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What's Your Nickname?
By LOLriffic Stuff
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
What's Your Nickname?
Have you ever wondered what your nickname would be? Answer a set of questions that ask you about various things you like to find out what your nickname would be! Find out with this fun quiz!
See what your class friends are cut out for and what type of fun nickname they will end up with and if it's better than yours! Will they be better than you, or will you laugh at their funny and interesting test results?
If you like those quizzes and tests you see on Facebook or MySpace social websites, you'll love this adaptation of the popular quiz format for your iPhone and iPod. Plus, afterwards you can start up your facebook, myspace, or twitter iphone apps and tweet about your results or get your friends to take the test and find out their results!
This test is for entertainment purposes only and FREE for download today. Enjoy!
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This game is really fun but it could lose the adds please remove the adds it driving me nuts ever since I got it all its been was adds please remove adds I think it would be best if the creator does.
Overwhelming amount of Ads!
I like the app but at one point an add for a slot game pops up and once it gives you the option to continue, you can sit for hours tapping continue and it stays onscreen the entire time! too many ads. reopening and closing the app doesn't help at all!!!
There was literally an unwanted add every 5 SECONDS!!!! It was very annoying I will never recommend this game to anyone!!! IT STUNK!!!!! And the nicknames didn't even make any sense. At certain points they expressed stereotypes against girls implying that girls are AIRHEADS that only care about LOOKS and if you are smart it makes you A NERD!!!!
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- Language: English
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And just to keep from crying, I laughed
Lyric Meaning
Lil Wayne was too afraid to express his true feelings because he knows he would be embarrassed so he chose to laugh it off.
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"racoon2" is a system to exchange and to install security parameters
for the IPsec.
Currently the system supports the following specification:
Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys (KINK)
PF_KEY Key Management API, Version 2
The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
WWW: http://www.racoon2.wide.ad.jp/
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/security/racoon2/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install racoon2
cd /usr/ports/security/racoon2/ && make install clean
pkg install racoon2
PKGNAME: racoon2
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for racoon2-20100526a_8:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
KINK=off: Enable KINK support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
perl5 tar:tgz
Number of commits found: 53
Provide rc vars defaults.
Submitted by: olgeni
Fix usage of ${PERL5}.
${PERL5} points to a specific version of perl, say, perl5.22.1, it is
fine to use it in a ports Makefile to do Perly things, but ports using
it must use ${PERL}, that points to /usr/local/bin/perl so that if the
minor version is updated, the shebang keep working.
While there, make some ports use shebangfix, regen a few patches, and
bump PORTREVISION where a shebang went from PERL5 to PERL.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
- Add empty directories to plist
- Use options helpers (a bit)
Approved by: portmgr blanket
Install fix and @dirrm removal.
Submitted by: olgeni
Add hack to address wrong security index.
Submitted by: Denis Ahrens <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Obtained from: http://www.racoon2.wide.ad.jp/ml/racoon2-users/201008/msg804.html
Fix stage violation (and allow staging as regular user)
Convert a bunch of EXTRACT_SUFX=... into USES=tar:...
Approved by: portmgr (not really, but touches unstaged ports)
Stagify and adopt these orphans.
Resetting maintainership on ports that have not been staged and without any
pending PR (related to stage)
With hat: portmgr
fix build on FreeBSD 10.
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
Convert security to new options framework
Use yacc in system default.
Feature safe: yes
Make works with perl5.16
Feature safe: yes
Submitted by: Cy Schubert <email@example.com>
install rc.d scripts on FreeBSD 10.x and above
PR: ports/165456
Submitted by: rea
In the rc.d scripts, change assignments to rcvar to use the
literal name_enable wherever possible, and ${name}_enable
when it's not, to prepare for the demise of set_rcvar().
In cases where I had to hand-edit unusual instances also
modify formatting slightly to be more uniform (and in
some cases, correct). This includes adding some $FreeBSD$
tags, and most importantly moving rcvar= to right after
name= so it's clear that one is derived from the other.
-remove MD5
Sync to new bsd.autotools.mk
Punt autoconf267->autoconf268
Autotools update. Read ports/UPDATING 20100915 for details.
Approved by: portmgr (for Mk/bsd.port.mk part)
Tested by: Multiple -exp runs
Upgrade to 20100526a.
make compilable with KINK.
Upgrade to 20090327c.
Fix rcf_get_remotebyaddr() condition.
This fixes not worked simultaneously ikev1 and ikev2.
From: Dmitry <firstname.lastname@example.com>
PR: ports/131976
Obtained from:
Fix hardcoded cofiguration path.
Reported by: Goran Lowkrantz <email@example.com>
Update CONFIGURE_ARGS for how we pass CONFIGURE_TARGET to configure script.
Specifically, newer autoconf (> 2.13) has different semantic of the
configure target. In short, one should use --build=CONFIGURE_TARGET
instead of CONFIGURE_TARGET directly. Otherwise, you will get a warning
and the old semantic may be removed in later autoconf releases.
To workaround this issue, many ports hack the CONFIGURE_TARGET variable
so that it contains the ``--build='' prefix.
To solve this issue, under the fact that some ports still have
configure script generated by the old autoconf, we use runtime detection
in the do-configure target so that the proper argument can be used.
Changes to Mk/*:
- Add runtime detection magic in bsd.port.mk
Conversion from (now defunct) autoconf-2.61 to autoconf-2.62
Tested by: exp build run (erwin)
Fix pkg-plist with WITH_KINK.
PR: ports/125642
Submitted by: yves guerin <email@example.com>
Fix to mkdir unnecessary directory.
Upgrade to 20071227e.
PR: ports/119795
From: Yarema <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Switch autoconf dependencies from 2.53 or 2.59 to 2.61.
PR: ports/116639
Submitted by: aDe
Revert removing USE_AUTOTOOLS.
Make compilable with recent FAST_IPSEC changes on -CURRENT.
Fix pkg-plist.
Upgrade to 20070720a.
Fix PLIST.
Upgrade to 20061228a. IKEv1 has been supported.
Add pathches to fix compilation problem on 64bit arch.
Fix compilation on 64bit archs.
Upgrade to 20060712a.
clean up startup scripts.
PR: ports/91312
Reported by: Vivek Khera <email@example.com>
Fix installation problem on freebsd4.
