text:
Kellen Winslow was in the locker room Tuesday and he spoke to members of the media. He has lost weight and indicated he has battled a staph infection in his elbow, in addition to having knee surgery.
Winslow said he currently weighs 225 pounds, down almost 30 pounds from his listed playing weight of 254 pounds. He also had a wrap on his elbow where the staph infection is located. Winslow said he doesn't know how he contacted the infection, but that was a serious revelation by the second-year tight end.
Winslow admitted he made a mistake getting injured in a motorcycle accident during the off-season.
"It was unfortunate," Winslow said. "You have to adapt. It was a mistake. I just have to prove to Cleveland and myself that I can come back."
Winslow said he is determined to return to the field next season. He says he hopes to be 100 percent recovered by February 2006.
"I'm determined to come back," he said. "I'm disappointed that I'm not playing this year."
Winslow is grateful the Browns have supported him through the ordeal.
"The organization has been behind me," he said. "They've been very supportive of me and I can't wait to come back."
Due to the knee surgery and the staph infection, Winslow said he is unable to either run or lift weights.
"I just chill out at home and play a lot of Madden (video game football)."


text:
Barred Owls Appearing In Unexpected Places
03/23/11 12:50PM Angela Evancie
| Download MP3
This winter's record-breaking snow has taken a toll on our roads and our roofs. But we humans aren't the only ones having a hard time. Vermont's Barred Owls are struggling to hunt prey under the deep snow pack. So the nocturnal hunters are getting creative - and showing up in unexpected places.
VPR's Angela Evancie reports:
(Evancie) Sue Wetmore of Brandon is an avid birder. She's also a photographer - and this year, her album is full of photos of barred owls.
(Wetmore) "So we hit Charlotte, uh, yeah, this was in Charlotte. So we had that owl, then we got to Leicester and we had two more that same day. We had three owls in one day!"
(Evancie) Wetmore waits until the perfect moment to photograph the owls. She saw one a few weeks ago in Brandon.
(Wetmore) "But the owl was sitting in the shade. So I just kept walking up towards him. And finally it just jumped from the shade into the sun, and I got my picture."
(Evancie) The words "sun" and "barred owl" don't usually go together. The owls are nocturnal, and hunt under the cover of night. But this winter, daytime sightings are on the rise.
(Elliot) "Without particularly going to look for them I have seen them probably on five or six occasions."
(Evancie) That's Sue Elliot, another birder. She lives in Rutland, but she hasn't had to go far to spot an owl. In fact, she and her husband, Marv, spent a whole day watching an owl feast on a rabbit - from their kitchen window.
(Elliot) "It was gone the next morning, but Sunday afternoon, round mid-afternoon again, it was back. There was still quite a bit of rabbit left."
(Evancie) Chris Rimmer is the director of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. He says barred owl sightings become more common when the birds are desperate for food.
(Rimmer) "Due to the harsh winter we've had, with a very heavy snow pack, and more recently some icing over, it's become much more difficult for these owls to hunt."
(Evancie) That's because the rodents that owls hunt move underneath the snow. When the snow is deep and layered with ice, the owls can't break through.
(Rimmer) "So they are food stressed, which takes them outside of their comfort zone to places where they may find more concentrated food, which could be near birdfeeders, along roadways where the rodents have to cross."
(Evancie) This may mean more viewings, but it puts the owls at risk. Owls that dive down for prey on the road often get hit. If they survive, they end up at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, or VINS, in Quechee.
[Sound of door opening.]
(Oliver) "This is our intensive care area..."
(Evancie) Meghan Oliver is the wildlife services manager at VINS. She's in charge of rehabilitating owls that arrive with head trauma and broken bones.
(Oliver) "This is one of our owls right here..."
(Evancie) Some of the owls in the ICU are alert. They look you right in the eye and click their beaks loudly. Others look woozy and depressed.
(Oliver) "Here's another example of an owl that's a little bit out of it still. You can see his eyes are not fully open and bright, and he's blinking slowly and he's not sitting on his perch. So he seems a little bit, you know, he's still out of it basically."
(Evancie) VINS has received thirty-nine barred owls so far this winter, and counting. That's up from just fourteen last winter. Oliver says there's one thing Vermonters can do to keep owls away from the roads: Stop tossing apple cores out the car window. The food attracts rodents, and the owls aren't far behind.
(Oliver) "We would love it if people stopped throwing food out their car windows...Save a lot of owls."
For VPR News, I'm Angela Evancie.
You can report any Barred Owl viewings on a database called eBird, whose Vermont information is coordinated by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. If you see a Barred Owl in distress, please contact the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences.
Photos courtesy of Meghan Oliver at VINS

