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The beleaguered airline industry may finally be seeing a shift in tides after a couple of positive fourth-quarter earnings reports. The ETF that targets the sector has enjoyed a 6.3% gain year-to-date.
A few U.S. airliners posted modest gains in the fourth quarter, aided by lower-than-expected fuel costs, reports Ann Keeton for The Wall Street Journal. Companies like Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) are using a combination of financial tools to hedge against rising fuel prices. Southwest expects average fuel costs to rise around $2.35 a gallon, or up into the $100- to $120-a-barrel range, this year.
However, companies that were hedging against rising oil prices lost millions last year after they locked in above-market prices. Southwest says that's the industry's greatest risk this year, too.
Both Southwest and Continental (NYSE: CAL) reported profits in the fourth quarter, thanks to lower-than-expected fuel costs.
AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent company of American Airlines, posted a $1.5 billion loss for 2009, according to Portland Business Journal. The good news is that the company's percentage of total seats filled reached 81.1% in the fourth quarter, up from 78.3% a year earlier. AMR Corp. stated that it has $4.9 billion in cash and short-term investments and a restricted balance of $460 million.
Airline stocks were caught up in the wider market selloff on Thursday after posting fourth-quarter gains, writes Christopher Hinton for MarketWatch. The NYSE Arca Airline Index surged more than 32% in the last three months on increased demand for flights. However, the potential liquidity issues in the industry and cautious outlook on January revenue growth has cooled investor exuberance.
- Claymore/NYSE Arca Airline ETF (NYSE: FAA): AMR is 15.7%, LUV is 14.8%
Max Chen contributed to this article.


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Renee Hoste, Ph.D., provides intensive treatment for eating disorders in a partial hospitalization setting.
Family Focus
Intensive partial hospitalization for eating disorders
issue 2 | Fall 2012
In the past 20 years, previous theories about the demographics related to eating disorders have been invalidated. Eating disorders are equal opportunity problems that can affect people of any gender, race, age or socioeconomic background, not just high-achieving adolescent girls.
As the understanding of eating disorders has changed, so have treatments. Experts now know that eating disorders are highly treatable illnesses with several contributing causes. However, left untreated, eating disorders may result in significant psychosocial disability, serious medical complications or even death.
The University of Michigan Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital takes a comprehensive, family-based approach to treatment. "This program is a collaboration between our pediatrics and psychiatry departments," says David Rosen, M.D., adolescent medicine specialist. "We can provide our patients and their families with integrated counseling, medical care and nutritional restoration, all in a family-friendly environment."
"The typical treatment for eating disorders in our state has been outpatient care that is often highly disjointed," says Daniel Gih, M.D., child and adolescent psychiatrist. "Patients may have multiple therapists and doctors who don't communicate with each other regularly, and patients only see those specialists once a week or so."
If patients required medical intervention, they were treated as inpatients, which also wasn't ideal. "Medical hospitalization diminishes the psychotherapeutic focus of treatments," explains Gih. "The only other alternatives have been out-of-state programs that require three months away from family."
A better solution is a partial hospitalization program. "Partial hospitalization combines outpatient and inpatient care," says Rosen. "Instead of a few hours of treatment a week, patients have several hours a day. Patients eat two meals a day here, so we can more actively support nutritional rehabilitation. However, patients go home every day and sleep in their own beds, which is less intrusive and less costly than inpatient hospitalization."
Additionally, this program integrates the concept of family-based treatment. "We concentrate on the family, because they are the best people to help a young person with an eating disorder," explains Rosen. "They know the child the best, and they are best suited to support and encourage positive changes in behavior."
"Family-focused programs are the most effective form of treatment for anorexia and bulimia, particularly in adolescents," says Gih. "For example, patients get therapeutic meals with their families that are supervised by trained staff, so parents can learn to promote success and recovery from an eating disorder."
"By the time we meet many families, they are very frustrated, and they believe nothing works," acknowledges Rosen. "So, our goal is to empower them to help their son or daughter get better."
Eating disorders are dangerous illnesses that can spin out of control very fast. "These kids don't get better by themselves," says Rosen. "Children and young adults with suspected eating disorders need timely and focused evaluation. We're here to give primary care physicians a team to partner with to get their patients access to comprehensive evidence-based treatment as quickly and easily as possible."


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1Strippers World – a shop dedicated to the stripping business
2Deyrolle – the creepiest taxidermy shop in Paris
3Muara Kuin Floating Market – a market where you shop by boat
With a view to see, tourists enjoy the sightseeing. A small boat which is usually called jukung brings merchandise with vegetables, fruits, all kinds of fish and other household goods available at the floating market. As the sun begins to emerge, the market gradually begins to retreat, the merchants leave the floating market to bring the results with satisfaction. (Source 1 | Source 2 | Photo)
4Witch's Market – where you can buy the weirdest kinds of amulets
Most Bolivian families have a dried llama fetus thrown under the foundations of their house for luck. The naked ceramic couples are to improve the sex life, rectify impotency, and increase fertility. (Source)
5Lomé Voodoo Market – a market to buy elephants' feet and leopards' heads
6Freitag's Container Shop – a shop made out of recycled containers
7The Old Umbrella Shop – the cutest place to buy an umbrella
However, the name of the shop isn't some clever Alanis Morrisette-style attempt at irony. What it really specializes in is umbrellas. They come in all shapes, sizes and colours, with each one somehow managing to be more garish and brighter than the next. No more do the good people of Launceston have to settle for the bog-standard black umbrella — they can pick one to match whatever they're wearing. Rihanna, no doubt, would love it. (Source)
8Rope – a Japanese schoolgirl-fetish shop
Having seen the other items available, like collections of photos of girlfriends for sale for 1000 yen, and that all the photographs available are perfect and seem to have been taken with the same camera, I'm convinced that the underwear probably didn't belong to the person in the picture. Especially as the gentleman behind the counter was preparing many more of these used panties to go on the shelf. So, who likes all this stuff? Well, the Japanese fetish for all things school girl is called burusera. (Source)
9Gypsy Brides Market – a market where you can get yourself a wife
10Ka Firushi Bird market – Kabul's bird bazaar
While some shopkeepers here depend on their earnings to make a living, others - particularly the younger men and boys - often see it as a hobby. (Source)


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The otherwise rather dull preview of the John Moores painting prize at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, last week was briefly cheered up by the unfounded rumour that Jake and Dinos Chapman, both judges for the award, had infiltrated a few of their own works into the submissions. A quick dekko around the show revealed a couple of contenders for Chapman artworks; meanwhile, the catalogue contained a suspicious number of artists bearing the names "Chapman" or "Jake".
Alas, a swift resumption of sanity meant this delicious theory was thrown out as quickly as it had been propounded - leaving the general observation that the Chapmans seem to favour paintings that look a bit like their own. The £25,000 prize, incidentally, was won by Peter McDonald, for his work Fontana.


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Jan 22, 2014 - From staff reportsUniversity of Wyoming men's basketball coach Larry Shyatt won't coach the Cowboys in their game Wednesday at Air Force due to an illness.
According to UW, Shyatt became ill while with the team in Colorado Springs, Colo. UW said he hopes to rejoin the team at practice in Laramie on Thursday.
Assistant coach Allen Edwards will coach the team Wednesday. Edwards was in charge of the scouting report and game plan for Air Force.
Getting on a roll
The win by the Cowboys on Saturday at home against San Jose State was big on several levels.
First, despite being a week apart on the calendar, it came after beating Boise State in Boise, Idaho. To be good -- top half of the conference good -- you need to have "prove it" wins. And that's exactly what Saturday was for the Cowboys.
