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Jeep Cherokee Front Bumper - Part #560-561
This is a direct bolt-on front bumper for all mid-size Jeep Cherokees 84-01. Bumpers also fit all years of the Jeep Comanche pickup. These are cut and formed from a single piece of 1/8" thick steel, and backed with 3/16" mount plates. They are also compatible with many common tow hook bracket/frame tie-in packages. The bottom picture shows the bumper installed with a Custom4x4 d-ring hook kit, and Warrior #59003 light mounting brackets.
This bumper requires zero cutting and is a direct bolt-on fit. There are no included holes for mounting lights. Holes for lights can be drilled wherever you would like to place them.
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Farewell Toe A Friend - Poem by Pacific Hernandez
You were always with me whether it's thick or thin
You always filled my shoes in comfort and in vain
And Wherever I go, you are where I would be
You're not only a friend, you are a part of me
The thought of losing you, simply I could not bear
But finally I did and you're not anywhere
No matter where I look you are nowhere around
It saddens me so deep that we did have to part
I have sent you the signs that I was much in vain
I was sick in my bed, numbing but felt the pain
You did not heed my plea, nor a doctor let me see
You simply did not mind, in pain just let me be
In grief you ask me now why did I have to go
Though you know who's to blame, it is not me but you
You just looked upon me as a A NAIL IN YOUR TOE
A useless square inch keratin is what I was to you
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Long before there was the television show Once Upon a Time, there was Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Into the Woods intermingled fairy tale creatures with various twists that departed from legend. Christina Stroup says she jumped at the opportunity to play The Witch (the role immortalized on Broadway by Bernadette Peters) in the upcoming Main Street Theater production, since it calls for not only a strong singer but also a strong actor. "This role is very layered. She's the only truth in the show itself. She's the only truth and reality even though her part is seen as the wicked role." This is the second Sondheim show within a year for Stroup (she did Company in March with Texas Repertory), and while it's challenging, she's enjoyed it. Act One of Into the Woods ends about as anyone brought up on fairy tales would expect, Stroup says. "The second act is what happens after the happily-ever-after, which makes the characters real people. They're human and they make mistakes." Stroup, a former Tommy Tune winner from Spring Woods High School, says the show should appeal to anyone six years of age and older.
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Eco-efficiency is the concept of creating more value with less environmental impact. First Solar's mission 'to create enduring value by enabling a world powered by clean and affordable solar electricity' articulates the company's commitment to eco-efficiency. By producing affordable PV power plants with proven energy yield advantages along with the smallest carbon footprint, lowest water use, and fastest energy payback time of all solar technologies, First Solar is leading the way with eco-efficient PV energy solutions.
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- The Gift of Italy… Or Something Italians Like
- Sing it: "BAS-KET-BALL, We're Playing Basketball!"
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iPod Nano / As if we need another iPod. But really, this one's different. It's smaller than a box of matches but those Apple geniuses managed to add a touch screen to it. Of course, there's no apps like on an iPhone, but there's still handy features like a pedometer and a built-in FM radio.
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Working in the ER of a small South Carolina hospital, Dr. Rhea Lynch has seen it all - most of it at 2:00 a.m. But when an interracial couple is rushed in, beaten and bloodied by a mysterious hate group, the patients show signs of a fast-acting pulmonary infection Rhea has never seen before. Within hours, it proves fatal.
Soon, more victims are rushed in, and an epidemic has Dawkins County in an icy grip of terror. As the puzzling illness claims more lives by the hour, Rhea begins to draw some startling conclusions about the nature of the illness...and about its connections to the military.
How could something like this have happened in this peaceful community? Can it be stopped? Every second counts as Rhea desperately tries to fit the pieces together - and soon realizes that she is dealing with something bigger and more terrifying than she could ever imagine.
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This is the second of two books I have ever returned to Audible! I can't tell anything about the story because the narration was so awful and irritating I quit listening. I returned this one as well as the other one by Gwen Hunter, Delayed Diagnosis, because the narration was so distracting.
Dr. Rhea Lynch has people dying in her emergency room of what looks like a pulmonary infection. They die quickly from whatever is attacking their internal organs.
In Dr. Lynch's attempt to learn more about the infection/epidemic, she is caught up in the midst of a hate group, religious fanatics and a terrorist germ warfare attack.
The book is well written and is fast paced and suspenseful. I could hardly put the book down until it was finished. The story has lots of action and the plot is filled with twists and turns. The characters are most interesting and unusual. I am looking forward to reading another book in the series. Carol Hendrickson does a great job narrating the book.
"Very good medical mystery"
I greatly enjoyed the medical mystery provided by this author. I have never before heard that you will laid out and clearly knowledgeable hospital drama. Having been in critical care for 27 years, and having spent much of that time in the ER,I really will subject myself to the horrors of a poorly written medical story.
My only objection to the story is the unfortunate light in which the nurses are viewed. I imagine if the author got their experience of hospitals in the south, perhaps the antiquated views depicted in this set of novels is accurate. However it must be said that it is demeaning to nurses to be referred to as subordinate to doctors, to be denied collegiality and suspected when there are new as needing oversight so they don't kill someone.
"I Enjoyed This Series"
It was interesting
She brought the flavor of the characters.
It was a good book, with a great narrator. It kept me following the story intently.
Did not appreciate the author's stereotype of the characters and the narrator portrayal of how black/english people talk. Narrator was horrible in my opinion
I like the characters it is an entertaining story and you always want to know what will happen next
I like the detail and the way the other characters and dogs interract
Hard to really think of many - I havent read many Medical dramas. The obvious comparison is Delayed Diagnosis - the first of this series
I am not keen on the style its all a bit too urgent, though others may feel that its appropriate given the storyline. Her attempt at an english accent for the british character was cringeworthy. I usually like the narrators for Audio books but just dont really get on with Carol Hendrickson for some reason. Wont stop me listening to the others in the series though
Yes it was hard to put down once I got going and into the story
well worth a read or listen, I will be listening to the next book in the series soon
"Intriguing medical mystery"
This is one of those audiobooks that I couldn't put down, as was the case with the previous Gwen Hunter book I happened to come across, Premature Diagnosis. In Prescribeded Danger the narrator injects a lot of atmosphere into her reading of the story, with tension but also humour throughout.
