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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by roscoe36, Feb 18, 2007.
Yeah, I don't mind that. Tigers won.
@ Flip Tater Championships: Tater... 4 (3 on pf.com) Flip...0 My team does seem to be in the midst of a mini slump. We'll see if I go down like Webz did in basketball two years ago or Wart did in basketball last year. Both ran away with the regular season titles...only difference is, there is NO TATER to knock me off. I told you guys I would struggle without Pence and Utley. Once they are back I'll be back to my humble but dominant self. But kudos to your boys Roscoe. Your team is playing very well and I'm playing like crap. If it keeps up, I'm history this week. 2nd through 7th place is getting very interesting. Should be an exciting race to the playoffs and for the final bye. Lucky for me I took care of business early on. Gazoo, the consolation bracket standings count toward your overall finish in the league and also on your all time Yahoo profile standings, so I wouldn't tank if I were you. I won a consolation bracket in football and it wasn't like the regular playoffs but it was kinda fun. But then again, I'm the competitive type and wouldn't want Woody to get bragging rights. Besides, you are a U of M boy. You should be used to the NIT.
All-time Yahoo profile standings? Ha ha. You think I'm up nights worried about that? You are one competitive dude.
Well Roscoe, I've been trying to figure out what "passe" means within the context of our past fantasy battles. I think it must mean "impossible", as in "I never thought I would say this Darth, but beating you has become impossible". I mean, our scores this year have all gone convincingly my way. 8-1, 8-2, and now 8-3 with a day still to go. Hey, you're getting closer every time. Or maybe Lambs was correct and I just need a tuneup. Roscoe, have you EVER beaten me in a fantasy matchup? I think I do remember losing to you in hockey one week, but the memory is fuzzy. I just recall going to work with a paper bag over my head for about a month. Still one day to go Cannuckian. Have I spoken too soon? Don't count on my boys choking. I'll leave that up to your guys. Toodles my Cannuckian friend. Oh, btw...I am really hoping you make the playoffs. It's becoming "passe" kicking your butt in the regular season.
Gazoo has become the giant slayer of late. He has won 5 weeks in a row all against current playoff bound teams. Mine looks like becoming number 6. My batters are a bit injured right now and I didn't want to drop anyone so I left my injured SS in all week. Oh well. I figure it doesn't matter too much about where you finish because in the playoffs its going to be a bit of a coinflip. The teams are so even that its going to be whoever happens to play well that particular week.
Crap. Roy Halladay pitched his second 9 inning game of the WEEK today. Problem is, the game went 10 innings so he didn't get credit for a complete game or the W.
You already had me beat in complete games and wins (and every other category), you big whiner....
Looks like you share Darth's inability to spell WINNER properly.
Nope, you nipped me. Got me in batting avg. by one stinkin' point.
I'll take it. Couldnt afford a loss because my last 2 weeks I've got Sandwich and Laimbs.
I should of had the whole Texas offense in my lineup, they scored 30 runs on 29 hits against the Orioles. I can't remember the last time a team has scored 30 runs in one game!
That is indeed incredible...almost as amazing as Bill Laimbeer kicking my butt this week! Sorry about that Webz! My team has been off, but no worries. I could go 0-24 these next two weeks and nothing will change as far as my numero uno playoff seeding. Even so, I don't ever like losing. I've got 2.5 weeks left to right the ship, but historically, the real Phillies tend to wilt the last month of the season. (Gulp). I think of the 7 teams with a chance of going to the playoffs, 4 have a pretty much equal chance of winning it all. I won't say who I think they are.
its hard to believe that after so many games and categories it could be so close. i've got bill next week so we will be scratching for every last cat there. but micro has got woody in his last week and still has a real chance of getting 2nd (no offense woody). and bezeach still has an outside chance to get 2nd as well. i would like the bye week, but i'm not afraid to play anyone. my batters have finally woken up at micro's expense. now i just need my pitchers to do the same!
I'll sic Saltalamacchia on Roscoe. He had a good week yesterday. I'm pressing Gazzo and Winless and I expect to exit last place just before the playoffs. If I only had Tater to face, I'd be O.K. He's a real soft touch. He's also very touchy.
LOL@Salty having a good week yesterday, Woody. Actually, your team had a good MONTH yesterday. Bill, we should be ashamed of our stats this week. I don't think we could play any worse...unless we had Roscoe's players, that is.
That's because it happened 110 years ago.
I do have 5 saves and 6 stolen bases already. That's not too shabby. Everything else is pretty sad, though. If we were playing anyone else except Roscoe, we'd be in big trouble...
My team in the other league is so much better than my PF league one. I think I plateaued too early.
You... Plateaued? When was this? Did I miss it? Do you mean last week when you ONLY lost 4-7 to me?
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#1 Tue 03 Jul 12 3:46pm
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Confused messages going out to the public
Dear Jamie
You hold a special place in my heart and mind for the fact that you are a rare celebrity chef who seems to have higher order intentions i.e to bring good to the community in which you live. You demonstrate this through your Ministry of Food and the 'learn to cook' shops eg. in Brighton. I applaud you on your efforts and I hope the Queen will accord you your due recognition one day.
You are very influential through your work.
