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Scheifele sliding?
Read into this what you will, Jets fans, but Mark Scheifele has dropped considerably in Hockey Future's latest prospect rankings. The Jets' top pick in 2011 has fallen from No. 14 in the spring to No. 32 in the fall ranking released this week.
The editors' rationale?
"He was not as dominant in performances for Canada at the WJC and his OHL production slipped after the tournament. He was also not particularly impressive in his 10 games with the St. John's IceCaps in the AHL playoffs, although some of that can be attributed to a more limited role. Scheifele has improved his scoring touch, which nicely complements his already fantastic passing skills. He has good vision and on-ice awareness and though he does not use his size to be a bruiser, it should help him endure the punishment of the pro game. Whether he is able to develop into a consistent scorer at the pro level is the primary reason for Scheifele's slide in the rankings."
Just one sites opinion.
I don't put any stock in stuff like that.
We'll see how he does this season. Hopefully he has a big WJC and then everyone will be back on his jock.
I was impressed with him in the Canada-Russia series, so I'm not overly concerned.
Every prospect "slides" when it comes to prospect type sites because something shinier comes along to replace it.
you can be almost garaunteed that at least 7-8 of the first round picks of the latest year are going to walk into the top 30, and its nearly a given that at least 5 will get in the top 10. Its more to do with "this (new)guy makes sense here" in isolation then it does with "this (new)guys waay better then this (old)guy".
For the main part, these new draftees haven't had expectations by the scouting community heaped on them yet. By next draft they will have, and most (at least many) will have disappointed, thus those who haven't had the opportunity to disappoint will take the higher spots, again.
Furthermore, the Analysis provided definitly makes it seem like the author just looked at stats. I don't know if that's true, but what others who have watched him and mentioned as his main improvements (skating, strength, two way play, "grit") are completely absent in the article and all statements could be directly tracked to a point on the stat card (increase in goals, low scoring at the WJC [mind you hauberdau and strome didn't exactly set it on fire either], decreased production in the second half, box cars for the AHL). I also don't feel the appropriate weight to " a lesser role" is being used.
unfortunately, though i feel the points I've stated are completely valid to discredit the authors summary, i'm a fan and am more then willing to rationalize why my homerish-thoughts are correct :D
As we're talking about in the prospect thread, this is a case of someone forming an idea of a player through stats.
Scheifele was rumoured to be fighting an injury during the WJC and still managed a point per game. And I wouldn't judge his AHL production as it was his first taste of AHL action, in the playoffs, after an OHL regular season plus playoffs. And his AHL ice time was purposely limited.
If you look at his stats, sure they may have dropped a bit, but he's still a leading scorer in the OHL, much bigger and more physical than last year and he's skating a fair bit better.
The new prospects were ranked higher than they probably should have been, and I think Scheifele should've held onto a similar spot as last year.
edit - High five to Grind
I thought he was sick/injured (don't remember which) for the WJC so I'm not concerned. He was aggressive in the Canada-Russia series and that's what I had really wanted to see him add to his game. As long as he plays huge minutes in Barrie this year and continues to improve, I'm happy with his progression.
That said, the whole "sliding" thing is silly. As others said, it's just "shinier and newer" syndrome. Each year you're going to add some prospects that are legitimately better, and some which still just haven't had time to disappoint.
He had a really strong playoffs with Barrie and a strong Canada-Russia Challenge, and is off to a super hot start in the OHL this season. That's all that really matters, not subjective and somewhat arbitrary "rankings."
ETA: As far as his games with the IceCaps, I just thought he was exhausted and it showed. McCambridge said similar during the off-season, that he was just really, really worn down at that point... kid had been playing hockey for basically two years straight and was coming off a WILD year and a pretty bruising play-off campaign with Barrie. They wanted him to get a taste of it, but I don't think they were looking for him to lead the charge at that point.
Any pick in the draft is a crap shoot, some players continue to improve as they progress through higher levels of competition others don't. Pretty sure Scheff will be okay, he seems to have a natural hockey sense and seems to always be where the puck is.
I really like the combo of Camara and Scheif - Camara's going to be a good PF for the Bruins if he keeps developing the way he is. Great practice for an eventual Kane - Scheifele line in future.
Hoping he continues to improve and that he'll be back here when the Jets start playing again - sometime in the fall of 2013.
I'm going to try to be non-homerish and reason this out... There's a lot of variables
It makes sense for a prospect to slide as new members are added into the sample survey:
*Few spots due to a couple top prospects actually being better or likely to be better in the future
*Few spots with "shinney new toy syndrome"
*These lists take things in account like age and such so it makes sense that older players development and improvement can't be a large factor unless he isn't improving
That being said:
*I hate judging prospects on stats alone, especially boxcar stats, while using ridiculously small sample sizes such as tournaments and playoffs... that logic has our Machacek is 3x better than Giroux or Crosby cos his pts/gp was like that...
To me what matters is:
1) Scheifele continues to improve his skating (check), offensive production (check), playmaking skills (check) and possession game (check). Once you have your pick, I don't see much use in comparing to others.
2) We continue in trying to solidify our prospect cupboards with players who can make a difference in the pro-level (check)
I find it very interesting and like the fact that, while he has been falling in some of these 3rd party lists (HF, HP, etc), they have been recognizing an increased chance that he becomes a legitimate 1st line pivot.
2011 Hockey Prospectus:
These rankings are useless.
Usually I don't mind hf rankings, but having I completely disagree with every single player in 21-30 range over Schefiele other than Murray. Guys like Grigorenko, Strome, Kreider, Dumba (:facepalm), Reilly should not be ranked over Schefiele, I cannot see that at all.
