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WHAT WOULD STEVE DO? Blog. 01: Jericho Vs. Punk
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Hi guys! Welcome to the first edition of the WWSD Blog – a look at story lines and scenarios in the WWE and asking the question "What Would Steve Do?". Now I may not be right all the time, and I'm not claiming to be better than any of the WWE's current writers, but this is purely my opinion as to what I would like to see if I was given creative control, even just for a little bit! Let's get started....
Wrestlemania is nearly upon us, and of course this means that we are treated to some of the biggest matches of the year. One of the biggest by far is the match for the WWE Championship, pitting CM Punk against Chris Jericho – a bout that could well steal the show in terms of wrestling quality. As with any main event, this match has needed a strong, solid build in the weeks before the event, and in my opinion it has definitely achieved this with the very intense, passionate promos from both men week in, week out on Raw and Smackdown. The feud between them is fantastic, but the question I have is this – have the WWE wasted a potential blockbuster storyline by making this particular feud personal?
When Chris Jericho returned to WWE in January 2012, everyone could see where it was going. CM Punk claiming to be the "Best in the World" was only going to be tolerated for so long by the man who claims to be the "Best in the World at Everything He Does", and indeed post-Royal Rumble it became clear that one of the main events at Wrestlemania would involve Punk and Jericho deciding who could rightfully claim the "Best in the World" moniker by competing for the WWE Championship. This was great - two gifted, talented wrestlers who could perform wonders in the ring and on the mic, going toe-to-toe for the biggest prize in the WWE is the feud that many WWE fans have dreamed of for years and years. And so it has proved to be – Punk and Jericho in a game of one-upsmanship, trying to prove that they were the best in the world and making it incredibly difficult to believe one over the other. But then they threw in a curveball. Then Jericho referenced Punk's alcoholic father, and things took a different twist - one that I'm not sure WWE needed to take.
Jericho and Punk had their feud. They had their gimmick. "Best in the World" vs. "Best in the World". Both men claimed to be it, but who could actually back that up when the time for talking was over? It was a great starting point for a feud, and was shaping up to deliver a feud where we genuinely had no idea who was actually going to win if done properly. My opinion – it should have been booked like the good old days with Punk and Jericho facing jobbers every week on Raw. Both of them should win week in, week out in a convincing yet very similar way to the other - Punk makes his opponent submit with the Anaconda Vice so Jericho makes his opponent tap to the Walls of Jericho; Jericho wins with a Lionsault so Punk wins with a top rope moonsault etc etc. They never face each other, not even in a tag team match, before Wrestlemania so that when we arrive at the big night they both have identical, undefeated records so they are inseparable on paper. Every argument in Punk's favour applies to Jericho too and vice versa, meaning that we genuinely have no idea who is going to win the match between them and making an un-missable match for Wrestlemania. It wouldn't have mattered if Jericho was getting a face reaction, or if Punk was getting heat – the fans would choose who they thought was better out of the two and would have cheered for their man to win, and that would be all that mattered in a feud like this, built in this way.
We didn't get this though, and instead we were thrown the swerve, pretty much from out of nowhere, of bringing Punk's family into it. Punk's straight-edge gimmick was brought in to try and make things more personal between the two, but I'm not sure that it was needed. They already had a good thing, but now they've thrown another good but unrelated thing at it, thus using up two good storylines at the same time, which is a really bad move. The "personal demons" storyline that they have now interwoven into the WWE Championship feud could have been used to much greater effect by someone who needed a feud of that calibre. Jericho doesn't need a storyline like this to get him over as a heel, we know how low he can sink. If it was given to a mid-card heel though, such as The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes or even Jack Swagger if handled with care, it could instantly have made them a main event heel. There could have been an entire summer storyline of the heel getting in Punk's head, saying he's worthless because of his personal demons before winning the title. The loss could have made Punk doubt himself even more; they could even have teased Punk falling off the wagon completely and going to take a drink only for another face to snap him out of it, and get him back into the right mindset to eventually win back the title for the "uplifting pop" after a gripping summer storyline. Even if the powers that be didn't have the faith in the younger guys and wanted the storyline to be carried out by Jericho, it still could've happened after Wrestlemania in its own unique storyline and not alongside another one.
