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Addison County Riverwatch Collaborative 2013 Water Quality Summary Report Released
March 12, 2014
SOS – We Need Your Help to Save our Salamanders and Wildlife Habitat
March 10, 2014
March 9, 2014
For Immediate Release
From: Lewis Creek Association, 442 Lewis Creek Rd., Charlotte, VT 05445, www.LewisCreek.org
If you prefer to make a donation by check please make it out to LCA with Monkton Rd Crossing on memo line.
Contact: Andrea Morgante, 482-5120, firstname.lastname@example.com
SOS – We Need Your Help to Save our Salamanders and Wildlife Habitat
Charlotte, VT - The Town of Monkton Vermont, Lewis Creek Association and other partners are excited to announce the launch of this one-time social media campaign on Indiegogo. This is a call and invitation to citizens of the world to help protect global biodiversity by supporting local initiatives doing on the ground improvements aimed at enhancing wildlife habitat conditions for all creatures great and small.The original artwork below is one of several pieces donated by Woody Jackson and available as part of the Monkton Road Wildlife Crossing Indiegogo Campaign.
In Monkton, Vermont, we hope to raise $45,000 by the end of April for the installation of two Wildlife Crossing Structures. Other team partners include the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Vermont's Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, Middlebury Area Land Trust, Trans Wild Alliance, Defenders of Wildlife, The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources and Conservation Service and Peregrine Productions.
If we reach our critical fundraising goal by this spring, two tunnels will be constructed under the Monkton-Vergennes Rd. to provide safe crossing for the annual migration of thousands of amphibians. Each spring the salamanders and frogs need to move from their winter habitat on rocky forested hillsides to their breeding habitat in an adjacent swamp. This requires them to move across an increasingly busy road. Later, the adults and their young will need to return back across the road to the hillsides. At this site over half of the animals attempting the migration each year have been run over by vehicles.
We are now reaching out to those in the worldwide community who value diversity and understand the vital importance of protecting wildlife habitat and corridors. The State of Vermont through its Department of Fish and Wildlife and others have recognized this extraordinary wetland site for its importance as significant breeding habitat for a large and diverse population of amphibians, including Blue-spotted, Jefferson, and Four-toed salamanders. Wing-walls on both sides of the road will act like funnels to direct the amphibians and other wildlife into four-foot wide tunnels under the road, allowing the animals to safely cross in all seasons. By preserving Vermont's amphibians, we can help save important populations in the Northeastern United States and help lay the groundwork for future projects throughout the world. With your help, construction will begin in 2014.
Please visit our Indiegogo site, watch our excellent informational video, and view the beautiful watercolors donated by renowned-artist Woody Jackson at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/monkton-road-wildlife-crossing
We hope you will then be convinced to make a tax-deductible donation on line.
Vermont Champlain Valley wildlife tracking course seeks new participants
December 13, 2013
December 9, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tony Zambito, firstname.lastname@example.com
Vermont Champlain Valley wildlife tracking course seeks new participants.
Since 2008, The Willowell Foundation in Monkton, VT has sought to engage community members, educators and students in wildlife monitoring through the renowned Keeping Track Wildlife Monitoring Program with Sue Morse.
The Keeping Track Wildlife Monitoring Program will once again be offered beginning January of 2014. Participants in the program will learn behavioral ecology, track identification and track patterns, ecosystem connectivity, wildlife habitat and food resources, land use and connectivity and how it affects and relates to human residents of Vermont, as well as gain a deeper understanding of the story of the forest.
No prior experience is necessary and conservation planners, committee members, hunters, educators, naturalists and anyone with an interest in the outdoors and the future of our wild places are all encouraged to enroll. Trainings conducted by Sue Morse are held during five full-day field programs throughout the winter and spring. The course begins January 11th and registration is required.
The cost of enrollment for the full course is $350 for adults or $250 for students through generous underwriting from the National Life Group Charitable Foundation. Participants may also register for single field program dates at a cost of $75/adult and $40/student. We strongly encourage those who are able to sign up for the entire 5-class course to gain a more complete understanding of the behavior of a greater variety of species, tracking in a greater variety of habitats and ecosystems, as well as the opportunity to learn in a variety of seasons and conditions.
"Susan Morse is a great instructor," says Elizabeth Lee, NYS Outdoor Guide and coordinator of the training for the Northeast Wilderness Trust. "She is humorous as a teacher while being absolutely focused as a field naturalist. She challenges conservationists, sportsmen and community planners to expand their thinking about animal presence and behavior."
For more information about Willowell, to register for the course and to see the full schedule of course dates visit www.willowell.org or contact Tony Zambito at email@example.com or at 802-453-6195. For more information about the history and impact of Keeping Track visit www.keepingtrack.org.
Water Quality in the LaPlatte, Thorp, Kimball, Holmes Watersheds Report Available
November 11, 2013
2013 European Frogbit Summary Report Available
November 11, 2013


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Crepe rubber is either made from latex ("Latex Crepes") or processed from cup lumps, scrap and cuttings of ribbed sheet rubber ("Field Coagulum Crepes", or "Remilled Crepes").
Latex crepe is graded as "Pale Latex Crepe" (PLC, from fresh field latex) and "Sole Crepe" (SC, obtained from dried PLC). There are 8 grades under the PLC category, with the purest being 1X (the difference between tick and thin grades is only in thickness). Pale and sole crepes are more specialised than remilled crepes, and yield a higher premium. With both latex crepes, and especially the sole crepe, the colour represents an important element in marketing and pricing (a higher premium being obtained with a lighter coloured product).
Remilled crepe rubber prepared from field coagulum materials fall into five categories (further graded on a visual basis):
For more information on the visual grading of crepe rubber, see the relevant section of the J&J Trade Links rubber grade section.
