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BerBs, we almost did [play 40 min. per starter] and we didn't win the 'ship.
FSFS Club I assume we can do "clubs" in here. Well I'm callin the Flip Sanders Fence-Sitters club to order. I am cautiously optimistic yet firmly on the fence. Based on pre-season, he at least looks like he knows what he's doing. But the lack of former NBA players on his coaching staff is troublesome to me. Let's see how he handles adversity. BTW, besides SA Pops and Chuck Daly; when was the last time a non former NBA player coached a team to the championship? I prefer the tried and true.
Pistons Coaching Staff Although he never logged a lot of minutes, Sidney Lowe was in the NBA for 4 seasons. He also played on the Jimmy Valvano NC State championship team in 1983. Ron Harper played 15 seasons in the NBA and has 5 NBA Championship rings (2 with the Lakers, 3 with the Bulls). He was a 20ppg-scorer in his first 10 seasons so he is a legitimate NBA contributor. I don't think the current staff could be any worse than last year's. I felt that the departure of Woodson and LB's brother was a big loss the summer after the championship.
FSFS Club I'd like to get in on the FSFS club Hatter is starting but I'd like to find a way to work the word genius in there somehow.
fence sitters Only you could be on the fence about joining a Fence-Sitters club.
Knicks Are Now Zip Up and 2 Down and haven't look good doing it. I am sure this is not what Zeke had in mind when he hired Brown. Personally it saddens me that Zeke went this route because I like Zeke and think he could have done better with respect to hiring a coach given the players on the Knicks squad. Certain coachs fit in better with certain players and certain coaches don't fit in at all with certain players. I am not sure Brown will make much progress if any in N.Y. as his personality and coaching style may not fit well with the current Knick squad and I understand that the Knicks have some serious payroll cap problems.
Its still very early Buddah. Brown's full impact won't be felt until we get down to the wire and into the playoffs. If you remember, the Pistons didn't exactly come charging out of the gate the past 2 seasons and they ended up ok in the end. It will take a while for the Knicks to buy in to LB's system. Especially Starbury.
... and it will take LB a while to decided which 7 guys to go with and which of the rest of them will be buried at the end of the bench.
Not Holding My Breath The difference is that the Pistons 1. Had (Have) a lot more talent than this Knick bunch 2. Brown didn't teach them the work ethic that they have. That came during he COLA era. In order to teach and get results you: 1. Need to have students with the ability (Knicks don't have that) 2. Need to have students with the right attitude. (I doubt Brown will succeed very much changing the attitude of the group he has in N.Y.) People sometimes forget that the Pistons chemistry is somewhat unique among pro hoops teams. A lot of it comes from the players themselves and Joe. D.
just to piggy back on this conversation... I am actually really impressed with the youth on this team. Lee, Robinson, and Frye look alright so far. I predict alot of movement this year. Can't see Crawford, Quentin, James and the rest of the bozoos staying in NY long in the new LB era.
Sounds like a plan... but I gotta admit we don't look much like genius's sitting on this pointy ass fence like roosters.... I'm about to jump over to Flip's yard... the grass is greener on this side of the septic!
LB will make playas out of the rooks. Unfortunately (if you're a Knick fan), 3-4 years from now, they'll be helping other teams, while the Knicks are still in the lottery. And as good as Larry will make these guys, they'll never be better than good role players coming off the bench. The Knicks need talent, not a bunch of Scalabrines. And there is nothing wrong with players like him, every team needs one, what no team needs is a starting lineup filled with lo skill, hi energy players.
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Sarah didn't capitalize on her win at the insistence of her father, IIRC.
You can't get past something that is false? LOL!
....but he didn't say that.
Also, lack of respect? He's complimented competitors many times. He's even said Evan skated well in Vancouver.
Anyway, I haven't voted for anyone...I'm sure every champion is loved by someone.
I voted OTHER: Trixi Shuba 1972 Sapporo.
I don't know why she is not in the poll. Either I am too old or you know something I don't.
I think Sarah Hughes is the anti-favorite on FSU, with Evan Lysacek a close second. But in my opinion, both of those gold medals were 100% deserved and I am a big fan of both skaters as well as those particular performances.
My personal least favorite of the list is G&P. I think G&P's gold in 1994 should have gone to Torvill and Dean and their gold in 1998 should have gone to Krylova and Osviannikov. Just my opinion.
This is my opinion as well.
Make that 3.
i know of few people who don't like sarah who aren't associated with the fsu blog
I'm quite sure that with every skater/couple there are people who don't like them. But being disliked by some people (who certainly have their reasons for not liking them) doesn't mean these skaters are unbeloved. As the antithesis says, there's someone who loves them for sure.
I never liked G&P so very much either, but I'm miles from calling them unbeloved, because I know they have millions of fans. Still, I'm amazed and a little shocked how persistently it's stated that their OGM from '94 should have gone to T/D. I never thought that. To U/S, maybe, but I wouldn't say the gold for G/P was undeserved.
Sale/Pelletier and Hughes are a close tie...but watching this hilarious video again tipped me over the edge to vote for S/P : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk...ive-canadian-figure-skaters_fun?search_algo=2
I think a lot of people disliked Hughes for winning gold because she wasn't a gold-caliber skater, while the two most dominant figures in skating during these quadrennials (Slutskaya and Kwan) never won gold. I too thought she shouldn't have won gold that year, but Sarah was always a class act.
I never cared for his choreo or his "artistry" when watching on TV, but in person, he has a real presence on the ice. In between the jumps and the BS choreo, he has such command on his basic skating. There is both ease and power to it. Seeing him skate in person really gave me a new appreciation for why the judges seemed to love him so much.
but Sarah was always a class act
Just out of curiosity, why do you say that? For the record, I didn't vote in this poll.