- Make an option for kinkd support. This should work on 4-STABLE
- Now kinkd is disabled in default
- use set_rcvar
Noticed by: kris
Submitted by: email@example.com (set_rcvar patch)
Approved by: krion@
Mass-conversion to the USE_AUTOTOOLS New World Order. The code present
in bsd.autotools.mk essentially makes this a no-op given that all the
old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
Porters Handbook.
Light blue touch-paper. Run.
Fix plist.
Upgrade to 20051102a.
Make compilable on 64bit system.
IKEv2 has been supported.
Upgrade to 20050625b. IKEv2 has been supported.
- Make it broken when Kerberos5 is not installed in the system
- Correct paths in documents
"racoon2" is a system to exchange and to install security parameters
for the IPsec.
Currently the system supports the following specification:
Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
(The IKE daemon is not included in the current release due to IPR issue)
Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys (KINK)
PF_KEY Key Management API, Version 2
The following protocols will be supported soon.
The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
WWW: http://www.kame.net/
This port was repocopied from secutiry/racoon.
PR: ports/76814
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32 vulnerabilities affecting 82 ports have been reported in the past 14 days
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Aeroflot Flight Evacuated in Berlin; Police Say No Bomb Found
An OAO Aeroflot flight was cleared to leave for Moscow from Berlin after German police acting on a tipoff evacuated the plane and found no evidence of explosives aboard.
All 190 passengers were evacuated from flight SU 112 at Berlin Schoenefeld airport today after police in the German capital received a telephone warning that a bomb might be on board, Federal Police spokesman Sven Drese said. The plane was taken to a secure position at the airport and searched by a security team including sniffer dogs.
"We've concluded that there was no bomb or explosive substance on board," Drese said by phone. The flight will leave Berlin for Moscow later today.
Several media organizations received a related fax that involved claims from an alleged insurgency group in Chechnya, the southern Russian region that rebelled against the government in Moscow in 1994 and 2000, the spokesman said.
Police are also investigating whether the threat was connected to about 50 undocumented Vietnamese nationals aboard the flight who were being deported via Moscow, Drese said.
German authorities announced increased security at airports and railway stations on Nov. 17 after receiving "concrete indications" that Islamist extremists planned to stage an attack in Germany toward the end of last month. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere warned of a "new threat level" after receiving intelligence from an unidentified foreign ally and gathering evidence domestically from Islamist groups.


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Trip Cullman (The Last Sunday in June) will direct the May 9 private reading for the work which received a Fringe Excellence Award for Overall Production and GLAAD's Media Award for Outstanding Off-Off Broadway Production.
Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous," "Saved!"), Anna Paquin ("The Piano," After Ashley), Michelle Trachtenberg ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Ice Princesses"), Logan Marshall-Green ("The O.C.," The Distance From Here), Alison Pill ("Pieces of April," On the Mountain), John Gallagher Jr. ("Pieces of April," Kimberly Akimbo) and Mark Weber ("The Laramie Project," The Distance From Here) will take part in the reading.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead is written by Bert V. Royal featuring original music by Tom Kitt (Debbie Does Dallas, Laugh Whore). The take-off on the Charles Schulz comic strip "Peanuts" follows the story of "what happens when America's favorite blockhead discovers that his beloved beagle has terminal rabies. A missing pen pal, an abused pianist, a pyromaniac ex girlfriend, two drunk cheerleaders, a homophobic quarterback, a burnt out Buddhist and a drama queen sister" all fill the unauthorized parody.
Dede Harris — currently represented on Broadway by The Pillowman, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Hairspray — will produce. Other recent credits include Shockheaded Peter, Golda's Balcony, The Crucible, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Metamorphoses, Noises Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Music Man, Swing!, The Exonerated and tick, tick, ...BOOM!
The original Fringe cast of Dog Sees God featured Michael Gladis (Fifth of July), Bridget Barkan ("Everyday People"), Karen Diconcetto (UK pop group Daphne and Celeste), Tate Ellington, Benjamin Schrader, Jay Sullivan, Melissa Picarello and Stelianie Tekmitchov. Daniel Franzese, who appeared in the teen centric "Mean Girls," stepped into the role of Van for the Off-Broadway run.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead information can be found on the web at www.royalmultimedia.com/menu.htm.


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Definitions for quacksalverˈkwækˌsæl vər
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word quacksalver
One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc. supposedly having curative powers.
Origin: c 1570, from kwakzalver, from quacken
Webster Dictionary
one who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a mountebank
Origin: [D. kwakzalver; cf. kwakzalven to quack or boast of one's salves. See Quack, Salve, n.]
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Teeth and Gums Basics in Dogs
With rare exceptions, puppies are born without teeth. The first teeth to erupt are the incisors, at 2 to 3 weeks of age. Next are the canines and premolars. The last premolar erupts at about 8 to 12 weeks of age. As a rule, the teeth of larger breeds erupt sooner than those of smaller breeds.
The average puppy has 28 deciduous (temporary or baby) teeth. These are the incisors, canines, and premolars. Puppies don't have molars.
The deciduous teeth remain for only three to seven months. Beginning at about 3 months of age, the baby incisors are shed and replaced by adult incisors. By 5 months, a puppy should have all her adult incisors. The adult canines, premolars, and molars come in between 4 and 7 months of age. Thus, by 7 to 8 months of age, a puppy should have all her adult teeth. Knowing this teething sequence can give you an approximate idea of the age of a puppy.
The average adult dog has 42 teeth: 22 in the mandible or lower jaw, and 20 in the maxilla or upper jaw. In each jaw there are 6 incisors, 2 canines, and 8 premolars. There are 6 molars in the lower jaw and 4 in the upper jaw.
In adult dogs, approximate age can be determined by checking the wear on the incisors. This method is relatively reliable up to about 6 years of age, but individual variations do occur. Beyond 7 years, using the teeth to determine age is unreliable.
Retained Baby Teeth
Normally, the roots of the baby teeth are reabsorbed as the adult teeth take their place. When this fails to happen, you will see what appears to be a double set of teeth. Toy breeds, in particular, tend to retain baby teeth as their adult teeth erupt. The adult teeth are then pushed out of line, producing a malocclusion or bad bite.
Treatment: Puppies 3 to 4 months of age should be checked from time to time to see that their adult teeth are coming in normally. Whenever baby teeth interfere with adult teeth, the baby teeth should be pulled. If this is done by 4 to 5 months of age, the bite should correct spontaneously.
