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Scott Rall: What have you done that will last a lifetime?
Scott Rall
When my son Brandon graduated from high school, the gift that I gave him was a Springfield/Armory .45 ACP pistol.
That was a little over 10 years ago and he still has it. I told him that if he ever got in a pickle that he should never sell a gun. They are to be owned, enjoyed and passed down to his sons and daughters someday.
Out of curiosity I asked the participants of my last conceal and carry class if any of them could name a gift they had received for graduation and if they could, did they still have it?
Not one person in any of my classes over the past four years could name even one gift given them at high school graduation still in their possession.
Most of things we get over the course of our lives come and go. Some things break, others wear our or just get lost. When it comes to my outdoor efforts to conserve wildlife habitat I want to do the kind of things that last forever. Efforts that can and will leave a legacy mean the most to me and will ultimately have the greatest affect on those who come behind me. This is why permanent land acquisitions are my favorite kind of habitat work.
The old saying, "Out of sight is out of mind" is so true. When I am dead and gone from this planet the most lasting mark I will most likely leave is the land I helped protect and the thousands of trees I have planted. They might very well live for 100 years or more.
These efforts leave a mark that lasts a long time. Nobles County Pheasants Forever did a tree planting project with the local Lions Club three years ago. After we finished, we commented that these individuals had planted more trees in this single day than they had in all of their lives combined up to that point. Permanent wildlife habitat efforts can be enjoyed by future generations. Someday my great grandkids might hunt on a spot I helped protect.
There is a project that has been in the news the last few weeks, and that is the recent land purchase by Nobles County Pheasants Forever in partnership with several other entities. They include the DNR, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed, Worthington Public Utilities and — as of today — the E.O. Olson Trust.
Some, if not all, of these names are familiar to many of you but there is one additional partner that most of you will not have heard of. This entity is called the Build a Wildlife Area Fund (BAWA). This Pheasants Forever National effort was started a few years back and has participated in many habitat acquisitions across the state. BAWA uses contributions from individuals and businesses to match and re-match local dollars. In some cases each donated dollar is matched three to four times.
When BAWA got involved in this project it contributed substantial non-local dollars — $25,000 to be exact — to help make this great project a reality. The local land purchase is being called the Worthington Wells Wildlife Management Area as it is located in a critical part of the wellhead protection area just north of Lake Bella. As a result of their participation BAWA is going to take part in the dedication of this parcel next Oct. 11 during the Minnesota Governors Pheasant Hunting Opener festivities. Governor Dayton will be in town to help celebrate this addition to the state's wildlife recreation system.
BAWA is going to erect a granite monument on the site to thank and recognize every entity that helped make this project a reality. Any individual or business that contributes $500 or more will have their name carved in the granite monument.
I have already collected the names of 10 folks who have committed this amount. The larger the donation, the larger their presence there will be. When I think about all of the local sportsmen that have had enjoyed their outdoor lifestyle over the past decades in Nobles County, it would only make sense to me that these folks or their families would want to leave a lasting mark in Nobles County by adding their name or the name of their loved one to this great project.
Anyone who contributes $100-$499 will receive a certificate of appreciation for their donation. No amount is too big or too small.
You do not need to be an outdoors person or hunter to benefit from this project. Although it will add 143 acres of grassland for hunters to pursue their quarry, it will also protect what is becoming a very precious resource in our county and that is clean water. The well levels are as low as they have been in a very long time and protecting the single largest source of Worthingtons' water supply is a cause worth the participation of every resident.
Many municipalities have wells located all around the county. If a single well were to become contaminated they would shut down that well and draw the water from wells located elsewhere. As you may or may not know, almost all of Worthington's wells are located in very close proximity to one another, most with a 1.5- mile radius. If one well were to become contaminated it is very likely that all of the wells could become contaminated based on their close proximity. We don't have wells located elsewhere to fall back on.
This is why the Worthington Public Utilities has worked so hard in conjunction with Nobles County Pheasants Forever and our other partners to do everything they can to protect this very localized water source. Over the last 10 years all of the most vulnerable acres have been covered with undisturbed grasslands in the well head protection area. This is a great testament to their well head protection efforts which benefit all area residents.
Every acre is protected forever and decades from now folks will look back at this as one of the most successful efforts of its kind in all of the upper Midwest. The Worthingon Wells Wildlife Management Area is living proof that wildlife habitat protection and water resource protection go hand in hand. More and more partnerships like the one forged locally are being developed all over the state.
Now is your chance to be part of this exciting project by having your name, your family's name or the name of your business added to the list of donors that will be recognized on the granite monument.
The monument will be in place this October so the deadline to participate is not far off. All the donors names will be read as part of the dedication ceremony. This is one of those opportunities to participate in something that will last forever. Whether you are hunter, wildlife watcher, photographer or just one who appreciates clean water, this is the type of habitat and water protection that lasts forever and leaves behind the kind of legacy that current and future generations can all benefit from.
If you are interested in leaving a legacy for your family or business, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com I will get you any additional information you might need. All contributions are deductible and the checks are made out to Nobles County Pheasants Forever BAWA.
One hundred years from now the trees we plant and the good legacy work we do will be the only reminders that we were ever here. Please consider leaving a small part of your legacy on this project.


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Water pollution a serious health threat in Missouri
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An environmental watchdog organization claims in a new report that many of Missouri's waterways suffer from widespread pollution.
According to a report released by the Environment Missouri Research and Policy Center, industrial facilities dumped more than 2.1 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Missouri's waterways in 2012.
The report also shows Missouri ranks 11th in the country for the highest amount of "developmental toxins" in its waterways.
According to the report, 13,257 pounds of developmental toxins were dumped in its waterways in 2012.
The "Wasting our Waterways" report also finds that the Upper Black River region watershed is the fourth most pollution in the nation for developmental toxins.
Environment Missouri also lists the Sedalia processing plant of Tyson Foods as the biggest polluter in Missouri. According to their report, it dumped 743,235 pounds of toxic materials in 2012.
University of Missouri Professor of Hydrology Jason Hubbart said although he can't confirm the report's information, he agrees that Missouri has some work to do.
"There's certainly room for improvement," Hubbart said. "But, I would also say in the last few years, Missouri has become much more progressive."
Hubbart said MU is working with a number of other universities with the EPA's Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force to reduce nutrient loading in the region's waterways. He said he believes the pollution is a serious risk to everyone's health.
"These are not naturally occurring chemicals," Hubbart said. "At the same time, we have to be realistic that human beings want to live a certain way, and we want to live at certain standards. If we want to produce food, there's no way of avoiding producing chemicals and runoff problems that go with that."
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Herbivore: All About Parsley
2011, Dorling Kindersley Limited
Parsley can be planted as an edible edging to a garden bed or landscape. Curled parsley has a more ruffled appearance than flat leafed parsley, but both are equally lush. Gather parsley stems and leaves as needed for culinary uses.
Who would have thought that parsley was once associated with death, heroism, and even the gates of heaven? This unassuming herb, so ubiquitous that supermarkets have been known to give it away, has a long and storied history.
Herbal Lore
In early times, parsley wasn't used as a culinary herb but instead was reserved for more sacred purposes. The ancient Greeks were so keen on the herb that at the Isthmian games they crowned the winner with parsley and made parsley wreaths for the tombs of their dead. In fact, the Greeks believed that parsley had originated from the blood of the hero Archemorus. The ancient Romans associated parsley with death, while early Christians connected it with the apostle Peter. Though several types of parsley exist, most of us are familiar with the plain- or curly-leafed varieties.
