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Do Women Have a Strong Grip in the Security Industry?
Following the announcement that JoAnna Sohovich has resigned from her position as president of Honeywell Security & Communications, SSI Associate Editor Ashley Willis ponders the future for women in the security industry.
By Ashley Willis · December 7, 2011
The recent announcement of Honeywell Security & Communications President JoAnna Sohovich stepping down from her position caught me off-guard. The news comes only months after United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced that it was combining its Fire & Security business and the Carrier heating and cooling units into UTC Climate Controls and Security Systems. As a result of that merger, Kelly Romano, who at that time had recently been announced as president for the company's Global Security Products unit, was no longer the top executive in charge.
Both women were only in their positions for a short time. Sohovich served as Honeywell Security's president for a year and some change. Romano was on board for roughly four months. This really hit home for me, as I consider myself as a newbie to the electronic security field with a little more than a year under my belt at SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION.
It was only a few months ago at ISC West that I attended the Women's Security Council's "The Woman's Handbook to Professional Success in the Security Industry" panel. Sohovich served as a panelist for that forum, along with Sandy Jones, principal of Chardon, Ohio-based consulting firm Sandra Jones & Co., and Linda Mansillo-Kear, global director, marketing communications, Tyco Security Products. As I listened to these women speak so confidently about being successful in a male-dominated industry, I was truly encouraged.
Fast-forward a few months to the quick turnover of these two leaders, and now I began to ponder whether there is trouble in the horizon for women in the industry. As it stands, SSI's 2010 Security Industry Demographic Census reported that women only represent 10 percent of the entire trade.
So, I reached out to Jones, who is also a member of SSI's Editorial Advisory Board, to see how she felt about the matter. She's been a big name in the industry for decades, so I figured she would have a little more insight about the situation and possibly ease my fears — and I was right!
"There has been a lot of turnover in our marketplace recently with some consolidations and acquisitions," Jones said. "Tyco recently divided into three businesses and UTC went through a restructuring of people, so there is some shuffling going on — but there is always shuffling in this market. I think we just happened to notice these two situations because there are so few women at the leadership level."
Women's Security Council Founding Committee Member Rhianna Daniels, who has served in the security industry for more than eight years, shared similar thoughts.
"It's not uncommon for top-tier executives to transition in-and-out of companies over time," she explained. "Because of that, I don't think the issue is specific to female professionals. The fact that these women held senior-level roles demonstrates the opportunity for women to grow into executive leadership positions with global organizations."
Daniels, who started out as an editor for a security trade publication, notes that most women she has spoken to "fell" into the security market. And, while it's been challenging keeping up with the latest trends and technologies, working in the industry has been rewarding to Daniels, as well as other women in the field.
"I've heard women say that this market wouldn't have been their first choice," she explained. "But once integrated into the industry, all find that there are great opportunities for women. Many have noted that the market opportunities for women in security are rapidly growing. You see it on the trade show floor and you see it through the increased number of women in senior level positions. We fully expect this trend to continue and believe that it only helps diversify the market."
For her part, Jones believes women will continue to have success in the security industry; however, there needs to be more of an effort to bring more women into the fold.
"I think this is a great industry for women to participate in," she said. "We just don't have a logical path to bring them into the marketplace. There is no recruiter saying, 'Hey, come and join the security industry!' Maybe now that's an opportunity we need to create."
After speaking with Jones and Daniels, I thought of the other successful female executives that are currently making a mark in industry right now, including Vector Security President Pam Petrow, Protection 1 Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer Jamie Haenggi, SDA Security President Shandon Harbour (a member of SSI's Editorial Advisory Board) and many others. So, although there is still a long road to travel to help more women break into the industry, we're ready to continue pounding that pavement.
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A number of major energy names, including Halliburton (HAL), Schlumberger (SLB), Nabors Industries (NBR) and Weatherford International (WFT) will begin reporting earnings next week. Yet earnings season may also demonstrate how Baker Hughes (BHI) is adjusting to the shift away from natural gas, and whether other companies are in the same boat.
With natural gas prices near a ten-year low, companies have been shifting away from the resources: Chesapeake Energy (CHK), the nation's second-largest producer of natural gas, announced $2.6 billion in divestitures as it struggles to deal with record low pricing.
Baker Hughes, which just hit a new 52-week low yesterday, is struggling as it warned that its earnings would suffer as companies shift away from natural gas. As the Wall Street Journal is reporting, new drilling techniques have opened up greater deposits, but with record low gas prices, many E&P companies are choosing to concentrate on oil. However, earnings reports from other oilfield services companies should help to clarify whether this is a widespread issue or, as some analysts have suggested, a company-specific problem for Baker Hughes.
Baker Hughes reports on April 24, and analysts see earnings per share declining to 83 cents from 87 cents in the year-ago period. Halliburton, Schlumberger, Nabors and Weatherford are all expected to see earnings grow.


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Bored and exiled in the pine forests of rural Bohemia, far from the cities and the women he had loved and left, the ageing Giacomo Casanova spent his final years writing his memoirs.
The Venice he grew up in no longer existed. The Paris he loved was riddled with revolution. Writing was, he declared in the preface to the work, "the only remedy I could think of to keep me from going mad or dying of grief".
The book, Histoire de Ma Vie (Story of My Life), published two decades after his death in 1798, would ensure that the man whose name was to become synonymous with womanising did not vanish into obscurity.
But the detail of Casanova's sexual exploits have been veiled, first by German puritanism, then in the haze of what modern experts describe as careless, even "faulty", transcription of his writings.
However, a new book from French publisher Laffont, to be released later this month, aims to reveal Casanova in his full glory. It is based on the original 3682-page manuscript, which was acquired by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in 2010 for about €7.5 million ($11.4 million) - paid for by an anonymous donor.
Jean-Christophe Igalens, a lecturer at Nice University and a specialist on Casanova, who co-produced the book, said it reveals the notorious libertine as "a much more complex character than the cliche he has become. Yes, he was a seducer, but he was also seduced. He loved women, the women he had affairs with. He wasn't just a superficial character who took a woman to bed then left her. He had rich relationships with women," Igalens said.
In 1821, 23 years after Casanova died, the manuscript of Histoire de Ma Vie was sold by his nephew to a German editor who was interested in 18th-century Italian writers. Reading through the documents, however, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus judged the work unpublishable because of its immorality and the fact the French text was peppered with Italian.
It was published only after the text was cleaned up and passages considered too coarse had been removed, and for the next 140 years it was to be the only available version, while the original remained under lock and key.
Even so, it seduced French writers, among them Henri Beyle, better known as Stendhal, and Alfred de Musset, the poet and dramatist. "In the 19th century, when Casanova was effectively discovered, it was a very bourgeois period, and for those writers like Stendahl and Musset who read him he represented a moral order, a moral age that was less constrained and restrictive than the one they lived in," said Igalens.
The original manuscript was almost lost when the offices of Brockhaus took a hit from an Allied bomb in 1943. Winston Churchill is reported to have inquired as to its fate. It emerged unscathed and was rushed to a bank security vault.
In 1960 it was published in its entirety in the original French, followed by an English version in 1966.
"The problem was that it [the French version] was published in a hurry and there were many errors and faults in the transcription," Igalens said.
