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Grey's Anatomy
Meet Ms. McPerfect: The Ultimate Grey's Anatomy Dream Woman
We've already introduced you to the McPerfect Grey's Anatomy dream man, so it's only fair that the smokin' hot women of Seattle Grace-Mercy West get their moment in the limelight as well. After all, the men wouldn't be nearly as much fun if they didn't have some gorgeous, smart, feisty women to chase (and makeout with in elevators).
So now is when we take the best trait (both physical and not) from each female character to create the woman of, well, everyone's dreams:
Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) epic speeches/raspy voice: The combination of Meredith's raspy voice and her unforgettable "pick me, choose me, love me" speeches makes us want to pick her, choose her and love her … Just like Derek (Patrick Dempsey).
Cristina's (Sandra Oh) skill: We're talking about her skill both surgically … and in the bedroom. Let's face it: A woman who's that confident has to have something going on.
Addison's (Kate Walsh) hair: Also, her sexy eyebrow arch. You know, the look she'd give men when she'd bite her nail and look all turned on. Yea, it's probably why she was referred to as McHot on multiple occasions. It's also probably why she was a bit of a slut.
Izzie's (Katherine Heigl) boobs: And Izzie's body in general. Hey, she was a model.
Arizona's (Jessica Capshaw) eyes: They're sweet, they're stunning, and they're blue. We're in.
Callie's (Sara Ramirez) lips/vocals: We want Meredith's talking voice and Callie's general vocal talent. Come on. She speaks Spanish? Hot. She can sing? Hot.
April's (Sarah Drew) moral center/compassion: Yes, she can be a little over-the-top at times, but April's heart is almost always in the right place, which is more than we can say for some people.
Bailey's (Chandra Wilson) spunk: Every perfect woman needs a bit of an edge, and Bailey's feisty attitude is just what the relationship doctor ordered.
Lexie's (Chyler Leigh) smile: It was so beautiful. Sigh.
Teddy's (Kim Raver) friendship: Friendship is the foundation of any good relationship, which makes Teddy a pretty darn good catch. And Henry (Scott Foley) knew it.
Adele's (Loretta Devine) loyalty: Adele defined "stick by your man" when she stayed with Richard (James Pickens Jr.) through his affair with Ellis (Kate Burton). That kind of loyalty is not easy to find.
There she is, in all of her good-voice, good-hair, good-sex glory. And together, Mr. and Mrs. McPerfect will live happily ever after … OK, this is Seattle Grace-Mercy West, so really, they will live happily ever after until the next big traumatic incident. But don't worry. They will get through it together. We think.
Catch the next new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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Foodie gift for a friend's family?
Hi guys -
i'm wondering if you have any ideas for a food-related gift to give to my best friend's boyfriend's family. They are from Germany and they absolutely LOVE food and wine. They always let me crash on their couch after a long night of partying (they live on Stanford campus), they always feed me, they brought me to the big game yesterday, they took me to dinner...
After yesterday, they deserve far better than just one of my usual thank-you notes!
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Posted 04 Aug 2011
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I'm using VS2010 Premim for Web development in ASP.NET 4.0, 3.5SP1, 2.0 and DNN v3-v5.
Last version of JustCode and Rad Controllos from premium package is installed on comp.
On local Internet Information Services 7.5 I have a lots of separate Sites (with app-pools that have Enable 32-Bit Applications=true) for each of my projects eg. http://h1loc/, http://sdloc/, http://sbloc/ etc... and development is going nice and easy until I installed Telerik JustTrace ver. 11.2.713.0. on Windows 7 x64 SP1 Enteprise.
Since than on every local site while browsing I get error like this and development is imposible...
Server Error in Application "H1LOC"
HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.
Detailed Error Information
Error Code
Requested URL
Physical Path
Logon Method
Not yet determined
Logon User
Not yet determined
In windows Event Log are messages like this...
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-IIS-W3SVC-WP
Date: 4.8.2011. 17:33:09
Event ID: 2299
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Tonci-PC.sistemi.corp
An application has reported as being unhealthy. The worker process will now request a recycle. Reason given: An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.
. The data is the error.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-IIS-W3SVC-WP" Guid="{670080D9-742A-4187-8D16-41143D1290BD}" EventSourceName="W3SVC-WP" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">2299</EventID>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-08-04T15:33:09.000000000Z" />
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Security />
<Data Name="Reason">An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.
Than I uninstalled JustTrace and I can not see this problem anymore.
In past I used olders versions of JustTrace without huge problems like this one.
Kind regards
Posted 05 Aug 2011
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Hello Tonci ,
Thank you for your feedback and the detailed error information. We are investigating the problem and let you know when we release a fix.
All the best,
the Telerik team
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Posted 14 Aug 2011
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I just got errors like this too...I'm having performance issues and wanted to profile the app in IIS...something JT did broke every site I have on the server...very very frustrating
Here's the frustration in action: http://www.screencast.com/t/oiYIpnkE8
...all those URLs worked before JT was loaded
Posted 15 Aug 2011
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Getting the same error as Tonci on my Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 dev workstation.
The web app is 64 bit:
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Posted 17 Aug 2011
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Hello Gk,
Thank you for your feedback. Next week we plan to release an internal build that will fix many IIS related problems. I will let you know when we ship it.
the Telerik team
Posted 19 Aug 2011
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Hello Gk,
We are actively working on this issue and a proper fix is coming very soon.
But you should be able to work around this issue if you change the security permissions of your TEMP folder.
While the profiler is running, it stores the performance data into the temp folder of the interactive user (the one started JustTrace or Visual Studio).
But IIS uses a dedicated account with limited rights so it cannot write into it.
To resolve the problem:
1. Locate your temporary files folder.
* Start Windows Explorer.
* Type %TEMP% in the address bar and press enter. You should be in the folder named like C:\Users\<your-account>\AppData\Local\Temp\1.
* In the LEFT tree view of Explorer, right-click on the directory named "Temp" and select "Properties".
* Sometimes you are right beneath it in a folder named with digits (usually "1") but please, change the security of the "Temp" folder
* Go to Security tab
2. Change permission to allow IIS work accounts access to your temp folder.
* Press the "Edit..." button
* Press the "Add..." button
* In the "From this location" field, select your local computer. By default, this field is set to your Windows Domain.
* Add the IIS worker account for the App Pool your Asp.net application is using. It should be named like "IIS APPPOOL\ASP.NET V4.0 Integrated". Change the name to the proper account for your application
* Alternatively (and not recommended), if you are in a hurry, you may use the special "Everyone" account. But make sure you revert it back after you are done as it may lead to security issues!
* Press OK
* In the lower half of the dialog, check the box for "Modify" and "Allow".
* Press OK
* Press OK
Now your application can write into the temp folder of your interactive account. You should be able to successfully profile your applications.
You must perform this procedure for each Application Pool you want to profile.
the Telerik team
Thanks for the update and workaround!
BTW it's likely that the Account IIS 7.5 uses is a Virtual Account http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/624/application-pool-identities/ .
So if your App pool is the DefaultAppPool the acount name you have to paste into the security "Select Users or Group" dialog box is
"IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool" and click "Check Names" to resolve.
Posted 29 Aug 2011
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Bingo! I had the same problem IIS problem and adding "network service" (identity used for that app pool) to the temp solved the problem.
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Think about how much time you spend fretting about what might happen.
Those deer-in-the-headlights moments are not only agonizing but they are profoundly unproductive. With each minute you spend in a state of worry, youre robbing yourself of the opportunity to contribute to your success and the world around you.
The funny thing about worrying is that the vast majority of concerns never materialize. Stewing about what might happen if a client changes her mind was wasted time when in the end, the client does no such thing. Worrying about a disease that never emerges or being scolded by a boss who ends up giving a compliment is absolutely wasteful. Watching the Kardashians reality show would be more productive.
Only a small percentage of most peoples concerns actually come true. The majority of worry-time could be redeployed into something anything far more effective. Youll have less stress and end up having more resources available when a setback actually occurs.
Lets look at the math:
If a typical person worries for a total of three hours per week, this adds up to 156 hours per year of immobilizing anxiety. Now lets say 5% of the worries actually come true. That means that 148 hours were utterly wasted worrying about stuff that never ends up happening.
What if you recaptured the entire 156 hours and spent your days full of energy and free of anxiety? In addition to enjoying life more, you can use that time to create art, learn a new language, get in shape, read a book, play with your kids, counsel a friend, or help your community. Instead of the depleting act of wallowing in fear, you can be making an impact and advancing your life.
But what about the negative things that do end up happening? Even if you carve out 30 hours to deal with the fallout of setbacks once they occur (instead of biting your nails in advance), you still end up with a gift of more than 120 hours to pursue your calling.
Its time to let go of the worry demon and embrace the new abundance of time and energy that will come as a result of releasing this burden.
Break free from the shackles of useless anxiety and sprint toward the activities that will drive the most progress in your life. You get to choose what you think about so you might as well instruct your mind to think positively and release those unproductive concerns.
Crunch the numbers and youll be well on your way to seizing your full potential. This kind of math sure beats long division, no?
Josh Linkner is a successful tech entrepreneur and best-selling author. He writes a weekly column for the Sunday Business section and freep.com. Linkner is CEO and managing partner of Detroit Venture Partners and author of Disciplined Dreaming - A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. For his full biography check out joshlinkner.com. Follow him on Twitter @joshlinkner


