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Philadelphia Flyers (9-11-1--19pts)
Washington Capitals (7-10-1--15pts)
TV: NBC-SN - RADIO: 97.5 The Fanatic
Simon Gagne did not skate this morning, but is expected to be in the line-up tonight after taking a red-eye from Los Angeles following his trade back to Philadelphia… Gagne had five points, all assists, in 11 games with the Kings this season to go along with a +2 rating… In 10 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne scored 259 goals and 265 assists for 524 points in 664 career regular season games… He ranks ninth on the Flyers' all-time list in goals (259) and 10th in points (524) and games played (664).
This is the second of three meetings against the Caps, and first of two at the Wells Fargo Center… The Flyers dropped a 3-2 decision to Washington who scored two third-period goals to earn the win… Tonight will be the second game in back-to-back nights for the Caps, who are winners of two straight games and five of their last seven games… Washington has not lost in regulation in the second half of back-to-backs in the last six contests (4-0-2)… The Flyers play their fourth straight game on home ice, where they are 5-3-1… The Flyers are 59-30-6-2 against the Caps in Philadelphia and 100-67-19-6 in 192 games overall against Washington.
The Caps are operating a 45.4 percent (5-for-11) on the power play in their last three games and have killed 23 of their last 25 penalties… All seven of their victories have come when they have not allowed a power-play goal, going 7-1-0 when doing so… Mike Ribeiro ranks second in the NHL in power-play points with 13 (5g-8a) despite ranking 72nd in the league in average power-play ice time per game (3:42)… The Flyers have posted seven power-play goals in their last five games, going 7-for-24 (29.1 percent)… Zac Rinaldo is fourth in the NHL with 76 hits, while Luke Schenn resides in fifth, just two back at 74 hits… Ilya Bryzgalov leads the league in minutes played this season with 1076:09… Braden Holtby started his seventh consecutive game last night and has gone 5-2 in those seven starts with two shutouts, a 2.01 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage.
4. Player to watch FLYERS: Jakub Voracek - RW #93
Voracek gets the nod again for his six-game point streak… During his current stretch, he has five goals and nine assists for 14 points, averaging 2.33 points-per-game… He has five goals in his last four games and factored into both goals (1g-1a) in the Flyers loss to Toronto… Voracek currently ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in assists (16) and overall points (24)
5. Player to watch CAPITALS: Alex Ovechkin - LW #8
The Caps captain has five points in his last two games, including a hat trick in the team's 5-1 win over the Devils last Saturday… After a slow January, Ovechkin is averaging over a point-per-game in February, posting six goals and 12 points in 11 games so far… He has scored the most goals (347) and points (694) in the NHL since the 2005-06 season… Against the Flyers, he has 23 goals and 38 points in 27 career games, but was held scoreless in the last meeting with Philadelphia on Feb. 1.
"When they told me the place I was going, the place I was there for more than 10 years and where everything started, so it's going back to the place where I'm really familiar and really excited to go back to Philly."
The Philadelphia Flyers have trailed by at least two goals in five of their past six games.
They are hoping the return of a familiar face can provide a spark.
A day after being re-acquired, Simon Gagne will try to begin revitalizing his career and the Flyers' season Wednesday night when they face the Washington Capitals.
Philadelphia (9-11-1) has split its last six games despite its spate of recent slow starts. While they rallied for victories against Pittsburgh and Winnipeg, the Flyers were unable to erase a two-goal, second-period deficit Monday, falling 4-2 to Toronto.
"It's been talked about too many times," left wing Scott Hartnell said. "It's got to change fast. We can't get down 2-0 every game and expect to win."
Perhaps having Gagne back can provide a lift for a club that is below the postseason cutoff in the Eastern Conference.
The left wing was acquired in a trade from Los Angeles on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional draft pick. Gagne spent his first 10 seasons with the Flyers, scoring 259 goals with 265 assists in 664 games before being dealt to Tampa Bay for the 2010-11 season.
He signed with the Kings prior to last season, but was ineffective while struggling with injuries, including a concussion. Still, he returned to help them win the Stanley Cup.
Gagne has five assists in 11 games this year, but injuries to forwards Matt Read (torn ribcage muscles) and Tye McGinn (broken orbital bone) prompted Philadelphia to re-acquire the two-time All-Star.
Gagne had 12 goals and 10 assists in 18 meetings versus Washington in Philadelphia.
"He improves our depth up front automatically," general manager Paul Holmgren said. "He is a good two-way player that can skate. ... Coaches have watched tape of him playing, so we feel comfortable that he is fine. He seems excited to be coming back, and looks forward to an opportunity to play and help us."
Hartnell could also help if he can find the net with some regularity after scoring for the first time against the Maple Leafs. He's been limited to five games due to a broken left foot.
Hartnell, though, has four goals and three assists in 13 career home matchups with the Capitals, and he missed the latest matchup Feb. 1, a 3-2 loss in Washington.
The Flyers may draw some inspiration from the Capitals, who have won five of seven after winning just two of their first 11.
Washington, which continued its resurgence with a 3-0 win Tuesday over Carolina, is still at the bottom of the Southeast Division, but just four points behind the three-way tie for first among the Hurricanes, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg.
"We knew it was going to come around like this," said goaltender Braden Holtby, who made 33 saves for his fifth career shutout a day after signing a two-year contract extension. "So we were just being patient, learning what we needed to do, learning from our mistakes, and you can just see we're doing a good job."
Mike Ribeiro is looking to continue his outstanding play after getting an assist Tuesday. The center has five goals and nine assists over the past 10 games, managing at least a point in nine of them while getting seven on the power play.
Ribeiro has six points in his last six visits to Philadelphia, while Alexander Ovechkin has 14 goals and nine assists in 15 games there, including the playoffs.
Ovechkin enters this meeting with five points in two games after posting a hat trick in Saturday's 5-1 win over New Jersey.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas A&M - Corpus Christi junior Peter Nagy was named the Southland Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week, the league announced today. Nagy had an outstanding week, clinching three straight singles match to improve to 6-1 on the year. The accolade marks his fourth career-weekly honor.
"Peter has worked very hard and has improved a lot in many areas," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "He is a highly-motivated guy. Obviously he has improved his game, but I am also very proud of him as a co-captain this year. He has really matured as a leader and most importantly as a student."
Nagy, who returned to the Islanders' lineup this spring, posted three consecutive wins this week in the No. 1 singles position, including two big wins on the road. He extended his winning streak to five matches and helped the Islanders to three sweeping victories.
The Budapest, Hungary native started the week by clinching the match over New Mexico State in Las Cruces, N.M. He posted a 6-5 (2), 6-4 victory over the Aggies' Marc Westgate to lead the Islanders to a 4-0 victory. Nagy followed his performance with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Dennis Baumgartner of Utah State in Las Cruces to earn the Islanders their third point of the match. The Islanders went on to win 4-0.
The junior finished the week with a 6-1, 7-6 (8) victory over UMBC's Justin Carter in the home opener in front of 127 fans to help the Islanders to their sixth victory of the season.
The accolade marks the second consecutive week the Islanders have claimed the weekly honor. Last week, sophomore Guillaume Rauseo earned the honor.
Nagy, the reigning Southland Conference Player of the Year, and the rest of the Islanders men's team will return to action on Feb. 4 at Prairie View A&M.
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Terre Haute - Debi Thomas was the first African-American to win a medal in the Winter Games. Now she's living a different kind of dream in Indiana.
Eyewitness News sat down with 1988 bronze medal winner to talk about her life since the Olympics and the career path that landed her in Terre Haute.
She was a star on ice. By the age of 20, Thomas was a world and two-time national champion who in 1988 created a buzz in Calgary.
"My plan was to skate the performance of my life," she said.
What happened at those Winter Games was indeed an upset for US hopeful Thomas, whose uncharacteristically flawed performance cost her the gold. Although she took home the bronze, becoming the first black Olympian to win a medal in the winter games, more than twenty years later, there is a hint of regret.
"I think the reason it's hard for me in Calgary is I know I didn't do my best," she said.
For someone who strives for perfection, a difficult lesson. But like a true champion, she learned from her mistakes.
"I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got," she said.
At the same time she trained on the ice, Thomas studied for her other lifelong dream.
"I wanted to be a doctor since I was five," she said.
Now an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Debi Thomas took up practice in Terre Haute, Indiana last September.
A practice in Champaign, Illinois didn't work out and the conditions of a non-compete contract brought Dr. Thomas here. While she still lives in Champaign, she says when it comes to work, she plans to stay in Terre Haute.
