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This year's Baseball Hall of Fame class features two pitchers who dominated from opposite ends of the physical spectrum
Author Joe Lemire Illustration PJ Loughlin
Baseball is in many ways the most egalitarian of sports, one in which men of all shapes and sizes can succeed. Take, for example, two current stars: Bartolo Colón has put together an 18-year career despite a 285-pound, bowling-ball physique, and at age 42 he's still dominating for the New York Mets. Meanwhile, José Altuve, one of the best second basemen in today's game, weighs 165 pounds and stands just 5-foot-6—so small that, during a 2012 game, Houston Astros broadcasters wryly wondered "how many Altuves" a home run of his had traveled. Yet Altuve has been an All Star and a batting champion.
On July 26, when the Baseball Hall of Fame inducts its 2015 class, another one of the game's great physical contrasts will be on display. Standing on the stage in Cooperstown, New York, will be the two most dominating starting pitchers of their generation: Randy Johnson, a 6-foot-10, left-handed Californian who was known as the Big Unit during a career that saw him pitch for six teams, and Pedro Martínez, a Dominican right-hander who stood just 5-foot-11 and who was called Petey by his Boston Red Sox teammates.
Martínez was so slight that the team that originally signed him, the Los Angeles Dodgers, believed he wouldn't last as a starter and traded him to the Montreal Expos when he was just 21. This was in spite of his ability to light up radar guns in the mid-to-upper 90s.
"My body frame did not intimidate anybody," Martínez says. "I was a freak of studying mechanics. I became a patch of everybody."
Martínez tailored his workouts to his body, using medicine balls, running stairs and doing calf and shoulder exercises. "I was very precise with my mechanics, but legs were the ultimate dictator when it came to strength and power," he says. "I had a very different workout routine than anybody. I was able to harness everything I had and get such pinpoint control."
He applied that command to a devastating arsenal of pitches: At Martínez's peak, he arguably had the best fastball, curve and changeup in the majors. What's more, he understood how to mix those pitches to attack hitters, and he was never short on confidence—to a point that bordered on cockiness.
"I saw everybody as an enemy," Martínez says. "I saw everybody like in the jungle. You just kill to survive. That's the intensity and focus I had to keep."
Despite being much more physically imposing, Johnson, who once inadvertently killed a flying bird with a pitch, also had to overcome doubts early in his career. With his height and long arms, learning how to pitch didn't come easily.
"I can't imagine being as tall as Randy and having to fine-tune all these parts," Martínez says.
Indeed, while Johnson possessed a fastball that once hit 102 mph and a slider that was as fast as most pitchers' fastballs, he struggled to control them. As a minor leaguer in the Montreal organization, he walked more than seven batters per nine innings—a rate that's twice as poor as what's usually acceptable. The Expos traded him to Seattle, and while he threw a no-hitter for the Mariners in 1990, that same season he walked 120 batters. After several more up-and-down seasons, Johnson sought help from fellow Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan—another fireballer who battled early-career wildness—and pitching instructor Tom House, who helped Johnson become consistent with his mechanics.
"Obviously, my height was to my advantage, but only once I was able to harness my ability," says Johnson, who signed with Arizona, where he spent his peak years, as a free agent in 1999. "I was all arms and legs, and obviously there weren't too many power pitchers that came before me [like that], so I didn't have a blueprint to work with. It was an uphill battle. There were moments when I wanted to quit the game, but I stuck with it."
In the end, despite their obvious differences, these two pitchers produced eerily similar results. Johnson and Martínez rank first and second, respectively, in Major League history in career strikeout rate for starting pitchers. Johnson whiffed 10.6 batters per nine innings pitched; Martínez fanned 10.0. They both plied their craft during the so-called Steroid Era, when scoring was the highest in baseball history, yet one would never know it by looking at their numbers. Perhaps the most telling indicator of their success comes from the advanced statistic ERA+, which adjusts earned run average based on league-wide scoring rates and home ballparks to make historical comparisons easier. An ERA+ of 100 is league average; a 105 is 5 percent better, and a 95 is 5 percent worse. Johnson posted an ERA+ above 175 seven times, topping out at 195 in 2002. Martínez topped 200 five times, and in 2000, his 1.74 ERA translated to a 291 ERA+, the best single season in Major League history. His career ERA+ of 154 is also the best in history among starting pitchers.
Aside from their consistency, both pitchers brought a thrilling, must-see-event air to each start. Martínez never completed a no-hitter but once threw nine perfect innings before allowing a hit in the 10th of what had remained a scoreless game. Johnson threw that no-hitter with Seattle at age 26, and then a perfect game for Arizona in 2004, at age 40. Johnson had nine starts in which he struck out at least 15 batters while allowing three or fewer hits; Martínez had five such games. Those totals rank first and second in the last 30 years.
In spite of their differences and their humble starts, Johnson entered the Hall of Fame with 97.3 percent of the baseball writers' votes, Martínez with 91.1 percent. Both truly stood tall on the field. While that may literally have been easier for Johnson, as Martínez noted in a television interview after the announcement of his Hall election, he had one helpful aid when pitching that neutralized his height disadvantage: "When I'm on the mound," he said, "I'm taller than anybody."
That's true—but only because he never faced Johnson in the batter's box, in which case the 10-inch mound would still have left Martínez one inch short.
Freelance writer Joe Lemire, who grew up near Boston, used to plan his schedule around Pedro starts; he once watched Martínez strike out 16—but he also watched Grady Little leave him in too long.


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Carowinds will glow in blue Friday in a visible show of support for the Carolina Panthers as they prepare to face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
The lift hill of the amusement park's towering roller coaster, Fury 325, will be coated in blue, along with the Skytower, which will feature blue cat eyes. Other rides, such as the Intimidator, Windseeker, Afterburn and Hurler will also have blue features, the park said.
The sound of a panthers' growl will play in the park's midways.
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Our latest Hot Topic Summary Report, a regular feature in which we survey buy-side analysts and portfolio managers for their input on a variety of topics affecting the financial and investment communities, explores the importance of IR relationships.
In the past, Hot Topics have explored Brexit, social media, the growth of passive investing, and more. Last time, we took a look at the importance of IR relationships, and today we're focusing on best practices for earnings calls.
"In your opinion, what are the best practices for earnings call and post-earnings communication?"
52% of the respondents gave some variation of the same response, stating that the IR teams need to be available before, during, and after an earnings call, while many stressed the desire to have private calls after earning announcements.
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Two star wines hail from Verona
Soon the summer tourists will descend on Verona, Italy, the city of Romeo and Juliet. But few of those travelers will make their way to the hilly wine country just north of the city. This peaceful region, Valpolicella, is home to two important red wines — rich, powerful Amarone and the lighter and less expensive Valpolicella.
Amarone is the star, with flavors ranging from spicy black cherry to leather to bittersweet chocolate. Some are so dense and opulent that they almost seem sweet, even when there's no residual sugar. That's because Amarone is made from grapes that are dried until they lose 30 to 40 percent of their weight, a process called appassimento. The grapes are then fermented until the wine is dry or nearly dry, often with alcohol of 15 percent or more.
The appassimento process goes back to Roman times, although it was probably used mostly to produce sweet wines. The first commercial Amarone didn't appear until the early 1950s, when it was commercialized by Bolla, then Masi. Good Amarone almost always costs $50 or more— sometimes much more. Look for examples from Masi, Allegrini or Tommasi. Sartori Amarone, at $40, is a relative bargain.
Amarone is great with hearty winter dishes, but it can also pair with summer's grilled meats. A traditional partner is full-flavored cheese, particularly Grana Padana, an aged cheese from the Verona area.
Even if you never plunk down the cash for Amarone, you might still benefit from its success. The money that Amarone has brought to the Valpolicella area has enabled producers to upgrade their cellars and vineyards, leading to improvement in all the region's wines.
A good Valpolicella — which uses the same grape varieties as Amarone — can be had for less than $20; a bottle of its big brother, known as Valpolicella Ripasso, is usually less than half the price of Amarone.
Valpolicella typically displays plenty of bright, spicy cherry fruit. Sometimes the label will say "Valpolicella Classico," which means the wine is from a western sub-zone. I'm a fan of the 2008 Allegrini Valpolicella Classico ($17), with its bright, fresh cherry fruit, hint of anise and smooth finish. Others to try include the 2006 Sartori "Montegradella" Valpolicella Classico Superiore ($14), a fresh, lively wine with bright cherry, a very slight earthy quality and fine tannins; and the more structured 2007 Tommasi "Rafael" Valpolicella Classico Superiore ($14), which offers spicy cherry and a slight herbal note.
Valpolicella Ripasso is a beefed-up style, produced by refermenting Valpolicella with the skins, seeds and pulp of the grapes that had been used to make Amarone. The result is a richer, more structured wine — it's sometimes called "baby Amarone." The ripasso technique was started in the 1960s by Masi, with a wine called Campofiorin. The 2005 Masi Campofiorin ($19), which isn't technically Valpolicella, is bright and a bit earthy, with red cherry, spice and medium tannins.


