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Former Vancouver councillor George Puil was so confident TransLink was the best system for Metro Vancouver 15 years ago that even after knee surgery, he hobbled around on crutches to every mayor and council to sell the idea.
The plan, under then-NDP premier Glen Clark, was simple: the unelected BC Transit board would be replaced with local politicians who had both the power to raise taxes for transportation and the accountability to face voters if those taxes weren't wanted.
The 12-member board was responsible for everything from buses and trains to roads and bridges. It got its funding from the fare box and other taxes, and also had a sustainable funding source: a $75 vehicle levy approved by the province, with revenue to go to TransLink.
"I went to every municipality to get them to agree and they did," said Puil, a former TransLink chairman who met with transportation officials across North America to develop the model. "I thought we had it right."
But TransLink was troubled from the start. The NDP government reneged on the controversial vehicle levy in 2001, leaving the system cash-starved from the beginning, and municipalities have battled successive governments that opted to build their own costly pet mega-projects like the Canada Line or Millennium Line over cheaper transit like light rail.
This left municipalities with only a handful of unpolitically unpopular ways to generate funds for transit: by raising fares, property taxes and gas taxes.
The problems persisted long after the NDP was voted out in 2001 and the B.C. Liberals took over. Successive governments have continued to reject the vehicle levy, and the Liberals are ordering a public referendum before any new funding sources can go ahead.
The Liberals, claiming the TransLink board was dysfunctional, restructured it in 2007 and instituted an unelected board. TransLink is now on the cusp of another overhaul this spring.
"I'm disappointed," Puil said.
Clark, B.C.'s premier from 1996 to 1999, acknowledges the transportation authority didn't quite work out the way he imagined.
The idea was to bring more accountability to TransLink by giving the elected members of the Greater Vancouver Regional District — now Metro Vancouver — the ability to appoint mayors and councillors to the TransLink board.
But this proved troublesome. Transportation decisions — such as how much money would be spent on transit and roads — had to first pass the hodgepodge of politicians on the TransLink board, but could then be overruled by a second vote by the GVRD, which had veto power on tax and fee increases. Although the NDP set aside three seats on the board for provincial appointees, the Liberals never placed anyone on the TransLink board."I'd be the first to admit it was flawed in one sense," Clark told The Vancouver Sun in a recent interview. "It still retained the fundamental problem, which was only indirect accountability for their actions."
Money was at the heart of the problem.
Provincial politicians argue that when TransLink was created, the province exempted the regional government from having to pay 40 per cent of local hospital projects on the understanding they would use the property taxes to fund transit projects. But from the start, mayors have been reluctant to raise property taxes for fear of a backlash from tax-weary voters.
"I again underestimated the territoriality, the turf protecting, that went on," Clark said. "They don't want to raise the money for big projects. They could theoretically do it, but it's very hard for them to raise that kind of capital. So it ends up them kind of running the bus system.
"And the big-picture stuff, everybody has competing demands. The province has, historically, including when I was there, including when Gordon Campbell was there, including when Bill Bennett was there, simply intervened, paid the money, set the priority and turned it over to them."
That repeated intervention from Victoria is a sore spot among local mayors who feel they get overruled whenever the province wants to push a project.
Tensions came to a head in 2004, a pivotal year for the transportation authority, which was pursuing big-city dreams of light rail cars zinging between Vancouver and Richmond and Burnaby and Coquitlam.
Still reeling from the former NDP's decision to build the $1.2-billion Millennium SkyTrain, which was losing $27 million per year, municipal politicians faced intense pressure from the Liberals to build the Canada Line — rather than light rail to Coquitlam — ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
They voted twice to kill it, but it went through anyway.
Former Liberal transportation minister Kevin Falcon, who publicly chastised the mayors for trying to vote the Canada Line down, defended his decision, saying the Canada Line has been incredibly successful since opening day.
"At the end of the day the public really gets tired of the infighting and the parochialism and finger-pointing and they really want to see results," Falcon said. "I'm happy to let people criticize myself or government during that process, but I like to be able to look back and say, 'You know what, we got those things launched and we got them built, whether it was the Canada Line or Evergreen Line.' "
Ken Dobell, TransLink's first CEO from 1998 to 2001, said if the province is putting in more than one-third of the money for a project, as it often does, then it's only fair that Victoria get a say in how the project is built, he said. He added that transit-related property tax levels in Metro are lower compared with Toronto or Montreal.A frustrated Falcon overhauled TransLink in 2007, taking substantial control away from local politicians and giving it to an unelected board of experts, who met in secret to come up with plans and priorities.
The mayors' main role was downgraded to approve those plans and the additional taxes to pay for them. For instance, while TransLink is already allotted three per cent of Metro's property taxes for transit, the mayors would have to approve any further hikes to pay for transit infrastructure.
And from the start, they were loathe to boost property taxes any further.
"It seemed to me we needed to have a structure that would give the public more confidence that decisions would be made for the right reasons," Falcon said. "It's not a perfect model for sure, and it's entirely appropriate the province now take a look at it and tweak it to see if they can improve upon that."
The third version of TransLink, unveiled this month by B.C.'s current transportation minister, Todd Stone, flips Falcon's version on its head. Nobody really knows yet what it's going to mean for the region, but it suggests a compromise, with mayors gaining more control over TransLink's policies and priorities, and the board handling the budget and operations.North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton, chairman of the mayors' council on regional transportation, is optimistic. Mayors now only have three tasks in their mandate: to appoint the commissioner and the TransLink board — candidates are appointed by the province — and approve large capital budgets.
"If there's no money you can't approve a large capital budget," he said. "There hasn't been a financial model that's worked. For them to turn around and say we didn't have a vision or continued to work to get one left us all speechless."
Former Liberal transportation minister Blair Lekstrom argues both the mayors and Victoria have to take responsibility, but in the end, it all comes back to property taxes.
"At some point, and this is where I differed from many members on the mayors council, property taxes have to be part of that solution," said Lekstrom. "They were adamant they'd paid enough. But you can't reach out to the people of Tumbler Ridge or wherever to say contribute to Metro Vancouver transit."
Metro Vancouver mayors agree that any funding sources should be local. They have pitched pleas to use the vehicle levy, regional carbon tax or tolls on local bridges — rather than property taxes — to raise cash for transit.
TransLink has seen unprecedented growth over the past decade, laying the groundwork in 2005 for more buses, SkyTrain cars and projects like the Canada Line, Coast Meridian Overpass, Central Valley Green Bicycle route and the Golden Ears Bridge.
Expenditures rose from $630.9 million in 2001 to $1.4 billion in 2012, according to TransLink figures, which have been converted to 2013 dollars. But that growth came in fits and starts, bolstered in part by increases in property and gas taxes to ensure projects — once started — were built.