I work in health care and I see the consequence of the public who have spent too much of the lives eating too much salt, sugar, white flour, saturated fats, fried foods and eating too little green veg, fruit and not drinking enough water. When I watch you throw handfuls of salt onto your meat, plus the extra tablespoon of soya sauce and black bean sauce....you are creating my future patients. People eating this food develop high blood pressure. Too much meat and butter equals too much saturated fat, and this leads to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, increases the risk for stroke and dementia. Too much sugar and low GI carbs leads to diabetes (also highly associated with dementia) in those with this genetic vulnerability. Many of your recipes have 'too much' of the bad stuff I'm afraid. Even when people believe (as you do) that olive oil 'is good for you', it is still a fat even if it a unstaurated fat. Too much of olive oil, will make people fat. So in brief, I see your cooking choices as recipes that encourage poor health. Why don't you consult the research for the recommended per day consumption of of salt, meat, sugar etc before you tell your audience to cook your recipes? Many of your recipes are suited to being eaten only very occasionally. Telling your audience to grill their food till they see it carbonise is the same as telling them to burn the meat until it increases their risk for stomach cancer. If your audience were to cook your recipes regularly then I predict the individual's body will become fatty (ie. not toned) and will develop health problems requiring medication by the age of 45-50. There is something knwon as 'hidden fat'..i.e. fat around the internal organs that you do not see on the body. This is the most dangerous type of fat to have because it carries a high risk for disease. So I urge you to teach the public to cook truly healthy food - food that will keep their good health well into the future. Watch how you and your family eat Jamie. You are what you eat. Pay more attention to what your recipes will do to people who eat it regularly. I hope you will have the courage to show the public how to truly eat for their health.
#2 Tue 03 Jul 12 10:20pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
Welcome to the forum Lemrac15
Most recipes cooked are for more than one person .
Dont forget that what you are seeing is enlarged on the telly and always looks more than it is,swirls of oil around a pan can seem a vast amount but if you try t at home you will see its not as much as you think ... also with the salt , if you are using salt crystals this again looks more a good pinch can look like quite a lot .
I dont think I have ever see a tv show where any chef has suggested that the meat is cooked till carbonised !
... its caramalised that they are saying , that just means that the meat is browned fairly well on the outer edges .
I think what we all sometimes forget is that we do need a balanced diet .. some fats some sugars , proteins , cabohydrates, vegetables and , calciums vitamins etc.
I dont think that the messages that Mr Oliver gives out are bad at all , he comes acoss as passionate about getting people to eat better , eat more fresh produce and eat home made produce and what he seems to be trying to do is to encourage people to do just this , showing them easy ways to cook and with easily obtained ingredients.
#3 Wed 04 Jul 12 12:51pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
Also lets not forget that people have to take responsibility for their own health, Jamie can't do that for them.
#4 Wed 04 Jul 12 1:35pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
I agree Gravy Queen. We're inundated with information about health and diet in every form of media and people hear advice constantly on this subject from experts, but they don't heed the advice. They willingly and knowingly eat a diet that makes them unhealthy and obese.
#5 Wed 04 Jul 12 1:53pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
Too much of anything is bad for you.
To speak as vehemently as the OP is a little excessive/emotive I think, & although I hear that it comes from a 'good place', it is another knee-jerk reaction.
Has the OP only watched JO on tv? Have they actually opened one of his books & read the recipes & quantities of the ingredients used? It appears not, or else they would have realised that 'carbonising' meat is never mentioned, that salt & sugar are relatively small quantities, & that olive oil is used in place of other more unhealthy fats.
JO & other such chefs expect that the people watching, listening & reading their recipes have a modicum of commonsense, that they know that if they have a condition that precludes them from using fats, salt, sugars or indeed anything else, that they will cut down or cut it completely from the recipe & find alternatives.
Recipes are a starting point, not just an end in themselves. Cooks (& indeed diners) need to think about what they eating & take responsibilty for themselves, not rely on the 'Nanny-state' to do it for them.
If a person is hell-bent on eating themselves into an early grave, you, I, healthcare practitioners...........& JO..............are going to do nothing to stop them, whether we advocate they live on lentils & lettuce or not!
#6 Wed 04 Jul 12 3:42pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
I work within a community setting educating people on a healthier diet ;-agreed chefs could cut down on the amount of salt, butter etc
- however 75% of salt that people consume is hidden salt in processed foods by getting more people to cook from scratch (which is a government guideline) people can control what is added to their food!!!
Most people have illness associated with food are not the people who cook from scratch but are people living on convienience foods! and not participating in regular physical activity.
im sure if you work out salt per portion of JO meals compared to a supermarket meal it would be lower plus lots of veggies in JO (potassium) that helps lower BP!
and get your 5 a day in!
keep up the good work jamie -
i love u xx
#7 Wed 04 Jul 12 6:58pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
welcome to the forum ema1979
you are so right about the hidden salt in manufactured foods , when my children were small and I discovered just how much salt was in an everyday item like bought bread made a decision to make our own and have done so ever since.
We gradually reduced the salt quantity at a rate wher the family would not notice and now use around a quarter of the recomeded amount and the bread tastes just fine.