In this day and age of parity, it seems upsets are more commonplace than ever before on the men's Division I level. But what you do after those upsets can say as much, or maybe even more, about a team than pulling off the upset in the first place. How you handle adversity is one thing. How you handle success is a completely different animal.
Take Indiana, for example. The Hoosiers upset then-No. 3 Wisconsin on Tuesday, only to fall at home to a below-average Northwestern team on Saturday. I know coaches don't like to hear it, but a loss like that lessens the previous achievement.
The Cowboys' win over Boise State was huge for the team. It stopped a two-game losing streak and proved what coach Larry Shyatt and his staff have been preaching -- that UW was very close to some big things. But if you go out and lose to the last-place team in the league in the next game, that message gets muted.
Now the Pokes can look at starting a winning streak in the Mountain West. With games at Air Force, home against Nevada, at Fresno State and home against Utah State on the horizon, there's a good chance Wyoming could be well within the top half of the league before starting a tough stretch of games in mid-February.
Winning streaks in league play aren't easy.
But after this past week, you can see one coming for the Cowboys.
The Cowgirls, on the other hand, didn't have a good Saturday.
UW lost 74-68 on the road at San Jose State. And there's no way around the fact that Saturday was a bad loss for a team that had hopes of contending for a regular-season title.
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How do you say 'bubble' in Mandarin?
The Shanghai exchange has gained 200% in the last 18 months. In Singapore, the stock market nearly doubled last year. And yesterday, the Dow hit a new record too.
And in Bozeman, Montana, it is a dash for trash. On Blixseth!
Mr. Tim Blixseth, whom we mentioned yesterday, is building what is easily the gaudiest cabin in the Montana woods…and perhaps the most expensive house in the whole world.
But, for making headlines, he has plenty of competition. Everything is soaring.
Oil rose to over $58. Gold shot up to $657. And Mr. Jim Wilson of Missouri won a Powerball pot of $254 million.
We were thinking of all this money this morning; it is the Age of Mammon, for sure. Which is why we have our Crash Alert flag still flying. Things don't go up this sharply without them going down sharply, too – in a crash for example.
But don't worry, say the experts, all this new sophistication in the financial markets (they have computers now!) makes crashes a thing of the past.
And yet, the Financial Times report from earlier this week troubled our sleep:
"'There is now such creativity of new and very sophisticated financial instruments…that we don't know fully where the risks are located,' said Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank. 'We are trying to understand what is going on – but it is a big, big challenge.'"
If the head of the second most powerful banking cartel in the world can't make sense of it, what hope is there for us? We don't know. But we have an obligation to our dear readers to try. So, for the last three days we have done nothing else…pausing only to pray and burn incense to the credit gods.
Do all these new financial instruments really reduce risk…or do they increase it? First, we have to master the peculiar dialect in which this subject is discussed. Swaps, securitized debt, alphas…you have to understand the language of the high priests before you can enter the temple. Then, when you get inside, you discover that the whole religion is nothing more than hocus-pocus.
After about 20 seconds of reflection, we realized that the answer, for once, lay not in the details, but in the generalities. The particular formula by which a specific derivative contract is constructed only affects the particular participants. But the phenomenon as a whole affects the entire world financial system. $450 trillion is a lot of money. In fact, it's nearly 15 times world GDP. What it represents is more leverage and higher asset prices. Both make the financial world riskier.
Let's look again at how it works. The feds make money and credit available. This reduces the cost of borrowing…and boosts up asset prices. Thereby, a man's suburban castle rises in price, and he is able to 'take out' a little cash, by increasing his mortgage. This money gives him the wherewithal to buy a new car, made in Japan. The man himself is now immediately placed in a riskier position; he owes more money than he did before.
And then comes Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), which borrows the same money from the Japanese – at very low interest rates – and uses it to, say, finance the leveraged buyout of Equity Office Properties by the Blackstone Group. However much Equity Office Properties owed on its real estate holdings, the new owners are sure to owe more. That's how leveraged buyouts work; the purchase is made on credit. The effect, once again, is to increase the risk in the system. If you own a commercial building in full, you can sit out a downturn in the business cycle. All that happens is that your income goes down. But if the building is leveraged, you have to pay interest on the debt. And if the interest is high enough…and your income falls low enough…you go broke.
Consider the aforementioned Mr. Blixseth, who is bringing more of the world's good things to Bozeman, Montana. He is building a luxury ski chalet that he plans to sell for $155 million. What kind of a man would be able to buy it? Maybe someone who just got a wad of cash that didn't exist before… someone who owned Equity Office Properties and just stuck it to a group of investors for $38 billion! But even buying bricks, mortar, and Italian granite countertops can be a risky proposition. The price of the house could go down. There's a lot more risk inherent in a $155 million house than there is in one at $155,000.
But that's not the end of it. The $155 million house can be a financial asset too – it can be used to secure a position in stocks, bonds, or private equity. And the debt used to acquire Equity Office Properties can also be traded, repackaged, sliced, diced and baked in a pie. Then, it too can be counted as an asset and placed in leveraged portfolios, passing around more risk. And as liquidity rises, people not only make more and bigger bets, but riskier ones. It is a classic bubble, where too much money chases too few decent investments. As Martin Fridson points out, the lowest-rated credits – Triple-C or below – which made up just 2% of the junk debt market in 1990, are now closer to 20%.
Still, here are the experts telling us that the financial system is actually less risky – because these fancy new products 'disperse' risk. Besides, they say, nothing bad has happened thus far; so, probably nothing ever will.
What do they take us for? The only reason nothing has gone wrong is…that nothing has gone wrong. We are living through the biggest credit expansion in history. When it ends, plenty will go wrong.
But will it ever come to an end? Yes, everything does…
Which is why we keep our Crash Alert fluttering on the mast…


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Obama to award Edinburg war hero Medal of Honor
After a parade to the county courthouse square in 1946, a U.S. Army General told Edinburg native Pedro Cano that his service in World War II deserved the country's highest award — the Medal of Honor.
Sixty-seven years later, President Barack Obama is set to bestow it on him posthumously at a ceremony next month.
When he went to Europe during the war, Cano was a Mexican national who spoke little English. He had moved to the Rio Grande Valley when he was 2 months old, born to farm workers in Mexico's Nuevo Leon state in 1920. He never grew to be very tall — Cano's wife, Hermania, towers over the 5-foot-3-inch man in their wedding photo.
Cano was drafted into the Army in 1944 and deployed to Germany. In a December battle near the German town of Schevenhutte, his unit came under fire from machine guns. Using a handheld rocket launcher, a rifle and several hand grenades, Cano single-handedly destroyed three German-held encampments, freeing other U.S. units that were trapped.
And the Edinburg man wasn't done.
The next day, Cano used the rocket launcher to take out three more German-held encampments, bringing his total number of German soldiers killed to 30, according to a resolution approved by the Texas Legislature in 2009.
Cano was injured and returned home to his wife and three children in Edinburg. In 1946, Cano was awarded the country's second-highest award — a Distinguished Service Cross.
The award arrived at his doorstep in the mail, with absolutely no fanfare.
After Edinburg citizens contacted the federal government, the U.S. Army sent a general down to pin the DSC on Private Cano's lapel.
When Aaron Peña heard Cano's story, the fact that he was snubbed for the Medal of Honor did not sit right with the Edinburg native and former state house representative for District 40.
"He didn't get the highest award because he was Mexican," Peña said. "This was a common problem for Jews, for minority soldiers...This guy went over there and saved lives and then he comes home and his country treated him like trash."
Peña and his then-Chief of Staff Maricela De Leon started to research and curate Cano's story. They put together a Facebook and Wikipedia page for the soldier.
