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We ran the Santa Shuffle 5K this weekend with our running group. DS ran it in 25 minutes and came in 11th overall inlcuding the adults - he's 12. I ran it somewhat slower..lol. But there he was at the finish line to give me a high five. I asked him why he didn't go the car with BF or go in the building but he said "no way mom, I wanted to be there to cheer you on."
It snowed yesterday and out of the blue he just got up, put on his snow gear and shovelled the driveway for me, without being asked...gasp!
There was a show about a family that got divorced and the kids had a hard time with it. DS looks at me and says "when you and dad got divorced I didn't find it hard at all."
Makes me feel that through all my missteps and stumbles I have made some great strides. What a great kid. So single parents and not single parents alike how about sharing some love and moments where we have done things right. Lets celebrate the good times.
Married Aug/95
DDay Nov/12
Separated Mar/13
Finally divorced Jul/17
The best thing about hitting rock bottom is that everything after that looks fucking fabulous!
I am working two jobs and going to school for my master's. After coming home late from school (about 9:30pm) I got home exhausted. I was nearly in tears about how overwhelemd I am and I just wanted to go to bed...
When I walked into my bedroom I saw a giant poster that my DD put together.
On it it said in big letters:
and in little "clouds" she wrote all the nice littel things that she appreciated about her mommy.
It made me cry. Just knowing that my kids appreciate me and know that I am working hard so that they can have a "normal" childhood. -Their father hasn't been seen but three times in 2 1/2 years.
He is "busy"
But mommy is always there for them and they see that.
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Congrads on a first night
It looks like everyone had a great time on there first night at PKI. Even without the SOB, running, and the BEAST, itself not running most of the time. It shows that with, its two premiers "SOB, and BEAST" That its still a awsome park. I'l be there in late May. Hope to see some there. Im makeing a T shirt with the emblom, of this web page. So if anyone notices. And The Son Will be Born at that time.

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Well, I am paying $4.00 a gallon for gas now, and it will go to $6 probably within a year, maybe sooner.
I have a big SUV because I really need one, to carry large speaker shipping boxes (with the speakers still in them). Sometimes I have to meet the 18 wheel truck at the bottom of our hill because they can't drive on a small road. So, I bring the SUV there, they put the speakers in the trunk area, I sign the paperwork, and off we both go.
I think they are going to have to figure out a way to get the speakers to my office on their own. The next car is going to be a small one. At least a hybrid. I would prefer a 100% electric.
My SUV gets about 10 miles per gallon. Even at $4/gallon, that is almost 50 cents per mile, not including oil, maintenance, and insurance.
But like I said before, I will still have a great stereo in that small car. No compromise with my audio.


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Biomedical Careers Program Wins Enterprise Award
Biomedical Careers Program Wins Enterprise Award
(PHILADELPHIA-December 4, 2002) - The Wistar Institute won Educational Program of the Year at the 10th Annual Enterprise Awards, presented by the Eastern Technology Council in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP at a black-tie gala on Tuesday, December 3, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Wistar was honored for the Biomedical Technician Training Program, an innovative program established by The Wistar Institute and Community College of Philadelphia that prepares associate's-degree students at the College for research-technician careers in Philadelphia-area biomedical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology institutions and companies. The Enterprise Awards honor the achievements of the region's most exceptional technology and life sciences companies and organizations.
"We are honored and gratified to be recognized with this award from the Eastern Technology Council," says William H. Wunner, Ph.D., professor at The Wistar Institute and administrative coordinator of the Biomedical Technician Training Program. "The Wistar Institute and our partner, Community College of Philadelphia, created this program to meet the need for skilled research technicians in research laboratories throughout the region. This unique program equips a talented group of people with the required skills to compete successfully for good jobs in a rapidly expanding sector of the economy."
Launched as a pilot project in 2000, the Biomedical Technician Training Program has attracted support from a variety of public and private sources. In November, the program was recognized by Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker with a Critical Job Training Grant of $156,707. The grants, awarded to only six programs statewide, support initiatives that provide training and education for high-demand jobs.
The two-year Biomedical Technician Training Program provides a structured pathway for associate's-degree students to obtain skilled technical support positions that laboratories in the fast-growing biomedical sector of the economy rely upon. Students in the program complete core coursework at Community College of Philadelphia and supervised, hands-on laboratory experience. The Wistar Institute and the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple University, which joined the program in 2001, serve as training sites for the students. In addition, Cephalon Inc., based in West Chester, Pa., also became a training partner this year.
In addition to the grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the program is supported by funding from Cephalon Inc., the Coca-Cola Foundation, The Hassel Foundation, the National Cancer Institute-CURE Program, and the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation. The Wistar Institute is an independent nonprofit biomedical research institution dedicated to discovering the causes and cures for major diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Founded in 1892 as the first institution of its kind in the nation,
The Wistar Institute today is a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center - one of only eight focused on basic research. Discoveries at Wistar have led to the development of vaccines for such diseases as rabies and rubella, the identification of genes associated with breast, lung, and prostate cancer, and the development of monoclonal antibodies and other significant research technologies and tools.


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Towelrads white towel rail provides a high heat output. This is due to its multiple 25mm bars. More than just a towel warmer, this is a radiator that is available in both a flat or curved finish that will add an elegant touch to any bathroom.
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The New England Institute of Technology library will host an evening with the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, Dr. Michael Fine as he presents, "Real Healthcare Reform."
As co-author with James W. Peters of the Nature of Health, A Study of Healthcare Services, Human Rights, Society, Technology, and Industry, Fine will read an excerpt entitled "Demented and Contracted" followed by a presentation as well as a question and answer period.
Fine is also the author of The Zero Calorie Diet, which examines the culture of excess through the lens of fasting.
This lecture will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Media Presentation Theater at the college's East Greenwich campus located at One New England Tech Blvd.
The public is invited and admission is free. For more information, contact Susan Warthman, Director of the Library and Information Commons, at email@example.com or call 401-739-5000.


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Industry analysts and solution providers familiar with Sun's plans said the company might open-source at least part of the JES stack--which includes more than 10 individual Java software products--as early as the end of the year. However, details about which JES products will be open-sourced are sketchy.Read more: Sun Mulls Release Of Java Enterprise System Code: Vendor adds software stack to growing list of open-source options
Stephen Borcich, executive director of JES marketing at Sun, confirmed that the Santa Clara, Calif.-based vendor may open-source JES but has made no "final decisions" on the matter.
Industry watchers said open-sourcing JES makes sense for Sun, which already unveiled plans to open-source Solaris, its popular Unix operating system. The vendor expects to release details of that project, tentatively called OpenSolaris, in the fall. At JavaOne in late June, Sun also donated Project Looking Glass, a next-generation 3D desktop application, and other technologies for building 3D Java applications to the open-source community.


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Check this out:
I'm not sure that People for the Ethical Treatment of Ants are going to approve.
I hate ants. This does seem cruel.
But that's pretty awesome.
Now I wanna pour molten aluminum into and on various things.
That was cool! Cruel, but awesome result.
Well, if you've ever poisoned the anthills in your yard, you're no better. This way, you get a cool sculpture.
Very true. I've only gone as far as throwing large rocks at them, though haha


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Here's what we do know about the next selection in Oprah Winfrey's book club: It's a Picador paperback, and it's a work of fiction. So I poked through the backlist—or at least the first few pages, since there's nearly 500 works of fiction in Picador's inventory, and here's some likely candidates, along with some wishful thinking on my part. (But which book falls into which category isn't always as obvious as you imagine!)
And though it's an extreme long shot, I can't resist pointing out that The Corrections is a Picador title—anyone want to make odds on whether Jonathan Franzen is ready to kiss and make up on national TV?


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Before you print out your resume, fold it up perfectly and mail it off to potential employers on the nicest resume paper you can find, make sure to look it over for commonly-made mistakes. Some mistakes will speak louder than any experience or education you may have, so we've asked some resume experts to give their best resume advice for this HR coordinator resume sample.
Don't use brackets anywhere on the resume
Punctuation and bullet points are commonly used on a resume to create a sense of clarity, but brackets are generally not used and, as exemplified in this resume, can create confusion instead of clarity. Nalini uses brackets around series of words and numbers. Instead, she needs to make sure to leave them out completely.