The only problem is , if ever I eat bread when I am out , I really notice the salt in it !
we eat loads of vegetables and fresh fruits and vegetables and since my family have left home my darling is eating less meat ( mainly because I am vegetarain !)
#8 Wed 04 Jul 12 6:59pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
Gravy Queen wrote:
Also lets not forget that people have to take responsibility for their own health, Jamie can't do that for them.
Gravy Queen , good to see you and yes I agree its people who have to take responsibility for themselves and ensure they eat a good diet.
#9 Thu 05 Jul 12 2:24pm
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Re: Confused messages going out to the public
I don't think Jamie is the one who is teaching people to eat too much of anything. The truth of the matter is that the majority of people seem to eat a large amount of processed food. It sounds like you'd rather chefs teach people how to eat like pigeons, nobody is going to go for that. Better to teach people how to make good wholesome food that's easy to prepare at home rather than reach for ready-meals. Jamie's not on a quest to save anyone from salt or fat or whatever, he's on a quest to make people understand that fresh food is the better way to go.
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Currently reading The Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky and A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. I just do not have any time to read nowadays, so it's taking me quite long to finish these two titles.
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My type of books are usually YA novels which are mostly on romance. I have 10 books sitting on my shelf. Currently, I am reading Thirst book 4 by Christopher Pike. It's a wonderful read. I am sure many of you will love it just as i did.
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Oh my, a book thread! I've recently been re-reading the works of Glen Cook (Black Company & Instrumentalities of the Night") as well as some really really old English translations of more "ancient" works such as "The Way of the Dao" by Laozi.
I admit that I used to be a big fan of "Forgotten Realms" fantasy novels, which I guess is the geeky equivalent of "chick lit" .. .. although I haven't really been into it much lately, guess there's been enough fantasy-ish themed anime/manga/light novels to fulfil that need!
Well, that and "Too Big to Fail" and Alan Greenspan's autobiography "Age of Turbulence"
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At long last, I've found the time to read The Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky.
The ending was a bit unexpected, I'd thought it was spoiled for me but there was a very important part left at the very end after all. All of Dostoyevsky's books make me feel as if they were written by some omniscient being, not a mere human. It is hard to believe someone could have such a piercing gaze into the furthest depths of human mind. Gives you the feeling that there is literally nothing left to be said and that what's written is the absolute truth. And we are talking about all kinds of different personalities, not only the one the writer might feel the closest to.
Started reading the Great Expectations by Dickens, been meaning to do it for a while now and it's the first book to get onto my One X's Kindle app. After that I'm planning to satisfy my craving for Murakami's novels (shame he didn't get that Nobel prize...although I feel like he's not quite ready for it) and also The Idiot by Dostoyevsky.
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I am currently reading a book called "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi. It is just the first book in the trilogy. It has romance, drama, takes place in a post apocalyptic future and very psychological.
I haven't finished the book yet but my thoughts so far is that it is going great. I have never come across this style of writing in a book in my life. Some people criticize it because of the style but, to me, it fits the psychological part in the book.
My advice to all readers is to never criticize the style of writing. It may be necessary. We should always learn to accept almost any style of writing and only judge the book not by its cover but what's inside.
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Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
Le rouge et le noir by Stendhal and My Àntonia by Willa Sibert Cather. Neither were bad read but Stendhal's work was kind of a left down, y expectation were probably too high.
|2012-10-13, 10:29
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I just finished World War I by S.L.A. Marshall a couple nights ago. It was generally good, but I felt that there was a little bit too much in the way of personal opinions by Marshall disguised as facts or categorical statements.
I'm reading Star Wars: Choices of One by Timothy Zahn now.
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A trial could deeply hurt the pair's relationship, regardless of the outcome
Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (
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a war that could limit U.S. consumer selection
or grant artificial dominance in the smartphone market.
I. A Bitter Battle
As the
world's largest display manufacturer
and a top maker of DRAM, NAND, and mobile CPUs, Samsung is vitally important to Apple. Samsung makes the system-on-a-chip (SoC) brains
inside every iPad and iPhone
Yet in 2010, growing competition between the pair in the tablet and smartphone space prompted late Apple CEO Steve Jobs to
accuse Samsung
of "slavishly copying" his company's devices, filing suit in
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
. Samsung
hit back
shortly thereafter, and the war was on.
The court battle has been fierce.
Judge Koh has admonished both sides in the case, at times. [Image Source: IB Times]
Judge Lucy Koh
admonished Apple's lawyers
for belligerent filings, while earlier chastising Samsung from
destroying potential evidence
The case currently dangles in the realm of subjectivity.
While emails and internal documents demonstrate that Samsung was indeed
looking to imitate traits
of Apple's highly successful star tablet/smartphone, Apple was
shown to borrow ideas
for those devices from Samsung, Sony Corp. (
), and other players who predated its market entry.
There are some visual similarities between Samsung's original Galaxy S smartphone and the iPhone -- likewise for iPad and Galaxy Tab. There are also noticeable differences.
At the end of the day much of Apple's design claims boil down to its assertion that it
"owns" exclusive rights to produce rectangular tablets/smartphones
with rounded edges. Apple claims that
some tablets/smartphones
may be sufficiently different from the iPad/iPhone to escape design infringement, but its design experts have
struggled to quantify
discrete details of how Samsung and others can escape design infringement.
