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REVEL, The Classical Band
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Thurs. 3/15 10a: Three members of the adventurous Austin, Texas-based classical band, REVEL, help The Albuquerque Chamber Soloists end their current season with a gala concert on March 25 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church.
Host Spencer Beckwith talks with one of the founders of REVEL, Albuquerque native, cellist Joel Becktell.


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Jordan talks all things politics with local teens
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U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, discussed his views on the new healthcare law and national economy before fielding questions from a group of 100 of Logan County's brightest teenagers Monday afternoon.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to a group of 100 Logan County students and members of the Bellefontaine Rotary Club during Monday's Leaders in Action program at the First Church of God. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)
"Younger, newer and fresher people getting involved in politics is just a positive," the representative told the group gathered for the Leaders in Action program presented by the Logan County Educational Service Center and the Bellefontaine Rotary Club. "You do need to get involved because it is your money.
"When I was your age, I had no desire to get involved in politics or become a politician. My thing was sports and my sport was wrestling," he said before telling the group he went on to become an assistant wrestling coach at The Ohio State University.
"But when you get married and raise a family and watch the government take your money, you do get concerned," the fiscal conservative said. "Just don't let anyone tell you you can't do it."
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Cute puppies and funny doggies: I Has a Hotdog has 'em all!
No widdle flower, it's not your time yet. This chameleon shall gently guard you until it is.
Life's too short to avoid the SPLORT! Visit Daily Squee for your daily cuteness!
u kan maek a diffurence 4 a goggie!
Cyoot puppehs and funneh goggies: I Has a Hotdog has 'em all!


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Gregg VandeKieft is 2006 Distinguished Alumnus
By Judy (Vande Hoef) Hagey (�73)
Gregg VandeKieft�s teachers at Pella Christian probably weren�t as surprised at Gregg�s selection as Dordt College Distinguished Alumnus as he was. They are the ones, after all, who saw potential in the young student behind the antics and incessant chatter.
It was the death of a high school classmate in his senior year that moved Gregg from a free-wheeling student who hadn�t given much thought to future goals and vocations to one who began to seriously ponder his gifts and calling.
Dr. Gregg VandeKieft spoke in chapel about "calling" during Alumni Week. VandeKieft, a physician and medical professor, spoke to students and was honored at a banquet.
Intrigued by the sciences, particularly the wonders of the human body, Gregg started Dordt College as a biology major in 1979. In his sophomore year, visiting English Professor Stanley Wiersma opened his eyes and sparked an interest in the humanities. As he faced the possiblity of abandoning his medical pursuits in favor of the humanities, Professor Wiersma advised him to continue both pursuits�to blend his vocation with his avocation. VandeKieft considers himself blessed to have found meaningful life�s work that does just that as a physician, teacher, and medical ethicist.
It would be hard to make the charge stick today that Gregg is not working to his potential. He spends a bit more than half of his time in private family medical practice at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. The rest of his time is spent working with outpatient hospice care and inpatient palliative care. As a clinical associate professor of family medicine at the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Program at St. Peter, he gives about a third of his time to his patients, a third to supervising residents and medical students, and another third to scholarly work. Gregg also serves as the co-chair of the ethics committee at Providence St. Peter and is president-elect of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians.
While Gregg is highly regarded among his co-workers as a �model physician, teacher, leader, and colleague,� Dordt College, too, is pleased to recognize Gregg not only for his contributions to medicine, but particularly for his ability and desire to live out his faith in his professional calling. Gregg joins a growing list of alumni who have been recognized for their faithfulness in living out the vision of Dordt College. We do so for a variety of reasons�to encourage students in their pursuit of their gifts and God�s call for them; to affirm faculty in their teaching and influence, and to acknowledge, with gratitude, a sampling of the men and women who are making a mark on the world.
We invite nominations for alumna and alumnus of distinction. Please complete the form on the opposite page or submit nominations online at: http://www.dordt.edu/alumni/nominate


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how do you get the crates with the pig ghost on them?
wierd crates cant get! can someone help me
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I'm wondering the same thing. He mentioned something about wanting to hear sirens So I wrangled up a bunch of cop cars to chase me in the area close to the ghost but nothing happened.
i tried that too but idk
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Heh, I think it's kind of clever and amusing you guys tried getting cops to chase you. I got the impression that they were referring to like a mythological siren, like you see in God of War. I don't know, I'm still stumped here as well and am just assuming that I'll unlock something later that will let me get to these crates.
I have no idea either. I tried the police chasing thing, so at least it's not just me.
i think it might be the stop and swop items with the arcade game
"i think it might be the stop and swop items with the arcade game"It's not. They appear elsewhere.
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Since the Stop and Swop was mentioned, how exactly does that work? Do I really have to pay 6000(!) notes to bottles to find out?
"Since the Stop and Swop was mentioned, how exactly does that work? Do I really have to pay 6000(!) notes to bottles to find out?"
*Possible Spoilers*
The 6000 notes thing is a joke I believe. You get about 6000 notes when you beat the game, and that is the only thing you can spend it on, there is nothing anywhere near that value to buy in the rest of the game, and when you do it bottles just says "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you, and we couldn't show that in a game with this rating. Put it out of your mind and think happy thoughts! Thanks for the notes!"
The Stop n' Swop in the actual game is simple. There is a key imprint ontop of the gym, and eggs somewhere around the town. If you get the key or eggs in the XBLA game, a crate appears next to these. You take these to mumbo and you'll get some special vehicle parts.
I haven't actually done any of this, this is all things I've read on the interweb, so it isn't necciceraly 100% true, but it all sounds pretty believable.
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yes, you need the horn. Get 90 jiggies. Act at terrerium of terror is unlocked. Gruntilda challenge. Beat her. Get the horn. Honk the horn at ghosts.
Did anyone come up with an inventive way to beat Grunty in that challenge? All my current planes and helicopters were no match, so I made the following...
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"Did anyone come up with an inventive way to beat Grunty in that challenge? All my current planes and helicopters were no match, so I made the following...I had an attack plane, simple really, just blasted the hell out of her with Torpediles. Took 16 seconds.A huge cage with an open bottom made of super poles, on top, foldy propellers and weapons that all faced into the cage, and at the back a few jets to go forward, and upward.When the stage begins, I hit the jets, we launch off in her direction, as soon as we're on top, I fold out the big propellors and slam on full reverse, the cage slams down on top of grunty, she's going invisible on and off... then I let her have it. Missles, lasers, eggs the whole works firing at her.It was sick really, because she screams every time you would shoot her normally, now I had in her trapped in a cage and she was screaming non stop, until the BLING! noise of earning the Jiggy... hahaha"
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My aim is to develop a passive income stream, which will eventually support the expenses of my family. I expect dividend income will make up the bulk of this passive income. Last year, the portfolio managed to generate $27,000 in dividends. McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was an addition to the portfolio in 2013.
McDonald's is one of the most well-recognized fast food franchises in the world. The company specifically operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in more than 110 countries around the world. The brand recognition of the company's flagship products such as the Big Mac or French Fries is global and universal in nature. McDonald's has also increasingly been offering premium, higher margin items such as the McCafe line of products and introducing a variety of healthier options to respond to an increasingly health-conscious consumer.
McDonald's Corporation has a market capitalization of $93.3B, with revenues of $28B and a gross margin close to 40%. McDonald's generates a net income of almost $5.5B. McDonald's currently trades at a forward PE of 14.7 and a dividend yield of close to 3.3%.
There are some compelling arguments to support the investment case in McDonald's.
