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NBA Eastern Conference Finals Breakdown: Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
The Miami Heat did not lose Games 3, 4 and 5 because they lack "the heart of a champion" or for some other abstract reason unrelated to their play on the court. So far as I can figure, there are two main reasons that Miami is faltering.
First, Dwyane Wade has not played at an elite level since the last three games of the Indiana series. In Games 4-6, all Heat wins, Wade averaged 33 ppg on 62% shooting. They needed Wade to spectacular, because LeBron James by himself simply wasn't enough to get it done once Chris Bosh went down. James has again been brilliant this postseason (30 ppg, 9 rpg, 5 apg, 50% FG, 2.1 steals per game), but Miami's scoring depth behind their Big Three is so weak that they need Wade to have a big game every time out to have a chance. Wade hasn't done that, averaging 22 ppg, 5 rpg and 5 apg versus Boston. Those are right in line with his regular season numbers, which would be fine if Bosh and his 18 ppg were still there as well.
James and Mario Chalmers have upped their production a bit, but their efforts alone haven't been enough. And since it's unlikely that Shane Battier or Udonis Haslem is suddenly going to drop 20 on the Celtics, it's up to Wade to deliver. Wade has looked a little tentative against Boston, and once he stopped getting calls (17 FT attempts in Game 1+2 versus 5 FT attempts in Games 3+4), it suddenly became a lot harder for Miami to score points.
That leads into the other reason why Miami now faces a 3-2 deficit: the refs.
Here are Miami's free throw attempt totals, by game: 23, 47, 20, 24, 25. See if you can guess which game was played in Miami and drew outrage from pretty much everyone for the way it was officiated? Yes, shockingly it was Game 2! Even though Miami missed a whopping 16 free throws in the contest, their 31 makes were still more than either team's attempts in any of the other four games. And, yes, Game 2 went to overtime, but so did Game 4, which featured the lowest combined attempts for both teams (44). Boston shot just 29 free throws in Game 2; without that huge disparity, it's not a huge leap to say that the Celtics could have won (since they lost in overtime), in which case the series would be over by now. Miami didn't lose in Boston because they started playing differently—they simply didn't have the referees there anymore to bail them out.
So don't blame the Heat's failure to deliver on buzzwords like "heart" and "desire" that the TV talking heads would have you believe. Blame it on the facts: Miami's overreliance on its stars and the change in officiating when the series shifted to Boston.
A lot of times, coaches in the NBA are fired for reasons unrelated to their coaching ability. A team may be losing consistently, and the coach is the natural fall guy. Or there might be a situation akin to Mike Brown in Cleveland, where the team continually fell short in the playoffs and ownership felt that a change was needed for change's sake. But rest assured, if Erik Spoelstra gets fired after this season, there will be tangible reasons.
Rick Carlisle coached circles around him in last year's Finals as Spoelstra mismanaged the Heat's point guards, starting Mike Bibby in every game of the postseason until Game 6 of the Finals, a game in which Bibby did not appear at all. Carlisle used J.J. Barea effectively to key wins against the Thunder and Heat; by the end of the season, Spoelstra still didn't know who his point guard should be. Spoelstra has consistently played James, Wade, Chalmers and Shane Battier against the Celtics, but the minutes for Miami's other rotation players fluctuate wildly.
The Heat don't have a great bench, but it's clear Spoelstra is still confused as to what the Heat's identity is. How else to explain the fact that Spoelstra didn't play a single center in Game 5? And why did Ronny Turiaf start Games 2 and 3 if he was only going to play 14 minutes, combined? This confusion is partially related to Chris Bosh's injury, a situation that Spoelstra epically mismanaged in Game 5. The Heat have struggled all series to find a third scoring option, so when Bosh comes back and puts up 9 points and 7 rebounds in 14 minutes, what does the Spoelstra do? He sits him for the fourth quarter and Miami falters again down the stretch. I don't have any details about Bosh's injury, but if you have a guy who's playing effectively in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, doesn't it make sense to continue playing him? What could he possibly be saving Bosh for?
If you're going to play Bosh, play him, if you're going to sit him, sit him. But don't show everyone that he can produce and then deny him the chance to do so in one of the most important games of the season. If Spoelstra does indeed get canned after the season, there will be legitimate reasons for it.

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September 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
By Scott Raab
Nothing changes -- human nature least of all. The sacred and profane, the artistic and commercial, the genteel and brutal: These forces collide on ground zero just as they do in each of us -- if we're lucky -- and shape us all, and all we do, to one universal, inevitable end. We live in space -- in a world we can touch and try to master -- but we're here for just a while before we're devoured by what we can't touch or master: time. We change. We die.
