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Bralets and miniskirts! Selena Gomez looks elegant in a daring
two-piece outfit while Katy Perry tries to avoid being slimed by wearing an ensemble resembling green goo
They both wore similar outfits, but there was clear distinction between Selena Gomez and Katy Perry at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards this evening.
The two stars turned up to the children's event in bralets and miniskirts to walk the orange carpet at the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles tonight.
But while the 19-year-old singer and actress looked elegant in her printed and bedazzled two-piece, the 27-year-old pop star tried to avoid being slimed by wearing an ensemble resembling the green goo.
Two different pictures: Selena Gomez looked elegant in her daring two-piece outfit, while Katy Perry tried to avoid being slimed in her bright green attire at tonight's Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards
The newly single star's top looked like she was dripping in the matter and her skirt also possessed a similar squiggly design.
As well as her bright green clothing, Katy had also attached a purple and turquoise hair piece ponytail to her already blue hair.
Gorgeous: The 19-year-old singer and actress looked elegant in her printed and bedazzled two-piece
Blinding: Katy's outfit was so bright it was almost blinding
the colours of the rainbow: As well as her bright green clothing, Katy
attached a purple and turquoise hair piece ponytail to her already blue
Meanwhile while it may have been a children's event, it didn't stop Heidi Klum wearing one of her sexy outfits.
The 38-year-old slipped her supermodel figure into a skin-tight minidress and thigh-high boots for event.
The Project Runway star looked stunning in the attire as she walked the red-carpet and greeted the throngs of screaming fans.
She doesn't need to be slimed! Katy's outfit appeared to be a mechanism to avoid being slimed, with her top designed to resemble the green goo
Three's a crowd: Katy joined Taylor Swift and Selena in the audience as they watched One Direction perform
Meanwhile Kelly Osbourne redeemed herself in a black one-shouldered cocktail dress, after the Fashion Police star recently stepped out in one of her own fashion disasters.
The bust of the British former reality star's dress fitted her slimmer figure like a glove and the full A-line skirt flattered her legs.
As well as her violet-grey coloured hair, she added a pop of colour in her footwear, sporting a pair of hot pink peep toe stilettos.
Are you ready for me? Katy changed into an interesting blue and silver ensemble for her own performance
Teenage dream: The star makes eye contact with her fans during her performance
She also wore matching varnish on her fingernails.
Kelly was on the red-carpet to get underway with hosting duties for E! Entertainment.
She told the Mail Online that she was
thrilled about becoming an aunty to her brother Jack Osbourne's unborn
baby - the 26-year-old is expecting with his fiance Lisa Stelly.
'I couldn't be more excited about Jack's baby. I am most excited about buying clothes,' she said.
Dressed to impress: Heidi Klum slipped into a skin-tight minidress and thigh-high boots
Some of her biggest fans: Heidi stopped to sign autographs for her pint-sized fans
The event was a who's who of the children's acting industry.
And one of the biggest male draw cards of the night was pop star Cody Simpson.
The noise of young girls screaming for Simpson was deafening as he stepped on the orange carpet.
Looking great: Kelly Osbourne looked elegant in a black one-shouldered cocktail dress
Work and play: Kelly was on the red-carpet to get underway with hosting duties for E! Entertainment
New friends: Kelly posed with Modern Family star Ariel Winter
The 15-year-old laughed off stories
when asked by the Mail Online about the nature of his relationship with
Kylie Jenner, who he is rumoured to be currently dating.
He said that both Kylie and Kendall were not attending tonight's event as they are currently on holiday.
'Kylie and I laugh about the dating rumours. They are very close friends of mine and they are not here, they are in the Dominican Republic,' he said.
Not so blue: Kristen Stewart put on a smile as she posed in a gorgeous blue lace minidress and matching platform shoes
Putting on a brave face: Beverly Hills 90210 star Jennie Garth put on a brave face as she goes through her divorce with Peter Facinelli
The Australian teen star, who said
that his dream date would be Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr, said
that he didn't see British-Irish super group One Direction as a threat.
'I don't see them as a threat. There is room for everyone,' he said.
The boy band, who recently made history landing the number one spot on the Billboard charts with their debut album earlier this month, commanded the biggest huge cheers from the eager crowds and left many girls in floods of tears as they made their way up the orange carpet.
What no cuddles: On/Off screen couple Emma Stone, wearing Alejandro Ingelmo shoes, and Andrew Garfield avoided any physical contact as they walked the red-carpet
When asked how they rated First Lady Michelle Obama, seeing they have a thing for cougars and Harry Styles, who has dated 32-year-old Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack said he had 'too much respect for Barack' to comment on the First Ladies' stunning appearance.
Liam Payne happily rated her an 11 out of 10.
He said: 'She's a very classy woman, very elegant.'
Zayn Malik told MailOnline that their newfound fame has been 'crazy'.
'We are just trying to stay grounded but this is crazy,' he said. 'We feel amazing to be record breakers but we are trying to stay humble.
'We do have the Nick show coming out we cant wait.'
While they took to the orange carpet with a whole host of huge stars it was the Brit boyband that drew in the crowds and hundreds of fans lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the five-piece group.
Bright young things: Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka and X Factor USA's Rachel Crow both attended the star-studded event
Getting down with the kids: Jada Pinkett Smith, her son Jaden and daughter Willow all wore Eighties attire on the red-carpet
Famous siblings: Singer Willow Smith and brother actor Jaden Smith are nearly just as famous as their parents
Actor, producer and recording artist Will Smith hosted the children's show which will air Sunday 1st April for Nickelodeon UK.
'The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
is always the year's liveliest, slimiest and most outrageous party for
kids and teens,' said Smith.
'I'm honoured they wanted me to host this year so I can have a front row seat to take part in the fun.'
Setting the record straight: Australian pop star told the Mail Online that he is not dating Kylie Jenner
Friendly pair: British singer and song writer Brad Kavanagh and English actress Ana Mulvoy cuddled up at the event
Shades of red: Nominee Victoria Justice, Disney star Jennifer Stone and Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland all put their best dressed foot forward
Two-time Academy-Award Smith recently finished filming Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III, which will be released this spring in the UK.
Up next, he will begin filming and producing One Thousand A.E. co-starring Jaden Smith.
premiere of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011, hosted by
actor/comedian Jack Black, was the highest rated Nickelodeon Kids'
Choice Awards ever.
To find out more about the awards visit www.nick.co.uk/kca.
