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So you want an affordable car that will stand up to the rigors of the daily drive from the 'burbs to work? Oh, and preferably something that doesn't supersize your carbon footprint in the process?
What's a conscientious commuter to do?
Before you give up and invest in that used Yugo you've been eying in the "bargain rides" section of the classifieds, we're here to help.
These days there are a wide range of "green" vehicles for the Earth-conscious commuter to choose from.
Ranging from completely electric, eco-friendly compact cars to sport utility vehicles and family-friendly sedans able to burn the cleanest fuels, there is a green machine for nearly every situation.
Toyota Highlander hybrid
With a vehicle category highlighted by their dominance over Mother Earth, the SUV crowd is hard pressed to find gas-sipping, energy-conscious, terrain-dominating vehicles.
Despite the total lack of an all-electric SUV or even electric/gas combos, manufacturers are beginning to produce hybrid vehicles able to guzzle more Earth-friendly blends of fuel such as those made of ethanol while still being able to head off-road.
The Toyota Highlander has a hippie cousin that digs the ethanol. At 28 miles per gallon, it won't score many points with the Earth defense crowd, but rest assured with true four-wheel drive it's still able to head off road with its gasoline-powered siblings.
With an MSRP of $38,140 it's pricier than the traditionally powered Highlander, but it's a small price to pay for the hybrid badge gracing an otherwise mud-covered fender.
Toyota Camry hybrid
It would appear that the alternative or hybrid vehicle market mirrors the fashion world where smaller is better.
The vast majority of electric and hybrid vehicles fall into the compact or sub-compact categories, leaving a family of five little to choose from.
The best-selling Toyota Camry is one option the Earth-loving family able to seat five adults.
Though not electric, it is able to get 35 miles per gallon using hybrid fuels. The $21,955 MSRP is a small price to pay to instill energy conservation in the little ones.
You can rest assured you're getting a safe ride for your family, too. Consumer Reports picked the Toyota Camry Hybrid as its top family sedan and it also received the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety's top safety pick for 2012.
Chevrolet Sonic
If you're looking to go small, but don't want to pay for a hybrid, Chevrolet's newly revamped Sonic may be right for you.
The Sonic is General Motor's replacement for the Chevy Aveo, which never quite proved to be a runaway hit. And if you weren't exactly a fan of the Aveo, rest assured, the Sonic got a redesign with a more aggressive grill and a more stylish cockpit.
Available as a sedan starting at $13,865 and a hatchback at $14,765, the Chevy Sonic is a steal. Like most compact cars, the sonic is small. Like a modern clown car, it's exterior belies an impressive amount of interior space.
The "green" aspect of the Sonic is the car's gasoline-powered efficiency. The lightweight, tuned engine is able to achieve an impressive 40 miles per gallon on the highway.
Chevrolet Volt
You might feel if you have a bit longer commute that an electric car isn't for you. You may be right. Unless, of course, you are talking about the Chevy Volt.
When considering the longest legs for vehicles, the Chevy Volt stands out for its versatility. The electric/gasoline combination power plant is able to go 35 miles without taking a sip of gasoline. Once the gasoline engine kicks on, the car achieves an equally impressive 40 miles per gallon on the highway.
This capability comes at a price. As one of the first gas/electric vehicles on the market, the Chevy Volt goes for $31,645.
But you can recover some of those extra costs through government rebates and all that gas you won't be buying. You might even find it hard to wipe the smile off your face as you fight traffic on the way into work.
Tesla Roadster
Can an all-electric car be sexy and hold its own against Motor City muscle? That all depends on the price you're willing to pay.
At $109,000, the Tesla Roadster is able to hold its own against other exotic gas-powered sports cars like Corvettes, Vipers and Porsches, but does so without a drop of gasoline.
With 288 horsepower, the svelte roadster is able to accelerate from zero to 60 in just 3.9 seconds. The company claims the roadster is able to travel 245 miles fully charged but this distance depends greatly on the type of roads traveled and the amount of lead in the driver's foot.
But what really matters is that while you'll be doing your part to be green on your way to work, you'll also look damn good. That might just be worth that extra bit on the price tag.
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so it even current kakashi is in top 10 .. no .. top 5 ?
obito can only teleport things which are near him, kakashi can do it , even on long range, which means, any projectile thrown at him is useless, and it can just teleport it back at you.
Hell, Kakashi can just come behind you and raikiri! his instant teleportation speed with raikiri, he is definitely top 5. and i think kakashi suprassed naruto in speed too due to teleportation.

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If we wanted a lot of league attention a la Tim Leiweke's mandate... we sure got it.
If we wanted a lot of league attention a la Tim Leiweke's mandate... we sure got it.
Fun with advanced stats time!
He gave 0.3 MORE of a win than DeRozan in 1700 less minutes!
He also gets to the foul line at a ridiculous rate (10.5attempts per 48 minutes).
You just know Lawrie and Hansbrough will become fast friends, out on the town together screaming at police horses and tackling mailboxes.— Gourmet Spud (@gourmetspud) July 9, 2013
Are we going to sign his Brother Ben too just so he has someone to talk to.
Good value at the bi-an(if).
What does this say about the restructuring?
As both a UNC and Raptors fan - I love this move of course. I can certainly empathize with those that dislike him - if you root for team he plays against his on-court demeanor and aggression can be pretty annoying. I will say this - in regular minutes he will produce. He's probably the greatest player over the course of his career in the history of the ACC, and was a Sporting News First Team All-American all four years of college. He started 8 games in place of West for the Pacers last year - and in those 8 games averaged 14.8 Ppg and 10.1 Rebs on 49% FG and 75% FT. He's not going to be a superstar obviously - but he can play and should be productive for the Raptors and offer some grit and toughness - and yes annoy the hell out of the opposition.
but at least he isn't bitchmade, and some physical play off the bench will get the starters JUICED
I like the signing. It also frees us up to move Amir should we go full tank at any point before or during the season. Starting Acy would be a bit of a joke but I think you could get away with starting Hansborough. Rehardless he is a guy I like the Raptors going after.
Want to see the terms...
LOL, he will be a fan favorite after game one of the season...
He may even give Amir a run at starting PF.
But he's a hack ....
I would have liked Brendan Wright better, but this move only re-assures Ujiri's commitment to hard working, hard-nosed culture. He's a dirty player but I'd rather him be with us than against us. Jonas has a body guard now.
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He played pretty damn good in the playoffs.
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BERLIN The Berlin Pop Warner Youth Football and Cheerleading teams will be holding registration for the 2013 season this weekend at the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department.
Coming off a highly successful season during which the Berlin Seahawks Pop Warner Pee Wee football team completed a perfect 8-0 season by capturing the title in the Pop Warner Eastern Regional championship, the program is ready to hit the ground running for the 2013 campaigns and will hold registration tonight and tomorrow in Ocean Pines. The Berlin Seahawks are seeking football players for the flag league for kids ages 5-7, and for its tackle football teams for kids ages 7-15. The program is also seeking cheerleaders ages 5-15.
Tonight, April 5, the Berlin Seahawks will be holding registration for returning participants from 6-8 p.m. On Saturday, April 6, the program will be registering new participants from 9 a.m. to noon. The registration fee is $80. Registration will take place at the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 239 Ocean Parkway. For more information, call (443) 783-8628.


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Marlins' outburst not enough to rescue Eovaldi
MIAMI -- On a night Nathan Eovaldi received plenty of run support, the 23-year-old right-hander matched a Marlins record for most runs surrendered.
It's been that kind of stretch for Eovaldi.Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- On a night Nathan Eovaldi received plenty of run support, the 23-year-old right-hander matched a Marlins record for most runs surrendered.
It's been that kind of stretch for Eovaldi.Full Game Coverage
Bolstered by Hunter Pence's five RBIs, Hector Sanchez's three-run homer and Pablo Sandoval's three runs driven in, the Giants outslugged the Marlins, 14-10, on Friday night in the highest-scoring game in Marlins Park history.
The game was a softball-like slugfest from the start. The Giants grabbed a seven-run lead through two innings and led 12-5 in the fifth inning before Miami made things interesting.
San Francisco's runs were a season high. The 14 runs and 19 hits by the Giants are the most given up by the Marlins this season.
The huge offensive outbreak was turned in by two of the lowest-scoring teams. The Giants rank 25th in the Majors in runs, compared to Miami, which is last at 30.