Write numbers correctly
Numbers have their own set of rules that need following on a resume. All numbers through nine should be written out in word form, and all numbers above 10 should use numerals unless the number begins a sentence, in which case word form is appropriate. Nalini doesn't follow these rules in her professional summary, so she needs to change her numbers to reflect these rules.
Make sure the professional summary is long enough
Nalini does a good job of discussing valuable traits, skills and experience in her professional summary, selling herself as the best asset to the company she wants to work for. However, this section should be at least four lines and no more than six lines. Nalini only uses three lines, so she needs to write at least one more sentence to flesh this section out.
Set up the education entries correctly
Whether in progress or completed a decade ago, education is necessary to add on a resume. This applicant does include her ongoing certification program, but she formats it incorrectly. Each education entry should lead with the school, the school's location, the degree program and the date of completion. If the program is not yet completed, then in progress or an anticipated graduation date can be included. No coursework relevant to the program should be listed. Outside of that condition, only coursework relevant to the job applied for should be listed. WRONG: Current Opportunities For A Better Tomorrow – 25 Thorton Street Brooklyn, NY 11205
RIGHT: Professional in Human Resources Certificate (in progress) Opportunities For A Better Tomorrow – Brooklyn, NY
Remove all color from resumes aimed at traditional jobs
Color is only acceptable for more creative positions. However, when it comes to traditional jobs, such as teacher, doctor or human resources, color should be left out, and applicants should opt for black and white. Nalini accomplishes this for the most part, but she does include blue text in the skills section. This makes the resume look less than professional, so it needs to be removed.
Don't assume an employer knows where you've worked
When writing a resume, an applicant needs to make sure they give the location for every job they've worked. Full addresses are not necessary, but cities and states are always required. Nalini includes a street address, but she forgets to give employers the city and state to which those streets belong. To fix this, she needs to ensure each job is given their city and state. Are you ready to hand over a resume that would impress any employer? Before applying this HR coordinator resume sample feedback to your own resume, consider letting QuintCareer's Resume Builder help.


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Dangit!! Dropped the bottle opener again. Garcon!
Dining al-fresco to the limit!!
Waiter! We're still waiting on our salads here!
Darned good captions today!! :D
What's going on here? Every time someone goes to the bathroom, they never come back!
And we have such a good time.
Where there's a will...there's a way!
When you are allergic to grass, you'll go to any lengths to have a
Guy on front right: "I'll be right back - I need to freshen my drink. I'm drinking a martini, like James Bond's - shaken not stirred. This one's not stirred enough."
They had totally misunderstood the qualification for joining the Mile High club.
Stop swingin!
Four inmates from the local ''Nut House'' attempted a mass escape during their annual country picnic. Sadly, the pulley system jammed and they were stuck in mid-air for a week. They never noticed.
The local ballet troupe decided that they wanted to try eating in the air instead of just dancing on air. (Notice the ballet slippers)
It's amazing what extent people will go to for a little fresh air and no ants at their picnic.
I've got it. . . . they must be college freshmen, no accounting for brains dept.! Love your caption, Robbie, it's perfect.
Extreme TV Commercials: Miller High Life beer
Wonderful captions!
Excellent !
Never tip the waiter a dollar and ask for a quiet table away from everybody!
PFTTI (Picnics For The Terminally Insane) held their December meeting over the weekend and a high time was had by all.


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Please sign this petition to pressure the Irish government to build a memorial at the site of nearly 800 children found in Tuam, County Galway. Because these babies did not ask to be put in these homes nor dumped like rubbish in an unmarked grave!!
The site is located at what was a home for unmarried mothers, run by the Bon Secours order, from the 1920s until the 1960s. Catherine Corless, a local historian and genealogist, was researching the home when she discovered death records for 796 children, ranging from infants to children up to the age of nine. There was a high infant mortality rate over the forty year period, with many of the children believed to have died from malnutrition and infectious diseases. She could also find no record of their burial in other graveyards in the county, or in areas where the mothers had been from. "We can safely assume that they're all in that plot," Corless told TheJournal.ie.
She added that she is now trying to have the grave marked. "A group of us came together late last year, formed a committee, and decided that, when we discovered the enormous amount of children in that plot, it was time to do something. Local authorities have so far donated €2,000 towards the memorial, but those involved hope to raise €5,000 to build a plaque containing all 796 names and a small statue." However, fundraising efforts have been slow so far. "People aren't really talking about the discovery," she said. People don't seem shocked, I don't understand. "If two children were discovered in an unmarked grave, the news would be everywhere. We have almost 800 here." The site was previously known to be a graveyard, locally suspected to be one for unbaptised babies or famine victims, but it was thought that a small number of children were interred there.
After the home was closed in the 1960s, two boys were playing close to the site when they discovered partially broken concrete slabs covering a hollow – a disused septic tank, which had been in use prior to the 1920s when the building was a workhouse but then emptied. 'Filled with bones' The boys broke the concrete and discovered a hole "filled to the brim with bones". A housing estate was build where the home used to be, and a local couple had been tending to the graveyard plot for 35 years, trimming the grass and planting flowers.
Corless spoke to a number of people who were residents at the home, and said they were treated very harshly. "Some of the children from the home would attend the local school," she said. "They were treated differently, went home earlier, and were all shipped off to an industrial school when they were around 7-years-old." The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that a garda investigation is underway into missing death certificates at the home. As a result of this investigation, the site may be excavated.
We can't let the children who suffered at this site be forgotten. Please sign and ask the Irish government to help fund a memorial for these babies who never had a proper funeral.
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Can turkeys reproduce without benefit of sex?
Dear Cecil:
While sex without reproduction seems like a better goal, I heard that turkeys can actually reproduce without sex. I know they're stupid/primitive, but can this be true?
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You heard right, compadre. Parthenogenesis — reproduction without benefit of sex — occurs spontaneously in a handful of species, most of them fairly simple but some surprisingly complex. The turkey is the foremost example of the latter group, with the virgin birth rate in some breeds approaching 40 percent. Parthenogenesis also occurs in some lizards. The New Mexico whiptail lizard, for example, is a nearly all-female species that reproduces almost exclusively by parthenogenesis, males occurring only rarely. A few years ago a biologist was startled to discover that a snake he'd raised from its second day of life had produced a litter, even though it had never been in the company of a male. Yow, he realized, snakes too can reproduce parthenogenetically! However, as a matter of practical advice, while the virgin birth explanation may satisfy a scientist, I still wouldn't try it with Dad.
Various explanations have been offered for parthenogenesis. It's said that virgin birth becomes more frequent in turkeys if the female is exposed to semen having a low sperm count — second-rate goods, in other words, which may incline the female to think she'd be better off seeing what she could whip up on her own. An alternative thesis, proposed by myself, is that parthenogenesis occurs chiefly in critters too homely for sex to be practical. I mean really, a turkey, with the wattles and all? Or a greenhouse slug, also suspected of propagating itself parthenogenetically? Say I'm a slug and I spot a member of the opposite sex. You figure I'm thinking, "Boy, wouldja get a load of the cloaca on that one"? Uh-uh. More like, "No way am I having sex with that."
Strange though it may seem, parthenogenesis is a phenomenon highly prized by animal breeding experts, because like cloning it would obviate the messy unpredictability of sex and instead produce exact replicas of prize specimens. Useful as virgin birth might be in poultry, it would be even more so in mammals, where you could put the production of grade-A heifers and the like on even more of an assembly line basis than it is already. So far, however, this goal remains but a distant dream, owing to certain peculiarities of the mammalian genome. Fine by me. Think of all the delightful aspects of the reproductive process: menstruation, pregnancy, labor. And the part we're trying to eliminate is sex?


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Review for Cystic Fibrosis Research Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA
In 1961, I was the parent of eighteen month old twins and told they had a very serious and generally fatal disease. Naturally all I wanted was a cure for Cystic Fibrosis for them. Fortunately they continued to survive. In 1974 the name alone, Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc. called me to join the newly formed volunteer group raising funds for CF researchers. That was how I could help!
Throughout thirty-eight years CFRI has continued its mission raising funds for peer reviewed CF research and education of the public, parents, and patients (who now may reach the median age of thirty-seven plus). Via newsletters, meetings, annual three day conferences with CF medical expert
speakers, .a summer retreat, devoted office staff and volunteers, CFRI keeps us up to date on all things pertaining to relevant issues and CF research.
And, YES, I'm proud to have been a member of Cystic Fibrosis Research Inc. all these years.