Having a ball: Ciara Bravo, Miranda Cosgrove and Gracie Dzienny all appeared to be in the party spirit
Pins parade: Elizabeth Gillies, Jenette McCurdy and Keke Palmer all showed off their legs in their minidresses
Kids' Choice Award Winners 2012
Favorite TV Show - Victorious
Favorite Reality Show - Wipeout
Favorite TV Actor - Jake Short (A.N.T. Farm)
Favorite TV Actress - Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Funniest TV Sidekick - Jennette McCurdy (iCarly)
Favorite Cartoon -SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Male Athlete - Tim Tebow
Favorite Female Athlete - Danica Patrick
Favorite Movie - Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Favorite Movie Actor - Adam Sandler (Jack & Jill)
Favorite Movie Actress - Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)
Favorite Animated Movie - Puss in Boots
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie - Katy Perry (The Smurfs)
Favorite Music Group - Big Time Rush
Favorite Male Singer - Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Singer - Selena Gomez
Favorite Song -"Party Rock Anthem" (by LMFAO)
Favorite Book - Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Favorite Videogame -Just Dance 3
Favorite Buttkicker - Taylor Lautner
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Post Office To Be Named For Slain City Councilman
Congressman Ed Towns has announced that the post office located at 315 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, will be renamed the "James E. Davis Post Office Building," in honor of the late City Councilman who was gunned down in City Hall last summer. The bill passed the House of Representatives last week, which followed Senate approval late last month. Senator Charles E. Schumer introduced an identical version of the Senate bill.
"One could always see the love James had for his neighbors and constituents," said Towns. "Naming a post office after him will be a lasting tribute to all of his hard work for the community that he loved so much. While we still have a heavy heart for losing such a good friend, the James E. Davis post office can help us to celebrate his life.
"James Davis was a cornerstone of his community," said Senator Schumer. "Renaming this beautiful building, which sits on a vibrant block in the middle of his district, will be a lasting reminder of everything James stood for, and everything he led his community to achieve."
Councilman Davis, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, was murdered in a violent shooting in New York City Hall on July 23. Before becoming a New York City Councilman, he served as a policeman, including a stint with the 69th Precinct, and a corrections officer.
"On that tragic day, we lost a true public servant," said Towns. "He worked very hard and took his duties as a public servant very, very seriously. He was only 41 years old and had served almost one term in the New York City Council. But he had already made his mark. I hope this post office will be part of his lasting legacy."
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- Soil: fertile, moist but well drained
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- Growing Instructions:Choose a sunny, sheltered site with fertile soil and make a broad flat-bottomed drill 5cm deep and 10cm wide. Water it, then place the peas in a staggered double row before backfilling with soil. Protect from mice and slugs. Support peas as they grow with twiggy peasticks or canes and string. Pick plants regularly when pods are still young so that they continue producing more.
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Word is out that Raúl Grijalva is being vetted for Seceretary of Interior. This follows some grumbling about the lack of high profile latinos among Barack Obama's appointments.
For history geeks out there, Grijalva, should he get appointed, would be the second Southern Arizona congressman to become Seceretary of Interior. The first was Stewart Udall, father of Senator-elect Tom Udall and brother of the much missed Mo Udall.


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Modbus gateway devices connect to Ethernet
The MESP211 by B&B Electronics converts Modbus ASCII or RTU signals to TCP Ethernet and can control Modbus devices on LAN or WAN Ethernet.
B&B Electronics' MESP211 is a compact gateway designed to convert Modbus ASCII or Modbus RTU serial signals into Modbus TCP Ethernet. The MESP211 connects Modbus devices to Ethernet networks to monitor and control Modbus devices from anywhere on the Ethernet LAN or WAN, and flexible configuration allows serial and Ethernet, Masters and Slaves. Designed for harsh environments and cramped spaces, the compact gateway features a wide operating temperature, Heavy Industrial specifications (61000-6-2 EMC level 3 for harsh environments; IEC60068-2-27 for shock, -6 for vibration and -32 for free fall), and a rugged IP30 metal case that is panel (standard) or DIN rail mountable (with optional adapters).
Applications include temperature control equipment, HVAC systems, industrial PLCs, power sub-metering, and communications to solar trackers and inverters.
B&B Electronics' Vlinx Manager Software installs on the user's PC and lets them remotely manage the MESP211 over a LAN or WAN via the built-in web server. Users can take advantage of Modbus messaging priority control and view messaging status in real time via the built-in traffic monitor.
The one-port MESP211 Modbus Gateway works with RS-232/422/485 serial signals and is available in two models: the MESP211D offers a DB9 Male connector while the MESP211T offers a Terminal Block connector.
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There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
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An electric con artist caper that was completely overlooked at the box office (despite well-done trailers and posters), "Confidence" isn't anything groundbreaking in the genre, but it's still an intelligent picture that's a lot better than most of what's in theaters today. The latest from "Glengarry Glen Ross" director James Foley, "Confidence" stars Ed Burns ("Life or Something Like It"), as Jake Vig, a professional con artist whose team has been working Los Angeles. His problem: the latest scam that took money from an accountant also took money from the accountant's client: a mob boss called "The King" (Dustin Hoffman).
In order to try and pay back the King, Jake and his team - including a new addition, Lily (Rachel Weisz) - attempt to scam a mob-connected banker named Morgan Price (Robert Forster). Problems - of course - happen: an FBI agent named Gunther (Andy Garcia) arrives and starts rounding up those in the know in order to try and catch Jake in the act. There's also Price's lieutenant Travis (Morris Chestnut) to worry about. Of course, double and triple crosses ensue.
"Confidence" isn't as much about the plot as the parts and pieces of the thing. Juan Ruiz Anchia's cinematography is ridiculously beautiful, with deeply saturated neon tones washing over the night streets and rich, crisp colors and interesting, unusual perspectives during the daylight scenes. Unusual flash-forwards and talking to the audience on occasion in the picture work surprisingly well, too; the film's editing, pacing and atmosphere all click into place perfectly and it proceeds with...well, confidence.
As for Ed Burns, many don't seem to have confidence in his acting abilities, but I have to say that, without a doubt, this is his best performance. Sharp, fast-talking and involving, Jake is Burns' most compelling effort. Hoffman's high-speed performance is superb, too; it's impressive that he can make himself convincingly intimidating. The attractive Weisz also has good chemistry with Burns. There's also good supporting efforts from Paul Giamatti, Andy Garcia and others. They all handle Doug Jung's rather Mamet-esque dialogue and characters well.
Again, "Confidence" isn't anything new at its core, but it's one of those movies where the plot isn't original, but everything around it clicks into place so well that the movie becomes an awfully fun ride anyways.
The DVD
VIDEO: Although some of the presentations by Lion's Gate have improved over the years, I have never really seen an effort by them that was up to the quality of major studio releases. "Confidence", however, is really the best effort of theirs that I've seen. While not without a few minor flaws, this is a very fine 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen offering. Sharpness and detail are first-rate, as the picture appeared crisp, clean and well-defined throughout.
Flaws did appear, but they were fairly minor. A little bit of edge enhancement was noticed in a couple of scenes, while a slight speck or two was noticed on the print. No compression artifacts or other issues were spotted. The film's stunning color palette remained accurately presented throughout, with excellent saturation and no smearing.
