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Who gets to use the Mendocino County veterans buildings and whether they must get a permit was at issue last week before the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.
The board voted unanimously to put 2nd District Supervisor John McCowen and 3rd District Supervisor John Pinches on an ad-hoc committee to review the county's rules on the matter and make recommendations to their colleagues on the board.
At issue was the question of whether the Veterans for Peace should be allowed to use veterans' halls for free, for a reduced price or at the rate charged for private groups.
Members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion groups argued the VFP should pay the private rate, saying the group wasn't an approved veterans association.
Health and Human Services Agency Director Stacy Cryer, under whose purview the Veterans Memorial Hall resides, told the board that the groups and county staff had met to review the rules and make any needed changes after the VFP asked the board in February 2011 to reduce or eliminate the nearly $300 daily fee on the basis that VFP is a veterans' group and should be charged the same rates as other veterans' groups.
At the time, the board reduced the daily rental fee to $90 for the VFP conference and directed county staff to meet with veterans groups to review the rules for use of the county's veterans' halls.
"The reason for this continuing agenda item is fraud," said Robert Ireland, vice commander of the American Legion Post 174 in Willits. "The attempt to get a group, any group, considered a veteran group for the purpose of avoiding fees that group might otherwise have to pay if it applied for the use permit using its legally recognized corporate designation is a fraudulent action perpetrated to gain unfair advantage that organization is not legally entitled to."
The group had claimed it couldn't be federally recognized as a veterans' group because Congress wasn't granting veteran status to groups anymore, according to Ireland. The group, he argued, should "work to change the laws they don't like" rather than "involving their public officials in a deliberate circumvention" of the law.
"Any attempt to recognize this organization as a legitimate veterans' organization prior to congressional recognition will, I am sure, be vigorously opposed by both the post and the parent organizations," Ireland said.
Representatives of the VFP said all of the groups are for veterans and should be recognized as such. The group argued in February that, contrary to the VFW and American Legion's claims that the VFP should be excluded because it was a political group, the VFP is a non-profit organization.
McCowen said Monday he will likely discuss at the board's Tuesday meeting when to hold the ad-hoc's first meeting.
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I'm working on a website, (demo at www.mariodecristofano.com/vrtraining1/) which has been decided by the client, to be ok. The client wants to emulate the header graphic (Union Jack flag) at http://www.veteransretreat.org.uk and has provided me with the orginal graphic (the client owns that website too!) In the new site however, I want the flag to only be as tall as the white space made available for it.
Now I know not to use dirty AP Div's or tables for this, but looking at the existing site CSS I can see the following addition should work (?) when I add it to my CSS
[B]body { background-image: url(../image/motif_test.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position:top center; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
But I can't get it to display anything. It's like its not reading this bit of CSS or I am doing something dumb (likley).
The CSS for the Veterans Retreat website which I'm trying to emulate is here
The CSS for my VR Training site is here
I'd be terribly grateful of any help anyone could offer, and if there's something I can do in return, I'd be happy to help
Hi Mario
The flag isn't showing because you have a couple of divs with bg images that are overlaying "main-bg" and "main-wrap".
Thanks, is there a way you would personally recommend to display the flag image then?
You might want to try putting a div in that covers that white area at the top and put the background image in that.
Thanks Richard, sorry I'm such a numpty, are you saying that I should add a Div within the site, or via the CSS. If I add a Div around the image slider, won't that just push the image slider vertically down!?
Adding a DIV and attempting to insert the flag image (motif_test.png) into that, did as I thought, and moved the image slider down. I know I'm being a tool, I just want to ensure I do this correctly, so it sizes appropriately at different screen res's and browser window sizes etc, this is my weakness!
Presumably you just want that flag image to show in the white area? If so, instead of using a white image on .main-wrap, use the flag image as the background, and set the background color to white.
.main-wrap {background: #fff url(../image/motif_test.png) no-repeat right top;}
Thanks Ralph, doing that, (and of course, reverting to my original CSS file and undoing all my other attempts) doesnt appear to do much. It makes sense what your saying but doesnt change anything. Ideally I want to keep the lower half portion blue and just the header white, but still, I can't get this to work whatsoever...hmmm..?
and yes I want the flag in the top right, as per www.veteransretreat.org.uk
My CSS adjustment as per your advice is
.main-bg { background:url(../image/body_bg.png) repeat 0 0}.main-wrap { .main-wrap {background: #fff url(../image/motif_test.png) no-repeat right top;} padding-bottom:20px;}
Im trying to now modify the .main-wrap body_bg2 image, to just be the flag. Now, I thought I'd be able to use repeat-absolute, but I can't. Whats the best way of making this absolute?
I thought I'd be able to use the position element,
.main-wrap { Position:absolute background:url(../image/body_bg21.png) no-repeat; padding-bottom:20px;}
No, don't use positioning. It's horrible, and doesn't work on background images anyway.
Each of the CSS examples you have above contains errors. Make sure to put a ; at the end of each line. And in post #10 you have styles within styles, which don't work.
I've lost track of where you are up to with this. I still suggest you look at the solution I posted above, which would place the flag image on the white area only.


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I think Powers is really underrated and will put himself in Pro Bowl discussions this year, agree or disagree?
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I think Powers is really underrated and will put himself in Pro Bowl discussions this year, agree or disagree?
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I am not sure if there is a top ten player at any position for the Colts this year....... ... Top ten players are pretty damn good. I don't know if he Colts have anyone who is pretty damn good....
they may not be top 10 players, but Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney, Reggie Wayne, and Antoine Bethea are all pretty damn good. This will be Jerraud Powers break out year, he will be one of the top corners this year.
scratch that, Antoine Bethea is definitely a top 10 free safety in the NFL, hands down he is a top 10 free safety.
you would have better luck getting olblu to agree with you if you said bottom 10. He thinks all Colts players are near the bottom.