Rhea Lynch, the experienced and excellent ER doctor who is the main character in this series of books, is plucky and intuitive and displays clever dectection skills to get to the root of this mysterious and scary epidemic.which is threatening to overtake the small South Carolina town.
All the characters have their own distinctive accents and give an authentic flavour and colour to the story as it unfolds.
This audiobook gripped me from beginning to end and I do thoroughly recommend it.
My compliments to both the author and the narrator.
I read the book many years ago and decided to listen to it this time. I was not disappointed and whilst the story line is slightly far fetched, it is a story after all, the medical details are fairly accurate and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The book kept my attention very well and was entertaining, so much so that I bought the next in the series as soon as I finished listening.
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PLSC 404: Selected Problems in American Politics
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This course will survey recent literature in the field of political behavior, including research on political participation, public opinion, and the intersection between psychology and political research. Particular attention will be given to the strengths and weaknesses of the various (typically quantitative) methods used to address questions related to political behavior. Most of topics we examine will be addressed in the American context, but some research from elsewhere will also be discussed. Students will be expected to conduct original quantitative analysis on a topic of their choosing.
PLSC 429: Selected Problems in Comparative Politics
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This course will consider foundational debates regarding the meaning of representation. We will use the models of representation discussed in these debates as frameworks for assessing the extent to which the American political system offers effective representation to the public. Many of the questions we address in this course will focus on the relationship between the public and policymakers. Do policy-makers respond to, shape, or ignore public opinion? How do citizens want the representation relationship to work? How do the practices of institutions and organizations ranging from mass media outlets to congress either facilitate or interfere with effective representation?
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This graduate seminar will examine global democratization, the largest general area of research in comparative politics and a major area of research in international relations and political theory. We will explore democracy and democratization mostly from an empirical and comparative, rather than a theoretical, perspective. While we will consider the meaning of democracy, most of the course will be devoted to examining theories of democratic transition and consolidation, the effects of democracy, and the international dimensions of democratization. At the end of this course you will have a solid understanding of some of the key ideas and findings in the democratization literature as well as some of the theoretical paradigms employed by scholars to study democratization.
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Professor Grigorescu
Wed 7:00pm / LSC
This course is designed to introduce students to the major concepts and theories in the study of international organizations (IOs). In order to illustrate various theoretical approaches, we will discuss some of the best known organizations (such as the U.N., the European Union, and the World Trade Organization). We will try to understand why such organizations have been created in the first place and why they function the way they do. We will compare the successes of IOs (or lack thereof) in different realms such as security, trade, human rights, environment, development and international law. As a final project, students will conduct in-depth research of an international organization of their choosing.
PLSC 476: Political Analysis II
Professor Mahler
Tu 7:00pm / LSC
This is an intermediate course in the application of statistical methods to political analysis. The primary focus of the course is the theory and practice of multiple regression, the most important statistical technique in the social sciences. Among the specific topics examined are the assumptions underlying regression and the consequences of violating them; analysis of residuals; collinearity; dummy regression; analysis of variance and covariance; hierarchical regression; nonlinearity and nonadditivity; pooled cross-sectional/time series analysis; probit/logit analysis; structural equations; and factor analysis. Emphasis throughout the course will be on practical applications and extensive use will be made of SPSS and Stata, computer programs commonly used in social science analysis. Prerequisite: the successful completion of Political Science 475, Techniques of Political Science I, or the instructor's permission.
PLSC 546: Political Philosophy Selected Problems
Professor Danford
Th 4:15pm / LSC
Political philosophy—or rational inquiry into the human good, or the best way of life for human beings—began in Greece two and a half millennia ago. It has a long and distinguished history which includes many of the greatest thinkers of the western tradition. During the past century, however, that tradition seemed to come to an end. Some have argued that political philosophy is dead, or finished. Thus "contemporary political thought" is a problematic notion. To understand why, we will explore the roots of the crisis of western rationalism, as it is sometimes described, in the writings of the last two centuries. Our focus will thus be on what political thought means today, and how it has come to be in its present situation.


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Less Invasive Surgery Repairs Aortic Aneurysm
Benefits of Newer Technique May Outweigh Risks
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Oct. 14, 2009 -- Less invasive endovascular repair of deadly aortic aneurysms is easier on patients and -- at least for two years -- carries no extra risk of death.
Aortic aneurysm -- dangerous ballooning of the body's central artery -- can be fatal if not detected and repaired. They're the 15th leading cause of death in the U.S.
Unfortunately, the operation to repair an aortic aneurysm is dangerous. Indeed, it's one of the surgical procedures that carries the highest death risk.
Open surgery is the standard method for repair. But in the last decade, doctors have developed techniques and tools that let them repair aortic aneurysms using minimally invasive techniques, requiring just small incisions in the groin.
Earlier studies suggested that while this endovascular repair technique avoided some of the complications of open surgery, patients were more likely to die or require a second surgery.
Now Frank A. Lederle, MD, of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, and colleagues, report early results from their long-term study comparing endovascular to open repair of aortic aneurysms.
The study included 881 veterans eligible for either type of procedure. Half received endovascular repair, and half received open surgery.
The good news: For at least two years, there were not significantly more deaths in the group that underwent the less invasive repair.
Compared to men who underwent open surgery, those who received endovascular repair:
There was a downside. The men who underwent endovascular repair were exposed to more radiation due to prolonged fluoroscopy, and they were exposed to much more contrast agent, which can harm the kidneys.
It's too soon to say the less invasive technique is better, though. Lederle warns that the full study will take another three years to complete. Without longer-term data, it's impossible to fully compare the two approaches.
