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29 September 2011: The Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Energy Development in Asia and the Pacific reviewed energy security challenges facing the region and outlined a regional agenda on the issue. Participants stressed the importance for countries in the region to have national policies that will ensure universal access to clean and efficient energy services to advance poverty reduction and improve health and well-being.
The meeting, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27-29 September 2011, was jointly organized by UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).
The Meeting acknowledged that people facing energy insecurity are without a voice in designing energy policies, and agreed on the need to make energy policies pro-poor, and pro-women, to ensure universal access to modern energy. ESCAP underlined that promoting access to modern energy services, energy efficiency and renewable energy can revitalize the regional economy and mitigate climate change.
ESCAP further underscored that only a few Asia-Pacific countries have integrated poverty reduction and environmental protection concerns into national energy policies, but that lack of access to energy is a core cause of chronic poverty, which, in turn, makes it even more difficult to obtain essential energy services, resulting in a vicious cycle of poverty and energy deprivation. [UNDP Press Release] [UN ESCAP Press Release]


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long story short is we are going camping with some friends next week, my girlfriend is a vegetarian that eats fish, and the friends we are going with are clueless about nutrition, and we each have to cook 2 meals each during the 10 days. Breakfast I plan on some no-grain museli and coconut cream and my two dinners will be high O-3 fish dishes. The rest seems like I will play it by ear but possibly a whole lot of trail mix and IF'ing.
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IT IS a truism of market behaviour that investors prefer almost anything to uncertainty. That, ostensibly, is one of the advantages of the African National Congress (ANC) holding its policy meetings six months before the party's five-yearly electoral conference.
The latter is invariably divisive and unpredictable, despite the party's attempts to limit overt campaigning, but the negative effects of this can be mitigated by policy certainty. And it should make it easier for ANC branches to decide who they want to lead the organisation — and, by extension, the country given the party's continued political dominance — if they know what policies they support. That's the theory.
In practice, this approach can backfire if the policy conference fails to provide clear direction. That, unfortunately, is the situation in which SA now finds itself following the completion of the ANC's chaotic 2012 policy conference in Midrand at the weekend. On almost every major issue flagged before the conference started the party remains hopelessly divided. ANC policy is, in other words, as clear as mud.
Strategy and tactics, the youth wage subsidy, land reform, nationalisation … all were the subjects of heated debate — including physical fights in the closed plenary session before President Jacob Zuma's closing address — but the outcome depends on which faction you are talking to. There may have been majority voices one way or the other on some of these critical matters, but there is certainly no consensus within the organisation and none of the key issues can be said to have been settled. That makes for a difficult six months ahead for the ANC and, given that the world economy remains in the grip of uncertainty, for South Africa as a whole too.
Mr Zuma staked the farm on the populist and ludicrously vague "second transition" concept, which speaks of a focus on economic change to follow on the political upheaval that characterised the ending of apartheid. But the paper's intellectual poverty was clear before the policy conference even started, and it was by all accounts roundly rejected by delegates. Yet the resolution that was eventually adopted was ambiguous, like so much else about the conference. The "spirit and intent" of the document was embraced, but the plenary was adamant that there would be only one transition, with the sop that it may have more than one phase. What that may mean in practical terms remains a mystery.
The youth wage subsidy, a job-creation tool that is already government policy and enjoys a healthy Budget allocation, was apparently rejected by the plenary, with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) warming rather to a work-seeker's grant that would be linked to skills development. Mr Zuma also mentioned a possible tax credit to incentivise youth employment, and the provision of training subsidies, while urging business and labour to find each other on this vital issue. But that was a most unsatisfactory conclusion to the debate given the urgency of South Africa's unemployment problem. The government needs to act with due haste. The country cannot afford to wait for December for the ANC to have another head-banging session.
Land reform was equally contested, and while the proposals that were eventually endorsed were presented as revolutionary, there was in fact precious little new to them. The willing-buyer, willing-seller concept was rejected in favour of expropriation with "just and equitable" compensation, but that has been on the cards for years and will be subject to judicial review. A reactionary proposal that foreigners be barred from owning land outright was endorsed, but there was no detail on how such a law might be imposed without falling foul of the Constitution. And, the effect of this "radical" new approach to land reform was watered down by a decision that the first step should be to redistribute state-owned land, with the admission that the government does not know how much land it owns.
Even nationalisation, an issue that was supposedly put to bed by the ANC leadership through a fact-finding group which concluded that seizing privately owned mines and other "commanding heights" of the economy was a bad idea, was dragged up to be kicked about. In this case there was not even agreement to disagree — Cosatu's secretary-general, Zwelinzima Vavi, has contested the resolution summary that was presented to the media, saying there was majority support for nationalisation of the mines. Yet Mr Zuma made no mention of this in his closing address, essentially sticking to the government line that had evolved before the policy conference, which entails higher mineral taxes, more focus on beneficiation and the formation of a state mining company. A decision on nationalisation has in effect been deferred to Mangaung in December, guaranteeing that it will be conflated with the leadership contest.
There were two main dangers to be avoided by the ANC when it began its policy conference: that factional disputes would lead to policy paralysis, and that policy positions would become proxies for personal battles. The party managed to plunge head-first into both. Now Mangaung becomes all-important — if the ANC doesn't tear itself, and South Africa, apart before then.


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NEW YORK - Bob Baffert sure knows how to lose thrillers. It happened again Saturday, when Union Rags nipped the trainer's front-running Paynter at the wire to win the Belmont Stakes.
The nail-biting defeat made it three straight for Baffert in this season's Triple Crown races. Add those to two of his three near-misses with a Triple Crown on the line, and that's quite a run of tough luck.
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Learn more about major/minor requirements and courses in the College Catalog
The Millsaps English Literature department has designed a curriculum which reflects both our respect for intellectual traditions and an appreciation of the way those traditions have been transformed by the inclusion of other voices: Sir Philip Sidney and Mary Sidney Herbert, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Faulkner and Richard Wright.
Although we come from diverse backgrounds and with different experiences, we can find common ground as readers, writers, and thinkers. English Literature majors will learn how to read and interpret complex texts, how to relate one text to another and to a tradition, and how to read texts as part of their cultural and multicultural contexts. These skills are both essential to living productive and imaginative lives and are also excellent preparations for careers in advertising, business, journalism, law, government, or teaching, to name a few of the most common choices of English Literature majors.
We offer courses organized in different ways: around historical periods, single authors, cultural studies, or interpretative problems - to name a few. We also offer courses in both expository and creative writing, and we encourage students to share their work with others either informally or in the Stylus, the college literary magazine, which recently won an award at the Southern Literary Festival as the best literary magazine.