May the cure be found soon..
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A new survey from the Pew Research Center reveals what most of us already knew anecdotally.
"More than anyone else, Ellen DeGeneres is the face of LGBT America. Still," reports Drew Desilver at Pew's blog.
The report, from which the Center has been releasing new snippets weekly, found that DeGeneres was the most frequently named example of a gay or lesbian public figure when the general population was asked to identify such a person. Recently out NBA center Jason Collins was the second-most frequently cited gay or lesbian public figure.
Similarly, 32% of general population respondents listed DeGeneres when asked to name an out gay or lesbian entertainment or public figure. But what's really shocking is that almost 40% of the general population respondents couldn't name a single gay or lesbian public figure. A staggering 61% of those respondents age 65 and older said they couldn't name an out entertainer or public figure.
Among LGBT respondents, the out talk show host nearly tied with President Obama for an example of a well-known figure who's been important in advancing the rights of LGBT people. Obama pulled in 23% of the responses on that question, whereas DeGeneres garnered 18%.


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Vibrant, colorful paintings greet visitors to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's new Alumni Welcome and Conference Center (AWCC).
These generous gifts from the Kohler Foundation Inc., which complement the building's light-filled hallways, include works that were originally commissioned by BMO Financial in Chicago.
"The Four Sequences," a series of four triptychs by Leon Berkowitz depict a study of Chicago's light, while a collection of 12 paintings by Robert Swain examine color as a phenomenological experience with grids of hues becoming stronger from left to right.
Del Wilson, of Uihlein/Wilson Architects—the firm that designed the AWCC—said the building was created to serve as a "gateway" to campus with an open and airy feel that draws on the beauty of the location along the Fox River.
Wilson said the donated artwork also reflects the lightness and color of the environment.
Marsha Sehler, of Uihlein/Wilson, first suggested the Berkowitz pieces from the Kohler Foundation would work well in AWCC's grand ballroom.
"Our firm creates buildings with such character and that character is enhanced by the art that goes in them," she said. "I feel a little bit like a matchmaker, putting the art and the buildings that go happily together."
Since the four Berkowitz pieces are so large and colorful they require a room with "a little volume and a little daylight to come alive." Sehler also was happy to suggest that the AWCC could accommodate all four pieces, so they wouldn't have to be split up.
Upon the suggestion from Wilson and Sehler, Chancellor Richard H. and Christie Wells visited with Terri Yoho of the Kohler Foundation to see the works.
Since the 1970s, preservation of art environments, folk architecture and collections by self-taught artists has been a major focus of the Kohler Foundation.
"We receive an almost constant flow of calls from people who want us to preserve artworks, whether it is the body of work of a family member or perhaps something they've seen, inherited or collected," Yoho explained. "Finding the art is the easy part. Identifying the right steward with just the right space and the ability to care for the art is the difficult part. When we took on the Berkowitz and Swain pieces, all in desperate need of art conservation treatment after hanging in the BMO Financial executive dining area for many years, we thought it might be a challenge to find the right home."
But a perfect spot was found.
"By working with Uihlen-Wilson Architects, we were able to place the works at UWO, and we feel we found the perfect space for these amazing and newly preserved pieces of art," Yoho said. "They will be seen daily by an appreciative audience and well cared for into the future. This is what it is all about!"


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Add Matt Williams, a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks the past three seasons, to the list of candidates to manage the Toronto Blue Jays.
Multiple reports Monday said the Diamondbacks had given the Jays permission to talk with Williams.
The 46-year-old also has interviewed for the Colorado Rockies managerial opening.
Williams, a four-time Gold Glove winner at third base during a 17-year-major league career, currently is a manager in the Arizona Fall League.


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American Atheists, a secular activist group, is sponsoring a new digital billboard outside New Jersey's Metlife Stadium — the venue for this weekend's Super Bowl. It pokes fun at prayer, specifically citing the "Hail Mary," a popular Christian invocation.
Text on the 14-foot-by-48-foot ad reads, "A 'Hail Mary' only works in football. Enjoy the game!" A man in a priest outfit is also depicted on the billboard; he is holding a football and giving a "thumbs up" to the non-theistic message.
According to a press release put out by American Atheists, the ad is "believed to be the first-ever atheist-sponsored ad aimed at a Super Bowl audience" and it will remain on display through football's biggest event.
While its main intention is to invite people to the atheist group's annual convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, this April, it also sends a clear message about activists' views on prayer and faith more generally.
"Prayer is superstition, plain and simple. It trivializes the dedication of the players and takes away from their achievements," the group's president David Silverman said in a statement announcing the billboard. "A third of football fans pray in hopes of helping their team. These are adults we're talking about — people with children, people with careers, people who vote."
Silverman went on to say that it is 2014 and "time to stop believing that prayer works." Rather than crediting God, he said that credit should be given where its due and that people should simply come together to praise athletes' hard work and dedication.
The American Atheists convention will run from April 17-20. Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, an outspoken atheist, will deliver the keynote.
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Following are the highlights of the latest proposal by the NHL Players' Association to the NHL presented at a meeting in Toronto yesterday:
- A 24% rollback on all existing contracts that would save the league $500 million (all terms US) over the next three years. For example, Islanders centre Alexei Yashin would receive $48.75 million from the $65 million left on his contract.
- A rookie salary cap that would fall from $1.2 million to $850,000, plus a limit on bonuses at $850,000. The union estimates that with changes to qualifying offers and arbitration, the league could save in excess of $400 million.
- A payroll tax that begins at $45 million with rates between 20% and 60%. The taxes would be higher for repeat offenders. It should be noted that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday that a luxury tax won't work.
- A revenue-sharing program.
- A committee to improve the game, plus a recommendation that the league commit to participating in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
- Days of lockout: 85 through yesterday.
- Days of season lost: 58.
- Total games lost: 382.
- Negotiation status: The NHL and the Players Association met yesterday for the first time since their last session in Toronto on Sept. 9 -- one week before the lockout was imposed.
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Let it Ride
Compared to many of the more traditional casino games such as blackjack and roulette, Let it Ride poker is something of a newcomer. In this casino variation of poker, which is played against the house rather than other players, you form a five-card hand using three of your own cards and two community cards.
The unique aspect of Let it Ride, largely what makes it so popular, is that you make three bets to start but can retract two if you don't like the cards. Another reason it's well liked by many players is the possibility of winning big money relative to your stake, particularly if you are lucky enough to hit a royal flush.
The game was introduced in the early 1990s by John Breeding, who invented the game primarily to help sell more of his automatic shuffling machines to casinos: it was ultimately successful. Both Let it Ride poker and automatic shufflers can be found in many casinos around the world. Below we provide more information on this game, including the best places to play.
Let it Ride Rules
To begin, each player must place three equal bets at their chosen stake. The minimum and maximum stake will vary depending on the house rules. The dealer then deals three face down cards to each player, and also two face down community cards. Once the dealing is complete, players can look at their cards and decide how to proceed.
Players have two options: they can remove one of their bets if they don't like their cards, or they can leave all three in place. Leaving them in place is known as letting it ride, where the game gets its name. The dealer then turns over one of the community cards, and players can again decide whether to remove a bet or not: regardless of their action on the previous round.
Finally, the dealer turns over the second community card and each player uses their three cards combined with the two community cards to form a five-card poker hand. Players are then paid out if their hand is strong enough according to the relevant payout schedule. This schedule can vary between casinos, but typically at least a pair of tens is required and the following odds are used.
- Royal Flush – 1000 to 1
- Straight Flush – 200 to 1
- Four of A Kind – 50 to 1
- Full House – 11 to 1
- Flush – 8 to 1
- Straight – 5 to 1
- Three of A Kind – 3 to 1
- Two Pair – 2 to 1
- 10s or Better – 1 to 1
Side Bets
Many casinos offer optional side bets. The exact rules will depend on where you are playing, but there are two that are particularly common. The first is a bet on the hand for the three cards dealt to a player. This will generally pay out if a player has a pair or better in those three cards.
The second is an additional bet on the strength of the five-card hand. This side bet will usually pay out based on a fixed schedule if the player makes a straight or better. At many casinos, there will be a progressive jackpot for this type of side bet, with a player winning if they make a royal flush, and a percentage of that if they make a straight flush.
