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Wow i have never seen a brown one before.
Beautiful dog
Beautiful dog
I love it!
I love her!!
WOW a liver coated!!!! awesome
I've never seen a chocolate flat coated retriever before. Awesome! Looks like a long-haired cousin of my own dog!
Amazing angle and beautiful shot!
i didn't know that breed could come in brown and still be recognized as that particular breed -- very very cool. now i want one!! LOL
What a lovely shot! I must say I am a bit biased to loving anything with a Flat in it, but still this is just beautiful.
so beautiful
Such a loyal dog, you can tell by the perfection of the photograph.
wow this is absolutely gorgeous <3 i love the angle of this shot <3


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Downward Spiral
July 14, 2015 | by Sadie Stein
It is a truth universally acknowledged that in the Monday-through-Wednesday crossword world, ELO is the most listened-to band in history, Ava the most popular girls' name, and time divides into eras and eons. Think of it as the blue-plate special, but with Ali instead of meat loaf.
There are algorithms and programs that can predict the frequency of these usages. Of course there are. But for those of us who begin our day with the easy jog of a crossword, that's of no interest. We don't need to know; we know. It's not that writing in the answer for "Architect Saarinen" or "Actress Thurman" makes us feel smart, it makes us feel safe. As Stephen Sondheim said, "The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution." Read More »
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February 4, 2015 | by Sadie Stein
The clue for 2 Down on today's New York Times crossword is as follows: " 'If you ask me,' in textspeak." Spoiler alert: the answer is IMHO. (Short for "in my humble opinion" or "in my honest opinion," for those who didn't know.) This is true not merely because you need those letters to satisfy the needs of mire and Amex and Sofia but because in the world of texts, and in online communication generally, people are constantly asserting their opinions with unnecessary vehemence.
Leaving aside the fact that such opinions are rarely solicited, why is everyone always sharing his "honest" or "humble" opinion? As opposed to what—the civility that normally characterizes anonymous online discussions? Because otherwise we might think you were prevaricating about, like, whether you thought some dumpling shop was overrated or one season of a show was better than another? IMHO asserts that someone is about to tell you the truth—but your veracity otherwise would never have come into question. Read More »
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There are many yardsticks for fame and influence, but by my lights, you haven't really "made it" until you've appeared in a clue for the Times Sunday crossword. In which case, we've made it. The Times may direct its complimentary jeroboam of Dom Perignon to 544 West 27th Street, New York, NY, 10001.
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The Washington-based Institute of International Finance ranked the Philippine investor relations program as No. 1 among thirty other emerging countries surveyed and reviewed.
The Philippines and Brazil topped the IIF list in a December 8 report "Investor Relations: An Approach to Effective Communication and Enhanced Transparency 2005 Assessment of Key Borrowing Countries".
This means the IIF a" which is a global association of financial institutions, in its assessment said the investor relations and the countryas data transparency practices are better than China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Chile, Russia and Turkey.
According to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., the central bank has been strictly adhering with its commitment for the timely release of data covered by the international data release standards, especially the Special Data Dissemination Standard or SDDS.
"Governments are not that different from publicly-traded companies," Tetangco said. "The government also has many stakeholders who require timely and accurate information about the fiscal and economic health of the Philippines." He said that a professional, proactive investor relations program is critical to ensuring these stakeholders have the information they need to make critical business and investment decisions.
For his part, Finance Secretary Margarito B. Teves said recent favorable developments and commitment to reforms have provided a strong platform for communicating to domestic and international public.
"The IIFas recognition of the govern-mentas approach to investor relations is a further demonstration of our commitment to create a conducive environment for increased portfolio and foreign direct investment in the Philippines," said Teves. …


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what a pos...
I would wonder how that second tranche of 100K that he put in is doing, or was he BSing? More pain I fear as the company is going into 89 or more countries for their adult indication, they are studying and re-studying the adult possible numbers, they are studying potenatial market for pediatric patients. The peds patients will give you a much lower return. First off, you will have to really have a much longer test study for them than the flimsy clincal that they had for adults. You also will much bigger dangers putting children on a med like this for life. So at the same time you are trying to do all of this by yourself you're going to have shareholders demanding to see profits. On top of that in 2015 the actual med itself goes off patent so what you have left is the dosing schedule as your patent......I don't think this will hold. This stock could do an AMRN, we'll see. t
still going down as he pumps...what a joke..