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Joynes Events: Art Photographer Panel, "Visions of Family"
Thu, October 6, 2011 • 7:00 PM • Joynes Room, Carothers (CRD) 007, 2501 Whitis Ave. Enter through the east doors of the honors quad
The Goddess Diana outside of the Joynes Room, Honors Quad
The Joynes Reading Room will host a panel titled "Visions of Family" featuring three prominent art photographers:
Dona Schwartz is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her photography explores everyday life and culture. Her most recent book, In the Kitchen, was published by Jehrer Verlag in 2009. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Musee de l'Elysee, the George Eastman House and the Harry Ransom Center.
Julie Blackmon's book Domestic Vacations explores what she calls "the conflation of art and life" with images that are "both fictional and autobiographical." Inspired by 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, Blackmon's colorful images of chaotic everyday life include an element of fantasy. Her work has been widely exhibited, and she has been selected by American Photo as an "Emerging Photographer of 2008" and one of PDN's prestigious "30."
Cori Pepelnjak's ongoing project JoJo exemplifies her bold and compassionate approach to documentary photography. Her work has been exhibited recently at the Rayko Gallery of San Francisco, the Art of Photography Show in San Diego, Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle, and IFP in St. Paul, Minnesota.


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Volleyball Welcomes Kansas
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University volleyball team will host the No. 24-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a midweek Big 12 matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum.
"We need to serve tough, play at a competitive level for long periods of time and take care of things on our side of the net," coach Jill Kramer says. "We don't need anybody to jump out and have a stellar performance. We need everyone on our team to be steady and consistent. Taking care of fundamentals and making positive plays on the ball is what we are going for."
The Mountaineers (8-9, 0-4 Big 12) are coming off their first Big 12 road trip where the team dropped matches to first-time opponent, the then-No. 15 ranked Kansas State (0-3) and Oklahoma (1-3). Freshman outside hitter Nikki Attea led all hitters with 17 kills and 2.43 kills per set in the matches, while freshman libero Anna Panagiotakopoulos led the defensive end of the ball with 30 digs including a match-high 18 against the Sooners.
Freshman setter Brittany Sample recorded her ninth, and league leading, double-double of the season against the Sooners with 34 assists and 12 digs. The Lewisville, Texas native currently leads the team with 622 assists and is ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in assists per set with 9.72.
The No. 24-ranked Jayhawks (14-2, 2-0 Big 12) are appearing in the AVCA National poll for the first time this season and recently received a program-best No.9 RPI projection. Led by Preseason All-Big 12 team selection Caroline Jarmoc, Kansas currently leads the conference in attack percentage (.395) and kills per set (14.48).
Jarmoc and Taylor Tolefee are the only players ranked in the top 10 in both hitting percentage and blocks per set in the Big 12. Jarmoc is also ranked nationally in the top 30 in three categories- blocks per set (17th-1.45), hitting percentage (27th-0.395) and points per set (30th-4.79).
"Kansas is doing some good stuff right now," Kramer says. "They just jumped into the top 25, are 2-0 in conference play and they do some different things offensively that we haven't seen before. They pass the ball pretty well to be able to do the things they are doing and they have a middle, Carolina Jarmoc, who is really good. She is going to get her kills, but we need to key in on her and try and slow her down."
Wednesday's match will be the third time the teams have met, with Kansas holding a 2-0 record over the Mountaineers in the series. The last meeting between the teams came in 2000 in Lawrence, Kan., with the Jayhawks winning the match 3-1.
Fans unable to attend tomorrow's match can follow the Mountaineers via GameTracker and a free WebStream presented by Kroger at WVUsports.com.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post1994851148620477748..comments2015-06-17T20:43:36.039-05:00Comments on Disapproving Rabbits: Mithrilbirdchickhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-49210002720233594192012-07-31T11:03:37.245-05:002012-07-31T11:03:37.245-05:00ITthe9th, glad to hear it. Keep cheering up and w...ITthe9th, glad to hear it. Keep cheering up and we wish you some really good reasons to be ever more cheerful.

