text:
Google search
VB search
In The Ring!
K-1 Grand Prix
Other MMA & Amateur MMA
MMAF Blogs!
MMAF Member Competitions
Foreign Speaking MMA Discussion
MMA Event Calendar
General MMA Discussion
Bellator FC
MMA Classifieds
MMAF Competitions
MMA Forum Fantasy Fight League (FFL)
Championship Pick 'em League
MMA Forum Grand Prix
MMA Forum News
MMA Forum News And Announcements
In The Gym!
Technique, Training and Nutrition
Non Mixed Martial Arts Discussion
Introductions & Greets
The Lounge
Forum Feedback
Graphics Showroom
The Credit Shop
Vendor Section
Vendor Deals
mmaforum.com Forum Tech Support
mmaforum.com Forum Help Desk
Active Topics
Latest Posts
Remember Me?
MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos
Content Wrapper
Nine Ways of Looking at UFC 128
View Single Post
post #1
Thread Starter
Dexter Morgan
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 5,815
Nine Ways of Looking at UFC 128
From predictions to aimless questions to mild concerns, here's some food for thought with UFC 128 just around the corner.
I. The best thing Mauricio "Shogun" Rua has going for him in his first fight back after a long injury layoff? Practice. He already found out the hard way what happens when you try to push it too far, too fast after surgery. He barely had enough gas in the tank to put away an aged Mark Coleman, who showed up to the fight with his own tank already on E. If Rua makes the same mistake again, and against a much better fighter in Jones, he deserves to wake up without the title on Sunday morning.
II. Let's hope Urijah Faber is taking Eddie Wineland seriously, because oddsmakers sure aren't. At the time of this writing, Faber is as high as a 5-1 favorite against a guy who's won four straight, the last of which was about as brutal a slam KO as you'll ever see. I agree Faber is more well-rounded, but if he goes into this expecting an easy night or, perhaps more likely, looking past Wineland all the way to Dominick Cruz he's just asking for an upset.
III. It's win or go home for Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. Or at least it ought to be. In a recent interview Filipovic reportedly said that if he can't beat Brendan Schaub at UFC 128, "it would not be fair to continue." Regardless of whether he means fair to the fans, his legacy, or his body, he's right. Filipovic is 36 years old and his stay in the UFC has been unremarkable, to say the least. His last truly significant, unqualified win was over Josh Barnett in the Pride Grand Prix back in 2006. Since then he's scraped by with wins in the easy fights and losses in most of the tough ones (the Pat Barry fight being the lone exception). If Schaub hands him his second straight loss and that seems very likely the smart thing would be to call it quits. Then again, few pro fighters possess the kind of wisdom that allows them to walk away when it's time.
IV. Mike Pyle beats one of the UFC's undefeated up-and-comers at UFC 120, and his reward is a Facebook prelim fight with Ricardo Almeida? I guess a Facebook stream is better than no stream at all, but still. One hates to think what would have happened if he'd lost the fight with John Hathaway.
V. Nate Marquardt's test will be more mental than physical. On paper, Nate the Great ought to overpower and overwhelm Dan Miller, which probably explains why he's a 3-1 favorite. But after he had trouble pulling the trigger against Yushin Okami in a fight he (and he alone) still seems to think he won, you have to wonder whether he's in the right state of mind to get back into middleweight title contention. He told me earlier this week that he's having fun again as a fighter for the first time in years, but we have to wait and see whether he still feels that way on fight night. If he opens up like he did against Wilson Gouveia, Miller could be in trouble. If he hangs back as he did against Okami, the trouble will be all Marquardt's.
VI. Can we lighten up on all the tired parallels between Jon Jones in 2011 and "Shogun" Rua in 2005? I get it: Rua was 23 when he won the Pride Grand Prix, just like Jones is 23 now. That's called a coincidence. They're still completely different fighters with completely different backgrounds and their big respective breaks have come in completely different situations. I know how much we all love the whole 'old lion vs. young lion' storyline in this sport, but this is not one of those fights. And you know what else? It doesn't need to be. You've got a 29-year-old champ coming off an injury layoff to fight a phenom with a full head of steam. Isn't that interesting enough without some overly simplistic narrative forced in there?
VII. Jon Jones is not the champ yet. I realize that's a statement of fact, and an obvious one at that, but it seems like a lot have people have overlooked it lately. I like his chances against Rua, but let's hold off on the coronation for now. Beating Rua will require more than simply showing up on Saturday night.
VIII. Did Brendan Schaub leave his best stuff in the gym? Not surprisingly, this former pro football player has always been a bit of a gym rat. But after putting himself through a three-month training camp that even his coaches thought was overkill, you have to wonder whether he'll be fresh and ready on fight night. Aside from the ever-present threat of a head kick, the biggest danger to Schaub in this fight might be his own zeal in the gym. He's bigger, younger, faster, and more athletic than Filipovic. As long as he didn't wear himself out trying to compensate for the experience gap between himself and the Croatian, he should take this.
IX. Has Eliot Marshall earned himself any goodwill with the UFC brass? They were so unimpressed with his first stint in the Octagon that they cut him after his first loss, which came after he won three straight. He practically jumped up and down shouting, 'Pick me!' when Luiz Cane was in need of a replacement opponent for this event, and that is the attitude Dana White says he loves. The question is, does he love it enough to give "The Fire" another shot if he doesn't win this very tough, late-notice fight? That's one query Marshall would probably rather not have to find out the answer to.
Very interesting article.
Intermission is offline
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Intermission
Find More Posts by Intermission
-- MMAForum.com (Full)
-- MMAForum.com (Classic)
-- MMAForum.com (Mobile)
Contact Us
MMA Forum - UFC Forums
Privacy Statement
v1.4 Copyright ©2007,
PixelFX Studios
For the best viewing experience please update your browser to
Google Chrome
Terms of Use


text:
Welcome to E-Books Directory
This is a freely downloadable e-book.
Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth
Read this book online or download it here for free
Custom Search
Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth
by Frances E Likis, et al.
Publisher: AHRQ 2012
Number of pages: 363
Progestogens prevent preterm birth when used in singleton pregnancy in which the mother has had a prior spontaneous preterm birth or in which cervical length is short. The strength of the evidence supporting its use for these indications is moderate and low, respectively.
More Sites Like This
|Science Books Online
|Books Fairy
|Maths e-Books
|Programming Books

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Theater Action Project Summer Camps
Presented by Theatre Action Project
July 30 - August 10, 2012
Have you heard the buzz? Theatre Action Project's Summer Camps are fun! And there are still plenty of open spaces for camps in Central Austin and Lakeway! Our camps are student-centered and led by a dynamic team of professional teaching artists.
TAP Summer Camp Continues For a FUN and
CREATIVE Summer
Acting, Playmaking, Dance,
Music, and more!
For ages 5-12
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
with extended care available.
Trinity United Methodist Church
4001 Speedway Austin, TX 78751
9 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Cost $235
Extended care available 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. with an additional cost of $50/week.
July 30 - August 3: Playmakers
August 6 - 10: Songs for the Stage
Lakeway Activities Center | 105 Cross Creek Lakeway,
TX 78734 | 9:00am – 4:30pm | Cost: $250
July 30 - August 3: Playmakers
Admission Info:
Registration costs vary: see description
General Day and Time Info:
Various days: see description
Phone: (512) 442.8773 x107
Accessibility Information: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.
Facebook Comments
View Events by Area
Featured Sections
- Classified Ads
Check out our classfieds or submit one of your own
- Reviews
Read reviews and submit your own
- Promote Your Own Event
Submit a listing today
- Follow Our Blog on Wordpress
Get the inside scoop
- Follow us on Twitter
Discover what's happening right now
- Classified Ads
Support The Austin Creative Alliance
NowPlayingAustin.com is a service of the Austin Creative Alliance, a nonprofit organization providing critical support services for Austin's creative community across all sectors and disciplines.


text:
Chia Seed: Rich in Calcium, Phosphorus, and Manganese
Chia Seed: Rich in Calcium, Phosphorus, and Manganese
By E Mike Lewis
The ancient chia or as it is known by its scientific name salvia hispanica was one of four traditional crops grown by the Mayans and Aztecs of Mexico. Amongst the cocoa, corn, and cotton they grew chia is the only crop that met all daily nutritional needs. It is amazingly rich in macronutrients with one ounce serving containing less than 2 net carbohydrate grams, 8.72 grams of dietary fat, and 4.43 grams of muscle building protein. While chia seed is known to be an amazing source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids it also delivers the important nutrients of calcium, phosphorus, and manganese.
A single ounce provides 18% of the USDA's minimum suggested amount of calcium. The traditional source of calcium in the diet for most Americans is milk. We all know that milk is an excellent source of calcium and that calcium is necessary to prevent osteoporosis, especially as the body ages. However recent studies have linked calcium consumption with the body's ability to burn fat. Turns out the proper amount of calcium in the body promotes the use of body fat for energy, not storage.
A single ounce of chia seed provides 27% of the USDA's minimum suggested amount of phosphorus. Phosphorus and calcium work to help build and repair bones. That is right calcium alone will not prevent osteoporosis the body also needs phosphorus. Phosphorus is also a necessary ingredient for the body to metabolize nutrients into energy. Without it, the body cannot produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate) a critical energy source for muscles.
A single ounce of chia seed provides 30% of the USDA's minimum suggested amount of manganese. Much like calcium depends on phosphorus for preventing osteoporosis it also depends on manganese. Manganese helps to build bone cells, which repair the skeleton. Manganese is necessary for the production of collagen which is vitally important for the body to heal wounds like cuts and abrasions. Manganese has a direct effect on the pituitary gland making it a necessary nutrient to prevent and combat Parkinson's disease.
Without calcium, phosphorus, and manganese, the body cannot effectively prevent osteoporosis, produce energy, combat body fat, nor repair itself. The Mayans knew that the chia seed was vital to human well being. That is way it was a valuable crop. Simply adding chia seed to the daily diet will help ensure the body receives these valuable nutrients.
Chia seed provides a wonderful low carbohydrate food source to ones diet while delivering a tremendous volume of essential nutrients. When following a low carbohydrate diet it can be difficult to get sufficient calcium, manganese, and phosphorous. The chia seed is dense with these nutrients in addition to providing exceptional density per ounce in fat, protein, and fiber carbohydrates. You can find lots of ideas for cooking with chia seeds at http://www.chiaseedrecipesblog.com.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=E_Mike_Lewis


