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New habits were formed. Talking with Judy she said that one of the habits she created during the Whole Life Challenge was pre-making meals for the week. Not having to make the daily choice "what is for lunch or dinner?" helped lead her to success. What habits did you form?
Overall the SICFIT Scottsdale team had an outstanding success during the Fall Whole Life Challenge. Some of the awards are as follows:
Most classes attended (46): Alexandra Bhatti
Most inches lost (10") Morgan Leinweber
Spirit Award (almost cut his workout time in half): Connor Reinhardt
For the overall competition:
1st: Josh Hoefker
2nd: Morgan Leinweber
3Rd: Judy Leinweber
Special shout outs go to Matt Essary and Brianna Diffie for throwing up mad points on the daily entries.
It's not called the Whole Life Diet, because diets are something you go off. This was a challenge to change your lifestyle habits. How will you use your success from this challenge to inspire the rest of your life?


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Former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura has been unloading on almost everyone on his new show, "Off the Grid" on Ora.tv. His newest episode might be his hardest hit yet as the former governor takes on former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Jesse Ventura has been known to not hold back and lay out his thoughts right on the table. You might not always agree with him, but he promises to tell you what he thinks and be truthful about it. His newest episode of "Off the Grid" is titled "The Life and Crimes of Dick Cheney." Ventura was asked about Cheney's comments defending the use of waterboarding, referring to it as "enhanced interrogation" as opposed to torture. Ventura, the former Navy frogman, went off on a rant of epic per-portions. Referring to Cheney as "five deferments" Cheney and "chickenhawk," Ventura didn't pull any punches.
"Well let me look right into the camera and say 'Dick Cheney, how the hell would you know? How the hell do you even have an opinion on it Dick Cheney? You couldn't even go to boot camp. You wouldn't even be successful there.' And they don't torture you per say at boot camp. They just change you from civilian to the military way of thinking and they do it pretty quickly and they do it pretty forcefully. But I went through something Dick, it was called SERE school, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. And at that school, I was waterboarded, Dick Cheney. Not only did I go through boot camp, I went through SERE school, Army Airborne school. I went through Seal Cadre SBI advanced guerrilla warfare school. But I also went through BUD/S Dick, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. The most difficult training in the United States military, bar none. And guess what Dick, this former frogman is looking at you, you chickenhawk, and I'm telling you waterboarding is torture, Dick. I was a competitive swimmer, Dick. I know how to swim, i'm used to the water, I'm a frogman, Dick. I've been in the water probably longer in 3 weeks then the amount of time you have showered in your life, Dick. What the hell would you know about the definition of torture, Dick Cheney? You're a guy who when it was your time to go in the front and show what you had, to stand up for your country, you ran and hid. And now you come back, the chickenhawk you are, and you're gonna define what torture is? You are gonna tell us, who were in the military, guys who went to SERE school, guys who unfortunately became POWs, Dick Cheney you're gonna define torture? That's bull***t Dick Cheney, just like you, you're bull***t."
"Off the Grid" producer, Alex Logan also pointed out that while Dick Cheney claims waterboarding, or as he calls it "enhanced interrogation," "produced phenomenal results," reports show that isn't the case. A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee showed that "no evidence" was found that the waterboarding of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed led to the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Ventura knows first hand that waterboarding is torture and that the one on the receiving end will give up or make up any information in order to halt the process. Ventura has been quoted in the past that if "you give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders."
The "Off the Grid" team didn't just stop at torture, they also highlighted the fortune that Dick Cheney and his former private contracting company Halliburton Co. received in taxpayer money during the decade long Iraq War.
"Private or publicly listed firms received at least $138 billion of U.S. taxpayer money for government contracts for services....The No. 1 recipient? Houston-based energy-focused engineering and construction firm KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR), which was spun off from its parent, oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL), in 2007.
The company was given $39.5 billion in Iraq-related contracts over the past decade, with many of the deals given without any bidding from competing firms, such as a $568-million contract renewal in 2010 to provide housing, meals, water and bathroom services to soldiers, a deal that led to a Justice Department lawsuit over alleged kickbacks, as reported by Bloomberg."
According to Reader Supported News, Cheney served as the CEO for Halliburton for only 5 years, from 1995 to 2000 and when he retired was rewarded with a severance package of $36 million. As a report in the Guardian points out, Cheney was able to receive even more money even though he didn't qualify.
"In the five years he worked at the company, he received $12.5m in salary. He also held $39m-worth of stock options when he quit the company in 2000 – a fortune for a man with no previous experience in running a multinational company. In addition, Halliburton's board of directors voted to award him early retirement when he quit his job, even though he was too young to qualify under his contract. That flexibility enabled him to leave with a retirement package, including stock and options, worth millions more than if he had simply resigned. Plus, Halliburton paid out Cheney an extra $1m during the time he served as vice-president."
Ventura sums up Cheney pretty easily. A chickenhawk who dodged his opportunity to serve in the military but is quick to send others to war so he would make money for himself. A "war criminal" who deserves to be punished and thrown in jail, not praised or patted on the back. Ventura seems to hit the nail on the head, again.
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- The truth about the Obama economy
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- Bush White House withheld CIA torture from Colin Powell, feared he'd freak out
- Senate report details disturbing CIA torture program, misled White House


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Born in Milan in 1954, Gianni Galassi makes his debut as a still-life photographer at 16. His second love, the movies, leads him to Rome in 1979. He is hired as spots and documentaries director, and later as features' screenwriter and assistant director. He is now involved in film and TV post-production, as company owner, dubbing director and dialogue writer. Besides he lectures at the Bologna University, the Fondazione Cini in Venice, at the Lazio Terra Summer School. He never stopped taking pictures.
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BOULDER-The University of Colorado women's soccer team battled the Seattle Redhawks to a 1-1 double-overtime tie in non-conference play Saturday morning at Prentup Field.
Colorado (6-9-2, 2-5-2 Big 12) and Seattle (9-5-2) picked up their second tie of the season after playing 110 minutes. The only other tie the Buffaloes have played to was scoreless at home against Texas.
The Buffaloes added a game against Seattle just three days prior to the scheduled meeting. CU is allotted 20 games per season but only had 19 planned before the arrangements were made with SU.
"We got another chance to improve our record," said Hayley Hughes. "It didn't work out as well as we would have liked, but it was good to get the team out and play some more. We don't know how long our season will go, so (playing another game) was good."
The Buffaloes got on the board first as Hughes split the defense 23 yards out and shot the ball at the goal. Her shot ricocheted off the crossbar and bounced into the bottom left corner of the goal at 10:45 to give the Buffs a 1-0 lead. The goal is Hughes' third of the season.
The Redhawks answered back in the 19th minute with a goal by Emma Levy. She headed the ball into the goal off a corner kick from Heather Thomas.
After the first 45 minutes, the score remained tied 1-1.
Both teams were held scoreless in the second half of play to send the game into overtime marking the seventh game this season the Buffs have seen extra time. After two 10 minute overtime periods without scoring on either end of the field, the Buffaloes tallied their second loss of the season, which gives them a 3-2-2 record in games exceeding 90 minutes of regulation.
In the 108th minute, Amy Barczuk shot from 30 yards out in hopes of scoring the game-winning goal, but the ball was tipped by goalkeeper Madison Goverde sending it over the top of the goal. The score remained tied until the final buzzer sounded after 110 minutes with each team recording just one goal apiece.
Despite the even score, CU outshot Seattle 20-10 throughout the game, with 10 of them on goal.
"We started well, but then we got into some times when we couldn't possess the ball as well," said Hughes. "We didn't capitalize on any of the chances we had. We didn't play as well in overtime as we should have."
"It's just an absolute struggle for this team to score goals," said head coach Bill Hempen. "You'd think you can survive giving up just one, but we can't. We think we're doing the right things in training, but we obviously need to change some things to make a push here at the very end (of the season)."
CU has two conference matches left this season against Kansas and Nebraska. They are currently in ninth place in the Big 12 Conference, and only the top eight can make it to the post-season tournament.
"We hope (we can make it," said Hughes. "We definitely will need some help from other teams in the Big 12, but I honestly think that if we make it to the tournament we will go for it."
"We have to keep at it. We're not going to give up," Hempen said.
The Buffaloes are back in action at home on Monday, Oct. 25 when they take on the University of Kansas at 2:30 p.m. at Prentup Field. The first 50 fans to arrive wearing gold on Monday will receive a free Chipotle gift card. All fans to support the Buffs against the Jayhawks will receive a CU inflatable pennant before the game.
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The Mahoning- Youngstown Community Action Partnership will schedule appointments for the home energy assistance/summer crisis program through its voice mail system at 866-223-1125 at its new location at 1325 Fifth Ave. on the North Side.
The summer crisis program runs until Aug. 31.
A disconnection notice is not required, and a limited number of air conditioners will be provided.