Peña learned that Cano became an American citizen in 1946, and returned to farming. In 1952, the soldier that survived improbable odds in the German battlefield was killed by a drunk driver.
In 2009, Peña worked with Veronica Gonzalez and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, to posthumously award Cano with the highest honor the state of Texas can offer - the Legislative Medal of Honor.
Now, as the culmination of a 2002 U.S. congressional initiative to recognize overlooked veterans' achievements, President Obama will award 24 Medals of Honor for bravery March 18.
And so, Cano will finally get his medal from the federal government. A member of Cano's family declined to comment on White House instruction, but Peña said he was overjoyed.
"I literally want to cry. I just — I couldn't let him go," Peña said as his voice broke. "I don't know what it is about this guy's life ... he just wanted to be an American, but he's more American than any critics that would attack him."


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More Fun Facts From Bill Hudson's Book About Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson
Don't you just sometimes wish your parents would shut up? I'm sure that's just how Kate Hudson is feeling about her dad Bill Hudson. Kate's biological papa just released his tell all book, which aims to paint Kate and mom Goldie Hawn in a not so nice light.
We mentioned yesterday how Bill regrets not fighting harder to see Kate and her brother Oliver after the divorce, but I don't think he really regrets the divorce to Goldie. MailOnline reports that Bill wrote about Goldie's many affairs. Apparently, Goldie admitted to cheating on Bill with then co-star Warren Beatty during the filming of Shampoo in 1975 and cheated on him with French actor Yves Renier.
PHOTOS: Kate Hudson Shows Off Post Baby Body
Goldie desperately wanted an open relationship, but Bill was against it. After a particularly difficult time involving a Swedish man named Bruno, Goldie came back to Bill, desperate to get back together sobbing, "I'm in love with you. You're my soul mate. I know it in my heart. It's just that I've always believed in an open marriage."
And don't forget the bad mouthing about Kate and saying she's a "spoiled brat." I bet he's just sad he hasn't met her cute new baby Bingham yet. Kate doesn't seem to let the stuff get to her. She seemed quite happy today strolling around London with fiancé and Muse lead singer, Matthew Bellamy. What do you think of the stuff in Bill's book? Should Papa Hudson just be quiet? Leave us your thoughts in the comments!


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Date: March 08 2013
A round-up of some of the key stock movements on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the trading week to Friday, March 8, 2013:
(Includes change on share price from previous Friday close)
BLD - BORAL LTD - down one cent, or 0.19 per cent, to $5.12
Boral has already slashed $100 million in costs because of the housing slump, and has now announced it will merge its construction materials and cement divisions.
CCL - COCA-COLA AMATIL LTD - up 46 cents, or 3.19 per cent, to $14.90
The Northern Territory government intends to appeal a court decision that found its cash-for-containers recycling scheme was invalid.
ERA - ERA LTD - up three cents, or 2.29 per cent, to $1.34
Making a buck isn't easy these days for uranium miners, but Australia's largest producer insists it is set to cash in when the good times return.
GMG - GOODMAN GROUP - up 23 cents, or 4.97 per cent, to $4.86
Goodman Group has formed a $440 million co-ownership with one of the world's largest terminal operators that gives the Sydney-based property funds manager a 25 per cent stake in a Hong Kong port terminal.
LEI - LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LTD - down 92 cents, or 4.1 per cent, at $22.04
Leighton Holdings' contract and project development subsidiary has snared a $120 million deal to work on a major rail extension in Sydney.
NWS - NEWS LTD - up 96 cents, or 3.37 per cent, to $29.48
NWSLV - NEWS LTD NON-VOTING SHARES - up 97 cents, or 3.46 per cent, to $29.02
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is quitting its stake in pay-TV operator Sky Network Television for $815.3 million through a placement to institutional investors at a 7.2 per cent discount.
NUF - NUFARM LTD - down 49 cents, or 8.75 per cent, to $5.11
Agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm will develop its own glyphosate-based weedkillers after losing the right to distribute the Roundup brand.
TLS - TELSTRA CORPORATION - down five cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $4.48
Telstra has raised more than $1 billion worth of euro-denominated bonds, ahead of the government's upcoming auction of mobile spectrum space.
VAH - VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD - down 0.5 cents, or 1.22 per cent, at 40.5 cents
The competition watchdog has delayed its decision on Virgin Australia's proposed takeover of Tiger Airways Australia.
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Author Michael Crichton had died of cancer at the age of 66.
Crichton has written many successful book including the The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Disclosure, Timeline, State of Fear, Prey, and Next.
He is also the creator of ER, but most famous for being the author of Jurassic Park, and its sequel The Lost World, both adapted into high grossing films and lead to the very successful franchise.
Crichton died yesterday in L.A. His rep called the death "unexpected."
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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A two-sport varsity athlete, in lacrosse and Nordic skiing, Hannah Wright has always been on top of her game. So when she tore her ACL during a college lacrosse practice, she chose the orthopaedists at Rutland Regional to get her back to doing what she loves...safely and at peak performance.
A Rutland native who attends Bowdoin College, Hannah prepared for her surgery by doing 6 weeks of outpatient pre-operative rehabilitation. After her surgery, performed by the surgeons from Rutland's Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic, Hannah spent her summer doing her post surgical rehab at Rutland Regional, getting ready to return to school and competition.
The therapists at Rutland created a program for Hannah that addressed her specific needs. "They took the time to listen to my goals, doing whatever they could to get me into shape. They pushed me to my limit, creating new exercises for me to improve my core strength and even showing me new running methods. They really took me seriously."
Hannah's therapists also did their best to make rehab fun. Understanding that injury, surgery and rehab can be emotionally challenging, especially for people who are used to being active, the rehabilitation group helped Hannah stay strong and positive. "The rehab center had a great atmosphere of camaraderie. The therapists did a wonderful job of being encouraging and making rehab something I actually looked forward to throughout my summer."
Back at school, Hannah finished her rehab at Bowdoin, using the program created for her at Rutland Regional. She raced competitively and played lacrosse in the spring. Go Hannah!
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Rated 1.5 / 5 stars
I literally couldn't play this for more than three minutes. I knew from the second I clicked "Tower Defense" what the controls were, so I was just ready to start it, but instead I had to go through a 5 minute tutorial. After that, the gameplay was slow and it got extremely repetitive. Next time, please make a better game.
Rated 0 / 5 stars
Sorry mate...
But it's crap ><
I really feel like saying *everything* is bad...
Graphics: Bad, but who cares, it's a browser game TD.
Can't see the range of the towers when placing...
Can't see the arrow tower shoot at all.
What's the point of the siege level when they destroy your towers? Be quick enough to sell before they're destroyed to get gold back? or tank with upgrades? miss...
No volume gouge... or a mute button at least.
Fake upgrades... it's just...bleh... I guess it only got 4 something grade because it's a Warcraft TD! ><
I make O.O eyes at people calling it awesome... play gemcraft to see a really nice tower defense game... I realize you made this on your own... but what's the point if the result hurts eyes? Grab a friend and make a good one next!
And good luck with that :o
Rated 4 / 5 stars
I generally like Tower Defenses, and I'm a huge fan of Blizzard's games. I think you should put a fast forward or speed up button because to me it seemed like the only useful part of the maze is at the end where it curves into sort of a hook. And there's too few towers to choose from, you can end up with a lot of excess gold. I would love to see you make more flashes on different aspects of Blizzard's games :P Maybe like an RPG or a shooter-like game...
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
Good, but...
Overall it was a good game, but I ended up leveling everything up and still earning gold.. It needs more as far as spending gold goes.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
I love TD games!