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Retail Investor .org
Measuring your portfolio's performance is necessary to honestly evaluate
whether its excess returns (over the passive index approach) adequately pay
for your time and effort. Of course you may enjoy the 'game' for its own
sake. Regardless, you need to know how much your fun may be costing you. Research shows that investor's perception of their own performance has zero correlation to their actual results.
The following three steps (weekly, monthly, yearly) should keep you in charge of your portfolio,
without allowing it to take over your life.
Investors should make a conscious decision how frequently to monitor their investments. There are two human failings that must
be acknowledged. First, the more frequently a portfolio is monitored,
the more investors are driven by market noise rather than long-term
fundamentals. Second, investors assign a higher mental weight to a $100
loss than to a $100 gain - we are risk adverse. These failings feed off
each other to your detriment. More frequent monitoring allows you to 'see' temporary losses. Those losses will triggers sales even though your other holdings may have profits. Less frequent monitoring is better than
more frequent. Lack of attention prevents flip-flop decisions, and bandwagon jumping, and frequent trading.
One easy way to keep up on the news for your stocks is to create a
at GlobeInvestor.
Click to enlarge.
Notice that each year's return is weighted equally. The multi-year rate of return generated is comparable to other people's. When asked what your long-term rate of return is, this un-weighted calculation is your answer. This is how every index is calculated. This is what every mutual fund does. That is what you would do with any benchmark you use.
If you want to factor into your calculations the timing of your savings/draws don't do it by rejigging your rates-of-return. It is more informative to weight the benchmark returns with those same cash flows (as done in the right column above). Compare your portfolio's ending value to the benchmark's ending value.
While you are documenting your yearly investing results and wealth accumulation, take a minute to record for posterity your personal Pensionable Earnings (from T4 tax slip) and the Maximum Pensionable Earnings for that year (from government sites). It is the ratio of these amounts that gets averaged to determine your eventual CPP benefits. Currently the government can give you a record of your personal PEs, but it is next to impossible to find the historical Maximums. So you cannot make an informed decision to start CPP early, or delay for a higher benefit. Record the facts while they are available.
Some brokers and financial software measure multi-year returns using the Internal Rate of Return (IRR or XIRR) calculation (IRR Calculator). This weights the returns for different periods by the amount of capital you have invested in those periods. When used on a multi-year period it is not a meaningful measure for any kind of comparative purposes.
To see this compare the IRR results of two men invested in the same security, that earn the exact same return each individual year. The only difference is the size of their portfolios to start. IRR calculates a much larger return for Mr B. When your portfolio is small, additional savings are large in comparison. The profits earned in the second year are given more weight by IRR because the additional savings was larger in comparison to the starting portfolio. When your portfolio is large, additions won't change much. Should this matter to your calculated rate of return? Why should Mr B have a higher calculated return? Did Mr B make better investing choices? Was he more lucky? Should he consider his rate of return 'good' or 'bad'?
If the two years' returns were equally weighted, both men would show 2% rates of return.
$100 * (1 + 20%loss) * (1 + 30%gain) = $104 . Use the Present Value of a Dollar function on your calculator with variables PV=$100, FV=$104, n=2. Solve for i% = 2%. This is a more meaningful metric. It shows no difference in their investing decisions. Neither should gloat over the other, thinking they are some financial wizard.
To calculate a portfolio's return visualize your portfolio as a list of securities that includes a line for cash. Imagine a circle around the portfolio. You measure the value within the circle at the beginning of the year, and its value at the year end. You adjust for additions and withdrawals that cross the boundary of the circle.
Dividends and interest income do not cross the boundary. When received, the cash gets added to the line for cash. It never jumps outside the circle. It stays within what you are measuring. Purchases and sales of securities do not involve cash moving in or out of the circle. Debt should also be inside that mental circle around the portfolio, so the measurement of the portfolio's return will include the effects of leverage.
If borrowed from your broker, the negative cash balance will be included in the broker's statements, and interest payments will move cash around inside the circle, but not jump over the boundary. If you borrow to invest using a bank's Line Of Credit or a HELOC the interest payments may increase the debt if not paid, but if paid from some other account they should be treated like cash flow crossing the boundary.
You have to adjust for cash added or withdrawn from the portfolio. The timing of these cash flows affects how much principal was at work earning the profits.
The best way to measure your rate of return is the same way mutual funds do - by 'unitizing' your portfolio and its cash flows. For this you need the value of the portfolio just before the cash flow. The ratio of the cash added/subtracted as a percentage of the account's value at that time, determines the number of units added/subtracted. The Portfolio Transactions spreadsheet includes a box for this calculation.
In the example following there are an arbitrary 100 units outstanding at the start, and one withdrawal and one addition during the year. Each time, the value of the account was recorded and the unit count adjusted for the additions/withdrawals.
There are less exact ways to calculate the return more simply. First calculate the $$ profit =
* (the ending value, plus withdrawals)
* less (beginning value, plus savings added).
To calculate a %return you divide the $$ profit by the amount invested to earn the profit. If there were no cash additions or draws, then the amount invested equals (the portfolio's value at the beginning of the year). The effect of cash added or removed during the year depends on the relative size of the portfolio. Adding $5,000 to a $15,000 portfolio has a huge impact on its calculated % return . But removing $5,000 from a $500,000 portfolio has little impact.
People with large portfolios are wasting their time trying for exactitude. For them, it is sufficient to assume either -
Those people with small portfolios relative to the cash flowing in and out may want more exactitude in measuring their rate of return. The calculation used by mutual funds (above) is better, but some brokerages report the IRR (Internal Rate of Return) metric on their statements (IRR Calculator). Cash flows are weighted by their date. The problem with this metric is that buried in the math is the assumption that while any cash added/withdrawn during the period was NOT in the account it was earning the same rate of return as the IRR result. Most often in the real world that assumption will be false.
What would your return be if you added $100 savings at the start of each month? By Dec 30 you would have $1,200 invested still valued at $1,200 because the stock price was flat. But on the last day the price rises 20% making your portfolio worth $1,440. Your rate of return calculated with IRR would be 38.78%.
Should you pat yourself on the back for almost doubling the return of your benchmark? Were you really smart making some decision? What decision? Is that 38.78% comparable to anything quoted in the markets? What investment went up 38.78%? If you had invested $1,037.61 on Jan 1, and it went up 38.78%, you would have ended up with $1,440 - your actual ending portfolio. But you had only $100 invested at the start, with additional savings trickling in over the year.
IRR is a misleading metric because it presumes that savings added during the year were earning the same calculated IRR percentage return while NOT yet invested. That presumption does not reflect the reality of young people who add savings periodically from their paycheques - before which the money did not exist much less earn a profit. That presumption does not reflect the reality of retirees who withdraw savings periodically to pay for living expenses - after which the money does not exist much less earn a profit.
Most new investors don't want to track returns on a calendar year basis. They want to ignore everything except what they currently own. They want to calculate gains/losses on individual securities from the original purchase. This accomplishes nothing good and encourages bad behavior. Regardless, here is how to make the calculation if you really, really insist.
First, recognize that the returns from an individual security will never be perfectly accurate when dividends are received. To be accurate you would have to include the profits from where-ever the dividend was reinvested. But most people would attribute those gains to the second security bought with the dividend dollars. So it is better to assume the dividend does NOT get reinvested.
If there is only one purchase, the calculation of the holding-period return is simple.
If all the dividends received were used to purchase more shares of the same security (as in a DRIP), then you can be more accurate and include the compounded profits from that reinvested income.
Multiple purchases (or sales) make things a lot more complicated. There is no 'correct' way to handle this. There are different methods that best reflect reality in different situations. The numerator's calculation of $$profit is now -
* the sum of (the ending value, plus interim sales, plus dividends received)
* less the sum of (the beginning value plus interim purchases).
The denominator depends on the timing of the subsequent purchases and sales - how much money was at work earning that profit. You can make the same adjustments here as were suggested in the section above calculating Portfolio Returns. Assume the purchases/sales happened soon after the initial purchase, or just before the final sale, or half happened at the start.
None of the calculations can be considered 'factual'. Each has implicit assumptions built in. Use your judgement.
Please, please don't try to calculate annualized returns for individual assets. There is no point to the exercise. Your desire to do so strongly indicates that you are paying too close attention - which will lead to bad behaviors. Yes, technically you could use IRR to calculate an annualized rate of return, but as shown above, the IRR metric is meaningless and misleading.
We always compare our returns to some metric - usually a large index. It is human nature. It is important feedback you need for deciding whether you should be stock-picking or passive indexing. So how do you pick the correct index?
Use the 'total return' variant of any index. Dividends and interest must be considered reinvested to earn an additional return, just like the cash in your account is used for new purchases. It should make no difference if your holdings pay a higher/lower yield than the benchmark index. It would only be appropriate to use the price-return index if your portfolio's yield equals the index's yield, and you are withdrawing all dividends when received (e.g. in retirement), and nothing more.
You may consider choosing the equal-weighted variant of your index - if it exists. There are arguments pro and con. If your own portfolio is a rough basket of equally weighted stocks, with sector weights more equal than the economy, an equal-weight index may seem more comparable. But your portfolio may be a blend of index ETFs, with high-conviction stock picks making up only 50%. Then a cap-weighted index is more comparable. Also you are probably more likely to include large-cap stocks in your stock picks just because they are so big.
The most commonly heard advice is to calculate a benchmark from a blend of two indexes, since most allocations includes some debt. For a (say) 60/40 equity/debt portfolio use the S&P Index (times 0.6) plus the government long-bond index (times 0.4). The idea is that you know full well you would never achieve the returns of a 100% equity portfolio because of your emotions during crashes. So you own debt to cushion those blows, and benchmark against the resulting lower return.
But when you benchmark a blend of the assets you actually own, you ensure success in matching your benchmark. This misses the point of the exercise. Better to admit you would really like to earn 100% equity returns, but allow yourself (say) a 1% discount for the cost of volatility protection. So you benchmark the S&P 500 index less 1%. By using a set percentage discount from equity returns, you prevent fudging results by changing the chosen debt's maturity. You also see more clearly the ongoing cost of debt's volatility cushion - a cost you only recover during years of market crisis. You would have seen clearly the windfall benefits from owning debt since 1985, as its yields have fallen - even though the debt was bought for safety without the expectation of capital gains.
Think twice before prorating your benchmark with more indexes.
E.g. if you invest outside the country to goose your returns and accept FX risk as a result - it is self-serving to include the foreign index in your benchmark.
E.g. if you start worrying about inflation and change your debt to RealReturnBonds - keep benchmarking to the original long-bond index to find out if your decision pays off.
E.g. if you buy small-cap or value stocks expecting them to have higher returns - do NOT include those indexes in your benchmark.
In all these examples you are essentially stock-picking - trying to goose your returns. The point of benchmarking is to see if those decisions pay off. The point is NOT to create a benchmark that reflects your current holdings. That is self-serving. Your benchmark weightings must be static over the long term - a full business cycle.
Passive indexers often dismiss the proof that individuals can outperform the market, by arguing that the 'wrong' index was used for the benchmark. E.g when Warren Buffett outperforms the S&P Index, they claim "He did not outperform the Value Index and that is what he owns". This argument is wrong because it uses hindsight to determine the benchmark. Buffett is free to own stock, options, debt, futures contracts, etc. He was never constrained to value stocks. He chose what he owns freely. He made the choice to buy value stocks, and beat the market, so he deserves the kudos. Slightly off-topic, here is an excellent analysis of all the factors going into Buffett's good returns (from luck, aptitude, personal contacts, family, business model, business structure, investing choices).
Passive indexers also dismiss stock-pickers' returns by arguing that their benchmark should be risk-adjusted. There is no need to. It has been known for a long time that stock returns are not explained or predicted by risk. Beta was proven useless decades ago. The Fama-French 'risk-factors' have been shown to have nothing to do with risk. And the more recent factors to explain stock returns cannot even pretend to measure 'risk'. See the discussion on the Beauty Pageant page.
Just as important as picking the correct benchmark, is correctly stating your own returns. No cheating.
All the discussion above uses Total Return for measuring performance. In the 2000s, the creation of dividend true-believers resulted in the idea that their objectives and strategies require different performance metrics. All refuse to use Total Return as their primary metric. Many refuse to use Total Return at all. For them, everything is analyzed ONLY with Yield On Cost (YOC), Dividend$ Size and Dividend% Growth.
But there is a disconnect between what the gurus preach and what really matters to them, and probably to you. When given a variety of portfolio results from the choices below, and asked which performed the best, their common sense prompted them to choose the largest $50,000 Portfolio D ... even when the performance metrics they promote indicate quite different choices, and were calculated for them.
Failing to understand the point of the exercise, they felt free to ridicule the question because the answer was so obvious. But that ridicule only validates the conclusion that what really matters at the end of the day, is the Total Return - even for Dividend-Growth investors. The gurus preach the use of other metrics, but what they really value is Total Return.
It is not necessary for the point being made here, but if you like, here are the 'stories' behind the portfolios.
* The only difference between Portfolios A and B is that, on the day before measurement, A switched stocks to buy higher yielding ones. This reset its YOC back to the current yield. But now he can brag that his portfolio is throwing off the largest $$dividend income.
* B was happy to brag how his decision to buy and hold high yield stocks resulted in his portfolio having the highest YOC. The only difference between Portfolios B and C is that C chose to start with lower yielding growth stocks with a smaller payout ratio, whose management undertook to both grow the company and then increase the payout ratio. This allowed C to brag how his dividend$ grew at the fastest rate.
* The only difference between Portfolios C and D is that company management of the stock owned by D decided they could make better use of profits by reinvesting for growth, instead of paying out dividends. The trade-off worked. Although D's dividend income growth was lower. the increase in stock price more than compensated - creating the highest Total Return.
Dividend true-believers feel that a 5% growth in their portfolio's $dividends is a better measure of success than a 5% increase in their portfolio's' $value. They are distorting dividend growth into a measure of rate-of-return. But a $dividend increase does not provide any 'return'. An increase in $dividends declared by a company can be replicated by simply switching stocks into one that pays a larger yield. Yes, an increase in $dividends may indicate that management thinks long-term profits will be higher. But if the stock price does not change, then the market believes the increased dividends will come at the cost of lower growth. It is only when the stock price increases as a result of the dividend increase, that the investor realizes a 'return' - a capital gain measured by the Total Return metric.
It makes no difference what strategy you use. A larger ending portfolio will always give you more spending power today, or a larger income stream for the future. Only the Total Return metric measures this.
P.S. If you are thinking "Oh, this does not apply to me because I am not accumulating wealth. I am retired. What matters to me are withdrawals." Think again. Add an assumption to the story of all the portfolios, that (e.g.) $500 is withdrawn each year. What would change? The metrics for Dividend $$, YOC, and Dividend Growth would stay the same. The ending Portfolio Values cannot be measured without the year-by-year timing of returns and draws, but regardless .... Portfolio D would still have the largest ending $value. Portfolio D would still have the largest Total Return metric. The largest Ending Value allows for larger $draws today AND also provides the greatest promise for future income. Only Total Return measures this performance.
Canadians must keep track of the ACB of your stocks and mutual
funds (the Adjusted Cost Base for Canadian income tax purposes).
Failure to
include all costs means you will eventually pay more tax than you
should. Only securities held outside tax shelters are of concern here because profits within RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs are tax free. All transactions done in foreign currencies are translated into the Loonie equivalent at the exchange rate on the transactions date (not the settlement date).
You increase the ACB of your stocks when ...
You decrease the ACB ...
Staple a sheet of paper to the back of the broker's slip for the original
Canadian Personal Income Tax returns require you to list all the securities sold during the year on Schedule 3. It is MUCH easier to update this schedule at the time of each sale, rather than at year end when you have forgotten or lost your records. The math is simply subtracting the ACB of the shares sold, from the total proceeds, to generate the gain. A calculator and piece of paper work fine. Or you can keep a simple spreadsheet.
© www.RetailInvestor.org


