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TO say Liverpool have not got value for money with most of their signings over the last 2 years would be akin to saying that Mark Hughes is a god like figure beloved by the fans of QPR.
Outside of Luis Suarez, Liverpool's recent acquisitions have been a mixture of disappointment and downright catastrophe.
Now, we are all well aware of the recruits that have failed to deliver but if we think in terms of value for money, there is a complete mismatch in terms of sums spent and the calibre of player brought in.
For example, we sold Javier Mascherano, who at the time was rated as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, for £18m and we have recently bought Joe Allen for £15m. Now I am not about to argue that Joe Allen's price was not a fair price or even that he has not been value for money but I will argue that there is no way that there is only £3m between the value of Mascherano at that point, and Allen when we bought him. One had played in the Champions League Final and was sought after by Barcelona, the other had played one season in the Premier League.
The reason I choose these two is not because I have an issue with Allen, it is because he has actually performed in a red shirt and he can be delicately contrasted to another Liverpool midfielder by the name of Nuri Sahin.
Sahin is a player of repute who had been bought for big money by Real Madrid and could have moved for a hefty fee to Anfield had we decided to purchase him. Now, I actually believe that Sahin is a talented footballer who will improve as he gets accustomed to the Premier League and may well prove to be a great asset to our squad. However, if we had bought him outright and my premonitions were not to come true, we would be in all too familiar position: Another player, proven to be unsuccessful with a big price tag and a big wage waiting to be binned off for a small fee and at great expense.
Some fans I spoke to said that paying for Sahin on loan was a bad deal when we signed him. If he's good, the theory was that Madrid would ask for more money, other teams would be interested and we could lose him all together.
I was of a much more pragmatic approach. My reason for it being a good deal was threefold.
Firstly, if his performances were outstanding, then our team would do better and he could help us deliver top 4 and a berth in the Champions League. Consequently, we would be a more attractive proposition and he would probably prefer to stay at a club where he is doing well than risk moving somewhere else, what with his galling Madrid experience still fresh in the memory. Equally, if we had to pay a little more, wouldn't it be better to pay for someone who has already proven themselves in a red shirt than gamble on an unknown quantity?
Finally, if he was average to good, then his price tag wouldn't change much and we could make an informed decision on whether he was an asset worth paying for or whether we could find an adequate replacement at a cheaper price.
This is the great advantage of the loan market and it's why these deals make sense for Liverpool at the moment. All too often we have been burned with expensive flops and a try before we buy attitude is a good way to avoid as many costly transfer nightmares.
Of course, Falcao, Ronaldo and Messi aren't going to be available on loan any time soon but good additions are often available for loan. The likes of Robinho, Ibrahimovic, Adebayor and Anelka have all been available on loan at points in their careers where they were already respected names. While it is accepted that the big money buys who have failed for Liverpool would not have been available on loan, that's not to say that purchasing those individuals was a necessity. Most of those signings were risky and based on "potential" and while there is always a risk with any signings, when it comes to big money I'd much prefer to see it spent on more established players.
So while you are not likely to get other teams' most heralded icon on loan, it's worth being wary that one man's icon is another man's Veron. And with Liverpool at a stage where we cannot afford to make another big mistake, we should remember that a loan can never end in as much as a calamity for the beneficiary club. The player either works out or he doesn't and any financial penalty for the failed experiment is minimal when compared to the colossal hits Liverpool have taken on Aquilani, probably Carroll and most likely Downing too.
There is obviously a difference between paying to buy another team's prized possession and taking another team's cast off on loan and obviously not all of our business can be done in loans. The point is that sometimes high quality footballers are available on loan and perhaps it is worth testing the water rather than diving in and splashing the cash.
Of course, the more pertinent question to ask is 'how did the scouting department identify so many bad signings?' and that is something which requires great interrogation and may well shed light on the true problems at LFC, but that is for another day.
In the meantime, sign me up for a few loan deals and let's save up our cash for Messi et al.
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Actually doesn't take too much interrogation. It was Damien Comolli.
Damien Comolli wasn't on the scene when we signed Aqualani, Veron, Babel, Paulsen or Konchesky. It's a deeper rooted problem we're having signing players of a high enough calibre that truly fit our system.
When did LFC sign Veron!?
