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Partnership Programs for Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities in Native Hawaiians
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The purpose of this study is to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities in Hawaii.
|Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Partnership Programs to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities - Heart Failure Disparities in Native Hawaiians
Further study details as provided by University of Hawaii:
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Participants will be a Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (e.g., Samoan, Tongan, Tahitian, Maori, Marshallese, etc.)
Inclusion Criteria:
Clinical symptoms and signs of heart failure AND
- Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction of less than 40% OR
- Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction of less than 60% AND evidence of abnormal diastolic function confirmed by echocardiogram and documented in the patient's medical record
- Discharged from a hospital admission for heart failure as a primary or secondary discharge diagnosis within 6 weeks of study entry
- Self-identified ethnicity/race as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (e.g., Samoan, Tongan, Tahitian, Maori, Marshallese, etc.)
Exclusion criteria
- Heart failure caused by high-output states (i.e., sepsis, etc.) or transient non-cardiac disease
- Terminal illnesses in addition to heart failure (e.g., cancer with projected survival of less than 6 months)
- Currently living in a nursing home
- Currently undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00101465
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|Queen's Medical Center
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
|University of Hawaii at Manoa
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822
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University of Hawaii
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Principal Investigator:
|Marjorie Mau
|University of Hawaii at Manoa
|Principal Investigator:
|Todd Seto
|Queen's Medical Centre
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Nobumi Nakamura, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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|NCT00101465 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01HL079163 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 10, 2005
|Last Updated:
|July 2, 2013
Keywords provided by University of Hawaii:
Heart Failure
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
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Empty bowls were filled this week with hope - and soup - in an effort to bring awareness to local hunger issues.
A few hundred people came together to break bread at Fourth & Hope's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Wednesday evening and Thursday lunch time at Hotel Woodland. Funds raised will go toward the mission's programs that help homeless people transition to independence.
"It's all our responsibility to step up and make a difference in our community, however that is, whether it's volunteering or lending someone a smile for the day," said Fourth & Hope Board member Thomas Liberto.
Guests were able to choose chicken tortilla from Maria's Cantina, clam chowder from Ludy's Main St. BBQ, minestrone from The Burger Saloon and cream of mushroom from The Savory Cafe.
Fourth & Hope program participants helped to dish out the soup and hand out bread to diners.
As in years past, guests chose a hand-painted glass or ceramic bowl decorated by a Woodland student to take home as a reminder of those out there who are food insecure.
This year, students from Esparto Elementary, Dingle Elementary, Holy Rosary and Pioneer High School painted the mementos.
"Being out in the community and talking to the children about issues of homelessness and hunger has always been very special to me," said Trudie Martin, who sat on the Empty Bowls board for six years and acted as the bowl coordinator. "These children who don't have very much see how what they do can impact their own community and make a difference."
Thursday's luncheon emcee was television news personality Sam Shane, who dropped some numbers highlighting the realities of the growing number of people needing assistance and the importance of support from the private sector.
"I think that this country is on the verge of some very big changes in terms of a safety net ... shifting from the federal and state level to churches and nonprofits," Shane addressed the crowd. "The reality is that this organization and others like it are going to need our help."
According to Shane, the country is $17 trillion dollars in debt today, compared with $1 trillion in debt in 1980. He went on to say that the country brings in $2.5 trillion in revenue at a federal level each year, but spends $3.5 trillion.
Today, there are 48 million Americans on food stamps, compared with 35 million people just four years ago, Shane said.
"We have some very serious needs," he added. "The numbers don't lie."
On a lighter note, he outlined the "soup rules" for the event, adding that there was "no soup nazi," a reference to a popular Seinfeld episode.
"We also have seen an increase in the number of families who need assistance and we're pleased to do a little part by attending this event," said Woodland Joint Unified School District Superintendent Debra LaVoi. "The Woodland community is a very warm and generous community and I'm glad that our students get to experience and support that."
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THE Vale is set for its biggest night of boxing on Saturday at Evesham High School sports hall.
This is the first event in the country where amateur boxers will not be wearing headguards.
Top of the bill is UBC elite super heavyweight champion Karolis Baubkus against the up-and-coming Russell Henshaw.
UBC elite middleweight champion Zaheer Asghar defends his belt against former inter champion Jack Williams.
Tewkesbury middleweight Adam Harper challenges Stoke's Nathan Heaney for the vacant UBC inter middleweight title.
Worcester's Jon Roberts challenges for the vacant UBC inter lightweight title against Leon Woodstock of Leicester Unity.
Promoter Todd Reeves said: "This promises to be an action-packed night of top-class boxing. With headguards out and pro scoring in, this is an exciting time for domestic boxing."
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Masters of Science (M.Sc.) - Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Thesis Entitled: Controls on Terrestrial Evapotranspiration from a Forest-Wetland Complex in the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada.
Scott Brown is the technical lead for the Boreal Ecohydrology Research Group (BERG) at Wilfrid Laurier University based out of the Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC). Scott oversees the data management, technicial requirements, instrumentation, laboratory work, logistics and graduate student training for a variety of ecohydrological research projects focused in the Western Boreal Plains region of North Central Alberta. The Suncor Pilot Fen Project, in conjunction with the University of Waterloo (Price), University of Calgary (Strack) and Colorado State University (Cooper) is the largest NSERC-CRD grant awarded ever and is designed to be a self-contained (requiring no managed water supply) wetland system on reclaimed lands of the Suncor lease, Fort McMurray, Alberta. This constructed system along with a variety of representative reference fen systems within the Fort McMurray region are being monitored via hydrological and micrometeorological systems aimed at assessing the success of the initial design of the system.
Scott also oversees BERG's contribution to the continuation of the Hydrology, Ecology and Disturbance (HEAD-2) program in conjunction with the University of Alberta (Devito), McMaster University (Waddington) and the University of Guelph (Turetsky), which focuses on the eco-hydrological and hydrogeological controls on the vulnerability and resilience of peatlands to fire in the Western Boreal Plain, North Central Alberta.
BERG also has significant research projects focused on the oil sands reclamation in Fort McMurray and surrounding regions funded through the Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) with a focus on water, energy and carbon cycling and its implications for recovery trajectories for oil sand reclamation and disturbed watersheds in the Western Boreal Forest. This research in conducted in conjunction with the McMaster University (Carey) and seeks to analyze the intercomparisons of water, energy, carbon and water use efficiency across a variety of disturbance impacted landscapes of north central Alberta.
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American Geophysical Union (2006-Present)
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (2010-Present)
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Brown, S.M., Petrone, R.M., Mendoza, C. and Devito, K.J. 2010. Surface vegetation controls on evapotranspiration from a sub-humid Western Boreal Plain wetland. Hydrological Processes. Vol 24. 1072-1083.
Chasmer, L., Petrone, R., Klun, N., Brown, S., Hopkinson, C., Mendoza, C., Creed, I., Quinton, W. and Devito, K. Partitioning of CO2 fluxes based on canopy structure, topography and wind direction within a heterogeneous boreal ecosystem, Alberta. Journal of Geophysical Research. Submitted 2010. In review.
Chasmer, L., Petrone, R., Brown, S., Mendoza, C., Dijwu, J., Quinton, W., Hopkinson, C., and Devito, K. Sensitivity of modelled actual evapotranspiration to canopy characteristics within the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta. Remote Sensing and Hydrology. IAHS Redbook Proceedings. Submitted 2010. In review.
Chasmer, L., Kljun, N., Hopkinson, C., Milne, T., Brown, S., Giroux, K., Barr, A., Devito, K and Petrone, R. Quantification of NEP sampling within two mature boreal forest aspen stands using airborne LiDAR and a flux footprint model: Scaling to MODIS. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. Special Issue: Advances in Upscaling of Eddy Covariance Measurements of Carbon and Water Fluxes. Submitted 2010. In review.
Petrone, R.M., Devito, K.J., Silins, U., Mendoza, C., Brown, S.M., Kauffman, S.C. and Price, J.S. 2008. Transient peat properties in two pond-peatland complexes in the sub-humid Western Boreal Plain, Canada. Mires and Peat. Volume 3. Article 05.
Brown, S.M., Petrone, R.M., Chasmer, L., Mendoza, C., Lazerjan, M.S., Landhauser, S.M., Silins, U., Leach, J. and Devito, K.J. Atmospheric and soil moisture controls on evapotranspiration from above and within a Western Boreal Plain aspen forest. Submitted to Hydrological Processes, 2012. In Review.


