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Shanna Dillon and Eric Frost sleep on Coleman air mattresses with their two kids in the third church that has hosted them on their journey as a homeless family.
Meanwhile, Yofi, a Labrador retriever-mastiff acquired when the family lived on a 10-acre farm in Oklahoma, is living like a relative king. He temporarily has the dog room to himself in Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, the only family shelter that allows pets. PetSmart opened the pet sanctuary last year and spread the concept nationally to all 182 Family Promise shelters. It is critical psychologically for many homeless families.
"Do you know who the optimist is in the family? The pet," said Ted Taylor, executive director of the Valley's Family Promise. "Who is the child most attached to? The pet."
Relationships — between families and pets, between faith organizations and congregations, between volunteers and the desperate — are key to Family Promise's success. That becomes apparent during the holidays, when homelessness can render the season bleak.
One of Family Promise's partners, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church in Scottsdale, will host all 12 of the shelter's families for a blowout Christmas party. Some will spend the night there, and others will go to Scottsdale First Church of the Nazarene, working with St. Patrick Catholic Community Church, for dinner and an overnight stay. The families may be surprised at how joyful the day can be.
"Last year, I had all single moms, all dreading the holidays," said Nicole Delgado, social-work manager for Family Promise. "All they wanted to do was go to sleep and wake up in January. But the church had not just gifts for the kids but the moms, too. All the moms said it was the best holiday ever."
Family Promise, one of six Valley family shelters, relies on a labyrinth of connections to weave a physical and emotional safety net. The non-profit has a network of 27 faith organizations and hopes to add 11 more. The Arizona Humane Society donates services. Volunteers contribute pots and pans, paper towels and toothpaste. Other agencies find day care or transitional housing, and a network of private employers help place parents in jobs.
The "interfaith hospitality network" allows Family Promise to operate with a staff of five instead of the 40 needed to run a full-bed shelter, Taylor said. The non-profit figures it delivers $3 in goods and services for every $1 donated.
"I believe this is miraculous," Taylor said of the network. "It is truly a Christmas story."
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix is among the many agencies that have been supported by funds from the annual Season for Sharing campaign sponsored by The Arizona Republic, 12 News and azcentral.com.
Pets and apartments
Family Promise is tucked off Belleview Street in Scottsdale. The modern architecture of SkySong, Arizona State University Scottsdale Innovation Center, is visible from the entrance, and Skin Cabaret sit on the corner. Habitat for Humanity workers hammer away across the street, in one of the affluent city's few low-income neighborhoods.
The shelter was once an eight-plex apartment with a central courtyard. Families stay in the "day center" until 5:30 p.m., when vans whisk them to one of the churches or synagogues. There, congregation volunteers host meals and provide sheets and blankets for the air mattresses. The families stay overnight until Family Promise picks them up at 5:30 a.m.
Each family with a pet gets an hour at a time in the pet room. Families alternate hours for another private room equipped with children's tables and toys. Privacy is difficult in shelters, Taylor said, and sometimes, parents just need to be alone with their kids.
Many families arrive without pets. Family Promise is still working on getting a pet question into the Valley's screening process. But those without can get their fill of Snowball, the resident cat. Helplessly sleepy during the day, Snowball allows youngsters to play with him. At night, he prowls the neighborhood and chases stray chihuahuas from the shelter.
The organization is hosting 12 families with 43 people now. So far in 2013, Family Promise helped 80 families and hopes to aid 100 next year. The organization, which launched in New Jersey in 1988, operates in 41 states and serves more than 50,000 people a year.
Job losses prevail
Dillon, 35, and Frost, 41, relaxed with Yofi, still a puppy at 80 pounds, in Family Promise's private pet room recently to relate how they came to be without a home. Dillon's 15-year-old daughter Kennetha was attending a courtyard holiday party hosted by Phoenix's Temple Chai and the couple's son Camden, 9, popped in to show off a new backpack.
A job loss factored into their journey, one of the constant themes of homelessness. Frost has been a glazier for 20 years, and he landed a job in Phoenix before the family left Colorado. Dillon had set aside what she hoped was enough money to pay for a motel in Phoenix.
It wasn't. Snowy roads lengthened the trip in their 1990 Dodge pickup truck. The money covered just two days in a Mesa motel, but Dillon found Family Promise online.
"We were so new to the area, and I needed to enroll the kids in school," she said. "With the kids and the dog, it was getting really stressful. Everybody likes to make it on their own, but it gets so overwhelming."
Hiding in plain sight
They are an atypical homeless family only because the parents are together. About 84 percent of the families that Family Promise helps are single mothers. And they are looming larger in counts of homeless families.
Federal statistics show the number of homeless families has risen by 17 percent, to make up 40 percent of the nation's 3.5 million homeless people. Maricopa County alone had more than 4,000 homeless families in 2012, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
And the families often have held good jobs. Family Promise has helped police officers, firefighters, health-care workers and computer experts.
"The (homeless families) do not stand on street corners," Taylor said. "They don't beg for money. They don't want to be seen."
The Family Promise network has a success rate of 72 percent for moving families into work, Taylor said. Social workers rely on the non-profit's relationships with Ace Hardware, the Hilton hotel chain, bakeries and other employers. The typical run for finding a job with this help is about 28 days.
Family Promise helps with clothing, resumes, job searches and, when they move into housing, household items and furniture. The non-profit provides parenting classes, and Taylor makes sure they are counseled in managing cash. Most families stay fewer than 60 days before finding housing and work.
"The day of intake, I'm talking about discharge," Delgado said. "It's short-term, it's intense, but you get what you need."


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These laws said the colonists could only sell their goods to England. They couldn't trade with Spain or any other European country.
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Rather have Suter.
Suter was drafted higher as well, same year.
Agree on the signing as a RFA. But that is a different issue. There are several posts here saying they don't want Weber period. Low class, don't need that type of stuff etc.... Well sorry but that is pure 100% BS. Worst part is, it completely ignores facts. From the mid 80's through 96 the RW's were one of the most skilled teams in all the NHL. lead or near the top in scoring year after year. raked up goals and points. How many Cups did we win? 0. it wasn't untill we learned to play D and learned how to play tough that we started to win. Look at all teh great offensive players we had during that period. oates, Klima, Yzerman, later added Federov, Kozlov, Lirianov, Coffey, Lidstorm etc...... the list goes on and on. It wasn't untill lapointe, McCarty, Shanahan, Kocur, Rouse, ward, Pushor etc...... came along, with their toughness that we started to win. Fight Night at the Joe is what made this team. There is no doubt about that. Every player on the team from 97 says so. heck....I wonder how many of the high and mighty posted threads on this forum bashing Burt when he went after weber the next game? Don't seem to be able to find any......... In fact, I seem to remember everyone in every media forum giving kudos to burt for doing it.