"This edition is more serious. There is no shock discovery that will change our image of Casanova, but what makes this new and special are the variants and pages that are completely different."
Igalens cites the account of Casanova's first visit to Paris in 1750, when he writes about visiting a maison de plaisir called the Hotel de Roule, run by a certain Madame Paris.
"In the new transcription we have much more detail; it is more precise. Casanova describes the women in the maison - a brothel - how they looked, how they were paid, and is precise about what happened ..."
Casanova opens his memoirs with: "I begin by declaring to my reader that in all that I have done throughout my life, good or bad, I am sure that I have earned merit or blame, and as a consequence I believe myself free.
"Man is free, but he is only free if he believes himself to be ... The only system I have had ... is that of letting myself go where the blowing wind took me."
Life of a libertine
Giacomo Casanova was born in Venice on April 2, 1725, the son of an actor and a dancer. He trained as a clerical lawyer but soon dropped that to become a dandy. His introduction to the opposite sex was said to be when his tutor's young sister "fondled him" at the age of 11. In a long and wanton career, he was variously a charlatan, gambler, freemason, adventurer, spy, prisoner, silk manufacturer and relentless libertine. Whenever scandal caught up with him, as it often did, he would move to another country, change his name and reinvent himself. He ended his days as the penniless librarian to a Bohemian noble. Casanova died on June 4, 1798 aged 73. His last words were reportedly: "I have lived as a philosopher; I die as a Christian."
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Joyce Delgado
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There was an article in Time Magazine in 2009 in which Catherine Hardwicke said the final casting for Edward in Twilight was between Robert and two other actors. The 3 actors did the bedroom kissing scene at her home and the actor with the most chemistry with Kristen would be awarded the role. Kristen was convinced it was Robert but Catherine insisted on waiting until she viewed the audition films to make sure the chemistry between them was as good on film as it was in person. There was probably more to the story than this but this is what Catherine was quoted as saying in the article. As far as Robert's future in acting goes I agree that there are many talented actors but not many of them have as much onscreen charisma as Robert does. Hopefully he will be able to use this special quality to his advantage in his future films like he did in Twilight.
irish girl
Posted at 11:13 PM on February 19, 2013
Posted at 3:58 AM on February 13, 2013
If they get back together after his shoot, it will be nice continuation of the fantasy of these two being together.
On the other hand, if they were unhappy together and fighting a lot before he went to Australia, maybe their relationship is not meant to be, and they will be happier apart. For their sake, I hope they will be able to resolve this basic issue and move on. The scandal took place 6 months ago and it's time to do that, perhaps with counseling. Having the basic issue of whether they are together or not must be painful and aggravating.
Nobody Special
Posted at 10:20 PM on February 11, 2013
Posted at 12:36 PM on February 10, 2013
FAKE PHOTO CONSPIRACY THEORISTS: WHAT IF the original cheating scandal WAS true? How do you think it makes Kristen feel, if you're all so sure she would never do something like this?
HOW MANY MORE Twilight Fans will Kristen LOSE if she REALLY made this mistake?
NEWSFLASH: Kristen COULD have been in a WONDERFUL relationship with Robert BEFORE this happened – and STILL have been rendezvousing around with Rupert!!
Here's the conclusion of a Dr. Keith Ablow's article (aside from my own experience!!): "In my psychiatric office, if Pattinson were to insist on jettisoning Stewart from his life exclusively because she had expressed herself sexually with another man, I would tell him he had never truly loved her. And I would be right."
As to why those cheating photos "may" have been manipulated (sure looks like it, huh?); what about the possibility that US Weekly (the original purchaser and publisher of those pictures) made a deal and/or worked with marketing people from Summit – since they couldn't control the leak – to make the incriminating situation appear both "tame" AND "naughty" enough to 1) convince the world that Kristen WAS being bad; while 2) not show it as "bad as it could have been shown" so that the mean gossip magazine gets to tell it's HUGE, money-making story AND BDp2 still makes its boatloads of bucks.
EVERYONE in Hollywood WANTS BDp2 to make money… In Hollywood it will spill over!!
It would have been MUCH more difficult for Twilight Fans to forgive Kristen MAYBE… If we saw those photos for what they actually were. They may have "toned them down" so that WE could be more easily manipulated and we'd still go see the movie.
Rob & Kris ARE still together – visit my blog and I'll PROVE it to you. :) Every time you click into these "Robsten" articles – makes these gossip rags a few pennies and just happens to hurt you at the same time because of YOUR "real feeling" Twilight obsession. That is the ONLY reason we are continuing to see this stuff. If you're struggling with a STUBBORN Twilight obsession that is driving you crazy STILL – Search for "Misfit Chick's Twilight Blogpost" out in Internetland or click on my name and scroll down to the Twilight post.
hope and pray
Posted at 9:22 PM on February 7, 2013
Nobody Special
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Joyce Delgado
Posted at 9:21 PM on February 7, 2013
Posted at 2:41 PM on February 7, 2013
Nobody Special
Posted at 10:40 PM on February 7, 2013
Posted at 7:30 AM on February 7, 2013
well well, when rob gets back to LA he,s going to look up the star of the hunger games….he has been seeing her on the quiet. he doesn,t waste much time does he…good for him hope k stew leaves him alone now their love affair is well and truly OVER there is no more r patz and k stew….this is NOT a trial separation so why all the storys ???
Nobody Special
Posted at 10:38 PM on February 7, 2013
Posted at 10:40 PM on February 6, 2013
Work and being away from the USA is probably just what he needs! Noone has given him space, privacy and consideration in a long time. That includes kristen. Sure he probably misses her and what they once had but she destroyed all that. let him figure this all out. She should put all her energy into figuring out why she did what she did, she is a serial cheater. That is a character flaw. She needs to get herself well for her next relationship no matter who it is.
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This means that you can generate a scaffold in a Rails application, go to the model, replace ActiveRecord::Base with ActiveLucene::Document and everything should be still working with the difference that the model should be being saved in a Lucene index rather than in a relational database.
As the documents are now being saved in a Lucene index, we can find them using the Lucene query syntax, without forgetting that as ActiveLucene has a similar interface to ActiveRecord, we can also find them by an id, find the first, find the last, etc.
The base class of ActiveLucene is called Document because as the documents of another systems, it doesn't have a defined structure and all the attributes are dynamic, so you do not have to worry about them.
ActiveLucene was extracted from Lunr, a not-enterprise search server from which I will speak in a future post, but as today, it can also be used in applications where having a relational database doesn't make much sense and especially in the ones where you want to search documents by text.
The restriction of ActiveLucene is that it only works with JRuby, since Lucene is a Java library that runs on the JVM. Case this isn't a problem, using ActiveLucene should be much simpler and lighter than using a solution such as Sphinx or Solr, depending of the case this may result in great benefits.
Lucene has a lot of features and ActiveLucene doesn't support them all, but they will be added to the project as needed. As today, there is support for highlighting and a little for paging, as can be seen in the following video, along with a basic demonstration of the tool:
Full text search in JRuby with ActiveLucene from Diego Carrion on Vimeo.
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Now that's a story QNSue ... that we should get all caught up in the remaining time!!! You're too funny today!\
*Gulp* for your husband's new brew ... you'd better watch him!!!