TransLink, which had started to see its cash flow shrink in 2009, was dipping into its reserves three years later to pay for several system expansions. These included not only the long-awaited Evergreen Line, linking Burnaby and Coquitlam, but politically motivated projects such as a rapid bus lane along the new Port Mann Bridge and a Compass and fare gate system, after municipal politicians refused to raise property taxes any further.
TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis acknowledges the transportation authority has its work cut out, especially with another million people coming to Metro Vancouver by 2040. Last year, bus routes were already being shifted across the region, with service hours cut in areas like Port Coquitlam and added to busier routes along Vancouver's Broadway where thousands of people are passed up each day.
And it's not just transit TransLink has to worry about: it is also responsible for several bridges, including the Pattullo and Knight Street, HandyDart and 2,400 kilometres of roads.
"We have adequate funding to cover the services that are there today," said Jarvis, who has been with TransLink since its inception, previously as chief financial officer. "The challenge is what is the appropriate level of investment we need to bite off next and what's a fair and equitable way to pay for that?"Local mayors have repeatedly called for a road pricing strategy to pay for transit. This could include the vehicle levy, tolls on every bridge or a fee per distance travelled.
Puil, who championed the first vehicle levy, is still pushing the move as a better alternative to raising fares.
"You have to have some form of road tax," he said. "I think the municipalities have to be strong enough and they have to step in and say 'this is our business. You can't make decisions for us.' "
But Clark, now a high-level executive in Jim Pattison's business empire, maintains it would be a tough sell, noting voters need to see a direct connection between the tax and service, and a vehicle levy needs at least some level of popularity to survive.
The province should have known a vehicle levy would be unpopular, Dobell said. But by never allowing TransLink to implement the measure, it took away one of their main revenue sources.
North Vancouver's Walton, who met with Stone Friday, said it appears the mayors and province are finally making headway. It's the first time in five years they have been at the table together, he said, a period that has seen public feuding with Victoria suggesting the mayors aren't doing anything to resolve the funding issues.
"Those kinds of comments are personally vindictive and don't do anything to encourage people to work together," Walton said.
Puil argues mayors have to be involved in the system, noting in the early days there was unanimity around the board. "We never wanted SkyTrain," he said. "The main problem is the lack of money, and the capital projects they take on are huge. The capital expenditure for SkyTrain is far in excess of what it would have been for light rail."
Ken Cameron, a former planning manager with Metro Vancouver, agreed things seemed to be on track before the Canada Line kerfuffle.
Since then, he said, provincial politicians blindsided by the "dream of having their own train" seem to have forgotten the original intention of TransLink: to move goods and people more efficiently.
Both Millennium Line and Canada Line were heavily motivated by politics, he said, noting neither has seen the high-density that was expected to be coupled with transit routes. Although Canada Line has drawn the ridership, highrise development is only now going in along Cambie — four years after the trains started rolling to the airport.
It may be different for the new Evergreen Line, which took so long that Coquitlam and Port Moody had developed high density town centres around it, but it depends on whether people are willing to get out of their cars and take it in 2016.
"If I had my way I wouldn't build another inch of rapid transit in this region until we have a better idea of where we're growing," Cameron said. "What we should be doing is the least costly solution to achieve the outcome that we want. What we seem to be losing track of is that we should be trying to move people and goods efficiently in the region and yet we have these vanity projects that are costing a lot of money."


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I spent the day at the lake; it was up around 90° outside with a light breeze, a perfect day to be away from town, also a perfect day for a refreshing summer Shandy. There are commercial shandy's available but I'd prefer to make mine to taste.
It's pretty easy to go overboard and lose the beer flavor, which for some non-beer drinkers might be the appeal; I like the beer to be a strong component in the drink so I go light with whatever I add in.
I generally find a lighter beer works well; I usually lean towards Pilsner or summer ale as they are crisp and refreshing and allow the flavor of the lemonade or juice to stand out. I made a Raspberry Half and Half Shandy, incorporating the flavors of raspberry iced tea and raspberry lemonade in a summer ale.
Raspberry Half and Half Shandy
1-1.5 oz. Raspberry Lemonade
1-1.5 oz. Raspberry Iced Tea
1 12oz can Shipyard Summer Ale
Looking like this week is going to be a hot one, if this Shandy isn't for you maybe try a Mainer Summer Saturday Punch, a Snakebite or head to Orono and try a Demon Stout Float at the Family Dog.


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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - March 5, 2010 - NBC announced today the summer premiere dates for new and returning series and specials. And for the first time in over 30 years, the network announced it will telecast the "62nd Annual Primetime Emmy� Awards" live coast-to-coast on Sunday, August 29 (5-8 p.m. PT, 8-11 p.m. ET).
Summer's top-rated series "America's Got Talent" will return with a two-hour premiere on Tuesday, June 1 (8-10 p.m. ET) with the Wednesday edition debuting June 2 (9-10 p.m. ET). "Last Comic Standing" will return with a two-hour premiere on Monday, June 7 (8-10 p.m. ET) before moving to its regular time period the following week, Mondays (9-10 p.m. ET).
Joining NBC's returning shows is the new comedy series "100 Questions" (Thursday, May 27, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) and the drama mystery series "Persons Unknown" (Monday, June 7, 10-11 p.m. ET).
In addition, episodes from the ninth season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (which premieres on USA Network in March) will encore on NBC beginning Sunday, June 20 (10-11 p.m. ET) with repeats of those episodes airing Saturdays beginning June 26 (8-9 p.m. ET).
NBC will also broadcast special programming this summer including the two-hour original movie "The Jensen Project" on Friday, July 16 (8-10 p.m. ET) as well as "The Making of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" on Sunday, June 6 (7-7:30 p.m. ET) and "The Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" (Sunday, July 4, 9-10 p.m. ET).
As previously announced, new broadcast television episodes of the critically acclaimed "Friday Night Lights" premiere on Friday, April 30 (8-9 p.m. ET) and will continue through the summer.
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The Emmy-nominated "Last Comic Standing" competition series returns to NBC for its seventh season in search of the funniest comedian in America with new host Craig Robinson (NBC's "The Office"). The show scans the country looking for the best stand-up comedian with the winner receiving an exclusive talent deal with NBC and $250,000.
"100 Questions" is a new comedy series written and executive-produced by Christopher Moynihan ("For Your Consideration"). Charlotte Payne (Sophie Winkleman, "Peep Show") is looking for love but she has yet to meet Mr. Right. When she joins an online dating site, Charlotte takes a 100-question compatibility test -- and each one requires her to recount a humorous time in her life. Also starring are Michael Benjamin Washington ("Mamma Mia"), Smith Cho ("Fired Up!"), Collette Wolfe ("17 Again"), Christopher Moynihan and David Walton ("Quarterlife").