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The Mountain View-based Lively Foundation has scheduled its second International Dance Festival – Silicon Valley Aug. 19-25.
The festival, a project of the nonprofit Lively Foundation, includes workshops and performances that showcase dancers, choreographers and teachers in an effort to broaden residents' exposure to dance and expand interest in and understanding and enjoyment of dance.
Workshops for intermediate to advanced dancers are slated Aug. 19-23, with classes in contemporary technique, composition and improvisation, and repertory taught by Leslie Friedman, the festival's artistic director.
Full Day of Dance, set 9 a.m. Aug. 24, is open to dancers of all ages and skill levels. Classes include Pilates Mat, taught by Amity Johnson; Contemporary, taught by Friedman; Tap, taught by Audreyanne Delgado-Covarrubias; Polish Folk Dance, taught by Christina Smolen of Lowiczanie Dance Co.; and an AXIS Dance Company workshop, taught by AXIS dancers.
The event culminates in a performance 3 p.m. Aug. 25.
Friedman is a dancer/choreographer who has performed on four continents.
"Response from the community has been extraordinary," said Friedman of the International Dance Festival. "Last year we received support from Mountain View businesses and volunteer help from residents."
Freidman said dancers at the inaugural festival came from New York, Massachusetts and six Northern California cities.
Discounts are available to those who enroll by July 19.
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MEMPHIS, TN — With the growth in bedbug populations across the U.S., businesses continue to represent 70 percent of Terminix''s bedbug customers versus 30 percent for residential customers, according to a press release.
While some locations are more susceptible to infestation than others, bedbugs are transferred by people: The more people traffic a location has, the more it is at risk, the release stated.
For office buildings, the high volumes of traffic create a special challenge, as do personal items brought from home; many areas can harbor bedbugs, including cubicles, employee lockers, break rooms and electronic equipment, the release noted.
"Discovery of suspected infestations or bedbug activity often comes via complaints from visitors or employees. It''s important for facility managers to develop an action plan in advance with their staff," said Paul Curtis, director of service quality for Terminix.
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• Train staff to handle visitor and employee concerns related to bedbugs sympathetically, professionally and according to company policy.
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Bucks 2-0
Pacers 1-0
Pistons 1-0
Bulls 1-0
Cavs 1-0
This is gonna be a fun division race...
I do think the Bulls will fall off the map eventually, though. Frontcourt depth will bury them.
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Bucks 2-0
Pacers 1-0
Pistons 1-0
Bulls 1-0
Cavs 1-0
This is gonna be a fun division race...
I do think the Bulls will fall off the map eventually, though. Frontcourt depth will bury them.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
Wow... everyone's got at least 1 win and 6 wins in total out of ummmm 6 games...
Talk about a worthless stat, I think we just found one. Get back to me after 10 games each... then after 30...
Nothing to see here... move along...
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
It's and oddity worth noting, because it's something you rarely see.
It's pretty amazing I must say to see this. This is going to be tough. As K said, I don't think Chicago will be too good. Somehow they scored 21 more points in the 4th last night, but they will miss Curry. I'm not sure on the Bucks yet, but they definitely can be good. TJ Ford is the key, that guy has a motor.
Do you notice that there were some great players taken out of the Lebron draft?
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
What's surprised me is that the BuX have won their first two games. I didn't expect them to come out of the gates strong until Bogut got into the swing of the NBA regular season, mut Michael Redd is just awesome.
I still can't believe he was a second rounder. Of course, JJ was as well. Maybe JJ = next Michael Redd?
i am going out on a limb and saying every team makes the playoffs.
Make that 7-0....
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the bucks are definately amazing
did you see michael redd s three to bring the game to OT against the sixers? (if you haven t, go to nba.com, they re giving away the highlights of each game for free again)
Word on the street is he doesn't want your money, he only wants to please your ears...
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I think the central is the undisputed toughest division in the league.
I think so too, no weak sisters. I predicted in Peck's thread that all five central members would make the playoffs. Along with them I added Miami, New Jersey, and New York.Originally Posted by Pacers#1FanThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Now I'm thinking Indiana, Detroit, Miami, New Jersey, Cleveland, and Milwaukee, in that order. With Chicago, New York and Washington fighting for the last two spots.
Of course the pecking order could change with trades.
Down to 7-1... Detroit pulled out the win against Boston, but the Cavs got spanked by the Spurs.
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Here are a few quick photos from our Work and Witness trip to La Carbonera, Nicaragua. We are now back in Managua and will be arriving home to Ohio on Sunday evening.
This photo is our group hanging out with the children and families in the village. They were singing and playing little games. This is the front porch of a home.
These are two little girls from the village. They were always wanting their photos taken with us.
Sweet as can be!
More to come when I get home....


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In the Top Cow Universe, the Magdalena bloodline reaches back to Christ Himself. In each generation, there is born a daughter who acts as the Church's avenger against supernatural evil. The Magdalena Artifacts Statue will present the latest incarnation of The Magdalena, Patience, as featured in Top Cow's series drawn by Nelson Blake II.
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I'm sitting here on our cream coloured sofa, and surrounded by kleenex. ALOT of it. It seems that there is a very unforgiving virus going around, and I happen to have been the recipient of it... TWICE :(
So, while work has halted as a result of this and I am stuck on this couch coughing and sneezing, I thought I'd share with you Project Christmas Tree 2010. Yes, it became a PROJECT this year. Why? Well, because the last two years, my husband and I have had a legless tree sitting in the house. Every year, we plan to find a new way to support the tree - we've used vases, pots, and even a drum seat stand! :) And the drum seat stand served perfect... until we took it out from storage recently, and it fell into an uncountable number of pieces :(
So this year, I waved the white flag and begged Ju for a new tree instead of having to find yet another tree-leg replacement. He said yes! :D So while he was away for work, I started Project Christmas Tree 2010 with a blue and silver theme (which was the same theme we had for our wedding 3 years ago!). 3 hours later, voila! All done! Have a look! :D I'm so happy! All it needs now are some presents to go under it!! hehe ;) ;)


