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An electrolyte panel is a blood test that measures the levels of electrolytes and carbon dioxide in your blood.
Electrolytes are minerals, such as sodium and potassium, that are found in the body. They keep your body's fluids in balance and help keep your body working normally, including your heart rhythm, muscle contraction, and brain function.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is also measured in this test. CO2 is a waste product made when the body breaks down food for energy (metabolism). It takes the form of bicarbonate in the blood, so this part of the test is sometimes called a bicarbonate test. Bicarbonate helps your blood stay at the right pH.
Your doctor may order an electrolyte panel as part of a regular health examination. Your doctor may use this test to check on or diagnose a medical condition. Your doctor can also use an electrolyte panel to see if any medicines that you take have changed your electrolyte levels.
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Go Slowly to tap Namibia's groundwater
The extraction of the much needed water from a large underground aquifer in northern Namibia may need to wait for further studies, officials have warned at a water investment conference.
The aquifer, discovered in July, may contain enough water to sustain about one million people living in the area for 400 years at the current consumption rate, as well as boost development through irrigation in this poor, heavily overgrazed area where women and children walk for hours to get fresh water from boreholes.
But officials and scientists have cautioned against too much optimism until further studies have been conducted. One reason is that the aquifer is under a smaller, polluted water resource, so it is still unclear how it could be tapped.
"We need to determine the extent of the water reserve and its accessibility first. There is a lot of brackish [partly salty] water in the area," Abraham Nehemia, under-secretary at Namibia's agriculture, water and forestry ministry, told SciDev.Net on the sidelines of the Namibia Water Investment Conference, held this month (12–14 September) in the capital, Windhoek.
Heike Wanke, a hydrogeologist at the University of Namibia, also warned against rushing into exploitation.
"The positioning near a polluted aquifer means boreholes must be drilled at appropriate places," Wanke said, adding that studies on the age of the aquifer which will also inform sustainable extraction rates have not been completed yet.
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This Austin band's distinctive blend of roots-rock, Cajun, country, Tex-Mex, blues and more keeps sounding more natural and assured with each album. Their fifth to date is filled with the kind of wonderfully quirky, often soulful and sometimes downright weird songs that have made them alt-country favorites. 9/15/2002 - Don Yates
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The order follows an initial $886 million contract signed in 2010 for 428 series 7000 cars. Around 300 of these vehicles will replace the oldest series 1000 trains, while the remainder will provide the additional fleet capacity required for the opening of the Silver Line to Washington Dulles International Airport and Ashburn, Va.
Last week the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) awarded the first of three-design-build contracts for the second phase of the Silver Line. Capital Rail Constructors, a joint venture of Clark Construction Group and Kiewit Infrastructure South with Parsons acting lead designer.
Kawasaki's stainless steel vehicles will be assembled at the Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Neb., and will be delivered by 2018. With the completion of the order, more than half of the WMATA fleet will be made up of Kawasaki vehicles.


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ZOC is a popular terminal emulator and telnet client that supports telnet, modem, SSH 1 and 2, ISDN, serial, TAPI, Rlogin and other means of communication. Its terminal emulator supports Xterm emulation with full colors, meta-keys, mouse support, and local printing; VT102, VT220, and several types of ANSI; and Wyse, TVI, TN3270, and Sun's CDE. Unique features include full keyboard remapping, REXX scripting, and support for connecting to named pipes.
SecureCRT provides terminal emulation with secure remote access, file transfer (SFTP and X/Y/Zmodem), and data tunneling. Supported access protocols are SSH 1 and 2, telnet, telnet/SSL, and serial. It has emulation support for VT100/102/220, ANSI, SCO ANSI, Wyse 50/60, Xterm, and Linux consoles. It provides session management and tabbed sessions in one or more windows. The program is fully scriptable via VBScript, JScript, PerlScript, or Python.
Soiled is a Flash-based telnet client and terminal emulator, supporting both char-by-char and line-by-line mode. In line-by-line mode, it has some features that make it suitable for MUDs, such as aliases, macros, and hotkeys. Since it is implemented in Flash, it can be used from a Web browser.
TinyShell AJAX is a tiny cross-browser module based shell that acts like a Unix prompt. It includes a MySQL command line client. It supports multi-line commands, tabbing, and much more. It is ideal for emulating SSH access to a webhotel that only offers FTP and HTTP access. Also, the application is fully functional on the native iPhone/iPad browser.
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The Matrix: Path of Neo Review
Enter, The Matrix: Path of Neo. The Path of Neo takes the player on a grand compiled journey over the trilogy, all from Neo's point of view. The game begins with Neo sleeping at his computer and then meeting Morpheus for the first time in order to take the red pill. Before really getting into the meat of this game, the player is required to go through a number of training sessions. Although most are uninspiring, one that sticks out is the face-off against Morpheus in the Dojo. Once you manage to complete the training exercises, the game begins with sections from the first film. These include classic moments such as the lobby scene and followed by the rooftop scene, bullet-time included. The story continues as you know it but the Wachowskis have added a few more side story developments that complement the story as we have come to know it. Throughout the game, a number of movie clips have been strung together to give the player a different perspective on the whole Matrix universe.
The game itself runs fairly smooth although there are points where things start to slow down. I have played the game on both the PS2 and Xbox and was very surprised to discover that the PS2 version was superior to the Xbox version in terms of complete visuals and framerate issues. The slowdowns usually occur when there are too many things happening on the screen. There are a number of occasions where Neo is taking on a number of enemies, whether it is in the lobby scene from the first film, or the coveted Burly Brawl in Reloaded, things tend to suffer. The rest of the production is brilliant from the voice work coming from most of the actors themselves to the adrenalin inducing soundtrack and accompanying sound effects.
Gameplay is mostly balanced except for the slowdown issue. One of the main facets of the game is to have Neo learn hundreds of different moves. While they look great on paper and in training videos, the fact of the matter is that most people will not be able to remember them all in such a way that makes them accessible to execute. When there a number of enemies on the screen, the moves you try to link into combinations tend to get lost within the bullet time and frenzy happening in front of you. It is not uncommon for a move to occur 20 seconds after you initiated it. This may be due to final limitations in the PS2 hardware but then again the Xbox version was worse in this regard. It may just be design where forcing slow motion upon already lengthy move animations, causes the over-the-top action to be displaced at certain points in the game. As you progress, Neo becomes more powerful much like in the films. Moves such as focus block allow Neo to stop and avoid bullets from enemies.
The longevity of the game clocks in at around 8-10 hours spanning just over 40 missions that cover the trilogy nicely. The final superman' battle against Agent Smith in the pouring rain is about as exciting as it gets. Beyond clearing the game once, there is not much incentive to return unless of course you would like to show off some of the great moments to friends and family.