text:
East Village Bar Closes Due to Health Code Violations
The Mars Bar, a watering hole that's been in the East Village for nearly 30 years, closed its doors on Tuesday due to New York City health code violations. But even if it cleans up its act, the bar will not re-open on the block any time soon. Developers who own 25 E. First St. have gotten the green light to demolish the existing structure at Second Ave. and First St. and rebuild it as an apartment building.
"The Mars Bar was closed because inspectors observed approximately 850 fruit flies in various areas of the restaurant and in a bottle of alcohol," the New York City Health Department said in an e-mail to WNYC. "Additionally, there were conditions conducive to a pest infestation including standing water on a floor near an ice machine; water logged wooden flooring and bottles in a box with fluid in them. The bar did not have a food protection certificate holder present, had a cracked and chipped wall, unsecured gas cylinders and did not have proper test kits for chemical sanitizing of dishware."
A worker at the Mars Bar denied that the closure was due to health code violations, stating, "That happens to every restaurant." Instead, the Mars Bar employee said the venue was being closed due to the building's upcoming demolition.
BFC Partners is planning to replace the existing structure with a 65-unit apartment building made up of 20 percent affordable housing and 80 percent market-priced rental apartments. The building as planned will also have 6,000 square feet of retail space on its ground floor.
Although its full demolition application was filed and approved in May, according to the city's Buildings Department, the developers have not yet picked up their permit to demolish the building.
A BFC Partners spokesperson said it bought the building from the city 10 years ago but only a few years ago began plans to build a residential building. BFC added it was open to the idea of having the Mars Bar return as a tenant to its original location once the new building had been built. But a Mars Bar employee said it would not be re-opening at the location.
The Mars Bar opened in 1984 as a bar, art gallery and graffiti-laden, well-loved community spot. Its closure marks just one in a series of other East Village institutions that have closed or changed hands in recent years, including CBGB and Brownies.


text:
Parisian Adriana, work in progress
Sets in place, costumes already brought from London, the rehearsals for Adriana Lecouvreur started at Opera Bastille in Paris.
I might add: flight booked, room booked, ticket bought...I'm also ready to go :)
Adriana Lecouvreur is opening on June 23, starring Angela Gheorghiu, Marcelo Alvarez, Alessandro Corbelli, Luciana D'intino and Raúl Giménez. There are four more performances with this cast, on June 23, July 3, 6 and 12
Lots of photos from the rehearsals on Facebook. And some more via twitter
Lots of photos from the rehearsals on Facebook. And some more via twitter
|Angela Gheorghiu and Marcelo Alvarez
|Angela Gheorghiu and Alessandro Corbelli
|THE dress. Photo via Twitter
|Photo via Twitter


text:
Bogusky to Return to Ad Biz
Alex Bogusky, a onetime star of Madison Avenue, is returning to the advertising industry after a two-year absence, but he will restrict his work to companies that manufacture in the U.S.
The 49-year-old creative guru has been named a partner and creative adviser of Made Movement LLC, a five-month-old Boulder, Colo., agency dedicated to clients who produce U.S.-made goods. He will spend half his time at the new job.
Mr. Bogusky...


text:
Mint Chip Ice Cream
An ice cream parlor classic made right at home.
Lime Pot Au Cream
These little cups of cream (Pot au Cream) are French in origin and make for a delightful dessert
Lemon Squares
A citrusy dessert delight.
Holiday Spice Cake Pops
Move over cakes and cupcakes, there's a new kid in town!
Grandma's Orange Cake with Honey Frosting
That's right. Moist, delicious cake made in a rice cooker.
Fruit-Filled Spring Rolls
A sweet take on a classic dish.
Flip-Grilled Peaches
An easy way to get the kids to eat some fruit.


text:
Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, leaving the National League Central leaders without their best hitter for the following 3 to 4 weeks.
The 2010 NL MVP hurt the knee while sliding into 3rd base June 29 in San Francisco, but has continued playing.
A medical exam detected the tear and Votto will have arthroscopic surgery.
GM Walt Jocketty said Votto did not have an MRI earlier as the first baseman didn't think he needed one.
"He didn't request it until then," Jocketty asserted. "He stated that it wasn't an issue until the last couple of days."
Votto decided to have the surgery. Jocketty asserted it's an easy procedure that takes only 20 to 30 mins.
"It is in my best interest and in the best interest of the team to do it now so that I can be healthy during the last two months of the flag race," Votto declared in a statement.
Votto is batting .342 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs. He leads the National League in doubles, walks, on-base percentage and extra-base hits.
"We'll see what we will do internally, in the beginning," Jocketty said. "But it may be tricky to replace Joey Votto."
He went hitless in his first 2 games back from the All-Star game then had a single and an RBI double during a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Sunday night that moved the Reds into sole possession of 1st place in the National League Central.
The Reds didn't straight away make a move to replace him on the roster. Baseball lines
Reds has been in 1st place for 46 days because of its pitching and the National League's top defense. The Cincinnati Reds have used only 5 starters, a modern franchise record this deep into the season, and their bullpen is the best in the league.
The offense has struggled, ranking in the middle of the league and the loss of Votto costs the team its most consistent hitter.
Votto was named MVP after the Reds' run to the National League Central title in 2010, but Cincinnati got swept by Philadelphia in the 1st round of the playoffs.
He was given a 10 year contract extension prior to the start of this season that added $225 million to his deal.
Now, the Reds will find out quite how much he means to the franchise. They lost their 1st game without him, 5-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
"He's an MVP, a Gold Glover. What more can you ask in a guy?" related Todd Frazier, who filled in first base. "Injuries are big in baseball. He's got that presence. Whenever he's out there, he will do damage."
Reds starter Bronson Arroyo saw Votto a little before the game and got the bad news at once.
"He looked funny," declared Arroyo, who lasted only 3 innings. "I recounted, 'Are you playing?' He said, 'No, I require surgical treatment.' At this time of year, if we are able to keep strain on the other teams in our division and stay in the race – if we can weather the storm – he could give us a lift when he returns."


text:
The Apple co-founder was photographed entering and exiting the Stanford Cancer Center, the same place where Patrick Swayze received treatment for his pancreatic cancer. We recently reported that Jobs was receiving additional treatment at the center. According to the Enquirer article, the type of pancreatic cancer that the Apple executive is allegedly stricken with is called a neuroendocrine tumor which is a slower moving cancer than the one that took the life of Patrick Swayze in 2009 and Michael Landon in 1991. But only 4% of patients stricken with any form of pancreatic cancer live longer than five years.
We can only hope that the treatments that Mr. Jobs is receiving are working.
source: NationalEnquirer, YouTube


text:
Meanwhile, Greg Jennings, Randall Cobb and Bryan Bulaga returned to action during the Packers' first practice of the postseason.
Wide receivers Greg Jennings and Randall Cobb and tackle Bryan Bulaga are expected to return to practice today.
Wide receiver Randall Cobb will meet with team doctors today to determine whether he'll be able to practice.
According to Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, head coach Mike McCarthy said he anticipates the veteran left tackle will play.
Thursday will be the last padded practice of the regular season for the Packers, an important step in the recovery of tackle Chad Clifton.
Head coach Mike McCarthy's press conference airs at 1:05 p.m. Central time on the Packers official website.
If defensive lineman Ryan Pickett is to return from his concussion, Friday would be a good day, the final day of practice before Sunday's game against the Bears.
Head coach Mike McCarthy appears on the Sirius satellite radio channel at 1:40 p.m. Central time.
Head coach Mike McCarthy said the goal was for Chad Clifton to participate in individual drills on Wednesday.
Head coach Mike McCarthy has an appearance on satellite radio at 1:40 p.m. Central time.
Josh Sitton practiced in limited fashion on Wednesday as the Packers prepared for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Head coach Mike McCarthy said guard Josh Sitton may return to practice this week, and the first day of practice this week begins on Wednesday.
Starks needs to practice this afternoon if he's going to play against the Raiders on Sunday.
Wide receiver James Jones hosts 1 on 1 With the Boys on 101.1 FM WIXX at 5 p.m. Central time.
And at 7:50 a.m. the Mike McCarthy radio show can be heard on 101.1 FM WIXX in Green Bay.
Wide receiver James Jones will appear on his weekly radio show on WIXX in Green Bay at 5 p.m. Central time.
The pair of inside linebacker both suffered calf injuries in the Detroit Lions game this past Thursday.
Head coach Mike McCarthy's press conference will be broadcasted live on the team's official website.
The final injury report before the Packers play the Lions tomorrow on Thanksgiving will be released this afternoon.
And the Mike McCarthy Show airs on 101.1 FM WIXX at 7:50 a.m. locally in Green Bay.
After missing Wednesday's session, all three players returned to action on Thursday in preparation for the upcoming Buccaneers game.
Wide receiver James Jones will appear on 101.1 WIXX in Green Bay at 5 p.m. on 1 on 1 With the Boys.
And in the morning, the Mike McCarthy Show will air live locally on 101.1 FM WIXX in Green Bay.
Defensive lineman Mike Neal would be practicing for the first time since training camp.
Defensive lineman Mike Neal is expected to practice on Thursday for the first time since training camp. That and more in today's Daily Links...
Vince Lombardi Charitable Funds, Inc. will be holding their fundraiser at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee this evening.
And in the local media, wide receiver James Jones will appear on 1 on 1 With the Boys on 101.1 WIXX in Green Bay at 5 p.m. Central time.
Head coach Mike McCarthy is hopeful to give an update on the status of his offensive and defensive linemen at this afternoon's press conference.
The former Packers president will be honored by My Brother's Keeper at a fund-raising dinner this evening in Green Bay.
Head coach Mike McCarthy's Wednesday press conference will air live on the team's official website.