I think the current Punk vs. Jericho feud is great, and I'm really pleased that WWE have done some good work with this feud. I just feel that they've almost done too much good work too soon, and that with a little more restraint they could have made two incredible yet separate storylines, instead of mashing them together for no further gain.
That's it for this entry of the WWSD blog. I hope you enjoyed, and feel free to leave your thoughts and opinions below. For now though, take care, but more importantly have fun. Sayonara amigos!


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Jamaican gay man drowns while trying to scape anti-gay mob
A Jamaican gay man, Nokia Cowen, drowned Dec. 28 after he jumped into Kingston's harbor while being chased by a mob, according to the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, the country's best-known gay group.
"In an attempt to flee this mob, the young man jumped into the Kingston harbor and perished because he could not swim," the organization said. "JFLAG condemns the prevalence of incidents such as this and we implore the highest members of government to clearly indicate that violence based on sexual orientation, both perceived and actual, is unacceptable in Jamaica."
Anti-gay violence is common in Jamaica. In another recent incident, leading AIDS activist Steve Harvey was killed in Kingston on Nov. 30. According to police, at least four assailants forced their way into his home and abducted him in his Jamaica AIDS Support company car. His body was found in a rural area with gunshot wounds to the back and head.
Gay activists in Jamaica and elsewhere also have been fighting a years-long battle with several famous dancehall reggae singers whose lyrics, activists say, support anti-gay violence or, in some instances, murdering gays and lesbians.
Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Buju Banton, T.O.K., Bounty Killer, Capleton and Sizzla are among the singers targeted in those protests.
United Kingdom law allowing gay couples to adopt goes into effect
On the heels of the United Kingdom's new Civil Partnership Act granting registered same-sex couples the rights and obligations of marriage, England and Wales extended adoption rights to unmarried straight and gay couples on Dec. 30.
Adoption previously was limited to married opposite-sex couples and single people. The change was passed by Parliament three years ago but only now took effect.
"This is very important at a time when too many children wait too long in temporary care waiting for an adoptive family or, in some cases, never have the chance of adoption at all," said Felicity Collier, chief executive of the British Association for Adopting and Fostering.
Transgender vicar, wife suing U.K. government over marriage law
A vicar in Port Talbot, Wales, who changed her sex is planning to sue the United Kingdom government before the European Court of Human Rights because she will be forced to annul her marriage to her wife when recording the change in government records, IC Wales reported.
Dian Parry, 66, and her wife of 45 years, Anita, would have to end their union and enter a civil partnership instead under the United Kingdom's new same-sex Civil Partnership Act.
The couple plan to argue that this violates the European Convention on Human Rights' guarantees of respect for privacy and family life as well as provisions on the right to marry and not be discriminated against.
Scottish cardinal denounces U.K.'s Civil Partnership Act
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics, denounced the United Kingdom in his New Year's homily for enacting the new Civil Partnership Act, which grants registered same-sex couples the rights and obligations of marriage.
Speaking at St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh, O'Brien said the government had "promoted alternative lifestyles while undermining values which for generations have been treasured," London's The Times reported.
"Human societies throughout history and across cultures have flourished only when they have built their human relationships on the rock of marriage," he said.
A spokesman for the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association said O'Brien's remarks "could lead to an escalation of violence against gay people."
Muslim leader says U.K. partnership law is a bad omen for society
Sir Iqbal Sacranie, the head of the Muslim Council of Britain, has denounced the United Kingdom's new Civil Partnership Act that took effect in December. It grants registered same-sex couples the rights and obligations of marriage.
Speaking to the BBC Jan. 3, Sacranie said, "This is harmful. It does not augur well in building the very foundations of society stability, family relationships. And it is something we would certainly not encourage the community to be involved in."
Sacranie called homosexuality "not acceptable in terms of health, in terms of the moral issues that come along in a society."
Gay activist Peter Tatchell of OutRage! told the BBC that since both the
Muslim and gay communities suffer prejudice and discrimination, they "should stand together to fight Islamophobia and homophobia."
Polish court refuses to begin criminal trials against 75 arrested in gay march
Courts in Poznan, Poland, in late December and early January refused to begin criminal proceedings against 75 people who were arrested at a Nov. 29 gay Pride march that had been banned by Mayor Ryszard Grobelny, the Campaign Against Homophobia reported on Jan. 5.
