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St. Louis Cardinals spring preview -- Starting pitchers
The Cardinals weren't expected to contend last season, despite the presence of Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman in the batting order, because the rotation was believed not to be able to withstand the loss of Adam Wainwright to injury.
But the Birds' rotation proved to be the strength of the team -- And it should be even better in 2012 now that the co-ace in back on the bump.
Adam Wainwright -- While the Cardinals lost a superstar at the plate in Albert Pujols, they're adding one on the mound as Cy Young Award Contender Adam Wainwright makes a return from surgery to replace a torn ligament in his pitching elbow. Wainwright has maintained that his recovery has suffered no setbacks -- in fact, he even lobbied to be put on the post season roster in 2011 -- so he should be ready to go from the bell. While there is always concern about a pitcher who is recovering from surgery, Tommy John operations have become so routine that there should be a great deal of confidence that Wainwright will be effective in 2012. My biggest concerns are that he is that Wainwright is able to regain mechanical consistency after a year off and that fatigue could become a problem because his body won't be used to the rigors of pitching a long season. But the Redbirds have effectively added an ace pitcher to the mix that was good enough to win the World Series in 2011.
Chris Carpenter -- I'm much more worried about Carpenter's ability to hold up than I am about Wainwright's. After pitching in only 21 1/3 innings in 2007 and 2008 thanks to major arm problems, the Redbirds ace hurled 235 innings in 2010 and 237 1/3 during the 2011 regular season before adding another 36 frames during last year's playoffs and World Series. Don't forget that Carpenter was rumored to be questionable for his last Fall Classic start because of elbow soreness. He's a warrior and you're going to get all he's got. But Carp will turn 37 at the end of April and I wonder how many more times the Cardinals can climb on his back for a ride. Talk early last season about Carpenter breaking down proved to be premature despite a 1-7 start through mid June with a 4.47 ERA. He was victimized by poor defense and a lack of run scoring when he was on the hill. On several occasions Carpenter was left in games too long because of the team's crummy bullpen for the first half of the campaign. This year he must be used in a way that takes his age and high miles into consideration.
Kyle Lohse -- I said last year when Wainwright got hurt that Lohse was the guy the birds would count on to fill some pretty big shoes. And after a disappointing first two years of the four-year contract he signed with St. Louis after the 2008 season, he finally paid off. He was 14-8 with a 3.39 ERA. Lohse is in the walk year of his deal so, hopefully, he's going to be very motivated to pitch at least as well. If Carpenter and Wainwright pitch like they are capable and Wainwright repeats his 2011 showing, the Cardinals will have the best 1-2-3 in the National League besides Philadelphia.
Jaime Garcia -- While Lohse is in the walk year of his deal, Garcia has contract security for the first time in his career. I hope that doesn't make him too comfortable and tentative on the mound. After he signed the new contract last season, the wheels seemed to fall off what was shaping up to be a pretty good year. Fortunately Garcia seemed to rebound in September. He was 3-0 for the month with key wins against the Reds, Braves and Mets to his credit. Garcia needs to pitch with more confidence and establish himself in the rotation because, while he has the luxury of toiling as a fourth starter in 2012, in 2013 and beyond the Redbirds will need him to take a bigger role as Lohse and Jake Westbrook are likely to exit and Carpenter will enter the last year of his current contract at age 38.
Jake Westbrook -- Here's the wild card. Westbrook pitched very well for the Cardinals after coming to St. Louis in a three-way swap that sent Ryan Ludwick to the Padres. That earned him a two-year deal with the Birds. But in the first season of the contract, Westbrook was a major disappointment. In 183 1/3 innings, he was pounded for 208 hits and he walked 73 for an average of 1.53 runners on base per inning. Yikes. His ERA was an ugly 4.66 at the end of the season. It was even worse most of the year, hanging out over 5.00 before his July 26 start -- a 3-1 win over the Astros. Westbrook was supposed to be an "innings eater" but in 17 of his 33 starts the veteran righty managed to log less than six innings pitched. He's making way too much money to be a fifth starter and, frankly, he didn't seem very motivated in 2011. Hopefully 2011 was a bad year and Westbrook will pitch in 2012 like he wants a job in 2013.
Shelby Miller -- The top prospect in the St. Louis system has Cardinals fans in a lather. But the team would prefer that Miller stays in the minors in 2012. Last season he combined for a 9-3 record and a 2.77 ERA between Advanced Class A Palm Beach and Class AA Springfield. He struck out 170 in 139 1/3 innings while walking 53. But he needs to pitch to more advanced hitters at Class AAA Memphis before making the jump to the big leagues. After all, he just turned 21 in November. Of course, you can never say never to prospects, and it's possible that Miller might make his debut with the Cardinals sometime in the upcoming season if the team needs an injury replacement. But the more likely short-term fill-ins are Lance Lynn, Kyle McClellan, Mitchell Boggs and Brandon Dickson.


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Samsung took the wraps off its "next big thing" in February, HTC evened the score a month later by showcasing and then releasing the One M8, and Sony… well, Sony tried to keep up with the big fishes, but ultimately drowned in a sea of manufacturing woes and distribution hostility.
Meanwhile, LG kept an unusually low profile given the sudden boost of popularity earned after Nexus 5 and G2's launches, observed and waited for the perfect opportunity to enter the high-end mobile arena with another heavyweight contender.
Did their patience and care for detail pay off? Is the LG G3 too late to the H1 2014 top-notch smartphone party? Was your patience a smart call or would you have been better served boarding the One M8 or Galaxy S5 bandwagons early? Let's see:
LG G3 vs HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 – design and build quality comparison
I know what you're thinking. Aluminum trumps plastic and fake metal (read also plastic) any day of the week, so why are we even having this discussion? Well, because maybe it's not so simple. As it happens, G3's back cover has a thin layer of robust alloy under the chintzy polycarbonate to make it stronger, more durable and, perhaps, handsomer.
Admit it, the G3 is one handsome son of a gun. Incredibly compact too. Although it incorporates extra usable screen real estate compared to both its rivals (5.5 inches vs 5.0 and 5.1), it's a measly 4 mm taller than the GS5 and, get this, just as tall as the M8. Also, thinner (8.9 vs 9.4 mm). The S5 is even slimmer, at 8.1 mm, but Samsung has no excuses for its all-plastic exterior and no redeeming build qualities.
Sure, the GS5 is the only of the three to resist contact against water, but strictly from an aesthetical standpoint, the G3 and One M8 are neck and neck way ahead of Samsung's spearhead.
Display face-off
Right, here's where things get tricky. On paper, the M8 and S5 have nothing on the G3 in terms of screen resolution. 1,920 x 1,080 pixels may have been state-of-the-art a year ago, but now's the time of Quad HD (2,560 x 1,440).
