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Lai, Nicole, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, Samman, Samir, & Sullivan, David (2004) Intake of Selected Phytochemicals and Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Practical Implications. In Nath, R, Khullar, M, & Singal, P (Eds.) Antioxidants and Cardiovascular Disease. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp. 194-202.
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O'Sullivan, Therese Anne, Bremner, Alexandra, O'Neill, Sheila, & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2010) Glycaemic load is associated with insulin resistance in older Australian women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64 (1), pp. 80-87.
Hanna, Katherine, O'Neill, Sheila, & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2010) Intake of isoflavone and lignan phytoestrogens and associated demographic and lifestyle factors in older Australian women. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 19(4), pp. 540-549.
O'Sullivan, Therese Anne, Bremner, Alexandra, Cedaro, Pieta, O'Neill, Sheila, & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2009) Glycaemic index and glycaemic load intake patterns in older Australian women. Nutrition and Dietetics, 66(3), pp. 138-144.
Samman, Samir, Koh, Hoon Siang, Flood, Victoria, Blakesmith, Sarah, Petocz, Peter, & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2009) Red clover (Trifolium pratense) isoflavones and serum homocysteine in premenopausal women : a pilot study. Journal of Women's Health, 18(11), pp. 1813-1816.
Gollschewski, Sara E., Kitto, Simon, Anderson, Debra J., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2008) Women's perceptions and beliefs about the use of complementary and alternative medicines during menopause. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16(3), pp. 163-168.
Boyages, John, Ha, Tam, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, Moore, Douglas, Tattam, Bruce, Taylor, Richard, et al. (2006) Phytoestrogens and Indicators of Breast Cancer Prognosis. Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal, 56(1), pp. 3-10.
Gollschewski, Sara E., Anderson, Debra J., Skerman, Helen M., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2005) Associations between the use of complementary and alternative medications and demographic, health and lifestyle factors in mid-life Australian women. Climacteric: the journal of the International Menopause Society, 8(3), pp. 271-278.
Day, Alice, Hanna, Katherine, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, O'Neill, Sheila, & Patterson, Carla (2005) Does Scientific Evidence Support the Use of Non-Prescription Supplements for Treatment of Acute Menopausal Symptoms Such as Hot Flushes? Nutrition & Dietetics, 62(4), pp. 138-151.
Blakesmith, Sarah, Joannou, George, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, Petocz, Peter, & Samman, Samir (2005) Urinary Isoflavonoid Excretion is Inversely Associated With the Ratio of Protein to Dietary Fibre Intake in Young Women. European Journal of Clinical Natrition, 59(2), pp. 284-290.
Gollschewski, Sara E., Anderson, Debra J., Skerman, Helen M., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2004) The use of complementary and alternative medications by menopausal women in South East Queensland. Womens Health Issues, 14(5), pp. 165-171.
Blakesmith, Sarah, George, Caroline, Joannou, George, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, Petocz, Peter, & Samman, Samir (2003) Effects of Supplementation with Purified Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) Isoflavones on Plasma Lipids and Insulin Resistance in Healthy Prememopausal Women. British Journal of Nutrition an international journal of nutritional science, 89(4), pp. 467-474.
Conference Paper
Hanna, Katherine, Khoo, S, Lyons-Wall, Philippa, McIntosh, R, O'Neill, S, Patterson, Carla, et al. (2001) Supplement Usage in Women Entering the Menopausal Transition in Brisbane. In Proceedings of the Nutritional Society of Australia, 3-5 December 2001.


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English: Themistocles (Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; "Glory of the Law"); c. 524–459 BC, was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy, along with his great rival Aristides. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the support of lower class Athenians, and generally being at odds with the Athenian nobility. Elected archon in 493 BC, he took steps to increase the naval power of Athens, which would be a recurring theme in his political career. During the first Persian invasion of Greece, he fought at the Battle of Marathon, and was possibly one of the 10 Athenian strategoi (generals) in that battle.
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How to Play Rising Gasoline Prices
as published at http://www.stockpickr.com/how-play-rising-gasoline-prices.html
NEW YORK (SmartStops) — President Obama made some commentsover the weekend that there is no "silver bullet" to help bring down gas prices. While this isn't what most Americans want to hear, investors and traders can profit from rising gasoline prices to help hedge their daily expenses.
If you believe that Obama is right, here are a few ways to profit from rising gas prices, either by playing certain ETFs or specific equities.
In his weekly radio address, Obama said: "Now, whenever gas prices shoot up, like clockwork, you see politicians racing to the cameras, waving three-point plans for $2 gas. You see people trying to grab headlines or score a few points. The truth is, there's no silver bullet that can bring down gas prices right away."
Supply Concerns To Boost Crude Oil ETFs
Supply concerns pushed crude futures contacts north of $90 per barrel on Tuesday, providing positive price support to the US Oil Fund (USO), PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO) and the iShares Dow Jones US Oil & Gas Ex Index (IEO).
As for crude supply in the US, there are two forces that could result in a supply shock. First, is the recent closure of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, which is an artery for oil transport to refineries on the US West Coast. The flow through this 800-mile pipeline, which links Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean with the terminal at Valdez accounts for nearly 20 percent of US oil production annually. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, upon news of the leak, BP (BP), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) all cut their oil production from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay field by 95 percent. With this in mind, if the leak is not controlled and fixed within the next few days, there could be a negative impact on US crude reserves. In regards to when the fix is supposed to be complete, there is some ambiguity as that more problems could arise due to ice or wax buildups in the actual pipeline. Read More…
5 ETFs To Hedge Against Inflation
As the US government has resorted to excessive spending measures to keep the economy from completely crumbling, many investors suggest that inflation is inevitable and could even prevail in the coming months.
Current economic data suggest that inflation is running lower than expected; however there are numerous reasons to think that inflation will eventually be inevitable. Some of these reasons include the Federal Reserve's implementation of QE2, which launched in early November, the increases in money supply in the earlier stages of the Great Recession to ignite a spark in the US economy and rising commodity prices are likely to take their toll on the consumer price index (CPI). In fact, rising prices have already started to emerge, evident through the recent rise in energy prices (i.e. crude oil and gasoline), food prices (i.e. wheat, sugar, coffee and soybeans) and airline tickets. Read More…
Weak Dollar Could Boost Oil ETFs
As commodities like cotton, wheat and copper have witnessed price surges this year, the actions and decisions of the Federal Reserve combined with sustainable global demand could boost crude oil providing positive price support to the United States Oil Fund (USO), the United States 12 Month Oil Fund (USL), the PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO) and the iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR Index ETN (OIL). Read More…
Four ETFs To Play Black Gold
Global economic growth is expected to boost demand for crude oil in the near term future, paving the path to opportunity for the US Oil Fund (USO), the United States 12 Month Oil Fund (USL), the PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO), and the iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR Index ETN (OIL).
According to the Energy Information Agency (EIA), global demand for black gold for the remainder of the year is expected to increase to 86.06 million barrels per day, a 2.1 percent increase from last year. Furthermore, the EIA expects global consumption to jump to 87.44 million barrels per day in 2011, an increase of nearly 300,000 barrels per day from previous forecasts due to resurgent demand in the US, Germany and Japan over the past three months. Read More…
China To Bolster Black Gold
Last month, China superseded the United States as the world's largest energy consumer and the nation's expected appetite for black gold is likely to provide positive price support to crude oil and the US Oil Fund (USO), PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO) and the iShares Dow Jones US Energy (IYE).
Over the last year, China's consumption of crude has risen more than 18 percent to an average of 8.71 million barrels per day, driven by its double-digit growth rates and increased per-capita wealth. Of this total consumption more than half comes from foreign supply, as that imports of crude oil to China have risen by more than 30 percent over the last year to an average of 4.77 million barrels per day. As for the near-term future, this growth is expected to sustain. Read More…


