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Connie Lawson Visits Allen County Republicans
Secretary of State Connie Lawson visited the Downtown GOP Club earlier this week to share information about her work and take questions from the Republican activists who gathered to hear from her. Lawson indicated that her passion for the work of the office comes from earlier in her political career when she served as a county clerk and dealt with the challenges of administering elections on the local level.
There were many stories she shared of voter fraud that her office has worked to investigate or are in the process of investigating. One story in particular stuck out, she had a friend ask her if she wouldn't be okay with even 1% voter fraud if 95% of voters participated in an election. Lawson walked through the fact that 1% would have changed the result of several elections through fraud, and while she would love to have more people voting, the first priority is that those who do participate don't have their votes spoiled by people trying to cheat the system.
Lawson shared that one of her frustrations of late has been that people who are working to the same goal are to willing to get into arguments with each other over tactics. This topic is something some of our writers have tackled as well and is a common theme inside the party of late. She quoted Hoosier Congressman Todd Young's comment at a Republican Dinner she attended, "We have to keep control of the House. Only way to stop Obama is to keep some control of Congress."
Finally, during the question and answer session there was a robust discussion about utilizing vote centers. Lawson has been an active advocate for their use but there are only a few counties using them so far. She addressed questions about ballot security and which party has been the roadblock to adoption of vote centers. She commented that while vote centers may not be the right solution for every county, she's glad that some are taking advantage of this option.
The appointment of Dwayne Sawyer to Auditor of State encouraged her and she's looking forward to being part of the statewide ticket! She did encourage everyone gathered to get involved, whether it be help with a campaign, or get involved online. While I don't necessarily think that social media and blogging replaces traditional campaign activities like going door to door, it is a great way to help spread the message. We're always looking for new contributions to Hoosier Access! Just send me what you'd like published.
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text: The America's Player idea had potential but I think it's turned out to be one of those ideas that sounds good on paper but not good after all once executed. Either go back to letting the audience call in their votes to evict who is on the block or leave it to the houseguest's. The show (not the fans) has too much interference in the game with this concept.


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Technical Article => Programming => Programming
What do programmers like to say usually?
Coding is an very important part of programmer's daily work. But beyond coding, programmers need to do other work as well, they need to fix bugs reported by users, they need to write documents for their codes. Also, they often need to answer questions from customers, bosses and colleagues. What do they often say when they are facing different sort of questions? Today we share some.
- It's done. I just need to clean up a few things.
- This is hacky, but I'll fix it soon.
- This can never happen:
- It's just a one-line change so it shouldn't affect anything else.
- This task will be easy.
- Yeah, I tested it.
- I'm almost done.
- If there's a bug, it can't possibly be in my code.
- Yeah, it is a known bug.
- I'll add the Unit Test case in the next release.
- I'll comment and document my code later.
- It's not a bug, it's a feature.
- I will finish it by evening it's almost done.
- Works on my machine -- That's not a lie, haha
- The code was working few minutes ago
- It's 90% done
- I'm deeply investigating requirements. Will start development soon.
- It's just a temporary solution, it won't be used in production. --Actually this is usually from production manager not programmers.
- I'll add it to the TODO list
- That's easy, it'll just take a couple of days.
- The bug isn't in my code; you are using it incorrectly.
- I'll just cut-and-paste this code for now, but I'll make a super-class when I have a moment.
- I'll add unit tests in the next code change.
- This is a hardware issue. Nothing to do with software
- Are you using the correct version of java?
Have you wondered why programmers like saying these? Are they not willing to admit their errors? Are they lazy to fix their bugs? The reason why they are saying these may be that they are usually too confident, they cannot allow others to doubt their codes. Do you have any other opinion?
|Jimmy [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-08 04:03:15
I agree with you
|Mark [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-08 07:07:37
Not just programers
|Anton [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-08 09:12:25
I think it happens because non-programmers do not realize the complexity of software development and expect all professional programmers to know and give all the answers instantly. In order to keep the same level of self-esteem, programmers defend themselves with answers like that.
|kamkor [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-09 01:15:48
You can add one more to the list - "Are you using the correct version of java?" :d
|NightCat [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-09 01:57:31
Thank you for your suggestion. Have updated the list.
|Chris [Reply]
|@ 2013-08-09 11:26:52
You missed -
"Thats easy, it will only take 5 minutes" - which in expereience usualy means at least 5 days.


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By the end of this week, the 'Drive to $100 Million' campaign should have reached its destination.
Thanks to a record $8 million raised for charity during last year's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the total amount of money raised for charity by the tournament entering this week was at $94 million.
With the goal of surpassing a total of $100 million now in sight, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, the group which runs the AT&T Pro-Am, announced this past November the 'Drive to $100 Million' campaign to bring awareness to the charitable impact the tournament has had over the years.
When Bing Crosby brought what would become the AT&T Pro-Am to the Monterey Peninsula in 1947, one of his primary goals was to raise money for charity.
Not surprisingly, even PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has noticed the tournament's success in that aspect.
"The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am has a long standing tradition as a charitable leader. To approach $100 million in charitable donations is a tremendous accomplishment and is emblematic of the PGA Tour's belief that 'Together, anything is possible,'" Finchem said. "Congratulations to the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Pebble Beach, the tournament staff, sponsors and volunteers who worked so diligently as the tournament approaches this impressive milestone."
The $94 million raised to date is the second most among all PGA Tour events. Only the Byron Nelson Championship, played outside of Dallas, has raised more.
"It's just a phenomenal achievement," said former Monterey Peninsula Foundation CEO Ollie Nutt, who now acts as an advisor to new CEO Steve John. "The Byron Nelson is played near a population of almost three million. For this area (Monterey Peninsula) to reach that level, it works out to about a nickel a second since the tournament moved here in 1947."
Among those participating in November's official 'Drive to $100 Million' campaign launch were representatives from four non-profit organizations, who have received substantial grants through the years: Dr. Diane Harrison of California State University Monterey Bay, Dr. Steven packer of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Diane Ferraro of The Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County and Barry Phillips of The First Tee of Monterey County.
Among some of the Foundation's more significant charitable acts in the last 25 years are a $50,000 contribution to the relief fund supporting victims of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco and a $100,000 contribution to support relief efforts after Sept. 11, 2001.
More recently monies raised help found The First Tee of Monterey County program, which aims to impact the lives of at-risk youth by providing a learning facility and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Today, more than 6,000 kids participate in the program.
The Foundation awards grants with a focus on programs which benefit youth, education, health and human services, community and environment as well as arts and culture. More info on the grant application process can be found at www.montereypeninsulafoundation.org.
Since 2008, another factor in generating charity money has been the Foundation's 'Birdies for Charity' program, which is based on three components: a pledge drive in which donors pledge a designated amount of money per birdie made during the tournament, a "guess the birdies" contest and a "bonus bucks" component where the Foundation matches 10 percent of monies raised.
Last year, the Birdies for Charity program alone raised a record $307,000 alone.
"Birdies for Charity continues to grow and it can continue to," Nutt said. "With the "bonus bucks" matching, charities are seeing how they can help themselves."


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ST. PETERSBURG — In 20 years on the police force, James King was struck, bloodied and threatened with weapons. Like other black officers, he worked the most dangerous beats without a chance for promotion or reassignment.
As civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi and demonstrators met with fire hoses in Alabama, Mr. King drove C-car 52 (for "colored"), and had to wait for white officers to haul downtown the people he had arrested.
Then Mr. King signed his name to a discrimination lawsuit against the city, demanding the same opportunities as white officers. In a landmark case, changes sought by the dozen plaintiffs, known as the "Courageous 12," became law.
Mr. King died at home Wednesday. He was 75.
He loved police work and urged his friends to apply, saying the city needed more black officers.
"I said, 'Look, man, I don't want to be no police officer,' " said retired police Officer Leon Jackson. "He finally talked me into it."
They called him "the recruiter."
Mr. King was brought up by his mother in an area the locals called "Pepper Town."
"It was one of the poorest areas, on Fourth Avenue S between Eighth and Ninth Streets," said childhood friend Adam Baker, another of Mr. King's recruits to the police force. "It bordered what we would call White America."
Mr. King played football at Gibbs High School, an offensive guard with quick feet. In the late 1950s, while working a job selling magazine subscriptions, he saw a movie at the Harlem Theater on Third Avenue S and became enchanted with a ticket seller named Catherine.
"He tried to sell me magazines because he wanted to talk to me, I think," said Catherine King.
They married in 1961, a year after he joined the police force.
Black officers covered three areas known collectively as "zone 13": from Dr. M.L. King and 12th streets between Second and Fifth avenues N; from Eighth to 16th streets between Second and Seventh avenues S; and an area south of Central Avenue west of 16th Street S, extending to 18th Avenue S.
The worst nights, officers walked the streets in a group of four.
"Twenty-second Street in the 1950s and 1960s became a battle zone," said Baker, 72. "We had shooting, stabbings, cuttings, major assault. It was a hell of a place, and most white police did not want to work out there."