Pretty cool, but it needs some more WarCraft features.
Dude,just press menu button for pausing.


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Plant morphology (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. This is usually considered distinct from plant anatomy, which is the study of the internal structure of plants, especially at the microscopic level. Plant morphology is useful in the identification of plants.
⇒ Scope
⇒ A comparative science
⇒ Homology
⇒ Convergence
⇒ Vegetative and reproductive characters
⇒ Use in identification
⇒ Alternation of generations
⇒ Plant development
⇒ Plant growth
⇒ Morphological variation
⇒ Positional effects
⇒ Environmental effects
⇒ Juvenility
⇒ References
First of all, morphology is comparative, meaning that the morphologist examines structures in many different plants of the same or different species, then draws comparisons and formulates ideas about similarities. When structures in different species are believed to exist and develop as a result of common, inherited genetic pathways, those structures are termed homologous. For example, the leaves of pine, oak, and cabbage all look very different, but share certain basic structures and arrangement of parts. The homology of leaves is an easy conclusion to make. The plant morphologist goes further, and discovers that the spines of cactus also share the same basic structure and development as leaves in other plants, and therefore cactus spines are homologous to leaves as well. This aspect of plant morphology overlaps with the study of plant evolution and paleobotany.
Secondly, plant morphology observes both the vegetative (somatic) structures of plants, as well as the reproductive structures. The vegetative structures of vascular plants includes the study of the shoot system, composed of stems and leaves, as well as the root system. The reproductive structures are more varied, and are usually specific to a particular group of plants, such as flowers and seeds, fern sori, and moss capsules. The detailed study of reproductive structures in plants led to the discovery of the alternation of generations found in all plants and most algae. This area of plant morphology overlaps with the study of biodiversity and plant systematics.
Thirdly, plant morphology studies plant structure at a range of scales. At the smallest scales are ultrastructure, the general structural features of cells visible only with the aid of an electron microscope, and cytology, the study of cells using optical microscopy.
A plant morphologist makes comparisons between structures in many different plants of the same or different species. Making such comparisons between similar structures in different plants tackles the question of why the structures are similar. It is quite likely that similar underlying causes of genetics, physiology, or response to the environment have led to this similarity in appearance. The result of scientific investigation into these causes can lead to one of two insights into the underlying biology:
Understanding which characteristics and structures belong to each type is an important part of understanding plant evolution. The evolutionary biologist relies on the plant morphologist to interpret structures, and in turn provides phylogenies of plant relationships that may lead to new morphological insights.
When structures in different species are believed to exist and develop as a result of common, inherited genetic pathways, those structures are termed homologous. For example, the leaves of pine, oak, and cabbage all look very different, but share certain basic structures and arrangement of parts. The homology of leaves is an easy conclusion to make. The plant morphologist goes further, and discovers that the spines of cactus also share the same basic structure and development as leaves in other plants, and therefore cactus spines are homologous to leaves as well.
When structures in different species are believed to exist and develop as a result of common adaptive responses to environmental pressure, those structures are termed convergent. For example, the fronds of Bryopsis plumosa and stems of Asparagus setaceus both have the same feathery branching appearance, even though one is an alga and one is a flowering plant. The similarity in overall structure occurs independently as a result of convergence. The growth form of many cacti and species of Euphorbia is very similar, even though they belong to widely distant families. The similarity results from common solutions to the problem of surviving in a hot, dry environment.
Vegetative and reproductive characters
Plant morphology treats both the vegetative structures of plants, as well as the reproductive structures.
The vegetative (somatic) structures of vascular plants include two major organ systems: (1) a shoot system, composed of stems and leaves, and (2) a root system. These two systems are common to nearly all vascular plants, and provide a unifying theme for the study of plant morphology.
By contrast, the reproductive structures are varied, and are usually specific to a particular group of plants. Structures such as flowers and fruits are only found in the angiosperms; sori are only found in ferns; and seed cones are only found in conifers and other gymnosperms. Reproductive characters are therefore regarded as more useful for the classification of plants than vegetative characters.
Use in identification
Plant biologists use morphological characters of plants which can be compared, measured counted and described to assess the differences or similarities in plant taxa and use these characters for plant identification, classification and descriptions.
When characters are used in descriptions or for identification they are called diagnostic or key characters which can be either qualitative and quantitative.
1. Quantitative characters are morphological features that can be counted or measured for example a plant species has flower petals 10-12 mm wide.
2. Qualitative characters are morphological features such as leaf shape, flower color or pubescence.
Both kinds of characters can be very useful for the identification of plants.
Alternation of generations
Main article: Alternation of generations
The detailed study of reproductive structures in plants led to the discovery of the alternation of generations, found in all plants and most algae, by the German botanist Wilhelm Hofmeister. This discovery is one of the most important made in all of plant morphology, since it provides a common basis for understanding the life cycle of all plants.
Plant development
Plant development is the process by which structures originate and mature as a plant grows. It is a subject studies in plant anatomy and plant physiology as well as plant morphology.
The process of development in plants is fundamentally different from that seen in vertebrate animals. When an animal embryo begins to develop, it will very early produce all of the body parts that will ever have in its life. When the animal is born. or hatches from its egg. it has all its body parts and from that point will only grow larger and more mature. By contrast, plants constantly produce new tissues and structures throughout their life from meristems located at the tips of organs, or between mature tissues. Thus, a living plant always has embryonic tissues.
The properties of organization seen in a plant are emergent properties which are more than the sum of the individual parts. "The assembly of these tissues and functions into an integrated multicellular organism yields not only the characteristics of the separate parts and processes but also quite a new set of characteristics which would not have been predictable on the basis of examination of the separate parts."
Once the embryo germinates from its seed or parent plant, it begins to produce additional organs (leaves, stems, and roots) through the process of organogenesis. New roots grow from root meristems located at the tip of the root, and new stems and leaves grow from shoot meristems located at the tip of the shoot. Branching occurs when small clumps of cells left behind by the meristem, and which have not yet undergone cellular differentiation to form a specialized tissue, begin to grow as the tip of a new root or shoot. Growth from any such meristem at the tip of a root or shoot is termed primary growth and results in the lengthening of that root or shoot. Secondary growth results in widening of a root or shoot from divisions of cells in a cambium.
Although plants produce numerous copies of the same organ during their lives, not all copies of a particular organ will be identical. There is variation among the parts of a mature plant resulting from the relative position where the organ is produced. For example, along a new branch the leaves may vary in a consistent pattern along the branch. The form of leaves produced near the base of the branch will differ from leaves produced at the tip of the plant, and this difference is consistent from branch to branch on a given plant and in a given species. This difference persists after the leaves at both ends of the branch have matured, and is not the result of some leaves being younger than others.
Environmental effects
The way in which new structures mature as they are produced may be affected by the point in the plants life when they begin to develop, as well as by the environment to which the structures are exposed. This can be seen in aquatic plants and emergent plants.
The organs and tissues produced by a young plant, such as a seedling, are often different from those that produced by the same plant when it is older. This phenomenon is known as juvenility. For example, young trees will produce longer, leaner branches that grow upwards more than the branches they will produce as a fully grown tree. In addition, leaves produced during early growth tend to be larger, thinner, and more irregular than leaves on the adult plant. Species of juvenile plants may look so completely different from the adult leaves that egg-laying insects do not recognize the plant as food for their young.


