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Sydney Water believes it is locked into giving a company linked to the family of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts without a tender because the company claims its rights are exclusive and unlimited in time.
The publicly owned utility said it signed a 25-year exclusive agreement for Australian Water Holdings to provide infrastructure in Sydney's north-west in January last year because it believed it was bound to do so under an earlier agreement with the company.
The Australian Financial Review revealed on Wednesday that Arthur Sinodinos, a former chairman of Australian Water and a Liberal senator, had abandoned his claim to a 5 per cent shareholding in the company because of its alleged links to the Obeids.
"I took the decision not to further pursue a shareholding which I believed I was entitled to because of revelations around the management of the company having entered into an agreement with members of the Obeid family to gain, I think it was in the end, a loan," Senator Sinodinos told ABC Radio on Wednesday.
"And that should have been disclosed, I believe, to me at the time, which would have been towards the end of 2010." He disputed the AFR's claim that the shareholding may be worth up to $3.7 million. He said it was worth between $500,000 and $1 million.
Asked to clarify the source of his information to support the claim that the Obeids had given Australian Water a loan rather than taking a $3 million stake in the company in late 2010, Senator Sinodinos's office said he stood by "what he has put on the public record".
Moses Obeid, one of Mr Obeid's five sons, told the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption earlier in February that the family did not proceed with a deal to buy shares in the company.
Instead, it had made a $3.4 million loan to Australian Water. Moses Obeid was not able to say whether the loan could be converted to shares.
Australian Water's value jumped by up to $65 million after it signed the 25-year deal with Sydney Water, offering what would be a $15 million windfall profit to the Obeids.
The company channelled $73,803 to the Coalition parties in the months before the March 2011 election, when the Coalition seized power from Labor.
The payments made it the NSW Liberal Party's fifth-largest donor that year.
A spokeswoman for Sydney Water said on Wednesday the 25-year deal, worth a reported $500 million, was granted without an open tender "as [Australian Water] asserted it had exclusive legal rights that were unlimited in time to deliver infrastructure to the north-west growth centre under the existing 1992 agreement and asserted that Sydney Water had no legal basis to call for tenders".
"This was disputed by Sydney Water over many years in numerous negotiations and two mediations."
The spokeswoman said the Obeids' links to the company were "unclear" but Sydney Water was "closely monitoring the situation".
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Weight-Loss Blogger Claims Shape Magazine Tried to Censor Her 'After' Photo
"Brooke Birmingham, a 28-year-old from Illinois, launched her blog, Brooke: Not on a Diet, in 2009 to document her weight-loss journey, which focused on old-fashioned healthy eating and exercise, with no surgery or fad diets allowed. She started off at 327 pounds and ended up dropping more than 170 pounds in four years, completely transforming her body and her life." (Yahoo)
Brooke's story was first featured in 'Women's Day Magazine' and last week 'Shape' reached out to her- they wanted to feature her before and after photos on their website. She sent them 2 pictures only to be asked for a different "after" photo that featured her wearing a shirt instead of this bikini top...
Birmingham refused, and posted the email exchange (with names and other identifying info blacked out) to her blog in a post titled "Why I Refused to Put a Shirt on for Shape."
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The Karnataka government has made a giant leap into the promotion of the rich and varied folklore of the state by setting up an arts institute at Gotagodi village, Haveri district, Karnataka on Saturday. Known as Karnataka Janapada University of Gotgodi Village, it was inaugurated by state Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda. The university will offer more than 50 certificate courses in various forms of folklore.
"During the current academic year, six study centres and three certificate courses would be started," said Gowda.
Veteran folklore artiste Ambalike Hiriyanna has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university. He stated that the institute will be the first of its kind in the world. According to Hiriyanna Karnataka has an estimate of 187 folklore arts.
Others who were present at the occasion were PWD Minister CM Udasi,Water Resources Minister Basavaraj S Bommai, Minister of Cultural Affairs Govind Karjol, MLAs Chandrakanth Bellad, MP Prahlad Joshi, MLC Basavaraj Horatti, Somanna Bevinamarad, Chairperson of Kannada Development Authority Mukyamantri Chandru, Chairperson of Janapada Academy GO.Ru.Channabasappa, CM Udasi and Jagadish Shettar.
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Standing by the cash register, she had no trouble as doubling as a salesgirl herself.
A queen would have to take care of herself just as any girl did, even a salesgirl at the Evergreen.
Every salesgirl must have a plume on her hat rather than a nourishing luncheon.
The salesgirl picked out an exquisite blue bag on which the lilies of France had been painted daintily by hand.
She didn't care if he had been her only friend when she was a salesgirl at the Evergreen.
The salesgirl had repeated the words in a tone that was indefinable, yet a tone vehement in its incredulous questioning.
The salesgirl started violently, and a deep flush drove the accustomed pallor from her cheeks.
Then the salesgirl talked me into gloves and a scarf and some earrings.
Penny felt sorry for the salesgirl, particularly so when the floorwalker came up and began to question her sharply.
Four years ago she was employed as a salesgirl at $3.50 a week.


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Hanoi is the perfect foil for the seething mass of humanity that is Ho Chi Minh City. With a population of four million and a more genteel style than its southern counterpart, Hanoi is the cultural capital of Vietnam and its heart and soul.
A great place to explore on foot, there is a lot to see and do here. Vietnam's capital lies on the banks of the Red River, some 100 kilometres from its mouth. Human settlements here date back as far as the 3rd century BC.
Previously known as Thang Long, it was renamed Hanoi in 1831 at a time when Hue was the capital. Large areas of present-day Hanoi were built during the French occupation, reflected in its broad boulevards and French-inspired architecture, which give the city a definite charm.


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Lachine is a borough (arrondissement) within the city of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was formerly an autonomous city until 2002.
Lachine, apparently from French la Chine (China), is often said to have been named in 1669, in mockery of its then owner Robert Cavelier de La Salle, who explored the interior of North America, trying to find a passage to Asia. When he returned unsuccessful, he and his men were derisively named les Chinois (Chinese). The name was adopted when the parish of Saints-Anges-de-la-Chine was created in 1678, with the form Lachine appearing with the opening of a post office in 1829.
On August 5, 1689, more than 1500 Mohawk warriors raided the small village and burned it to the ground in retaliation for the ravaging of the Seneca lands by governor Denonville and his men. The Lachine massacre left 80 dead. Lachine was incorporated as a city in 1872. In 1999, it merged with the town of Saint-Pierre before being merged into Montreal in 2002. Its logo during its municipality days is still in use as of today.
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When the Ang Lee Hulk movie came out, the reactions were mostly negative. Five years later there was a reboot and it ran a little better (although it was just a glorified flop). Since Edward Norton was fired, Mark Ruffalo had to replace him. With "The Avengers" came success and a brand new Hulk. The result was:
- Two different background stories
- Two different Hulk origins
- Three different Bruce Banners
- Two different Generals
- Two different Bettys
- Two different plots
- Three fundamentally different Hulk designs
- Three different Hulk personalities
- Three different Hulk power levels
In summary:
- A big, heavy guy who could turn into a giant (sad and angry)
- A small, ugly, emaciated, dried-out sporty model with emo hair (only roaring and beastly)
- An old, green, pensioner who behaves like a shaved gorilla (roaring and funny)
- No cinematic continuity
(Please do not take my hard words too seriously :-)
Now we have a large, three-part mess that can not decide what it should be. You might have the feeling that it was more about money than good movies. On the other hand, the whole mess has something good: The three Hulks can be seen and used as a test run. This means: now we know what is good and what must be avoided. (Interestingly, fans always know exactly what they want, the film industry apparently do not.) Here are some of my thoughts:
- Bruce Banner invents a gamma bomb and must test it for the military. There is an incident. Bam! It is beyond me why the gamma bomb was not integrated into any of the two movies. Instead, they fantasized about technologies with utopian genetic engineering, nanotechnology and strange gamma devices from the 70s.
- Hulk's size remains the same. The idea of a growing Hulk was not accepted and nobody wanted a giant.
- Hulk must have a good proportionate amount of body fat. He may not be too muscular or thin.
- The standard feats must be preserved: leaping, jumping, running, invulnerability, unlimited strength.
- The green of his skin may not be too bright or too dark.
- His face should be neither simian nor caveman-like.
- The body proportions should be as human as possible. Only the bones of the face, hands and feet may turn out a little exaggerated. Thus it seems much more realistic. One should say: "Wow, look at the heavy guy", and not: "Wow, better CGI."
- The conflict between Banner and the Hulk and the relationship with Betty should be the most important part of the movies.
- General Ross should be Hulk´s archenemy.
- All stories must be connected.
PS: This thread is just a thought experiment. It's all about: What if ...?
So, what would you change? How would your Hulk reboot look like?
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Tiger Woods Has A Thing For Women With Implanted Studs
We know, we know. It's hard to keep all of Tiger Woods' women straight. But some of his mistresses have more in common that just having slept with the same top golfer. Jamie Jungers and Jaimee Grubbs both have small piercings underneath their eyes. Apparently, the facial studs are called "micro-dermal anchoring" in the piercing business, or, more informally, the "anti-eyebrow." Basically, an L-shaped stud is inserted into the area above the cheekbone, and a diamond is inserted into the protruding end. (Gag.) Since the scandal, one piercer reports that he hasn't seen an uptick in requests — not like "what Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell did for the navel piercing, or what Janet Jackson did for the nipple," he offers. If the look takes off, maybe they'll start calling it "The Wood"? [W]