Income-eligible applicants can receive a one-time electric assistance payment up to $250 and/or an air conditioner. Income-eligible people of at least 60 years of age do not need a prescription to receive either benefit. But anyone under the age of 60 must have physician documentation stating that someone in their household would benefit medically to receive an air conditioner and must not have received one in the last three years.
Physician letters or prescriptions must be dated within 30 days of the appointment.
Income-eligible households with a disconnection notice can receive a one-time electric assistance payment up to $250.
Residents with a tenant-based Section 8 housing subsidy are eligible if the electric bill is in their name. Section 8 tenants applying for an air condition need a statement from their landlord that the air conditioner will be theirs to take upon moving.
But residents of a licensed-medical facility — a hospital, skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility — as well as a publicly-operated community residences, boarding/rooming houses, and group homes of emergency shelters are not eligible.
Applicants must report their total household income for the past three months. Potential customers are encouraged to apply if their household income is equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
Each applicant must also provide gas and electric bills, proof of income, a photo identification for all household members 18 years of age and older, and Social Security numbers for all household members for in-person interviews. Disabled customers must present proof of disability.
Public assistance agencies provide everything these days...just show up and see what freebies you can collect.
so if i dont have a medical card and am under 60 i cant get an air conditioner? ok well call the rest on their gov cell phones and tell them when they can pick it up. this is bull
Yaayy! I can get my electric bill paid?? oh, no...wait, I have NO INSURANCE (since my hours were cut) and I have a JOB! got my hopes up there for a minute
Once again we see they government is encouraging people not to work. Now the urban youngstown wont have to worry about paying the electric bill. The can devote more time dealing drugs and killing each other
Is this a good use for the money you steal from me? I don't think so if you want an A/C unit go buy one, that's what most of us do .


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It was a big night for Fifth Harmony at the the 31st Annual MTV Video Music Awards, held at The Forum in Los Angeles on Aug. 24, 2014. Not only did Fifth Harmony perform "BO$$" at the ceremony's pre-show, but Fifth Harmony also won the award for Artist to Watch for the music video "Miss Movin' On." It was the first time that a former contestant from "The X Factor" U.S. won an MTV Video Music Award. Fifth Harmony came in third place on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2012.
The other nominees in the Artist to Watch category were Sam Smith's "Stay With Me"; 5 Seconds of Summer's "She Looks So Perfect"; Charli XCX's "Boom Clap"; and Schoolboy Q's "Man of the Year."
In Fifth Harmony's acceptance speech, group member Ally Brooke exclaimed, "I'm totally up here shaking. Thank you so much to everyone who voted. Thank you so much to families, to our friends, to our team: L.A. Reid, Simon Cowell. Thank you so much to God. Oh my gosh!"
Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello said, "And thank you so much to our fans, our Harmonizers. You guys go above and beyond for. You guys have changed our lives. Thank you so much We can't thank you enough. Oh my God, I didn't think we would win!"
Fifth Harmony's Dinah Jane Hansen added, Mom, look what happened! We love you!"
Former "X Factor" U.S. judge Demi Lovato was a presenter at the show. She and Jason Derulo introduced Maroon 5's performance. Derulo and Lovato both took the opportunity to shameless plug their respective tours.
A very pregnant Kelly Rowland was also at the show. Her "Dirty Laundry" video was nominated (but did not win) for Best Video With a Social Message. The winner in this category was Beyoncé's "Pretty Hurts." (Rowland and Beyoncé are former members of Destiny's Child.) The other nominees were Avicii's "Hey Brother"; J. Cole featuring TLC's "Crooked Smile"; David Guetta featuring Mikky Ekko's "One Voice"; and Angel Haze featuring Sia's "Battle Cry." Rowland was a judge on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2011 and a judge on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2013.
Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" won the award for Best Video of the Year. Cyrus stayed away from controversy at the award show, unlike at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where her twerking and sexually suggestive performance caused a lot of outrage. Instead of taking the stage to give an acceptance speech at the 2014 Video Music Awards, Cyrus let a guy who said he used to be homeless deliver a statement about helping homeless people.
Cyrus was among the numerous celebrities who attended the 2014 MTV VMAs. Other stars at the show included MTV VMA winners Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Lorde, 5 Seconds of Summer and Beyoncé, who was the recipient the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Other performers at the awards show included Beyoncé, Grande, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, Usher, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and 5 Seconds of Summer.
Former "X Factor" U.K. boy band One Direction, which won MTV VMAs in 2012 and 2013, was completely snubbed for MTV VMA nominations in 2014. One Direction's videos for "Story of My Life," "Midnight Memories" and "You & I" were eligible but failed to score any nominations.
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Sept. 15, 2000
Ken Yasui (Atherton, CA)
Eric, Congratulations again on a successful '99-'00 campaign. A solid offensive line is the foundation for Stanford's success. This year, the team has three returning starters on the right side of the ball. Also, you have a different style of play that Randy Fasani provides, especially his mobility and athleticism. Do these factors in any way change the O-line's chemistry, teamwork and blocking schemes? My best wishes for the '00-'01 campaign and a repeat Rose Bowl appearance.
Eric: It's great to hear from fans that give credit to the O-line. I really appreciate it. Randy is an incredible athlete whose mobility is a true asset in all of our offensive schemes. As on offensive lineman, it is very comforting to know that we have a guy like that in the backfield. We know that Randy has the athleticism to scramble away from danger and still come up with a huge play. Our chemistry up front always changes from year to year with the addition of new players into the starting five. Our unit this year continues to work hard and improve every week. Look for the Stanford offensive line to play a huge role in the future success of this team.
Steve Smith (Iowa City, IA)
Tell us about your offensive line coach and about your strength coach and his program. How do they compare to other places you saw when you were recruited?
Eric: This is the second season that I have had the pleasure to play under Coach Tom Brattan. He is a very intense coach that stresses a hard work ethic on and off the field. I feel like I have made an incredible amount of progress over the past two seasons with his help and guidance. Our strength coach, Mark Wateska, is able to turn lifting and running into an enjoyable experience. There is never a dull moment in the weight room as he is always keeping us motivated to make improvement and strive for success. I can tell you right now that these two are the best in the country at what they do. It would be hard for any university to match the quality of coaches that exist here at Stanford. We are all very lucky to have these individuals directing our future.
Tom Stanley (Lake Tahoe, NV)
Eric, did you play any other positions growing up and when did you settle in as an offensive lineman? Also, is it true offensive lineman are the smartest players on the field? Thanks for your time.
Eric: I began playing football when I was 12 years old in the sixth grade. That year they put me on the O-line, and that is where I have stayed for the last eight years. I guess that I was settled in at O-line from the beginning. I am sure that some of the other players on the team could disagree that we are the smartest, but the amount of information that an o-lineman must know going into a football game is second only to the quarterback. We are responsible for the scheme and blocking assignment of every play in our entire playbook and each assignment is subject to change depending on which defensive front is put before us. We do have our work cut out for us.
Jake Massey (San Diego, CA)
You see a lot of fabled stories on offensive lineman and their diets (particularly Erik Williams). What does your normal diet consist of?
Eric: Since I have been at Stanford I am guilty of putting on about 30 pounds, but with a healthy diet and a lot of working out I have been able to stay in shape. As an offensive lineman, body weight is extremely important for individual success. If you are too light, you can't move linemen off of the ball. If you are too heavy, you can't chase down linebackers. I try to eat foods that do not add or take away from body weight. I try to stay away from as much fast food as possible, and I really try not to eat before I go to bed. I keep a lot of protein and carbs in my diet, and stay away from as many fattening foods as possible.
Henry Young (New York, NY)
What are your thoughts on last season and the prospects or returning to the Rose Bowl? Good luck this season!
Eric: Last season was a dream for me. I feel very fortunate that my first year starting at Stanford ended with a Rose Bowl experience. We showed last year that we could overcome adversity and prove our critics wrong in our struggle for success. This year's team is composed very similarly to last year. We may have a little bit more inexperience in certain positions but the drive and the heart of this team remains intact. I am expecting our team to improve its game every week and show that adversity only makes us stronger. You never know, we could be in Pasadena again on January 1. Thank you so much for being a Stanford football fan!


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Texas Tech Celebrates Black History Month
February 14, 2013
Mary Jo Wilson
Mary Jo's career expands from Booker T. Washington High School in Clarkton, North Carolina; Columbus County Schools in Whiteville, North Carolina; New York City Public Schools in Brooklyn, New York to Lubbock ISD in Lubbock, Texas. Mary Jo retired from public school education in 1998, after 45 years. She then went back to work for another ten years, and retired again in 2008. Mary Jo received her education from Dunbar High School in 1957, in Lubbock, Texas and graduated from Langston University in 1963, located in Langston, Oklahoma. Her certifications include: State of Oklahoma Lifetime Certification, 1963; North Carolina State Certification, 1963; State of Texas Lifetime Certification, 1971; New York State Certification, 1974. Mary Jo pursued further studies at City College, New York, 1973 and Texas Tech University, 1985.