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After 23 years of cutting-edge queer film programming, the Image+Nation Film Festival has established itself as not only one of Montreal's most provocative cinematic events, but also as one of the top LGBT film festivals in North America.
This year the festival runs from October 28 until November 7, and promises to be as diverse and stimulating (and campy!) as ever.
Here are six movies that the Image+Nation Film Festival will feature.
CONTRACORRIENTE (Undertow) – The story of one man's struggle to reconcile his devotion to his male lover in a town. This Peruvian film competed at the Sundance Film Festival this year
Opening Film
Thursday 28 october 8:00 PM
VIOLA Di MARE (PURPLE SEA) – Nothing can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
Friday 29 October 9:00 PM
BEARCITY – It's summer in New York City, and the neighborhood bears are coming out of hibernation. A group of friends is getting ready for the annual week-long celebration of all things bear, but plans keep getting turned upside down. BearCity is Queer As Folk meets Sex in the City — only with more hair and tons of hot bear-on-bear action!
"A barrel of fun!" – Michael Musto (The Village Voice)
Friday 5 November 9:30 PM
IS IT JUST ME? – Blaine is a typical young gay man looking for love, but without much success. Enter Xander, the man of his dreams. After meeting in an online chat room, they quickly fall for each other and start a virtual relationship…
Sunday 31 October 8:30 PM
PLAN B – Bruno is dumped by his girlfriend; behind a calm, indifferent expression, his mind plans a cold, sweet vengeance. She, a modern girl, keeps on seeing him once in a while, but has another boyfriend, Pablo. Bruno becomes Pablo's friend, with the idea of eroding the couple, maybe introducing him to another woman. But, along the way, the possibility of a plan B arises, a more effective one, which will put his own sexuality into question.
Wednesday 3 November 7:00 PM
POSTCARD TO DADDY – As a child, Michael Stock was sexually abused by his own father. 25 years later he is still looking for inner peace. In conversations with his family and friends and his own reflections, he paints an ever clearer, if contradictory picture of what happened and of the consequences for each of the family members. Old family films seem to show a happy family excerpts from Michaels first feature film hint at his extreme adult life, overshadowed by his lifelong trauma. Yet in spite of the intense drama, the film does not have an atmosphere of anger and hatred but rather a surprising air of hope and love of life. Michaels aim is not to accuse the perpetrator but to understand. Winner of the "Siegessäulen Readers Award", 60th Berlinale 2010″
Saturday 6 November 3:15 PM
IMAGE+NATION Film Festival
October 28 – November 7, 2010
Stay tuned to The Montreal Buzz for further updates on films, parties and what else to do while you're in the Montreal for the Image+Nation Film Festival.
If you're coming to Montreal for the Image+Nation Film Festival, we've got a great package for you!
No, not that sort of package.
Check out the LGBT Package that Tourisme Montreal offers. You get a reduced hotel rate, as well as discounts on restaurants, bars, attractions, shopping and some free passes for the Montreal Metro. It's a guaranteed score.


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Say What You Will About His Music…
….but Jimmy Gestapo has aged pretty well.
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….but Jimmy Gestapo has aged pretty well.
Like Jimmy sang back when.."If we cant have anarchy, Republican will do"…(or something like that).
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Curious your thoughts on the 3rd gen CTS V. Will it have a twin turbo version of LT1? Or supercharged? 600+ hp? 200 lbs lighter than V2?
Will it have a true manual option? Will the auto be a dual clutch?
Will there be a coupe and wagon variant?
And if it is a version of the LT1 with direct injection, displacement on demand, and variable valve timing, what will that mean for aftermarket performance upgrade options? I am sure it will be upgradeable but it might take some time for the aftermarket to develop some good technology, just like on the c7.


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Michael Kors Holdings (KORS) makes no secret of its desire to become a much bigger player in the global market for high-end fashion items.
The company designs, sells and distributes accessories, footwear and apparel. It is named after founder Michael Kors, a designer perhaps best known as a judge on "Project Runway."
Most of its business comes from accessories such as handbags, small leather goods, eyewear, jewelry, watches and footwear.
Michael Kors Holdings operates through a multichannel distribution model that includes its own chain of retail stores as well as wholesale and licensing segments.
These channels have produced robust financial gains over the years, helping the company grow from roughly $500 million in annual revenue in fiscal year 2010 to around $2 billion in fiscal 2013, which ended in March.
Now Michael Kors has its sights set on $4 billion in annual sales over the next few years. Many analysts reckon the company has the brand strength, growth strategy and financial might to pull it off.
Market Share Gains
"Doubling sales doesn't sound that hard," JPMorgan analyst Brian Tunick noted in a report last month. "Management suggested that the path to about $4 billion in revenue over the next few years would come through a combination of market share gains, retail expansion and growth internationally."
During a recent meeting with Michael Kors CEO John Idol and CFO Joe Parsons, Tunick found that management sounds particularly upbeat over the company's growth potential in Europe, which it sees as a $500 million-or-greater opportunity.
"Michael Kors' strength in Europe is currently driven by only about 35% brand awareness," Tunick noted. "They believe 50% (brand recognition) represents a true inflection point for the business to take off, suggesting meaningful room ahead."
On a fiscal third-quarter conference call with analysts, CEO Idol said the company was "very pleased" with the growing acceptance of the Michael Kors brand in Europe despite a weak overall economy there.
"We continue to benefit from increasing brand awareness in this region as our strong product portfolio resonates well with the European consumer," Idol said.
During fiscal year 2012, Europe accounted for about 8% of overall revenue. North America contributed 91% and Japan 1%.
As of April 10, Michael Kors had 228 retail stores in North America, 43 in Europe and 26 in Japan. Longer term, the company sees those numbers growing to 400 North American retail locations, 100 European locations and 100 Japanese locations.
One potential growth area in Europe is Michael Kors' partnership with Fossil (FOSL). Under terms of that deal, Fossil makes watches that Michael Kors sells under its own brand.
Citigroup analyst Oliver Chen notes that the watch brand "resonates strongly" with customers and retailers in the UK, Germany and Switzerland.
The brand is also beginning to take hold in France despite heavy competition from Louis Vuitton, Longchamp and other European watch brands.
Chen cites a number of reasons the Fossil-Kors watches are showing strength across the Atlantic.
"We believe customers are responding to color, the fashion point of view, the synthesis of ideas from multiple high-end brands and the price points," Chen noted.
Michael Kors competes in the luxury end of the fashion and retail sector, along with companies such as Coach (COH), Ralph Lauren (RL) and Donna Karan International.
The closest rival in terms of the business model is Ralph Lauren, which also has a multichannel distribution platform that includes a near-equal amount of sales from retail and wholesale.
During fiscal year 2012, Ralph Lauren got 50% of its revenue from retail, 47% from wholesale and 3% from licensing agreements. That same year, Michael Kors got 48% of its sales from retail, 47% from wholesale and 3% from licensing.
Recent IPO
Michael Kors had its IPO in December 2011 at an opening price of $20. Shares peaked at 65.10 this February and now trade near 61.
During its first four full quarters as a publicly traded company, Michael Kors grew year-over-year earnings at least 96% and sales at least 58%.
It is scheduled to report fiscal Q4 results on May 29. Analysts expect earnings to come in at 39 cents a share, up from 22 cents the previous year. Revenue should be in the neighborhood of $515 million to $525 million vs. $380 million a year earlier.
During its fiscal third quarter the company's earnings more than doubled from the prior year to 64 cents a share, comfortably ahead of views. Sales gained 70% to $636.8 million, also well above estimates. Same-store sales in North America climbed 41%.
Online sales represent only a tiny percentage of Michael Kors' overall business, at less than 2% of sales. JPMorgan's Tunick says the company can grow that figure to around 10% of retail sales, which would represent about a $100 million opportunity.
"At this point, we believe online traffic is driven off of Google searches and email blasts, and we would expect the company to raise their online marketing spend," Tunick noted.