Medicinal Uses
Parsley is high in iron and vitamins A, B and C. In folk medicine it's believed to relieve gout due to its diuretic properties. Herbalists commonly use parsley to treat allergies and sinus infections.
Culinary Uses
Widely used in American, European and Middle Eastern cooking, parsley is well known as a garnish on potatoes, rice, fish, chicken and in stews. It's also an essential part of the bouquet garni, the traditional European bundle of herbs used in stocks, soups and sauces. Parsley is a key ingredient in Middle Eastern dishes like tabbouleh.
Growing Parsley
Parsley seeds take three to four weeks to germinate, so it's a good idea to start the seedlings indoors. Once the seedlings have reached an inch high or so, they will need to be thinned out, as parsley plants will cover quite a bit of ground. Water well in dry weather and provide shelter from too much direct heat and light. Plain-leaved parsley varieties withstand cold temperatures better than the curly-leaved type.


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Sen. Zell Miller ought to have a very Merry Christmas.
Look at the uplifting things that have happened to him recently: Former President Jimmy Carter assailed the Georgia Democrat for betraying their shared lifelong principles. Former Gov. Roy Barnes refused to answer questions about Miller, whom he appointed to the U.S. Senate. State Democratic Party Chairman Calvin Smyre denounced Miller for hurting the Democratic cause. Leading columnists at the Atlanta newspapers competed to see who could devise the most scathing insult to hurl at Miller.
Democratic chieftains have called Miller turncoat, renegade, traitor, pariah and plain tacky - plus a few other names not fit to print. Meanwhile, Republicans have hailed him as valorous, courageous, heroic and sensible.
For better or worse, Miller's name is uttered in the same breath as those of his newfound friends Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and similar souls dedicated to altering or undoing Social Security, Medicare and the rest of the Democrats' social safety net.
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Forget the raspberries and hurrahs. Sen. Miller only hears the happy sound of cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching, as cash registers ring up sales of his best-selling book, "A National Party No More." Miller's slapdash, copy-and-paste work has been among the top 10 on the New York Times' bestseller list for the past five weeks.
Whenever ex-President Carter publicly scolds ex-Gov. Barnes for appointing ingrate Miller to the Senate, the Man from the Mountains sells another 10,000 books.
Whenever Sean Hannity invites the legendary Georgia politician to appear on TV to praise Republicans and rip Democrats, Miller ships another 10,000 books to Borders and Barnes & Noble.
In his final months as a senator, Miller has found a new and apparently lucrative career: Bashing the already down-and-out Democratic Party as being elitists out of touch with ordinary Southerners.
Miller once said, ''I am a Democrat because we are the party of hope.'' Now he terms his party as little more than ''a hodge-podge of special interest groups ... totally ignorant of the real-world political landscape.'' Until only recently, Miller claimed to be a champion of the Democratic Party as embodied by his then-close friends, Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The old pol has another reason for being of good cheer during these holidays. Just as the furor over his book began to subside, Republicans in the Georgia legislature unveiled a wondrous idea: Erect a statue to Miller on the Capitol grounds.
Miller could not have been happier - not because his GOP allies wanted to construct his likeness in bronze, but because their idea ignited another fiery controversy, triggering yet another spurt in book sales.
Remarkably, the idea for the statue came from Senate Majority Leader Bill Stephens, R-Canton, whom Miller once fired as his media-relations man.
The senator is already busy pasting together passages from his other lesser-known writings for a sequel to ''A National Party No More.'' The working title of the new book is said to be ''How the Democratic Donkey Turned Into a Jackass.''
It will be the second book for Republican publisher Cecil Staton's Atlanta-based Stroud & Hall Publishing company.
Miller, Staton (who ran unsuccessfully for Congress last year) and attorney Randy Evans (a Gingrich confidant) may have broken new ground in marketing books and competing successfully against the giant New York-based publishing houses. This gang of three probably could not have achieved such success without the unintended aid of Jimmy Carter's critical outburst, the anguished cries of other Democrats and endless plugs from national radio personality Don Imus, an enduring fan of Miller.
In any case, Miller says he will shortly leave elective office. He will surely be missed if he vanishes completely from the public scene. He has promised to exit the Senate next November shortly after Election Day to give his replacement an extra month of seniority and additional time to adjust to the ways of the upper chamber.
Keep in mind, however, that Miller's pledges have a way of turning into smoke puffs. Only months before publishing "No More," Miller swore his undying allegiance to the Democratic Party. He has vowed on at least three occasions to retire permanently from elective office, only to run again. He promised to forever oppose state-sponsored gambling, just before he endorsed the Georgia lottery.
So before we wave a sad good-bye to perhaps the most intriguing figure to walk across the Georgia political stage in the last half-century (and that's saying a lot), we had better be certain he has cleaned out his desk for good. Even then, you can never count on what ol' Zell might try next. They call him Zigzag for a reason.
Bill Shipp is editor of Bill Shipp's Georgia, a weekly newsletter on government and business. Send mail to P.O. Box 440755, Kennesaw, GA 30160 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, December 21, 2003.
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I had abdominal surgery 2 years ago to remove cysts & left with 8cm scar. Tried all different oilment,scar cream 6 months after surgery.Tried the silicone sheet for a month about 1.5 years.All to no avail. Went to a skin doctor.Was told its hypertrophic scar & suggest steriod injection and laser. But he said 40% that the scar will come back after the treatment. I'm hesitated.Research online again and thinking of using silicone sheet. Which way is better to treat a 2 years old hypertrophic scar?
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Older mature scars are harder to treat than young fresh scars. In most of these cases the scar has to be removed and then modalities employed to the new malleable scar to prevent bad scar formation. The prevention of bad scar formation is usually easier than the improvement of a bad scar that has been present for years.