She was a member of several professional organizations: National Education Association, Texas State Teachers Association; Texas Music Educators Association; Texas Band Directors Association; and Texas Orchestra Directors Association. Her numerous awards and recognitions include: The Dunbar High School Service Award, 1983; The MLK Arts Image Award, 1987; Dunbar High School Service Award, 1989; Lubbock Independent School District Teacher Of The Year, 1998; Texas Tech College of Education, 1998; Friend Of Dunbar Award, 1998; Baylor University Alumna By Choice, 1998; Dunbar Junior High School Team Award, 1998; Estacado High School Award of Appreciation, 2001; Dunbar Junior High School Service Award, 2002; Delta Sigma Theta Community Service Award, 2002; Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002; African-American Chamber Educators Hall Of Fame, 2007; MLK Individual Of Distinction, 2007; Alderson Middle School Living Legends Award, 2009.
Mary Jo was a church musician for over thirty-five years. Serving St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, Lyons Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, and St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Mary Jo is a former board member of Lubbock Meals On Wheels and the Arts Alliance. She is the second child born to Flora M. and Joe W. Henderson (both deceased). Her siblings are: James, Chester (deceased), Joe Jr. John, Tommy, Odessa, Margaret, Dora, and Linda (deceased) and is the proud mother of two, son, Mark G. Wilson, is employed as a Flight Attendant with Southwest Airlines. He resides in Pearland, Texas, with his lovely wife Connie. Her daughter, Melody A. Wilson, PhD; is a School Administrator in the Aldine Independent School District, and an adjunct professor with both Sam Houston State University and The University of Phoenix. Melody resides in Katy, Texas. Mary Jo is the proud Grandmother of two, Akeeda and Lakeitha; and the proud Great-Grandmother of Zykeya, Za'Riah, and Zaniah. She is the Aunt of several nieces and nephews.


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Andrew: This is MuggleCast - Episode 15 for November 14, 2005. This LIVE show was sponsored in part by GoDaddy.com, your No. 1 source for all of your Internet needs. GoDaddy.com has new domain names, transfers, and renewals for as low as $1.99. Plus check out hosting plans, website builders, secure certificates and much more. Act now by entering the code "Muggle." That's M-U-G-G-L-E and you'll save an extra 10% off any order. Now, here's Micah with the start of the show.
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Micah Tannenbaum (MT): How's everyone doing tonight?
MT: I'm Micah Tannenbaum from MuggleNet.com.
MT: Welcome to Barnes & Noble here in Union Square for our Live New York City podcast, joint podcast, with The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet.com. (Crowd cheers throughout speech)
Thank you guys alot for coming out tonight. We really appreciate it.
MT: And, so, I mean, are you guys ready to get it started?
MT: All right.
(Girl in crowd makes comment and crowd laughs)
MT: Here to introduce our cast is none other than Andrew Sims from MuggleNet's MuggleCast and Melissa Anelli from The Leaky Cauldron's PotterCast. (Audience cheers throughout speech)
(U2 begins playing)
(Crowd cheers as Andrew and Melissa enter)
Andrew Sims (AS): Welcome everyone to...
Melissa Anelli (MA): Hi guys!
(Crowd cheers)
AS: I don't think, I don't think I can sit down. I need to as well.
MA: I think I need to as well. Let's stand.
AS: We are fresh from the Goblet of Fire premiere at Ziegfeld Theater.
AS: Thanks everyone for coming out. Here are the tickets right here. This is what got us in.
AS: Yeah! Yeah! All right! All right! This is what got us in! Amazing movie, but before we start, we need to introduce the rest of the cast.
MA: Well, well, well, well, hang on, hang on, hang on. John Noe got a little waylaid. Apparently, there's a burrito place on the way.
(Crowd laughs)
MA: I don't know. He'll be a little delayed, but he'll here, we promise, or we'll kill him. Oh God. So, let's go ahead.
AS: So first let's start off on the MuggleNet side of things. Everybody's favorite Kansan. The bold and the beautiful, Ben Schoen!
(Crowd cheers as Ben enters)
AS: There he is. Look at that guy. Look at that kid. Beautiful. Ohhh, look at that. Look at that. Hey, Ben! Next up MuggleCast's technological guru. He knows everything. He does everything. He's backwards compatible with everything, but basic HTML. It's Kevin Steck!
(Crowd cheers as Kevin enters)
AS: All right. Yeah!
MA: Here he comes.
AS: All right. Kevin Steck. Yeah! And, so the Leaky people aren't here. So, they were going to sort of intermix with the MuggleCasters. So...
MA: The Muggle people.
AS: I guess we just have to jump the gun.
MA: No, we don't have anybody else.
AS: Oh, okay.
MA: Let's go.
AS: Welcome to the show.
MA: This is it for MuggleNet, guys
AS: All right, all right, all right.
(Crowd asks for Emerson)
MA: Who's that? Emerson who? Do you know Emerson? I don't know him.
AS: I don't know. All right. (In automated voice) Emerson Spartz, if you are in the building, please report to the fourth Floor.
(Melissa laughs)
AS: Okay. I see you. You have to come out now.
AS: Okay. All right. Here he comes. All right. We can all calm down now. There he is. All right.
(Crowd cheers and claps as Emerson enters)
MA: Girls, keep your seats.
AS: Oh my god!
MA: Girls, let him get up here.
AS: Yeah, okay. All right.
MA: Look at this. Look at this. (Laughs)
AS: Oh, that's nice! That is nice. Great.
(Crowd is still going nuts)
MA: He gave them all iPods to do that.
AS: Have a seat. Have a seat, bud.
AS: All right. So Leaky, Leaky and John...John and Sue will be here. They're fresh, they're fresh out of the movie.
MA: Fresh out of the movie and unable to find a cab.
AS: Awww!
(Crowd 'Awwws!')
MA: I know. Well, we can call him.
AS: So, we lucked out, right, Melissa?
MA: How so?
AS: Well, the original plan was me and Emerson, Melissa and John or Melissa, John, and Sue were going to be the only ones to have seen the movie.
MA: To have seen the film.
AS: Then we lucked out. Little mistake. Heh heh. And Ben and Kevin got in to see the movie. So now we've all seen the movie. So, now we can discuss it.
Ben Schoen (BS): Right.
AS: As one.
AS: Yeah! Yeah! All right! As one! All right! Initial thoughts, Emerson Spartz?
Emerson Spartz (ES): Should I just... On the movie?
AS: On the movie.
ES: Hands down! Hands down! (Slaps his hands on table)
MA: On the table.
ES: The best movie yet!
AS: Yeah! All right! Best movie yet!
MA: I wonder is this going to be like this the whole time?
AS: Yeah!
MA: Is Emerson going to say something and you guys are just going to explode the whole time, is this what it's going to be like?
Kevin Steck (KS): I don't know.
MA: You saying something and everybody freaks out and we have to stop and wait?
AS: Yeah! Yeah!
AS: Who cried? Who cried?
MA: Who cried? Come on, you guys. Who cried?
KS: Not I.
MA: Kevin cried?
BS: I saw tears in Kevin Steck's eyes.
KS: Oh yeah. I was tearing up. Yep.
AS: All right. All right. Keep cool!
ES: Andrew, one second. I have to give a special shout-out to four girls who got here way before the store opened today.
(Girls cheer)
MA: Yeah.
ES: They were the first ones: Rachel, Marlice, Samara, and Saska.
MA: Wait, hold on a second.
ES: You guys are hardcore.
(Crowd claps)
MA: If you were the first ones here, how come you got the fourth row? How did that work?
AS: It doesn't matter. It's cool. We came in here at 11:00 AM. We were like, "Oh, what is going on?" and there's those four right here. They made me a shirt, I didn't wear it, but I do have it. And then they were all here and that was really cool. And, you guys have been here all day, right? You didn't go to the premiere. Who needs the premiere? Seriously!
MA: What did you do all day? What did you do all day here?
Audience: We just hung out.
AS: They were listening to their iPods all day.
Audience: MuggleCast.
MA: MuggleCast. Yeah, I know.
AS: Were you really? Who listens to MuggleCast?
AS: Yeah! Yeah! All right! All right!
MA: Oh, Oh, look who it is!
AS: Oh, John Noe, everybody!
MA: John Noe, everybody.
(Crowd cheers as John enters)
MA: I didn't get to introduce you or anything. Just sit. Screw it.
John Noe (JN): I don't need an introduction.
MA: Where's Sue?
JN: She's going to the bathroom, everybody.
AS: Oh, that's great. Sue Upton is in the bathroom.
JN: She'll be right back.
MA: Actually, she got arrested for attacking Jason Isaacs.
JN: She has pictures of her and Jason Isaacs.
ES: No way.
JN: Yeah.
AS: So, John. What are your initial thoughts on the movie here?
