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Give away something you hate on National Regifting Day
By Craig Hlavaty | December 19, 2013
Photo By Melissa Phillip/Houston ChronicleYou know right away when you get a gift and think "regift." Well, here are some presents that deserve to be handed down.
Photo By HandoutFruit cake is the gift that keeps on getting regifted.
Photo By HandoutYou can never use enough purses. ...or can you?
Photo By Jerry Baker/ For the ChronicleClothes that just don't fit right or just aren't right, may make a good gift for someone else.
Photo By GettyLingerie, if given by the wrong person, can be a creepy present.
Photo By APDon't get a Cowboys fan Texans gear, or vice versa.
Photo By HandoutWeird home items and furniture can make a great (random) gift for next year's white elephant party.
Photo By HandoutWho wants a toaster? That's right, no one.
Photo By HandoutDon't get caught with a hoodie with way to much stuff on it.
Photo By HandoutNice Affliction shirt, bro. You can give this to your cousin who thinks he is an MMA fighter.
Photo By HandoutUgly sweaters will come in handy just once a year.
Photo By Michael Paulsen / Houston ChronicleBooks you will never read make a good gift for someone else.
Photo By APUnless your name is Super Mario, you should not be wearing overalls. If you have a farmer in the family, this could work for them.
Photo By APGift cards! Wait, gift cards are cool. Keep this one!
Photo By APIf you don't want to regift you can always give the present to your friendly neighborhood bear.
Another gift-giving occasion has been unleashed on the public this holiday season, but at least this one doesn't require you to spend any money or even visit a crowded retailer.
Since 2006, the third Thursday of December has been declared National Regifting Day by financial counseling website Money Management International. The website for the special cheap day, Regiftable.com, spells out just what the spirit of National Regifting Day is.
If you don't know, regifting is the art of passing undesirable presents onto others in lieu of buying something new. Think of regifting as being green. You don't have to drive anywhere and your stores are the drawers, closets, and cabinets of your own home.
It was apparently comedian Jerry Seinfeld who coined the term years back.
Regiftable says that new household items (think small appliances and utensil sets), unopened bottles of wine and liquor, and inexpensive jewelry are good regiftable candidates. Something personalized, handmade, or personally signed, not so much.
Don't regift something in the same circle of people you received it from. If you give your uncle back the pair of house slippers he gifted you the year before, you may end having one less person to shop for next year. Guess that's not so bad.
Gussying up your regift with fancy wrapping paper or gift bag will make you feel like less of a jerk for giving someone your leftovers.
Holiday office parties at this time of year are a perfect time to get to regifting, says Regiftable. Co-workers are a common target for regifting too, but yet again, make sure it wasn't something that you got at the previous year's party, unless the person who gifted it to you was fired or quit, then no one cares.


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Prudential Guards Limited (PGL), a leading Nigerian private security services company, has been presented the prestigious International Arch of Europe Award in the Gold Category.
The award which was during the recent Business Initiative Directions (BID) convention in Frankfurt, was in recognition of the company's commitment to quality, leadership, technology and innovation. The company was described as representing success for Nigeria in the business world.
The organisers of the award explained that the Gold Quality Award had in the past been presented to the world's largest business organizations, such as Tata Group, the largest multinational conglomerate in India, Turner Construction Company of USA, the constructor of numerous high profile buildings, RAO IJES of Russia, the largest power holding firm in Russia and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) ranked as one of the world's richest corporations on the list of Fortune Global 500.
The organisers also stated that the award was presented to Prudential Guards for her immeasurable contribution to the Business world for high standing quality and professionalism.
Receiving the Award on behalf of the company in Frankfurt from BID President Jose Prieto recently PGL's General Manager, Tokunbo Phillips, expressed great pleasure and delight at the recognition conferred by the Award which he considered a great honor.
He thanked the organisers, God and the company's clients who according to him, gave the service opportunities that brought about this recognition. He further pledged the company's continued commitment to the pursuit of quality and excellence.
Prudential Guards Limited (PGL) was established in 1988 by Mr. Andrew Utah, Managing Director, with the mission to provide world-class private security services with core values as competence, quality, innovation, and integrity.
In a press statement sent to THISDAY , Phillips, while reacting to the award, said the company was from inception, quick to build a team of well-trained, experienced and motivated personnel at all levels that identify with the vision of the organisation.
"This soon resulted in excellent service delivery and client satisfaction. Thus from the onset, the foundation of excellence was well laid. The outstanding success with the first set of clients, notably Ashland Oil (later acquired by Addax Petroleum), Canadian High Commission, US Embassy and Australian High Commission in Nigeria became an effective selling point to numerous other clients that followed", he said.
PGL, in more than 25 years, Utah said, has successfully served very many international and domestic organisations to meet their usually very high security objectives primarily in the provision of security guarding, background investigations, corporate due diligence checks, armed and unarmed response, escort and protocol services.
According to the statement, the company's client base principally comprises organisations in oil and gas, banking and financial services, diplomatic and consular services, manufacturing, commercial and residential real estate, shopping malls, and hospitality services.
According to the statement, client retention has been among the highest in the industry, having served most of its clients for more than 22 years.
Phillips said that client satisfaction goals of PGL have driven the company to continuously innovate by adopting new technologies and training, adding that by applying more efficient internal and external systems of operations, the company has translated changing client demands in response to the highly dynamic global and domestic security environment into quality improvement opportunities.
He explained that benefits driven from joint training and other collaborations with international clients have also enhanced the quality profile of PGL and the value of services rendered to all clients.
He added, "PGL is ISO: 9001:2008 certified, and also a leading brand in the private security industry in Nigeria. The company has been the private security service company of choice for most international organisations and businesses in the country for many years.
PGL has received performance, and safety related awards and commendations over the last 15 years (1999 -2014) from various organisations such as ExxonMobil Nigeria, Nigeria Institute for Industrial Security (NIIS), and Society of Security Practitioners of Nigeria (SSPN). The Institute for Government Research and Leadership Technology awarded PGL 'Best Private Security Company of the Year', and 'Best Security Personnel and Man-guarding Services Company'".
Phillips also said that the company offers comprehensive, competitive, and well-structured terms and conditions of employment, training and career development, stressing that with staff strength ranging from 7,000 to 9,000, the company was one of the largest employers of labor in the private security industry in Nigeria.
In 2010, the company was established in Ghana to replicate its business model in that country.
Maintaining that PGL was absolutely committed to delivering high quality services to its clients with new systems technologies and training, Phillips said that the (IAE) International Arch of Europe for Quality and Technology Award acknowledges strong commitment to quality and excellence.


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DeAndre Jordan tells Serge Ibaka "Welcome to my poster" (VIDEO)
Apr 10, 2014, 1:38 AM EDT
The Thunder and Clippers showed everybody why this is going to be a great second round series if/when these two meet. The game was close, physical amd intense.