You are right. His initials stand for Yugo. t
It must KILL you that I made a lot of money in this stock.
And that you lost a fortune. And by a fortune, you lost $10K while I made more than a million bucks.


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Voting in the football poll isn't as easy as it looks early in the season.
First, Doug Lesmerises wants to apologize. A writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he's a voter in the AP college football poll, and he inadvertently omitted Washington this week after penciling the UW in at No. 15.
"It's unacceptable for me to have done that," he said by phone the other night. "I'm glad I didn't cost them a spot in the poll."
Ah, the polls — the chronicle of college football. In basketball, they mean next to nothing. In football, they're the gospel according to 60 AP voters, 59 in the coaches poll and however many creaking ex-nose guards are taking part in the Harris Interactive poll.
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Late September in the AP poll is always a provocative time, when the vacuous speculation of the preseason vote gets buffeted by, oh yeah, the games. Yet the sample is so small as to be inconclusive.
So the voters differ wildly, to the background music of sites like www.pollspeak.com. The poll watchdog does its own little rankings: a reader-based ballot on the Good and Bad Voters of the Week.
Mostly, the debate breaks cleanly on performance-versus-perception lines. On one side are those who use the preseason poll, or their last week's ballot, as something carved out of granite. On the other are the guys who pitch early perception out with yesterday's tailgate trash and reevaluate each week on results.
Got to go with the results-based folks on this one, especially since AP voting guidelines say to disregard preseason speculation and reputation and concentrate on who won and lost. And against whom.
So you wonder why this week's poll has Mississippi No. 4 and Penn State No. 5. Apparently allergic to scheduling teams that give scholarships, Penn State's early portfolio consists of wins over Akron, Syracuse and Temple.
Lesmerises has already gotten a lot of ride as both a Pollspeak good and bad voter, underscoring the split in belief on how it should be done.
This week, he has Alabama No. 1, Florida fifth, Penn State 15th and Mississippi 24th. He slammed USC for losing to Washington, dropping the Trojans from No. 2 to 25th. He gave UCLA huge credit for its victory at Tennessee, putting the Bruins 12th.
"It's results, results, results," said Lesmerises, describing his philosophy. "It's definitely a reflection of what has happened, not a prediction of what will happen."
Disparities? You bet. John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader has Penn State third and Ole Miss fourth. He saw fit to keep USC high at No. 6, while leaving out Washington.
Eventually, the over-corrections should take care of themselves. Or, as Lesmerises puts it, "I think my ballot is going to come out like everyone else's. I like to think everyone else is going to vote like me."
Trust me, these folks deserve your respect. In 2006, I voted for the first time in maybe 20 years and was amazed at how it had changed, from a ho-hum exercise in anonymity to the realization that your ballot is out there, being scrutinized by people in Possum Flats, Ark., and they can get testy when you don't treat their team right.
The e-mails crackled in. A Washington fan wrote, "You have an ax to grind with the 'Dub athletic department." Arkansas people howled about the Hogs' omission, conveniently overlooking that USC had schooled them 50-14 in their opener.
A Texas A&M fan aired a beef and added, "I really hope it has nothing to do with how the Seahawks stole a trademark tradition from the Aggies."
Voters play by AP's rules. That means the ballot has to be in by noon Eastern time each Sunday. That's 9 a.m. Pacific. Talk about your East Coast bias.
I recall sitting outside with a cohort — under the stars and over a beer — in Mesa, Ariz., after a night game at Arizona State, mucking through the AP vote at 1 a.m., trying to figure out if Oklahoma had won.
Pay? You get paid in grief from fans. And from a jangling phone from AP in New York five minutes after the Ohio State-Florida title game ends, wondering why your ballot isn't in.
"Yeah, fellas, let me run that by my editors, who want this 20-inch column in 35 minutes. Meanwhile, can we make the assumption that Florida might be national champion, since it won, 41-14?"
But not to whine. I have a great job. It's just that voting in the AP poll has never been part of that.
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• Offense has returned at least to some precincts of the SEC. Georgia and Arkansas combined for 93 points, 1,015 yards — 783 passing — and 10 touchdown passes.