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Re: Keep Slider Consistent With a Slow Graph
You cannot plot without a numeric value for xMax so definition sholud be restricted to numeric input
plotSlowGraph[xMax_?NumericQ] :=
Module[{x, t},
NIntegrate[1/((t^2 - 1)*t*Log[t]),
{t, x, Infinity}],
{x, 2, xMax}]];
To ensure that they are synched, set option SynchronousUpdating to True
{{xMax, 10, "x Max"}, 10, 400, 10, Appearance -> "Labeled"},
SynchronousUpdating -> True,
ContinuousAction -> False,
SaveDefinitions -> True]
Bob Hanlon
---- bobbaillie at frii.com wrote:
The graph displayed by the Manipulate below takes a while to display.
While the calculation is taking place, if you click on some other
value on the slider, the slider moves and displays its new value.
However, the graph will plot using the original value.
The result is that the graph and the slider are now out of sync. This
is bad user interface design.
In the real example I am working with, there is no way to make the
calculations go fast enough to keep up with clicks on the slider. For
the same reason, I cannot allow the user to slide the slider, so
ContinuousAction must be False.
Nevertheless, is there some way to make sure the slider and the graph
stay consistent with each other?
Robert Baillie
plotSlowGraph[xMax_] :=
{ x, t },
Plot[ NIntegrate[1/((t^2 - 1)*t*Log[t]),
{t, x, Infinity}], {x, 2, xMax} ]
Graphics[ plotSlowGraph[xMax] ],
{ {xMax, 10, "x Max"}, 10, 400, 10, Appearance -> "Labeled" },
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So we are finally off of the UK Tours, which is a good thing. I never thought I would say that, but my excitement for TNA has come back now they are back in the Impact Zone. My only worry now is that when they go on the road, will they be able to capture the same Professional Look and feel of Impact, whilst they don't have the safe guard of Universal's Studio. It will be interesting to see, but I have a huge amount of faith in TNA, and of course going on the road is nothing but a good thing. But they need to improve upon a lot of things that were lacking from the UK Tapings, but airing Live will no doubt correct most of them.
Either way, with this show out of the way, we have only 1 last show in the Impact Zone, after a long, long time, they are finally closing the doors, and moving out. But don't worry you're big heads, you egotistical people, you. For this week's Impact packs just that.... an Impact!
The show starts with an update on everybody's favourite General Manager, Hulk Hogan, whom is at home resting from an injury. Apparently Hogan had surgery, or he just saved a photo from the last time he had surgery, and blamed it on the Aces and Eights. Or maybe he's been taking classes on Photoshop, either way, he wasn't in attendance.
Bully kicked off the show, making his way to the ring, making a point to stop and look for Taz at the announcers desk, really? They are just going to play on this now, after more than a Month of Bully seemingly not being bothered. Ah well, but then Taz wasn't at the Tapings, first things first, let your announcers call it live, it sounds awful dubbed.
So Bully was pissed off with the Aces and Eights, causing havoc since last Summer, and Bully has "finally" had enough. He has promised he will rid them from TNA, and mainly beating down on his Brother, Devon.
But that wasn't all, Bully is also feeling guilty for being given the Number #1 Contenders Position after doing nothing to earn it. Or at least, very little. How Bully has "seemingly" changed! Which is when he calls out the "returning" World Heavyweight Champion: Jeff Hardy. Whom suffered a slight Hammer shot to this thigh, and took a Month off. But Kurt Angle took a full on beat down with that Hammer to the back of his Neck, his surgically repaired Neck, and kept going... funny really.
Either way, Jeff and Bully hype up the history, and anyone should be excited for their Cage Match fast approaching at Lockdown. But all Jeff really had to say was "let's have a good match", which had nothing to do with why Bully called him out in the first place... but that's Hardy for you!
And to everyone's pleasure, the Bad Influence of TNA: Kazarian and Christopher Daniels made their presence known. And if that wasn't good enough, then Daniels had it covered, sporting a very snazzy Spider-Man T-Shirt! Ahh Daniels, he knows the key to my heart!
Basically they are playing the true voice of reason, yet being the heels. Bully really didn't do anything to deserve the shot, and after Kaz broke out the taboo subjects of "someone needs to rub Tanning lotion and Tweet inappropriate pictures of Brooke" I actually thought they might take a shot of Jeff being off of TV for a Month... but alas not. Still, I'm glad they played the Brooke Trump Card!
But not everything was fun and games, for poor Daniels didn't even get to drink his Appletini!... buuuuut, I did find this very amusing!
Sting was in the back looking through a list of potential Wrestlers to join team TNA for Lethal Lockdown, and sat next to him was none other than the Pride of the UK: Magnus! (Also I think Douglas Williams is the Pride of the UK... but he's not active on the roster! Shame, shame, shame on you babe!)
So why does Magnus feel he should be on team TNA? Well because they gave him a chance... and now he's a man, and he likes Sting, and Sting likes him, and because Why not!... That was actually his answer....Seriously. I thought he could of at least mentioned that they smashed a Hammer into his Knee Caps and took him out for Months, and then they forced him to play Aladdin for a pantomime in London. And now he's back with his Magic Lamp, and Alllllll Three of his Wishes, are to Kick their Asses! Yep... I should Write Wrestling!
Tara (w/Jesse) vs. Velvet Sky - Knockouts Championship
Yes, Velvet looks like that whore we all know and love again. Her transformation from 50's Pin Up Milf doing a Catwoman Cosplay, back to skimpy young whore is complete! And now with the title around her waist, everyone can be happy once more! Well, maybe fully happy when they get Angelina back!
It was a re-match and Tara's last chance to win back her belt (for the time being). With the winner going on to face Gail Kim at Lockdown, because she pinned Tara in the Elimination Match. I think that logic makes sense.
Either way, Taryn Terrell and Jesse had a nice shouting match, which upset Jesse so much, he took his top off.. she clearly wasn't as upset... but who knows, maybe one day.
I just noticed that my last 3 paragraphs started with "Either way"... I have since corrected this... either way Gail Kim joined Todd and Mike on commentary (I LOVE GRAMMAR!!!!) Kelsey Grammer that is.
And Frasier is now mentioned 3 Times!
That wasn't even planned, ah the joys of being creative... and retarded. It's like that rare moment when you hear a song that really connects with your life, like when I first heard Mr. Blobby's debut single..
Still brings a tear to my eye
That also wasn't planned, Gail is still infuriated with Taryn's referee skills, and I think this will have an effect on her match at Lockdown, which might lead to Taryn actually getting in the ring to Wrestle.
So anyway, my write up for this match has taken much longer than the match itself. It was short lived, and after Tara noticed Jesse being told to leave, she walked right into Velvet's In Yo Face.. Factor and Velvet retained her Championship! Huzah!
Austin Aries vs. Hernandez
This week is the show where everyone forgets. For Chavo interrupted Aries' phone call to Roode, where he claimed to be able to beat Chavo and Hernandez and Kaz and Daniels by himself in their upcoming 3-Way Tag-Team Match at Lockdown. So Chavo (for some reason) took offense at this, despite knowing full well Aries could in fact win that match by himself. And Chavo says, and I quote, I love quotes "Do you think you could beat me?"... even though Aries has already beaten him... what is it with this guy, everyone can beat you Chavo, also I now officially declare you change your name to:
So yeah, Chavo suckered Aries into a one on one match with Hernandez. Who has now gone back to wearing trunks, and looks really weird. He at least looks rather cool when he wears his gangster attire. He looks strange playing himself as a credible wrestler. But this marked Aries and Hernandez' first ever singles match.
And funny enough, Aries won.
Sure, he left the ring, with his belt, Hernandez threw him back into the ring, Aries pretended to hit him with the Title, Hernandez took it from him, the ref took it from Hernandez, then Aries hit him in the head with a Chain and proceeded to hide it down Hernandez' trunks. That's what you get for wearing Trunks! Viva' La' Poncho!!!
