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|2012-12-29, 14:28
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Can't really compare Luffy and Zoro right now especially after the time skip we haven't seen any real battle in which we could actually rate them. But considering that Luffy is the main character I doubt Zoro is stronger than him. And we all know that a person's bounty has no correlation to how strong a person in One Piece. Regarding Sanji I don't think just because he injured his leg against Vergo doesn't necessarily mean he would have lost. I'm thinking he might have a new leg ability similar to and more powerful than "Diable Jambe" he does it a lot more often now. If it were his most powerful attack I think he would use it a lot less like he did before when it was.
|2012-12-29, 14:42
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Alright, here's another off-topic discussion I'd like to get more people's opinions on. Pre-time-skip, how strong were Garp and Sengoku in comparison to the admirals? Were they noticeably weaker, slightly weaker, on par, slightly stronger, or noticeably stronger than the admirals? I'll post my thoughts later on.
|2012-12-29, 14:43
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There has to always be very good reason for side character to become stronger than main character and that has usually something to do with character development process, and we don't have such phase going on in OP.
But I believe Oda likes to keep Zoro as close as possible to Luffy in terms of power so we can get some sort on tension going on. That is good for the show.
|2012-12-29, 15:17
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Truth is there allot we don't know about them like Sengoku DF , there Haki techniques etc etc .
Still age was getting to Garp since he said his power was going down but i was say on par or i think Garp has the edge from what we know of him .
Waiting to see what you think we got time to kill.
|2012-12-29, 15:48
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I would say on par too, but Sengoku/Garp might lose if the fight drags on.
I use Rayleigh as my reference point.
Taking away, WB and Roger who are clearly on another level and mentioned as equals, you would think Rayleigh would be about equal to either Sengoku and Garp.
Rayleigh is able to match up Kizaru and escape unscratched so there is no reason why Sengoku or Garp can't do the same especially with Garp is being active on the front line.
However at same time I do think old age and decline in physical attribute matters, so I do think if the battle prolong, the admiral should have the advantage.
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I personally believe at least Garp is stronger than the Admirals (well, the pre-timeskip ones ofc), not by a whole lot but he'd still have a nice edge on them.
Garp was known for having multiple confrontations with Roger in their time, to the point where they gained such mutual respect that Roger entrusted his child to him. If Roger and WB were about the same level back in the day, I'd say Garp was close to their level if not actually on par with them. True, age weakened him much like it did the oldies like Rayleigh and WB but even an aged and severely sick and injured WB destroyed Akainu when he got angered. I believe that had Sengoku not stopped Garp he would have seriously broken Akainu in half.
Sengoku...I'm not sure, he was obviously at admiral level and his age didn't affect him as it did Garp since he's a bit younger...but I think he'd be more or less on par with the admirals back during the war.
To sum it up...pre-timeskip, Garp was to me the strongest Marine we know of with Sengoku and the other admirals coming in second.
Speaking of which...I really want to know who the two new Admirals are xD
How much of a kick in the nuts for Luffy would it be if one of the new admirals had Ace's Devil Fruit powers?
|2012-12-29, 16:29
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Rayleigh serves as a good indicator as to where Garp and Sengoku should roughly stand amongst the elites. This guy, who's retired and has been inactive for 20+ years, fought Kizaru to a stalemate. While neither of them were fully exerting themselves in that short skirmish, the feat is still remarkable. Garp, in his prime, nearly killed and cornered Roger on numerous occasions. And seeing as how he was still an active marine after Roger's death, rustiness wouldn't really be an issue for him. That implies that at the very least he would be able to replicate Rayleigh's performance against an admiral, if not surpass it.
Sengoku seems to be more known for his tactical brilliance than strength. His moniker "the buddha" and DF even suggest him to be an "enlightened" being. Of course, being a former admiral in the past would mean that he was exceptionally strong in his own right. After all, he used to pursue Shiki, a rival of Roger, by himself in the past. Even back during the shichibukai meeting to discuss Croc's replacement, he told Doflamingo to stop messing around, to which he did, which implies the man commands respect and is not to be trifled with.
Moving on to actual feats now.
During the war at Marineford, Marco and Kizaru never managed to best each other. Then when Marco flies up to the execution platform to rescue Ace, Garp immediately gets right in his face and punches him down to the ground with force comparable to a meteorite hitting the ground. This was also the first real wound that Marco sustained, evident by the expression and scratches on his face. Everyone made a big deal out of Garp finally getting himself involved (even Whitebeard showed some concern), a reaction that not even the admirals invoked. As for Sengoku, Whitebeard praised him for his effective strategies and he took on the entire Blackbeard crew by himself, suffering only minor injuries by the end of the war (a true testament to his sheer power and durability). Very few could replicate this feat.
Having said all of this, I'd say that being on par with the admirals is a reasonable assessment of their fighting strength. But post-time-skip, I feel that the admirals have overtaken Garp and Sengoku.
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Aw no, I'm not falling into another of Grey's nefarious traps this time (lord knows I fell into them enough times already ). So pardon me if I go against the flow of this latest penis contest debate:
So as I've mentioned during the last couple of threads, I believe that Chopper (with Law's help) may be able to create a vaccine for Caesar's poison using Luffy's DNA. I can see this having a lot of positive effects for the crew's reputation, not the least of which of them being that this would be a big step for Chopper to realize his dream. Another benefit is that by saving Kinemon with this hypothetical cure, he'd be further indebted to the Straw-Hats, which may even lead to them becoming VIP guests at the Wano country (not like that wouldn't happen anyway, but at least the country's residents may be interested in the vaccine).
But of course, this is only a theory. But still, I think this would make for a good resolution to this arc, and would be an ideal moment for Chopper's growth. I mean, I think this is the first arc we've had since he joined where we actually see him putting his medical skills to the test by struggling to save those drugged giant kids. Wouldn't it be great if all that effort actually bore some fruit....?
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Do we have evidence that Luffy is immune to the poison?
