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Whether they're farm-raised in Asia and Latin America or wild-caught from the west coast of Mexico to northern Peru, Pacific whites are burgeoning in popularity, thanks to ramped-up global production and a lengthening list of U.S. foodservice and retail customers.
Farmed Pacific whites from Asia are now the only shrimp served at casual-dining chains like Applebee's and Ruby Tuesday, while wild-caught and cultivated Mexican white shrimp are offered at many independent restaurants from coast to coast.
Major supermarkets and club stores, meanwhile, are sourcing organic whites cultivated by a fast-track company in Florida, and at least one regional specialty grocer is seeing Pacific whites gain favor over black tigers.
Further, in step with the introduction last year of 1-pound bags of frozen Mexican whites, Ocean Garden - a longtime foodservice supplier - now has a retail foothold in the Pacific Northwest and in New England.
U.S. consumers may be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two most common commercial varieties of Pacific whites, Penaeus vannamei and P. stylirostris . The meat of vannamei is creamy white, while stylirostris - farmed mostly in Mexico and Brunei - has white meat with a greenish or bluish tint and a taste that's a touch saltier than vannamei.
Pacific whites' higher profile comes at a challenging time in the shrimp industry. Front and center are antidumping-related tariffs and continuous bonds that are impacting the business worldwide.
Moreover, a turbulent monsoon season in Southeast Asia earlier this year lowered shrimp-farming output in über-producing countries like Thailand.
Still, seafood representatives are convinced that interest in Pacific whites and shrimp in general is on an upswing, with consumption and production both strong.
"Shrimp will continue to rival other center-of-the plate proteins," says Eric Bloom, president of Eastern Fish Co. in Teaneck, N.J., which derives up to 75 percent of its shrimp business from Pacific whites.
And it doesn't hurt that shrimp overall remains the United State's most popular seafood, with 2004 per-capita consumption of 4.2 pounds, nearly 1 pound more than second-place canned tuna.
Production shift
Despite trade-related challenges, shrimp shipments to the United States remain robust. For the first three months of 2006, imports totaled 274.7 million pounds, up from 247.8 million pounds for the same period the previous year, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Year-over-year figures also were positive: U.S. shrimp imports totaled 1.17 billion pounds in 2005, compared with 1.14 billion in '04.
In step with rising demand, Thailand and other Asian countries are gradually shifting production from black tiger shrimp ( P. monodon ) to Pacific whites ( P. vannamei ). And the reason for that is no mystery: White shrimp, though generally smaller than tigers, are more resistant to disease, have higher survival rates, cost less to feed and tolerate higher stocking densities. And they grow faster.
In Thailand, which accounts for 30 percent of U.S. shrimp imports, vannamei now constitute 90-plus percent of shrimp production. Compare that to the ratio in 1994, when Thai output was evenly split between vannamei and monodon.
Shrimp production in Thailand, though, has taken a hit in recent months. Wild-shrimp landings fell dramatically, as fishermen stayed off the water due to high fuel prices. And a viral outbreak in mid-2005 in freshwater shrimp hatcheries reduced broodstock supplies, resulting in a projected drop of nearly 35 percent in farmed freshwater-shrimp production.
Severe weather has been a factor as well. Heavy rain and flooding early this year across southern Thailand is expected to lower the country's cultivated-shrimp output by 8 percent, to 350,000 metric tons, from 2005 to 2006.
U.S. imports of Thai shrimp nonetheless rose 8 percent, to 75.2 million pounds, through the first quarter of 2006, after Thailand boosted its exports to 30.1 million pounds in March, up from 19.4 million pounds in February and 25.8 million pounds in January.
Other countries - including India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Ecuador - picked up some of the slack by sending more shrimp to the U.S. market. All told, imports increased 4 percent, to 181 million pounds, for the first two months of this year.
Continuous hassle
A major trade issue that altered the global shrimp industry is tariffs of up to 113 percent, which the U.S. government slapped on importers from Thailand, China, India, Vietnam, Ecuador and Brazil in early 2005.
The tariffs stemmed from an antidumping petition filed at the end of 2003 by the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), a group representing Gulf shrimp fishermen and processors from North Carolina to Texas.
But tariffs are just part of the story. Under a policy that U.S. Customs and Border Protection began enforcing in 2005, importers must post continuous bonds to help prevent tariff evasion.
Continuous bonds are calculated by multiplying the value of a seafood company's imported product from the previous year by the tariff. So if Company X imported $30 million of shrimp subject to a 10 percent tariff in 2005, it would post a $3 million bond in 2006, in addition to the $50,000 bond required under the old policy.
The federal government was set to recalculate the tariff amounts earlier this year - potentially raising them and, by extension, increasing the bonds - but foreign shrimp exporters are instead reaching settlement agreements with the SSA.
The settlements ensure the tariffs remain at the rates the U.S. Department of Commerce originally set and stave off a one- to two-year review process for each exporter.
As of early June, with a July 6 deadline looming, SSA had struck settlement agreements with nearly 30 exporters - including companies in Vietnam, Thailand and Ecuador - in effect freezing their duties at the current rates.
For example, Empacadora Gran Mar SA and Negocios Industriales Real SA, both of Ecuador, and CP Foods of Thailand will continue paying duties of 3.58 percent and 5.95 percent, respectively.
In turn, the SSA dropped its requests for administrative reviews of participating importers. There also was a "financial element" to the settlements, an SSA spokeswoman told SeaFood Business last month, declining to reveal how much the exporters paid SSA (see June SFB , page 4).
With or without the tariff increases, U.S. importers say the antidumping brouhaha has had a chilling effect on business.
"It's probably reduced our growth by 5 to 7 percent," says Bloom of Eastern Fish. "We're tying up our money guaranteeing a bond, rather than utilizing it to buy shrimp, sell shrimp and make money."
Prices firm
Despite uncertainty surrounding tariffs on imports, shrimp prices have remained relatively stable.
In late May, headless, shell-on Asian-raised whites held firm at up to $4.25 for 21-25s, $3.85 for 26-30s, $3.15 for 31-35s, $3 for 36-40s, $2.80 for 41-50s and $2.70 for 51-60s, according to Urner Barry in Toms River, N.J.
Latin American whites, meanwhile, held steady at up to $4.50 for 21-25s, $3.90 for 26-30s, $3.30 for 31-35s, $3 for 36-40s, $2.85 for 41-50s and $2.75 for 51-60s.
And wild No. 1 Mexican whites fetched up to $8.90 for U15s, $6.50 for 16-20s, $5.35 for 21-25s, $4.85 for 26-30s and $4.35 for 31-35s, f.o.b. West Coast, according to Urner Barry.
"Prices had been on the rise for the first half [of 2006], but I do expect them to ease back down," one East Coast importer says.
"Even with the continuous bonds, average prices have remained the same as or lower than those in previous years."