II. One Last Effort at Peace
Amidst this backdrop Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun will call Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a final chance at settlement before the trial heads to the jury for a verdict.
Apple CEO Tim Cook (left) and Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun (right) will have one last attempt to make peace. [Image Source: Reuters (left); Bug.hr (right)]
At stake in the battle is the $219.1B (valuation by Bloomberg) smartphone market. Combined with the tablet sector, these two markets could easily eclipse a trillion dollars in the next several years.
Apple would love to gain a monopoly in the smartphone market, to complement its dominant position in the tablet space. But it has seemed sluggish in advancing the experience of its handheld devices opting for a
slower pace of changes
than Android. As a result Android devices today have many capabilities and hardware advantages that their Apple counterparts do not -- such as larger screens, LTE modems, and near field communications. Those factors have given Android phonemakers approximately 68 percent of the global market at last count [
To counteract that, it's taken up the sword. Apple is looking for $2.5B-$2.75B USD in infringement damages, as well as multiple sales bans on Samsung product -- a crippling outcome. It is still
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) subsidiary is free from the wrath of Apple, after the pairs legal strife was
"with prejudice" by a federal judge.
III. Samsung Presents Quandary for War-maker Apple
The Samsung case is made unique by two factors.
First, Apple and Samsung are expected to do $12B USD in business in 2012, up 50 percent from the $8B USD in 2011. Without Samsung's chips Apple could not make its products. Fortunately, regardless of the lawsuit outcome, Samsung is contractually obligated to provide those chips to its archrival. But the danger for Apple comes for the future.
If it hurts Samsung too bad, Samsung could retaliate by refusing to renew chip production contracts. And given the level of design expertise employed by Samsung in making the chips -- particularly the SoC -- that could amount to almost a redesign for Apple of its smartphone chips. Further, quality would likely suffer --
initial trial runs with third-party fabs
reportedly did not go well for Apple; it was hard for them to match savvy Samsung's level of chip-making prowess.
Without Samsung, the iPhone could get a lot dumber. [Image Source: Snapguide]
Second, Samsung is the
largest of the Android phonemakers
, and the
only one to approach Apple
in profitability. However, the promise of killing Android's superstar offers powerful motivation in the other direction -- for war.
It was Judge Koh who suggested the second peacemaking effort, with Samsung and later Apple agreeing. The Judge called herself "pathologically optimistic" in her hope that this second round of intimate talks between company chiefs would produce
a different outcome
If it does not, the jury should be in for an arduous trial, as both companies -- after
initial reductions
-- argued that they were unable to further reduce their claims or exhibits. At least one member of the jury has
family members who reportedly hold a significant number of shares of Apple stock
, something Judge Koh said was okay, as the individual themselves would not directly profit off of damaging Samsung and boosting Apple. Still it's hard to imagine that couldn't introduce a certain level of bias in that member's mind.
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AGM statement
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23 May 17
UK REIT generates net income surplus in FY16
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLI) aims to generate both income and capital growth from investing directly in UK commercial property. Its emphasis continues to be on generating above-average income for shareholders and it currently yields 5.4%. In FY16, the dividend was 117% covered by earnings and the manager, Jason Baggaley, is reasonably sanguine about future dividend prospects. Relative performance is measured against the quarterly version of the IPD Monthly Index Funds, which is representative of UK direct property funds. SLI has outperformed this benchmark, in NAV total return terms, over one, three and five years.
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Panmure Morning Note 19-05-2017
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Results to the left of them, results to the right of them
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Small Cap Breakfast
I3 Energy –Schedule 1. Independent oil and gas Company with assets and operations in the UK. Offer TBC, 26 May admission. | Opera Investments –Reverse Takeover of Kibo Mining's subsidiary Kibo Gold. Raising £1.5m. Expected mkt Cap £6.5m. 23 May. | Eve Sleep—Schedule 1 from the e-commerce focused, direct to consumer European sleep brand. Raising £35m at £1.01. Expected mkt cap £140m. Expected 18 May 2017. | Velocity Composites—Schedule 1. Manufactures advanced carbon fibre and ancillary material kits (predominantly carbon fibre) for use in the production of aircraft. 18 May 2017 admission expected. Raising £14.4m at 85p. Expected mkt cap £30.4m. | Verditek—Schedule 1 update. On Admission, the Company's subsidiaries will be involved in advanced solar photovoltaic, filtration and absorption technologies specialising in providing environmental services. Issue price 10p. Admission in late May. | AEW UK Long Lease REIT—Intention to Float. Up to £150m raise. Admission early June. UK specialist and alternative property | Alfa Financial Software –Intention to float. Mission-critical software platform purpose-built for asset finance enterprises. Vendor sale of 25% plus. FYDec16 rev £73.3m (CAGR of 24% from 2012). Adjusted EBIT £32.8m. | Kuwait Energy— $150m raise plus vendor offer. Admission due June. 2p reserves 810.0 mmboe | ADES International— Provider of offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling and production services in the Middle East and Africa, seeking raise up to $170m plus vendor sale under a Standard Listing of the Main Market. Admission due May 2017. | Tufton Oceanic Assets– Extended to 9 May on specialist funds segment of Main Market to enable further due diligence. | PRS REIT—Private rental sector REIT raising up to £250m. Admission due 31 May.