Plus it had the highlights you expect from two of the most athletic teams in the NBA.
The biggest of those was DeAndre Jordan throwing down on Serge Ibaka. It started when Ibaka rejected Hedo Turkoglu on the drive, however the Clippers came up with the loose ball and kicked it out to Matt Barnes, who drove the lane and drew the defenders then dumped if off to Jordan.
Good on Ibaka for trying to make the play, but it ends poorly for him.
The Thunder hung on to win the game 107-101.
- davidly - Apr 10, 2014 at 6:06 AM
The still image for the video would make a great poster for either player.
- titansbro - Apr 10, 2014 at 7:27 AM
2 points
- cowboysmavs - Apr 10, 2014 at 10:35 AM
But don't underestimate how a highlight reel dunk can get the crowd and your team going.
- truthb3t0ld - Apr 10, 2014 at 11:34 AM
looked like an offensive foul to me! Had he not used his left arm to clear space Ibaka MIGHT have gotten the block.
- chrisppers - Apr 10, 2014 at 5:23 PM
I didnt watch this uploaded video so I'm not sure if it showed all the angles, but when I saw the replays on TV, this was clearly an and1. Ibaka clearly hit DJs drunking arm and DJ still powered thro it. Not only does that objectively supercede ur very subjective offensive foul, DJ should get even more props for being able to finish after that.
- imakcds - Apr 10, 2014 at 3:42 PM
didn't look all that spectacular to me.
Routine, actually.
split second timing, slight difference in spacing, and a block of the dunk would have been spectacular.
- bux1022 - Apr 10, 2014 at 6:06 PM
I concur.
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Maserati's GranCabrio is more than a match for the beauties of Rome. Well, apart from the women...
Posted: 22 Feb 2011
So, a luminously pretty machine, then. Especially when bathed in the famously liquid Roman sunlight, and surrounded by a smattering of the city's beautiful people. Hell of a place to debut a new car, though. The locals take no prisoners, so you have no option but to launch yourself into the mêlée and hope for the best. Fine in an old Fiat Tipo, less fine in a £100k convertible. Chuck in prolifically cobbled and badly surfaced roads and you have a set of circumstances that would have reduced the old Maserati Spyder to a quivering pile of metal and glass. The Romans may have invented roads, but they really ought to resurface them more often than once every 1,000 years.


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Muscle Mustangs & Fast FordsHow To Engine
Paxton's New Eight-Rib Belt-Drive System - The Driving Force
Testing for supercharged Coyote 5.0L Engines
Belt-driven boost-makers, better known as superchargers, go with Mustang performance like hot dogs and baseball. The popularity of supercharging is evident by the sheer numbers of systems and configurations, especially those for the '11-present Mustang GT and Boss 302. Last we counted, there was no less than eight manufacturers offering varying levels of superchargers for that genre of Mustang. And there are even more kits for the Three-Valve.
The Coyote 5.0L responds well to boost, as we've documented on these pages and in the virtual world on the magazine's website. We've watched the Paxton kit help a Coyote produce over 600 rwhp with minimal aftermarket upgrades. Turning up the boost has also become a time-honored tradition when out-of-the-box boost just doesn't quite cut it. And a simple swap in blower pulley is usually all that's required to accomplish such a task.
A supercharger is driven by the crankshaft and for most applications a serpentine belt connects the crank to the supercharger. There are exceptions like race-only, cog-belt-drive systems and gear-drive setups, but those are rare for street machines. For those who purchased a Paxton supercharger system for the Coyote, the supercharger is driven with a six-rib belt system that is run inline with the factory serpentine-belt-drive setup.
A series of idlers and tensioners keep tension on the belt, thus providing traction on the pulley. The six-rib configuration works well for the average installation, and also in cases where a slightly smaller (than stock) supercharger pulley has been added. The smaller supercharger pulley increases supercharger impeller speed, which creates more manifold boost, but it also provides less area for the belt to grip and drive the blower. The byproduct of more boost is increased output--provided your fuel system and drivetrain are up to snuff. Moving past the higher boost concerns of tuning and durability, there is one issue that can rear its ugly head: belt-slippage.
As the impeller speeds up, there is more load placed on the drive system, and that can lead to slip. Paxton recently released an upgrade kit to convert the six-rib pulley system on the front of the Coyote engine to an eight-rib combination, which offers more area for the belt to grip. The kit retails for around $650 and has all the necessary pulleys, idlers, spacers, bolts, and washers. The installation is rather easy, and the two biggest steps are removing the supercharger head unit and brackets, along with installing a new crank pulley. It sounds complicated, but the swap is relatively simple--especially if you installed the system yourself.
The extra two ribs of surface area might sound like a small increase, but it's a significant one as the width goes from 0.82 inches to 1.10 inches, making the eight-rib belt 34-percent wider than the six-rib. We had one car in mind to properly test the eight-rib belt upgrade and it was the in-house mule at JPC Racing, which belongs to the shop's owner Justin Burcham.
We figured if we were going to torture test a belt-drive system then this car--and owner--was our candidate. It represents the highest rwhp rating of any Paxton-equipped Coyote 5.0L and is one of the more prolific Coyote performers, with a best of 9.34 at 150 mph on the drag strip.
The 2011 Mustang features a stronger RGR bottom-end with mildly ported heads (stock valves and valvesprings), valvespring shims for more seat pressure, OEM camshafts, and a stock intake manifold. A JPC Racing return-style fuel system ensures the engine is fed plenty of Shell URT fuel while the final touch for fuel involves a set of Injector Dynamics ID1000 fuel injectors. The exhaust system is all JPC Racing from the headers to the mufflers. A Paxton NOVI 2200 head unit is included in the company's High Output tuner kit. JPC Racing converted the kit to a blow-through MAF sensor setup.


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'Homeland' Season 3 premiere: Jackson Pace on Chris Brody becoming the man of the familyAdd to Favorites | Homeland
"Homeland's" Season 3 premiere "Tin Man Is Down" shows that Dana Brody had a very difficult time dealing with her father Nicholas Brody being revealed as a traitor to his country at the end of Season 2. A good deal of the premiere episode is dedicated to the Brody family coping with her return home after a suicide attempt, and it's clear that a lot has changed for those closest to the former Congressman beyond just his disappearance.
But what about Chris? The 13-year-old son of Nicholas Brody clearly has grown up a lot in the two months since the events of Season 2's finale, and actor Jackson Pace says that's because Chris realized he needed to man up.
"He really has to kind of take control and be there for everybody else," Pace tells Zap2it on the red carpet at Entertainment Weekly's pre-Emmy Awards party. "You see that a lot; Jessica breaking down and Chris kind of having to be there for her. It's a hard role for him. He's only 13 and he has to take care of his family basically, because Mike isn't there anymore. Brody's obviously not there."
Pace acknowledges that many will miss Nick in Season 3's first two episodes -- "Who doesn't?" he asks -- but that the shift in focus away from the Brody family means more of a focus on the action in the CIA-centric storylines.
