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Several Vancouver Whitecaps FC alums made the headlines in college soccer on the weekend, and not for the first time this season, UBC Thunderbirds striker Janine Frazao led the way.
Frazao bagged a stunning five goals in the T-Birds' monster win, North Carolina's Amber Brooks scored and provided for the Tar Heels while Erin McNulty had two wins – including a shutout - for Penn State.
On the men's side, defender Daniel Stanese was a standout for Florida Gulf Coast University while Niko Saler ensured the University of Alberta escaped with a draw from their entertaining battle with UBC.
Stanese was a rock in the backline as FGCU outlasted USC Upstate 1-0 on Friday night before following that up with a 2-0 triumph over North Florida on Sunday.
In Edmonton, Saler sent in a cross that was tucked home by Jonah Feil with nine minutes to go, giving the Golden Bears a deserved 2-2 tie with unbeaten UBC. Earlier, 'Caps alum Reynold Stewart gave the T-Birds the lead with a goal in the 62nd minute.
Back in BC at Trinity Western University, defender and Whitecaps FC Prospects alum Jordan Whitehead's cross from the flank was directed into the back of the net two minutes from time to give TWU a 1-0 result away to University of Saskatchewan.
Frazao's amazing five-goal haul guided UBC to a crushing 13-0 win over UNBC and catapulted her to the top of the Canada West career scoring chart with 46 goals. For good measure, Frazao also had an assist.
Other 'Caps alums also got in on the act for the rampant T-Birds. Midfielder Taylor Shannik had two goals and assist while Tamara Roughead (midfielder) chimed in with two helpers.
North Carolina senior midfielder Brooks was a big contributor as her Tar Heels thrashed Clemson 4-0 on Friday night. Not only did the 2011 'Caps women's player score, she also had two assists.
Oregon State star Jenna Richardson scored in the 63rd minute to give the Beavers a 2-0 win away to Colorado.
Goalkeeper McNulty earned her second complete shutout of the season and made three saves in the Nittany Lions' 4-0 triumph over Nebraska on Friday. Two days later, she followed up that performance with five saves for PSU in their 2-1 victory over Iowa Hawkeyes.
Down in Tampa, Florida, Taylor Patterson recorded her fourth assist of the season when she provided the game-winning pass for South Florida against Syracuse on Friday. Then on Sunday, Patterson set up fellow former Whitecaps FC women's team member Demi Stokes for a goal in the Bulls' 2-0 defeat of St. John's.
Staying in the United States, Brandi Vega had a goal and assist for Washington State as her team beat USC 4-0 on Friday.
And last but not least, Trinity Western secured a comprehensive 7-0 win over Northern British Columbia on Friday at Rogers Field thanks to goals from former 'Caps Prospects Tessa Meyer and Jenna Di Nunzio, while women's team goalkeeper Kristen Funk picked up yet another shutout.


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Today I was playing Words with Friends and had the opportunity to add an "er" to the word "craft" and I got so excited and then this happened.....
WHAT.....NOT an acceptable word, are you kidding me?
Anxiety immediately filled my head because I call myself a "Crafter" all the time....I thought, "Am I misspelling it, why is it not an acceptable word?" I also started to think in the 2 minutes I had to think about, "What am I going to call myself now and what about all of those other "crafters" out there, they think it's a word too!!!
I came home, got on my computer and found this....IT IS A WORD....
2crafttransitive verb
Definition of CRAFT
: to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity <iscrafting a new sculpture> <a carefully crafted story>
— craft·er noun
|a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"[syn: craftsman]
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Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (CAREN) W5DI 146.940 MHz Repeater (Arkansas SKYWARN).
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In service for several decades, this repeater is owned and operated as station W5DI by the Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (CAREN Club) and has an approximate range of 100 miles.
Activity on this repeater varies from public service events and emergency nets to training and traffic nets. It is routinely linked to other CAREN owned and operated repeaters throughout the state to provide wide-area coverage. The W5DI linked repeater system hosts Arkansas SKYWARN when activated by the National Weather Service Little Rock Forecast Office and covers most of their 45-county warning area.
About the Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (CAREN Club)
Established in the late 1950s, the Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (CAREN Club) is one of the oldest Amateur Radio clubs in Arkansas and remains a state leader in public service and emergency communications. CAREN is a non-profit 501(C) 3 membership organization of Amateur Radio operators organized for the promotion of amateur radio communication, education and experimentation. On average the club provides communications support to charitable and other non-profit organizations for 12 public service events annually. This provides Amateur Radio operators an opportunity to test and operate their equipment in a net-controlled field exercise while advancing the overall preparedness of the Amateurs to step forward as volunteers and provide emergency communications when all else fails.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb cross country squads started the year strong Friday at the Belmont Opener. The meet was held at the location of the 2013 Atlantic Sun Championships in Percy Warner Park.
"This was a very good opener for us," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "It was also a rough day. The heat index for the women's race was 103 degrees and about 100 degrees for the men. It was the hottest day of the entire summer.
"You really couldn't ask for worse conditions, yet our women and men rallied and ran hard."
In a double-dual format, the Lipscomb women beat Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State with perfect scores of 15, sweeping the top seven positions.
The men won both of their duals as well, scoring 16 points against MTSU's 45 points and 20 points compared to Western Kentucky's 43 points.
"I've never really seen the double-dual scoring before, so I scored the meet out traditionally, as a full meet," Taylor said. "With regular scoring our women and men both won the entire meet. The women scored 25 points beating Vanderbilt (43), Kentucky (68) and Belmont (121).
"On the men's side we scored 44 points. Tennessee came in with 46 points and Kentucky had 70 points. Both teams took a big step forward today."
Taylor was happy with the start of the race but with the conditions, he thought the race could have been run a little better.
"We packed up well early, Taylor said. "We probably went out too fast for the heat conditions, passing the mile in 5:28. It caught up to use and it was a rough finish but the girls fought hard and held on."