Global distribution strength and wide moat
McDonald's is a recognizable and global presence in an industry that tends to be highly fragmented, with many local, regional and national brands. McDonald's vast network of franchised restaurants provides the company with a high level of cost-efficiency in product sourcing and marketing, enabling the company to deliver a standardized product across the globe for a very low cost. The ability to outspend national and regional chains in marketing reinforces brand recognition with customers and further deepens the company's wide moat, enabling it to further increase sales and marketing.
The strength of McDonald's operating efficiency can be seen in the strong numbers that McDonald's has put up over the last decade. Operating margins almost doubled over the last decade, from 16% in 2003 to just over 30% in 2013. This indicates an expanding moat for production and distribution.
Finally, take one look at McDonald's Return on Equity and you realize why McDonald's investors are a happy bunch. Return on Equity has increased from 13% to 37% over the last decade. The company has gotten significantly better at conversion of revenue to cash leveraging shareholder equity.
Longevity and consistency of performance
McDonald's has been in business since 1940. The company has survived a range of different economic conditions. The operating performance of the company has been so good over a consistently long period of time that it has managed to pay increasing dividends annually to shareholders for the last 37 years without missing a beat.
McDonald's performance in more recent times has also been pretty exemplary. The company has increased revenues from $17.1B in 2003 to just under $27.5B in 2013. Further, net income has strongly risen from $1.4B in 2003 to $5.46B in 2013. Revenue and net income have grown at annualized growth rates of near 6% and 20% respectively for the last decade. The net income performance in particular is a strong for a company that has been around for more than half a century.
An investor who invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 basket of stocks in 2004 would have almost $20,000 today. Certainly not a bad return. However, consider that same investor who invested $10,000 in McDonald's stock. They would have an investment worth almost $50,000 today. That's almost 2.5 times what a comparable investment in the S&P would have delivered.
Product and country diversity
While McDonald's is best known for its burgers and fries, the reality is that the company has been growing its range of beverages and healthy choice options and breakfast items. Coffee sales now account for close to 6% of McDonald's revenues or more than $1.5B annually, where the company is going head-to-head with the likes of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX). McDonald's breakfast items such as Egg McMuffins are also a big earner now for the company and account for close to 25% of revenues, or well north of $6.5B.
McDonald's also has a significant global presence. While the company is known for having a dominant US market share, the company earns the majority of its revenues and cash flows in overseas markets. In fact, greater than 65% of McDonald's revenues come from international markets. Of course, while this means that the company is exposed to fluctuations in value in the USD, it also helps insulate McDonald's from negative trends in the US markets.
Stability of stock price
The operating consistency of McDonald's business model over the years has led to a stock which tends to have minimal price volatility. That is particularly attractive to me, because I maintain a portfolio that tends to skew higher-to-more volatile small cap dividend-paying stocks. While I consider these stocks the gems of my portfolio, the stock prices of these companies still tend to move around like a yo-yo.
McDonald's, for example, has a beta of only 0.38, meaning it moves less than half as much in price as a general move in the market. Thus, when the market takes a precipitous dip McDonald's doesn't dip as much, in general.
This level of stock stability can be very important to new investors and young investors in particular. Frankly, there are very few of us that will be happy seeing thousands of dollars wiped off a portfolio of stocks. I think this is particularly important for newer investors in the stock market or younger investors who may not be so established in the market to understand the fluctuations in price that they need to ride out.
Thus, having stocks like McDonald's as part of a core holding can be a quite valuable for helping minimize portfolio volatility. In my view, stable consistent dividend growth stocks have a strong role in any portfolio, whether more growth or income-oriented.
In 2008, for example, as the S&P 500 went into a nosedive and dropped 37%, McDonald's actually finished the year up 8%!
There are a few arguments that run counter to an investment in McDonald's.
Changing US consumer preferences
McDonald's same store sales in North America have been sluggish in recent years, driven largely by health and wellness concerns around fatty fast food consumption. Consumer activist groups advocating healthy eating could further pressure foot traffic into stores. McDonald's has been fairly active in seeing these trends and taking decisive action. In addition to introducing a range of healthy choices in kids' menus, McDonald's has been experimenting with healthy choice additions in its general menu targeted at all consumers. The company looks to be well-positioned to at least position healthier options on its menu and respond to such changing preferences going forward.
McDonald's is currently in the median of its recent valuation range. Over the last 5 years, McDonald's PE ratio has averaged approximately 17 times earnings, a level at which it is currently trading at today. McDonald's is slightly higher than its average 5-year dividend yield of 3%, offering close to 3.3% today. It trades close to 5-year averages on a range of other valuation measures including price to book, price to sales and price to cash flow.
McDonald's is facing sluggish US same store sales growth. The range of enhancements that are being made to its core offerings with healthy choices are things that should continue to keep the company in good stead with consumers. McDonald's has managed to keep itself relevant with consumers for more than 50 years, and I believe there is every reason to believe this should continue going forward.
While I don't expect McDonald's to have the same improvements in operating margins over the coming decade like it did in the last 10 years, I still believe it should provided healthy increases in net income in the medium term. McDonald's is a quality business that has provided earnings growth and consistency with minimal volatility.
I established a position in McDonald's of 75 shares at $94.
Disclosure: I am long MCD. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Underrated Audio: January 17- January 23
Underrated Audio aims to provide you with some dope looks from the last seven days that flew under most peoples' radars. While they may have received front-page placement on HNHH, they didn't get as many views as they deserve, so we shine a little more light on them right here.
Stream Willie The Kid's New Album "The Living Daylights"
Willie The Kid has been generous with his music in the past, offering plenty of free mixtapes for our consumption, from the most recent Aquamarine (which received a nod from us at the end of the year for it's dope cover art), to older projects like The Fly 2.
Underrated Audio: July 6-12
Jay-Z basically dominated the web this past week with the release of Magna Carta Holy Grail and all the interviews and promo that followed.
Underrated Audio: July 16- 23
We've been getting a lot of good music for summer life, I don't want it to end. Summer life is my favorite kind of life. Lloyd Banks' new tape just dropped today, plus we had a slew of releases last week.


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Matt Frei takes us on an extraordinary journey around Berlin in a new series from the BBC and The Open University. He reveals the city's unique culture, extraordinary past and electrifying present.
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Berlin is a city of social as well as architectural experimentation. Find out how architects creatively make use of... Read more: Berlin map: Architecture
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This theme highlights how historical events shaped the outline and living conditions within Berlin and left visible... Read more: Berlin map: Borders
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Explore where political division has left barren lands as a reminder of separation, and where rivers run through and... Read more: Berlin map: Spaces
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Alongside its importance as a political and economical centre, Berlin has become one of the most vibrant and... Read more: Berlin map: Arts
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If you enjoyed exploring Berlin, why not try getting to know the city in the local language? Launch now: The German language zone
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This section introduces you to websites where you can plan and timetable your exploration of the German capital and... Read more: Visiting Berlin
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To do a short, online beginners' course in German and enjoy a German comedian's take on his language, visit bbc.co.uk. Read more: German on bbc.co.uk
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"I can change from tears to ice and back again," said a man who had committed many types of crimes, including rape. This was in fact an accurate observation. This individual had a soft spot for animals. He would nurse an injured dog to health. He would become teary eyed during movies that were sad. And he was deeply moved by church services that he attended regularly. Nonetheless, when it came to his intended victims, there was not a shred of empathy.
I recall interviewing a murderer who refused to step on an insect because he "didn't want to kill anything living." Yet, after gunning down a total stranger (who he later learned was a husband and father of two children) during a robbery, he did not experience a moment of remorse.
When I began evaluating and counseling offenders, I was struck by the intensity and sincerity of their sentimentality -- so much so that I believed that the sentimentality could be capitalized upon as a motivator for change. I thought that it could be utilized to teach empathy. I eventually came to the conclusion that I was dead wrong. Sentimentality and empathy were totally different!