The marchers were charged with taking part in an illegal gathering. A few hundred people joined the demonstration. They were harassed by members of the group All Polish Youth, who shouted "Let's gas the fags" and "We'll do to you what Hitler did with Jews."
Warsaw's gay Pride parade was also banned by local officials last year and the year before.
Then-Mayor Lech Kaczynski, who is now Poland's president, called last year's planned march "sexually obscene." An improvised parade took place on June 10 anyhow, with more than 2,500 participants.
Spain to offer asylum to gays facing death because of sexual orientation
Spain is planning to alter its asylum laws to take in gays who face the death penalty or serious punishment in their home countries based on their sexual orientation, according to a draft law obtained by the newspaper El Pais.
A report in Britain's Telegraph newspaper said the changes also would apply to women facing sex discrimination.
The draft reportedly requires immigration officials to base decisions on an objective examination of the facts rather than subjective concerns, such as a hunch that an applicant might be lying.
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO), announces that its business aviation group, Aircell, has launched Gogo Biz in-flight Internet and voice service to business aircraft in Canada. Business aviation customers can now use the service anywhere it's available in the Continental U.S., Alaska and Canada.
Today's addition of Canadian coverage is the largest geographical expansion for Gogo Biz since the service was introduced to the business aviation market in 2009. Alaskan coverage was added in 2010.
John Wade, Aircell's Executive Vice President and General Manager, said, "The debut of Gogo Biz service in Canada culminates a multi-year development program and we're pleased to see it go live. With today's expansion, business aircraft can now connect everywhere Gogo Biz is available in the Continental U.S., Alaska and Canada – all with a single monthly service plan and no extra fees."
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Gogo Biz allows business aircraft passengers and flight crews to enjoy Internet access above 10,000 feet, using their own Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets, smartphones, electronic flight bags and other mobile devices. As a "two-in-one" service, it also offers voice service via cabin handsets and/or personal smartphones. More info is available at www.aircell.com/gogobiz.
Canadian coverage is included with all Gogo Biz monthly service plans. No additional roaming or registration fees are required. Service coverage is now available in Canada's most populous regions and flight routes, with seamless service on cross-border flights.
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Aircell, a Gogo company, is a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to the business aviation market. Through a full range of services including voice, Internet, cockpit data and more, Aircell increases the productivity, safety, and enjoyment of the business aviation travel experience. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA, Aircell is an AS9100-certified company serving a global customer base with an authorized dealer/distributor network that spans six continents. A trusted brand in airborne communications, Aircell is a factory option at every major business aircraft manufacturer and installed on the world's largest fractional ownership fleets. The only company to offer equipment for three of the industry's most popular network technologies – Iridium Satellite, Inmarsat SwiftBroadband and Gogo Biz® – Aircell provides advice and solutions addressing any customer need, aircraft type, or geography.
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TCIC is a mobel ice cream vender,that provides ice cream that meets all dietary needs. People with special dietary haven't been able to enjoy the simple convenus of having a ice cream treat brought to thiem at home or to the park,on a hot spring or summer day.They must stop what ever they'er doing and go to the grocery store to have a cool treat.Children with these seecial needs hear the old rythem of "I got ice cream,you can't have ice cream.TC's stops both of these from happening.TC is also on the front line on the war aginst obeaty by low fet ice cream made low fatcream and real fruit.TCIC has been adream for last 10 yrs and i have been carring it for the last 5yrs[it has been like carring a baby],Schooling, recearch and saving has been my way of preparing for TCIC's birth.TCIC will come to full term in April 20012.
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TCIC will prived ice cream treats for all the people.Thier dietary needs will not be a problem.I will have ice cream for the diebtic.the lactose intolrant ,and in the war aginst obesty there will low fat ice craem.We hope have real in all of the treats sold on the truck.I will have the same flavors for all no matter dietary needs.
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Benitez: Liverpool in trouble as board know nothing about football
Liverpool manager
Roy Hodgson faces an uphill struggle to pull the club out of their current slump because the directors 'know nothing about football', according to former boss
Rafael Benitez.
In an astonishing attack on his ex-employers, the Inter Milan manager has critised the Reds' hierarchy – which includes the unpopular American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett – by saying he couldn't have a meaningful conversation with them.
