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A Recipe for Change?
In Review: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
By Michael Pollan
Penguin Press, 2013, 480 pages
In Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, Michael Pollan describes his personal journey of stepping away from processed and packaged foods toward cooking from scratch, and highlights the grievous consequences of industrial modernity in the daily arena of eating and drinking. Specialization, Pollan argues, "breeds helplessness, dependence, and ignorance and, eventually… undermines any sense of responsibility." Cooked persuasively illuminates how the industrial mindset fosters the domination of nature and distorts public governance, and offers, instead, justification and guidance for a healthier way of eating and a richer life.
But is this a significant book for those dedicated to getting humanity in sync with nature's ways? Speaking of the allure and benefit of cooking, Pollan explains, "Perhaps what most commends cooking to me is that it offers a powerful corrective to this way of being in the world — a corrective that is still available to all of us." Is cooking then a vital ingredient for a socially just and ecologically sound society?
Pollan, a journalism professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been a prolific and effective messenger for food and sustainable agriculture issues, with such popular books as The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. People with such a wide platform have a vital role to play in broadening a movement beyond the choir. In this sense, Pollan has been an eloquent ally in the great transition to a better world.
Calls for meaningful action for social change too often become reduced to requesting yet another donation or letter to unresponsive politicians. Herein lies a role for cooking, "a magic that remains accessible to all of us, at home." Cooking your own food builds self-reliance and community. It is an available tool for personal transformation and, by promoting an affiliation with nature, progressive environmental change. Ever stumble when trying to tell friends or colleagues what they can do to help save the day? By combining more local food and more time in the kitchen, one can wrest a modicum of societal control away from corporate executives to regular folks. This is at least part of the solution to confronting the contemporary social and ecological crisis.
Pollan has done his homework, rigorously rooting his …more
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There's No Place Like Home
Tiny houses in Eugene, Oregon, provide the formerly homeless with a sense of ownership and community
Rhonda Harding was working as a live-in health care provider when she became homeless. Her client passed away, and Harding couldn't find other housing. "Since I was technically not on his lease, I had nowhere else to go," she says.
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An article in the local newspaper in Eugene, Oregon, about a proposed "transitional micro-housing pilot project" caught Harding's attention, and she and her longtime partner applied. They became two of the first members of Opportunity Village Eugene (OVE).
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A nonprofit, self-managed community of low-cost tiny houses for people in need of housing, Opportunity Village has housed 90 people since 2013, with 30 to 35 currently living there. The village has 20 bungalows ranging between 60 and 80 square feet each – which is significantly smaller than the 400-500 square feet that generally defines a tiny house — nine Conestoga wagons, a bathroom, a gatehouse, and a yurt that provides common space for gathering and cooking.
The village offers a sense of ownership combined with community autonomy. Residents pay 30 US dollars per month, attend mandatory weekly meetings, and do ten hours of work a week, including giving tours to visitors, working at the front gate, and cleaning the shared facilities.
OVE was created in response to the large number of homeless people in the Eugene area. Estimates put the current number at nearly 3,000 in a town of 150,000 people. The local Occupy movement brought the seriousness of the issue to light. Following a series of community meetings, Mayor Kitty Piercy created a community task force to develop recommendations. The first of these was simply to give unhoused people a place to be.
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The city council identified underused property that could be used for OVE, and the village was built with donated labor and supplies, with church and community groups, individuals, and several local businesses contributing to the creation of the village through work parties, group building days and more. It is funded with donations and grants. The council initially agreed, on a six to two vote, …more
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Living Near Greenery May Increase Your Lifespan
Proximity to trees and other plants decreases mortality rates from cancer, respiratory disease, study suggests
Many of us plant trees, shrubs, and other plants around our homes to beautify our surroundings. A study published earlier this month in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals that this attractive greenery has another significant benefit as well — people living in greener neighborhoods may live longer.
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Scientists from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts assessed the greenness surrounding the homes of 108,630 women. They then tracked changes in both the vegetation and participants' deaths from 2000 to 2008. The scientists discovered that women with the most vegetation around their homes experienced a 12 percent lower death rate than those living in the least green areas.
The biggest differences were observed in death rates from kidney disease, respiratory disease, and cancer. Women residing in the top 20 percent of green areas were 41 percent less likely to die from kidney disease than those living in the lowest 20 percent. They had a 34 percent lower death rate for respiratory disease and 13 percent lower death rate for cancer. No significant relationship appeared to exist between greenness and risk of death from coronary heart disease, diabetes, or infections.
The study, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), is the first on greenness and mortality to draw its subjects from across the entire United States. The participating women were all enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), a long-term study that has examined the risk factors for chronic disease among women, collecting questionnaires from more than 100,000 women every other year since 1976.
The Harvard researchers culled data from the women in the NHS study who were alive in 2000 and had at least one residential address that could be mapped to obtain latitude and longitude for satellite imaging purposes — in 2000, there were at least 10 nurses participating in the study in each of the contiguous US states.
By looking at the questionnaires returned between 2000 and 2008, the scientists were able to identify specific characteristics of each participant. This distinguished the study from previous research on greenness and mortality, …more
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The War Against Iceland's Highlands
Proposed dams threaten Iceland's isolated, ecologically sensitive interior
As massive protests erupted in Iceland earlier this month over the prime minister's secretive offshore investments, another storm is brewing in the country's central highlands. Energy companies are pushing the center-right government to build a slew of dams through the country's interior, an isolated and ecologically sensitive region home to vast glacial rivers, remote lakes, and the world's largest nesting ground of pink-footed geese.
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If built, the dams would pave the way for IceLink, a proposed undersea cable that would funnel electricity from Iceland to the UK. While Britain trumpets IceLink as a vehicle for green energy, the damage done to the highlands, which have already been impacted by dams, would be irreparable.