Taylor was impressed after the team battled sickness in the past week.
"In our last quality workout, only two of our top six women were able to train," Taylor said. "Still not feeling well, after a week of sickness, it was impressive to see them run like they did in hot conditions."
Taking four of the top seven places and the top four collegiate places, the Lady Bisons got the year started on the right foot. Freshman Sally Larson finished in second place in 17:54.10 and was followed by junior Tessa Hoefle crossing the finish line in 17:58.41.
"Sally led the way for us today," Taylor said. "She is so strong and is going to be an amazing collegiate runner. She ran the fastest time any Lipscomb woman has ever run on our course and she is a freshman who just ran her first ever collegiate race.
"Right with her, Tessa Hoefle had her best-ever day on our course. Those two really led the way for our team and stuck together until the final 150 meters."
In fifth place freshman Katie Bianchini finished the 5-K in 18:14.04. Sophomore Madelin Talbert rounded out the top seven with a time of 18:24.13.
"Katie and track All-American Madi did a great job of holding position," Taylor said. "The heat really hit both of them hard, but they fought and gave us a strong 1-4 run."
The men ran a strong race. Taylor called the day historic in terms of finish and performance.
"This was the best race in school history," Taylor said. "The best finish, best overall performance, best packing and best fight I've seen here.
"Senior Isaiah Greer really set the tone today, putting our pack in the right position. Freshmen, Juan Gonzalez and Christian Freeman are the real deal. I don't think the 8-K is going to phase them when they move up to that distance in two weeks.
Gonzalez and Freeman led the Bisons with a seventh and eighth place finish, respectively. Gonzalez finished in 16:00.85 while Freeman crossed the line at 16:01.51.
Sophomore Grant Stromberg finished tenth and was followed by senior Isaiah Greer at 16:04.25 and 16:06.30, respectively.
"Grant charged through the field to finish in our top three," Taylor said. "He is going to be so good.
"I was also proud of Daniel Gardner. He ran great early, faded for just a bit and then rallied hard. He looked terrific in the final 1-K."
For being the first meet, Taylor was happy with the results and learning where to improve.
"All-in-all, this was just a start," Taylor said. "The meet doesn't really count for much other than pride. The big thing from this is we have a snapshot of where we are and where we need to go.
"This was a great start, however there is so much more we can do to get tons better."
Lipscomb is off next weekend but is back in action at Percy Warner Park on Sept. 14 at the Vanderbilt Invite.


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Related Terms :
- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
- Low Libido in Women
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Combination Herb/Supplement Therapies
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
- Diindolylmethane (DIM)
- Horny goat weed
- Maca
- Molybdenum
- Rhodiola rosea
- Topical Treatment Containing GLA
- Vitamin C
Probably Not Effective Treatments
Although male sexual problems have long been the subject of intensive medical research, the equivalent problems in women have received relatively little attention until recently. The tremendous commercial success of the drug Viagra has lately prompted pharmaceutical companies to focus attention on finding a comparable treatment for women.
Loss of libido, painful intercourse, and difficulty achieving orgasm trouble many women. In most cases, the cause is unknown. Possible identifiable causes include side effects from drugs such as antidepressants or sedatives, hormonal insufficiency, or adrenal insufficiency.
Current conventional treatments for sexual dysfunction in women are limited, except when a simple fixable cause is present (such as use of an antidepressant in the SSRI category).
Proposed Natural Treatments
Although there is no good evidence for natural treatments for sexual dysfunction, several substances have shown promising results in preliminary trials. These include DHEA, yohimbine, and arginine.
Some evidence suggests that the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may be helpful for improving sexual function in older women, but not in younger women.
DHEA is produced by the adrenal glands. Levels of DHEA decline naturally with age and fall precipitately in cases of adrenal failure. Because both elderly people and those with adrenal insufficiency report a drop in libido, several studies have examined whether supplemental DHEA can increase libido in these groups.
A 12-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the effects of DHEA (50 mg daily) in 280 individuals between the ages of 60 and 79. 1 The results showed that women over age 70 experienced an improvement in libido and sexual satisfaction. No benefits were seen in younger women. Two other trials did not find benefit, but they enrolled much fewer people and ran for a shorter period of time. 2,3
In addition, two small double-blind, placebo-controlled studies tested whether a one-time dose of DHEA at 300 mg could increase ease of sexual arousal in pre- or postmenopausal women respectively. 24,25 The results again indicate that DHEA is effective for older women but not for younger women.
One 4-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 24 women with adrenal failure found that 50 mg per day of DHEA (along with standard treatment for adrenal failure) improved libido and sexual satisfaction. 4 DHEA is not usually prescribed to individuals with adrenal failure, but this study suggests that it should be.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full DHEA article.
Combination Products
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated a combination therapy containing the amino acid arginine ; the herbs ginseng , ginkgo , and damiana ; and multivitamins and minerals. 20 Researchers enrolled a total of 77 women between the ages of 22 and 71 years and followed them for 4 weeks. All participants complained of poor sexual function. The results showed superior sexual satisfaction scores in the treatment group compared to the placebo group. Some of the specific benefits seen included enhanced libido, increased frequency of intercourse and orgasm, greater vaginal lubrication, and augmented clitoral sensation. A larger followup study performed by the same research group also reported benefits. 32 However, confirmation by an independent research group will be necessary before these results can be taken as reliable.
Yohimbine is a drug derived from the bark of the yohimbe tree. Studies have only used the standardized drug, not the actual herb. One small double-blind, crossover study of yohimbine combined with arginine found an increase in measured physical arousal among 23 women with female sexual arousal disorder as compared to placebo. 21 However, the women themselves did not report any noticeable effects. Only the combination of yohimbine and arginine produced results; neither substance was effective when taken on its own.
An open trial of yohimbine alone to treat sexual dysfunction induced by the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) found improvement in 8 out of 9 people, 2 of whom were women. 22 However, in the absence of a placebo group, these results can't be taken as reliable; in addition, there are concerns about the safety of combining yohimbe with antidepressants.
