text:
Up to now, almost every edition of @Work has focused on using the Web to do, well, work. But let's face it: Lots of people spend lots of time online doing things that few of us would mistake for work — getting a daily dose of "Dilbert," chatting with friends, fantasizing about a tropical getaway. Many companies have noticed these extracurricular activities and have issued an edict: Stop the party! Some companies have even installed software that blocks access to frivolous Web sites.
Our motto: Party on! Dismiss it as "multi-slacking," if you like. But what good is hard work if you can't have some fun once in a while? That's the attitude of Thomas Dolby Robertson, president and CEO of Headspace Inc., a music- and multimedia-development company based in San Mateo, California. Robertson is a serious businessman and an avid windsurfer. (He also wrote and performed the 1980s pop hit "She Blinded Me With Science.") He likes to take time out of his workday to check Call of the Wind (www.windcall.com), which gives members real-time wind reports for the San Francisco Bay Area (and for other areas too). If he likes what he sees, he'll leave his office to surf in the waters off the San Mateo Bridge. "I met one of my programmers by windsurfing," Robertson says. "We emailed each other for about six months. Then I told him that he should move to the Bay Area and write software in the morning and windsurf in the afternoon."
In this edition of @Work — renamed @Play — we suggest ways to play on the Web, by yourself and with others, as well as resources on the Web that will help you get out of your grim office and into the great outdoors. So dial in, log on — and have fun!
Unit of Fun
Surfing the Web (unlike windsurfing) can be a lonely experience. You sit in a cubicle or an office, eyes glued to a computer screen, searching for a piece of news, a statistic, a nugget of background information on a potential business partner. The next time your surfing begins to feel like a grind, treat yourself to a quick dose of humor, a bite of entertainment, or even a trivia quiz.
The Finger (www.thefinger.com) has been "putting the digit back in digital" since 1997. Produced by Sam Pratt, a New York City-based journalist and cultural critic, The Finger offers an almost-daily blast of caustic commentary on current events, on celebrities and other cultural icons, and on uses of the word "finger" in literature. It also points to other entertaining sites, such as Freakypants' Tribute to Worms (http://prairiedog.cs.indiana.edu:29701/home1.html). Some of the writing by Pratt and his contributors can be a little over-the-top, but it's always hilarious. Think Suck (www.suck.com) — only smarter.
Cardhouse (www.cardhouse.com) is another edgy Web site where contributors always have something to say. Its creator, Jeff Hansen, a writer and designer in Hayward, California, offers wicked commentaries on topics such as credit-card applications and truck soccer (which is a lot like ordinary soccer, except that it's played with remote-control trucks). The site also archives back issues of Hansen's X Magazine and will soon archive Dryer, another zine of his. One of the site's most amusing features, "All About All About," is a listing of books, periodicals, and clippings with titles such as "All About Tipping" and "All About Mobile Homes." And be sure to sign up for Missives, Hansen's email newsletter. The quick jabs that he sends to your inbox are as funny as his Web writings.
If you don't like your humor and commentary to be short and sweet, then peel back the layers of The Onion (www.theonion.com), the electronic version of a weekly humor tabloid based in Madison, Wisconsin. Updated every Wednesday, The Onion offers a blend of "Saturday Night Live" and the Weekly World News. "It's a brilliant satire of the average U.S. newspaper," says Bill Sandoval, an assistant professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Sciences — and a huge Onion fan. "The stories are completely nonsensical, but the writing is perfectly journalistic, making it a brilliant mockery of what passes for real news writing. Sometimes I laugh out loud while I'm reading it."
Of course, there's more to fun than humor. IQ tests and trivia quizzes offer a wonderful break from the routines of office life. Puzz.com (www.puzz.com) includes a superb assortment of brainteasers, riddles, and games. Its table-based layout can be distracting, but Puzz.com is a great place to see what kinds of puzzles and quizzes are available online. For example, the "Chimera Test" claims to be one of the most difficult IQ quizzes ever created. Another feature, "Trivia Blitz," is a weekly Java blast of pop-culture trivia.
If you get so good at online trivia that you think you're some kind of genius, then wrap your head around Mensa Workout (www.mensa.org/workout.html). The interactive intelligence test requires you to answer 30 challenging questions in 30 minutes. A good score won't get you into the genius club ("This quiz is provided for entertainment purposes only," reads a disclaimer), but it will expand your mind.
Play Well with Others
We said it before: surfing the web can be a lonely experience. But one of the strangely appealing things about cyberspace is that there are millions of other lonely people out there just like you — people who sometimes take a break from work to check sports scores, to contact a friend, or to play a game. Which makes the Web a great place to play with others.
One way to break up your routine is to communicate with other people. There are plenty of legitimate business uses for real-time electronic, but it's also fun to shoot the virtual breeze. Yack! (www.yack.com) offers daily real-time chats, with sessions organized by time and topic. Regardless of what you want to discuss — sports, TV, politics, business — Yack! will put you in touch with people who have something to say about it. The "Categories" section helps you see at a glance when that week's chats (on topics such as "Business and Economy," "Education," "Regional," and "Computers and the Internet") are scheduled.
The Web isn't just a great place to play with strangers — it's also a great place to play with your kids. Nancy Young, director of operations for Geneer, a software-development company based in Des Plaines, Illinois, spends a lot of quality time with her seven-year-old son playing games on Disney's Blast Online (www.disneyblast.com). The site offers interactive games, Web tours, chats for children, and D-Mail (Disney's kids-oriented email tool), all for just $5.95 a month. Surfing Disney's Blast is an energetic, colorful pastime. "We have online freethrow contests all the time," says Young. "My son kicks my butt again and again. It's enough stimulation and variety to keep his attention. It was the first Web site to engage his creative urge."
What's more fun than buying stuff — especially when you're in a bidding war with other people? Check out eBay (www.ebay.com), an online-auction site that lets you bid on more than 600,000 items in more than 1,000 product categories. Forget the computers, modems, and other kinds of hardware that most people associate with online auctions. This site specializes in items that are bizarre, kitschy, and hard to get. Better still, if you want to sell as well as buy, eBay will broker your sale. Jennifer Brannon, an account executive for GreenLight Communication in Newport Beach, California, has been using eBay for about two years. An avid collector of lunch boxes and of silk jersey dresses designed by Emilio Pucci, Brannon visits the site daily: "The biggest thrill I get is checking the auctions every day. It's like watching stocks."
If bidding wars aren't your idea of fun, how about plain old war — in the form of networked strategy-and-action games? Westwood Studios (www.westwood.com) offers a Net-based version of its award-winning game Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Playing games online adds lots of features and strategic wrinkles that CD-ROM games can't offer. Mark Bell, a course designer for Toronto-based Promis Systems Corp., loves competing against strangers. "The first time I played Command & Conquer online, I said, This is a whole new game," he reports.
At The Station (www.station.sony.com), Sony Online Venture Inc.'s gaming site, users can see who else is using the service. Once you register with The Station, your user name will pop up in a "Just Arrived" box each time you visit, so other users know you're there. You can join others to play Jeopardy! Online and Wheel of Fortune Online in real time, and if you're good enough, you can even become a featured player. The Game Show Network (www.spe.sony.com/gsn) offers online games, plus a chat area and a daily schedule of game shows on television.
Get Online — Then Go Outside
Having virtual fun on the web can be a great break from work. But if you want a real break, why not try the real world? Get online, and then go outside and play! Tennis Online (www.tennisonline.net) offers a nifty service, called "Locate a Partner," that helps you do just that. Its database of tennis players is a promising resource for people who want to find a tournament partner, to schedule a casual match, or just to practice. Players can also find information on a growing number of local tennis leagues, clubs, tournaments, and organizations.
If you're looking for a gym or a health club in your area, or for a place to work out when you're on the road, check out Men's Health's Gyms Locator (www.menshealth.com/new/gym). It's a directory of more than 13,000 gyms and health clubs in the United States. You can search for gyms by ZIP code or by city and state. Most listings offer a no-frills rundown of contact information, but some include links to the gyms' Web sites, which usually offer more information about facilities, programs, and fees.
REI's Get Out There site (www.rei.com/OUT_THERE/getout.html) is another great online resource that will help you get outside. Its outdoor-learning center collects a wealth of information on bicycle touring, canoe camping, and backpacking. REI also offers gear checklists, adventure-trip itineraries, and a community area in which outdoors enthusiasts share tales, tips, tricks, and trip ideas for camping, hiking, and cycling. In the "Community" section, people seek partners for coming hikes, climbing trips, and bicycle tours, and discuss their favorite places to camp, canoe, and snowshoe.
The Web can even help you get airborne. Spiros Maillis, a newbie skydiver, went online to learn about skydiving schools in western Massachusetts. After he located Airborne Adventures (www.javanet.com/~skydive), he checked out related Web sites, signed up for lessons — and also reassured himself that skydiving was safe. "I'm afraid of heights, and I wanted to get over that," he says. "The safety stats on one of the sites taught me that more people die from getting hit by lightning or being eaten by sharks than from skydiving."
We think we'll stick with the Mensa test.
Heath Row (email@example.com) is a Fast Company associate editor. He spends most of his time at the office goofing off.