Though Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson resigned on April 5 following the Panama Papers scandal, his center-right coalition is still in power and continues to support the project.
"The government that's now in power is very extreme," pop icon Björk said last November at music festival Iceland Airwaves. The singer, who is herself Icelandic, has taken a strong stance against the proposed dams: She notes that the government immediately put up plans to harness the highlands for electricity when it took office in 2013.
In recent months, Björk had become Gunnlaugsson's bane, hammering the head of state over his plans to dam the highlands, and drawing public attention to the issue. The government elite, she says, "think they are superior to nature and that they should have control over it."
Iceland's government, meanwhile, still styles itself a land of "pristine nature" in a bid for tourism. Environmental groups are quick to point out the hypocrisy: heavy industry already consumes 77 percent of Iceland's electricity, as the country has drowned massive swathes of land in order to power a handful of aluminum smelters. Developing the highlands into an industrial zone, many fear, would be a death knell for Icelandic wilderness.
The highlands' ecological uniqueness stems in part from the fact that they were never settled by humans. When Vikings landed in Iceland in the ninth century, they settled along coasts and rivers where fish were plentiful, never venturing more than a …more
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New Discovery: A Massive Reef System at the Mouth of the Amazon River
But this unique 600-mile long reef is already threatened by oil drilling
Could coral reefs have anything to do with the Amazon River? Apparently so. In case you missed this new finding among the sea of reports about the impending demise of coral reefs (especially the Great Barrier Reef) across the world, here's the lowdown: A team of scientists from Brazil and the United States have discovered a 600-mile long sponge and coral reel at the mouth of the Amazon River, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
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The reef stretches across more than 3,600 square miles in ocean floor off of the South American continental shelf, between the French Guiana-Brazil border and the Maranhão State in Brazil, according to the researchers whose findings were published in the journal Science Advances on Friday.
Here's why this is unexpected and amazing: First, coral reefs are usually found in clear, briny water, off the continental shelf in tropical areas — waters where sunlight can penetrate. Yet the water where the Amazon meets the Atlantic is anything but clear. In fact, the Amazon plume — the area where freshwater from the river mixes with the salty ocean — is full of sediment and pollutants and is among the muddiest plume areas in the world. Then there's the fact that plume areas are places where there usually tend to be gaps in the reef distribution along the tropical shelves.
Yet the researchers who discovered this novel reef system say that while it is "impoverished in terms of biodiversity," it is pretty extensive. The finding has marine scientists revising their idea of how and where reefs can exist. "We found a reef where the textbooks said there shouldn't be one," study co-author Fabiano Thompson of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro told National Geographic.
Scientists have been hunting for this deepwater reef system since the 1970s after some researchers caught reef fish at the mouth of the Amazon. But until now, no one knew for sure if it existed. The study's lead author, Rodrigo Moura of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, uncovered the reef system in 2012 when he dredged some areas near …more
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The Indigenous Protectors of the World's Most Sacred Places
Around the world, Indigenous groups are working to safeguard and restore besieged sacred sites
Back in the 1990s, there was an intense debate among my Native American friends about whether public education about sacred places would be a good idea. One activist argued forcefully that: "Sacred places don't need a PR campaign. They need ceremony and prayer." But many places, from the San Francisco Peaks and Black Mesa in the Southwest to Bear Butte and Devils Tower in the Black Hills, were being desecrated. Ski resorts. Coal stripmines. New Agers. Rock climbers. Dams. While some battles revealed outright racism, other sacred sites were being destroyed out of ignorance. Though tradition long mandated that "sacred" meant "secret," more people began to agree that limited information about sacred places should be shared in order to nurture understanding, build respect, and inspire allies.
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"We use the word 'sacred.' That's not an Indian word. That comes from Europe,"Onondaga elder Oren Lyons explained to me during an interview for the Standing on Sacred Ground film series. "It comes from your churches. We have our own way to say things. The way we use it, it's a place to be respected, a place to be careful."
Around the planet, indigenous communities still guard their sacred places—mountains, springs, rivers, caves, forests, medicinal plant gardens, burials of beloved ancestors. Everywhere it seems these places are under siege. Each attack is met with a spirited defense because sacred places anchor cultures. They provide meaning. They give life, give information, heal, and offer visions and instructions about how to live, how to adapt, how to be resilient.
Around the planet, indigenous communities still guard their sacred places.
There have been many inspiring victories. At Kakadu in Australia, Aboriginal leaders stopped uranium mining and protected a World Heritage Site. At Devils Tower in Wyoming, the National Park Service consulted with Lakota elders and developed a plan to discourage climbing. Native Hawaiians stopped U.S. Navy bombardment of sacred Kahoʻolawe island and are now restoring it spiritually and ecologically as a cultural refuge. But battles rage on at Mauna Kea, on Oak Flat, in the Amazon.
On Earth Day, let us all celebrate the sacred lands and territories …more
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The Plight of Swaziland's Pangolins
Poachers target little-known mammal to satisfy growing demand in Asia
Pangolins are the most trafficked animals in Southern Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) calls them "the most traded wild animal" in the world, yet many people have never seen or heard about them.
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These scaly ant eaters, whose tongues can be long as their body, can be found throughout much of southern Africa, including in the mountain wilds of Swaziland. All eight of the world's pangolin species — four of which live in Africa — are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, victims of poaching as demand for pangolin meat and scales has shot up in parts of Asia, particularly in China and Vietnam. Today in Swaziland, where an estimated 2,500 pangolins are poached every year, you are more likely to see a pangolin in the back of a smuggler´s truck on its way to a boat in the Indian Ocean than you are in the wild.