Also, Allen is worth £15 million of anyones money, you compare the £3 million difference, but fail to take into account Mascherano was a few years ago and he's hardly been pulling up trees at Barca. Perhaps need to bear in mind that the investment in Henderson will probably come good. Shame we cannot say the same about Cole, Carroll and Downing
Allen is not even worth 3 million , way worse than Aquilani whom we gave away . Glad we didnt pay full amount for Sahin
I agree Allen n Sahin are both mush . at least Mascherano was class defensivly . Anything is better than Allen
Javier Mascherano couldn't pass a ball to save his life got too many cards and was a bitch that wanted out and made sure he got his way Barcelona did there bit, Messi has been playing with the same people most of his career and the team is built around him put him in another team esp. in the Prem and mark him he would be useless, watch Liverpool and Barcelona play in the EUFA when Rafa was in charge and notice how he didn't get a touch and got the ball taken off his toes all the time.
Messi is similar to Gretzky in Gretzky's case it was take the killer who protects him off the team and have a group of players who are too busy playing and Gretzky bitched whined and retired.
Remember Barcelona do not do good against epl teams they just cry more and jump all over the ground and swarm the ref.
Man U. did not lose the EUFA they where too tired and burn't out.
Henderson will come good he is already showing that he needs time like Lucas needed time, same thing.
another contender for stupid post of the year . i didnt realise we had so many moronic fans !
You are the biggist tool ever to post on the web! Change your name to reddumb!!
He is only 2nd dumbest , Ive seen your other comments and you win dumbest idiot on the web
I apologise if you are genuinely mentally retarted
you must be what ? 12 or 13 years old ? i actually saw you criticising someone's spelling on a previous post which is the lowest of the low .
we do unfortunately ! directly above this post is another , jack the sad
did this guy really say 'messi would be useless ' ? LOL
parents shouldn't let 6 year olds post here
Well, it's not easy to get good players on loan, let alone players who will make a difference to a team that tries to compete with the best of the best …
We just need to be more careful with our ressources !!


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Zoo photography: a fool-proof method for capturing animals through glass
Nothing's more annoying than shooting zoo photography and taking what you think is a great shot of an animal at your local zoo or wildlife park, only to find that protective glass or a windscreen was too highly reflective and ruined your photo.
Here we'll show you a really simple method of photographing animals through glass so that you get clear, crisp results every time. You'll learn how to use a polarising filter and some simple Photoshop editing techniques to get killer results.
Fit a polariser
Fit a polarising filter to your lens to reduce reflection, and rotate the filter to adjust the strength of the effect. The filter will reduce the amount of light reaching your sensor, so increase your ISO if necessary to enable fast enough shutter speeds for sharp shots. Position your lens square on to the glass when composing your shots to further reduce reflections.
Colour correction
When you're using a polariser and taking pictures through glass, you may need to adjust the white balance of your images. Shoot Raw images (as always!) so that you can easily adjust the white balance post-shoot in Adobe Camera Raw. We cooled our shot by setting the Temperature slider to 4250, and added magenta by dragging the Tint slider to +30.
Boost the contrast
Although using a polarising filter will help to boost the contrast of a scene, you can further enhance the contrast for a really dramatic image. In Adobe Camera Raw we increased the Exposure value to brighten up our shot, then dragged Blacks up to 15 to darken the shadows, and increased Contrast to +50 to boost the overall contrast and bring out the detail in the lion's fur.
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I bought two lovely white Hydrangea's about a month ago and being a novice gardener I left them out and think they have frost burn on them. There are a few mopheads damaged and turning brown also some leaves. Would it be correct to cut off these heads and leaves to encourage new growth there are new flower buds that are fine.
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The Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute's 8th Annual Women Mentoring Women Program
Developing Women to Serve as Role Models for Other Women
Launched in 2008, the Women Mentoring Women program is offered annually by the Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute. The program is designed for women who are interested in, or who by virtue of their position in an organization share a passion for, advancing other women. During the program, participants will develop their mentoring skills, enabling them to mentor and develop other women in the community or in their place of business.
The Women Mentoring Women program will explore issues facing business owners and members of organizations, strengthen individual talents and skills needed to work more effectively and efficiently, and provide participants with the tools needed to develop co-workers, protégées and other business owners. Additionally, the program provides opportunities for networking, as participants meet regularly and hear from a variety of the most prominent women leaders in Chattanooga today.
CWLI is currently accepting applications for the 2015 Women Mentoring Women series, scheduled to begin on August 21nd. The program consists of eight 2-hour lunchtime sessions and will be held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in Liberty Tower.