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Here's a good article by Justin Bourne that touches on something the Wings definitely need to get better at--zone exits. It sounds like it's one in a series he'll be writing on them.
For those who aren't familiar with him, Bourne is a former minor-leaguer who breaks downs of some of the finer points of the game in an entertaining way. It usually makes for a great read and illuminates aspects that a casual fan might overlook.
While everyone plays an important role in getting the puck out of the zone, the onus usually falls on the winger to make the crucial play that determines whether your team's heading on a rush, or doomed to a shift hemmed in your own zone.
A common mistake of wingers (well, of almost every forward) is giving in to their desire to get ahead of the play. You know where the play is headed, so you might as well get there, right?
Well, no. By playing higher in the D-zone on breakouts, you put yourself into traffic, which gives you less time to make a play, forces the D-man to make a harder pass, and puts you first in the queue of players due to get Kronwalled.
So, get low, open up, and pivot towards the boards.
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Sitting on a hilltop overlooking the vineyards of the Kurger-Rumpf winery in the rolling hills of the Pflaz area of Germany, I was thrilled by the scenery and the sumptuous spread laid out before me.
In this idyllic setting, I had a hearty and delicious frankfurter and lentil soup after a sunny morning of picking grapes for the harvest.
Ulrike Baum, one of my lunch companions, told me that this is a typical soup of the region.
"It gives us fuel after work in the vineyards," she said.
It's a one-pot meal that will brighten an evening dinner.
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My playing time has been even more restricted than usual this month. However, I do seem to be nearing the end of Skyward Sword now, as I've got the first piece of the Triforce now. As for Yoshi's Island, I'm on level 6-3 so I think I'm near the end of that too. It might seem sacrilege to some, but I'm really not enjoying Yoshi's Island, to the point where I'm just trying to finish it merely because I've got this far and I want to tick it off. It's strange because as I've written before, Super Mario World is one of my favourite games, but Yoshi's Island just doesn't have the same feel to it. Maybe it's the irritation caused whenever I lose Baby Mario? I dunno.
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quote: But still lower those damn cars, Fit, Aero, Spark, ect - why are they ALL tall and skinny, make them sort and WIDE!
quote: it's not to fool anyone. Go measure it.
quote: None of the cars you listed are anywhere near this car's class. Even the Neon and Corolla are a step or two above it. I agree with the previous poster, they make these so ugly: small yet tall which makes them look ridiculous.
quote: why are you comparing new cars with old cars?
quote: Nice way to try and win an argument.
quote: How many times do i have to say this. EVs have their batteries underneath the seat/floorboard. That's a few hundred pounds of batteries. It has to go there.
quote: WHY not make it MORE aerodynamic, lower to the ground, almost sports car like. Oh wait, with most of the US FAT, no one could get into it that's why.
quote: But still lower those damn cars, Fit, Aero, Spark, ect - why are they ALL tall and skinny, make them sort and WIDE!
quote: They cannot make them wider on that short of a wheel base because it will be unstable and cause more drag.
quote: It's worth pointing out that lower drag coefficient doesn't automatically mean lower drag. To calculate actual drag, you multiply the drag coefficient by the surface area of the profile the car presents to the wind, times a few constants.
quote: I never said lowering drag will increase unstability.
quote: Yes they can and have and lower CG does NOT make a car more unstable. It does the opposite. These cars are tall to give the impression of roominess, that's all. Wheelbase comparison Chevy Spark: 93.1 inches Pontiac Solstice: 95.1 inches Track comparison Chevy Spark: 55.5/55.7 inches Pontiac Solstice: 60.1/60.7 inches Overall width comparison Chevy Spark: 62.9 inches Pontiac Solstice: 71.3 inches
quote: Where I live, there are hills and drainage ditches -- and yeah, even speed bumps and pot holes. And with that in effect, I absolutely hate low-to-ground cars, with a passion.
quote: Why do automakers insist on making these horrible looking small cars?
quote: Vehicle engineering is far more complex than the average person comprehends. Everything is a compromise, because ultimately in the end, you are limited by physics in what you can do with a given automotive design.
quote: This car is slightly higher than the average car due to the sheet of battery underneath and heat sink. That is all
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Reading police are trying to track down whoever is responsible for breaking into a Roman Catholic church and stealing crucifixes, artwork, rosaries and other items.
Crime Alert Berks County and Reading police are looking for the public's help in solving the burglary that occurred sometime between April 14 and 28 at St. Mary's Church in the 200 block of South 12th Street.
Church personnel discovered a burglary had occurred when they found a broken window in a church door along with pry marks on the same door.
Church personnel then found that the suspect or suspects stole: two crucifixes; a large wall-hanging of the Last Supper made of metal; a wooden framed plaque with a silver eagle; a tapestry of the Divine Mercy Jesus; a silver wall clock; and a box containing rosaries and candles.
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It's almost the winter solstice, Dec. 21, when the Mayan long count calendar, which began 5,123 years ago, comes to an end, a time of portent and predictions if you follow such things. What intrigues me most about this is the grand astronomical alignment said to occur.
On that date, the Milky Way will rise to a position vertical in the sky. The elliptical path the Earth takes around the sun will cross the galaxy horizontally, and our sun itself will line up where they meet. Something like a Celtic cross will be formed, or, if you will, a crossroads.
This is revealed in the film "2012: The Beginning" - created by writer-director-producer Shannon King Buset and cinematographer Gabriel Noble - that Barry and Stella Rivers showed last June as part of the Maui Film Festival.
Buset and Noble decided to find out what all the fuss is about and traveled to Mayan sites in Mexico and Honduras to speak with archaeologists, anthropologists, experts in sacred Mayan texts and an "archaeo-astronomer."
The bottom line: The Mayans used the long count calendar to know whether it's time to change things or to stick with the status quo.
The Mayans loved lowest common multiples and highest common divisors. They were skilled mathematicians. They looked at the stars with the naked eye but kept careful records and were able to observe cycles. They have several calendars, some shorter, but the long count calendar is measured in 400-year-old segments called baktun.