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N+1 Singer - Listed Law Conference - More listed legal services companies expected
VIDEO CONTENT. On Friday N+1 Singer hosted London's first ever investor conference dedicated to the business of law in a listed environment. We heard presentations from the four main listed plays on legal services and one private litigation finance business. These served to demonstrate the vastness of the sub-sector, its virtual non-use of external capital, the advantages of 3rd party financing of claims and the benefits of operating with a listing. We remain convinced that we will see more legal services businesses using a listing over time. A video of each presentation is embedded on each company profile herein and the slide packs themselves are available on e-mail by request.
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Caption Contest: After Beerestroika
posted at 6:55 pm on July 31, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
One of these men was accused of having an animus towards the other by the third man in the picture, a self-proclaimed friend of the second. Does this picture corroborate either of those assertions? Doesn't look like it to me, unless someone wants to argue that James Crowley was attempting a tackle on Henry "Skip" Gates after Beerestroika behind Barack Obama's back. The picture gives a revealing look at the dynamics between the three men, so much so that Allahpundit and I have been getting a number of e-mails suggesting a caption contest.
Looks like a good idea to me. What caption would you add to this denouement of the most famous beer summit since August Busch met his first hop?
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Flights of Wonder » Stadium show about birds
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Divine » Walking tree character
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Gi-Tar Dan » Improvisational folk singer
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It was our first time travelling Ryanair and we were a bit nervous so arrived at the airport super early. We were surprised at how easy and efficient it was. When we got to the airport we had to get our passports checked (EU and UK citizens don't need to so they have an even faster run) and then the usual security checks. There is no set seating so it is then a matter of finding the gate and lining up to get a seat. Both flights we got seats next to each other and at the front of the plane so we were lucky. It was interesting to see people as they were going through security - many running late for their flights
When we arrived in Kolding we checked into our lovely B&B which was only a short walk from the railway station and the town centre. When Gro finished her classes for the day we had lunch at a pub in town. We were grateful for a guide as the town centre has lots of 'shortcut' alleyways between the streets which makes it quite disorienting. We then wandered along the cobblestoned streets to Koldinghus fortress and had a great view over the lake and the rest of the town. The town is an old town and we spent some time admiring the old buildings including a church, a town hall and an apothecary. We then went to Gro's room (like a college room but much nicer than Australian colleges - the room had its own bathroom and was pretty spacious) and spoke to Stale on skype
The following day Gro was very generous and drove us to Copenhagen (Kobehavn) so that we could try to see as much of Denmark as possible in our three-day weekend. It was about 3 hours so almost the longest you could drive in a straight line in Denmark without hitting a border. We went over two bridges to get there, with a toll which carries on the Scandinavian expensiveness, being about AUD$90 per way.
When we arrived in Kobehavn our first stop was to visit the royal palace which is built in four parts with a sort of round-about in the middle. Our visit was well timed for the changing of the guards (totally unplanned but definitely appreciated). It was pretty impressive with a marching band and the pomp and ceremony that you would expect. No smiling by the guards of course. It also was amusing to watch the police who were there to keep the public away from the guards. Normally for crowd control police have a line, a rope or even some cones to indicate the private area, however, there was none of that here
Our second stop was to visit the Little Mermaid. We had quite realistic expectations of the Little Mermaid after reading an entertaining travel article about locals' biggest gripes about tourists. The Kobenhavn locals hate the tourists complaining about how small the Little Mermaid is saying "What do you expect when it has 'little' in the name?". A fair point - and compared to the Dog on the Tuckerbox and the Mona Lisa it isn't really that small. We enjoyed a walk along the harbour and looked at the star fort while Dan told us all about when and how they were used.
We had lunch in town and found ourselves in the middle of a protest. You would be forgiven for thinking that we incite civil unrest everywhere we go! Luckily this was peaceful. The town had lots of narrow, cobblestoned streets and it was interesting to see that most of the shops in the shopping area were the same as in London
The following day we had a zoo tour. We stopped by Gro's school (university) and looked at their zoo (there are zoology students at the university as well) and then headed to a Lion Park. The Lion Park was a safari zoo which had lots of animals other than lions. It was pretty impressive being so close to the animals who didn't seem fazed at all by the cars driving past. In one of the areas the giraffes and zebras were playing and the zebras ran across in front of the car. A true zebra crossing (bazinga!). It was pretty cool to be that close to the animals and there were monkeys which always offer hours of entertainment. That night we had some tasty Mexican food for dinner and farewelled Gro.
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5-Series GT isn't selling well, 5-series wagon owners are defecting to Mercedes-Benz, BMW considering bringing back the 5-series wagon for the next-generation vehicle.:BMW's 5-series Gran Turismo was meant to be a stylish alternative to minivans and crossovers when it debuted in November 2009. But sales of the tall, quirky five-door have been disappointing.Now, BMW of North America CEO Jim O'Donnell says he wishes the company hadn't stopped selling the 5-series wagon in the United States last year. BMW had expected the 5-series GT to attract those wagon buyers, but the GT is luring owners of the more-expensive 7-series sedan instead."The disappointment I have is that I thought a lot of our 5-series station wagon customers would go with the GT," O'Donnell says. "In point of fact, that is not happening. We have lost those customers to the competition -- mainly to Mercedes-Benz.Link
Surprise of the century?