"It just happens to be here and I just love what they're doing here," she said.
Far from Olympic glory, but just as rewarding.
"Patients just feel better if they know that you care about what's important to them," she said.
What's important to her may have changed, but not her competitive spirit. Thomas just returned from a second trip to Canada for the Olympic games.
"It was great just to see people go out there and perform under pressure and deliver those gold medal performances," said Thomas. "We just had the time of our lives. It was fun."
She admits she wishes she'd known at 20 what she knows at 42: "Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end."
Dr. Thomas says she seriously considered a run for the Olympic bobsled team in Salt Lake City in 2002. She says her next goal as a surgeon is to work with NASA.
Life, like the Olympics, is what you make of it, and Debi Thomas continues to strive for a personal best.


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John Holcombe Speaker Series
November 12, 2010
Huntsville, TX
Although the John Holcombe event certainly fell within our
mission of promoting
public service, education, and professionalism, the Junior Fellows also wanted to
assist because many of the past members' personal relationship with Dr. Holcombe.
Accordingly, we were very happy to have a small role in the Political Science Department's
Room Dedication and Speaker Series. Special thanks to Rhonda Callaway and Dean
de Castro for allowing us to assist with this event.
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Massive fertilizer plant explosion injures dozens in West, near Waco
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Charlie Yarborough, Pete Galvan, and Jay McNeil work on boarding up the West Thrift Shop in downtown West near the fertilizer plant explosion.
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Hi All
I brought some Pregancare & Santangen Folic Acid Tablets recently and cannot swallow them (I am a wimp when it comes to taking tablets They are both full packs apart from missing one or two....if anyone would like to post their address I can send them in the post....save them going to waste....
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Hya There tulip
I wouldnt mind , Its typical I ran out of folic acid a couple of days ago, I thought i was overdosing on the stuff as I have been on it for so long, but just when I stopped for a couple of days I have just done a first response test and its got a very feint line in posotive.
Dying to do another just to make sure but think ill wait till tomorrow.
If you still have them reply back and I will send my adress
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Hi Claire80
Yes I still have them and can send them to you first class post if you send me your address. They are quite big tablets hence I am a wimp at swallowing them. I got some mini folic acid tablets which are almost like tic tac size.
I hope you get the positive result tomorrow!
All the best


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Hi Everyone,
I'm doing my first long race this Sunday - the Broad Street Run in Philly - a 10 miler. I began running 7 months ago and it has been ultimately leading up to this race. I've been training very hard and sticking to a schedule. I'm really proud of my efforts because never in my life have I done anything athletic or active and it's quite an achievement for me.
Let me break my problem down. I've progressively added to my mileage. Over those months, I've done four 5K's and an 8k with success. About 3 weeks ago I began encountering some back pain...lower back to the right. It started happening around the 6-7 mile mark. Not debilitating, but by mile 8-9 it had difficulty lifting my leg.
My last long run was 2 weeks ago - 8.5 miles. Again, the pain started around mile 6. In the past 2 weeks, the pain now is on and off. I consulted my Dr. who told me to stop cardio (except for a 5K I did last week) and just walk. I actually did well during that 5K. I started off with the dull pain and it didn't really affect the run at all. I actually felt better after it...felt amazing, actually. This past week, the pain seem to be consistent - it's not debilitating....just there. A PT friend of mine came over and evaled me. She said I had weak glutes and tight hip flexors and I may have strained something. For this week, I've been doing core and lots of stretching exercises with an hour of very brisk walking. I stopped the walking on Wed because the pain wasn't lessening. Last night I did some hard core stretching and the pain was worse than ever after.
I woke today with just a little pain, and it got worse as the day progressed.
Okay - finally the question. I think I may be hyperfocused on this. I'm scared to death of this run. I know in my mind, body and heart that I am ready. I know it. My first 9 mile run was 2.5 months ago. I'm ready and rested. I'm afraid I'm making more of this pain that's there. My friend told me that she believes I will finish but don't have high expectations. The only expectation I have is finishing! I'm not into the "good time" thing. For the 5Ks and 8K, I did 10/mi. I think I'll do 11 for the Broad St and that's totally fine for me. I think I will have pain during it....and it will get worse as the run goes. My fear is that it gets so bad that I can't finish. I would rather not even do it than fail.
Do I do this? Run through this? Or is it a mistake and I just try again next year? Does this sound familiar to any of you? I know you can diagnose me (besides being a basket case), but any advice/suggestions would be helpful.
I'm sorry for the super-detailed post, but for any of you with experience, I thought a good picture of what's going on would be best.
You need to do an honest evaluation of what is causing the pain, while disregarding any race consideration. It's unfortunate that your doctor told you to stop cardio without giving you a diagnosis, which would have been very helpful in determining your course of action. Probably all the stretching you've been doing is not helping. If it's a muscle strain, extensive stretching is not the best thing for healing. I can't tell you to go or not. You have to decide for yourself what risk there is in running the race, even at a reduced pace. Good luck. (I'll be there.)
Yes, after 7 months of solid running with an eye on competition, you are not completely built yet, and would probably benefit from backing off this run. You are probably suffering from overtraining.
We've all seen boxers keep boxing until they get beat up badly, and the same Peter Principle applies to athletics. We tend to keep promoting ourselves to the point of breakdown, then wonder what happened. Fortunately, in running, even if you make the ill-advised decision to force yourself through this run, you will probably eventually recover. The question is, how long do you want to suffer?
There needs to be a point to this. If you are trying to become a better runner, learning the hard way actually takes longer. Instead, you can take our advice and sit this one out, recover more quickly, and experience earlier success in what could be a long running career ahead, filled with many personal bests. This race, on the other hand, could just wind up being a cautionary tale that sets you back. No point in subjecting yourself to that.
Tight hip flexors can come from overtraining and from too much time in chairs. This recent a runner, yours could be a result of both. The main hip flexors attach to the lumbar spine, and can cause pain there. They could be knotted up and hypersensitive from too much training and stretching. Let them heal. Rest can make you stronger, too.
This might be a good time for a form of cross-training that is less aggressive, but keeps your blood flowing so you can heal better. Don't beat yourself up pounding the streets. Your body gets the message, and will continue to strengthen. This is just a wake up call to how much is too much.
This is a clip of one doc treating the main hip flexor Psoas muscle, which when tight, can actually pull one leg up higher than the other, leading to a dangerous scenario for further injuries. Your friend can help you with this.
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Police Shoot, Kill Man in The Bronx
Police shot and killed a man who had a gun Thursday morning the Bronx, New York Police Department officials said.
Officers were patrolling the 46th precinct in the Bronx around 4 a.m. when they were flagged down by a 24-year-old man who said was he was robbed, police said.
The man said he was waiting for the bus in a Chase Bank vestibule when a Hispanic man, who looked like he was in his 40s, entered the vestibule and showed him a gun, police said. He took an iPhone and money from the man waiting in the vestibule and fled.
Police officers in uniform searched the area for the suspect and spotted him around Jerome Avenue and West 179th Street, police said. When one officer approached him, the suspect fled, police said. Several officers ran after him and into the entrance of a building at 1985 Davidson Ave., police said.
The suspect and officers got into an altercation, and one officers shot the suspect two times in the chest, police said. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said they found a loaded Lorcin .380 caliber gun and the stolen iPhone at the scene. One officer was taken to St. Barnabas for a hand injury, and another three were taken there to check for ear damage, police said.


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FAIRBANKS-The Alaska Goldpanners had Monday night off after their weekend series with the Lake Erie Monarchs. The Panners are on a roll.
After losing their first two games of the season they have won seven of their last eight games. They have a four game win streak as well. Alaska has a 7-3 overall record.
They swept the Lake Erie Monarchs three games to none in the Midnight Sun Series this past weekend.
Next up are the Oceanside Waves or San Diego Waves for a four game series. They are from the Western Baseball Association. The Waves are coming off an 11-8 loss to the Matsu Miners.
Alaska has their full roster available this series as Kris Paulino from UC Irvine joined the team this week.
Some interesting stats for your Goldpanners. Outfielder Jacob Hayes from Indiana State University is leading the team in batting average (.359), rbis (10) and home runs (3). He has three of those. He is tied for first in the ABL with 14 runs scored.
Pitchers Jace Puckett and Joel Belk both have two wins. Belk is second in the league with 19 strikeouts and leads Alaska with a 3.46 ERA.