What we leave behind -- if we're lucky -- is love. What Bobby Coll and Hank Field left behind wasn't their love for family and friends; it was the love their family and friends had for them. Nothing built by human hands lasts forever; only love can redeem us to ourselves. These are the gifts we're given: a little bit of time and the capacity for love, to make connections of such depth and passion that they somehow redeem our venal, clownish selves.
Otherwise, parenting is just a biological imperative. Otherwise, a city is just an economic and demographic construct, and an office tower is just another beehive, and the blues and baseball and Hollywood -- and skyscrapers -- are just products of a barren culture that fooled itself into thinking it stood for something beyond the bottom line.
Could be. I've got a small, round stone from ground zero sitting right by my keyboard, holding down some notes -- one of countless perfectly spherical stones formed in what geotechnical scientists call a kettle hole; they found this one as they were digging for bedrock strong enough to support the footings for one of the towers.
A kettle hole is formed as a glacier melts -- as the water forms a whirlpool that slowly carves a hole in the bedrock, little by little and day by day. The hole is round and smooth as silk, rounded and smoothed by the pieces of rock cut out by the swirling water -- as those pieces of rock are rounded and smoothed, little by little and day by day, in the process.
I'm not saying it's a symbol or a metaphor. I'm saying it's a rock -- and it took a lot longer to make than any building at ground zero, and it will last more or less forever, and it will still be nothing but a fucking rock, with all the capacity for love of a fucking rock.
I'm saying that I decided when I started going down to ground zero that I wasn't going to keep a cool intellectual or "professional" -- or political -- distance from my feelings about the place. All the awful stupidity in the wake of 9/11 -- the gutting of the Constitution, hundreds of thousands of people killed, the apparently endless fearmongering -- have zilch to do with the place itself or, in truth, with the actual events of that day.
What happened that day was plenty bad enough. But it's nothing that this city hasn't long since recovered from -- and I see that every time I go down there.
As for love, well, it's not easy to write about, but like paintings of sad clowns and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, it must mean something. I love New York City, and ground zero, and -- God help me -- the Freedom Tower. Like David Childs, I know they'll get it wrong, but I know it'll turn out better than this fucking rock.
What will it mean a century from now? A soaring paean to the resilient soul of a nation -- or George W. Bush's spike of idiopathic overreaction to Islamofascist terror? Misbegotten relic -- or slender, faceted, simple pointer beside a memorial to a dark day stitched forever into human history? Just one more anthill of faceless paper shufflers -- or a jaw-dropping ode to form and function?
The only right answer is: Yes. Of course. All of the above.
And when they finally get it done, it will inspire its own version of the reaction almost every other man-made New York City landmark has endured, including the Twin Towers -- and the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building, and Rockefeller Center: Everyone will piss on it with fervent scorn -- and then, sooner or later, it will belong.
It will be loved.
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If you've only seen his videos, you might think the Moroccan-born, New York-based rapper known as French Montana is just another hip-hop party animal, interested mainly in sex, booze, cars and money (though not necessarily in that order).
And you'd be right — up to a point. Certainly, everybody seems to be having a good time in the video for "Freaks," a typically racy number from Montana's 2013 debut album, "Excuse My French."
(If you're into that sort of thing, the entrance by guest star Nicki Minaj, who shows up wearing stiletto heels, a pair of form-fitting capri pants and very little else, is especially memorable.)
But there's also a darker side to Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch. In 2003, he was reportedly shot in the head while leaving a New York recording studio — an incident Montana has long claimed was part of an assassination plot against him.
It's also a side that shows up in "If I Die," the final track on "Excuse My French," where Montana raps about a man who "ain't never think it be his last day, saw him in the body bag zipped up half way."
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I got a free sample for some other clinique product. I have combination skin. First of all this smells weird. Not at all inviting when you just out of a shower fresh and clean. Its feels like a white paste and doesn't blend well. Why do they keep it in a jar. It tends to get contaminated. A tube or bottle is much more hygienic. Summary wont buy it ever.
I bought this product hoping to find a good moisturizer for my oily skin, I tried this product to its fullest(finished the entire tube) and still had oily, shiny skin a couple of hours after wearing it.This was an expensive product to try!
In all fairness, I cannot fully rate this product on any anti-aging benefits. I wanted to love this product. It's afforadable, it provides the latest technology a moisturizer should have, and it was given to me to try, brand new and fresh. Full size jar. However, the first obstacle is the SMELL. All day my face smells like an old gym sock is on it. WHY Clinique? How did this pass through all the hands (and noses) of rigerous testing? This in itself makes it hard for me to conintue my assessment due to the fact I cannot put it on my face more than one day, every two months. It does apply nicely. Then it leaves a high shine; a wet look on my combination skin. I did get oily thoughout the day and had to blot, blot, blot.
