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Aquaculture - Cultivation or farming of any aquatic species – marine or freshwater, plant or animal.
Beam trawl - A type of bottom trawl in which the horizontal opening of the net is provided by a heavy beam mounted at each end on guides or skids which travel along the seabed. On sandy or muddy bottoms, a series of 'tickler' chains are strung between the skids ahead of the net to stir up the fish from the seabed and chase them into the net. On rocky grounds, these tickers are replaced with chain matting. Used mainly for flatfish and shrimp fishing.
Benthic - Bottom-dwelling.
Biomass - The total weight of a group (or stock) of living organisms or of some defined fraction of it (e.g. spawners), in a given area, at a particular time.
BMSY - Biomass corresponding to maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Often used as a biological reference point in fisheries management, it is the long-term average biomass expected if fishing at the rate of FMSY (see Fishing mortality).
Bottom trawl - A trawl designed to work at the sea bottom. The lower edge of the net opening drags along the seabed, and is normally protected by a thick ground rope and ballasted with chains, sinkers, rubber discs, bobbins, etc. Bottom trawls include low-opening trawls for demersal species such as beam trawls and shrimp trawls, and high-opening demersal otter trawls for semi-demersal or pelagic species.
Brood stock - Eggs, juveniles or adults of a species, from which a first or subsequent generation may be produced in captivity, whether for growing in aquaculture or for release to the wild for stock enhancement.
Bycatch - The part of a catch other than the adults of the target species, which is taken incidentally. Some or all of it may be returned to the sea as discards, usually dead or dying.
Cetacean - A marine mammal of the order Cetacea, including whales, dolphins and porpoises.
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) - The policy under which the EU manages all fisheries within the European EEZ.
Cold seep - An area of the seabed where hydrogen sulphide, methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid-seepage occurs, often in the form of a brine pool.
Critically Endangered - Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future (IUCN definition).
Danish seine - A fishing net with a conical net bag with two relatively long wings. Two long heavy ropes, one attached to each wing, are used to encircle a large area of the seabed to herd the fish into the net and then to haul the net in. Used for benthic fish such as flatfish.
Data Deficient - Presumed to be at some risk of extinction, but there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect assessment of this risk based on its distribution and/or population status (IUCN definition).
Demersal - Of a fish or other organism: living near or on the seabed. Of a fishery, etc: operating within this zone. Demersal fish include species such as haddock and cod and flatfish.
Demersal otter trawl - A type of bottom trawl with rectangular 'doors' or 'otterboards' to keep the mouth of the cone-shaped net open horizontally while the net is being towed. A vertical opening is maintained by weights on the bottom and floats on the top. The net is dragged along the sea bed with the aid of bobbins, rollers and 'rockhoppers', which can roll across or dig into the bottom or bounce over obstacles.
Dredge - Gear used in fishing for shellfish, consisting of a rugged triangular steel frame and tooth-bearing bar, behind which a mat of linked steel rings is secured. A heavy netting cover joins the sides and back of this mat to form a bag in which the catch is retained. Shellfish such as scallops are raked out of sand or gravel and swept into the bag. Several dredges are towed together from a tow bar and larger vessels generally tow two bars.
Endangered - Not Critically Endangered, but facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future (IUCN definition).
EU - European Union.
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - The maritime zone under national jurisdiction (up to 200 nautical miles from the coast), within which a coastal state has the right to explore and exploit, and the responsibility to conserve and manage, the living and non-living natural resources.
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Fishing mortality(F) - The total rate of deaths of fish directly due to fishing. Usually expressed as the proportion of the entire population caught in a year. FMSY is the rate which, if applied constantly, results in the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of fish. Flim is the rate above which recruitment will decline substantially, usually set as the FMSY. Fpa is the precautionary approach limit set to allow for uncertainty in survey data and to ensure Flim is not reached accidentally.
Fishmeal - Protein-rich meal derived from processing whole fish (usually small pelagic forage fish, and bycatch) as well as by-products from fish processing plants. Used mainly as feeds for poultry, livestock, and aquaculture species.
Forage fish - Abundant, schooling species (such as sardines, herrings, Alaska pollock, menhaden, krill, and squid) that are described as 'fuel for the food web' because they are the food that sustains diverse assemblages of larger predators higher up in the ocean food chain – seabirds, marine mammals, and other fish species. Although highly abundant, their populations fluctuate widely under various environmental influences. Forage fish were once a relatively small share of the global marine fisheries, but industrial fishing technologies have enabled the removal of ever-growing quantities from the oceans, with little thought as to the impacts on marine ecosystems. The Peruvian anchoveta fishery is now the largest in the world (10.7 million tonnes in 2004), and seven of the top ten fisheries (by weight) target forage fish. Most of these fish are processed directly into fishmeal and fish oil to be used in poultry, livestock, and aquaculture feeds.
Hydrothermal vent - A fissure in the seabed from which geothermally heated water issues.
ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Scientists working through ICES gather information about the marine ecosystem. ICES Advisory Committee develops this information into advice which is used by the 20 member countries to help them manage resources in the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas.
Industrial fisheries - Fleets of large vessels, using highly mechanised means to catch and process fish and shellfish, particularly for purposes other than human consumption (e.g. fishmeal, fertiliser).
IUCN - World Conservation Union (formerly the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources).
IUCN Redlist - The world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. It is widely considered to be the most objective and authoritative system for classifying species in terms of the risk of extinction. Classification groups are: Data Deficient, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild, or Extinct.
IUU fishing - Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Also known as pirate fishing.
Minimum landing size (MLS) - A fishery management control on size at landing (or in the market). Intended to minimize the catch of small fish or juveniles to give them a better chance to grow and reproduce before being vulnerable to fishing.
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) - The highest theoretical yield that can be continuously taken from a stock under existing environmental conditions without significantly affecting recruitment.
NAFO - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. NAFO is an intergovernmental fisheries science and management body. NAFO Scientific Council gives advice on the status of fish stocks in the NAFO Convention Area to the Fisheries Commission and Coastal States.
Near Threatened - At a lower risk of extinction in the wild but close to qualifying for the Vulnerable category (IUCN definition).
Nursery - An area where juvenile fish live and grow.
OSPAR - Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Overfished - In fisheries science, a stock is considered to be in an overfished state when it has reached an explicit limit set by management, below which the population may fall to a level too low to ensure reproduction at a rate sufficient to maintain it. (Exact definitions vary between management systems).