As a team the Panners are second in batting average at .295 but they have they top on base percentage at .403. They're also second in rbis (69) and home runs (10).
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SIKESTON -- For three innings, when the Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior American Legion baseball team scored runs Sikeston Amercian Legion Post 114 matched them.
Sikeston, however, stopped their copycat ways in the last two innings as Post 63 distanced itself for a 12-7 district victory during the first game of their doubleheader on Monday at VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston.
Each team scored one in the first, five in the third and one in the fifth. Post 63 crept away from Sikeston with two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh.
After what has become a very potent offensive lineup for Cape posted five runs in the top of the third inning, it looked as though things could get out of hand.
However, a splendid 6-3 double play by Risco's Caleb McCord at shortstop followed by a fielder's choice play ended the inning and Post 63's initial threat.
Although he would eventually be tagged out, McCord would spark another type of rally in the bottom of the third.
McCord led off the inning with a double down the first base line but would be forced out at third on a ground ball to Cape third baseman Dustin Crowden.
Three errors and a fielder's choice play later, Sikeston's Drew Harper hit a grand slam to tie the game at six.
"He got ahead in the count 2-0 and he had to come in with a fastball," Sikeston head coach Chris Crosby said. "Drew sat on it and put a really good swing on it. It got us right back in the game and gave us a big lift."
Post 63 grabbed another lead in the fifth after a double by Logan Morris led to an RBI ground out by Josh Hiett.
Sikeston answered with Harper's fifth RBI of the game after a single scored Luke Keefer from second. Harper finished with two hits.
Cape finally took a lead they would not relinquish in the sixth when Ross Moldenhaur singled to score Jamie Pickel from second and Jimmy Obermark doubled to push Moldenhaur across.
Post 63 added three insurance runs in the seventh on an RBI single from Pickel and a two-run single by Austin Davis.
With two outs, Sikeston tried to chip away at Post 63's lead in the seventh but fell flat with the bases loaded.
"We battled them after they jumped out on us," said Crosby. "We came back to tie it on Harper's home run, but defensively we just have to pick it up."
Post 114 received seven innings from Trey Tigart. He gave up 12 runs, seven earned, on 12 hits and four walks. He also struck out two.
Although they were able to turn two double plays and give Tigart some support, Sikeston's defense committed four errors which led to five runs.
"Once again, we just had a letdown defensively," Crosby said. "Trey threw the ball well, but against a good team like that if you make a mistake they're going to hit it and they did. If we make plays behind him defensively, it's a different ball game."
Cape felt the same pressures from miscues in their defense as they committed four errors as well.
Post 63 starter, Andrew Williams, was on the mound for six full innings and allowed seven runs on five hits. Only two runs were earned.
All five of Sikeston's runs they scored in the third inning were unearned.
Obermark lifted Cape to an early lead with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. Sikeston's leadoff hitter, Luke Keefer, began Post 114's day on offense with a double. Keefer, who went 2 for 4, later scored on a wild pitch.
Moldenhaur, Obermark, and Hiett all had two hits apiece. Pickel led Post 63 with three singles.
Cape also won the second game, a non-district game, 11-8, improving their record to 16-5. Sikeston fell to 4-8 and stand 0-3 in district play.
Sikeston's game against Poplar Bluff which was scheduled for today has been cancelled. Their next game will be at Marion, Ill., on Thursday.
Cape 105 012 3 -- 12 12 4
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WP -- Andrew Williams. LP -- Trey Tigart. 2B -- (C) Jimmy Obermark, Logan Morris; (S) Luke Keefer, Caleb McCord. HR -- (C) Obermark; (S) Drew Harper.


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Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns act as multipliers by tapping into your supporters' enthusiasm to grow your list of new donors. They can also strengthen your relationships with current donors. And as such campaigns become more common, so do online tools to facilitate them--but they can't do the hard work for you. You still need to plan and run the campaign, teach participants how to act as fundraisers, and keep them engaged throughout the process.
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In Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Made Easy, worksheets begin with the pre-planning process to help you decide whether this type of fundraising is the right fit for your organization, and determine how much money you could raise and who should be involved in planning. Then you'll work through high-level planning, identifying a format, writing your organization's campaign narrative, setting your goals, and choosing the software to best help you meet them. From there, you'll put together the strategies to launch your campaign, which includes everything from recruiting and training supporters to be great fundraisers to planning your big kickoff event.
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Pacific Place
Coordinates: 22°16′38.17″N 114°9′53.75″E / 22.2772694°N 114.1649306°E
View of Pacific Place entrance from Queensway
|Hong Kong
|88 Queensway Admiralty and 1-3 Queen Road East Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
|Opening date
|1991 (shopping mall fully opened)
|Swire Properties
|Total retail floor area
|Over 710,000 sq ft[1]
|No. of floors
|4 (shopping mall)
|500 parking spaces[2]
|Pacific Place
|Traditional Chinese
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Pacific Place is a complex of office towers, hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway, in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The latest phase, Three Pacific Place, is located at 1 Queen's Road East Wan Chai.[3][4]
The four-level mall is home to over 130 shops and boutiques[2] and one major department store, collectively offering an array of contemporary fashion and luxury brands. The complex is also home to three five-star hotels, a boutique hotel, three Grade-A office towers and 270 five-star serviced apartments.
Pacific Place complex is owned and managed by Swire Properties, with the exception of the three hotels (Conrad Hong Kong, Island Shangri-La and JW Marriott Hotel), in each of which it retains a 20% equity interest.[2]
Pacific Place was developed by Swire Properties. Phases One and Two were built on land formerly part of Victoria Barracks, one of the first military compounds in Hong Kong. The land was auctioned by the Hong Kong Government during redevelopment and was successfully bid for by Swire. It was purchased in two tranches in 1985 and 1986 for a total cost of US$1 billion.[5] Phase One opened in 1988.[5] The Conrad International Hotel was completed in 1991.[6][7] Phase Three was completed in 2004.[1] It was developed from old buildings on Star Street, Wan Chai.[5]
Pacific Place underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2011. It involved interior, exterior, and architectural refinements which cost more than HK$1.5 billion.[8] The natural, warmer and softer design of the development, with a contemporary sophisticated style was developed by Thomas Heatherwick.[9] Along with softened aesthetics of both the mall's interior and the exterior of the complex, Swire Properties also revealed a new logo for Pacific Place to replace the one in existence since the late 1980s. The new identity comprises free-flowing lines that come together to form the complex's name, accompanied by a monogram composed of two connected "P"s.
- One
- One Pacific Place
- JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
- The Upper House
- Two
- Two Pacific Place
- Island Shangri-La
- Two Pacific Place and Island Shangri-La hotel occupy respectively the bottom half and the top half of the tallest tower of the complex, which is 213 metres high and has 56 floors.[10]
- Conrad Hong Kong
- Pacific Place Apartments
- Three
- Three Pacific Place
Shopping mall[edit]
The four-level shopping arcade houses both lifestyle and high-end shops in areas ranging from entertainment, dining, accessories to apparel. It houses one department store, Harvey Nichols. A footbridge connects it across Queensway to Queensway Plaza and United Centre. It is connected by tunnels to the Admiralty MTR Station and Three Pacific Place. Escalators connect it to Hong Kong Park.
LG1: There are several restaurants in the basement including Kokomi, Peking Garden, Thai Basil, Tien Yi Chinese Restaurant, Café MET (previously known as Metropolitan Café) and Zelo. GREAT is also located at LG1.
L1: AMC Pacific Place was opened in December 2006 including over 600 seats. The mall also houses a number of fashion brands including Ted Baker, Zara, Links of London and more. Other shops include Hong Kong Records CD Store, Wise-Kids, Universal Audio & Video Centre, L'Occitane En Provence and more.
The Beauty Gallery on L1 is open for business in early August 2012, housing international beauty brands including Chanel, BEYORG, Giorgio Armani, Joyce Beauty, La Mer, La Prairie, Natura Bissé, Shu Uemura and Yves Saint Laurent.
L2: High-end fashion shops include Bally, I.T, Joyce, Lanvin, Chanel, Roberto Cavalli and Sandro, etc. Other shops include Il Colpo, C'est La B, Chinese Arts & Crafts, Kelly & Walsh Book Store, Lladró, Montblanc and Smythson.
L3: Shops for luxury brands include Hermès, Gucci, Alfred Dunhill, Loewe, Goyard and also jewellery brands like Cartier, Chopard, Richard Mille, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari.
