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ENGLAND'S stars of the future will run out at The Amex Stadium on Monday when the country's under-21 team take on Switzerland in a European Championship qualifier.
There will be plenty of local interest, with three Brighton & Hove Albion players named in Gareth Southgate's England squad.
Jake Forster-Caskey, who has 12 caps, Solly March, who has one, and keeper Christian Walton, who is uncapped, have all been named in the squad.
England are away to Bosnia today, before the game at The Amex on Monday, which kicks-off at 5.45pm.
Southgate is looking forward to bringing his young squad to Brighton and said: "We've had super support around the country in the last couple of years, with attendances. It's a nice way to take England on the road.
"It gives youngsters the chance to go down and see the stars of tomorrow just down the road. Last year, we had 35,000 at Middlesbrough when we played Germany and we had 20,000 at Wolves for the Croatia game.
"There are some exciting players in our squad. We want to play football in a way that people who have been to watch us have enjoyed and we've seen over the last year or so, there's quite a quick progression into the senior team.
"Although people are looking at an under-21 squad, a few of these boys have the potential to go up to the seniors. It's always nice for supporters to be able to say 'oh yeah, I saw him play at under-21 level and I knew he was going to get there' or whatever their assessment might be."
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Stones not only work as accents in the garden, but they can also provide art in the form of sculpture. Make your own stacks for a creative new focal point. • Boulders serve as great accents in the garden, providing a sense of stability to flowerbeds. • Use rocks of different sizes to create a dry riverbed in your garden, adding a sense of motion to your landscape, and also giving you a new place to plant herbs and flowers that tolerate drier soil, such as black-eyed Susans and lavender.
A few years ago, a friend was installing night lighting in a garden for his client who wanted stone features as accents among the plants and around a backyard patio where he entertained family and friends. My friend invited me to accompany him to a garden center specializing in stone products. I was amazed at the choices of stone available – from small natural stone, to flat cut stone, to relatively large boulders. Displays showed examples of stone for terraces, walls, benches, paths and water features.
The possibilities seemed endless, and I began to see stone and rocks in an entirely different way. I began to notice them in fields and woods, along roadsides and in other natural settings. I began to realize that no garden could be complete without stone.
In my home state, we are fortunate to have an array of naturally occurring stone and rock. Your own area's geology will likely determine the most affordable choices of stone to purchase from a local dealer for your landscaping projects. And, if you are lucky, you might even have it free for the taking on your own property.
As you shop around you will find sandstone, limestone, granite and slate. The dealer may also show you flagstone, which is really a catchall word for any type of layered flat stone, usually a few inches thick, quarried and cut to shape. Flagstone has many uses, including paving walkways and patios.
Another type you will likely see is fieldstone, a naturally occurring stone collected from the surface of fields or from the soil subsurface when it is plowed up during cultivation of crops. Generally rounded or smooth surfaced, fieldstone can be used in its original shape for building material and a variety of landscaping projects, such as borders and walls.
There is a range of colors in both flagstone and fieldstone, from light buff to gray, tan, brown, rust and black. Depending on the mineral content of the area, there may be veins or sheens of green, pink or blue, and most will take on a different hue when wet. You may also see river rock, which is usually worn smooth and polished. This comes in sizes from pea gravel to pebbles and large rocks.
Found Rocks
If you are lucky, the simplest and cheapest form of landscaping with stone is to look on your property for native stone, perhaps even those covered with lichens. Consider using the stones where you find them, just dig them out a little to make them more prominent. If covered with lichen they may already be in light shade, if not you can move them to a more shady location, where stone complements plants such as hostas, Asarum and shade-tolerant Sedum spp.
There are so many ways to incorporate stones of all shapes and sizes into your garden, from pebbles and flagstones that create a path to larger stones stacked up to build a wall.
Dry Rivers
Another simple option is to develop a dry riverbed with pebbles. These often imitate a winding "stream," with swirls and eddies. It can "flow" through sunny or shady areas of your garden, or both. If in the sun, you may want to line the "bank" with some of the brightly colored forms of ice plant (Delosperma). Stonecrop (Sedum), hens-and-chicks (Sempervivum), and speedwell (Veronica repens) also work well. For shady areas along your "river," consider small varieties of hosta (Hosta 'Little Treasure' and 'Kinbotan'), spikemosses (Selaginella spp.) and ferns. For wintertime and early spring interest in sunny areas or under deciduous shade, plant dwarf bulbs, such as Narcissus 'Tête-à-Tête', various crocus and Iris spp.
In addition to a dry river, you can continue the Japanese theme by building a Zen garden with few stones and few plants simply arranged.
Stone walls are a beautiful addition to any home. Stacked in a regular pattern (top photo) they provide a sense of formality, and with a loose, more random structure (bottom photo) they add a sense of whimsy. Either way, the walls make a great backdrop for trailing plants.
Stone as Accents
Larger stones and small boulders make great accent points in the garden. One option is to place a few stones or small boulders along a path or border. When used in an isolated area on your lawn, boulders can serve as a focal point. An odd number is preferable. A large boulder can also create a quiet, meditative area in a shady spot with a bench nearby.
On a smaller scale, you don't need huge boulders to make an accent in your garden with stone. I once saw a stone collection that had been gathered by children during a family vacation. It was planted with brightly colored zinnias and salvias, attracting both butterflies and hummingbirds. Another garden was created by a friend who drove from North Carolina to California, gathering small rocks and stone in each state she crossed. Once home, she arranged them in her garden and planted phlox and petunias around the eclectic mixture of rock types. This became a conversation piece for visitors with a story about each rock.
For gardeners with limited space, how about using stone and low-growing plants, such as moss phlox (Phlox subulata) or candytuft (Iberis), to anchor a birdbath? This is a perfect idea for the beginning of a children's garden.
If you have a sunny spot at your back door, an herb garden planted around flagstone or fieldstone can be both attractive and functional. Also, it's not uncommon to see flagstone walkways with low plants such as thyme, sedum or moss growing in the spaces, softening the otherwise sharp stone edges. A dry-stack wall of stone, maybe a foot high, can provide a border for a flowerbed and, additionally, holes to tuck in plants that will thrive in a crevice.
Use boulders in your garden to add levels and create new planting spaces. • If you're going for a "natural" feel in your landscape, large boulders are a great addition. With careful placement, they will look like they've been a part of the garden for eons, while adding an artistic flair.
Creating a Rock Garden
You may want to consider a rock garden that imitates a high-elevation mountain setting. It's easy to develop a rock garden using thin soil, with sand or pea gravel for good drainage. Start out with native plants, and as you gain more experience, select a wider range of plants, both sun and shade loving, depending on the rock garden's location in your landscape.
In rock gardens and other places in the garden where you are using stone, don't overlook the use of woody plants and shrubs, including slow-growing or dwarf conifers (Chamaecyparis and Juniperis spp.) Although most conifers require sun, they will provide year-round garden interest.
Regardless of how you use stone in your garden, the rule of thumb is to consider stone features that look appropriate in your garden setting and are in scale to the plants and other stones around them. Strive for a simple, naturalistic planting that mimics the wild settings of your area.
It has been said that stones were the first tools and weapons used by early humans. But today's gardener can use stone quite differently to provide a bold focus or a modest complement to plants.
A version of this article appeared in a print version of Carolina Gardener Volume 25 Number 9.
Photography courtesy of Helen Yoest and Bobby Ward.

