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(OAKLAND) -- Somewhere, you know Grant Balfour is chuckling a little bit.
The former Oakland Athletics closer surely must have noticed that his replacement with the two-time defending American League West champions, Jim Johnson, took two losses in the A's opening series against the Cleveland Indians this week.
Johnson gave up two runs in the ninth inning on Opening Night as Oakland lost, 2-0, and then the former Oriole proceeded to blow the save opportunity Wednesday evening, taking the 6-4 defeat.
(In between, Scott Kazmir threw a gem in the A's first win of the year, a 6-1 victory yesterday.)
While it's an easy belief to blow off these issues because it's the first week of the season, those two lost shots at victory always come back to haunt a team in August and September. And just because Oakland has won two straight division titles doesn't mean they will be handed a third one, obviously.
So Johnson is already on the hot seat, especially since Balfour was pretty good -- and a fan favorite, to boot.
As the A's welcome the Seattle Mariners to town tonight for a four-game set, it'll be important for Johnson to establish some respect in the eyes of the fans (and the team, of course, even if no one says it out loud). The Mariners are off to a 3-0 start, thanks to a road sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.
It's a long season, of course, but if Oakland has eyes on larger prizes than a mere AL West title -- and with 16 of those already, the A's surely know how to win divisions -- winning games they should is an important part of surviving the AL playoffs.
And maybe even avoiding the Detroit Tigers in the first round.
The last two seasons, Oakland got stuck facing the Tigers instead of the wild-card round winner. And it's games like these two this week against Cleveland that hurt when home-field advantage in the playoffs is at stake later in the year.
Who knows if these A's will be fighting for a playoff spot come fall? But either way, losing games you should win -- especially on your home field -- is not a recipe for success in baseball, or any sport.
Tonight's game between Oakland and Seattle features two inexperienced starters, so it may come down to one team outscoring the other in the end: the A's send Jesse Chavez to the mound to face the Mariners' Roenis Elias, who is making his MLB debut.
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Churrascaria de Rodizio at Rodizio Rico
I still remember the awe I felt, aged 15 and travelling around South America with my parents and sister, when I discovered the existence of a type of restaurant in which you could help yourself to from an expansive hot and cold buffet, before returning to your table, where handsome waiters would bring skewers of meat and shining sharp swords, to carve hot grilled meat onto your plate. Wonderful, delicious meat of all kinds, cooked just as you like it, brought to your table hot from the grill. Again and again and again! Until you were finally conceded defeat and turned your personal stop go counter to red to indicate you could take no more.
Churrascarias, as Brazilian steakhouses are called, are named for the charcoal barbeques on which the meat is cooked. And charging a fixed price, then bringing food to the customers at their tables until they signify they've had enough, is known as rodizio. That name may derive from the Portuguese for rotation (rotação), in reference to the continuous circling of waiters coming to the tables, but there's no direct translation into English.
Luckily, we don't really need a translation, as the churrascaria de rodizio is gaining in popularity in London and it surely won't be long before everyone knows just what that means!
Having had a disappointing London churrascaria de rodizio experience earlier this year, I was a bit nervous when I accepted an invitation from Rodizio Rico to visit their newest location down in Fulham Broadway.
But I had a wonderful evening enjoying a really wide range of expertly cooked meats, some very reasonably priced cocktails (£6-7.50) and a tasty selection from their buffet. By the time they brought out some desserts for us to share, few of us could squeeze in more than a mouthful!
For unlimited 'prime cuts' churrascaria and buffet, the price is just £23.50, which I think is incredibly good value.
The quality of the buffet items was pretty good, though I felt it was a little limited in scale. It did feature a number of authentic Brazilian favourites though, including pork scratchings and breaded rice balls. I've been told that the buffet at the Angel Islington branch is better, so I'll be heading in that direction soon.
The meats were very good indeed.
I've only pictured a few of the meat skewers above but we were also brought platters of ribs, ands steak, many different cuts of beef and lamb, plump chicken wings, tasty chewy chicken hearts (these are one of my favourites so was very happy to see them here) and even a huge joint of meat stuffed with cheese that oozed out through slits in the surface.
Apparently, the churrascaria de rodizio is also called espeto corrido in some parts of Brazil, which translates as "continuous skewers" and that's exactly what we experienced! Fresh skewers came out so often that I found myself turning my counter to Stop on numerous occasions.
Even the desserts were authentic, with lots of condensed milk and sticky sweet chocolate.
I really liked the experience at Rodizio Rico. Food was excellent and authentic too; service quick, efficient and friendly and it would be very hard to beat on value. For me, it's particularly well suited to dining with a big gang of carnivorous friends.
There are currently four branches at Westbourne Grove, Islington, the O2 and Fulham Broadway.
Kavey Eats dined as a guest of Rodizio Rico.
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A meal of meat topped off with a condensed milk-based pudding is pretty much my idea of heaven! I will have to try one of those.
Yay :-)
I've not heard of this place, looks like a total meat fest (which is a good thing).
*kisses* HH
~Jenny gets onto her knees and prays~
"Please god, let one of these places open in Bournemouth very soon".
That is all. :)
London needs more Brazilian Churrascarias with better quality buffets and meat, Rodizio Rico is doing a good job but their buffet needs to be improved. Your photography makes me realise I missed a lovely event, pity I could not join you on the evening.
Luiz @ The London Foodie
I have always been a bit scared of Rodizio Rico particularly after being spoiled by real Brazilian churrascarias but I must admit it does not look to bad from the photos. Personally though I am always prepared to pay more for better quality meat at a meat focused restaurant.
Foodycat, MissW, HH, Jenny – it is indeed a meat fest!
Luiz, yes I'd agree. The quality of the buffet at the Fulham branch was decent though not excellent, but the choices were limited. I've heard the Angel one is better on this front and am visiting tomorrow.
GC, same, I'd been a bit nervous about whether the joys of the real Brazilian churrascaria would translate but I think Rodizio Rico do a great job. As I mentioned in the review, and Luiz said above, the buffet could do with work both in number of items/ size and quality. But the quality of the meat was pretty good. I'm happy to pay for really great meat too, if I want a great steak, I'll go to somewhere like Hawksmoor, but this is a very different beast indeed.
We must meet for meat again. MEATMEATMEAT!
You must take pops there one day, he loved Churraskarias in Argentina/SA etc. and can't stop talking about it at every opportunity he gets. It looks great and lovely review :)!