Framed by the "Introduction to Interpretation" and the "Senior Colloquium," the English Literature program allows students to pursue particular interests and lines of inquiry within broad distribution requirements. We encourage students to enrich their advanced study by taking courses in philosophy, history, and other disciplines.
A student majoring in English Literature will acquire four types of literary critical proficiency:
"What do you do with a B.A. in English Literature? What is my life going to be?"
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Who says you can only flip burgers if you major in English Literature?! Millsaps grads with a major in English have many different options for exciting careers in diverse fields - at least that's what we discovered when we surveyed English Literature majors who graduated from Millsaps between 1988 and 1998 about their careers.
These former English Literature majors report that their Millsaps education and training helped them land and keep good jobs in such fields as:
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The Millsaps English Club sponsors programs and parties for English majors. See Drs. Miller and Franey, faculty advisors, for more information. The English House, the brick house adjacent to Sullivan-Harrell, is the location for most of the offices of the English faculty, and provides a place for formal and informal gatherings of students and faculty, such as Sigma Tau Delta initiations, poetry readings, our annual senior breakfast at graduation, receptions for visiting writers and scholars, and parties. The department and the English Club welcome your ideas for using the public areas of the English House fully.


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After playing some of the years amazing AAA releases for hours and hours on end, I can't help but feeling let down. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe my tastes are too old school. Some of them I've lost complete interest halfway through and I can't even find the motivation to finish.
It's just like the "Honeymoon" period. When you first meet someone new and feel completely enthralled. You never fight, you're both so smitten that friends and family want to puke around your constant and disgusting pda. To quote Mallrats: "You guys are retarded for eachother". Than something happens. The freshness wears off. You no longer get that feeling when you look at eachother. The passion is gone.
In a way that describes how I feel about a lot of big name games. I get so caught up in the freshness of a game that I look right past glaring flaws and boring gameplay. One day I turn it on and than turn it right off. I've lost all interest to play or bother finishing and it goes into the pile of shame, forever alone.
I'll give one example, but I feel it could be applied to any game. SKYRIM. Game of the year. BEST GAME EVAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR. Right? The new graphics are amazing. My nord looks like Leonidas from 300. A duel sword fighting berserker in heavy enchanted dragon bone armor. I was in love with this game, between the fighting, the character progression and the exploration, I was amazed. Hundreds of hours of content, shoot, I'll be playing this game for the next year.
Or not. You see, after a while I lost interest. I've finished all the guild quests. I've finished all the Deadric artifact quests. I have a whole main story to finish and hundreds upon thousands of side quests to finish.
But Why should I? At this point, character skills build up very very slowly. All the skills I want to lvl up are just about maxed out. I have the best weapons and armor I can get. Character progression has come to a screeching halt.
Now that I can't get any better rewards for questing, the flaws in Skyrim really start to stand out. I felt like the combat was extremely dated and boring. Just shoot or run up and slash, no thinking involved. I also don't want to do the hundreds of thousands of side quests because they all involve finding a cave/grotto/fort and doing the stabby pokey fighting dance of boredom over and over and over with no new upgrade to show for my trouble. Having thousands of side quests to do doesn't really matter if that shit is boring. Hundreds of hours of content doesn't matter if it's random uninteresting filler. I just can't do it.
I feel this way with a lot of AAA games lately, they carry a fresh coat of paint but the gameplay mechanics feature no improvements and become boring very fast. I find myself going back to finish Chrono trigger, Lunar Silver Star Story, Final Fantasy 6. Maybe I'm just oldschool, but I feel like while being linear, the gameplay, story and art style hold up well, even nowdays.
I can't knock all AAA games though, Arkham City was a blast to play and featured sidequests that weren't just the blatant filler garbage found in every open world game. All the side quests relate to famous Batman villains and tie into the overall story, giving a peice of lore for completion. Why can't Mass Effect do that? I don't want to do random f*cking fetch quests when I'm trying to save the universe, stop half assing bioware, I know you guys can write some amazing shit. Put the same inspiration in your side quests as you do the main story and blow my mind, you have the money, you have the team. That said, I'm still picking up ME 3 on release day.
I also finished Kingdoms of Amalur, which in my opinion, had amazing character progression and was a much better game than Skyrim overall. Fun characters, awesome character progression. By the end of the game my mage was dropping meteors and one shotting hordes of tuatha on hard difficulty.
Sorry for the wall of text, just wanted to get that off my chest. Time for some 3ds and some sleep. In exciting real life news, today is technically the due date of my second child. It's going to be a girl this time. Any second my wife will go into labor and I will drop off the face of the earth and video games for two whole months of newborn baby hell. I love babies, but the first couple months are rough.


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Past and present students from the theater/film/television program at The University of Texas-Pan American participated in the 24 Hour Film Dash recently, bringing home awards, including Best Film.
"I am very proud of the students that took the chance and put themselves out there to make these films," Jack Stanley, professor and head of the drama theatre/film/television program, said.
The students were given 24 hours to produce a five minute film. They met at Cine El Rey in McAllen in the morning to register, form teams and to receive the required elements needed for the film. They then had 24 hours to complete scriptwriting, directing and editing, before submitting their completed project the next day. All completed films were shown at the Cine El Rey on May 8.
Each film was judged on categories such as, best actor, actress, director and editing. Awards ranged from certificates to cash prizes. Second prize received $100, while Best Film received editing equipment and $300.
The 24 Hour Film Dash is sponsored by Cinesol and is open to the community. This was its first year and according to Henry Serrato, Cinesol programming director, it was a success.
Cinesol started in September 1993 and since then has supported the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by recognizing the artistic contributions of screenwriters and filmmakers. Cinesol also holds its annual Cinesol Film Festival among other events.
Stanley says win or lose, UTPA students are learning from their mistakes and gaining the experience and confidence needed in filmmaking.
For more information on theater/film/television contact the Department of Communication at 956/381-3583.
UTPA participants and winners are:
Nadare - Dennis Rivas
Human Rituals - Fernando Martinez
Misplaced Laughter - Samuel Leanos
Twisted Date - Best Film - Ali Naqvi
Best Script - Veronica Navarro
Best Cinematography - Ali Naqvi and Muji Naqvi
Best Editing - Sara Martinez
Best Supporting Actor - Jonathon Dimas
Best Actor - Edgar Ituarte
Best Actress - Brisa Munoz
Best Director - Ali Naqvi
Believe - Audience Choice - Charles Brenner
Best Supporting Actress - Laya Hernandez
Twisted Date - First Runner Up - Erick Trevino


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So my Lean Eating program ended in January and I have been a little bit adrift since then. I don't mean adrift in an eating everything in sight kind of way, but adrift in a what do I do now way?