But then again..for him the grass is always greener on the other team.
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I think Dwayne Allen'll be the best TE in the NFL in 8 years!
I like Powers, but I'm not sure he's a Top 10 CB in this league. Besides, who's the last Ravens CB to even make a pro-bowl (the defensive system employed by Chuck Pagano)? Chris McAllister? It's been a while.
There's no not sure about it. I'm not knocking Powers, he's a good player I hope they keep long term assuming the money's right, but the dude's nowhere near a top 10 corner. Revis, Webb, Nnamdi, Carr, Grimes, Flowers, Joseph, Webster, Hall, Williams, Peterson, Haden, Greer, and more are all a good tier above Powers. He'd be a really nice #2.
When I think Powers, the number one issue is staying healthy.
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I think he's pretty bad actually. It might be the old Tampa-2 horrible system, but he allows way too many catches from his targets and doesn't really do anything great. Our secondary is the worst in the league.
Now you are going to get lots of responses calling you negative and a troll. I agree with what you say but that Tampa-2 won a Super Bowl and got us to another. I am not sold on the 3-4 but that is mostly because I don't think we have the right personel to run it properly...... ...
And we have to get those players still. Why stick with the tampa-2 if that's not what they want to do and they're changing their personnel over? You're not gonna completely re-fit personnel-wise a 3-4 from a 4-3 in one season.
I'd say the success of the defense they are in the process of installing speaks for itself, it's a good one, but it's gonna be a year or two more before it starts to really gel.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I agree with you about the transition and that is the major reason I think they will struggle to win any games this year in the regular season. I see us giving up about 30 points per game. I also agree that it will take at least a year and maybe two to just aquire the right players to play the 3-4. Like I said, I am not a big fan of that system but I am not a big fan of the Tampa 2 either. We just had the people to run the Tampa 2 on hand. But when you are going to struggle for the entire season anyway, it makes sense to make a major change now and handle the pain of all the losses and look at it as an opportunity to get more good draft choices after this year. That is the way I look at it. Sort of "Suck for Luck" but this time it will be for the defensive players we sorely need...... ...
I don't think there are any top 10 at their position players on the team. Luck and Coby probably have the best chance in the next few years.
I think Pat McAfee is a top 10 player in his position. I would argue Antoine Bethea is as well. Freeney/Mathis possibly. But that's about it.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
You forgot Peanut Tillman may still be most underrated player. He should be a 4 or 5 time pro bowler how he gets over looked is beyond me. Best stripper of the footbal in the league.
I would be absolutely shocked if Powers made the Pro Bowl.
Could he have a good year? Of course, but he's got a lot to prove and he's got to stay on the field.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Vinatieri probly falls into that top10 category, I hear he's havin' a good camp.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Too old, can't kick off anymore and not much better than the top half now. You are talking about five or more years ago...... ...
I hope he turns himself into a top 10 DB in this league, and i'd be happy if he were to be a top 20 corner in this league. He is a good player but I think he needs a clear cut tp flight DB opposite of him who guards the opponent's #1 receivers on the field to take the focus off of him. The guy is a play maker but he has his limitations.


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Residents and business owners around Lake Berryessa said a name for the concession areas around the lake is important.
The Bureau of Reclamation is in the process of choosing names for five of the recreation spots on the lake and also negotiating limited-term contracts for the next three seasons.
Conducting business at the lake has been quite tumultuous.
Businesses have been closed since June 2008, when the 50-year contracts with the bureau expired. After the leases ended, the properties had to be returned back to their original state.
The bureau tried to go out to bid for one developer to run the entire lake. After several hiccups with the bidding process, Pensus Group of Arizona was hired and had plans to build hotels, day-use areas and restaurants, and make other improvements.
In December, however, the bureau said the group didn't live up to the expectations and terminated the contract, which Pensus has appealed.
Trying to prepare for this year's summer season on the lake, the bureau has held public meetings and formed an advisory community forum to get input from the public.
The group weighed in on the proposed names for the recreational sites along the lake Wednesday.
Park Manager Jeff Laird said using the names of the previous owners is a risk for litigation, but the names can contain a recognized place or geographical feature.
Laird said it's better to come up with a new name than risking the taxpayers money with litigation.
Craig Mortion with the Lake Berryessa Chamber of Commerce suggested that each site should be identified as a recreational site as well as a marina.
"Even if it makes the name longer, it should designate that they are marinas, too," he said, explaining the sites aren't just for hiking or camping, but for boats, too.
Some of the proposed names include Putah Canyon or Pope Creek for the Chaparral Cove/Putah Creek Resort, Monticello Vista or Monticello Shores for Manzanita Canyon/Rancho Monticello Resort, and Berryessa Point or Berryessa Vista for Blue Oaks/Lake Berryessa Marina Resort.
Laird said the bureau should decide on the names within a week.
Additionally, the groups discussed creating a plan for development at the sites before contractors go out for bid.
So far the consensus of the group is to "front load" the process with hiring an architect and engineering firm and completing an environmental analysis before the solicitation of contracts.
"It's in our best interest to know more up front as we move forward," said Drew Lessard, deputy area manager for the bureau's Central California Area Office. He said that way contractors know what to expect and can begin construction as soon as development plan and permits are approved.
The next meeting of the Lake Berryessa Community Forum is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. April 24 at the Napa Elks Lodge No. 832, 2840 Soscol Ave., Napa.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Coastal fisheries biologists say conditions are looking good for coastal anglers looking to hook their limit of red drum, black drum, spotted sea trout, and even an exotic visitor to coastal waters, the mangrove snapper.
A recent analysis of fish sampling data and fishing activity shows the number of hours that anglers spent fishing in 2004-2005 dropped slightly from the prior year along the Texas coast, but despite the drop in effort, coast-wide landings increased 2 percent to 1.5 million fish and catch rates were up 3 percent.
