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The Clippers will face the Portland Trail Blazers on the road Thursday night in Portland in their second back-to-back situation of the early season.
The game at the Rose Garden could test the Clippers (3-2), as it will be the first back-to-back in which a home game is followed by a true away game. Six days ago they played the Lakers at Staples Center as the road team, followed by a home game versus the Warriors.
Though the Clippers defeated the Spurs with a convincing, 106-84, win Wednesday night, the team looks forward to Portland with a new mindset: take nothing for granted.
After starting the season with two wins in a row, the Clippers lost consecutive home games against the Warriors and Cavaliers.
"We proved if you don't show up to play you can get beat by anybody," Clippers forward Matt Barnes said. "We have to stay consistent. We can't be like a roller coaster with so many ups and downs."
Taking care of the ball and controlling the glass, two keys against an up-and-coming Portland team (2-2), are part of that pledge for consistency. Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro believes his team must continue to build on both weaknesses.
"We have to mature and continue to do so as a team," Del Negro said. "We have to go through the aches and pains of a new season and a new team and understand where we are together. We have a lot of improving to do and the mindset has to be like that in terms of being more efficient in a lot of areas."
Clippers 106, Spurs 84: Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had a breakout game with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while six of his teammates also posted double figures in the Clippers' win at home. The Spurs could not get things going offensively, as they committed 20 turnovers, and no player attempted more than eight shots. Jordan, Blake Griffin (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Chris Paul (10 points and 12 assists) all had double-doubles.
Mavericks 114, Trail Blazers 91: Despite 20 points and seven rebounds from power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, the Trail Blazers fell on the road to a hot-shooting Dallas team. The Mavericks were led by O.J. Mayo's 32 points. Portland shot just 38% from the field and 22% from beyond the arc, compared to the Mavs' 61.5% from the field and 50% from long distance.
Chris Paul vs. Damian Lillard. The point guard matchup between the Clipper veteran and the rookie from Portland will dictate the tempo of the game, as both can quickly break down the defense and score. Lillard recently became the first rookie since Oscar Robertson (1960-61) to start his career with three consecutive games of 20-plus points and seven-plus assists. After struggling against Dallas (2-for-13 FG and 1-for-8 3-point FG), he will look to be aggressive against Paul and reserve point guard Eric Bledsoe. Paul is averaging a double-double with 18.5 points and 11.5 assists per game, committing just 2.5 turnovers per contest.
The rebounding battle. Portland is 12th in the league in rebounds with 43.8 per game, while the Clippers are 27th with 38.6 per contest. Facing a tough frontcourt of Aldridge and J.J. Hickson, who is sixth in the league averaging 11.3, on the road, the Clippers must box out and control the paint.
"We struggled with rebounding last year, so I'm hoping we can amend that a little bit this year," Del Negro said. "The last couple games, Memphis and the Lakers, with big frontlines, we haven't performed well. We have to do a better job on the glass overall to play at a much higher level."
LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge will match up well with Griffin, as the two power forwards are averaging similar lines. Aldridge is putting up 22 points and nine boards a contest on 43% shooting from the field, while Griffin is posting 17.4 points and 8.4 rebounds a game on 45% from the field. Griffin may have a little extra incentive in the matchup as Aldridge declared in a recent interview on Portland radio station 1080 The Fan: "I feel like I'm the best power forward in the game."
The Clippers won last season's series against the Trail Blazers 3-1, though the Trail Blazers have won 13 of the past 18 meetings against the Clippers… Clippers guard Jamal Crawford played with Portland during the 2011-12 season, averaging 14 points in 60 games. He's averaging 21.2 per game to start his first year with the Clippers, good for ninth in the NBA... The Clippers have scored 100 or more points in each of their first five games. They are one game away from matching the franchise record set in 1985-86 for consecutive games topping 100 points to start a season.


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Mark Wahlberg: Wife-Loving Errand Man
Checking some items off his to-do list, Mark Wahlberg ran some errands on Saturday (January 12) in Brentwood, CA.
The "Ted" stud made sure passers-by knew who has his heart, as he donned a blue hoodie with "I Love My Wife" printed across the front.
The 41-year-old actor has been busy promoting his latest film, "Broken City," which also stars Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Wahlberg also produced the crime thriller, which will hit theaters on January 18.

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Roasted butternut squash: Easy delicious side dish.
January 3, 2011 by Jackie K
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Recipe: Roasted butternut squash: Easy delicious side dish.
Summary: Butternut squash is a type of winter squash, that is very similar in taste and texture to pumpkin. Roasting these squash release a lots of flavor with no effort.
- 1 large butternut squash, about 3 pounds, peeled, seeded and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread the squash in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Add the salt, pepper and olive oil and mix well.
- Roast for 35 to 40 minutes until tender.
- Serve as a side dish with your meal.
Cooking time (duration): 40 minutes
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)
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tokidoki Palette 5" vinyl toy
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Meet Palette! This adorable leopard is the newest addition to the tokidoki vinyl family. Standing at 5" tall, her head, arms, and tail are pose-able!


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The twin spectacles of Republican lawmakers opposing one of their own for defense secretary and the conservative media slamming that nominee, Chuck Hagel, as a leftist, raises a thought-provoking question: What Obama nominee wouldn't the GOP oppose?
To get at the extremism that is exposed by such a question, let's broaden the scope of possible nominees. Imagine that, in the basement of the White House, President Obama had a machine that could let him travel to any time or dimension to recruit for his top positions in his administration. Then ask yourself: Would Republicans still oppose those all-star picks, even icons of their own party? The answers seem pretty clear:
11. Abraham Lincoln, R-Ill.
Billed as the founder of the modern Republican Party and yet also the political hero of Democratic President Obama, Lincoln seems at first glance to be a perfect consensus pick for any number of Cabinet slots in the Obama White House — especially because he would get a boost from the Beltway's all-powerful neoconservative think tanks that admire his record of suspending habeas corpus for accused enemies of the state.
