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The five greatest TV characters we lost in 2012
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As we bid adieu to 2012, it's time to reflect on the television characters we lost along the way.
"Grey's Anatomy" pulled the plug on star-crossed lovers Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan (Eric Dane) and Dr. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh).
"The Bold and the Beautiful" said goodbye to veteran cast members Ronn Moss and Susan Flannery — one-half of the original "core four" who had been with the CBS sudser since its inception a quarter century ago.
Entire casts were wiped out when their shows disappeared. R.I.P. long-time favorites "Desperate Housewives," "House," "iCarly" and "Gossip Girl." At least you had longer tenures than Starz's underappreciated political drama "Boss," ripped from our bosoms after two short seasons.
The biggest TV character loss in 2012 has to be iconic "Dallas" patriarch J.R. Ewing — a loss that's all the more painful because it originated not in a Hollywood writers' room but in the real world, when actor Larry Hagman, 81, succumbed to cancer last month. J.R., whose shooting in 1980 prompted a record 83 million viewers to tune in to "Dallas" to find out whodunit, will be laid to rest with a proper funeral in the upcoming second season of TNT's reboot.
Of all the TV characters who rode off into the sunset in 2012, here are five I'll miss the most.
Lori Grimes,
"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Talk about making the ultimate sacrifice for your child. While dodging zombies in a prison, Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) went into labor and made the brave decision to have an emergency C-section — without as much as a Tylenol to relieve the pain. Lori's lifeless corpse then got a bullet in the brain courtesy of her oldest child, who wanted to spare Mom from coming back as a zombie. Lori wasn't the only one putting others first in this heart-wrenching, Hallmark Channel-meets-horror movie episode; fan favorite T-Dog (IronE Singleton) offered himself up as zombie bait so Carol (Melissa McBride) could get away.
Lane Pryce, "Mad Men" (AMC)
Vacillating between penny-pincher and embezzler, the stuffy Brit (Jared Harris) wasn't the most likable character on a show full of dapper, witty ad men. But you had to feel for the guy — always the awkward outsider — as his struggles both inside and outside the office mounted. Bereft of his dignity and livelihood, Lane sadly took his own life in the very office that bears his name, leaving his co-workers to find his hanging corpse.
Billie Kent,
"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
Nucky's nubile object of affection, played by talented newcomer and Northwestern grad Meg Chambers Steedle, added a jolt of excitement to the period piece. A free-spirited showgirl, Billie epitomized the Roaring '20s and youthful exuberance. She enchanted Nucky (Steve Buscemi), so much so that he took his eye off the bootlegging ball and almost lost his Atlantic City empire. Billie's affair with Nucky ultimately cost her her life, which ended with a bang in an explosion engineered by sinister Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale), who also met his maker this year.
Mike Ehrmantraut,
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
This cool-as-ice cop-turned-fixer was the perfect foil to Walter White (Bryan Cranston), the man who would ultimately do him in with a gunshot to the gut. Taciturn Mike (Jonathan Banks) could always be counted on to deliver Dirty Harry one-liners. When Walt demanded an "assurance" before getting out his car in a desolate field in season three, Mike quipped, "I assure you I can kill you from way over here if it makes you feel any better." Behind Mike's gruff façade lurked a doting grandpa, a street-smart guy who never let his ego get in the way of business.
Kristen Wiig,
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
After seven years as an all-star on the late-night comedy show, Wiig made her emotional departure in May with a musical sendoff led by Mick Jagger. Wiig wasn't a TV character, but she gave us many over the years: Target lady, needy Penelope and creepy singing sister Dooneese with a big forehead and tiny hands, one of which fit snugly in Jon Hamm's mouth. She rocked many an impersonation, from Paula Deen to Kathie Lee Gifford to Bjork. Wiig is certainly not the first big name to leave "SNL," but she's one of the most beloved.


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- Regarding hormonal control of reproduction, the butterfly Bicyclus anynana belongs to a group of the Lepidoptera, in which egg maturation starts after eclosion, and thus vitellogenesis and choriogenesis seem to depend exclusively on juvenile hormones (JH). Using a JH mimic (pyriproxyfen) and an antagonist of JH biosynthesis (MK-801), reproduction in B. anynana could be successfully manipulated towards either a higher or lower fecundity. Especially early fecundity responded to manipulations. Furthermore, both JH III and JH II were found in the hemolymph throughout lifetime. Nevertheless, fecundity and vitellogenin titres were not clearly related to JH titres, as both decreased continuously with age, although JH III titres stayed constant and JH II titres increased. Thus, reproduction in B. anynana is at least to some extent under hormonal control, with JH being probably an important signal especially for the initiation of reproduction. Oviposition temperature induces a plastic response in egg size and number in B. anynana. While more but smaller eggs are laid at high temperatures representing wet season conditions, larger but fewer eggs are oviposited at lower temperatures, which are experienced in the dry season. This plasticity is thought to be adaptive in this species inhabiting seasonal environments. Vitellogenins are representing a major part of eggs and consequently, JH dynamics represents an obvious target for changes in egg size, as vitellogenin synthesis and/or incorporation into developing eggs might increase or decrease through changes in JH titres. Female B. anynana butterflies exposed to different oviposition temperatures showed the expected response to adult temperature, producing fewer but larger eggs at the colder temperature, but more and smaller eggs at the warmer temperature. However, no evidence was found that this striking example of phenotypic plasticity is under hormonal control, as JH III, JH II, vitellogenin titres and egg proteins showed no significant variations across temperatures. Based on these similar patterns across temperatures, the results in this thesis suggest that the temperature-mediated reproductive plasticity is not mediated through JH in B. anynana. The known fitness advantage of the larger eggs produced at lower temperatures in B. anynana may be