text:
CA Technologies has a new CEO
CA Technologies has elected Michael P. Gregoire, 46, as the company's new chief executive officer, effective 7 January 2013, the IT company announced today.
Gregoire, a 25-year veteran of the software and IT services industries, was also elected to the CA Technologies Board of Directors.
He will succeed the retiring CEO of the company, William E. McCracken, 70. McCracken will also leave CA Technologies Board of Directors effective 7 January 2013.
"I am honoured to have the opportunity to lead CA Technologies," Gregoire said. "I accepted the position because I believe CA Technologies has a compelling value proposition, a strong reputation and a growing relevance for customers, software engineering, and partners. It is clear that CA Technologies is well-positioned to lead the industry as companies find it more critical than ever to manage and secure their IT environments in the cloud and efficiently provide business services that enable them to win in the marketplace."
Before this appointment, Gregoire was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Taleo Corp., a cloud-based talent management software company. Before joining Taleo, Gregoire spent four years at PeopleSoft. He has also spent 12 years at EDS Corp.
Gregoire will relocate to the New York area, the company said in a statement.
Sign up for CIO Asia eNewsletters.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Current Newswire:
SRO: Linux Up Close: Time To SwitchJan 29, 1999, 15:31 (0 Talkback[s])
WEBINAR: On-Demand
No-Size-Fits-All! An Application-Down Approach for Your Cloud Transformation REGISTER >
Smart Reseller Online compares Linux with Windows NT. This is a positive review.
"Forget Linux's hype. Forget Microsoft Corp.'s server market share. The bottom line, according to our hands-on analysis, is that commercial Linux releases can do much more with far less than Windows NT Server can."
"Yes, Linux has its problems as a desktop operating system. Yes, NT and NetWare have staggering brand recognition. But Linux is a worthy contender--both in features and performance--for your customers' file and Internet server jobs."
"The Best Windows File Server: Linux!"
0 Talkback[s] (click to add your comment)


text:
Wait! We think you're in the US - Lovehoney.com is a better site for you.Shop there and get 10% off!Go to Lovehoney.com
Si Novelties Anal Banger Dildo with Suction Cup Large
Average customer review 4.5 out of 5 stars8 reviews
Sorry! This product has been discontinued.
Please scroll down to see alternative products.
You May Also Like
Product Description
Fabulous US-made flexible anal dildo, with a large tapered head and slender neck. Really, really strong suction cup that sticks to any flat surface. Not for beginners, this is a large anal dildo that provides a serious challenge!
This is a huge toy - some customers have returned them saying the anal dildo was too large - be sure to check the dimensions before ordering!
And have fun!
Buyer's Guides
Buy the best dildo for you and learn how to get the most out of your new sex toy with our advice guides.
Sex Toys Guides > Dildo Guides > How to Use a Large Dildo
Sex Toys Guides > Dildo Guides > Beginner's Guide to Dildos
Sex Toys Guides > Dildo Guides > How to Choose the Perfect Dildo
Explore more from our collections…
Customer Reviews
Si Novelties Anal Banger Dildo with Suction Cup Large 8 4.5 out of 5 stars
See all 8 customer reviewsOrder by:Write your own review
- 5 star
- 4
- 4 star
- 3
- 3 star
- 1
- 2 star
- 0
- 1 star
- 0
- Newest
- Most helpful
- Rating
Si Novelties Anal Banger Dildo with Suction Cup Large
RRP: £39.99 You save: £9.99 (25%)
Awesome and a privilege
Reviewed: 02 June 2014 by Abbey
When the box with your new toy from Lovehoney is nearly 3 feet long, you know it's getting serious in a good way.
Delivery was spot on as always, easy ordering with my account.
It is very big, very heavy, very smooth, beautifully designed and very well made. It's packaged well enough to keep your toy in.
Just had to play as soon as I could, so I had a nice deep enema session to get all nice and clean. You don't want a mess, and if you are really clean your lube works much better. Very important for your health and enjoyment.
I use a water-based lube good for all toys. I warmed up on a wide Tripple Ripples and then then used a couple of my double dildos to open me up inside and get lube deep inside me.
This awesome toy is made of the totally safe soft but firm vinyl. Very smooth and very soft, smooth curves. Once lubed it's quite difficult to hold.
It also slips into you so smoothly. Okay, so you are into a big stretch, and it takes a bit of guidance and you getting your body at the right angle.
The first bit is very easy due to the perfect shape, you start to feel it's beginning to stretch you wide open more and more but so gently because of its shape. Then OMG, you realise it's slipping in. You are over the biggest bit, and your bum is sucking it in.
Absolutely incredible feelings, then you just take it very slowly. Remember it is very deep inside you.
I have got another 6 - 8 inches to go, which is something to look forward too.
Privileged because Lovehoney are not stocking it for now, so you better hurry.
Because I would like to buy all my toys from Lovehoney, I think they should make a bit of a hardcore section so serious players know they are not all about nice knickers!
Play safe have fun. xx
- Pros
- Everything.
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Perfect big toy.
- 2 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
At last
Reviewed: 19 April 2013 by mr_pierced, a Straight Going Steady Male
At long last I managed to master this toy. What a size. It's taken me a year of "practice" to work up to this toy.
Slipped home easy. No pain, just a very full feeling.
Found that you need to use a poster tube to stop the toy from bending in the middle. When it's in, the tube is removed from the base and bingo happy days.
I think that give it a few sessions and I won't need a tube, insertion will be easier.
- Pros
- The size and the head.
- Cons
- Very bendy.
- Bottom line
- Well worth getting, a little hard to use if you're not open fully.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Order by:
Absolute heaven
Reviewed: 21 September 2012 by weemannie, a Bisexual Married Male
Delivered with Lovehoney's usual excellence in packaging and delivery time.
Once I saw it for real I thought no way will this go in me! But knew I had to try there and then.
Got my Anal Banger Medium (from Lovehoney too) to start opening me up. After 10mins decided to give the Anal Banger Large a go. Slowly worked into my bum, after 10mins I was at the widest point of this beast. My bum felt stretched to the max but couldn't get any more in lol.
I will keep working on this beast, though this thing is definitely not for the anal novice.
- Pros
- Brilliant piece of kit.
- Cons
- Far too flexible.
- Bottom line
- Great dildo only for the experienced.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
- Newest
- Most helpful
- Rating
See all 8 Si Novelties Anal Banger Dildo with Suction Cup Large reviews…


text:
DENVER (AP) – The Denver Broncos have signed sixth-round draft pick Vinston Painter.
The rookie tackle started 13 games at Virginia Tech last season as a fifth-year senior. He played defensive tackle as a freshman before becoming an offensive tackle.
The Broncos signed him Thursday.
(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


text:
Hartley returns to GP2 with Ocean
25 August 2011 – Brendon Hartley will be making a GP2 return as racing resumes at Spa this weekend. The Kiwi – former F1 reserve driver for Red Bull and Toro Rosso - joins Ocean Racing Technology alongside Johnny Cecotto Jr, therefore replacing Kevin Mirocha.
"I am very enthusiastic and happy about the chance I have been given," says Hartley, who is currently placed seventh in the Formula Renault 3.5 standings.
"Last year I took part in two meetings of the championship but I think that the main difference is in the tyres.
"The team is very professional and I know I can count on the engineers to help me best handle this adaptation. I know the Spa track well and my objective is to be competitive there."


text:
George Foreman certainly has the gift of gab.
The former two-time heavyweight champ turned boxing promoter loves his sport and wants to see it grow.
Especially the heavyweight division.
"Boxing is made up of personalities," Foreman told theGrio late last week. "You can be the best puncher in the world, but if you don't have a personality, you won't be able to sell boxing. And that's what we've missed for a few years."
Foreman helped promote Saturday's featherweight bout between Mikey Garcia and Juan Manuel Lopez through his Foreman Boys Promotions company. Garcia scored a fourth-round TKO to remain undefeated. Speaking ahead of the fight, which was broadcast on HBO's "Boxing After Dark," Foreman was loquacious and very comfortable discussing what Garcia had to do to win. What was also clear is that his heart remains rooted in the heavyweights.
"Mike Tyson – didn't have the personality but he was infamous," Foreman said of who he considers boxing's last memorable heavyweight. "[Tyson] he sold boxing […] Everyone was talking about the heavyweight champion when Mike Tyson first came on the scene. We need someone with personality – a Muhammad Ali, a Joe Frazier, Jack Dempsey."
Foreman said he wasn't necessarily disappointed in the sport itself because there's a pool of talented and solid fighters. But it takes more than fighting.
40 years, ago Foreman first experienced what it felt like to be champion of the world. On January 22, 1973, Foreman shocked the world by manhandling the great Joe Frazier. Foreman dropped 'Smokin' Joe' in under five minutes. The bout was HBO's first boxing event.
"It never goes out of my mind," Foreman said of the fight. "I was just a regular guy walking down the street people waved, occasionally ask for an autograph. I beat Joe Frazier, I walked down the street and people insisted I get in the car with them. I was an interesting young fellow until I beat Joe Frazier and next thing you know I start hearing girls saying I was handsome. That fight made me that."
Foreman said the Frazier knockout victory was like an "anointing." After Muhammad Ali famously defeated Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' less than two years later, Foreman would not regain his belt until 1994 with a similarly stunning knockout of Michael Moorer.
He remains the oldest heavyweight fighter to ever win a world championship. His post-boxing career has been a mix of books, television shows and a whole bunch of George Foreman grills sold. His focus now is his promotions company with his five sons, all named George Foreman.
"Big George," who is now 64, said Paul Robeson and Jim Brown were his models.
"I really wanted to leave a track record so to speak," Foreman said. "Something for other boxers to reach out for. Just because you're the heavyweight champion of the world does not mean you don't have to continue to grow. And that's the picture I wanted to paint."
The Garcia-Lopez fight, which aired Saturday, can be viewed on HBO Go and HBO On Demand.
Follow theGrio's sports editor Todd Johnson on Twitter @rantoddj