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Pentesting at an hourly rate?
Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I believe at an Enterprise Level penetration testing and contracts are paid a flat rate? To some of the members who pen test in the corporate world, do these tests typically range from x to x depending on what needs to be done, or do various companies contract out penetration testers at a solid hourly rate?
I'm in a situation where I am partaking on a few freelancing websites and there's folks who want this type of work done and have never thought, 'If I had to charge an hourly rate to do this type of work, how much should I charge?'. I saw one contractors profile who has it rate set at $132 an hour, but he's located in the US. Of course I am sure it varies across the board depending on what country your located in. My main question basically is, how much do you think is a minimal hourly rate to set for this type of work? I'm sure based on your experience levels and years in the field it must vary, but if anyone could help, I'm all ears!


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Linda Jean Kreller Gehrke Kreller, 62, of Staples, died Oct. 10, 2013, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
She was born July 3, 1951, in Minot, N.D., to George and Marjorie (Heglund) Kreller.
Linda started her elementary education at Omaha School for the Deaf in Omaha, Neb. Later her family moved to Pine River, Minn., and Linda continued her education at Faribault School for the Deaf in Faribault, Minn., where she graduated from high school.
Her interests/talents were many; she could sew, knit, crochet, cook and bake, to name a few. Her love of horses was at the top of the list.
Survivors include her former husband of more than 20 years, friend and confidant, David Gehrke Sr., Deerwood; three daughters, Sara (Douglas) Batt, Pillager, Sally (Brian) Oren, Ironton, and Cherry Gehrke; 10 grandchildren; mother, Marjorie Kreller; five brothers; five sisters; brothers- and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her father, George Kreller, and one son, David Gehrke Jr.
Linda will be forever loved and missed.
Visitation was at noon, Tuesday, October 15. The funeral was at 1 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. The burial is Thursday, October 17 at 1 pm at Silver Brook Cemetery in Wrenshall, MN.


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Kim Kardashian Shows Off Baby Bump With Kanye West On NYE
Kim attempted to hide her pregnancy curves under a sheer lace dress as she rung in the new year with Kanye West by her side on Dec. 31 in Las Vegas at 1 Oak!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have a lot to be celebrating this year! Not only are they welcoming a baby in 2013, but based on these new photos from 1 Oak nightclub, they look more in love than ever!
Kanye and Kim reportedly earned over $600,000 for appearing in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, where the two lovebirds and parents-to-be shared some sexy kisses throughout the night!
The pregnant reality star, 32, who confirmed that she was expecting just hours before flying to Las Vegas, tried to hide her fuller figure under a sheer lace dress by designer Julien McDonald as she posed next her boyfriend on the red carpet at the Mirage Hotel!
Kim, who is three months along in her pregnancy and due in late June, wore a more conservative dress instead of her usual cleavage-baring attire.
Even though the dress was sheer, the black lace cleverly hid Kim's curves in all the right places, leaving no sign of a bump.
Kim and Kanye cozied up on the red carpet as well as inside the venue. We can't wait to see them with their baby! They're going to be the cutest parents!
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Three Anniversaries to Celebrate: Taliesin, Devil's Lake, Big Top Chautauqua
Last Updated: 12/30/2013
We're celebrating 225 years of history as we salute three of Wisconsin's most historic attractions for 2011: Taliesin, Big Top Chautauqua and Devil's Lake State Park. This summer, be sure to check out all three as they are offering fun activities to commemorate their milestones.
In Spring Green, the 100th anniversary of Taliesin, the residence and workshop of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is being duly marked with a variety of special events, tours, artist workshops, lectures and performances. Visitors will want to check out the centennial exhibit entitled Taliesin: The Work of a Lifetime, with rare photographs of Wright, the Taliesin Fellowship and Taliesin pre-1914.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield. The Big Top is one of the nation's most revered tented theater troupes. Visitors can watch musicals, tent show radio, concerts and plays all performed under a canvas tent with seating for 900 and stellar views of the Milky Way and Northern Lights upon exit. Included on the summer playbill are folkabilly queen Nanci Griffith, singer/songwriter Greg Brown and guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.
Devil's Lake will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. The official date for the centennial celebration is June 22 but there are activities planned throughout the year including guided and auto hikes highlighting the history of the park, a geocaching event and an old fashioned ice cream social. A special art print celebrating the park's centennial and created by a local artist will be available for purchase later in the year.
Go on, celebrate the season with a visit to Taliesin, Big Top Chautauqua or Devil's Lake State Park!This entry was posted in Things to Do


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Tech Watch: BlackBerry z10
Alicia Keys isn't the only thing that's new with Blackberry, find out why the BlackBerry Z10 is on our Tech Watch radar.
Excuse us while we pick our jaws off the floor: the new BlackBerry Z10 is without a doubt the ultimate gentleman's smartphone we've been waiting for. BlackBerry have finally (after all these years) found a way to marry work and play seamlessly. And coming from someone who had completely sworn off BlackBerrys after owning the BlackBerry Storm, that's saying a lot. While they've been attempting to achieve the work and play concept for some time to compete against iOS and Android, it seems as if they've finally figured it out with their new "hub" system which lets users surf through all the different kinds of communications in one inbox, giving a whole other meaning to the word "crackberry."
Other features to note: The new cascade system helps navigate more seamlessly through various apps, like checking your mailbox while reading a .pdf document. The camera has a new add-on which may or may not be useful called the "Time Shift," an optional feature that detects faces in photos and lets you roll back in time to ensure the perfect pose. Cool or useless? Only time will tell.
The only downside to this device is that it has an extreme lack of cool apps in BlackBerry World, but as long as that changes down the road, we expect a lot of people switching over to give this phone a try.
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Performing arts opens winter season with comedy Feb. 14-17
The Savannah College of Art and Design performing arts department is slated to open its winter season Feb. 14, with the comedy "Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen."
Written by SCAD performing arts and dramatic writing professor Kathryn Walat and directed by professor Mark Tymchyshyn, the play runs through Feb. 17, at Mondanaro Theater, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
"'Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen' is a comedy about being the smartest girl in the class. Victoria Martin is the third most popular sophomore at Longwood High, who unwittingly finds herself on the high school math team," Walat said. "In a struggle to decide if her newfound talent and passion for math is worth the possible damage to her social standing, Victoria must decide who she really is and what kind of person she wants to be."
"Victoria Martin" opened off-Broadway in 2007 and has since been performed across the country.
"More generally, it's the story of figuring out who you are and how you want to be - a big question in high school, but also one that we come up against again and again in our lives," Walat said. "I'm thrilled now for the play's production at SCAD. Our talented and exuberant students are perfect for bringing these characters to life."
Walat has taught at SCAD since 2010. She has received new play commissions from MCC Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre, and her work has been developed at the Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, and the National Playwrights Conference - Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Walat is an affiliate playwright with the Obie Award-winning theater company New Georges, and a member of off-Broadway's MCC's Playwrights' Coalition.
Performances are scheduled for Feb. 14-16, at 8 p.m., and Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 with senior, student or military ID. The Feb. 14 performance is free to those possessing a valid SCAD ID.
Purchase tickets at the Savannah Box Office, tickets.savannahboxoffice.com, or by calling 912.525.5050.
