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Blade length: 3.80 in.Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.Total length: 8.00 in.Blade height (at heel): 0.85 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.07 in.Item weight: 2.30 oz.Shipment weight: 4.6 oz.Blade: VG-10 stainless steel clad with 16 layers of SUS410 high-carbon stainless steel on each sideHandle: Ebony-black Pakawood
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The stunningly beautiful Shun line of kitchen cutlery is forged by Kai in Japan and distributed through Kershaw. Shun features the look and benefits of stainless Damascus steel. The Damascus blade profile reduces sticking and results in less damage to the food being cut and faster prep times.
A stainless steel VG-10 center core (Jigane) is clad with 16 layers of SUS410 high-carbon stainless steel on each side. VG-10 "super steel" is composed of carbon, chromium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, silicon and vanadium, resulting in a long-lasting, high-performance edge with easy maintenance. 'D' shape Black Pakawood handles provide beauty and function. The 'D' shape is designed for left handed users and provides maximum comfort and control. Pakawood provides strength and stability along with moisture resistance.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Injuries proved to be as tough of a foe as Marquette for the Lipscomb Bisons tennis team in its season opener.
The Bisons lost 5-2 Saturday night to Marquette indoors at the Richland Tennis Center. Coach Mario Hernandez had only four players due to injuries.
"Knowing that we only had four players available made it tough on us," Hernandez said. "I felt that the team competed and embraced the challenge.
"No one feels sorry for us and we shouldn't have pity on ourselves. If anything I think this will make us stronger as a team because we have handled a challenge early in our season. All we can do is accept it and get better because of it."
Stuart Tierney, playing in the No. 2 spot, won his match 4-6, 6-4 (10-3). Rob Mitchell won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3.
"Rob and Stuart came up with some good wins," Hernandez said.
He also had praise for David Salazar who lost 6-1, 6-5 at No. 1, and Nacor Ibanez who fell 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4.
"David and Nacor also competed well," Hernandez said. "David, as a captain, showed a lot of guts getting through his match even though his back was bothering him.
"I asked him if he wanted to pull out and he said he wanted to continue."
Hernandez is anxious to get his players back on the court Tuesday for practice.
"I want our guys to think about the road that lies ahead for us," Hernandez said. "We are going to have to adopt an iron will and work ethic that we probably don't think we have in us.
"We will get better and we will be successful this year."
MATCH RESULTS: Marquette won 5-2
1. Mamalat/Teofanovic (MU) won 6-2 vs. Tierney/Mitchell (LU)
2. Collins/Skylr (MU) won 6-3 vs. Salazar/Ibanez (LU)
3. Marquette won by Default
1. Mamalat (MU) won 6-1, 6-5 vs. David Salazar (LU)
2. Stuart Tierney (LU) won 4-6, 6-4, (10-3) vs. Dykema (MU)
3. Rob Mitchell (LU) won 6-4, 6-4 vs. Tehrani (MU)
4. Trukov (MU) won 6-0, 6-2 vs. Nacor Ibanez (LU)
5. Marquette won by Default
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The Ruddle Post Remover System was designed by Dr. Clifford Ruddle to get out of sticky situations without root or tooth damage. This system features 5 trephine sizes with matching taps that literally put the grip on the post. Once the threads have been created, the removal tool completes the job. The Ruddle System is designed to fully engage and remove even the most intransigent post while preserving surrounding dentition.


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GENOA – Three Genoa-Kingston High School seniors were recognized for their role in a work-study program with a local manufacturing firm.
For the past semester, Genoa-Kingston students Michael Brzoska, Patrick Felvey and Ray Puckett learned the ropes of the manufacturing industry at Custom Aluminum Products, 312 Eureka Ave.
"We showed them what a mill was. Every single one of the high school students I brought through said 'What is a mill?' because where would you be exposed to this," said Shane Tredup, the vice president of operations at Custom Aluminum.
"They went from not even knowing what a mill was, to being able to set it up, write the program for it, and not only make some sample parts ... but actually some production pieces." Last week, the employees of Custom Aluminum commended the work of the three students as well as six of their colleagues – Shawn Balch, Justin Arana, Andy Dominguez, Victor Plata, Jose Aburto and Tommy Cruz – for completing the work-study program.
Tredup said Custom Aluminum has its own university-style program to teach employees and customers various aspects of manufacturing.
In the work-study program, the students spent weeks learning engineering drawing, mathematics and metrology, which is the science of measurement, the fundamentals of welding, and about computer numerical control machining.
Brzoska said he wants to pursue a career in mechanical engineering, and he felt the work-study program would be a great outlet for him. Felvey initially wanted to go into architecture, but became interested in engineering after taking some classes.
"Coming here was like the best thing ever," Felvey said. "It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of work, with drawings and everything like that, going from simple to very hard things. It was really interesting, and I loved it."
Brzoska, Felvey and Puckett were chosen out of 15 applicants, all of whom were great, Tredup said. An even harder task was choosing which of the three students would receive the two, two-year, full-ride scholarships to Kishwaukee College.
Brzoska and Felvey were selected to receive the scholarship so they can pursue something manufacturing-related at the college. Puckett said he plans to spend two years at Northern Illinois University before transferring down to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In addition, Custom Aluminum donated $5,000 to Genoa-Kingston School District 424 strictly to be used for its various technology classes. Two Genoa-Kingston students will be involved in the program next year, which has been expanded to a full year.


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Tonight sees the kickoff event for the 24th Annual Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Doors open at 8pm each night, and each night sees a different lineup of Shake the Shack favorites gathered together for an evening of music, drinks, and shenanigans. The event will also feature a carRead more…
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Me and my husband Alan (names have been changed) enjoy sharing porn with eachother. We worked different shifts, so we had plenty of time to look at porn on the Internet and send each other the hottest pictures we could find. I would often become turned on at the thought of having sex with alot of the sexy girls but my ultimate fantasy was to have a threesome. I fantasized alot about watching my husband fuck another woman while her and I also pleasure each other. Neither of us had ever had a threesome before and were in our late 20s, so I felt it was something that we should experience. I was shy about bringing it up to him, so I continued to send him porn in his e-mails and gave him hints. Soon afterwards, it became obvious that he would most definitely enjoy fucking a sexy new pussy if given the chance!
We were a few weeks away from relocating to another town when he came home from work one night and mentioned a new girl who started working at his job. He said she was extremely hot and flirtatious. He also learned that she was bi. I had seen her once when I had gone to meet him for lunch. Her name was Julia, she was 20 years old, blonde, petite, and had a tight body. I could tell he was attracted to her. A few days later, he said, "We are moving out of town soon. It would be pretty hot if we were to have a threesome with Julia before we left." The thought was arousing but I didn't take it too seriously since they didn't even know eachother that well. That night while we were about to have sex in bed, I asked him, "What would you do if Julia was in bed with us right now?" He began to show me exactly what he would do to her if she were there. By the time he had teased me and fucked me really good, I agreed that he should see if she would be willing.
He sent her an e-mail rather than asking her at work in person. She replied and said she that she would do it and that she's willing to try anything. They set a date for the three of us to get together. I had a chance to chat with her before she came over that day. To my surprise, she told me she had never gotten an orgasm during sex before! When I told Alan, he was excited because he knew that he would make sure he made her cum.
That night, she came over and we had a few drinks. She was wearing tight jeans and a pink sweater that showed off her sexy body. We were all nervous but calmed down after several drinks and talking. After a while of watching a little porn, then I looked over and saw them kissing. I let him enjoy her on his own for a moment, then I leaned over and started rubbing her pussy outside of her jeans. She leaned over and kissed me and she had really soft, plump lips. Her and Alan started kissing again and then he stuck his hand in her shirt and started pinching her nipples, rolling then between his fingers. I could tell she was getting really horny, so I suggested we should go to the room.
I had a red light on in there and 3 candles, that way it was dark, but we could still see every inch of her body. He was kissing her and taking off her shirt and I started taking off her pants. He was still playing with her nipples. Her skin was so soft and sexy! We both kissed her and of course I started pulling her clothes off. My heart was racing with lust! He sucked at her nipples while I tugged at her pants. Once her panties came off, I saw her pussy and it was the prettiest pussy I had ever seen! She is very slender, so it seemed her tight little pussy was resting right there on her pelvic bone. She had plump little lips, clean shaven! Once I spread her lips apart, I got extremely wet! I felt my clit throbbing! The skin in between her pussy lips was a pale pink and she had a very tiny pussy hole. Her asshole looked good enough to lick. I started eating her pussy out and it tasted so good! It was just so soft and warm. Alan was still kissing her, but I pulled him down with me cause I wanted him to see her pussy too. He started eating it and banging it with his fingers. I knew he was pleased. I was sure she had the body that he has only fantasized about and Im sure he was excited that he was actually going to fuck her. He took his sweet time too, enjoying every second. So did I!! It was very hot. I couldn't believe how incredibly sexy she was!