Good. I've seen more Veyrons than I have of these. Bargain 7 or not, it's still ugly.
___________________Current:1971 MGB 4-speed2003 Mitsubishi Lancer O-Z 5-speed2014 Subaru Forester XTBritish cars don't leak oil; they mark their territory!
YES!!!This is a victory for wagon lovers everywhere!! Hopefully, the CrossTour and its Acura twin are next!!!
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They are ugly as sin. I have only seen one meanwhile I've seen tons of X6s. Hmmm...
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I see plenty of those in Manhattan. The retinal damage is starting to get irreparable.
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.
Who wrote this article!? "The GT uses the platform of the larger 7 series but starts at $57,375 for the 535i GT, while the 7 series starts at $71,525 for the 740i sedan. Prices include shipping."Ummm, it's built off the 5-series platform, not 7-series...
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.
I've heard both platforms were the basis. I think the confusion came from a tagline I heard, "7-series rear legroom for 5-series price." I don't know for sure, but honestly, I really don't care either
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Here's hoping! The 5-Series GT is proportionally ungainly. The X6 took some time to grow on me, and now I really like the coupe-like proportions and style with SUV capabilities. The 5-series wagon would be so much better than the GT.
if you look at it as a discounted ugly 7 series, this is the only merit. otherwise, this car shouldnt exist!
I'm all for true wagons but they just dont sell.
audi design is far far superior nowadays. look!
LOL! This is like realizing that fire is hot! DUH!! That vehicle is a major turn-off! However, it's not like a station wagon would somehow set the sales charts on fire. I guess pick the lesser of two evils. Good luck Bimmer...while you're at it, find someone to design a decent-looking interior for your cars...geesh.
OzzieThunder:audi design is far far superior nowadays. look!Or a more direct competitor to the 5GT:
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Cosy Room in Eco Village
Størrelse11 m²
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The room itself has a comfortable double bed and has a direct access to the outdoor patio. Guests have access to the bathroom with a washing machine next door, the living-room and the fully equipped kitchen. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and cooking oil are always available. There is a second bathroom on the upper floor. Cross-country skis and boots in the winter and simple fishing equipment are provided.
In 7 minutes on foot and another 12 by metro, guests can reach Stockholm's Old Town (Gamla Stan). By bike, it can be reached in 30 minutes. Many kilometres of forested trails start 200 metres from the house in a large nature reserve. See www.nackareservatet.se/bilder/nackareservatet_72dpi.jpg
Fifteen minutes' walk away there is a lake, which is a great place for swimming, fishing, and canoeing. In 30 minutes guests can reach a sauna open year round at another lake. The house is built with ecology in mind, with solar panels and natural decor.
Host Nils is always happy to help with anything guests might need. On prior arrangement he offers a real Swedish meal made with elk from his forest.
HusreglerAn extra foldable bed can be provided.
The house is safe for people with animal and other allergies.
No smoking indoors. Smoking is permitted on the patio.
The host is happy to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, etc.).
Keep noise to a minimum at night.
We follow the Swedish custom of taking off our shoes when entering the house. Slippers available.
The house is ready for guests from 3 p.m, but luggage can be left earlier.
Children sleeping in their parents' bed are free.
Pickup anywhere in the Stockholm region can sometimes be arranged by the host with his car for a fee. E.g Arlanda airport 500 SEK.
Cars are not allowed in the Ecological Village but you can drive up to the house to leave your luggage. There is parking on the street but on weekdays it costs 10 SEK per hour 7 am - 7 pm.
Computer printer, hairdryer, umbrellas, iron and ironing board etc are for guests to use
On request, the host will give you detailed information about how to get to the house and on travel with the public transportation system in Stockholm.
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Located about 8 metro stops from old city which for us was great as you are out of congestion of tourist area. House is a bit of a walk from metro stop and grocery store but nearby are sports fields and a nature reserve with lovely small lakes.
Room bright on ground floor with toilet and shower just outside in the hall. Spacious kitchen with everything you could ask for and living room area with couch and outdoor patio deck. Bikes available free. Host very welcoming and accessible. Other guests staying upstairs.
Mostly nothing negative. Very pleasant stay. Thanks very much.
- gorgeous room
- delicious breakfast
- beautiful environment and landscape
- friendly host
- best connection into town (about 15 minutes to T Centralen)
With best recommendations! :-)
Beautiful Eco Village, next to a forest and lakes, yet just 20 cycling minutes from the city center, cycles are included! Very cozy room and a super friendly and interesting host. Loved it.
Such a lovely house surrounded by nature and very comfortable overall. Ulf provides bikes which is a big plus for reaching the station nearby. If you fancy living like the Swedes, try Ulf's house.
We really enjoyed the house, the company, the quiet environment, and the professionial help of Maja. We sure recommend this experience to everyone who wants to see Stockholm while sleeping next to the Natural Reserve. The subway is only 5 minutes away.