Recognized women leaders give the presentations on topics such as:
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His father has taught the eight year old to get him "soda" meaning beer.. he's always drunk, and always hitting on me, trying to kiss my cheek, and trying to hold my hand.. My fiance tells me to ignore it.. yeah cuz a 40+ year old drunk guy hitting on me is totally easy to ignore.
His brother always has an excuse to not show up, he's working, he's going out. Yet he stays home... which really bothers my fiance..
His little sister is 8, and constantly wants to "hang on" to my kids. My oldest is 2 years, and my youngest is 5 months. My oldest can walk.. there is no need for her to get carried.. my youngest is at the stage where every move affects her, and I don't want her to get used to being held. PLUS, I have an issue with germs! -_- They don't clean up.. they are dirty, and i hate when they hold the kids. I'm constantly telling her that she can't hold the youngest, but she goes and asks my fiance or her mother and they ignore what i had said.. and tell her to be carefull. I try and tell her no, and they ignore it.
His Mother is the WORST!!! She swears every other word, smacks her kids around, and degrades her children. She will sit there and yell her youngest, call her a fat C*nt.. and everything else. She called my daughter a B*tch because everyone was throwing things at eachother, and my daughter threw a doll at her. Then she grabbed my daughter by the back of the tshirt near the bottom and picked her up.. just let her swing.. My daughter was crying and his mother was laughing.. at that point I flipped. Told her to put my daughter down and leave...
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EVERYWHERE with Roy Lewis Takes Visitors on Tour of Candid Moments of Historic Greats
Extensive Howard History Archived in Roy Lewis Exhibit
WASHINGTON – Scholars call him a renowned photodocumentarian. Others dub him a photojournalist, activist, historian and cinematographer. For most, he is just Roy Lewis, a quiet man armed with a camera and a shrewd eye, whose work and legacy speaks volumes of civil activism and the strength of the human spirit. This month, EVERYWHERE with Roy Lewis, a photo homage to Black life and culture in America, is showcased at the Armour J. Blackburn University Center Gallery, located at 1397 6th Street, NW, Washington DC.
"The people on the wall are my heroes," said Lewis. " They are great people whose shoulders we stand on."
EVERYWHERE with Roy Lewis first debuted in 2008 in New Orleans at the Essence Music Festival, and showed at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago last year. With over 60 historic individual images ranging from Mohammad Ali training in Zaire, Africa, for the "rumble in the jungle," to candid images of everyday people, visitors will come away with the sense that Lewis has truly been everywhere and has seen almost everything. Many of the images were also taken during the tumultuous 1960s. The exhibit also includes "DC People," a photomural of 42 images.
For Lewis, all roads lead to Howard University, where he frequents to document significant and historic events on campus. Many of those images can be seen in the gallery. The portrayal of Black scholarship and academic acumen is another element in his mission to document Black life and culture. The works featuring Howard alumni on display include poet Amiri Baraka, artist David Driskell, scholar Sterling Brown and political activist Stokely Carmichael.
Visitors, especially students, have discovered a surprisingly personal connection to EVERYWHERE. During a recent student holiday reception at the gallery, students spent time discussing the photos of events and people that they only read about in history books or heard about from older generations.
"The word that I hear a lot around here is 'Wow,'" said Lewis. "People go through there and they find some connection to themselves or their parents."
EVERYWHERE with Roy Lewis will reside at the Blackburn Gallery until Dec 31. The showcase is free and open to the public. The Blackburn Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 10 am – 10 pm. Images are also available for purchase. For purchasing information, contact Roy Lewis at 301-379-1362. For gallery information, contact Roberta McLeod at 202-806-5979.


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[I am] Ambassador June Carter Perry, Ambassador to Sierra Leone, previously Ambassador to Lesotho.
I'm happy to say that Sierra Leone has moved forward in a very positive manner since that era of "blood diamonds". And certainly President Koroma has made great steps in establishing an anti-corruption commission and in taking a very, very strong role on counternarcotics. I think that this puts Sierra Leone on the path forward. We hope that certainly this will benefit women, children, and the youth, particularly, of Sierra Leone.
The diamond issue certainly remains an issue but not nearly as grave an issue as it had been years ago. Fortunately because of the legislative measures that have been put into place, efforts to enforce the Kimberley Process--all of these have brought a new dimension, a positive dimension on how to handle these resources in the country.