He kept eating her and fingering her while I kissed her and pinched her sweet nipples. She was moaning and grinding her pussy against his face. He kept slurping on her clit and massaging her g-spot until she came in his mouth. She was quite loud and we both knew she came really good. I was extremely wet and I had been rubbing my swollen clit.
After she had her first orgasm, I ate her some more and Alan got a condom, cause he was ready to take her for a ride. He got up on his knees between her legs and slowly stuck his dick in. I could tell it was tight around his dick because her pussy lips were wrapped tightly around his dick. I was watching from behind and saw it go in. He started fucking her and I could tell he made her feel really good. Both of them were in total ecstasy, I could tell. I moved up next to her so I could get a veiw of both of them. He was pounding her harder and harder and he kept telling her how good she felt. I spread her lips apart and we both watched his dick pound her. He just about couldn't handle it. This was definitely his fantasy fuck!! I doubt he ever even dreamt about fucking a girl with a body like that. And there he was, fucking her…..and she loved it. I kept on kissing her and playing with her sexy little tits. She laid there, all helpless, like she just wanted him to fuck her until she couldnt take it anymore. We kept rubbing her clit and he started pounding harder and harder until he came in her tight little pussy. It turned me on beyond expression to know her pretty pussy made him cum that hard. I tried to imagine just how satisfying it must have been for him to fuck her until he built up that orgasm and just bust!
I still had not had an orgasm yet. I was so busy focusing on them two! Immediately after he came, he started to kiss her and carress her sexy body. Both of us took turns kissing her and eating her sexy wet pussy. He positioned her on top of him and I could see his dick was already hard again! I watched as she lowered her pussy on his dick and he pushed himself inside of her. I went to the end of the bed to watch his dick penetrate her. I spread her asscheeks apart and had to play with my pussy after I saw how good it looked while they fucked. She completely soaked his cock with her sweet pussy juice. She started riding him harder while he pinched her nipples. He wanted to make her cum so bad. He put his hands on her hips and made sure she was grinding her clit into his pelvic bone. He sucked on her nipples and very soon afterwards, she began to moan really loud!!! She started to twitch a little bit and I knew he was making her cum! I could see him watching her while she was in exstacy and I am sure he was extremely turned on. I was quite sure she was very much pleased with her first orgasm while fucking!
After she came, he positioned her in a doggy-style position. I laid under her in a 69 position and we ate eachothers pussies. Her mouth felt so warm and soft and I loved the way she sucked on my clit. I spread her asscheeks for him so he could get a nice good look before sticking his dick in her pussy. I grabbed his dick and rubbed the head of it all over her pussy, especially her clit. After teasing her a bit, I pointed his dick right towards her pussy hole and he squeezed himself inside. He began to pound her pussy good. I was able to get a perfect view of everything until he started pounding her so hard and fast that everything looked blurry. She was moaning so I started rubbing her clit. As Alan was working up another orgasm, he moaned, "Your pussy feels so fucking good!" and I could tell he was lost in the sensations of her tight, hot cunt. He looked down and watched his dick fucking her pussy, her tight asshole, and saw the way her ass was bouncing everytime he thrust into her. He started cumming extremely hard, hard
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him cum in a long time!!
As he got up to use the restroom, she and I continued eating eachother out. Her pussy was very wet from the good fucking she just had. I asked her, "How did that feel?" In a soft voice, she said, "Oh, I loved it! He made me cum so hard…"
When he came back in the room, I laid on my back and told him I wanted to cum. Alan knew very well that I loved the way he banged my pussy with his fingers while he ate me, so he proceeded to do just that! She started licking and sucking my nipples. I asked him, "How did you like fucking her pussy?" And he said, "It felt so fucking good…" I moaned and let them have thier way with me. I could feel him rubbing my g-spot and my pussy was gushing with juices. I closed my eyes and thought about how good it looked when they were fucking and I came so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!
After that, we went into the living room and watched some TV until she excused her self to go home since she had to work the next day. Me and Alan talked about it after she left and we both agreed it was the most thrilling thing we had ever done sexually. The next day, we talked to her and she had also agreed it was the hottest sex she ever had. Since we enjoyed it so much, we did it again a few days later!
Alan and I have moved out of town since then but we still keep in touch with Julia. One of these days, she wants to come and visit us…….so she can cum some more!
A Fantasy For 3
Me and my husband Alan (names have been changed) enjoy sharing porn with eachother. We worked different shifts, so we had plenty of time to look at porn on the Internet and send each other the hottest pictures we could find. I would often become turned on at the thought of having sex with alot of the sexy girls but my ultimate fantasy was to have a threesome. I fantasized alot about watching my husband fuck another woman while her and I also pleasure each other. Neither of us had ever had a threesome before and were in our late 20s, so I felt it was something that we should experience. I was shy about bringing it up to him, so I continued to send him porn in his e-mails and gave him hints. Soon afterwards, it became obvious that he would most definitely enjoy fucking a sexy new pussy if given the chance!


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Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (VIR) Instrument
Click on the image above to launch the .swf file to explore how the Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (VIR) instrument works.
VIR is a Visual and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer in a single optical head. A Shafer telescope is combined with an Offner spectrometer. Spectral images are formed on two matrix detectors to cover the 0.25-1 µm and 1-5 µm ranges. The design uses a dual arm optical and focal design with mapping ability to 5 µm.
The spectrometer consists of three modules: the optical system, 5.0 kg mass; the proximity electronics, 3.0 kg and 5 W; and the cryocooler including driving electronics, 1.3 kg and 12.6 W. A mechanical and thermal mounting of 5.0 kg mass accommodates the spectrometer subsystems.
The Visible and Infrared (VIR) Mapping Spectrometer "sees" from 0.3-5 microns covering the near ultraviolet (UV), visible and infrared regions of the spectrum. The instrument produces an image of the spectrum and has on board its own calibration lamp, which it imaged as part of the tests performed in the weeks after launch.
When you click "View VIR Data" on the second screen of the above interactive, you will see data of Earth taken by VIRTIS, an equivalent imaging spectrometer aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, an ESA mission to a comet. A data cube is a 3-D array of numbers representing spatial and spectral images of a target in space. In this example, light reflected off of and emitted from Earth is focused on the visible and infrared sensors by the telescope and spectrometer, and is stored as a data cube. A two-dimensional image is captured at each frequency, or wavelength of light. The set of images is then stacked to form the three-dimensional cube. Thus, the multi- spectral imaging spectrometer provides both spectral images and spatially specific spectra.
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In Win Metal Suit GD Review
Have you been searching all over the place for a new computer case for your next build? Maybe your case has taken some battle damages during the years. In Win has released a new mid-tower computer case, called the Metal Suit GD. In Win has taken full advantage of its patented VGA Turbo cooling solution in the Metal Suit GD, which could prove to bring some of those graphics card temperatures down. I am interesting to see how the Metal Suit GD looks and performs and to see if it is somewhat similar to the design of the In Win Stealth B2 Bomber.
Closer Look:
When you take a look at the packaging for the In Win Metal Suit GD, you are able to see your first glimpse of the Metal Suit GD on the front of the box, which shows it off with the name "GunDam" above it, which is what In Win was calling this product in house, though it was not changed on the first batch of packages. On the front not only is there a picture of the Metal Suit GD, there is also a picture of a large robot, which goes along with the theme of the case. When you take a look at the back of the package, you are able to see the Metal Suit GD in the exact angle with the side panel taken off, so you are able to see what the inside of the case looks like, as well as a zoomed in picture of the VGA cooling ducting in the background. On one of the sides, you are able to see some of the major features In Win would like you to know about the Metal Suit GD along with some pictures to help explain them, while on the opposite side of the package you are able to see the specifications of the case, again with pictures to explain and show off.
If you are just as anxious to see what the In Win Metal Suit GD looks like out of the box, then you are in luck, because so am I. When you first pull it out, you are able to see exactly how secure and safe the Metal Suit GD is inside the box. It is wrapped in a plastic bag to keep from getting any scratches with the molded foam protection on both the top and bottom assuring against any trauma that it may incur during the shipping process.