"There's a lot more with the CIA, with [Carrie] and Saul. In the last season and the season before, it was really a mix between the family and the CIA. Now it's more of the CIA and kind of more action-y, which I like a lot," Pace teases. But that's not to say the Brodys are written out for good. "[The storylines] still intertwined. Like, they still have people outside their house watching them constantly. It's still all the stuff that's happening before, just more action with the CIA."
Viewers will see Chris and Dana become much closer in Season 3, as already was shown in "Tin Man Is Down." With the Brodys alienated from everyone around them and Jessica having her own problems to deal with, the two Brody children only have one another.
"The kind of drama that happens between the family is kind of what brings them together, because they only have each other to talk to. It's going to be good," Pace says. "Now [Chris is] really getting his own opinion. Before he kind of went with his mom and everything, and now when it's not his opinion, he's usually not on his mom's side and now with Dana's side. I'm hoping for some good teenager meaty stuff coming on."
And Chris really is the man of the family in Season 3. While in previous seasons Jessica would turn to Mike or Brody, now she only has her son. "It's just Chris, so he has to step up really," Pace teases.
"Homeland" Season 2 had its share of critics, but Pace promises that Season 3 will be the Showtime series' best yet.
"I'm looking forward to hearing what [fans] think about it, because I think it's a really good season. I love it," he tells Zap2it. "Each season it's harder and harder to top the other one, but I think this one might have topped it. It's really great."
"Homeland" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.


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The Open University's Centre for Geographical and Environmental Research
On 11 June, Professor Gillian Rose will be given the Royal Geographical Society's Murchison Award for 'publications on visual culture and geographical methodology'. The Murchison Award is dedicated to "publications judged to have contributed most to geographical science in preceding recent years".
For a list of the 2011 medals and awards recipients, please see the Royal Geographical Society website.
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September 2, 2011 - 7:36pm
Hoke names Toussaint, Floyd starters
The OR at running back is no more.
After Friday's walkthrough, when talking to MGoBlue.com's "All Access Pass" Michigan coach Brady Hoke said redshirt sophomore Fitzgerald Toussaint would start at running back Saturday against Western Michigan.
Running back has been one of the mostly hotly contested at camp. On Monday, the depth chart revealed the battle was down to two: Toussaint and senior Mike Shaw. Despite both Hoke and offensive coordinator Al Borges saying throughout the week that Shaw would be the start if the Wolverines played tomorrow, Toussaint got the final call.
Toussaint appeared at running back in four games last year, carrying the ball eight times for 87 yards.
Hoke also said that redshirt junior J.T. Floyd would start at cornerback opposite of fifth-year senior Troy Woolfolk. Floyd had been in a position battle with sophomore Courtney Avery for that final cornerback slot.


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Underwater exploration in the bathtub is only limited to discovering bubble architecture and expressionless ducks. Expand your sea levels with today's Groupon from Blue Reef Aquarium, Tynemouth. Choose from the following options:• £3.13 for a child's ticket (50% off)
• £4.38 for an adult's ticket (up to 50% off)
Offering a watery glimpse in to the submarine creatures from the seven seas, Blue Reef Aquarium is part of a conservation and education chain spanning the shores of the UK. The centres aptly inhabit seaside locations, and while underwater tunnels give a crab's eye view of Mediterranean waters, outdoor arenas aim to recreate the Great British coastline for seals, starfish, and beach scuttling critters. The team of aquarists has worked on events with The Shark Trust, as well as rescuing and rehabilitating turtles, and breeding seahorses, while also finding time to provide answers to any pressing fish-focussed conundrums.
Mix and matching adult and child tickets, teams can be submerged in a world of sea life, discovering the colourful tenants of coral reefs and rock pools alike. Shows and feeding times span throughout the day, with shark feeding, talks on Asian otters, and encounters with seals getting guests up close and personal, and suitably soggy. An on-site cafe is on hand to keep families fuelled up for intrepid underwater exploration, with a tip of hat towards oceanic conservation.
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Blue Reef Aquarium made a splash with Qype users, who rated the aquarium 4/5, while TripAdvisors were also positive and awarded 3.5/5. Visitors enjoyed the proximity to the beach, the range of things to see and do, and particularly recommended the aquarium for family outings.
Excelelnt [sic] place to take the kids. Lots to see and do. Kids love it no matter how many times they go. The seals and otters are great to see and watch their displays.
– Jo E, TripAdvisor, Feb 2012
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I Hope you all are in high moods. I am a computer engineer however follow some healthy rules by taking required breaks between the work.
Few years back I was diagnosed with Spondolytis and I undergone physio therapy couple of times and I do not have any pain unless I do any hard work or ride a bike on bumpy road etc...
With my interest, I have started going to Gym, performing cardio for some time and then doing a light weight exercise. I am not getting any pain but some times when I try to increase bit more weight on the night I feel some pain. I apply heat and I am fine then.
So I want seek suggestion from you experience people that I am I doing correct? Should I continue my pattern of exercise this way? Or should I be doing any different pattern? Or should I follow any particular steps to avoid the pain, please kindly advise.