Jackson, 69, agreed. "Every Friday night you looked to fight," he said. If anything, he said, the black officers' race increased hostility against them from other African-Americans.
"They didn't see white officers. They saw us," said Baker, who now lives outside Rochester, N.Y.
Whenever they apprehended a white suspect, they had to call for a white officer to take the person downtown — to avoid the sight of white people riding in a C-car.
The inequities went on for years. Requests for reassignment were denied.
All the same, Mr. King's colleagues remember him as an even-handed officer. "Jimmy was a level-headed guy," said Jackson, 69. "He didn't let things get him down."
Other officers enjoyed seeing Mr. King run down fleeing suspects, even as he got older and heavier. "You had some guys who were slow," said Baker. "Jimmy was not one of them."
In 1965, 12 of the department's 15 black police officers, including Baker and Jackson, filed a discrimination suit against the city, in what would become a national landmark case.
Tensions at the Police Department escalated. "If it was bad before, it got worse," Baker said.
"Every little thing, they were called to task for," said Catherine King.
A federal judge dismissed the case. But three years later, an appeals court overturned that verdict, signaling victory for the plaintiffs.
Within days after the successful appeal, two officers were granted reassignments they sought. Mr. King retired in 1980, a year after he won the Ned March Award for outstanding police work. He began a second career performing background checks of the city's police and firefighter applicants. He stayed in that job for 25 years. In 2007, the city awarded Courageous 12 officers or their survivors plaques and keys to the city.
He was active in the Masons and Bethel AME Church, and was known for a crab dish he cooked at charity events. Diabetes had slowed Mr. King in recent years, but he was planning to see his great-grandson compete in a spelling bee later this month.
On Wednesday morning, Catherine King checked on her husband and found him unresponsive. His death leaves five surviving members of the Courageous 12, at least two of whom he once persuaded to become police officers.
Andrew Meacham can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 892-2248.


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RS nominations today: Activity at Assembly premises in Hyderabad - HMTv
Tue, May 31, 2016, 11:01 AM
Leaders of Telugu Desam (TD) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) are about file their nominations for the Rajya Sabha, at Hyderabad Assembly premises. Suguna Chowdary, Suresh Prabhu and T.G. Venkatesh will file nominations on behalf of TD. Nomination for ione more RS seat of AP might be filled by an Independent. TRS members D. Srinivas and Lakshmikanta Reddy are ready to file their nominations for RS for Telagana.


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HOME-GROWN celebrities paid tribute to an Asian pop star – to bring her achievements 'closer to home' – in a special memorial evening.
Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird and television presenter Harry Gration, were among those who attended the Barnsley event to remember Nazia Hassan.
The iconic Pakistani pop singer, who sold millions of records across the globe, died of lung cancer aged just 35.
She died in London in 2000 but is still regularly honoured and remembered by her dedicated fans.
They include event organiser Mukhtar Tufail, chief executive of the Sheffield Rotherham and District Council of Muslims, who said the singer was an 'inspiration' to him.
Mukhtar, from Sheffield, said: "The event for me was a chance to pay homage to a star who in her short life touched so many people in more ways than one.
"Be it her music or her social work, each and everything had a selfless aim.
"It was set up to endorse Nazia's achievements at a local level.
"I wanted to show how she brought down barriers and brought people together.
"This is not honouring somebody like Madonna or Michael Jackson's achievements.
"I was around when there was only a half-hour Asian slot on television and it changed when I remember seeing Nazia Hassan on national television on a Saturday morning.
"It showed that Asian people were normal, they sang and danced and it took away all the cliches.
"Having local Yorkshire celebrities promoting Nazia's achievements brings them closer to home."
The memorial evening was held at the DilRaj restaurant on High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, where Mukhtar is the customer service manager and several special guests are regular diners.
Other celebrities who attended included radio host Simon Hirst, who was born in Barnsley, and Barnsley FC defender Bobby Hassell.
The event went so well that around 200 people are expected to attend another memorial to Nazia Hassan, with different special guests, next April at a local hotel.
Mukhtar, aged 37, said: "We were very honoured that somebody like Dickie Bird, who is a lifetime member at the restaurant, came and also brought Harry Gration."


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Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Isaac Redman will begin the season as the starter.
"We know what Isaac is capable of. He's answered the bell for us in the past," Tomlin said. "We expect him to do it in a big way moving forward."
There has been indecision surrounding the Steelers and their running backs all summer.
They drafted Le'Veon Bell in the second round of this year's NFL Draft. Bell had a chance at the starting position but he is dealing with a mid-foot sprain.
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WE'RE SAVED! It's finally been rewritten – a long overdue update, believe me.
So... this has had the first twenty or so chapters fixed up – not exactly the plot, just the spelling/grammar, characterization, and things like that. There are instances where the plot is rushed, and some cases – previous readers will already know – where I can't salvage some poor little characters from major OOCness because it's so vital later on in the story. And I still suggest that you read the first five or so chapters with your eyes closed.
But... I'm a lot happier with how it is now. I'm not so embarrassed anymore. So, I hope you all enjoy the changes.
A huge amount of gratitude goes to DoubleKK for taking on the tedious job of reading the rewritten chapters. She had to wait a long time between them, and I hope she realizes that I appreciate it a lot :D
- Hannah.
Disclaimer: I don't, and unfortunately never will, own Harvest Moon.
As a rooster crowed loudly in the distance, Jillian Evans promptly fell out of bed, with not the slightest clue as to what had just awoken her. Groaning and rubbing her back, she rose onto shaking legs and threw her bedclothes back onto the bed.
Six o'clock, according to her wristwatch. She'd never awoken this early in her life. Gone to bed at this hour, sure.
She gazed around the tiny room with a sigh. Okay, so she wasn't really in any position to complain considering the price she'd got the property for, but... maybe if the house itself was a little less shabby – heck, if it even had a kitchen or bathroom – she might be able to look at it with a more positive eye. As it were, her stiff single bed, black and white television and two-person table weren't screaming out 'luxurious, happy home' to her.
Blonde hair was tangled all over her face, obscuring her vision. On a good day, she could get her hair almost behaving. On a bad day, people ran away from her screaming for dear life. Today, it seemed, was not going to be a good day.
A sudden series of sharp knocks sounded from the door, making Jill clap one hand over her mouth to muffle a squeal. What kind of person went around door-knocking in the middle of the night? She slowly, carefully made her way over to the sound, more than ready to do whatever was necessary with the umbrella lying next to her if the person at the front door tried anything funny.
"Good morning, Miss!" a cheerful, tubby man announced. "How are you today?"
"I – I wouldn't know," she mumbled. "I've... only been awake to see thirty seconds of it."
"Excellent, excellent." Jill opened her mouth to point out that it most certainly was not excellent, but the man continued. "Well, I am Mayor Thomas. I'm the Mayor." He looked at Jill almost triumphantly, as if expecting her to hug and congratulate him in the most animated terms possible. As she seemed to be having trouble just keeping her eyes open and focussed on him, he hurriedly continued. "You're probably wondering why I'm here."
"And the answer, my dear girl, is to both welcome you to the village and give you a few pointers on how to run your farm." Jill glanced behind him at the field overrun with weeds, sticks and stones. And, just for good measure, the ocassional boulder or tree stump. She winced.
"So it wasn't a nightmare."
Thomas ignored her and led off into a long spiel on everything to do with farming, while Jill stared at a point over his head blankly. She felt like toast for breakfast, she decided, as he finished off his speech.
"...Sheep and cows. And just in case you need me, You'll find my house to the north of Mineral Town, near the library. Understand?" She nodded very slowly and hesitantly. Thomas laughed. "I dare say a young girl like you will learn quickly enough. But you really should go take a look around town. Visit the shops and become acquainted with the townsfolk, is my advice. Do you need anything else?"
"Not... just now," she replied, stifling a yawn.
"Okay. Have fun!" The mayor gave a funny half-bow and left, nodding as he crossed a large man who was just entering the gate. As the new man came closer to Jill, she raised an eyebrow in surprise. Tanned, buff... although far too old for her, unfortunately. Nevertheless, she woke up significantly. He jumped back in something like horror once he got a good look at her, and only then did Jill become aware of her frightening appearance.
Her eyes widened and she ducked back into her house, looking around frantically for the mirror she didn't own. Deciding to improvise, she looked at the back of her good-for-nothing, unreceptive mobile phone. Wincing and cursing under her breath, she desperately tried to run her fingers through the tangles and get her hair into a slightly neat ponytail. For good measure, she wiped the smudged mascara from under her eyes and pinched her pale cheeks to get some colour into them. The nightgown would have to stay – she hadn't unpacked her clothes yet.
She ran back over to the door and threw it open. The man gave her a teasing, knowing smile, making Jill blush and blink at him in curiosity.
"My name's Zack," he told her, "I'm... in charge of the shipping in Mineral Town. Here..." he led her over to a box next to her field and started explaining the basics of shipping things.
"Can I ship... anything I want?" she asked hopefully, her eyes wandering to the mess on her yard. Zack shook his head regretfully.
