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A broken arm involves one or more of the three bones in your arm — the ulna, radius and humerus. One of the most common causes of a broken arm is falling onto an outstretched hand. If you think you or your child has broken an arm, seek prompt medical attention. It's important to treat a fracture as soon as possible for proper healing.
Treatment depends on the site and severity of the injury. A simple break may be treated with a sling, ice and rest. However, the bone may require realignment (reduction) in the emergency room.
A more complicated break might require surgery to realign the broken bone and to implant wires, plates, nails or screws to maintain proper alignment during healing.
An audible snap or cracking sound may be your first indication you've broken an arm. Signs and symptoms include:
When to see a doctor
If you have enough pain in your arm that you can't use it normally, see a doctor right away. And do the same for your child. Delays in diagnosis and treatment of a broken arm, especially for children who heal faster than adults do, can lead to poor healing.
Common causes for a broken arm include:
Certain medical conditions or physical activities can increase the risk of a broken arm.
Any sport that involves physical contact or increases your risk of falling — including football, soccer, gymnastics, skiing and skateboarding — also increases the risk of a broken arm.
People with conditions that weaken bones, such as osteoporosis and bone tumors, are at higher risk of a broken arm. This type of break is known as a pathological fracture.
The prognosis for most arm fractures is very good if treated early. But complications may include:
After discussing your symptoms and how you injured yourself and examining your arm, your doctor is likely to order X-rays to determine the extent of a fracture and injury to adjacent joints and pinpoint the location of the break. Occasionally, your doctor may also recommend another scan such as an MRI to obtain more-detailed images.
Treatments and drugs
Treatment of a broken arm will vary, depending on the type of break. The time needed for healing depends on a variety of factors, including severity of the injury; other conditions, such as diabetes; your age; nutrition; tobacco use and excessive use of alcohol.
Fractures are classified into one or more of the following categories:
Setting the bone
If you have a displaced fracture, your doctor may need to manipulate the pieces back into their proper positions — a process called reduction. Depending on the amount of pain and swelling you have, you may need a muscle relaxant, a sedative or even a general anesthetic before this procedure.
Restricting movement of a broken bone is critical to healing. To do this, you may need to wear a splint, sling, brace or cast. If your broken arm requires a cast, your doctor will likely wait until the swelling goes down, usually five to seven days after injury. In the meantime, you'll likely wear a splint.
Your doctor may ask you to return for more X-rays during the healing process to make sure the bones haven't shifted.
To reduce pain and inflammation, your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter pain reliever. If you're experiencing severe pain, you may need to take a prescription medication that contains a narcotic for a few days.
Rehabilitation begins soon after initial treatment. In most cases, it's important, if possible, to begin some motion to minimize stiffness in your arm, hand and shoulder while you're wearing your cast or sling. After your cast or sling is removed, your doctor may recommend additional rehabilitation exercises or physical therapy to restore muscle strength, joint motion and flexibility.
Surgery is required to stabilize some fractures. If the fracture didn't break the skin, your doctor may wait to do surgery until the swelling has gone down. Keeping your arm from moving and elevating it will decrease swelling.
Fixation devices — such as wires, plates, nails or screws — may be needed to maintain proper position of your bones during healing. Complications are rare, but can include infection and lack of bone healing.
A broken arm usually happens in an unplanned, unexpected instant. Although it's impossible to foresee or prevent that instant, these basic tips may offer some protection.
Information retrieved from: www.mayoclinic.org


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"I have never seen anything like it in the history of professional soccer. ... Tonight, UEFA has embarrassed the city of Florence."
-- Florence mayor Matteo Renzi assesses the impact of Bayern Munich's winning goal -- an offside header by Miroslav Klose -- against Fiorentina in the Champions League. (Goal.com)

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Might as well start a unique thread on this one, although he has been discussed in passing on other threads...
Flournoy-Smith is a tight end prospect out of Georgia Military College. He has three years to play two, and he's more of a receiving tight end in the mold of an O.J. Howard than a traditional end-of-line TE like Michael Williams. No official measurement on him, but most reports have him at around 6'3 and 230, which seem about right.
So how'd he end up at Georgia Military? He's a kid from South Georgia, and he originally signed with UGA in their '12 class. Kind of a middling rating by the self-proclaimed experts, but he committed to Georgia very early in the process and never really created a lot of attention. He played some in 2012, but was behind Lynch and Rome. Following the '12 season, however, he was arrested for filing a false police report regarding textbooks that he had actually sold back, decided to transfer, and then had another issue pop up with simple marijuana possession. That's how he ended up at Georgia Military, long story short.
Now, as to us, he took an official visit to Alabama last weekend. No firm offer as of yet, but Saban and Smart both went to visit him today, so this one is obviously a very serious target. I imagine we find something out definitive on him early next week. He's taking an official visit to Louisville this weekend, but you have to figure he is ours if we want him.


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I have noticed that when I turn off my PC and later reboot the machine that the ZA Firewall has turned itself off. I switch it on again and it stays on all the time the session lasts but when I turn off and reboot the firewall is off again.
Has anyone encountered this and how do I stop it happening?
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A while ago I made a statement to the effect that with Felton, Kidd, and Prigioni... we may have the best PG trio in the NBA.
I know that is a stretch and it was early (I believe the pre-season) but... consider:
- We don't have an uber athletic Westbrook
- We don't have an attacking/driver the likes of Rose
- We don't have an assist stat machine such as Rondo
But what do we have?
1st we have solid passers
2nd unselfish PG's
3rd underestimated PG's (Felt is fat, Kidd is old, Prig is not NBA seasoned)
4th chemistry- between Kidd & Felt they have played with Stat, TC, & JR
5th our PG's are cool, calm, and collected
The issue I have is with Metrocard. Nothing personal as I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you were not a believer in Ray Felt.
While I can understand your position based on last year with the lock-out and Felt coming in uninspired and overweight, I'm starting to see you capitulating.
You've posted things such as:
"I just have no faith in Felton...", "I don't believe Felton is the missing piece to a Championship", "I doubt Felton, feel like his skills are too mediocre"
And while lately you have changed your tune to the likes of..."my penis is hard, Felton is amazing", I was a bit disappointed in your initial reaction and outlook.
While I can agree that a player can change our opinions based on their performance, I feel like:
A) you slept on Felton as well as our PG trio early without giving them a shot
B) you crave for a nearly impossible to get superstar at that position
But mostly I feel that as a resident poster here forever, with the BB knowledge many respect you for, it was a big let down to read your short-sighted, pessimistic views. Especially so early.
If there's one thing I learned it's that it doesn't necessarily take the "best" to be the best; Nor to beat the best.
Really it's about fit, cohesion, and with the PG's especilly getting others involved & locking down on D. We don't need an "all-star" line-up. What we do need is for our players to believe.
As I like to say (Red-ism); it's not who's better... it's can you beat them? We have proven we can beat the HEAT (both last playoffs and this year)
But, nothing can happen if we don't first BELIEVE!
I hope (again nothing personal) our trio lead by Ray Felton can help you believe and rethink those off the cuff comments you made earlier. As a fighter, I know you have an idea of what it's like being underestimated. It can be motivating. And from what I've seen
Our PG's (and team) are going to take many by surprise. By the time they realize what hit them, it'll be too late. Be a leader and have faith.
And don't forget about 6th... they are hungry, selfless, and as Felt said, they have a chip on their shoulder. Time to prove em' wrong. I just didn't expect you to be part of the doubters.
Below is an inspiring article on Felt. One.


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Storage Perspective: A Google Drive Preview
Search engine giant Google took the wraps off its long rumored cloud storage service called Google Drive this week. The service has been rumored for years, but is (finally) official. In the interim, several competing services have emerged and even managed to grab significant shares of the market. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how Google's service will stack up. In this article, we'll be taking Google Drive on a test drive from installation to usage to see if it is a worthy competitor to other popular storage services—and whether it is worth switching to!
How we test
In order to test the service, I installed the Google desktop application (we'll be taking a look at the mobile app soon) and uploaded a variety of media file types including documents, music, photos, and videos in numerous formats. The test system in question is an Intel i7 860 based system with 8GB of RAM and a wired Ethernet connection to the LAN. The cable ISP I used offers approximately two to three mpbs uploads (real world speeds, 4mbps promised) for those interested.