John Filose, VP of sales and marketing for Ocean Garden Products in San Diego, says importers are seeing more smaller sizes, 36s and up, from throughout Asia.
"What we may see going into the second and third quarters is stable to maybe even firmer pricing in the United States, and some pressure on the inventories of larger sizes, say, 26-30s and larger," Filose says.
Ocean Garden's core business is Mexican shrimp, including P. vannamei and P. stylirostris . The company handles 40 million to 50 million pounds of wild-caught and farmed shrimp a year, with the vast majority bound for the United States. Pacific whites represent 75 percent of the total.
And Mexico's aquaculture output clearly is climbing: For the 2005-06 season, farm-raised shrimp represented 57 percent of Ocean Garden production, compared with 37 percent for 2000-01.
Pride of Mexico
Uwajimaya, the largest Asian specialty retailer in the Pacific Northwest, sells about 40,000 pounds of Pacific whites per year, sourced entirely from Ocean Garden, plus a smaller number of Asian black tigers.
"Shrimp is one of the backbone items for us," says Kris Kosugi, seafood merchandiser for the buying arm of Uwajimaya, which has stores in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., and in Beaverton, Ore.
Uwajimaya carries two sizes of Mexican white shrimp in its full-service seafood cases: a 16-20 shell-on and a 41-50 head-on, "since head-on shrimp is very important in Asian cooking," Kosugi says.
Moreover, Uwajimaya is among the retailers in the Seattle area that are testing frozen, 1-pound retail bags of farmed Pacific whites from Ocean Garden. Available since late 2005, the bags - carrying the Pride of Mexico brand - come in two varieties: peeled, deveined, tail-on 26-30s for $10.99 and shell-on 21-25s for $8.99.
"The 26-30 is the bestseller by 2 to 1," Kosugi says, "probably based on convenience."
The bags represent a new revenue stream for Ocean Garden, long known for serving foodservice accounts.
"The product is more expensive than Asian whites, but it's very high-quality," Filose says. "We've had a good response."
That success led to the recent introduction of the Pride of Mexico retail bags in around 40 Whole Foods markets in New England.
Ocean Garden also has found the bags are of interest to traditional foodservice customers.
"One guy told me, 'Hey, this is good for smaller restaurants that want to buy a smaller amount of shrimp,'" Filose says.
Going organic
Despite all the activity by foreign producers, one U.S. company is making waves with its Florida-raised, certified organic shrimp.
Ocean Boy Farms in Clewiston, Fla., grows a domestic variety of Pacific white, Litopenaeus vannamei . And plenty of big-name retail customers are stocking it frozen, including Wal-Mart, Publix, Harris Teeter, Winn-Dixie, Kings and Costco.
"We're in most major chains," says Steve Walton, president and COO, noting that Ocean Boy is making inroads in foodservice channels and also sells shrimp directly to consumers via Costco's Web site. (In early June, Costco had 24 12-ounce bags of IQF, 31-35 Ocean Boy shrimp priced at $179.99.)
Ocean Boy, one of only two U.S. shrimp farmers that can label product as organic, will raise more than 3 million pounds of shrimp in 2006, up from nearly 1 million pounds last year.
"And we're going to ramp that up quickly, as demand is more than our supply right now," Walton says.
Ocean Boy shrimp is priced 30 percent to 40 percent higher than conventional Pacific whites, he adds, given the steep cost of production. Indeed, the shrimp is grown 60 miles inland in lined, low-salinity ponds using proprietary processes, systems and feed.
(The shrimp is certified as organic livestock by a third-party agent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA is in the midst of developing organic standards for seafood.)
"[Our protocols] allow us to develop a very healthy profile for our shrimp," Walton says. "We're focused on ensuring the taste is consistent, pure and sweet."
Chain reaction
Want further proof of Pacific white's muscle? Casual-dining leader Applebee's International in Overland Park, Kan., which franchises and operates more than 1,800 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants worldwide, only sources farmed white shrimp from Asia.
Applebee's menu varies by location but may include Crispy Buttermilk Shrimp, Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Bowl, Grilled Shrimp 'N Spinach Salad and Weight Watchers Grilled Shrimp Skewer Salad. In addition, Tuscan Shrimp Salad is one of the selections in Applebee's new Salad Perfection lineup.
Ruby Tuesday - another casual-dining giant, with approximately 825 outlets in 42 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico - buys around 2.4 million pounds of shrimp per year, all of it farmed in China and the Pacific Rim.
"Usage grows every year, because we open about 85 new restaurants and also have same-restaurant sales increases," a spokesperson stated via e-mail.
Among the seafood favorites at Ruby Tuesday are the Coconut Shrimp appetizer and entrée for $7.99 and $12.99, respectively, and Shrimp Alfredo Pasta for $11.99. Pacific whites also are part of combos like the Triple Play, a half-rack of barbecued ribs, fried chicken tenders and fried shrimp for $16.99.
The chain has sourced Pacific whites for at least six years, but it has been the exclusive species for the last four, the spokesperson noted. Lots of independent restaurants rely solely on Pacific whites, too.
"I've been a stickler for white shrimp for most of my career, spanning about 30 years," says Allan Katz, chef-proprietor of Allyn's Restaurant and Café in Millbrook, N.Y.
"The taste is just [superior]."
And Katz gets plenty of mileage from the 600 pounds of Mexican whites he purchases annually, whether it's peeled IQF shrimp for lunchtime salads or six sautéed jumbo shrimp for a $22.95 dinner entrée.
Doug Kracht, purchasing agent for the Hubbell House in Mantorville, Minn., and Michael's in Rochester, Minn., is also a fan of Pacific whites.
"I've been here 37 years, and we were using wild Mexican whites probably for 15 years even before that," Kracht says.
Together the two restaurants use about 350 50-pound cases of U15s and 200 cases of 16-20s per year.
"I like the firmness, the sizing and, of course, the taste," Kracht says. "Our customers know they are going to get good shrimp here."
Contributing Editor Rick Ramseyer lives in Cumberland, Maine


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AG did not single out PR-led states for good financial standing
AG did not single out PR-led states for good financial standing
AG did not single out PR-led states for good financial standing
Thursday, October 18, 2012KUALA LUMPUR : The Auditor-General's office has denied that Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had specifically singled out Pakatan Rakyat-controlled states of having good financial standing as reported by a pro-opposition news portal.
This was said in an email response to queries sent by The Mole to the Auditor-General's office.
The Mole had, among others, asked Ambrin if it was true that he had, when tabling the Auditor-General's Reports 2011, said that Pakatan Rakyat-controlled states of having good financial standing.
In the email reply that came from state auditor Datuk Mustafa Saman, he wrote: "The answer is 'no.' The Auditor-General has never made such specific statements either 'verbally' or in 'writing'.''
"As you already have known, the Auditor-General's Reports 2011 were tabled on 15th October 2012. On the same day, our office had distributed softcopies of the AG's report comprising the Federal Government, the 13 states and statutory bodies together with a general statement for press release."