Rubber in crepe form is processed from either latex (pale and sole crepe) or cup lumps, scrap and poor quality sheet rubber (remilled crepes). The traditional method of rubber processing to produce crepe rubber is similar to that for sheet rubber. An important additional step in making crepe rubber is the removal of yellow carotenoid pigments in the latex. In addition, the latex is coagulated by "fractional" coagulation: the first fraction is the unstable, yellow fraction processed into off-colour pale crepe of relatively low grade; the remaining latex is a wither material. The coagulum formed is then washed and fed to pairs of rollers rotating at different speeds, which manufacture the rubber into thin crepes. The crepes are dried in hot drying chambers or tunnels or on drying floors.

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A little over 20 years ago at midnight, the infamous Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck the Bligh Reef inside of Prince William Sound dumping more oil than ever before in American waters. A consortium of seven oil companies named Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., headed by none other than BP PLC, was charged with responding to oil spills in Prince William Sound at that time. Despite promising regulators a full-proof Oil Spill Contingency Plan beforehand, the consortium's response never materialized, forcing Exxon and the local community to take over the containment and cleanup effort. To this day, several of Alaska's beaches are still stained with an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil, mostly hidden in black, gummy patches just beneath the rocky surface. The Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound was the largest oil spill in the history of the United States until the Deepwater Horizon blew up on April 20, 2010 and sank two days later unleashing a virtual geyser of oil on the ocean floor. It has been a nightmarish déjà vu ever since as the American public has witnessed BP bungle one poorly improvised attempt after another while the Obama administration waits in the background with its fingers crossed. The only way such a tragedy could occur is if it was allowed to, and it's no secret that BP has enjoyed the favor of government regulators for decades now even in the face of several smaller, yet deadly disasters along the way.
Public anger over the extent of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the response by the Federal government and BP reached a pitch following the decision to abandon the "top kill" effort to stop the flow of oil. It is now widely accepted that over 70,000 barrels of oil a day pour into the gulf, a figure more than ten times larger than the original estimate given by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). People are beginning to feel that the Obama administration is caught on its heels at this point and isn't paying enough attention to a crisis in dire need of leadership and accountability. It seems that the prospect of massive political fallout from the nation's worst environmental catastrophe has paralyzed a White House already battered and bruised from two wars and a wrecked economy. Obama's cautious approach may serve him well in many situations, but in this one it looks helpless, and falls well short of inspiring any faith in an already cynical public. There must be a way for the administration to cover itself politically while still taking the reigns and making sure BP doesn't act solely to protect its own interest, which is exactly what BP has been doing all along. BP is responding to this disaster in a manner consistent with its obligation to BP shareholders, except instead of securing a profit they are desperately holding on to ever-spiraling stock prices. One should expect any company in this situation to behave in more or less the same manner.
One advantageous aspect of BP's mission in this disaster is that the company's interests happen to intersect with that of the public's in a few important areas; both need to stop the leak, and both need to clean up the leaked oil (albeit to a particular degree), but that is about as far as these intersecting interests go. Some in the business community would believe that this is a perfectly suitable scenario; a multi-billion dollar corporation alongside of regular people working towards the same end, but this is not the reality. The gulf spill cleanup is just as much of a PR exercise for BP as it is a cost containment issue. The very same cost cutting that got BP into this mess to begin with is now taking place within the spill response. BP is actively trying to hide a complete picture of the damage in order to lessen its own liability, which is not at all surprising given that it is a corporation and not a public entity. BP's behavior isn't evil, it isn't immoral or even unusual, it's par for the course, and it's what corporations do. The gushing hole may as well be spewing money out of the ocean floor as each barrel has legal, economic, social, and environmental costs that could partially or completely fall on BP. Federal law mandates that the cleanup be paid for by the offending company, but the definitions of damage can always be contended ever-so-competently in the courts by the best legal teams money can buy, presumably paid for by BP. Anyone looking to be fully compensated should expect a hell of a fight.
Even so, there is most definitely a price tag on this cleanup that BP will have to pay. The question remains; what is the sum total of all damages resulting, and to what degree will BP be able to minimize its obligation to compensate for these damages? This game of "who's responsible?" is one of deception in which BP goes to enormous lengths to hide as much damage as possible all the while seeming completely transparent. If the illusion of transparency breaks down and/or hidden damage is uncovered, then the gig is up and he piper must be paid. So far, a month later, BP has shown its cards in many ways.
BP's original estimate of the flow of oil was 1,000 barrels a day. It wasn't until the NOAA estimated the flow of oil at 5,000 barrels a day that an independent estimate actually emerged. The flow rate is now thought to be 10 to 12 times higher than 5,000 barrels a day in spite of BP's reluctance to share critical information with anyone outside of the company. Why is the flow rate important? Isn't stopping the leak the only thing anyone needs to worry about at this point? Fox News seems to think so. In a May 15 article posted by Fox News titled "Experts Can't Agree if Size of Oil Spill Matters," Fox proposes the following analogy; "Many veteran spill experts say trying to figure out how much oil is spewing is like trying to assess the damage of a house fire while firefighters are still trying to put it out. The size will matter later when the damage is tallied." This analogy would make more sense if disputes were over a few exact figures not too far from one another. Could it be that a spill of 1,000 barrels a day necessitates the same response as that of a spill 70 times larger, or does one response fit all in the oil industry? Why does BP seem to be so concerned with whether or not the public is aware of the actual size of the flow? The answer to this question has everything to do with money. Under the U.S. Clean Waters Act, BP can be fined up to $4,300 for every barrel of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike the current liability cap of $75 million, these fines have no cap at all. The final estimates of oil spilt could make the difference between millions and billions of dollars in fines for BP. From this obscure yet pivotal statute buried within the Clean Waters Act, it is possible to deduce BP's entire strategy in dealing with this unprecedented disaster, a strategy built around "hiding the body."
