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Global equity markets continued to rise during the first three months of 2014. This extends their rally to five years, with only periodic interruptions. One such interruption occurred when the political standoff between Russia and Ukraine prompted some investors to assess the implications of Russia's aggression from the sidelines. The ensuing equity correction was relatively modest and short-lived, as global equity markets soon resumed their upward trajectory, with the MSCI World Index (C$) finishing the quarter with a 5.2% gain.
Unlike previous quarters, Canadian equity markets were among the frontrunners, as illustrated in Chart A. Canada's rise was fuelled by significant gains by resource companies, particularly early in the quarter. Chart A also shows the strong quarterly results achieved by equity markets in the U.S. and Europe, although it should be noted that the depreciation of the Canadian dollar relative to most major world currencies had a significant influence on the magnitude of these returns. For example, though the S&P 500 Index (C$) reported a 5.8% return, the gain in U.S. dollars was a healthy, but less pronounced rise of 1.8%.
The most notable exception to the strength in global equity markets was Japan, where the MSCI Japan Index (C$) shed 1.9%. Japanese authorities have undertaken unprecedented measures to revive their economy, but an imminent hike in the sales tax, from 5% to 8%, has renewed concerns that consumption and economic growth may stagnate. Incredibly, the annualized return over the last 25 years in the MSCI Japan Index (C$) is –1.0%; a painful reminder of how unkind Japan has been to investors.
Emerging market equities once again failed to keep pace with their developed peers. The standoff in Crimea and the political turmoil and social unrest in Thailand sparked steep corrections in their respective equity markets. Meanwhile, the Chinese stock market yet again posted negative returns. Some of this underperformance among emerging market equities may be attributed to the unwinding of the carry-trade, where investors borrowed U.S. funds at low rates and redeployed this capital into higher-growth emerging markets. With the U.S. Federal Reserve continuing their exit strategy with respect to economic stimulus, and newly-appointed Fed Chairman Janet Yellen speaking openly about the timeframe to increase interest rates, the attractiveness of this carry-trade is diminishing. This may explain the sizeable flow of funds out of emerging markets and back into U.S. dollars, which has put some emerging market currencies under pressure, and seemingly their equity markets as well.
While this quarter was rewarding for equity investors, Canadian fixed income markets newsletter First Quarter 2014 also delivered healthy returns with the FTSE TMX Canada Bond Universe Index gaining 2.8%. This was a welcome reprieve for fixed income investors that suffered a 1.2% decline during 2013, the first annual decline since 1999. As Chart B illustrates, performance among provincial and corporate bonds was noticeably higher than the federal sector, while mid-term and long-term securities performed particularly well:
The magnitude of these gains is somewhat surprising given the muted outlook many investors held for fixed income. With the Federal Reserve gradually tapering, or reducing their monthly bond-buying program, many assumed that their waning influence would put considerable downward pressure on bond prices, and therefore, fixed income returns. But it seems that other market participants have stepped to the forefront to replace the diminishing presence of the Fed. In Canada, we've observed a healthy demand for new bond issues, further highlighting that fixed income has its place even at current yields. While investors should not expect gains of this magnitude to be a regular occurrence, it is a welcome reward for those that had the discipline to remain committed to this asset class.
Mawer Performance Overview
Mawer earned positive returns in each asset class this quarter, and subsequently our Balanced Fund delivered a quarterly return (net of fees) of 4.3%. Chart C highlights the quarterly performance (net of fees) of various Mawer Funds relative to their benchmarks.
As Chart C depicts, most of our funds performed within a narrow range of their respective benchmarks. Generally speaking, many of the investments that lagged during 2013 enjoyed a reversal of fortune in the opening quarter of 2014. As an example, the Energy and Materials sectors were laggards during much of 2013, and our underweight position in these sectors, both in our Canadian Equity Fund and New Canada Fund, was a contributing factor to their outperformance. But in the opening quarter of 2014, these were two of the strongest performing sectors within the S&P/TSX Composite Index and BMO Small Cap Index. Fortunately, we had strong security selection within our Canadian equity portfolios to help offset the sector positioning, and this kept both the Canadian Equity Fund and New Canada Fund within striking distance of their respective benchmarks.
Our Global Equity, Global Small Cap Equity, and International Equity Funds modestly outperformed their respective benchmarks this quarter. Each of these Funds is significantly underweight Japanese equities, which helped our relative performance as Japan lagged considerably during the quarter. That said, the strong performance by companies we have limited exposure to, such as those in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and some of the other peripheral countries in Europe, worked against us. Strong security selection also played a role in our modest outperformance. Our Global Small Cap Fund, in particular, had some considerably high performers within the Industrials sector, which represents the largest sector within the Fund. Among the asset classes noted in Chart C, the U.S. Equity Fund experienced the most First Quarter 2014 significant divergence from its benchmark, posting gains of 4.1% relative to the 5.8% gain in the S&P 500 Index (C$). Our underweight position in the top-performing Utilities and Health Care sectors worked to our detriment this quarter. Our security selection within the Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary sectors was strong, with drug store chain Walgreen's returning approximately 20.0% this quarter and Autozone, a leading retailer and distributor of auto parts and accessories, rising approximately 16.7%. Unfortunately security selection within a number of other sectors was weaker relative to the S&P 500 Index. As an example, Exxon Mobil and Chevron returned just 1.0% and -0.2% respectively this quarter, while the overall Energy sector was up 4.7%. We observed that smaller or mid-cap companies generally outperformed their larger peers, which hampered our relative performance given our current bias to larger global companies. The Canadian Bond Fund posted results in line with its benchmark. Overall, the allocation among Federal and Corporate sectors, combined with our security selection within these sectors, worked in the portfolio's favour this quarter. Our overweight position in the top- performing Real Estate and Infrastructure sub- Chart C Q1 2014 Fund Performance relative to Index (in C$) sectors was particularly beneficial. The largest detractor from our relative performance was an underweight position in long-term bonds which outperformed shorter-term and mid-term bonds by a noticeable margin.
From an asset allocation perspective, we have maintained an overweight position in equities and corresponding underweight position in fixed income within our Balanced Fund. Given that each of our equity funds outperformed our bond fund this quarter, this positioning proved to be favourable. That said, our larger cash equivalent weighting and lower allocation to bonds detracted from returns, given the differential between bond returns and cash. And although our decision to de-emphasize Canadian equities and instead build greater allocations to U.S. and International equities has added considerable value in recent years, this quarter, with Canadian equities rebounding to outperform much of the world, the positioning worked against us. Fortunately, the absolute variance between the returns of our equity funds was rather narrow this quarter, indicating that our decision to overweight equities had a more significant impact to overall returns than our regional emphasis.
During the quarter, we adjusted our asset allocation strategy by reducing our exposure to smaller cap equities, both in Canada and abroad, and redeployed this capital to larger global peers. Our overweight position in equities and underweight position in fixed income remains intact.
Valuation Risk
Last quarter we wrote about the risk of speculative behavior contributing to a bubble in asset prices, including the potential of excessive equity valuations. With a rally in global equity markets to start 2014, we acknowledge that this valuation risk persists. The tools we described last quarter to combat this risk remain in place today and we continue to actively reposition our portfolios to allocate capital from companies that appear more fully valued to companies that appear more reasonably priced.
For example, Vodafone, the UK-based telecommunications leader, was a long- time holding within our International Equity mandates. The stock has appreciated significantly in recent quarters, fuelled in part by a deal formed with Verizon Communications as well as speculation of a possible takeover by AT&T. Despite being a well-run company with enduring competitive advantages, we no longer believed that Vodafone was trading at an attractive valuation, especially compared to other investment opportunities within the International equity universe. As such, we reduced our investment in Vodafone on numerous occasions during the quarter and redeployed the capital to a variety of businesses that appear more favourably valued, such as Samsung, BMW, Aberdeen (a UK-based asset management company), and Intertek (a UK-based firm providing safety inspection and testing services to customers around the world). This is just one example among many where we have proactively reduced valuation risk and enhanced resiliency within our portfolios.
Looking Ahead
Global economic expansion appears intact, and despite fears that aggressive monetary intervention in recent years might be the catalyst for higher inflation, we're observing benign inflation data, at least throughout the developed world. Deflation is likely a greater risk, with Europe's precarious recovery ever-so- dependent on the health of consumer spending in the emerging world. Despite this, Europe appears to have moved past their sovereign debt crisis. Not long ago, some circles spoke of the dissolution of the European Union. Today, yields on sovereign debt in countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland are at multi- year lows; an indication of the rising confidence in the Eurozone. Japan continues to tackle structural challenges, but market participants seem to have grown accustomed to their slow progress. We will continue to watch the standoff in Crimea, but at this stage, the impact to our portfolios appears relatively insignificant. In all likelihood, this too shall pass.
We believe China presents a more serious concern, not because we have invested heavily in Chinese companies, but because most of the businesses we own rely in some part on the health of the Chinese economy. If the economic slowdown in China is worse than many expect, it will likely place substantial strain on the global economy, and especially among other emerging economies. Authorities in China face significant challenges as they transition to a slower-growth economy that is focused less on capital intensive export industries and more on domestic consumption. And while there are also potential societal strains as they urbanize on a massive scale, the tension to the financial system presents the greatest worry and the most systematic risk to the global economy. How many bad loans reside on lenders' balance sheets? How much resolve do authorities have to rescue or bail out troubled institutions?
The macro-economic themes noted above are popular topics in our discussions with clients. Ironically, we spend very little time analyzing such subjects. Not because we don't believe these issues matter, but because we don't believe we can answer any of these questions with certainty. Rather than focus on macro themes, we dedicate the vast majority of our time and effort on better understanding the individual companies used to build our portfolios. Research trips represent one way to effectively increase this understanding, and Paul Moroz, Deputy CIO, Portfolio Manager, recently completed one such trip to Thailand. As Paul's departure date in January neared, the political situation in Thailand began to rapidly deteriorate – the acting Prime Minister had passed a controversial bill that led to the dissolution of Parliament, prompting a plethora of political protests. Street demonstrators planned to effectively shut down Bangkok, right in the midst of his scheduled visit. Paul contemplated cancelling the trip, but after gaining assurance that his personal safety would not be at great risk, he went ahead as scheduled. Some readers might assume that the focus of the trip was to gain a better understanding of the political situation and how it might impact the investment outlook for Thailand. Indeed, what better opportunity to speak with economists and political strategists to gain insight about how events may unfold, than to be on the ground in the midst of political upheaval?
Instead, our objective was quite the opposite. Improving our understanding of the political nuances within Thailand had its value, but our primary goal was to search for investment opportunities amidst the uncertainty. Rather than focus on the current political drama, we were in Thailand to visit a number of different companies—both companies representing new opportunities and those that we own within our portfolios. In-person company visits can provide valuable insight into their operations, competitive advantages, and perhaps most importantly, the mindset of the management teams. So while much of the world was glued to the political uncertainty unfolding in Thailand, we skirted around the drama to visit with businesses like Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services, which provides critical fuel services to Thailand's busy airports, and Minor International, which operates various restaurants, hotels, and vacation properties in Thailand.
Although we returned from Thailand with a better understanding of the macro-economic backdrop and political climate of the country, the insight we gained from face-to-face visits with numerous businesses was far more valuable. Visiting a company's operations, touring their facilities, and speaking with managers, competitors, and customers is the informational advantage that we seek. We believe these insights lead to better portfolio decisions. While it may be more exciting to speculate on how macro-economic events will unfold, our focus remains at the micro-level.
Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance is not indicative of future performance. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. (Money market fund: Mutual fund securities are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other government deposit insurer. There can be no assurances that the fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per share at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in the fund will be returned to you.) Please read the prospectus before investing.
Performance returns for the Mawer Mutual Funds are calculated by Mawer Investment Management Ltd. These returns are historical simple returns for the 3 month, YTD and 1 year periods, and annualized compounded total returns for periods after 1 year. They include changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns.
- Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Undervalued Stocks
- Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Top Growth Companies
- Mawer Canadian Equity Fund High Yield stocks, and
- Stocks that Mawer Canadian Equity Fund keeps buying
- Mawer New Canada Fund Undervalued Stocks
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Take the Tattered Voodoo Doll to Griftah in Shattrath City.
- [Tattered Voodoo Doll] (provided)
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I'm touched, <name>, an' dat be da truth. I'm not rememberin' the last time a <race> helped Zungam outta trouble.
I snatched this from one of them savages when he was busy chainin' me up. It don't look like much, but if anyone can determine its worth, it be my good friend, Griftah!
If ya be makin' it outta here alive, it might be worth takin' this to him out in Shattrath City.
Progress Edit
Hey, <name>! I hear ya been workin' yer way into Budd's crew. Ya won't live to regret that move, friend, I can promise ya that.
Whatcha got there, mon?
Completion Edit
Hey now, where ya be gettin' this?
No, no, don't tell me - this be comin' from the Hex-Lord himself! It all be clear now. Strong mojo! The bearer of this relic, no matter how many disgraces he be sufferin', be always honored by his peers. Incredible!
<As Griftah holds the doll in the air, a small, rusty charm falls from around its neck. The troll begins to discard it, but then turns toward you with a gleam in his eye.>
I gots no coins right now, mon, but ya be welcome to this here...
Reward Edit
You will receive:
Quest progressionEdit
- [70] Tuskin' Raiders
- [70] A Troll Among Trolls
- [70] Playin' With Dolls