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After Thanksgiving we decided to visit Garth. Garth lives way up off of Gamma Gulch in Pipes Canyon. Living year round in a small concrete teepee with no electricity and no phone – on a huge spread of amazing high desert land that has been meticulously landscaped, Garth has become a pretty famous character around these parts.
To meet or visit Garth you just drive the x-odd miles of dirt road out to his domain – since he doesn't have a phone there isn't any way to stick to usual formalities such as calling first or making an appointment. After a visit it is customary to leave something in the donation jar – which helps to subsidize his amazing undertaking.
It was a really cold afternoon when we got there and everything was going into shade. We checked out the swimming pool and sauna that were built into the rocks. The pool was covered with a thick layer of ice. The sauna has a bed of brilliantly colored stones that you can lay in after they get hot.
We experimented with the pool of "meteor dust" and then we shared some of the solar oven stuffing with Garth in the outdoor kitchen. Did I already mention that it was cold? By mid afternoon the only warm spot was the teepee which is heated with a wood burning stove. Emmett sang a ode to Garth and then Garth reciprocated by showing us his super far out and fabulous desert bling – which is mostly all custom designed by him.


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One of the choices I made for the ChEMBL-RDF is to use CHEMINF (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025513). Partly, obviously, as I co-authored the paper, and think the ideas are good. In particular, the more complex encoding of the information allows us more expressiveness, including versioning of identifier schemes, etc.
But, importantly, it defines a nice specification, hoping it will become a standard. I have been using it not just as producer in ChEMBL-RDF, but also as consumer of data, e.g. in Isbjørn. By adopting specification as a standard, we reduce the amount of work needed to talk to each other: the fewer specifications, the fewer languages we need to support. So, to promote CHEMINF a bit, I will post a series of posts on how to encode particular bits of information, and increasingly, show the power of CHEMINF. New examples will be added to this already existing Examples page.
As a first example, this is how you add an InChI, and I am promoting these examples among the commercial data providers. The VU team informed me that the increased triple complexity has positive effects on the searching, providing more hooks for indexing, I guess (Antonis, is that correct?):
:Methane rdfs:subClassOf cheminf:CHEMINF_000000 ; rdfs:label "methane"@en ; cheminf:CHEMINF_000200 [ a cheminf:CHEMINF_000113 ; cheminf:SIO_000300 "InChI=1/CH4/h1H4" . ] .
This example shows methane. The label and subclass info is not important for adding the InChI, and just here to give the example some body.
Yes, a common objection against CHEMINF is the cryptic predicates, so that needs some explanation. CHEMINF_000200 is 'has attribute' and SIO_000300 is 'has value'. So, we are linking some attribute to the molecule, and give that attribute a value. That is the general pattern.
It leaves us only with the question what that pattern is. But by having the attribute as a resource itself, we can associate further information to that. For example, what kind of attribute it is. In this case, it is an CHEMINF_000113, which is an 'InChI descriptor'.
Now, just to make the point of the versioning, there is a subclass of CHEMINF_000113: CHEMINF_000396 which is an InChI calculated with the 1.04 version of the software. An accurate question would be here, what InChI layers were used(??) ... very well done indeed!


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Social Security has a large and growing surplus and eligible Americans will continue to receive benefits for decades to come.
So says a projection by the Strengthen Social Security Campaign of what the 2012 Social Security Trustees Report, which is due out on April 23, will reveal.
According to the Campaign—which is co-chaired by Nancy Altman, a former assistant to Alan Greenspan's bipartisan commission whose recommendations formed the basis of the Social Security Amendments of 1983—with "modest legislated increases in revenue," eligible Americans can count on receiving Social Security benefits "for the next century and beyond."
How could this be, when repeated reports have said Social Security suffers a cash shortfall and benefits will eventually be cut? According to the Campaign, last year's trustee report projected that by the end of 2011, Social Security would have an accumulated surplus of about $2.7 trillion, which it now has. This year's report, the group says, will show that the surplus will be even higher by the end of 2012.
"Because this year's cost of living adjustment was higher than projected in last year's report, average wage growth was lower, and the economic recovery has been slower, this year's report is likely to project that the number of years that Social Security can continue to pay benefits in full with no congressional action will be a year or two shorter, but still decades away," the Campaign says.
The precise year of when Social Security would stop paying benefits has fluctuated in virtually every trustees report, sometimes projecting a later date, sometimes sooner, the Campaign says. "The fluctuation in the exact years is unsurprising given the uncertainties with projecting inflation, wage growth, productivity, immigration rates, fertility rates, and other factors so far into the future."
Altman told AdvisorOne that while the trustee reports "don't vary much from year to year, as they are projecting out 75 years, the projections for this year won't be quite as favorable as they were last year."
The Campaign says the trustee report will also help put to rest the "misunderstanding" that Social Security has entered a cash deficit situation where it is paying out more in benefits than collecting in income. "Social Security is prohibited by law from doing that. It can only pay benefits if it has sufficient income to cover all costs. If there were less income than outgo this year, the Trustees would be reporting that benefits would not be able to be paid in full during the remainder of 2012!," the Campaign says.
The Report will also likely project that Social Security's benefits and administrative costs in 2012 will exceed the amount of payroll tax contributions collected, the Campaign says, "but that is not surprising in light of the stagnation of average wages and continued high unemployment. Indeed, it has happened 18 times since 1958, according to the Social Security Administration."
The Campaign also argues that "Congress could eliminate Social Security's entire projected shortfall, which amounts to around 0.8% of gross domestic product (about the size of the Bush tax cuts going to the top 2% of the population), by raising the Social Security tax cap so that the 6% of workers that make more than $110,100 a year pay taxes on all of their wages just like everyone else who makes less than that amount. This would guarantee full payment of Social Security benefits for the next 75 years and beyond."
There are many other ways to address the projected shortfall without cutting benefits which are already very modest, the Campaign says, averaging just $14,781 a year for retirees–less than is paid in a year of minimum-wage work.
Two-thirds of seniors, the Campaign says, rely on Social Security for half or more of their incomes. "Our view is that we're facing a retirement income crisis and we need to be increasing social security [benefits] because it's the most stable source of retirement income," Altman told AdvisorOne. "The last thing that should happen is to cut benefits."
Altman also said that Congress should address Social Security's funding gap—"although modest in size"—away from the deficit reduction discussions. By law, Social Security cannot borrow, the Campaign says. "If it lacks the revenue to cover benefits its only recourse is to cut benefits. Thus, it does not contribute to the federal deficit. Cutting its modest benefits does not reduce the federal debt subject to limit by a penny. Discussing Social Security in the context of the deficit debate risks reinforcing the widespread misperception that the government is stealing the contributions of hardworking Americans."