Would Republicans Block Lincoln, Jesus, and Jefferson if Obama Wanted Them in His Cabinet?
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(11/18/2013) Voted the "Favorite resort Asia Pacific among small luxury Hotels of the world 2013 and one of the top three boutique hotels in Indonesia" by Hospitality Investment World Indonesia the L Hotel Seminyak is rewarding those who have put off taking a quick holiday break to Bali with a special price of US$ 140 per night for a limited number of rooms through the end of November.
Located in the very heart of Seminyak's Petiteget sub-district, the L Hotel Seminyak has become the darling of couples and single in search of pampering as practiced and defined in the post modern world.
Its busy street side location belies the bespoke service and attention awaiting within – all in keeping with L Hotel's credo of "Live Life."
Professional butler service, rain showers and luxurious Kiehl's in-room amenities are all in keeping with the quiet attention to detail and understated anticipation of a guest's every need that has made the Bali property the darling of international designers and fashionistas who like to "hang" at this 30-room boutique property.
Meditate and relax in a cocoon of comfort or venture out to sample the heart of Bali's nightspots and fine dining venue, such as KuDeTa, LaLuciola and Potato Head – just outside the door and all within easy striking distance of L Resort Seminyak. Closer to home, relocate at the close of the day to the Luna Roof Bar for a relaxing sunset view
A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, L Resort Seminyak is operated by the Singapore-based hospitality management company helmed by Resident Tastemaker, Adeline Quek who, together with co-founder & entrepreneur Kumar Manchharam, have worked with internationally recognized Indonesian architect Popo Danes and Interior Designer Meriem Hall to make the 30-suite hotel blend in with Seminyak's reputation as a modern life style destination. An indoor and outdoor pool, L'SPA and private beach access complete the L Hotel Seminyak experience.
Available for a very limited number of Lifestyle Rooms for bookings now through the end of November – the available allotment will be sold on a first-come-first served basis at only US$140 per night, room only, inclusive 21% tax and service.
Booking and more information can be obtained by Emailing directly to the general Manager of the Resort - [Budiman Tanto Widjaja]
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Tibetan pig is well known for its strong disease resistance. However, little is known about the molecular basis of its strong resistance to disease. Stimulator of interferon (IFN) genes (STING), also known as MPYS/MITA/ERIS/TMEM173, is an adaptor that functions downstream of RIG-I and MAVS and upstream of TBK1 and plays a critical role in type I IFN induction. Here we report the first cloning and characterization of STING gene from Tibetan pig. The entire open reading frame (ORF) of the Tibetan porcine
Innate immunity is the first line of host defense against invading pathogens. Innate immune responses are initiated by the host's pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which recognize conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of microorganisms [
Stimulator of IFN genes (STING), also known as TMEM173/MPYS/MITA/ERIS, has recently been shown to be an adaptor that functions downstream of RIG-I and MAVS and upstream of TBK1 [
Tibetan pig is a special Chinese indigenous pig breed, which is distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at altitudes ranging from 2200 to 4400 m. It is well known for its remarkably strong disease resistance compared to other pig breeds. In this study, we cloned the Tibetan porcine
Based on the sequence of Landrace pig
The predicted amino acid sequence of the Tibetan porcine STING was compared with mammalian STING amino acid sequences available from GenBank (
The mRNA expression profile of Tibetan porcine
An inconceivable number of microorganisms live in the intestinal tract of animals and humans [
Three Tibetan female pigs (body weight of 15.47 ± 0.41 kg) were slaughtered by exsanguination according to protocols approved by the Animal Care Advisory Committee of Sichuan Agricultural University. The heart, liver, lung, spleen, kidney, thymus, small intestine (jejunum), lymph node, skeletal muscle and fat were removed and immediately snap frozen in liquid nitrogen before being stored at −80 °C for RNA isolation.
Total RNA was extracted from collected tissue samples using RNAiso Plus reagent (TaKaRa, Dalian, China) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The concentrations of total RNA were determined spectrophotometrically using a Beckman Coulter DU800 (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, CA, USA). One microgram of total RNA from each sample was reverse transcribed in a final volume of 20 μL using a PrimeScript® RT reagent Kit with gDNA Eraser (TaKaRa) according to the manufacturer's protocols. The first-strand cDNA was subsequently used as a template for PCR.
The full coding region of
The DNA fragment containing the entire open reading frame (ORF) of Tibetan porcine
The IPEC-J2 cell line, originally derived from jejunal epithelia of a neonatal unsuckled piglet [
IPEC-J2 cells were seeded in 6-well plates (Corning, NY, USA) at a density of 2.0 × 105 cells/well 24 h prior to transfection. Two micrograms of the plasmid pcDNA3.1(+)-STING or an equal amount of the empty vector pcDNA3.1(+) were transfected using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen). At 24 h post-transfection, total RNA was extracted and reverse transcribed according to the above-mentioned method. All plasmids were prepared with Endo-free plasmid kit (Omega, Norcross, GA, USA) following the manufacture's instruction.
Real-time quantitative PCR was performed in a CFX96 Real-Time PCR Detection System (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). The gene-specific primers used are listed in
Data were expressed as mean ± SE. One-way ANOVA and Tukey's tests (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) were performed to assess the statistical significance between treatments. Statistical significance was set at
Tibetan pig is well known for its strong disease resistance. However, little is known about the molecular basis of its strong resistance to disease. In this study, we first cloned Tibetan porcine
This work was supported by the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System of China (CARS-36) and the Scientific Research Fund of Sichuan Provincial Education Department (00924800). We thank Hong Hu, Hong Chen, Li Wang and Hui Diao for help in sample preparation.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Alignment, phylogenetic tree, and architecture of the predicted amino acid sequence for Tibetan porcine STING. (
Relative mRNA expression of Tibetan porcine
Overexpression of Tibetan porcine STING leads to upregulation of IFN-β and ISG15. IPEC-J2 cells were transfected with 2 μg/well of the plasmid pcDNA3.1(+)-STING or the empty vector pcDNA3.1(+).