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I was going to post this in the last post-game thread but it started growing and growing so I figured I'd make my own thread about it. One of the last posts in that thread referred to how bad the FT disparity has been the last few games. I couldn't agree more. Without even looking, I was pretty sure we'd be dead last in the league in that stat, and it looks like that's a fact:
-Over 18 games we've shot 129 less FT's than our opponent, for a -7.1 differential/game.
-Over the last 4 games, we've shot 71 FT's to our opponents' 148... a difference of 77, or a ridiculous -19.25/game.
-We've shot more FT's than our opponent in only 4 games this season (only 2 of which were a significant margin).
-We have not attempted 30 or more FT's in any game thus far. We have given up 30 or more FT's in 6 games. Of those 6, we have given up more than 40 FT's twice.
We currently attempt the 3rd most FGA/game of any team (86.3), and have the 6th best FGA/game differential (+2.7). Since more possessions inherently *should* lead to more chances at FT's, it must mean we're shooting more perimeter shots per game (differential) than our opponents. Indeed, we are #7 in the league in 3PA/game differential (+2.5), behind the Cavs (+2.9), Spurs (+4.6), Blazers (+4.6), Hawks (+5.9), Magic (+9.7 (!) ), and Knicks (+13.3 (!!) ).
I wondered if those six teams also see the same FT disparity we see, and got some mixed results. Below is those teams' FT/game differential, followed by their team FT%, and their league rank in FT%...
Knicks: -2.0 ___ 78.6% ___ 6th
Magic: +6.7 ___ 71.6% ___ 30th
Hawks: +0.2 ___ 75.0% ___ 25th
Blazers: +0.7 ___ 76.8% ___ 13th
Spurs: +0.3 ___ 74.7% ___ 26th
Cavs: +2.0 ___ 77.5% ___ 11th
Pacers: -7.1 ___ 78.1% ___ 8th
Obviously, the Magic and Spurs get most of their FTs from their dominant bigs plus Tony Parker, but it causes them to suffer in FT%. Of all the teams listed, the Knicks play the style closest suited to the Pacers, and even though they're in the negative differential, it's still not nearly as bad as -7.1.
I'm not sure there's really a point in all of this... I got sidetracked here at work while typing it and I have to clock out & leave now. I just thought some of these stats were interesting, and even though the Pacers deserve to be in the negative, I really think -7.1 is a bit on the ridiculous side.
Btw, love the new site design!


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Leave it to Emil to take something as good and wholesome as baking holiday cookies with the kids and turn it into something dark, and sinister, and funny. I've included his pics, with his own captions, below. I'd say something here about "that boy needs help" except I think we all know he's way past that now.
Hail Sithis!
The untimely demise of Lucien Lachance


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
It's not quite a Best Practice, but it's something that I see as very important. It makes the difference between someone who might be quite good at T-SQL, and someone who can go past the rest and become one of those people who get asked to solve other people's T-SQL problems.
It's easy – you read the plans.
You see, the plans explain to you what you're actually doing, instead of just following the standard formula to get it done.
It's the same in many parts of life. If you're going to be a mechanic, it helps to understand how an engine works. If you're a pilot, you should understand the principles of flight.
And so it is with T-SQL. We write a query, and the Query Optimizer pulls it apart and translates it into an execution plan. It's this plan that runs, not our query. Unfortunately, the nuances of this translation demonstrate all of us ignorant. There may be people who understand it better than most, such as some of them people who work on the Query Optimizer at Microsoft.
Grasping a handle on the main ideas is definitely worthwhile though. If you can understand the ways that Physical Joins work, and the things that influence index choices, you will naturally write better queries. You may still have trouble working out the logic that produces the correct result, but trouble-shooting will be much easier and performance gains will surely follow.
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short post that packs a punch, thanks rob
it is surprising how much more lazy we are using a declarative programming language than a procedural programming language
even if not motivated by performance tuning, the developer should take a look at the execution plan to get an understanding of how their request will be fulfilled


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When I first wrote about our family purpose statement, we were a younger family living in a different country. I was in the throes of depression, and we were one person short.
It's not that we're old hats at the parenting thing now, but I can pretty confidently say we've grown and wisened-up a bit in the past few years. We've been through a lot, and we're a little different. More of who we were made to be.
But what's refreshing is that I look at our purpose statement, and it still rings true. We wrote it to be as timeless as possible, while still being specific enough to be useful.
Our family purpose statement
We will:
Put each other first.
Cultivate deep relationships with one another.
Extend love to those around us.
Live simply.
Be true to who God made us.
Take care of our health.
Be good stewards of creation.
Be lifelong learners.
This summer, Dee of Red Letter Words sent us a canvas emblazoned with our purpose statement. I may or may have not teared when it arrived in the mail.
I love that her talent sits in our living room, purposed as a reminder for us to be who we are. To be the Oxenreiders.
Dee's family purpose statement hangs in her house as well. Beautiful reminders, they are.
And this weekend, Ree would like to give a Simple Mom reader the chance to get his or her family's purpose statement printed as a canvas as well. To remind you to be you.
To win your family's purpose statement on a 20×30 gallery wrapped canvas print in any color from Red Letter Words, please use the widget below (if you're reading this via email, you'll need to click over to the blog to enter the giveaway):
Important: Because the cost of shipping something this size is rather costly, Dee can only offer free shipping to a U.S.-based winner. If you're outside the U.S. and are chosen as the winner, you'll need to pay for the difference in shipping to your country. Thanks for understanding.
This giveaway will end Saturday night, October 20 (that's tomorrow!), and I'll announce the winner soon after. I hope you win!


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I was looking over a few WNBA stats the other day and a thought occurred to me...
Of all the players currently in the WNBA, I can't think of another player who performs better on both sides of the ball than Tamika Catchings. It's really not biasness on my part. I've watched a few WNBA games over the last 3 years and I really don't see a more complete player out there.
Catchings' offense has been very consistent over the years, she's a damned good shot blocker, she has very active hands and leads the WNBA in steals, she puts up very good assist numbers and is a good free throw shooter. But when the game is on the line and her team needs her, very few players are capable of putting their team on their shoulders and coming through in the clutch with either a steal, a block, a perfect pass, a rebound or the much needed score. She does it all!
So, I was wondering if I'm off base or is there another WNBA player out there who fits the bill better?
Catchings' stats can be viewed here.


