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OK, here's a nit-picked, pixel-peepering criticism. Click on each chest-upwards portrait twice to enlarge to fullest size, peeping size. Look at the edges of the 3 white stripes on his jacket's left shoulder. The Leica's show obvious purplish chromatic aberration while the Panny's is basically zilch. Now do the same for the small metal piece at the top end of the left-side zipper. The Leica's is blurry (out of the f1.4 focus field maybe) but very chromatically aberrated. The Panny's is clean. Of course this is wide open but it nonetheless says something about the lens quality in the much-valued wide open mode. Also the skin fissures in his lips are more clearly defined or resolved by the Panny though the Leica's is still very, very good. Peeper's verdict: The Panny wins value wise and has enough resolution to still be considerably cropped and yet retain very good detail. Differences in hues can be altered pp so this is a moot point. Your mileage/kilometrage may vary.
Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm F1.4 sample gallery
Just Posted: Our samples gallery from the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm F1.4 ASPH. We've had the chance to borrow a production example of this fast 50mm-equivalent lens and have prepared a samples gallery to show some of what it can do. We've also shot a couple of comparisons against the popular Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH to see how the two lenses compare when used wide open, and give some idea of what the slightly longer focal length and wider aperture mean in terms of background defocus and subject isolation. Updated with additional comparison shots.
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Compared to the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH
In addition to our gallery shots we've also shot a couple of (very) quick comparisons with Panasonic's popular and highly-regarded 20mm F1.7 pancake prime - one of our favourite lenses of the past few years. We've shot the same image with both lenses set to their maximum aperture, using the Panasonic DMC-G3 at ISO 160. In both instances we've attempted to recreate approximately the same framing - meaning the 20mm shots were taken closer to the subject.
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We also shot two scenes from the same position, to show the effect of the Leica's longer focal length. In addition, we shot one of these scenes with the Leica 25mm set to F1.8 to see how it performs against the 20 F1.7 at comparable apertures.
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|Panasonic Leica 25mm F1.4 (@ F1.8)
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Hi Mateus:
In CC3, you don't really need to "count pixels" because it's a CAD-based program. In an overland map, while no units are listed 10,000 x 8,000 can be in miles or kilometers or whatever unit you desire. In a dungeon, floor plan or city, it can be the same "generic" thing or you can assign a unit like feet or meters.
If you want to scale your symbols, right click the mouse when you are placing them and enter a new value in the "X and Y:" box under Scale. If you want to re-scale the drawing tools that use symbols to draw forests, for example, that's a little more advanced/tricky. I'm not sure of all the steps but you could probably get an answer from one of the Profantasy people at their forums (see link in next paragraph).
If you are brand new to CC3, I recommend checking out the official Profantasy CC3 user forums in addition to The Cartographers Guild to find a lot of help with the basics: http://forum.profantasy.com
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Respect for new manager Walt Weiss and a desire to avoid any potential distractions led Jason Giambi to pull his name from consideration for the hitting instructor's job before Dante Bichette accepted the position Tuesday.
At the behest of a faction of the front office, Giambi was a candidate for the top hitting job after losing out as a finalist for the manager's job last week. After assessing the situation over the weekend, Giambi, a member of the Rockies since September 2009, said that there wasn't a fit at this time.
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"I really thought about it and if Walt had gotten more than a year on his contract maybe it would have been different. But I felt that he needed to get a foothold and have total focus and commitment from the guys," Giambi said in a phone interview Tuesday. "He really deserves it. If the team doesn't start out the way they want, and I am in the background looming, it could be a PR nightmare. I am not that kind of human being. I want Walt and the Rockies to do well and get things turned around."
Giambi, 41, had surgery on his left groin at season's end to keep open the option of playing. He has attracted interest from multiple teams as a free agent, including clubs from both leagues.
"I have no idea what I am going to do next," Giambi said.
For Giambi, the past six weeks have been a learning experience. He came close to managing and coaching for the Rockies, whetting his appetite for such a role in the future.
"Someday I would love to have that job working with hitters. Or even more. I just have too much respect for Walt. The timing wasn't right. I didn't want guys running to me because I was their teammate before and tight with them," Giambi said. "Remember when I was a young kid with the A's, Walt was the man, a guy the minor-leaguers looked up to for his work ethic and hard-nose style of play. I didn't want to create a situation that was uncomfortable. I want Walt and his staff to have every opportunity to succeed."
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Dilation is a procedure to open and widen the cervix. The cervix is the entrance to the uterus. Curettage is the removal of the lining of the uterus by scraping. The lining is known as the endometrium. The two procedures are done together and are often referred to as a D&C.
A D&C is usually done to determine what condition is causing abnormal bleeding. Some conditions that may cause abnormal bleeding are:
Sometimes a D&C is done to stop the bleeding, rather than to diagnose why you are bleeding. For example, this procedure may be done to remove products of conception (eg, tissue from the fetus or placenta) or to treat bleeding that has not responded to other methods.
A D&C is not done if you have an infection (eg, affecting the uterus or fallopian tubes).
Complications are rare. But no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a D&C, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, such as:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include having a pre-existing infection or condition.
Talk to your doctor about all the medicines you are taking. Up to one week before the surgery, you may be asked to stop taking some medicines, such as:
In addition, arrange for a ride home and for help at home.