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Different site, same idiots. This looks just like the Ravens board a week ago. Newsflash boys:
Pats are gonna light you up on Sunday.
"Pats have only beat 1 team with a winning record". You really doubting BB/Brady, who've broken almost every W-L record out there with very similar..actually worse teams (09? 10?), in their ability to win a game against a team with a winning record? STFU. FWIW, the pats only had one more opportunity to do so this year--against the steelers. If we had beat the giants during the year..they, like most of the 8-8 teams we beat, wouldn't have ended with a winning record. Really dumb argument.
We were the best team in the AFC. We went head to head with the consensus contendor, and beat them. Can you say the Giants were really the best team in the NFC? You can thank the lions for failing to get the 5 seed cause if your first game was @ the Saints...LOL. They embarassed you in the first game and would have definitely sent you packing. But that's cool, I personally am much happier to be dealing with the giants then the saints, too.
Beyond your pass rush, your defense isn't anything to write home about...and in this situation, with taht extra week to prepare and all the experience playing against it, I have 0 doubt Belichick will render it useless.
But, keep talkin' crap. Please, let your idiot players continue to talk as well. If Brady and Belichick have proven anything over their careers, is that they respond very well to that. Bring brady out in F-U mode...and good luck.
He'll show the world why that while Eli is fantastic (top 5), brady is on his own level (G.O.A.T)


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Dec 27, 2011.
Touche! Can't argue with that.
They call the one guy that is over 6'9" "Moose" lol, like he is somekind of freak of nature.
Moose are quite common out here in Yellowstone.
You know you're screwed when you find yourself pining for the "good old days" when Chris Wilcox used to patrol the paint.
It's worse than that. There has been more "Where's Walter Herrmann...." posts within the last two weeks than there has been in a year.
if he doesn't start to develop some leaping ability that goes beyond that of a guinea pig, he definetely has reached his ceiling already
Moses didn't jump.
Moses had a good team.......which helped him sail thru the season......... With Moses..........they all stayed afloat.
I think Moses does the parting thing, not the floating thing.
Ron (Detroit, MI ) Chad, can I get your thoughts on Pistons center Greg Monroe? The guy looks stellar, and an all-star as well. Chad Ford (1:18 PM) He's the one bright spot on an otherwise dim Pistons team at the moment. It's still very early, but hard to argue someone else besides Wall should've gone ahead of him in the Draft. Favors could eventually surpass him because he's a much better athlete. Paul George has a chance to be great. Evan Turner is playing MUCH better this year. But Monroe is special. Brandon Knight should be pretty good too down the road. It's not going to be pretty for a while, but the Pistons do have some nice pieces going forward.
It's as if I didn't noah what I was talking about.......
To me, it's pretty obvious that Monroe is a fine young player and has star potential. I don't think we've seen anything from him yet that is near the cap on his ability. The guy is becoming one of the best big men in the game. He is showing that he's on his way to becoming an excellent back to the basket low-post post-up player. In one summer he developed moves and counter-moves that make it very hard to cover him one-on-one down low. He's great cutting to the basket and finishing. He's a much improved free throw shooter. It's pretty obvious that he's got excellent footwork and that he works on this aspect of his game, so it's projectible and highly likely that he'll continue to improve a lot and develop a lot more go to moves down low as the seasons go by. Perhaps, the best aspect of his offensive game is his ability to pass the ball - he's got outstanding skill and court vision in that regard. As the Pistons team develops a lot more in their system, as Knight develops as a pro, and we get more talented players who perform better in their roles (really that's a function of time and practice, not just getting better talent, which we'll do also), Monroe is going to be a killer as a passer. Double team him at your peril, but he'll eat you alive down low if you don't. He's also an outstanding offensive rebounder. On D, he's shown great aptitude and really good effort. He also has great hands. He'll box out and get steals. He also rebounds balls out of his area - a great skill for a rebounder. Absolutely he needs a big man partner. We need a dominant defender and rebounder to pair with him, somebody who can also cut to the basket when Monroe has the ball and either finish in the paint or terrorize teams on the offense boards and who becomes like Rasheed Wallace was to Ben Wallace in 2004 - two guys who just controlled the paint on D. Monroe and a guy like Anthony Davis (knock on wood, cross fingers, deal with devil, whatever it takes, etc.) might not be exactly like the Wallace brothers, since they're all 4 different players. But they'd still be fantastic together. It's not as if Ben Wallace brought much to the table offensively - but we thrived with him in combination with the talent around him.
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Monroe can't jump Monroe can't shoot Monroe can't blah blah blah Guys, it doesn't matter. The kid's getting it done. This season the kid is averaging 14.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.9 apg. He's shooting 57% from the field and 77% from the FT line. He is continously improving and adding new moves to his repertoire. Already he is a very goood big man in this league. Just enjoy having him and appreciate what he's doing. Tim Duncan has never been a flashy player but he's a lock for the HOF. The exact same arguments were made against Nowitzki when he entered the league and now he's a champion, also likely headed to the HOF. I'd rather have Monroe on our team than some knucklehead who can jump really high.
Monroe is playing better now then last year, this is all without a team controlled off season, a summer league, or a real pre season.... we won't know for sure what we have with him for 2 more seasons... thats when we'll really know what his ceiling is. speaking of missing out on team stuff.... Knight really has been thrown to the fire without a net, I think that speaks volumes for what he can be given time to grow.... was a terrible year for us to miss out on a summer of work. why couldn't this have happened in 04 after we won the title.... our core would have been much better rested come playoff basketball...
Joe seems to prefer knuckleheads..........
Yeah, but he thinks "knucklehead" means a combo guard (or forward) with good character.
Can we finally change the title of this thread to "this team needs everything but a legit center"?
Exactly, if you wanted that then we could have just kept Amir Johnson
Anti-Monroe posts are just buffoonery. We're looking at a legitimate all-star big man now. I am happily stunned about how much improvement he's made in a single off season - an offseason without the input of Pistons coaches and trainers by the way. I used to think his upside was borderline all-star. Now I think his upside is regular and multiple all-star games. Pair him with at least one other star big man, and the Pistons with Knight are going to have a big three that can compete for championships.
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In the early 1960s, Claes Oldenburg redefined the concept of sculpture. This exhibition offers the most comprehensive overview of Oldenburg's early career to date, including The Store, the artist's best-known body of work from this period.
Isa Genzken is arguably one of the most important and influential female sculptor of the past 30 years.
Jennifer Avello shoots a series of dynamic studio-based photographs starring McKey Sullivan. Styling by Marta Cebrat-Czernik and hair and make-up by Andrea C Samuels.
Anita Pagant shoots youthful model Soveija for a floral-themed editorial in New York-based Dahse Magazine. Soveija is dressed in labels including Zara, Navarro and See by Chloe.
Everyday detritus manifests itself in a variety of ephemeral works in the fantastically unique show, Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Design, now on display at Manhattan's Museum of Art and Design.
Brazilian sensation Céu announces her North American summer tour in support of her new travel-inspired record, Caravana Sereia Bloom which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Brazilian Chart.
Losing grunge rock god Kurt Cobain in his prime was a watershed moment for a generation. Now, nearly eighteen years after his death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in his palatial Seattle home, photographs of Nirvana's signer/songwriter are on view at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo.