Great posts boys.
Can only add that When Zinger was asked about him on H & L yesterday he felt Mark has improved and was quite positive in his assessment. Craig has not seen him play live this season so far and that was schedules soon. zinger felt Mark's time in St John's was really valuable and Mark grew, learned about the pro game, and was really easy to work with.
Zinger was calling OT like he saw it on most of the prospects but I got the sense Mark was on track in Craig's opinion.
I am not worried nor do I care.
Marky Mark will turn out fine
I've said it before and i'll say it again. The Jets should have taken Couturier or even Hamilton instead of Scheifele.
You say this, yet we haven't seen either of them when they're fully developed. Let them enter their prime, and then judge. It's not like Couturier would have lifted us to the playoffs last year, anyways.
Lets talk in five years.
Unfortunately, I can in fact confirm that Scheifele is sliding. :(
Noticed Scheifele is gonna kill the kid at the bottom of the slide with the way he's going... maybe we should have drafted Couturier :sarcasm:
Damn, quick edit Epic.
I knew this was gonna be the case. Scheifele was never supposed to be a #8 overall pick. To pass on Cotourier and Hamilton for him was crazy risky. Could have made Chevy look like a hero. Now he's gonna look like a goat. That's the risk you run when you make ballsy moves. I see Scheifele being a Wellwood type player and that's it. I say trade him now while his value is at it's highest. For say a one Matt Duchene perhaps.:D
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 6 Georgia gymnastics team led No. 3 Florida after each of the first three rotations, but couldn't hold on as the Gators rallied to win, 198.050-196.700 in front of 10,013 fans at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Friday.
The Gym Dogs held a narrow .075 lead going to beam while Florida was on floor, but the Gators scored a 49.875 in the final rotation behind back-to-back perfect 10.0s by Bridget Sloan and Kytra Hunter. Georgia was forced to count a fall on beam and scored a 48.450.
"We are going to learn from this, and we are going to be better," Georgia coach Danna Durante said in a release. "We had a very strong second half of the beam lineup, and we have to get the freshmen stronger. They've shown they have the ability to be very solid; we just need some more work."
Georgia began the meet with a 49.600 on bars – its highest mark since 1999. Lindsey Cheek placed first with a career-high 9.975, followed by a pair of 9.95s by Brittany Rogers and Chelsea Davis. After one rotation the Gym Dogs led 49.600-49.350.
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The Gym Dogs maintained their lead in the second rotation with a 49.300 on vault, while the Gators turned in a 49.450 on bars. At the halfway point, Georgia led 98.900-98.800. Cheek registered a 9.925 to tie for first on vault, while Rogers added a 9.9 as the anchor.
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ARLINGTON - The University of Texas at Arlington College of Science will host one of the 30 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps held nationwide this summer. The camp is scheduled July 18-30.
Bernard A. Harris, Jr., the first African American to walk in space, and ExxonMobil announced that more than 1,500 middle school students will participate in free science camps this summer. The announcement came on the 15th anniversary of Dr. Harris' historic space walk Feb. 9, 1995, while a crew member of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
"Much in my life has changed since that historic day, but one constant is my passion to make a difference with today's students, especially kids who have similar backgrounds to mine," Harris said. "This year's summer science camps will give students a chance to learn about mathematics and science, more about themselves and about life on a college campus. Most importantly, campers learn that they have the power to achieve their dreams whatever they may be."
The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp program is the largest of its kind in the nation and offers middle-school students a two-week experience for free. Students typically are recruited from urban districts and are recommended by teachers based on leadership skills and science and mathematics aptitude.
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Since 2006, nearly 4,000 students nationwide have attended ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps.
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The author of a new and controversial anti-Kate Gosselin book has reported her to Child Protective Services after alleging that she is violent (and worse) with her children, he tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
Robert Hoffman, who is a friend of Kate's ex husband Jon Gosselin, just released his e-book: Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World. As RadarOnline.com reported exclusively, the book was pulled from Amazon within two days after two high-powered law firms took aim at the author.
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I'm intrigued by the Talosians idea. Harrison could be a Talosian or be representing them -- An altered human or perception altered Talosian doing their bidding for some Talosian plot. We know that they can cure physical deformities, which is a theme explored in the film trailers. The "behind glass" imagery is conversely reminiscent with scenes from that pilot episode. A Captain Pike connection. Even a screaming Alice Eve fits the bill, is she being mind tortured similarly as they did Vina?
In the Cage, their Talosian planet is in ruins, do they blame Starfleet? Humanity? Or just all other space faring lifeforms... what would you do for family?
They can alter perceptions, and enjoy pitting us "lesser lifeforms" against each other, pushing emotional buttons to reveal humanities true nature. Causing a inner Starfleet conflict would be right up their alley. Maybe Kirk possibly breaking the prime directive brings attention, and perhaps, inspires the powerful Talosians to test the Earth men's hubris as we boldly go further into space. This would be a fabulous concept, to explore Trek's very first adversaries.
I hope it's this.
That would be very interesting. They are such a formidable enemy. I wonder are they going to introduce Vina as a character? I never liked the original where
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B. They left her behind on a planet just because of her injuries? I thought that "looks" were supposed to be irrelavent?
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"I couldn't even go to the bathroom," she said. "I couldn't even walk for days. My face was so swollen. You know, my ear, everything had stitches on it. My back was black and blue.
"No one should look like that," she said. "You should only look like that if an accident happened and you're fighting to survive."
Not expecting to be in such horrible pain, or to look like she had been "hit by a truck," Montag said she was shocked at the toll the procedures had taken on her body. She claimed Ryan had made it all sound easy and didn't properly inform her of the painful outcome.