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You can change something's state of matter without affecting it's chemical composition. Water for example, even when frozen as ice or evaporated as steam, it's chemical composition always remains at 2 hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. (H2O)
Unless the poison gases produced from Caesar's devil fruit work differently, if chilled at a very low enough temperature it should be condensed into a liquid poison.
|2012-12-30, 17:48
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Not only did we see Luffy inhale Caesar's gases during their first fight without feeling its effects, he also blasted him away after he merged with Shinokuni, meaning he touched the poison without feeling anything. Now compare that to his earlier battles with Magellan where he nearly died after making physical contact with the warden. I mean, sure Luffy has armor haki now, but I doubt that power alone would be able to protect against poison. So yeah, I'd say that he's immune.
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We can see, that Luffy's hands become white, like all the other people who get in contact with Shinokuni. But then it just starts to drop off.
BTW, I think the effect of this poison gas looks a lot like Mr. 3's wax.
|2012-12-31, 17:01
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I agree. I think it's similar like healing factor in Marvel Universe. It still effects Luffy, the question is how fast he recovers.
But since it now looks like he can even recover from Shinokuni pretty quickly, I doubt there is any poison out there that can really give him trouble other than maybe Magellan himself.
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Modifying cars is a dark art. Get it right and you've created something beautiful and unique; get it wrong and people will point and laugh as you drive down the road.
The rapidly beating heart of the modified car world is SEMA - the Specialty Equipment Market Association - and its show takes place in Las Vegas every year.
It's become something of a double-act in recent years, with car companies showing off concept versions of their machines, even launching cars, alongside around 2000 new products vying for honours in dozens of categories. These SEMA badges of honour can make a new automotive product into a winner.
And a Kiwi bloke from Auckland parts supplier Dodson Automotive was in Vegas this year showing off some clever clutch work, in association with driveline specialist Exedy.
There was some solid machinery on display from the manufacturers, including Hyundai unveiling seven concept vehicles based on the quirky Veloster, sweet Genesis Coupe and the i30, recently launched in New Zealand.
Stablemate Kia came out to play with a line-up of Justice League comic-inspired machines - the Flash Forte Koup, Aquaman Rio 5-door, Cyborg Forte 5-door, Green Lantern Soul and the previously unveiled Batman Optima.
RIDES and Super Street, each features artwork by legendary comic book artist and DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee.
Ford revealed a signature version of its Focus ST hot hatch for Top Gear USA host and rallycross personality Tanner Foust.
There was even a Lexus hybrid - the CT200h - dipped in the most over-the-top display of bling seen since that doofus in the Middle East goldplated his Lambo.
This hybrid was coated in a staggering 35,000 Swarovski crystals, inside and out, with rhinestones added for good measure, and fake fox fur accents and seat coverings. There must be a reason for it, but we can't think of any.
New takes on older machinery really capture the imagination at SEMA - cars that have been tweaked, rebuilt, restored and in some cases completely redesigned. And some of this year's offerings were truly staggering.
Eckert's Rod and Custom elected to mash up a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang with a Ford GT. Easy? Nope. It needed a totally fabricated chassis to fit the mid-mounted supercharged V8, the body was widened by a whopping 20cm - the makers said they wanted something that was a bit different from the other 300,000 Mustangs made that year.
The big winner of Mothers' show and shine award at SEMA - that sees some of the most respected and talented builders in the world take each other on for the glory of the top award - was a stunning 1971 Camaro named the ProfeSSor.
The silver Camaro was named for the ultra-nasty 500ci Chevrolet LSX mill built by drag legend Warren Johnson, aka The ProfeSSor.
So clean that you'd happily eat off the engine, the drivetrain sits on an Art Morrison chassis with a C5 Vette front suspension and a trusty Ford 9-inch at the back. It's been widened, the windscreen reangled backwards, wedge cut, widened panels and has a custom rear - to name just some of the amazing modifications made by Roger Burman from Lakeside Rods and Rides' over a painstaking 16-month build.
If these hugely complicated - not to mention fiscally taxing - builds aren't really your thing, the nice folk at General Motors did launch something for those of us who are slightly slow to grow up.
The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition will go on sale next year - based on the Holden Commodore platform, in coupe and convertible form.
It takes some of the styling cues from the serious ZL1, adding a mean ground effects package, black 21-inch rims, the obligatory flame graphic up the side and Hot Wheels graphics.
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Kelly Smith insists Arsenal will always be her club even though she spent three years in the United States with Boston Breakers.
The England star left her home country in 2009 for a second time but rejoined the Gunners in March of this year after the disbandment of Women's Professional Soccer in America.
Smith admitted she took a tough decision to leave Arsenal Ladies for the second time three years ago but says it was an opportunity she could not turn down.
"I am Arsenal through and through," Smith told Arsenal.com. "I left on a professional basis simply to be a professional athlete, which hasn't happened in England.
"I was sad to go but I am obviously delighted to be back because this is the club I have supported since I was a kid. I am really close with Vic Akers and some of the other girls on the team, so it feels like I have never really left.
"I had a great three years being a professional athlete. You could just focus on your football to pay the bills, there was no other job you had to do. I loved the girls there, the lifestyle, the weather, but it is back to business in England now and there is a lot to play for in the Women's Super League, the Olympics and the Euros next year."
Smith admits the Arsenal set-up has changed during her three years away, but the 33-year-old believes the current blend of youth and experience is a winning formula for Laura Harvey's side.
"It has changed slightly, there are obviously a few more youngsters and some new additions," she said. "It is a good mixture of youth and experience, which is a good thing because the youngsters can push for places now. They can learn from us, they are full of energy in training and it can only be a good thing."
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Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Oct 19, 2011
The fundamental problem that ails this country's economy is the steady decline of the Middle Class – in numbers, well-being, and crucially, in spending power. The rapid rise of the US in the 20th century was fueled by vibrant middle class demand that gobbled-up the products of an expanding business sector – from suburban houses, to cars, to appliances, and onward to leisure products. We made stuff and built stuff – as diverse as skyscrapers, roads, rockets, and the majority of the world's great universities.
Of course, the US was abetted by world wars whose massive destruction that barely touched our shores. Industry expanded to supply our allies and then our own war machinery – usually in ways that could be converted to civilian uses upon conclusion of the hostilities. And it's of unquestioned advantage to be the last economy standing, with much of the rest of the world's capacity in ruins.