Lederle and colleagues report their findings in the Oct. 14 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
SOURCES: Frank A. Lederle, MD, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
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SACRAMENTO - The California drought is hitting many people hard and its impact will be felt from farm to fork.
Federal officials said many farmers caught in California's drought will receive no irrigation water this year from a vast system of rivers, canals and reservoirs interlacing the state. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday it will continue to monitor rain and snowfall, but at this point there's not enough water in the Central Valley Project to give water to farmers.
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The impact of the state's water crisis will show up soon at your local supermarket. Experts said the lack of water means your grocery bill is going to go up ... a lot. For every $100 you spend, expect to pay an extra $10 to $15 at checkout.
It's grim news for farmers. Last year, Central Valley farmers got 20 percent of their normal water allowance. They won't be receiving any water from the federal government this year. That means many growers will leave their fields unplanted.
"We also have lettuce that typically would be in the ground right now. That wasn't planted," Gayle Holman with Westlands Water District in Fresno explained. "And we also have melons. We're used to having an abundance of cantaloupe and watermelon and quite frankly that won't be available to the consumer."
Many consumers will see the costs passed along to them.
Phil Lempert who monitors national food trends said, "If you are spending 40 bucks and it's a wide assortment of fruits, vegetables, beef and poultry, it's going to go up 10 to 15 percent in the short term."
Lempert added that shoppers should expect their grocery bill to go up bit by bit over the next year or so.
As for beef, higher feed prices and thinner herds will push prices up more dramatically as we get closer to summer.
"It's all a rollover thing," Blue Ribbon Butcher Shop in Reno Manager Steve Cartinella said. "Whatever happens now is going to have an effect on us in about 2 months."
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text: Hugo Boss Gets Set to Mark 20th Anniversary Hugo — the most progressive brand in the Hugo Boss Group — has continued to sharpen its fashion edge while steadily advancing on a double-digit growth path. By Melissa Drier on March 3, 2013 BERLIN — Getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer, Hugo — the most progressive brand in the Hugo Boss Group — has continued to sharpen its fashion edge while steadily advancing on a double-digit growth path. Hugo waved a red flag from the start. The then-men's only label was launched in 1993 as part of a new tri-brand strategy to augment the core Boss collection and to open the door to a younger target group. It was also used to demonstrate that the solid suit-making giant from Metzingen, Germany, could innovate, and even aggravate. "We are very contemporary, edgy and extreme, which was completely new for Boss at the time," said Peter Deirowski, director of Hugo Menswear and a long-time Hugo team member. "Boss is much more modern now," he added, but a clear stylistic line of demarcation remains between the house's "bad boy" and "cheeky girl" brand and its main Boss business."Tiny at the time, we grew step by step till now we're on a successful growth path," Deirowski continued. Boss doesn't break out division sales, and is in a silent period pending the release of final 2012 figures on March 14. A group spokeswoman said Hugo (including eyewear, watch and fragrance licenses) contributed 10 percent of group sales in 2011, which would amount to a turnover of about 205.9 million euros, or $287 million at average exchange.RELATED STORY: Hugo Fall 2013 >>The contemporary men's and women's collection is carried in 1,500 doors, including 10 Hugo stores in Berlin; Düsseldorf; New York; Los Angeles; Miami; Amsterdam; Lisbon; Barcelona; Nantes, France, and Osaka, Japan, and in another 84 directly operated Hugo Boss stores globally. Germany, the U.S., Benelux, France and Scandinavia are the brand's major markets. Men's still outpaces women's, and though the company would not disclose the precise breakdown, Deirowski said, "Women's is growing really fast. We're really happy with the development over the last two to three years." To jump-start the anniversary celebrations, which will get going in July, the brand has pulled together a special core collection of 20 Hugo icon pieces for men and women in a predominantly tricolor palette of black, white and signature red. Slated for July delivery in all Hugo stores as well as to key wholesale partners, the aim is "to show the essence of what Hugo is. Now. We didn't want to look back too much. Hugo is a zeitgeist brand," Deirowski said. The pieces in the special core collection are meant to be timeless, lightweight enough to bypass seasonal restrictions, and while stylistically pointed, flexible as well. "The Hugo person, whether male or female, likes a 24-hour look," said Deirowski, while men's designer Bart de Backer pointed to today's urban nomads. "Many people have their jobs in one place, their private lives in another," which calls for garments that can effortlessly function in both. Reflecting the brand's suit-centric DNA, the men's starter kit is led by a very slim, two-button, black wool suit worn with a white shirt accented with a skinny black placket that looks like an integrated tie. "It's not a rocket-science piece but very fashionable, and what men want to wear today: clothes that make you look cool but not complicated," said de Backer. "But there are extra details, that little touch that makes a difference," like the suit's double-dyed deep black fabric, or the black shoulder insets on the modified Brando motorcycle jacket, paired with Japanese denim jeans in signature red. For women's creative director Eyan Allen, Hugo has always been about unusual twists in tailoring, and so the female icons also kick off with a sculpted red pantsuit cut lower at the neckline, narrow at the waist and sharp in the shoulder. The women's icons include a streamlined zip-front jacket and lean pencil skirt, a hybrid cocoon/reefer coat, two-tone dress, black-and-white shirt and skinny black pants. Women's back zip ankle boots sport a red stripe down the narrow heel, plus there's a polished black leather city shopper. The men's icons further feature a photo-printed T-shirt and scarf, black polished oxfords with red leather laces and a black leather carry-all, and for both Hugo men and women, there's a black-and-red wristwatch, black sunglasses, black headphones, and lastly, the Hugo Tracks compilation CD.The Hugo team sums up the brand's positioning as "understandable designer wear at an affordable price," with the icons topping off at $995 for the men's suit and winding down to $95 for the T-shirt. Aiming to make a little more anniversary noise in July, Hugo has embarked on a global search for 20 "urban creatives" whose artwork mirrors the brand's unconventional spirit, and which will then be featured in its 20 years marketing campaign. Under the banner "Red Never Follows," the call for artist recommendations in the categories of stencil art, sculpture, intervention, media art, photography, video, graphic design and music is now going out to Hugo's public via the brand's microsite, and assorted online and print media channels. To access this article, click here to subscribe or click here to log in. load comments blog comments powered by Disqus


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Ashley Green is taking her fashion training one step further and stepping into a role as a fashion designer opposite Anthony LaPaglia in an ABC pilot called "Americana."