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Riverside Club offers active senior living
The Tampa Bay area is home to several active 55-plus communities where people age 55 and older can retire in a resort-style atmosphere. Most of the communities offer a full range of amenities, social clubs and activities to help residents stay busy enjoying their retirement. Solstice Communities' Riverside Club certainly meets all of those criteria with one major difference, according to Ken Podlin, regional vice president of sales and operations, Southwest Florida division: "It's very affordable for a golf and boating community." Located in Ruskin on the Little Manatee River, the Riverside Club Golf & Boating Community "is a great example of the fantastic Solstice lifestyle," Podlin added. "Riverside Club is the premier golf and boating 55+ community in the Tampa Bay area, and what sets it apart from other communities and homebuilders is the unmatched resort lifestyle and world-class amenities at an affordable price," he explained. "Situated in an ideal waterfront location, the residents at this master-planned, gated community are able to enjoy the ultimate Florida resort lifestyle with a 48-slip marina, 18-hole championship golf course, two clubhouses, waterfront Riverside Bar & Grille restaurant, movie theater, performing arts center, swimming pools, tennis and pickleball courts. A full-time lifestyle director oversees a busy calendar of planned resident activities and events."The community's resort-style amenities include the 10,000 square-foot waterfront Hayes Bayou Clubhouse, the state-of-the-art 22,000 square-foot Landings Clubhouse, golf pro shop, waterfront restaurant, resort-style swimming pools with spas, state-of-the-art fitness center, computer center, library, shuffleboard, billiards, and men's and women's locker rooms and saunas. The active lifestyle is the focal point of Riverside Club, according to Podlin, and the community lifestyle director keeps the residents' days filled with choices. "The planned events and activities include pool parties with live music and food, trivia night, yappy hour for pet owners, themed '60s party, scavenger hunt, holiday golf cart and boat parades, dive-in movies at the pool, murder mystery dinner theater show, talent shows and fishing competitions," he said. "For travel lovers and those wanting to explore the area, the lifestyle director has planned day trips to baseball games and local attractions, as well as overnight trips to Key West and St. Augustine." Riverside Club was designed to retain the natural beauty of the Little Manatee River waterfront setting. As a result, most homes in the community feature nature preserve, water or golf course views. "The manufactured homes in Riverside Club range in size from approximately 1,400 to 1,900 square feet. The move-in ready new homes typically offer two bedrooms, two bathrooms, plus den, with a two-car garage or carport, in a variety of floor plans," Podlin said. "Many of our new manufactured homes offer upgraded kitchen cabinets, tile flooring in kitchen and bathrooms, nine-foot ceilings, upgraded kitchen appliances, crown molding, screened lanais, front porch, two-car garage or carport, dual vanity sinks in master bath and walk-in closets." Riverside Club's new move-in ready manufactured homes are priced from the high $90,000s to the high $190,000s. Furnished new home models are available to give potential buyers a better idea of what their home will look like. Also, resale homes are available starting from the $40,000s. "For the world class amenities and lifestyle offered at Riverside Club, that is a very affordable price range," Podlin added. "Every day feels like a vacation in paradise at Riverside Club. It is such an exceptional golf and boating resort lifestyle." "Riverside Club is a great example of the exceptional lifestyle and outstanding value that Solstice Communities offers at our active 55+ communities," said Amanda Wilson Watkins, senior vice president of sales and marketing. "At Solstice Communities, you can enjoy the luxury of active 55+ living in a resort-style retirement community that you can be proud to call home, all for an affordable price." Solstice Communities' other active 55+ communities in the Tampa Bay area are Lakeshore Villas in Tampa and Park Royale in Pinellas Park. For information on Solstice Communities, visit solsticecommunities.com, or call (800) 826-6069. For a personal tour of Riverside Club, visit the Sales Center located at 2550 Pier Drive, Ruskin.
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seriously stap
Another piece from the king of reviews.
A slight improvement over the previous ones. Try not to say retarded things like imagine fagons.
And four in one day is just stupid.
Digging: The National - Sleep Well Beast
Album Rating: 3.5please get banned.
"and Imagine Fagons or Mumford would never get airplay"
Stop trying to make me hate Fun even more
Digging: Counterparts - You're Not You Anymore
Album Rating: 1.5meh album.
Digging: Alcian Blue - Translucent
lose has one o as in to lose your keys
loose with two Os is not correct here, that would be for a loose asshole or whatever
that one song thats in all those commercials is fucking terrible
As a grammar Nazi, this review infuriates me.
Album Rating: 3.0well, at least it's better than your last three. not saying much though. won't neg or pos.
Album Rating: 2.5please stop
just stop
This is definitely the best of the four reviews today, but thats like saying syphilis is the best of the STI's .....
please get banned. [2]
"This is definitely the best of the four reviews today, but thats like saying syphilis is the best of the STI's"
out of all the STI's to say are the best, you chose syphilis?
Album Rating: 3.5some nights man...
I'm pretty partial to HIV
Album Rating: 3.8Fun. is actually a really awesome band that just got murdered by the radio and a media that lumps them in with terrible indie artists
some nights I wake up sticking it in sowingseason's butt
Album Rating: 2.5Not a fan. Love their first album though.
Album Rating: 3.5reviewer nailed which songs are total stinkers.
im too much of a sucker to not listen!!! : DDDD
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I am always looking for new recipes to make for my husband and I for dinner and chicken is one of our go-to meals because we both love it and it's easy to make! I made this Crock-Pot Cream Cheese Chicken recipe last night and after eating a delicious meal, I felt I just had to share!
Crock-Pot Cream Cheese Chicken is a creamy blend of cream cheese, chicken broth and cream of chicken soup mixed with a little kick of Italian! My husband and I both thought it was very delicious, and I plan on making it again. Get the recipe below:
- 3 lbs of chicken breasts
- 1 (2/3 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix
- 4 tablespoons melted butter (divided)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped (or 1/4 tsp of garlic powder)
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Place chicken breasts (frozen or thawed) in crock pot and sprinkle the package of Italian seasoning all over chicken.
- Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter over the chicken and then cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- An hour before it's ready, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan and saute onion and garlic together. Add the Cream of Chicken Soup, cream cheese, and chicken broth to the pan and stir until it's smooth.
- Add the mixture to crock pot and cook on low for another hour.
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I'm a big fan of Cokin filters. Mostly because I was given so many and so many of their promotional booklets. They have all kinds of filters for doing multiple exposures. The one I used here is the Double Mask A 342. Two filters One with a black dot on clear resin. The other a All black filter is a little hole. In the booklets they recommend (in the 80's) you take a projector and photo graph slides you already had in order to create special effects. I just used a 32" screen.8 285
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Cool Spot is a 1993 platformer video game developed and published by Virgin Games for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was later ported by other teams to Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga and DOS in 1994.[1] The title character is Cool Spot, a mascot for the soft drink brand 7 Up.
The title is a single-player platformer in which the player controls Cool Spot. Cool Spot can jump and can attack by throwing soda bubbles in any direction. Cool Spot can also cling to and climb various things by jumping up in front of them. In each level the player must rescue other cool spots, who look exactly alike, from their cages. In order to do so, the player is required to collect a certain number of "spots" that changes (usually increasing) as the game progresses. "Spots" are placed around the level in large quantities. The player's health is monitored by a humorous Cool Spot face that gradually bends forward and eventually falls from its position as damage occurs. Damage is taken by touching enemies and their projectiles and certain other obstacles. There is also a time limit for each level. The game has no save feature but does include checkpoints in the form of flagpoles.
If the player successfully collects enough Spots to enter the Bonus Stage after defeating a level, it is possible to collect Continues by grabbing a letter hidden within the stage. Depending on the version of the game, all letters either spell "UNCOLA" (7 Up's slogan), or "VIRGIN" (the game's developer). If a Continue letter is collected, Spot will be able to restart on the level he was on at the time of losing his last life, although his total points will be reset.
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In the European release, the 7 Up bottle was removed from the intro and replaced by a generic soda bottle of similar color. The decision was made to avoid associating the 7 Up Spot with the 7 Up brand, in a region where Fido Dido has been considered the brand's official mascot since the 1980s.
While Cool Spot was a side-scrolling platform game, its sequel, Spot Goes To Hollywood, was more 3D in orientation and featured gameplay inside various movies. Despite excellent visuals, its isometric perspective and unusual controls made it an exceedingly difficult game. This game, published once again by Virgin Interactive, was developed by Eurocom. It was released for Mega Drive/Genesis in 1995, Sega Saturn in 1996, and Sony PlayStation in 1997, with the 32-bit versions featuring revamped graphics and different levels than those of the Mega Drive/Genesis version.
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- Spot at MobyGames
- Seven Up Spot at Commodore Scene Database
- See Spot Go. In 1987, 7UP introduced Spot, a character derived from the red dot in the 7UP trademark.
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- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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Optimus Prime: A Transformers Visual History
July 14, 2011 - Optimus Prime has been in a lot of video games. He even punched Bomberman in the face. Take a tour with us through his greatest hits.
Digital Animation Studio Plastic Wax Announces Latest Projects, Services & Tech
July 1, 2009 - A mid-year update on the company's ongoing growth in 2009.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review
June 24, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters nationwide today, and it's no surprise that the film has gotten a videogame adaptation. Or, should I say multiple videogame adaptations, as the Wii and PS2 versions of the game are nothing like their PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC counterparts.