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I have only been using this for a month about 4 days a week. So far, so good. It makes my skin very soft and I don't end up looking like a grease pit by the end of the day. I only gave it 4 lippies because I haven't worn it out in the sun yet (I live in Maine, winters are cold lol).
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I got a jar of this for free. It is lightweight, and I have oily skin so it works well. It has made my skin look more radiant, even toned. I have the night cream as well. It is nourishing and my skin looks great when I wake up.
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20 Put them in fear , O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. | 20 Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. "Selah" |
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Makes 6 servings
- 6 tomatoes
- lump of butter
- salt
- 3 oz (80 grams) cream
Cut the tomatoes in halves.
In a frying pan melt a lump of butter. Put in the tomatoes, cut side downward. With a sharply pointed knife, puncture the rounded sides of the tomatoes here and there. Let them heat for five minutes, then turn them over. Sprinkle with salt.
Cook them for another 10 minutes. Turn them again. The juices run out and spread into the pan. Once more, turn the tomatoes cut side upward. Put about 3 ounces of thick cream around them in the pan, mixing it with the juices. As soon as it bubbles, slip the tomatoes and all their sauces onto a hot dish.
Serve instantly.
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main ingredients: Milk/Cream, Tomato
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Judgment Day November 14?
(Crossposted to Mah Rabu.)
So the world didn't end yesterday. To be fair, they weren't actually predicting the end of the world until October 21, at the conclusion of five months of torment for those of us left behind. Yesterday was supposed to be only Judgment Day. But that didn't happen either.
Of course this is all nonsense, but we can check their math and see whether it is at least internally consistent nonsense.
Let's start with the year:
According to the tract explaining the calculations, the world was created in 11,013 "BC", so we are now in the year 13,023 from creation. (It's one less than you think because there was no year zero; 1 BCE was followed immediately by 1 CE.) The biblical flood occurred in the year 4990 "BC", 6023 years after creation. God says in Genesis 7:4 that the flood will come in 7 days, and since one day to God is like 1000 years to us (they cite a New Testament verse for this, but we have the same idea in Psalm 90:4), this means the world will be destroyed 7000 years later, which comes out to 2011 CE.
I was baffled at how they arrived at this year count in the first place. According to the Jewish calendar, we are now in the year 5771 from creation, and the flood took place in the year 1656 from creation (4115 years ago, or 2105 BCE). While the exact count of the number of years from "creation" is somewhat controversial (particularly at the interface between biblical chronology and real history), counting the years in Genesis from creation to the flood is very easy, since we have a detailed list of how long each ancestor lived before the next generation was born. Assuming they're reading the same Bible (and I just checked the King James and the numbers are the same), it's hard to see how the totals could be off by so much. At first glance I thought they were just applying the same principle that 1 day to God is 1000 years to us, so the six days of creation would add an extra 5999 years (subtract one because, according to the rabbis, humans were created on Rosh Hashanah of the year 2, so creation began on 25 Elul of the year 1). But that can't be it, because the time from the end of creation to the flood has to be much more than 24 years.
So I did some googling and it turns out that they get this chronology based on a general principle that a generation is a lifespan, so in these biblical genealogies, we can assume that the son was born in the year that the father died. For example, since Genesis 5:11 says that Enosh lived 905 years, they ascertain that the time from Enosh's birth to his son Kenan's birth was 905 years. Thus they completely disregard the explicit statements in Genesis 5:9-10 that Enosh lived for 90 years and then fathered Kenan, and then lived 815 years after that. By this method, they arrive at a stretched-out chronology. If they hadn't done this, then the 7000-year anniversary of the flood wouldn't take place until 4896 CE, so the end would be far from nigh.
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Kinder Morgan buys El Paso, creating natural gas behemoth
Kinder Morgan purchased rival pipeline operator El Paso Corp for $21 billion, creating what will be by far the country's largest pipeline distributor of natural gas.
Kinder Morgan Inc struck a $21 billion deal to buy rival El Paso Corp, combining the two largest natural gas pipeline operators in North America in a huge bet on the fast-growing market for that fuel.
The cash and stock deal announced on Sunday values El Paso at a 37 percent premium to its Friday market value, and comes as Exxon Mobil Corp and other oil majors are spending billions of dollars to develop and produce shale gas and crude oil in areas with poor infrastructure.
The combined El Paso and Kinder Morgan would own about 80,000 miles of pipe stretching from coast to coast, and could demand higher transport fees from oil and gas producers, which could then raise the prices that power companies and other end users pay for gas.
"Now that KMP is by far the biggest pipeline distributor of natural gas, that will also give them pricing power over the market, which could lead to price pressure to the upside for natural gas," said Chris Jarvis, president and founder of Caprock Risk Management in Rye, New Hampshire.