I certainly hope so. Certainly the President of the country, the Parliament are very together on this and very supportive of the youth. I am happy to say we are seeing an increase in U.S. investment interests as well. All this bodes for a brighter future for Sierra Leone.
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Ending the monkey business
A series of five pictures of an imposing black dog hangs on the living room wall of Prof. Roni Aviram, who lectures in the Education Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It soon transpires that this dog, Mali, died a few months ago of cancer at the age of 13. Mali's explicit wishes when she took a walk along Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard - that was the only direction in which she was prepared to walk, and she adamantly refused to take another route - were, for Aviram, more than a mere source of amusement.
Mali, says Aviram, who heads BGU's Center for Futurism, is responsible for the "switch" that came over him. Reading an article seven months ago in the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth about experiments on monkeys at the Weizmann Institute - experiments which he says were superfluous - prompted him to establish an organization of faculty members from Israel's universities, calling for an upgrade of supervision over academic experiments on animals.
Together with his colleagues in the core group, Aviram initiated a petition that almost 300 faculty members have signed.
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The new organization was received with admiration because traditionally, faculty members maintain solidarity toward the outside world. But perhaps this is mainly because it takes courage, as those interviewed said off-record, to go against the centers of power inside the universities, which usually hold monolithic opinions about the need for utilizing animals as a resource for academic research. The exposure, therefore, was accompanied by fears on the part of some of those interviewed.
"If I did not have tenure, I would have been afraid to join," says one faculty member who joined the organization. "When a vote is taken about promotion or tenure, representatives from all the faculties - and certainly from Life Sciences - participate, and you could have created enemies for yourself. You could be labeled a trouble-maker who protests against research."
What brings the 300 signatories together, says Aviram, is "the ethical departure point according to which we are part of the universities, but a few meters from our offices something is taking place that could be problematic, and it is our duty to examine to what extent."
In addition to this ethical position, Aviram and his colleagues support amendments to the law on animal experiments proposed by Knesset member Dov Khenin, the main thrust of which is to change the composition of the National Council for Animal Experiments, the body that overseas animal research in Israel. "There is a law in Israel designed to limit the suffering of animals as much as possible, by trying to find the optimal path between human quality of life and the animals' right not to suffer. The existing mechanisms in the law are insufficient, and therefore mechanisms have to be found that will achieve this balance. As academic personnel, we have a commitment to finding these mechanisms," Aviram says.
"I believe we should be led by our intuition," he continues. "For example, in one of the college's laboratories, mice are dipped into boiling water. That is something I would ban, even if such practice does bring benefit. The benefit to humans does not justify all means. It is like an order that is patently illegal - a black flag of lack of morality."
This black flag is currently being raised mainly by faculty members from the Humanities and Social Sciences; no members of the new organization come from the natural sciences, and for good reason. "We did not approach people from the natural sciences," notes Professor Benjamin Arbel from Tel Aviv University's History department, one of the organization's core group members. "Perhaps some people there think like we do, but we didn't want to put them in a difficult position because their surroundings make it difficult for them to publicly express irregular opinions. The people who conduct those experiments do not do so out of wickedness, but because that's what they are used to."
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Natural and Life Sciences faculty are accustomed to external attacks by organizations working on behalf of animal rights - so much so that some seven years ago, seven academic institutions established an organization with the neutral name "The Inter-university Forum for Medical Sciences in Israel," whose patently non-neutral aim is "to foil any attempt to harm the practice of experimenting on animals."
The forum was headed by biology Professor Ehud Ziv from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who was later appointed head of the National Council for Animal Experiments and continues to hold this position. In order to foil attempts to monitor the experiments through a legal mechanism, the forum hired the services of a public relations company that dispatched lobbyists to the Knesset on their behalf (the firm of Yair Kachal, and today also Ophir Spiegel). Funding for the lobbying came from the universities - that is to say, the campaign was publicly funded.
"Why is there a need for lobbyists?" Ziv asks rhetorically. "Because academics not involved in the natural sciences have no idea what we are talking about. At a certain stage, draft laws started arriving that aimed to change the work in an unreasonable way. [Former Meretz leader] Yossi Sarid said they would pass a law under which experiments would be performed for life-saving purposes only; [Labor MK] Eitan Cabel proposed that every product tested on animals be marked. If you want to get to a politician, you must have a lobbyist."