Cavities are not common in dogs. When present, they usually form at the gum line and are related to periodontal disease. They can also occur on the crown of a molar. They appear as a black spot on the tooth. Cavities are painful and eventually lead to root abscesses.
Treatment:The quickest and easiest way to treat a cavity is to extract the tooth. The cavity can be filled and the tooth saved, but most veterinarians do not have the supplies and the equipment to fill cavities and will refer the dog to a veterinarian who specializes in dentistry.
Root canal therapy is also being done for dogs who have deep cavities that expose the tooth pulp. Root canals are fairly common today and can be especially useful for dogs with fractured canine teeth.
Abscessed Roots
Root abscesses can affect any of the teeth, but the ones most commonly involved are the canines and the upper fourth premolars. Tooth abscesses are extremely painful and are accompanied by fever, reluctance to eat, and depression. You may see pus oozing around the tooth. X-rays confirm the diagnosis and show whether bone is involved.
An abscessed upper fourth premolar causes a characteristic swelling of the face below the eye. Eventually the abscess breaks through the skin and drains pus over the side of the face. A diseased tooth may break through the skin of the lower jaw and produce a similar condition.
Treatment: The abscessed tooth is extracted under anesthesia and the tooth cavity is cleaned and drained. In some cases the tooth can be saved by doing a root canal or endodontic procedure. Antibiotics are used to treat infection. Aftercare at home involves the use of chlorhexidine mouthwashes.
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When the word 'terrorism' is used today, most people equate it with Muslim extremists, radical bombings and hijacked aircraft. But there's another form of terrorism happening right here in America, and the perpetrators are out to destroy the very fiber of our Judeo-Christian heritage and U.S. Constitution. Welcome to the bloody LGBT battlefield where everyone is fair game in a relentless, multifaceted assault on our humanity.
Make no mistake about the LGBT intentions. No longer content to 'fit in' or simply be 'accepted' by others for living an odd lifestyle, today they are out to castrate the minds and hearts of others into supporting their deviant faith – or crush those who might oppose their ranting into oblivion. As per the LGBT website, their goal is "…to seek to change the hearts and minds of Americans to 'equality'…" – unless you happen to be an American who doesn't want to be brainwashed.
Elaine Huguenin, owner of Huguenin Photography, found out the hard way. When she got an email inquiry from Vanessa Willock requesting photography of her union with another woman, Elaine didn't realize that Vanessa had sent similar emails to other photographers and had already received positive responses from several who were willing to film Vanessa's lesbian union. Neither did Elaine realize that at least one of those photographers was less expensive. In fact, Elaine had no idea that Vanessa was on a fishing trip – an expedition to find the one photographer who could not do the work, for religious reasons.
By the time Elaine figured out she'd been used as a guinea pig to promote the radical LGBT agenda, it was too late and she was embroiled in a devastating court battle which all but cost her and her husband their business and home.
In another case, Barronelle Stutzman is the owner of Arlene's Flowers and Gifts and had been personally serving her gay client Robert Ingersoll for over ten years, whenever he came into her shop. In fact, she enjoyed his company and they had become well acquainted. It didn't bother Barronelle he was gay, just the same as it didn't bother her that a few of her employees and other customers were gay/lesbian.
Joanne Moudy is the author of "The Tenth," a paranormal thriller exploring the very real trauma of abortion in a fictional realm. She proudly served as an officer in the military for nine years, before specializing in emergency nursing until retirement. She speaks regularly on the subjects of religious freedom, traditional marriage, and pro-life, and the impact of liberalism and secularism on all of humanity. You can follow her on Twitter @composedof1.
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Manchester man charged in slayings
EAST HARTFORD — A Manchester man was arrested Monday and charged with killing his mother and two other people in a grisly East Hartford slaying on Thanksgiving 2010.
The arrest of 48-year-old Brett Bednarz follows a nearly two-year investigation into the slayings of his 72-year-old mother and her two tenants, who were all found beaten to death.
Police identified Bednarz as a "person of interest" soon after the slayings when he refused to cooperate with investigators, but it was not immediately clear what prompted the arrest.
Police declined to say what evidence had been collected or provide other details, saying only that it was an extensive investigation.
Bednarz is charged with three counts of murder in addition to capital felony murder, first-degree burglary, home invasion and criminal violation of a protective order. He was being held on $3 million bail. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer.
Bednarz's mother, Beverly Therrien, and her live-in caregivers, Pamela Johns, 60, and Michael Ramsey, 53, all died of head trauma, according to the medical examiner's office.
State Victim Advocate Michelle Cruz said in June that East Hartford police knew before the slaying that Therrien had feared for her safety. Cruz said she was investigating whether the town did enough to protect her.
Police records show that Therrien was involved in many disputes with her grown children in the years before her death. Officers charged Brett Bednarz in a case of domestic violence against Therrien in March 2010, and he was sentenced to probation.
At Bednarz's sentencing, Therrien said her son had assaulted her at least seven times previously but that she did not call police. She also said she did not want her son to go to jail.
A judge ordered Bednarz to have no contact with his mother, one month before the killings.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
D-backs catcher Miguel Montero: 'I don't have pressure' to fill Justin Upton's shoes
ESPN's Baseball Tonight bus tour rolled through Salt River Fields earlier this week to catch up with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
And the big question on the mind of analyst and former MLB infielder Aaron Boone was who in the D-backs lineup will pick up the production left behind after Justin Upton's departure? Upton's shoes are big ones to fill offensively (averaged close to 23 home runs and 78 RBI over the past four seasons), and the easy answer would seemingly be veteran catcher Miguel Montero.
In 2012, Montero finished second among National League catchers in RBI (88), third in home runs (15) and third in batting average (.286). But when asked if he was the guy who needed to make up for Upton's absence, Montero said it'll be a team effort not an individual one.
"I don't have pressure at all to be honest," Montero said in regards to filling Upton's shoes. "We have a good club. Justin's a great player don't get me wrong, any team would want to have that type of player.
"But we have a good ball club, those guys fit in perfectly with the type of ball club we are. I'm just going to keep playing my game, doing the same stuff."
Over his first seven years with the D-backs, Montero has often been lauded for ability to manage a pitching staff with his lighthearted, yet vocal personality. While those qualities would appear to make the Venezuelan one of the team's veteran leaders moving forward, Montero doesn't quite see it that way.