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A pelvic exam will be done to find out the size and location of your uterus. The vagina and cervix will be cleaned with an antiseptic solution. A speculum will be placed in your vagina. An instrument called a cervical dilator will be placed into the cervical canal. Once the cervical canal is slightly open, a scoop-shaped instrument, called a curette, will be inserted into the uterus. It will be used to scrape the uterine lining and remove tissue through the vagina. After sampling the endometrium, the instrument will be removed from the cervix.
You will be taken to a recovery room, where the nurses will monitor you.
You may be able to go home in a few hours.
If you have general anesthesia, you will have no pain during the procedure. With local anesthesia, you may have some cramping and back pain.
After the procedure, pain may last up to 24 hours.
You will be monitored in the recovery center.
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
Your next menstrual cycle may not be regular. It may be late or early.
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occur:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Women's Health Matters
D&C procedure after a miscarriage. American Pregnancy Association website. Available at:
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/dandc.html. Updated November 2011. Accessed August 13, 2012.
Dilation and curettage. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at:
http://www.acog.org/~/media/For%20Patients/faq062.pdf?dmc=1&ts=20120813T1113192776. Accessed August 13, 2012.
Last reviewed September 2012 by Andrea Chisholm
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September 29, 2011
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Clearly if you have the nation's 3rd best rushing offense that is pushing out 372.25 yards per game, and leading the nation in T.O.P. (time of possession) with an impressive 36.04, you are doing something right.However, at the end of the day, at the end of the season it always comes down to a team's won-lost record. For the Black Knights of Army, there is the need to have their option offense pumping on all cylinders from the opening whistle until the final gun to make those aforementioned stats applicable to the win column on Saturday, as they host Tulane.But the offensive success has not come without paying a price over the past couple of weeks and that has been the recent injury bug that is hitting the offense like a common cold.The plus side is that for the first time in awhile the depth is plentiful for the coaching staff and more specifically, offensive coordinator Ian Shields.The Offensive LineThe Black Knights have lost (broken leg) the services of senior right guard Joe Bailey, who sadly enough has played his last college football game wearing the Black & Gold. Bailey was playing extremely well and make no mistake about it, his absence does take a bite out of the offensive attack, at least in the short term.With Bailey out, look for either Matt Villanti, who stepped in at the guard spot against Ball State when Bailey was injured or Robert Kava, who's primary position is right tackle to get the nod."Matt (Villanti) is a possibility, but Robert Kava has played guard and he's probably the first guy up," says Army's offensive coordinator, Ian Shields. "We have three tackles, all have played well and Robert being one of those three. Kava can slide in and play guard and Matt can play there, along with Will Wilsond."For Villanti, who actually replaced Bailey during the Ball State game, the 6-foot-3, 278 pounder from Katy (TX) must become more consistent in his play if he wants the coaching staff to call his number in crunch time.Moving center Will Wilson is a reflection of the noted depth on offense. The continue emergence of freshman Ryan Powis, along with the potential return of Michael Kime at center, allows for Wilson to step up and in elsewhere on the line. Powis finally received some game action last weekend, as he played the last 30 snaps against Ball State where he registered 11 knockdowns. And if you ask the coaching staff, he played extraordinarily well. "We have another day of practice, but I'm comfortable with both those guys (Wilson & Powis) and they're both good players," adds Shields when discussing the battle at center.Gone, but not forgotten is offensive tackle Derek Bisgard, who won the starting role during spring/summer practices, only to be injured (knee) during the season opener against Northern Illinois. "Derek just came back and has started to practice again," offers Shields. "He another reason why Kava can go into guard is because we'll have some depth back with Bisgard being back possibly. "If he is healthy and right, that will be a real positive addition." If Bisgard is able to go full speed, look for him to support Mike McDermott at right tackle.The SlotbacksThen there is slotback Trenton Turrentine, who's instinctive style of running compliments the downhill running style of fellow slotback, Raymond Maples and gives Army another weapon offensively. The freshman Turrentine injured his knee against Northwestern and will be out for an extended period of time. For the talented frosh, it appears to be a wait and see relative to having his knee scoped and of course his ability to return this season.But again, depth and talent are not a concern on this side of the ball. In Turrentine's stead will be another gifted frosh in Terrence Baggett, who many observers feel is on par or if not better than little Trent (Turrentine), as they call him.Baggett is slightly bigger (6-foot-0, 205) and faster than his plebe running partner. So look for starter Malcolm Brown to line up opposite Raymond Maples at the slot positions, with backup duties coming from Baggett, Jonathan Crucitti and even Scott Williams. Of course, much of that rotation is depended upon the various what package (Tulane's defense) and what plays Army runs. Also there's a newcomer in the mix, who has impressed the staff with his play on the JV squad and that's Stephen Fraser. "Fraser has been getting reps this week as well," bellows Shields when discussing Fraser's emergence. "He's a good player and probably starting to pass some of the veterans players .... Fraser is right on their heals. The Wide ReceiversWide Receiver has also had its shared of walking wounded. Last week, senior Davyd Brooks did not play due to an injured wrist. The 6-foot-3, 212 pound receiver will be available this Saturday against Tulane.While up and coming wide out Jared McFarlin was injured in the course of the Ball State game and is probably a game time decision on Saturday.The plus side is that senior Austin Barr has returned from his injury, but clearly there is a slight drop off in what McFarlin can do versus what Barr brings to the table.So the foursome on Saturday could be in no particular order, Barr, Brooks, Anthony Stephens Anthony Stephens and Chevaughn Lawrence.Preventive MeasuresOn the preventative side of the equation, the staff realizes the pounded that fullback Brandon Dewitt Jared Hassin takes each play ... with or without the ball. Obviously their goal is to get the outstanding fullback through an entire season, injury free and that's where depth and frosh Larry Dixon come into play."Larry is doing just fine and doing well," says Shields. "He's going to have plenty of carries in his career here. 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The Naomi Lizuka play "Polaroid Stories" blends the real life stories of street kids with classical mythology. Poetry and prose are mixed to show how these kids find camaraderie and refuge in the urban jungle. It will be presented by students at Volunteer State Community College on October 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 7:30 p.m. and October 18 and 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Caudill Hall. Admission is a suggested $5 donation to benefit student scholarships. Vol State is located at 1480 Nashville Pike in Gallatin. For more information call 615-230-3545
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THE ST. MARY'S FIFTH and sixth grade class participated in the punt, pass and kick competition this week. The students tested their skills at each of the three categories and were awarded points. Winners who will move on to...