Primers used in real-time quantitative PCR.
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- California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell
The WPA California Folk Music Project is a multi-format ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California. The collection comprises 35 hours of folk music recorded in twelve languages representing numerous ethnic groups and 185 musicians.
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Beginning with the Continental Congress in 1774, America's national legislative bodies have kept records of their proceedings. The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress comprise a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation, the development of the federal government, and its role in national life. In its final form the collection will consist of a linked set of published congressional records of the United States of America from the Continental Congress through the Forty-third Congress.


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Domo ni Karmen.
The French Embassy is proud to announce the staging of Fiji's first Pacific opera from the 9th to the 11th of July at the Suva Civic Centre.
Domo ni Karmen or Karmen's voice is a Pacific adaptation of Carmen the most beloved and played opera of all time. In this production musicians and artists have come together to showcase their talents.
Domo ni Karmen is directed by renowned musical director Igeles Ete and local playwright and stage director Larry Thomas. Natasha Underwood takes on the role of Karmen with the assistance of dancer and choreographer Ateca Ravuvu.
Georges Bizet's rich musicology is adapted in a Pacific feat with lali drums, bamboo nose flute, ukeleles and clapping in accord with more classical instruments to create original sounds from Bizet's famous arias. Musicians from the New Caledonia Conservatoire will also be taking stage.
The original Carmen by French composer Georges Alexandre César Léopold Bizet was performed in Paris in 1875. Carmen is the story of a "femme fatale", a stunning and manipulative woman who leads men astray by her beauty and dancing. She is a fatalist and a hedonist living entirely for the present moment.
In parallel, Fijian women are too often seen as introvert stifled by rules of men, tradition and religion. Like Carmen beyond their incredible strength and resilience lie passion, cheerfulness and desire.
Thus Domo ni Karmen aims to tell a Melanesian story with the action set in a traditional village. The characters are a representation of everyday life with the arrival of Karmen the city girl, who disrupts the established order of rural women in the village. Behind the Carmen story is the modern woman who strives for equal rights, freedom and acknowledgement in society.
The initiative of Domo ni Karmen was put together by the cooperative work of talents available in Fiji and the Pacific region. The invitation of musicians from New Caledonia is testament of France's vision to promote cultural exchange and cooperation within the Pacific region.
This production is also a celebration of women and their contribution to life and to our society. We hope that this production will be an inspiration for self-worth and collective self-esteem for women. Youth issues and choices are also highlighted as they journey through life.
Finally we hope that this production will bring tolerance and hope as our humanity is revealed despite our differences of culture and problems in our society. The voice of Karmen in our fast changing society is a challenge to censoring from tradition, religion and racisms. It is also a voice for the protection of basic human rights and reconciliation through music and dance.


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Kardashian's Call to Cover Up
EWW Im at lunch,the woman at the table next 2 me is
breast feeding her baby w no coverup
then puts baby on the table and changes her diaper
Oh? You are venturing into the parenting world, Kim? Please, share with us your childless wisdom.
My sister breast feeds! Its a natural beautiful thing,
there's nothing wrong w it, but she covers herself, not w her boobs exposed
I am so grateful that Ms. Kardashian is taking it upon herself to instruct breastfeeding mamas everywhere on the proper way to cover up their breasts whilst feeding their children.
Since we obviously need a popular socialite to dictate acceptable nursing etiquette, I will show you now exactly how much cleavage Kim thinks is acceptable to show in public by nursing mothers:
Hmmm, that's odd. I see more cleavage in Kim's picture than I do by the breastfeeding moms in this one:
Ok, let's try a different one. Here's one that (according to Kim) models the proper amount of cleavage exposure from breastfeeding moms:
Interesting. I'm still seeing more boob than I usually do when I see a mom nurse, like this:
Well, third time's a charm they say, let's try one more time. This one is much more modest, it's obviously what Ms. Kardashian was thinking about when she was advising breastfeeding moms to cover up:
See? Much better. She is really trying to draw attention away from that scandalous breasty area in this one.
But honestly Kim, if you're going to advise breastfeeding mothers how to nourish their children, you should really start practicing what you preach. Otherwise, people might think you are hypocritical.
Here's our suggestion – why don't you start walking around in public like this:
What? You don't want to put a blanket over your cleavage? But that's a cute Grecian look you have going there!
Oh, I see – you're only concerned about breasts as they relate to their nutritive values. Well here, this look might be more appropriate:
Oh, come on. A blanket on your head isn't that bad. You can still breathe, right? It's not like you are eating in the bathroom or anything. Think about it, if you become the model for breastfeeding cover-up etiquette, you could be the catalyst for some real social change. Or at least the hottest new fashion trend!
I'm not sure the whole blanket thing will catch on with babies though . . .1
Or with toddlers, for that matter . . .
Oh, and Kourtney? You have every breastfeeding mama's permission to tell your sister to take a flying leap once your baby starts throwing the blanket off. We support your right to nurse in public with or without a cover.
- Thank you for the extremely helpful instructional video, Allison! Check out more of Allison's awesomeness at her blog: Goofy Mama. Do it! ↩
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"Kardashian's Call to Cover Up"
One of my aunts once suggested that my (modestly) nursing baby nurse in the bathroom during a family meal. I offered to go if she would bring her plate and join us there.
For some reason she declined…
@genitorichannel has done an italian version of this post :-)If you are on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/farmaciapozzi
Sooo a chick who is famous for getting naked and screwing her boyfriend on video is telling women what is/isn't appropriate?? Awesome. Keep it klassy Kim.