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I find the Farmer's Market to be one of the most inspiring places to shop around. This would be true anywhere, but here in California we are especially lucky because many of our markets are open year round and contain the best of our state's farms. I have a special weakness for organic produce, and when organic meets heirloom in a beautiful, vibrantly colored flat, I can't help but be inspired. Enter the cauliflower. Ever since I cut potato out of my diet so that I could best breastfeed sensitive Baby Yum, cauliflower has had a special place in my heart. Before I ever started an allergen-free gluten-free diet, I enjoyed southern-style mashed cauliflower as a side dish. Once I went allergen-free and potato-free, this carb-girl started having some serious mashed potato cravings. I had to modify my old recipe quite a bit to fit with my dairy-free diet, and the following recipe is the result. I've never been that crazy about plain cauliflower (especially raw, yech), but steamed with herbs and blended with herbs, some healthy olive oil and a dollop of decadent margarine, cauliflower transforms into a whole new, very tasty dish. I like to add fresh herbs to the hot cauliflower because it adds a fresh, green flavor and presentation, but it is tasty without as well. If you plan on serving it with a hearty sauce like vegan gravy, I would probably leave out the dill or parsley. You can also use a plain version as a topping for shepherd's pie. It is softer than a mashed potato topping but has a very satisfying mouth-feel and flavor. In fact, just talking about it makes me want some! Let me know how you serve your mashed cauliflower in the comments. If you haven't tried it before, there is no time like the present! I promise that you won't be sorry you tried it.
*The golden mashed cauliflower is made with some gorgeous yellow cauliflower, as pictured above. The white mashed cauliflower was made using the more commonly available white cauliflower. Both organic, of course!*
This post is an entry in Meatless Mondays
Looking for more gluten-free cauliflower recipes? Try these!
Roasted Garlic Cauliflower recipe
Cauliflower CRUST pizza (low-carb, flourless!)
Elana's Potato-free Cauliflower "Potato" Salad
Elana's Cauliflower Rice
Alison's Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Sorghum Cauliflower Curry Recipe
Dairy Free Rice-free Cauliflower "Risotto"
What's your favorite cauliflower recipe? Share in comments!
Dairy-free Mashed Cauliflower Recipe
1 head of cauliflower
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. margarine (I use Earth Balance soy-free)
a few sprigs of fresh herb of choice (dill or parsley are nice)
1-2 tbsp. nutritional yeast (optional)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
Cut off generous florets off the main cauliflower stalk. Bring water to a boil in steamer and add your florets. If you want, you can add a sprig or two of your fresh herb, reserving some for later. Steam for 8-10 minutes or until you can easily pierce with a fork. Remove herb and discard. Remove florets from steamer and put in your food processor. Process lightly. Add your olive oil, margarine, and fresh herb and process until creamy. Add nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper, and process again to disperse. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Baby Yum style: For an allergy-prone 14 month old who has already successfully eaten cauliflower, fresh herbs and olive oil:
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Trend File: Present & Everlasting
Second in a series of home design trends as forecasted at Ambiente: Present & Everlasting. In contrast to the light, natural wood and white Genuine & Sincere trend room, this room in the exhibit was dark, glittering and filled with precious objects based on new forms of classic designs.
The Concept: The style of "Present & Everlasting" was presented as being "a contemporary interpretation of traditional values and classical design". It is a energetic, current version of classic motifs. High quality of finishes and materials are a given. Many of the items from this earlier Design Direction: Gold for the Tabletop post could fall into the "Present & Everlasting" trend.
The Materials: Gold, bronze, leather, suede, crystal, glass, semi precious stones, marble, ebony and porcelain.
The Motifs: Historical motifs and classical designs are printed, embroidered and painted on pieces. Fine graphic patterns are engraved in a decorative manner on glass.
The Colors: Shown above, left to right: Pantone 485, Pantone 7414, Pantone 465, a warm white, Pantone 4975,Pantone 532.
The Ambiente Trends 2010 exhibit (and excellent accompanying lecture) was produced by the bora.herke.stilburo.
Previous Trend File: Genuine & Sincere
Up Tomorrow: Trend File: Crafted & Original
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From Steve Kroner of the Sporting Green staff:
For three A's starters, the start to the 2008 season came Friday.
That's when the team announced third baseman Eric Chavez and outfielders Mark Kotsay and Travis Buck will miss the rest of this season because of various injuries.
Chavez, who hasn't played since late July because of back spasms, will have surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday. The shoulder has given Chavez problems for some time. He hit .240 this year, with 15 homers and 46 RBIs.
Kotsay had back surgery in March and did not play for Oakland this season until June 1. Kotsay has been on the disabled list for two weeks after incurring another back injury. Kotsay's 2007 numbers: .214, 1 HR, 20 RBIs.
Buck, who made the Opening Night roster as a rookie in large part because of Kotsay's absence, also has spent the better part of two weeks on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. His season is over not because of the hamstring, but because of a right elbow that has plagued him for much of the season. He will have surgery on the elbow Sept. 10.
The A's have used an Oakland-record and major-league high 51 players this season. They have used the disabled 22 times, which ties the Oakland mark set in 1992.


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A shocked Carlo Ancelotti admitted his Chelsea side are still "sleeping" as their nightmarish mid-season slump deepened with a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, and the Italian conceded he must be the first to "wake up" if their title challenge is to be revived.
Chelsea, five points clear towards the end of October, trail the Premier League leaders, Manchester United, by six points and will start tomorrow's game against sixth-placed Bolton Wanderers outside the Champions League places if Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United today.
Roman Abramovich, Chelsea's owner, was absent here as Arsenal stretched their rivals' miserable sequence to one win in eight matches but an immediate improvement is required if the focus is to be drawn from Ancelotti's position.
The Italian accepted responsibility for this latest defeat – inflicted by goals from Alex Song, Cesc Fábregas and Theo Walcott with Branislav Ivanovic replying for Chelsea – but was particularly shaken by his side's sloppiness having seen improvement in the draw at Spurs, their last game, a fortnight ago. "I didn't expect this," he said. "I was surprised by this performance. I'd seen some very good training sessions this week, so I did not expect this. We have to wake up. Until now we've been sleeping. But maybe I have to be the first to wake up.
"I'm worried, obviously, because that's six [league] games we've not been able to win. I didn't see the team playing the way we want and we had difficulty playing our football. It's obvious we don't have the confidence to play our style at the moment. But when you are sleeping, it's important you wake up quickly. It's difficult to answer [whether Chelsea can still win the title]. We've lost a lot of points and our position, but I have confidence."
Abramovich chose to terminate Luiz Felipe Scolari's tenure at Stamford Bridge when it appeared Chelsea might surrender their position in the top four – they were fourth and seven points from the summit at the time – and, with it, entry into the lucrative Champions League. Yet this was already the Londoners' worst league run since 1999. Although Ancelotti believes he still benefits from the oligarch's backing, the prospect of slipping to sixth should Bolton beat them tomorrow puts the manager's predicament in grim context.
Asked how long he thought the club's owner would remain both patient and supportive, Ancelotti said: "I don't know. Obviously he won't be happy at this moment. I will take my responsibility, but this is a question you have to ask him, not me. We have to do better. It's not usual that Chelsea cannot win for six or seven games. But everyone said I did a fantastic job last year, and now people are saying other things. The table is not good, but this is the reality. We have to do better. I'm not worried. I have to work."
Chelsea had won their past five meetings in all competitions against Arsenal, yet this was transformed into an occasion when Arsène Wenger's side confirmed their potential to claim a first league title since 2004. This was their first victory in 12 meetings against Chelsea and United, and a timely reminder of their continued development. Fábregas insisted "belief" had been the difference in this display, and Walcott suggested the hosts had made Chelsea "look average" at times.
"Mathematically it was important because it keeps us in touch with the leaders but, psychologically, that was also important," said Wenger. "Our capability of winning big games has been questioned, so that can be a pivotal moment. Beating the big teams at home will have an important impact on this league.
"Two years ago with the same players, we were maybe battered by Chelsea. Last year we felt we were getting closer. This year, at United and Chelsea, we were more frustrated because we were more in the game. Maybe we played a bit with the handbrake [on]. It's been a slow learning process but we got it out of our system tonight. Fábregas had said we were maybe 'scared' to win. That was a strong word to use, but maybe there was something in it. We didn't see that tonight.
"We were good in the challenges tonight. We've improved on that front. We have more 'mannish' dimension in our team in all the duels, and we're not bullied any more. We've matured over the last two years. I still count Chelsea as one of the big contenders of the championship. I do not think they're out of it - not at all - after their defeat tonight. But I don't think we're far from winning the title. We're in December and in touch with United. I hope this victory will convince the team that we are moving in the right direction."
This article was written by Dominic Fifield, for The Guardian on Tuesday 28th December 2010 01.04 Europe/London
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TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP/WGRZ) - Authorities say an 86-year-old man beaten in a Buffalo-area assisted living facility by his elderly roommate has died.