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i don't drink alcohol myself...definitely don't mind what it gets my girlfriends to do though...
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i don't drink alcohol myself...definitely don't mind what it gets my girlfriends to do though...
I'm watching Scarface as a tribute to an old friend of mine.
Something is bassackwards here.
The kids are sleeping in and I'm not.
I thought this was the day that I got waited on hand and foot
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
today at the mall i saw this little girl who couldn't have been older than 13 wearing a shirt that stated:
C'mon Turk...that's not supposed to bother you until you are old.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
i consider myself old when the girl is half my age
I'm going through an old gaming forum where I used to post and pulling out some classics.
Another I can not take credit for...
Subject: If United Airlines Sold paint
Customer: Hi. How much is your paint?
Clerk: Well, sir, that all depends on quite a lot of things.
Customer: Can you give me a guess? Is there an average price?
Clerk: Our lowest price is $12 a gallon, and we have 60 different pricesup to $200 a gallon.
Customer: What's the difference in the paint?
Clerk: Oh, there isn't any difference; it's all the same paint.
Customer: Well, then I'd like some of that $12 paint.
Clerk: When do you intend to use the paint?
Customer: I want to paint tomorrow. It's my day off.
Clerk: Sir, the paint for tomorrow is the $200 paint.
Customer: When would I have to paint to get the $12 paint?
Clerk: You would have to start very late at night in about 3 weeks. But you will have to agree to start painting before Friday of that week and continue painting until at least Sunday.
Customer: You've got to be *&%^#@* kidding!
Clerk: I'll check and see if we have any paint available.
Customer: You have shelves FULL of paint! I can see it!
Clerk: But it doesn't mean that we have paint available. We sell only a certain number of gallons on any given weekend. Oh, and by the way, theprice per gallon just went to $16. We don't have any more $12 paint.
Customer: The price went up as we were talking?
Clerk: Yes, sir. We change the prices and rules hundreds of times a day,and since you haven't actually walked out of the store with your paint yet, we just decided to change. I suggest you purchase your paint as soon as possible. How many gallons do you want?
Customer: Well, maybe five gallons. Make that six, so I'll have enough.
Clerk: Oh no, sir, you can't do that. If you buy paint and don't use it, there are penalties and possible confiscation of the paint you already have.
Customer: WHAT?
Clerk: We can sell enough paint to do your kitchen, bathroom, hall and north bedroom, but if you stop painting before you do the bedroom, you will lose your remaining gallons of paint.
Customer: What does it matter whether I use all the paint? I already paid you for it!
Clerk: We make plans based upon the idea that all our paint is used, every drop. If you don't, it causes us all sorts of problems.
Customer: This is crazy!! I suppose something terrible happens if I don't keep painting until after Saturday night!
Clerk: Oh yes! Every gallon you bought automatically becomes the $200 paint.
Customer: But what are all these, "Paint on sale from $10 a gallon" signs?
Clerk: Well that's for our budget paint. It only comes in half-gallons. One $5 half-gallon will do half a room. The second half-gallon to complete the room is $20. None of the cans have labels, some are empty and there are no refunds, even on the empty cans.
Customer: To hell with this! I'll buy what I need somewhere else!
Clerk: I don't think so, sir. You may be able to buy paint for your bathroom and bedrooms, and your kitchen and dining room from someone else,but you won't be able to paint your connecting hall and stairway froma nyone but us. And I should point out, sir, that if you paint in only one direction, it will be $300 a gallon.
Customer: I thought your most expensive paint was $200!
Clerk: That's if you paint around the room to the point at which you started. A hallway is different.
Customer: And if I buy $200 paint for the hall, but only paint in one direction, you'll confiscate the remaining paint.
Clerk: No, we'll charge you an extra use fee plus the difference on your next gallon of paint. But I believe you're getting it now, sir.
Customer: You're insane!
Clerk: Thanks for painting with United.
For those who already have children past this age, this is
For those who have children this age, this is not funny.
For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning.
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft.
house 4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hairspray on dust bunnies and run over them with
roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not
strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear
and a Superman cape.......It is strong enough, however, if tied
to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.
When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up
a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a
baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a
baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's
already too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though
a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a
4-year old.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you
still can't walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials
show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys
do not like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make
earthworms dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. My Little Ponies named 'Happy Heart Pony' do not reappear immediately after being flushed. They do make a fine blockage, however, and do cause Mr. Plumber to show up.
24. Grasshoppers are best appreciated after having been turned into a fine paste by a two years old's foot. On your carpet.
25. Oxyclean does not remove Grasshopper.
25) do not let your children make breakfast. they will use the floor,cupboards,etc etc as thier cereal bowl.
26) if you have a cat or a dog. keep your hair clippers well out of reach. or you will have a bald pet
27) Potato guns are dangerous and can cause bodily injury. Potato Bazookas attract police.
28) BB guns in the hands of a teenager can/will break windows. BB guns in teh hands of an 8 year old WILL leave a permanent mark on siblings.
#1 is the main reason my wife made me get rid of our waterbed when she was pregnant.
#27 was my favorite.
A guy was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the
seat beside him. The new guy was a wreck, pale, hands
shaking, biting his nails and moaning in fear.
"Hey, pal, what's the matter?" said the first guy.
"I've been transferred to Los Angeles, California," he
answered nervously. "They've got race riots, drugs, the
highest crime rate in the country..."
"Hold on," said the first. "I've been in L.A all my life,
and it's not bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go
to work, mind your own business, enroll your kids in a
good school and it's as safe as anywhere in the world."
The second guy stopped shaking for a moment and said,
"Oh, thank God. I was worried to death! But if you live
there and say it's ok, I'll take your word for it. By
the way, what do you do for a living?"
"Me?" said the first, "I'm a tail gunner on a bread truck."
Here are some interesting little facts to make EVERYBODY happy!!!
A - During an hour's swimming at a municipal pool, you will ingest 1/12
liter of urine.
B. - In an average day, your hands will come into indirect contact with
penises (touching door handles, etc.).
C. - An average person's yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic
D. - In a year, you will have swallowed 14 insects-while you slept.
E. - Annually, you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently
masturbated and failed to wash their hands.
F. - Annually, you will shake hands with 6 men who have recently
and failed to wash their hands.
G. - In a lifetime, 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your
linen basket.
H. - At an average wedding reception, you have a 1/100 chance of
cold sore from one of the guests.
I. - Daily, you will breathe in 1 liter of other people's anal gases.
J. - With all of this in mind, have a GREAT day!!!!
A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. She tells the mechanic it died.
After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly.
She says, "What's the story?"
He replies, "Just crap in the carburetor."
She asks, "How often do I have to do that?"
A police officer stops a blonde for speeding and asks her very nicely if
he could see her license. She replied in a huff,"I wish you guys would get
your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today
you expect me to show it to you!"
A blonde is walking down the street with her blouse open and her right
breast hanging out. A policeman approaches her and says, "Ma'am, are you
aware that I could cite you for indecent exposure?" She says, "Why,
officer?" "Because your breast is hanging out." he says.
She looks down and says, "OH MY GOD! I left the baby on the bus again!"
There's this blonde out for a walk. She comes to a river and sees another
blonde on the opposite bank.
"Yoo-hoo!" she shouts,
"How can I get to the other side?"
The second blonde looks up the river then down the river and shouts back,
"You ARE on the other side."
A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway.
Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the blonde behind the
wheel was knitting! Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights
and siren, the trooper cranked down his window, turned on his bullhorn and
"NO!" the blonde yelled back,
A Russian, an American, and a Blonde were talking one day.
The Russian said, 'We were the first in space!" The American said, "We were
the first on the moon!"
The Blonde said, "So what? We're going to be the first on the sun!"
The Russian and the American looked at each other and shook their heads.
"You can't land on the sun, you idiot! You'll burn up!" said the Russian. To
which the Blonde replied,
"We're not stupid, you know.
"We're going at night!"
A blonde was playing Trivial Pursuit one night. It was her turn. She rolled
the dice and she landed on Science & Nature. Her question was,
"If you are in a vacuum,and someone calls your name, can you hear it?"
She thought for a time and then asked, "Is it on ! or off?"
The blonde reported for her university final examination that consists of
yes/no type questions. She takes her seat in the examination hall,
stares at the question paper for five minutes and then, in a fit of
inspiration, takes out her purse, removes a coin and starts tossing it,
marking the answer sheet: Yes, for Heads, and No, for Tails.
Within half an hour she is all done, whereas the rest of the class is
still sweating it out. During the last few minutes she is seen desperately
throwing the coin, muttering and sweating.
The moderator, alarmed, approaches her and asks what is going on.
"I finished the exam in half an hour, but now I'm rechecking my answers."
There was a blonde woman who was having financial troubles so she decided to
kidnap a child and demand a ransom. She went to a local park,
grabbed a little boy, took him behind a tree and wrote this note:
I have kidnapped your child.
Leave $10,000 in a plain brown bag behind the big oak tree in the park
tomorrow at 7 A.M.
Signed, The Blonde
She pinned the note inside the little boy's jacket and told him to go
straight home. The next morning, she returned to the park to find the
$10,000 in a brown bag behind the big oak tree, just as she had instructed.
Inside the bag was the following note....
Here is your money! I cannot believe that one blonde would do this to
I think we know what Spicoli is doing in his new house now......
Ok, here's a wierd patent for you.....
Grace should love this one....
The poster formerly known as Rimfire
WE MADE IT! And it feels good!!!
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's, probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as
we were back when the street lights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable!
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound,personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them.
We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade. Horrors! Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected, no one to hide behind.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new deas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
And you're one of them. Congratulations!
An American was sitting with a Frenchman and an Englishman in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled barrel of beer, when all of a sudden the police entered and arrested them. They were initially given the death sentence but contested this and were finally imprisoned for life. But as it was a national holiday, the Sheikh decided they should be released after each
receiving 20 lashes of the whip. As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh suddenly said: "It's my first wife's birthday today and she asked me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping, but you cannot wish to not be whipped!"
The Englishman thought for a second then said: "Please tie a pillow to my back before whipping." This was done but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before the whip went through. The Englishman cried in pain.
The Frenchman saw this and said: "Please tie 2 pillows to my back before whipping." This was done and lasted for the whole 20 lashes. The Frenchman stood up smiling.
The American saw this but before he could make his wish, the Sheikh said: "As you are from America which is a much bigger country than France and England put together, you are permitted to have two wishes!" The American thought for a second, then said: "Thank you most Royal and Merciful Highness. My first wish is to receive a hundred lashes with the strongest, toughest whip available."
"If you so desire," the Sheikh replies with a questioning look on his face, "and your second wish?"
â€Tie the Frenchman to my back."
Little Johnny was in his nursery class when the teacher_ asked the children what their fathers did for a_ living. All the typical answers came up --_ fireman, policeman, salesman, etc... Johnny was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him about_ his
â€My father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his clothes in front of other men. Sometimes, if the offer's really good, he'll go out to the alley with some screaming ***."
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set_ the other children to work on some coloring, and_ took Little Johnny aside to ask him, "Is that_ really true about your father?"
"No," said Johnny, "He plays for the Atlanta Braves, but I was_ too embarrassed to tell."
The army heard he was hiding in a field.
They sprayed it with Viagra and the prick stood up.
The makers of French's Mustard made the following recent statement:
"We, at the French's Company, wish to put an end to statements that our product is manufactured in France. There is no relationship, nor has there ever been a relationship between our mustard and the country of France. Indeed, our mustard in manufactured in Rochester, NY. The only thing_ we have in common is that we are both yellow".
An American is having breakfast one morning (coffee, croissants, bread, butter and jam) when a Frenchman, chewing gum, sits down next to him. The American ignores the Frenchman who, nevertheless, starts a conversation.
Frenchman: "You American folk eat the whole bread??"
American (in a bad mood): "Of course."
French: (after blowing a huge bubble) "We don't. In France, we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants and sell them to the states." The Frenchman has a smirk on his face.
The American listens in silence.
The Frenchman persists: "Do you eat jelly with the bread??"
American: "Of course."
Frenchman: (cracking his gum between his teeth and chuckling). "We don't. In France we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them into jam and sell the jam to the states."
The American then asks: "Do you have sex in France?"
Frenchman: "Why of course we do", he says with a big smirk.