"I'm just one of the guys that plays the game hard and respects the game," said Montero. "Obviously to be successful in this game and to be successful as a team, we all have to be leaders and respect the game and do the right thing to win.
"Obviously if I see something that isn't fitting, I'll let it be known…I just want to win, that's it. Do whatever it takes to win."
Although the team went through quite a makeover in the offseason bringing in the likes of Cody Ross, Eric Chavez, Eric Hinske, Health Bell and Martin Prado, Montero doesn't believe wins will hard to come by for the D-backs in 2013.
"We're going to be really good, because we've got gamers," said Montero. "When you have gamers on your team, they do whatever it takes to win ball games. That's how you win a championship.
"The vibe is really good, the guys that we got are great teammates, they have a great personalities and they've got that winning attitude."
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Perhaps now the speculation will rest on whether The Simpsons will be renewed past Season 25, particularly if the Futurama gang don't appear until the Season 26 fall opener.
I've been wondering about that too. For some reason though, I think I read somewhere that there is going to be at least a partial season 26...that will only have maybe...7 episodes. Al Jean has said in interviews they are slated to do up to 559 episodes...right now they are at 530...so that means 29 more episodes...and usually a season has about 22. So, I'm assuming there will at least be a partial season 26, and if that's the case I have a feeling they might at the very least be renewed to make it a full one. Anything beyond that is well...beyond me.
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Organization name in a stylised type/font becomes the logo.
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Representing trends from the internet including gradients, rounded corner etc.
purple, orange, blue, green, yellow - in NO particular order. I like a LOT of color.
The service we provide is playful. It is for people who love smell and like exploring their senses. They tend to be artistic. We appeal to both men and women customers, so it can't be overly feminine, super-frilly, but it doesn't need to avoid those elements either. Itt needs to be simple, elegant, playful, and bold, too - yeah, not asking for too much! If you can stylistically include some spraying perfume, that would be great, but it needs to be innovative.
We love color. Our product doesn't have a lot of visual to it since it is smell, so we need a punchy logo on everything that communicates. Something bold, but not loud and over the top.
Our customer does not want to go to the department store and brave all those people spritzing stuff on them and presuring them to make a decision when it can take days or weeks sometimes to figure out if you like a perfume. Our male customers really don't want to be anywhere near a department store normally. Our female customers are busy and don't have time to spend there and want to develop their own taste, if they don't already have it.


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It would be bad enough if all Americans had to worry about was bad reporting on their television newscasts. In addition to the many recent cases of not only bias, but outright false reporting on the newscasts, there is a lot of "news reporting" working its way into entertainment media and the result is a misinformed public.
Having political viewpoints or news items woven into entertainment media is certainly nothing new. Since the show debuted in 1990, NBC's "Law & Order" crime series has touted its plots were "ripped from the headlines." Often in television drama, and even on television sitcoms, political ideas and even agendas have been explored and even promoted. I remember, in particular, an episode of the early 90's sitcom "Blossom" in which the young teenage characters were assured that sex was safe as long as they used a condom.
Today, in addition to political or social themes being woven into the storylines of fictional dramas and comedies, there are programs where news, or statements based on news events, is part of the presentation. On Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart delivers a fake news broadcast, similar to the Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" made famous by Chevy Chase and Jane Curtain in the 70's, with a liberal slant.
Sadly, a growing number of Americans get their "news" from the nightly monologues of comedians like Jay Leno and David Letterman who frequently base their comedy on current events, including political news. Since the comedy often relies on stereotypes and exaggerations of the truth, any news content in the material is often greatly distorted, and at times, just plain wrong.
On comedy shows, at least the public realizes they are getting a comedian's perspective of the news. Even though dozens of jokes based on the stupidity of George Bush or the wickedness of Dick Cheney or Halliburton, can have the effect of influencing the public and leading them to misconceptions, at least viewers know they are not getting their information from a news source.
The same cannot be said for some other programs. Viewers getting their news from morning "news" shows like "Today" or "Good Morning America" must surely believe they can rely on the information they get. After all, the news departments from the networks play a role in the programs.
Similarly, viewers of ABC's "The View" certainly must believe the information presented on a program co-owned, co-produced and co-hosted by Barbara Walters would be reliable. For years there has been a liberal slant to the opening round table "Hot Topics" segment of the program, but recently with the addition of Rosie O'Donnell the slant has turned into outright misinformation and propaganda – all with the Barbara Walters stamp of approval.
Lorie Byrd is a Townhall.com columnist and blogs at Wizbang and at LorieByrd.com.
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Headlines are saying that "Black Farmers Are Getting Paid" because President Barack Obama has signed the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 that authorizes $1.15 billion to settle claims Black farmers won initially from the US Department of Agriculture over a decade ago. Before we all trumpet "success and justice" in this matter, take a look at how we got to here.
In 1997, a Black North Carolina farmer named Timothy Pigford filed a claim against the government for reparations. Four hundred Black farmers joined Pigford's suit and claimed USDA discrimination against them on the basis of race. Then-Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman found that 205 of the 116,261 loan and crop payments issued by the USDA's Farm Service Agency involved the possibilities of racial discrimination. On January 4, 1999, Judge Paul Friedman signed a consent decree that awarded damages to Blacks who farmed, or tried to farm, between January 1981 and December 1996 and had applied for USDA aid. Claimants were supposed to file by September 15th 2000, but around 73,800 did not.


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Very nice indeed.
Don't you find it strange there's so much conflict and bad mojo between MW/CoD players and BF players?
How in the Sam Hill did all that bad blood get there?
They can't stand each other and I don't get it.
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About a month ago, the Academy Award nominations were revealed. Now, in the past I have waited until after the Oscars to finally sit down and watch the nominated films to see if I agree with their worthiness and so forth. Either that or I am just too lazy to get out and watch more movies and so find myself cramming afterward to get them all watched.
This year, I figured I'd try a new approach. How about watching these movies before the big night instead! Novel idea, I know. So that's just what I did. I took four days and watched two films a day in order to cram the Best Picture nominees in first. Normally the Academy takes full advantage of the ten slots they've allotted for Best Picture nominees, but this year, oddly enough, they've chosen to only pick out eight films for consideration in the category. While this is puzzling, it certainly made my life easier.