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Look mate, I dabbled with a bi in my teens. I made him some cookies we got drunk in the pub and snogged in front of all the punters. Next day hardly dare show my face
He is happily married to a woman these days. It's just a stage you are going threw son. Batting from the other end might be fun now, but one day you too will be married with sprogs.
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text: Facebook's IPO: what it means for Zuckerberg, investors and you Business 01 February 12 by Olivia Solon Flickr.com/Andrew Feinberg On Wednesday 1 February, 2012, Facebook filed for its initial public offering and seeks to raise $5 billion (£3.15 billion) of funding as a result, meaning you could soon own shares in the company.In just eight years, Facebook has grown its user base to a titanic 845 million and its revenues -- mostly from display advertising -- to a $3.7 billion in 2011. Facebook has delayed its move to the stock market and has turned down acquisition offers from Viacom, Yahoo, Microsoft and several others in this time.As a result, its valuations have soared through the tens of billions and there has emerged a booming secondary market in shares -- from companies that invested early but have chosen to divest (such as Interpublic) and those that invested later, such as Goldman Sachs.Wired.co.uk created a guide to the public offering and what it could mean for Zuckerberg as well as you, the Facebook user, earlier this week. (Note: the below text refers to figures and estimates up to 31 January 2012, pre-IPO.)Don't miss: Today, Facebook announced its IPO Why now? Private companies such as Facebook aren't required to report their revenue, profits or losses, or executive salaries, in the same way that publicly traded companies must do. However, this changes when a private company has more than 500 shareholders. When this happens, even private companies are required to publicly report financial information to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Facebook revealed in a document sent to potential investors in early 2011 that it was planning to increase its number of shareholders to more than 500. This will force the social networking site to either disclose a lot of financial information or go public by April 2012 -- which is 120 days after the end of Facebook's last fiscal year. Typically the forced disclosure of financials triggers companies to go public, listing their shares on an exchange and, hopefully, cashing in.What's so special about Facebook? Facebook has a huge user base (845 million) and a category-defining product that has seen off numerous competitors. It is the number one social networking site in more than 100 countries and benefits from the network effect that comes with its enormous scale -- i.e. all my friends are on it, so I have to be on it. The dwell time on the site is particularly impressive, with the average US user spending seven hours and 45 minutes each month -- that's time to look at advertising, play games and share your favourite bands and brands with your friends. Furthermore, with as many as two thirds of the world's population unconnected to the internet, there is a huge potential market for Facebook in the developing world.Investors are drawn to the business because it's shown steady growth over the last eight years. "There are few stocks that can show growth in this environment," says Ivan Lustig, senior managing director at Duff & Phelps. "Baked into that valuation is the assumption that it can continue to grow at that rate for many years to come without competition."For advertisers, Facebook provides an opportunity to tap into the hard-to-reach youth market. It's very hard -- if not impossible -- to find another media outlet that reaches 845 million users. It is precisely this that makes Facebook so attractive to investors -- the fact that it could grab itself a bigger slice of the advertising pie which stands at around $600 billion globally per year. The fact that it's a bumper year for advertising thanks to the presidential elections and the Olympics means that Facebook has a nice breeze for it to sail along with.Looking forward, Facebook is making headway in the e-commerce space, social gaming, and is moving into content with deals with movie studios and music streaming services. The content deals could open up potential for Facebook to take away further ad revenues from broadcast media -- TV and radio stations. Is it overvalued? Facebook has been valued at anywhere between $75 billion and $100 billion. These numbers are based on transactions of Facebook stock on private marketplaces, which can be misleading because there is such a limited supply, which can cause inflation.A number of companies with high profile IPOs last year saw the value of their shares drop significantly -- Groupon's shares dropped more than 20 percent since its IPO in November 2011. However, Facebook doesn't have the same fad-factor that Groupon (arguably) does.At $100 billion, Facebook would have a market valuation that is four times that of Google when it went public in 2004. According to the SEC filing, Facebook's revenues -- mostly from advertising sales -- have grown from $777m in 2009 to $3.7 billion in 2011 (predicted to grow to $6 billion this year), with an operating profit of around $1.5 billion. Even at the more conservative valuations of $75 billion, this means that Facebook would trade at a price-to-sales ratio at IPO of 19.7X -- i.e. it would be valued at almost 19.7 times the amount of revenue it made last year. To put that into context, this is a much bigger multiple than that of Apple, which has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.3 times and Google which has one of 5 times. The point is that Facebook will need to generate a lot more revenue over the coming years in order for shares bought at that valuation to make money for investors.Andrew Hornigold, Corporate Partner and Head of Technology ad law firm Pinsent Masons, says: "Facebook IPO valuations of up to $100 billion are far greater than those of many more established technology giants, such as Amazon which is valued at $88 billion, or when compared with the multiple at which Apple's shares are currently trading." 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Don't think for a moment this one won't be personal.