Well as far as "most unbeloved Olympic championship wins" for me personally, I'd have to say Anett Potzsch of Germany; Grishuk/Platov whose pairing I was never fond of altho' they were excellent ice dancers -- I agree with those who posted earlier re the teams who they would have preferred win OGM over G/P; T/M in 2006 --great lines in the great Russian tradition, but zero connection with each other and the audience (although they both seem to have very sweet and kind personalities, for me they never quite reached the level of greatness that they had the potential for reaching -- so what that they won OGM, they never actually transcended boring skating). I also was never fond of Navka/Kostomarov's ice dancing -- I thought their OGM win was and obviously political.
I think Elvis deserved to win OGM in 1994 (especially since Boitano and Browning took themselves out of the running by not skating well overall -- Browning had the best choreographed free program). I wasn't unhappy for Urmanov medaling, because I like him. I was just confused about why the judges felt he deserved gold -- I think Urmanov was confused too, and he ended up unfairly paying for that premature win.
I think Michelle Kwan should have won OGM in 1998 (but that's history and a lesson still being learned) -- doesn't make me feel Tara is "most unbeloved" however. As far as Sarah H, I always thought she and her sister were pleasant to watch and talented overachievers, but the judges had shown in the '02 Olympic sp that they did not think that highly of Sarah's skating. The pressure was off for Sarah in the fp as she had nothing to lose. She went out there to enjoy herself and the moment which helped her a great deal. While she skated an "uplifting" program with abandon, she also underrotated her jumps which wasn't being scrutinized and marked down at the time. Ultimately, I feel Sarah's win was heavily influenced by the ongoing scandal that year in pairs -- the judges were on notice that a "perfect" skate would have to be rewarded. Otherwise possibly Slute or Kwan would have edged out the win in judges' overall marks. But granted that Kwan, Slute, and Sasha allowed themselves to be psyched out -- they all three faltered under nerves.
I don't remember "Schwarz" at all. The year Potzsch won over Fratianne, Dagmar Lurz won bronze. Don't remember Lurz at all either. In looking back at the list of winners historically, I find it interesting that in the 1970s and 1980s there were a lot of "forgettable"/ "forgotten" European skaters who were medalling at Worlds and Olympics.
I guess the popularity of these "forgettable" polls is just the fact of the off-season. I don't "unbelove" any of these champions as people, since I never knew/ don't know them personally. Altho' I never liked Navka's or Grishuk's personalities that I perceived from afar.
I always enjoyed and still enjoy watching Jamie and David skate (I only voted for them in this poll b/c I think they probably inspired this poll in many respects here on FSU). The votes S/P have received in those ubiquitous survivor polls here are very obviously for the most part "payback" by the fans who heatedly dislike them for all kinds of reasons which have been itemized with seeming malicious glee and with hypocritical justifications.
Case in point, the linked Saturday Night Live S/P parody (those SNL comics are a laugh riot). That just by looking at that old skit, a poster was prompted to vote for S/P in this poll is also hilarious.
Olympic Champions should not be getting 10th place ordinals.
Good point. I never considered Sarah's win to be influenced by the scandal, but it makes total sense.
It wasn't influenced by the pairs event. Irina had four 1st place ordinals in the long program. No one was making sure Sarah won anything. In fact, I believe a few judges had Sarah first and Michelle second, which would make Michelle the winner. I never understood why Irina's four 1st place ordinals were never a topic of discussion regarding the judging of the ladies event. Sarah should have had all 1st place ordinals for the long program and Michelle and Irina should have had 2nds and 3rds-I don't see how that can be argued at all. That whole event, if you look further into the results, was a mess LOL.
I believe if one more judge had Michelle in 2nd place, she would have won. I could be wrong though. I would like to see the ordinals again just to see how many judges actually had Sarah winning, placing her first, Irina second, and Michelle third. is there anywhere we can view?
Link wouldn't work for me cause I live outside of the U.S. Pity!
Sarah-1 4 3 4 1 2 1 1 1
Irina- 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 2
Mk- 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
judge #1 had MK as the overall winner
judge#2 had Irina as the overall winner
Judge#3 had Irina as the oveall winner
Judge #4 had Irina as the overall winner
Judge #5 had MK as the overall winner
Judge #6 had irina as the overall winner
Judge #7 had Sarah as the overall winner
Judge #8 had MK as the overall winner
Judge #9 had Sarah as the overall winner.
So Michelle had 3 judges place her as the winner of the competition
Irina had 4
Sarah actually only had two because out of the five judges that ranked her 1st in the LP,3 of them had MK in second which would have make her the winner.
If I did this correctly. So no one was trying to make sure she won. She just ended up winning.It actually looks to me like judges 2-4 were trying to ensure that Irina won, putting her first and Sara 3rd or 4th.
Interestingly, three of the four judges that had Irina in 1st place had Michelle in 2nd place and Sarah third or lower.
Also here are Sarah's placements for the short program 6 10 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
judge #9 is the us judge who iirc went on record saying he put Kwan in 3rd to make sure Hughes won.
Sure, the Russian, Belarus and Slovakian judges who voted irina in 1st weren't trying to make sure sarah won, they were propping up irina.
Well, I guess what i am saying is that Sarah's win was not influenced by the pairs event. I remember reading all that "the judges got it right" blah blah blah but if you look at the ordinals out of the top three, she had the least amount of judges ranking her first overall.
This may sound crazy but I think my scores would look like this, if skate order is not to be taken into account:
Kwan 5.6/5.8
Hughes 5.5/5.8
Slutskaya 5.7/5.6
Suguri 5.6/5.6
The 5.5 for Hughes is really for the bad technique on the jumps and the flying spin, and of course the UR on the jumps. Everything else I actually much prefer her to Slutskaya.