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Few entertainers have attained the iconic status of Dwight Yoakam. Perhaps that is because so few have consistently and repeatedly met the high standard of excellence delivered by the Kentucky native no matter what his endeavor.
Much has been made that the Kentucky-born, Ohio-raised Yoakam was too country for Nashville when he first sought out his musical fortune in the mid-80s, but the truth is his music has always been too unique, too ruggedly individualistic to fit neatly into any one box. Like the icons he so admires --Elvis, Merle, Buck-- Yoakam is one of a kind. He has taken his influences and filtered them into his own potent blend of country and rock that honors his forbearers and yet creates something beautifully new. As Vanity Fair declared, "Yoakam strides the divide between rock's lust and country's lament.
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By Josh Moss firstname.lastname@example.com OK, so by now you know the comedy "Tropic Thunder" is about some prissy actors who travel to Southeast Asia to film "the greatest war movie ever." You've also probably heard that Ironman himself, Robert Downey Jr., plays Kirk Lazarus, an Australian Method actor who dyes his skin to portray an African American sergeant. Surprisingly, that hasn't been the picture's most controversial element. In an attempt to become a legit actor, Ben Stiller's character, Tugg Speedman, once starred as an intellectually disabled farmhand in "Simple Jack." You know, the goal being that he'd snag an Oscar nomination. The faux movie has outraged the Coalition of National Disability Organizations, and protestors picketed the premier of "Tropic Thunder." To be fair, the movie's goal is to satirize the crooked and unsympathetic Hollywood machine, from the agents to the studio suits to the delusional actors themselves. Much of "Tropic Thunder" tiptoes the line between satire and mockery, and, frankly, the "Simple Jack" humor — which isn't amusing to begin with — is overdone to the point of becoming overtly offensive. That's too bad because the uproar is overshadowing a film that is downright hilarious. Stiller directs (and co-produces) "Tropic Thunder," which he co-wrote with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen (not to be confused with Ethan Cohen, of Cohen brothers fame). We'll let you decide if Stiller's past directing duties — "Reality Bites," "The Cable Guy," "Zoolander" — stack up. We don't think so. Part of the reason is because this story is so funny. "Tropic Thunder," the movie within the movie, is an adaptation of a Vietnam War tale, penned by war hero — or is he? — Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte, adding a nice touch of crazy). Stiller's Speedman, the face of the dying superhero franchise "Scorcher," signs on hoping to resuscitate his career. He plays Four Leaf and is joined on set with four other actors. There's Jack Black's Jeff Portnoy, an addict who calls his drugs jellybeans. He's famous for "The Fatties," an Eddie Murphy-esque franchise in which Portnoy plays all the characters...and farts a lot. You'll recognize Jay Baruchel, as Kevin Sandusky, from "Knocked Up" and "Million Dollar Baby." Relative newcomer Brandon T. Jackson is Alpa Chino, a rapper who peddles his own energy drink, "Booty Sweat." Both Jackson and Baruchel have no problem trading laughs with the comedy heavyweights. Then there's Downey Jr. His Lazarus is the "real actor" of the group, winner of five Academy Awards, including one for his role in "Satan's Alley" as a priest attracted to Tobey Maguire. ("I've been a very, very bad boy, Father." Ha!) What can we say? Downey Jr. gives a no-holds-barred performance as Sgt. Osiris. It helps that Jackson's character is around to tell Lazarus how ridiculous his Method acting has become. It's the best supporting work we've seen this year besides Heath Ledger as the Joker. Just five days into shooting, the film is "a month behind schedule." So the director, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan), drops the prima donnas into the middle of the jungle and says he's going to shoot "Tropic Thunder" guerilla-style. It becomes all too real when they stumble upon an actual heroine cartel known as Flaming Dragon, led by a 12-year-old. Matthew McConaughey gets just the right amount of screen time as the Peck, Speedman's agent. Danny McBride scores plenty of laughs as Cody, the special-effects dude on set who likes to blow things up and who almost blinded Jamie Lee Curtis while filming "Freaky Friday." Finally, we must mention Tom Cruise. That's right, Tom Cruise (!). His character, Les Grossman, has financed "Tropic Thunder." He's fat, bald and vulgar and enjoys dancing to the occasional hip-hop track. You'll hardly be able to recognize Cruise. It sort of reminds us of his role in "Magnolia," and it's nice to know that he doesn't have to take himself so seriously all the time. Next to Downey Jr., he's the reason to see the movie. And you should, because it's one of the best — if not the best — comedy of the year. Hopefully you can ignore — and not tolerate — the offensiveness of "Simple Jack." Should be easy, as that's the only part of "Tropic Thunder" that isn't funny. 3 fleurs di lis out of 4
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Many commuter bikes also end up serving as grocery getters, city cruisers, cafe cycles, etc., etc. and I was wondering on such a multipurpose bike does a kickstand make sense?