Google's cloud service was officially unveiled on Tuesday, but the company is still rolling out activations for people's accounts (my Google Drive account activated yesterday [April 27, 2012], for example). And it now represents the new single storage bucket for all your Google needs (Picasa, Gmail, Docs, App Inventor, ect; although people can grandfather themselves into the cheaper Picasa online storage).
Old Picasa Storage vs New Google Drive Storage Plans
|Storage Tier (old/new)
|Old Plan Pricing (per year)
|New Plan Pricing (per year)
(Picasa Plans were so much cheaper–hold onto them if you're able to!)
The way Google Drive works is much like that of Dropbox wherein a single folder is synced between Google's servers and the user's local machine (though sub-folders are okay to use and the equivalent of "labels" on the Google side). The storage in question is available in several tiers, though the tier that most people will be interested in is the free one. On that front, Google Drive offers 5GB of synced storage, 10GB of Gmail storage, and 1GB of Picasa Web Albums photo backup space. Beyond that, Google is offering nine paid tiers from an additional 25GB of "Drive and Picasa" storage (and 25GB of Gmail email storage) for $2.49 a month to 16TB of Drive and Picasa Web Albums storage with 25GB of Gmail email storage for $799.99 a month. The chart below details all the storage tiers available.
|Storage Tiers
|Drive/Picasa Storage
|Gmail Storage
|Price (per month)
|$0 (free)
|25GB (shared)
|100GB (shared)
|200GB (shared)
|400GB (shared)
|1TB (shared)
|2TB (shared)
|4TB (shared)
|8TB (shared)
|16TB (shared)
The above storage numbers do not include the 5GB of free drive storage that is also applied to any paid tiers. The free 1GB of Picasa storage does not carry over to the paid tiers.
Even better, Google has not been stingy with their free storage. They continue to allow users to upload as many photos as they want to Google+ (they are resized to a max of 2048x2048 pixels though). Also, Google Documents stored in the Docs format continue to not count towards the storage quota. Videos uploaded to Google+ under 15 minutes in length are also free from storage limitations. As far as Picasa Web Albums (which also includes photos uploaded to blogger blogs) goes, any images under 2048x2048 and videos under 15 minutes in length do not count towards the storage quota either. If you exceed the storage limit, Google will still allow you to access all of your files, but you will not be able to create any new files until you delete enough files to get below the storage quota. The one exception to that rule is the "storage quota free" file types mentioned above–Google will still let you create/upload those. For Gmail storage, Google allows you to receive and store as much email as you want up to the quota. After you reach the quota, any new email will hard bounce and you will not be able to receive new messages.
In that same vein, Google's paid tiers are not the cheapest but are still fairly economical. They are less expensive per GB than Dropbox, for example, but are more expensive than Microsoft's new Skydrive tiers. One issue that many users face with online storage services is the file size limit placed on individual files. While Dropbox places no limits (other than overall storage quota) on individual file size, many other services do. Google offers a compromise to users in the form of 10GB per file size limits. While you won't be backing up Virtualbox hard drives or drive image backups to Google, they'll let you backup anything else (within reason).
Continue reading for the full Google Drive preview.
OS Support
Google does offer several methods for uploading your data to their servers using a web interface or a number of desktop and mobile applications. At the time of writing, there are official desktop clients for Windows and Mac OS X computers as well as an official Android mobile OS application–an official iOS app is in the works. As you can see, Linux users were left squarely out of the loop on this release, prompting a Google+ "#DriveForLinux" movement by Linux users that, understandably, felt left out. Enterprising Linux users have managed to cobble together a program called Grive that allows downloading of Google Drive files to a folder on the user's local machine (two way syncing is still being developed and not publicly available). Fortunately, Google Docs Community Manager Teresa Wu has since stated that official Linux support for Google Drive is in the works. The statement has turned down the flames but many are still anxiously awaiting official support–for now Grive and the web interface will have to do. Also left out is an official application for Windows Phone 7 which looks to have little chance of getting official support.
Beyond official applications, Google has released an SDK for their cloud storage service with the catch that the APIs are only for web based applications. Applications made using the SDK will be distributed through the Chrome Web Store, and there are currently a number of free apps due to developers having early access to the APIs (developers that must have either been very good at keeping secrets or had a Google Robot constantly reminding them of the NDA heh).
Other Features
Further, Google has followed their own "search everything" mantra to the letter with Google Drive by allowing everything a users uploads to their online storage to be fully search-able. This means than any documents a user uploads can be fully searched by the contents of the file as well as by file names. For photos and scanned images, Google will employ OCR (optical character recognition) technology to allow users to search for recognized text within photos as well as meta data. One feature that is very much new and unique to Google is the ability to contextually analyze photos and allow users to search for photos by the contents and/or objects depicted (not actions though, Google algorithms still need a few more years for that heh). The example Google gives is that for photos of the Grand Canyon, users can search for the term "It's gorgeous" and get back results containing their photos of the Grand Canyon. A neat feature for sure (if a bit creepy), and is not something the other storage providers can offer. Google has been analyzing photos for face recognition purposes with Picasa for years now, so they have had ample time to refine their photo-analyzing-fu.
It may also be worth touching on the service's TOS (terms of service), as Google has received a lot of flak for it and there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding it. The issue with the TOS came up when some users quoted portions of it where Google stated that any content belonged to them and that they reserve the right to create derivative works, use it for advertisements, and perform public performances with it (among other provisions). When compared to the terms of services of other companies, the Google Drive version seemed to be extremely overbearing. For those curious, the portion in question that got many users worried is as follows:
"When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content. The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purpose of operating, promoting, and improving our Services, and to develop new ones. This license continues even if you stop using our Services (for example, for a business listing you have added to Google Maps)."
Without question, this sounds scary. Especially for users that depend on the ability to monetize their creative content (graphic artists, authors, et al), the Google Drive TOS appears to require a lot of power simply to allow users some storage space (almost as if a lawyer at Google was having a bad day and/or had a bit too much fun writing it). I'll admit that when I saw the above quoted text, I became very leery of the new service. Google has not addressed the specific concerns of users, but according to the Denver Post the company has stated that their TOS is necessary in order to provide users with useful services. Specifically, "Our terms of service enable us to give you the services you want — so if you decide to share a document with someone, or open it on a different device, you can."
Michael H. at Phone Arena has put together a good article on the subject, and has determined that the above statement has been simply taken out of context. He cites an early clause in the Google Terms of Service and a paragraph in Google's Privacy Policy that state any content remains yours and that it will not be shared with third parties except in the case that you've granted a third party access (with a third party app for example) or they are issued a subpoena for information.
"You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content. In short, what belongs to you stays yours." - TOS
"We do not share personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of Google unless one of the following circumstances apply: with your consent; with domain administrators; for external processing; for legal purposes." - Privacy Policy
That does not make a certain section any less scary, but with more context it at least seems to be more reasonable. While any photos, videos, or other content that you elect to share publicly may still be used by Google for the purpose of advertising their services, any private material should be safe in the sense that Google will not undermine your overriding copyright and claim ownership should you attempt to monetize or otherwise use your created content.
And in the end, there is nothing stopping you from encrypting everything before uploading it should you not be satisfied with Google's promises (I can respect that). Regarding encryption, the Google service does not utilize encryption by default to store your files. The most security that you will be able to achieve out of the box is an SSL (secure socket layer) connection to the Google Drive website and applications using their APIs and 2 factor authentication for logging in which is not much (not anything approaching real encryption) but much better than nothing. If you have sensitive data, look into encrypting your sensitive financial files within hidden TrueCrypt volumes before uploading them to Google (where physical and software security/control is essentially out of your hands).
In the following pages, we will be detailing the installation and usage of the Google Drive service. After which will be any final considerations, a short comparison (more on that later) with competing storage tiers, and our final determination on whether or not Google Drive is worth using versus the other guys.
People that had a Google Storage plan before the launch of GDrive, are grandfathered in.
I had a 20GB plan for 5$/year which gave me:
- 20GB Gmail Storage
- 20GB Google Docs Storage
- 20GB Picasa Web Storage
After Google Drive was launched, i have, for the same 5$/year
- 30GB Gmail Storage
- 21GB Picasa Web Storage
- 25 GB Google Docs/Drive Storage
You're only grandfathered in if you never let your account lapse and you never upgrade. Need more storage? Too bad.