I just mentioned this on a post I wrote about the subject. What a great way to make your point – I only wish Kim could see it!
OMG!!! I can't believe her audacity! She goes around exposing her breasts as toys and she has the GALL to be grossed-out by breasts being used for their natural primary purpose? I am appalled at her. Appalled. Of all people, a Playboy model – A PLAYBOY MODEL!! – shoud be the LAST person on earth to tell ANYONE what to do with a breast!!!!!! Yeah, Kim. Let's just make the whole world worse, and perpetuate the idea that a woman's body is built for no better purpose than to be looked-at or touched as a bleepin' TOY! ARGH!!!
I agree, I have 6 children (4 of whom I breastfed, the younger two are adopted so that wasn't an option) and have no problems with people breastfeeding anywhere and don't understand anyone who does. But the bigger issue here is the woman then changed her baby's DIAPER on the TABLE where people EAT! That is repulsive. There are changing areas in every restroom and if you think they're dirty, keep antibacterial wipes in your bag and wipe them down! You love your baby, but no-one else wants to see/smell what comes out of them, esp. when they are eating (or at the airport on the floor next to the gate, next to a public pool, on a bench in a mall, etc) Come on people have some sense!
You see, if Kim was wearing a blanket over her head while eating her meal (just like she prefers babies do), she wouldn't have even noticed the nursing session! There was a clip on The Soup of her sister waxing her other sister's bikini area on their kitchen counter; the whole family is obviously not big on modesty or cleanliness.
Luckily, it's a matter of OPINION. And we're all allowed to have one :) And mine is that its not appropriate to fully expose your breast in public to feed your child nor is it appropriate to change your child's dirty diaper at a restaurant table. I think Kim meant well. Why don't we all stop harping…
I find it sad that women choose not to breastfeed without a medical condition preventing it.
When women choose to give artificial milk to their babies just for the heck of it, they are choosing to be selfish and put their children's needs in the back burner.
And Kim, I love their show and I hope she was referring to the diaper changing and not the breastfeeding.
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When I was nursing my babies (in public) in the 1970s and '80s things were pretty much the same. A woman sued McDonalds and won because an employee had ordered her to leave the booth in which she was discreetly nursing her baby and nurse in the bathroom. As if secreting milk were equivalent to excreting feces? Yes, Allison, women should nurse in public and have happier, quieter babies and a more balanced view of women's bodies.
Love this post, lol. SHE needs to cover up. SHE is obscene.
As a mother who nursed four babies, and now a grandmother of 7, all of them breastfeed, I have to tell you it's one of the few "natural" activites left in our county. In other countries women breastfeed openly. What made our country believe breasts belong only to men?
Thank you for this post, I breast fed both of my children and it's incredibly sad how some people think it's OK, and natural to parade around with tons of cleavage, but for a mother to nurse in public (clearly not showing as much breast)is wrong… It's not sexual, it's natural… One time in a mall I sat down and nursed my son, he was like the baby in this video(he hated being covered up) I got some of the rudest looks from people. What was worst was when a WOMAN came up to me and asked why I didn't just go do that in the restroom… I answered her by saying, "Do you want to eat your lunch sitting on the toilet?" Having said this…I agree changing a diaper on the table is a bit unsanitary, but lots of places don't have changing tables, so… I think the best way to handle that is the chair or booth, or perhaps if there is a big enough counter in the bathroom.
I just stumbled across this and had to laugh so hard the cover up over me fell of.Oh I forgot to mention I use a cover up to surf the internet. LOL
People are so silly! Making a normal thing like feeding your baby something to be ashamed of!
I hope every one has a happy world breastfeeding week next week ;-)
I personally have no problem with a woman breastfeeding in public, but putting your child up on a table where other people eat and changing them is rather unsanitary..c'mon people get up and walk to the rest room or do it in the car.
I do however disagree with people like I once saw breastfeeding in public who just pull their shirts completely down and have one breast exposed to the public while the other is being used for nursing, I am a breastfeeding mother myself and I was always more discreet than that the times I choose to public feed which for me and I understand a lot of other people doesn't come as comfortable to some as it does others, so lets not bash people that do cover up or reccoment it, everyone is intitled to their opinion.
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The first thing you notice about the new "no frills" Zire personal organiser from Palm is that it comes in a cheap plastic container rather than the usual bulky boxes that are designed by the manufacturers to make you think you are getting a lot for your money.
Gone too is the hefty price tag, with the Palm Zire being aimed squarely at the budget end of the market at around £80 - £100.
In fact, Palm's strategy with the Zire is to target a much wider market, pushing away from the glass cases of the electronics shops towards the shelves of the supermarkets.
The marketing message can be translated as: "Here's something that could change the way you deal with your diary and contacts book, but don't buy it if you're expecting a lot of bells and whistles like e-mail and the internet."
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It will synchronise with your PC, so you can back up your data and download your appointments from your desktop application (it will synchronise with Microsoft Outlook, although you can also use Palm's standalone application called DateBook).
The device itself is slim and light, with a shiny, white, hard-shell cover, and silver grey metallic effect body.
It has a very obvious "On" button on the front and a couple of other buttons to give you quick access to things like your Diary and your To Do list.
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The first alarm bell should have rung as soon as he arrived in late 2008. On AWH's payroll was Eddie Obeid jnr, the son of the controversial NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid. Sinodinos claims that he was unaware that during his time at AWH the Obeids acquired a 30 per cent stake, using $3million from another corrupt deal.
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Rod De Aboitiz's baby-face belies his financial experience. The former chief financial officer at investment bank Rothschild Australia had been persuaded to invest $1 million in AWH by his school friends Eddie Obeid jnr and Nick Di Girolamo on the guarantee the company was about to enter a public-private partnership with Sydney Water. The deal would make the company worth up to $200 million.