I'm not ready to claim total victory over weight loss yet. Things have improved a whole lot since the days when was a member of the 200lb club but its not all pretty under there. I generally feel good about my body and I'm happy with the way I look in my clothes. I feel healthy. I feel strong. I'm running faster and still maintaining my lifting strength in spite of losing weight. But I still have fat to lose (stomach! lower body!) and my BMI (as flawed as that metric is) is still a tiny bit on the overweight side which bothers me.
I can fit back into most of my pre-pregnancy clothes but not all of them even though I am about the same weight. But I think, no I know, my body composition has changed. I have more muscle. I had a BodPod test done before I got married in 2008 and I was about 23% body fat with 105lbs of lean muscle mass. I had a BodPod test done a few weeks ago and I was 21.1% with 112lb of lean muscle mass.* I was roughly the same weight for both of these tests. So yes, things have changed. Maybe those old shirts will never fit because my arms are bulkier now or my shoulders are wider – who knows? What I do know is that I need to figure out what's next and that definition needs to be more inclusive than fitting back into a 4 year old pair of jeans.
Most of what's next for me will focus on performance. I am finally back at the point in my running where I can make some breakthroughs on my old PRs. Looking back at my old numbers sparked a new goal. I want to place in the Top 3 for my gender age group in a race this year – a small race, not a race with 12,000 runners. When I check my race results, I'm often in 5th, 6th or 7th place with only a few seconds keeping me from placing higher. If I could shave a minute or two off my 5K time, I would be Top 3 and how cool would that be?
I'm doing a lot of reading right now and trying to figure out exactly how to accomplish this goal. I know that losing more weight would help – a lot. "Racing Weight" by Matt Fitzgerald and "The Paleo Diet For Athletes" are currently locked and loaded into my Kindle. How much weight though and how long do I want it to take?
I've been working hard at losing weight for a long time. Part of me would like to just chill and maintain for a while. The tricky thing is that I know very little about maintenance. I lost 25lbs back in 2007 and kept it off (until I had the baby) but I never felt like I was maintaining. I was always still trying to lose a few pounds. I never shed that dieter's mentality where it is all about keeping a caloric deficit. That mentality can be exhausting.
What I want is to accomplish my fitness goals and get to the point where I am truly maintaining my happy weight. I still haven't figured out what that weight is or if it is even a weight at all (16-17% body fat maybe?). I don't know and I'm still working it out.
Has anyone else struggled with this issue? How did you figure out where it all ends? Or are you a forever "dieter"?
*I had a BodPod test done in April 2010 and I was 39.3% fat. I lost about 40lbs of fat and gained 5lbs of muscle during this time. That is how I like to "lose weight"!


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Continuing my matcha baking adventures, I decided to try a matcha shortbread cookie recipe this weekend. I got the recipe from milk and honey cafe. The cookies came out delicious, but the dough was a bit hard to work with. I originally wanted to cut out pretty shapes, but my dough mixture kept crumbling, so I ended up just cutting the dough.
I think I'll play around with this recipe or try another recipe next time, in hopes of getting an easier dough to work with.
3/4 cup (2.25 oz) Confectioners sugar
5 oz unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1 3/4 cup (8.5 oz) all-purpose flour
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 tbsp Matcha green tea powder
1 cup Granulated sugar (for coating)
1. Whisk the confectioner's sugar and green tea together in a bowl.
Add the butter and green tea/sugar mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer
fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until smooth and light in color.
Add the flour and mix until well combined. Add the egg yolks and mix
just until the eggs are fully incorporated and a mass forms.
3. Form the dough into a disk and chill in the refrigerator until firm (about 30 minutes).
4. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Roll the dough out to ½" thickness. Cut the dough with a cookie cutter.
Toss each cut cookie in a bowl of granulated sugar to coat.
6. Place the sugar-coated cookie on a parchment lined pan. (I used my new silpat instead of parchment paper) Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges.
The cookies came out a beautiful shade of green. Like I mentioned above, the dough mixture was very crumbly. It was hard to force it together, and even after refrigeration, it didn't help much. I was able to cut the dough, but when I rolled it in sugar, a lot of the cookies fell apart, so I had to keep reshaping the dough.
I did get to finally try out my silpat though which was exciting. I heard about this wonderful invention from other sites and decided to get one. It worked great on my first try! No more greasing cookie pans. The cookies came off very easily!
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5 Responses to "Matcha Green Tea Shortbread cookies"
I made the same cookies following the same recipe a while back, and I agree with you, the dough was tough to work with. Did you get air pockets in the cookies?
Matcha cupcakes and bundt cakes… and now matcha shortbread. You're a matcha recipe expert! Those look delicious!
Hi helen- no air pockets for me, just very crumbly dough. I'm going to look into tweaking the recipe or using another one.
I wouldn't say expert, but I am getting the hang of using matcha and how much needs to be used to keep the beautiful green color and the flavor. I've come up with a few recipes on my own that I hope to test out soon.
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Four Big Ten players were among the 25 quarterfinalists for the Lombardi Award, given annually to the top linebacker or lineman in the country. However, Penn State linebackers Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges did not make the cut.
Were they snubbed? Considering their performances through the first six games, the answer appears to be yes.
For Mauti, who has earned two Big Ten defensive player of the week awards and one national defensive player of the week honor, it especially seems so.


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Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
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The Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge, was the tenth child and seventh son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George… Read More
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.
1774 Birth Born on February 24, 1774.
1786 12 Years Old He was tutored at home before being sent to the University of Göttingen in Germany in summer 1786, along with his brothers Prince Ernest (created Duke of Cumberland in 1799) and Prince Augustus (created Duke of Sussex in 1801).
1789 15 Years Old He was made honorary Colonel-in-Chief of the Hanoverian Guard Foot Regiment 1789–1803, but his military training began in 1791, when he and Prince Ernest went to Hanover to study under the supervision of the Hanoverian commander Field Marshal von Freytag.
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As a Hanovarian General-Major, he commanded a Hessian brigade under his paternal uncle, General Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn in Autumn 1794, then commanded the Hanovarian Guards during the retreat through Holland. … Read More
1800 26 Years Old In 1800 – stationed in the Electorate of Hanover – he attended the foundation of a village in the course of the cultivation and colonisation of the moorlands in the north of Bremen and named the municipality after himself Adolphsdorf (since 1974 a component locality of Grasberg).