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High school: Rancho Cucamonga
Ht./Wt.: 5-11/170
Rivals.com ranking: No. 34 player in the nation.
Other schools of interest: Stanford, Oregon.
Of note: Hawkins was named to the All-CIF Inland Division team as a cornerback and wide receiver. . . . He had 53 tackles, two interceptions and six deflections and blocked a field goal. . . . On offense, he had 14 receptions for 193 yards (13.8 avg.) with two touchdowns.
What they're saying: ``Hawkins loves to compete, and proved he's one of the top cornerbacks in the country during his week in San Antonio (for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl).'' -- Adam Gorney, Rivals.com West Coast analyst.


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RankQuest SEO Toolbar 0.8
The Rankquest SEO Toolbar provides you quick access to more than 25 intuitive Search Engine Optimization tools. Once you download and install the Toolbar you are only one or two clicks away from carrying out most of your day to day SEO operations.
Remote Helpdesk 6.8
Provide support to all your customers by remote control. Remote Helpdesk can be started from a shortcut to a Web or file server and runs without installation. A single license includes unlimited clients.
HTML2EXE is an HTML compiler. It allows you to compile a HTML page, or an entire web site into a single e-book file that contains your html and images and also a built-in browser which automatically loads and views your html.
DHTML Menu Studio Professional Edition 4
With this program you can add a DHTML drop down menu to your web site within a few minutes. The program comes with tons of predefined designs and supports easy integration with existing web sites. FrontPage/DreamWeaver/GoLive/NOF plugins includes.
Yaldex Colored ScrollBars 1.5 1.5
Yaldex Colored ScrollBars is easy to use but powerful tool that generates CSS Style definitions needed to add colored scrollbars on your web pages, and JavaScript code for amazing animated scrollbars.
Absolute Log Analyzer Pro 2.3.93
Get over 160 detailed reports with this powerful log analysis tool. Study your visitors activity "under the microscope," find patterns and improve site navigation. Get your copy Absolute Log Analyzer make your site more user-friendly and popular.
TinyWeb 1.9
TinyWeb is extremely small (executable file size is 53K), simple (no any configuration except command line) and fast (consumes minimum of system resources) Win32 daemon for regular (TCP/http) and secure (SSL/TLS/https) web servers.
Basic Web Editor 1.0
Basic Web Editor is a powerful, fast editor with a small footrpint.
SuperHost System 1.3
SuperHost System enables the customer to choose any hosting package.
LinkFreeze 2.1
LinkFreeze is a powerful tool to optimize dynamic or database-driven websites for search engines. Conveniently, you don't need to rewrite the code of your pages, as all your links are modified on-the-fly whenever a page is requested on the server.
Web Weaver Gold 2005
Create exciting Web pages quickly and easily with this feature-rich HTML editor! Web Weaver Gold provides tutorials and wizards to help you make your own Web site. Spellchecker and hyperlink checker included. Check our Web site for 30 to 50% off!
MyFree Classifieds 1.0.7
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FindinSite-MS 1.18
FindinSite-MS is a search engine for a MS hosted web site, configurable to * look like part of your web site and * index as often as you want. Find in Site is an ASP.NET application for Windows servers, including shared hosts.
LinkXL 1.0a
Innovative script LinkXL combines benefits of automated link exchange service and manual link exchange on your site like other scripts do. It is easy to install, easy to manage from central server.
Micro CMS 3.5
Micro CMS is the only program available that combines a search-engine-friendly WYSIWYG with a simple, AJAX-based content management system, making the management of your static web site incredibly easy and fast. Works great for newbies AND veterans!
GSA Auto Website Submitter 3.88
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Get selected links with one keypress, browse offline later in IE. No need to stay connected whilst you view the download web page. No new browser to learn. Simply use this Internet Explorer add-on. Pro version has extra functions.
Traffic loger 1.0
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Happy Log 1.61
Happy Log is a log file analyzer that examines log files from your web site
Video URL Extractor 1.0
Internet Explorer add-on. Some movies can be built in the web pages, and you would need to get the links to those movies in order to save them to disk. This program will help you extract the links from the pages with the movies.
KeepNI 1.2.5
Keep an eye on your web site services, and alert on malfunction. Alerts includes Voice alarm,email message,Fax message,SMS,ICQ and more. KeepNI provides you with site performance information row data along with many charts an graphs.
10-Strike Log-Analyzer 1.5
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JBlitz Professional 5.1
Load, performance and functional testing for all your websites and web apps. Simulates heavy load with multiple concurrent virtual users. Automatic response validation. Fully featured - logging, graphs, stats, SSL, proxy support etc. Full Java API.
Link Melon 2.0
Link Melon Web Site Link Management Software, manage multiple website links easily and effectively, update lists of links without changing website code. Link Melon allows the user to develop link management strategies for websites that you manage.
PageSucker Windows 3.2
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Pix2Fone Extension for Internet Explorer 1.7
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CSS Tab Designer 2.0.0
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WebIndex 1.0
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Online Affiliate Program 1.3
The most effective marketing tool to make money on-line
Easy Web Editor 2006.21.202
With this professional Web site creator program you can create your own personal / business Website with ease... Everything you need is here, with no HTML or tech details. It makes it handy the long term site update / management, not just the startup
CSS Tab Designer 1.00
CSS Tab Designer is a unique and easy to use software to help you design css-based lists and tabs visually and without any programming knowledge required!
Redscowl Bluesingsky 1.0
Redscowl Bluesingsky script is a script for the Redscowl Bluesingsky Contest.
Zip Code Finder 220.127.116.11
Google Submitter 2.0
With Google Submitter you can submit your website to more then 380 search engines. On the homepage is a complete tutorial how to obtain ip-adresses from different country`s to escape google sensorship.
Toolbar Designer 2.2.2
Toolbar Designer is a visual development framework (RAD) for creating browser toolbars and sidebars. Features include toolbar scripting, wizard-style toolbar generator, comprehensive collection of IE objects (buttons, boxes, menus, etc.) and more
psPictureViewer 1.303
Simple but effective tool to present images on a LAMP server. Special features: - picture size is automatically adjusted to screen size - thumbnails created on the fly - filmstrip, list & slideshow - fast & easy installation Enjoy your pictures
Led Stock Quotes Ticker Applet 3.0
Led Stocks Quotes Ticker Applet is the perfect browser embedded tool you can enhance your site by showing real-time stock quotes values in a stock market similar led display.
Table Animator 1.1
Table animator creates instantly animated borders for HTML Tables, frames for digital photos and other animated Web components. With Table Animator you can add spectacular borders and frame to your web site in numerous styles, shapes and colors.
Happy Pop-out Menus 1.11
These are pop-out java menu applets available in numerous themes and suitable for a side bar navigation layout with the menu down the side of your page. Includes configuration tool. Support for true-type fonts, multiple event triggers and more.
IDAutomation Java Barcode Package 9.11
This barcode package contains JavaBeans, Class Libraries, Applets and Servlets for Barcoding in Java. Supports Linear and 2D barcode types including Code 128, GS1-128, Code 39, ITF, UPC, EAN, USPS Intelligent , DataMatrix, Aztec, Maxicode and PDF417.
Active Search Engine 2.52
Active Search Engine is a feature rich server application that allows you to create your own Yahoo style search engine in just minutes. It features an appealing interactive user interface and advanced administration tools for advanced link management
LoGraf Free Website Editor 3.5
This is a powerful, full-featured HTML Editor that has built-in FTP.
Crawler Radio&MP3 Player 1.1
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Google Adsense Websites 1.0
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ClikPort 1.0
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AdsNoMore 4.0
AdsNoMore is a pop-up stopper and banner ad blocker designed to eliminate all of the ads that disrupt your online experience. AdsNoMore will stop adware and spyware pop-ups, web popups, and block banners which will result in faster web browsing.
Accurate Monitor for Search Engines 2.5
Monitor your website position by keywords on all popular search engines, not just Google. See both free and paid placement results, not just URLs, but site title and description. Works through Google API and supports all foreign languages!
Extract Web Info 1.0
Extract Web Info is a web utility to extract information from web pages such as links, email addresses, non-HTML text, etc. Extract Web Info runs on Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.
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Van Helsing - More Previews
Here are a few more previews of the soon to be released ARPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.
Almost every skill circle has three abilities linked to it that can also be unlocked – for example, your first skill is a basic melee attack, and linked to it are a stun attack, heavy attack and precise attack. Each of these can be activated in combat in exchange for Rage Points, which are accumulated by being in combat. You can have two active skills that can be activated by left and right clicking, and each sub-skill can have more than one Rage Point attached to it to power it up. Different combinations are subject to different effects, so it's a system that lends well to extensive experimentation.
That's probably good because combat quickly seems to come down to Van Helsing being surrounded by a mass of enemies and hacking away at them while Katarina chips in, with no real capacity for diversity. Your ghostly companion can be set to dive into melee combat while Van Helsing holds back picking enemies off with his ranged weapon, or Van Helsing leads the charge while Katarina supports from a distance. There doesn't seem to be much movement on variations between the two.
It's not just the enemies that are bursting with atmosphere, the land of Borgovia is absolutely full of character, walking through the village of Markovna you can hone in on snippets of conversations, meet strange and interesting npcs and just soak in all the little intricacies that the developers have lovingly added into the game.
Atmospherics and character aside, what makes The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing so appealing is that whilst the main quest of the game is very absorbing, there is a wealth of side quests and exploration to reward those that want to uncover that last bit of fog on the map, and we aren't talking grinding missions where you must talk to some guy, go and kill a bunch of things and bring him back the stuff that is dropped, oh no, we're talking taking down mini-bosses, solving puzzles, locating runestones, convoying merchants and even reuniting a dead man with hi
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Genre: Hack & Slash
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Singapore (AFP) Jan 15, 2013
Western nations have failed to capitalise on China's economic rise as they struggle with their own problems, leaving others to benefit from the Asian giant's insatiable demand, HSBC said Tuesday.
"The world economy is increasingly led by China. Those nations raising their China exposure have outperformed. Western nations, faced with internal discord, have failed to grab the opportunity," the bank said.
"We are rapidly moving away from an 'old world' dominated by Europe, the US and Japan to a 'new world' led by China," it said in a report entitled "The Great Rotation".
Among the beneficiaries of the global shift are countries located close to China and far-flung exporters that supply the Asian giant's demand for commodities, the report noted.
South Korea's exports to China currently account for 12 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), up from 3.5 percent in 2000, HSBC said.
Malaysia and Singapore are also key industrial exporters to China while commodities producers like Australia, Chile, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia "have also shared in the spoils," the bank added.
"And in demonstrating China's ever-increasing connections with Africa, Angola is now China's 14th most important source of imports ahead of India, France, Canada, Italy and Britain," it said.
Western countries, in contrast, have failed to exploit Chinese demand, it said.
US exports to China account for a mere 0.7 percent of US GDP, with Canada, France and Italy "more or less" at the same level, HSBC said.
Britain's exports to China are even less significant at 0.4 percent of British GDP, it said.
While Germany has expanded its trade ties with China, this was overshadowed by a bigger increase in its dependence on the rest of Europe, HSBC noted.
This is "one reason why, despite its competitive advantages, Germany found itself succumbing in the second half of 2012 to a crisis which had already engulfed other parts of the eurozone," the bank said.
HSBC forecasts China's economy to grow 8.6 percent this year, up from an estimated 7.8 percent expansion in 2012.
The US and Japanese economies are expected to grow 1.7 percent and 0.2 percent respectively next year while the eurozone is likely to contract 0.2 percent, the bank said.
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text: By Marilyn DittoeAt close to 200 pounds, Dugan isn't exactly a push-button dog. If I want him to do something he doesn't want to do, I usually have to follow a certain protocol.First, I tell him to do the thing he doesn't want to do. If his response is to look up at me through his bounteous eyelashes as if to say "I'm just so humble and cute that you won't actually make me do something I don't want to do," I've got a situation on my hands. Then, the next step is to gruff up my voice a little a technique I've adapted from former use on slimy, teen-age critters. If that doesn't work, I add his first name to the command. Usually that does it, the way saying a child's first and middle name gets that child to cooperate. If that fails, the next step is to stand up as if I'm preparing to address the issue physically. That usually gets results, unless he's feeling especially stubborn.And if everything up to that point fails, I get physical. Yes, animal rights people, I bring out the big guns. I walk right over to my dog, raise my hand threateningly, and brace yourselves lower it menacingly and touch the tip of my index finger to his collar. At this point of the interchange, he executes whatever the skill is with complete, groveling submission, as if I'd used a cattle prod on him.Why? Don't ask me. I am clueless as to the mysterious power wielded in this finger-to-collar maneuver. But I'm tickled goose-pimply it works. I shudder to envision the dislocated elbows and strained rotator cuffs I would have if I actually had to physically dominate the massive beast I've chosen as a companion. (No, not my husband my DOG. I'm still working on my husband.)So anyway, Saturday we hosted a cookout for my husband's business at our house. Unlike most people who host such events, my first thought wasn't what to serve or how many guests to prepare for. My first thought was how to keep Dugan's slobbery, table-height face out of everybody's baked beans and macaroni salad.Under normal circumstances, he is very cooperative about taking up his position on a certain throw rug in our living room when the family sits down to dinner. But when anything even slightly out of the ordinary happens at mealtime, he uses it as a decoy in a stealth attack on someone's plate. Just a couple weeks ago when a friend popped in our door unexpectedly during dinner, Dugan performed a lightning quick grab and gulp maneuver on my father's rib eye steak. That thing was off the plate and down the gullet before the salutations passed our lips.Obviously, I needed a plan to keep Dugan's chops away from the chow. Then, I thought of the strange phenomenon of collar command.One of the smallest but mightiest of our guests seemed like a suitable candidate for Dugan duty. She likes him, he likes her, and she's not one to give in easily ... even when faced with a challenge six times her size. I would just tell her to grab his collar and he would follow her anywhere. It was an unbeatable plan. She would make it her mission to conquer the pilfering pooch.Canine control, thy name is Emma. She didn't let me down. 'Round and 'round they went. Out the door, in the door, onto the deck, off the deck, around the yard ... DOZENS of times. It seemed like every time I looked, Dugan was a kite and Emma was the kite's tail, running along beside him, grinning from ear to ear with brown tendrils of hair blowing back from her face in the breeze. She even outlasted Dugan's desire to raid plates. After a while, his tongue was draping out the side of his mouth and he was huffing and puffing like a freight train. And firmly attached to his collar the entire time was Emma, the little engine that could.So I'd just like to publicly thank Emma for "saving the day" at our cookout. I'm sure Dugan would like to thank her, too ... once he's regained his strength. She may be only six years old, but she fully comprehends that it's never too early to learn how to conquer a big, hairy, male beast.