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McKinney based that projection on data received from recent angler and gill net surveys. Catch rates for red drum, statistics show, remain at a 10-year record high. Based on last fall's and this spring's gill net surveys, the number of 20-to-24-inch red drum are "abundant" coastwide.
He also reported that record numbers of red drum (redfish) are being caught in all bay systems, from Sabine Lake to Lower Laguna Madre and Baffin Bay. McKinney said that gill net catch rates for red drum in 2005 doubled that of 2004.
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In addition, catch rates (the number of fish caught per hour of effort) for all species combined increased by 3 percent from .279 fish per hour in 2003-04 to .288 fish per hour in 2004-05.
McKinney told the commission that the Texas coastal fishing outlook projects that spotted sea trout and red drum numbers in all bays will equal or exceed long-term averages, promising another great year. Galveston Bay, for example, should be an excellent fishery, especially since there was no hard winter, thus increasing forage fish already available in good numbers.
More temperate winter weather also has resulted in an increase in the numbers of mangrove snapper that are migrating along the Texas coast, as far north as San Antonio Bay, presenting improved fishing opportunities for those without access to a boat. "It's a great resource for youth because mangrove snapper can be caught from a pier and put up a good fight," McKinney said.
The fishing forecast for the Coastal Bend calls for fewer, but bigger, sea trout in Aransas Bay and catch rates for red drum continuing at a six-year high in Corpus Christi Bay. Statistics show that sheephead levels have increased in Corpus Christi Bay three-fold since the 1980s.
In Upper Laguna Madre and Baffin Bay, black drum are "all over the place," McKinney said.
On a less positive note, marine biologists in the Lower Laguna Madre report that brown tide is still present, but is diminishing in some areas. However, brown tide is having little impact on sportfish populations, with natural baits proving more effective in hooking fish at present.
Questioned about the state of freshwater inflows coming down rivers into estuaries, McKinney expressed concern about inflows into all the bay systems due to the state's continued population boom and increased demands for water. Nonetheless, the coastal fisheries leader said, now is the "best shot I've ever seen" at finding solutions to the freshwater inflow dilemma.
McKinney also informed the commission that new seagrass rules take effect May 1 and reported on the crab trap removal program. Despite inclement weather, volunteers recently removed 1,339 crab traps from coastal waters. Since 2002, he reported that more than 1,600 volunteers have removed 19,347 crab traps.
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WILMINGTON, NC Feb. 9, 2013 – Hofstra rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to snap an 11-game road losing streak with a 65-56 men's basketball victory over UNCW early Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association afternoon tilt at Trask Coliseum.
The Pride earned a split of the regular season series and stand 6-18 overall and 3-8 in the CAA. The Seahawks lost for the fourth time in five outings to fall to 9-15 and 4-8.
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Senior forward Keith Rendleman posted his 14th double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Seahawks. Sophomore forward Cedrick Williams chipped in 13 points and five boards .
"You have to give credit to Hofstra," said third-year UNCW head coach Buzz Peterson. "They hadn't won a road this this year, but they've been very close. We just didn't make shots. It's hard to win when you give up that many offensive rebounds."
UNCW cruised out to a 31-21 advantage at halftime, but Hofstra controlled the first 10 minutes of the second half to turn the tables. The Pride closed out the game by outscoring UNCW, 18-7, over the last eight minutes to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Hofstra bounced back from 30.8 percent shooting in the first period with a 47.1 clip in the second half, mostly behind Buie, Jordan Allen and David Imes. Buie scored seven of his 10 points in the final 20 minutes, while Allen and Imes, who failed to scratch in the first half, combined for all 14 of their points in the decisive second stanza.
UNCW, meanwhile, struggled offensively after intermission. The Seahawks wound up shooting 37 percent, marking their 13th game under 40 percent this season.
After Williams opened the second half with a jumper on the right elbow, the Pride strung together 10 straight points as part of a 14-4 run to open the period. Nwaukoni powered up over Shane Reybold with 14:02 left to tie the game at 35-all.
Reserve guard Matt Grogan gave the Pride their first lead since the opening basket of the game when he nailed a triple in front of the Hofstra bench at 11:46 for a 40-39 edge.
UNCW regained the advantage, 46-45, on a Williams free throw at 8:33, but reserve forward Moussa Kone scored on a slam and added a tip-in with 7:16 left to help the Pride inch out to a 49-46 lead at 7:16. Imes then capped a 9-2 rally with a baseline jumper to give Hofstra a 54-48 lead at 4:58. Buie added a trey and Imes connected in the paint as the lead ballooned to 59-48 with just under two minutes left and the Pride held on down the stretch.
With the game knotted at 9-all in the first half, UNCW scored seven straight points and Craig Ponder made back-to-back buckets to give the Seahawks a 16-9 lead at 11:08. The Seahawks led the Pride by seven points on five occasions in the opening period.
The Seahawks were still on top, 24-19, early when a Cedrick Williams dunk keyed a 7-2 spurt over the last five minutes heading into the break. Tanner Milson drained a long triple on the right wing and Rendleman dropped in a free throw with five seconds left to give the Seahawks a 10-point cushion at intermission.
The Seahawks return to the floor on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. tip-off against William & Mary at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va. The Pride wraps up a two-game road trip on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. test at Georgia State.
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On a team dominated by veterans, there are a few rookies who are making a name for themselves. Attackman Matt Mackrides, midfielder Brent Adams, and goaltender T.C DiBartolo h ave all come in and made an immediate impact in the MLL.
DiBartolo (Mount Saint Mary's) made his first career start in the Bayhawks' 2012 season opener on April, 28 versus the Long Island Lizards. He recorded 15 saves, and led the Bayhawks to a 13-11 victory.
