text:
Ben Crane finished three over par in the final round at the St Jude Classic on Sunday but still managed to hold on to seal his first PGA Tour victory since 2011.
Crane failed to shoot a single birdie on the last day at TPC Southwind in Memphis but the American's 73 saw him card 10 under par for the tournament to finish one shot clear of second-placed Troy Merritt.
Crane had led the standings since day one having scored an impressive seven-under 63 in the opening round and followed that up with 65 and 69 in rounds two and three respectively.
The victory is the fifth of Crane's professional career.
Three players tied for third, one shot behind Merritt, as former US Open champion Webb Simpson hit 66 in the final round to join Matt Every and Sweden's Carl Pettersson on eight-under.
England's Ian Poulter enjoyed an excellent final day as he shot the lowest score of the round, 64, which included seven birdies.
Poulter's display saw him climb 29 spots to joint sixth alongside James Hahn, Andrew Svoboda, Brian Harman and Billy Horschel all on seven under.
Crane started the final day four shots clear but rain delays meant he still had 30 holes to overcome before the close of play.
Finishing off the 12 remaining holes of his third round, the 38-year-old carded a three-under 69 and saw his lead cut to three by Merritt who scored 67.
Crane's consistency seemed to desert him at the start of the final round as bogeys at the sixth and ninth gave his rivals plenty of room for encouragement.
Merritt looked likely to tie the lead when Crane hit a loose tee shot on the 13th but the American recovered brilliantly as he sank a 19-foot putt to hold par and remain one shot clear.
The tide swung firmly back in Crane's favour when Merritt hit a bogey on the 15th to open up a two-shot gap which the leader maintained until the final hole.
Landing in a bunker by the green on the 18th, Crane managed to dig himself out before two-putting for bogey and sealing a hard-earned victory.


text:
Narrow 1 question by:
Sort by:
Mini Facelift Vs Injectable Fillers to Fix Small Lips and Big Cheeks
Please help!I'm over everybody trying to sell me procedures that don't work and just want to know what will. What is best for me? I have very small... READ MORE
No matching results

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Justsit wrote:Thrylix wrote:...I never thought about why I do it it until recently.
Well, now that you've thought about it recently, why do you think you do it?
I'm going to venture a guess that it's a sort of subconscious display of dominance over other beings that I think don't matter. What better way of affirming your dominance over another being than by crushing the life out of it?
I don't think that's true so much now, but I think that might probably the function behind how the habit began. Now it just feels natural.


text:
Note: This item is more than seven years old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references.
Print – Plain Text – Permalink
News Release
Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030
Sept. 17, 2010
This media advisory was issued Sept. 17, 2010, by the Texas House of Representatives.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Recreational Boating Safety Hearing Set
The Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety will convene at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 in room E2.026 inside the capitol extension at 1400 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas.
The purpose of the meeting will be to receive invited and public testimony on:
- Texas's current state of recreational safety on public waters, including saltwater
- How other states meet their need for recreational safety
- Suggested directions the panel should take in enhancing recreational safety on public waters in Texas
The hearing will be open to the public, and anyone wishing to address the panel is invited to attend. Additionally, comments for the panel to consider can be e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com
The Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety was established by House Bill 3108 of the 81st Legislature, authored by State Rep. Tan Parker and sponsored by Sen. Chris Harris. For more information, please contact the following:
Lance Bruun
Chairman, Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety
Richard Dennis
Chief of Staff, Representative Tan Parker
Harold Stone
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Publication — Permission is granted to publish, in whole or in part, any news releases on this page.
Print — A print-friendly version of the news release shows only the release with font sizes set to the browser default.
Plain Text — Plain text versions of TPWD news releases are provided for copying and pasting into editing software.
To copy text into an editing software:
- Click a Plain Text link to display the plain text page in your browser.
- Select all.
- Copy.
- Paste in a document in your editing program.
Permalink — This is a direct link to the news release, omitting the navigation context from the URI.
English/Spanish — News releases posted in both English and Spanish have one of these links.
If you have any suggestions for improving these pages, send an e-mail to email@example.com and mention Plain Text Pages.
(5.4.16 i)


text:
Find Landscape Designers near you
How Bark Works
1.Post details
Post details of your Landscape Design requirement in moments, completely free.
2.Find professionals
We will find Landscape Designers in Kingsteignton and do the legwork to contact them on your behalf.
3.Get quotes
Receive fast, free Landscape Design quotes from the best Landscape Designers near Kingsteignton.
Review proposals, compare Landscape Design prices and choose the best local Landscape Designers for your job.
5.Write review
Submit a review to help others find recommended Kingsteignton Landscape Designers
How Bark Works
1.Post details
Post details of your Landscape Design requirement in moments, completely free.
2.Find professionals
We will find Landscape Designers in Kingsteignton and do the legwork to contact them on your behalf.
3.Get quotes
Receive fast, free Landscape Design quotes from the best Landscape Designers near Kingsteignton.
Review proposals, compare Landscape Design prices and choose the best local Landscape Designers for your job.
5.Write review
Submit a review to help others find recommended Kingsteignton Landscape Designers
Landscape Designers in Kingsteignton
If you are looking for landscape gardeners near Kingsteignton, Devon let Bark help you by letting us know what you need so we can contact 100s of rated landscape designers in your area.
Landscape Designers in Kingsteignton ready to help
Buds Gardening
Buds Gardening services is a one stop shop for all your gardening needs. We offer a small team of reliable and skilled workers who can do anything in your garden from design and hard landscaping to tree surgery or just regular general maintenance.
Leaf Garden Services
Local female gardener qualified and offering gardening services from lawn mowing and lawn care, hedge trimming, pruning, weeding, planting, general garden tidying, garden maintenance, jet pressure washing patios,decking, paths, and working to bespoke garden requests and all enquiries, We do one off Projects to regular jobs all year round and in all weathers. Great rates.
Teign Trees & Landscapes LLP
Urban Earth
Urban Earth is a team of dedicated gardeners, tradesman, craftsmen, architects and designers working together to create beautiful homes and gardens. We carry out domestic and commercial projects ranging from 10K to 2Million, from small garden transformations to new builds and whole site developments. Most of our work has been proudly carried out in glorious Devon, but we are of course willing to travel further afield.
Stanmoor Fencing & Landscaping
Lawn Care
Luxurious lawns artificial grass/landscape specialists
We do all aspects of landscaping from full design and builds to maintenance work and also general building!
Indi tree surgery and landscaping
Reasons to Choose Indi Tree Surgery Indi Tree Surgery has been built out of a love and passion of all things trees. Our key focus being on customer satisfaction and strict health and safety. We are experienced Tree Surgeons and Arborists based in Devon, and cover a wide range of areas including Devon, Kingsbridge, Modbury, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Totnes. Our team have amassed a wealth of experience, are fully qualified and trained to the highest industry standards. Our services includes but are not limited to tree surgery, hedge cutting, landscaping, garden maintenance etc, using a multitude of modern equipment, we can meet the needs of your tree surgery and garden maintenance requirements across Devon.
A Jewell Garden & Landscaping
Landscape Gardener, fencing and decking specialists. Full garden re building, all aspects of fencing, wooden or composite decking installation, driveways, Patios, retaining walls, bespoke garden buildings including sheds, summer houses and car ports. Digger work, waste removal. Free quotes and advice, over 15 years experience, based in north Devon.
Offering professional carpet cleaning. Commercial cleaning. Landlord services including professional painting and decorating and all maintenance. Specialists: Crime scene cleaning trained
Nature's Curators
Specialists in therapeutic garden and landscape design
Matt Jackson Gardens
Harris Horticulture
We offer a full gardening service from specialist pruning and problem solving to general maintenance. We also offer a design and consultation service. Please check out our we site for further details. www.harrishorticulture.co.uk
Buscott Woodworking Ltd
Bespoke Cabinet Makers, Joiners and Timber Framers with an in house design team. We manufacture bespoke items and fit them.
Mirrorworld Ltd
Mirrorworld Ltd based in Manchester are one of the UK's award winning picture frame and mirror manufacturers and has been established for over 30 years. From humble beginning as a bespoke framing studio our company has grown to be the UK's leading bespoke mirror specialist by giving our customers a truly professional and personal service.
No Naked Windows
Bespoke soft furnishings, blinds, shutters, Upholstery. Interiors boutique and interior design.
Rob's Landscapes
We provide all aspects of Landscaping. We can do as little as cut your grass for you or we can completely change your garden making it an additional room in your home. We focus on being professional and providing our customers with a quality service at a competitive price.
Flower Fusions
Orthodontic Specialists of Oklahoma
Orthodontic Specialists of Midwest City, Oklahoma, Shawnee, Oklahoma and Norman, Oklahoma, has one of the most experienced teams of orthodontists you could ever hope to find. Although we are proud of having so many board certified orthodontists with us, we also take pride in providing treatment options that produce stunning results in a friendly and inviting atmosphere. Your comfort, throughout your entire treatment, is a very high priority for us. We have already transformed over 10,000 smiles and we look forward to showing you how great it feels to have a healthy beautiful smile. If you have always wanted a new smile, but were hesitant to begin treatment because of the appearance of traditional metal braces we are happy to provide you with discrete alternatives. With ceramic braces and Invisalign you can achieve a beautiful smile without having to worry about the appearance of your treatment! Your initial O.S.O. Smile Analysis is the easiest way to find out how to transform your smile. One of orthodontists in either Midwest City, Shawnee or Norman, OK, will sit down and spend the time to get to know you and help you choose the best treatment plan going forward. Our team is happy to get you started on the road to a stunning smile the same day you come in for your O.S.O. Smile Analysis. There's no reason to wait for a healthy, straight smile.
Terracotta drives and patios
Pine Welsh Dresser
Pine Welsh Dressers company Sells large solid pine and pained welsh dresser with lots of useful storage and drawers.
Fitted Wardrobe Cornwall
Fittedwardrobecornwall can make your life easier with beautiful fully equipped fitted kitchen and fitted wardrobe. We are based in Cornwall, Devon and Truro.
Pine Furniture Cornwall
The Pine Furniture Cornwall is a family run business, based in Truro. We offer quality oak and pine furniture, wardrobes and solid chest of drawers.
Pine Farmhouse Table
Handmade pine table and chairs at the best price for Cornwall and UK customers.Shop with confidence.
First 4 Repairs Ltd
First 4 Repairs are a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance and refurbishment company delivering repairs with a can do attitude striving to deliver ''a service you can trust'' throughout the South West
Bruce Dorey Garden Design Studio
Professional Garden and Landscape Design Consultants . We offer either Design only or if required, Design and project Management working closely with expert landscape companies .We are based in Totnes. All Gardens of any size and budgets considered throughout Devon and the South West.
Janice Hindley Gardening
We offer garden design, advice and development and garden maintenance Qualified horticulturalist with excellent plant knowledge
hatch's landscapes
Fresh Personnel Group Ltd
Home and Garden Services in Devon. Garden Maintenance, Lawns, Hedge Trimming, Driveway and Patio Cleaning, Domestic Cleaning, Commercial Cleaning.
Hooper Services
Hooper Services are approved Devon County Council Contractors and can offer a full grounds maintenance service which includes; routine maintenance, landscaping, fencing, arboricultural tree work (including surveys). We are also able to offer sport pitch maintenance advice/services. Our business has been established since 1986 and since that time we have provided grounds maintenance for many schools in the Exeter/Mid/East Devon area. All are staff are CRB DBS checked and are fully trained/qualified in the area they work in. We are also approved Arboricultural Association Contractors and hold the relevant health and safety accreditations (CHAS, SMAS). Our services are available to both individual private clients and larger companies looking for regular contracts.
Ash Grosvenor Landscapes
Full garden and landscape design, large or small we tackle them all. Patios, Decking, Fencing and more
Man for all Seasons
Man for all Seasons provides a full range of gardening services to clients both domestic and commercial across Plymouth and the surrounding areas. We also provide a professional garden and landscape design service as well as consultancy and advice. We have a specialism in creating dementia friendly gardens and sensory gardens. With all our own equipment and machinery, fully insured and able to take away all green waste, we are there for you and your garden.
RJS property Services (Southwest) LTD
We are a one stop property service company that cover all the building trades Kitchens Bathroom including wet room specialists Renovations Full Refurbishments Disabled adaptions Fencing,\decking /Patios Painting and decorating internal and external Remove internal walls Plastering/Rendering
Willis and Powe
Green Box Gardens
We are a small family business that covers many aspects of gardening and landscaping work, be that small gardens or country estate work. We also carry out tree surgery or removal as well as regular or one off grass care work. Esther Heath oversees the Landscape planning and planting. Esther is a qualified Landscape Architect (Bsc) and studied and qualified at Weihenstephan University in Souther Germany. Matthew Heath who oversees the maintence and ground works has many years of land based knowledge and knows his ways around the practicalities of the work they carry out. We generally work within a 15 mile radius of Newton Abbot, Devon. We can however work away for larger projects. Feel free to contact us for an informal chat. Matthew and Esther Heath
Greenmantlegardens gardens
Design and build service, planting plans, consultancy, and advice both over the phone and in person ... Help going to garden centres and choosing appropriate plants, maintenance, work alongside me to learn about pruning and plant names etc...
ALM kitchens & Joinery
ALM Kitchens & Joinery are a professional and reliable finish carpentry business, we pride ourselves on giving the customer exactly what they desire whether it be a new kitchen some new doors or even a complete remodel of there home! ALM Kitchens & Joinery bring a personal touch and will give you the best possible advise for your new project! Being a small business we can save the customer a bit more money, because we are a VAT free business!
Alison Bockh Garden Design
Garden Designer, Consultations for garden design projects , scale drawings of garden designs, planting plans, sourcing landscapers for design projects, project management , sourcing plants and planting.
Landscape Designers on Bark
We have 2960 Landscape Designers actively using Bark.com.
We'll reach out to them as well as others, based on your requirements.
Within hours, sometimes minutes, they'll contact you on Bark.
Professionals value their reputation on Bark and strive to do a great job for customers they find on our platform.