text:
Legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown dead at 90
(Reuters) - Helen Gurley Brown, the legendary editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution, died on Monday at age 90.
She died at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center after a brief stay, according to a statement issued by Hearst Corp.
Gurley Brown was editor from 1965 to 1996 at Cosmopolitan, a magazine aimed at young single women, which under her hand became renowned for its provocatively posed models, frank articles and racy headlines extolling the virtues of sex.
With Gurley Brown as editor, Cosmopolitan was "the sexiest woman's magazines there was," she said in a 2004 interview with Mediabistro.
Gurley Brown was at the forefront of changing sexual mores in the United States and the modern women's liberation movement when she wrote "Sex and the Single Girl," published in 1962. The cheerful book about single life encouraged women to be independent and to have sex freely, whether or not they were married.
In the same Mediabistro interview, she said when she wrote "Sex and the Single Girl" that "nobody was talking about female sexuality."
"You were just supposed to go through with it, rearrange the spice rack in your head and think about what you were going to do tomorrow while you're having sex," she said.
Frank Bennack Jr, chief executive of the Hearst Corp, wrote in a memo to staff: "Helen was one of the world's most recognized magazine editors and book authors, and a true pioneer for women in journalism -- and beyond."
Privately held Hearst is the parent company of Cosmopolitan. Continued...


text:
SwimtoWin.com is your swim shop at low prices with quick delivery for swimwear, swim goggles and swim gear! Whether you are a competitive athlete, a casual swimmer, or simply a lover of the summer sun, Swim to Win provides for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Supplying an expansive selection of reputable brands, such as Speedo, Nike Swim and Dolfin alike; look no further than Swim to Win to equip you with all of your swimming and summer essentials.
But we don't just stop at swim! We bring together over 10,000 items from our selection of toys and sporting goods.


text:
Support AOPA and show your pride with your BankAmericard Cash Rewards™ Visa® credit card
Get a $150 cash rewards bonus for making at least $500 in purchase(s) within the first 90 days.
*2% and 3% category bonuses apply to combined quarterly purchases of up to $2,500 in those categories.
AOPA WorldPoints® Rewards Credit Card


text:
Disneyland "1991" Commemorative Ticket Unused w/Cards
- Sold for: Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Item Category: Entertainment
- Source: eBay
- Sold Date: Mar 08, 2009
- Channel: Auction House
Up for sale:Unused Disneyland "1991 Preview Series Limited Edition" Commemorative Ticket w/ Sealed Upper Deck 5 Card Set Ticket # 5721 -No Reserve- Please make arrangements for payment within 48 hrs. after auction ends. SHIPPING WITHIN USA $4.00- Ships Immediately after payment is received. International bidders contact me for shipping quote. All sales are final! Thank You and Happy Bidding!


text:
What's Right And Wrong At Heinz
"The CEO and the board," (Cover Story, Sept. 15) wrongly asserts that Heinz's corporate-governance system is under attack. Our style of governance was overwhelmingly endorsed on Sept. 10 at the annual meeting of shareholders, when our entire board received 98.6% of one of the highest votes ever cast. The vote recognized that, under the directors' stewardship, Heinz has, over 20 years, delivered superior returns to its shareholders--21.8% per year. This accomplishment exceeds that of Campbell Soup Co., at 20.7%.
You claimed that, over the past five years, Heinz's annual shareholder returns of 13.9% have "consistently underperformed" the Standard & Poor's food index. For that period, the food index return was the same--13.9%.
While the Heinz executive committee has the authority to act when the board is not in session, its powers are strictly limited by the board. For example, it cannot authorize capital appropriations, acquisitions, or divestitures in excess of $10 million, or special transactions such as the issuance of stock or debt. Also, all executive-compensation plans must go before the board.
You understated the status of the board of directors by failing to mention that Donald R. Keough is chairman of Allen & Co., that Edith E. Holiday was Assistant to the President of the U.S. and Secretary of the Cabinet, that Nicholas Brady was Treasury Secretary, and that Samuel C. Johnson is chairman of S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., not former chairman.
You failed to report that the board's management development and compensation committee, which recommends the choice of CEO, is composed entirely of outside directors. The nominating committee, which screens and recommends candidates, has a majority of outside directors.
BUSINESS WEEK compares Heinz with Campbell, which, according to its proxy, has on its board five members and representatives of the family, controlling 43% of its shares. The test of any board of directors is the performance of the company. By this criterion Heinz has performed superbly.
Ted Smyth
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
H.J. Heinz Co.
Editor's note: BUSINESS WEEK's story noted that a stock runup since the appointment of Bill Johnson as president had allowed Heinz to catch up with food-industry rivals after it had consistently underperformed the S&P food index. With regard to Samuel Johnson's title, he was chairman until 1994, when his title was changed to "nonexecutive chairman."
The notion of independence has nothing to do with friendship, compensation of directors, or gifts from the Heinz Foundations. None of us on the Heinz board is easily purchased by friendship or money. The kind of people on the Heinz board take pride in having independent views and in the ability to think clearly about important matters. Most of us are independent financially and are not dependent on our income from Heinz.
Another superficial issue is age. Again, the emphasis has to be on individual performance, not on some arbitrary variable such as age. We both know that some people are mentally dead at 50 and others are still going strong at 80 or 85. Accomplishments are the kinds of things to look at, not age.
In my own case, you have the facts wrong. Jack Heinz, who was chairman of the board and was a trustee at Carnegie Mellon, was the person who asked me to go on the board. He relayed this information to Tony O'Reilly, who then talked to me. It was after I was already on the Heinz board that O'Reilly joined the board at Allegheny International. Our both being on the Allegheny board had nothing to do with my being on the Heinz board.
If you really want to attack the problem of corporate governance, then it must be based on information flow and the determination of the ways to get good information to directors. On this score, incidentally, there are many things that can be done, but one of them is not to get rid of the inside people on the board. They are a terrific source of good information for outside board members.
Richard M. Cyert
President Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon
Director, H.J. Heinz & Co.
I've been a Heinz stockholder for several years. A few months ago, when I read the latest proxy issued in connection with the firm's annual meeting, I was dismayed by the number of directors over 70 who had been on the board 10 years or more, all of whom were seeking reelection.
I am 61, and I know I have acquired a certain expertise in my profession, but I simply do not have the mental (or physical) agility that associates who are 20 years younger have. I think this is quite normal in most professions, including corporate directorships. Having one or two Wise Old Owls on the board does make for a certain stability, but when they are in the majority, it can mean only one thing: stagnation.
When I returned my proxy, I voted against half the nominees and wrote on the ballot: "There are too many fogies on this board."
Richard A. Kagan
New York
An outstanding Cover Story this week--and a logical extension of last year's "The best & worst boards" (BW--Nov. 25). I plan to wave it at my corporate governance students at Stanford Law School next Monday.
Richard H. Koppes
Consulting Professor of Law
Stanford University
Palo Alto, Calif.
I found your story most enlightening. In John Byrne's most balanced portrait of life in the H.J. Heinz boardroom, I learned a lot about what fortunately only a few business leaders consider to be acceptable corporate governance.
It is interesting to note that only a few days after you reported Chairman O'Reilly's views that an insider-dominated board was best for the shareholders of Heinz, the traditionally CEO-dominated Business Roundtable, never considered a bulwark of cutting-edge corporate governance principles, issued a report calling for public company boards to be composed of a "substantial majority" of outside directors.
Charles M. Elson
Professor of Law
Stetson College of Law
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Historically, groups of people received corporate powers because they were willing to take on certain tasks--such as settling North America and building bridges and railroads--that the government could not or would not shoulder. They took on vital social functions and received quasi-governmental powers to carry them out. The shareholders received the protections of the corporate veil and limited liability in exchange for assuming the risk that these challenges posed.
Therefore, the Business Roundtable task force's conclusion that the first obligation of management is to shareholders is wrong. The primary duty of corporate management runs to the polities (the true stakeholders) that gave managers and shareholders the privileges--and wealth--they enjoy.
Stakeholders, unlike shareholders, assume unlimited liability for corporate mismanagement. The savings and loan debacle is only the most recent proof of this truth.
Peter D. Kinder
Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co.
Cambridge, Mass.


text:
Don't have an account? Sign up
Sign up with Google or Facebook
By signing up I agree to StudyBlue's
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Already have an account? Log in
1) intense nationalism
2) abrasive colonial rivalriesand
3) a general struggle over the balance of power in Europe and the rest of the world.
in the Soviet Union everything became government property under communism. Farms could no longer be privatly owned and profits were shared.
in Italy their leader outlawed freedom of press and speach.
the occurance of these events is caused by independence movements leading to civil wars--WWI lead to civil wars in individual countries, such as Russia where the communists were batteling anti-communists
women--women were expected to take over the jobs previously held by men who were currently fighting in the war
african americans-- fought in the war along side white americans
asian americans--placed in "concentration camps" during the war because americans theought they would side with China during the war
women--after the war they were expected to let the men take their jobs back. lead the the demand of women's rights
asian and african americans--demanded racial equality
1) non-aggressive--groups who had little power before such as african americans used this tactic to shape social movements
2) political arguments--individuals were determined to gain more independence; women wanted the same status they had suring the war
3)independence--same reasoning as non-aggressive
"StudyBlue is great for studying. I love the study guides, flashcards, and quizzes. So extremely helpful for all of my classes!"
Alice, Arizona State University
"I'm a student using StudyBlue, and I can 100% say that it helps me so much. Study materials for almost every subject in school are available in StudyBlue. It is so helpful for my education!"
Tim, University of Florida
"StudyBlue provides way more features than other studying apps, and thus allows me to learn very quickly! I actually feel much more comfortable taking my exams after I study with this app. It's amazing!"
Jennifer, Rutgers University
"I love flashcards but carrying around physical flashcards is cumbersome and simply outdated. StudyBlue is exactly what I was looking for!"
Justin, LSU