Underestimating the flow of oil is one way of hiding the body which may not work so well when the oil reveals itself on the surface of the water in much greater quantities than expected. Unless of course, there is a way to hide the oil or prevent it from coming to the surface altogether, rendering any accurate estimate of oil spilt impossible. Luckily for BP, they own a company named Nalco that produces mass quantities of a chemical dispersant named Corexit, which, when mixed with oil, prevents coagulation and causes the oil to break into much smaller droplets. Oil mixed with dispersant becomes much heavier and tends to sink in water, thereby removing most of the visible evidence of an oil spill by painting it on the ocean floor. Chemical dispersant can also be injected at the well head where the oil is pouring out of the ground, effectively preventing the escaped oil from ever reaching the surface. According to the New York Times, so far, BP has managed to dump 870,000 gallons of Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico. The strategy so far has worked. The only problem lies in the widespread observations of massive "oil plumes" floating beneath the ocean's surface, some the size of a small island. These horrific plumes lurk in the water column sucking up oxygen while leaving trails of toxic death in their wake, and basically nothing can be done about them. According to the Associated Press, when confronted about the existence of giant oil plumes beneath the ocean's surface, BP CEO Tony Hayward replied "There aren't any plumes."
It can be argued that using chemical dispersant to break up an oil spill is the lesser of two evils, the greater evil being a gulf coast covered in oil. By dispersing the oil along the ocean floor we shift the bulk of the cleanup work to Mother Nature, who, over an unspecified time frame, re-absorbs the oil naturally. The true unspoken benefit of allowing Mother Nature to handle this catastrophe is the fact that the damage becomes more invisible, and hence less measurable. Out of sight, out of mind. But, for the sake of argument, let's assume that the use of chemical dispersants to sink the oil is necessary and better for the environment than a spill allowed to strike land. What will be some of the more measurable drawbacks of this process?
First and foremost, Corexit chemical dispersant is a toxic chemical capable of causing severe health effects to any organism unlucky enough to be over exposed to it. Corexit's chemical formula was until recently protected under trade secret laws, but has been publicly released by Nalco following intense pressure. The Material Safety Data Sheet for Corexit can be seen here. It should be noted that this very same chemical dispersant that is currently being sprayed and injected into the Gulf of Mexico in massive quantities happens to be banned in Britain, BP's homeland.
Clint Guidry, president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, is outraged by BP's use of chemical dispersants. In an interview on Democracy Now!, Guidry blames BP for the hospitalization of several cleanup workers after experiencing weakness, dizziness, headaches, nasal irritation and other symptoms typical of exposure to Corexit and other harmful chemicals. The specific causes of these symptoms are largely up for debate, but many believe it could be either toxic fume inhalation from the oil being cleaned or over-exposure to concentrated amounts of chemical dispersant, or a mixture of both. Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, prefers to believe in none of the above. He attributes these symptoms to food poisoning. While being interviewed on CNN about the ill-stricken cleanup workers, Hayward proposed the following scenario:
"I'm sure they were genuinely ill, but whether it had anything to do with dispersants and oil, whether it was food poisoning, or some other reason for them being ill. You know, there's a– food poisoning is a really big issue when you've got a concentration of this many people in ten pre-cabs, ten pre-accommodations. It's something we have to be very, very mindful of. It's one of the big issues of keeping the army operating. Armies march on their stomachs."
At first glance, this statement is dumbfounding. What could motivate a presumably intelligent man to issue such a disingenuous statement on national television? Much like the giant oil plumes floating beneath the surface of the ocean, the incidence of chemically exposed workers is packed with meaning for the future liabilities of BP.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration along with the National Institute for Environmental Health have released several fact sheets providing guidelines for cleanup workers handling oil spills including the use of proper personal protective equipment such as boots, gloves, overalls, life vests, and in some cases respirators. In addition to OSHA and NIEH advisories, most of the cleanup workers attend training classes before they begin working for BP on shore or in the Gulf of Mexico. BP employs many of the newly unemployed fisherman and other effected gulf coast residents as cleanup workers for quite a handsome fee. What they haven't provided so much of is proper safety equipment for these workers. According to George Jackson, a newly unemployed fisherman, BP officials assured the cleanup workers that no harm can come from handling the oil directly, and therefore protective gloves wouldn't be needed. In direct contradiction, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Hospitals clearly states that cleanup workers "should avoid skin contact, and oral cavity or nasal passage exposure to oil spill products [by] using appropriate clothing, respiratory protection, gloves and boots." BP's disregard for safety and the law is unmistakable given the case of George Jackson and the instances of illness in several cleanup workers, some of which were so severe that hospitalization was necessary. But the multi-billion-dollar oil company's discretions don't end there; they actually get a bit worse.
On top of failing to provide adequate personal protective equipment such as gloves and respirators, BP has reportedly threatened to fire cleanup workers who've attempted to bring their own respirators to the cleanup. One first hand account of such an incident comes from the abovementioned Clint Guidry. Guidry claims that he attempted to provide respirators for some of the workers at the cleanup site, many of which he had worked with before. But, when he handed them out, he says "the BP representatives on site told them that it wasn't a dangerous situation, and they didn't need to wear them, and if they did, they would be taken off the job." Once again, BP is actively distorting reality in order to limit its own liability. One possible explanation for this behavior is that once BP acknowledges that the cleanup operation involves certain risks to human health then the company becomes responsible for any resulting damages, in this case sickness or death. Another possible angle in BP's behavior involves the Respiratory Protection Standards in OSHA which require companies to have a respiratory program, or plan, in place for workplaces where inhalation risks are present. If BP provides respirators to its cleanup workers while not having the OSHA-mandated respiratory plan, then BP is in violation of OSHA law, which suggests that BP has no plan. Unfortunately, BP may not be the only one without a plan.