Benitez left Anfield during the summer after a dismal 2009/10 season, which saw the club finish seventh in the Premier League and suffer early exits from the FA Cup and Champions League.
And the Spaniard says he is now much happier with his current situation because the Inter club president, Massimo Moratti , is more knowledgable.
"The last year at Liverpool I had directors who knew nothing about football and you couldn't talk about football with them," Benitez said.
"My relationship with president Moratti is good, he is a man who knows his football."
Benitez's departure from Merseyside led to Roy Hodgson taking charge.
However, the former Fulham manager has so far failed to have a huge impact in forcing an upturn in fortunes with just one win from his first five Premier League matches in charge.


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Leader needed for yurt construction at Mount Spokane
STATE PARKS -- The Friends of Mount Spokane State Park are putting out a plea for someone with building skills to help lead the construction before winter of a yurt for snowshoers and backcountry skiers at the park.
Here's the message:
We are now at a critical point in our 4 year effort to build a new winter shelter for snowshoeing and backcountry skiing at Mt. Spokane, and we need everyone's help. A grant for materials has been secured from the Johnston-Fix Foundation and additional financial support is available from the Friends of Mt. Spokane. The plans have been approved and park staff expect to have the foundation for the hut finished by the middle of next week. The location is Smith Gap. Unfortunately, the volunteer retired contractor we had lined up to lead the project is no longer available and we need to replace him. IF we can find a replacement within the next couple of weeks, and if we can find 3 or 4 committed volunteers who can devote several days a week to the project, we could at least get the exterior done this season. If not, we will do our best to protect the foundation over the winter and resume in June.So, I would like to ask everyone if they happen to know a retired or semi-retired builder/contractor (preferably a snowshoer or skier!) who would like to devote a few weeks of their time to direct the construction of this hut. The Friends Group will pay for the materials and at least this person's expenses. We think we can start Friday the 16th. If you know of anyone, have them email me at email@example.com or call me at 509-466-9540. I would be happy to discuss the details with them. It's easier if they have their own tools, but they will also be able to use the fairly extensive resources that the park has as well. I will be out of town this Friday to Tuesday but will be available by email.Then, secondly, assuming we can find the right person, we will need additional volunteers who can pound nails and move boards around. So those people should contact me too and let me know their level of building experience and their availability. You do not need a Discover Pass. In fact, with 24 hours of service, you can get a free Discover Pass!This has the potential to be a very exciting, fun project, and volunteers are guaranteed to learn a lot about the park, have the opportunity to hang out with some fun people, and maybe even learn a few things about building.Thanks for your help!!Cris Currie, PresidentFriends of Mt. Spokane State Park
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Re loading equipment.
My dad and I just bought somebodies re-loading stuff. There's a Herters press, and a LEE. 4 scales, 2 are digital. A handful of calipers. A Lyman powder measure. 2 case trimmers, and a tumbler. About a dozen books. About 5 boxes of Hornady 100 ct .30 caliber bullets.
About 3 boxes of .22 bullets, and a lot more. .45, 44, 38. And primers and powder. And the die list is pretty big. .45, .44 mag, 35 rem, .25, , 30-30, 7mm express, .380, .357, 7mm-08 that's all the lees. And the RCBS : 30-.06, .357, 22 hornet, 7.65x53 Mauser, 41 mag, 270, .257, 243, 7.7, 8x57, 7mm, .32 s and Wesson mag, .45 colt. And .444 marlin, .308.
Thanks im excited. Does anybody know what to use to re load for the 7.62 Nagant revolver?
Some guidance for you.
DO be aware that there are extra steps for this round, AND if you have original Commie ammo, the brass will not be reloadable (look in the case- see the 2 flash holes for the primer? Finding a shell holder that will work with that real thin rim is going to be a challenge.
If this is a first venture into reloading, look thru the books. If a copy of The ABCs of Reloading is not in there, head over to Amazon, find a used copy. Id it IS in there, READ all of it- I say again- ALL of it before futzing mit der reloading machinens.
That's good brass.
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What's a better cleaning media corn cob or walnut?
My pref is corn cob. Walnut likes to leafe a red residue on brass and is pretty dusty
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Finally, Duran Duran week is here
The Stuck in the 80s blog and podcast celebrates its one-year anniversary this week. And to mark the occasion, we're finally tackling the ultimate band of the 80s -- Duran Duran -- for this week's show.
