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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. After two bad years in which gamblers either stayed home or held onto their wallets more tightly, the nation's casinos began to slowly rebound last year, with revenue increasing slightly even as the number of jobs declined.
An annual American Gaming Association survey released Wednesday found the nation's 483 commercial casinos took in $34.6 billion in 2010, an increase of just under 1 percent from the $34.28 billion posted in 2009. That marked the first time in three years the casinos' revenue increased.
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Atlantic City, N.J., the nation's second-largest casino market after Las Vegas, posted the biggest annual decline at 9.4 percent.
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Fahrenkopf said the recession hit at the worst possible time for Atlantic City, right when plans for five new casinos worth more than $10 billion were on the drawing board. Only one, the half-finished Revel, survived.
The addition of table games led to big revenue increases for Pennsylvania (nearly $2.5 billion, up more than 26 percent), while the opening of a new casino in Florida and the first full year of operations for another helped the Sunshine State post a nearly 52 percent revenue increase.
The biggest percentage increase in the nation occurred in Kansas, but it was a statistical fluke: the state's only casino had only been open for one month in 2009. In its first full year of operation, it took in nearly $37.8 million, for an increase of nearly 1,800 percent.
New York's eight racetrack casinos took in nearly $1.1 billion last year, a 6.9 percent increase, while Oklahoma's two racinos took in nearly $100 million, an increase of more than 7 percent. South Dakota's 34 low-stakes casinos took in $106 million, a 4.2 percent increase.
The nine casinos in Illinois took in $1.37 billion, a decline of 4.2 percent. Louisiana's 18 casinos took in $2.37 billion, a decline of 3.7 percent, and the 30 casinos in Mississippi took in $2.39 billion, a 3.2 percent decline.
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New York at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EDT). Tom Glavine goes for his 294th career victory for the Mets. Oddsmakers list the Diamondbacks as +128 home underdogs. The total is set at 9 runs.
STARS Wednesday
-Barry Bonds, Giants, went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs to lead San Francisco to a 5-3 win over Colorado.
-Gary Sheffield, Tigers, went 4-for-4 with a homer and an RBI single to help Detroit complete a sweep of Baltimore with a 3-2 win.
-Jason Marquis, Cubs, pitched eight innings allowing one run on four hits to lead Chicago to a 7-1 victory over Pittsburgh.
-Mark Hendrickson, Dodgers, pitched six scoreless innings and allowed only three hits in Los Angeles'' 2-1 win over Arizona.
Boston beat Oakland 6-4 on Wednesday night. With the victory, Josh Beckett became the first Red Sox pitcher to win his first six starts since Roger Clemens in 1991 and is just two behind the team record shared by Babe Ruth and two others. Beckett is the only pitcher with six wins this season and became the eighth Red Sox pitcher to win at least his first six starts. The team record of eight is shared by Ruth in 1917, Dave Ferriss in 1945 and Roger Moret in 1973.
Barry Bonds hit career homer No. 743 on Wednesday night in the Giants 5-3 victory over Colorado. Bonds moved within 12 homers of Hank Aaron''s career record of 755, hitting a two-run shot to right field in the fourth inning. It was Bonds'' second career homer off Francis.
Oliver Perez struck out a season-high 10 and singled twice to help the Mets beat Florida 6-3 on Wednesday. The left-hander allowed three runs - one earned - and three hits in 5 2-3 innings, went 2-for-2 at the plate with a sacrifice bunt and scored twice.
Milwaukee completed a sweep of St. Louis with a 4-0 victory Wednesday. With three consecutive wins over the World Series champions, the Brewers have won nine of 11 overall and have the best record in baseball at 18-9.
Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was arrested Tuesday after a California Highway Patrol officer pulled him over for speeding and discovered drugs in the car. The former San Francisco Giants star was clocked going 83 mph in a 65 mph zone and was arrested after the CHP officer found marijuana, a syringe and a ''usable'''' amount of a white-powder substance that likely was methamphetamine or cocaine. Cepeda works for the Giants as a community liaison and speaks to at-risk children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Outfielder Ryan Langerhans was traded Wednesday night for the second time in a week, going from Oakland to Washington for outfielder Chris Snelling. Langerhans was 3-for-44 with the Braves and came to the Athletics after snapping an 0-for-29 slump on Sunday. Snelling is batting .204 in 24 games with Washington with 10 starts.
Torii Hunter pushed his career-high hitting streak to 17 games with a two-run homer off Jae Seo in the second inning of Minnesota''s 4-3, 10-inning loss to Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.
Oakland designated hitter Mike Piazza is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks with a strained right shoulder injured Wednesday night when he dove into third base in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid being tagged out. Piazza, who signed as a free agent after spending the previous 14 seasons in the National League, is batting .282 after going 2-for-3 in the Athletics'' 6-4 loss to the Red Sox. He hit safely in his last six games but is just 14-for-59 in his last 15.
''He made one mistake. He left it up. I''m sure he would like to have that one back, but I''d like to have my other three back.''-Phillies 1b Ryan Howard said after homering off of Braves LHP Chuck James in Philadelphia''s 4-3 loss to Atlanta. The NL MVP struck out three times to go along with that homer and is now batting .217 on the season.