text:
Ruthie is having an Olympic Challenge. Sew five garments during the Olympics. I like a challenge, especially if it gives me a nudge to sew up a few things in the waiting list. Here's my first. Authentic linen crumples thrown in. The linens weren't stash buying. Well, not most of them. Three of us need some lightweight linen pants. The impulse bit was the fuschia one. I don't need that colour, its not part of a wardrobe plan, but it'll take the dull and worthy edge off stitching up several sets of basics. I'm going to see if I can get them all done before whenever we get normal tv back. Whilst in trouser mode, I sewed up these – from basically the same pattern, but cut with no inseam.
So that's garment 2, I'm catching you up Ruthie! They're a liner or a skort slip, to hide knicker line and with luck cut out chafing problems. The side panel seams are finished with pinking and top stitching, the crotch seam is a very narrow french seam, there's a narrow hem done with a fell foot and the wide stretch lace is stitched on with zigzag. The blue satin top edge is pinked under the lace. I think I'll trim it back a bit more, to follow the lace curves. Here's a close up of the lace.
I seem to remember I bought it mail order from Gypsy Lace.
Is there anything to note about the pants? I had to squeeze them out of the fabric. My mind went blank when I finally managed to flag down an assistant in Myrtille and I bought ten centimetres too little. Ten centimetres almost made the difference between a pair of trousers and a pair of shorts with a lot left over. I should be ok with the other colours (fingers crossed here), because I'm different measurements. I woke up by the time she was cutting the length for the tallest of us. Cutting a yoke, cheating on the grain, and facing up the hem, just fixed the buying boob. Actually, faced up hems are quite nice on pants for lots of reasons, but it wasn't intentional.
Now Stash Musings
Nemah asked me a good question in comments. Why stash? Sewing people seem sharply divided between the stashers and the purpose-purchasers. Readers, which are you? If you're a stasher, what drives the habit? How much do you stash? How do you decide when its out of control? If you're a purpose purchaser, how long does it take you to track down the right fabric for the pattern you're coveting?
I thought I had a lot of fabric, but apparently, I'm just the baby of the Stashers. Some people have bolts of it, special rooms full of it, stash to leave in their will to nieces or neighbours who sew. Some Stashers have stash which is definitely worth passing on if they do, piles of silk, rich brocades, wonderful wools. Mine is ninety percent bargain basement fabric. Top price of most of it would be three euros a metre. A lot of it came cheaper than cleaning cloths. How about you? High value, stroke-able beauties or stuff you scored in a sale?
Why exactly do I stash? I live 30 and 40 miles from the nearest towns (opposite directions) and have you seen the price per litre of petrol in France? Or the cost of postage? Plus, of course, I love fabric. I love the lovely stuff, and I love the unloved stuff – and trying to make something bearable out of the runt of the designer's litter. Do you have only beautiful fabric pieces, or an oddball collection? Or no stash at all?


text:
Mares, Moreno Public Workout
By Miguel Maravilla
Photos: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
WBC super bantamweight champion Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13 KOs) and WBA bantamweight super world champion Panama's Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (32-1-1, 12 KOs) kicked off fight week Monday afternoon for their showdown on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday night at Staples Center during an open media workout at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.
"Training camp was great, I added more carbs to my nutrition, we did more sand work, cross training, along with the work in the gym. I feel so energized I am ready expect a well prepared Amselmo Moreno," said Mares of nearby Hawaiian Gardens, California.
Moreno, who just got in from Panama, told us "I feel great. I've trained really hard. I know it's a tough fight. The key to victory is hard work at the gym and I have prepared myself for Abner."
IBF bantamweight champion Leo "Terremoto" Santa Cruz (21-0-1, 12 KOs) will defend his title for the second time against Victor Zaleta (20-2-1, 10KOs). Fightnews.com caught up with Santa Cruz who also worked out. "My training has been going good, I fought in September so my conditioning was already there. I feel strong and ready I am excited to be fighting again, staying active and gaining more exposure," Santa Cruz told Fightnews.com.
Also at Mondays workout were super popular Mexican brawler Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo (20-2, 17 KOs) and Raul Casarez (19-2, 9 KOs) of Edinburg, Texas, who will square off in a ten round jr. middleweight bout.
Angulo will return to the ring for the first time since his dramatic TKO loss to James Kirkland a year ago as well as overcoming immigration issues outside the ring after being released from the El Centro Immigration Detention Center in which he spent seven months.
"It was a tough 7 months away from my family, daughter and fans, something needs to be done about the detention centers operations and conditions," Angulo told Fightnews.com. "I am really excited to be back in the ring. We had a great preparation for this bout. My new trainer Virgil Hunter has a lot of experience. We have worked well together."
Lots of boxing fans were on hand as Monday's workout was open to the public. Located 2 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, the MacArthur Park section of Los Angeles, has a high population of Hispanics that reside in the area from Mexico, Central and South America. Abner Mares was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and his opponent Anselmo Moreno hails from Panama as boxing carries a strong tradition in those respective countries.


text:
No easy fix as huge spill threatens Liuzhou's water
Toxic metal contamination of a tributary of the Pearl River continues to threaten freshwater supplies for a city of over 3.5 million people in Guangxi as local authorities scramble to prevent carcinogenic cadmium from drifting further downstream, including to Guangdong.
Despite repeated reassurances by Guangxi authorities about the safety of its drinking water, the scare has spread in Liuzhou, one of the biggest cities in the ethnic Zhuang autonomous region, where many residents have been stocking up on bottled water since last week.
The Guangxi environmental protection department said last night seven chemical plant executives had been detained for suspicion of discharging the industrial waste, but provided no further details.
That Guangxi authorities had struggled to locate the source of the massive contamination in the two weeks since it was discovered, has further undermined their credibility, prompting questions about the government's ability to handle the spill.
A toxic slick stretching more than 100 kilometres along the Long River has reached the Nuomitan hydroelectric station, 57 kilometres upstream from Liuzhou, with cadmium levels five times above the national standard for drinking water as of yesterday, Xinhua reported.
Tests conducted yesterday morning showed that cadmium levels within a 16-kilometre radius of the city's main water plant were slightly under the safety limit, officials from the local government's emergency task force told Xinhua.
Both the Liuzhou government and the city's freshwater supplier have insisted they were capable of lowering cadmium levels enough to ensure safe drinking water and urged the public not to panic.
The Long is an upstream tributary of the Liu River. The Liu flows into the Xi River in Guangdong, which, in turn, is a major tributary of the Pearl River. Authorities predict cadmium contamination in the Liu River would peak in 10 to 15 days.
Meanwhile, local authorities have stepped up efforts to control the spill over the past 10 days, mostly by dumping more than 3,000 tonnes of neutralisers - made from dissolved aluminium chloride - into sections of river in both Liuzhou and the upstream city of Hechi, where the spill is thought to have originated some time before January 15.
Worse, Hechi Mayor He Xinxing told Xinhua yesterday that the city was running low on neutralisers, which could further hamper the pollution-control effort.
Although there are several hydropower plants upstream from Liuzhou, authorities appeared to have not yet released water to flush the pollutants downstream, which many experts say would be the most effective way to alleviate the threat.
Many Liuzhou residents have raised similar questions and expressed frustration online, complaining that they had to rely on bottled water through the Lunar New Year holiday and that authorities were dragging their feet out of fear of sending pollutants to Guangdong.
Zhou Yongzhang, director of Sun Yat-sen University's Research Centre for Earth, Environment and Resources, also questioned the authorities' response. 'The priority for the local government is to identify the pollution sources.'
Most Popular
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5


text:
CHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Pirates' chances of winning the NL Central were dealt a huge blow when the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 4-2 victory on Wednesday behind a three-run homer by Darnell McDonald.
Still, the postgame mood in the Pirates' clubhouse was anything but somber.
"This is nothing new, the way our season has played out," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We'll continue to battle, to go play. When we get the result we want, we put that one aside and try to go get another one. When we don't get the result we want, we wash that one and get ready for the next game.
"We have a day off in Cincinnati and we'll be ready to hit the gas pedal again on Friday," he said.
With three games remaining in the regular season for each team, the Pirates trail division-leading St. Louis by three games.
The Pirates, who already have clinched a playoff spot, hold a one-game lead over Cincinnati for the first wild-card slot. The Reds, who are also assured a playoff slot, welcome Pittsburgh for three games to finish up.
McDonald had three hits, including his homer in the sixth inning that put the Cubs ahead 4-1.
"That's one of the things that all of us can learn from right now, is we're trying to get where these teams are at that we're playing down the stretch," McDonald said. "I think every one of us in here wants to finish the season strong."
Pirates starter Francisco Liriano (16-8), certainly wanted a stronger finish. He was over 100 pitches when McDonald came to the plate in the sixth and already had surrendered a pair of doubles to him.
Hurdle thought about making a change, but never really gave it much serious consideration.
"He wasn't able to get the ball where he wanted on McDonald," Hurdle said. "There's never a time I don't like Frank on the mound. You always hate to have to go get a guy after the runs are given up. That's the walk of shame. That's on me."
Jake Arrieta (4-2) allowed one run and four hits for the Cubs. Kevin Gregg allowed an unearned run in the ninth for his 33rd save.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Darwin Barney hit a one-out double and scored on a single by Anthony Rizzo.
The Pirates tied it in the third when Justin Morneau walked with the bases loaded to score Starling Marte. Arrieta avoided a bigger inning by getting the next batter, Garrett Jones, to ground out.
The Pirates wasted other scoring chances. They had a runner on second with two outs in the fifth. Morneau hit a leadoff double in the sixth and advanced to third with one out, but was stranded when Pedro Alvarez grounded out and Tony Sanchez struck out.
"If we make three good outs, it's a 4-4 game going into the ninth," Hurdle said. "Just by getting outs. Runners on third base with less than two outs is one of the challenges we've had all season. We have to find a way to cash in in those situations. It's tough to keep pitching without a safety net."
While the Pirates slipped back in the division race, they do have the safety net of knowing they'll be in a playoff game next week regardless of what happens in Cincinnati.
"We just have to go there and play," Liriano said. "We're not going to try to do too much or change anything. We just have to go out there and play, game by game."
NOTES: Dale Sveum doesn't know if he'll be coming back for a third season as manager of the Cubs. Sveum is under contract to return for 2014, but team president Theo Epstein has said all jobs will be evaluated after another losing season. "I'm not going to sit here and lie that you're not wondering what's going to happen in four to five days from now. That's just human nature," Sveum said Wednesday before the game. Sveum expects to hear about his future shortly after the season ends Sunday. "That's part of the gig," he said, "is knowing the day after the season." ... Marte stole three bases, the most by a Pirates player since Andrew McCutchen on June 15, 2010. ... Pirates RHP A.J. Burnett (9-11) takes on Cincinnati's Homer Bailey (11-11) on Friday.