Aline Weber photographed by Liz Collins for Numero #132.
"Stilübung" Lindsey Wixson photographed by Terry Richardson for Vogue Germany May 2012 issue.
In spite of the incredible diversity in Italy, one thing remains consistent – vibrant color. Here's a selection taken by Jon Reid, a London based photographer.
Whether or not music plays a big part in your life, every fan of electro pop should be aware of The Shoes. With a few singles and an album under their belt, this award winning band is full of ideas and plans for the future and nothing is going to stop them – they are ready to rock the world!
The first retrospective in 25 years of work by artist Garry Winogrand—renowned photographer of New York City and of American life from the 1950s through the early 1980s —will debut at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in spring of 2013.
Nobody does seduction better than the Italians, especially when it comes to luxury and Bulgari is at the top of the game.
Roberto Cavalli and Marcolin present a Special Edition Sunglasses Collection for the Fall/Winter 2012-13 women's fashion show.
The fashion world is a competitive sport where the key to success lies in the ability to turn vision into reality, one that is not only unique, but inspiring.
From another fantastic collection by photographer Herve Coutin, these intimate black and white portraits star Adrien V. from Bananas Models.
This collection of fashion photographs were photographed by Maxwell and feature Nicole from Division Models.
Danny De Munter, a Belgian architect specialized in high-end interior design and restoration, and Wim Gyselinck, have been designated to build the new city palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The talented Matthew Daniel Siskin's journey to the top of the design community started at a summer program at Parsons The New School for Design at the cusp of his adolescence.
The name Renee Yohe may be familiar to you from all the support work the non-profit organization, To Write Love on Her Arms has done in her honor.
LN-CC, the London-based luxury boutique and e-commerce destination, has just released their spring feature lookbook.
The first step to shaking of those winter months is putting a bit of life back in to our skin.
After her hugely acclaimed debut album Songs For The Ravens, Sea of Bees – a.k.a. Sacramento-born and -based Julie Ann Baenziger – returns with a stunning new album, 'Orangefarben' to be released on 9th April on Heavenly Recordings.
Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce the opening of the first Armani/Casa store in Miami, at 10 N.E. 39th Street in the Design District. Opening April 11, 2012 this is the third Armani/Casa store in the United States.
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text: The Ideas section in the Boston Globe (under the headline of "Figure skating: more corrupt than ever?") cited a new article in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Sports Economics by Eric Zitzewitz titled "Does Transparency Reduce Favoritism and Corruption? Evidence From the Reform of Figure Skating Judging" Excerpt from the Boston Globe article: If anyone is able to read the entire article, I would be interested to hear a summary of the evidence.


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Oscar Isaac Gossip
Oscar Isaac gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Elderly person breaks leg, internet melts
A couple weeks ago, Harrison Ford, who is seventy-one, broke his ankle when a door on the Millennium Falcon set fell on him. At first it was made to sound like no big deal, but over the last couple weeks, rumors have swirled as to the true extent of his injury—maybe he hurt his hip as well, or broke some ribs, or shattered into hundred thousand pieces like glass. Full Story
Stars Wars Five List …and no Zac Efron
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Sarah's got the nerd analysis on this in a minute… I just want to talk about the #1 on my Five List, Oscar Isaac. Who has been confirmed for Star Wars! And this is how Llewyn Davis is paying off. He was supposed to be a contender when LIewyn Davis arrived in Cannes last year. Full Story
Michael B Jordan, Oscar, and Oscar
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Two members of my 5 List were recognised at the Gotham Awards last night. Oscar Isaac was there representing Inside Llewyn Davis which won Best Film. And Michael B Jordan was named Breakthrough Actor. Early on in the season, especially after Cannes, both were considered to have a shot at an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Full Story
Carey & Oscar in London
Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac were in London last night for a screening of Inside Llewyn Davis. I love her in yellow. And I love the shape of this dress. And YES, those are good shoes. No shoe hate here. No hate at all here. Not when one of my top girl crushes and the #1 on my Five List are in the same article, uncontaminated by Justin Timberlake. Full Story
Carey goes dark…and sings
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Carey Mulligan attended the NY premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis this weekend. Her hair is dark now. Later on, she let it down to perform at The Town Hall for the Another Day, Another Time concert, celebrating folk music. Her husband Marcus Mumford was on stage too (he worked on the Llewyn Davis soundtrack) – though not with her so, supposedly, she sang with Elvis Costello (not pictured). Full Story
Oscar on his own
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Look what happened! On the final day in Cannes, Oscar Isaac was at the Palais and Justin Timberlake wasn't there to cockblock him. Which means we have lots and lots of photos -- good photos! -- of Oscar to enjoy. Oscar accepted the Grand Prix prize for Inside Llewyn Davis on behalf of the Coen Brothers. Full Story
Oscar Isaac & Inside Llewyn Davis
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Inside Llewyn Davis is considered, so far, the best film at Cannes. The critics were delighted. The reviews have been really, really, really strong. And Justin Timberlake is not the lead, despite the coverage that would indicate otherwise. The lead is the current #1 on my Five List, Oscar Isaac. Full Story
Who's the star of this movie?
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If you didn't know, if you had no idea about Inside Llewyn Davis, looking at these photos, who would you think was the star of the movie? Justin Timberlake, right? Oscar Isaac is the star of Inside Llewyn Davis. Justin Timberlake, it's been joked Full Story
Not enough Oscar Isaac
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For a few months now, Oscar Isaac has been #1 on my Five List. Click here to read the post announcing his induction. Oscar was at the screening for The Great Gatsby the other night. There are, maybe, like, 4 pictures of him from the event. Instead of shooting Oscar, photographers blew their loads on that saliva sprayer Gerard Butler. Full Story
The Five List 2013 (for now)
It's a new year. There's a new Five List: 1.Oscar Isaac 2.Nicholas Hoult 3.Anthony Mackie 4.Scarlett Johansson 5.Tom Hardy And I just interviewed two of them this weekend! When I head out on a trip, I usually load up my iPad with movies for the plane. Or for if I can't sleep. Full Story
Here comes Oscar Isaac
The Coen Brothers new film Inside Llewyn Davis has started shooting in New York. Here's the star Oscar Isaac on set today. Justin Timberlake has been cast in a supporting role. And you will see, yet again, how JT compares unfavourably with real actors. Oscar Isaac is the new Jessica Chastain. He's in everything. Full Story


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Is it okay to post a picture I didn't take? I've been rendering wax for beeswax candles this week, and was trying to find a picture to explain to someone exactly how the wax was made, when I found this AMAZING photo at Honey Bee Suite:
From the photographer, Debbe Krape: "I took this photo a couple of years ago with an inexpensive point and shoot camera. The bee was from a recently installed package and was clearly confused about the inside/outside part of the whole deal [the bee was on the outside of the hive]. Nevertheless, I thought it was a cool picture; so for anyone who ever wondered about exactly where the wax glands are, this butt picture appears to provide the answer."