At the classic Mayan ruins of Copan in Honduras lies a temple complex that is to the Mayans what Athens was to ancient Greece. Margarita Temple, located 65 feet under Temple 16, dates to 435 A.D. Discovered in 1993, rarely visited or filmed, its symbols describe the destruction of the previous age and the creation of the new era. The idea of 13 cycles may have begun in Copan.
At the end of the ninth baktun, an expert in the film explains, the age of kingly states began, and at the end of the 10th, the age of kings ended. At the end of the 11th, the Mayans abandoned Chichen Itza (40,000 people walked away and created a new capital). At the end of the 12th, the Mayan Indians initiated a rapprochement with their longtime enemies, the Spanish.
We are coming up on the ending of the 13th baktun, a time considered highly significant by John Major Jenkins, chief proponent of a theory predicting a time of disaster after 2012. The theory is said to come from the Mayan city-state of Palenque, which flourished in the seventh century, and in the Yucatan, where the Mayans were "intensely great astronomers."
"Something is coming that has never happened before," Jenkins said.
On Tortuguero Monument 6, a ruler named Lord Jaguar recorded his biographical testament on two flat stones about 6 inches thick, now in a museum. They noted the relationship between his birthday in 612 A.D. and the end of the 13th baktun in 2012 when the the sun lines up with the crossroads of the Milky Way and the ecliptic, the plane in space continuous with the sun's equator around which most of the planets revolve.
The left panel counts time from the king's birthday, where a war god appears, to the upper-right corner of the right panel, where a figure of the same god appears. Said anthropologist Barbara MacLeod, "This guy's coming back again, and he's a god of war."
The last piece of evidence for the theory lies in the Dresden Codex - one of the few surviving Mayan books, and named for the German city where it is housed in a museum - which, on page 74, depicts a flood scene at the end of the 13th baktun, a cataclysmic event that a German anthropologist decided was predictive. Others suggest is was merely a depiction of a past event.
Ac Tah, a contemporary Maya spiritual leader and descendant of the Yucatec Maya of Mexico, says there will be no apocalypse. The Maya do not believe in the end of existence. "We begin again and never die."
"They believe baktun endings are about renewal, but at the sacrifice of previous ways of being," said an archaeologist. The end of a baktun offers the opportunity to change, to put aside what is stale and to come up with a new agenda.
"It is the time to put aside things that are not working and apply those that will."
The most important thing, according to Ac Tah, is to develop a unifying consciousness that will lead to a more harmonious world. "May we all be strong in will and faith in ourselves, and may we enter a cycle of peace."
* Laurel Murphy is a former staff writer for The Maui News whose "Keiki o ka 'Aina" column appears each Tuesday. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Al Woods DL TEN (13) 3 years ago
Titans signed NT Al Woods, formerly of the Steelers, to a two-year, $5 million contract.
Scratch those scheduled visits to Green Bay and Arizona. Woods can play some defensive end, but will ideally be a run-stuffer up the gut in Ray Horton's hybrid 3-4 scheme. The 2010 four-rounder should be fresh after playing just 223 snaps with the Steelers last year.
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Updating a previous item, the Titans have not signed free agent NT Al Woods.
A previous report indicated they had, but the beat reporter has retracted. Woods is visiting Tennessee on Wednesday, and is scheduled to visit the Packers on Thursday. He has a third meeting lined up with Arizona for Friday.
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Titans signed NT Al Woods, formerly of the Steelers.
Woods, 27, backed up Steve McLendon at nose tackle in Pittsburgh last year, providing a big lift in run defense as McLendon wore down late in the season. He's a natural fit under new Titans DC Ray Horton, who studied under and played for Steelers DC Dick LeBeau. Woods is a probable starter in Nashville.
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Free agent NT Al Woods will visit the Titans on Wednesday.
The 2010 fourth-rounder played 223 snaps last season. Woods could also play defensive end in DC Ray Horton's hybrid 3-4, though he's far more useful as a run stopper than pass rusher.
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Steelers NT/DE Al Woods has been taking reps with the second-team in OTAs.
The Steelers invested a fourth-round pick in Alameda Ta'amu a year ago with the hope he would start, or at least be part of a rotation at nose tackle. Instead, the team has already named Steve McLendon their starter, while moving Woods to second on the depth chart. Woods also has the versatility to play defensive end in Pittsburgh's 3-4 scheme. Ta'amu is on notice.
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Steelers claimed DT Al Woods off waivers from the Seahawks.
Woods was active just twice for the Seahawks this season, tallying two tackles. His snaps figure to be extremely limited in Pittsburgh.
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Seahawks waived DT Al Woods.
A fourth-round pick by the Saints in 2010, Woods had just two tackles in two games with Seattle.
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Seahawks claimed DT Al Woods off waivers from the Buccaneers.
A talented underachiever at LSU, Woods recorded 17 tackles in nine games with the Bucs last season.


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Newton "Bob" and Bobbie O'Daniel of Amarillo will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a party in June at the Del Coronado in San Diego.
Hosts for the event will be the couple's daughter and her spouse.
O'Daniel married the former Bobbie Joyce Fyfe on June 4, 1949, in Claude. The couple previously resided in Sunnyvale, Calif., and Milpitas, Calif. They have lived in Amarillo for seven years.
O'Daniel is a retired internal auditor. Mrs. O'Daniel was a bookkeeper for Plains Creamery for 20 years before moving to California. The couple belong to Southlawn Baptist Church.
Son of the couple and his wife are Charles Ray and Francine O'Daniel of San Jose, Calif.
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The Liceu Barcelona Opera House US Foundation wants to share the many treasures that the city of Barcelona offers: from Gaudí to Miró, and from the Barcelona's modern design and architecture to its old traditions. One of these Barcelona cultural highlights and one most beloved Catalan arts institution is the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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GLENMOOR - "Uh-Oh ... This Thursday School Begins" reads the marquee in front of American Spirit Academy.
Just like that, summer vacation is over, and, starting Thursday, 140 students will once again fill the halls of East Liverpool's Christian school.
Headmaster Susan Mackall said the nondenominational school offers an alternative to public education through smaller class sizes, individualized attention and instruction informed by a Christian worldview.
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(Above) Parent volunteer Liz St. George, of Ohioville, Pa., puts a fresh coat of paint on first-grade teacher Katie Pierce's blackboard at American Spirit Academy on Tuesday. She has a child in the second grade at the school. Students in grades 1-12 return to the private Christian school on Thursday. Kindergarteners start on Monday. (Below) A plaque with a Scripture verse highlights the philosophy of American Spirit Academy. (Photos by Stephen Huba)
"Jesus and God is woven into everything we do," Mackall said. "We teach from the biblical standpoint. We're teaching the same subjects as public schools, but we're teaching them through a biblical filter."