American: "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"
Frenchman: "We throw them away, of course."
American: "We don't. In America, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them down into chewing gum and sell them to France."
Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted.
A jumper cable walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says "Sorry, we don't serve food in here."
A dyslexic man walks into a bra...
A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says "A beer please, and one for the road."
Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love and get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was great.
Two cows are standing next to each other in a field.
Daisy says to Dolly "I was artificially inseminated this morning."
"I don't believe you," said Dolly.
"It's true, no bull!"
Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other says "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."
A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and says "My dog's cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?"
"Well" says the vet "let's have a look at him."
So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, checks his teeth, etc. Finally he says "I'm going to have to put him down." "What? Just because he's cross-eyed???"
"No, because he's really, really heavy."
I went to a seafood disco rave last week....and pulled a mussel.
Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank. This proves once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
Two fish are in a tank. One says to the other "I'll man the cannon, you drive."
What do you call a fish with no eye? A fsh.
Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Too Pushy
A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner. "Good morning," said the young man. "If _I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners.â€
"Go away!" said the old lady. "I haven't got any money!" and she proceeded to close the door. Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed it wide open. "Don't be too hasty!" he said. "Not until you have at least seen my demonstration."
And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet.
â€If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder."
The old lady stepped back, smiled and said, "Well I hope you've got a damn good appetite, because they cut off my electricity this morning.â€
A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down. The waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and hands him a menu.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I am blind and can't read the menu. Just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer. I'll smell it and order from there."
A little confused, the owner walks over to the dirty dish pile and picks up a greasy fork. He returns to the blind man's table and hands it to him. The blind man puts the fork to his nose and takes in a deep breath.
"Ah, yes, that's what I'll have -- meatloaf and mashed potatoes."
â€Unbelievableâ€, the owner thinks as he walks towards the kitchen. The cook happens to be the owner's wife. He tells her what had just happened. The blind man eats his meal and leaves.
Several days later, the blind man returns and the owner mistakenly brings him a menu again.
"Sir, remember me? I'm the blind man."
"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you. I'll go get you a dirty fork." The owner retrieves a dirty fork and brings it to the blind man. After another deep breath, the blind man says, "That
smells great. I'll take the macaroni and cheese with broccoli."
Walking away in disbelief, the owner thinks the blind man is screwing around with him and tells his wife that the next time the blind man comes in he's going to test him. The blind man eats and leaves.
He returns the following week, but this time the owner sees him coming and runs to the kitchen. He tells his wife, "Mary, rub this fork on your panties before I take it to the blind man."
Mary complies and hands her husband the fork. As the blind man walks in and sits down, the owner is ready and waiting.
"Good afternoon, sir, this time I remembered you and I already have the fork ready for you." The blind man puts the fork to his nose, takes a deep whiff, and says,
"Hey I didn't know that Mary worked here..."
*Whether a man winds up with the nest egg or a goose egg depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earning his salt that he forgets his sugar.
Too many couples marry for better or for worse, but not for good.
When a man marries a woman, they become one, but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
If a man has enough "horse sense" to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never be an old nag.
Judging from the specimens they pick for husbands, it's no wonder that brides often blush.
On anniversaries the wise husband always forgets the past... but never the present.
A foolish husband remarks to his wife: "Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin', and scrubbin'._ No wife of mine is gonna work.â€
The bonds of matrimony are a good investment only when the interest is kept up.
Many girls like to marry a military man -- he can cook, sew, make bed, and is in good health... and he's already used to taking orders.
Grandpa and Granny were discussing their 50th wedding anniversary when she said, "Shall I kill a chicken tonight?" "No,"_ said Grandpa, "Why blame a bird for something' that happened 50 years ago?"
Shock and Awe
A man was having problems with premature ejaculation so he decided to go to the doctor._ He asked the doctor what he could do to cure his problem. In response, the doctor said, "When you feel like you are getting ready to ejaculate, try startling yourself."
That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol. All excited to try this suggestion, he ran home to his wife. At home, he found his wife was in bed, naked and waiting._ As the two began, they found themselves in the 69 position._ The man, moments later, felt the sudden urge to ejaculate and fired the starter pistol.
The next day, the man went back to the doctor. The doctor asked, "How did it go?"
The man answered, "Not that well...when I fired the pistol, my wife peed in my face, bit 3 inches off my penis and my neighbor came out of the closet with his hands in the air.â€
Notice to people who visit my home:
1. The dog lives here. You don't.
2. If you don't want dog hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
3. Yes, he has some disgusting habits. So do I and so do you. What's your point?
4. OF COURSE he smells like a dog.
5. It's his nature to try to sniff your crotch. Please feel free to sniff his.
6. I like him a lot better than I like most people.
7. To you he's a dog. To me he's an adopted son who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly. I have no problem with any of these things.
8. Dogs are better than kids. They eat less, don't ask for money all the time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't hang out with drug-using friends, don't smoke or drink, don't worry about whether they have the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes, don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and if they get pregnant you can sell the pups.
9. The same rules apply for the cats, except they will ignore you...until you're asleep.
A brunette, redhead, and a blonde went to a fitness spa for some fun and relaxation.
After a stimulating healthy lunch, all three decided to visit the ladies room and found a strange-looking woman sitting at the entrance who said, "Welcome to the ladies room. Be sure to check out our newest feature: a mirror which, if you look into it and say something
truthful, you will be awarded with a wish. But, be warned, for if you say something false, you will be sucked into the mirror to live in a void of nothingness for all eternity!"
The three women quickly entered and upon finding the mirror, the brunette said, "I think I'm the most beautiful of us three," and in an instant she was surrounded by a pile of money.
The redhead stepped up and said, "I think I'm the most talented of us three," and she suddenly found the keys to a brand new Lexus in her hands.
Excited over the possibility of having a wish come true, the blonde looked into the mirror and said, "I think..." and was promptly sucked into the mirror.
Life Science Final Exam
The not necessarily well-prepared student sat in his life science classroom staring at a question on the final exam paper. The question directed: "Give four advantages of breast milk." What to write? He sighed, and began to scribble whatever came into his head, hoping for the best:
1. No need to boil.
2. Cats can't steal it.
3. Available whenever necessary.
So far so good - maybe. But the exam demanded a four-part answer. Again, what to write? Once more, he sighed. He frowned. He scowled, then sighed again. But suddenly, he brightened. He grabbed his pen, and triumphantly, he scribbled his definitive answer:
4. Available in attractive containers.
An eighteen-year-old girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period for two months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant. Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know! The girl picks up the phone and makes a call.
Half an hour later a Ferrari stops in front of their house; a mature and distinguished man with gray hair and impeccably dressed in a very expensive suit steps out of it and enters the house. He sits in the living room with the father, the mother and the girl, and tells them: "Good morning. Your daughter has informed me of the problem. However, I can't marry her because of my personal family situation, but I'll take charge...If a girl is born I will bequeath her 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach villa and a $1,000,000 bank account. If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $2,000,000 bank account...If it is twins, a factory and $1,000,000 each. However, if there is a miscarriage.................â€
At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him: "You'll make her pregnant again!"
So a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead walk into a bar, and sit down to have a few drinks.
The brunette says, "I found a pack of cigarettes in my daughter's room the other day, and I didn't know she smoked!"
To which the redhead replied, "That's nothing, I found a half bottle of whiskey in my daughter's room and I didn't know she drank!"
Then the blonde finally spoke, "That's nothing! I found a half pack of condoms in my daughter's room and I didn't know she had a dick."
A man and a blonde woman meet each other in a donation ward.
The man says: "What are you here to donate?"
The woman replied: "I'm donating blood... they're going to give me $5 for it. What about you?"
The man said: "I'm donating sperm.. they said they'll give me $25 for it"
They talked some more, then after their respective donations, they went their seperate ways.
A few weeks later they both meet up AGAIN in the same donation ward...
The man says: "Here to donate blood again?"
The woman, with her mouth firmly shut, murmured: "Nuuhh...uhhh"
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
A little old lady went into the Bank of Canada one day.
>carrying a bag of money. She insisted that she must speak with the
>President of
>The bank to open a savings account because, "It's a lot of money!" After
>much hemming and hawing, the bank staff finally ushered
>Her into the president's office (the customer is always right!) The bank
>President then asked her how much she would like to deposit. She
>replied, "$165,000!" and dumped the cash out of her bag onto his desk.
>The president was of course curious as to how she came by all
>This cash, so he asked her, "Ma'am, I'm surprised you're carrying so
>Cash around. "Where did you get this money?" The old lady replied, "I
>make bets." The president then asked, "Bets? What kind of bets?" The
>old woman said, "Well, for example, I'll bet you $25,000 that your balls
>are square." "Ha!" laughed the president, "That's a stupid bet. You can
>never win that kind of bet!"
>The old lady challenged, "So, would you like to take my bet?" "Sure,"
>said the president, I'll bet $25,000 that my balls are
>Not square!" The little old lady then said, "Okay, but since there is a
>Of money involved, may I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow at 10:00 AM as
>A witness?" "Sure!" replied the confident president.
>That night, the president got very nervous about the bet and
>Spent a long time in front of a mirror checking his balls, turning from
>To side, again and again. He thoroughly checked them out until he was
>sure there was Absolutely no way his balls were square and that he would
>win the bet. The next morning, at precisely 10:00 am, the little old
>lady appeared With her lawyer at the president's office. She introduced
>the lawyer
>To the president and repeated the bet: "$25,000 says the president's
>Balls are square!" The president agreed with the bet again and the old
>lady asked
>Him to drop his pants so they could all see. The president did.
>The little old lady peered closely at his balls and then asked if she
>could feel
>them. "Well, Okay," said the president, "$25,000 is a lot of money,
>so I guess you should be absolutely sure."
>Just then, he noticed that the lawyer was quietly banging his
>Head against the wall. The President asked the old lady, "What the
>hell's the Matter with your lawyer?" She replied, "Nothing, except I
>bet him $100,000 that at 10:00 AM today, I'd have The Bank of Canada's
>President's balls in my hand."
Today's Word of the day....And yes this is a real word. I got it a while back in my "word of the day" email.
dasypygal (da-si-PYE-gul) adjective
Having hairy buttocks.
[From Greek dasy- (hairy, dense) + pyge (buttocks).]
A related word is dasymeter, an instrument for measuring the..., no, not that,
rather the density of gases. Another related word is callipygian, having a
beautiful behind.
Different Ways To Say You're Stupid
o A few clowns short of a circus
o A few fries short of a happy meal
o An experiment in Artificial Stupidity
o A few beers short of a six-pack
o Dumber than a box of hair
o A few peas short of a casserole
o Doesn't have all their cornflakes in one box
o The wheel's spinning, but the hamster is dead
o One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl
o One taco short of a combination plate
o A few feathers short of a whole duck
o All foam, no beer
o The cheese slid off her cracker
o Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel
o Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel
o He fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down
o An intellect rivaled only by garden tools
o As smart as bait
o Chimney's clogged
o Doesn't have all his dogs on one leash
o Doesn't know much, but leads the league in nostril hair
o Elevator doesn't go to the top floor
o Forgot to pay her brain bill
o Her sewing machine's out of thread
o His antenna doesn't pick up all the channels
o His belt doesn't go through all the loops
o If she had another brain, it would be lonely
o Missing a few buttons on his remote control
o No grain in the silo
o Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse
o Receiver is off the hook
o Several nuts sort of a full pouch
o Skylight leaks a little
o Slinky's kinked
o Surfing in Nebraska
o Too much yardage between the goal posts
o No the sharpest knife in the drawer
o The lights are on, but nobody's home
o 24 cents short of a quarter
o if brains were ****** there would be no flies on him
o he should not be allowed to breed
o ameoba have come a long way, shame you didn't keep up
o Sharp as a Bowling Ball
o The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train is nowhere in sight
o Stuck on a Tuesday looking both ways for a weekend
o If he had two head, he'd be twice as stupid
o If brains were explosives he'd not have enough blow into a tissue
o I can't believe he beat out 10,000 other sperm
o Somewhere, a village is missing an idiot
Want to Know Everything?
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand; lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The Bible does not say there were three wise men; it only says there were three gifts.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that haveall five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.