JN: What's that now?
AS: What are your initial thoughts on the movie?
JN: You know, I'm just trying to (takes deep breath)
KS: Speaking of someone who cried.
JN: It was incredible. I'm just trying to gather my thoughts after that crazy trip over here. It was hard to make it over here obviously, but wow, what a movie. Give me a little bit. I have to breathe.
(All laugh)
AS: There was... Take some water! Look at this! My throat was dead dry. So, there was a ton of things we wanted to discuss and on a taxi cab ride over, you two or whomever just started talking, and I said, "No, no, no. Save it for the podcast."
BS: I wouldn't shut up.
AS: "Don't start yet." So, what were we talking about?
BS: The movie.
AS: The movie.
KS: Here is Sue, from The Leaky Cauldron.
MA: Sue Upton everybody!
(Crowd cheers as Sue enters)
AS: Sue's here! That's good. Great!
MA: Straight out of her first premiere.
KS: Andrew wasn't ignoring you.
Sue Upton (SU): Oh, I know. Hufflepuff rocks!
AS: I just didn't see you.
MA: Sue, look at this outfit. Oooh!
SU: Thank you!
MA: She looks sexy, doesn't she, guys?
MA: Sexy Hufflepuff in the house! Got a sexy one right here, too!
AS: So we're hope we're not going to spoil anyone, but we are going to talk about the movie here.
MA: Yes we are!
AS: We are going to talk... I know we're going too.
MA: You guys listen to the podcasts, you've been thoroughly spoiled. We're just going to talk about the movie. All right. Favorite parts, down the line, John Noe.
JN: Man. We are talking spoilers?
MA: Good, do it. Anybody got a problem?
Audience: No!
BS: Plug your ears.
JN: Hmmm. Well, let's see. Voldemort comes back!
(Crowd laughs and jeers)
JN: I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
AS: If you didn't know that yet, then you're in trouble.
JN: You know I think there are some books somewhere in this building you may be able to read that would tell you about what happens to Voldemort. There you go. He does come back and he is incredible. He just kicks....something that we're not saying at Barnes & Noble tonight.
MA: Yes we are.
AS: When you first see him, you're first reaction is, "This guy is not Ralph Fiennes."
JN: Well no.
AS: This is computer generated.
JN: Well the thing, I just read something about that...how he...that it was some guy's job for about three months to get rid of his nose because they want him to have like this flattened snake-like nose. And it's seamless and they did a good job with it, I think. And, I'm still a little out of breath.
MA: John ran the whole way.
MA: With me yelling at him over cell phone.
JN: I had Sue on my back too. She had heels on.
(Crowd laugh)
ES: He looks sort of like Ben does when he wakes up in the morning.
Everyone: Hey....oooh!
JN: But yeah, what else? Voldemort...the only thing Voldemort, that I'm still kind of trying to digest is he's obviously a fine actor and at points, it seems like he might have been acting a little too much - like he was trying to invoke so much snake imagery with his actions. Like there were points where he would come up to Harry and he'd just be all like this (demonstrates) with his hands, like he's poised to like going to strike right on him with his lines and it's...I mean pretty much the whole time, he was awesome. It just, it needs a few more watches but it was such an incredible...and the duel and the dome.
MA: And John, this was your first premiere.
JN: It was my first premiere.
AS: Yep.
MA: So can you tell us about what that was like?
JN: What was that like?
AS: Well, first of all I have a headache thanks to all the girls in this audience who were on the red carpet.
AS: Oh great, oh great, that's what I want to hear.
MA: We met some of you afterwards. It was scary.
AS: Did anyone here get a MuggleNet sticker from me or Emerson?
AS: Okay. All right! Yeah!
MA: Andrew paid with screaming for that.
AS: Hey! Hey!
JN: Has everybody figured out now that they all got into the movie.
AS: Yeah, we already talked about that.
JN: Have we gone through that.
MA: It was planned the whole time.
AS: What a screw-up!
JN: It was planned the whole time, it wasn't at all not planned the whole time. It was an excellent surprise for all of you.
MA: That's right, we were saving it.
JN: Exactly. But yeah the red carpet was cool, we got to interview...did you go through who we interviewed yet?
MA: Nope.
JN: Well we interviewed, that I can remember, the Director Guy.
AS: Mike Newell, I believe his name is.
JN: Newell, and then the Producer Guy.
AS: David Heyman.
JN: Heyman. Yeah, we introduced, not introduced, interviewed Cho and Angelina. Ginny wasn't there.
MA: Who is that?
JN: Whose mike's going crazy? Oh now you're not going to be able to see me.
MA: Put it on the floor.
AS: Are we okay here, is there like technical situations?
MA: How are you guys doing so far?
JN: How about those fireworks?
AS: Out back there?
AS: No, my favorite scene, and it happened in the books, so don't say that I'm spoiling you, was Cedric's death because it was...not "Awwww!"
JN: Oooh. He told you.
AS: My favorite scene. No! It came out the wrong way! Afterwards, the part where everyone finds out because they're all like, "Yeah, all right, go Harry, Cedric," and then all of them start...stop...yeah okay that's weird. Harry...they all sort of stop and realize what's going on and that's...that was when people cried. Our own Catherine from MuggleNet, I don't know where she is but she said she cried twice during the movie.
AS: You cried?
JN: I couldn't help myself. I have never ever, ever cried in my whole 21 years of being alive, at a movie theater.
MA: Uh huh. Uh huh.
JN: And I got Sue blubbering away like an idiot.
JN: Squeezing my hand for dear life at the whole part from when he lands. Actually it was right...it was a very good emotional good luck Cedric from his dad right before the maze.
AS: Look he's crying again, look at this kid. Look at this kid.
Audience: Awww!
JN: That was when Sue started crying, all through the maze.
AS: I think you did, too.
JN: No. What got me was right basically when he came back, like you just said how everybody was just cheering and the band was going, the little Flitwick guy was doing the band.
AS: That guy is the funniest guy in the movie this time. I don't want to, I'm not going to spoil it but he does some really crazy things in this movie.
AS: That was one thing I think Newell made a big difference with in this movie was the humor. There was a lot more humor. I don't know if our audience was just enthusiastic because it's all the hardcores, but people...
MA: No it's not. It's Warner Brothers executives and such.
AS: They were kids!
MA: Well, Warner Brothers executives' kids.
KS: I do want to make a comment.
AS: What?
KS: Did you happen to notice that circular area with the little square colors, you know showing the houses, the one that you were confident was the center of the maze?
AS: Oh yeah.
KS: And I was positive it wasn't?
AS: Okay so I was wrong. Sorry, dude. Okay.
KS: I just had to say....
AS: Sorry, I saw the picture.
MA: Well, I want to know what you guys thought about the maze in that it's difference from the book and that the maze was a lot more psychological.
KS: I was sort of disappointed.
MA: Oh yeah?
ES: Why?
BS: Me too.
SU: I wasn't.
KS: Because, we didn't get to see any of the magical creatures.
KS: They really didn't.
AS: But that's what made it so mysterious and kind of like, "What's going on here?"
KS: Yeah, but we didn't see one magical creature in the maze.
AS: Are you going to cry about it?
JN: Did we warn them that we were talking like this tonight?
BS: Yes, yes, yes.
JN: So are they awww-ing at the disappointment or are they awww-ing at being mad at you for telling them? Which is it?
MA: I don't know. Disappointment. They're upset for Kevin.
JN: No, you're totally right. The maze was a little more physical and very little intellectual to it.
BS: There was no Sphinx, none of that.
JN: There was no Sphinx.
AS: Ah, ah let's forget, everyone cancel their tickets, we're not seeing this film.
MA: Return your tickets.
JN: But no, some definite insight into that is we did interview Newell on the red carpet and someone asked him, "Why no house-elves this time?" and he says "the thing about the house-elves." He says, "I read the book, I love the book, I love the house-elves, but every time we put the house-elf on the screen, it's hundreds, thousands of dollars." So, if it's just a minor little thing to add to the movie, he had to look at it from a budget perspective too but I guess the Sphinx would fall into that too because I don't really think they can cast somebody who looks like a Sphinx. They'd have to create a Sphinx digitally, and it's just something else and you know, they solved kind of lame, but it doesn't really matter because it was so intense, but the way that they moved them along through the maze is the wind got all windy and the fog blew through the maze basically.
AS: It was a money issue too, Newell said.
JN: What's that?
MA: What?
AS: It was a money issue too.
JN: Of course, it's always going to be a money issue.
AS: Especially with the house-elves.
AS: Yeah but..
MA: No. It's not always going to be a money issue with Harry Potter. With Harry Potter, we've got the most expensive movies in the world. What's a couple of million, eh, you know? A couple more million.
MA: But this year it's a money issue. This is what we're hearing.
BS: Okay, to divert the focus from that side of the table. Sue Isaacs, I mean Sue Upton, what did you think about the movie?