Game Strategy
Let it Ride poker strategy focuses on knowing when to withdraw a bet and when to let it ride. With the correct strategy, the house edge is around 3.5%, so it's a good idea to know the optimal moves for any situation to keep the edge as low as possible. We have listed the correct decisions to make below.
After you have seen your three cards, but not the community cards, you should withdraw one of your bets unless you have the following:
- A pair of 10s or higher
- Any three of a kind
- Any three-suited cards that are 10 or above
- Any three suited cards in a row, provided the lowest card is at least a three
- Any three-suited cards with a gap of one, provided at least one card is a 10 or higher
- Any three-suited cards with a gap of two, provided at least two cards are a 10 or higher
After you have seen the first community card, you should withdraw one of your bets unless your four cards contain any of the following:
- A pair of 10s or higher
- Any three of a kind
- Any four of a kind
- Any four suited cards
- Four cards in a row, provided the lowest card is at least a three
- Four cards with a gap of one, provided the lowest card is a 10
When considering optimal strategy, bear in mind that playing side bets usually increases the house edge. That isn't to say that you absolutely shouldn't play them, because they can be fun and can possibly give you the chance of winning a huge prize. However, they are technically bad bets. You should also check the maximum payout of most Let it Ride tables, and you shouldn't place bets that are high enough to cause a payout to exceed this amount since this increases the house edge.
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Smith-Dacey jumped all over an erratic Kelly Scott of B.C., coasting to a 9-8 win and earning fourth place and the right to play Ontario in the three-vs-four playoff game, Saturday.
The winner of that game advances to a later Saturday semifinal.
Were super excited to be where were at, Smith-Dacey said. I suspect itll be a battle to the end.
Scott was missing early and often, as Smith-Dacey scored two in the first end, then posted steals of one, one and two, building a 6-0 lead before the game even hit the midway point.
Can we start over again? is what Scott said she was thinking. You dont want to start like that. Youve just got to dig deep, keep enjoying yourself and try to make a game of it.
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Yes, it's IPA Day.
Salute the beer.
I'd send it back with a head like that on it.
Was at my local last night enjoying some lovely IPA from the Tyneside Brewery.
Howaay and drink.
Oh, and an utterly mental imperial stout, aged in Pappy Van W bourbon barrels called "Bo and Luke". 14%. YEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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World scout day?
Its also Girlfriend's Day.
I might take her out for a pint.
In The Yorkshire Arms.
I might take her out for a pint.
At the Old Cock Inn, perhaps?
She could have some cider.
Cause for a celebration
I hope Jamie is paying royalties on that stolen idea!
Cause for a celebration
Straight to Beavertown! Nice.
Interestingly that's my birthday
Cruciferous Vegetable Thursday
It's also Swiss National Day. How about a nice Swiss IPA?
Armed Forces Day in Lebanon and the People's Democratic Republic of China?
National Day in Benin and Switzerland?
Emancipation Day in Jamaica, Barbados, Anguilla, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands and Trinidad & Tobago?
No, I know - Rastafrian Liberation Day!
My birthday too. I'm now an official senior citizen, free travel on Scottish buses. I can garage that bike and take the omnibus.
Emancipation Day
The same reason why it's Yorkshire day, something to do with William Wilberforce.
edit: darn, I got confused as to which special day thread I was reading.
its i have bought a new saddle day today leather jobby £35
My birthday too. I'm now an official senior citizen, free travel on Scottish buses. I can garage that bike and take the omnibus.
You are also now legally entitled to have a house that smells of wee and cabbage.
The anniversary of the day Richard the Linoheart landed in Jaffa and ate all the cakes, so distressing Saladin's great army that they didn't put up much of a fight and took a real beating (1197)
Octavian entered Alexandria, bringing Egypt fully under the control of the Roman Republic. (30BC) Octavian later changed his name to Augustus then later decided to have a month named after him. This one.
Oh and Mark Antony killed himself, this day, that year.
Claudius' birthday (10BC) - Claudius was the roman god of overacting. And the fourth emperor, who, according to Mary Beard, wasn't as bad as Caligula, who wasn't as bad as history made him out to be although he probably went a bit mental if anyone called him Caligula
1980 - first democratically elected head of state assumes office. .
1714 - Richard Wilson born. I don't believe it, he's not that old
I found this in the fridge and celebrated in style
IPA is an abbreviation for Indian Pale Ale.
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No, it's not.
Even if IPA was indigenous to India, what was the point of your observation Edward?
great! another reason to drink too much alcohol!
No such thing as too much alcohol, just too little tolerance.
Citra hops. Nice !
Apropos of not much, I once drank in a Belgian bar with Michael Jackson.
And that Citra Hops does look nice!
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The sun is shining, the temperature is in the 70s and the sound and smell of ocean waves is in the air. But no one is splashing around in the water, they're all too busy at the ice skating rink situated steps away from the sand.
Hotel del Coronado's Skating by the Sea is in its seventh year, running from the day before Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. The rink is surrounded by palm trees, lined with white holiday lights, and Christmas music plays over a loud speaker.
"This is my first time on skates after 40 years and it was wonderful," Austin, Texas, resident Ty Woodruff, 52, said on a recent day. He added that he used to play ice hockey in Anchorage, Alaska. "For being outside it was very smooth. All that time skating in Alaska I never thought I'd be skating by the ocean."
Brendan Levy, 42, from Scottsdale, Ariz., was out skating with his son Zack, 12, who ice skates every Friday back home.
"It's different ice and different texture on this rink," Zack said. "It's slower."
The 5,400-square-foot-rink is created on a level deck built over the hotel property's Windsor Lawn. Insulation sheets and clear plastic are put down on the deck and covered with plastic tubing. A refrigeration unit pumps a coolant called glycol from the chiller through the tubes and back to the refrigeration unit. The rink is then flooded with water so that it can freeze into a skating surface.
Skating by the Sea
Hours: Until Dec. 16, three-hour skating sessions will be offered at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily, with a matinee session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. From Dec. 17 to Jan. 1, all three skating sessions will be offered daily.
Prices: $25 for adults, $20 for kids 10 and under for the three-hour sessions; and $20 for adults, $15 for kids 10 and under for the two-hour matinee session. Prices include skate rental.
To make the first ice sheet, about half-a-gallon of water per square foot is used. For the remainder of the season, up to 200 gallons of water is used per day. Water and power costs range from $5,000 to $7,000 a month.
"We say our skating rinks are a 'pond skating experience,'" said Dave Fies, senior project manager for Ice Rink Events/Oh Wind Inc., which puts the rink together. "Indoor ice skating rinks have a controlled climate indoors with dehumidification units. Our outdoor rinks are exposed to the outdoor elements dealing with wind, high temperatures, direct sunlight, rain, and snow."
On a November afternoon with the sun beating down on the ice the rink was puddled in several spots an hour and a half in to the midday skate session.
"It's a little sloshy but that's the trade off, the setting is too beautiful," said Katie McLaughlin from Martinez, Calif., who was skating with sons Jake, 8, and Chase, 5.
In between the morning and afternoon skate sessions, staff members take to the melting ice with squeegees. In between the later sessions they use a small Zamboni, squeegees and a shovel to groom the ice.
Kids of all ages are allowed to skate. The smallest skate provided is a child's size 9, which fits toddlers from 1 to 3 years old.
Skaters dress in a wide variety of clothing, everything from sweaters, vests, scarfs, gloves and hats to tank tops, short-sleeved shirts and shorts. According to a hotel employee, some skaters have even been known to skate in bikinis. Some couples hold hands while they skate, some hold tightly to the wall to help get their balance and many take spills and end up with wet bottoms and pant legs.
"Wish me luck," one woman said to her family before taking to the ice.
Others, like Travis Wilson, 13, from Rancho Santa Fe, showed off impressive skills, including jumping spins and skating backward.
"It was a lot of fun and interesting to try new things," Travis said, adding that he made the tricks up as he went along.
Beginning in 2006 a portion of the skating proceeds have gone to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego. The hotel's support to the foundation extends beyond Skating by the Sea. Over the years it has hosted hundreds of VIP parties for families, including special dinners and a holiday premiere of a play in which one of the children aided by the organization had a role. Rachel Gershwin, director of marketing and development for Make-A-Wish, said the total yearly contribution from the Del exceeds $15,000.
On Dec. 14, Make-A-Wish is hosting an event titled "So You Think You Can Skate" from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the rink. The event is open to the public and will feature media personalities competing in an ice skating competition, complete with a panel of celebrity judges.