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Whether you are teaching class or planning your next trip to the World Championships in California, the Manto ranked "Victory" rashguard is the perfect choice. The sleeves and underarm panels have a sublimated pattern using IBJJF approved rank colors, while the body is a solid black. Six panel construction offers a fit that accommodates ground-fighting and wrestling without compromising the form-fitting compression.
Built from flexible blended spandex that is both durable and breathable.


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Astros staying grounded amid hot stretch
PHOENIX -- The Astros have been playing their best baseball recently, winning five of their last eight series and splitting two others, but they aren't letting the hot streak get to them.
"[We're going to] try to keep doing what we're doing," second baseman Jose Altuve said. "Playing hard every day, giving 100 percent."
Altuve has been one of the hottest hitters on the team during this stretch. The All-Star second baseman has notched a hit in 21 of his last 23 games and is batting .339 (37-for-109) over the last 28 days.
Two of the younger Astros making the biggest splash of late have been the pair of rookie hitters, George Springer and Jon Singleton.
After struggling to start his career, Springer was named the American League Rookie of the Month after hitting .294 with 10 home runs in May.
Singleton, who was called up more recently, has also dealt with his share of Major League adjustments. He's hitting only .200 (5-for-25) with a pair of home runs through his first six games.
But on Sunday against the Twins, he and teammate Chris Carter hit a pair of grand slams, becoming the first Astros teammates since 1969 to each hit grand slams in the same game.
"Springer and Singleton, they're really good guys," Altuve said. "They have not too much time here, but they're showing people what they can do … They're going to be really good."
Although they've been rolling of late, pitcher Brad Peacock, who will get the ball against the D-backs in the second of two games this week at Chase Field, said the team's hot play doesn't affect him on the mound.
"The starters try to follow up on one another and try to compete with each other," Peacock said. "But I'm just going to try to go out there and locate pitches and do my job."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. Adam Lichtenstein is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Foothills Ranch, Calif. -- The Wet Seal Inc. on Friday announced that its COO is resigning as the struggling retailer initiates a corporate workforce reduction as part of a broader cost-saving initiative. In other moves, it will shutter two poor-performing Arden B stores.
The struggling chain, which also authorized a $25 million stock buyback program, said president and COO Ken Seipel resigned effective immediately. His position will not be filled. Instead, Seipel's duties will be shared between CEO John Goodman and CFO Steve Benrubi.
The Wet Seal said it cut 32 positions in its corporate offices and three in the field. The total workforce reductions, including the elimination of the COO position, are expected to result in annualized pre-tax savings of approximately $3.8 million beginning in fiscal 2013. The company expects to record a one-time charge of $1.3 million in its fourth quarter for severance charges.
The retailer also announced planned fiscal 2013 cost reductions of approximately $2.5 million for store labor through staffing efficiency measures and approximately $2.1 million for several other cost savings plans.
In addition to sagging sales, Wet Seal faces other challenges. It expects to pay $2 million in legal fees in 2013 over an employment-related lawsuit from prior years. It also announced plans, which it developed in collaboration with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to improve its human resources training and development that will cost it approximate $1.9 million annually.