text:
Lakes Area Screaming Eagles set for 2nd season
By Brian Wierima
The learning process continues for the Northern Power League and the Lakes Area Screaming Eagles semipro football team, which both will be entering its second season this coming May.
After what can be considered a successful inaugural season in 2008, some additions and changes are on its way for the 2009 campaign, said Northern Power League commissioner and owner of the Screaming Eagles Jason McCloskey.
"We did some reorganization through the league to become more business mind-set to run a non-profit organization," McCloskey said.
The Screaming Eagles will open their offseason improvements by holding a combine at the Perham Community Center Saturday, running from 2-4 p.m.
There will be drills such as the bench press, shuttle run, a 40-yard dash, cone drills and specific position drills.
The most noticeable changes coming for the upcoming season will be the additions of a pair of teams.
The Rochester Giants and potentially a team from Mankato have been added, while the league lost Duluth.
"We also have up to three or four other potential teams which could join by the start of the season," McCloskey said.
But as things stand now, the Northern Power League will have seven teams, including the new Rochester club, which were the five-time champions of the now defunct Great Plains League from 2002-07.
Last year, the league finished with six teams, including Lakes Area, Willmar, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fargo-Moorhead. All return except for Duluth.
There is now also an ultimate goal to play for at the end of the season, besides a league championship.
The Northern Power League has signed an agreement to play a regional championship game against the Great Midwest League -- which has teams hailing from Chicago and Missouri.
Each league champion will face-off for the regional title, as well as having an All-Star game at the end of the season.
The schedule has some slight changes, with nine games slated (the first two being preseason games which will count on the overall record, but not league), along with two bye weeks, with one falling on the July 4 weekend.
As far as the Screaming Eagles go, changes are underway, as well.
What probably won't change is the Eagles' home roosting spot, with negotiations already underway to play on the Frazee High School field again.
The big priorities also have been purchased by McCloskey, who also head coaches the team and is the starting quarterback.
"Last year, I spent about $23,000 and I finished about $5,000 in the hole," McCloskey said. "I was able to purchase the shoulder pads, helmets and jerseys last year, so this year, it will only be operational costs.
"I'm ahead of my business schedule, so I should be out of the hole soon."
One reason McCloskey -- who is also the head football and girls' basketball coach at Waubun -- was able to stay ahead of his business schedule was due to the fact the Screaming Eagles led the league in attendance with about 275 fans per home game.
"We now can focus on more advertising and spread the word more, since the equipment is already purchased," McCloskey included.
With the business aspect of running the team going more smoothly, McCloskey is also focusing on improving the product on the field.
The Screaming Eagles were one of the most inexperienced and youngest team in the league last year, finishing with a record of 2-7.
McCloskey said there is a good chance he can add some quality players on both the line and in the skill positions.
The Eagles will have a solid core returning, as well.
Central Lakes College linebacker Nick Kiphuth returns after a strong season on defense, while Billy Quittsdorf returns after another season playing for Bemidji State University.
Last year's Most Valuable Lineman Joe Hass returns to anchor both lines which all return, except for veteran D.J. Stone, who retired after the season.
"That's big having all your linemen return, it's a good bunch of players," McCloskey added.
Possession receiver and tight end T.J. Ash earned a scholarship to Mayville State and is expected to return.
Another wide receiver, the quick and shifty Mike Christensen, is currently playing for a semipro hockey team in Brooklyn, is also back.
Christensen led the team with six receiving touchdowns on 13 catches for 327 yards.
In the backfield, fullback Kyler Wegner will again be the leading blocker, with leading rusher Dave Moll's (527 yards rushing) return still in doubt.
But McCloskey said the team has the possibility to add players from Mayville State and Bemidji State, which would only make the team that much better.
McCloskey doesn't just want talent, he wants character on the team.
"We need character guys, that's important," he added. "I expect to be competitive in every game, too."


text:
Complaint Review: Kobo Writing Life
- Kobo Writing Life
Toronto, Ontario
- Phone:
- Web: http://www.kobo.com/writinglife
- Category: On-Line Business
Kobo Writing Life Kobo, KWL, Kobo Auto-Publishing platform, Kobo Inc. Abusive change of the terms of Use: Royalty Rate decreased from 45% to 20% Toronto Ontario
Kobo Writing Life Auto-Publishing Platform mofified its "Terms of use", Terms of Service in October 2013. The royalty rate of some categories of books (Classic books) was changed from 45% to 20%, and this change applies to the books that were already published under a 45% Royalty Rate. Publishers were not infomed by email of this dramatic royalty change and had no choice than to to accept by a "click through" update of their "Terms of use". If those new terms were not accepted then the publisher would not be able to publish new books. Kobo also threatens the publishers who do not accept the terms of use to have their published books removed from their platform.
This happens, of course, after a lot of publishers decided to publish their books (a process that is costly in time for each individual book) on this relatively new and small platform, compared to Apple iBooks or Amazon KDP.
Those publishers got their revenues cut by more than half on this platform, Kobo keeping a generous 80% of the sales...
Does your business have a bad reputation?Corporate Advocacy Program™Fix it the right way.
Set the record straight:Arbitration Program
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 11/23/2013 08:53 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/kobo-writing-life/toronto-ontario-m6k-1a7/kobo-writing-life-kobo-kwl-kobo-auto-publishing-platform-kobo-inc-abusive-change-of-t-1101666. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:
ZipBooks Accounting Software
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
ASA-MO/KAN meeting discusses modern coolant technology
Columbia, Mo.—The Automotive Service Association-Missouri/Kansas's (ASA-MO-KAN) Central Missouri chapter held a Feb. 19 meeting at Bandana's BBQ in Columbia, Mo. Local automotive service professionals joined ASA members for a presentation on "Coolants: Understanding the Evolution of OEM Antifreeze Requirements" by Ed Strickland, sales and operations manager of Products Plus Inc.
Strickland gave an overview of the chemical makeup of various types of antifreeze/coolants, and said that most late-model vehicles use an organic acid technology (OAT) coolant (often colored orange) to increase corrosion protection by coating the parts in the cooling system for longer service life.
Most problems with "mud" in the systems of vehicles using this type of coolant can be traced to them running low and air then being introduced in the system, he said, although contamination with a conventional coolant is also sometimes the cause.
Because it's impossible to know if a cooling system has been previously topped off, the gold hybrid-type sold by Products Plus is usually the best choice for topping off a system, Strickland said, even though it is not a direct replacement for each type. Meeting attendees were given a chart showing the suitable replacements.
"Currently, the product that is the most compatible with the most types and colors of factory and aftermarket antifreeze coolant is still the universal HOAT (Hybrid Organic Acid Technology) formulation," Strickland said.


text:
FN Finance Beta Questions
1. Company A has a beta of 2.77. Company B has a beta of .73. Company C has a beta of .90. The risk free rate is 6% and the market risk premium is 4%. What is the expected return of investing in Company C? Show your work.
2. Your stock portfolio consists of only two stocks. You have $30,000 in Company A and $35,000 in Company B. Company A has an actual return of -8% and Company B has a return of 12%. What is the return on your portfolio? Show your work.
3. A company has a
capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. The YTM on the company's
bonds is 9%, and the company's effective tax rate is 40%. The CFO has
estimated the company's WACC to be 9.96%. What is the company's cost of
equity? Show your work
Brown University
1271 Tutors
California Institute of Technology
2131 Tutors
Carnegie Mellon University
982 Tutors
Columbia University
1256 Tutors
Dartmouth University
2113 Tutors
Emory University
2279 Tutors
Harvard University
599 Tutors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2319 Tutors
New York University
1645 Tutors
Notre Dam University
1911 Tutors
Oklahoma University
2122 Tutors
Pennsylvania State University
932 Tutors
Princeton University
1211 Tutors
Stanford University
983 Tutors
University of California
1282 Tutors
Oxford University
123 Tutors
Yale University
2325 Tutors


text:
Spoof Snippets
Showing snippets written by majellamcparland.
Show all snippets.
Showing page 1 (of 1 pages)
Brian Blessed admitts his beard is fake.
Wonders why everyone hates him so much. "I'm brilliant", he insists.
written by majellamcparland, 25 September 2007
Two people actually like Bush: Poll
A survey of 2 Americans has found that some people actually like George Bush.
written by majellamcparland, 23 September 2007
Showing page 1 (of 1 pages)
Send To A Friend
Send this site to a friend!
RSS & Feeds
The Spoof is proud to present all its stories as RSS Feeds.
Mailing List
Get Spoof News in your email inbox!


text:
There is some serious culinary activity on the horizon; mark your calendars for Barbara Lynch's first ever Blizzard Bash on Friday, February 8th. The chef and general epicurean maven, whose restaurants include No. 9 Park, Sportello, B&G Oysters, The Butcher Shop and Menton, is hosting the epic shindig to benefit her namesake foundation. Aside from raising funds to support the goals of creating healthy and inspired futures for community youths, it's also going to be one heck of a party. More than thirty chefs from all over the country (including a couple hometown favorites – Jamie Bissonnette, Matt Jennings, Will Gilson, Rachel Klein, Tim Cushman, Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon) will be joining forces with drink-makers extraordinaire from near and far. The unforgettable night of food and drink runs from 7:30 to 10:30pm at the Boston Children's Museum and costs $225 per person (though if you wanted to spring for the VIP treatment for $375 per person, you could get there at 6:30pm, enjoy an exclusive reception with Ms. Lynch and her chef friends Daniel Boulud, Mark Ladner and Joseph Lenn, and then head to The Industry Thing after-party). Get all the delicious details and buy your tickets online.
Of course, if you don't want to go the way of the VIP, but you'd still like to party from 10:00pm to 1:00am, you can opt for a $75 ticket to The Industry Thing, held at Villa Victoria in the South End, separately. There'll be music, dancing, late night snacks and drinks in case you didn't get your fill at the bash. All proceeds go to benefit The Barbara Lynch Foundation's friends at Lovin' Spoonfuls. Get your tickets here.
If you're inclined to really go all out, think about heading to Menton on Thursday the 7th for the Relais & Chateaux Grand Chef Gala Dinner. Beginning at 6:30pm, guests will be treated to a reception followed by a five-course menu prepared by gastronomic heavyweights Barbara Lynch, Daniel Boulud, Mark Ladner, Joseph Lenn and Michael Tusk. Tickets to the once-in-a-lifetime meal are $1000 per person and available online.


text:
Interesni Kazki for Living Walls ConceptsMay 6th, 2012 | By RJ Rushmore | 2 Comments »
The Ukrainian duo Interesni Kazki are the latest artists to paint a wall in Atlanta with Living Walls for their Living Walls Concepts series. Neuzz is in town painting now, so expect to see something from him soon, but for now here's what IK got up to…
Interesni Kazki are now at work on another mural in Mexico City.
Photos by Nathan Bolster and Noah Orisich
Category: Festivals, Photos | Tags: Interesni Kazki, living walls


text:
Hentai Picture: Korra and Katara are well-prepped to go sapphic any 2nd now!
Enjoy seeing the sexiest characters from famous from Korra being undressed in the way you have never seen them this way. Korra with her legs stockinged has her twat and butt snatch hammered by two firm cocks! Well endowed street-walker from Korra is wreathing with a massive vaginal invasion here in current entry.
Top Posts
Recent Comments


text:
Feyenoord keen on Mendes
By Gerrit van Leeuwen
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Feyenoord are reportedly weighing up an approach for Pedro Mendes.According to reports emanating from the Dutch press, Feyenoord are weighing up an approach for Pedro Mendes.
The Tottenham midfielder only arrived at White Hart Lane last summer from Porto but the arrival of Edgar Davids has cast doubts over the future of the Portugal international.
Despite Mendes having enjoyed a decent introduction to The Premiership last term, it is expected that Spurs boss Martin Jol will pair Michael Carrick with Davids in the centre of his midfield.
Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad have reported that Feyenoord technical director Matte Wotte was in attendance to see Tottenham play Reading in a pre-season friendly - with Mendes the subject of his observations.
Feyenoord are in the market for their left side and could see Mendes as the perfect replacement for Bart Goor, who has recently quit the club for Anderlecht.
Kaiserslautern wide man Kamil Kosowski was considered, but the Eredivisie giants have now decided he is not of the calibre they are searching for.