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vf34? too small for 2.5 liters. go bigger!Originally Posted by Hytek714
This is a discussion on SoCal WRX FlatFour (F4) within the South Western States forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Originally Posted by Hytek714 for a vf-34 would i need to get some injectors vf34? too small for 2.5 liters. ...
vf34? too small for 2.5 liters. go bigger!Originally Posted by Hytek714
thats what i was thinking....i dont know want i want to get i just want to buy somethingOriginally Posted by UR MOTHA
who is matt? and why is his avatar F4 #11?Originally Posted by ansonowicz
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about $1,300...Originally Posted by ansonowicz
well, let's break it down:Originally Posted by Hytek714
Injectors + Fuel pump = $500
Protune = $300
Turbo = whatever's left. A good, bigger turbo will set you back almost $1k new.
You might have to stretch that budget a bit more
you cut me deepOriginally Posted by WRX13oy
damn DMV, made me wait an hour and a half. well anyways, i get my new license in about a week and it will have class C and M1 on it. YAYUHHH
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2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R
I've taken to living the quiet life of a hermit, a recluse from society if you will. Like Ted Kaczynski without the beard. Or the mail bombs. Or something.Originally Posted by ansonowicz
you wanna trade exhausts?Originally Posted by UR MOTHA
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2002 PSM WRX stage 6
2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R
Save up and do it right the first time. We don't need any more broken cars around hereOriginally Posted by ansonowicz
if you mean my hks with a hole in it, then sure.Originally Posted by WRX13oy
yea i know....i dont want to join the other two....lolOriginally Posted by UR MOTHA
HAHA holy crap its MATT!! long time no see man!! how ya doing? haha i finally gots me wagon bro!!!Originally Posted by UR MOTHA
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MY SPACE! Hawk-Eye Alliance #039Originally Posted by Speedette
"modding is a disease...but a positive disease, like Chlamydia!"


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Terry Wins Women's 3,000 Meters in Arkansas
Feb. 15, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A day after setting the school record in the mile, TCU senior Tricia Terrywon the women's 3,000 meters Saturday at the Tyson Invitational.
Terry posted the time of 9 minutes, 37.70 seconds, beating Alabama's Hilary Stafford, who finished second, by nearly five seconds.
"It was really good for her to do the double (mile Friday, 3,000 Saturday) because she'll be doing the same thing at the Big 12 Championships," TCU coach Darryl Andersonsaid. "It was a dry run of what she'll be doing in two weeks."
Friday night, Terry broke the school record in the mile by five seconds with the time of 4:42.52.
In all, Anderson liked how the team competed in the final tune-up of the indoor season before conference.
"We got some things done and the people that were there competed well," he said. "Now it's time to get back training and get ready for the Big 12 Championships at the end of the month."
Along with Terry's school record in the mile, TCU freshman Jordan Mooreset a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles (7.70).
Also Saturday, TCU's Megan Smithplaced fourth in the women's shot put with a mark of 52 feet, 4 inches.
"She's been consistently throwing 52 feet and now it's time to take the next step to get to 53-54 feet and beyond," Anderson said.
In the men's 200 meters, Sam Watts (21.24), Cameron Echols-Luper (21.21) and Malik Summers(21.79) all won their respective sections. The times by Watts and Echols-Luper were seasonal bests.
"I was pleased with their performances," Anderson said.
The Frogs are back in action Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships in Ames, Iowa.
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Alternative channel necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Mobilite-durable.tv (sustainable-mobility)
we are creating a web tv on sustainable mobility. Tons of videos and chats around green Mobility.
We want to show an alternative way of moving people around.
From electric vehicle to ingenious softwares, from new generation batteries to energy saver engines, we definitly are a Web.3 plateform.
Green mobility is about "people, technology, economy"
We are not a "Baba kool" company, we believe sustainable dev is the future, not the past.
1. A French Logo : Mobilite-durable.tv
2. Tag Line : La mobilité durable pour tous
3. English version : Eco-mobility.tv
4. Green mobility for all
5. can be used for Web and print
6. Mobilité-durable.tv can be represented by a design. The design can represent the brand by itself.
7. Can be a vehicle, but not necessary a car... It has to show transport and movement
8. don't use the leave by itself. You can use texture a semi shape, but leave is not the point....
9. Green mobility means : Less pollution, moving solutions, more connexions, technology, etc etc...


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Former football star Neil Rudduck was drafted in to replace Jim Davidson on Celebrity Big Brother on Friday after the comedian's arrest threw the reality show into a complete pandemonium.
Ex-England defender Ruddock was called in just hours before the Channel 5 launch, as police in investigation of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal held Davidson, the Sun reports.
TV bosses were left scrambling to find a replacement after deciding the 59-year-old could not take part.
They signed up Ruddock, who had entered the jungle for I'm A Celebrity in 2004.
Davidson's absence was a huge blow for the Big Brother production team, who were banking on him as the show's big name.
Ruddock played for Spurs and Liverpool, winning one England cap, before becoming a TV personality. (ANI)


text: As China flexes its muscles and embarks on its territorial ambitions, it has quietly tried its hand at influencing the Chinese diaspora abroad. From the much disgraced Confucius Institute to pressuring a Vancouver based Chinese newspaper to dismiss their writer because he consistently produces what the Chinese government considers "Anti-China" content, I am starting to feel the anxiety of Beijing looming over my shoulder. And I don't like it.


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Everybody loves a big corporate bust-up. So the moment the wires started buzzing with the news that News Corp and NBC were spearheading a new initiative in video distribution with a nod to social networking, the virtual talk turned to this being a "YouTube killer".
A muscular line-up of Yahoo!, NBC, News Corp and Microsoft is so seeped in big media testosterone that the mere omission of Google, and its currently problematic video-sharing site, would be enough to send these beta-males fleeing for the trees. In fact the announcement amounted to a number of broadcasters saying they were now going to make it very easy for anyone to download their video material on to whichever blog or MySpace page they wished totally legally.
If YouTube is a platform people wish to use for this, then so be it. So in fact it could even be a YouTube enhancer rather than a killer. Theoretically. The problem for Google, and its ambitious market capitalisation, is that the advertising sold into these totally legal shows and clips will not belong to it. Google's great triumph in hoovering up advertising cash has been to organise other people's content and then sell contextual ad inventory against it.
Already under a "take it down now" $1 billion lawsuit from Viacom for illegal use of its material, YouTube and Google are having to strategise on a number of fronts they would rather not have to.
Nobody with any sense is going to criticise the underlying principle of the News Corp NBC service-with-no-name - that you should distribute your content as widely as possible and monetise it as cleverly as you can. We will see, when the tools and sites and media players arrive, exactly what "as widely as possible" means and how unrestricted the offering will be. Google should take heart from the fact they have not been expressly excluded - and that it takes five or more of the world's largest media players to have an impact on their users.
The really fascinating thing is the response of essentially old media companies (and it seems fair to include the portal-based Yahoo! in that description) to taking on a web 2.0 trend with a co-ordinated response. Instinctively, one feels there has been some shifting of priorities to actually consider the potential audience in this - but there will be a huge question mark over just how far it goes. For instance, what about the release dates of US series which have a different international schedule? How will a MySpacer keen to upload the latest episodes of 24 be able to do so, given that Sky has just paid a fortune for the exclusive UK rights?
The interesting aspect of the announcement is that the onus is all on "professionally produced" content. Given that when Viacom demanded that YouTube take down its clips the site allegedly saw a 14% increase in traffic (though one has to suppose that YouTube's traffic is still growing fairly strongly anyway), the question arises of whether this is really the future. Certainly the big production value shows are the key material for the mash-up communities, but the appeal of a YouTube is the chaotic browseability of the experience, and the juxtaposition of the rank amateur with the "professionally produced". It has been the one site where origin of production does not affect the key distribution channel - that is until now.
If NBC and News Corp's cunning wheeze - and no new technology initiative is worth much until you've seen it in action - is really all about letting go of the content in exchange for a small intrusion of advertising, then it will be successful. If it is about a longer-term strategy to funnel content into a more orderly and corporately convenient format, it is likely to founder on the rock of consumer indifference.


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Forresters is one of the largest suppliers of cooked, raw and coated poultry in the United Kingdom, supplying both the retail and food service sectors with a variety of frozen and chilled products. The company was established in 1972 and still remains independenty family owned.
Forresters offer innovative product and menu solutions, using our own production facility, as well as our global sourcing experience, involving our manufacturing partners from around the world.
Forresters customer base comprises retailers, foodservice, pub retailers, manufacturers and catering butchers. We offer an extensive product portfolio of both branded and own label products.
Forresters are BRC A Grade Accredited aswell as holding a Red Tractor licence.
All our chicken is sourced from companies that have received the highest level of accreditation (eg BRC). We pride ourselves upon ensuring we have good and solid working relationships with all our suppliers.