The US also stood for innovation. As recently as the 1990s, its systems were poised to lead a post-cold war world economy into unprecedented prosperity. In his brilliant book, "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," Tom Friedman crowed that if you set out to design an economic engine that would power a globalizing world, it would look a Lot like this one. The title of his most recent, less brilliant tome laments "That Used to be Us."
UC Berkeley's Robert Reich has been an early seer of many trends – most recently, he has been the best analyst of our current economic travails – he even anticipated the rise of Tea Party AND the Occupy movements from opposite ends of the political spectrum, in his book "Aftershock:"
"…Widening inequality, coupled with a growing perception that big business and Wall Street are in cahoots with big government for the purpose of making the rich even richer, gives fodder to demagogues on the extreme left and the extreme right. They gain power by turning the public's economic anxieties into resentments against particular people and groups. …willing to sacrifice overall prosperity for the sake of achieving their ends, such demagogues and the movements they inspire can cause great harm" (pgs. 127-8 for those of you following at home).
Does that sound like any of the current and emerging crop of demagogues? It does to me.
But even Reich is woefully long on diagnosis, and short on cure. Only twelve pages of 174 go to remedies – and his prescriptions mostly offer Progressive financial policies that would send The Right straight into cardiac arrest.
Nobody is talking effectively about The Big Question: how do we restore the great American Middle Class? The GOP? Their candidates stand for tired, cynical blather about tax rates and regs curtailing the noble Job Creators from their appointed rounds. C'mon folks – historically low rates haven't shaken loose those jobs, and captains of industry, being sophisticated human beings, are motivated by many, many things other than just money. Regulations that keep us from choking on our own fumes didn't just happen, either. Their roll-back would serve the selfish needs of well-heeled contributors who don't have to breathe those fumes, but do not a thing to address real problems.
The Dems, to their limited credit, are at least seeking to prime the economic pump with stimulae like the Jobs bill. That may be good counter-cyclical policy that responds to the recurrent fluctuations in a healthy economy, but it doesn't address the Big Picture either – our enduring, festering structural problem of the decimated Middle Class. We cannot promote permanent prosperity by cutting each other's hair – it does not add permanent value to the system.
Nobody is talking about IT precisely because IT's an incredibly difficult, and maybe impossibly large, problem. The US needs a renaissance that will require huge, disparate and coordinated elements from many places in the culture – some short term and others very long term – and none of which will get anybody (re-?)elected next year. Both Parties are serving us stale burgers, hold the meat.
Next week, I'll take my best shot at some answers – and you can poke 'em. In the meantime – what are Your suggestions of a top two or three things America ought to do to address the fundamental structural problems of the "hourglass economy?"
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on Oct 19, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Dear Tom,
Our global economy invites USAmerica to innovate and commercialize technologies emerging from our universities and national laboratories using global venture funds distributed in our region by private equity, strategic capital, venture capital and business banking groups. We have the components of such innovation and commercialization in our corporations but not the will to pursue new technology ventures. We have skilled professionals among our unemployed and underemployed that can manage, engineer and market commercialized innovations but lack the "gathering of resources" leadership needed to make new corporations. We have PROOF of the ease of such commercialization in Apple who does more product packaging/marketing than technology innovation. We have PROOF failure of innovative commercialization in H-P's focus on logistics volume in their sales of near-obsolete products.
What we lack, especially in our bay area, is the ability to come together in "hockey-stick ramps" of new low-to-high tech companies. Global funds are available to build USAmerica's new corporations, professional management and staff are available, and technologies are waiting for commercialization as "results-product."
Our governments, national to local, lack any real skills to foster such innovation and commercialization with most economic development focused on real estate development. Our governments foster failure because they lack timely ability to innovate environments that foster successful new companies at the scale needed in our economy.
Immediate timely steps for our economy are 1) gather our new technologies, 2) accept global investment and participation, 3) gather our human resources capable of commercialization, and execute results-products in global markets using "silicon valley (as a verb)" to ramp new products in 5-7 months.
It is what the world expects from us.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 20, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Manufacturing is the key to restoring middle class jobs. The largest cost variable for manufacturing is energy. Coal is the cheapest form of energy at $0.04 per kwh, compared to other energy sources like solar at $0.22 per kwh. America has nearly an inexhaustible supply of coal, by far the largest coal reserves of any country in the world, nearly double the reserves of China. China is building a new coal power plant every 7 days, on average, in order to meet their energy demands. If we were willing to destroy our environment like the Chinese, we could greatly expand the use of coal and drive down the cost of energy to a point where many Chinese goods were no longer cost competitive compared to U.S. made goods. This plan is flawed, of course, as we prefer that pollution occurs elsewhere so we don't have to see it and be reminded that all the cheap goods we buy were made at great environmental cost. If we don't see pollution, then we can congratulate ourselves that our environmental laws are working.
Your Wendy's hamburger analogy is brilliant, although perhaps not in the way you intended. Everyone knows hamburgers are bad for you. Wendy's is trying to repackage their product so you'll forget they're unhealthy. Maybe Wendy's should instead focus their efforts on a better product. And if Wendy's can't adapt, maybe it wouldn't be so bad if Wendy's went bankrupt and a healthier restaurant became all the rage. Similarly, is it really so bad that we've lost all these middle class manufacturing jobs? Our air and water is so much cleaner now than it used to be.
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Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana.
The outcomes in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating back to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed by every state that held a vote on it. They will become the s eventh and eighth states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
"For the first time, voters in Maine and Maryland voted to allow loving couples to make lifelong commitments through marriage — forever taking away the right-wing talking point that marriage equality couldn't win on the ballot," said Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group.
Washington state also was voting on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, though results were not expected until Wednesday at the soonest. Minnesota voters were divided almost 50/50 on a conservative-backed amendment that would place a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution.
The outcomes in the four states could possibly influence the U.S. Supreme Court, which will soon be considering whether to take up cases challenging the law that denies federal recognition to same-sex marriages.
The marijuana measures in Colorado and Washington set up a showdown with the federal government, which outlaws the drug.
Colorado's Amendment 64 will allow adults over 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, though using the drug publicly would still be banned. The amendment would also allow people to grow up to six marijuana plants in a private, secure area.