In a country where average public wages are low, some in Swaziland have turned to pangolin hunting to supplement their earnings. "I hate to say it, but increasing food [insecurity] forces rural communities to hunt and capture pangolins for profit," says Richard Mlotshwa, head veterinary manager for the Endangered Animals Rehabilitation taskforce at the state run Swaziland Tourism Authority.
Aiyoba Namaqa, an independent economist who works closely with the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (which has been banned from operating in the country because the government says it incites workers to challenge the king's authority) agrees, and thinks the situation could get even worse. "Hunger, worsened by El Niño… threatens to leave 20 percent of the country´s rural dwellers grappling for food in 2016," she says. "No wonder some close to forests are hunt pangolins to [sell] and buy food."
A kilogram of pangolin skin can fetch up to $500 on the black market in South Africa´s port cities, where the majority of the pangolins trafficked from Swaziland pass through on their way to Mozambique and finally Asia. "So it is tempting even for rogue Swaziland wildlife wardens to kill or capture these little …more
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Denise Schwab, Beef Field Specialist, Southeast Iowa
Women in ag, and farm wives, often have difficulty accessing the same information and resources as their male counterparts. They may be talked down to at public meetings, or have different learning styles than men. However, they desire to learn more about the ag business they are directly or indirectly involved in.
A committee of southeast Iowa Extension staff, volunteers, and partners were formed to address this issue. It was decided to host a conference for these women in agriculture. The committee raised over $30,000 in donations and in-kind support to help control the costs of the conference and to keep the registration fee at $100. Over 120 women attended the conference despite a winter snow storm. There were four tracks of speakers: value-added agriculture, agribusiness, personal development, and leisure. These four tracks provided opportunities for everyone to learn and relax. Twenty-nine speakers provided keynotes and breakout presentations on a wide range of topics including: grain marketing, starting a value-added business, what every wife should know, estate planning, farm safety, agri-tourism, vineyards, CSA's, organic production, long-term care, stress relief, landscaping, photography, and family issues.
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text: NPR Staff A 'New' Rembrandt: From The Frontiers Of AI And Not The Artist's Atelier By NPR Staff • Apr 6, 2016 A new Rembrandt painting unveiled in Amsterdam Tuesday has the tech world buzzing more than the art world. That's because the painting is the creation of a 3-D printer — and not the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn himself, who has been dead for almost 450 years. Ta-Nehisi Coates Hopes 'Black Panther' Will Be Some Kid's 'Spider-Man' By NPR Staff • Apr 6, 2016 After he won a National Book Award, and one of the MacArthur Foundation's so-called genius grants, no one anticipated Ta-Nehisi Coates' next move. "What's the good of getting a MacArthur genius grant if you can't go and write a comic book for Marvel?" Coates tells NPR's Audie Cornish. "I don't know. There are things that people consider to be genius, and then there are things that deep in my heart I've always believed to be genius." To End Cycle Of Crime, Italian Judge Breaks Up Big-Time Mafia Families By NPR Staff • Apr 3, 2016 The city of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy is home of one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the world. 'Ndrangheta, as it's known, is a brutal mob funded largely by drug trafficking and it's been tied to corrupt local officials. For the past four years, Judge Roberto Di Bella has taken a new approach to try to deplete the ranks of the group. Judge Di Bella presides over juvenile court and he's is trying to prevent the children of 'Ngrangehta members from joining the family business. Whether It Works Or Not, U.S. Anti-Radicalization Plan Can Benefit Communities By NPR Staff • Apr 3, 2016 In the ongoing investigation into the Brussels terrorist attacks, most of the attention is on one neighborhood called Molenbeek. Many of the terrorists responsible for both the attacks in Brussels, and in Paris last November, lived in Molenbeek. Is There Wood Pulp In That Parmesan? How Scientists Sniff Out Food Fraud By NPR Staff • Apr 3, 2016 If you've been following any of the big news stories on food fraud lately, you'll know that it's tough to know what exactly is in our food — and where it's been before it makes it onto our dinner plates. Changes In Safety And Diplomacy Are On Deck For Baseball's Opening Day By NPR Staff • Apr 2, 2016 Baseball's opening day is upon us. Sunday is the first official day of Major League Baseball's 2016 season. Starting things off will be two afternoon games as the Cardinals face the Pirates and the Blue Jays take on the Rays. The day will be capped off by a night match between the 2015 World Series contenders the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets. How The Recent EgyptAir Hijacking Conjured U.S. Skyjacking Epidemic By NPR Staff • Apr 1, 2016 When a man claiming to have on a suicide vest demanded to be flown to Cyprus this week, it wasn't terrorism as we know it. Instead, it was reminiscent of the skyjackings once commonplace in the U.S. In his book The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking, Brendan Koerner writes that from 1961 to 1972, nearly 160 planes were hijacked in the U.S. Those early hijackings all had one thing in common: Cuba. Inside A Small Brick House At The Heart Of Indiana's Opioid Crisis By NPR Staff • Mar 31, 2016 This story is part of NPR's podcast Embedded, which digs deep into the stories behind the news. In the spring of 2015, something was unfolding in Austin, Ind. Virtual Reality Whiz Palmer Luckey: Future Will Be 'More Boring Than We Think' By NPR Staff • Mar 28, 2016 The much-hyped consumer virtual reality headset, Oculus Rift, is finally hitting the market. The reviews have been mixed. As The Wall Street Journal put it, "the first totally immersive home virtual reality rig is a pricey, awkward, isolating—and occasionally brilliant—glimpse of the future of computing." The Show-Stopping Singing Of Javier Camarena By NPR Staff • Mar 28, 2016 In our jobs, when we're told to redo something, it usually means we've made a mistake. That's not the case for Javier Camarena. Earlier this month at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the tenor had the chance to retake an aria during a performance of Donizetti's Don Pasquale because the audience went bonkers after the first time he sang it. Pages« first ‹ previous … 4 5 6 7 … next › last »


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Through Our Eyes: Creative Expressions by Adults Living with Disabilities
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Tributes: David Maloney an MVP on and off basketball court
A salute to people with Oklahoma sports ties who had a role in the game day experience.