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Nikki Reed: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2' Premiere
Nikki Reed is graceful in grey as she arrives at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday night (November 12) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old actress posed for pictures with co-stars Ashley Greene and on-screen love Kellan Lutz before real life husband, Paul McDonald.
"I'm really focusing on wearing cool designers right now. I have three premieres coming up for Twilight. You can expect me to wear designers that I've never worn before and stuff that, for me, is a little more edgy and tighter in areas where I normally wouldn't do that," Nikki recently told RCFA. "Just things that I never thought I'd feel comfortable in, but I'm just going to go for it and make bold fashion choices."
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Finally back with another Attack on Titan tutorial. This is a really fun series, and I've been reading the manga after the anime ended. This is one important character from the manga. I won't go into spoilers, so let's just enjoy the creepy design for now ;)
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That's the story Williams told reporters in the locker room prior to tonight's season opener against the Trail Blazers in Portland, anyway. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Williams said a man approached him as his car was stopped on a Philly street on Christmas Eve, knocked on the car's window, and brandished a gun. The man then recognized Williams.
"A guy tried to rob me but decided not to because of whatever I do in the community," said Williams. "He's a Lou Williams fan, so he didn't rob me."
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How about another tutorial on a remote location that is well known to all, and visited by many. I already did a tutorial on a jungle, so now I will show you "how to draw a forest", step by step. The forest is a very mystical place because many of the mythological creatures live there as well as many beautiful animals. One of my favorite animals that dwell in the forest is the wolf and others like foxes, owls, deers, bears, moose, and many, many more. The forest that I drew is very simple and I know for a fact that it will be an easy lesson for you all to learn from. A forest can contain many things, but to me when I visually think of a forest, I think of big oak and birch trees, mushrooms scattered around the earth, dirt and grassy areas, bugs, animals, and even some rocks or boulders. I really did have a lot of fun with this sketch, I wanted this forest to look similar to the one seen in the movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves". I think that I succeeded in some way, shape, or form. I will now leave you to this lesson because I know you can't wait to learn "how to draw a forest", step by step. I shall be back with more so keep an eye out for more fun to draw tutorials on the way. Peace out and happy drawing.
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A recent trip to Southern Florida accompanied by some heart-stopping pig put me in the mood for some good Cuban roast pork or lechon. Cuban isn't a real strength of Southern California, and I've never been a huge fan of the much loved Versailles, especially their pork. For a while I've been eyeing the popular (porkular?) El Conchinito on Sunset in Silverlake, so I thought I'd finally give it a try.
The only thing I can say to sum up is that El Conchinito (literally, the little pig) is a flavor explosion. The lechon, roasted with huge amounts of garlic, is crispy and juicy and fatty and wonderful in every way. It may be a bit too greasy, certainly moreso than the Florida lechon I had, but if you get the sandwich (pan con lechon), which is really just the pork on bread, the grease is absorbed into the bread creating a wondrous porky, garlic bread.
The fried yuca is also excellent, consisting of perfectly fried yuca pieces (underfrying of yuca is a common crime) topped with another dollop of fiery garlic sauce. This is the burger and fries of cuba and Conchinito does it proud.
The Sandwich Cubano, a traditional Cuban sandwich of roast pork, ham, pickles and mustard, was good, but I would have liked to see more roast pork and more pickles on it. Lechon is definitely the thing to get here.
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POCATELLO, Idaho — Beef producers will learn how retail meat departments maximize the value of their carcasses through creative cuts, along with other issues pertaining to the meat side of the beef industry, during the upcoming Idaho Beef Summit.
The event, scheduled for Jan. 16-18 at the Red Lion Hotel in Pocatello, is sponsored by the Idaho Beef Council and will be taught by University of Idaho Extension and animal and meat science faculty, along with beef industry professionals.
The summit, funded with a $5,000 Beef Council grant, is hosted biannually, moving throughout Idaho.
Participants will meet at the hotel at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 for lectures on herd health management, genetics and beef quality and animal health products. During a welcome dinner, officials with the Idaho Cattle Association and Idaho Beef Council will offer updates. Jan. 17 will be devoted to field trips, with buses leaving for the Associated Food Stores warehouse and distribution center in Far West, Utah, at 8 a.m.
"Hopefully what they'll see is the harder they try to create a better product, the easier it is for us to sell," said Jerry Tingey, an Associated Foods retail sales specialist.
Lunch will be offered at Associated Foods, and additional stops are planned at grocery stores, emphasizing how they take wholesale beef from the distribution center and add value through their methods of packaging and labeling cuts.
Lectures resume at 8 a.m. Jan. 18, covering the cattle industry outlook, cattle growth promotants and National Cattlemen's Beef Association programs to help retailers sell more beef. Admission is $75 per person, not including hotel rooms.
"The whole goal of this beef summit is to talk about end quality of the product and how decisions beef producers are making on the ranches affects the end-product quality," said Sarah Baker, an event organizer and UI Extension educator from Custer County.
Baker said the summit will highlight Idaho's Beef Quality Assurance Program — a training program teaching producers how to raise higher quality cattle.
In Idaho, Baker, said the program is offered through UI Extension, and buyers often pay a premium to certified producers. She said producers will also learn how their checkoff dollars are helping to train meat managers and market beef at the retail level. Idaho Beef Council's Beef University, for example, teaches retail meat cutters about nutrition, beef preparation and other topics of interest to consumers.
Tingey said Associated Foods sales staff takes annual training on how to add value to beef through the latest cuts. He said the staff has also gone through Beef University. Tingey said nontraditional cuts can fetch higher prices for beef. For example, meat cutters have customarily used shoulder cuts for roasts, boneless short ribs or stew meat. Lately, he said meat cutters have cut flat iron stakes from the shoulder, recognizing it's the second most tender muscle of the carcass, and have earned a roughly $2 price premium.
Other cuts he mentioned that add value to the carcass include smaller and thicker portions of ribeye, strip and top sirloin.
Organizers hope to draw up to 100 participants. Call 879-2344 for more information.