Thiago Silva (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Brandon Vera (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), who first met in a UFC 125 bout that was eventually ruled a "no contest," will fight again on May 15 in Fairfax, Va.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, the UFC is expected to hold an event at this city's Patriot Center, though UFC executives have yet to reveal the venue for the card or where the action will be broadcast.
Nevertheless, the UFC announced the matchup early Thursday morning.
The event is expected to serve as the UFC's second trip to the Patriot Center following UFC Fight Night 20, which took place Jan. 11, 2010 and featured a lightweight headliner between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz. The event was a reported sellout with a $730,000 live gate and 8,500 in attendance.
Silva fought fellow light heavyweight Vera and earned a unanimous-decision win at UFC 125 in January 2011. However, the 28-year-old subsequently was scratched from a planned UFC 130 bout with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson when UFC 125 drug-testing results were released.
This past March, Silva was served with a formal NSAC complaint after two separate urinalysis samples revealed a substance that was "inconsistent with human urine," which indicated that he "submitted an adulterated and/or substituted specimen for testing for the urinalysis." Silva's first test was flagged, which prompted further testing by the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, which is accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Silva then admitted to taking a prescription steroid, delivered by a doctor via epidural, on two separate occasions prior to UFC 125.
Silva was fined (and later paid) $13,750 of his $55,000 "show" purse and $20,000 of his $55,000 "win" purse for a total of $33,750.
Meanwhile, Vera was released from the UFC following the loss to Silva but was brought back when the ruling was made. Vera has since registered a win in the octagon, a UFC 137 decision over Eliot Marshall, but has done little to hide his contempt for the man he openly refers to as a "juice monkey."
For more on the May 15 card expected to serve as UFC on FX 3, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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33 U.S. Code § 854a - Service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for promotion purposes
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For purposes of promotion which is now or may hereafter be authorized for officers appointed after June 30, 1922, there shall be counted in addition to active commissioned service, service as deck officer and junior engineer.
Source(Jan. 19, 1942, ch. 6, § 2,56 Stat. 6; June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 22(a), formerly § 21(a),62 Stat. 300, renumbered § 22(a),Pub. L. 87–233, § 1(f),Sept. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 506; Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, title V, § 531(b)(32),63 Stat. 839; June 21, 1955, ch. 172, § 3(a),69 Stat. 169.)
Provisions similar to this section are contained in section 3032 of this title.
1955—Act June 21, 1955, credited all service as deck officer and junior engineer.
1949—Act Oct. 12, 1949, repealed that part of second proviso of subsec. (b) relating to service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for pay, longevity pay, or retirement purposes.
1948—Act June 3, 1948, repealed subsecs. (a), (c), (d) and all of subsec. (b) except for second proviso which now comprises this section.
Effective Date of 1949 Amendment
Section 533(a) of act Oct. 12, 1949, provided that: "Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this Act [see Tables for classification] shall become effective on October 1, 1949, and no pay, allowances, or benefits provided herein shall accrue to any person for any period prior thereto."
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Betrayed by oilmen's promises in the 1970s, the people of Prince William Sound, Alaska, awaken on March 14, 1989, to the nation's largest oil spill. Not One Drop is an extraordinary tale of ordinary lives ripped apart by disaster and of community healing through building relationships of trust. This story offers critical lessons for a society traumatized by political divides and facing the looming catastrophe of global climate change.
Author Riki Ott, a rare combination of commercial salmon "fisherm'am" and PhD marine biologist, describes firsthand the impacts of oil companies' broken promises when the Exxon Valdez spills most of its cargo and despoils thousands of miles of shore. Ott illustrates in stirring fashion the oil industry's 20-year trail of pollution and deception that predated the tragic 1989 spill and delves deep into the disruption to the fishing community of Cordova over the following 19 years. In vivid detail, she describes the human trauma coupled inextricably with that of the sound's wildlife and its long road to recovery.
Ott critically examines shifts in scientific understanding of oil-spill effects on ecosystems and communities, exposes fundamental flaws in governance and the legal system, and contrasts hard won spill-prevention and spill-response measures in the sound to dangerous conditions on the Alaska pipeline. Her human story, varied background, professional training, and activist heart lead readers to the root of the problem: a clash of human rights and corporate power embedded in law and small-town life.