"No, Miss. No flowers, weeds, branches, tools, animals... but most things. I'll be sure to tell you if you're trying to ship anything that you shouldn't. You can find herbs and stuff to ship in the mountains if you're struggling for money at the moment – ah, not meaning to offend, it's just that... uh..."
"No, it's okay," she sighed. "I'm guessing it's kind of obvious."
"I – well... anyway, I'll be back around 5pm daily. Except for festival days – I do need a holiday, sometimes! And sorry, what was your name again? Thomas mentioned it, but I'm terrible when it comes to..."
"Jill," she smiled.
"Straight out of a nursery rhyme, hey?" he received a thankless glare. "Er... any questions about shipping, you should be able to find me around town, or in my house at the beach. Take care." He turned and waved over his shoulder as he walked out of the gate.
Jill stepped back into her tiny house and looked around for her suitcases. There was one in the corner... she walked over and examined the note attached to it.
'The amount of 1 of the category Baggage/Suitcases delivered to Miss Jillian Evans, who is residing at Harvest Farm in Mineral Town.'
Jill blinked at the note incredulously a few times, trying to use will-power – or something to that effect – and make the words on it change. She had checked in not one, not two, six suitcases to be transported from the city to here. So why... why... was there only ONE?
Trying to suppress the rage that was telling her to break something valuable and fast, she zipped the suitcase open. To her immense relief, it had clothes in it. True, they weren't the most stylish clothes she owned but they were comfortable and practical – six pairs of different coloured overalls that she'd admittedly bought after the purchase of the farm. She needed to look the part, didn't she?
Rummaging further into the case, she found her prized hair straightener – literally a lifeline when your natural hair was anything like hers – a brush, and a fair bit of makeup. And a tin of tomato soup...? Hey, she'd never said that she was going to win a prize for her organized packing skills.
She quickly pulled on the pair of blue overalls, picked up the straightener and looked urgently around the house for a powerpoint. Her heart sank as she came to the conclusion that maybe she'd awoken straight into a horror movie – before, in her desperation, one eye landed on the television set.
She dove behind it and silently thanked the Goddess, as she violently pulled the television cord loose and plugged in her straightener.
Thirty minutes later she was feeling ten times more capable, and headed over to the ancient looking tool box in the corner. Pulling out a funny looking object with a sharp blade in the shape of a crescent, she gave it a half-glare.
"And what kind of... thing... are you supposed to be?" Searching further, she recognised a hammer and an axe, as well as a watering can. The rest of the contents were a mystery to her - like a small yellow round... thing... with a screen on the front, displaying the number zero. She gave it a shake and watched in delight as the numbers flipped higher. Setting it aside, she grabbed the last item in the box. It had a wooden handle and a flat, long metal head. Tossing all the tools except the hammer and axe back into the box, she headed outside, determined to make a start on clearing some land.
Once she was actually standing in the midst of the disaster that called itself a field, the momentum to do any work on it had disappeared completely. She cringed, not knowing where to begin. Who was she kidding? She was no farmer. She hated waking up early. She didn't especially like animals, except for dogs, and her idea of spending quality time outdoors was going to the beach. Even then, she refused to spend time sitting in the sun.
With a sigh, her delicate hands grabbed a particularly long weed and gave a subtle pull. The weed seemed to have different ideas, not moving no matter how hard she tried.
"You know what?" she finally yelled at it, choosing to ignore the fact that she was speaking to a patch of grass, "Fine. Fine! Go ahead and join in proving me wrong, okay? Show everyone that I can't do it! Damn it, they already know that without your help!" Shockingly, the weed made no reaction to her miniature breakdown. Gritting her teeth, she picked up the hammer and axe, walked back into the derelict shack that was now her home, and threw them into the toolbox.
So the actual farm work was a bust already. Honestly, that wasn't a big surprise. A 'passion' for farming certainly wasn't why she came in the first place.
She wanted to start over, in a place where nobody knew anything about her. Where she wasn't described in terms of other people – as someone's daughter, sister, friend – but referred to as Jill, a person in her own right. She could be bubbly or moody, or shy or confident... anyone she wanted to be... and no-one would realise that that wasn't really her at all.
A place of her own. Where no-one would get angry at her for leaving clothes on the floor, or watching television before washing the dishes. (Not that she would. She was a total neat freak, but knowing that she had the choice was what mattered.) She was nineteen and fresh out of high school, more than ready for a little independence. Of course, she was lucky that she'd found this town. The only thing she knew was that it was totally isolated, only reachable by ferry.
May as well go meet some people in this place, Jill thought suddenly. I'm going to be living with them for a long time, after all. The farmwork wasn't happening at the moment, and neither was going back to sleep, so she simply brushed on a tiny bit of makeup and rushed out of the cramped house. Hopefully, the people here would all be as welcoming as the first two she'd met.


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Galle Trilingual Inscription
The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a stone tablet (stele) inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil and Persian, that was erected in 1409 in Galle, Sri Lanka to commemorate the second visit to the island by the Chinese admiral Zheng He. The text concerns offerings made by him and others to the temple on Adams Peak, a mountain in Sri Lanka, Allah (the Muslim term for God) and the god of the Tamil people, Tenavarai Nayanar. The admiral invoked the blessings of Hindu deities here for a peaceful world built on trade.[1] The stele was discovered in Galle in 1911 and is now preserved in the Colombo National Museum.
On his third voyage, Zheng He sailed from China in 1409, and carried with him the trilingual tablet which he planned to erect in Sri Lanka. The date equates to 15 February 1409, indicating that it was inscribed in Nanjing before the fleet set out. The Chinese portion gives praise to the Buddha and records lavish offerings in his honour.
The tablet was found by an engineer, S. H. Thomlin, in 1911 in Galle. It can now be seen in the national museum in Sri Lanka. A modern replica of the stele has been installed in the Treasure Boat Shipyard Park in Nanjing, along with copies of other steles associated with the voyages of Zheng He.
1,000 pieces of gold; 5,000 pieces of silver; 50 rolls of embroidered silk in many colours; 50 rolls of silk taffeta, in many colours; 4 pairs of jewelled banners, gold embroidered and of variegated silk, 2 pairs of the same picked in red, one pair of the same in yellow, one pair in black; 5 antique brass incense burners; 5 pairs of antique brass flower vases picked in gold on lacquer, with gold stands; 5 yellow brass lamps picked in gold on lacquer with gold stands; 5 incense vessels in vermilion red, gold picked on lacquer, with gold stands; 6 pairs of golden lotus flowers; 2,500 catties of scented oil; 10 pairs of wax candles; 10 sticks of fragrant incense.
- ^ Robert D. Kaplan. (2010) Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Further reading[edit]
- Xinhua News Agency (2005), Zheng He: A Peaceful Mariner and Diplomat.
External links[edit]
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I am very pleased with my self. I learnt this today: PhosphatidylSerine | Health for Brains
Lots of good Phosphatidyl-Serine in mackerel fish, nearly half a gram per serving of 100g! and PLUS(!!!!) its also the natural DHA/AA fatty acid enriched type of PS.
With this discovery, I went on a mission - get some fresh, not tinned mackerel, and sneak it back home to cook. One problem, the smell. Housemates dont like it. So I had to invent away of cooking it that wasn't smelly. I got fresh packs of smoked mackerel, they are way better than tinned, but I had a plan. first I had the idea of instead of grilling it, which sprays oil all over your grill, I'd put into a dish and cover it with baked beans from the jar, and then sprinkle onion powder (dead cheap) and paprika and cayenne pepper. Covered with a well fitting lid, voila! no smell!!!
Cooked it for 15-20 minutes.
RESULTS - AWESOME. No smell, lovely dish.
Next superfood idea - crispy onion rings cooked in palm oil with fresh cabbage. I think that could work, but making them is a beatch from experience - any tips?


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U.S. communities remove 51 dams to restore more than 500 miles of streams
Communities in 18 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 51 dams in 2013, American Rivers announced today. Outdated or unsafe dams came out of rivers in Alabama, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, restoring more than 500 miles of streams for the benefit of fish, wildlife and people.
Pennsylvania topped the list for the eleventh year in a row. The top three states for river restoration through dam removal in 2013 are:
Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Vermont all had three dam removals in 2013.
American Rivers will add the information on these 51 dam removals to its database of nearly 1,150 dams that have been removed across the country since 1912. Most of those dams (nearly 850) were removed in the past 20 years. American Rivers is the only organization maintaining a record of dam removals in the U.S. and uses the information to communicate the benefits of dam removal, which include restoring river health and clean water, revitalizing fish and wildlife, improving public safety and recreation, and enhancing local economies.
American Rivers played a role in 25 of the dam removals in 2013. This list includes all known dam removals, regardless of the level of American Rivers' involvement.
To accompany the 2013 list, American Rivers launched an interactive map that includes all known dam removals in the U.S. as far back as 1936. The map features the name of the dam and river, location, year the dam was removed and a description.