SOUND: "Confidence" is presented by Lion's Gate in Dolby Digital 5.1. The film's soundtrack is understandably dialogue-heavy, but some ambience and other minor sound effects are occasionally offered by the surrounds. Christophe Beck's wonderful, subtle score provides a strong backbeat to the picture and sounds rich and crisp. It's mainly offered by the front speakers, but gets occasional reinforcement from the surrounds. Dialogue remained clear and easily understood.
Commentaries: There are three commentary tracks offered: one with actors Ed Burns, Andy Garcia and Dustin Hoffman, as well as actress Rachel Weisz; the next with director James Foley and finally, a track with writer Doug Jung. Weisz and Burns are fun together and offer some amusing tales and insights, while the writer and director commentaries paint a full picture of the development process, casting and the steps of the production process. The commentaries are located under the "setup" menu, not the "extras" section.
Also: Sundance "Anatomy of a Scene" making-of documentary, 11 minutes of Hoffman outtakes and soundtrack presentation (2 music videos). The trailer for "Confidence" and other Lion's Gate title previews are hidden under the company's logo at the bottom of the main menu.
Final Thoughts: Stylish, energetic and fast, I had a great deal of fun with "Confidence", even though I knew I'd seen this done before. The film's DVD offers excellent video quality, good audio and lots of supplements. The movie didn't do particularly well theatrically, but I hope it'll gain a much-deserved audience on video/DVD.


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WARM UPStudies have shown that people working in the Antarctic tend to gain weight and body fat due to the extremely low temperatures, social isolation and lack of sunlight. While you may not face such challenging weather conditions, the cold, dark days of winter are likely to impact your diet. The key to warding off the seasonal bulge is to choose healthy foods and beverages that will not only warm you up, but also fill you up with fewer calories.
Soup -- In addition to being a great way to stay warm, broth-based soup makes an excellent, low-calorie meal. Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., a researcher with Pennsylvania State University, reminds us: "Soup is a food you drink." Even though soup is mostly water, our bodies tend to perceive it as a substantial, filling food. Rolls' research found that when participants ate soup before a meal they consumed fewer total calories. For a quick and satisfying soup, try our Simple Sweet Potato Soup.
Chili -- A fiery bowl of chili can heat you up in more ways than one. When you include chili pepper or extra hot sauce, you increase the capsaicin content, the substance responsible for the spicy heat. Capsaicin has been linked to a decrease in triglyceride levels and an increase in metabolism. Stick to vegetarian or turkey chili to reduce the calorie and fat content.
Tea -- Tea is a healthy, calorie-free drink any time of year, and winter months are the perfect time to settle in with a steamy cup. Green tea is a particularly good choice because it contains catechins, which have been shown to boost metabolism. Steer clear of extra sugar or cream to keep your drink low in calories.
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Gulf of Bothnia, Swedish Bottniska Viken, Finnish Pohjan Lahti, northern arm of the Baltic Sea, between Sweden (west) and Finland (east). Covering an area of about 45,200 square miles (117,000 square km), the gulf extends for 450 miles (725 km) from north to south but only 50 to 150 miles (80 to 240 km) from east to west; it is nearly closed off by the Åland (Ahvenanmaa) Islands (south). Its maximum depth is 965 feet (295 metres) in the west-central portion; its average depth is only about 200 feet (60 metres). Because it receives the water of so many rivers, including the Ångerman, Ume, Lule, Torne, Kemi, and Oulu, its salinity is extremely low, and, in consequence, ice cover is maintained for up to five months in the winter. There are many small islands, making navigation difficult. The main gulf ports are Pori, Vaasa (Vasa), and Oulu in Finland and Luleå, Härnösand, Sundsvall, and Gävle in Sweden. Many coastal sawmills process the vast forest resources of the hinterland, which was formerly called Bothnia (Botten), whence the gulf's name.
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Great white sharks spotted near Ponce Inlet
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla (WOFL FOX 35) - It is video that you have to see to believe. Up close and personal with one of the ocean's deadliest predators: a great white shark.
"We were super excited, sticking the camera in the water, running around the boat, it was just doing laps around the boat, wanted us to be his friend for the day," said 18-year-old Taylor Magone.
Magone and his friend Wiley still cannot believe they were that close to a great white shark. "There's a slim chance that I'll ever see that again, so I'm just glad I got to see it," Magone said.
They captured the video Sunday afternoon shortly after pulling out for a fishing trip with Taylor's dad at the Dunlawton Causeway. As they arrived at Ponce Inlet, about 30 miles from the shore, they spotted the shark.
"It just swam straight up bee line, right to the boat. When it came out I got my GoPro out and got awesome pictures with it as it swam straight up."
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SUGAR BOWL — Snow-sport enthusiasts found Super Bowl Sunday to be a big treat in the mountains, with slopes clear of long lift lines and crowded runs.
Ski resorts historically see a major slowdown in traffic during the Super Bowl as many would-be skiers stay home to watch the game and enjoy parties.
That leaves devoted skiers and snowboarders with the mountain almost all to themselves.
The wide-open runs Sunday at Sugar Bowl was proof that many football fans had different priorities than playing in the snow.
Andrew Weston of Sacramento and his girlfriend Christina Johnstone opted to take advantage of the empty slopes.
They've made snowboarding on Super Bowl Sunday a tradition for the past three years.
"The Super Bowl is no big deal to me," said Weston, 49. "I'd rather be there without the long lines. I'll catch the score on the radio on the way home."
San Francisco resident Mark Kerstens, 42, offered to drive his son's Boy Scout troup to the mountains because watching football, even with his home team in the Super Bowl, is of no interest.
Skiing, he says, is a bigger passion.
"I don't even understand all the rules to be honest," Kerstens said. "It's not something I want to watch because I don't know what I'm watching."
Some skiers said they weren't watching the game because they wouldn't root for the Ravens or the 49ers.
"I'm a Detroit Lions fan and my team was out in week six," said Steve
Pon of Sacramento. "It's really a non-event for me. If the Lions were in it, I wouldn't be skiing."
Liftopia, an online lift ticket discounter, reports 15 percent of ski resorts across the country offered discounts on tickets on Super Bowl Sunday to encourage people to come out.
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I can't tell if it's killing me or making me stronger
Don't kick me when I'm down because when I get back up you are f****d!
I would take his unwillingness to talk as an indication he doesn't own what he's done. Until he does that, he's simply not a candidate for R, which means you have to choose between rugsweeping and D (or waiting and hoping, which sometimes works).
Instead of asking what he feel, you might start by asking him, 'Are you mad, sad, glad, or scared?' Then follow up with 'How come?' But I think the 180 may be a better bet for you.