Sting still looking at the same piece of paper, then had Joseph Park eating a tub of Ribs... asking for a chance to be on team TNA. When Sting ran off, chasing after Matt Morgan... where the hell has Morgan been? The now Bearded wonder (who Sting encouraged him to grow it?) was asked to join Team TNA, and Morgan said No. Because he hates Hogan, and Sting is friends with him. Please evolve this storyline, and let Morgan actually be a force on the Roster. He's awesome!
Kenny King vs. Rob Van Dam - X-Division Championship
You know, RVD's "whatever" attitude might have finally come round to bite him in the ass. The respectful start to this feud quickly turned to King cheating to win, ditching him in tag-team matches, trying to take the belt off of him many, many times. And finally King is all "I want another shot, admit it, you can't beat me" and Van Dam's all "whatever... lets fight". What is it with this guy.
I'd really like to see RVD play that character in an over the top storyline, where maybe someone beat up his wife, and trashed his house, and stole his homemade apple bong, and RVD was all... "whatever man".
This match was what you'd expect, fast paced, high impact. King flew over the ropes with a Corkscrew Dive, and landed on his feet. This dude is amazing!
What wasn't amazing was the finish to the match. RVD went for a 450 Splash, King rolled out of the way, Van Dam crashed and burned, King rolled him up tight for the pin, and they rolled slightly too far back so Earl stopped the count. Leaving King confused, and Van Dam clearly had no idea what to do after that. As King tried to pick him up, and RVD was bouncing off the rope, nearly falling over, all kinds of things. King finally got him up for the Royal Flush, and just like last week, RVD Royally sucked at falling correctly, but King won anyway!
Yay! New X-Division Champion - the awesome Kenny King!
Also if I can find the footage, you can see the effects of RVD's Homemade Apple Bong in the finish to this match!
The Aces and Eights made their way out to the ring to announce their line-up for Team Aces and Eights in Lethal Lockdown. Consisting of Devon, Doc, Knox, Anderson and Garret.
And basically Devon just did the usual rant about taking over TNA, leading your guys to the slaughter, a whole load of nothing really. In fact, what the hell is this match even about? A War to end all Wars? But so far has no stipulation... which means it's just a match, and nothing will be different by the outcome. Least that's where it stands right now. Good build up!
Sting makes his way out to unveil team TNA: Samoa Joe, James Storm, Magnus and Eric Young!
I was actually expecting it to be Joseph Park, but I'm very happy EY is back!
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Gut Check
We have the return of Gut Check and only the second Female Contenders in its 10month run.
We have Ivelisse Velez:
You might know of her from WWE's last Tough Enough, which was actually really good... all up until they needed to join the WWE, then it sucked. But the show itself was good. And Ivelisse did spend a lot of time complaining, and didn't make the cut about half way through the show. In her video package for Gut Check she did big herself up though claiming she is the best on the independent scene right now, and it's only a matter of time before she is in the spot light. Whilst I like Ivelisse a lot, I do find that amusing, given she was recently "Released" from WWE's Developmental Deal. I also kind of dislike the sudden Sad part of the Video Package. It's too X-Factor for me, this is Wrestling, talking about leaving your Mum being the biggest part of your life... and then coming back to your Mum being the biggest part of your life, and you wouldn't be where you are now if it wasn't for her. Something along those lines that contradict each other.
And her opponent Lei'D Tapa
Yep, I wrote her name down as Lei'D Tonko, Tomka, Tappa, Tampa, Tampon, all kinds of things. I should really pay more attention at the time. Either way, she is a Amazon type Woman, looking all big and fierce. And is also the niece of The Barbarian. And... he said he was proud of her "wipes away tears". Enough of the sad stuff. She is very impressive, and would actually lend something unique to the division.
So their match was good, sure Ivelisse looks just like Lita back from her days with Essa Rios, and Lei'D Tapa would be compared to Awesome Kong... only smart.
But I actually really want both of them to get through, I said it before, but Ivelisse is good, I like her. Her running, jumping head scissors take down was mighty impressive, and Lei'D would just add so much flavour to the division. I'd want to see both of them go through, and if one of them is "eliminated" then I'd hope TNA would put them on a Developmental deal anyway, or just give them a contract.
Ivelisse picked up the win with a Submission victory, playing heavily on her love of MMA... even if she didn't seem all that good at it.
Just as they mentioned last week, the TNA Film Crew went to the home of the Phenomenal One: AJ Styles, to bring you an update on his whereabouts. Whilst it's pretty much just the same as the Bobby Roode Heel Turn, where they interviewed his family, and he had ditched them, and his wife and kids because he's suddenly found all of his life revolving around being the World Champion. It's pretty much that, AJ has hit rock bottom, the losses, not being able to get back on top of the mountain. Daniels and Kazarian really going at him, the whole Claire Lynch storyline. I think what's more fascinating would be TNA growing as a company, and big industry stars like Hardy, Bully Ray taking top positions in the company. And then new up and comers like Austin Aries, all of them really becoming top guys in the house AJ Styles built. Anyway, in the midst of Interviews with AJ's wife and best friend, you hear this horrible sound, an engine, meets groan. And his friend is all "I think he's here!" It's like a horror movie! And then, AJ appears!
Okay, I'll admit it, I laughed for a long time after that point. But honestly, I do like this Storyline. It's a new angle, it feels fresh, and the decline of TNA's Number 1 guy, is something that could become really interesting. The whole Aces and Eights possibilities seem more and more likely, with AJ's hair, beard, and bike?
Though was it just me.... or did the ending of this segment seem like a part from The Dark Knight Rises.... seriously... that IS the Bat-Pod!
Robbie E takes this time to apologise to Bigger Rob, or in his own words "Sometimes in life, a Bro has to admit when there's a bigger Bro, a better Bro". So for old time's sake, Robbie E wants one more Bro'Off. To give the fans what they want. Hey, I'm a fan... I do not want to watch Rob Terry hump the canvas again.... ever.
So Robbie T takes to the stage, to dance, or something. When Robbie E does what we all expected, and smashes the VIP Entrance Sign over Terry's head. Only Terry goes down slightly, then gets back up. It would have been better, if he just took the blow, and starred down Robbie E straight away without even flinching. But that's my opinion. Lockdown match! I called it last week!
Bad Influence - Kazarian and Christopher Daniels vs. Bully Ray and Jeff Hardy
It was pretty neat to see Bully and Jeff playing to each of their respective Tag-Team's strengths. Of course it's very common for anyone teaming with Jeff to pull out Poetry in Motion. But to have the Reserve 3D was pretty neat.
Speaking of neat, Kaz and Daniels' double team of Daniel's holding Jeff for a Side Slam as Kaz Spring Boards to a Leg Drop was an awesome double-team move.
The match wasn't short per-se. But it was a quicker paced, shorter styled, higher impact main event. Which saw the ending, with Bully dropping Daniels in an Electric Chair, as Jeff landed his Swanton straight after for the win.
But the main ending of the night came with the conclusion of Angle's stalking of Aces and Eights. As he made his way to their Club-House, and proceeded to attack everyone in sight. Till he came face to face with the VP. They both locked up, exchanging blows till Kurt smashed a bottle over his head, and unmasked him. This wasn't on Camera, so no one but Kurt knows who he is. Though, we all suspect who it is. Either way, Kurt was in shock, when the rest of Aces and Eights showed up, and beat him down.
It will be mighty interesting to see the Fallout of this next week, and everything leading into Lockdown. Not to mention the last ever, historic show, in the Impact Zone.
I can't wait!