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Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre's production of The Deaf Duckling will be performed at Central Lakes College (CLC) in Brainerd, in the Chalberg Theatre Thursday, April 10, at 10 a.m.
Playwright Aditi Kapil weaves together the classic "Ugly Duckling" fairy tale with the story of a deaf child born into a hearing family. Performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and English, it offers a warm and insightful look at how one family bridges deaf and hearing cultures.
Originally produced by Mixed Blood in 2005 and revived in 2009, The Deaf Duckling again features both deaf and hearing actors in the talented cast of three. David Baughman and James Gardner join returning cast member Erin McGovern under the direction of playwright Kapil.
The Deaf Duckling is one of five culturally-specific productions toured this season by Mixed Blood Theatre, a Minneapolis-based multicultural theatre company founded in 1976. The others include the Chicano program Minnecanos; Dr. King's Dream, a biography of the civil readers leader drawn from his own words; Black Eagle, a look at the life of Ron McNair, the African American scientist aboard the space shuttle Challenger; and Daughters of Africa, a music-driven history of African American women.
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IF the bookies and the rookies are right, Gotye will be grabbing two Grammys on Monday.
Newly influential streaming service Spotify has predicted the Australian sonic architect should take out the hotly contested Record Of The Year with Somebody That I Used To Know after analysing its users' music choices.
According to the data, the man known as Wally de Backer on his credits will also pick up the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with his duet partner Kimbra.
Follow our Grammys coverage live from 10am Monday
Spotify relied their prediction on the quantity of plays received by Grammy nominated artists but the awards aren't publicly voted so the choices of music fans are unlikely to sway industry opinion.
Gotye has taken a low key approach to the music industry's biggest awards night, holidaying in India before heading to Los Angeles.
The music player, which launched in Australia last year, also reckons British folkers Mumford & Sons will take out the coveted Album of The Year prize with their sophomore release Babel, beating out The Black Keys, Jack White, Frank Ocean and Fun.
Local online betting agency, sportsbet.com.au also has Gotye as favourite to win Record Of The Year, priced at $2.10.
The Grammys festivities kick off tomorrow with the annual MusicCares Person Of The Year celebration in honour of Bruce Springsteen.
That charity concert will feature a who's who of rock to perform in tribute of the Wrecking Ball legend including Neil Young, Ben Harper, Elton John, Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Sting, Mavis Staples and Mumford & Sons.
The red carpet action starts at 10am on Monday (AEDT) followed by the awards at noon with Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Rihanna, The Black Keys and Taylor Swift slated to perform and Beyonce, Johnny Depp, Prince, Dave Grohl and Keith Urban among the presenters.
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Upton could rejoin Rays in Toronto
CF B.J. Upton has done well enough on his rehab assignment that manager Joe Maddon said was "not out of the question" that Upton could rejoin the Rays during the three-game series here in Toronto.
Upton was to play nine innings for Double-A Montgomery on Tuesday, and there could be a decision then though Maddon said Friday is "probably" the more likely date.
The Rays are concerned with the Upton's physical conditioning, such as being able to run and play on turf, as much as his baseball skills. And Maddon acknowledged that they expect him to struggle a bit offensively when he does first return since he hasn't seen major-league pitching in more than a month.
Upton has been out since the March 14 outfield collision with Desmond Jennings.


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Mr. Joseph Leopold Bauer, age 95, of Stable Gate Drive, Blairsville, passed away on May 21, 2011 at his home, following a brief illness. Mr. Bauer was born on November 30, 1915 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Joseph L. Hoislbauer and Mary Brouch Hoislbauer. Mr. Bauer resided in Cleveland for 60 years until moving to California in the late 70's, until moving to Blairsville, GA in 1992. Throughout his life, Mr. Bauer was a successful businessman in many arenas, establishing himself as a builder/developer in the 1950's and continuing to thrive in his field as a developer until as recently as fall of 2009. This was the year Mr. Bauer completed his latest significant accomplishment, the upscale community of Nottley Dam Estates, where he resided until his demise. Capable & confident until the very end, Mr. Bauer continued hands-on involvement with his remaining properties until April of this year.
Mr. Bauer lived a long, full life, becoming an extraordinary businessman, role model & benefactor to many charities. Among the charities to which Mr. Bauer so generously donated are the Union County Volunteer Fire Dept., the Union County Primary School, and Union County Wildcats girls' softball team. Mr. Bauer also supported several organizations which directly benefit children with Autism, including the Cure Autism Now Foundation and the Special Olympics. Mr. Bauer's youngest son, Joey being diagnosed as autistic at an early age, these organizations held a special meaning for Mr. Bauer and he went to great lengths in assisting these organizations at every opportunity.
Surviving Mr. Bauer are five children: Joseph Bauer and wife Amanda, of Atlanta, GA; Douglas Bauer and wife Tracy, of Gainesville, GA; Anthony Bauer and Fiancée Crystal, of California; Joey Bauer of Etowah, TN; and Prudence Packer, originally of Cleveland, OH (recently residing in Blairsville, as assistant, companion & finally caretaker of Mr. Bauer) - five grandchildren: Haleigh, Emaleigh, Thomas and Phillip Bauer; Corey Packer and wife Shannon, of Cleveland, OH - and one sister: Elsie Unsinger, who lives out of state. Many other relatives and friends also survive. Family & friends mourn his passing; Mr. Bauer will be greatly missed by many for years to come.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In honor of Mr. Bauer's wishes, the family requests that, in lieu of flowers; donations be made to the Cure Autism Now Foundation in his name.
Mountain View Funeral Home of
Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You
may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
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Mr. Harold L. Shuler, age 82, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Shuler was born in Union County, GA, on May 21, 1928, a son of the late Jesse Shuler and Cordie Dyer Shuler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was a member and deacon of Choestoe Baptist Church in Blairsville and North Peachtree Baptist Church. Mr. Shuler enjoyed craftsmanship and woodworking. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father and grandfather. Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers: Coyle, Clinton, Clyde, Joe Shuler Allen, and Don.
He is survived by and will be lovingly missed by his wife, Verna Ree Shuler; children, Becky Bowie and Dennis Shuler and Stacey; and grandchildren: Bobby Bowie, Blake Shuler, and Becca Shuler.
Funeral services for Mr. Shuler were held on Monday, May 23, 2011, at 2 p.m., in Choestoe Baptist Church, with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating. He was eulogized by a grandson, Blake Shuler. Mr. Shuler's body lay instate at the church starting at 1 p.m. on Monday. Special music was presented by Jo Mosley, organist and Martha Collins, pianist; and Martha Cone, Buddy Hunter, and Bill Collins singing. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Bobby Bowie, Blake Shuler, Larry Shuler, Melvin Cook, Barry Shuler, and Tamer Thompson. The deacons of Choestoe Baptist served as honorary escort to the family, with a dove release and burial in Choestoe Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home was held on Sunday, May 22, from the hours of 6 until 9 p.m.
If you wish to do so, memorial contributions may be sent to Choestoe Baptist church, Building Fund, 41 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, GA 30512.
been entrusted to Cochran Family of Funeral Homes, in Blairsville. Please join us in remembering Mr. Shuler by
visiting his memorial at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com, where you can
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Warren Hunnicutt, Jr. was born in Columbus, GA on May 15, 1924. He died on May 17, 2011. He was 87 years old.
His family moved to St. Petersburg, FL from Washington, D.C. when he was three months old. Except for three years service during the second World War and three years in Atlanta, GA, he lived in St. Petersburg all his life. In 1997, however, he and his wife retired to a home they also owned in Blairsville, GA.
He married the former Dorothy Barber in 1947 and was still married at the time of his death.
Subsequent to his tour of duty in the service (Pacific theater of operations) he was employed by Hunnicutt and Associates, Inc., one of the country's largest firms engaged in the mapping, appraisal of personal property, and appraisal of real estate for property tax purposes. He was a member of that firm's Board of Directors and President for 15 years before his resignation.
From 1974 to 1990 he owned and operated Warren Hunnicutt, Jr., a real estate appraisal company specializing in fee appraisals and consultations on ad valorem (property( tax matters).
In 1990, the company was acquired by Lee Arnold, CRE, CCIM of Clearwater, FL. The name was changed to Hunnicutt-Arnold, Inc. Hunnicutt served as its President until 1995 when he became Senior advisor.
Mr. Hunnicutt was a former member of The American Society of Real Estate Counselors (designation, CRE, Counselor of Real Estate). He was also a member of the Appraisal Institute (formerly The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers), (designation, MAI, Member, The Appraisal Institute). In 1972 he was President of Florida Chapter Number 2, The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and served on that organization's national committees as chairman of the Assessor's Appraisal Education Committee, Appraisal Standards Board, Governing Counsel and others.
In 1968 Mr. Hunnicutt was President of Florida West Coast Chapter 89, Society of Real Estate Appraisers (now known as the Appraisal Institute). He was designated an SREA member (Senior real Estate Analyst) until his resignation from that organization.