I went to the Angel Islington branch last night, which is closer to us, so will take him to that! Maybe we can go for his bday?


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First revealed at the Geneva Motor Show last, the gas-powered Audi A3 Sportback g-tron is set to go on sale in Germany priced from €25,900 (£21,278). It's powered a modified version of the manufacturer's 1.4-litre TFSI engine, which can run on natural gas, Audi e-gas or petrol.
Audi has developed its own synthetic e-gas, which the manufacturer claims to be completely CO2-neutral as only green electricity is used to produce it. On average the A3 g-tron is claimed to consume between 3.2 and 3.3 kilograms of gas per 100 kilometres, which costs around €3.50 (£2.80).
The g-tron's engine produces 108bhp and 200Nm torque, enough to get it from 0-62mph in 11 seconds and on to a top speed of 118mph. Alongside the engine, two gas tank are fitted beneath the boot floor, each capable of holding 7kg of gas stored up to 200bar.
Audi has chosen to launch the g-tron in Germany, as it's the only country with an extensive natural gas refuelling infrastructure in place. The e-gas can be purchased from more than 650 fuel stations across the country. Audi has confirmed the g-tron will not be making its way to UK shores due to the lack of a refuelling infrastructure.


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Testosterone Trial Was Halted Over Cardiovascular Events
The benefits and harms of testosterone use in older men are being studied, but as yet aren't well-established. Now, though, a study published online by the New England Journal of Medicine raises the question of whether hormone supplementation might be hazardous for a certain group of men.
The study, led by researchers at Boston University and conducted at three sites in that city, set out to find whether a daily daub of testosterone gel could safely improve mobility among men over age 65 with low levels of the hormone and who had trouble getting around. In healthy older men, testosterone supplementation has been shown to boost muscle mass and leg power, which can improve mobility.
But before researchers could finish enrolling its planned 252 participants, an analysis showed a significantly higher rate of cardiovascular problems in the group using the gel. Of the 106-man group taking testosterone, 23 experienced cardiovascular-related events (including heart attacks and atrial fibrillation) compared to 5 in the 103-man control group. The trial was stopped on Dec. 31.
Still, the finding isn't definitive. "These results are a caution flag, not a red light, about testosterone treatment," Evan Hadley, director of the division of geriatrics and clinical gerontology at the National Institute on Aging, tells the Health Blog. Hadley isn't an author of the study but helped oversee it. The NIA was the primary source of funding for the research.
There are a couple of reasons not to make sweeping conclusions about testosterone use on the basis of this study. First, the authors say, because they weren't expecting cardiovascular events, they didn't have a structure in place to systematically evaluate them. The trial was also small, and the same results wouldn't necessarily show up in a larger study. The men enrolled in the study had a lot of other health problems, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. And there's not a lot of existing research that shows testosterone's impact on heart problems in older men, one way or the other.
It's also possible that the spate of cardiovascular problems occurred due to chance alone, the authors write, particularly since there was a range of different heart-related issues. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, which makes the testosterone gel used in the study, said in a statement that it will do its own "in-depth safety analysis" but that it doesn't believe the product is unsafe. The company cited the limitations of the study and the authors' emphasis that the results could have occurred by chance.
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Jackson Browne is one of the very few singer song writers who can bring out so much emotion through his lyrics.
"Cause I know you'd rather we were dancing"
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One of the great nutritional challenges these days is learning to manage all the information we hear about various toxic foods, toxins in those foods, toxins in the air, the water, and in the vast majority of our household and beauty care products. It seems like there's a lot to worry about doesn't it? I am aware of this as I suggest to you that there is another, yet probably quite surprising, toxin you should be aware of. That toxin is unexpected and not one we talk about a lot, but it for sure has detrimental effects.
The toxin I'm speaking of is Judgment.
This toxin can impact us in some very powerful ways. It actually interferes with higher critical thinking. It stops creativity. It limits our intellectual bandwidth and understanding. And it has a strong influence on our eating behaviors, and can even impact our behavior towards others
In nutrition as in life, when we use our judgments to stop all conversation, then we have dramatically limited our possibilities to learn, grow, evolve and be exposed to information that might actually be important for us. When we're in judgment, it's easy to feel right, righteous, and we truly believe that we have the moral and intellectual high ground. But can you recall any time in life where you held some very strong and powerful and immutable beliefs about the way things were – and then eventually those unchangeable beliefs indeed changed – and for the better?
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There's a good chance you're going to read about QVC a lot. It's a great site that offers some great deals on beauty sets that you can't get anywhere else. The Laura Geller Colors of Love set includes a blush that's a stunning pink with a shiny champagne shade right in the middle – in the shape of a heart. This blush gives my face an amazing glow, not super shiny which can be bad since I have combination oily skin. It's really pigmented and lasts throughout the day. It won't stay on all day, but definitely lasts longer than majority of the blushes that I already own. Also included in the super moisturizing Love Me Dew Moisturizing Lip Crayon. It's a bright color that I plan on wearing all the time this summer. It lasts a good couple of hours before I need to reapply.
Unfortunately I don't see the set on QVC website so it may not be available anymore. I would definitely keep an eye out at ULTA because sometimes these sets end up there.


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Gabrielle Richens
"I love nudity. I'm always nude. When I was a little girl my mother would always have to dress me because I was quite good at taking my clothes off." -Gabrielle Richens
She was the host of the Australian dating show Love Rules, and a variety of other shows in Austalia. She is an accomplished model that has done work for Pepsi, Virgin Atlantic Airlines and Heineken.
Her sex appeal is what has made her a star, and she has so much of it that we wouldn't be surprised if it started showing up at your local grocery store in a jar.
Gabrielle Richens BiographyGabrielle Richens was born in Kent, England, on the 15th of September 1974. Her exotic looks can be attributed to her parents, as her mother is English and her father is South African.
She left Kent early on, ditching high school to pursue a modeling career. Gabrielle was on her own by age 14, when her career took off in Spain. It wasn't hard for her to find a job as the brown haired, brown-eyed girl had the figure of a model.
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You may wonder why she was coined with the nickname "Pleasure Machine," although it's by no means a stretch. Gabrielle was hired to star in a Virgin Atlantic Airlines commercial, an ad that has probably been watched by men the world over.