"I do not feel like I was prepared enough for this," she said. "Maybe I should have known. But how can you know when your doctor's saying, 'It's just a little of this, it's just a little of that'? You know, it really becomes a lot."
"I definitely think I should have been way more informed," she added. "I think that doctors should really walk you through all aspects of it, not just the glamorous side of it. Doctors, it's like they're selling you cookies or something."
Ryan died at age 50 earlier this year in a one-car accident when he drove off the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, reportedly after posting a tweet while driving.
Montag said that among the things that he failed to warn her about was that getting her ears pinned back would be an agonizing procedure.
"If I would have known that, I would have never done that," she said. "They pretty much cut your ear off and re-sew it on. ... They cut the whole back off and then re-pin it, and then they cut off some of my earlobe."
The difficult recovery also put a strain on Montag's new marriage to husband and "Hills" co-star, Spencer Pratt.
"He didn't sign up to be the nurse to his 23-year-old wife at the time, day and night," she said, describing how she was obsessed with how her healing was going and how she would constantly ask him if she looked okay.
"It was so traumatizing what my body looked like. I couldn't look in the mirror. I was hysterically crying ... and he's like, 'I didn't marry this girl.'"
The couple filed for divorce in July 2009 after just 15 months of marriage, although the divorce case was withdrawn in October. The two reportedly renewed their vows at a small ceremony in California last week.
Pratt wasn't the only person in Montag's life to struggle with her transformed self. In the sixth and final season of "The Hills," Montag revealed her new face and new body to her shocked mother, Darlene Egelhoff, as the cameras rolled.
"I'm sorry, it's very weird and very awkward...It sounds to me like you want to look like Barbie," Egelhoff told her daughter during the show's taping. Montag quickly replied that she did want to look like Barbie.
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Closed Relay – SMTP Auth AttackJuly 7th, 2008, by dcawley
A few days ago, I received a phishing e-mail to a personal e-mail account. Out of curiosity, I happened to check the received headers and noticed it had been relayed via an Exchange server. A quick check of the company website of the Exchange server operator, indicated it was very likely a legitimate mail server being abused as a relay. My first thought was that the Exchange server had been mis-configured as an open relay but with a little investigation I found it was actually a closed relay, victim to an SMTP Auth attack.
An Open Relay allows anyone to connect to the mailserver and send e-mail to anyone from it. This was a typical default configuration at the time but due to their abuse by spammers this quickly changed. System administrators had to close the relays, so that mail would only be accepted for local domains or else end up having their outbound mailserver listed on multiple block lists. At one time, the majority of spam originated from open relays but due to aggressive blocking this dropped to a small percentage over time as the use of botnets took over.
So what is a closed relay? To allow remote users to authenticate to the outbound mailserver, SMTP-AUTH can be used. Unfortunately, a spammer can perform a brute force attack to guess the username and password to an account on the mailserver. In the case I mentioned above, they were able to guess one of the common usernames and break a weak password. Once the spammer was able to authenticate with the mailserver, they were then free to use it as a relay even though it wasn't mis-configured as an open relay.
I should point out that this type of attack has been happening for years. However, it seems to be increasing in popularity in recent months. I contacted the company responsible for the exchange server and explained that an account had been compromised and the consequences. They had already been listed on one blocklist, which even provided samples of phishing e-mails originating from their server. Fortunately, they were quickly able to secure their server and be removed from the blocklist before it damaged their business due to blocked e-mails. So if your mailserver is using SMTP Auth consider whether it's actually needed and if so, if it's sufficiently protected against SMTP Auth attacks.
4 Responses to "Closed Relay – SMTP Auth Attack"
I like the futuristic picture in this post.
Good posting. I haven't seen very strong support by MTAs to identify SMTP AUTH brute force attacks.
Any comments on what vendors are doing, between Exchange (using AD on the backend), LDAP-based auth, and native system AUTH?
Incidentally, a vendor who has customized qmail (among other things) mentioned to me that they have rate-limiters per IP and username for just that aspect.
Hi Frank,
Thanks for the feedback and interesting questions and comments. I've posted a follow up to this blog post which is published here
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Officials target college financial aid letters
NEW YORK Financial aid award letters can be misleading.
In one common practice, for example, colleges highlight the total "out of pocket" cost for attending. The figure is intended to give students an estimate of how much they'd have to pay after outright awards, such as grants and scholarships are factored in.
But in calculating the "out of pocket" figure, some schools also reduce the total bill by the amount students would have to borrow - even though loans accrue interest and ultimately push up a student's costs.
The practices are troubling because families often use these aid letters to help determine which school to attend. The lack of clarity has also played a role in driving up the debt loads shouldered by graduates to record levels, federal officials say.
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education announced a plan to simplify the aid letters so that families can assess a school's true cost and make comparisons more easily. Officials are asking for feedback on a draft of the form, available at http://tinyurl.com/3ve57mt ,
As it stands, the draft makes clear distinctions between scholarships and loans; it also includes key figures such as the estimated monthly payment and total debt upon graduation.
"The stakes have never been higher for students and their families to clearly understand the costs and risks of student loans," said Raj Date, an official with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Having a simple, one-page financial aid shopping sheet would help students compare offers and choose the one that's right for them."
A final version of the form, expected in coming months, could also include the school's graduation and loan defaults rates.
The Department of Education was required to develop the model form as part of federal education reforms in 2008. The adoption of the simplified forms would initially be voluntary, but Congress could vote to make it mandatory for schools that receive federal financial aid.
The push to standardize financial aid award letters comes at a time when student loan volumes have reached record levels. The Institute for College Access & Success estimates that two-thirds of graduates have student loans, with an average debt of about $24,000.