The criminal shuts off sentiment just like someone flips off a light switch. Sentiment and savage brutality reside side by side in the same individual. One has no bearing on the other.


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What's wrong with there being theists in the world? As long as they're not forcing you to join them, it's ok, right? ..Wrong.. This group is to share thoughts about the dangers of theism -- and through the discussion, to be armed to enlighten others.
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Sometimes even priests run up against their own bullshit, eh, Patricia?
What I hate about theists is that they invade your space and ask if you are saved by the blood of Bubbles (aka Jesus Christ)?
I have been reading through the posts. Very good graphics and I like the 8 premises Joan. Prayer is futile. I agree.
Hell, yeah, I'll call a doctor ... and when you've got the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals within shooting distance, that actually MEANS SOMETHING!
That was an excellent alternative, and I'm glad there was family consensus. Death is prime-time for religious folks. Lots of fear and obedience.
It's regrettable that atheists have to develop strategies for dealing with believers. But their strategies for dealing with us - torture, murder, condemnation, ostracism -- have been well-practiced for millennia. We're newcomers to the argument and have to play catch-up. I'm thinking of George Carlin's challenge to God to smite him and his audience. God decided to do neither, surprise, surprise.
And how do I deal with my Judaism-lite family (I keep thinking ahead to Mom's funeral), whose beliefs are shaky and practices superficial? I love these people, but I have just as much contempt for this as for hard-core believers.
The first bit of evidence that astronomy, as defined by ancients, was based on old myths and stories and religious dogma. Over centuries, even more than a millennium, the church opposed any thought other than the Earth is the center of the universe and it was created for the benefit of human beings.
When I realized astronomy had been able to break the code of movement of the stars and even of the size of the universe I realized the notions about human beings could be wrong as well. Am I really created to serve and love god? is my purpose to be a sacrificial lamb to others? is my meaning bound up in submitting to some high power/husband?
The astronomy question has been around since at least 500 B.C. and we are still learning of the size and scope of the universe. Hubble discovered the expanding universe in 1927 and we still learn new things each day.
"In 2000, Pope John Paul II issued a formal apology for all the mistakes committed by some Catholics in the last 2,000 years of the Catholic Church's history, including the trial of Galileo among others.
Pope says sorry for sins of church
There are a few more churches and religious who need to offer their sorrow for sins committed in the name of their gods.
I am painfully aware talking, reasoning, revealing the unintended or intended consequences of religion has made no difference in other's thinking. They boldly go on imposing on nonbelievers as if we had the responsibility to remain silent and take it with good humor and pleasant smiles.
Well, not after what christians do and say and believe and try to shove down our throats. The only way, at least as far as I can tell, is to be clear in my own head, to be specific and concrete in my writing and speaking, and be willing to use the Hitch attitude when confronted. I/we lose family and friends, but let us just realize that 7,000,000,000 human beings walk on this Earth and we can chose with whom we walk and talk.
Joan, Thanks for the eight God-premises. We don't need ten commandments - we can do it in eight!
1. A belief that is learned by watching and imitating others who display this type of behavior, it maintains relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive and/or abusive.
2. Attitudes, behaviors, customs, traditions and values that foster dependence.
1. A belief in and worship of superhuman controlling power, a personal god that is learned. A belief that god created homo sapiens to be dependent, passive, and subordinate to god. The Passive Gospel. Historically, it derives from "religare" to restrain, tie back, to give meaning and purpose.
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As you must be knowing, Windows 7 Launch Party will kick start around the globe on October 22nd and me being one of the party hosts received the party kit few days back. As a party host, I am lucky enough to get a brand new DVD of Windows 7 Ultimate, but my party attendees should be content with a lousy tote bag!
But hey! Life isn't too bad for the attendees! Kaspersky has announced that it will be offering Free license codes of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 for both the party hosts and the attendees!
The offer page says:-
Thank you for visiting our special offer page for Windows 7 Launch Party attendees and hosts. Our offer will go live when Windows 7 is publically released on October 22nd. Please check back then to receive your license code for Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.
So keep checking back at the Kaspersky Shake It Up page from the link below.
Update 1: Free license code for Panda Internet Security 2010 is also up for grabs on October 22nd. Watch this page for more details.
Update 2: Kaspersky has played a dirty trick over here. The 'Host eMail ID' must be of a Windows 7 party host who is from USA alone. I tried several times and even tried foxing them by using proxies and Free VPN, but looks like they have garnered the email IDs of US based hosts from Microsoft directly.
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Offensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson has tremendous size and speed coming out of high school.
247Sports' composite rating ranks Robinson as a 5-star recruit and the No. 29 recruit in the 2013 class.
The 6'5", 300-pound monster destroys defenders on the field and will be able to contribute instantly at the next level.
Watch the video to see which NFL player we compare Robinson to.
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Can you believe it has been 4 years? Just like training, we aim to continue to improve and achieve our goals that we proudly share with you.
We want to thank everyone for their faith and belief in what we stand for which is Strength, Love and Honor. The Tribe mentality that everyone has adopted has made every milestone a fantastic experience.
So what will we expect from this celebration? You'll see the following with more to be detailed and/or added. Spending time with friends and family is what our Tribe is all about.
10:30am FMA Testing Kids and Adults
11:30am Muay Thai Testing Kids and Adults
12:30pm to 3pm Gathering:
- Annual Tribe awards
- Spoken Word performance by Ate Carrie Rodenhizer
- Special guests: Salem High School's FACS [Filipino American Culture Society]
- 2nd annual Laban Laro competition
- A full lechon
3pm to 6pm: CPR Certification Course
Cost: NONE! It will be a held like any other family gathering we've had. Just bring some food to share. But beware...you may go home with more food than you came with.
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Hollyweird "Pre-empts" Hillary's Bid?
Written by JB Williams
NBC successfully designed and launched a prime time series titled West Wing geared to provide an escape for millions of hardened socialist liberals Jonesing for a Clintonesque ideology fix in the post-Bush election era.
ABC now ups the ante with a new series Commander-in-Chief designed to prepare the American psyche for our first female President, Hillary Clinton in 2008. The show is scheduled to premier this evening and the American people are supposed to fall head-over-heals in love with Geena Davis, as our nations first Commander-in-Chief.
When asked about the coincidence of the timing by The Village Voice, script-writer Steve Cohen responded "I have no doubt she is capable, qualified, and ready to be the president of the
should she choose to run," speaking of Hillary I guess? United States
When I heard about this series in production months ago, I suspected that there might be more to the timing and story line than the typical Hollyweird love-fest with the
. I was right, there is much more to it… Clintons
The Village Voice reports "Writer Steve Cohen used to work for her in the 1990s, serving as the then-first lady's deputy communications director." Newsmax reports, "in fact, Mr. Cohen goes all the way back with the
to their very first presidential campaign. In fact, Cohen is so tight with Hillary's top brass that he once shared an apartment with the top Democrat's chief fundraising coordinator, Patti Solis Doyle. In an interview with Newsweek in 1992, Cohen marveled at the exalted positions he and Doyle had achieved." Clintons
"Commander in Chief" creator Rod Lurie tells The Voice that "he modeled his female president not on Hillary, but on Susan Lyne, the former head of ABC who now runs the Martha Stewart empire."
However former Hillary deputy communications director turned
Hollywoodscreen-writer Steve Cohen, who referred to Hillary as "potentially the next President of the ", say's "We support the notion of a female president from either side of the aisle." United States
Ideally, the American people will be unaware or unconcerned with the tight relationship between ABC brass behind the new series and their obvious choice for our next President. But even if the American people know the connections between this show and the impending Hillary bid for the White House, many American's are accustomed to taking their marching orders from Hollyweird folks already.