text:
Lemon Custard Pie
Serves 8 to 10
Lemon Snap Crust:
Makes one (9-inch) crust
Pie Crust Ingredients:
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed MI-DEL® Lemon Snaps
- 5 tbsp. coconut oil or butter, melted
Pie Crust Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- In bowl, toss cookie crumbs with oil or butter. Press mixture into bottom and up sides of prepared pie plate. Bake until light golden, about 7 minutes (or about 10 minutes if using a no-bake filling). Cool completely before filling.
Lemon Custard Filling:
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup demerara sugar
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 8 tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup half-and-half
- 1 tbsp. finely grated lemon zest
Filling Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- In heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk together eggs, yolks, sugar, and lemon juice. Stir in butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a heat-proof rubber spatula, until mixture is thick enough to coat back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. (Do not allow mixture to come to a boil or it will curdle). Whisk in half-and-half; continue to stir over medium-low heat until thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain custard into bowl. Stir in zest.
- Cool lemon custard 15 minutes. Pour into prepared crust and smooth surface with spatula. Transfer pie to oven and bake until custard is firm around the edges but center jiggles slightly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pie to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 3 hours or overnight.


text:
A YEAR of fundraising for Royal Wootton Bassett Mayor Linda Frost drew to a close with a charity run at Ballard's Ash sports ground yesterday.
The town councillor's term as mayor comes to an end in May, following 12 months of raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, her chosen charity in line with the tradition set by previous mayors.
The Mayor's Charity 5km Run and Children's Fun Run kicked off at 10am on the sports pitches at the facility, which is run by Royal Wootton Bassett Rugby Club.
With children paying £2 for the fun run on the day, the bulk of the money raised is likely to come from the adults' 5k run, where an entrance fee of £10 was charged.
With approximately 70 adults and 40 children running, Coun Frost hoped the final figure for the day would hit £1,000 and take her year's total up to £4,000.
This was the first time in three years that the 5km run had been held.
Coun Frost was keen to bring an event back to life, include people of all ages.
"Different mayors do different things. This was my choice to do a family event instead of a charity ball, which many of my predecessors have done," she said.
"Everybody can be involved in something like this.
"Everybody seems to be enjoying it. I incorporated the fun run this year too because my theme for the whole year has been children.
"I had children performing at my civic service and I wanted them to be part of this too.
"Ticket sales will provide the main income, but we have also been selling raffle tickets and refreshments.
"We have had businesses sponsoring us too. We have used water donated by Sainsbury's, the cost of medals has been covered, plus the rugby club let us use the sports facility free of charge."
Coun Frost said she had chosen Macmillan as her charity for the year because of the work it does to support cancer sufferers and their carers, who often need support too.
Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds were responsible for yesterday's event. Coun Frost said it would not have happened without the help of the town's running club.
Running under glorious sunshine, the first participant across the line was 21-year-old Michael Dumville, a warehouse worker of Templar's Firs, in just over 21 minutes.
Michael said he decided to take part after he training to keep his mother motivated in her own running.
"My mum wanted to take up running and I ended up doing a training programme with her," said Michael, who trains as a kickboxer at Swindon Martial Arts and Fitness.


text:
Note: This item is more than three years old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references.
Print – Plain Text – Permalink
News Release
Media Contact: TPWD News, firstname.lastname@example.com, 512-389-8030
Jan. 21, 2014
Jan. 23, 2014 — Update: This news release has been edited to reflect a change in the schedule for the planting. It was originally set for Feb. 6-7, but all planting will take place Feb. 6.
Tree Planting Slated for San Jacinto Battleground Prairie
LAPORTE – Volunteers from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Shell Oil Co. and Apache Corporation on Feb. 6 will be planting almost 300 trees at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site as part of an ongoing prairie restoration project.
Live oaks, shumard oaks, cedar elms and loblolly pines will be among 280 trees planted on part of the 110-acre of tall-grass prairie being restored to its 1836 look to help visitors visualize the battleground as it would have appeared during the Battle of San Jacinto, which secured Texas' freedom from Mexico.
The trees will be planted in a 100-yard wide strip within a four-acre area to serve as a visual buffer between the battlefield and neighboring petroleum industry facilities. A similar number of trees will be planted next year to complete a planned seven-acre buffer. Funding for the trees came from Apache Corporation.
The tall prairie grasses and trees were critical to the outcome of the battle, allowing the greatly outnumbered Texans to go undetected in a surprise attack on Gen. Santa Anna's encamped Mexican force. While portions of the battleground retain the same tall grasses that helped hide Gen. Sam Houston's Texan troops as they approached on April 21, 1836, the planting area had grown over with Chinese tallow trees and other invasive species.
The new trees will replace the invasive species cleared last fall from portions of the battlefield that was seeded with native grasses and flowers. The restored tall-grass prairie serves as habitat for such prairie-dependent wildlife as marsh hawks and meadow larks, which are often seen by visitors.
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site is a National Historic Landmark and the location of the culminating military event of the Texas Revolution. There is no entry fee for the site and it is open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Publication — Permission is granted to publish, in whole or in part, any news releases on this page.
Print — A print-friendly version of the news release shows only the release with font sizes set to the browser default.
Plain Text — Plain text versions of TPWD news releases are provided for copying and pasting into editing software.
To copy text into an editing software:
- Click a Plain Text link to display the plain text page in your browser.
- Select all.
- Copy.
- Paste in a document in your editing program.
Permalink — This is a direct link to the news release, omitting the navigation context from the URI.
English/Spanish — News releases posted in both English and Spanish have one of these links.
If you have any suggestions for improving these pages, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and mention Plain Text Pages.
(5.4.16 i)


text:
Ndamukong Suh's conduct is being called out again by an angry opponent.
Guard Mike McGlynn told the Indianapolis Star that Suh and his teammates laughed at an injured Colts player late in Sunday's victory over Detroit.
Suh hit Colts lineman Winston Justice after a Lions interception with 6:40 remaining in the fourth quarter. Justice, who left the game, reportedly suffered a concussion on the play.
What happened next is what has McGlynn fuming.
"Totally ignorant on their part," McGlynn told the Star. "Just childish stuff. We're all battling out there; I don't know if the hit was legal or not, but clearly he was hurt, and they're out there dancing and pointing at him and laughing. Just blatant disrespect. They're good players but there's no room for that. It's disgusting, really.
"If that had happened to one of their players, we'd never do something like that. But that's what makes this even sweeter. That's why they lose. I hope they never win another game."
Suh recently was fined $30,000 for kicking Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on a Thanksgiving.