Mustafa added that the reports are accessible through the AG's office website at http://www.audit.gov.my
Free Malaysia Today (FMT) report, quoting the AG's Report, stated that Pakatan states had recorded a good fiscal management and revenues improvement despite a few minor glitches.
According to the news report, the DAP-led Penang government led the way in terms of revenue collection, recording a RM192.19 million or 46.8 per-cent increase compared with the RM410.70 million made in 2010, while Selangor, Malaysia's richest state, increased by RM62.50 million or four per cent for the same period.
The FMT further reported that Kedah saw its surplus drop when it recorded an increase in operating expenditures despite boosting its revenue however the report noted that the Pas-led state government had more or less maintained a "satisfactory" balance sheet.
Blogger Jebat Must Die wrote that the pro-opposition portal gave a sterling review of the Pakatan Rakyat's states by arrogating that the Auditor General had given the states run by Pakatan 'top marks'.
The blogger said, "Although the words 'top marks' or its Malay equivalent 'markah tertinggi' were never mentioned in the news report itself, Free Malaysia Today felt the need to embellish their story in order to satisfy the opposition's agenda of giving false information to the public.''
To another question from The Mole on whether all four states recorded an improvement compared with 2010, Mustafa said: "Referring to the AG's recent press release, generally all the 13 states financial management performances for the year 2011 were better than the previous year.''
He further stated that the AG's reports are made bonafide as required by the Federal Constitution and the Audit Act 1957.
"The Auditor General's opinion as stated in all the states reports have been made very objectively and impartially."
The Auditor-General's office in the statement said that any other statements as reported in the mass media or by any individual which are not based on the audit reports are not the concern to the AG's office and it should not be held responsible or accountable for it.


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This multilayered drama portrays the lifelong romance of Hannah and Rachel — impassioned lovers since youth, their mutual love and desire never waver despite a marriage, a world war, infidelity and family denial. Starring Sharon Gless and Maureen Gallagher; plus Kelli Strickland and Ann Hagemann (as the younger Hannah and Rachel).
Starring multi-award winning actress Sharon Gless (Burn Notice, Queer as Folk, Cagney & Lacey) in a tremendous performance, Hannah Free is a feature film about the lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.
Hannah and Rachel grow up in the same Midwest town, where traditional gender expectations eventually challenge their deep love for one another. Hannah becomes an adventurous, unapologetic lesbian and Rachel a strong but reserved homemaker. Weaving between past and present, the story reveals how the women maintain their lifelong love affair against all odds. Directed by Wendy Jo Carlton (Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together) and written by Claudia Allen.
"A lesbian Brokeback Mountain." — Home Media Magazine
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Probable Starters
TOR – Jerryd Bayless (G), DeMar DeRozan (G), James Johnson (F), Andrea Bargnani (F), Aaron Gray (C).
NYK – Jeremy Lin (G), Landry Fields (G), Carmelo Anthony (F), Amar'e Stoudemire (F), Tyson Chandler (C)
Key Injuries
TOR – Jose Calderon (right ankle sprain) – day-to-day
NYK – Baron Davis (strained right hamstrong) – questionable, Bill Walker (sore left elbow) – out
Calderon Back?: As you can see from the video above, barring a setback after a full practice on Monday, Jose Calderon is on track to return to the linep tonight against the Knicks. Head coach Dwane Casey said he's anticipating Calderon to be back in the starting five. It's some much-needed backcourt depth for the Raptors and likely also moves the red-hot Jerryd Bayless (20 or more points in three of the last four games) back to a reserve role. Keep an eye on how the rest of the lineup, Andrea Bargnani in particular, responds to the change.
Close The Bakery: Does the re-insertion of Calderon — the league-leader assist-to-turnover ratio — into the starting five also help reduce turnovers, a major issue of late for Toronto with 46 in their last two games alone?
Stay Physical, Cut The Fouls: The Raptors physical approach has forced opponents to pay a price inside, but it's also put them on the line a lot of late. According to the Raptors media relations staff, the Raptors have been outscored 133-98 at the line in their last five games an average of an extra seven points per game for an opponent. Consider that four of the Raptors' last five games have been decided by eight points or less and it's something to watch against a Knicks team that averages 25.6 free throw attempts per game (sixth in the NBA).
Knicks Picking It Up: It's been an absolute roller coaster ride of a month for the Knicks, but they appear to be back on track heading into tonight. The last meeting between these two teams saw "Linsanity" hit its peak following Jeremy Lin's dagger of a 3-pointer at ACC to give the Knicks a 90-87 win on Valentine's Day. The Knicks hit their roughest patch of the season after that, going 4-9 including a six-game losing streak that saw Mike D'Antoni resign as the team's head coach. Mike Woodson has since taken on interim head coaching duties and the team has responded with three impressive wins by an average of 23.7 points.


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Accelerate Indiana Innovation
The State That Works:
Accelerate Indiana Innovation
Policy Goal: Create new jobs and economic growth by commercializing more ideas from our universities and private research institutions and by bringing companies from around the country with the best ideas to Indiana.
Vision Plan Goals Served:
- Goal #1: Increasing private sector employment
- Goal #2: Attracting new investment in Indiana, with emphasis on manufacturing, life sciences, agriculture and logistics
Policy Steps:
- Work with business leaders and university executives to launch an industry-driven research institute, the Indiana Applied Research Enterprise (IARE), to accelerate commercialized innovation in our universities and life sciences companies.
- Create an Executive Innovation Network charged with bringing more entrepreneurship, capital, and business expertise to university-based innovation.
- Create a "Jobs Cabinet" comprised of CEOs who will serve as ambassadors for Indiana's economic environment.
- Host a first-ever, high-level site selection conference with the nation's top business relocation professionals.
A recent IU Kelley School of Business study shows how dependent Indiana's job growth is on young entrepreneurial ventures and from companies that move into the state. During our last economic expansion, large established firms actually saw employment growth drop by 0.6 percent, while young, growing firms grew by 24.8 percent and companies moving into the state grew by 90.8 percent.[1] If we care about job growth, we have to care about launching more high-growth, high-impact firms and about luring more companies into the state (see Figure 1). Investing in new technology and commercialization and aggressively recruiting outside firms are essential to increasing Hoosiers' job prospects, income, and overall prosperity.
Our strategy will focus on bringing more private capital, business expertise, and entrepreneurial capacity to our state's innovators and inventors, as well as bringing more talent into Indiana from outside the state.
The first step is to partner with industry and university leaders to launch an industry-driven research institute, the Indiana Applied Research Enterprise (IARE), to accelerate commercialized innovation in our universities and leading life sciences companies.
The IARE will exist as a private institution aimed at substantially growing the entrepreneurial capability and commercial viability of researchers and inventors in Indiana. It also will serve as a magnet for the most commercially-minded researchers outside Indiana who are looking for a place that enables them to make the most of their discoveries.