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When Rene Cappas drove his delivery van into downtown Boston on Tuesday, just hours before the city's annual marathon was hit by two explosions, he was stopped at a checkpoint and questioned about where he was heading.
"They asked me what building I was going to, where I was taking the package, what floor," he said. Police officers, patrolling the annual event that draws an estimated half a million spectators, also looked in his van.
Harry Flores, who arrived in downtown Boston via public transport, faced no such scrutiny.
"There was a lot of security, there is always a lot of security. But I didn't see any checkpoints," he said yesterday. In contrast, yesterday, with security stepped up across the area after the bombings, his bags had been searched as he got on the train.
Other spectators who made their way along the final stretch of the marathon also said while they had encountered a significant police presence on Tuesday, they had not been stopped or their bags searched.
A federal law enforcement source told CNN last night that a lid to a pressure cooker thought to have been used in the bombings had been found on a roof of a building at the scene.
As attention turns to what could have been done to prevent the bombings, and how the security regime might be enhanced for next year's race, the difference between the experience of Flores and Cappas is likely to be among the issues that will be debated among officials.
Any gaps in security that may have occurred in the run-up to the Boston race are also likely to be fully scrutinised by London Marathon organisers.
It is due to proceed as scheduled on Monday but with increased scrutiny of the spectators. MI5 head Jonathan Evans met Home Secretary Theresa May and the Scotland Yard assistant commissioner for specialist operations, Cressida Dick, yesterday to review security arrangements for the event, which is expected to draw half a million spectators on to the streets, lining the 42km from Blackheath to central London.
Intelligence officials acknowledge there is always the possibility that despite all the precautions taken and the application of tried and tested security principles, there may be an attempted attack.
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Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (Xbox 360) Review
Title: Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Publisher: 2KGame
Developer: Gearbox Software
Genre: FPS/RPG
Players: 1-2 (1-4 Online)
Rated: M for Mature
For Borderlands fans that have been looking for new content, the wait is over.
Titled "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx," the newest content is also the biggest by far. The content adds quite a bit for fans that have been wanting more, along with a few surprises along the way.
The content starts off with a video introducing Athena and giving a bit of info about what you'll be facing in the content. The content focuses on the Lance army, and has quite a few new iterations of troops to fight. From shock and corrosive troops, to medics, players will face a broad variety of the army never seen before.
Before starting the content, however, it may be a good idea to run Eridian Promontory a few times on Playthrough 2. The content adds 11 new levels to gain, but hopping into the content right at a level 50 can lead to a lot of deaths. The group I was with did a few Promontory runs to get us to level 53-54 before getting into the content.
The first thing you'll notice with the first mission is that Scooter is back, and there's a good reason for this. The content is centered on vehicles. Besides the Races that have been in the game, you now have the Monster and Lancer. The Monster is slow, but has a homing missile function that is great. The Lancer, the slowest of the three, can actually fit four people. One drives, one fires the gun, one uses the blast seat and one can launch mines. It's nice being able to fit all people in a car for once.
The vehicles are needed because the new area is huge with a lot of blank area to drive through. Walking through the highways gets annoying if your vehicle is blown up. Thankfully, Vehicle Depots are fairly frequent.
Also, you'll be driving a lot as there are no fast travel points anywhere in the content except the starting one in T-Bone Junction. It can get annoying having to drive from one area to the exact opposite, but at least the vehicles made it faster. I had the same complaint when the first DLC released, but still played that content quite a bit as well.
You'll find quite a few new things early on. New enemies, such as the Lance Assassin, will give you a warm introduction. These ladies are quick and efficient with their blades. Another new enemy type are Probes that fly around and shoot you. These can become a problem while driving around, as they can swarm you and just rain fire down quickly.
Lances can also drop cores when you kill them. The cores are part of a quest, but can give various boosts as well, such as speed, damage and shield. One also shoots out a shock radius that can blow up barrels damaging you. I don't know how many times these things killed me just trying to get away from a barrage of gunfire.
Later on, you'll find quite a few new midget types. Some take characteristics of other enemies you find in the game, while others actually ride Scags to attack you. Finally, five new types hide in various crates and can jump out to attack you when opened. These types sometimes drop new class mods specific to characters, and are also part of an Achievement.
Getting away from the enemies, there are quite a few new weapons to find and new class mods. These can be found in the new Crimson Lance Chests that contain twice as much as a Red Chest, and have the highest chance of dropping rare items. Plus, they can resupply quite a bit of ammo. Another new gun type, Pearlescent, is a teal color and are some of the hardest guns to find in the game, given that the best chance to get them is by killing the hidden boss talked about later.
The person that this content is based around, General Knoxx, is probably one of my new favorite characters in the game. He just generally doesn't give a care about being on Pandora and hates that his Admiral is a 5-year-old. Plus, when you finally confront him you actually catch him in the process of trying to kill himself just to get off the planet. He really is an interesting boss to take on.
Other characters return as well, such as Mad Moxxi. Her second husband, Mr. Shank, makes an appearance as a boss later on, and you finally get to see how he's been "broken."
Anyways, after going through the main story and taking Knoxx out, you'll get three minutes inside his armory. The armory has hundreds of chests containing guns. You'll never get them all, but it's a fun loot spree to see what good stuff you can get and how much by the time the bombs go off.
There are 43 new missions to do in total, including a few that allow you to revisit the armory to do loot runs again. There's another "Circle of" mission series to do, where you have to survive a round with Lances rushing at you. A ClapTrap mission is also in the game to free him from his boot. Like other ones, he sometimes gives you a backpack upgrade or a grenade mod, as well as opening up a new room with a chest. Make sure you watch what happens to him, though.
Finally, I want to talk about one of the last missions I have left to do, simply titled "You. Will. Die." The mission just wants you to kill Crawmerax the Invincible, a fully grown Crab Worm. Even on Playthrough 1, this thing is a level 64, with his minions being around a 61 or 62. Groups of four will even have a hard time taking this guy down. I've heard he drops good stuff when beaten, but my group still has a ways to go before we can take this thing down.
The new areas look great and have a lot to see, such as the World's Largest Bullet (make sure you pay to see it), the armory and more. The character dialogue is also just as interesting to listen to. "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx" makes a nice endgame for players wanting one more hard challenge and a reason to come back.
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Overall, the biggest content to date adds a ton to the game that the fans will love. 43 new missions, 11 new levels, a good variety of Lance enemies and new guns and mods to find will keep players interested for a while. Plus, killing Crawmerax will take players a while, given his high level. Borderlands owners, this is the one piece of downloadable content you need.