1801 27 Years Old Over the course of the War of the Second Coalition against France (1799–1802), he travelled to Berlin in 1801, in order to prevent the impending Prussian occupation of the Electorate. … Read More
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In 1803, he was senior army commander, and replaced Wallmoden as commander of the on the Weser 1 June. … Read More
1805 31 Years Old The Duke served as colonel-in-chief of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards (Coldstream Guards after 1855) from September 1805, and as colonel-in-chief of the 60th (The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot from January 1824.
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After the collapse of the Napoleon's empire, he became Military Governor of Hanover 4 November 1813 – 24 October 1816, then Governor General of Hanover 24 October 1816 – 20 June 1837 (viceroy from 22 February 1831).
1817 43 Years Old After the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817, the Duke was set the task of finding a bride for his eldest unmarried brother, the Duke of Clarence (later William IV), in the hope of securing heirs to the throne—Charlotte had been the only legitimate grandchild of George III, despite the fact that the King had twelve surviving children. … Read More
1818 44 Years Old The Duke of Cambridge was married first at Kassel, Hesse on 7 May and then at Buckingham Palace on 1 June 1818 to his second cousin Augusta (25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889), the third daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse. … Read More
1837 63 Years Old When his niece, Queen Victoria succeeded to the British throne on 20 June 1837, the 123-year union of the crowns of Great Britain (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801) and Hanover ended. … Read More
1850 76 Years Old The Duke of Cambridge died on 8 July 1850 at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, and was buried at Kew. … Read More
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If you do not see Floyd as #1. Who is your #1 at 154?
You can't just say he is not #1 but do not post who is the #1.
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Got it in one.
Anyway, it's not about what Cotto had done, or hadnt as is the case, because it's as much about the other guys at 154 also having done nothing. Possibly even less than Cotto. Mayweather beat him, so he becomes a kind of default number 1 until someone that is probably a more true 154 pounder and likely to have actually fought there a long time does something worthy.
It's just a default position to be honest. 154 is a **** division and no one has done anything, no one is fighting each other, there hasn't been a true number 1 guy in ages. Floyd is just holding the position at name value until someone else comes along and does something there. He's not going to fight any true 154 pound guys, so there is no point thinking down that line.
It's just a time thing. Eventually someone'll do something there.
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It was simply because of Cotto, who should not have been #1 either. While much of the division have not fought each other, there are guys like Molina and Lara and now Trout who have done more than others, and have fought each other. They deserve #1 if anyone does. Cotto never deserved it.
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Only thing Floyd has going for him his a Name! Everything under that name is garbage. As for being the best at 154 for beating a washed out Cotto.....
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you act like he asked him to come down two divisions or up two divisions...oh wait...thats Floyd who does that! :WORD:
Well at least you have enough sense to know that Cotto was washed up when he fought Floyd.
oh....isnt funny, that now everyone saying that Cotto needs to fight at 147 and not 154....hes not that effective at 154. Looks like Manny fought him at his effective weight class!
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This is a fair question, but when the ONLY notable guy on your resume is Miguel Cotto (after Mayweather already beat him), Trout is not going to get the nod over Floyd as the top at 154lb and he shouldn't. You have to at least factor what the guy has done in neighboring weight classes.
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Are Americans Really Reading Less?
Fewer Americans are reading, the National Endowment for the Arts concluded in a report last year entitled, "To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence." This prompted hand-wringing, including a New Yorker article that asked, "What will life be like if people stop reading?"
But the study has also prompted criticism of its statistical methods. Charges lodged against the NEA include sloppy presentation of data and an arbitrary choice of reference year that combine to overstate the decline in reading skills. Others criticize the NEA for using numbers that omit computer-based reading, and failing to demonstrate that less book reading has dire consequences.
Are reading skills really declining in the U.S., and does this have the national consequence suggested by the report's title? I put these and other statistical questions to Sunil Iyengar, director of the NEA's office of research and analysis, which released the report.
I started by asking if NEA Chairman Dana Gioia may have overstated the case in the report's introduction by writing, "Whether or not people read, and indeed how much and how often they read, affects their lives in crucial ways." The introduction acknowledged that the report demonstrated merely correlation, not causation, between low reading skills and such negative life outcomes as low wages, unemployment and imprisonment. The report was built on surveys, as no ethical experiment would deprive some subjects of all reading opportunities to measure the effect. Meanwhile, charts showing that literary readers are more likely than non-readers to visit art museums (43% to 12%), and the like, aren't corrected for other factors such as income and leisure time.
Mr. Iyengar stood by Mr. Gioia's statement. "It's a significant contributor, and that's definitely what we believe," he said. Mr. Iyengar also defended the NEA's report, noting that for some of the surveys, his group controlled for other factors, though they couldn't control for income.
I also asked about a series of charts that seemed to magnify the decline in reading skills. Nancy Kaplan, professor at the University of Baltimore, pointed out in a blog post that the chart makes the decline of 17-year-old students' average reading score from 1984 to 2004 look quite steep, when in fact the drop was merely from 289 to 285. Moreover, that average reading score in 1971 was 285 — suggesting a modest rise in scores followed by a modest decline in the 33 years after 1971. Mr. Iyengar said those charts were clearly marked, and added, "It's not to shock people. It's to tell people very clearly what's happening."
As for the complaint about omitting computer reading, such as browsing newspapers or blogs online, Mr. Iyengar said most of the surveys didn't specify the medium of reading, though he acknowledged that some respondents might not have included their Web-based reading in their responses.
I also brought up two other numerical concerns. First, I asked if the increase in foreign-born U.S. residents — to 12% of the population in 2004, from less than 5% in 1970 — might account for some of the declines in English-language reading skills. Mr. Iyengar responded that the reading tests didn't include people who didn't pass a literacy test, and that reading skills have declined for all education levels — though that includes people who completed their coursework outside the U.S.
Lastly, the study spends a few pages bemoaning the decline in book spending, by 14% for the average consumer in the 20 years after 1985, after adjusting for inflation. But this may mean people are finding ways to spend less for the same book, which has become easier thanks to the advent of Amazon.com and online used-books listings. Mr. Iyengar maintained that the dollar figures are important, as they indicate "how much book reading is valued by households."
What do you think? Does the report make a strong case that reading has declined along with reading skills, and that this is a worrisome trend? Please let me know in the comments.
Further reading: Steven Johnson criticized the report in the Guardian, which evoked a response from Mr. Iyengar and Mark Bauerlein, who has also worked on the NEA research into reading declines.


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The new state education budget that takes effect Thursday is being cut 7.5 percent due to the recession.
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The cutback for the new budget is less than the 11 percent reduction in the current budget, which ends on Wednesday.