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Posted: Feb 26, 2019
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – Keyanna Spivey scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but the Belmont Abbey Women's Basketball team lost a tough 58-53 game to close out its regular season. The Abbey finished the 2018-19 regular season third in Conference Carolinas with a 19-9 record, including a 15-5 Conference Carolinas record. Emmanuel ends its regular season 21-6 overall, and 16-4 in conference play.
How it Happened
- Spivey scored the first Crusader basket of the game. Later in the period, Manuela Fungate made a layup, and Belmont Abbey trailed 22-4 when the period ended
- In the opening minutes of the second, Allie Downing made a layup, as well as the ensuing free throw to narrow the margin to 24-7
- In the last two minutes of the quarter, the Crusaders only gave up one field goal, while they went on a 5-0 run to end the period, and Emmanuel led 33-16 at halftime
- The third quarter was all Abbey. Maria Kuhlman scored five points in the first minute and a half of the period
- The Lions did not a point on the Crusaders until the 3:44 mark of the quarter. Spivey capped off the quarter with a 3-point basket, and Belmont Abbey trailed 40-39 heading into the final quarter. BAC outscored Emmanuel 23-7 in the period
- Brittany Autry made a layup at the start of the fourth to put the Crusaders in front 41-40, its first lead of the contest
- Later in the period, Downing scored four straight Abbey points
- The game turned into a free throw shooting contest at the end of the quarter and the Lions finished off the 58-53 win
- On the day, Spivey was the Crusader leader with 17 points and 10 rebounds
- Kuhlman finished with 14 points and six boards. Downing contributed seven points and nine rebounds
- As a team, Belmont Abbey outrebounded Emmanuel 49-28
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Belmont Abbey will host King University in a Conference Carolinas Quarterfinal game on Monday, March 4. That game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.