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The planet we inaibht is a self-regulating, self-sustaining and self-renewing home, one that has worked well for millions of years. Our ancestors lived here as hunter-gatherers. Presumably, their numbers fluctuated in cyclical manner, based upon food availability. In early times more obtainable food gave rise to more people and the lack of food to less people.Green plants are at the base of the food chain. The plants are consumed by other life. In turn, other forms of life eat those creatures. Consumers of one species are consumed by other species. In the natural order of all living things, food populations and feeder populations oscillate in equilibrium; they control one another. As food increases, the feeder population increases. A point is reached when feeder population increases result in a decline in the amount of available food. Then, as the food supply decreases, feeder numbers stop growing. As the feeder population declines, the food population increases. This is a negative feedback loop. An example of it is something with which we are familiar, a thermostat. This instrument maintains the temperature in our homes by means of switching off the furnace when the temperature gets too hot and switching it on when the temperature becomes too cold. In a negative feedback loop a point is reached at which extreme changes in temperature are halted. That is to say, the temperature of the house is maintained within limits. The house cannot get too hot or too cold because the thermostat arrests excessive changes in temperature.Several thousand years ago humankind unknowingly shut off nature's 'thermostat' that controls extreme changes in human population numbers. At that point we shifted from hunting and gathering food to growing and storing it in amounts that were greater than what was needed for immediate survival. A culture shift from foraging to producing food occurred. More food gave rise to more people, who produced more food, which gave rise to more people, who produced more food, which gave rise to more people, and so forth. Soon the increasing human numbers led to the perception that the production of more food was necessary to feed more people. The increasing food supply and increasing absolute human numbers were continuously accelerating in a food-population spiral. This is a positive feedback loop. The 'thermostat' to regulate the relationship between food and feeder populations with regard to the human community was rendered inoperative by the developing capability to increase food production at will, and seemingly without limits. Scientists have observed that the production of food to feed a growing population, as has occurred thoughtout human history in our culture, results in an even larger population size of the human species.Agriculture gave rise to the culture shift from hunter-gatherer to food producer and provided the very foundation for an economic system that depends upon the relentless increase of capabilities production, come what may. The continuous economic expansion we see today follows a course established at the dawn of our culture and may be about to reach a point in human history when human numbers and unbridled production could overwhelm the Earth. The longstanding cultural preference for continously increasing production appears to be a primary basis for the human population explosion. Since increasing the amount of obtainable food gives rise to increasing human numbers, that there are options becomes clear. Certainly, one choice is another culture shift. The earlier shift was to continually increase food production. In discerning that a culture shift is necessary in our time, leading to the stabilization of production, we could conceivably take a giant step toward addressing the looming global challenges posed by human overpopulation and human over-consumption. Evolutionary change is the way of all life; so, too, do the thought and behavior of beings in a human culture evolve.We humans appear to have an artificial, inflated view of ourselves due to commonly held beliefs in illusory cultural transmissions about the placement of humanity in the natural order of all living things. Cultural transmissions abound about the grandeur of the individual, while silence persists about the reality of human beings as one among many wondrous creatures to inaibht a small, finite, frangible planet. Although we recognize ourselves as members of a species, we have little appreciation of human creatureliness. Whatever else we may say about ourselves, we can assuredly note that humankind is an organism that evolved within the biological community. And, according to the emerging research, humanity's population dynamics is common to, not different from, the population dynamics of other organisms. Humankind could be the most complex and miraculous species ever to live in this place in the solar system. Even so, humanity remains an integral part of nature, not apart from it, and in so many ways, humans are like the marvelous creatures that surround us in our earthly home.Based upon a culturally shifted view of human beings as one of many creatures, the stabilization of unbridled human production capabilities would be seen as a path to a future marked by human wellbeing, environmental health and sustainability.In the light of history, humanity is transparently seen as capable of a cultural shift in thought and behavior. This shift in certain of our values and lifestyle could save many familiar creatures from being extirpated, preserve limited resources from being recklessly dissipated, and protect global ecosystems. As an example, humankind needs to recognize the sufficiency of current levels of global harvests to feed people in the world. To longer follow an obsolete course of continuous, seemingly endless economic expansion will result in further biodiversity loss, even greater degradation of the environment and, perhaps, the irreversible destruction of the planet as a fit place for human habitation.Consider this proposal: We change thought and behavior so that Earth is preserved as viable for habitation, humanity is protected from the potential danger of extinction, and biodiversity is hopefully saved from the same but more imminent fate. We either stay the current 'business as usual' course by continually increasing production, thereby allowing economic globalization to commandeer habitats, expunge biodiversity and engulf the planet, or we stabilize production, a remedy that is consonant with the preservation and nurturance of human and other life on our fragile yet resilient planet.The explosion of human population worldwide is a huge challenge; but we can take the measure of it and solve the problem.
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Roast chickens until they begin to brown, 30-35 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and roast until chickens are cooked through and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F, 20-25 minutes longer. Transfer chickens to a platter, tent with foil, and let rest while preparing bread salad. Keep oven on.
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Hungary and Bulgaria will play their next World Cup 2014 qualifiers without spectators due to the anti-Semitic and racist behavior of their supporters.
The Disciplinary Committee of the world's football governing body, FIFA, informed the country's federations of the ruling on Tuesday.
Hungary were punished after their fans chanted anti-Semitic slogans and displayed other offensive symbols during a friendly game against Israel, which took place in Budapest on August 15, 2012.
The Hungarian national team will now face Romania in front of an empty stand in the Brazil 2014 qualifier on March 22.
Bulgaria received the same strict penalty after their supporters racially abused Denmark's defender Patrick Mtiliga every time he touched the ball in the home World Cup preliminary game on October 12, 2012.
Flares were thrown to the pitch during the match, endangering the footballers and the people in the stands.
This means the Bulgarian team's match against Malta on March 22 will also be played without spectators.
Hungary and Bulgaria were also handed fines of $44.000 and $38.000, respectively.
"FIFA strongly condemns all forms of racism in football, and any form of discrimination will not be tolerated and will receive a strong response by the relevant FIFA authorities," a statement on the organization's official website said.
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The Brazilian government would like its people to put alcohol in their fuel tanks instead of petrol or diesel.
Back in the 1980s three-quarters of all cars in Brazil could run on alcohol, but now almost none can.
Recent oil price rises are causing people to think again about fuelling their cars with alcohol. Cars can't drive as far on a tankful of alcohol as they can on a tank of ordinary petrol or diesel, so the drivers will have to fill up more often.
But so long as it's made from a renewable source like sugar cane, alcohol produces less harmful climate-changing gas than either petrol or diesel.
Brazil is also trying something new and making fuel from the oil in soya beans. The oil in the beans is converted using a chemical process that turns it into a fuel called biodiesel.
Biodiesel can also be made from vegetable oils, animal fats and even recycled cooking grease. The first trials of biodiesel are under way in Rio de Janeiro, one of the biggest cities in Brazil.
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The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) a grant of $20,000 to support the development of the forthcoming exhibition Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta. Premiering at OMCA in February 2012, the exhibition-which features new scholarship and a comprehensive look at the Modernist artist-is presented in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. The Oakland Museum of California is one of 1,057 not-for-profit organizations recommended for a grant as part of the federal agency's first round of fiscal year 2011 grants. In total, the Arts Endowment will distribute $26.68 million to support projects nationwide.


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The spider genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Loxoscelidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 175, article 3
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The spider genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Loxoscelidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 175, article 3
Gertsch, Willis John, 1906-
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"The present paper deals with the brown spiders the genus Loxosceles (family Loxoscelidae) as they occur over temperate and tropical North America. These haplogynes spin irregular webs, serving as retreats and snares, under ground objects of many kinds, and in houses and buildings in the human litter around them. Since all species of Loxosceles are presumed to be venomous and at least five from our area have some kind of medical record a brief review of their status in the Nearctic Region is presented. The terms Haplogynae and Entelegynae are defined and discussed in reference to their copulatory patterns. In a section on various systematic problems in Loxosceles the status of numerous specific taxa is analyzed with the conclusion that they adequately fulfill all the requirements of valid species. The systematic account of the genus Loxosceles as it occurs in continental and insular North America supplants an earlier work (Gertsch, 1958) in which the then known 18 species were described and illustrated. The presently known 54 species from this wide area are characterized as follows: two species (rufipes and panama) are related to the laeta group of South America and are endemics in Central America; two species that can be called 'cosmopolitan' have been brought into North America by trade vehicles: laeta is now established in Central America and southern California, and rufescens is now widely distributed as a house spider over much of the United States; and the remaining 50 species of the reclusa group forming the endemic fauna over much of the United States, Mexico, and adjacent countries of Central America, and on the islands of the West Indies. Descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and keys to the taxa are offered under various geographical subdivisions. The Loxosceles of the United States now number 11 species of which seven are described as new; six of these have limited ranges southward into Mexico. The Loxosceles of Mexico and adjacent Central America now number 38 species of which 20 are described as new: nine mostly from the southern part of Baja California, four from the Sonoran enclave, and seven from the rest of Mexico and adjacent Central America; the species bolivari Gertsch, based on the mate holotype from Cueva García in Nuevo León, is a synonym of devia Gertsch and Mulaik; only one of the Mexican species, yucatana Chamberlin and Ivie, ranges into Central America to increase its endemics of the reclusa group to three species. The Loxosceles of the West Indies now number six species of which four are described as new; two species from Jamaica show moderate cave adaptation. The name unicolor Keyserling with spurious type locality, widely and improperly used by many authors for species from both North and South America, is abandoned as dubious. The southwestern species earlier given that name was renamed deserta by Gertsch"--P. 265.