Regarding the comments that "Sarah shouldn't have won because one score was 10th in the SP", it actually looks like it was the judge who was more out of line with their scoring: 6 10 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
5th wouldn't have been good enough to win overall, so
Actually, that is not what I said. I said Olympic Champions should not be getting 10th place ordinals. It is just kind of crazy to me that the winner of the competition had a 10th place ordinal.
Yeah, the numbers (scores/ ordinals under 6.0) are always interesting. And of course we can't actually know what was in each judges' mind, but without a doubt what happened in pairs really did haunt the rest of the event. You can be sure the ISU had something to say to all the judges in all the remaining fs events after the pairs scandal hit. Probably it went something to the effect: "All fixes are off!" IMO, Anissina/ Peizerat shouldn't have needed anybody to fix anything -- they were too amazing, but we all know there was something going on re Quid Pro Quo scoring (as there often has been in fs historically). Of course what the skaters do on the ice always had to be factored in too. Under IJS/CoP what the skaters do on the ice really seems to matter much less (in some events) especially since the judges are now anonymous.
Yep, I think there was a bloc definitely going to hold up Irina no matter what. So, in the judges' minds (tho' of course I can't read 'em ) IMO all things being equal (IOW, Irina and Kwanita skating up to their ability), the judges likely felt it would come down between the Kween and apple-cheeked Irina who was favored in the lead-up to '02 Olympics for her power skating and comeback from illness. Sasha was in the mix, but she hadn't ever shown any signs she was ever going to land all her jumps under pressure. Obviously, from sp results, Sarah was not a gold medal winner (or even a medal winner) in the majority of judges' eyes -- apparent from her sp marks.
IMO, it was always going to come down between Kween and Slute for gold, but then sassy Sarah went for broke having nothing to lose, and it kinda sent shockwaves through the remaining top competitors (and through judges as well, since they now weren't too sure what to do, except to give at least the appearance of fairness). The top 3 ladies did seem as if they were in some kind of shock after Sarah skated, since none of them looked like they had their legs underneath them in their free programs. Judges were probably a bit nonplussed re scoring*, as Sarah's skate plus specter of the pairs scandal kinda threw a wrench into the proceedings. Judges would have loved to give it to Irina after Kween's tense stumble with hands down and feet sliding out from under her, but Irina skated mostly like a figment of her real self. Kwan's stumble knocked the edge off her nerves, and she skated very well thereafter, but it was too late. If it had just been a minor step-out on a jump landing (a la Anton S), there may have been a slight chance for the crazy fluctuation in marks for all the top skaters to have moved farther in Kwan's direction -- surely an outright fall by Irina instead of just sloppy skating might have made somewhat of a difference in Kween's favor because altho' Sarah skated lights out in the fp, she was not a judges' favorite and had come in 4th in sp. So, there would have been less chance for questioning Sarah not winning gold for a perfect free skate if Slute had fallen, and Kwan had stumbled/fell more like Yama did in '92 .
FS -- endlessly fascinating -- so many hilarious, logic-defying scenarios.
* if only they had realized it was possible to take something off for Sarah's underrotations!
Yah, would it have killed them to crack a smile? Maybe it was from working with Vasiliev, yawn..
^^ Yeah sure, tho' T/M do seem to have a fan following, and in interviews a little small bit of their sweet personalities show but always held in check on the ice (maybe due to the both of them being essentially shy?).
Ya prob'ly got it right tho' re having to work with Vasiliev. I did kinda wonder why V/V didn't make this poll too.
I don't think Sarah skating well was a surprise at ALL. Sarah had landed 6-7 triples (well, "triples") in pretty much every freeskate going on two years at that point. Of course, the second 3/3 was an added bonus, but Kwan and Slute (and the judges) were used to Hughes delivering. I'm sure the judges still expected one or both of Kwan/Slute to step up and skate a great long. It's only speculation of course, but in my mind it was the weight of the Olympic rings and the pressure of the OGM that weighed down on the two of them and it probably had very little to do with Sarah's skate.


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^ True. Hope springs eternal. (Although, yes, Sarah not only beat both Michelle and Irina on the Grand Prix, she was also the defending world bronze medalist.)
Maybe Michelle, Tara, and Nicole Bobek would be a good example. Conceivably Bobek could have jumped up and had the skate of her life.


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Vancouver to Gambier Island
Any advice on what route to take when sailing to Gambier Island from Vancouver English Bay? Is it best to take the inside passage around Bowen Island rather than the bottom outside route?
Any strong currents or tides to be cautious of?
Vancouver to Gambier Island
I'm in horseshoe bay an normally head towards the south point of Bowen going between Bowen and passage island. From there I'm normally on a beam reach to silva bay.
Vancouver to Gambier Island
Sorry. Got my islands mixed up. I was thinking gabriola. Both are pretty much the same. Can get a little windy in collingwood at times though.
Vancouver to Gambier Island
You are probably going to have to motor part of the way. I always seem to. I suggest if you find you are sailing well in the general direction of Roger Curtis then keep going and go between Keats and Bowen. If you can, try to leave English Bay on an ebb tide and go north on a flood. Just gives you a bit of lift. Where on Gambier are you heading?
Re: Vancouver to Gambier Island
Up past Snug Cove and Horseshoe bay is the most direct route.. sailing around Bowen can be fun on a good day but is definitely extra distance. Thing about sailing around an island is there's always going to be a 'no wind' zone somewhere..
We like Halket Bay best, but favour the right/east shore until you're past the steel dolpin.. there's a sneaky nasty rock there.
Re: Vancouver to Gambier Island
Just head of and go.
I used to sail out of Granville Island, English bay in the summer usually developes a nice sea breeze in the afternoon.
so i would enjoy a nice beat into a gentle breeze out through the anchorages and across to Pt Atkinson. in the bay flood or ebb not a big deal dont be tempted to close to spanish banks.