Not One Drop is as much an example of how too many corporate owners and political leaders betray everyday citizens as it is one of the universal struggle to maintain heart, to find the courage to overcome disaster, and to forge a new path from despair to hope.
"Millions of words have been written about the Exxon Valdez spill. It's been my (sometimes dreary and depressing) duty to read most of them. But of all the official reports, learned papers, TV documentaries, newspaper articles and books, this is by far the best. Riki has written her masterpiece. It's not just about an oil spill and about its dire effects on a community of a few thousand fishing families in a remote and beautiful corner of the North Pacific; it's bigger than that. The themes are community values and corporate lies; the endless tussle between truth and falsehood, between good and evil.Surprisingly, Riki's long-awaited book is more cheerful than I expected; she meticulously logs the catastrophe and its aftermath (and hints at the sacrifices in her personal life that all this campaigning entailed), but out of the despair there is hope here--hope that a better-informed, more vigilant and more self-confident public will follow her example and challenge the corporate arrogance that continues to make so many people's lives an avoidable misery, worldwide."--Dr. Jonathan Wills, writer, wildlife guide, and Shetland (Scotland) Councillor
"Riki Ott, a modern day Joan of Arc, was in the right place at the right time to become witness to one of the most egregious crimes against man and nature in modern day history. Riki has proven through her willingness to expose the corporate corruption and cover up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill that she is a courageous, caring, and passionate voice for the people and the planet."--Laura Turner Seydel, Chair of the Captain Planet Foundation and cofounder of Mothers & Others for Clean Air
"Aldo Leopold wrote, 'A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.'The tragic Exxon Valdez oil spill is wrong!Riki Ott is the right person--at the right place--at the right time. Her expertise as an author and as a marine toxicologist alerts us to the true cost of our addiction to oil--not just monetary cost, but ecological cost. Democracy and the planet are at stake."--Nina Bradley, Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation
"Ott is the Erin Brockovitch of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster. In Not One Drop she recounts a riveting tale of loss, intrigue, cover-ups, and courage--and in the process helps us all see why we will be glad to leave behind the age of oil."--Fran Korten, Publisher of YES! Magazine
"Riki Ott takes the debate on fossil fuels to a new level in this compelling book. When will the oil companies wake up to realize that--just as U.S. car companies missed the boat on fuel efficient cars--the ExxonMobils of the world need to diversify the types of energy they offer? Somehow, the people of Cordova, Alaska, knew the truth before the oil executives or the politicians they elected."--David Rockefeller, Jr., Founder, Sailors for the Sea
"Not One Drop unflinchingly documents the full measure of sacrifice made by a few so the rest of us can get our next fix of oil. The price at the pump must now also be measured in shattered communities and our humanity itself. Bravo to Riki Ott for delivering another knockout punch to our petroleum-powered complacency."--Terry Tamminen, Cullman Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, and former Secretary of the California EPA
"As you read the following pages, allow your heart to break. Imagine Cordova as your home and Prince William Sound as your backyard. When you set the book down, make an absolute, iron-clad commitment to join other men and women who are determined to create a world that future generations will want to inhabit."--John Perkins, from the Foreword
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Ott, a former Prince William Sound fisherman and longtime activist around the Exxon Valdez Alaska oil spill of 1989, pours plenty of passion into this exhaustive account of the financial and psychological toll on the residents of Cordova, the town most affected by the disaster. Her book is a scathing indictment of Exxon's take-no-prisoners legal roadblocks. She enumerates the full horror of the spill's aftermath: the 1989 loss of $50 million in fishery revenue, a botched cleanup effort, the onslaught of oil-company lobbyists and continuing fish habitat degradation. Ott focuses on Cordova's struggle to rebuild a sense of community while coping with personal bankruptcies and failing marriages, and covers the legal skirmishing for compensation for the more than 3,000 fishermen who filed claims, closing with a melancholy coda following the Supreme Court's decision to reduce the original jury award against Exxon from more than $5 billion to about $500 million--"devastating news" for those "whose lives entered a state of turmoil some 19 years ago." Though Ott's narrative is often bogged down with too much detail, she covers an enormous amount of ground with engaging humanity.
Not One Drop is a gripping story of what happened in Cordova, a small fishing village of some 2,500 people, as a result of the 4.11 million gallons of oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez tanker into Prince William Sound on March 14, 1989. Developed from interviews with townspeople, state and federal officials, and politicians, this book describes a classic case of the worst of commercialism versus the best of environmentalism, with the former aided and abetted by those with vested interests. Beginning with a description of marine biologist Ott's idyllic but demanding life in commercial fishing, the four subsequent parts of the work, "Promises," "Betrayal," "Courage," and "New Beginnings," provide a comprehensive inventory of the events that devastated the social fabric of Cordova. The superbly detailed "Timeline" covers the 1968 discovery of oil on the Alaska North Slope up to the June 25, 2008, Supreme Court decision limiting punitive damages from the spill. The book includes color photographs of happy and sad times as well as ones showing oil-slicked waterfowl and humans, many of whom suffered from a respiratory condition known as "Valdez Crud." Detailed listing of supporting notes and excellent index. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of readership.