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The lambda calculus can be thought of as an idealized, minimalistic programming language. It is capable of expressing any algorithm, and it is this fact that makes the model of functional programming an important one. Functional programs are stateless and deal exclusively with functions that accept and return data (including other functions), but they produce no side effects in 'state' and thus make no alterations to incoming data. Modern functional languages, building on the lambda calculus, include Erlang, Haskell, Lisp, ML, and Scheme.
The lambda calculus continues to play an important role in mathematical foundations, through the Curry-Howard correspondence. However, as a naïve foundation for mathematics, the untyped lambda calculus is unable to avoid set-theoretic paradoxes (see the Kleene-Rosser paradox).
This article deals with the "untyped lambda calculus" as originally conceived by Church. Most modern applications concern typed lambda calculi.
Since every expression is a unary function, and every argument and result are functions too, and as such lambda calculus is quite interesting and unique within both computation and mathematics.
A function is anonymously defined by a lambda expression which expresses the function's action on its argument. For instance, the "add-two" function f such that f(x) = x + 2 would be expressed in lambda calculus as λ x. x + 2 (or equivalently as λ y. y + 2; the name of the formal parameter is immaterial) and the application of the function f(3) would be written as (λ x. x + 2) 3. Note that part of what makes this description "informal" is that the expression x + 2 (or even the number 2) is not part of lambda calculus; an explanation of how numbers and arithmetic can be represented in lambda calculus is below. Function application is left associative: f x y = (f x) y. Consider the function which takes a function as an argument and applies it to the number 3 as follows: λ f. f 3. This latter function could be applied to our earlier "add-two" function as follows: (λ f. f 3) (λ x. x + 2). The three expressions:
are equivalent.
A function of two variables is expressed in lambda calculus as a function of one argument which returns a function of one argument (see currying). For instance, the function f(x, y) = x - y would be written as λ x. λ y. x - y. A common convention is to abbreviate curried functions as, in this example, λ x y. x - y. While it is not part of the formal definition of the language,
Lambda calculus expressions may contain free variables, i.e. variables not bound by any λ. For example, the variable y is free in the expression (λ x. y) , representing a function which always produces the result y. Occasionally, this necessitates the renaming of formal arguments. For example, in the formula below, the letter y is used first as a formal parameter, then as a free variable:
If one only formalizes the notion of function application and replaces the use of lambda expressions by the use of combinators, one obtains combinatory logic.
Instances of 2 are known as abstractions and instances of 3, applications.
Also note that a variable binds to its "nearest" lambda. In the following expression one single occurrence of x is bound by the second lambda:
An expression which contains no free variables is said to be closed. Closed lambda expressions are also known as combinators and are equivalent to terms in combinatory logic.
The precise rules for alpha conversion are not completely trivial. First, when alpha-converting an abstraction, the only variable occurrences that are renamed are those that are bound to the same abstraction. For example, an alpha conversion of λx.λx.x could result in λy.λx.x , but it could not result in λy.λx.y . The latter has a different meaning from the original.
Second, alpha conversion is not possible if it would result in a variable getting captured by a different abstraction. For example, if we replace x with y in λx.λy.x, we get λy.λy.y, which is not at all the same.
Substitution on terms of the λ-calculus is defined by recursion on the structure of terms, as follows.
Notice that substitution is defined uniquely up-to α-equivalence.
This conversion is not always appropriate when lambda expressions are interpreted as programs. Evaluation of λ x. f x can terminate even when evaluation of f does not.
We can define a successor function, which takes a number n and returns n + 1 by adding an additional application of f:
A predicate is a function which returns a boolean value. The most fundamental predicate is ISZERO which returns TRUE if its argument is the Church numeral 0, and FALSE if its argument is any other Church numeral:
The availability of predicates and the above definition of TRUE and FALSE make it convenient to write "if-then-else" expressions in lambda calculus. For example, the predecessor function can be defined as' '
A linked list can be defined as either NIL for the empty list, or the PAIR of an element and a smaller list. The predicate NULL tests for the value NIL.
As an example of the use of pairs, the shift-and-increment function that maps (m, n) to (n, n+1) can be defined as
In lambda calculus, one cannot define a function which includes itself. To get around this, one may start by defining a function, here called g, which takes a function f as an argument and returns another function that takes n as an argument:
The function that g returns is either the constant 1, or n times the application of the function f to n-1. Using the ISZERO predicate, and boolean and algebraic definitions described above, the function g can be defined in lambda calculus.
However, g by itself is still not recursive; in order to use g to create the recursive factorial function, the function passed to g as f must have specific properties. Namely, the function passed as f must expand to the function g called with one argument -- and that argument must be the function that was passed as f again!
In other words, f must expand to g(f). This call to g will then expand to the above factorial function and calculate down to another level of recursion. In that expansion the function f will appear again, and will again expand to g(f) and continue the recursion. This kind of function, where f = g(f), is called a fixed-point of g, and it turns out that it can be implemented in the lambda calculus using what is known as the paradoxical operator or fixed-point operator and is represented as Y -- the Y combinator:
In the lambda calculus, Y g is a fixed-point of g, as it expands to g (Y g). Now, to complete our recursive call to the factorial function, we would simply call g (Y g) n, where n is the number we are calculating the factorial of.
Given n = 5, for example, this expands to:
And so on, evaluating the structure of the algorithm recursively. Every recursively defined function can be seen as a fixed point of some other suitable function, and therefore, using Y, every recursively defined function can be expressed as a lambda expression. In particular, we can now cleanly define the subtraction, multiplication and comparison predicate of natural numbers recursively.