*Philadelphia native David Maloney starred as a basketball player in high school and then for Mount St. Mary College in Emmitsburg, Md. Over the 1960-63 seasons, he helped the Jim Phelan-coached Mountaineers to a 63-23 record and the 1962 NCAA College Division championship. Maloney scored 1,092 points in 70 career games, and his 15.6-point average still ranks ninth in school history. Maloney scored 49 points against American University in February 1963; the point total remains third-best in a single game in school history. He would coach high school basketball in Pennsylvania, before getting the head men's job at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Maloney would move to Oklahoma in 1993 to take a position as OU's executive director of development (a similar position he also held at Carnegie Mellon) for the health sciences center. He was later promoted by OU president David Boren as vice president for development. Maloney spent 12 years in that capacity, and OU garnered more than $1.26 billion in gifts and pledges. "It is impossible to adequately describe the contribution that Dave Maloney has made to the advancement of the University of Oklahoma over the past decade," Boren told The Oklahoman after Maloney announced his retirement in 2006.
Maloney was an Oklahoma City resident when he died recently at age 71.
*Jimmy Dean was an All-State baseball pitcher for Lawton High School in 1962. The senior left-hander helped the Wolverines beat Tulsa Hale 7-3 in the Class 2A state championship game; he was the winning pitcher that day, allowing three runs on eight hits. Dean walked none and struck out four to finish the season with an 8-4 record. A few months later, Lawton coach Orval Bowman — who was selected to guide the South team — chose his pitcher to start the All-State Game at brand new All-Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City. Dean attended Oklahoma State and Southwestern State universities. He spent 25 years with the Devoe Paint Co. The Oklahoma City resident died at age 69 from complications associated with diabetes and heart disease.
*Bruce Von Hoff spent most of his professional baseball career in the minors, including parts of the 1966 and '67 seasons with not-so-good Oklahoma City 89ers teams. The right-handed pitcher was 0-6 with a 6.91 earned run average during his brief Oklahoma City stints. Von Hoff started 10 games for the parent Houston Astros in 1967, finishing 0-3 with a 4.83 ERA. He finished his baseball career in the minors with either the Cincinnati Reds or St. Louis Cardinals organizations. After baseball, the Army reservist worked for Air Brake Controls in Tampa. He remained a Florida resident until his death on Sept. 11 at age 68.
*Roger Seidel contributed to Carl Albert High School's rich football tradition on and off the field. He was an assistant who handled linemen or administrative duties for head coaches Al Miller and Jack Pebworth. Later on, Seidel became the "Voice of the Titans," handling microphone duties from the press box for several years. He announced touchdowns scored by many Carl Albert greats such as Mike Gaddis, J.D. Runnells and the quarterback brothers of Craig and Chad Strickland. Seidel, who had 25 great grandchildren, was a Midwest City resident at the time of death at age 76.
*American hero Johnny Lee Prichard will be inducted posthumously into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame on Nov. 9. The three sport (football, basketball and track) standout at Southeast High School received more than 50 scholarship offers for athletics or academics. The Oklahoma City native was accepted into the Naval Academy, where he played receiver for the Midshipmen, lettering for the 1960 football season.
He and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino helped Navy finish with a 9-2 record, which included a 21-14 loss to Missouri in the Orange Bowl. Missouri held Bellino to just four yards on eight carries, but Prichard took up some slack. He caught four passes for a team-best 69 yards and carried the ball once for a team-high nine yards.
Prichard's real heroics came on the battlefields of Vietnam. According to MilitaryTimes, in January 1968, the Marine captain's unit was suffering heavy casualties against a numerically superior North Vietnamese force. To try and gain momentum against the enemy, Prichard needed to reach the front line so he could direct his men. Prichard sacrificed his life by running through a spray of bullets while shooting his rifle and throwing hand grenades. The act of courage rallied his men, who defeated the enemy that day. Prichard died at age 29. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze stars for heroism.
The Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame is located at Enterprise Square on the Oklahoma Christian University campus.
*The Oklahoma Baptist University men's golf team had an incredible start to its fall season. The Bison set several school records while winning the Southwestern Christian Fall Invitational at Lake Hefner. As a team, OBU shot a record 23-under par in the second round; it finished with a two-day-record-total 31-under-par 545; and individually, junior Todd Balkin shot a school-record 10-under 62 during the second round, which helped him win the tournament with a record 14-under 130.
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Fair Way to Go for Equality; HOT on the Heels of the Consolidation of UK Discrimination Legislation into the Equality Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission Has Produced an Extensive Report Setting out - in More Than 700 Pages - Their Research on Fairness in Britain. MAX WINTHROP Considers Its Conclusions
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Update on Maria LuciaMaría is requesting working capital to strengthen her business more. In her business she offers diverse products. She will use the loan to buy blouses, skirts, t-shirts, pants, juice, and soda. This way she will provide better buying options for her customers.
She previously requested a loan that generated a lot of income for her and a greater number of customers than what she had. Her family conditions have significantly changed, providing a better life for the new members of her family.
Anteriormente solicito un crédito que le género muchas ganancias y un número de clientes mayor del que poseía. Las condiciones de su núcleo familiar han cambiado notoriamente brindando así una mejor vida para los nuevos miembros de su familia.