I had been looking forward to an improved interface and something more than just "docs.google" for some time, but was bummed to find out that they were going to more than double the price. I currently have a 400gb account with google for a mere $100/yr. I'm on the search for another - cheaper - solution.
Google isn't really the best plan for those who pay for storage either. Unless you're heavily invested in Googles products,or need ALOT of storage Microsofts Skydrive is a better option, more free storage, and you pay less for the extra storage.
True, Skydrive is the cheapest option, but if you are invested in Google products you may as well, it's priced pretty competitively for the 50GB+ tiers. I'm using the 30 (+25GB paid tier) on Google Drive right now, though I don't know if I'll keep it or not.
I just can't see any use for these types of apps.
I don't install any "synch" drivers from anyone. I only use these free cloud drives through my web browser. That said, free storage is free storage! I'm not going to pick between them! I'll use them all! :)
With 5 gig from Amazon, 5 gig from Google, and 7 gig from Windows, I have a place to dump 17 gigs worth of stuff. Archive storage for stuff that isn't important, but that I don't want to lose, and temp storage for all the stuff that is important, while I do reinstalls and the like.
All the docs and image gallery stuff is so much fluff for me. I just need a place to put stuff, and get it back later.
Yeah, I can respect that strategy :). Skydrive saved my butt about two years ago when my backup hard drive died... I thought all my senior photos and such were gone forever but turns out I had uploaded them all to Skydrive :)
Ever since then, I've been putting as much stuff in as many baskets as possible :)
just remember to encrypt your data before you go putting it on someone elses hard drive.
i had to try google drive for to share an urgent 1.2 GB file.
a week ago i shared the same file on Drop Box and it took about 10 hours to upload, and Drop Box showed the remaining time since the beginning of upload till the end and everything was OK.
i exceeded my storage space with Drop Box so i had to share another version of the same 1.2 GB file but this time using Google Drive :
on the same iMac and same connection speed Google drive took more than 31 Hours to upload, and during this time i was VERY VERY FRUSTRATED because i could not just know the remaining time and of course because it took MORE THAN 3 TIMES LONGER than Drop Box.
i said there is something wrong here so
i tried again Drop Box to make really sure
and again :
Drop Box took this time about 11 Hours to complete
the remaining time was VERY HELPFUL and the last remaining hour was displayed in very accurate and precise "remaining minutes " !
i after that launched again same file on Google Drive and now it has been uploading since 18 hours now and still NOT COMPLETED and there s NO WAY i could know how much time this would take.
this is the first time i AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED OF A GOOGLE PRODUCT.
**Note, during all the upload time in all this uploads, i left my mac was always on day and night, with the sleep function and hard disk suspension disabled !
i had to try google drive for to share an urgent 1.2 GB file.
a week ago i shared the same file on Drop Box and it took about 10 hours to upload, and Drop Box showed the remaining time since the beginning of upload till the end and everything was OK.
i exceeded my storage space with Drop Box so i had to share another version of the same 1.2 GB file but this time using Google Drive :
on the same iMac and same connection speed Google drive took more than 31 Hours to upload, and during this time i was VERY VERY FRUSTRATED because i could not just know the remaining time and of course because it took MORE THAN 3 TIMES LONGER than Drop Box.
i said there is something wrong here so
i tried again Drop Box to make really sure
and again :
Drop Box took this time about 11 Hours to complete
the remaining time was VERY HELPFUL and the last remaining hour was displayed in very accurate and precise "remaining minutes " !
i after that launched again same file on Google Drive and now it has been uploading since 18 hours now and still NOT COMPLETED and there s NO WAY i could know how much time this would take.
this is the first time i AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED OF A GOOGLE PRODUCT.
**Note, during all the upload time in all this uploads, i left my mac was always on day and night, with the sleep function and hard disk suspension disabled !
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text: Oh, man...I knew Gul Karama was going to be hateful, but to actually see it firsthand was terrible. And indeed--Gul Karama is the last person who should be calling other people out on their sexual habits, considering that rape was one of his. Now...as hard as Kapoor's question was on her husband-to-be, I think it had to be asked. Even on Earth, the cycle of abuse can be a tough thing to break, if that's what you consider normal. As to raising the children as Cardassians...I hope that while Cardassian will be their first language and they'll go to Cardassian schools, they will be given some way to appreciate their mother's heritage too.


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Exhibition concerning the importance and imminent need for chemistry in social and everyday life. Collaboration Hichem Abassi | added on Nov 27, 2010 sort of science fair or scientific experience accessible to everyone but too valuable to everyone,so no one will get bored or will negligate this very important event ,the year of chemistry.
Chemistry Theater Collaboration Konstantin Doktorov | added on Nov 02, 2010 Visual and Music effects with artistic playing experiments.
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Interacting with other groups via the web Suggestion Carlos Ortega | added on Oct 08, 2010 Would it be possible that by exploiting the media and the internet, we know that is done in other countries?
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Chemistry wekend for children between 7- 12 years Discussion Marian Asantewah Nkansah | added on Oct 07, 2010 Children in the range of 7- 12 years will gather at an amusement park where simple but colourful scientific experiments are performed in groups. some of the activities on this site could be tried. http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/homeexpts.html
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Held International Chesmitry Event for Young Adult Suggestion Dewi Mustikarani | added on Sep 08, 2010 Held International Chesmitry Event for Young Adult around the world Indonesia as the host :)
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Teddy Roosevelt is one of my heroes and certainly one of the most famous American hunters. The more I read about him, the more facinating he becomes. But recently I have been reading two of his books: Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (1885) and The Wilderness Hunter (1893). Of course TR was one of our greatest conservationists, but in these books he seems to accept that game animals will be wiped out in a short time (he certainly did his part to make that true). Thankfully, he was wrong. He also subscribed to the "if there's lead in the air, there's hope" approach to shooting at game. If you can get past the Victorian prose, these books are worth reading. Different times.
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I suggest Edmund Morris' three volume biography of Roosevelt if you haven't read them (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, and Colonel Roosevelt). Men of his time and class were generally prolific hunters. He was almost correct about the loss of game to future generations. Men still live who can remember a time when there were few deer and turkey in this part of the country. In my lifetime we've seen the reintroduction of elk in Kentucky and a few other eastern states. Roosevelt himself saw the near extinction of the buffalo.
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Robin van Persie scored on his return to the Emirates to deny Arsenal a crucial win in the race to finish in the top four
There we go. Arsenal's fans booed Robin van Persie but he scored the goal that denied them a crucial victory. They drop down to fourth place, a point behind Chelsea and two ahead of Tottenham, who still have a game in hand. For half an hour, Arsenal were very good indeed but once Manchester United got a grip, there was always a sense that they would score and so it proved. In the end, despite not having anything to play for, they were the better side. Arsenal will do well not to finish fourth from here though. Their last three games are against QPR, Wigan and Newcastle. Thanks for reading and emailing. Bye.
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90 min+3: Not a lot has happened, I'll be honest with you for once.
90 min: There will be four added minutes.
89 min: Before the corner can be taken, Rooney, who had a good game, is replaced by Javier Hernandez, who then heads the corner over.
88 min: And from the corner, Rooney turns and then pings a wonderful pass from right to left to Giggs, who's got acres to run into. Arsenal are utterly exposed, having committed men forward, and luckily for them his first touch isn't quite good enough, forcing him to check back. Once he does, his goalbound right-footer is deflected wide by Oxlade-Chamberlain.
87 min: Arsenal have suddenly realised they need a goal and Oxlade-Chamberlain's shot is deflected wide for another corner. Which United eventually clear.
86 min: Cazorla has a pop from 25 yards out. De Gea dives to his left and pushes his shot behind. The corner comes to nothing.
85 min: Cazorla slips a pass through to Gibbs, who nutmegs Ferdinand and then falls. Penalty? There did seem to be some sort of contact there. It could have been. But isn't. Gervinho can't do anything with the loose ball.
84 min: Arsenal have been poor in this second half. In the first, they really pressed United hard whenever they had the ball but that intensity has since disappeared.
83 min: Ryan Giggs replaces Nani. United are pressing increasingly hard and Rooney drops the shoulder before sending one straight at Szczesny from 30 yards out.