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I saw these guys live back in Sept. and they were really good.
Album Rating: 4.5THis album slays
i was watching some Today show bit on craft breweries and they used "Beer" as background music (they also used Rilo Kiley's Portions for Foxes. obviously someone at NBC Universal has some taste)
Haha, that's hilarious... and a little bit surprising tbh.
surprising was last night's Nightline. they had a feature on an upstart porno mag.
mmm porn
These guys are truly special. Also the best live performance I've ever seen, which is considerably impressive given that I don't like the genre.
it was quality shit. all hipster chicks, no fake breastesses.
Album Rating: 4.5You only have to suffer through forty minutes then this will be the best show ever! The last two songs.
Album Rating: 4.5Last time we played here it was like having sex with a dead body. This time it's like having sex with an unconscious body. Thanks for stepping it up a notch.
Album Rating: 4.5And if I get drunk where I pass out on the floor, you won't bother me no more!
Album Rating: 4.5one of the best live albums ever
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this is pretty damn amazing agreed
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Hagel's Defense Department: Nightmare or Catastrophe?
Chuck Hagel will be confirmed. Let's put that to rest right now. However, given his confirmation, what will the Defense Department look like under Hagel's leadership. Additionally, how will he execute Obama's foreign policy during his second term? His disastrous confirmation hearing, which Slate's Dave Weigel aptly called a Fluster Chuck, shocked his former colleagues in the Senate. I'm sure it made many commentators to wonder why President Obama didn't pick the undeniably qualified Michele Flournoy, who served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy from 2009-2012.
Nevertheless, we're saddled with Hagel, and I'm sure the supporters of Israel are more on edge now that his confirmation is inevitable. Where do we go from here? National Review's Daniel Foster wrote on February 19 that:
Maybe the best way to illustrate what the far left, far right, and dead center are missing about Hagel is with the following dilemma: Hagel's foreign-policy views are clearly to the left of the president's rhetoric for the last couple of years. That's not even debatable. In practice, that will mean one of two things. Either the views expressed in Obama's rhetoric of the last couple of years will continue to be the policy of the United States, in which case Hagel will be frustrated and constrained as defense secretary, and relegated to the role of mere bureaucrat-in-chief of the Pentagon. That, needless to say, does not appear to be his strong suit. The other possibility is that a second-term Obama will pursue a foreign policy closer to the one Hagel has avowed in speeches and writings over the last several years: a considerably smaller military, a net reduction in global power projection, especially in the most dangerous parts of the world, generous détente with Iran, skeptical neutrality or even hostility toward Israel, and so on. In that case, Hagel will be free to foolishly pursue his boss's foolish vision.
Hagel can thus incompetently execute a decent strategy or competently execute an indecent one. So flip a coin. Heads they win, tails we lose.
Yeah, that's not reassuring at all. Then again, when has this administration been reassuring at solving anything in the past four years?


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The last quarter of 2009 has been disastrous when it comes to automobile crashes.
No fewer than seven teens from northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County have died in traffic accidents since late September.
"Seven too many," declared Brenda McNellis, driving instructor and owner-operator of Beach Side Driving Academy in Escondido, in an e-mail note last week. "No parent should ever have to bury a child."
But sadly, some parents have.
"And it's got to stop," said McNellis, who has a 15-year-old daughter.
Something's got to be done ---- now, she said.
We are fast approaching New Year's Eve ---- one of the biggest party nights of the year.
"(Teens) are going to be out there drinking and partying with their friends," McNellis said in a telephone interview. "And some of them are going to be making stupid decisions."
So she has some suggestions for making better decisions.
For starters, McNellis said, teens should decide ahead of time not to get into a car with someone who has a reputation for driving dangerously.
If they are riding in a car with someone they trust, they should speak up if their friend does something stupid behind the wheel.
If they are at a party, and it is clear the person who drove them to it is intoxicated, there is but one option, she said.
"It's plain and simple: Don't get in the car."
Instead, they should call home and ask Mom or Dad for a ride. Teen drivers who make the foolish choice of drinking should do the same, she said.
"They may get yelled at. They may get in trouble," McNellis said. "But at least they're alive."
Of course, that only works if parents do their part. They need to be ready and willing to drop what they're doing and come to the rescue, and teens need to know their parents are willing to do that, she said.
"Even if they don't make a wise choice, at least they know that there is someone who will back them up," McNellis said.
At the same time, she said, parents should expect their teenagers to drive responsibly and establish rules and lay out consequences for breaking them.
And it would help if parents set a good example.
"Almost all young people say their parents are the biggest influence on how they drive," McNellis said. "I hear all about Mom's or Dad's bad driving habits, road rage tendencies and aggressive driving while I'm in the car with the teen. Is it no wonder why teens engage in the same haughty, rude driving behavior we all see on the road?"
McNellis said it is also important to set a good example because young drivers have trouble grasping the gravity of their carelessness.
"When we're young, we feel invincible," McNellis said.
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A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines
This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results were examined against the performances of the different economic sectors in the regions to understand the relationships while accounting for the nature of growth. Moreover, the poverty elasticity of output growth was estimated using regional-level data in 2003, 2006, and 2009. We learned that while the rate of growth matters a lot in poverty reduction, the redistribution of income matters as well. More importantly, we find that, at a given rate of growth, the response of poverty rate to growth is higher when income distribution is less unequal.
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Lead prices and Jacketed Ammo
I just want to know if this has happened in your Town/City.
About 3-4 years ago the price of lead skyrocketed to over double the cost.
( I think it was due to China buying up all earthly resourses )
So of course cast bullet prices jumped a whole lot. Now it's 2013 and lead prices have dropped - but not the cost of cast lead bullets.
There is not much of a difference in buying bulk jacketed bullets in 9mm, .357
to their cast counter parts.
How many out there have dropped reloading cast bullets because the jacketed bullets are so close in price???
|January 14, 2013, 08:32 PM
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While close I still figure I can cast 3 to 1 even the plated stuff.
I still have quite a stash of the free stuff ,but I can see an end to it given enuff time & primers!
With all the shooting I`ve done I figure the equipment is paid for .
If I had to buy lead straight out it would probably curb my shooting some ,but not as much as conserving primers rite now , as a bullet trap makes shooting lead a "renewable" resource !!
Reload/Recycle/ Go Green !!!!
I`ve cast since `83 & collected molds & furnaces & other tools to cast with .
If I were just starting out ,you ask a very viable question , Is it feasible ???
For the wknd. plinker/target shooter probably not but for the competitor that shoots ALOT more yes.
With all that in print ,knowing what I have learned & mostly the hard way !
I know I`d still cast my own bullets to my specs & firearms.
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Actually lead prices are up... This is the quote on Rim Rock Bullets site :
"To all our loyal customers you will notice a price increase as of 10/03/2012. We could not absorb this last price increase. The cost of lead, tin, and antimony has went way up this last month or so a new load of lead will be in this week."