Overfishing - In fisheries science, overfishing is occurring when the fishing mortality has reached an explicit limit set by management, above which the stock is expected to decline towards an overfished state. (Exact definitions vary between management systems).
Pair trawl - A large pelagic trawl towed between two boats. Associated with bycatch of marine mammals.
Pelagic - Of a fish or other organism: spending most of its life in the mid-water, with little contact with or dependency on the seabed. Of a fishery, etc: operating within this zone. Pelagic fish include species such as herring and sardine.
Pelagic trawl - A trawl designed to work in mid-water, targeting pelagic fish. The front net sections are often made of very large meshes or ropes, which herd the fish towards the back of the funnel-shaped net. Pelagic trawls may be towed by one or two (pair trawl) boats. Associated with bycatch of cetaceans and other marine mammals.
Quota - A share of the total allowable catch (TAC) for a given fishery, allocated to an operating unit such as a country, a vessel, a company or an individual fisherman (individual quota), depending on the system of allocation. Quotas may or may not be transferable, inheritable or tradable.
Recruitment - The rate at which a population is added to each year. Recruitment to an exploitable (i.e. mature) stock is generally through growth of juvenile individuals and/or migration into the stock area.
Reproductive capacity (RC) - A measure of a stock's ability to maintain its SSB at a level below which recruitment will decline substantially. RC is determined by comparing the SSB to the biomass limit reference point (Blim) and the biomass precautionary approach reference point (Bpa).
Spawning stock biomass (SSB) - The total weight of all fish in the population which contribute to reproduction.
Seamount - A mountain rising from the seabed that does not reach to the water's surface.
Stock - A population from which catches are taken by a fishery. A stock is usually defined in terms of a particular population more or less isolated from other populations of the same species and hence self-sustaining.
Stock status - Assessment of the situation of a stock. The FAO express this as: protected, under-exploited, intensively exploited, fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted, extinct or commercially extinct.
Suction/hydraulic dredge - Water is shot into sediments and displaced shellfish are collected the in a mesh bag (hydraulic) or sucked to the surface through a pipe (suction).
Total allowable catch (TAC) - The catch allowed to be taken from a resource in a specified period (usually a year), as defined in the management plan. The TAC may be allocated to the stakeholders in the form of quotas, as specific quantities or proportions of the TAC.
Trawl - A funnel-shaped net that is towed through the water by one or more vessels.
Tropic level - The position that an organism occupies in a food chain, i.e. what it eats, and what eats it.
Vulnerable - Not Critically Endangered or Endangered, but facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future (IUCN definition).


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Who here owns an LG phone? Is that three people I count? Everyone but those three people are partly to blame for LG's CEO resigning, after every single one of their smartphones failed to sell over a million units.
So reports Reuters, which compares the frustrations of LG's phone division with Nokia, a company which lost three execs in as many days.
Nam Yong, appointed CEO and Vice President of LG in 2007, is superseded by Koo Bon-joon, the CEO of trading firm LG International, who is "expected to reshuffle the organisation and actively cope with the fast-changing IT industry," according to a fund manager in South Korea close to the matters. Presumably the launch of their Windows Phone 7 phone will help - though I wish I could be as confident about their tablet. [Reuters]

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Bob Bruhn's 1940 Ford Sedan
Completed Just In Time...After 22 Years
Was it a big thrash for Bob Bruhn to finish this car in time for the 2001 Grand National Roadster Show? Yes and no. The buildup was completed just in time to get to the show, where Bobs 40 won First Place in the Hot Rod Sedan 1940-1948 class. Then again, hes owned this car for 22 years.
For the first 10 of those years, the car served as a regular driver until the 327 gave out. Then Bob decided he wanted to chop the topor maybe not. The decision to hot rod the 40, countered by indecision as to how and the distraction of a couple other rods, put the project on the back burner for another decade. Finally, two years ago, Bob was ready to start cutting.
Rather than take the coat-of-paint-and-set-of-wheels route, Bob opted for a full top-to-bottom, front-to-back, body-off rebuild. He enlisted the help of longtime personal friends, Sam and Chip Foose, who provided some design ideas and a color rendering of the restyled car. The frame was replaced by a TCI custom frame, and the original steel sedan shell was treated to a bunch of imaginative custom touchesespecially impressive when you consider that Bob did the majority of the work himself at home.
During the transformation from neglected street sedan to GNRS-winning hardtop, the 40 was dubbed Mirage, an appropriate name for a rod as unreal as this one.
For the trip from Solvang, California, to LA for this photo shoot, Bob hauled the 40 in an enclosed trailer. Of course, we eventually started bugging him about putting the car on the road. The view from the driver seat ought to be orange hood and highway, especially considering how Mirages reformation into a street rod actually improved its reliability and driveability. Bobs got a few more high-zoot rod shows to compete in, but promised us that plans include putting the car on the road by the middle of the year. We know youre reading this Bob, and were looking for your Mirage on the road.


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Metaphorically Speaking
By Felice Frankel
Artist Viktor Koen explains how he creates visual representations of complex ideas
Artist Viktor Koen explains how he creates visual representations of complex ideas
For some time, I've been considering how a visual metaphor—to explain a scientific concept, for example—can be more than just a tool for communication. The process of creating the metaphor can itself be a powerful way for the metaphor's creator to develop a deeper understanding of the concept. The steps involved in thinking about whether a certain metaphor works or, perhaps more important, how it doesn't work, offer their own revelations.
When I first saw Viktor Koen's photo illustration in the New York Times Book Review section, I was impressed by the cleverness with which he communicated the complicated idea of "emergence." The whole (the apple) is visually different from the parts (the mechanical mechanism) that make up the whole. "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is one definition of emergence in complex systems.
Viktor's approach in creating metaphors is an artist's technique, not necessarily science-driven. He may not have intended to be precise in his visual definition. But in my opinion, he hit the nail on the head; his clockwork apple inspired me to do a great deal more thinking about the power of the visual metaphor in expressing complicated ideas.
Viktor Koen (http://viktorkoen.com), born in Thessaloniki, Greece, holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in Jerusalem and a master of fine arts (MFA) degree with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He serves on the faculty of Parsons School of Design and the MFA program of the School of Visual Arts. His images are regularly published in the Times Book Review, TIME, Newsweek and Esquire. Other clients include major book publishers, corporations and newspapers. His award-winning prints are exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. His work is featured in numerous books and publications, and is part of private and institutional collections.