Hell, I love Geena Davis! But not even Michael Moore, Steven Spielberg, Sean Penn and Barbara Streisand combined can make a Geena Davis out of a Hillary Clinton. Can they? Talk about trying to make a silk purse from a sows ear…
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, Commander-in-Chief seeks to accomplish more than prime time entertainment. America
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Hollywoodstarlet when they see one. But if they fall for the overt attempt to "pre-empt" a Hillary run in 2008 by such means, they will have only proven why the founders believed that only men smart enough to be land owners should have a right to vote.
Commander-in-Chief seeks to connect Hillary with all those "soccer-moms" that voted her perverted husband into the oral office, twice. If anyone can do it, Hollyweird can. Wait till you see Geena and Hillary soon campaigning together on a stump near you!
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Schooling Schooler: Handicapping the Player of Year Race
by Jac Coyne and Nick Schooler | LaxMagazine.com | Coyne Archive | Twitter
|After leading Colorado to a 9-0
start to the season and a No. 3 ranking in the latest poll, senior
goalie Brad Macnee is one of the top contenders for MCLA Player of
the Year at this point.
© Cecil Copeland
The MCLA season has been going on for the better part of two months, so it's time to figure out who are the frontrunners for the Player of the Year award. As with any postseason award, be it the Heisman to MLB's Most Valuable Player, there are always different interpretations about what satisfies the requirements of the honor. Some awards have vaguely-worded parameters for selection while most don't have any stipulations at all.
Before we get to my frontrunners, let me clarify what I believe qualifies someone for the Player of the Year honor.
- Must be a player on team in contention for the national
- If said player was removed from the team, the chances of that program having success at nationals would dramatically decrease, if not ruin the possibility of making the postseason altogether.
- Produces against the top competition on the schedule.
Here's my short list at this point.
Brad Macnee – Sr., Goalie, Colorado
The Buffs have raced out to a 9-0 start to the season and are a lead-pipe lock to make Greenville, thanks to Macnee's 68.6 save percentage (the formula that MCLA.us uses for goals against average is incorrect, but we can safely assume it's probably below 7.00). Without Macnee, Colorado is probably 6-3, and maybe in 5-4. They'd still be looking good to earn a berth, but possibly as a double-digit seed. Macnee delivered against UCSB (14 saves), Cal Poly (15), Simon Fraser (18), Oregon (10) and Virginia Tech (10). He's in the lead right now.
Jack Farr – Sr., Attack, Stanford
Like Macnee, Farr has been operating at a high level for the past three season, but this year he's reached new heights. Farr is the leading scorer — 23 goals, 20 assists — for the third-ranked Cardinal, which have come out of nowhere to hijack the top story in the MCLA so far. Stanford would still be decent without Farr and likely in the hunt for the WCLL crown, but they'd have at least two losses, and possibly three, without him. He put the Cardinal on his back in the win over Oregon with eight goals and two assists and was the catalyst (1g, 3a) in the one-goal triumph over Northeastern.
Austin Fisher – Sr., Attack, Colorado State
Fisher's excellence was overshadowed last year by the dominant defensive performance by the Rams (and the fact that CSU mustered just over nine goals per game in Greenville), but he's rolling this year, averaging a hat trick a game and a career-high 4.56 ppg. Without Fisher's six-goal, two-assist performance against UCSB, the Rams would have at least one loss. In the last four games, all against ranked opponents (at the time), Fisher has 10 goals and three assists.
This is obviously an early list. As some of the top teams in some of the northern conferences get going — teams like Michigan State — and we get into the all-important conference races, new faces are going to emerge. But with just over a month remaining before we find out who's heading to Greenville, these are three are at the top of the heap.
Nick, what are your requirements for Player of the Year consideration, what have been some of the characteristics of winners of this award in the past, and who has caught your eye to this point?
SCHOOLER: I think you hit the nail on the head for the requirements of Player of the Year. However, I find your second point about the effects of the loss of the said player to be inconsequential. The best teams in this league are deep. One player does not make a difference, even if he is the Player of the Year.
What I think you are getting at are players like Calvin Craig, David Drehoff, and Nick Dean. These are players on teams that make the tournament, but are long shots at winning it. These are players who, on a deep team, would be without question the Player of the Year. They are so good that without them, their teams would not be above .500. These types of players are a long shot for POY, but they should be considered if the league has never seen someone like it before.
While the season is young and I do not think any team has risen above the rest, I will throw out some names that have not been mentioned yet.
Carson Barton - Jr., Attack, Grand Canyon
Why has this guy caught my eye? His team broke my rule that no Division II team could experience any high level of success in Division I in its first season. Barton has played a large role in this. GCU put together a very tough schedule and has paid dearly for that. But out of those tough games, the 'Lopes have managed to play BYU and Chapman to one goal. In those games, Barton led the team in points with eight (5g, 3a) and five (3g, 2a) points, respectively. He also leads the MCLA in points with 53 (32g, 21a). Barton has GCU poised to compete in, and possibly win, the SLC south while making a run at the nationals.
Payson Clark - Sr., Attack, Arizona State
Clark is probably the best player on a national championship contender. He leads the league in goals with 36 and he shows up with big performances in big games. He scored four goals against Cal, four more against against Cal Poly, and three against Chapman in their lone loss. He added five goals and an assist against BYU. It can be argued that without him, the Sun Devils would not be getting that lone first place vote in the polls.
Porter, Sullivan, and Zabor - Srs., Defense, Colorado
How do I pick one? This defense is the same group that won the national championship last season. They have held every opponent to under double digits except for the Gauchos, of course, but that is no easy feat. These guys smother offenses and shut down players like Clark and Barton. While the goalies split time for the Rams, the defense stays the same. Could goalie play be the difference between the first and second half for the Rams?
On to the games, where Schooler has narrowed his deficit after a 4-1 week, but Coyne is sill well out ahead, 24-11 to 19-16.
No. 5 Chapman (7-2) at No. 3 Colorado (9-0) - Saturday, 7 p.m. MT
COYNE: Chapman was having trouble closing the deal earlier this season against Oregon and BYU, but the Panthers appear to have corrected that problem, rattling off six straight wins, including two one-goal triumphs against Arizona State and Grand Canyon and a two-goal victory over Richmond. That's a big mental hurdle to have conquered, and should be a huge benefit once Greenville rolls around.
Speaking of nationals, depending on how the seeds play out, this could very well be a semifinal preview. Chapman's speed out of the midfield will be where it has to make its money against Colorado, but the Buffs have been excellent at matching up well with talented middies and has been equally consistent quashing transition opportunities – always a Chapman staple. It's going to be close and low-scoring, but I'll be the Buffs at home, 7-6.
SCHOOLER: Coming off a fresh viewing on the Buffs, I think they are a good team, but not the third best team in the league. That position lies with ASU or Chapman. Call it SLC bias, but the Panthers will shut down the Buff's offense. Colorado has scored seven, eight, and six goals against Oregon, LMU, and UCSB, respectively. One of those teams is not even ranked. So unless Colorado can turn things around, I think Chaptown takes this one home, 8-5.
No. 12 Sonoma State (4-2) at No. 17 Virginia Tech (6-3) - Saturday, 5 p.m.
|Averaging a hat trick per outing
for top ranked Colorado State, Austin Fisher has made a name for
himself on a team known more for its defense.
© Cecil Copeland
COYNE: The jury is still out on these two teams. Both came into the season with a lot of promise and both have underwhelmed to this point in the season, so it's appropriate that they square off on the Seawolves' trip to Virginia. Both of these teams have struggled on big trips this year — 'Noma couldn't handle their sojourn to Oregon and the Hokies were humbled in Colorado.