While BP has been struggling to look busy fixing this mess (I stress the word look), the Obama administration has unleashed its own PR offensive, presumably to compensate for a perceived lack of involvement. Since it is now painfully clear that BP is in no way prepared, equipped, or capable of handling this situation, the Obama administration can no longer count on their previous strategy of leaving it to the experts, which was in itself a grave miscalculation. The best place to see the administration's new approach to the BP spill is the Sunday morning talk shows, where officials have a free platform to hypnotize the public with fuzzy platitudes and tough talk. Last Sunday on Meet the Press, Carol Browner, Obama's climate change and energy policy advisor made the following ridiculous statements; "We are prepared for the worst" and "we've been prepared from the beginning." Really? Were you "prepared" when you handed out regulatory exemptions to one of the world's most prolific polluters? Or were you "prepared" when, three weeks before the disaster, Obama told the American public that there was nothing to fear from offshore drilling since a disastrous spill is virtually impossible? The administration is many things, but it isn't prepared. Browner goes on to say that "it's important to understand that from the beginning the government has been in charge." Self conscious and compensatory statements such as these only affirm that the administration has come to grips with the fact that their reluctance to seize control of the situation has backfired awfully. In a continuing display of theatrical leadership, Brown asserts that "we have been directing BP to take important steps, including the drilling of a second relief well." I seriously doubt it was the administration's initiative as much as it was a de facto approval of BP's decision to do so anyway. This is the administration's way of pounding out a message that it desperately needs the public to embrace. Officials believe that repeating something ad nauseum with supreme conviction will cause it to become fact and, lucky for the administration, this usually works in America. In the end, BP and the administration have one very important piece of common ground; they're both cleaning up an historical PR disaster while the rest of us are dealing with a real one.
I referenced the following articles without citation:
1. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/26/nation/la-na-oil-workers-sick-20100526
2. http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm?id=2495
3. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/28/28greenwire-we-have-nothing-to-hide-oil- dispersant-maker-s-42602.html
4. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-10/business/fi-273_1_exxon-valdez-oil-spill


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Something strange I found while doing Headless Horseman, or HH as we call it on our server. Not sure if working as intended or not, and it seems pretty useless, but Gnome pirates certainly look better than Undead pirates.1. Undead (out of instance)
2. Gnome (inside instance)
Just enter an instance and it will change your costume. Below is an example of going through SM, changing it from Undead Pirate -> Gnome Pirate.
by JetlagJad
Tags: pirate-costume, swap-races, world-of-warcraft, wotlk, wotlk-trick, wow, wow-trick
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The day the PSN returned
on May 23, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Chapter: Comic
May 25th, the day the Play Station Network returned for many, is also known as Towel Day. I am ashamed to admit that I didn't actually know this, until it was pointed out to me. Either way, today's is not shameful, if anything, it's mildly to moderately entertaining. See for yourself.
I accept the -25 geek points, for not knowing, by the way.
In other news, Sunday's comic represented our 50th, a fact that I failed to appropriately commemorate. Phew – I feel a lot better now.


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Yes people, Chelsea football club has a bright future. If we handle our youngsters properly
I had a chat yesterday with my uncle, he is former coach at some football club in my native country and he is Manchester United fans but he see things objectively. So I held some talk about Chelsea and Manchester United, and asking each other for argument
He said Chelsea is in critical condition now, it is not apparent from outside but inside he know so many things didn't go well behind the scene. First he questioned why we sack Robbie because for a transitional season, he did well in introducing our new style of play. Remember are not just rebuilding with new players, but we are now rebuilding with new style of play that is very different from the one which made us very succesful in the past. So it will take some time, and he pretty much admitted that Chelsea is the better team until we're down to 9 men. He said "if you have a world class striker like RVP or Falcao you might as well challenging for the league title and you might included in a top 5 contenders for Champions League title" and I ask him about our defense leaking some stupid goals and he replied "you have a world class CB in David Luiz if he can discipline himself and not going into gung ho mode he could become the new Ricardo Carvalho, and your depth at the back is very good. With Terry, Cahill and Ivanovic I don't see any wrong in your backfour. It just need a little bit coordination and organization" and I asked him how about our CM ? He said "Mikel is pretty underrated DM, take him off and we can rape you with 5 goals. You have a good future in McEachran and I'm a fan of Bundesliga too, your loanee in Bremen has a good vision to become a CM, he could be like Schweinsteiger in Munich with more practice in his defensive element. Actually your CM condition is assured for the future if your owner is patient enough to see them grow up in your own system, but consider Roman's habbit you might be in for a new CM in the market"
So then I asked him how do Manchester United has a sustained success? "Because we always have a "default" system and our rebuilding always succesful. You must develop your own talent from academy especially with FFP hanging around in the future, our alumni is pretty well known and from what I've seen Chelsea is starting to develop their talent from their academy, that is good because you can't always depend on money. And next replace a world class player with a big talent that could be a world class player in the future, if you replace a world class player with above average or a mediocre player you could become a Liverpool or an Arsenal"
Well that conversation is pretty long so I summarize only the important point which is useful for us.
1. You must have a talented player to succeed. A mixture between talent, experience and leadership
So we have a future Ballon D Orr material here in Hazard. And with the three amigos we already have a bunch of talented players. Lukaku is talented, David Luiz is talented, Azpi is talented, Courtois is talented and many more in our academy. Terry, Cole, Frankie, Branko, Mikel are players with a bunch of experience. We have John Terry as our leader and the question is will he remain as our captain for the next 5-8 years? Or we may search for a new leader? This is important point, you need a leader to drag your team forward, to inspire your team when all seems to be lost. Remember the massacre in Turin? It is apparent no one inspire the team after the scoreline reach 2-0. We were outplayed of course, but I expect better fight from my players
2. In order to succeed with your future as a team, you must have a "default" system and define your identity
- In the past 9 years we always have a Mourinho system as our default system, so despite we are chopping managers for fun our style of play is not so different from the Mourinho era, the "defensive, boring, physical but effective" approach always worked in the past but not this season, we already have a bunch of talented attackers so we must find a system that suits them. And make sure we can convert "a bunch of talented attackers" into "a frightening attacking unit". You see early in the season how good our attacker individually and you will see the better of them when they could work together as cohesive unit
3. Find a world class manager give him time to make his own team, make sure there is no unnecessary interference
I don't think our current manager will stay for long term, and personally I don't want to see him as our manager for long term. There is rumour about Jose Mourinho or Pep Guardiola will manage us next summer. I will happily accept him as our manager and for this once Roman, let them build their own team for the future and whenever we hit a seasonal stupid slump let them handle it themselves, no sacking anymore, no more your interference about team selction. We are not yet have a default system so if you sack your manager then our team will be roasted and clueless because there is no exact system and we will depend on individual brilliance. But if we didn't get Jose or Pep as our manager, I will happily point my finger for Juergen Klopp, because he already proved that he could make a bunch of talented youngsters into a great attacking unit, also he has some entertaining-like-sociopath behaviour
4. Build our own academy for sustained success
The last point is the "finishing" part. If you already define your default system, choose your long term manager and build your identity. We can make our academy products based on our system
Well that is all important points from my conversation with my uncle hopefully this can give us a bit enlighment in this dark period. I will enjoy the next 7 months with it's up and down, when we win I will be happy, when we lose then okay (go to hell Rafail!) because the our journey to become a powerhouse will begin next season. The next 7 months is for result I think, so I don't really care much about style of play
Oh and of course. If you have a good striker it will help you a lot :)


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The cold front that moved through North Texas this morning in now in East Texas. As far as precipitation is concerned, there just wasn't much reported here. There were a few severe thunderstorms in far east Texas though. A FREEZE WARNING has been issued for the far northwestern portions of the area. Here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, temperatures will be dropping into the upper 30s by Monday morning. With clear skies, light winds, and low dew points, mostly sunny skies can be expected for the next several days. The coldest night may occur on Tuesday morning as temperatures drop into the middle 30s. Fall has arrived everyone!