F. F. Viktor, let's talk a little bit about how you work. How do you get your assignments?
V. K. Well, the art director gets in touch with me and asks that I read a review and come up with an idea for some sort of image that suggests what the book is about. For this particular assignment, there wasn't enough time to send him a sketch of what I had in mind. I had to produce a finished image in two days.
F. F. Two days? I would go nuts. When you were first given this assignment, were you familiar with the concept of emergence?
V. K. I didn't completely understand the idea and had to read the review a couple of times. At first I was confused as hell. Usually what I try to do is get a "spin" on the concept, and that will depend a lot on the reviewer's tone. This was a tough one. I am an analytic person, and I believe there always needs to be a logical explanation for everything, so this was troubling to me.
F. F. How did you go about coming up with this idea?
V. K. I'm sort of a one-trick pony. I have the same process whenever given an assignment. I need a method to make it work. What I do is boil down the idea into three or four words and then try to translate the images in an unforced way. It's important that it not be forced. For this one all I needed were two words that made sense. They were "nature" and "mechanics"—mechanics meaning the way things work.
I love toys, and I collect antiques. I collect all kinds of things and have a photographic library of pieces that I shoot so that I can later put them together. I like to shoot insides—hidden parts … the guts of things.
It just so happened that my friend Liz gave me a clock as a gift. The back of the mechanism was really what interested me. In fact, that's how I display the clock in my house, showing the back rather than its face. So, for this assignment, I photographed the mechanism of the clock ("mechanics"). I then thought about the "whole" aspect ("nature"). It had to be recognizable, so I used an apple from my refrigerator. I needed a flat surface (anticipating combining this image with the other), so I cut the apple in half. And then, in PhotoShop, I played with the pieces so that there was a play between the whole and what was embedded. I think the shapes work well together. I didn't have to jam the pieces to make it work. Combining difference pieces has to feel right, and it did in this case on the first try. The apple clock becomes one. There is a symbiosis.
F. F. Would you call yourself a photographer?
V. K. Not really. I am not trained in photography. I call myself an artist. I am obsessed with details. I am crazy when it comes to those kinds of things. When I go to Greece, where most people come home with images of the beautiful water and architecture, all I have to show from my trip are industrial details and rusted surfaces.
F. F. Did anything in particular motivate your thinking about this particular exercise?
V. K. I think Chuck Close's work helped me think about it. You know, when you look at his paintings, the details have a completely different feel from the whole. It was a good beginning for me.
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ESA's micro-satellite Proba left the heat of the Indian equator on Monday 22 October 2001, to head for a chilly polar orbit, 600 km above the Earth's surface. The spacecraft was launched at 04:53 GMT (09:53 local time,06:53 CET), as a piggyback payload on India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), from the launch station at Shriharikota - a small island 100 km from Madras.
Proba (Project for On-Board Autonomy) weighs less than 100 kg, yet it packs a powerful punch. It has the revolutionary task of using the Internet to send data to Earth and is the first ESA satellite with fully autonomous capabilities - meaning it operates virtually unaided.
This box-like micro-satellite is carrying a varied payload, including a range of scientific and technological equipment such as CHRIS (Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer), two Earth environment monitors, DEBIE (Debris In-Orbit Evaluator) and SREM (Standard Radiation Environment Monitor), and two imagers, all controlled by a powerful on board computer system.
Proba will collect a wealth of data of its own accord, without the need for instructions by ESA ground staff, and once the images of Earth and environmental data have been gathered, Proba will send it to ESA's ground station at Redu, Belgium, and on via the Internet to waiting scientists.
"Despite a slight delay in the launch due to unfavourable weather conditions, the Proba mission is well on its way," said Frederic Teston, Proba's Project Manager. "The micro-satellite will undergo three months of testing, and then scientists can begin to make use of the important data delivered by this pioneering satellite."
Proba is expected to operate for at least two years and is a joint project between ESA and prime contractor Verhaert Design and Development of Belgium, along with a number of other European and Canadian universities and companies.


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This past Friday being the half-way point to St Patrick's Day (what --you didn't celebrate?) coupled with the ferocity of some (oh, who am I kidding? MOST) of the comments on our recent CCSVI blog, got me thinking about temper and multiple sclerosis.
Now, that didn't go very far…
It did, however, spark me to wonder what really gets to you when it comes to living life with MS. Not the disease itself, as we could write (and have written) volumes on that topic. Rather, I'm wondering about parts of the life with MS part.
It's obvious that there are frustrations with drugs (and drug companies) with needles, with the distance you have to travel to get to your docs… that's the kind of thing I'm thinking about.
For me, and I know this is small, but mine has to do with the care I get, apart from my actual medical team, at the MS clinics.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking for some kind of celebrity treatment when I walk into a clinic (I actually get more attention than I'm comfortable with). It's the folks who take me back to the exam room and take my vitals and fill out the intake paperwork.
I know I'm from Seattle, but the barista who gets my coffee knows more about me and I about her than the people taking my blood pressure. It's pretty intimate stuff, our vital signs and medical history. Is,
"Hi, my name is________ and I'll be asking you a few questions and performing some simple tests on you today" too much to ask?
I'd have to say not!
So, there… I feel a little bit better.
Your turn.
What about life with MS would you like to get off your chest?
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JMM-ATX needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 10 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Need a new site for garage king. They are the local franchisee for tuffrax (http://www.tuffrax.com) They do overhead storage in garages and garage shelving, they DO NOT build garages.
Garage King
"Can't find a thing? Call Garage King!"