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Top billing ... Hugo Weaving is the most bankable star in Australia.
With four roles earning $270 million, Hugo Weaving is our biggest box office attraction, writes David Dale.
Samuel L. Jackson is not afflicted with false modesty. When told by Premiere magazine last month that he had overtaken Harrison Ford as the most successful actor of all time, he said: "With 3 billion, 300 million something-something in grosses, no one will ever catch me again! Well, unless Harrison's [next] Indiana Jones movie makes a lot of money. But they'll just put me in that too, and I'll keep up."
As Jackson well knows, his monumental achievement is a statistical anomaly. Charismatic he may be, but he is not really the most "bankable" actor in the world - as in the name most likely to pull audiences out of their homes and into the multiplexes.
Jackson has appeared in 70 films, starting in 1981 as "Gang Member No. 2" in Ragtime. If you combine the US earnings of every film in which Jackson has appeared, even for a few seconds, you get $US3,397,238,322. That beats the $US3,255,071,377 total for the 38 movies in which Ford has appeared.
But can you remember Jackson in Jurassic Park, or Patriot Games, or Goodfellas? And while he may have been the best thing in Pulp Fiction, it's hard to believe his three minutes as Mace Windu persuaded millions to buy tickets to Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
Those are the issues we must confront when we try to answer this question: which actors have the biggest pulling power with Australian audiences? We cannot simply replicate the exercise carried out by Premiere in America - adding up the earnings of every film in which an actor has appeared. Our methodology needs to be more subtle.
Australia is one of the most cinema-loving nations in the world. On average, every child, woman and man in this country buys five movie tickets a year. And while the name above the title may not be the only reason we hand over our $13.50, the presence of certain actors can be highly influential in our decision-making.
But being in a lot of films doesn't mean an actor is familiar to most cinemagoers. If the film flopped, or if the appearance was barely noticeable, it's hardly fair to include that film in the actor's "bankability index". For our list to mean anything, it must concern itself only with significant appearances in successful films.
A movie is usually described as a hit in Australia if it earns more than $10 million at the box office (unless it is Australian-made - see story right). At the average ticket price of $10, that means the film was seen by more than a million people (or, in the case of a Star Wars movie, one geek a million times).
In the history of Australian moviegoing, 270 films have earned more than $10 million. When we examine the actors who had significant roles in those films, we come up with the list on this page.
These are the main implications: Based on box office earnings, the most popular actor with Australian audiences is Hugo Weaving.
His gross of $270 million came from four roles - the elf king Elrond in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy, Tick Belrose (aka Mitzi Del Bra) in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Rex the Sheepdog in Babe.
Patriots will be heartwarmed that an Aussie (though born in Nigeria) is our biggest drawcard (leading five other Australian-born or trained actors in the top 40). But purists may argue that Weaving's appearances in The Two Towers and Return of the King were not big enough to help the appeal of those films. Let's eliminate them from his total. Even then, Weaving remains the top earner.
Sticklers may also question the inclusion of Babe, since he was never visible on screen. But an actor's vocal skills are part of the personality he or she adds to the experience. Eddie Murphy is Donkey in Shrek. The role of Oscar in Shark Tale was written for Will Smith. Now more than ever, cartoon voice-overs are mainstream acting.
Still, if we're trying to measure the strength of an actor's appeal, it's essential to recognise the diversity of the repertoire. And using that criterion, we must bump Weaving from the top. Based on number of hits, the most popular actor with Australian audiences is Robin Williams.
He's had major roles in 11 hits here, including Aladdin, The Birdcage, Good Morning, Vietnam and Good Will Hunting. The films of Tom Hanks may have grossed more than the films of Robin Williams, but the success of Robots over the school holidays gave Williams a total of 11 hits to Hanks's 10. Male actors have more pulling power than female actors.
There are only seven women among the 40 most bankable stars, led by Cameron Diaz in earnings and Julia Roberts in diversity. This may say something about Australian attitudes, or simply confirm the common complaint that Hollywood doesn't create enough strong female roles. Australians love people who make them laugh.
Actors best known for comic roles dominate the list, and of the 270 films that earned more than $10 million, 17 per cent were fantasies (like Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man and Terminator 3); 36 per cent were dramas (like Titanic, Saving Private Ryan and A Beautiful Mind); and 47 per cent were comedies (like Meet the Fockers, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Toy Story).
There may be lessons in this for Australian film-makers. If you want to create a hit rather than fine art, you don't necessarily need a big budget, but you do need jokes. And of course, you have to hire Hugo Weaving.
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I have trouble getting my eyelids fully closed. Doing internet research I have found information about a problem callled lagophthalmos. If this is what I have wrong, is the only or best procedure add gold eyelid weights? Appreciate your help.
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Eyelid weights, gold or platinum, or springs for lagopothalmos
There are many options for this and the correction may vary on the surgeon's preference. Believe it or not gold weights are the standard but platinum weights are also available and some claim they are superior. The main problem with weights is that they depend on gravity. They work well when sitting or standing but sometimes they can hold the eye open when laying down. Other surgeons prefer the use of springs which can keep the eyes closed whether sitting or standing. However, springs can fatigue or break over time. Currently there are no perfect options and each has their advantages and disadvantages.
There are different solutions for surgically managing lagophthalmos and it depends on why you have it. For this, you would need an evaluation to determine the best way to correct it.
Lagophthalmos cause needs to be determined
First and foremost, the cause of the lagophthalmos needs to be determined. This can be caused by benign things but also by causes that need to be researched. If you are having a bell's or facial nerve palsy that may need to be worked up. Also if there is something infiltrating into the lower eyelid..again something that a physician needs to determine the cause. The bottom line is that I wouldnt get a gold weight until the cause of the lagophthalmos is determined.
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Problem in the muscle, nerves, or other factors ?
Lagopthalmos is a very wide diagnosis that include many factors. Think about the eye lid closure mechanism as an engine that controls the movement of the lids. If there difficulty in eye closure the problem could be in the engine (the muscle), the wiring (the nerves), the lower lid malposition, or other factors. Gold weights are one of the options in paralytic lagopthalmos (wiring problem). A proper examination by a board certified plastic surgeon with additional training in occuloplastic sugery or an occuloplastic surgeon.
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Eyelid Closure and gold weights
Gold weights are good solution but are usually only used if you have a facial palsy (paralysis). The big question is why can"t you close your eyelids at night? Have you had a trauma, congenital problem, previous surgery or scar tissue ? Sometimes these things need to be evaluated and addressed to figure out the best solution. Often the problem can be treated without surgery with the use of ophthalmic lubricating ointment at bedtime. See your local Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon for a full medical assessment.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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looks fantastic
This shirt is so cool! big congrats on a well deserved win.
very cool! congratz!
awesome cbass! applausse!!!
Congrats on the win!
Thank you for all of your nice comments.
buying this next paycheck :)
reminds me of Mr Ray Fenwick…
whooohoooooo! finally! love this one! congrats :)
great shirt, I was waiting for this one
awesome design! congrats on the win!
love this!
Congrats on the win bro…
I knew this shirt would kill it,
next one is your clocks i think
oh wow… didnt notice the slight all over splatter… this ones a buy for me doog.
awesome man. congrats!
wow that was such a huge run on. go high school education. totally helped me if you couldn't tell already.
it looks so good on the girl shirt, I think they should use smaller guy models as well because I am a small kid and when I see huge broad shouldered guys wearing it I can't imagine myself wearing it because it looks way too big. BUT dude heellll yeah. congrats again.