L4: Dior, HSBC Premier Center and Louis Vuitton are located on this level[11]
Photo gallery[edit]
- John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd., Swire Group company: 33rd floor[12]
- Cathay Pacific – Registered office: 33rd floor – The head office is at Hong Kong International Airport[13]
- China International Fund[14]
- Simmons & Simmons
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Pacific Place: About Us
- ^ a b c Swire: Swire Properties Limited
- ^ Three Pacific Place on emporis.com
- ^ Three Pacific Place on skyscraperpage.com
- ^ a b c "Star Struck!", in Swire News, 1st issue, 2009, pp. 10–15
- ^ Conrad International Hotel on emporis.com
- ^ Conrad International Hotel on skyscraperpage.com
- ^ Swire News, 2008 Autumn, page 4
- ^ Pacific Place: The Great Mind Behind
- ^ "HK Island ShangriLa Hotel". Simtropolis. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.pacificplace.com.hk/en/
- ^ "Contact Information JOHN SWIRE & SONS OFFICES." Swire Group. Retrieved on 12 September 2011. "John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd. 33/F, One Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong"
- ^ "Hong Kong". Cathay Pacific. Retrieved 8 September 2010. "Address Head Office: Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong Registered office: 33rd Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong"
- ^ 88 Queensway Group, A Case Study in Chinese Investors' Operations in Angola and Beyond. US–China Economic & Security Review Commission. Levkowitz, McLellan Ross & Warner 10 July 2009
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pacific Place.
- Official website
- Jenks, Michael; Dempsey, Nicola (2005). Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities. Routledge. pp. 147–150. ISBN 9780750663090.


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Pope Francis celebrates the Easter mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican Sunday, March 31, 2013. "Our daily problems and worries can wrap us up in ourselves, in sadness and bitterness, and that is where death is," he said. "Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life!" said Pope Francis during the Easter vigil. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)


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There were many political cartoons this week that referenced the Tucson shooting. I think artists have a right to voice their opinions, I just didn't find any appropriate. My prayers are with the victims and their families.
Now, this one stuck out as I filled my gas tank and hit $50 again. Haven't seen that in a while.
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It's funny (pathetic), today I stopped by the Speedway and filled up because gas dropped to $2.99/gal at that particular station when the others were at $3.05+ a gallon and have been all week. From the sounds of things, that $2.99/gallon is going to disappear for ever very soon.


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LeAnn Rimes' New Reality Show is Going to Be Television Poison
6/12/2014 3:00 AM PDT, by Sarah Taylor
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Lookie, lookie: it's the Official Trailer for LeAnn Rimes' and Eddie Cibrian's trainwreck reality show, the aptly titled "LeAnn & Eddie," and a few things about this clip might strike you as strange, one being the fact that it's so long. Honestly, if you stop watching 3/4 of the way through and flip to another screen while the audio fills your ears, imagining the way LeAnn desperately gropes and clutches at Eddie as if he's going to run away at any moment, I can't blame you, because the mental imagery Mad Lib is more entertaining than having to sit through the whole ... oh my God nevermind, it's only a 3-minute clip.
Moving on, the second thing that might impact you is that you know -- and they did -- it's an imperative for poor Brandi Glanville's name gets thrown in there at least once or twice or a zillion times because ratings and "posterity."
Finally, you might wonder what the state of the world had been if Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did a reality show about hooking up underneath Jennifer Aniston's nose back in the day, but LOL no, you don't need to, because though the situation was similar, those two particular people had the class to realize that they shouldn't be flaunting their then-illicit love all over the media for ratings.
Mark these words down somewhere, friends, because it's being called right now: this reality show is going to be the bastard child of "Sharknado 2: The Second One" and "19 Kids and Counting" -- bloody, self-righteous, absurd, and stomach-turning, and that's even without the shrill stylings of Tara Reid's overwrought screams.
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- Mining stocks look headed for sizable losses, as copper prices sink to five-and-a-half year lows and the World Bank lowers its forecast for global economic growth.
- Glencore (OTCPK:GLCNF, OTCPK:GLNCY) -11.5% in London trading, Antofagasta (OTC:ANFGF) -7% in London, Anglo American (OTCPK:AAUKF, OTCPK:AAUKY) -9.5% in London, Vedanta (OTCPK:VDNRF) -18% in London, Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) -4.3% premarket in the U.S., VALE -2.9%, FCX -5.1%, CLF -2.6%.
- BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) -7.5% in London and -5.5% U.S. premarket after S&P Capital IQ downgraded shares to Hold from Buy, expecting "weaker commodity prices to increasingly impact on group profits as hedges expire and see currency headwinds from a stronger [U.S. dollar]."
- ETFs: XLB, XME, SLX, COPX, VAW, UYM, CU, IYM, HAP, IRV, MXI, SMN, GNR, GUNR, PICK, MATL, FXZ, PYZ, CRBQ, RTM, CCXE, FMAT, GRES, SBM
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- The selloff accelerates, with the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) and Russell 2000 (IWM) each now lower by 2.3%. Little-changed earlier, selling comes to the S&P 500 (SPY -0.7%) and DJIA (DIA -0.4%).
- What's working? Emerging markets for one. Another area of green is the utility sector (XLU +0.9%). Healthcare (XLV -0.8%) would usually get a bid on these days, but it's being dragged down by the continuing liquidation of the biotechs. There are also some pockets of green in basic materials (XLB -0.7%).
- Utility ETFs: XLU, IDU, VPU, NLR, GRID, JXI, NUCL, DBU, IPU, RYU, UPW, PUI, FUTY, FXU, SDP, PSCU, AXUT, UTLT
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30 Aug 2016
Northern Territory Government scientists are helping their Western Australian counterparts researching endangered sea turtles as part of a vital satellite tracking project.
25 Aug 2016
For the first time, the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory is hosting the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities (ARTA) annual general meeting in Darwin.
25 Aug 2016
A 31 year old prisoner has been found dead at the Darwin Correctional Centre.
25 Aug 2016
More than 2000 oral history interviews of Territorians can now be searched online with computer and mobile devices.
24 Aug 2016
The magnificence of Central Australia has inspired a Territory health worker to create an award-winning beanie, now on display at the Northern Territory Library (NTL).
24 Aug 2016
Today, over 700 students from schools across Darwin are taking part in a mass rehearsal for the annual Beat Festival at Marrara Indoor Stadium.
23 Aug 2016
The NT Department of Health has issued an alert to Territorians advising that the 2016 flu season has arrived, but it is still not too late get vaccinated.
22 Aug 2016
The chair of the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority, Dr Bill Freeland, has provided this update on Friday's oil spill in the Darwin Harbour.
22 Aug 2016
One of the nation's premier Aboriginal art and cultural events is set to open on Thursday 8 September.
22 Aug 2016
The Oolloo Water Advisory Committee is set to meet for the first time in Katherine today.
19 Aug 2016
The Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority and other agencies are continuing to investigate today's significant oil spill in Darwin Harbour.
19 Aug 2016
The Territory Wildlife Park will next week host the 3rd Australian Sea Turtle Symposium.
19 Aug 2016
The Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM) today released the latest in a series of reports identifying soil and land capability across the Northern Territory.
19 Aug 2016
Transport industry operators can now operate with increased confidence that their vehicles are operating within legal mass limits, thanks to a recent overhaul of the Berrimah weighbridge.
18 Aug 2016
A plan to develop measures to improve the level of roadworthiness of heavy vehicles in Australia was approved in November 2015 by Transport Ministers from all jurisdictions.
17 Aug 2016
Arts NT director Angela Hill has congratulated Northern Territory digital artist Jonathan Saunders on his selection as one of six Indigenous Australians to participate in the prestigious international arts leadership program ACCELERATE.
15 Aug 2016
The School Survey is back and today marks the start of a three week period where parents, students and school staff can provide valuable feedback to their schools.
15 Aug 2016
Northern Territory motorists can now order personalised number plates online.
12 Aug 2016
Grants are now open for regional organisations to undertake infrastructure projects that will lead to economic growth, employment opportunities and contribute towards building a prosperous Northern Territory.
11 Aug 2016
NT Department of Correctional Services (NTDCS) has joined forces with No More, a local Territorian initiative against family violence.
11 Aug 2016
Biting midges will be out in high numbers from 15 to 21 August coinciding with the full moon.
11 Aug 2016
Broken, the award winning play by Territory playwright Mary Anne Butler, heads to the Araluen Arts Centre on Thursday, August 18, at 8pm.