Practically every Matrix moment has been tucked up this game's sleeve. It may not a solid fighting game or as fluid as it could be, but Path of Neo will still satisfy the diehard Matrix fans, if there are any left. For everyone else, a solid weekend rental will suffice the curiosity.
11/17/2005 Mike Weatherup
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Get ready for 'The Follies', a Sun City tradition
For 10 years, "The Follies" has been a Sun City institution. This year will be no different.
This year's rendition will be directed by Larry DellaVecchia.
Join the cast at Magnolia Hall as they tour the U.S. with the Golden Girls played by Gabrielle Testa as Dorothy, Judy Colwell as Rose, Carol Cook as Blanche, and Joanne Murray as Sophia.
Of course there will be men around sexy Blanche, crazy lines from Rose about St. Olaf such as "Back in St. Olaf the most expensive hotel room was $18.50 and that included the cow!"
I'll leave it up to your imagination what a cow would be doing in a hotel room. They will travel to Miami Beach, Nashville, Las Vegas, and the West Coast. If you have even seen this series, you know you will be entertained with the girls' witty, sometimes sensual and always funny banter. How else could you travel from Florida to San Francisco with stops in between in just two hours?
As the Golden Girls arrive in South Beach, the ladies of the night (Lee Weyrich, Brenda Compton, B.J. Livigni, Jimella Cryer, Rose Ickes, Beverly Thiel, Joyce Ritchkin, Pat Dapice and Ellen Maresca) will entertain you as they dance to the song "Livin' La Vida Loco".
To add to the humor of the Follies, Stan Grossman will do a comedy routine as Charlie Chaplin; and Candy Matera, Sandy Fuhrman, Ellen Maresca, Sheila Belcourt, Genny Scrivner, Barbara Henry, Phyllis Doyle, and Don Maresca entertain you with "Grease Lightning".
The Redneck Women (Pat Dapice, Beverly Thiel, Genny Scrivner, Candy Matera, and BJ Livigni) will dance for you in Nashville, and the Cloggers (Sheila Belcourt, Beverly Thiel, Alice Wittman, and Jimella Cryer) will dance to "I'll Fly Away" in choir robes (sounds a little like the flying nun).
As they work their way to the west coast, the Golden Girls will be entertained by Pat Schwartz and Dan Kam singing a duet, "Bewitched" sung by Nancy Laws, and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" sung by Ed Grieve to name a few. You won't want to miss the Leggy Ladies dancing to "Luck Be a Lady."


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As James Ellis – or Jim as he prefers to be known – leans back in his chair in the Financial Times offices in London and explains the benefits of online learning, it is clear he is not the usual bookish business school dean. "It (online learning) will allow a student in Fargo, Dakota to talk to one in Aberdeen, Scotland," explains the top dog at the Marshall school at the University of Southern California. What is more, he adds, he has played golf in both locations – in Aberdeen, he emphasises, in the rain.
It is easy to conjure up a picture of the 65-year old former retail executive on the golf course, but this shrewd businessman has also proved his worth as a business-school dean, a job he has held for the past six years and for which he clearly still has tremendous enthusiasm. "I can't tell you how much fun it is," he says.
Prof Ellis has applied straightforward business knowhow to running the school. "The bottom line is that you're running a business. You've got fixed costs." That refers to both faculty staff and buildings. One of the biggest challenges, he says, is simply space. "We want to put on more programmes."
Online education will be helpful, but the school is cautious about technological developments. "We're giving it a shot," says the former chief executive of Porsche Design. He himself is clearly more attuned to the more traditional methods of teaching. "The mentor is the optimal education," he believes. "But one-to-one doesn't work any more as a financial model."
So, one section of the MBA programme – 75 students – will study online from 2013. And the school is also launching an online Masters in Business for Veterans degree, aimed at military personnel returning home to the US. "Technology is something they are used to."
Online learning is not cheap, he points out. "We're charging full tuition. It's for people who can't get to the bricks and mortar. We're taking the business to the consumer. There are more people trying remote programmes these days."
The school is also moving into one-year specialised masters degrees, a recent development in the US, and a path many schools have taken to diversify their revenue sources as enrolments on traditional MBA programmes have declined. "Talking to other deans, that has become a real saving grace," says Prof Ellis.
As well as developing its existing masters degree in accountancy, new programmes in finance, entrepreneurship and marketing are on the cards, though Prof Ellis acknowledges that the school has been a bit of a laggard in these. "We've been a little slow in getting them up – I can't tell you why."
However, at undergraduate level the school has been particularly innovative and has answered another of Prof Ellis's aspirations – to build a global brand. "It is critical to the students," says the marketing professor-turned-dean.
Marshall has announced an undergraduate degree in business with European and Asian partners – Bocconi University in Italy and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Arguably the first programme of this kind in the world, participants will spend a minimum of one year in each country as part of the four-year degree. The World Bachelor in Business will enrol 45 students a year from 2013.


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The Mini Bible College (MBC) serves as International Cooperating Ministries' (ICM) core curriculum for nurturing believers and assisting the spiritual growth of the Church worldwide. Pastor and teacher Dick Woodward has a unique approach to making the scriptures come alive, cutting through denominational and cultural boundaries. The audio teachings, which cover Genesis through Revelation, provide a devotional approach to the scriptures and is easily understood by those with little education and those who are very educated. MBC has been translated into 26 languages spoken by over 4 billion people with more languages in development.
In the late 1970s, when his mega-church ministry seemed at its zenith, Pastor Dick Woodward was afflicted with a rare degenerative disease of the spinal cord that slowly and steadily left him a bedfast quadriplegic. In spite of huge obstacles and crippling limitations in his life, he remained active in small groups, mentoring, and writing Bible study materials.
The late Pastor Woodward, who passed March 8 2014, received his B.A. degree from Biola University and did graduate work at San Jose State University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the author of many devotional and inspirational booklets. His expository survey of the scriptures, known as the Mini Bible College (MBC), has been currently translated into 36 languages and used around the world to nurture and assist church growth.
This husband, father of five and grandfather often says, "The less I can do, the more the Lord does."
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" Consumer guide for new, used and trade car prices covering all models including data and specifications. "
* Prices may differ from that shown
The Parkers Car Price Guide is a book that my uncle has been going on about for a number of years. Used by industry folks in the car trade, it lists prices for loads of cars. The team apparently look at over 1.5 million sales each year and list the actual sale prices of the cars, not the windscreen price and so prices are often less than what is advertised. I cannot comment on the accuracy of the prices as most of the cars I have compared to the guide seem to be a lot more expensive than listed in Parkers.
It is a flimsy paperback printed on newspaper magazine-type paper that has a recycled feel to it (not sure if it is, though it feels cheap; but good on them if they are using recycled because you aren't exactly buying this to read in bed). It is published monthly and costs £4.99 currently (as of April 2011 edition).