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Playoff history: First meeting.
How reached: Devils beat Bruins 4-1; Lightning beat Capitals 4-2.
Goaltenders: Devils' Martin Brodeur vs. Lightning's Nikolai Khabibulin.
Lean on me: Devils, Brodeur. In a league overflowing with premium goalkeepers, there's not a single one you would want more than Brodeur for this playoff series. Lightning, the No. 1 line of Vinny Prospal, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. Ten of Tampa Bay's last 11 goals came from this line.
In the shadows: Devils, C John Madden. Did you see the job he did against Boston standout Joe Thornton's line? Lightning, D Pavel Kubina. Tampa Bay needs a strong series out of him.
Startling statistic: As a professional coach, Tampa Bay's John Tortorella is 6-1 in playoff series. He won five series in the American Hockey League.
The story: It's difficult to know where the Lightning are on the evolutionary chain. Did they simply seize the moment against Washington, or has this collection of young hungry players crossed over the line that separates hot teams from good contenders. On paper, the Devils are more experienced and more talented on defense. Brodeur has a better résumé, but Khabibulin has long been considered a talented goalie who was never on the right team. Plus, he's 4-0-3 against the Devils, with one shutout, since joining the Lightning. Tampa Bay's edge might be upfront, or at least in comparison of No. 1 lines. Coming into the playoffs, the question about the Devils was whether they would score enough goals. But the Devils team defense can even things up by hunting Lecavalier and St. Louis like hawks hunting prey.
How the underdog can win: Khabibulin outplays Brodeur, and Fredrik Modin makes a significant contribution to the offense.
Forecast: Logic sides with New Jersey, and sentiment probably lies with underdog Tampa Bay. Maybe the Lightning are this year's Carolina. Isn't Khabibulin better than Arturs Irbe? Have some courage. Take the Lightning in six.


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In April, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the U.S. Olympic Committee's training base in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she met, among others, Navy Lt. Brad Snyder, blinded last September in an explosion in Afghanistan.
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1. Flag it: Take a cue from international sporting events like the currently happening Euro 2012 (For our indifferent, we-only-watch-American-football readers, two words: Cristiano Ronaldo. Wikipedia him. You'll thank us.). So what does the European soccer championship have anything to do with an Independence Day celebration oceans away? European fans get really into it, and the country flag becomes a fashion statement. Challenge your guests to interpret the flag into an outfit. It's creative, fun, and Katy Perry did it.


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I've mentioned several times before my affinity for Templar Custom AR-15 rifles. I wrote about the Templar MCWS for Shooting Illustrated, and was impressed enough to pick up one myself. While I didn't have the cash to go all Victor Kiam and buy the company, I did just sign on to rebuild their website and […]Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for December, 2012
It's been a depressing day. As most of you aware aware by now, yesterday a defective 22-year-old missed a flight to Hawaii, or got his girlfriend pregnant, or maybe just realized how retarded he looked with idiotic gaping holes in his earlobes. Said douchebag stole an rifle from an acquaintance and shot up a mall […]Read the rest of this entry »
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Come for the spittle-flecked anger, assault, and threats of mass homicide. Stay for the lack of intelligence and hygiene!Read the rest of this entry »
The terror of the anti-liberty movement
It has been instructive to read articles like Joel S. Hirschhorn's Gun Hypocrisy, and to listen and watch as gun control zealots panic over the number of American purchasing firearms. These sad individuals seem utterly terrified that the 200+ million firearms and untold billions (if not trillions) of rounds of ammunition in civilian hands will […]Read the rest of this entry »
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As he steps aside after 29 years in an official capacity at Carlton, either as a player, premiership skipper, assistant coach or board director, Stephen Kernahan shares a few of his memories.
* Premierships in 1985 (Glenelg) and with the Blues in 1987 and '95:
''They are the three greatest days of my life bar family and all of that. In '95, we beat West Coast by a point late in the year [round 21 at Subiaco]. That was huge -everyone thought we needed to lose a game on the way in because we had to win 16 in a row to win it. When we beat West Coast, we thought, 'We don't have to lose one, let's just keep going'.''
* On the '95 preliminary final win over North Melbourne:
''I remember [Kangaroos coach] Denis Pagan said a few things in the press that week. We won that game by 10 goals, blew them away late. I thought we were going to be pretty hard to beat. North was a serious side.''
* His match-winning goal after the siren in round 22, 1987, against North that secured top spot on the ladder:
''People at the club will talk about that more than I do. I don't really speak about what I did - it's just not me. But that was a big win for us because it got us the week off. As it turned out, it was 33 degrees on grand final day and that extra week off no doubt ended up helping us. I kicked it reasonably well in the `80s - I got a bit tired late in my career.''
* As an assistant coach in the one-point '99 preliminary final win over Essendon:
''I was in the coach's box. That was huge. 'Kouta' [Anthony Koutoufides] was involved in a lot of the big moments - his last quarter was unbelievable. Essendon, Collingwood - they are the sides you want to play well against - that's ingrained in you when you come to Carlton. I will never forget 'Browny's' [Fraser Brown] tackle on Dean Wallis [in the final minutes] - Dean just got ahead of himself, thought he could get around Browny.''
* Rounds 6-20, 2000:
''Those 14 rounds for Kouta, and I have said it before - I haven't seen a bloke play as well as that. Gary Ablett jnr and snr, and there have been a lot of other good players, but I saw every minute of that and there was stuff he [Koutoufides] did that was just unbelievable.''
* Losing to Geelong in a 1994 semi-final when the Cats' playmakers. Paul Couch, Mark Bairstow and Gary Hocking. were late withdrawals:
''I remember 'Diesel' [Greg Williams] saying to me before the game: 'They are all out, all three our out.' I said: 'Don't worry about it.' I don't know if we weren't ready, but they got us that day. I went home and had a drink with my brother that night and thought: 'That's it, we are all in our 30s, the lot us, that's it.' But we got a bloke to our club next year in [psychologist] Anthony Stewart, and the players took ownership and leadership of the team. 'Parko' [coach David Parkin] gave up more to the players. We just said: 'This is our last chance.' ''
* The Blues kicking 1.10 against Footscray in round 11, 1991, at the Western Oval:
''We were 0.10 at the 28-minute mark of the last quarter. I had kicked five points. It was a horrible, wet day and when you ran into goal, you couldn't get your legs up, it was that horrific. Mark Arceri finally kicked a goal from the boundary line.''
* When former teammate and fellow South Australian Peter Motley was involved in a serious car accident in 1987:
''I was with him last week at the Hall of Fame dinner. It's great to see he has a young child with his partner now. He is leading a good life in Glenelg. I will never forget the week [of the crash]. It was a Thursday night. Paul Meldrum was behind him, he was lucky he didn't get wiped out, too. For the first month, we thought we had lost a mate, so horrific were the injuries. Only 'Braddles' [Craig Bradley] was allowed in to see him after the first few weeks. I was allowed in after a month.''
* The sacking of coach Robert Walls in 1989:
''Wes Lofts rang me when I was on the trading floor [of the stock exchange] to tell me that Wallsy was going. I was extremely close with Wallsy. I came over for David Parkin, but he got the sack before I got there. 'Jezza' [Alex Jesaulenko] came back and won his first four [matches]. We were just on a downhill run then. Parko came back and got us back into a grand final in 1993. In 1994, we were out in straight sets, thought it was all over, then we got back in '95.''