So now I am paying $53 instead of $44 for 500..... They have went up!
A clinger. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes improperly referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. Ok.... the .44Spec is growing on me ... but the .45 Colt is still king.
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Most of the calibers I shoot are a bit off the main stream, or simply harder to find in bulk, or are more costly to start with. I love to shoot my 10mm, 41mag, and 454, but jacketed bullets run a bit higher for them than most in the weights I like to shoot, or are harder to come by. If I were shooting 9mm or 38/357's, I would have simply purchased bulk jacketed bullets when I could find them on sale and been done with it. Years ago, Midway and another company were only one page adds in Reloader or G&A magazines. You could purchase bulk bullets in 500 -1K for relatively cheap. Back then I stocked up on the main ones I was shooting and still have plenty on hand to last for who knows how long.
I know that is apples to oranges nowadays, but nowadays I have the 45 ACP, 45 Colt, & 454, which for the latter, buying factory ammo or even cast bullets for is cost prohibitive for me. There are really only a couple of jacketed bullets available for it and they usually only come 50 per box. I got into casting simply to feed the appetite of it and have expanded to cover just about all of them now.
I didn't mind paying the roughly $1 per pound of ingots or raw lead, or alloy that I have laid up in storage because I know they will be used, and they don't spoil or go bad. If I were to have to purchase cast or jacketed bullets in the calibers I DO shoot, I would probably not shoot much if any. It simply isn't a justifiable means for me anymore, I have to many other things that my little bit of extra spare change goes towards.
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I need to do a baby shower with a John Deere theme. I thought about using the tractor cake pan as one cake, then have it "pulling" a baby carriage also in the green/yellow JD colors. What do ya think? Any other ideas? Thanks!!
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I think that would be sooo cute. You could also make a baby carriage with big tires in green/yellow colors.


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Promising midfielder Gedion Zelalem trained with the Arsenal first-team squad again at London Colney this morning as Arsene Wenger's side made their final preparations for tomorrow's Champions League Last 16, 2nd leg tie with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.It is not the first time that Zelalem has trained with the senior side, despite still technically being a schoolboy, and it certainly won't be the last. The 16 year old, who is eligible to play for Ethiopia but has represented Germany at U15 and U16 levels, is regarded within the club as a prodigious talent, although the coaching staff have been wary not to thrust him into the U18 side at club level owing to some concerns over his slender frame.
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Ava Miles, author of Country Heaven
HEA: What are three of your favorite pizza toppings?
Ava: As a former chef in an Italian restaurant, I love this question. I'm the meat-lovers girl, originally being from the Midwest. Pepperoni, sausage, and mushroom. Of course, the chef in me wants to say, only three toppings? I love a loaded pizza, and while the toppings are key, let's not forget about the crust. I don't have a favorite. So long as it's made well, I'm there. It could be the flat crust of New York or Chicago deep dish. And while my chef heroine, Tory Simmons, doesn't make country singer Rye Crenshaw pizza in Country Heaven, I'm pretty sure they agree with me on the toppings. I could make a study of pizza, and heck, maybe a future novel will have to feature pizza as my foodie obsession. Just talking about it is making me hungry.
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A down-on-her luck cook uses food's magical properties to tame a beastly country singer after he hires her under false pretenses to restore his image.
When famous—and infamous—country singer Rye Crenshaw saunters into the diner where she cooks, Tory Simmons is certain she's got him pegged. He's a bad boy who indulges himself in all things, women included. But while she couldn't care less about country music or arrogant men, Rye makes her an offer she can't refuse when he asks her to be his private chef on his multi-city concert tour. The job is the answer to all her prayers: it will clear out her debt and finance the fresh start she desperately needs.
Rye is certain his sassy new cook is the last woman who'd ever tempt him, but spending time with the wholesome girl next door will do wonders for his damaged public image, whether she likes being forced into the spotlight or not. Her food also happens to be the best he's ever eaten, both comforting and seductive. But spending time with Tory on the road shows him a new side to her—one that's as impossible to resist as her food. And when an emergency in his family whisks him home, he does the one thing he's never risked: he lets a woman into his heart…
Soon the emotions Rye faked for the tabloids become all too real, but will the country heaven he's found in Tory's arms survive in the real world?
Find out more at www.avamiles.com.
Tahereh Mafi, author of Ignite Me
Three of my favorite TV shows:
• Gilmore Girls. Coffee, coffee, coffee; insanely witty banter; infinite, obscure pop culture references; an endless supply of junk food; and the ideal relationship between mother and daughter. Gilmore Girls is never not perfect.
• Downton Abbey. The fashion! The dialogue! The drama! The beautiful, beautiful people! I love period pieces, and this one is done exceptionally well.
• Modern Family. One of the funniest shows on television, hands down. I love the banter (you might be noticing a theme here: I love great dialogue), the families, the couples. It's so fresh and fun and full of shenanigans.
Here's the blurb for Ignite Me:
The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, called "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love."
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world … but that's not all he wants with her.
The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Legend by Marie Lu. Tahereh Mafi has created a captivating and original story that combines the best of dystopian and paranormal, and was praised by Publishers Weekly as "a gripping read from an author who's not afraid to take risks." Now this final book brings the series to a shocking and satisfying end.
Find out more at www.taherehbooks.com.
Nancy Naigle, author of Mint Juleps and Justice
Three of my favorite Ben & Jerry's flavors:
• Cherry Garcia. Not my favorite, but the one that conjures the most memories for me. My brother was a huge Jerry Garcia fan, it was my husband's favorite flavor, and my granddaddy always loved cherry ice cream.
• Coffee.
• Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch. A double dip of Coffee and Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch in a waffle cone would be my perfect pick!
Here's the blurb about Mint Juleps and Justice:
Welcome to Adams Grove…where wrongs are righted with just desserts.
Luck abandoned Brooke Justice during her nasty divorce. Desperate to escape her malicious ex-husband, she relocated to the small town of Adams Grove, Virginia. When someone breaks into her new house, she suspects her ex bears the blame for the crime. With no evidence and little help from the police, she asks a private investigator to take her case—a private investigator whose sexy broad shoulders and stunning blue eyes make her question her decision to swear off relationships forever.
Mike Hartman fled Adams Grove when a devastating loss left his heart in pieces. After years overseas in the military, he's finally returned home, determined to start anew as a private investigator. Then Brooke walks into his office, awakening something he hasn't felt in years. Can they both move on…into each other's arms? Or will the pain of the past—and the dangerous threat lurking in the present—destroy their new beginning?
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The Poly Jackrabbits had a disappointing loss in the second week of play, but they followed it up with a signature win over nationally-ranked Corona Centennial late Friday night.