Church's proof first reduces the problem to determining whether a given lambda expression has a normal form. A normal form is an equivalent expression which cannot be reduced any further. Then he assumes that this predicate is computable, and can hence be expressed in lambda calculus. Building on earlier work by Kleene and constructing a Gödel numbering for lambda expressions, he constructs a lambda expression e which closely follows the proof of Gödel's first incompleteness theorem. If e is applied to its own Gödel number, a contradiction results.
As pointed out by Peter Landin's 1965 classic A Correspondence between ALGOL 60 and Church's Lambda-notation, most programming languages are rooted in the lambda calculus, which provides the basic mechanisms for procedural abstraction and procedure (subprogram) application.
Implementing the lambda calculus on a computer involves treating "functions" as first-class objects, which raises implementation issues for stack-based programming languages. This is known as the Funarg problem.
The most prominent counterparts to lambda calculus in programming are functional programming languages, which essentially implement the calculus augmented with some constants and datatypes. Lisp uses a variant of lambda notation for defining functions, but only its purely functional subset ("Pure Lisp") is really equivalent to lambda calculus.
Functional languages are not the only ones to support functions as first-class objects. Numerous imperative languages, e.g. Pascal, have long supported passing subprograms as arguments to other subprograms. In C and the C-like subset of C++ the equivalent result is obtained by passing pointers to the code of functions (subprograms). Such mechanisms are limited to subprograms written explicitly in the code, and do not directly support higher-level functions. Some imperative object-oriented languages have notations that represent functions of any order; such mechanisms are available in C++, Smalltalk and more recently in Eiffel ("agents") and C# ("delegates"). As an example, the Eiffel "inline agent" expression denotes an object corresponding to the lambda expression λ x . x*x (with call by value). It can be treated like any other expression, e.g. assigned to a variable or passed around to routines. If the value of square is the above agent expression, then the result of applying square to a value a (β-reduction) is expressed as square.item ([a]), where the argument is passed as a tuple.
A Python example of this uses the lambda form of functions: This creates a new anonymous function and names it func which can be passed to other functions, stored in variables, etc. Python can also treat any other function created with the standard def statement as first-class objects.
The same holds for Smalltalk expression This is first-class object (block closure), which can be stored in variables, passed as arguments, etc.
A similar C++ example (using the Boost.Lambda library): Here the standard library function for_each iterates over all members of container 'c', and prints the square of each element. The _1 notation is Boost.Lambda's convention (originally derived from Boost.Bind) for representing the first placeholder element (the first argument), represented as x elsewhere.
A simple C# delegate taking a variable and returning the square. This function variable can then be passed to other methods (or function delegates) In C# 3.0, the language has lambda expressions in a form similar to python or lisp. The expression resolves to a delegate like in the previous example but the above can be simplified to below.
The following uses the term 'redex', short for 'reducible expression'. For example, (λ x. M) N is a beta-redex; λ x. M x is an eta-redex if x is not free in M. The expression to which a redex reduces is called its reduct; using the previous example, the reducts of these expressions are respectively M[x:=N] and M.Full beta reductions: Any redex can be reduced at any time. This means essentially the lack of any particular reduction strategy — with regard to reducibility, "all bets are off".Applicative order: The rightmost, innermost redex is always reduced first. Intuitively this means a function's arguments are always reduced before the function itself. Applicative order always attempts to apply functions to normal forms, even when this is not possible.
Applicative order is not a normalising strategy. The usual counterexample is as follows: define Ω = ωω where ω = λ x. xx. This entire expression contains only one redex, namely the whole expression; its reduct is again Ω. Since this is the only available reduction, Ω has no normal form (under any evaluation strategy). Using applicative order, the expression KIΩ = (λ x y . x)(λ x.x)Ω is reduced by first reducing Ω to normal form (since it is the rightmost redex), but since Ω has no normal form, applicative order fails to find a normal form for KIΩ.
In contrast, normal order is so called because it always finds a normalising reduction if one exists. In the above example, KIΩ reduces under normal order to I, a normal form. A drawback is that redexes in the arguments may be copied, resulting in duplicated computation (for example, (λ x.xx)((λ x.x)y) reduces to ((λx.x)y)((λx.x)y) using this strategy; now there are two redexes, so full evaluation needs two more steps, but if the argument had been reduced first, there would now be none).
The positive tradeoff of using applicative order is that it does not cause unnecessary computation if all arguments are used, because it never substitutes arguments containing redexes and hence never needs to copy them (which would duplicate work). In the above example, in applicative order (λ x.xx)((λ x.x)y) reduces first to (λ x.xx)y and then to the normal order yy, taking two steps instead of three.
Most purely functional programming languages (notably Miranda and its descendents, including Haskell), and the proof languages of theorem provers, use lazy evaluation, which is essentially the same as call by need. This is like normal order reduction, but call by need manages to avoid the duplication of work inherent in normal order reduction using sharing. In the example given above, (λ x.xx)((λ x.x)y) reduces to ((λx.x)y)((λx.x)y), which has two redexes, but in call by need they are represented using the same object rather than copied, so when one is reduced the other is too.
The Church-Rosser property of the lambda calculus means that evaluation (β-reduction) can be carried out in any order, even concurrently. This means that various nondeterministic evaluation strategies are relevant. However, the lambda calculus does not offer any explicit constructs for parallelism. Various process calculi have been proposed as minimal languages for concurrency and distributed computation.
The fact that lambda calculus terms act as functions on other lambda calculus terms, and even on themselves, led to questions about the semantics of the lambda calculus. Could a sensible meaning be assigned to lambda calculus terms? The natural semantics was to find a set D isomorphic to the function space D → D, of functions on itself. However, no nontrivial such D can exist, by cardinality constraints.
In the 1970s, Dana Scott showed that, if only continuous functions were considered, a set or domain D with the required property could be found, thus providing a model for the lambda calculus.
This work also formed the basis for the denotational semantics of programming languages
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|Best Choice Products presents this brand new universal kayak cart. This item can make getting your kayak or canoe from the car to the water as effortless as possible. Designed with 3.5" (L) foam bumpers on each arm to hold a canoe or kayak by the hull in a V-shaped cradle, it features a 9.25"(H) spring-loaded stand for quick loading out of the water, large 10" diameter inflatable tires, and a long-lasting solid metal frame that is foldable and easy to store. We purchase our products directly from the manufacturer, so you know you're getting the best prices available. NEW PRODUCT WITH FACTORY PACKAGING FEATURES: 12ft straps Solid Aluminum construction Foam bumpers on each arm for protection Double-leg kickstand for easy loading 10" pneumatic tires (for sand and gravel) Stainless steel fasteners; chrome cotter pins No assembly required 150lb weight capacity PLEASE NOTE: Our digital images are as accurate as possible. However, different monitors may cause colors to vary slightly. Some of our items are handcrafted and/or hand finished. Color can vary and slight imperfections in the metal work are normal and considered evidence of the hand-finishing process, which adds character and authenticity to those items.