related to size per se, to a larger absolute amount of nutrients or to relative changes in egg composition. Therefore, this thesis explored the consequences of temperature variation on egg and hatchling composition, and the associated use and turnover of energy and egg compounds in relation to temperature. Overall, larger eggs produced at the lower temperature were achieved by providing these eggs with larger quantities of all compounds investigated and thus more energy, whilst relative egg composition was rather similar to that of smaller eggs laid at the higher temperature. Turnover rates during embryonic development differed across developmental temperatures, suggesting an emphasis on hatchling quality (i.e. protein content) at the more stressful lower temperature, but on storage reserves (i.e. lipids) at the higher temperature. These observed differences may consequently represent adaptive maternal effects. The availability of adequate adult nutrition is essential for successful reproduction in B. anynana, as without access to carbohydrates in the adult stage no eggs will be produced. A commonly used method for estimating the fitness effects of diets is determining the number and sometimes sizes of eggs produced and often not including offspring viability. Five different nutritional treatments were used for female B. anynana butterflies ranging from moist banana, plain sucrose solution, to sucrose solution enriched with lipids, yeast and finally minerals and vitamins. These treatments were analyzed with regard to their effects on egg composition as well as egg hatchling success. Adult diet was demonstrated to have pronounced effects on fecundity, egg composition and egg hatching success, with butterflies feeding on the complex nutrition of banana fruit performing best. Vitamins and minerals in a sucrose-based diet increased fecundity, but did not affect offspring hatching success. Effects of adult diet on egg composition were not straightforward, indicating complex interactions among specific compounds. Total egg energy and water content seemed to be related to hatching success of progeny. The results of this thesis demonstrate that egg composition should be taken into account in such studies, as egg size and number does not necessarily represent a reliable proxy for reproductive energetic investment.


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People who are hockey fans are often asked by non-hockey fans 'why is ice hockey so violent? So what do you tell them?
From an outsider's point of view, it's easy to see why people might consider that hockey is a violent sport. But it's not the only one – there are plenty of other sports that have more than the odd fight on the pitch. Both types of rugby, Aussie Rules, Gaelic, and American football all have their fair share of bust-ups going on. But these sports are more obviously physical than ice hockey – in a sense the aim of these sports is to grapple for the ball bodily.
However, with hockey, there's no need for physicality – at least in theory. The sticks could do all the contact work and ideally, players wouldn't feel the need to barge one another and start fights on the ice. You'd think that hockey would be more like other non-contact team sports like cricket or, indeed, soccer, where actual physical fights are few and far between.
This is how the person who doesn't know much about ice hockey sees it. But in fact, we fans all know that ice hockey is very physically demanding and yet it also requires skill and finesse, and given the fact that you're playing on ice, there are always going to be some moments when you're a little bit out of control. Big hits are part of what makes the game as exciting as it is, and with big hits the odd brawl is almost inevitable.
Until you start to watch ice hockey matches, it's hard to understand how tiring and difficult the sport is, but the players have a code – or unspoken or unwritten laws of the game – that they generally adhere to. This includes stuff like keeping the puck and your stick low – as long as the opposition do – and not using cheap shots to settle things. And of course, the cardinal rule is to not mess with the other team's goalie!
For people who think that ice hockey is a violent sport just for the sake of it, the best way to show them it isn't is to get them to watch a few games with you, so you can explain why the violence comes about when it does. If they think hockey's boring and you want to get them into it, it's always good to have a bet on the game you're watching, as that can help spectators really get behind their team. At 32red, as well as a huge selection of casino games, there's a sports book where you'll find odds on the NHL 2013/14 season matches. As the site offers to put an extra $32 into a new player's account for every $10 they open it with, you can have a few bets for free too.
It won't take too many matches for a new spectator to ice hockey to realise that yes, it can be a violent game, but it's not just gratuitous violence.
So everyone and their mom has written a post about the Canuck ticket renewals that went out last week. Like many other bloggers, I am a Canucks ticket holder. Me and some of my friends (I know my grammar is atrocious some days), share a pack of tickets.
It is great fun of during the summer, usually sometime in July or August, where I have had to pay, in full, for a pack of tickets. This ties up the money for a couple months until the friends that I share the tickets with, pays me back for the tickets they will take. It's like a cash advance loan to the the Canucks, and makes it incredibly tricky when I was back in university trying to come up with enough money to pay for tuition, book and beer. This years was particularly humorous calling in from Florence while on vacation, half drunk at 12am, costing $3.50 cents a minute to make my call in time. The account rep that I spoke to thought I was a little crazy picking a pack of tickets without even seeing which teams were in the schedule.
This year things are a little different.
Playoff tickets are being bought, well, now. And you also have to decide to renew your next season at the same time. They gave you about a week to think about it. And as of some e-mail I just received, looks like they are giving you a couple extra days, but that may be because the packages were, most likely sent out late.
2 years ago, I remember getting a reminder e-mail to call to renew the night before my allotted call in. Only to call the next day asking, where was all the info packages, apparently they sent it late, so no one received it. Yeah, fantastic.
Anyways, this year, you pay for both your playoffs and your next years packages at the same time. We haven't even made the playoffs, and they are already asking me about next season. I don't even know what my team will look like next year roster wise, and already I have to commit.