Although the school motto of St Patrick's College at Strathfield is ''Let Your Light Shine'', when De Aboitiz asked for financial records his former classmates kept him in the dark. When he finally succeeded, De Aboitiz was horrified. AWH had 10 employees, four directors, five lobbyists and only one contract. The wages bill for this corporate minnow was $4 million and despite the millions he and other school mates had put into the company, it was on the verge of collapse.
De Aboitiz warned Sinodinos that AWH's expenses were astronomical. What were these mysterious payments that were going to the Liberal Party, he asked. De Aboitiz also alerted Sinodinos to strange payments going to ''a company called Eightbyfive''. It transpired this was a slush fund linked to former state Liberal minister Chris Hartcher, which will be the subject of the next ICAC inquiry, where Sinodinos will also feature.
His reputation as a fiscal mastermind and astute manager has been unravelling daily.
De Aboitiz told Sinodinos AWH was in severe financial distress, adding, ''Arthur, you know that solvency is a big issue for a director.''
Sinodinos assured De Aboitiz that ''the board was on top of it''. Asked if he was comforted by that assurance, De Aboitiz told the hearing that because it was Arthur Sinodinos, ''Of course I was comforted.''
But De Aboitiz didn't know the half of it. AWH, while providing water and sewerage infrastructure for Sydney's expanding north-western suburbs, was fraudulently billing the state-owned Sydney Water for expenses including $800 on chauffeur-driven limos that took Di Girolamo to the races and Eddie jnr to the then Acer Arena. Even more astounding was the $75,000 in donations to the Liberal Party. As NSW Liberal treasurer at the time, Sinodinos was effectively the recipient and as an AWH director he was also the donor - but still he maintains he did not know that AWH was giving $75,000 to the Liberals.
Sinodinos stood to make $20 million if the NSW government agreed to give AWH the Sydney Water PPP. With his rolled-gold political contacts, Sinodinos was signed on to open the necessary doors. And open them he did. There were meetings with Premier Barry O'Farrell and a raft of relevant Liberal ministers.
On Wednesday night this week, about six hours after Sinodinos stepped down from the Abbott ministry, the former assistant treasurer received rapturous applause when he strode into the Commonwealth Club in Yarralumla with his wife Elizabeth.
Joining in the applause were 60 other party faithfuls who had forked out for the $250-a-head dinner ''in honour of Senator The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, the Assistant Treasurer''.
Having endured the worst day of his political life, Sinodinos was now among friends, including wealthy property developers and Greek businessmen. Sinodinos, the son of Greek migrants and well-connected to the Greek Orthodox Church, is admired by his federal colleagues for his ability to schmooze business and multicultural groups. ''Nobody wanted to mention the elephant in the room,'' a guest said, referring to Sinodinos' shocking week.
As recently as Tuesday afternoon Sinodinos had told his confidants he was going to hang on. Later that evening senior press gallery journalists heard he was wavering.
Several Coalition MPs said they knew the ''decision'' had been made for their colleague when they saw the front page of The Australian on Wednesday morning. The newspaper's political editor had called for Sinodinos to step aside immediately to limit the political damage to the Abbott government.
''When you've got the Oz going that hard … well you're f---ed,'' a source said.
At 11.18am on Wednesday Sinodinos walked into the Prime Minister's office and told Abbott he would step aside during the ICAC hearings. Just before 2pm Sinodinos announced his decision to the Senate.
Abbott and those close to him knew the government could not continue to withstand these damaging headlines as they had done recently with the conflict of interest scandal surrounding Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash.
It was political death to be merely mentioned in the same sentence as the notoriously corrupt Eddie Obeid. ''How could he stand up and talk about cutting red tape and financial reforms when everyone wants to know about the Obeids?'' a Liberal MP said.
Sinodinos, as assistant treasurer, had been leading the government's plans for a series of controversial financial reforms ahead of its first budget, including rolling back consumer protections for clients of financial planners introduced by the previous Labor government.
Given the Coalition has attacked Labor so viciously for the corruption of Obeid and his NSW Labor ''mates'', the media was not about to forgive even a whiff of shady dealings from the other side.
At the fund-raising event that evening, Sinodinos spoke briefly to his friend, the former ACT Liberal senator Gary Humphries.
''I gave him a few words of comfort and he expressed some confidence that he was going to get through this,'' Mr Humphries said.
Sinodinos was also comforted by former ACT Liberal senator Margaret Reid who said his wife Elizabeth would be feeling his pain. Ms Reid said: ''We'll know you'll stand by your man, Elizabeth, and that's what we're trying to do,'' another dinner guest recalled.
Back at Parliament House, Sinodinos' colleagues have been trying to make sense of how their friend and valued adviser had become the first ministerial casualty of the Abbott government. The Prime Minister has said repeatedly that he expects Sinodinos to rejoin the ministry as soon as he completes the ICAC hearings.
Privately, others are not so sure. They wonder how Sinodinos can explain the breathtaking naivety required to be ignorant that the Obeid family owned nearly a third of the company he chaired, or how he can explain an apparent neglect of his director's duties.
Sinodinos is seen as a crucial figure in the Abbott government. Widely considered as among the brightest policy brains on the Coalition frontbench, Sinodinos was the ''central link to the lessons of the Howard government'', one MP said. Not only that, but Sinodinos had a ''pastoral style'' - a warm, consultative manner he developed working for Howard, when the former prime minister often dispatched him to ''soothe and stroke'' vexed backbenchers.
But while on talent alone Sinodinos would be one of the pivotal figures in the Abbott cabinet, he had been given the junior portfolio of assistant treasurer. Despite being a junior minister, Sinodinos was among a small number of people with whom the Prime Minister shared his speeches and asked for advice. But Sinodinos still felt ''on the outer'', several colleagues said.