Due to her role as a stripper in a rather risqué, X-rated ad, it's hard to pay any attention to the product being advertised -- "The Pleasure Machine" -- the airplane, that is.
Signed with Elite Premier, Gabrielle appeared in ads for Diesel Jeans, Pepsi (along with Janet Jackson), as well as the 1998 Heineken Calendar. She headed for Australia for a modeling shoot, and got more than she bargained for when she met Solomon Haumono, her boyfriend and subsequent player for the Canterbury Football Rugby League Club.
After 2 years in Australia, Gabrielle headed back to England in 1998 to spend time with her family.
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She soon returned down under, where her modeling career has shot up ever since. She appeared in spreads and interviews in magazines such as The Star, Ray Martin, CLEO Magazine, Ralph Magazine, New Idea, and Inside Sport Magazine, and has appeared on The Footy Show and The Midday Show with Kerri-Ann.
But these spreads were nothing compared to her work with Play.boy. Gabrielle appeared on the cover of the Australian issue of the magazine for its 20th Anniversary Edition. It was one of her proudest moments, as regular modeling isn't as exciting as posing for the historical magazine.
If modeling isn't exciting enough, then acting must be, as Gabrielle is supposedly taking acting classes. She has already landed a role on Total Sports.
As for her romantic life, Gabrielle is now (unfortunately) back together with her on-again off-again boyfriend.


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Rocket, Flying Model Kit, Sampson
This is an unassembled Sampson flying rocket model in its original retail package. Made by Rocket Development Corporation, the body, fins and nose are made of Kraftboard. There is no parachute or motor.
G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of model rockets, donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.
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|Why Aren't Trials Televised in Illinois?
Last updated: March 2008
The following question was submitted to John Roska, an attorney/writer whose weekly newspaper column, "Q&A: The Law," runs in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois Edition) and the Champaign News Gazette.
Why aren't trials in Illinois televised? If we can see trials from other states, why not in Illinois, too?
The simple answer is that Illinois prohibits cameras in the courtroom, at least for trials. The fact that other states do it has not yet persuaded Illinois judges to permit televised trials.
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 63(A)(7) says that "the taking of photographs in the courtroom during sessions of the court or recesses between proceedings, and the broadcasting or televising of court proceedings is permitted only to the extent authorized by order of the supreme court."
Lest that get anyone's hopes up, the Supreme Court has issued an order that only permits Appellate or Supreme Court cases to be photographed, televised, or broadcast. And then, by only one video or movie camera, one still camera and one audio system, each operated by only one person. Only certain types of cameras are allowed (and most of the permitted still cameras would be considered antiques).
These restrictions went into effect in 1984, and have not really opened the floodgates to televised coverage of Appellate or Supreme Court proceedings. If anything, the public may have learned from this limited coverage that Appellate Court proceedings lack the excitement of an O.J. Simpson trial. Even with different camera angles, Appellate Court arguments would not attract big audiences.
Illinois is one of only 12 states that prohibit all trial court proceedings from being televised. Twenty-five states allow trials to be televised with minor restrictions, and 8 others make televised trials more difficult, but not impossible.
When the Illinois Supreme Court opened the door ever-so-slightly to cameras in the courtroom, its main concern was the disruption from obtrusive and noisy cameras. Technological improvements have pretty much solved that problem, but legitimate concerns remain about how cameras affect the dignity and decorum of the courtroom.
The U.S. Supreme Court prohibits all cameras in its courtroom, and no live audio coverage. The best they will do is the same-day release of recordings of oral arguments. To sample the oral arguments, click on the link below:
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Some lower Federal courts experimented with cameras between 1991 and 1994, but have since banned them.
While the Supreme Court has said that "what transpires in the court room is public property," it has also said that a media circus can disrupt a trial. For example, they overturned Billy Sol Estes' fraud conviction because cameras in the courtroom deprived him of a fair trial.
Before that 1965 decision, cameras in the courtroom were not unusual—even in Illinois. The Loeb-Leopold trial in 1924, for example, was well photographed. Other famous trials with in-court photography were the Scopes "Monkey Trial" and the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.
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Schmutzler, Armin; Muller, Adrian; Polk, Andreas (2010). Lobbying and the Power of Multinational Firms. Working paper series / Socioeconomic Institute No. 1008, University of Zurich.
Are national or multinational firms better lobbyists? This paper analyzes the extent of national environmental regulation when policy is determined in a lobbying game between a government and firm. We compare the resulting regulation levels for national and multinational firms. We identify three countervailing forces, the easier-to-shut-down effect, the easier-to-curb-exports effect and the multiple-plant effect. The interplay of these three forces determines whether national or multinational firms produce more, depending on such parameters as the potential environmental damages, transportation costs and the in uence of the firm. We also show that welfare levels are higher with multinational firms than with national firms when there is no lobbying, but that lobbying can reverse the welfare ordering.
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Cuban southpaw Guillermo Rigondeaux took the starch out Thailand's veteran Sod Kokietgym and taught him a valuable lesson in defending himself at all times.
Kokietgym must have blinked because a half second after attempting to touch gloves with Rigondeaux he was met with a crisp right and left that floored him for the count on Saturday at Macau, China.
Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 Kos) retains the WBO and WBA junior featherweight world titles and proved to his Cuban brethren, fans and others that you don't need to run around to be exciting. Timing, defense and rattlesnake quickness can serve just as well.
One boxing expert likens Rigondeaux to Mexico's great Ricardo "Finito" Lopez. That's a great comparison. Lopez was a flyweight who was conservative with his punches but seldom if ever ran away. One of his greatest wins came against another prizefighter from Thailand, Ratanapol Sor Vorapin, who he met in Las Vegas in 2000. Things were going smoothly for the Thai fighter when suddenly Lopez struck and Vorapin was counted out.
Later that week, I met with Sugar Shane Mosley, who was at the height of his power after defeating Oscar De La Hoya in a battle of Los Angeles-based welterweights a few months earlier. When we analyzed Lopez's knockout the Pomona speedster said his assumption after watching it over and over was that Vorapin blinked and Lopez fired an uppercut in that instant.
It was amazing stuff.
Rigondeaux does have that kind of quickness and astuteness.
When Rigondeaux met Rico Ramos for his WBO world title at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas in January 2012, many expected a chess match filled with moves and counter moves. Rigondeaux sliced through any apprehensions with the precision of a neurosurgeon. After six rounds the fight was over.