In 1976 he was President of the St. Petersburg Board of Realtors. He also served on its Board of Directors from 1974 through 1980. he was a registered real Estate Broker.
He was a member and former secretary-Treasurer of the Real Estate Counseling Group of America.
Mr. Hunnicutt was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Bank of Largo, Hunnicutt Equities, Inc., PAR Properties, Inc. and formerly Vice Moderator and member, Board of Trustees, Humana Hospital of St. Petersburg. He was also a member of the Commercial Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.
He was a Florida State Certified Appraiser and listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
Mr. Hunnicutt had several articles published in publications of The American Institute of Real Estate Appraiser, The Society of Real Estate Appraisers, and The Real Estate Forum. He was also author and developer of a book and compact disc ("CD") entitled "A do-it-yourself appraisal of your home." Purpose is to estimate market value of your home for possibly contesting a real estate tax appraisal and other purposes.
He was qualified to instruct classes for the Appraisal Institute, The Society of Real estate Appraisers, and the International Association of Assessing Officers. He instructed many courses for these organizations in most parts of the country.
Mr. Hunnicutt has been a guest lecturer at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Principal Financial Group in Des Monies, IA and was invited and lectured in an appraisal course taught in Amsterdam, Holland.
Along with two other people he was instrumental in developing and renovating "McNulty Station," an office building in downtown St. Petersburg.
Hunnicutt is
survived by his wife Dorothy "Sissy" of 63 years, a son, Warren IV,
PhD, and
three grandchildren.
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Mrs. Louise Marino age 82 of Kiutuestia Creek Rd., Blairsville passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in the Fannin Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Marino was born on Oct. 4, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Ernesto Ghigna and the late Caroline Thelbold Ghigna. Louise was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Her family was her life. She will be greatly missed by all. Mrs. Marino attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Surviving Mrs. Marino are her loving husband of sixty three years, Harry Marino of Blairsville, three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathy and John Kurz of Long Island, NY, Theresa Marino of Blairsville, Carolyn and Gerard Maier of Lindenhurst, NY, one son, Frank Marino of Hiawassee, two sisters, Rita Infranco of East Meadow, NY, Emily Sipf of Albuquerque, NM, eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial service was held on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10 a.m. from Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Babylon, NY. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Marino. The family met with friends on Sunday evening from 5-8 p.m. at the Johnston Funeral Home in Lindenhurst, NY.
Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
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Things To Do: Lazy 5 Ranch
Eljah Jarred Wittum
January 9, 2013
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If you find yourself on a weekend with nothing to do here is an idea, going to Lazy 5 Ranch. Unlike a traditional zoo you will find yourself driving through a series of trails amongst various types of animals. The park offers a wagon ride but you can also drive through in your own car. This is a fun opportunity for all ages.


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"Caring counters terrorism" -Parry Aftab of CyberAngels
The mass murders in New York City, Washington, DC, and southwestern Pennsylvania may have stopped -for now, at least- but the terror and pain from a day with more casualties than Pearl Harbor and D-Day combined will persist. As Shakespeare said, "The evil that men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones."
But that most American of the Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine, spoke for his time and ours in The Rights of Man when he said, "My country is the world and my religion is to do good."
Even amid the chaos and horror, we can do good, too. Below are several sites and online resources where you can donate money -try to give at least $10. That means giving up at most a movie and a small bag of popcorn- and blood and help to the victims of terrorism.
If you feel it's not worth it because the damage seems so great and your contribution seems so small, remember something else Shakespeare wrote: "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world."
¤CyberAngels Family Match
The CyberAngels Family Match program can help those with relatives misisng in the attacks. Families are assigned to a Cyberangel, who will gather information about the missing person, and post photos of them at their site along with identifying information. Then, when any info comes in about that person, Cyberangels will check it out, acting as a buffer between the family and any nutcases or crooks.
Those with Internet searching skills are encouraged to join and help this worthy cause.
¤Thoroughbred Charities of America
At the TCA's annual benefit on December 1, donors of "stallion seasons" may request the proceeds go to the NY Hero's Fund. The TCA has already given $50,000 to the Fund.
¤Federal Employees Education & Assistance Fund
Donations to the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund's FEEA World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund will go to travel expenses for victims' relatives, funeral costs and other immediate financial needs.for the families of civilian federal employees
¤New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund
The New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund is collecting money to help relieve the suffering of families of both civilians and rescue workers. The money gathered will be disbursed through seven social service agencies and three foundations.
The national and international disaster relief organization, AmeriCares, has set up a "Heroes' Fund'' for the spouses and children of those New York City firefighters, police officers, and uniformed Port Authority employees, who perished on 9/11.
¤Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
While there is a safety and security financial net for uniformed and professional workers who died on 9/11, others -78 foodservice employees of the Windows on the World restaurant on the 106th and 107th floors of the North tower who are missing- had none. The Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund will take contributions to ease their suffering. They are also sponsoring an Oct. 11th event in which participating restaurants around the country will donate at least ten percent of their evening's sales to the Fund. The proceeds will then go to the families of those presumed dead
¤The ASPCA has set up a command center and hotline to find and care for the pets of those who were lost in the terrorist attack. Over 200 pets have been rescued from evacuated homes and more than 300 have been treated for dehydration, respiratory distress, and shock.You can report a lost or stranded animal at 212-876-7700, ext. 4PET or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Petco.com and the Petco Foundation are raising money for bandages, booties, eye wipes, pet carriers, and bags of dog food for the K-9 rescue dogs. They're also joining forces with local animal groups to find new homes for the many pets now without anyone to care for them.
¤Feed The Children
Based on their experience with the Oklahoma City bombing, Feed the Children knows that recovery workers and victims' families will need supplies not for days but for months to come. Besides money for relief efforts, the FTC needs eye drops, new socks, new work boots, new hard hats with lights, Band-Aids, talcum powder, work gloves, bottled water, and more items you can check at their site.
¤Yahoo Points Relief Fund
JustGive.org and Yahoo offer a combined program for users of the Yahoo Points program to redeem their points for donations. The money they collect will be given to the families, children, and widows of the firefighters and police officers, as well as families of the passengers and airline employees who died in the four airplane hijackings. The money will also be used to find missing persons and fund efforts to build a memorial.
¤ebay's the Auction for America: $100 Million in 100 Days
Over the next 100 days, eBay members can buy and sell any item -from Barbie dolls to diamond rings to doggy sunglasses- and donate the proceeds to groups like the Red Cross and the September 11th Fund. eBay will waive all the usual listing, final value, and processing fees. Members can simply donate money directly, too.
¤The American Red Cross
Make an online donation, or plug in your Zip code to find out where to give blood. Type O and all Rh Negative donors are the most urgently needed right now -and they'll have to be replenished when this is over.
The Red Cross reports that in some areas they've been swamped with more blood donations than they can handle. If your local Red Cross is having trouble handling all the people who want to help, wait until the donations start to fall off. Then, contact your local Red Cross or call 800-GIVE-LIFE to find the best time to give the gift of life.
¤New York Red Cross
The New York branch of the Red Cross takes credit card donations (or donations made through your checking account debit card) here of at least $10.
¤1-877-REDCROSS or send an email to: email@example.com
If you're interested in making a donation of goods, please call this number or email this address.
¤Amazon.com's page devoted to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Here you can contribute from $1 to $100. Amazon has waived all their usual fees for this kind of project and is donating every cent you contribute.
¤PayPal relief fund
The popular payment transfer site has created a special fund to help its members provide assistance to those affected by this tragic event. Registered users can easily transmit money, which goes to the National Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross.
¤United Way of New York City
One hundred percent of your online contribution to the United Way's September 11th Fund will go to support vital services for victims and their families.
¤Catholic Charities USA
The 1,400 local agencies and institutions that make up Catholic Charities provide social services across the country to more than 10 million people. You can contribute money directly online, make a gift of stock to help out the needy, or use the site's database to locate a Catholic Charity center near you.
All proceeds you give to the Firefighter, EMS, and Rescue Relief Fund through a credit card or electronic check will go to the survivors of New York's bravest.
¤Salvation Army
The "specific use" option at the venerable Salvation Army's donation page lets you target the areas you feel are the most in need.
¤Yahoo PayDirect
Help out with relief efforts by making a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through this Yahoo page.
¤Mercy Corps
The Mercy Corps and its How to Help page offers trauma counseling for survivors, and families of the victims, as well as scholarship funds for children who have lost parents.
¤Mennonite Central Committee
Reflecting their call to care for the "hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick," the Mennonite Disaster Service Online's Restoring Hope Fund will do its part to relieve the suffering.
Helping.org can steer you to organizations coming to the rescue in this crisis, from where to give blood to where to give money.
¤Emergency supplies
New York city is taking your e-mails about donations of various emergency goods and supplies at this page.
¤Volunteer Yourself
You can volunteer general services by calling 800-801-8092. Please note: The most important need at the moment is heavy machinery.