Desired Color Scheme:
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text: EDIT: Gadget Boy has kindly renamed the thread on my request. It started out as "Which engine would you swap into a LC4 Adventure frame" and has since turned into a bit more than just another stupid idea of mine. Hey guys, I have been looking for a new project bike to add to the stable and came across an '98 LC4 Adventure rolling chassis. Seems like a cool base to start from as I always loved the bike but didn't trust it after my last LC4 blew up on me. With my DR650 (that I will keep) I went the other way and changed out pretty much everything but the engine, so this will be an interesting contrast. Here is what I am thinking in terms of criteria (I reserve the right to change my mind at any given moment ): 1. Frame fitment: Engine mounts are no problem, but I'd like to avoid major surgery to the frame tubes if possible. So I'd guess that excludes most twins (at least the V's) unfortunately. It would also be an advantage if the output shaft was mounted on the right. 2. Proven reliability: Absolutely critical. I can deal with issues that are known and can be changed out in advance (like base gasket NSU screws on the DR) but not a critical engine/gearbox failure without warning. Sorry to all you orange Kool-Aid drinkers, but that excludes the LC4. 3. Low maintenance: 3000 mile oil service intervals at the worst, preferably longer. 4. Fuel economy: FI (as long as it's reliable) would be a big bonus here. I like to twist the throttle and with the highway speeds over here even the bone stock DR engine with vacuum carb sucked fuel like crazy. I'd say 55+ mpg in mixed riding would be a good goal. 5. Performance: I like torque and a decent top speed even when loaded. I am thinking 600cc+. I realize that engine swaps are always a loosing proposition as far as time and monetary investment go, but I enjoy wrenching almost as much as riding. So let's hear your opinion! Lukas


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Colorado's Florissant Valley lies 35 miles west of Colorado Springs on the flanks of Pikes Peak. To the north and east, the Rocky Mountains dominate the skyline. To the west lies high meadow land with large expanses of undulating native grasses so beautiful that early fur trappers to the area referred to it as a park. In the summer the grassy meadows are filled with the colored mists of thousands of wild flowers.
In the center of this lush valley stands the Hornbek homestead complex, the home of a strong, determined woman who came to the area with her four children in the 1870s. Claiming land under the Homestead Act, Adeline Hornbek defied traditional gender roles to become the owner of a prosperous ranch.
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Getting Started: Inquiry Question
Setting the Stage: Historical Context
Locating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
Visual Evidence: Images
Putting It All Together: Activities
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This lesson is based on the Hornbek Homestead, which is within the boundaries of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Spa Chemical Feeders
Spa Chemical Feeders are used to sanitize your spa and hot tub water with bromine. In addition to a consistent and constant bromine level, many spa owners like to add the purification power of Minerals and Ozone to their spa care regimen, to help more completely disinfect the water.
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Crock Pot Chicken & Barley Vegetable Stew is packed with comforting, good-for-you ingredients, plus the crock pot does all the work!
***this recipe is NOT gluten free***
Ahh, thank you so much for all the Charleston recommendations! It's obvious that both residents and visitors alike are very passionate about the city which is making me even more excited to get there. Squee! I'm still cataloging all the restaurant recs (excel tallier here) but HUSK definitely jumped out at me as one of the most buzzed about places to eat at. Reservation = made.
In other news, we have 6-9″ of snow coming our way this afternoon. If you're not from a snowy region, let me tell you it's pretty odd knowing the exact moment when all chaos will be breaking loose in your area. That said, I have until precisely 3pm today to get all my errands done including stocking up on the essentials I'll need over the next couple of days like mango strips and pepper from Trader Joe's. I…yeah.
Anyways, in anticipation of being cooped up from the storm, yesterday I cranked up the crock pot and made a huge vat of food hugs, aka Crock Pot Chicken & Barley Vegetable Stew, to keep warm with against the snow.
I am LOVING this stew!! A base of chicken broth and spices slowly simmers with chicken breasts, hearty barley, fresh kale, both white and sweet potatoes, and chopped carrots until it's thick and amazing. The chicken got so tender that I could barely fish it out of the crock pot to shred it!
The vibrant, vitamin-packed veggies are the perfect thing to keep healthy with while we're stuck indoors too. If winter's here to stay for at least a few more weeks, then I'm glad I have a big batch of this cozy, comforting stew on my side.
Start the Crock Pot Chicken & Barley Vegetable Stew by stirring together chicken broth, seasonings and spices together in a large crock pot. That's 48oz chicken broth, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 2 bay leaves, 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Whew!
Next layer in 2 small chicken breasts, 1 chopped onion (or quartered onion for onion-hating husbands!) and 3/4 cup regular barley – not quick-cooking barley. If you use the quick-cooking kind it'll be done before the veggies and end up all mushy. No bueno. FYI BARLEY IS NOT GLUTEN FREE!
Next layer in all the veggies! That's 4 cups chopped kale, and 1 large sweet and regular potato. Kale is the perfect green to include in this crock pot meal. It's hearty enough to stand up to a long cooking process, but gets tender enough so that it melts in with each and every bite.
Finish 'er up with 3 peeled and chopped carrots then press everything down until the liquid is just covering the veggies.
Pop the lid on top then cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the veggies are tender, and barley is plump. Serve with crackers and enjoy!
Crock Pot Chicken & Barley Vegetable Stew
Crock Pot Chicken & Barley Vegetable Stew is packed with comforting, good-for-you ingredients, plus the crock pot does all the work!
- 48oz chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 small chicken breasts (about 12oz)
- 3/4 cup regular barley (not quick-cooking)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cups chopped kale
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1 large regular potato, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes (I used Yukon Gold)
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
- Add chicken broth, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and bay leaves into the crock pot then stir to combine. Layer in chicken, barley, onions, kale, potatoes, and carrots. Do not stir. Press veggies down to cover with chicken broth then cook on low for 5-6 hours or until barley is tender.
- Remove bay leaves then discard. Remove chicken breasts, shred, then return to the soup and stir to combine.
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This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
This stew is so healthy it's semi-ridiculous. There's no added fat and I can't get over how something so good for you can taste so, well, GOOD too! I had three bowls yesterday. There. I said it.
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This fall, why gaze at any old tree when you can lay your eyes on some true champions? It's true, trees can and do win awards, and High Hampton is home to some of the most vibrant and colorful award-winners that are sure to produce some regal fall foliage this October. These trees have been recognized by the North Carolina Forestry Service and the North Carolina Champion Big Tree Program sponsored by the NC Department of Agriculture. Follow in the footsteps of American Forest's Big Tree Hunters Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson to see some award-winning fall color on High Hampton Inn's "Tree Trail of Champions." Visit High Hampton to see the North Carolina State Champion Black Locust and Bottlebrush Buckeye turn rich gold and yellow, along with the State Co-Champions Cinnamon Clethra and Witch Hazel. The State Champion Alternate-leaf Dogwood and State Co-Champion Sourwood shine brilliantly in lush oranges and reds, and the State Co-champion Mountain Winterberry makes dramatic statement in fall and winter with its plethora of bright red berries. Other trees to see include the Ginkgo, Bald Cyprus, a fiery Copper Beech, Maples, and Oaks.
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Alan Scott Harris, age 51, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday Oct. 12, 2012, at the Methodist Medical Center.