Before I go any further however, I must point out that I am extremely upset that my favorite movie from 2014 was snubbed from the Best Picture category and as a result, I hope it sweeps every other category it was nominated for. That film would be Interstellar.
Now, I didn't really go in any particular order here, so let's just go ahead and get started where I did.
Selma: 6/10
Nominated for: Best Picture, Original Song.
I have been discovering that my thoughts and opinions on some of this year's nominations probably do not align with the vast majority. This film was the first of said cases. There was some hullabaloo surrounding the Academy's decisions on this film when the nominations were first released and they were not favorable. People were extremely upset that it was not recognized for more achievements and one of those was David Oyelowo's performance as the iconic Martin Luther King Jr. Sadly, I have to agree with the Academy regarding this picture.
In general, it turns out to be a wonderful movie, however I really feel like it was not Best Picture worthy. In fact, as we go along, I'll say this again for a few of the others as well. One of the issues with this film is that this year's class is extremely "biopic" heavy. There tends to be a trend with this type of film attracting the attention of the Academy, but 2014 was apparently the Year of the Biopic. As a result, you really had to stand out and hit the ball out of the park with your particular story in order to run with the big dogs. Selma just falls short. Oyelowo's performance was rather bland, and unfortunately, the rest of the film suffered from the same staleness. There were only a couple of instances where I felt like there was any real emotion involved in the characters or the story at all. The scene at the beginning with the church bombing and the ending with the victory speech on the capitol steps were the most emotion-inducing scenes for me. The other issue I had with this film was that it seemed to rely too much on stock footage. This always tends to bother me though, unless it is done well, and in most cases it seems to be used as a crutch or money saver instead of adding substance to the film with the cast members instead. One of the other nominees is a good example of how to use the cast to recreate stock footage and I'll bring that up later.
Selma seems to be conveniently released in a year where we seem to have reverted back to that time in history. I'm looking at you Missouri. We all know what I'm referring to, but I know that's not why this film was made. The timing is just fitting and so was the song that was nominated for Best Original Song. The lyrics are still, unfortunately relevant today.
Technically, this film is well done, and well put together. Overall it is shot fine with no overbearing issues. I never really noticed the music or score though, and that is a disservice because the music in a movie can really make or break the story.
One of the things that really took me out of the film was Oprah Winfrey. Now, I won't knock on her acting skills because she's not that bad at all really. However, I think that she is too much of a brand name in her own right to be taken seriously in roles where she really wants to be. This is unfortunately one of those cases. Her performance was good and she had some pretty remarkable scenes, but I couldn't get passed the whole, "oh hey, it's Oprah again" and I couldn't see her as her character. This really is not her fault of course, but it does take away from the film.
A couple of other little tidbits of note: I didn't like that it just skips over Malcolm X's assassination, since he was in the movie. They should have made that a more prominent part of the film, even if it was just one scene. Tim Roth was great as Governor Wallace. The same can be said for Tom Wilkinson's performance as President Johnson and of course, as I said before, David's portrayal of MLK was really great. The main problem I had with the film was that I felt like it lacked emotion. It lacked the power that a film like this should pack behind it. Last year we got an extremely powerful and emotional storm with 12 Years a Slave and with Selma it was little more than a light breeze.
American Sniper: 4/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role, Best Picture, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Adapted Screenplay.
The year's darling war drama. We seem to have one of these at least every other year. One of the big issues with having so many films like this come out each year or just about is that it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine which film is better than another. We've had powerful war dramas of late in The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty so it makes it more interesting to see whether new additions can hold up. While I think American Sniper is probably better than those two films or at least on par, I am hard pressed to see its Best Picture potential but perhaps I was too preoccupied with not wanting to be biased about the movie that I may have been too harsh on it.
I have found that I'm kind of in the minority about this film. It's being touted as a wonderful film about a wonderful American hero and I have no disagreements with the latter part of that statement especially, but it suffered from the same lack of emotion that Selma did. I found myself on my phone a lot during the movie and kind of losing interest throughout a lot of the movie and I'm not sure what to make of that outside of the fact that it must mean it was unable to hold my interest and for being a war film, that's not good news.
The sound mixing and editing were wonderful. Cooper's performance was spot on (especially if you've seen interviews with Kyle in them in real life).
Eastwood has this knack for making really great movies that just fall short of being pushed over the edge into greatness. That's not saying he hasn't made such films before, but of late, it seems like he has either missed something in a film here and there or just hasn't been able to find that next level the way he did with Letters to Iwo Jima and Mystic River, or even Unforgiven.
American Sniper also suffers from the stock footage problem. The most powerful moment in the entire movie was actual stock footage at the end of the movie and that's not okay. In order to be a successful director or have a shot at being the best picture of the year, that power has to build and be displayed throughout the film by the actors and the production crew. Using tear-jerking bait at the end of the film while the credits roll almost shows an acknowledgement of failure to convey that tone during the rest of the film. For those of you that have seen it, there were only a couple of instances in the entire film where I felt an actual response because I'm a father. Outside of those quick scenes and Cooper's performance, there isn't really much else to the film.
Boyhood: 3/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Original Screenplay.
Okay, let's just be honest with each other here for a minute. This was not a bad movie. It was actually quite interesting and had a lot of great content and acting. Here's the deal. We all know it's only getting nominated for stuff because it literally took the production twelve years to film it. Last year we had 12 Years a Slave, well this year we have 12 Years a Film Project. It worked out quite well, but the content of the story is absolutely tried and true and nothing new.
The idea was for the film to follow Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater), and mother (Patricia Arquette) through their mundane family life for 12 years. So the film starts out with Mason at age 6 and then ends with Mason at age 18 as he goes off to college.
The trick about this movie is that the character development is literally grown over time and I'm guessing very little writing had to be involved in order to achieve this since the audience was able to follow these characters as they aged along with the actors themselves. We see Mason struggle through being a young boy in school while his mother struggles with failed marriages and going back to college and in the midst of all this, Mason and Samantha get little moments with their father (Ethan Hawke) throughout the film. It creates a really great picture of what separated or divorced families really go through and how sometimes the only way they can get through some hard times are by working together when absolutely necessary.