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WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — Mississippi's economy is growing slowly, but it's missing one big piece of the puzzle, a top state economist says.
Bob Neal, senior economist for the Institutions for Higher Learning, says the state's job growth last year was a sign the economy is returning to a solid foundation.
But more jobs aren't translating into more disposable income. That's slowing down business and sales tax growth that's critical to state and local government budgets.
"A positive sign for Mississippi would be to see some increase in average annual wages. Employment was pretty good in the previous year, but wages and salary growth was basically flat," Neal said.
Neal spoke Thursday to the West Point Rotary Club.


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I appreciated the cleanliness of this E46 sitting nice and low on BBS LM wheels. It was simple and very tidy.
I'm going to presume it was on bags but someone correct me if I'm wrong?
This showstopping RX-3 was just too immaculate for words. This photo doesn't even do the paint-job justice!
I'm going to go ahead and say that Rupz Parbhu's Cressida was my pick for best fitment of the day. I love the overall staunchness of this car and how it's still a bit rough around the edges. This look definitely suits the car and if anything just makes it more aggressive in appearance. It was also nice to see that it was looking different since last year, with different wheels, different exhaust etc.
And if that doesn't make it cool, it also boasts a 1JZ under hood. Nice!
You guys know how I love my old American cars and this Impala was no exception. Big, bright and low as hell, gotta love it! Here are few other cars I snapped that stood out from the bunch...
Another Cressida which was really nice, I've noticed that old school cars like this are really popular in the Wellington scene.
I was checking out this
It was nice to have a chat to Michael, the owner of this ZX bB on Work Meisters. We talked about... you guessed it, our love for bBs!!
Another reader I bumped into, Dan from BWARP and his Honda Shuttle!
Proudly wearing the sticker I'd sent him recently after winning a competition on the iheartstance FB page. Nice to meet you Dan and thanks for repping iheartstance!
I was actually really surprised to see so many people wearing my stickers. It was a really cool feeling!
Brian Cox with his recently painted green Enkei wheels was holding it down for Circle Jerk Crew!
I couldn't help but take a photo of these two drongos trying to fight each other in the middle of the car park. Instead of being mean about it, I think you guys should have a caption contest over what the heck they would be fighting about at an all ages car meet in broad daylight.
So much potential in this 300ZX on BBS RS!
Another example of the level of old school cool on display. Love the wheels.
It was really sad to see that some people thought it would be a good idea to attempt to drift in the car park and speed around after the meet started dying down, while there were still people walking around and other cars trying to exit the car park.Not only were these people taking advantage of the opportunity given to them by Performance Car Magazine, the Wellington Council and not to mention the Police who generously left us to our own for the duration of the event, but they well and truly made absolute tools of themselves. Why would you do it, seriously? There isn't any excuse whatsoever for this kind of behaviour.
I want to make it very clear to everyone that reads this blog that my personal opinion is that these type of people are an embarrassment to our scene and are not at all associated with REAL automotive enthusiasts. This behaviour is what kills our scene, what makes the public and the law lose trust in us. On top of that, NO - it didn't make people think perhaps you could could be the next D1 drifter, it just made you look like you were making up for having a tiny, baby, eeny-weeny cock.
Thanks to those small penis losers, it's quite likely that this may have been the last Wellington Hardpark that takes place. A real shame for the 99% of genuine good people that showed up on Saturday to have a great time, enjoy the company of some great cars and soak up the evening sun. Apart from this poor display at the end of the night, I had a great time and it was exciting for us to take the S30 280Z to an event for the first time, even if we haven't started modifying it yet.
|Photo from Performance Car Magazine
Thanks to everyone that made the NZPC Hardpark in Wellington as good as it was and I sincerely hope it can take place next year!