"We expect this to have a positive impact on the natural gas markets, likely setting the stage for addition mergers and acquisitions in the space."
It was not immediately clear how regulators would view the deal. Kinder Morgan said it expected the deal to close in early 2012.
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Teddy Riley Sues Lady Gaga For $500,000 Over Royalties — Tha Wire
Legendary producer Teddy Riley is suing Lady Gaga for some big bucks over royalties, he says the pop diva owes him.
Legendary producer Teddy Riley is suing Lady Gaga for some big bucks over royalties, he says the pop diva owes him.
The funeral services for Slim Dunkin were held this past Friday after the up-n-coming rapper was murdered in a Atlanta studio over a piece of candy the week before. The murder has been under heavy investigation ever since it happened. Police were pleading to the public for any leads and specifically to the more than 30 people present at the time Slim was shot. Now, authorities have a break in the case and have officially named a suspect.
As the year winds down I'll be bringing you "Year End" details and news on some of the biggest moments in 2011. For starters it was a huge year in music and the women in the industry raked in some big bucks. From CD sales, promotions, endorsements and tours the ladies in music was " getting it in". Here is this years top money makers:
Whitney Houston almost got kicked off a Delta Airlines flight headed to Detroit on Wednesday. The 47 year old diva was not in the mood for any foolishness, as she had places to go and people to see. So, as you could imagine, things got a little out of hand when flight attendant told her she needed to buckle up before the plane took off.
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There are a extra notes in between the chords that are easy to learn if you listen to the song I'm not to sure about some of the lyrics in the second verse, if anyone knows them comment and tell me what they are. capo 7th fret Intro: C (light strumming) e|--0--0--0--0--0--------0--| b|--1--1--1--1--1--------1--| g|--0--0--0--0--0--------0--|4x(all the C's in the song are played like this) d|--2--2--2--2--0h2-0h2--2--| a|--3--3--3--3--3--------3--| E|--0--0--0--0--0--------0--| Verse: C Am if you should be F the last autumn leaf C hanging from the tree Am I'll still be here F C waiting on the breeze to bring you down to me. Chorus: Em F Em And if it takes forever, Am Em forever it'll be. F G And if it takes forever, C forever it'll be. C Em F G C Em F G Verse: C Am And if you should be F the last seed in spring, C to puncture out a leaf C Am I'll still be here F waiting on the rain C to warm your heart for me. Chorus: Em F Em And if it takes forever, Am Em forever it'll be. F G And if it takes forever, C forever it'll be. End on C. Comments
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Lubitel Love From Waist Level Chapter 18: Lubitel Predecessors, Voigtländer Brilliant
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It was May 19th and Big Ben chimed Party o'clock! I grabbed my bag, rushed out of work and jumped on the nearest tube bound for Soho. Earlier that day Lomography online had been buzzing with excitement about the BRAND NEW camera release and this would be the first chance London's Lomographers would get to see this beauty in the flesh... -
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When Wide Takes Over Mumbai
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Reece Hudson's been on our radar for some time now, with Reece Solomon and Max Stein's trademark quilted bags and clutches a familiar site in the #luckymagcloset. There's always somebody in the office toting one around.
Of course, they're on a lot of people's radar. Most notably, the CFDA's, who invited the duo into the coveted Incubator program this year. The label's rising influence was made abundantly clear by the cool-kid crowd—Charlotte Ronson, Chrissie Miller, Leandra Medine—who came out to watch the debut of Reece Hudson's Spring 2013 video. Also present was Kyle Andrew, executive vice president of global brand marketing at Kate Spade New York and Kate Spade Saturday, who has been mentoring the brand in partnership with the CFDA.
The campaign video, produced in collaboration with Blackbook by filmmaker Jenna Elizabeth, centered on beautiful people playing strip poker in an abandoned ballroom. "We've all had those nights that get a little out of control," explained Jenna. "The edit has such a mysterious yet playful cadence to it, it feels like you're on the verge of crushing someone's memories."
Memory crushing is a risky business if you ask me, but it paid off. As the game of poker unfolds, the players share what I'll describe as "highly suggestive" glances that no doubt lead from ballroom to bedroom. Of course, the last thing any of the players want to part with is their Reece Hudson clutch. Why? Because Solomon wanted to portray, "a woman's bag as her most prized possession, the contents of which are so personal to her, that it's less revealing to lose her clothes than her clutch."
I guess I wouldn't want a bunch of naked strangers going through my stuff, either. Especially if it was something so lux as a Reece Hudson bag. Watch the video below:
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Angela Davis, building coordinator and Wellness Champion at Community Hospital, captures feedback received from many members. "The online Wellness Tracker is absolutely wonderful! It's easy to enter, save, and view your information. It's a great tool to inspire you to take better care of yourself," she says.