I have a really difficult time believing the production crew on this film had a difficult job and I felt that way as I watched. Since we see little snippets of Mason's life every year here and there, I felt like it couldn't have been a very difficult task for some of the people working on the film. One example I thought about was the editor. It must have been nice having a year at a time to edit portions of the film together, but I'm sure they still had tight deadlines. I saw an interview on Conan with Ellar, however and it made me feel like my beliefs are valid. Conan asked him about how it felt making the film as he grew up and Ellar just said that it was much like anything else. He still went to school and lived his everyday life but they would get together for about a week at a time and film the necessary scenes for whatever age he happened to be and then they'd go back to their lives.
I think it's a noble project for a director to take on. I think it would take extreme commitment from everyone from the actors down to the catering crew but at the end of the day, it's a story about a single mother struggling to provide for her two children, juggle school and work and bad relationships and it's nothing we haven't seen before. This was the third Best Picture nominee that I felt didn't deserve said nomination and again find myself in the minority. In fact, Boyhood may very well snag the Best Picture award away from more deserving films, but we'll have to wait and see.
The Imitation Game: 7.5/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Original Score, Production Design, Adapted Screenplay.
Here we have film number three that deals with an actual historical figure or existing person. The film is set in England during World War II and follows the amazing events surrounding the cracking of the German Enigma code machine by Alan Turing and his crew.
Turing is touted as the father of the modern computer (I suppose without him, I wouldn't be writing this on my laptop, and you wouldn't be reading it on a website!) but his brilliance was cryptography and with this he and his team were able to successfully crack the Enigma code and their efforts had significant influence on the outcome of the war.
The film is full of other layers of Turing's life, of course. As it is likely well known, Turing was found to be a homosexual and ended up being punished for his orientation. The film touches on his early relationship with one of his classmates during primary school that alludes to his orientation throughout the film. While the film does not focus on this aspect of his life, I think it does a wonderful job at keeping his upbringing and his personal lifestyle relative to the story at hand and helps to explain his mannerisms and actions throughout the film. I think it was important for director Morten Tyldum and writers Andrew Hodges (book) and Graham Moore (screenplay) to convey that aspect of his life so that audiences could see the turmoil he was faced with as well as the persecution he went through that ultimately lead to his suicide because the way his country treated an essential war hero was appalling at best. The film was able to do that very well without detracting from the main focus in the Enigma Machine.
As a film, this is your typical Academy Award type of film. Set in an older period of time, involves an historical figure, a war and really intricate web of dramatic sub-plots and includes wonderful performances by the actors in the starring roles. Benedict Cumberbatch is really making the acting thing look easy, although given the nature of the film and the time period, it did feel a little Sherlock Holmes-esque at times. Kiera Knightly gives one of her best performances to date, although I didn't feel like it was anything overly powerful or memorable.
Overall, it felt kind of like your typical British period piece with what I also refer to as "typical British coloring" and of course, a proper musical score to go along with it. I've not had much of a chance to listen to it separately, but Alexandre Desplat pieced together quite an appropriate score to go along with the film. It's the kind of score you don't really notice, however, as it just kind of happens to be in the background, only coming forward for dramatic effect once in a while. I think that was the weakest part of the score, although this is never a bad thing. Sometimes it's better for the score to go unnoticed, although music is an important factor.
This film is fantastic at what it sets out to do, and should hold your attention with some of the interesting content, mostly surrounding the Enigma and Turing Machines.
The Grand Budapest Hotel: 5/10
Nominated for: Best Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, Original Screenplay.
Okay, first thing's first. If you are a Wes Anderson fan, you will likely love this movie. I however, am not. I have given his films several chances in the past and I just cannot get behind them. I get the humor and I have a dry sense of humor myself, but I just cannot bring myself to like his stuff.
So, this review will likely be short. Here's what I will admit to though. I really do respect Wes as a director and filmmaker. He has a great ability to make artistic and aesthetically pleasing films. That being said, they just don't do it for me.
Here's why I respect him. He usually ends up luring in great talent for his roles. They usually end up giving great performances for said roles. The cinematography in most of his films is almost always exquisite and this film is no exception. There is normally a significantly obvious color theme and style theme (often more than one) at work throughout his films and they work wonders as scenes and sets on their own as well as together. When I see a Wes Anderson film, I feel like I'm looking at an old boring but probably really well done piece of art from who knows what time period. For this film, this has special indications as the plot of the story revolves around a certain painting so the cinematography is very cleverly reminiscent of paintings or other mediums of artwork as well. The music in his movies is usually on point as well and Alexandre Desplat has woven together a wonderfully fitting ensemble of pieces for this film. This score is significantly better than his Imitation Game score. However, one thing I noticed is that the score includes other classical works not written or composed by Desplat and therefore I feel like that should have disqualified it from Original Score contention.
Aside from the purely technical and production aspects of Wes Anderson's films, I can't really bring myself to waste much more time talking about this film. Again, if you've enjoyed his stuff in the past, you might view this one as his best yet. I certainly think it is and I still didn't like it.
Whiplash: 9/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Adapted Screenplay.
I dubbed this one this year's Gravity in terms of overall runtime. This is a film that doesn't waste our time at all which is especially poignant given that timing and/or keeping time is a specific focus of the film. The story is rather simple and concise. Andrew is a music student and percussionist who is attending the nation's best school for music and he is trying to get into a class that is taught by a renowned and notorious musician. Fletcher is a no-nonsense, drill instructor (I felt like Simmons channeled his inner R. Lee Ermey for the role) type of guy who does not tolerate failure, laziness or general mediocrity in his classes from his students. He is a terrifying presence and his students not only respect him, but they fear him as well.
There are a few things that have made Whiplash one of my favorite Oscar films of 2014. The story is simple and the runtime of the film doesn't waste time either. Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons put on one heck of a display of machismo, arrogance, pride, testosterone and sheer willpower clashing together between the two of them to form this dynamic and volatile relationship between student and teacher.
I can't really say much about the film without telling a lot of the greatest parts of it and ruining the fun, but what I can say is that if J.K. Simmons does not walk away with an Oscar for his performance, it will be a crime. A crime not unlike allowing a musician to perform onstage without the proper music sheets.
I personally think another film will and should win Best Picture, but I will not be upset at all if this one steals the win away.
The Theory of Everything: 9/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Best Picture, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay.
Admittedly, I wasn't really interested in this film because I'm not really a fan of Stephen Hawking. I know, the science community would likely bite my head off for saying that, but that's fine. I do greatly appreciate his contributions to science of course, for sure though.