text:
Hockey Hobby Boxes
Shop our huge selection of hockey hobby boxes from all the major hockey card companies, including Upper Deck, Panini, Topps, In the Game, Fleer and more. Free shipping on orders over $150.
Call us at (702) 341-6525 Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday and Monday 11am - 5pm PST


text:
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the release of MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0, a multi-biometric software and hardware solution designed for large-scale projects that require high-volume, high-speed fingerprint and/or iris identification using very large databases. Enhancements in MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 provide the high level of control, versatility, speed and accuracy required for national-level projects such as criminal identification, voter registration, passport issuance and citizen ID where millions or even billions of records are required. Fingerprint and iris modes can be used individually or in combination for even higher reliability.
MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 provides greater versatility than any previous version. It enables the system developer to optimize for accuracy or speed with eight different speed levels and provides more control and flexibility with the ability to specify all engine parameters, including speed level, for a single task. The updated algorithm in MegaMatcher Accelerator enhances accuracy for all kinds of fingerprints, including flat, slap, rolled or paper-scan.
"MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 significantly improves the accuracy and versatility for use in large AFIS implementations," said Antonello Mincone, MegaMatcher Accelerator project lead for Neurotechnology. "When heterogeneous fingerprint data are used in the same system, as in the case of an application for document issuance that includes both civil and criminal databases coming from different fingerprint capturing sources, MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 allows the system developer to configure the balance of speed and accuracy for each different identification request. This facilitates optimal tuning of the overall system for the highest level of performance and reliability," Mincone added.
The all-in-one MegaMatcher Accelerator software/hardware solution enables rapid deployment and provides extremely fast matching speeds of up to 100 million fingerprints per second and up to 200 million irises per second. It can manage a database of up to 40 million fingerprints and 50 million irises with the Extended version and up to 4 million fingerprints and 5 million irises with the Standard version. For even higher volume applications, multiple MegaMatcher Accelerators can be connected in a cluster to manage databases with billions of records.
Either fingerprint or iris mode can be used as a primary form of identification or both fingerprint and iris modes can be used together as a multi-biometric solution. MegaMatcher Accelerator also can check identification results with other biometric data from any Neurotechnology-supported modality, including face, palmprint or voice identification. Unlike systems that use pre-classification or internal database indexing, MegaMatcher Accelerator can perform a full database search for each match. This eliminates potential false rejections from incorrect classifications and gives MegaMatcher Accelerator a very high degree of reliability.
MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 includes an improved fingerprint algorithm that is tens to hundreds of times faster, depending on fingerprint type (plain, rolled, paperscan, etc.), yet can reach the same accuracy level as MegaMatcher SDK the most accurate AFIS product from Neurotechnology when set at the typical False Acceptance Rate (FAR) values and template size used in medium and large scale projects. Unlike systems that achieve higher speeds by applying constraints, such as limiting maximal rotation of two compared fingerprints, MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 maintains its high speed remaining fully rotation invariant.
MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 is available in both Extended and Standard versions. System benchmarks for both MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 versions are among the fastest in the industry:
MegaMatcher and MegaMatcher Accelerator technologies are used in a wide variety of biometric solutions worldwide for national-scale projects, including voter registration, election control, passport and visa documentation, border control, criminal investigations and duplicate searches in large-scale government and commercial databases. The MegaMatcher fingerprint recognition algorithm is NIST MINEX-compliant for use in US Government Personal Identity Verification (PIV) program fingerprint recognition applications and it supports most biometric industry standards.
MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0 is available through Neurotechnology or from distributors worldwide. For more information, go to: http://www.neurotechnology.com.
About NeurotechnologyNeurotechnology is a provider of high-precision biometric fingerprint, face, iris, palmprint and voice identification algorithms, object recognition technology and software development products. More than 2500 system integrators, security companies and hardware providers integrate Neurotechnology's algorithms into their products, with millions of customer installations worldwide.
Drawing from years of academic research in the fields of neuroinformatics, image processing and pattern recognition, Neurotechnology was founded in 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania and released its first fingerprint identification system in 1991. Since that time the company has released more than 100 products and version upgrades for identification and verification of objects and personal identity.
Media Contact:Jennifer Allen NewtonBluehouse Consulting Group, Inc.+1-503-805-7540Jennifer (at) bluehousecg (dot) com
SOURCE Neurotechnology


text:
New effort targets Pa.'s 'triple-dipping' state workers
Progress may have slowed on legislative efforts to put an end to a practice known as "triple dipping" -- although Pennsylvania lawmakers say they're determined to get a measure to the governor's desk soon.
The state House and Senate have unanimously passed separate measures to close what legislators call a loophole that allows retired state workers to milk the system.
Sen. Pat Vance, R-Cumberland County, introduced her chamber's proposal.
"The law says retirees or annuitants can come back and work for 95 days in a year. What was happening was that, after those 95 days ... they were being terminated because they were no longer eligible," Vance said Thursday. "Some of them said, 'Well, we're being terminated. We're going to file for unemployment.'"
Vance introduced a similar bill last session, but it conflicted with federal law. This time, she said, the technical problem has been cleared up.
But that may be news to House lawmakers.
The chamber's GOP spokesman says his caucus is still waiting on language that would fix their version -- and it's identical to Vance's proposal.
Support provided by


text: Again, what would be the end game for Israel if they absorbed the Palestinian territories? Seems to me that could only end in genocide, apartheid or Palestinian control of Israel (given the demographics). How would any of those outcomes be better for Israel? They're right where they want to be.


text:
Fairfax County Sponsors Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day for Small Businesses
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
April 1, 2004
Fairfax County Sponsors Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day for Small Businesses
Fairfax County is launching a program to help small businesses economically dispose of their hazardous waste. Businesses located within the county that produce less than 100 kilograms (220 pounds/ 27 gallons) of hazardous waste per calendar month are eligible to bring their waste to the I-66 Citizen's Disposal Facility, located at 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, on Wednesday, April 14; Wednesday, July 28 and Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Businesses must bring a copy of their county or state business license to prove that they are located within the county and must sign a waiver stating that they produce less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month. Disposal charges will be estimated based on the amount and type of waste and include consolidation, packaging, manifest paperwork and shipping preparation.
Waste must be in lidded containers that are smaller than five gallons. Items that will be accepted include flammable liquids, flammable solids, oil base paint, latex paint, insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, corrosives, poisons, nickel-cadmium batteries, lithium batteries, mercury batteries, zinc air batteries, antifreeze, aerosols, oxidizers, mercury, asbestos, coal tars, inks and photo chemicals. The county cannot accept compressed gas cylinders, explosives, ammunition, radioactive materials and medical or biological wastes.
It is often difficult and expensive for businesses to dispose of small quantities of hazardous waste because they do not meet the minimum thresholds required for on-site pickup. The clean up day provides an economical way for small businesses that do not meet these minimum thresholds to dispose of hazardous waste. Businesses that might benefit from this program include print shops, auto repair shops, household painting businesses, building contractors, manufacturing firms, landscape contractors and nurseries, property management companies, funeral homes and exterminators.
If you have questions about the clean up day or need further information
or directions, contact Cliff Taylor, Fairfax County Solid Waste
Management Program, at 703-803-9614, TTY 711.


text:
Fabric and color of this item may vary in our showroom.
Belfort Furniture offers White Glove in-home delivery and set-up by professionally trained personnel who will unwrap, place, and assemble your furniture in the appropriate room. Delivery is available Tuesday - Saturday. Once your delivery date is scheduled, you will receive a three hour delivery timeframe the day prior to your delivery.
Furniture may be picked up at our warehouse Monday-Saturday from 10AM to 6PM or Sunday from Noon to 5PM. Furniture that is picked-up may require assembly.
For delivery outside of our local metropolitan area, please contact us with your item(s) of interest for a delivery quote! 703-406-7600 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Traditional style and grace will be at the forefront of your home with the addition of this beautiful 7222 collection chair. Scooped track arms play with the tapered block feet handsomely for a traditional look and feel. Nail Head trim around the bottom accents any fabric color you choose from the multiple options available. Relax and read a book or watch TV and let the troubles of the day pass you by in this elegant chair.
The 7222 Kingsley Chair by Huntington House from Belfort Furniture. We proudly serve the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland and Fairfax VA area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
This item has been tagged as: Rocker, Rocking Chair, Nursery Furniture, Nursery Rocking Chair, Glider, Nursery Glider, Glider Chair, Glider Rocker, Glider Rocking Chair, Glider Rocking Chair, Childrens Room Rocking Chair, Chair and a Half, Chair and a Half Recliner, Chair and a Half Sleeper, Chair and a Half with Ottoman, Big Chair, Oversized Chair, Chair and Ottoman, Ottoman Chair, Chair and Ottoman Set, Accent Chair, Chaise, Chaise Lounge, Small Chaise, Chaise Lounge Chair, Custom Chaise Lounge, Chaise Lounger, Double Chair, Exposed Wood Chair, Accent Chair with Wood Arms or Legs, Exposed Wood Seating, Exposed Wood Pieces, Wing Chair, Wingback Chair, Queen Anne Chair, Easy Chair, Fireplace Chair, Daybed
Nothing on this page may be copied or reproduced without explicit permission.