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Phillies' Gordon to have shoulder examined
May 2nd, 2007
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Phillies closer Tom Gordon is returning to Philadelphia on Thursday because of discomfort in his right shoulder.
The Phillies announced after Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Braves that Gordon will not fly with the team to San Francisco for a four-game series after he arrived at the ballpark in Atlanta with the sore shoulder.
Gordon, who has three blown saves in eight chances this season, last pitched in Philadelphia's 6-4 win over the Braves on Tuesday. He is scheduled to be examined by team physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti.
Problems with Gordon's shoulder also landed him on the disabled list last season, and he left the team during spring training before this season started to have the shouder re-examined.
Brett Myers, who has allowed just one run in eight relief appearances this season, is likely to step into the closer's role for Philadelphia.
Re: MLB News and Notes May - 3
Langerhans traded, Piazza injured
May 2nd, 2007
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics traded outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Chris Snelling on Wednesday.
Langerhans, who was acquired on Sunday from the Atlanta Braves, went hitless in four at-bats over two games for the Athletics. The 27-year-old Texan has three hits in 48 at-bats split between the Braves and A's this season.
Snelling had one home run and seven RBI, batting a paltry .204 in 24 games with Washington this season.
A's designated hitter Mike Piazza is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with strained ligaments in his right shoulder. Piazza left Wednesday's A's-Red Sox game after the top of the sixth inning, when Boston third baseman Mike Lowell appeared to roll over Piazza's shoulder when trying to make a play at third base on Bobby Crosby's ground ball.
Re: MLB News and Notes May - 3
Yankees' Pavano suffers setback
May 3rd, 2007
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano reportedly suffered a setback this week while rehabilitating his strained right forearm.
According to a report in the New York Times, the oft-injured Pavano felt tightness in the forearm again and plans to visit noted surgeon Dr. James Andrews for an examination.
Pavano hasn't pitched since April 9 and has made only 19 appearances for the Yankees since signing a four-year deal before the 2005 season.
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Padres activate Branyan
May 3rd, 2007
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres activated infielder Russell Branyan from the bereavement list on Thursday.
Branyan posted a .292 batting average with one home run and four RBI in 14 games this season. He has amassed 112 homers, 278 RBI, 86 doubled and 243 runs in a 10-year major-league career with Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, and San Diego.
To make room on the roster, the club sent catcher Pete Laforest to Triple-A Portland. Laforest hit .313 (5-for-16) with a double and a run batted in during his six-game stretch with the Padres.
Re: MLB News and Notes May - 3
Angels place Izturis on DL
May 3rd, 2007
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The LA Angels of Anaheim placed infielder Maicer Izturis on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday due to a strained left hamstring. The move is retroactive to April 30.
Izturis, who is making just his third trip to the DL in his career, is batting .253 with 13 RBI, two stolen bases and seven runs scored in 25 games this season.
To replace Izturis on the 25-man roster, the club recalled infielder Brandon Wood from Salt Lake of the Pacific Coast League.
Re: MLB News and Notes May - 3
Mets option Park
May 3rd, 2007
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets optioned right-handed pitcher Chan Ho Park to New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League on Thursday.
Park, who began the season with New Orleans, was recalled by the Mets on April 30, and started one game against the Florida Marlins. He allowed six hits and seven runs over four innings, striking out four and walking a pair.
To fill the roster spot, the Mets have selected the contract of right-hander Lino Urdaneta from New Orleans.
The 27-year-old Mexican was 1-0 with six saves in 10 relief appearances for the Zephyrs. He is expected to be available for New York's game on Thursday against Arizona.
Re: MLB News and Notes May - 3
Twins Michael Cuddyer (back) is not in the starting lineup.
Devil Rays Delmon Young is not expected to start tonight.
Red Sox JD Drew is not in the starting lineup.
Phillies RP Brett Myers will take over the closers duties, while Tom Gordon is out with a shoulder injury.
Indians activated SP Cliff Lee from the 15-day DL.
Yankees placed SP Phil Hughes (hamstring) on the 15-day DL.
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The holiday season surely came early for the communities in Sta. Cruz, Zambales with the donations extended by one of the major nickel mine operators in the province, Benguet Nickel Mines Inc. (BNMI).
BNMI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 111 year old Benguet Corporation, the country's oldest mining company, has been operating a nickel mine in the Sta. Cruz town of Zambales since 2011.
July 14, 2014
LAST Wednesday I returned to Guiuan for the first time since late January via a different route – taking a commercial flight to Cebu and then getting on a helicopter for the one-hour flight across Leyte and Leyte Gulf. I have to say that the experience of traveling by helicopter was a joy. I also have to say that seeing Guiuan again was both a joy and a pain.
A joy, because from the air it was very obvious that many – if not most – of the houses and buildings that had lost their roofs were sporting brand new galvanized iron sheeting. This is obviously good, because the rainy season is upon us, and you can imagine the inconvenience (at the very least) of having to sleep with nothing but the sky for your blanket because you literally have no roof over your head.