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Mumbai: Companies in India are ill-equipped to tackle crimes committed in the virtual world such as e-commerce, social media, cloud computing, virtual and cryptocurrency frauds, the Deloitte India Fraud Survey Report said on Tuesday.
A rise in corporate fraud over the next two years could outpace corporate India's efforts to mitigate it, the report said.
"The online world is the biggest worry for India firms because adequate steps are not being taken to prevent frauds in the virtual world," said Sumit Makhija, senior director at Deloitte India, a consultancy firm.
The survey, conducted by Deloitte's forensic wing in India in September, covered over 400 top management officials across sectors working in the area of fraud risk management.
Around 56% of the executives surveyed said incidents of fraud will continue to rise over the next two years, with at least 88% of them saying the new companies law could help reduce instances of fraud in the future, according to the report.
The new companies law has made it mandatory for listed companies to form a vigilance mechanism and has fixed greater accountability on board members and directors to detect and prevent fraud.
Indian companies, the study said, remain highly vulnerable to fraud in the absence of sufficient mechanisms to "prevent and detect fraud, as well as limited enforcement of internal controls". The report said that only 28% of the executives surveyed have not faced any fraud in the last two years.
Only 44% of the respondents said they had incurred losses due to fraud of less than Rs.1 crore over the last two years. Interestingly, the executives surveyed said the senior management of firms are "most susceptible" to commit fraud, whereas external parties were least likely to do so.
"Corporate India has traditionally taken a reactive approach to mitigating fraud and complying with regulatory requirements. However, with organizations being exposed to new frauds and a changing regulatory environment, a proactive approach is the need of the hour. Companies need to make investments towards putting in place systems and processes aimed at curbing fraud in the long term," said Rohit Mahajan, senior director and head, Deloitte Forensic (India.)
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The New York Times published a piece yesterday echoing what Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, myself and others have been saying about the iPad Mini: it's inevitable, and it's going to do well.
The Times article didn't allow reader comments. But my piece on ZDNet did - and boy did it attract a bunch , including pro and con arguments from consumers as well as apparent IT administrators.
Since not everyone loves to scroll through comments, I thought I'd pull out the best ones:
Small Is Beautiful
"I think that the compelling use / marketing case may be that Apple offers a 'large phone' that can replace a laptop for a significant number of folks who travel, so that they can carry just one device. To make this really work, Apple would need killer-good voice control (like Siri, but free of the back-end link) so this device would have practical, easy, user friendly usability via BlueTooth while it remains in one's pocket or bag, even where there is no internet availability." - Z2217
"I have both an iPhone and a Kindle Fire. Games and media certainly work on the phone, but they are much more enjoyable on the tablet. After owning the Fire for a while I found it almost painful to look at the small graphics on the phone. And the tablet -does- fit in some coat pockets. I think the 7" form factor has a significant market segment for people who find both the price and size of a 10" tablet to be prohibitive." - RoverDaddy
Small is Bad
"A 7' tablet is definitely easier to put in a sport cost pocket than a 10" tablet (which is what most road warriors still wear to work). But, screen resolution is a big deal to the content creator. And, unless the device uses a stylus, fingers are just too big for detailed work - even on a 10" screen." - M Wagner
"The biggest reason why I would never get a 7" tablet is overlap. For most people people who already have a smartphone (myself included), we already have the functionality of a small tablet. And the newest smartphones have very large screens, some approaching 5". A 7" tablet only gives you a small improvement of additional screen size with the same basic functionality. A full size tablet however allows you to do things that you simply can't do well with a smartphone. That is real added value." - Tigertank
"Personally, I think a 5" wide keyboard is just too small for comfortable typing." - Vulpinemac
Forget the iPad, Go For Surface
"Win 8 tablets are general purpose machines and applications written even in the seventies will run on it. iPad is nothing but a toy, get over it." - owllnet
"Whether in 7 inch form, or 10 inch form, the iPad is still designed as a consumption device, and if a tablet can be designed that can be both, a consumption device, as well as a production device, then, why not get the one that gives a lot more for the money, and is already compatible with most office software already in the business." - Adornoe"If companies want to deploy devices that provide the most bang for the buck, and offer greater flexibility for their workforce, Microsoft is clearly in a better position... assuming the Surface tablets (or other OEM tablets) don't completely suck." - paddyarizona
Still A Toy
"There are legions of IT staffs waiting for an alternative that is a legitimate component of an Enterprise ecosystem. This is most important in the Small to Medium-sized Businesses, where once you go with a tablet line, you're stuck with it for a very, very long time. Of the two iPads we were forced to adopt, neither user is satisfied with how they integrate into an Active Directory environment. It's a neat toy, and my mom sure loves surfacing the web on hers. But other than checking email and watching movies on a flight, the iPad is not a workstation or laptop replacement for real work." - BowTech
Not So Fast!
"Enterprise is already buying tablets - they're not waiting for Microsoft." - Falkirk
"The Microsoft Surface still has many, many unknowns associated with it -- starting from whether Microsoft could manufacture it at all, to whether it will actually take off. Enterprises have already experimented with Windows tablets for about a decade --- it has been wasted effort so far. I believe many enterprises will be more likely investing in Android tablets, than in Windows tablets." - danbi
It's All About E-Mail
It's All About E-Mail
"I speak only for a small business of 25 employees, five of whom have struggled with integrating iPads into their business practice: poor Exchange performance; miserable MS Office file compatibility (going through QuickOffice/Docs to Go/iWorks and back to Word makes me yearn for the bad old days of round-tripping documents between Word and WordPerfect - the formatting NEVER survives); lack of a real file system for browsing network shares...need I go on? Up until now, those enterprise customers willing to give tablets a go had no choice. Come this fall, Surface and other hybrids from Asus, Acer, Samsung, Lenovo, and Dell, will finally deliver a reason to have a tablet in the enterprise." - dksmidtx
"'Poor Exchange performance' I call BS. We have probably 500 users (if not more) accessing Exchange email from iOS devices. We only upgraded from Exchange 2003 to 2010 this year (Jan). The iOS devices worked perfectly against 2003 and 2010. There was some known bugs with iOS against 2003 but we never saw them." - JeveSobs
"JeveSobs - our experience is only with an online Exchange Server, but still have syncing problems with email and appointments (given your screen name, I'll excuse the calling of BS by an Apple fanboy)." - dksmidtx
Apple Not Enterprise-Friendly
"Apple is a consumer company and has no desire to be a enterprise partner. We've had dialog with them for years and they refuse to change (which I agree why should they as their making money hand over fist). This is why they will remain a niche option. Considering most corporations are moving to full BYOD so the days of large corporate liable devices are going away. Are employees prepared for this new model and understand what they will be responsible for? My guess is once given (if given) a technology stipend most employees will use it for the cheapest option to enable them to work, or just do without." - MobileAdmin
"Sorry guys, I actual(ly) work on Enterprise Management software for one of the biggest names in the industry. We are adding MacOSX and iPad support, but mainly in limited capacity as the vast by far number of customer are Windows system. The indicators are that most will move to Windows 8 and most of the enterprises will move to Surface tablets via Win 8. By the way, we support more Android tablets and phone in the Enterprise than iPads/iPhones by far. These are real numbers folks, not just opinions. If the trend changes, we'll add more support, but the indicators are they are not." - gbohrn
Stop Blaming Cupertino!
"A real IT person would not care here the device came from. A real IT person can easily use a Unix variant, as opposed to a Fake IT person, that only knows Windows." - Jumpin Jack Flash
"If the IT staff cannot do their job, which is to ensure the enterprise IT is run competently and helps the enterprise be competitive -- then by all means, fire those useless people and employ knowledgeable people for the job." - danbi
What's The Point?
"I don't see much benefit for Apple to release a 7 inch tablet other than gaining marketshare at the expense of
revenue. I'm not sure the enterprise is looking at the current Ipads and wishing the screen was somehow smaller as if it would make the Ipad somehow more productive in the office." - Emacho
Don't Believe The Hype
"Businesses are barely finding a use for tablets now as it is and having a smaller one isn't going to change the work flow. I've seen people try to make up any excuse to use their tablets just because they have one. They struggle to find a use case for it in the enterprise. Because of that we told them no it won't be connected to our network." - Loverock Davidson
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Massachusetts celebrates high health insurance coverage ratesPosted On Wed, December 15, 2010
It was a day of celebration for lawmakers and healthcare advocates in Massachusetts. The Patrick-Murray Administration delivered news no other state can claim - 98 percent of Bay State residents have health insurance.
In 2006, the state made it mandatory for residents to have health insurance. Four years later, almost everyone has complied.
Massachusetts Business Roundtable executive director Alan Macdonald says there is now another issue the state must tackle.
"Massachusetts is now in a position to focus on healthcare capacity and cost issues, which we are as well-prepared and determined to do as any other state in the nation," says Macdonald.
Coverage levels in Massachusetts differ from those found across the country. A Gallup poll from earlier this year noted that rates vary depending on income and age.
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Deadline August 13th: 'Uncommon Threads: Handicrafts in Book Arts' Artist Book Call for Entries
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Call for Entries: Uncommon Threads: Handicrafts in Book Arts
Deadline: Saturday, August 13, 2011
Fee: $25 for up to 3 works with no more than 3 images per piece of work.
Exhibition dates: September 23 to October 29, 2011
"One of the best aspects of working in the field of book and paper arts is the chance to work with such varied artistic materials and techniques—even traditional handicraft techniques. Think of knitting, embroidery, sewing, beading, felting, needlework, stitching, quilting and any other myriad possibilities. Combine these techniques or materials with a strong concept, meaningful content, a story to tell or a compelling narrative and we have a new era in the book and paper arts.
This exhibit is open to hand crafted book and paper arts related works created as either edition or one-of-a-kind. Artist books, sculptural books, book objects, altered books, zines, broadsides and sculptural pieces are all encouraged. Any medium, any style, any size."
To read the full prospectus, please visit the 23 Sandy Gallery's website here.
All submissions will be made online. For the online entry form and to pay the fee, click here.