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Hollie Cavanagh always got nervous on Thursdays.
By the time she was eliminated from American Idol last night, it was practically a conditioned response. After all, she'd been one of the singers with the fewest votes in five weeks. But each of those weeks, the British-born singer from McKinney, Texas, would stick around while first Heejun Han, then DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon, Elise Testone and Skylar Laine went home.
Idol Meter: Who's on top?
"Each week, I was surprised," the 18-year-old said by phone Friday morning. "I just kept pushing myself. Each week that I got through, I was just like, 'OK, I need to step it up even more next week.' That was my mindset each week I got through."
Over the long haul, Hollie's persistence paid off. In Season 10, she made only the top 40. This season, she lasted until the top four. Thursday's post-show comments from the judges and people who work on Idol reinforced how far she'd come.
"Everyone's been saying that they've seen such a big change in me and that I've grown so much," she says. That, she adds, was one of the reasons she wanted to come back after falling short of the semi-finals last year. "I wanted people to see a change in me, and I wanted people to see that I got better each week. That was a big thing for me."
Hollie hasn't had much time yet to discuss or think about her long-term plans beyond the show and the summer tour. "It's been straight from packing to interviews, so I haven't really got a full take on what's going to happen," she says. "I just know I'm here right now. After that, I go to New York then right back to L.A. to do stuff for the finale, then hopefully home for a week and right back for tour."
Thinking ahead to the kind of album she hopes to get the chance to make, she say: "I'd definitely like to be pop. I want to start making music that's on the charts now, that's played on the radio, that's, like, a good-selling song. I think now is the point when I figure out the direction I want to go and start learning the kind of songs I want to write."
She can see herself fitting into a radio station playlist between Beyoncé and Katy Perry -- not so much for the way they sing as they kind of records they make. "Singing-wise, I wouldn't compare our voices," she says. "They're too different. But, (in terms of) being on the radio with pop songs? Down that kind of line."
As she got farther into the competition, Hollie had to learn "to relax when I sing and not to over-think everything," she says. "That was one of the biggest problems I had, starting off. I was trying to please everybody at that point -- the judges and Jimmy. Now, I realize that I take in what they say, but, at the end of the day, it's what feels right to me performing. I just hope people love it the way I love it when I perform it."
For Hollie, the turning point came in the Top 7 week, when she sang Adele's Rolling in the Deep and Dusty Springfield's Son of a Preacher Man. Even though she wound up in the Bottom Three that week, she felt especially good about her performances. She's also proud of her take on Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love from last week. "It wasn't my favorite" at first, she says, "but then practicing and singing it, that was a song I started to love."
Hollie's fans called themselves "Holliepops," but it took them a while to settle on the name. "There were, like, 20 different names going around," Hollie says. "But then they were all like, 'Oh, Holliepops!' And I was like, 'Oh, that's cute.' So we kept it."
Should any of the Holliepops hope to follow in her footsteps in Season 12, she has the following advice: "You're going to be on stage, with people watching you, but you have to let it go. You just have to sing your heart out and do your best, no matter what anybody else thinks. Especially on this show, you have to show people who you are. You can't be just a voice. You have to show your personality. That's something I've definitely learned.
"You have to be confident. When you come here, you can't be timid and let anybody sway you in any direction. If you believe in yourself, then you'll go far."
Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol, he did sing Boot Scootin' Boogie at Disney World's American Idol Experience the day the attraction opened (he lost). More about Brian | E-mail Brian