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Quezon City, NCR / 25 June 2014 – In honor of the Philippine observance of Arbor Day 2014, and further to Presidential Proclamation No. 643 enjoining both public and private sectors in planting trees for a healthier ecosystem, the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) and its member-companies commemorated the planting of the local mining industry's landmark 20-millionth tree since 2011. The observance was held at the COMP-supported Lungsod Kalikasan area at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife in Quezon City. Some 150 key officers, company associates and industry stakeholders joined the affair.
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The Philippine mining industry currently pays one of the highest tax rates in the world. The MICC proposal to impose more taxes will negatively impact one of the country's strategic economic potentials rendering Philippine mining projects uncompetitive and killing an industry that directly supports 250 thousand families with a multiplier factor that has benefited millions of Filipinos.
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May 29, 2014
"If government wants a bigger take from mining, there are many other options it can explore before increasing the tax on mining, which is a step that will likely kill the industry: it can encourage local investment and development linkages to supply and interconnect with mining projects. It can revive idle or abandoned mines to generate new employment and revenues. Most importantly, it can (and should) enforce taxation of small-scale mining projects and non-metallic or quarry operations for stones and sand and gravel. Any of these options will result in increased revenues for government without imposing an additional burden on an already heavily-taxed industry," said Ronald Recidoro, Vice President for Policy of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines.
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After two weeks ago the case against Nizhny Novgorod antifascists (the Antifa-RASH case) was sent back to prosecutor's office "to remove doubts, irregularities and obstacles" by a court, which is not likely to hear that case again, the case against Moscow-based antifascist Igor Kharchenko may set a precedent. The case, which is being heard by Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky district court, includes charges under Article 282, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation in extremist community).
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Alexey Polikhovich Alexey is in prison. Address: 390506, Rjazanskaja obl., Rjazanskij r-n, p. Sten'kino. FKU IK-6 UFSIN, Polihovichu Alekseju Alekseevichu, 1990 g.r. Russia (Birthday 29th of August)
Ilya Romanov Under investigation and in prison. Address: Ilya Eduardovich Romanov, 1967 g.r., FKU SIZO-1, ul. Gagarina, d.26-a, 603098, Nizhnii Novrogod, Russia
Alexey Sutuga Alexei is in prison. He was sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in the prison settlement. Address: Alexey Vladimirovich Sutuga, 1986 g.r., FKU SIZO-2 UFSIN Rossii po g. Moskve, ul. Novoslodskaya d. 45 127055 Moscow Russia
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09.01.04 By A.C. McCoy: I want to make it perfectly clear that I respect every ones opinion, knowing that I do not necessarily have to agree with it, just as they do not have to agree with mine. But there are a few things I refuse to stand for, one of those being the promotion of ignorance and hype. I recently read an article on the web where German boxing was being insulted by the author. I am dumbfounded with the actions of many in participating in what I would call "Germany bashing". There is no conspiracy in the country of Germany to rob foreign fighters. Quite the contrary. Axel Shultz, Henry Maske and Dariusz Michalczewski, who were all super stars and cash cows for their German promotion companies, lost razor thin decisions in Germany. Graciano Rocchigiani the man who hurt the WBC lost a very controversial fight, that many felt he won, not to a German but an English lad by the name of Chris Eubank in Berlin, Germany. If the conspiracy theorists were right in their suggestions, none of these top named German fighters would have lost in these decisions.
I question the German bashing that has been done in numerous articles I have read recently from boxing writers in America and his choice of words in the articles. Other than the fights being held in Germany, where is the proof of conspiracy? Was the German government involved in this on going attempt to bring down the world of British boxing? We are all aware that Germany failed to fall for such nonsense, refusing to enter into the occupation of Iraq. More fuel for the fire in the search for a conspiracy in Germany I suppose. We are getting off track here, this is another story for another time. Lets get back to Boxing.
Wilfried Sauerland owns and operates Sauerland Promotion. Klaus-Peter Kohl likewise for Hamburg's Universum Box-Promotion. They are rival boxing promoters in the country of Germany. They do not own Germany, and they are no different than say, Bob Arum, who is the President of Top Rank Inc or Don King with his promotion company, Don King Productions. The only difference is that when ever there is a close decision in Germany with the home fighter winning there is an immediate out cry of "FIX" by arrogant boxing fans who should know better.