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Histone H3K9me1me2me3 antibody (pAb)
for Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody (pAb)Application Notes
Validated Applications:
ICC/IF: 1:250 - 1:2,000 dilution
WB: 1:500 - 1:2,000 dilution
Published Applications:
for Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody (pAb)Immunogen
This Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody was raised against a peptide including methyl-lysine 9 of histone H3.
for Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody (pAb)Buffer
Rabbit serum containing 30% glycerol and 0.035% sodium azide. Sodium azide is highly toxic.
for Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody (pAb)References
Histone H3 is one of the core components of the nucleosome. The nucleosome is the smallest subunit of chromatin and consists of 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around an octamer of core histone proteins (two each of Histone H2A, Histone H2B, Histone H3 and Histone H4). Histone H1 is a linker histone, present at the interface between the nucleosome core and DNA entry/exit points. Histone H1 is responsible for establishing higher-order chromatin structure. Chromatin is subject to a variety of chemical modifications, including post-translational modifications of the histone proteins and the methylation of cytosine residues in the DNA. Reported histone modifications include acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation, glycosylation, ADP-ribosylation, carbonylation and SUMOylation; these modifications play a major role in regulating gene expression.
The methylation of histones can occur on two different residues: arginine or lysine. Histone methylation can be associated with transcriptional activation or repression, depending on the methylated residue. Lysine 9 of histone H3 can be mono-, di- or trimethylated by different histone methyltransferases (HMTs) such as SuvH39H1 or G9a. This methylated lysine can be demethylated by histone demethylases as JMJD1A, LSD1 or JMJD2C. Methylation of this residue is mainly associated with transcriptional repression.
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Active Motif's HeLa acid extract (Catalog No. 36200) can be used as a positive control for Histone H3 pan-methyl Lys9 antibody.
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Some products may be shipped at room temperature. This will not affect their stability or performance. Upon receipt, unconjugated antibodies may be stored at -20°C for up to 2 years. Fluorophore- & enzyme-conjugated antibodies should be stored at 4°C. Fluorophore-conjugated antibodies should be protected from light. Keep reagents on ice when not in storage; to avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles, we recommend aliquoting items that will be stored frozen into single-use fractions prior to freezing.
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Application Key
- ChIP = Chromatin Immunoprecipitation;
- DB = Dot Blot;
- ELISA = Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay;
- EMSA = Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
- FC = Flow Cytometry;
- ICC = Immunocytochemistry;
- IF = Immunofluorescence;
- IHC = Immunohistochemistry;
- IP = Immunoprecipitation;
- MeDIP = Methyl-DNA Immunoprecipitation;
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Dr Robert Holden, author of Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens, Success Intelligence, and Be Happy, kindle agreed to this MicroInterview with us:
1) What's your definition of personal development/well-being?
Happiness is a spiritual path. The more you learn about true happiness, the more you discover the truth of who you are, what is important, and what your life is for.
2) What's the role of empathy in well-being?
Your happiness does not benefit you alone. Your happiness is a gift to your family, to your friends, to your colleagues, to your children, and to the people you meet today. True happiness is always shared.
3) What's your advice for well-being, in a nutshell?
If you want to be REALLY happy you can learn 1000 techniques and practice some of them every day; or, you can decide to be the most loving person you can be. Love is the heart of happiness. The more loving you are, the happier you will be.
THANKS to Dr Robert Holden for this, and thank you for reading!


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Sound Off for Jan. 5
The shopping cart wars: The City Council will be weighing what to do with the dastardly shopping carts that are a curse to the pristine streets of Torrington. What to do? Some ideas are to penalize the stores with fines. Not a good idea. Because the "stores" will pass the fines down one way or another to the customer. Another idea is to fine the person who took the cart off the premises and did not return it. Poor idea. If a person is walking a cart to their home it means they can not afford transportation and probably cannot afford to pay a fine. The old can't get blood out of a turnip. What about community service including cart roundup? What about providing utility carts for people to keep? The stores and city could jointly hold a register as you leave the store on the first week of food "stamps" when traffic at the stores is the highest. Name, address, proof of both, and am agreement. The easier to push, pull cart in return for not abandoning any store carts. The utility carts could have an engraved registration number on it. this sort of cart would allow the individual a measure of dignity as I do not believe anyone wants to be seen pushing a heavy grocery cart anywhere. The stores would not lose their carts as often and Torrington's streets and lots would not have unsightly carts. A win for everyone.
To the Jan. 1 Sound Off writer who asked: "why would you need an assault rifle" and to "give me a good reason why the average person would need an assault rifle," be informed that many, many thousands, if not millions, of AR-15 style or "black" rifles are used for sport shooting and for hunting. In fact, they're the fastest growing segment of hunting rifle sales (even before President Obama was reelected). Also, regarding the "need to cut the deer right in half," be informed that the most common black rifle caliber (.223 Remington/5.56 mm NATO) is considered too small (i.e. not powerful enough) to legally hunt deer in many states, including Connecticut. The minimum acceptable caliber in Connecticut is .243 (6 mm).
The Obama Cult: is quite happy with their fellow cliff dwellers as the raw deal engineered by Obama means that 77 percent of all households will pay an average of $1,635. Additional taxes per year. Good news for the welfare class as there is a meager $1 cut in government handout programs for every $41 in tax increases and an additional 99 weeks of unemployment benefits because Obama doesn't know the first thing about creating jobs or even care. Hold onto your wallet Connecticut, Obama is only getting warmed up.
Reading the article: on new school rules governing discipline, expulsions and suspensions I noted that information on how the students, if expelled, suspended would be educated as mandated. Perhaps the R.C. could do an in-depth article of how a suspended student, expelled student is educated at the expense of the school district. I believe far too many expulsions, suspensions happen without parents being aware of their rights. Further, I read some of the comments and was surprised that someone commented on the profanity used in the halls of THS and said "something should be done." Hey! Kids are growing up hearing it on prime time sitcoms, in movies, in video games. Clean up what kids are exposed to them expect them to act better. I believe those who teach the high school age kids, discipline them have a better idea of teenage hormones, passing teenage behavior than individuals such as Andrew Nargi who is clueless and if given his way, punitive. Yes, some kids are violent. Ask why. Get the kid help now before he/she is forever lost.


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Date(s) - Thu, 01/18/2018
9:30 am - 10:50 am
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While Vinyasa Flow may be everywhere these days, it's certainly not for every body. If you desire a "work-in" as much as a "work-out," this is your class. You don't have to be a gymnast or a dancer to reclaim your health and well-being through yoga. Yes, you'll get all the physical benefits yoga has to offer, but you'll also reap the rewards of meditation and what doctors are now calling "constructive rest."
Boutique studio yoga at community-friendly prices. No mirrors, no music, just yoga, taught by an instructor who has trained across multiple styles and combines classical yoga with modern best practices. Missed classes can be made up at other YogaHotDish locations and additional classes added for $10, pay-as-you-go.
FALL: Sept 9 – Nov 16 . 11 weeks.