"It was crazy," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "For us, this year, to score 10 runs and lose that ballgame is kind of hard to believe. We haven't had a game like that all year where we just were not able to stop the other team. That was kind of the case tonight. We tried everything to slow them down, and we couldn't do it."
The series opener drastically differed from when the Marlins took three of four at San Francisco from June 20-23. In that series, Miami's pitchers allowed eight runs total.
Yet the Marlins showed tremendous resolve. Justin Ruggiano, coming off the bench, had two home runs and four RBIs. Christian Yelich and Donovan Solano each added three hits, and the Marlins knocked Giants starter Chad Gaudin out after four-plus innings and eight runs.
Ruggiano enjoyed his second multi-homer game of the season, with his other coming at AT&T Park in San Francisco on June 23. For the season, Ruggiano is 6-for-17 with four homers, seven RBIs and six runs scored against the Giants.
Prior to Friday, all 12 of Ruggiano's homers came on the road, which tied Derrek Lee in 2000 for a Marlins club record to open a season before going deep at home. And it's been a strange turn of events for Ruggiano, who had been in an 0-for-42 slump before collecting three hits Wednesday at Kansas City.
"Big night for him," Redmond said. "It's crazy. He had an extended slump and then has a big day. Maybe he's catching fire and will be able to finish the season strong."
There was a scary moment in the eighth inning when Placido Polanco was pegged on the back of the head by a 94 mph Santiago Casilla fastball. Ed Lucas pinch-ran for the veteran third baseman, who walked off the field.
After being examined, the Marlins are confident Polanco will be fine. He didn't show any concussion-like symptoms.
Miami trimmed its deficit to 12-9 after a four-run fifth inning.
The previous high for runs at Marlins Park was 21, on May 24, 2012, when the Giants beat Miami, 14-7. The combined 35 hits also is a high at Miami's two-year-old stadium, topping the 29 while facing the Mets on May 12, 2012.
"We kept climbing back, but we just couldn't hold them at bay," Redmond said. "They've got a pretty good middle of that order."
In his worst career start, Eovaldi tied an infamous Marlins record by allowing 11 runs (nine earned). Ricky Nolasco previously gave up 11 runs against the Rockies on Aug. 17, 2011. All those were earned. It's the seventh time a Marlins pitcher has allowed at least 10 runs.
"It's exciting to see the offense respond to all the runs," Sandoval said. "We give four runs, we answer back. It's one of the best days I've seen from the offense."
All season Eovaldi has been highly effective, sporting his 98 mph fastball. But the way he was rocked, giving up 12 hits, had the Miami dugout wondering if the right-hander was tipping his pitches.
"Obviously, everything they hit, they hit hard," Redmond said. "They laid off some of his breaking balls and squared up some of his fastballs."
Redmond and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez discussed during the game the possibility of the Giants detecting something from the 22-year-old.
"It looked like they knew what was coming," Redmond said. "We'll have to check the video and see if maybe he wasn't tipping his pitches or something. Tonight, they were on everything."
Eovaldi did check the video, and he didn't feel he was letting on what was coming.
"I looked at the video, and I didn't see anything that I was tipping my pitches," the right-hander said. "They were working the counts real well, and I felt I was locating a majority of my pitches in the first inning, and just tip your cap. They put hits together and hit the ball well."
Making the night even more flabbergasting for Eovaldi is the fact he had not received as much as one run of support while in the game in five starts. Ironically, it was Eovaldi himself who snapped the streak that lasted since July 12 against the Nationals.
"It's all right," Eovaldi said of the swing of no support to plenty. "We showed tonight we could come back. We were battling. We came back a couple of times tonight. Ruggiano came up huge tonight. It's good."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Obiwanshinobi, Jan 30, 2011.
The notion that he wouldn't need rest is "fucking ridiculous".
Truck from Superman Movie...
Well even the Christopher Reeve Superman wasn't all-powerful. He was often shown struggling at different points-- whether trying to catch up with a missle, wincing at an explosion, or getting knocked around by light poles and sewer covers. Hell, after getting knocked senseless by that bus, even taking off seemed to require a bit of effort.
And yeah, he was able to turn the Earth backwards, but he was clearly straining and using every ounce of his power to do it.
Hmm, I wonder if that's an after effect from a Kryptonian fight, or Clark's ship crashing.
Or some just doesn't know how to park.
It is more "fucking ridiculous" that no one sees that Clark and Superman are the same person, especially considering that Clark and Superman hang out with the same people.
Or the truck has a Christ complex.
It's a subtle jab at Micheal Bay. Optimus Prime is dead.
It's obviously a truck vampire.
Maybe Kristin Kreuk or Erica Durance or Michael Rosenbaum was driving it.
^ And suffered amnesia as a result.
So they survived with only a mild concussion?
Wasen't there supposed to be a tornado in this movie? That looks like tornado damage to me.
Will it be a red tornado?
More like a Red Blue Blur
Well there is a low lying cloud in the background.
Good choice.
This truck damage was done by the new eco-friendly re-imagination of Metallo. He has been renamed Woodlo, and his power is now generated from corn.
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Romo recovered from minor knee injury
By Chris Haft and Jay Lee / MLB.com
Pagan sets Giants' home hit-streak mark
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants outfielder Angel Pagan set a franchise record during Friday's 4-3 win against the Cubs by hitting safely in his 25th consecutive home game."Every day I find a way to do something for the team, and look at this now -- I set a record," Pagan said. "But [I] have never been looking for that. I just go out there every day and try to do my best I can do for the team." Pagan broke the mark established by Don Mueller from Sept. 13, 1954-May 5, 1955, when the club called New York's Polo Grounds its home. Pagan went 0-for-4 in the April 13 AT&T Park opener, but has collected at least one hit in each home game since then. "It's meaningful for the team," Pagan said. "That means I'm doing my job; I'm getting on base." Pagan eclipsed Mueller with a bloop single to right field off left-hander Paul Maholm in the third inning, and his teammates cheerfully greeted him when he returned to the dugout after getting forced out on Brett Pill's double-play ball. "It feels good," Pagan said of his teammates' reaction. "It feels [as if] I'm valuable to [my] teammates with them supporting me, and that's what it's all about." Pagan said hitting coach Hensley Meulens first told him about the streak before Friday's game. The outfielder finished 1-for-4 on the night and is batting .356 (37-for-104) at AT&T Park this season. Note: Though the Giants have been in existence since 1883, the franchise's streak records date back to 1918.
Panda ready to rehab, could return June 8
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval may be heading on a rehab assignment as early as this weekend, manager Bruce Bochy said before Friday's game against the Cubs.Sandoval fractured a bone in his left wrist on May 2, and the switch-hitter has been taking batting practice from the left side and dry swings from the right, as well as fielding practice. Bochy said the Giants have received the go-ahead from team doctors, and will send Sandoval on most likely a 4-5 game rehab assignment with Class A Advanced San Jose even though he isn't ready to bat right-handed. Sandoval could be ready to rejoin the Giants by June 8, when the Giants start a series against the Rangers. "It'll help speed things up," Bochy said. "I've got a pretty good idea of how long things are going to take, looking at last year." Last season, Sandoval missed 6 1/2 weeks after fracturing the same bone in his right wrist. Before his injury, Sandoval had been hitting .316 with five home runs and 15 RBIs in 24 games played.
Giants looking at shorter travel in June
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fresh off a 20-day stretch in May in which they played every day and had a seven-game cross-country road trip, the Giants now play a June schedule in which they don't leave the West Coast, and only leave California once -- a three-game trip to Seattle."It's going to be nice for us," Bochy said. "We'll have no excuse now. We should be well rested." June, though, will bring matchups against three current division leaders in the Dodgers, Rangers and Reds. "At the same time, the worst thing that we can do is look at that or the team we're playing and drop our guard," Bochy said. "All these clubs are good teams, just look at their records."
Worth noting
Bochy said Brad Penny, who has been pitching in extended spring training in Arizona, could be ready to join Triple-A Fresno in the next couple of days. Angel Pagan entered Friday's game with a 24-game home hitting streak, which tied him with Don Mueller for the longest such streak in team history. The outfielder is hitting .360 at AT&T Park this season, the sixth-best home average in the National League.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Jay Lee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In a Humber State of Mind
When the White Sox entered this season of "All In," which of the following realities would you have thought was the most likely on June 1?
A.) Adam Dunn would be hitting .185 with just a handful of homers.