They are also raising some of the ticket prices. Yes, mine went up. Not a huge increase, but an increase. Apparently 55% of the tickets will have an increase of up to 3%. Now, 3% is not a huge amount, but, given we are in a recession, it seems like a bad marketing move. Are we trying to copy Toronto?
But then I think about the 4000 people PAYING to be on a wait list for my tickets. They pay to be on the wait list? It's that damn supply and demand theory.
Now if we all collectively NOT renew, maybe the prices will drop like they did in rinks like in Tampa. Did you know that you can pay $20, for a ticket, a beer, a hot dog and a parking pass? No joke. I'm pretty sure you are making money on this deal by the end of it.
So would I give up my tickets now?
Nope. I like other ticket holders, are still holding out hoping that next year (I'm not completely sold on the team this year) will be the year that we win the cup. If you are as convinced as I am, you should definitely head over to Royal Vegas and put some hard-earned dollars down on our boys! And I will be there cheering my team on. Planning the parade route. Wooooo!
They are changing this year's seat selection by making people go to GM Place to physically choose their seats. They say the "glass, netting and rink boards (will) still (be) in place for proper viewing". As if I don't know what the ice from the seats in GM Place look like.
I don't fully understand how this seat selection thing will work. When does this occur? Does this require me take time off of work?
So I renewed, not knowing what the team will look like. Maybe it will get blown up, repeatedly, and keep getting crappy trades, and end up like Atlanta (not likely). Or maybe I just signed on to another contract of the Sedins to cycle the puck for god knows how many more years.
The olympics, winter olympics and paralympics have unfortunately finished but they have created a huge boom amongst sports fans. Ice Hockey has been one of the most successful, introducing thousands to the high excitement and contact team sport. The snow this year has led to many cancellations in sports, this is annoying for any sports fan but even more so to those who enjoy betting on their sport. Fortunately ice hockey is not affected by the weather and makes for one of the best betting sports around.
Whether you are a die-hard hockey fan or a total newcomer, online gambling can bring even more excitement to your favourite sport. Online gambling is the perfect way to get started; you can find all the useful information on one of its many websites - they include both pre-fixed odds or live up-to-date odds, making betting during the game even more exciting and sometimes more rewarding. If you prefer to relax when watching your favourite sport then make sure to check out some of the online slot machines, http://www.iPadcasino.com.au/ offers some amazing standard and advance slot machines. A hockey themed machine called Breakaway can even be found online. It features some classic hockey icons such as Zambonis, skates, helmets, referees and penalties. They also have a wide variety of casino and slot games related to sport, so be sure to look around.
Ice hockey has been a popular sport in Canada since the 19th century and has now become a huge sport throughout the word. The quick pace, amazing action and contact make it one of the most entertaining sports to watch. So with ice hockey being more popular than ever, it's the perfect time to try out some of the amazing online offers.
Sorry to start the weekend off with a depressing article kids...but next week maybe we'll come up with things to do with all that extra time we'll have on our hands? no comments
So the question then becomes, 'Where does this part of the debate go? After asking some people on the NHL side, none of whom will talk for the record (big fines), my sense is that a new agreement can be done without the proposed changes.
"If HRR has to be re-done ... we're talking about a long process," said one executive.
About a week ago while on a walk along the seawall, the buddy I was walking with asked me if I could explain the lockout, if there was going to be one and my thoughts on it. My buddy who lives in Vancouver is originally from England and although he has lived here for three years now, had no idea why the NHL and NHLPA would consider going into a lockout.
My answers to him were as follows:
1. The lockout is essentially a bunch of billionaires arguing with a bunch of millionaires about money, specifically hockey related revenue (HRR). The NHL wants a similar deal like the one the NBA negotiated at 50/50 between owners/players
2. Yes
3. I don't care much for the squabbling between the two sides. I understand their respective stances on the issues and the moves that they have made in their negotiations and PR campaigns but in the end there is a lack of caring from myself for either side. I feel that in the end, it sucks for the fans who enjoy the sport and is hurting the momentum of growing the game/fanbases in certain cities (for example, Los Angeles)
The issues that are being discusses in the CBA negotiations are much more detailed than my answer to my friend but I thought I got at the heart of why there is a lockout. If you have been following it on TSN or Puck Daddy or any sports media outlet, you probably know the issues better than I do, in fact I know you do. I admit that my lack of understanding of the details of what is being negotiated over has fully to do with my lack of caring of the issues, the players and the owners.
Here is a video that the NHLPA released on the weekend:
Oh the fans! The fans will be hurt! It's not us! This is an NHL Owners Lockout.
Also, hello Gabriel Landeskog.
Well, I guess the effort in the video was better (from a PR standpoint) than the statement that the NHL released:
Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is fair to the Players and to the 30 NHL teams.
Thanks to the conditions fostered by seven seasons under the previous CBA, competitive balance has created arguably the most meaningful regular season in pro sports; a different team has won the Stanley Cup every year; fans and sponsors have agreed the game is at its best, and the League has generated remarkable growth and momentum. While our last CBA negotiation resulted in a seismic change in the League's economic system, and produced corresponding on-ice benefits, our current negotiation is focused on a fairer and more sustainable division of revenues with the Players -- as well as other necessary adjustments consistent with the objectives of the economic system we developed jointly with the NHL Players' Association seven years ago. Those adjustments are attainable through sensible, focused negotiation -- not through rhetoric.
This is a time of year for all attention to be focused on the ice, not on a meeting room. The League, the Clubs and the Players all have a stake in resolving our bargaining issues appropriately and getting the puck dropped as soon as possible. We owe it to each other, to the game and, most of all, to the fans.Yeah...Not quite the same effect as having Landeskog in a video looking dreamily into the viewer. NHLPA wins this PR round.