[The story] centers on iconic fashion designer Robert Soulter (Anthony LaPaglia), the patriarch of a sprawling family who just welcomed a new member, Alice Clarke (Greene), a young designer whose shocking arrival turns the family and the legendary label inside out.
Ashley finished a run on Pan Am where she got a taste of historical fashion in the television world. This new role seems right along those same lines. Tell us what you think in the comments.
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Firstly Ben 10 is a cartoon character that my son started to watch and like last year. He is a hero that can change into various different aliens just by using his omnitrix watch which he found one day and it attached to his wrist never to come off again.
This may sound silly but I only recently realised that the name Ben 10 comes from the fact that Ben's surname is Tennyson. Please someone else tell me they never knew this also lol.
A friend brought this Ben 10 omnitrix for a present and I so knew it would be a hit. It involves the children in role play, has lights and sound. Which child wouldn't like it.
Even though this is in the watch section for review it can't tell the time it is a toy really.
The omnitrix is like a big chunky watch and has a wide velcro strap to fasten onto the child's wrist.
Even though it looks chunky and it is really it's still quite light weight so doesn't weigh their arm down.
The dial on top can be turned to reveal different aliens and then to choose the one they like they push down on the dial. The lights are flashing green and different strange noises come from it as the loony child runs around pretending to be an alien fighter.
There are also timed battle games to play on it which will unlock more different aliens but I've never really had my hands on it long enough to work out how to play them. My son also doesn't know but he is happy enough wearing it and playing role play with it making noise and watching the lights.
I must say I am surprised that the batteries have run out already now, Or am I? seeing as it's been played with so much. It takes 2 AAA batteries so will change it soon when I've had a rest from it.
The omnitrix other then the velcro strap is made from a light type of plastic and I must say my son's has taken a beating and has several marks on it and the pattern is slightly wearing away.
These can be brought for around about £15.00. They are constantly changing them by what they can do.
I have 2 children aged 8 and 3 who are both mad about Ben 10. My eldest wanted the original Ben 10 Omnitrix, but that is now quite difficult to find and pretty pricey. I decided to go for the Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix as it seemed fairly similar, and to avoid arguments I got them one each! Pricing is also much better - you can get these for around £10-15.
Both boys are delighted with this toy. It looks very much like the Omnitrix that Ben 10 wears in the cartoons, and the most important thing is that you can turn the dial, select your alien, and then press down the Omnitrix, just like Ben 10 does. The Omnitrix has an electronic display - the graphics are very basic (think OLD-style mobile phone!) but this doesn't seem to matter at all to the children, and they can easily identify the different aliens from the pictures. The Omnitrix has good sound effects, similar to those on the cartoon, for when you are transforming or choosing an alien.
My youngest is happy transforming into different aliens and tearing round the house. But this also has a battle mode which my oldest son loves. This involves selecting a particular alien as fast as you can to battle villains. You can also unlock new aliens by battling, although we haven't yet worked out what the criteria for this is (there is nothing in the instructions that mentions this). There is also a status mode which tells you which aliens you have and how many battles you have played/won.
The toy is pretty chunky I must say, but not heavy. My 3-year-old finds it a little bit uncomfortable after extended wear, but it is on a nice wide, soft strap with velcro so it is easy to adjust and take on and off. It takes two AAA batteries.
All in all a great toy for Ben 10 fans, I can see my two getting many hours of entertainment out of this.
We brought the Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix for our 3 ½ year old son for Christmas. He is Ben 10 mad and this is a toy that has gone down well. It is a bit chunky on his little wrist but he loves it and I suppose that's all that matters.
The Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitix is a watch that is really a game! It has lights, sounds and a LCD screen that shows all the aliens. Each time you click the dial, another alien appears on the screen asking you to select an alien, but you have to do this within a certain amount of time because when Vilgaz (a baddie!) attacks you have just seconds to choose the correct alien for the job and collect points.
My son has three different Omnitirx's and this one is used the most. He loves to pretend that he is Ben 10 and really gets into the game and is excited about selecting the right alien in time. As he is only 3 ½ he cant read what alien the watch is asking him to select so we have to do this part with him. I think the watch is probably aimed at children 5+ but he really wanted one and I don't mind playing along with him.
A great little toy for all Ben 10 fans.
My son received this as a present for his 5th birthday last month. He adores Ben 10 so had been hoping for one for the last few months.
He did have one of the cheaper versions but it broke within a week so I thought it may be best to spend a little extra this time.
I didn't actually end up spending any extra as it was half price in Tesco for about £7.50. I have noticed that these watches are on offer quite a lot at the moment, so do shop around if you are planning on purchasing one.
The watch itself is very bulky, and I wondered if it would weigh down on my sons tiny wrist, but I have played it a few times myself and it doesn't actually feel too heavy when it's on - maybe because you are having too much fun playing to notice that your arm is on the verge of snapping?
Either way, this is clearly not an issue for my son. He loves it and has worn it almost every day since he got it. It has a thick Velcro strap to attach it to your wrist, which is pretty secure.
This is not just any old omnitrix you know... it is a fully functional, lights and sound omnitrix! With a really fun game as well!