Previous Loan DetailsMaría needs to buy more merchandise. She has a business selling clothes, and she wants to take advantage of the end of the year season. She will do so by purchasing merchandise to stock her business and to get the attention of more customers. She will buy blouses, skirts, and pants, which are ... More from Maria Lucia's previous loan »
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Coco Bandicootoriginal concept by Naughty Dog
Yes my darling coco
I always thought she had a weird design. Don't know why though
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Eventually, someone would ask to see you... After the "fanart" I've seen of you that is.
They a lot of them to be honest. ^^
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hehe muito bom para uma primeira vez desenhando ela.
e ela ficou muito linda e sexy no teu estilo! bom trabalho!
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Heh, heh... a sexy bandicoot, too!
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Holy crap! Helloooooooooooo, miss bandicoot!
Very nice job on her, Kyo! VERY, nice job!!
*Gets b****-slapped by my OC, Amy.*
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RIP Andy Williams, we hardly knew you
Caption on his site: "Andy was always known for his fabulous sweaters at his Christmas Show."
Andy Williams, we hardly knew you. To a generation you're the man in tinted glasses on dozens of albums we wouldn't buy for a quarter, yet you were an enormous figure in American music from your earliest hit, a hillbilly cat cover of "Butterfly" inspired by Elvis, to your long, graceful goodbye in Branson, Missouri.
You are probably not on as many iPods as albums, but hopefully coverage of your passing away at 84 in Branson today will get you there. You were an albums artist more than a singles artist and a TV star -- things that don't translated well in "oldies" radio or Twitter. There's never been a movie about you and your brothers' barbershop quartet back in Wall Lake, Iowa, or a retro fad around your '60s pop albums. You rule the airwaves at Christmastime, but that's really the only place we know your songs.
Most young people don't know you consoled a mourning nation with a your performance of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" at Robert F. Kennedy's requiem mass at St. Patrick's cathedral. Your modest remark, "The only way I got through church that day was by saying, 'This is my job,'" a perfect demonstration of the "natural style" that made you a favorite of so many... of our grandparents.
It's too bad there aren't reruns of The Andy Williams Show. Then we might understand why there are so many of your records at estate sales. Maybe it should be on Netflix.
You were the kind of class act we don't see on TV anymore, and And I guess you might have made headlines when you said the President was "following Marxist theory," but I doubt it. I didn't see it on The Daily Show. Besides, one of the things that we never knew about you is that you stood up for John Lennon when the Nixon Administration was working overtime to get him deported. Or that you campaigned for Kennedy in 1968 and for McGovern four years later, even though you always said you were a Republican.
And we didn't know that you were married to Claudine Longet, whose records are in Mom's collection. Or that she shot her boyfriend after you were divorced and you accompanied her to court every day during her trial.
That would have been awesome shit to read about in the line at the grocery store, Mr. Williams. I guess it's too bad we never met you, now that we know you struggled to start a career just like those still-cool stars brought back to life in biopics, like Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. I read you were once so poor you ate your dogs' food. I'll bet Nana knew their names.
We're going to go to the basement and get out her records. Bet she has one with the song you did on The Simpsons. You said in your autobiography that being on the Simpsons was "an accolade that every entertainer craves above all others." Come to think of it, the first time we saw you was on TV.
Rest in peace, Andy Williams.
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Just a news snippet of interest for anyone either participating in the Amgen Tour of California or who lives near the route. If you've never seen Lance Armstrong in person, here's a potential opportunity.
Just a news snippet of interest for anyone either participating in the Amgen Tour of California or who lives near the route. If you've never seen Lance Armstrong in person, here's a potential opportunity.
Happy for the ToC, which is a race I love.
Very uhnappy for Levi Leipheimer, my favorite pro, who, even if he wins the ToC again this year will be overshadowed by Mr. Ego -- um, I mean, Lance.
Levi rode a stellar Vuelta this year, and was overshadowed (understandably, but sadly) by Contador. I rarely saw photos of him except when he won a stage, rarely saw interviews, etc. He won silver, for crying out loud!
I keep wondering what will happen with Levi. Really just flat out bad luck on his part. However Lance could in theory assist Levi with ToC where he is current champ, and in turn Levi could assist lance in france? maybe? some sort of trade? I'd hate to see Levi just cast aside.
The nicer the bike.. the more demanding your life becomes off it..
"Armstrong's first race will be the Tour of California from Feb. 14-22, Proskurin said.
Australian officials announced earlier Wednesday that Armstrong would ride in the Tour Down Under from Jan. 20-25."
Doesn't January come before February?
Anyway, I hope he does do the tour of CA. I'll be watching most of it either way, but there will definitely be more spectators there with Lance in it.
Agree with you both -- Tv.S, about Levi. Exactly my feelings. Such a good racer and, apparently, such a decent guy, and always overshadowed. The deal you describe would be awfully sweet, but it's been said elsewhere on BF: When I imagine Lance trying to ride support for someone else, all I can picture is his head getting ready to explode.
Pizza Man, agree that whatever happens, it will be good for the ToC.
Remember how the Landis-Armstrong thing went in Tour of Georgia?
What if Lance tries another Simeoni maneuver on somebody?
What if his ego is all there but his legs aren't?
What if a bunch of Germans spit on him on Palomar?
With Rock Racing and all they bring including ex-Armstrong team mates
With Armstrong and Levi the two time defending champion both on Astana
With Landis the first ToC champion and Lance's hostility toward him...
Things will definitely be interesting but I'm not sure it's all good for the Tour of California.
BTW, coming into our fourth year, I think the ToC needs a cool Euro nickname to cement its place in history, like Race to the Smog or something.
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I thought it would be interesting to be up close and personal with the competiters...I hope they call me. They may have enough volunteers what with bike clubs, etc. We'll see. I signed up for the beginning leg in Sacramento.