Note : Yohimbine and the herb yohimbe are relatively dangerous substances in general. They should only be used under physician supervision.
The other constituents used in these combination therapies may also present some risks (see the full articles for safety issues).
Other Treatments
One double-blind, placebo-controlled study found evidence that use of vitamin C led to an increase in intercourse frequency in healthy women, presumably because it increased libido. 29
A very small double-blind trial reported that a proprietary topical treatment containing GLA and a variety of additional supplements and herbs improved sexual function in woman with female sexual arousal disorder. 28
A highly preliminary study has been used to claim that the herb ephedra is helpful for women with sexual dysfunction. 26 However, this trial was very small, enrolled women without sexual problems, and only examined sexual responsiveness to visual stimuli. In another study, ephedrine improved female sexual dysfunction caused by SSRI antidepressants, but so did placebo, and there was no significant difference between the benefits seen with the two treatments. 30Note : There are serious health risks associated with ephedra. For this reason, we do not recommend that women with sexual dysfunction use ephedra. For more information on the health risks of this herb, see the full Ephedra article.
Numerous case reports and uncontrolled studies raised hopes that the herb Ginkgo biloba might be an effective treatment for sexual dysfunction, particularly as a result of antidepressant medication. 13-17 However, the results of a number of double-blind studies (see Why Does this Database Rely on Double-blind Studies? ) indicate that ginkgo is no more effective than placebo, whether or not subjects are taking antidepressants. 27,31,33
Other treatments often proposed for treating female sexual dysfunction, but that lack any meaningful supporting evidence, include horny goat weed , maca , molybdenum , diindolylmethane (DIM) and Rhodiola rosea .
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newarenanow wrote:KennyTheKangaroo wrote:Compass Bowl. Discuss.
Don't mind playing Ole Miss. But 3 years in a row. Sucks.
But it's our own fault though. Don't crap the bed against YSU, Uconn, ND and Cuse and we are 10-2 going to a better bowl.
My thoughts as well. At least Pitt is playing an SEC team this year and not SMU. I also read that the organizers are working with Pitt to make this experience a different and more enjoyable one than the past few years for the players. Plus, it certainly helps that they will have their actual head coach with them this time around. Above all else, getting 15 more practices in for this team is huge.


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Perry Scampering Like a Texas Crawfish — Backwards
The reviews are in. And it's now pretty much official: Rick Perry is, in fact, the Texas governor for those who think George W. Bush was too cerebral. (I don't remember whose joke that is — it's not mine, but I do like it.)
The lowlight of the latest Republican debate was certainly those in the crowd booing the gay soldier who is serving in Iraq and who asked a question about don't ask, don't tell via YouTube. I'd like to see which of those yahoos would take on that particular soldier one-on-one, in person.
But the political takeaway was all about Perry, who flubbed question after question, who got weaker as the night went on and who made a YouTube memory himself with his failed attempt to call Romney a flip-flopper — a line he must have practiced, proving, if nothing else, that practice does not always make perfect.
The blog rightscoop posted the video clip.
Here's the transcript: "I think Americans just don't know sometimes which Mitt Romney they're dealing with. Is it the Mitt Romney that was on the side of against the Second Amendment before he was for the Second Amendment? Was it — was before he was before the social programs, from the standpoint of he was for standing up for Roe v. Wade before he was against Roe v. Wade? He was for Race to the Top, he's for Obamacare, and now he's against it. I mean, we'll wait until tomorrow and — and — and see which Mitt Romney we're really talking to tonight."
I don't want to say Republicans are panicking, but here's an excerpt of "special editorial" from Bill Kristol in The Weekly Standard, headlined, Yikes:
"But no front-runner in a presidential field has ever, we imagine, had as weak a showing as Rick Perry. It was close to a disqualifying two hours for him. And Mitt Romney remains, when all is said and done, a technocratic management consultant whose one term as governor produced Romneycare. He could rise to the occasion as president. Or not."
Kristol could have mentioned Romney's unfortunate debate slip, which Democratic operatives are already huddled up figuring out all the ways to use in a campaign ad. Here goes: "There are a lot of reasons not to elect me – lot of reasons not to elect other people on this stage."
Nothing much is going right for Barack Obama these days. But Romney's words are one thing he can hold on to. Perry's words, meanwhile, are, well, ungraspable. Is that a word, governor?


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New York, October 4, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns threats against Tanya Lokshina, a leading Russian researcher and writer known for her work documenting human rights abuses in the North Caucasus. CPJ calls for an urgent, thorough, and effective investigation that tracks down all responsible.
Lokshina received multiple anonymous text messages on her mobile phone from September 28 to 30 that threatened harm to her and her unborn child, according to Human Rights Watch, for which Lokshina works as a senior Russia researcher. The messages detailed Lokshina's movements and included personal details that could have been obtained only through close surveillance, HRW's statement said.
"Tanya Lokshina's courageous work in documenting human rights abuses has been instrumental in shaping the world's understanding of the volatile southern republics," said Nina Ognianova, CPJ's Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. "We call on Russian authorities to ensure Lokshina's safety and bring the perpetrators to justice. These threats must be taken with the utmost seriousness."
Lokshina is one of a handful of journalists and researchers that make regular trips to the North Caucasus, the country's most dangerous assignment, to document human rights violations from the frontlines. This vital firsthand documentation for human rights organizations has served as primary reporting for journalists around the world. Lokshina has contributed to several groundbreaking Human Rights Watch reports, including one that uncovered the forcible wearing of headscarves in Chechnya under strongman Ramzan Kadyrov. She also contributes to the independent human rights news website Open Democracy.
Lokshina worked closely with journalist and human rights defender Natalya Estemirova, who was murdered in 2009, and later became an outspoken critic of Russian authorities' failure to solve Estemirova's killing.
- For more data and analysis on Russia, visit CPJ's Russia page here.