I'm debating on putting one on my new Fantom Cross Uno build
Only have one bike, my commuter, NO kickstand
Only have one bike, my commuter, YES kickstand
Multiple bikes, commuter has kickstand, others don't
Multiple bikes, all with kickstands
The only bike with a kickstand at my house is my 6 year old daughter's. Man up, pansy!
Many commuter bikes also end up serving as grocery getters, city cruisers, cafe cycles, etc., etc. and I was wondering on such a multipurpose bike does a kickstand make sense?
I'm debating on putting one on my new Fantom Cross Uno build
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Two out of my three bikes have kickstands. (The touring bike is the only one that doesn't.)
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0 out of three have them. Even my son's bike does not have a kickstand.
I am against them. They only serve to set you up for a fall. i lay mine down. When i have to lock it up, it is usually in a place where i can ensure it will stay up.
Only have one bike and it came with a kickstand already installed. It comes in handy. Bike parking at work is in a hall in the basement (no rack), so the kickstand gives me peace of mind that my bike is less likely to topple over if bumped into.
Biggest arguments I've ever heard against kickstands are "coolness" and weight. My bike already weighs a fair amount, and so do I, so I'm not worried about a few hundred extra grams or whatever it weighs... probably just better exercise/harder workout anyway
Are there other reasons NOT to have a kickstand that I'm unaware of?
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
Not on my racing bike, but I LOVE having it on my commuter.
After years of not having kickstands on my bikes, I finally got one for my Surly LHT commuter earlier this year. It's been great.
I bought the rear-mounted Greenfield "Stabilizer", after chatting with a bicycle cop in Chico about the kickstand on his patrol bike.
Thanks to the mounting location, it's very stable. Even with 40 lbs of groceries/gear in the panniers, the rear-mounted kickstand keeps the bike upright and reasonable stable.
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yep, I use them but they have to be good ones and installed well. I like the click stand idea! +1
cycling is like baseball ~ it doesn't take much to make it interesting
With an X ,a kick stand (the sturdier the better) comes in really handy, helps when you are loading 90+pounds of groceries.Actually helps with loading period.
I use the Xracycle kickback stand. It is a little harder to use than a regular (single legged) kickstand,especially with the wideloaders.
My current commuter has one, but it is the only bike I've owned since 1978 that has.
I find that I use it from time to time for quick errands, but I could easily do without it. I also find that the stability of the bike (with the kickstand down) goes bye bye the second I load my rack - the rear-biased weight pulls the bike off balance.
I'm keeping the stand on this bike for the occasional convenience (for the same reasons already given above), but when I build up my 'cross commuter, I will not include one.
That clickstand looks pretty cool - I'd definitely have one of those for loaded touring!
Maybe you guys with panniers need to keep your ride upright, all of my bikes are without even the two kids bikes. I figure with all the urban architecture to lean it against or the ground to lay them on, what bother; plus I ride a lost of single track and jump (yes on my commuter) so a kickstand could easily become a human skewer.
"I seek justice for myself, I'll choose the truth I like."
I have the Esge Plescher dual leg kickstand on one bike, the Civia Hyland specific kickstand on my Civia and dual leg Hebie Bipod stands on two 26" bikes, a Swobo Dixon and a Trek 950 converted to a NuVinci hub. The dual leg stands are IMO excellent from a stability standpoint.
The Hebies are the lightweight versions I obtained from Wallbike. Big and to many eyes ugly but they do the job if you can get them to fit. Design is similar to a motorcycle center stand. Not on their web site last I looked so if interested phone Wallbike. The Hebie on the Trek allows much easier removal and installation of the NuVinci hub rear wheel when required.