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Court raps ASI for seeking repeated extensions
July 02, 2003 14:57 IST
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday pulled up the Archeological Survey of India for repeatedly seeking extension of time to carry out excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
The full bench comprising Justice Sudhir Narain, Justice S R Alam and Justice Bhanwar Singh rebuked the ASI team leader Hari Majhi.
"The court is getting an impression that there is slackness on the part of the ASI," the bench observed during the course of arguments on the ASI's application seeking three-month extension to carry out excavations.
The bench also directed Majhi not to stop excavation work without seeking instructions from the court.
During the course of arguments, the Sunni Central Waqf Board, one of the plaintiffs in the case, alleged that the ASI was seeking extension under the direction of its political masters in New Delhi.
"The application for extension of time, moved by the ASI, is unwarranted and uncalled for and appears to have been moved at the instance of the BJP leadership," the SCWB contended in its objection filed before the court.
"The BJP is interested in dragging the excavation work at least up to the end of the forthcoming assembly polls in four states, which are likely to be held in October or November," the board's application said.
"They (BJP) are apprehending that the final excavation report may not give the message of any foundation of the alleged temple having found at the disputed site," board's counsel Zafaryab Jilani contended in his application.
The board further contended that up to June 28 last, the ASI team felt that no further extension was required and it appears to have changed its mind 'all of a sudden'.
The change in attitude appears to be on account of instructions received from Delhi and not on the basis of their assessment, the board alleged.
The bench also grilled the Tojo Vikas International's representative Manoj Kumar and the commissioner of Faizabad, who was also the authorised person of the acquired land.
The Ayodhya Issue: The Complete Coverage


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Something for every woman: South Dakotan opens lingerie store in downtown Dickinson
By April Baumgarten
It's a question that women ask when they first move to Dickinson. About a month ago, the answer would have usually been "online" or "take a 90-mile drive to Bismarck."
"There is nowhere else," Shannon Escott said. "A friend of mine was talking about how she wanted to get some lingerie, and she spent hours looking at Herberger's and Walmart and couldn't find anything that she liked or was age appropriate."
That got Escott thinking. A lingerie store was one thing Dickinson didn't have that she felt the area needed.
On June 19, the thought became a reality. Escott opened the doors to Savannah Says, a lingerie store in the basement of the Park Square building on First Avenue West.
Escott, who hails from Faith, S.D., first came to Dickinson in 2006 as a biology student at Dickinson State University. She then transferred to Chadron (Neb.) State College, where she graduated in 2008.
She worked almost four years with the Southwest Multi-County Correctional Center before taking a job with Stallion Oilfield Services in Dickinson.
By day, Escott is a full-time A/P clerk for Stallion. But on Thursday and Friday evenings and most of the day Saturday, customers can find her surrounded by the hot pink walls of her store.
Shoppers that walk down the stairs will find underwear, bras, pajama sets, corsets, leggings and lingerie. She also has several activewear items, including sports bras.
When Escott opened the store, she had one thing in mind: to provide a comfortable, quality product that was reasonable. Not to mention saving money on gas.
The average bra pice, she said, is between $16 and $20. Underwear averages $7.
"My main goal is to have a woman of any size, any woman of any size, come in and find something that makes them feel sexy," she added.
The area for the store may seem small — Escott hopes to eventually move to location with a store-front — but there is an advantage to being in the basement. The location offers a secluded, intimate place for women to try on lingerie without being judged.
"There's not a million people walking by looking in, seeing what everyone is buying," Escott said. "That is the advantage of having it down here."
Escott said she has had a lot of positive feedback on the idea of opening the store. News of the store has traveled mostly via word of mouth and Facebook.
Thursdays are her busiest because customers come in during the Alive@5 event, which coincides with her hours.
Though she has only been open for three weeks, customers have shuffled in and out. Shoppers can also make appointments for private showings.
"I have a group of 15 to 20 ladies … that want to do private shopping," Escott said. "The whole store will be closed just for them."
The owner plans to go to vendor shows to look for products to expand her inventory, including adding more sizes, styles and activewear. She also hopes to add lotion to her stock.
"(I'm) just kind of testing the waters to see what people are interested in," she said.
Escott plans to have a grand opening at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 26.
Savannah Says
Who: Shannon Escott
What: Store that sells women's intimate apparel, including lingerie, underwear, activewear and pajamas
Where: 40 First Ave. W, Suite 107,
When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays
Grand opening: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 26
Phone: 701-483-5332 for more information or to schedule appointments
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Fox Creek comes before council tonight
December 6, 2004
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority is asking the Steamboat Springs City Council to approve a 30-unit affordable housing development and to borrow $250,000 to help fund it.
The final plans for Fox Creek, a 30-unit townhome development off Hilltop Parkway, are scheduled to go before the council tonight.
The housing authority will ask for a $250,000 loan to go toward the purchase of the land. The money will come out of the revolving Affordable Housing Fund, which was established almost two years ago and previously was used to help purchase land for the West End Village Project. The city and county spilt the cost of the revolving loan.
In a letter to the council, the housing authority noted that it was the authority's intention to use the loan to purchase the four-acre parcel. The housing authority plans to put $50,000 cash down on the land and use a $200,000 bank loan and the $250,000 loan from the city and county fund to cover the $500,000 purchase price.
The housing authority has requested a term of nine months with no interest.
Earlier in the evening, the council is set to review plans for the Fox Creek development, which includes five buildings with six units each. At least half the 30 units are intended to be deed-restricted affordable housing units and more could be deed-restricted depending on financing. The authority hopes the two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,000-square-foot units will sell for between $150,000 and $175,000.
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One of the major discussion points for Tuesday's meeting most likely will be the width of the sidewalk. The housing authority would like to have a 4-foot sidewalk running along Hilltop Parkway, but the city requires 8-foot sidewalks.
At a Nov. 11 Steamboat Springs Planning Commission, Architect Eric Smith said the sidewalk could not be any more than 4-feet wide without dropping off the side of the hill. To build the sidewalk to the city standard would require using fill and possibly a retaining wall.
The wider sidewalk would cost the housing authority more than $30,000, and that cost would be passed directly on to the owners, who would have to pay an extra $1,000 to $2,000.
On Nov. 11, the planning commission recommended approving the project, but with the caveat that 6-foot sidewalks be built.
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Attention deer hunters: If you have a deer photo you'd like to share or want to see some big bucks that other hunters have bagged, check out a photo gallery that is available through the Northland Outdoors website.
Northland Outdoors is a website created by Forum Communications, which owns the Echo Press.
Here is a link to the trophy gallery: http://www.northlandoutdoors.com/event/photogallery/id/1490/.