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Little Alice is standing on her own, I am so glad.
It's like watching a child growing, learn to stand learn to walk, and she is standing now :)
She can't stand properly yet, she can fall easily, I will work on it to make her more stabilize.
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Amazing. I agree, every doll design that advances is like a growing child. I call my dol a big girl now. ha haReplyDelete
hi ~ i am trying to make my blogspot site now... how did u make the "categories" on the right ?ReplyDelete
Soon she can perform mushroom dance!ReplyDelete
hi ele B,
the categories are actually " label" i just change the name to categories:)
next milestone, Little Alice can dance.ReplyDelete
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BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the two months since Typhoon Haiyan pounded the central Philippines, aid agencies have been stressing the need to build back better, but a massive funding shortfall has left survivors sifting through rubble for corrugated iron sheets and even nails - damaged materials that could leave them more vulnerable when the next storm strikes.
"Building back better means people are less vulnerable than before the typhoon. But with a lack of funding, people are going to be more vulnerable than before. This would mean that in a year or two we may be back here doing this again," said Timo Luege, spokesman for the group coordinating international aid agencies' work on shelter under the U.N.'s "cluster" system
Luege said people are finding alternative ways to repair their homes instead of waiting for help from relief organizations. Aid workers say that in a country hit by an average of 20 typhoons a year, it is essential that buildings are constructed using the right materials and in the right way.
"A lot of them are using salvaged materials such as corrugated iron sheets and nails they find in the debris. A lot of these things are damaged or of bad quality, and they won't hold when the next storm comes," he said in a phone interview with Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Other survivors are buying thin corrugated iron sheets that could be ripped off by the next storm.
"We're asking for corrugated iron sheets with a certain thickness – at least 0.46 mm thick - but if somebody is poor, they will get a cheaper, thinner one," he said. "What we're seeing is not building back better, but building back worse."
Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, made seven landfalls when it struck the disaster-prone Southeast Asian country on Nov. 8, and reduced almost everything in its path into rubble. It left close to 8,000 people dead or missing, affected 14 million and damaged 1.1 million houses.
Yet despite the huge need, shelter is "seriously and disproportionally underfunded", said the latest report by the United Nations, which noted that only 12 of the 33 projects in the $788-million strategic response plan's shelter section have received funding.
"We're only 22 percent funded. Basically at the moment we only have enough money for 98,000 households for shelter self-recovery, not for 500,000 (that we are targeting)," Luege said. "How are we going to address the needs of the people when we don't have the money?"
Furthermore, many people use their shelters not only to sleep or feel safe, but also for their livelihoods - to run a business or store goods, he said.
"The worst case scenario is that you will have a lot of people still living under emergency shelters such as plastic tarps for a significant amount of time. It has started to rain again and that has a lot of implications for example for the health of the affected people."
Bad weather is impeding the distribution of food and rice seeds in some of the typhoon-affected areas and has raised the risk of flash floods and landslides, said the U.N. report.
The report also raised concerns that areas inland are not receiving the same level of assistance as the coast.
"Emergency food-aid distributions will continue up to the next rice-production season in May 2014, particularly in remote inland and highland areas where some affected farmers whose crops were destroyed have not received assistance and need urgent support," the report said.
"Affected people in underserved areas sometimes need to walk half a day to access assistance."
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When photographer Lars Korvald ducked into the lake, he found ruins, a magic forest and the story of one hyperlocal apocalypse.
There once stood a homestead in the Norangsdalen valley by Ørsta. Now, there is only water. The story of the lake Lygnstøylsvatnet is the story of a hyperlocal apocalypse.
"In 1908, a rock slide blocked the river here. Within days, large parts of the area surrounding the homestead had been flooded", says photographer Lars Korvald.
"When the mountain cracked and the stones fell, there was not much anyone could do. Nature always decides."
A new lake formed. At the same time, the homestead was at once destroyed and preserved. More than a hundred years later, the remains can be found along with the surrounding forest right below the surface of the lake.
In Korvald's pictures (you can find the whole set on his web page) rock fences frame gravel paths and trees are stripped naked but still somewhat intact. Water no longer runs underneath a bridge but instead all around it, and at the bottom of the lake the ground is still as green and lush as it was before the flood.
Korvald, who got his diver's license back in 2008, says the lake had become a popular destination for divers – not least because of its accessibility to beginners.
"This is a dive you can do soon after completing a beginner's course. It's not deep and easily accessible by car. The only thing you need to keep in mind is to control your ascent so you don't kick the trees and ruin what is down there."
One uncertain aspect with dives like these is visibility. For example, heavy rains can muddy the water. Between November and throughout the spring, there can also be a sheet of ice covering the lake.
Luckily, when Korvald and a group of divers from Trondheim made the trip back in November 2013, none of these things turned out to be an issue.
"We popped our heads beneath water and could immediately see for 25 metres ahead of us, the fences and the homestead and the trees and the green grass."
With an SLR camera in underwater housing coupled with video lighting and flashes mounted on long arms, Korvald went to work on finding unique images.
Swimming through the underwater forest in Lygnstøylsvatnet. Lygnstøylsvaynet is a 100 year old flooded farm area in Norangsdsdalen. Divers can now visit the old farms and swim through the landscape. I made a movie about the dives we made here. Check out my homepage for more info:) It's been a while since my last underwater photo. Hope to get in the water more often the coming months, before the skiing season really starts.
Et bilde publisert av Lars Korvald (@larskorvald)
In some of the shots, he also included his fellow divers.
"You have these old gravel paths made for horsedrawn carriages, and then you have these divers swimming along them, looking up at the homestead. That's how you tell a story about travelling back in time."
For more pictures by Lars Korvald, follow his Instagram account @larskorvald or drop by his home page.
Go on a bird safari on the island of Runde, try hiking in the Sunnmøre Alps or check out one of the many annual festivals in the Ålesund area.
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A new off-screen video of the first (controller-played) God of War III gameplay has surfaced on YouTube. The game is currently on display at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The new gameplay shows Kratos kicking a beasts ass and then controlling him.
The graphics look really sharp and the gameplay looks fluid. I'd like to give it a couple rounds. Read on for the video.


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< Back to Conditions Treated: Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is an imbalance of metabolism caused by overproduction of thyroid hormone. Alternative Names: Thyrotoxicosis; Overactive thyroid. The thyroid gland is located in the neck. It produces several hormones which control the way that every cell in the body uses energy (metabolism). The thyroid is part of the endocrine system. Hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis occurs when the thyroid releases too many of its hormones over a short (acute) or long (chronic) period of time. Many diseases and conditions can cause this problem, including:
Graves' disease accounts for 85% of all cases of hyperthyroidism.
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Vital signs (temperature, pulse, rate of breathing, blood pressure) show increased heart rate. Systolic blood pressure may be elevated. Physical examination may reveal thyroid enlargement or goiter.
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Treatment varies depending on the cause of the condition and the severity of symptoms. Hyperthyroidism is usually treated with antithyroid medications, radioactive iodine (which destroys the thyroid and thus stops the excess production of hormones), or surgery to remove the thyroid.If the thyroid must be removed with radiation or surgery, replacement thyroid hormones must be taken for the rest of the person's life.Beta-blockers like propranolol are used to treat some of the symptoms including rapid heart rate, sweating, and anxiety until the hyperthyroidism can be controlled.
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The Independence Expedition® is an interactive program, to help you learn what you may expect as you embark on your orthopedic journey with Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics. This program will review the "do's and don'ts" for the 24 hours before surgery, and will explain what will happen the day of surgery.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
but I don't like diamonds
Though this is "non-conflict" and terribly sexy. Alex + Chloe ring via Sleep Deprivation and Stories of My Bullshit Youth.
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really really beautiful! I love this ring. perfectly understated, but oh so stylish.
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MCERF will pay MCAA members $1,000 each for up to two students hired as either interns or full-time employees.
MCERF CMT VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE!! Learn about MCERF's newest industry offering to raise the level of the "technology" harbor!
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MCERF invests in programs that attract the best and brightest students to the mechanical and mechanical service industries.
MCERF underwrites the development of practices, tools, methods, and materials to advance the mechanical contracting and service industries.
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MCERF supports programs that attract talented, well-educated, and industrious young professionals to our industry.
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MCERF announced the recipients of four MCERF Scholarships created to honor the industry leaders they are named after. The students receiving these scholarships were selected by our Career Development Committee for their academic performance, leadership skills, interest in developing a career in the mechanical industry, work ethic and technical abilities.
Madison Beauchain from the Wentworth Institute of Technology was awarded the $2,500 Foster J. McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. Shawn McCarl of S.P. McCarl & Company, the scholarship sponsor, presented the check to Madison.
Thomas Walsh from the University of Missouri-Columbia, received The Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship. Robert Beck and John Stamar of John W. Danforth Company, the scholarship's sponsor, presented the check for $5,000.
Caleb Kowalski from the University of Nebraska took home The William A. Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Kinetics. Kinetics Executive Vice President Global Operations Michael Cables, an MCAA past president, was on hand to present the $5,000 check.