While Bible and religion classes are part of the curriculum in all grades, "that isn't the only place they're going to hear about Jesus," she said.
American Spirit Academy, 46682 Florence St., was founded in 1974 as East Liverpool Christian School and is a charter member of the Association of Christian Schools International. It is chartered by the Ohio Department of Education for grades K-12.
This year's senior class comprises nine students. Grades 1-12 start on Thursday, kindergarten starts on Monday, and preschool starts on Aug. 27, Mackall said.
High school students at the Academy begin their year with a bang by going on a short-term missions trip in October, she said. In the past, students have done service work in urban areas in New Jersey and Columbus, Ohio.
Mackall said such projects are part of the school's philosophy of "teaching the whole child - the emotional, the social and the spiritual aspect. ... Hopefully, they'll grow in learning to serve others."
Mackall said the school sees itself as an extension of the family. "Our goal is to ... aid the parents in raising their children," she said.
Parents send their children to the Academy for different reasons. Students from a public school background may be looking for smaller class sizes, while students who have been home-schooled may be looking for a more social experience, Mackall said.
While students come from more than 40 areas churches, the school does not limit its enrollment to churchgoing families, she said. "Families are welcome to come here, provided they agree to support our tenets of faith," she said.
This year, students will meet three new teachers in kindergarten, first grade and technology, Mackall said. Two of the new teachers are American Spirit Academy alumni.
"They know us from the inside out," she said.


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—The sudden death of Dr. Mortimer Frank of Chicago, of whom an obituary appeared in The Journal April 26, was a shock to those of us in the East who had come to know him especially as a research worker in medical history.Dr. Frank began the study of medical history in his papers on the charlatan oculists, "John Taylor and Sir William Read" (1905), which were followed by others on the Resurrectionists (1907), "Philip Syng Physick" (1911), "Caricature in Medicine" (1911), "Medicine in English Literature Before the Eighteenth Century" (1912), and "Medical Instruction in the Seventeenth Century" (1915). In 1915, he became secretary of the Chicago Society of Medical History and editor of its Bulletin, which he much improved in style and format. In 1916, Dr. Frank was invited to read his paper on the "Discovery of the Secretory Glands" before the Medical History Clubs at
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- Price spikes in global rice markets benefit U.S. growers
- U.S. consistently supplies high-quality rice
- Export boost did not last
- Because only a small share of production enters the global market, the world rice market remains susceptible to substantial price volatility.
- Price volatility is exacerbated by trade policies of importers and exporters seeking to protect their consumers from high prices and ensure adequate supplies.
- For the U.S., this price and trade volatility can translate into short-term export opportunities.
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Global rice trade has nearly tripled since the mid-1980s, largely due to market liberalization policies implemented under the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, the rice trade remains small relative to other commodities. Rice is one of the top food grains consumed worldwide, but just 6-7 percent of global production, on average, is currently traded in international markets, well below the 20 percent of wheat traded, 11 percent of corn, and 35 percent of soybeans.
"Thin" markets—those with fewer sales, such as global rice trade—may exhibit greater price volatility and larger annual variations in trade levels. Given the relatively small global rice market, if a major consuming country has a crop shortfall and needs to import a substantial amount of rice, little surplus exists. Thus, trading prices have to increase sharply to ration limited supplies. The steep increase in prices typically harms the world's poorest consumers. Likewise, during years of large global supply, prices are likely to be significantly depressed as import demand by importers is limited.
High yields, ample acreage, consistent high quality, and year-round stocks allow the U.S. to be one of the few consistently reliable suppliers of rice in the global market. U.S. rice exporters are able to rapidly boost shipment levels during periods of tight supplies and high prices. But these price spikes bring only short-term benefits to U.S. rice producers; the increased sales volumes can be lost once prices fall to more normal levels. Long-term growth in the quantity of U.S. rice exported is hampered by highly protectionist policies on the part of importers.
Protectionist policies contribute to thin rice markets
Protectionist policies, common in Asia, ban or sharply limit imports to protect domestic growers and promote self-sufficiency. Asia's protectionist policies reflect the importance of rice in consumers' diets and the lack of a viable substitute in production or consumption. The region accounts for almost 90 percent of global rice production and consumption. In addition, many of these countries have experienced significant food shortages, such as Indonesia and the Philippines in the mid-1960s, often caused by political crises and adverse weather, making food security an important public goal.
Many exporting countries also pursue policies to ensure self-sufficiency. China, India, Vietnam, Burma, and Cambodia, all major or mid-level exporters, produce rice primarily for their own markets, with governments allowing only surplus production to be exported. When faced with tight supply situations, these countries typically ban or limit exports. Thailand and Pakistan are exceptions, since their domestic markets consume less than half their crop, well below the domestic share of other regional exporters. Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, has not halted sales since 1973. At that time, the domestic market consumed around 80 percent of a normal level of annual production. China, India, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan and the United States account for more than 90 percent of global rice exports.


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The Dilemma
As an ethical vegan, I spend my life trying to avoid the death of animals. Every day I have to ensure as much as possible that the things I do, eat, and wear do not adversely affect the voiceless in my care or beyond. I exercise my dogs, make sure the chickens get fed, and spend a silly amount of time relocating wild baby frogs from my basement to the garden.
So what do I do when an animal in my care falls ill with no hope of recovery? Is it possible that a caring, nurturing vegan like me can be responsible for ending the life of an animal before his or her natural lifespan is done? Can it be right to choose death for an animal in my care?
A Dignified End?
Many years ago I accidentally fell into a job in a nursing home. My family, knowing my squeamishness, gave it a week, which was about four days longer than I thought I'd last.
In the end I stayed there two years, surprising myself more than anybody else. I believe this was one of the most important jobs I've ever held: It taught me the value in age and wisdom, and that people in their 80's have incredible tales of love, passion, and war. The men and women for whom I cared are some of the most interesting people I have ever met, and I will be forever grateful for having been able to spend time with them.
But along with the colorful language and tales from the battlefields, I learnt something much less appealing: Dying is rarely painless and dignified. I do not recall many going 'gently into that good night.'