Customer Reviews of Boat Kayak Canoe Carrier Dolly Trailer Tote Trolley Transport Cart Wheel New
Okay... Kayak Cart6/4/2014
Cart came assembled except for the wheels. There was "no" instructions for finished assembly or use. Quality so-so, tubing will not hold up if used over challenging surfaces. The strap was one continuous run that would have to be cut for securing kayak to cart. Again the absence of instructions for securing kayak to cart.
Kayak carrier6/26/2013
shipped quickly, simple to assemble, only the wheels had to be attached in about 30 sec. Handled 16 ft Kayak with ease only with one person.
good deal, fast delivery
canoe carrier6/22/2013
Happy with the product.
Great product!6/20/2013
It was very easy to install. Very good quality and very sturdy. I highly recommend this product for kayak owners.
Fast Shipping, Well Packaged6/19/2013
The kayak/canoe wheeled hauler seems like it is well built and should work great. Have not tried it yet, but seems to not be flimsy or cheaply made. Feels very sturdy and hopefully should work great taking canoe from camp site to lake and visa versa.
Great price. Delivered quickly.6/19/2013
Just what we were looking for to move our kayak from the yard to the water. Great price, easy to put together, and delivered faster than expected.
Decent trolley6/19/2013
Not very fancy, but gets the job done.
Cart has bad odor6/19/2013
While the cart appears to be well made, there is a very strong chemical odor coming from the product. After a few calls to the seller, they provided a full refund and we threw the product in the trash. I cannot recommend the product, but the seller stood behind it. I am now in the market for another kayak cart.
Low Cost5/28/2013
Good value.
Just What I Needed5/27/2013
I am not sure if there were instructions but it assembled easily in two minutes. It is a high quality product that I strongly recommend.
Great Product5/20/2013
Assembly was easy and practiced moving my kayak with the cart in the yard--this is definitely a back saving device. Anxious to see how it handles the rougher terrain of our lakeshores.
Easy to use5/17/2013
Simple design, very easy to use this carrier.
Nice little cart4/1/2013
I wanted something to assist moving a kayak from the gagrage across the gravel lane to the lake and this fits the bill perfectly. Pneumatic tires handle the terrain while being very light and nimble. Durability remains to be seen - it is not a tank by any means.
Great item4/1/2013
Awesome little cart. Seems smaller than I imagined it would've been, but it looks like it will get the job done. I have not had a chance to use it yet. Some minor assembly required. Simply had to attach each wheel to the frame and it's ready to go.
Well made4/1/2013
I am sometimes disappointed with items I order online not being quite as they were pictured in the ad. Not so with this. Although I haven't used it yet, it appears very well made, and exactly as described. The elements of it's construction are straightforward, and appear durable. It is light, and folds to a size that will be easy to transport with all the other "stuff" one brings kayaking. I have folded it several times, and it is easy to use. The stand is also a nice feature.
All appears well4/1/2013
We have not yet put the item together so we don't know how well it works but it appears fine and there is not much assembly required. We don't anticipate any issues.
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We bought these because there are a few places we take the kayaks that you have to carry them a few hundred yards from the car to the water. Cart folds flat, wheels come off/on easy, but secure, should be able to fit inside front hatch of SOT kayak. The only thing that worries me is how well it will hold up to salt water before it starts rusting. Light Overall Weight + Cheap Price= Light weight metal (very little stainless steel parts. But, for this price, who cares??
This thing is Awesome! And when it cost only half the price it would have been if i bought one around town. Light weight, convenient, and durable! SOLD!
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By Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Friday, 10 August 2012 11:17AM
The Coca-Cola Beatbox, designed by Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt, has been created as part of the brand's 'Future Flames' campaign.
The experience begins with a 200 metre tour around the outside of the building, which gives visitors the opportunity to touch and play the musical touch points along the route.
Each touch point releases the sound of a sport, including archery to ping pong, and allows consumers create their own music.
Most of the 300 Coca-Cola representatives guiding consumers through the pavilion have been selected from the six Olympic boroughs in London.
Coca-Cola expects to have around 200,000 visitors to the Beatbox during the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Former Nevada County Supervisor Facing Charges After Child Pornography Investigation
Investigators looking into Supervisor Terry Lamphier in October after concerns were raised in a letter. That didn't stop voters from electing him to the Grass Valley City Council in November, and many said they didn't believe the allegations were real.
Food Bank In Nevada County Moving After Worker Threatened With Knife
A Nevada County food bank is now searching for a new place to do business after a worker giving out turkeys was threatened with a knife.
Falling Rock Traps Hiker In Nevada County
Officials say that a falling rock has trapped a hiker Wednesday afternoon.
2 Homes Destroyed In Wildfire Near Grass Valley
It's the call no one wants to get while away from their home.
Public Access To Old Emigrant Trail Banned For Two Years By Nevada County Supervisors
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban public access to the old Emigrant Trail that runs through three subdivisions near Grass Valley.
Nevada County Supervisors Advance Ordinance Limiting Outdoor Events On Private Property
After almost eight hours of discussion, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted to approve an ordinance that will only allow four commercial outdoor events at local venues a year. The move is a blow to the local wedding industry.
Pursuit Ends In Crash In Grass Valley
A suspect is in custody after a reported pursuit ended in a crash early Thursday morning.
CHP, Bureau Of Land Management Officers Hurt In Shootout With Suspect
Authorities say two officers were hurt during a confrontation with a suspect in a remote area north of Nevada City.
Grand Jury: Nevada Irrigation District Water Rate Increases Could Have Been Avoided
The increase for the next five years could have been avoided, according to a grand jury report. It states the board of directors spent the last several years drawing on its cash reserves to keep customer rates steady, without a plan to have rates keep pace with demand.
Bear Sneaks Into Nevada County Woman's Kitchen Searching For Snack
While there are typically a lot of bear sightings in the area, especially during this time of the year, it's still unusual to have a bear open the door and make itself at home.
Wedding Industry Worries Nevada County Ordinance Could Drive Away Business
Weddings are a multi-million-dollar industry with around 400 ceremonies held in Nevada County every year, but venue owners fear a new ordinance will send brides looking elsewhere.
Sheriff: Missing Snowboarder Hiked Himself Out
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With five recent flu-related deaths in Beaumont, two of which had confirmed cases of the H1N1 strain, and around 15 deaths reported in a 16-county region of Southeastern Texas, both local and state health agency officials are urging Texans to get vaccinated immediately.
Agriculture students at Odom Academy celebrated with teacher Will Humber after he received a grant from the Beaumont Public Schools Foundation for gardening equipment to serve his classes and other participating middle school students during the organization's Fall grant caravan Thursday, Dec. 17. For his "Gardens Galore" project, Humber received supplies from a grant totaling $ 964.95 including shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, water hoses, all-natural fertilizers and insecticides, potting soil and seed trays.
A proposed Confederate memorial that would display the battle flag of the Confederacy and the Confederate states' flags near Interstate 10 and MLK Jr. Drive in Orange, a source of much contention in 2013, remains incomplete after several months of stalled construction.