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Peter P Funk
and the Duerksen connections
The 1928 Duerksen History
The 1928 Duerksen History.
This is 10 pages of a Family Chronicle first written in German by John F Duerksen born July 25, 1863 and handwritten in 12-29-1928 and translated into English later by Marcellus Duerksen in 1996.
[I have included the parts that apply to the Peter Funk family] It can be read in its entirety here.
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Descendant of my Great-Great Grandfather was Gerhard Duerksen and his daughter –his 6th child was Anna Duerksen [1860-1922] who was married to Heinrich Funk, my cousin. [Cousin of John F Duerksen] He has died in prison.
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Jakob J Duerksen married to Katherina Funk lived in Alexandertal: he really wanted to become a tailor, but became a miller with a small plot of land and it went well with them. He sold his business and moved on a half allotment in acreage of land and in every respect the time was very hard for our parents. In the year 1884 they wondered out to America, Marion County, Kansas. Our mother died-She had a great deal of rheumatism and died of an internal tumor-and was buried on July 2, 1889. Father married to widow Katherina Harms and it went well with them. Of his first marriage he had eight children who outlived him.
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Supplement IV Generation
Jakob F Duerksen married to Katherina Funk. They had the wedding on May 2, 1862, in the house of the bride's parents, Peter Funk in Alexandertal.
My grandfather Peter Funk came from Prussia to Russia with his parents when he was small. He was a member of the Mennonite Church in Gnadenfeld. The name of my grandmother is Julianna Florentina Fensky. She was baptized when small and belonged to the Lutheran Church, to which she dearly adhered until her end.
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She was grown up when she came from Prussia to Russia. She went to the Gnadenfeld Mennonite Church out of love for our grandfather, and she made her way to the fellowship since their wedding. Grandfather Peter Funk had two brothers--Paul Funk who made his very difficult way through life, and Heinrich Funk who also was called Bartfunk (or Beardfunk), who occasionally expressed very amusing opinions concerning matters of faith, which were expressed. Apparently his son David Funk is an Adventist preacher, if he is still living.
Our grandmother was sickly and for a long time could not drive along (with them) to church every Sunday. She loved reading prayer books and a collection of gems. Our grandparents had 2 sons and four daughters. These are Heinrich Funk, Katherine Funk, Sara Funk, Anna Funk, and Wilhelmina Funk. Our mother Katherina Funk, married to Jakob J Duerksen; Sara Funk, married to Abraham Duerksen-my father's cousin, Anna Funk, married to Heinrich Goosen, Wilhelmina Funk married to Abraham Penner, Peter Funk married to Maria Pauls in a second marriage. This uncle is still living. Numerous children of this uncle and aunt are in Canada and America.
[At the end of the family history was written.]
Corn, Oklahoma
Dear Menno:
Here you have something of our family chronicle. Oh Menno: All kinds of people among our relatives—the well and sick, smart and dumb, honorable and culprits.
Oh, what a grace, whoever can keep the faith and rightly complete his race, and can through God's grace fight the good fight and reach heaven. God stand by us, that we saved from sin and preserved from sin, might live for Him in time and eternity. The Almighty bless you and make you a blessing in your doctor practice.
Respectful greetings to you,
Your old Uncle J F Duerksen and wife.
In Contrast are the memories translated from Henry Goossen:
Peter P Funk Jan 31, 1815 - Feb 21, 1885
"Peter Funk was still small when he migrated with his parents from Prussia to Russia. There he later became a member together with his family of the Gnadenfeld Mennonite church. He married Julianna Florentina Fenske who had received child baptism in a Lutheran church, but after marriage she joined the Mennonite church. Julianna later became sickly and frequently had to miss church: but she enjoyed reading prayer books and Treasure Chest verses. They had two sons and four daughters."
Received from Elfreda Penner Fast 7/00 (through Aunt Esther written by John F Duerksen most likely)
"The parents of my mother were Peter Funk and Julianna born Fenske. Both born in Prussia. My grandmother was about 19 years old when she left the Lutheran Church and joined the Gnadenfeld Mennonite Church My grandmother's brother died in (during-- the war against Napoleon in 1815. (The brother was named Johann according to another source.)
From the Duerksen Family History by John F Duerksen--copied from the German
by Adelaide Duerksen Middleton 1957.
"My father was H J Goossen married to Anna Funk who was daughter of Peter Funk [who was in the line according to B H Unruh of Mennonite people of Swiss background] My mother Anna Funk--her grandmother Julianna Florentine Fenske is of Polish descent. "In earlier years she used the Catholic rosary for prayer".
Memoirs from Henry H Goossen, found here [written in old style German and read/translated by Helen Goossen over the phone.]
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GATESVILLE — Thursday evening found concert pianist and Gatesville native Jeffrey Arnold reprising an epochal moment from his musical past.
"I was 8 years old, it was 1967, and the phone rang. The artist scheduled to perform for the Morris Federation concert was ill, so I dressed up in a striped seersucker suit with bow tie, marched down to the baptist church and played Mozart on their brand-new Steinway grand piano."
The ladies in the audience, properly attired in hats and gloves, applauded the wunderkind, and presented him with an honorarium. "A check for $10 — my first professional fee. I thought I was rich."
Fast-forward to last week, when Brazilian virtuoso Mario Barbosa, the headliner for Thursday's final Festival Concert presented by the Jeffrey Arnold Foundation, was stricken with a viral infection. Hospitalized with a persistent 103-degree fever, a last-minute substitution was mandatory.
"Cancellation never entered my mind," Arnold said in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church in Gatesville. With only 48 hours notice, he decided to perform a solo recital, and smiled as he insisted: "The show must go on."
Thursday's audience was immediately captivated by the ravishing, sumptuous sonorities Arnold coaxed forth on the Two Romances by Robert Schumann. The contrasts were startling between the twin compositions, with the tempestuous, roiling themes of the second complementing the placid serenity of the first.
Chopin's Nocturne No. 2, well-known and much-beloved, demonstrated Arnold's sure technique and intimate knowledge of the Romantic repertoire. His restrained use of rubato, playing freely in and out of tempo, produced exquisite effects. And the Three "Hungarian Dances" by Brahms were notable for compelling employment of dynamic and rhythmic shifts.
On the second dance, in D-flat, Arnold managed to fill the sanctuary with thundering chords, no small feat, considering the less than optimum-size piano nestled in the choir loft.
But the second half of the concert revealed Arnold's significant other talent. Described in the program as "Four Hymn Transcriptions" by the artist, the familiar tunes were anything but the unimaginative, lead-sheet type of takedowns the title suggested. Instead, each of the venerable hymns was completely refashioned into an improvisatory, fantasia-like piece that throbbed with modern chords and harmonies.
Arnold's orchestration of "Amazing Grace" was a veritable theme and variations, and performed by the artist with brilliant technique and vibrant emotion, it soared heavenward for a rapturous finale.
Recalling his early years, Arnold stressed the importance of music educators. "There were seven music teachers here in Gatesville — all conservatory trained. And today, we have to include the cultural arts — so children, budding talents, have something to look forward to."


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DS announces the creation of DS Performance
DS is today announcing the creation of its motorsport division, DS Performance.
DS Performance is contributing its technological expertise in Formula E research and development to the DS Virgin Racing team.
Based at the future PSA Excellence Centre at Satory, DS Performance is directed by Yves Matton.
Harnessing their technological expertise and galvanised by the WRC and WTCC successes of Yves Matton, the engineers at DS Performance have developed the entire drivetrain of the DSV-01, including the electric motor, gearbox and controller. They have also designed its cooling system, rear suspension and transmission. The motor management system was designed together with Magnetti Maretti.
DS Performance will support DS Virgin Racing throughout its season, enabling Sam Bird and Jean-Eric Vergne to draw on all the performance of the race cars.
"More than a simple R&D laboratory, DS Performance will stand as a true showcase of the technological expertise and avant-garde spirit of the DS brand. It was a natural move for us to call on Yves Matton and his teams, multiple WRC and WTCC world champions, to develop the all-electric DSV-01 race car." Yves Bonnefont, CEO of the DS brand.
"I am very proud that DS has called on us to succeed in the new challenge of developing the DSV-01. After the work accomplished in the last few months, the success of the initial official tests of the DSV-01 with Sam Bird and Jean-Eric Vergne was a great source of satisfaction for my teams and myself. We are going to support DS Virgin Racing and work together from Beijing to London to add motorsport success to the DS brand's accomplishments." Yves Matton, Director of DS Performance