BB, sigh, amazingly though I really don't understand most of the nouns you used, I got the message. It is great to see a new generation with its own stuff that resonates to the rabbit, but as a 60's teen, it will always be, "I am Bunny," for me.anonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-81646183615809608202012-07-31T08:09:49.875-05:002012-07-31T08:09:49.875-05:00@brandi b: Mithril looks quite capable of popping ...@brandi b: Mithril looks quite capable of popping a thump in some hoomin's @ss.janet2bunshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-37152989068708006852012-07-31T06:26:57.695-05:002012-07-31T06:26:57.695-05:00Went to see The Watch the other day and got all no...Went to see The Watch the other day and got all nostalgic because they kept playing NWA. I felt like I was in 7th grade all over again.
So listening to gangstah rap and browsing bunny blogs yesterday evening... You might think Eazy E and Rabbits don't mix. You would be wrong. Angry West Coast gangster rap and rabbits fit together very well. I imagine bunnies have "stop him in his tracks, show him that I am ruthless..." going through their heads when they have to thump a fool.brandi bhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-18442088012598736892012-07-31T05:28:09.546-05:002012-07-31T05:28:09.546-05:00My apologies to Mithril an anonymous. But cheering...My apologies to Mithril an anonymous. But cheering up now, I think that was not too bad for a Monday ;-)Ijon Tichy the Nthhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-3156627069430844102012-07-31T00:04:21.613-05:002012-07-31T00:04:21.613-05:00ITthe9th, and everybody else, let's cheer up a...ITthe9th, and everybody else, let's cheer up a little! The bunns will think they are winning! DR is not the place where the bunnies win; it is the place where they DISAPPROVE. We are all okay. Everything is cool. Oh, except, ITthe9th, you shouldn't cheer up. You misspelled the bunny's name. It could get ugly.anonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-64111631463755770772012-07-30T19:54:08.152-05:002012-07-30T19:54:08.152-05:00Thank you DR and Tithril. For always having robust...Thank you DR and Tithril. For always having robust, snugly, fuzzy, dollop of warm disapproval, just what my soul needs on a day like this :-)Ijon Tichy the Nthhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-66588972154419081322012-07-30T15:46:15.328-05:002012-07-30T15:46:15.328-05:00Quick, quick! Bring RG a stretcher. The one with ...Quick, quick! Bring RG a stretcher. The one with the top shelf stuff - like Top Shelf Margaritas! And, and BL dancing in the attire of her choice! RG has been injured and is feeling a little down. Intervention required out there!anonymoushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-13910187242052861592012-07-30T13:59:55.605-05:002012-07-30T13:59:55.605-05:00At the county fair, if you did really well at a ga...At the county fair, if you did really well at a game you got a prize from the top shelf!

Often they looked a lot like Mithril.

It is probably actually good I never did well enough for the top shelf.Rabbits' Guyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-68128850555550914822012-07-29T22:19:17.363-05:002012-07-29T22:19:17.363-05:00Aunti, please snuggle him for me... He looks a bit...Aunti, please snuggle him for me... He looks a bit cranky! I can believe a binky that high from a handsome dude like that! :)SixBunnieshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-78768630082936677722012-07-29T22:18:24.141-05:002012-07-29T22:18:24.141-05:00He looks like mercury and is twice as deadly to ho...He looks like mercury and is twice as deadly to hoomins ...SixBunnieshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-23267243742617514402012-07-29T19:51:33.840-05:002012-07-29T19:51:33.840-05:00BTW, he was a New Zealand pure-bred and I don'...BTW, he was a New Zealand pure-bred and I don't know how that compares to the American Chinchilla rabbits.

- KarenAuntihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-74800003598676234472012-07-29T19:38:45.453-05:002012-07-29T19:38:45.453-05:00Mr. Mithril was a proud, elegant, strong, noble, a...Mr. Mithril was a proud, elegant, strong, noble, and much loved pure-bred Chinchilla rabbit. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla_rabbit )

I once saw him leap, flat-footed, about a meter straight into the air - the greatest bink I've ever seen.Auntihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-11613614841665854322012-07-29T18:53:27.086-05:002012-07-29T18:53:27.086-05:00And guinea pigs. Some people start seeing guinea p...And guinea pigs. Some people start seeing guinea pigs... the symptoms can be treated, but the disease is so far incurable.
Wear a ribbon of black and white (like a dutch rabbit) to show your support for research and a cure of Elmyra Syndrome. One Bunny is too much and a million bunnies are never enough.brandi bhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-70216477945220721742012-07-29T15:49:07.157-05:002012-07-29T15:49:07.157-05:00There is 6Bs and in its final stages those poor un...There is 6Bs and in its final stages those poor unfortunates who are stricken start seeing other species like chinchillas or beavers or nutria as a defense mechanism instead of additional bunnies, a final coping mechanism before their final collapse. Please seek help while you still can.anonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-73017823349551674952012-07-29T13:21:29.044-05:002012-07-29T13:21:29.044-05:00I want to snuggle a silver bunny! I must have a r...I want to snuggle a silver bunny! I must have a rexie snuggle and a silver bunny snuggle. Those are my goals for 2012!! I can't actually be a slave to anymore bunnies ... the ones I have are already complaining that I'm not doing a good enough job at my bun chores ... but I do want every bunny I see to come and live with me! There has to be some sort of defined syndrome for wanting every single bunny one sees....SixBunnieshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-29851082186096494062012-07-29T09:23:19.302-05:002012-07-29T09:23:19.302-05:00Hey, isn't that coat pattern called Chinchila?...Hey, isn't that coat pattern called Chinchila? Round those ears out a big and our Mithril there looks like a giant chinchila.brandi bhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-92150903447386763282012-07-29T00:39:58.802-05:002012-07-29T00:39:58.802-05:00Poor Baby, Step back and give this bunn some ear ...Poor Baby, Step back and give this bunn some ear room.anonymoushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-72479742915292924092012-07-28T11:33:29.633-05:002012-07-28T11:33:29.633-05:00Uh, bring the stretcher with the dancing bunnies w...Uh, bring the stretcher with the dancing bunnies who need to be groomed?anonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-33271661793361402752012-07-28T09:56:47.608-05:002012-07-28T09:56:47.608-05:00Bunnicula-tellin' it like it is...Bunnicula-tellin' it like it is...brandi bhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-66491661103537861402012-07-28T09:23:57.251-05:002012-07-28T09:23:57.251-05:00@ Anonymous, NAKED?! Well no wonder Mithril disap...@ Anonymous,

NAKED?! Well no wonder Mithril disapproves. A naked Bunny is a shaved Bunny. Only Hoomans would be so stooped to think of fiber and plastic blends as anything but chew toys.

A well groomed Bunny is a well dressed Bunny. Face it, you hoomans be jealous of our fur patterns, what with your spotty fur coverage; none of if soft and luxurious. The one place they have enough to give decent coverage they cut! CUT! Not groom, or shake off. They don't even make decent nests with it for there young. (Not that we can fault that. It's such un-fluffy fur.)