text:
Faith Alese Ragland of Killeen, Texas
passed away on September 26, 2000. Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2000. Graveside
Service in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with the Rev.
Carrie Edison officiating.
Lauren Ashley Ragland, female infant, of Killeen, Texas died
June 13, 2001 in Temple, Texas. She was born June 13, 2001.
Lupe Ramos passed away November 29, 2011. She was born April 5, 1930 in Goliad, Texas to the late Jose Mireles & Lucas Sanchez Mireles. She was a loving wife, mother & grandmother with a deep faith in God.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years D. L. Ramos; daughters Herminia Rodriguez & husband Joe, Margaret Ramos, Mary Ramos & Elizaberth LaViola & husband Jeff; sons Joe Ramos & wife Lety, George Ramos & wife Josie, James Ramos & wife Genevieve; sisters Luisa Huerta & husband Luis & Irene Estraca; brothers Loreto Mireles & Ray Mireles & wife Susie; grandchildren Joe, Adrian, Cynthia, Veronica, Antonio, Angela, John, Mary, Stephanie, Michael, Joseph, Maci, Laura & Deigo; great grandchildren Candice, Crystal, Adrian, Jr., Julian, Victoria, William, Kimberly, Emilee, Jacob, Cole, Noah, Logan, Daniel, Avian and great-great grandchild Joshua.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Friday, December 2, 2011 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A mass will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Joe L. Rodriguez, Jr., Adrian Rodriguez, Sr., Antonio Rodriguez, John LaViola, James Michael Ramos, Joseph Ramos, Jonathan Schnieder & Jose Longoria.
www.taylorbros.net Photo courtesy of Betty Crosby
Maria Rangel Ramos, 91, formerly of Bay City passed away August 5, 2011. She was born July 26, 1920 in Ennis, Texas.
Survivors include daughters Nicole Valdez of Bay City and Lydia Castaneda of Markham; son Manuel Valdez of Bay City; 17 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited at 7:30 PM Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Mass will be 2:00 PM Monday, August 8, 2011 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Angel Ramirez, Manuel Ramirez, Jimmy Ramirez, Albert Johnson, Jr., Jorge Medina and Jesse Smith III.
Reynaldo Ramos, 77, of Wadsworth, Texas died Nov. 12, 2002
at Kindred Hospital in Pasadena.
A Memorial Mass for John Kenneth 'Ken' Rampmeier, 78, of
High Point, North Carolina, was held April 7, 2011 at
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in High Point.
Palacios Beacon, April,
BAY CITY - Romana P. Rangel, 72, of Bay City, died Sunday,
Feb. 2, 2003.
Martha Dowdell Ratliff, 80, of Cedar Lane, passed away
Thursday, January 6, 2005, at her residence following a long
BAY CITY - Jeannine Rawlings, 80, of Bay City, formerly of
Port Lavaca, passed away May 12, 2011. She was born Jan. 5,
1931, in Buda, to the late Jesse and Jessie Doherty
Galbreath. Jeannine was a member of First Baptist Church in
Bay City, Alamo Heights Baptist Church in Port Lavaca, and
was a retired floral store owner.
Published in Victoria Advocate on May 15, 2011
Ruby Elizabeth Reed, 96 of Bay City
died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. She was born September 24, 1904
in Miguel, Texas to the late John W. and Mary Cross Starr.
Opal Odell Reinke, 94, passed away December 9, 2004 in Bay
City, Texas.
Waylon Lee Rice, 88, of Bay City, passed away on March 25, 2011, at Santa Maria, California.
He was born June 14, 1922, in Bay City, Texas, to W.L. Rice and Bertha Rice.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maybelle Rice, and son, Lex Rice.
He is survived by: son, Kim Rice and wife Debbie; two grandchildren; sister, Avon Mooney; also close friend, Betty Sanders.
Waylon was in WWII and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
He was in the United States Air Force.
Bay City Tribune,
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Funeral services for Mary Margaret Richard, 80, of Point
Comfort, Tx., were held Feb. 22, 2011 at Six Mile Assembly
of God with the Rev. Johnny Kisiah officiating. Interment
was at Leakey Cemetery in Leakey, Tx.
Palacios Beacon,
February, 2011
Manuel Orozco Rivera, Jr., 52, of Markham, passed away
Wednesday, May 30, 2001. He was born July 22, 1948 in
Vincent, Texas to Manuel O. Rivera, Sr. and Jesusa Orozco.
Formerly of Bay City, he was a resident of Markham for the
past three years and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church in Bay City. He was a retired construction
laborer from Phillips Petroleum Company.
George Thomas Ritter, 55, of Cuero, passed away Friday, Feb.
18, 2011. He was born Sept. 28, 1955 in Matagorda to the
late Harley Max Ritter and Ethal Lucille Robbins Ritter. He
was a diesel mechanic and a welder. He graduated from
Victoria High School in 1974 and served in the
U.S. Navy from February 1981 to April 1985.
Published in
Victoria Advocate on February 23, 2011
Lucille Roberts, 84, of Bay City died Nov. 3, 2002 at her
John Robertson, Jr. passed away Aug. 28,
2011, at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital, in Victoria, Tx.
after a recent medical emergency event. He had been
chronically ill for many months.
Palacios Beacon, August 31, 2011
BAY CITY - Funeral services for Juanita Robinson will be at
1 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2011, at Tyree Chapel, with Rev.
Willie Myles, officiating. Burial will follow immediately
after services at Eastview Cemetery.
Published in Victoria Advocate on June 3, 2011
Ouida R. Robinson, 70, of South Houston, died April 22,
2004, at the Memorial Hermann South East Hospital in
Alberto R. Rodriguez, Sr., 72, of Bay City passed away August 28, 2011. He was born July 30, 1939 in Brownsville, TX to the late Ancencion & Celia Ramirez Rodriguez.
His wife Gloria Ruiz Rodriguez & sister Delia Pesina preceded him in death. Survivors include daughter Griselda Reyes & husband Frankie of Alvin; sons Alberto Rodriguez, Jr. & wife Julie Ann of Lake Jackson & Roberto Rodriguez & wife Reyna of Freeport; sisters Rebecca & Gaspar Garcia, Tina Martinez, Rosa Guarjardo, Oralia & Ramiro Garza, Amelia & Tony Saucello, Elena & Juan Bermudez, Esther & Richard Jiminez, Aurora & Juan Rojas & Esmeralda & Raymond Garcia; brothers Raul & Graciela Rodriguez, Eliseo & Angela Rodriguez, Ramon & Juanita Rodriguez & Ruben & Delia Rodriguez; grandchildren Christina Reyes, Krystal Bertrand, Albert Rodriguez III, Ashley Hong, Erasmo Paul Reyes, Ciara Rodriguez, Selena Rodriguez, Sarah Lynn Reyes, Erika Gomez, Elida Rodriguez, Evily Rodriguez & Nicolas Gomez and great grandchildren Bianca, Micah, D'Angelo, Rheya, Gamaliel, Jr., Camryn, Adrian, Kya & Allissa.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Alberto Rodriguez, Jr., Roberto Rodriguez, Billie Pena, Roland Ruiz, Alejandro Estrada & Ramon Rodriguez.
Fidel V. Rodriguez, Jr., 45, of Bay City, died February 9,
2005, at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.
Jasmine "The Miracle Child" Rodriguez, age 3 of Bay City,
one of the triplets born to Jesus "Jesse" and Mayra Salazar
Rodriguez on October 18, 1996 in Galveston, Texas, died July
28, 2000, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas.
BAY CITY [Matagorda County, Texas] - Maria Q. Rodriguez, 85,
of Bay City, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004.
Ruben R. Rodriguez, 55, of Bay City died December 22, 2002
at Matagorda General Hospital. He was born January 10, 1947
in Bay City to Arthur Espinosa and Bertha Rodriguez. He was
a life long resident of Bay City and a member of the Family
Worship Center.
Evelyn May Rose, 85, of Bay City passed away June 12, 2011.
She was born October 5, 1925, in Matagorda County to the late J. O. Thompson, Sr. and Nell Tobeck Thompson.
She is survived by: her daughter, Pam Love of Navarre, Florida; son, Kendall Love of La Ward; sister, Mary Harrell of Sweeny; brothers, J. O. Thompson, Jr. of Sweeny and Henry Bradford of Bay City; grandchildren, Melissa Williams, Candice Love and Lawson Love; and great-granddaughter Brooklyn Cameron.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 1 until 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Our Blessed Mother and Grandmother has left us to be embraced by Our Lord. We grieve in her absence from us but rejoice in her life and the legacy she has left us.
Her life was an abundance of love for us all and she was a lesson to us on the wisdom of living.
Artlisa was born in Dora, Alabama, to Walter Basch and Mable McPherson Basch.
They moved to Gulfport, Mississippi in 1924, where she spent her younger years.
She married Hillman Prentiss Rouse on May 22, 1926, in Mississippi where they lived until September 1933 when they found their way to Bay City, Texas, where they raised their family.
Artlisa lived in their family home until she died at the grand age of 100 years.
She is survived by: her daughter Peggy LaVerne Etoile Fagan (husband Jerry); and her sister Anna Francis Arceneaux; grandchildren, Delores Heinrich and husband Daniel, Christine Bortner, Louis John Fojtik, Albert Fojtik and wife Debra, Richard Fojtik, Frank Fojtik, Sharon Williams and husband Ernest, Cathy Green and husband Pete, Jimmy Fojtik and wife Jesse, Vicki Allen and husband Edward, Patty Wenckens, Danny Orsak and wife Tiffany, Ronnie Orsak, Regina Cobb, Donna Kaye Burlin, Michael Rouse and wife Dana, Jacquelyn Belle Williams and husband Andy, Catharine White; 18 great-grandsons; 12 great-granddaughters; four great-step-grandsons; five great-step-granddaughters; eight great-great-grandsons; 11 great-great-granddaughters; two great-great-step-grandsons; four great-great-step-granddaughters.
She is preceded in death by: her husband, Hillman Rouse; daughter, Winifred Irene Fojtik; sons, Hillman Prentiss Rouse Jr., and Eugene Orval Rouse; brothers, Robert and Harley Basch, sister Gertrude Basch and great-grandson Scott Allen Heinrich.
We are so grateful to our family members who watched over her and cared for her in her later years. It allowed her to stay in her home she loved dearly.
She is also survived by many friends who were especially dear to her heart. Our family thanks you for your love and devotion to her. A special thankfulness for you Manuel and Myrna.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at St. Paul's Methodist Church, 3102 5th Street, Bay City, TX 77414. The Minister Joshua Orsak presiding.
Bay City Tribune,
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Mildred Alene Rowland, 76, of Bay City, passed
away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. She
was born in Lee County, Texas, on Aug. 27, 1924, to parents Willie
Walton and Nancy McFarlin Delvige.
Services are under the direction of Bay City Funeral Home.
Susan Lanham Rowland, 56, of Bay City, passed away Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston following a short illness. Susan was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 1, 1955 to parents, Raymond Dale and Hazel Larwood Lanham. She was a graduate of North Texas State University and worked 22 years as an educator and mentor to numerous children in Rosebud, New Caney, and 20 years with the Bay City Independent School District. She also served 7 years as the director of the Child Development Center of the First Baptist Church of Bay City. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City where she attended the Adult 4 Sunday School Class, sang in the Adult Choir for 32 years, and was a charter member of the Kings Ringers Handbell choir. She had a passion for teaching children and loved seeing them continue their education and graduate.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Joe Rowland, a daughter and son-in-law, Kara and Ron Cowart, Jr. of Bay City, a son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Krystal Rowland of Spring, and 3 grandchildren, Tyler Taylor, Logan Rowland, and Mason Cowart. She is also survived by two sisters and their husbands, Terri and Darrell Pearce of Fort Worth and Cheryl and Blake McConnell of Denton and a step sister, Judy Veal of Fort Worth as well as numerous nieces, nephews and many, many former students.
A time of visitation will held on Friday evening, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Bay City Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 29th at 10:30 AM at the First Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Mike Collins, Jeremy Collins, Ryan Collins, Taylor Matthes, Brian Pearce, and Brad Moore will serve as pallbearers.
Services are under the direction of BAY CITY FUNERAL HOME. Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:00 am
Bay City Tribune, Sunday, October 30, 2011
Rex Richard Rush, 79, of Dardanelle formerly of Bay City, Texas, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at his home.
Survivors include: his wife Phyllis Rush of Dardanelle; one son and three daughters.
A memorial service will be held in Arkansas City, Kansas, at a later date.
Cremation Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Bay City Tribune,
Sunday, July 3, 2011 4:00 am
Tres Palacios Oaks - Odie Booth "O.B." Russom, 84, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011.
He was born on November 6, 1926, in Merkel to the late Jess and Aria Russom.
He retired from HL&P, South Texas Nuclear Plant, in 1994, as an electrical supervisor. He was known as the "Godfather of Q.C."
He is survived by: his wife, Mille Russom of Tres Palacios Oaks; brother, T.H. Russom and wife, Vernell; daughter, Brynn Lee and husband, Harold of Thomaston; son, Kenny Russom and wife, Kellee of Bay City; stepsons, Ray May and wife, Pam of Kent, Indiana, and Rob May and wife, Sherri of Brownstown, Indiana; step-daughters, Laura Murphy and husband, Billy of Houston and Deana Mabe and husband, Robert of Victoria; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Randall Booth Russom, and sister, Maggie Russom.
Graveside services under the auspice of Masonic Lodge No. 40 AF& AM were at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Golden Sunset Cemetery with Mr. Robert Mabe officiating.
Pallbearers are Todd McClanahan, Harold Lee, Billy Murphy, Travis Murphy, Michael Murphy, and Kenny Russom.
Memorial donations can be made in O.B.'s name to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Grace Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bay City Tribune,
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 4:00 am
Funeral services for Kathryn "Katie" Ryman, 85, of Brazoria will be
Friday, July 19, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at First United Methodist
Church, Brazoria.
Funeral services for Virginia Bell Ryman, 91, of Bay City were
scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel
with the Rev. Robbins Odom officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale
Cemetery, Bay City.
Copyright 2011-
Present by Carol Sue Gibbs
Aug. 12, 2011
Aug. 12, 2011