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Several laser methods for treating an enlarged prostate gland ( benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH ) are now being used. Laser therapy uses a laser beam to remove the part of the prostate that is blocking the urethra . The procedure is done under either a general or spinal anesthetic. Most men who have laser treatment of BPH are able to leave the hospital the same or the next day.
While several laser methods are used, in general they all either sear (laser ablation) or vaporize (laser vaporization) the prostate tissue.
- As the seared tissue heals, it shrinks, dead tissue falls off, and the blockage is reduced. This may require several days.
- With vaporization, a channel is immediately opened, allowing the free flow of urine.
Studies comparing laser methods with transurethral resection of the prostate ( TURP ) have found that:
- Laser therapies improve symptoms about the same as TURP. footnote 1 , footnote 2
- Laser therapies improve quality of life about as well as TURP. footnote 3
- Compared to men who have TURP, men who have a laser therapy have a shorter hospital stay. footnote 4
- Men who have a laser therapy need to have another treatment more often than men who have TURP. footnote 3
Other things to think about include the following:
- Some men may choose laser therapy because of the shorter hospital stay, shorter time with a urinary catheter , and lower risk of complications. But discomfort during urination lasts longer after laser surgery.
- Laser therapies are newer than other treatments for BPH, so there isn't as much evidence on long-term results. Men who have laser therapy for BPH may be more likely to need another treatment than men who have an older treatment, like transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
Prostate surgery using a laser may not be available in all hospitals.
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Christmas festival and Santa are integrated together that means without Santa there is Christmas and without Christmas, there is no Santa. Most of you know about Santa, but still, giving a few facts about him. Well!! Santa Claus is also called as Saint Nick, Saint Nicolas, Father Christmas, and so on. He is a popular person of the Western Christian Society, and people believe that he will bring gifts to boys and girls who behaved well during the entire year.
Santa Claus is normally described as a joyous, portly with white beard man, sometimes he wears spectacles, and he wears a red color coat with white cuffs and fur collar and white fur trousers. This saintly looking man carries a big bag that is filled with gifts and goodies for children. The Santa became famous in the US and Canada in the 19th century, and people were influenced by the poem written in 1823 A Visit from St. Nicholas, and by political cartoonist and caricaturist Thomas Nast. The image of Santa has been reinforced and maintained through radio, song, childrens books, television, advertising, and films.
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Tourism Australia has signed a three-year marketing agreement with Etihad Airways worth $6 million as the peak body moves to fill the gap created by the loss of funding from Qantas.
The announcement of the partnership with Etihad comes on top of Virgin Australia announcing it had doubled its marketing partnership with Tourism Australia in a new deal worth $12 million over the next three years.
Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said the memorandum of understanding with Etihad - the airline's first with the peak body - would target visitors from the Middle East, United Kingdom and Europe.
"In just five years of flying to Australia, Etihad Airways has demonstrated a strong and growing commitment to its Australian operations," Mr McEvoy said in a statement.
Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan said Australia was an important market to the Abu Dhabi-headquartered carrier, with 16 per cent of the airline's seat capacity dedicated to flights into and out of the country.
"Etihad Airways and Tourism Australia have already started planning a major campaign for the first half of 2013 - together with Virgin Australia - in order to leverage the synergies of the airlines' joint networks and cooperative marketing spends," Mr Hogan said in a statement.
Etihad holds about 10 per cent of Virgin Australia stock and the two carriers formed a global alliance in 2010.
In November, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce ended the airline's partnership with Tourism Australia.
Mr Joyce said the partnership had to be terminated because of Tourism Australia chairman Geoff Dixon's clear conflict of interest, given he was part of a group of investors proposing to take the airline in a different direction.
At the time of the termination, Qantas was in the last year of a three-year partnership with Tourism Australia worth $44 million.
Under the deal, which was due to end in June 2013, Qantas put in $5 million in cash each year and supplied tickets for media and trade events.
Qantas said it would redirect those funds to state tourism bodies.
"Qantas remains the biggest private investor in promoting Australia to the world," a Qantas spokesperson said in an emailed statement after the Virgin-Tourism Australia funding boost was announced on December 13.
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Why would Mrs. Granger even make an appearance in the film of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; she's only mentioned once in the book. -Parodist 17:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Twice, actually. Gruntijackal 18:30 (UTC)
- Well that still doesn't explain why she would be physically portrayed. I suppose its just being added in. --Parodist 00:22, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
- Probably to be used as a flashback? Hermione modifying her parents memories and making them forget who they really are? ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:30, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't it say that a faculty member from Hogwarts came to visit? As I understand it, muggle-borns have a teacher from Hogwarts come out and talk to the family. --JKoch(Owl Me!) 10:28, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
- Done -- Bee T. Are50px(Call me!!) 18:01, April 26, 2011 (UTC)
Title: dentists aren't known as 'Doctor' in the UK, therefore this supposition is incorrect 126.96.36.199 02:01, September 28, 2011 (UTC)
- No it isn't. You wouldn't say "doctor" instead of "dentist", but you would call your dentist "Dr. Williams" or "Dr. Jenkins". -- SaXon 16:04, October 7, 2011 (UTC)
Consistency issue
Hermione Granger's father is referred to as "Dr. Granger" in the opening of his article, while here her mother is "Mrs. Granger, LDS". Unless there's a reason for it, the two should be consistent. So, which should be used? -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 04:16, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
Why must Mrs Granger's parents be desecndents of a squib? Why not Mr Granger? Muggle-borns are desecndents of squibs and the squib maybe her maternal or paternal aunt/uncle/great-grandparents or something. Anne B. Ng 03:13, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
Yaxley at Grangers'?
- … as the Death Eater Yaxley later arrived there.
Where in the world is any quotation for this fact? Mcepl (talk) 16:48, January 11, 2020 (UTC)
I'm sure it's in one of the deleted tcenes of the DH 1 film.--Rodolphus (talk) 16:51, January 11, 2020 (UTC)


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U.S., Russia and Iran meet for wrestling exhibition in New York City
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one.
Not so much in his home country, though the New Jersey native was greeted by more than a dozen television cameras Tuesday when the American team arrived at the United Nations for a news conference with the Iranian and Russian squads.
Wrestling's leaders hope sports fans do a double-take when they see those three countries in the same sentence - to prove a point about the sport's universality. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that wrestling be dropped starting with the 2020 Games, a decision that has a lot of people talking about the sport.
"It was like a double-edged sword. It's bittersweet," Burroughs said. "We're fighting for our lives, but in retrospect, we're getting more attention than we've ever received. Walking in here and seeing all these cameras, you're like, `What the heck's going on?' It's not a lot of times we get this much press."
The United States will face fellow wrestling powers Iran and then Russia in exhibitions Wednesday at Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. It's not the first time a wrestling meet has sprung up at a famed New York City locale - this is the fourth straight year such an event has been held to raise money for wrestling nonprofit Beat the Streets, with the last two in Times Square.
And it's not the first time the Iranians have competed in the U.S., though they hadn't been back since the world championships in this same city a decade ago. But February's unexpected IOC decision changed everything, and the organizers' goal is for "The Rumble on the Rails" to be much more than just another charitable event or international exhibition.
They hope the IOC is watching and notices the symbolism.
"I think they are. They have to. Three superpowers in the world are telling them to put it back in," said Kyle Dake, who will be competing in his first major senior-level international event after becoming the first wrestler to win NCAA titles in four weight classes.
Wrestling is now one of eight sports seeking to fill one spot in the 2020 Olympics. The IOC board will meet May 29 in Russia to recommend a short list, with the final decision in September.
Wednesday's meet is one of many events around the world this month to promote the sport. The Iranians will also wrestle the Americans in Los Angeles on Sunday.
All these efforts to publicize the sport are among the lessons of the IOC's decision. Wrestling leaders are rethinking everything from their governance structure to their rules.
There's a sense the sport will emerge stronger from these tribulations - if it emerges as an ongoing part of the Olympics.
"It's a weird feeling," said U.S. freestyle coach Zeke Jones. "Wrestling's not going away. It's what humans do; it's innate in mankind. But you have this feeling of, `Man, we're getting better right now when we might not be in the Olympic Games."'
Staying in the Olympics is a matter of national pride in Iran and Russia. Rasoul Khadem, Iran's technical manager, explained it this way through a translator: "Where I come from, wrestling is not just a sport; it is a part of culture and history."
Days after the IOC announcement, Burroughs and the U.S. team competed at the World Cup in Tehran. The Iranian fans kept asking for his T-shirts. Burroughs and other teammates shook hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a gesture of goodwill.
Burroughs said he saw the movie "Argo," about the 1979 hostage crisis, about a week later and was glad he didn't watch it before the trip because "I would've been freaking out." Now he feels he has a more nuanced view of the country.
Whether Iranians' opinions of the U.S. have been affected by wrestling's show of unity is unclear. Iran's state media did not report much on the arrival of the American wrestlers, which may stem from the official anger over the sanctions that have hit Iran's critical oil exports and blacklisted the country from international financial networks. The attention was much greater in 1998 when U.S. wrestlers competed in Iran for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which cut ties between the countries.
Dake, the former Cornell star, hears from friends: "Are you really wrestling Iran? That is amazing. That has bigger implications than just wrestling. That has huge political implications."
But to wrestling veterans like Jones, a 1992 Olympic silver medalist, the Iranians are just friendly rivals. He's visited their homes, dined with their families.
"U.S. and Iran have this tension publicly. Really, I sit down and have dinner with them all the time," Jones said. "Kind of sounds odd, right?"
Khadzhimurad Magomedov, one of the Russian coaches and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, also finds that events like this week's feel like reunions.
"We are eager to show here how friendly the wrestlers are to each other," he said through a translator.
Russia's contingent includes 2009 world silver medalist Rasul Dzhukaev at 163 pounds. Iran is led by two-time world champion Mehdi Taghavi Kermani at 145 1/2 pounds and Olympic bronze medalists Ehsan Lashgari at 185 pounds and Komeil Ghasemi at 264 1/2 pounds.
Burroughs, the reigning Olympic gold medalist at 163 pounds, promises some big throws and high-flying takedowns for the fans who bought tickets to Wednesday's event. Rich Bender, USA Wrestling's executive director, expects some serious passion from the wrestlers considering the stage and the stakes. The Iran match will be on NBC Sports Network, with the Russia match on Universal Sports.
"It's their canvas," he said. "It's their opportunity to articulate to people the good in wrestling."