Too bad Rigondeaux is already 33 years old. But what a fighter. I'm sold on Rigondeaux.
Middleweight stew
Gennady Golovkin defends the IBO and WBA belts against former champion Daniel Geale but already there's mention of a possible showdown with WBC champion Miguel Cotto. Before any analysis it should be mentioned that Cotto stayed at Golovkin's camp in Big Bear Lake recently. Another who stayed in the mountain training camp a few years earlier was Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Both sparred a little with Golovkin but not much. Cotto and Alvarez know what they would be getting into. Maybe that's one of the reasons Canelo refuses to move into the middleweight division. Smart thinking.
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Frankie Gomez headlines a fight card on Friday at Fantasy Springs Casino. The once heralded junior welterweight has failed to live up to the expectations Golden Boy Promotions once had for the East L.A. bred boxer. Though he's undefeated Gomez has had problems with managers and the long arm of the law. This might be Gomez's last hurrah should he lose to the very capable Vernon Paris.
In Ontario, two Thompson Boxing Promotions prizefighters could be cut by the Orange County-based promoters. Efrain Esquivias (17-3-1) meets Chris Martin (27-3-3) in a featherweight clash at the Doubletree Hotel. Esquivias had people delirious with excitement after he knocked out legendary Mexican Rafael Marquez last summer. Martin never has delivered since signing with Thompson. The loser will probably be cut.
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A female boxing star has blossomed in San Diego with Tijuana's Kenia Enriquez proving she's not hype with several victories. If you get a chance check out the junior flyweight. She has skills and tenacity. Enriquez will be the main event at Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Finito was a super-superbad mofu! But Cuban Willie Rigo is better. Holla!
I always enjoy David Avila's updates. I think the comparison between Rigondeaux and Finito Lopez is a good one, but I'm inclined to agree with Radam based upon something that Freddie Roach reportedly said -- that Rigondeaux has the best natural talent of any boxer that he has ever coached.
In his updated Top 100, the late Bert Sugar had Finito Lopez ranked #53. I would have placed him higher.
As good as Rigo is... He isn't known for his punch resistance. He is dependant on his insect like reflexes and agility ...or is he reptilian or mmongoose-like?
Either way ... If he ever gets caught slippin' its all over. Which is why he has to stay so sharp.
But his window of opportunity isn't big.
Rigo needs to align himself with a power house promoter to kick-start his title unification run.
I wonder if he has All Haymans' phone number?
Yes Guillermo Rigondeaux is an interesting boxer.
I am just trying to think of when I last saw a boxer whose skills are so beautifully and effectively packaged together as Guillermo Rigondeaux's.
For me, what tops it off, is that (unlike most pure technicians) Guillermo Rigondeaux has KO power, but he doesn't pass up on his absolute "A" game (skills wise) to deliver the power.
So far, like Roach, I don't think I can (yet) think of a previous boxer/fighter I have seen either live or taped whose skills are as beautifully, brilliantly, ruthlessly and effectively packaged together as Guillermo Rigondeaux's.
He would be an interesting technical-boxing case study.
Aside from all the blatantly obvious fundamentals he has; his foot work, calmness, economy of motion, timing, balance, instincts and reflexes are simply freakishly exceptional.
Aside from all that, if the guy was any cooler he would still be in the freezer . . . I mean he basically exploded onto the scene (after a few fights) and took out Nonito Donaire; whom is very capable and the year previous to his Guillermo Rigondeaux fight won fighter or KO of the year!
Guillermo Rigondeaux's won't (or shouldn't) have any trouble finding a new promoter.
Shadow i don't think he's weak ...but he definitely is not a Caesar Chavez senior in the chin dept.... He's already small for junior featherweight... doesn't rehydrate over 126ish. And even though he recovers exceptionally well, his chin is no better than Gamboas'. Thank God he doesn't fight like Gambia.
Just saying ... Fighters such as Ward, Klitschko and Rigo are sensational on defense. But all those guys are very vulnerable.
I don't see the comparison's to Ricardo Lopez. Lopez was a different breed to me, a once in a generation special fighter.
To me, Lopez possessed all the attributes of an all time great but never really got the proper recognition due to the weight class he fought in most of his career. He was almost perfect in his ring technique during his prime and rarely got hit. As a matter of fact, some would argue during his prime he was perfect. I can't remember him being hit clean very often during his prime.
I remember a fight back in March of 1997 against Mongkol Chareon. Lopez was dominating as usual but Chareon was tough as nails and would not go away. Anyway, I can't remember which round but it was later in the fight when Chareon caught Lopez with a flush hard punch. I almost fell out of my chair as I could not recall anyone ever landing clean on Lopez until that moment. And the real funny part was Lopez came back to his corner after the round and apologized for getting hit.
Lopez was not only a great defensive fighter but what made him so special was that he was aggressive in so many of his fights. He knew the exact right times to throw, at the correct range and right angles to hand and be unable to be countered by his opponents. He was not bring to watch at all and fought in a style that most others would take a lot of punches. But Lopez almost never got hit clean during his prime.
Not to mention, as pointed out in the article, Lopez also possessed one punch power. He was as close to a "perfect" fighter as they come.
Rigo is very good but he is no Lopez. Then again, I don't think we will ever see another fighter like Lopez again.
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It doesn't matter how much some voices want to minimize the abortion issue in this election, for whatever reasons they want to invent or excuses they want to take refuge in. The fact is, and always has been, that it is "the issue that won't go away."
That fact is all the more true when we look at things like my colleague Kelly Clinger, a spokeswoman for our Silent No More Awareness Campaign, posted on her blog on August 11.
Several days earlier, a woman had an abortion at the very facility where Kelly had hers in Orlando. (I've prayed at that mill multiple times.) The woman whose belly you see in the photo here was about five months into her pregnancy and was carrying twins until she had them killed on August 8, 2012. Killed legally.
All the help she needed to keep these children was offered to her, but she refused. Kelly pointed out, "She admitted that she didn't want girls and that she had no compassion for the babies she was carrying. Through a 2 day process, she actually had to go into labor and deliver her sweet babies into a toilet."
We are heavy into the election season. Many want to pull people's attention to rape and incest situations. But what about 20-week healthy twins, who can still be dismembered legally in this country. (For more, see http://www.priestsforlife.org/columns/3726-driving-carhart-out).