The Esge Plescher is unobtrusive when folded and does a good job of holing the bike up. It does require trimming of the legs to the needed length during installation. I also had to do some filing of the area in front of the mounting platform on the stand to get it to fit my Steelwool Tweed frame which had a very short distance from the bottom bracket to the chainstay bridge tube.
Many current frames are not designed for normal next to bottom bracket stand mounting dueto clearances so alternatives, or stand modification, may be required.
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None of mine have them. I don't see the need.
You have the right to your own opinion. You don't have the right to your own facts.
multiple bikes, one w/ no kickstand
ps- re the poll my 4 year old daughter's bike is actually another w/ no kickstand
I have considered one for my commuter/tour bike but have been doing ok without so I might never get one.
The click stand looks neat but I think it would be annoying to have to assemble it every time, while holding the bike up in order to use. So a kick stand already mounted seems to make more sense.
Kickstands, FTW!
Just a preference thing, I guess, but I like to not have to lean the bike up against anything. Or lay carbon forks/stays on the ground.
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My 2 main commuters don't have them because they're also my long distance bikes. I don't have any need to prop them up away from a wall because I don't use panniers for my commute.
My utility cruiser is getting a dual kickstand because I'm putting a Wald 157-GB on the front tomorrow, and I load bucket panniers on the back, and I'm building a trailer for it. Utility haulers lose much of their utility if you can't prop the bike up to load/unload it.
My commuter and tourer have kickstands for loading/unloading. (They both have fenders too)
The regular road bike doesn't.
Hey, I'm just this GUY...you know?
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Didn't see this choice: Multiple bikes, none with kickstands
My bikes hang on a hook in the living room when home, and otherwise are never anywhere that I'd leave them unlocked. Whatever I'm locked to holds them up. I've never had a problem loading or unloading at the grocery store. The rack I lock to hold it up just fine then too.


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CFTC v. Weintraub
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CFTC v. Weintraub, 471 U.S. 343 (1985)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub
No. 84-261
Argued March 19, 1985
Decided April 29, 1985
Petitioner filed a complaint in Federal District Court alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act by Chicago Discount Commodity Brokers (CDCB), and respondent Frank McGhee, acting as sole director and officer of CDCB, entered into a consent decree that resulted in the appointment of a receiver who was ultimately appointed trustee in bankruptcy after he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on behalf of CDCB. Respondent Weintraub, CDCB's former counsel, appeared for a deposition pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum served by petitioner as part of its investigation of CDCB, but refused to answer certain questions, asserting CDCB's attorney-client privilege. Petitioner then obtained a waiver of the privilege from the trustee as to any communications occurring on or before the date of his initial appointment as a receiver. The District Court upheld a Magistrate's order directing Weintraub to testify, but the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that a bankruptcy trustee does not have the power to waive a corporate debtor's attorney-client privilege with respect to communications that occurred before the filing of the bankruptcy petition.
Held: The trustee of a corporation in bankruptcy has the power to waive the corporation's attorney-client privilege with respect to prebankruptcy communications. Pp. 471 U. S. 348-358.
(a) The attorney-client privilege attaches to corporations as well as to individuals, and with regard to solvent corporations, the power to waive the privilege rests with the corporation's management, and is normally exercised by its officers and directors. When control of the corporation passes to new management, the authority to assert and waive the privilege also passes, and the new managers may waive the privilege with respect to corporate communications made by former officers and directors. Pp. 471 U. S. 348-349.
(b) The Bankruptcy Code does not explicitly address the question whether control of the privilege of a corporation in bankruptcy with respect to prebankruptcy communications passes to the bankruptcy trustee or, as respondents assert, remains with the debtor's directors. Respondents' contention that the issue is controlled by § 542(e) of the Code -- which provides that "[s]ubject to any applicable privilege," the
court may order an attorney who holds recorded information relating to the debtor's property or financial affairs to disclose such information to the trustee -- is not supported by the statutory language or the legislative history. Instead, the history makes clear that Congress intended the courts to deal with privilege questions. Pp. 471 U. S. 349-351.
(c) The Code gives the trustee wide-ranging management authority over the debtor, whereas the powers of the debtor's directors are severely limited. Thus, the trustee plays the role most closely analogous to that of a solvent corporation's management, and the directors should not exercise the traditional management function of controlling the corporation's privilege unless a contrary arrangement would be inconsistent with policies of the bankruptcy laws. Pp. 471 U. S. 352-353.