One reason for the ballooning debt is that students don't always realize how much their loans will end up costing them. That's partly the result of the "jargon-laden financial aid award letters using inconsistent terms and calculations," federal officials said in the release announcing the initiative.
In testimony at a Department of Education hearing on the matter last month, financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz noted that college is one of the few major life expenses that do not come with standardized disclosures about costs. That's despite the $16,000 average total for tuition and fees at public schools, according to the College Board.
Kantrowitz, who publishes FinAid.org, noted that the financial aid letters don't always distinguish between grants and loans and often don't include basic information on loan terms, such as interest rates.
Yet if a student took out $24,000 in student loans, the interest charges alone would add up to $9,100 if repaid in 10 years. That's assuming the favorable interest rate of 6.8 percent that federal student loans carry; interest rates on private loans can be higher.


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Recently, director Sajid Khan cleared up the rumour that he has declined the chance to act as the Sindhi businessman in Vikas Behel's next film – 'Shaandar'. Now, the latest buzz is that Karan Johar was approached for the same role, and apparently he too has turned down the offer.
In a newspaper daily, the ace Bollywood director clarified that he is not doing the film. He said that he was briefly in talks at an initial stage, and that he is sure when the cast for Vikas' film is announced, it will be a terrific one, but he is not a part of it. He thinks only 'Bombay Velvet' – Karan Johar's upcoming movie, in which the director will make an acting debut – releases should people decide on offering me more films. He doesn't think anybody should take a chance till then.


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Meeting plannedKOCHI: A meeting of the police officials and representative of residents' associations will be held on December 9 at CMFRI Hall near the Kerala High Court building. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime Detachment) urged the representatives of residents' associations to attend the meeting scheduled at 10 a.m. Staff Reporter
Italy envoy visits CusatKochi: Italy's Ambassador to India Antonio Armellini has said efforts will be made to initiate joint initiatives with the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat). Mr. Armellini held discussion with Vice-Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis here on Wednesday. Staff Reporter
AKPCTA to join stirKochi: All-Kerala Private College Teachers' Association (AKPCTA) will participate in the December 14 nationwide strike called by trade and other unions in the country. Staff Reporter
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More schedule leaks: Nets to host Heat in home opener, Knicks to host Heat Feb. 1
Jul 31, 2013, 7:47 PM EDT
The full 2013-14 NBA schedule is likely to be released some time in the next couple of weeks, but there are certain entities (like the league's broadcast partners, for example) that have seen as close to what will be the final draft as possible.
That's one reason some of the marquee dates are beginning to become public knowledge, and we now have a couple more to pass along involving the Nets, the Knicks, and the defending champs.
From Stefan Bondy and Frank Isola of the New York Daily News:
Brooklyn's home opener – which follows the season opener in Cleveland — is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 1 against the Heat, a source told the Daily News, reuniting Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce with Heat guard Ray Allen.
The Knicks, meanwhile, are scheduled to play the Heat at the Garden on Feb. 1, according to a league source, or the Saturday night before the Super Bowl at Met Life Stadium. The Knicks went 3-1 against Miami last season.
It makes sense to pack the Eastern Conference schedule with games that more casual fans will have interest in during the season's opening week, and seeing the Brooklyn
Celtics Nets open at home against Miami as an early test is about as interesting as it gets.
As for the scheduling of the Knicks game against the Heat the night before the Super Bowl, considering the massive amount of high-profile athletes and celebrities that will likely be in attendance, the atmosphere there should be an absolute circus.
We now have received semi-official word of four of the Miami Heat's marque dates for the upcoming season. The champs will reportedly host Derrick Rose and the Bulls on opening night, and will travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Christmas Day.
- 1972wasalongtimeago - Jul 31, 2013 at 7:58 PM
More important than the Nets home opener on Nov 1 are the two Pearl Jam shows at the Barclays Center 10/18 & 10/19. Making the trip. Can't wait.
- eboneseagles - Jul 31, 2013 at 10:31 PM
We all care.
- dezglobal - Jul 31, 2013 at 11:19 PM
Heat vs Nets will become a new rival… Esp with Pierce & Garnet there in Brooklyn.
- antistratfordian - Aug 1, 2013 at 12:27 AM
For all of one season.
- wfriedrichs - Aug 1, 2013 at 9:24 AM
who cares, just let me know when I can expect to see the Bobcats vs Bucks
- 22yearsagotoday - Aug 1, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Knicks are still Miami's biggest rival except maybe the Bulls. Used to be the Celtics.
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|3 Tablespoon
|2 Medium, thinly sliced
|Red pepper
|1 Medium, white pith removed, seeded and finely sliced
|Green pepper
|1 Medium, white pith removed, seeded and finely sliced
|2 Large, blanched, peeled and sliced
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|Dried thyme
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|Tomato juice
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In a medium sized frying pan heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over moderate heat.
When the oil is hot, add the onions, red and green peppers, tomatoes, paprika, thyme, salt and black pepper.
Fry, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until the onions and peppers are soft and golden and the tomatoes are pulpy-.
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Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan.
When the oil is hot, place the sausages in the pan and fry them for 5 minutes or until they are browned all over.
Remove the pan from the heat and arrange the sausages on top of the vegetables, leaving a gap between each one.
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Masterpiece Contemporary | Endgame | Preview | PBS
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Sunday, Oct. 25, 9PM Political thriller about negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa. A nation teeters on the brink of civil war in this real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa. Seemingly doomed to failure, the secret talks were held against a backdrop of terrorism, spying, blackmail and escalating unrest.Tags:
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
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So I definitely have not been very faithful to my eating, exercising, or updating habits...