Cutbacks are also planned in the new state General Fund budget that begins Thursday. The Riley administration has warned most agencies to expect 3 percent less than they were appropriated for the first nine months of the fiscal year.


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Dassault Aviation, the French maker of Rafale fighter jet which is in exclusive negotiations with the Indian ministry of defence for the $12 billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender is facing rough weather at home.
In the latest strategic defence review carried out under the insistence of the French government, last month, France has capped the purchase of Rafale fighter jets to 225. Originally, the Rafale programme envisaged production of 320 aircraft for the French government but this was cut to 286 later and now to 225. Till date, only 180 of them have been ordered; all of them by France. The company is yet to find an export customer for its front-line fighter jet.
As a result, the cost of Rafale to France has climbed steadily. The French Senate assessment of the 2013 national defence budget pegs the total cost of the Rafale programme, including development expenses, to the French exchequer at 44.2 billion. Dividing the total programme cost with number of aircraft to be built i.e. 225 gives a per aircraft cost of 196.4 million or approx. Rs. 1,390 crore at today's exchange rate.
A cut to Rafale numbers for France poses a challenge to Dassault's military business which is mainly dependent on Rafale sales.
Given the situation, bagging MMRCA, which envisages purchase of 126 aircraft with an option for buying 63 more, is critical for Dassault. However, contrary to initial expectations of a quick contract signature, Dassault-MoD negotiations have dragged on for over a year.
As reported by FE earlier, cost has been an issue since the start besides the company's reluctance to transfer sophisticated technology to India and meet offsets requirements. In the last few months, questions have been raised by Dassault regarding the role of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the MMRCA. Moreover, the French company is unwilling to be held liable for the quality, timely and on-cost delivery of the 108 aircraft to be license produced at HAL. This is in breach of tender conditions and has emerged as a major threat to speedy contract conclusion.
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There are times I really yearn for a magic mirror, not to tell me that I am the fairest in the land, but to peek at the past and see history in action, especially when there are unsolved mysteries from centuries ago. I want to know the how, when, where and most importantly…why. My wish for a magic mirror today comes on the heels of news of an ancient tomb that was found in Peru. A tomb that included a carefully arranged ring of skeletons of babies…
Yes, a ring of skeletons of babies.
The tomb according to the National Geographic was found this spring in an ancient site called Pachacamac (located 20 miles south of the Peruvian capital of Lima.). Archeologists found about eighty bodies in what reportedly is said to be the largest tomb found at the site that was home to the Ychsma, "the little-understood pre-Inca people who built their largest known city at Pachacamac." The body count included about a dozen babies, with the skeletons arranged in a specific way with the heads of the infants pointing to the center of the tomb. The rest of the skeletons radiated out from the circle of babies with all the bodies posed in a fetal position.
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Last week I wrote about trends. This week, in an attempt to resume normal service, I want to discuss the extras—those little things that make a big difference. Often a greater difference than a major purchase ever could. It's the small stuff that you need to sweat for everyday sartorial satisfaction. Buying the right accessory, or using the right fragrance or beauty product, can make all the difference—I'm not talking about your outward appearance here, I'm talking about personal satisfaction, which is, after all, what really matters.
Let's start with perfume. Perhaps it's my age, but I increasingly find that a great fragrance can make a bigger difference on a daily basis than new clothes. There's nothing better than setting off in the morning or the evening safe in the knowledge that you smell of something delicious. I'm waxing alarmingly lyrical here, but where perfume is concerned, it's warranted.
Chanel has forayed into the world of dark, oriental fragrances with the launch of "Coco Noir" (£75 for 50 mL); even its classic Cuir Russie (my own favorite) and Bois des Iles aren't as deep as this woody fragrance, with bergamot, sandalwood and patchouli notes. Dreamed up by Chanel chief nose Jacques Polge, aided by Christopher Sheldrake, it was influenced by Coco Chanel's time in Venice.
Writers everywhere are busily acknowledging Tom Ford's influence in the rediscovery of oud—the dark, sweet, woody resin from the tropical agar tree, produced when the wood gets infected with a particular and unattractive-sounding mold. When Ford's "Oud Wood" went on sale in 2007, it was heralded as a game changer, and it certainly has been, if this year's proliferation of ouds is anything to go by. This autumn, you could sample various ouds from Roja Dove ("Crystal Aoud," £295 for 30 mL), Dior ("Oud Ispahan," from £120), Jo Love ("A Shot of Oud Over Mango," £45 for 30 mL) and Miller Harris ("La Fumée [Arabie], £120 for 50 mL).
Are facials a waste of time? There is an emerging view that they may well be (though I base this on a straw poll). It is certainly true that unless one is blessed with unlimited amounts of time and disposable income, facials can seem like an unnecessary indulgence. In which case, a facial scrub in the shower and a decent moisturizer might just do the same job. Of the products I have been using recently I can recommend Omorovicza's gentle buffing cleanser (£43 for 125 mL). I'm not going to give you all their scientific blah, but I can tell you that it buffs via ultrafine particles of mineral-rich diatomaceous earth and is packed full of vitamin C-rich Capsicum peptide. After that, I like Bioeffect's daytime cream (£57). Fans are no doubt drawn by the Icelandic brand's claims that using the cream "results in plumper and firmer skin, that is fully hydrated and has a fresh, more youthful appearance." I don't know about that, but it certainly feels good.
Which brings me to the naked face. If you have glimpsed the Céline advertising this season, you will know that it is not only the chicest thing out there but also that the model Daria Werbowy appears to be wearing absolutely nothing on her face. While we all know that this is simply not possible (even no-makeup makeup takes work), there is a whiff of change in the air. Maybe it's a backlash against the dark, noirish mode that was all over the catwalk and is now in stores and in fragrance (see "Coco Noir"). Maybe it's the influence of designer Phoebe Philo, who almost always appears barefaced. But increasingly, the women who look the most beautiful and the most modern seem to be wearing little or no makeup. In the U.S. recently, all five hosts of "The Talk," the successful daytime TV show, garnered appreciative reviews when they appeared makeup free (even Sharon Osborne). Pictures of Cindy Crawford, Rihanna and Katy Perry without makeup have recently circulated widely in the gossip press, with writers concluding: it really is OK to wear nothing on your face. Tokenistic or not, toning down the maquillage can only be a good thing, not least because your makeup bag will weigh a lot less. Should you be unable to face the world without your facial kit on, then the bare basics I would recommend are: Chantecaille bio-lift concealer, a cream and concealer in one (around £55); Burberry's eye-shaping pencil in Midnight Ash (£15.50); and Shiseido's accentuating color stick, a two-in-one timesaver, for use on cheeks and lips (being discontinued next month, so hurry up and buy one—or a dozen).