(Crowd cheers and laughs)
MA: Wait no, no, no, no, no. Sue, did you have an encounter with Jason Isaacs?
SU: Okay, everyone. I have proof; miracles come true. I hugged Jason Isaacs.
SU: Not only did I see him, I hugged him.
AS: Hey talk into the mike.
JN: Talk into the mike, Sue.
SU: Not only did I meet him, I hugged him and kissed him.
BS: So did I.
MA: Several times.
JN: I think at one point, he grabbed her ass, but I could have been seeing that wrong. I might have been looking at...
SU: He was so cool. You guys now listen, this is very true. He listens to Potter and MuggleCast. He listens to Podcasts.
AS: Does he really?
SU: And so we're going to say, on the count of three, "Hi Jason!" because he's going to listen to this, he's going to go home and listen to this, he promised us.
MA: Oooh!
SU: So here we go. One, two, three.
Audience: Hi Jason!
AS: Oh, that's nice. All right! Yeah!
MA: Sue, that was very nice of you.
SU: That was very good.
MA: That was very nice.
SU: It was the most coolest moment for me.
AS: There were a couple of things we learned on the red carpet. Miranda Richardson...was it? Wait, it was Miranda Richardson.
MA: Miranda Richardson.
JN: Yep.
AS: Will not be in the fifth movie.
BS: Oooh!
Audience: Oooh!
MA: Now, she didn't say whether that meant Rita Skeeter won't be in the fifth movie.
AS: No, where I get it from it was that she wasn't going to be...and you asked her why and she said why...
MA: And she said, "Well, you know, it's nice to see new faces and...."
JN: I think that she didn't know what she was talking about though. They're not going to cast a new Rita Skeeter. That doesn't make any sense.
AS: Well, they have to now.
JN: She was an excellent Rita Skeeter. What does she do in Book 5?
MA: The article. The Quibbler article.
JN: Other than being in the bar and writing the article. Who cares who wrote the article? That's just one thing.
MA: Okay.
AS: They could just take her face.
MA: They care.
KS: They can even just put her name on it. They don't even have to show her.
JN: Yeah. Yeah. It's filler.
AS: Well, if you care about cutting the scenes out, then you might be a little bit disappointed in Goblet of Fire.
AS: Because especially at the beginning they really put a focus on the end with and Triwizard Tournament. The Triwizard Tournament, Cedric's death, the whole thing, Pettigrew, all that. But the beginning was very cut. It's....
KS: Very fast.
MA: It's very...
JN: Yeah. I'll make a prediction right here. I don't think even as of tonight we saw the finished movie because there were things that looked so...
AS: What do you mean by that?
JN: ...empty in some points.
MA: Well.
JN: Some transitions were off, some special effects didn't seem to be there. You have some points...
AS: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Newell said to us..
MA: Yeah.
KS: He did.
AS: ...he polished it up and cleaned it -
MA: He also said...
JN: He said, "Hopefully this going to be the polished up thing." He said hopefully.
AS: What are they gonna do? Change it? Six days before?
JN: You do alot in a week with all that...
AS: Yeah, yeah, but -
KS: At most, they'll just go to a fix of transitions.
JN: Some transitions are terrible.
KS: Like, in the end, they blanched out like a solid wall at the door, where they blanched through the door.
MA: Why do you guys - I didn't even notice that at all! I didn't notice any of that.
AS: We'll, you're not into films. I mean - no no no no no no no no - I mean, you're not into the, the - like me, Kevin and Ben, okay...
KS: Uh-oh. Yeah, we are.
AS: Wasn't there with the - okay, sorry.
JN: I don't think they care whether they take the wall or not, seriously. They just want to see the movie.
AS: Wait, originally in MuggleCast - I don't know - someone could write something which suited - I say that, well, we talked about Sirius' head in the fire. Actually, it didn't turn out that bad.
KS: Yeah, it wasn't that bad.
JN: I have only one question - only one question - was there or was there not a scene in one of the books where someone feeds somebody toast when they're in the fire.
JN: How the hell are you going to do that when you're sitting there in the cold?
MA: They're wearing fur coats!
JN: Well, no one likes fur coats! (SU talking in the background)
MA: (Laughs) Emerson!
ES: Yeah!
MA: A little quiet there. (Pause) Who wants to hear Emerson's thought of the film?
ES: Ah... yeah. All right, I gave you guys the quick summary which came down good. All right, you've all seen - I'm sorry you all Rupert fans out there, but I really wanted to hit him hard in the face.
MA: (Flabbergasted) Rupert?!
ES: No, not Rupert, not Rupert, his character.
AS: Okay, okay, okay... okay. We're sitting there...
ES: His character.
AS: Yeah.
MA: Oh, well.
AS: Okay, nevermind.
ES: But I know some of you guys had trouble distinguishing between Rupert and -
MA: Well, you said Rupert - you could've said Ron.
JN: It's written in the book for him to be kind of a boob this time.
MA: (Stifles a laugh) A boob...?
JN: He's like all grumpy-like. He could've told me how to put the name in that - it's like - it's not Rupert's fault, nor his - If you don't like that...
ES: It was exaggerated more so -
JN: Pick up a joke -
ES: It was exaggerated more so in the movie, I thought. I thought it was more emotional, and there was more passion behind -
MA: No.
JN: They only have half hour to do that though - they don't have 200 minutes...
MA: No, but the thing I didn't like about this was the - oh, Dean told Parvati, told Madame Maxime, told the squid, told the - told the - they do this thing where the - the - when they're fighting, they're passing messages back between each other - and the make-up Ron says, 'Oh, oh, but I - but I did warn you about the dragons. Dean told Parvati, told - told my uncle, told... whatever - and it's just sort of dopey.
AS: Maybe they were just laughing at it and it was just your rendition of it - I, I think they're gonna find a really funny one -
MA: My rendition of it clearly is exactly how it is in the film. I mean -
KS: What did you think about the dragons?
Audience: Awesome!
KS: They were crazy, weren't they?
BS: Best scene in the movie.
KS: It wasn't as emotional, but just for pure entertainment. It's scary, because like, you got - parents dead, forget it no book five.
MA: Harry ends up on a - on a - dragon breaks free - Harry ends up on the window ledge, on the highest part of Hogwarts, trying to get his Firebolt back, and not die. (Laughs) And it's um, even if you know there are three movies and a book left, you're like 'Oh my God, Harry, get up, get up!'
KS: That's sorta - where I got disappointed about the Cho Chang thing, 'cause if you've seen - if you've read the books already and you see that scene - like - if you haven't read the books and you watch that, you're gonna be like 'Oh sweet, there's - there's gonna be a - they're gonna be shipped all over the place, and - But you know what's going to happen, so you don't get the same feeling again.
MA:Dan Radcliffe, on the red carpet, he said he was most excited to film the scenes with Ginny.
(Crowd screams with delight)
MA:At first - at first he said cave' - he said 'oh oh - cave' - until he said, while he was being pushed along, 'Oh, wait - but also, Ginny!' It was very sixteen-year old boy.
KS: Katie also mentioned that she was looking forward to the - er - the scenes which she were looking most forward to... was, I guess, with Dan.
BS: Who's Ginny (Hard G)?
KS: Hmm?
JN: Who's Ginny?
KS: I said 'Katie.'
MA: Katie, not Ginny. Kayling, ahhh.
ES: You're tired, Ben.
BS: Not yet. See that microphone there? There's all you, not yet, not yet.
MA: I got some interviews from the red carpet, guys. You guys - we got to ask them some great questions -
ES: We learned alot.
MA: Up-close and personal for many - for the first time, right?
AS: Well, before that, we know why J.K. Rowling hasn't been here - I guess she has - been planning to like - sort of -
Audience: (Yells) Rowling!
AS: Rowling ("Roll"), okay, whatever. Rowling ("Raow"), Rowling ("Roll").
MA: You can't 'whatever'!
AS: Rowling, okay, Rowling! Rowling! "Roll"
MA: She heard that!
AS: J.K. Rowling - I'm sorry Jo. J.K. Rowling ("Raow") - J.K. Rowling -
JN: You just revertetd to Rowling ("Raow").
(Murmur around the room)
AS: J.K. Rowling ("Roll") - I know. J.K. Rowling ("Raow") - What?!
MA: Andrew, you're insulting her! You're insulting her -
AS: J.K. Rowling ("Roll").
MA: (Audible whisper) Get it right. (Laughs)
AS: J.K. Rowling ("Roll") was very - well she told - we didn't - err - who was it that told us?
MA: Me?
AS: ...The reason that she hasn't been here -
MA: Oh yeah!
AS: Her husband has... I can't remember - appendicitis, appendicitis.
MA: He went for surgery. And - but he's fine, he's fine - he's getting better, we've been told.
MA: But you know, they're sort of grossly cute when you see them together. It's really sort of sickening - how much in love they are, it's really great. And so - how much they want to stay together -
AS: Hey, hey - wait a second.