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First, I'd like to congratulate the Kings in their series win tonight. Congrats to my buddy over @theroyalhalf for his team advancing to the 2nd round for the first time in like a bajillion years, I know how excited he is. He is truly awesome and I honestly couldn't be happier for him. Also thank you to all the Kings fans that read my blog over the past 2 weeks and followed me on twitter, it's been fun.
I'll have some thoughts up on the blog on the Canucks in a few days but I'll need a few days before I post anything or I'll end up sounding like a Team 1040 caller. It's going to be an interesting summer... no comments
Game 5 in the #VanLAK series will start at 8PM ET on Sunday, 4/22. It will air on NBCSN in U.S. and CBC in Canada. #StanleyCup— NHL (@NHL) April 21, 2012
It's been finally announced: The start time for Sunday's Game 5 will be 5pm Pacific time. Feels so long away... no comments


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New workshop planned on metals ordinance
Date: October 31, 2011
by: Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor
Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will hold a workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, to discuss proposed changes to a county ordinance regulating the purchase of secondhand goods, precious metals and scrap metal.
The workshop will be held in the Green Room at the Sarasota County Twin Lakes Complex, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota.
The two proposed ordinances are available online at http://bit.ly/pcXkiS. The public also may submit comments, questions and suggestions online at firstname.lastname@example.com until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 8.
This workshop follows County Commission discussion Oct. 12 about the proposed ordinance changes. The commissioners expressed concern that the draft presented at that time did not contain sufficient exemptions and that, as a result, flea markets, church secondhand sales and even Habit for Humanity's ReStore business would be adversely affected. As a result, county staff has separated the original draft ordinance into two ordinances. One ordinance covers secondhand dealers while the other covers metal recyclers.
The ordinances are scheduled for a Dec. 13 public hearing before the County Commission.
Sheriff's Office officials, working with the county's Criminal Justice Commission, have proposed the revised ordinances as a means of handling the growing problem with the theft and sale of stolen goods such as ferrous, non- ferrous and precious metals (gold, silver and copper). Increasing demand for metals of all types and rising metal prices also have significantly contributed to increased metal thefts.
Metal theft has cost Sarasota County residents and businesses more than $8 million over the past several years, according to Sheriff's Office statistics. Metal theft also creates an environmental hazard, as air-conditioning and appliance refrigerants are released into the atmosphere after the theft of metals from those units.
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Paris is a dazzling package just waiting to be unwrapped. Christmas in Paris: being there is to experience the height of romance and holiday enchantment. Uniworld makes this dream a reality on our Parisian Winter Holiday cruise. Paris, of course, boasts many marché de Noël (Christmas Markets), often one for every neighborhood, all brimming with light and holiday spirit. And imagine doing this year's Christmas shopping on Paris' grand Champs Élysées Boulevard, alive with cafés and boutiques, and framed by the iconic Arc de Triomphe. Breathtaking!
The "City of Light" glows with extra magic during the holidays. Every town in France boasts a marché de Noël in December, but Paris—naturally—boasts many, each one typical of its neighborhood. Stroll down the Champs Élysée for your Christmas shopping this year, or visit one of the boutiques on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Walk through the Tuileries Gardens and marvel at the spectacular holiday décor of the great department stores in the city where they were invented.
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How can you not love this woman? The First Lady is on the cover of the April edition of Vogue Magazine. Mrs. Obama along with the President open up about their goals for the 2nd term along with more personal items like their marriage and parenting skills. The article was pretty interesting and included a couple of new tidbits that we haven't heard before. Below are a couple of my favorite quotes.
FLOTUS comments on Pres. Obama's cool demeanor: "That was one of the things I was worried about: How would politics affect this very decent, genuine, noble individual? And there is just something about his spirit that allows all that stuff to stay on the outside."
Pres. Obama comments on FLOTUS: "There's no doubt I'm a better man having spent time with Michelle. I would never say that Michelle's a better woman, but I will say she's a little more patient."
From Valerie Jarrett: "They had a very good marriage going in, but it strengthened it because, well, it's tested it. He has had some really, really tough moments in the White House, and the fact that his partner in this journey has been so steadfastly in his corner and never wavered, it teaches you every day to appreciate what you have. When you've had a really tough day and had to make the kinds of literally life-and-death decisions that he's had to make in the Oval Office, to come home and know you're safe and that your children are being well taken care of and you feel totally nurtured. . . . We joke about this: He goes home for dinner and no one's interested in his day. They want to talk about their day. And that is such a relief. And she manages that for him."
Also on of my all-time favorite quotes from the First Lady and a habit that I am trying to instill in my own life: "…I've made changes in my life, it's just sort of stepping back and seeing a change not as something to guard against but as a wonderful addition . . . that can make life fun and unexpected. Oftentimes, it's the way we react to change that is the thing that determines the overall experience. So I've learned to let go and enjoy it and take it in and not take things too personally."