The IARE will be fueled by private industry investment rather than the traditional model of federal grant-seeking, which our universities already employ. It will create a freer environment for university researchers to pursue their breakthroughs and inventions. As such, it will seek to create the "Wild West" of university-based research.
To create momentum from the start, the IARE will begin with a targeted focus on life sciences because of the tremendous opportunity for jobs and economic growth in bioscience and because of the commitment by Indiana's life sciences leaders to the effort. The IARE will ultimately help our leading sectors grow faster, add more jobs to Indiana's economy, and bring more investment to Indiana.
The timing for such an initiative couldn't be better. The corridor formed from Bloomington through Indianapolis to West Lafayette and reaching as far as South Bend is positioned for faster growth. While our universities are generating a lot of new innovation, a more intensive statewide approach can better help their efforts. Currently, our universities lag other Midwestern rivals in patents.[2] They rank well on some measures used to assess research universities, and Purdue University especially has performed well on one national assessment of university commercialization, but overall, there is room for improvement given their immense research capacity and talent.[3]
There is widespread agreement among business leaders that entrepreneurs and investors are too disconnected from commercial opportunities that would benefit both the university and business communities alike. A recent Battelle study confirms this intuition: "Indiana's industry and academic leaders are missing key opportunities for collaboration at a time of rapid competition and change. Indiana has the assets, but not the culture of industry–university collaboration needed at a time of rapid competition for resources to support life sciences research and innovation."[4]
Today, our life sciences sector contributes $44 billion to Indiana's economy and a third of all our exports. The Battelle study identifies more than $330 billion in market potential in this sector alone, with growth rate potential of five to 20 percent for each core product type (see Figure 3). While Indiana already claims an outsized share of this global market, there are clearly tens—if not hundreds—of billions of dollars more in unrealized market potential for Indiana's life sciences sector alone, most of which depends on better collaboration between our commercial and research institutions.
Second, the state also should create an Executive Innovation Network charged with bringing more entrepreneurship, capital, and business expertise to university-based innovation. The Network's sole focus will be to bring more investment and faster commercialization to new inventions and discoveries in our universities. Chaired by a Cabinet-level representative of the Governor, the Network will consist of business executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and university executives—all appointed by the Governor—who will regularly invite university researchers to pitch current research they are conducting that has commercial potential.
The Network's activity will: (1) help fill the gap that currently exists between capital and research opportunity; (2) provide IARE with additional commercial opportunity; and (3) provide the Governor, the Commission on Higher Education, and university trustees with recommendations on how to boost the job-creating, revenue-generating potential of research in Indiana's chief university corridors.
Third, we should recognize that our CEOs are a powerful force for marketing Indiana's attractive business environment, and we need to take full advantage of their strengths. The state should create a "Jobs Cabinet" comprised of CEOs who serve as ambassadors for Indiana's economic environment. As governor, Pence will work closely with a cohort of CEOs to ensure they are equipped with the latest data and information about the state's business climate. They will work together to identify suppliers, customers, entrepreneurs and investors outside Indiana as targets to bring to the state. The governor will lead trade delegations not only overseas, as is the common practice, but to talent centers in places such as Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and Austin to bring more inventive talent to the Hoosier state. The Jobs Cabinet will be open to all IEDC board members and also will include CEOs who are not affiliated with IEDC.
Finally, the state should host a first-ever, high-level national site selection conference with America's top business relocation professionals. The first conference will be held in 2013 and would be an annual event thereafter. The event's benefits would be twofold. First, it would bring to Indiana, all in one place, professionals who can advise us on what companies are looking for and what we can do to improve our business climate. Second, it would give us a captive audience for marketing our state. We will create side events that feature the best of Indiana, tailored to attendees' interests.
Site selectors have become a powerful industry influencing states' economic development decisions. Very few states or municipalities have aggressively courted them as an industry, however. One notable exception, the city of Denver, Colo., has been hosting an annual site selection conference for a number of years and claims it is one of the city's most important marketing tools.[5]
Site selectors recently formed an association, the Site Selectors Guild, which held its first annual conference in January 2012 in Orlando.[6] So there is presently a growing interest in gathering site selectors together, and Indiana should get out in front of this trend and take advantage of it.
[1] Timothy Slaper and Ryan Krause, Where the Jobs Are: A Report on Job Creation in Indiana, Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University (January 2012), p. 2.
[2] 2011 Patent Rankings of University Portfolios, IFI Claims Patent Technology Report, http://ificlaims.com/index.php?page=misc_2011_universities.
[3] The Top American Research Universities: 2010 Annual Report, The Center for Measuring University Performance, Arizona State University (2010), pp. 16-17. See also http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2011/111205HornettAUTM.html.
[4] Advancing Indiana's Life Sciences Competitiveness and Strategic Collaborations, Battelle Study for BioCrossroads (May 2012), p. ES-8.