Vengeance Has Arrived as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits Shelves Worldwide
June 23, 2009 - New game allows fans to wage war online for the first time ever in the Transformers universe.
Shia LaBeouf: The Wii Is An "Amateur Console"
June 22, 2009 - The actor didn't hold back when asked about how much he's played of Activation's upcoming Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen for the Nintendo Wii.
Wii Games of Summer 2009
June 19, 2009 - The weather is hot and the games are even hotter. IGN's Games of Summer is your guide to the biggest and best titles of the season. We've picked the games that have us most psyched for the season, from sports games to shooters and everything in between.
Transformers Wii is More than Meets the Eye
June 10, 2009 - Later this month, Michael Bay unleashes the giant Hasbro robots into theaters a second time: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits screens You may recall that Traveler's Tales worked on the original Movie-to-Wii adaptation, but for the sequel, Activision hit up Krome Studios in Australia for the motion-sensitive edition. We had the opportunity to throw a few questions at the team responsible for the Wii version, and they shot back juicy tidbits about the development on the Nintendo console.
Hasbro Readies Big Wave of Videogame Releases
June 1, 2009 - New line of Hasbro-licensed videogame accessories also set to hit retail shelves.
Target to Showcase Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Game Exclusvely in Bullseye Lounge
May 28, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game hands-on experience, new multiplayer game modes on display for show attendees.
Activision to Showcase Some of the Most Anticipated Games of the Year at E3
May 27, 2009 - Santa Monica, CA – May 27, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) will debut a robust slate of new titles based on some of the largest video game franchises at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 2 – 4, 2009.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hands-on
May 27, 2009 - If you've ever struggled over the complex Transformer toys, wondering why your action figure never quite looks as cool as the picture on the box, perhaps you'll find a friendlier approach to robots in disguise in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Wii. Slated to come out alongside the move of the same name, this game offers some straightforward action and platforming. We recently got our first crack at controlling the massive robots on the small screen at an Activision press event.
Activision Secures All-Star Talent Line-Up for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
May 15, 2009 - Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker provide voice-over performances.
GameStop Starts 'Love the Movie-Live the Game' Promotion
May 11, 2009 - GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Are you looking for a different way to enjoy your favorite movies without leaving your living room? GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, is inviting movie fans to get the family together and enjoy video games developed around this summer's hottest movies. There's nothing better than a family night in to enjoy game titles featured in GameStop's "Love the Movie-Live the Game".
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fact Sheet
May 6, 2009 - New info about the newest Transformers game.
The Big E3 List: 2009 Edition
May 1, 2009 - The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo has ditched its lower-key approach from previous years and is supposed to put the "big" back into the "big show" once again. Scheduled to run from June 2-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, E3 2009 showcases several of the year's hottest games from the industry's most powerful publishers and developers.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen First Look
April 15, 2009 - The last time Michael Bay helmed a sequel it was the dreadful Bad Boys 2, but I'm holding higher hopes for his upcoming follow-up to the surprisingly solid Transformers flick. When Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters this June, Activision will be right there with videogame renditions of the flick, just like it was two years ago with the original Transformers title. The company gave us a sneak peek of the versions being produced for the Nintendo platforms. But only a small peek. And we didn't really get to play either of them – it was just for looking.
Wii Games of Spring 2009
March 26, 2009 - Winter's chill is slowly fading away again here in America, and it seems that as the weather's getting warmer the Wii's release schedule is also heating up. 2009 got started slowly with a fairly uneventful January, but by February things were picking up -- highly anticipated core releases like House of the Dead: Overkill, Deadly Creatures and MadWorld got the year going right. Now, in the wake of an exciting GDC showing that offered us more to look forward to, and with the arrival of the long-awaited storage solution for the system through yesterday's System Menu 4.0 update, it looks like it's time. Time to get excited about owning a Wii again.
Summer Games Vs Movies
February 19, 2009 - Now that software publisher Activision has announced its upcoming game adaptation of Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, almost every big summer blockbuster movie - with the notable exception of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot - has a tie-in game as part of its full-frontal multimedia assault.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Announced
February 5, 2009 - If Shia LaBeouf and hulking robots keep running through your head, Activision has just what the doctor ordered -- it's bringing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to a videogame system near you. Seriously, this title's coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PSP, and if you're reading IGN, you pretty much have to have at least one of those platforms.


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Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) announced today that pre-clinical findings presented at the 3rd European Congress of Immunology provide additional support for the potential of CGEN-15001 to effectively treat autoimmune disease. Mode of action studies for CGEN-15001 demonstrated both the active suppression of pathogenic immune responses and the reestablishment of immune balance by increasing anti-inflammatory mediators and promoting inducible regulatory T cells (iTregs). Modulation of iTregs is considered an extremely promising approach for treatment of autoimmunity and cancer, and therefore has been the focus of intense industry and academic research in recent years. These results were included in a presentation focused on CGEN-15001 by Dr. Joseph R. Podojil, a Research Assistant Professor in the laboratory of Professor Stephen Miller at Northwestern University, at the 3rd European Congress of Immunology held last week in Glasgow, U.K. In his talk, Dr. Podojil presented data supporting multiple modes by which CGEN-15001 appears to mitigate aberrant immune function leading to autoimmunity. In addition to the data supporting its promotion of iTregs, which was disclosed for the first time at the congress, Dr. Podojil discussed CGEN-15001's previously reported ability to prevent autoreactive inflammatory immune cell infiltration to the central nervous system as well as its immunomodulatory activity, thereby both turning off pro-inflammatory immune cells and promoting immunoregulatory immune responses. "The very promising results being presented by our collaborators at Northwestern University demonstrate that CGEN-15001 may provide an effective therapy for restoring immune system balance and proper function in the presence of autoimmune disease," said Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag, Compugen's President and CEO. "Preclinical studies of CGEN-15001 have shown excellent therapeutic effects in established models of both multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Based on the results to date and our recent understandings of its mode of action, we believe that CGEN-15001 has the potential to emerge as an efficacious and safe disease modifying therapy for these and other autoimmune diseases."
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Liver transplantation is a life-saving surgery for patients with acute and chronic liver diseases. The major disorders that may result in consideration for liver transplantation include acute liver failure, chronic liver disease with advanced cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver-based metabolic defects (Figure 1).[1] In 2015, more than 7,000 liver transplants were performed in the United States, and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was the most common indication for the transplantation. Advances in the field of transplantation have improved post-transplant survival rates in the United States to 87.7% at one year after liver transplantation, 79.9% at 3 years, and 74.3% at 5 years.[2]
Acute Liver Failure
Acute liver failure is the development of hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy (international ionized ratio [INR] greater than or equal to 1.5) within 26 weeks from the onset of symptoms related to acute hepatitis (e.g. jaundice) in patients without pre-existing liver disease. Causes of acute liver failure include acetaminophen overdose, acute viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury, autoimmune hepatitis, and fatty liver of pregnancy. These patients should be urgently transferred to a liver transplant center for acute care. Liver transplantation should be considered in patients with poor prognosis or low probability of spontaneous recovery. Given the rapidity of clinical deterioration, these candidates receive a special listing category (Status 1) to prioritize for deceased donor organs. Acute infection with hepatitis C virus rarely causes acute liver failure and thus is a very rare indication for liver transplantation.