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Johnson Mark LLC are LIARS, "Says one thing and changes their tune between documents and phone calls". They sent me legal documents to sign stating that if I make my payments on time they would not put a lien on my home, so of course I never missed a payment, then the next thing I know I have a lien mailed to me. Then I called and they said after my last payment that all I had to do was call back a week later and they would remove the lien, Meridian Idaho
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therefore, I called back 2 weeks after my last payment and now they are saying that it could take 30-45 days to get it off and that they didn't even put the lien on my house. Well that's a bald face lie when I'm looking at the lien paper and it states that their client "Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC did put the lien on my house and either way, when I called to inquire about it, rather than lying to me about the "call back in a week garbage and it will be removed", why didn't they tell me then about the 30-45 days to get off. Quite frankly I'm beginning to worry if there are more lies waiting to be thrown at me for being honest, cooperative and never missing a payment with this sludge of a lying law firm!
Well in the title is says it all. This law firm Johnson Mark, LLC who was representing Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sent me legal documents to sign stating that if I make my payments on time I would not have a lien placed on my home. Of course as a struggling single parent with myself as the sole income for my children I don't want anything to happen to our home so I make sure to never miss a payment and the next thing I know I have a lien placed against my house. So I called and spoke with an employee there and she informed me that I simply misread the papers I signd,and that they were putting a lien on whether I made the payments on time or not (gee thanks since I can't afford an attorney to dispute you evil jerks). But, she did say that I could call back in one week after I made my last payment and they would remove the lien. Ok I'm thinking this is do-able, I'll just make my payments and do what she has instructed me to do.
I called back at a later date to discuss my account with her and found she is no longer with the firm; whatever, I don't think anything about it, I only have one more payment to make. So I make my last payment, wait two-2 weeks and call to get the lien off my house. Now here's where I get lied to again, "I'm sorry it can take up to 30-45 days to remove the lien. And that's after we send the courts some" other paper work I don't remember what he called it other than 'read between the lines they lied again' and quite frankly I am getting worried that it will take me clawing my way out of debt and hiring my own attorney to get the dam lien off my house; which won't happen at least for another 3-4 years from now with the economy.
I encourage anybody who deals with these people to get an attorney BEFORE, you sign anything and DO NOT COOPERATE with them! They are liars and will say and do whatever it takes to make the collection even if you are 100% cooperative and make all your payments on time. You cannot win with these people, and don't be fooled with their fancy attorney law firm title to back them; they are the same as any other sludge collection agency. "Whatever it takes to make your life hell to include: lying, falsifying information (verbally and documentationally), calling numerative times at all hours, and even to place your families home under fire."
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Cautious consumers are shunning their credit cards, with nearly half saying they will dip into their savings if they need to pay for additional expenses in the lead up to Christmas.
The latest survey of Consumer Credit Expectations from Dun & Bradstreet shows New Zealanders have adopted an unusually conservative attitude to new lines of credit or limit increases.
"Kiwi consumers have had a turbulent year and it shows in their approach to spending this Christmas. In particular, there is an unusually conservative attitude to new lines of credit or limit increases heading in to the holidays," Dun & Bradstreet general manager John Scott said.
The survey, which focuses on New Zealander's expectations for savings, credit usage, spending and debt performance, also found that only five per cent planned to apply for a new credit card.
Likewise, only nine per cent of Kiwi consumers plan to apply for a credit limit increase
This correlates with findings that many consumers will avoid holiday spending altogether; with three quarters of consumers saying they had no plans to make a major purchase over the next three months.
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"This does not bode well for key sectors, particularly retail, which has already experienced soft demand this year. At this stage it is doubtful whether consumers will deliver as expected this Christmas," Scott said.
Meanwhile latest figures from credit bureau Veda Advantage show consumer are buying on credit, but are choosey about the type of credit they are prepared to take on.
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The nation's top-ranked teen hoop stars took the McDonald's All-American court at the United Center on March 30 for one of their last high school matchups of their lives. Afterward, they were brought to a conference room and sat beside each other, before them a flood of reporters.
In the bombardment of questions coming his way, game MVP Michael Gilchrist of St. Patrick in Elizabeth, N.J., provided a couple "um's" like any shy kid would. "You know," he said, "I don't do this media thing."
Not so for Perspectives-MSA's Anthony Davis.
The No. 2 player in the country and Gilchrist's future teammate at Kentucky next season produced a large bellow from his diaphragm. The biggest kid of them all at 6 feet 9 inches laughed and put his oversized hands to his face.
"We all just had a lot of fun," Davis said of Gilchrist and fellow future Wildcats Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer. "We're going to get to college and do the same thing."
During the game, Davis threw down a thunderous slam—a display of acrobatics he couldn't have done as a sophomore two years ago, when he sprouted 10 inches. "I never would have expected to be All-American, no way," he said.
Norfolk (Va.) Christian's James McAdoo was also in a sort of disbelief during the press conference. He shook his head when he recalled contemplating leaving high school early to enroll at North Carolina and start his college career ahead of time.
"It meant a lot coming back," he said. "Missing all this … it would've been the dumbest decision of my life."
The kids were released from the press conference room later, right around midnight. Escorted by security men in suits, they weaved their way through a hallway in the United Center's basement, engulfed by media and flashing lights.
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He really wished the big-o-tron didn't play his little rap during his Player of the Year montage that was shown during a timeout.
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Embarrassing, he said. But hey, nothing wrong with confidence, right?
"It's the biggest factor," Rivers said. "(You have to have) no doubt in your mind that you're going to dominate."
Part of that mindset, you could say, catapulted Rivers to the top. The other was a concept his father, Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, ingrained in him long ago: Hard work. "You got to earn everything," Rivers said.
He talked about his work ethic–not his uncanny ability to score at will–being the thing that made him stand out as a player. Three times a day he worked out this season. "Three-a-days," he calls them. "Every day," he said. "Every day."
"People may have misjudged me," he said, "that I get things easy and everything's given to me because of who my dad is, but that's not true. My father raised me like his father raised him."
The younger Rivers is all-business when he talks about playing at Duke next season and his career beyond; the expectations in front of him. His dark eyes are fierce, determined. And then he talks about the All-American weekend and the guys he teamed up with.
There were times, Rivers said, that he laughed so hard his stomach hurt.
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First let me clarify who Mike Kruzel is and then what he has done to a woman he was seeing casually for nearly five years. Mike Kruzel is common white trash, RAPEST, born in Inglewood, Ca lived in Texas for a short time, but it was never Dallas Texas, that is a f**ken lie. He was a wannbe actor/stunt man who never made it in the film industry, just worked side jobs here and there. He worked also for circut city for a brief time right up until the business shut down all together.
When I knew him he was living in the valley, before that Eagle Rock. I had no idea he had just come out of a f**ked up relationship with some white c**t who is now married with a kid and still communicates with him. For all the time I knew him he never stopped talking about this b***h. Her husband never knew she would send him photos and emails secretly. [continued below]....
There was a time I introduced him to a relative who is producer in the film industry and this is what this a*****e did at her home during Christmas. We drove over I introduced him to help him out, he goes to use the restroom and purposely leaves the bathroom door unlocked, her son opens the door being just a little kid standing there with the door open. It was obviousl he did this so my sister would hopefully be the one, to walk in. The behavior in him made me realize what a f**ken pig this guy really is.
He once confessed to me how his friend Clives younger daughter had a birthday and she was very busty being only 10 at the time, he intentionally bought her a tight top, so he could see her wear it. He also used to make passes at Clives older daughter Allison and talk about how her hair smelled after she came out of the shower. This guy is a f*cken pig, he once admitted to me that he and a friend were partying and a girl that was there with them passed out asleep and how they both removed her under wear and did things to her. THAT IS RAPE!!
I made a fatal mistake dating this rapest a**hole but that doesn't give any person a right to rape another. We had partied one night I went to sleep, the next thing I know this pig is on me ripping off my clothes and had attacked me forcefully. I fought back and we got into a fight as the fight continued I b*tched him out why doesn't he go rape that white trash b*tch Melissa he was obessed with and couldn't stop talking about and he stated that he wouldn't do that to her, but its okay to rape a woman who is not white.
Mike Kruzel is a f*cken lying f*cken pig and let me just add, this web page you see of him, he NEVER worked with fortune 500 companies!! He is not educated and holds no degrees at any university, he such a f*cken liar. He grew up white trash, his father did work in finance, but let me tell you about his f*cked family. His father never gave a sh*t about any of his siblings or Mike. When Mikes mother died his father never placed a stone on thier mothers grave, his sister later found out and had a stone placed. His brother is seriously f*cked up and ended up in a mental hospital. Mike is so weak minded he couldn't even raise his brother nor bother to help him when he got arrested.
His father is a big a**hole who never gave rats a** about any of his kids, he actually left them after the mother died when they were young to fend for themselves and ran off with some other woman. His sisters live in Texas, his brother is seriosuly damaged goods mentally. Mike now lives at 302 4th St. Fillmore which is Venture County. Believe me when I say this a**hole has no credibility and has never taken responsability for what he has done. He was never charged, but should have been. He has done a lot of f*cked up things not to mention had a cocaine problem for several years and is major alcholic. He can NOT be trusted. He is a RAPEST. THERE IS NOT EXCUSE FOR RAPE, NO EXCUSE!!!!
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I make it about 30 seconds before vomiting.
Who can anyone beat my record?
The phrase "Here's your sign" comes to mind.
Why do they let a patient on a psychiatric unit have a camera and computer access to post video?
I haven't been able to watch this psycho long enough to verify this but another thread somewhere stated that he went so far as to explain how to lie to the police after running someone over with a car.
Does this sound like conspiracy to commit murder to anyone but me?
"If this guy's got a gun, uhh... he makes... me fear for my life; makes a lot of other people fear for their 'lifes', so they really have a right to run over them with their car. That's what the Constitution says."
But, first, you have to know that I'm carrying. ...Please, TRY to run me over with your car.
"...somebody runs him over with their car because he's got a gun on 'im... uhh, it's gonna be the guy in the car against a dead guy laying there with a gun on 'im. You know. And, yeah, you run over this guy with a gun, 'you kick the gun out of his holster'. And, yeah, when the cops get there you say 'well, the guy had this gun, he was pointing at me, I feared for my life; so I ran him over. And then the jurors are going to find in your favor - self defense. And if this guy don't like it, he should move out of America."
REALLY??? Again??. That will most likely get you shot. By any number of legally armed civilians. And, you've tampered with a crime scene --- YOU are now going to jail.
"They stole these guns from the NRA members- these 'retards with guns'."
If the people who robbed you at gunpoint didn't have a gun, they would have used a knife. Or bat. Or crow-bar. Or icepick. Or some ******* thing else that would scare you.
This is unfortunately how a lot of people feel. And, if they feel this way, maybe THEY should "move out of America". And take HIM with them.
I made it all the way through!! :danceban: .....Do I get a prize?
Attention lady gun-owners: If someone tries to rape you, get into your car and run them over. If someone tries to rob you, get into your car and run them over. After all, you have a right according to the Constitution to self-defense. But don't use a gun in self-defense, that's wrong. You are automatically a criminal and deserve to be run over...
This guy is definitely out there on the extreme edge of the Bell Curve somewhere.
So people are killed by cars everyday. So, this guy's got a car, and the Constitution says if I fear for my life I can shoot him, and then kick the car out of park. And when the cops get there I say "this guy had a car, and he pointed it at me, and I feared for my life, so I shot him. And the jurors should find in my favor. And if this guy don't like it, he should take the bus.
They stole these cars from the AAA members.
I'd guess there are no branches on his family tree! Prime example of what happens with in breeding.
Looks and sounds like the kind of person that comes and speaks out against my clients developments during any given board of commission meeting. I'll give you 2 guesses as to which the board will generally try to side with. Am I surprised at this guy? There are thousands just like him....
It clearly states in the 2nd Amendment that,"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. If the security of that free State should be jeopardized, run them over with your car".
Man! Those founding fathers were some forward thinking guys! I mean, cars? Seriously? I think we know what Ben Franklin was really up to. He invented the DeLorean! :wink:
Call Doc Brown, the Libyans are coming for him!
Watch his eyes, he is reading from a script. This guy doesn't even have his own thoughts. He has to rely on some one else to tell him what to say and we are the "retards".