But I am working on the SparkPeople #2Fit2Quit February challenge, and while I have not made it every day, I am increasing the number of days that I am... Read more
Friday, September 27, 2013
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Just a few days from now is my original goal date, September 30th. I had set my goal weight to be at 135 lbs by that time. I am not there yet. I am still working my way through the mid 150s. But I am not giving up! I am still working at it!... Read more
Sunday, August 11, 2013
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Highest Weight: 193.2 lbs
SP Start Weight: 180
Last Week: 154.4
This Week: 152.4
Yay! I'm finally back under 153 lbs! I've been hovering right in this some 3-5 lbs range for about 3 months now, hopefully I am finally breaking this p... Read more
Friday, August 02, 2013
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I did end up going for a walk the other evening. In fact, I wound up jogging, too! Woot! I felt accomplished! But I ended up not doing any squats the next day because my knee kept popping. And I could feel my body really dragging after 5 st... Read more
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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I've been away for a while. And even when I was on Sparkpeople, I was just logging in to spin the wheel, not to log exercise or track my food. The results are not fun. When I left for Florida close to two months ago, I just lost all my motiva... Read more
Sunday, July 21, 2013
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Last week I weighed in at 154 lbs after coming back from vacation.
Today I weighed in at 152.6 lbs...
So I'm slowly working my way back down to where I was when I left for vacation. But it's been difficult. I haven't had a whole lot of... Read more
Friday, July 12, 2013
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After close to two weeks of family vacation, I am now back to where I can get into a routine again.
Thankfully! Because I definitely need it!
I weighed myself the morning after I got back from Florida, but I had so much sodium, water... Read more
Saturday, June 29, 2013
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I baked yesterday.
Lemon Glazed cookies and meringue drops. I have pictures, but I will not post them since they are not healthy in any way and I don't want to trigger anybody's cravings. The treats were for my cousin's wedding shower. N... Read more
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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I had an excellent day!
I got up and had a healthy breakfast, then went to my appointment with the Program Coordinator for the graduate degree that I want. The meeting was great! She said that my application looked wonderful, and since I h... Read more
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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I got up early and mowed the lawn this morning. I used the push mower, so I burned a whole lot of calories and consumed all 8 glasses before the morning was over. I felt like mowing the lawn wasn't as hard this time... so a Non-Scale Victory f... Read more
Sunday, June 23, 2013
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Highest Weight: 193.2 lbs
SP Start Weight: 180
Last Week: 152.4 lbs
This Week: 151.8 lbs
I lost 0.6 lbs this week! I will take it! A slow and healthy loss is a loss that I am less likely to gain back. I got to put another gold star... Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2013
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Hmm... Not sure what to say tonight, just felt like I should check in.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Today was not a great day on the nutrition tracker.
LOTS of breads and grains left me way over on my carbs and topped out on my calories for the day.
I only got in a 1.5 mile walk this evening, and I still have three more sets of squats to d... Read more
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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I've been bitten by the infamous procrastination bug.
I've been avoiding writing my statement of purpose (for my grad school application) all day.
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Monday, June 17, 2013
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Lots of little things added up to a pretty nice day!
1) Earlier start to the day again today. That makes Day 2, the official start of a streak!
2) 3 mile walk completed.
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Like Mr. Guthrie's two previous volumes, "The Big Sky," a magnificently pictorial account of the mountain-man era, and the steadily moving "The Way West," which told of the Oregon Trail, "These Thousand Hills" is spaciously conceived and closely thought out. With it, Mr. Guthrie puts beyond question what many of his readers had already guessed, that he is working deliberately and with foresight within the larger intention of depicting the opening and development of the American Northwest.
If this were the only certainty concerning Mr. Guthrie's work as a whole to emerge from "These Thousand Hills," it might give rise to as much uneasiness as hope about what is yet to come in the chronicle. There are ways in which this work is not so strong a book as either of its predecessors, and only too...
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Protein, Girl Scouts, Kid Fights, and Prison Yoga
- Protein supplements are pretty much a waste of your time and money, says new research.
- A survey by the Girl Scouts shows that nine out of ten teenage girls feels pressured to be unrealistically skinny.
- If you think the church basement MMA poll is a little creepy, how about the news that a 4th grade teacher in Queens held boxing/wrestling matches in his classroom?
- Also, did you know that in India you can get out of jail early if you take prison yoga classes?
Patriotic Dancing, Tea, and Sun-Blocking Contact Lenses
- A judge in DC just upheld the arrest of woman who was busted for leading a group of 18 people wearing headphones in a silent dance in the Jefferson Memorial. Our hope: Mass organization of "impromptu" patriotic protest dances at every presidential memorial.
- Instead of dumping the tea into the harbor, American men should drink it. New research shows American men who drink more than two cups of tea a day have trimmer waistlines than men who drink coffee or nothing at all. No explanation yet for this effect (pinky raising burns lots of calories?) but the finding unfortunately doesn't hold true for women.
- Forget about fancy sunglasses to protect your eyes from UV rays. The next big thing is UV-blocking contact lenses. In a recent study, rabbits wearing UV-blocking contact lenses didn't suffer any UV eye damage when exposed to 16-hours a day of sunlight.
Barefoot Running and Pet Nutrition
- More evidence that barefoot running beats running in fancy sneakers: A study published in Nature today shows that barefoot running dramatically reduces the force of impact of each step, which can reduce the risk of repetitive stress injuries.
- America's dogs and cats are overweight too, and a new study shows that inadequate or misleading pet food nutrition labeling is part of the problem.
Dumbbells Make You Smart and Lance's Defective Ellipticals
- Strength training can make you smarter, says new research.