82 min: "You asked the question "Where else was he meant to go?", suggesting that Utd was his only option," says Adam Murphy. "It wasn't." Ok, I'd rather go to Manchester United than Juventus - or any side in Serie A - especially if I was already settled in England.
81 min: Oxlade-Chamberlain is booked for fouling Jones. "Interesting discussion on RVP," says Mark Walsh. "Just to throw my uninformed conjecture into the mix, I suppose the reason why players appear duplicitous is that they are aware of the consequences of candour. Let's suppose Wayne Rooney greeted speculation of a move to PSG with 'Yeah, I'd love to go. I'd earn oodles of dosh, win a title every year and have a decent punt at the CL too. Plus, I could have moules frites on demand.' The guy would be crucified in the press and soundly booed at every home game. Far better to stick with 'I love being here at [insert club]' and run the gauntlet if and when any move comes along."
I think people are possibly paying a bit too much attention to what footballers have to say about these kind of things.
79 min: Rooney sends Valencia away down the right but he can't pick out Nani in the middle
78 min: The corner comes to nothing. "If we can talk about someone other than RvP for a second, Podolski has only ever done much for Germany and Cologne," says Jonathan Watkiss. "He was largely ineffectual at Bayern too. Baffling decision to buy him." Yeah, I didn't really get it at the time. He's clearly not a bad player but he's not the standard. Oxlade-Chamberlain has come on for Ramsey.
77 min: Walcott shifts the ball to the right and sees his fierce drive deflected over.
73 min: The corner is drifted in and although it's half-cleared, Koscielny volleys over the bar. It was a quarter-chance at best. United bring on one Brazilian for another, Anderson for Rafael. Jones will go to right-back.
72 min: I don't know what just happened but the mic has just picked someone with a Northern Irish accent saying "8-2". Meanwhile on the pitch Jones throws himself at Ramsey's shot from the edge of area, at the expense of a corner on the left.
71 min: Gervinho replaces Lukas Podolski, who hasn't done a lot.
70 min: A lighting United break ends with Valencia's shot from Rooney's blocked cross being deflected away for a corn... hang on, it's hit the corner flag and stayed in! Wakey wakey! Van Persie retrieves it. But nothing happens. Ah.
69 min: Gervinho is going to come on for Arsenal. "A bit more firepower," says Alan Smith.
68 min: "Most Arsenal fans understand and accept why Van Persie left," says Adam Murphy. "What I and think others don't accept is his duplicity. He never had any intention of signing a new contract. Mancini confirms only a few months ago that City and Utd were talking to his reps in February. Yet at the same time he was telling the media that he wanted to stay. Best say nothing a leave it to a simple "We'll have to see at the end of the season", I he was asked a question on his future. As for your "where else was he supposed to go question?", Arsenal accepted a lower bid from Juventus (the Italian champions) as so to subsidise their lower wage offer. However he refused to sign."
Maybe he wanted to stay in England. Is that ok?
66 min: From the left, Cazorla curls his effort harmlessly wide.
65 min: Arsenal's fans want a penalty for handball by Valencia. One problem: it was handball, but it was about two yards outside the area. Free-kick to Arsenal. Valencia is booked.
64 min: Evra, who's having a very good game, bustles his way through a load of challenges but just runs out of steam at the crucial moment. Szczesny smothers.
62 min: Here's Jack Wilshere. Rosicky is off.
61 min: Suddenly the tackles are flying in. Sagna, already on a booking, leaves Evra in a heap with a late tackle but play continues because United are on the break. That lets him off the hook and eventually the move fizzles out as Rooney commits a foul. He's furious though and gives Phil Dowd a piece of his mind, pointing to Sagna.
59 min: United are in total control at the moment. Arsenal are giving them so much space to pick their passes.
58 min: "Footballers are men doing their jobs, but unlike me (same career since 1979) they have a 20-year maximum working life," says David Acaster. "Which is always one bad tackle away from its premature end. I would have moved clubs for more money, no problem. There is no club in the world that I would have felt 100%, badge-kissing, one-club-man loyalty for. If RvP could have got more money at Man City but he chose Man United because of his gut feeling then I admire that."
56 min: Evra swings in a cross from the left and Rooney, who's growing with influence, gets between his markers can only head straight at Szczesny. He didn't quite time his jump right.
55 min: The Emirates has gone a bit quiet. Arsenal need to start snapping into the challenges again. "Just found this on Schnorbitz, it appears that my fears were well grounded," says David Crowther.
Bernie Winters' lovable comedy sidekick Schnorbitz may have been a St Bernard, but that didn't stop him from behaving inappropriately. Never without a tiny barrel of brandy around his neck, Schnorbitz prowled the corridors of Thames television on the sniff for any females he could find- who he liked to refer to as 'his bitches.' Schnorbitz' alcoholism was an open secret the cast and crew, and he even once fell into a swimming pool at Terry Scott's house and was rescued by Barbara Windsor (True story).
54 min: United are bossing this now and Rafael sends a sighter not too far over the bar from 20 yards out. "I think the Arsenal fans are booing because they haven't got over the 1988 Littlewood's Cup Final loss to Luton," says Mark Francome. "And, really, who can blame them?"
52 min: "Maybe you should put some clothes on, Jacob?" says Simon McMahon. "You seem very liberated today. But you speak the truth, and the truth hurts." Oh Simon. If you don't wear clothes, it means no one in the office tries to get you to do anything. Apart from put on some clothes.
51 min: United have more space now and Van Persie fizzes a low cross across the face of goal. Rooney, sliding in, can't quite reach it."I can't help but think you're playing devil's advocate here with the whole 'why are they booing?' shoulder-shrug routine," says Angus Chisholm. "|I mean what did you honestly expect? Or is it just an attempt to get Arsenal fans to admit that he's moved to a better team and been successful where he wasn't with them? All Arsenal fans know that, except the brain-dead ones that do the rapist chant."
It's a lack of gratitude. Players leave. Abuse for Nasri? I get that. Van Persie was justified in leaving. And where else was he meant to go?
49 min: Ramsey shoots. De Gea saves. Here, Aaron Ramsey's nowhere near as bad as some people have made out, is he?
48 min: Every so often, you remember that Tomas Rosicky is class. Ramsey finds him in space on the edge of the area. United back off and although he delays his shot, he cuts back inside Evra and then curves one wide with the outside of his right boot.
47 min: Some sense. "I'm an arsenal fan, and I'm with Jacob here (can I call you Jacob? Maybe Steiny?)," says Ben Lake. "Why fans, of any club, expect footballers (who are actual people, with hopes and desires and dreams for the future) to tie themselves to a club irrelevant of any of their own personal interests is beyond me. With someone like Nasri, fair enough, he's been a bit of moron since he left and has said negative things but Van Persie has shown nothing for respect to the club. He just knew they weren't going to win the title anytime soon. Being a footballer is a job. Would you stay at your place of work if their were no prospects just because they'd invested in training you? It's not a total airtight analogy, I grant you, The point stands though. At least I think it does. I look forward to next season when hopefully some of this seasons buys can bed in properly and score a few more goals. Also maybe we will buy some people who can defend."
46 min: Off we go again. With Chelsea winning, Arsenal really need to rediscover the poise they showed in the first 30 minutes.
I wonder what these Arsenal fans think of Sol Campbell? Have your morals or don't.
Way I see it, if you give everything for your club while you're there, you're entitled to do what you want, as long as you don't slag off the club or fans when you leave, even if you go to a 'rival'. That's assuming that Arsenal and United are rivals at the moment. If they were, United wouldn't have been in a position to sign him. "Arsenal don't seem to have a problem with a lack of loyalty when it works in their favour and they sign up young players from clubs who've nurtured them through their academy but barely had a chance to see that work bear fruit," says Michael Gibbons.
"The way I see it, in football at the moment, if something doesn't go your way, you boo," says Ethan Dean-Richards. "Then, later, you think up the reason why you were morally right to boo and you call in to a phone in show or leave a comment on the internet to tell everyone what that reason is. But it's definitely boo first, justify the boos later."
"I suppose that Arsenal's fans are angry because RvP has a medal and all they have are memories," says Felix Salazar.
He said it, not me.
"I imagine Schnorbitz could lick you to death," says David Crowther. "That was one of my recurring nightmares as a child."
"It's United," says Sam Glover. "Have another quick read of your preamble. That's why."