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2011 Top 10 i Love Shelling Posts
My Top 10 Most Fave Posts Of 2011!
Happy New Year's Eve! It's been an amazing year on the beach so I thought I'd look back on all of my favorite posts of 2011. I realized not all of my favorite days were completely about seashells. Some of my favorite days of 2011 have been about the wildlife I've experienced because of my
obsession (ha!) passion for shelling. So I'm starting with #10 then counting down to my number ONE favorite post. I bet you guess what that will be- heehee. Click on each title or photo to read each post…
Tips To Decorate Your Home with Seashells
Seashells Swarm The Shell Fair
Sorting Seashells For The Holidays
Top 10 Reasons Why I Love The Beach
Road Trip For Seashells In The Florida Keys
Splish Splash Sanibel Dolphins Having a Blast
An Octopus Hatching Babies Video
Roseate Spoonbills By Sanibel Causeway Video
#1 Favorite !!!!! (Of Course, right?!!!)
There's A New Super Sheller In Town!
These were my favorites, what was your fave iLoveShelling post of 2011?
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That's easy…you finding your Junonia ;-)
Each & every one of them Pam …. but my #1 pick would have to be the July 22nd one …. LOL LOL !!! Wonder why , hum maybe because it's like your #1 pick ? Yes indeed , yes indeed !!! Thanks again from the bottom of my hear for sharing all of natures treasure with us . You keep it going girl ! Happy New Year to you & Clark … hope to see you both again in July .
I'd pick roseatte bobcat and junonia as my top 3 faves. Thanks for sharing Sanibel with the rest of us (who might not get there much).
They are all favorites!!!! Thank you Pam!!
My favorite would have to be the one with the picture you took of my sister and I with our big hats on, sitting on the beach watching the sunset. You were standing behind us and we had no idea until we saw it here. Thanks for the great memory of a wonderful time!
Your posts are like a big box of chocolates – such variety and how can I possibly pick a favorite? Happy New Years Pam!!
What a wonderful review of a great year. Thanks for the treat. The bobcat is amazing; I watch the octopus over and over and am so glad they finally put it back; we are ready to head for the Florida Keys to snorkel; and 2011 brought you a beautiful Junonia. Love your blog! Even appreciate the great Google parking map! Looking forward to your 2012 adventures. Happy New Year everyone!
My favorites are the ones where you are videoing as you walk along the beach
and pick up shells and zoom in close to show us. It is as close as we can get to actually being there. Thank you for the wonderful pictures, videos and infomation you have given to us this past year. Congrats on your amazing Junonia find! Looking forward to what the tides of 2012 will bring.
Oh my, they are all so wonderful, Pam…hard to choose. #6 is a goodie because of your amazing photos that capture the essence of the beach and all Mother Nature has to offer us. May you have abundant health and happiness in the coming year and HAPPY SHELLING TO ONE AND ALL!!!
I have to say that your post about you and that Junonia was definately my favorite too! I was so excited for you! And all of the posts were amazing!
my favorite is always the one you haven't done yet. xo
All great posts-love anything beachy! Have a great new year my friend.
Thanks for posting. My husband and I just returned home from celebrating our 30th anniversary on Sanibel and thanks to you, I actually knew the name of some of the shells that I found. It was great fun . Happy New Year.
They are all fabulous Pam, and all of them have wonderful images. I love the beautiful bobcat and the Roseate Spoonbills, and your Junonia is really the tops in every way, but of course I would have to pick Sorting Seashells for the Holidays because I enjoyed it so very much!
Your junonia find was my favorite post, Pam. Your excitement at finally finding that elusive shell brought tears to my eyes because I was so happy for you. My next favorite is ALL posts because I'm living vicariously thru you. I'm so glad I discovered Sanibel and Captiva as a teenager and happy that you keep it alive for me. Happy New Year to you and Clark.
My personal fav was July 20 – meeting Pam in person was like meeting rockstar royalty!! And i was thrilled to actually be on the site as well! Oh, and all those alphabets …… ahhhhhhh, the memories…….
Thanks for maintaining a fabulous site and always keeping it upbeat n interesting.
I LOVE all of the posts and cant wait to check your blog daily. My all time favorite is probably the little girl on the beach. I was recently blessed with my first grandchild that is a precious little girl. I am looking forward to many happy memories of us on the beach with her. : )
Happy New Year and many thanks for your wonderful posts!!
I always enjoy your posts… Happy and healthy New Year to you and your family!!!
WOW! I missed the bobcat post! AMAZING! I love your number 1 post…super sheller! I'm still amazed at the shells you find! I'm posting my Christmas seashells tonight. Happy New year! ♥♥♥
you need a "Go Pro" camera for your beach excursions. they are great. strap it to your wrist or whatever and you can shell and run a video at the
same time allowing us to cybershell with you. i love your cybershelling videos. thanks
I vote for # 6! On a trip to North Captiva, I was walking home from a day on the beach, alone. Had enjoyed the sunset and a glass of wine. I was very surprised to see a large cat….bob cat, panther come out of the brush and cross the road just feet in front of me! Needless to say, no one believed "Mom" had actually seen a bobcat, panther! Glad to see you got proof!
I found a junonia shell last summer! I had no-idea what it was until I looked it up! Love your videos!