You can play on 'normal mode' where you can turn round the dial and choose an alien (just like Ben does), it makes the same sounds when doing this as Ben's does. You can then slam down the omnitrix and it will make the same sound as Ben's, the screen also does the same thing as Ben's when it turns into an alien. You will then become the alien. There is a smaller button which you can press below the screen. If you press this you will hear the 'time out' sound and will turn back into Ben.
The game mode (battle mode) shows Ben running on the screen for some time, then suddenly a villain will attack. The words 'transform into .....' and the name of an alien will roll across the bottom of the screen. As soon as you figure out which alien it is you should dial up the alien as fast as you can. You will be timed at this and can aim to beat your score.
If you aren't fast enough, or get the wrong alien, Ben will be defeated. If you get it right, you will see the chosen alien fighting and defeating the enemy.
Even without the game, it is a great toy. I am very impressed with how similar the actions (like pushing the face down to bring up an alien) and sounds are to Ben's omnitrix. I think this is what my son loves most about it.
If your son or daughter likes Ben 10 then I can guarantee that they will love this watch! It has better features, and is sturdier than some of the other watches available so is one of the better models around.
If you find it for £7.50 like I did then snap it up quick as it probably won't be around for long. They have offers on these watches a lot, but they always sell out fast, especially nearing Christmas.
Overall - A great toy, would make a great Christmas present for any Ben 10 fans.
This was a much sought after Christmas present last year, and thus one very much enjoyed too! As a top-of-the-list toy, this one is not expensive either. I got it online for about £13 delivered, possibly from Amazon, after using comparison sites to find the cheapest.
There are a few types of this toy with pretty simillar names, so be aware of this when choosing which one to buy. This is particularly important when choosing online. This one is not a time-telling watch but a wrist worn game. It's quite bulky but the flashing lights and design seem to make it really appealing to children.
I am not entirely convinced that my son actually understands how to play the game but seems happy pressing the screen to see the aliens change! He likes to use for pretend play rather than working out the instructions. The main criteria for a toy is that it must engage the child's concentration for a reasonable amount of time, and this alternative use is meeting that so I can't see any problem with finding a different way to enjoy it!
this omnitrix has a built in electronic game. my son is 5 and just starting to read so he enjoys playing the game on this now as it tells you the name of an alien you need to pick for each battle and he knows if he read it correct because he will win the battle.i will say that the strap on this is far better than the plastic strap on the origional ben 10 omnitrix this one has a velcro fastening strap so it fits nicely round my sons arm.
My son recieved this as a gift for christmas and as he is a huge Ben 10 fan I was expecting him to love it.
When he opened up he was very impressed at having a watch just like Ben 10's he put it straight on his arm and walked around showing it off proudly all day.
It wasn't untill later on when he fell asleep that I had a closer look at it and discovered there's actually a game built into it.
The idea is that you are being attacked and have to choose the correct alien for the job. The watch tells you the name of the alien and you then turn the dial on the watch until you find the picture of the alien that matches the name. Once you have selected the correct alien you battle it out and the winner is announced
I found the game quite difficult as I don't know all the names of the Ben 10 alien's but there is a little information database as part of the watch where you can read what alien is what and such.
The graphics are very poor as I would expect. The pictures are all in black and white and are the type where you see every little square that has made up the picture.
My son is 4 years old and although the watch is recomended for children aged 4 years and up he could not get the grasp of the game, maybe in a few months or so. He does however very much enjoy the lights and sounds produced from the watch when he twiddles and bangs it randomly.
My son loves it and is odten telling us he's turning into an alien, it dosn't matter that he's not making full use of it by playing the game as long as he is happy with it, which he is.
Before finishing I want to quickly point out that I have been calling this a watch for lack of a better word, it is not actually a time keeping device but an electronic game worn around the wrist and designed to look like the gadget that Ben 10 wears around his wrist.
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With the AGM only three weeks away now and the usual "close to the chest" approach being followed prior to revealing their drilling plans at the AGM, it is interesting to see the following comment: http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article178252.ece
UK-based producer Dana Petroleum said it plans to invest $130 million in Egypt this year. "It's considered our largest investment," Stuart Paton, the company's technical and commercial director, told Reuterswithout giving details of how the money would be spent. "That is about 35% of our total group investment internationally. We have about 25% of our production here in Egypt," Paton added.
In addition to the earlier wells in the Gulf of Suez (South October and South East July), there are other wells planned in that area but, perhaps more importantly, there are also two wells planned on West El Burullus [offshore from the Nile Delta] where they made a decent gas find in June 2008 on the KES-CC1 prospect. Pre-drill KES-CC1 was reckoned at 375bcf and, IIRC, the well was considered to be indicative of rather better than that (though was constrained by equipment). They have a further 1.5 TCF of potential targets in the pliocene, close to KES-CC1 and there is a deeper horizon that has potential....... so, the WEB wells in Egypt have the potential to be very interesting in coming months.
But that's not all! The long-awaited Tornado prospect off Shetland is also now only a few months from getting drilled (and that is considered to be 90-100mn bbls pre-drill) and the Trolla prospect in the Norwegian North Sea isn't far behind - and that is reckoned to be 240mn bbls P50 pre-drill. Trolla is due to spud in August: http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200903300700166771P and the Eitri well (also in Norway on Jotun) spudded last month.
So - watch this space for more news on the drilling upside following the AGM (on 1st June). I suspect it might be a rather interesting programme.
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|2nd Nov '09
|76 of 95
OK......looking ahead into 2010 (leaving the important Egypt programme on one side for now), I wonder what the prospects are for the Anne-Marie well?
This seems to be scheduled for Q2, with either the West Alpha rig or the West Phoenix....depending which source one uses. Anne Marie is a 4 way dip structure which is allegedly analogous to the Rosebank find (though it is nearer Tornado than Rosebank).....