Joe Cole left West Ham for Chelsea...
"You keep pretending that Arsenal supporters are ridiculous for feeling any ire toward van Persie," says me old mucker Antonio Gramsci. "In addition to being a Spurs supporter, are you an amateur comedian?"
Why do you think I'm a Spurs fan?
"Gave his all?" says Antonio Gramsci. "From the training table? Do you even follow football?"
No, I'm watching this match with my eyes closed.
That was fun. Arsenal were rampant for large spells and took the lead through Theo Walcott - who was offside - but the champions recovered and an equaliser was on the way by the time Robin van Persie inevitably levelled the game.
45 min+2: "It was more the manner/attitude of his leaving," says Clive Jerram. "Both the lack of loyalty towards the club that had supported him through years of issues, and then him taking millions off his transfer fee by announcing he wouldn't be signing a new contract - millions that he presumably then got in wages. Don't know why I'm still surprised and saddened these days by a footballer's lack of loyalty and mercenary attitude, but there you go."
I really don't see the issue here. He got Arsenal into the Champions League. He gave his all while he was there and then wanted to leave on account of them never winning anything. He left for a lot of money - which Arsenal could have spent better - and then won the league. What is the problem?
45 min+1: Three minutes of the added stuff.
45 min: That was Van Persie's 25th league goal of the season by the way. The goal had been coming. United had settled and were starting to create chances.
Was there every any doubt? Van Persie ignores the boos and rockets the ball high into the left corner with his left foot. Szczesny went the right way but that was largely irrelevant. Sagna walks off in despair. Van Persie doesn't celebrate.
42 min: Oh Bacary! This is dreadful. He plays a pass straight to Van Persie in his own half. Van Persie races away and in his desperation to atone for his error, Sagna sends him flying. He's booked. Guess who's taking it.
41 min: United are getting closer. Valencia pings a cross into the area from the right and Jones flings himself at it, heading it down into the ground and past the left post. Sagna's presence put him off.
39 min: Szczesny denies Van Persie with his face! Nani was sent racing away down the left, in behind Sagna, and his cross towards Van Persie was a peach. Totally unmarked, he looked certain to head home the equaliser from six yards out but Szczesny simply spread himself and took the header full in the face. He'll need a bit of treatment but will be fine.
36 min: Rosicky wonks one miles wide from distance. "Did you notice Alan Smith just referred to Arsenal as 'we'," says Steve Waterhouse. "Brilliantly impartial." He's no Niall Quinn.
35 min: "Why are Arsenal fans furious?" says David Berkley. "Same reason West Ham fans are (still) furious with Lampard, Ince and Defoe, probably."
Really? Did Van Persie hand in a transfer request 24 hours after Arsenal were relegated then? Has he repeatedly slagged them off since leaving? Is that what you're saying?
33 min: Walcott is booked for exacting some retribution with a foul on Evra.
32 min: What a waste from Aaron Ramsey. He initially did brilliantly to speed away from Valencia after winning possession but then messed up the final pass. Walcott was in acres of space on the right but Ramsey chose to play it to Podolski on the left. Wrong call. He sent him too far wide, although Podolski did at least force De Gea to beat away his shot from an angle.
31 min: "If I was Van Persie I'd come out for the second half with my premier league winner's medal around my neck," says Michael Herbert.
30 min: Another booking for United, this time for Evans, who caught Walcott from behind. Walcott wasn't especially happy about it. He's well 'ard, see.
29 min: "Being booed by Arsenal fans is akin to being licked to death by puppies," says Jamie. Could a puppy actually lick you to death?
28 min: Now Van Persie, who's had a frustrating first half, is booked for steaming through Mertesacker. A clear yellow card. The Arsenal fans are even more furious with him now! Oh they're furious, all right!
Why are they so furious with him, by the way?
25 min: I'm not sure if being booed by Arsenal fans is a particularly intimidating experience.
23 min: Rafael is booked for cynically hauling back Rosicky on the halfway line. "My favourite Piers pre-match bit was where he compared Arsenal's board to Judas, the Premiership title to Jesus, and thought all the while he was talking about Van Persie," says Nicholas Grundy.
22 min: I'd love to see a diary of United's week. Jones has just knocked a pass straight out of touch. There wasn't even anyone near where he hit the ball. Outstanding.
21 min: Rosicky slides a pass to Cazorla on the edge of the area. He cleverly turns away from Ferdinand but then stumbles, allowing Rafael to nip in and mop up. Only for him to stumble and concede a corner. It comes to nothing. Amusing, though. United have had a fun week, haven't they?
19 min: "What position does Phil Jones Actually play?" says Fraser Duguid. "He plays centre back, centre midfield and right back. He won't have a position until he's in his thirties at this rate." I reckon he'll be a centre-back eventually. He's probably not good enough on the ball to make a proper career as a central midfielder, although he is good there for certain tasks.
18 min: This should have been the equaliser. Phil Jones started this move with a header through to Rooney on the halfway line. Arsenal's midfield was nowhere to be seen and Rooney was able to spray it out to Van Persie on the left, from where he dinked a lovely ball into the middle where Jones, had continued his charge, met it with a header that flew wide. He should have scored, in my humble opinion.
17 min: It was wasted. "Your preamble contained a sensible, logical explanation of Van Persie's summer, and the sentence, 'absolutely no one can argue with his decision to join United.'," says Matt Dony. "Then you give us a link to Piers Morgan's twitter, showing how, actually, yes, someone could argue. But only if they're a self-important eejit. His tweets so far are hilarious (No, Piers. The guard of honour is not like applauding an ex-girlfriend.) Hopefully a few more to come!"
16 min: Phil Jones is booked for fouling Arteta. It's a needles one, really, a because it looked like Rafael was about to win the ball, so Jones didn't need to slide in. Arsenal have a free-kick around 40 yards from goal and Walcott will take it. It will be wasted.
15 min: "Guard of Honour?" says Gary Naylor. "Yadda,yadda, yadda. How about a Guard of Dishonour for QPR and Reading in their next matches? The opposition could line-up and moon the relegated teams as they ran out. Who wouldn't enjoy that? 'arry might even join in, given his opinion of QPR's players." Redknapp looked devastated by QPR's relegation. This one hurt.
13 min: Aaron Ramsey has started like a man possessed out there. What's Wenger put in his pre-match broccoli?
12 min: The first sight of goal for Van Persie and the first decent move from United. Nani rolls a pass inside to Jones, who shuffles it through to Van Persie, who had stayed onside on the left of the area. The angle was tight, though, and pressure from Sagna forced Van Persie to blaze it high and wide.
10 min: This isn't very good from United. Remove their title from them.
8 min: Arsenal are playing as if affronted by the guard of honour.
7 min: Arsenal are all over United here. Cazorla is afforded far too much time and space to get his shot away from 25 yards out and De Gea has to claw his rasping left-footer wide of the left post, at the expense of a corner. He doesn't deal with it especially well but United eventually hack it clear.
6 min: Why can't Tomas Rosicky play like this in winter? He picks up possession again 25 yards from goal and rams a harmless shot wide of De Gea's right post.
4 min: Walcott was definitely offside. Half a yard, but offside. If United hadn't already won the league, you'd probably be hearing more about this.
An assist for Robin van Persie. Sort of. He gave the ball away on the halfway line and Arsenal attacked at a fair old pelt. Rosicky, who's had another of his late-season revivals, turned away from Evans and then slipped a pass behind Evra and through to Walcott. He was a touch offside but the flag stayed down and he raced away to drill a low right-footer past De Gea.
Peep! And here we go. Arsenal, kicking from left to right, get the game underway. The Manchester United fans are singing about Robin van Persie and his first touch, 20 seconds in, is greeted by boos. He tries to turn it through for Rooney, but it's overhit and Szczesny collects.
"I have one eye on the game, and the other on Piers Morgan's twitter feed," says Steve, who's an Arsenal fan. "I want Arsenal to win but, who DOESN'T want to witness a public hissy fit and/or complete meltdown from England's latest export to these wonderful shores. Catch-22 if there ever was one." You can follow his stream of drivel here. It promises to be unintentionally entertaining.