There can often be an out flow encounter as you round Pt Atkinson but if its a sea breeze into English Bay, This is less likly wind will probabaly change. if there is still wind I would head up Howe Sound at Pt Atkinson usually lots of boats out you can see how they are doing.
If there is a lack of wind stop in at Snug Cove Bowen Island, its a nice stop.
the bays on Gambier all have anchorages. its a nice Day sail from English bay.
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A form of reproduction that does not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction or fertilization, and the offspring is a clone of the parent organism;because of no exchange of genetic material.
An organism capable of asexual reproduction is able to produce offspring in the absence of a mate. In asexual reproduction, the offspring is a clone of the parent and therefore results in low genetic variation in the species as a whole.
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BeschreibungThis exhaustive account of water in India documents the natural beauty of the country's bodies of water, the ways in which communities live and interact with water (particularly in turbulent ecosystems), the resilience of people living in water-stressed regions, and common sense solutions to local water problems. Detailing the past, present, and future of India's water resources, this unique book combines thorough research with a coffee-table style presentation with photographs that document the authors' extensive travels across the country.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface; Overview; Chapter 1 Water Resources; Chapter 2 Water Supply and Sanitation; Chapter 3 Water for Agriculture; Chapter 4 Water at Risk; Chapter 5 Water Markets and Privatisation; Chapter 6 Water Conflicts; Chapter 7 Water Actions; Chapter 8 Water Voices; References; Index.
PortraitGanesh Pangare is a water resources expert currently with World Water Institute, Pune, India, as its Technical Director. His main area of work during the past fifteen years has been in people-centered water interventions, such as indigenous water harvesting systems, micro-watershed management, participatory irrigation management, urban water bodies, and wastewater management. Currently his main thrust of work is in the area of pro-poor water sector reforms and policy at local, national, regional and global levels for livelihood and food security, with a focus on primary stakeholder participation. Ganesh was a member of the High Level Working Group on Watershed Development, Rainfed Farming and Natural Resource Management of the Planning Commission, Government of India, for the 10th Five Year Plan (2003-2007). He is also a member of the National Civil Society Committee on Interlinking of Rivers in India. Ganesh is an Ashoka Fellow, of the Ashoka Innovators for the Public Program based in Washington, USA. He is also a Fellow of the London-based Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) International Program. He is an Advisor to the Water Portfolio of the Acumen Fund, New-York, USA. In the course of his career, Ganesh has been the Director of two premier organizations working in the area of Natural Resource Management in India; India's Natural Resource Economics and Management Foundation, and Indian Network on Participatory Irrigation Management. He has worked with Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi, and taught at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat, India. Ganesh's publications include Users in Water Management, co-authored with Rakesh Hooja, and K.V. Raju; Watershed Development Projects in India: An Evaluation Research Report 127, of International Food Policy Research Institute, co-authored with John Kerr, and Vasudha Lokur Pangare, From Poverty to Plenty: The story of Ralegan Siddhi, and The Good Society: The Pani- Panchayat Model of Sustainable Water Management. He has also published several monographs and working papers related to watershed development, participatory irrigation management and traditional water harvesting systems. Ganesh has done consulting work for the World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute, Asian Development Bank, Ford Foundation, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Danida, GTZ, India-Canada Environment Facility, WWF, Government of India, and many other national and bilateral organizations. Ganesh was a panelist for the session on "Water for Food and Rural Development" at the Second World Water Forum, Hague, 2000. He was an invitee at the Stockholm Water Symposium 2001; International Conference on Freshwater, Bonn 2001; and World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002. He convened a workshop on Farmer Networks for Integrated Water Resources Management at the Third World Water Forum, Japan, 2003. Ganesh has traveled extensively, to different parts of the world to study various water and development interventions, including watershed projects in China, indigenous communities in North Canada, agricultural communes in CIS countries, sanitation projects in South Africa, dryland farming in Ethiopia, Farmer Federations in Nepal. Ganesh is an excellent photographer and has won a couple of awards. He is also a wildlife enthusiast, and spends all his spare time in nature related activities. Vasudha Pangare has more than twenty years of experience in rural development and natural resource management. Her professional expertise is in assessment of community action and peoples participation in rural development interventions; gender and equity issues in water management; rural livelihoods and natural resource management; social and institutional issues and community action for watershed development and management; and assessment of social impact of water related interventions. Vasudha was a member of the Steering Committee of the Gender and Water Alliance, an Associated Program of the Global Water Partnership, for the period 2000 - 2003. Vasudha was a panelist representing the women's caucus at the 6th UN Plenary Summit Session on Water and Sanitation, 28th August 2002, WSSD, Johannesburg. Vasudha is a Board member of World Water Institute, Pune, and heads Oikos, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm in the field of rural development and natural resource management. She has undertaken consulting assignments for Royal Netherlands Embassy, International Water Management Institute, Winrock International India, International Fund for Agriculture Development, Asian Development Bank, DFID, India Canada Environment Facility, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, SIDA, and OXFAM. Vasudha has served as a member of the National Standing Committee on Watershed Development and Water Resource Management, Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Vasudha has coordinated and facilitated several national level workshops and participated in many international workshops, where she has made specific interventions to mainstream gender and equity issues in water management, such as the Second World Water Forum, Stockholm Water Symposium 2000, the International Conference on Freshwater, Bonn 2001 and the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, GWP Consulting Partners Meeting in Stockholm 2000 and Accra, Ghana, 2002, GWP China Stakeholders Meet, 2001. Vasudha is the editor of Water Perspectives, an international water journal published by World Water Institute. She has authored several publications and contributed articles and papers to books and journals. She