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Conservation refers to an ability in logical thinking according to the psychologist Jean Piaget who developed four stages in cognitive development. By the third stage, the Concrete operational stage, the child of age 7-11 has mastered this ability, to logically determine that a certain quantity will remain the same despite adjustment of the container, shape, or apparent size.
Piaget's tests with young children analysing their ability to conserve were criticised by Samuel and Bryant, who performed a partial replication of his original experiment in order to test the reliability of the results. They found that Piaget's methodology may well have produced some of the results he stated, but also that cognitive development is in fact age related.
Conservation earned its name thanks to Jean Piaget, the psychologist responsible for the stages of development. The preoperational stage lasts from about two to seven years old. Preoperational children have an inability to conserve liquid volume. If you give a preoperational child a glass of milk in a tall, thin glass, they will think they have more milk than if it were in a short, fat glass. The child will focus only on the dimensions of the glass, not on the volume of the liquid inside. This is in contrast to the concrete operational child who will be able to take into account the content of the glass as well as its dimensions. Conservation tasks test a child's ability to see that some properties are conserved or invariant after an object undergoes physical transformation. Conservation itself is defined as the ability to keep in mind what stays the same and what changes in an object after it has changed aesthetically. One who can conserve is able to reverse the transformation mentally and understand compensation.
Piaget's task included showing a child two beakers, one tall and thin, the other short and fat. The tall and thin would be empty; the short full. He would pour water from the short to the tall, asking the child if the quantity of water was the same. In accordance with Piaget's ideas, the children replied 'there is more', because the appearance of the tall made it look as if it were bigger. This concluded that Piaget was correct, and the children did not have the ability to conserve. In his words, 'children who are unable to conserve believe a perceptual change means a quantitative change.'
He furthered the conclusion to suggest that this confusion was born from a pre-operational child's inability to understand the notion of reversibility; the ability to see the reversal of a physical transformation as well as the transformation itself. These ideas were used to create the 'Principle of Invariance'.
Samuel and Bryant's (1984) study into conservation challenged Piaget's, by slightly adapting the procedure. They thought the structure of the questions asked by Piaget was too difficult for the children to understand, and could have hindered the validity of the experiment. So whereas Piaget asked two post-transformation questions, Samuel and Bryant only asked one. They felt this confused the children to a lesser extent, increasing the validity of their findings.
Another study into conservation was conducted by Kriel, in 1989, as a criticism to the complexity of Piaget's work. Kriel adapted Piaget's task by making the materials used more familiar to the children, allowing them to better understand what they were being asked to do. Kriel used animals – a horse and a zebra, concluding that a lower 65% of preoperational children had an inability to conserve.
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David Theroux proposes that California sell government land to reduce the states budget crisis in an ABC 7 MoneyScope report.
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I was happy to see that the percentage of the 3rd one (that I unfortunately am part of) was lower than expected. But then I looked to the 1st statement listed "I have NOT used any method of birth control and have NOT had an unplanned pregnancy." and was scared; though the percentage sounds low (7%), one-hundred ladies are having unprotected sex and could get pregnant and maybe have to go through what I did....
I was seventeen. And had been with my boyfriend for 16 months. We were already having problems: him cheating, I had drug problems at the time, and we weren't communicating well. But I was doing way better and I thought that he and I were going strong. In the beginning of February he left me for the other girl....and two weeks later I found out I was pregnant (which was crazy because we had been having sex for 14 months without protection). I didn't tell him right away...I had to figure it out. But I was sick and my doctors said I couldn't carry the child without risking both our lives--abortion was the only answer. Finally, I told him. Before I could even explain the complications he told me to get rid of it. And I walked away. He called me a few days later and asked me if I was going to and I just said yes, he actually came the day of. After that we went our seperate ways...but it still haunts me that I could have brought someone into this world and then messed it up....or that I just couldn't do it then--but it's just a really bad experience to go through.
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this is making the rounds this morning as the latest "crazy" football coach wife.
Once again I am so very, very, very glad that Chizik left town after only two years.
Satan stole their football wins?
Originally Posted by Firefighter4Cy
I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
"We have fans all over the U.S., and I think it is time that they RISE UP and snatch back what satan, himself, has stolen," Jonna Chizik posted.
Self proclaimed 2012 CF Newcomer of the Year
She was a major reason they left Ames, and now she's grasping at straws to keep them rooted down in Alabama.
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this is making the rounds this morning as the latest "crazy" football coach wife.
Apparently, Satan has taken his ability to coach? Or is it just because Cam Newton is in the NFL and Gus Malzahn is at Arkansas State??
how shocked will she be when she realizes Gene is satan!
The gig may be up if this is what level they have sunk to.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
O/U on number of times that quote is posted on Roll Tide boards rewritten as "We have fans all over Auburn, Alabama, and I think it is time they RISE UP and snatch back what Saban, himself, has stolen"
Getting a better offensive coordinator might help...we know one selling used cars right now....
Originally Posted by Angie
Satan stole their football wins?
She specified in a later post that she wasn't talking about wins. I still think there's a wiser way to do this.
There's a much wiser way to apologize for confusion than this:""So for those who have misunderstood my humble attempt to get the best fan base in America to rally around a group of 17-22 year old young boys and for those that have misrepresented my words or my intent to unite the Auburn Family please forgive me for offending you with the integrity of my heart."