FUR! Everybunny say: FUR! Now shed *that* all over those stoopid hooman's cloths!Bunniculahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-87257541228538576492012-07-28T01:48:10.071-05:002012-07-28T01:48:10.071-05:00Heheheh...you guys just crack me up even in the pr...Heheheh...you guys just crack me up even in the presence of such disapprovalspeedyrabbithttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-4938441574195752352012-07-28T00:36:04.865-05:002012-07-28T00:36:04.865-05:00Eek! Help! That bunny needs first aid! Quick, get...Eek! Help! That bunny needs first aid! Quick, get the stretcher, the one filled with treats and naked dancing bunnies! I can't stand to see such a sweet baby sooooooo disappointed.anonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-87059950364514085962012-07-27T23:03:30.255-05:002012-07-27T23:03:30.255-05:00I sure hate to disappoint a disappointed rabbit th...I sure hate to disappoint a disappointed rabbit that is already disappointed ... but I am sure I do.Rabbits' Guyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-3139595960838000752012-07-27T17:31:12.374-05:002012-07-27T17:31:12.374-05:00That picture needs to be framed. And then placed...That picture needs to be framed.

And then placed in every hoomin's home so we remember how worthless we are in the presence of everybunny.Lalishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767694.post-62428580871953871172012-07-27T17:27:23.634-05:002012-07-27T17:27:23.634-05:00Is this a new breed that is part bat?Is this a new breed that is part bat?sallynearyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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To reach a Shorenstein Center faculty or staff member by email, click on his or her name below. Click here for further contact information.
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Grilled Bratwurst with Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut
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Grilled Bratwurst with Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut
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- 2 cups lager-style beer
- 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 1 (1 pound) package sauerkraut, with juices
- 6 sprigs thyme (optional)
- 2 pounds bratwurst sausages
- Buns and mustard for serving
Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to the highest heat setting, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.
Combine beer, mustard, and sauerkraut in a 10-inch square disposable aluminum pan. Alternatively, construct a tray out of a double layer of heavy duty aluminum foil, 10 inches square, with sides about 2 inches high. Stir until mustard is broken up and mixture is homogenous. Add thyme sprigs. Nestle sausages into sauerkraut.
Place tray on hot side of grill and cook until simmering, about 4 minutes. Slide to cooler side of grill. Cover grill with vents over the sausages. Cook with all vents open until sausages register 140° to 145°F on an instant read thermometer, about 20 minutes, turning once in the middle.
Remove lid. Using tongs, remove sausages from sauerkraut and place directly on cooking grates over hot side of grill. Cook, turning occasionally, until well browned and crisp, about 3 minutes total. Return to sauerkraut. Toast buns over hot side of grill if desired. Serve sausages with buns, mustard, and sauerkraut