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NEW YORK - Exelon yesterday received the 2012 Platts Global Energy Award in the "Strategic Deal" category for the successful merger of Exelon and Constellation. The award recognizes the success of a new energy project, asset buyout, or full company merger or acquisition in a time of uncertain markets and global interdependence.
"Exelon's merger with Constellation began a new era for the company by combining one of the cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets with one of the largest retail and wholesale customer bases in the United States," said Christopher M. Crane, president and CEO of Exelon. "It is gratifying to have industry experts from around the world recognize the value and strategic vision of the transaction."
Completed in March 2012, the $7.9 billion merger of Exelon and Constellation formed the largest U.S. competitive energy provider, with operations in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. It also brought together under one organization three leading electric and gas utilities - BGE, ComEd and PECO - which serve central Maryland (including Baltimore), northern Illinois (including Chicago) and southeastern Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia), respectively.
The merger strategy paired Exelon's large, environmentally advantaged generation fleet with Constellation's industry-leading customer-facing businesses. It matched 242 terawatt-hours of expected generation with 164 terawatt-hours of expected load in key markets to maximize value for customers and shareholders. The merger was built upon the legacy companies' shared philosophy that electricity competition is key to driving innovation, choice and savings for customers.
The new Exelon is well positioned to realize the merger's value. Although the combination was driven primarily by strategic fit, Exelon expects to achieve $550 million in run-rate O&M synergies and $75 million in capex synergies by 2014.
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Earthwatch researchers collected data to help restore riverside habitats in Central California while supporting sustainable farming.
The Central Valley of California is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and most productive agricultural regions. It has lost over 85% of its waterside habitats to increased agricultural and urban development. As a result, the region has lost many species, as well as fish-rearing habitat and water quality.
The Mokelumne River, located in the Cosumnes River Preserve, is regulated by a series of dams that allow it to be used for drinking and irrigation, as well as hydropower production. By decreasing the likelihood of flooding, however, these dams and associated levees have permitted agricultural producers to expand their area of cultivation to the river margin, thus limiting the amount of riverside habitat.
Our research project used the remaining riverside habitat of the Mokelumne River as an example of marginalized habitat. By studying the vegetation, birds, and pollinators (bees and butterflies) in this region, we were able to make better suggestions for restoring and revitalizing the area.
Our research focused on insect plant pollinators and the sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere by trees.
We explored the riverside habitats of Central California to better understand their role in slowing climate change.
Trees and shrubs take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and give off oxygen while storing much of the carbon in their woody tissue, thus slowing the process of climate change. Trees and shrubs, in turn, depend upon pollinators (bees and butterflies) for reproduction.
Bees pollinate up to 75% of our food plants, and butterflies are essential for native plant reproduction. In the Central Valley of California, large-scale industrial agriculture does not provide good habitat for these insects: bees and butterflies are sensitive to many of the pesticides that are used to control non-native insect pests. Natural areas such as riparian (riverside) habitat and upland valley oak forest are therefore critical for their survival.
By measuring the size and biomass of a tree, we can calculate how much carbon it is storing.
Our research focused on two features of the riparian forest: its community of insect plant pollinators and the sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere by trees. By better understanding the role of native insects and trees in ecosystems and by measuring their contribution to such vital processes as pollination and carbon storage, we can find ways to protect these organisms and restore the services they provide to both people and nature.
The California Delta region is located in north-central California and includes wild, agricultural, and urban settings. Volunteers will be immersed in California's rural culture, featuring farmers' markets and vineyards.
The Cosumnes River Preserve is in California's Delta region and has some of the best examples of riparian forest remaining in California. The preserve has hiking trails where wildlife can be observed, including many species of migratory birds. It is also a popular kayaking and canoeing spot. The town of Lodi, just 15 minutes away, is a well-known wine-producing area. The preserve is located 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento, where you can enjoy local farmers' markets, the California State Capitol building, restaurants, and visits to the Sacramento and American rivers. The study site is less than an hour from the Sierra Nevada range, where wine-tasting and hiking are very popular.
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Volunteers identified bird species in the field by visual and auditory clues and record your observations. They identified butterflies in flight or when caught in a net at different distances from the river and in different habitats. The abundance or scarcity of these pollinators told us about the habitat quality and the presence or absence of key plant species that butterflies depend on.
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Earthwatch ecologist Dr. Josh Viers studies sustainable agriculture and conservation in the watersheds of California's North Coast, Sierra Nevada, and Delta.
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NEW YORK – New York Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry last week joined David Beckham as one of the most high-profile Designated Players to join Major League Soccer.
Henry and Beckham also stand together in another exclusive category. They feature among SI.com's seventh annual list of the Top 20 highest-earning international athletes as compiled by MLSsoccer.com managing editor Jonah Freedman.
The Galaxy's Beckham ($40.5 million), who was No. 1 on the list last year, was knocked down to third behind Swiss tennis great Roger Federer ($61.8 million) and Argentine Lionel Messi ($44 million). RBNY's Henry finds himself at No. 12 with earnings of $24 million.
The Top 20 list featured a total of seven soccer players including Cristiano Ronaldo at No. 4, Kaká at No. 11, Ronaldinho at No. 16 and Carlos Tévez at No. 18.
The "Fortunate 50" American sports stars range from Tiger Woods at the top of the list with more than $90.5 million in earnings, down to New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett at No. 50 with $16.8 million.
What follows are the seven highest-compensated soccer players from the SI.com list. The research takes into account salary figures, win bonuses, endorsement income and appearance fees:
#1 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona): $44 mil
#2 - David Beckham (LA Galaxy): $40.5 mil
#3 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid):$40 mil
#4 - Kaká (Real Madrid):$25.1 mil
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Manchester United`s title winning celebrations at Eastlands caught me completely off-guard. The sight of a topless Rio Ferdinand should have set alarm bells ringing, but as he was next to a bare-chested Ronaldo; all I could think of was grabbing a can of Tango from the fridge.
Before I could reach the kitchen, the camera switched to widescreen to show Wayne Rooney with his hands gently caressing the bottom of his shirt. As Rooney`s intentions became clear, i lurched for the remote control in a desperate yet futile attempt to save Goliath from the grisly spectacle.
The wee man was left traumatised by the ensuing pictures, and he`s visited the sea-life centre on many occasions. Manchester United were in a similar state in `95 when the Hammers cost United the title; the Red Devils will finally take revenge at 3/5.
Jose Mourinho has rightly apologised for his over-the-top personal attack on Ronaldo. Judging a man as a result of his background is completely out of order; that`s the kind of thing a Frenchman would do. I`m surrendering to the 8/13 for a Chelsea win over Everton.
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Charlton may have suffered the ignominy of relegation, but like Arnold Schwarzenegger, they`ll be back, probably harassing women. I`m getting my hands on the 2/5 for a Liverpool win over the Addicks.
I`m not one to point fingers, unless I see an overweight ginger-haired kid with glasses, but Freddie Shepherd should shoulder the blame for Newcastle`s awful season. A draw between the disappointing Watford and Newcastle will come as no surprise at 12/5.
Paris Hilton has found herself looking at a prison sentence, or to use the correct term; she`s gone for a Barton. (It`s heartbreaking when your favourite movie stars let themselves down.) That young lady needs to be scared straight; it would take me just over a minute. I`m currently getting stuck into the 11/10 for a Blackburn win over Reading.
Cesc Fabregas is a quality footballer, but I suspect that he may also lead a secret life as a superhero. Fabman`s noble quest is to mildly annoy tubby midfielders. An Arsenal win over Pompey is the call at an absolutely fabulous 6/4.
I have to take my hat off to Neil Warnock. The Sheffield United manager has only found himself in one touchline ruck this season; that`s a remarkable show of restraint from the combustible northerner. Sheffield United can put the nail in Wigan`s Premiership coffin at a placid 13/10.
Sammy Lee has always been a winner. The Bolton manager once played a starring role in Liverpool`s FA youth cup winning team; but he was 37 at the time. The wife is also a little person, but it doesn`t hold her back; I just put a chair by the sink. There`s nothing small about the 3/1 for an Aston Villa win over Bolton.
I`ll try anything once, except enter a pie-eating contest with Mark Viduka. I must have a go on Middlesbrough at 10/11 against Fulham.
Paris Hilton and I have a lot in common, we`re both reluctant to do a little bird. Aston Villa, Chelsea, Man Utd and Middlesbrough form a weekend accer that I am genuinely excited about; the payout is a salacious 18/1.
Weekend Betting:
Blackburn v Reading
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Blackburn 11/10
Draw 12/5
Reading 13/5
Get on: Blackburn
Match Special:
McCarthy to score two or more goals 13/2
Bolton v Aston Villa
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Bolton 10/11
Draw 13/5
Aston Villa 3/1
Get on: Aston Villa
Match Special:
Carew to score the only goal of the game 55/1
Chelsea v Everton
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Chelsea 8/13
Draw 14/5
Everton 6/1
Get on: Chelsea
Match Special:
John Terry to score with a header 9/1
Liverpool v Charlton
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Liverpool 2/5
Draw 7/2
Charlton 8/1
Get on: Liverpool
Match Special:
Liverpool to keep a clean sheet 10/11
Man Utd v West Ham
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Live on Sky
Man Utd 3/5
Draw 11/4
West Ham 5/1
Get on: Man Utd
Match Special:
Rooney to score from outside the penalty area 5/1
Middlesbrough v Fulham
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Middlesbrough 10/11
Draw 12/5
Fulham 10/3
Get on: Middlesbrough
Match Special:
Viduka to score the first goal 11/2
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Portsmouth 15/8
Draw 5/2
Arsenal 6/4
Get on: Arsenal
Match Special:
Fabregas to score at any time 13/2
Sheff Utd v Wigan
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Live on Sky
Sheff Utd 13/10
Draw 12/5
Wigan 23/10
Get on: Sheff Utd
Match Special:
Sheff Utd to score three or more goals 5/1
Tottenham v Man City
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Tottenham 1/2
Draw 16/5
Man City 6/1
Get on: Tottenham
Match Special:
Berbatov to score a hat-trick 20/1
Watford v Newcastle
Sunday 13th May 15:00
Watford 9/5
Draw 12/5
Newcastle 7/4
Get on: Draw
Match Special:
No goal scorer in the match 8/1
By Gerry McDonnell
64 Seconds in Paris (Preview)
I`m not one of those parents who wrap their children up in cotton wool; I refuse to even pay for pyjamas. I do try my best to keep little Goliath away from television that he may find disturbing though, which normally involves avoiding programmes with Noel Edmonds.