text:
It only takes a minute to get started. Fill out our uncomplicated sign up form and login to the site.
This step is up to you but will drastically raise your chances of having members look at your profile. Write a little something about yourself, your interests and upload your best photograph.
Utilise our website's state-of-the-art search to discover members who are up to your requirements. Or just leaf through listings and discover folks that you find attractive.
Found someone who could be interesting? Drop them a line or just a wink and see what comes of it. With a little luck you'll be on your way to locating your proper date.
It doesn't take long


text:
|Goodrich, David - Dave
|Scott, S.
|Hernandez, M.
|Burns, I.
|Levick, L.
|Cate, A.
|Kepner, W.
|Semmens, D.
|Miller, S.
|Guertin, D.
Submitted to: Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/2/2006
Publication Date: 7/15/2006
Citation: Goodrich, D.C., Scott, S., Hernandez, M., Burns, I.S., Levick, L.R., Cate, A., Kepner, W., Semmens, D., Miller, S.N., Guertin, D.P. 2006. Automated geospatial watershed assessment (AGWA): a gis-based hydrologic modeling tool for watershed management and landscape assessment. Proc. 3rd Fed. Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conf., April 2-6, 2006. Reno, Nevada. 2006 CDROM. Interpretive Summary: When water quantity or water quality is of interest, watersheds are a natural organizing unit in our landscape. Watersheds gather rainfall, infiltrated water, and runoff and typically discharge that water at a stream location or into a body of water such as a lake or estuary. The pathways and processes that affect runoff generation from a watershed result from a complex interaction of the climate, topography, soils, land cover, and land use. Numerous computer models have been developed in to estimate how a watershed produces runoff from rainfall and snowfall. The KINEROS2 and SWAT models are two such examples. These models often require significant data preparation and input to use them. To expedite this task we have developed the AGWA (Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment hydrologic modeling tool (see: www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/agwa). This tool uses nationally available spatial data sets to setup, run, and display the results from KINEROS2 and SWAT. With AGWA and these watershed models, natural resource managers, engineers, and scientists can estimate runoff and places in the watershed that may be prone to flood damage or water quality problems. These users can also evaluate how conservation measures and changes in land use practices might improve water quality. This paper provides an overview of the AGWA tool with selected examples of its application for a variety of uses.
Technical Abstract: The Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA, see: www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/agwa) tool is a GIS interface jointly developed by the USDA-ARS, US-EPA, U. Arizona, and U. Wyoming to automate the parameterization and execution of the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and KINEmatic Runoff and EROSion (KINEROS2) hydrologic models. AGWA uses commonly available, national, GIS data layers to fully parameterize, execute, and visualize results from both the SWAT and KINEROS2. Through an intuitive interface the user selects an outlet from which AGWA delineates and discretizes the watershed using a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The watershed model elements are then intersected with soils and land cover data layers to derive the requisite model input parameters. The chosen model is then run, and the results are imported back into AGWA for visual display. This allows managers to identify potential problem areas where additional monitoring can be undertaken or mitigation activities can be focused. AGWA can difference results from multiple simulations to examine relative change over a variety of input scenarios (e.g. climate/storm change, land cover change, present conditions and alternative futures). The AGWA tool is being further developed for online decision support. and user groups. In addition, a variety of new capabilities have been incorporated into AGWA. An overview of AGWA's capabilities will be presented.


text:
The physical side of cancer includes such concerns as managing pain and side effects. Cancer can affect function, mobility and quality of life. Physical Matters will focus on addressing some of these issues so you'll have some understanding of what might be important to the cancer patients and family members you serve.
In order to find your password, please enter your e-mail address below and we will e-mail your password to that e-mail address.
Not a member?


text:
Home > Sunglasses > Chloé > CE109SL (729)
Free outbound and return shipping
30-day money-back guarantee
Low prices
Free outbound and return shipping
30-day money-back guarantee
Low prices
CE109SL/729 Ophthalmic Glasses
CE109SL is a fashion statement, for which sunshine is not necessarily required, because these sunglasses enhance your natural radiance turning night into day. Would another colour not be a better match for your favourite outfit? Check also the other styles of CE109SLin our 2015, and 2016 Chloé range.
Expressive lines add character to the classical approach, making the glasses a must-have for women. Wearing full rim eyewear, you make it unmistakably clear that you are going the whole hog. The square frame is a classical shape, highlighting the straightforwardness of the personality. The metal frame is very light and comfortable to wear. It is both robust and classy. This brand of sunglasses, of course, also provides your eyes with optimum UV400 protection.
Even if this Chloé is presently not in stock, it is worth ordering now, because the current price can't be beaten. In our online shop we have consistently low prices. You won't get CE109SL at such a low price, not even in the sale.
Need help?
Don't hesitate to call us at
payment methods


text:
Kate Hamilton-Hunter began her working life surrounded by fabrics and pins as a seamstress, for ten years creating everything from curtains to wedding dresses. Then it was back to college to study Embroidery, thinking that this was the next natural step for her. However, four years later a new medium had taken over from cloth and stitch as Kate began to experiment with all kinds of metal, including recycled brass, copper, aluminium, and even recycled baked bean tins - anything she could get her hands on!!
Working with these metals led her to a workshop in the year 2000 with tin artist and sculptor Lucy Casson and Kate's lightbulb moment occured on her way home from Ruthin Craft Centre that evening. The colourful biscuit tins added a new dimension to her work. In that instant, her jewellery collections were born!!
The studio supplies hand-made jewellery made from upcycled biscuit, sweet and toffee tins to nearly 500 stores and many happy online customers.
Kate has won herself a name for innovation with this unusal material and has a knack for searching out the loveliest of tins from all sorts of places! The result is a delicate, unique and totally desirable jewellery collection comprising necklaces, earrings, bracelets and brooches. Kate still loves to work with aluminium as it is so light and delicate, so pieces are available in plain aluminium as well. She is also a trained silversmith and has created a collection of silver jewellery that uses 100% recycled siver, manufactured in the UK.
At the studio can make bespoke jewellery from your own tins and particularly likes making sentimental family heirloom tins into jewellery for all the family.
The KateHH Studio makes every effort to be as eco-friendly as possible and recycle all waste products. They also source many of their jewellery components from UK manufacturers and promise excellent customer service and attention every step of the way.
All jewellery comes gift boxed with an information card/booklet explaining the concept of the jewellery.
Orders will normally leave our studio within 2 working days.
Please see notonthehighstreet.com'sdelivery policy.
Please see notonthehighstreet.com'sreturns policy.
Unit 7, Station Business Park, Pensarn, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 7PX, GB
Please refer to our website - www.katehhstudio.co.uk
Please see notonthehighstreet.com'sterms & conditions.
choose a life less ordinary


text:
Oneida County Woman Killed In Bicycle Collision
A Utica TV station is reporting that an Oneida County woman has died after a vehicle struck her while she was riding her bicycle.
Police in Clinton are investigating the crash in Kirkland. News Channel 2 says the victim, who has not been identified, was not wearing a helmet when she was struck by a pickup truck. The name of the driver has also not been released. Police do say the crash remains under investigation, but no charges are pending.


text:
Hi there. I was hoping to use the Envato API to verify a customer's purchase and give them priority support on my ticket system, however I'm not sure how I can test this to ensure it's working. Is there a way I can test this on my own products?
I recently added this to my own ticketing system.
The way I tested it was by signing up another account and purchasing one of my own products. Unfortunately I don't think there is any other option.
If you contact me I can provide assistance with the PHP code if needed.
You could ask a buyer, eg: Thank you for emailing our support system. In order to provide priority support to our buyers we need to verify the purchase. Please email through a copy of the item purchase code so we can verify the purchase and provide support. Please see this picture for instructions on how to find the item purchase code: https://dtbaker.net/admin/includes/plugin_envato/css/purchase_code_800.png
Then you have a valid customer purchase code and can test the API as much as you like. Or yep, just buy your own item.
Thanks for both of your responses


text:
With modern businesses increasingly reliant upon technology, Breakwater's consultancy service provides essential access to IT experts, ensuring our clients' systems are operating efficiently. Even for larger businesses with a permanent, in-house, IT team the requirement for day to day support can inhibit opportunities to review systems against the perspective of wider industry knowledge. In these situations, Breakwater's consultancy service could provide the strategy required to increase output and achieve business goals.
Breakwater IT have a strong team of consultants with extensive experience working as trusted advisors to small and mid-sized businesses throughout East Anglia and the UK. We provide practical and honest advice in regard to IT infrastructure, and can recommend technology solutions to improve efficiency and maximise return on investment. Some of the ways in which we can help include:
- IT planning
- Identifying technology solutions
- Strategic guidance and advice
Call our team today on
01603 709300


text:
Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites!
Refine or narrow your results by clicking any term in the gray boxes below.
Expand your results by removing any breadcrumb in a gray outlined box above. Click on the blue "X" to remove the term.
Narrow your results by entering a keyword into the search box above. Then click the "Search Within" checkbox, then click on the orange "Search" button.
If you did not find what you are looking for or you did not get any results, try changing your search term(s). See our Search Help page for more tips.
Date: 1935 ca.
Description: This map includes an index on the right margin of industrial plants, churches, schools, and public buildings. Streets, the Rock River, Lake Michigan, parks...
Date: 1921 ca.
Description: This map of Racine is oriented with north to the right and shows labeled streets, Lake Michigan, and points of interest. There are manuscript annotations i...
Date: date unknown
Description: Racine Map key.
Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Racine, with an inset of Racine College.
Date: 1908
Description: A map of the town of Raymond.
Date: 1903
Description: Map shows location of government buildings, schools, churches, parks, and other points of interest. The upper left hand margin features a "Reference" secti...
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at:
© 1996-2017 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706