coordinated the research and production of the unique manual on Social and Institutional Issues in Watershed Management in India, published by Oikos and IIRR, Phillipines. With Ganesh she has co-authored From Poverty to Plenty: The story of Ralegan Siddhi; The Good Society: The Pani PanchayatModel of Sustainable Water Management; both books published by INTACH, New Delhi. Watershed Development Projects in India: An Evaluation, Research Report 127, of International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA, co-authored with John Kerr and Ganesh Pangare. Vasudha has travelled extensively both in India and abroad to study various water and development related interventions. Binayak Das is a Post Graduate in Environment Management from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata. Before joining the World Water Institute as Senior Researcher, Binayak was working with the Natural Resource Management Unit of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in New Delhi. He has been reporting for the institute's environment fortnightly, Down To Earth. He was writing mostly about water and water related issues in particular and environmental issues in general for about 3 years. He has about 30 articles on water to his credit. Binayak also was responsible for carrying out the research work during the production of the book, Making Water Everybody's Business. Apart from reporting for Down to Earth, Binayak as a member of the Natural Resources Management team campaigned for Rainwater Harvesting. He participated in various promotional campaigns and workshops on rainwater harvesting. He also managed 'Pani Yatras', a water pilgrimage organized by CSE. Binayak is a Panos journalist fellow, a UK based development and media organization. He has reported on various environmental and development issues for its publication, Environmental Justice. He has also collected oral testimonies from people across India for the Panos project on Oral Testimonies. Binayak has also carried out Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Monitoring (EM) and Environment Auditing (EA) for various industrial units like Oswal Chemical and Fertilisers, White and Mackay distilleries and Eveready Flashlight. These activites were carried out with Envirotech Centre for Research and Development, New Delhi where Binayak was working as a Junior Scientist. Apart from making field visits, he also conducted laboratory tests of collected samples of water, air and soil. Binayak worked with the market research team of the Indo-US venture, Thermax Cullighan, Kolkata. He was researching on industrial demand for water treatment equipment like filters, and softeners. For Thermax Enviro, he carried out a study on the requirement and demand of pollution control equipment in sugar industries. Binayak has carried out research work on Potential of Bamboo for Sewage Treatment for International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). Binayak also possesses a Post Graduate qualification on Computer Application and Data Processing. He has working knowledge of Macintosh and Linux operating systems. He can work with design softwares like Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop, Aldus Pagemaker and Free Hand. Binayak also has clicked many photographs, of which many have been used in CSE and WWI publications. He has also traveled widely across the country both in rural and urban areas and has a broad understanding on water related issues in India.
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
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Dear Mark McGwire,
I would just like to say that I feel sorry for you. I felt sorry when you tried to hide behind your microphone during the 2005 hearings. Now, I feel sorry that even when you try to admit to your wrongdoings, you are still in denial. We already knew you took steroids, but thanks for coming clean. However, if you can't admit to yourself that the steroids made your career what it was and prolonged it by a good three years, then you are cheating yourself and us from the truth. In the famous words of the Monday Night Countdown hosts, "C'mon man!"
First, you say that you only took steroids to keep your body from "breaking down," which may or may not be true, but to think it didn't have an effect on your performance? Please don't make "my body was breaking down at the time" the new "I'm not here to talk about the past." It's too painful for us to watch.
When asked by Bob Costas on whether you could hit 70 home runs without steroids, you replied:
"Absolutely. I was given this gift by the man upstairs. My track record as far as hitting home runs, my first at bat in Little Legaue was a home run, they still talk about the home runs in high school, they still talk about the home runs in legion, they still talk about the home runs I hit in college, I led the nation in home runs. They still talk about the home runs I hit in the minor leagues."
Really? Do you really believe that steroids had nothing to do with your increase in power after you "started to break down in 1993?" I find it hard to believe that someone who played 74 games combined from 1993-94 miraculously went on to hit 345 home runs in his remaining seven seasons (that's 49 home runs per season by the way) and claim that steroids had nothing to do with the increase in power. Before the injuries (and steady steroid use) you averaged 36 per season.
It's time to cut the act. You can't possibly expect us to believe that you don't remember what steroids you took, or that you never talked about it with teammates. You're not a bad guy and we want to like you, yet no one is buying into your tell-all interview. We bought A-Rod's. We bought Pettitte's and Giambi's, but why not yours? Maybe because you are still in denial and leave more questions to be answered.
We get it. You're not great in the public's eye, but if you just suck it up for one more day and hold a big press conference where you hold no information back, the public might be ready to let it go. You're the only one to blame for your mistake. It wasn't Jose Canseco's fault or the era's fault. It's not the league's or the owners' or Bud Selig's fault. It's yours and you need to own up to it.
And for your sake, Mr. McGwire, I hope this isn't some ploy to gain votes for the Hall of Fame because there is no way you deserve to become immortalized. Your career was built on the home run, the same statistic that has been jeopardized by this performance-enhancing drug.
We know you have great hand/eye coordination. But guess what? Everyone in the majors has a great hand/eye coordination. You have to have it to make it to the big leagues and last time I checked, hand/eye coordination doesn't have everything to do with home runs. I bet Ichiro Suzuki's hand/eye coordination is 100 times better than yours, but we don't see him popping off even 15 home runs, let alone 50.
The bottom line is that your career was built on home runs, which are a product of hand/eye coordination and brute strength. Everyone has the coordination, but you had the leg up in the strength department. Your career .263 batting average is unimpressive, but those 583 home runs are what pop off the page. In your final two seasons you played 186 games and hit 61 home runs and 55 singles. Shocking.
Without steroids, maybe you fade into oblivion after the 1994 season because of your injuries and we never talk about you again. Or maybe, you play until 1999 (35 years old) and average only 30 home runs, giving you an unimpressive 388 career home runs.