I credit interior designer Tara Bernerd for the colored-hair trend. I have never met her, but when I have glimpsed her at events or parties or seen pictures, I have always admired the flecks of bright color she wears in her hair. Bernerd was a very early adopter of the trend, which is by now rampant. In fact, Bernerd was so far ahead of the curve on this one that she's probably dying her hair an allover blonde by now to start a new trend. That doesn't mean that you can't request a couple of strands of unusual color somewhere subtle. I saw a 60-something in the street the other day with the underneath of her upswept gray hair dyed a delicate lavender. Très chic.
If you want to look really modern this season, carry a simple pouch, not a bag. I touched on this last week, but it's such a welcome change from the ostentation of the large designer bag that I want to recommend it again. If you have a Bottega Veneta "Cabat," you will know that the best pouch is the one contained within the tote, which you can simply detach from its leather tether. Otherwise try Christopher Kane's leopard-print leather clutch (£390), 3.1 Philip Lim's "Pashli" crocodile-effect clutch (£255), Smythson's medium "Eliot" travel pouch (£195) or Lulu Guinness's "Cameo" pouch £75.
Christopher Bailey of Burberry says he didn't choose the owls that adorn the T-shirts and sweaters of his latest collection for any reason other than that he "really likes" them. Bailey's are the best of a plethora of wildlife fronting sweaters and tops this fall. If you plan one indulgence this autumn, make it a Burberry intarsia cashmere "Owl" sweater (£895), a J.Crew "French hen" sweater (£95) or a J.W. Anderson for Topshop "Bat" jumper (£69.99).
And finally, I've had some enquiries about SoulCycle, the dynamic static cycling exercise class in New York, mentioned in last week's interview with J.Crew boss Mickey Drexler. The company says they are currently looking for premises in London and plan to open three centers by the end of 2013.
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After the diagnosis I began to realize that information was actually sticking to my mental white board.
I can follow a thought, and explore an idea lately without worrying that it will be erased before my very eyes, leaving me to grasp into the big fat nothingness for the ending to a blog post. This has been just so damn frustrating for me, I can't even tell you.
In the past, if I knew I wanted to explore a thought in a post, I would become really excited and inspired, but also totally anxious! What if when I sat down to write about it, the thread of thought evaporates in my mind like rain on the blacktop of a hot, dry, summer day? Yes, readers- this is exactly what usually happens.
Last week I purchased a few books to read about writing, grammar, and best practices. My spelling and gramatical knowledge is Dreadful with a capitol D. If you've been a reader for a while, I am sure this fact is not lost on you. While I have your attention- thank you for continuing to read the gloppity glop i've put out, regardless of the lack of technical skill -that's love right there, and I'll take it when and where I can get it, muah!
I am wanting more than ever to write a book, because I am gaining confidence in my ability to deeply explore a subject in my writing and have so much I want to tell you. Without having any idea where to begin, am going to trust that I will just know when the time is right. In the meantime, I am also reading so many of the books that were previously piled on my night stand which give me endless inspiration. Finally, I can read and comprehend without having to re-read the same section over and over again. It's been such an effort to read, especially these last few years, and I'm back to devouring them, Hallelujah!
The other area of my life I'd really like to focus on is, building an audience of readers for this blog so that I can get better at writing and communicating, and delivering content in a way that is easy to read, relate to, and fun for readers to respond to- any thoughts on this?
I know that a big part of building readership is first gaining more audience and followers who then recommend you to friends. This is about where I ask you to sign up and follow me. If you like my posts, I'll promise to work hard to keep it interesting ( you can submit your email on the sidebar or follow my RSS feed) I invite you to comment often or reach out to me via email (firstname.lastname@example.com). I'd welcome any feedback or suggestions you have about my writing or blog, and I'd also love to hear if there are topics you think I should explore or other suggestions you think I might benefit from.
These are the following things I think about as I explore what I'd like my posts to accomplish:
- Are the posts inspiring, or thought provoking?
- Am I using humor in the appropriate way? Is it funny or am I thinking I am being funny and not!
- Are the posts self indulgent or written in a way that is off putting or pedantic?
- Are the posts share worthy? Is this blog something you'd like to invite your friends to follow?
- Am I writing about things that have value to my reader and generate interesting perspectives or insight?
- Are the thoughts being explored clear, and east to follow?
When blogging first started, as I remember it; my daughter was only three. I began writing posts for my company website- knowing that they would barely be seen (never underestimate a woman's ability to find you).
Since then- the blogging world has exploded. I attended an amazing bloggers conference last year and was amazed at how many women were seriously using their writing and audience building as a way to generate income in order to be able to stay at home with their children, and live outside of the confines of a 9-5 workday (Amen).
There are several I've followed over the years who have made amazing strides in the quality of their writing and in increasing their readership. They are wisely leveraging their perspective on life, while using their sense of humor as lucrative money makers. I'm also finding that they are using their hard won writing foundation as a way to launch other entrepreneurial ventures. It's not uncommon now to see several of the better known bloggers and bloggesses publishing books, how to guides, or other related products.
I love that the advancement of social media has allowed women especially, a safe place to find their voice and express their inner thoughts and personalities. I love using writing as a tool for insight, and the transition of using a journal in private – to being more open in the blogosphere with posts usually reserved for a hello kitty lock and key journal. I am gaining so much wisdom, connectedness, and insight from being able to share my thoughts with others; and read theirs. It's a powerful medium for social change and creative problem solving, and it's very entertaining.
As part of this piece, I thought I should include some of my favorite bloggers who are finding their niche, gaining momentum, or who have already exploded on the scene with thousands upon thousands of readers. Some of them are people I personally know- and who I also know would appreciate a plug. You never know when the next voice will gain the attention of many- it's an exciting prospect. I hope you enjoy their blogs as much as I do.
- Past Fashion Future: Author Emma Grady happens to be my cousin but this is not why I think her blog is great. I think her blog is great because it's consistant, inspiring, and is spreading a great message about what fashion "can be" for those of us who are always struggling as we try to make it our own. Emma believes that each and every woman should have her own sense of style that leverages pieces that are passed through family generations that have timeless lines, and sentimental value. She is hip, young, and lives in NYC. She's taught me so much about how to create meaning through my wardrobe, and use it as sustainable extension of who I am. Very cool.
- Chateau and Bungalow: Created by a few of my favorite female entrepreneurs. Authors Amy MacMillan and Pamela Younes join founder Sarah O'Neill Fernandez to dish on interior design making it the perfect tastemakers blog that often has great advice for at- home design projects, interior decor tips, product spotlights, and and great before and afters (my personal fave), which feature projects they have personally touched through their combined design consulting business. Sarah is also a contributing author for Parentables which is a Discovery Network site.