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- Dating Saharan dust deposits on Lanzarote (Canary Islands) by luminescence dating techniques and their implication for palaeoclimate reconstruction of NW Africa. (2008)
- Lava flow dammed valleys (Vegas) on Lanzarote (Canary Islands) represent unique sediment traps, filled with autochthonous volcanic material and allochthonous Saharan dust. These sediments and the intercalated palaeosoil sediments document past environmental change of the last glacial-interglacial cycles, both on Lanzarote and in NW Africa. A reliable chronology must be established to use these sediment archives for palaeoclimate reconstructions. Owing to the lack of organic material and the limiting time range of the 14Cdating method, luminescence dating is the most promising method for these sediments. However, the fluvio-eolian character of these sediments is a major problem for luminescence dating, because these sediments are prone to insufficient resetting of the parent luminescence signal (bleaching) prior to sedimentation. To check for the best age estimates, we compare the bleaching behavior of (1) different grain sizes (coarse- versus fine-grain quartz OSL) and (2) different minerals (fine-grain feldspar IRSL versus fine-grain quartz OSL). The results show that owing to its bleaching characteristics, quartz is the preferable mineral for luminescence dating. On the basis of the fine- and coarse-grain quartz OSL age estimates, a chronostratigraphy up to 100 ka could be established. Beyond this age limit for OSL quartz, the chronostratigraphy could be extended up to 180 ka by correlating the vega sediments with dated marine sediment archives.
- Geomorphological investigations of sediment traps on Lanzarote (Canary Islands) as a key for the interpretation of a palaeoclimate archive off NW Africa (2009)
- On Lanzarote (Canary Islands) Late Quaternary Saharan dust and volcanic material were trapped in Miocence to Pliocene valleys dammed by volcanic lava flows. These trapped sediments are potentially interesting as they can be natural archives useful to reconstruct the terrestrial palaeoclimate history of the NW African margin. Nevertheless, slope wash processes altered the primarily eolian deposits, making climatic interpretation not straightforward. Geomorphological mapping, GIS calculations and sedimentological investigations were used to unravel these processes influencing the temporal resolution of the palaeoclimatic archive, demonstrating that they average the palaeoclimatic signal by some ka. Thus, despite the colluvial geomorphic environment, the valley fillings can be used for palaeoclimatic interpretation of events with a length of at least some ka. The youngest sediments, deposited since at least 2.5 ka, are anthropogenically triggered and thus cannot be used for palaeoclimatic interpretation. The results show that the input of Saharan dust at Lanzarote increased during the last 1.0 Ma and especially during the Early/Middle Holocene.


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Got a bunch of DWF Murkrow. PM me with offers
Spare Legendaries:
I am also after DW: Adamant: , Adamant:
**Note** Everything above is in relation to Gen V
FC Black 2 - 0949 0114 5333
Y FC - 4785-5536-1158 (Friend Safari has Ditto, dusparce and Minccino)
im searching for a honchkrow. I can offer a variety of pokemon from all gens please pm me if interested
Pokemon X Friend Code: 0559-7304-2908
Breeding accomplishments:
Adamant with Thick Fat ability 31/?/31/31/31/31
Adamant with Blaze ability; dragon dance and outrage 31/31/31/31/?/31
Adamant with egg moves ice punch, dragon dance and aqua jet 31/31/31/31/?/31
Current project: ;696; Jolly with egg moves ice fang and fire fang *completed*
Hi everyone, currently looking for an INTERNATIONAL (JAPANESE) murkrow or honchcrow (has to be female).
If quick enough, I would consider trading lv.1 shiny houndoom for it, as I currently have one spare. If you don't want that, I've got loads of other high level/rare pokemon to trade (incl. legendaries)
Thanks guys!
Been looking everywhere for Murkrow/Honchkrow w/ Moxie ability.
Any level/moves/gender (But prefer Female if u have one!)
Can trade anything I can catch from Platinum/Soul Silver/White/Black 2 (or some shinies, have some)
Please PM me if you want to trade, I really wanted one :/
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for a DWF Murkrow. PM me for requests and I'll see what I can do.
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Friend Safari for X: Ghost-type, Phantump/Lampent/Dusclops
currently breeding a team for IVs and such in Alpha Sapphire. yay. also slowly but surely filling the dex as I clear out X and settle down in AS.
Pokedex Progress: 503/719
looking for any murkrow
Game: X
Friend Safari: Ghost: Shuppet, Pumkaboo, and Spiritomb
Credit: AstralShadow (userbar) & Kida-Ookami (badge)
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I'll give you a Darkrai for a female DW Murkrow and a DW Magnemite.
Looking for a Murkrow or Honchkrow.
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My Friend Safari is Fairy and it has Floette, Kirlia and Swirlix!
3ds FC: 2852 - 8041 - 1648
PM me yours if you add me!
Looking for a Super Luck Female Murkrow, if you have 1 please pm me.
Can i have a Murkrow or a Honckrow
I can Give you a Charmander with dragon pulse, Chikorita with Ancient power, and a chimchar with blaze kick
PM me if you are interested.
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Looking for any Murkrow. PM with offers.
FC White: 1893 6509 3199.
Looking for:
Can Offer: Anything I'm not looking for.
Can infect with Pokerus.
Looking for a Murkrow any nature or gender. Have alot to offer.
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IGN: Chris
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Event Legends I need
Mew, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Meleotta, Genesect, and Diancie
Non-Event Legends I have extras of (only have 1 extra of each PM me with offers if you want one)
Zapdos, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Groudon, Uxie, Azelf, Regigigas, Terrakion, Virizion, Thundurus, and Zekrom
I also have Multiscale Lugia and Regenerator Ho-oh
Looking for DWF Poochyena and Murkrow. PM me!
My 3DS FC is 2964-8767-0282 PM me if you add me!
Visit Me and Chapter of Charizards gaming blog. Fans are always appreciated and welcomed. Feel free to comment!
I can breed DWF murkrow or male murkrow with raindance, brave bird, roost, pm me if you think you might have something I want
My friend safari has Throh, Meditite, and Breloom.