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Traditionally, the United States is used to dealing with Japan and other Asian countries on a strictly bilateral basis—as the hub in a "hub and spokes" pattern. However, the development of Asian mulilateralism during the past decade has forced policymakers to move beyond this familiar paradigm. At a three-hour seminar on April 3, six panelists examined the policy implications of such multilateral forums as APEC, the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the WTO for US-Japan relations in particular and for US-Asia relations in general.
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On some levels, the loss of unilateral control will be hard for the United States, as discussed by
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Parallel Verses
New International Version
But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
New Living Translation
What we do see is Jesus, who was given a position "a little lower than the angels"; and because he suffered death for us, he is now "crowned with glory and honor." Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.
English Standard Version
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
New American Standard Bible
But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
King James Bible
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
But we do see Jesus--made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God's grace He might taste death for everyone--crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.
International Standard Version
But we do see someone who was made a little lower than the angels. He is Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might experience death for everyone.
NET Bible
but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But we see that he is Yeshua, who became a little lower than the Angels for the suffering of his death, and glory and honor are placed upon his head, for God himself, by his grace, tasted death in the place of every person.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, but we see him crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death. Through God's kindness he died on behalf of everyone.
Jubilee Bible 2000
But we see this same Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
King James 2000 Bible
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
American King James Version
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
American Standard Version
But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man .
Douay-Rheims Bible
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that, through the grace of God, he might taste death for all.
Darby Bible Translation
but we see Jesus, who [was] made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.
English Revised Version
But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour, that by the grace of God he should taste death for every man.
Webster's Bible Translation
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Weymouth New Testament
But Jesus--who was made a little inferior to the angels in order that through God's grace He might taste death for every human being--we already see wearing a crown of glory and honour because of His having suffered death.
World English Bible
But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
Young's Literal Translation
and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.
Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary
2:5-9 Neither the state in which the church is at present, nor its more completely restored state, when the prince of this world shall be cast out, and the kingdoms of the earth become the kingdom of Christ, is left to the government of the angels: Christ will take to him his great power, and will reign. And what is the moving cause of all the kindness God shows to men in giving Christ for them and to them? it is the grace of God. As a reward of Christ's humiliation in suffering death, he has unlimited dominion over all things; thus this ancient scripture was fulfilled in him. Thus God has done wonderful things for us in creation and providence, but for these we have made the basest returns.
Pulpit Commentary
Verse 9. - The phrase βραχύ τι, where it occurs in this verse with reference to Christ's temporary humiliation, is by many taken to mean "for a little while," on the ground that this meaning suits best the application to Christ, though its most obvious meaning in the psalm (quoted in ver. 7) is, as in the A.V., "a little." The Greek in itself will bear either meaning; and if "a little" be, as it seems to be, the original meaning in the psalm, there is no necessity for supposing a departure from it. All that the writer need be supposed to intimate is that Christ, through his incarnation, took man's position as represented in the psalm. For the suffering of death. So the A.V. renders, connecting the words by punctuation with the clause preceding; the idea being supposed to be that Christ was "made a little lower than the angels" with a view to the "suffering of death;" i.e. because of the "suffering of death" which he had to undergo. But the proper force of διὰ with the accusative is better preserved, and a better meaning given to the passage, by connecting διὰ τὸ πάθημα τοῦ θανάτου with the clause that follows, and translating, But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor. His crowning was the consequence of his suffering; because of his suffering he was crowned; he won, as man, and in virtue of his human obedience unto death, his position of "glory and honor." Exactly the same idea is found in Hebrews 5:7, etc., where the purpose and result of Christ's suffering, here anticipated, are more explicitly set forth (cf. also Hebrews 12:2). This view, too, suits the drift of the passage before us, which is that human nature has been exalted in the Person of Christ. That he, by the grace of God, should taste death for every man. Two questions arise here:
(1) As to the meaning of the expression, "that he should taste death," etc.;
(2) as to the true reading, as well as the meaning, of the phrase translated "by the grace of God." As to
(1), the clause is introduced by ὅπως, followed by the subjunctive, ὅπως γεύσηται: and the construction of the sentence evidently connects it, not with ἠλαττωμένον, but with ἐστεφανωμένον It is, "Because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, in order that for [i.e. in behalf of] all he may taste of death." Now, the fact that the actual death was previous to the crowning suggests reference, not so much to it as to its permanent efficacy: and, further, the emphatic words are ὑπὲρ παντὸς, as shown by their position in the sentence; and thus the idea seems to be, "In order that for all his tasting of death may be availing." And he may even be regarded as still tasting of death after his crowning, in the sense of knowing its taste through his human experience, and so perfectly sympathizing with mortal man (cf. Hebrews 5:15, and below in this chapter, vers. 14, 15). It is a further question whether παντὸς should be here taken as masculine, as in the A.V., or, like the preceding πάντα, as neuter, in the sense of "all creation." The latter rendering seems in itself more natural, though" all mankind" must be conceived as the main idea in the writer's view. At the same time, it is to be remembered how the redemption is elsewhere spoken of as availing for creation generally, for the restitution of universal harmony (cf. Romans 8:19, etc.; Ephesians 1:10, 20, etc.). A further reason for understanding παντὸς in the wider sense will appear in our examination of the phrase next to be considered.
(2) As to the reading χάριτι Θεοῦ. It is found in all existing manuscripts except in one uncial of the tenth century (Codex Uffenbach, cited as M), in a scholium to Codex 67, and in a codex of the Peschito. But, on the other hand, Origen, an earlier authority than any manuscript, speaks of the prevalent reading in his time being χωρὶς Θεοῦ χάριτι being found only in some copies (ἐν τισιν ἀντιγράφοσις). Theodoret, Theodorus of Mopsuestia, and the Nestorians also read χωρὶς: and the Latin Fathers, Ambrose, Fulgentius, and others, have absque as its equivalent. Jerome also speaks of the reading absque, but as occurring only "in quibusdam exemplaribus" - thus reversing in his day what Origen had said two centuries earlier as to the comparative prevalence of the two readings. The charge made by Marius Mercator, Theophylact, and OEcumenius against the Nestorians, that they had introduced the reading χωρὶς in support of their own views, is evidently untenable, since the testimony of Origen proves its prevalence long before the Nestorian controversy. It is, on the other hand, very probable that the use made of this reading by the Nestorians was a cause of the other being clung to by the orthodox, and being retained almost exclusively in the existing codices. And this probability greatly weakens the force of the evidence of the manuscripts as to the original reading. That both were very early ones is evident; but that χωρὶς was the original one is probable for two reasons:
(1) that Origen testifies to its prevalence in his early day, and accepts it as at least equally probable with the other; and
(2) that transcribers were more likely to change the unusual and somewhat difficult χωρὶς into the familiar and easy χάριτι than vice versa. Theodorus of Mopsuestia thus accounts for the reading χάριτι, which he rejects very decidedly. He says that some persons, not observing the sequence of the passage, had laughably changed the true reading, because they did not understand it, into one that seemed easy to them. If χάριτι be the true reading, the meaning is plain enough; it expresses the view, often reiterated by St. Paul, of the whole work of redemption being "of grace." The objection to it, on internal grounds, is that the introduction of this view here seems flat and purposeless, as Theodorus of Mopsuestia forcibly contends in his argument against the reading. Ξωρὶς, then, being adopted, the question remains whether to connect χωρὶς Θεοῦ (as Theodorus of Mopsuestia does, and as the Nestorians must have done) with γεύσηται θανάτου, or with ὑπὲρ παντός. If taken with the former, its purpose must be to exclude the Godhead in Christ from participation in the taste of death. Some further explain by reference to the cry from the cross, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" But such reference does not suit the view above taken of the intended meaning o ὅπως γεύσηται θανάτου. Taken with ὑπὲρ παντός (as is rather suggested by the arrangement of the sentence, in which this is the emphatic phrase), it gives the meaning, "that for all except God he may taste of death" - this parenthetical exception of the Divine Being himself being similar to that which St. Paul sees reason for inserting in his application of the same psalm to Christ: Δῆλον ὅτι ἐκτὸς τοῦ ὑποτάζαντος αὐτῶ τὰ πάντα (1 Corinthians 15:27). So Origen takes it: Αἰ τε δὲ "χωρὶς Θεοῦ ὑπὲρ παντὸς ἐγεύσατο θανάτον," οὐμόνον ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν λοιπῶν λογικῶν. Also Theodoret: Υπὲρ ἀπάντων τοίνυν τὸ σωτήριον ὑπέμεινε πάθος χωρὶς Θεοῦ μόνη γὰρ ἡ θεία φύσις τῆς ἐντεῦθεν γενομένης θεραπείας ἀνενδεής. The latter Father explains the wide sense in which it follows that ὑπὲρ παντὸς must be understood by referring to what St. Paul says (Romans 8:21) of creation itself being delivered from the bondage of corruption through Christ, and to the rejoicing of angels in the salvation of man.