According to Susan Winkles, director of Benefit Communications for CKHS and who leads Crozer-Keystone's wellness effort, "Based on the feedback received, Wellness Works members agree that the online Tracker is easy to complete throughout the year. It automatically calculates your total points earned and has automated messages to assist you as you record healthy activities and events." The last saved version of the employee or spouse Tracker is automatically submitted to Employee Benefit Services at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2012. Employee Benefit Services will then review your Tracker data and rewards will be mailed to members' homes in the spring.
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I'm glad they missed getting photos my 'dumbfounded' moments. Lou was in the middle of his trivia session when they gave me the totals to write on the board. Thankfully I was already sitting on the floor, behind the tables, 'cause I think my jaw dropped so far you could see what I had for lunch. Definitely not a pretty picture!
Luckily, I had some time to recover before Lou finished talking, and could enjoy watching his and Fred's reactions.
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I'm going to have to go one day!
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Omg omg omg My name was on the sign!!! You all are so sweet.
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Wow, that is an awesome total! Congratulations on such a successful fundraising campaign!
You all deserve a standing ovation for your hard work and dedication to the Dream Team!
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I was just wondering if either of my lots of cards were bid on and won by a fellow DWT member?
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Everything looks wonderful! I told you it would all come together, Pat! You had plenty of room (okay, maybe not plenty, but enough!). Once again, you did a fabulous job.
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on December 5, 2012Steve Buscemi's heightened visibility aside, we've largely moved on from Prohibition (the one on alcohol, anyway). The memories of those days have dimmed, along with the celebration of their end: Repeal Day. Ironically, it was Utah, home to Mormon teetotalers, that ratified the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1993, thus breaking Prohibition. Today's anniversary is an excuse to party sort of like it's 1933, but without the watered-down hooch. Here's a bourbon Manhattan with which to toast also feel free to substitute Knob Creek Rye.
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Singer Ray J dropped by "106 & Park" yesterday to discuss his "I Hit It First" single and to introduce the world to his "Kim Kardashian Look-Alike" co-star Luna. See their clips inside and listen to Sevyn Streeter's "It Won't Stop" track…
Grammy-winning songwriter Sevyn Streeter joined Bow Wow to co-host the latest episode of "106 & Park". The "I Like It" singer wore a Jeremy Scott jersey, Zara shorts and boots from Blumarine.
During the show, Ray J appeared to discuss his hosting gig on "Bad Girls All-Stars" to dish on his "I Hit It First" video. When asked who the song was about, Ray would not mention any "specific" names, but did admit,
"The song is about something I did. I try not to go so hard with the record 'cause it's self-explanatory. There's other relationships that I've been in too, just not as popular as others that I've dealt with."
He also revealed that there's an album in the works and it will feature songs with more substance than "I Hit It First". "There's records coming with a whole lotta more substance. We havin' fun with this. It's summertime, let's live, let's have fun."
During his appearance, Ray J brought out his video co-star, Luna.
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In addition to co-hosting "106 & Park", Sevyn released her second single "It Won't Stop" this week. The track was co-written by Jean-Baptiste who spoke of Sevyn's musical talents saying,
"I would best describe Sevyn as a rarity and the experience of working with her as a gift. She's a talent beyond words and I can't wait for the world to discover that. 'It won't stop' is a testament to her artistry as an amazing songwriter and a great artist. I think we wrote that song in less than 30 mins. That session was pure magic."
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Have you heard anything about ghosts being able to go through mountains in WotLK, so they can reach their destinations faster? My friend told me that is what is going to happen, and I hope that it will go live!
Nope, that's not the case, sorry. However, in some zones (Icecrown, Storm Peaks) you get to ride a ghostly gryphon when you're dead, so you can fly to your corpse. Both of those zones have a huge emphasis on mountainside base camps and tall cliffs and places you can only get by flying, so the gryphon is very nice. No running through mountains though.
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LOS ANGELES, July 21 -- Oman plans to invest $3.5 billion in the coming 5 years in an effort to boost the country's oil production by 18%, according to the finance ministry.
"We are targeting an average of 1 million b/d by 2015, and we will be spending some $3.5 billion in the next 5 years to achieve it," a ministry spokesperson said.
"More oil will mean more money to spend on development projects," said the official, who added that the increased funding would finance the drilling of more wells.
The statement coincided with reports from Oman's Ministry of National Economy saying that the country's overall production of oil and condensates rose 8.8% in this year's first 5 months compared with the same period in 2009, reaching 129.8 million bbl.
Oil production rose by 7.9% to 113.7 million bbl and condensates by 15.3% to 16.1 million bbl.