text: We aint that far away from making a strong push in the playoffs. We do have to pick up some players in FA and resign a few of our own FA's. I would even look into trading both Felix Jones and Dez Bryant (both are injury prone and Dez is a head case -NOT a JG RKG) Free Agents Additions: Laurent Robinson WR - Is a MUST sign............period Ben Grubbs OG - Much needed after the likes of Holland, Dockery & Kosier Brandon Carr CB - Young CB with skills...Newman is done Aubrayo Franklin NT - Experienced plugger w/ Rat to DE Mike Adams S - Reunited with Secondary coach from Cleveland Tony Fiametta FB - Opened up holes for our running game Draft: I think with all the up roar over the desired need/want for DeCastro, we will ultimately trade down and pick up additional picks while still landing DeCastro (OG's rarely go in the 1st round): Our first, for a first and fifth 1st David DeCastro, OG, Stanford...Smart, Mean, Agressive 2nd Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina...Potential replacement for Jenkins 3rd Chandler Jones, OLB, Syracuse...Spencer's replacement 4th Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri...not a blocker, but a pass catcher 5th Shea McClellin, OLB/DE, Boise State...Plays with HEART, depth 5th Matt Conrath, DE, Virgina...Spears is slow, Coleman is too 6th Chandler Harnish, QB, NI...McGee is clueless, this dude can be our future 6th Terrance Ganaway, RB, Baylor...Big guy with speed / power 7th Donte Paige-Moss, OLB, North Carolina...taking a flier, just because of his potential JG's O-Line isn't that big, more of a speed unit pointed towards his "Thought Process Philosphey", Robs D needs speed to the backfield to make the CB's/S's respectful. Romo is getting older, Witten too. Murray will be something special. The past few weeks we have added a few street LB's, a safety and OG Brandon Carter. At WR we have Dez, Austin, hopefully Robinson, Radway and Holmes. Marty B was a good blocker, but Romo lost confidence in him over the years. I think Killer is our starting center. Costa has a mean streak, but his arms are too short, has trouble snapping the ball in the shotgun and gets pushed around too much. Bash away


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HOW WE DO IT: The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction. Robert Martin. xii + 308 pp. Basic Books, 2013. $27.99.
One of the great paradoxes of modern biology is that scientists now have the means to take control of human evolution through genetic manipulation and cloning, yet we know precious little about how and why our existing traits arose in the first place. Some of that ignorance is self-inflicted: Misconceptions, cultural taboos, misguided assumptions about gender, and general prudishness have held back research on sex and its influence on the evolution of our species.
Robert Martin's How We Do It provides a refreshing account of what we do know about the subject, how we got to this stage of awareness, and where we go next. Starting with an overview of sperm and eggs and ending with birth control and in vitro fertilization, Martin, who has been researching these subjects for decades as curator of biological anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago, takes off the blinders. He puts human sex into the broad context of the genetic, morphological, and behavioral variation that exists in the animal kingdom.
An impressive, recurring theme in Martin's account: How many unanswered questions remain about why humans are the way we are, sometimes in ways that are distinct from other mammals. No other mammal potty trains its babies, and it remains unclear why people do. (In fact, most mammal mothers swallow their babies' waste, so perhaps those who are potty training a toddler will not feel evolutionarily shortchanged here.) Breasts are not necessary for effective suckling nor are they reliably correlated with women's health or nutrition, and no one agrees on why women have them. Some mammalian males do not have nipples. Science has yet to explain why men have retained them.
Most male mammals have a penis bone, but not humans; again, we don't know why. Men's sperm counts around the world have mysteriously fallen by about 30 to 40 percent since the 1950s. Not all mammals menstruate, and a slew of difficult-to-test hypotheses attempt to answer why women do so. Another head-scratcher is why women, along with other higher primates, sloths, armadillos, and several bats, have a single-chambered womb, when the evolutionary advantage of this development is unclear. Primate and especially human newborns stand out among mammals for the magnitude of care they require, for unknown reasons—not that that has kept biologists from speculating (an issue Pat Shipman recently tackled in the November–December 2013 Marginalia column).
Throughout How We Do It, Martin shares his fascination with scientists' repeatedly misguided and bungled attempts to understand our own reproductive biology and how the research unfolds in sometimes alarming, sometimes amusing ways. The first man to observe his own semen under a microscope in 1667, Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek, thought his ejaculate was infected by parasites when he saw his sperm. In addition to sex, Martin talks about infant care as an important part of human and primate evolution, a topic rife with culturally influenced misconceptions. One disturbing example is the forced bowel-release schedule for infants that was advised by Victorian physicians. This method involved sticking soap up a baby's bottom, a practice that was later shown to result in emotionally disturbed children and adults. Martin explains that the timing and mode of potty training varies substantially across cultures, making it difficult to pin down the fittest way to do the job.
Equally unsettling, some of the birth control advice regularly condoned by sexually conservative religions, such as abstinence during ovulation, actually seem to promote fertilization with an old sperm, which studies indicate may result in higher rates of abnormalities and miscarriages. And prudishness has hobbled progress numerous times; for instance, the National Institutes of Health prohibited funding birth control research until 1959.
Cultural squeamishness has led to a series of roundabout and even ridiculous means by which we have learned about the biology of sex. In one instance, Italian priest and biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani outfitted frogs with tight-fitting taffeta pants to show that their semen is necessary for tadpoles to emerge from eggs. In another series of experiments, fertility researcher Derek Robinson outfitted men with insulating underwear or asked them to hold their scrotums over a lightbulb for 30 minutes to establish that heating the scrotum is an effective, if somewhat sultry, form of birth control.
Today some of the old taboos are finally lifting. Martin's work makes it clear that evolutionary biology is revamping what we think of as "natural" for humans, at times debunking long-held culturally influenced ideas about the most appropriate ways for humans to have sex, procreate, and raise children. These insights are not just scientifically illuminating. The overall well-being of the human population will be improved through better informed decisions about preventing sexually transmitted diseases, raising healthy infants, managing fertility, and keeping reproductive parts shipshape.
One of the first experiments demonstrating the necessity of semen to procreation involved outfitting male frogs in taffeta pants—tadpoles emerged only from eggs exposed to the unclad, control-group frogs. Inspired by Robert Martin's discussion of this 18th-century experiment in his book How We Do It, American Scientist associate editor Katie L. Burke paired up with illustrator B. G. Merkle to depict this memorable research moment for the graphics-driven science blog Buzz Hoot Roar. To see the complete set of illustrations and learn more about the early days of fertility research, read the full blog post: http://buzzhootroar.com/frog-pants.
Katie L. Burke is an associate editor at American Scientist. She received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of Virginia in 2011. She blogs about ecology at http://the-understory.com.
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Sixers TV analyst Marc Jackson joined the Dennis & Callahan show on Friday morning to talk about the Game 7 matchup between the 76ers and Celtics coming up on Saturday. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Jackson said Kevin Garnett needs to make a change in his game for the Celtics to emerge victorious.
"For Boston to win this game, KG has to get back on that block," Jackson said. "Not necessarily settling for pick and pops or jump shots. But if you noticed the games that Philadelphia struggled with Boston were when KG imposed his will on the lower block. KG may be older in age, but he still has incredible skill on that block and he's one of the best at seeing out of double teams. Even though Lavoy Allen has played tremendous defense on KG, KG has to go back to the old KG and put him in the grinder and get it done."