Roy Jones Jr was heavily favored in his fight against Antonio Tarver. No one really gave Tarver a chance. Article after article spoke of how Roy Jones alter ego "RJ" would make Tarver pay for disrespecting him. Guess who lost the fight between Antonio Tarver vs Roy Jones on November 8. Here's a clue - it's the guy with the lump eye, purple welted forehead, bruised and battered face. The chicken loving, cock fighting, Pensacola farm boy lost but was given a gift decision. Judge Glen Hamada had Jones winning 117-111 (he gave Jones the 10th round and that was a round Jones clearly lost.) Englands own Graham Houston had the fight 115-113 in favor of Tarver and that was from ringside. You thought the 117-112 card of one of the judges during the scoring of the Ottke vs Reid was ridiculous, well I don't recall a certain boxing writer discussing the questionable scoring by Glen Hamadas of the Jones vs Tarver fight. Where is the outcry from the American writers about the Scandalous scoring here in America? I can think of 10 fights right off the top of my head without even thinking twice. 1.Medina/Tapia, 2.Briggs/Foreman, 3.lewis/holyfield, 4.Ayala/Adams, 5.Mayweather/Castillo, 6.Tiberi/Toney, 7.Byrd/Oquendo, 8.Johnson/Gonzalez, 9.Barrera/Morales, 10.Fenech/Nelson. Heck, I guess I could list 20 more if you wanted me to. Boxing is and always will be controversial when you have the refs and judges in the back pockets of the promoters here in the US. One of the biggest robberies I have witnessed was the Medina/Tapia fight. Despite throwing an all-time CompuBox record 1005 jabs, Medina also set a featherweight record 1466 total punches. Only to watch his IBF title end up around the waist of Tapia with Murad Muhammad smiling in the background with his gold tooth shinning. Lets not forget the president of the IBF is Marian Muhammad, wife of Murad Muhammad. Conflict of interest? Just the appearance of impropriety is enough in this situation to call for an investigation.
Did you see Eddie Cottons confusing performance during the Acelino Freitas-Artur Grigorian fight? Were those really knockdowns? The sad part here is Freitas was winning the fight and didn't need Cottons help.
I still remember the Vassily Jirov/James Toney fight. The judges awarded the first two rounds to Jirov on all cards, Judges Melvina Lathan and Glenn Feldman gave Toney every remaining round except round eight. Jirov also won the eleventh round on Judge Steve Weisfeld's card, can you believe Toney swept 9 of last 10? No way in hell did toney win 9 of the last 10 rounds. It was a close fight, but no way did Toney win those last 9 rounds. Are you surprised at Toney's margin in the official scoring? Rest assure, many were surprised and shocked. HBO's Lederman had it a draw. America has become notorious for controversial fights. This is nothing new, so those in glass houses should not be casting stones. Weather they live in Britain or America, they should be cleaning up their own back yards first.
Ottke defended his WBA title for the 20th time and his IBF belt for the third. The Judges scored the bout Levi Martinez (USA) 115-113, Franz Martin(Switzerland) 117-112 and Giulio Mancini (Italy) 115-113 for Ottke, who improved to 33-0. It was Reid who turned this into a foul fest bout. Reid was docked several points for illegal blows,in the ninth, he hit Ottke well below the belt, stopping the fight for 20 seconds as Ottke recovered,Few clean punches were landed in this fight and that can be contributed to Reids foul tactics throughout the bout. One well known writer wrote that he was discussed with the pathetic whining and play-acting performance of Ottke. I could make the same argument about Reid. How pathetic was Reids performance? How many kidney shots and rabbit punches to the back of the head did Reid throw during the fight? I lost count. That's all he did foul, whine, more illegal blows and b*tch as well. Reid never thoroughly dominated Ottke in this fight the way some would make it seem. It was a close fight, Ottke is 36 years old. He is one of those rare champions who fights 4 title defenses a year. Yes Ottke has had a few close decisions go his way, he is the champion. But by no means were they outlandish robberies the way some would have you believe. I hate to burst this writers bubble but even the great Muhammad Ali in the late 1970's was given several gift decisions. Ali lost the rubber match to Ken Norton. But yet the name Ali got him the decision. Ali should have lost to Jimmy Young and Earnie Shavers, both controversial fights but again the name Ali handed him the win. Should America be blamed for those close decision wins given to Ali the way you have blamed Germany for the same situations? Should American citizens be scrutinized for every unlikely decision made in boxing in the US? Was the American government involved in some great conspiracy involving boxing decisions where non-Americans have lost? These statements sound absurd, do they not? But these same statements could be applied in the situations this writer has brought to the front of this argument on Germany.
MICHAEL BRODIE and INJIN CHI DISGRACE IN MANCHESTER
A difference in opinions in a close fight such as in the case of Reid/Ottke is understandable, but if American writers want to show outrage in controversial decisions he should take a look at the numerous outrageous decisions that have taken place in Great Britain. Lets just take a quick look at a fight that took place in Manchester, England. Injin Chi and Michael Brodie fought to what appeared to be a decision win for Injin Chi. At some point during the next 45 minutes following the end of the bout, Jose Sulaiman took the score cards in hand and declared to bout a draw. Still yet another decision was decided in the same bout, a decision draw leaving the title vacant until a rematch could be determined. Many still question the reasoning behind Sulaimans intervention into the scoring of that bout. Now that is a true example of controversy in a professional bout. So where is the outrage on the part of American writers? A disgraceful ending. Wouldn't you say?
I can vividly remember the beer bottles being slung at one of my favorite fighters 23 years ago. It still pisses me off.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought Alan Minter in London,England on Sept 27, 1980 and won the World Middleweight Championship. What followed was one of the most disgusting show by fight fans I ever witnessed. This wasn't in Germany, but in Jolly O' England. I know that was quite sometime ago, but there have been many disgusting boxing events in England over the years.