Take a page out of your fellow steroid users' book and come clean the right way. It's not fun watching you struggle anymore.
George Fitopoulos
Tags: Mark McGwire, MLB, Steroids
Jose Canseco told us that he took a polygraph saying he injected Mark McGwire….and he passed! I want to see McGwire on one of those machines!


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Iman NP Center LLC Iman Weightloss Veronica Shivachi Antoine WilliamsIman NP Iman NP Clinic Horrible Customer Service,Ghetto Non-Medical Un-Trained Staff, Veronica Williams was rude and disrespectful and never completed my living social purchase Southfield Michigan
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I purchased a living social package from Iman Weightloss months ago. I called to set up my appointments with-in 2 days. When I called, I spoke to Veronica Shivachi and she kept saying how she would call me back because she was tied up and blah blah blah. When I called back about a week later, she told me to call the office and not to contact her anymore. I was confused because that was the number on her website and her living social so I texted her, she responded rudely and said that she has a new number and an "assistant" that would handle all of her clients from now on.
When I called the office, a ghetto ill-mannered young female answered the phone and scheduled my appointments. When I went to my first appointment, I recognized the female's voice and she was very loud and very abbrasive. Upon leaving, I confirmed my appointment. A day later I recieved a phone call from a another one of her un-trained unproffesional staff and she had said that they double booked and they need to reschedule my appointments. ALL of them. I had 6 left and I only have 2 days off a week, and I tweaked my schedule to fit them, I was upset and said that I could only reschedule two until I go work out some different dates with my supervisor.
My second appointment, I was pushing it because when I HAD to reschedule, I had to push it to a day I was working, I had no choice because of their mistake. I showed up 10 minutes late to my appointment and Veronica came steaming to the front saying that there is a 25 dollar late fee. She had NEVER mentioned that before and truth be told it was their fault I was LATE! I got on the machine and after my session I left, the whole office was so rude it was bad atmosphere. Next week for my next appointment I called the day of my appointment and asked if I could cancel because work was running over, and the young lady but me on hold and Veronica JUMPED on the phone and said there was a 50.00 cancellation fee. I was livid but had no choice. Where are all of these fees coming from? Why couldn't they accomodate me and this was THIER mistake?
I called back a couple of days later to reschedule my appoints and I was told that they had NO available appoints for the month. I was LIVID! Then I heard Veronica in the background saying rude and snippy comments, ( Which she does in person as well ). I kept calling for about 3 weeks and everytime I called there was a NEW untrained unproffesional worker and they kept saying they were booked and they would call me back when they had open availability. They never called and never responded to my e-mails about a refund.
The office is small, thrown together and messy. Veronica is not a good business woman, and I would never go back and never reccomend it. This place is a rip off and I suppose that's why her prices are crackhead cheap, because your dealing with crackhead professionals!
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#1 Consumer Comment
Extremely satisfied customer
SUBMITTED: Saturday, February 15, 2014POSTED: Saturday, February 15, 2014
I am a client of Iman NP Center. I had a diametrically opposite experience than the person who complained here. It is hard to believe that those comments are true in any respect. I bought my package of 4 i-lipo treatments online at Amazon local. I made an immediate appointment by phone and was treated courteously and respectfully. I later found I was speaking with the owner. I made my appointment with no problem. On the appointment date, I arrived on time and was greeted pleasantly by the owner, Veronica. She was very friendly and explained the procedure and got me registered and there was absolutely no wait.
My experience was so good, I bought additional treatment sessions. I had the same great experiences with over 10 appointments! One time only, the appointments were running behind and I received a courtesy phone call to let me know to come later so i would not have to wait. Although Veronica was unaware of it, I am an elected official in the City and therefore my time is limited and time commitments and courteous treatment are important. Veronica called out of concern for my time, just as a regular client! This never happens in doctors offices or any other service related businesses! I was impressed with the level of professionalism and courtesy exhibited for her clients!
Conversely, there was one occassion that I was running late due to a meeting. Veronica was very accommodating and actually waited for me. There was no discussion, or assessment, of any late fee charge.
I found Veronica to be very professional, sensitive to her client's needs and an overall joy to work with. She is knowledgeable on various weight loss services and holistic methods of well being. She offers i-lipo and other weight loss services. The prices at the NP Center are the best value for the services. I had the same i-lipo treatment at another center and it was more than double the special prices that are offered here. Not only did i receive all services purchsed, on time, as scheduled, I even received one free appointment for making a referral, under a special promotion. Great value, great professional experience. My results were good too. I lost 3 inches on my waist and about 2 in my abdomen.
I have and will continue to refer friends, colleagues and family, to the Iman NP Center.
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My Rxperience was so different I find it hard to believe we're talking about the same place.
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 14, 2014POSTED: Friday, February 14, 2014
I, too purchased an online deal to Iman Weightloss Center in Southfield Mi. My experience was the polar opposite of the other report here.
After purchasing I called and immediately made an appointment. Veronica the Nurse Practioner was polite and profesional and got me in quickly (despite that fact that deals such as Living Social and Groupon tend to swamp businesses and make booking difficult).
The day of my first appointment the weather turned awful and I was concerned about driving 40 minutes in the snow to get to the appointment. I called 3 hours before my appointment and asked if I could cancel. Veronica said ofcourse and directed me to the website to reschedule. There was no fee. I rescheduled for a week later and it snowed yet again making the drive difficult. I called the evening before and left a message. Veronica reshceduled me again without complaint or monetary penalty.
The third try was a charm. The office is manned only by the nurse practioner herself. She met me at the window ( I was almost 10 minutes late because I got lost). I received a friendly greeting, filled out all of the paperwork and was escorted backto a very lovely spa like treatment room.