Not Much Of A Choice
Many of us have experienced the sadness and pain of watching an animal we love start to go downhill. For some it may happen very quickly—within hours, perhaps—and for others it could be an illness spanning months, maybe years. Whatever the time lapse, there may well come a point where we have to make one of the most difficult decisions of our lives: whether to euthanize an animal, or let nature take its course and hope that the end comes quickly and without prolonged suffering.
It's not much of a choice, is it? The decision to let your animal die, or to let him or her live and suffer, is a heavy burden to bear, but one I believe we all accept when we agree to care for an animal. For those of us who spend our lives trying to keep animals alive, we enter a moral maze when faced with the dilemma to end a life.
The Guilt That Follows
We are lucky that we have animals in our lives. I never take for granted that I share my life with dogs, and I am always in awe of them and happy to share what I have with them. I believe that we make a pact with an animal the moment we decide to care for him or her. We agree to offer food and water, provide appropriate living conditions, and care for them in sickness and in health. We have a duty to prevent suffering in its many forms, and that includes, to the greatest extent possible, painful and terminal illness or injury.
Anybody who has had to make the decision may be familiar with the emotions that follow euthanasia, the most common one being guilt. Regardless of whether you live a vegan lifestyle, to choose to end a life can leave many feeling that they have betrayed their companion. Guilt is a normal and common part of this type of grieving, and it is always difficult to reconcile one's love for the animal with the decision to end his or her life.
The Deal We Make
Part of loving someone is the obligation to help when things get hard. You will understand your need to take action when the other life no longer can. For many humans, this is a right that is being fought for in every court in the land. For animals, it is probably the one right they have that we humans do not. Whether that is right or wrong is an article for another time, in another publication, but for the voiceless animals who do have this right, you will still need to act on their behalf.
If and when you have to make this difficult decision, as someone who supports the health and wellbeing of all animals and understands your animal better than anyone else, take comfort in knowing that whatever you decide, you will always do what is best for your friend, no matter how difficult that makes life for you.
For support following the death or loss of a companion animal please follow this link. There is a telephone service for UK residents and an email service for those both in the UK and the rest of the world.
Sally-Anne Ryan is an artist and writer living in the UK. She shares her home with one rooster, two guinea pigs, three horses, four pigs, five dogs and ten chickens. She also volunteers with The Blue Cross, supporting people following the death of a companion animal.
The Price of Bacon
Money First
Life is cheap. At least it is if you are an animal, particularly a farmed animal. These animals are bred for profit, not love. Their lives, which in theory should belong to no one, are at the mercy of a human being—a human being's financial interests, that is—, and the remains of their lives are eventually on show for all to buy in your nearby butcher shop.
A healthy cow, sheep or pig isn't lucky; in the main, they are destined for a miserable and short life on a factory farm. But a sick animal has an even more desperate and forsaken time. As he or she becomes a drain on the farmer's purse, whatever natural human instinct to care and nurture this farmer may have gets lost. Many of these poor beings are left to suffer and die in fields or stock yards without so much as a painkiller, not to mention any actual medical attention.
This is modern farming. This is the story of the meat on your plate. When we are entrusted with a life, have we not a responsibility to ensure that life is free from pain and suffering? As for the pigs, sheep, cows and chickens that don't die before they make it to the slaughterhouse, how do we in the 21st century; value their lives?
Pig Love
Recently I had some bad news: a Kune Kune piglet with whom I had fallen in love and who was due to become a part of our home came down with all sorts of unexplained, difficult ailments as her arrival date loomed. The symptoms included breathing problems, joint swelling, and an odd way of weight bearing. The current guardian of "Peppa" (as I had already named her) was very honest and clear with me: Peppa had been born iron-deficient and was much smaller than the rest of the litter, and her current guardian felt there was a distinct possibility that further problems would arise over time. It seemed that by giving her a home, I was heading for heartache at worst and some serious vet bills at best. Her current guardian assured me that, should I decide not to take her, she would be able to stay in her current home for the rest of her life, which was some consolation, but how could I just refuse to take her now, at the moment she needed my care the most?
Weighing the Odds
A number of scenarios flashed through my head: the possibility of dealing with a very sick animal, and one of a species with which I had no experience; a chance she would not see her first birthday; unknown vet bills that may land on my doormat—unnerving, to say the least. Practically speaking, not having her with me wouldn't make a difference to her health; if she got sick, she would just be sick somewhere else.
But thinking it through was futile. It did not matter that Peppa may not be the perfect pig. There was no way I wasn't going to be there to care for her if the worst happened. I replied to her current caretaker to this effect, and the plans went ahead for her and another piglet's arrival. Foolhardy, maybe, naïve, possibly, but this time I was following my instinct, and mine was telling me to go ahead.
A Strange Coincidence
Soon after this bad news about Peppa's health, while I sat in a café, I couldn't help but overhear two women discussing their shopping and the price of food. They were talking about bacon and where they could get the cheapest bacon in town. I was transfixed. Here was I, about to take on the possibility of hundreds of dollars worth of vet bills to save a pig, and these people were arguing cents over the corpse of a dead one.
When did life lose its value in this way? When did we stop seeing meat as the dead remains of a once-living-breathing-loving being and start seeing it as something to buy cheaply and devour?
Somehow we have devalued other species lives to the point where we can happily haggle over their dead bodies without a thought for anything but our own finances. Next time you walk past a butcher's window or a delicatessen in your supermarket check out the prices, and you will soon work out the going rate for a life nowadays. The saddest part of all is that the poor mother of the animal that they were coldly discussing was not part of the economic decision—and was not able to tell anybody her baby was not for sale.
Why the Pig and Not the Human?
As responsible, loving humans we should be caring for those animals that cannot help themselves. We should not be ignoring them, taking advantage of their weaknesses, or sponsoring their suffering.
One may well ask why I am prepared to support my animals in such a way when so many humans are suffering. I have two responses:
- I do support humans, too; my compassion is not limited to any one species.
- I love that you care so much for other humans in need. By the way, how are you involved in helping them?
This last question is usually met with stuttering or silence. I have often found that those that interrogate animal supporters and caretakers rarely do anything practical or financial themselves to help needy humans. If they did, they wouldn't have to ask these questions. They would understand what it is to care, to give your life to something. They would respect the views of the compassionate because they would understand and share those views, know what is involved in raising money against the odds and helping those who seem to have so little worth to the masses.
Living beings are born, many get sick, and all die. We have a responsibility to all to make sure that when they are at their lowest moments, someone is there to give comfort, love, and, if needed, medical help. And this imperative includes all species, including pigs.