When I hear arrogant comments about boxing in Germany jealousy comes to mind. It is no secret the German Boxing market is a strong one. Not only have they had numerous champions in varied weight classes but there ticket sales and television numbers are astounding. With several million viewed Reid/Ottke and almost 10 million viewing Michalczweki/Gonzalez. Let me ask you, does Reid get those kind of numbers in England? Could Roy Jones Jr pull in those numbers in the United States? I don't think so. Boxing in Germany is a true event, with many venues that rival the American Super bowl. In reading reviews of matches that have taken place in Germany by non-German writers it becomes obvious to me much of the world still views Germany as a great evil in the world. All I can say is, wake up, you are more likely to get a fair decision in Germany than you are in England, the United States or any other part of the world. You are also more likely to get the highest purse of your career by fighting in Germany. Just ask Chris Byrd or Virgil Hill. OTTKE SHOULD SNUB AMERICA AND BRITAIN. Ottke is at the tail end of his career, he is 36 years old. He has made 20 successful title defenses. He has been world champion for nearly 6 years. Why should he fight in America or England at this point? Both countries have engaged in propaganda against him. Could he get a fair decision in America? Not likely. Isn't this the excuse that Jones and the hordes of media hounds give for the reason Jones has never traveled to fight in Germany? It was despicable of the American media to say that no matter the out come of a fight between Jones and Michalczewski, Jones would not get a fair decision in Germany. Just ask Julio Gonzalez about that absurd rumor. I have often wondered why they would start such a vicious rumor about Germany. Jones wouldn't have to worry about the judges or the ref. 99% of the time the ref in a Michalczewski fight was from America and the judges were international. Further more, the decisions for Michalczewskis fights never went to the judges because Daruiz always won by a knockout. When Michalczewski defeated Hill for the WBO/WBA/IBF and linear light heavyweight championship of the world, up until the bout in which he lost to Gonzalez, Daruiz had 14 title defenses. All by knockout. Quite often you would read in the papers that Roy would not get a nod by the judges. The truth is, you wouldn't have to worry about the judges because they never got the opportunity to rule on a Michaczewski title fight. These fights always ended in a knockout. This isn't about Michalczewski, I just thought I would bring up his name because, after all this is about Germany. There have been many lies told about fighters from Germany or fights that have taken place in Germany and not televised in the US.
Ring Magazine, Boxing Monthly, have Joe Calzaghe rated ahead of Sven Ottke. Please someone tell me why? Just take a glance at either of these gentlemen ring records. Who has fought the most of Rings top 10 contenders and defeated them of the last few years? Ottke has. Calzaghe has feed off a diet of Ottke left overs. I am not a hater of Calzaghe, I am a fan actually, but if you believe in the Ring Rankings, then you would have to list Ottke over Calzaghe. Example; in the April 2001 issue of Ring Sven was ranked #1 and Joe #2 the rest as follows; #3 Bruno Girard #4 Byron Mitchell #5 Charles Brewer #6 Thomas Tate #7 Davie Hilton #8 Dingaan Thobela #9 James Butler #10 Glen Catley. Since those rankings Calzaghe has become #1 and Ottke has fallen to the second place slot. Does anyone know why? Ottke has defeated #4 Mitchell(for the WBA title), #6 Thomas Tate (a rematch), #9 James Butler (a fight that most of America thought Butler would win, but was thoroughly dominated by Ottke) Ottke also in this same time span has defeated Mads Larson(currently ranked #8 by Ring) and holds a knock out victory over Anthony Mundine, who is ranked #3 by Ring magazine. If Ottke hold victories over all these fighters in the top 10 of Ring rankings why is it Calzaghe is ranked above him? There should be no excuse here. The bias is obvious. You don't have to be a fan of Ottke, his style is boring, but I don't recall anyone holding that against Byrd or Whitaker. It all comes back to Germany doesn't it? The bias against that country and the fighter from that country. Lets face it, bigotry and intolerance are alive and well in the world of boxing.
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Ancient high-altitude trees grow faster as temperatures rise
Increasing temperatures at high altitudes are fueling the post-1950 growth spurt seen in bristlecone pines, the world's oldest trees, according to new research.
Pines close to treeline have wider annual growth rings for the period from 1951 to 2000 than for the previous 3,700 years, reports a University of Arizona-led research team. Regional temperatures have increased, particularly at high elevations, during the same 50-year time period.
"We're showing this increased growth rate at treeline in a number of locations," said Matthew W. Salzer, a research associate at UA's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. "It's unique in several millennia, and it's related specifically to treeline."
Bristlecone pines live for thousands of years on dry, windswept, high-elevation mountain slopes in the western U.S. The scientists collected and analyzed tree rings from Great Basin bristlecone pines located in three mountain ranges in eastern California and Nevada that are separated by hundreds of miles.
Only trees growing within about 500 feet (150 meters) of treeline showed the surge in growth. In general, those trees were at or above about 11,000 feet (3,300 meters) in elevation.
"You can come downslope less than 200 vertical meters and sample the same species of tree, and it won't show the same wide band of growth," Salzer said.
Growth at the pines' upper elevational range is limited by cold temperatures. At the lower elevations, growth of the trees is limited by moisture more than temperature, Salzer said.