Judging by the two bills drafted by Khenin, which would change the composition of the National Council for Animal Experiments, the forum's lobbyists are doing excellent work. The bills have been stuck in the Knesset for more than a year already. "I don't have a majority for passing the law," Khenin admits. "The other side is stronger, the academic world is more mobilized in opposition to these bills."
Khenin's proposal, which is supported by the new organization of academics, is to appoint six animal welfare organization representatives on the council instead of the current three (out of 26 members), and that the supervisory council be chaired by a judge.
Khenin says he feels sympathy with the scientists, who are fearful of increased supervision over experiments. "Their fear is that I am putting a Trojan horse in their midst. I tell them that the academic world must not fight wars that are not justified, or wars they will lose in advance. From the tactical point of view, they can stop me, but in the end there will be greater supervision of experiments on animals since public awareness is constantly growing," he says. "What I am proposing is that there should be more transparency and supervision, and yes, also fewer experiments or experiments carried out in a more moderate fashion."
The ultimate other
The understanding that Khenin and other interviewees show for the scientists' position is not mutual. Prof. Alex Tsafriri of the Weizmann Institute, who has headed the forum since Ziv moved to the council, sent signatories to the petition a detailed letter in which he describes those who do not believe in the necessity for animal experiments to further science as "eccentrics," and attacks their lack of knowledge about science. Ziv, too, is furious about the criticism - to him, the borders of the discourse about experiments are practical and there is no room for ethical questions.
"The problem is that behind the claims of well-being are people who belong to organizations that call for animal rights," says Tsafriri. In his letter to the petition's signatories, he summarizes the issue by saying: "The idea of granting 'rights' or 'freedom' to creatures that lack moral principles or self-awareness, and the ability to adopt these attributes and act on their basis, means turning a means of protecting humanity into a tool for destroying it."
An example of the danger of "destruction" of this kind can be found in Switzerland, which has external committees for examining animal experiments, headed by philosophers and composed of public representatives, experimenters and representatives of animal rights organizations. These committees debate the necessity of experiments and ethics. This month Switzerland set a world precedent when one external committee stated that experiments planned at Zurich University and the Federal Institute of Technology (equivalent to Israel's Technion) on Rhesus monkeys would harm the animals' dignity. When the academic institutions appealed this definition, the court ruled that during the three years when the research was expected to take place, it was unlikely that there would be results that would help society, and therefore the burden on the animals was not justified. The experiment was banned. The universities have announced that they will appeal to their country's supreme court.
Meanwhile in Israel, Aviram says that the immediate aim is to arouse discussion while "cautiously examining what is happening in the laboratories."
He says that the inspiration for his actions hails from the field of education. "If in education one has to develop an understanding for the other side, despite a substantive gap between you and him, animals are the ultimate 'other.' Just like we didn't want to think of blacks, women or children as subjects, so it is with animals."
A majority for those who support experiments
The National Council for Animal Experiments is affiliated to the Health Ministry and includes 23 voluntary members. Only three of them belong to animal rights organizations. The National Academy of Sciences is responsible for appointing several academics to the council who are not from the natural sciences, while the important position of council chair is held by a scientist who conducts experiments on animals in the course of his research. Today the slot is filled by Prof. Ehud Ziv of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who previously headed the Inter-university Forum for Medical Sciences in Israel (which promoted the necessity for animal experimentation).
Representatives of scientists who support experiments on animals are traditionally a majority on the council, and those who do not automatically support such experiments say their vote is overridden. The forum's discussions are scientific and professional, in the practical sense, and determine how the experiments have to be conducted. But they do not include ethical discussions about a specific experiment's necessity and the systematic determination of alternatives. The council approves whether the research institutes can carry out experiments on animals, and checks whether the animals' living conditions are reasonable.
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All over the Ozarks, there are places that belong to the quiet, timeless space of an ancient earth, where the land has an intertwined history created by nature and humans who have lived there. People with foresight are determined to bring such places under a sheltering wing. When that happens, says Galbraith, "people and the environment come out winners."
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Last time I explained how professional tennis is a game of "winners": whoever hits the most will usually take down the match. But the tennis that the rest of us play is a game of "losers": just aim to keep the ball in play and whoever hits the fewest losers will tend to win the match.
Well playing defensive tennis can be like playing defensive poker.
A professional tennis player can be pretty sure that if he does A, B, C and D with his feet, body, arms and racket the ball will do E just about every time. But in poker all sorts of dangers lurk. You can make the right moves but your best efforts go awry due to your opponents' skill, your opponents' stupidity, or just downright bad luck.