B.) Alex Rios would be a non-factor in the lineup and struggling to keep his batting average above .200.
C.) Phil Humber would be the ace of the White Sox starting staff with quality start after quality start and a 3.06 ERA.
I don't think there's any question that the most surprising individual development of 2011 is Humber. While we didn't expect Dunn to be as bad as he's been, we were well aware of his hit or miss persona. And while we expected Rios to duplicate his outstanding 2010 season, we saw how he struggled in 2009.
Humber, once a first-round draft choice projected to be a top of the rotation starter, seems to have finally arrived. He proved it again last night in the 10-7 Sox victory over Boston. For seven and two-third innings, he neutralized one of the most potent lineups in baseball. It was only David Ortiz's three-run bomb in the eighth off of Will Ohman with two inherited runners that brought Humber's ERA over the 3.00 mark.
Sox Notes of Note: The Sox won their sixth straight at Fenway Park last night, led by Alexei Ramirez's four-hit, three RBI effort. The night before, he collected two hits and two RBI. He's currently elevated his BA to .290…In addition to Humber's performance, the most satisfying take away from the first two games in Boston is the clutch hitting, which has been consistently invisible the first two months of the season…During the three, three-city road trips since April 18, the Sox are 13-16 with only this afternoon's game left on the grueling portion of this schedule.


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Swedish resident Papy Abedi (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will fight in front of a friendly audience this April.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has confirmed with sources close to the fight that Abedi and former middleweight James Head (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) have agreed to meet in a welterweight contest at UFC on FX 2.
Both fighters seek their first octagon win in a bout first reported by MMAFighting.com.
While UFC executives have yet to officially reveal any matchups for the card, they have confirmed that UFC on FUEL TV 2 will take place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
The 33-year-old Abedi, who resides in Stockholm, made his UFC debut against Thiago Alves at this past November's UFC 138 event. The previously unbeaten prospect went toe-to-toe with Alves but was submitted in the first round after being rocked during a striking exchange with the Brazilian slugger.
Meanwhile, Head returns to action for the first time since a June 2011 loss to Nick Ring at UFC 131. Head was also expected to fight at UFC 138, first against Mark Scanlon and then John Maguire when injury forced a shift. However, Head was also forced out of the bout with an injury and has been sidelined since.
For more on UFC on FUEL TV 2, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Saturday, February 16, 11:00 a.m. at the Library
Emmanuel Habimana, Guellord Ndagijimana, and Matthew Rugamba are three Lewis & Clark College students from Rwanda. Listen as they share their stories of the genocide and discuss their plans for the future.
Following the panel, Nike Foundation employee Teresa Schader will be speaking about the girl effect - the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and the world - and in particular, exciting work that is unleashing the girl effect in Rwanda.
Learn more about Emmanuel Habimana here
Learn more about Guellord Ndagijimana here
Learn more about Matthew Rugamba here
All are looking ahead to contributing to Rwandan society and culture upon their return home.


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Last night, we were at a nightclub full of young twenty-somethings and the DJ played Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me." While everyone kept dancing, we heard a girl ask her friend, "Who is this? It's good, but I've never heard it." That's because it came out eleven years ago–when she was about 10-years-old. Yikes.
We started to think of all the dance songs that fell through the cracks, when ten years ago they used to light a fire to the dance floor. So once a week on Friday, we'll bring you our Top Ten Dance Hits from a particular year. This time around we've chosen the dawn of the decade–2000.
Some of the songs are amazing; some of the songs are amazingly bad.
10. "Thong Song"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sisqo[/lastfm]
We aren't sure what is creepier–the content of this song, how women used to wear their thongs as accessories, Sisqo's weird bleached-out hair, or the way the video for this song begins with a child holding up a pair of thong underwear.
Either way, we remember that this was one of our favorite guilty pleasure dance tracks while we were watching MTV's Spring Break.Vodpod videos no longer available.
9. "Bye Bye Bye"-'[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]NSync[/lastfm]
Arguably the best 'Nsync song ever, we remember teenage girls memorizing the choreography for this dance and showing off their grooving skills for pep squad–complete with Britney-style crop top and pigtails. Everyone altogether–wave "Bye, Bye, Bye" three times!
8. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eiffel 65[/lastfm]
We apologize profusely for re-exposing you to this song. It probably took you about 5-10 years to finally get it out of your head.
This song used to be played on the radio all the time, especially after 9pm, when all the kids sported their Jnco pants (with glowstick pockets), pacifier necklaces, and rainbow clip-in dreads.
Now let's all collectively forget about this song again before Lady Gaga covers it.Vodpod videos no longer available.
7. "There You Go"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Pink[/lastfm]
Back when P!nk actually had pink hair and had an edgier sound which made her uniquely different from a lot of the other pop stars of the day, this was our jam.
What we liked most about P!nk was her mix of R&B, rock, and supremely danceable party jams. We wish P!nk would rock it like her old self, but "sometimes it be's like that."
6. "It Feels So Good"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sonique[/lastfm]
British trance singer and DJ, Sonique, got dance club patrons of 2000 slowly gyrating while alternately manically bouncing to her song "It Feels So Good."
We're sure it wasn't just the song that made them feel so good.Vodpod videos no longer available.
5. "One More Time"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Daft Punk[/lastfm]
Back before Daft Punk had completely developed their helmeted mystique, the French electronic DJ duo were cementing their reputation (and eventually their arena pull) as the biggest electronic artisans of the decades. Especially when they got everyone screaming "one more time."
Talk about subliminal messages.
4. "Independent Women Part 1″-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Destiny's Child[/lastfm]
Everyone knows what happened to Beyonce's, errr, we mean Destiny's Child. While every single member of the group was super-talented, Beyonce went her way as an "Independent Woman" and eventually became a timeless pop and R&B diva.
3. "Be With You"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Enrique Iglesias[/lastfm]
Handsome Latin lover, Enrique Iglesias, hasn't really aged a bit in twelve years. He also pretty much sings the same kind of songs and wears very similar outfits. Wait, maybe Present Enrique is a cyber-clone of Past Enrique. We'll have to see if Future Enrique starts to look about twenty or his mole comes back.Vodpod videos no longer available.
2. "It Wasn't Me"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Shaggy[/lastfm]
The song that inspired this whole list, we remember being completely aghast as teenagers by the message behind this song. Cheat on your girlfriend? Deny it! She catches you. Deny it!
Even though she is probably not a moron and you are obviously getting naughty with the neighbor, just deny it. Remember this mantra, preferably with a reggae-tinged beat behind you, "It wasn't me!"
Because your girlfriend is obviously having a delusional seizure.Vodpod videos no longer available.
1. "Music"-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Madonna[/lastfm]
Who can really top the Queen of Pop, Madonna? Virtually every year since the dawn of time (or the '80s), Madonna has had one of the biggest dance hits of the year.
And how can we blame her when she obviously knows how "music makes the people come together."


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Commercial Loan Growth May Hinge on Customer-Facing Technology
In today's world, customers are using technology like never before when it comes to their finances: online banking, bill pay, and so on. Increasingly, business customers are expecting the same ease of use when interacting with their lenders and vendors. Simultaneously, pressure to increase commercial and industrial loans across all financial institutions has risen, as has the scarcity of these opportunities since the recession.
In order for credit unions to increase their C&I lending portfolio in a measured, profitable manner, they must evaluate and employ customer-facing technologies. Back-office improvements alone will not appeal to those customers who bring in a sizeable portion of revenue; efficient processes and cutting out the busy work will.
Advantages to borrowers
Typically, when a borrower is approved for a loan, it is simply processed and the money is received. Afterwards, they have no visibility into what is happening such as what they are doing on their covenants, the trend of their borrowing activity, or any other activity. In the same way, customers can access their checking accounts to evaluate their budget, spending and expenses, borrowers need insights into their company's overall financial health, not just receive a lump sum of money. With customer-facing, cloud-based technologies that tie both the customer and the lender together, everyone is on the same page. Therefore, both parties are aware of potential pitfalls well before they actually occur, and can chart a different course of action.
When it comes time for a company to submit regular financial information to a lender, be it through borrowing base certificates or other conduits, stress starts to set in. With software as a service or software as a service program at their fingertips, they can now see what the lender sees and understand which aspects of their business the lender cares about most. If consumers can log in to their account online to see their checking account balance, why shouldn't borrowers have the same features with their commercial loan?