Washington's measure establishes a system of state-licensed marijuana growers, processors and retail stores, where adults can buy up to an ounce. It also establishes a standard blood test limit for driving under the influence.
The Washington measure was notable for its sponsors and supporters, who ranged from public health experts and wealthy high-tech executives to two of the Justice Department's top former officials in Seattle, U.S. Attorneys John McKay and Kate Pflaumer.
"Marijuana policy reform remains an issue where the people lead and the politicians follow," said Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, which opposes the co-called "war on drugs." ''But Washington State shows that many politicians are beginning to catch up."
Estimates have showed pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the sales won't start until state officials make rules to govern the legal weed industry.
In Massachusetts, voters approved a measure to allow marijuana use for medical reasons, joining 17 other states. Arkansas voters were deciding on a similar measure that would make it the first Southern state in that group; nearly complete returns were too close to call.
Maine's referendum on same-sex marriage marked the first time that gay-rights supporters put the issue to a popular vote. They collected enough signatures over the summer to schedule the vote, hoping to reverse the outcome of a 2009 referendum that quashed a gay-marriage law enacted by the Legislature.
In both Maryland and Washington, gay-marriage laws were approved by lawmakers and signed by the governors earlier this year, but opponents gathered enough signatures to challenge the laws.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who campaigned vigorously for approval of the marriage measure, spoke to a jubilant crowd in Baltimore, which celebrated with hugs, dancing and popping of balloons.
"Every child's home deserves to be protected under the law," O'Malley said.
The president of the most active advocacy group opposing same-sex marriage, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage, insisted the Maryland and Maine results did not mark a watershed moment.
"At the end of the day, we're still at 32 victories and they've got two," he said. "Just because two extreme blue states vote for gay marriage doesn't mean the Supreme Court will create a constitutional right for it out of thin air."
In Minnesota, the question on the ballot was whether the state would join 30 others in placing a ban on gay marriage in its constitution, and the contest was extremely close with most votes counted. Even if the ban was defeated, same-sex marriage would remain illegal in Minnesota under statute.
Heading into the election, gay marriage was legal in six states and the District of Columbia — in each case the result of legislation or court orders, not by a vote of the people.
In all, there were 176 measures on the ballots Tuesday in 38 states, according to the Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California.
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Dang wish I had figured that out --hope my explanation didn't confuse you:laugh1:
I musta forgot to hit enter.
Oh well, hope everyone had a great day and that they enjoy the the butt woopin the Yankees are gonna lay on Philly tonight.
Are y'all with me!!!!!!!
Morning Pops and a good morning to everyone. Have a good day guys.
Morning Pops and Zoners
Morning Cbz ----Morning Yeag and Sarge --wake up everyone else its a beautiful day(or it will be when the sun comes up)
Morning CBZ and all. Enjoy the new day. Time to put on the golf togs and head to the course in the mountains. The first ball hit will be for pops. The next,albeit only a few yards down the fairway,will be for all of y'all.
Morning Santiago...Zoniacs.
Late start here...the dog had ideas of an extra long walk.
Great day everyone.
How's the knee?
Better question -did you find your teeth
Morning Pops. Morning Leon, morning fellas.
Hope everybody has a good day lined up.
Morning, Pops. Clear cold day up here. Frost on the windshield up here in Alberta. Good morning Yeager, Juke, Sarge, Bob, Leon, Jubal and everyone else here. Looking forward to seeing our boys against the Seahawks.
The best golf tip I ever got was that I was standing too close to the ball...
after I hit it.
Morning, Cbz. Morning everyone.
Morning Pops and a good friday mornig to the rest of you early birds. The weekend's here!
Happy Halloween!
Mornin Pops. Good morning Sarge. Happy Friday to all!!! :starspin
Morning Pops, Sarge, Thumper and fellow Zoners
Morning Cbz ---Morning Sarge -Yeager-Phil- ans Juke (Juke if you get a dog with shorter legs you don't have to walk him as far -- Its Fri -you have permission to start slacking off early
You can't get any shorter than a mini dachshund. Any shorter and it would drag it transmission on the ground.
Morning Santiago...Zoniacs.
My pooch is a sniffer...we stop ever six feet to read the neighborhood news....so it adds a half hour to the walk.


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So I have been wondering about the value of sunflowers as a major crop. They can be fed to both chickens and milk goats for better quality egg and milk AND they can be used a source of both pollen and nectar, even during a dearth.
Just the tip of an iceberg of a plan...I have 40 acres that is being reclaimed by the gravel company that extracted from it a couple years back. Initially they are going to plant fescue orchard grass and white clover, which is perfect for a hay or forage material, but on down the line I am trying to figure of good multi acre crops to plant that might have a nice dual purpose like clover.
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Bend police began searching Tuesday night
BEND, Ore. - An 87-year-old man who disappeared in Bend when he became separated from his daughter in another vehicle was found safe in La Pine Wednesday morning, Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said.
Sheriff's Sgt. Mark Eggert said Wallace (George) Birdwell was found when an employee at a property management firm on William Foss Road reported he'd come in looking for an apartment, and saw his van matching the description of the one being sought.
Birdwell had been staying with his daughter, Cat Birdwell, in Redmond after being evicted from his home in Christmas Valley, a family friend said. They were driving from Redmond to Bend in separate vehicles when the daughter lost sight of his van around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday near Shopko on Bend's north end, they said.
Bend police Sgt. Todd Fletcher said Birdwell, who has mild dementia, was last reported seen around three hours later at the Safeway at NE Third Street and Franklin Avenue, where he apparently asked for directions to Walmart.
Officers in the area were looking for Birdwell and his van in parking lots and other locations, Fletcher said, adding that Oregon State Police also were given his description and that of his vehicle.


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If you buy the Ziiso's Iron Sky iPad game, the money goes to some dudes who have nothing to do with Iron Sky at all. You won't be supporting independent cinema, you will be supporting douchebags who are riding on the coat tails of other people's hard work. Moreover they are pretending that this is an official Iron Sky product, for example by adding the game information to our Wikipedia page, which it is not. It's a scam. (BTW, if someone could go and correct the information about the game "Iron Sky: The Last Territory" on the WikiPedia page, we'd be grateful – Operation Highjump is valid information.)