"I think unfortunately for him, T.C saw a lot of shots in college because of where he played, so he was extremely prepared for the league and is actually seeing fewer shots now," said Bayhawks head coach Dave Cottle. "He's a local kid who is very quick, excellent at stopping the ball, and is a great clearer. T.C is much better than we thought.
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Matt Mackrides (Penn State) and Brent Adams (Fairfield) were called up to the Bayhawks roster for one of the toughest games of the year; at the Denver Outlaws. The first-year men looked like grizzled vets, each turning in a goal in the high altitude.
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Pedophilia may be defined as pre-puberty abuse and is not gender specific. This type of abuse is committed by an adult who has a desire of sexual exploitation of a child. This type of abuse can happen in any setting. There is no data to support that the sports environment is more prone to this type of abuse compared to other types of settings, like school or after school programs. This is a wide spread problem in the culture.
The second type is sexual harassment. The workplace addressed this issue in the 70's by implementing Title VII (7). Many professions are required to take on-going sexual harassment training as part of the profession or part of the employment. The school system has also addressed this issue under Title IX. In both of these cases the standard of evidence is a preponderance, which is commonly referred to 50% and a feather, meaning that it is more likely to have happened than not. While sexual harassment has been addressed in the workplace it is wide spread in sports and is not covered under the other laws because the athlete is NOT considered an employee. Therefore regardless of age, the athlete does not have equal legal protection afforded to other environments. Athletes are required to endure harassment purely because the dynamic is not considered employer/employee.
The third type is coach/athlete sexual abuse; often a pubescent athlete engaged in a sexual act with a coach. This can be on-going or a one time act. In some cases, the business model of the sports environment perpetuates this issue making it difficult to change this culture. When the coach-athlete sexual abuse is on going it becomes more complex and can further develop into Athlete Domestic Violence (ADV).
Athlete Domestic Violence can be described as an athlete in a (perceived) "relationship" with a coach and can involve consenting age or not. The dynamics develops regardless of age. Professional standards maintain that a 'romantic relationship' is never appropriate as the coach always has a structural power advantage over a competing athlete.
The competing athlete has something at risk, for example, dreams of being an Olympian, a college scholarship, playing time or financial gain. There is a complex 'hook' keeping the athlete engaged in a relationship even when abusive and unhealthy. The athlete has to make decisions for the family, the team and the coach. When speaking up about the abuse, the athlete could be subject to retaliation from the team, if there is a perceived threat of their dreams being compromised as a result of the coach removal. The parents that sacrificed everything to make sure that the child-athletes dreams are fulfilled or the coach that convinces the athlete that the only reason for her/his success is because of the "coach".
The other reason that this may also be described as Athlete Domestic Violence is because of the presence of external pressure and the lack of sympathy that is also commonly found in a domestic violence relationship. When an Athlete stays involved in the sport, with the coach or the team, there is an assumption that the athletes could always have easily removed themselves and speak up. They are often blamed and it's seen as 'their fault' if they knowingly continue to put themselves in harms way. These dynamics are complex and need to be treated as such. Resources need to be put in place so as not to further victimize the athlete via the coach, the team or the family.
The breakdown of sexual abuse by gender is 90% involving older male and younger female. The remaining 10% is split evenly amongst older male and younger male, older female younger male, older female younger female across all types of sexual abuse in sports. 1
What is being asked of the athlete is to have emotional intelligence that actually requires a team of highly educated and trained adults to deal with the issue safely and effectively. Too often a young athlete is required to address this issue on her/his own without any resources to help..
It is Safe4Athletes mission to 1) find those resources to help the ADV victim, 2)change legislation so athletes have protection in place against sexual harassment, 3) stop the athlete sexual abuse that is further exploited and encouraged because of institutional business models, and 4) keep pedophiles out of sports environments entirely.
1.Kirby, S.L., Greaves, L. and Hankivsky, O (2000) The Dome of Silence: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport, Fernwood, Halifax.
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The Wrestling Backfire: Thoughts On WWE's Future "Blockbuster" Summer Idea
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The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting WWE creative is working on a major angle for the summer. Reportedly, they are working on coming up with a "knocks your socks off" storyline similar to how the Nexus angle captured attention in 2010 and CM Punk did in 2011. There is a lot of pressure to come up with something because of the low ratings and current product.
Before we get started, I think we must be able to construe what a blockbuster means. Of course, many people will have contrasting presumptions of what one may be; some may believe that Big Johnny/John Cena was already a blockbuster angle, while some may believe that CM Punk's angle last year wasn't even a blockbuster angle. At least to me, a blockbuster angle would be something that's astonishing and sustains a widespread of attention.The idea doesn't necessarily have to be innovative, not saying it wouldn't help, but it does have to be something we never saw coming and acquires mainstream attention for it. For example, last year's CM Punk anti-WWE promo. It was both catastrophic and received a lot of mainstream attention from it. I mean even Colin Cowherd, an ESPN journalist that isn't fond of professional wrestling, admitted the promo was well-said and gave it the attention it deserved.
The only current angle in WWE that's brewing is the Brock Lesnar versus Triple H angle. I must say, since Brock Lesnar has limited date, the addition of Paul Heyman was a smart idea, because not only can Lesnar take time off while his angle develops with HHH, but Paul Heyman is more than capable of keeping the feud moving as well. And for a long-term angle (gee, I know; a few months is considered long-term these days), they have booked it well. Everything has been booked soundly and there is nothing that has rendered the moot yet. With that all being said, the feud just doesn't seem groundbreaking or what I would call blockbuster thus far. The main reason I feel this way is because Brock Lesnar lost his aura of a dominant figure when he lost his return match to John Cena. It makes it seem nonsensical to me they're going to do a WWE and its roster are in peril because of Heyman/Lesnar if they're going in that direction (which it feels like they are).