The country's average production of oil also increased to 859,400 b/d, with exports rising by 15.1% during this year's first 5 months to 112.6 million bbl over the 97.8 million bbl exported during the same period of 2009.
Exports to China, which is the main destination for Omani oil, rose by 32.1% year-on-year during this period, while exports to Japan and Thailand rose by 55.5% and 20.7%, respectively.
Analyst IHS Global Insight said Oman has managed to reverse its oil production capacity decline over the past 2 years with a concerted effort to stem the decline largely through investing in advanced enhanced oil recovery techniques.
"The higher production and price levels will help the government avoid a budget deficit this year, according to our latest forecasts, and moreover push the sultanate's headline external balance firmly into the black," the analyst said.
Meanwhile, Oman has reportedly cleared a proposal related to Mitsui Oil's plans to acquire 20% interest in onshore Blocks 3 and 4 from Tethys Oil AB.
In May, Tethys Oil and its 100% owned subsidiary Tethys Oil Blocks 3 & 4 Ltd. entered into an agreement to sell 20% of its interest in Blocks 3 and 4 onshore Oman to Mitsui & Co. subsidiary Mitsui E&P Middle East BV, subject to approval by the government of Oman.
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I have some very old azalea bushes. Probably planted in the 60s. Pink blooms, small leafs. My friend thinks they are Coral Bells. The largest one is over 6 feet tall. The smaller ones are maybe 2 feet tall. All have been historically sheared into formal ball or hedge shapes. They look great when blooming, but otherwise look thin and empty in the interior. I cut out all of the dead wood last year and tried to open up the plant to increased light in the hope that it would stimulate new growth in the interior of the plant. I see some growth in the interior, but nothing to get excited about. The blooms were destroyed with our recent April freeze so I assume this would be a good time to prune, but I'm not sure how to best "fix" these plants so they are more lush in the interior. Suggestions would be appreciated. |
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- Posted by tocohillsguy 7 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 24, 07 at 20:25
Correction to my earlier post. The big azalea is about 8 feet tall and the smaller ones are about 3 feet tall. |
Hello, tocohillsguy. Some people like to "pinch" the leaf buds to promote more leaf development in the interior of the bush. This technique -called pinching- requires several years to fix a bush since you only pinch once in the spring. Others just prune the plants. When pruning azaleas, you can prune anywhere on the stems and new leaves will appear just below the cut. Since your plants are quite old, I would prune less than 1/3 of the plant on any year in order to minimize the shock to your plants. For more information on pruning azaleas, check (below) the Azalea Society of America's website. Last tip: Be careful not to disturb your azalea roots when pruning. They are tiny, can be easily damaged and are in the topmost 4" of the soil. Luis |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pruning azaleas
- Posted by tocohillsguy (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 07 at 22:04
Luis, thank you for the assistance. Below is a picture link showing the azalea at issue. The picture is from the side. It has been opened up because the lawn service hacked the neighboring Cleyera like a Crepe Myrle. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Azalea picture
I'm not clear on what you hope to achieve. Were you wanting to change the shape completely from the sheared look, or lose some of the height? I don't think it's possible to stimulate much in the way of interior growth and keep the tall canopy of foliage too. Has the ground cover always been there? Normally use of thick ground cover over the root zones is discouraged, due to azaleas surface rooting habit. Healthiest plants often have little more than mulch between the drip line and base. |
- Posted by tocohillsguy 7 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 26, 07 at 9:12
I'm okay with the shape of the azalea, but not wed to it. We probably need to lose some of the height. It's about a foot above the window sill. (That being said it's nice to see the blooms from the room, sort of like a window box, but that's only for a couple of weeks.) So in my ideal world the plant would be lush with interior growth and about two to three feet shorter. The ground cover has been there as long as I've owned the house, and probably for decades prior. English Ivy can be a nuisance in the South, and it grows like a weed. I suspect it might actually be helpful to the plant, because there is no irrigation and it holds moisture much like mulch. In fact, one down side is that mosquitos like to breed in the ivy due to the moisture. |
- Posted by Dudley Wardlaw(firstname.lastname@example.com) onThu, May 5, 11 at 16:10
I have azaleas along one wall of the house in a shrubbery bed in east Texas. In front of them are low evergreens which spill over the 12" high retaining wall. The azaleas grow so large that they overhang the evergreens and could kill them for lack of light and sunshine. Every 3 years or so I cut them back to about 3' high, and they come back beautifully, but they hardly bloom any year, even though I cut them back in May. They are now about 5' high and wide enough that they form a solid hedge along that 25' wall. How can I cut them back and promote blooming next year? I use shrubbery fertilizer on them once in late spring. Thanks for your help. |
The fertilizer may be the problem. It is giving you a lot of green growth rather than flowers. Lay off the fertilizer this year. Azaleas don't need much nitrogen. It can inhibit flower production. Once they start blooming, stick to a good azalea fertilizer like HollyTone and only apply at half the rate on the package. The sooner after blooming you can cut them back the better. May should be OK. |
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I remember when there were 3 T.V. Channels, or 4 if you had an "Educational Television" channel in your town.