I haven't seen anything official, but I can't imagine he'd pass up the ToC. Astana and its sponsors would absolutely insist. They're going to have to put up stadium sized bleachers here at the State Capitol. And we've been debating the best route. It pretty much has to include the Folsom Lake loop.
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
It's on Velonews.com, so it must be official.
I fully expect Nor Cal BF organized cheering/viewing rides for all Nor Cal stages.
Cheering for Lance is optional (Scott )
I plan to try and organize some type of SF to Santa Cruz ride on the day of Stage 3, once they figure out the route. I hope they go up Hwy 9 since that's where I'd like to watch.
Quick, everyone, put in your 1 week PTO now ... follow the TofC .... I really had a blast last year, following it down to Pasadena (although a little better weather would have been nice).
My concern is that the ToC continue to get more popular and have a good reputation. I watched all five of the SF Grand Prixs and I watched the sponsorship support dwindle and the expo area get smaller and the complaints from residents businesses and government compound every year.
My fear is that Lance might bring so much controversy along with him that it becomes bigger news than the race itself and that's not conducive to growing the event long term.
Apparently Contador says he will quit if he is not the Team Leader...so it could be an interesting winter for Astana after the go down under.
I'm not an LA hater, either. I respect him a lot (you pretty much have to), and appreciate what he's done for the sport. But I don't like him, and his return has put a sour taste in my mouth re: watching the ToC or the Tour.


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I don't think I have ever gone through something that makes me resent my past and history, and by extension, myself as much as this. I have a lot of trauma in my history and PTSD which leads to a constant and very high stress level, which I know is not good for TTC. I used to have acceptance about the things that have happened to me, but now am really struggling. I just want to take that history away. I feel so desperate to make a baby. I also am really depressed about my weight. I am 220 lbs with HUGE breasts (34JJ) and have lost 20 lbs since the start of this journey. I feel like if I really cared enough about getting pregnant, I would drop tons of weight... but it's just so hard.
I am also in a very taxing graduate program that is so stressful and busy. I am working round the clock to accomplish my school work and feel like I need to be relaxing and exercising - focusing on my fertility. I resent that I am so busy and stressed with school.
I am also scared that the PCOS is going to cause a baby (if I conceived one) to have something wrong with it - mainly autism (i've read way too many scary PCOS/autism studies and I'm freaked)
The hardest part is others around me getting pregnant. 5 friends have gotten preg in the past month and I wish they could understand how hard this is for people (like me) who struggle with infertility. They talk about how hard it is to have had to try for A MONTH or TWO. I feel like shaking them and telling them how hard it is to have been peeing on OPK's for 2 years an watching so many around me (who started TTC after me) get preg and give birth. I feel like I am starting to resent my friends for their pregnancies - it makes me feel so ugly inside. I want to be happy for them... but I'm not. In theory I feel happy, but hearing other people talk about their pregnancies or the fun they are having naturally TTC, makes me feel like crying.
I KNOW that I am on Crinone (and that it makes me a crazy emotional monster!!!) I start crying watching car commercials and kids' movies... but these feelings have been building for so long... they are just amplified by the drugs.
I wonder if any of you have experience with this self hatred? How do you handle it? How do you learn to be mindfully gentle with yourself when the reflex is to be hard on yourself and your experience?
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Command and Service Modules, Apollo #119
This Apollo Block II spacecraft, consisting of Command and Service Modules 119, was the last of its kind built. Designated as the Skylab rescue vehicle, it could be launched in a five-man configuration, with two extra couches under the regular seats. A rescue crew of two would link up with the Skylab workshop and bring back a long-duration crew whose CSM had become unusable. After Skylab, CSM 119 became the backup for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) spacecraft (CSM 111).
CSM 119 was transferred by NASA to the Smithsonian in 1977 and immediately placed on display at the NASA Kennedy Space Center.
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- Country of Origin
- United States of America
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- North American Rockwell
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- Aluminum alloy, stainless steel, and titanium structures. Outer shell - stainless steel honeycomb between stainless steel sheets. Crew compartment inner shell - aluminum honeycomb between aluminum alloy sheets.
- Epoxy-resin ablative heat shield covers outside.
- Dimensions
- Length: 410 in. (1041 cm); Diameter: 154 in. (391 cm)


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Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses remains a family owned & operated business and we are very proud to offer you these award-winning cakes & savouries, fresh from our ovens...
2015 Victorian Baking Show
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses has taken first prize in both decorated cake categories at the Victorian Baking Show. The Easter-themed Novelty Cake and Chocolate Decorated Mud topped over 300 total entries from over 50 bakeries from across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses was officially awarded Victoria's Best Sausage Roll at the Baking Association of Victoria, 2015 Victorian Baking Show held over the weekend. Click here to read more
2014 Victorian Baking Show
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses has taken first prize in both decorated cake categories at the 2014 Victorian Baking Show as well as awards for our Banana Bread and Fruit Flan.
2012 Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses are the proud recipients of a Gold Medal for our Butter Chicken Pie along with 6 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals! We'd like to thank our terrific pastrycooks and some very time-tested recipes for these awards. Enjoy some award winning pies today.
2010 Official Great Aussie Meat Pie & Gourmet Pie Competitions
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses were the proud recipients of silver and bronze medal awards for a range of plain beef and gourmet pies this year. We'd like to thank our terrific pastrycooks and some very time-tested recipes for these awards!
2010 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame
On Wednesday 2nd June 2010, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses were honoured to be inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame alongside such great companies as Bluescope Steel and Kraft Foods. We'd like to thank our wonderful staff for their commitment and contribution to our wonderful culture and we look forward to continuing our family tradition of baking quality cakes and savouries for another 100 years.
Australia's most prestigious environmental award...