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Easter decoration is now more popular than ever, and like Christmas, is becoming the perfect excuse to indulge your inner stylist.
This year's trends - fresh-as-paint pastels or more vibrant hues, from bright greens to daffodil yellows - are perfect for spring schemes and make a home look suitably dressed for the occasion.
Avoid over-elaborate displays and opt for simple, stylish touches. Skandi homes are known for their pared-back good looks, and their traditional table-top trees, hung with pretty eggs, are worth adopting.
Release your inner child and paint those yourself, or let the kids loose with some dye or paints. Add a wreath, a table dressed with flowers, and perhaps a scattering of hen, chick or bunny-decorated tableware and accessories, and you're there.
It's all about setting the scene and enhancing a special family occasion, whether it's a brunch, a lunch or an egg hunt and chocolate-fest. There's a whole Easter parade of decor delights to choose from, so simply take your pick and get cracking!
Choose a couple of key points in the home to decorate - whether indoors or out.
"Fill a vase with branches of Spring blossom and decorate with chocolate or blown eggs and tiny artificial birds, for a magical statement which will have children transfixed," says Jenny Hurran, founder of Out There Interiors.
"For a full-on Easter vibe, hang coloured eggs from a chandelier and a string of eggs at each window. Use a mantel for a display with 'cutesy' porcelain ornaments, posies in tea-cups and propped up pastel prints - if you ever needed an excuse to be 'girly', Easter is it!
If the weather's good, decorate outside shrubs or trees by hanging fake eggs from their branches, which could be clues in the egg hunt."