- James Ray, the guru at the center of Arizona Sweat Lodge deaths, just gave his first interview since the retreat. He says his remarks to retreat goers that "you might think you are, but you're not going to die" have been taken out of context.
- Horizon Fitness and LIVESTRONG Fitness have recalled more than 18,000 Elliptical trainers because of a default in the pedals. You'd kind of hope Lance Armstrong would get pedals right.
We're Running and Running and Getting Nowhere
Modernity-in-crisis news of the day: We're working out more than ever before. We're quitting smoking in record numbers. We're even getting more flu shot and HIV tests. So why are we unhealthier than ever? That's the question that arises from the latest National Center for Health Statistics report. The New York Times took a look at the numbers and reports that despite our plentiful efforts, obesity is way up, so is diabetes, and the number of us who drink to excess has been steadily rising. So what gives? Is it just the ever-increasing amount of corn syrup we're consuming to keep the industrial food complex afloat? Is it that we say we're working out, but we're lying? Have we been breeding for hand-eye coordination at the expense of brawn? Unclear, and depressing, but enough to make you think that our Paleo friends might not be that crazy. And that maybe more dancing really could help save the world.
Spain Deems Diet Products Too Dangerous for TV
A new law is working its way through Spain's parliament: No ads for diet products, or any products and services that "encourage the cult of the body," on TV before 10 P.M. Ad Age reports that the law has already passed in the lower chamber of parliament and is expected to pass the upper chamber in the coming weeks. Spain is already more aggressive than most countries when it comes to combatting warped presentations of the human body. In 2007, they struck a deal with major clothing stores in the country, banning mannequins smaller than size 6.
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New York City has found a new revenue stream — ticketing bicyclists who use the sidewalk. Fines for first time offenders are $100, reports the Post, and last month cops started a crackdown in Chelsea and Gramercy. No more dodging hellbent restaurant delivery bikers! Now if only they could start ticketing over-aggressive stroller pushers...
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MIT Scientists Invent New and Unnatural Ways to Cook
Scientists at MIT have invented a "food printer." It's like five ingredient cooking, but with robots and chemicals. The printer's canisters contain foods and flavors, you press a button, and they squirt into the heating and cooling chambers, and shortly thereafter, out comes your dinner. Very brainy, but also a little obtuse. Reminds me of a very smart girl I knew in college who had a similar impulse to streamline her eating — she consumed nothing but Easy Mac for a whole summer (no time for food, only time for thesis) and ended up with scurvy. Though if you're hanging out in a basement lab at MIT all day surviving on a diet of Pop Tarts and Fiddle Faddle, you can see how this could be an improvement.
Gyms Bad For Your Health in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian health ministry has shut down a women's fitness center in Jeddah, enforcing the country's ban on women exercising in gyms — even women-only gyms. "Anyone who violates regulations governing the running of health facilities would be punished severely," the ministry told the press. "Because this involves people's health."
European Doctors Say No to In Vitro for Fat Women
More pregnancy news. The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has a new official position: If you're a woman who drinks too much, smokes, or is obese, the ESHRE says your doctor should refuse to provide you with fertility treatments. Or, that is, they should refuse to provide you with reproduction assistance until you lose weight, stop smoking, and agree to drink less during your pregnancy. Kind of uncomfortable to agree — whiffs of China one-child and Nazi master race, etc. — but still, kind of makes sense. If only because losing weight and quitting smoking have been shown to increase fertility naturally, so it's the least invasive form of treatment.


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Ten Hottest Things Houstonians Have to Deal With During the Summer
People have romantic ideas of summer. As a kid, it's all about being off from school. As an adult, summer is time to squeeze in those vacation days.
But no matter how much we wish otherwise, summer in Houston can really suck sometimes. Here are some of the hottest things Houstonians have to deal with during the summer:
10. Free Press Summerfest Summerfest is fun as hell. It's also hot as hell.
9. Pretty much any surface your feet touch outside Bare feet don't exist in Houston during the summer. Be it asphalt streets, cement sidewalks or brick walkways; it's all hot.
Tongues out is the only way to cope.
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8. Your dog Poor dogs - they have all that hair. No amount of water can totally make up for it.
7. Any liquid you leave in your car for more than 10 minutes. Water left in a car for 10 minutes? Undrinkable. Soda left in a car for 10 minutes? Very undrinkable. Coffee left in a - stop. Undrinkable.
A morning run is really the only option you have during the summer, if you can wake up for one.
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6. Any outdoor workout Few people really truly want to go for a run. Even fewer want to wake up early in the morning to do it.
5. A whole next level of humidity No words do Houston's humidity justice. Heat is one thing; wet heat is another. Sometimes, just walking down the street during the summer can feel like your taking a stroll in soup.
Looks like Heaven.
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4. Your house when the air conditioning breaks Keeping your house or apartment at a cool 70 degrees is great, until it breaks. Then nothing is right with the world.
3. Your seatbelt buckle There's nothing quite like branding yourself while trying to put on your seatbelt.
2. Your car's leather seats Crack a window. Use a windshield cover. Whatever you do, it's going to be hot in your car. And if you have black interior, bless you.
That woodgrain doesn't seem like such a wise choice now, does it?
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1. Your car's steering wheel Ahh! Hands!
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Lourdes University offers several hallmark events during spring semester that enlighten and engage the entire community. I invite you to review the coming events and join us at one or more of these events. You can choose from academic lectures, the research symposium, student art shows, the awards ceremony, Luminations and Hit the Links student scholarship fundraisers and our most important day each spring – commencement.