Poly pulled off a classic nail-biter over the Huskies, taking its first lead of the game with less than two minutes remaining. Holding Centennial's high-powered offense to just seven points in the final half, the Jackrabbits went ahead on a late 1-yard QB sneak by Tai Tiedemann to grab the 35-28 upset.
"Shoot, we held them to 28," said Poly coach Raul Lara, pleased with his team's defense against one of America's top offenses. Last week, Centennial gained nearly 900 yards, and the Huskies scored at least 60 points in each of their first two games. But Cal-bound running back Tre Watson, who had 400-plus yards and seven TDs last week, was held to just 37 yards on 24 carries against the Jackrabbits.
"This is the team I expected," said Lara. "For some reason, we just need a loss to wake us up. I questioned the heart of this team after the loss to Servite and they responded."
John Smith was Mr. Everything once again, rushing for 57 yards, hauling in 90 yards receiving, and scoring two touchdowns. Cornerback Iman Marshall had a signature game, holding UCLA-bound receiver Barry Ware to zero catches.
The story of the game was how Poly's defense was able to stick with it and get the stops to pull off the win. They held the Huskies to just three plays that went for more than 20 yards, and were able to bottle up Ware and Watson. The biggest difference between a Poly defense that couldn't stop Servite last week and the team that took the field this week was the presence of defensive lineman Rodney Shorter, who returned to action after an injury sidelined him for a game.
"He's definitely the difference-maker between last week and this week," said Poly defensive coordinator Jeff Turley.
Shorter and the rest of the imposing Poly defensive front effectively shut down the run game, allowing just 56 yards on the ground on 31 carries. The last time Centennial scored fewer than 28 points was the opening game of the 2011 season.
Poly will travel to Bakersfield on Friday for a showdown between the state's two winningest teams.
Compton showdown looms
Thanks to an impressive 54-7 win over rival Compton on Friday night, Dominguez set itself up with a chance to be the best team in the City of Compton.
To lay claim to that distinction, the Don will have to get by Compton Centennial, which were victorious over the Tarbabes a week prior. The rivalry between the city's three schools has always been present, but it has been a decade since all three football teams have played one another in the same season. Centennial coach Russell Shaw suggested bringing back the "City Championship" for this season and it should provide strong motivation for players on both sides.
Centennial will host Dominguez on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m.
Wilson ejections
Wilson coach John Janzen said Thursday that he wanted his banged-up team to "fight" through the recent rash of injuries. What happened in the second half of Friday night's game against Tustin was not what Janzen had in mind.
Allegedly, a Tiller lineman took a swing at a Bruin lineman after a play. A few players from both benches came onto the field, which is an automatic ejection from the game. However, Janzen was told that some players (identified by jersey number) were already on the field, and apparently, they were not near the fracas. One player identified by number was not even dressed for the game. Whether or not these players will be suspended remains to be seen. Stay tuned for the updates.
Saints, Hooper rolling
St. Anthony is off to its first 2-0 start since 2005, and quarterback Jake Hooper is on pace to have a pretty special season.
Just two games in, he has 10 TD passes, which is almost halfway to the school's single-season record of 23. Pretty impressive considering Hooper barely played in the second half of Friday night's game. The Saints visit Mary Star of the Sea this Friday.


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Taking the Subway in Shanghai Requires a Token and a Prayer
A collision between two subway trains on September 27 that injured more than 280 people prompted Adam Minter to give his personal experience using the Shanghai rail system.
"...Bungling conductors who often ignore signals and don't line up train cars with platform doors. One day, a train car's glass doors spontaneously shattered. Another day, a conductor led a train down the wrong track, only to then make the dangerous decision to back the train up."
He notes that, "As Shanghai's housing prices rise, residents have little choice but to move further and further away from the city center. They rely on the subway lines to get to work, but the lines were built quickly and shoddily. A common feeling among Shanghai's commuters is that the subway was not designed to serve them, but to enhance the status of Shanghai's Communist Party leaders."
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Read more about the corporate crisis and how corporates have evolved since.
Louisiana Corporate Credit Union has emerged victorious from a decade-long suit involving the liquidation of National Century Financial Enterprises. The corporate, in an announcement last week, said it has agreed to a $600,000 settlement with Credit Suisse, the last remaining defendant in the securities fraud case.
CEO David Savoie says 98% of losses recovered. Legal fees at 10% sharply lower than NCUA contingent fees.
The $3.4 billion Corporate America Credit Union and the $185 million Louisiana Corporate Credit Union announced Sept. 17 that they have called off their merger plans.
Corporate America Credit Union and Louisiana Corporate Credit Union announced late Monday they have called off their merger.
Two member credit unions say they aren't running for the exits at Corporate America Credit Union following the July 3 announcement that CEO Thomas Bonds had resigned from the $3.3 billion corporate. However, they expressed disappointment and concern that the maverick and charismatic leader will no longer lead the Irondale,...
Members, merger partner stick around following last week's announcement that CEO Thomas Bonds had resigned from the $3.3 billion corporate.
The Board of Directors of Corporate America Credit Union announced late Tuesday that it has accepted President/CEO Thomas Bonds' resignation.
Is a personal feud between Corporate America Credit Union CEO Thomas Bonds, who took a leave of absence from his post last month, and NCUA Office of Corporate Credit Unions Director Scott Hunt the reason behind the delay in NCUA approval of a merger between the $3.7 billion Corporate America...
Correspondence between Alabama, federal regulators say OCCU Director Scott Hunt told Corporate America CEO to quit talking to media or the agency "would not support CACU."


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An international study led by Sunnybrook researchers has found vaginal birth is just as safe as C-section when it comes to twins. The result could reverse birthing trends around the world.
"The perception is that C-section may be safer for the baby, but our Twin Birth Study has proved this is not true. The evidence is clear that C-section for twins is not the best plan," says Dr. Jon Barrett, chief of Sunnybrook's Maternal Fetal Medicine and the study's lead investigator. "Women expecting twins should be encouraged to plan for a vaginal birth, provided that an obstetrician, experienced in twin vaginal births, will be available at delivery."
The debate about the best method of delivering twins has been controversial, with planned C-section gaining support in recent years. However, the Twin Birth Study – after nine years of research – found no significant difference in outcome between natural birth and C-section.
Twins have a significantly higher risk of complications around the time of labour than single babies, and the number of twin births has increased by at least 40 per cent over the last decade due to in vitro fertilization, Dr. Barrett says. "We hope the results from our study will change dramatically the way twins are delivered worldwide. It will hopefully reverse the trend and prompt the need for more training for vaginal births."
Doctors could soon be prescribing bike rides to bipolar disorder patients.
That's because early findings from a Sunnybrook study suggest aerobic exercise benefits cognitive function, which could lead to important therapy for these patients.
Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, director of Sunnybrook's Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, says exercise has the potential to become an important part of treatment for bipolar patients. He cites a growing body of research which demonstrates exercise helps improve mood and brain function.
Dr. Goldstein is teaming up with Dr. Brad MacIntosh, an expert in brain imaging in Sunnybrook's Heart & Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery. So far, 15 teenagers with bipolar disorder have participated in the full-day study, which sandwiches a 30-minute bout of stationary cycling between two sessions in an MRI scanner. During the scanning sessions, participants complete a test of attention span, and MRI images are collected to determine how the brain is functioning. It appears activity in specific brain regions is reduced following exercise. Drs. Goldstein and MacIntosh believe aerobic exercise may lead to greater brain efficiency, allowing the teens to maintain their accuracy on the test with less brain effort.
"The more biological evidence we have that exercise does positive things for the brain and the body in these situations would make suggestions to exercise come across as more serious," says Dr. Goldstein.
He says a simultaneous focus on brain and body is key to better understanding bipolar disorder and identifying new treatment strategies.
Imagine knowing what time of day you're most likely to die. It sounds creepy, but the information might actually help keep the Grim Reaper at bay.
"If we know when a person is likeliest to die, we can act to prevent this by administering medical treatments at more optimal times and better monitor vulnerable patient populations," says Dr. Andrew Lim, a Sunnybrook neurologist and lead author of a recent study that discovered a gene associated with one's likeliest time of death, as well as with the timing of one's sleep-wake cycle.
Researchers measured sleep/wake and activity rhythms in older individuals and obtained their DNA. They looked for common gene variants that might play a role in the internal biological clock. "This is exciting because it is the first gene variant shown to influence the timing of directly-recorded human sleep and activity rhythms, as well as time of death," Dr. Lim says.
The findings came from research that set out 15 years ago to investigate risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. While Dr. Lim and fellow investigators were able to identify a broader period for time of death – for instance, late morning – they were not able to predict an exact time.
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I know it sounds slightly formulaic. It's a road trip movie without a car. A central character who has his outlook changed by the satellite characters surrounding him. It's been done before.
And I still like it.
A small confession, before I continue. I love Martin Sheen. He could read the iTunes store terms and conditions and I would be riveted. I was excited for The Way from jump street because it was a movie "starring" Martin Sheen. He wasn't a briefly seen police captain, or a kindly uncle who appears in act three to explain the witch's curse. It was going to be all Martin all the time, like watching my imaginary grandpa have an adventure.
What I really enjoyed about The Way was the simplicity of it. It's just a guy, and some other people who may or may not become friends, and they're walking. That's it. There are conversations, and laughs and sad faces, but the goal of all of these characters is to walk down the road.
With the beautiful scenery and the melancholic nature of the characters, it kind of feels like a Lasse Halstrom movie: Under the Tuscan Sun, but nobody is looking to hook up with Diane Lane.
Like every movie that "teaches" us that "Life is the Journey," The Way can be a little heavy handed at times. I forgive it that. It is, after all, kind of a greeting card of a movie. Picturesque landscapes and mildly flowery sentiments. I like greeting cards, I feel they have their place in the world.
It's a nice film, and that's the best way to describe it, nice. The film is warmhearted, and kind, not dangerous in any way. The kind of thing you'd watch with your significant other's parents, nothing to really offend anyone.
If you're looking for an intense drama, skip this and get Martha Marcy May Marlene instead. But if you're looking for nice, look no further than Mr. Martin Sheen. – [DVD] [Blu-Ray]


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Charles Haley, the only player in NFL history with five Super Bowl rings, is still not a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The vote came in over the weekend and sent defensive end Michael Strahan, receiver Andre Reed, linebacker Derrick Brooks and punter Ray Guy, among others, into Canton. Haley heads up the snubs, along with wide receivers Tim Brown and Marvin Harrison, and running back Jerome Bettis.
Haley was a Hall of Fame finalist for the fifth consecutive year this year, but where his career speaks for itself, a good majority of fans believe his off-the-field antics and strained relationship with the media has kept him out of the Hall.
If he had made the cut, Haley would have been the eighth Cowboy voted in since 2006. The last was offensive lineman Larry Allen, who was inducted last year.
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I read the rescue section rules, and I believe this fits within the guidelines..... if not, please let me know and I'll delete it.
I'm fostering Morgan, a neutered adult male bun, for the humane society in Ashland County Ohio. We've had a considerable amount of interest in him, but none have followed through, and I believe the "interest" tends to wane after they find out the adoption fee. This makes me a little sad, cuz a few of the interested parties sounded like FANTASTIC homes.
Morgan's adoption fee (set by the HS, not me) is $50. This is due to the cost of neuter. No supplies or cage are included with the adoption, though I do tend to include some things of my own for my fosters when they're adopted (bag of food, treats, toys, something).
Fellow rabbit rescues, do you mind me asking what your adoption fees are for altered rabbits? I'm wondering if this is too high.....
The adoption fee for a single rabbit here is $125 (which is the highest I've heard) and $185 for a pair. However, the rescue in the city where my parents live charge $85/$110 for single/pair. Every time this topic comes up, it seems like the rescues in my area charge a lot more than those in other places, I wonder why.
If a potential adopter is put off by the charge, have you explained how it's a lot cheaper already than purchasing a baby rabbit and paying for a neuter yourself? Also, agreed with Monkeybun - if a one-time $50 sounds like a lot to them, you might want to go over the regular costs of owning a rabbit and emphasize that while not exorbitantly expensive, rabbits aren't the cheapest of pets to keep either.
At the humane society near me it costs $30 for a single bunny and $45 for a bonded pair.
But I agree with everyone, $50 is a good price and if someone is going to adopt a rabbit they should be prepared to spend way more than that on actual care, supplies, vet bills, ect. And the humane society needs the money from those adoption fees.
I'm in the SF Bay Area - At Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, our adoption fee is $50, as is Bananas for Bunnies rescue, and Hayward Animal Shelter. The Oakland Animal Shelter's rabbit adoption fee is $35. At both the Hayward Animal Shelter & the Oakland Animal Shelter, these adoption fees are subsidized by the "Friends Of" non-profits for each of the shelters, as the spay/neuter surgery costs $60-100 (neuter vs. spay vs. complications).
About a year ago, we updated our PetFinder listings for each rabbit to include the following text, and it has eliminated people emailing us to ask "how much," and those who inquire are not put off by a $50 adoption fee:
"The adoption fee for a rabbit from Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is $50, and includes spay/neuter and a coupon for 20% off at Pet Food Express."
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Hitting the links? Here's some 'rules of golf'
Neighbor Grover sez some mistakes are too much fun to only make them once (thus golf).
Springtime has sprung and the grass is greening up, including on the golf courses. Here, as a public service, we offer up some "laws of the game."