Some two months after the owner closed the Ridgewood Retirement Community rather than address a number of health department and city building code violations, residents have relocated and the owner has put the decaying facility up for sale.
Harvey Luna, owner of Matchmaker Matchmaker, might have better luck beyond the Texas state line after a judgment rendered in a lawsuit brought by the Texas Attorney General's Office effectively shut the doors of Beaumont's burgeoning dating service Oct. 1.
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TP Boss: Eliot; I have good news! You get to keep your job!
Eliot: Great! Thank you Boss!
TP Boss: Your welcome Eliot; For your first new assignment, I want you to go take pictures of the people who are being laid off...
Christine Harvey was a very good reporter who was professional, yet kind. She performed her job with energy which led me to know how much she enjoyed it. She will be missed.
I will grant you that D West was a warrior and as tough as they come. Many said this about him including Monty. He was also a great scorer, thanks to an abundance of opportunities given to him to do so. What Monty or his teammates did not, and could not say, was that he was a lazy defender, that he pouted offensively if Paul was not there to continuously feed him the ball, and that his attitude was suspect; much of the time I saw him whining. Never did I see him cheering on his teammates or getting them fired up as Jack and Vasquez do. The lack of team chemistry is a factor for anyone staying at a job, or in his and Paul's case, a team. If the system is setup for them to seek perceived higher ground elsewhere, than they cannot be faulted for wanting to escape a rebuild. As for me, I think we will be better off in the long run with a team who hustles, has good chemistry, and soon to come, has a number of skilled options. You could see the young guys progress so much this year and my hope and expectation is that a formidable, dynamic, and deep 2nd team will be the end result. All that is left is for us to step up and fill up the seats to cheer them on!
I totally agree with you...Voodoo is certainly synonymous and I believe easily more marketable than the other names I've heard...Brass would be my second choice....First choice is and will always be Jazz. Tom ought to contact the Utah owners and work something out quietly behind the scenes.
Hope this hustling kid gets back soon...sure looks like Demps had some great foresight in getting Ayon when he did...we are creating some good depth thru these trials...add some #1 picks and we will be back in business...who would guess that we could beat Dallas last night with all the guys we have out? Nothing short of a small miracle...be patient Bee-lovers
Hello Geivis Vasuez! Trust in Dell and Monty! These guys know what they are doing!
Another long and lean athlete who played in a tough college environment. lsutigers33....LMAO!
And then comes Ariza, Smith, Aminu, Ayon, Pondexter......backup PG?
Not a bad matchup with the Clippers?
Paul --- Jack (who knows Paul better?)
Griffin --- Okafor (defensive muscle and equal height?)
Jordan --- Kaman (Kaman scorer vs Jordan defender; Kaman was the starter until injury)
Billups --- Gordon (Butler on the slide, Gordon up, up, and away!)
Butler --- Landry (Landry too strong)
And another thing...the loss of Paul and West's potential big salaries appears to be equating to more money available to field a deeper bench...last Wednesday our 2nd team definitely outplayed the Memphis backups and stormed us into the lead with hustling offense and stifling defense. For the most part, the Grizzlies had to shoot most everything from the outside...even Randolf was getting pushed out from the goal...GO HORNETS!
...Like baseballs in the Dominican Republic?
Go watch highlights of Eric Gordon on YouTube...he is like Carl Landry playing guard...he takes it to the hoop often and jams it down their throat...has a sweet outside shot...supposedly a quiet leader...it is going to be fun cheering for him...welcome him warmly with all the new seatholders and we could be watching an all star for many years...plus two good number 1 picks next year and we'll be rolling...no more whiny,lazy West is icing on the cake, but I will miss his scoring punch...perhaps a more team centered scoring approach now then the Paul to West game of "keep away" sometimes...
Definitely want Landry back...love his style of play...when he brings it to the rim he is going for the slam. Also like Smith...I think last year was his first to see as much playing time as he did...I like his hustle and he showed some some toughness in games...a little more bulk and he would be harder to push around in the post...like his shot...Landry 28, Smith 25.
C'mon back guys!
Would have been a great trade with good players who could have filled the roster and given us a #1 next year to boot...thanks a lot NBA for setting us up for a big fall if we can't get a deal this good for Paul...his value must be reclaimed or we are in major trouble...btw sign Landry and bring back Thornton.
Would have been a great trade with good players who could have filled the roster and given us a #1 next year to boot...thanks a lot NBA for setting us up for a big fall if we can't get a deal this good for Paul...his value must be reclaimed or we are in major trouble...btw sign Landry and bring back Thornton.
I've never left my suburbian New Orleans "home" for many of the reasons listed in these comments, both directly and indirectly. Mr. Gleason has been blessed to reach a level of deeper understanding about this place we call home. Here a man's show of emotion is not borne of weakness, but of pride and love for his family, be it close or extended, friend or sibling, parent or child. Such passion we possess often cannot be restrained within.
We too have been blessed by Steve's willingness to be open to that love in his outpouring of heartfelt thanks. How ironic it is that the play Steve will always be remembered for, likewise carried with it an outburst of that same love, passion, and unbridled joy in all who experienced it.
God Bless You and your family Steve Gleason, and to all who proudly call the Saints "their" team!
I like the fact that our receivers for the most part are quiet, yet confident guys. Devery, Meach, Colston, are all guys who can get the job done without having to be mouthy showboats. That speaks to a reason why one can be the big guy one game, and a different one the next time. They seem to possess some measure of humility which is a good ingredient for a successful team. Don't get me wrong; I like Lance's passion a lot too, but 5 Lance's might be great but also might not enjoy sharing the ball as much. I think their low key demeanor keeps him humble, as well. If Arrington sticks around, he seems to be like the other guys, too. I wonder what will happen when Morgan returns! Don't know if he can clear waivers to be signed to the practice squad. Go Saints!
That long punt may have been the best punt I have ever seen. Given the situation, backed up into his endzone, trying to not give them good field position, and especially to not give Hester a chance to return it...to hit a bomb like that was incredible.
Keep in mind that the sideline punts have to travel 25yds from the center of the field to get out of bounds. With 59yds of pure distance from the line of scrimmage to the point it was marked, and considering he is behind the line of scrimmage to begin with, that punt had to have traveled at least 70yds. Wish I could have been there to see it.
Kreutz takes less pay to go to a better opportunity > Goodwin takes more pay to go to a lesser one
#1 surgery for the Saints it seems...he needs more time with his foot anyway....killing two birds with one stone timewise
Ferocity: Exactly what I was thinking about before I got to your post. I remember it being a "BIG" hit at first and then later it began to fizzle out, I suppose as teams schemed it differently and we didn't have the LBs we needed. Still would like to see us build a stud LB core one day...I like Vilma but he's just one guy...others have yet to shine as bright


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