I spent 8 days in Nil's house with my brother and my sister last week. The house is located really close to the forest and it was absolutely the most important thing I was looking for ! There's an awesome view from the windows. It will leave you speechless. The contact with the nature is direct. We saw a roe deer outside our room sometimes. The house itself is cozy and functional and Nils is really kind and he will help you when you will need help (with the dish machine or when you ask for advices about the city). Visit the city but don't miss to dedicate your time to walk in the reserve (Nackareservatet) it's absolutely a 'to-do' thing !
I would highly recommend this place to anyone who plans to visit Stockholm!
Nils bed&breakfast is perfect for a visit in Stockholm. The accommodation is close to nature, nevertheless you have a short way to the city. Our room was very nice and Nils is a very friendly host, always looking, that everything is fine and pleasantly. We enjoyed our stay very much.
We spent the weekend at the Nils's house. We liked it very much, very nice man Nils .I would highly recommend it to anyone who plans to visit Stockholm!
We had a very pleasant stay in the house of Nils, who was friendly and helpful for us. Our room was good. Important is a good bed and quitness to get a good sleep. We had it in the Eco Village where Nils lives.
We where there with 3 copples and that was nice, because we could talk and somethimes eat with each other.
The Eco Village is ± 8 minutes walking to the metro station and than 15 minutes to the central station. We viewed this as positive.
Nice, quiet, clean and cosy house in an ecological village right in the nature.
The kitchen was spacy and very well equipped - breakfast is included. Our bed room was a little too small for 3 persons but if you stay just for a couple days this is okay. During our stay there were six other guests (2 parties). So you must know that you might not be alone and that you have to share into the kitchen and the two bathrooms. The other guerst were nice and quiet - so it was no big deal.
Nils was a very friendly host who reacted promtly on my emails. He also gave us useful tips regarding sights, cafes, swimming locations etc. We especially liked the bikes that Nils provided. From his house to downtown Stockholm it's just a 20 minutes bike ride! Getting around in Stockholm by bike is just great! Without bikes we wouldn't have seen so much within 2,5 days.
Thanks Nils!
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Pulaski Technical College is accepting applications for Arkansas Teen College, a summer enrichment program for teens ages 12-18.
The program began last year as the Summer Writing Institute for Teens (SWIFT) and has been expanded to include 14 different classes, including digital photography and video, critical thinking and creative writing, and jazz music. All classes are taught by college instructors.
The first session will be July 7-11, and the second session is set for July 14-18. Classes will be held 8 a.m.-noon on Pulaski Tech's main campus in North Little Rock.
The cost is $75 per session. Pulaski Technical College faculty, staff and students will receive a $10 discount per term.
The application deadline is June 9. Registration applications and scholarship applications may be downloaded at www.pulaskitech.edu/arkansas_teen_college
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NRTA and National Institute on Retirement Security Collaboration
NRTA has released a comprehensive Pension Education Toolkit, developed in collaboration with the National Institute on Retirement Security. The toolkit offers fact sheets and other resource materials that could be helpful in discussions about the attributes of defined benefit pension plans. Below are the key resources of the NRTA Pension Education Toolkit.
Topical Fact Sheets
- The Economy and Your Pension (PDF). Group-based pension plans weathered the economic storm better than individual account plans.
- Pension Funding Gaps (PDF). Pension funding gaps are manageable and can be filled in 30 years if total contributions increase by just 2.2% of payroll.
- Pension Contribution Requirements (PDF). Keeping the pension plan well-funded is a shared responsibility between employees and employers.
- The Importance of Your Pension (PDF). Traditional defined benefit pensions provide a cost-effective and guaranteed monthly income for life.
- The Importance of Your Pension (non-Social Security states) (PDF). This version of the above fact sheet is for employees not covered through Social Security.
- Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) (PDF). COLAs help to ensure that retirees' purchasing power is maintained, no matter how quickly prices might rise.


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To ignore something, not let a problem get you. An effective and mature thing to do when its a situation that can't hurt you and/or is beyond your control.
Sam got the vibe that the two co-workers were envious and didn't want to see him do well, but he knew to shrug it off.
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Abigail Hart Gray Joins AOL Services as Head of Design
May 28, 2013
I'm excited to announce that Abigail Hart Gray is joining the AOL Services team as our new Head of Design. Reporting to me and working closely with leadership across the AOL family, she will lead the alignment of an evolving vision for our products with cutting edge designs and emerging technologies.
She is joining us from Fluid, a digital design agency, where she led the experience design group and was a member of the company's management team. Her background also includes interactive design tenures with leading agencies HUGE, R/GA and Digitas.
Abigail has distinct abilities to translate data and insights into functional design, in addition to her exceptional leadership skills. We will look to Abigail to be a driving force in helping AOL Services rethink the way our audiences rapidly embrace new forms of information, interact with content, their communities and their social graph.
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Booth Elementary Puts Reading First
Despite the promises of his school's staff to get him the help he needed, Mary's 7-year-old grandson could not read. "I'm real stupid," he would tell her. "Everybody knows how to read except me. Kids make fun of me at school and stuff because I'm so stupid."
Things turned around when Mary gained custody of her grandson, following the loss of his father, and transferred him to Anna F. Booth Elementary, her neighborhood school. Five months later, her grandson was not only reading well but also loving school. "They changed a child's life," says Mary about the teachers at Booth.