That is unless they do an angle that explains that Heyman is the mastermind behind Lesnar's success because his game plans are more well-crafted, opposed to when he's by himself he's overzealous. I'm not holding my breath for WWE to dig that deep, though. Unless WWE pulls a rabbit out of a hat by elevating this feud from adequate to groundbreaking, and making Brock Lesnar feel like a threat again, I don't see this being the "rock your socks off" angle.
There are rumors stirring around that CM Punk and John Cena will be having a match at Summerslam. I know people are outraged about Cena being back into the title picture, but let's face it, even though he hasn't been feuding for the title, he's been in every main event since Survivor Series. So think of this way: CM Punk will finally be in a main event feud instead of being treated as second-rate material. In my opinion, this could be the blockbuster angle that WWE is talking about for the Summer, especially since CM Punk is a miracle worker on the mic because he can make almost anything sound interesting.
In any event, the WWE cannot perform another anti-establishment/anti-WWE angle nor can they do another Vince McMahon injury angle. With Vince McMahon's limo exploding, Randy Orton punting Vince McMahon in the head,Nexus, CM Punk last year and recently Big Show punching Vince McMahon and Brock Lesnar/Paul Heyman currently being the anti-establishments of the WWE, they've milked those two ideas out for a way too long time.
Considering WWE's shows have been in cruise control for the past months, with no signs of improving until the 1,000 episode, and considering it feels like the shows are written by 12-year-old kids with crayons, it would be a gargantuan testament of how atrocious the WWE's writing staff has become if they cannot pull off something newsworthy. Whilst I do believe the team is sub-par, I don't believe they are *that* bad. However…….
The Nexus angle had potential to shake up the WWE, but ended with Team Cena coming out on top. The Age of Orton was really steaming, but lost its steam because of bad booking and Triple H winning. CM Punk was white-hot, but it ended with him losing the belt because Del Rio cashed- in, all because to Nash powerbombed, leading to a feud that went nowhere and perplexed the audience.. Thereafter, the nearly impossible happened: John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar, killing Lesnar's dominant aura and anti-climatically ending Cena's losing streak.
For years, the WWE has triggered off something that felt like it was going to shake the company up and give the fans something that we haven't seen for the past years. Unfortunately every time that's happened, the company just winds up doing a complete circle and becomes the same formulaic and cut-and-dry television program again. Therefore, the question doesn't become whether or not the WWE can pull of a big angle; the question becomes whether they can follow through.
Something equivalent of what the WWE has done in the recent past is if Stone Cold lost against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania (let's pretend he wasn't injured), so the WWE had the same old Shawn Michaels hold the belt for awhile. Meanwhile, Stone Cold Steve Austin went back into the mid-card and lost most of the momentum he had going for him when they built him up for this big match. Then maybe down the line they would put the title on Stone Cold, but, of course, without nearly close as the amount of momentum he had during the Wrestlemania build up.
The main two problems are two things. One, Vince McMahon's ego. And two, WWE plays things too conservative. Whenever Vince McMahon says he doesn't care what we think, he isn't playing his gimmick; he's playing himself. McMahon is at the end of his career and has made tons of money, which doesn't mean he doesn't care about his product anymore; it just means its his way or the highway. When McMahon was desperate because he was close to bankruptcy, he gave the fans everything they wanted. After WWE became a monopoly, he barely ever gives the fans what they want. After all, did we want to see John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista as the next big things to break-out? Not really, but McMahon did. Do we want to see more of Zack Ryder? Yes. Does McMahon? No. Don't get me wrong, I'm surprised that WWE allowed Daniel Bryan to become this big, so I will give them kudos for seeing his talent; however, he could be so much bigger now, but McMahon hasn't allowed him to branch out as far as he could go because he doesn't fit the future plans.
The second part, WWE being too conservative, is something that has plagued the WWE with a heavy dose of boredom . It's the main reason to why there aren't any heat-magnet and/or dominant heels because everything's happy-go-lucky. It's why John Cena does almost the same routine each week. It's why nobody can get to the level they could be at if there wasn't a "nobody can surpass John Cena's popularity" rule. It's why the only time a major change occurs is when someone is leaving, i.e Punk going over Jeff Hardy/ Batista turning heel.
Plainly put, it's just why hardly anything is exciting. If I knew every single huge sports game would wind up ending the same 99 out of 100 times, I would stop watching it. Sometimes, unexpected things are supposed to happen in sports. Not to mention that WWE has the biggest advantage over every other sport (except basketball), and that is it's a fake sport that has outcomes which are picked before the match.
Ultimately, the WWE not only needs to come up with a blockbuster idea, they need to finish it and flip this company upside down. The product has had things that have created a spark, but it hasn't lit the world on fire. Vince McMahon needs to stop making decisions based upon his ego and needs to stop being conservative. The ratings and buyrates are mainly slowly decreasing and unless the WWE takes a bit of gamble for a change, they will keep methodically decreasing.


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NEW YORK -- Since May 1, no pitcher in baseball has appeared in more games than Jeurys Familia (35), while few have enjoyed as much success (a 1.49 ERA, 36 strikeouts and 12 walks).
But all those accomplishments have come at a cost. Familia has spent much of this week nursing what he calls a "tired" arm, as manager Terry Collins grapples with the contrasting goals of preserving his most successful reliever while also winning as many games as possible.
"We've got to win," Collins said Thursday afternoon. "We're in situations where these are big games for us. We're very lucky that we have some good enough arms down there that we can give Jeurys last night off and still have him available for tonight."
Though Collins spent the early portion of this week fretting over Familia's recent velocity drop, he brought the right-hander into Tuesday's game at the first sign of trouble -- despite the Mets leading by seven runs with one out in the ninth. Familia complained of tenderness the next day, then again Thursday afternoon -- but said he was available to pitch if needed.