''Was he disappointed he wasn't finance minister? Of course he was,'' a senior colleague said.
What nobody in the Coalition will dispute is how great a loss Sinodinos will be for the Abbott government. ''He provides an important link to the centre of the Howard government,'' one Liberal senator said. ''We … want to learn from the successes and the failures. Arthur is the link to what's gone before.''
''He's a good sobering influence on the party,'' another colleague said. ''He tends to be quite a regular conservative bloke. He doesn't believe the world is flat.''
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Today's Zelda Fanart Spotlight is on deviantART artist erenik's Ocarina of Time fanart titled, "Waiting for the Hero of Time". This fanart shows Skeik waiting for Link to reappear in the Temple of Time after he pulled the Master Sword from its resting place. The scene that appears once Link awakens from his seven years of slumber is an iconic one since Sheik is the first character that he encounters once he returns to Hyrule. It is Sheik that helps Link find out what he needs to do and sends him on his way.
All I must say though is that Sheik must be a very patient person to be able to wait for Link to reappear for seven years. Not very many people have that much patience.
This is one of my favorite scenes from Ocarina of Time. There's not much going on in this scene other than Sheik telling Link what to do next, but I feel that it's one of those more important scenes seeing as Link has been gone from Hyrule for seven years and in that time many things have changed. He has yet to leave the Temple of Time to see what lies behind its walls and Sheik is basically warning him that things aren't the same as he last saw them.
In a way you could say that I see this as a rendition of the iconic scene from the original Legend of Zelda where the Old Man gives Link the wooden sword and tells him that it's dangerous to go alone. That's how I see this scene being presented. It's like that scene in that it is a dangerous world out there and that they (the Old Man and Sheik) are giving Link the tools or the knowledge to stand against it.
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Since the moment the retirement of former New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride was made official, Big Blue faithful have been overwhelmed with excitement and wonder, as the old regime seemed to have gone stale with not only the fans, but the players, and opposing defenses as well.
Newly signed coordinator Ben McAdoo has vowed to give the people what they want as he aims to implement an "up-tempo" West Coast-style offense to a team that was not only unable to run the ball but could not manage anything through the air either as offensive chemistry was never established due to erratic offensive line play. A change of scheme may help, but the Giants still have work to do in free agency and the draft if they want to contend in the NFC.
Nonetheless, the scheme alone can often make a tremendous difference as well. The 2013 Kansas City Chiefs are a great example of how a change in play calling can transform not only the offense, but bring the best out of certain players that respond well to the coaching change. Though of course the opposite can also occasionally be true.
The Giants however, seem to be embracing McAdoo with open arms and there has been nothing to suggest that McAdoo will have any issues with any players, especially considering everyone will have to ultimately answer to a well established Tom Coughlin anyway. Surely the Giants could use the added enthusiasm that is required to learn and master a new playbook while earning playtime on a unit where everyone has a "clean slate," thus each player has an opportunity to make an impression.
Naturally with change comes anticipation, and during these humdrum days of the offseason it's not just the fans that are eager to see how the new offense plays out, but the players as well. Earlier in the week, wide receiver Victor Cruz joked and pondered about potentially seeing some snaps at running back for the Giants. With Cruz's speed, strength, and shiftiness, he couldn't help but compare himself to one of McAdoo's weapons in Green Bay, Randall Cobb.
"I do see myself as a Randall Cobb," Cruz said at a Fuel Up to Play 60 event at PS 75 Emily Dickinson in Manhattan. "Hopefully I can sneak in that backfield for a couple plays. I don't know how effective that will be. But we'll definitely see where it takes us. But we'll see. I'm excited to be all over the field this year."
Whether or not the Giants would risk the health of one of their best offensive weapons remains to be seen, though chances are it is highly unlikely unless it is a play designed to get Cruz moving in space. If any player on the Giants were to take on such a role it could Jerrel Jernigan who emerged as a playmaker towards the end of the Giants 2013 season. Jernigan has shown the speed and ability to make defenders miss; skills that could make him a valuable part of the Giants offense under McAdoo. Jernigan flashed some of that ability on a 49-yard touchdown run against the Redskins last season.
Look for some more of that play making ability in 2014 as McAdoo has drawn tremendous praise for his intelligence and his creativity, tools that could maximize the productivity of the Giants offense.
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There are a few easy steps you can take, which should help tremendously in getting rid of the odor:
The most important step is probably placing a dehumidifier in the affected area. That will help with any residual moisture that may be hanging around.
Some people have reported success with using vinegar to eradicate the unpleasant odor.
I don't know if your walls are made of a material that you wouldn't want to spray vinegar on, but I have seen that suggested. Others have set out pans of vinegar.
Lastly, if you can get air circulating in that area, this too will greatly aid in eradicating the smell.
We still smell the must old house smell in the basement.
Our basement walls are made up of concrete blocks. There is a old well water tank and a little bit of old insulation. Do you think any of this is also holding the smell? What about the rafters? They probably are also holding the smell. Can were spray these wood beams with vinegar too? Do we just use a spray bottle? Or is there a comercial item we can use to cover large spaces? How much vinegar do we use? There is no water in the basement now, but the smell is still there.
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The Star Wars Databank is canon, whether you like it or not. The only thing that overrules it is George Lucas himself. EVERYTHING IN THE DATABANK IS CANON. Wookieepedia is ambiguously canon, but if you bother to read the discussion boards, you will see how up to date it is.
To add to that, you posted a dead link that I doubt has the same level of canon as Star Wars.com's Databank. My guess if that your broken link is S-Canon, at most.
Call me Xan... seriously. Call me Xan.
OmegaTyrant 9 years ago#132
Oh, i'll acknowlege that the databank IS canon. Just outdated, really.