Now, I bring that up because once I got to watching the movie, I began to become more and more engrossed in the story and blown away by Eddie Redmayne's performance. His performance alone not only carried this movie, but elevated it into the kind of film the Academy salivates over. Felicity Jones lends her own powerful performance as Hawking's wife Jane, who wrote the book the film is based on.
The story is rather straight forward, and the most biographical of this year's biopics. We are able to see Stephen before he was diagnosed, and if the film is any indication, he was quite the charismatic personality and I think if it weren't for that, we may be experiencing a very different Stephen Hawking in real life. Strong will and determination are necessities when it comes to overcoming and dealing with debilitating conditions such as Hawking's and Redmayne gives us a painfully wonderful glimpse into the world that Stephen deals with every day.
Eddie has my vote for Best Actor, although I'm quite certain it may go to Michael Keaton, which I'm also fine with. Eddie's performance was just so vivid that I find it hard to see a better performance out of the nominees. Felicity matches his intensity and may very well have earned herself the same award.
This film is the perfect example of how you can use the actors and production to recreate already existing stock or home video footage. This is what American Sniper, The Imitation Game and Selma failed to do. There is an important scene in the film that shows Hawking and his family playing in the backyard and you see his children playing with him and climbing on his chair and it's wonderful how close the production got to making it look exactly like the home video footage of the same instance that I remember seeing some time ago. For me, this adds to the film and makes it more authentic. I think if they had just thrown in the home video footage there, it would have lost the power of the scene. Sure, that type of scene has its place and did fit well near the ending of American Sniper but for the most part, I think director's should avoid that tactic.
The Theory of Everything is also an example of how you compose a score worthy of the film itself. Johann Johannsson composes a beautiful array of piano and string heavy sounds that really tend to stand out throughout the film. He does a wonderful job at creating a distinct theme song that resonates throughout the scenes as you watch the story unfold onscreen. This is exactly what it means to compose a film score. Out of the composers nominated in this category, only Hans Zimmer outshines Johannsson with his Interstellar brilliance. However, if there's anyone that should deserve to win this award over Zimmer, it is definitely Johannsson. I loved this score. Plus, even though Alexandre Desplat is nominated twice for his two different scores, I feel like he cheated on The Grand Budapest Hotel score.
Ultimately, this movie is a tragic love story but it is a true tragic love story and those seem to carry more weight and speak to people just as well if not better than those made up. If you're a woman and you have a nerdy significant other, or you're both just science enthusiasts in general, then it's a film both of you can enjoy.
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): 9/10
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, Cinematography, Directing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Screenplay.
If it wasn't for Whiplash and The Theory of Everything, this one would easily be my favorite of the eight Best Picture nominees.
Michael Keaton plays a washed up has-been comic book hero film star who is trying to get credit back to his name somehow by producing, directing and starring in his first Broadway play.
This of course lends the perfect environment for the wonderful ensemble cast that makes up the players. Edward Norton's character is the resident Broadway veteran who agrees to come aboard to replace a previous actor who gets knocked out by a falling, errant stage light. Norton is hilarious and awkward at the same time. He is one of many characters that continue to wonder why they are even doing what they're attempting to do constantly throughout the film. None more so than Keaton himself, who struggles with doubt and an inner monologue that continues to tell him to give up and return to the glory days of comic book films.
Emma Stone gives her first big time dramatic performance in this film and she does quite a wonderful job of it as well. I'm not so sure she puts up an Oscar worthy performance by any means, but she was pretty good nonetheless. Naomi Watts and Zach Galifianakis round out the rest of the big time players. Zach actually does a great job in a dramatic role, which may land him a few more of this type of role similar to the situation Jonah Hill found himself in throughout the past couple of years.
The movie itself is a strange but wonderful mixture of comedy, chaos, confusion, doubt and purposely, theatrical drama. It could be seen as a parody within a parody of itself. Often it felt like the goal of the film was to poke fun at itself for preaching about being washed up and trying to become relevant again. It also liked to take jabs at the debate between film and theatre, which added a different level of humor to the mix, as if it were a play within a play that was being filmed almost documentary style.
The cinematography lent merit to this as Inarritu chose to use a lot of tight, close-up shots and a lot of following or leading shots down long hallways. There was a sense of claustrophobia in certain shots as well, almost like Keaton's character felt trapped in his quarters or even when on the stage performing. I think if I hadn't sat down and forced myself to watch Mr. Turner, I might say that this one deserves the cinematography Oscar. However, Mr. Turner's cinematography was absolutely stunning and perfect.
Now, even though I've not seen Biutiful, I am really not a fan of Inarritu's work. I couldn't stand Babel and 21 Grams was difficult to get through. It's okay to tell the story in a linear and chronological manner and neither of those films did this. They seemed like Inarritu was trying way too hard to be artsy and different. However, with Birdman he doesn't do this and this is the first film of his that I thought was really well done.
There are a great many things I could probably say about each of these Best Picture nominees, but then there'd be nothing left for you to discover as an audience. As always, I like to say, if there's a film you want to see then don't listen to the critics. Don't listen to me and go see it, find out for yourself and reach your own conclusions. I did watch a lot of the other nominated films due to garnering acting nominations or nods in categories that interest me, so I may do a follow up post-awards with reviews for those films. I hope this hasn't been too much information at once for any of you. Since I'm finishing this up at about 5 in the morning on the day of the Oscars, I hope you all enjoy them and hopefully the most deserving nominations win.


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Sir, John Plender ("Can Yellen's Fed sidestep the lurking monsters?", December 18) correctly points out the "threadbare" capital ratio of the Federal Reserve and says not much of a rise in interest rates would "throw it into technical insolvency". He's right.
Let's do the numbers. The Fed now has $3.7tn in long-term bonds and mortgage securities on its balance sheet. It does not disclose the duration of this massive portfolio, but seven and a half years might be a fair guess. Let's consider a modest rise in interest rates of 2 per cent. The mark-to-market loss would then be 2 x 7.5 per cent x $3.7tn or about $555bn. How much capital does the Fed have? $55bn. So the mark-to-market loss would be about 10 times its capital. Of course, the increase in interest rates and thus the loss in value could be more than that.
Does the market or the world care if the world's principal central bank is insolvent on a mark-to-market basis? Quite possibly not. But it would an interesting experiment to find out – an experiment that we are quite likely to observe.