For instance you reraise with pocket kings on the button because you don't want those five limpers to all stick around for the flop. You want to get one opponent and a flop with no ace. But then the small blind calls with Q8s because he is a bit dim, the next player calls with his small pair hoping to hit a set and then all the others call too because the odds are so good. You played it right but inevitably your kings get outdrawn due to circumstances…
Now it's bad enough that we get this sort of unavoidable bad luck. But when we compound it with our own mistakes – well that's just a killer. I'm talking about trying to hit too many "winners" here.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a hand where I completely stacked off with no pair, having 3-bet preflop, bluffed the flop and shoved the turn. (Yeah well done – my opponent had the nuts.)
There were a couple of old blokes at that game, boring old farts with no balls who haven't bluffed in the last 30 years – you know the type – and I bet you they will have been tut tutting to each other as I walked away after that hand.
But the thing is – if they were, then they would have had a point. I mean, why did I go and do that? What's wrong with just waiting for a real hand and have somebody pay me off when I bet for value? Do I really need to be hitting winners all the time?
See what I mean? Trying to hit winners, with all guns blazing from difficult angles around the court usually isn't the best approach. (It certainly wasn't in this game – and in this example, you can think of "keeping the ball in the court" as meaning "refraining from pissing away your whole stack for no reason")
If everyone at the table is playing loosely and calling too liberally you should tighten up. Let them play their J7s for a big raise – just make sure you're always in there with a hand. And there isn't any need to start bluffing in this sort of game. At a ten handed table where lots of players are seeing the flop even when the raises are 7 or 8 big blinds, patience is the key. When five players go to the flop someone usually hits it hard and you can't really go steaming in with a bluff.
Critics of this strategy will point out that you can't beat good players by "playing defensively". You need to get in there and mix it up – to be a little less predictable.
And I totally agree. Defensive play definitely won't work in top level games. In a game full of good players, if you sit waiting for hands and then betting for value people will just fold. You can't expect to beat a good set of players with this defensive approach in the long run.
However – and this is absolutely key – neither will you lose so heavily. (The other more obvious point from my perspective is that I'm not playing in top level games.)
This point is so important so it's worth repeating – if you adopt a defensive strategy you will lose less in the bad times than if you play an aggressive game trying to hit winners. Keep the ball in the court!
Now I hate to advocate this approach. It is so basic, so uninspiring, so boring. But if the game demands it then that is what you should do. So yes, I suppose what I'm saying is, against all my instincts, is to get in there and nit it up – wait for a hand and bet for value.
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Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On October 24, 2008 @ 11:00 am In Architecture,Green Building,Prefab Housing | 3 Comments
We've been following LA-based Taalman Koch Architects [2] and their development of a systematized method for building sustainable prefab houses for the past few years [3]. Now, a completed itHouse [3] has landed outside of Joshua Tree National Park in what is going to become a new planned community called Three Junipers [4]. If you have been reading along with us, you would know that the house is off-grid and powered solely by photovoltaic and solar thermal technology. Not to mention, the modest home makes minimal disturbance to its site, has a small footprint (1,600 sq ft), and uses native plants in its landscaping. This high-desert version of the itHouse adds to their previous work [5] with more efficient energy systems, and new furniture and accessories.
Much like other prefabs, this house is a made up of parts that are prefabricated off-site in order to minimize waste and maintain a high level of quality control over the finished product.
The house is primarily constructed of glass panels that fit into prefabricated aluminum frames, which create the effect of bringing nature indoors. Each room was specifically designed to have framed views and sun shading. Despite the transparency of the home's exterior, its location in the high desert and the vast surroundings of rock and juniper trees will still afford the home privacy from the two other homes planned for the Three Junipers community.
The 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house is totally off-grid, powered by both pv and solar thermal [6]. Additionally the house uses passive heating and cooling, natural ventilation, radiant floor heating and energy efficient appliances and equipment. As there are very few walls to paint, it is naturally low VOC [7].
Comfortable living is integral in the design of the house. With an open floor plan, the itHouse capitalizes on the southern California climate with outdoor courtyards and living areas that maximize space. Additionally, elegant design elements like the Fireorb [8] fireplace, Poliform chefs kitchen, and an outdoor solar-heated plunge pool add an eco luxurious feel. The landscaping uses native plants to create minimize impact on the surroundings and water consumption. The few trees removed for the building were also replanted nearby.