Police in the town of Tonawanda say that Salvatore "Sam" Trusello was attacked by 87-year-old Chester Rusek on Nov. 26 at the Kenwell DePaul Senior Living Community. Officials say Trusello was beaten with a 21/2-pound magnet.
Police and Trusello's family say he died Thursday at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday to determine whether Trusello's death was connected to the beating.
Town of Tonawanda Police say that Trusello and Rusek were roommates at the home.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office says the case will be presented to a grand jury.
Rusek is in jail, charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. It wasn't initially known if he has a lawyer.


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In terms of yield and quality, the 2012 cotton crop in the Upper Southeast will likely end up among the top two or three of the past decade.
In terms of what this past year's crop could have been, it clearly had the potential to be one of the top crops in recent memory.
Though growers didn't know it at the time, early season damage from thrips was likely one of the culprits, along with Mother Nature that held this year's cotton crop back.
In years, like 2012, with high thrips populations and extended cool weather after planting, growers understand just how much they miss having an old standby, Temik, to manage thrips and nematodes.
Entomologists, including Jack Bacheler and Dominic Reisig at North Carolina State have initiated a number of innovative research projects to offset the continued absence of aldicarb from the marketplace.
"What we really need is a treatment that will work well enough on thrips that growers don't have to come back later in the season with a foliar application. For example, we often need Orthene to supplement seed treatments, and these can be disruptive and can lead to more spider mite problems," Bacheler says.
Virginia Tech Entomologist and State IPM Leader Ames Herbert has one of the most extensive thirps management research programs in the country. He says growers want a magical, silver bullet treatment to replace Temik and Temik plus acephate, but that elusive remedy just isn't available.
Herbert, who works at the Tidewater Agriculture Research Center in Suffolk, Virginia, says despite the absence of a magical, one-shot cure for thrips, there are plenty of options that growers can use to effectively manage these tiny insects.
Speaking at a recent North Carolina cotton field day, North Carolina State University Entomologist Bacheler confirmed some bad news that most growers knew was coming.
Temik replacement doubtful
It doesn't look like the much-promised Temik replacement and aldicarb product Meymik will make it into the market place in time for use in 2013.
Whether or not Meymik, or any meaningful aldicarb product will ever make it to the market is far from certain.
The company, More Economic Yield, or MEY Corporation, isn't talking about the future of Meymik, other than to say construction of a production facility in Georgia has been delayed.
Causes for the delay vary from source to source, but the bottom line is no Temik-like product for 2013.
Without Temik more and more growers are depending on seed treatments to manage thrips. The most popular of these treatments contain imidacloprid, deemed by some to be the most widely used insecticide in the world.
Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid, which acts on the central nervous system of insects. Technically, it blocks the nicotinergic neuronal pathway, which less technically kills the insect.
Because it binds much more readily to insects than mammal neuron receptors, imidacloprids are relatively safe for humans to use — another big plus to being the most often used insecticide in the world.
This family of insecticides has been around a long time and many generic products containing imidacloprid are available and used as seed treatments for thrips. These insecticides do work, but they just won't hold up season long under heavy thrips pressure, Bacheler says.
Danny Pierce is a long-time North Carolina Crop Consultant, with more than 30 years in the business. He may just be the dean of licensed crop consultants in the state. He says, he has long questioned the rates of imidacloprids used in seed treatments.
Two years ago Pierce began doing some private testing on higher rates of imidacloprid and made his own seed treatments, with some outstanding results.
Since this treatment is off label, Pierce took his findings to Bacheler, who included them as part of his thrips management research program.
Bacheler looked at Pierce's results and began testing high rates of the material used as a seed treatment.
"At first look, it didn't look all that great," he says. "But after we picked the cotton and processed the data, a 6X treatment of imidacloprid did well. In other tests a 10X rate looked good on cotton, even in areas with fairly high thrips populations," Bacheler adds.
Working with North Carolina State Ag Extension Agent Norm Harrell in Wilson County, N.C., Bacheler says they came up with some interesting results that may help growers with thrips management next year.
Check plots beat up
"In the test, the check plots were pretty well beat up, which is what you would expect in areas that traditionally have high thrips populations. The next treatment was Avicta, and four weeks after application, the cotton plants were beginning to look pretty beat up as well, again what is expected with high thrips pressure," Bacheler says.
However, when they added imidacloprid to the Avicta seed treatment, the plants looked significantly better, the North Carolina State entomologist says.
"We had similar, though less conclusive, results at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station in Rocky Mount, N.C. when we applied the same combination of seed treatment and imidacloprid.
"So, this does give us some optimism that treatments like this can improve the tools we do have to manage thrips and make some of these more commonly used seed treatments work better and/or longer," he adds.
The farmer field results in Wilson, N.C., points out another important part of any overall thrips management strategy — the grower. Bacheler says the grower did an outstanding job of applying the material right down the seed row.
In Rocky Mount the application didn't go on quite so efficiently and the results weren't quite as good, he says.
In the Wilson test, Bacheler points out by applying more imidacloprid to the seed treatment proved to be efficient, reducing the number of thrips per five plants from 250 in the check field to 9.5 for the test treatment. While that level of control might not be ideal for some growers, it is clearly a big improvement over seed treatments alone for thrips management.
Bacheler says he hopes the results of these tests will inspire companies that sell imadicloprid seed treatments to re-evaluate their labels and, hopefully, increase the label rates to help growers improve the length of control of thrips offered by these products.
Managing thrips is always a challenge in the northern half of North Carolina and in southeastern Virginia — an area often referred to as 'thrips central'.
This area had a significant reduction in cotton acreage last year and most experts contend the reduction will be even more severe in 2013.
Fewer cotton acres, combined with the need for increased yield and quality to make a profit growing cotton, will likely force growers to plant cotton on their most productive land.
The same combination will make it even more imperative to keep young cotton plants healthy and growing during the highly variable weather conditions that traditionally occur in the area during the first couple of months of cotton production.
Will probably need foliar treatment
"Whether I like it or not, what this probably means is that for early-planted cotton in most of North Carolina and Virginia, we are going to have to use a foliar insecticide to supplement seed treatments," Bacheler says.
"The good news is that these foliar materials, primarily acephate (Orthene) have performed well in our tests and in tests with Ames Herbert in Southeast Virginia," he adds.
For growers, paying the $20-$25 dollar per acre cost of an additional foliar insecticide will likely become a trade-off on yield and quality of their cotton crop.
It will be a chore for cotton growers, but Bacheler says using a hooded sprayer is one way to improve efficacy and reduce costs of using a foliar-applied insecticide to augment seed treatment control for thrips.
The over-riding bad news for cotton growers in 2013 is likely going to be low prices.
For cotton growers in the Upper Southeast, the secondary bad news is no Temik.
What system growers use to manage thrips early in the growing season in 2013 is not so important. What is important is that they have a plan and that they manage these insects.
Otherwise, they can expect yield loss and in some cases quality loss, too.
"Our region has earned the distinction of having the highest levels of thrips and greatest potential damage to seedling cotton of anywhere in the U.S.
"In some tests, with the help of a microscope, we sometimes count as many as 200 to 500 immature thrips per 5 seedlings! That's a 'ton' of thrips, especially if seedlings are unprotected. So it's probably not a surprise that Virginia and North Carolina have the highest ratio of surrounding host vegetation to small average cotton field size," Bacheler says.
"It's also not a surprise that growers in these highly susceptible areas better have a good system to manage thrips," he adds.


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Posted 26 October 2003 - 10:18 PM
here is shot of a tiny critter i saw on an ascidian at jervis bay australia
dx 3000
macro mode
cameras own flash
Posted 26 October 2003 - 10:25 PM
i ment to post this one
i have croped both images a fair bit
and played with contrast and brightness.
im gonna try for a better shot next time .
love the timy baby critter below
comments apreciated
Posted 29 October 2003 - 02:18 PM
thanks for this photo ! a bizarre-looking arthropod ... as a marine zoologist I am a bit puzzled ... the resolution is a bit low to see the details, looks like a pycnogonid = sea spider (some species have 5 legs on each side), but it could be also a crustacean larva or an long-legged isopod
do you have more macro shots ?
Posted 29 October 2003 - 03:38 PM
We get these critters alot on the colonial ascidians (as in Matt's pic) on the south coast of NSW (Australia). The proportion of body seemed all wrong for a pycnogonid. The ones we are used to spotting anyways
Have been trolling through all my invertebrate texts (from a past life as a biologist) and I can't put my finger on what they are ... any suggestions on good references? There are long - legged Isopods?
I have been picking the brains of the wet pixilians out there on super macro, so there might be some more detailed shots soon ... I think Matt's DX 3000 was at max to get these shot - but I'm sure he'll tell you all about it
Posted 29 October 2003 - 04:45 PM
Tucker, Georgia
Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing with housed SB800 flash.