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Opponents: Rail study won't sway opinions
An independent study suggesting a high-speed rail in Wisconsin would create thousands of jobs and reduce greenhouse gases is unlikely to sway public opinion, opponents say.
A study completed by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group concludes that a nine-state Midwest rail system would create 13,000 permanent jobs in the state and thousands more during the 10-year construction phase.
It also analyzes the potential environmental impact of a high-speed rail. By lowering road congestion and dependence on oil, the study suggests a train would reduce carbon emissions by 188,000 tons each year�equal to 34,000 cars.
But the non-partisan group�s report isn�t drawing attention away from the price tag. Opponents believe if the project continues, it�ll only flush the state deeper into debt.
�Jim Doyle is trying to do whatever he can to create a liberal legacy in Wisconsin by ramming through this $810 million train boondoggle,� said Casey Himebauch, chairman of the Republican Party of Walworth County.
�By pushing out studies from a California �non-partisan� group to inflate the projected benefits,� he added, �they are trying to hide the fact that just months ago, their own 13,000 jobs number they were pushing was slashed to 55 permanent jobs. That is almost $15 million per job created.�
The rail divided political parties, even before the federal government announced Wisconsin won an $810 million transportation grant.
Supporters suggest a high-speed rail would boost economic development in communities along its path. Like the recent study, they also predict job growth and environmental benefits.
But Republican opponents question the fallout from maintaining a rail system. Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said it�s likely Wisconsin taxpayers would be on the hook for maintenance, and he fears transportation funds flowing away from state roads will worsen their condition.
�It�s a pipedream,� said Leroy Watson, Libertarian candidate for the 31st Assembly.
�There�s no credibility (to the study) because there�s no way you can estimate there would be that many new jobs.�
One of the proposed stations is in Watson�s hometown of Oconomowoc. He believes if plans move forward, his city would be responsible for millions in cleaning and operational costs.
The future of the project might depend on who�s elected this fall.
A Republican-led legislature could put an end to the rail, and gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker already promised he would stop the train if voted into office.
�Wisconsin families are smarter than Jim Doyle and Tom Barrett think,� Himebauch said. �� The citizens that I�ve been talking to are not buying what they are selling.�
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In this business of musical theater where talent is hard to definitively quantify and people wear a variety of hats, I have no doubt that at some point you've looked across the table at some member of your musical's creative team be it a writer, director or designer and thought of Irving Berlin's immortal lyric, "Anything you can do, I can do better."
That may or may not be true if put to the test, but the fact is, if you are thinking "I could do their job better," your respect for that person's talents is already diminished and you're on a slippery slope.
Pretty soon, you're stepping into their territory to "help" which inevitably will cause conflict. At the same time you're probably neglecting your own piece of the musical theater project. In short, whether you realize it or not, those thoughts and behaviors will begin to drag everyone down.
On the other hand, I hope that at some point you've also been in the room with musical theatre creatives whose talent you respect, appreciate or even idolize. That director who can make your vision a reality beyond your wildest dreams. The writer whose lyrics make your melodies sing. Perhaps they are brand new with a fresh approach to the musical or perhaps they have an arm's length list of impressive credits. In these situations it's likely that you're bringing your "A" game and doing your best work.
When you're putting together your creative team of writers, directors, choreographers, producers, designers, et al, it's vital that you go into a new musical project with massive respect for each and every person around the table. You must believe that they are each the best person to do their job and they must believe you are the best person for your job.
I challenge you to start thinking about your creative "dream team" and cultivate those relationships now. Whether you seek new talent or Broadway all-stars it's never to early to start gathering these people into your network.
If you get the right people around the table you will enjoy amazing chemistry, born of mutual respect, and there's no telling what new musical magic will happen.


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Take a look at http://www.wiihacks.com/other-faq-gu...pii-guide.html If you want to dump that way though, it would probably much faster to unplug and take it to your computer as from what ive heard, it takes a few hours per game.
not sure what category to put this under so i thought this looked like a good one to try.
I was wandering if there was any way / program that could be used to transfer gamebackups from the pc to the usb hdd on my wii via the wifi connection so i dont have to keep unplugging my hdd from the wii and taking back to the pc then back to the wii, and like wise, transfer the files to the sd card from the pc as well. pc is in a diffrent room and sometimes it gets pretty annoying running back and forth from room to room. i guess what i am looking for is some type of wirless home network connection between wii and windows 7 so i can use the wii backup manager and just select the wii as the folder to transfer to over the network, and be able to brows and transfer my sd card with explorer from the pc
Take a look at http://www.wiihacks.com/other-faq-gu...pii-guide.html If you want to dump that way though, it would probably much faster to unplug and take it to your computer as from what ive heard, it takes a few hours per game.
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hey, downloaed wiiExplorer ............ works like a charm ........... a windows style interface, and a built in ftp client ........ can access sd card, usb hdd, hell even access the dvd in the wii dvd drive. can copy any thing from the wii or to the wii ......... first time i used it would let me delete things off the sd card from the pc but ever since it keeps giving me an error saying i dont have proper permissions or somthing. so some how its read only, but must be a way to change that since it let me the first time. anyway, pertty happy with it. have not ried any insainly large files yet but transfer seems to be decent speed. if anyone else was looking for a way to transfer files back and forth from wii to pc on sys menu 4.3 this is what you need. its on the homebew browser downloads
WiiExplorer is great but if you are transferring large files like games over the network, it takes forever!! I suppose if you have the time and don't mind leaving it running then this is for you.


text: Fed brightens projections for unemployment rate in 2013, By Jim Puzzanghera, December 12, 2012, Los Angeles Times: "Reflecting recent improvement in the jobs market, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday brightened its forecast for the unemployment rate while leaving its broader projections for economic growth and inflation little changed. In its quarterly outlook, the Fed said the unemployment rate would be 7.4% to 7.7% at the end of 2013, down from the September forecast of 7.6% to 7.9%. The rate still is not projected to drop below 7% until at least 2014, and would not hit 6.5% until at least 2015, largely the same as the September forecast…"


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We're getting talked about a lot lately aren't we?
Ok I bet that's Bioware :p
GAF is a lot of things, but it never provokes an indifferent reaction. Some love it, some hate it. It's a nightmare source of leaks, one publisher PR manager told me when I mentioned this piece. One fellow journalist described it as a 'pit,' and a developer from a major studio said there's only one thing worse – their official forums.


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Robert Deacon, Steve J. Miller
Thu, 04/20/2017
Economists Steve Miller and Robert Deacon examine the management of bycatch in the U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery.
Holly Fretwell, Leonard Gilroy, Shawn Regan, Reed Watson
Tue, 02/16/2016
This year, the National Park Service will celebrate its 100-year anniversary with an $11.9 billion backlog in deferred maintenance projects. We explore seven ideas to address the problem as the agency prepares to enter its second century.
Leonard Gilroy
Mon, 07/27/2015
Can public-private partnerships tackle the park maintenance backlog?
Leonard Gilroy
Fri, 10/01/2010
In the grand scheme, state parks are an amenity that generally falls lower on the state's priority list than education, health care, and corrections.
Robert Deacon
Mon, 06/01/2009
Morro Bay is a picturesque coastal community in central California. The town's most prominent physical feature is Morro Rock, the remnant of an ancient volcano, which stands at the entrance to the bay that gives the town its name.
Robert Deacon
Wed, 03/25/2009
Marine life can become an asset to be nourished over time, not consumed in a wasteful race. Deacon draws on a large literature on the subject, but focuses on a novel management experiment in Alaska and one developing off along the California coast.
Robert Deacon, Dominic Parker
Thu, 01/01/2009
By Robert T. Deacon and Dominc P. ParkerAbstract


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Cheyenne Frontier Days Party Zone's New Entrances on East Side
Are you coming to the party at Cheyenne Frontier Days?
If you'll be in the Party Zone for any of the remaining concerts at the 'Daddy of 'em All,' check your tickets. If they say Portal 11 or 12 Track, make sure you enter from Wild Horse Gulch on the east side of the park.
Portal 11 is on the northeast corner of the park, near the CFD headquarter's building, and Portal 12 is at the southeast corner across from the Indian Village.
This is a change from previous years where access to the front of the Party Zone was from the west side of the grandstands. Ticket holders headed to the Party Zone from Portal 11 or 12 might want to arrive early as the standing room only area is general admission and the best spots fill up fast. Also there is a bit of a walk around the track from the east side on the historic Cheyenne Frontier Day's rodeo grounds so comfortable footwear is recommended.


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SummaryEditEVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is a robot that comes to Earth to find signs of life to for the people on the Axiom. But instead, she finds WALL-E, a Robot sent to clean up earth while the humans stayed on the Axiom. EVE and WALL-E quickly fall in Robot-love. But within the time of their love, WALL-E shows EVE a plant, which is a sign of life, finding one was her mission! EVE quickly takes the plant and goes into a sleep mode. After a turn of events, the people of the Axiom come to live back on Earth, and they couldn't have done it without EVE or WALL-E.
One day a Robot named EVE finds WALL-E. WALL-E shows EVE a Plant he found from cleaning the planet. EVE takes the Plant and shuts down. A couple days later a ship comes down to retreive EVE and the Plant.EVE is going to be tooken to the Axiom to show the Plant to the Earthlings.WALL-E races to the ship to get EVE back.WALL-E gets a good grip of the ship.The ship launches into space when WALL-E is hanging onto it.WALL-E and EVE are in Space. WALL-E looks into a window and sees EVE alongside more EVEs in sleep mode.