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I bought a whole big taro or some people called yam on my last trip to Queens.It's about 5 pounds..I used half of the whole taro for this dish and left the other half for making dessert later..I like the flavor of taro and it's starchy texture which is soft and tender..This vegetarian dish is taste great pairing with any type of steamed rice..
1/2 taro or yam about 2 lbs,removed skin and cut cubes
5-6 sweet pepper,discard the seeds and cut square
2 medium onion,peeled and cut cube
4-5 cloves garlic,peeled and minced
3-4 tbsp cooking oil
2 tbsp oyster oil
4-5 tbsp water
1 tsp white pepper powder.
2 tbsp fish oil
1 tbsp sugar
salt to taste
1:Prepare steamer or wok with water at high heat to steam the cut taro until tender soft.Heat wok with oil and garlic.Fry garlic for 40 seconds then toss in sweet pepper and onion.Use spatula to stir well.
2:Toss in steamed taro,fish oil,oyster sauce white pepper powder,sugar,salt and water,stir well.Check the seasoning.
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What Do I Need to Know About California Minimum Wage and Overtime Law?
You can recover unpaid wages, overtime, tips in California if you know your rights and how to enforce them. Does your employer owe you unpaid wages or overtime? Or, maybe you need information on the breaks you're entitled to, overtime rules, or your right to tips. If so, find out here on this site what you can do in California to get the money you have earned
Answers to those and other questions about wage and hour law in California are right here on this site. You will find out about:
- your rights to pay and what to do if you are owed pay
- whether you are eligible for overtime pay in California
- your right to tips in California
- what deductions your California employer can make from your pay
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- how to file a wage claim against your employer with the California Department of Industrial Relations.
A few things to keep in mind as you explore this site:
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Spiritual Warfare Bible Study for Christian Leaders
1) Where in the life of our church is God working?
a. _________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
2) What threat does this create to Satan and the demonic world?
a. _________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
When God is working
3) The Bible is full of examples of when God is working. Where in scripture do we see God working and what does it look like?
purify and strengthen
4) Read Exodus 4:24-26. In verse 24, what was the Lord seeking to do?
a. In verse 25, what did Zipporah do? What does this imply Moses had not done yet?
b. Why does the Lord require purity in His leaders?
c. In what ways can serving as a leader actually purify us?
d. Even though purification is not easy, why is it a good thing?
e. What are some dangers if we don't grow in the Lord, while we serve as leaders?
5) Read 1 Samuel 30:1-6. What was happening in this account?
a. In verse 4, how did the people respond to the tragedy in verses 1-3? In a sense, where did they "go to" for strength and comfort?
b. We can see how much this strengthened and comforted them in verse 6. What were the people talking about doing? Why?
c. At the end of verse 6, what did David do?
d. When people are "taking up stones" against us, how do we strengthen ourselves in the Lord?
e. How can we strengthen one another in the Lord?
when satan is working
Discourage and derail
6) Read Job 1:10-12. When Satan sought to bring Job to doubt God, he attacked Job's family, finances and health. How might losses like these…
a. Discourage God's servants?
b. Cause them to doubt God?
c. Cause them to lose the ability to have the time or focus on serving Christ and His people?
7) What kinds of things can happen to God's servants to discourage them?
Anger and Unforgiveness
8) Read Ephesians 4:27. This verse says to not be angry and to not give the devil a foothold. How can anger get our focus off of Christ and His kingdom, and thereby giving Satan a foothold?
9) 2 Corinthians 2:11 speaks heavily of forgiveness as it relates to galvanizing a church against the schemes of Satan. Why is forgiveness so critical to a healthy church?
a. Why does Satan's schemes seek to create attitudes of unforgiveness amongst God's people? What does this produce amongst God's people?
b. If we see an attitude of unforgiveness, how should we address it?
Divide and Conquer
10) Read Jude 16. This verse lists several attitudes that hinder the work of God. What do these attitudes look like and how do they hinder God's work?
a. Grumblers & fault finders
b. Following after their own lusts (e.g. desires, opinions)
c. Speaking arrogantly
d. Flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage
11) Read 1 Timothy 5:19. This verse says to not receive an accusation against an elder unless there are two or more witnesses. Timothy was a godly church leader; why would Paul need to warn him about receiving accusations about other leaders?
a. How does that relate to the steps of reconciliation given by Jesus in Matthew 18:15-17?
b. If Timothy were to receive every accusation against an elder, without this requirement of 2 or 3 witnesses, what would likely happen to that leader or ministry?
12) Absalom at the City Gates – 2 Samuel 15:1-12
a. Satan rarely uses a crackpot to cause disunity. Who was Absalom? What was he like?
b. In verse 2, what was Absalom doing? Why did he rise early?
c. How did Absalom's counsel create a seed of doubt in the minds of others? What impact did that have on David's ability to minister? (c.f. verse 6) Why?
d. What response, or lack of response, did we see in David and the rest of the leaders? How did their silence contribute to the problem?
i. Who should they have talked to?
ii. What should they have said?
13) What principles can we glean for maintaining unity when people start creating an "us/them" or "divide and conquer" approach to the leadership?
a. _________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
Confusion and Disorder
14) Paul and the Fortune Telling Slave - Acts 16:14-22
d. How was God working in verses 14-15?
e. What was the slave girl doing in verse 17? What effect did this have?
f. How much of what she saying was untrue?
i. How can saying "accurate" information sometimes be harmful?
g. When Paul commanded the spirit to leave her, in verse 18, how was it viewed in the community?
i. Why can the "right" response appear wrong to some people?
h. This fortune-telling slave created a situation that could not be resolved cleanly. How was this effective in undermining the ministry of Paul?
15) What principles can we glean for maintaining unity when Satan creates confusion and disorder?
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Long before the tiny, talking heads of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" yammered their brainy commentary over well-worn sci-fi films, there was the benshi.