text:
I am entering the sanctum of Dr. George A. Jones, founder of the Genealogical and Historical Society.
Through an open doorway, I view the 92-year-old teacher/scholar sitting at his large desk. He is surrounded by history — in books, documents and family photographs. His family settled in what became Henderson County as early as 1788.
Dr. Jones hovers over a legal pad that he is filling with penned notes. Each time he reaches the end of a sentence, he raises his pen and emphatically strikes the page with a period. It is decisive and final. After all, his middle name is "Alexander." I sometimes call him "the Great."
He does not yet sense my presence. I turn to leave. I do not want to interrupt his flow of language and idea. Dr. Jones enjoys academic discipline.
There is momentary hesitation. He looks up and calls out to me.
I feel the need to apologize for intruding into his world. "I won't take but a minute of your time," I say.
He likes for you to get to the point. I begin.
I ask him about the significance of the Fruitland Institute to early education in Henderson County.
He leans back in his chair and recalls what Ernest Justus once told him in a taped interview. "Mr. Justus said that around 80 percent of the local teachers, during the early 1900s, were trained at Fruitland Institute.
"The institute was viewed as a starting point for advanced academic study. Superintendent R.G. Anders first studied there before entering Wake Forest University. Ernest Justus, legendary teacher-principal, went to school at Fruitland before he attended Chapel Hill and from there on to further study at Columbia University."
Our discussion shifts to the impact of the Civil War on this county.
We both agree that the Civil War had devastating effects and that recovery took a long time. Education was hard hit, but much progress was made from 1866 to 1885.
Dr. Jones identifies a contributing factor to that progress: "After the Civil War, there were no schools. Small subscription schools developed in community after community. A teacher would collect a simple fee from families to teach their children."
He pauses, then goes directly to the heart of his explanation: "What emerged out of the ashes and despair of a civil war was something indigenous to the unique qualities found in the mountain people. Church support from the Baptist, Congregational and Presbyterian denominations, in particular, helped fill the education need."
I chart the research path laid out before me. Virginia Thompson, Society president, and a corps of volunteers are always there to assist. I am grateful there is a repository and research center of this type in Hendersonville.
As I stand to leave, Dr. Jones turns a question on me — as he so very often does. "Do you know who Frank Clark is?"
"No, I've never heard of the gentleman," I reply.
Dr. Jones smiles and proceeds to answer his own question: "Ernest Justus' first schooling was at the old Upward School. His most valuable teacher — his best, if you will, was a man by the name of Frank Clark, a teacher at the Upward School."
I jot the name down.
My journey first takes me to the publication "The Stranger's Handbook of Henderson County," published by the Board of Trade (Chamber of Commerce) in 1885. I read: "The year 1866 found here an illiterate, poor, helpless and shiftless population. Society was completely disorganized, many were homeless … the school and church buildings were in dilapidated and forsaken condition."
In the same article, Col. S.V. Pickens, a Confederate veteran, describes how things appear in 1885, almost 20 years later: "We find an intelligent, cultured population … the old churches and schools have been repaired and repainted."
The handbook mentions Judson College, the village academy (later to become Rosa Edwards), the Mills River and Blue Ridge academies, and Green Mountain Academy (later to become Fruitland Institute, 1898-1936).
A sanctum, by dictionary definition, is "a sacred place; hence a place of retreat."
Dr. Jones: A man filled with history
I am entering the sanctum of Dr. George A. Jones, founder of the Genealogical and Historical Society.


text:
It only takes a minute to get started. Fill out our simple sign up form and login to the website.
This step is optional but will dramatically boost your chances of getting interest from other over 50s members on the site. Let people know a bit about yourself, your hobbies and upload some good photos of yourself.
Utilise our website's state-of-the-art search to encounter over 50s members who suit your needs. Or just look through listings and encounter singles that attract you.
Identified someone who you find interesting? Send them a message or just a wink and see if they're interested. With a little luck you'll be on your way to true love.
It doesn't take long


text:
"Obviously it's tough [not being in the team]," said Duncan Oughton, 31, the fourth-choice holding midfielder earning what Mitchell calls a "comfortable" $75,000 a year. "But we're winning. And if one of us wins, we all win. That's what it's about at this point." That is, the Crew will share up to $211,000 in postseason bonus money if it wins the MLS Cup, which is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick if you're a developmental players on as little as $12,900 per year.
"It's always nice to have that little extra change in your pocket," said defender Ryan Junge, who made three starts in midseason. "It's a nice atmosphere right now. I like being a part of it. I wouldn't trade this for anything else. I'd rather be on the 28-man roster and not in the 18 than be in the starting 11 of a team that didn't make the playoffs."
"It's not easy," said Crew coach Sigi Schmid. "Those guys that are in that position, they've got to take heart in seeing things like Brad Evans, who hardly played last year and is now in [the] starting lineup. For personal growth, it's a tremendous experience to be part of a team that is successful. You learn how a winner carries himself."
Read the original story...


text:
Program Overview
The undergraduate program in African American Studies at Temple University is dedicated to providing students with an invigorating intellectual experience centered on the inspiring contributions and challenges that Africans, continental and diaspora, have made and confronted on the road to human excellence. Our students are exposed to national and international leaders in African American Studies who constantly push the boundaries of learning from the base of African culture, history, literature, and languages toward the exhilarating knowledge of self and community. With a strong focus on the interrelationship of the African experience in the Americas and the Caribbean our professors are able to guide undergraduate students toward new ways of viewing economic and political realities, ethnic and cultural relationships, religion, and language. Our undergraduate courses are meant to prepare the student for critical and analytical research and creativity. Every opportunity is taken to embrace the student as a significant learner in a vigorous community of researchers and learners. Indeed, Philadelphia, one of the oldest sites of African presence in the United States, is a laboratory for much of our research and teaching.
The goal of the department of African-American Studies is to prepare its majors and minors to take roles of effective agency, participation, and leadership in the intellectual, research, and social activist domains of professional and community life. Temple's African-American Studies majors are represented in such diverse career arenas as law, primary and secondary education and administration, social work, medicine, cultural and artistic institutions, law enforcement, and city government.]
Degrees and Programs of study
- Major in African American Studies – Program Overview and Requirements
- Minor in African American Studies – Program Overview and Requirements
Students who major in African American Studies have gone into more than one hundred different career paths, including medicine, astronaut, zoo administrator, law, professor, mayor, foreign policy advisor, novelist, journalist, sociologist, historian, public relations, teacher, Internet security, registered nurse, librarian, public administrator, bank manager, and cultural analyst. Many majors continue to pursue graduate degrees in African American Studies at Temple or other universities with the objective of becoming teachers, researchers, or professors in African and African American Studies.
Training in African American Studies provides the foundation and tools needed not only to guide your personal and professional aspirations, but also to ensure success in an increasingly cross-cultural and inter-dependent world. Various career opportunities are available at the local, state and federal government levels in policy studies, international relations, diplomatic service for majors in African American Studies In addition, students are provided skills to seek employment with non-profit organizations and public agencies.
Sample of Possible Occupations for Africana Studies Majors:
- College Admissions Officer
- Educational Consultant
- Lobbyist
- Advertising Executive
- Employee Relations Specialist
- Market Research Specialist
- Anthropologist
- Multicultural Educator
- Archivist/Librarian
- Foreign Service Officer
- Museum Curator
- Attorney
- Government Agency Administrator
- Non-Profit Administrator
- Clergy
- Historic Preservation Specialist
- Peace Corps Worker
- Community Advocate/Action Specialist
- Historic Site Administrator
- Politician
- Conflict Management Specialist
- Human Resources Specialist
- Professor
- Consumer Advocate
- Human Relations Officer
- Psychologist
- Corporate Trainer
- International Relations Specialist
- Public Administrator
- Counselor
- International Consultant
- Public Information Officer
- Cultural Affairs Officer
- International Trade Specialist
- Public Policy Specialist
- Customer Relations Manager
- Interpreter
- Public Relations Specialist
- Customs/Immigration Officer
- International Conference Planner
- Teacher
- Editor/Writer/Copy Writer
- Journalist-Foreign Bureau
- Travel Consultant
The curriculum stresses the skills necessary to think critically, write clearly, argue persuasively, and solve problems effectively. Students are exposed to theory and research in a variety of subject areas and are encouraged to engage in active research and service beyond the classroom. Majors and minors in our department will take courses examining issues of race, history, literature, politics, religion, Afrocentricity, Kawaida, Negritude, Hip Hop culture, African Americans in cinema, theatre and language. Thus, our courses explore African agency, Caribbean culture, African American politics, African Americans in sports, the psychology of African Americans, and the African origin of civilization. During the 2013-14 academic year we will offer students special occasions to celebrate Temple's 25th anniversary of the creation of the African American Studies doctoral program. Students in our courses will be introduced to numerous visiting scholars who will visit during the year.
For detailed list of courses and course descriptions see "African American Studies" courses under University Course Descriptions.
The Department of African American Studies supervises the Temple in Ghana program, which allows students to study for six weeks during the summer at the University of Ghana in Accra. Learn more about the Temple in Ghana program by visiting the program's web site.
The department has a limited number of work-study and regular student awards that might assist undergraduates in special circumstances.
Awards and Scholarships
The department offers three internal awards for graduating seniors—two privately-sponsored awards for outstanding academic performance and one departmental award for outstanding service. The Department of African American Studies supervises the Temple in Ghana program, which allows students to study for six weeks during the summer at the University of Ghana in Accra. Academic awards are given annually at the Department's celebration held the week before Commencement. All African and African American Studies students are eligible for the awards for academic excellence below. Students receiving the awards must have outstanding academic records. See a list of available departmental awards and scholarships.
Undergraduate Resources
The Charles Blockson Afro American Collection located on the first floor of the Sullivan Building is the fourth largest non-circulating collection of books and memorabilia about the African world. It contains important collections of correspondence, papers, letters, periodicals, offprints, and very valuable and historical manuscripts and books.
General resources:


text:
One of the most beatiful and relaxing settings in nature is the sight and sound of a gentle stream slowly finding it's way down a rocky hillside, tumbling from one natural cascade to another.
It is now possible to recreate this idyllic setting, even capturing the distinctive sound of water running over rock.
Using any of the Rockways Cascade systems, the professional landscaper and D.I.Y. gardener alike can achieve a remarkable water feature with products that have been designed to look and feel exactly like natural rock, blending in perfectly with nature.Impossible to tell from real slate, these lightweight water features enable you to build a water feature in minutes that will last a lifetime. The Ultralite material is strong and weather resistant and is guaranteed for 20 years.
Blanketweed is the curse of most koi and pond keepers.Click here for some great blanket weed products, Evolution Aqua has blanketweed inhibitor, try Goodbye blanketweed or Viresco Koi or maybe Blagdon Blanketweed control unit.
Cascade are leaders in Pond filtration products. We stock Laguna, Hozelock, Eazy Pod, Nexus Eazy, Aquadyne bead filters. Cascade can give expert advice on all filtration for your koi pond or water garden project.
The most common method of koi and pond construction is with a butyl pond liner.
Cascade sell Butyl pond liner, Pvc pond liner. Online Shopping at KoiBitz gets the best Butyl and Pvc pond liner prices in the UK.
Cascade offer a vast selection of Pond pumps for watergardening, waterfalls, filtration
Call into one of our branches for Expert advice on all aspects of pond pumps and filtration. We stock pond pumps from Laguna, Hozelock, Oase, Blagdon.
Design by Rebus Design | Extreme Creations | Web Design Yorkshire | Koi For Sale


text:
Bourke Flip Down Shield- Fire Helmet Borke Bork Bourkes
- Sold for: Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Item Category: Militaria & Weapons
- Source: eBay
- Sold Date: Dec 23, 2006
- Channel: Auction House
You are bidding on a new Bourke Flip Down Shield. The shield is SMOKE and comes with mounting hardware. This flip down and hardware will fit any helmet that can accomodate a flip down.Please note that these are SMOKE lenses...the plastic you see is a protective peel off to keep the lens from getting scratched. Buyer to pay fixed 4.05 shipping charges anyw in the US.