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Caabu makes formal complaint about inaccurate and biased Gaza report on BBC Newsround
BBC Newsround has produced a video report on why Israel and the Palestinians are fighting over Gaza. It aired 21 November. Having viewed the piece, Caabu complained immediately to the BBC on account of major factual inaccuracies but also a failure to reflect the Palestinian historical narrative within the report.
The complaint raises twelve points of factual inaccuracy and bias.
The video gives no mention to the conflict before the Second World War, or the refugee crisis following the creation of the state of Israel. The issue of refugees is especially important to understand Gaza since 70% of the population are refugees. It says that Israel regained control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967. Moreover, the report mentions the occupation of the West Bank after the 1967 war and does not mention the effects of the blockade on life in Gaza.
Read the complaint in full here.
Commenting on the video Chris Doyle said;
"There is a fundamental obligation on the BBC to produce fair and accurate reporting. In our view this is even more the case when producing programming for children. This report stands in total contradiction to BBC news reports about the history of this conflict.
The report should be taken down, a revised version produced and rebroadcast and an apology issued."


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Thursday proved to be a busy day. A final meeting with the medical staff before discharge was a sobering one. We went through the full list of medication, followed by a step by step process of possible / probable events in the coming weeks. Everything typed out and documented so that we are prepared, as best as one can be, for whatever might transpire in the coming days. Sally continues to be as strong as ever, looking after Skye's every need and more.
It was important that we had distractions on Thursday afternoon, so from hospital we went straight on to Special Effect in Charlbury. Having lost all movement in his arms and hands, Skye was able to play games again using computerised eye gaze technology and a click button which he uses by moving his head. To top it all off, Dr Mick Donegan, the Founder and Director of Special Effect, arrived at the house on Friday afternoon to set up a unit for Skye to use here at home. Skye has benefitted enormously from it, even playing ten pin bowling against Uncle Simon via Skype in Kenya!
Straight from Special Effect we went to visit Halcyon Honey Farm, where we were hosted royally by Geoffrey and Janet Burroughs. Skye got to see the bees being smoked out of the hive by burning an old pair of Geoffs smelly socks, so he says, followed by having the opportunity of digging his fingers into the comb and sucking on them. We then went through to the potting shed where Skye was shown the process from comb to bottling. He was absolutely riveted and we are sincerely grateful to Geoffrey and Janet for their wonderful hospitality and generosity.
It was a lovely afternoon which proved to be a great distraction for us all from the stark reality of our morning conversations.


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A free, public school in Ukiah, California, offering a Montessori education to children ages 5 through 13.
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Perlis was originally part of Kedah, though it variously fell under Thai and Acehnese sovereignty. After the Siamese conquered Kedah in 1821, the Sultan of Kedah made unsuccessful attempts to regain his teritory until in 1842 where he agreed to the Siamese terms.
Like I've said in my previous post, Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia and we managed to cover the entire city just within an hour.
Hello Mahkamah Kangar :)
Can you spot the mini traffic lights? Kawaii desu-ne >.<
Snake & Reptile Farm
This farm was formerly a research facility which was set up by the Institute for Medical Research in 1981 to study snakes and to develop antivenom for snakebites. Besides that, the farm also consist of crocodiles, tortoises, iguanas, monitor lizards and macaques.
Opening hours: 9am - 5pm
Admission Fee: RM4 for adult and RM1 for child.
You would have to pay an additional of RM1 if you're carrying a camera for photo taking purposes.
One of my favorite translated names. Nama bahasa english so glamorous, but when it comes to bahasa malaysia - Ular Kapak Bodoh. hahahahahaha! Such a hideous name. Aiyoo..... why la translate it until like that? I feel so sad for this species.
Freaking huge O___O
What are you doing inside of the cage Amirul?
Can you see a number of students in the picture above? Those primary school kids are having their school trip. Well my point is that, most of them are using a smart phones such as Samsung S2, S3, and even an iPad. My heart literally broke into pieces. Even onechan (big sister) which is me, myself and I are using some ciplak phone. EMOSADCANDIE! Kids nowadays are so lucky and spoiled.
Padang Besar
Our next destination was to drive straight to Thailand. Although that somebody did not bring his passport, we were trying our luck to talk to the relevant bodies whether we can make a temporary passport or a day pass to enter.
So here's some pictures while we were n our way there.
Titanic wannabe #fail
So near yet so far.
Unfortunately, the temporary one day pass is only applicable for those who were born in Perlis.
Bye bye Thailand :(
We were this close just to get to Thailand. Arghhh~
Ended up we shopped in Padang Besar.
Padang Besar is a popular shopping destination. This laidback and quaint border town draws bargain hunters with the two-storey Padang Besar Arcade and the duty-free Emas Kerajang Complex. The arcade is where you'll find reasonably priced clothing, handicrafts, household items and food products, while the complex is where you can stock up on duty-free items ranging from imported chocolates, perfumes, cigarettes, liquor to souvenir items.
However, in my personal opinion, the chocolates are still expensive despite the so called duty free -___-
Opening hours: 9am to 6pm
Padang Besar
All of us had Pulut Ayam. The chicken was tasty but the size of the chicken was such a disappointment. Can you see how tiny it was? Dafuqqqqq!!!!
That's all for Perlis. Instead of spending another night there, we decided to depart straight for Kelantan.
Oh boy! That was one hell of an experience. The journey was about 8 hours of driving. There's no highway at all! We left around 5pm and reached around 2am!
By far one of the most challenging drive for Firky.
The entire journey was dark, creepy and the 'highway' is so called dirty as well.
A number of people were said to be possessed while passing that area.
Two things that you should not do while driving around that area is:-
1) Feeling scared
2) Laugh a lot
I actually did the 2nd mistake. I laughed too much and when Mark told me to calm down by telling me the reason why I should stop laughing too much, my bulu roma dan bulu ketiak semua terdiri. hahahahaha! That's how scary it was :x
If your car breakdown in the middle of the night, then that's the end of your life la.
hahahahahahahahah! :P
Thank God we survived that brutal night.
Having a short break in between in some random R&R (first stop)
Our second stop in Jeli. Wow this place is freezing wei. Feels like Genting.
The moment we arrived in Kelantan, we crashed in E and E Hotel which cost only RM80 a night.
That is one of the worst room ever O___O
All of us were too tired to look for hotels, hence the lousy hotel.
It makes me wanna cry when I think about the hotel's condition T_______________T
I didn't even bother to take a picture of the room. OMG! Okay la I don't want to describe any further about it. Makes me wanna vomit blood.
Wait for my upcoming post regarding Kelantan :)
Till then. Toodles.