$110 resident, $132 non-resident, $15 drop-in, $10 students with ID. Outdoors if temps over 60.
WINTER: Jan 11 – Mar 8, 2018. (no class Feb 8) 8 weeks.
$88 resident, $100 non-resident, $15 drop-in, $10 students w/ ID.
Reserve your spot by enrolling online at City of Arden Hills here.


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What is 'ndrangheta?
One of the three main regional Italian mafias that is probably the least known. It hails from Calabria and differs in structure from the more well-known Cosa Nostra from Sicily in that it is a more horizontal structure in which the majority of its members/associates have blood ties. Training in the "life" starts at a very young age on 'ndrangheta children. There are entire Calabrian towns consisting of 'ndrangheta families in which few outsiders or law enforcement dare to pass through.
A member of this organization can possibly be referred to as an 'ndrinu (ndree-new, that's with a rolling 'r'). Although this would not be mentioned in public as Italians generally use euphemisms when talking about mafiosos.


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MIAMI The Miami Dolphins and the NFL are probing allegations of player misconduct made Sunday by representatives of Jonathan Martin, the second-year lineman who has left the team to receive help for emotional issues.
The announcement by the Dolphins came Sunday afternoon, and only a few hours after the team said the notion of wrongdoing was merely speculative. It was part of a busy day off for the team, one that included the posting of several tweets by offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who said he wants his name cleared after several reports linked him to the Martin matter.
"We received notification today from Jonathan's representation about allegations of player misconduct," the Dolphins' Sunday afternoon statement read. "We are taking these allegations very seriously and plan to review the matter further. We have also reached out to the NFL and asked them to conduct an objective and thorough review. As an organization, we are committed to a culture of team-first accountability and respect for one another."
The Dolphins resume practice Monday. Players and coach Joe Philbin are expected to be made available to the media in the afternoon.
Martin left the Dolphins on Oct. 28 in a way that raised questions about the role teasing from teammates played in his sudden departure. It's unclear whether or when Martin is expected back. The Dolphins (4-4) had the weekend off and next play at Tampa Bay on Nov. 11.
Earlier Sunday, the Dolphins said the team, "including coach Joe Philbin and Jonathan's teammates, have been in communication with Jonathan and his family since his departure from the club, and continue to be in contact. Our primary concern for Jonathan is his overall health and well-being."
The Dolphins have attributed Martin's absence to an illness not tied to football.
On Saturday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the NFL Players Association planned to look into the matter in the coming week.
Martin, a second-year pro from Stanford, played in Miami's loss at New England on Oct. 27 and was at the Dolphins' complex the next day before leaving the team. He missed Thursday night's victory over Cincinnati.


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Moving in spaces: young women's aspirations towards an Acholi post-war sociality in Northern Uganda.
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Sophia Grace and Rosie to Hit the Red Carpet at the 2012 Grammy Awards
Ellen DeGeneres was once a red carpet correspondent at the Grammy Awards, but now she's eagerly grooming her replacements. Ellen is sending adorable YouTube sensations Sophie Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie to the Grammys on Sunday to conduct red carpet interviews, as they did at last fall's American Music Awards. Ellen made the surprise announcement after the girls, who first made a splash with their viral 'Super Bass' cover, made their latest appearance on her show. They took the swagger to a new level this time with a rendition of Keri Hilson's 'Turn My Swag On.' While Rosie bounced around and looked cute, Sophia Grace demonstrated a perfect level of attitude and confidence as she sang, "They told me round my hood / What do you say / Everytime I see you, I look good / Hey, I get money." The young British girls even tossed in the cutest rap ever: "I'm Sophia Grace, I'm only 8 years old / I got a hot gal, Rosie, 5 years old / We're goin' to the top of Hollywood and it's official / My dad's in the crowd crying, here's a tissue." After the song, Ellen announced she would be sending them to Sunday's Grammy Awards, where they'll get to interview Nicki Minaj and other famous stars on the red carpet. The girls screamed as Ellen presented them with shiny new dresses, new crowns and VIP passes. With Sophia Grace and Rosie on the job, this might be the most exciting Grammy red carpet ever!
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Posole: Recipes for making this terrific winter warmer at home
The recent spell of single-digit temperatures along the Front Range, brutal enough to numb body parts and leave you chipping rime ice off the dog, has sent many of us scurrying to the kitchen for something - anything - warm and welcoming.
For me, it's posole.
This classic hominy-based stew of Mexico and the American Southwest, also known as pozole, is one of the great homey dishes of the world. It boasts depths of flavors and a mix of inviting textures. Properly garnished, it can also be visually dazzling.
Posole is deeply rooted in Mexico, with a long pre-Columbian history and links to Aztec religious rituals. It is made from nixtamalized corn, a process in which the shucked kernels are cooked in an alkaline solution, often limewater, until they soften and puff.
You can start with dried posole, which must be soaked and cooked in a pressure cooker, or you can take a shortcut with canned hominy.
Some sort of meat-and-chile combo rounds out the dish's basics, but the garnishes and spicing range far and wide.
I was introduced to posole in another lifetime by a young woman who had grown up on a cattle ranch near Estancia, N.M. She could cook as well as she sang, and she sang like an angel.
The secret to her posole was toasted coriander seed, which added a unique note to a dish that can veer toward the bland unless you have a properly bold hand.
But posole recipes are made to be played with, with ingredients coming and going depending on one's mood. They are akin to chile dishes that way: highly individual, even idiosyncratic, reflecting the mood of the day and even the weather.
Writing about this dish feels appropriate at this time of year. I first encountered it when I was living in Arizona, where posole is a Christmas Eve tradition for many.
Dig in, and happy holidays.
This is a classic New Mexican posole, with a nice balance of hominy, pork and green chiles. By William Porter.
Serves 8-10
2½ pounds pork butt
5 quarts water
1 head garlic, halved, plus 4 additional cloves peeled
5 bay leaves
2 white onions, peeled and quartered
1 medium-sized (29-ounce) can posole or white hominy
2 tablespoons Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon coriander seed
1 teaspoon cumin
1 pound roasted green chiles (preferably Hatch), diced
Cilantro, 8 sprigs
Salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste
In a large pot, put the pork, water, garlic, bay leaves and onions. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for about2 hours until the pork grows tender and falls apart. During this time, skim any impurities from the surface of the water. Remove the pork and let cool. Shred or dice into ½ -inch cubes.
Remove the bay leaves and set aside the garlic and onions. Add more water to the pot if needed. In a colander, drain and rinse hominy. Add it to the pot along with the oregano and coriander seed. Put the onions, garlic, cumin, green chiles and cilantro in a blender. Purée with some of the pork broth.
Return purée to the hominy pot along with the shredded pork. Season to taste with salt and pepper for another 15 minutes. Garnish as you wish and serve.