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But when you compare what USA Today reported with the bipartisan principles Rubio signed onto earlier this year, there is not much difference between the two plans. Both plans "repeats the failures" of an amnesty-for-enforcement framework. Both plans create "a special pathway that puts those who broke our immigration laws at an advantage over those who chose to do things the right way and come here legally." USA Today had no details on how Obama's bill would "address guest workers or future flow," but the principles Rubio signed were exceedingly vague on that subject too.
The only real difference between Obama and Rubio appears to be whether or not a border security "trigger" should be met before those here illegally now could become citizens. But even this is not that big a deal. White House spokesman Josh Earnest has already admitted that while Obama does not prefer a trigger, he will sign a bill that contains one.


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Agent Spotlight: Bonnie Arnold
November 24, 2012
Bonnie Arnold has 11 years experience in real estate. She is a broker with Re/Max Properties of the Summit in Frisco. You can contact her at (970) 333-7787.
Q: Where did you grow up? Dayton, OhioQ: What do you love about Summit County? There is a peace we enjoy here in Summit County. It is friendly, progressive and beautiful.Q: What do you enjoy doing when you're not working? I love skiing and riding in the winter, and golfing, hiking and playing tennis in the summer.Q: How long have you worked in real estate? 11 yearsQ: What is your specialty? I love working with buyers and sellers equally and concentrate on residential.Q: What designations do you have and what does that mean for people you with? I have several designations including, BRI, MRE, ePRO, GREEN, and RSPS. Every designation is more knowledge to keep me abreast of important information that I can pass along to clients.Q: What is the most challenging/gratifying aspect of what you do? I enjoy helping people through an emotional process that can be overwhelming. The best part is seeing the joy and satisfaction a year or two after the closing.Q: What is the most unique property you've listed or sold?In Summit County every property is unique! However I do remember a very small bank-owned house I sold in Park County that had a wood foundation and no well permit!Q: What are the top three things that separate you from your competitors?I specialize in the small details, making sure that my clients never have an unpleasant surprise to add to their emotional level. Often what might have been a major issue, if caught early, becomes a non-issue.Q: What is one tip you have for someone looking to buy or sell a home?Listen to your Realtor. We know the market and can guide you wisely. Too often buyers and sellers listen to people who are either misinformed or clueless.Q: What do you see in the future for real estate sales/prices?Everything is cyclical and we will recover, but it will be slow for the next five years. My biggest concern is how international crises will impact the U.S. economy.Q: Why should someone chose you as their real estate broker?I care about my clients as people and never waste their time. I am always thoroughly prepared to make the best use of their precious time here in the mountains.
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A woman was raped in a park after her attacker saw she was down on her luck and offered her vodka and cigarettes, a jury was told.
Khalid Mahmood spotted his alleged victim picking up a cigarette butt in the street after she was left penniless when her purse was stolen, Bradford Crown Court heard this week.
Mahmood, 31, of Gordon Street in Keighley, denies raping the woman in Cliffe Castle Park in the town on March 21, 2011.
Prosecutor, Matthew Bean, said she had called at the Job Centre to arrange a crisis loan after losing her purse.
Mr Bean said she was "in a fairly desperate situation", and Mahmood saw her pick up the cigarette end off the pavement near Keighley Library. He was friendly, gave her a cigarette and suggested they go to the park together.
The court heard Mahmood had a bag containing vodka and After Shock. The woman went willingly with him, and they sat near a fallen tree, drinking, smoking and talking.
Mr Bean said the woman was "at a very low point in her life".
He alleged she made it very clear she did not want to engage in sexual activity with Mahmood. She pulled away when he tried to kiss her and told him to stop when he tried to put his hand up her shirt.
Mr Bean said the woman became so drunk she either lost consciousness or was no longer aware of what was happening to her. The jury was told Mahmood had sex with her in the park.
She could recall nothing about it and woke up in Airedale Hospital later that day, after Mahmood called an ambulance.
Mr Bean said the woman was so heavily intoxicated she did not have "the freedom and capacity" to make a choice about whether to have sex with Mahmood.
He told the court he was well aware of her physical state and that she was not consenting. Her eyes were glazed and she was unable to stand. The ambulance crew saw her trousers were undone and there was bark and leaves in her underwear.
Mahmood admitted to having sex with the woman but said it was with her consent. He told the court yesterday he panicked when police questioned him about the alleged rape.
He said: "I was scared because I knew I had had sex with her, but I had not done anything wrong. I was scared people, especially my family, would find out that, one, I'd been drinking and, two, I had sex with somebody else."
Mahmood said she did not seem drunk, but later, after she fell over three times, he called an ambulance because he was worried about her. He pointed paramedics in the direction of the victim then left because he was worried his family would find out about their liaison.
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Last week was an extremely busy one, with quarterly results out from a few hundred companies, and the release of an armful of global economic data.
On the economic front, the takeaway from all that data was that the global situation has continued to improve, but that concerns remain regarding the U.S. Those domestic concerns were highlighted in Friday's January employment report, which revealed that 157,000 nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%. Sifting below the headline number, we learned that prior monthly numbers were revised higher, in part due to the monthly recalculation of seasonal factors as well as annual re-benchmarking of the data. Despite those upward revisions, the trend of declining job creation vs. the prior month remained -- 157,000 jobs in January, down from 196,000 jobs in December, which was down from 247,000 jobs in November.
On the bright side, it seems the overhang from the "fiscal cliff" has been lifted. While we will eventually trade that for uncertainty regarding the debt ceiling and sequestration-related spending cuts, January manufacturing data painted an improving picture in the U.S. -- but these numbers also showed we're still not out of the woods yet. Yes, durable orders improved in December. Further, the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Index rose to 53.1 for January, with its order components climbing to 53.3 from December's 49.7. However, the order-backlog component of the ISM index fell to a 10-month low in January, which means orders will need to further improve in order for production growth to be maintained.