And here are the Arsenal players. They've formed a guard of honour and here come Manchester United, who are booed on to the pitch by the Arsenal fans and applauded by the Arsenal players. Last out of the tunnel? Robin van Persie. "Both pundits in the Chinese studio are kitted up," says Kevin Leonard. "One in an Arsenal shirt, the other in a United one. Will be sure to let you know if they start sparring with each other ala Keane vs Vieira or Keown vs Van Nistelrooy."
The Arsenal players are in the tunnel. But there's no sign of the Manchester United players...
"Tough one today, clothing wise," says Simon McMahon. "Definite end of season feel, for United at least. But still business to do for Arsenal. Deck shoes and shorts with shirt and tie?"
Naked. It's a Sunday.
"I think it's fair to say that Neville and Souness are the best two football pundits that English football has produced," says Brian Kitt.
They're outstanding - but better than Alan Shearer? Do me a lemon!
And now it's Chelsea 2-0 Swansea. Frank Lampard.
At Stamford Bridge, it's Chelsea 1-0 Swansea. Oscar got the goal.
It turns out Robin van Persie went to the home dressing room as a Funny Joke when the teams arrived. And who doesn't love a Funny Joke? In this case, Arsenal fans.
Team news. Robin van Persie does start for Manchester United, while Lukas Podolski does start for Arsenal. Jack Wilshere has to settle for a place on the bench though.
Arsenal: Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky; Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski. Subs: Mannone, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Monreal, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho.
Manchester United: De Gea; Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Nani; Rooney, Van Persie. Subs: Lindegaard, Anderson, Giggs, Hernandez, Cleverley, Kagawa, Buttner.
Referee: Phil Dowd.
The big news of the week, of course, is that Nasa accidentally drew a penis on Mars. A penis! On Mars! That's the best piece of graffiti of all time. Who knew it was being run by 12-year-old boys?
Afternoon. Ian Wright catching Peter Schmeichel. Ian Wright stamping on Peter Schmeichel again. Ian Wright and Peter Schmeichel exchanging views by the tunnel. Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger's feud. Nicolas Anelka's first ever goal for Arsenal. Marc Overmars swinging the title Arsenal's way in 1998. That Arsenal fan going mental at Old Trafford. A thrashing for United in the Charity Shield. Freddie Ljungberg's debut goal. Schmeichel saving Dennis Bergkamp's penalty. Ryan Giggs's chest hair. Patrick Vieira and Jaap Stam getting to know each other. Thierry Henry's volley. The 6-1 and a hat-trick for Dwight Yorke. Fabien Barthez giving himself a wedgie after gifting Henry two goals. Martin Tyler screaming Wiltoooooooooorrrrrd. Arsenal winning the league at Old Trafford in 2002. United getting their revenge a year later. Martin Keown screaming in Ruud van Nistelrooy's face. The Invincibles. A dive by Wayne Rooney. A pizza in Ferguson's face. Pick on someone your own size. Out there. Out there. Rooney screaming in Graham Poll's face. Patrick Vieira winning the FA Cup for Arsenal with his last ever kick for the club. A last-minute equaliser for William Gallas. Owen Hargreaves's free-kick. Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick. Abou Diaby's own goal. Nani coming of age. The 8-2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's substitution.
Yes, it's fair to say that a lot has happened between Arsenal and Manchester United in the past 17 years. And now this. It's actually come to this. A guard of honour.
United, of course, arrive at the Emirates as the champions. But that doesn't tell the full story. Robin van Persie arrives at the Emirates as a champion. Not that Arsenal's fans are apparently about to give him the respect he deserves. No, they're planning a rather different reception for the man whose hat-trick on Monday night against Aston Villa sealed United's 20th title, although Arsenal's fans might want to direct their anger elsewhere. Van Persie merely did what had to be done and left for the sake of his career, not for the money; given what's gone on since, absolutely no one can argue with his decision to join United. While Arsenal continue to fight for fourth place, season after season, he's won his first ever title. You do the math. The blame for Arsenal's sliding standards clearly lies elsewhere.
Sell, sell, sell. Eventually it catches up with you. Moreover the failure to adequately replace Van Persie has hurt Arsenal even more, with neither Olivier Giroud nor Lukas Podolski quite doing enough in their debut seasons. There have been goals, there have been assists and there have been some impressive performances. But it hasn't quite happened, not in the way it happened for previous Arsenal strikers. There will be no Giroud this afternoon after his red card against Fulham last week, so it could be a chance for Podolski to prove that he deserves a central role. It would be a handy time for him to do so, because a win would move Arsenal four points clear of Tottenham - who would still have a game in hand - and the hope for them must be that United turn up bleary-eyed after a week on the sauce. The worry is that Van Persie took all of three minutes to score against them in November.
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Have you ever been to the Usa somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Russia? I have) The river Usa (Уса [oo-SAH], not [you-ess-ey])) winds among several districts of Bedeeva Polyana (Бедеева Поляна) [be-DAY-evva pa-LYA-na], a village in Central Russia.
The village is located in the valley among and on the slopes of the hills that mark presence of the Urals nearby.
The name means Bedey's field or bedey's meadow, Bedey himself beign a half-legendary character who with his two brothers settled here during Ivan the Terrible's reign.
Now the population of the village is 1790 (2009 census). It's a nice mixture of Russians, Bashkirs, Maris, Tatars, Chuvashes, and other ethnicities. Some 15 km away (behind the horizon in this shot) there's a village with a mainly Tatar population. Monoethnic villages are quite common in Bashkiria and Tatarstan and, I think, in other ethnic regions of Russia as well.
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bantonbuju (51815) 2011-10-11 6:19
privjet ilgiz,
i went through you gallery and i have few observations:
first: you post too rarely...
secondly: your vision of the world is pretty refreshing, therefore you should post more often
third: you experiment quite a lot, to my taste a bit too much, but - hey - you look for something new, and quite often you find really good, new, insporing things...
like in this, underestimated image where we may only imagine how vast, how severe, how demanding is that land of the ural mountains....
hope to visit russia soon, that's my dream at the moment...
best wishes, j.
(ps. i'll comment on your comment to my today's post, later... it's really a valuable ammendment to my photo)
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A ScoutParent Unit Coordinator is a parent or adult mentor of a Scout who enthusiastically participates with their Scout and also helps other volunteers to provide the best quality program experience to all youth in every unit.
Unit committee position
- Pack Committee in a Cub Scout pack
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- Team Committee in a Varsity Scout team
- Crew Committee in a Venturing crew
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- Assign every parent to help with a specific task, assignment, or project annually.
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- From the Adult Leader Application
The ScoutParent Unit Coordinator may register in more than one position in the same unit as chartered organization representative (CR), assistant den leader (DA), assistant Webelos den leader (WA), assistant Scoutmaster (SA), assistant Varsity Scout Coach (VA), mate (MT), and ScoutParent Unit Coordinator.
- From the Scouting Magazine May - June 2007
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- National ScoutParents Initiative Launch Plan
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- Scouting Builds more than just campfires brochure
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You'd say it to a child about to play in a match, for instance. It's a way of encouraging someone before something. You could use it to a firend about to have a job interview,etc.
Hi Group,
What does it mean Go get 'em, Tiger? I am guessing be brave or something like that, in what context can I use it? can you give me some examples to understand better this common english phrase.
Thanks in advance,
You'd say it to a child about to play in a match, for instance. It's a way of encouraging someone before something. You could use it to a firend about to have a job interview,etc.
Thanks for your definitions. I have in my slang dictionary, that if i used only the word tiger, means and outstanding sportsman (the opposite of rabbit), the expert, the good one.
This is common in english to named someone tiger, if they are good at something? Can you give me some examples to understand better this word without the phrase Go get'em, Tiger?
Thanks in advance,
I can only think of this expression to be honest.
DeMarty (US/English)
I have an answer here from an native english speaker and he says:
Your dictionary describes it well. I would add that it can mean they act in a tough or ferocious manner. If a soccer player plays well and doesn't mind kicking a few shins, you might say they are a real tiger.
I think it is used most often to imply someone is or may be aggressive and playful in bed. We fought a lot, but when we made up, she was a real tiger.
In English, we often use similes and to understand them, you simply need to know about the object being named. If you know the qualities a tiger posseses (smart, playful, aggressive, fierce) you can figure out the meaning in a given context.
Can you think of examples using the word tiger?