This recipe comes courtesy of two people, one no longer with us, the other very much alive. The late Clayton Oden developed this recipe for the Corn Dance Cafe in Santa Fe, which he ran with his mother, Loretta Barrett Oden. The latter shared it with my longtime friend Judy Walker, who is the food editor at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the newspaper where the recipe first ran.
Serves 10-12
12 dried long red New Mexico chiles
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
½ head of garlic, peeled, chopped
Large pinch of Mexican oregano
½ large onion, chopped
1 30-ounce can white hominy, drained and rinsed
Salt to taste
Garnishes (see list above)
Rinse chiles lightly if dusty. Break open the chiles and remove the seeds and veins. Dry roast on a griddle or in a skillet, pressing down with spatula until they sizzle and soften a bit.
Put the chiles in a medium-sized pot. Cover with fresh water and gently boil until chiles are soft. Let cool. In food processor or blender, mix the chiles and just enough water to form a paste. Strain.
Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Sweat the garlic, oregano, onion and salt until onions are translucent. Add the posole, cover with water and simmer 30 minutes. When the posole is softened, add it to the chile and cook on low for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture reaches a hard simmer.
To serve, ladle the posole into bowls and serve with the garnishes of your choice.
A bowl of posole can be garnished any number of ways. Among the traditional toppings:
Sliced radishes
Lime wedges
Shredded green cabbage
Fresh cilantro
Diced scallions
Toasted corn tortilla strips


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http://mmajunkie.com An undisclosed injury has forced ex-UFC heavyweight Todd Duffee (6-2 MMA, 0-1 DREAM) to withdraw from this weekend's "DREAM: Japan GP Final" event.
A source close to the event today confirmed the news with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) after ESPN.com's initial report.
Nick Gaston (5-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM), Duffee's originally scheduled opponent, also has been scratched from the card due to the late-notice change.
"DREAM: Japan GP Final" takes place this Saturday, July 16, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. No North American broadcast plans have been announced for the event (officially dubbed "Fight for Japan: DREAM Japan GP Final – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final").
Duffee had hoped to rebound from back-to-back losses that cooled his quick rise to the top of the prospect list. After being released from the UFC in fall 2010, he took a short-notice fight against Alistair Overeem for the DREAM interim heavyweight belt at the promotion's "Dynamite 2010" event in December and was knocked out cold in 19 seconds.
Duffee hasn't competed since then. Prior to his dual setbacks, he announced his presence on the world's biggest MMA stage by breaking the UFC's record for the fastest knockout with a seven-second KO of Tim Hague.
The Indiana-born Duffee fights out of Grudge Training Center in Denver.
For the latest on ""DREAM: Japan GP Final," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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Here is a simple algorithm for nuclear norm regularized problems, building upon on the recent approximate SDP solver of Hazan. This is a first-order method that only needs to compute one approximate eigenvector in each iteration. This algorithm is a natural instance of the generalized Frank-Wolfe algorithm (conditional gradient) which I have analyzed in more detail in my PhD thesis, or better see the more recent short overview article here.
Optimization problems with a nuclear norm regularization, such as e.g. low norm matrix factorizations, have seen many applications recently. We propose a new approximation algorithm building upon the recent sparse approximate SDP solver of (Hazan '08). The experimental efficiency of our method is demonstrated on large matrix completion problems such as the Netflix dataset. The algorithm comes with strong convergence guarantees, and can be interpreted as a first theoretically justified variant of Simon-Funk-type SVD heuristics. The method is free of tuning parameters, and very easy to parallelize.
This algorithm can be used to find matrix factorizations for an arbitrary convex loss function, if you want to do this under an additional nuclear norm constraint (regularization). Problems fitting into this framework are known under various names as for example robust PCA, kernel PCA, variants of sparse PCA, LDA, CCA, Locality Preserving Projections, and Spectral Clustering, see e.g. the overview by F. de la Torre. A nice side-effect of our approach is that by convexity we do not have problems of local minima, and obtain a guaranteed approximate solution which is simultaneously of low rank. Paper and talk slides are attached below.
Implementation: The following short
octave/matlab code implements the algorithm. This solves any convex minimization problem over (rectangular) matrices
X of nuclear norm at most
X = zeros(n,m);
for k = 0:numIt
[u,s,v] = svds(-nablaF(X),1); % linear subproblem: is solved by top singular vector pair
stepSize = 2/(k+2); % or better: perform line-search
X = (1-stepSize)*X + stepSize* t * u*v';
Here the only thing that needs to be added by the user is the function
nablaF(X), which must return the gradient of your chosen objective function for a given matrix
X. Note that e.g. for matrix completion, the gradient is always a sparse matrix, so each subproblem can be solved efficiently (also, the subproblem does not have to be solved exactly for the convergence guarantee to hold). The iterate
X can be represented either in dense form (like in the example here), or more space efficient in factorized form (as a rank-
k factorization after
k steps). For an overview over more algorithm variants, and also other regularizations and matrix factorizations, see the short overview article here.
java implementation for large scale matrix completion:
The .java file below contains the algorithm we used for the experiments in the ICML 2010 paper, using the power-method as the internal eigenvector procedure. The code is not yet completely self-contained, as the input data (the known/observed entries of the matrix which we want to complete) come in different formats for different datasets. The algorithm just assumes that all known entries are stored in a sequential list already. The algorithm never stores a full matrix, and therefore is able to scale to e.g. the size of the Netflix dataset.
Also attached below, you find my 10 slides of an earlier short seminar talk on the same topic:
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Les orphelins de la guerre contre la drogue au Mexique
International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, 9 November 2011
According to the Commission for Vulnerable Groups of the Mexican Deputies' Chamber, 40,000 children have become orphans as a result from the Drug War related violence.
W Radio, a nation-wide broadcasting company in Mexico, is airing a series of stories on the impact of the war on drugs on children and youth. Their Tamaulipas State correspondent interviewed on October 31 Raul Carrillo Garcia, Director of the Support Centre for People in Grief and Member of the Mexican Association of Thanatology.
Carrillo Garcia said that the North-Eastern State of Tamaulipas has a deficit of experts who can handle and provide proper attention for the orphans of the War on Drugs. Without specialized care to relief and assist children during the process of grief, these orphans face emotional and physical distress in the short and long term.
He explained that while children younger than 6 cannot really understand death, 9-year-old children do, and the consequences of that understanding can be quite serious. Carrillo stressed that authorities have to make sure that children process the death of a loved one so that they don't carry it with them throughout their lives.
But state institutions are not properly equipped to deal with orphans of the drug-related violence. Few receive personalized help and the authorities do not give differential care for children who have lost a parent from crime.
The inherent vulnerability of children and the deficit of professionals specialized in treating orphans who have lost a parent from violent crime prevents children of policemen, soldiers and crime suspects from getting the necessary support and exposing them to risk.