The tricky part is determining if Quad HD actually makes a difference. A palpable, perceptible, real difference. Personally, I'm not convinced it does. But at the end of the day, at least LG freed up some space with uber-slim bezels and rear physical buttons and made the panel larger without impacting on the overall footprint. So you see, the G3 wins no matter how you spin the Full HD vs 2K debate.
Processing speed, RAM and cameras
LG execs were surprisingly straightforward vis-à-vis their rationale to go plastic, not metal (it's all about the moneys), and they'll no doubt advocate the Quad HD cause for as long as it takes. But why choose Snapdragon 801 when 805 is also available? That, they'll have a hard time explaining and defending.
I mean, sure, the 2.5 GHz quad-core SoC is enough to tie the S5 in raw power and slightly trump the M8. And boosted by 3 GB RAM, it should deliver superior overall performance to both. But only by a whisker. Besides, the 2 GB RAM config, which we're hearing might see daylight on certain US networks, is theoretically S5's match. Just its match.
Camera-wise, the G3, like the One M8, comes with an innovative, never-before-seen add-on. Laser auto focus. Sounds neat and all, but we're afraid it may be a worthless gimmick in the end, not unlike the "Duo Camera" setup.
Oh, well, at least the actual shooter packs 13 megapixels, not four, plus upgraded optical image stabilization. So it clearly thrashes the M8's Ultrapixel "powerhouse", but does the OIS system weigh enough to make up for the 3 MP deficit against the S5? Impossible to tell so soon. For the time being, let's call this a draw.
As for you selfie addicts, it's no debate. The M8 has the best front-facing cam, a 5 MP unit, whereas the G3 and GS5 keep things fairly modest, courtesy of 2 MP duckface snappers.
Software and battery life
With pre-loaded KitKat across the board, the software battle comes down to UIs and Android skins. It's TouchWiz vs Sense vs whatever LG calls its user interface nowadays. Is it still Optimus? No matter, the important thing is it's flatter, simpler and less intrusive than ever before.
All while bringing a couple of valuable goodies to the table. Like Smart Notice and Smart Security. Granted, that's nothing compared to S5's bundle of health-oriented apps, security functions, air gestures and Ultra Power Saving Mode. But it's a step in the right direction.
Speaking of power and batteries, that particular duel is wide open, with G3's juicer tipping the scales at 3,000 mAh, 200 mAh north of S5's cell and 400 of M8's ticker. Remember, both Samsung and HTC went the extra mile to optimize autonomy, especially during the final stage of discharge, while G3's battery needs to handle loads of extra pixels. Bottom line, the three are neck and neck here too. Or so they seem.
Audio, sensors, storage and pricing
Look, G3's Dolby mobile sound enhancement system, with a 1 Watt speaker, is cool and all, but M8's BoomSound audio is hands down the best solution of its kind in today's mobile landscape. As far as sensors go, LG kept things as simple as possible, giving the cold shoulder to S5's built-in fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor.
Then there's the storage bout, where I'm glad to see all three contenders offer 16 and 32 gig options with expansion capabilities via microSD. Finally, some on-contract G3 price tags remain up in the air, though it's obvious the cost gap between the 5.5-inch giant and its adversaries will be nonexistent.
So I guess it's time for conclusions. Answers. Let's start from the beginning. Was LG wise to put off the introduction? Nope, sorry, I don't see it. Is the G3 overall better than the M8 and GS5? Barely. It's phenomenally compact, slim and sleek, punchy as hell, the display is a beaut and so is the camera, but it lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. A wow element. Something to make us not want to wait for Samsung's Galaxy S5 Prime.


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Case officer
When we write to you explaining how much funding you'll get, we will also assign you a case officer who specialises in neighbourhood plans. This person is your first point of contact and will:
- help and advise you throughout the process, right up until the successful adoption of your plan
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Vale of White Horse District Council's evidence – Local Plan Examination Library
South Oxfordshire District Council's planning policy evidence page
You must engage and consult with your local community – this must be widespread and inclusive and should continue throughout the development of the plan.
Your case officer can put you in contact with Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC) who can help you engage with your community and help you gather evidence.
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Planning Aid England have guides for every step of the process
How your plan will affect the environment, the community and the economy
To meet the minimum legal requirements, you may need to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (an SEA) - we will carry out an 'SEA screening' early on to see if you need to. Please complete this 'screening questionnaire' (28.5 KB) . If you do need one, you may find this example of an SEA table (52.5 KB) useful.
We recommend you carry out a simple review of how the policies you are drafting will affect the social, environmental and economic aspects of your community. This is checking the 'sustainability' of your plan – it will make sure your plan meets the basic conditions and will satisfy the independent examiner.
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Active Life Assessment Workshop for CoachesLimited Spots Available
Gym Owners: Interested in a workshop at your gym. Great. Contact us here.
What's Included
- 2 days of hands-on training to help make better decisions for your athletes
- A more accurate understanding of flexibility and mobility and how movement impacts injury and performance
- Enough knowledge to apply the Active Life Assessments in your gym the day you get back
- Exam to become an Active Life Certified Gym
Workshop schedule:
- Saturday Checkin: 8:15am – 8:55am. Saturday wraps up at 4:30pm.
- Sunday Checkin: 8:30am – 8:55am. Sunday wraps up at 4:30pm.
- We have a lot to cover and will start promptly at 9am each day.
- Lunch is served.
Price – Only $599
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You have no clue how much value you add. We implemented the assessments and principles from your workshop and it totally separated us from a regular CrossFit Box. The feedback from drop ins is the biggest sign. They walk away raving about our gym now!CrossFit East 10
The Training
Learn a systematic approach to flexibility, mobility and strength balance assessment to keep your athletes healthy, happy and training at your gym.
We cover a lot of material. Be prepared to work all weekend.
You leave knowing:
- How to complete the Active Life Lower and Upper Body Assessments (more info)
- When and why to use the assessments (more info)
- How to modify workouts based on assessment results (more info)
- How to use the Active Life Assessments to increase revenue (and happiness) at your gym (more info)
Classroom Instruction
- Athlete's Hierarchy of Needs
- What actually limits range of motion
- How repetitive use injuries occur and what you can do to help prevent them in your gym
- Understanding structural balance and chronic injury
- How to use the Active Life Lower and Upper Body Assessments to build trust
- Active Life Case Studies
- What e-stim, rolling out, tape, ultrasound treatments, etc. do and when to use them
- Frequently Asked Questions about Performance Care
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- You assess 10 athletes with guidance from the Active Life Coaching Staff
Price: Still only $599
What You Learn
1. The Assessments
The Upper and Lower Body Assessments test flexibility, mobility and strength balance to identify limitation, imbalance and weakness.