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Sample sales, handmade jewelry and dining discounts.
It is just that time of the month… The time I want to get in deep with the beef on the cheap. Tell me that there are 3 broth flavors to chose from and the meat is cheap; and you will find me swishing the night away.
Swishing the night away saying, "Gimme Gimme More, Gimme More. Gimme Gimme".
Kami Shabu is hidden on the second floor of the (former) Cosmos Plaza in the heart of Koreatown. Park on the street if you want to avoid paying the valet a few dollars.
Kami Shabu serves shabu shabu with a Korean flair, more flavorful than it's Japanese counterpart. Each person gets his or her own pot, which is great because Kami has many options to chose from. Kami Shabu has quite a few stews for under $8, the infamous budae jigae (canned meat spicy army style stew), dumplings, seafood options, spicy beef stew, and spicy seafood stew.
So the meat and seafood shabu shabu menu has a whole bunch of prices that can seem daunting for those that cannot read Korean. But here it goes:
Beef & Seafood shabu shabu (Lunch price w/ regular vegetables): Med $10.99 and Large $12.99
Beef & Seafood shabu shabu (Dinner price w/ regular vegetables): Med $12.99 and Large $14.99
Beef & Seafood shabu shabu (Lunch price w/ mushroom medley): Med $12.99 and Large $14.99
Beef & Seafood shabu shabu (Dinner price w/ mushroom medley): Med $14.99 and Large $16.99
*The shabu shabu doesn't come with banchans.
* However, the stews come with side dishes.
For the optimal variety of food at the cheapest price I would suggest ordering a large shabu shabu and a stew.
Kami shabu is the place for cheap shabu shabu.
yummmmmmmm! i'm getting so hungry looking at these pictures!


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"Holly Jolly" Christmas Banquet 2012
Beverly Bilbo
Sunday, December 16, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)
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Event Details
Coming to this years Christmas Banquet:
- A hilarious reenactment of the reality tv series "Duck Dynasty".
- A song of the season our very own Elvis Presley
- A musical presentation by our very own members reenacting the "Temptations"
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Pedro The Lion
Pedro The Lion's 2002 landmark album is available on vinyl once again after being out of print for years.
Remastered for vinyl by TW Walsh.
In 2002, Pedro The Lion returned, armed with a ten-song arsenal that heralded another beautiful progression within the band's sound and lyrical vision. A deepening complexity to their songwriting mirrored the complexity of messages and lyrical content. Anchored by trademark rolling, indelible hooks and Dave Bazan's vocals, which swing from sweet indictments to mournful mocking, Pedro The Lion dug deep to examine the vast disparity between the "haves" and the "have-nots" on this landmark album.
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MEMBERS of the public are invited to 'have their say' on which community and voluntary organisations should receive a much-needed cash boost.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Basingstoke Voluntary Services are working in partnership to deliver the small-scale community participatory budget initiative, known as Have your Say, on behalf of Hampshire County Council.
The grant scheme is designed to support voluntary and community groups, with local people helping to determine which should receive the funding. Grants of between £200 and £2,000 will be awarded.
Residents will be invited to vote in person on Wednesday, March 26 for the projects they feel would most benefit their community.
This will take place from 3pm until 7pm at the offices of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, in London Road.


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After only one play since purchase some 2 years ago, it was with great pleasure that I got to re-ennact Nixon vs Kennedy at Board Silly in Leamington this week.
1960: The Making of the President is a 2 player strategic war game that puts you in control of either 'Tricky' Richard Nixon, or 'JFK, John F. Kennedy as you re-run the tight and fiercely fought electoral campaign of 1960. History tells us that JFK was ultimately successful winning by less than 0.2%. Would Kennedy win tonight or, under my wily guidance, would Nixon pull off the upset?
1960 has a similar feel to the immensely popular Twilight Struggle - in that it is a card driven, area control board game with a war-game aesthetic. The cards that power the game are played alternately for either Campaign Points (that allow you to directly influence the various red to blue swingometers - the voters on the ground floor, the media or take the lead on election issues) or for the Event. These events are taken directly from history and will benefit either Nixon or Kennedy. As cards are drawn from a communal deck each round, you are as likely to be playing cards that would benefit your opponent. So you simply don't play their cards for the event right? Well yes, but Momentum chips can be played by either player to activate that event regardless. So there's the trick - you HAVE to play this card at some point in the turn, so can I get my opponent to spend their chip on a weaker event so that they can't activate another later in the round? Or do I just bite the bullet and play 2 of my Momentum chips to prevent my opponent from triggering... But then that puts me short when they play an awesome event for me... And so it goes. This mechanism is very entertaining, and keeps you engaged in the play at all times.
The components are great. The large wooden cubes to show how the electorate of a particular state are swinging at any time make it abundantly clear who is winning and where. The large, full colour map (complete with awesome coffee cup and pencil) is attractive and well designed - nicely augmented by individual state tokens complete with unique emblems. The only downer is the cube bag which is merely functional. I have been spoiled by the loveliness of the Eclipse bags though...mmmmm velvety.
So on this particular night, Nixon started strongly, securing much of the mid-west and capturing some vital endorsements - that split ties in states that have not been swung one way or another come election time. This meant that I had an advantage in those regions to ensure the electorate followed their heads rather than their hearts come the end-game and give 'Tricky' their precious votes!
Though it was close, it was the debates where Kennedy cleaned up and ultimately secured his victory by the slimmest of margins. The debates round is a special mini-game of sorts where careful allocation of cards in the first 5 rounds gives you an advantage. My short-termist decisions were more like - "hmmmmm if I bank this card then my opponent can't use the event and damn the consequences!" whereas JFK chose more wisely and, despite a late red charge in the south, Kennedy got the win.
I thoroughly enjoyed my first proper game of 1960. This is a thematically rich, tactically interesting and satisfying board game that builds well to a tense and dramatic conclusion of the final vote count. I don't get to play 2-player games very often, but I will endeavor to make sure this epic political duel hits the table again soon.
1960 is a 4 GAVEL game.