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Another edition of Bill Ladson's Nats inbox, dated 1/14/13.
Q: Who will replace Davey Johnson once he retires after the 2013 season?
A: Who knows and who cares? Can we wait until the end of the 2013 season to see if Davey Johnson actually retires? I'm not convinced that he actually will retire if the Nats don't win the World Series. Even if he does retire, I think its pointless to speculate who in the baseball universe the team could possibly look to as a successor. It could be a current TV pundit, a bench coach, someone elses manager, someone who just got fired, a minor league manager in our system, one of our current coaches, Mike Rizzo's uncle. About the only person I think it will NOT be is Jim Riggleman. Ladson says internal candidates Randy Knorr and Trent Jewett are good candidates, and throws out Joe Girardi's name based on his contract status coinciding with the end of next season.
Q: Is there any validity to the Nationals having interest in Javier Vazquez? If the Nats were to sign him, would they move Ross Detwiler to the bullpen so he could be their second lefty?
A: This topic as so irked me that I'm penning an entire post dedicated to it. Check back later.
Q: If Michael Morse is only making $6.7 million, why not keep him around as insurance and a right-handed bat off the bench?
A: An excellent question. Much like the team paid John Lannan to sit around in Syracuse for a year, they could do the same with Michael Morse. Except that Morse is FAR more valuable in trade than in sitting around and wondering what he's done to earn his fate. He's by all accounts a great clubhouse guy, but keeping him here would be detrimental to everyone involved. I think the team needs to move him for lefty bullpen help and some farm system starting pitching depth. Ladson says the team needs to do Morse a favor and trade him.
Q: Who do you see as the Opening Day closer — Tyler Clippard or Drew Storen?
A: Drew Storen. Tyler Clippard had his shot at the title and lost it down the 2012 stretch. I think the team goes back to its winning formula with Clip-Store-and Save in 2013. Ladson thinks Johnson will go with "the hot hand" and split the role. I don't. I think he'll go right back to what he was doing before.
Q: With Adam LaRoche now signed, what are the Nats' long-term plans for Tyler Moore?
A: Once Morse is traded, Moore becomes the big bat off the bench and does some fill-in work at 1st base and (maybe) LF. I see his opportunities limited though unless we see some injuries. Longer term, I think he'll have to hit his way into full time playing time; if he does perhaps he's the first baseman of the future. I don't see it though; I think he's likely to find his way off the team through trade at some point. The OF is full and 1B is blocked. Ladson agrees, mentioning an interesting wrinkle; with Bo Porter now in Houston, perhaps a trade would be in order.
Q: Which Minor League player do you think will have a breakout season this year?
A: A good question. Borrowing from Luke Erickson's NationalsProspects watchlist for 2013 (a very handy one-page summary of all the top/interesting prospects throughout the Nats farm system), I'll pick three names that could press for quick promotion and big impact in 2013: Rendon, Skole and Goodwin. Ok that's a cop out. I will say this: I *hope* that Rendon breaks out and finally hits like his draft pedigree. Lets keep an eye this year on Nathan Karns and Erik Davis, two rising arms that could both feature in the bullpen in 2013. I'd like to see Robbie Ray rebound. For a deep-cut, i'm really interested to see what Kevin DiCharry does in 2013. Ladson goes with the two obvious candidates Rendon and Goodwin. I don't think he follows the farm system that closely, so we'll give him a pass.
Q: Is Ryan Zimmerman expected to be healthy for Spring Training?
A: I saw nothing in his surgery detail that indicated that the 2013 season was in jeopardy in any way. Ladson confirms.
Q: If Jayson Werth bats in the middle of the order, what right-handed hitter is the best choice for No. 2 after Denard Span?
A: I'd probably say Jayson Werth is still the best option at #2. The lineup that seems to make the most sense goes Span-Werth-Harper-Zimmerman-LaRoche-Desmond-Espinosa-Suzuki. That allows the team to go L-R-L-R-L-R-S-R, a perfect balance. Perhaps you switch Desmond and Werth. Ladson thinks Harper is batting second most of the time. Can't see that; can't see Johnson purposely going lefty with 3 of the first four guys in his rotation. That seems to scream out easy Loogy matchups every night.
Q: Will Christian Garcia do any starting for the Nats next season? I know Johnson would love to see that.
A: A man can wish; I'd love to see Christian Garcia starting and bringing his stuff for 7 innings a night. Unfortunately I don't think he's got the stamina in that arm (surgically repaired more than once) to start, no matter how much Johnson may want him as starter depth. I think Garcia starts the year in AAA starting but soon finds himself back in the MLB bullpen. Ladson says he's getting stretched out and will provide cover for any injuries.


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In a new political ad Mitt Romney is portrayed as a job-destroyer who is out of touch with the American working class. With the message, Barack Obama's campaign takes part in an age-old political tradition -- the attack ad.
And even though voters overwhelmingly say they hate negative political advertising, attack ads are becoming more common -- presumably because they sway voters.
Why do negative political ads work?
Reasons, experts say, are emotional and psychological -- and partly up for debate. Studies show that negativity doesn't affect voter turnout. Nor does it sway those who are already convinced one way or the other.
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Instead, the power of negativity may lie in its ability to compel people to seek out more information about candidates, in turn influencing the undecided.
"Advertising matters at the margins," said political scientist Erika Franklin Fowler, director of the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks political advertising at Wesleyan University in Conn. "We never see ads that take a candidate from 20 percent to 70 percent of the vote. But when you have a country that is divided 50/50, every percentage point counts. That's where advertising makes a difference."
Negativity has been around as long as elections have, Fowler said, but the practice has recently become more prevalent than ever. In a 2008 study, Fowler's research group looked at hundreds of thousands of presidential ads from the year before and found negativity in nine percent of those ads.
A more recent study found that 70 percent of presidential ads were negative through April 22 of this year. The huge jump is partly because of a rise in activity by interest groups, but more than half of this year's candidate-sponsored ads have focused on negative details about opponents.
One reason that negative messages are so compelling is that we are emotional creatures, wired to pay attention to harmful information, said Joel Weinberger, a psychologist at Adelphi University in New York and owner of Implicit Strategies, a consulting firm that investigates unconscious influences on behavior.
"Think of our ancestors on the African savannah," he said. "If you miss a leopard, it's over for you. If you miss a deer, oh well, you're hungry. People are more focused on negative information. People stop for a car wreck, but there are no traffic jams for beautiful flowers. "
"In negative ads, they make a narrative for you that is supposed to brand the person," he added. "People say, 'I hate negative ads, they do nothing for me,' while unconsciously processing them. Emotion trumps cognition."
In a study for a 2008 appearance on Good Morning America, Weinberger and colleague Drew Westen found that undecided voters became subliminally hung up on words used in negative political ads, even though they insisted that the ads had no effect on them.