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
I'd like to think God has more important things to worry about than Auburn football
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
"But, Sir, what do you need for me to do to be able to beat Alabama? I need you back on the team. Remember, you must be ALL IN."
I hope they aren't firmly entrenched at Auburn, he will be looking for a new job after the year.
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9th Grade Kimengumi
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Arithmetic mean: 5.600 (Decent−), std. dev.: 2.8705, rank: #4327 (of 4920)
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Vintage: 1980 to 1982 (Shonen Jump 1980 No.41 to 1982 No.17)
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It is the purpose of this chapter to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this chapter; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers.
Source(Pub. L. 97–470, § 2,Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584.)
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Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 524,Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2600, provided in part that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§ 2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] shall take effect ninety days from the date of enactment [Jan. 14, 1983]."
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Pub. L. 97–470, § 1,Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584, provided in part that this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§ 2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] may be cited as the "Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act".
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Charles V. Peña on WTOP radio discusses the need to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan.
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Recorded: Friday, July 2, 2010
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Can the U.S. Withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq?
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Viserys Targaryen is a major character in the first season. He is played by starring cast member Harry Lloyd and debuts in the series premiere. Viserys is the exiled head of House Targaryen and considers himself the rightful ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. He arranges the marriage of his younger sister Daenerys Targaryen to the Dothraki Khal Drogo to provide the army he needs to retake the Iron Throne. He grows impatient with Drogo and threatens to kill Daenerys if Drogo does not deliver his crown as agreed. Drogo responds by crowning Viserys in molten gold, killing him.
He formally styled himself as Viserys of House Targaryen, the Third of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
Viserys is the second son and heir of King Aerys II Targaryen, the former ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Aerys was killed during the Sack of King's Landing during Robert's Rebellion. Viserys was safe with his pregnant mother in hiding at his family's ancestral castle on the island of Dragonstone. After his mother died in childbirth, Viserys and his baby sister Daenerys were smuggled to safety in the Free Cities across the Narrow Sea.[1][2]
Viserys claims the title of Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and refers to Robert Baratheon only as "the Usurper". After years spent fruitlessly wandering the Free Cities seeking military support to retake his throne, Viserys and Daenerys became guests of the powerful Magister Illyrio Mopatis of Pentos.
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In the Free City of Pentos, across the Narrow Sea, Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen enjoy the hospitality of Magister Illyrio Mopatis. Viserys has arranged to wed Daenerys (whom he also calls "Dany") to Khal Drogo, the warlord of a Dothraki khalasar of forty thousand warriors. In return, Drogo will give Viserys the manpower he needs to reclaim the Iron Throne. Viserys fondles a naked Daenerys before her bath, on the pretext of seeing how much she has grown. When Daenerys expresses a desire not to marry the Khal, Viserys insists that she will.[3]
During a brief presentation at Illyrio's home Dany meets Drogo's approval. Daenerys marries Drogo and a great celebration is held on the shore outside Pentos. Several Dothraki die in impromptu duels, which Illyrio says is a good sign: a Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair. The bride and groom receive many gifts, but for Dany two are particularly interesting. The first is a box containing three beautiful stones. According to Illyrio these are dragon eggs from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai. The second is a selection of books containing stories and songs from the Seven Kingdoms, given by Ser Jorah Mormont, an exiled knight of House Mormont. Ser Jorah swears fealty to Viserys as King and offers him his support and advice, which is accepted. For his gift, Drogo gives to Daenerys a beautiful white stallion. Viserys instructs his sister to make Drogo happy before Drogo takes her to consummate the union.[4]
Viserys decides to travel with Drogo's khalasar until the bargain is fulfilled. Jorah suggests that Viserys remain at Illyrio's manse but Viserys ignores the advice.[5] Whilst traversing the western edge of the Dothraki sea, near Qohor, Daenerys orders the khalasar to halt. Viserys is furious at Daenerys giving him orders and threatens her with a sword. Rakharo, her bodyguard, disarms Viserys and offers to kill him, but Daenerys spares his life. He is forced to walk rather than ride, a tremendous sign of weakness amongst the Dothraki. When even Ser Jorah will not take his side, Daenerys realizes that Viserys will never succeed in retaking Westeros. He could not lead an army, even if her husband gave him one. Daenerys becomes pregnant with Drogo's child.[6]
After his horse is taken away, the Dothraki derisively refer to him as Khal Rhaggat (Cart King) and Khal Rhae Mhar (Sorefoot King). The Dothraki feel that a man is only truly a man if he rides on his own horse: only the sick or elderly would ride in a cart, and only slaves walk for miles alongside a horde. That Viserys could not stop his horse being taken away is thus seen as an utter humiliation by the Dothraki.[7]
The khalasar reaches the Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak. Viserys despises it as a city of sticks and mud huts and takes pleasure with Daenerys's slave, Doreah. Doreah makes him unhappy when she asks him about the dragons and their extinction. Later, Daenerys sends Doreah to Viserys with an invitation to dinner. Enraged at what he perceives as another order, Viserys drags Doreah by her hair to Daenerys. He strikes Daenerys and rants about his superiority. Daenerys hits him in the face with a heavy metal belt and warns him that the next time he raises his hands to her will be the last time he has hands.[8] Illyrio visits King's Landing to meet with the King's Master of Whisperers, Varys. Illyrio confirms that Drogo does eventually mean to honor the bargain to invade the Seven Kingdoms, but will not move until his son is born.[9]
Viserys grows increasingly agitated by Drogo's inaction and fears that Drogo will renege on his promise. Realizing how the Dothraki people have come to love Daenerys, makes him feel jealous and inadequate. He tries to steal Daenerys' dragon eggs so he can buy his own army, but Ser Jorah stops him. He accuses Jorah of having physical desires for Daenerys, but says he doesn't care.