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A Belfast man was remanded into custody today (Saturday, September 9) accused of an online ticket fraud for the GAA All-Ireland final.
Appearing in the dock of Belfast Magistrates Court in a grey tracksuit, 30-year-old Wesley Brennan spoke only to confirm that he understood the charges against him.
Brennan, with an address at College Green, appeared on a total of 11 offences across two bills of indictment.
In relation to the alleged GAA online ticket fraud, Brennan was charged with fraud by false representation on dates between 21 August and 7 September this year in that he allegedly created false advertising with intent to cause loss to a named victim and "at least two other people."
On that same indictment, Brennan was also accused of stealing a PS4, a controller and six games worth £500.
The nine counts on the second indictment accuse Brennan of two counts of fraud by false representation, six counts of theft and one of driving while disqualified, allegedly committed on various dates between 24 March and 6 July this year.
None of he facts giving rise to this charges were opened in court but according to the particulars of the offences, Brennan allegedly committed fraud by using another person's bank card and by false advertising while he is alleged to have stolen cash totalling £3,360 from two victims as well as two IPhones.
Giving evidence to the court, a Detective Constable said he knew the circumstances behind each of the offences and he believed he could connect Brennan to them.
The detective told the court he also executed a warrant for Brennan's arrest on foot of a breach of a community service order.
As no application for bail was lodged with the court, District Judge George Conner remanded Brennan into custody to appear again via videolink on 29 September.


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Happy New Year everyone. I hope all of your had a great holiday season this year and got tons of fun stuff. I also hope you all made some reasonable resolutions for the new year. Mine was to draw more so all of you get to benefit from it. My first tutorial for the new year will be 'how to draw a cute dragon'. I drew this picture about a week ago and I thought I would share it with you and how you how to draw one of your very own. I hope you all like him and I just can't wait to see how yours come out so don't forget to post them!
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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1962
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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1962
- togglePart I THE WORK OF THE FUND
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- Appendix I. Members, Quotas, Governors, and Voting Power as of April 30, 1962
- Appendix II. Changes in Membership of Board of Governors
- Appendix III. Executive Directors and Voting Power as of April 30, 1962
- Appendix IV. Changes in Membership of Executive Board
- Appendix V. Fund Transactions: Reconciliation of Purchases, Repurchases, and Repayments from the beginning of operations to April 30, 1962
- Appendix VI. Scale of Fund Charges
- Appendix VII. Administrative Budget
- Appendix VIII. Comparative Statement of Income and of Total Administrative Expenditure
- Appendix IX. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Appendix X. Schedule of Par Values—as of June 30, 1962
- Appendix XI. Executive Board Decisions


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Hello again, ConquerClub! I've been looking over the way things were happening and the admins and I have all come to a consensus that we thought you'd agree upon: updates are being handled horribly.
Updates with no warning/feedback, updates with no announcement, and updates being released at sporadic points of time were all unprofessional, uncoordinated, unsupervised, and just..."un."
After further discussion with the other Administrators last night, this thread, along with another item I have planned (to be detailed below), will setup how updates are handled with more consistent standards and feedback/reach.
Here's what we have:
- Updates will always happen at around 3am CC Time and no other time unless it is an emergency
- I will post in this thread with an announcement of every update, no matter how small instead of a new announcement each time. This is more easily accomplished since the updates will be coordinated to take place at the same time each week (if any).
- Feedback: After speculation, it looks like feedback is distorted since not many on the site aren't active forum-goers that actually know what's happening. Due to this, I'm setting up a trial way to gather feedback from non forum-goers in conjunction with everyone else. Once I get it all tacked down, I'll release it as an update to you guys for a trial run. Hoorah for feedback!
Along with this, I have a list of things that we should cover:
- After much, much public feedback, the New Medals have been switched to 'Platinum'. They will be fixed as soon as possible (I'm petitioning that it be included in Next week's update...possibly sooner).
- Game finder is no longer auto-filled with preselected items.
- Due to low activity, the ConquerClub Shop at Zazzle will be removed from the site. Goodbye, Zazzle -- a sad day indeed!
- I just have some other minor things that have been unannounced:
- Game Finder Results are remembered
- Don't Allow Inactive Members to Receive Invites
- Password Bug Fixed!
- Player Tag Problem Fixed!
- 50 Waiting Games Bug Fixed!
- Explain Moderator Duties More Done!
- Rename Player 'V' Done!
- Login Using HTTPS
- Auto-Focus On Login Form (and more!) Done!
- Rank Icon Links to Rank Page Done!
There are many more, too, thanks to teamwide coding efforts to help better round off our site. Thank you for your time, patience, and understanding for the bugs. Best,
--rdsrds2120 (BMO)


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Overnight Dog Boarding
While staying for overnight dog boarding at Utah Dog Park, dogs romp and play all day with their friends in both indoor and outdoor playgrounds. At night, dogs sleep in individual, comfortable runs in which they have quiet, personal space after a full day of play!
For information about boarding at the Salt Lake City Airport facility, click here.
For information about boarding at the Woods Cross facility, click here.
Cageless Dog Daycare
An engaged and tired dog is a happy dog! At the Utah Dog Park, our fantastic staff ensures that your pets are active all day so when you come to pick them up after a long work day they are settled. Daycare prevents boredom in dogs which means they are less likely to dig, chew or bark at home! Daycare is also a wonderful way to safely socialize young dogs or rescue dogs who need extra attention while they learn to get along with other dogs and people.
Dog Washing Stations
The Utah Dog Park offers a most convenient "do it yourself" doggie wash. We supply the aprons, towels, brushes, shampoos, conditioners, and dryers – you supply the dirty dog! No appointment is needed! Please come in anytime during operational hours. If the idea of bathing your own dog gives you hives, we are happy to do it for you. Just schedule a deluxe bath and nail trim during your dog's daycare schedule and we will do the rest! We always clean up the mess!
The Park
The Woods Cross Utah Dog Park was our first location. Now, it remains Davis
County's premier full service pet care facility. Services are not limited to cats and dogs. ALL pets are welcome. Dogs are kept in separate zones based on size and temperament, with attendants present at all times. The senior lounge is cozy with couches and a TV for relaxation.
The Utah Dog Park-Airport is our newest location. It is the largest dog boarding and daycare facility in the state with over 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor play areas. In this space, we offer
6 different zones based on size, temperament, age and activity. All areas have easy access to
Our K9 Grass play-yards which are gentle on dogs' feet, safe and clean.
Both facilities offer live-webcams and after hours pick up or drop off services as well as pet-taxi services to your veterinarian or groomer.
You are the ultimate boss at the Utah Dog Park and our answer is ALWAYS yes! Let us know how we can make your travel planning less stressful, raising your puppy easier, or boarding your dogs more fun. We will accommodate your needs and schedule. We are proud to offer a safe, clean and, most importantly, FUN environment for your pet! The well-being of your best friend is our first concern.