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Did Sandy hit you at all ****le, mh?
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yea snowing hard here and its already sticking. still lots of people without power around here.
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I lost power - Awesome! .. sigh.
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
I don't think I have it backwards...I think you have fallen prey to propaganda, that said it's over now, you'll find out you who Obama really during the next 4 years....some of us just take a little longer to see the truth.
It's kinda funny, everyone I know at work who voted for him keep saying the same thing, "now that he doesn't have to worry about re-election he can get things done" people still believe after his 4 years of complete and utter incompetence as a president that it was "Bush's fault" or that "the republican's blocked him" or that "He needed to compromise because he needs a second term"
you guys can make sooo many excuses for your guy...ever think that maybe he's just not fit to be running the country? nope never...that never even enters your thought process, well maybe after 4 more years of him doing nothing but spending money on bankrupt companies and giving it to his friends in green industries and the unions while nothing gets accomplished (most of all Jobs won't be created) you will see or you will ignore it I guess...who knows I don't care, because enough people will notice.
I suppose it sucks to be ahead of the curve I have to sit here knowing 100% for certain that Obama is in WAY over his head while he has a small majority of America still convinced he has a clue about what he's doing, I seriously can't believe how forgiving and delusional American voters are...it's really shocking...that's the scary part about his re-election...not that he's going to hurt the country more (which he is) but that people are so uninformed that they don't know that...that's the scary part.
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NO is struggling, we don't win in Philly and we don't deserve to be in the play-offs, Baltimore showed that they are beatable, Charlie Batch, Atlanta on the road will be tough, but they could be resting starters by the time we play them. Anyhow, though they're a good side they've not looked 10-1 when I've seen them.
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WSJ: VA pushes vets to consider death as an alternative to treatment
posted at 11:36 am on August 20, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
The ObamaCare bill may not contain "death panels," but even Charles Lane and Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post wonder why the bill incentivizes end-of-life consultations with the elderly and ill as part of its cost-containment strategy. Maybe Lane and Robinson should take a look at the VA, where the Obama administration and former General Eric Shinseki have reinstated a program called "Your Life, Your Choices." The Wall Street Journal reports that this program amounts to a high-pressure sales pitch for refusal of treatment for veterans:
"Your Life, Your Choices" presents end-of-life choices in a way aimed at steering users toward predetermined conclusions, much like a political "push poll." For example, a worksheet on page 21 lists various scenarios and asks users to then decide whether their own life would be "not worth living."
The circumstances listed include ones common among the elderly and disabled: living in a nursing home, being in a wheelchair and not being able to "shake the blues." There is a section which provocatively asks, "Have you ever heard anyone say, 'If I'm a vegetable, pull the plug'?" There also are guilt-inducing scenarios such as "I can no longer contribute to my family's well being," "I am a severe financial burden on my family" and that the vet's situation "causes severe emotional burden for my family."
When the government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude for themselves that life is not worth living, who needs a death panel?
One can only imagine a soldier surviving the war in Iraq and returning without all of his limbs only to encounter a veteran's health-care system that seems intent on his surrender.
I was not surprised to learn that the VA panel of experts that sought to update "Your Life, Your Choices" between 2007-2008 did not include any representatives of faith groups or disability rights advocates. And as you might guess, only one organization was listed in the new version as a resource on advance directives: the Hemlock Society (now euphemistically known as "Compassion and Choices").
Of course, the program is entirely voluntary, right? Well, the VA has instructed its physicians to deliver this end-of-life counseling to all of its patients. In effect, the US government is telling every veteran it treats that they may want to die for their country — not to defend it, but to save it a few bucks.
This booklet has been in use since the Clinton administration. When the Bush administration finally reviewed "Your Life, Your Choices," it suspended its use within the VA system. For some reason, the Obama administration and Shinseki have reinstated the booklet this year. The directive reinstituting the booklet was issued last month.
Perhaps some of the "death panels" rhetoric was overblown, but this is downright disgusting. The Bush administration was correct in suspending the use of these tactics to push vets into refusing treatment, and the government these men and women defended should be ashamed to have put that in their hands in the first place. If Obama wants to argue that he won't bend the cost curve downward at the expense of treatment, maybe he should start by stopping that very policy at the VA — one of the existing "public plans" that need reform much more than the overall health-care system.
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Having holidays in Central London for money far below the Hotel prices is now possible. We have a medium spacious double bedroom to offer in a 2 bed flat located right in the centre of the centre of this great city. Have your own space to relax and rest after a hard day of sightseeing and be back in the middle of the action the next day. The room is a good size for 2 persons and has double bed in it. We also have a basic kitchen (equipped with kettle and microwave only). Access to washing machine can be provided if you are staying for 7 days or more.The living space and WC is shared with a very respectable and friendly lady.
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Staying here will affect you in terms of having no public transport cost at all. You are located right in the middle of the most vibrant and liveliest area in London, the West End. Almost everything is within minutes walking distance. Mayfair and Soho for clubbing and going out, Covent Garden, Regent Street and Oxford Street for shopping, linked to the usual sights: Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Eye. For museum lovers: The British Museum, The National Gallery, Somerset house are all just nearby. There are also countless restaurants, musicals, and theatres surrounding us!
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Central London is a busy place and there are people everywhere. So expect some noise. Ear plugs recommended if you are a light-sleeper. Also, the flat is on the 3rd floor of a walk-up building and the flat itself isn't that big. So if you are looking for 5-star luxury and space, you have come to the wrong listing. But if all this doesn't really bother you and you mainly want the convenience to stay in the middle of all the happenings, you are more than welcome. The location is perfect for out-and-about travellers.
Please Note: Make sure you are ok with the check-in time which is 1500hrs same as most hotels in London. Check-out time is 1300hrs latest. Towels provided upon request. If you want total privacy, please consider our other listing which is the same location. :)
Hope to see you soon in London, feel free to contact and book at all times!
House rulesYou are not charged for the cleaning to keep the price down, so please look after the flat during your stay. It doesn't mean that you have to do the cleaning yourself/selves. Oh no... Just don't be too messy. Like staying at a friends house. I'm sure you get the idea. :)
Please do not stand/jump on the bed. We had a few broken like this.