* The loss of draft picks and $1 million fine in 2002 for rorting the salary-cap:
''That was a perfect storm in 2002 when we lost draft picks and money. I reckon those next two years, we lost blokes like Bradley and [Andrew] McKay and [Brett] Ratten and great soldiers like [Adrian] Hickmott and [Glenn] Manton, something like 1500 games just went out. We just couldn't build quickly enough. [Coach] Denis [Pagan] did everything he could for our joint. He won't get the credit he deserves for not having much to work with.''
* Returning to the finals in 2009:
''From where we were in '02, when Bruce Mathieson said we should throw the keys in, to get back to finals, with the vision of [former president] Dick Pratt ... it can appear hopeless in footy, but we got back. We were five goals up with five minutes to go in the last quarter [against the Brisbane Lions] and got beaten by a kick.''
* Greg Williams, Steve Silvagni and Craig Bradley:
''I'll go Bradley, Williams, Silvagni. I will never forget the '95 finals series. [Roger] Merrett and [Darryl] White were in good form for Brisbane, but 'SOS' [Silvagni] fixed them up in the first final. He fixed up [Wayne] Carey in the preliminary final and [Gary] Ablett snr in the grand final. Williams must have hit me on the chest about 300 times [with his passing], and telling me which way to move - I thank him for that. And Braddles for the same reason, he hit me about 290 times on the chest.''
* Chris Judd:
''I have enjoyed watching Juddy. Judd coming to Carlton was a huge thing. Some of the stuff he has done has been a pleasure to watch."
* Anthony Koutoufides:
"In 2000, before he did his knee, he was unbelievable. I remember he went forward one day on Michael Voss and Voss got outmarked twice. Voss said: 'Get me out of here.' ''
* Brett Ratten:
''He was the shortest, chunky back-pocket when he started and then he went on to become one of the best, hardest ball hunters in the middle I have ever seen. He was a beautiful kick, left and right.''


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By Alex Byington
Killeen Daily Herald
Sport: Football, track
Class: Sophomore
Claim to Fame: Bursting onto the scene as a freshman last year, Simmons qualified for the 3A state track and field meet with a discus throw of 159 feet, 4 inches before making an impact on the gridiron this past season, becoming a jack-of-all trades as the backup quarterback, short-yardage run option and kicker. On Friday, he won gold in both the shot put (53-1) and the discus (160-2½) at the Hornet Relays.
What was it like seeing so much playing time on a senior-laden football team this season?
"I was really grateful, you know. There were only a few sophomores on the team and being one of those chosen to play and actually play quite a bit was actually really nice. I was really grateful for the opportunity."
Your father (David Simmons) is the Salado track coach, what's that like for you?
"It's fine. I don't think much of it. I just do what he says, like I would with any coach."
Is he any harder on you and your brother (Jake Simmons) than with the other athletes?
"No, he pushes us and I guess he can talk straighter with us about stuff like how we need to do things better."
What was it like making the state meet as a freshman?
"I was really pretty excited because I've been doing shot and discus for a really long time, and it's always been a dream to go to the state meet. Like when we were younger, every couple of years, we'd go and watch it and it was always neat watching it. So getting to make it there was really a fun deal."
How long have you been doing shot and discus?
"I'd say since I was about 8 years old when I started shot and then about 10 or 11 when I started doing disc."
At 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, you don't have the typical frame of the bigger throwers, most of whom are offensive linemen in football. What's it like out-throwing guys like that?
"A bunch of it is just technique. Some of these guys will go out there and throw and … they're all these big guys benching 300 pounds and whatnot. But it's just technique, and my dad has been able to teach me and I've gotten to understand how to do it better and better."
Technique-wise, what are you doing better than the other guys?
"I just try to get a good power position. Some of the guys, they just spin and glide, but they don't hit much of a power position and if you don't get a power position, it's kind of defeating the purpose. I guess I'm just able to get a little momentum, and then with the spin and the glide, whenever I hit that power position, I can throw a little harder and it'll go further."
So what's the goal this season?
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Exactly 100 years after the last Australian man won the US Amateur title, NSW's Nicholas Flanagan is on the verge of repeating the feat.
The 19-year-old defeated Jerry Courville 1 up on Friday to move into the semi-finals of the prestigious event, and if he advances to the final, he will gain a card for next year's US Masters.
Walter Travis was the last Australian to win the title, in 1903.
En route to his showdown with David Oh, Flanagan has eliminated Steve Bendt, Andrew Pratt, Jason Hartwick and Courville.
"His heart shows he's a special player," said his caddie, Gary Whitehouse.
Flanagan played solid but unspectacular golf to defeat Courville in the matchplay event. His round featured 11 pars and no birdies.
While Flanagan seemed very relaxed on the course, afterwards he admitted his nerves were getting more jittery each day.
"They're getting worse with every match," he said.
"To tell you the truth, I never thought I'd play this far into this. Tomorrow I don't know if I'll be able to hit it."
Flanagan knows what success in this tournament would do for him at this stage of his career. "Nothing comes close to this," said Flanagan, a fan of countrymen Aaron Baddeley (runner-up at the 1998 US Junior Amateur) and Adam Scott (1999 US Amateur Public Links semi-finalist).
"For an Australian to win this, it would be a big deal because not many of us make it over here."
Flanagan's coach, Steve Bann, who also coaches Stuart Appleby, said: "He's an exciting talent.
"His fundamentals are very good. He likes to hit shots, likes to compete and he's a good listener.
"He likes Charles Howell's swing and there are a lot of similarities. He gives it a hell of a rip."
Bann said Flanagan was about as good at 19 as Robert Allenby and Appleby had been at the same age.
He also said Flanagan spent last week in Rochester, New York, where the US PGA was being held, working on his putting.
"We couldn't find a green, so we did it on the carpet in the hotel room," he said.
Meanwhile, you can still see the hole for the trees, even though they have added 36 of them to the 11th hole of Augusta National Golf Club for the next Masters tournament.
The three dozen mature pine trees, ranging in height from 7.6 metres to 10.6 metres, have been added to the right side of the fairway at the already difficult 448-metre hole as part of the club's continuing toughening of the course.
The most extensive changes were in place for the 2002 Masters, when nine holes were either lengthened or redesigned and the course was made 260 metres longer.
By contrast, Thursday's announcement from Masters chairman Hootie Johnson seemed slight, although that's not how it could turn out.
The 11th is the start of Amen Corner and players now might have to begin their soul-searching as they step to the tee box.
"Putting the trees in, it definitely makes the hole tougher," said Larry Mize, who has fond memories of the 11th hole, because that's where he chipped in to beat Greg Norman and win the 1987 Masters. "You blow it right and you're in tree trouble."
The par-four 11th is a mostly downhill, slight left-to-right dogleg with a pond protecting the green on the left. It ranks as the fifth-most difficult hole at Augusta National since records were first kept in 1942. The 448-metre 10th is the toughest.
The new arrangement is part of an extension of the existing tree line and is intended to prevent players from bailing out to the right side of the fairway with their drives and also to entice them to play more to the left side, which brings the pond back into play with second shots. "The addition of trees at No.11 continues our long-standing emphasis on accuracy off the tee," Johnson said. Mize says there have been two schools of thought about approaching the hole anyway. He said Jack Nicklaus liked to keep his drive to the left side, whereas others, such as Tom Weiskopf, leaned more towards the right side.
A ball on the right side of the fairway might catch the downside of a slope and kick farther down the course, said Mize, but a ball to the left might kick farther left and not travel as far. "I like the right-centre of the fairway best," he said. "If there are trees over to the right, obviously I'll be more careful."
Johnson also announced one more change, at the par-five 13th, where the green was rebuilt and a new heating and cooling system installed. Masters officials are hinting that the new green will present the potential for a new pin position, possibly farther back and to the left.
- AAP, Los Angeles Times
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