Flexibility and Mobility Tests
An experienced Active Life Coach can assess flexibility and mobility in less than 5 minutes. Our assessment provides critical movement information to your athletes quickly and in a way they can understand.
- Ankle Dorsiflexion
- Knee range of motion in 2 positions
- Hip range of motion in 2 positions
- Shoulder Abduction
- Shoulder Flexion
- Wrist range of motion
Strength Balance
Our Strength Balance Assessment quickly identifies imbalances your athletes can correct to reduce risk of injury and improve performance.
- Front to back
- Left to Right
- Unilateral to Bilateral
"Want to build trust with an athlete? Help them squat down to pick up their kid without knee pain." – Dr. Sean Pastuch
2. When and why to use the assessments
Every athlete at your gym should complete the upper and lower body assessments during your new client in processing and then:
- 60 and 120 days after their initial assessment
- Every 6 months thereafter
- If they develop pain, pinching, limited mobility or hit a training plateau
Flexibility, mobility and strength balance are more important to long term performance than establishing a Fran time or increasing a squat PR. Unfortunately most coaches concern themselves only with increasing current output without considering the sustainability of movement.
By regularly measuring and correcting flexibility, mobility and strength balance you're building a sustainable base of customers who appreciate a long term approach to fitness.
3. How to modify workouts based on assessment results
Should an athlete who can't touch their toes deadlift? Should they squat?
Should an athlete who can't get their left arm overhead without pain clean & jerk? Should they do pull-ups?
What if their left arm is significantly stronger than their right?
We teach you simple ways to modify workouts for athletes with movement and strength balance issues so they can continue training while eliminating potentially dangerous weaknesses.
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The World Health Organisation document "Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP)" (World Health Organization, 2003) raises the following concerns about wild collected botanicals:
"Safety – The plant must be carefully identified to ensure that the correct species is harvested and to ensure that there is no adulteration or mixing of different species within harvest batches. Post harvest handling activities should ensure that contamination by microbial or chemical agents does not occur. Harvest site assessment must be carried out to ensure that there is no site contamination with toxic substances.
Quality The botanicals must be harvested at the correct time of year to maximise therapeutic levels of active constituents. The botanicals must be processed, handled and dried correctly to ensure that breakdown of active constituents does not occur.
Efficacy – The botanicals must be correctly identified, the correct part of the plant harvested at the right time of year, and the processing and handling must be done correctly for the final product to be therapeutically effective."
So I would like to share some information with you all with regards to harvesting herbs from the wild. There is a lot to know and understand before you choose to harvest wild plants.
First you need to be able to correctly identify plants, there are some great 'keys' out there that aid identification. This is a must as there are numerous plants which look very similar and in certain circumstances one can be poisonous whist the other one edible. It is imperative that you can correctly identify plants – if in doubt leave it out. Also you need to research the plant and see how long it takes to regrow or re-establish itself. Some plants are slow-growing and can take up to 10 years to get back to pre-harvested levels, others are fast growers and you wouldn't be able to tell that you had harvested there in a few months or a season. Learn all of the poisonous plants in your region so that you can be 100% certain with plant identification.
Secondly, you may have invested time and even money in purchasing a plant identification guide but before you can harvest anything you need to understand the habitat that you are planning to harvest from. For example, in your area it may seem that a certain plant or herb is abundant but it may be that it is the only patch growing in the region. There are certain agencies that you can speak to in order to get an understanding of your local area. One way it to explore it 🙂 As I live in Grimsby, I contacted the Lincolnshire Naturalist Union and I am a member of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Both charities can give you the information you require. Please do not rely on books. For example, the amazing pasque flower is deemed abundant in books and online – and in places such as Canada it probably is, but in the UK it only grows in 18 sites across the whole country making it REALLY SCARCE!!
A safe way to determine whether you can harvest a herb it to focus on what most people call weeds. These are plants which have a great ability to adapt and grow in abundance – the likes of dandelions, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, brambles and nettles are all seen as being weeds but in fact have numerous health benefits and many can be eaten as food as well as used as medicine!!
There are several laws governing the harvesting of plants from the wild. In the UK it is illegal to cut or chop trees without the landowners permission. I was walking though a local woodland which is also a nature reserve and saw a guy with a chainsaw sawing up an old oak tree so he could have a garden ornament. Luckily there were also wardens in the area and he got caught. He was breaking the law despite the fact that the woodland belonged to the people – it was still maintained by the local council and therefore their permission would be required. The guy has been charged and is awaiting trial.
It is also illegal to dig up roots without the landowners permission. So please check who owns the land and contact them prior to digging roots up. They may be happy to let you dig up brambles for them (the roots of which are astringent and tonic helping to reduce mouth inflammations (as a mouth wash) and reduce diarrhoea.(as a decoction). Please, please do your research, into ID, the status of the plant and who owns the land.
Another UK law states that a profit cannot be made from what is harvested from the land so if after all of the hard work and research you chose that you would like to harvest wild plants for food or medicine then please only do so for yourself and your family. Never take more than you need.
And unfortunately the research doesn't stop there either. You may have correctly identified a useful plant, it is locally and nationally abundant and you have the landowners permission to harvest it. What do you know of the land? Is it near a busy road? Are pesticides used nearby? Are you near an industrial estate? You have to assess the area and determine if the plants that you would like to collect are safe from pollution or contamination. Unfortunately chemicals do not wash off as easily as a bit of dirt. It is also appropriate to harvest away from regular dog walking runs and avoid the spray line of a large dog. With all plants harvested it is essential to wash them. Sometimes with flowers this is detrimental so researching the area is essential.
"It is said that herbs effectively gathered from their natural habitats may be more potent than those that are cultivated. Wild crafting was a common and original worldwide process for collecting herbs; it was only superseded by commercial growing once demand and supply could not be met. It still is a frequently used method of collection and generally only reputable wild herb crafters who know how to correctly identify herb species and who pick from areas unpolluted by roads, industry or conventional farming, pursue this caring profession. Gathering takes place at the peak of each herb's growing cycle. All harvesting is done taking in mind the non-depletion of natural plant populations or damage to their habitats."
You have chosen to harvest a common plant, from an area which is free of pollution and with the land owners permission…. When you harvest please only take 10% of the plant. If you are harvesting flowers or leaves only take the top few stems. When harvesting a whole plant only take 10% of the total plant population in the area you are harvesting from. If you are digging up roots, only take 10% and replant the plant to give it the opportunity to reestablish itself. The key it to be respectful of nature and to only take what you need. Do not decimate an area. It isn't just us who require the plant. A lot of native species are home to a vast array of different species who are also dependant on it for food, shelter and/or protection etc. Out of respect, please leave some of the healthiest and lushest plants in the area where you are wild crafting.