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Guests should not introduce strangers to the building.
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Please have a great time staying in our wonderful city!
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Reviews of this property
Allen was very professional and the rental felt very organized and official. My fiance and I felt safe and well supported by Allen's introduction to his apartment and city. We shared the bathroom and kitchen area with a sweet woman who made us breakfast two days in a row! The apartment is essentially yours because the other woman lives in a separate unit. She will just sporadically, quietly come in to use the bathroom/kitchen. Great location! The bed is old, however, so keep that in mind.
Perfect location. I would call it in Chinatown.Soho is not there. The room is very small. There are mega much noise from the street. Garbage car is right in front of the apartment about half an hour at 0400 at night. Young people with a good sleeping heart can stay here. The rest of us have to find elsewhere. There lives an approximately 40 year old lady who I share bath, but it's no problem. There needs proper time cleaning and painting
Perfekt beliggenhed . Jeg vil kalde det i Chinatown.Soho ligger ikke der. Værelset er meget småt. Der er mega meget støj fra gaden. Skraldebilen står lige foran lejligheden ca en halv time kl 0400 om natten. Unge mennesker med et godt sovehjerte kan bo her. Vi andre må finde andre steder. Der bor en ca 40 årig dame som man deler bad med, men det er ikke noget problem. Der trænger til en ordentlig gang rengøring og maling
Allen was the perfect host!, the location couldn't be better and the room great. We had a great time in london and we hope to come back soon!
Very good location, a bit small room with very shaky bed. Overall very good, and the agreement with Allen has worked wonderfully.
Sehr gute Lage, etwas kleines Zimmer mit sehr wackeligem Bett. Insgesamt sehr gut, auch die Absprache mit Allen hat wunderbar funktioniert.
Habitación recomendable solo para una persona, que viaje solo, y no le importe el ruido por la noche, y compartir cocina y baño. Ya que esto no viene en la oferta, pero debería. En cuanto a la ubicación está muy bien situado, muy céntrico.
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A nice little apartment located above a cafe in china town!
We arrived Saturday afternoon with a plan to use the apartment as a place to crash after experiencing the London night-life, and found that it was perfect for just that!
Located in the middle of Soho (above one of my personal favourite cafes in china town no less!) The apartment is quite small, quite high up and quite noisy (although that's expected considering the location), equipped with a mini fridge and a microwave, bathroom with a shower and a bedroom this apartment is all you need if you want to stay in the middle of London with two people!
However we wanted to stay with three. The posting does mention a sofa bed, however we ended up not using it, squeezing three people onto the double bed instead. Simply due to the fact that the sofa bed was uncomfortable, and once pulled out you can no longer open the door! Without the sofa bed the room is a fine size, just don't visit with two other people unless you're fine sharing the bed with them!
The heating worked, although we didn't find we needed it, and while it was slightly noisy it never stopped us from sleeping (although we are quite heavy sleepers) The host is lovely and all together the place worked well for us!
Everything was working out perfect - nice little flat in the centre of London!!!
The apartment is tiny and as Allen said, for 3 people actually too small. The sofa can only take off if you have closed the door, which is a bit inconvenient. Everything was very spartan and with no real comfort, also on the 4th floor without elevator and the smell, according Asiaimbiss in the stairwell is more gewöhnhngsbedürftig.
But the room shines with its central location !! It is within 3 minutes on Picadilly Circus and in the heart of London.
Allen was super helpful and picked us up in Chinatown, because we have not found the way. For any further question, he has at any time been available.
Conclusion: Apartment 2-3 stars Location 5 Star, Allen's help 5 stars
Die Wohnung ist winzig und wie Allen sagte, für 3 Personen eigentlich zu klein. Das Sofa geht nur ausziehen, wenn man die Tür geschlossen hat, was etwas ungünstig ist. Alles sehr spartanisch und ohne wirklichen Komfort, außerdem im 4. Stock ohne Aufzug und der Geruch, nach Asiaimbiss im Treppenhaus ist eher gewöhnhngsbedürftig.
Aber das Zimmer glänzt durch seine zentrale Lage!! Man ist in 3 Minuten am Picadilly Circus und mitten im Herzen von London.
Allen war super hilfsbereit und hat uns in chinatown abgeholt, weil wir den Weg nicht gefunden haben. Auch für jegliche weitere Frage hat er jederzeit zur Verfügung gestanden .
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Data security for home users
I've spent a lot of my time reading various articles and tutorials, and this has helped me massively in developing my own skills, for which I am very grateful. I've started feeling recently that the time has come to give something back. With this in mind I have written an article on data security for home users. I realise that the topic is not strictly within the remit of this site, but I was really hoping that someone would be able to point me in the right direction to have this read by its intended audience. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone who'd like to look this article over can find it here. http://robmongoose.blogspot.com/2008/05/data-security-for-home-users.html
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by roscoe36, Jan 1, 2007.
With all due respect to my hockey commissioner and assistant commissioner: MEEEECHIGAN IS GOING DOWN!!!
If we don't beat USC, it will be so I told you so by the media. Ohio State and Mich 1 and 2 and vise versa, as it should be, forever amen.
Lloyd was born to be outcoached. USC 24, UM 21. But I'll be rooting for the maize and blue.
Mich 20 USC 17
Michigan: 40 USC: 17 I'm an optimist and a homer.
A homer? Yeah. Only Homer Simpson would make that prediction! You've been in Seattle too long, my friend. Time to come home.
Tater is Green with envy
I see Tater didn't actually make a prediction. And, he seems to have criticized MY prediction after the game was well underway. But, in Sparty defense, If the game was against UM and State, I would be rooting for State. Football belongs to the fans most willing to burn a couch, IMHO.
If UM loses, are you going to throw your couch in the street and set it on fire?
Michigan loses 32-18. Michigan had terrible defense giving up big plays all game long, and there secondary got exposed. Jarrett had 11 receptions for 205 yards, and Smith had over 100 yards himself for USC.