Cirrhotic Liver Disease
Chronic liver diseases that cause cirrhosis are by far the most common indication for liver transplantation in the United States. Specific chronic liver diseases that can lead to cirrhosis include chronic viral hepatitis (e.g. hepatitis B and hepatitis C), autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, cholestatic liver diseases (e.g. primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cystic fibrosis), metabolic disorders (e.g. alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and hereditary hemochromatosis), and vascular disorders (e.g. Budd-Chiari syndrome).
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma. The highest risk of HCC is in those with hereditary hemochromatosis, chronic hepatitis B, and chronic hepatitis C, with incidence rates estimated at around 2 to 8% per year. In the United States, hepatitis C with cirrhosis is the most common cause of HCC and HCC was the leading indication for liver transplantation in 2015.[3] Hepatic resection is considered a treatment option for patients with HCC and compensated cirrhosis without significant portal hypertension,[4] but more than 50% who undergo hepatic resection will develop recurrence of HCC within 5 years.[5] The same risk of recurrent HCC results from locoregional therapy, such as radiofrequency ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, and chemoembolization. Early experience with transplantation of unresectable HCCs demonstrated a high rate of early recurrence and limited survival. Later analysis, however, has demonstrated improved results for transplantation limited to patients who meet Milan criteria (solitary HCC lesion less than 5 cm or up to 3 nodules smaller than 3 cm).[6] Patients with HCC who meet Milan criteria and have no radiographic evidence of extrahepatic disease, but who are not candidates for surgical resection, are considered liver transplantation candidates, and granted priority for liver transplantation.[7] In an attempt to match the risk of death in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, the MELD score is automatically adjusted to a MELD exception score of 22 for initial listing; the score is then increased every 3 months while on the transplant waiting list to reflect a corresponding 10% increase in mortality for each 3-month interval that transpires.[8] The 1-year and 5-year post-transplant survival rates for patients with tumors meeting Milan criteria are 89% and 61%, respectively, which are considered acceptable rates.[7] Certain transplantation centers in the United States have expanded transplant criteria (HCC that does not meet Milan criteria or downstaging of HCC through neoadjuvant locoregional therapy to within the Milan criteria) that may provide a patient consideration for transplantation under investigational or specialized protocols.
Other Conditions
Liver transplantation is also considered for those with metabolic diseases originating in the liver with severe extrahepatic manifestations, such as amyloidosis, hyperoxaluria, urea cycle defects, and branched-chain amino acid disorders. Other rare conditions for which liver transplantation is considered include fibrolamellar HCC, hemangioendothelioma, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hepatoblastoma, neonatal hemochromatosis, tyrosinemia, glycogen storage disease, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors, erythropoietic protoporphyria, polycystic liver disease, and cholangiocarcinoma (under investigation in certain transplant centers.)


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Just found this online--a warning to stop smoking before your TT
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Smoking Mercer says there is a much greater risk of complications in smokers, because nicotine greatly constricts blood vessels. Some surgery involves cutting and tying blood vessels, meaning efficient blood flow is essential. "I've done medical reports on patients who have had a tummy tuck and have said they have stopped smoking, but haven't," said Mercer. "As soon as they've got out of bed after the procedure they've gone outside and smoked cigarettes, and the bottom part of their tummy has gone black and fallen off, which means they've needed skin grafting." Yikes. Just a helpful reminder to set yourself up right for success.


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An innovative oak smoked goats cheese has been created by Fivemiletown Creamery for Andras House in Belfast, one of Irelands leading hotel chains. Andras operates the Ramada Plaza, Ibis, Holiday Inn Express and Days Hotel franchises in Northern Ireland.
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Andras House, which operates five hotels and plans a further three across Northern Ireland, commissioned Fivemiletown to produce a handmade cheese as an exclusive Signature cheese for a new gourmet restaurant, The Green Room, at the Ramada Plaza, a four-star luxury hotel in Belfast.
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Artisan cheesemakers at Fivemiletown Creamery created the unique oak smoked goats cheese as the Signature Cheese for The Green Room at the Ramada, Northern Irelands biggest conference/convention centre with 120 luxury bedrooms.
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I had 330 cc's saline, McGhan, textured, anatomical implants for 12 years. This made me a small 32 C. I had them replaced 2 years ago. My breast size became 32 DD and was too wide for my frame. My doctor put in 475 cc filled to 540 cc, Mentor, round, saline. I am 5'3, 120 lbs. Prior to having these implants put in 2 years ago, my breasts were perky. These heavy implants have pulled them south. What are my options for downsizing?
Downsizing for Large Implants and Saggy Breasts?
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Too large implants with droopiness
At this point, your best option is to reduce the size of the implants and have a lift. Usually when implants are made smaller, a new internal pocket needs to be reconstructed for the new implants.
Exactly which surgery is right for you will be tricky to determine. There are concerns with the circulation of thinned skin, the risk of losing nipple sensitivity or the nipple altogether if the lift is too tight for the breast, or if the surgery disrupts blood supply.
Reformation of the pockets is a difficult operation with not totally predictable outcomes.
These issues are best handled by a plastic surgeon with considerable experience with revisional breast surgery. Usually complex revisional surgeries performed by accomplished surgeons are expensive.
For those patients contemplating very large implants, please consider the long term repercussions.
You will likely need smaller implants and possibly a mastopexy
Your situation will require careful surgical planning to give you the best results, but based on what you are saying you may very well need a lift as well as an implant exchange. This can be done and you can certainly achieve a very nice result, but make sure you see a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area with plenty of breast surgery experience in order to give yourself the best chance at a good result.
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Depends on many different factors
There are many issues here to address:
- Quantitiy of skin
- Quality of skin
- Volume of breast parenchyma
- Implant volume
- Implant surface (smooth versus textured)
- Implant position (under vs over)
It is extremely important to record several measurement of your breast and attempt to formulate a plan.
It may be that all you need is a downsizing and capsulorrhaphy.
Alternatively you may require a full mastopexy (breast lift).
Schedule a few consults and proceed with a qualified surgeon
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There is no way to overcome gravity
Large breast and breasts with large implants are subject to the effects of gravity just like everything else. At this point, you likely will require a breast lift in addition to an implant exchange. If you post pictures, we may be able to give you a better idea about your options. Good luck.
Very large breast implants can be uncomfortable
It is unfortunate to hear that you were very happy for 12 years with your 330cc saline implants and somehow ended up with a 540cc implant when they were replaced. Some patients desire the fullness, and some require a very large implant to reach their goals, however the larger the implant relative to the breast tissue to cover and support the implant, troubles can occur. The implants can become heavy and ptotic (drooping) and the tissues can thin causing the implant to become visible and appear unnatural. I have noticed on this site a trend to larger implants. This may be a current fashion, but our goal is attractive beautiful results to last many years, perhaps a lifetime. We are not talking about hemlines.
There is a solution to the situation you are now experiencing. Your implants can be replace, and the pocket around can be reduced and shaped to improve the appearance of the breast. Breast lift techniques are also able to shape the breast and adjust the nipple size and position if needed. You do not need a superstar plastic surgeon, just one who cares (and is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery). Also note there is little difference in the weight of a saline and silicone implant of the same size.
Best of luck,
Yours is not an easy situation
I operated on a patient like you just yesterday having had her first implants in CA. I have done an extensive amount of breast surgery for 20+ years and I can assure you that this was not easy and required many of my best tricks. As the others have said, without seeing you, it isn't possible to say what you need. Certainly smaller implants are a must. Possible pocket revisions plus possibly a lift are also options depending on how stretched out your skin is. Go to the very best surgeon in your region. If you are in Georgia, I would suggest Dr. Rod Hester in Atlanta who is a master breast surgeon.