Veronica made the weigh-in and measurement process as comfortable as possible. There was no judgement or awkwardness, only positive reinforcement that I had taken steps to get to where I felt good about myself.
She explained the entire process before we started and answered my endless questions. She also gave me nutrition tips and instructions on how to get the most out of my treatments to see the results I wanted.
I have had three treatments now and every visit is the same, she asks how I'm feeling, if I am noticing a difference ( yes, I am) and always takes her time with me.
The 20 minute treatment is painless and like a little slice of heaven with the soothing light and music.
I am down almost 3 pounds and 2 inches off my waist in less than 2 weeks. I've added an herbal supplement she reccomended for me ( but does not sell) and am generally feeling good. Unlike other Social Shopping deals I have purchased she has not once suggested I purchase more sessions, products or services.
iLipo isn't a magic pill but it does work even with minimal lifestyle adjustments, and I personally wouldn't have it done anywhere else.
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But this isn't such bad news in Rhode Island, where our small state has turned out a cyberspace bigger, richer, and more ambitious than you might imagine. Politics. Gossip. Drugs. Sports. History. Music. Our local Internet provides a veritable liberal arts education, with DJ Pauly D — the man of nine million Facebook "likes" — as its provost. So, kick off your boots, order a pizza, and charge up that MacBook. This is your guide to Digital Rhode Island.
Most schools have their own mini blogosphere and Rhode Island's colleges and universities are no exception. RISD has the inimitable — and highly addictive — "ONLY AT RISD" TUMBLR, where anonymous contributors post gifs for every conceivable art-school scenario ("COOKING IN THE RISD DORMS" shows Paris Hilton frying a strip of bacon with a clothes iron. "IN THE 9TH HOUR OF CRITIQUE, WHEN PEOPLE JUST CANT STOP TALKING ABOUT THEIR OWN WORK" loops Jersey Shore's Snooki repeatedly screaming "Shut the fuck up!").
Providence College has a bevy of blogs devoted to the Friars men's basketball team: FRIARBASKETBALL.COM,PCBASKETBALL.WORDPRESS.COM, andFRIARBLOG.COM, home of the "Friarpod," a 50-minute podcast where guys nicknamed "Mayor" and "Warrior Friar" parse every rebound and new recruit. Back on College Hill, Brown's BLOG DAILY HERALD — the digital arm of the esteemed Brown Daily Herald — sets a high standard for sharp-tongued streaming commentary. Check out their Drunk/Sober/High reviews of "Twilight: Breaking Dawn II" and the Providence Ghost Tour for equal doses of clear-eyed, bleary-eyed, and red-eyed cultural analysis. The Blog Daily Herald even has a 30 Rock-inspired, behind-the-scenes web series called "The Blog," which takes viewers inside fictional, surprisingly funny editorial meetings at the BDH's brick headquarters off Thayer Street.
But such campus-centric fare shouldn't stop you from venturing into post-graduate bloggery. Out there in the "real world," your first stop should be the PROVIDENCE DAILY DOSE — SparkNotes for informed, intelligent conversation about the Ocean State. Here you won't just find comprehensive weekly music listings (when are the Moldy Suitcases appearing at Nick-a-Nee's?), you'll also find posts about restaurant openings, plays, protests, film screenings, art exhibitions, and flu shots. The main draw, however, is head editor/writer Beth Comery's laser-etched commentary on political issues — particularly the War on Drugs. "One more thing Patrick," she wrote to end a recent post about former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy's opposition to marijuana legalization, "how many years in prison did you spend as a result of your run-ins with airport security, the Coast Guard, and the Capitol police? Or were you given other options?"
Another blog deserving your clicks is the long-running ART IN RUINS. Founded in 2002 — which makes it almost geriatric, in blog years — AIR is dedicated to documenting past, present, and future architecture in Rhode Island. And it does its job well; the site overflows with info and photos about defunct underground bowling alleys and Rhode Island's next planned glass and steel edifice. But the site is much more than facts and blueprints. Thanks to a carefully curated feedback section (here, they're "Anecdotes" not "Comments") each page becomes a trove of memories, ghost stories, and urban legends. "[I] remember my uncle saying there was no water in the water fountains, just gansett!" writes one guest on the page dedicated to the bygone Narragansett Brewery in Cranston.
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Two teenagers will go on trial over the death of 15-year-old Stephen Dudley at an Auckland school rugby training session.
Stephen was allegedly assaulted by two other teenagers after the training session on June 6. He was rushed to Auckland City Hospital but died a short time later.
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CANNES, France, May 22 (Xinhua) -- British veteran director Ken Loach, 77, returned to compete for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for the best film at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, and the new movie of Canadian young filmmaker Xavier Dolan, 25, was screened on Thursday.
Winning the Palme d'Or for "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" in 2006, Loach this time tells a story in the early 20th century.
In 1921, Jimmy Gralton opened a dance hall on a rural crossroads in Ireland, where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream, but above all to dance and have fun, according to the official Synopsis provided by the festival organizer.
With the portrayal of the "uncompromising" character, "Jimmy's Hall" is Loach's 14th participation in the Selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
It is a film "that is true to his style," commented the official daily digest of the film festival.
At a press conference on Thursday for "Jimmy's Hall", Loach and his team spent a while discussing the traditional and the latest technology on filming.
Talking about the difference between the 35mm film and the digital one, Loach said "with 35mm film, which has to be cut, you pay more attention to what you're doing, because it's a much more human cooperation."
"35mm film is something you can touch and see," said the veteran director.
While chief cameraman Robbie Ryan said "it's a shame that things have changed so much. I hope the two systems could coexist but it hasn't turned out that way."
Screenplay writer Paul Laverty said "people like traditional technology so we're going to keep on cutting films."