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After twisting knee, Helton not with team to face Angels
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies first baseman Todd Helton experienced swelling in his right knee Saturday morning, the result of a twist he suffered during Friday night's game against the Royals, which was called after four innings because of rain.
Helton, 39, underwent surgery last November to have cartilage repaired. It was his second surgery of the year. He had a torn labrum repaired in August and missed the remainder of the season.
Helton was in the trainer's office at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Saturday morning and did not accompany the team to the afternoon game against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Friday night was Helton's third appearance of Spring Training, although the rainout means he officially has been in two games, and is 1-for-4 with a double and one RBI.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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University of Wisconsin men's basketball team honored on Friday, May 9
The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will be honored on the field prior to the Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees game on Friday, May 9 at Miller Park. Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan will lead the program's players and staff on the field for pregame recognition and a ceremonial first pitch. The on-field recognition will begin at approximately 6:50 p.m., so fans will want to arrive and be in their seats early (game time is 7:10 p.m.).
"On behalf of the Milwaukee Brewers, we congratulate the Badgers men's basketball team for a terrific season and an exciting trip to the Final Four," said Doug Melvin, Brewers President of Baseball Operations - General Manager. "Bo Ryan and his team provided great excitement throughout Wisconsin and they represented our state extraordinarily well."
The Badgers posted a 30-8 record (.789) during the 2013-14 season and advanced to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. The Final Four appearance marked the school's third-ever trip to the Final Four (won national championship in 1941 and reached semi-finals in 2000). Overall, Wisconsin won 30 games for the third time in school history.
"We'd like to thank the Brewers for inviting us out to Miller Park," said Ryan. "It will be an honor to be on the field and participate in the pregame festivities. I'm going to have to warm up the old shortstop arm, those Major League Baseball fields are a bit bigger than ones I grew up on. But it will be a fun night."
In addition to the team being honored, The University of Wisconsin Marching Band will be playing near the Home Plate Gate before the game as well as performing the national anthem.
Tickets for the Friday night game are still available at the Miller Park Box Office, by visiting Brewers.com or by calling (414) 902-4000 or 1-800-933-7890.