[5] http://www.metrodenver.org/blog/site-selection-conferences--an-annual-ritual-for-job-attraction.html
[6] http://www.siteselectorsguild.com/orlandorecappage.php


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man these skeeters are killer this year!! even worse than last year!! i think the steroids they were on last year are worse!! or maybe they are finding some kinda super killer meth unheard of!!maybe some kinda super killer meth on steroids, i mean i watch it on cops and see them people!! totally unstoppable. LOL yep and the mosquitos' are striped, i know, nuts, but i figuerd theyre already biting me so i had to see what they looked like and one had striped and some polkadots on it, crazy!! so i hurried up and smashed it while it was in all its glory of drinking my fat filled blood!! LOL it was very drunk with vitamins!! LOL HEE HEE ANDDDDDDD the lavender don't even bother them anymore. who knew???? MANNNN!!!! what am i gonna do??? hmmmm.....i will find something...LOL |
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Might it have been a deer fly? They just keep going zing, zing, zing around the head usually before landing and biting. They make me crazy. I really like OFF Smooth and Dry, if I have to use anything. It is dry and not oily like the other nasty sprays. Sue |
Here is a link that might be useful: deer fly at wikipedia
i did try it, with the citrus one, and it worked, for a while, so we are gonna try the mint one and see and the original one and see the difference :')) but they do work!! i got my blister in the middle of the night sometime, so hubs thinks its some kind of spider that bit me. i dunno. but i popped it and have been vinegaring it so it won't get infected. hurts but i don't care i know it will heal in a couple of days!! LOL ~Medo |
We use generic listerine original flavor and put it in a spray bottle and mist ourselves.Works pretty good to.I rather smell like listerine than bug spray. |
we found a blister bug in the bedroom when i was moving "everything" around. ugh!! HOW GROSS!!!! LOL so yep i found it!!! i am woman and found my criminal!!! LOL summerhill seeds emailed me to let me know that they are going to be shipping my seeds sooN!!! LOL i just love that company!! they let me know what they are doing everystep of the way! great for a control freak!! LOL HEE HEE LOL i'm not that bad yet!! LOL ~Medo |
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1 The LORD continued to respond to Job: | 1 The LORD said to Job: |
2 Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him? God's instructor must answer him. | 2 "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!" |
3 Job responded to the LORD: | 3 Then Job answered the LORD: |
4 Look, I'm of little worth. What can I answer you? I'll put my hand over my mouth. | 4 "I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. |
5 I have spoken once, I won't answer; twice, I won't do it again. | 5 I spoke once, but I have no answer-- twice, but I will say no more." |
6 The LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: | 6 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm: |
7 Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me. | 7 "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. |
8 Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent? | 8 "Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself ? |
9 Or do you have an arm like God; can you thunder with a voice like him? | 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his? |
10 Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty; clothe yourself with honor and esteem. | 10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. |
11 Unleash your raging anger; look on all the proud and humble them. | 11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low, |
12 Look on all the proud and debase them; trample the wicked in their place. | 12 look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand. |
13 Hide them together in the dust; bind their faces in a hidden place. | 13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave. |
14 Then I, even I, will praise you, for your strong hand has delivered you. | 14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you. |
15 Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you; he eats grass like cattle. | 15 "Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. |
16 Look, his strength is in his thighs, his power in stomach muscles. | 16 What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! |
17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven. | 17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. |
18 His bones are like bronze tubes, his limbs like iron bars. | 18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. |
19 He is the first of God's acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword. | 19 He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword. |
20 Indeed, the hills bring him tribute, places where all the wild animals play. | 20 The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby. |
21 He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh. | 21 Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. |
22 The lotuses screen him with shade; poplars of the stream surround him. | 22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him. |
23 If the river surges, he doesn't hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth. | 23 When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth. |
24 Can he be seized by his eyes? Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks? | 24 Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose? |
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The company's success is based upon identifying opportunities and applying solid economic forecasting, with sensitivity to political realities and retail trends. G&S has successfully executed every project it has initiated. This record has been achieved by fostering close and flexible relationships with financial institutions, local government and community groups involved in every project. National tenants such as Costco, Target, Circuit City, Borders Books, Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW, Marshalls, Loews Theaters, Super Stop & Shop, Home Depot and many others have turned to G&S to develop sites that are simply too complicated and difficult to attempt on their own.
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Consequently, everyone has the Vikes taking either Chad Greenway, from Iowa, or Florida State's Ernie Sims with their first pick, # 17, depending on who is left. (And Green Bay's choice of A.J. Hawk, Ohio State linebacker at the #5 pick, is virtually unanimous.) These scenarios ignore the fact that the Vikes have an urgent need at quarterback for the year or two down the road when Brad Johnson will be playing golf exclusively; it doesn't appear there is any chance they can get one of the three premier choices, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, or Jay Cutler. Standard wisdom is that the Vikes will choose Brodie Croyle of Alabama or Charlie Whitehurst of Clemson with one of their second round picks.
But that discounts two interesting possibilities. First of all there is the chance that Jay Cutler could fall, if not to # 17, far enough for the VIkes to trade up with all those first day picks. The second is that they could trade a choice or two to Atlanta for the excellent QB prospect Matt Schaub. Unfortunately, the Falcons are holding out for a high price; they know that Michael Vick, like many another running QB, is just one hard hit from being a not-so-great passer with a bent wheel. (Just like Daunte Culpepper -- I'll take odds that not long from now, the second round pick the Vikes got for him will seem like excellent compensation.)
So the Vikes, with three picks in the first two rounds, are almost certain to grab a LB and QB; what else? The draft is deep in offensive lineman and defensive backs, areas where the Vikes need help. The Gopher's all-America center Greg Eslinger, widely written off as too small, but a marvelous, speedy athlete and a fierce competitor, would be an excellent local choice, especially with Matt Birk's dicey physical condition. And there are at least 15 cornerbacks rated worthy of a first day phone call. The Vikes should not have let Brian Williams get away; they will have a chance on draft day to remedy that.


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Minister Bernard Drainville presents the Charter of Quebec values
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MONTREAL - Deep divisions emerged Tuesday as Quebec introduced a bill that would bar "conspicuous" religious symbols among civil servants.
The Parti Quebecois said its bill would entrench "religious neutrality" in the provincial charter of rights.
Islamic headscarves, crucifixes, Sikh turbans and Jewish skullcaps would be banned if they are "plainly visible."
"Smaller" religious symbols would be permitted.
No one would be allowed to offer government services with their faces covered, a reference to the Islamic burka and niqab.
Quebec would also end its practice of allowing employees to take paid leave for religious reasons.
"It's a very good day for Quebec," Bernard Drainville, the minister in charge of the file, told a news conference.
MORE: Federal Tories ready to fight Quebec"It's time to rally around clear rules and shared values "‹"‹that will put an end to the tensions and misunderstandings."
Polls indicate a majority of French Quebecers support restrictions on religious symbols while English and minority groups are largely against the measures.
The proposed law would apply to all government departments as well as daycares, schools, hospitals and police forces.
Community colleges and universities would also be covered by the ban but would be eligible for a "right of withdrawal" that's renewable every five years.
Historic Christian symbols such as crucifixes displayed in the Quebec legislature would not be touched.
While French Quebecers expressed near-unanimous support for the bill on call-in shows Tuesday, religious groups were outraged.
Balpreet Singh of the Ottawa-based World Sikh Organization of Canada said Sikh men are being asked to choose between their religion or their jobs.
"What the PQ is focussed on doing is targeting minorities," he said. "The Sikh community in Quebec is very nervous about this."
Singh said the bill is unconstitutional but he admitted Quebec could invoke the notwithstanding clause to overturn any court challenge.
Harvey Levine, Quebec director for B'Nai Brith Canada, called on French Quebecers to reject the ban.
"We feel confident that the Quebecois population will recognize that this charter of so-called values is really not necessary."
The third party in the Quebec legislature, the CAQ, has said it supports a limited ban on religious symbols among certain public servants.
But political analyst Jean Lapierre said Tuesday that he's certain the bill will not pass before the next general election.
Such a move would give Premier Pauline Marois a chance to sell her secularism charter to French voters who are crucial to any majority government in the province.


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The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening and the Evangelical Christian Church (Christian Disciples)
The Second Great Awakening (1790-1840s) was a period of great religious revival that extended the antebellum period of the United States, with widespread Christian evangelism and conversion that made its way across the frontier territories, fed by an intense longing for a prominent place for God in the life of the new nation, and a new liberal attitude toward fresh interpretations of the Bible, and a contagious experience of zeal for authentic spirituality. As these revivals spread, they gathered converts to Protestant various sects. The revivals eventually moved freely across denominational lines, with practically identical results, and went further than ever toward breaking down the allegiances that kept adherents to these denominations loyal to their own. Consequently, the revivals were accompanied by a growing dissatisfaction with Evangelical churches and with the teachings of the Reformation in particular, which was normally not accepted in most Evangelical churches at the time, has been revisit and now accepted by The Evangelical Christian Church (Christian Disciples).