During the heyday of silent films, Japanese audiences flocked to see the latest imports from the West, but it was the translators, or benshi, who stole the show.
The benshi were beloved cultural conduits. They were narrators that carried on a continuous monologue through the film, competing against the swells of a backing orchestra and outbursts from the audience.
Neelanjana Banerjee curates tonight's "neo-benshi" performance at Echo Park art gallery Machine Project, featuring six other writers, artists and filmmakers from Los Angeles and the Bay Area. "It can be as much about wordplay as it is about telling a story," she says.
The postmodern twist applied to performances like those at Machine Project takes its cue from the Japanese originators, who were doing their best to explain the baffling customs of the West.
The benshi voiced every character on the screen, recited impromptu bits of poetry, discussed the significance of background settings and occasionally cracked wise about a silly plot or a heroine's large hands.
By the early 1930s, before the dominance of "talkies" in Japan, the predominantly male benshi were so popular that their names appeared on the marquee, next to stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Raymond Griffith.
Though their storytelling art -- called katsuben -- declined with the eventual introduction of sound, benshi like Midori Sawato still tour, performing in movie houses worldwide.
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Bay Area filmmaker Konrad Steiner saw Sawato perform in the fall of 2002. "You got the real sense that she was an actress, not simply reading from a script."
Steiner began proposing "neo-benshi" projects among the San Francisco community of poets. Writers could explore personal themes, using the muted film as a moving canvas.
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Docs: Cinnamon Challenge prank dangerous, deadly
Teen describes getting collapsed lung from experience
Cinnamon is a tasty spice for food, but it's also part of a dangerous, possibly deadly trend known as the Cinnamon Challenge.
Medical professionals are warning parents about teens ingesting the spice as a prank and then posting the videos online. Doctors have known about it for a while, but they said social media has helped push up the number of young people taking part in the trend, while many parents don't know what it is or how harmful it can be.
The prank is getting attention all over the Internet and at hospitals and poison control centers throughout the country. The Cinnamon Challenge involves swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon in 60 seconds without water.
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YouTube videos show teens trying the stunt while others laugh hysterically. But what most of those videos don't show are the pranksters who suddenly can't breathe, turn blue and then can't speak to let someone know that they're in trouble.
The Maryland Poison Control Center didn't return 11 News' requests for statistics, but the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported that the number of calls more than quadrupled from 2011 to 2012.
"Clearly, some kids have been able to do this -- they have the big spouting of orange dust coming out of their mouths," Leavey said. "You can't tell when you're going to have a problem, and very often kids end up doing it two or three times, and that fourth or fifth time, they get in trouble."
That's what happened to 16-year-old Dejah Reed, who tried it four times. After her last attempt, she said she couldn't breathe and was rushed to a hospital, where she was told she suffered a collapsed lung.
Her No Cinnamon Challenge website warns other teens and parents about how dangerous the prank is.
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Ravi Shukla: What's Ripe Rots
- Zsa Zsa West (211 Pacific Ave.)
- To May 4
- Artist talk: Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m.
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Quite a bit has changed since Ravi Shukla's last exhibition at 211 Pacific Ave. just a year ago.
The venue itself is under new management, for one. Operating as Golden City Fine Art until late last year, the space has been rebranded as Zsa Zsa West by local artist Andrew Harwood (alias "Madame Zsa Zsa," prominent fortune-telling drag queen). The commercial venture is the second incarnation of a gallery he operated in Toronto from 1998 to 2005.
Shukla's artistic approach has also changed. Last year's Clearly Not a Mirror was a deluge of drawings comprising hundreds of works — culled from thousands — all executed in Shukla's microscopically precise hand and distinctive street-art- and psychedelia-inflected style. This year's showing, What's Ripe Rots, is by comparison both more wide-ranging and more restrained.
The drawings are still there, and they're still teeming with tiny, grotesque little ooglie-booglies, some of them humanoid and others more grub-like, that still wriggle around on mostly empty pages. The intricate, hallucinatory illustrations still remind me equally of underground comics and Mesoamerican illuminated manuscripts.
Countless before, there are only 14 drawings this time, but the small group demonstrates both a growing interest in structure and a more adventurous use of colour. While Shukla's unpremeditated, "doodling" approach still produces listless, meandering compositions, some of his characters have started falling into regular grid formations. Colour is no longer entirely confined within Shukla's meticulous outlines: here and there "washes" of magic marker, applied from both sides of the paper, pool and overlap with a distinctive and lovely painterly effect.
The most noteworthy development, however, albeit the most uncertain one, is the newfound prominence of Shukla's sculptural works, with the exhibition featuring a number of slapdash, comparatively large-scale assemblages of found materials. Some of these expand upon the freewheeling, associative method at evidence in the drawings, but others highlight its limitations.
Still others, while satisfying in their own way, just seem out of place. (Rock N' Roll, an orange electric guitar mounted onto a pair of salvaged wooden pieces that recall butterfly wings, is especially perplexing, looking like a regrettable lower-back tattoo brought terrifyingly to life.)
Many of Shukla's drawings have the specificity and strangeness of dream imagery, and they might be too confounding or opaque if his tremendous skill as a draftsman, honed by making tens of thousands of drawings and drawing daily, didn't reward our attention. Sculptures like the melancholic Here Where Tear Drops Fall and Don't Dissolve, a battered spice rack containing three cufflinks and an assortment of modified plastic containers, or the promising-but-unresolved title piece, What's Ripe Rots, which attempts to incorporate incidental drawings and scribbled notes as sculptural materials, have something of the drawings' elliptical weirdness, but they lack the same self-evident expertise and care to draw us in. Taken as a group, they add nearly as much unevenness to the exhibition as they do interest.
It's worth noting that Shukla's work often draws on personal history, so additional background information might well smooth some of the apparent gaps in the possibly still-"unripe" newer work.
What's Ripe Rots continues until May 4, but given Zsa Zsa's limited hours (Fridays and Saturdays, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment), your best chance to see the show might be Shukla's artist talk, which is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m.