The contents are:
1) Best buys of the month
2) UK's cheapest new cars
3) Manufacturers promotions - i.e £1,000 off the Jazz this month etc
4) Where to buy - compares dealers, supermarkets, auctions etc on a 1 page table + some pages of text explaining various things
5) Approved used explained - self explanatory
6) Insurance guide - different types of insurance, common pitfalls and some ads
7) Finance advice - guide to different finance schemes
8) Warranties - a quick guide to what is and not covered
9) Uk's most reliable cars
10) How to use guide, with mileage adjustment table and then the lists of prices.
The mileage adjustment table sounds a little complex, but is fairly easy once you get to know how to use it. It details how to adjust the price of the car depending on how many miles it has done, i.e. a car does on average 10,000miles per year. If you are looking at a car that is 5 years old, you expect it to have done 50,000 miles. If it had done 65,000 - it is 15,000 miles over expected and you cn use the table to adjust the Parker's listed price according to the adjustment in the table by its year of manufacture and adjustment letter.
The car prices are listed from 2002 (02 plate) onwards, though prices to 1988 are available online for a charge.
Listings are alphabetical by brand and then each model is listed by size (not alphabetically), which may get a little confusing. Also, the print is TINY and may not be suitable for all (and magnifying glasses may be needed by some older readers). The lists show the prices of the various models and specs of cars as if they were:
1) New
2) From a franchised dealer in "used approved schemes"
3) From an independent dealer or car supermarket
4) Private sale price in good condition with MOT and service history
5) Part exchange price
6) Mileage adjustment code for use in the table
There are also some star ratings whcih have been put in by the Parkers team with a small review on the car and market trends with the model.
Overall, I could recommend the book if you are looking for a used car from the last 10 years or so...but only if your eyesight is fairly good!
For anyone who is intending to purchase a new or used car I would wholeheartedly recommend buying Parkers Used & New Car Chooser. This magazine is produced every couple of months and costs £3.30. A bit steep you might be thinking, but you get a lot for your money believe me. This magazine is an essential guide to finding the right car and reviews every popular model. It contains a used car buyer's checklist, giving you a detailed list of what you should do if you see a car in the paper that you think you might like. Firstly: Phone Up Questions to ask: "Tell me about the car" - check that the details tally with the ad "Is there a full service history?" "How long is the MOT?" "How many previous owners?" "Any accident damage?" "Can I drive the car?" (You may need to arrange your own insurance cover) Be polite, but don't bother to view if you get evasive answers. Secondly: Arrange to view Only view the car at a seller's home Take someone with you if you lack confidence A woman should never go alone View in daylight and fine weather Thirdly: Check the Paperwork DVLA Form V5 (Vehicle Registration Document - check it's go a watermark). Don't fall for the "The documents are in Swansea" story. Check it's registered to the person you're visiting, at that address. Check the date of registration, registration number and VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) correspond to the car. These are just a couple of the points mentioned in this secion of the mag but it goes on to explain in detail things that should check on the actual vehicle itself. Now fair enough to someone who is knowledgable about cars, this might all just seem to be common sense, but this is a real help to anyone who is clueless - like myself. The mag also includes - Finding the best
deals, Used v's new?, Importing anew car, Latest models in details, New car prices and options. Each model that is reviewed is given a whole page to itself with a picture of the vehicle being described at the top of the page. It give you the for and against for the car and it is rated on Value, Costs, Reliability, Driving, Performance, Comfort, Image, Safety, Security. It also gives you a breakdown on charges for common parts for the model as well as a Used Spec and Performance & Consumption tables. For anyone who would consider importing a car, this seciton is very in-depth and gives you a big list of do's and dont's. Overall I think that this magazine is absolutely invaluable for anyone looking to purchase either a new or used car. I have found it to be a great help for both myself and other family members
Don't be tempted to buy a car without first doing some research. The first thing you will need to know is what your own car is worth and what is the current value of the car that you are going to buy. How do you do this? You do not have access to the main guide that the motor trade use so what are you going to do? Well the first stop should be the newsagent and ask for the Parkers Price Guide. This is published each month and contains a good guide to the vast majority of cars for sale in the uk. It includes Differing prices depending on condition or mileage amongst other things. Take it with you when you go to buy and you shouldn't go far wrong. It will give you a good idea when the car salesman tries to rip you off.
This is neat little book covering most of the main stream cars for the past ten years. It gives you details of their specification at different points in their lifecycle and tells you an approximate price depending on the condition of the car. This book allows you to make a more informed decision when setting out to buy a second hand car. Although not the most interesting book to read I consider it almost invaluable when looking to buy a new car. It allows you to get an idea of the cars you can buy in your price bracket and compare them on specifications. It also stops you form paying over the odds when you finally find the car you want, however I have found that the prices can be a little optimistic (as in too high). All in a very useful little book, just a shame there aren't any pictures.
I feel that this is a superb guide to buying a car for yourself. Pretty much every model is covered in this magazine, each with a detailed description of possible faults which are common in the car or things to watch out for, such as boy racer abuse. The book gives you the price which the car should be bought at and also, if you get the larger book, a picture of what the car looks like. The prices are very precise and posed of great use to me when i decided to buy a Peugeot 106 Quicksilver. I was in difficulty deciding which car to buy out of two and thus enquired in the Parkers guide. After doing so i was able to detect problems with one of the models and therefore bought the better one. Insurance details are also given which show the average price that you will have to pay in order to ensure your particular type of car, whether it be a small 106 like mine, or a larger car such as the Renault Laguna. Sports models are also included in the manual so you are able to look at what it would cost for you to buy your dream car
Think of buying a second hand car but you don't now if it is worth the asking price, then you need to buy parkers car price guide. Parker's car price guide was established in 1972,all prices, data, and specification in this guide have been researched and complied by a specialist, independent team of motor trade experts. The guide it self is very easy to use, it will guide through the steps how to subtract money for the age of the vehicle, the mileage, if there is any scratches, rust, and other factors, then you add up all the figures to give the total price of the vehicle.


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- RMC Audio Visual, Monte Carlo Productions, Bon Bon, Dr. Movie, France 2, France 3, Saban International
- Animated Characters: Arkana, Rebecca, Matt, Spartakus, Bic, Bac, Tehrig, Triggie.
- First Aired in 1987.
- Episode Number: 13
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Season: 1
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Foreign Language Title: "Des Enfants Et Des Souris."
Alternate Series Titles: "The Engulfed Worlds," "Shagma," "Arkadia," "Spartakus And ."
Alternate Series Titles: "The Engulfed Worlds," "Shagma," "Arkadia," "Spartakus And ."
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Originally aired as Les Mondes Engloutis on Antenne 2 in France.
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I have tried to submit stories but got bored of writing them and just stopped. I think im going to actually try and finish one though...