(d) No federal interests would be impaired by the trustee's control of the corporation's attorney-client privilege with respect to prebankruptcy communications. On the other hand, vesting such power in the directors would frustrate the Code's goal of empowering the trustee to uncover insider fraud and recover misappropriated corporate assets. Pp. 471 U. S. 353-354.
(e) There is no merit to respondents' contention that the trustee should not obtain control over the privilege because, unlike the management of a solvent corporation, the trustee's primary loyalty goes not to shareholders, but to creditors. When a trustee is appointed, the privilege must be exercised in accordance with the trustee's fiduciary duty to all interested parties. Even though, in some cases, the trustee's exercise of the privilege will benefit only creditors, such a result is in keeping with the hierarchy of interests created by the bankruptcy laws. Pp. 471 U. S. 354-356.
(f) Nor is there any merit to other arguments of respondents, including the contentions that giving the trustee control over the privilege would have an undesirable chilling effect on attorney-client communications, and would discriminate against insolvent corporations. The chilling effect is no greater here than in the case of a solvent corporation, and, by definition, corporations in bankruptcy are treated differently from solvent corporations. Pp. 471 U. S. 356-358.
722 F.2d 338, reversed.
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The band returned to Milwaukee Tuesday to perform at a surprisingly spacious Turner Hall Ballroom. (Perhaps the Tuesday date turned people off? Or maybe the band's played the market too many times recently?) For Tuesday's 90-minute set, it had new material to share from its bold January album, "Wolf's Law." »Read Full Article(6)
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A reminder that Crocus Polish Restaurant's last day is Saturday. It's the last chance for diners to visit the 31-year-old restaurant; the Polish buffet is served 4:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Crocus is at 3577 S. 13th St.
Also, the Venice Club — which got its start in Milwaukee in 1947 and has been in Brookfield for the past three decades — will serve its final dinner May 9. It will continue to operate its stand at Summerfest, as it has for 40 years this year. It will be open regular hours until May 9, serving its Italian-American menu. The Venice Club is at 1905 N. Calhoun Road. »Read Full Blog Post
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Tiptoeing through
The tulips have arrived! Some of the more winter-burned among us might want to run, rather than tiptoe, through them laughing hysterically. Once we, I mean the rest of you, settle down you'll want to take a trip out to the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, on Wednesday for its first Walking Garden Class of the season. Jessica Cloninger, a Milwaukee County horticulturist, will lead the way through the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other flowering spring bulbs. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. in the gift shop inside the Education Center. It costs $5. »Read Full Article


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Canelo vs Floyd is a good fight
In theory i think its a good fight, id favor floyd 55/45. I think one of canelos combos can land and hurt floyd bad
I just dont feel canelo deserves the fight because he has fought nobody, nor do i want him to become a megastar shall he possibly ko floyd.
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He is a big kid, quite mature in the ring for his age, and seems to hit pretty hard. Obviously Floyd schools him, but runs the risk of being in with someone who is much stronger. I don't really know what to think of the fight since we've only seen Canelo fight weak competition so far (no disrespect to Josesito, he's just too small and that was bull****).
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I don't think Floyd wants any part of a 22 year old hard hitting undefeated full sized 154 pounder. If he takes the fight I'll give him credit for taking on a real challenge. I think Floyd will play it safe and fight Guerrero. As far as deserving a fight with Floyd goes, Canelo certainly deserves to fight him as much as Judah or Cotto or Ortiz did.If he fights Canelo the odds on the fight will be closer than any fight Floyd has had in years.
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Oh, That's Why You Bench the Starters
Welker's Injury May Cause More NFL Second Guessing; Did the Wizards Go 'Reservoir Dogs' Style?
Stars should sit. Stars should play. Every game is important. Some games are irrelevant.
Will someone let us know what side of football's frothiest argument we're supposed to be on? Or is this just like the game's good old days, and we get to play on both sides of the field?
Last week, the city of Indianapolis was in an uproar after Colts coach Jim Caldwell decided to bench quarterback Peyton Manning and other starters in the second half against the New York Jets, despite the fact that the Colts were, at the time, undefeated, and again, playing the New York Jets. The second-tier Colts wound up losing to New York, and Mr. Caldwell was blamed for ruining a perfect year, destroying the competitive balance of sports, giving the Jets an undeserved ego boost and even convincing George Lucas to make the Star Wars prequels.