- Thoughtful Design: This blog takes a more holistic look at the essence of design, while focusing on what makes a certain design or product a good one. Author Austin White is a self appointed "frustrated designer", web marketer, and unapologetic Apple fan. His fascination with design and user experience makes him an excellent source for highlighting the details on design most people miss. I personally love him and his blog. A big congratulations to Austin for launching his very own awesome design this year to accompany the Apple-TV. His genius product bloc has been featured in over ten major reviews and publications all over the world including Macworld.
- Momestery: Oh, to one day write like Glennon Melton. I love her vulnerability, her humor, her photos, her view point, her imperfections. Her posts inspire me daily, and she is one of the afore mentioned super-bloggers who has gone on to publish her book, Carry On Warrior– which takes no prisoners and is straitening spines, and splintering hearts everywhere. Love. Her.
- Martha Wills: Martha is a childhood friend, and she and I reconnected a few years ago. She's a little blogging rock star working different angles to explore her voice and her audience. She's describes herself as: freelance writer, blogger, social media devotee. Mom to twin girls. Writer. Apologetic grammarista. Appreciator of art; passion for fashion and fabric. Committed, yet slow runner. Cupcake loving diabetic. Yogi in search of self.
Who is your favorite blogger or writer, and why? Can you lead our readers to some of your favorites? Please comment in the box below, and while you are at it, I'd love it if you'd consider following me!


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Who Is Jesus?
The Gospel of John contains seven statements giving the reader a clear picture of Jesus. It is no accident that John gives us seven. This is the number of perfection. These "I Am" sayings go back to Exodus 3:13-15 where God revealed Himself to Abraham as the great I AM THAT I AM. The seven declarations are:
Just in case the reader missed it, John makes it even clearer by recording the time the Jews tried to kill Jesus for claiming be the I AM of the Old Testament scriptures (John 8:52-59). In the story the Jews asked Jesus, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?" Jesus answered them in a way that they could not miss, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." The Jews reaction was to try to stone Jesus because he claimed to be equal to God (v. 58).
We only have one of four options or conclusions left to us by Jesus.
Who is Jesus? He is the Bread to feed upon, the Light to follow, the Door to enter, the Shepherd to guide, the Resurrection upon which to wait, the Way of salvation to trust, and the Vine in which to abide.
One preacher said, "He came as He was to be what He was; He came as He did to do what He did." Come to Jesus Christ now and you'll never regret it; however, reject Jesus Christ and you'll never cease regretting it. The hell of hell will be the opportunity you had to be saved, but, instead, you spit in Jesus Christ's divine face.
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4 tips for teaching kids to give back
It's essential to teach children the importance of giving back and being grateful for everything they have and are given.
While it's not always easy to teach life's big lessons -- and it certainly doesn't happen overnight -- as parents we must do all we can. As the father of six kids, I've learned some things that are helpful in teaching kids about giving back.
Volunteer. One of the biggest and most powerful things you can do is to volunteer -- together with your child. Volunteering at a soup kitchen, serving and/or making food, volunteering at an assisted-living facility, reading to the elderly or even volunteering to walk homeless shelter dogs are all great things to do.
Engaging in volunteering with your children will allow them to be able to appreciate everything they have and to be empathetic toward those less fortunate. It will allow them to feel a sense of accomplishment when they see the reactions and emotions their volunteering brings.
Donate. Donating is an important part of giving back. Discuss with your children the idea of "giving to others," and allow them to brainstorm a list of items they could donate or give, and to whom they would donate those items. If your children have a plethora of stuffed animals or old books, for example, maybe they'd consider donating a few they don't use anymore.
If your children have been saving up money, maybe they'll want to donate that -- you could match their donation -- to a soup kitchen or animal shelter to help others. Remember donations don't have to be huge; they just have to be thoughtful.
Give thanks. Encourage your child to be appreciative on a daily basis. Ask your child what he or she is thankful for, and express your own thanks and gratitude as well. Bake cookies or muffins with your child to deliver to people who help you every day, such as the baby sitter, the letter carrier, teachers and others.
When your child takes time to reflect on all that he or she is thankful for, a greater sense of compassion develops, and your child will likely have a stronger desire to share things with others.
Help at home. Kids often take their parents for granted, but having your children help out with household chores and duties will make them more appreciative of all that Mom and Dad do. Small, consistent tasks such as helping with household chores will lead to greater community involvement and gratitude down the road.


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Sarah Millican
Born May 29, 1975
Sarah Millican is an English stand-up comedian. Millican won the if. comedy award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Browse recent news and stories about Sarah Millican.
Bbc Chief: No More Comedy Shows With All Male PanelsGuardian (UK) - Feb 08, 2014
Feminist Wins Edinburgh Comedy Award With Show Poking Fun At SexismGuardian (UK) - Aug 24, 2013
Why The Joke's On The Husband Who Dumped Sarah Millican The £2.5million New Queen Of ComedyDaily Mail (UK) - May 04, 2013
Entertainment Venue Loses £800,000 In Three YearsYorkshire Post - May 02, 2012
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Sarah Millican.
1975 Birth Born on May 29, 1975.
2004 29 Years Old Her husband left her unexpectedly in 2004 after seven years of marriage; they have since divorced. … Read More
2008 33 Years Old Her debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, based around her divorce, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008.
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In spring 2009 she began previewing her second Edinburgh show, attracting enthusiastic reviews for her material on the battle of the sexes. … Read More
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Her stand-up show, The Sarah Millican Television Programme began on 8 March 2012 on BBC Two.
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August 2, 2014, 03:22 PM
Look at the single shot muzzle loading target rifle on the back cover. It's the one on the very far right. Looks conventional with a grip and trigger where you'd expect it to be, but on the forearm is a foregrip with its own trigger and trigger guard. :confused: What's going on here? I'd like it explained.


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Women's Soccer Alumni Reunion Dates Set
March 21, 2013
PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne women's soccer alumni reunion will be held April 20th and 21st.
The festivities will begin on Saturday April 20th at 5:00 p.m. with an alumni soccer match held on Rooney Field. Following the game, there will be a reception in the Hall of Fame Room in the A.J. Palumbo Center beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The following day, the current Dukes team will face Robert Morris at noon and Marshall at 2:30 p.m. in round-robin format matches. The President's Box will be open to alumni to watch the game.
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Feeding Our Future: Putting Native Foods Back on the Plate
Why did the Tohono O'odham stop eating and growing their Native foods?