....but, more interestingly, it seems to be very large, according to these comments:
Dana has farmed-in for a 25% stake - and Faroe Petroleum has a further 12.5%.....so this is probably the biggest well in Dana's programme for 2010, targetting up to 200mmboe+ of net reserves (up to 2.6bn bbl OOIP gross)
However, equally interestingly, Tom Cross appears to be more cautious re the size (despite the fact that the structure is plainly very much larger than Tornado on his own graphics - and would seem to be stacked plays too)
Further details here from ENI, for the keen geologists amongst you:
Faroe Petroleum also call the structure "very large" in their interims:
Could be an interesting time over the next 6 -8 months....... ;-)
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|2nd Nov '09
|77 of 95
In reply to emptyend (post #75)
Broker note (Citi) quoted here suggests that Tornado could be up to 70% gas (say two-thirds ish) and slightly smaller than 90mmboe....so 50mmboe of gas perhaps, but maybe more like 30mmboe or so of oil? Obviously the figures are still being fine-tuned and the commerciality isn't yet a gimme (though I believe they think it will be commercial - even if they haven't "quite" worked out how best to do it). Likely to be co-dependent on other fields in the area?
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|3rd Nov '09
|78 of 95
In reply to emptyend (post #77)
Should be an easy option to make Tornado part of a tie back development to Schiehallion in conjunction with the as yet to be developed Suilven field.
Incidently all these potential tie backs become a bit easier to plan in if the plans I am picking up on are sanctioned. The FPSO is to be replaced - a combination of the vessel having some integrity issues that will not see out end of field life, in fact no where near it with reserves upgrades due to enhanced oil recovery plans for the existing producing fields & of course all the near field potential.
And all that was set in motion long before last months incident that shutdown Schiehallion, which is still shutdown.
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|12th Nov '09
|79 of 95
They have drilled the side track and thngs still aren't conclusive:
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|12th Nov '09
|80 of 95
The bit I missed on a quick first read was:
[my bold]
Not exactly encouraging. Dana hasn't been improving its explo reputation recently.
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|12th Nov '09
|81 of 95
Morning Mark
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|12th Nov '09
|82 of 95
In reply to marben100 (post #80)
Just to be clear - the two wells being referred to are Jetta and the sidetrack.....not two additional wells!
There is, of course, nothing unusual in P&Aing exploration wells unless they have clearly commercial flow rates (which is rarely the case), in which case they are usually suspended as potential producers.
As you say, the Norwegian programme has been somewhat underwhelming this year - though it must surely be the case that a small discovery is better than a dry hole!
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|12th Nov '09
|83 of 95
Is there any kind person out there who could email me a pdf copy of the Dana AGM drilling schedule, to my usual yahoo emailbox? Well the whole AGM presentation would actually be nice if anyone has it on pdf! Do I remember reading that it's on their website? Well I can't find it...
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|12th Nov '09
|84 of 95
In reply to sirlurkalot (post #83)
The AGM drilling schedule isn't very helpful at this point. Only the three Egyptian wells on it are yet to have results - and it doesn't go beyond November! The main thing to note is Anne-Marie (for which see my previous comments on timing, size etc)!!
As to the market reaction today, I'm bound to wonder whether some people have got their Danas confused!! Dana Petroleum has drilled a couple of wells that may yet turn out to be value-accretive. Dana Gas, OTOH, has announced losses and write-offs associated with THEIR wells in Egypt!.....
Seems odd that Dana Petroleum has fallen by more than Dana Gas!! ;-)
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|12th Nov '09
|85 of 95
Hi SirL,
PDF copy? Available on website? Surely sir, you jest? ;0)
I do, however, have a paper copy and am happy to post a quick run-down of what appear to me to be the major events:
Dana's IMS is due any time now, so maybe we'll get an update in that.
We also know that work at Tornado is ongoing...
Perhaps someone else that was at the AGM can pick me up on any other biggies I've missed (within the next 6 months or so).
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|12th Nov '09
|86 of 95
Thanks for replies. Is the grey pic with white text at the bottom of http://www.dana-petroleum.com/Operations/exploration_programme.htm the best available at the moment, subject to the comments just above? Or is there some more detailed/future version officially available?
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|12th Nov '09
|87 of 95
In reply to sirlurkalot (post #86)
The Interims report from 28 Aug (on Dana's site here) has a few paragraphs on Exploration and Appraisal which is probably a little more up-to-date. I don't know if that's more or less than you may already have?..
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|12th Nov '09
|88 of 95
In reply to marben100 (post #85)
I believe this is no longer the case. See post 76 above. There are a number of sources pointing to a spud in March/April, including http://www.asb.fo/ ....and you can see that the reference to drilling a well for TOTAL first ties in with where the rig now is: http://www.rigzone.com/data/rig_detail.asp?rig_id=1355 ....drilling a well for TOTAL off Norway. The NPD reported in mid-September that the rig was headed there:
I'd guess you won't have to take my word for it though - the IMS should be due shortly and I'd think will confirm the forward programme. The important bit though will be to consider the potential size of Anne Marie (per post 76). [Edit: in fact my notes of the AGM say that Anne Marie was scheduled for Q2 2010 as the 6th well in an ENI-operated programme]
Coincidentally, we're expecting to be visited for the first time at Christmas by my American niece named Anne Marie.....I'm hoping its a good omen! ;-)
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|12th Nov '09
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Hope you niece is a good omen too, ee. :0) Thanks for that. About time we had another unequivocally good result. Papyrus/Bamboo would do nicely in the meantime. Maybe some good news to come from Tornado.
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|19th Nov '09
|90 of 95
Relevant points include:
note that this is right next to the BP HPHT acreage and that Bamboo is potentially 0.5 TCF.....with further HPHT deep gas potential on the block.
This is obviously lower than previous expectations, mainly due to Ettrick infrastructure issues and low gas demand levels.
This is the Rinnes/Melville area development - in case anyone has forgotten the renaming. Would be interesting to know what sort of production numbers they think it will deliver.....
On looking back at my AGM notes, I see that Anne Marie was expected to be pushed back from February to May 2010, being the 6th and last well in the ENI programme instead of the 4th as originally-planned. I assume this is still the case, though perhaps it will become completely clear when they have finished planning.