One area of strength continues to be the domestic automotive market -- which, as we learned Friday, continued its shipment growth into 2013, with U.S. auto sales rising 14%. Figures from Autodata put January U.S. auto sales at an annual 15.3 million, marking the third straight month that the number has come in above 15 million. That means good things for Ford (F), General Motors (GM) and Chrysler, as well as their suppliers.
Digging more deeply into the Bureau of Labor Statistics data, we see January's average hourly earnings rose 2.1% year over year. However, disposable income remains under pressure thanks to the expiration of the payroll tax holiday, as well as due to rising gas and food prices. According to AAA, on Friday the national average price of retail gas posted its biggest one-day increase in 23 months, jumping $0.04 to $3.46 a gallon. Over the last six weeks, we've seen more than an 8% gain in the national average price of gas prices at the pump.
Underlying this has been a rise in oil prices: Since the close of last week, for instance, West Texas Intermediate crude has climbed to $97.61 to $97.61 per barrel. Helping to fuel that rise has been the continuing economic expansion in China and other emerging markets, as reported by both HSBC and Markit Economics late last week. That also confirms recent commentary from the likes of General Electric (GE), DuPont (DD), Proctor & Gamble (PG) and others that says China and the emerging market are poised for much faster growth in 2013 than the domestic economy.
Odds are that, as the global economy continues to move forward, we will see oil and gas prices march higher over the coming months. While many investors are anticipating the return of uncertainty as the U.S. nears debt-ceiling and sequestration timelines, we need to keep an eye on rising input prices. These stand to affect only affect the consumer wallet, but also corporate margins and profits.
Against that backdrop, we're in for another wave of earnings this week, with a few hundred companies scheduled to report. We'll start to get a better view of the retail environment when we hear from Polo Ralph Lauren (RL), True Religion (TRLG), Stanley Furniture (STLY), Panera (PNRA) and others, including Walt Disney (DIS). One of the key barometers of the consumer will be Disney's theme-park metrics. Rising food prices and its impact on margins will be watched at Panera, as well as at Chipotle (CMG) and Flowers Food (FLO). We'll also hear the latest on the industrial economy from Eaton (ETN), Cummins (CMI) and American Axle (AXL).
That's quite a list of companies to listen to this week, but it's only scratching the surface. Here's a look at which names are slated to report their results this trading week, as well as what economic data will be hitting the tape in the coming days:
Economic Data
Monday, Feb. 4
- Factory Orders (December)
- Markit Japan Composite PMI (January)
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- Institute for Supply Management Services Index (January)
- HSBC China Composite Purchasing Managers Index (January)
- Markit Eurozone Composite PMI (January)
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Mortgage Index (Weekly)
- HSBC Emerging Markets Index (January)
Thursday, Feb. 7
- Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims (Weekly)
- Productivity (fourth quarter of 2012)
- Unit Labor Costs (fourth quarter of 2012)
- Consumer Credit (December)
Friday, Feb. 8
- Trade Balances (December)
- Wholesale Inventories
Corporate Earnings
Monday, Feb. 4
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- Arch Coal (ACI)
- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
- ARM Holdings (ARMH)
- Cerne (CERN)
- Church & Dwight (CHD)
- Chipotle
- Walt Disney
- Delphi Automotive (DLPH)
- Eaton
- Hain Celestial (HAIN)
- Kellogg (K)
- Regal-Beloit (RBC)
- Revlon (REV)
- Shutterfly (SFLY)
- Sirius (SIRI)
- Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)
- Trimble Navigation (TRMB)
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- Apollo Investment (AINV)
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
- Cummins
- CVS/Caremark (CVS)
- DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT)
- DeVry (DV)
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)
- LeapFrog (LF)
- Measurement Specialties (MEAS)
- Marathon Oil (MRO)
- News Corp. (NWS)
- Penske Auto (PAG)
- Panera
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Spectrum Brands (SPB)
- Stericycle (SRCL)
- Stanley Furniture
- True Religion
- Time Warner (TWX)
Thursday, Feb .7
- Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
- Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
- Bunge (BG)
- Badger Meter (BMI)
- Cardtronics (CATM)
- Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)
- Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
- Coinstar (CSTR)
- Eagle Materials (EXP)
- Flowers Food
- Hasbro (HAS)
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts (HOT)
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
- Ingredion (INGR)
- iRobot (IRBT)
- LinkedIn (LNKD)
- Monster Worldwide (MWW)
- Noble Energy (NBL)
- Nuance (NUAN)
- New York Times (NYT)
- OpenTable (OPEN)
- Philip Morris (PM)
- Regal Entertainment (RGC)
- Rofin-Sinar Technologies (RSTI)
- Sprint-Nextel (S)
- Snap-On (SNA)
- Sony (SNE)
- Vodafone (VOD)
- Xylem (XYL)
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THE Environment Agency concluded yesterday that the Nu-Pro fire will have no significant damaging impact on the factory's surroundings.
Locals voiced fears that the smoke and ash from the blaze could have a devastating affect upon the environment in the areas surrounding the site in London Road, Thrupp.
Environment Agency officers attended the site yesterday, preparing a report on the site and monitoring the River Frome.
A spokesperson from the agency said: "No significant environmental impacts have been seen, but a milky appearance on the watercourse was identified and is related to the fire water runoff.
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How to Build a Band
Tom Dumont, No Doubt
"We grew a huge mailing list and used it to get the word out for every big show we did, which was usually every two or three months. We'd spend hours at Kinko's, making postcards or flyers and then even longer addressing and stamping them all. We had a very dedicated local following in Southern California which we made great efforts to nurture. [In 1995] We put out The Beacon Street Collection secretly, behind the back of Interscope [the band's label]. At the time, we were trying to write and record Tragic Kingdom, and the label wasn't excited enough to get us moving toward the goal of releasing our music. We had a great local following and just wanted to get something out to them. We recorded it and had it manufactured all by ourselves, and we'd sell it at shows and local record stores. The funny thing was, when we eventually showed it to our A&R guy, he just smiled and said, "Oh, so that's what you've been up to." They weren't upset about it at all, and after Tragic Kingdom, they ended up buying it from us and re-releasing it for us."