And since Duran Duran is the ultimate "fan" band, we want your help in crafting the show. So drop us a comment on this:
- What's your favorite Duran Duran song? Which was your favorite album? (My pick: the self-titled debut album)
- Who was your favorite band member? (Umm, John Taylor. He always looked so happy.)
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What I'm wondering about the American is if it will be a durable, long-wearing gun - will it hold up to 20 seasons of hunting (or 20 years in the safe as an inexpensive, just-in-case gun)?
Cus it's a brand new design know one will really know for a while . The only concern I really have is the bedding system . Over a longer period of time and a few thousand rounds . Will those stainlees steel blocks get loose in the stock . How ever if you plan is to put less then a thousound rounds through it for the life of the gun I think your good to go .
this may be shaping up to be one of those products that the experts will look at like a calf at a new gate, but that intrepid souls will buy and reap the benefits of getting in on the ground floor of a line that slowly and steadily gains acceptance and increased value.
IMO this is where we are headed . I sure hope so . After market parts ( stocks , barrels ) in the future would be great
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Here I am hiking in OR in August in cobalt blue Tieks. I actually didn't know we would be hiking up a mountain when we left. I had to be careful in these slippery shoes.
My daughter and I did a trip here and several other places after my grandson graduated from UAF. He is now moved to OR.with his brother for graduate school.


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TJ Interior Pole Holder?????
I love my TJ and I love my Fishin. Recent problem I have run into with the two is; catching someone trying to steal my pole from my Jeep.
Does anyone know where I can buy a locking pole holder or have ideas on how to make one?
If you have made one pics would be great.
Quick fist clamps should work for you, then put a eyebolt near the pole and lock it to that
I would love to find a solution to this too. I've occasionally tucked the rod in the tube above the roll bar so it's out of sight, but it gets really hot there.
I though maybe a metal tube with some kind of lock above the bumper or somewhere like that would work, but I can't resolve the details
The easiest way would be to get a small cable and crimp on small eyelets on the ends, run it through the eyelets on your poles and to somewhere on your jeep(I would say mount an eyelet on the jeep where the poles sit) then just lock the cable ends together. Make it visible so it will be obvious their locked and no one will bother. Heck now I think about it I have some saltwater tackle that is cabled. Which if you saltwater fish you probably have as well. just use one and buy a small lock.
I just use one of these to hold mine. http://firsttraderegistry.com/forsal...gler%20023.jpg
Subscribed because I am interested as well.
I have something started right now. Working out some bugs and have not hooked up the lock yet. I will try to get some pics up soon.
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Cristina Saboya, is a singer, songwriter and Brazilian socialite, best known for his dark eye-fri and its contribution to the female rock in the 90s.Read More...
At 17, Christina participated in a contest to be a member of girl group, but without success, was not approved. A few months later, a representative from a major label approached her and offered her a contract to become one of the greatest singers of her generation.
In 1995, after three years recording, Christina released her first album, with a great mix of indie rock, lounge, and new jack swing. Pornerotica, quickly becomes the 5th biggest selling album of the decade, acclaimed by critics in general and by many names in music. Cristina's ability as a guitarist also drew enough attention from the public.
After the success recognizable, Cristina went into the studio and has not released anything for a long time. News of new songs always came, but only in 2012, after more than a decade without new material, Christina released the album Histórias da Cama. The long awaited album, carried a bit of sound from their first album, with new influences, such as R&B.
Cristina has sold nearly 80 million albums in his career, and has six Grammy awards. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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If there's one thing I always want from a rendering application, it's more speed. I'm happy to report that modo 701 has dramatically sped up the rendering of very large scenes vs. 601.
|This 15 million-polygon scene renders twice as quickly in 701.
To compare the two, I loaded a scene with 15 million-plus polygons, turned on global illumination and hit F9. 601 took 12 minutes (and a second) to render a high-resolution still. 701 completed the same render in only six minutes (and a second). Other tests were, admittedly, less dramatic — and occasionally, 701 came in just a touch slower than 601. But things were faster overall.