On that not, if you are harvesting in an area and there is some litter…. pick it up while you are there and dispose of it correctly!! We are all in our environment and whether we like it or not we are all dependant on it for our survival. It isn't something which is away from us. Our whole economy is dependant on it. The oil, wood, food, shelter, clothing – even the man-made objects have all been created from the resources in our environment. Please do your bit. Picking up a bit of litter when you are already out harvesting does make a difference, as does recycling or upcycling. Not wasting food, lowering your energy consumption and choosing where you want to spend your money!!!
Sorry for digressing there… back to the subject in hand….
Always leave the area as beautiful as it was before you harvested from it. Never harvest from nature reserves. Never harvest herbs or plants which are rare or endangered. Why not cultivate them instead? Especially native ones. I have recently purchased milk thistle and pasque flower seeds. I am looking forward to cultivating them. Not only are they rare native flowers in my region but they are medicinal and will benefit the local wildlife as well as myself. Who knows with the permission of landowners I may be able to plant some into the wild and hopefully re-establish the plant population.
There are some great things that you can do though. When autumn comes and the flowers have set seed, collect the seeds. You can cultivate some yourself but please spread them in the area away from the mother plant. Do you bit to help nature along, she will thank you for it. Also if you are aware that an area is going to be developed or destroyed then please rescue the plants of interest from the area before it is decimated. Where I live I was only 3 blocks from the countryside but unfortunately they are building out. There was some beautiful bittersweet (a poisonous herb which as a qualified practitioner I am licensed to use therapeutically). It is a stunning plant, with bright purple and yellow flowers similar in style to the potato (they are from the same plant family). It only grew in that area and it was losing it habitat. I was lucky enough to harvest some of the berries prior to the habitat being destroyed and there are bittersweet plants currently growing in pots in my garden. I will hopefully keep one but will return them back to a similar habitat locally for them to re-establish.


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jhonmartin374 wrote:The fact they are copies/knock-offs of 19th century works, most likely not even directly copied via a mold but by photos as an "after," these are very heavy, good quality pieces that seriously compete with the better bronzes of this size/type I've seen.
Out of interest Randall are the pieces solid or hollow?
I bought two more large pieces in the same price range and they should arrive Friday. They all seem to be reproductions of classical works, the usual copies of Mene, Barye and others, but these are definitely above caliber in quality over the others I see around, and especially the patina is a real good, dark traditional nut brown.
I happened to see your post by accident, I have not posted here after Feb 2012 since this forum is unfortunately pretty dead and I moved on. To answer your questions- they are hollow, on a real marble base.
I love how those are usually advertised "signed by mene" etc but making a mold of a piece with a signature is hardly "signed" and most of those Mene/Barye bronze knock-offs are horrible, the ones I show here are very good quality.
Did you buy from the same seller I did on Ebay? the lady uses the same fancy background painting and mantle setup for all her pictures hahah.
Mine came extremely well packed, and I believe she hinted they come from a foundry in Mexico.


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KU fans go wild celebrating Jayhawks' advance to Final Four
Sarah Pyszczynski and Elodie Dempah escaped enemy territory — Lexington, Ky. — and drove six hours through storms and tornado warnings for one reason. They hoped — needed, even — to chant the Rock Chalk chant.
Denied Friday by the closeness of the game, they got to chant their crimson-and-blue hearts out on Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Regional championship. Kansas defeated North Carolina 80-67 to advance to the Final Four in New Orleans.
As the Jayhawks buried North Carolina under a pile of steals and layups in the final two minutes, Jayhawk fans started their signature cheer.
"We had enough of a lead at the end, which was awesome," Pyszczynski said. "That was what we wanted. That was THE best part."
KU will play in its 14th Final Four when it faces East Regional champion Ohio State at around 7:49 p.m. Saturday at the Superdome. The Jayhawks started the season highly regarded, as usual, but not anybody's pick to win a national title. Now they are two wins away from the school's fourth NCAA title.
"Why not?" Dempah said. "It's the madness."
After the game, the friends prepared for the drive back to Kentucky, where the madness will peak with Kentucky and Louisville in the Final Four. Pyszczynski and Dempah are pharmaceutical chemistry graduate students at Kansas who followed their adviser, rather than start their research over, to the University of Kentucky, located in Lexington.
"We followed him, but we are true Jayhawks," Pyszczynski said. "We've been very sad that we haven't been able to go to games."
The madness mixed with sadness on the drive home for brothers Dustin and Justin McDonald. As the Jayhawks cut down the nets Sunday, Dustin stood and snapped pictures with his cellphone from the upper level of the dome. Justin slumped in his seat. Dustin, who lives in Lawrence, is a KU fan. Justin, who lives in Belton, Mo., got hooked on Michael Jordan and grew up a North Carolina fan. He plans to name his first child Jordan, regardless of the gender.
"This is the first time I've ever been to a tournament game," Dustin said. "It just so happened both our teams were here. Great experience."
Especially for Dustin. KU held the Tar Heels to 20 points and seven baskets in the second half and took advantage of the fact that North Carolina missed point guard Kendall Marshall, out with a broken right wrist.
"I didn't have a lot of expectations," Justin said. "When you go up against a team like KU, you have to have all your weapons."
The McDonalds came in Justin's car. Dustin expected no problems getting a ride.
"I'm very happy for him," Justin said. "I know he bleeds KU blue. I've always said that if anybody beats my team, I want it to be KU."
Not far from the McDonalds, the Romero family celebrated in section 420, high above the court. Brothers Jose and Adrian brought their young sons on the family's first tournament experience. Jose and his son live in Overland Park. Adrian and his son live in Chicago. Jose's son Landon wore a blue No. 32 KU jersey and Adrian's son A.J. wore Thomas Robinson's white No. 0. From their vantage point, opposite the KU basket, Elijah Johnson's back-breaking three-pointer looked short. It swished to give KU a 71-67 lead with 3:07 to play, and the Tar Heels never recovered.
The Romeros slapped hands with each other and with strangers, pounded on their chairs and waved their arms. Tyshawn Taylor's steal and three-point play about a minute later put KU up 74-67 and set off more jubilation.
"We'll try to make this a tradition after today's outcome," Jose said. "I was very nervous. As the game went on, it was great and it was a great experience to have that here with my son and my brother and his son."
KU fans dominated the crowd of 24,107 on Sunday. It will be harder to claim home-court advantage in New Orleans with Kentucky's enormous following mobilizing to cheer the Wildcats against Louisville in a national semifinal that also serves as a state championship.