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Any random bits of hair that look like they shouldn't be there or just fluff.
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Bum fluff is literally sparse and whispy facial hairs on an adolescent boy, (Or Asian girl)... Tee hee! Which resemble peach fuzz, under-bed lint, gossimar threads... or any fine downy substance.
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It is someone so cute that they appear fluffy like a cute baby kitten.
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Public forum on stun gun use setMarch 05,2013The Vermont attorney generals office will hold a public forum next week to evaluate police use of stun guns.
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Ms. Neggers is the author of the newly released Harbor Island (Harlequin MIRA, $24.95). She has written more than 60 novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense; her titles have reached New York Times bestseller status and have been translated into 24 languages and sold in more than 30 countries. Her popular series include Sharpe & Donovan and Swift River Valley. Ms. Neggers frequents Ireland but lives with her family in New England.
Harbor Island is the fourth entry in the Sharpe & Donovan series (and includes the bonus prequel novella, Rock Point). The title was named a Top Pick by RT Book Reviews and Monique Daoust of Fresh Fiction praised, "HARBOR ISLAND is a carefully crafted suspense that unfolds mostly in Maine and Ireland, both locations brought to life through the author's accurate and loving descriptions. There are several quite unexpected twists and turns, no detail is in vain; everything leads to a dramatic conclusion. I had no inkling as to who did what and why; I couldn't ask for anything better!"
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In this vivid and suspenseful addition to her widely acclaimed Sharpe & Donovan series, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers takes readers on a heart-stopping journey from Boston to Ireland to the rocky coast of Maine
Emma Sharpe, granddaughter of world-renowned art detective Wendell Sharpe, is a handpicked member of a small Boston-based FBI team. For the past decade Emma and her grandfather have been trailing an elusive serial art thief. The first heist was in Ireland, where an ancient Celtic cross was stolen. Now the Sharpes receive a replica of the cross after every new theft—reminding them of their continued failure to capture their prey.
When Emma receives a message that leads her to the body of a woman on a small island in Boston Harbor, she finds the victim holding a small, cross-inscribed stone—one she recognizes all too well. Emma's fiancé, FBI deep-cover agent Colin Donovan, is troubled that she's gone off to the island alone, especially given the deadly turn the thief has taken. But as they dig deeper they are certain there is more to this murder than meets the eye.
As the danger escalates, Emma and Colin must also face do-or-die questions about their relationship. While there's no doubt they are in love, can they give their hearts and souls to their work and have anything left for each other? There's one thing Emma and Colin definitely agree on: before they can focus on their future, they must outwit one of the smartest, most ruthless killers they've ever encountered.
Now, Carla Neggers reveals a few pages from the book of her life …
1) As a child, did you wear your literary lust loud and proud or were you a closet bibliophile?
I was open about my love of reading but circumspect about my love of writing! Most of my books came from the library when I was a kid, and the librarian encouraged me to try new authors and genres. That's how I discovered Mary Stewart, Helen MacInnes, Dorothy Gilman and so many others. Writing, though…I would climb a tree with a pad and pen or slip into my closet to spin stories.
2) What book(s) were you likely to be caught keeping company with under the covers?
Ones I couldn't put down! Once I'm into a story, I don't like to stop until I've reached the end. That will keep me reading late into the night, under the covers, even now. When I was a kid, I would sneak books out of my older brother's room. I remember literally hiding under the covers to read HMS ULYSSES by Alistair MacLean and THE MALTESE FALCON by Dashiell Hammett. Couldn't put them down. My brother also had all the books by Raymond Chandler, VON RYAN'S EXPRESS and "Hulk" comic books. I love the Hulk!
3) What are you reading currently & what is your initial impression?
I'm rereading THE WRONG GIRL by Hank Phillippi Ryan. I love her writing—so crisp and engaging—and I raced through THE WRONG GIRL because of a deadline (imagine that!). Totally loved it but I need to read it again! I'm looking forward to TRUTH BE TOLD, the third book in the Jane Ryland series. Fabulous series.
4) What one book do you always recommend when asked?
Well … hmm … there isn't one book I always recommend. There are many. I got my mother reading Sue Grafton, a friend into reading Elizabeth George, my husband into reading Ian Rankin. My mother got me into reading Patrick Taylor. On it goes. "Word of mouth" is still a great way to find out about books. Note the plural! When someone asks me what to read, I've got a list. And I'll ask — what's your mood? Because I know there are certain books that I can't read if I'm not in the right mood, or if I'm on deadline or traveling or chasing my two little grandkids.
5) Which of your own books would you suggest to readers & why?
I'd suggest the first books in my two ongoing series. That would be SAINT'S GATE for my Sharpe & Donovan FBI series and SECRETS OF THE LOST SUMMER for my Swift River Valley contemporary romance series. Then keep reading! You don't have to read the books in order, but when I discover a new author mid-series, I tend to go back and read the books in order.
6) Is there a book or author that readers would be surprised to know you've read and liked?
Last summer I got into reading the memoirs of Civil War generals. Now, come on. That's a surprise, isn't it? One was about eight inches thick, and that's only a slight exaggeration. Absolutely fascinating.
7) Who is the one author that would, or did, make you weak in the knees upon meeting?
R.L. Stine of "Goosebumps" fame. He'd probably laugh reading that, but it's true. I think it's because not only is he a huge success and a wonderful storyteller but he helped turn my son into an avid reader. He'd been reading so many tragic novels in school, and here come these crazy "Goosebumps" books. He loved them! R.L. Stine happens also to be one of the nicest writers I've ever met.
8) Has there been an "I've made it" moment in your career?
When I got my first agent. She called at dinnertime—I was making Cornish hens (and burned them!)—and I'll never forget how excited I was. A real New York agent loved my writing and wanted to represent me. It was a great moment. Of course, I had no idea what I was doing! Happily, there have been many great moments since then, but I never think in terms of "making it." I think in terms of writing the best books I can and enjoying each day in this ever-changing but wonderful business.
9) What is your greatest literary ambition?
To finish the book I just started writing! It's called KEEPER'S REACH, and it's the next up in my Sharpe & Donovan series. Emma and Colin, my FBI agents, are in a big mess. Mike Donovan, Colin's older brother, a wilderness guide who likes his alone time, is in the thick of things. I've got snippets of scenes and great plans for the story, but my biggest ambition right now is to keep writing, enjoy the process and type THE END before Valentine's Day.