Sunny San Diego County has other seasonal outdoor skating rinks. They include Fantasy on Ice at Horton Plaza, 225 Broadway Circle, which benefits the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children's Hospital; and Viejas Outlet Center, 5000 Willows Road in Alpine. Both will run until Jan. 8.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Phenolic compounds, which are found in grapes, can significantly influence the aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, color, and overall quality of a wine. These compounds are found naturally in grapes, however can also be synthesized throughout the fermentation and aging processes. As a result of this, there are many factors that can influence the phenolic composition of a wine, including but not limited to; grape variety, environmental influences, and winemaking techniques. For wines that are single variety based and not aged after fermentation, the phenolic composition of the wine is highly dependent upon the grape and the conditions in the vineyard.
Specifically, this is what the term "terroir" embodies: it is the definition of the geographical and environmental origin of the grapes that include characteristics such as soil type, climate, and topography, and who all those things combine to affect the composition and quality of a wine. Favorable terroir conditions can produce very high quality grapes, which is a critical starting point for a good wine. By understanding how terroir affects the phenolic composition of grapes, vineyards managers or winegrowers will have a greater understanding of how to manage and maintain the grapevine that will produce high quality wines.
There is a lot known about terroir effects on grapes and wine throughout many portions of the world, however, there is little known that specifically compares individual phenolic compounds of single varietal wines from different winemaking regions, and even less so known about these effects in the newer wine regions of China.
The wine regions of China are very ecologically diverse, considering they are spread all over the vast country. The Yunnan Zone can be found at altitudes between 1900 and 2400m above sea level; the Gansu Qilian Zone is located next to a desert; the Ningxia Helan Zone is past the mountains; the Yantai Shandong Zone and Changli Hebei Zone are by the sea; and finally the Huailai Hebei Zone is located in a cooler climate. It is because of these regional differences that there is great potential for regional terroir effects in wines produced from Chinese grapes.
The goal of the study presented today was to analyze the differences in phenolic composition in Cabernet Sauvignon vines from different winegrowing regions in China.
5 growing regions in China were studied: Deqin of Yunnan (YNDQ); Yuquanying of Ningxia (NXYQY); Yuma of Ningxia (NXYM); Qilian of Gansu (GSQL); Changli of Hebei (HBCL); and Yantai of Shandong (SDYT).
Cabernet Sauvignon vines were studied, since they are easily found growing in all wine regions of China. Grapes were harvested at their full-ripened state and were in strict accordance with local wine production technical rules. Wines went through alcohol and malolactic fermentations, but did not age afterward.
In each growing region, two to four wineries were chosen and about 1000mLof fresh wine from each winery was collected from at least two different fermentation processes. To ensure only regional terroir characteristics were at play, all wines from each growing region were pooled. Each wine sample was studied in triplicate.
Anthocyanin phenolics were analyzed, as well as non-anthocyanins including flavan-3-ols, flavonols, hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids, and stilbenes. Anthocyanins were quantified by using malvidin-3-O-glucoside as a standard, and flavanols, flavonols, hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids and stilebenes were quantified by using catechin, quercetin, gallic acid, caffeic acid, and resveratrol, respectively.
- 24 anthocyanins were identified in Chinese Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
o All 24 were found in each Chinese growing region studied.
- Wine from the YNDQ region had the highest levels of anthocyanins.
- Wines from GSQL and NXYQY regions had significantly lower levels of anthocyanins (due to very low delphinidin derivatives).
- Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and peonidin-3-O-glucoside were 5 times higher in YNDQ wines than wines from any other region.
- Wines from HBCL had the highest levels of malvidin-3-O-glucoside and malvindin-3-O-(6-O-acetyl)-glucoside.
- There were significant differences in anthocyanin levels between wine regions in China.
- 16 flavan-3-ols were found in wines from all Chinese growing regions studied.
- SDYT region displayed the highest levels of flavan-3-ols.
o Concentrations in this region were nearly double that of GSQL and YNDQ wines.
o This region also showed the highest levels of gallocatechin and procyanidin dimers.
- Wines from GSQL and YNDQ had the lowest levels of total flavan-3-ols.
- NXYM wines had the highest levels of epicatechin.
o These levels were nearly 30 times greater than levels found in YNDQ wines.
- The highest levels of catechin were found in YNDQ wines.
- SDYT wines had the lowest levels of catechin.
- 10 flavonols were found in Chinese wines from the growing regions of study.
- Highest levels of flavonols were found in YNDQ wines.
o These levels were nearly 4 times greater than levels found in GSQL wines.
- YNDQ wines had much higher levels of quercetin derivatives than wines made from other wine regions in China.
- Higher kaempferol levels were found in NXYM wines.
- YNDQ wines had the highest levels of dihydroquercentin-O-hexoside, while GSQL wines had the lowest levels.
- YNDQ wines had higher levels of dihydroquercentin-O-rhamnoside, quercentin-3-O-glucuronide, and myricetin compared to all other regions.
- Wines from NXYM and YNDQ had higher levels of kaempferol-3-O-glucoside than all other regions.
o These values were double those found in GSQL and HBCL wines.
Hydroxybenzoic Acids
- 3 hydroxybenzoic acids were found in Chinese wines.
- Highest levels of total hydroxybenzoic acids were found in SDYT wines, and the lowest levels in NXYM wines.
- SDYT wines had significantly higher levels of gallic acid, while NXYM wines had the lowest levels.
Hydroxycinnamic Acids
- 4 hydroxycinnamic acids were found in Chinese wines.
- GSQL and NXYQY wines showed the highest levels of total hydroxycinnamic acids.
o These levels were nearly 5 times more than levels found in YNDQ wines.
- GSQL wines had nearly 9 times more caffeic acid than YNDQ wines and 5 times more ethyl ρ-coumarate than wines made from NXYM and NXYQY grapes.
- All wines had the highest percentage of gallic acid to total hydroxycinnamic acids.
- SDYT had the highest levels of stilbenes, while YNDQ wines had the lowest levels.
- Trans-resveratrol was the most abundant stilbene in all wines, though was significantly variable between regions.
o SDYT wines had nearly 7 times more trans-resveratrol than YNDQ wines.
Regional Similarities
- Cluster analysis revealed that wines from the Helan mountain of Ning-Xia (NXYM, NXYQY) and GSQL regions were similar in regards to their phenolic composition.
- Wines from HBCL and SDYT regions were similar in regards to their phenolic composition.
- The YNDQ wines were different in regards to their phenolic composition than from all other regions.
According to the results of this study, the differences in phenolic composition of Chinese wines in this study indicate that the accumulation of phenolic compounds in grapes is strongly influenced by terroir effects. Going further, those regions that were geographically closer to one another had wines that were statistically similar to one another in regards to their phenolic composition than regions that were geographically isolated or further away. NXYQY, NXYM, and GSQL, all of which were similar in phenolic composition, are all located in the drier area of Western China with a cool-warm climate. HBCL and SDYT were found to be statistically similar to each other in regards to the phenolic content of wines, and were both located in the wetter areas of Eastern China with a warm climate. Finally, YNDQ was found to be different from all other regions in regards to phenolic composition of wine, and was located on the plateau valley zone of Southwest China with a warm-arid climate.
Overall, these results clearly show terroir effects, and confirm that different regions in China, like other regions around the world, produce grapes that result in wines with statistically different phenolic compositions. Terroir effects were found to be similar for wines from the Helan mountain of Ningxia and Qilian of Gansu; for wines from Changli of Hebei and the Yantai of Shandong; and finally with the wines from the Deqin of Yunan having significantly different terroir effects from all other regions.
This knowledge of terroir effects in China should give viticulturalists and winegrowers the knowledge necessary for maintaining and caring for vines from each particular region, as well as giving the winemakers knowledge necessary for creating a high quality wine made from grapes with very specific phenolic profiles. By applying the knowledge gained from this study, grape growing practices and winemaking techniques may be adjusted accordingly in order to optimize wine flavor/aroma quality in China, at the very least with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
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Source: Li, Z., Pan, Q., Jin, Z., Mu, L., and Duan, C. 2011. Comparison on phenolic compounds in Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon wines from five wine-growing regions in China. Food Chemistry 125: 77-83.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.08.039
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Guns in the Family: Firearm Storage Patterns in U.S. Homes with Children
Many children in the United States have access to firearms in their homes, and the consequences can be tragic. Recent headlines tell a sad and increasingly familiar story: "Boy charged with attempted murder in shooting of 14-year-old girl," "Boy, 4, shot by 6-year-old," "Just a routine school shooting...." Public health agencies, organizations representing children, and groups representing firearm owners offer consistent guidelines about how to store firearms to make them inaccessible to children: unload them, lock them up, and store them separately from ammunition. However, a RAND analysis of data regarding firearm ownership and storage patterns found that of the families in the United States with children and firearms, fewer than half store their firearms unloaded, locked, and away from ammunition.