Both teams will get a chance to scout each other out — Sonoma plays Richmond on Wednesday and VT faces George Washington on Friday night — so there won't be any surprises. With a pair of decent defenses, this one will come down to who can find a way to score. So far this year, both have been weak in that department, but the Hokies have more untapped offensive resources. Tech, 8-7.
SCHOOLER: I commend the Seawolves (still hard to call them this) for making a trip to the east coast in March. Not many teams would do that. While it is a bit chilly right now, it is supposed to warm up for the weekend to temperatures similar to that of Northern California. So I do not think weather will be an issue.
The key for Doug Carl will be shutting down the high powered Hokies attack. So far this has not been an issue for many of the top teams and I put Sonoma in that category. Seawolves win, 11-8.
No. 6 Brigham Young (8-1) vs. No. 8 Oregon (7-2) - Monday, 7 p.m. PT (at Berkeley, Calif.)
COYNE: BYU brings some traditional family values to the bacchanalia of Nick's hometown with the hopes of getting the ship back on course after stumbling against Arizona State over the weekend. Meanwhile, Oregon is trying to build on its modest, three-game winning streak with games against Cal on Saturday and then the Cougars on Monday.
Both of these teams have jelled a lot quicker to this point than I thought they would and now they are both in midseason form. Mike Fabrizio (5.1 ppg) has filled the shoes of the departed Ted Ferrin for BYU while the Ducks have kept their usual balance between midfield and attack scoring. As such, this game will come down to the little things. The biggest little thing is going to be faceoffs. The Cougars struggled against ASU in that department and it showed on the scoreboard while Oregon boasts one of the top draw-men around in Trey Norris. Extra possessions will be the key as the Ducks win, 10-8.
SCHOOLER: I don't know what is going on with these two teams. Both have some consistency problems, so I guess this will make for an interesting game. BYU has been slipping recently with the loss to ASU and near loss to GCU. That must have been a tough trip to Arizona. Oregon has similar problems with a crushing defeat early in the season to Stanford and a close win over Simon Fraser.
So I like this game as the game of the week. This is a defining game for both teams. The winner moves up and the loser moves down. Senior Matt Johnson has been solid for the Ducks while Mike Fabrizio and Jake Ferrin have been a solid attack/mid combo for the Cougars. This is a coin flip, but my gut tells me that BYU will pull this off, 11-10.
Schooler's Pick
Loyola Marymount (2-7) at San Diego State (7-2) - Saturday, 2 p.m.
SCHOOLER: The Aztecs made a major change in the off-season by replacing Matt Holman with Charlie Jackson. SDSU has the ability to be a powerhouse team. They are located in a hotbed of California lacrosse, have relatively low admission standards, have a fun campus within 20 minutes of the beach, and have some of the most beautiful women I have seen on a college campus. They should be able to attract top talent and only time will tell if Jackson can do that.
SDSU looks solid right now with their only losses coming to ASU and GCU. The Lions have not put together a great resume, but if you count close losses, they have one against Colorado. But that has to be a fluke. Aztecs take this win, 13-9.
COYNE: This is a nice trap pick by our boy Nick, but it's not going to work. San Diego State isn't as good as its record would indicate and LMU is much better than its mark would lead one to believe. The Lions have played one of the better schedules in the country to date, including contests against No. 1 Colorado State, No. 3 Colorado and No. 5 Chapman and No. 6 BYU, and while they haven't won any of those games, they've been competitive enough to make believe they can beat the Aztecs on the road. Fighting Gvozdens, 9-6.
Coyne's Pick
Buffalo (2-2) at No. 23 Davenport (3-2) - Sunday, 12 p.m.
COYNE: Buffalo is need of a key non-conference win in the worst way, and if the Bulls don't at least split this weekend against Michigan State and Davenport, it'll be the PCLL auto-qualifier or bust. The Panthers could also use this win to bolster its at-large cred, although they do have some upcoming games that will allow them to get back in the mix.
I know Davenport can score goals, but the same can't be said for Buffalo, which has yet to crack double-digits. Unless the Bulls find some offense in a hurry, this one won't end well. Panthers, 11-6.
SCHOOLER: I think it is clear that Buffalo is done for. They lost almost every one of their top players from last season. Davenport put on a great performance against their former D-II counterpart, GCU last weekend. So I do not have any doubts about this game. Davenport wins handily, 14-7.
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Instilling a positive moral code in city youth at little cost to the city might be reason enough for the city to maintain ownership of 2951 First Ave. W.
© Herald photo by Tyler Clarke
The Prince Albert Kenshukan Judo Club coach Doyle Ironstand gives a presentation to city council at MondayŌĆÖs meeting, during which me made a case for continued use of the city-owned building at 2951 First Ave. W.
The building is home to the Prince Albert Kenshukan Judo Club, which coach Doyle Ironstand said at MondayŌĆÖs city council meeting is on the potential chopping block.
Similar to the Margo Fournier Centre, the cityŌĆÖs Judo Club building is up for review, with administration warning its tenants that it faces potential closure as early as next year.
City community services director Jody Boulet clarified after MondayŌĆÖs meeting that no one has been ordered to vacate the premises of either building yet, but they have been forewarned that it is a possibility, pending council decision.
The warning was enough for Ironstand to make an impassioned plea at MondayŌĆÖs city council meeting on behalf of the volunteer-run organization.
Founded in 1967, Prince Albert Judo -- now the Prince Albert Kenshukan Judo Club -- has been at 2951 First Ave. W. since 1981, he told council.
There are currently 40 members in the club, ranging in ages from six to adult.
Every student is charged with focusing on the moral code of judo, which includes courtesy, courage, sincerity, honour, modesty, respect, self-control and friendship.
ŌĆ£Through the practice of judo, our students not only learn the sports aspect, but above all, a deeper sense of well-being and a determination to become good role models and good people overall,ŌĆØ Ironstand told council.
The building is booked solid most of the time, he said, noting that local law enforcement personnel train on the judo mat area, which is rented by a 20-30 member Jiu Jitsu club.
From a logistics point of view, Ironstand argued that the city has very little to gain in divesting itself of the building.
The judo club has assumed most financial responsibilities related to the building, he explained -- expenses they cover mainly through fundraising efforts and rentals, all while keeping their own membership rates some of the most affordable in the city.
ŌĆ£With the exception of two or three repairs made to the old heating system and a leaking roof repair, this building has cost the City of Prince Albert very little over the past 30-plus years,ŌĆØ he said.
After MondayŌĆÖs meeting, Boulet noted that the cityŌĆÖs cost to run the building is only a couple thousand dollars per year.
Ironstand said that he implores city council ŌĆ£to consider our heart-felt plea to continue use of the building that has been our home for so many years.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£We are as important an institution in this great city as Diefenbaker House and the Prince Albert Raiders.ŌĆØ
Similar to the Margo Fournier Centre, nothing has been decided at this point, Boulet said after the meeting.
However, with city council set to make a decision during 2015 budget discussions later this year, Boulet noted that IronstandŌĆÖs presentation will prove to be useful food for thought.


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My LFS sold these as Tigert Shrimp, Alpheus bellulus... which definitely doesnt check out.
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© 2005 F&F Publishing / JohnLydon.Com
it might not be a new studio album; but as compilations go this
really is top notch stuff. A superbly packaged singles compilation
featuring Public Image Ltd, Sex Pistols and Lydon solo work; plus
a new track! Throw in a bonus disc of 12" remixes and album
tracks; and if that wasn't enough there is also a separate DVD release
too. It's such a good idea I can't believe the record company didn't
try it years ago.