For Jayhawk fans from Wichita, Lawrence and Kansas City, the drive is around 14 hours. Pyszczynski and Dempah are willing to make the 12-hour trip from the shadow of Kentucky's Rupp Arena, if they can find tickets. The Final Four is sold out, although tickets are available on secondary sellers such as primesport.com, stubhub.com and ticketsforless.com. On Sunday, prices for all-session passes started at $190 and ranged to more than $10,000.
"That will be difficult," Dempah said. "We are grad students. We would have to win the lottery."


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Navigating the USATF procedures to register athletes for USATF Junior Olympic Meets can be somewhat confusing, so we've set up this page with instructions on how to register and links to where you need to go to register your athlete for meets. For further assistance please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Step 1: First and foremost the athlete will need to be a USATF Member affiliated with the Central Oregon Running Klub #304. Go here to register for USATF and make sure to put 304 in the USATF Registered Club. Youth memberships are $20 per year.
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- Select your Association from the drop-down menu to find your local meet. Information about entry fees, deadlines, and meet logistics will be provided on your Association's website. Go to http://www.oregon.usatf.org/Home.aspx for the association website and click on the youth tab at the top for meet schedules and info.
- Complete the online registration for the first level of the Junior Olympic Track & Field Program in your Association (starting with the State or Association Championship). (**Date of birth verification must be submitted to your local association in order to complete online registration**).
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Gwyneth Paltrow's "Goop" newsletter is filled with all kinds of interesting articles and tips. Last week, Gwyneth posted this cooking segment online along with the recipes for her Family Mexican Dinner. My kids adore guacamole, so this was right up our alley! Be sure to check out GOOP for design ideas, travel tips, healthy recipes and more.
It is possible to make a quick and easy dinner for the family that everyone loves. Make it your own; set up all the parts separately and then explore variations on a theme. The kids can eat black bean and brown rice tacos with guacamole and pico de gallo without hot chili. The grownups can have grilled shrimp, hot sauce…
Baja Style Shrimp Tacos
A southern California classic, grilled shrimp tacos couldn't be quicker to prepare—and they happen to be very healthy at that. The combination of fresh lime juice and Cholula hot sauce is pretty much unparalleled.
TIME: 10 minutes
- 2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- the juice of one lime
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 dozen corn tortillas
- pico de gallo (see recipe below)
- lime wedges for serving
- Cholula hot sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)
- crumbled cotija or feta cheese (optional)
Preheat your grill over high heat. Toss the shrimp together with the olive oil, lime juice and salt. Grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes a side.
To serve, heat the tortillas in a dry frying pan and wrap them in a tea towel to keep warm. Pile a few shrimp on top of each tortilla and serve with a bit of pico de gallo, fresh lime juice, a few dashes of hot sauce and a little of the crumbled cheese if you'd like.
Pico de Gallo
Simple to prepare and about a thousand times fresher and more vibrant than any jar of salsa, fresh pico de gallo is worth making from scratch.
TIME: 10 minutes
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped cilantro leaves
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped white onion
- coarse salt
- squeeze of lime
- as many finely chopped red jalapeños as you'd like (optional)
Combine the tomatoes, cilantro and onion together in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and lime. Reserve some of this mixture for the kids, and then add as much jalapeño as you like to the remaining mixture for the adults.
Black Beans
By adding a few aromatics to a can of black beans, you get that Mexican restaurant flavor without hours of soaking and cooking.
SERVES: 4 as a side dish
TIME: 20 minutes
- 1 can of black beans
- 4 cilantro stems
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- pinch of salt
Combine everything together in a small pot and simmer over low heat for about 15-20 minutes (I do this while I'm preparing the rest of the meal). Be sure to simmer the beans long enough so that they're not watery.
A lesson in simplicity—the best guacamole is a showcase for ripe avocadoes. A little salt, lime and cilantro go a long way.
TIME: 10 minutes
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 tablespoons minced white onion
- 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 lime
- coarse salt
Cut each avocado in half, remove and reserve the pits and score the flesh inside of the shells. Scoop the avocado into a mixing bowl and mash gently with a fork—you don't want it to be completely smooth. Stir in the onion and cilantro. Cut the lime in half and squeeze in enough juice to taste. Season the guacamole with salt, and either serve immediately or stick the pits in to keep it from browning (remove the pits before serving).
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Jan 14, 2007
Headed North The Second Time
Boat Engine
Early in the morning, well before sunrise, Sengthian dropped me off at Tah Huah Galeeow. There is also a bus but I imagine it's a dusty bumpy ride. The landing had a steady flow of boats coming over from Thailand and unloading food, mostly fruit and potato chips. I'd say Galeeow is a good place to bring stuff across with the least amount of "tax" possible.
It's amazing how quickly one can drop off the beaten path just by driving down a street and getting on a boat. For the next couple of days I saw no other westerners at all and never spoke English.
The Mekong above Vientiane is the same river as elsewhere with a personality all it's own. It's muddy, it's powerful, and it's in a hurry. The Mekong doesn't feel so much as if it's sliding down a hill as that it's being pushed from behind. All that water wanting to get to Vietnam and out into the delta so that it can finally slow down and drop it's silt.
I don't know when or if ever the river will be used easily by regular boats. The whole way up it always seemed as if we were having to wend our way between rocks and up over ledges. Some places there are concrete pylons built up on both sides of the channel to guide boats through sections that are unobvious, more often there is nothing, or water of a different colour or a bit of white water.
I figure our boat sat a couple feet deep in the water and was maybe sixty feet long. It was powered by a huge diesel engine. I think it had ten cylinders and looked like the kind of thing used to power a D10 Cat or a drill rig.
The end of the ride was at a classic Mekong river town called Pak Lai. If there were any rooms available with hot water I didn't find them. The first place I stopped used a bucket for a shower, the second place quoted a price of $13 to start out. When I asked for a regular room the price dropped to $3. If anyone is hankering for Laos in the bad old days you need look no further. People used to think that foreign tourists cared nothing for money and would charge astronomical amounts for poor accommodation. I found a restaurant, there was a family eating there, otherwise the place was empty. At $4 for a bowl of soup I can see why.
The next day seemed to be more of the same. No signs in English and that general feeling that not many other tourists go this route. Xayabuli province isn't really that far out in the boonies, it's a prosperous part of Laos, it's just that no one goes there. It seemed as if the provincial authorities were still using French for the names of things. The rest of the country has switched to English, and I'm sure there are very few French speakers around.