On Sunday, the controversy settled in New England, where head coach Bill Belichick played all his marquee starters in an NFL regular-season finale that didn't really matter. Well, it sort of mattered. The Patriots were facing the Houston Texans with a playoff bid locked up but the No. 3 playoff seed up for grabs. You know how special the No. 3 AFC playoffs seed is: It's the third best playoff seed in the entire AFC playoffs!
But then disaster struck. On the first series of the game, star Patriots receiver Wes Welker went down with what looked like a major knee injury. It's not clear how severe Mr. Welker's injury is, but judging by the way he buried his head in a towel as they carted him off moments later, we predict he's not going to be tangoing on "Dancing With the Stars" anytime soon.
We immediately heard the howling in New England. Mr. Welker was arguably the Patriots' most valuable player this season, an undersized sparkplug who entered Sunday's contest with 122 catches and four touchdowns. For all the fuss over Tom Brady-to-Randy Moss, it was Mr. Welker who kept the New England offense fluid and honest.
New England wound up losing, 34-27, and now, Mr. Welker is possibly gone for the playoffs. Who knows-maybe next weekend Mr. Welker will make a miraculous comeback, like Mickey Rourke, heavy cream French cuisine and MC Hammer pants. But the question remains: Was it really necessary for Mr. Welker to suit up for the last game?
It's easy to do this with the benefit of hindsight. Had Mr. Welker and the Patriots rolled over the Texans, Mr. Belichick would have been lauded for his courage in securing the Patriots the No. 3 slot, since the Patriots have been putrid playing on the road. Likewise, had Mr. Manning been hurt against the Jets, the outcry against Mr. Caldwell would have been much harsher.
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Was Mr. Welker the victim of hubris or just freakily bad football luck? We recall a very similar debate earlier this season when Mr. Belichick had the audacity to try a risky fourth-and-2 pass in a crucial game against the Colts.
As it was then, the best part about being a Monday Morning Quarterback? That gaudy 100 percent accuracy rate.
Cut the Kid Some Slack
We suspect we will never get the complete truth behind the Texas Tech football scandal, but we're fairly fatigued by the screechy attempts to demonize the player at the center, Adam James, as a spoiled brat who got what was coming to him.
We don't care if Mr. James arrived at practice every day in a white Porsche convertible with a vanity plate saying "DADYBOY" and a tennis sweater draped over his shoulders—if the allegations against the now ex-Texas Tech coach Mike Leach are true (that Mr. Leach ordered Mr. James confined to a dark room while Mr. James was recovering from a concussion), there is no excuse for punishing an injured player in such a crude manner, and Texas Tech acted properly in dismissing its celebrated coach.
The other comical claim we've been hearing is that Mr. Leach is being persecuted because we've all suddenly become hypersensitive to the issue of concussions in football. If by "hypersensitive" you mean, "finally waking up and realizing there's a massive long-term health issue that has been ignored for generations," then, yes, we have. Even the NFL is now doing public-service commercials about head injuries.
We know the dispute over Mr. James treatment represented just a fraction of Mr. Leach's troubles at Texas Tech—there was more drama in that school's program than in a weekend on MTV's "Jersey Shore." What's a shame is how it overshadowed a very good football program and one of the best bowl games to date.
On Saturday night we watched late into the night as interim head coach Ruffin McNeill guided the Red Raiders to a 41-31 Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan State, which itself had entered the game under a cloud, with 14 players kept home because of a fight. We admired the way Mr. McNeill fearlessly swapped quarterbacks and twice went for it on fourth down as Texas Tech rallied late. After a week of self-inflicted turbulence, it was a flawless fourth quarter.
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Everyone's very excited about the Washington Wizards recently, and why not, they're the most exciting team in basketball. We're not talking on the court, of course, where the Wizards are a morbid 10-21, but off-the-court, where their players allegedly settle disputes by drawing guns on each other, "Reservoir Dogs" style.
You might think this is not the type of behavior that should be made light of, and you're right: Guns are serious business and gun violence should be dealt with severely. On the other hand, c'mon: a pair of pampered NBA millionaires reportedly pulling pieces on each other in the locker room? It's ridiculous. Especially because it involves Mr. Arenas, a gifted, offbeat player who seems to orbit Darryl Dawkins' home planet of Lovetron. (Mr. Arenas told the Washington Post the story is incorrect.)