Jackson said Philadelphia will be up to the challenge of a Game 7 in Boston.
"Yes, Philadelphia towards the end of the year was winning more games on the road then in their own arena," Jackson said. "They are young so they don't really know what's at stake here almost to a fault. But even if they are playing in Boston or playing in Philadelphia, it's all the same to them. I think Boston has made a terrible mistake by not trying to finish the Sixers off early, because the longer you let the young guys stay around the more confident they get. And I know the 76ers are extremely confident that they can go into this game and win against the Boston Celtics in their own court."
Asked who he thought was going to be the one guy to step up for the Sixers, Jackson responded with Andre Iguodala.
"I'm going to say Andre Iguodala because of his defense, his swarming defense and the way he's played defense on Paul Pierce, and before Paul it was Luol Deng," Jackson said. "I know Paul made the comment earlier in the series that it's not because Andre's shutting him down but because the Sixers are playing great team defense. Paul, I love you to death, but I don't want to hear that. Andre Iguodala has played great defense on you."
Turning his attention to the bench, Jackson said coach Doug Collins deserves a majority of the credit for the eighth-seeded Sixers' success.
"He imposed his philosophy on defense first, sharing the ball, commitment to doing the right thing at all times … and that team has taken that philosophy and ran with it," Jackson said. "If you hear everyone speak about Philadelphia, the first thing they say is that they like each other. Now, for people from the outside world who have never played professional sports, that's a major key, because a lot of teams, believe or not, do not like each other. … The 76ers have no [bitterness]."
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http://www.sports.ru/others/figure-s.../69048077.html (Almost directly from translator)
I know I belong to that very small group that actually want him to do well, but I like his attitude because having follow him for years and of course this season, this is actually the attitude he has embraced for this Olympic season, to skate clean and what will come will come.Russia figure skater Evgeni Plushenko told that he is ready for any outcome at the Olympics in Vancouver.
"When it became known that I came back, all were waiting for me to fail, they even took pleasure of it. I read articles on the Internet and in some forums it was written "Hope he falls, why has he come back he has taken the place of other athletes, the train is leaving and he is still trying to jump in the bandwagon - and stuff like that.
To speak frankly: I will accept any result. Sports are sports and much of it depends on luck, even more because you need the best of it in an specific moment. From nerves and endurance. From the judges' fariness. To me, the most important thing has already happened, it was possible to comeback. And at the Olympics to me it's important not to disappoint myself - to do everything that I do in training. That's enough " Plushenko said in an interview to «HELLO!».
Apparently he is also hoping for a bronce so he'll have his whole set but like he said now, he said before leaving to Russia that even if he ends 10th he won't care as long as he skates well. And I hope he does.


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- In a medium bowl, combine the first six ingredients; mix well. Stir in milk just until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 450° for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Police have released more information about a body found on fire south of Auckland as they seek to find out why the dead man withdrew a large amount of money prior to his death.
The body of 21-year-old Shalvin Prasad was found amongst shrubs by a dog walker about five metres back from McRobbie Road, Kingseat, about 6.30am on Thursday, January 31.
Mr Prasad withdrew tens of thousands of dollars from his account from a teller at the ASB Bank on Ronwood Ave at Manukau on Wednesday last week.
Detective Inspector Dave Lynch said police had completed interviews with his immediate family, but hadn't determined why Mr Prasad withdrew the money.
"We're still interested in hearing from any member of the public who has any information about why Shalvin would be motivated to withdraw this money or what has happened to the money."
Mr Lynch said Mr Prasad's cellphone was handed into police yesterday. Police are satisfied the person who brought in the phone is not involved in Mr Prasad's disappearance or death.
The phone has been submitted to the police electronic crime laboratory for forensic testing.
Mr Lynch said Mr Prasad's family has given police a more detailed descriptions of the clothing he was wearing when he left the family home.
Mr Prasad was wearing a Canterbury brand round-neck short-sleeved maroon T-shirt, dark grey ¾-length pants and black Billabong jandals.
He was carrying a keychain with a Toyota RAV4 key, a house key, and a steering lock key. The key chain had a piece of paper attached with either RAV 4 or ZG1674 written on it.
He also had a black and white imitation leather wallet with a puzzle design, with an ASB eftpos card and a drivers' licence.
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This document explains your right to make healthcare decisions and how you can plan now for your medical care if you are unable to speak for yourself in the future
Who decides about my treatment?
Your doctors will give your information and advice about treatment. You have the right to choose. You can say Yes to treatments you want. You can say No to any treatments that you don't want even if the treatment might keep you alive longer.
How do I know what I want?
Your doctor must tell you about your medical condition and about what different treatments and pain management alternatives can do for you. Many treatments have side effects. Your doctors must offer you information about problems that medical treatment is likely to cause you Often, more than one treatment might help you-and people have different ideas about which is best.
Your doctor can tell you which treatments are available to you, but your doctor can't choose for you. That choice is yours to make and depends on what is important to you.
Can other people help with my decisions?
Yes. Patients often turn to their relatives and close friends for help in making medical decisions. These people can help you think about the choices you face. You can ask the doctors and nurses to talk with your relatives and friends. They can ask the doctors and nurses questions for you.
Can I choose a relative or friend to make healthcare decisions for me?
Yes. You may tell your doctor that you want someone else to make healthcare decisions for you. Ask the doctor to list that person as your healthcare surrogate in your medical records. The surrogate's control over your medical decisions is effective only during treatment for your current illness or injury or, if you are in a medical facility, until you leave the facility
What if I become too sick to make my own healthcare decisions?
If you haven't named a surrogate, your doctor will ask your closest available relative or friend to help decide what is best for you. Most of the time that works, but sometimes everyone doesn't agree about what to do. That's why it I s helpful if you can say in advance what you want to happen if you can't speak for yourself.
Do I have to wait until I am sick to express my wishes about health care?
No, in fact it is better to choose before you get very sick or have to go into a hospital, nursing home, or other healthcare facility. You can use an Advance Healthcare Directive to say who you want to speak for you and what kind of treatments you want.
These documents are called advance because you prepare one before healthcare decisions need to be made. They are called directives because they state who will speak on your behalf and what should be done. In California, the part of an advance directive you can use to appoint an agent and make healthcare decisions is called a Power of Attorney for Health Care The part where you can express what you want done is called an Individual Health Care Instruction
Who can make an advance directive?
You can if you are 18 years or older and are capable of making your own medical decisions. You do not need a lawyer.
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You can choose an adult relative or any other person you trust to speak for you when medical decisions must be made.
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Usually, a healthcare agent will make decisions only after you lose the ability to make them yourself, but if you wish, you can state in the Power of Attorney for Health Care that you want the agent to begin making decisions immediately
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After you choose your agent, talk to that person about what you want. Sometimes treatment decisions are hard to make, and it truly helps if your agent knows what you want. You can also write your wishes down in your advance directive.
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You can still write out your wishes in your advance directive without naming an agent. You can say that you want to have your life continued as long as possible, or you can say that you would not want treatment to continue your life. Also, you can express your wishes about the use of pain relief or any other type of medical treatment.