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2018 Canadian National Blind Team Fundraiser
Canadian Blind Hockey
Through your generous contributions, Team Canada has exceeded our minimum goal of raising $25,000 to cover the costs of competing versus the USA in the world's first-ever International Blind Hockey Series taking place in Pittsburgh October 12 - 14. We can't thank you enough for all of the support!
The competition in Pittsburgh is not the end goal - it is only the starting line! Canadian Blind Hockey plans on bringing the Canadian invented para-sport of Blind Hockey around the world with a goal of a four-nations cup in 2020, a World Championships in 2022, and to apply for the 2026 Paralympic Games. Any further contributions over our goal will go directly to National Team projects for the 2018 - 2019 season - thank you for your support!
Blind Hockey is played all across Canada by athletes who are blind or partially sighted who have approximately 10% vision or less. The sport uses an adapted puck that makes noise and is larger than a traditional puck. The Canadian National Team is made up of players and coaches from five different provinces, who were selected based on their outstanding performance history at the Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament which takes place annually in Toronto, ON.
The sport has been played in Canada since the 1970's, but was only founded in the United States in 2014 through the combined efforts of Canadian Blind Hockey and some interested American players. After four years of development, USA Hockey now has 7 established Blind Hockey Teams, and were able to name a Team USA to compete versus the top Canadian players in the world's first international Blind Hockey series, which will take place in Pittsburgh, PA from October 12 through 14.
One of Canadian Blind Hockey's goals is to export the sport around the world to create international competition opportunities for Canadian hockey players' who are blind or partially sighted, with plans of establishing a four nations cup in 2020, a World Championships in 2022, and applying for inclusion in the 2026 Paralympic Games. The organization is well on its way to achieving these goals, as in conjunction with the National Team Camp, the organization is also simultaneously hosting its fifth annual Canadian Blind Hockey Summer Development Camp, which has players and coaches from England and Finland participating who aspire to be the next nations to found National Blind Hockey Teams.
2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Team
Francois Beauregard (Montreal, QC)
Anthony Ciullla (Langley, BC)
Shawn Dale (Brantford, ON)
Joseph Del Grande (Toronto, ON)
Mark DeMontis (Toronto, ON)
Bruno Haché (Montreal, QC)
Wyatt Harvey (Peterborough, ON)
Alex Angus MacEachen (Mabou, NS)
Gilles Ouellet (Montreal, QC)
Francois Pichette (Montreal, QC)
Kelly Serbu (Cole Harbour, NS)
Simon Richard (Dieppe, NB)
Scott Roberts (Richmond, BC)
Jason Yuha (Rosalind, AB)
Joey Cabral (Toronto, ON)
Gary Steeves (New Westminster, BC)
Lorne Webber (Edmonton, AB)
Team Staff
General Manager – Luca DeMontis (Toronto, ON)
Assistant General Manager – Robert Gignac (Montreal, QC)
Head Coach – Paul Kerins (Toronto, ON)
Assistant Coach – Jeff Street (Toronto, ON)
Goalie Coach – Joey Ali (Langley, BC)
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Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2
Please note:The last day to sit for the exam associated with this training will be February 23, 2020.
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2 prepares IT professionals for the Cisco CCNA Data Center certification and for associate-level data center roles. This course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies, including data center networking concepts, data center storage networking, and data center physical infrastructure. The training provided in this course is focused on data center basic operations, covering the topics needed for today's demanding associate-level positions.
Those preparing for associate-level data center-oriented jobs, or who wish to certify on the in-demand Cisco CCNA Data Center level, can now take the official training in self-paced format. The e-learning format of this course offers an immersive, practice-based learning experience at your own pace. Using enterprise-grade Cisco data center equipment, this hands-on training format is designed to be as effective as classroom training, with easily consumable segments of video, text, discovery labs, review questions, and graded challenges.
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This Earth science activity is a fun way to find out more about the oceans and continents. A single person or whole group can do these fun and interesting activities. All you need is a globe that can be tossed around and a paper to record the results.
Earthquake Waves - Simple Sci. Activities Earthquake waves cause rice to shake rattle and roll in this science activity.
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Marshmallow Crystals - Geology Activities Learn the difference between glassy, microscopic crystals and large crystals in this fun and good to eat science project.
Water Tower - Water cycle activity This activity demonstrates how water towers work using recycled materials.
Cookie Dig - Fun Science Activities See how much money you can make digging for "ore" in this fun activity.
Globe Toss - Earth Science Activity Compare the size of the world's oceans in this activity that is just a toss up of fun!
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The Germans love AND hate their public transport. While their public transportation network is most likely on of the best in the world the germans still love to complain about every little delay. In Average there are 30 Million People using public transport in Germany every day!
Don't make the mistake to tell them they have it good compared to most other countries. You will hit a sensitive spot on many.
The information network of the public transport is pretty good organized. Germany divides the public transport into multiple organizations (e.g. RNV, HNV). Each organization manages a large region and is responsible for the development of public transport in that area.
For every region there are multiple apps that provide you with local transport information. Some of these apps are very good and you can even book online tickets with them, but some just shouldn't be used.
As a tip – only use the app of the official public transport organization of the region.
One public transport organization is national and is leading everything that has to do with and evolves around the train. The "Deutsche Bahn", in short "DB", provides train transportation on a national scale.
Compared to the cheap Busses that drive on national scale it's pretty expensive. While they bring really fast travel times and comfy trains, they push the prices pretty high because they have no competitors in Germany. In every so defined "city" and even in many villages you find a "Hauptbahnhof", short "Hbf", which just means Central Train Station, that is managed by the "DB".
One of the best things of "DB" is free. The App of them is most likely the best for public transport you can get in germany. In their app "DB Navigator" You can not only find train connections, you find almost every official public transport connection of Germany, details about the stops and even a map which shows where the stop is located.
As an alternative for bigger journeys inside of Germany you can book a trip with Flixbus (They have a very good app). While it is less comfy and the travel times can be much longer, the prices are very low. But be fast! The price gets higher when the bus is about to be booked out.
Overall the german public transport can be pretty confusing, but it is overall pretty good organized and provides a large amount of connections.
If all else fails, don't be afraid to ask others about the connection. Some might disagree, but most of the germans will gladly help you as good as they can.
Good Journey!
Writer: Matthias Riebl


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Summer's here and for most of us it's the time of the year when we take that well-deserved rest and stand back from the daily grind. It's the perfect time to launch yourself into something new, fun and rewarding.
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Dive into Microsoft private cloud solutions (built on System Center and Windows Server) this summer and win fantastic prizes! The Summer Expedition consists of 4 stages and in each of those stages you can win a Nokia Lumia 800, a TechNet Professional Subscription and 4 x 2 Kinepolis cinema tickets. Complete all 4 stages and you may be planning your next summer holiday if you win our grand prize: an €800 Connections Gift Voucher!
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It's the first of 3 twilight meets at St Michaels. The other dates are Sept 1 and Sept 15.
Below is info and registration link:
Fee is $15.00 unlimited events. If you are a club coach, might work out an even better deal so contact Seth Brower directly by return email email@example.com
Also, it's offiical. There will be a brand new meet October 5-6 at Texas State University. It's the 1st Annual Texas vs The World. Yes, Texans can be cocky so I'm calling on track folks outside Texas to come and show us up. All ages invited. Here are some of the feature of this new meet:
- USATF Sanctioned, but you don't have to be a USATF member unless going for a record
- Record attemtps will be allowed, but you must email me if you are seriously taking a shot at a record so I can make preparations.
- Fully automated timing and wind gauge
- Decathlon, Heptathlon, Throws Pentathlon(you must let me know you want to do these by Sept 1)
- Steeplechase
- Javelin runways
- Hammer cages
- Net proceeds benefit The Wounded Warrior Project
- Custom medal
This is a fine college facility
Lots more information in the next week or so, but make your plans to attend this event.