text: This news item expired on Thursday, February 28, 2013 so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. Linda Blue, NC Cooperative Extension Agent with Buncombe County recently retired. Staff wishes her all the best in her well deserved retirement, but will certainly miss her presence, humor, and vast knowledge of Urban Horticulture. Linda joined the Buncombe County Extension Staff in 1993 after beginning her Extension career in Rowan County as the Commercial Horticulture agent there. In her years in Buncombe County she has built the Master Gardener program into one of the top programs of its type in North Carolina. Her contributions in Buncombe County will be appreciated by her many clients, coworkers, and friends for many years to come. Happy gardening, Linda.


text:
By Rohin Dharmakumar| Jun 7, 2011
Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research, tells Forbes India that pure research is not about managing ideas, but people
Rick RashidAge: 59Designation: Senior Vice-President, Research, Microsoft.Role: Has been heading Microsoft's research division since its inception in 1991. Walks the research tightrope of defending Microsoft's blockbuster product portfolio while creating disruptive new ones. Heads the Ph.D. army that is behind many of Microsoft's new successes – XBox, Windows Phone, Bing and Kinect. Prefers the serendipity of letting smart researchers go loose, than pinning everyone down with agendas For the longest while, Microsoft was the ruthless, yet cool company everyone talked about. Then it became too big, too slow and too starved of meaningful competition. The coolness started evaporating, drawn first towards Google, then Apple, then any number of Internet companies like Salesforce.com or even Facebook.But over the past few years, the company has been working quietly and hard to win back its mojo, with pretty good results. Bing, a spanking new search engine; Kinect, a controller-less game controller for the Xbox; Windows Phone, a peppy and imaginative mobile operating system that has already won rave reviews.Rick Rashid, a soft spoken scientist, is the unlikely hero responsible for igniting a lot of sparks behind Microsoft's latest successes. As the head of Microsoft Research, a division comprising over 850 researchers across six labs around the world, including one in Bangalore, Rashid is responsible for conducting the 'blue sky' research that enabled Microsoft to remain nimble in the face of changing environments and newer competitors. Excerpts from an interview:Microsoft will spend $9.6 billion in 2011 on R&D. Where does all of that go and what percentage comes to MS Research?That number describes all the things we do, including Windows and Office development. What comes to us is for basic research, which means investing for the future, an insurance policy for the future. We're doing things that when we start, we don't know if they are going to be successful. For us it's more about ideas and taking risks. Basic research is about agility. It's about giving you the ability to change when you most need it. Think of it as getting into a World War. If something like that happens, then do you have the ideas and people to get you through it? If a new competitor or business model threatens you, then do you have the people and treasure chest of ideas to survive or compete? Which is why we invest in basic research. Historically, companies that didn't make those investments didn't survive, like Microsoft's peers back from 1990-91…WordPerfect, Lotus. When I joined, we just had Word, Excel and DOS; Windows was just up and coming; we didn't even have Office and we primarily sold packaged products through retail channels. Today, we sell relatively little packaged products while the breadth of products we sell is huge, covering most areas around computing, including even games and consumer products.When we made a decision to enter the search business, we were able to rely on the top information retrieval group in the world, allowing us to enter the space quickly and be competitive. What made Bing a big release? A lot of the technology came from Microsoft Research — instant answers [which Google has tried to quickly catch up with], using more machine intelligence, learning to understand user intent, doing a better job of recognition.Microsoft is estimated to have spent close to $70 billion on R&D in the last 10 years. But there's a feeling that path-breaking results from that money have been limited due to the 'innovator's dilemma' — that it makes better sense to defend your existing markets than create bold new ones, some of which could possibly upend you. How do you deal with that?How much revenue did we generate during those 10 years? Probably 0.5-0.75 trillion dollars.When we make investments in newer versions of Office or Windows, we're dramatically changing those. Most people lose track of how many new products we have created and how they're impacting our bottom line. Sharepoint is [a] multi-billion dollar product built over the last 10 years. With Xbox we have the lion's share of money in the game console space. We sold 8 million Kinects in less than two months of launching. Kinect is an interesting product because it is the first mass-market real-time 3D computer vision product. This used to be everyone's dream when I was in college.Much of the cutting-edge work today happens outside of company-owned labs. What are your prescriptions towards tapping those? Does open innovation figure formally as an agenda item for you?We work closely with academia. From the beginning, for each of our labs, we have technology advisors consisting of academics that review and advise. We also make significant investments in students and universities. More than 15 percent of all the money we spend on basic research goes as research or laboratory grants, fellowships and internships. We run the largest Ph.D. internship project in the world — more graduate students' hours are spent at Microsoft Research than at any university. Over 1,000 Ph.D. students spend three to six months working with us around the world every year. That is a huge resource intellectually.All of these are ways to make sure we remain intimately connected to the academic world.
How do you align long-term pure research to dovetail with MS' product strategy? We have a group of people doing full time technology transfers. Having worked in product teams in the past, they monitor research and keep track of products; match and connect them. They recognise opportunities and then bring people together, in many ways, like 'personal glue'. It is one of the single most important things we do.Technology transfer is not about technology but about building connections between people — specifically researchers and product teams.Let's take Kinect. The underlying research work behind that goes back to 1990s though the specific product work goes back two years. Todd Holmdahl [corporate vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business] came to me and said I want your team's help. His people had begun to talk to our researchers, so there was already a link. They were looking for ways to handle huge variations in people's homes, clothing and individuals; and being able to robustly connect actions of user to characters on screen. For example, say a dog runs in front you while using Kinect. Now if all you had was skeleton information from a 3D camera, then you could lose track of the arms and legs, but Kinect can recover from those kinds of interruptions of information and create the illusion to the user that it always saw the user. It's very similar to what you and I do — just because my arm or leg went behind a table you don't think it disappeared. All of this requires very sophisticated computer vision and machine learning, both of which we began investing on in the 1990s.Windows Phone 7 has been getting rave reviews for re-imaging mobile User Interface. What MSR projects went into it?We've been working with various versions of mobile, including Windows Mobile and Windows CE, since the early 1990s.Over time, we've added more intelligence about what you're doing. As you're doing your email, as you begin to type, we try to guess who you've been talking to, or what words you're typing, what keys you're typing. The idea is to use more intelligence so [the] user has to do less.The word recogniser in our Bing search engine effectively does machine translation and learning algorithms, translating what people type to what they probably meant.Innovation will often lead to failure. How do you deal with it?We don't deal with it. You want silent failure, don't make a big deal of it and let people move on. If you punish failure, you will reduce risk taking. The biggest asset for research is risk taking; ultimately you're not going to get value if that goes down. The biggest mistake people make when they try to manage research is they 'manage' research. You can only manage researchers. When it comes to pure research, how do you know when to pull the plug on something?It's not about managing ideas but people. A good researcher will figure out and self correct, or the community itself will self correct. I don't need to do that. There are times if someone gets stuck and bangs their head against the wall, then there are management techniques to get them to move on. For instance you say "Have you talked to so-and-so?"Hiring and firing are the two most important things I do. Most people mismanage research by trying to pick and choose winners and losers.We never try to predict what will show up in a product till we've announced a product. For instance, we still don't know where quantum computing is going even though people have been working on it for over 15 years. Yet we've got some good ideas on that too through a research group in Santa Barbara that is working with physicists. It's one of those ideas that could never turn into anything or suddenly become the best — you won't know till you get there.It's easy to dismiss something because it hasn't happened yet, but technology to make it happen could be right around the corner because of investments made. Who knows, when it happens next, it could create a new billion dollar product.


text:
Egyptian [2] singer Layla Ghofran [3] has visited Morocco [4] to begin a new venture outside of her successful singing career, as the songstress plans the opening of an Egyptian restaurant in the north African country.
Layla, who often takes the charts by storm, said that opening an eatery happened more by chance than planning and had never entertained the thought of moving in to the competitive industry. Elaph is reporting that the plan came about after she visited Morocco and failed to find a restaurant where she could dine on all the best that Egyptian cuisine has to offer. She also wants to enable the people of many people of Morocco to be able to dine on all the sumptuous delicacies her home nation.
Layla is still concentrating on her music career though, although she has said that she is delaying the release of her new album, due to the current conditions Egypt. The album was produced by Muhsim Jaber, who oversaw the entire creative process.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/egypt
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/morocco
[5] http://www.albawaba.com


text:
Ellington Floral Quilt + Sham
No longer available
- Overview
Inspired by sparkling holiday ornaments, this quilt is plush and pretty all year long. It's made from a textural mix of soft corduroy and smooth cotton percale with quilt-stitched details for added contrast.
- Printed 100% cotton corduroy.
- Polyester batting.
- Expertly quilted by hand.
- Quilt and sham reverse to brown percale.
- Sham has an envelope closure.
- Twin-sized quilt fits both standard twin and twin XL dorm mattresses.
- Quilt, sham and insert sold separately.
- Machine wash.
- Imported.
Mix + match our bedding to create your own unique look with our Design Your Own Bed Tool.
- Dimensions + Care
- Twin: 68 x 86"
- Full/Queen: 86 x 86"
- Standard: 20 x 26"
- Quilt is filled with 320-gram-weight polyester batting.
- Sham is filled with 280-gram-weight polyester batting.
- Quilted sham features an envelope closure. Insert sold separately.
- Machine wash in warm water; gentle cycle.
- Use only nonchlorine bleach, if needed.
- Tumble dry on low heat; remove promptly.
- Warm iron as needed.
- Shipping Info
This item will arrive in 3-5 business days. Please proceed to the Payment & Review page of Checkout for a precise delivery estimate.
- Final Sale
Final-sale items, identified by a price ending in $0.99, cannot be returned. Once placed, your order for any final sale items cannot be canceled.
No longer available
You May Also Need
Pillow Inserts
Premium Down Pillow


text:
Smigles wrote:seabas22 wrote: Beware your footwork. Going from the x-step to the plant your hips open and stomp the plant foot so you are shifting your weight from in front of you. You want to close the hips going from the x-step to the plant and land more backwards and closed landing toe to heel so your weight transfers from behind you. 9
From your vid where you play the course I can see that you turn on your toes. Should be a toe to heel to toe tranfer.
You talking about me?