Besides, the link you posted (I read it already elsewhere) is a very heated debate topic. It never mentions that the Super-class doesn't exist. It only hints at it, which can easily be turned around to the point where it supports the Super-class.
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ambrosia2431 9 years ago#134
The argument that the Imperial Navy needed to hide the real function of the Executor from the Imperial Senate is pretty weak. If the Emperor was able to tell the whole Senate to pack their bags and go seek other employment, then they probably weren't in any position to block anything that the Emperor wanted to do. Besides, the funding for the first Death Star had to come from somewhere. I doubt the Emperor had to cover up such budget items as "planet destroying laser" by saying that a moon sized station was going to merely deliver ice cream to the children of the galaxy.
To get down to the source of things, the size of the Executor got screwed up in the beginning until somebody decided to use up a portion of their life to actually see how big the thing was in the movie. Finding out that it was 19 km, the Force was rocked by millions of SW geeks yelling "ZOMG TEH CANON CAINT B RONG". Enter somebody with a cover story to band-aid over the goofup and Star Wars fans were finally able to get on with their lives. The same thing is what happened with the whole "Imperial/Imperator" class debacle. I don't see Lucas personally giving his opinion on this matter and even if Wookiepedia is accepted by Lucasarts, that doesn't necessarily mean that all of the information or opinions are (one could easily add that Jar Jar played a mean cowbell). EU has been thrown out in the past, it can be thrown out in the future.
Besides, didn't Lucas say something to the regards of "The movies were my universe, EU is in its own universe"? Wouldn't that imply that EU sources cannot be used to draw conclusions on movie material? Heck, how do we even know the Empire named the class of their ships after the first of the line (like the Acclamator class)?
Besides, I have real issues with the whole Star Dreadnought nomenclature. That would imply that the term Star Destroyer means that any ship under this term acted in a fleet as a destroyer. All Star Destroyers, from the Venator to the Imperial, have acted as the main force of whatever fleets they serve (escorting the Executor is the exception to the rule). Destroyers are not meant to act as the main force of a major fleet, they are meant to act in a supporting role. Looking at the role that Star Destroyers play in the hierarchy of battle, common sense would say that the term Star Destroyer is meant to evoke power (to destroy a star) not to denote function. That means that the term Star Dreadnought doesn't make a lick of sense in comparison (to dreadnought a star?). The term command cruiser or *gasp* super star destroyer would be more in line with describing the Executor (not surprisingly Ackbar describes the Executor as such).
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OmegaTyrant 9 years ago#135
Good points from both of you, although this redered moot anyway by TESB, as far as size goes. In this scene:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUTOGpJ2es
We clearly see that the Executor uttely dwarfs the Imperator's in size and legth. At the beginning of this scene:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5OJw380wo8 when the Executor and the rest of Death Squadran attacks the Hoth system, We see that an Imperator isn't much larger than one of Exec's engine blocks(The engine clusters). If Exec was truely 8 klicks long, than it would definately not look anything nearly as enormus as it does next to the Imperators/Imperial Star Destroyers.
OmegaTyrant 9 years ago#136
Oh Ducati, come out and plaaayyy.
Or has he run away crying like a little girl?
SonicHuntr 9 years ago#137
metalmario182 9 years ago#138
the eclipse looks like a giant paper airplane
The Eclipse is also in the screenshots onth back of the box.(The 'horn' of it is unmistakable.)
Now I'm really wondering why it was dropped.
"I'm a Paladin. Preying on the weakminded is what I do."-Sashanan.
HarderIsBetter 9 years ago#140
How can you or anyone know everything there is to know about something that isn't real? Its a fictional story and every ship, ISD SSD, etc, etc aren't real. Therefore it can be as big, as powerful, as small, or as weak as you imagine it. No website, book, or person (namely George Lucas) can force you to believe its anything if that. This is why I hate nerds, everything that means nothing must be correct.
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Let's get one thing straight. I am not the person responsible for fighting the advance of AFL into the western Sydney regions.
It would appear that since I was asked to become general manager of the Penrith Panthers, people have been given the false impression I am now in charge of western Sydney and that it's my job to confront the AFL. Talk about trying to deflect responsibility.
I work for the Penrith Panthers. I am not employed by the NRL. It is not my job. It is the NRL's job. And the evidence overwhelmingly suggests the NRL has failed to properly protect and develop rugby league in western Sydney over the past 10 years, leaving it vulnerable to the AFL machine. This vital region in the rugby league landscape has been neglected terribly.
The Panthers can't fight the AFL in Western Sydney. That's a total mismatch. The Panthers can only look after themselves. Rest assured, I will be fighting for the Panthers and the Panthers will always fight for our fans and our wonderful junior league.
However, it is the responsibility of the NRL to service grassroots rugby league to ensure rugby league's place in western Sydney. And despite the best efforts of many passionate individuals, the current programs are leaderless, disorganised and under-resourced. There are too many league brands. No focus to their efforts. No plan to have all these bodies working together.
If you ask me to name one man who has taken responsibility for this all-important role of devising a strategy for rugby league to maintain its stake in the west; well, I couldn't tell you. Rugby league needs someone with the leadership skills and the courage to say, ''The buck stops with me!''
Let me tell you, the AFL has got one! Everyone answers to Andrew Demetriou. He also has the ear of our government leaders.
Every major development issue in the game seems to have all our current rugby league administrations pointing the finger at each other, saying, "That's their problem."
This is why we have fought so hard to appoint an independent governing body that can give our game the direction it needs. The sooner they take control of the game, the better. However, they are now saying the current NRL partners will not hand over control of the game to the independent commission until November 1. That's way too late. The two years of procrastination in implementing the commission has already cost the game tens of millions of dollars. We can't afford to waste any more time - because the longer we maintain our current structures, the easier it is for AFL to continue its march across western Sydney.