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Oracle Acquires DataRaker, a Big Data Supplier to Utilities
Oracle says it will acquire DataRaker, a player in the business of big data analytics that specializes in working with data generated by smart meters used by the gas and electrical industries.
Since DataRaker is relatively small and privately held, financial terms aren't being disclosed. By my count, and it may be wrong, this is Oracle's ninth acquisition of 2012.
DataRaker supplies cloud-based analytics software to electrical and gas utilities that are using smart meters. It combines data gathered from those meters with data gathered from older legacy systems and provides analysis that helps control costs, saving both customers and the utility money.
Here's Oracle's announcement.
Oracle Buys DataRaker
Adds Cloud-based Analytics Platform to Oracle Utilities Solutions to Transform Big Data into Actionable Intelligence
Redwood Shores, CA – December 13, 2012
News Facts
Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire DataRaker, a provider of a cloud-based analytics platform that enables electric, gas and water utilities to leverage vast amounts of data to optimize operational efficiency and improve the customer experience.
Leading-edge utilities are investing in infrastructure to collect massive amounts of data from millions of distributed smart meters and sensors, and they require modern technologies to analyze and understand the insights provided by this data.
DataRaker's proven solutions enable customers to gain immediate benefits from smart devices, by transforming meter, customer and network data into insights that can have a dramatic impact on organizational performance.
The combination of Oracle and DataRaker's cloud-based solutions is expected to provide utilities with the most complete solution to harness the benefits of utility Big Data to improve operational performance and enhance customer experience.
More information on this announcement can be found at http://www.oracle.com/DataRaker
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"Big Data created by smart meters and sensors has presented utilities with an enormous opportunity to improve operations and deliver better customer service by acting on the unique insights that can only be found by understanding the massive amounts of data coming from their customers and networks," said Rodger Smith, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Utilities. "With DataRaker, Oracle can provide customers a complete and integrated set of products to further unlock efficiencies and create data insights that maximize business value."
"Oracle's proposed acquisition of DataRaker represents a strong endorsement of DataRaker's proven, scalable and high-performance platform. We are excited to be a part of Oracle, and look forward to combining our resources to drive new innovations that will continue to deliver value to customers," said Rick Brakken, CEO and Co-Founder, DataRaker.


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Jolly Philadelphia 76ers Fan Busts Out 'The Goonies' 'Truffle Shuffle' [VIDEO]
During a recent Philadelphia 76ers basketball game, a fan who goes by the appropriate name of "Big Daddy" put on quite a show for the other spectators.
As you can see, Big Daddy doesn't let his lack of a, uh, traditional dancer's body get in the way of him being an all-out boogie machine. And if that wasn't entertaining enough, Mr. Daddy will eventually get really caught up in the moment, lift his shirt, and do the "Truffle Shuffle" move made notorious by Chunk in the movie 'The Goonies.' 76er fans never say die.
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The Colours of Water – Aquamarine and Boysenberry
My skin is kind of sort of brownish
Pinkish yellowish white.
My eyes are greyish blueish green,
But I'm told they look orange in the night.
My hair is reddish blondish brown,
But it's silver when it's wet.
And all the colors I am inside
Have not been invented yet.
– Shel Silverstein, Colors-
One of the bloggers I follow said he had a favourite colour – aquamarine with a hint of boysenberry in it.
I had to look both colours up to be sure what they are. Aquamarine – I think that is the official colour that timeshare units are decorated in for the Canadian visitors to Florida. Boysenberry seems to be quite a regal colour, but because I have never seen a boysenberry, let alone eaten one, I'm not entirely sure this is the colour the blogger was thinking of.
No matter. With a little bit of magic in Photoshop Elements, I came up with a colour that I have named Aquaboyse.
I scoured my photos in order to show aquaboyse at work, but I was not all that successful. It doesn't seem to be a colour in Mother Nature's palette. The closest I could find were four photos of water. The Latin word for water is aqua, hence the word 'aquamarine', which must mean sea water; 'Aqua pura' meaning Pure Water; 'Aqua vitae' or the Water of Life (alcoholic spirits) and 'Aqua concus dipporum' meaning go soak your head.
My first water photo is at the Xel-Ha Park in Mexico. It is a nature reserve, but also a tourist recreation park. The lagoons are full of fish watching people, and people watching fish. The water is crystal clear and almost aquaboyse in colour!
The second photo is a lake at Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia. Because it is fed by a creek that flows down from the hot springs above, it stays ice free all winter long. The plants that grow on the bottom of the lake help to give the water a bit of an aquaboyse colour.
The third photo are the Dhows in the Doha Harbour in Qatar. The water is the Persian Gulf. There is a colour called Persian Blue, but I think the water looks much more like aquaboyse.
The last photo is a fish tank at The Vancouver Aquarium – a bit too green for aquaboyse, I'm afraid.
And there you have it – a brand new name for a colour.
39 thoughts on "The Colours of Water – Aquamarine and Boysenberry"
Your journey to find things with the color, aquaboyse, is so fun and fascinating. I could actually see that "colour" in some of your shots or did I just wish to see it? You are up to the challenge for sure.
Beautiful photos, you've managed to capture some very vivid colours… no shades of grey!


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After a hectic month, we really want to keep things simple…there's only ONE way to enter this months giveaway, leave a comment telling us your products that you could never live without (beauty, cleaning, cooking, anything!) We're curious, need some good quality reading, and thought it would be fun…so, off you go! Oh, be sure to enter by this coming Saturday (midnight). The winners will be announced Sunday evening on this blog. We really prefer that you leave your email address if you don't have a blog for us to contact you through, gracias.
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Poppy Chic Jewelry is offering one winner the "Key to My Heart" necklace (shown above), valued at $38! A second winner will receive the "Hugs and Kisses" necklaces (shown above, top right), valued at $23! And, a third winner will receive $10 of in-store credit. All winners will receive free shipping! Everyone else can receive 20% off, via refund. Just mention "Or so she says…" in the checkout notes to seller. This offer expires July 16, 2010.
"MB Art Studios is the creative work of me (Mary Burrows), an artist residing with my family in Reno, Nevada. I discovered this creative path in 2004, when I was a stay-at-home mom dabbling with watercolors and needle felting…all due to my son attending a waldorf preschool. Next thing I knew I was creating with clay and my mother-in-law gave me her kiln. I was hooked and opened up my world to the beauty of art after having worked in the corporate world for more than 15 years. MB Art Studios is dedicated to bringing beauty into peoples' lives. I create my own unique pottery, hold fine art classes for little people to work their magic, and also capture impressions of little ones hands and feet in clay. Each ceramic piece that I create is one-of-a-kind and hand built in my studio with earthenware or stoneware clay. My work is influenced by my love of simplicity and the beauty and power of the written word. I keep my eyes wide open all the time for inspiration."
I am always coming up with fresh ideas & fashions. Check back regularly for my "Flapper Fashions". I love doing custom orders!"


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Wall Opening Folding Steel Access Ladder - 4.00m Galvanised Steel
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- Floor to Ceiling Height 3.51 to 4.00 m
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