Who Knows What The Future Holds
It has been six weeks since Peppa and her friend came to live with me. So far, so good (knock-on-wood, fingers-crossed, etc). Other than the fact that she appears to be deaf, Peppa continues to grow, thrive and enjoy living a full life, just as any animal should.
I don't know what the future holds, but I do know this: should there come a time when things aren't so good for her, when she needs a vet, special food or round-the-clock care, I'll be there for her. I know that's true, because the moment I made the decision to bring her home was the moment I made a promise to her that I would never desert her, no matter what the future brings.
Spending time with Peppa, feeding her, petting her and hearing her grunt when she sees me coming is far more valuable than the entire contents of all the butcher shops in all the world. Sometimes, there are wonderful things that money just can't buy.
Sally-Anne Ryan is a British artist and writer who uses her work to highlight the plight of animals all over the world. She happily shares her home with three failed show dogs, two rescued dogs, and ten former battery chickens.
The Love Menu
Candlelight for Two
Imagine the scene: candlelight flickers in the softly lit dining room of your favorite romantic restaurant. Seated opposite you, just beyond a bottle of the finest Italian wine, is the person that has propelled your stomach into somersaults for the last two weeks. You feel yourself tumbling into that heady feeling of lust, as every word your dining partner utters seems both amusing and profound. In unison, you both raise a glass, toasting the future and whatever it may bring. . . .
That amazing angel of light sitting across from you flashes you a huge, loving smile when—wait a minute!—you notice something. What the hell is that?! Stuck between the glistening white teeth of that smile you have loved for all of two weeks, you spy evidence you wish you hadn't: a tiny piece of meat is staring at you as a grim, grinning reminder of the one thing you had chosen to ignore so far.
Your date eats dead animals, and you do not.
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
It's a cold, hard fact that veggies are in the minority (for the moment!), so before you even start to wonder if a gorgeous, loving veggie is into you, you have to find one. The quest is not so bad if you live in large cosmopolitan city like New York or London, where you may have many veggies with whom to socialize and connect.
But what about folks in smaller town, where tofu may not be on the tip of anyone's tongue and Seitan is someone clad in red horns, pitchfork and a tail? For something that is clearly the only way to ensure other living beings do not suffer, veganism is still relatively rare. But this reality is slowly changing, and if we are to expand our numbers and ensure that the humane choice also becomes the popular choice, then maybe reaching out to non-veggies isn't such a sin after all.
Spread the Seed of Thought
I have read that Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), forbade veggie employees to date one another and requested that they instead go out into the world and date people from the dark side (read, meat-eaters) and bring them to the light.
Whether this story is true or not, I have to say I like the point of it. You love whom you love, and if that's another veggie, great! You are lucky, indeed. But to dismiss other people on the grounds of their present choices may not be doing the cause or yourself any favors. I have never had a serious relationship with a vegetarian or vegan, but what I have found is that the meat-eaters I have dated have, on the whole, respected my choices and either cut back or completely cut out meat and animal products from their own diet.
It doesn't take an intelligent person long to discover that an animal-free diet is a healthier one. The benefits of vegan diet are too numerous to cover here, but, just as your cholesterol levels drop, your dating partner's enthusiasm for the cause may rise.
The More, The Merrier
I believe that a veggie who dates/lives with/marries a meat-eater who then reduces or eliminates animal products from his or her diet is doing double-duty on the animal care front. I have a Viva (Vegetarian International Voice for Animals) T-shirt somewhere that tells me how many animals lives have been saved by me being veggie. I'd like to add to that tally, by proxy, all those animal lives that have been saved because someone listened to what I had to say and took action, too.
Of course, there will always be people who will not agree with you—nor even meet you a quarter of the way. They will take great delight in waving a steak-laden fork in your face and taunt, "I bet you'd love to eat this, really." Such a partner is undesirable, not just because of his or her eating habits, but because he or she blatantly disrespects you and your beliefs, and that situation spells doom for any relationship.
A Happy Ending
As vegetarians or vegans, we have to hope that those with whom we fall in love will share our views or at least be willing to understand and incorporate them into their lives, too. If they don't, and we decide to wait for that compassionate veggie who shares our deep love and respect for all species, then all the better. But if we wish to follow this latter path, it may require relocation, a whole lotta online match-making, and perhaps even a hearty, helping hand from that little guy with the bow and arrows.
Sally-Anne Ryan is a British artist and writer who uses her work to highlight the plight of animals all over the world. She happily shares her home with three failed show dogs, two rescued dogs, and ten former battery chickens.
The Forgotten Victims of Fashion
Prada and Pretty Shoes
I have a confession to make. A skeleton in my closet. A skeleton that keeps knocking on the door with its bare knuckles, making sure I know it's there on a daily basis.
About five years ago, while on a shopping trip in New York, I visited the flagship Prada store. You know the one: lots of space, not so many clothes or shoes, as seen on Sex and The City. Passing through this minimalist space, I saw a vision—a beautiful pair of stiletto shoes, ruby red at the heel and faded to salmon pink at the toe. As shoes go, perfection.
I should clarify now that I am not a shoe person in the least. For the most part, shoes are to me merely the things that separate me from the wet sidewalk or make me just tall enough to keep my trousers from dragging on the floor.
But these shoes were different. These were shoes Cinderella wouldn't dare leave on the staircase, and I wasn't about to wait for Prince Charming to bring them to me. So I handed over my dollars and took possession of this beautiful pair of leather shoes.
Now, five years later, I think I have worn those shoes about four times in all, and not once in the last four years. They sit in my wardrobe looking at me as if I'm a nut for not taking advantage of their beauty and perfection. Maybe you'd agree.
How It Got this Way
So I guess I'll explain. When I bought the shoes, I was certainly aware of what leather was. I knew leather was dead animal skin. Had these shoes actually looked like skin, I probably would have been revolted and left the store shoeless.
But they didn't. Dyed and shaped beyond recognition, leather shoes, purses, belts, and sofas generally don't look too much like the animal they came from. It's no surprise that we are not revolted by leather in the same way any decent person would be by, say, a fur coat, a vanity so obviously torn from an animal's body that it easily provokes all kinds of emotional reactions from those confronted with it. Leather shoes just look like, well, shoes.
The Origins of Leather
Leather is an animal product that slips past our ethical alarm sensors and quietly settles into our closets unrecognized for what it is. At the time I bought my pair of Pradas, I was a vegetarian (I have since become vegan). "Hypocrite!", I hear you shout, and I have to say I agree.