Using nationally representative data from a large interview survey by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), RAND researchers examined the prevalence of firearms in U.S. homes with children under 18 years old and learned how those firearms are stored. [1]
Firearms Are Common in Homes with Children
Thirty-four percent of children in the United States (representing more than 22 million children in 11 million homes) live in homes with at least one firearm. In 69 percent of homes with firearms and children, more than one firearm is present.
The likelihood that families will own a firearm varies by the family's composition, income level, race/ethnicity, region of the country, and other factors. For instance, families that include an adult man are more likely to have firearms than families with only adult women (41 percent versus 12 percent); white families are more likely than other ethnic groups to own firearms (43 percent versus 16 percent for African Americans, 15 percent for Hispanics, and 16 percent for all other ethnic groups); and families in the South are more likely to have firearms than those in other parts of the country. Rifles are the most common firearms in homes with children, followed by shotguns, handguns, and finally, all other types of firearms combined.
Many Firearms Are Accessible to Children
Although the debate over gun control and gun rights seems intractable, all sides generally agree that firearms in the home should be stored in a manner that keeps them out of children's hands. However, many firearms are dangerously accessible. Using information about firearm and ammunition storage patterns, the researchers sorted households with children and firearms into six categories, ranging from the least accessible storage pattern (firearms stored in a locked place or secured with a trigger lock, unloaded, and away from ammunition) to the most accessible (firearms are stored unlocked and loaded). The figure on the back shows these storage patterns for U.S. homes with children and firearms.
The data show that many firearms in homes with children are dangerously accessible. In 9 percent of homes with children and firearms, at least one firearm is stored unlocked and loaded, and in another 4 percent at least one firearm is unlocked, unloaded, and stored with ammunition. This means that in about 13 percent of homes with children and firearms--about 2.6 million children in 1.4 million homes--firearms are stored in a way that makes them most accessible to children. Overall, fewer than half of the U.S. families with firearms and children store firearms locked (either in a locked place or secured with a trigger lock) and separate from ammunition.
Trigger locks--devices that prevent a trigger from being squeezed and therefore prevent a firearm from being fired--are at the heart of some recent gun control debates, and at least one state requires firearms dealers to also offer trigger locks. The NCHS data allowed RAND researchers to examine the prevalence of trigger locks in U.S. households. In 38 percent of homes with children and firearms, at least one firearm is equipped with a trigger lock or other locking mechanism.
Changing the Patterns
Various strategies have been proposed to prevent children from gaining access to and using firearms that are stored in homes. Some states and cities have passed laws that hold the owner of a firearm criminally responsible when a child injures or kills someone with that firearm. Other strategies involve mandating the use of trigger locks or requiring firearm manufacturers to make "personalized" firearms that can only be fired by authorized users.
The issue of firearm violence is increasingly viewed as a public health issue. Accordingly, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians have recommended that physicians play a role in making firearm storage safer by discussing firearm-related issues with their patients and their patients' parents. Studies show that although parents are receptive to advice from their children's doctors, few U.S. physicians provide counseling on firearm safety.
Families will ultimately decide what is best for their own circumstances. However, clinicians, public health workers, and lawmakers can make sure that when families make these decisions they understand the risks associated with firearms and know how to reduce those risks.
1 Schuster, Mark A., Todd M. Franke, Amy M. Bastian, Sinaroth Sor, and Neal Halfon. 2000. "Firearm Storage Patterns in U.S. Homes with Children." American Journal of Public Health 90(4):588-594.
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Strutting zones and roosting patterns
Hey guys, just thought I'd ask everyone's experience on a few things. Primarily, where do you find the turkeys in your area are strutting for the hens? I found on a few occassions that they will be in a ridge/i.e. lower ground. But, just the other day I also found a lone tom strutting for a few hens high up on a hillside. Does it just depend on the mood of the birds on a particular day as to the location they choose? I'd think that they would go in their strutting/mating areas mostly high up on a hill to have a better vantage point for predators and/or rival birds. I've been hunting turkeys for quite a while, but I seem to have difficulty locating these mating grounds; mostly because the toms aren't likely to respond to my calls when "henned up".
Also, if you've located a roosting area or path to a roosting area that toms follow, have you found that they will travel the same direction to the roost in the evening as they will after flydown? In other words, if a tom is heading west after flydown, will the bird travel west to east on the same path in the evening to his roost? Thanks for any input fellas.
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DMX to fight Zimmerman
oooooooooooooohhhh SNAP
Why no mention of DMX threatening to PISS ON HIS FACE TOO
the things celebrities will do to stay relevant
Game would've fucked him up pretty hard
anyone who wants to actually go through with this is a retard
What if Zimmerman beats the shit out of dmx haha
shoulda chose 50 cent, at least he coulda taken a few bullets first...
dmx prob get whooped
zimmerman is donating the money he gets to charity, so thats actually really clever considering everyone hates him
Zimmerman is really a huge DMX fan and he only killed treyvon to meet him.
this is dumb
is this real
oh my fcking god the world sucks
"According to numerous outlets, Hip Hopper and part time dog impersonator DMX is to take on
recently acquitted pseudo-cop, George Zimmerman in an UPCOMING CELEBRITY boxing match. "
wait so is Zimmerman considered a celebrity now?
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Zimmerman couldn't even take a skinny teenager without a gun so yeah he's fucked DMX is coked out and crazy
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dumb but will probably better then the last few fights pacman was in
Zimmerman is really a huge DMX fan and he only killed trayvon to meet him. [2]
hell fuckin yea
part time dog impersonator haha
Ruff ruff
Don't forget DMX is gonna piss all over Zimmerman.
"Ruff ruff"
nah he does more of an ARF ARF
2014 off to a spectacular start
hey i got an idea for tv!
pit a murderer against the victim's relative for a fight to the death! that's fucking quality american entertainment
this will only be worth it if zimmerman suffers a coma inducing concussive blow to the head
Interesting how down with being hated GZM is.
Be there
For the rap battle!
It's going to be
It'll blow your socks off!
It's one of those things
Where machine versus man
Man versus woman
Woman versus your mother
Be there!
Intergalactic rap battle
It's... instupicuous!!
is this real life?
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real life in the reality tv age
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is this real life? [2]
at what point did life become a south park episode
zimmerman is a trained boxer. im not rooting for anyone participating in this shitshow but if i had to bet money i'd bet him
I want Zimmerman to win
people always assume he's just a total sack of shit, it's disgusting
"I want Zimmerman to win
people always assume he's just a total sack of shit, it's disgusting"
He's not a total sack of shit, he's a mentally retarded dipshit who believes that a neighborhood watch position gives him the
right to go all super-vigilante. He's also a coward, I mean Zimmerman had a 30 pound advantage over Martin, AND he's a
trained BOXER. but he just HAD to use his gun.
the case was decided long ago but people are still talking
"I want Zimmerman to win
people always assume he's just a total sack of shit, it's disgusting"
He's not a total sack of shit, he's a mentally retarded dipshit who believes that a neighborhood watch position gives him the right to go all super-vigilante. He's also a coward, I mean Zimmerman had a 39 pound advantage over Martin, but he just HAD to use his gun.