text:
Department: History
This department requires specific General Education Requirements course choices:
Choose: 2
Credits: 6
Minimum: C
Choose: 1
Credits: 3
Minimum: C
Choose: 3
Credits: 9
Minimum: C
A student who wishes to work on a project with a faculty member may ask that instructor
to supervise an Independent Study (HI 496). A detailed plan of study, drawn up by the
instructor and the student, is required. Ordinarily faculty members do not supervise
Independent Studies on topics covered in regularly scheduled classes.
History Education majors are encouraged to
develop competence in one or more foreign languages and to use this competence in
their historical reading and research. Knowledge of a foreign language is particularly
important for students planning graduate work.


text:
Whether you use Google Calendar or keep a to-do list on your hand (no judgment!), add "work out tomorrow morning" to the itinerary. As with scheduling any important meeting or appointment, writing down your intentions makes them more real. And we know you type As wouldn't risk not crossing it off the list.
Stephanie Rausser
Set your workout clothes and sneaks by your bathroom mirror before bed. You won't even think about blowing off Spin class with that reminder staring you down as you brush your teeth.
Colette De Barros
Turn your iPhone or Android into a drill sergeant. All you have to do is make the alarm label something bossy like, "Get up and sweat, bee-yotch!" All right, you're up, you're up!
Mix a new workout playlist and you'll be so pumped to hear it, you'll push "But I'm sleepy" whines out of your head. Key: Choose bumping tracks. Faster-tempo songs (like Scissor Sisters's "Only the Horses") will help you move more, research shows.
Greg Delves
It's one thing to talk yourself out of a sunrise run in the park, but are you really going to leave a bestie standing at the meetup spot? Didn't think so.
Our Very Best Butt Workout
The Secret to Sexy Abs
The 10-Minute Tone-Up
4 Insanely Delicious Ways To Use Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
The 6 Most-Requested Cuts For Long Hair
14 Ways To Air-Dry Your Hair To Perfection


text:
My suggestion is that the "Edit Post" facility be disabled. I see that I can still go back into my posts and edit, some 3 or 4 days later.
This could cause a problem in the future if someone edits their post, making any subsequent replies (based on the original post) appear strange.
Would it be possible to arrange for the "Edit" facility to exist for lets say an hour after the original post, because we all make mistakes and I have often
had to go back into a post and edit upon reading what I have just posted.
Look forward to your comments,


text:
GDB 51: Has the world gone crazy?
February 05 2009 03:06PM
Well, loyal Nation readers, things don't feel so hot here in Oil City, or really anywhere on this spinning ball of rock. Our boys in copper and blue play St Louis tonight. But they do so without Lubomir Visnovsky, who's been placed on the IR list.
Meanwhile, Dustin Penner won't complete (or even start) any checks, Sheldon Souray's upset because he can't find a decent hair jelly to maintain his quaff, Daryl Katz astonishingly owns the Cracker Cats now, and nerds are dressing up like Klingons and robbing the good citizens of the Federation down in the US.
What's next? Zebras and Lions hugging? Fans NOT demanding MacT's head on a platter? Brownlee cracking a smile? Amber McCormick finally agreeing to go on a date with me? My gods, what a terrifying world this place is becoming! Someone hit me in the face with a shovel, please.
So even though things are dire in the Nation right now, I'm going to predict a hard-fought Oilers win tonight. Sure, I know sweet tweet about hockey compared to Wanye Gretz and Robin Brownlee, but I know what my guts tell me: "Eat something, bingofuel. Something greasy. Good. Now type 'Oilers will win tonight 3-2'."
Oilers will win tonight 3-2.
February 05 2009, 08:50PM
February 05 2009, 08:50PM
@ Andrew W:
Try http://atdhe dot net/live-tv-2 dot php?i=651
I'm trying to duck moderation.
February 05 2009, 08:51PM
haha, maybe we can still get Nylander...
February 05 2009, 08:52PM
@ Andrew W:
www.justin.tv/indiocanada if atdhe doesn't work.
February 05 2009, 08:52PM
@ freeze:
It's still Asshats-1 SoulCrushingTeases-1
February 05 2009, 08:52PM
Dustin Penner: Power forward?
February 05 2009, 08:53PM
Thanks for the link.
My cheap internet service is too crappy to relay the game without it being severely choppy on this channel, but at least I can kind of follow it.
February 05 2009, 08:55PM
@ Andrew W: yeah, you need a fat pipe for those feeds.
February 05 2009, 08:56PM
While you're here and responding, I'd like to say that I really enjoy your postings, Jonathan W. I take some pleasure in pretending that we have some distant relations, as my W stands for Willis, too. (I'm part of the Ontario clan now, sadly, although my Grandfather was born in Alberta in `18, and my father in `48.)
February 05 2009, 08:57PM
Dustin Penner makes me feel a lot better about my work ethic...
February 05 2009, 09:03PM
Struds has Hemsky in his cornflakes.
February 05 2009, 09:03PM
@ Andrew W:
Thanks - and probably some where back up the line; my family's got some roots here, although I'm fuzzy on the specifics.
February 05 2009, 09:04PM
Ganger needs to get way stronger.
February 05 2009, 09:05PM
question.... why would Cole turn back and fade away to shoot on a two on one?
February 05 2009, 09:07PM
better question... why did Gagner stop to wait for him on that two on one?
February 05 2009, 09:07PM
Travis Dakin wrote:
question…. why would Cole turn back and fade away to shoot on a two on one?
I don't have an answer for that.
On the other hand, could Gagner have telegraphed that pass any more?
February 05 2009, 09:08PM
Rod phillips just said he doesn't remember stuff very good. Shocking.
February 05 2009, 09:08PM
Reddox is shooting??? wtf...
February 05 2009, 09:09PM
nice shot!
February 05 2009, 09:09PM
Jonathan Willis wrote:
On the other hand, could Gagner have telegraphed that pass any more?
It's like he whispered in the Goalie and Dman's ear.
February 05 2009, 09:10PM
Travis Dakin wrote:
Because he looked so good on that breakaway earlier...
February 05 2009, 09:10PM
beauty!! nice to get the extra point after being crushed by injuries.
February 05 2009, 09:12PM
@ Jonathan Willis:
So Hemsky wasn't going to be in the shoot out? replaced by um.... Reddox? ok....
February 05 2009, 09:12PM
Why are you guys saying Reddox. Wasn't it Nillson and Gagne?
February 05 2009, 09:13PM
I'm listening on the radio, I just figured out Reddox was to be third?
February 05 2009, 09:14PM
When Reddox is making his Hall of Fame acceptance speech you kids are gonna have a lot of crow to eat. A whole lotta crow...
February 05 2009, 09:14PM
Dropping Deuces wrote:
I'm listening on the radio, I just figured out Reddox was to be third?
Gagner and Nilsson saved Mact alot of heat, if Redoxx came out for the shootout over Hemsky he should be fired on the spot, and I support this guy that would be the stupidest decision I ever saw.
February 05 2009, 09:16PM
Chris wrote:
2-1 Oil. I will fall asleep on the couch…again.
Ha! And I did fall asleep.
February 05 2009, 09:20PM
@ Chris: I miss the whole second period!! lol
February 05 2009, 09:27PM
so who gets the call? saviour Rob?
chorney or peckham if 77 can't go?
February 05 2009, 09:40PM
freeze wrote:
so who gets the call? saviour Rob? chorney or peckham if 77 can't go?
Peckham, and by a mile.
Which probably means they call up Roy.
February 05 2009, 09:43PM
From the Lowetide GDB:
Apparently Huddy just said it was Hemsky and not Reddox going third. Kevin Quinn just can't tell the difference between a 3 and a 5. Fuck Kevin, that's the type of mistake that causes World Wars.
February 05 2009, 09:44PM
From the Lowetide GDB:
Apparently Huddy just said it was Hemsky and not Reddox going third. Kevin Quinn just can't tell the difference between a 3 and a 5. ---- Kevin, that's the type of mistake that causes World Wars
February 05 2009, 10:15PM
@ Jonathan Willis:
Thanks for the clarification. Wow you'd think Quinn would have been taken back by that a little.
February 05 2009, 10:16PM
The Towel Boy wrote:
You buy Tom Collins mix and add gin.
Where do you find Tom Collins mix?
Is it bad to hope that Horc is hurt for a while so we can spend some money on a couple good rental players?
February 05 2009, 10:22PM
@ Lofty:
Depends if you really want to see the Oilers trade Gagner or Cogliano so they can stretch their first round loss to from five games to seven.
February 05 2009, 10:30PM
@ Jonathan Willis: To even Include the word "trade" in the same sentence as cogliano or gagner is wrong! Thanks for the setting it straight with Reddox.
February 05 2009, 10:34PM
Related note - if Horcoff is injured for any length of time, here is the NHL games played by this team's centres:
Brodziak: 144 GP Cogliano: 132 GP Pouliot: 126 GP Gagner: 123 GP
Not one of these guys was an NHL regular prior to 2006-07. Additionally, only Kyle Brodziak (51.5%) is over 47% in the circle.
February 05 2009, 10:54PM
Is it confirmed Horcoff is hurt for a long period of time?
February 05 2009, 10:55PM
@ Mark Martin: Where did u hear that??
The optimist in me is hoping that Tambo found some sucker in between the 2nd and 3rd period to trade Horcoff to, obviously he had to throw Gilbert in to make it work?
Please? pretty please?
February 06 2009, 07:57AM
Hockey Gods wrote:
The Towel Boy wrote: You buy Tom Collins mix and add gin. Where do you find Tom Collins mix?
At the grocery store...it's made by Motts...the clamato people. Maybe the don't make it anymore. But they used to.
February 06 2009, 10:00AM
[...] to Chris, who accurately predicted the score last night (see comment #3 on the GDB thread). Too bad he didn't qualify whether we would win in regulation or in a shootout. Guess I'll just [...]