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Going south down south
Jen Jen,
It's unfortunate that you are now unhappy with your newer breast implants after only 2 years when it appears that you had 12 good years with the old ones. As you have discovered, saline is heavier than silicone and you have alot more volume of it at 540cc, than you had at 330cc. Large implants in general do not age well. It is likely that your tissues have now been stretched out by the larger implants and that you will need some sort of lift if you downsize the implants. See a board certified plastic surgeon to give you an idea what type of lift you would be eligible for. You might incur some additional scarring, but it might be worth the improvement in your breast shape. Good luck!
A not so unusual problem
To answer your question, your surgeon will need to know your motivation and ultimate desires. If these are out of line with reality and good medical practice, then he/she can discuss this with you to arrive at a decision for what you need. A 32C size, that you were for 12 years, sounds very reasonable. At that size you should look quite good and fit most clothes well. Also, a 320 cc implant in someone your size is quite large. To know what to advise you now, one would have to know why you decided to go so much larger, and what your breasts look like now. Frequently, with an implant as large as the one you now have, there is enough pressure on the tissue that the breast tissue atrophies (virtually disappears). Because the skin and breast tissue is so thin, any reconstruction is exceedingly difficult, and almost always, when going significantly smaller, will require a mastopexy (lift). Although I almost never separate implant placement and mastopexy, this may be one of the times when it is advisable.
In summary, you need to carefully examine your motivations, desires and goals and carefully communicate them to a Plastic Surgeon who will take the time to thoroughly examine you and talk to you extensively about your desires. This is the only way you can arrive at a truly acceptable solution.
My (not so?) humble opinion.
Given a 32C bra size, the 475 cc implant even without overfill seems to be too large (especially in the diameter) for your small frame.
It is impossible to tell what exactly you will need to correct the situation. Without benefit of exam, I would recommend that you have the implants replaced with a smaller size, and see how things settle. You may or may not need a lift with this, but I would like to try to minimize risk/scar/cost, etc. Less is more. Examination is needed to tell for sure however.
I think that the other surgeons also raise good points to consider.
Too many variables to determine without examination
Your situation is quite complex and will undoubtedly require careful analysis and long interactive discussions with your surgeon. You should remember that breast implant surgery is an imperfect operation and it is nearly impossible to get everything you want without some compromise, side effect, or complication over the long-term. It seems you will need to focus on priorities on what are most important for your to have (i.e. size, width, shape, texture, safety, etc.) and what things you can or cannot tolerate (i.e. rippling, roundness, amount of cleavage, risk of soft tissue thinning, etc.) It may take a number of consultation sessions to come up with a best fit procedure and define exactly what you mean by "perky", or you may find yourself needing to accept things you ordinarily wouldn't accept such as additional scars or a smaller size. Also, as you have experienced,there is more to breast implants than mere volume or cup size.
Also, things are made more difficult by the numerous and various surgeries and implants you have had such that a surgeon may have a difficult time to decide what is your normal size and shape. The ideal would be to remove the implants and start the analysis from scratch but usually this is not practical so there is an elemental of "guesstimation" and you must be aware of this "margin of error."
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Havana - Cuban dealers sold just 50 cars and four motorcycles across the country in the first six months of the year under a new law that removed limits on vehicle purchases for the first time in half a century. Problem is, the new cars came with prices so high that few people could afford them.
Long-frustrated Cubans welcomed the law that took effect in January until they saw sticker prices were marked up 400 percent or more, pricing family sedans like European sports cars.
Cuba has said it would invest 75 percent of the proceeds from new car sales in its woeful public transportation system.
But total sales at the country's 11 national dealerships reached just $1.28 million in the first six months of the year, the official website Cubadebate.com reported on Monday, citing Iset Vazquez, vice president of the state enterprise Corporacion CIMEX.
Before the start of this year Cubans had to request authorisation from the government to buy from state retailers, which sell new and second-hand vehicles, usually former rental cars.
Most of the sales this year appeared to be of the second-hand variety considering the average sale price of $23 759 (R250 000) per vehicle, including the motorcycles.
A Havana Peugeot dealership was pricing its 2013 model 206 at $91 000 (R965 000) when the new rules came into effect, and it wanted $262 000 (R2.77 million) for the sportier 508.
Such prices drew howls of protest from the few Cubans who could even consider buying a car. Most state workers make around $20 (R212) a month.
The high prices have also been a complaint of foreign businesses and potential investors, who need government permission to import a new or used car without the huge markup.
Cuba is only gradually loosening the vehicle market. In 2011, it started allowing its people to buy and sell used cars from each other. Before then, only cars that were in Cuba before the 1959 revolution could be freely bought and sold, which is why there are so many US-made, vintage 1950s cars on the streets.
Giant Chevys and Buicks rumble alongside little Soviet-made Ladas, another popular brand dating from the era before 1991 when Moscow was the communist island's main benefactor.


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This morning, Pierre Poilièvre and other Conservative candidates in Ottawa made an announcement directed towards federal public service workers.
The press conference, along with an open letter from Stephen Harper to the public service, followed campaign announcements regarding the federal public service by the NDP and Liberals earlier this week.
"It is clear the Conservatives are worried," said Robyn Benson, PSAC National President, "they know that many public service workers are looking to make different choices this election."
The Harper Conservatives' record when it comes to the public service has been devastating as it relates to the elimination of thousands of jobs and the attempt to eliminate sick leave by legislating away bargaining rights.
Silence on the cuts to public services
PSAC's Vote to the Stop the Cuts campaign has revealed key information about the cuts and their cumulative effect. By 2015–16, these cuts will be more than $14.5 billion a year
Despite this, the announcement today remained silent on these cuts. No mention was also made of closure of service centers across the country, including nine Veterans Affairs offices.
"Many essential public services have been threatened by reckless cuts by the Harper Conservative government, without regard for the safety and welfare of millions of Canadians," said Benson.
"Our members are on the front lines and see how frustrated Canadians are. Government departments have been stripped bare and workers are struggling to maintain crucial services under very difficult circumstances."
Sick leave
The government's proposal on sick leave will force public service workers to choose between going to work sick or losing pay for basic necessities. The latest announcement made no changes to their proposal.
Bargaining rights
The Harper Conservatives made it clear with their last budget implementation act, Bill C-59, that they do not intend to negotiate, but simply impose their go-to-work sick plan.
Public service pensions
The announcement promises that no changes will be made to the pension plans of our members. However, the Conservative government is drafting legislation that will allow for the conversion of pensions from defined benefit plans to target pension plans in other federally-regulated workplaces. Public service employees have every right to be concerned that what the Conservatives want for the federally-regulated private sector could be extended to federal employees.
"Actions speak louder than words. This government has consistently undermined and attacked the public service, not worked cooperatively with them, contrary to what Harper says in his letter," said Robyn Benson.


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We all know the story of when a man provoked Rabbi Hillel to sum up the whole Torah while standing on one foot. His simple reply: "What is hateful to thyself do not do unto thy neighbor. That is the whole Torah. The rest," he famously asserted, "is commentary."
Seems easy enough. But this raises an obvious question: Just who exactly is our neighbor?
Are animals our neighbors, and if so, how can we better reflect that in our lives?
Most Americans in 2010 will argue that of course we should include animals in our sphere of moral concern. After all, there's plenty of evidence that God too is concerned about His creatures. Whether it's the prohibition on preventing an ox from eating while working a field (Deuteronomy 25:4), the proverb asserting that "the righteous man regardeth the life of his animal" (Proverbs 12:10), or most poignantly the Jewish concept of tsa'ar ba'alei chaim, the obligation not to harm animals, one need not look far for faith-based underpinnings of our view that tormenting animals is unethical.