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Oxidative stress is a factor in many disorders and occurs when unstable oxygen-containing molecules outnumber antioxidants in the body, causing a toxic imbalance that damages the fats, proteins, and DNA within cells.
In one study, 19 men with type 2 diabetes took a placebo or 5 mg of resveratrol (the antioxidant polyphenol) twice per day. Researchers asked the men not to eat foods with high amounts of resveratrol, such as red wine and grapes, peanuts and berries.
After four weeks, while the placebo group had not improved, men who had taken resveratrol had far fewer signs of oxidative stress, and much higher levels of a protein that helps cells absorb and use glucose. Doctors said this is the first study in humans to show that resveratrol improves insulin sensitivity.


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WESTCLIFF teenager Lilly Tebbs may soon find her face is familiar to millions of young children – after she landed a role in a new CBBC show.
Lilly, 13, is to appear in Hank Zipzer, a new series based on books written by actor Henry Winkler – the Fonz in the American TV show, Happy Days.
Lilly, who lives in Crowstone Road, has already filmed her part in the series and says she can't wait to see the show on the air.
She said: "I felt really happy to get the part and quite honoured, because it's such an amazing show, and I'm really excited to be in it.
"I was really surprised when I heard. I've been to a lot of auditions but never succeeded, so this is my first big job.
"The filming was quite hard to get used to at first, but you soon settle down and the whole cast and crew were really supportive and very helpful. We had such a good time filming. Everyone really enjoyed it."
Lily's character, Heather Payne, features in just one episode in the first series, which is adapted from the book The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down.
However, she could be featured again if a second series gets the go-ahead.
Lilly's mother, Debbie, said Lilly had wanted to act from a very young age.
She said: "She's been doing drama for about four or five years.
"When she was about three, she decided two things – she wanted to be vegetarian and she wanted to be on TV.
"She used to mimic all the adverts. She's always been good at remembering lines. She used to recite Hermione's lines from the Harry Potter books when she was younger."
Lilly was put up for the role by Sandra Singer, who runs the Leigh-based Singer Stage School, at which she has been a pupil for the past two-and-a-half years.
The youngster had to go to Halifax, West Yorkshire, four times to film the show, staying there for a week for the first stint of filming.
While at the studios, her mum says Lilly still managed to keep up with her school work for lessons at Southend High School for Girls.
She said: "During the filming, she got to work quite closely with Henry Winkler, which she absolutely loved.
"He was really fantastic with all the children and taught her a lot about acting.
"She didn't want the filming to end and was quite disappointed when it did.
"There was a tutor on set, so she still had to do her homework every day. It was sent from school, so she didn't fall behind.
"I'm really really proud of her. The whole family are, because she works really hard."


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PREPARATIONS are well underway for this year's Old Town Festival, but your help is needed to ensure the event is a success.
This year's festival takes place from June 27 to July 5 and the festivities traditionally kick off with a parade around the streets of Old Town.
This is often seen as one of the highlights of the town's calendar but the festival committee needs help in getting the event off the ground.
Secretary of the committee Caroline Pitt said: "We are looking for someone to organise the parade. This will involve encouraging activity groups to take part, and then co-ordinating the event on the day. It is hard work but very rewarding.
"Previous events have included a visit from Mickey and Minnie Mouse, but we don't expect anyone quite as famous this year."
It is Armed Forces Day on June 28 as well, so Caroline has suggested that there may be scope for a parade with a military flavour.
"The Old Town Festival parade has been a significant part of the Old Town Festival summer scene for many years but we need more help to run the parade this year. And this is the time for you to be part of the summer's major community event."
The Family Fun Day on the Lawns will take place on June 28 and there will be stalls, fairground rides and entertainment in the Commonweal marquee. It promises to be a good day out for all ages, regardless of the weather.
The Old Town Festival 2014 will officially be launched on May 9, with an Old Time Music Hall theme inspired by musical acts from the First World War.
There will be auditions for children and adults in the community at Commonweal School on Monday, March 24, from 3pm to 6.30pm.
If you can help in organising the parade, contact Trevor Smith, Old Town Festival committee chairman, on email@example.com or secretary Caroline Pitt on email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 01793 521732.
To see pictures of previous parades, visit www.oldtownfestival.co.uk.


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Accessibility Design
The U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has issued a four part video series entitled "Accessible Sidewalks". This series covers real life examples of design issues for persons with disabilities in the public rights of way. The site is at http://www.access-board.gov/news/sidewalk-videos.htm.
Caltrans Highway Design Manual - Topic 105, "Pedestrian Facilities."
Curb Ramp Scoping and Design - This guide provides a discussion on scoping curb ramps and the level of design detail expected in the project development process.
Design Information Bulletin 82-05 Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects - Provides guidance to design State highway pedestrian facilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
Caltrans Standard Plans
A88A Curb Ramp Details
A88B Curb Ramp and Island Passageway Details
A90A Accessible Parking, Off-Street
A90B Accessible Parking, On-Street
For Accessible Driveway Details, see Standard Plan A87A.
Caltrans Standard Specifications, Section 73 Concrete, Curbs and Sidewalks. This is used for curb ramp construction.
Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual - Chapter 11, Design Standards, Section 11.2, Statewide Design Standards for Local Assistance Projects, Pedestrian Facilities. This chapter contains up-to-date information for local agency projects.
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|Kona Combo
A week cruising and fishing aboard Hawaii's dynamic charter duo.
By Richard Thiel — October 2002
I've been around boats long enough not to trust omens. I've seen too many cruises start in perfect weather and deteriorate into a week of bone-chilling drizzle, and fishing trips begin with multiple knockdowns and devolve into hours of ennui. But after my first day aboard Kakela, the 96-foot Broward cockpit motoryacht out of Oahu, things were looking pretty rosy.
I'm met at the Kona airport by photographer/journalist Rick Gaffney and his wife Jeanette Foster. Despite the fact that I've just spent the previous 22 hours in airplanes and airports, both awaken me about as effectively as the island's famous coffee by rattling off factoids about everything from culture to climate. After a stop for provisions (and three bags of Kona coffee for the folks back home), we're off to rendezvous with Kakela's 17-foot Nautica for the short run to the yacht, anchored in nearby Kailua Bay.
As we motor north aboard Kakela at a leisurely 9 knots, I receive a classic Kona postcard: breaching humpbacks on one side and verdant landscape intertwined with old lava flows on the other. And there's a special treat: simultaneous views of snow-capped, 13,784-foot Mauna Kea and 13,440-foot Mauna Loa. (We can't see Kilauea, the most infamous of the island's five volcanoes, because it's on the southeast shore.) One of the pair is usually swathed in clouds. Indeed, the day is strangely (to me) overcast, more what I'd expect of Puget Sound than proverbial sunny Hawaii.
Whales blow and breach as we make our way along the dry coastline bound for Anaehoomalu Bay and what Gaffney calls the "turtle-cleaning station." Four turtle species call these islands home, but only Hawksbill and Green Sea turtles inhabit inshore waters. On arrival we dive into the 78-degree water and soon spot our quarry, small blue-green Saddle Wrasses dining on the parasites attached to the turtles' shells. Like a quarter of all fish in these waters, they're endemic to Hawaii, placing it on a par with such exotic locales as Easter Island, the Galapagos, and the Red Sea. Since we're on the lee side (Kona means lee in Hawaiian), the water is calm, although cloudy from recent heavy rains.
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This article originally appeared in the April 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.