Posted 29 October 2003 - 06:57 PM
As taken ...
And cropped ...
Taken with a Nikon F70 + Nikkor 60mm + Subal Housing + YS90 Duo
Jervis Bay Oct 2002
... so do you think they're related ???
Posted 29 October 2003 - 08:11 PM
ill have a look later , when i get home and see if ive got a better shot , u can probally see how really small they are, so its a bit of a challange to get anything at all.
hey jimbo
love your critter.
that small stuff can be fun .
when its getting smaller then the eye can see its getting challenging.
next time im down jervis bay im gonna spend a while and try and get a decent shot
Posted 29 October 2003 - 08:34 PM
Posted 29 October 2003 - 08:38 PM
Posted 29 October 2003 - 10:03 PM
now thats just showing off .(im jelous)
how small can u go !
id like to see one of thoes laying eggs .lol
Posted 29 October 2003 - 10:17 PM
lndr might have a clearer shot.
these critters are at the limit of my little camera.
Posted 29 October 2003 - 10:21 PM
Posted 30 October 2003 - 09:55 AM
seems that I enhanced an interesting discussion about the tiny critters - hope to see more images posted
the "swimming crinoid" from the Caribbean is definetely a crinoid, related to the Eastern Atlantic Anthedon spp., I will try to provide a tentative id with the Hendler book later in the afternoon
I still don't know what's the tiny thing from the ascidians is (Matty's photo), but some pycnos have very similar, stout bodies, with spines, by far not all are slender as Nymphon, Pseudopallene or the deep-sea Collosseides
for this one I need a real good macro - and eventually a specimen (preserved in 70 % ethanol, rum will do it, too)
alternatively it could be an isopod
the red critters clinging on some sort of coral are definetely isopods, I think jaerids or close to them, but I will check to be sure
hey, does somebody have photos of skeleton shrimps (caprellids) ? I really like these ones ! and have a colleague in Sevilla, Spain, who works on them and would appreciate the pictures
Posted 30 October 2003 - 01:22 PM
The isopods are actually on a sponge. Forget its name momentarily ...
Posted 30 October 2003 - 05:28 PM
thanks for the pycno shot - we had a student working on them - he will certainly know what it is
I have some ids for you
the red isopods are from a huge group called Asellota, and most probably either from the family Paramunnidae or Munnidae
the crinoid from the Virgin Islands (or Cayman Is ??) .. anyway .. it's Analcidometra armata
I also identified Craig's tiny "white moray eel": it's actually a wormlike white pipe fish Siokunichthys nigrolineatus, which is associated with mushrom corals
still working on Matty's creature
a photo under microscope would help !
Posted 30 October 2003 - 06:38 PM
Posted 30 October 2003 - 10:27 PM
shot in the solomon islands . on sandy rubble at about13m
cameras own flash in macro mode
Posted 30 October 2003 - 10:33 PM
brittle star and critter
taken at cronulla sydney
Posted 31 October 2003 - 01:58 PM
the crab from the Solomons is Calappa sp. (family Calappidae, or box crabs)
I though first it's Daldorfia horrida, a stone-mimicking parthenopid crab, but this has differently shaped claws and the frontal region is different, too so now I am inclined to think it's a calappid
I think it's one of the recently described species, I'll check with some IWP crab people
the small critter next to the ophiuroid from NSW is probably an isopod, too, maybe from the same family as the red ones, but it's so small and cryptic that I really can't tell more
Posted 31 October 2003 - 02:00 PM
I'm guessing that this is a pycnogonid. I shot it in Fiji last year. I didn't know what it was, and the shot isn't very good. It was very small, maybe 2 cm or so.
Tucker, Georgia
Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing with housed SB800 flash.


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April 26, 2007, 02:58:41 PM »
Let's face it certifications no longer mean much these days. Having a truckload of certitcations doesn't translate to more money these days. An MCSE just means you have given more money for Billy Gates.
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April 27, 2007, 04:37:50 PM »
I hate to burst your bubble but certification hasn't translated into money without experience to back it up since the Dot.com bust of years ago. That is a very common misconception that passing a computer based exam = more $$$.
Ask yourself this, would you pay a desktop engineer extra money for passing the CCNA who has no hands-on experience with routers extra money because he passed an exam.
Its a Simple formula
Experience + Certification = Compensation
A howler monkey on meth can read a braindump.
Information Technology is filled with many people. Many of those people are just passing the time,waiting till something better comes by.
For anyone who questions where I stand,
I was born holding a motherboard in my hands.
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April 29, 2007, 11:50:42 AM »
Certification only help you to enhance your ability and knowledge on specific product.
I had been saying that for the past six years...
Good Luck on finding a job. Job is out there..
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May 03, 2007, 03:56:09 PM »
I've been in IT since 2000, and the exact same comments were made then.
All I can tell you is, almost every gig I've had has asked for a minimum level of academic knowledge, and the only way to assess such level is via certifications. I don't think I've had an interview where my certs wasn't brought up and commented on. Further, I was at an interview after my last contract where I was told that my MCSE in 2000 was insufficient. My current contract mandated having a CCNA.
So while certs may not equate to more/better money, it most certainly can open doors that will otherwise stay shut.
Be clear... certs are valuable. They just might not translate into better money.
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May 14, 2007, 06:44:03 PM »
Not if you are a black female.
In today's political climate,
certain races and genders are
being driven out of the IT
industry (after you answer your
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May 15, 2007, 08:38:28 AM »
Being "driven" out? "Driven" out? Leaving... sure. But "driven" out? Please, humor me. How, in our day and age, would it be possible to "drive" out a gender or ethnicity?
Especially a black woman! Not only does that appear to be political suicide, but almost all black women that I know are incredibly militant when it comes to their rights, and are quick to point out any injustice/inequity, even if just perceived. Would you let yourself be driven out of the IT field?
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May 17, 2007, 11:55:37 AM »
I was shortlisted for about five different jobs in desktop support in about a month. I'm a female, not black, but what I was seeing was that despite all the cry about "offshoring" there are some regions where there are shortages of entry-level or just past entry-level people. There are fewer high school graduates seeking training and education in IT than in previous years. Women are underrepresented in IT, and always have been, which is a shame, because it is a field where I've always been welcomed. In my experience, most IT managers I've interviewed with weren't looking specifically for a woman, but it's kind of a novelty to find a woman in our profession. Women tend to excel in the "soft skills" like commnication, which makes them excellent desktop support people. I capitalized on that in my resume and in the interviews, along with my tenacity and research skills. So if I was one of four people considered for a couple of jobs, three for one, and two for two others, that means that in our region, for this time frame, there were a maximum of 15 people considered for these five positions. And even fewer than that if you consider that I was a candidate for each of those five jobs, and there were probably other jobs where candidates overlapped.
What sort of "survey" are you having to complete that discloses your gender and ethnicity BEFORE an offer is made? Here in the United States, that's ILLEGAL. An employer can't even require a drug test until after an offer is made.
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May 19, 2007, 09:34:25 AM »
Quit your whining already. Most of the women that I've seen in IT have been given special treatment. Often they have no passion for computers and are in it for the money. Usually someone who is actually productive has to settle for a lower salary to accomodate them.
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May 21, 2007, 06:58:29 AM »
Let's face it if you are dark skinned, you are disadvantaged period. Also having an anglo saxon name like Richard the lionheart bumps you up the job queue than a name like Osama. Prejudice, discrimination exists even though it is unspoken. So what does one do? Give up living?
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Originally posted by jackiechan
Let's face it if you are dark skinned, you are disadvantaged period. Also having an anglo saxon name like Richard the lionheart bumps you up the job queue than a name like Osama. Prejudice, discrimination exists even though it is unspoken. So what does one do? Give up living?
I live in the DEEEEEEEEP South, and we have a really diverse IT profession. Diverse in ethnicity, diverse in gender (all three!), diverse in age, diverse in background, diverse in experience. Minorities will be in the minority in IT because they're in the minority of population--that's probably not going to change, and it follows the natural order of things. If 12% of your population is non-white, it follows that only 12% of your IT dept will be non-white. If you have 10 people in your IT dept, that translates to 1 non-white person. Those are just numbers I pulled out of the air, by the way, as an example. If a company receives 100 resumes for one position, around here, anyway, they feel really fortunate. And our experience has shown that someone with a non-traditional, non-european name is NOT going to be preferred out of hand, because our profession has broad appeal across racial, gender, and age lines. By the time someone figures out what it takes to work in our field, they've got to get some training or experience somehow. Jackie Chan would be likely, in my area, to get interviewed before Joe Smith. Why? Because Jackie Chan's heritage would have instilled in him a strong work ethic. Joe Smith's heritage would have been what Americans have experienced over the past couple of decades; life hasn't been too bad, we haven't been called on to really make any significant sacrifices as a nation, we've gotten used to having what we want or at least being able to get it eventually. I have a friend who has a business and he hires LEGAL immigrant labor--and I stress LEGAL, because he goes to great lengths to make sure of it--because they WORK. His business entails a lot of hard physical labor and the labor force around here won't do it; not "won't do it for what he'll pay," but WON'T DO IT period. Those that do complain all the time. The fellas he hires from central america work all the time, are extremely loyal to him, are in church every sunday, are good neighbors, would be good citizens.