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
But we see Jesus,.... Not with bodily eyes, but with the eyes of the mind, and understanding; that he is Jesus, as the Syriac version reads; and that he is designed in the above words; and that he has all things made subject unto him; and that he was humbled, and now exalted, as follows:
who was made a little lower than the angels; in his state of humiliation; See Gill on Hebrews 2:7.
for the suffering of death: this clause may be considered either as connected with the preceding; and then the sense is, that Jesus became lower than the angels, by, or through suffering death; in that respect he was lower than they, who die not; this proved him to be in a condition below them, and showed how pertinent the above words were to him, and how they were fulfilled in him: or with the following; and then the meaning is, that because Jesus suffered death in the room and stead of his people; humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross, when he was very low indeed, therefore he is
crowned with glory and honour; see Philippians 2:8 and See Gill on Hebrews 2:7.
that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man; that is, Christ was made a little lower than the angels by becoming man, and assuming a body frail and mortal, that he might die for his church and people: to "taste death", is a Jewish phrase, often to be met with in Rabbinical writings; See Gill on Matthew 16:28 and signifies the truth and reality of his death, and the experience he had of the bitterness of it, it being attended with the wrath of God, and curse of the law; though he continued under it but for a little while, it was but a taste; and it includes all kinds of death, he tasted of the death of afflictions, being a man of sorrows all his days, and a corporeal death, and what was equivalent to an eternal one; and so some think the words will bear to be rendered, "that he by the grace of God might taste of every death"; which rendering of the words, if it could be established, as it is agreeable to the context, and to the analogy of faith, would remove all pretence of an argument from this place, in favour of the universal scheme: what moved God to make him lower than the angels, and deliver him up to death, was not any anger towards him, any disregard to him, or because he deserved it, but his "grace", free favour, and love to men; this moved him to provide him as a ransom; to preordain him to be the Lamb slain; to send him in the fulness of time, and give him up to justice and death: the Syriac version reads, "for God himself through his own grace tasted death for all"; Christ died, not merely as an example, or barely for the good of men, but as a surety, in their room and stead, and that not for every individual of mankind; for there are some he knows not; for some he does not pray; and there are some who will not be saved: the word "man" is not in the original text, it is only , which may be taken either collectively, and be rendered "for the whole"; that is, the whole body, the church for whom Christ gave himself, and is the Saviour of; or distributively, and be translated, "for everyone"; for everyone of the sons God brings to glory, Hebrews 2:10 for everyone of the "brethren", whom Christ sanctifies, and he is not ashamed to own, and to whom he declares the name of God, Hebrews 2:11 for everyone of the members of the "church", in the midst of which he sung praise, Hebrews 2:12 for every one of the "children" God has given him, and for whose sake he took part of flesh and blood, Hebrews 2:13 and for everyone of the "seed" of Abraham, in a spiritual sense, whose nature he assumed, Hebrews 2:16.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
9. But—We see not man as yet exercising lordship over all things, "but rather, Him who was made a little lower than the angels (compare Lu 22:43), we behold (by faith: a different Greek verb from that for 'we see,' Heb 2:8, which expresses the impression which our eyes passively receive from objects around us; whereas, 'we behold,' or 'look at,' implies the direction and intention of one deliberately regarding something which he tries to see: so Heb 3:19; 10:25, Greek), namely, Jesus, on account of His suffering of death, crowned," &c. He is already crowned, though unseen by us, save by faith; hereafter all things shall be subjected to Him visibly and fully. The ground of His exaltation is "on accoumt of His having suffered death" (Heb 2:10; Php 2:8, 9).
that he by the grace of God—(Tit 2:11; 3:4). The reading of Origen, "That He without God" (laying aside His Divinity; or, for every being save God: or perhaps alluding to His having been temporarily "forsaken," as the Sin-bearer, by the Father on the cross), is not supported by the manuscripts. The "that," &c., is connected with "crowned with glory," &c., thus: His exaltation after sufferings is the perfecting or consummation of His work (Heb 2:10) for us: without it His death would have been ineffectual; with it, and from it, flows the result that His tasting of death is available for (in behalf of, for the good of) every man. He is crowned as the Head in heaven of our common humanity, presenting His blood as the all-prevailing plea for us. This coronation above makes His death applicable for every individual man (observe the singular; not merely "for all men"), Heb 4:14; 9:24; 1Jo 2:2. "Taste death" implies His personal experimental undergoing of death: death of the body, and death (spiritually) of the soul, in His being forsaken of the Father. "As a physician first tastes his medicines to encourage his sick patient to take them, so Christ, when all men feared death, in order to persuade them to be bold in meeting it, tasted it Himself, though He had no need" [Chrysostom]. (Heb 2:14, 15).
Hebrews 2:9 Additional Commentaries
Jesus Made Like His Brothers
…8YOU HAVE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET." For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. 9But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. 10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.…
Cross References
Matthew 16:28
"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 8:51
Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death."
John 8:52
At this they exclaimed, "Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.
Acts 2:33
Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
Philippians 2:9
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."
Hebrews 2:7
You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: "He could not be found, because God had taken him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
Hebrews 12:2
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 1:21
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Schedule: Friday, April 23, vs. Navy (Patriot League quarterfinals), Lewisburg, Pa., 4:00 p.m.
- Holy Cross ended its regular season last week and will begin postseason play at the 2010 Patriot League Tournament, hosted by Bucknell this upcoming weekend. The quarterfinals round will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23at the Varsity Tennis Courts in Lewisburg, Pa.
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New Bristol City head coach Sean O'Driscoll must decide whether to keep defenders Stephen McManus, Matthew Bates and Mark Wilson or show them the door.
Signed on short-term deals by Derek McInnes earlier this season, all three face uncertain futures after the Scot was relieved of his duties as manager last weekend.
Appointed on Monday, O'Driscoll has asked for time to run the rule over the trio and has been assessing them in training this week – and he is expected to make a final decision in the next day or so.
Signed on loan from Middlesbrough in October, McManus has made nine appearances for the Robins and was due to return to the north east today.
Unless O'Driscoll decides to ask Boro boss Tony Mowbray to sanction a new loan deal, the central defender will remain at the Riverside.
Recruited as a free agent by McInnes in August, Wilson was out of contract last Sunday. Although O'Driscoll might yet offer the ex-Celtic right-back a new deal, the expectation is that he will leave Ashton Gate to find another club.
Bates was brought in on a short-term contract in November and his current deal expired yesterday. Having turned down an offer to stay at Middlesbrough at the start of the season, the former England Under-21 centre-half has proved his fitness after long-term injury and is hoping to earn an extended stay in the West Country.
McInnes was due to hold talks with all three on Monday, but things changed when he lost his job following defeat to Leicester on Saturday.
O'Driscoll may be close to capturing the signature of Crawley defender Kyle McFadzean, but the fact the former Sheffield United trainee will not be fit for several weeks, is sure to influence his short-term thinking.
Should Bates and McManus depart before the weekend, O'Driscoll will be left to select from centre-backs Liam Fontaine, James Wilson, Louis Carey and Lewin Nyatanga for Saturday's Championship clash against Leeds at Elland Road.
O'Driscoll, though, insists he will not be panicked into making signings during the January transfer window.
Bottom of the Championship and six points adrift of safety, the Robins are in urgent need of new recruits if they are to retain their Championship status this season.
O'Driscoll is prepared to bide his time if he has to and utilise short-term options when the window for loan signings reopens in February.
He said: "I think the transfer window is a bit of a red herring in the Championship.
"We have the loan window afterwards and it is not like in the Premier League, where you have to do all your business in one part of the season. What we cannot do is recruit players for the sake of recruiting players, just because I can. They have to be the right players for the situation we are in.
"That might be a permanent signing, it may be a loan signing and that is something we have to decide on quite quickly. There are already some things in place and the club has gone down a certain line. I will have to have a look at that."
Having gone up against the Robins while in charge at Doncaster and Nottingham Forest, O'Driscoll has a good knowledge of the players he has inherited from previous manager Derek McInnes – and he does not envisage making major changes as he plots a route to safety in the weeks ahead, preferring to try to get the best from those players at his disposal.
He said: "I happen to think, with one or two additions, the squad here are as good as anything in the division.
"When I was at Nottingham Forest, we played Bristol City in the first game of the season and there was a hair's breadth between the two teams.
"We got a goal on the counter-attack to win the game, but a draw would probably have been a fair result.
"That made me think there was ability in the squad as well, which attracted me. There is a feeling among the people I have spoken to, that staying in this division is a distinct possibility. There is a will to do it. Nobody is resigned to the fact."
Meanwhile, City's search for a new assistant coach is unlikely to yield results before the trip to Leeds.
O'Driscoll has made no secret of his desire to bring in someone to work alongside him at Ashton Gate.
Although the 55-year-old was hoping to have someone in place by the time he took charge of his first game, it now looks as though he will have to wait until after the weekend. The club are talking to people on a short-list compiled by O'Driscoll and the board.