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Times are tough and it seems like darkness hangs over the heads of Celtics fans everywhere. Most fans didn't expect the Celtics to be a great team this year, and even the most fervent optimists only saw the Celtics as a fringe playoff team. However this recent stretch of losses has been hard to watch. Not only is the team losing, but also they don't seem that competitive. Let's be honest, if you're watching the games, every Celtics player looks horrible right now. They don't operate as a cohesive unit, turning the ball over at a high frequency. There's no flow on the offensive side of the ball and the defense seems apathetic at best. For a team that started the season with such competitive spirit, it's difficult as a fan to watch the most recent games and feel anything but disappointment. To put it bluntly, the Celtics have become hard to watch.
As fans, we were sold on the promise of youth and development. We were prepared to watch a team that would lose games, but ultimately make measured improvements over the course of the season. We've been disappointed to see Olynyk flounder in his development, Sullinger's game plateau and maybe even regress (possibly due to injury), and Jeff Green fail to reach his potential on a regular basis. If you read the threads at the bottom of Celticsblog articles, you know that the "blame game" has already started. Knee-jerk reactions are always going to surface in every situation; however there seemed to be greater optimism at the beginning of the season that has now turned sour. It seems undeniable that this team is not developing as the season continues.
So what gives? What changed? Are we to believe that Courtney Lee and Jordan Crawford were the glue holding this Celtics team together? Is it Brad's fault? Is it Rondo's? I don't think the blame can be given to any player or coach. I think that right now, the Celtics are merely humans, reacting in very human ways to what is going on around them.
Morale is defined as the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time. If you are looking to blame the team's woes on something, look no further than morale.
The last time the Celtics won consecutive games was December 13, against the Knicks and then December 16, against the Timberwolves. After that game the Celtics were 12-14, in the playoff race, and remarkably atop the Atlantic Division standings. The outlook seemed impossibly bright for a team that was not expected to make much noise.
Since that time, the Celtics are 3-18. What happened? Morale came into play, big time. If you look at the headlines for the Celtics in the days following those last back-to-back wins you'll notice something: trade rumors. Actually, trade realities. Suddenly, Brandon Bass and Courtney Lee found themselves about to be shipped off for Omer Asik. Two weeks later, Courtney Lee was shipped off for… cap space. Another ten days later it was Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks' turn to be swapped for… draft picks. All of a sudden, Keith Bogans can't be bothered to show up any more. A team that had been playing for themselves and their coach were now struck with the undeniable reality that the very organization they worked for didn't care if they won or lost, and in fact, didn't care if most of them were around at all.
We've heard it over and over. Anyone on the Celtics is available for the right price, anyone. The team obviously succeeded in blocking those thoughts out for a while, but when rumors became more than just rumors, the task became too much too handle. You can say 'it's part of the business' all you want, but put yourself in those shoes. Imagine going to your job, day after day, never knowing if it was your last day. Maybe tomorrow you get shipped half way across the country to work with new people, in a new system, away from your family. Be honest with yourself, how long could you continue your work unaffected by that reality? One week, two weeks? Your morale would take a dive. You might not even realize it was happening until it was too late.
This is the reality of a team that is not built to win. At some point, you lose morale. As fans, we can turn the television off, we can start looking forward to the draft, we can play with the trade machine. As players and coaches, you are forced to continue. You are forced to endure. It's nobody's fault. It just is; it's just life.


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Do you have any suggestions as to how and where I may be able to find a company that would be willing to discuss the possibility of licensing the patents for a royalty fee? — Reader, via e-mail
Dear reader:Getting a patent is definitely the easy part when it comes to most inventions. The patent office is loaded with ideas that never hit the marketplace. Now that the patents are yours, you can approach any company out there.
Getting someone to listen is another matter.
Frequently, the difficulty is persuading someone about the viability of the idea.
You could manufacture your invention and then take it to market — but this method requires substantial capital.
If you can demonstrate that the product will sell without incredible amounts of advertising, many companies may be interested.
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Most lenders would have the buyer pay for the bank's attorney to protect the bank's interests. You need an attorney who protects your interests, because yours and the lender's goals often diverge.
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I want my guy to do the search and arrange for title insurance. Only a fool would purchase or sell real estate without representation by someone whose only loyalty is to the buyer alone.
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You must realize that, in this computer world, people are only punching in numbers; it's nothing personal. Sounds as if it was straightened out rather expeditiously. In the future, instead of firing off checks, turn the problem over to your agent — that's what he is paid for. Let him earn his commissions.
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The European team needed to play well Saturday afternoon to narrow the deficit to the U.S. and procure any chance of victory heading into the final round of the 2012 Ryder Cup. Despite some late-match heroics from the team of Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, Euro captain Jose Maria Olazabal's crew is officially in crisis mode.
The Americans now hold a 10-6 lead over the Europeans heading into Sunday's singles matches, after winning two of their four matches Saturday afternoon. The U.S. has traditionally played their best in singles and will only need 4.5 points out of a possible 12 to win the cup.