text:
On a night when many are following an epic struggle over the Iron Throne of Westeros, "The Amazing Race" honestly feels sort of quaint. While the "Unfinished Business" conceit has perhaps added additional emotional interest to the race, in that we have preexisting connections to these teams, the actual legs have been fairly nondescript. The only major change this season has been the proliferation of "You"re Still Racing" moments, which are not exactly new and have created artificial cliffhangers instead of actual tension. That doesn"t mean the season has been bad, per se, but it hasn"t been anything to write home about.
However, with Dan indisposed this evening, I have my first chance to write about the season since the premiere, and "I Cannot Deal With Your Psycho Behavior" offers a few twists and turns which I thought were pretty effective. It"s not a perfect leg by any means, bunching in the same space we would expect it to bunch in, but a tricky detour tests each team"s sense of strategy and delineates between those who are letting the game control them and those who are looking to take control of their own destiny.
And, unsurprisingly, it"s the latter teams who come out ahead, as the former teams find they"ve bitten off more than they could chew.
Until they discover, of course, that one can always throw up and try again.
[Recap, and hopefully fewer terrible metaphors, after the break.]
Jet and Cord are not the smartest people to run "The Amazing Race," but sometimes they make a lot of sense. They"re a team that benefits from having their backs against the wall, as it gives them a clear sense of purpose within a particular leg. Last week, they knew they were behind the other teams, so they had every reason to work harder and make no mistakes – as a result, they easily escaped elimination as they easily passed Ron and Christina.
In that case, they were ignorant to the fact that they had booked a flight that got in later than the other teams, screwed over by a ticket agent who defined "earliest flight" as "earliest flight on our airline." This time, however, they actually choose the later flight because they don"t want to have to deal with two different connections. It"s a safe decision, but it"s one that they can prepare for: they know, because they are a half hour behind the other teams as soon as they land, that they need to complete the tasks which follow as if their Amazing Race lives depend on it.
They run into a leg that offers them that opportunity: the teams drive themselves to most destinations, bringing directions into the mix, and the Detour is particularly punishing to those who choose the wrong Detour option.
But, before we talk about that, let"s talk about about the exciting 2012 Ford Focus. A few weeks ago, when Gary and Mallory arrived on the mat and enjoyed a cool and refreshing bottle of "Amazing Race"-themed Snapple, I saw a lot of outrage. It actually made me wonder if people had never seen product placement before, as what I saw was nothing that I hadn"t seen on numerous other shows that had far less justification for such integration. Snapple was integrated into the task without any explicit mention (called only "Iced Tea" when they picked up the bottle), and I was actually quite taken with the integration of the particular flavor into various levels of the leg. Yes, I rolled my eyes when Mallory"s eyed widened as she exclaimed how fantastic it was, but I also sort of think Mallory just is that way, and their "Snapplicious" reward (as Dan put it) was silly but harmless.
Tonight, the Ford Focus was obviously a prominent part of the leg: the touch console was heavily discussed (and used to house their first clue once on the ground in Austria), the backup camera was used to receive the next part of that clue, and Zev and Justin each walked away with a new car at the conclusion of the leg. I am not denying that it sounds unnatural for Phil to be listing off features through voiceover while we are supposed to believe that Zev and Justin are standing there listening to him, but I would say that it was fairly well integrated as far as product integration goes. They needed cars to get places, and if this product integration allows for the race to avoid cutting back on the size/scale of the race then I think it"s worth it.
Of course, much as it disrupted this writeup (my apologies, but that"s been kicking around in my brain for a week), it did somewhat disrupt the episode. However, once they finished backing up over their clue at the airport, the race was back on: after a quick stop at Schloss Schallaburg to pick up a book and allow Kent to mistake a young maiden for a man (from afar), the teams are back to Vienna for a Detour that leaves out two important variables.
In the case of "Long Hard Walk," the racers are tasked with moving an analyst"s couch from Sigmund Freud"s former residence to the university where he worked (which was a mile away), although it does not specify how large the couch might be. While it is certainly heavy and large, it"s not as heavy or as large as a more traditional couch, which some teams may not have realized. It may seem like a small thing, but I think Gary and Mallory in particularly avoided the task because of the presumed physicality, and ultimately they seemed to have no problem with it.
The other choice was "Quick and Easy Meal," where the ferris wheel from "The Third Man" became the site of an eating challenge with its own variable. While the teams were made aware that they had only twelve minutes to complete their meal aboard one of the cars, they were given no sense of the portion sizes. Presuming them to be reasonable, Gary concludes that he could eat his meal and part of Mallory"s, a presumption that costs them considerable time when they"re the last team to arrive at the ferris wheel and thus the last team to have to turn back around and complete the other task (with Jen and Kisha and Zev and Justin making the same mistake before them).
Now, I do wonder whether anyone could have completed the ferris wheel task: those portions just seemed too large for twelve minutes, and adding the chocolate cake into the mix just seemed torturous. Perhaps Flight Time and Big Easy could have completed it, but should there be a detour option that only one team can complete? Doesn"t that just make it a trap, a task which offers the promise of a speedy conclusion but in truth is just going to set you back further?
That"s a question that we should ponder, but the result was compelling: three teams in front are forced to turn around, while those teams who chose the couch to begin with (including the Globetrotters and Kent and Vyxsin) are able to surge ahead. In particular, the cowboys make up that thirty minute break by choosing the task that they had the least variables: when you"re looking to make up time, uncertainty is a greater enemy than anything else, so the couch offered the greatest combination of speed and security. It"s a decision that saves the cowboys: although they finish in fifth place, they avoid finishing in last, and that"s all that"s important when you"re starting a half hour behind.
And yet, while the Cowboys were rewarded for their decision, Gary and Mallory were punished for theirs. While they were hoping for an opportunity to catch up at the Roadblock, the task – putting on a chimney sweep"s outfit and sweeping a chimney – was not particularly challenging, meaning that only the drive to Salzburg was ever really an equalizing moment. Now, if Justin"s driving skills tell us anything, they should tell us that Gary and Mallory might have had a chance: they jumped from fifth to first after the detour, a testament to their skills with directions and the key role that plays in legs where teams are asked to drive themselves. But Gary and Mallory may have simply been too far behind, needing a more strenuous task that might have given one of the other teams a problem.
They didn"t get it, and it seemed like an unfortunate but not exactly unfair departure. They made one crucial mistake in their choice of detour, and I sort of like it when one bad decision results in a team going home. As much as I might bristle at Kent and Vyxsin"s bickering, and as much as I find Gary and Mallory an enjoyable team despite her occasional over exuberance, there"s always value to cause and effect on "The Amazing Race." It emphasizes that the choice between detours is not as simple as picking whichever one sounds easiest, but rather often becomes about weighing a variety of different factors and sometimes choosing that which seems "harder" because it seems as though it holds less potential for unwelcome surprises.
However, to quote Mallory"s strategy for potentially retrying the detour, the Race has given them a chance to throw it up and try again. In a season where non-elimination legs have been sparse, this one came at the worst possible time. Yes, I"m glad that we have a chance to get rid of a team I don"t particularly care for instead of a team who seemed to genuinely enjoy running the race, but I hate that it completely undermines everything I just said above. There were no consequences for the teams" decisions at the Detour within this leg, and bunching in the next leg will probably erase any legitimate handicap that Gary and Mallory will face (and let"s not even start imagining what mind-numbingly simple speed bump awaits them).
Sure, one could say that "The Amazing Race" is more about the journey than about the race itself. We got to visit a castle, and a fancy library, and learn that Jen and Kisha appear to believe Sigmund Freud to be a woman. We even got to visit the Villa Trapp, the real life home of those crazy singin" Austrian kids. And it was all in glorious high definition, from the snowy countryside to the brand new 2012 Ford Foci with their myTouch computers.
And yet, in the end, all we learned was that any potential impact this episode had on the race was entirely undermined in just a few moments at episode"s end, and there"s something inherently unsatisfying about that.
Other Thoughts on Sunday"s episode:
*** We were given two bits of potential elimination foreshadowing in the opening: Gary and Mallory noting the symmetry with their exit last season, and Kent and Vyxsin noting that the race is tougher on people in a relationship. Unfortunately, the latter was just foreshadowing to how insufferable both Kent (with his "I Can"t!" whining) and Vyxsin (with her obnoxious ultimatum"s evident in the title, which is missing a "Frickin"") would be in the episode.
*** That being said, as annoying as Kent was, his exasperated and panicked "Look at these doors!" cracked me up. It was just so pathetic it made me chuckle. Also, as much as they frustrate me, I"m always fascinated to see them negotiate gender roles, and Vyxsin"s frustration with Kent "acting like a girl" would have been a field day for Freud.
*** I"m always curious to see what the racers know about historical figures, and I really wish they had been given clues rather than directions for both Freud and the Von Trapps. They likely would have figured it out, so what"s the harm? Confusion is not something that should be avoided.
*** Zev"s chimney sweep sort of seemed to have a crush on him, urging him on and even setting him up with a "That"s what she said." Perhaps she is his Amy Farrah Fowler?
*** There was a moment there the camera lingered on Kent seeming to find Justin"s encouragement for Zev – "Thatta boy" – somewhat funny. It makes me wonder what some of the contestants think of Zev, and the degree to which he is treated as something of a child on the race. The scene with Mallory and the ear plugs from last week was similarly interesting, as it almost had a babysitter vibe to it. I find Zev a lot of fun, and am actively rooting for Zev and Justin, but I"m curious if the other teams don"t talk about them behind their backs (which wouldn"t surprise me with Kent).
*** Odd that someone other than Phil seemed to be doing the voiceover for the preview of next week"s episode – temp track left on by mistake, or was Phil otherwise occupied? Inquiring minds must know, so feel free to ask him on Twitter or something.