Another reason leather has so successfully gotten accepted into everyday life is the justification that every vegetarian will recognize and many have used, myself included: "Leather is just a by-product of the meat industry." I remember hearing one of my vegetarian friends use this when I was a young veggie myself. I remember it didn't sound quite right then, a cop out, an excuse. It lingered in my head, but I never felt convinced even when I spoke the words myself, although I continued to wear leather for many more years.
The real truth is that the leather industry is a multi-million dollar business in its own right, and it wouldn't be stopped by a slowdown in the meat industry any more than the fur industry has been hindered by the fact that its victims don't taste too good. Ever eaten Mink, Ermine, or Fox? Thought not.
A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way Here
You know that joke, "What's black and white and red all over?" Well, there's one answer that has nothing to do with nuns or penguins. I know from first hand experience.
About one year post-Prada purchase, I was driving past the local abattoir (that's a slaughterhouse to you and me). Normally I, like most people, try to look the other way and hope I don't see the sad faces peering through the bars as they are led to their grim fate.
But this time I failed to turn away in time and was transfixed by a huge van, the contents of which were available for all to see. There in front of me was layer after layer after layer of dead cow skin, freshly torn from the bodies of the animals, so fresh in fact that blood was still running down the empty limp black and white skins. At that exact moment, leather became a very different thing to me. It stopped being "leather"—which is really just a sort of euphemism—and became what it really is: the skin of a dead, but once living, breathing creature. Before being treated with all manner of toxic chemicals to stop it from rotting and to remove the hair and before being dyed all colors of the rainbow, leather is skin.
No More Pretty Shoes?
So have I been shoeless for four years? Do I walk round with all my worldly goods in my pockets–no purse, no wallet? At the end of the day do I rest my weary butt on the stone floor rather than a sofa or chair? Nope, I have found better and more creative alternatives from many companies.
If I want to spend silly money on shoes, I can go to Stella McCartney, who doesn't use any dead animals in her fashion line, or many other online companies, including Alternative Outfitters (USA), Bourgeois Boheme (UK) and Beyond Skin (UK) to name but a few. Even the designers that use leather may have shoes that are not made from living beings; Christian Louboutin & Prada have both made cruelty-free shoes (request they make more).
Best of all, the cheapest High Street store shoes are often non-leather. So if you don't want to splurge, you can save and still look great and be ahead of the fashion curve. Whatever your flavor of choice, you do not have to accept cruelty in fashion. You can walk tall knowing you are not only dazzling, dahling, but have also made an ethical choice for animals and the environment.
And, as for the punch line to that famous joke, well, now you know, it isn't that funny after all.
Sally-Anne Ryan is a British artist and writer who uses her work to highlight the plight of animals all over the world. She happily shares her home with three failed show dogs, two rescued dogs, and ten former battery chickens.
For the Love of Dogs
A New Addition to the Family
I am a dog nut. I study them, write about them, paint them and share life with them. Recently I decided that I was able to add another mutt to the gang. With a deep interest in animal welfare issues, my first thought was getting a rescue dog: it's what I ask of other people, and it's what I believe to be the answer to the suffering and outrageous euthanasia rates of unwanted dogs languishing in shelters all over the world.
But, as I searched for the fifth dog to join our household—which is also shared with a toddler—, I was forced to consider whether adoption of a rescued animal was indeed an option to me or whether I would need a puppy that I could train and socialize myself. Where and from whom should I obtain the new addition? Is there ever a circumstance where it is okay to buy a puppy from a breeder, or should we always opt for the rescue dog—or just go without?
Dogs as Lifestyle Choice—and the Consequences of that Approach
Many people have a dog as part of a lifestyle choice rather than because they can offer the dog all that the dog needs. We rarely look at our home circumstances before getting a dog to see if we can actually offer a home that will provide a dog with all that he or she needs. We get the house, get the partnership, have the 2.4 children and then aim to finish the jigsaw puzzle with a puppy; that's just what people do, right?
With this as a basis for having a dog in the first place, it's no surprise that shelters are filled with many of the same breeds: Border Collies, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Boxers, Dobermans…. It's a cliché to say, "a puppy isn't a puppy for long," but it's the truth: inevitably that once-cute, tiny, pliable ball of fluff will very soon grow up with very specific needs, and if you haven't spent time learning and meeting those needs, you may well have a ticking bomb on your hands and a potential addition to your local shelter. The German Shepherd dog that was sent to the shelter because he is "out of control" is not a bad dog; he just had owners that couldn't—or wouldn't—meet his training needs. Puppies take work, and you have to be prepared to put the time in right from the start. You owe them that much.
Due Diligence for Dogs… and People
As part of my research into the process of finding a puppy, I looked at breeders' websites, either directly or via the UK Kennel Club. There are, of course, many reputable breeders who love and care for their animals. But there are also those out to make a quick buck with little or no concern for the breed or the puppies themselves. How do you know that the person you have never met before is caring for his or her dogs? It makes for very uncomfortable viewing searching through the hundreds of puppies held up to the camera to show them off—some in a home environment, some in barns, all tiny and extremely vulnerable to bad beginnings and even worse endings.
But, from the dog's perspective, having good luck with a breeder is not enough, for while I have had dogs from good breeders in the past (older show dog rejects), nobody ever came to check me out. Nobody ever verified whether I really own a house or a fenced-in garden in which a dog could play.
And there lies one of the biggest advantages for the shelter dog: he will have his potential home and care-takers checked out. So, somewhat surprisingly, a shelter puppy who is fortunate enough to get placed at all may well have a better chance of a good home than the breeder puppy sold for profit.
Shelter Dog Myths and Realities
There is a common myth that dogs in shelters are there because they are aggressive, that they must have been surrendered for mauling the family cat/child/budgie, but it's just not true. Human problems—divorce, job changes, work commitments and financial hardship—are at the root of most shelter stories, but it's the dog who winds up paying the price for these problems.
There are literally thousands of house-trained, leash-trained, loveable dogs just waiting to meet you at the shelter. Shelter dogs all have different experiences, and the shelter typically does all sorts of research and experience tests to see what is the best possible home for the dog (note, for the DOG!). A shelter dog has a support team behind it, looking out for its needs; they will not place a dog in a home where it will be rejected or neglected by other family members. It's a terrible experience for both the dog and the owner to have to go back to the shelter, so the shelter will do its utmost to get it right first time. As dog lovers, we should all prefer this for our canine friends.