Co-author Malcolm K. Hughes said, "Something very unusual is happening at high elevations, and this is one more piece of evidence for that." One other example, he said, was the accelerated melting of small glaciers at high altitudes.
"There is increasingly rapid warming in western North America," said Hughes, a UA Regents' Professor of dendrochronology. "The higher you go, the faster it's warming. We think our finding may be part of that whole phenomenon."
Salzer, Hughes and their co-authors Andrew G. Bunn of Western Washington University in Bellingham and Kurt F. Kipfmueller of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis will publish their paper, "Recent Unprecedented Tree-ring Growth in Bristlecone Pine at the Highest Elevations and Possible Causes," in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Science Foundation funded the research.
Individual Great Basin bristlecone pines, Pinus longaeva, are the longest-living organisms known. The trees live at an elevation range of approximately 8,200 to 11,400 feet (about 2,500 to 3,500 meters). The oldest living bristlecone, almost 5,000 years old, is in California's White Mountains.
The trees' longevity coupled with the excellent preservation of trunks from even older dead trees has allowed some scientists to reconstruct regional climate 8,000 years into the past using tree-ring records from bristlecone pines.
The recent rapid growth of three species of pines at elevations close to treeline had been noticed more than 25 years ago by previous researchers from UA's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. The sudden growth surge was puzzling in trees hundreds to thousands of years old, well past their adolescence.
"It means there has been some environmental change that affected the trees' ability to make wood," Salzer said. "The place they were living wasn't as limiting to their growth anymore."
Salzer and his colleagues wanted to study trees whose growth was strongly affected by temperature.
"Where do you go to look for trees where ring width is related to temperature? You look for trees in high mountain ranges, where the mountain continues up and the trees don't follow," Salzer said. "As you go up, the main thing that's changing in these places is temperature."
He and his colleagues chose to extend the previous research efforts. The scientists used the previous researchers' data and also took new bristlecone pine cores to increase the number of samples available for analysis.
The team analyzed the average and median width of tree rings for 50-year blocks of time, starting with the latter half of the 20th century, the years 1951 to 2000, and going backward in time to 2650 B.C. The analysis spans more than 4,600 years.
To see how the annual growth rings changed with temperature, the team used a new method of mapping climate data called PRISM that was unavailable to researchers 25 years ago.
PRISM combines weather records and knowledge of how topography affects weather and climate to provide state-of-the-art climate information going back 100 years for specific locations. PRISM stands for "Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model."
The tree-ring researchers found that the chronological timing of the wider tree rings correlates with increasing temperatures from the PRISM climate map.
Hughes said that increasing temperatures high in the mountains could have significant effects elsewhere. In many areas of the western U.S., mountains are a key source of water for farms and urban areas at lower elevations.
"If the snow melts earlier, the mountains won't be able to hold onto water for as long," Hughes said. "They won't be as effective as water towers for us."
The same pattern of high-elevation growth increases has also been observed in Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, including ones in Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, Salzer said. He plans to expand the research to investigate high-altitude trees at additional locations.
Image 1: The researchers studied bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) at three sites in California and Nevada, close to the upper elevation limit of tree growth. Credit: Matthew Salzer, University of Arizona
Image 2: The researchers' findings point to warmer temperatures as a cause of the recent surge in growth for bristlecone pines. Credit: Matthew Salzer, University of Arizona
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For example, I make a conscious effort to answer every email, phone call, and text message I receive in a timely manner, regardless of who it's from, because I would like the same courtesy in return. Do I get that same courtesy? Often times, no. It's actually a rarity that someone will get back to me in a timely manner (within 24 hours), especially in the business world. It bugs the shit out of me, but I don't hold it against the people that take a while to respond. I've learned that I have very different ideas of respect and how people should be treated compared to most of the rest of the world.
That being said, every relationship is different, which means every person will bring different expectations to the table. You would THINK that being open and honest is the course of action that everyone would naturally gravitate to in a relationship, but it simply isn't. Fear of being honest, as a result from past hurts, can cause someone to clam up. Likewise, fear of hurting the other person can also cause a person to be dishonest. "I don't want to hurt him/her so I won't tell her how I really feel" is so incredibly common. One of my best friends recently broke up with his fiance because he opened up to her about a girl he met at an event he attended, and mentioned how awesome she was. His fiance flipped out, assumed he cheated on her (even though he didn't) and demanded that he not have any friends he's attracted to. As such, they broke up. Sadly this is a pretty common reaction from people in monogamous relationships, and when you're burned for being honest, it makes it a lot harder to be honest in your next relationship.
You should really take a step back and understand that your wonderful, open, and honest relationship that you have with your partner is NOT the norm. You and I have very healthy relationships with our partners in that respect, but a lot of other people don't. Talking about the ground rules of how you expect to be treated is also a part of being open with your communication. So taking that for granted is not the best course of action.