Self obtained trophy shines: Marowak, Pansear, Florges, Delphox, Gastrodon, Beautifly, accidentally killed shiny Wingull in horde
want: specific events/shinies
Black 2 Friend Code: 0347 8098 0190/3DS Friend Code: 0001 3822 0348
Top 10 Favorite games - Metalgear 3 subsistence, Disgaea aod, Megaman X4, Pokemon Blue, Strange Journey, shin megami tensei ii, Ratchet&Clank Dl, Persona 3p, Metroid prime 2, Zelda Oot.
Self hatched Shinies : Kecleon
Adamant iv 31/31/31/31/21/26 Protean
Im Cleaning up my boxes so im trading all my pidgeys with brave bird ,spearows, hoothoots, murkrows with brave bird some taillows with brave bird and also starlys. Pm me for offers.
My 3ds Fc: 2766-9714-2587
X Team:
X Team(2):
Offering dwf murkrow for pretty much anything, pm me if your interested
I've got DWF Murkrows for trade looking for Swinub and Shroomish dwfs.
Trainer Name: Snagon
Friend Safari: Poison Type: Kakuna, Swalot, Drapion
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Looking for Steel, Fairy, Ground and Rock Safaris so far.
Feel free to visit me @ the following sites:
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Dream World Females
Have DWF Murkrow with Drill Peck, Brave Bird, Roost, and either Sky Attack OR Foul Play.
They have Adamant natures, and a 31 IV in Speed, as well as Pokerus.
Also have males available if you just want the egg moves.
If you're reading this I still have the Murkrow available! :-)
White 2 FC: 4299 2167 6840
Spoiler:- needs/haves:
Egg moves or DWF which I don't have are always appreciated. :-)
Have FREE starters:
Egg Moves (PM for info):
DWF (have egg moves, PM for info):
DWF Murkrow now available at the breeding ground
the link to my shop is in my sig thanks and have a nice day =]
For Trade
B2 FC: 0906-0636-8928 Name: Jeremy
Please Visit My Breeding shop for all your breeding needs and more!! =D
TRADE SHOP OPEN The Breeding Ground
I NEED a DWF Murkrow/ Honchkrow and a DWF Poochyena/ Mightyena!!! PM ME!!!
My 3DS FC is 2964-8767-0282 PM me if you add me!
Visit Me and Chapter of Charizards gaming blog. Fans are always appreciated and welcomed. Feel free to comment!
looking for a female Murkrow with dw ability can breed good legit iv pokemon or trade other dw pokemon
Looking for a Dream World Female Murkrow, willing to give DWF Slowpoke, DWF Breloom, Starters, and Pokerus, plus anything else you can think of if i have it.


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Located next to 4EG's recently opened Keystone Bar & Grill in the new mixed-use development U Square @ the Loop, The St. Clair will be an intimate, trendy and youthful bar under the leadership of general manager Margo Rafizadeh.
The St. Clair is 4EG's 12th location since the company's launch in 2007 and continues the group's passion for creating unique, exceptional bars and restaurants. The concept will offer Cincinnatians an extensive drink list, attentive service and a fresh, contemporary ambiance. Signature cocktails include "The Pain Killer" made with British Navy Pusser's Rum, fresh pineapple juice, cream of coconut and fresh orange juice served over rocks and topped with fresh ground nutmeg. Featured beers include a mix of craft and import taps.
On weekdays, guests can take advantage of daily specials and happy hours. Weekends will feature some of the latest music played by live DJs. The St. Clair will have an outdoor terrace accommodating 20 guests, in addition to the 70-person main bar room. Three flat screen TVs will cater to sports lovers, and beer connoisseurs can choose from 14 craft and imported beers on tap.
The St. Clair will be located at 249 Calhoun Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219. The bar will be open seven days a week from 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. and will open early on Saturdays and Sundays during football season. For more information, please call 513-281-5397 or visit www.foureg.com.
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The 10 days of revelry celebrating the opening of Singapore's Gardens by the Bay promise to be quite the event, with headliners including Jason Mraz performing on opening night. The Supertrees will also score plenty of jaw-dropping moments with Garden by the Bay's plan to hold light and sound shows during the new grove's opening week. The 54-hectare South Garden will also feature a bevy of educational programs as well as floral displays.
After five years in development, the gardens will showcase indoor and outdoor landscaping with a sustainable twist. The conservatories are designed to reduce energy consumption by an average of 30 percent and will also use waste from clippings as a source of biofuel. Water conservation features include the filtration of rainwater and other runoff, which Gardens by the Bay will then recycle and use to irrigate the complex.
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I painted a picture based on years of designs I did for fun, and ended up with a similar system, good to see it in real life! Good to see that not every nation has thrown away their economy with the "War on Terror"!
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This is a shirt that we designed. I mostly designed it because I wanted to wear it through customs. That right there in the middle? That is a Commodore 64. You dont need a 52 billion dollars intelligence budget to fuck shit up.
The Beguiling's great 25th anniversary celebration. They hosted a conversation between Seth, Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine and Chris Ware. The talk was quite fun, and I picked up Ware's huge box of Building Stories. I'm slowly working my way through the booklets inside...gotta take the Ware slowly, you see, or it'll sad you right back to bed. Heed my warning!
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It's already hot. I mean fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot and it's not even officially summer! Pools are opening around town and people are excited about the warmer weather and sunshine.
Unfortunately the heat doesn't always mean great things for fur-kids. Since our dogs generally don't get to have all the fun that we do at the pool (the whole dog-hair in the pool thing), generally the only way they can beat the heat is through panting and sweating through their paw pads.