Thanks in advance,
AE - football is an unexplainable phenomena to me especially on college level. Future lives are set and connected through generations. For an outsider it is unbelieveable. You went to Auburn, your parents went there, your grand parents went there - but all their peers will consider you on of them. Go tigers! - Auburn, AL
Would it sound wrong to use Tiger in a cute way like 'Hi Tiger!' to someone you like in place of words like 'dear, sweetheart...etc? I've heard people say things like 'hi cowboy, superman..' and so on. Can Tiger be used in the same context? Would it still mean smart,playful, aggresive? Or would the meaning change? Help!!
Yes. Women often use Tiger as a term of endearment towards their husbands or boyfriends. It's a playful word, but indicates that underneath it all, she thinks he's a real dynamo.
Sometimes a manager will refer to an agressive member of his sales staff as Tiger, too.


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Giants offseason rumor mill
Rumors are rumors. But as it's mid-November, there seems to be little else to talk about.
So here are some the rumors going around about the Giants' offseason roster plans.
GRADY SIZEMORE: The Giants have been mentioned to be in the group of teams interested in the Indians outfielder. Joining the Giants are the Rangers, Yankees and Cubs, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. The Phillies, Red Sox, Indians and Rockies are also said to be interested. That's a big group with a lot of deep pockets. The oft-injured outfielder is said to be seeking a one-year deal to rebuild his value, which would make a good fit for the Giants. But the Giants are looking for a bargain. They are not in a position to get in a bidding war over damaged goods.
CHONE FIGGINS: The Mariners are reported to be willing to absorb some of the cost if they can find a trade partner for Figgins, who is owed $17 million over the next two seasons (plus at $9 million vesting option if he makes 600 PAs in 2013). Figgins does have two qualities the Giants seriously lack: plate discipline and speed. However, he's coming off an injury-filled season in which he hit .181 in 313 PAs. His 2010 was also a disappointment, when he hit .259. However, his on-base percentage that season was .340. Nothing special. However, there was only one player who had more than 200 ABs for the Giants last season who had a higher OBP than .340 (Pablo Sandoval). Figgins' 42 steals that season were more than twice as many as any Giant managed last season. So if the price is right, the Giants would be wise to listen to any deal the Mariners offer. Figgins can play 2B, 3B and outfield. MoreSplashHits actually was considering a trade for Figgins last season for Aaron Rowand, but then the Giants cut Rowand and his $12 million contract for 2012. That may have been the best bad contract-for-bad contract deal for the Giants. I read a blog earlier this fall saying the Giants should deal Barry Zito for Figgins. A good deal for the Giants. But the math doesn't compute. Zito is owed $46 million over two years, a disparity of $29 million. The only other fat contract the Giants have to offer is Aubrey Huff, who will make $12 million ($10 million, plus a $2 million buyout). And as bad as Huff was last season, Figgins was worse. So I don't see that as being a deal the Giants would be willing to make. The best deal may be one in which the Mariners are willing to pay at least $12 million of Figgins' remaining $17 million.
JASON BARTLETT: The Padres are looking to cut costs, so SS Bartlett is said to be available. But at $5.5 million for 2012, the Giants could do better for less.
JOSE REYES: Jon Heyman reported that he didn't expect the Giants to be a player on Reyes or Jimmy Rollins. We don't either. Reyes was reportedly offered a six-year deal for $90 million from the Marlins. No way the Giants compete with that. Heyman said the Giants are still in the market for a SS, 1B and OF. Well, the SS and OF we understand, but 1B? They already have Aubrey Huff, Brandon Belt and Brett Pill. So what do they need with another 1B?


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Jays GM defends club ownership
By Paul Hagen / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos declined further comment when asked to comment Monday on the assertion that upper management needs to increase the payroll in order for Toronto to be competitive in the American League East. Instead, he referred to the quote he gave to FOXSports.com, which originally reported the story.
"Our ownership has been outstanding and given us all the resources we need," Anthopoulos told the website.
Agent Scott Boras referred to the asset base of Rogers Communications, the parent company of the team and added: "It's a premium city. It's a premium owner with equity. And it's a very, very good team that with additional premium talent could become a contending team. They're a car with a huge engine that is impeded by a big corporate stop sign ... a successful and committed ownership that needs to give their baseball people financial flexibility."
Gibbons understands collision rule, foresees issues
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- John Gibbons was a catcher during his playing career. He was once injured in a home-plate collision during Spring Training. And Gibbons generally supports the intent behind Major League Baseball's experimental new Rule 7.13, designed to increase player safety, which was announced Monday.
Still, the Blue Jays manager is somewhat ambivalent about the change.
"I think if you start trying to mess with the game too much, you're going to run into problems," Gibbons said. "It's a big part of the game. Game on the line, it's the winning run, guys are trying to stop that run. Instinct tells them to do one thing. But if that's the rules, we live with that. Nothing we can do about that.
"What they're trying to do is eliminate the cheap shots. I understand what they're trying to do. But sometimes things happen. You know the rule, but sometimes things happen. The game's on the line, the guy's trying to take away the run? I don't know. That's a big disagreement a lot of people have. It will be interesting. You look at the NFL and it's almost like you can't hit anybody anymore. There are so many concussions in every sport now. Head injuries. Everything's kind of going that way."
Gibbons said the new rule wouldn't have kept him from being injured.
"That was a throw from left field up the line," he said. "As a catcher, I was going up the line to catch it and I kind of drifted into the runner. Plays like that, from what I understand, if you're going after the ball and you have collisions, that's just part of it. Or if you're going to catch the ball and you happen to get into the line and there's a little collision there, there's nothing you can do about that."
Gibbons added that he noticed a difference in the definition of expanded replay when some Grapefruit League managers were briefed over the weekend.
"Originally when we talked at the Winter Meetings, you had one appeal through six innings, then from the seventh inning on, it was all in the umpire's hands and they could do whatever they wanted," he said. "Now they say if you don't use it though six innings, you can hold onto it until the end, no matter what. That's one change I noticed."
Worth noting
• Left-hander Ricky Romero -- who is trying to regain his 15-11, 2.92 ERA form of 2011 -- threw two innings of live batting practice Monday. He was erratic at first but settled down as the session continued.
"I like the way he's throwing," said manager John Gibbons. "I think he's moving in the right direction. To me, he looks confident. He's feeling good about himself. He's not where he needs to be or where he wants to be yet, but he's going in the right direction."
• Gibbons said he plans to push the starting pitchers a little harder than normal this spring, with the goal of having them better prepared when the regular season starts.
"Last year, our problem at the start of the season wasn't that they couldn't throw a lot of innings," Gibbons said. "It was that they couldn't stay in the game long enough to throw a lot of innings. We got beat around early. It had nothing to do with stamina. We just weren't pitching well."
• The Blue Jays will play an intrasquad game before opening their Grapefruit League schedule against the Phillies in Clearwater on Wednesday.
• Third baseman Brent Morel was claimed off waivers by the Pirates.
Paul Hagen 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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How did you pick your screen name?
I was having a hard time deciding on a name, so I was looking around my room trying to find some inspiration. I saw the book Wicked Lovely (which I had yet to read, at the time) sitting on my bookshelf and thought "Hmm...that sounds interesting..." and so I borrowed it for my username.
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite?
I read Twilight for the first time in October 2005. I found it while browsing around Borders, but my parents wouldn't let me buy any books that day so I checked it out from the library instead. I started it over fall break and around two AM of my second day of reading, I'd finished it. I didn't officially become a "Twilighter" though until I read New Moon a year later.
My favorite book of the series is still Twilight. My order of preference is Twilight, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and New Moon.
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob?
Oh, definately Edward.
Who is your favorite minor character?
Hmm, discluding the other Cullens...probably Seth Clearwater.
What are your hobbies?
Reading, writing, browsing the internet (Twilight sites, YouTube, Xanga, LiveJournal = <3), listening to my iPod
Where are you from (general area like Montana, not exact town!)
How old are you? (In general, like teen, 20's, 30's, 40's etc)
17...two weeks away from being legal!


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Longoria hits second homer
Rays rally with five runs in eight to topple Blue Jays
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Rays at the plate: John Weber's single drove in the go-ahead run and Evan Longoria had a two-run homer to help the Rays score five runs in the eighth. The Rays got on board in the second via a two-out single by John Rodriguez. Rodriguez, who is competing for a spot as the Rays' fifth outfielder, was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Eric Hinske had a double, a walk and scored twice. cliff Floyd also had a walk and run scored.