The leaders of these restorationist movements did not believe that God intended to simply support the pouring of new wine into old wine skins (Matt. 9:17). They witnessed God miraculously changing the hearts of every man, women and child of their old mindsets, old attitudes and old ways. They perceived the new religious awakening as the dawn of a new church age, preaching a simple gospel of the Kingdom of God stripped of "dogma" and "creeds." Restorationists sought out to re-establish or renew the whole Christian church on the pattern they held to be set forth in the New Testament. They insisted on Bible names for Bible things. Barton Stone wanted to continue to use the name "Christian" while Alexander Campbell insisted upon the name "Disciples." The name "Christian Disciples" became widely used as a result. This was taken from Acts 11:26, "In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians." This Scripture became the foundation of the Christian Disciples in the U.S.A., and Canada. They had little regard for creeds that developed over time, and criticized Roman Catholic traditions in terms of both history and Scripture which kept Christianity divided.
The Second Great Awakening at Cane Ridge, Kentucky helped advanced the liberation of both black slaves and women's rights within American cultural society. Many of the Evangelical Christian Churches and clergy, and those who were followers of the Stone movement, believed that all men, including blacks, are created equal under God according to the Holy Scriptures. This became written in its constitution of beliefs because of its ant-slavery views. Several African American Christians who were born in slavery went on to become prominent figures in society. This became the "central and defining" moment in the development of Afro-Christianity. In Laura, Ohio, in 1854, many African American ministers were welcomed to preach in the pulpits of various Evangelical Christian Churches while many white Evangelical Christian Church's clergy continued to minister to mixed congregations which was formerly unheard of in the United States. In the midst of shifts in theology and church polity, the Evangelical Christian Church became the first institution where both women and blacks made an important contribution in leadership roles. Women in many black churches became, to an even degree than in white churches, the backbone of church life; many became preachers. Black women so reared upon joining integrated churches, found it difficult to accept less crucial tasks where white men dominated. For the Stone movement, this had less to do with eschatological theories and more about a countercultural commitment to live as if the kingdom of God were already established on earth. The apocalyptic perspective or world view led many in the Stone movement to adopted pacifism, avoiding participating in civil government, and reject violence, militarism, greed, materialism and slavery. The Evangelical Christian Church exercised its independence under God by becoming one of many Restoration Movement denominations to recognize the ordination of women.
The Great Western Revival was a tidal wave of religious interest, and a new phenomenon which began in about 1800, reaching its crest in 1803, and then gradually diminishing as it merged with the normal stream of evangelism. Its principle expansion fields were in Tennessee and Kentucky. On Sundays of May and June 1801, there was a succession of Great Western Revival meetings at churches in the region around Lexington, Kentucky. At the last three meetings, the attendance ran to 4,000 for the first, 8,000 for the second, and 10,000 for the third, according to contemporary estimates. The "May communion appointment" at the Concord Church, of which Stone was a member, brought together between 5,000 and 6,000 people of various sects and many preachers of different denominations that flocked to Cane Ridge to experience a touch from God.
The Bluegrass portion of the Great Western Revival climaxed at a Cane Ridge meeting which lasted from Friday to Wednesday, August 7-12, 1801. An estimated crowed of 20,000 gathered from miles around in the wilderness encampment for four days to a week to hear great preachers. Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist ministers preached, often simultaneously at different stations throughout the neighboring woods. As the rival interest grew, and as the meetings became larger and longer, unexpected and spiritual manifestations, called "exercises," began to occur. The fray preaching started at sunset and didn't stop until the night. Many people fell to their faces as the weight of their sins struck them cold as preachers shouted to the crowd and urged repentance. Worship continued well into the week following the serving of Holy Communion on Sunday, in fact, until provisions for humans and horses ran out. Stone, in his Autobiography, listed visible manifestations of the direct action of the Holy Spirit. There they engaged in an unrelenting series of intense spiritual exercises, punctuated with cries of religious agony and ecstasy, all designed to promote religious fervor and conversions. These exercises ranged from singing of hymns addressed to each of the spiritual stages that marked the journey to conversion, public confessions and renunciations of sin and personal witness to the workings of the Holy Spirit, collective prayer, all of which were surrounded by sermons delivered by clergymen especially noted for their powerful "plain-speaking" preaching. The major variant of the new revivalism consisted of the "protracted meetings" most often associated with the "new measures" revivalism of Charles Finney, Jonathan Edwards, and George Whitefield. They became very known as a result to changed American life in areas such as prison reform, abolitionism, and temperance. News of their new found hope spread like wildfire through Kentucky, and people in nearby regions began to attend the camp meetings, and were convinced that they were experiencing and witnessing the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit such as the early church had known at Pentecost.
In the midst of shifts in theology and church polity, the revivals followed an arc of great emotional power, with emphasis of the individual's sins and need to turn to Christ, restored by the sense of personal salvation. The sheer exhilaration of participating in a religious revival with crowds of hundreds and perhaps thousands of people inspired themselves to praise, groan, weep aloud in prayer and song, shout, laugh, speak in tongues, fall down to the ground speechless, and dance while coming face to face with the living God. The noise of the meetings was so great that some said "the noise was like the roar of the Niagara." These revival meetings swept through Kentucky, and it was also reported that those who came to scoff were not immune to these life changing experiences. The movement which Barton Stone had started soon began to take on larger dimensions, and thousands (men, women, and children) were saved by the power of the Holy Spirit. A fourth pioneer in the United States, Walter Scott made a unique contribution to the movement with his rational evangelistic emphasis. His 'five finger exercise' - faith, repentance, baptism, the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit - provided an order in which people could come to Christ and membership in His Church. Soon the greater part of Kentucky was influenced by this movement. Stone never ceased to rejoice in the success of the truth of the gospel as this movement continued to affect the lives of many people around the world even to this present age. Both Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell made lasting contributions to the cause of New Testament Christianity. Stone's pursuit of unity is worthy of our attention, uniting two groups, calling them the Christian Disciples. We have dreamed of the church united in essentials, tolerant in non-essentials and loving in all things - so that the world might really believe and Christ's community might come. May God bless us as we seek to be that church that Jesus established in the New Testament.
Barton Stone was laid to rest at Hannibal, Missouri, in November, 1844, and buried at Cane Ridge, Kentucky, while Alexander Campbell died on Sunday March 4th, Bethany, W. Va., 1866.


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Talking Points Memo Down After Publishing Slideshow of Unmasked 'Anonymous' Hackers
UPDATED: The site was indeed DDOS'ed, says editor Josh Marshall, during which time reporters took to Tumblr:
We are lucky enough to live in a country where the risks and consequences of practicing journalism are usually quite light. Certainly compared to other countries. This episode is trivial in comparison to what numerous journalists have suffered in other countries when people retaliate over what is reported about them. Still, even in such minor forms, reporting the facts about criminal activity and the news of the day is not without consequences. But we believe in what we do. So we can take it.