Rightly or wrongly I've
always looked on the Sex Pistols and PiL as completely different
things. And I have to admit at first I wasn't sure about having
them on the same compilation, but it really is amazing how well
they work together. You only have to listen to the first few tracks
to hear it. I mean what a way to start: 'Anarchy in the UK', 'Public
Image', 'This is Not a Love Song', 'Open Up.' Fuck's sake! How good
is that?
Taking the records out
of chronological order really was a masterstroke. It might be stuff
I've heard a million times before, but listening to it I was genuinely
excited to hear them work together. One after another, it's relentless!
It made me remember just how much I liked them; and why.
Make no mistake about
it this compilation isn't a case of John Lydon claiming all the
glory for these records and bands by himself (check the credits).
It's just a great way of showcasing the variety of his work. Obviously,
John is the common dominator here (and what does that tell you?),
but there's much more than that; there's a proper thread here. Through
PiL, through the Pistols, through his solo work, but you work it
out for yourself, that's the whole point. I know what they mean
to me.
I think this compilation
works on so many different levels it encompasses (almost)
As well as pandering to the casual, or potential
new fan, it also lets fans of each band or period – whether
it be early PiL, late PiL, Sex Pistols or whatever – have
access to a whole bunch of records they might not necessarily have
heard or own. It crosses a lot of divides. Which is a big part of
what John's music is all about. Every single record here is as relevant
as the next. Some of the stuff you love someone else might hate,
or vice versa. It makes them no less important.
For whatever bizarre
reason John's musical output is largely ignored these days. A lot
of this material just doesn't get played as much as it deserves,
but hopefully this compilation will bring a whole new audience to
a lot of this music. There really will be young kids out there who
will only know John from the Pistols or TV who are going to get
a very pleasant surprise. They might not get it all at once, but
they'll have fun going through it. These records change lives and
that's a fact.
This isn't a rarities
compilation for the hardcore fans, it's not about that. But that
said, even they can't really argue. It's a superb compilation that's
had a great deal of thought put into it; it's not some horrible
cash-in. If you don't want to buy it: don't. You're getting all
of John's singles; bar 'Pretty Vacant' and 'Memories' (and they
would have been there if they had fitted, but something had to give),
and with 20 remastered tracks crammed onto Disc 1 (and running to
over 75 minutes) no one can say it's not value for money. Given
that the original single version's are featured here, and tracks
like 'This is Not a Love Song' & 'World Destruction' have never
really had a proper CD release, there's more than enough to please
even the most cynical fan.
is also the option of the 'special edition' featuring a bonus disc
of a further 12 tracks handpicked by John (running to another 80
minutes). Although mostly compiled from extended 12" mixes
it also includes some of his favourite album tracks. It really is
great to hear underrated material like 'The Pardon' or 'Acid Drops'
mixing it with the big boys like the 12" mixes of 'Death Disco'
or 'Open Up'. It also gives the 2002 dance mix of 'GSTQ' a far wider
audience. At long last.
I absolutely love John's
artwork. It's very different in style to some of the other sleeves
he's done like 'Paris Au Printemps' or 'Psycho's Path'. I love the
colours and the attention to detail. Have you had a close look?
It's certainly not a case of the emperor's new clothes is it?
And onto the main event
A new song, at long last! 'The Rabbit Song!' A short and sharp burst
of what John's been up to on his work-in-progress second solo album.
A song of two halves. Cleverly catchy, but with a more sinister
sounding backdrop. Another classic Lydon musical contradiction.
The best way I could describe it would be to say it sounds like
a mixture of off-beat depth charges and a demented didgeridoo. Not
that's there's even a didgeridoo on it! Ha! It brings a smile to
my face every time I hear it. "That's how you do it, baby!"
While I'd love to hear
an extended version I honestly think John has just about packed
more lyrics into it than any other song on the compilation. More
a controlled chant than a rap, he twists the vocal and the pronunciation
the way only John Lydon can. Given the variety that's on display
here it really is a badge of honour that 'The Rabbit Song' doesn't
sound like anything else on the compilation. Of course, I don't
expect any of the other songs on his forthcoming album to sound
like this, but if it's anything to go by, it's going to be a real
treat. Have no doubt about it there's life in the old dog yet, he's
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Treating Shoulder And Elbow Pain
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
Wednesday - January 14, 2009
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Dr. Ed Weldon
Orthopedic Surgeon, Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Service
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
Where did you receive your schooling and training?
After graduating from Punahou High School, I attended the University of California at Santa Barbara for my undergraduate education. I then earned a master's degree from Boston University in Medical Science before attending medical school at Boston University. I returned home for my orthopedic training at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. After becoming an orthopedic surgeon, I continued my training. I did my first fellowship in adult shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the University of Washington in Seattle. I spent one year training in both operative and non-operative aspects of the adult shoulder and elbow. Following this, I did a second fellowship studying and treating shoulder and elbow injuries in children at the Shriners Hospital in Sacramento.
How much of your practice is working with children and how much of it is adults?
Roughly 80 percent of my patients are over 18 years of age. Twenty percent are children or minors.
You are the only person in the state of Hawaii who has completed two fellowships on shoulder and elbow problems. Can you discuss your sub-specialized practice?
This is true, and I am sub-specialized. My elective practice is confined only to people with shoulder and elbow problems. Some people might find such a narrow scope of practice boring, but to me, I enjoy employing my years of training and practice in an effort to reduce pain and increase function.
You also do a unique shoulder replacement. Can you explain that procedure and how it differs from the traditional approach?
The traditional shoulder replacement is where we replace the ball with a metal ball and we replace the socket with plastic. Unfortunately, in active people, such as most people here in Hawaii, the plastic will wear out, fracture or loosen. When this happens, the person will need another surgery. Because of this, people who have the traditional shoulder replacement are discouraged from upper-extremity exercise and activities. At Straub, we're doing a new type of procedure where we replace the ball with a metal ball just as in the traditional surgery, but instead of putting plastic on the cup, we reconstruct the cup using the person's own bone. Because bone is living tissue, it does not wear out. In fact, it gets stronger with use.
How long have you been performing this procedure?
I've been doing it since 2001.
Can you talk about the feedback you've had from patients who have had this surgery performed?
Most patients do very well and are able to return to all levels of activity without restrictions. I have treated patients who have returned to almost every sport, including golf, boxing, tennis, skydiving and martial arts. In patients who had their shoulder replaced using the traditional method, such activities would be highly discouraged.
As far as elbow surgeries, is that procedure more or less involved/difficult compared to the shoulder?
Elbow problems can be complex and difficult to treat. Also, elbow problems are less common than shoulder problems. Because of this, it is even more important for patient with elbow problems to seek care from a doctor with training and experience.
When your patients have shoulder pain, is it due to simple wear and tear because of aging, or it is injury-related?
In general, younger people have shoulder problems related to injuries and older people have shoulder problems related to wear and tear. There are exceptions to this rule. Acouple of years ago I treated a 90-year-old man for a shoulder injury he sustained while crossing the Pacific in a sailboat race. I would like to say, in general, the people of Hawaii have healthy shoulders. I believe this is because people here use their shoulders so much for all of our outdoor sports. The more you use your shoulder, the stronger it becomes.
Is there anything preventative that people can do to avoid some of the injuries you see?
Absolutely. I think the No. 1 message that I want to get out is that a vast majority of shoulder pain and injuries can be treated without surgery. That is why most of my practice is non-operative. I've been able to treat people and get them back to their activities without surgery. This is very rewarding for me because many of these people have become convinced that they need surgery to get better. It turns out that when you delve deeper into the understanding of the shoulder, you don't just get better treating people operatively, but also non-operatively.
Can you talk about some of these non-surgical treatments?