Ferry at Tha Deua
One day on the river was enough for me. I didn't even check out the boat situation further, but left early in the morning and hopped a Sawngthaew, the only transportation headed north, there are no busses. The two breaks to the monotony were when I saw a pair of working elephants complete with logging chains around their necks walking down the side of the road and when a soldier got on carrying some kind of an AK variant. It had a very long barrel, small clip, and hole in the but. All the earmarks of a Soviet sniper rifle. There was even some sort of mechanism at the end of the barrel with a lot of holes in it, maybe some sort of flash suppressor. I'm not much of a gun nut but still I am American, we like those kinds of things.
At the provincial capital I had to catch another truck across town and get on a third one to head for Luang Prabang province. The roads were for the most part unpaved and I was already coated with dust, so I rode on the tailgate hanging onto the roof rack and enjoying the view. Unfortunately being outside the sawngthaew I caught the eye of a couple of policeman at a road check before the Mekong crossing and they demanded my passport and had me go inside while they copied down my information. They could have at least smiled.
Eleven hours after leaving Pak Lai we rolled into Luang Prabang.
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So, meeting people is one thing, but actually planning how you're going to hang out is quite another. Like, what are you going to do together? The standard dinner-and-a-movie is really, really tired, this week's questions address that issue. Read More
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Love Letters: Caught In The Web
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Love Letters: Common Courtesy
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Winner of UK Literacy Association Book Award: Ages 12-16 2015. Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards: Young Adult Book of the Year 2013. Long-listed for Inky Awards: Silver Inky 2013.
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Cheney for President?
"No Second Thoughts"
Fresh from minor heart surgery, Vice President Cheney says he hasn't had a change of heart. He still doesn't plan to run for president. "That was the right decision for me and my family and I have no second thoughts," he told Mark Knoller of CBS Radio yesterday. Look for him to deliver the same message tonight on CNN's "Larry King Live."
That no doubt will relieve much of the country and disappoint those true believers still holding out hope. After all, when it comes to Cheney, speculation always runs rampant, no matter what he says. Scenarios flow through Washington more readily than earmark money: He'll use last weekend's replacement of his defibrillator as a pretext to resign in favor of, say, Fred Thompson. Or he'll decide the 2008 field is so weak that he needs to change his mind and jump in to protect the country.
Maybe, some thought, Cheney would find he liked the taste of his 125-minute presidency while George W. Bush underwent a colonoscopy this month. Conservatives quickly dreamed up all sorts of agendas for the couple hours he was in charge. National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez collected from readers a list of things Acting President Cheney should do:
Bomb Iran.
Commute the sentences of those border agents.
Fire Mike Chertoff.
Tell Harry Reid to ... well, you know ...
Pardon Scooter.
Ultimately, of course, Cheney did none of those things. Instead, he told Knoller, he spent his time in power writing a letter to his grandchildren as a souvenir. But that hasn't stopped the dreaming on the right. And why not? As deeply unpopular as he is with much of the country, many agitating for impeachment, Cheney is still a hero to some in the Republican primary electorate. The most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found that even among the public at large, Cheney is more popular than Bush (okay, just barely, with a 34 percent approval rating to the president's 33 percent). And after all, America hasn't seen a presidential race in 80 years without an incumbent president or vice president running, so it's hard getting used to the idea.
Moreover, it's easy to imagine that Cheney doesn't find any of the current Republican candidates much to his liking -- Rudy Giuliani's tough on terrorism, but a lot more liberal than Cheney on issues such as abortion and gun rights; John McCain's stalwart on the Iraq war, but he and Cheney butted heads over torture; Mitt Romney wants to "double Guantanamo," something Cheney probably agrees with, but Romney doesn't seem like the sort of foreign policy heavyweight the vice president would prefer in this day and age; and Fred Thompson, well, all those plea bargains on "Law & Order" probably get Cheney's goat.
So should we look for a Cheney candidacy? The New York Sun thinks so. Just in April, it editorialized that the vice president should enter the race "because Mr. Cheney is so much more experienced and shrewd a figure, one who could help settle some of the arguments about the Bush years in favor of Mr. Bush." The editorial generated so much response that managing editor Ira Stoll wrote last week that it "caused a furor in the blogosphere and led to the production of an entire segment on CNN. It also led to several dinner party conversations of friends or relatives of the editorial writer devoted to whether the writer had finally lost his mind."
Stoll, though, went on to interpret the publication of Stephen Hayes's favorable new biography, "Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President" -- and the fact that the vice president gave 30 hours of interviews for it -- as signs that the door has not been completely closed. "My own guess -- okay, hope -- is that Mr. Cheney has taken a look at the Republican presidential field and sees an opening," Stoll wrote. "If Iowa and New Hampshire Republicans start receiving copies of 'Cheney' in their mailboxes, Mr. Cheney's popularity may yet begin to climb."
Maybe, maybe not. Cheney, actually, has been pretty clear on the subject even before yesterday's interview, taking William Tecumseh Sherman one step further just to be sure. "I made it clear from the outset that I'm not a candidate for president," Cheney said on CBS's "Face the Nation" last year. "I won't run for president. I've taken the Sherman statement -- 'if nominated, I will not run; if elected, I won't serve.' I mean, I've been very, very firm on that."
Very, very. Of course, if Cheney chief of staff David Addington can figure a way to get the vice president's office out of the executive branch, he ought to be able to find a loophole in that. And Cheney does like to tease. At many events, particularly political fundraisers, Cheney opens with this line: "A reception like that is almost enough to make you want to run for office again." Then he adds, deadpan: "Almost."
-- Peter Baker
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July 31, 2007; 8:22 AM ET
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What's up? Luke here coming to you from Vegas where I just wrapped up another week of training at Vegas Immersion. This week has been wild!
Today's video is about one the most important aspects of game, investment. Investment equals attraction. The more investment you can get from a girl the more attracted and compliant she will be. Check out the video below to find out how to cuase investment:
Hope you got a lot out of it.
Happy Holidays and see you next week,
PS If you haven't already, check out Social Circle Blueprint where I lay out all the necessary steps for you to build the best social circle in your city and go even deeper on how to get investment from guys and girls. Check it out here: http://www.socialcircleblueprint.com/


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Musings of Linda Star Wolf, Co-Founder of Venus Rising Association for Transformation. News and happenings from Venus Rising; Isis Cove, the NC community that VR calls home; and Venus Rising University, the burgeoning, one-of-a-kind educational institution, offering advanced degrees in Psychospiritual Studies.
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Star Wolf's Welcome
My journey in life has been a spiral path of wholeness that continues to move through cycles of change taking me through many symbolic death and rebirth experiences, which I refer to as "shamanic portals of transformation." I have learned more than I ever thought possible through a process I will share with you in my future writings, called the Shamanic Breathwork™ process, and the five initiations process called S.H.I.P. Once I have made sense of the lessons on my path and discovered the bigger picture, I am ready to pass on and share both my stumblings and my leaps along the way. In my own spiritual quest, I have always appreciated most those who shared their struggles and victories in an authentic way. That will be my humble attempt within the context of this blog.