Advantages to lenders
If credit unions don't embrace technology and find more cost-effective ways to lend to small businesses, the directive to increase business lending will fall by the wayside. With systems in place that create more efficient processes and cut down on costs, credit unions can lend to small businesses they've historically shied away from and they can do so more effectively and efficiently. In fact, we think SaaS solutions for financial institutions may be the hot new trend of 2013.
With more credit unions trying to increase their C&I loan portfolios, there are fewer opportunities given that the number of quality applicants went down during the recession, and business is only recently beginning to improve. Coupled with record low net interest margins, credit unions must leverage their ability to forge personal relationships with prominent businesses in their communities in conjunction with better customer-facing technologies for a competitive edge against banks.
Credit unions that preemptively put the right technology in place will be more attractive to quality borrowers in the long run. With the way borrowing base certificates and other application procedures are done, telling a business owner that they need to fill out a spreadsheet and run manual calculations on a monthly or even weekly basis is not going to win over new business.
Technology should not impede upon the traditional ways credit unions and other financial institutions recruit new business, by forming strong relationships, but should instead allow for the opposite: more time doing the things that makes your organization stronger, like focusing on the customer. Like online banking completes the circle of communication between a financial institution and its individuals, Web-based programs that facilitate communication and loan tracking between the lender and borrower completes this circle by allowing borrowers to glean insights from their own accounts.
Standardizing processes
By providing customer-facing technology, credit unions can expect to have best practices such as uniform processes in place. These methodologies should be explicit and uniform across the board. Since some credit unions are relatively new to C&I lending or have shifted staff to focus on C&I portfolios, ensuring best practices are in place is important. Additionally, anyone involved with the loan process should have access to the same information that front-office programs can provide. This reduces human error and aids in standardization of processes.
Another best practice is increased efficiency. Credit unions face a competitive credit environment since C&I lending is rising across the board. Integrating tools that augment an organization's current risk management protocols is imperative. SaaS-based programs can help credit unions and staff at all levels tune into industries, borrowers and other situations where overexposure can cause future problems.
Credit unions do not have to be at a perennial disadvantage when it comes to attracting high-quality customers. The cloud-based SaaS market is changing for the better, moving away from expensive subscription-based models to ones based on per-user fees, which are easily scalable and meant for organizations of all sizes. By implementing customer-facing technologies that connect financial institutions with their commercial customers online, face-to-face relationship management becomes that much easier.


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The South African public has rated South African Airways (SAA) as their number one airline in the domestic sector, while business placed the airline in third place.
SAA was presented with the Best Domestic Airline in the category Business to Consumer in the annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards this week.
The category indicates the ordinary public's recognition and trust in the SAA brand.
Low cost airline, Mango came in at third place and British Airways at second in this category.
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One long-time Courier reader shared her experiences with reading and teaching during a different time.
"I remember how much reading was a part of families 80 years ago," Lois Morris, 91, of Russellville said. "It was everything to us. It was magical and we spent time together doing it."
Morris has lived in the Arkansas River Valley for 20 years and is a retired professor from the University of Arkansas where she taught methods of teaching, education and history.
She loves to read. And we thank her for loving to read The Courier.
Morris said reading was the highlight of the day for the children in her family. Now, she fears family reading has been overshadowed by TV broadcasts, video games and Internet surfing.
She's right.
We have to get back to our roots. It all begins at home at a very early age. Parents are the front-line troops in this battle. Reading to our kids should be a close second to making sure they are fed -- keep both their bodies and minds healthy. Quality nutrition should go hand in hand with daily or semi-daily reading.
Morris' passion for education and reading just pours off of her. She is truly worried about the lack of reading in our society, and we are too.
Lois shared a story of her daughter, Lavonne "Bonnie" Morris Howell who lost a battle with cancer in 1999. Lavonne wrote a summary of her life four months before she died. She asked her family to type her story and send it to friends. She writes, "My lifelong love for literature developed at home, not school." She continues to share some of the books her mother read with her as a mainstay of time at home. While reading Lavonne's work, you can't help but recognize her deep imagination and excitement for magical experiences through reading.
It is that passion, we must teach our children to hold in their hearts. Without reading, Lavonne would not have been able to share her story nor would we have been able to share it with you.
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Manny exits game early with tight calf
Dodgers slugger leaves in fourth inning vs. Giants
By Ken Gurnick and Evan Drellich / MLB.com
Haeger an ironman for Dodgers
LOS ANGELES -- Manager Joe Torre went into Friday night's game with Ramon Troncoso his closer, as he promised to rest closer Jonathan Broxton and Ramon Ortiz, each having pitched on the preceding three days.The wild card of the staff literally is knuckleballer Charlie Haeger. He started Sunday and pitched six innings. He relieved in Wednesday night's extra-inning loss with one scoreless inning. He's scheduled to start Saturday. "And you almost saw him last night," Torre said, having had Haeger warming up in the bottom of the ninth inning had that game gone extra innings instead of being won by Andre Ethier's walk-off hit. "He's poised. He throws enough strikes. I'm impressed. He can pitch more of the time than a reliever. It's not a power thing; he doesn't take long to warm up. In Florida, he threw 100 pitches and you look up and it means absolutely nothing." Torre joked that he doesn't want to use Haeger more frequently because of the stress it puts on catchers, not on Haeger. "I say it facetiously, but it's true," said Torre. Haeger said he's never been used regularly as both a starter and reliever and doesn't know what his threshold of appearances and innings would be.
Kuo, Belisario set to return soon
LOS ANGELES -- Barring something unforeseen, Hong-Chih Kuo and Ronald Belisario are likely to rejoin the Dodgers bullpen for next week's trip east.Kuo came out of his one-inning rehab start at Inland Empire on Thursday night feeling so good he played a firm catch Friday. He'll make one more Minor League appearance Sunday as a final test of his elbow. Kuo's importance is heightened because the lone lefty currently in the bullpen, George Sherrill, has been ineffective. Torre reiterated that Sherrill's command problems are not injury-related. "I'm sure something's cranky from time to time, but there's nothing we've been alerted to," said Torre. "We've never been notified that it's dangerous. I know he's going to be fine. Do I know it's going to be this week? That's what we've got to figure out." Belisario remains at the club's Camelback Ranch-Glendale complex and threw 25 pitches over two innings in his third game appearance Friday. Because he's on the restricted list, Belisario is not eligible for a rehab appearance, Torre said, so he will remain in Arizona until he's ready to be activated. He might need to make back-to-back appearances first. That most likely will be by April 25, the end of the 30-day window since he was placed on the restricted list. Because Belisario is out of the options, the Dodgers cannot send him to the Minor Leagues without the risk of losing him to another club.
Dodgers regulars to get rest vs. Giants
LOS ANGELES -- Manager Joe Torre plans to give most of his regulars either Saturday or Sunday off and a look at the historical stats might provide a clue as to who plays when.On Saturday, the Giants start two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum. Lifetime against Lincecum, third baseman Casey Blake is 0-for-9 lifetime with six strikeouts, catcher Russell Martin is 0-for-13 with four strikeouts and Matt Kemp is 1-for-12 with six strikeouts. But Ronnie Belliard is 3-for-6 against Lincecum, Garret Anderson is 2-for-4 and Blake DeWitt is 3-for-6. On Sunday, the Giants start left-hander Barry Zito. Lifetime against Zito, first baseman James Loney is 1-for-20 with six strikeouts and right fielder Andre Ethier is 3-for-18. But Belliard is 11-for-34, Anderson is 21-for-64, Jamey Carroll is 8-for-21 and Reed Johnson is 5-for-14.
Carroll, Johnson ready to catch in a pinch
LOS ANGELES -- Twice in the past four games the Dodgers have used both catchers Russell Martin and A.J. Ellis. What happens if they run out of catchers? Who's the emergency No. 3 catcher on this roster?"I'm still looking for volunteers," said manager Joe Torre. Here are two: infielder Jamey Carroll and outfielder Reed Johnson. Carroll, in fact, said he previously caught bullpen sessions while with the Colorado Rockies and did it frequently while in the Minor Leagues. "I'd have no qualms about it," said Carroll. "I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty. And if [knuckleballer Charlie] Haeger was pitching, it could be really weird." Johnson said he's never caught at any level, but would do it if needed.