Right now I am writing a few stories, but due to a recent computer crash all my writing is gone. Time for a REWRITE!
Started: -The Missing Link
Done: none
New Chapters: None
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Chapman hurls scoreless frame in AFL debut
Reds left-hander strikes out one working out of bullpen for Dogs
By Danny Wild / MLB.com
Chapman made his brief Arizona Fall League debut -- out of the bullpen -- striking out one in a scoreless third inning in Phoenix's 4-1 win over Salt Lake on Monday.
The hard-throwing Cincinnati southpaw easily worked around a leadoff walk to Tim Wheeler (Rockies), popping up Colorado's Nolan Arenado and striking out Ryan Wheeler (D-backs) to end the inning after Tim Wheeler was thrown out at second. He threw eight of his 16 pitches for strikes and reportedly hit 101 mph with his fastball.
Chapman was slated to potentially start for Phoenix on Monday and again Thursday and Oct. 31 as the Reds aim to transition him back to a starter. Either way, he's expected to see very limited action before getting additional work with a Caribbean League club this winter.
"It's preparation before he goes to Winter ball," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty told MLB.com last week. "He's just getting into pitching shape again, throwing bullpens and things like that."
The 23-year-old went 4-1 with a 3.60 ERA in 54 games out of the Cincinnati bullpen in 2011. He struck out 71, but continued to struggle with command at times, walking 41 batters in 50 innings.
Arenado was thrown out trying to stretch an RBI double in the first that plated Adam Eaton (D-backs) for a 1-0 lead. Phoenix responded with two runs in the third when Anthony Gose (Blue Jays) and Corban Joseph (Yankees) scored on fielder's choice grounders. Joseph's two-run double in the sixth off Parker Frazier (Rockies) put the Dogs up by three.
Oakland's Tyson Ross (1-0) picked up the win after allowing one run on three hits over two innings. Evan Crawford (Blue Jays) earned his first save with 1 2/3 perfect frames.
Salt River starter Andrew Oliver (Tigers) walked a pair and allowed one hit over two scoreless frames.
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Michael Ryder scored in the first and third periods, and Kari Lehtonen came within 3.4 seconds of a shutout in the Dallas Stars' 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
Lehtonen made 39 saves, but allowed Damien Brunner's first career goal in the final seconds. Ryder had already added an insurance goal with 14:26 to play.
Detroit's Jimmy Howard had 30 saves - including 16 in the second period - to keep his team in it.
Jaromir Jagr went without a point for Dallas for a second straight game after posting two goals and two assists in the season opener Saturday.
Detroit's fans were ready for the Red Wings' first home game after the lockout.
It was the 72nd consecutive sellout for an NHL game at Joe Louis Arena, and the crowd roared when Tomas Holmstrom came out to drop the ceremonial first puck. Holmstrom announced his retirement earlier Tuesday after 15 seasons with the Red Wings.
Ryder opened the scoring with 14:19 left in the first, beating Howard from the top of the right circle with a terrific shot that sailed past the goalie's right shoulder.
The Red Wings killed off 3:55 of power-play time after Brunner and Kyle Quincey took back-to-back minor penalties in the second. While short-handed, Detroit's Valtteri Filppula beat Lehtonen to the goalie's right, but the shot hit the post and stayed out.
Howard was terrific in the second, stopping Brian Lashoff's stuff attempt and later denying Trevor Daley when he had a chance from in close.
Detroit nearly tied it in the first minute of the third, but Lehtonen stopped Henrik Zetterberg at the doorstep, then slid to his left to prevent Brunner from knocking in the rebound.
Dallas added its second goal when Ray Whitney had his shot blocked, but he retrieved the loose puck and sent a nice cross-ice pass to Ryder, whose quick wrist shot went past Howard.
Howard's best save might have been a few minutes later when Reilly Smith stickhandled past a Detroit player and lifted a backhander from point-blank range that Howard gloved.
NOTES: The Red Wings honored the memory of former public address announcer Budd Lynch during the first period. Lynch, a veteran radio broadcaster who spent more than 60 years working for the team, died in October. ... Jagr remains a goal behind Luc Robitaille for 10th place on the NHL's career list. Jagr has 667 goals.


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Clemens announces return to Yanks
Seven-time Cy Young Award winner agrees to one-year deal
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Rocket has lifted off again in the Bronx, returning to Yankee Stadium and resuming his career in pinstripes, leaving the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox -- Clemens' other potential suitors -- behind in past speculation.
The Yankees announced on Sunday that they have signed Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, to a Minor League contract for the 2007 season. Clemens will earn $28 million on a prorated basis from the first day he is added to the Yankees' Major League roster, and make no mistake: he's in New York for one reason only.
"I'm coming back to do the only thing they know how to do with the Yankees, and that's win a championship," Clemens said. "Anything else is a failure, and I know that."
"This is a huge statement -- don't count us out, because we want to be in it for the long haul," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, whose club improved to 14-15 with a 5-0 victory over the Mariners on Sunday.
Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, who delivered an impassioned statement on Monday offering his backing for Cashman and manager Joe Torre, released another on Sunday evening trumpeting the acquisition of Clemens.
"As I pledged just a few days ago, I will do everything within my power to support Brian Cashman, Joe Torre and this team as we fight to bring a 27th championship back to New York," Steinbrenner said in a statement released by spokesperson Howard Rubenstein.
"Roger Clemens is a winner and a champion, and he is someone who can be counted on to help make this season one that all Yankees fans can be proud of. The sole mission of this organization is to win a world championship."
The major tipping point in the Yankees' favor was their immediate need for Clemens, said the right-hander's agent, Randy Hendricks.
Hendricks said that the Red Sox and Astros both indicated that they would prefer to wait until later in the season to keep Clemens fresher for potential postseason rushes. The Yankees, with a rotation that has been ravaged by inconsistency and injury, wanted Clemens to be on their mound as soon as possible.
"From my point of view, he's Roger Clemens," Hendricks said. "When he says he's ready to play, I think teams should listen."
Outfitted for his press conference in a Yankees cap, a black T-shirt and checked dress pants, Clemens was all smiles, but his progression to become one of the Yankees' starting pitchers on that projected October road remains hazy.
Clemens had not even officially put ink to paper on the contract when he waved to the Yankee Stadium crowd in the seventh inning on Sunday, telling the fans that it was a "privilege to be back" and that he'd be talking to them soon.
The future Hall of Famer is expected to require at least three rehabilitation starts at various stops in the Yankees' Minor League system, likely beginning at Tampa of the Florida State League.
"I've got a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, and I understand that," Clemens said. "But I have a lot of help here to get this club where it wants to go. Everyone wants to be a champion. In New York, it's a different level, and I understand that."
Cashman did not rule out the first week of June as a possible date, while Clemens, who has kept his arm in shape by throwing early and often to Astros organizational players, said he hoped to be on a mound at some point within a week to 10 days.