text:
so how'd you guys do for christmas this year? well besides getting to enjoy being with family and spending the day with loved ones.
i got a few gift cards and a sweet new goose call from lew's calls
Moderators: donell67, Tenner, jjohnson_714
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests


text:
That headline is the sentiment shared by Geoff Hobson, the editor of the Bengals' official website. He wrote earlier this week that Hill "changed the tenor" of this backfield with his 12-touch, 47-yard preseason performance on Sunday against the Cardinals. Bernard gained only 18 yards on 12 touches in that game.
Hobson added that Hill's powerful style "is going to be a boon against Pittsburgh and Baltimore" and that both players could hit the 200-carry mark this season.
Fantasy Analysis:
Bernard still got the wide majority of the first-team snaps in that dress rehearsal game, but Hill was obviously much more productive. Through three preseason games, Hill had one more touch that Bernard but 58 more yards from scrimmage. His 4.8 yards-per-carry average doubled Bernard's. And in tonight's game, Hill gained 160 yards on 26 touches, including 70 yards as a receiver on six receptions. He even sustained a minor elbow injury and returned to the game shortly thereafter. Of course, Bernard didn't play, and that performance came against second- and third-string defensive players, but it wraps up what has been a very impressive month for the rookie.
I think everyone understands that Hill is going to be the man for Cincinnati down by the goal line. But his play in August has basically forced Marvin Lewis and company to give him more work than perhaps what they originally forecasted. I'm a Gio fan, but his ADP probably needs to slide a few spots. He's probably not worth a top-20 pick if Hill is going to be so involved.


text:
New Member Introductions
New members check-in, introduce yourselves, and post a picture of your BMW here!
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 24
My Ride: 323ci
New member from MA
Let me just start by saying one thing: I'm only a teenager in high school. Now, don't scoff and think "well, spoiled little rich kid got a BMW for Christmas." Before I even bought the car, my dad (an absolute car nut) and I decided that I could get any car as long as I paid for half of the price, all the parts, and did any repairs myself.
For the next 8 months I scoured craigslist, eBay, local car listings, etc. to try to find a car that would be safe (my parents' concern), reliable, and cool (my concern). I made money by working at my dad's garage every day for a full summer and made around $4000 (working 6-7 days a week).
Eventually, after sifting through a bunch of old Subarus, Hondas, and other similar stuff, I found my pride and joy, a 2000 BMW 323ci that I named "Fuchs." The car had 115,xxx miles on it when I first got it and a few mechanical issues, but I wasn't complaining. I did a tune-up, changed the fuel pump, soldered in a new temperature sensor yada yada yada.
A year later, I've had a few issues with the car (this is to be expected from a daily driver), but that hasn't stopped me from loving the thing to death. I take it autocrossing with local clubs in New Hampshire, and hope to do some TSD in the near future!
Upgrades? I put on some Bilstein shocks and struts, but other than that, everything is stock.
I mentioned that I have a few questions about some of the stuff going on in the car, but I'll post that to the general forum, not the new member introductions page.
|Ads by Google
Guests, get your FREE E46Fanatics.com membership to remove this ad.
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
Linear Mode


text:
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (6 of 8) by Daniel Rodgers
This content is part of a series.Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (6 of 8)
Series: The Sermon on the Mount
Daniel Rodgers
Matthew 5:1-12
INTRODUCTION: As we pick up our study of the Beatitudes, we come to lesson number six, or the 6th blessing: ''Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.'' With that, let us consider our main two points:
A. A special people
1. Who are the people Jesus is referring to? Who are the ''pure in heart''? They are a select group-a special people. Do you mean Jesus has favorites? You bet! Yes, Jesus has favorites. These are the people who have repented of their sins and have received Him as their Savior. Remember, in (4:17), He commanded people to repent. In (4:23), He went throughout the region preaching the Gospel. What is the Gospel? The word Gospel means good news. The good news is that Jesus saves! Brother, I can tell you, there is no better news than salvation and forgiveness in Christ.
a. By the way, every person-regardless of whom he may be, can join this special group-this pure in heart group. It requires one thing: turning to Christ. In Galatians 3:26, it says, For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
1) When a man turns to Christ, Jesus cleanses His heart from sin-He gives him a new heart, a pure heart: Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean. From all your filthiness...will I cleanse you. [26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:25-26).
B. A changed people
1. A man cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he has been made fit for the kingdom of God. Heaven is no place for the sinner, only for the pure in heart. By the way, a sinner would be a miserable wreck in heaven-people who enter heaven will no longer be controlled by vices and bad habits. Lust will not exist; there will be no greed or selfishness...n ...
There are 7477 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $4.99 or 1 credit
Sign up for a Free Trial with SermonSearch.com and download this sermon free today!
Featured Worship Backgrounds


text:
Think people should have access to truthful info about drugs?
We need your help to make that happen. Join Erowid today!
New Reports for Jun 27 2005 - Jun 27 2005
(7 Total)
Show Reports by Date
End of Week Pick-me-up
Jun 27 2005
Not as Scary as I Expected
Manta Ray Drink
Ketamine & Cannabis
Jun 27 2005
Terminating the Woodrose
H.B. Woodrose & Risperidone
Jun 27 2005
Not Enjoyable Whatsoever
Tryptophan - 5-HTP & Protease
Jun 27 2005
The Woods
Mushrooms - P. cubensis, Hash & Alcohol
Jun 27 2005
An Incredible Balance with the World
DMT & Damiana
Jun 27 2005
Kissing Miss H Goodbye
Heroin, Alcohol, Cannabis, MDMA, Seroquel, Valium
Jun 27 2005
Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the individual authors who submit them.
Some of the activities described are dangerous and/or illegal and none are recommended by Erowid.
COPYRIGHTS: All reports are copyright Erowid and you agree not to download or analyze the report data without contacting us for permission first.
Erowid Experience Vault
© 1995-2017 Erowid


text:
|Post date
|NC JUSTICE NEWS: The Final Budget + Child Refugees in North Carolina + The Affordable Care Act: Year 2
|Aug 12, 2014
|Statement from Alexandra Forter Sirota, Director of the Budget & Tax Center, on the final budget
|Aug 4, 2014
|NC JUSTICE NEWS: Meet the Staff - Tazra Mitchell + The Real Tax Cut Numbers + Amendment One Inches Towards Repeal
|Aug 1, 2014
|INFOGRAPHIC: Lack of Education Investment Blocks Students' Path to Success
|Jul 7, 2014
|Statement on the House Budget from Alexandra Forter Sirota, Director of the Budget & Tax Center
|Jun 13, 2014
|NC JUSTICE NEWS: The Living Income Standard 2014 + Budget Debate Toils On + Common Core Controversy
|Jun 12, 2014
|Prosperity Watch Issue 38, No. 2: State spending would decline for six straight years as a share of the economy under budget proposals
|Jun 10, 2014
|THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS: The NC Senate Budget
|Jun 5, 2014
|NC JUSTICE NEWS: Meet the Staff - Lucy Martinez + The 2014 Legislative Session Begins + Education Plan
|May 29, 2014
|MEDIA RELEASE: Gov. McCrory's budget proposal hampered by last year's tax plan
|May 21, 2014


text:
Moderators: HNTFSH, Dep6, HENDU3270
Indaswamp wrote:jaysweet3 wrote:Looks a little small.
Dat's what She said....
Underradar wrote:We, the unsigned members of the HH, are not allowed to address such questions. But thank you for asking.
Luvbowhuntn wrote:Made a trade with Mox. Good communication and sent me tracking info as soon as he shipped. Wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again
Sent from my iPhone 4S using Tapatalk
ILpondjumper wrote:GA/quack_addict. Great guy. Bought the shuffleboard table off him and everything went awesome. He was great and easy I talk tj and was great with shipping. Shipping a 10foot shuffleboard table is a big task and he packaged everything and labeled everything and it was great to deal him. He was a great straight guy that knew what he was talking about and shipped everything perfect couldn't be happier. We're going to have plenty of drunken nights playing shuffleboard now.
Thanks again Mark
Return to Duck Hunting Chat Classifieds
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


text:
CBHOF Award Winners Announced
The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has named jr welterweight contender Delvin Rodriguez as their professional "Fighter of the Year" recipient. Tremaine Williams is the "Fighter of the Year" for the amateur category. Don Trella has been awarded as the winner of the "Official of the Year" plus Peter Timothy has been selected for the Achievement Award.
The award presentations, as well as induction ceremonies, will be held at the seventh annual CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner on Saturday, October 29th in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The 2011 CBHOF inductees are five-time world champion Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Paz; 1996 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Captain, Lawrence Clay-Bey; world boxing judge Glenn S. Feldman; world light heavyweight title challenger Eric "Magic 2000" Harding; amateur boxing standout Kelvin Anderson; boxer, referee and coach Billy Taylor; and highly-respected ringside physician, Dr. Michael Schwartz.
The 31-year-old Rodriguez (25-5-3, 14 KOs), who lives in Danbury, fought to a ten-round majority draw this past July against Pawel Wolak in a candidate for the "Fight of the Year" award. In his most recent fight in Connecticut, Rodriguez easily won a twelve-round decision over former world title challenger Mike Arnaoutis at Mohegan Sun. Rodriguez is a two-time USBA welterweight champion. The Dominican native lost a controversial decision for the IBF title to Rafal Jackiewicz in Poland.
Williams attends New Horizons High School in New Haven. The 5' 4" dynamo captured top honors at the 2011 National Golden Tournament in the 123-pound bantamweight division. He is a four-time Silver Gloves National Champion and finished third in his weight class at the recent U.S. Olympic Team Box-Offs.
Timothy was assigned as boxing commission for the Mashantucket Pequot Athletic Commission when it was first formed. He mentored there under the late John Burns, who was inducted into the CBHOF in 2006. Peter has regulated more than 150 professional and amateur boxing events, as well as mixed-martial-arts fights, at Foxwoods Resort Casino, MGM Grand at Foxwoods and other Native American Casinos during the past 17 years. Today, he serves as a boxing and MMA consultant for the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Commission.
Trella, of Noank, has judged more than 200 bouts all over the world since 2002. He has worked 15 world title fights including Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev in Germany, Ricky Burns vs. Rocky Martinez in Scotland, and Miguel Cotto vs. Pauli Malignaggi in New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. Don has also judged fights featuring stars such as Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Shannon Briggs, Victor Ortiz, Chad Dawson, Andre Berto, Marco Huck, Paul Spadafora and many more.
Tickets are $75 per person and available by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (860.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer 800.237.3606 (x 321). Doors open at 5:30p. Cocktails are at 6p which is followed by dinner.
Go on line to www.CTBoxingHOF.com for more information about the 7th annual CBHOF Gala Introduction Dinner or the history of this organization.