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Crystal ball reveals second-half stars
Pedro Martinez is taking a summer vacation, and Rafael
Furcal has his shoulder and his owners' noses out of joint, as this topsy-turvy
fantasy season careens into the All-Star break.
So while we watch the All-Star Game, we ask, what's in
store for the second half?
Breaking out the crystal ball, we present the second-half
fantasy honors because chances are, the way this year is going, these
will be quite different from the first-half awards.
Best offensive player, AL (first half, Manny Ramirez):
That's Ramirez ever so slightly over Ichiro Suzuki and Juan Gonzalez in the
first half. A return of a healthy Nomar Garciaparra would push Ramirez over
the top, but a setback, and an expected cooling off of Dante Bichette could
have the opposite effect. Mike Sweeney can't be expected to repeat that amazing
June performance; so, second-half honors go to Seattle's erstwhile star, Alex
Rodriguez his power should give him the nod over Suzuki's speed.
Best offensive player, NL (first half, Luis Gonzalez):
That Todd Helton is having a Heltonesque season and is still not in the
top five shows what amazing first halves Gonzalez, Larry Walker, Barry Bonds,
Cliff Floyd and Lance Berkman had. But Helton will retake his rightful place,
his only serious challenge coming from Vladimir Guerrero.
Best starting pitcher, AL (Pedro Martinez): Can
Martinez be the most valuable, even while taking July off? Probably not, especially
with Roger Clemens, Tim Hudson, Freddy Garcia and even Joe Mays pitching so
well. With all the talk of All-Star snubbery, the guy who has gone virtually
unmentioned a massive snub in itself is Mike Mussina. His knuckle-curve
should be even more effective delivered with a chip on his shoulder, and his
quest for a career-first 20-win season should make Mussina the pitcher to own
in the second half. Honorable mention goes to Hudson and his 2.14 post-April
Best starting pitcher, NL (Randy Johnson): It would
be easy to hand it the Big Unit, and he's always the one to own in strikeout
leagues, but we can't overlook his second half last season (7-5, 3.85 ERA, 1.36
WHIP). Still, his previous second halves were all great. So yes, we'll still
go with Johnson, but his last start of the first half notwithstanding
Kerry Wood is pitching as well as anyone.
Best stolen base guy, AL (Suzuki): Roger Cedeno
still comes up with some head-scratching plays now and then, but his hitting
has taken him off the trading block. A healthy Cedeno in Comerica where
the home team has to manufacture runs means that Cedeno will win the
stolen base title by at least 10 over Suzuki.
Best stolen base guy, NL (Jimmy Rollins): We knew
Jimmy Rollins was a potential bargain at the start of the season, but at the
midway point, we know that Rollins is The Man. The major injury to Furcal and
the numerous dings and slumps of Luis Castillo and Tony Womack mean Rollins
could lap the field. In fact, only a Delino DeShields-pushed Eric Young figures
to push him for second-half honors.
Best saves guy, AL (Kazuhiro Sasaki): You might
know I like closers on teams with a mediocre offense, strong starting pitching
and preferably a nice, big home park. How good a pitcher he is is a factor that
barely makes the top five criteria. If the Detroit Tigers find some good starting
pitching (Jose Lima was a good start), then Matt Anderson has to be considered
after all, Todd Jones tied for the AL lead last season with 42. The Minnesota
Twins fit the above description to a T, meaning LaTroy Hawkins has to be considered,
but if I had to rank them for the second half, I'd go Sasaki, Hawkins, Anderson,
then Derek Lowe, the other guy who had 42 saves last year.
Best saves guy, NL (Robb Nen): If you take away
a couple of Atlanta-induced implosions, Armando Benitez has been his unhittable
self since May. So unless he gets traded, Benitez, Florida's Antonio Alfonseca
and Chicago's Tom Gordon should be your NL 1-2-3.
Best rookie, AL (Suzuki): Well, of course, it's
still Ichiro, who had such a good first half that hardly anyone uses his last
name anymore. After his .400-hitting second half, he will be known as Ichi.
In 2002, he will be the hitting artist formerly known as Ichi.
Best rookie, NL (Albert Pujols): Pujols' dollar
value lead over Rollins dwindled to a mere two bucks by the break, and Rollins
easily will outearn him in the second half. An eight-game road trip to end the
first half took 31 points off Pujols' average.
What we won't see in the second half: Anybody talking about
the "new" strike zone. Maybe it's the even newer "retro" zone. The recent surges
by Tom Glavine and Jim Thome, two of the biggest new zone casualties, are further
proof that the elastic zone has snapped back to its former shape. An encore
by Eminemineminem Doug Mientkiewicz, Joe Mays, Frank Menechino and Mark
McLemore. The Stan Javier farewell tour. Another 3.75 ERA from the Cubs. The
Royals losing 52 games, as they did in the first half or only four fewer
than Minnesota and Seattle combined.
Previous question: Give us your best second-half
Suzuki will push .400
Ichiro gets better. I don't think we've seen anything yet;
once he sees the league the next time around, he is going to shine. I followed
this guy for the past decade and know that he hasn't hit all cylinders yet.
He will hit .390-plus.
Spencer Ansley
Damon going nowhere
Lloyd McClendon will steal more bases than Johnny Damon.
Chris Pristash
Nazareth, Pa.
Bonds can't keep this up
I believe big second halves are in the making for Marlins
first baseman Derrek Lee and Dodgers third baseman Adrian Beltre, as well as
a turnaround for Rick Helling. I'm predicting slides from Matt Morris, Albert
Pujols and Barry Bonds.
Jon Boswell
Woburn, Mass.
All done for this year
My team continues to (stink) and I play for next season.
Tim Dunbar
Towson, Md.
Berkman remains on tear
Lance Berkman becomes the first batter since Jimmie Foxx
to hit .350 with 50 HR and 150 RBI. Astros brass start second-guessing the offseason
trade with Detroit. Come to think of it, they start second-guessing every trade
with Detroit (Daryle Ward aside).
Michael Kuske
San Antonio
Next question: Will there be another Matt
Anderson - a closer breakthrough - in the second half?
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Ford Says Lincoln MKZ Set Monthly U.S. Sales Record in AprilCraig Trudell
Ford Motor Co., speeding the rollout of the redesigned Lincoln MKZ sedan to revive its luxury line, said the model's April U.S. sales set a monthly record that drove a gain of at least 10 percent for the brand.
"We should be right around the 4,000-unit sales mark for MKZ," Jim Farley, executive vice president of Ford global marketing and sales and Lincoln, told reporters yesterday on a conference call. "This would be our strongest sales month ever for MKZ and it will be a double-digit percentage increase for Lincoln as a whole."
Ford is counting on the MKZ, which features a chrome grille inspired by eagle wings and an optional retractable glass roof, to increase demand for Lincoln and contribute more to results in North America, where the company posted record profit and margins last year. Lincoln first-quarter U.S. sales plunged 24 percent, the most of any brand with at least 100 sales.
The MKZ's previous best month was 3,795 in December 2006. Automakers including Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford report April U.S. sales today. Ford may have led U.S. automakers with a 17 percent increase for the month, the average estimate of 11 analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
MKZ deliveries have been improving after Ford ended an arrangement where it was shipping its newest Lincoln model through a second plant. The company's factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, began sending all MKZs directly to dealers after several weeks of shipping some of the cars to a second plant in Michigan for finish work.
'Long Road'
"This is going to be a long road over the next months and years coming for remaking Lincoln," Farley, 50, said on yesterday's call. "It's such an important journey for the company. It will not only need to continue but accelerate for us to continue to be competitive."
The MKZs were put through additional quality inspections and equipped with missing parts at the factory in Flat Rock, Michigan, which allowed Ford to fix problems with the cars without interrupting output of its surging Ford Fusion sedan.
MKZ inventory at dealers was at "very normal levels" in the second half of this month, Farley said during an April 24 quarterly earnings call.
"You'll see in our sales results that the product is being extremely well received," he told analysts and reporters last week. "The hybrid mix is much stronger than we thought. The sales on the coasts are much stronger than we thought, and we should have a really great story to tell at the end of the month."
Date Night
Ford has introduced an online concierge service to the luxury brand's car-shopping process and "Lincoln Date Night," a test-drive program in which potential customers are treated to dinner, to draw more buyers. Lincoln sales plunged to 82,150 last year from a peak of 231,660 in 1990.
"As a challenger brand," Lincoln wanted to "release any of those barriers to just try the product," Farley told reporters yesterday.
About 500 potential customers have taken part in the date night program, he said. In the three weeks that the concierge service has been available at Lincoln.com, "several hundred" leads have been passed along to dealers, he said.
The MKZ is the first of four new models Lincoln has coming over four years. Lincoln began selling the restyled MKZ in January at a starting price of $35,925. About half of MKZ orders being placed with dealers are for the hybrid version, which is priced the same as the conventional model, Farley said.
Ford rose 0.4 percent to $13.71 at the close yesterday in New York. The shares have gained 5.9 percent this year, compared with a 12 percent increase for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.