Torre thinks game's pace could improve
LOS ANGELES -- One of 14 members of a committee appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to review on-field issues in baseball, Dodgers manager Joe Torre said this week he's taken a new understanding of matters he used to be critical of, like the need to keep all clubs happy when putting together a schedule. He also defended the Yankees and Red Sox from umpire Joe West, who named the teams as two of the worst when it comes to moving games rapidly.After 30 innings amounted to 12 hours, 21 minutes of play for the Dodgers and D-backs at Dodger Stadium the last three games, Torre said Friday afternoon that his defense of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry doesn't mean there isn't improvement to be had. "I know that Bud, Commissioner, is very sensitive about improving the pace of the game," Torre said. "Not necessarily shortening the game, but the pace of the game. And I agree with it and I can understand his frustration with it -- the in and out of the batter's box stuff, which has become sort of habit. But as far as the length of the game, which I think we got caught up in, isn't as much an issue like the Red Sox thing."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. Evan Drellich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by The Overlord, Nov 21, 2012.
Did Voyager get better or worse when Kes was replaced with 7 of 9?
For better or for worse it because the Seven of Nine show
In seasons 4-7 Voyager was pretty much the Janeway-Seven-Doctor show, whereas in the first two seasons all the characters got good screen time. That dragged down the show terribly. But, in season 3 the show had gotten terribly stale and they were reaching for story. They had dinosaurs evolve into a super-race, for chrissake. Seven revitalized the show and made it interesting again.
The entire show is fabulous but once 7 of 9 arrived it became a gajillion times better.
Keeping Kes or dumping Kes didn't make much difference IMO. You could stick Kes in the background with the EMH and have her say sweet things to 7 and it would be neither here nor there.
Kes seemed to have the most story potential, but the writers just couldn't figure out what to do with it.
Seven was a dynamic character that went through an interesting character arc. It would've been a lot easier to take her seriously if they didn't have her parading around in a outfit that set women's rights back 200 years.
I was disappointed to see Kes go, but for better or worse it's what happened. The Seven character did give the show a much needed reboot of sorts.
Kes had a lot of potential that the writers never realized and 7 of 9 was a character who had an arc, so it would have been nice to keep both those things and get rid of someone unimportant, like Neelix or Harry Kim. Hell they would have gotten rid of Harry Kim, if Garret Wang didn't make into the list of the 50 most beautiful people.
I think the show needed a character with an arc, so having Seven on made sense, but it would have been nice to keep Kes as well.
OR they could have given Harry a fabulous arc.
Harry could have really been an alien like they wanted us to believe in Favorite Son, only instead of being bullshit it could have been real and Harry has to make his big decision and he stays with the ship only he is full of extra angst because of leaving his biological people behind. So much angst Janeway rips him a new clarinet hole.
Harry could be a sleeper agent for Section 31 and it takes us three seasons to find out because stuff keeps happening but even Harry doesn't know he's a sleeper agent until some alien probe activates him.
And of course there's my favorite suggestion which is the time Harry gestated 7 and Janeway's baby for them so they didn't miss a day of work.
The Harry arcs write themselves!
That was one of the best epiosodes of Voyager IMO. It showed continuity (Basics) and explored a real sci-fi "what-if". If only there had been more of this rather than soapy "mummy" Katherine and "baby" Seven.
Well the most exciting episodes,are after season 4 ( Scorpion,Year of Hell,Dark Frontier,Equinox etc...),Seven of Nine was simply brilliant,the character was very well written and had amazing development...people just want to criticize and say she was all eye candy etc...but did anyone take a moment and just and enjoy her long quest to be an actual human her inner dilemma which leads her to saying im not human and im not Borg ...major identity crisis episodes like "Imperfection",Raven,Gift,Someone to watch over me,infinite regress...omg the best character ever in star trek History XD
I disagree.
Seven was an example to not judge a book by it's cover.
Seven was intimidating to men. Seven showed a beautiful woman with great self esteem, successful in her career and didn't need a man to protect her or define her. She showed that you can be a head strong woman without being labeled a Lesbian, as many did when it came to Kira or flaky like Dax. Seven showed us, regardless of how you look it's what inside that counts. If anything, Seven is pro-women's rights.
That was one of Voyager's best eps. IMO.
It's paying homage to "Planet of the Apes" and the debate within it of Evolution vs. Creation. The concept of Dino's evolving into humanoid like species is no more reacting than believing Apes can evolve into a humanoid like species and be a more advanced and dominating species on Earth. The Voth Queen = Dr. Zaius, in the fact that she's covering up the truth of evoution in what she believes is protecting Voth society. Gagan = Zera, the scientist that has discovered scientific truth with Chakotay = Charlton Heston's Astronaut George Taylor.
I would say it went both ways. Seven was a fantastic character but the show focused too much on her once she was brought on. I would rather have seen equal character development, and not just specific characters getting all the attention. Granted, it depends on the potential of the stories with the characters, but the writers could have done more to develop the other characters like Harry and Chakotay.
What I like about the earlier seasons is that the amount of character stories are fairly spread out, and I wish that they had kept a similar dynamic in the later seasons.
While I agree with you totally in retrospect, I think while the show was in production the decline in viewership gave those in charge the impression that we didn't care about the other characters or their development. If the audience enjoyed the development of the other characters, then why were we turning away? When Seven joined the cast, many tuned back in for a while. So it seemed logical to them to continue to focus on the character that was putting butts back into the seats.
The writers could easily have done that without adding Seven.
Star Trek Voyager ended and became Star Trek Seven Of Nine show.
As for Kes, she deserved better than to be dumped the way she was. She was a great character.
Best character in Star Trek.
Resistance is Futile.
Not to mention if "Before & After" was any indication of what Kes' future would have been like had she stayed on Voyager, then what did she really leave Ocampa for? She had just as much opportunity on Ocampa to have a child and be a doctor as she did on Voyager. She never explored her abilities and didn't do anything but grow old.
A lot of shows do this. Bring in a new character midway through the run, so half the episodes have to focus on that said character as if to compensate for their absence earlier.
DS9 even introduced a new character in the last season and focused multiple episodes on her!
More than one.
Allot of stories began to focus on Vic. too.
Plus, much like Voyager there was one main character that got pushed into the background until they were almost non-existant-Jake Sisko.
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Before the delivery of the baby, the Cryo-Save customer receives a collection kit enabling physicians or midwives to collect the umbilical cord blood. Cryo-Save provides them with adequate information and training beforehand as appropriate. The kit conforms to Art. 12 of the MDD and contains a proprietary blood bag with CPD anti-coagulant and all the necessary equipment for sterile collection of cord blood. All materials in the collection kit are sterile both inside & outside so that they can be used in an operating room during a C-Section.
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Regulators Discuss Jockey Club Drug Rules
- Mar 5, 2013
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Regulators from 24 North American racing jurisdictions met via conference call March 4 to discuss new model medication rules set to be adopted by Racing Commissioners International (RCI).
The rules, modeled in part after proposals by The Jockey Club and Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), would set uniform testing thresholds and restricted administration times for 17 commonly used therapeutic medications deemed normal and appropriate for equine care.
In addition, seven other medications are under consideration for inclusion on a schedule of "special instance" therapeutic substances used in emergency, infectious disease, or acute injury related situations. Use of these medications would require disclosure and increased pre-race veterinary scrutiny.
"Adoption of the RCI model medication rules and corresponding schedules will provide a level of uniformity professional horse racing has long needed," said RCI Chairman Duncan Patterson in a release. "These reforms are designed to protect our horses while being fair to fans and participants alike. In all my years in racing, I have never seen this level of unity of purpose."
Patterson expressed appreciation for the work of the RMTC, The Jockey Club, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, members of the RCI Task Force on Medication Science, and the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association which is working to implement the new rules in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Patterson said that "medications not included on an approved schedule of controlled substances would be treated as prohibited and subject to harsher penalties should they be found in a post-race sample."
RCI President Ed Martin noted that the association would be setting restricted administration times instead of issuing recommended withdrawal times.
"If a substance on the schedule is given within the restricted administration time it will be a violation in the same way as if the threshold had been exceeded," he said, noting that there would be a clear line that should not be crossed.
Martin said regulators are being encouraged to adopt the RCI model medication rules by reference, a tactic that will ensure jurisdictions operate from the same standards and rules. He said many regulators have expressed interest in deferring to the RCI standards.