10 Aug 2016
Year 9 students from Centralian Middle School have teamed up with local media outlet CAAMA to produce a short film to share the meaning of the school's values with the local community.
10 Aug 2016
A new consumer travel website launched by Tourism NT is expected to triple visits to the website to approximately 3 million over 12 months.
10 Aug 2016
Eleven NT tourism operators are in China on a mission to sell tourism in the Territory.
08 Aug 2016
Over 500 students from 18 schools across Darwin, Palmerston and the rural region are exploring the world of new-age technology today at the Department of Education's Skills 2021 Expo.
05 Aug 2016
Nearly $200,000 has been delivered to nine animal welfare not-for-profit organisations to help provide awareness, education and benefits to animal welfare in the Territory.
05 Aug 2016
The Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM) today released a report that has identified 8994 hectares as 'high class' land for agriculture.
05 Aug 2016
Watch the Rio 2016 Olympics live on the big screen at the Darwin Waterfront.
05 Aug 2016
The Northern Territory Population Summit was delivered in response to public feedback the Northern Australia Development Office (NADO) received throughout earlier public engagement forums on population growth.
05 Aug 2016
Get out and about on these great (and free!) opportunities with Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (PWCNT) as part of Barkly Nature Watch!
05 Aug 2016
The Ministerial Advisory Council (MAC) report into the future of the Territory screen industry has been released.
05 Aug 2016
The Berry Springs Water Allocation Plan 2016-2026 is in effect and can be viewed at https://landresources.nt.gov.au/water-resources/water-allocation-plans/berry-springs-water-allocation-plan
05 Aug 2016
The Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (PWCNT) and local birdwatching experts from the Birdlife Central Australia group will run a birdwatching tag along tour at Owen Springs Reserve as part of the Red Centre Bird Festival.
05 Aug 2016
From 6–20 August 2016, Fly Factory will run two hour trapeze workshops at Darwin Waterfront daily (excluding Mondays) for the young and young at heart.
05 Aug 2016
The creation of a signature garden by an international celebrity landscape designer is set to be one of several highlights at next weekend's Tropical Garden Fair at the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens (GBDBG).
05 Aug 2016
The 7th annual Red Centre Bird Festival celebrates the diverse birdlife of Central Australia providing activities for experienced birdwatchers, nature lovers and those starting the journey of birdwatching.
04 Aug 2016
In true community spirit, buses to and from Darwin Festival events are once again free to the public.
04 Aug 2016
The Alice Springs Language Centre is providing greater choice to middle years students, today launching the new Middle Years Indigenous Language Translation Course for Centralian Middle School and Arlparra School students.
04 Aug 2016
The fight against cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) has ramped up following the launch of a brand new 4m boat in Darwin today.
04 Aug 2016
The Darwin Aquaculture Centre (DAC) has a new solar system that will save $40,000 a year in energy costs.
03 Aug 2016
Territory writers and illustrators can now apply for a new residential fellowship to help them develop a new work in an inspirational and productive environment.
29 Jul 2016
Darwin's rich Indonesian culture will come alive this Saturday at Pesona Indonesia.
28 Jul 2016
A summit to conclude the Northern Territory Population Series will take place at Darwin Convention Centre on Tuesday 2 August 2016.
28 Jul 2016
Works to upgrade the Dundee Beach boat ramp are now underway.
27 Jul 2016
The new Guardianship of Adults Act commences today with the appointment of the inaugural Public Guardian who will head up a new independent statutory office.
27 Jul 2016
After a three year hiatus, the sensational Circus Oz is returning to Alice Springs to present their brand new show TWENTYSIXTEEN at the Araluen Arts Centre on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 August.
26 Jul 2016
Two staff from the NT Government Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries' Berrimah Veterinary Laboratory recently returned from a trip to Timor-Leste, where they investigated the possibility of establishing a herd of cattle to act as sentinels for the presence of bluetongue virus.
26 Jul 2016
The Bombing of Darwin Harbour will be brought to life by a new multi-million dollar tourism attraction which opens at Stokes Hill Wharf tomorrow.
25 Jul 2016
A reminder that local media are invited to preview the new Bombing of Darwin Harbour and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Experience at Stokes Hill Wharf tomorrow.


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and as far as me bashing lopez. i got nothing there is just SOMETHING I DO NOT LIKE about him i just dont know what it is
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2011 Annual Report
Molecular genotyping defined the relationships of Festuca valesiaca accessions and other species in the Festuca ovina complex of worldwide origin. Research was initiated to describe the mechanisms and genetic control of salinity tolerance in alfalfa and forage kochia. A genetic map of orchardgrass was generated with approximately 400 AFLP markers and over 90 SSR markers which were correlated with the late flowering trait. Genetic markers were developed in an Elymus mapping population for plant re-growth and greenness. Initiated genome-wide quantitative trait loci scans for biomass, forage quality, and morphological traits using integrated consensus maps of the experimental Leymus wildrye genetic mapping populations. Constructed cDNA libraries for transcriptome sequencing of polyploid intermediate wheatgrass and its diploid ancestors.
Ongoing research to understand how different species and plant materials influence soil resources and invasion of weedy annuals has been a major thrust of research at Logan, UT. Recent research suggests that the performance of improved plant materials grasses, forbs, and shrubs reduce resource availability and resist invasion of cheatgrass and dyer's woad in the Great Basin. It has been demonstrated that diverse plant communities that contain shallow, intermediate, and deep-rooted species provided broader overall resistance to invasion by a variety of weedy species.
Review Publications
Bailey, D.W., Tabini, R., Waldron, B.L., Libbin, J.D., Al-Khalidi, K., Alqadi, A., Al Oun, M., Jensen, K.B. 2010. Potential of Kochia prostrata and perennial grasses for rangeland restoration in Jordan. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63:707-711.
Wang, R. R.-C. 2010. Chapter 2 - Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. In: Chittaranjan Kole (ed.), Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Vol. 6, Cereals. Springer, Heidelberg. Pp. 77-108. doi 10.1007/978-3-642-14228-4_2
Peel, M., Waldron, B.L., Mott, I.W., Walker, S. 2011. A growth stage and heat unit model for Hedysarum Boreale. Native Plant Journal. 12:4-12.
Mukherjee, J.R., Jones, T.A., Adler, P.B., Monaco, T.A. 2011. Drought tolerance in two perennial bunchgrasses used for restoration in the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Plant Ecology. 212:461-470.
Bhattarai, K., Bushman, B.S., Johnson, D.A., Carman, J.G. 2010. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of western prairie clover collections from the western USA. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63:696-706.
Perez-Quezada, J.F., Delpiano, C., Franck, N., Snyder, K.A., Johnson, D.A. 2011. Carbon pools in an arid shrubland in Chile under natural and afforested conditions. Journal of Arid Environments. 75:29-37.
Wang, R., Larson, S.R., Jensen, K.B. 2010. Analyses of Thinopyrum bessarabicum, Th. elongation and Th. junceum chromosomes using EST-SSR markers. Genome. 53:1083-1089.
Morris, L.R., Monaco, T.A., Call, C.A., Sheley, R.L., Ralphs, M.H. 2011. Implementing ecologically based invasive plant management: Lessons from a century of demonstration projects in Park Valley, Utah. Rangelands. 33:2-9.
Waldron, B.L., Greenhalgh, L.K., Zobell, D.R., Olson, K.C., Davenport, B.W., Palmer, M.D. 2011. Forage kochia (Kochia Prostrata) increases nutritional value, carrying capacity, and livestock performance on semiarid rangelands. Forage and Grazinglands. doi:10.1094/FG-2011-0301-01-RS.
Greenhalgh, L.K., Zobell, D.R., Waldron, B.L., Olson, K.C., Davenport, B.W. 2010. Increased carrying capacity with perennial forage kochia. Journal of Extension. 48:6-6RlB7.
Behera, T.K., Staub, J.E., Delannay, I.Y., Chen, J.F. 2011. Marker-assisted backcross selection in an interspecific Cucumis population broadens the genetic base of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Euphytica. 178:261-272.
Bushman, B.S., Larson, S.R., Robins, J.G., Jensen, K.B., Hernandez, A., Vullaganti, D., Gong, G., Thimmapuram, J., Tuna, M. 2011. Orchardgrass (Dactylis Glomerata L.) EST and SSR marker development, annotation, and transferability. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 123:119-129.
Culumber, C.M., Larson, S.R., Jensen, K.B., Jones, T.A. 2011. Genetic differentiation and admixture among Eurasian and North American Leymus (Triticeae) wildryes detected using chloroplast DNA sequences and AFLP profiles. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 294:207-225.