Alan Scott Harris, age 51, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday Oct. 12, 2012, at the Methodist Medical Center.
He was born June 12, 1961, in Key West, Fla., the son of Jack and Shirley Hillis Harris.
Mr. Harris was a long-time employee of Wal-Mart. He was a deacon at New York Avenue Church of Christ. He also served on the Board and several committees of the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former Board Member of CASA and served the community on hundreds of VORP cases. Mr. Harris was also an avid Wildcat fan and served in the Oak Ridge High School Football Boosters.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by brother, Jack Sherrill Harris Jr., and grandson, Ja'Kai Wooden.
He is survived by his wife, Kelly Hayes Harris, with whom he would have celebrated their 29th anniversary on Feb. 4; son, A. J. Harris and his wife, Bobbie Michelle Harris; daughter, Ashlen Harris Wooden and husband, Chris Wooden Sr.; mother, Shirley Harris; brother, Bobby Joe Harris; and three grandchildren, Malaki Fowler, Kyra Fowler and Christopher Ka'lil Wooden Jr.
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Check out this new band, Soul Asylum!
They do this song, "Cartoon" where you can really hear the influence of the Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms, and even a little Nirvana/Foo Fighters in there.
Oh, wait. It's the other way around. This is from 1988. Yep.
I used to watch this over and over after having videotaped it from MTV's 120 Minutes on VHS back in the day. Thank goodness for YouTube. Enjoy.
Cartoon, from Hang Time:
Now everybody's looking after me
If I'm dragging by some coat-tail, I can't see, it's too dark
But I've got to know what's got the best of me
When the circus that you left goes on parade
In those bleacher seats of fire in your charades, it's too far
But I'm feeling like I don't dare look away
Don't look away
Did it almost make you feel that something's gotta happen soon?
When you wake up feeling lost in your own room
If you're crying in your beer you're gonna drown
If you think we'll rise above, you better look around, you'll see
It's a mountain made of sand crumbling under me
Maybe I'm chasing shadows on your wall
They loom so large but make me feel so small somehow
When you're chasing your own tail, spinning your own wheels
Dan: On a night when the wolves were all silent, and the moon howled
Dave: And I tried to leave, and I tried to stay, tried everything, tried looking away (×2)
Did it almost make you feel that something's gotta happen soon?
You're in the movies now and I'm in your cartoon
There's a ringing in my ear that's heaven-sent
There's a beast out on the ruins
Some broken down lover's lament
It goes on and on but it won't go away
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How did you stumble into ghostwriting?
My agent, Kathleen Ortiz, approached me about doing a work-for-hire job. I wasn't exactly sure what it would entail, but I thought it sounded interesting and agreed to send sample pages of my work. At that time, I knew nothing about the project except that it was YA and a third-person past tense sample was needed.
Can you discuss a little of the process for us? Do you receive an outline and character list to follow?
I'm not sure what a typical ghostwriting job is because we're a secretive bunch. However, my experience has been that I'm given a detailed synopsis (we're talking ten - fifteen pages) and any supporting materials (such as previous books in a series, character lists, & important settings). I'm given the freedom to flesh out characters and veer slightly from the synopsis as long as every thing ends up where it needs to be. Obviously, I'm not killing characters or changing major plot points without permission.
Once I've completed a draft, I send it to my agent and she suggests edits. I can't use beta readers and that's probably the toughest part. I'll do another round or two of revisions based on my agent's feedback before she sends it to the publisher. From there, it takes a normal path.
Is it hard picking up the voice of a character or style of a story that you didn't create?
I think ghostwriters are mimics by nature. We have to be flexible if we want to work. After I spend enough time with a character - either by reading and re-reading the synopsis or writing the first few chapters - it comes very easy. Actually, I think it may be easier than when I'm working on a character of my own invention. With ghostwriting, it's all laid out for me. I can check the style sheet and make sure I'm hitting the right notes. Can't do that with my own work.
What are some pros and cons to ghostwriting in your opinion?
I love ghostwriting. Until my first job, I'd always written first person present tense and mostly fantasy or dystopians. Now, I have experience writing in different genres and tenses which makes my writing stronger.
I won't lie, ghostwriting is paid work. And getting paid is a very, very good thing.
As for cons, I think the toughest thing is tight deadlines. I'm a fast drafter, but having a publisher deadline that's three months out is insane. Doable, but insane. I've developed a nasty case of carpal tunnel pounding out drafts.
I've been asked if it bothers me no one will ever know the books I worked on. Honestly, no. Unlike writing for myself, I don't form an all-consuming attachment to these books. It's a lot like a nine-five job. I can turn it off-and-on, and don't spend all night wondering if I should do X,Y,Z. When the book is gone, out of my hands, that's that. I tend to think of myself as the nanny, bringing it up properly, and then returning it to its parents. I'm totally fine with that.
If you could ghostwrite a sequel to any book in the world, which one would it be?
Oh, man. That's tough. So many of my favorite books are series or trilogies already. I think writing a "supporting character" book staring John Green's Colonel, Hassan, Lacey, and Tiny Cooper would be hilarious. I can only imagine how perplexed they'd be by one another.
But I'd never, ever want to touch John Green's work. I'd go all Wayne's World, "I'm not worthy" on it.
Thanks Dawn!!
www.dawnRaeMiller.com And also be sure to stop by her new group blog, YAcurator.
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A road trip with FUNDECOCA
It's hard to believe it's been a month since I arrived in San Carlos and started working at my second MFI. FUNDECOCA is one of Kiva's newest partners… and they are really excited about working with Kiva!
My fellowship here started off with a bang as I was whisked off on day trips to visit some of FUNDECOCA's credit communities. FUNDECOCA offers loans to 53 communities in northern Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border. Each credit community has a junta directiva (a board of directors made up of 6 or 7 members of the community) that is responsible for meeting with clients, making all the lending decisions, and collecting payments, so community empowerment under FUNDECOCA's model is extensive. In fact, the staff in the central office in Ciudad Quesada where I work are employed by these credit communities, and are mainly there to provide them with administrative and technical support.
So on Day 2, I found myself on a long drive to the town of Upala with Carlos, FUNDECOCA's director, and Alejandra, who had recently joined the staff. We were going to observe the training sessions that two nearby communities, El Porvenir and Villa Nueva, were going through as part of a 12-week process that is required of all new members of FUNDECOCA.