So maybe ethnic Americans still have a lot to prove, and that's not the way it should be. PRogress has been made, but it's been slow. HOwever, the slow progress tends to keep, and the gains achieved with the "shock therapy" approach doesn't last. Women in general have made great gains in IT, but still only making about 92% of the salaries of their male counterparts. still, that's a smaller gap than just about any other profession. I haven't seen any salary reports regarding ethnic differences in IT, I'd be interested in seeing one if anyone has a link.
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May 24, 2007, 07:01:51 PM »
Certification is used to enhance your skill. Knowledge is the most important value you get for certification.
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July 08, 2007, 03:13:14 PM »
Reading this has just made me want even more to put my two cents in here. I have been working, hands-on, in IT for over 15 years now. As I do consulting, I have been in the position a number of times to be completely in charge of hiring and firing IT employees. And I have just a few things to give you all adivce on it.
When your resume comes across my table, I get more than one - due to on-line and recruiting services out there - they all want to get some of the action because there is a monetary gain if they fill a position most of the time.
I will usually know exactly what I am looking for - either an experienced hire or I would like to train someone with basic knowledge (these jobs are rare these days though - mostly, I hire experienced people).
Pile 1 - You have already successfully done and completely understand what I need to hire someone to do. If I plan to have this position be up-ward mobile (leading to management) then I would also like College - a bachelors at a minimum. If it is in your area, great if not, your experience can push you through if you are hot. Pile 1 is the list of candiates that are perfect in every way - also remeber - if you are an a$$, you will be pushed to the next pile - work on your telephone interview skills.
Pile 2 - People that have done related work successfully, have a history of getting the job done and not complaining about nasty hours, vacation, or general whining of any kind make it to Pile 2. Still, in this pile, I would prefer college, but I can start to look around if your experience is really good. I usually get most of my hires from Pile 2. Don't expect the world as in this case - I am usually doing you a favor, your skills don't exactly match but I am willing to work with you to get you there with training, certs, and in-house experience.
Pile 3 - If I cannot find anyone to fill pile 1 or 2 and the customer is ok with it, I will start to look at training to get the skills that I need and get someone that has at least certified in the right area and has the right attitude. Phone interview has screened the person as highly promising in attiude and general knowledge usually but will still drop to Pile 3 if you don't have hands-on with what I need - a lot of risk here as I am introducing someone without a tried track-record. I would normally wait before hiring from Pile 3 to see if any other candidates come forward to fill the other Piles - if not and I am desperate, someone might get hired out of this as a probationary hire or consult-to-hire. Big issue is that you cannot produce for me when your feet hit the ground so I need to invest time and money to get you skills that you can easily take somewhere else - and usually do (see the catch-22??).
So some will ask why? Business is about money in profit, how much is spent supporting the infrastructure of the IT Organization hits the bottom line. There are more than enough experienced people out there right now that I usually never get to Pile 3. In addition to all this - there are a lot of people out there that just flat out lie on their resume - as a warining to you all - you will get caught!! Even if you get hired - if your working companions find-out, you will get internally black-listed - you will not have the ability to have good references (and we do check these days - especially with previous employers). IT is a very tight community as the $$'s get higher. One bad review going around - "Yeah I know that guy, what a piece of work!!" - you are done. Never mind that, if you are working for me and I find-out that you lied on your resume - I have all the grounds that I need for dismissal. I take notes on interviews and keep resume's around - with the money that companies fork-out these days - it is worth it to make sure that you are getting what you are paying for.
Here is an example of how it works now in the current world of hiring. I have a need to fill an exising position or changes to IT or the business have required a new position to be filled. After getting board approval for the budget changes to add a full-time position, I get to work with HR to determeine the pay brackets for the position which is based on current market research on fair pricing for the job skills required. We look at off-shore and in-house first to fill the need (if the company has it in-house already, they will usually not risk going outside because they can trust the people making internal recommendations more than external resumes and head-hunters - it is also much, much cheaper to do all internal), if not, if the job is temporary, we get a consultant - only when I have a new permanent position do I even consider going out to the hire pool - it is the most complicated, consumes more resources and money and if you don't work out - it takes a lot of time get rid of someone these days. Barring all that, they go and put out a job posting on Monster or some other job engine (yes, we really use the heck out of these sites!! - they are much cheaper than recuriting) based on my input for the position. Most places have an internal review person or outsource the initial scrub based on my requirements which can include schooling, certifications, number of years of experience, with speicifc platforms and so on..... The first scrub goes through another phone interview which they gauge answers to fixed questions and rate your personality (this is a big point, usually I get a hire position because I need someone that I will need to work with - so someone that I will enjoy working with) in alignment with the position needed. After all that, a phone interview is setup with myself. I push a technical pre-scripted screen, the questions are geared to weed out anyone that hasn't actually got a firm understanding of what is going on - trust me, at this point, I can tell if you have or have not been hands-on if necessary. If the candidate survives all these, then expect to do a face-to-face interview, during which you will be expected to execute a hands-on or verbal exam on knowledge - I almost always require a hands-on - this will immediatly tell me if your resume is inflated or not. It is very easy to see if you are comftorable with commands, procedures, and have your own pre-defined way of determining and working common issues. During this time, I am also asking tough questions to rate your personality - I don't hire meger individuals for administration positions - they will never get anything done.
So once you get through all that - depending on the company, you will be offered a contract-to-hire position or if you did an outstanding job and you are a perfect fit, you will be offered a full-time position straight away.
Why so much pain with all this? Why are these people so tough? Put yourself in my shoes - I have a lot of equipment, projects, schedules that I need to keep - I will hire people that will compliment my team, not slow it down, cost me money, and additionally, keep me awake doing their job because they don't understand what is going on or make a mistake and bring the entire enterprise down. If I hire you as fresh-meat, then I expect that. Unfortunatly, there are so many experienced people out there, I don't hardly ever hire in-experienced people - although I have made some rare exceptions - attitude, schooling, and overall presentation have swayed me in the past (I am not talking about female, male, black, white, big boobs - I am talking about clean, well-mannered, confident, professional, receptive, knowledgable - if you got a bunch of tats and a piercing chain from your butt to your lip or just have a general gross presence - don't expect to do much in industry these days unless you run your own business - that or you need to be able to make Einstein look like like a idiot).
So - does this mean that I will never get a job unless I get experience? Overall the bucks come with the what you bring to the table - if you got nothing, don't expect to get a 6-figure salary. Especially now with outsourcing, independent consulting, and other resources that come cheaper than a full-time resource, it is very difficult. Think of it like owning a lot of cars - you don't just have to pay for the purchase price, you need to pay for the maintenance, fuel, insurance and so on.... If I have 3 cars and I only drive 2 of them - what is the point of the other 1 if it just costs me money but is never used? If I don't have a use or a need - then I would probably not hire someone - so if you can't do the job you are hired to do, someone still has to do it and I am paying the overhead for your presence.
So where do I get the experience? I would 'highly' recommend that you bit the bullet and find a friend or do whatever you can to get in what is left of the Big-5 (PWC, Accenture and so on - you will need a BS to make the cut though - good training, great experience and a lot of work) or shadow a friend that does this for a living or something to that effect - show your determination. Get that first entry level job and learn all that you can - get familiar with the products, the company that creates the products - understand how things work with the company at all levels so you can work autonimously. Once your confidence is up because you know the product that you certified with, become a people person - this is very, very important. It ain't about you, it ain't about me - it is all about the customer, finding the answers that make it run better, faster, with the most emphasis on doing what the company does, cheaper and better than anyone else. IT is not there for its own gratification - it costs money so it should give it back 10-fold. Those that know how to squeeze the $$'s out of what a company has invested and can work with an organization to properly implement change - are worth their weight in gold these days.
Ok - so notice that I said nothing about female, race, sexual orientation, handicap, in the end - I don't care - neither do any of the companies - in fact, most minorities or otherwise are more inclined to get a job as it makes the company look better to the government - altough I never cared about that crud. In the years I have built successfull IT Organizations, I have hired, black, Asian, Indian, Hispanic, European, male, female, gay - (although I am a cracker myself). If you come to the table with the goods, and act like someone that I can work with (you can be super smart these days - but if you are an a$$ - you won't get hired - who wants to work with someone that makes everything painfull)you will get compensated. Nothing is for free in this world, it ain't going to just plop in your lap by some freeken fairy - you have to go get it - intelligently.