text:
5 Weight-Loss Truths Hidden in Trendy Diets
Pictured Recipe: Bean & Salmon Salad with Anchovy-Arugula Dressing
Apply these secrets from fad diets to your healthy weight-loss plan.
It's January and many of us have weight loss on the brain. Perhaps you're psyched about using the latest, greatest plan to slim down this "diet season." Honestly, I've never been a fan of trendy, fad diets. They make ridiculous promises. Sure, you may drop 10 pounds in a week eating cabbage soup and little else, but once you go back to eating like a normal person you'll gain it right back.
That's the biggest problem with most fad diets: they generally don't give you eating patterns that you can stick to long-term. Essentially, they set you up to fail.
But I'll be the first to admit that there are kernels of truth buried in the shaky "scientific" rhetoric of many popular plans—real advice that will help you lose weight healthfully.
Without further ado, I give you 5 weight-loss secrets I've found hidden in fad diets... and how to apply them with common sense to your own healthy weight-loss plan.
—Nicci Micco, M.S., Content Director, Custom Publishing & Licensing


text:
pegasus banner stand download ACnP free file
== Search results for pegasus banner stand ==
Searched file: pegasus banner stand
*Filename: pegasus banner stand.zip
*Year: 2015
*Total Downloads: 33757
*Uploaded: 02/17/2015 11:24:04
*Type: WinZip
*Supported OS: All
== Searches related to pegasus banner stand: ==
02/17/2015 11:24:04
We offer superior quality Roller Banner stands and Portable banner stand and Banner Displays at very competitive prices.Economy roller banner stand Retractable exhibition roller banner Ideal for volume point-of-sale applications and displays Graphic rolls up into the baseMega Imaging offers banner display stands, portable display stands, poster stands, Brochure Stand, retractable & non-retractable stands in Toronto, Ontario and Canada.Redcliffe's replacement banner stand graphics are made using only the very best materials available to provide you with both value for money and long life.Description Pegasus is one of the largest format tension banner in the range making it ideal for exhibition environments and backdrops for presentations and branding.Omega Backdrop Banner Stands Sturdy, fi xed poles make for a reliable and portable backdrop. Omega backdrop banner stands aff ord the same portability as other large ...Banner Stands, Retractable Banner Stand, Outdoor Banner Stands, Roll Up Stand, Pop-Up Trade Show Displays, Popup Exhibits, Banner Stands, Booths, Literature …Roller Banner Stands will work with you to find the perfect exhibition display Banner Stands solution, regardless of your budget with full money back guarantee on all ...Banner stand, wide choice is simple to use tension and telescopic freestanding banner stand displays for company and product promotion at exhibitions and events.Tension banner stands are lightweight, highly portable and simple to use. The tension banner stand is a very popular and cost effective free-standing display that ...
pegasus banner stand
== Related Links: ==
da form 5748 r download how to figure out body fat percent how to induce asystole Drill My Ass 2 karin dub download how to grow esperanza how to give great deep throat how to comit suicide by bejeweled 1.1 crack aquapac waterproof mp3 case star wars battlefront 2 cheats x brook wylde love my sister executor guide manual organizing how to draw amy tied up idol fractured mp3 blog how to spread out cards shop for x box game abbie cat serve to be served the incredible cheats ps2 how to separate chicken stock lenovo sl300 manual here come the kraken joke lyrics to country songs kids turkey game book titles grammar lyx rus download how to winterize volvo penta how to start a perfumery zend encoder 3.6 crack Autodesk 3ds Max 2010


text:
Why Choose Us
It's important to know that your investment stays within your community. We purchase our raw materials locally, manufacture our products locally, do business locally and donate, all within your community.Read More...
Wide Variety
We stand behind everything that we offer because all of our products are of the highest quality which will ensure your satisfaction. We also offer the largest selection of finishes and details, providing you with more custom options.
Contract Number ROC 234986
The Closet People is a locally owned and operated company in Glendale, Arizona, serving all of Arizona.We have made a strong presence in our community and are continuously striving to offer the best to our customers, something you will quickly realize when you choose us.
From design to installation, our employees are highly trained and committed to providing the highest levels of service available. No matter what size or how complex the job, we have the experience and knowledge to do it right the first time, on time and on budget. Our professional design consultants are experts in assisting customers like you with creating the perfect space, designed specifically for your needs.
We have built our customer base through hard work and determination, something which has allowed us to become the company we are today. Whether you're looking for custom closets or a new home office design, we're here to help. Our free in-home design service will help you create a custom system designed exclusively for your home or business.
Feel free to take a look around our site to learn more about our services. If you have any questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact us at any time.