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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has said the conference is not actively seeking new members.
If fact, if it were up to him, Scott would keep the conference just the way it is.15 comments on this story
Speaking to reporters before Friday night's game between Arizona State and No. 21 Missouri, Scott said he would prefer the Pac-12 remain at 12 members instead of expanding to 16 teams. The conference expanded by two teams this year, adding Colorado and Utah, and Scott said he would like to see how the 12-team model will work before thinking about expanding.
Conference expansion talks have heated up in the past couple of weeks as numerous teams from the Big 12 expressed interest in moving to new conferences, including the Pac-12.


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MOSCOW, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The head of a recruitment office in Russia said eBay and PayPal will likely open offices in Russia this fall.
"There are rumors that this fall, the five largest Internet companies will search for key employees in Russia," Alyona Vladimirskaya, the head of recruitment agency Pruffi, wrote on Facebook.
Vladimirskaya named online payment service PayPal and its parent company eBay, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.
PayPal could not be reached for comment, the news agency said.
Business journal Vedomosti reported Wednesday PayPal's initial investment in Russia would be $25 million.


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Obama Administration May Leave Afghanistan Sooner
The bribes don't seem to be working. The Obama Administration may be leaving Afghanistan earlier than planned thanks to the deteriorating relationship between President Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai has been a catastrophe as president since day one, never winning over the Afghan people and relegating himself to Mayor of Kabul. Karzai's latest antics such as sabotaging peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban may have pushed the Obama Administration over the edge.
Increasingly frustrated by his dealings with President Hamid Karzai, President Obama is giving serious consideration to speeding up the withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan and to a "zero option" that would leave no American troops there after next year, according to American and European officials.
Mr. Obama is committed to ending America's military involvement in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, and Obama administration officials have been negotiating with Afghan officials about leaving a small "residual force" behind. But his relationship with Mr. Karzai has been slowly unraveling, and reached a new low after an effort last month by the United States to begin peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.
Hard to believe we would ever get to the point of having "zero" troops in Afghanistan. Then again, it's hard to believe we continue to support Hamid Karzai as president and lose our sons and daughters to protect his corrupt rule.
As it stands, the number of American troops in Afghanistan — around 63,000 — is scheduled to go down to 34,000 by February 2014. The White House has said the vast majority of troops would be out of Afghanistan by the end of that year, although it now appears that the schedule could accelerate to bring the bulk of the troops — if not all of them — home by next summer, as the annual fighting season winds down…
The ripple effects of a complete American withdrawal would be significant. Western officials said the Germans and Italians — the two main European allies who have committed to staying on with substantial forces — would leave as well. Any smaller nations that envisioned keeping token forces would most likely have no way of doing so.
No one really seems to have an answer as to why the U.S. is even still in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden fled to Pakistan shortly after the war started in 2001 and the Taliban represent a significant portion of the native population – wiping them out would mean wiping out the people of Afghanistan.
Meanwhile Karzai is taking bribes from the CIA and his brother is one of the biggest heroin dealers in the world. Needless to say it is becoming harder to justify the sacrifice of our service members to protect the Karzai regime.
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|Name of the file: Resident Evil 2 - Author: ANO - [PSX]
|Infinite Submachine Gun:
Complete either scenario while using zero Health Sprays.
Infinite Rocket Launcher:
Complete either scenario in less than two hours and 30 minutes.
Infinitie Gatling Gun:
Complete either scenario without saving.
Film "D":
To get film "D", go to the STARS room, second floor of the Police building, and check the desk on the left 50 times. It is a picture of Rebecca
Reserve Power Control:
To activate reserve power, enter the sequence UP, DOWN, UP, UP, DOWN or UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, UP.
Safe Combination:
The combination for the safe is 2236.
One-Hit Gator Kill:
When you fight the gator boss, he starts coming towards you and you see a yellow light on the left wall. If you inspect the light a cylinder will fall and the gator will eat it. While the cylinder is in its mouth, shoot it and the gator will explode!
Play as Hunk:
To play as Hunk, beat the A and B games of either character (Leon or Claire) with an A rating on both. Hunk is one of the SWAT members from Umbrella who's mission is to get to the roof-top from the sewers.
Play as Tofu:
To play as Tofu, you beat 6 scenarios with an A ranking. Tofu's mission is the same as Hunk's -- get to the rooftop from the sewers. However, it's much harder this time as Tofu is only armed with a knife and cannot use guns!
If you go to the police station without taking anything on the way on normal (hard) difficult you'll get an surprise when you go down the stairs outside the station. and be sure to go in the police station to grab a shotgun or some ammo, you will need it.
Cure your self with out having to look into your inventory:
It's pretty easy,all you have to do is find one of those long pots of blue herbs and pick on and you will automatically cure your self. (Hint):There's is one just as you come in through the double doors near that bridge that you use the valve handle on. The other one is in the room where you get the flame-thrower.
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Problems in mesh motion solutor in parallel 4 interDyMFoam.
I'm using OpenFOAM 1.5-dev. I'm using the interDyMFoam solutor to run a free surface flow test case (a cube floating in water). I've modified a bit the floatingBody classes, but nothing of major importance.
I don't have problems in running the simulation in serial (one processor), but when I try to run the same case in parallel (on four processors) the simulation gets stuck though I think I've done all things correctly, using decomposePar.
I've done a bit of debugging and found out that the coode gets stuck on the solutor of the laplacian for the mesh motion in sixDofMotion.C,
more precisely in fvMesh::movePoints(motionPtr_->newPoints()).
the problem seems to be in newPoints().
In the end I found out that the problem seems to be in laplaceTetDecompositionMotionSolver.C in the line solverPerf_ = motionEqn.solve(). Unfortunately I couldn't get any 'deeper' than that in the code.
Does anybody have an idea why the simulation runs in serial and not in parallel? I mean, isn't pretty wierd that running in parallel gives problems in the solutor for the mesh motion? Any idea can be very useful!
thanks to all
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers will be trying to plug a roughly $500 million gap in next year's budget when they convene their 2012 session on Wednesday.
State budget director Linda Luebbering says much of the hole is due to a reduction in federal money, such as stimulus funds and Medicaid payments.
Also straining the budget is the growth of health-care costs. For example, government health officials say more Medicaid recipients are using home-based services.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer says he plans to make education funding the top priority in the budget. He says he hopes to avoid cuts to K-12 schools and public colleges and universities and instead focus cuts on social services programs and other state agencies.
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text: I did this on my homebuilt smoker over lump charcoal and apple chunks on Sunday. I did at a much lower temp than I normally do which I think turned out nice. The size of the brisket is also smaller than I am accustomed to. Temp - 210F Fat Side Up Coated in a brisket rub from the butcher shop. Wrapped at 170F and I tented it for an hour. I put on at 730am and pulled off around 430pm with an IT of 200 - performed toothpick test. Sorry I didn't get more pictures. It was very tender though!


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All quotes by John W. Gardner
(35 quotes found)
"Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants."
"One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure."
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all."
"The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his own education"
"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."
"The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else."