So, to make sure your pooch beats the heat and stays healthy this summer I want you to repeat this to yourself 10 times: Fur-kids, cars and warm days don't mix.
When you put your fur-kid in your car and then turn the car off, ALL ventilation stops. Your car can reach a scorching 106 degrees even on mildly warm days. Yes, even with your window cracked. That's because a car acts just like a greenhouse, trapping the sun's heat.
Leaving your fur-kid in your car, even "for just a minute" can be extremely dangerous. On a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to between 100 to 120 degrees in just minutes, and on a 90-degree day, the interior temperature can reach as high as 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes. So, parked cars are death-traps for your fur-kid.
What happens to fur-kids (and people-kids) left in hot cars? Exposure to excessive heat causes the body's cells to stop working properly and release dangerous chemicals, which can lead to nerve damage, heart problems, liver damage, brain damage and most certainly death. Essentially, all of your beloved fur-kid's organ systems shut down at once. They literally cook from the inside out.
Every year, the Louisville Metro Police Department, The Kentucky Humane Society and Louisville Metro Animal Services get bombarded with phone calls from concerned pet-parents because they notice other people's fur-kids left all alone in hot vehicles. And, hey, it is against the law in most states to leave a pet unattended in a vehicle on a warm day.
What should you do if you see a fur-kid (or a people-kid for that matter) left alone in a car? Take down the car's color, model, make and license plate number. Have the pet-parent paged in the store, or call local humane authorities or police. Have someone keep an eye on the dog. Don't leave the scene until the situation has been resolved.
I have personally witnessed dogs left suffering in hot cars and have called the authorities. I can't speak for others, but if police are unresponsive or too slow and the dog's life appears to be in imminent danger, I would (and DID) find a witness (or several) who backed up my personal assessment of the situation. I took steps to remove the poor suffering fur-kid and then waited for authorities to arrive. The owner wasn't happy; but I was a certain extremely grateful Labradoodle's hero for the day, and that was good enough for me.
Beth Green is a Louisville native and owns Paws Pet Care, a local award-winning pet-sitting and dog-walking company. You can contact her via www.pawspetcareathome.com.
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Beth Green is a Louisville native and owns Paws Pet Care, a local award-winning pet sitting and dog walking company. She is a self-proclaimed "animaniac". On a typical day you may find her caring for her fur-clients, spending time with her husband and three children, reading, writing, shopping or her two boxer-babies – Maddie and Riley – walking her around the block.
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Great article… I'm still amazed by the number of dogs you see trapped in hot cars. This is a huge no-no!!
I know…right? It seems as if ignorance is bliss. I saw a beautiful golden retriever panting like crazy in a truck with the windows cracked at the hospital the other day. It was parked in the shade, so I guess that the owner thought it wouldn't get too hot. I was so sad for him. His eyes seemed to beg me to do something. I called the authorities and waited…and waited…and waited. The owner came back out before the authorities did. It's disheartening! But we have a voice, and I definitely use mine.


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For a free ride to the surf and sand, catch the resort's complimentary beach shuttle. Summer fun is a breeze at Banyan Tree Mayakoba, where you can play a round of golf at the golf course, cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools, and enjoy a treatment at the full-service spa.
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Where to Eat
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests can play rounds at the 18-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including a 24-hour health club. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a spa tub, a sauna, and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Spa Services
Banyan Tree Spa has 16 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
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No pets or service animals allowed
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services, and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
- Banyan Tree Mayakoba is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2013 Travel + Leisure 500.
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Editors' note (February 21, 2012): The speakers reviewed here have been replaced by the newer Audioengine 5+ speakers.
We've been a little tardy in reviewing Audioengine's PC speakers, but we're glad we finally got our hands on both the 5 series ($325) reviewed here and the step-down Audioengine 2 series ($199) because they really are quite impressive.
The key thing to note about both sets of speakers is that they are bookshelf-style speakers masquerading as PC or "multimedia" speakers (as these things are apt to be labeled). But unlike classic bookshelf speakers, these Audioengine models are powered (via a standard AC plug); there's no need for a separate receiver or amplifier, so you can use them with any audio source. The larger 5 series is the more industrial-looking (read: less stylish) of the two models and appears to share some heritage with monitor speakers you'd find in a recording studio. It's available in either black or white, as are the 2s. There's also a bamboo version of the 5 series that costs $449.
The Audioengine 5 speakers measure 10 inches high by 7 inches wide by 7.9 inches deep. They each have a 5-inch Kevlar woofer and a 20mm silk dome tweeter. Because the left speaker houses the amplifier (50 watts per channel), it's heavier than the right speaker. Unlike the 2s, which are ported on the front, the 5s are ported on the rear.
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What's most unique about the Audioengine 5 speakers is the 3.5mm aux input on top of the left speaker that sits next to a USB port. To be clear, the USB port is only for power, not for reading audio files; it also doesn't allow pass-through syncing to PCs. But that combination of USB power-plus-audio input allows you to charge your iPod/iPhone with a USB cable while you're listening to your music. And though the cables make it a bit less appealing to the eye than a standard iPod dock, the combo is far more universal in its compatibility: you can charge 'n' play any USB-powered audio device, including a wide array of non-Apple music phones and media players.


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The game was played widely in ancient India by the name of Moksha Patamu, the earliest known Jain version Gyanbazi dating back to 16th century. The game was called "Leela" - and reflected the Hinduism consciousness around everyday life. Impressed by the ideals behind the game, a newer version was introduced in Victorian England in 1892, possibly by John Jacques of Jacques of London.