These communities are so remote that we had a lady from El Porvenir meet us in Upala and direct us the rest of the way. Carlos also had Alejandra record the distances on the odometer and every turn we made along the way. From Upala it was another 45 minutes or so of driving past farmlands, fields, and forests until we finally reached the community center—a simple building with one main room and a few benches set up.
Not your typical meeting
We met Alex, one of FUNDECOCA's asesores (officers), there. The theme for the meeting in El Porvenir was Team Building and Leadership. A group of about 20 community members were divided up into two teams and each team member was assigned a random number. As Alex called out a series of numbers, the members of each team who were assigned those digits had to run across the room and line up, in the correct sequence, with their teammates. The first team to line up correctly would win.
It was awesome to see the people of the community, their ages spanning multiple decades, run around and get more and more competitive as they got the hang of the game. They were having a blast! And it was neat to watch natural leaders emerge, with some people shouting orders and trying to get their teammates organized faster. Later, Alex had them do some role playing in smaller groups to get them thinking about the different leadership scenarios they might encounter in their junta directivas: The dictator, the passive leader, the supportive team player.
What do people buy in Villa Nueva?
It was already getting late by the time we headed over to Villa Nueva. This community was even more impoverished than El Porvenir, and I saw houses that had little more than a rusty tin roof and four walls: A dirt floor, a basic toilet and sink, and a bench in an otherwise empty main room.
Villa Nueva's community center was also simpler, consisting of a roof supported by four wire cage walls. I was surprised to see that the room had power outlets and a light bulb hanging overhead. Villa Nueva's theme for their training that week was Spending.
About 40 people had gathered for this meeting, so in teams of 10 people, Alex had the groups write down what their day-to-day expenses are—everything they could think of. These lists of items were posted at the front of the room for everyone to see.
It turns out people in Villa Nueva spend money on the same kinds of things we do in North America. OK, so they don't buy café lattes and get their pets groomed, but the items did include things like food, clothing, shoes, newspapers, cell phones, sports activities, school books, manicures, cosmetics, jewelry, the dentist, medicine, bug spray, electricity bills, gasoline, car repairs, farm equipment, cigarettes, parties, birthday celebrations, and even karaoke. Sound familiar?
The game continued. The groups were each given a bunch of balloons which they had to inflate and write their expenditures on, one item per balloon. It wasn't long before the room was filled with colourful balloons. Alex then gave each team a garbage bag, which represented their income, and the teams filled their bags with their balloons (some of which overflowed). As a final step, they had to imagine a 50% reduction in their incomes, as represented by Alex cutting the garbage bags in half, and balloons inevitably spilled out: Gone were half the things they spend their money on.
Shocking prices in Costa Rica
The outing to Upala was a lot of fun, but it did get me thinking more about the cost of living here in Costa Rica. It was something I'd been noticing since I first arrived in the country: Things aren't exactly cheap here, especially when it comes to food.
In fact, the Economist's latest Big Mac Index shows that at the beginning of 2012, a Big Mac in the US cost $4.20 (in US dollars) while in Costa Rica, you would pay $4.02 for this same delicacy. (Canada's dollar in early 2012 put a Big Mac back home at $4.63 (USD), in case you're wondering. Right now it is about par with the USD.)
Not all food is expensive, especially if you buy your produce at the feria (farmer's market), but I've met a lot of people who have traveled to neighbouring Nicaragua and tell me that prices there are about one-third what they are here. My weekly grocery bill in Costa Rica comes out to roughly the same as what I spend back at home.
Furthermore, clothing and accommodations can be very expensive here—although there is quite a spectrum of prices and quality to choose from. On average, homestays (a room in a house) cost around $25-30/day, a rate which can get easily you a month's rent for a one-bedroom apartment back home.
Also worth noting is that domestic taxes are incredibly high on electronic goods. My colleague tells me the new Wii Mini that was just released in Canada retails for about $100, whereas in Costa Rica it goes for $300. Ticos will often buy their electronics overseas, because even with shipping fees and taxes, they still come out ahead.
Finally, there is the high price of gas. Gas is regulated by the government in Costa Rica, so while prices do fluctuate slightly, every gas station charges the same price. Apparently the tax the government levies on fuel goes towards improving the road infrastructure (…). Last week I noticed that one litre of gasoline cost 0.769 colones, or about $1.57.
By contrast, in Toronto, the current price of gas ranges from about $1.14 to $1.28 per litre. I don't know how much it costs to own and operate a car here, but I think would be fairly safe to assume that maintenance costs for car owners run pretty high, based on what put their cars through.
In terms of getting around, however, I should mention that bus fares are incredibly cheap: I can get across Ciudad Quesada for 220 colones ($0.45), while a 2.5 hour bus ride to San José costs 1,800 colones ($3.60).
The price of living in North America
So that begs the question: How do they do it? How people manage in a country where the average income is a fraction of what it is in Canada, and yet their food and other daily expenses run as high as they do for me back home?
This bugged me for a while. Then I began thinking about what enabled me to do an unpaid Kiva fellowship in the first place: Saving. Years of saving for things in a North American lifestyle (not the average, but one that is somewhat typical of my demographic) that cost us a small fortune, but to a Tico would simply be inconceivable. Saving, for example, for that condo that "all" twentysomethings seem to buy these days as an investment, because everyone knows renting is like flushing your money down the toilet.
I've tried to explain to people here that moving out of our parents' houses to go away for university or college is a pretty typical thing to do in North America. For our Tico counterparts, that's hard to believe: Social life revolves heavily around the family, and the custom is to live at home until they get married. And when they do move out, they might build a 2-3 bedroom house for about $50,000. Compare that to the average cost of a home these days in Canada.
And speaking of which, weddings are another thing. The topic seems to come up a lot around here, so I've taken the opportunity to do some crude research. In Costa Rica, you can have a nice wedding with a ceremony and a fancy reception for $2,000 to $2,500. Back home? Obviously it depends on your tastes and preferences, and will vary largely depending on the number of guests. But as a rough estimate, a typical wedding could easily run you upwards of $20,000.
Another major expense for North Americans is our education. How many students graduate with a degree and tens of thousands of dollars' worth of debt? With a semester's tuition for an undergraduate program at a respectable Canadian university costing upwards of $2,000, and professional degrees like law, medicine, and business costing a heck of a lot more, this is hardly surprising. Likewise, students in Costa Rica also struggle with their school fees: They are set back about $120 per course in undergrad.