A drunk Viserys later stumbles into Khal Drogo's tent during a feast, and demands to be seated in the front near Drogo, in a place of honor. Drogo (through a translator) says that there is a place for him - in the back, with the children and old women. Viserys angrily insists that he is a king, and will be treated as such. Khal Drogo (haltingly) addresses Viserys for the first time in the Common Tongue of Westeros, by bluntly stating "you are no king". Furious, Viserys unsheathes his sword, too drunk and arrogant to heed Daenerys' warning that brandishing a sword in the Dothraki holy city is punishable by death. Instead, Viserys goes on to demand that he wants to leave immediately with the army he was promised, and that he will leave with his sister (who according to the custom of House Targaryen, should have been his wife, and whom he always thought of as his sexual property). Viserys threatens Drogo that he will leave with Daenerys and cut out Dany and Drogo's unborn child and leave it for him (as it means nothing to Viserys), unless they leave at once and Drogo gives him what was promised: the golden crown of the Seven Kingdoms. The Khal coldly acknowledges Viserys' wishes (via Irri's translation) and promises him a "golden crown that men will tremble to behold". Viserys, believing himself victorious, lowers his guard and is restrained by Drogo's men.
Drogo then melts several gold medallions from his belt in a nearby pot. Viserys pleads for his life from Daenerys, but when Drogo looks to her she silently nods. Drogo directly addresses Viserys once more in the Common Tongue, saying "a crown for a king", and pours the molten gold onto Viserys' head as the promised "golden crown", killing him for his impudence. Viserys dies in agony, and when his dead body slumps to the ground the solidified gold makes a resounding thud. Daenerys dispassionately remarks that a true Targaryen would not have been harmed by the heat, as "fire cannot kill a dragon". This makes Daenerys the rightful Targaryen heir to the Iron Throne, and last known member of the Targaryen dynasty.[10]
|Season One appearances
|Winter is Coming
|The Kingsroad
|Lord Snow
|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
|The Wolf and the Lion
|A Golden Crown
|You Win or You Die
|The Pointy End
|Fire and Blood
Image gallery
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"Aerion Brightflame"
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"Maester Aemon"
Night's Watch
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"Aegon the Unlikely"
Targaryen Queen
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"Duncan the Small"
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"The Mad King"
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|Daeron Targaryen
|Rhaegar Targaryen
|Elia Martell
|Daenerys Targaryen
"Daenerys Stormborn"
|Rhaenys Targaryen
|Aegon Targaryen
Behind the scenes
- On the Season 1 Blu-Ray Viserys narrates Complete Guide to Westeros videos on "Valyria and the Dragons", "The Field of Fire", "Robert's Rebellion" and "The Sack of King's Landing".
In the books
In A Song of Ice and Fire, Viserys is an ambitious, arrogant and power-hungry young man with a streak of cruelty and a famous temper, though he is occasionally affectionate towards his sister. The books give more detail in explaining just how much of a paper tiger Viserys is, and is largely consumed by delusions of grandeur. In the first chapter the Targaryens appear in, Viserys toys with a sword he borrowed from Illyrio while promising to kill Robert Baratheon in single combat. Daenerys notes to herself that Viserys has no idea how to use a sword, never owned his own sword, never had any kind of combat training, and is just a boy playing with a borrowed sword.
Nonetheless in the books Daenerys still shows some sympathy for Viserys after his death, though she does not regret that Drogo ultimately had to execute him. Dany notes that while Viserys was weak, petty, and cruel, he had spent most of his life as a frightened refugee after his entire family was killed and his home taken away, and thus he was largely a product of his hard childhood on the run. At the least, he had managed to keep Daenerys alive during their life in exile.
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, "Viserys Targaryen" is pronounced "Vi-SAIR-iss Tar-GAIR-ee-in".
See also
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen - Viserys Targaryen entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen - Rhaella Targaryen entry
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
Rulers of the Seven Kingdoms
King of the Andals and the First Men · Lord of the Seven Kingdoms · Protector of the Realm
|Targaryen Dynasty:
Aegon I, the Conqueror · Aenys I · Maegor I, the Cruel · Jaehaerys I, the Conciliator · Viserys I · Aegon II · Aegon III, the Dragonbane · Daeron I, the Young Dragon · Baelor I, the Blessed · Viserys II · Aegon IV, the Unworthy · Daeron II, the Good · Aerys I · Maekar I · Aegon V, the Unlikely · Aerys II, the Mad
|Baratheon Dynasty:
Robert I, the Usurper · Joffrey I · Tommen I


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