text:
by Scott Creighton
Well OK then.
Hillary Clinton's team has apparently decided to counter all the horrible news that came out about her this past week regarding her "pay to play" policy at the State Department by pointing a finger at Donald Trump and proclaiming "nanna nanna boo boo, you're racist doo doo"
That's literally all they have. That's it. That's what they got. "Don't pay attention to our Republican-leaning neocon-backed warmongering "Democratic Party" candidate's VAST record of MAJOR criminal activity because… Trump knows some racists"
That's it. That's the campaign strategy, apparently scripted by the dim-witted middle school kids running her campaign.
This is nothing new, really. Whenever another Clinton family crime is rudely mentioned during this campaign, suddenly The Donald magically becomes even more racist than he was the day before and it's always by some form of 6 degrees of separation:
"The Donald is supported by David Duke… ergo The Donald wants to shank all black people"
"There was a 6-pointed star on a Tweet The Donald reTweeted… ergo The Donald cooks Jews in his oven in Trump Tower"
The newest version of this trend was rolled out yesterday in the wake of all those revelations by the AP about Hillary Clinton setting up meets with donors to the Clinton Globalist Slush Fund Foundation and it deals with what they are now calling the "alt right" which apparently translates to "black, Latino and Jewish baby raping monsters"
On a side note, the only racist "baby raping monsters" I know of that have anything to do with this "election" were hired by Hillary Clinton to destabilize Libya and Syria by killing people of other faiths and… well… and raping babies. Talk about 6 degrees of separation. That's like one degree. Or half a degree. At best it's two degrees as our freedom fighters below seem to suggest.
That said, the "alt right" attack spewing from the Clintonistas today like Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe, is quite stunning in it's audacity.
Filed under: "Decision" 2016!, #EmailGate, Alex Jones is a Fraud, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, campaign 2016, Clinton Email Scandal, CTHULHU 2016!, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Electronic Voting Scams, fascism in America, Globalist Clinton Scum, Globalist Skank Watch, Hacking Democracy, Neoliberalizing America, Scott Creighton | 10 Comments »


text:
Leona Support has a win rate 50.24% for Platinum+ players whilst the very best Leona's are earning a win rate of 56.27% with the average rank of these top players being in Diamond IV.
LoLalytics ranks Leona at 16 amongst Support champions earning a tier grade of Platinum.
This ranking takes into account the win rate of Platinum+ players, the pick/ban influence of Leona, the win rate and average rank of the best Leona players.


text:
Perfect Endings Easter Cupcakes
3 Recommendations
lillianb's recommendation
Who doesn't love cupcakes. I know I do! And cupcakes for Easter brunch. Well that's just a good idea. These cupcakes from Perfect Endings in devil's food with chocolate, yellow with vanilla and pound cake with icing are ever so pretty and petite. Perfect for a Easter brunch.
My Collections:
Snowflake's recommendation
Not only do they look good but they taste even better. These spring time cupcakes are made from scratch and come in heavenly flavors like chocolate devilâs food cake frosted with rich chocolate ganache, yellow cake swirled with vanilla buttercream and and vanilla pound cake slathered with lemon icing.
My Collections:
shopinchic's recommendation
Now this is an Easter gift that everyone can enjoy,wether or not they have kids. They look as good as they taste.


text:
Semantics-based web service discovery using information retrieval techniques
Hou, Jun, Zhang, Jinglan, Nayak, Richi, & Bose, Aishwarya (2011) Semantics-based web service discovery using information retrieval techniques. In Comparative Evaluation of Focused Retrieval. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 336-346.
Authors' Version
(PDF 166kB)
This paper demonstrates an experimental study that examines the accuracy of various information retrieval techniques for Web service discovery. The main goal of this research is to evaluate algorithms for semantic web service discovery. The evaluation is comprehensively benchmarked using more than 1,700 real-world WSDL documents from INEX 2010 Web Service Discovery Track dataset. For automatic search, we successfully use Latent Semantic Analysis and BM25 to perform Web service discovery. Moreover, we provide linking analysis which automatically links possible atomic Web services to meet the complex requirements of users. Our fusion engine recommends a final result to users. Our experiments show that linking analysis can improve the overall performance of Web service discovery. We also find that keyword-based search can quickly return results but it has limitation of understanding users' goals.
Impact and interest:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
Full-text downloads:
Full-text downloads displays the total number of times this work's files (e.g., a PDF) have been downloaded from QUT ePrints as well as the number of downloads in the previous 365 days. The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one.
|ID Code:
|Item Type:
|Book Chapter
|Web service discovery, Semantics, Latent Semantic Analysis, Linking Analysis
|Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES (080000)
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES (080000) > LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES (080700) > Information Retrieval and Web Search (080704)
|Current > Schools > School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty
|Copyright Owner:
|Copyright 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
|Copyright Statement:
|The original publication is available at SpringerLink
|Deposited On:
|04 Apr 2012 00:23
|Last Modified:
|11 Oct 2015 03:40
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Repository Staff Only: item control page


text:
Listen to free music by René-louis Lafforgue
Blip.fm is internet radio made social. It's easy to search for, play, and discover free music recommended by real people. Join today to create your own free station.
Artists Like René-louis Lafforgue
Blip.fm DJs who play René-louis Lafforgue
Friends: MerchantCircle | Charity Blossom | Website Load Testing


text:
It's the Republicans who are in a bind. They're beholden to the will of the evil genius Grover Norquist. They're scared to death of The Club for Growth. That's the trite liberal media narrative that CBSNews.com's Brian Montopoli furthered earlier this morning in a piece in which he forecast that the Republicans, and only Republicans, are in for a bruising in the coming weeks should a "fiscal cliff" deal not be finalized. But in doing so, Montopoli conveniently forgets that Democrats have their pressure groups that hold their feet to the fire against any significant spending cuts and/or entitlement reform.
Perhaps Montopoli doesn't watch his own network's evening newscasts. On the Tuesday Evening News, correspondent Nancy Cordes noted that Democrats and President Obama are digging in their heels against any proposed deal which addresses entitlement spending. In fact, forty-two Democratic members of the House have signed on to a bill that explicitly prohibits cuts to the welfare state.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is leading a coalition in the Senate called the "cliff jumpers," liberal senators who would rather take no deal, than one they consider a bad one. A truly moderate news media concerned about achieved a "balanced deal" with "middle ground" would complain that Democrats have a problem here too in that they are steadfastly wedded to a large, unsustainable welfare state.
To his credit, John Avlon at the liberal Daily Beast had the gumption to call on Democrats to be bold on entitlement reform to foment a deal. Yes, as Avlon aptly noted, there are 'Norquists of the left,' who won't budge an iota on entitlement spending, which keeps the liberal agenda of dependency alive. Avlon rightfully wrote that:
Math isn't partisan. The Congressional Budget Office has projected that because of our aging population; cumulative spending on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the debt could gobble all federal revenues by the end of the next decade. The status quo is unsustainable. We cannot simply tax or spend or borrow our way out of this problem. Striking the right decisive balance is critical to our long-term economic strength as a nation.
It seems we can stop smearing Rep. Paul Ryan, Gov. Mitt Romney, and Republicans as the enemies of the poor, the elderly, and the disenfranchised. It's that cold-hearted vixen called arithmetic.
But in the world of Montopoli, "the cliff is actually a slope," and "Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies have said they are open to some cuts (or "savings") to entitlement programs."
Montopoli quoted Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) who:
[last Tuesday] urged liberal Democrats to "take an honest look at Medicare," but any deal that makes major changes to the program would face strong opposition from many Democrats. And Durbin said Tuesday that any major changes to entitlement programs should not be a part of the 'fiscal cliff' negotiations.
Talk is cheap in politics, and this statement from Durbin means nothing.
Yes, the tax pledge may have put some Republicans in a bind and constrains their ability to negotiate, but the same is true of Democrats who are beholden to their vigilant interest groups like the AARP and the AFL-CIO.


text:
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber | Interviews, features and more on Clickmusic
Top Tracks:Baby / Sorry / What Do You Mean? / One Time / Boyfriend / Love Yourself / As long as you love me / Beauty and a Beat / Somebody to Love / One Less Lonely Girl /
Articles on Clickmusic
News: Justin Bieber threatens a music comeback: 'You will soon see' (27 Dec 2014)
News: Justin Bieber accepts full responsibility for 'One Less Lonely N*gger' footage (4 Jun 2014)
News: Justin Bieber caught singing about killing black people and joining the Ku Klux Klan (4 Jun 2014)
News: Justin Bieber issues apology over racist joke: "My childish and inexcusable mistake" (2 Jun 2014)
News: Justin Bieber tells racist joke and uses the n-word in cut footage from Never Say Never (1 Jun 2014)
News: Justin Bieber responds to Seth Rogen criticism: "I was probably a bit shy" (8 May 2014)
News: Seth Rogen mocks Justin Bieber: "He's a piece of shit" (6 May 2014)
News: Watch: Footage emerges of Justin Bieber's Florida arrest and sobriety test (27 Feb 2014)
News: Excessive fondling takes its toll on Justin Bieber waxwork (12 Feb 2014)
News: Justin Bieber hands himself into police over Toronto assault charges (30 Jan 2014)
News: President Obama has to consider deporting Justin Bieber after online petition (29 Jan 2014)
News: Justin Bieber's manager speaks out after popstar leaves jail: "love you" (24 Jan 2014)
News: Updated: Justin Bieber arrested for DUI, mugshot released (23 Jan 2014)
News: Justin Bieber's egg attack could land him in court over felony charges (12 Jan 2014)
News: Justin Bieber's 'Journals' album flops in six countries (6 Jan 2014)
News: Belieb it or not: Justin Bieber officially announces his retirement from music (25 Dec 2013)
News: Justin Bieber in alleged attack on Michael Woods gig in South Korea (12 Oct 2013)
News: Listen: Michael Jackson / Justin Bieber collaboration leaks (16 Aug 2013)
News: That awkward moment when… Justin Bieber gets booed at Billboard Music Awards 2013 (20 May 2013)
News: Fans and parents furious as Justin Bieber arrives two hours late for Dubai gig (5 May 2013)
News: Justin Bieber comes out as gay as Syrian Electronic Army attacks E! Twitter (4 May 2013)
Features: Game of Thrones: Justin Bieber takes up the brat mantle from Joffrey (1 May 2013)
News: Swedish police find drugs and a stun gun on Justin Bieber's tour bus (25 Apr 2013)
News: Justin Bieber visits Anne Frank's house: "Hopefully she would have been a Belieber" (14 Apr 2013)
News: Justin Bieber lunges at photographer and threatens to "beat the fuck" out of him (8 Mar 2013)
News: Justin Bieber angers fans by turning up two hours late to his own concert (5 Mar 2013)
News: Justin Bieber allegedly caught smoking marijuana with Lil Twist (6 Jan 2013)
News: Justin Bieber overtakes GaGa as the most influential artist on social networking sites (12 Dec 2012)
News: Watch: Justin Bieber vomits twice during Arizona concert after falling ill (30 Sep 2012)
News: Bieber faces criticism for throwing a 'hissy fit' at 'Believe' press launch (26 Apr 2012)
Single Reviews: Justin Bieber - 'Boyfriend' single review (28 Mar 2012)
News: Mike Posner: Bieber album will change musical landscape (28 Mar 2012)
News: Listen: Justin Bieber - 'Boyfriend' (26 Mar 2012)
News: Justin Bieber 'Will Be Forgotten', Vanilla Ice Claims (22 Jul 2011)
News: Justin Bieber Launches Own Range Of Nail Polish (11 Oct 2010)
Features: Interview: Justin Bieber (18 Mar 2010)