Moksha Patamu was perhaps invented by Hindu spiritual teachers to teach children about the effects of good deeds as opposed to bad deeds. The ladders represented virtues such as generosity, faith, humility, etc., and the snakes represented vices such as lust, anger, murder, theft, etc. The moral of the game was that a person can attain salvation (Moksha) through performing good deeds whereas by doing evil one takes rebirth in lower forms of life (Patamu). The number of ladders was less than the number of snakes as a reminder that treading the path of good is very difficult compared to committing sins. Presumably the number "100" represented Moksha (Salvation). In Andhra Pradesh, snakes and ladders is played in the name of Vaikuntapali
The squares of virtue on the original game are Faith (12), Reliability (51), Generosity (57), Knowledge (76), Asceticism (78); the squares of evil are Disobedience (41), Vanity (44), Vulgarity (49), Theft (52), Lying (58), Drunkenness (62), Debt (69), Rage (84), Greed (92), Pride (95), Murder (73) and Lust (99)[4].


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Very basic book on the subject, but it does have useful information. More of a self-help book than science. It even has chapter summaries like an eighth grade text. But it is a good book for what it is. She does push the "Wizard Of Oz" metaphor--which doesn't work completely, as Dorothy never really comes to any deep realization, other than that she likes being home. (She doesn't learn how to deal with narcissists like the Wizard.) At any rate, it's a pretty good book if you don't expect anything too in depth. Read some Robert Hare if you want something a bit better.
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A comprehensive study of Emerson! How long have we been waiting for that! Back in the 90's, I read everything by Emerson, the essays, the poetry, the travel books, absolute every delicious metaphor and trope. I have read bios of the man before, but none so in-depth and comprehensive as this marvelous volume. If Emerson had written a formal autobiography, I suspect it would have been much like this book. An absolute must read for the Emerson fan!
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refuting the notion of the Tabula Rasa (Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate, Nicolas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance, and Edward O. Wilson's On Human Nature, for example), Moalem's Inheritance continues this idea with an important twist: she shows not only how genes shape how we respond to the environment but also explores how the environment shapes the gene. Cutting edge and well written. An important read.
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of the neo-Darwinean movement. If you know the work of Pinker, Dawkins, Dennett, Wright and other writers who have expounded on the evidence that an innate, biological human nature is a real and tangible thing (as opposed to the concept of the "blank slate" put forth most famously by Skinner, Watkins and the behaviorists during the early part of the century), you should know the work of Edward O. Wilson, a man who was so far ahead of the now accepted modern decriers of the "tabula rasa" that his early work was deemed scientific heresy. Wilson does not deny the influence of the environment on the genetic basis of human nature, but wipes away the absurd notion that a human being is shaped soley and absolutely by culture and surroundings. On Human Nature is a fine summation of his main ideas and comes highly recommended from these quarters.
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First, I guess I, unlike the other reviewer, did not find the narrator "cocky," nor could I imagine how that could influence the listening to a book on neurology... That aside, the book itself contains a lot of important, if basic, ideas about neurology and the current knowledge concerning human consciousness. It tends, perhaps, to be a bit on the computational side of things, but the theories presented here are pretty sound. (There is debate as to what extend the mind really works like a computer, and I am one who is more in the Jonathan Haidt camp, believing that the mind is more complex, and much more emotionally driven, than the computational model allows for--listen to a couple of books by Haidt after finishing with this one.) I would recommend this as a beginning or even as an intermediate book on consciousness and neurology. Michael Gazziniga or Rhawn Joseph (the latter not yet in audiobook) might be better advanced studies in this subject.
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than the other reviewer concerning what this book is--and isn't about. Just to start, it is NOT a book about religion, so interest in religion is not a prerequisite. It is a book about genetic inheritance. (I read this book on the heels of Wade's very compelling A Troublesome Inheritance, in which he discusses race/society and genetics.) Taking up the work up Pinker, Newberg and other neo-Darwinians with a neurological bent, Wade explores the biological tendencies toward religious and philosophical thought. Brain science has shown that those with greater right temporal lobe development tend to have greater religious tendencies than others and that those with right temporal lobe epilepsy tend to experience great flights of fancy, philosophical and artistic insights--and religious visions (think Van Gogh). Now, does this mean religion is the representation of an empirical reality? Of course not! It simply means humans are evolutionarily geared for ideas about philosophical and religious principles, and, for that, reason (sorry Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Richard Dawkins!) religion, for good or for bad, is probably not going away any time soon. But there is no value judgment here, simply a description of the tendency in humans for religion. As I said of Newberg's The Spiritual Brain: there are two groups of people who will misunderstand this book--the religious...and the non-religious.
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Coursework in this undergraduate certificate program can give you the foundational knowledge you need when pursuing your PHR® or SPHR® certification through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). Developed by our academic team and subject -matter experts, the courses in our Human Resource Management Certificate are aligned with industry standards set by SHRM.
The Certificate Program in Human Resource Management provides education in areas which the human resource professional faces daily; from legal matters to staff recruitment and development. This program is designed for those who have functional responsibility to carry out the duties of an organization's human resource department; seasoned human resource staff members wishing to keep current; newcomers to the field requiring new knowledge and skills; and specialists wanting to broaden their knowledge. Major topic areas covered include the role of human resources, employment practices, employee and labor relations, compensation, benefits, safety and health, and employee development. Participants acquire knowledge and skills that are essential in addressing the challenges of the human resource profession.
The requires a minimum of credits, which may come from a combination of required and elective courses.
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