From what I gather, here, it seems like a lot of people don't like the word "rules" when it comes to relationships. But every aspect of society is built upon rules. Rules are what define the boundaries of any given relationship and are extremely important. Rules are the very reason we draw up contracts in business. We can't assume that everyone involved in a business arrangement is going to see things the same way. That mentality just gets everyone into trouble and the whole arrangement will eventually fall apart. Everyone has different expectations and desires in ANY relationship. Simply saying, "I expect to be treated the same way I treat my partner" is a naive response. How you expect to be treated may be different than how your partner expects to be treated. Laying out the ground rules of how you expect to be treated is what ALLOWS for open communication.
P.S. GalaGirl - Great answer. Thanks
So, an absence of rules specifying that you respect your partner and treat them well implies that it's ok to disrespect your partner and treat them poorly?
And, having rules specifying that your partner treat you well and respect you is supposed to PREVENT them from disrespecting you and treating you poorly?
I think this is how Autumnal Tone is saying such rules do not make sense.
If someone respects their partner(s), they can communicate about these matters AS NECESSARY and don't need to make "rules" about it. If someone disrespects you or treats you poorly, or responds poorly to your own efforts at being yourself and being honest, it is foolish and immature to project those issues onto other/future relationships.
My opinion is that all too often, people try to be in relationships with individuals with whom they are fundamentally incompatible. No amount of well-thought-out "rules" can compensate for that.
It seems to me that the difference between people who like rules vs. don't like rules is that some want to make the relationship expectations explicit (for various reasons) and some want to keep them implicit (for various reasons).
GalaGirl has a point that making expectations explicit helps keep everyone on the same page. The point is not to bind your partner to a code of behavior - the point is to be up-front about what you want so your partner isn't kept guessing.
Now if your rules are very basic, it may be unnecessary. However, some people want to take no chances and have them anyway. Either way is legitimate.
I hate forcibly-imposed rules, but I have reasonable guidelines that anyone who gets intimately involved with me needs to abide by, for my own emotional and physical safety (and theirs too).
Independent polyperson seeking friendships, in which physical intimacy may or may not develop.
I do not wish to attach to any particular person. My love knows no limits.
Good communication has always just happened no need for rules.
First of all, let me clarify something.
Those of you who claim that they don't have rules are straight up not paying attention. You DO have rules, you just don't think about them because you and your partner accept those rules implicitly. Is it okay with you if your partner dates people without telling you? No? Then that's a rule. Implicit or otherwise it IS a rule. Those of you who claim that there are no rules in your relationship are quite simply lying to yourselves. There are certain kinds of behaviour that you will not accept from your partner (or if you accept everything your partner does, regardless of how it makes you feel, then you're probably a doormat). If there's something that your partner might do that is a deal breaker for you, then YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIP RULES.
Relationship rules are important with ANY relationship. You may not define them as "rules" in the context of your relationships, but if you discuss a topic and come to an agreement regarding how to behave within the context of that topic, you have created a new rule within your relationship. You may not call it a rule specifically, but a mutual agreement that defines how people should behave is a rule whether you like it or not.
Yes, it's implicit that everyone respect one another within a relationship. Nobody goes into a relationship intending on disrespecting their partner. But HOW you go about respecting that person is WILDLY different from relationship to relationship. Someone with the best of intentions can end up disrespecting their partner without realizing it because the offender is oblivious that what they have done is disrespectful. Respect within a relationship is a RULE, pure and simple. How each person defines that rule is what requires open communication.
I, for one, have made it explicitly clear to my wife that she is free to explore feelings with other people, but if she ever meets someone that she really likes and wants to pursue a relationship with that person, then all I ask is that she talk to me about it. I made that explicit to her so that she knows that she can talk to me about it without worrying about how I might react.
It seems like a lot of people here really dislike the word "rules" as though they are meant to control someone. They aren't. They really aren't. They are in place to define boundaries and limits to what can be done within a relationship. Without rules (whether implicit or explicit) disrespect, pain, and heartbreak is INEVITABLE. That's because rules naturally arise within a relationship through an active dialogue between partners. They go hand in hand. By talking to your partner, you define the relationship with that person, which inherently defines the rules of the relationship.
then what is the purpose of your question? if you're assuming that everyone wants to respect each other? you're talking in circles.
For me? It's about being on the same page and about willingness to be held accountable. Are you willing to hold ME accountable if I step on your toes? Are you willing for me to hold YOU accountable if my toes get stepped on?
If all this is obvious to them -- yay. We share a laugh and trade dating horror stories over drinks.
If they hem and haw over such basics -- that's telling me all I need to know. Not a serious player, I can pull out now before I get in too deeply involved. *shrug*
If it is someone in between those two things -- well, let's try it and see. And when conflict comes up, it's easy enough to point to agreement they agreed to when there's a calling into account needed.
"Why are you fussing at me that I went to the concert without you? Did you give me the right to responsiveness? I said tell me you want to come by Friday, and I'll buy enough tickets for the group. You said maybe on Monday. I emailed to be sure Wednesday. Nothing Friday -- come and gone. So I let it go and I moved forward without your input. I buy tix Saturday -- none for you. I cannot mind reader you. So you have to own this one. How is it me being "inconsiderate" to you? Did I check in? Yes. Did you respond and give me the right to responsiveness? No."That keeps it on the measurable actions done/not done rather than derailing into personalities -- "You are not nice, you are inconsiderate, you are too sensitive..."