Martin also said that changes to RCI penalty guidelines are on the table. One proposal discussed March 4 would keep penalties the same for all overages associated with substances included on the controlled therapeutic substance schedules while increasing them for all other prohibited substances.
The RCI Standardbred Racing Committee has proposed a minimum 10-year suspension and $50,000 fine for blood doping and other egregious violations. Martin believes the regulators are also interested in more stringent penalties for all prohibited substances and are considering ways to implement progressive sanctions on repeat offenders.
RCI is not expected to modify its penalty guidelines prior to meeting in New Orleans April 23-25. A working group proposal which would dramatically increase penalties for overages involving prohibited substances is being circulated to the industry for comment and those comments will be reviewed and considered at the New Orleans meeting.
The medications that have been deemed by the RCI as "Controlled Therapeutic Substances," as well as the restricted administration times, include:
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|IA administration of 9 mg of Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate and Betamethasone Acetate Injectable Suspension
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|Oral administration of clenbuterol as Ventipulmin syrup at 0.8 mcg/kg twice a day
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|Oral administration of 500 mg of dantrolene as paste or capsule formulation
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|IA, IM, and IV administration of dexamethasone sodium phosphate or oral administration of dexamethasone at 0.05 mg/kg
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|Topical application of 1% diclofenac liposomal cream formulation as Surpass Topical Anti-Inflammatory Cream
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|Oral administration of firocoxib as Equioxx oral paste at a daily dose of 0.1 mg/kg for four days
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|Single IV dose of flunixin as Banamine at 1.1 mg/kg
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|Single IV dose of furosemide up to 500 mg
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|Single IV dose of 1 mg of glycopyrrolate as Glycopyrrolate Injection
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|Single IV dose of ketoprofen as Ketofen at 2.2 mg/kg
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|Single IV dose of 0.15 mg/kg methocarbamol as Robaxin
|Total dose of Methylprednisolone acetate suspension in one articular space (awaiting final action)
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|Single oral dose of omeprazole as Gastrogard
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|Single IV dose of phenylbutazone
|Prednisolone sodium succinate injection (awaiting final action and RMTC recommendation)
|Triamcinolone acetonide
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|Total does of 9mg in one articular space (awaiting final action)
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The fall racing calendar continues this weekend with a triple-header from two HMT runners....
Vegefrog leads off a 6PM tonight (Thur) to test how well she's healing from the vacation and bicycle crash training combo. 5K...costumes...music...beer...sounds great. Then on short turnaround, a half marathon on Saturday morning.
Zooco moved up his target half marathon from December to October (Nov...who needs Nov?) and tracks the beaches on the Gulf side of Florida...sun, sand, waves and running...does it get any better?
Good luck, fleet feet and cooling breezes to all our racers...start when they fire the gun, and run until someone wraps you in foil.
I've done my best to live the right way. I get up every morning and go to work each day. (for now)
Happy racing Zooco!!! Hope it's a good one
I ran a 24:04 last night, it was a small crowd, around 200, and I ended up 7th overall female and first in my AG. I got a cool pint glass to show for it, which I proceeded to fill with beer all evening long. The race was sponsored by Westbrook brewing company, so it was good stuff.The after party was great, with Oompah band and brats and costumes. I got second in the costume contest, mostly because not too many people dressed up. I tell you what, I have a new found respect for people who run in costume. I just wore a wig and it about drove me nuts!!
Didn't feel too terribly bad...but I didn't want to push the pace with my half on Saturday.
Still haven't decided what Saturday's race pace will be...guess I'll just do what I can and have fun
Love the costume...from now we shall have to call you Heidi-the-beer-maiden-with-pigtails! Great job on the AG win, WOHOOO!
Good luck in your HM races tomorrow, Vege and Zooco.
Sounds like you had a great time at the Octoberfest 5K, Vege - I mean Heidi! Congrats on the AG award. You sure healed up quickly from your accident!
Go as long as you can, and then take another step.
Love the costume...from now we shall have to call you Heidi-the-beer-maiden-with-pigtails! Great job on the AG win, WOHOOO!
Ahhhh the picture that spawned a thousand nicknames
Great work in the 5k Heidi! Congratz on the AG win. Go easy on that HM (yeah, like that's going to happen!). Good luck!
Zooco - have a great race today. Let us know how you get on.
2017 Goals1) Run more than 231 miles2) Be ready for HM in the spring
Maybe Heidi can be my running alter-ego
Yeah, I guess I'm a quick healer! The black eye went away so fast, I don't think it was a true black eye, just a little bruising. I'm so lucky that bike wreck didn't set me back further. The scar on my chin is well hidden unless you are looking up from underneath me, and since I'm 5'0, that doesn't happen often, LOL.
The ribs hurt a bit today, but most of the course was SO beautiful and the weather was SO perfect that I had to give it my best shot. Came away with a 20 second PR. Not the 1:49 I wanted, but oh well. I felt GREAT until mile 8. At that point the course went up a fairly steep grade bridge and then into a boring as all get out flat neighborhood, then back over that same bridge for mile 11. I was spent after the second time over it, but had enough to bring it home. I had fun AND I beat my 2 guy friends who I do long runs with, so I got to brag about that They are doing a marathon in 2 weeks though, so they were just using this as a taper longish run.
Zooco I hope you had a great day!!!
vegefrog - Congrats on your new PR! Sounds like you had a great race. Loved the Heidi pic and comments.
Everyone - Thanks for the encouragement. Tomorrow is my first HM. Looking forward to it. Calves have been tight all week, but I am certain my excitement will overcome any discomfort. Looking to finish, though I did a 14 mile training run 2 weeks ago. I am slow, but after starting on a treadmill 6 months ago where I could only run for a minute or two at a time without a walk break, I am just happy to be participating. I would like to see a time under 2:30, but since I have larger goals of wanting to continue in other HMs and an eventual full, I will be patient. If I can loose another 35 lbs, that alone will help (already down 50 since March). I will try and see if I can snap a decent picture tomorrow. The turnaround point is located in Seaside (remember the town from the Jim Carrey movie "The Truman Show"?) Weather is supposed to be about 69 degrees for the low tonight, expect mid to high 70s by race finish.
I'll report back tomorrow, and will be wearing my Garmin 410, so anyone interested should be able to view the course.
Zooco (aka Jim)
Congratulations on the PR, Vege ...way to overcome adversity...you're tough!
Zooco - You are going to do GREAT tomorrow. ...your first HM is a Special Day! Sounds like it will be a warm one...keep your hydration and electrolytes up....and don't try to run too fast until the last 3 miles. The beginning few miles should feel too easy; you will probably be surprised to look at your watch and see you are going faster than planned. If that happens, slow down right away. Be patient until the later part of the race. Did you try stretching your calves to relieve the tightness? An ice pack tonight might help too. When all else fails, I rely on Tylenol before a long run. (You probably have heard that NSAIDs are a no-no.)
I ran 13 today as my Saturday Long Run. I planned on 12, but ended up a bit over a mile from home and couldn't face the long walk since I'd been tired the whole way and running slower than I would have preferred. So instead of walking, I opted for a Fast Finish, got up on my toes and ran the last mile a whole minute faster than pretty much all the rest of them...and it felt great.
The beginning few miles should feel too easy; you will probably be surprised to look at your watch and see you are going faster than planned. If that happens, slow down right away. Be patient until the later part of the race.
The beginning few miles should feel too easy; you will probably be surprised to look at your watch and see you are going faster than planned. If that happens, slow down right away. Be patient until the later part of the race.
I wish I had read that before MY half!! Great advice!! That happened to me, but I didn't slow down and paid for it in the last 3rd of the race.
I completed my HM today! I loved it. Had a great time and a very good race (mind you, a very good race for me).
If interested, here is a link for the map page from my download:
Love how you can drag the little guy and place him on the road to get a look at the course.
Now, the details of my stupidity.....
Have to get up around 4 am, hit the road at 5 am. Got to race site just after 6 for a 7 am start. Now, I got home yesterday afternoon and was moving my 'stuff' around after returning home, and the one thing I didn't put in the correct place was my GymBoss timer (Because I am still big and getting older, I use the Galloway method for distances beyond 9 miles right now). OK, so I was dumb, I can recover and did. Set up my Garmin to view the elapsed time to track when I need to take my breaks now. Race starts, and now my Heart Rate monitor isn't showing an accurate heart rate. I am running down the street and see a HR of 100 and know that is no where close (probably needs new battery). Since I use my HR to monitor and control myself, I realize that I just need to run within myself. Now the real stupidity.