text:
CableTV.com Recommends TV Service from DIRECTV
Looking for a new TV service? We've researched cable companies and other paid television services available in your area to help you make a decision you can feel confident about. According to our examination of independent consumer surveys, DIRECTV is ranked as the best TV service provider among satellite TV or cable companies in Tillson, NY.
Finding the best cable company in Tillson, NY means more than just finding the most affordable service. Channel selection, special features, and other offerings are also important factors to consider when comparing TV packages in Tillson. While most providers offer the same choice of major networks regardless of your location, there is often a big difference in which smaller channels are offered from city to city. That's why it's important to pay attention to your area's particular channel offerings and choose the package that offers the optimal selection of channels. We let you compare the packages, channels, and features of all the highest rated providers available in Tillson. That way, you can find a premium package that suits your unique preferences and never have to miss another or New York Giants game again.
When you choose a cable company in Tillson, NY that CableTV.com recommends, you can count on reliable service and better customer support. That's because we factor these criteria into our rankings—knowing that dependability and customer care are key considerations when you're selecting a TV provider.


text:
Using computing technology to improve the quality of life of the disabled. Among the research projects and products under development are natural-voice talkers for the speech impaired, single-switch Internet surfing for quadriplegics, robotic wheelchairs, sensory systems to teach cause-and-effect to severely delayed children, tablet PCs that translate the uncharacteristic handwriting of people with spastic cerebral palsy (in conjunction with Microsoft Corp.), and a means to extend special-education class work to home-bound and hospital-bound children, among many other ideas. | More »
The mission of the Center is to manifest the social relevance of computing by promoting its various aspects such as programming, hardware/software integration, system design, and making the community aware about the technology that can enrich their lives. | More »
Two teams of CSE researchers are proving that programming can translate into compassion.
A team of students including Austin Miller, Robert Rodenhaus, Leonard Story Jr. and Matthew Taylor developed a software program known as OmniSwitch, a program that enables quadriplegics and other people with limited mobility to type letters, surf the web, listen to music and play computer games with a single button or switch.
A second team of CSE master's students including Ari Fogel and Praneeta Prakash is working with Buffalo-based Applied Sciences Group (ASG) to develop a speech-generating software system that will enable nonverbal veterans to communicate with each other and caregivers; e-mail; text message; call friends via Skype; and complete tasks such as controlling the lights or TV via their computer.
Both teams worked under the aegis of the Center for Socially Relevant Computing (CSRC), co-founded by CSE teaching assistant professors Michael F. Buckley and Kris Schindler. An interview with Buckley about how students design technologies to solve real-world problems can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNLzarzxWc.
For a full article, check out: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/12118(January 5, 2011)


text:
Truth telling and seeking.
2 years ago
Mixed Media Artist and Workshop Instructor experiments in Mixed Media Art, Art Journaling, Collage, Artists Books, Altered Books, Acrylic Painting, Bookbinding, Composition, Design and More... Artist Mom in La-La Land
From now until June 30th, all of my online classes are buy one get two free (of equal or lesser value.) The classes are all liste...


text:
For the Love of Reading: AbeBooks on Pinterest
We've added a new board to our AbeBooks Pinterest account. We've called it For the Love of Reading, and it's just that – images of book nooks and bookish gadgets and reading accessories and everything book-related our greedy little bookish hearts could desire.
There are many other beautiful boards there, too – vintage cookbooks, beautiful bindings, vintage shape books, Mother's Day books, the Women of Pulp and more. We're just getting started with Pinterest and we're excited to get out there and explore, and bring all this bookish beauty together in one place. Be sure to follow us and keep an eye out for your dream books.


text:
During the recent National Institutes of Health AD conference—AD: Setting the Research Agenda a Century after Auguste D.—nearly 200 leading investigators interspersed a series of presentations with lively discussion sessions. Organizers chose this important centennial anniversary of Dr. Alzheimer's presentation of the case of Auguste D. at a scientific meeting to ask speakers to provide an overview of the status of current research from their particular perspectives and to articulate the critical questions and issues that need to be addressed for continued progress in AD research.
The National Institute on Aging, which leads the federal effort supporting AD research, will use these insights and recommendations to guide its plans and priorities over the next few years.
Presenters discussed familiar topics, such as the role of beta-amyloid and tau, the use of animal models, genetic and environmental risk and protective factors, the relationship between AD pathology and clinical manifestations, neuroimaging, neuropsychological evaluations, drug development, and clinical trials.
They also focused on emerging areas of interest, such as vascular mechanisms at work in AD, the relationship of normal age-related changes to changes in AD, the use of biomarkers to track disease progression, common mechanisms among neurodegenerative diseases, and the role of neural networks in modulating the effects of AD pathology.
The presentations, discussions, and recommendations reflected a growing appreciation among these experts of just how complex a disease AD is. Many factors interact over many years to cause the development of AD, and as a result, it is likely that multiple approaches will be necessary to manage, treat, and prevent the disease.
The conference was cosponsored by the Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging program of the NIA, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Institute of Nursing Research.


text:
Buffet Pricing Surprise
Lower Buffet Prices Lead to Less Taste Satisfaction
Consumers enjoy the food and experience more at more expensive buffets
Buffet owners should think twice before setting a low buffet cost because consumers will think the food is lower quality
Scroll down to read more...
Just, David R., Özge Sığırcı, & Brian Wansink (2014). Lower Buffet Prices Lead to Less Taste Satisfaction. Journal of Sensory Studies, 29(5), 362-370. doi: 10.1111/joss.12117.
Does the price you pay at a buffet influence how much you like the food? Surprisingly, yes! In a new Cornell Food and Brand Lab study published in the Journal of Sensory Studies, researchers found that when charged more for an all-you-can-eat buffet, diners rated the food higher than when charged less for the same food.
In the study, conducted by researchers Dr. David Just, Ozge Sigirci, and Dr. Brian Wansink, author of Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life, 139 diners in an Italian all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant were either charged $4 or $8 for the lunch buffet. The buffet offered pizza, salad, breadsticks, pasta, and soup. After finishing, diners were asked to rate the taste of the pizza and how much they enjoyed the dining experience on a 9 point scale.
"People set their expectation of taste partially based on the price—and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I didn't pay much it can't be that good. Moreover, each slice is worse than the last. People really ended up regretting choosing the buffet when it was cheap," says Just. Diners who paid the higher price for the buffet rated the pizza as being 11% tastier. In contrast, those paying $4, half as much for the same food, not only enjoyed the pizza less, but they enjoyed the food less and less with each additional piece of pizza. In both situations diners ate an average of three slices of pizza.
Based on these findings, the researchers recommend that buffet owners think twice before setting a low buffet cost, even though cheap all-you-can-eat buffets are popular, people tend to stick to the "you get what you pay for" mentality and will rate the food lower in quality.
According to Wansink, there's also news you can use if you're a consumer, "Avoid cheap all-you-can-eat buffets. Go to the most expensive buffet you can afford. You'll eat the same amount but enjoy the experience and the food more!"
Summary by Ozge Sigirci


text:
Top 10 Community Colleges in California - Article, Office of College Advancement
Wednesday, June 19, 2013—Reprinted from Cheap Online Colleges [full article].
For many Americans, a bachelor's degree is still a common stop along the way to better paying jobs. As college tuition rates continue to rise, many students consider transferring from a community college to a four-year college or university a practical option. While community colleges are a great way to earn college credit at home before going to a bigger school, there are a number of factors to consider before choosing a community college that is right for you.
If a major university is your end goal, the success rate and transfer rate of a college should be your number one priority. These two rates are representative of how well students do in the school, and whether or not they are able to transfer from community college to four-year school. Higher success rates may indicate a better quality of education, and a good relationship with local universities. Keep an eye out for schools that have honors programs. Even if a community college has a lower success rate, these honors program that will make transferring easier.
Another factor to consider is whether or not courses and credits will transfer from community college to four-year school programs. Many community colleges have transfer programs and arrangements to universities in their area, with some even offering guaranteed transfers. These programs are an easier path than traditional transfer methods, saving time and money in the long run.
The state of California has a program named "Assist" [assist.org] that is geared towards providing equivalency information for all colleges and universities in the state. If at all possible, find out beforehand if the university you want to go to will accept class credits from a community college.
California Community College Rankings 2013
California as a whole ranks 24th nationally in community college graduation and transfer rates. Don't let this number fool you though. Ultimately, the ability to transfer from community college to university falls on you as a student. Your performance in getting good grades does make a difference.
The following is a list of some of the top community colleges in California based on graduation and transfer rates, as well as academic standard.
[See full article for information about colleges other than Ohlone.]
- De Anza College
- Foothill College
- Santa Barbara City College
- Irvine Valley College
- Orange Coast College
- Pasadena City College
- Cuesta College
- Sierra College
Ohlone College
Ohlone College is a multi-campus college found in Fremont, California—better known as San Francisco's East Bay. Its proximity to top schools Stanford and UC Berkeley attracts many students to this college. In fact, Ohlone College is an incredibly diverse college with students from 30 different countries. Ohlone is also known for its Center for Deaf Studies, an outstanding program to help deaf and hard of hearing students obtain an education.
- Mount San Antonio College
- http://www.collegemeasures.org/2-year_colleges/state/CA/scorecard/
- http://www.collegemeasures.org/2-year_colleges/college-performance-rank/#
- http://www.deanza.edu/about/special.html
- http://www.sbcc.edu/about/