text:
What Happens If A Big Storm Hits New Jersey On Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl XLVIII will be played February 2nd in New Jersey. MetLife Stadium is an outdoor venue. That means anything could happen. I was curious, so I checked the 10 day forecast for New York City, just across the river. I know that things will most certainly change as far as the forecast goes when you're looking 10 days out, but here's what I found. 35 for the high and a chance of snow.
Not bad. For Minnesotans, that's a walk in the park. In the Spring.
According to MyNorthwest.com, Eric Grubman, Vice President of Business Operations for the NFL says they've made contingency plans for just about anything the weather can throw at them, and the plan is still to kick the game off at 6:30 EST on Sunday the 2nd.
But, "If that is impossible for whatever set of reasons, whatever set of weather conditions or states of emergencies or whatever, we have contingency plans to move it earlier in the day, later in the day, earlier in the week, later in the week. So we can play the game Friday, Saturday, Sunday, just about any time. We can play the game Monday."
It would be so much more fun to watch what happens if a crazy blizzard hit New Jersey that weekend. We'll see. I'll be asleep half-way through the game either way.


text:
Pranks land Iowa high school program on probation
LAWTON, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa high school softball team's pranks at a state tournament have landed the school's athletic program on probation.
The Sioux City Journal reported Thursday that probation for the Lawton-Bronson High School girls program will last for a year. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union said that if there's misconduct during the probation, the school faces a year's suspension from all state and regional tournaments.
The pranks occurred in Iowa Central Community College dormitories, where the girls stayed during the tournament July 22-26 in Fort Dodge.
"We readily acknowledge it happened, and we as a district and as a team are taking steps to make sure there's an acceptance of responsibility and a strong desire to move forward in a positive way that helps kids grow," Lawton-Bronson district Superintendent Jeff Thelander said.
Thelander said the players covered a dorm door in plastic wrap and placed dozens of paper cups filled with water outside doors of opposing players. Thelander also said inappropriate notes were stuck to players' dorm room doors.
Mike Dick, executive director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, said the team was asked to leave the community college dorm.
"They were there as guests of the Iowa Central Community College and some of the things they did were simply not acceptable in our eyes," he said. "And as a result, we thought certain sanctions were necessary."
Thelander said a meeting with the girls was planned for Friday. None of the players would be removed from the team, but Thelander wouldn't say if any faced disciplinary action.
Among the topics at the meeting will be sportsmanship and appropriate behavior when school resumes this month, he said.
"There is a lot of remorse about the situation and it's our job to take a bad situation and help students grow from it," Thelander said.


text:
Hungary's Eximbank is opening a $26.7 million credit line to support partnerships between Hungarian and Cambodian companies, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI today, speaking on the telephone from Phnom Penh.
"It's apparent that our Western and Central European friends are becoming more and more interested in Cambodia. We cannot stay out of this race," Szijjártó said.
Cambodia is struggling with a big deficit in its food processing industry and is inviting Hungarian investments in livestock farming and the meat industry, he said. The country is also interested in Hungarian software, medical technology and water management solutions, he added.


text:
Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Reveals Post-Cancer Treatment Haircut
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, who revealed that he is battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma earlier this month, debuted the new close-cropped haircut required by his chemotherapy during the band's set Friday night (June 21) at Hellfest in Clisson, France.
As you can see from the video below, Campbell pulls the look off quite nicely and doesn't seem to be lacking for energy in the slightest. As he humorously explained to radio host Eddie Trunk in a recent interview about his treatment for this form of blood cancer, "Obviously, it's done a number on my hair, so I'm a bit more Joe Satriani these days. I'm hoping that means I'm going to play even more notes like Joe."
Campbell is extremely positive about his prognosis, telling Facebook followers he feels "spiffy" and noting there is an 80% recovery rate for this condition. As he told Trunk, "I've got to say I feel so much better, actually, since the first chemo treatment. I stopped coughing and I definitely feel like I have a lot more energy as a result of that."
Watch Def Leppard Perform 'Switch 625′ Live at Hellfest


text:
Skip to Content
Vanderbilt is working with other top-performing universities to #ActivateTalent in every community and ensure that every talented student has access to a world-class education.
College career expert: Four myths about job-hunting in college, and what to do right now
"For well over a century, innovations by America's research universities have made America stronger. Breakthrough upon breakthrough has amassed in a body of work that touches all of us every day." – Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos op-ed in The Hill, June 8, 2017


text:
Legal Question in Telecomm Law in Pennsylvania
I got suspended from work due to a facebook post. I work in health care but my manager spoke up for me in a good way. He said not to worry but I fear otherwise on the outcome later this week. I commented about a patient but did not mention any names. The HR person seemed more concerned where I got the info from. I did not get it from the hospital computer but from another co worker. It happens all the time when the shift changes.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Response by Attorney Michael Kotik Pennsylvania lawyer located in Philadelphia.
I would not worry about it too much. This is really consider an employment law question. Your supervisors are going to be a lot of help in this particular situation. Although, I don't know the policy behind your employment, I can tell you that from what I have seen it's important to have management on your side in situations like this one.
However, if you feel that you are going to be wrongfully terminated it is important to contact an employment lawyer. Hope that helps, Michael Kotik esq.


text:
Supporters of Obamacare are starting to discover the law of unintended consequences. One is that employers are forcing staff to reduce hours to part time in order to avoid Obamacare's devastating mandates. Here is a letter of complaint.
Because more people will be forced into part-time positions and into working multiple jobs, then less people will have the time to go to college, have benefits like vacation and sick days, and will have little time for rest, relaxation and spending time with family.
The Affordable Care Act was designed to benefit, not burden, millions of Americans without health care. It is mind-boggling that the legislators who worked on this act allowed such a loophole, and equally as mind-boggling that this issue isn't at the forefront of the news.
He forgot to mention that these newly part-time employees will still be required to purchase health insurance in Obamacare's exchanges or face
fines additional taxes. Of course they will soon be part of the welfare class dependent on Obamacare subsidies for their health insurance. They will be subject to its rules, its mandates and its monitoring and they will have absolutely, positively no choice. Health care decisions will be made on their behalf by the Central Bureaucracy.
The next generation of government dependent sheeple is born.