Even if you have not filled out a written Individual Health Care Instruction, you can discuss your wishes with your doctor, and ask your doctor to list those wishes in your medical record. Or, you can discuss your wishes with your family members or friends, but it will probably be easier to follow your wishes if you write them down.
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You can change or cancel your advance directive at any time as long as you can communicate your wishes. To change the person you want to make your healthcare decisions, you must sign a statement or tell the doctor in charge of your care
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The same rules apply to anyone who makes healthcare decisions on your behalf - a healthcare agent, a surrogate whose name you gave to your doctor, or a person appointed by a court to make decisions for you. All are required to follow your Health Care Instructions or, if none, your general wishes about treatment, including stopping treatment. If your treatment wishes are not none, the surrogate must try to determine what is in your best wishes.
The people providing your health care must follow the decisions of your agent or surrogate unless a requested treatment would be bad medical practice or ineffective in helping you. If this causes disagreement that cannot be worked out, the provider must make a reasonable effort to find another healthcare provider to take over your treatment.
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Absolutely. You will still get medical treatment. We just want you to know that if you become too sick to make decisions, someone else will have to make them for you. Remember that: A Power of Attorney for Health Care lets you name an agent to make decisions for you. Your agent can make most medical decisions - not just those about life sustaining treatment - when you can't speak for yourself.
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If you know when you would or would not want certain types of treatment, an Instruction provides a good way to make your wishes clear to your doctor and to anyone else who may be involved in deciding about treatment on your behalf. These two types of Advance Healthcare Directives may be used together or separately.
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text: We can pretty much pencil in Week 1 Giants Season Opener Denver Broncos vs New York Giants on SNF Peyton Manning vs Eli Manning Part 3, now I know there is a chance the Giants could play another team in Week 1 sure there is a chance but the Giants are going to play the Broncos early in the season and it will be a prime-time game. The last 2 times the Giants played against Peyton Manning when he was with the Giants Week 1 2006 Prime-Time game, 2010 Week 2 Prime-Time game. We could play another team in Week 1 but right now even though the schedule hasn't been released yet, I assume we are going to play the Broncos Week 1 @ MetLife Stadium. I could be wrong but im just assuming as of right now.


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The first hui on the shares plus concept raised in the Waitangi Tribunal's interim report will begin tomorrow.
Finance Minister Bill English will attend six hui in ten days and was confident the partial sale of assets could go ahead next year if market conditions allowed.
Iwi and hapu that have a specific connection to the freshwater and geothermal resourses used by the state-owned power companies, Mighty River Power, Meridian and Genesis, will meet the Government.
Mr English said the Government was confident it could go ahead and sell up to 49 per cent of each of the three companies, starting with Might River Power in the first half of next year.
"The Government is confident that in law no one owns water, and is also confident that proceeding with the share offerings will not compromise its ability to recognise those rights and interests that Maori do have in water."
The tribunal said the share offering would affect the Crown's ability to recognise Maori rights, and that is the 'shares plus' concept by which the tribunal suggested there be a special shareholding which would give some Maori shareholders rights above those of other shareholders.
"The Government has already said that such a shareholding would be unattractive, unnecessary and unworkable but now that the matter has been raised we will talk to affected Iwi about it.
"Over the next 10 days I will listen carefully to Iwi, talk through the issues with them and explain the Government's stance," said Mr English.
Iwi directly affected could write to the Government by October 5.
The hui:
- Tuesday 18 September, Tainui waka iwi including Waikato, Hauraki, Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Koroki Kahukura, in Hamilton
- Wednesday 19 September, Ngati Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa, in Taupo
- Wednesday 19 September, Whanganui Iwi, in Whanganui
- Wednesday 26 September, Tainui waka iwi Ngati Maniapoto, in Te Kuiti
- Thursday 27 September Waikaremoana Iwi including Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Ruapani and Ngati Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, in Tuai
- Thursday 27 September, Ngai Tahu, in Christchurch


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Where are all the recipes?? I was so excited to check out this thread as I like to cook and if all goes well will be in deep need of honey recipes soon .
Here are two recipes for the bread machine (I'll put the second one in another post). If you don't have one, well, you can probably adapt this recipe to work for you with some minor finagling. I am addicted to my bread machine. It's like alchemy. You put a bunch of random stuff in a pail, stick it in the machine, and a few hours later you get BREAD!!!
1.25 c water
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 c whole wheat flour
1.5 c white flour (I used King Arthur unbleached white)
1.5 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons yeast
Add ingredients according to manufacturer (liquids and salt on the bottom, flour and yeast on the top). Use whole wheat setting, 1.5 lbs.


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#1 Thu 27 Sep 12 5:33pm
Listening to the "click" of lids
Quietly sitting here,mug of tea to hand, only disturbed by the reassuring click of the lids on todays batch of chutney.
I've given up hope of tomatoes being sun rippened, harvested and chutneyed them. Indeed green tomato is my favourite.
Pears to deal with this weekend.
Aarrrg the smell of boiling vinegar disinfects the whole house
#2 Thu 27 Sep 12 8:11pm
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Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
I think we are much the same ... Giving up on the tomatoes being ripened and they will be turned into chutney very soon.
It's been a miserable summer for us , the tomato plants were planted early and we still have only had a few ripe tomatoes .
I am seriously wondering if it's worth growing them next year.
#3 Thu 27 Sep 12 11:23pm
Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
Snap here Mummza, its been a rubbish year for growing. The slug invasion has been the worst ever. But the blackberries are the best ever and courgettes have done well.
Nope I may not bother with the toms next year.
#4 Fri 28 Sep 12 1:27pm
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Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
Do you have a recipe you could share Mincepie? I've got the same proble here, and was wondering what to do with them.
#5 Fri 28 Sep 12 2:12pm
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Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
It's the best sound in the world
#6 Fri 28 Sep 12 2:51pm
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Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
So far through the first month of spring has gone and getting the odd mini tomato from the vines that have come up through the winter. One advantage of living in a natural hot house.
#7 Thu 04 Oct 12 9:03pm
Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
Sure Britfinn,
900grms tomatoes [ made up with 3 or 4 red ones]
350gs cooking onions
90gs raisins
250gs light brown sugar
1 or 2 chilli to your taste
2tsp yellow mustard seeds
300mls vinegar
1 tsp salt
Chop toms and onions small, chilli I slice in rings, seeds and all.
The red toms I skin first , leave seeds in, Green ones I dont skin.
Put all in your widest shallowest pan and bring to boil, after half an hour add the red tomatoes, continue to cook till you can draw a wooden spoon on the bottom and leave a gap for a few seconds. Moses parting the sea style.
Takes roughly 40 -50 minutes.
Stir now and then.
Pot in usual manner in sterile jars,fill right to the top, shove a spoon handle in to disperse any air bubbles you may have.Leave for at least 6 weeks for vinegar to mellow.
I use white wine vinegar but cider, white or any would do.
If you have masses of toms to use up then times by 1 and half but I find any more and its takes too long to evaporate and results are over cooked and too sludgy. Better to do more small batches for a better chutney. You could have more pans going at the same time.
The above amounts yield 4/5 medium jars.
Hope you like this as much as we do. Its worth growing your own just to make this recipe.
#8 Sun 07 Oct 12 12:47pm
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Re: Listening to the "click" of lids
Thanks mince pie, I'll give this a go!
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