ORIGINAL POST: Did Talking Points Memo just get cyber-attacked? The New York-based politics blog is down after publishing a slideshow titled "'Anonymous' Arrest Suspects Revealed" with mugshots of 14 of the 16 suspects arrested by the FBI. TPM obtained the photos via a Freedom of Information Act request.
"Are these some of the faces of "Anonymous," the loosely-knit collective of hackers and online pranksters that have caused so much trouble for government and corporate websites over the past three years?" the slideshow said. "That's what the FBI thinks, which is why they arrested 16 people from across the country in July."
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The club has a friendly and tolerant atmosphere and has members of all abilities. Many members are enjoying their first experience of a bridge club.
We normally play Rubber Bridge or 'Chicago' but every few weeks there is a competition playing, duplicate bridge. Visitors are especially welcome either alone or with a partner. Table money is only £2 and includes tea and biscuits.
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Fever Pitch, a hokey chick flick, mistakenly courts the audience least likely to be fans of either the Farrelly brothers or baseball, and the result is as watered-down as ballpark beer. Jimmy Fallon's misguided performance (calling it ''Hanksian,'' as Peter Farrelly does in the commentary, is a little insulting to Colin Hanks!) and his blasphemous intrusion on the field during the 2004 World Series celebration have earned him a level of infamy among Red Sox diehards that was once reserved for Bill Buckner.
EXTRAS To his credit, SNL alum Fallon finally proves he can sustain a scene without cracking up, but the gag reel reveals it wasn't easy. The gimmicky climax in St. Louis was a last-second whim, as the superstitious Farrellys hadn't planned for the possibility that their team might actually win, according to the aptly titled ''Making a Scene'' doc. Another featurette examines the Sox's 86-year Curse of the Bambino and the surreal experience of witnessing history: ''It's like making Pearl Harbor during Pearl Harbor,'' Bobby Farrelly said to Peter while filming. Maybe all's we know is, the Yankees don't fare well in either film.


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Bluestar ovens are supposed to fit a full sized sheet pan. (I have a 30" RCS from Costco.) How tight is the fit for a full sized sheet pan? I was at my local appliance store and was kicking the tires on another gas range. It supposedly also fit a full sized sheet pan, but it was really, really tight. The sheet pan was rubbing against the screws that held the side rails of the oven. Likely you would have to put the sheet pans at heights where there weren't any screws. Again, that was with a non-Bluestar oven. And while we are on the subject of sheet pans, what do you think about also buying some perforated sheet pans, and some wire grates (both full sized)? |
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I'll bump this and maybe help get the conversation going. First thing: Full size sheet pan is 18 x 26. Have you tried measuring with your tape measure? Second, 18 x 26 is what I recall being the interior dimensions of the oven in the 30" BS RNB I saw weekend before last when a friend dragged me along on her stove shopping expedition. Seems like the full sheet pan would be tight, though maybe not quite as tight as on the other stove you looked at. Also, 18 x 26 is a "nominal" dimension for a full size sheet pan. There may be are slight variations between brands depending on how canted the sides are and how they roll/reinforce the rims. Maybe somebody will have direct experience with a full-size sheet pan in a 30" BS? I know BS says you can put full size sheet pans in the ovens of their 30" range, but. I suspect you would get very uneven baking when you do that in the oven of a 30" model. But, again, we need to hear from somebody who has actually tried it. I only know about doing that in a 36" range. That wider oven gives space for air and heat to circulate.. Perforated pans? We used to use them for certain breads, such a hamburger buns, but I've never tried one in a 30" oven. Seems like you would have the same problems with a bun pan as a regular pan if you fully load the pan. If you aren't going to fully load it, why bother with the really big pan? Full size wire cooling racks would not block the oven the way the sheet pans would. I've only used them for dehydrating. Tried roasting vegetables on one once, but some of them (such as zucchini) stuck and made the rack hard to clean. |
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VALIANTReviewed by: Better than Average
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Kids, Family
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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Adventures in the rainforest! Learn about the Creator of the universe by exploring His marvelous creation. Fun for the whole family with games, activities, stories, answers to childrens' questions, color pages, and more! A popular Christian education and evangelism resource.
One of the Web's most popular Christian Web sites for children. Nonprofit, evangelical, nondenominational. Some pigeons eat crumbs, others make history. One would suspect that the highest ambition in the life of a pigeon would be to find someone kind enough to throw it some bread-crumbs and, if they're lucky, perhaps a few sunflower seeds as well. Not so with Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor). For him, the thing he wants the most is to serve his country, Britain, as a messenger pigeon. The messenger pigeons are respected and revered as heroes in the pigeon society, and when the general visits his hometown in search of army recruits, Valiant literally falls on his face in his eagerness to sign up. After a period of vigorous training, it seems Valiant and his troop are the last hope for Britain and must, at all costs, make their way across the English Channel, past the nasty German falcons, and into France, where they must receive a message and take it back to Britain. It seems that the fate of Europe rests in their claws, for in that message is the location of Normandy Beach. Positive content: Valiant is a courageous young bird, eager to fight and willing to give his life for the cause. Because he is so short, he is ridiculed by the other pigeons, who think he won't have a chance in the war, but he doesn't give up and goes for it anyway. As the troop nears their final destination, Valiant takes on the role of leader when the others are too afraid and often volunteers to do the dangerous parts of their mission. Bugsy (voice of Ricky Gervais), the first pigeon Valiant meets in London, is a crude and cowardly fellow, who often belches and is generally crude. Moreover, he is a dishonest and tries to do everything he can to get out of the army. Valiant admonishes him, telling him that he also is afraid, but that they must go on, because going back means having to face the thing we fear anyway, when it will already be too late. Bugsy has a change of heart and although he remains crude and dirty, he finds a sense of courage and honor and also becomes a hero of the story. Sex/nudity: Other than a few short kisses, nothing particularly objectionable. All of the pigeons seem to be overcome with a great desire to impress the pretty nurse Victoria, and Bugsy in particular is the leader in this, even throwing out an innuendo or two (nothing too crude and will undoubtedly go over most kids' heads). Language: nothing, other than mild insults and colorful phrases (like "Shut up!") Violence: lots and lots and LOTS of slapstick violence. The poor birds can't seem to do anything without crashing into windows, poles, lanterns, each other, etc. In the opening scene, menacing falcons swoop down on pigeons, leaving nothing but feathers. The leader of the falcons, Von Talon (voice of Tim Curry), is scary and mean, as are his henchmen. Usually his methods of torturing his prisoners are unique and rather tame to say the least, but at one point he threatens a captive with a nasty-looking syringe—not a scene for those with needle phobias. Also, we briefly see planes exploding in the air and on the ground during a dogfight, and also some bombed out buildings. However, I think that if your children could handle Finding Nemo, they'll be able to handle this, as I felt they are both on the same level, as far as violence and scariness go. Conclusion: Messenger pigeons played a large part in World War 2. Indeed, some words at the end of the film tell us that 32 pigeons were given awards for bravery and service in war. This is a historical fact, whether or not it is true that it was pigeons responsible for giving Britain the go ahead for Normandy. Personally, I found this movie somewhat lacking in the charm and wit of such recent computer-animated attempts as "Finding Nemo" or other Pixar works, but it was refreshing to see a kids' movie without crude jokes (i.e. "Shrek 2") or too many fart-jokes. Also, the animation is usually stunning, and the humor very British, but usually very funny. It brought to mind the good old days, when animated movies gave kids moral heroes to root for, and this movie is indeed a Valiant attempt to do just that. Violence: Mild / Profanity: Minor / Sex/nudity: Minor Year of Release—2005 / USA release: August 19, 2005 (wide). Neutral—Average, okay movie. Decent family film. Nothing fantastic or memorable about it though. It's not really worth going to the theater for… would recommend waiting for the DVD on this one.