"Any chance I could have to get a ball in my hand, I was doing it," Clemens said.
The negotiations, as outlined by Cashman and Hendricks, took on a dizzying pace.
Clemens had a face-to-face meeting with Steinbrenner at Legends Field in March, around which time Cashman said he presented Hendricks with a potential dollar figure to place Clemens under contract. The timing was not right then, he was told.
During the Yankees' sweep of Texas this week, Cashman said that he again inquired of Hendricks if it would be possible to jump from Arlington to Houston for a sit-down meeting with Clemens. That meeting would be impossible, Cashman was surprised to learn, because Hendricks was in Boston at Fenway Park.
"Here I am, trying to get Randy Hendricks on the phone, and he's text-messaging me, 'Can't talk right now. I'm at Fenway Park,'" Cashman said.
Cashman said he had finally had a conversation on Thursday evening with Hendricks that went "very well," reporting as such to Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine.
On Friday afternoon, the Yankees conducted an internal conference call with Levine, Cashman and three Steinbrenners -- George and his sons, Hank and Hal -- during which possible scenarios were discussed. A dollar amount was in the near future.
"As always, we're thankful to have the Steinbrenners do what they do," Cashman said.
But the turns of the recent week hadn't changed the Yankees' stance. Perhaps it just amplified it.
From the winter months forward, even in a tight-lipped discussion with reporters on Saturday morning, Cashman had maintained that the Yankees would be interested in negotiating with Clemens if and when the hurler decided he wanted to pitch in 2007.
"We knew what we wanted," Cashman said. "That was always stated from the start. We had to go through the process."
"Make no mistake about it -- the Yankees were in both my ears the whole time," Clemens said.
The courtship concluded on Sunday, as Clemens and Hendricks boarded an early-morning Continental Airlines commercial flight out of Houston, bound for New York. Some of the passengers on board the flight recognized Clemens, as did assorted baggage handlers, airline personnel and well-wishers.
With Clemens hid from the mainstream press for days, some may have put the pieces of the puzzle together; Cashman's cell phone began ringing in about the third inning, and the Yankees GM, fearful that his well-kept secret might be beginning to leak out, refused to answer the buzzing device.
After a brief pit stop to change out of jeans and cowboy boots at a Manhattan hotel -- Hendricks joked that there was no sense in further perpetuating the Texas stereotype -- Clemens finally arrived at Yankee Stadium in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Mariners.
"I was still calling people on my way to the stadium to tell them what's going on," Clemens said.
He was too late to witness a bench-clearing melee between the two clubs, but just in time to steal the show and address a crowd of 52,553 in what will surely go down as one of the more memorable Yankees moments in recent seasons.
As a Yankee, Clemens -- who was originally acquired from the Blue Jays prior to the 1999 season in exchange for Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd and David Wells -- won two World Series championships and compiled a record of 77-36 with a 3.99 ERA, striking out 946 batters in 157 starts.
On June 21, 2003, Clemens became the 21st pitcher in Major League history to reach the 300-win milestone, while also recording his 4,000th career strikeout in a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals.
Clemens made 19 starts for the Astros last season, posting a 7-6 record with a 2.30 ERA after signing a Minor League contract on May 31, reprising his role as the Astros' in-season acquisition after going 13-8 with a career-best 1.87 ERA in 32 starts for Houston in 2005.
"I don't know that I have anything left to prove," Clemens said. "I still have people that I don't want to let down: Cash and Mr. Steinbrenner. I thank them again for this opportunity."
Clemens, who had said he would pitch only for a team with hopes of playoff contention, will join a Yankees club that has seen its starting pitching suffer through an extended stretch of injuries and struggles.
Clemens' good friend, Andy Pettitte, has twice been pressed into relief action to help out a beleaguered bullpen, while Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina, Jeff Karstens, Phil Hughes and Carl Pavano have all spent time on the disabled list.
"I've seen what's been going on," Clemens said. "I think I've been as shocked and surprised as anyone."
The Yankees revealed that Clemens will receive the same travel privileges that he enjoyed with the Astros, allowed the option of skipping certain road trips to attend to various family functions or to pursue his passion of helping young players chase their Major League dreams.
The Yankees agreed to such stipulations based upon an internal review of Clemens' uniqueness and the minimal impact it would be judged to have on the club's mostly veteran clubhouse.
"He'll be here at times, he may not be here at times," Cashman said. "But I know one thing: We'll be happy every five days when he shows up on our mound."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FeCheFI pay $1.58 a can for those at Walmart. One other local grocery store was carrying Classsico products as a one shot deal, then stopped. I have a couple of cans of the whole tomatoes but haven't tried them yet (I mostly use the crushed or ground). If I get a chance, I'll open a can and try them this week. Will report back and let you know what I think. Ask your local Walmart if they can stock them.
I can honestly say i dont think i will be buying SM DOPs anymore.
Are they "secretly sources" like Paulie Gee uses?
Looks like you beat me to the punch, glad you liked them. How do they compare to the Classico crushed tomatoes (if you have tried them). I know this may sound odd, but I prefer crushed tomatoes to whole tomatoes, and the Classico crushed are a very top notch product. If you do a comparison I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.
Yes i use the crushed alot. The crushed are sweeter in flavor and richer in color. But the whole peeled are still very good and better then some of the SM DOPs ive tried. .
I realize that the Neapolitan crowd adores their whole tomatoes so be it.
I don't think enough people are aware of the fact that "good" crushed tomatoes are indeed sweeter and richer in color then whole tomatoes. I only use crushed or ground on pizza. I realize that the Neapolitan crowd adores their whole tomatoes so be it.


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Hello Netters,
Has anybody done a peroxidase staining against GFP in paraffin
tissue sections? I am wondering whether the antibody can bind even to GFP
that is no longer fluorescent (due to alcohol processing etc.)?
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Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre
McMaster University
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HECTOR - The Hector City Council is considering changing the rules for candidates registering for elections, according to Ginna Strickland, city secretary and court clerk.
Currently, independent candidates can register for an office up to 90 days prior to an election.
"Everybody else registers in March," Strickland said.
The municipal rule book has an ordinance or resolution that specifies when Democrat and Republican candidates seeking election to the office of mayor or council member must file, Strickland said.
Through a unanimous vote, the ordinance could be changed so all candidates must register at the same time.
The council decided to wait for more information before taking any action, Strickland said.
In other business
Mayor Martha Owens appointed new council member Suzanne Day to serve the rest of Jeanie McAlister's term. McAlister moved recently, leaving a vacancy.
The council dismissed replacing the fence around the ball field at the city park as not being feasible.
A suggestion was made to check into an alarm system to warn the city of tornadoes or disasters. Owens will check into it, Strickland said.