Again, we don't want to be glib about this, but if you're a Wizards analyst, how do you not break into giggles the next time you talk about the team's "shooting percentage" or "run-and-gun offense"?
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Devon inks merger deal with Ocean
Company to be largest U.S. independent
Devon Energy Corp. agreed Sunday to merge with Houston-based Ocean Energy Inc. in a deal that will create the nation's largest independent oil and natural gas producer and the state's largest publicly traded company.
The new company will retain Devon's name and Oklahoma City headquarters and is expected to be worth more than $20 billion.
The directors of both Devon and Ocean approved the merger Sunday, but the deal is subject to approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the shareholders of both companies.
Devon's Larry Nichols will remain chairman and chief executive, and Ocean's James T. Hackett will relocate to Oklahoma City and become the new company's president and chief operating officer.
Devon employs about 700 people in Oklahoma City and 3,000 worldwide. Ocean employs about 1,000 worldwide.
"The combined company has a significantly improved financial statement, has a much more exciting growth potential and has better balance between exploration and exploitation," Nichols said Sunday. "Our relative strengths and weaknesses complement each other. Both are much stronger together than when they are apart."
The deal is expected to save the companies at least $50 million annually in general and administrative costs, the companies said.
The $5.3 billion merger is Devon's third major transaction in less than two years. The Oklahoma City company acquired Canada-based Anderson Exploration Ltd. in October 2002 for $4.6 billion and bought Houston-based Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. for $3.5 billion in January 2002.
"All companies that have had successful growth in our industry have used a dual strategy of drilling and strategic mergers," Nichols said. "The large companies have combined together to make better companies."
While Devon continues to grow, Nichols said Oklahoma City is still able to serve his company's needs.
"The headquarters of Devon has been in Oklahoma City for 32 years. There is no need to change it," he said.
Hackett said the merger provides longer-term growth.
"Being the smaller company, we looked at our options, and we think this is clearly the home run that is out there for our investors," he said.
The new company is expected to produce 653,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, making Devon the largest U.S.-based independent oil and natural gas producer. About 90 percent of the production is in North America.
The company is expected to have 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent in proved reserves with 84 percent in North America.
"The merger dramatically increases our exposure to the Gulf of Mexico and gives us a significantly expanded presence internationally and strengthens our balance sheet," Nichols said. "It also dramatically increases our ability to grow production."
The transaction is expected to give the new company a comfortable 52 percent debt-to-capitalization ratio.
Devon will issue 72.4 million new shares to Ocean sharehold ers, who will receive 0.414 shares of Devon common stock for each common share of Ocean. Based on Devon's closing stock price of $48.23 a share on Friday, the company will issue more than $3.5 billion worth of new shares.
Devon also will assume about $1.8 billion of Ocean's debt and other obligations, putting the total value of the transaction at $5.3 billion.
The merger plans will be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the SEC decides not to review the merger, the deal is expected to close in early May. If a review is ordered, the closing date will be delayed.Archive ID: 1181186


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I was wondering how to learn to use Stack Exchange API? I know how to program with APIs in my familiar languages, to write html webpages, and to remote control with servers via ssh. But can you tell me what some basic knowledge is needed in order to understand what Stack Exchange API is for and how to use it?
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This is the latest version which has the information about the API's having write_access to the sites as well. To start of , i would advice you to work with the javascript example(Javascript SDK) provided by the stackexchange website.Here is the link:
Browse http://stackapps.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner David Stern and the players are meeting in New York in hopes of ending the 148-day lockout.
After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides resumed discussions Friday as the NBA has little time left to save the league's Christmas Day schedule. Stern has said the league needs about 30 days from an agreement to when games could be played.
That deadline has created a sense of urgency because the Dec. 25 schedule is traditionally a showcase for the league.
Participating in the talks for the league are Stern, deputy commissioner Adam Silver, Spurs owner Peter Holt, the chairman of the labor relations committee, and attorneys Rick Buchanan and Dan Rube. The players are represented by executive director Billy Hunter, president Derek Fisher, vice president Maurice Evans, attorney Ron Klempner and economist Kevin Murphy.


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