But while we may all agree that animals deserve to be treated well, unfortunately few of us apply this principle beyond our personal interactions with our dogs and cats. In fact, most of us buy food products derived from animals who were treated so deplorably that their abuse could hardly have been envisioned by those alive in Biblical times. These animals aren't abused because those in animal agribusiness are sadistic. They're abused because we pay others to carry out the violence on our behalf.
As just one example, most egg-laying hens are confined in cages so restrictive they can't even spread their wings. Each of them has less space than a sheet of paper on which to live for more than a year before she's slaughtered. It really is hard to imagine a more miserable existence.
Yet, when we buy eggs from caged hens—the vast majority of eggs produced in the country—we support that kind of cruelty. And again, eggs are just one example. Factory farming is the norm, not the exception, when it comes to animal agribusiness these days.
The good news is that each one of us can do better when it comes to applying Hillel's admonition in modern times to our relationship with the nonhuman inhabitants of the world. As Repair the World points out, we can stand up for animals every time we sit down to eat. By making better food choices, we can begin to more closely align our values of mercy and respect within our daily lives.
What we eat may in one sense seem like a personal choice, but in another sense it's clear that our food purchases actually have a huge impact on others. We can choose compassion, or we can choose to inflict cruelty. We can choose mercy, or we can choose to inflict misery.
We've got a long way to go before animals would likely consider us to be good neighbors, but there's no better time to start repairing the world than today.


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Gators CB Marcus Roberson declares for the NFL Draft
Add Florida junior DB Marcus Roberson to the list of Gators who will not return next season.
Roberson will forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft, Florida coach Will Muschamp said.
"Marcus has informed me that he has made the decision to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL," Muschamp said. "Marcus was part of our first recruiting class and it was a pleasure watching him mature and develop both on and off the field during his time here. I look forward to watching himplay on Sundays and, like all of our players, I encourage them to return to complete his degree."
Roberson, a native of Ft. Lauderdale, played in seven games this past season, with four starts. He had 11 solo tackles and three pass breakups. In his career, Roberson had 56 tackles, with 17 pass breakups and three interceptions.
In 2012, he was named to the All-SEC Second Team.
"I'm very thankful of everyone at Florida that helped me to get to this point in my career," Roberson said. "From Tony Meacham, my academic adviser, to Jeff Dillman to Coach Muschamp and the entire coaching staff. It's been a great experience here and now that it is over I can truly appreciate everything that is in place here for players to be successful and have an opportunity to play at the next level."
Florida junior DB Loucheiz Purifoy declared for the draft in December. The Gators also had seven offensive players transfer at the end of the semester.


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Jacoby Brissett refusing to let pressure to be Gator QB get to him
Florida's game against Bowling Green on Saturday could be Jacoby Brissett's final opportunity to secure the starting quarterback job this season, but if he's under any pressure due to the situation, he's hiding it well.
Brissett met with the media on Tuesday and clearly doesn't appear to be under any stress. In fact, he was full of jokes.
When told that the coaching staff continues to insist there isn't much difference between he and Jeff Driskel, Brissett agreed. Asked if there was any difference at all, he responded: "At the beginning of the spring, I said I looked better. I'm sticking with that."
Brissett said he wasn't even aware that the coaching staff had planned to play each QB one quarter each in Saturday's game until Tuesday, although they were told of the decision on Sunday.
"I wasn't really paying attention to it (details),'' Brissett said "I knew I was going to play, that's it. That's all that really mattered.''
The sophomore from West Palm Beach said he's known to be a jokester among his teammates, and it helps keep tha atmosphere loose. But, he said, he's well aware when to shut it down and get serious.
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CoverGirl Wetslicks Lipgloss Reviews
So-soI was hoping to find a decent lipgloss to replace all the more expensive ones I've used in the past. It's easy to apply, but it wears off very easily. Over time it starts to glob inside the tube. — 6 years, 6 months agovolta | 566 reviews
Alrightit's not bad, but it's not great either, it's right in the middle and is definitely drug store worthy. The pros: Nice color, not sticky, easy to apply, doesn't stick on teeth, looks good and is a little moisturizing. The cons: doesn't last long, not very shiny, clumps sometimes. — 7 years, 4 months agoBon_Bon | 522 reviews
great!long lasting, not sticky, really creamy, smells good, cheap, good colors. Try the color "Peaches and Gleam" I really like the color. The texture is nice and creamy and so inexpensive! — 6 years agoaly7 | 396 reviews
Is it possible to fall in LOVE with a lip gloss!I had to ask my girlfriend what lip gloss she was using - it made her lips looked nourished and jut plain pretty. To my suprise, it was CoverGirl Wetslicks in Tutu. I immediately went out to pick me some up. To my suprise, this lip gloss has turned out to me my favorite hands down. It doesn't feel heavy or sticky, it nourishes my dry & chapped lips. It doesn't run, the color gently fades ...read moreoff. It's awesome and I'm in love! I paid a little over $4 at Target so you can guess I'm heading back to get more colors! Yay for CoverGirl! — 7 years, 7 months agoSwoldierGirl72 | 342 reviews
It's Okay.Very thick, feels like too much on me. — 9 years, 8 months agomvap47 | 345 reviews
Pretty, but not long-lasting...I have this in the bright sparkly fuschia shade. It's very pretty on. I do one slick for day-time and about 3 for going out. Unfortunately, I don't find that it lasts very long at all. I find myself reapplying every time I pass a mirror. But, at least it smells good! — 9 years, 8 months agoThePastyHarlot | 173 reviews
Great glossSugar Maple was the first shade I bought in this gloss and have never looked back. It is a fantastically flattering shade that is light, shimmery, and smells like maple syrup. I wore this all winter and my lips were hydrated and looked polished and pretty. Perfect for everyday wear and nice enough for a night out or a party. Plus, what a great price tag! — 9 years, 3 months agocherrypie | 196 reviews
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Discontinued?I have found this recently inside the store so i am not completely sure about the "Discontinued" part. But I love this lipgloss. The price was right and brought a nice sheer shiny bit of color to my lips. I recommend "Peachs n Gleam" great color and it makes my lips seem more moisturized than most lipglosses — 5 years, 3 months agosunglasses6941 | 7 reviews
Perfect Pout :-*I have this in Pink Sequin, it's a sparkly dark pink. It's a creamy gloss, slightly pigmented with just the right amount of shimmer. It moisturizes my lips and is not sticky at all. Can't wait to try more colors. — 5 years, 7 months agoforever25 | 6 reviews
Not Sticky.I love this lipgloss for 1 huge reason it isn't sticky. Some lipglosses I have used felt like glue on my lips, this one doesn't. My husband really likes it too because he says some other ones I wear feel like kissing someone with syrup on their lips. He also likes that it doesn't kiss off on him too bad. I also love all the colors. — 7 years, 8 months agoTeriMelisa | 18 reviews
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Prior to 1975 when the old counties of Scotland disappeared and the country was divided into regions, Kilsyth was a parish in the southern part of Stirlingshire. In the second reorganization in 1996, Kilsyth became part of the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire.
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LAKEPORT -- An Oakland woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in connection with a fatal crash outside Hidden Valley Lake last spring.
Nina Ann Litzin denied wrongdoing for one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two other felonies and three special allegations during a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse, senior deputy district attorney John DeChaine said.
The charges stem from a solo-car wreck on Highway 29 near Spruce Grove Road (south) that authorities allege Litzin caused while driving drunk the evening of May 8, 2012, killing one passenger and injuring another.