Looks like they borrowed the O line from the Lions... They should have know that USC would be blitz happy... guess a month wasn't enough time to prepare for the Condoms (er trojans)
What? I predicted both OSU and Michigan would go down a month ago. I also predicted U of M would go down earlier in this thread AND responded to you only 4 minutes after you posted (which I do believe was prior to the start of the game). Now you see why nobody outside of Michigan wanted to see a rematch of U M and OSU. Michigan clearly is not a #1 team. OSU may get their butts whooped too. These big ten teams cannot hang with real teams. Yep. Including the Green boys!
No, I'm throwing yours in the street with YOU in it!
In a nutshell, Carr and his offensive staff were once again to conservative. The trojan staff knew that the ball would go to Hart as M never utilized the two back format the whole season and only once in the first half did they even run another body at the RB position. They still went with the short passes instead of throwing beyond the 1st down marker and not only was Michigan's offfensive line left in Ann Arbor, the secondary must have missed the flight too. USC came out throwing after halftime and the Wolverines came out with more handoffs to Hart???? No razzle dazzle reverses, no slant passes Breston and no long passes to Manny. Even dropping back in the shot gun may have avoided some of the sacks. I think that makes Henne 0-6 in OSU and Bowl games. I saw doom on the wall a month ago when UCLA beat USC. I knew USC would not lose two consecutive games in the Rose bowl. Michigan would have had a better chance vs LSU. There wer still some folks out there that thought that M should be in the BCS title. Now for the next couple of weeks I have to deal with the gloating from my USC grad wife, like I did 2 years ago.
Including the Spartans? Et tu, Tater?
Hey, I'm still loyal to Sparty. I just can admit they suck! I mean, I can't even try to lie about it, can I? I can't pass the blush test. Just the same, I guess I'll root for BSU tonight since it is the biggest game these yokels have ever seen around these parts. BSU has a nice team, but I think it's gonna be like Michigan. When they run into a real team they won't be able to hang with them.
BSU 14-0 in the first 5 mins...could be a long game for the Sooners if Peterson doesn't breakout...still early though
USC looked so much better that I'm not even very upset about this game. More humiliated. What a strange contrast between the first and second halves for both teams.
Booty and Jerrod out played Henne and whomever. Damn. Who could we get better than Carr?
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That said, I can't say I agree with the content and even the tenor of the criticisms. Let's deal with the points raised, one by one (comments by Pen Lister('Webteach') in italics).
- First rule of FB: Make your bed, to lie in the one you want.
- If you are a completely passive social media user then the majority of what you're describing is what happens. This is the bottom-line of non active algorithm, defaulting to basic content provision and ad placement (gee, just like free cable channels I guess). My feed is cool. My feed is intellectual. My feed is all round a winner.
- Why do you think Facebook is anything more than a huge (the biggest ever) TV cable company, syndicating content from any and every source, in this case, individuals, to you, another individual
- Yep, fat cats from the algae of web life do have the most money to waste on blanket target sponsored ads. Get over it.
- You want to change this? Not only money is the answer – TIME is the answer. If you care, or had the time, you would facilitate your community and my guess is, more people would see your content organically, because it would be 'seen' as useful and engaging by the algorithm. Just like Google, in fact.
- Why do you think that FB will syndicate your content *forcably* into other people's feeds unless they really want it – i.e. have engaged actively with it fairly recently? (I note the last post by other people was in February this year and that none of your page posts get any activity at all… yes it's a vicious circle but you have the control to change that)
Now you might say (as is suggested by your comment) that I should make my pages and sites multi-user in order to generate more traffic. Sure, if I had what might be called 'guest posts' then more people might come. But my objective is not to bring in other people's content for Facebook, it's to share my own content. I know I don't have a lot of comments, but when the 'reach' of a post is 11 people, it's not going to generate a lot of comments (thank you for your one comment on that post, by the way).
- Semantic web controls web behaviour. I suspect you know this. The more clicks (activity) the higher the visibility in the 'rank'. Logic, really.
- The challenge we have as the body of users is to teach the algorithm what we want, as individuals, as groups, as global communities. Smart data is not necessarily evil, unless we sit back and do nothing. Much like democracy then.
If you examined democracy, you would find an algorithm that has been so badly gamed that people now find it impossible to elect governments that represent their interests. I won't go into this in depth because it's really obvious, and I'm surprised you used democracy as an example to make your point.
And similarly, it is not possible to 'train' the Facebook algorithm to respect my interests. Like so many politicians, it can be bought for a surprisingly small amount of money (adding up to surprisingly large amounts of money).
I agree that data are not necessarily evil, but it is hopelessly naive to think that we're looking only at data and evenly applied algorithms.
- I liked your FB page. Because I'm interested in your great mind, I selected 'see first' from the follow options (directly beneath the like button). This way, I won't miss the action
- I am now off to write copious academic-nonspeak about your fab work in my thesis. Have a great social media day, guru of the e-learning glocality.
You know that I prefer open and distributed networks to closed and centralized ones. It disappoints me that social media has evolved into the latter. I want our social networks to become better and smarter but the best evidence right now is that they're becoming worse and stupider.
I blame this not in the individuals involved (though it's true that they are responsible for some reprehensible behaviour) but rather the structure of dysfunctional networks like Faceook and Twitter. I'm pointing to symptoms in the other paper, but let me point to some causes.
The very metrics cited above (clicks, rank, views) are mass metrics. Your interactivity with others is based on these. They are metrics that benefit from the first-mover effect (which is why some Facebook users and pages have large audiences despite not advertising) and are easily manipulated (which is why advertising works).
Facebook also limits scale on individuals (there's a 5,000 follower limit) but is scale free for larger accounts (especially those that pay). This results in the oft-cited long tail effect (which we also see on Twitter) and the corresponding 'big spike' populated mostly by commercial (and frequently slimy) interests.
The way to fix this is to change the metrics for connection with the intention of building communities rather than markets. But this means moving away from mass indicators and instead looking at relevance indicators, and most importantly, preventing commercial interests from gaming the system by buying access.
Facebook also privileges the content over individuals and relationships. There is no real organic community-building or clustering available in Facebook, only the pages and groups people form deliberately (which are either immediately overrun by spammers or must be private and hence invisible to genuinely interested people). Contrast that with Snapchat, which doesn't even keep the content, or WeChat, which is simply a communications system.