Thanks for letting me vent - overall I started like everyone else, I found that 6+ figure salary with some work and effort in IT so it is out there - and I still work every day directly on systems - and management if that is additionally needed. I hire people in all the time that make amazing salaries and know what makes a good employee and a bad one - I also see all the inflated resume's, complete lies to get a job, bad personalities, people that think that the world 'owes' them something, the list goes on and on....so stop whinning, and get it done. If you think that people are racist against you, chances are that you need to spend more time working and less time worrying about stuff that doesn't matter. You can't tell me one boss that would remove someone from their position if you make them look good. Make your boss look like an a$$, fail to do your job effectively, fill up everybodies day with your conjecture about how the 'man' is keeping you down - I would fire you also as soon as I could. My job is about people, business and IT, if I am spending all my time babysitting a bunch of childish employees, what is the point of paying those people. So grow the heck up....the world economy has made business one of the last places where race, color or sexual orientation doesn't matter - get the job done and you could be a friggen alien from Mars and nobody would care - well so long as you pay your taxes and have a SSN.
Also - in IT, promotion is pretty slow - expect to move around a bit until you get that cush job with big bucks where you want to kick back. That or tool up with experience and make some real cash with Independent Consulting - but keep your options open, and your resume updated!!
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Certifications devalued?
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If you are good, then you will get something in return. However, don't expect getting 80K if you are tech support or system admin.
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Quote from: Tekhead79 on April 27, 2007, 04:37:50 PM
I hate to burst your bubble but certification hasn't translated into money without experience to back it up since the Dot.com bust of years ago.
That's why their popularity has waned.
I got my certs nearly ten years ago, and it's just this week that I have an interview for a position requiring one of them.
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They are starting to make a come back!
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The post I didn't want to write
We had our court hearing, and ultimately while the news is not positive, there were some good elements.
The tribunal is not able to rule against legislation, and so the decision to remove our names from the register and our file from China remains. It sucks. I don't know what else to say.
I mentioned there were some good elements. The tribunal was awesome. They believe we had a very strong case and said we are a very impressive couple whose passion and commitment were evident, however they are bound by law. They said if there was any way at all they could change the decision that the Dept had made that they would. They were incredibly empathetic towards us, and justifiably interrogative of the Dept. They drilled the Dept. on a number of issues trying to see if there was any way around this at all; sadly there wasn't/isn't.
All along the Dept kept saying, 'Don't worry, when your son turns 1 you can start the process again!' (like it was no big deal to just lose the past four years spent in the process). Now they have advised us that even if we reapply when he turns one (in eight weeks time), they are unlikely to progress our application at all in this financial year as they already have enough couples to deal with. They have also said that they wouldn't accept us for China BECAUSE THE WAIT IS TOO LONG so they are directing couples to other countries. Can anyone else see the irony in this? Sometimes I wish Queensland had private adoption agencies instead of an apparently anti-adoption government department managing these things.
The recommendation for us is to finish having any biological children and then when the youngest of those turns one year of age to apply again, and hopefully by that time they will be accepting couples for China again and able to move us through the process.
And that is that.
But trusting. Trusting that everything will work out eventually. We will have our blended family. It will not be in the time frame we hoped or planned for, and we have a thousand more boxes to check and hoops to jump, but we will not give up.
Thank you for sharing our journey.


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Ireland coach Declan Kidney has admitted his side can't afford to lose to Argentina on Saturday, November 24 after last weekend's second half collapse and 16-12 defeat against South Africa.
The opening game of the autumn series saw Ireland lead 12-3 thanks to four kicks from Jonathon Sexton before the yellow card dismissal of captain Jamie Heaslip for 10 minutes allowed the Springboks to take control.
South Africa scored 10 points while Heaslip was off the pitch and never relinquished their control of the game on his return.
Ireland never scored again as a Ruan Pienaar try and eight points from Pat Lambie secured the victory.
After a fifth straight defeat, Ireland now have to beat Argentina to ensure they remain as second seeds for the World Cup draw.
Under-fire coach Kidney admitted, "We're there again, aren't we? It'll be a World Cup qualifier in lots of ways against Argentina next week.
"That's why the next 10 days will be so important in terms of selection for the Fiji game on Saturday.
"We must get the right balance between testing combinations, giving guys a run and freshening things up."
As pressure mounts on the coach following five games without a win, Kidney insisted his team does know what it is doing.
He added, "The players definitely haven't forgotten how to win, they're still confident in what they're trying to do It's just a frustration. And I know they're going to click.
"We have had ourselves in some situations like this in the past and but we just have to stick with it because we know it will turn.
"It's a learning process, a tough one but like I've said before, I've been down this road and I know how it twists.
"Inside the in the dressing room after the game they were cracked because they knew they had let one get by us again, but they're on the right road."
Winger Tommy Bowe urged his teammates not panic after Ireland's worst losing sequence for 14 years.
Bowe said, "There really isn't a feeling that the team is going through a difficult period at the moment.
"There's been a lot of confidence in the squad over the last couple of weeks, certainly with the work we've been doing in training.
"Everyone was upbeat and was looking forward to South Africa. I felt that we'd go after them and win - we'd targeted this match. Having lost it we'll have to reassess that.
"It was a disappointing defeat because we had set ourselves up perfectly in the first half."
Ireland never coped without the injured Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell, Rory Best, Stephen Ferris, Rob Kearney and Sean O'Brien against the South Africans.
Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip tried to shoulder the blame after his debut as leader ended in defeat.
Ireland were 12-3 up, thanks to four Jonathon Sexton penalties, when Heaslip was sin-binned for collapsing a driving maul in the 43rd minute of the game.
Heaslip said, "We started well in the first half and built up a good lead. We came out in the second half and as captain I should lead by example, but being yellow-carded wasn't a good example.
"I put my hand up straight away when we came in afterwards. I'm a better servant on the field than off it."
Heaslip admitted the second half South African dominance was a chastening experience.
He added, "We were a little bit frustrated we weren't further ahead at half-time. They were quite clever about how they played the game when they had the ball. I don't know how many opportunities we had.
"But we were still very confident and focused on what we had to do. We knew they'd have a purple patch, but felt we could keep our momentum."
O'Connell and Ferris are out of the remaining autumn internationals against Fiji and Argentina with injuries. Scrum-half Eoin Reddan is doubtful for the Fiji game but Donnacha Ryan and Cian Healy should be fit to play.


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During the next servicing mission, Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts will make the final trip to the Hubble Telescope. Over the course of five spacewalks, they will install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones, and perform the component replacements that will keep the telescope functioning at least into 2014. The effort-intensive, rigorously researched, exhaustively tested mission also involves diverse groups of people on the ground throughout the country. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/SM4/main/index.html Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 Download pdf Servicing Mission 4 (SM4) is the final Shuttle mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronauts will bring new instruments to Hubble along with gyros, batteries and other components crucial for the telescopes continued success through the year 2013. Mission Manifest With more than 17 years of historic and trailblazing science already accomplished, Hubble will be reborn with SM4. The mission will feature the installation of two new cutting-edge science instruments to enhance Hubbles capabilities by large factors, the refurbishment of Hubbles subsystems and extension of operating life to at least 2013. Astronauts will also attempt the first ever on-orbit repair of two existing instruments the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and the Advanced Cameras for Surveys. SM4 was originally planned for 2004, but was postponed after the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy in 2003 and then canceled in light of Agency safety concerns. Following the successful recovery of the Shuttle program and a re-examination of SM4 risks, NASA approved one last servicing mission. The reinstated SM4 is currently scheduled for flight in Fall 2008. The new instruments are the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and Wide Field Camera 3. A refurbished Fine Guidance Sensor will replace one degrading unit of three now onboard, and will maintain a robust ability to point the telescope. Astronauts will also install gyros, batteries and thermal blankets to ensure Hubble functions efficiently for a minimum of five years after servicing. Repairs and a Future Rendezvous Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph — STIS, the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased operations in August 2004 due to failure of its power supply. In order to restore STIS to operational status, astronauts may attempt an on-orbit replacement of a failed electronics board inside one of its main electronics boxes. COS and STIS are highly complementary and would work effectively together to provide a full set of spectroscopic tools for astrophysical research. Advanced Camera for Surveys — ACS has produced many of the most popular and dramatic images from the Hubble Space Telescope over the last few years, but in January 2007 the instrument had a serious power failure which caused the three observing channels, the Wide Field Channel, The Solar Blind Channel and the High Resolution channel, to cease operation. The Solar Blind Channel was returned to service in February 2007. Astronauts will attempt to repair the Advanced Camera for Surveys by replacing the CCD electronics box in the Wide Field Channel and power this box with a replacement low voltage power supply. If this repair is successful, ACS will again provide the most sensitive images available at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Soft Capture Mechanism — The SCM is a compact device that, when attached to the Hubble aft bulkhead, will enable and assist in the safe de-orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope at the end of its useful life. This circular mechanism has structures and targets that will allow a next-generation vehicle to more easily capture and guide the telescope into a safe controlled re-entry. www.nasa.gov/hubble
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Event: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan along with Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and many other celebrities were spotted at the 'Apsara Awards nite'.