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The test that the researchers used asked people to name the colors of various words. And even though participants are not supposed to pay attention to the actual words, it takes them longer to respond if the words hold emotional resonance for them.
Six months later, the researchers found, adjectives used to describe candidates in ads still held power over viewers.
The best way for a candidate to combat negative ads, Weinberger said, is to immediately fire back. Doing nothing allows his opponent's message to sink in, whether true or not.
As grating as they can be, negative ads aren't all bad, Fowler said. Studies show that negative ads contain more information, and they inspire people to seek out even more knowledge about the issues.
"Negativity has informational benefits, especially for citizens that don't necessarily tune into politics," she said. "It's more beneficial for democracy if citizens show up for polls better informed as a consequence."


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'End' a freakishly gross, shockingly funny end-of-days horror comedy
Earthquakes strike L.A!
Volcanoes erupt in the streets!
Celebrities die hideous deaths right before our eyes!
Mysterious blue lights come out of the sky!
Supernatural forces snatch people up into the heavens, leaving six Rapture-deprived men trapped in James Franco's fortresslike house struggling to survive Armageddon, demonic possession, human nature and an ax-wielding Emma Watson.
"This is the End" makes for one absurd, fantastic end-of-days thriller stuffed with so many jaw-dropping scenes that you may not be able to chew food for a while.
In this breathlessly inventive, freakishly gross and shockingly funny ensemble comedy, an all-star cast plays themselves, or at least characters with their own names.
Not one displays vanity or shame in unleashing a frightfully tight, racy series of unpredictable, often vulgar sequences erupting with quick wit and precision-executed physical comedy.
(Actor Carey Lemar Jones plays a supernatural character aptly called "Rape Demon," so you've been warned.)
It begins as a reunion between old pals Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel. They head over to James Franco's house for a Great Gatsby-proportioned party.
Right away, the movie unleashes a gay vibe that lets us know it won't be playing anything safe.
Franco instantly crushes on Rogen. His affections for the actor can be seen on the wall where Franco has colorfully emblazoned their names next to each other. The party guests include Michael Cera, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kevin Hart, Rihanna and a host of Franco's famous "friends," all of whom go along with the running joke that L.A. denizens are self-centered, shallow human beings.
"This is the End" quickly segues into a claustrophobic survival tale with Franco, Rogen and Baruchel trapped with a whiny Jonah Hill, easily shaken Craig Robinson and amorally impulsive Danny McBride.
Emma Watson pops in just long enough to decide she'd rather take her chances outside with mysterious killer beasts than hang out with these losers.
(If you've seen the trailers, you've seen the quintessential moment when the guys squabble over who deserves the last Milky Way bar while the world goes up in flames.)
"This is the End" -- deliriously written by co-directors Rogen and Evan Goldberg -- swings into a saucy "Exorcist" parody (certainly better than Leslie Nielsen's "Repossessed") before going full-bore Book of Revelations on us as the Rapture survivors struggle to enter heaven by cleansing their souls ASAP.
This might be exactly the sort of zany feature you'd expect from the demented brains that created the outrageous comedies "Superbad" and "Pineapple Express."
If the screenplay to "This is the End" relies too heavily on Hollywood's overused verbal crutch "Awesome," that can be forgiven.
Especially in light of the inspired, brave performances by a committed, self-deprecating cast who clearly had the time of their lives making themselves look superbad.
"This is the End"★ ★ ★ ½
Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Emma Watson, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill
Directed by: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
Other: A Columbia Pictures release. Rated R for drug use, language, nudity, sexual situations and violence. 119 minutes


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Judge suggests district attorney rethink 25-year-old drowning case
Artis Echoles drowned in Jefferson County pond
There is a new twist in a quarter-century old mystery. Twenty-five years-ago, 8-year-old Artis Echoles drowned in a Jefferson County pond.
Authorities continue to insist his death was an accident, but his mother said she believes it was murder.
As WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott learned, she's now pinning her hopes on a surprising letter she got in the mail.
Echoles was taken to a campground pond in 1988 by the foster family that was caring for him, and it is where he went missing.
The boy couldn't swim, and when his body was discovered in the pond the next day, his death was ruled an accidental drowning.
It wasn't until last year when his mother, Carmin White, who had been in and out of jail, discovered the original police report citing children who witnessed an adult acquaintance of the foster family, tossing Echoles into the water.
White persuaded a Jefferson County Judge to reopen the case, but after a John Doe investigation, the district attorney stood by the original ruling
"She had her secretary call me to tell me that there wouldn't be any charges filed," White said.
The district attorney said there was no evidence to prove any crime was committed and brought the case to a close, or so it seemed.
"I was devastated," White said.
Now, 25 years to the day after her son died in a pond, White's hope is renewed by a letter she received from the judge in the case.
It was a copy of a letter the judge wrote to the district attorney, suggesting that lesser charges might be considered and giving the district attorney 60 days to rethink the decision not to charge.
"I got the letter from the judge, and here I am again today, because I'm not going to go away. I can't be erased. I'm going to fight 'til I die," White said.
But her fight won't be easy. In a statement, District Attorney Susan Happ told WISN 12 News that despite the judge's letter that consider other options, she does not see any evidence that a crime was committed and still does not intend to file any charges in this case.
But White is determined to keep up the fight for what she believes is justice for her son.
"I got to right this wrong 'cause on his death certificate it says that he accidentally drowned, and he didn't," White said.
There could still be another twist because in a John Doe investigation, even if the district attorney doesn't issue charges, the judge can.
Wainscott asked Judge Jennifer Weston's assistant whether that might happen in this case.
She referred us to the state statutes, which do allow a judge to file criminal charges but wouldn't comment further.


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This questions is mostly for the mods but are gamethreads allowed in the sun deck or are we strictly just allowed to read the other game thread or can we have our own to discuss things
This questions is mostly for the mods but are gamethreads allowed in the sun deck or are we strictly just allowed to read the other game thread or can we have our own to discuss things
If they were you could post something like this:
Reds vs. Nationals, 5-21
Freel, 3b
Hopper, cf
Griffey, rf
Phillips, 2b
Dunn, lf
Gonzalez, ss
Hatteberg, 1b
Ross, c
Arroyo, rhp
Lopez, 2b
Guzman, ss
Zimmerman, 3b
Young, 1b
Kearns, rf
Schneider, c
Logan, cf
Langerhans, lf
Speigner, rhp
but per the announcement it asks that game threads only be in game threads and if non-ORG wish to participate that they do so through chat.
The Game Threads forum is now a sub-set of The Old Red Guard. Only those with posting access there will have the ability to post within the game threads. However, all members have access to chat in real-time within the site's FlashChat program. We ask that you do not start game threads in any forum other than the designated area; we have given this considerable thought and that is the decision we have made.
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They're not allowed, no. Please use the chat room for in-game discussion. Thanks.