Blue Jays at the plate: The Blue Jays broke through in the second inning for two runs courtesy of a Lyle Overbay double and a sacrifice fly from Aaron Hill. Alex Rios had his first home run of the spring. His third-inning drive off Edwin Jackson also scored Scott Rolen, who walked in two of his three plate appearances.
Rays on the mound: Righty Jackson, one of three Rays competing for the final two rotation spots, made his third outing of the spring. Jackson pitched five innings and was charged with two hits, four walks and four runs. Al Reyes followed and allowed one hit in one inning, with a strikeout.
Blue Jays on the mound: Due to rain, the Jays shuffled their starters, giving closer B.J. Ryan the ball first in his Grapefruit League debut. Ryan, who had Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery in May, threw 12 pitches, eight of them for strikes. Ryan retired all three batters he faced, striking out two. Scheduled starter Jesse Litsch, considered the front-runner for the final rotation spot with Casey Janssen's season-ending injury, threw the next 4 2/3 innings. Litsch was charged with five hits and three runs. Brian Tallet was charged with four runs in the Rays' five-run eighth.
Grapefruit League records: Rays (10-3-1), Blue Jays (5-11-0)Up next for the Rays: Tampa Bay will split its squad Saturday, with righty Jason Hammel getting the start against Atlanta at Champion Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla. Hammel will oppose Braves righty John Smoltz. Scott Dohmann and Calvin Medlock are also slated to pitch for the Rays in the 1:05 p.m. ET matchup.
In Tampa, Jeff Niemann will get the start opposite Kei Igawa as the Rays play the Yankees for the third time this spring. Gary Glover, Dan Wheeler and Scott Munter are also scheduled to appear for the game at Legends Field, which will start at 1:15 p.m.
Up next for the Blue Jays: Right-hander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Blue Jays when they host the Pirates in Dunedin, Fla. at Knology Park at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday. Ian Snell is slated to start for Pittsburgh.
Brittany Ghiroli 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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I am a Marine. Rep. Mike McLachlan is a Marine. He got my vote not only because of the service he has already devoted to this country and the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, but because of what he pledged to do for us as our representative in Denver.
I am very disappointed that he changed his stance on the magazine issue.
However, the people of this district elected him because of the platform he ran on. The people of this country elected President Barack Obama because of the platform he ran on. The country has changed and the people have spoken. Get over it!
Lynn Witt


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The $252 million American 1 Credit Union of Jackson, Mich., recently collected winter clothing at its Battle Creek branch to donate to Battle Creek S.A.F.E. Place. Here, Jennifer Tefft, account specialist, shows some of the mittens, scarves and hats collected during the month of December for donation to the shelter.


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Diesel fumes may increase heart attack, stroke threat
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Inhaling diesel exhaust fumes causes changes in the body that may make people more prone to heart attack or stroke, researchers said on Tuesday.
European scientists found that blood clots are more likely to form in otherwise healthy people exposed to relatively high amounts of diesel engine exhaust for a short time. This could cause a blocked vessel, heart attack or stroke.
The British and Swedish scientists said they did not know if the findings from their small study would be the same with exhaust from gasoline-powered engines. Diesel engines spew many times more fine pollutant particles than gasoline engines.
Based on the findings, they recommended that people with heart and artery disease exercise away from traffic congestion to avoid the effects of this pollution.
"The important long-term aims of research like this are to try to promote changes in public health initiatives," said Dr. Andrew Lucking of Britain's University of Edinburgh, one of the researchers in the study presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando.
Lucking said the researchers plan to test devices called particle traps that could be retrofitted on diesel engines to reduce diesel particles.
The study involved 20 healthy men, ages 21 to 44. They breathed filtered air and also diluted diesel exhaust at a level approximating curbside exposure on a busy road.
Compared to breathing filtered air, breathing air with the diesel exhaust increased clot formation roughly 20 percent to 25 percent in the hours after exposure. The researchers also found an increase in platelet activation in the blood. Platelets play a main role in clotting.
Dr. Daniel Jones, president of the American Heart Association, said, "The evidence for air pollution and cardiovascular disease being related is growing. It appears to be real. What we don't understand are some of the exact causal mechanisms."
In September the same group reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that heart attack victims showed clear differences when breathing diesel fumes.
They found the hearts of heart attack survivors were far more likely to be starved of oxygen when exercising while breathing in such fumes that when exercising in clear air.
(Editing by Maggie Fox and Jackie Frank)
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What's in a name?
Gotham: City of the Night. In its shadows lurk some of the most sinister criminals on the face of the Earth. Beneath the dim lighting of the dank streets, a young boy stands helplessly as common street thugs gun down his parents. But out of this tragedy would come a hero, a Dark Knight that would save the city from evil. His name? Batma…wha? Sorry people, wrong script.
Contrary to what its name implies, Project Gotham Racing has absolutely nothing to do with Batman and very little to do with Gotham City. In truth, it's an updated version of Bizarre Creation's Metropolis Street Racer that was released for the Dreamcast early this year. So put away your Batarang and grab some driving gloves. Let's get this race started.
First, the basics. Like Metropolis Street Racer, Project Gotham is half-racing and half-kudos. Racers must not only finish ahead of the pack, they must do it with style. These style points (called "kudos") are awarded for successful power slides, two-wheel action, and even getting a little air. Just stay clear of the rails and you're all set.
Unlike Metropolis though, Project Gotham's kudos system is a lot more lenient. In MSR, you would lose kudos every time you bumped into the rails. You would even lose kudos every single time you touched a car, making it very tough to be an aggressive driver. And since the only way you could progress in the game was to earn lots of kudos, MSR turned out to be a pretty tough game.
I'm happy to report that Project Gotham has gotten rid of these problems. Now you can use other cars to help with hairpin turns, cut people off, and even ram your opponents with no penalty. The worst that can happen is negating the kudos you were accumulating by running into the rails. It's just like wiping out in Tony Hawk.
Project Gotham's single player experience is split into four gameplay modes - Quick Race, Arcade Race, Time Attack, and Kudos Challenge. Quick Race has you racing against five other cars, Arcade Race sets up a cone obstacle course, and Time Attack pits you against the clock. Kudos Challenge is basically a combination of all other modes and is where you'll spend the most amount of time. Complete challenges, win races, and unlock stuff.
In the beginning, you'll only have a few cars to choose from, but as you progress in the game you'll unlock some fancy pants cars including an Aston Martin Vanquish, a Porsche Carrera GT, and a Ferrari F50. The only downer is that there isn't much else. As far as I've seen, there are only about 30 cars to choose from - a far cry from some of the other racing games we've seen that offer massive amounts of cars. It's definitely enough to get the job done, but more would have been nice, especially since there is no tuning.
An awesome feature that wasn't found in MSR is damage modeling for the cars. I have always been a big fan of destructible cars and Project Gotham just reminded me why. Take aggressive driving to another level as you smash, bash, and crash into other the racers. Broken headlights, massive dents, and scrubbed up sides help bring the driving experience to life. I'm just glad there are no insurance agents to worry about.
For that matter, the graphics are pretty cool. The cars look smooth with nice reflections and some of the surface textures you drive over simply rule due to some top notch bump-mapping.
Controlling the cars is a breeze. They're all pretty responsive and it won't take you long to start driving them like you own them. Bizarre gets a thumbs up in this department.
While MSR had one of the lamest video game soundtracks I've ever heard, Project Gotham manages to scrounge up some very inoffensive tunes. But even better is the ability to play all of your own music straight from the Xbox hard drive. I guess this means you can put your Walkman away while playing this game.
Even though Project Gotham has got a lot of good things going for it, it still has problems - namely, track design While each of the four cities you drive though (San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and New York) looks good, everything feels ultra plain. You drive through empty city streets that are blocked off from everything else. Nothing goes on along the sidelines. There are no pedestrians watching, no birds flying overhead, nothing. Pretty hard to believe these world-class cities are so dead.
For the very first Microsoft Xbox racing title, Project Gotham Racing makes a strong showing. It's got decent (though not thrilling) gameplay enhanced by bang-up damage modeling. It's not a bad start for the Xbox racing genre at all.


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