Guest List: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Balan, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Katrina Kaif, Sonu Sood, Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Kulraj Randhawa, Amitabh Bachchan, Sohail Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Ranveer Singh, Govinda, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Farah Khan, Ramesh Sippy, Yash Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Bhushan Kumar
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Date: 11-Jan-2011
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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The stomach acid test is used to measure the amount of acid in the stomach. It also measures the level of acidity in stomach contents.
Alternative Names
Gastric acid secretion test
How the test is performed
The test is done after a period of not eating so that fluid is all that remains in the stomach. Stomach fluidis removedthrough a tube that is inserted into the stomach through the esophagus (food pipe).
To test the ability of the cells in the stomach to release acid,a hormone called
How to prepare for the test
You will be asked not to eat or drink for 4 - 6 hours before the test.
How the test will feel
You mayhave some discomfort or a gagging feeling as the tube is passed through your nose or mouth, and down your esophagus.
Why the test is performed
Your doctor may recommend this test for the following reasons:
- To check if anti-ulcer medications are working
- To check if material is coming back up from the small intestine
- To test for the cause of
Normal Values
Normally the volume of the stomach fluid is 20 to 100 mL and the pH is acidic (1.5 to 3.5). These numbers are converted to actual acid production in units of milliequivalents per hour in some cases.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly depending on the lab doing the test. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
- Increased levels of gastrin can cause increased release of acid and may lead to ulcers (
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome).
- The presence of
bilein the stomach indicates material is backing up from the small intestine ( duodenum). This may be normal. It may also happen after part of the stomach is removed with surgery.
What the risks are
There is a slight risk of the tube being placed through the windpipe and into the lungs instead of through the esophagus and into the stomach.
Scubert ML, Kaunitz JD. Gastric secretion. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtrans Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 49.
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Death Note - Spoilers & Speculation (for experienced Death Noters only!)
This thread is for the experienced Death Note viewer (i.e. those of you who are familiar with potentially all the manga), its purpose is to allow free discussion of theories and speculation over the Death Note anime series, it therefore will contain unmarked spoilers. If you are a manga virgin of Death Note, then do not read this thread unless you want to be spoiled (use the Death Note - Speculation & Theories thread).
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Ya. Like I said before, episode 7 = Chapters 13 & 14, there are still plenty of story left.
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Good thread. Since I'm used to it, I'll keep up the trend of elaborate spoiler labels when I initiate discussion of a topic and when I respond to topics which have already been precedented to exist in spoilers.
For those who want to analyze the pacing of the series and speculate on what it will cover, I can try to keep an updated list of which episodes correspond to which chapters. Along with that, I'll repost the entire section of text I wrote for an earlier post at http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...0&postcount=24 about this issue.
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First L/FBI arc - strong
Second L arc - okay
Misa arc - weak
Amnesia/Good Light arc - terrible
Final L arc - okay
Melo arc - weak
Near arc - okay
Finale - strong
The crappy Good Light arc almost lost me -- it was so long and frankly unbelievable. And also kind of dumb considering that Light was NEVER this friend of justice good guy, even before he picked up the Note he clearly hated the world and people in general. But mostly it was just boring.
After that, the manga is fairly weak right up until the end. I only kept reading to get to the end because I knew Light was going to have an awesome death -- I was just waiting for the moment he has an insane laughing fit infront of the SPK and is outed as a maniacal madman. And in this the manga finally delivers -- Light's death sequence was the best ever; screaming, insane, and in the end, pathetic and whimpering. I loved how he started screaming for Misa and Takada to hurry up and kill them all, even when they were dead or held far away.
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isnt there an alternate ending for death note manga ? I dont know, I heard a rumor. I liked ch 107 but though 108 was lame and weak...
Beyond that at 37 episodes Im betting we will either get an alternative ending at the Final L arc, or they will leave it open for a second season.
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Considering I hated the "good Light" period, I feel like if they just summarized that up into a few episodes [which they could - even though it takes out a chunk of stuff, I'm sure they could 'paraphrase' it], they might be able to fit the whole thing in 37 episodes...the only problem is it'll get really rushed towards the end.
But, I feel the best thing to do would be to have two seasons - the first season could be the first two arcs, at a good rate. Then the second season could be the whole last arc, with it spanned out more.
I don't know though. I personally wouldn't care if it just stopped
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Next episode (09) shall be L's appearance juring the test that Light takes. Judging from the past episodes i'm getting the feeling that the episode shall end with that, or when L appears juring the award cermony saying "I'm L". Its these kinds of scenes that are happening already that makes me believe they'll end this series with that send.. and go on to another season for the second part of the manga.
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I wish I could post high-quality scans, because my image editor doesn't work under Windows for some reason. The end of episode 9, as it is in chapter 19, is just wonderful: Light leaning back in his chair, his face shadowed yet casual, commenting according to OT's translation, "I'm sure we'll get along just fine. Then I'll find everything, and send you all to hell." Man, that was beautiful. I really, really wish TW & Live-eviL would avoid Viz's translations.
Edit: Oh yes, and I forgot to mention. When
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I think they should, artistically, switch the "Next episode" narrator to L. From that point onward, it's more appropriate, IMO.
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I mean, while I find it ironic that my avatar is from that arc (chapter 45), that scene where L said that just made me laugh and I had to save it for posterity. L just seemed so emo in that chapter...
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Episode 10 was fantastic.
Unfortunately, it confirms that Madhouse or whoever picks the content is determined to cut out every small instance that Light shows that he can sincerely care about another person. I didn't expect them to leave it in, and indeed they cut out the brief part where Light yells at L for saying he thinks Light is Kira which would upset his father. They've been keeping in the references about Light promising to send Kira to the executioner, but out of context of the instances where you see how much Light cares for/respects his father, it just seems like a recurring sike joke (to at least one person I've seen comment on it) rather than a sadly ironic lie. Edit: And another catch. According to a scanlation, L says of Light's promise to bring Kira to the electric chair if his father suffers, "No, it's way too corny to be an act" but in the anime he says something like "If it is, it's way too corny." Not sure if this is adopted from a Viz altered translation or the anime itself, but I would tend to suspect the latter. The idea being we can't have the great detective L confirming that Light isn't entirely cold-blooded. Also, as I read the scanlation of this chapter, I notice that they cut out the bit where Light profiles Kira. Oh, and now I just realized, it's because that ends in Light yelling at L for suggesting openly in front of his father that Sayu could be Kira by Light's criteria. Wow, it's like every bit they alter is to prevent the ambiguity in Light's character from coming into play, or to prevent certain parts from being interpreted as implying that. Another Edit: Oh, and they cut out the start when Sachiko is in the room and L estimates that the chance Kira will fail to kill isn't necessarily 0%. I wonder why. To tone down Light's way of bringing up the subject emotionally? Anyway, it does lend support to the theory that they're cutting down episodes to fit in just the first arc into 37 episodes, IMO.
Is it just me or have they been toning down the instances where L does cute things? If you read the manga (as you should if you read this topic) maybe you know what I mean by that... Like, his eyes seem eager, and he smiles while poking the inside of his cheek. I always noticed in the series the contrast between before L met Light when he was much more dull, to when he saw Light by camera comment that the 1500 agents coming into Japan was a fake and smiled in interest, to when he met Light and started to act more lively also. There's the idea that maybe he's become more energetic with the presence of another genius, and also the idea that he seemingly subconsciously constantly behaves is small ways which act to throw people off and render him unpredictable (and so his change in behavior is a way that he can exercise his unpredictability more freely, since he comes to be constantly in the presence of someone he needs to be offensively defensive toward). Anyway,
Spoiler for Might as well (Manga, major plot twist):
Last edited by myopius; 2006-12-09 at 14:15.
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
So, next week we'll be getting Misa & Rem. Personally i can't wait to see Rem in the anime - it'll be interesting to see just how they'll capture her character.. and of course she'll have a female VA, though i can't imagine it. :3
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