text:
Jim Gavin lambastes Pat Spillane and 'The Sunday Game'
- Gaelic Football
- June 25, 2017, 19:48
Dubs manager withdraws co-operation with broadcast media after Connolly coverage
Compliant Westmeath taken apart by Dublin machine
- Gaelic Football
- June 25, 2017, 18:07
Between the 13th minute and half-time, Dublin scored 1-11. Westmeath only scored 0-1
Men in white coats. The strange life of the GAA umpire
- Gaelic Games
- June 24, 2017, 14:31
Nameless, faceless band of brothers are an essential component in the Association
Cork leave Waterford scalded to qualify for another Munster final
- Gaelic Games
- June 19, 2017, 01:00
Kieran Kingston's side have too much for curiously wan Waterford
Daniel Flynn and Cathal McNally lead the way for Kildare
- Gaelic Football
- June 18, 2017, 20:32
Cian O'Neill's side were far superior, with their full-forward line scoring 2-9 from play.
Cork retain vim and gusto to sink Waterford at Semple Stadium
- Hurling
- June 18, 2017, 18:09
Rebels too lively for leaden opponents as they defy baking heat to reach Munster SHC final
Kildare blossom and Meath wilt in the Tullamore sunshine
- Gaelic Football
- June 17, 2017, 20:54
O'Neill's side show they are Dublin's closest Leinster challengers after first half rout
Cian O'Neill: 'I'm physically sick when we lose a game'
- Gaelic Games
- June 17, 2017, 07:00
Experienced coach aiming to lead his native county to a first Leinster final since 2011
Champions Dublin await victor of Meath and Kildare fixture
- Gaelic Football
- June 17, 2017, 06:00
Westmeath retain edge over Offaly going into this replay with home advantage set to tell
Tight contest in prospect between Donegal and Tyrone
- Gaelic Football
- June 17, 2017, 05:00
Roscommon wary of young Leitrim outfit keen to break fixture's 17-year losing streak
Darragh Ó Sé: Twitter reminds me why I'm glad I'm done playing
- Gaelic Games
- June 14, 2017, 07:45
Social media is the biggest change in intercounty football in a generation
GAA weekend that was: All is far from okay at Kilkenny
- Gaelic Games
- June 12, 2017, 12:00
Of seven matches they've played this year, Cody's men have only beaten Dublin and Cork
Wexford make the summer sing as Lee Chin leads changing of the guard
- Hurling
- June 11, 2017, 14:31
Inspirational performance from captain sets off incredible scenes at Wexford Park
Magnificent Wexford blow the summer wide open
- Hurling
- June 10, 2017, 21:05
Kilkenny decidedly second best at Wexford Park as Slaneysiders secure famous win
Liam Dunne happy he did his bit in building up new Model
- Hurling
- June 10, 2017, 07:00
Former manager says Wexford must expect to be 'hit head-on' by a fired-up Kilkenny
Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford aim to set the championship alight
- Gaelic Games
- June 10, 2017, 06:30
In football and hurling, this weekend's intriguing match-ups hold huge promise
Opportunity knocks at just the wrong time for Tipperary
- Gaelic Games
- June 10, 2017, 05:30
Suspension and injuries could ruin their chances against a vulnerable Cork team
Louth to play Longford in pick of round one football qualifiers
- Gaelic Football
- June 6, 2017, 09:50
Leinster sides both on an upward curve, Carlow can bounce back against London
Clare's O'Donnell and McGrath spell double trouble for Limerick
- Hurling
- June 5, 2017, 05:58
Talented duo to the fore as Clare book place in the Munster final for first time since 2008
Clare keep Limerick at arm's length to book Munster final spot
- Hurling
- June 4, 2017, 18:09
Shane O'Donnell grabs two goals as Banner back in final for first time since 2008
Dublin eventually get heads around Carlow's siege mentality
- Gaelic Football
- June 3, 2017, 21:02
Diarmuid Connolly's discipline will be a talking point long after the game is forgotten
Carlow the makeweight as Dubs get ready to roll
- Gaelic Football
- June 3, 2017, 06:00
It's as low-key an entry into the summer's business as Jim Gavin's side have seen
The weekend's GAA previews
- Gaelic Games
- June 3, 2017, 06:00
All-Ireland champions Dublin begin their campaign against Carlow, Clare face Limerick
O'Sullivan's doping ban shows how hard it is to make GAA sanctions stick
- Gaelic Games
- May 30, 2017, 01:00
Kerry footballer owned up straight away to minor offence, but appeals delayed the case
GAA weekend that was: Ulster Championship the flag bearer no more
- Gaelic Football
- May 29, 2017, 12:33
Tyrone have pulled well clear of bitter rivals Derry and it is symbolic of a wider pattern
Tipping Point: Toll taken by Lions tours is surely not sustainable
- Sport
- May 29, 2017, 06:30
Test series against the All Blacks will be great sport but players cannot sustain the pressure
Paul O'Connell: Lions hamstrung by taxing schedule
- Rugby
- May 27, 2017, 06:00
An extra week after the end of the season would have made all the difference
Cork and Tipp set the summer alight and we've only begun
- Gaelic Games
- May 22, 2017, 06:30
An epic encounter in Thurles saw the championship blown wide open early on
Ched Evans's comments about consent show he has a lot to learn
- Sport
- May 22, 2017, 06:30
If Evans is going to talk about rape culture he needs to steer clear of victim-shaming first
Breathless, brilliant, bewildering: Cork sink Tipperary in epic
- Hurling
- May 21, 2017, 18:07
Munster championship roars into life as vibrant Rebels ransack Semple Stadium
Monaghan made to work before pulling clear of Fermanagh
- Gaelic Football
- May 20, 2017, 21:15
Visitors give a good account of themselves in Clones but can't keep pace after the break
When small Fermanagh victories mean as much as All-Irelands do to Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- May 20, 2017, 07:00
Fermanagh's Tomás Corrigan was fourth highest scorer in last year's championship
County-by-county: Kerry's young guns look to build on league win
- Gaelic Football
- May 15, 2017, 13:30
Munster: Tipperary hoping for another good campaign with Cork still vulnerable
County-by-county: Time for Monaghan to make the next step
- Gaelic Football
- May 15, 2017, 11:30
Ulster: Mickey Harte has built another Tyrone side nobody wants to come up against
Can Leinster's commoners finally challenge Dublin aristocracy?
- Sport
- May 15, 2017, 06:30
The Dubs should make it seven-in-a-row in 2017 but they may soon get a real challenge
A tour of Páirc Uí Chaoimh: The old ground in its best new clothes
- Gaelic Games
- May 14, 2017, 18:00
Cork ground is looking all the better for its €70 million makeover with opening looming
Grey areas for Maurice Deegan – the GAA man in black
- Gaelic Football
- May 14, 2017, 09:00
The referee believes the controversial black card initiative has helped to clean up football
Dublin after dark: one photographer's journey around the city
- Art & Design
- May 3, 2017, 13:00
Andy Sheridan is an accidental photographer, and night-time trips have led to a deeply personal project for Pieta House
Malachy Clerkin: Banks using sport to sanitise their image
- Sport
- May 1, 2017, 06:30
Despite tracker scandal and fines, alcohol sponsorship is seen as being more toxic
Galway's destruction of Tipp adds new layer of intrigue to hurling summer
- Hurling
- April 24, 2017, 06:00
It's hard to imagine any other team putting such hurt on the All-Ireland champions
Glittering Galway run rings around Tipperary to claim title
- Hurling
- April 23, 2017, 17:26
Jason Flynn, Conor Whelan and Joe Canning lead Tribesmen to 16-point win
Tipperary in a strong position to emulate great Kilkenny team
- Hurling
- April 23, 2017, 05:00
The parallels between Tipperary 2017 and Kilkenny 2007 are uncanny
Davy Fitzgerald's pitch invasion lets Tipperary slip into final
- Hurling
- April 17, 2017, 01:01
Five-goal push from All-Ireland champions overshadowed by Wexford manager
Tipperary's sucker-punch goals bring Wexford's run to an end
- Hurling
- April 16, 2017, 17:54
John and Noel McGrath grab two goals apiece at Nowlan Park
João Carvalho: The life and death of a cage fighter
- Sport
- April 15, 2017, 06:00
The Portuguese MMA fighter who died a year ago this week was more than just a headline. He was somebody. This is his story.
Ireland 'safest country in world' to be an MMA fighter
- Sport
- April 14, 2017, 06:00
Year after João Carvalho's death, top neurologist calls for Sport Ireland to recognise MMA
Kerry fend off Dublin comeback to triumph in mini-epic
- Gaelic Football
- April 10, 2017, 06:00
Diarmuid Connolly black card costs champions dear as Kingdom end unbeaten streak
David Moran and Jack Barry win midfield battle for Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- April 9, 2017, 20:04
Lost art of midfield play revived as Michael Darragh Macauley makes a huge impact
Kildare have used league to rid themselves of bad old habits
- Gaelic Games
- April 8, 2017, 06:00
Cian O'Neill's side have got a little better dealing with leads as they face Galway
Colm Cooper retires from inter county football
- Gaelic Football
- April 4, 2017, 07:24
'Gooch' completed haul of all major senior honours three weeks ago with Dr Crokes
Wexford are happy and suddenly all feels right with world
- Sport
- April 3, 2017, 06:30
County players know they will get back from their public multiples of what they put in
Wexford beat Cats for first time in Nowlan Park since 1957
- Hurling
- April 2, 2017, 19:45
Visitors were noticeably fitter, slicker, quicker and more urgent in all they did
Allianz Hurling League previews: It's quarter-final time
- Hurling
- March 31, 2017, 16:15
Wexford will look for positives from Division 1A quarter-final clash against Kilkenny
No lights, no action as Saturday night GAA ruled out
- Gaelic Games
- March 27, 2017, 17:52
Both the final round of football games and the hurling quarter-finals to take place on Sunday
GAA weekend that was: Roscommon breaking the wrong records
- Gaelic Football
- March 27, 2017, 13:29
League suggests there could be a Leinster awakening stirring in Dublin's shadows
Tipping Point: Harrington could be media voice golf needs
- Sport
- March 27, 2017, 05:58
It's hard to think of a sport less blessed by the quality of its ex-pro punditry than golf
McLoughlin's late point helps Mayo take one against the head
- Gaelic Football
- March 26, 2017, 19:56
Stephen Rochford's side win Tyrone clash to move towards safety
Sports photography: Feeding the beast with raw beauty
- Sport
- March 25, 2017, 08:00
Reader competition: The best sporting picture wins a Canon EOS 750D camera
Roscommon in doldrums after dream of breakthrough turns sour
- Gaelic Games
- March 25, 2017, 07:04
Kevin McStay's tenure promised so much but the decline has been quick and awful
Ireland 0 Wales 0: Wales player ratings
- International
- March 24, 2017, 23:48
Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over the visitors after an aggressive encounter in Dublin
'Everybody loves Seamus and it's hard to see him go like that'
- International
- March 24, 2017, 23:32
There was a downbeat mood among the Ireland squad as they left the ground
Ireland 0 Wales 0: Ireland player ratings
- International
- March 24, 2017, 21:58
Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Martin O'Neill's side after Aviva Stadium draw in Dublin
Fitzmaurice: 'Young players got a real look at the top level'
- Gaelic Football
- March 20, 2017, 14:51
Kerry manager was impressed with his side after they managed a draw against Dublin
Tipping Point: Dublin express barrels down the Kerry track
- Sport
- March 20, 2017, 06:30
Boisterous roses are in bloom, but it's a long way to Tralee if you haven't got a beer
All still to play for in top two divisions of football league
- Gaelic Football
- March 20, 2017, 01:00
With only a straight final between top two sides in Division One this year, it's cut-throat business
Dublin equal unbeaten record in Kerry's own backyard
- Gaelic Games
- March 18, 2017, 21:12
Paul Mannion's late point denies the Kingdom victory in physical Tralee encounter
Cuala GAA: the result of culchie Dublin enveloping its poshest village
- Hurling
- March 16, 2017, 20:00
Two Darts have been commandeered to bring the Dalkey club's supporters - Ultras and all - to Croke Park for the club hurling final(...)
Tipping Point: Cheltenham win would be fitting reward for Roger Loughran
- Sport
- March 13, 2017, 06:30
Jockey who showed class under pressure over a decade ago one of racing's good guys
Cheltenham festival snapper: 'We're the clowns in the circus'
- Racing
- March 11, 2017, 08:30
The Cheltenham Festival is a busy working week for racing photographer Pat Healy
Jamie Clarke eyeing unfinished business with Armagh
- Gaelic Football
- March 11, 2017, 01:00
Year in New York has merely whetted the appetite of one of Ireland's top forwards
TV View: Ireland more than tested on a big, big night in Cardiff
- International
- March 10, 2017, 23:30
After all the hype the tackle count tells the story of a brutally enthralling encounter
Dublin seem to be getting stronger as they tick games off
- Gaelic Football
- March 6, 2017, 05:30
It's now 33 games unbeaten for the All-Ireland champions, stretching over two years
Dublin barely break sweat as they cruise past Mayo
- Gaelic Football
- March 4, 2017, 21:07
It's now 33 games unbeaten for the All Ireland champions as they brushed aside rivals
Mayo can finally end Dublin's unbeaten streak
- Gaelic Games
- March 4, 2017, 06:00
Allianz Football League weekend previews
Fitzgerald and McEnaney have fired up the mood in Wexford
- Gaelic Games
- March 4, 2017, 06:00
With the hurlers and footballers both on top of their league, optimism is running high
When the game is on the line, nobody does it better than Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- March 4, 2017, 01:00
Mayo return to Croke Park to face a Dublin team they've never beaten under Jim Gavin
GAA on a collision course with players over structural changes
- Sport
- February 27, 2017, 06:30
Carrying on with Super-8 proposals despite GPA and CPA opposition looks terrible
GAA Super 8: Club players live to die another day
- Gaelic Football
- February 25, 2017, 16:33
CPA recognition motion withdrawn, as Congress fail to grasp reality on the ground
GAA Congress vote in favour of 'Super 8' round-robin
- Gaelic Games
- February 25, 2017, 11:27
All-Ireland finals have also been brought forward three weeks into month of August
Weekend GAA previews
- Gaelic Games
- February 24, 2017, 18:45
Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over this weekend's Allianz League matches
Something a bit off as Duffer, Liam and Ronnie fail to grasp new gizmo
- Champions League
- February 23, 2017, 09:40
TV View: Lads, we've this new screen thingy – ye best stand beside it
GAA without its make-up on proves a beauty as club finals deliver
- Gaelic Games
- February 19, 2017, 20:44
Glenbeigh-Glencar and Westport were the teams celebrating after two dramatic games
Waterford edge Kilkenny and Wexford continue winning ways
- Gaelic Games
- February 13, 2017, 01:00
Donegal register first win of 2017, while London vanquish hot favourites Carlow
Monaghan and Cavan draw in a scurvy dog of a game
- Gaelic Football
- February 12, 2017, 17:47
Low-scoring game like watching identical twins slap each other in the face for an hour
Youthful Dublin face big task against All-Ireland champions Tipperary
- Hurling
- February 11, 2017, 05:44
Allianz Hurling League: round one previews
From Rivaldo to Breffni Park, TG4 have led the way on sport for others to follow
- Gaelic Games
- February 11, 2017, 05:30
For two decades now, the Irish-language station has had sport as a key part of its make-up
Dara Ó Cinnéide disappointed at the end of Seó Spóirt on TG4
- Sport
- February 8, 2017, 11:39
'I disagree with it, they feel the days of sitting on a couch analysing games is gone,' he said
Kildare learn their lesson to put mediocre Meath side to the sword
- Gaelic Football
- February 5, 2017, 18:09
Cian O'Neill's side conjure an excellent response to O'Byrne Cup defeat to Dublin
Weekend GAA previews
- Gaelic Games
- February 4, 2017, 05:10
Allianz football league and All-Ireland club hurling semi-final
Shane Ross wants FAI to fully implement 2002 Genesis report
- Sport
- February 1, 2017, 22:00
Oireachtas Committee attacks FAI CEO John Delaney over refusal to answer for Fifa €5m
Many Clouds' death asks even harder questions of racing
- Sport
- January 30, 2017, 06:30
Was 2015 Grand National winner run until he dropped? And are we okay with that?
Ciara Mageean and Ciara O'Sullivan: injuries to a sense of self
- Sport
- January 30, 2017, 01:00
'The mental legacy of a sports injury is an awful lot more traumatic than the physical'
Richie Sadlier: 'You're alone with your thoughts and that becomes scary'
- Sport
- January 27, 2017, 12:00
In the first of two-part series, Sadlier and Bryan Cooper speak about injury
Tipping Point: TDs fumble the ball at Dáil committee on sport
- Sport
- January 23, 2017, 05:54
Golden opportunity wasted to hold chiefs of Irish sport to account on issues of substance
Dublin squad hopefuls beat Kildare to highlight Leinster quality gap
- Gaelic Football
- January 22, 2017, 18:52
Cian O'Neill: 'We are disgusted to lose like that, that we should have been controlling'
Unfocused inquisition proves no sweat for sports chiefs
- Sport
- January 19, 2017, 06:30
John Delaney, Páraic Duffy and Philip Browne run rings around Dáil committee
New GPA CEO Dermot Early not to be underestimated
- Gaelic Games
- January 18, 2017, 01:00
The former Kildare midfielder is a safe pair of hands but he comes with a hard edge
Séamus Hickey expects Limerick to show fight against Clare
- Hurling
- January 17, 2017, 16:54
Defender agrees seven-goal defeat in Munster Hurling League was unacceptable
Tipping Point: TV saved soccer – but viewers pay . . . and pay
- Soccer
- January 16, 2017, 05:00
Uefa reckon financial fair play turned clubs' fortunes around but they're kidding nobody
Different Strokes: Jim Furyk to make America great again
- Golf
- January 10, 2017, 08:41
Meanwhile, Lee Westwood's horse resembled his attempts to win a major
Most Read in News