AS: Everyone, take a look at the ring that Jo gave Melissa... yeah, yeah, alright!
JN: You can - you can keep it still for the cameras.
MA: Which camera?
Becky Sims: I love you, Andrew!
AS: Thanks, my sister... okay.
MA: I love you too.
AS: Oh, thanks.
JN: Hey Ben, is this the hot sister you were talking about back there?
AS: Yeah, that's my the hot sister. (Laughs) Okay, uncalled for.
JN: He was talking about Andrew's hot sister all day yesterday.
MA: (Cheekily) Oooh!
AS: Hey, Beck, you want to stand up?
(AS's sister stands up)
AS: My sister, everyone!
(Crowd cheers and claps appreciatively, followed by an awkward silence).
AS: So continuing on...
MA: Yeah, next.
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Fortescue's Multibillion Dollar Debt Dilemma
Fortescue Metals may need lenders with deeper pockets than it first thought.
Fortescue requires iron ore prices to reverse course or it may have to raise as much as US$2.6 billion to fund its expansion plans in Western Australia, says Goldman Sachs.
That would be more than double the US$1 billion that Fortescue — Australia's third-largest iron ore miner after BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto — said last month it will seek to raise by the end of this year after a detailed review of major new projects forced the company to revise its infrastructure budget higher.
The problem for Fortescue and other miners looking to tap debt markets is that the price of iron ore, a key ingredient in steel-making, is languishing near a two-and-a-half year low of US$115.20 a ton with little sign of a rebound in the near term unless China's economy suddenly picks up pace or China shutters mines.
Fortescue is working to triple its production in Western Australia's Pilbara region to 155 million tons a year by mid-2013. But it estimated in July the capital required to achieve this will likely be closer to US$9 billion, outstripping its previous US$8.4 billion forecast.
According to Goldman analysts Ian Preston and Owen Birrell, Fortescue's net debt will now peak at US$9.5 billion in the March 2013 quarter, leaving company executives to meet a funding gap of some US$200 million. They expect the miner will successfully raise the additional US$1 billion in the second-half of this year, to cover the gap and provide a buffer, but will fall short of meeting its output expansion target by around 12 months, they say.
There is, however, a big if.
Goldman's expectation is based on an average iron ore price of US$141 a ton in 2012, and US$155 a ton in 2013—well above the bulk commodity's current market value.
Should the price average a slightly softer US$130 a ton then debt will peak at US$10 billion and Fortescue will require US$1 billion in additional facilities just to meet the shortfall. If iron ore remains at current levels, as weak sentiment and ample inventories dampen demand from Chinese steelmakers, Fortescue may need a much heftier sum to plug the gap.
Goldman's analysts say that with an average price of US$120 a ton, Fortescue would need to raise US$1.5 billion to fund its expansion. This would rise to US$2 billion should iron ore average US$110 a ton.
The worst-case scenario is that at a price of just US$100 a ton—a level not seen since late 2009—the Perth-based company would be under pressure to raise US$2.6 billion and would need to refinance its US$2.04 billion of senior unsecured notes at the end of calendar year 2015, Mr. Preston and Mr. Birrell said.
Industry participants have been citing subdued buying interest of iron ore from Chinese steel mills and traders, as steel prices there have also slumped. Steelmakers are focused on their own profitability as the economy cools and have been unwilling to bid up the price for commodity. Wednesday, the spot reference price for 62% Fe grade imports at China's Tianjin Port was US$117.40 a ton, up 0.3% on the previous day but still well below the 2012 peak of US$149.40 a ton in April.
"It is worth highlighting at this point that while these scenarios provide a deeper insight into the underlying sensitivities of Fortescue to a prolonged period of sub-US$120-a-ton prices, it is not our view that these prices will be sustained," Mr. Preston and Mr. Birrell said.
The bank forecasts a recovery in prices as steel mill inventories are run down. The potential closure of high-cost, low-quality Chinese iron ore mines would also help lift the commodity's value, they said.
Goldman's analysts say they have also "explicitly built in a level of conservatism into our production timing assumptions" given concerns Fortescue won't meet its aggressive timeframes on the expansion. Should the miner meet its mid-2013 target on its production plans, the debt required in an environment where iron ore prices averaged US$100 a ton or US$110 a ton would be around US$400 million lower than estimated, they noted.
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Mayor Jack Thomas and the Park City Council on Thursday honored the late basketball star Lou Hudson, acknowledging his sports career and his public service.
Hudson died in April after a stroke. He was 69 years old.
The City Council passed a resolution that included biographic information and noted Hudson's passion for Park City. Hudson served on the City Council in the 1990s. The resolution highlights that he was the first African-American person to serve in elected office in Utah.
"Lou will be remembered in Park City, Utah, for his long time dedication and services to the community and youth sports and recreational activities," the resolution says.
It says Hudson "remained passionate about the sport of basketball long after his professional career and shared that passion with the hundreds of Park City children" through basketball camps and scholarships.
"Lou also played drop-in basketball with 'the guys' at the Park City Racquet Club, which became affectionately known throughout Park City as 'Running with Lou,'" the resolution says.
Hudson and wife Mardi marked Independence Day with events at their home, according to the resolution.
The resolution, meanwhile, offers highlights of his basketball career, starting at the University of Minnesota and then the NBA. He was an All-Star six times in the NBA. He spent most of his career with the Atlanta Hawks.
Hudson is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
"The Mayor and City Council honor our dear friend and community leader, Lou Hudson, for his dedicated service to the Park City community, unyielding commitment to youth sports and programming, and his generous gifts of his time and passions for the game of basketball and competition," the resolution says.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Bill O'Reilly divorce story this week is heating up one of the most notable Fox-Gawker battles since the network found a mole last year. Joe Muto, a then associate producer on Bill O'Reilly's The Factor, was an alleged Gawker mole fired by Fox in 2012. His firing, moreover, came one year after O'Reilly claimed Gawker reports about his divorce were false.
A year ago next month, Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs, fired Joe Muto Joe Muto, an associate producer on Bill O'Reilly's "The Factor", later identified as an alleged "Fox News mole" for Gawker. "If Fox has smoked me out, it's news to me," Muto first noted. "I'm still here. Back to work."
But Fox fired him on the spot. "Joe Muto is fired effective April 12. Once the network determined that Mr. Muto was the main culprit in less than 24 hours, he was suspended late today while we pursued concurrent avenues. We are continuing to explore legal recourse against Mr. Muto and possibly others."He later admitted his dismissal. "They nailed me," Muto told news.
Muto fumed at the time "I am a weasel, a traitor, a sell-out and every bad word you can throw at me. But as of today, I am free, and I am ready to tell my story, which I wasn't able to fully do for the previous 36 hours. Stay tuned for much, much more tomorrow."
One year before Muto's firing, Gawker ran an allegedly false Bill O'Reilly divorce report, that Fox News denied.
Gawker this week publishes a boring docket entry allegedly from O'Reilly's divorce. "The mother claimed that the [father] had repeatedly violated conditions of the agreement. The mother further alleged that, after the execution of the agreement, the father had hired the children's therapist as a full-time employee to perform virtually all of his parental duties." The docket further reads "The mother's affidavit contained specific allegations concerning the father's repeated violations of the custody provisions of the agreement since its inception. … Moreover, the full-time employment of the children's therapist, the person designated in the agreement as a neutral third-party 'arbitrator' of custodial disputes, by the father, constitutes a significant change of circumstance which could undermine the integrity of the agreement's custodial provisions." The story's lead assertion this week is the same made by Gawker two years ago, one year before the mole's firing, and previously denied by O'Reilly.


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CHOA is a non-profit association that promotes the understanding of strata property living and the interests of strata property owners by providing advisory services, education, advocacy, publications and resources and support for its members. We actively assist our members, and the strata industry, to ensure strata living is a positive experience.
CHOA membership includes strata corporations, individual owners, businesses that serve the strata industry, strata related associations and governmental agencies from all across British Columbia.
With offices located in New Westminster (Lower Mainland), Victoria (Vancouver Island) and Kelowna (B.C. Interior & North) we are able to assist all types of strata corporations in all areas of B.C.
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PEORIA, Ill. – "Five O'Clock on the Hilltop" will be the theme for the 11th annual Bids for the Braves Auction, presented by Heritage Bank, which will be held Sept. 21 in Renaissance Coliseum.
The largest fundraising event of the year by the Braves Club in support of Bradley Athletics, the 2013 Bids for the Braves Auction will feature a Caribbean-themed dinner menu, along with live and silent auctions to include spectacular vacation packages, unique sports experiences and a trip to the 2014 ESPY Awards. The evening also will include the introduction of the 2013-14 Bradley men's and women's basketball teams, the opportunity to socialize with Bradley student-athletes and coaches and action-packed presentations and videos.