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Baby, little girl, I love you more than anything in the world. You were my poetry, my muse, my music, you made everything bright and happy. Now the house is dark and sad. Munchquin misses you so much, he misses you cleaning his face and he misses your company.
Sweetheart, I hope against hope we will be together again one day, otherwise I will fall apart even more than I have. My life is hell now and the sadness overwhelms me when I realize you really are not here, that I cannot touch you, see you or kiss you. I sometimes find this so unreal. I'll look at some of your favorite places and see you there. Bibi, I adore you, you are my flower, my sweet little princess, my daughter, my child, everything and there will never be anyone as wonderful as you. You are my beautiful angel and mommy kisses your photos everyday and cries for you many times a day.
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The finale of Germany's "Next Top Model" showed off plenty of skin -- but maybe not the kind the audience was expecting!
During Thursday's finale, host Heidi Klum was ambushed by protesters with the phrase, "Heidi Horror Picture Show," written on their bare chests.
The two topless women were protesting on behalf of FEMEN, a women's equality group.
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Security was quick to remove the women from the catwalk and Heidi brushed off the incident that was edited from the broadcast.
"I have just been seeing boobies in front of me. Too bad it happened at this special moment!" she told the crowd in Mannheim, Germany.
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The rest of the show -- which included performances by PSY, Robin Thicke and Bruno Mars -- went off without further incident.
Contestant Lovelyn Enebechi went on to be crowned the Season 8 winner.
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It was not far. Shluker, hastening along, still muttering to himself, turned into a cross
street some two blocks away, and from there again into a lane; and, a moment later, led
the way through a small door in the fence that hung, battered and half open, on sagging
and broken hinges. Rhoda Gray's eyes traveled sharply around her in all directions. It was
still light enough to see fairly well, and she might at some future time find the bearings
she took now to be of inestimable worth. Not that there was much to remark! They
crossed a diminutive and disgustingly dirty backyard, whose sole reason for existence
seemed to be that of a receptacle for old tin cans, and were confronted by the rear of what
appeared to be a four-story tenement. There was a back door here, and, on the right of the
door, fronting the yard, a single window that was some four or five feet from the level of
the ground.
Shluker, without hesitation, opened the back door, shut it behind them, led the way along
a black, unlighted hall, and halting before a door well toward the front of the building,
knocked softly upon it - giving two raps, a single rap, and then two more in quick
succession. There was no answer. He knocked again in precisely the same manner, and
then a footstep sounded from within, and the door was flung open. "Fools!" growled
Shluker in greeting, as they stepped inside and the door was closed again. "A pair of
brainless fools!"
There were two men there. They paid Shluker scant attention. They both grinned at
Rhoda Gray through the murky light supplied by a wheezy and wholly inadequate gas-jet.
"Hello, Nan!" gibed the smaller of the two. "Who let you out?"
"Aw, forget it!" croaked Rhoda Gray.
Shluker took up the cudgels.
"You close your face, Pinkie!" he snapped. "Get down to cases! Do you think I got
nothing else to do but chase you two around like a couple of puppy dogs that haven't got
sense enough to take care of themselves? Wasn't what I told you over the phone enough
without me havin' to come here?"
"Nix on that stuff!" returned the one designated as Pinkie imperturbably. "Say, you'll be
glad you come when we lets you in on a little piece of easy money. We ain't askin' your
advice; all we're askin' you to do is frame up the alibi, same as usual, for me an' the Pug
here in case we wants it."
Shluker shook his fist.
"Frame nothing!" he spluttered angrily. "Ain't I tellin' you that the orders are not to make
a move, that everything is off for a few days? That's the word I got a little while ago, and
the Seven-Three-Nine is goin' out now. Nan'll tell you the same thing."


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Jobs: A top White House economics spokesman cautions against reading too much into a single month of employment data — and we concur: One month isn't enough. So how about 44 months instead?
'Today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression," Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said on Friday.
But no matter how the White House tries to spin it, August's jobs data, in perspective with the preceding 43 months, were terrible.
Yes, unemployment came in at 8.1% — down from 8.3% the month before. But an improvement? Hardly. Unemployment has been above 8% for 43 straight months — a record.
The only reason the jobless rate fell in August was 368,000 people left the labor force, pushing labor force participation down to a 31-year low of 63.5%. Some 23 million people either don't have jobs, are looking for full-time work or are underemployed.
And the numbers are even worse than they look.
As IBD points out on its front page today, if the labor force participation rate had remained constant during Obama's years in office, unemployment today would be about 11.1%. Some "recovery."
But what about the 96,000 new payroll jobs? That shows growth, right? Afraid not.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, speaking last month, said the U.S. must create "150,000 to 200,000" jobs a month just to keep the unemployment rate stable. So 96,000 is really an awful number for a "recovery."
The White House, during its convention, repeatedly claimed to have "created" 4.5 million jobs. Leaving aside the fact that businesses, not government, create jobs, it's still factually incorrect.
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, payroll jobs in August totaled 133.3 million. The month Obama entered office, there were 133.561 million. So the number of jobs has shrunk.
What really rankles, though, is that Obama and leading Democrats such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi contend the economy would be really humming if the GOP wasn't standing in the way.
That's not what those representing real job-creators believe. "Clearly the economic policies that have been implemented in Washington are failing," said the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, commenting on August's data.
The National Association of Manufacturers was even more specific: "The way to alleviate our economic pain is by enacting pro-growth tax policies, addressing the tough questions on entitlement programs that drive our national debt and putting an end to the regulatory morass that weighs down businesses across the country."
None of which, of course, is proposed by Obama.
By the way, the Congressional Budget Office says that "under current law" — that is, budgets passed by a Democrat-dominated Congress and signed by Obama — unemployment will surge to 9.1% next year as the U.S. economy goes over the "fiscal cliff" and into recession.
The president says he needs more time to turn America around. Looks like time just ran out.


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Originally posted on NESN.com | Last updated 3/3/13
The Florida Panthers' dreadful goaltending situation just got worse. Renaud Lavoie of RDS reports that Jose Theodore has been diagnosed with a torn groin, likely putting him out of commission for the rest of the season. Theodore needed to be helped off the ice just two minutes into Florida's 6-2 loss to Carolina on Saturday. Statistically, the Panthers' play in net has been the worst in the NHL this season, ranking 30th with 3.7 goals allowed per game. Theodore has been in net for the bulk of those minutes, holding a 4-6-3 mark through 15 games. It's easy now to forget that the 36-year-old was a Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender a decade ago, as he ranks 39th in goals against average (3.29) and 35th in save percentage (.893) this season. Losing a player that has posted such poor numbers shouldn't be devastating for a club, but unfortunately for the Panthers, their other option is even less appealing. Backup Scott Clemmensen, who's played in nine games, has been the worst goalie in hockey this season, ranking 42nd out of 42 qualifying netminders in GAA (4.31) and 41st in save percentage (.857). The team's best bet may now be 23-year-old Jacob Markstrom, who was recalled from Florida's AHL affiliate in San Antonio in the wake of Theodore's injury. The 6-foot-6 Swede has started 10 games for the Panthers over the last three seasons, going 2-7 with a 2.77 GAA. He's been victimized by the Panthers' terrible offensive output this season, receiving only one goal of support in each of his two starts. Markstrom is with the team in Carolina but could not dress for Sunday's game after United Airlines lost his goalie pads during the trip from Florida. Another option being tossed around is a trade for Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, who spent five seasons in Florida from 2000-06. Luongo's been splitting time in Vancouver with Boston College alum Corey Schneider and was shelled by Detroit for eight goals is his last outing, but the veteran (5-1-3, 2.11, .916) would provide an instant boost to a Panthers team that may already be out of contention less than halfway through the season. Photo via Facebook/The Florida Panthers
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