Stretching. The shoulder needs to be stretched. The majority of shoulder pain is due to tightness. Following a simple home-stretching program, people can often resolve their pain. Our office has a home-stretching program sheet with instructions available to anyone who is interested. They can call our office (522-4332) and we will fax them a copy. Or, if they are in Straub, they can stop by and pick one up.
What do you see as the future of shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery? Do you see it leaning more to non-surgical options, or do you see the surgical options improving?
There will always be conditions about the shoulder and elbow that can be helped by surgery. But as our understanding of the shoulder and elbow improves, I believe the number of patients requiring surgery will decrease.
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For three years in the Toronto organization, Noah Syndergaard was pitching with kid gloves on.
The Blue Jays, like an increasing number of teams, are careful with their young starting pitchers. Syndergaard was no exception. Toronto managed his pitch counts carefully, deploying him in a piggybacking system along with heralded teammates Aaron Sanchez and Justin Nicolino.
The Jays traded Syndergaard to the New York Mets in the offseason as part of a deal for R.A. Dickey. Now pitching for St. Lucie in the Class A Advanced Florida State League, Syndergaard is being given more freedom to pitch deeper into games.
The 20-year-old took advantage Tuesday, allowing one unearned run while matching a career high with six innings in St. Lucie's 3-2 loss to Charlotte.
Syndergaard scattered three hits and two walks while striking out four. The outing required 83 pitches, and the Stone Crabs' got their lone run off him on a passed ball after the right-hander allowed singles to Kyeong Kang and Hector Guevara to lead off the inning.
The Mets' No. 3 prospect retired the side in order in the first, second, fourth and sixth innings. The hurler induced eight groundouts to four flyball outs and dropped his ERA to 4.50.
Syndergaard, ranked 29th on MLB.com's Top 100, began the year strong, posting four shutout innings in his first start and allowing two earned runs over five innings in his second.
His third outing was rocky. The right-hander allowed seven earned runs on eight hits in just three innings in an 11-8 loss to Fort Myers. The damage included a two-run homer by top Twins prospect Miguel Sano, the first home run he'd allowed since June 2, 2012.
The only other time Syndergaard threw six innings was on July 8, 2012. The hurler averaged just over 3 2/3 innings per outing last season, and he has bested that mark in three of his four starts this year.
Syndergaard exited with the game tied, 1-1. Kang's solo homer in the bottom of the seventh snapped the tie, and an RBI single by rehabbing Luke Scott added an insurance run in the eighth.
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I am SO honored and thrilled to have been nominated for an Edublog Award.
When I first started this blog almost exactly a year ago, I really had no idea where it would go and I had no plan, really.
After reading more blogs and building my PLN, my blog has grown as I have grown professionally.
It is a reflection of what the inspirational and supportive educators I have met over the last year have taught me.
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Tekka Uchiha (うちはテッカ, Uchiha Tekka) was a Konohagakure shinobi from the Uchiha clan and an officer of the Konoha Military Police Force.
He, Inabi, and Yashiro questioned Itachi about the suicide note that was found with Shisui Uchiha. After presenting Itachi with the alleged suicide note that Shisui had written asking him to request that the Anbu investigate the matter as well. As the men began leaving, he warned Itachi not to hide anything as they also had connections within the Anbu. The men were then attacked by Itachi and fed up with him they asked Fugaku to issue the order for them to arrest him. However, after Itachi apologised and Fugaku offered up the excuse that Itachi had been worn out by his duties, the men left.[2] He was later killed during the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
Tekka had shoulder-length, dull-black hair and dark eyes and also had a dot in the centre of his forehead. He wore what was considered to be the standard outfit of the Uchiha while not on duty which included a black, high collared shirt with the Uchiha crest on the back and dark coloured pants. While on duty he wore the standard uniform of the police force which consisted of the standard Konoha shinobi's outfit albeit with the crest of the police force on either sleeve.
Tekka was a very calm and composed person not speaking much unlike Inabi and Yashiro. He was also very confident in his own abilities as a member of the famed Uchiha Clan.
As an Uchiha, Tekka was one of the members that was able to awaken his clan's kekkei genkai: the Sharingan,[3] which granted him basic abilities such as seeing the flow of chakra, the ability to easily recognise genjutsu and different forms of chakra, some predictive capabilities as well as the ability to copy techniques that the user sees amongst other things.


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Saying his alleged actions are "violence of the worst sort," a federal judge today ordered a
former Columbus police officer back to jail while he awaits trial on charges that he coerced a teen
for sex and tried to convince another teen to produce a racy video and photo.
U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley ordered Todd L. Smith to remain in custody after listening to a prosecutor and an FBI agent read extensive, sexually graphic text messages exchanged between Smith and two 15-year-old girls.
Smith was the resource officer at Centennial High School at the time; both girls were students there. He has been in jail since he was charged in late July and a federal magistrate denied bail after determining he was a threat to the community.
Smith's attorney, Sam Shamansky, asked that his client be released on bond, arguing that he was not a threat or a flight risk.
"He has no history of violence, not a smidgen," Shamansky said. "There's no reason for him to flee. All he wants to do is come to court and have this case litigated."
FBI Special Agent Tisha Hartsough testified for nearly two hours as Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Squires tried to convince Marbley that Smith should remain in custody.
Both girls, Hartsough said, are concerned about their safety if Smith is released.
She said Smith encouraged the girls to send him nude photographs of themselves; evidence shows that each girl sent at least one photo of herself topless.
When one girl said she was going to have sex with a Centennial High School teacher, Smith texted her to "tape it. I want to see you in action."
In another text, one of the girls suggested that she and Smith "Skype later and I'll show you everything." Smith responded: "Yummy."
Smith also told at least one of the girls that he wanted naked images of her to add to his " spank bank," a collection of photographs he kept to provide himself sexual stimulation.
Hartsough said the FBI recovered 6,000 texts that were exchanged between Smith and one of the girls.
She said FBI agents learned about one of the girls after her mother contacted an attorney. The second girl contacted the FBI after hearing news accounts of Smith's arrest, assuming that the case involved her relationship with Smith, Hartsough said.
Before the second girl called the FBI, she called Smith's wife, Yolanda Harris, and told her about her relationship with Smith, Hartsough said.
"She said, 'I'm the girl and I'm sorry,'" she testified. Harris is a news anchor at WSYX (Channel 6).
Squires characterized the sexually charged texts that Smith sent to the girls as "acts of violence" because he was a figure of authority and the girls were minors.
"He preyed upon them," Squires said. "These are children, your honor."
Saying his alleged actions are "violence of the worst sort," a federal judge today ordered a
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Aside from Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Brandon Bass and an injured Avery Bradley, the Boston Celtics and their 10-Man rotation has received a major face lift.
With standout performances from Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger during the preseason and the impressive play of Avery Bradley prior to his injury during the previous season, the Celtics have a strong core of young players to supplement their superstars.
However, the key to utilizing these talents and keeping the veterans fresh for the playoffs, is the use of a rotation that can perform the dual task of winning games while keeping players like Pierce and Garnett fresh for a playoff run.
Doc Rivers has stated that the Boston Celtics are still searching for an identity for their team with all the new additions, and that comes with finding a solid and consistent rotation.
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The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve was designated in 1989 and is part of a network of 28 Reserves across the nation. The Great Bay Reserve is managed by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The program sets aside important estuarine areas for long-term research, education and stewardship.
The Great Bay Reserve includes all of Great Bay, Little Bay and the tidal portions of the Bellamy, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscott and Winnicut rivers. In addition, there are 2,935 acres of upland that comprise the boundary of the Reserve. All Reserve lands are open to the public for hunting and fishing. Go to greatbaypartnership.org to view maps highlighting all conservation lands in the Great Bay area.