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IGN reports that Tom Crago, the president of the Game Developers' Association of Australia yesterday claimed at GC Asia 2008 that LA Noire could be the biggest budget videogame in development anywhere in the world", adding that it would certainly, in terms of console titles, be in the top ten – LA Noire is a massive massive project".
Crago also added that the Team Bondi developed game was pencilled in for release on both PS3 and Xbox 360 – it had been said in the past that it was going to be a PS3 exclusive.
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"Thor: The Dark World" marries American and Scandinavian traditions in its own daft way. It's like a smorgasbord designed to give fans all they can eat – or a roadside 24-hour buffet that clocks in, blessedly, at a mere two hours. Its welcoming air and variety can't fully disguise its lack of top-notch ingredients.
The piece d'resistance (and also the raison d'etre) is the battle between the hammer-wielding prince of thunder, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the heir apparent to the magical space kingdom of Asgard, and Malekith (Chris Eccleston), the leader of the loathsome, light-denying Dark Elves.
They're fighting for possession of an all-powerful destructive force known as the Aether. The Aether is as red as the Scarlet Letter "A." (I suppose calling it just plain "ether" wouldn't seem grand enough.) Malekith wants it to restore perfect blackness to the Nine Realms – in other words, to reinstate the darkness that covered everything before The Big Bang. He and his men are not called the Dark Elves for nothing.
The Nine Realms of the cosmos are about to converge – that's how Thor's astrophysicist earthling girlfriend, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), enters the picture. While investigating mysteries related to the alignment – including a London industrial park where thrown objects disappear before they hit the ground, then re-appear in mid-air – she falls through an astral vortex and lands near the burial place of the Aether, which was hidden by Thor's grandfather after he defeated the Dark Elves. The crimson gunk invades Jane's comely person.
Some funny things happen on the way to the Thor-Malekith showdown, the best of them after Thor takes Jane to Asgard for anti-Aether treatments. She can't resist talking trash to Thor's dad, even if the patriarch is a godly one-eyed king whose full name is Odin Allfather (Anthony Hopkins). She's astonished to meet Thor's stepmother, Frigga (Rene Russo). So is the audience, since she barely registered in "Thor" (2011). Despite the most unbecoming hairdo since Princess Leia, Frigga – thankfully, pronounced Free-ga – turns out be a sprightly, resourceful gal in the brief time we get to know her.
Hemsworth wisely applies his brawny imprint with a feathery-light touch. He's not merely a gentle giant, he's also quite genial. Awed reactions amuse him. For Thor, annihilating a rock monster by tossing a hammer that returns like a boomerang is all in a day's work.
But it's not a good sign when the audience cheers less for Thor than for his slippery adoptive brother, the shape-shifter Loki, played with virtuoso attitude by Tom Hiddleston. Odin has locked Loki in a deluxe dungeon for crimes against Asgard and humanity. He still assumes crowd-pleasing subversive postures and mischievously activates everyone's distrust – especially after Thor decides he needs him to quell the Dark Elves.
Like artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee in the early Thor comic books, director Alan Taylor and his team give Asgard a heavy-metal ambiance that's simultaneously antique and futuristic. (Lee makes his usual comic cameo.) And they always try to bring some fun into the action, even if it's silly, like Jane's intern (Kat Dennings) and her intern smooching as the Dark Elves bear down on them, or Jane's colleague Dr. Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård) contending that he works better without pants. (He wears tightie-whities.)
But the film simply doesn't follow through on its attempt to imbue contemporary sci-fi/fantasy with the humorous elan of Errol Flynn's great swashbucklers. It's promising to see jovial introductions of Thor's Warriors Three – Hogun the Grim, Fandral the Dashing and Volstagg the Voluminous. But did anyone consider hiring Tom Stoppard or Robert Towne to provide some juicy lines or some unforgettable set pieces? Volstagg is defined strictly by his girth, just as Hogun is by his determined look and Fandral by his resemblance to, well, Errol Flynn.
Idris Elba comes off better as Asgard's guardian, Heimdall. He tops Hemsworth in stoic humor and gets one memorable piece of action – slicing through an alien's stealth spacecraft and gliding down it on his sword the way Douglas Fairbanks slid down a sail on his dagger in "The Black Pirate."
Little else is inspired in "Thor: The Dark World." Heimdall's command post faintly recalls but does not match the swirling décor of Mike Hodges' cult film "Flash Gordon." The climactic action, staged in London and throughout the Nine Realms, plays homage to the best comic-book film of them all, Richard Lester's "Superman II," without ever equaling it.
In the middle of the final conflagration, Thor takes the Underground to Greenwich; when a proper blonde bumps against his chest, she briefly caresses his manly breast. Yes, it's funny to see Thor exciting a strap-hanger in a subway. But why isn't similar humor wrung from the impact of Jane's balletic body on all those beefy Asgardians? Like I said, no follow-through.
The movie washes over you in an amiable blur. Even when the fate of the cosmos hangs in the balance, not much is at stake. In "Thor: The Dark World" royal families are torn asunder and the universe could revert to a dark void. But it all goes by in a wink and a muscle-bound shrug.
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Looked all through the forum and couldn't find an answer: thought it would be a common question.
What's the best way to perform an automatic cleanup of the spam quarantine? Currently I have tweaked amavsid to move spam above a certain level into the quarantine, and it's been 100% flawless in my use with no false positives. I'd like to have the spam automatically removed from the quarantine after 14 days. I looked at the cron jobs and didn't see one that was going to do this: is it something I need to add myself? And if so, what would be the syntax?


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1948 Bowman Basketball George Mikan Card Set for Auction
1948 Bowman Basketball George Mikan Card Set for Auction
Like the ultimate center jump, what many consider the worlds greatest vintage basketball card is about to be tossed up for grabs...a PSA 10 with a minimum bid of $50,000.
A mint condition 1948 Bowman George Mikan rookie card, the only one ever to be professionally graded as a PSA Gem Mint 10, hits the auction block next month. The card has been consigned by a private collector to Memory Lane Incs Hidden Treasures Auction with a minimum bid of $50,000.
The card is the key to the earliest basketball-only set in sports card history, a one-year offering that features the legendary Mikan as its unquestioned centerpiece. Often described as the T206 Honus Wagner of basketball cards, the Mikan card was printed in Bowmans more scarce second series.
1948 Bowman George Mikan PSA 10How rare is a high-grade card of this Hall of Famer? Just four Mikan rookies have been graded at a 9 (mint) level in the history of PSA. Collectors will recall that a 9 graded example sold in 2008 for over $52,000. The 1948 Bowman Mikan was recently rated as one of the top 20 sports trading cards of all time.
The '48 basketball set was the first Bowman sports card set produced in color and represents the last mainstream basketball card set until Topps first dipped its toes in the water in 1957-58. It is the only basketball set Bowman would produce before going out of the sports trading card business in 1955. While basketball players were occasionally featured on sports cards prior to the 1940s, the 48 Bowman set was the first all-basketball card set ever created.