"people always assume he's just a total sack of shit, it's disgusting"
I don't assume so, I have documented evidence hes a total sack of shit
bc weight = strength
i normally assume people who kill kids are sacks of shit, but thats just me
dmx better fuck him up
LOL R.I.P DMX. This nigga is gonna get popped
Zimmerman is gonna win, just sayin
bc weight = strength
Dude, you don't know how much a 30 pound advantage will help you in a fistfight, you don't even have to be fit for it to help,
This should have been an andcas article
10 reasons why not to watch this match
when a guy is on top of you? no homo, oh yeah def
you knock down a 500 pound guy and hes gonna have a hard time getting up since hes a fatass
Yeah, assuming that Trayvon would be able to do that to a guy who is a TRAINED BOXER
"bc weight = strength"
Force is mass times velocity squared so yeah having more mass gives you more force. Velocity is more important obviously but yeah
dude in the trial his instructor was asked to explain his experience and he said zimmerman was the worst student in the class, did you even watch the trial or are you reading biased news articles? he took up martial arts to lose weight anyway
either way the facts are established and im not arguing about this anymore
DMX is either going to be so cracked out that he goes super saiyan and destroys Zimmerman or he is going to be so cracked out that he can't function properly.
I'm going to assume that X is going to lose. Which makes me sad because his first two records are amazing
dude in the trial his instructor was asked to explain his experience and he said zimmerman was the worst student in the class, did you even watch the trial or are you reading biased news articles?
Actually that makes sense, no wonder he was such a coward during the fight, he was simply a pussy to begin with.
also, JUST LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS AND TELL ME THAT TRAYVON MARTIN WAS ACTUALLY A THREAT!
people get injured worse simply by falling into rosebushes
Zimmerman could've easily knocked Martin out with one punch. What a loser
yeah well he shot him so
couldve wouldve shouldve
haha DMX will probably get knocked out..
The Game said he was down to box Gucci Mane lol
this will not happen.
I hate these shows but I will tune in with hopes of hearing DMX bark like a dog at Zimmerman.
yeah well he shot him so
couldve wouldve shouldve
I say he should've followed police orders and backed off
I say take it somewhere else.
If a guy is beating me into the ground, and I have a gun, I'd shoot him too.
I still don't understand why he's doing this, but whatever.
Why do we care?
at what point did people start reposting comments from reddit threads as their own comments on sputnik?
This is reddit with more music and less cute kittens.
Haha Moses who did that? Gotta call that person the fuck out.
In other news I for one was disgusted by this as first but the more I think about it the more I wanna see DMX beat this racist, woman beating, child murdering piece of shits' ass.
Definitely not rigged with both parties in on it.
he could kill more kids for one
gryndstone did! WHAT A BITCH.
Frankly Zimmerman is redeeming his qualities as a human. He's submitting himself as bloodsport to all the ravenous individuals who call him out for being a murderer. It's not like he's gonna change public opinion for winning, but he's gonna make a whole lotta people happy if he gets his ass kicked. True selflessness from an acquitted child murderer. I guess people due change.
As bad as John Wayne Gacy was I'd think he was a little cool if he allowed himself to be torn apart by lions on live TV.
Well nobody accused Zimmerman of being logical.
x gon give it to ya
What's a film composer doing in a boxing match against DMX? Oh wait it's not Hans Zimmer
Well nobody accused Zimmerman of being logical.
If he was we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place
Will DMX flim flam the zim zam? Can DMX simmer the Zimmer?
Cool. I've always wanted a real-life Celebrity Death Match. :D
I put £10 on the Zim.
i hope dmx wears a go pro
i hope dmx wears a go pro [2]
also this is a grand example on why our world is fucking stupid
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there's no fucking possible way in life Zimmerman could ever beat X if he couldn't even beat a kid that was like half the size of X how are people actually retarded enough to believe otherwise
and he's not even really a trained boxer he was shit as a boxer
dmx is gonna kill that dude
fucking america.
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america [2]
where idiots who disobey police orders get acquitted
america [3]
at what point did people start reposting comments from reddit threads as their own comments on sputnik? [2]
I dunno, never been to Reddit.
Ya'll gon' make me lose my mind, up in heeee up in heeee
This should have been an andcas article
I laughed so hard at 'dog impersonater' hahaha
as far as i'm concerned, if someone slams your head on concrete, no matter how hard or how many times, you can kill them, and it doesn't matter if they are black or white.
Don't see what is so hard to grasp about that. You have the right to follow/inspect someone in a public place, especially near your home where break-ins routinely occur.
You don't have a right to bang the head of someone into the ground who is following you. Unless you ask the race pimps.
and that doesn't imply that Trayvon deserved death, at all, its just a matter of A) the right having
the right to defend yourself IE when someone smashes your head into concrete, and B) a lack of
evidence for the prosecution IE the only eye witness said he saw Trayvon on top. Everyone and their
mother knows Zimmerman was acting foolish, that was not what was on trial. If you want to pass a law
making that kind of foolish behavior illegal, that is another story, but instead they ruthlessly make
Zimmerman a scapegoat.
thanks for progressing the debate with more irrelevant ad-hominem insults
wait have we actually established that lambs is hillary?
I had someone come after me from behind and I was on top of them one second later.
I also got on top of someone in one second and was beating them in the face for doing the exact same thing to someone else.
I was being chased by someone trying to get me, I turn around and one second later I've knocked them out.
Point is Zimmerman being on bottom should have had no reflection on the outcome of the trial and I believe he should have been guilty.
sounds like you've had a fun life
I personally believe that
A. The trial should be for involuntary manslaughter and violation of authority, not murder
B. Zimmerman should have been given the 'moron of the year' award
C. The idea of race playing into it is a joke
Also on a side note, the place where the incident happened was Trayvons OWN FRONT YARD
"sounds like you've had a fun life"
I've been told I will have a lot of stories to tell my grandkids and that I will be the grandparent with crazy stories that are actually true lol
'Force is mass times velocity squared so yeah having more mass gives you more force. Velocity is more important obviously but yeah'
at what point did life become a south park episode [2]
omg so much ass-hurt in here over George Zimmerman.. hahaha...
"was Trayvons OWN FRONT YARD" pretty sure you are wrong about that, first of all they were at the back entrances of houses, and im pretty sure it was still a block or so from trayvons house.
DMX is going to kill him
i keep reading this and all i can think is "who the fuck is zimmerman?"
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bob dylan?
stringer bell was way more badass anyways
lol dmx
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"dmx is gonna kill that dude"
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part time dog impersonator
kinda want zimmerman to win
why though?
I don't really care who wins, I just want as little people to watch it so that Zimmerman doesn't get money off of being famous for killing a kid (which has already unfortunately happened, some shitty painting he did sold for loads just cos it was made by him)
cuz it'll be funny to watch DMZ get the shit beat out of him when he's entering this with such braggadocio
also isn't the zim zam donating proceeds to charity
I don't know and tbh is it doesn't really change much if he does
if he gives it to charity, it will make look him better, the fight will increase his 15 minutes of infamy, and he will probably benefit from it in some way in the long run
moreover it's just a dumb stunt and zimmy shouldn't get more airtime
him winning would be the very thing that the public wouldn't want and I think that's fine because turning him into a punching bag is kinda despicable tbh
I think the whole point of zimmerman agreeing was to donate to charity
Zimmerman will win by first round K.O.
How come nobody has mentioned that this fight will be fixed? Damon Feldman, the fight's promoter, has publicly said that he really only promotes fake fights.
Hoping DMX kills him
He probably wont even break his nose. This is just a big spectacle.
they should have turned this into a who can survive in the electric chair the longest public contest. would be a far greater benefit to society
this being fake makes it even dumber and more despicable
"I personally believe that
A. The trial should be for involuntary manslaughter and violation of authority, not murder
B. Zimmerman should have been given the 'moron of the year' award
C. The idea of race playing into it is a joke"
This a million times.
The fight was canceled after the promoter received death threats, so nothing to see here
good, it was a ridiculous idea
Celebrations for everyone!
There was no basis for manslaughter. You have a right to defend yourself and you have a right to carry a gun. Zimmerman wasn't doing anything illegal whether he followed Trayvon or not (and the prosecution never established this, regardless), it had to be proven he was acting recklessly, and following some hooded 6 foot plus black kid walking awkwardly behind the back entrances of houses and calling the police is not in anyway reckless.
The truth of the matter is Trayvon deserves just as much blame for getting himself killed as Zimmerman, but people (race pimps) want to make Zimmerman a scapegoat to try to make Trayvon a victim when he obviously wasn't anything close (multiple fights/suspensions from school, robberies/thefts, kicked out of his parents house, seen on top of Zimmerman smashing his head into concrete etc etc.)
This whole case is quite frankly ridiculous. You might believe that the manslaughter laws should be changed, but there was nothing you could try him for manslaughter on in this trial and anyone saying different is demonstrably wrong and just repeating themselves stubbornly.