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|8th Jan '10
|91 of 95
In reply to oilretire (post #78)
re earlier discussions on possible options for Tornado development and the comments I made regarding replacement of the Schiehallion FPSO - Upstream newspaper is covering the story today.....
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|10th Feb '10
|92 of 95
Gas & condensate discovery at Papyrus in Egypt:
Must derisk a chunk of other prospects in the area too.....
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|20th Mar '10
|93 of 95
Good news for all West of Shetland explo companies..........
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|15th Apr '10
|94 of 95
In reply to emptyend, post #76
On Anne Marie, see a fuller description of the prospects here:
[cross-posted for completeness]
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|11th May '10
|95 of 95
In reply to oilretire, post #93
They broke ground a couple of days ago;
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I tell dh I have to potty and he says "you have to take a shit?".
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YES, but for the love of God can I not just say potty?!
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by Sapphire Member on Sep. 16, 2012 at 6:08 PM
I say use the restroom
I say potty, or bathroom when referring to the girls. For myself I say bathroom though.
I do the same thing to dh, only he doesn't say potty.
Sittin on da terlet! Haha, but for real, I don't "potty" unless I'm talking to my three year old. I go to the bathroom.
I so disagree potty is so much more humane. Pardon me.... I need to take crap...I need to defakate(sp)...I need to sh*t...I need the drop the kids at the pool...
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Editor's note: This series about Nelson Mandela's home village describes South Africa's past and points the way to its future. Where tradition vies with modern leadership. Where Mandela was no saint. Where rural poverty persists.
QUNU, South Africa — As a school boy in this village where Nelson Mandela came of age, Onke Ngxekana would sometimes see Mandela's helicopter clatter in over the rolling landscape and touch down.
Then he and other school children would run across the highway to Mandela's house and press their faces up against the fence to catch a glimpse.
"He would come by the fence and greet you," Ngxekana said, recalling Mandela's imposing height and the usual subject of inquiry. "He would ask us if we had passed our grades."
Ngxekana, who is in the 11th grade now, is proud to be from the same village as his hometown hero and the leader who shaped modern South Africa. He is too young to remember apartheid and he was only a baby when peace talks led to South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. But he's old enough to know that South Africa's education system is failing him and many around him. He's old enough to know that the same struggle to provide quality education for all that existed when Mandela went to school here is still very much alive.
"Education is very unequal in South Africa," said Ngxekana. "There is still a gap between the educated and the poor."
Qunu is the village where Mandela grew up in the 1920s and where, after his release from prison in 1990, he built a country house in the midst of the fields and hills where he had once played as a child. First he built a replica of the prison cottage he had stayed in just before his release, saying that he found it comfortable and familiar. Later he upgraded to a Tuscan-style mansion.
For some of the children from Qunu and nearby villages — like Ngxekana, who is now 18 — growing up in the area where Mandela was born and raised has provided inspiration and opportunities, putting them on the road to becoming the next generation of young leaders.
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For Mandela, education has always been the key to fulfilling dreams. He was one of the fortunate few from the area to be educated and the first in his family. Mandela attended a mission school in Qunu before later being sent away to boarding schools and university.
Even while incarcerated on Robben Island, he and the other political prisoners kept studying, referring to their jail as "the university."
But the poor quality of public education remains one of the major weak spots in the new South Africa, under the ruling African National Congress, Mandela's party. It is a complex problem involving lack of basic skills, shortages of resources, poor teacher training and other factors.
The quality of education even fares badly when compared with that of other poorer countries, according to South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council. The pass rate for crucial exams in the final year of high school, which allow students to attend university, has been falling over the past decade. Among students that do make it to university, the dropout rate is as high as 40 percent in the first year, many due to financial difficulties, and most of those students are black South Africans.
Ngxekana has had help along the way. His parents have encouraged him to attend a better school at the edge of Mthatha, the nearest big town. He is aware that he is more fortunate than many other young people his age, and that has fueled his future ambitions.
"I am going to study law," he said. "We need to take the law to the people. There's a gap with many people who are not aware of their rights."
Mandela himself was a lawyer, and as a young man he ran a law firm in Johannesburg with anti-apartheid leader Oliver Tambo. "There is a bit of inspiration from Nelson Mandela," Ngxekana admitted. But he is also inspired by the South African constitution, written in the early 1990s — "one of the best constitutions in the world," he said — and by the dream of ending the continuing inequities in his country.
Today, Mandela's charitable foundation supports several education programs, including the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development, based at the University of Fort Hare — which Mandela attended when it was the top school for black Africans.
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In which version of C was the problem of = and == solved?
In which version of C was the problem of = and == solved?
You don't need to spam up our board with pointless and naïve questions. Are you trying to take a test or something?
And what are you even talking about? There was never a problem with = and ==.
What is your question specifically?
Sorry I misread the criticism section of C in wikipedia so the misconception.
Look, I won't criticize you. Just please rephrase your question as it doesn't make any sense now.
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
David J. Wheeler
Except that you cannot always write the condition in that way since you may be comparing two non-const lvalues... unless you're really suggesting always ensuring that the left hand side is an rvalue or non-const lvalue, but if you can always remember that, then you can always remember not to use = when you mean ==.Originally Posted by vart
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
or you can remember to use compiler which actually warns about using assigning operator inside if
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
David J. Wheeler
It becomes a problem when I actually want to do an assignment and a boolean check at the same time. I wouldn't want future code maintainers to panic when those warnings pop up... possibly causing them to think I didn't know what I was doing.
(1): I submit that if your "maintainers" don't understand the definition of "false positive" they shouldn't be maintaining anything.
(2): If your company standard has such extremes as "no warnings allowed even false positives" you shouldn't be combining assignment with the check in the first place.