I'm assuming that the reason for the decision is that when two game threads were allowed the one in Reds Live tended to be by far the larger but a mess. With dueling threads the smaller often withered. I will be curious to lurk and see how the new, restricted ones turn out- whether it cures what has been perceived to ail the game threads of late.
Is there a particular reason why we couldn't haved a game thread here?
Chat doesn't always work on my computer (I get some weird error message) so I just quit using it.
I don't make a lot of posts in the game thread because I don't see a lot of games given my location but I do like to make some contributions there from time to time.
You can comment on Rosecrans's blog ... that's usually funny stuff
We are not worthy.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
This is boring now..

when the team is struggling the censors sharpen their pencil. I guess there is no humor in fielding the most inept organization in the big leagues
after an exhaustive effort to reduce game threads from reaching over 500 posts a night all "lesser beings" were removed from the chance of posting. However tonight there was still well over 400 posts. Onto what actually did work from the new rules; we lost around 100 members. Good Job guys
cheers mate
I am not a huge gamethread guy, but i did some googling and found redsinsider.com tonight and they had a game thread running that anyone could post in regardless of status on the page, so if you miss the game threads that might be an option for ya...goodluck
here is the address: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=262#S=262&F=2079
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- Actonella gigantea
- Cretaceous Age
- Found in Austria
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The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to large. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and sea slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, land snails and land slugs.
The first gastropods were exclusively marine, with the earliest representatives of the group appearing in the Late Cambrian (Chippewaella, Strepsodiscus). Early Cambrian forms like Helcionella and Scenella are no longer considered gastropods, and the tiny coiled Aldanella of earliest Cambrian time is probably not even a mollusk. By the Ordovician period the gastropods were a varied group present in a range of aquatic habitats. Commonly, fossil gastropods from the rocks of the early Palaeozoic era are too poorly preserved for accurate identification. Still, the Silurian genus Poleumita contains fifteen identified species. Fossil gastropods were less common during the Palaeozoic era than bivalves.
Most of the gastropods of the Palaeozoic era belong to primitive groups, a few of which still survive. By the Carboniferous period many of the shapes seen in living gastropods can be matched in the fossil record, but despite these similarities in appearance the majority of these older forms are not directly related to living forms. It was during the Mesozoic era that the ancestors of many of the living gastropods evolved.
One of the earliest known terrestrial (land-dwelling) gastropods is Maturipupa, which is found in the Coal Measures of the Carboniferous period in Europe, but relatives of the modern land snails are rare before the Cretaceous period, when the familiar Helix first appeared. In rocks of the Mesozoic era, gastropods are slightly more common as fossils, their shells are often well preserved. Their fossils occur in ancient beds deposited in both freshwater and marine environments. The "Purbeck Marble" of the Jurassic period and the "Sussex Marble" of the early Cretaceous period, which both occur in southern England, are limestones containing the tightly packed remains of the pond snail Viviparus.
Rocks of the Cenozoic era yield very large numbers of gastropod fossils, many of these fossils being closely related to modern living forms. The diversity of the gastropods increased markedly at the beginning of this era, along with that of the bivalves.
Certain trail-like markings preserved in ancient sedimentary rocks are thought to have been made by gastropods crawling over the soft mud and sand. Although these trace fossils are of debatable origin, some of them do resemble the trails made by living gastropods today.


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San Rafael businesswoman Celeste Parcell said she was walking along the roadway when she noticed that six ducklings had fallen through the drain grate and were making tiny quacking noises. A seventh duckling and the mother duck were nearby.
Parcell flagged down sheriff's Deputy Joe Meesey, who happened to be driving by, and asked if he could help. Meesey removed the grate, assessed the situation and went to a resident's house, asking for a shoe box. He then rigged a duckling rescue device.
"He cut it at one end and wrapped a strap around it and then he lowered it into the hole," Parcell said. "The hole was about 3 to 4 feet deep."
One by one, the ducklings jumped into the box and Meesey raised them to safety. Each quickly ran to be reunited with their mother.
"He was just so wonderful," Parcell said of Meesey, who could not be reached for comment.
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I spoke with you on another forum and you said that it was better to reach you here if I recall correctly. Regarding the repair plates I had a few questions that I didn't see answered (though I could be blind ). I have seen by your postings that you are still waiting for BATF to approve the plates as not a firearm receiver but was wondering if you had sent a letter of inquery as to wheather or not they are legal to actually use in a build...if you have, did they address 922(r)? Bottom line question is I'm wondering if the repaired receiver counts as a US made part even though some of the material comes from non-US sources. I would guess that it does count as a US made part but would like to make sure before I build
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If you don't know who Monsanto is, just ask your stomach – chances are you've consumed quite a lot of their genetically modified produce in your life. The giant agricultural company has long been derided by activists for its lawsuits against small family farms and is now the center of a lawsuit for poisoning an entire town with chemicals used to make Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, which has been blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths. The chemical was manufactured in Monsanto's Nitro, West Virginia factory from the late 1940s through the early 1970s and ever since, the town has been riddled with a high rate of cancer. The class action lawsuit calls for Monsanto to pay for future health examinations for early disease detection for people who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals while living in Nitro and also asks for the environment surrounding the now defunct factory to be cleaned of the residual toxins. Disturbingly, the second part of the case has been thrown out leaving only the health issues on the table.
Agent Orange was developed as an herbicide and manufactured mainly by Monsanto and the Dow Corporation for the U.S. Military. The chemical was released from airplanes, helicopters and by soldiers on the ground as part of a campaign to devastate the farmland and forests of Laos, Vietnam and parts of Cambodia in order to deprive guerillas of cover in those areas. Agent Orange was later found to contain highly toxic dioxins and was blamed for death, deformity, still births and rampant birth defects in the areas affected. The chemical was produced in Monsanto's Nitro factory and residents say their town was contaminated by the same dioxins blamed for massive numbers of health issues during the Vietnam War. This isn't the first case brought against Monsanto in Nitro and in previous cases the agricultural giant has won the fight.
That isn't deterring the current plaintiffs and their lawyers, although some involved in earlier cases are concerned about the course this current trail is taking. The lawsuit was filed for two reasons – one, to monitor health issues the plaintiffs might have related to dioxin exposure and two, so that Monsanto would clean up the residual chemicals left behind by their careless manufacturing processes. The second part of the case was thrown out by the court last year. Harvey Peyton, a Nitro lawyer involved in a previous Monsanto Agent Orange case says that the ruling by the court to ignore the claims of toxic property is concerning. "So you just brand this class area as 'dangerous' from a health standpoint, but there's nobody to clean it up," Peyton told NPR.
Looks like we've got another evil to add to the long list of dishonest acts by mega-corporation Monsanto. If you'd like to read the list of complaints head to Millions Against Monsanto where a coalition of citizens are bringing to the public's attention their grievances against the corporation.
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