Delannay, I.Y., Staub, J.E. 2011. Molecular markers assist in the development of diverse inbred backcross lines in European long cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Euphytica. 178:229-245.
Delannay, I.Y., Staub, J.E. 2010. Use of molecular markers aids in the development of diverse inbred backcross lines in beit alpha cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Euphytica. 175:65-78.
Escribano, S., Lazaro, A., Cuevas, H.E., Lopez-Sese, A.I., Staub, J.E. 2011. Spanish melons (Cucumis melo L.) of the Madrid provenance: A unique germplasm reservoir. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. doi: 10.1007/s10722-011-9687-4.
Hardegree, S.P., Moffet, C.A., Roundy, B.A., Jones, T.A., Novak, S.J., Clark, P., Pierson Jr, F.B., Flerchinger, G.N. 2010. A comparision of cumulative-germination response of cheatgrass (Bromus Tectorum L.) and five perennial bunchgrass species to simulated field-temperature regimes. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 69:321-327.
James, J.J., Drenovsky, R.E., Monaco, T.A., Rinella, M.J. 2011. Managing soil nitrogen to restore annual grass infested plant communities: an effective strategy or incomplete framework? Ecological Applications. 21(2):490-502.
Jones, T.A., Robins, J.G. 2010. Appropriate use of genetic manipulation for the development of restoration plant materials. Progress in Botany. 72:249-264.
Kir'Yan, V.M., Chapurin, V.F., Buravtseva, T.V., Malyshev, L.L., Johnson, D.A. 2009. Genetic resources of forage and grain legume crops of the central region of the Russian federation (on materials of expedition of 2008 in region of southern Ural mountains). Plant Genetic Resources. 7:42-56.
Li, Z.G., Yin, W.B., Song, L.Y., Chen, Y.H., Guan, R.Z., Wang, J.Q., Wang, R., Hu, Z.M. 2011. Genes encoding biotin carboxylase subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase from Brassica napus and parental species: cloning, expression patterns, and evolution. Genome. 54:202-211.
Niu, Z., Klindworth, D.L., Wang, R., Jauhar, P.P., Larkin, P.J., Xu, S.S. 2011. Characterization of high molecular weight glutenin subunits in Thinopyrum intermedium, Th. bessarabicum, Lophopyrum elongatum, Aegilops markgrafii, and their addition lines in wheat. Crop Science. 51:667-677.
Parsons, M.C., Jones, T.A., Monaco, T.A. 2010. Genetic variation for adaptive traits in Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius Race C in the Northern Intermountain West, USA. Restoration Ecology. 19:460-469.
Ralphs, M.H., Waldron, B.L., Panter, K.E. 2011. Cattle preference for forage kochia, crested wheatgrass, and velvet lupine. Professional Animal Scientist. 27:215-218.
Robins, J.G., and K.B.Jensen, 2010. Identification of thickspike wheatgrass accessions with superior rhizome spread, seed production, and seed quality. Native Plant Journal. 11:107-116.
Robins, J.G. and K.B. Jensen, 2011. Identification of creeping foxtail germplasm with high dry matter yield and nutritive value. Crop Science. 51:728-735.
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Jones, T.A. 2010. Notice of release of Rattlesnake germplasm bottlebrush squirreltail. Native Plant Journal. 11:45-50.
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Ruthy nearly drowned before being rescued by Luke Stone. Now he's left her little choice but to travel with him until they reach the nearest town. But is Ruthy any safer with this handsome cowboy than she would've been had she stayed on her own? Swept Away by Mary Connealy Trouble in Texas #1
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I think I can bring a lot of honesty to western romance novels because I am married to my very own romantic cowboy hero. Add to that, My Cowboy grew up as one of seven sons. So, in some ways, he's clueless about women. Oh, he's learned over the years, but it's like he's speaking it as a second language. As if men don't have enough problems understanding women under normal circumstances.
I have three little brothers, and I remember well that they lived to torment me. They were never happier than when they made me or one of my sisters scream or cry, or embarrassed us nearly to death. They seemed to think if they could bring a sister to tears, they'd had a good day.
To make his life more confusing yet, we've got four daughters, no sons. The man is both absolutely in love with his girls and terrified of them. He doesn't understand endless giggling and talking about girly things. I feel pretty certain I could embezzle five hundred dollars a month from our bank account and if he asked me what I needed the money for, I'd just say, "Well, honey, it's a feminine thing." And he'd just say, "No, that's fine, take it, forget it." Then he'd run.
If one of our girls squeals, he runs to save them, even if they're just having a tug of war over a beloved teddy bear. And beyond all of that, he can't stand crying. Once after a softball game, my oldest daughter was crying her heart out over some horrible trauma—you know the kind. She struck out. She got benched. The coach scolded her. I don't remember what caused it, I just know I was in her bedroom while she sobbed and sobbed and sobbed. I was sitting there patting her shoulder and saying, "There, there. Poor baby. I'm sorry. Don't cry."
My Cowboy came storming into the room, furious. He ranted a bit and stormed out. Then a few minutes later, he came back, still ranting, then he left again
Of course my daughter cried harder every time he came in. He was making everything worse. Finally, he came in again, drug his wallet out, flipped it open, pulled out some cash, and said, "I'll give you twenty dollars if you'll stop crying."
Well, my daughter is a bright little thing. I mean, c'mon, it's not like she'd never struck out before. She sniffled a bit, pulled herself together, and snatched the twenty out of his hand.
As you can tell, I've found a lot of comedy in the way he reacts to things, and I've brought that into my books. My characters end up being authentic and funny at the same time, I hope, because my fictional heroes act a lot like My Cowboy.
Most of my heroes live in a nearly all-male world, usually on some remote ranch in the Wild West, until some feisty little female comes along. And most of my heroes immediately move to stake their claim…or they run for their lives.
Of course in my books, I find a way to trap them together, so since there is no escape, they have to learn to get along.
Trouble in Texas, my new series, begins with Swept Away. It's set a couple of years after the Civil War, in Indian Territory, in the Palo Duro Canyon north of Amarillo. This is a very rugged, red rock canyon area far from civilization. Very lawless, and populated by characters who've left more settled areas and chosen Indian Territory for some pretty unsavory reasons. Or, as is the case with my hero, Luke Stone, his pa just got sick of the endless wagon train west and headed off on his own, then fell in love with the beauty of Palo Duro.
Luke went away to the Civil War, ended up in Andersonville Prison, and came home a half-starved, angry, traumatized man. He couldn't get along with his crusty father, so Luke left home.
Time has passed, and now Luke has mostly healed from the war. He heads home to make peace, only to find his sister missing, his ranch stolen, and his father dead. Friends he made in the war who are also finding it hard to get past their war experience are ready to pitch in and help Luke get justice. These old friends—Regulators who helped keep peace in Andersonville Prison—decide to head for Palo Duro right along with Luke. They are used to fighting alongside their brother-at-arms and see no reason to stop just because the war has ended.
Now, instead of making peace with his pa, Luke is going home to start a range war.
On the way, he finds a young woman nearly drowned after a flash flood. He can't leave her behind, and it's a long, long ride to anywhere except the small town near his ranch.
She has to come with him. So, unfortunately for Ruthy MacNeil, there are more chances to die in her immediate future.
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Chapter 1
October 1868
The sharp crack of a cocking pistol brought Lucas Stone's head around.
"I'll shoot if you so much as twitch." The deputy's badge gleamed in the dim lantern light of the stable, and his aim was true.
"What's the problem here?" Luke straightened away from his horse, his hands spread wide and raised slightly. He hoped this didn't count as twitching; he didn't want to give the deputy an excuse to flinch.
"Those your saddlebags?" The lawman looked at the bags Luke had just thrown onto his horse and used the gun to point at them. Not a careful man. He looked to be about twenty, and none too bright.
"They are. What's going on?"
"I got a tip I'd find money in those bags. Money from a stagecoach robbery that happened in these parts last week. Had a man killed."
A shiver went up Luke's spine. He'd noticed his saddlebags were moved. He'd left them here with his horse and, since there was nothing worth stealing in them, he hadn't thought much of someone shoving them to the side, even going through them. Now he had a bad feeling that if he opened the bags, or let the deputy open them, there'd be something tying Luke to robbery and murder.
"You got a tip?" Luke tried to stall for time as he wondered who'd tried to frame him. Only one name came to mind. Flint Greer. A man who had good reason to not want Luke to make it home alive. "From who? I've only been in town a few hours. Just passin' through on my way home to Texas."