A complete listing of auction items is available in the event program at BradleyBraves.com.
Tickets still remain for Bids for the Braves are $90 for Braves Club members, $100 for the general public, and may be purchased online at BradleyBraves.com or by contacting the Braves Club Office at 309-677-2667.
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A dual infection of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus and a togavirus-like virus in ISA of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in New Brunswick, Canada
Two viruses, infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus and a novel togavirus-like virus, were isolated from ISA disease outbreaks that were first reported as a new syndrome, haemorrhagic kidney syndrome (HKS) affecting farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. on the East coast of Canada. Laboratory confirm...
Establishment of conditions for the detection of bovine herpesvirus-1 by polymerase chain reaction using primers in the thymidine kinase region
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) was developed and optimized using 22 bp sense and 20 bp antisense primers in the thymidine kinase (TK) coding region. The amplification product is 183 bp long. The PCR optimization was done using BHV-1 tissue culture super...
Production of monoclonal antibodies specific for antigens derived from tissue of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) affected with plasmacytoid leukemia
Two distinct monoclonal antibodies (MAB) were prepared for testing with kidney, spleen, and retrobulbar tissue imprints made from chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) affected with plasmacytoid leukemia. (PL). Hybridomas were prepared from mice immunized with whole and lysed cells purified from...
Correlation of virus replication in tissues with histologic lesions in Atlantic salmon experimentally infected with infectious salmon anemia virus
We have studied the replication of virus in tissues and development of lesions associated with infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) infection in Atlantic salmon using in situ hybridization (ISH) with a riboprobe targeting ISAV RNA segment 7 messenger RNA. Fish were infected with three ISAV isolates...
The goal of the present study was to elucidate the modulatory effects of cadmium (Cd) on hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in light of the limited understanding of the mechanisms of multiple stressor interactions in aquatic organisms. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver m...
Infectious salmon anemia virus RNA in fish cell cultures and in tissue sections of atlantic salmon experimentally infected with infectious salmon anemia virus
Current understanding of the etiopathogenesis of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) virus (ISAV) infection in fish comes mostly from virus detection in homogenized tissues taken from ISA-suspected mortalities. This study combined in situ hybridization (ISH) and histology to demonstrate viral RNA transcr...
Localization of the initial developmental stages of Loma salmonae in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
The intracellular microsporidian parasite Loma salmonae affects salmonids of the genus Oncorhynchus and is a significant cause of economic losses in pen-reared Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) in British Columbia. Loma salmonae infection is easily recognized by the xenomas that form in the gills, but...
Infectious salmon anaemia virus replication and induction of alpha interferon in Atlantic salmon erythrocytes
BACKGROUND: Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus (ISAV), which causes ISA in marine-farmed Atlantic salmon, is an orthomyxovirus belonging to the genus Isavirus, family Orthomyxoviridae. ISAV agglutinates erythrocytes of several fish species and it is generally accepted that the ISAV receptor destr...
Use of genomic DNA probes for the diagnosis of acute sarcocystosis in experimentally infected cattle
Two clones of 1.4 and 4.33 kilobase pairs (kbp) DNA inserts, were selected from a Sarcocystis cruzi sporozoite genomic library constructed in bacteriophage lambda gt10. These clones strongly hybridized with sporozoite and merozoite DNA and were evaluated as probes for detection of merozoite DNA in c...
Localization of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in experimentally infected fish by in situ hybridization using two riboprobes of the virus
Infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) is a member of the family Orthomyxoviridae. Hybridization using riboprobes of segments 6 and 8 and histology were combined in situ to demonstrate the tissues that harbour ISAV during the clinical phase of ISAV infection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) The c...
First detection, isolation and molecular characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus associated with clinical disease in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile
BACKGROUND: Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of marine-farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caused by ISA virus (ISAV), which belongs to the genus Isavirus, family Orthomyxoviridae. The virus is considered to be carried by marine wild fish and for over 25 years has caused major dis...
Interactions of copper and thermal stress on mitochondrial bioenergetics in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Thermal stress may influence how organisms respond to concurrent or subsequent chemical, physical and biotic stressors. To unveil the potential mechanisms via which thermal stress modulates metals-induced bioenergetic disturbances, the interacting effects of temperature and copper (Cu) were investig...
Alterations in mitochondrial electron transport system activity in response to warm acclimation, hypoxia-reoxygenation and copper in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Clinical signs, pathology and dose-dependent survival of adult wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, inoculated orally with Frog Virus 3 (Ranavirus sp, Iridoviridae)
Amphibian populations suffer massive mortalities from infection with Frog virus 3 (FV3, Ranavirus, Iridoviridae), a pathogen also involved in mortalities of fish and reptiles. Experimental oral infection with FV3 in captive-raised adult wood frogs, Rana sylvatica [Lithobates sylvaticus], was perform...
Effects of copper, hypoxia and acute temperature shifts on mitochondrial oxidation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) acclimated to warm temperature
Copper and hypoxia modulate transcriptional and mitochondrial functional-biochemical responses in warm acclimated rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Whole-genome analysis of piscine reovirus (PRV) shows PRV represents a new genus in family Reoviridae and its genome segment S1 sequences group it into two separate sub-genotypes
Piscine reovirus (PRV) is a newly discovered fish reovirus of anadromous and marine fish ubiquitous among fish in Norwegian salmon farms, and likely the causative agent of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI). HSMI is an increasingly economically significant disease in Atlan...
Farmed fish provide an increasing fraction of the human food supply, and are of major economic importance in many countries. As in the case of terrestrial agriculture, bringing together large numbers of animals of a single species (i.e., monoculture) increases the risk of infectious disease outbreak...
Morphologic description of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV)-induced lesions in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss compared to Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
In the present study the pathogenesis of experimental infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) infection in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1972) and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar was compared. The virus infection in the 2 species demonstrated different mortality patterns and pathology chara...


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Panama City Beach is 1-of 2-cities in the running to become the permanent training home for a U-S Olympic sport.
The U-S Olympic Committee is considering Panama City Beach to be the year round training home of the Synchronized Swimming Team. The other city reportedly in the running is Greensboro, North Carolina.
Frank Brown Park Aquatic Center Director Bob Smith delivered the news to Panama City Beach City Council members during Thursday night's city council meeting.
To be selected, the city has to make some financial commitments. The swimming pool at Frank Brown would have to be enclosed. Smith says he's found a used enclosure, a sort of a plastic bubble dome, at a cost of 200-thousand dollars. A new dome would cost about 400-thousand.
But smith says the financial return would be incredible.
The facility would not only host training for the Synchronized Swimming Team, but would be guaranteed the Junior National Synchronized Swimming Championships for the next 4-years.
And it could open the door for other competitions that would boost the local economy.
Ken McGarelin said then there's the prestige factor. "I would like you for a moment to imagine coming down east and west onU.S. 98 and then down Highway 79, signage that would indicate, you know, Welcome to Panama City Beach, Florida - Home of the U.S. Olympic Training Center for Synchronized Swimming."
The team has to vacate its current training facility at Indiana Purdue University. Olympic officials will be making a decision soon. They say the girls will report to their new training home a few weeks after they return from the Summer Olympics in London.


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SE Bikes Primetime 26" BMX Bike - 2014SE's new 2014 Primetime 26" BMX bike is designed to be versatile, tough, and most of all, fun. Its unique geometry is more upright than other dirt/street/park bikes, but it certainly has the goods to take you to new heights in shredding. Primetime features an all 4130 chromoly frame and fork--the fork is the legendary Landing Gear, only in a new-school 26" size. This design offers unique cruising capacity while preserving big-air capability as well.
A full chromoly 3-piece crank can handle even the worst bails or roughest landings--plus, the tubular design keeps the weight off, and a 33/13 gear ratio is excellent for accelerating down the street or between jumps. SE's own double wall alloy wheels smack of the race wheels of vintage BMX, but with double wall construction, forging, stainless spokes, and hi-flange hubs, this set of wheels has new-school lightness, strength, and agility.
Many may appreciate Primetime as a great single-speed city bike as well. It has the steel, the gearing, and the comfort--and on top of that, the rear hub features a 13t freewheel on one side, and a 13t fixed hub on the other. This, among all the other amazing specs, makes Primetime a prime choice for a rider who wants to do a little urban assault with a whole lot of rad mixed in.
- Full 4130 chromoly frame and fork is light, strong, and comfortable
- Legendary Landing Gear fork is a staple of old-school BMX, but updated to today's expectations in light weight and added steering response
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(OAKLAND) -- When it comes to beating up the lowly Houston Astros, the 2014 Oakland Athletics are picking up right where they left off last season.
The A's beat the Astros, 11-3, on Friday night at the O.co Coliseum, hitting four home runs overall after scoring seven runs in the first inning alone. Oakland hitters tallied 10 hits and 10 walks off Houston pitching on the evening.