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Complaint Review: Straight Talk, Inc
- Straight Talk, Inc
9700 112 Ave, Miami, FL 33178
Miami, Florida
United States of America
- Phone: 18774302355
- Web: www.straighttalk.com
- Category: Cellular Phone Companies
Straight Talk, Inc Tracfone they changed my number, gave someone else my serial number, and phone number, I had a completely different security question and D.O.B. Miami, Florida
When I bought my new phone, I transferred my number from my old StraightTalk phone to my new phone that I bought for $125 about a month ago.
Now the phone listed on my account on StraightTalk is a different number. StraightTalk apparently changed my number, and when I called StraightTalk thinking my phone was just deactivated, I found out that apparently my serial number that I could see in the phone, my phone, that I was holding in my hand, was not mine. This apparently happened because I was fifteen minutes over the time I was supposed to refill my phone.
It had an entirely different security question and my date of my birth was no longer associated with my phone number, or my serial number that was also in my phone. Another strange thing I noticed was that my old phone listed on the website, that had the random new number they changed it to was now active.
Does this mean that someone else is using my old phone which I still have? This makes no sense at all. I don't believe it's an ethical business practice to give someone's phone number away, or change it because you transferred your number to another phone, and didn't refill it two days before it expires.
StraightTalk will deactivate your phone if you don't refill it 24 hours before the day it's due. Was it ethical about that? They do this so they can make you pay more money. I transferred my number, and now I'm out $125 because I was 15 minutes past time. They shouldn't deactivate your phone every month.
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HOUSTON – After a midweek start with the US national team, Brad Davis is ready to jump back in the fray for the Houston Dynamo.
Davis, who logged 58 minutes in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Mexico, was back in training Friday for the orange outfit as the Dynamo prepare to renew their annual battle for El Capitán, the reward in the Texas Derby against FC Dallas, on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium (8 pm ET; MLS Live).
After the session, Davis said he is ready to answer the bell if called upon by head coach Dominic Kinnear.
"The body feels good," Davis told reporters on Friday. "Am I a little tired, a little leggy right now? Yeah, but I'm going to go in here and take care of myself. Once game time comes, that's not something you really think about. You go out there and you play.
"If I end up hitting a wall, I end up hitting a wall. But I'm going to go out there intent on playing 90 minutes and give it my all until that happens," Davis continued. "If Dom makes a change, he makes a change, but I do, I feel good and feel ready to go."
Part of what plays a role in Davis' decision is the travel. Heading from Vancouver last weekend, to Phoenix for national team duty and back to Houston, the travel log has been full for the midfielder. Per usual, Kinnear did not tip his lineup but was confident his captain will be ready.
"I talked to him this morning and asked him how he feels and he said he feels good," Kinnear said. "He's fit and healthy and came out of the game without any problems. He'll be available for selection tomorrow."
While Davis' focus is on Saturday's clash, he is confident about his performance on Wednesday.
As the World Cup draws closer, the Mexico friendly was the latest opportunity to for Davis to show he belongs on the plane to Brazil. He started the match, as part of a US squad that dominated El Tri in the first half just a month-and-a-half before the final camp ahead of the World Cup.
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"The first 45 minutes, we went out and did a very good job and made them uncomfortable," Davis said. "It was a solid 60 minutes, and I think I went in there and did a good job. Felt good coming away from the game and took a lot of positive things away from it.
"We've got six weeks left and [US head coach Jurgen Klinsmann] wants us to push ourselves and add some training sessions on our own and get a really good fitness base," Davis continued. "Whenever you get into the World Cup camp fitness is key. Over the next six weeks he really wants us to work on our fitness level and continue to push ourselves."
That work will start in a rivalry match Saturday against FC Dallas.
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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A WOMAN has been left in shock after thieves stole keepsakes from the grave of her parents.
North Yorkshire Police said the York woman, in her mid-40s was struggling to come to terms with the loss of a gold chain with a locket holding pictures of her parents and four plastic hearts on sticks.
The thieves struck at Fordlands Road cemetery, in York, overnight on Thursday, June 12.
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A police spokesman said: "It is beyond belief that someone could stoop so low as to steal what is clearly a treasured family memento and items of little monetary value from a grave.
"This utterly heartless and cruel act has naturally left the victim feeling deeply upset."
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Injury specifics are considered top secret by the Sharks' front office, and in the case of Logan Couture, it was easier for coach Todd McLellan to simply state what the problem was not.
"Did he blow out his knee? No," the Sharks coach said Wednesday when pressed for details.
Surgery, he acknowledged, was not considered — a strong indication that the problem was more likely a deep bruise, perhaps to the bone.
Couture was the victim of knee-on-knee contact with Toronto tough guy Colton Orr in the second period of Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. The loss was San Jose's fifth in a row, a streak the Sharks will try to end tonight against the Edmonton Oilers at HP Pavilion.
The Sharks' top goal-scorer did not return against Toronto, and while McLellan said it was doubtful Couture would see action against the Oilers, the coach would not project beyond that.
Meantime, the Sharks learned that the NHL will not saddle Orr with a fine or suspension for contact that many thought warranted supplemental discipline.
"I am a little surprised," Couture said. "I was surprised at first that it was only two minutes, because I knew I wasn't going to be able to come back into the game."
The rookie added that "it was tough to take a hit like that, especially from a player like that" — a reference to Orr's limited role and career stats of 10 goals and 892 penalty minutes in 369 games.
Couture left HP Pavilion on Tuesday night with a brace on his right knee. Wednesday, he had his right knee taped as he walked around the team's practice rink, and even that was gone when he sat in the locker room to talk about the hit.
The 21-year-old center said he watched replays of the collision.
"Obviously, at the time I didn't know what happened," said Couture, who initially stayed down on the ice, got up on his own and then had to be helped to the locker room. "He did lead with his shoulder, but as soon as I moved, I felt he kind of opened up with his knee and got me knee on knee."
The knee didn't feel any better when he woke up Wednesday, Couture said, but it didn't feel any worse either.
Some of Couture's teammates seemed unsure how Orr escaped without further discipline from the league.
"I don't think it was a situation where Colton was maybe looking to make a dirty hit, because of the score of the game and everything," Douglas Murray said, "but it ended up being one."
Others in the Sharks' locker room defended the response to the hit at the time. Ryane Clowe immediately attempted to go after Orr but was restrained by officials, and Orr did not play another shift.
"What? Are you going to jump into the box and go after him and make a circus of it?" Scott Nichol said. "We're in it to win."
Another element of hockey's unwritten code could justify someone on the Sharks challenging one of Toronto's skill players to make up for the loss of Couture. Nichol said the Sharks did respond in that manner.
"When that happened, I think we did step up, and we did become a little more physical," Nichol said. "I think the tempo of the game went up two or three notches."
The ongoing losing streak and the hit on Couture overshadowed the fact that former Sharks coach Ron Wilson earned his 600th career victory at HP Pavilion — but don't think Wilson wasn't mindful of the setting.
A report in the Toronto Star said that Wilson offered a cash bounty, which ended up going to Leafs center Carl Gunnarsson, for the winning goal that enabled Wilson to hit his milestone in the city where he was fired in 2008.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks.


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Supermarket Chain Gets on Contactless Bandwagon
PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Spartan stores, a leading regional grocery retail and wholesale operator with more than 87 retail stores located in Michigan and northwest Ohio has decided to start accepting so called contactless payments, according to MasterCard.
Contactless credit card payments are those in which a cardholder merely taps their card or card device against a special reader in order to pay for something. These sorts of payments have been growing in the quick retail, supermarket and quick serve restaurant sectors.
"Accepting MasterCard PayPass at our retail stores will provide customers with a more rapid payment option that builds on our strategy to make the consumer shopping experience quicker and more convenient," said Ted Adornato, executive vice president of retail operations for Spartan Stores. "Whether customers come to pick up groceries or prescriptions, we are committed to make Spartan's retail stores an easy place to shop and PayPass acceptance does exactly that."
In addition, contactless payment transactions generally do not require a customer's signature for transactions below $25, further streamlining the process.
"MasterCard, like Spartan Stores, understands the significance of streamlining the customer purchasing process. We are proud to be partnering with a company like Spartan Stores that recognizes the benefits of using innovative technology to improve the consumers' shopping experience," said T.J. Sharkey, Group Head, National Accounts, U.S. Commerce Development, MasterCard Worldwide. "PayPass is helping to transform retail industries by providing a way for merchants to differentiate themselves at the point of sale."