Better than Average/3 —Elicia, age 36 Positive—…a fun, family movie.
Better than Average/3 —Teresa D'Errico, age 29 Positive—I took my 4 year old and my 7 year old to see this movie and I would recommend it. My 4 year old is easily frightened but wasn't scared in the movie. I did notice a few "shut ups" but my kids know not to say that.
My only objection is the sexual attraction between Valiant and the nurse. The movie ends with a kiss (on the beaks) but we teach that kisses are for family and for the person you marry. It is disappointing that movies targeted for young children add sexual content that is way over their heads and serves no purpose but to push thoughts on kids at a young age. Yes, God created sexuality and sex drives, but not for children. I would recommend it for a fun day at the movies with some time afterward looking up information on WWII and the use of pigeons, which is educational. Better than Average/4 —Elizabeth, age 34 Positive—This movie a real pleaser! The animation was fantastic! The characters were well thought out, and the history that was brought into it was a smart twist. I took my 3 old daughter, 4 yr. son, and 5 yr. old handicap son to watch this film. They were VERY greatly entertained! I would HIGHLY recommend this movie to whoever wants to watch a great film. Thank-you Walt Disney for another splendid, wholesome movie…
Excellent! / 5 —Keirra Dumas, age 23 Comments from young people
Positive—I really enjoyed this movie. Although I think they overdid the crash scenes… there was nothing that was really wrong with the movie. It also reminded me of Stuart Little. This movie was mainly directed toward kids, but I don't think teens will fall asleep in it.
Better than Average/4 —Briana, age 13 Positive—This movie was so good! My brothers (3 and 10) and I loved it. We laughed through the whole thing. It was pretty clean for a Disney movie. There was a bit of crude humor and a couple of innuendos, but it would go right over younger kids heads. I would recommend it for all ages.
Better than Average / 4½ —Linda, age 14 Positive—I thought that this movie would be childish and boring when my little brother dragged me along to see it. But I quite injoyed it! It was funny and charming. It teaches us that if we try hard enough we can do anything no matter how big we are!
Excellent! / 4 —Nathan, age 13 Neutral—My family and I saw this movie, and it was nothing special. Overall, the movie was okay. I wouldn't see it again, but if you're looking for a pretty clean movie "Valiant" is okay.
Average / 3 —Lauren, age 12 Movie Critics
…The animation is lovely, but the pace is wrong…
—E! Online …Younger children will probably enjoy Gervais' puffed-up Bugsy, an endless repository of fart, belch and armpit jokes…
—BBC …manages to hover just above the level of pigeon droppings…
—The Boston Phoenix …Enjoyable comedy with decent animation and a superb voice cast, though it lacks the invention and quickfire gags of a Pixar movie.
—Matthew Turner, View London …honors their heroism in a delightful way…
—Lisa Rice, Crosswalk …a perfectly competent cartoon, though rarely a thing of beauty. It's occasionally funny…
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If you are new to the casual dating scene, you might be under the impression that all of the rules of traditional dating go right out the window. While you're right to assume that you won't need to abide by all of the old rules, if you assume that anything goes and you no longer have to hold yourself to any sort of standards, you're sadly mistaken. If you don't learn to play the game, you're never going to get anywhere with the ladies. Even women who are just looking for hookups are going to expect you to be on you're A-game, and woe to the dude who is clueless about what that means.
Most people first find their way into the world of social sex by using casual dating websites. These sites offer a great way to meet chicks for no strings sex, (Read more on social sex at: www.hookupmanual.com) but you're never going to get to that point unless you take the time to set up a proper profile. Even on social sex websites, make sure that the pictures you use of yourself are current, as attractive as possible, and most importantly, are face shots, not close-ups of your junk. You don't have to be Ben Affleck to score on sites such as socialsex.com, but you do need to make sure that you are well groomed and attractively dressed. It's also important to make sure that your social sex profile is interesting, free from spelling and grammar errors, and not overly perverted. Save the nasty talk for later, after a connection has been established.
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You can't beat a bit of Swiss electronica. Actually, Yello are the only swiss electronica act I know of, but, fortunately, they're pretty good at it!
The Race
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which features an extended version of the song. Surprisingly, the album only peaked at #56 in the UK, although it manged #3 in Yello's home country.
The Race
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Nuns On The Run
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Of Course, I'm Lying
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The Flag
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Police trying to find 51-year-old Leann 'Annie' Meyer of Wheat Ridge
Police: Woman's two vehicles also missing
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Police say they are concerned about a 51-year-old Wheat Ridge woman who has been missing more than a week.
Wheat Ridge police say Leann "Annie" Meyer was last heard from on Feb. 23 when she spoke with a friend on the phone. Meyer last communicated via text message with her employer on Feb. 25. She has not been seen or heard from since then.
"We're concerned because we have absolutely no idea what's happened," said Wheat Ridge Police Cmdr. Dave Pickett, head of the Investigations Bureau.
"Her employer said she was very reliable and she didn't show up for work, and now we can't find her at her house. Her cellphone's not taking calls and both of her vehicles are missing," Pickett added.
Meyer's missing vehicles are a 2009 Silver Toyota Rav4 bearing Colorado license plate 975YUH and a 1995 Silver Toyota pickup bearing Colorado license plate 688DJH.
Pickett said investigators calling Meyer's cellphone get a recording saying the mail box is full.
Meanwhile, police have also been unable to locate Meyer's roommate.
"A neighbor was looking after her cat, but that was at the request of a roommate and we haven't been able to find the roommate either," Pickett said.
Meyer is 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has blue eyes and gray-brown hair.
Anyone with information about Meyer is asked to call the Wheat Ridge Police Department at 303-237-2220.