The story of Mikan's climb from gangly youngster to Pro Basketball Hall of Famer is remarkable. He stood over six feet tall at age eleven and endured taunting from classmates who saw him as a freak. Turned down by high school coaches and by the University of Notre Dame, the Illinois native finally found a home at DePaul University where legendary coach Ray Meyer helped mold him into a three-time All-American.
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Dick Kane has taught painting at the Creative Workshop since 2000. His paintings and teaching style are well known for their energy and excitement.
Dick studied at RIT with Ralph Avery and others and has exhibited extensively. One of his commissions is at Barnes & Noble–Pittsford. He has been an active member of the Rochester Art Club, Manhattan Art Group and Tuesday Artists Breakfast Group. He is a longtime exhibitor at the Clothesline Festival, where he is a past Merit Award winner.
Dick has taught painting for more than 35 years, with landscape closest to his heart. He encourages students to observe, see shapes and paint the whole. He works one-on-one with his students and delights as they show their own work in student and local shows, often with accolades.
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Discussion in 'Some Assembly Required' started by jdrocks, Dec 13, 2010.
So you're not gonna tell us how you did it?
thanks. stay tuned.
that KLX is a real nice bike, but right off the bat i can think of a reason why i don't need one. there's another bike parked ten feet from the rat that's called a WR250R.
nothing to tell. my bikes don't require the surgical enhancements you guys are planning. this rat is a gravel runner, not a stump jumper.
time to try a new shock, so i picked up a shock from a 2008 R1. this is a fully adjustable reservoir style shock, the right length, and can be found really cheap. the bushing sleeves need to be bored to 12mm, and it needs a heavier spring, but still very inexpensive for a semi custom shock. i'm looking for a spring with a 16kg/mm winding, same as the spring on the Versys shock.
I love the way it's coming together. It looks like it will have a boat load of ground clearance (for what it is).
In the photo it looks like the extended drain plug is missing. Maybe just the angle of the shot. I thought maybe you removed and modified your pan.
that's 15" with the bike on the stand, maybe 12" static to the pan and 10" to the underside of the exhaust with the bike on the ground. plenty for gravel.
nope, the drain is above the exhaust, so in my configuration it's not really exposed. more vulnerable are the mounting lugs for the stock belly fairings, but i've been using those mounts for a gravel guard with no problems.
harness in and hooked up, getting a little closer.
you can see the battery box in the photo. the versys and 650R use the same box, and from the box forward on the subframe and frame, everything is identical between the frames for both bikes other than a few tabs for the plastics. from the box to the rear of the subframe, everything is different.
Here's what happens when something grabs those mounting lugs. Left me stranded in the middle of nowhere. Wave hi to my pickup tube.
you run that bike differently than i do. mine is designed as a straight up gravel runner, but if i ran it differently that pan would come off and both the lugs and drain would be modified.
i run a gravel guard. 6000 miles of gravel road, so far, so good.
You really do nice work, JD!
i run a gravel guard. 6000 miles of gravel road, so far, so good.
If I remember it correctly mine made it up to about 35,000 miles "so far so good". It was the next mile after that hurt. When I hit the rock that tore the original plastic guard off, I have to say that I didn't think that the impact was that hard. So what I'm getting at is those mounting bosses are very weak. Other than those mounting points you did a really nice fab.
thanks, glad you're enjoying the build.
no plastic under my bikes.
what can't be seen in the photo is the steel pad between the gravel guard and the flat on the underside of the oil pan. the mounting holes are slightly oversized on the side supports and the guard is jacked hard against the oil pan before the fasteners are tightened. the guard can't be displaced directly upwards. the front supports are rock solid when tied directly to the motech bars.
this is not a skid plate, but coupled with good composite strength and decent ground clearance, i sure think it's adequate for running gravel roads.
the entire bike has been lifted many times with a floor jack placed under the guard.
the parts bike is pretty much gone, so i can get some photos of the subframe. the 650R is sitting in the foreground, so the photo doesn't show how much bigger the beast sitting behind it really is. the new build in back is huge in comparison, but i couldn't get a good photo angle.
i mentioned earlier that the versys subframe was missing a few members that were incorporated in the 650R subframe. then came a report that a rider experienced some flex in his versys subframe when the rear footpeg struts were loose. that's not real good news, especially since you would think that the versys would have the stronger subframe of the two bikes.
not so, and here's why. the 650R subframe has a tubular crossbrace on the main support tube that is missing on the versys subframe.
in addition, the secondary subframe tubes on the 650R are connected by a hoop that ties the sides together, also missing on the versys.
another view of brace and hoop on the 650R.
the versys subframe has exactly the same stamped part that is welded on the 650R frame, but no connecting hoop.
the 650R can carry a big load of gear on the back without a problem, but then they don't build the same strength into the versys subframe, even though the bike is promoted as the more rugged of the two. another mystery.
Sometimes we forget the Ninja and the Versys are street bikes
Your build is looking good. Is that an after market exhaust? I'm still waiting on the rear shock for mine.
that must be an old photo, you have a different headlight now.
that's an old TB can that i had in the shop and stuck it on there for fun. those things just make noise, about like having straight pipes.
i hope to have my shock together next week.
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Somali Pirates: Ballin' Dangerously Out of Control
Bling Bling, go the Somali Pirates. After all, what, you think they do it because it's fun to be a pirate? Not necessarily. They're do it for the scrilla, the scratch, the cold, hard cash. And now they're getting spendy.
A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair of men's shoes has gone up from $20 to $50.
The reason: pirates.
Pirates, indeed. An AP report notes that prices of goods in places Somali pirates base themselves out of are going up, as Monsoon Season ends, and Pirate Season begins. Once Somali pirates, having cashed in on being pirates, start spending all of their money, things get wild. This is where the real trouble lies. These guys are going gangster! And what's worse is how they're doing it, right?
''The use of drugs such as cannabis and the drinking of alcohol, sex and other obnoxious misconduct are now becoming common within the pirates, causing social problems,'' said Sheikh Ahmed, a mosque leader in the town of Galkayo. ''That is what is worrying us, a lot more than the risk they pose to the foreign ships and crew.''
Uh, apparently not. Even across the world, the moral majority exists to harsh your mellow and rust your pimp goblet. These guys are just trying to shine, yo. The best is that they're now buying things on hostage-credit:
Pirates don't even have to pay upfront. Those holding ships hostage that haven't yet received ransom can buy goods on credit — at elevated prices — and settle up their debts when the ransom money comes in, villagers say.