text:
Artist description:
No description entered.
Canvas Draw Created Apr 08, 2013 1024 x 736px Unless noted Copyright 2013 pedwards710.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
rathian619 Apr 09, 2013
WOW interesting draw ilike he pointillism dots everywhere *counts* 1 2 ~4 ~10000000000000000000 XD
Page 1


text:
Why do i need to insert a game card code already. I still have 30 days left bought with the game.
So why do i need to insert a code to continue to play before 6 april??????
Christophetes wrote: »So basically, because I only have about $12 in my bank (I'm between paydays), I'm not going to be able to play the game I ALREADY PAID FOR until next week when I have enough to cover the authorization?
What kind of nonsense is this!?
Actually yes they did. I have been playing MMOs since 2000
Actually yes they did. I have been playing MMOs since 2000
forgot2shave wrote: »For starters, the biggest MMO out there does not do this. You can go buy a starter pack for WoW and play without a card. Not only that, but you shouldn't really try to justify a charge for a full price of a month when a 1 dollar charge can validate a payment method.
Secondly, I just redeemed my game key and I am already down to 29 days. What the hell happened to the extended early access? Was that not going to count towards my game time? I could've just waited to redeem my damn code and I would've gained a few days. That's shady as hell.
Lastly, nowhere does it even say in my account that my free game time is being used. What I see on my end is a charge for 14.99 go through and 29 days left of game time. What exactly do you expect people are going to think when they see that?
Guys, I work as a store manager for a big box retailer. They have to do this to protect you and them from fraud.


text:
Hot Start For Magic
Rashard Lewis spent nine seasons with Seattle, but decided to leave as a free agent over the summer when the SuperSonics began their rebuilding process. So far, Lewis' choice is looking like a smart one.
Lewis will face his former team for the first time on Tuesday when his Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic look to send the Sonics to their first 0-8 start in franchise history.
Oddsmakers from Bodog have made Orlando -10 point spread favorites (NBA Odds) for todays game, the over/under has been set at 209.5 total points (Matchup). Our public betting information shows that 58% of bets for this game have been placed on Seattle +10 (View NBA Bet Percentages).
After declaring for the NBA draft directly out of high school in 1998, Lewis - then considered a potential lottery pick - dropped into the second round, where Seattle took him with the 32nd overall selection. Over the next nine seasons, Lewis made a lot of teams regret passing on him.
He averaged more than 20 points in each of his last three seasons with Seattle, including a career-high 22.4 in 2006-07, when he added 6.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 39.0 percent from 3-point range.
Despite Lewis' career year, the Sonics struggled and decided to begin rebuilding. In the offseason, they traded their top two scorers - Ray Allen and Lewis, who got a six-year contract worth more than $110 million in a sign-and-trade deal with the Magic.
Seattle expected some growing pains while starting over with rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green as the future cornerstones of the franchise. The Sonics, though, surely didn't plan on opening the season with seven straight defeats - breaking their previous record of six, set in 1969-70.
The 19-year-old Durant and the 21-year-old Green scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, as the Sonics overcame a 23-point deficit on Sunday, but Seattle eventually fell 107-103 against Detroit.
"When you come from that far behind, you have to play perfect or pretty close to perfect and we didn't do that down the stretch," first-year Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "We made some bad decisions, we tried some things we shouldn't be trying."
Durant, the second overall pick in last June's draft, remains upbeat despite going winless in the first two weeks of his first NBA season.
"We are playing together, we are playing harder. I think we are playing better defense, we just need to rebound a little bit better and we will be okay," he said. "Nobody around here likes to lose, but we have to keep working harder, keep moving forward and hopefully we will get that win next game."
Orlando (5-2), meanwhile, is off to its best start since 2002-03, thanks in part to Lewis, who's averaging 20.6 points and shooting 50.5 percent from the field.
Lewis, though, was held to a season-low seven points while going 3-for-14 in a 106-96 home loss against Phoenix on Saturday.
"I think they stayed a little closer to me out on the wings when they were rotating on the double team on Dwight (Howard)," he said. "They made sure they paid a lot of attention to me. But at the same time I missed a lot of easy shots - just couldn't get into a rhythm all night."
He'll try to bounce back against his former club, which is allowing 108.6 points per game, among the highest marks in the league.
Howard, Orlando's leader with 21.3 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, had 33 and 18 on Saturday for his sixth double-double in seven games. He averaged 16.0 points and 11.0 boards as the Magic won both meetings with the Sonics last season.
Lewis will visit Seattle for the first time Nov. 28.
By: Marc Young - theSpread.com - Email Us
More NBA Basketball Coverage from theSpread.com
- NBA Basketball teams
- NBA Basketball standings
- NBA Basketball schedule
- NBA Basketball scoreboard
- NBA Basketball injuries
- NBA Basketball matchups
- NBA Basketball stats
- NBA Basketball odds
- NBA Basketball public betting chart
- NBA Basketball news wire
- NBA Basketball top stories
- NBA Basketball trends
- AccuScore NBA Basketball predictions
- Expert NBA Basketball picks
- Comments and discussion
- Signup for theSpread.com daily newsletter
- NBA Basketball Home


text:
WASHINGTON - Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Yunel Escobar drew a leadoff walk from Jesus Colome (1-1) and moved to second on Matt Diaz's sacrifice bunt. Colome walked Casey Kotchman with two outs before Conrad, a 29-year-old rookie whose contract was purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace the injured Kelly Johnson, crushed a 1-0 fastball over the right-field fence for his first career homer.
Boone Logan (1-0) pitched 12/3 perfect innings of relief. Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his eighth save in nine tries, despite yielding Cristian Guzman's two-out, two-run double.
Chipper Jones, Diaz and Escobar drove in two runs apiece for the Braves.
Adam Dunn hit his 21st homer, the 299th of his career, for the Nationals, who lost their fourth straight. Guzman had three RBIs.
Josh Willingham's RBI single in the first gave Washington a 1-0 lead, but the Braves tied it in the second on a run-scoring single by Diaz.
The Nationals went up 3-1 in the second. Willie Harris doubled with one out and scored when starting pitcher Ross Detwiler shot a hard grounder off second baseman Martin Prado's glove for his first career hit and RBI. Detwiler went to second on Nyjer Morgan's groundout and scored on Nick Johnson's single to center.
The Braves tied in it in the third on Jones' RBI double and Escobar's single to left.
Dunn homered off Kenshin Kawakami leading off the fourth for a 4-3 lead.
Atlanta tied it in the fourth when Prado singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Jones' single to left. Brian McCann singled, knocking Detwiler from the game, and Escobar greeted Tyler Clippard with a run-scoring double for a 5-4 lead.
Detwiler worked 3 1-3 innings, his shortest outing of the year, and remained winless in nine starts. He allowed five runs on 10 hits, walked two and struck out one.
Washington tied it at 5 in the fifth, taking advantage of Kawakami's throwing error to score an unearned run and force the Japanese right-hander from the game. Kawakami hit Willingham with a pitch then threw wildly to second on Guzman's swinging bunt, moving Willingham to third. Boone Logan relieved and yielded an RBI groundout to Josh Bard.
Kawakami, pitching for the first time since exiting a start on June 24 at Atlanta when he was hit in the neck by a liner off the bat of Joba Chamberlain, allowed five runs - four earned - on six hits in 4 1-3 innings. He walked three and struck out six.
After Conrad's homer, Guzman's sacrifice fly in the seventh made it 8-6. Atlanta loaded the bases against Ron Villone in the eighth before Julian Tavarez relieved and surrendered a run-forcing walk to Diaz.
NOTES: Johnson (right wrist tendinitis) was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game. ... OF Nate McLouth returned to the Atlanta lineup after missing five games with a left hamstring strain and went 1 for 6. ... Morgan, acquired Tuesday in a trade from Pittsburgh, was 0 for 4 with a stolen base in his Nationals debut. ... Washington's racing presidents mimicked Michael Jackson dance moves during their fourth-inning sprint, with winner Tom Jefferson doing a celebratory moonwalk.
© 2017. All Rights Reserved. | Contact Us


text:
As of Sept. 4, 2012, West Nile virus (WNV) infections in people, animals, or mosquitoes have been reported from all states except Alaska and Hawaii, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of 1,993 human cases, 54% involved the nervous system. When are mosquitoes especially active? Dawn and dusk. When are most horse people also active? Dawn and dusk. If WNV is reported from 48 states, people and horses in 48 states are at-risk of being bitten by infected mosquitoes.
The only U.S.-approved WNV vaccines are for horses, and the American Association of Equine Practitioners lists WNV as a core vaccine, emphasizing its importance. Compare the cost for WNV vaccination versus costs for veterinary examination, diagnosis, and treatment of a neurological horse. And, let's not forget that any neurological horse needs to be handled as a rabies-suspect until proven otherwise.
While extensive WNV data is available at the CDC ArboNet website, equine specific data is not. According to the Kentucky State Veterinarian's website, as of Sept. 11, 2012, 10 WNV-positive horses were reported from nine counties. Seven horses were unvaccinated; two were partially vaccinated, and one was reportedly vaccinated. A summary of Kentucky WNV equine cases (2005- 2011) shows that 91% of positive horses were not vaccinated; others were partially vaccinated or had unknown vaccination history. How complete is your equine vaccination program?
Understanding WNV vectors is important to human and equine health. Mosquitoes in the genus Culex are primary vectors of WNV with multiple species being able to transmit the virus throughout the continental United States. The house mosquito (Cx. pipiens complex) is common in areas across Kentucky. Inseminated females spend the winter in protected places near a moisture source and mortality is usually low following mild winters. Surviving females become active, laying rafts of eggs on the surface of water with moderately to very high organic content including grassy ditches, waste lagoons, and polluted ground pools. The life cycle from egg to adult takes about eight to 12 days during the summer.
Female Cx. pipiens usually remain within a half-mile of their breeding habitat. These night-flying mosquitoes feed primarily on birds but will enter buildings and feed on a variety of mammals and humans. They are particularly important in amplification of the virus in susceptible birds and along with other mosquito species can be "bridge vectors" that enable the virus to move from avian to mammalian species.
The two major preventive strategies in reducing risk of arthropod-borne viruses are: 1) using measures to reduce contact with mosquitoes, including insecticides and repellents; and 2) reducing, eliminating or treating known breeding sites. The success of both strategies is variable for many practical reasons.
Insect transmitted diseases rarely disappear. People need to take the WNV risk to themselves and their horses seriously. What are you willing to do?
CONTACT: Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM; 859/218-1122; firstname.lastname@example.com; Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center; University of Kentucky; Lexington, Ky.
Lee Townsend, PhD; 859/257-7455; email@example.com; Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky; Lexington, Ky.
This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd's, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
Disclaimer: Seek the advice of a qualified veterinarian before proceeding with any diagnosis, treatment, or therapy.