text:
Secaucus, N.J. Syms Corp.'s chief executive announced at Thursday's annual meeting that the company will remain a public company, according to Reuters.
Chief Executive Marcy Syms, who along with her father owns the majority of the company's shares, told investors at the meeting that the retailer is not a real estate development company, but defended its decision to own part of its retail space. She followed up the comment by confirming the company has no plans to take Syms private.
"The answer is absolutely not," she said, according to papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Syms, whose motto is "An educated consumer is our best customer," has been criticized by several hedge funds that the company has failed to disclose all of its real estate holdings.
One of the activist hedge funds it has been battling with is Esopus Creek Advisors, which owns nearly 4% of the retailer.
Minority investors have prodded Syms to do more with its real estate holdings to boost shareholder value.


text:
Shop by category
Have one to sell? Sell now
There are 12 items available. Please enter a number less than or equal to 12.
Select a valid country.
Please enter a valid ZIP Code.
Please enter 5 or 9 numbers for the ZIP Code.
Handling time
Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab.
Return policy details
Seller does not offer returns. You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab if you received an item that is not as described in the listing.
|Payment method
|Preferred / Accepted
PayPal Preferred
Enjoy more time to pay
Pay for your purchases when it's right for you. Choose PayPal Credit to pay all at once or enjoy the flexibility of paying over time with special financing offers.
For example, if your purchase qualifies, you could enjoy No Payments + No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on $99+.
Interest will be charged on your account from the posting date (which is usually within a few days after the purchase date) if the purchase balance is not paid in full within the promotional period. Subject to credit approval. See terms - opens in a new window or tab
Other offers may be available from time to time.
The lender for PayPal Credit accounts is Comenity Capital Bank.
Place your bid Help button. Click to expand the details about Quick bid
Consider bidding the highest amount you're willing to pay. We'll bid for you, just enough to keep you in the lead. We'll keep your high bid amount hidden from everyone else.See moreButtonClick to expand the details about Quick bid
Here's how bidding works:
If the current bid is $20, and you bid $30, we bid $21 for you.
If no one else bids, you win and pay $21.
If someone else bids $31, we bid for you up to your max of $30.
Really want to win? Try raising your high bid amount.


text:
I'm pretty happy with my team.
'); var yuipath = 'clientscript/yui'; var yuicombopath = ''; var remoteyui = false; } else // Load Rest of YUI remotely (where possible) { var yuipath = 'http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.9.0/build'; var yuicombopath = 'http://yui.yahooapis.com/combo'; var remoteyui = true; if (!yuicombopath) { document.write('
I'm pretty happy with my team.
Adrian Peterson!!!
Im in the second league.. but no one posts there... I think I have a really solid team.. I would say top 3 in the league.. At least from looks right now.
My Team:
QB Mcnabb
RB L. Johnson
RB W. Parker
WR A. Johnson
WR L. Coles
WR R. Brown
TE A. Gates
BN K. Smith RB
BN T. Scheffler TE
BN R. Williams WR
BN F. Jones RB
BN Darnell Jackson WR
K: N. Rackers
DEF: Chicago
D: J. Allen
D: T. Polomalu
DB D. Bly
DL: D. Freeney
BN:W. Blackmon
What you guys think?
Last edited by Ownagedood; 08-20-2008 at 08:00 PM.


text:
Finding balance when money is tight (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)
During uncertain times, adjust your attitude and short-term business practices—not your fee schedule.
Mar 01, 2009
Turn off the TV
The media projects the illusion that another Great Depression is upon us to garner ratings and sell newspapers—but things may not be as bad as they seem. According to the U.S. Department of Labor statistics, the number of people working in November 2008 was only 2 percent lower than in November 2007. Gary I. Glassman, CPA, principal of Burzenski's Veterinary Financial Management Services arm, says to some extent, the negative attitude surrounding the state of the economy is hype. "We read about what the press wants us to, but that doesn't mean it's a reality for everyone," says Glassman. "The question is: How is it affecting your practice, location, and geographic area?"Identify invoice patterns
The first step in determining the status of your business is to evaluate your practice. Compare the total number of invoices you receive from month to month. Has there been a decline? Are you seeing a consistent pattern? If so, then it might be time for a change. Mark Baus, DVM, managing partner of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn., says that laying off staff or discounting fees are last-ditch efforts. "Those are regressive moves that are hard to undo," he says. "There are other things you can cut before going there."
Tackle fixed and variable expenses first
Dr. Baus says inventory control is crucial when cutting back on variable expenses. Install strict controls by limiting access of how items are checked in and out and keeping as little on the shelf as possible. Divide drugs into two categories—highly-shopped with a low margin (drugs that people would commonly buy on an internet pharmacy) and drugs that are used at the point of services (steroids, nerve block solutions, etc.). "Stop purchasing the highly-shopped drugs and lock down the pharmacy," Baus says. "There's a lot of shrinkage that goes on, and it can bleed you to death."
Finally, if you have to reduce staffing expense, put a freeze on wage increases, reduce the hours worked each week, and place strict controls on overtime before resorting to layoffs.


text:
Polanco returns to watch Lambo play right
ST. LOUIS -- "The only constant in baseball is change." Whoever coined that expression keeps nailing it.
Consider the continuing 2014 adventures of Gregory Polanco. One week after making his Major League debut, the smart guys established him as the odds-on favorite to earn National League Rookie of the Year Award honors. Adjustment woes eventually herded Polanco back to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The 22-year-old outfielder returned on Tuesday ... to watch Andrew Lambo play right field. For most of this season, Lambo had been a forgotten soul in Indianapolis, eclipsed by Polanco's shadow.
"I like the at-bats Lambo is giving us now," said manager Clint Hurdle, who kept intact the lineup facing St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright in Tuesday night's game. "We'll see if [either Lambo or Polanco] can catch some hot traction and go."
If and when Lambo falters, clearly Polanco will get his stretch chance. There is no question about his place in the Pirates' future, of course.
"I came back stronger, ready to play," Polanco said of his Triple-A timeout. "I know I just have to do my share, not try to do too much. I will keep playing hard, no matter what."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
A 17-YEAR-old girl died on her birthday when the car she was travelling in hit a stone wall.
Estelle Thompson was a front-seat passenger in the Ford Ka being driven in Manchester Road, Hapton, when the accident happened at 5.40am on Sunday.
No other vehicles were believed to have been involved.
The 18-year-old driver of the silver 11 plate car was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for checks but was not injured, police said.
Coun Joanne Greenwood, who represents the Hapton with Park ward, said: "It is such a sad thing to happen. It is awful, just terrible.
"I have kids myself and my thoughts are with her family.
"I cannot imagine how they must be feeling."
Miss Thompson, from Burnley, and the driver were travelling towards Padiham when the car collided with a stone wall just past the humpback canal bridge, near The Stables.
It is also believed that the vehicle caught fire with crews from Burnley and Accrington fire stations called. Police said Miss Thompson suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene. The road was closed for several hours.
A Home Office post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the exact cause of death.
Elizabeth Keaton, who walks her two-year-old son Logan to nursery along Manchester Road, said: "There was an incident last Saturday where a car left the road and ended up in a field.
"There were police everywhere but I don't think anyone was hurt."
Walter Greenwood, who lives in nearby Water Street, said: "There was someone killed on this road just a few years ago.
"It's a dangerous road and I don't know what you can do about it."
Sgt Finn Quainton, of the road policing unit, said: "This is a tragic incident and my thoughts are with Estelle's family and friends.
"An investigation is under way and I would appeal to anybody that witnessed this collision, who saw the car involved in the moments before the collision, or who has any information that could assist with our investigation to contact us."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log number 0420 of July 20.
l An 18-year-old man from Burnley was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was in custody yesterday afternoon.