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Tonight Detroit will look to bounce back from an ugly loss to the Colorado Avalanche that saw a very skilled Detroit team play a very un-skilled game full of defensive lapses, bad forechecking, backchecking and an overall lack of confidence playing in front of Ty Conklin, who was not bad, but not great either.
The Blues have really started to find their way under new coach Ken Hitchcock, and will be sure to give Detroit a tough go as always.
Updated with Lineup:
Follow the jump for the goodies:
• The Blues scored 25 total goals vs. Detroit last season, their most against any NHL team…It was also the most goals they have scored against Detroit in a given season since they tallied 28 in 1991-92
• The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 home games vs. Detroit including a shootout win and an overtime loss
Who has the hot hand vs. Detroit
Andy McDonald six goals and 12 assists in last 15 games
Patrik Berglund 4 goals and 5 assists in last 7 games
David Backes 4 goals and 7 assists in last 11 games
Matt D'Agostini 4 goals and 2 assists in last 5 games
Vladimir Sobotka a goal and 4 assists in last 4 games
Kevin Shattenkirk 4 assists in last 3 games
Chris Stewart goal and 2 assists in last 2 games
• Since Ken Hitchcock took the reigns on Nov. 8 vs. CHI (12 games, 8-2-3) the Blues have points in 11 of their last 13 games and have vaulted from 14th in the West on Nov. 7 to a tie for 5th. And did not allow a 2nd or 3rd per. goal against in 5 consecutive games setting a franchise record…streak was broken on 11/19 at MIN
Hitchcock set a franchise record for the best 10-game start for a new Blues coach
Ken Hitchcock 7-1-2 (.800)
Joel Quenneville 7-3-0 (.700)
Red Berenson 6-2-2 (.700)
Andy Murray 5-2-3 (.650)
Mike Keenan 6-3-1 (.650)
• Brian Elliott leads the league with a 1.53 GAA and a .945 sv% (3 SO) while he trails only Jonathan Quick for the lead league in shutouts.
• Jaroslav Halak has a 1.60 GAA, .936 sv% and 1 shutout in his last 8 starts. Halak has allowed more than 2 goals in a game just once in that stretch after allowing 3 or more in 5 of his first 6 starts of the season.
Blues Record When
Scoring 3 or more goals, 10-0-0
Outshot by opponents, 5-2-1
T.J. Oshie scores a goal, 5-0-1
Serving 6 or fewer PIMs, 3-1-1
Not Allowing a PPG, 9-2-1
Now the good stuff
• Detroit is 112-107-37-7 all-time vs St. Louis
• Detroit is 48-60-20-4 all-time at St. Louis
• Detroit is 24-14-5 in their last 43 Tuesday games
• Nick Kronwall has blocked 18 shots in his last 5 games played
• Nick Kronwall's next GP will tie him with Mud Bruneteau for 48th place in Detroit team history (411)
• Pavel Datsyuk has registered 6G-8A-14P in his last 9 games played
• Henrik Zetterberg's next point will tie him with Sergei Samsonov for 320th place in NHL history (571)
• Henrik Zetterberg has recorded 2G-6A-8P in his last 7 games played
• Henrik Zetterberg has tallied 4G-12A-16P in his last 13 games vs St. Louis
• Tomas Holmstrom's next PPG will tie him with Sergei Fedorov for 4th place in Detroit team history (117)
• Johan Franzen has tallied 8G-10A-18P in his last 14 games played
• Johan Franzen is on pace to record 39G-42A-81P this season
• Valtteri Filppula scored his first career NHL goal on 10/28/06 at St. Louis
• Brad Stuart (w/SJS) scored his first career NHL playoff goal on 4/21/00 at St. Louis
• Jakub Kindl scored his first career NHL goal on 1/20/11 at St. Louis
G. Howe @ STL, 3/16/68
M. Bergeron (4) vs STL, 3/18/76
V. Nedomansky vs STL, 2/28/79
M. Osborne @ STL, 12/1/81
W. Young @ STL, 12/7/85
B. Probert vs STL, 12/31/87
*P. Klima vs STL, 4/21/88
G. Gallant vs STL, 1/4/89
J. Garpenlov (4) vs STL, 1123/90
S. Yzerman @ STL, 1/26/91
*S. Yzerman vs STL, 4/4/91
S. Yzerman @ STL, 10/24/92
*S. Yzerman @ STL, 5/8/96
B. Shanahan vs STL, 10/16/98
B. Hull @ STL, 1/26/02
B. Hull @ STL, 3/29/03
N. Lidstrom vs STL, 12/15/10
Filppula will be out tonight and is listed as day-to-day. Emmerton rejoins the lineup after being scratched the last 4 games and may play wing on the 3rd line which I would prefer if Babs decides not to move Abdelkader up to the 3rd.
Detroit's projected lineup per Khan
Commodore (scratched)
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Events :: Spanish eHealth Innovation Tour starting in Murcia! @EU_Regional
24 October 2012, Murcia, Spain
eHealth associations organise a tour in 7 Spanish regions to present the latest eHealth innovation to local healthcare stakeholders. SMEs are invited to showcase their solutions in an agile format, in order to gain visibility and get feedback from clinical professionals and managers. Starting in October, 24 in Murcia, the tour will also visit Madrid, Galicia, Andalucia, Extremadura, Valencia and Cataluña. Check the website for details and registration.
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How many of you have ever felt personally victimized by Regina George?
If you raised your hand, then you can probably quote Mean Girls more than any other movie. It's like the first rule of feminism…ok…kidding but it's definitely a rule of high school.
Today, April 30th, Mean Girls turns 10 years old! Yes, it's been 10 years since Cady Heron moved from Africa to suburban America and fell victim to the "plastic" agenda.
It's been 10 years since Aaron Samuels pushed his hair back and made everyone swoon. It's been 10 years…ok you get the picture.
Apparently, there's a 10th Anniversary Grool Edition out with never before seen footage?! Uhm…yes.
Mancandy and object of every girls desire, Jonathan Bennett who played Aaron Samuels shared a pretty big secret about the show…
ICYMI: @j_benntt (AKA Aaron Samuels!!) Revealed a HUGE secret from the set of #MeanGirls: http://t.co/SF66bXjnut pic.twitter.com/E84EkMaweQ
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) April 14, 2014
So you better be wearing pink today loser…otherwise we're going shopping.
In less "Gleeful" news, Naya Rivera's character on Glee has been written out of Season 5's finale!
Rumors were that it was due to a falling out with Lea Michele but that is apparently untrue.
E! News confirmed that there are no plans to fire Naya nor has she left the show. She is just currently not in the finale.
And there you have it.
And finally since UCF is
giving it's seniors the boot graduating their seniors, we thought it'd be funny to look for hilarious graduation videos.
We came across this one where a kid literally tries to backflip after accepting his diploma and ends up faceplanting infront of hundreds.


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That timing coincided with Kennedy, the leading American distance runner of the 1990s, acquiring a majority stake in Movin' Shoes, which has been a San Diego running institution for a quarter-century.
Kennedy's involvement is a little surprising, because last September he sold his interest in the chain of running stores he had started in the Indianapolis area. At that time, he said he would stay in the running industry, but indicated his involvement would be in something other than a retail store. "I'm excited about a new idea and vision I'm working on right now," he said then. "I'll have something to talk about in a couple of months. I can tell you it is in the running industry. I'm confident it's a viable idea."
Kennedy was on the 1992 and 1996 Olympic 5000-meter team, and once held the American records at 3000 meters, 2 miles, and 5000 meters. Keflezighi has been on three Olympic teams, and placed second in 2004 and fourth in 2012 in the Olympic Marathon. He held the American record for 10,000 meters from 2001 to 2010.


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What are the side effects of SSRIs?
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications and are generally well-tolerated with few side effects. They include citalopram (Celexa®), paroxetine (Paxil®), fluoxetine (Prozac® and Sarafem®), escitalopram (Lexapro®), duloxetine (Cymbalta®) and sertraline (Zoloft®). Doctors also prescribe SSRIs to treat people with anxiety disorders, eating disorders, certain types of nerve pain, and severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
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Their most common side effects of SSRIs include trouble sleeping, nausea, and dizziness. Less common side effects include headache, drowsiness, less sex drive, and delayed ejaculation. If you have trouble sleeping, take your SSRI in the morning. Take it at bedtime if it makes you drowsy. To relieve nausea or stomach discomfort, take the SSRI with food. If you experience side effects with sexual function, your doctor may try lowering the dose, adding another medicine, or switching to a different antidepressant. If any side effects you experience become bothersome or begin to worsen, be sure to notify your doctor.