10) Fill in the blank: Hartford Books Examiner is _____.
With thanks to Carla Neggers for her generosity of time and thought and to Nancy Berland, President and CEO of Nancy Berland Public Relations, Inc., and Alissa Letkowski, Meryl Moss Media Relations, for helping to facilitate this interview.


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PERSONAL — Born Andiel Teshua Brown on Sept. 19, 1984 in Los Angeles. Parents: Roosevelt and Andrea Brown. Family: Three brothers, four sisters. High School (Coach): Cleveland (Ted Pasche) 2003. Major: Music. Redshirt: 2003.
OREGON — There is a lot to be said about the heart and determination that has been displayed by the walk-on who has accepted his role at this level instead of being a starter elsewhere. Yet he has gladly served as a special teams mainstay and made the most of any opportunities he can muster from the line of scrimmage. Coaches remain confident in his abilities and he has improved his blocking technique. Will continue to make the most of his ability, with perhaps his greatest opportunities coming as a kick returner. Was unable to better his 4.74 electronic 40 clocking from the 2006 off-season yet averaged about 20 lbs. of improvement in each of three lifts. Ranked second among running backs with a 308-lb. power clean and 445-lb. squat.
2006 — Injuries made a point of occurring at the most inopportune time. Suffered a broken left thumb just as he began to find his niche as a punt returner, running back six kicks for 104 yards vs. Portland State. Team's fifth-leading rusher also added 23 yards and one touchdown rushing against PSU. Stepping on the field for nine games, also added 28 yards on the ground vs. Stanford in addition to one tackle the following week at Fresno State.
2005 — Took part in four games, including four snaps against Montana and Oregon State, while accumulating a 53-yard kickoff return vs. Montana and running back one punt for 11 yards at Houston. Also tallied 1 yard rushing on season's lone carry from scrimmage against the Grizzlies. Applauded as special teams offensive player of the week for aiding preparations in consecutive games vs. Washington, Arizona, California and Washington State.
2004 — Made his way onto the field for two games, accumulating career-high 47 yards rushing against Idaho in addition to catching one pass for 22 yards. Also returned one kickoff 5 yards at Oregon State. Cited for scout team play following games at Washington State (offense), Oklahoma and Stanford (special teams).
HIGH SCHOOL — The school's 2003 Athlete-of-the-Year nominee finished his career as a second-team all-Interscholastic League running back before finishing second in 100-meter dash at the district track meet and 12th at state (11.16).
Rushing G ATT YG YL NET AVG YPG TD Long
2004 (Fr.) 2 13 50 3 47 3.6 23.5 0 17 vs
2005 (So.) 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 .2 0 1 vs
2006 (Jr.) 9 10 53 1 52 5.2 5.8 1 15 vs Stan
Career 15 24 104 4 100 4.2 6.6 1
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2004 (Fr.) 1 5 5.0 1 5 at OSU
2005 (So.) 2 53 26.5 0 53 vs
2006 (Jr.) 2 37 18.5 0 21 at FSU
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Three groups/projects in Nigeria and in Italy run by Catholic sisters target the protection and rehabilitation of girls who have been trafficked from Nigeria to Europe, as well as try to prevent the initial trafficking.
1. Committee for the Support of the Dignity of Women (COSUDOW), Benin City, Nigeria
Leaders of the religious women of Nigeria established the Committee for the Support of the Dignity of Women (COSUDOW) in 1999 as a counter-trafficking project. COSUDOW works to prevent human trafficking, protect and rehabilitate those who are already victims, and seek out and prosecute traffickers. COSUDOW has its office in Benin City, Nigeria. Read more about COSUDOW's work below.
2. Casa Santa Maria Dell'Accoglienza, Castel Volturno, Italy
Casa Maria Dell'Accoglienza is a house of welcoming established by the Catholic Archdiocese of Capua, in Italy and run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a Congregation of religious women from Nigeria. The house was open in June of 2000 to be a place of love and compassion for women who have been trafficked into Italy from various countries of the world. They work in collaboration with Combonian Priests. Read more about Casa Santa Maria below.
3. Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Benin City, Nigeria
The Sisters have established in Nigeria projects that will give young girls marketable skills and prevent them from being trafficked. They work in collaboration with COSUDOW and Casa Maria dell' Acoglienza. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus run these two projects. Read more about the Sisters' projects in Nigeria.
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i got a new ACER predator AG3620-UR308 which came with windows 8, so i wanted to run ubuntu 12.04.2 on it as a dual booting. To be honest, i've been doing dual booting for a while now so, i did the right thing. the box came with 2TB HDD. so i made 4 partitions with a raw partition just after the windows installation partition
I always do manual installation so even if ubuntu didn't detect windows 8, it was ok for me. So i created swap area and finished the installation etc....Grub was install on the only drive there which is sda.
After reboot, grub doesn't even come up.So it always boot in windows 8. I did repeat the installation process twice and yield same result. which is weird because this method always works for me so far.Even the laptop am using to write this post is a dual booting windows 7/ mint nadia installed the same way. Is there anything new in windows 8 that i didn't make provision for? Before starting the installation, all i read about was that , windows 8 should be installed first and ubuntu after. I went ahead and disable
secure boot from the BIOS and enabled
CSM (don't even know what it means) according to Acer custhelp site . I boot from USB and did
fdisk -l bellow is the result:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8c361cb5
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 3907029167 1953514583+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Disk /dev/sdb: 8178 MB, 8178892800 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 994 cylinders, total 15974400 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0006a87e
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 15972351 7985152 b W95 FAT32
Can anybody shed some light? thank you in advance
EDIT Hey, i just did another trial with 13.04 this time and still no luck.
bios: secure-boot: disabled
enable CSM : always
1-delete previous ubuntu partition and swap area partition.now having free space
2- used usb installer to prepare usb with ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso
3- rebooted : liveusb didnt detect windows 8, used something else
4-created partition ext4 for /
5-created partition for swap-area
6- default grub path is /dev/sda and clicked install
Acer always boots into windows.
Hello after following the boot-repair suggestion installed on the liveUSB, i could now see grub but can't log into windows anymore as it's not in the list. The boot-repair also completed with an error, i guess logged on pastin.ubuntu bellow is the screen shot of how my drive is organized


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We need to send a 2U server, 1U UPS and 1U firewall to a third-party. The thing is, it needs to be a secured case (locked unit) that has proper airflow and we can have power and networking cables coming out of the back.