I believe that we are all indigenous to this earth. I respect all my relations, whether they be human, animal, plant, mineral, visible or invisible ones. We are all related by the great web of life and sent here from the great beyond. Everything we say and do touches all parts of this magnificent web of creation. If I treat myself or anyone else unfairly, we are all affected in some way. Fortunately, the converse is true, as well. I am not perfect. If I am honest and have humility, I can admit that I will make mistakes as I seek to further evolve my conscious awareness. I can also make living amends by striving to change my negative thoughts and behaviors, and live from a more open-hearted connection to others and to myself. I have learned over time that all the changes I seek in the outer world must begin by looking within myself first. I have also learned that it is imperative that I have the courage to be honest with myself and to look at the "shadow" side of my personality. When I have had the courage to truly know myself better, the light and the dark, I have found the inner strength to change my life and shape-shift myself into the light of my true soul's image.
From time to time I will share different programs and events that are being offered through my non profit organization (Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts) in my blog, as well as photos, videos and teachings, etc. But the main purpose of this blog is to provide an outlet to share the inner musings of my shamanic spirit and journey, and to hear yours as well. I look forward to connecting with all of you who intuitively know that you, too, are a valuable part of the shamanic process of conscious co-creation and evolution on the planet at this time. We each have a role to play and a soul purpose in the drama unfolding in our world today. Together we can create a better place for all beings on earth to live and leave a powerful legacy for those who are yet to come.
I believe we will all be remembered by future generations for the choices we make during this time of huge evolutionary change. In the words of the wonderful poem, "Summer Day," by Mary Oliver, "what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
In Love, In Service, In Gratitude,
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Internet shopping has no doubt made our lives so much easier and given us far wider varieties of choices. There are certain things, however, one should not purchase online.
When it comes to shoes, it is very difficult indeed to know whether they are comfortable or fit well. Shoes, even different pairs of the same design, are all differently cut and sewn so that it is very difficult to know how they will feel. They might rub in the wrong places, they might not be quite the right shape.
Pointe shoes are not something one should buy without trying them on with the help of someone with proper knowledge. Pointe shoes should fit like gloves. Ones toes are not supposed to be able to move around inside but at the same time they must not be overlapping. When one stands in the first position, there should not be any space above the toes either. The back of the shoes should be properly aligned with one's feet. Even when all these criteria appear to be met when standing flat on the soles of one's feet, things can and do change when one goes on pointe (stands on the tip of their toes). One's feet often slip inside when the fitting isn't precisely right. Because different makers' shoes change in different ways as they are broken in, one has to have danced in them before becoming certain they are the right pair indeed.
This article is not to instruct people about how to fit pointe shoes themselves. This is to raise awareness as to how important it is to have well fitted pointe shoes both for the sake of technical improvement and the health of one's feet. If the pointe shoes do not fit well, it is not simply a case of one's feet sliding around inside and producing blisters; there is the potential to cause structural damage to one's feet, ankles, knees, hips, back, spine… the whole body.
It is appalling to see how many dancers can go to even the large and well-known ballet shops and come back with ill-fitted pointe shoes. The fitters employed by these shops tend to follow a given a set of instructions but if they have not themselves danced on pointe properly before, and not tried at least a few different shoes from the major makes, it is very difficult for them to make a sound judgement. Different pointe shoe makers can produce shoes with noticeably different characteristics and fits. The shops have to accept the fact that the pointe shoes they carry, no matter how good they might be for many, may not be suitable for certain feet types. They also ought to have enough knowledge in order to advise when the dancers are not quite strong enough for pointe work and recognise if they are not standing straight.
Do not plump for an "easy" option when it comes to pointe shoes. Make sure you find someone who knows, really knows pointe shoes and pointe work. Try on a few pairs from different makes. It is, after all, for your own good. Many dancers are amazed at not only how much less pain they are in when the pointe shoes fit properly but how dramatically their technique improves.
Related reading: "How to Choose Well-Fitted Poite Shoes"


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Armstrong Cuts Formal Ties to Livestrong
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.
Armstrong resigned from the board of directors for Livestrong on Nov. 4. He had previously resigned as chairman from the charity he founded Oct. 17 but had kept a seat on the board.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ordered Armstrong banned from the sport for life and stripped of his titles. The International Cycling Union, which had originally supported Armstrong's fight, later agreed to wipe out Armstrong's record seven victories.
Livestrong spokeswoman Katherine McLane said Monday that Armstrong "remains the inspiration," and is still its largest donor with nearly $7 million over the years.
Meanwhile, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency says the Lance Armstrong case is just part of a wide-ranging doping battle that will never be completely won.
Speaking at a conference on how to increase cooperation between the pharmaceutical industry and anti-doping bodies, WADA president John Fahey said "bubbling away below the surface there are still problems that could surface at any time."
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accused Armstrong of helping run the most sophisticated doping program in sports within his U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams.
USADA ordered Armstrong banned from the sport for life and stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles - a decision later ratified by the International Cycling Union.
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Jordan Matter
Jordan Matter is a New York photographer, a former actor and a professional photographer specialising in dance photography based in Manhattan, US. He specializes in headshots and comp card for a large list of models and actors that incluces Alan Cumming, Michael Gastoon, and other notables, but also shoots fashion, weddings & more. He has been featured by The Today Show, Tyra Banks, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and the BBC.
While his day job keeps him plenty busy, Matter also makes time for personal projects. For his 2009 book Uncovered, he photographed over 100 New York City women, all of whom agreed to pose topless. Not a big deal, you might say, only Matter also convinced his subjects to pose IN PUBLIC, in the middle of some of New York's busiest and most familiar spaces. The resulting images succeed in both underscoring the beauty of the female breast and challenging taboos on nudity—specifically the notion that, in public, a woman's body is something to be covered up.
For his project, "Dancers Among Us," which will culminate in a book published by Workman in Spring of 2013, Matter once again is taking his subjects out into the street — but this time he's also dragging himself across the US, to shoot elite dancers in every region of the country. As with "Uncovered," Matter's aim is to challenge viewers to think differently about his subject. Also, by depicting dancers well outside the walls of the rehearsal studios and concert halls in which they are typically photographed, Matter says they come to symbolize the possibility of "joy in the everyday," which, he feels, too many of us fail to recognise. Also Matter has two further projects in progress which are "Dancers After Dark", due to be published in Fall 2016, dealing with "about a willingness to say "yes" rather than "no," about finding a passion and pursuing it without apprehension or doubt" and "Tiny Dancers Among Us" with the intention to "create photographs that would show the world as if through [kids'] eyes" (Fall 2017).