Steven Leyden Cochrane is a Winnipeg-based artist, writer and educator.
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I use this product for membership cards. I can count on the printer to produce as many as 100 cards per day with very little error. On rare occasions, the cards come out a funny color.
No problems here!
Easy way to identify children and teachers Room to include both logo and text Durable enough for each quarter of use as well as reuse of teachers' tags.
Cards are great.
Much better than our old cards. More professional looking and last longer.
pvc plastic card - 30 MIL white
with the machine we have DuAlys, the cards wont feed into the hopper unless we put in a quarter of the amount that the hopper can hold, tech support is no help, they try to refer you to someone else that has the same machine or documentation,
Looking good.
Cards are holding up nicely. Look professional. No complaints.
Great Product/Good Price
The 30 mil PVC card works well for our employee name badges. They are easy to work with and durable.
Cards look great and the id photos print very well on them.
Great Product
I use the badges for id cards. I love the finish on them and the sturdy material. Definitely worth the purchase!
PVC plastic card
We use PVC card for employee badges and they are great. You can do an employee badge in less than 3 minutes. It is a great purchase the company made to make my job easier.
Plastic Cards
These cards work very well. They are very durable and allow for flawless printing.
Good Cards Great Value
Just make sure you shuffle the card a little before loading. Static cling makes them stick and sometimes the printer will grab more than one.
No complaints here, Bubba!
We provide IDs for Cape Girardeau County workers, and for some State workers. These IDs perform exactly as advertised, and we'll be using IDVille for future orders.
Best product for a house of cards
Mostly used for visitors and guests for short term/disposable ID badge.
Great for so many things!
The cards from IDVille are great for so many things. In addition to the ID's we make for our students and staff, we offer them for discounts and gift cards as prizes and giveaways to local organizations. You can choose from IDVille designs or completely design your own or mix and match your logo with IDVille preloaded designs.
Easy to Use
I use this product to create Staff and Student ID Cards for a PK-12th Grade Small School. I include barcodes on the cards that work with: Our library software/hardware, cafeteria meal software/hardware, and Staff Clock-in software/hardware. I am also able to include on the cards photos for identification.
PVC Plastic Card - 30 Mil White
Product does what it's supposed too.
I will continue to use this product
We use these for our company ID cards
Very durable
I use this for school IDs and every one loves the quality of the card. I have not had any bad remarks or problems with this product.
D.M. Bowman, Inc.
Cards are used for employee badges using the Pebble Evolis Printer. The end result is a crisp, clear and durable ID Badge.
Cards are exactly what we needed!
Simple and perfect!
We will be buying this product again
We will be buying all our plastic card products form you in the future. We print over a thousand cards a year and have found this product to be excellent. Dr. Donald Gibson President of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries
Quality Produc
Heavy duty badges that print clearly and cleanly.
Great product
Great product. We had id cards from other vendors in the past that were much thinner. These are great. Rarely have we had anyone come in saying the card is broken.
I will continue using this product.
I will continue using this product. Also I will continue using the blue Plastic Card,we are hiring more employees,. Thank you for the fast and very efficient customer service department.
I would buy this product again
This product has been great, and the people at IDville were very helpful with the ordering process!
This product is okay
Easy to use with good print quality. Sometimes they break easily where they are hole punched. Also they collect dust and dirt very easily if you accidentally drop on floor.
I will use this product again.
I use this product for making our employee ID badges.
Plastic Card
This product is well described and works perfect. The price is good for the product. I will definitely buy the product again.
30 mil White Plastic Card
The cards work great for our students. Very durable.
30 mil White Plastic Card
The cards were exactly what I needed. Staff was very helpful.
Excellent service, with good email confirmations and quick delivery.
Nice size
Suitable for everyday name tag, nice size.
"I would buy this product again"
We use the cards to make ID badges for our State Agency. They work perfect! No smearing or smudges. Photos look great.
Wonderful product!
Cards print up perfectly everytime.
Excellent quality
We had a quick delivery and excellent product for our badges for students and staff.
I like this product
Students are happy with the new ids
Suits our Needs
This is a good functional card for our Employee ID purposes. Cost is reasonable.
Perfect ID Cards
All employees now have ID badges and they look great!
Quality Product
We process new employee cards weekly and i always get the perfect photo, logo, and imprint on these cards.
Great for Small Businesses
Great for small business employee ID's.
Does What is Expected
The 30 MIL is a good weight. Very durable, as they get exposed to a fast oil change environment, and last a long time.
I would buy this product again and again
I use this product for making ID badges for our school system.
Very durable, good quality
We use the cards for ID's.
Our school uses this product over and ov
these are the only cards we have ever used for name badges for our teachers and administration
Great Pricing
This product is a great price, good quality ID card.
Keep those ID Badges coming!
We needed the plastic cards used in the process of making Employee ID Badges, as we discovered that we were out! I called IDville, and they shipped them right out to me,even though this was not a big order in size or amount. We received them and were back in business within a few short days! The expediency with which they filled this order was greatly appreciated!
Agency love the look of the id
I use this item to make ID bages for our Business THey look professional They last longer then regular laminate
Great Product
Durable and sturdy. Pictures print well onto card.
Works perfectly
We use these badges with our Zebra 330i for employee badges. A few hundred per year. They are easy to use and the print quality on them is good. The only downside is that the print will abrade over time unless protected, and with sun/heat exposure, the badges become yellowed or brittle.
Great product for a great machine.
No problem with the item. They came in a timely manner.
So far so good!
Card is good stock and holds up well so far.
id cards
id cards are so easy to load and that's the only step. the machine does all the work. I just hit "print" and out came a great look id card.
Just what I ordered and just what I need
Haven't found anything not so great about it. It meets our business needs perfectly.
I would buy them again.
I use the product for activity cards and staff ID's.