Leah Davidson Hernandez, 19, of Clearlake died from injuries she sustained after being thrown out of the Chrysler Sebring, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Charges were filed against the 24-year-old Litzin on Dec. 21. Oakland Police arrested her on a Lake County Superior Court arrest warrant last week.
Litzin remains in custody at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility with bail set at $250,000. She is due back in court June 11 for a bail review and to schedule her preliminary hearing.
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Brad Keselowski knew Dale Earnhardt Jr., the man who gave him the break of a lifetime, didn't have enough fuel to finish Sunday's race.
All Keselowski, then in third place, needed to do was pass the driver in front of him, Carl Edwards.
He did easily with just more than 20 laps left, setting up a duel with Earnhardt as well as a waiting game.
"I felt like we could run him down," Keselowski said. "I could tell he was saving a little bit based on the lines he was running compared to where I had seen him earlier in the day.
"It was going to play out one of two ways. He was going to get in fuel-conservation mode, and I think I could have passed him and drove away, or he was going to have to burn fuel to keep me behind him. At that point, it was just a matter of whether a yellow came out or not because it was a ticking time bomb."
The risk to go for the victory blew up on Earnhardt when his gas tank went dry midway through the final lap, allowing Keselowski to cruise by and win the Kobalt 400 before a crowd of about 100,000 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Las Vegas native Kyle Busch, driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, rallied from 41st to the front and led for 52 laps before finishing 11th. Brother Kurt, in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, was 26th.
It was quite a week for Penske Racing. Keselowski joined Jeff Burton in 2000 as the only ones to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide series races on the same weekend at LVMS. Team owner Roger Penske also nailed a hole-in-one on the No. 4 hole at Augusta National on Friday, the same day his other driver, Joey Logano, won the pole for the Kobalt 400.
The victory all but assures Keselowski that he and his No. 2 Ford will be in the Chase for the Cup. NASCAR changed the playoff format this year to accentuate the importance of victories.
Keselowski, 30, felt the sting of criticism after missing out on the Chase last season, one year after winning the Cup championship.
"He's certainly focused," Penske said. "You have to have a little bit of adversity before you get better, and I think that's what happened to Brad Keselowski."
Adversity especially hit Keselowski hard when he was trying to make a career in NASCAR, and his chances weren't promising until Earnhardt gave him a shot in 2007.
Keselowski ate up the opportunity, spending so much time trying to improve himself that it left a lasting impression.
"He's competitive, loves to win, very driven," Earnhardt said. "He studies his team and his crew chief really hard. He overthinks everything, and he comes up with 20 ideas and 18 of them are crazy, but two of them are great."
Keselowski said he thought about what Earnhardt has meant to his career when he drove up behind him with about 20 laps remaining.
He also knew Earnhardt was in trouble in the No 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Junior, who entered this race having won at Daytona and finishing second at Phoenix, decided not to pit late in the race and hope he had enough fuel to make it to the finish line.
"We weren't going to run in the top five if we hadn't used that particular strategy," Earnhardt said. "If we'd have run the same strategy as our competitors, we would have probably run just inside the top 10 where we were all day."
Earnhardt said he wouldn't let the runner-up finish bother him, that he needed to keep an eye on the big picture.
Keselowski also has his sights set on big goals, especially after this victory. Winning the season opener allowed Earnhardt to be risky because it essentially puts him in the Chase.
Now Keselowski has the same opportunity.
"That chance that Dale and Stevie (Letarte, crew chief) took with the 88 car was way out there, and it was a good, risky move on their part because they had nothing to lose because of this format," Keselowski said. "I think that shows some of the opportunities that come up and how they can be stress-free days. I'm looking forward to being able to take those same opportunities because, believe me, I'm not scared to take them.
"So look out. It's going to be a lot of fun."
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Banbury Cross Players are gearing up for their next production, God of Carnage, which will be performed at Banbury's Mill Arts Centre from March 5-8.
The play, written by Yazmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton tells th estory of a playground altercation between two young boys which brings their parents together in a bid to resolve the matter.
When the families get together, the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the tensions emerge and finally the gloves come off in this brutally entertaining 2009 Tony Award winning play.
The entertaining characters are Ferdinand's father, Alain, a lawyer who is never off his mobile phone, Ferdinand's mother, Annette, who is most interested in her husband's 'wealth management' and consistently wears good shoes. Bruno's father, Michel, a self-made wholesaler with an unwell mother and Michel's wife, Véronique, is writing a book about Darfur.
Tickets are priced £8/9 and are available from The Mill Box Office on 01295 279002.


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I haven't paid attention to the postseason in Major League Baseball in my entire life. I've quit watching by the first week in September and calmly written off the previous season in the past.
That's not the case this year. I care about what happens in baseball in October for the first time in my adult life. There are probably more baseball fans out there like me, who have been consistently disappointed in their team's performance, than there are who have had the benefit of a playoff berth all but guaranteed.
That's not any new insight. Even though the Oakland Athletics may have shrugged off the conventional wisdom and took the American League West on the final day of the season, Detroit and New York, perennial powerhouses, are both guaranteed October games. San Francisco and St. Louis, plus Atlanta, are all familiar faces on the National League side.
The final weeks of baseball season were so interesting that my father and I took a trip to Baltimore last week to watch the Orioles play a double header against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles have been so far out of contention in since the 1997season, 15 years ago, that a trip like that would have been incredibly depressing.
Fifteen years isn't a long time, in most people's eyes. But the last time the Orioles were contenders, Bill Clinton was in the first year of his second term as President. The Notorious B.I.G. was still alive, at least until March. Things have changed.
Baltimore won the first game we were going to see, but we missed it because we were sitting on the Inner Harbor eating crabs. The Orioles lost the second game. But the outcome of the games isn't really important. What matters is that time my father and I spent together, driving 900 miles round-trip in 36 hours just to watch a game that has brought us together for as long as I can remember.
We've done these trips before — we went to New York for the last year Yankee Stadium was open and we've been to Atlanta. I've always appreciated these trips, and we've always had a good time. But since becoming a father myself I have a new perspective. These are more than just fun trips to take. They're our chance to reconnect and I'm looking forward to the next one we take, wherever it is.
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A loud "Arooga Boom Clang Clang," awakens Chico Bon Bon (from Monkey with a Tool Belt ) "early one morning." Armed with his vast number of tools, he seeks the root of the noise. A cross-section of the mansion-size tree house shows the enormity of Chico's task, and the source of the problem is certain to provoke laughs. Tiny ink detailing (every room of the house is distinctively patterned) lends a miniaturist charm, and the humor in Chico's industrious solution (delineated into step-by-step panels) warrants repeat readings. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)
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Northern California is home to one of the most plentiful chess regions in the United States. We are one of the top five states* in membership in the U.S. Chess Federation.
We have dozens of local chess clubs in our club list that you can drop in and enjoy a casual game. The Mechanic's Institute Chess Club in downtown San Francisco is in fact the oldest chess club in the U.S. If you are serious about some competition, look at our tournament page as there is a chess tournament for almost every weekend in the year. We have several of the top scholastic players in the United States and a few of them are even World Champion caliber for their age group.
* USCF considers Northern and Southern California two different states.
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The CalChess Board of Directors has selected Saturday September 5, 2015 as the date of the next CalChess Annual General Meeting. The meeting will start at 6:00PM at the SFO Hyatt Regency located at 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010. This will be in conjunction with the annual CalChess Labor Day State Open Championship Tournament held in Burlingame.
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