Find out more about behind the scene of making the book by clicking on the link below:


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Versatility may have been the key to success as So Cal Track Club easily captured the men's team title at the Jim Bush USATF Southern California Championships, June 4 at Mt. SAC.
Exhibit A: Mac Niroumand, an M50 multi-eventer, accounted for 36 of So Cal's 149 points, earning first-place points in the long jump and javelin, plus second-place points in the high jump and triple jump.
(Points were allotted on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the team-affiliated competitors in each event. No points were awarded to unattached athletes.)
For complete results go here
Debbie Lee scored all 18 points for the So Cal women, who tied for third place.
Other top scorers for the So Cal men included Greg Retzer, with 10-point efforts in the shot, discus and hammer; Gregory Charles, with a total of 30 points in the long jump, pole vault, javelin and shot put; Carl Flowers, with 12 points total in the long and triple jumps; Richard Campbell, with 10 points in the 5K race walk; Jon Coletti, with nine points in the 400 and 800; Jeff Davison, with 8 points in the 110H; Rafer Weaver, with 8 total in in 800 and 1500; Damien Demaj, 3 points in the 800; and Barry Givens, 3 points in the 5000.
Way to go, Champs.


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Here are some of the fascinating Mammals that can be found in the Manu Biosphere Reserve. Click on the picture for a larger image.
Big Cats
There are several cat species that are found in Manu, the most famous of which is the Jaguar. There are also pumas, ocelots, margays and jaguarundis living in the park.
Anteaters & Sloths
Anteaters and sloths are in the same family, Pilosa. Manu is one of the few places you can see the giant anteater, but you can also find tamandua and sloths here too.
As well as the famous giant otter, pictured bellow, the neotropical otter can also be found in Manu National Park.
The word armadillo means little armoured one in Spanish, which is certainly an apt name!
Several different types of monkey can be seen, and heard, in the park. Including spider, howler and squirrel monkeys, tamarins, the mysterious night monkeys and titi monkeys.
Small Mammals
The small mammals of the park include the usual mice and squirrels, but there are also more exciting species like the opossums and capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
Tapirs are the largest native land mammal of South America.
Peccaries are South American Mammals that strongly resemble pigs but are not actually in the same family. You can find both white lipped and collared peccaries in Manu.
Brocket deer are a genus of deer which live in central and south America. Red and Grey Brocket can be found in the Park.


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28 June, 2016
RFP Number UNFPA/UZB/RFP/2016/002
For the establishment of a:
In regards to:
SUPPLY/PROVISION OF Catering Services to the UNFPA CO in Uzbekistan
Letter of Invitation
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Section IV:
UNFPA Special Conditions of Contract
Section V:
Supplier Qualification Requirements
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All Bids comprising of Technical and Financial parts should reach the below and corresponding addresses no later than 29 July 2016, at 18:00 Tashkent local time.
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Tel.: 120 68 99, 281 58 81/83
The representatives who choose to be present during pre-bid conference shall bring along reasonable evidence that they represent the potential bidder; e.g. business card, letter of authorization, etc. Written queries from suppliers may be forwarded to email@example.com prior to the conference. Responses to the written questions shall be given verbally during the conference.
All Bidders are encouraged to attend Pre-bid conference. Non-attendance, however, shall not result in disqualification of interested Bidders.Minutes of the Pre-bid conference will be posted on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) website (www.ungm.org) and disseminated to the Bidders that have expressed interest with the contract, whether or not they attended the pre-bid conference.No verbal statement made during the conference shall modify the terms and conditions of the RFP unless such statement is specifically written in the Minutes of the Conference, or issued/posted as an amendment in the form of a Supplemental Information to the RFP.
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ITB No. UNFPA/UZB/2016/01
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Packaging Design
Rainshower Flower
Back Download
The packaging design for the Rainshower Flower opted for child-oriented imagery. The colourful hand shower shaped like a flower, which is crafted to look especially inviting in order to motivate children to take a bath or shower, comes in almost transparent packaging. This helps demonstrate the decorative character of the hand shower even while it is still in the shop. Furthermore, this transparency makes choosing between the six different product models easier for customers. The packaging emphasises the emotionally appealing look of the product itself and, through a distinctive logo placement, conveys the brand-specific quality attributes. Also awarded within the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 in the category bathrooms and spas.
- Client:Grohe AG, Düsseldorf
- Design:Grohe AG Design Studio, Düsseldorf


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Google, Apple and Smartphone Progress
June 18, 2010 ~ 11:05pm
In a half filled lecture hall in the fall of 2000, I heard an enthusiastic Compaq (now HP) engineer talk about his work with IPv6. He said eventually every single tiny device you own will have an IP address to connect to the internet. Most of the students passively dismissed this idea. I was among them.
I was fortunate to have the time and the means to attend Google I/O last month. This is Google's yearly conference known for engaging software developers on a deep level to both promote Google's technologies as well as openness on the internet. The demo for "Froyo" - Google's next update for their Android cell phones - is what really caught my attention.
I honestly beleive the the new features introduced are really what the customer wants and NOT what the manufacturer wants you to want. This is quite revolutionary in this age. Things in Froyo will deeply offend the cell service providers (who might charge extra $20/mo for hotspot) or even the media companies (who want to charge you to stream music). And the sad thing is that these things aren't really revolutionary take so long to get to the people.
When reviewing Apple's iPhone 4 presentation last week, it was pretty clear to me that the iPhone will be a dominant product for some time to come. But outside of the typically bigger and faster - I failed to grasp the features that make it so much better. Limited multitasking? Changing backgrounds? I don't see how iPhone users are much better off than they were one year ago. And even worse in some cases with Apple's strict limitations on what you can do on your phone.
I'm not a Google fanboy (I'm still using my Palm Pre - soon to be also purchased by HP *sigh*). I don't even care much for Flash. I'm just a bit disappointed by complacent Apple customers whose very purchase only contributes to denying progress in this market.
I am however making the plunge to Android. In a few weeks when I get a chance, I will be switching over to my new HTC EVO 4G. How to describe this phone? Impressive! And the best part? The "Froyo" update soon to come will only push that further.
When the Google I/O keynote emphasized how openness will rapidly progress evolution in smartphones - virtually no attendee dismissed this idea. I am among them.


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On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Richard Stallman<address@hidden> wrote: > I think this is a use case that should be avoided. > Maybe it can be made to work "right", but if that's difficult, > I'd rather tell people not to do it. I can't see how it can be avoided. Whenever make-local-variable or kill-local-variable this problem can occur (if the variable happen to be let bound of course).
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