Lets talk about that scene for a minute. It's actually a space station and, for all its geometric complexity, it was surprisingly simple to put together, thanks to one of modo's interesting features: replicators. Replicators aren't new to 701, but I haven't given them a lot of love in previous reviews.
Replicators are copies of a mesh … sort of. Let's say you want to create a 4x4x4 array of a part. You could use the Array tool to create 63 duplicates of that mesh, but that makes your scene 64 times as heavy; you have 64 times the geometry.
Instead, you use the Replicator Array tool. Your final scene renders the same way, but you haven't really increased the geometry at all. modo merely notes all the places where that geometry should appear at render or display time, and draws them in.
Replicators have some key advantages beyond lighter-weight scenes. Any change you make to the base mesh is instantly — well, replicated in all the copies. If you create a traditional array of objects, each will have to be modified individually.
Another advantage is speed. modo renders replicators more quickly than actual meshes. It's often twice as fast, and almost always at least 15% to 20% faster with large arrays.
A third advantage stems from the way replicators work. Replicators use point clouds. In the example above, the Replica Array tool created an array of 64 points, arranged in a cuboid; that's the point cloud. At render time, modo renders as though there was a copy of the base mesh at each of those points.
The Replica Array and similar tools create point clouds for you, but you can roll your own, or use existing geometry. Perhaps you'd like to place drops of condensation on a beer bottle. Or trees on a landscape. Or balconies on a building. Or feathers on a bird. Use the vertices of your bottle, building or bird as your point cloud; create a single drop, balcony or feather; and replicate away.
My CPU-grinding space station is made from a handful of parts replicated four or 52 or more times. They're mostly in the form of radial arrays around the center point, but some are also as trees scattered across the landscape of the glass-domed park.
Progressive Refinement
No one likes waiting for renders to complete to judge the results. That's where progressive refinement comes in. (Progressive refinement rendering is a key feature of easy rendering applications like Keyshot and Bunkspeed.) In a progressive render, the entire scene is rendered more or less at once, very roughly, and then refined over and over until you stop it — or until it meets a specified quality or time.
modo has been doing something like this for awhile now, with its RayGL preview windows. But RayGL windows always stop somewhere short of full render quality and, as importantly, they're small — often just a quarter of the screen.
701's new render preview takes a big step beyond: It will work at full final render resolutions, zooming out as needed to fit in the preview window. It will continue refining renders until it hits the specified quality settings. In fact, it will continue refining forever if you tell it to.
You can easily save the rendered images and — here's the really cool part — you can save the state of the render. If the render's been cooking for an hour and you have to interrupt the application, those 60 minutes aren't lost. Save the render state and, when you load it up again, modo picks right up where it left off.
Holding the mouse over the preview window will focus the renderer's attention on the area under the mouse, allowing you to refine selected areas.
Progressive rendering is great, but it doesn't quite replace the standard renderer yet. You can't save separate passes and layers (alpha, reflections, etc.). You also don't have the full renderer's panoply of image controls, for example.
modo does a really good job at retopology, or recreating existing meshes — usually masses of triangles imported from another application. Place an imported mesh in the background, and modo will let you create a new, clean mesh in the foreground.
601 introduced a unified retopology pen tool that takes care of all your retopologizing needs. Luxology has further refined the process in 701, giving the pen more powers to reduce your total clicks and further speed up the whole process.
My favorite new tools here are Contour and Continuous Bridge. The contour tool slices through geometry with a plane, producing a curve or polyline that defines the intersection — like a line drawn around the outside of the mesh. You might take five or 10 slices through a human arm or a computer mouse, then use the Continuous Bridge tool to connect these curves together to recreate a new version of the original base mesh.
Interface Changes and Improvements
There are a lot of little improvements that speed up common tasks. I'm very happy to see the new Merge and Unmerge commands. Merge combines meshes from different layers, while Unmerge breaks up objects into their constituent meshes and distributes those to different layers. I do both operations all the time.
I'm even happier to see color-coding available on all layers — meshes, lights, image maps, etc. You can also drag-select the visibility of layers, turning whole swaths on and off easily. That's something that's previously been a real pain in modo.
modo has rearranged its workspaces, from a little to a lot. The modeling workspace looks familiar, while the new animation workspace is nearly unrecognizable and somewhat overwhelming. A single, horizontal palette holds virtually every control you'll need for animation.