Why did the Tohono O'odham stop eating and growing their Native foods?
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Family members call on state to legalize a patient's right to die on own terms.
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My Job
My title is Turbomachinery Branch Chief.
I manage a group of 12 engineers that turn the ideas of our lab's "rocket
scientists" or more correctly aeropropulsion researchers into reality.
I have both a bachelors degree and masters degree in structural engineering.
All the engineers in my group have degrees in either mechanical, aerospace
or structural engineering. Essentially, we all do mechanical engineering.
The job of the engineer is to "turn the ideas of today into the realities
of tomorrow." This a great cliche, but says in a few words what every
engineer's job is. All great ideas almost always have to go through a
process of design, build and testing before they can be implemented. This
process weeds out bits and pieces of an idea that just are not practical
and at the same time replaces these with practical solutions.
My Career Journey
I spent many of my formative years growing
up on a dairy farm in Idaho. I always planned on being a veterinarian.
As I got older and took on more responsibilities with the dairy cows,
I changed my mind. This change in mind occurred after milking cows on
a rather wet and cold fall day. After enduring a few hours of having a
wet manurery tail slapped across my face many times, I decided that working
with animals was not for me. Although I loved animals, I just did not
have the patience to work with them day in and day out.
I had always done well in math and science in high
school and so I knew I wanted to do something in a related field. In addition
to being a dairy farmer, my dad also had a degree in Civil Engineering.
I decided to pursue civil engineering partly because of my dad and also
because I figured it would give me a chance to work outdoors a lot working
on construction projects. As I approached the end of my four years in
engineering school, I found I liked the analytical side of things and
so I concentrated my studies towards structural analysis.
Out of school I got a job with Goddard Space Flight
Center in Maryland as a structural engineer working on satellites. It
was my job to make sure that when a satellite was launched, that it did
not fall apart. I ensured it was strong enough to endure both launch and
in the case of Space Shuttle payloads, landing. After eleven years in
Maryland, I decided that living in Washington, D.C. was not where I wanted
to raise my kids nor where I wanted to live the rest of my life, so I
arranged to transfer to Lewis Research Center here in Cleveland, OH. I
have shifted from working on space hardware to working on jet engine research.
Most of the skills do transfer over. Physics is physics. All I learned
before still applies, just in different ways.
Career Likes/Dislikes
I love working for NASA. We do cutting edge
research. We do work that no other group does. We work on projects that
will change the way we all will live in the future. The only negative
aspects of my career is that it forces me to live in a large city. I am
a small town country boy. I still wish I could live in the mountains of
Idaho. Cleveland is an improvement over Maryland, but it is still not
Childhood Influences on your Career
I took all the math and science courses
that I could while I was in High School. I also tried to do lots of different
things and not be afraid of something just because it was unfamiliar.
I developed an attitude when I was a kid that I still have today, that
is a desire to always learn new things.
I would say go for it, because it is a very
satisfying career. It provides a good stable income in our somewhat uncertain
world. A good engineer will always be able to find work,because there
is a great demand for engineering skills and because these skills cans
transfer over to many other occupations.
Math, science and computer courses are always good
things to help you prepare for a career in engineering. English also can
not be overlooked. What often separates a good engineer from a not-so-good
engineer is his/her ability to communicate his/her ideas in writing and
in speaking.
Personal Influences
My father was the one that had the most
influence on my decision to choose engineering. He was both a farmer and
an engineer. He did well at both, but always had a hard time choosing
between the two. He always told me that engineering schools' purpose is
not to teach students to be engineers, but to teach students how to think.
They then will teach themselves to be engineers. I completely agree.
Future Plans
Envisioning the future is always a tough
one for me. I always have believe that you try to do the best at whatever
you are doing and the future will take care of itself. I plan to work
another 15 or 20 years at NASA. I want to make significant contribution
to help every person who desires to travel to space someday. I think that
before I retire from NASA, this goal will be achieved.
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Eating out one girl of each race.
John ate out Keisha, Hot Legs, Sandy, Ling Ling, and Maria - John is tasting the rainbow.
লিখেছেন- 'Bow Taster 28 de অক্টোবার de 2010
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Filling up a vagina with skittles and eating them out
Skittles are 2 for 1 at Wawa. Looks like I'll be tasting the rainbow all week!
লিখেছেন- J. Grizz 3 de মে de 2011
When 7 men of different colors ejaculate into one's mouth.
Achmed, LeShaun, Jose, Ching-Ming, Eric, and Chief Running-Horse all came into Vanessa's mouth. She really enjoyed tasting the rainbow.
লিখেছেন- A Mexican Midget 8 de নভেম্বার de 2011
The first time a person (usually a woman) engages in an extremely homosexual act (usually carpet munching).
Dude, did you hear about Emily?
Yeah man, I heard she and Sha-Nay-Nay got drunk at that party and tried tasting the rainbow.
Yeah man, I heard she and Sha-Nay-Nay got drunk at that party and tried tasting the rainbow.
লিখেছেন- B_Dizzle 11 de এপ্রিল de 2006
When a "straight" dude sucks a gay's weasel.
Yo man, my boy meek peaced out early last night, he was busy tasting the rainbow.
লিখেছেন- Von Meek 23 de জানুয়ারি de 2009
When a one person sleeps with an asian, black, white, and hispanic in one night
that guy walked in the room with four girls with different races he must be Tasting the Rainbow
লিখেছেন- aslan49 9 de সেপ্টেমবার de 2010


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Browse Zinger
Made of hard rock maple wood.
Clear coated natural wood finish.
Blade has size and company name printed clearly in black.
One 18x10 Pro-Zinger Wood Propeller
All propeller must be checked and balanced before using.
If a prop reamer is needed, use GPMQ5005 (SAE) or GPMQ5007 (Metric).
Length: 18" (tip to tip)
Pitch: 10" (blade angle-how far prop pulls forward in one rotation)
Thickness at hub: .75" (19mm)
Hole Diameter: .26" (6.5mm)


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Happy Craven Fernandez, 74, former Philadelphia city councilwoman, community activist and college president, died Saturday of complications from a stroke at Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse.
Dr. Fernandez underwent successful lung surgery Jan. 10, but suffered the stroke moments before being released from a hospital on Jan. 13. Her family reported Saturday that she died peacefully.
"We are all so sad, but can smile when we think of the great days together and the great contributions she made over the years," her family emailed friends.Born Gladys Vivian Craven in 1939, the Omaha, Neb., native combined a folksy Midwestern nickname with her married surname to create the unforgettable moniker, Happy Fernandez.