We've googled far and wide and have only been able to find 'hard case' units that offer some level of security but they are extremely bulky and require freight delivery.
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The 2013 LA Auto Show Design Challenge has been won by SAIC Motor Corp. The Chinese automaker's "Mobiliant" concept saw off competition from eight other contenders who where challenged to create forward-looking designs under the theme "Biomimicry & Mobility 2025 – Nature's Answer to Human Challenges."Read More
Whereas the concepts of the Frankfurt Motor Show were largely about flash styling and new packaging, the concepts and cars of this month's Los Angeles Auto Show were more focused on forward-thinking technology and green design. Fuel cells, hybrid powertrains and self-driving systems were themes across several models. Of course, there was still plenty of flash and hot styling, too. Read More
Think LA and your first automobile vision is probably a bright-red Ferrari being navigated by a Hollywood big wig. While there was plenty of support for that stereotype at the LA Auto Show, Jeep had a different take on the local scene. It urged men of means to skip the pretty sports cars in favor of Jeep specials designed to escape the metropolis and chew up California's sand, rock, snow and dirt. Read More
Land Rover's new Long Wheelbase Range Rover and the Autobiography Black Edition made their US debut last week to a private invitation-only audience of about 75 owners and brand loyalists at a multi-acre Beverly Hills estate before their public unveiling on Wednesday at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The basic innovation of the Long Wheelbase Range Rover is stretching the unibody in front of the rear wheels enough to give 5.5-inches (140mm) more rear seat legroom and provide more space to cram in more luxury touches. Read More
Fuel cells have long been lurking around in the shadows of the automotive market, promising great things but without much real-world availability to deliver them. At this week's LA Auto Show, they took some small but sure steps into the light, as both Honda and Hyundai shared their respective visions for the future of fuel cell automobiles. These debuts have people talking a little more about hydrogen-fueled electric driving. Read More
At first, the idea of Porsche making a compact SUV seems like Heston Blumenthal opening a rib joint. Notwithstanding, Porsche's recipe for mixing a sports car with a small 4x4 were revealed on Tuesday when the company presented the new Macan SUV line to the world at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Read More
Mercedes SLS AMG, we hardly knew ye. The beautiful supercar that Mercedes launched but a few years ago is navigating its way toward its production conclusion. Mercedes is marking the end with a special edition known fittingly as the SLS AMG GT Final Edition. Read More
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Cranky! Works great for 3 months, then stops working for two months, then works again for 3 months. I had four - threw two away. Due to that unreliability, and the varying size of the flame, a frustrating lighter that I cannot recommend.
Not a bad lighter...if you don't mind giving it a little TLC when you get it in. Just blow it out with some can air, fill it with some butane, and PRESTO!! it works fine.
I've had this lighter for a year now and it works great!
Great lighter and one of the best lighters I've had in years. I have 2 and they both work great and one of the comments below that said some bad things about it I suggest adjusting the flame and then you will love it.
I would like to add to my previous review of this lighter to say that this is of no reflection on CI at all...you guys are off the hook, as is your customer service
This must be a hit and miss product. Like many others I received mine for spending enough money on an order to receive the lighter for free. Unlike many of the other reviews, mine works great. Fires 9/10 times and works wonderfully. Was worried initially after reading many negative reviews, but this lighter works great!
I got this lighter for free with one of my orders, when I got it it wouldn't light at all, spark but no butane. Took it apart and found that the valve lifter was not where it was supposed to be, put it back on the valve and bent the lever and presto lights every time. While you shouldn't have to fix a lighter like that brand new It was free and now that it works I LOVE it and will be using it instead of my old stand by that cost me $70+.
Got this lighter in a package deal, just like the rest of the reviews it hardly functioned. Clean the jet orifice with a q tip. Empty the fuel I had just put in, refill it. Runs like a champ every time. She just needed a tune up. Nice lighter!
I got this lighter with a deal package. It worked great for a while then stopped. I took it apart and found the gas lever needed to be bent back some towards the push button and it has been firing on the first push everytime love this little lighter, want to get one that's in a black color. Thanks CI!
Got one of these and it would not light. Repeatedly tried the proper filling sequence using triple refined butane - but no luck. CI did issue a refund and I purchased a different lighter.
Got this for free with an order. Like other reviews have said, it is finicky. It took some playing with the flame adjustment, but I did get it lighting consistently.
Be sure you LOOK at this lighter before you press the button. It's easy to have it turned around so that the flame is pointing directly at your palm, especially in low light. I almost found this out the hard way.
My favorite lighter of the 4 that I got in a CI grab bag. The way you are able to comfortably hold and point the flame towards the foot of the cigar with this light, and SEE what you're doing, make it superior.
I bought the grab bag deal and recieved the lighter. I watched the video on how to fill all butane lighters on "you tube" and it worked perfect along with the other lighters in the bag. I would suggest that you watch it and make sure you are doing it right. Thank you CI
Got this one for free and had some problems as described by others. Drained all fuel, blew off jet with air pressure, refilled with fuel, set flame to my preference, and guess what? I love this lighter! Thank You CI!
Got this lighter at a reduced price with one of the cigar deals and it will not even light. Great for a paperweight. I recommend not buying this one.
I purchased one of these from another site and had some of the same issues with it that others have described: it misfired a lot. I even had issues with it not lighting at all. I drained it completely, though, and refilled it and figured out this little trick: turn the flame up a bit higher than you maybe would normally and it works like a charm. I did purchase a different lighter recently from here, and that one works wonderfully as well, but this is a great lighter, you just have to tweak with the flame level a bit for it to work properly. I recommend it as a great, inexpensive lighter from a great company.
Got the lighter for free with one of the cigar deals. Filled it up with butane and it won't even hold a flame. I would recommend getting something else.
What a pleasant surprise. THE "Xikar Impress" lighter does impress. It has a nice single flame torch and it's windproof. A nice grip also helps but my favorite feature is my thumb doesn't get burned. The front and center ignition switch makes sure of that. Good deal. Oh yeah, if that's not enough....it has a lifetime guarantee. Later.
I've bought a Inpress XIKAR Lighter one year ago, it's a fantastic lighter. please keep on making such beautiful and strong lighter !!! You are the best.
misfires alot, even used xikar butane but still misfires. sorry.