Mr Plender goes on to speculate about a possible "formal recapitalisation" of the Federal Reserve and seems to assume that this recapitalisation would come from the government. But the government is not the shareholder of the Federal Reserve Banks – the stock is entirely owned by the commercial banks which are "members" of the Fed, as required by the Federal Reserve Act. What their role in a recapitalisation might be is another interesting speculation.
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Good thing Masters licences are only $150 then
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Good thing Masters licences are only $150 then
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As I'm new to all of this, my fact-finding can be a little misguided, perhaps.
On the Cycling.org website membership for Race Masters 1 to 7 is $220. Although I haven't checked out local pricing as yet.
I've been following the Dome and Richmond Bakery threads. They do sound like something I'd be interested in, but not until my children reach a manageable age (they are 2 & 4 just now). Maybe I'll have to wait until I'm an old fart
I rode the Norfy and the Channel last year, which I enjoyed very much. At least I'm getting a good 250k during the week between my commutes and lunch-time.
In the meantime, I've signed up for the Wellington Challenge and would have done the recently announced PMM Challenge except it's on the same day as Wellington.
Thanks for your help Jeff.
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Someone cocked up when they designed the "life plan".
When you are young, you have the energy, desire, and body to achieve and perform whatever your mind can conceive. Marriage, mortgage, children, work, study,and dozens of other obstacles get in the way.
When you are older, the main obstacles have been overcome, you perhaps have the necessary finances, but a new hurdle emerges; your body!
Do what you can.
The fees are "interesting". Perhaps we are over governed, as we are in political life. Federal, State, and Local Governments. Do we need them all.?
In cycling, within Australia, we have Cycling Australia, State Bodies, and Clubs. All need money to do their jobs. Perhaps we would have only two levels of cycling administration to pay for, if we did not have states.??
The fees you see on the internet sites for CA, and the various State sites, include the fees to cover all 3 bodies.
Different states and clubs demand whatever fee they need, / or the market will accept.
Your masters 3 to 7 research will show the following:-
Tasmania $150
Qld $203
Vic $198
NT Alice Springs $196 Darwin $201
An option is to buy a 3 day race licence for $44. I dont know whether there are any limits to repeat purchases. The $44 is applied as a credit toward the cost of an annual licence subsequently purchased in the same calendar year.
My suggestion is to "dip your toe in the water" with a 3 day race licence.
Have you noticed that STCC have a training ride tomorrow, free. You wont get a better deal than that, and you will be able to grab the ear of committee members , with all your questions, while you ride. See details on the STCC site.
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And a top ride it was.
Perfect weather.
Well organised.
Well led.
Regrouping kept everyone in the event.
BBQ ready to eat on arrival at Cornelian Bay.
Thank you to the organisors, and chef Bucky.
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Bugger. I was down in Doo Town enjoying a bbq with friends.
I will keep my eyes peeled.
Thanks again.
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Ahhh Doo Town, even just the mention of that place makes me smile
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Details here dogga:-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 1Z1E#gid=0
I'm pretty certain that the Time Trial event next week, 5/2/12, is open to all ages. I will check this for you on Sunday.
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Doesn't count - its 20kms not 11kms
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Job well done by both you and barrytas Dogga. Sub 30 minutes is not far away. Congratulations to both of you.
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well that was a cosy ride
http://www.stvcc.asn.au/Assets/Results2 ... 120311.pdf
when do we stop for coffee???
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it was grest, my fav bit was the fruit cake
oh it was my 3rd vets race for the year
when do we stop for coffee???
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um i did the first Road race and one TT, the other races that i missed were due to me doing other races , coles bay tri, summer survival etc which is annoying as i like both of the New Norfolk and Back Tea Tree routes
when do we stop for coffee???
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Do you mean that the other riders "blew you away" Barry (frankly, I doubt that), or do you mean that the racing caused you to feel excited?
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The official name of this gene is "aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase."
AASS is the gene's official symbol. The AASS gene is also known by other names, listed below.
The AASS gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase. This enzyme is found in most tissues, with the highest amounts found in the liver. Aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase is involved in the breakdown of the amino acid lysine, a building block of most proteins. It is called a bifunctional enzyme because is performs two functions. One function, called lysine-ketoglutarate reductase, breaks down lysine to a molecule called saccharopine. The other function, called saccharopine dehydrogenase, breaks down saccharopine to a molecule called alpha-aminoadipate semialdehyde.
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Cytogenetic Location: 7q31.3
Molecular Location on chromosome 7: base pairs 122,073,544 to 122,144,290
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Most people in the general population cannot do a chin up to save their life – and that includes the blokes. A chin up is without a doubt the best upper bodyexercise, well in fact, the best exercise for any group because it is so challenging.
Most people will know how a chin up should look so here's a video of what to do if you cannot do a regular chin up. I call it the cheat chin up.
#2) Decline Push Ups
I love these because they work your chest, shoulders and triceps (just upping the intensity factor by 100) like a normal push up does but it also cranks up the intensity on your abs too. Sure, your abs work during a traditional push up but nothing like they do in this baby!
3) The Wave
The Wave is a recent addition to my bodyweight training arsenal. Sure, it works your butt, hamstrings, quads and abs too but it's a really tough exercise on your arms – especially the triceps because you have to briefly support your bodyweight on only one arm.
#4) Tabletop Push Ups
Once again, like The Wave, it works your whole body but there is a massive focus on the upper body here when you do either a traditional Push Up in the tabletop position or crank up the challenge even further for a Diamond Tabletop Push Up.
#5) Stick Ups
Stick Ups may look like a pretty basic exercise. In theory it should be – all you do is stick your arms up in the air and bring them back down.
Do 20 of them, 50 if you're advanced and tell me if they're still easy…
A great back exercise that uses absolutely no equipment whatsoever.
So there's my top 5 – what would you include? Did I miss anything?
These are just a taste of what you can get access to when you take the Bodyweight Blitz Home Exercise Challenge.


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Manny Ramirez is once again unemployed.
The former Red Sox slugger was released from his minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
"Based on our evaluation there was not a spot for Manny on the club at this time," Rangers GM Jon Daniels said in a statement. "We released him so he could pursue other opportunities."
Ramirez, 41, hit .259 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 30 games with Triple A Round Rock.