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The Los Alamos Monitor reports that Torpy returned to work this week after taking a medical leave for an undisclosed medical condition.
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Mavel, a.s. signed a contract to provide turbines and related technology for the Grodnenskaya small hydroelectric project in Belarus, the company reported.
The hydro project, located on the Neman River, is 8 kilometers from the city of Grodno and owned by RUP Grodnoenergo. Mavel will supply five double regulated horizontal PIT turbines with runner diameters of three meters – Mavel type KP3000K4. Mavel will also supply generators, hydraulic units, gearboxes and control systems.
The combined expected installed output will be just under 19 megawatts.
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The Grodnenskaya project will be the first installation of Mavel's turbines in Belarus.
Financing for the project from the Czech Export Bank was procured and signed earlier this year. This type of financing is available to foreign customers of Czech companies, Mavel reported.
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Every Cat Counts: Conserving Ocelots on the Border
By Matt Miller, senior science writer
In South Texas, every ocelot counts. Losing even one can have grave repercussions for the species' future.
The small, spotted cat – twice the size of your standard house cat – faces a precarious existence as it navigates ever-dwindling habitat, roads and a border fence.
The ocelot population here is, at best, in the dozens. Can they really survive?
That's what I'm here to find out, spending time with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists working on public land and Nature Conservancy scientists working on private land. Together, their research and conservation efforts offer the best hope for the elusive cat along the border.
"A Fight with a Box of Thumb Tacks"
Hilary Swarts bursts from her office, a big smile on her face and radiating energy. She runs the ocelot research program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, a South Texas refuge that is a stronghold for the cats.
Today, she's going to show me prime ocelot habitat and the refuge's extensive research and monitoring program. "I just love to think about these cats," she says. "Some days I can't believe this is my job."
She looks too young for her resume – she's studied monkeys in Belize and Suriname, gorillas in Rwanda, island foxes on the Channel Islands. But this is perhaps a more vexing challenge.
In fact, despite her happy demeanor, I later learn she has been managing a bit of a crisis.
The radio collar of one of the refuge's ocelots has been emitting a "mortality signal" – a steady beep that means the collar is not moving. And it hasn't been moving for 8 hours.
It could mean the ocelot has merely lost the collar. Or it could mean it is dead.
She apologizes that she'll have to be checking her cell phone throughout the day to see if this ocelot has been killed, as assistants track down the collar in the brush by homing in on the signal.
The assistants are experienced in ocelot tracking, but Swarts is clear. If the assistants run into any problems, she'll have to leave my tour. Ocelots come first.
It is a young female – one of a pair of one-year-old ocelots confirmed on the refuge this year, the first evidence of successful breeding in several years.
Every ocelot counts. If this one is dead, it would be a huge blow.
But in some ways, Swarts is used to dealing with bad news. The ocelot, after all, is clinging to a precarious existence here.
Ocelots are more commonly associated with tropical forest environments – the Amazon, for instance. But they once ranged as far north as Arkansas.
In the northern part of their range, ocelots thrive in thornscrub – the thick, dense forest cover that once dominated much of South Texas. The problem is, not much of that habitat is left.
Brush is pretty much incompatible with human use. Even conservationists acknowledge that it takes a lot of effort to find a human value for it. You can't live there, you can't farm there, you can't drill in it.
But for ocelots? Ocelots love the thick stuff.
Swarts drives me to a prime patch of brush cover, an "ocelot crossing" sign signifying we're entering the cat's realm. I try to peer into the habitat and see…not much. It seems impenetrable, as if a mouse might not be able to move without getting hopelessly tangled. Thorns cover everything.
"It's ugly getting through that stuff when we have to retrieve a radio collar or a camera trap," says Swarts. "Walking through that is like getting in a fight with a box of thumb tacks."
I imagine an ocelot's beautiful, glossy pelt being torn to shreds. Swarts sets me straight.
"It will blow your mind to see them going through this," she says. "We have sequences of camera trap images. They're small and flexible and they move through it gracefully. It is worth it for them to live there. In the thornscrub, they're safe."
While the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Conservancy and other groups are actively restoring the habitat, it can take years for the brush to be fully established. Throughout much of the area, there are fragments of habitat often far apart from each other.
When ocelots move, they enter the fast-changing human realm of South Texas – a world of roads and speeding cars and tall fences.
On the Road, Again
The Rio Grande Valley is known among birders and other naturalists for its spectacular protected areas – three national wildlife refuges, state parks and private preserves. The areas hold spectacular numbers and variety of wildlife.
But many of these areas are not connected – and what fills the space between has largely been developed. The valley has a growing population, currently at 1.2 million people. This many people cause a number of threats to ocelots, but the biggest is roads.
"If land is undisturbed, ocelots will use it," says Robert Jess, Senior Refuge Manager of the South Texas Refuge Complex. "The problem is, a lot of that undisturbed land is disconnected. To get from one place to another, ocelots have to cross roads. And vehicle traffic is just plain horrible on cats."
Swarts drives me along a scenic route – the type of wildlife viewing loop common on national wildlife refuges. She stops along one stretch of bumpy habitat, and points to the road. A lactating female was killed there in 2009. A male was killed on a nearby state highway last November.
It's why she's so concerned about the mortality signal on the radio collar. To lose one of the young ocelots on the refuge would be perhaps an even bigger blow after November's death. A young female has the potential to contribute to population growth by breeding and raising kittens.
Swarts remains hopeful. The Texas Department of Transportation, she says, is taking a cooperative role in examining how roads can be more wildlife friendly. They're currently implementing plans for wildlife crossings on a road improvement project adjacent to the refuge and removing sections of concrete barriers on the busy highway south of the refuge where the male ocelot was killed in November.
A refuge support group, the Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, recently worked with state agencies to create a specialty license plate to support ocelot conservation in Texas. Awareness and support are growing.
Still, ocelots face other challenges. One of the new ones is the Border Fence, the 30-foot-high division between the United States and Mexico recently completed.
I've spent several days driving around the border towns, and encounter no shortage of strong opinions on the fence. Emotions are running high, as recent news reports from this very area indicate. Many express skepticism at how well it is performing its intended purpose.
But most conservationists agree that it is very effective at stopping wildlife movements.
There's a lack of research, in no small part because most environmental laws were suspended to construct the fence. That means that environmental impact studies weren't conducted. But it clearly has the potential to cut off pathways used by wide-roaming animals like ocelots.
"All refuges have issues to deal with," says Jess, who has worked on refuges across the country, from Florida to Alaska. "But the level of complexity here is just off the charts."
Monitoring an Elusive Cat
When a small population of animals is disconnected, part of the challenge is maintaining genetic diversity. With small ocelot populations hanging on in fragmented habitats, is this a risk?
"When the population is this low, we get afraid about the possibility of inbreeding depression," says Swarts. "But we don't have enough data, or even enough research subjects, to be able to say if the ocelots are showing signs of suppressed reproductive success, or disease susceptibility. We don't have a lot of reproductive or disease data."
And that is what she is here to rectify. Swarts is leading a continuing extensive effort to collect that data on ocelots and use that help direct land acquisition, habitat restoration and other conservation efforts.
But how to gain information on an elusive animal that spends much of its time in thick, thorny vegetation?
We first pull up to a live trap baited with a live pigeon (the ocelot's preferred prey are birds and wood rats). The pigeon is kept in a separate compartment and isn't harmed; in fact, Swarts is fond of these birds, kept in a spacious pen until taking their turns at decoys.
At any given time, from mid-fall to mid-spring, as many as 39 live traps are set in five areas of the refuge. When conditions are too hot, posing a health threat to the animals, trapping is suspended.
Any captured animals are radio collared and/or monitored with a GPS tracking device. This provides researchers with crucial data on their habitat use and movements.
Currently, there are four collared ocelots. Today, Swarts is hoping one of those animals isn't dead.
Additionally, 40 to 50 camera traps are set up at likely locations around the refuge. These are often set up near "guzzlers," permanent water sources established by the refuge to not only draw ocelots, but to help wildlife survive drought.
The camera trap images provide a picture of ocelot populations on the refuge. "Each ocelot's spot pattern is unique, like a human fingerprint," says Swarts. "For instance, one has a pattern that looks like a carrot. Another's spots look like googly eyes. When we have a camera trap image, we can feel very confident in identifying individual ocelots."
This year, camera traps verified the two young, previously unrecorded ocelots – a hopeful sign that the ocelots were breeding. When captured, Swarts verified they had a one-year-old female and one-year-old male.
The ocelot program interns were currently tracking the female ocelot's collar to see its fate. Losing one now would mean the loss of a future breeding animal, important to the species. It would be the loss of data for the research effort.
And it would be the loss of an animal that ignited hope among conservationists and the public at large.
After our tour, Swarts excuses herself. She has to go see for herself. See if today would bring more bad news.
Hours later, I receive a text: "The interns retrieved the little girl's collar. Just the collar. So all is well in Ocelot Land."
The ocelot had merely lost the collar on that thicky, thorny brush.
All is well. For now. But what does the future hold?
Part 2: The ocelot story continues as I visit a private Texas ranch to learn how The Nature Conservancy is helping to connect ocelot habitats.
Update: Another ocelot has been killed on Texas roads soon after this blog was published. Read the story.
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Duration : 03 Nights / 04 Days
Destinations : Delhi - Manali - Kullu - Manikaran - Rohtang Pass - Delhi
Manali northern end of the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh is a hill station situated at a height of 2050 m (6398 ft). It is situated on the Beas river (Vyaas in Hindi) and near its source, it is a popular tourist spot for all Indians in summer as well as in winter seasons. The winter season is covered with snow and manali tour packages are considered to be the best way of exploring them. Manali tour package not only includes tours but also takes you through some of the most famous and important landmark monuments in Manali. Hotels in Manali or Manali hotels are cheap, tidy and service is world class. Manali tour package includes all sightseeing,meals,transfers etc and is the best mode to explore one of the best tourist spot in India. Manali tours or tour packages to Manali are increasingly becoming popular and provides flexibility to customize Manali tour. Manali hotels or hotels in Manali are known through out the world for its excellent infrastructure and world class service, so next time when you have the desire of going for a Cheap Kullu Manali tour, opt for Cheap Manali tour packages or tour packages to Manali or Manali Volvo Packages.
Tour Itinerary:
Day – 01 Delhi-Manali (Approx 585 kms/13 hrs – Overnight Journey by Ac Volvo Bus)
Reporting Place: R K Ashram Metro Station, New Delhi - 01
Reporting Time at: 5:00 PM
Departure Time at: 5:30 PM
Day – 02 Arrive : Manali
Pick-up from Manali Bus Stand and transfer to hotel
Afternoon visit local sightseeing tour of Manali. This quaint town has many features of interest like the Hadimba Temple. Also visit the Vashisht Hot Sulphur Springs, The Club House, Manu Temple, Van Vihar and free to Explore the Manali City The Mall Road.
Dinner & Overnight at the hotel
Day – 03 Manali - Rohtang Pass
Full day excursion tour to Rohtang Pass. visiting Kothi Gorge, Marhi, Gulaba (Upto Snow point in case Rohtang Pass is closed due to snow fall)
Breakfast , Dinner & Overnight at the hotel
Day – 04 Manali - Manikaran - Kullu
Full day excursion visiting Manikaran: has the World's hottest Suplhur Spring .Later Return back to Manali en-route visit Kullu town : visiting the famous Kullu Valley
Breakfast , Dinner & Overnight at the hotel
Day – 05 Manali - Delhi (580 kms – 14 hrs - Approx)
Breakfast at the hotel
Day free for independent activities Check out / Check in at the hotel is 12:00 Hrs
Afternoon transfer to Manali Bus Stand
Reporting time at : 1600 hours
Departure time at : 1630 hours
Please note that rates are subject to change and subject to availability at the time of confirmation.