I am feeling good, in fact, GREAT! (you can see where this is headed)
Well, I am going strong, and all of a sudden realize that I just clicked off a mile at about 10:14 pace. That is way too fast. Damage done. I paid for it in the end, but you know what? I wouldn't change a thing! Great experience all the way around. Definitely memorable. Official time 2:27:42. Watch time 2:27:12. (only had chip timing on finish, not the start.)
Today, is the reason I run. I am participating in life, and things happen. Lessons learned. New thoughts about what I need to do for myself.
The race itself is a great race. We had a little over 350 for the HM. Over 500 for the combo (10K). Scenic route, great volunteers. Cheering spectators in places along the route. I would like to do this again next year, but depends on schedule. Hate racing on Sundays, but I will allow myself this one.
Plan for a late Jan Saturday HM in Destin, then thinking if I don't fall apart and think I can push, maybe the Nashville edition of the Rock n Roll series where I could do the marathon (last Saturday in April).
Celebrating your achievement, Zooco! Sounds like a wonderful event.
Today, is the reason I run. I am participating in life, and things happen. Lessons learned. New thoughts about what I need to do for myself.
I LOVE that! So happy for you! It's wonderful that you had such a great race and didn't let those obstacles stop you
Nice work Jim - great job.
Thank you everyone for the compliments. It is reading your stories that kept me motivated as I worked towards my goal race. Already getting excited about doing another half in January. Thinking of doing an easy 3 tomorrow to keep the legs limber.
Congratulations to both of you- the enthusiasm is tremendous!
We have a Blue Mountain Half up here in Canada, same weekend too!
Ours is in the town of Collingwood, Blue Mountain is a ski resort, more of a decent hill than a mountain, but it seems like an odd or humorous name for a race in Florida.
Well done, guys!
PBs since age 60: 5k- 24:36, 10k - 47:17. Half Marathon- 1:42:41.
10 miles (unofficial) 1:16:44.


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12 CFR 544.5 - Federal mutual savings association bylaws.
(a)General. A Federal mutual savings association shall operate under bylaws that contain provisions that comply with all requirements specified by the OTS in this section and that are not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the association's charter, and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations provided that, a bylaw provision inconsistent with the provisions of this section may be adopted with the approval of the OTS. Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the votes cast by the members at a legal meeting or a majority of the association's board of directors. The bylaws for a Federal mutual savings bank shall substitute the term "savings bank" for "association". The term "trustee" may be substituted for the term "director".
(b) The following requirements are applicable to Federal mutual savings associations:
(1)Annual meetings of members. An association shall provide for and conduct an annual meeting of its members for the election of directors and at which any other business of the association may be conducted. Such meeting shall be held, as designated by its board of directors, at a location within the state that constitutes the principal place of business of the association, or at any other convenient place the board of directors may designate, and at a date and time within 150 days after the end of the association's fiscal year. At each annual meeting, the officers shall make a full report of the financial condition of the association and of its progress for the preceding year and shall outline a program for the succeeding year.
(2)Special meetings of members. Procedures for calling any special meeting of the members and for conducting such a meeting shall be set forth in the bylaws. The subject matter of such special meeting must be established in the notice for such meeting. The board of directors of the association or the holders of 10 percent or more of the voting capital shall be entitled to call a special meeting. For purposes of this section, "voting capital" means FDIC-insured deposits as of the voting record date.
(3)Notice of meeting of members. Notice specifying the date, time, and place of the annual or any special meeting and adequately describing any business to be conducted shall be published for two successive weeks immediately prior to the week in which such meeting shall convene in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county in which the principal place of business of the association is located, or mailed postage prepaid at least 15 days and not more than 45 days prior to the date on which such meeting shall convene to each of its members of record at the last address appearing on the books of the association. A similar notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each of the offices of the association during the 14 days immediately preceding the date on which such meeting shall convene. The bylaws may permit a member to waive in writing any right to receive personal delivery of the notice. When any meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjournment and reconvening of the meeting shall be given as in the case of the original meeting.
(4)Fixing of record date. For the purpose of determining members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of members or any adjournment thereof, or in order to make a determination of members for any other proper purpose, the bylaws shall provide for the fixing of a record date and a method for determining from the books of the association the members entitled to vote. Such date shall be not more than 60 days nor fewer than 10 days prior to the date on which the action, requiring such determination of members, is to be taken. The same determination shall apply to any adjourned meeting.
(5)Member quorum. Any number of members present and voting, represented in person or by proxy, at a regular or special meeting of the members shall constitute a quorum. A majority of all votes cast at any meeting of the members shall determine any question, unless otherwise required by regulation. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. Members present at a duly constituted meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment.
(6)Voting by proxy. Procedures shall be established for voting at any annual or special meeting of the members by proxy pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Office, including the placing of such proxies on file with the secretary of the association, for verification, prior to the convening of such meeting. Proxies may be given telephonically or electronically as long as the holder uses a procedure for verifying the identity of the member. All proxies with a term greater than eleven months or solicited at the expense of the association must run to the board of directors as a whole, or to a committee appointed by a majority of such board.
(7)Communications between members. Provisions relating to communications between members shall be consistent with § 544.8 of this part. No member, however, shall have the right to inspect or copy any portion of any books or records of a Federal mutual savings association containing:
(i) A list of depositors in or borrowers from such association;
(ii) Their addresses;
(iii) Individual deposit or loan balances or records; or
(iv) Any data from which such information could be reasonably constructed.
(8)Number of directors, membership. The bylaws shall set forth a specific number of directors, not a range. The number of directors shall be not fewer than five nor more than fifteen, unless a higher or lower number has been authorized by the Director of the Office or his or her designee. Each director of the association shall be a member of the association. Directors may be elected for periods of one to three years and until their successors are elected and qualified, but if a staggered board is chosen, provision shall be made for the election of approximately one-third or one-half of the board each year, as appropriate. State-chartered savings banks converting to Federal savings banks may include alternative provisions for the election and term of office of directors so long as such provisions are authorized by the Office, and provide for compliance with the standard provisions of this section no later than six years after the conversion to a Federal savings association.
(9)Meetings of the board. The board of directors shall determine the place, frequency, time, procedure for notice, which shall be at least 24 hours unless waived by the directors, and waiver of notice for all regular and special meetings. The meetings shall be under the direction of a chairman, appointed annually by the board; or in the absence of the chairman, the meetings shall be under the direction of the president. The board also may permit telephonic participation at meetings. The bylaws may provide for action to be taken without a meeting if unanimous written consent is obtained for such action. A majority of the authorized directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board.
(10)Officers, employees. and agents.
(i) The bylaws shall contain provisions regarding the officers of the association, their functions, duties, and powers. The officers of the association shall consist of a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer or comptroller, each of whom shall be elected annually by the board of directors. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board of directors or chosen in such other manner as may be prescribed in the bylaws. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of president and secretary.
(ii) All officers and agents of the association, as between themselves and the association, shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the association as may be provided in the bylaws, or as may be determined by resolution of the board of directors not inconsistent with the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, officers shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices. Any officer may be removed by the board of directors with or without cause, but such removal, other than for cause, shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed.
(iii) Any indemnification provision must provide that any indemnification is subject to applicable Federal law, rules, and regulations.
(11)Vacancies, resignation or removal of directors. Members of the association shall elect directors by ballot: Provided, that in the event of a vacancy on the board, the board of directors may, by their affirmative vote, fill such vacancy, even if the remaining directors constitute less than a quorum. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve only until the next election of directors by the members. The bylaws shall set out the procedure for the resignation of a director, which shall be by written notice or by any other procedure established in the bylaws. Directors may be removed only for cause as defined in § 563.39 of this chapter, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.
(12)Powers of the board. The board of directors shall have the power:
(i) By resolution, to appoint from among its members and remove an executive committee and one or more other committees, which committee[s] shall have and may exercise all the powers of the board between the meetings or the board; but no such committee shall have the authority of the board to amend the charter or bylaws, adopt a plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, or provide for the disposition of all or substantially all the property and assets of the association. Such committee shall not operate to relieve the board, or any member thereof, of any responsibility imposed by law;
(ii) To fix the compensation of directors, officers, and employees; and to remove any officer or employee at any time with or without cause;
(iii) To exercise any and all of the powers of the association not expressly reserved by the charter to the members.