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From 20 to 24 November 2017, the European Commission is organising the second European Vocational Skills Week, building on the success of last year's initiative.
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Now that supply problems which bediviled Apple's iPad launch are history, the touch-screen tablet will appear on the shelves of all 1,093 U.S. Best Buy stores on September 26. The announcement is just the latest push by Apple to get its new product in front of U.S. consumers. Tuesday, an unconfirmed report suggested the iPad would appear in Target stores October 3.
Best Buy shoppers received just a taste of the iPad when the device appeared at 673 Best Buy locations with Apple Shops. This latest announcement includes all stores owned by the electronics retail giant, which will sell the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G iPad versions. In a Tuesday announcement, a Best Buy executive noted today's shoppers aren't satisfied with looking at a picture or reading a review of personal electronics.
"Technology is becoming more personal, and our customers say they really value visiting a Best Buy store to touch and try the iPad for themselves," Wendy Fritz, a Best Buy senior vice president of computing, said. CEO Brian Dunn believes the iPad, and other tablets, will be "big for us during the holidays."
Speaking of holidays, an iPad with the FaceTime video camera may appear just in time for retailers such as Best Buy. According to a rumor published earlier this week, a FaceTime -enabled second-generation iPad will appear "no later" than the first-quarter of 2011. That comment was taken to mean the new iPad could appear in time for the all-important holiday buying period.
Apple's expanded push into retailing may be a counter against a similar thrust by Amazon.com, which hawks the Kindle e-reader. The single-purpose device will be sold at office retailer Staples this fall. The Kindle is also available at Target.


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Produced in places as diverse as China, Korea, Japan, India, and Thailand, and ranging in date from the eighth to the nineteenth century, the objects in this exhibition illustrate the technical and thematic development found in works of art made using a combination of lacquer and mother-of-pearl. They range in size from small boxes used for incense or cosmetics to large screens that divided and decorated interiors. Many of the objects have ritual or cultural significance. Some were used to hold religious texts or papers and other supplies associated with the art of writing. Others illustrate themes important in the history and literature of their respective cultures.
Lacquer—an English word derived from the Portuguese word lacré (sealing wax)—refers to the resin of a family of trees (rhus verniciflua) widely found in southern China, Korea and Japan, and mainland Southeast Asia. Lacquer is an amazing material. When tapped from the tree, it is white or light gray in color and has a consistency similar to that of molasses. When exposed to oxygen and humidity (about 70 or 80 degrees Fahrenheit), lacquer hardens, or polymerizes, becoming a natural plastic. It is resistant to water and certain acids and can withstand heat, making it an ideal protective covering.
The term "mother-of-pearl" has been used since at least the sixteenth century to describe the lustrous material in the interior of mollusks, such as the sea-ear, nautilus, and green snail, found in warm waters, both fresh and marine, in many parts of the world. Harvesting mother-of-pearl requires, at a minimum, the boiling and cutting of the shell and the careful trimming and polishing of pieces into desired shapes. Additional steps are needed to inlay the mother-of-pearl into a lacquer base.
A Variety of Traditions
The combination of lacquer and mother-of-pearl can be traced to some of China's earliest cultures. Works using both materials dating from as early as the eighth century have also been found in Korea, Japan, and Thailand. By the twelfth century, artisans working in southern China began to use smaller and thinner pieces of mother-of-pearl to create sumptuous painted scenes of flora and fauna, and figures in landscapes. In later periods, these mosaic-like images were sometimes enhanced with gold leaf and other precious materials. Examples of Chinese artistic influence is often found in Korean lacquers and in works produced in the Ryukyu Islands (better known as Okinawa).
Japanese lacquers illustrate a distinctive technique known as makie, or "sprinkled gold," in which the surface of the ground is gold rather than black. New forms and designs appear in Japanese lacquer beginning in the late 16th and early 17th century, reflecting the arrival in India of the Portuguese (followed by the Dutch and English) and the subsequent development of global maritime trade. Indian and Japanese craftsman also made objects with shapes and designs that were intended for trade to Europe. In Japan, these goods were often known as nanban, or works made for "southern barbarians," a term widely used to designate Europeans in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Indian goods decorated with mother-of-pearl set into a lacquer-like base are preserved in Europe in some number, often in the holdings of cathedrals and royal treasuries. The continuing use in the West of the inelegant and somewhat inaccurate term "japanning" to describe the wonderful and varied tradition of Asian lacquer reflects the striking and long-lasting impact of these works on European and American artistic traditions.
The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue are made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.


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First Team News
On this day: 22 January
Mario Celebrates
Looking back through the events, signings and memorable matches that happened on this day in City's history...
Brian Kidd bags four goals on his 300th career league appearance as City thrash Leicester City 5-0 at Maine Road to keep the pressure on Liverpool in the battle for the Division One title.
It takes Kidd's tally to 11 league goals for the campaign as he hits a rich vein of form over the Christmas and New Year period with 10 goals in seven matches.
Darren Bent's 18th-minute goal is enough to give Aston Villa 1-0 win over the title chasing Blues. The loss at Villa Park leaves City three points behind leaders United.
City's title bid gets a huge shot in the arm after a dramatic 3-2 win over Spurs at the Etihad.
Two goals in three minutes from Samir Nasri and Joleon Lescott just before the hour-mark had given Roberto Mancini's side a commanding lead, but goals from Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale on 60 and 65 minutes pulled the visitors level.
Defoe was inches away from sliding in a third and the game seemed to be heading for a draw, until Mario Balotelli was felled in the box in the dying seconds. Of course, there was only going to be one man who would step up and Mario coolly stroked home the winner to give City a crucial three points.


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I wonder through fiction to look for the truthBuried beneath all the liesand I stood at a distanceTo feel who you areHiding myself in your eyes
and the risk that might break youIs the one that would saveA life you dont live is still lostSo stand on the edge with meHold back your fear and seeNothing is real til it's gone
So live like you mean itLove 'til you feel itIt's all that we need in our livesSo stand on the edge with meHold back your fear and seeNothing is real 'til it's gone
Hold on before its too lateUntil we leave this behindDon't fall just be who you areIt's all that we need in our lives
It's all that we need in our livesIt's all that I need in my life
It takes more than combat gear to make a man.It takes more than a license for a gun.Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can,A gentleman will walk but never run...
If, manners maketh man as someone said,Then he's the hero of the day,It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.Be yourself no matter what they say...
i never wanted to love you, but that's okay...i always knew that you'd leave me anyway. i asked my friends if they'd let me go out and play, they always said that you'd hurt me anyway. but its alright i never thought i'd fall in love again, its alright i look to you as my only friend... its alright i never thought that i could feel this something rising, rising in my veins..looks like it's happened again.
i never thought that you wanted for me to stay so i left you with the guys that came your way. but baby when i see you, i see me.i often thought that you'd be better off left alone. why throw a circle round a girl with broken bones...you said I always looked like I had something else on my mind. but when i try to tell you, you'd tell me never mind...i wanna tell you that i'll never love anyone else, you wanna tell me that you're better off by yourself..but baby when i see you, you see me...
i'm going to wait here for you. If you go home to sleep, i will sleep in front of your house. and if you go away, i will follow you until you tell me to go away. then i'll leave. but i have to love you for the rest of my life...i wanted to tell you this but i was just so scared. like how scared i am to admit that i feel terrible whenever i'm missing you. i thought i lost you somewhere, but you were never really ever there at all..i'm terribly missing you. i can't go on like this.
-to baby
6:34 PM, Nat said…
8:20 PM, marge said…
kya, sabi nga ni dr. zacarias sa lec nya kanina (pero ang alam ko shakespeare to eh, hamlet or macbeth or something):it's better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all.
11:36 PM, sarah said…
awwww!ganda ng pasok ng bagong taon ah... hehehe. Happy new year mags! ;)
11:29 PM, psyche said…
oi lage ako nagttxt sayo ah!
11:12 AM, skyla said…
hello mags!!!!!!!!!!
6:36 PM, Nat said…
i love dr. felipe!
Ang daming bago. apartment, subjects, kaibigan, libreng internet(haha), pinagkakaabalahan... *isa na lang kulang. haha. Pero nakakatuwa talaga, Pakiramdam ko ang lakas ko sa Taas, Sobra. =D
8:59 AM, psyche said…
mama bear, something has to be missing all the time. kundi boring na buhay!
8:02 PM, Mags said…
manel! anung mama bear?? sinu un? kasi sobrang inlove nako kay baby..haha
11:03 PM, Anonymous said…
i missed you. and all the crazy things we do. i would even dream about us being in that place you once said you wanted to take me.do you still remember? funny kasi at the end of the day its still you that i long for. maybe i'm being punished or what. i see you are happy now. that's good. pero sana you won't forget how happy we were and how happy you made me every single day we're together. i want to thank you for giving me the best 7 months of my life. you're a natural charmer kaya impossible na may "kulang" pa sayo..i want you to be happy..even if i'm not the reason anymore..i miss you. mail me..
6:48 PM, sarah =) said…
hehehe mags! madami kang ikukwento sa akin!!!!=)