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Success's challenges
Two decades ago the new Durham Bulls Athletic Park signaled, if not necessarily the end of downtown's long decline, at least the beginning of the end.
A decade ago, as businesses moved into the American Tobacco complex, one of the most extensive historic preservation projects in the state, the decline's end was pretty clearly behind us and significant rebirth had begun.
Throughout that period, business, government and civic leaders had every reason to worry whether we could ever restore downtown to the vital city core it had been for generations.
Now, almost inevitably, a new worry may be on the horizon – admittedly, a far better one to have than whether we could rescue our central city from the dustbin of history. The new concern is not uncommon as cities or neighborhoods rebound.
Will success become its own antagonist?
We've mused before about the fact that the very heart of downtown is on the cusp of a new phase of redevelopment which could alter its character. New, high-rise, high-density construction will generate yet more dynamism, creating more jobs, more 24/7 activity and more excitement. In the face of that, will the funky atmosphere created by classic buildings with deep ties to the city's history survive, adapt or be overwhelmed?
Now those questions are beginning to surround the Central Park District, where an explosion of entertainment and dining/drinking venues surround the wildly successful farmers' market pavilion. With East-West Partners' plans for a major mixed-use development on the site of Liberty Warehouse as the immediate spur, several other projects are being contemplated.
Potential projects include redevelopment of Motorco, one project that spurred the explosion of activity that some call NoCo, for "north of Corporation Street." Its owner, Alex Washburn, an architect and urban designer from New York City, correctly says "that corner has become sort of an epicenter of activity and enjoyment of the city."
While Washburn's plans are tentative and still vague, he has indicated he plans to retain the iconic building that houses Motorco. We hope that's true, as we hope that development retains the flavor and historic structures of the area.
On a practical level, the next wave of development in the district almost certainly must deal with parking which is in scant supply and threatens to be a roadblock especially to residential development.
Larry Tilley, whose Acme Plumbing and Heating Co. has been on Foster Street for 30 years, marvels that "now a plumbing business is in the hippest part of Durham." He's encouraged about the development potential, but sounds a cautionary note.
"If we were to come in here and knock everything down and put in a Disneyland kind of place – I don't think that's what Durham wants," he told The Herald-Sun's Laura Oleniacz. "We just need to keep it funky, keep it dirty."
We think he is right on target.


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