After an impressive showing by the U.S. in the morning, when they won three matches to reach nine points overall, both teams split their matches in the afternoon thanks to some creative team pairings by Olazabal. While the Donald/Garcia team returned to action and defeated the team of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker -- who fell to 0-3 for the tournament -- other first-time pairings included Rory McIlroy/Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts/Paul Lawrie.
The McIlroy and Poulter pairing came back from as many as three down at one point in their match against Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, however they would come roaring back to win the match 1-up. Their impressive comeback included three consecutive birdies on holes nos. 16, 17 and 18 to seal the match victory.
In the other two afternoon matches, the teams of Bubba Watson/Webb Simpson and Dustin Johnson/Matt Kuchar both won their second points of this Ryder Cup.
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Today, many global business leaders believe that they must have a strategy for China and India. For many, China is seen as the place to produce or procure goods while India is the place to procure business and IT services. Yet in the future this discrete division of labor might not be so clear, or even relevant.
Future direction of China and India
China and India, despite their massive populations and growing importance, are quite different. Their economic structures, sources of growth, areas of competitive advantage, and the impact they have will remain different in the coming years. What will the future bring for India and China?
Historical share of global GDP
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Sources of growth
Both will grow rapidly, taking a much larger share of global GDP. Yet for the foreseeable future, it is likely that China will continue to grow more rapidly than India. In both countries, the domestic market will become increasingly attractive to global companies.
Doing business in China and India
The division of labor between India and China will become blurred as both countries excel in services and manufacturing.
Economic relations between China and India
Trade between India and China will expand, enabling companies in both countries to achieve critical mass. For global companies selling in these markets, this means more local competition.
Eastern competition
Both countries will create new world-class companies that will be competitive with companies based in the West. For some Western companies, this will create new challenges.
Consumer markets
Both countries, while remaining relatively poor, will experience rapid growth of the middle class, creating vast new opportunities for Western companies to sell in those markets.
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It has become conventional wisdom that China is the biggest story of our time. Now, as India goes through a similar process characterized by historically high rates of growth and further integration into the global economy, it appears that the path that China and India follow will influence the global economy and business environment. Perhaps, then, India is the next big story.
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On September 16, 2012, the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh, celebrated Catechetical Sunday with Mass at the Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center in Williamston, NC. Catechetical Sunday is a day the Church in the United States recognizes the role each person plays in passing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. The theme for this year is: Catechists and Teachers as Agents of the New Evangelization.
"When we say New Evangelization, we are not referring to new teachings of the Church. We are speaking of the teachings of Jesus and His Gospel, which are imprinted on our hearts and handed down to us through the teachings of His Church, said Bishop Burbidge in his homily. "What becomes new is the way in which we bring these teachings to others."
Bishop Burbidge noted the responsibility of the faithful, by virtue of Baptism: "The New Evangelization demands priests, religious, parents, teachers, catechists and agents demonstrate a renewed zeal, enthusiasm and creativity for teaching the faith and use all appropriate technology, tools and resources to proclaim God's Word and our faith to others."
Each year, Bishop Burbidge celebrates Catechetical Sunday at the home parish of the recipient of the Mary Dowling Master Catechist of the Year Award. This year's recipient is Sr. Kieran Williams, I.H.M, Pastoral Administrator of Holy Trinity Parish in Williamston.
This Diocesan Award is presented annually by the Department for Catholic Formation and Evangelization to a Master Catechist who emulates the love of Jesus Christ and richly shares the Catholic Faith with both children and adults.
"In order to be an effective agent of the new evangelization, one must offer credible witness," Bishop Burbidge said. "Indeed, Sister Kieran is such a person! Her love for Jesus, His Mother, His Church and people is evident in her ministry and in all she does."
"To receive this award takes me back to when I met Mary Dowling," said Sr. Keiran. "When she came to visit us, she was a truly pastoral presence to help us teach and pass on our faith." Sr. Kieran continued, "We have a full faith community that says yes to the mission and we say, "Yes Lord, Here I am.'"
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DALLAS (BP)--Stephen Baldwin had just told a packed auditorium of students in Dallas about his conversion to Christ following the 9/11 attacks.
In the hallway next to the stage, a purple-haired teen, probably 12 or 13 with tears flowing, bent Baldwins ears for several minutes before the veteran actor whisked him downstairs to the hospitality room to talk. After a 15-20-minute conversation, Baldwin gathered several others around and prayed with the student.
Good luck, man, the teen told Baldwin as he stood to leave. I dont need luck, bro, Baldwin said grinning. Ive got Jesus.
That Baldwin has Jesus is curious to some.
Hes the youngest of the Baldwin acting clan with older brothers Alec, Billy and Daniel -- and a veteran of more than 60 movies, including The Usual Suspects and 8 Seconds, and television shows The Young Riders (1989-92), Celebrity Mole and Fear Factor.
His conversion and his work in producing an extreme sports DVD to reach kids in the skateboarding and stunt biking culture has been reported in places like USA Today, The New York Times, salon.com, Fox News Channel and CNN. Lately hes been a regular at Christian rock festivals and similar evangelical events -- even advocating that Christians turn out for the November elections.
Baldwin said hes not concerned with potential negative consequences of being a vocal Christian in the entertainment business.
In my position, I just dont think Im supposed to keep my faith to myself, Baldwin told the Southern Baptist Texan over breakfast after addressing the Southern Baptists of Texas Conventions Youth Evangelism Conference (YEC) at Criswell College.
Im just doing what the Lords telling me to do. You know, if the Lords not telling anybody else [in Hollywood] to [talk publicly about their faith], well, then God bless em. But I dont think thats the case. I think there are a lot of people who dont put their faith before everything else, you know. And thats a big problem. Im just doing what the Lords calling me to do. Period.
Baldwin told the 2,000 YEC students and sponsors how he came to Christ through the witness of his wife, Kennya, a believer of 10 years, and the 9/11 tragedy.