text:
I walked outside after my book group meeting last night around 10:30, and the air not only felt like fall, it smelled like fall—the mild tang of leaf mold, a hint of smoke. We still have summer-like days ahead of us, no doubt, but fall is creeping in—including in my garden. Here, a bee gets busy with a fall-blooming purple sedum. Another few weeks and it will be time to cut down the perennials, re-seed the lawn, and (horrors) take the cushions off my beloved sunny bench, which only gets about two hours of midday sun these days. I'll be ready for the change when it comes, but I'm glad it hasn't come yet.
[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] Summer and Fall in Tandem
September 6, 2013 by Ellen Painter Dollar 188 Comments
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: fall, garden, gardening, seasons, Snapshots from Oak Ridge, summer 188 Comments
Related posts from Ellen Painter Dollar:
About Ellen Painter Dollar
Ellen Painter Dollar is a writer focusing on faith, parenting, family, disability, and ethics. She is the author of No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Faith, and Parenthood in an Age of Advanced Reproduction (Westminster John Knox, 2012). Visit her web site at http://ellenpainterdollar.com for more on her writing and speaking, and to sign up for a (very) occasional email newsletter.


text:
Mike Mollo on battling Artur Szpilka at Chicago White Sox Stadium: It's like fighting at home
Text and photo: Przemek Garczarczyk
"I have goosebumps just thinking about fighting here on August 16. A historic event practically in the neighborhood where I grew up, where my family lives. I'm better today than I was when I fought Artur Szpilka (15-0, 11 KOs) for the first time in February. And we still are almost two months away from me fighting "The Pin" again," said "Merciless" Mike Mollo (20-4, 12 KOs) when visiting US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, where event will take place. The Szpilka-Mollo heavyweight clash and main event between IBO light heavyweight world champion, #3 WBO, #7 IBF and #10 WBC Andrzej Fonfara (23-2, 13 KOs) and former WBA world champion Gabriel Campillo (22-5, 9 KOs) will be televised in the season finale of ESPN's "Friday Night Fight" series.


text:
Good news for all our supporters, after a slow start we have a date for our first clinic of 2010.
*Sunday, February 28th, at the Casa Communal in La Lajas* we will be having a small clinic - maximum 40 animals. Dr. Alexis of the McKee Foundation together with Dr. Valez will be performing the operations.
Appointments will start at 9 am, with setup around 8 am, we will have two shifts of volunteers from 9 am to 1.00 pm and 1.00 pm to 5pm. The jobs available are:
table assistant; taxi; post-op; recovery; sterilizing instruments and driving
We have been advised that there may not be water so please remember what your mother told you 'use the bathroom before you leave'. Also in an effort to reduce costs we will only provide lunch for the folks who work all day.
Spay the Strays
Copyright Info


text:
Within a few days, the Bulldogs will have a new answer for rainy days. By this weekend or early next week, installation is expected to be completed on the new FieldTurf surface on one of the practice fields. The new surface, which also has been installed at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta this summer, is the highlight of a $1.2 million project that also will provide new lights and a new shed for the break area in the Woodruff Practice Complex.
FieldTurf, billed as being both softer and faster than traditional artificial playing surfaces, is used in five NFL stadiums, and 12 NFL teams use the surface for their practice facilities.
The surface is more grass-like, with a base of sand and ground rubber adding to the more natural appearance. A new drainage system has been installed under the surface on the Georgia practice field.
When heavy rain made the team abandon the practice fields in the past, Georgia had to work out on basketball courts in the Ramsey student center or move to Sanford Stadium, which has an advanced drainage system. But working at Sanford Stadium takes a toll on the field, which otherwise would be protected for game days.
When the new lights are installed, Georgia will have another reason to save Sanford Stadium for game days.
The old lights on the old artificial turf field were of little help — they were not high enough or strong enough for a night practice. Last year, Georgia regularly practiced at Sanford Stadium on Monday nights.
Now, when the team has to battle darkness before 6 p.m. during the season, it will be able to stay in the practice complex instead of moving to the stadium.
The new lights also will light up about half of an adjacent grass field.
"It is going to take pressure off the stadium,'' Coach Mark Richt said Wednesday. "Our Sanford Stadium field ought to be in real pristine condition, I think.''
Haywood still hot: Voted the biggest offensive surprise of spring practice by the coaches, redshirt freshman receiver Cedric Haywood of Macon has continued his momentum in the first week of practice.
"He's been the most impressive receiver to this point,'' Richt said Wednesday.
Haywood practiced at Terrence Edwards' split end position last year and has moved behind Fred Gibson's flanker spot this year.
"That is a reflection of his play-making skills,'' said receivers coach John Eason.
"Haywood had a good spring and he has continued that. He has a chance (to play) now.''
In the spring, Haywood impressed the coaching staff by consistently making tough catches, no matter the weather condition. He is proving the strong spring was no fluke.
"He's just making plays,'' Richt said. "He's jumping up and snatching it and making great adjustments.''
On Wednesday, Haywood made plays on three straight deep routes. On one, he jumped up to make the catch. On another, he adjusted to a throw that was behind him.
"He's a strong kid,'' Richt said. "He played some tailback in high school. He is just more used to being physical than some others.''
Hit the pads: The team is gearing up to its first day of full contact
Saturday, which also will be the first day of two-a-day drills. While Richt says the players are anxious to hit, he is in no hurry because the freshmen need to learn before they can practice at full speed.
"I'm glad we're not able to hit yet,'' Richt said. "They've still got a lot to learn before they're ready for a full-speed drill, and they still won't be ready by Saturday.''
Worth noting: Georgia is ranked No. 5 in the Sports Illustrated poll to be released in its college football preview section. Georgia is the highest ranked Southeastern Conference team in the poll. Auburn, picked No. 1 in the nation by The Sporting News, is No. 9 in the Sports Illustrated poll.
Georgia is No. 9 in the coaches preseason poll.


text:
We'll help you find the right solution for your needs
Does this sound like your topic?
Case Conclusion Date: 04.17.2013
Practice Area: Military law
Outcome: Article 15, UCMJ torn-up by Battalion Commander, with no further adverse actions taken. Case dismissed.
Description: Soldier read Article 15, UCMJ, for disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer, three instances of cruelty and maltreatment and for making a false official statement. Law firm submits multiple rebuttal letters to command, and engages in tactical actions in convincingly demonstrating the integrity of client.


text:
USA, OH, Aurora
Joined Jan 2006
30,071 Posts
Gritter wins 2013 RCGroups.com ETOC with the Futaba 8FG Super
Again, super happy for RJ and all the 2013 RCGroups.com ETOC pilots. The flying this year was INSANE!
April 5-6, Toledo, Ohio
Team Futaba member RJ Gritter wowed the crowds at the 10th Annual RCGRoups.com ETOC (Electric Tournament of Champions). Pilots from all over the world were at this two-day event. ETOC has two components. Each round has a Known segment in which each pilot must fly the same sequence of maneuvers with exact precision. The second part is the Freestyle segment, in which each flight is choreographed to music. RJ won the first Known round and jumped to an early lead.
After the first day, only seven pilots remained. RJ and fellow team member Devin McGrath both made it into the semifinals. Both pilots flew different, specially modified aircraft in each round. Their Known round aircraft featured twin co-axial counter-rotating propellers and special air brake- like devices on the trailing edges. These allowed the aircraft to fly very slowly and consistently in any attitude.
Their Freestyle aircraft had variable pitch propellers and thrust vectoring in the yaw axis. As a result, RJ and Devin performed incredible maneuvers, backing up vertically from the floor to the ceiling and dancing their aircraft while flying virtually in place. The contest was very close. Only three pilots
remained, but it was RJ and another competitor who were closest in overall points. RJ's flying was
awesome throughout, but his choice to fly the final Freestyle routine with a brand-new music mix and maneuvers clinched the win. RJ pulled off several absolutely incredible maneuvers. His airplane literally danced to the music to secure the 2013 ETOC Championship!
Of course, his Futaba 8FGS transmitter performed flawlessly during the entire competition. Hobbico and Futaba congratulate RJ Gritter on becoming the new ETOC Champion!
RJ's FINAL FREESTYLE
RJ's FINAL SEQUENCE
Fine job young man Congrats!
Woot woot Rj
|Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|Thread Tools


text:
The MOT, Service, ATF & Training Centre in the Swansea Valley provide a service to customers, second to none, be it private Car Owners, Fleet Operators, Owner Drivers, or Multi National Blue Chip Companies.
Know your vehicle is in safe hands with The MOT Centre, Swansea. The MOT Centre provide a service which is second to none, from winter safety checks to 44 tonne ATF Testing, their well equipped facility caters for nearly all vehicle checks, tests, and repairs.
With a team of highly trained, experienced mechanics at hand to deal with your vehicles whatever make, model type or colour. The MOT Centre helps keep you, your vehicle, and your business moving.
Any questions? Feel free to contact us on 01639 845999, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or use our simple contact form here.
Did you know that Cars, Vans, and motorbikes can be issued with prohibition notices at the roadside and must be repaired, recovered or towed away?
Police and Vosa staff are able to issue these notices now, but as from 2014 Cars and Vans will find themselves targeted along with trucks and buses, Prohibition notices will be issued more often in line with a Government Directive.