Televisions were Black and White, and had NO remote, Telephones had both a "Dial", and a "Wire" to the handset. Only the very rich or very important had a telephone in their car, and even then you had to go through the "Mobile Operator",
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My first car, a 1970 VW Beetle WOULD NOT hold $5 worth of gas, the tank wasn't big enough! -
PEDAL pushers (short enough so you wouldn't catch your pant legs in the chair of your bike)
I remember garter belts and stockings. I have blessed the inventor of panty hose since the day I chucked the last garter belt. It's been decades since I had the marks of those things impressed into my thighs.
clam diggers…
I hate to age myself, but remember when flip-flops were just for summer and the beach and not normal "shoe" gear? What goes around, comes around, except gas prices!
Yes, and they were called thongs back then. Say that now, and you get a big snicker…
Oh yeah! Garter belts and thigh high stockings are great on some women!
You guys need a copy editor. It's "pedal pushers."
Capri pants and pedal pushers are not quite the same things. Capri pants were introduced in 1948, and made very popular by Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petri on The Dick van Dyke Show. Pedal pushers are similar, but they are sometimes cuffed, while Capris never are. What kept pedal pushers out of bike chains was their close fit moreso than their length.
As I recall, capri pants were once marketed to women who wanted to walk on the beach without getting the pant legs wet.
Ah, the wonderful memories of sitting all day in a hard school chair with the metal clasps of the garter best digging into my flesh.
Guys may think they are sexy, but if they had to wear them they would think again!
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In my day tennies were called sneakers. They weren't called tennis shoes (tennies) till the 70's unless you were tennis player.
Indeed, "pedal." Remember when publishers employed copy editors?
How about being smart enough to know that spellcheker doesn't work for homonyms.
my wife is the publisher of DAW books. copy editors work on all our books, 5 to 7 a month. and i remember 19 cent gas and no tv at all. milwaukee got tv (nbc) in 1948-only 1 channel till the 50s.
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Wing Wah's Incredible Metal Transformers Robots [4]
A work by Chinese artist Wing Wah [5], these huge, incredible robots are built from all sorts of scrap metal coming from the automotive industry. Inspired by the Transformers [6] movies, they are part of the "Legend of Iron" project, and they have the added benefit of reducing landfill waste and turning it into a colorful treasure.
Travis Pond's Elaborated Motorcycle Beasts [7]
Skilled artist Travis Pond from Steel Pond [8] created some bestial animal sculptures by recycling [9] deconstructed motorcyles. By welding together all sorts of elements like nuts, bolts and random Honda and Yamaha metal parts he creates stunningly expressive owls, cranes and dragons that are both beautiful and slightly ominous.
Edouards Martinet's Delicate Sculptures From Old Bike Parts [10]
French creator Edouards Martinet [11] gives good use to bicycle parts and other assorted objects he founds at local flea/markets. He doesn't use any welding [12] for his art, he just secure the parts using screws and a lot of patience to give our favourite two-wheelers a new life as birds, insects and sea creatures.
Miina Akkijyrkka's Immense Cow Sculptures From Recycled Cars [13]
Inspired by her time of studying dairy farming, Finnish sculptor Miina Akkijyrkka [14] designed immense sculptures of cows that are both colorful and expressive. By assembling massive scrap metal car parts [15] into bovine sculptures within a woodland lanscape, the award-winning artist creates a farm-like environment while raising awareness about sustainable issues.
Jim Reinders's Prehistoric Stonhedge Replica From Dead Cars and Trucks [16]
Inspired from prehistoric Stonehenge monument in Western England, artist Jim Reinders built a stunning replica that replaces the spiritual stones with grey painted trucks and cars. A tribute to his father, Carhenge [17] is a large-scale sculpture built in Nebraska that attrackts thousands of worshippers every year while also raising questions about the death of the car [18].
Studio Re-Creation Transforms Old Russian Cars Into Man-Machines [19]
Measuring 6.5 feet and made from recycled Russian Lada Samara Diva [20] cars, these Transformers sculptures are half-man, half-machine. Sculpted by Neatherlands-based Studio Re-Creation [21], they look as if they're poised for battle.
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The eight-acre, $92 million project, located between Montgomery and Jackson Streets on Manhattan's Lower East Side, will fill the gap between the East River Promenade and East River Park. The firm's plan, which received approval from a Community Board 3 sub-committee in early December and conceptual approval from the Public Design Commission of the City of New York in early January, is now before all of Community Board 3 for final authorisation.