• 1: No matter how bad your last shot, you should have inner peace knowing that a lousier one is yet to come. (This law does not expire on the 18th hole. It has a supernatural power to extend throughout a tournament, even a summer.)
• 2: Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former.
• 3: Bra nd new golf ba lls are water-magnetic. The more expensive the ball, the greater its attraction to water.
• 4: Golf balls never bounce off trees back into play.
• 5: No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners must solemnly chant, "You looked up."
• 6: The higher a golfer's handicap, the more qualified he sees himself as an instructor.
• 7: Every par-three hole has a secret desire to humiliate golfers.
• 8: Sand swallows golf balls.
• 9: A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a martial arts teacher, a convicted felon and an IRS agent.
• 10: Long irons are demonpossessed.
• 11: The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.
• 12: Since bad shots come in groups of three, your fourth consecutive bad shot is really the beginning of the next group of three.
• 13: When you look up and cause an awful shot, you will always look down again at the moment you should have continued watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.
• 15: Golfers who claim they don't cheat, also lie.
• 16: A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
• 17: It's surprisingly easy to hole a 40-foot putt when you lie 8.
• 18: It's not a gimme if you're still away.
• 19: The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through a very large tree.
• 20: You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch tree limb 90% of the time.
• 21: Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the equilibrium of the Universe.
• 22: If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, just try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
• 23: You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball.
• 24: A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
• 25: Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
Golf can be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good cold beer.
You hit down to make the ball go up. You swing left and the ball goes right. The lowest score wins. On top of that, the winner buys the drinks.
The term "mulligan" is really a contraction of the phrase "maul it again."
A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers, neither of whom can putt very well.
Golf's a hard game to figure. One day you'll go out and slice it and shank it, hit into all the traps and miss every green. Next day you go out and play awful.
Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is you.
Golf is like marriage: If you take yourself too seriously it won't work, and both are expensive.
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Sculpture by Daniel Arsham at the 2011 Armory Show
Fredric Snitzer should have been smiling. Instead, he furrows his brow. "I feel schizophrenic," he says. It was opening day for this past March's Armory Show—New York City's annual answer to Art Basel—and Snitzer's booth was reaping the rewards of the nattily dressed crowd inside the art fair's mid-Manhattan pier complex.
Of The Armory Show's 275 galleries, Snitzer was the only Miamian to make the selection cut (another dozen local galleries were exhibiting at several smaller satellite fairs), but his roster of Floridians was more than holding its own. A 2009 painting by Hernan Bas had already sold for $55,000, proof that Bas' secondary market remained healthy, while a Smithsonian curator had all but begged Snitzer to enter Michael Vasquez into an upcoming portraiture competition.
"Since 12 o'clock we've seen so many people—curators, collectors, the whole art world comes through here in just a few hours," Snitzer says. So why the long face? "Schizophrenia," he repeats. "I love Miami, but the problem with being a dealer there is that you have to have two minds. What will sell in Miami won't sell anywhere else. And what will sell in the rest of the world won't sell at all in Miami."
He isn't going to find too much sympathy for his plight in South Florida circles. Snitzer is the acknowledged big dog of the Miami art world: His gallery's program includes several of the scene's reigning art stars such as Bas, Naomi Fisher and Bert Rodriguez; a client list studded with the city's marquee collectors; and not least, a seat on Art Basel Miami Beach's gallery selection committee. His is a prominent cultural position that inspires equal parts admiration and resentment from many of his colleagues.
But to hear Snitzer himself tell it, 34 years after first hanging out his art-dealing shingle, he still feels like he's banging his head against the wall. As for that presumed cat seat among Basel's pooh-bahs, he notes acidly that he still hasn't been able to land a booth at Art Basel's parent fair in Switzerland. Moreover, he points to his summer 2010 Miami group show featuring a slew of gorgeously homoerotic paintings by Germany's Christian Schoeler. Not a single one sold. Yet come December and the arrival in Miami of Art Basel's out-of-towners, every last Schoeler painting was snapped up.
Likewise, Snitzer says his recent solo shows by Miamians Loriel Beltran and Gavin Perry, two young artists whose work carries a visceral, often eye-popping appeal, produced "under-par" local sales. The bulk of those exhibitions' pieces sold to collectors living far from the Miami-Dade county line. So don't expect Snitzer to join in the self-congratulation over Wynwood's ever-expanding gallery walks.
Yes, the number of neighborhood art spaces has ballooned, he says. But how many are actually worth setting foot inside? "There's a huge consensus of mediocrity. The community's happy to put a bunch of crap up on the walls on a Saturday night—the mediocrity just piles up and reinforces itself." Between the sidewalk-clogging food trucks, the hackneyed street theater and an increasing flock of conceptual color-by-numbers gallerists, how is a novice able to sort the aesthetic wheat from the chaff to find the good stuff?
FROM LEFT: Michael Vasquez's Untitled, 2011; Bert Rodriguez's The True Artist Makes Useless Shit For Rich People To Buy, 2008
"Why did Emmanuel Perrotin leave Miami? Why did Kevin Bruk close his gallery?" Snitzer continues rhetorically, referring to the Wynwood departures of his former Basel-booth neighbors. "You can't run a gallery on five collectors. You have to get your artists out of Miami." To that end, his own 2011 itinerary includes manning booths at art fairs in Aspen, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Rio. "You take it on the road. This is the game we've chosen to play."
In downtown Manhattan, at the Pulse art fair booth of Wynwood's Dorsch gallery, the attitude was brighter—but the gallery's directors, Brook and Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, used the same vocabulary. "We've just begun the art fair game," explains Tyler Emerson-Dorsch. "But even if we didn't sell anything, it's worth it just to get the name of our artists out." Fortunately, it hadn't come to that. A striking cyanotype by Brian O'Connell had several collectors clamoring over it—"We could've sold it eight times over"—while Miami art advisor Lisa Austin was admiring several sculptures by Robert Thiele, each smaller than the towering monoliths he's become known for, but with carved-out compartments no less hauntingly eerie. Austin's own take on the fair circuit? "If you want to be big in Miami, you have to get out of Miami," she agrees.
And the artists themselves? Back at The Armory Show, Miami sculptor Daniel Arsham was spotted wandering the aisles with a dazed look in his eyes. "I have no idea where I am," he chuckles, thankfully seizing upon my booth layout map. He'd set up Snarkitecture, his studio, in New York. And while that made it much easier to install his creepy, wall-enveloped mannequin inside his Dutch dealer's booth, it also meant he was expected to put in some face time out on the floor. With its sticker price of $45,000, collectors were more than a little interested in the man behind the mannequin. "It's the same people as Art Basel," Arsham says with a shrug. He studies the map, brightening as he plots his exit. "I'm really looking forward to the day when I never have to go to an art fair again."
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