Heh, I was waiting for someone to tell me I was just coding wrong. Something likeCompiler would whine telling me to dumb down my code. Oh well.Code:if (fp = fopen(...)) { /* do good stuff since file open succeeded */ }
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Several Florida counties have strengthened their ethics policies beyond the standards of the state's longstanding laws — but Alachua County isn't one of them.
Several Florida counties have strengthened their ethics policies beyond the standards of the state's longstanding laws — but Alachua County isn't one of them.
A recent study by Integrity Florida, an ethics advocacy nonprofit, and the LeRoy Collins Institute, a Florida State University think tank, surveyed 45 of the state's 67 counties and determined many have implemented ethics reforms. Meanwhile, the state hasn't revisited its ethics laws since the 1970s.
Alachua County government hasn't enacted stricter ordinances because it doesn't have a corruption problem, County Attorney David Wagner said. In his 20 years at the county, he said, there haven't been aggressive discussions about amplifying state ethics laws.
"I think it's just the nature of the community," he said. "People are law-abiding here, especially people in government."
Some counties have strengthened their policies in response to corruption within their governments, but Alachua County hasn't had scandals that might motivate local reforms, he said.
Palm Beach County, which had three county commissioners resign after they were convicted of felonies related to their public service, has since adopted key reforms, according to the study.
Former Alachua County Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut paid a $750 penalty in 2004 after the Florida Commission on Ethics ruled she had violated state law by accepting tickets to a University of Florida fundraiser from developer Clark Butler.
But Wagner doesn't recall any egregious incidents that spurred efforts to tighten policies beyond state standards.
Commissioner Lee Pinkoson agreed that corruption hasn't been a substantial problem for the county.
"I've always been impressed with the integrity of the people here," he said. "It seems like mostly the people that serve are trying to make the community better, and they're not doing it for reasons where they can improve themselves ... for self-gain."
Counties throughout the state — some nearby — have enacted ethics reforms. Nearly half of the counties surveyed in the study have specified a point person to handle ethics concerns, while just 12 of the 45 responding counties have adopted a more stringent ethics code than the state's.
St. Johns County was one of those with an ethics code that differs from the state's, while Marion and Clay counties were among the two dozen local governments that restrict lobbyists' gifts to county employees and representatives.
Marion also designated two ethics officials and, along with Putnam and Levy counties, counts among the 27 local governments that offer ethics training to elected officials.
Alachua County upholds state ethics laws, which Wagner said he considers solid and in little need of strengthening. He said he sees enforcement as the real problem.
Florida received a failing grade from the State Integrity Investigation in the ethics enforcement agencies category.
Dan Krassner, executive director of Integrity Florida, said the state ethics commission needs the ability to initiate investigations — a power 30 states have granted their commissions. Now, it can review potential violations only if a resident files a written complaint.
But people can be deterred from doing so because of the legal bills they might face if their complaints are incorrect and deemed malicious, Krassner said.
"The Florida Commission on Ethics does a great job with its current mission and the tools that it has to work with, but it's time to expand their toolkit," he said. "We have ethics laws on the books but no ethics law enforcement officers on the beat."
Alachua County has initiated little ethics reform, but the County Attorney's Office has an open-door policy with commissioners and employees. If an employee wants to know if he or she can accept a gift or a commissioner has a question about voting conflicts, they can talk to the office staff, Wagner said. The county also requests opinions from the state ethics commission in some cases.
Former Commissioner Paula DeLaney, for example, requested the ethics commission's opinion in 2005 on whether she had a conflict of interest regarding a vote on widening Southwest 24th Avenue because she owned land that could be impacted by road rulings. The commission decided there wasn't a conflict.
Wagner also includes an ethics overview in his presentation for incoming commissioners' orientation.
One area in which Alachua County has enacted restrictions tougher than the state's is campaign finance, he said. County candidates must submit financial reports more often than the state requires and have lower individual contribution limits — $250 instead of $500 for the primary and general elections.
It wasn't done in response to an incident but to address concerns about the influence of money in campaigns, Wagner said.
But where Alachua County stands out as a model for local governments is in its transparency efforts, Krassner said. Commissioners' emails — both received and sent — are available for public view on its website, and he attributes the government's success in reducing its risk of corruption to that policy.
"The Alachua County government email transparency program is one of the most impressive government transparency innovations that I've seen anywhere in the country," he said.
By making its emails publicly available, the county has given the public a tool with which to hold officials accountable.
"There's a direct connection between ethics and open government," Krassner said. "The more public access, the lower the corruption risk for a government."
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It's testament to the depth of the Calgary Hitmen.
NHL draft-eligible right-winger Brandon Kozun led the offensive powerhouse in scoring this season with 108 points in 72 games, but neither he, nor anyone in the lineup has to carry the load.
Kozun had a goal and two assists in Game 3 on Monday, but wasn't on the Game 2 scoresheet Sunday, although that list was limited by the 54-save performance by the Oil Kings' Torrie Jung.
"We definitely have a lot of depth on this team - one reason we've done so well (this season)," Kozun said yesterday before Game 4. "We don't just come at you with one line, we come at you with all four, come at you in waves. So it's tough for teams to match certain guys, because everyone on our team can contribute."
A perfect example is the fact captain Carson McMillan's only goal in the series was the overtime winner in Game 2.
"I think it relieves a little bit of pressure (on everybody)," said the Calgary-born Kozun, who scored again last night.
"It helps because you know the guy next to you will probably be able to do the same job you could with the same opportunity."
The outside consensus at the beginning of the season was that the Hitmen would be great, but not many expected them to be a powerhouse.
"We lost a few real good players and a lot of people thought we were going to be rebuilding," said Kozun. "But I think the people in the dressing room knew we had the tools to be this kind of team.
"I don't know if we expected to be where we are now, but a lot of guys stepped up, a lot of guys did things people didn't expect they could do. That's a credit to this team the way we've come together the way we've built this kind of team. You've got to credit the coaching staff for making us what we have been."