Good enough for me
The service and delivery is excellent!
delivery of plastic cards
I was kept up to date every step of the way and that enabled me to perform my job easier
Product excellent for employee I.D. badg
Product is excellent
ID Badge
Product works well as ID badge however does not hold up for lengthy periods of time if used with punch out/clip
Simple product
Very easy to use and long lasting cards.
Perfection in a card!
I'm an administrative professional for 10 years and I love these cards!! I have been using this product for 3 years it is the best on the market. I am able to design them in so many different ways.
Good as it gets!
The cards are just like the DMV uses
White Plastic Cards
Product, customer service, and delivery are excellent.
Performance & Quality as described.
Performed & quality as described it would. Customer Service staff helpful and quick shipment. Will be a repeat customer. Thanks.
Good Product
My company uses this item for name badges. They last and are good quality
White plasic card
We use these to make our school ID. They work out great. I haven't had any problems with them thus far.
I would buy this product again!
We utilize the badges for name tags during VBS and other outreach programs. These durable badges last the entire week and can be customized for our events.
This product is very reliable...have had limited issues with cards jamming since switching over to new equipment & supplies!
Arrived in Record Time
Love this product for our employee badges.
Very helpful staff
This machine and products work out really well except for some of our staff cards double print but that is probably something with the computer connection.
This is a very good product for badges
Products delivered in a timely manner
30 mil white plastic card
These cards are great for use as a temp card when we dont need an HID.
Re-ordering was easy.
It was easy to re-order for the ID Maker. The product is durable. IDs turned out great! Many positive comments from staff.
White plasic card
Products are great. prompt delivery
Good Quality.
These were good quality. We will order again.
Will continue to buy!
They print on them comes out perfect. Great product for our company badges!
Love the product!
I make student and teacher ID cards for my school. This product works perfectly with the ID printer and software that I also purchased from IDville.
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This product is used for our school ID cards.
Excellent Product!!
After searching multiple on line sites i finally found exactly what I needed at IDville. The IDville team was extremely helpful in my ordering process and the shipping was fast and accurate, so I give them 2 thumbs WAY up!!
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IDville plastic cards are always very clean and free of any defects.
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IDville plastic cards are always clean and free of any defects.
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The cards are just fine in quality (:
I use this product for all our student ID cards. It is effective and turns out good quality photos.
White Plastic Card
This is our ID Card We are interested to see how well the printing holds up.
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Ran out of cards while printing new IDs for the year, placed an order and had it the next day.
priced well and good quality
I will continue to purchase
I would buy and recommend this product
This product has been very useful and exceptional in our business environment.
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I use the plastic cards to print Qualification Cards and they are perfect. The color ink prints very well on them and they lost a long time.
Badge Supplies
Works great for the application we use it in.
These cards work for staff ID badges.
The cards work fine for ID badges the only complaint about the badges is that they break when used by maintenance, custodial personnel and sometimes bus drivers. A little thicker material would probably work better.
Good Quality for the Price
Good quality cards for the price. We currently use these for our employees who work outside everyday doing landscape maintenance and they are holding up well.
30 mil White Plastic Card Review
The card feeds easily through the machine. We use the cards for employee ids and there is breakage at times, but it could be due to normal wear and tear.
Exactly what I expected
I use the IDVille Primacy Printer and cards to make membership cards for my association. It's fast, easy to use, and the color is consistent. The cleaning process is not very intuitive, and I've had some trouble with it.
No Jams!
Feeds consistently every time.
Greta product!
Durable nametags.
My Favorite Cards!
I love these cards! They are now the only ones I order!
Service was great
Used to make employee's ID cards
Nice Cards!
Good printing surface!
Easy to use and last a long time
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People and Service
Simple and Professional
We use this card for double sided printing, and print about 30-40 cards weekly. -The print comes out clean and clear -The only downside is that if the card is not clean, it is hard to get the dust and particles off, and when you print on it, the ink does not come out clean.
ID Bage Cards
We use this product on a daily basis for identification badges for our employees. We had previously used a less durable card that when moistened would be unreadable. This is a very durable product and we've been told withstood the washing machines of many of our employees.
Plastic Cards
Great product - what I expected.
Good cards
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Good product
Strong product, prints well.
Delivery was on time and quick!
Blank cards
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Many uses
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White Plastic Card
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nice quality
Great for our student ids
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This company gives great service.
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They were exactly what we needed.
HR Coordinator
The white plastic cards are great for Badge ID's.
30 mil white plastic id card
Great cards
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30 mil White Plastic ID Card
Order was correct and came very quickly.
Facility superintendent
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30 mil White Plastic ID card
The cards work well for printing full color ID badges.
Great product!
We have been utilizing these for our employee and student badges for a year or two now. They always arrive quickly, in great condition and print without discoloration or smearing as we were noticing with the previous.
30 mil white plastic ID card
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Re: Trouble with VS2008 and Visual Assist X
I am using ViEmu 2.2.9 as well with VS2003 as well with VS2008 plus Visual Assist X version 10.5.1724.0.
VS2003 works fine with both add-ons (ViEmu and VisualAssist).
But with VS2008 I have trouble using ViEmu. There are no effects that show me that ViEmu is enabled as selected in Tools/Options/ViEmu. Esc nor Shift-Esc work and therefore any Vi-key like <Space>, <h>, <j>, <k> or <l> always edits the text.
Reinstallation of ViEmu did not have any effect.
The only workaround I have right now is disabling VisualAssist in VS2008 in Tools/Add-In Manager (ViEmu does not appear in that Add-In Manager list, is that intended?).
Personally for me this workaround is ok by chance because I program C/C++ code only in VS2003 at this time. I use VS2008 only for WiXing. Thus disabling VisualAssist in VS2008 is adequate by now. But I am planning to program C/C++ code also in VS2008. So it would be very kind if that bug may become fixed in one of the next releases.
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2 processors (x86)
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Santa Cruz police are performing a little experiment: using computer programs to predict where crimes will occur, and then sending officers to those areas before any incidents are reported, just like in Minority Report.