text:
Hi all i'm netty from a very cold uk right now! I dont have a definate dx as yet although its been a good 10 years of suffering. No major incidents but sure effects my way of life. Been told its definately auto immune and possible lupus with many symptoms but hey wont go into that right now! bee here all day other wise! lol
Just like to say hi and hope that your all having a pain free day!
from Nettyxxx


text:
By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine & Jameson Publishing
RetailNOW enjoyed its biggest day in show history on July 31, attracting approximately 1,800 retail IT professionals to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Following are the most intriguing insights and comments shared via Twitter on that historic day. I included a few of my own Tweets, so let me apologize in advance for the self-promotion:
@StarMicronics Lots of iOS & Android talk at #RetailNOW. Looking forward to the expo hall opening today to see the latest technology
@InsideRSPA "Not everyone knows everything. All great leaders know this." Bonnie Marcus #RetailNOW
@TulsaCash POSaaS business model good for both the end user and the reseller. Excited to bring to our customers. #RetailNOW
@walkerthompson Will eWallets be the next big thing in hospitality tech integration? Heard this could be a trend to watch out for at #retailnow
@golem5: It's an uncomfortable situation for resellers, so many products to choose from and unsure of their margins. #RetailNOW Tech Panel
Disruptive techs both create competition & increase awareness of POS thru their mass marketing. It's not all bad. #RetailNOW tech panel
Just like the Olympics, in technology stay 1-2 steps in front of the person behind you - competitors & customers. @Golem5 #RetailNOW panel
Everybody I've talked with so far at #RetailNOW is very happy w/ their booth traffic & new connections. @bsminfo
@briansadowski Mercury wins the @InsideRSPA Vendor Award of Excellence GOLD for Electronics Payments/Financing 3rd year! #RetailNOW
@EpsonB2B_PR Epson wins the gold award of excellence 3 years in a row! #RetailNOW pic.twitter.com/UIcHHpXk
Micros' Brown acceptance speech: "RSPA was founded to make the world safe from NCR which is still a noble goal by the way." Zing! #RetailNOW
@vnalverson Congrats to Mark Olson of @APGCashDrawer as he is now Chairman of the board for RSPA...#RetailNOW
To see the top RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association) RetailNOW 2012 tweets from July 30, click here.


text:
Even though Conan goes for the easy Ray's joke in the opener, his visit to Joe's to learn how to make New York-style pizza delivers in the jokes department. Watch!
Click through for the video...
[via David Kover via Eater NY via teamcoco.com]
About the author: Meredith Smith is the Slice editor. You can follow her on Twitter: @mertsmith.


text:
IRBP will extend its focus on RA by expanding RAVAX™ into the area of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, (JRA) is a term used to describe a common type of arthritis in children. It is a long-term (chronic) disease resulting in joint pain and swelling. JRA affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints.
The FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) mission is to advance the evaluation and development of products (drugs, biologics, devices, or medical foods) that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis and/or treatment of rare diseases or conditions.
Orphan Drug Designation carries multiple benefits, including the availability of grant money, certain tax credits and seven years of market exclusivity, as well as the possibility of an expedited regulatory process.
Immune Response BioPharma, Inc.'s proprietary technology for RAVAX™ seeks to identify unique T cell receptor proteins and determine their peptide sequence. These peptides can then be artificially synthesized and used to vaccinate the patient. The Company believes that by vaccinating with T cell receptor peptides specific to the autoreactive T cells, the therapy may induce the immune system to down-regulate turn off the aberrant T cells without affecting other normal cells. Vaccination holds the appeal of not only providing a specific therapy without global immunosuppression, but also utilizing normal pathways of immune system self regulation.
DNA vaccines encoding key "superantigen" protein sequences from the Vbeta 3, Vbeta 14 and Vbeta 17 regions of the TCR present on the surface of these pathogenic T cells thought to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The Company believes that vaccination with RAVAX™ may inhibit the disease-associated T cells that cause rheumatoid arthritis, and prevent further damage in patients suffering from the disease.
"RAVAX is a first in class and best in class vaccine for Rheumatoid Arthritis, which works by down regulating aberrant T cells and treating the underlining causes of the RA disease. Orphan designation will allow for a more speedy development of RAVAX and will give us further flexibility in trial design and expand the RA Vaccine use into the rare disease JRA. This is an important step in the process of bringing RAVAX to market and getting through the clinical development phase. By filing for orphan designation for RAVAX this will give the RA Vaccine expanded use and allow IRBP an acclerated and expedited pathway to bring this important therapeutic vaccine for RA to market. IRBP is currently seeking a big pharma partner to co-develop RAVAX and initiate our Phase 3 Study for RA and we continue to have active discussions with our potential partners. IRBP will likely license both NeuroVax for MS & RAVAX for RA to the same corporate partner to guarantee their success in the clinic. We hope to have a partner secured in coming months" Mr. Buswell CEO IRBP.
About RAVAX™ the first RA Vaccine it has completed two Phase II clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis using IRBP's proprietary immune-based therapy based on TCR peptide vaccines. In a phase IIb trial of 340 rheumatoid arthritis patients, RAVAX demonstrated safety and tolerability, and suggested a statistically significant treatment effect after the third injection using criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR 20). The ACR 20 criteria require an improvement in tender and swollen joint counts of at least 20% from baseline, along with improvement in three of five other disease-related criteria.
Immune Response BioPharma, Inc. Maybe Found on the World Wide Web @ www.immuneresponse.net


text:
Building in the Deep: 7 Feats of Underwater Engineering
In the past decade labs around the world have become lousy with crawling, skittering, leaping machines as researchers look increasingly to the natural world for inspiration. This isn't an entirely novel phenomenon—one of the first recorded automatons was a mechanical duck that appeared to defecate. What's noteworthy today is the sheer quantity of biologically inspired bots and diversity of capabilities. Most of these bio-bots are experiments in different kinds of locomotion—attempts to make robots that maneuver less like unmanned vehicles and more like beasts. Here's a look at the robots whose progress, and animal-derived movements, we're tracking.
Locomotion: Bipedal
Creator: Boston Dynamics
A few short years ago, Honda's Asimo seemed like the only horse in the race to build a bipedal robot, one with the gait and all-terrain versatility of a two-legged human. Today, the field is rife with competitors, and the Pentagon is funding numerous efforts to push new humanoid bots, including a firefighting model scheduled to begin testing next fall.
For now, the most impressive bipedal bot we've seen is from Petman. This Boston Dynamics robot is designed to act as a kind of walking, running, squatting mannequin, to test the mobility and durability of military-grade protective gear without exposing human guinea pigs to lethal substances. Asimo might be stable, but Petman is also fast. It jogs and ascends stairs with confidence. Its test-dummy role is likely only the beginning; the future of co-robots, or bots that live among people, could hinge on the ability to replicate humanoid mobility.
5 Great Gadgets For Your Backyard Vacation


text:
Poetry Writing: Taking the Poetic Leap
Revise and refine your poetry to achieve potentially publishable work. Be propelled through dynamic exercises, in-depth analysis, and craft tips that you can use right away. At the end of each unit, polish and submit a one-page poem for professional critique.
At a glance
What: Poetry Writing: Taking the Poetic Leap
When: Start anytime, complete within 1 year
Where: Online
Cost: $175
Continuing education credit: 20 hours (2.0 CEUs)
Instructor: Angela Rydell
Register Online
or register by phone at
Register anytime
For additional information, contact Christine DeSmet: 608-262-3447
Make your poetic leaps higher and more ambitious than they've ever been before!
Poets of all levels can strengthen their skills. This course is for writers looking for professional feedback to help polish their work, beginners ready to get their poetry off the ground, intermediate-to-advanced poets ready to publish, and anyone who wants to take their poetry to the next level.
What we cover in this course
You'll discover dozens of techniques in Poetry Writing: Taking the Poetic Leap. The 5 units include:
- The Power of Sensory Detail
- The Magic of Metaphor
- The Meaning of Musical Language
- The Art of Line Breaks
- The Nature of Voice
The course also includes:
- A writer's notebook component with more than 30 exercises that help you practice your new skills
- A glossary of terms
- Useful references and links
- Interactive quizzes that offer instant feedback on what you've learned in each unit
- Lists of Top Ten tips
- Practical and eloquent quotes help fix key ideas in your mind
You have a full year to finish the course. Feel free to e-mail your instructor with questions on feedback and unit concepts any time. Page by page, experience how leaps can be surprising, joyful, challenging—and often downright fun.
You offer two poetry courses. Which should I take first?
Take either course first. The instructor gears each one to your needs. Every poet — from beginner through advanced/already published — can benefit from either course.
What's the difference between the two offerings?
"Getting to Good" gives you:
- Reflection and warm-up exercises
- In-depth discussion of one-liners from Shakespeare, Dickinson, and contemporary poets
- A look at how theme creates a poem greater than the sum of its parts
- A foundation in the history of poetry
"Poetic Leap" gives you:
- Practical tips on drafting and revision
- In-depth discussion of 1 or 2 contemporary poems per unit
- A look at how line breaks tease meaning or deliver it
- Bonus exercises for your Writer's Notebook
How the course works
You can start our workshops anytime, and there are no required hours to log on. It's all done with one-on-one correspondence with the instructor using email. You can read and print course materials in the course Web site, which you can access at your leisure with a password that we will give you. We have writers from around the world participating in our workshops. A lot of great writing gets accomplished via email. Because of the one-on-one nature of our workshops, you'll find them an excellent "coaching" or mentoring situation that will keep you going. And if you want to just work on your own — hey, that's fine too. Of course you can do the suggested exercises on your own without the feedback if you'd rather do that. We're also here throughout the year if you have questions.
Success story
James Croteau, Kalamazoo, MI, publishes poems in literary journals
James Croteau's poems "Evan" and "Cover Boys" will be published in Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry, Issue 15, July 2014. The issue will be available through Amazon. "Evan" first appeared in the November 2012 postcard issue of HOOT: a postcard review of {mini} poetry and prose.
James writes, "I took Angela Rydell's class 'Getting to Good' in the late summer of 2012 and am in 'Taking the Poetic Leap' now. Her feedback is some of the most helpful (and challenging) I have gotten on my work. Both of the poems mentioned here have been worked on in one or both the classes and would not have made their way to publication without the class. 'Evan' was the first poem I ever had published and 'Cover Boys' has special meaning for me. I am grateful for Angela and these classes." Congratulations, James!