text:
Men with smaller testicular volumes have more nurturing-related brain activity, and are more likely to be actively involved in their children's lives, U.S. anthropologists say in a new study.
The study included 70 biological fathers, between the ages of 21 and 43, who had a child between the ages of one and two. All fathers were living with the child and its biological mother.
Fatherhood today: Dads are more engaged with their families than ever, Canadian researchers say
Defying the outdated image of absent fathers, today's dads are more visible than ever, both in sheer numbers and in domestic life.
Whether biological, adoptive or step, fathers recently reached a record 8.6 million in Canada — enough to populate Toronto more than three times over. They're also a stronger presence at home, with Statistics Canada reporting that dads are logging more time with their kids, doing a greater share of housework, and engaging in family life like never before.
In other words, the tie you bought for Father's Day might not cut it.
Mothers and fathers were interviewed separately about the father's involvement in hands-on childcare, including daily tasks such as changing diapers, feeding and bathing a child, and staying home to care for a sick child. The men's testosterone levels and testicular volume were also measured.
As the men were given photos to view of their own child and similar photos of an unknown child and an unknown adult, their brain activity was being monitored.
The findings revealed that the father's testes volume correlated with activity in the part of the brain system associated with reward and parental motivation. Fathers with smaller testes were using this brain region to a greater extent when looking at photos of their own child.
Results also showed that both testosterone levels and testes size were inversely correlated with the amount of direct paternal caregiving reported by both parents in the study.
The goal of the research was to determine why some fathers invest more energy in parenting than others, as the role of fathers in parenting is understudied at the present time. Size of the testes is also linked to testosterone levels and sperm production. The
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
published the results of the study Sept. 9.
"Even though some men may be built differently, perhaps they are willing themselves to be more hands-on fathers," says Emory anthropologist James Rilling, whose lab conducted the research. "It might be more challenging for some men to do these kinds of caregiving activities, but that by no means excuses them."
'It could also be that when men become more involved as caregivers, their testes shrink'
It is also important to note that many economic, social and cultural factors can influence a father's level of caregiving, and although the study's results are significant according to its authors, the correlation claimed between testes size and caregiving was not a perfect one. Causation, for instance, is far from proved.
"We're assuming that testes size drives how involved the fathers are," Rilling says. "But it could also be that when men become more involved as caregivers, their testes shrink. Environmental influences can change biology. We know, for instance, that testosterone levels go down when men become involved fathers."


text:
Home > Resources >Free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
[Hot] Free Transfer iPhone iPad Photo/Video/Music without iTunes
Get & Download WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe Free for 2017 Christmas
Many free video converters are available in the market, but only with insufficient functions, which can hardly meet the increasing and advanced video conversion demands. Although there are some ways to get some famous video converter free, there are always watermarks, as well as time and functional limitations added literally.
When you are using most of such free video converters, you are in all possibility to encounter one or more of the following situations, for example:
- You can only use the free video converter for about five minutes;
- You may fail to convert some high definition (HD, multi-track hd) videos, such as MKV, AVCHD, MOD, TOD and M2TS;
- You can only convert video to a limited number of video formats, not all of them;
- You cannot directly convert video for iPhone 7/Plus, iPad Mini with Retina Display, HTC New One, New Nexus etc;
- The video converting process may not as speedy and stable as you expect;
- The video converting freeware may output and convert video with intolerably prominent quality loss.
Now is the chance to explode such destiny, because you may be a lucky guy to free get WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, a great video converter, one of the best sellers in the market! Here the freebie does not refer to WinX Video Converter, nor the trial version, but the full-licensed WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe totally free out of charge!
HOT Search: Video Converter, DVD Ripper, Slideshow Maker, Christmas Giveaway, 10 Best Giveaway Sites
How to Get and Download Free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe for 2017 Christmas
Due to WinXDVD giveaway sometimes, the latest version of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe is free available for all folks. Please keep tuned!
If it is NOT good timing, you can also get free DVD video software from the developer company by participating the "Win Free Copy" campaign, only if you are in charge of a blog, a forum, or a Facebook/Twitter/website page and are willing to run an exclusive giveaway among your readers. >> Send Request Email Now!
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
How to Use Free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
The free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe can convert any video to AVI, MP4/H.264, MPEG, MOV, M4V, MTS/M2TS, WMV, FLV, 3GP and all other mainstream video formats. With 410+ profiles embedded, it can even convert SD/HD videos to iPhone 7/7 Plus/6S, Apple TV 4, Samsung Galaxy S7, etc.
More surprisingly, the free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe can support making photo slideshow, downloading online web videos from YouTube, etc. You can also use WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe free to edit, merge, crop, trim videos, or add your own subtitle files into the video.
If you are in need of free lifetime updates and technical support for the HD video converter for Windows and Mac, you are suggested to click the following buttons:
>>How to Get WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe License Key
>>How to Download WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe Crack
>>How to Get WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe Coupon Code
Still have trouble about free WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe download? Please feel free to Email Us >>
Related Software
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum: Advanced version of free WinX DVD Ripper. Besides converting DVD to AVI at fastest speed in excellent quality, also converting DVD to MP4, MPEG, MOV, WMV, FLV, M2TS, TS, iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android, Samsung, HTC, Microsoft, Google, Sony, Nokia, Asus, Acer, etc. Makes perfect 1:1 DVD to ISO image/DVD folder copy and clone DVD to multi-track MPEG2 file with 5 minutes only. Constantly update to defeat upcoming DVD copy protections.
WinX DVD Ripper for Mac: Mac version WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, best DVD ripper for El Capitan/Yosemite/Mavericks/Mountain Lion/Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard, convert DVD to MKV, MP4, H.264, MOV, M4V videos that are playable on Mac computer, as well as DVD to iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV, iTunes, iDVD, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Air Playit, Android, etc.
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe: Built in hundreds of A/V codecs and equipped with Online Facebook/YouTube Video Downloader and Photo Slideshow Maker functions. As all-in-one HD Video Converter software, it helps you transcode HD video formats like convert AVCHD M2TS to MKV, convert Blu-ray to MKV, H.265/MKV to MP4, etc. Moreover, it is embedded with numerous profile settings for Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony, Microsoft portable devices, iOS, Android, Windows mobiles. Convert MKV to iPhone, MKV to iPad are good examples.
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe: Versatile video conversion utility equipped with online video downloader, video editor and photo slideshow maker. Hundreds of A/V codes & output profiles help convert 4K, 1080p HD, MKV, AVCHD, AVI, MPEG, MP4, MOV, WMV and more without a hitch for playback on iOS/Android/Windows mobiles, Windows (10) PC, Mac etc. Hardware Acceleration to speed conversion up to unparalleled No.1 fast.
Related Source
iPad Air Software Giveaway - Giveaway of Free iPad Air Software for Christmas and New Year
Play MKV/AVI on Galaxy S4/5/6 - Convert MKV AVI to Galaxy S4/5/6 Video – Play MKV AVI Videos on Galaxy S.
Play HD Video on Galaxy Note - Play MKV M2TS Quick Time HD Blu-ray Videos on Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
Play MKV on Galaxy Note 8.0: Convert MKV to Galaxy Note 8.0 – Play MKV Video on Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.
Play MKV on iPad - Convert MKV to iPad supported video to Play HD MKV movie on iPad 3/4/Mini.
Play AVI on Nexus 7 - Convert AVI to Nexus 7 and Play AVI Video Files on Google Nexus 7.
Play AVI on Apple TV - Play AVI Videos on Apple TV Easily Free in 3 Ways.
Play FLV on Kindle Fire - Convert FLV and Play YouTube FLV Videos on Amazon Kindle Fire Free.
Related External Source
DVD Disc - DVD, also known as Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc, is an optical disc storage media format, and was invented and developed by Philips, Sony...
Special Offer: WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
The all-in-one video software that can convert multi-track HD videos AVCHD, MKV, TS, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, SD videos AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MOV, FLV, RM, RMVB, etc. Users can painlessly convert any videos for iPhone, iPad, iPod, PSP, Surface, Android, Samsung, Galaxy, Kindle Fire, DVD players, etc. It also can download YouTube videos and make photo slideshows.Time-limited Special Offer: $49.95 ===> $35.95
Featured Products
- WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
- WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
- WinX DVD Copy Pro
- WinX DVD Ripper for Mac
- WinX HD Video Converter for Mac
- WinX DVD to iPhone Ripper
- WinX iPhone Ripper for Mac
- WinX iPhone Video Converter
- WinX iPhone Converter for Mac
- WinX DVD to iPad Ripper
- WinX DVD to iPad Ripper for Mac
- WinX MediaTrans
- WinX YouTube Downloader
Hot Searches:
Fast DVD Ripper, DVD Rip, Free DVD Ripper, HD Video Converter, Free Video Converter, DVD Copy, YouTube MP4 Downloader, MP4 Converter, DVD Ripper for Mac, Compress Video, MKV to MP4, MKV to AVI, MKV to iPad, MP4 to AVI, M2TS to MKV, AVI to MP4, FLV to MP4, WinX Answers