The program has been running since July, and was started after SCPD officials saw their police force dwindling while crimes being called in were increasing. It was created by mathematicians, an anthropologist and a criminologist, and works a lot like an algorithm used for earthquake prediction. And apparently it worked on two women, according to the New York Times:
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Based on models for predicting aftershocks from earthquakes, it generates projections about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk for future crimes by analyzing and detecting patterns in years of past crime data. The projections are recalibrated daily, as new crimes occur and updated data is fed into the program.
On the day the women were arrested, for example, the program identified the approximately one-square-block area where the parking garage is situated as one of the highest-risk locations for car burglaries.
The pair of women mentioned were "peering into cars in a downtown parking garage," which officers had been sent to not because someone called it in, but because the computer simulation predicted that there was a good chance a crime would be committed there. The women were taken into custody and "one woman was found to have outstanding warrants; the other was carrying illegal drugs." While they couldn't have been charged with a crime they didn't commit, it's interesting that the potential crime essentially did them in.
Crime prediction on this scale is a fresh field, but not one isolated to Santa Cruz (though it does sound like Santa Cruz has one of the fanciest setups). The forecast program is re-calibrated with new crime reports every day, pulls from eight years of crime data and breaks down Santa Cruz into 500-foot-by-500-foot chunks. It then gives officers a list of the top 10 spots for crimes to occur that day, and officers can drop by them while not performing other duties.
According to a police captain involved with the program, predicting crime and acting accordingly may one day be as ordinary as weather forecasting.
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The funeral for Internet Explorer 6, one of the older members of the Microsoft family, was a pleasant affair with only a few protestors. Unfortunately representatives of the family were unable to attend and sent flowers and a note instead:
Thanks for the good times, IE6. See you all @ MIX, where we'll show a little piece of IE heaven.
-The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft
IE6's funeral arrangements—right down to the photographer— were made by design company Aten Design Group. They actually made it into a rather decent looking event:
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Greenpeace UK oceans campaigner Willie Mackenzie tells us what's wrong with the way most tuna are caught.
Greenpeace is not against purse-seining. That may surprise some people. Sure it's a big industrial-looking fishing operation, involving huge nets and catching lots of fish. But that's not always a bad thing.
If we are to assume we're still going to catch and eat fish, then purse-seining as a method is probably going to be something that continues. Purse-seining involves setting a large circular 'wall' of net around fish, then 'pursing' the bottom together to capture them. Where purse-seining is best used is with large single-species schools of fish, that shoal tightly together. Examples like herring or mackerel spring to mind. These can be caught relatively 'cleanly' by purse-seining.
But where purse-seining is a bad idea is when targeting fish that a) also involves the bycatch of non-target species, and b) simply can't take the fishing pressure on their populations.
And that's where we get to tuna. At both ends of the tuna size and value scale, purse-seining is employed.
For skipjack, the smallest species, and staple of tinned tuna, purse-seining is used throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The problem here is that skipjack tuna often shoal together with young bigeye or yellowfin tuna. These often end up in the nets too. As do sharks, rays, turtles, and other species of fish. Then when you add in the complicating factor of Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) – the use of which increase the amount of bycatch – then the problem gets even worse.
The solution here is firstly to stop using FADs, thereby immediately reducing the amount of other species 'accidentally' caught. Then to employ measures to further reduce, and wherever possible free, unwanted species caught up in nets. Given the endangered species of oceanic turtles, sharks, and bigeye tuna, this is not wishful thinking. Cleaning up skipjack purse-seine fishing must happen, and happen soon.
Then at the other end of the scale, massive bluefin tuna are also caught by purse-seines, in places like the Mediterranean. This is by no means a 'traditional' fishing method, and in fact the increase in purse seining over the past few decades has been at the expense of local, and traditional methods of fishing that have existed much longer.
What happens today is that the bluefin, aggregating to spawn, are targeted by vast purse-seine nets. Then those that are too young to sell on are towed off to be kept and fattened up in cages.
The Atlantic bluefin population simply can't take fishing at this level. It is this fishing method, and the associated ranching, all in turn driven by a new-found appetite for bluefin sushi around the world (and especially Japan) that have caused Atlantic bluefin numbers to plummet.
They are now an endangered species, and purse-seining rhinos or tigers would be equally reprehensible.
And the losers in this set-up, aside from the bluefin themselves, or the bycatch in skipjack nets, are the traditional fishing communities who have been catching these fish with minimal impact for centuries.
-- Willie
Image: Japanese Purse Seiner in the Pacific Ocean, 09/11/2009
Fishermen from the Japanese purse seiner Fukuichi Maru scoop up tuna in a pocket of international waters attached to a fish aggregating device (FAD).
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Until today, I didn't know the meaning of Purse Seining and decided to look into it after studying a tin of tuna. It really doesnt sound like a good w...
Until today, I didn't know the meaning of Purse Seining and decided to look into it after studying a tin of tuna. It really doesnt sound like a good way of catching fish if it catches other more endangered fish . I for one will not be buying tuna caught by this method nor will i be buying John West products as their slow reaction to banning the FAD method of catching fish was very slow and very poor customer service and frankly angered me. Im sure these huge companies think people will continue to buy whatever, well think again! The only way people are to gain an insight into how fish are caught is through education. There should be more people like Greenpeace and campaigning chefs such as Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver to create this awareness. I'm a firm believer in people power. Governments dont listen to the people. If you want to get a point across you have to make yourself heard.
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Hi, thanks for the information. I am very concerned about these issues we have with our overfishing and endangered species that have resulted because ...
Hi, thanks for the information. I am very concerned about these issues we have with our overfishing and endangered species that have resulted because of this.
Is there any company or brand of tuna that is ethical with its method of fishing?? I am keen to know, as I love eating tuna but will not eat tuna from companies such as "sealord" or "john west" because of their fishing methods.
It would be good to put a list out informing us what are the good and ethical fishing companies, and what to avoid.
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