Maybe we could all use a little more saving…
So, while some prices are obviously relative, and not everything that you buy in Costa Rica is shockingly expensive (or has to be), I can see how getting by day-to-day can be challenging, especially in communities like El Porvenir and Villa Nueva.
Last week, the streets of downtown Ciudad Quesada swelled with people like I had never seen before. Although Costa Rica does not celebrate Thanksgiving, they have recently begun celebrating Viernes Negro, a.k.a. Black Friday. The streets and shops were filled with eager shoppers out to buy gifts for Christmas, or just to indulge themselves. The savvier Ticos, however, informed me that the wares on offer were hardly a bargain: Many stores used the age-old trick of raising prices just before the sale begins and then offering items at a 'discount.' Or in some cases, an item may indeed be on sale, but literally just the one item, so that shoppers would be drawn into the stores only to find the discount item was already sold out. (But at that point they're already in the door…)
In addition to having access to credit, saving is an important aspect of financial health for any household. In more recent years, the idea of microsavings has gained prominence, although I don't think it's an either or question, as it's often been framed. And yes, poor people do save, for much the same reasons anyone else does: Smoothing out consumption, paying for unexpected expenses, and hedging against uncertainty.
Saving often begins with education—making people understand that saving a little bit each time you earn money can make a big difference, and how they can adjust their spending habits accordingly. That is FUNDECOCA's next goal: To provide training workshops on saving to all of their credit communities. I am sure this will go a long way to helping people in their communities, and will be an excellent complement to the loans they already provide there.


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The most interesting piece of agenda-setting in the SOTU:
The most important proposal in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address may be one that gets the least attention and, quite possibly, has the least chance of becoming law in the near future: his proposal to create a universal pre-kindergarten program.
The idea is pretty simple. American children are guaranteed an education when they turn five and enter kindergarten. Before that, they may or may not have access to what we now call "pre-school," which typically depends on the resources (and sometimes the resourcefulness) of their parents.
More affluent families tend to get their kids into decent day cares and nursery schools; less affluent families do not. But poor kids are the ones who need good care the most.
And it works. Should we ever get a Congress that cares about governing again it should be a major priority.


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This summer, Seattle Public Schools' Early Learning Department is again partnering with Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC), Seattle Public Library, Moms Rising, and other community groups, like the Rainier Beach Action Coalition, to promote awareness of formal and informal learning opportunities for families with young children through our third annual Kindergarten Kickoff.
The goal of Kindergarten Kickoff is to reach out to families to make sure they get the early learning support they need. Instead of them coming to us, we go to them to make sure they register for school, they attend Jump Start, and take advantage of other learning opportunities like visiting their local library to promote learning at home and in the community.
Jump Start is a free weeklong experience for Kindergartners to learn about how school works, from what happens in the classroom to how to line-up to walk outside or to the cafeteria to how to interact with other children. Teachers also get the chance to get to know their students.
The district's vision is for every child to experience a quality, cohesive and joyful learning experience from PreK through third grade that will provide the strong foundation needed to succeed in school and life. Kindergarten Kickoff and Jump Start are examples of our commitment to eliminating opportunity gaps starting in early learning in order to yield powerful benefits for children, both in early elementary and as a cornerstone to their overall educational success.
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Is two in a row considered a trend? George Clooney was out last week at a benefit in New York. And he stepped out for the second week in a row last night, this time with Amal, in support of The 100 LIVES initiative, to honour those who saved Armenian lives during the genocide 100 years ago. You'll recall, Amal is part of the legal team representing Armenia in their appeal in the Dogu Perincek case at the European Court of Human Rights. Full Story
George Clooney arrested!
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Calm.It was a planned protest with an expected result. His dad, Nick Clooney, was with him. This was their intent. To be outside the Sudanese embassy, continuing to raise awareness for the victims of genocide in Sudan, in particular the Nuba Mountains, causing a scene, calling out Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of blocking food and aid into his country, actions that have resulted in a humanitarian crisis. Full Story
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Great Western Loop
~45 minutes; voice-over, slides, and videos; recorded January 2009
On November 3, 2007, I became the first person to complete the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop, an ambitious journey that linked the American West's great long-distance hiking trails while traversing 12 National Parks and over 75 wilderness areas. I averaged 33 miles per day for 208 days, covering a distance equivalent to 262 marathons or twice the distance between Boston and San Francisco. In addition to experiencing many of the most pristine and beautiful landscapes in America, I surveyed the toll that mankind is taking on them. The hike was landmark in the sheer athleticism displayed, in the pinnacle outdoor experience had, and in the sobering observations made along the way.
Great Western Loop — FAQ
36 minutes; voice-over and slides; recorded January 2009
After I present my Great Western Loop slideshow for a live audience, which takes about 45 minutes, I open up the floor for a 10- to 20-minute "Question and Answer" segment. To improve the quality of my answers to the twelve most frequently asked questions, I use prepared slides to better illustrate my points. If you are watching the GWL presentation on DVD, you obviously will not have the chance to ask a live question; so I went ahead and supplied my answers to the twelve most FAQ in case you are interested.
Sea-to-Sea Route
~50 minutes; voice-over and slides; recorded May 2006
In July 2005 I became the first to complete the 7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route, a transcontinental network of long-distance hiking trails from Quebec's Cape Gaspe to Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The trip was 11 months long and involved 1,400 miles of snowshoeing (through Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota during the first three months of 2005). For the achievement I was named "Person of the Year" by Backpacker and was included in Men's Journal's 2005 "Adventure Hall of Fame."
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Before you can watch the slideshows, you need to make sure you have the necessary software. Please see "System Requirements" for more information.
To watch the Great Western Loop presentation, open the folder "Great Western Loop" and double-click on the file "_Great Western Loop.ppsx," the icon of which is unique among other files in this folder. Once the file is opened, you can sit back and relax — the slideshow will begin, with my voice-over and the slides being automatically synched.
To watch the Great Western Loop — FAQ presentation, open the folder "Great Western Loop – FAQ" and double-click on the file "_Great Western Loop – FAQ.ppsx," the icon of which is unique among other files in this folder. Once the file is opened, you can sit back and relax — the slideshow will begin, with my voice-over and the slides being automatically synched.
To watch the Sea-to-Sea Route presentation, open the folder "Sea-to-Sea Route" and double-click on the file "_Sea-to-Sea Route.pps," the icon of which is unique among other files in this folder. Once the file is opened, you can sit back and relax — the slideshow will begin, with my voice-over and the slides being automatically synched.
