we can start meats too. DD had a dairy intolerance, I think she may have outgrown it but was hesitant to test anything b/c her tummy was already upset. But the doctor said it was ok to try some so I ate a string cheese earlier - waiting to see what happens! If she doesn't react I may try something else before I give it to her straight but I'm really hoping she doesn't so I can try giving her some yogurt or cottage cheese.
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I hear they're remaking Meatballs, which is the kind of Hollywood disaster-news I'm immune to at this point. And, who knows, it could even turn out to be all right. That Footloose update was actually energetic and fun, so anything can happen. But it doesn't matter what they do, really, good or bad, because Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) already beat them to it.
This one's not set at a cut-rate summer camp but at an aging water park near a beach town. It's also largely a family comedy/drama about unhappy 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), a boy whose face suggests he's always about 60 seconds away from angry tears. Duncan's still wounded by his parents' divorce and the way his father abandoned him in the process. But here he's seething mostly over his mother's (Toni Collette) relationship with a secretly cruel, phony-nice-guy boyfriend (Steve Carrell). It's an arrangement Mom's entered merely to stave off her own loneliness, her reasoning a disheartening "might as well." When Duncan resists new-family togetherness in favor of sulking and exploring the town on his own, he finds his way into covert employment at Water Wizz, where park manager Owen (Sam Rockwell) does as little as possible to the consternation of his on-again-off-again girlfriend (Maya Rudolph). Owen immediately takes Duncan under his irreverent, Bill Murray-inspired wing and mentors him in the ways of goofing off and talking to girls.
The family revelations, hormonal developments and awkward sexual first-moves that follow are strictly ABC Family-level stuff, catalysts for miserable adolescent reaction. But as that hurt teenager, James displays deeper levels of confusion and free-floating rage; not much older than the character he plays, he's got fresh access to the kind of perceived powerlessness that kids carry around with them until they grow up a little and realize they don't need it anymore. Rockwell, meanwhile, is funny from start to finish, even as he injects a darker, less-than-perpetually-cool streak into the go-nowhere Owen.
Best of all, as first-time directors, Faxon and Rash don't force their own script to be more than it is; most "big" moments are scaled back to appropriately human-sized, character trumps incident and digressions are not only allowed but cultivated. They lay off the pushy sell and allow for quiet to simply be quiet, something more rare than a tentpole release not starring The Rock. The result is sweet, low-key and charming, a coming-of-age movie nobody asked for that's welcome all the same.
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