Reading achievement at Booth in Bayou la Batre, a city in Mobile County, Ala., has been on the rise since it implemented a U.S. Department of Education grant in 2003 that provides funding and other resources to help struggling readers in grades K-3 at disadvantaged schools. This year, Booth's 3rd-grade readers ranked in the 63rd percentile on the Stanford Achievement Test Seriesa far leap from the disappointing 29th-percentile ranking it received five years ago on the standardized exam used nationwide. That means that Booth's 3rd-grade students are performing as well as or even better than 63 percent of their counterparts nationally and that the school was considerably closer to ensuring all children could read by the end of the third grade, a goal of the federal Reading First program.
Reading intervention teacher Ellen Cobb helps students with vocabulary-building strategies.
Photos courtesy of Booth Elementary School.
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Jennifer Parker teaches reading to a small-group of second-graders.
"I'm not an idealist at all, because I'm steeped in reality," says Principal Lisa Williams about her rural, high-poverty school, where 89 percent of the students qualify for federally subsidized meals. "But I really believe Reading First can change the course of a community."
She credits the program with helping the school to regroup academically in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the coastal town, displacing 70 percent of Booth's students and wreaking havoc on the local fishing industry. A primary source of livelihood for the area, this commerce has attracted a large Asian population from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, who account for nearly one-quarter of the school's population and primarily 21 percent of the children learning English.
But despite these great challenges to learning, because the professional development had been so intense and the teachers were so empowered by the knowledge they had gained, they weren't intimidated by them. "After Katrina," said Williams, "I never once had a staff member express concern to me that the impact would negatively affect student achievement."
Academic gains at Booth have been so steady that for the past three years it has earned the state's prestigious "Torchbearer" designation as a high-performing school serving a high-need population. Moreover, it was one of only nine schools in the state awarded this distinction in 2008, even though Alabama had toughened its standards for that school year. According to results on the state exam (Alabama uses both the Stanford test series and its own assessment to measure student achievement), at least 90 percent of Booth's students in grades 3-5 proved proficient or above in reading and math, with more than half scoring in the "exceeds standards" category.
The bar had been raised, explains Williams. "I believe that students who live in poverty are at times actually held there by patronizing teachersperhaps sweet but nonetheless patronizing teacherswho give them low-level assignments that meet their expectations."
However, she says initially there was the challenge of getting the teachers to recognize and accept the need for change, "to view the [Reading First] grant award in a positive light rather than as an indication they were somehow inept." Meetings were held to look at student performance data in comparison to that of other schools with similar demographics as well as to discuss national school reform and the federal agenda to prepare students for higher education and today's global workforce. "So it shifted from being just 'this personal need that you have as a teacher' to being 'this is a national crisis,'" says Williams. In other words, "Understand that you're not being singled out. There's a need for change throughout the nation."
Julie Salmons, who coaches teachers in reading and tutors struggling readers, believes the data meetings spurred by Reading First helped to create and maintain a "sense of urgency to increase student achievement"which is why, she says, the meetings are far from being merely a review of numbers.
"We talk about each child, and as a group come up with the best way to meet the needs of that child. ... If it were my child, I would be more than happy for him or her to be discussed in this wayin a data meetingbecause everybody's working together to help that child. Certainly six heads are better than one."
While the U.S. Department of Education Reading First grantwhose framework provided a focus on teacher training and collaboration, research-based practices and effective use of datawas essential to change at Booth, Williams lists four other factors she considers of equal importance for schoolwide success:
- An engaging, empowering school climate where factors such as poverty, migrant status, disability and first-language are not considered correlates or excuses for lack of performance;
- Job-imbedded staff development that is "results-driven" and includes expert teachers (or coaches) modeling instruction, rather than off-site training disconnected to addressing the specific needs of the children at the school;
- An intervention plan supported by a staggered school day schedule that allows both classroom teachers and support personnelsuch as the teachers for special education, Title I and English as a second language (ESL)to work closely with at-risk students several times a day;
- Instruction and ongoing assessments aligned with a standards-based curriculum.
Results of these strategies also were evident to other educators in Mobile County. When Booth's staff attended a data meeting with the feeder middle school, Williams says the teachers there told her that they had noticed a sharp difference in the literacy level of new students from Booth over the past few years.
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The college's Board of Trustees on Monday adopted new admission standards that establish minimum test score requirements for new students beginning in fall 2013.
The revised admissions policy sets minimum reading scores that students must achieve on one of three common college admissions tests. Those reading scores are a 13 on the ACT, a 62 on the COMPASS, or a 35 on the ASSET test. These reading score minimums are part of a "prepared learner" initiative designed to help students succeed in college.
Beginning in fall 2013, students who score below the reading minimums will be referred for reading assistance at area adult education centers. Those students will be encouraged to reapply for college admission after improving their academic skills. Based on past college admission applications, about 400 students could be impacted by the new process.
"Students who are not reading proficiently - at the college level - experience real challenges succeeding in their course work," said Dr. Margaret Ellibee, college president. "With this new process, we believe we can better prepare our students for the rigors of college learning."
Pulaski Technical College