More honestly on his way to reclaim his home in Texas. "I just came in from far north. I have a bill of sale dated yesterday that proves I'm new to these parts." Luke reached for the breast pocket of his brown broadcloth shirt.
"Don't move!" The deputy's gun came up and his finger visibly trembled on the trigger.
"Easy." Luke wondered how the kid could believe there was a gun hidden in Luke's shirt pocket, but he slowly moved his hands away from his body. "You want to get the bill of sale yourself?"
Luke hoped he would come within grabbing distance.
Nodding, the lawman edged toward Luke.
Luke knew plenty about being tough, having grown up in north Texas, a land of stark rock canyons and roving bands of Comanche and Kiowa. That alone was enough, but he'd also spent years fighting in the War Between the States, and more time living off the land after the war. And he was boiling with anger as he made his way home to avenge his father's death. Those things combined to make him a careful, knowing man. A dangerous man.
This deputy was none of those.
Luke was close to home now, and Greer, the man who'd killed his father, knew he was coming because Luke had sent a letter, along with a legal document, telling Greer to get off Stone land. Greer didn't want Luke to make it home.
Luke knew a setup when he saw one. Which meant there was little or no chance he could talk his way out of this. Which left fighting his only way out. He braced himself, determined not to hurt a lawman—at least not too bad. But once a jailhouse door clanked shut, Lucas expected the only way out would be as he was led to the gallows.
The deputy reached for Luke's pocket.
Luke shoved the kid's gun upward, drove his fist into the kid's belly, then slugged him in the jaw. Luke jerked the pistol out of the deputy's hand, chopped him on the skull with the gun butt, and grabbed the front of his shirt to lower him, unconscious, to the stable floor.
Luke flipped open his saddlebags to find a cloth cash bag. Dragging it out, Luke looked at it for a few long seconds, tempted. Considering its weight, Luke knew it was gold.
It would come in handy. It'd buy him enough bullets to start a war, which was exactly what Luke had in mind to do.
With some regret, but no interest in turning thief, he dropped the money, then double-checked the saddlebags to make sure there wasn't more. Whoever had tried to frame him hadn't wanted to part with too much.
If this was Greer's work, the man was thorough. So if the deputy was here in the stable, where was the sheriff? Luke eyed the doorway and was sure if he walked out, he'd be facing a firing squad.
With grim silence Luke finished slapping leather on his horse and led it to the back door of the stable. A black horse on a black night, and Luke always dressed to move around undetected. No shining hatband. No silver trim on his boots or Colt. No jingling spurs.
Easing the door open, he saw a stretch of land leading into a copse of trees. Behind those trees, a bluff rose. He'd seen it earlier. But could Luke's gelding climb the bluff? Being afoot in Texas was a good way to end up dead.
His horse was game, so Luke set out, leading his mount, listening for every night sound, his hand on his six-gun as they paced off the distance to the shelter of the trees.
No one stopped him. If this was Greer's work, he'd be furious. He was a man who hired his shooting done and he expected his money's worth.
Luke reached the trees and decided to trust the black to find a way up. Mounting, he rode up the bluff and over the top. As soon as he was out of hearing distance, Luke slapped his horse's rump and they picked up the pace in moonlight almost as bright as day.
While he put space between himself and the posse that was bound to be coming, Luke wondered how much Greer had paid to kill Pa. Top dollar most likely, because the job had been done right.
Pa dead.
His S Bar S Ranch stolen.
Luke was headed home to set things right.
"Ruth, stop dawdling back there," Pa Reinhardt shouted. "I need you to take the reins."
Dawdling? It was all Ruthy MacNeil could do to keep from snorting with contempt. She'd been working since before sunup at twice the speed of any of the Reinhardts. But she knew better than to ask questions when Pa Reinhardt used that voice. Usually the back of his hand followed quickly if she didn't move fast enough.
She shoved the last box, containing the food and skillet, into the bed of the covered wagon and hurried around to swing up beside Ma.
"About time." Ma turned up her nose as if Ruthy smelled bad.
Ruthy didn't even comment on Ma being there, settled in, while Ruthy cleaned up the campsite. That was the way of things in this family she'd been dragged into.
Ma rested her aching back.
Pa yelled and doled out punishment.
Her dear brother, Virgil, leered.
Ruthy worked.
At the thought of Virgil, a chill drew Ruthy's eyes forward to the wagon ahead. Virgil was swaggering toward the second family wagon. He stopped before he climbed up on the high seat and looked back at her.
They'd be married when they reached California—Pa and Ma had declared it so. Virgil was willing. How Ruthy felt about it had never come up.
"You look dreadful, Ruthy. Virgil will despair of such a slovenly wife." Ma scowled, her usual expression. "Get that coat off. It will be blistering hot today."
Ruthy looked to the northeast, and the dark thunderclouds made her doubt Ma's forecast. Rain most likely. Ruthy felt a twinge of caution as she wondered if it was already raining upstream. How high was the river they planned to ford?
Virgil turned away and climbed up onto his wagon, so Ruthy didn't mind shedding the stifling coat that concealed her curves from Virgil's crude attention. She tossed it through the opening into the wagon box.
"Leave your hat on, for goodness' sake. Maybe you can keep that awful freckled skin from getting sunburned again. You're peeling now from the last time you were so stupid as to leave it off. It covers that flyaway hair, too. Red marks you as Irish trash. You look a fright. You're lucky my son is willing to involve himself with such as you."
She didn't respond to Ma's comments on her appearance. Her long, loose-fitting coat, flat-brimmed hat pulled low over her eyes, and clunky boots suited her. Everything she owned except her skirt was a hand-me-down, mostly from Pa and Virgil since she'd grown taller than short, stout Ma just after her fourteenth birthday.
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This lunch will discuss pertinent Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct regulating attorney–client communications, highlighting rules revised in 2008, including Rules 1.4 (communications), 1.13 (communicating with an entity client) and 1.6 (confidentiality). Professor Eli Wald also will discuss other laws regulating communications, such as revised Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 227. One CLE ethics credit.
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Attorney Erich Bethke and firm administrator Kristi River, both of the firm Canges, Iwashko, Bethke & Bailey, will offer insights and suggestions for successful office sharing arrangements. Their law firm has long used office sharing in ways that have benefitted both the firm and tenants. Topics of discussion include: finding good candidates for office sharing; space and technological considerations; use of common resources; financial and lease arrangements; confidentiality and client considerations. One general CLE credit.
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This is a great opportunity to network with other lawyers every month. Check http://www.denbar.org for more information. One general CLE credit.
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A Brief History
Making It Personal
Teens: A Family Tablecloth
Kids: Get Up Close
Recently, my husband, Mark,
and I were discussing renovations
we wanted to do in
our dining room when he
suddenly said, "I want to get a new
table." It seemed like a reasonable
request, especially since we were making
a laundry list of things to change
about the room. But for some reason
getting rid of our table bothered me.
Maybe it was because it was the first
table we bought together. We had
scraped together funds for the small
rectangular table with a leaf in the middle
and four matching chairs. In those
days, there was no need for the leaf
and only two chairs regularly got used.
But as our family has grown, so has
our table. We now keep the leaf in permanently,
and one mismatched chair
has joined the other four to accommodate
our family of five.
The tabletop is covered with paint,
marker and gouges from various kids'
projects, stains and burn marks and a
seemingly endless spattering of crumbs.
That table is where we gather almost
every night to have dinner and catch
up with each other. It's where we hung
out and talked nearly every weekend
with my brother-in-law after his wife
died. It is also where we came to know
his second wife through shared food
and conversation.
So the thought of getting rid of our
table was difficult because to me it was
more than just a table. It had in many
ways become our family's altar, our
gathering place for nourishment,
prayer, comfort and conversation.
A Brief History
Each Sunday at Mass we gather at the
altar in church to celebrate the Eucharist.
We come to the altar in the spirit of
the Last Supper. It is a reminder of bread
broken and shared and sacrifices made.
In so many ways, this mirrors what
happens each day in our own family
homes, down to the altar cloths changing according to the liturgical seasons.
Altars vary in size, shape and style,
much like our own family tables, but
they are absolutely essential in the celebration
of the Mass.
The earliest altars were made of
wood, very much in the style of tables
in the homes of the time. Later, altars
were made out of stone to resemble
the stones that rested atop the tombs of
martyrs in the Roman catacombs. Eventually,
this practice was moved out of
the catacombs and into basilicas and
chapels, where some altars were built
over the tombs.