text:
Something tells me Gravity is going to take this one.
'); var yuipath = 'clientscript/yui'; var yuicombopath = ''; var remoteyui = false; } else // Load Rest of YUI remotely (where possible) { var yuipath = 'http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.9.0/build'; var yuicombopath = 'http://yui.yahooapis.com/combo'; var remoteyui = true; if (!yuicombopath) { document.write('
Something tells me Gravity is going to take this one.
Identity (2003)
Not a bad film, but I was a little underwhelmed due to the high rating. All star cast including John Cusak, Rebecca DeMornay, Ray Liotta, and Amanda Peet among others. Worth a watch.
Have you watched Short Term 12? Brie Larson is fantastic in it, and I think the movie as a whole is great too. (Shoutout to Maui!) Cate Blanchett is also really good in Blue Jasmine. I also think Sandy Bulls was way better in Gravity than in Blindside. I haven't seen the Judi Dench or Meryl movies, but damn, there were no good roles for actresses in 2013, huh?
The Oscar nominations continue to baffle/underwhelm. It makes the year in movies seem a bit crappy, when it was actually pretty good, considering some of the great stuff we got at the end. I'll just say that, despite how great Her, Gravity, Short Term 12 and The World's End are, The Act of Killing is still the best movie of last year.
Triangle (2009)
What an amazing movie. Second time I've seen it. A real head trip of a movie that really makes you think. It's the kind of movie that may have you still trying to decipher it days later. Starring Mellisa George, who is a seriously under-rated actress at this point. I've seen a lot of strong movies from her in the last few years. I would say this flick falls in the drama, thriller, and horror categories. Here's the premise:
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she's been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone... Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly holds the key to end the terror.
Little trivia in case you missed it. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse the lone surviving pirate (Captain Phillips) is serving his sentence in the Terre Haute Federal Pen
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
Lone Survivor
Highly recommend this movie. Fantastic. And if you do see it, stay through the end credits.
And yes the Wolf of Wall Street was great. I laughed so many times, and the story was very well done.
I would put Leo in my second tier of imaginary movie actor rankings; he's had a great career with many good movies but he isn't an all-time talent with numerous super-memorable performances. For me, it just seems like he tries so ****ing hard to win an acting award every time he chooses a movie. For a guy who's really rich and just bangs a bunch of supermodels, he isn't very chill on screen, and he can come off as a one-note (an albeit high quality note) performer. (Seems like he never fully recovered from choosing Titanic over Boogie Nights.) I like his choices in Django and WoWS as semi-comedies, but if Cruise can do something like Tropic Thunder (and he's ****ing insane), why can't Leo show some range? Also, he's just simply not at the talent level of an RDJ or a Denzel or a Streep.
Also, I saw the Jack Ryan movie that's out right now. It doesn't deserve a review. I don't think I would give Kenneth Branaugh a high five if I saw him walking down the street at the moment.
Tell us more of these imaginary rankings.
I'm only an hour or so into Wolf of Wall Street but I don't know if I'm going to be able to finish this. Not because it's long, it's just really shallow and masturbatory to this point.
Glad I'm not the only one that thought this.
Don't keep us in suspense. Did you finish it, or find something else to do?
Solomon Kane
Highly recommend.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Captain Phillips
I thought Hanks' acting in that final scene was some of his best acting of the movie. I was just now reading about it and found out that wasn't the actual scripted ending at all but something that just happened to fall into place as they were getting some background on the incident from the real Navy personnel on the navy ship. After hearing about the real Capt Phillips state at that point they decided to craft and shoot that scene for the ending (instead of what was planned) right then and there.. And that included using real naval people and not actors. Wow...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
AMC had a giant Godfather marathon this weekend. Enjoyed that.
Captain Philips
The Heat
White House Down
Big Trouble Little China- typical cheesy 80s movie still liked it though
Criminal Law- good crime thriller and Kevin Bacon was soo creepy
The Lego Movie's good but the schtick ran thin pretty quickly
Source Code
Really good film. I was pleasantly surprised.
The Lego Movie - Chris Miller and Phil Lord are stronger than all of Pixar at the moment. I have nothing but praise for what they were able to do with this; they had a lot of pop culture to work with, but I think they still could have successfully done The Dr. Pepper Movie or Battleship. Four hundred copywriters on Madison Ave just killed themselves. I don't think people quite understand that this is a 100-minute advertisement for Lego that is better than all of the recent super-expensive blockbusters, let alone anything shown during the Super Bowl. They took a creative brief from the 1960s and created a collection of stories and characters with all the clever winking and nudging of Clone High, Cloudy with, and 21 Jump Street. I haven't seen pop cultural-reference comedy done this well since Imaginationland. Plus, there's an filmmaking element introduced towards the end of the movie that seems INSANE, but they actually pull it off and bring everything together in an earned, emotional way. Maybe this will feel stale on a second watch, but for now, these two dudes are running amok. Recommended like The Incredibles.
Jaws (1975)
Still a classic to this day. I know Richard Dreyfuss was a big name back then, but why does he always seem so goofy in the majority of his roles?
Love Jaws, when they always ask the question what movie is a must if stuck on an island it's one of those top 10.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
Yeah re: DiCaprio & WoWS discussion here, I actually thought WoWS was tremendously overhyped and felt like a really lazy effort from Scorcese, honestly, but I also thought DiCaprio was BRILLIANT in it. Only reason I kept watching. His best performance by a long shot, and he's had some dandies.
You'll never be able to convince me Jonah Hill is a good dramatic actor, though. No matter how many times you nominate him. He has zero range. He's Jonah Hill in everything.
We watched Bad Grandpa a week ago. Yes it was our Valentine's date movie. It was Knoxville, so we knew what we were getting going in, but it actually had a thin story line. I thought it was funny, especially the kid beauty pageant bit.


text:
Australia Program 2017
The declining health of marine ecosystems is one of the most important contemporary issues in environmental science. A main goal of the term is to explore the physical and ecological features of coastal environments with a goal of understanding how natural and anthropogenic disturbances are impacting these systems. Fieldwork is an essential part of this program, and we will develop in-depth research projects in temperate and tropical coastal environments. Australia offers unique flora and fauna, geology, and marine systems, which have evolved over millions of years. Rivers, shorelines, intertidal areas, mangrove forests, and the Great Barrier Reef, will be the classrooms for the term.
Faculty Director
Annie Bosacker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Professor Bosacker studies the behavior of wild baboons in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. She is well-versed in the challenges of field work, having survived near misses with an aggressive chimpanzee as well as a violent political coup. Her research centers on the social lives of female baboons, and she is especially interested in the social coping strategies females use to reduce their exposure to the ravages of stress. Professor Bosacker is also a graduate of this program, and she is extremely excited to have the opportunity to return to Australia with Carleton students. In fact, she credits this program with saving her from a life in the lab, as she had originally intended to pursue a career in cellular biology.
For more information see the Off-Campus Studies Program Information.


text:
By Nature I Am SimpleRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
By nature I am simple and have no wisdom in any way,
but now every wise man will follow my tracks;
now I dwell on earth, erewhile I roamed on high through the heavens;
I am white in appearance, though I leave black traces.
Hint*X<3 Were Writ
AnswerA quill.
A quill has no wisdom of its own, but the wisest of men and women have used them. They used to reside in the heavens because they were once the feathers of birds who flew through the air. It leaves the black trace from the ink, though the feather is usually white.
The hint, *X<3 means star-crossed lovers, words used to describe Romeo and Juliet, originally written in quill, by William Shakespeare.
What Next?
See another brain teaser just like this one...
Or, just get a random brain teaser
If you become a registered user you can vote on this riddle, keep track of
which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Back to Top


text:
Question: How do I get my cats to stop scratching my leather furniture? They use their scratching post, as well. I have sprayed the furniture with anti-scratch spray and put aluminum foil on, but the scratching continues. The new furniture already has claw holes. I can't keep them out of that room.
Answer: You are doing everything correctly in rendering the new furniture unattractive to the cats. The only thing I would add is some strips of double-sided tape in the area where they are scratching, in addition to the foil.
You have to remember that cats act in the moment. So you need to have the post right there next to the couch for a while so that using the post rather than the furniture becomes second nature.
When it is finally a habit for the cat to only use the post rather than the deterrent-laden couch, you gradually can start to move the post away. When you see the cat no longer using the couch, remove the deterrents.
Question: My daughter had two cats (one female, one male, both fixed). She had to put the female to sleep because of cancer. Since then, the male cat meows incessantly. First it was by the front door, and now it's practically all the time, except when he sleeps. How can she get him to stop?
Answer: All life forms on planet Earth deal with grief differently. Some animals could care less when a companion is lost, and others, like your daughter's, feel the loss a great deal. There are scientists who would say the cat misses its previous routine and does not miss its companion at all. But of course, we petkeepers know otherwise.
Time heals all wounds, so in time the cat will grow used to things and settle down. A lot of the problem is the boredom a lot of indoor cats face these days.
Getting another cat or dog into the house would help, not so much that the new pet could replace the previous one, but the new excitement and break in routine would get the cat's mind off its current issues.
Question: Our cocker spaniel was fully house-trained since we adopted him five years ago.
Lately, he has picked a spot in the kitchen where he urinates a few days per week during the day, never at night.
Initially, I thought he was rebelling because I haven't been walking him daily. This theory went out the window today, when he urinated in the kitchen about two hours after a lengthy walk. What is he trying to tell us? Is he seeking attention?
Answer: The idea of an animal rebelling by urinating or defecating or chewing on an object makes sense to us. But it is biologically and scientifically impossible. Animals just do not have enough folds in their brains for that kind of thinking.
That said, most likely your dog is just middle-aged now and cannot hold his urine as well as he used to. Have him checked by a vet.
During the day, either you have to be on top of his signals a bit more to let him out more frequently or just wave the white flag and, since he is going in the same spot in the kitchen all the time anyway, just put down wee wee pads there.
Sometimes, life is just easier when we all compromise. Be glad he is a cocker spaniel and not a Great Dane, as I doubt there are wee wee pads big enough for that scenario.