On Friday 27th July 2009, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses were officially named as the winners of the 2009 Origin Gold Banksia Award for excellence in sustainability. There is no other award held in such high esteem as the Banksia's and we're truly honoured and humbled to be the recipients of this year's award.
Both the Ferguson and Plarre families attended the awards along with our key staff members. We're very excited to be helping to ensure our future generations inherit a world worth living in. The best thing is that it feels good to do the right thing and it's good for business too! We encourage all businesses to do the same thing.
We commit to the Australian public and the world that we will continue to reduce our carbon & water footprint and where necessary offset emissions via tree planting.
Rest assured that Ferguson Plarre cakes and pastries are being made with a smaller and smaller impact on the planet every year. Our ultimate goal is to provide delicious cakes and savouries that will not damage the planet but in fact make it a better place.
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses...making life sweet.
Winners of the Great Aussie Pastie Competition!
We're super excited to announce that our pasties won the National Great Aussie Pastie Competition held in Melbourne on 13th November 2008. We won both the highly coveted Meat & Vegetable section for our Original Tiddly Oggie and also won the Vegetarian section for our Wholemeal Tiddly Oggie.
You be the judge...try our Tiddly Oggies today!
5 Gold Medals at the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards 2008!
|We're thrilled to announce that our Family Custard Tart, Baked Cheesecake, Fresh Cream Lamingtons, Buttercake and our Strawberry Cheesecake all won a Gold Medal at the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards! To top off a great day our Strawberry Cheesecake was awarded the Overall Champion Dairy Dessert against quality competition from all over the state. Try one for yourself!
Australia's best Dairy Dessert - 2008!
|We're thrilled to announce that our Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake won the Highest Scoring Dairy Dessert at the 2008 Australian Dairy Awards! Up against desserts from all over Australia we are thrilled to say that this cake has been a favourite since we introduced it only a couple of years ago. It is made with a flourless chocolate cake base, covered in rich chocolate ganache and covered in chocolate shavings. Put a slice in the microwave for 10 seconds and it becomes a self-saucing flourless chocolate cake.
Australia's best Apple Pies & Lamingtons!
Our Apple Pies & Lamingtons both won 1st Place at the 2007 National Baking Competition held in Melbourne from 25-27th June.
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Award winning pies
Every Ferguson Plarre pie has won a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal in the last 3 years! See below for a full list.
Try one of our award winning pies for yourself...you be the judge!
Victoria's best Shortbread Biscuits!
Try our 1st Place winning biscuits: Classic (dusted) Yo-Yos, Double Choc Rounds and Chocky Bears. All three varieties won 1st Place at the 2008 Victorian Baking Industry Awards.
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Chesapeake to move toward board independence with new chairman
Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s announcement this week that it will hire a new independent director promises to bring the company more in line with a growing trend toward more independent oversight boards, industry observers said Wednesday.
"The board is to be the watchdog of the company. It's hard for that to happen when the person who is in charge of overseeing the CEO is in fact the CEO," said Maclyn Clouse, a professor of finance at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.
While naming a new chairman is a positive step, Clouse said it matters who is selected for the new role.
"It's an excellent move if this person really is independent," Clouse said. "It can't be a situation where the CEO steps down as chairman and his brother-in-law becomes the new chairman. We've seen that kind of thing in the past at other companies."
Chesapeake has said it will seek guidance from its largest shareholders before naming the new chairman.
The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act recommended companies separate the roles of chairman and CEO, but there is no requirement that they do so.
While many companies have been slow to adopt the recommendation, corporate governance is slowly changing, said David Lei, associate professor of management and organizations at Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business in Dallas.
"I think boards are becoming more active. They are no longer the private clubs they were as recently as 20 years ago," Lei said. "More activist boards impose more discipline at the highest levels of the companies."
Company founders tend to hold on to the shared title of chairman and CEO, but that's not always in the best interest of shareholders, Lei said.
"When you're looking at a growing business, you want the founder as close to the top as you can because you want that entrepreneurial energy," he said. "But when a company matures, you want the chairman more focused on quality and customer service."
Moving the founder out of the chairman role in some cases can help the company grow faster and stronger," Clouse said.
"In many cases, the founder is someone who has a lot of expertise in whatever the business might be," he said. "One thing that happens with success and growth is that larger companies face more and more challenges. At some point in time, and it's hard for the founder to admit this: sometimes the firm and its challenges may outgrow the managerial expertise of the founder. In that case, putting in someone who has experience in this larger size company and with larger complexities could be better off for the firm and its shareholders."
Lei said he also is pleased with the direction Chesapeake now is moving and hopes it sets an example for other energy companies.
"Typically, energy company boards are a very closed, informal club environment," Lei said. "If boards at Chesapeake and others start looking more like consumer companies, there would be a lot fewer interrelationships among the companies. It's going to be interesting to see how that comes out."


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People are still in awe after a tornado touched down right next to their homes in Pitt County Tuesday.
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Pitt County crossing Highway 43 with winds up to 110 miles per hour. He predicted it was about one hundred yards wide.
There was minimal damage, but it did manage to tear a roof off one house and move it off its foundation. The winds also picked up a car in the front yard and moved it to the side of the house.
Insurance inspectors were out Wednesday and said the house is a total loss. The only other damage on that road was a downed power line and a barn that was ripped apart.


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The saga continues.
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FINAL | 2014 NFL Mock Draft 1st Round Projections
With the draftseason in full draft mode all draftniks have had the chance to get a good idea on who will be the top players in this years crop, and which teams will have their eyes on who. Which gives us more than enough to put together our 2014 NFL Mock Draft.
While it is still early we can already tell that this years draft class will be (at least at first glance) a lot more talented than the 2013 class. NFL Mock Draft order is based off the current NFL Draft order.