(13)Nominations for directors. The bylaws shall provide that nominations for directors may be made at the annual meeting by any member and shall be voted upon, except, however, the bylaws may require that nominations by a member must be submitted to the secretary and then prominently posted in the principal place of business, at least 10 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. However, if such provision is made for prior submission of nominations by a member, then the bylaws must provide for a nominating committee, which, except in the case of a nominee substituted as a result of death or other incapacity, must submit nominations to the secretary and have such nominations similarly posted at least 15 days prior to the date of the annual meeting.
(14)New business. The bylaws shall provide procedures for the introduction of new business at the annual meeting. Those provisions may require that such new business be stated in writing and filed with the secretary prior to the annual meeting at least 30 days prior to the date of the annual meeting.
(15)Amendment. Bylaws may include any provision for their amendment that would be consistent with applicable law, rules, and regulations and adequately addresses its subject and purpose.
(i) Amendments shall be effective:
(A) After approval by a majority vote of the authorized board, or by a majority of the vote cast by the members of the association at a legal meeting; and
(B) After receipt of any applicable regulatory approval.
(ii) When an association fails to meet its quorum requirement, solely due to vacancies on the board, the bylaws may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the sitting board.
(16)Miscellaneous. The bylaws may also address the subject of age limitations for directors or officers as long as they are consistent with applicable Federal law, rules or regulations, and any other subjects necessary or appropriate for effective operation of the association.
(c)Form of filing -
(1)Application requirement.
(i) Any bylaw amendment shall be submitted to the OTS if it would:
(A) Render more difficult or discourage a merger, proxy contest, the assumption of control by a mutual account holder of the association, or the removal of incumbent management;
(B) Involve a significant issue of law or policy, including indemnification, conflicts of interest, and limitations on director or officer liability; or
(C) Be inconsistent with the requirements of this section or with applicable laws, rules, regulations, or the association's charter.
(ii) Applications submitted under paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section are subject to standard treatment processing procedures at part 516, subparts A and E of this chapter.
(iii) For purposes of this paragraph (c), bylaw provisions that adopt the language of the model or optional bylaws in OTS's Application Processing Handbook, if adopted without change, and filed with OTS within 30 days after adoption, are effective upon adoption.
(2)Filing requirement. If the proposed bylaw amendment does not involve a provision that would be covered by paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(3) of this section, then the association shall submit the amendment to the OTS at least 30 days prior to the date the bylaw amendment is to be adopted by the association.
(3)Corporate governance procedures. A Federal mutual association may elect to follow the corporate governance procedures of the laws of the state where the main office of the institution is located, provided that such procedures may be elected only to the extent not inconsistent with applicable Federal statutes, regulations, and safety and soundness, and such procedures are not of the type described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section. If this election is selected, a Federal mutual association shall designate in its bylaws the provision or provisions from the body of law selected for its corporate governance procedures, and shall file a copy of such bylaws, which are effective upon adoption, within 30 days after adoption. The submission shall indicate, where not obvious, why the bylaw provisions meet the requirements stated in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
(d)Effectiveness. Any bylaw amendment filed pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) of this section shall automatically be effective 30 days from the date of filing of such amendment, provided that the association follows the requirements of its charter and bylaws in adopting such amendment. This automatic effective date does not apply if, prior to the expiration of such 30-day period, the OTS notifies the association that such amendment is rejected or that such amendment requires an application to be filed pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section.


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Mileage on that varies, but what would be interesting is to look at those manuals in terms of what they have say about jhana, and then the question is how was jhana defined.Ñāṇa wrote:Prior to the 19th century colonial interest in Pāḷi Buddhism the Visuddimagga was little more than a historic artifact relegated to library shelves -- rarely, if ever used. What was used -- and was a living tradition in SE Asia right up until the Cambodian genocide -- was the practices of the Pāḷi Yogāvacara tradition, which has its own corpus of meditation manuals.tiltbillings wrote:Seems to, and maybe does, but Kester is correct and you are quite wrong. The "usual interpretation" of the Theravada is the Visuddhimagga.
IIndian Buddhism? Not the subject here. But if the VM were little known among the "scholastic" Theravadins pre19th cent, then the texts you have been quoting, were not known at all. Looking at the scholastic Buddhism of Ledi Sayadaw and the like, the VM plays am important part.Historically the Visuddhimagga occupies a rather marginal place in the history of Indian Buddhism. The Vimuttimagga on the other hand, was twice translated in part into Tibetan and fully translated into Chinese.tiltbillings wrote:The earlier texts, little known (if at all) and certainly so compared to the VM, become an important part of the ongoing dialogue. The rhetorical language you are employing probably doesn't help.
The sort of exegesis you are doing is even more modern, and reflects a Western outlook.


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Roberts to cherish season-opening experience
Healthy Orioles second baseman ready for first Opening Day since 2011
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
SARASOTA, Fla. -- When he finally walks out of the visitors' clubhouse at Tropicana Field, down the tunnel steps and onto the turf come April 2, Brian Roberts won't forget how he got here.
Roberts will try to remember, while standing down the third-base line for his first Opening Day in three years, the nearly 1,100 days that have passed since he last occupied second base for the Baltimore Orioles in a season-opening game. He will recall the sleepless nights, the dark times he thought he had played for the last time and the moments of desperation when even living a normal life seemed out of reach.
W: Hammel L: McGee SV: Johnson
And at some point Tuesday night, perhaps during the national anthem or pregame introductions, Roberts will stop reminiscing about the ups and downs of a stellar career marred with concussions and last season's hip surgery. He will look around at the long line of teammates and coaches standing there with him and feel the emotion of being here -- healthy, happy and ready to help the Orioles.
"I've always tried to be OK with whatever was going on," said Roberts, the longest-tenured Oriole who hasn't played a full season since 2009. "Not that it was fun by any means, but I've always believed that what was going on was for a reason and God was doing it through the process. And if I never did make it back, I felt like I needed to get back to a place where I was OK with that mentally. That baseball wasn't the end-all be-all. At one point, I just wanted some normalcy in my life back, and then when baseball started to come back, yeah it's been something that has been incredible.
"To feel the way I do, and have it come back as much as it has, it's been as much as I could ask for."
To say Roberts was expected to get here would be foolish, even by the 35-year-old's standards. There were whispers he was working out this winter, hopes that he would be a full-go as scheduled this spring. But to bank on his productivity -- and moreso, his health -- had the organization, and most of baseball, skeptical.
"It was a process, I think, this spring," said Roberts, who has been upbeat, extremely friendly and ever-present in the Orioles' clubhouse since camp began. "I still had some inhibitions last year when I came back, for sure. There was a little bit of timidness at the beginning of spring, but as soon as I got out there and played a couple games, things started to flow, I started to play more instinctually, and I feel like that's the spot I'm in now. I'm doing things the way I used to; instincts are taking over."
Roberts has played in 15 games this spring, diving in the field with no issues and posting a .333/.400/.489 batting line. He has gone on road trips and stolen bases, diving headfirst into the bag and getting right back up. It's been a welcome sight for an Orioles organization with no real solution without their second baseman the past three seasons.
"If you had told me that on March whatever, this is where we'd be with him, I would have been real happy with it," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, whose biggest problem has been slowing Roberts down. "I didn't know completely what to expect. I knew that everything else was going well, but until you get in these games three or four days in a row, you don't know. I like the fact that he fouled a ball off his ankle pretty hard and was back in there the next day ready to go."
A healthy Roberts could be just what the O's need, strengthening the roster and helping balance out a lineup without a true cleanup hitter. A veteran of 12 Major League seasons, Roberts is a career .280/.351/.413 hitter with 339 doubles and 275 stolen bases in 343 attempts. Considered one of the game's premier leadoff hitters, Showalter hasn't committed to using Roberts atop the order -- with Nick Markakis, Nate McLouth and Nolan Reimold other options -- although Roberts' presence will change the complexion of the lineup regardless of where he hits.
"He's an important part, he gets everybody going," center fielder Adam Jones said of Roberts. "When he's on base, I know he's a little older now, but still, people throwing over, he causes attention. That's what you want. You want the pitcher for a split-second to have a little different awareness on the hitter. If they're thinking about him, they might hang me a slider, they might throw a fastball that that has more of a break. [I] get a little bit better pitches to hit when he's on base.
"He's ready. I think he's ready."
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.