Facebook also makes it very hard to work with community outside Facebook. Anyone working with the graph will understand this. Facebook likes users to bring other users and content in, but is very reluctant to let any of that out. Indeed, Facebook is so closed that some users actually think Facebook is the internet. I can build, and have built, a chat application that includes Twitter comments, but I can't build one that includes Facebook comments.
As I said in my previous post, Facebook's strategy is to insert itself between you and whomever you're talking to, and to ensure there's no alternative route. That's why it's so hard to leave Facebook - you're literally cut off. There's nothing in the response that refutes that, or offers a solution to that.
I've described an architecture (and maybe we're seeing it built?). Here's how Facebook stacks up:
- autonomy - no, Facebook will not let you use what platform or software you can use, and is aggressively (eg., Facebook Messenger) working to limit that choice.
- diversity - Facebook is based on principles of mass, which means that it encourages everyone to view the same resources, to the point of privileging some content providers over all others
- openness - the Facebook graph is not open; there are numerous types of content that cannot be exported from the graph. Facebook is the classic walled garden.
- interactivity - Facebook privileges content over relationships, and focuses on what is shared rather than on the network of interactions between people, and has no mechanism of comprehending the wisdom of the community rather than the popularity of the meme.


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(May 12, 2009)--Advance ticket sales have begun for the Texas Folklife Festival. The popular festival is hosted by the Institute of Texan Cultures June 12-14 on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus.
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As a Sophomore: Appeared in 31 games for Quinnipiac, starting in 20 of those games…Contributed 12 hits, seven runs and four RBI…Collected 16 bases and hit four doubles…Was successful on each of her four stolen base attempts.
As a Freshman: Did not see any action for the Bobcats.
Before Quinnipiac: Attended Amity High School where she played varsity softball, basketball and volleyball…Won a Southern CT Conference Championship for volleyball in 2007 and softball in 2008…Also played for the Stratford Breakers, Beacon Falls Bullets, Cheshire Wildcats and Bristol Panthers (Gold).
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The public is invited. Admission is free.
Handbell performers from Hope Church, First United Methodist Church, First Reformed Church and the Zeeland Community Handbell Choir will join the Hope College Wind Symphony for the conclusion of Percy Grainger's monumental "Lincolnshire Posy."
The Zeeland Handbell Choir will also perform selections as pre-program music. Other music on the program includes a fanfare by Jack Stamp; an arrangement of "The Valley of the Bells" by Maurice Ravel; and "Do the Hustle," a new piece written for the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra that will feature clarinetist Kristin Ward of the Hope faculty.
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The 83-year-old Milwaukee plant closed its doors Saturday. Golden Guernsey's owner has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.
by Lucas Sjostrom, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
As we reported on Monday (Golden Guernsey plant closed unexpectedly), the Golden Guernsey plant in Waukesha, Wis., closed its doors unexpectedly over the weekend. According to reports from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, some workers learned of the closings Friday evening, while others learned about it when they showed up to locked doors on Saturday. It may be the end of an era but the beginning of a new chapter Chapter 7 that is.
In a release Tuesday night, OpenGate Capital, Golden Guernsey's owner since a forced Department of Justice divestment from Dean Foods in September 2011, revealed that the company would be filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court. Sales were up 20 percent since the plant was acquired, according to the release. But, evidently, the higher sales did not make up for additional costs.
The Journal Sentinel also reported that Foremost Farms is one of the suppliers to the plant. Chapter 7 bankruptcy represents a liquidation of assets, not like the Chapter 9 and 11 processes that plan for eventual repayment and reorganization.
We called Foremost's corporate offices this morning for insight on the situation. Joan Behr, Foremost Farms' Corporate Communications manager, confirmed that Foremost was indeed a supplier but did not know what percentage of the plant's supply came from the cooperative or if they were Golden Guernsey's exclusive supplier. When I asked about Foremost considering purchase of the plant down the road, she said the cooperative did not have a response at this time.
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Meanwhile, I will aso have no negative remarks about Osi's off the field behavior, either.. even though he bad mouthed Reese for years about his contract. And, THEN, Osi played the injury/surgery card at a horrible time, was less than a good team mate in preseason, and gave less than 100% on the field.
As far as a player, team mate, effort, and pride in the Giants go, I'll give L.T. a 10 and I'll give Osi a 5, and thanks for the good years before he bacame a mouth.
Finally, Osi is delusional. He gets no better than a C for his play the last two years, and he was an embarrassing wuss on running plays.
You can't even begin to compare Osi to LT when it comes to effort for the Giants.
If we can't put LT on a pedestal, then we need to dig a hole for Osi to stand in when those 2 Giants stand next to each other.
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I'll tell you, Mavericks used to be something, man. But now it's all corporate and shit, man.
Sort of.
Hey, isn't the Mavericks surf contest just like the Burning Man? Just look where they got started – same beach, different county:
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I'll you, ten years from now, you'll hear about some underground event what's been gaining in popularity and I'll bet you it will have gotten its start on one of these Bay Area, Pacific Coast beaches that you can see in the photo.
Anyway, Mavs is on, once again, this coming Sunday, January 20th, 2013.
Now back in the day, to see Mavericks you'd just park you ride on the Pacific Coast Highway and then ride your bikes to the beach. Easy peasy.
And then they'd let you climb up on the bluff for a good view (even though people fell off of it all the time).
This thing:
(Mmmm… why do these rocks a "breakwater")
And then they didn't want people on the bluff so they put up an "event village" or something on the beach below.
Dangerous hilarity ensued:
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And then, Mavs went Hollywood:
But, you know, I guess it's really the same event as it always was.
(Just as with Burning Man.)
So, look for all the same thrills chills and spills as back in the day:
Darryl "Flea" Virostko was a tad aggressive in the first round of 2008:
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And if you're on a boat with an aggressive Captain, this will be your view on Sunday* January 20th, 2013:
All right, see you there!
But let's hope we have more lulz than lulls.
'Cause nobody wants to see too many heats like this:
Tink happy tots!
*Boy, isn't that a sponsor-friendly day of the week? How convenient! Let's hope the waves show up in addition to all the sponsors and advertisers…