With their 11-5 record on the young season, the A's have the best record in the American League and a 1.5-game lead on the Texas Rangers in the AL West division. It's early, but it's still better to be out in the lead right now than behind in the standings.
After winning 15 of 19 games against Houston in 2013, the Astros' first in the AL West division after decades in the National League, the A's clearly didn't take their division opponents lightly the first time out in 2014.
Sonny Gray wasn't super sharp this time out, but he gave up just three runs on nine hits in his six innings of work -- which included two walks and only four strikeouts -- to push his record to 3-0 this year. Meanwhile, Alberto Callaspo, Josh Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes and Coco Crisp hit home runs for the A's to easily back their starter.
Today, the two teams go at it again, with Scott Kazmir looking to match Gray's 3-0 start to the 2014 season with one of his own. The lefty is 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA this year in his three starts previous, with 19 strikeouts.
Houston sends their own lefty, Brett Oberholtzer, to the mound with his 0-3 record, albeit with a good 3.50 ERA and 15 strikeouts so far this season. The Astros are just 5-12 this year, but after a 3-4 start to the season, they've lost eight of their last ten games.
Game time at the O.co Coliseum is 1:05 p.m., and it's also Josh Donaldson Bobblehead Day in Oakland, so expect the house to be quite full of energetic A's fans looking to see their team beat Houston again.
Overall, the home team is just 4-3 in front of its own fans this year, after the odd opening week of the season that saw funky weather postpone two games and new-addition Jim Johnson lose two others. But a 7-2 road trip through Minnesota, Seattle and Los Angeles helped launch the A's to the top of the American League.
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Interested in joining or learning more about the Cub Scouts?
We are a family and home-centered program for boys in the first through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years old). Cub Scouting's emphasis is on quality program at the local level, where the boys and families are involved. Fourth and fifth grade (or 10-year-old) boys are called Webelos (WE'll BE LOyal Scouts) and participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.
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Brussels sprouts are one of those vegetables that are so very healthy and provide much needed vitamins to everyone. Unfortunately most people pass them up because of their unique and earthy flavor. Now you can unleash their taste and infuse it with garlic in an easy roasting process that will change the way everyone looks and thinks of Brussels sprouts. Some children may not appreciate a delicate mustard sauce that is creamy and adds more flavor and another texture to this vegetable but adults will love this simple sauce as well as another way to prepare Brussels sprouts for dinner when the family needs a change from the usual.
- 1 ½ pounds of fresh Brussels sprouts, sliced in half
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, mined
- Preheat oven to 350'.
- Place the halved Brussels sprouts upon a non greased cookie sheet.
- Mix together the oil and garlic and drizzle over the sprouts.
- Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Stir the sprouts so they don't stick ever 5 minutes.
- Transfer this vegetable side dish to a bowl and serve with dinner.
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Creamy mustard sauce
- ½ cup of heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
- A pinch of white pepper
- A pinch of salt
- In a small saucepan combine the whipping cream, mustard, salt and pepper together and bring to a gentle boil over a medium-low flame.
- Once the sauce comes to a boil lower the heat to low and cook for an additional 2-4 minutes until it begins to thicken slightly.
- Pour this creamy mustard sauce over the sprouts or place in a small gravy boat for those who want some added flavor.
- Enjoy!
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Myanmar government backs down on Yangon development
Contract awarded to unknown developer will now go out for bids
Yangon city. Picture: Greta Gabaglio/Shutterstock.com
September 4, 2014
The Yangon Region government has backtracked on its controversial decision to award the contract for a 30,000-acre city expansion project to a little-known public company, announcing that it would instead conduct a tender.
Yangon Mayor U Hla Myint announced the project to shocked Yangon Region Hluttaw MPs on August 22. Six days later, after the decision came in for significant criticism from parliamentarians, the media and business leaders, the regional government announced it would conduct a tender.
The government promised in an August 28 statement that the tender would be transparent and "within a short period", but gave no dates.
The statement said it would give all private companies the chance to participate in the project.
Yangon Region Hluttaw representative Daw Nyo Nyo Thin said she had proposed the government conduct a transparent tender when the issue was discussed in parliament on August 27.
"I welcome the announcement," she said. "It should have been done like this before they announced the project in parliament. If they really do as they say [in the statement] then it shows they are listening to the voices of the people."
But not all are convinced that the government's intentions are sincere. Local entrepreneur U Soe Tun, who has participated in many tenders, said the tender may be "just for show", as the government could organise it in a way that favours its preferred bidder.
"If they do a tender with a short timeframe and little information it will be difficult for us. If that's the case, businesspeople will have less chance to put in a competitive application and the company they have already chosen is likely to win," he said.
"If they really want to invite other partners, myself and other businesspeople are ready to compete for the contract."
Full Story: Government backflips on expansion contract
Source: Myanmar Times
Bangladesh's Islamist militant threat 'underestimated'
Militants have killed more than 30 people since early 2015
Time capsule discovered in Singapore's oldest church
Inside it were a prayer booklet, newspapers and some coins
Forest tree clearance 'threatens Christian community'
Activists vow to halt Bangladeshi government plan to fell trees near nature reserve rail tracks, help Khasia tribals
Cheating in exams still plagues Bihar schools
Not an issue in church-run schools but reports of wide scale cheating affect students' morale
New Philippine president vows to listen to the people
Rodrigo Duterte says he knows the limits of his power and authority


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Groovy wins JCP award!
Last night Groovy won the Most Innovative JSR award at the JCP dinner. The other winners were Josh Bloch & Doug Lea - so its a great honour for us to be in such highly esteemed company. Well done everyone! Its been a good JavaOne for Groovy so far. As well as the award, Groovy also got a mention in the opening keynote at JavaOne as well as our talk being so packed, they shut the door 5 minutes before it started & wouldn't let any more people in! If you're in the San Francisco area we could celebrate tonight at GroovyOne which is gonna be in the Thirsty Bear from 6:30pm onwards. If you can't make tonight, there's a repeat gathering the following evening same time, same place :) http://www.thirstybear.com/ James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/


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2009-10 (Fr.): Finished third in the 1-Meter Dive (249.98) and the 3-Meter Dive (270.98) against North Texas.
Prior to SMU: National All-American 2007, 2008, 2009... All-State all four years at Upper Arlington High School... Finished second in the 1-meter dive at state senior year... Member of U.S. Elite Diving Academy... Competed nationally for 6 years.


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Wales return is always on the mind of Henson
17:52 14 November 2012
PA Wire/Press Association Images
Gavin Henson would love to get back into the Wales squad and admits the prospect of a recall is driving him to succeed at London Welsh.
The 30-year-old starred for the Red Dragons as they won the 2005 and 2008 Six Nations Grand Slams, and was a member of the British Lions team that toured New Zealand seven years ago.
However, Henson's crown has slipped in recent years as injuries have compounded an unstable period, which saw him take a lengthy sabbatical from the game.
He is now showing signs of a revival at London Welsh under old Ospreys mentor Lyn Jones, where he hopes to catch the eye of the national team once more.
"I suppose it is on the back burner but I'd love to try and get back into that Welsh team," Henson said.
"That is the drive I have every day when I go into training I am thinking about trying to get back there.
"Can I do it? I am not sure yet. It is a big task to try and play every week for London Welsh and play at 10 and play consistently well.
"In that respect, I am a million miles off Wales at the moment but I'll just keep going and see what happens."
Henson has never been far away from Warren Gatland's team when fit and available and was included in Wales' pre-2011 World Cup training squad.
A fractured cheekbone put paid to any chance of being involved in the Red Dragons' autumn internationals and caretaker coach Robert Howley suggested he needs a full season under his belt - something Henson wholeheartedly agrees with.
"There we are then," he said. "I didn't hear that he said that, but that is exactly how I feel and what I need to do.
"Until that happens then I will not be called upon by Wales whatsoever.
"I need a full season, to get through it and then we'll see what happens from there.
"My performances are okay. I'd like them to get better but you've got to start somewhere.
"I am pretty happy with where I am at training. It is just about transferring all the skills and everything onto the field for 80 minutes.
"I think my performances could get a lot better then but I think I am doing ok at the moment."
Henson not only remains hopeful of a Wales call-up but has half an eye on appearing at a first World Cup in 2015.
"I've always said that's the way, that I always miss the World Cup," the fly-half said, having missed out on three previous tournaments.
"It is there but 2015? It is a while away. I'm in my thirties now but I am hoping to. I am hoping to be still playing and playing well around that time. Who knows what will happen then."
For the time being, though, Henson is focused on continuing London Welsh's surprising Aviva Premiership form.
Many had expected the Exiles to go down without so much of a whimper in the first season in the top flight yet they have upset the apple cart and lie 10th in the standings.
"I think for me it is just important to keep on enjoying my rugby, be part of this team and I just try and make us safe this year and keep us in the league," Henson added.
"If I can do that then I will be proud of myself and will see what happens on the back off of that."