Sound familiar? Remember when bankers who were capitalizing off of the misfortune of others by buying their debt, repacking their debt, and re-selling their debt through credit ratings that were essentially lies thought they were rap stars? They'd go and get all that bottle service in the cluurb, and then retreat back to their Tribeca apartment and hang out with their wife who's been doing yoga all day and their baby who's been doing Yoga all day, and be like, word. Also, remember MC Hammer? Right, people are the same everywhere, except Hammer made a more honest living than either of the two aforementioned parties.
So, what happens with Somali Pirates spend all their cash? Let's venture a ride on the slippery-slope, for a second: cost of goods goes up while pirates lose support of the peasants who haven't joined them. Meanwhile, kids who see them want to join their ranks at a young age, because there's nothing better to do. Vessels start equipping themselves with enhanced security (read: something better than what the pirates have, which are anything from handguns to rocket launchers), or they just stop coming, because the people insuring these boats can't afford the payout every time one of them gets jacked. The Somali Pirates now either have to mobilize their "ranks" into further territories, or they just get bored and start causing trouble on land. Which will be great for everybody. Because the region doesn't have enough problems already.
But hey, at least someone's having a good time. And come on, how much different are they than us? New York Times wedding pages, inspect the deck:
Marriage has also been affected by pirates with pockets full of cash. Hundreds of cars escort the bride and groom to the reception, where the house is crammed with expensive furniture, and the bride wears expensive gold jewelry, said Shamso Ahmed, the owner of a beauty salon. Thousands of dollars are paid to brides' families as a dowry. ''Pirates do not waste time to woo women, but instead pay them a lot,'' said Sahro Mohamed. ''They did this to several girls I know.''
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Starring more than 200 members of the senior class, the fashion show has been a tradition at M-A for more than 37 years, dating back to the days when the fundraiser was known as the "Pumpkin Lunch."
It will be a repeat performance for Charleston Pierce, who is runway coach for the second year. A former model, Mr. Pierce leads talent workshops for models and is an event host and fashion show producer in San Francisco.
M-A seniors will be modeling clothes from Active Agie, Alys Grace, American Apparel, Bloomingdale's, Cassis, Gitane, Helm of Sun Valley, H&M Hillsdale, Leaf and Petal, Macy's, Men's Warehouse, Nike, The North Face, Novelle Bridal, Patrick James, Pickled, Romi, Selix, Tommy Bahama and Vince.
Co-chairs for this year's fundraiser are Renata Mullen, Julie Brody, Susan Benedick and Jill Smith. Nona Ybarra, owner of Captivating Dance, will again direct dance numbers in the show.
Tickets range in price from $5 for students to $85, which includes reserved seating, the luncheon and the show.
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Camellia flower show
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The San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society will stage its 52nd annual show and sale on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17, in the Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave. in Redwood City.
The free event will feature nearly 1,000 camellia blooms, a sale of hard-to-find premium camellia plants, a display of ikebana incorporating camellias, and educational workshops. The show will honor member Cameron Ainsworth, 92, of Redwood City.
Society president Caroline Beverstock of Atherton says Mr. Ainsworth is a "person with deep knowledge, who is happy to share that with anyone." After coordinating judging of the show, he will be available to answer questions and identify blooms.
The public is invited to enter blooms in the show between 8 and 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Judging will take place late that morning. On Saturday, the plant sale starts at 9:30 a.m., the show at noon. Both end at 4 p.m. On Saturday both the sale and show run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit camelliasfpcs.org for more information.
Menlo Park talk
on 'Arab Spring'
"The Arab Spring and Its Aftermath" will be the subject of a lecture by Dr. Ishmail Agayev at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., in Menlo Park. The lecture is part of the monthly Dynamic Living lecture series sponsored by the Peninsula Volunteers.
A professor of philosophy and history of religion, Mr. Agayev is considered an expert on Middle East affairs. Admission is $9. For more information, call 326-2025, ext. 222.
Theaters of the Peninsula
Jack Tillmany and Gary Lee Parks will discuss their book, "Theatres of the Peninsula," at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway in Redwood City.
Beginning with the Peninsula's storefront nickelodeons, continuing through the movie-palace period, the age of drive-in theaters, and up to today's multiplexes, the book surveys the region's movie houses past and present.
The presentation is part of the museum's Courtroom Docket program, a monthly series of presentations held in the museum's historic Courtroom A. The program is free with museum admission: $5 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students.
Visit historysmc.org for more information.
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2010 Census Questions for Cesar Conde, head of Univision NetworksThursday, April 1st, 2010
The following interview is courtesy of the LA Times:
What does this year's census mean to Latinos and Univision?
The 2010 census is going to go down in history as the census of the Latinos. We have the opportunity as a country to really embrace the fact that we are moving to a multiethnic society. That is one of the strengths of our country today. We as a company, and we as a community, are very excited by that.
How did the 2000 census change Univision's business?
It helped us to begin to have more conversations with organizations that were starting to realize the role that this community would play across all aspects of our country — social, economic, political and cultural — through the coming years and decades.
Fast-forward to this coming census in 2010, and I think it's going to be a big wake-up call. What will surprise people is the exponential growth of the Latino community, coming off of an already big and growing base. Second, we are going to begin to see growth in the Hispanic market in parts of our country that people don't necessarily expect. To see the growth of the Latino population in Los Angeles, Miami and New York is wonderful but somewhat expected. You are going to see more growth in geographic pockets, places that people don't intuitively think of as part of the Hispanic community.
How great is the fear that Spanish speakers and other immigrants might not recognize the importance of the census form?
This is why we have become so proactive in ensuring that we communicate to our community how important the census is. We have to communicate what is the benefit, what is the value, of filling out this census not only for themselves as individuals but also for their local communities, and our community. Univision is in a unique position because of our unique connection and relationship that we have with Hispanics.
How do you reassure people that filling out a government form will not invite problems?
Confidentiality is a big issue in the census. We tried to pick our most trustworthy talent on Univision to speak about the importance of this issue, putting our most trusted voices out there to become the face of the "Ya Es Hora" campaign.
[Univision news anchor] Maria Elena Salinas is our primary spokesperson. She and the others talk about why people can trust this process. We literally allocate material airtime to walk our audience by the hand through the process. We will be running this series of stories and public-service announcements through and past April 1 to address this concern and talk people through some of these issues that are, at the end of the day, important for them and beneficial for them.
Not only that, but an increasing Latino population benefits Univision.
Our mission here at Univision is to inform, entertain and empower. Most people can get their arms around the first two, informing and entertaining, because they are such a key part of what we do. That third one, empowerment, is sometimes a little more nebulous. This concept is that we need to make sure that we are working on the issues that most impact our community. We have this incredible privilege to have this leadership position and to have this unique relationship with our audience. And with that privilege comes a responsibility, one we take seriously.
2010 is a very big year for many Latinos and Univision. Which is more important: the World Cup or the census?
(Laughs.) It's going to be telling Latinos how important it is to fill out the census during the World Cup.