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|Oulun Kärpät
|Home Arena:
|Oulun Energia Areena (capacity 6,614)
|Head Coach:
|Lauri Marjamäki
|General Manager:
|Juha Junno
Oulun Kärpät (Finnish for Oulu Ermines) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland, and owned by Kärppä Säätiö (Kärppä Foundation).
In the spring of 1946, three young men decided to found a new sports club in Oulu. At the constitutional meeting on May 15, the club was named Oulun Kärpät 46. At first, Kärpät played football and its first winter sport was bandy.
In the first annual meeting in January 1947, an ice hockey section was established. At the beginning of the new decade, Kärpät was somewhat successful in ice hockey and it became the main sport of the club. The first game at the highest level was played on the December 4, 1960 against HJK but the visit to the highest level was short and Kärpät lost their position in the series. They made it to the highest level again in 1965-66, but lost their position again. The third try in 1967-68 did not produce a better performance, as Kärpät lost all their games.
From the first years on, junior work was important for Kärpät. E-juniors won the first Finnish Championship for Kärpät in the spring of 1971. When the SM-liiga was founded in August 1975, Kärpät started in the first division. Their goal was to rise to the league. It didn't happen in the first season, but in 1976. In the next season Kärpät was 7th and then last, but they still remained at the league with ease. After Kärpät acquired some good players, they won the bronze medals in 1980.
In the following year, Kärpät was third in the regular series but in the finals they defeated Tappara. Next year, the weakened team had to settle for 5th place, and the following year they were almost relegated. With a new coach, the goal was to win a medal and finally Kärpät won the bronze. The next goal was to win the championship, but Kärpät only managed to get bronze for the following two years. Kärpät won the regular series in 1987 but they lost to Tappara in the finals. Hopes were high for the next season, but Kärpät fell from the league. In the 2005 finals Kärpät beat Jokerit in Helsinki to win their second consecutive championship with 3 wins to 1. Kärpät facing off against Blues in 2006 playoffs.
The goal was to rise again shortly but it did not work out. Due to financial constraints, Kärpät went into bankruptcy, but in the fall of 1995 they made it to the first division again. In the first year they came 8th and lost in the play offs. Next year they went against KalPa for a place in the league but lost. In the following year, they lost against KalPa again. For the 1998-99 season, Kärpät acquired coach Juhani Tamminen. After they played very well in the regular series they lost to TuTo in the play offs.
The next year, Kärpät finally qualified to the SM-liiga by beating Pelicans Lahti in the qualification series. The first season in the Elite league was full of ups and downs but Kärpät finished 4th, and 6th the following season. After that they finally made it to the finals but lost against Tappara just like in 1987. In the 2003-04 season, Kärpät played in the finals against TPS and finally won their second Finnish Championship. In 2004-05, Kärpät won the Finnish Championship again when they defeated Jokerit in the finals, winning the best-of-five series 3-1. They retained the championship title in the 2006-07 season by beating Jokerit in the finals (3 wins to none) and winning all their games in the playoffs. The first three championships of the 2000s have been celebrated in Oulu with feasts, each gathering tens of thousands of people to rejoice. In the 2007-2008 season, the organization won its second consecutive championship title, and the fourth within the last five years, by defeating Espoo Blues in the finals with four wins to one.
External linksEdit
- Kärpät official web site
- Kärpät junior official web site
- Kärpät official fan club
- Meltzer, Bill. NHL.com 'Across the Pond', article about Kärpät
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I find it amusing that columnists like Banner-Herald Sports Editor John Kaltefleiter always find fault with everything, such as University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richt wanting an indoor practice facility (Column, "Richt has it wrong on facility," Sunday). Richt is about to start a very difficult season, and our baby offensive line needs all the practice it can get.
An indoor facility would be nice, but it also would be safer during the late summer storms. Next time there's lightning in Athens, why doesn't Kaltefleiter just trot outside and write his column?
By the way, Richt is a class act for saying on Sunday that he was sorry about his Friday statements on an indoor practice facility. That's something we won't ever hear a journalist say.
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Chris Jordan will not play for Sussex at Hampshire tonight despite being left out of the England team for the second Test yesterday.
England have asked for Jordan, left, not to play in the NatWest T20 Blast match at the Ageas Bowl but the all-rounder is expected to be available for the Championship clash with Warwickshire at Horsham on Monday.
Coach Mark Robinson said: "Obviously we want Chris to play all the time but you have got to do what is right for the player.
"If we were fourth or fifth and still had a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals then we might be knocking on the door asking if he could play.
"But because of our position it is probably better that Chris plays some more red-ball cricket so hopefully he will be all right for Monday."
Sussex will also be missing overseas star Yasir Arafat for the second game in a row due to a groin injury meaning Steve Magoffin – who made his debut in the win over Glamorgan on Tuesday – is likely to play again.
Rory Hamilton-Brown, James Anyon and Mike Yardy are also ruled out but Jon Lewis is likely to come back into the squad following injury.
Sussex are currently sixth in the south division and would need to win their final two games and hope other results go their way to qualify for the quarter-finals.


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Print version ISSN 0103-5053On-line version ISSN 1678-4790
J. Braz. Chem. Soc. vol.16 no.4 São Paulo July/Aug. 2005
Structural impact of hydroxyvalerate in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAscl) dense film monitored by XPS and photothermal methods
Marcelo G. da SilvaI; Helion Vargas*, I; Luiz H. PoleyII; Ruben S. RodriguezII; Gilson B. BaptistaIII
ILaboratório de Ciências Físicas, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000 Horto, 28015-620 Campos dos Goytacazes - RJ, Brazil
IILaboratório de Materiais Avançados, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000 Horto, 28015-620 Campos dos Goytacazes - RJ, Brazil
IIIDepartamento de Física, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225 Gávea, 22453-970 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) polymer dense films with thickness of 90 µm were obtained by the casting method and characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetric and photo-thermal methods. The HV molar fractions in the copolymer structure were 8, 14 and 22 mol %. The measured specific thermal capacity and the glass transition temperature of the P3(HB-co-x%HV) decrease for increasing hydroxyvalerate content following a similar trend.
Keywords: polymers, photoacoustics, XPS, thermal properties
Filmes densos de poli(3-hidrobutirato) e poli(3-hidroxibutirato-co-3-hidroxivalerato) com espessuras de 90 µm foram obtidos utilizando o método "casting" de deposição e caracterizados por espectroscopia de fotoelétrons, calorimetria diferencial e métodos fotoacústicos. As frações molares de hidroxivalerato utilizadas foram de 8, 14 e 22 % molar. Seguindo uma mesma tendência, a capacidade térmica específica e a temperatura de transição vítrea diminuem com o aumento da concentração de hidroxivalerato.
In the last years, science and industry have given special attention to the development of biodegradable polymer materials as consequence of today ecological problems caused by most of the chemical and petrochemical synthesized polymers disposed in the environment.1 Chemically and petrochemically synthesized polymers are generally resistant to enzymatic attack. Although some of these synthetic polymers can be microbiologically degraded, the process of degradation is slow in contrast to the biodegradability of the polymers of biological origin.2
The biodegradability is not the only characteristic that makes the polymers of biological origin attractive, also their biosynthesis from renewable carbon sources, based on agricultural products, allows a sustainable closed process for the production and use of such polymers.
One important family of the biologically produced thermoplastic polyesters is formed by the polyhydroxyalkanoaes (PHAs). Important members of this family are the P3HB and P(3HB-co-3HV)copolymers synthesized and intracellularly stored by numerous prokaryotes by well know fermentation process. The stereo-regularity of P3HB makes it a highly crystalline material having melting point of 177 ºC, close to that of polypropylene among others similarities, although the biopolymer is stiffer and more brittle.3,4
The P(3HB-co-3HV) chains also show crystalline conformations and the co-monomer distribution is statistically random. The properties of the copolymers of 3HB and 3 HV changes depending on their HV contents. The minimum of the melting point (@80 ºC, pseudo-eutectic point) of the copolymers is observed for a 30% mole fraction of HV.5,6
The accurate determination of the thermal properties of polymers and particularly of PHAs is of fundamental importance in many processes and engineering projects aiming at the expansion of the uses of these biodegradable materials. In the present work, the effect of HV contents in the P(3HB-co-3HV) on the thermal and electronic properties was examined. The photothermal method is used to measure the specific thermal capacity and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to identify the different carbon species (molecular bonds) present in the molecular structures of P(3HB) and P(3HB-co-3HV). In addition, through the inspection of the photoelectron spectrum in the binding energy range, corresponding to the oxygen 1s electron contribution, the different oxygen species (molecular bonds) were identified. The identification of these different species for the oxygen supports the analysis presented for the carbon species reinforcing the presented conclusions.
Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates, P3HB and P3(HB-co-x%HV), with 8, 14 and 22 mol percentages of 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) nominal contents (Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc) were purified by re-precipitation from chloroform into methanol (1:10 v/v).