Breed Rescue
If you have a certain breed in mind and know you can give him the life he deserves, then consider "breed rescue". These are rescue facilities devoted to specific breeds. Almost all breeds have them, and these folks really know their stuff when it comes to the dogs' needs and your suitability to give them a home. Fancy an exotic crossbreed? Go to your shelter; it is overflowing with lovable, cute crossbreed mutts just waiting for some long-deserved love.
A Success Story for All
As for me and my quest? Well, after several chats with shelters and breed rescues, much swooning over all shapes and sizes and dogs, and a couple of visits across the UK, I found a wonderful rescued Great Dane called "Archie." He gets along wonderfully with my other dogs and my child, and I again feel incredibly blessed to be able to share my life with another dog.
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A developer of drug-delivery devices based in the Purdue Research Park is competing against nine other entrepreneurial teams in an Ohio-based summer entrepreneurship competition.
LyoGo LLC, founded in 2009 by Rush Bartlett, Arthur Chlebowski and Peter Greco, is one of 10 teams competing in the inaugural 10-xelerator program that began June 13. Each competing team received a $20,000 grant to support business and living expenses during the 11-week development program. The program concludes Sept. 1 with the New Venture Showcase during which each team will present its products and services to angel and venture capital investors.
The other teams selected for the 10-xelerator program include Acceptd, adEvo, Biena Tech, Edifuneral, Flare Code, Kout, RenterCenter, Rewardster and SampleShop.
Greco said members of the teams interact on a daily basis.
"All teams have their own space in downtown Columbus, but there is a very open layout so we can easily communicate and collaborate," he said. "LyoGo is a life sciences startup, whereas most of the teams are tech companies building Web applications and services. This allows us to see and learn from a different type of entrepreneurship model that requires different speed and capital needs."
Greco said products and services available to patients must evolve as the health-care system in the United States evolves.
"Innovation in life sciences is driven by the pressure to reduce costs while maintaining profits for health-care companies as well as improving patient care," he said. "For example, when the patent life of a drug expires, companies rely on innovations to maintain a competitive edge. Our drug-delivery device is a cost-effective solution for drug manufacturers to differentiate their products, whether it is the branded or generic drug, to gain an advantage over competitors while simultaneously improving lives."
In February, LyoGo took the $30,000 top prize in the Gold Division for graduate and undergraduate students and faculty.
Greco received a bachelor's degree in management and an MBA from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. Bartlett and Chlebowski are both pursuing their doctoral degrees in biomedical engineering from Purdue.
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Former Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb, who was briefly considered the next franchise quarterback of the team years ago, was recently arrested for boating while intoxicated, according to a report from 956 Sports.
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Kolb played for the Eagles from 2007 to 2010, and was briefly the starting quarterback during the 2010 season before suffering a concussion in the home opener. Kolb was replaced by Michael Vick, who took off with the job and led the Eagles to the playoffs.
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"I wanted to come," said Aubry, a freshman at Hopatcong High School. "It's a good cause to support. A lot of kids I go to school with are in a fast downward spiral."
Aubry and her mom were among the many hoisting signs, protesting against drugs in the borough. About 75 people gathered Sunday in front of River Styx Grill, which is at the center of a heroin-distribution investigation since its owner was arrested more than a week ago.
The protesters, mostly borough residents, endured occasional rain and waved to cars as they passed over the River Styx Bridge, honking their horns. Some even joined the rally via boat. Dan McCarthy, of the Lake Hopatcong Commission, paddled along with a sign that said "Drug Free Canoe." Police Chief Robert Brennan also stayed throughout the protest.
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It reopened as a BYOB for several days, but its doors were shut Sunday. A yellow "for sale" sign stood outside the building. A call to Mary Smith — the real estate agent at Wiechert Realtors listed on the sign — wasn't returned.
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Now that we've been introduced to the topics of pixels and bit depth and also the image size dialog, let's take a look at how we can resize a photograph. We'll be working with this photograph here, annika.jpg. So go ahead and open that one up and also open up this document, resize_instructions.jpg. Next, navigate your Window pulldown menu and choose Arrange. I want to arrange these so that we can view both images at once. We can do so by clicking on 2-up Vertical, so we can see these side by side.
Next, click in the image Annika and then press the Spacebar key and click and drag to reposition it, just so that we can focus in on the picture. This is a picture of my oldest daughter Annie. Let's take a look at how we can resize this one, and let's follow these instructions over here. To open up the Image Size dialog, you can go to Image and then click on Image Size. Here, you can see we have this dialog open, and there are a few steps that we want to take in order to properly resize this picture.
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For this fourth step, this resizing step, we need to make sure we're choosing an appropriate image interpolation. The best one for photographs is Bicubic Automatic. Therefore, whether you're increasing or decreasing the file size, it will then pick the appropriate interpolation which will work best for your picture. Well, now that I've done that, I want to resize this picture. As I mentioned, I want to print this in a way that's smaller. I'll go to the height and press 4. So, now I can print this out. It's about a 4x6. I could go to the Width and take this up as well.
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A smarter Khan... Unbeatable?
Khan will always have a glass chin, so he'll always be vulnerable to a good shot
That being said, if he was smarter about it... Fought at a more responsible pace... Didn't just blindly cover his face as "defense"
With his speed and athleticism, who could beat him
Basically, take out the chance of a good shot landing, who can still beat him? 140, and 147 (outside of Pac and May)
And don't forget the improved defense and more calculated pace
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You can never take out the chance of a good shot landing. Amir Khan will never be unbeatable, sorry.
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lol, he's very beatable, smart or not.
He has so many flaws, any one with decent power & good boxing IQ beats him.
He always starts of his attacks with his left hand, rarely switches up, poor foot work, his guard when he's on the rope is always exposed & most importantly....he can't adjust during fights.
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Just watch the Kotelnik fight and you will see Khans best defensive performance since he turned pro. He is too arrogant to change his style in the long term. He might do well in his next fight but he will revert back to being a showman and he will get knocked out again.
Danny Garcia is a horrible boxer and Khan should have made him look like a club fighter instead he played right into Garcia's game plan and got what he deserved.
He has the natural ability to win against any fighter but the same can't be said of his brain.
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I think if Khan set his offense off the jab, he would be a difficult fighter to deal with. He needs to stop depending on his speed so much and utilize his other attributes.
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With a jab like his, he should be fighting like Monzon, Holmes, or Hearns and not like Pacquiao.
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