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Your computer must have a speakers.
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To watch the "Great Western Loop" or "Great Western Loop – FAQ" presentations, either Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 must be installed on your computer. (PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is included on the DVD. See below for more information.) You can also use PowerPoint 2003 if you have installed the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. The presentations are not compatible with PowerPoint Viewer 2003.
To watch the "Sea-to-Sea Route" presentation, either Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or 2007, or Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 or 2007 must be installed on your computer. (PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is included on the DVD. See below for more information.)
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is a free program that allows you to watch (but not edit) PowerPoint files without ever buying PowerPoint, which retails for about $200. A copy of Viewer 2007's installation software is included on the DVD. To install, double-click the file "PowerPointViewer.exe," which you can find in the main folder. If after installing Viewer 2007 the program does not automatically launch when you double-click a .ppsx or .pps file, you may have to start Viewer via the Start menu, and then open the .ppsx or .pps file that you want; or, you can right-click the .ppsx or .pps file and tell your computer to open the file with Viewer by selecting it from the list or by browsing for the program.
You can also download PowerPoint Viewer 2007 directly from the Microsoft website.
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Mikey Garcia of Oxnard won his first and only world championship in January when he took a wide eight-round technical decision over Orlando Salido at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Garcia had taken his bite out of the Big Apple and it tasted good.
Of course, it did. Garcia, still just 25, was in his seventh year as a pro and had been on the rise for a while. He was hoping for a shot at the title, got it and won it.
But things quickly turned sour. Just five months later, he lost his featherweight title on the scale when he couldn't make weight for his first defense against Juan Manuel Lopez. He was supposed to weigh no more than 126 pounds, but he couldn't get under 128.
It was, indeed, a crushing blow.
"Very disappointing," said Garcia, who tonight will move up in weight and challenge Rocky Martinez of Puerto Rico for his super featherweight title at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas (on HBO). "I was very sad. I worked very hard to get that title.
"I waited over two years in line to get that title shot and to not be able to defend, and lose it on the scale, it was hard."
Garcia recalled the moments before the weigh-in, when he realized he was not going to make weight and his championship belt would be gone.
"As we were walking down the elevator and through the hallways going to the weigh-in knowing I was no longer champion, I just tried to move forward and do the best that I could," he said.
Garcia's older brother, Robert, trains him. The elder Garcia noted how difficult it was for his younger brother to get down to 128, and the team wasn't sure how well the fight with Lopez would go. Lopez, a former champion, was the only one who could walk out of the ring with the belt. But it remained vacant when Garcia stopped him in the fourth round.
"It was a little bit of uncertainty on our part because we weren't 100 percent sure if my body was going to be able to recover to be able to fight to the best of my capabilities," Garcia said. "We were worried that my body would not be able to take a punch as well, that I may tire soon, that I may not be 100 percent. But everything went well. I started feeling confident after the first round."
Garcia's mental toughness that allowed him to push on and get a TKO over Lopez, rather than falling apart emotionally and getting stopped himself, likely is a reason why Garcia is getting a shot at another title.
He's certainly not taking it for granted.
"I feel very happy to have this opportunity after what happened in the last fight," he said. "To lose the title on the scale and to be given an opportunity to fight for a world title is great."
Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs) also is getting a shot quickly in the next weight class up because he is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. People want to see him in title fights and people want to see him on television.
How good is he? He is favored to win even even though he is the challenger and is stepping up in weight. Suffice to say that rubs Martinez (27-1-2, 16 KOs) the wrong way.
"I should be the favorite," he said. "I am the champion and I am the naturally bigger guy. I am strong and prepared myself well and I believe I am going to win this fight because of that."
No, he won't. Garcia is just too good.
"I feel that I am the smarter guy and I am stronger and faster, so I feel that the possibility of my winning this fight is very high," Garcia said, correctly. But he's also trying to help the promotion.
"I know it is not an easy fight at all. I know how strong he is," he said.
The rest of the televised portion of this card is strong, too. Aside from the main event, super bantamweights Nonito Donaire (31-2, 20 KOs) and Vic Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs) will revisit their 2007 flyweight title fight won by Donaire via fifth-round TKO. Vanes Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) of Glendale will take on Demetrius Andrade (19-0, 13 KOs) for a vacant junior middleweight title.
Ward anxious for return
When last we saw super middleweight champion Andre Ward, he was stopping Chad Dawson in the 10th round in September, 2012 at Oracle Arena in Ward's native Oakland. Ward later found out he needed shoulder surgery and has been on the shelf since.
Ward is one week away from his return, as next Saturday he'll defend his title against Edwin Rodriguez of the Dominican Republic in the main event at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario (on HBO).
It will have been 14 months since Ward's last fight, and he can't wait.
"It's difficult to be sidelined," Ward said after a recent training session. "And as an HBO commentator, it's very difficult. Especially watching guys that are in and around my weight class."
Ward was asked to recall the most challenging part of dealing with his down time. His answer was not surprising.
"The waiting game and not knowing when I was going to come back was probably the toughest part," he said. "I'm approaching my prime and coming off the biggest victory of my career over Chad Dawson.
"That in and of itself is tough, but I thank God for the strength to push me through tough times."
Ward, 29, is 26-0 with 14 knockouts. Rodriguez, 28, is 24-0 with 16 knockouts.
Also …
The latest news from the Magomed Abdusalamov camp is the heavyweight fighter suffered a stroke while he was in a medically induced coma after surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain following last Saturday's loss to Mike Perez of Cuba. It was the semi-main event to the middleweight title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Curtis Stevens at Madison Square Garden. Abdusalamov remains on life support. … The once-canceled junior middleweight title fight between "Sugar" Shane Mosley of Pomona and Anthony Mundine (44-5, 26 KOs) of Australia allegedly is back on for Nov. 27 in Sydney, Australia, according to an Associated Press report. Mosley (47-8-1, 39 KOs) walked away from the original bout slated for Oct. 23 because he said the Australian-based promoter was guilty of breach of contract. Mundine and his manager on Thursday claimed the fight is on again after Mosley was guaranteed a purse of $1 million up front. … Lightweight contender John Molina (26-3, 21 KOs) of Covina was added to next Saturday's card at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. His opponent is still to be determined. … We are two weeks away from the Nov. 23 welterweight fight between Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) and Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) from Macao, China (on HBO pay-per-view).
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