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5 Jun 08:00 2009
Re: Any plans for a Qi Box?
Benjamin L. Russell <DekuDekuplex@...>
On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:12:49 +0100, Henry Weller <HWeller0@...> wrote: > >> Along the lines of Lispbox (see >> http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/lispbox/) and Clojure Box (see >> http://clojure.bighugh.com/), are there any plans for a SLIME-based >> (see http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/) Qi Box? It seems that Qi >> could use a more convenient development environment. > >I agree. I am planning to write the swank slime back-end for Qi but for now I >am enhancing the qi-mode to get a better feel for the problems. The first >problem I hit is that the Qi functions are not documented like CL functions >so the useful interactive documentation system in slime or qi-mode for that >matter do not work. Mark has kindly provided the `document' and `documentation' >functions which I am using to add documentation strings to all the Qi functions >and I have added calls to `documentation' in qi-mode so I can view them. I will >also add an interface to the tooltip system I am working on so the function >documentation will pop-up on request. I am also writing wrapper functions for >`define' and `declare' so that documentation strings can be added conveniently >to new functions in as similar a way to CL as possible. All this is to make Qi >more slime-friendly. Once all this is done I will have a stab at the Qi-slime >interface, but there is some way to go yet. That sounds great; I'm looking forward to seeing the outcome! For your information, there is also a Gauchebox (although it is not SLIME-based) (see https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25227&package_id=275266). When creating Qi Box, two aspects that would be appreciated would be the following: (1) A basis on EmacsW32 (see "EmacsW32 Home Page" at http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/EmacsW32.html), which is a collection of Emacs Lisp and MS Windows programs to enhance the user experience for Windows users (2) A thematic Qi Start Menu/Desktop logo (1) helps makes Emacs more palatable to users who normally work in Windows and are not used to Emacs. There is even an Emacs+EmacsW32 Setup Wizard described under "The EmacsW32 Install Wizard" at the above-mentioned "EmacsW32 Home Page" site. (2) was apparently ignored in Lispbox, but done well in Clojure Box, which has a logo distinct from that of Clojure itself and which is essentially a white cursive E (apparently for "Emacs") slightly curved to the right in a golden circle. This is apparently a variation of the logo for the "Patched" version of Emacs (see under "Patched or Unpatched Emacs?" at the above-mentioned "EmacsW32 Home Page" site), which is itself identical to the regular GNU Emacs 18.104.22.168 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2006-12-11 on COMPUTER logo, except that it is colored gold instead of purple. Perhaps Qi Box could have a similar logo, except using the current logo for the Qilang Google Group (see the logo in the upper-left corner of "Qilang | Google Groups" at http://groups.google.co.uk/group/Qilang; alternatively, the same logo is available at "Qi Language Logo" at http://xahlee.org/emacs/qi_logo.html) on a similar gold circle background. We could also decide on which logo using the Condorcet Method (see "Condorcet method - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method), in which the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election, if such an election were to occur, wins, even if that candidate is not ranked by any one voter in first place. This method was used (see http://www.haskell.org/logos/poll.html) to elect the current Haskell logo, for instance. Such an election could probably be set up just by following the instructions at the following Web site: Condorcet Internet Voting Service: Create a New Poll http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/civs/civs_create.html (For more information, see the following Web site: Condorcet Internet Voting Service http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html ) The only problem with such an election is that the winning entry, being decided essentially on the basis of being least disliked instead of most liked, is likely to appeal to the lowest common denominator of artistic sense among the voters, so that the more varied the tastes of the voters, the less distinctive the winning entry is likely to be. So maybe we should first let Mark Tarver choose his favorite logo, and then vote on his decision: That logo gets selected if a majority of anonymous voters like it, and rejected otherwise? Any other suggestions? -- Benjamin L. Russell -- -- Benjamin L. Russell / DekuDekuplex at Yahoo dot com http://dekudekuplex.wordpress.com/ Translator/Interpreter / Mobile: +011 81 80-3603-6725 "Furuike ya, kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto." -- Matsuo Basho^


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Idk I have had the same issues I have a teacher bullying. I am contacting the school board and have a meeting with the teacher and principle on monday and I want to record it to have this meeting on tape for the BOE I am so tired of defending my child and am ready to take some action this lady has made it to where my son is crying because he does not want to go to school, he has withdrawn from school socialization, and he is starting to show signs of depression and anxioty [doctors note] I am sick of building my son up just to face her every day and her to break him down. I have raised strong young men I have 3 sons but this is my baby baby he is only 7yrs old.. and is saying how he hates school.. She told me that in 3rd grade and up there was a new law passed in the district saying that they can retain children do to behavior even if they are passing classes and for a split sec I believed her and made the first appointment I could... but when I got there I felt like wth am I doin this is my child and I told them I though it was more mental depression issues then ADD the doc agreed... so she wrote me a note saying counciling no medication is recomended at this time that has baught me some time to research this.. I found out she lied to my face to get me to medicate my child.. There has was NO record of there being any new laws past stating that 3rd grade and up can be retained do to behavior...She had me under the impression that he would be held back if he didn't mature. I want this lady out of this school I have done my own investigation and so far the first call I have made she did the same thing to another child same.. Told this family the same exact thing...Crazy I am so upset when I think who else she has she told this to and they believed her. How many of these kids are medicated because she doesn't want to deal with them.. How many kids before this in her othere classes has she done this too.. How many othere parents were lied to... She told me this to my faces and backed me into a corner and I thought THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HELP MY BABY.. I am so hurt by her.. I have guilt in my heart for punishing my son for being "BAD" when now at this point I don't know if anything she has ever told me is even true.. I need some help finding out who I should talk to... how can I notify past students parent and let them know they should get there child re-evalutared do to her personal opinion on our children.. Let the parents know that they can not hold your child back do to behavior only academic.. If you can help in any way please email me on here the messages go to my phone I will take everything you guys can give me at this point anything would help I have to help my son.. Thank You I am sorry for spelling and grammer I am not to good at writing but I really need some help..
I do have the othere family writing a statement for me for the BOE stating what she had said..
and they are going to help me network with the other families to see who else she has done this to...
RED FLAG...TEACHER BULLYING MY 7YR OLD SON "RETENTION DO TO BEHAVIOR" A teacher telling parent to get there children evaluated..
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 10:41 PM
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