If you have ever watched other people or experienced it yourself -- conflict going round and round in circles? Oy. Headache.
So much easier to point to agreement and note actions done/not done. There. Everyone holds their own baggage.
Hell, I'm not perfect. Maybe it is ME that needs to be called into account. It's happened before!
Maybe they have a passive style -- I'm very assertive. But if they can just point to agreement -- "Dude, GG! Where is my clear communication you promised me?" then they can move on to feeling better faster. Because I will own it right away and go "Oops! You are so right! I did not realize it seemed that way to you. My bad! I apologize. Can I make it up to you?"
When we are first learning each other in dating -- a passive style personality could be cowed by my temperment. I'm trying to give them a leg up by giving them a tool to use I know that I will respond to. Print the thing, highlight the one, leave it on my desk (or email it and CAPS THE ONE you are talking about) and I'll come find you and sort it out when I see it. There. Easy passive personality route to STILL get the thing solved. You don't have to be all confrontational if that bugs ya. I still like ya how you are. But we move past this kerfuffle in a constructive way.
Because isn't the goal for both to be in harmonious relationship together?
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She was born May 7, 1914, in Hammond, Wisconsin, the daughter of Neal and Luella (Flanders) Martin. Marion married Wallace Christian Voskuil on June 18, 1937. Wally preceded her in death in 2004.
Marion took great delight in growing fruits and vegetables, arranging flowers, refinishing furniture, sewing for the family, teaching elementary school and Sunday school students, leading 4-H clubs, being the Hammond librarian, belonging to the Homemaker's Club in Baldwin, WI, and being a parent and grandparent.
She is survived by her four children, Duane (Vicki) Voskuil of Bismark, ND, Karen (David) Mouw of Asheville, NC, Dennis (Betty) Voskuil of Holland, and Lou (Dale) Grit of Fort Collins, CO. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on August 4, 2012, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, CO, where Marion and Wally had resided since 1999. Allnutt Funeral Home provided assistance. A graveside service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Holland, with a grandson, the Rev. Karsten Voskuil officiating.
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Fawzia Koofi on Leading Afghanistan into the Future
Monday, February 20, 2012
Fawzia Koofi, the nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan discusses rising from abuse and hardship to become the first Afghani woman Parliament speaker. Her new book, The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future, describes the Russian and Taliban regimes in Afghanistan, the murders of her father, brother, and husband, and attempts on her life. She also describes the future and freedoms she wants for all the women of Afghanistan.
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I think we should deport all our radical right wing gop candidates to afghanistan, where they can join the taliban and rule over people who have no tradition of citizenship in a modern,scientific, rational democracy. It's far away, but not psychologically.
The broadcast teasers for this segment were overly sensationalist and stereotyped in their implications, as though Fawzia Koofi was deliberately abandoned on a mountain top to die and then rescued. The truth is more complex and nuanced. It is certainly no less a dramatic story, but one that warrants being represented accurately. The hype in the teasers was more characteristic of FOX and not what I would expect from WNYC.
The USA™ is the #1 RICHEST country in the world. Afghanistan is the 10th POOREST.
Something is definately NOT right here.
Afghanistan 194th in infant mortality.
USA™ 34th.
Soo, we want to deal with these backward people??
Afghanistan is 194th on the list of infant mortality.
The USA™ is 34th.
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|Social Drinker, Regularly, Moderately
|Artistic / Creative / Performance
|Artistic / Creative / Performance, Executive / Management, Labor / Construction, Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness, Political / Govt / Civil Service / Military, Retail / Food services, Sales / Marketing, Self-Employed / Entrepreneur, Student, Education / Teacher / Professor, Travel / Hospitality / Transportation, Other profession, Law enforcement / Security / Military, Fashion / Model / Beauty, Architecture / Interior design
Working on mass crocheting projects to sell.
|I'll tell you later
|Less Than $25,000, $25,001 to $35,000, $35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|Never Married
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, No, Yes, and they live away from home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|Not sure, No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian
|Latino / Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, White / Caucasian
I am a mix of Spanish, Caucasian, and a great many others so my parents say.
|Spiritual but not religious, Other
I study a great many things.
|High school
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree
It's complicated. Things don't always go as planned.


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Melbourne, Australia
My Rating
This was a fantastic way to see Melbourne's highlights. It was great value for money-we saved over $100 each by buying a 3 day pass. We visited a variety of attractions including the zoo, aquarium, Chill Bar, Eureka Tower and Captain Cook's cottage. We also went on a half day city bus tour and a boat trip down the Yarra River. The bus and boat trips helped us identify other areas we wanted to see.We didn't have to queue to get into events as our tickets were prepaid.I would definitely recommend the sightseeing and attraction pass.
Melbourne, Australia
My Rating
My daughter and I had a great day. We visited places we would never have found by ourselves and got some great bargains. The guide was friendly and informative and appeared to really enjoy her job. The lunch was fabulous. As we drove around the city to the outlets, we had a glimpse of Melbourne and its suburbs which gave us a new perspective of the city.
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