If the impossible is now possible, he recalled thinking after the terrorist attacks, anythings possible. And if anythings possible -- my wifes a born-again Christian, Ive been reading the Bible and Ive been praying to the Lord to like, tell me what this is all about -- then Jesus could come back tomorrow. Thats what I thought. Well, if Jesus could come back tomorrow, Ive got a lot of work to do, because I aint the guy that I want to be when Jesus comes back.
Baldwin said he made a covenant with God and was baptized at the evangelical church he and his wife attend in upstate New York.
His appearance at the Youth Evangelism Conference included a plug for the DVD he co-produced with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association aimed at the extreme or core sports culture of skateboarding and BMX stunt biking, an $8 billion a year consumer segment with its own counterculture music and often hard-edged lifestyle.
The Livin It DVD, which Baldwin directed and hosts, was released this spring, the brainchild of the actor and Palaus son, Kevin; they conceived the idea last year after Baldwin attended a Palau organization event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., featuring leading skateboarders who shared their Christian faith with youth attracted to the core sports subculture.
The 40-minute documentary features extreme sports action, footage of engaging street outreach and stories from 11 top core sports athletes.
The Palau organization planned 10,000 copies for a 24-month distribution; in five months 40,000 DVDs have sold, Baldwin said.
A Long Island, N.Y., native, Baldwin, 38, told the YEC students the nanny he and his wife hired for their first child was Brazilian -- like his wife -- and was a devout Christian. She told the couple she believed God sent her to them to help lead them to Jesus and even predicted they would become Christians and have a ministry, Baldwin said.
After Baldwin moved his family to upstate New York, Kennya began attending Bible studies and became a Christian. By September 2001, her faithful witness had moved him toward conversion, Baldwin recounted.
Baldwin told the Texan he sees how God, years earlier, was orchestrating his conversion. Raised a nominal Roman Catholic who didnt attend church much after about age 10, Baldwin said his experience in his mid-20s in a 12-step recovery program awakened his senses to God, but it took no concrete form.
In reality, theres just no comparison to the experience Im having now, he said.
Baldwin said Jesus Christ has given him peace and has helped him be a better father and husband. And I couldnt do that unless I had some understanding of what Gods will was for me. And again, I only have that understanding because I know what its based on, which is the Bible, and I read it every day.
Baldwin said since his conversion hes had numerous discussions with his brothers about his experience. Baldwins brother, Alec, made news in 2000 after he said hed leave the country if George W. Bush, a professed Christian, won the election.
The Lord, very early in my walk, was very clear and just said, Ill deal with them. He said, I need Stephen to focus on Stephens relationship with Jesus Christ. So Ive just been walking my walk and Ive been really busy with everything the Lords had me doing.
Baldwin said Alec, for instance, has questioned him lately about his speaking schedule, which includes many Christian venues. They talk frequently and their kids play together.
Now with this election coming up, you know, people know that Im a Christian, so people he interacts with are like, Oh, so, whats your brother doing? And what he explained to me most recently is -- probably two to three times a week he walks down the street in New York and probably folks who are visiting New York City from the South and this and that ... will go, Oh, my, Alec Baldwin. And hell go, Oh, how are you. Nice to meet you. And theyll go, Please tell your brother, Stephen, God bless him for everything hes doing for Jesus.
He said he cant get away from it, Baldwin said, chuckling.
I just talk to people and I let them know that I act on what I believe, and that belief is based on the Bible. And Ill tell anybody, If youre reading the Bible every day, and you share in that same understanding, then we can talk. And if you dont agree with me, then youre not agreeing with me based on your understanding. Thats what I like to tell people.
During his YEC appearance, Baldwin lamented the number of Christians who didnt vote in the 2000 presidential election and said the upcoming vote might be the most important in the nations history.
He stopped short of an endorsement but said he would vote for the guy who I think has the most faith. News reports also list him as planning to attend one or more events slated in conjunction with the Republican National Convention.
Baldwin said plans are being made to organize a Livin It bus tour for 2005 that would bring some of the top Christian core sports athletes to malls in cities across the country.
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Thank you to our 2013 Alabama Advocates! Sandi Falkenhagen, Pam Snow, Cindy Ducker and Kathy Bryant traveled to Washington D.C. to help educate Congress about the devastating effects arthritis has on 52 million Americans the disease. Check out some pictures from the 2013 Advocacy Summit!
Ignoring Arthritis is Unacceptable: 2012 Alabama Declarations
In conjunction with the 2012 Advocacy Summit, our fellow Alabamians were given the opportunity to share their voice and their story through Advocacy Declarations. This letter or email urges our congressional leaders to step forward and ensure that funding continues for arthritis research programs like those at the National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense.
View additional 2012 Declarations from Alabama
Find out about our national Advocacy Priorities and how to become an Arthritis Advocate.
Birmingham Teen Shares Story at Congressional Briefing on Specialty Tiers
On June 28th at a Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C., 15-year-old Christian Smith shared his experience of having a chronic disease requiring medications sometimes categorized as "specialty tiers," which have high patient cost-sharing and create barriers to treatment.
Other featured speakers included physicians who have witnessed patients foregoing crucial medications because of this practice, as well as co-sponsors of H.R. 4209 - The Patients' Access to Treatment Act (PATA). This legislation would require insurers to impose the same co-pay obligations for Tier IV/specialty tier drugs, such as biologics, as they do for Tier III medications.
The brieifing was sponsored by the Coalition for Accessible Treatments which consists of the American College of Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Lupus Foundation of America, National MS Society, National Psoriasis Foundation, Patient Services Inc. and the Spondylitis Association of America.
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Raising kids is expensive. Thanks to some breaks in the tax code, however, raising kids can at least lower your income taxes -- if you know how to take advantage of them.
Here are ten tax credits you should know about as you raise kids from birth to adulthood:
1. Year of birth.
A day is as good as a year, at least in the year your child is born. If the little princess appears by midnight, December 31, you take the dependency exemption for the whole year. In 2010, each child reduces your taxable income by $3,650.
2. Dependency exemption for children of separated or divorced parents.
The parent who has the children living with him or her usually gets the exemption, but not always. In some cases, the custodial parent can sign a written declaration allowing the other parent to take the exemption.