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It's hard to find a business executive among China's growing legions of social networking entrepreneurs who doesn't dream about building market value to Facebook heights.
Some have taken a big step toward turning that dream into reality by launching an initial public offering.
Social networking site Renren planned to raise more than US$ 500 million through an IPO in early May on the New York Stock Exchange, which invited the Chinese company's executives to ring an opening day bell.
Another Chinese social site operator, Kaixin001, has likewise applied to list on the New York bourse. An venture investment source close to Kaixin001 said company executives have been preparing for a listing since October 2010.
An iResearch analysis said Chinese social networking sites, excluding microblogs, tallied a combined 247 million users in January. These included about 100 million at Renren. Among the average 760 million webpage hits a day for the sites, the analysis found, Renren visitors accounted for about 330 million.
Several Chinese investors have thrown their weight behind Renren, including China Media Capital, which is part of the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group, the CITIC Private Equity Fund and Alibaba Group. Together, they've committed more than US$ 100 million to buy Renren shares.
Alibaba's pledge in particular signals the Internet company's faith in social networking as a driving force for future growth in the e-commerce business, said Tao Ran, Alibaba's public relations director.
Facebook Challenge
But U.S.-based Facebook, which counts nearly 700 million users worldwide and has a market value estimated at more than US$ 85 billion, is challenging the Chinese dreamers on their home turf.
Three years after registering a Chinese Internet domain, Facebook has reportedly reached an agreement to form a joint venture with an unnamed partner and indirectly break into the Chinese market, where it's main site is blocked. Specifics of the plan remain under wraps.
Renren, Kaixin001 and similar sites may have the ability to attract users, but their market value may be comprised by Facebook competition. Indeed, Renren mentioned the Facebook threat in its IPO prospectus.
Renren, which claimed about 117 million active users in March, is promoting itself as a company that combines the functions of Facebook, game site Zynga, discount coupon-promoting Groupon, and the professional networking site LinkedIn.
The company, which was called Oak Pacific Interactive before a remake in December, said its assets include the group buying site nuomi.com, game developer game.renren.com, and the proposed commercial networking site jingwei.com.
After submitting its prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, Renren's asking share price range was set at US$ 9 to US$ 11. The goal is to raise US$ 507.9 million.
If the company's greenshoe option is fully exercised, IPO proceeds could rise to US$ 582.7 million, which could be translated into a US$ 4 billion market valuation for the company, putting it ahead of the listed portal Sohu and No. 8 overall in terms of market capitalization among Chinese Internet companies.
Renren and Kaixin001 say they're unwavering advocates of the Facebook principle to provide a cyberspace extension of a real social relationship.
"The greatest inspiration I got from Facebook is its emphasis on the real-world interpersonal relationship," Renren CEO Joe Chen told Caixin.
Guo Wei, vice president of Kaixin001, similarly stressed that his company's "core values" include requiring that participants use their true identities and base relationships on real interaction and social activities. Moreover, he said, the site is committed to giving users "entertainment and a pleasant online life."
Kaixin001's goal is to create an Internet platform for interpersonal relationships that extends to various online activities such as information sharing, social networking and shopping, Guo said. It should also help users build relatively simple social connections into sophisticated relationships.
In terms of research and applications for users, China's sites have closely followed Facebook. A joke among China's Internet technicians is that whenever Facebook changes the shade of blue on its website, Renren follows suit.
Chinese sites have also benefited from enhancing their sites with social networking games, which can boost website visits for given periods of time. Renren's prospectus, for example, said gaming contributed US$ 34 million, or 45 percent of its revenues, last year.
But games have life cycles, and user activity growth is not unlimited. Moreover, games can affect a social network site's reputation among Internet users. A source told Caixin that Kaixin001's managers have been vexed by its common online image as a mere "gaming and entertainment" site.
Xie Wen, an Internet critic, said China's social network sites have been too opportunistic while pursuing fast growth. He said they've relied too heavily on specific applications such as gaming and e-commerce to raise user levels and increase revenues, which in turn has positioned their sites in narrow service ranges, limiting potential customer base growth.
Facebook, in contrast, relies on a "zero application" and "infrastructure only" model. Its goal is to create a fully open, comprehensive platform for Internet users.
Renren has similarly promised to create an open platform. But Xie says this could be a "false open" if proprietary applications on the site co-exist with third-party applications.


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vicky + ben's adventurous yosemite elopement | sunrise first look at glacier point | sunset wedding ceremony at taft point | destination elopement photographer
I am not sure where to even start with Vicky + Ben's gorgeous elopement day, but I will mention that these two earned the spot of our shortest-notice booking at just three weeks in advance! I should give them a trophy! Everything about their day - from the short notice to the perfect sunset - was pretty much our dream elopement. We knew from the first e-mail that we were meant for each other and within a few minutes of shaking hands in the dark Glacier Point parking lot we were fast friends. These two decided to make a road trip out of their wedding, so they drove all the way from their home in Georgia hitting some awesome spots like Horseshoe Bend, Arches National Park in Moab, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. They chose to elope in Yosemite and after multiple different ideas decided that a hike-out elopement on the side of a giant cliff felt perfect for them. Ben is a fellow skydiver, so of course we talked about BASE jumping pretty much every time we found ourselves at a sheer edge!
We spent the morning at Glacier Point, soaking in the gorgeous sunrise and embracing the chilly wind. The nearby wildfires made for some really rad fog-like haze and since they eloped on a weekday, we didn't see many other people until we were leaving. We did a few hours of portraits in the morning and then met back up that afternoon to hike out for their ceremony at Taft Point. We love when our couples are down for this split-time elopement schedule because it allows for better lighting, two different locations, and they get to chill out for some of their day together without any distractions. We had so much fun hiking out with them and walking around the edges to pick a ceremony spot. I will never get tired of waching couples see a place for the first time, knowing that it will forever hold a sacred spot in their hearts as the place they got married. It's honestly one of my favorite things about this job! Despite a full parking lot and passing a few people on the trail, the area was pretty much empty for their ceremony which just added to the sweetness and the assurance they had made the right decision for a private wedding day. They promised forever to each other with El Cap and a trickling Yosemite Falls as their witness, their only decorations being the trees and rocks around them. It was perfect. After their ceremony, and an announcement to the world that they were married (their officiant literally shouted it from the mountain top!), they spend the rest of the evening dancing around, cuddling, and taking in the sweeping views around them. The wildfires made for a crazy pinky-purple sunset that seemed to last forever. We ended their day with a chilly hike back through the forest with headlamps and meaningful conversations knowing full well we had just made some great new friends. Vicky + Ben, you two are some of the best around. We are thankful to know you and so thankful you found us three weeks before your elopement day :)
The Hearnes Adventure Photography is run by Abbi and Callen Hearne, a husband & wife wedding photography team with an emphasis on adventure. They live on the road as full-time nomads in their big white van, allowing them to serve a large portion of the western US including California, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. They believe love is the greatest adventure and strive to create photos that are epic, romantic, true, and timeless.