"The truth of the matter "
"and anyone saying different is demonstrably wrong and just repeating themselves stubbornly."
I don't mean this to sound dickheadish but do you not see that you totally come off as someone who seems quite stubborn and sure of yourself on the matter? not that I disagree or agree with what your saying, but your way of making your point really doesn't help you.
damn hill is legit one of the worst users in anything ever but he's dropping some hard truth in this one
anyone who legitimately believes this trayvon kid was an "innocent boy" is legitimately retarded
zman was an idiot and the kid didn't do anything bad enough to deserve death, but if ANYBODY had to die for anything I wish it had been both to be honest
Big difference between being stubborn and knowing you are better informed than 99% of people with an opinion on the matter because they have been completely misinformed by the Devil media.
seriously, how anyone watches this video and ever turns on NBC again is FUCKING RIDICULOUS.
if anyone deserves to die it is the creators of these new stations.
"Big difference between being stubborn and knowing you are better informed than 99% of people with an opinion on the matter because they have been completely misinformed by the Devil media."
woah I never said there wasn't, my point being is only that you may come off like a stubborn individual if you comment how you did. you may know your better informed, and that makes you sure of yourself, and that makes you come across as someone who stubbornly believes they know what is going on while others don't
you may be justified in thinking that, but that wasn't my point
yeah you are right thanks for the advice i really do lose my composure a bit and it doesnt help
"anyone who legitimately believes this trayvon kid was an "innocent boy" is legitimately retarded"
heavily agreed there gwyn
good video
I just watched that video and now I am compelled to watch the follow up
Why is this top viewed
This makes such a mockery of the race issue going on in this country.
The way Zimmerman's life is headed, he'll be in jail long before the day of the fight. The fat-headed
piece of shit has been investigated for assault multiple times since the Trayvon Martin incident.
Eventually the NRA and other various right-wing organizations will stop paying his legal fees and a charge
will stick. The dude is a time bomb.
and Lambsbread, don't kid yourself into believing that you are informed. You have bought into the Fox
News narrative without an ounce of critical thought. Martin was walking down the street at night, not
lurking around people's back entrances. He did nothing to get himself killed. If you believe that Martin
was slamming Zimmerman's head into the concrete, it's only because you want to. An attack of that
severity would result in serious head injuries, not a couple of minor scrapes. Look at the photos. I've
seen some crazy fights in my wilder days. Zimmerman was not involved in a fight for his life. He got off
because there were no witnesses and the dead can't defend themselves.
fuck off dude this is old news m/
They both lost
Why is this on the "most viewed news" chart? Awkward necro.
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Islamic leader incited Mumbai attacks
From ACT for America!
Dear Ed,
Once again we have witnessed an Islamic terrorist attack incited and justified through appeals to Islam by its perpetrators. On one level it is understandable why so many in the West are unwilling or unable to connect the militant ideology of political Islam to the thousands of Islamic terror attacks that have been committed worldwide since 9/11. We extol the virtues of tolerance and pluralism and believe others in the world do so as well, so it is easy to dismiss such attacks as the work of a few "extremists," rather than the product of adherence to an ideology.
The fatal flaw in this thinking is this: How can we successfully win a war on Islamic terrorism if we don't correctly define the threat doctrine that motivates its adherents?
It is argued that most of the world's Muslims are not terrorists. While true, this fact is irrelevant. Most of the world's Muslims have never read the Qur'an or the Hadith in a language they can understand. They have not read the hundreds of passages that call for jihad against infidels, nor do they renounce such passages. They do not organize en masse to denounce the terrorist acts perpetrated by other Muslims in the name of Islam, nor do they denounce the frequent exhortations to world subjugation found in the holy books of Islam.
Yes, there are Muslims who have denounced the Mumbai attacks. But examine their denunciations closely and you will be hard-pressed to find renunciations of the supremacist doctrine of political Islam -- the foundation for jihad -- which emanates from its holy books. This is the justification commonly cited by terrorists for their actions. We in the West must come to grips with the uncomfortable fact that terrorism is a symptom of this militant, supremacist ideology. Terrorism is a means to an end, not an end in itself. And it is but one of many means used by those who are devoted to the supremacist ideology of political Islam.
Religious head incited killers
Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent December 01, 2008
Article from:
The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24731818-2703,00.html
THE al-Qa'ida-linked Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists suspected over the Mumbai massacre were trained in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, and were incited by speeches from their leader in Lahore.
As the sole surviving terrorist was interrogated in Mumbai, security sources told The Australian that 10 terrorists were picked by LET for the suicide mission.
They were ordered to "kill until your last breath" and murder up to 5000 people.
They did so after provocative speeches by Hafiz Mohammed Saeed last month in Lahore, capital of the Punjab.
Saeed, described as LET's supreme religious and political head, declared in one speech: "The only language India understands is that of force, and that is the language it must be talked to in."
The email claiming responsibility for the Mumbai attack minutes after it started last Wednesday was generated on a computer based in Pakistan.
And a satellite telephone captured from the terrorists revealed calls made to numbers in Pakistan during the attacks, reports said.
Officials said the terrorists' route to Mumbai had been recorded on GPS co-ordinates contained in the satellite phones.
Sources said the 10 terrorists -- most of whom were believed to be Pakistanis -- were ordered to undergo training to attack Mumbai.
The captured gunman, Ajmal Amir Kamal, 21, reportedly told intelligence sources the group had trained openly in Muzaffarabad before heading to the nearby Mangala dam for lessons in marine commando techniques.
The group then visited Rawalpindi, which adjoins Islamabad, the Pakistan capital and site of the Pakistan army headquarters.
From there, the group took a train to the port city of Karachi, where, heavily armed, they boarded a freighter for the trip to Mumbai. Along the way, they became nervous about Indian coastguard activity and almost aborted the mission.
They "dragooned" a less conspicuous, passing fishing boat into service, shooting dead four of its crew members. The skipper of the fishing boat and another crew member took them closer to Mumbai before they, too, were killed. One was decapitated and the other had his throat slit.
Close to shore, they transferred to small speedboats for the run into the two landing points they had selected in Mumbai - Sassoon Docks and Badhwar Park, on Cuff Parade.
Conflicting evidence obtained by intelligence agencies suggests that the group may have had local support, and that one or more of its members may have been staying locally, possibly even in the Taj Mahal hotel.
A British link to the attacks was raised over the weekend when a senior Indian official claimed that Britons were among the militants.
Vilasrao Deshmukh, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, in which Mumbai lies, was quoted on an Indian television station as saying that British citizens had been detained.
British MP Patrick Mercer, a former Tory security spokesman, said he had been given information that at least two of the terrorists had credit cards and other identifying documents that linked them to Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, in northeast England.
The claims, however, were not substantiated by official British sources, who said there was no evidence "at this stage" that Britons had taken part in the attacks, although they acknowledged that events were "moving fast" and more information was emerging about the nationality of the terrorists.
MI5 and British counter-terrorist police are keeping in close touch with their counterparts in India and are alert to the possibility that Britons with Pakistani origins might have been involved. Significant numbers of young British Pakistanis have taken part in terrorist training in Pakistan.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that there was no evidence of Britons being involved, and the Foreign Secretary David Miliband said: "We obviously will want to work very closely with the Indians but it is too early to say whether or not any of them are British."
Malaysian police are investigating reports that Malaysian-issued credit cards were found in the belongings of the terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said Malaysia had no links with the terrorists, responding to an Indian report that nine of the gunmen claimed to be Malaysian students when they travelled to Mumbai several months ago.
Terror analyst Praveen Swami said that at a meeting of key LET leaders in Lahore on October 19, LET leader Saeed, who insists he is only head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa welfare organisation, made plain his view of Pakistan's neighbour.
"India, he claimed, was building dams in (Indian-controlled) Jammu and Kashmir to choke Pakistan's water supplies and cripple its agriculture," Mr Swami reported Saeed as saying.
"Earlier, in an October 6 speech, Saeed claimed that India had 'made a deal with the United States to send 150,000 Indian troops to Afghanistan' and that it agreed to support the US in its existential war against Islam.
"Finally, in a sermon to a congregation at the Jamia Masjid al-Qudsia (mosque) in Lahore at the end of October, Saeed proclaimed that there was an 'ongoing war in the world between Islam and its enemies'.
"He claimed that 'crusaders of the East and West have united in a cohesive onslaught against Muslims'."
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