This completed home is meant to serve as a "model" for Taalman Koch's system of building houses- and is making customizable designs available. The basic home begins at 1,100 sq ft for two bedrooms, one bath, and double courtyard. Houses are expected to start at around $750,000 a piece and can be custom built to specification. Design packages can include glass walls coated with privacy enhancing patterns, Bulthaup [5] kitchen systems, specialty furnishings and decorations. The itHouse components are created off site, flat-packed and shipped to your building site.
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[3] for the past few years: http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/08/25/prefab-friday-tkit-house-almost-complete/
[4] Three Junipers: http://www.threejunipers.com/
[5] previous work: http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/11/28/it-house/
[6] pv and solar thermal: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/24/a-unique-solar-powered-community-in-canada/
[7] VOC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compound
[8] Fireorb: http://www.fireorb.net/start.php
[9] Taalman Koch : http://www.taalmankoch.com/index.php?/project/it-house/
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Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91, according to her daughter.
Nora Davis Day told The Associated Press on Thursday that her mother died at home at New Rochelle, New York, on Wednesday night.
Dee, who frequently acted alongside her husband of 56 years, Ossie Davis, was surrounded by family and friends, she added.
Her long career brought her an Oscar nomination at age 83 for best supporting actress for her role in the 2007 film "American Gangster." She also won an Emmy and was nominated for several others.
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For millennia the knowledge of the true nature of reality has been denied to humanity. Religion has offered false hopes and beliefs about the plight of humanity and science has divorced itself from what it means to be truly human. In a world where science and spirituality have ceased to complement each other in the search for meaning, we are still left pondering the questions: What is it to be truly human? Why is the world in the state it is? Why is there evil? Is our way of life the best one possible? What is the reality of higher worlds? And most importantly, what can be done to better ourselves and humanity?
A synthesis of science and spirituality, the Fellowship of the Cosmic Mind is the first and only modern reconstruction of the truly ancient PaleoChristian tradition, offering time-tested answers to the questions that have plagued the human heart and mind for all its history. In a time when true science is suppressed and the reality of spirit is denied, the Fellowship offers protection from the toxicity of modern society and programs that promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The Fellowship offers a new way of life, a new future for humanity.
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And to think all of this started because I took a chance on myself by learning how to date, not the way our society thinks we women should, but as a process of self discovery and adventure.
In fact when I first started this gig, I tried to help any woman who said she wanted help.
That's not the case anymore. These days I choose to work with a much more specific type of woman.
These days I am working with strong career oriented kick ass SINGLE ONLY women who are ready to give up what's not working for them and go on dating adventures of a lifetime.
Why… because these are the women I can take the highest. There is a specific willingness that comes with this woman. Unlike her married or in a relationship counterpart, she doesn't have the comfortability of a man in her life.
Don't get me wrong, I love my gals in relationships and marriages… They are charming, witty, and a hella lot of fun to be around. But too often because of their relationship status their man becomes the excuse for why they can't soar.
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If I were this gals husband, I would be feeling pretty inferior or damn proud! She's like the Wood Whisperer. Why buy wood for a project if you can just take apart an old bed, dresser or any other scrap you have laying around. I am convinced that Gail can make just about anything. Who are these ladies with such vision? OK, I can see the potential in this fire place. The before is so so………80's? Now I thought I loved paint, but Gail really kicks it up a notch. She is a regular in the oops paint section at Home Depot. She will paint anything if it sits still. Her fireplace transformation is daBomb! She has a hammer and she's not afraid to use it.To go along with that new fireplace, a friend of hers told her she needed something……..some light. So she rummaged around in her garage, sawed on a few pieces of wood, glued here and there and made herself some candle sticks and accents for free. Added some of her ooops paint, placed them in the area you normally would burn a fire…….so cute.
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Rice is fundamental for food security with approximately three billion people, about half of the world population, eating rice every day. Many of the poorest and most undernourished in Asia depend on rice as their staple food. Approximately 144 million ha of land is cultivated under rice each year. The waterlogged and warm soils of rice paddies make this production system a large emitter of methane. Rice production is and will be affected by changes in climate. Irregular rainfall, drier spells in the wet season (damaging young plants), drought and floods are all having an effect on yields. This has also caused outbreaks of pests and diseases, with large losses of crops and harvested products.
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