3. Adoption expenses.
Here's one not to miss: The Adoption Credit gives you back -- dollar for dollar -- the first $13,170 you spend adding a child to your family through adoption.
4. Medical expenses.
You can deduct medical expenses to the extent they exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. For example, if you make $40,000, you can deduct total medical expenses over $3,000. By the time you count birth preparation classes, out-of-pocket hospital and doctor visits, prescriptions, insurance premiums and now even breastfeeding and lactation supplies, you may reach that floor faster than you think. Deduct expenses in the year you pay them, regardless of when you received the services.
5. Child tax credit.
Here's a cool $1,000 on top of your dependency exemption. And thanks to the "additional child tax credit," you may be able to take the credit and get a tax refund even if you don't pay enough income tax to take the entire child tax credit against the tax you paid.
6. Child care credit.
Depending on your income level, you could get a credit of up to 35% of the money you paid to take care of the kids while you worked or looked for work. You must ask your child care provider for their tax identification number. If they won't give it to you, you can sign on the form that you made a good faith effort and take the credit anyway.
Don't assume you can't take the child care tax credit because your ex is taking the dependency exemption, either. The two tax provisions are completely separate. If the kids live with you, and you pay for child care, you probably qualify for the credit.
7. College savings.
You have several tax-advantaged options to help you save for your kiddo's college, from Education Savings Bonds to prepaid tuition.
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Check out the American Opportunity Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit and the deduction for tuition and fees if your kids have post-secondary school expenses.
9. Student loan interest.
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Square One Mall: A Shopping Guide
At the heart of downtown Mississauga, you'll find one of the largest shopping centers in Canada, aptly named Square One Mall.
Square One Mall is home to hundreds of stores ranging from fashion, books, electronics and more. However due to it's size the mall can sometimes be overwhelming at first.
Shopping at Square One Mall can be an all-day affair, depending on your time constraints and goals. We've put together a best-of-the-best list of resources to help you find your way around, identify key destinations, and get a feel for the diversity of everything the Mall has to offer.
Let's get started with the obvious … where are we headed?
How do I get to the Square One Mall shopping area?
Huronatrio Street runs most of the way through Mississauga, north to south, and is located between Dixie Road and Mississauga Road. Square One Mall extends along Burnhamthorpe Road and is really hard to miss.
Parking for a day of shopping at the Square One Mall
Lots of onsite parking can be found at Square One Mall. If you do decide to ride your bike down, the City has plenty of bike racks for securing your bike while you shop. You can also take the Mississauga Transit bus. The route 19 will drop you off almost right at the doors.
Is there a good map of Square One Mall shopping destinations?
You bet. Here is the massive Square One Store Directory. Here, you can see exactly what stores are there and how to find them.
What kind of stores can I expect to find at Square One Mall?
Maybe a better question is what kinds of stores won't you find?
The Mall is filled with everything from clothing stores and jewelers like Peoples to internationally-known retail storefronts like Banana Republic, GAP and Harry Rosen. From shoes to hats and everything in between for house, home, and human, you won't be at a loss whether you need a birthday card or new pair of running shoes.


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Rainbow Run for Children's Hospice South-West (From This is The West Country)
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4:00pm Thursday 27th February 2014 in Devon
RED and yellow and pink and green . . . I can run a rainbow. Can you?
The Children's Hospice South-West is hoping to add a little colour to your life when its hugely successful Rainbow Run comes to Devon in June.
The CHSW Rainbow Run at Exeter Racecourse on June 8 will be a 5k sponsored fun run (or walk) where participants start the event in a pristine white T-shirt and throughout the run get showered in the colours of the rainbow, ending with a huge smile.
Participants will pass through five 'Rainbow Stations' where they will be showered with different coloured powder paints, which are 100% natural and safe.
Marina Leadbetter, events fundraiser at CHSW's Little Bridge House, said: "Last year we held the UK's first Rainbow Run in Bristol, and we were so overwhelmed by the success of the event and the enthusiasm of the participants we just had to bring the event closer to our supporters in Devon."
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The article also reported 1.1 million outpatient visits in the state and commercial plans covered 51.4 percent of those visits at ASCs in 2012. However, ASC growth was slow in Pennsylvania, according to the report, and the average operating margin for ASCs in the state grew slightly from 24.9 percent to 25.8 percent.
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As a vodka lover, I really think you should stop posting smirnoff on your blog, it is a bad vodka, you posting smirnoff posts is like a fine dining blog posting about KFC it's crap and not even good crap!
I agree that smirnoff is the worst of alll vodkas and that is why it is so cheap.
but then again it is the most accessible, and some people take some fun shots of it. for cheap vodkas i prefer absolut its still pretty cheap but wayy better than smirnoff
Even the most prestigious vodka connoisseurs (if there'd _really_ be any) definitely consider cheap vodka as a good alternative in long drinks as an ingredient or when chilled below zero.
Vodka martini? Smirnoff isn't very acceptable. Long island ice tea? You should definitely buy the cheapest vodka available for that.
A +8 - +25 degrees celsius shot? Buy Russki Standart platinum, Elit or Crystal Skull vodka. A -18 degrees celsius shot? Buy anything.
Smirnoff the worst of all? And to call it a bad vodka? …do you really know that much about this stuff?
And to talk about fine dining.. Cheap wines are used even in michelin restaurants when cooking, but they're not poured. Does that make the wine "bad"?
edit: smoothed out some too ragey stuff. I'm not ragey. And this' for the first poster, not a response to thisbottleofvodka.
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Family members remember lost loved ones during the holiday season in Huntington, WV.
Cabell Huntington Hospital hosted the Evening of Memories event Thursday evening in the Harless Auditorium.
Throughout the event folks could make a personalized ornament to hang a Christmas tree in the auditorium.
People enjoyed listening to special music selections and inspirational speeches to help them cope with losing people close to them during the holidays.
People lined up and introduced themselves saying a few nice words about the person they were representing before hanging their ornament on the tree.
Visitors could take their ornament home with them to put on their own tree if the wanted.