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I think Augusta National must be the Narnia of golf courses. First of all, Augusta manages to make golf exciting at least once a year. Second, and more important to someone as terrible at golf as I am, their food is legendary. This is impressive because the sandwiches are made on white wonder bread and there is nothing on the menu that anyone with even rudimentary cooking skills couldn't just make at home. But somehow, pair it all with the biggest golf tournament of the year and price the food like its 1969, and you've got magic. Continue reading
Pi Day Ice Cream Pie
Amazon Prime has added a series of vintage food commercials, and they are amazing. In honor of Pi Day, we watched Johnny Carson make a Jello Ice Cream Pie (circa 1957) and then made our own. We loved how easy it was, and using our favorite ice cream meant we were guaranteed to like the pie. Continue reading
Blackout Cooking
To be fair, cooking during a power outage really isn't that difficult. You can use any camp stove, a solar oven, your barbecue, or anything else that starts on fire (like a fire). But if you have a lantern and a pot, you can cook and light the house at the same time.
We used our lantern to cook Myzithra cheese spaghetti because all you need is enough heat to boil water. And it is made entirely out of ingredients that can last for a while outside of refrigeration. And we really like it. Continue reading
Apple Cider Press
Visiting my grandmother in the fall always meant picking apples from her backyard orchard and drinking apple cider. Now that she's gone and my parents live in the house, we knew there would be several trees full of apples that needed to be cidered.
I spent a lovely day picking apples with my parents while Gordon built an apple grinder and press. He used these plans from Matthias Wandel for the grinder and designed a small press using a scissor or bottle jack. Continue reading
Happy Election Day (Cake)!
Did you know doing your civic duty can be delicious? Neither did I. But thanks to Gordon's love of the Reader's Digest Back to Basics book, we spent election day eating cake. Continue reading
How to Succeed at Dutch Oven Cooking Without Really Trying
Gordon and I both grew up with Dutch oven cooking. Many of my childhood memories include pine trees at a mountain campground, dirty knees, and the smell of chocolate cherry cobbler cooking in a Dutch oven. My mother-in-law cooks almost everything in cast iron. We've never been intimidated by Dutch ovens because we spent too much time around them as children. Continue reading
Easy Dutch Oven Barbecue Pork and Rolls
If you want to impress people with your Dutch oven skills without necessarily having skills, this is a great way to go. First, read our basic tips for Dutch oven cooking here. Continue reading


text: Brian and I are excited to be curating a changing gallery of chalkdrawings on this 4' x 5' board in a local chiropractors office! Dr. Lynn loves Gustav Klimt & abstract art - Brian decided to start the series with a piece loosely inspired by Klimt's Tree of Life. We will be changing the drawing out every 6-8 weeks and are thinking about working in the style of a different artist each time. Van Gogh inspired chalk art up next!


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Fast T-scanning (transverse scanning, en-face) was used to build B-scan or C-scan optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the retina. Several unique signature patterns of en-face (coronal) are reviewed in conjunction with associated confocal images of the fundus and B-scan OCT images. Benefits in combining T-scan OCT with confocal imaging to generate pairs of OCT and confocal images similar to those generated by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) are discussed in comparison with the spectral OCT systems. The multichannel potential of the OCT/SLO system is demonstrated with the addition of a third hardware channel which acquires and generates indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence images. The OCT, confocal SLO and ICG fluorescence images are simultaneously presented in a two or a three screen format. A fourth channel which displays a live mix of frames of the ICG sequence superimposed on the corresponding coronal OCT slices for immediate multidimensional comparison, is also included. OSA ISP software is employed to illustrate the synergy between the simultaneously provided perspectives. This synergy promotes interpretation of information by enhancing diagnostic comparisons and facilitates internal correction of movement artifacts within C-scan and B-scan OCT images using information provided by the SLO channel.
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Starting on July 1, 2012, I will be accepting books for review. Currently, I am only equipped to accept print copies. If you would like me to review your book, please use the feedback form on the Contact page to provide a summary of your book.
I will generally accept the following genres/subjects: science fiction, horror/thriller, dystopian, comedy, short stories, and literary fiction. I will consider accepting non-fiction if it relates to music, linguistics, or psychology. I will also consider accepting biographies and memoirs.
Genres I will generally not accept include: romance, erotica, fantasy, spirituality, self-help, most non-fiction (excluding the subjects indicated above), audiobooks, poetry, and self-published books.
My acceptance of a book to review does not guarantee a positive review of the book. What it does guarantee is that I will read the book and review it honestly. If you require that a review is posted on or before a certain date for any reason, I will do my absolute best to accommodate you, but please understand that this might not always be possible. I will always let you know in a timely manner if I don't anticipate being able to get my review published by the agreed-upon date.
In extreme cases, if I am unable to complete a book, I will still post a review stating my reasons for not finishing. I will never be unnecessarily harsh, but nor will I mince words; above all, I intend for the views expressed on this blog to be entirely honest and entirely my own.
In addition to posting on this blog, I will also post reviews on Goodreads. You are more than welcome to use or repost my reviews as long as you link back to the original post on this blog.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you are unsure about whether or not I will accept a book for review, your best bet is to get in touch with me—it never hurts to ask! You can contact me using the form on the Contact page.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!


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Walk the Moon
They are several artists named "Walk the Moon";
1) "Walk the Moon" is an indie rock band that formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2008. The band consists of Nicholas Petricca (vocals, keyboards), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals). The band has released three albums, "I Want! I Want!" (2010), "Walk the Moon" (2012), and "Talking is Hard" (2014). The band's single, "Anna Sun", peaked at #10 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2012. Read more on Last.fm
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Regan completed her dietetic internship at the Oregon Health Science University. Though she started with Monte Nido at our Rain Rock facility, Regan has been working as a Dietitian at the Eating Disorder Center of Eugene since 2009. Regan has extensive experience in working with eating disorder clients and knows how to meet them where they are in their recovery process to provide the most effective treatment.
"A seed must crack and break to grow."


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Is there any message more contrary to the American doctrine right now than this?
You are average and you are not in control.
In a culture, media, and society that is constantly feeding you the idea that you, YOU, are special, exceptional, deserve everything your awesomeness commands; and if you just do "____" you will have complete control over your circumstances, your success, your relationships, your life.
Yet I ask you, if you could but take a two minute real evaluation of yourself, how many of you have ever actually felt this to be true in your life?
Common, of course we can be in control, we can even control the smallest aspects of our life now down to our phone bill…
Yep, reality *slap* in the face, and we are back.
Feel the anxiety, the pressure, the sheer impossibility of being this special, this spectacular, and having every single aspect of your life in perfect harmony yet? Are you starting to hyperventilate just a little or shifting uncomfortably in your success bought ergonomic chair?
Well, here is an idea, breathe.
Look, 99.99% of us will never have a building named after us, never invent the cure for cancer; we, yes me too, are average. And guess what, that is ok. No, more than ok, if we can just rest in this knowledge it puts us directly in a position to finally realize the second aspect. We are not in control, can never be, and were never supposed to be.
Can you feel the freedom creeping in? The weight lifting from your shoulders? The reality of not having to live up to impossible and ridiculous expectations leaving you?
You see, once we can put ourselves in the position to let go, we can achieve the position we were meant to live in (freedom, not control). We will be able to open our hands, hearts, and spirit to the Creator who is in control. The God who pursues us, begging us to let Him do what we cannot.
See if we can just open our hands, stop white knuckling every aspect of our lives, He promises to bring us joy, the ability and opportunity to do extraordinary things in our average lives, and allow us to find a place of peace, mercy, and grace. If only we will let go and trust…
He is perfect and in complete control, wanting and waiting for you to rest in that.
So, breathe, you are average and not in control and that is good.
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:15-16
"Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light." Matthew 11:28-30
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me." Revelation 3:20
Adapted from God Speaks in the Exodus series at The Village Church (well worth the listen).