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Israeli-American will be swapped for two dozen Egyptian prisoners
After more than four months, it looks like Israeli-American law student Ilan Grapel, 27, will be freed from Egypt, where he has been detained under the accusation of espionage. The cost: 25 Egyptian prisoners, three of whom are minors; it has been supposed that, unlike many of the prisoners freed in exchange for Gilad Shalit, the Egyptians are in jail for infractions like illegal immigration rather than terrorism. The Israeli cabinet will vote on the deal tomorrow. In an emailed statement, Rep. Gary Ackerman, ranking member of the House Middle East subcommittee and the congressman of Grapel's parents' Queens district, took credit for helping to broker the deal by engaging Egypt's military leaders.
Last week, I spoke to intelligence expert Bruce Riedel about Grapel. Though Israel and Grapel's family have denied that he was a spy, Riedel mused, "The simplest solution—not necessarily the right one—is he is some kind of Israeli agent, and they felt he would be much less likely to be arrested with a U.S. passport, and that assumption proved to be erroneous. I haven't got a clue. But the simple answer would be: he was on some kind of mission, and therefore the government of Israel feels responsible to bring him home and would be willing to trade prisoners for him."
Israel, Egypt Reach Swap Deal to Free Suspected Israeli Spy Ilan Grapel [Haaretz]
Earlier: The Other Israeli Prison Swap
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ClassicsOnline Home » STRAUSS II, J.: Furstin Ninetta [Operetta] (Aberg, Eliasson, Stockholm Strauss Orchestra, Csanyi)
Premièred in Vienna for the celebration of his artistic golden jubilee in 1893, Strauss's Princess Ninetta enjoyed seventy-six performances and critical approval: "The libretto was a success in the true sense of the word, the music was charming and was thoroughly pleasing. Strauss has once more spun us such delightful melodies". Its Neue Pizzicato Polka remains one of its more popular excerpts and Strauss fashioned other orchestral music from its appealing score. Yet the operetta itself still enchants, as this sparkling new recording amply shows.
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
Fürstin Ninetta (Princess Ninetta)
Ninetta Campocasso - Tua Åberg, Soprano
Anastasia Knapp (Ferdinand's mother) - Elin Rombo, Soprano
Adelheid Möbius - Henriikka Gröndahl, Soprano
Cassim Pascha / Lord Plato - Jesper Taube, Baritone
Ferdinand Knapp - Fredrik Strid, Tenor
Prosper Möbius (Anastasia's father) - Göran Eliasson, Tenor
Baron Mörsburg - Ola Eliasson, Baritone
Emilio / Consul Rübke - Samuel Jarrick, Baritone
Wirth (Landlord) - Michael Axelsson, Tenor
Quästor (Arbiter) - Anders Blom, Tenor
Rustan (Cassim's servant) - Kristina Martling, Contralto
Laura - Katarina Wedin-Nilsson, Soprano
After the minimal success of his only opera Ritter Pásmán, Strauss was, at the beginning of 1892, a disappointed man. After nine performances at the Court Opera in Vienna, only a few theatres abroad took the work into their repertoire. Strauss saw himself obliged to resort to operetta and unimaginative operetta libretti.
In Vienna at the time two writers, Hugo Wittmann and Julius Bauer, had become very successful. Strauss contacted them and asked for an operetta libretto. In return he received from them Fürstin Ninetta, but only the plot and the lyrics, not the dialogue. Julius Bauer was very mysterious about the details of it.
In the autumn of 1892 Strauss finished the score for the Theater an der Wien and rehearsals began under the baton of the younger Adolf Müller. Strauss himself was present at the first dress rehearsal and was very surprised by the dialogue, which he thought did not correspond to his conception of the music. "This libretto does not need any music at all", was one of his comments. At the première on 10 January 1893, with electric light in the theatre for the very first time, Strauss sat in the audience. Even the Emperor Franz Joseph was present. Fürstin Ninetta was the twelfth of Strauss's fifteen operettas and the first one that he did not conduct himself.
The piece was successful and ran for 76 performances at the theatre. The reactions of the audience and critics were mainly very good, and a dozen other theatres in the Austrian Empire took the work into their repertoire, but after 1905 it seems not to have been given again. Sleeping Beauty slept a hundred years, Fürstin Ninetta for 102.
Johann Strauss is often blamed for choosing bad librettos and not concentrating on words and context. That may be true of Fürstin Ninetta, but in most of his operettas he paid careful attention to the mood of the story and adapted his music very closely to it. All Strauss operettas have their own character, and are definitely something more than a sequence of sparkling melodies. In spite of that, the score of Fürstin Ninetta has similarities with parts of Der Carneval in Rom, Die Fledermaus, Prinz Methusalem, Das Spitzentuch der Königin, Der lustige Krieg, Eine Nacht in Venedig and Simplicius. In other words the music is genuine Strauss but in a new guise.
For the present recording the Stockholm Strauss Orchestra has used a Cranz score signed No. 8 and parts signed 7 April 1893. The only divergences from the score in our performance are eight bars in Finale I [CD1/8], where Strauss used a barrel-organ, whereas we use an accordion instead. We have not recorded the dialogue, in conformity with Strauss's original conception.
Act I
The first act takes place in the entrance-hall of a fashionable beach-hotel in Sorrento. Baron Mörsburg is seated at one table while Adelheid and her young man Ferdinand are seated at another. [CD1/2] The waiter Emilio and the landlord inform the Baron of the young couple's planned wedding in the hotel that evening. Ferdinand sings that he now will leave his bachelor days behind [CD1/3] and in a duet [CD1/4] he asks Adelheid which colour she prefers. He loves red roses, but the girl prefers blue forget-me-nots. The character of the duet has nothing corresponding to it in earlier Strauss operettas. The Baron receives a telegram from his friend Princess Ninetta Campocasso, asking him to reserve a room at the hotel.