Solvent-cast dense films of polymers were prepared by casting from 1 wt% chloroform solution previously filtered. The evaporation of the solvent from samples, prepared on 15 x 22 cm glass plates, was performed overnight in a closed glass chamber kept at 20 ºC of temperature and maintaining the solvent flow output controlled. These procedures required a careful control of evaporation to obtain a homogeneous dense film. After complete solvent evaporation, each film was stored under atmosphere conditions during 24h to complete the crystallization process. The thickness of the polymer membrane samples were roughly (90.0 ± 0.5) µm (average of 20 measurements).
Crystallinities were measured for as received films. They were performed with a wide-angle X-ray diffractometer (Seifert-FPM model URD 65) using the nickel-filtered CuKa radiation (l = 0.1542 nm). Every scanning was recorded for 2q varying from 5º to 40º. The degree of crystallinity was obtained using Gauss curves to fit the diffractogram peaks and a broad Gauss curve representing the amorphous phase (background).7 The areas ratio of the total diffractogram peaks to the broad Gauss curve was taken as the degree of crystallinity. The structural measurements were made for samples aged for eight weeks at room temperature.
The Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) data of polyesters were recorded on TA-Instruments DSC-2010 under nitrogen flow of 30 mL min-1. Initially, samples were rapidly cooled to 150 ºC and heated to 200 ºC at heating rate of 10 ºC min-1. From this first scan, melting temperatures and melting enthalpies were determined. After 1 minute at this temperature, samples were rapidly cooled to 150 ºC and a second scan in identical condition was performed. Glass transition temperatures is determined by fitting an exponential curve to the data and comparing to the curve obtained using equation 1.
The thermal capacity per unit of volume (specific thermal capacity), rcp (where r, is the mass density and cp, the specific heat at constant pressure), was measured using the temperature rise method under continuous white light illumination. A scheme of the experimental arrangement is shown in Figure 1. The samples were covered on both surfaces by a very thin layer of black paint. The samples were adiabatically suspended in a Dewar flask, which was subsequently vacuum-sealed (~10-2 torr). Under these conditions the main heat loss mechanism was by irradiation. The Dewar flask has a glass window allowing the focalization of the continuous white light beam onto one of the sample surfaces. A thermocouple was attached to the opposite sample surface using a thermal glue. Under this arrangement, the temperature variation of the sample back surface was monitored as a function of the time. The surface temperature variation is given by: 8,9
where I0 is the intensity of the incident light and t = ls rcp/(2H) is the time constant; H = 4sT03 is the radiative heat-transfer coefficient, s is Stefan-Boltzmann constant and T0 is the ambient temperature. The parameter t is determined by fitting an exponential curve to the data and comparing to the curve obtained using equation 1.
The chemical composition of the samples surface layers were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Taking into account the presence of carbon and oxygen in the molecular structure of both polymers studied, the spectral analysis were done in their core/level energy range. The photoelectron spectra were obtained with a VG ESCALAB MK II system, with a resolution of 1.0 eV approximately in the line 3d5/2 of the Ag, mounted in a chamber holding pressures lower than 5´10-9 Torr. The chamber is also equipped with a dual-anode Mg/Al X-ray source. During all the samples irradiation our attention was mainly focused to spectral lines corresponding to the C-1s and O-1s photoelectrons.
Results and Discussion
Bulk properties
The P(HB-xHV) polymers were characterized using an X-ray diffractometer. Table 1 shows a discrete decrease of crystallinity degree for samples with increasing HV content in the copolymer structure. The total reduction of crystallinity was about 7.6 %.
Figure 2 shows, for a PHB sample, the typical behaviour of the temperature variation when the sample is illuminated by white light. One observes that the temperature increases reaching a saturation value around 308 K. Figure 2 also presentes the experimental results for the temperature variation after the light is turned off. Using Equation 1 to describe this process, the characteristic time t was determined and consequently the value of the specific thermal capacity can be obtained. Similar experimental and evaluation procedures were applied in the analysis of all the samples.
The dependence of the specific thermal capacity as a function of the HV content (Figure 3) shows that the increment of HV content in the copolymer implies in a specific thermal capacity decrease from an initial value of 3.98 J cm-3 K-1, for P(3HB) homopolymer, to a final value of 2.65 J cm-3 K-1, for the 22% mol of HV content copolymer. This behavior can be explained as resulting from the impact of the polymer structure change, by the HV content sequence, onto the phase composition that should be reflected on an amorphous phase density, free volume and internal morphology of crystalline phase and consequently in the thermal properties (Table 1).
The density of the P3(HB-xHV) polymers with 0 to 22% HV content, decreases fundamentally due to the amorphous phase contributions.10 In the crystalline phase, it can be observed from the d-spacing measurements by X diffraction that, up to 29 mol % of the HV content sequence, the HV units are accommodated in the PHB crystal lattice (isomorphism) by small lateral expansion of the unit cell but the crystal packing (internal morphology) is disturbed by inclusion of these HV units. 6,8-11 Additionally, NMR evidence indicates that from 20-40% HV total contents in the copolymer structure, some segments with relative higher HV units, are partially excluded from the PHB lattice. 12
From the polyhydroxyalkanoates data shown in Table 1, it can be inferred that the glass transition temperature (Tg), measured for copolymers with 14 and 22 mole % HV contents, were lower than the predicted by the Fox's equation (1/Tg = WPHB/Tg PHB + WHV/Tg HV, where W is the content of the polymer). This conclusion confirms that segments with higher HV sequence accumulate preferentially in an amorphous phase. Melting temperature and the melting enthalpy values are presented in Table 1. In spite of a value of 140 J/g for the 8% of HV, the melting enthalpy decreases for higher content of the HV in the copolymer. Since the percent crystallinity is proportional to the melting enthalpy, the reduction of the energy enthalpy qualitatively reflects a decrease of the crystalline phase, being thus in agreement with the crystallinity degree tendency obtained by WAXS.
The results of the analysis of the trend of the specific thermal capacity versus HV content curve for the semi-crystalline poly 3-hydroxyalkanoates polymers can be explained considering two simultaneous contributions: the decreasing of the amorphous density12 and the impact of crystalline morphology, both affected by the HV mol % content in the copolymer structure. Depending on the HV distribution in polymer chains, polymer samples containing 0-37% of HV crystallize in the PHB lattice. It was previously noted by Marchessault,13 Lauzier14 and, recently by Menezes,15 a partial exclusion of HV units from the PHB crystal lattice, increasing the contribution of HV to the amorphous phases. In particular, the higher changes observed for 14 and 22% HV contents can be explained by the additional contribution due to the inhomogeneous distribution of the HV sequence in the amorphous and crystalline phases.
Surface properties
XPS experiments were mainly performed to identify the different chemical species of carbon and oxygen present in the molecular structure of the monomer found in the first layers of the sample. Selected photoemission spectra of the carbon 1s core level (C-1s) obtained for P(3HB) and P(3HB-co-3HV) with 8, 14 and 22 mol % of HV contents are shown in Figure 4. Three peaks corresponding to four carbon species present in the P(3HB) polymer samples corresponding to binding energies around 285.1 (two unresolved states), 286.7, and 289.1 eV. The values for binding energies of these carbon species are well known and can be found in the literature.16,17 The chemical species in the molecular structure (Scheme 1) can be identified by association to the electro-negativity differences. The known electro-negativity differences (Dx) in Pauling scale C-H are: Dx = 0.23, C-C: Dx = 0.18 C-O: Dx = 1.20; C=O: Dx = 1.28 ,18 which justify qualitatively the chemical shift. For increasing electro-negativity differences the binding energies also increase and therefore the peak at higher binding energy is associated to the C=O bond; the peak at 286.7 eV is related to C-O bond and the peaks at 285.1 eV are related to the following two bonds: C-H and C-C. The intensity ratio of the two latter bonds to the C=O bond further reinforces this interpretation. As the methyl unit is substituted by ethyl due to the increase of HV content, the relative intensity of the peaks corresponding to the C-H and C-C bonds increases. The quantitative analyses were performed by convolution of three Gauss-Lorenz curves. Figure 4 also shows the result for the fitted curves obtained for the polymer poly(3-hydroybuterate). Similar procedure was also followed for the three other co-polymers. As the content of the C=O bond species has to be kept constant for all polymers independent of the substitution of a methyl by an ethyl unit, and the energy position in the spectra corresponding to this bond is clearly separated from the other bonds (C-O, C-H and C-C), the area below the spectral peak for the C=O bond was used to normalize the spectrum in all the measurements; i.e., it was assumed that each area of the peak related to the C=O bond was equal to the unit and the full spectrum was corrected by the same factor. Figure 5 shows the HV content dependence for the ratio of the C-O species to C=O species (peaks area ratio obtained from Gauss-Lorentz curves) and for the ratio of the C-H and C-C species to C=O specie. As expected, the C-O amount keeps constant for increasing contents of HV and the sum of the C-H and C-C species increases. The linear fitting obtained for the experimental data points shows a high correlation between the peak area corresponding to those species and the content of HV. A correlation coefficient, r=0.98 was determined by linear regression analysis for experimental results related to the C-H and C-C species. Taking into account the number of functional groups of carbon present in the molecular structure of the P(3HB) and P(3HV) monomers (Scheme 1), the ratio of C-O to C=O is equal to the unit, which agrees reasonably well with the obtained experimental value of 1.2 (Figure 5). On the other hand, the same statement does not apply to the relation between the content of C-H and C-C bonds and C=O bond. However, the experimental results lead us to conclude that impurities adsorbed on the surface of the sample should contribute to the observed total measured intensity of the C-H and C-C XPS peaks. Such impurities come from the preparation process and they are almost certainly related to the solvent used. Calculating the increase of the intensity of the C-H and C-C peak from a pure P(3HB) polymer to its co-polymer with 22% mol content of HV an increase of 46.1% is obtained. This value agrees with that obtained by FTIR analysis,17 which shows an increase of ca. 40% of the ratio of the IR absorbance of the C-H band to the absorbance of the C=O band for the same HV content range. Other characteristics to be observed are the shifts of the binding energies to higher values for increasing values of the hydroxyvalerate content as shown is Figure 6. Similar shifts are observed for the three types of bonds, suggesting an effect of surface polarization (physical shift). This surface polarization can be attributed to the low electrical conductivity of polymer materials and, as a consequence, the transference of charge from the sample holder does not occurs quickly enough to avoid the surface polarization resulting from the hole left by the photoelectron. The lack of electrons on the surface layer of the sample produces a positive polarization that works as a potential barrier reducing the kinetic energy of the emitted electrons resulting in a shift of the photoelectron peaks to higher binding energy in the spectra.19 This binding energy shift is related to the increase of the amorphous phase in the polymer sample and consequently contributes to the reduction of the electrical conductivity. This result is also in good agreement with those obtained for the specific thermal capacity measurements.