text:
Tweets from @TBHomeTeam/writers
MORE from our HomeTeam writers.
Fri. May 25, 2012 | John C. Cotey | Email
At Largo
Score: Largo 61, Clearwater 6
Spring game-breakers: Just about every skill player for Largo did something. Reggie Moore returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Juwan Brown was flawless under center, throwing a 25-yard touchdown to Raheem Harvey, finishing a perfect 4-for-4. Derrick Doss ran for 42- and 43-yard touchdowns on consecutive handoffs, and Harry Brown scored on his only carry. But the real stars may have been on defense, which sacked Clearwater quarterback Jordan Leston 10 times and held the Tornadoes to negative yards in the first half. …Frankie Hernandez blocked a punt and Cordell Hudson fell on it in the end zone for a touchdown, then Hernandez stripped the ball free on Clearwater's ensuing kickoff return. Hernandez had seven tackles in the first quarter. …Future stars and current freshmen Donovan Hale and Reggie Campbell hooked up on a 50-yard scoring pass, with Hale doing the throwing. …It was 40-0 after one quarter, and the Largo coaches told players to stop blocking kicks and to fair catch all punts for the second quarter.
Did you know? Largo has a great senior class, but the next generation is also grabbing the attention of recruiters as Middle Tennessee State extended verbal scholarship offers to freshmen Hale and Jonathan Crawford, and sophomores Harvey and Hernandez.
Tweet of the night: Former Largo star and current Buc Leonard Johnson (@LJohnson23) tweeted a picture of the scoreboard, which said 55-0 at the time, to former Clearwater star and current Iowa State linebacker Jeremiah George (@ImJustJG7). Needless to say, @JohnnyHometeam retweeted.
Audible 1: "We just go harder. Even though we beat them, we go hard and we never want to take any team lightly." — Hernandez
Audible 2: "We just have to get bigger and faster." — Leston


text:
|Thread Tools
The Review at a Glance: ( max score: 5 )
Audio/Video total rating:
( Max score: 100 )
Studio and Year: Columbia Pictures 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Feature running time: 97 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 1.85:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD MA 5.1, French DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Starring: Nick Swardson, Stephen Dorff, Edward Herrmann, Don Johnson, Kevin Nealon, Christina Ricci
Directed by: Tom Brady
Music by: Ludwig Goransson
Written By: Michael Diliberti & Matthew Sullivan
Region Code: A,B,C
Blu-ray Disc release Date: January 17, 2011
"There Are No Small Actors. Just Small Parts."
Film Synopsis:
Bucky is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to LA, hoping to follow in his parents footsteps.
My Take:Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a terrible flick, but like the old adage "there is no accounting for taste", and there were times I laughed pretty hard to this dumb and juvenile attempt at comedy. The flick is one big sperm and small penis joke and the plot is a standard comedy road map. We follow Bucky Larson, played by Nick Swardson (Reno 911) as he travels from Iowa to Hollywood to follow in his parents (Edward Hermann and Miriam Flynn) footsteps when he finds out they were 70s porn stars Rosie Bush and Jim Spraysium.
Bucky is a total loser with a huge set of buck teeth and a midwest accent to make the cast of Fargo jealous. Once out in L.A. the movie is saved by its supporting cast as Bucky finds unlikely love with Kathy (Christianna Ricci), a rival porn star in Dick Shadow (Stephen Dorff), a friend in porn director Miles Deep (Don Johnson) and an insane roommate played by Kevin Nealon. We find out that it is pretty hard (pun intended) to become a porn star when you are hung like an ant, until Miles Deep sees the use in porn that makes the average male look good to their woman as opposed to inferior.
Nick Swardson is not someone I still can see as a leading man, and the only way he succeeded at any level here was with the support of the good cast and his costume of ridiculous buck teeth and a dutchboy haircut. The first half of the movie had some really funny bits, but by the midway point the laughs were hard to come by as redundant buckteeth and small penis jokes can only take you so far. When the movie tries to be heartfelt or dramatic it total falls flat and those are the key elements to help a passable comedy become a really good comedy. Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a one trick pony that can appeal to the immature in us, but will be hated by the movie fan in us. After hearing how bad it was, I was surprised by how many laughs the first half did have, but I suspect I am in the minority here. It really isn't as abysmal as critics have made it out to be and sometimes immature and stupid humor is what the filmmakers were going for and just what the doctor ordered (Grandma's Boy anyone?).
Parental Guide:
Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity and some violence.
AUDIO/VIDEO - By The Numbers:
REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
**My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.**
Audio: 86
- Dynamics:
- Low frequency extension:
- Surround Sound presentation:
- Clarity/Detail:
- Dialogue Reproduction:
Video: 92
- Resolution/Clarity:
- Black level/Shadow detail:
- Color reproduction:
- Fleshtones:
- Compression:
I know, I know, this is the make or break aspect of such a classic film. Well I am glad to report that Sony yet again delivers in spades as both Audio and Video were fantastic. There are no compression issues, black levels are superb and the transfer has a three dimensional nice depth to it with fine details that are apparent on every frame. Colors were a bit warm with a yellowish hue over the image, but this was intentional and the colors are still vivid and pop off the screen. The DTS-HA MA track works very well, showcasing the dialogue and soundtrack very well. The sound mix is spot on and the use of surrounds and never overbearing, with some light atmospherics. A very good track that is a nice compliment to the great caliber of video here.
Bonus Features:
- (HD) Laughter Is Contagious
- (HD) Behind The Teeth
- (HD) Gary: Tough Customer
- (HD) Bucky Sparkles
- (HD) Trailers: Jack and Jill, 30 Minutes or Less, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Attack The Block
- BD Live enabled
Final Thoughts:
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a terrible flick, but there were times I laughed pretty hard to this dumb and juvenile comedy. I found it to be a bit better than the terrible word of mouth made it seem as it really isn't as abysmal as critics have made it out to be, and sometimes immature and stupid humor is just what the doctor ordered. The supporting cast really did save the movie and the reference video quality helped make the time more passable. If interested I recommend a rental, but wouldn't go out of my way for it.
Lee Weber
AVS Forum Blu-ray Reviews
Reference Review System:
JVC DLA-RS45 3D 1080p 3D High Definition Front Projector
Screen Innovations Solar HD 1.3 120" 2.40:1 CinemaScope Screen
Denon AVR 4311 Pre/Pro
Sunfire Theater Grand 7201 Amplifier
Sony PS3 Slim Blu-ray Player (HDMI Audio/Video)
MK Sound S-150MKII LCR
MK Sound S-150T Tripole Surrounds
MK Sound MX-350MKII Subwoofer
Ya I was generous, but I did laugh more than expected.
Well, I liked GRANDMA'S BOY...far more than any Adam Sandler movie. I liked Linda Cardellina and since I also like Christina Ricci (I was an extra on PAN AM...*sigh*) I'll at least see this as a rental. What? You mean we aren't allowed to rent anymore? Well, thankfully, Sony has at least not gone the 28 - 56 day delay route with stripped down rental copies. So there's still a chance.
Did you see it? I laughed a whole bunch.
So there is a wait list for films to burn in hell?
And I am glad Bucky Larson had such a profound impact on you!
This. For all its faults it had me rolling
Holy cow this movie was stupid.
Way more stupid than I ever expected....so stupid in fact that at about 3/4 of the
way through the movie...I texted my friend to tell him he has to watch this movie!
I cant believe how much I laughed! Ill probably watch this one again sooner rather than later!
(Bet Ill watch this one sooner than Ill watch Battleship a second time!)
P.S. To the poster who wanted more boobs....well Duh...what movie ISNT better with more boobs?
|Blu Ray Movies , Bucky Larson Born To Be A Star Blu Ray
|Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Show Printable Version
Email this Page Email this Page
|Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


text:
U.S. likely to widen ban on profiling of criminal suspects
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is likely to broaden a ban on investigators profiling criminal suspects by race to include religion, country of origin, gender and sexual orientation, a person familiar with an internal review said on Thursday.
Expanding the ban would mark a major policy shift for U.S. law enforcement and would address a frequent complaint by minorities in America who feel they are singled out for unwarranted extra scrutiny.
It was not certain when a final decision would be made, according to the person familiar with the review, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Federal agents have been prohibited from profiling suspects by race in almost all cases since 2003, but complaints persist of the unwarranted targeting of religious or other groups, including Muslims and Sikhs.
Eric Holder, the first black U.S. attorney general, began a review of department policy in late 2009, the same year he took office as an appointee of President Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States.
"We've all seen heart-wrenching stories of misguided racial profiling," Holder said in a June 2010 speech to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
"But we must always remember that virtually all of our nation's law enforcement officers serve their communities honorably - and risk their personal safety - every day."
He said at the time that the Department of Justice would not "stand idly by" as some law enforcement departments engage in discriminatory policing. Continued...


text:
Hiring is two way street - Does the employee want to hire you ?Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 11:58
We were executing a project for one of our esteemed clients. This project was to be done in one of the niche skills, which our organization did not have. The project was related to a document management system, but most part of the product we were using had to be customized.