Dan Perkins, Lo-Fi Champion
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"I used to always make demos, and I would make the J-cards at Kinko's, so I just drew up a trophy on one and wrote my name and thought, 'What am I going to call this?' And then I thought, 'Lo-Fi Champion' because I made it on a four-track in my bathroom, so it's going to sound like shit. So I'm going to brag about the fact that it's going to sound like shit."
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"We used to go out and cruise. We had rehearsal during the night, and we'd go out during the day, and one guy would take one territory, and another would take another territory, and we'd go to Kinko's and make 5,000 to 10,000 flyers, and we'd put them everywhere and plaster every freeway onramp and exit from San Diego to the Valley. A couple of times, we got busted. We'd use wallpaper paste to put the posters up. They said the name real big and the show date at the bottom. There are some that are still up there; they just never came down. We'd hit all the major freeways. Someone would take South Orange County, someone would take Hollywood, someone would take the 57. It would take us all night, but we'd do it. The next day, we'd get phone calls. 'Dude, I saw a poster with your name on it on the 405.' You'd meet people, and they'd ask, 'What's your band name?' and you'd say, 'Lit,' and you'd see some kind of recognition. They had heard or seen the name before. It's like a subliminal awareness."
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Alison M. Rosen: Okay, correct me if I'm wrong but as a woman there is no way for us to pee on the side of the road and not get all wet and gross, right?
Monique Powell: I've done it. I've learned how.
But I mean you're still a little bit wet or can you totally pee and get up and be fine?
Well you know you drip dry but then you're all right. It's all in positioning. If you can lean your back up against a wall, like, on the freeway if you have to pull over the best thing to do is turn off the lights, keep the hazards on, close the door of the car, no don't close the door, keep the door open, passenger side and go to the back side of the car and lean your back, like a sitting position, keep your legs as far in front of you as possible.
Leaning against the door?
Against the car. My theory is that if guys can do it, girls can do it, no matter what it is.
Can we write our name in the snow?
I can write my name.
You have a long name.
Well, I just write "Mo" because I don't really have that big of a bladder.
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ADY Pennock has named his England World Cup team for the opening clash against Italy in Brazil on Saturday.
Ady has controversially left out Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge for Manchester Utd's Wayne Rooney as the lone front-man and has also opted for Manchester Utd defender Phil Jones ahead of Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson.
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Inland Fisheries Biologists Tag and Stock 20,000 Budweiser Sharelunker Offspring
ATHENS, Texas — Will the potential next world record largemouth bass please raise a fin?
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries biologists tagged and stocked 20,000 6-inch largemouth bass the week of November 14 as part of an ongoing effort to produce a new world record.
Operation World Record (OWR) evolved as a result of the Budweiser ShareLunker program. Now in its 20th year, the ShareLunker program has accepted 391 largemouth bass donated by anglers and used them for spawning in an effort to increase the number and size of trophy largemouth bass caught in Texas.
But until OWR, the program was based mostly on faith and common sense, which hold that bigger-than-average fish stand a better-than-average chance of producing offspring that will also grow large. Like cattle or deer, fish need three things to reach their maximum growth potential: good genetics, good nutrition and plenty of time to grow.
Recent advances in the ability to detect genetic differences among fish are expected to enable scientists to confirm their belief that big fish have genes that make it possible for them to grow bigger, and that these genes can be passed on to their offspring.
After extracting DNA from ShareLunker tissue samples, TPWD geneticist Dijar Lutz-Carrillo looks for short repetitive sequences of DNA known as microsatellites. At locations along the chromosomes where microsatellites exist — known as microsatellite loci — the DNA sequence is highly variable, providing elevated levels of variation among individuals. Variation is expressed in the form of different sized alleles at these microsatellite loci. Different sized alleles in different individuals can then be used to identify or exclude possible offspring at a later date. "We will be using up to 17 microsatellite loci to monitor these fish," said Lutz-Carrillo. "We have DNA from the ShareLunker fish and their male mates. Taken together, the combinations of alleles at these 17 loci are virtually unique to these individuals. This allows us to use a technique analogous to fingerprinting to identify specific fish except that the alleles, unlike fingerprints, are passed on to their offspring. When fish are collected from these reservoirs at a later date, we will examine their DNA to determine if they are possible offspring from these ShareLunker crosses."
"The study reservoirs were selected by considering a variety of factors," said Mukhtar Farooqi, a principal investigator in the study along with Michael Baird, Timothy Bister and Thomas Hungerford. "The most important criteria were habitat, water quality, reservoir size and sampling conditions. We also considered the trophy history of the lake as well as its forage base and harvest regulations."
Coded wire tags, tiny pieces of stainless steel wire 0.25 mm in diameter and 1.1 mm long, are inserted using a tag injector. The fish are then run through a device that magnetically detects the tag. If a tag is present, the fish falls into a holding tank. If no tag is detected, the device swings a gate inside to shunt the fish into a net so it can be retrieved and tagged.
"The fish we tagged last week will be sampled by electrofishing in April 2009," Farooqi explained. "At the same time, we will sample wild fish of the same age from the reservoirs. Differences in length and weight of the ShareLunker offspring and wild fish will provide insight into the effectiveness of TPWD's OWR largemouth bass selective breeding program."
"Ultimately we will be able to take a DNA sample from a Budweiser ShareLunker and determine that fish's parents," said Allen Forshage, director of TFFC.
Forshage also praised the TFFC hatchery staff that raised the fish. "The survival rate of the fingerlings was high, which reflects the months of careful work of the biologists and technicians at TFFC," he said.
The Budweiser ShareLunker program is made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
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