text:
Surgical Services
Contact Dr. Foley
Eugene F Foley, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Education
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Foley is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He specializes in the treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum, including colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and diverticulitis. His practice includes diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy as well as the use of laparoscopy in the surgical treatment of colonic disease.
Dr. Foley provides a wide range of services including Abdominoperineal Resection, Abscess Drainage, Appendectomy, Colonoscopic Excision, Endorectal Advancement Flap, Excision / Fulguration of Condyloma, Fistulotomy, Flap Repair, Hemorrhoid Banding, Hemorrhoidectomy, Ileal Pouch Reconstruction, Ileocolic Resection, Laparoscopic and Open Partial Colectomy, Laparoscopic and Open Rectopexy, Laparoscopic and Open Sigmoid Resection, Laparoscopic and Open Total Colectomy, Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy, Lower Anterior Resection (LAR), Pilonidal Cyst Excision, PPH Stapling, (show all).
Research Interests
Dr. Foley's research interests focus on clinical trials designed to improve the surgical care of colorectal disease through process improvement or the application of novel therapeutic techniques.
Recent Publications


text:
"No other book, manual or guide has addressed the risk issues confronting funeral service today. Mike has insight and knowledge that most funeral directors would not encounter in a lifetime. This is critical information that every funeral director and crematory operator needs to know and employ."
- Tom Snyder, vice president, Facultatieve Technologies The Americas, past president of the Cremation Association of North America.
Traversing the Minefield:
Best Practices: Reducing Risk in Funeral-Cremation Service - By Michael Kubasak and William M. Lamers, Jr., M.D.
This 464 page book – complete with easy-to-use forms – teaches funeral service professionals how to excel at serving families while maximizing profit and minimizing risk.
Chapter 1: The First Call-Initial Notification
Chapter 2: Transfer and Identification of the DecedentChapter 3: Arrival of Deceased at the Funeral HomeChapter 4: The Arrangement ConferenceChapter 5: Verifying Identity of a Deceased personChapter 6: Care and Preparation of a Deceased Person
Chapter 7: Visitation – Wake – Funeral Ceremony
Chapter 8: Disposition by Earth Burial and Entombment
Chapter 9: Shipment of a Deceased Person
Chapter 10: Outside Service Providers Duty of Care and Negligence
Chapter 11: Cremating a Person's Remains
Chapter 12: Using an Outside Crematory and Crematory Inspections
Chapter 13: Unclaimed Cremated Remains
Chapter 14: Risk Assessment and Insurance
Chapter 15: When You Are Sued
>>Click here to download a PDF of the book review that appeared in our January 2008 issue of American Funeral Director.
Size: 6 x 9
Price: $79


text:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death are seeking the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the singer's father.
Attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray sought the dismissal in a motion filed Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The documents ask a judge to dismiss the case on the basis that Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, did not have the legal right to file the case on grounds that he's not a beneficiary of the estate.
The Jackson family patriarch sued Murray in federal court on June 25, the one-year anniversary of his son's death. He claimed the doctor acted negligently by providing the pop singer with a mix of sedatives, including the anesthetic propofol.
Murray pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in criminal court.
(© Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


text:
He's whizzed around on a Segway scooter and jigged to the sound of his iPod. Now George W Bush has revealed a keenness for Google Earth. MSNBS reporter Maria Bartiromo asked the US president whether he'd used Google, and he admitted his fondness for the company's popular mapping tool.
Rather than using the tool to search for nuclear weapons in North Korea, the first place Bush centres on after he's fires up Google Earth is his home, revealing that a quick snapshot of his Texas ranch from the sky "reminds me of where I want to be sometimes".
Although triggering sniggers from the blogosphere by referring to the e-commerce giant as "the Google", Bush's techie talents, albeit on a relatively small scale, appear to be superior to those of other world leaders. Tony Blair, for example, admitted to being a technophobe when questioned by a parliamentary committee.
But don't send Bush any emails – the president said he avoids communicating online through fear of media organisations getting hold of his messages. "I don't want you reading my personal stuff," he said.


text:
"Do you shoot anything?" was my son's pressing question when we first loaded Disney's "Planes" game for Nintendo platforms.
"Probably not," I told my disappointed boy, but I was wrong. Anticipating the target demographic, the game finds every excuse to give its animated aircraft plenty of opportunities to shoot paint, vortex cannons and flares, but never anything violent, sending me back to childhood days chasing sisters with toy planes, shouting "Pew! Pew!"
Most missions in "Planes" involve piloting a crash-proof plane around an often cramped setting, fetching devices or plowing through piles of sand, snow or hay. The freedom to fly without much constraint is initially exhilarating, but soon monotony batters satisfaction, and you'll get airsick flying around Propwash Junction the fifth time, although having a second player gracefully join helps ease the stagnation.
When a timed mission roused me from my growing indifference, racing at speeds only briefly tasted, I moved to the edge of my seat and, eyes glued to the screen, navigated a twisting course around the beaches and islands of Dubai. With renewed vigor, I proceeded to the next mission, only to have another fetch quest demoralize me anew.
My son had a similar love-hate relationship with "Planes," but opposite my own. There was a steep learning curve for him to get used to controlling a plane with the Wii remote, but eventually he was soaring over mountains and under bridges like a pro. The simpler and slower missions were his favorite parts, but the eclectic races and timed flights frustrated him almost to the point of tears.
In a spirit of piloting teamwork to make Han and Chewie proud, he piloted joyrides around countrysides, and the races became my domain as we cheered each other.
After completing the story, a wealth of unlocked content greeted us. We now had the liberty of free-flying the maps, racing in air rallies or playing an unexpectedly demanding balloon-popping mini-game. Free-flying around the levels, I expected lethargy to strike again, but with 10 deviously hidden puzzle pieces to hunt down in each map, we hit more than a few high-fives when we found each piece.
The air rallies, with the added chaos of power-ups, are where I enjoyed hefty entertainment value. These power-ups constitute unique racing weapons, such as a tornado, paint globs or lullaby music, bringing to the skies the element of tactical banana peels and turtle shells used by a certain famous, mustachioed plumber and his horde of go-karting friends.Comment on this story
Disney's "Planes" hits the family-friendly target with aplomb. Flying Disney aircraft is an entertaining, but not engrossing, experience for those young children patient enough to acclimate themselves to the controls, and it even has moments of challenging game play for the adults, but the intersection of the two is nonexistent.
Treat the controller like a racing baton and pass it to the appropriately aged player for the mission at hand, or play just enough of the schizophrenic story mode to unlock free flight maps and air rallies, and then tailor your experience accordingly.
Game: "Planes"
Cost: $39.99
Platforms: Wii U, Wii, 3DS, DS, PC
ESRB rating: E


text:
Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting
Auckland University Press, Mar 1, 2002 - Art - 330 pages
Explores the extraordinary flowering of figurative painting in the decoration of Maori meeting houses, especially in the east of the North Island, in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
From inside the book
23 pages matching Tuhoe in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 23
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Painting in Traditional Maori Culture
Traditional Kowhaiwhai
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancestor figures Angas Arawa areas artist Auckland Bay of Plenty built carvers church colour composition culture decorated depicted East Coast European figurative painting front frontal Gisborne hapu Hau-ki-Turanga heke tipi Hikurangi identity innovation kaho paetara kape Kooti koru koruru kowhaiwhai designs kowhaiwhai painting kowhaiwhai patterns Kuiti later maihi manaia Manutuke Maori art Maori figurative painting marae marakihau Mataatua meeting house meeting-house motifs myth narrative National Museum naturalistic paintings Neich Ngata Ngati Kahungunu Ngati Porou Ngati Rua North Island Opotiki original Pai Marire painted figures painters panels period perspective Phillipps photographs pitau Pitau-a-Manaia Plate Poho-o-Rukupo porch poupou portraits poutuarongo Poverty Bay Poverty Bay style probably puhoro red ochre representation ridgepole Ringatu Rongopai Rongowhakaata Rotorua Ruatoki scene stylised symbolic Tainui Takitimu Tama-Te-Kapua taniwha tapu tattoo Tokanganui-a-Noho traditional Maori traditions of figurative tribal tribe Tuhoe tukutuku Tutamure visual Wairoa Wi Pere Williams woodcarving Zealand


text:
Two weekends ago, my husband, some friends and I trekked out for the final weekend of the State Fair of Texas, not entirely sure what to expect but knowing we would surely indulge in some decadent food while there.
Indulge, we did. And I have pictures to prove it:
{Clockwise from top left: The famous Fletcher's Corny Dog condiment stand and the Fletcher's Corny Dog that I devoured. Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll and Fried Jambalaya with an onion ring.}
{Clockwise from top left: Beers of the world at the Magnolia Beer Garden. A hand-rolled soft pretzel, complete with a layer of butter and salt. Texas Cotton Candy. And Fried Texas Cookie Dough.}
Did you go to the State Fair of Texas this year? If so, what did you eat? If not, what would you eat?


text:
Hide Yamagishi trains delts with Chris "Psycho Fitness" Lewis
212 Champion Hidetada Yamagishi has recently joined forces with Chris "Psycho Fitness" Lewis to improve his physique and rack up some big W's this Pro season. Chris is also training former Mr. Olympia and Arnold Champ Dexter Jackson in addition to many others. He's the newest 'guru' in the Mecca that all of the IFBB Pros are flocking to. Check out what happens during this training session, and also the background info on how this dynamic duo came to be!


text:
No longer only plain vanilla, men's wedding rings today come in a wide range of styles as unique as you. Stylish men have discovered that a wedding band design with gems, interesting texture, or meaningful symbols expresses your own personality. Gemvara's wide selection of men's rose gold claddagh wedding rings means you can find the perfect style. With a heart to symbolize love, hands to symbolize friendship and a crown to symbolize loyalty, Claddagh rings are as meaningful as they are beautiful. Gemvara selects the finest possible materials to make one of a kind men's rose gold claddagh wedding rings to order, just for you. Our precious metals are recycled or responsibly mined. Rose gold adds a touch of sweetness to traditional gold. Gemvara offers a choice of 14k rose gold, the most popular variation or 18k rose gold, which has a higher gold content. Gemvara's beautifully custom-made men's rose gold claddagh wedding rings are handcrafted to order, just for you, by skilled craftsmen in the United States.
We can help right away. Chat with a jewelry expert now!