Updated May 7th
1. Houston Texans – Jadeveon Clowney DE, South Carolina
Final Analysis: The Texans will be looking for a dance partner to trade with, but if they stay at 1 they have to pull the trigger on Clowney. The defensive end has to much talent and hype to pass on, pairing him with Watt would be a nightmare for opposing offenses.
2. St. Louis Rams – Greg Robinson OT, Auburn
Final Analysis: The Rams have questions at offensive tackle and at 2 they will have their pick of any of the big men in 2014. With Greg Robinson they walk away with a franchise caliber tackle for the next decade.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars – Johnny Manziel QB, Texas A&M
Final Analysis: I completely expect Manziel to go in the top 10 and rumblings are coming out that the Jags are very interested in the play-making quarterback. While the Jags have other bigger needs they have the chance to finally get the face of their franchise and I think they pounce on the opportunity.
4. Cleveland Browns – Sammy Watkins WR, Clemson
Final Analysis: Watkins is the best offensive weapon in the draft and will be ready to put up big numbers week 1. The Browns would be helping their future quarterback (see pick #26) by pairing Watkins with already top receiver Josh Gordon.
5. Oakland Raiders – Khalil Mack LB, Buffalo
Final Analysis: Mack would be a gift at pick 5 and would be a great fit with fellow new comers Tuck/Woodley. The Buffalo linebacker has the chance to be one of the most dynamic defenders in the NFL early in his career.
6. Atlanta Falcons – Jake Matthews OT, Texas A&M
Final Analysis: Unless a defensive end falls to Atlanta I think this is a no-brainer. The Falcons took 10 steps back in 2013 and a large part of that was due to the offensive line play. Look for them to go best available lineman and in this case it is the well rounded Matthews.
7. Tampa Bay Bucs – Mike Evans WR, Texas A&M
Final Analysis: The Bucs are a wild-card to go quarterback but when all is said and done I think Mike Evans will be to temping to pass on. Pairing him with fellow big man Vincent Jackson would really help take Tampa's offense to the next level.
8. Minnesota Vikings – Aaron Donald DT, Pitt
Final Analysis: While i'm not completely on board with this pick it is sounding more and more like a real possibility. The Vikings explored Henry Melton in FA and could look to fill that want with the over-powering Donald at 8.
9. Buffalo Bills – Odell Beckham WR, LSU
Final Analysis: The Bills need to give EJ Manuel weapons and Beckham is the hot name as of late. The LSU receiver can make big plays after the catch and can also make an impact day 1 as a return-man.
10. Detroit Lions – Justin Gilbert CB, Oklahoma St.
Final Analysis: Gilbert is still my top corner and could help re-vamp a sub-par Lions secondary. The Oklahoma St. corner has the potential to be a number 1 corner in the NFL and has the ability to run with some of the top receivers in the league.
11. Tennessee Titans – Kyle Fuller CB, Virginia
Final Analysis: The Titans lost Alterraun Verner in free agency leaving a good sized hole to fill at corner. Many see Fuller as the most complete corner in the draft and has huge upside. While the Titans will be tempted to get a quarterback Fuller makes a ton of sense at 11.
12. New York Giants – Taylor Lewan OT, Michigan
Final Analysis: The Giants number 1 goal for next year should be to protect Eli Manning. Lewan is a nasty offensive tackle and could lineup opposite Justin Pugh in hopes of getting the G-Men and Eli Manning back on track for 2014.
13. St. Louis Rams – Darqueze Dennard CB, Michigan St
Final Analysis: Dennard is a big physical corner that has shut-down ability. Has great ball-skills that would be welcomed for a Rams secondary looking for another corner and depth. Dennard is a perfect fit for an already up and coming Rams defense.
14. Chicago Bears – Calvin Pryor S, Louisville
Final Analysis: The Bears made some splashes on the defensive side of the ball but still need help in the secondary. Pryor is a hard hitting safety who can cover ground and also excels against the run.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers – Brandin Cooks WR, Oregon St.
Final Analysis: I think the 15th pick will come down to the best value at either cornerback/wide receiver. In this case the Steelers grab the playmaking and reliable receiver Brandin Cooks. The Steelers have lost some receivers in the past few years and Cooks has the ability to be a potential number 1 receiver in the NFL.
16. Dallas Cowboys – Anthony Barr LB, UCLA
Final Analysis: Dallas needs to add more pieces on defense and get the athletic linebacker from UCLA. Nobody will argue that Barr isn't a project, but his upside is through the roof. The Cowboys would have a field day lining Barr up in multiple spots on defense and find ways to get him to the quarterback.
I'd say Buffalo goes Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Washington. We have never in the Bills history had a TE the caliber of Gronk/Graham or Gates. Jenkins would be that nightmare for other teams and give EJ Manuel a real security blanket. Buffalo has Robert Woods, Stevie Johnson, Da'Rick Rodgers, TJ Graham and Marquise Goodwin at WR.
Can you really see Jake Matthews and Taylor Lewan dropping to 12 and 14? I certainly can't.
As a Bucs fan, they were high on Eiffert had they stayed in round one in April, so I think this is a good choice.
You don't think Buffalo found an outside pass rush with Mario Williams (12 sacks through 14 games) and Jerry Hughes( 10 sacks through 14 games – playing less than full time)? Mack is not a bad pick arguing for best player available, but arguing from a point of need seems kind of silly.
Nice pick for the Bucs. They need a WR, but the draft is deeper there than at LB/edge-rusher.
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My Odyssey 2005, I have noticed my 5th times when changing oil & filter, the drained oil only collected at around 3.5 quarts. At one time there was only at 3 quarts. I do my oil every 5-6k miles. I have no leak oil, so where do the oil go? I have ran 68k on my van, should I bring this concern to the Honda dealer?
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