For those altars that did not rest atop
a tomb, relics of saints were placed
under the altar. And five crosses were
incorporated into the altar's design to
represent the five wounds of Christ.
Today, altars are still preferably constructed
of stone, but in the United
States, wood may be used as long as the
altar is structurally immobile. And it is
no longer necessary to include relics
or the five crosses on an altar, although
it is still seen as fitting.
Altars have a long and storied history
in the life of the Church. But our family
versions also play an important role
in family life. Here are ways to make
your table a family focal point:
Gather at the table. My kids are
always trying to get Mark and me to let
them eat dinner in the family room so
they can watch TV. Every once in a
while we will relent, but most evenings
we require that everyone gather at the
table for dinner. It's one of the few
times when we can regroup and catch
up with each other.
Studies have shown that kids who
eat dinner with their family are more
likely to feel connected to their family
and less likely to get into trouble. What
parent doesn't want that?
Broaden your table's horizons. Recently my son, Alex, and I started
putting together a puzzle on the kitchen
table. Before long, the whole family
had joined in. It was a good reminder
that the table can be a great place to
gather for things other than eating.
Keep it clear. I'm guilty of cluttering
our table up with mail and papers
the kids bring home from school. And
when it's cluttered, it's certainly a less
desirable place to use. Make an effort to
keep the table clear and welcoming.
Make it enticing. Decorate your
table throughout the year. Add tablecloths,
vases of flowers or homemade
place mats. There are a lot of cute place
mats on the Internet to print out and
color, but one of my kids' favorites is a
place mat of things to be thankful for
at www.junepfaffdaley.blogspot.com.
I think I have convinced Mark to
hang on to our table—at least for now.
It does, after all, bear the many marks of
our family. It is our very own altar.
For each holiday, our family adorns our
table with a festive tablecloth appropriate
for whatever we are celebrating. But there
are often long stretches of time when it sits
unadorned. That was until I came up with
the idea to make a personalized family
tablecloth. It's a wonderful project for the
whole family.
To start, get an inexpensive, plain cloth
tablecloth. Then decorate it with items that
represent your family and its interests. For
instance, add pictures by using iron-ons of
family photos or have everyone dip their
hands in fabric paint and cover the cloth with handprints. You might even include
patches or scraps of various fabrics representing each family member, such as soccer
balls or Mickey Mouse. Or take permanent fabric pens or fabric paint and add some creative
drawings and doodles.
After I
wrote this column, I
was intrigued
as to what our parish's altar looked like
up close and personal. Do you know
what your parish's altar looks like?
Is it stone or wood? Does it have any
carvings on it? Does it contain any relics?
What do the altar cloths look like? Is
there a special history behind the altar?
You might even want to ask your
parish priest if he could take you up to
the altar and talk to you about what it
represents. Ask him if it would be possible
for you and your friends or family to create a special cloth for the altar. (This could
also be a project for a CCD or parish grade school class.)
Do you have ideas or suggestions for topics you'd like
to see addressed in this column? If so, send them to me at Faith-filled Family, 28
W. Liberty Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-6498, or e-mail them to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Definition of deformation in English:
1The action or process of changing in shape or distorting, especially through the application of pressure: solid rock undergoing slow deformation
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- The possibility that this scrappy specimen has also undergone very significant deformation should be considered.
- When the load exceeds a value corresponding to the yield strength, the specimen undergoes gross plastic deformation.
1.1The result of a distorting process: the deformation will be temporary
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The Middlesex paceman did not take part in any of the Ashes Tests as England surrendered the urn with a 5-0 whitewash and was then not selected for the opening one-day match as the tourists went down to a humbling six-wicket defeat.
In the aftermath of that loss, limited-overs coach Ashley Giles announced that Finn would be returning home as he was currently "not selectable" due to technical problems with his bowling action and the 24-year-old admits it has been a frustrating time.
"I've worked very hard on this tour. I've put lots and lots of hours of work in to try to make my bowling action right and I arrived on the tour very confident that I could play a full part in the Ashes series," he told the the ECB's YouTube channel.
"As the series went on and as we moved into the one-day leg of the tour, it's clear that there are a couple of technical issues that I need to address.
"The decision was made by Ashley and (Middlesex director of cricket) Angus Fraser, a liaison between the two of them and people higher above.
"And going home and working on these aspects of my game would be the best place for me to do it, t o get away from cricket for a couple of weeks because, at times, it's felt like I've been banging my head against a brick wall, trying to make it right and trying to prepare to play.
"To take myself out of this environment, a competitive environment, to get myself back to Middlesex and work with people that I've worked with for a long time before, I'm really looking forward to it."
Despite his recent problems in the nets, Finn does not feel he is a long from getting back to his best and, although he admits it is tough for him to leave the tour, he believes it is the best thing for him at the moment.
"There's times on this trip where it's felt like it's so close to clicking, even as recently as a couple of days ago bowling in the nets before the Prime Minister's XI game, I bowled nicely," he added.
"I bowled with decent pace, I bowled quite consistently but it's the infrequency with which that's happened that's probably a little bit of the reason for me going home.
"It's close to clicking and it's not far away and I actually don't think it's going to take too much to get me back to where I want to be."
He added: "I do love the game but at times it's been hard to love it and that's a contributory factor.
"It's tough for me to leave this tour. I'm upset that I'm leaving the tour because I want to be out here helping England win games of cricket and I'm sure the lads will do well in this one-day series and this T20 series because we've got some great players.
"I'm gutted that I'm not part of that but I think it's best for me that I go home now."
Following the Australia tour, England travel to the West Indies in February for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games before the World Cup in the shortest format takes place in Bangladesh in March.
And while Finn admits that he is unlikely to be ready for those trips, he is eyeing a return to the international scene against Sri Lanka in May.
"As far as the West Indies trip and the Twenty20 World Cup goes, it's going to be difficult for me to put my hand up for selection for those as there is going to be no cricket outdoors for me before that point to put my hand up for selection," he said.
"That might be slightly unrealistic for me. I'm not letting go of the hope that everything might click once I get back to England after a couple of weeks but it will be difficult for me to push my claim for that tour.
"The focus for me is getting back for Middlesex, really enjoying pre-season with Middlesex, playing some early season cricket there at Lord's and around the country playing for Middlesex and then try and put my hand up for those first one-dayers against Sri Lanka."
Finn admits that his current predicament is a new experience for him in his career but he is confident that it can make him a better player in the long-run.
"I feel as though I can come out of the other side of this as a better bowler and appreciate the game far, far more on the other side of it," he said.
"I'm not sure I'll take a Test wicket or an ODI or T20 wicket for granted ever again.
"It's a tough time for me but I'm very positive and confident I can come out of the other side of it."
He added: "The hard times do make you appreciate the good times far, far better,
"I've not really had any real hard times in my career to date. I've been dropped from teams and I've been carrying the drinks a little bit in the past because (I was) young, inconsistent, it happens.
"I've never had to deal with anything like this before so it's new to me and I'm learning. I'm trying to get the advice from people who have had tough times in their career before."
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Tony Stark's got a problem with his heart in the new movie "Iron Man 2."
The device that keeps him alive and powers his Iron Man costume is slowly killing him. What's a superhero to do?
In the case of Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the answer is to act in ways that are more bizarre than normal. If you saw "Iron Man" you know that's a pretty high standard, but Downey is up to the task.
Sure, we can credit the script from Justin Theroux, but I suspect much of Stark's unpredictably comes from Downey's portrayal.
"Iron Man 2" is a highly entertaining movie, and talent has a lot to do with it.
Don Cheadle's performance makes it easy to believe his Lt. Col. Rhodes and Stark are old friends who are going through an extremely tough time. Gwyneth Paltrow walks the line between girlfriend, nanny and boss as Pepper Potts.
Mickey Rourke makes an appropriately menacing bad guy, and Sam Rockwell has a knack for playing charming slimeballs.
But wait, there's more. I wasn't sure what to make of Natalaie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson) for most of the movie. Is she good? Is she bad? Is she bad in a good way? Always keep 'em guessing, right?
The special effects are seamless, as you'd expect. There are plenty of comedic moments, and there's some drama, too. Tony Stark is dying, after all. Downey has the ability to show the pain behind this superhero's narcissistic exterior.
If you're not a fan of superhero movies, I think you can have a good time at "Iron Man 2," even if you haven't seen the first installment. This is a quality blockbuster. Congratulations to director John Favreau and his team.
I give "Iron Man 2" an A.
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