Make no mistake; the NRL is directly responsible for the ease with which AFL has infiltrated the sporting fields of western Sydney. If you don't believe me, take a drive around the western areas to see for yourself.
Any rubbish you hear about the AFL not being a threat to rugby league in western Sydney or that the AFL is struggling to make inroads into this one-time rugby league stronghold is wishful thinking, naivety, or deliberate misinformation.
Quite simply, the AFL is a monster. You have no idea how powerful, how well resourced, how well connected and how determined this code is in its aim to not only be the No.1 sport in Australia, but to totally obliterate rugby league in the process. The AFL has parked itself at Blacktown, the fastest growing area in the country.
In doing so, they have strategically cut Penrith off from the rest of the Sydney NRL Clubs. They are advancing through the growth areas of western Sydney at an alarming rate. They have wooed councils, schools, licensed clubs and many of the major corporate businesses in the area. They have local councils and community-based clubs, many of which used to have a strong link to rugby league, now advertising the AFL and GWS brands, their memberships, their sponsorship options and their merchandise. There are AFL goalposts sprouting up like mushrooms. And this, my friends, is only the beginning.
The AFL has a 20-year strategy to achieve generational change in people's sporting preferences and habits. In the meantime, though, the AFL can't believe the ease with which it has been able to get such a strong foothold in what rugby league calls its own heartland. The AFL is all about ripping the heart out of rugby league. Now, the NRL and ARL's response to this column will be to highlight all the things they are supposedly doing for western Sydney rugby league. They will point to the schools programs, ARL Development and the NSWRL Western Sydney Academy. Mind you, all these bodies operate out of Centrebet Stadium at Penrith, so I have a pretty good handle on what they can and can't achieve in this battle. They are good people. However, these bodies are merely rowboats fighting the AFL warships. Quite simply, rugby league does not have an over-riding strategy for western Sydney. The AFL does.
I guess the final straw for me came a few weeks ago when I learned the AFL was proposing to build a $32 million centre of excellence at Blacktown as the hub of its western Sydney operations.
I understand this precinct in Blacktown was years ago offered to the NRL to build itself a showpiece academy in its western heartland. The NRL, for reasons best known to itself, chose to build its new administration block (not a rugby league academy), at Moore Park on SCG Trust land.
This is not only a terrible commercial decision, it is the worst strategic decision any sporting body in the country has ever made. End of story.
Meanwhile, western Sydney could soon be host to an AFL centre of excellence and community centre the envy of every sporting code in the country. Anyway, all is not lost. I have great hopes for rugby league's new independent commission and the people entrusted with developing rugby league's future.
What I want to do today is bring people's attention to the real situation out west, highlight the need for urgent action - and, hopefully, instigate more open and honest discussion on the matter. This is vitally important to the future of our code. It is not too late for rugby league to show western Sydney some love. I have been inundated with calls and emails from passionate league people offering assistance. Even though I have said it is not my job, together with some good friends and like-minded rugby league supporters, we have formulated a strategic plan for western Sydney that I believe will put rugby league back on the front foot.
But to whom do we take the plan? Who will run it? Where will we get the funding? Who will drive the promotion and development of rugby league in the western areas of Sydney to the heights our game deserves? Who will help us engage the communities and the hearts and minds of Western Sydney families? We need to have them choose rugby league as part of their lifestyles, for life. There are a lot of good rugby league people out west working hard for the game. But they need more support.


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Once, a major tournament without Tiger Woods would have been unthinkable but injury problems continue to bedevil the former No. 1 player. Woods is struggling to stay in the top 20, his ranking falling because of his inability to play due to two leg injuries.
By his own admission, he came back too early to compete in the Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in May.
He was forced to withdraw from the tournament when it was obvious his injuries had not healed. Woods' life has been chaotic since his affairs were exposed in late 2009. He took a break from golf but returned in 2010. However, he was unable to recapture his former dominance and then was hit by the injuries at the US Masters in April.
One of Woods' goals is to better the 18 major tournaments won by Jack Nicklaus in his career. When he had won his 14th major title at the 2008 US Open, it appeared only a matter of time.
Woods will only be 36 this year so there is still time to catch the Golden Bear. But his challenge is that in his absence a raft of fine players have made their mark, so even when he returns to full fitness there may not be the same aura about him.
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Domaine de la Clapière - Jardin de Jules 2015
Ref : 473620
Bottle 75 cL
i.e. 8.33 € / liter
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- Keeping level A déguster jusqu'en 2018
- Service temperature 15°
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carignan Rouge
Our food and wine pairings
- White meat
- Lamb
- Soft cheese
Recipe idéasRôti de porc confit au citron et au romarin
Our oenologists' opinion
Body ? The body is the way a wine feels inside the mouth. Several factors, such as the alcohol content and the presence of tannins, contribute to the feel of the wine.
Freshness ? The freshness of a wine is defined by its level of acidity. Unlike rounded wines, fresh wines are easy to drink, and are more lively. Acidity plays a necessary part in a wine's structure.
Aging ? All wines do not have the same aging potential. Some are supposed to be consumed at a young age while others must be kept for longer periods of time.
Tannins ? Coming from stems, grape pips and their storage barrels, the tannin gives structure to red wines only.
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Derived from the name of one of the main land parcels of the Domaine de La Clapière, the "Jardin de Jules" cuvee expresses fruitiness and roundness.
Domain and appellation
Domaine de la Clapière
In the commune of Montagnac, near to Pézenas, in the Languedoc region, the Domaine de la Clapière is located half way between Montpellier and Béziers.
- Terroir: This 60-hectare domaine, including 35 hectares of vines, lies on old alluvial terraces. The special characteristic of the Domaine de la Clapière is the coexistence of gravel and rocky areas that filter water.
- Viticulture: Sustainable agriculture is promoted at the vineyard.
Main grape
Grapes Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carignan Rouge
- Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Carignan Rouge