Ninetta is the widow of an Italian prince, but is originally from Russia. When she arrives, she is dressed as a young man, Carlino. The Baron, of course, recognizes her, but the other guests see her as a man. In a song [CD1/5] she introduces herself as a guide. Her good looks immediately arouse the interest of female guests. At that moment Adelheid and Ferdinand's parents appear. Ferdinand's mother, Anastasia Knapp, is a widow. Adelheid's father, Prosper Möbius, is an Austrian widower who owns a silk factory. Anastasia and Prosper, in their youth, were once in love with each other, but they were unfortunately not allowed to marry. In a duet [CD1/6] they both praise Italy, she for the culture, he for its food.
Now two other guests appear, Cassim Pascha and Rustan, his servant. They have travelled with an Italian circus, in which Cassim was a hypnotist and also had the task of holding a trapeze artiste's line with his strong teeth. Before that he was an Egyptian Minister of Finance. Baron Mörsburg recognizes him soon as an old friend, a Russian noble named Tatischeff. He is now on his way to St Petersburg in order to look after his estate. As he is dressed in a caftan and fez, the guests at the hotel call him "the Turk". He now sings [CD1/7] about his home country, where blood and vodka flow, but also about his diplomacy which is so sophisticated that nobody can discover his intentions.
In the Finale I [CD1/8] the wedding ceremony starts. To perform the marriage, the German consul of Naples, von Rübke, arrives at the hotel. He is not happy about the marriage, as he himself in the previous year, had proposed to Adelheid but been rejected. Among the identity papers he finds that Ferdinand's mother, Anastasia Knapp, is called Anastasia Möbius. Prosper then declares that, as a surprise and present for the young couple, he and Anastasia have married in Nice the day before. At once Consul Rübke establishes the fact that Ferdinand and Adelheid are stepbrother and stepsister, and thus are not allowed to marry. The only way out of the problem is for the parents to divorce, but to divorce legally there are only two valid reasons, infidelity or bodily assault. The couple, however, do not want to be divorced under false pretences and admit to something that they have not done.
Act II
The second act takes place on the hotel's roof-terrace. A steaming and smoking Mount Vesuvius can be seen in the background. Ferdinand is drawing a picture at his table, when a young girl out of sheer curiosity takes a look at it and recognizes Princess Ninetta's face. Ferdinand sings in embarrassment a song about the artist's delight to make a drawing of a beautiful woman [CD1/10].
Among the guests Emilio gossips about a mysterious man, who has robbed and killed some tourists on the path to Vesuvius. Consul Rübke, the English Lord Plato and Baron Mörsburg are on the terrace when Ninetta appears, now as a pretty young lady.
Consul Rübke and the others notice Ninetta. Lord Plato is in a very special situation. He has made a bet and is not allowed to say anything at all. He is informed of Ninetta's talent for disguising herself, but simply says "Hum" [CD1/11].
Cassim Pascha joins the company. He too is charmed by Ninetta and teaches her how to hypnotize [CD2/1]. He also asks Ninetta to go with him on a tour to the volcano. This makes Emilio suspect that Cassim is the robber Fra Diavolo. After a short time, however, Ninetta appears again as a boy, and (only to the audience) sings about the tragedy of being born a girl [CD2/2]. Ninetta immediately becomes the object of Anastasia's admiration. Cassim appears and in spite of his earlier declarations that he does not like women at all, he takes a walk to the beach looking for Ninetta, singing about a lovely pure young girl [CD2/3]. This was not sung at the first performances of the operetta, where, instead, Anastasia sang "Er soll mich verschmäh'n".
In Finale II [CD2/4], when Cassim returns from the beach without the lady, but holding her walking-stick, the hotel guests are now convinced that he is the robber. The fact alone that he is a Turk makes him a suspect. Everyone must see that he has the evil eye. They all demand that Cassim should leave the hotel. Cassim then declares that he has bought the whole hotel and is now the true owner of it. He also offers to make Carlino the manager. A judge and policemen are called, and the guests accuse Cassim of the murder of Ninetta, the guide, Carlino and the Princess Campocasso.
Act III
The third act opens in the hotel's banqueting rooms, where a tarantella opens the ball [CD2/5]. Cassim burst out singing a waltz about polygamy [CD2/6] and a children's ballet follows [CD2/7]. The Pizzicato Polka (Neue Pizzicato Polka, Op.449) was composed by Strauss in the spring of 1892, long before finishing the operetta.
Before all the guests Baron Mörsburg declares [CD2/8] that the charming Ninetta, to whom all the men were attracted, is a man, and the handsome man, whom the ladies desired, is really a woman. Anastasia gives her husband, Prosper, a box on the ear, and the baron exclaims "Bravissimo! That is the reason for divorce!" Now the young couple will be free to marry. Cassim and Ninetta at last realise that they are cousins and quarrel unnecessarily about the same estate. As in almost every operetta, they all live happily ever after [CD2/9].
Berth Vestergård
Currently, the only German libretto available to us for Fürsten Ninetta is a very old booklet which you may download as a PDF.
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Recently, Monsanto announced a collaboration with Huazhong Agricultural University to further gene discovery and the development of novel biotechnology traits. The company also established a RMB 1 million scholarship at the university to encourage students to pursue careers in biotechnology research.
Prof. Qifa Zhang, a leading scientist at Huazhong Agricultural University, congratulated Monsanto on the establishment of the research center.
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China has already made many achievements in agricultural research, said John McLean, general manager of the research center.
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