XPS measurements were also made for the oxygen O-1s photoelectron energy range. A broad structure is observed corresponding to two chemical bonds: C-O and C=O. Since the binding energies for both oxygen species are very close one to the other it is not possible to resolve the two spectral peaks. The corresponding O-1s broad peak is centered at 533.3 eV for P(3HB) polymers. As for the case of carbon, a shift of the oxygen photoelectron peaks to higher biding energies of approximately the same amount was also observed in the results shown in Figure 6.
The presence of 3HV induces a decrease of the specific thermal capacity that can be explained as resulting from two simultaneous contributions: the decrease of amorphous density and the trend anomaly observed for P3(HB-22%HV) in the specific thermal capacity versus HV content curve, due to the inhomogeneous distribution of HV sequences in the crystalline and amorphous phases.
Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) the four species of carbon bonds present in the monomer molecular structure were identified, their measured binding energies relative to the vacuum level are 285.1 eV (C - H and C C bonds), 286.7 eV (C - O) and 289.1 eV (C = O) for P(3HB). The relative intensity of their respective peaks in the photoelectron spectra were quantified and the increase of the species C-H due to the addition of HV was monitored. Another observed effect was the shift toward higher values of the binding energies as function of the HV content. It is well known that this effect is related to the polarization of the surface due to the lack of charge transfer from the sample holder into the sample. This effect is enhanced for dense films with content of HV at 22% and agrees with the fact that those films have lower density as compared to the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) polymer, which suggests a small electrical coupling between the monomers and, as consequence, a poor extra-molecular screening mechanisms of the core hole.
The authors thank CNPq, FAPERJ and FINEP for the financial support.
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Babes in Toyland (also known as March of the Wooden Soldiers on its 1948 re-release) is a 1934 comedy film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, loosely based on Victor Herbert's stage play of the same name.
SynopsisStannie Dum and Ollie Dee, live in a shoe (as in the nursery rhyme There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe), along with Mother Peep (the Old Woman), Bo Peep, a mouse resembling Mickey Mouse , and many other children. The mortgage on the shoe is owned by the villainous Silas Barnaby, who is looking to marry Bo Peep. Stannie and Ollie set out to get the money for the mortgage from their boss, the Toymaker. But Stannie has mixed up an order from Santa Claus (building 100 wooden soldiers at six feet tall, instead of 600 soldiers at one foot tall) and one of the soldiers wrecks the toy shop. Stannie and Ollie are fired without getting the money. The two then hatch a plan to sneak into Barnaby's house and steal the mortgage, but are again foiled by their incompetence. Barnaby has them arrested on a burglary charge, and the two are sentenced to be dunked in the dunking stool and then banished to Bogeyland. But Barnaby agrees to drop the charges if Bo Peep will marry him. She reluctantly agrees, but not before Ollie suffers the dunking.
Stannie and Ollie come up with a new scheme. At the wedding, Ollie is present to give the bride away. After the nuptials, but before the ceremonial kiss, Ollie asks for the "wedding present" (the mortgage) from Barnaby. After inspecting it, Ollie tears it up, and then lifts the bride's veil — to reveal Stannie, who had worn Bo Peep's wedding dress to the ceremony. Bo Peep is still free, and the mortgage is gone. Ollie teases Stan about having to live with Barnaby as Stan cries saying "I don't LOVE him".
Enraged, Barnaby plots his revenge, eventually hitting on the idea of framing Bo Peep's true love, Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, on a trumped-up charge of "pignapping", and getting him banished to Bogeyland. Barnaby proceeds to abduct Little Elmer, one of the Three Little Pigs, and then has a henchman plant false evidence (including sausage links) in Tom-Tom's house. Tom-Tom is put on trial, convicted, and banished to Bogeyland, which he is taken to on a raft by two hooded executioners across an alligator infested river. A distraught but brave Bo Peep follows him.
Meanwhile, Ollie and Stannie find evidence implicating Barnaby in the pignaping, including the fact that the alleged sausage links presented as evidence at Tom-Tom's trial are made of beef. They later find the kidnapped pig alive in Barnaby's cellar.
A manhunt commences for Barnaby, who flees to Bogeyland through a secret passageway at the bottom of an empty well. Stannie and Ollie eventually follow Barnaby down the well. Meanwhile, Bo Peep crosses the river to Bogeyland, finds Tom-Tom and explains Barnaby's trickery to him.
Tom-Tom sings Victor Herbert's Go to Sleep, Slumber Deep to Bo-Peep in an enormous cave set with giant spider webs. Barnaby catches up to Tom-Tom and Bo-Peep, and attempts to abduct Bo-Peep but gets into a fight with Tom-Tom, who gives Barnaby a well-deserved thrashing. An enraged Barnaby grabs a large stick and beats a stalactite to summon an army of Bogeymen, who chase Bo-Peep and Tom-Tom through the caverns of Bogeyland. The lovers run into Stannie and Ollie, who help them escape back through the well and are welcomed by the town, who now realize Barnaby's treachery. Barnaby leads an invasion of Toyland on a fleet of rafts in a scene reminiscent of the painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Ollie and Stan tell their story to Old King Cole, the King of Toyland and the townspeople as two Bogeymen scale the wall and open the gate. The crowd flees in panic as the army of torch-wielding Bogeymen attacks Toyland. Ollie and Stannie run and hide in the toy shop. There they discover boxes of darts and use them to fight off the Bogeymen, thanks to Stan's skill with the game of "peewees" (and help from the three little pigs and the mouse). Stan and Ollie then empty an entire box of darts into a cannon, but as the two search for the last remaining darts, they realize instead that they should activate the wooden soldiers. The "march" alluded to in the film's title begins as the soldiers march out of the toy shop. The scene changes to live action as the soldiers attack the Bogeymen with the bayonets of their rifles. Barnaby is defeated and trapped and covered by blocks that spell "rat", while the Bogeymen are routed and driven back into Bogeyland, where alligators appear to feast on them, although this is never made clear. The kingdom of Toyland is saved. Stan and Ollie decide to give the Bogeymen a parting shot with the dart-filled cannon. As Stan aims the cannon and lights the fuse, and Ollie turns away to avoid the loud blast, the barrel of the cannon flips backwards and unleashes the barrage of darts on Ollie, covering his back with darts. The film ends with Stan pulling them out one by one as Ollie winces.
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On paper, Game and Preemo is a dream record that I'm sure Jayceon rapped about at some point or another in his earlier catalog. And resulting the mp3, "Born in the Trap," is just vintage Hurricane spazzing out and throwing his dubs up in the sky. Premier's production is the perfect compliment to Chuck's raspy aggression and the two come together on wax with quite an astounding chemistry for a first time collab.
After years of supporting his music and preaching that The R.E.D. Album would exceed expectations, I also lost confidence in it eventually, a byproduct of his recent slew of lukewarm mixtapes and pointless, terrible-sounding shots at Hov. But even though all those pleas for attention and recognition will ram him into a brick wall every time, Game hasn't had one bad mainstream record to date. Actually, quite to the contrary all three of them have been one or two hits away from perfect or near-perfect ratings and from the bits and pieces I've gathered, his fourth record looks to be soon following suit.
I'm just disappointed that the Game x Nas x Jay Electronica collaboration didn't happen this go around but you can bet I'll be standing by for the leak, whenever it comes one of these days.
Game – "Born In The Trap" (Prod. By DJ Premier)