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Great Ship, Great Staff, Great Vacation!: Carnival Freedom Cruise Review by Staplerman
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Great Ship, Great Staff, Great Vacation!
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
We have sailed with Celebrity, Carnival and Princess and like each line for different reasons. In this instance, we were not disappointed. Carnival typically delivers a very consistent, predictable cruise experience (staff, activities, food, etc.) and we appreciate that when our son is traveling with us. Now, let me get to what really matters: the review!
Arrival: I flew in the night before and stayed with friends. Met my wife and son at the airport and took a taxi to pier. Nice and easy.
Debarkation: VERY smooth, we were through the terminal and in our stateroom within 60 minutes. More Carnival made checking in fun, the staff in the terminal were cracking jokes and having a great time. One gentleman had a portable speaker slung over his shoulder connected to an iPod playing island music. My son got a kick out of this.
The Ship: Again, very predictable in terms of overall decor and layout which is a good thing. We didn't find it to be gaudy, offensive or annoying. The Freedom was in need of some sanding in paint in certain places (our balcony included), but hey: she's made of steel and you're gonna see some rust even though the crew tries their level best to stay ahead of it. Speaking of the crew, many of them would hear your name once and remember it the entire cruise. Very impressive!
We loved the tiered layout of the pool deck better than that of any ship we've ever sailed upon. We never felt crowded and jammed into that area like on so many other ships where the pool deck is an afterthought. A larger pool below and a smaller pool above near the waterslide helped keep crowds to a minimum. Drink servers on deck were very polite and we found a great one (Benedictus, or "Benny"). He waited on us all week and was fabulous.
On the other hand, Carnival needs to revisit the design of their Lido deck buffet and dining areas. This has been typical on all Carnival ships we've sailed upon. Long lines were routine, especially at the Deli and Mongolian Grill station where we spent 45 minutes once waiting for the food to be grilled. The best way to avoid this is to eat breakfast early and lunch either very early or very late, go to the Main Dining Room or hit the other buffts that are sort of out-of-the-way (like Tandoor or Fish & Chips, which were very good). Plus, we encountered a higher concentration of gluttonous guests on this cruise that insisted on getting 3-5 of everything on the buffet, making the lines even slower. Folks, seriously? I have never seen so much piggishness on any other cruise, very sad.
We also dined at the Sun King steakhouse twice during our cruise and it was excellent. Spend the 30 bucks each and go; you'll be glad you did.
Our Cabin: Cabin Number 7367, a typical balcony cabin on a large cruise ship. Upon unpacking we found a sock and a golf umbrella under the bed, and there was a significant amount of dust in the cabin. We aren't sticklers, but it seemed the cabin could've been cleaned a little better. Bathroom, though was very clean and smelled faintly of bleach. And that's good. NOW...what's bad about this particular cabin: it was right across from the cabin stewards' water closets and we heard noise at all times day and night. Our lights went our four times the first day because they were working on something right outside our door, but each time we notified Savoy (super room steward) and they were fixed promptly. Fortunately this wasn't too much of an issue, but I figured you'd want to know.
When my son and I became sick, the cabin stewards did everything in their power to make things easier for my wife. They actually came in and cleaned up after my son one time (for which I will eternally be grateful to them) and kept us in good supply of towels, red bags, etc. Take the time and slip these guys an extra $20; they more than earn it for all the things they do for you!
Shows: We only saw the comedians and the Beatles show, both of which were good. We found the comedians' "family-friendly" shows to be much better than the R-rated shows. My son loved the comedians, one of his favorite parts of the trip. Speaking of kids, because this is the end of the busy season for cruise lines we only had 160 children/teens on the Freedom during our sailing. Take note if you want a lower concentration of young'uns on the ship during your trip. I cannot give much information on Camp Carnival as my son didn't participate but each time we saw the younger groups on deck the staff members and kids seemed very engaged and happy.
Overall: A great experience, wonderful ports, super staff and good food. It is rare to find an 8-day Southern Caribbean cruise that goes weekend-to-weekend, and this one will be hard to beat. Less
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Expressions of the Heart
Words for emotions are sometimes expressed by phrases that use the word 'heart', such as kind-hearted. Copala Trique, spoken in Oaxaca, expresses many such ideas using a word for 'inside'. There are perhaps thirty or forty of these phrases in common use. Here are a few:
to be colorful inside means to be cheerful
to get hot inside means to get angry
to cool off inside means to stop being angry
See if you can match the following phrases
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- Freshwater Mollusk Bibliography - A searchable database of over 17,000 citations on freshwater mollusks worldwide. Compiled by Kevin Cummings, INHS, Champaign, Art Bogan, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, G. Thomas Watters, Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity, and Chirstine A. Mayer, INHS, Champaign
- Alabama Mollusk Bibliography - Deborah Wills (1997)
- Molluscan Journals - A list of the "Instructions for Authors" from a variety of malacological journals, Claus Hedegaard (firstname.lastname@example.com), Museum of Paleontology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, California
- Zebra Mussel Bibliography - Sea Grant Zebra Mussel Biblio (Over 800 references with abstracts).
- Triannual Unionid Reports - On-line versions of the old Tri-annual unionid reports compiled by Dick Biggins (USFWS).
- Kansas Pearly Mussel Newsline - Brian Obermeyer (ed.)
- UNIO Listserver - an unmoderated Internet listserver focusing on the biology, ecology and evolution of freshwater unionid mussels. The list is sponsored by the Florida Institute of Technology and administered and managed by Rick Tankersley.
- Conch-L - "a forum for conchologists, indeed, for anyone with an interest in mollusks, to discuss any topic related to conchology."
- Molluscan Evolution Listserver - probably the best source for online academic discussions on mollusks.
- A Review of Impacts of Freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) Introduced Into North America. - Gerry Mackie, University of Guelph
- Zebra Mussel Infestation of Unionid Bivalves (Unionidae) in North America - Schloesser, D.W., T.F. Nalepa, and G.L. Mackie, 1996. Great Lakes Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration, University of Guelph
- National Zebra Mussel & Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse New York Sea Grant National Sea Grant College Program
- Zebra Mussel Information - USGS. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) information resource for the United States Geological Survey. Located at the Florida Caribbean Science Center
- Zebra Mussel Bibliography - Sea Grant Zebra Mussel Biblio (Over 800 references with abstracts).
- Zebra Mussel Research Program - U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
- Zebra Mussel Links Page - U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station (more than you would ever want to know about these pests).
- Zebra Mussel Distribution in North America - USGS animated map showing the spread of zebra mussels in the U.S.
- Zebra Mussel Alert - Minnesota Sea Grant
- Zebra Mussels in Southwestern Lake Michigan - Tammy Keniry and J. Ellen Marsden, Illinois Natural History Survey, Lake Michigan Biological Station, Zion, Illinois
- The Zebra Mussel Page - Dr. Jeffrey L. Ram, Wayne State University
- Zebra Mussels in Ireland - Irish Marine Institute
- Zebra Mussels and Swine Waste- Dick Steffen, Southern Illinois University and Tom Jirik, ASAS/ADSA Media Coordinator, North Dakota State University,
- Dreissena polymorpha - University of Southern Mississippi
- Corbicula fluminea- USGS. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) information resource for the United States Geological Survey. Located at the Florida Caribbean Science Center
- Corbicula fluminea - University of Southern Mississippi
- Limnoperna fortunei (Mytilidae): The Next Macrofouling Mussel to Invade North America? - Anthony Ricciardi, McGill University
- Chinese Mystery Snail - University of Southern Mississippi
- USGS Nonindigenous Fish Distribution Information - A page is maintained by the Florida Caribbean Science Center. The Center is part of the Biological Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey under the Department of the Interior
- Introduced Fish Section of the American Fisheries Society - AFS committee on introduced fishes
- Want Another Carp? The first casualty of the Asian black carp is a person - A great article on the bs of black carp by Ted Williams
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force - Another task force with many tasks
- Invasivespecies.gov - The Nation's Invasive Species Information System
- Invasive Species Program of the USFWS - A busy bunch these
- Exreme Longevity in freshwater Mussels (Family Unionidae) inferred from mark-recapture growth data - J.L. Anthony & J.L. Dowling, Iowa State University
- A New Mussel Record for Tennessee: Lampsilis siliquoidea (Mollusca: Unionidae) from the Wolf River - David H. Kesler & Don Manning, Biology Department, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee
- Evaluation of tag types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels. - David P. LemariÈ, David R. Smith, Rita F. Villella, and David A. Weller, National Biological Service, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Lab, Kearneysville, West Virginia
- SEM Study of Digenetic Trematode Parasites of Freshwater Clams - Rebecca Baldwin, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge
- Future Directions in the Analysis of Freshwater Bivalves in Archaeology - Evan Peacock, Research School of Archaeology and Archaeological Sciences, Sheffield
- Biodiversity of freshwater mussels in the lower Great Lakes Drainage Basin - J.L. Metcalfe-Smith1, S.K. Staton2, G.L. Mackie3 and N.M. Lane41Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Branch, National Water Research Institiute, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 2R.R. #1, Rosedene Road, St. Ann's, Ontario, Canada, 3Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 4Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Annual Monitoring of the Distribution and Abundance of the Nore Freshwater Pearl mussel - Ecoserve Consultants, Ireland
- Role of ecological factors and reproductive strategies in structuring freshwater mussel communities - Wendell R. Haag and Melvin L. Warren, Jr., U.S. Forest Service, Oxford, Mississippi
- Comparison of sampling methods for assessing freshwater mussel beds in the Neosho River, Kansas - Brian K. Obermeyer, David R. Edds, and Carl W. Prophet, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
- COA Articles Various authors from Concholgists of America
- Freshwater Mussel - Doug Smith, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- The Clamor Over Clams - Randy Kreil North Dakota Outdoors and Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- To Reproduce Mussels Go Fishing - Article by Adele Conover, Smithsonian Magazine, January 1998
- Tennesee Freshwater Mussels: Treasures Past and Present - University of Tennessee, McClung Museum
- Fun With Freshwater Mussels - Christine O'Brien and Buddy Tignor, USGS volunteers, Florida Caribbean Science Center, Gainesville, FL
- Fun Facts About Freshwater Mussels - Renee Sherman Mulcrone, University of Michigan
- Illinois Mussel Poster - Illinois Natural History Survey
- Google.com - If you can't find it here it probably doesn't exist
- Universal Currency Converter - How much is that in U.S. Dollars?
- Language Translation - For those that can't remember their high school Spanish
- Bibliofind.com - A great resource for finding out-of-print malacological papers
- Bookfinder.com - Another resource for finding out-of-print books
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers - More old books
- NHBS - Natural History Book Service
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Western Blotting
1) Run protein gel.
Set up blot:
2) Prepare two tupperware containers, one with dH2O and one with 1/2X Transfer Buffer (TB).
3) Remove one glass plate from the gel by twisting a spacer between the plates. To remove the other plate, place the gel in the TB container and gently scrap off with a flat scoopula. Let the gel soak for about 5 mins.
4) To make the blotting sandwich, begin by putting the blotting apparatus in the TB container with the black side down. Then put on a pad and one piece of paper (make sure both are completely wet in the TB). Next the gel goes on.
5) Use the tweezers to grab the nitrocellulose membrane and dunk it in the dH2O container, make sure the entire membrane is wet, and then move it to the TB. When it is completely soaked with TB, move it onto the sandwich next.
6) To complete the sandwich, one more piece of paper goes on and then the last pad, again making sure both are thoroughly soaked in TB.
7) Roll a 15ml tube up and down and side to side over the completed sandwich to remove any bubbles. Close the blotting apparatus securely.
8) Put a small stir bar in the gel box underneath the black and red sleeve. Then put the ice pack in next to the sleeve.
9) Put the blotting sandwich into the black and red sleeve with the black part of the sandwich facing the black part of the sleeve. Then fill the gel box up to the top of the red half of the sleeve with TB.
10) Run the blot on manual and constant V at 100V for about 1 hour.
Staining the blot:
11) Dump out the TB, and remove the sandwich.
12) Use tweezers to put membrane into a small tupperware top and cover with ponso (red stuff). Leave on the orbital shaker or rocker for about 15 mins.
13) Rinse with water until markings appear. Use a pencil to mark the ladder, and distinguish the 50kDa marker somehow. Cut the top right-handcorner so that "up" is easily recognizable.
14) Wash with block 10-15 mins. on the rocker.
15) Transfer to the smallest container possible.
Binding the antibody
16) Add diluted primary antibody.
17) Incubate primary antibody overnight at 4 C.
18) Wash 3 times for 15 mins. each with 1XTBST on a rocker.
19) Dilute out secondary antibody 1: 5,000 (1µl in 5ml).
20) Dump off third wash and put in secondary antibody mix. Incubate 1 hr. on a rocker.
21) Wash 3 times for 15mins. each with 1XTBST on a rocker.
Developing the blot:
22) Materials needed: Two pieces of saran-wrap, detection reagent 1 and 2 (bottles at 4 C with a big ECL on the label, one with a white top and one with a black top), film cassette, scissors, tweezers and film.
23) Mix 2ml of 1 and 2ml of 2 in a 15ml tube (BE SURE TO CHANGE PIPETS IN BETWEEN REAGENTS).
24) Use tweezers to move membrane on to a piece of saranwrap and drip the reagent mix all over the membrane. Let stand for 1min.
25) Drip off excess mix, and transfer the membrane to a clean piece of saranwrap upside down. Wrap the membrane up in the saranwrap and place it into the film cassette right-side up.
26) Bring the cassette, film and scissors in a darkroom with a developer. When in the darkroom, cut a piece of film to fit the cassette.
27) Burn the film for 1min, bend the top right hand corner down and back again to distinguish the correct orientation.
28) Slide the film through the developer to develop.
Other Molecular Biology Protocols
Isolating DNA fragments
Southern Blotting
Northern Blotting
Continuous Native gel electrophoresis
E. coli miniprep
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Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
Lachesis announced the past, Clotho the present, and Atropos the future.
A Clotho spider had built itself a nest there, from which it emerged to hunt the unwary.
Charles made his adieux to Clotho and Lachesis, and departed at the other end of the room.
But next day, when they played in the garden, Huberta said, 'Thy father is an old tyrant to forbid thee the use of Clotho's gift.
Clotho spun the thread of life, Lachesis held it, and Atropos cut it.
Clotho would look like this, if Clotho would munch instead of spin.
Clotho has on a variegated robe, and on her head a crown of seven stars.
Clotho spins, Lachesis apportions, and Atropos cuts, the thread of life.
The Clotho seems to know similar moments and to make the most of them.
one of the three Fates, from Latin Clotho, from Greek Klotho, literally "the spinner," from klothein "to spin." The three Fates together sometimes were called Klothes "the spinners."