Educational efforts of the Reserve are focused at the Great Bay Discovery Center and the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center in Greenland off Route 33. The 50-acre site includes a 1,300-foot boardwalk, a high-tide-only boat access, and indoor and outdoor exhibits featuring the cultural and natural history of the Great Bay Estuary, as well as antique coastal hunting and fishing artifacts. The interpretive centers are open May to October and are free of charge.
Year round, the Reserve holds a number of special programs, including interpretive kayak tours and programs for children. The Reserve also provides technical training for coastal decision makers through its Coastal Training Program. The facilities feature a number of innovative technologies for managing stormwater and reducing energy consumption, including a porous pavement parking lot, composting toilets, solar roofing and a geothermal heating and cooling system.
The Reserve is also supported by a local friends group, the Great Bay Stewards. Learn more at greatbaystewards.org. For more information about all the Reserve's programs, visit greatbay.org.
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Subtracts one value from another and pushes the result onto the evaluation stack.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The following table lists the instruction's hexadecimal and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) assembly format, along with a brief reference summary:
Assembly Format
Subtracts one value from another, returning a new numeric value.
The stack transitional behavior, in sequential order, is:
value1 is pushed onto the stack.
value2 is pushed onto the stack.
value2 and value1 are popped from the stack; value2 is subtracted from value1.
The result is pushed onto the stack.
Overflow is not detected for integer operations (for proper overflow handling, see Sub_Ovf).
Integer subtraction wraps, rather than saturates. For example: assuming 8-bit integers, where value1 is set to 0 and value2 is set to 1, the "wrapped" result will be 255.
Floating-point overflow returns +inf (PositiveInfinity) or -inf (NegativeInfinity).
The following Emit method overload can use the sub opcode:
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It will be a tense day in Egypt. More protests have been scheduled today by the supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi. Some of the top figures in the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested this week, which could slow down the protests, but police in Cairo aren't taking any chances – they've closed off some of the major streets and are spreading out forces around the city.


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LOS ANGELES — After her first star turn in Pirates of the Caribbean, Keira Knightley had more than a dozen photographers camped outside her London flat every day, poking their camera lenses into her windows.
So she became a shut-in.
"The price of images for girls going out and falling out of clubs or having any kind of mental breakdown or crashing a car was so massive," said the actress, 27. "So I was like 'I am not going to help you. I am literally going to stay in my house, and I am not going to go out.' "
The paparazzi began hounding her almost a decade ago, after Knightley took on the high-profile role of Orlando Bloom's love interest in the big-budget movie franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. Playing the female lead in the first three films catapulted her to global recognition but didn't exactly show off her acting chops. That came with Pride & Prejudice in 2005, where her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel earned her an Oscar nomination for lead actress.
Knightley has returned to the kind of movie for which she has been most celebrated — a period drama — in Anna Karenina. The movie marks her third collaboration with filmmaker Joe Wright, who directed her in both Pride & Prejudice and 2007's Atonement, another sweeping romance, set in the 1930s.
After constantly being staked out by hordes of photographers, Knightley almost abandoned the world of corsets and ball gowns altogether. She said her early 20s were particularly difficult: She didn't get "drunk with mates" or go to music festivals and "jump around" — "exactly what you should be doing at that age."
She even took a year off from acting.
"I just couldn't figure it out. Everything just freaked me out," Knightley said recently. "I took everything far too seriously. And then, on my 25th birthday, I literally had a moment where I was like 'Oh, it's OK. I'm all right now. It's all right being me.' "
Part of that realization included embracing her own taste in material — even if that led to her being pigeonholed in Hollywood.
"She has no consideration of 'Do I want to differentiate my body of work?' " filmmaker Massy Tadjedin said.
Knightley acknowledged that she thinks she has "been labeled a period actress for years. I've had to let go and say: 'Well, I just like them. I find them more interesting.' "
In the latest screen adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic 1870s tale, Knightley plays an Anna Karenina who is arguably unlikable. After she cheats on her devoted-but-stoic husband, Karenin (Jude Law), Anna struggles with whether to abandon her marriage and child to be with her younger lover, Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
Presented with the notion that moviegoers might associate Knightley with her character's more unseemly attributes, the actress was perplexed.
"Likable is such a calm emotion," she said. "I really don't worry about an audience liking me or not."


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A successful weed management plan will use multiple production methods to keep weed populations low. Tillage and seedbed preparation or effective burndown herbicides should eliminate all emerged weeds prior to planting. Purchasing weed-free seed, using the proper seeding rate, following a management plan, and rotating to a summer crop will promote efficient weed control. Use of specific herbicides depends on the weed spectrum of your field, economic considerations and application system. Consider your situation and tailor a weed control program to your needs. The following documents will guide you in the decision making process.


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By far the best thing about this hotel is the staff who go above and beyond to make your stay warn and welcome, the standard and double rooms may find you lacking some space but the suite rooms have more than enough space for 2.
The biggest downside is that most (not all) double beds are actually two singles pushed together which is definitely noticeable and slightly uncomfortable.
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The hotel is located near the town centre.
The staff were friendly, willing to help and professional. They would greet us in the morning and when we returned in the evening. The room was lovely, it had all the necessities you need for a weekend away. We paid for the full English breakfast, the only slight criticism was that the serving staff didn't realise we had already paid for the breakfast but after talking to the front desk the misunderstanding was immediately cleared up. I would definitely come back here again and recommend to all.
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Nice welcome, clean room and comfortable if a little stuffy on account of no air con and noisy in consequence of proximity to the road (directly outside the window) and having to have the window open to get cool air in the room.
Breakfast was underwhelming with very limited choices, no soya milk and burnt / stewed coffee but, as its in the room rate and that is very reasonable, it's a bit " beggars can't be choosers". Close enough to town to walk in comfortably. All in all a thoroughly value for money experience and, so long as you're not looking for luxury; absolutely ideal for business.
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I stayed here for four days and I was really impressed with everything, from the room to the friendliness of the staff.
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SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN A CHANGING WORLD teaches the conceptual technical and managerial foundations for systems analysis design and implementation, as well as project management principles for systems development projects. The fifth edition continues the book's popular format of teaching both approaches to systems analysis and design: the traditional (structured) and the object-oriented (OO). This new edition offers expanded coverage of the object-oriented approach to design in two newly formed chapters, with Chapter 11 concentrating on principles and Chapter 12 covering use case realizations in depth. New and enhanced coverage of project management also teaches important issues related to adaptive projects as well as the traditional predictive approach to projects. Added perspective is provided for students via the running case studies and "Best Practices" feature.
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John Satzinger is a Professor in the Computer Information Systems department at Missouri State University. With more than 15 years of teaching and research experience at leading CIS and MIS university programs, Dr. Satzinger's interests and specialties include systems analysis and design, graphical user interface design, object-oriented development, and database and client-server development. He holds an M.B.A. from Cal Poly University and earned his Ph.D. at the Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Satzinger provides a strong managerial focus and powerful vision for this text.
Robert Jackson is a retired member of the faculty of the Information Systems Department at Brigham Young University. He has researched, published, and taught in the areas of object-oriented systems development, e-commerce, Web systems, project management, and information systems education. Dr. Jackson received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He is currently self-employed as a principal in several new e-commerce ventures, where he gets to practice the analysis, design, and business principles contained in his textbooks.
Stephen Burd is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, where he has been teaching courses in management information systems, networks, databases, and hardware/software since 1984. He received his B.A. and M.A. at the University of Baltimore, and his Ph.D. from Purdue University. Dr. Burd has authored more than seven top-selling textbooks for Course Technology and brings significant traditional strengths and industry knowledge to this text.
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