The design and construction of Pier 42 intends to increase public access to the waterfront, provide safe continuity of the bikeway, and create an inviting and active water's edge that employs a variety of state-of-the art resiliency strategies. The approved plan will provide spacious lawns, a playground, waterfront marshes, an educational estuarine park, a green space for riverfront lounging, and a potential docking station for kayaks and small boats.
The enormous shed on the site will be removed save for two structural bays which will be transformed into an open air pavilion under which will be a concession building and shaded plaza.
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Responding to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the city's ongoing dedication to resilient design, all aspects of the project are designed to be flood-resistant and environmentally restorative. The design goal is to provide protection from future floods to institutions, critical utilities, and housing along one of the city's densest and most vulnerable corridors.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Aug. 16) The Texas Produce Association is now the Texas International Produce Association, reflecting the shift from domestic issues to cross-border trade with rising imports from Mexico.
McClungThe trade association also has a new initiative, the Border Issues Management Program, to address the business and policy issues linked to an increasing flow of fresh produce through Texas from Mexico.
"The board has recognized that it's time to update the name of our association to more accurately reflect the international reality of our business and better define the full breadth of our members' role," Ed Bertaud, association board chairman, said in a news release.
Improving infrastructure in Mexico and rising transport costs farther west could double the movement of product through Texas in the near future, according to the association. Last year, 140,000 semi truck loads of fresh produce came through the state. About 98,000 loads crossed the Pharr-Reynosa Bridge, the main entry point in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Through Aug. 15 this year, 59,614 40,000-pound loads of Mexican fruits and vegetables entered the U.S. via the Pharr-Reynosa Bridge. Statewide in Texas, 101,598 loads crossed. Imports through Nogales, Ariz., and San Luis, Ariz., totaled 110,158 loads, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Curtis DeBerry, owner of Boerne, Texas-based Progreso Produce Ltd., welcomed the new name.
"As an ex-chairman of the board, I was promoting that for the last 10 years to get the organization to be more international in appearance," DeBerry said. "It gives us more credibility with suppliers in Mexico and puts a focus on what we're really doing. We're spending most of our time on border issues.
"It will be a very positive way for the association to service the international clients who make up the biggest part of our industry right now," DeBerry said.
Progreso Produce Ltd. grows up to 30% of its produce in Texas, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The bulk is imported from Mexico and other countries. Its main crops are onions, watermelons, berries and honeydews.
Another past board chairman — Mike Martin, president of Mission, Texas-based Rio Queen Citrus Inc. — said the trade association has a history of handling border issues, for example helping to ease restrictions on lime imports in late 2010, when sweet orange scab was an issue.
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In his book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv used the term "nature-deficit disorder" to describe the alarming lack of connection between American youth and their natural environments. Other researchers have documented the multiple ways this nature-disconnect is contributing to negative outcomes for children. An article in the popular Sports Illustrated describes Americans as becoming "indoor people".
Today, lots of nature program efforts are focused on this "nature-deficit." However, I wonder how we can make the most of these beneficial nature settings for youth. How can we use nature settings or nature spaces to cultivate positive youth development?
A growing body of research links youth exposure to nature settings with a variety of positive personal and environmental impacts. Studies have suggested that natural spaces can contribute to positive outcomes via a variety of factors -- sense of health, sense of well-being, sense of place, sense of community -- related to positive youth development.
These ideas are well established, by writers such as Chawla, McMillan & Chavis, and Sobel. Indeed, researchers have described nature spaces as part of the very "geography of childhood", the setting where they create "sacred spaces."
My interest in the role of nature spaces for positive youth development was sparked early in my career, and provided focus for my graduate study. My thesis, Effects of Green Space on Urban Children's Sense of Community, explored the relationship of green space with youth interactions. Using an ethnographic approach, I documented elements in local park spaces that encouraged youth to come together, and play freely, even when they did not know each other beforehand.
I observed how these qualities of the nature space enriched youths' sense of community. For example, one park encompassed a stream with two natural waterfalls. One that cascaded through the space and provided a natural waterslide for youth play. I witnessed youth using it as a slide, meeting other children for the first time, developing and teaching 'rules' of the slide, and welcoming others. At the other slide, I saw older youth "hiding" among the higher rocks for close conversation, and welcoming newcomers into swimming and games of fetch and retrieval.
Nature spaces can be a powerful setting in which we can provoke positive youth development, given right mix of nature elements and programming.
In April, I will be presenting a webinar on the role of natural spaces in as a place for positive youth development. As I build my presentation, I am gathering ideas from others. In your experience or in your opinion, how can we best use natural spaces as a setting to catalyze positive youth development? What are some methods you use to make the most of nature space for positive youth development?