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#14: ATTESSA—225'0"Owned by Dennis Washington (see no. 5), the "small" Attessa on our list has a private cinema and, in the bridge-deck saloon, an antique marble fireplace. She's solely for private use, and you're apt to see her cruising up and down the Pacific shoreline of North America. INTERACTIVE DECK PLANSClick on any of theRead Article
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#15: LADY ANNE—224'7"Venice, Italy, is one of the European cities Lady Anne visited this summer. Apparently the owners are big fans of cooking, so they have their own galley in their suite. There's also a hibachi next to the traditional barbecue on an aft deck. Should anyone wish to depart the yacht for dinner, a custom Serenella limousine tenderRead Article
America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #16: KismetBy | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment
#16: KISMET—223'1"Persian carvings flank the elevator in Kismet's lobby, just outside the master suite. Guests have no reason to complain about their accommodations, considering the four staterooms are each 323 square feet. And there's also a massage room aboard. Y: 2007; B: Lrssen, Germany; N: builder/Espen ino Naval Architects; H:Read Article
America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #18: White CloudBy | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment
#18: WHITE CLOUD—220'10"From Singapore to the South of France, there's barely a harbor White Cloud hasn't visited. She was in Thailand earlier this year, for example, before heading to one of her owner's favorite marinas, the IYCA in Antibes, France. It's a long way from his new home in California. Y: 1983; B: Feadship/Royal Royal VanRead Article
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#19: ALLURE SHADOW—220'0"Six guest staterooms, all with balconies, and a dining area that lets you watch a helicopter land and take off from the deck are among the features making this converted vessel stand out. There's also a 65-inch TV in the theater on the lower deck, just forward of the galley. Y: 1982/2007;Read Article
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#20: TURMOIL—209'0"Because the late Gary Comer, the founder of Lands' End clothing company, was passionate about preserving the environment, he had his yacht equipped with special equipment to sample the sea and air, so that scientists could analyze them for the effects of global warming. Of course, she is also outfitted with plenty of creature comforts,Read Article
America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #21: ApogeeBy | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment
#21: APOGEE—205'0"Water skis, fishing gear, kayaks, you name it; Apogee's got it. There's even a jukebox and karaoke system to keep guests entertained (or, as the case may be, running to their staterooms for some peace and quiet). She charters for $450,000 for a week. Y: 2003; B: Codecasa, Italy; N: builder; H: steel; E: 2/2,260-hpRead Article
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No matter how high-tech a megayacht's systems are, and no matter how cleanly laid out the wheelhouse's displays are, what people tend to remember the most when they step off a megayacht is the interior decor.The CNC router not only makes clean, precise cuts, it also determines the most efficient way to lay out components, on a board,Read Article
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#14: LIMITLESS —315'8"If the largest yacht to fly the American flag from her transom is too rich for your blood—she'd easily cost a few hundred million dollars to build today—then how about a $2,900 scale model of her? It's yours if you visitRead Article
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Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,Read Article


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Mexican Onza 1 oz Silver Coin Random Dates
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Details & Specifications
These Mexican Onza 1 oz Silver Coins are 41 mm in diameter and are made of 33.625 grams (1.186 oz) of .925 (Sterling) Silver. The fine silver content is 1 oz of pure silver. The dates on these coins will range from 1947 to 1980, and the mint mark may appear on obverse or reverse.
The obverse features an antique hand-operated coin press, with the official name of the Mexican Mint along the border, with the date.
The reverse features a pair of hand scales, with the purity, "Ley .925," the denomination of Peso, and the total weight of the coin, "33.625 gramos" (1.186 oz.) In large letters around the border, the coin proclaims the one troy ounce of pure silver that the coin contains. Coins of pure silver would be too soft to withstand circulation and would wear down too easily.
Stock photo is for reference only. Date and condition are chosen randomly from available inventory.
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|Casa de Moneda de Mexico (Mexican Mint)


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Lisa Marie Presley to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut [VIDEO]
Lisa Marie Presley will be performing on the Grand Ole Opry stage this month. Yep, the daughter of the King is making her Opry debut. It's not unusual for the Opry to invite performers from other genres to perform on the coveted show. Just last month pop singer Barry Gibb gave a great performance.


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The right wing is like a vulnerable adolescent who has suddenly been jilted.
We have one party, the Democrats, divided into a right wing and a left wing.
Plenty on the right wing of his own party still suspect the prime minister of a lukewarm commitment to their favorite cause.
Oh, we know he's just pandering, he's not really that right wing.
Politically, an upholding could well just end up energizing the right wing to come out and vote in huge numbers.
It was in fact their right wing, composed of the British line and led by Burgoyne in person.
He's sending orders to General Brown, who commands his right wing.
The rest of the right wing was hedged in between the Swedes and the river.
One at the City, which is our right wing, commanded by Genl.
On the right wing, the battle was never doubtful throughout the day.
1570s of armies; from 1882 in football; 1905 in the political sense (cf. left wing). Right-winger attested by 1919 in U.S. politics, 1895 in sports.


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text: Continuing on with the lifestyle releases as part of the recent acquisition of the French Football Federation as a Nike-sponsored team, Nike Sportswear release a new Dunk pack. The Dunk Low 08 "FFF" features in three colors with tonal uppers and gum-colored outsoles. Look for the pack globally through various Nike Sportswear retailers.