On Thursday, the latest movie directed by Dolan, the youngest of the 18 selected in Competition, was screened in Competition.
Dolan, who was born in 1989, tells a story of a widowed single mom, who finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her 15-year-old son with the disease of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in his new film "Mommy."
As they try to make ends meet and struggle with daily life, they meet their new woman neighbor Kyla, who is willing to help.
It takes Dolan five years to feature in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival since he shot his first feature "I Killed My Mother" in 2009. "Mommy" is the young director's fifth film.
Talking about his choice of a 1:1 aspect ratio, Dolan told a press conference on Thursday that "distractions are removed. The spectator's vision is captured by the character's gaze."
Asked about his decision to work on several aspects of the film, especially the costumes, the young talent said, "They are often neglected in films. Yet it is the first visual contact with the viewer."
"I do what I like to do, I try to stop when I don't know what I am doing," added the director.
Actresses who contributed to the success of his past films Anne Dorval, plays the mother Diane, Suzanne Clement, plays Kyla, and the son Steve is played by Antoine-Olivier Pilon in the maternal eulogy. All the three attended the press conference.
Clement said the filming was well structured, and spoke highly of the director.
"Everything is written down already, even the music, it is all extremely structured," said Clement, adding "Xavier knows all his characters. He becomes each of his characters."
A total of 18 feature films have been selected in Competition. The winners will be announced on May 24, one day before the originally planned date due to the European Parliament elections on May 25.
Meanwhile, the winners of the 2014 Cinefondation Prizes, a parallel section of the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, were announced here on Thursday, chosen by the 2014 Cinefondation and Short Films Jury led by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
The First Prize goes to "Skunk" directed by Annie Silverstein from the University of Texas at Austin, the United States. The Second Prize is awarded to "Oh Lucy!" by Atsuko Hirayanagi, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, Singapore.
While the Third Prize is shared by "Lievito Madre" directed by Fulvio Risuleo, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy, and "The Bigger Picture" by Daisy Jacobs, National Film and Television School, Britain.
The Cinefondation Selection consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 1,631 entries from 457 film schools around the world.
Besides cash prize, the First Prize winner is also guaranteed to present his or her first feature film at the Festival de Cannes, according to an official press release of the festival.
The Cinefondation, a selection for short and medium-length films produced by film school students from all over the world, was set up in 1998.


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Say hello to Lifescript's new fitness expert, Sara Haley. Sara, who has a 2-year-old son, specializes in training women before and after pregnancy. She has created exclusive Lifescript video workouts designed to get you fit after baby – even if you're short on time. Check out this 1-minute exercise program, which will strengthen back muscles – and stay tuned for more workouts each week…
We've all heard the crazy stories about women who got fit after baby: "I lost all my baby weight in 6 weeks. All I did was nurse, and the weight just fell off."
Or "I'm so busy running after the kids I just forget to eat!"
Let's face it: Getting fit after baby in a safe, healthy way requires commitment and willpower. The weight may fall off quicker or easier for some. But for EVERYONE, dedication to eating well, sleeping often and exercising safely is essential to dropping those pesky post-baby pounds.
How soon you can start exercising, how long it takes to lose weight or where the weight falls off first is completely individual.
In my work as a prenatal and postnatal exercise specialist and as a mom talking to other moms, I never once heard a story that was remotely similar. So take a deep breath as you start on your postnatal recovery journey. It will be uniquely yours, as mine was.
I've been in your shoes.
Before the birth of my son, I was a fitness professional and had the luxury of being in a gym often. I worked out throughout my pregnancy (mostly developing Expecting More®, my pregnancy workout program), ate clean and healthy and gained 30 to 35 pounds.
Finding time to exercise was never an issue.
Fast-forward 9 months: Everything changed after I had my son. I no longer could be in the gym often to work out whenever and however long I wanted.
The biggest surprise of all? I no longer wanted to. I was – and still am – obsessed with my son. As a woman who has never been a "kid person," I couldn't believe that I immediately LOVED being a mom. It was shocking to me (and sometimes still is).
I could go on about how motherhood has changed me and my priorities. But my point is this: Even as a woman who loves exercise, wants to work out and believes it is truly one of the keys to a healthy lifestyle, I know how hard it is to make the time to do it.
I now have a 2-year-old, and I struggle as much now as I did during the first few postpartum months to find time to work out.
Being a mom is a constant battle of finding balance, and the best way to stay committed and start practicing your willpower is with baby steps.
That's why as Lifescript's fitness expert, I've developed 1-, 3- and 5-minute workouts for you.
All the Fit After Baby exercises are designed to help you regain the strength and flexibility you may have lost during your pregnancy. The more you do them, the easier they'll get, and the more results you'll see! (Remember: Get your doctor's approval and clearance to exercise before beginning any exercise regimen.)
You can use my workouts in many ways:
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By taking baby steps, you're on your way to losing that postpartum weight. So, congratulations on your new arrival and becoming a mother! I'm excited to help you get your body healthy and fit after baby. Please share your questions below and I'll be happy to answer them!
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Now in its 8th year, the NAACP Leadership 500 Summit convenes some of the most talented and well-networked professionals, advocates and community leaders to strategize around issues like this that affect our communities nationwide.
It has always been up to the Leadership 500 community to tackle issues of consequence. When the Summit convenes in Florida, we will host a town hall to discuss the state of men of color in America and find community solutions to help reverse alarming trends in our communities related to the criminal justice system, including black-on-black crime, relations with law enforcement and the justice system, and education.
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The Trayvon Martin case hit home for many of us. His case is one of many where black men are marginalized, criminalized and mistreated by the very systems that are supposed to develop them. We are encouraged by the arrest of George Zimmerman, but we know this is just the beginning of a movement to create a safer America for our children, and a better America for us all.
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