Creating a replicator array of engine nacelles. Note that modo's layers can now be color-coded.
The new pop-up Layout Switcher replaces the layout tabs in previous versions.
Too Much for the Likes of Us?
The impressive improvements are mostly in animation, particles and simulation. I'm guessing that very few of us are doing particle simulations and character animation. The improved graph editor and Python support are definite pluses, but do you need sculptable particles that interact with soft cloth? Many of us are using modo for hard surface modeling, and for importing and rendering mechanical designs from other applications. Sexy new features tend to be of less interest.
And the price, of course, goes up. 701 retails for $1,495, up from $1,199 for 601. I'm not saying it's not worth the price — it definitely is — but I wonder if it isn't time to think about splitting off that extra-fine modeling and rendering engine and making it available for the kind of money older, more limited versions of modo commanded.
See for yourself. Give modo a free try at Luxology.com/trymodo/.
Contributing Editor Mark Clarkson is DE's expert in visualization, computer animation, and graphics. His newest book is Photoshop Elements by Example. Visit him on the web at MarkClarkson.com or send e-mail about this article to email@example.com.
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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
Over the summer, Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles popped into Tampa for a quick promo tour to promote her forthcoming solo album, That Girl. But unless you won a radio contest, you probably didn't get to see her in the flesh.
Now that the Rick Rubin-produced album has a release date -- Jan. 14 -- Nettles will back it up with a proper solo tour that'll hit Ruth Eckerd Hall on Feb. 27. Expect to hear a lot of material from That Girl, but who knows? She might splice a Sugarland hit or two in there as well.
Tickets to the show are $39.50-$125, and according to Nettles' website, they'll go on sale at noon Saturday. Click here for details.


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The Rebound Bouncer combines Platinum quality with the simplicity of a frameless/springless design. This 8-sided bouncer provides very good jumping performance plus easy setup and maintenance. Built tough for years of fun, Rebound uses RF-welded fabric-reinforced PVC tubes and #316 stainless steel ring plates for anchoring and adding accessories. Comes with a convenient 48" x 48" Swimstep Boarding Platform. The 16' Rebound also includes a 4-way mooring bridle. Maximum weight: 1,000 lbs. Minimum depth: 8'. Minimum distance from nearby objects: 15'. Anchor rings: 4. 16' diameter x 36"H. Three-year warranty.


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Sunday liquor laws are fine the way they are
Make no mistake, it would be beneficial to consumers if the Legislature passed a bill to allow liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sunday.
However, the hardship it would put on liquor stores, including municipal liquor stores in Fergus Falls and the surrounding area, seems to outweigh the convenience to consumers.
Since the days of prohibition, the laws preventing the sale of alcohol at liquor stores on Sundays was to maintain control over the sale of a product that clearly can be harmful if abused.
That said, the fact is that Minnesotans are used to the law, and have planned their shopping patterns around it.
Changing it would mean liquor stores, both private and municipal, would spend more money on staffing, utilities and other expenses, and would not likely see an increase in revenue, since sales would be spread out over seven days instead of six.
Other than convenience, there does not seem to be a dire need to change the law. Let's just leave it as it is. — Fergus Falls Daily Journal


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The digital modern update of the overhead projector, visual presenters continue to be one of the most popular segments of K12 education technology, as educators find more ways to use them in classrooms across content areas and grade levels. When used with a projector or monitor, these devices enable educators to display everything from documents to dissection specimens, even microscopic objects through the lens of a microscope. Current trends with visual presenters also reflect the economic realities faced by most districts, as the segment is no longer just characterized by manufacturers outdoing each other with expensive new features but is largely emphasizing value. Several of the latest new models from industry leaders are inexpensive, portable, entry-level units that include basic features, with prices in the $400 to $700 range instead of $1,000 to $2,000 or more for the top-of-the-line with the most powerful capabilities, and more companies are also offering value packages with a projector included. Much of the technical criteria for differentiating visual presenters have remained the same for years and are similar to those of digital cameras: image resolution, zoom magnification, video frame-rate capture, and image storage capacity. Here are some of the recently released, affordable, entry-level visual presenters to consider using in your district.
TT-02Rx, $845 alone, $1,640 or $1,740 in a Doc-Tor bundle
The fourth and latest generation of the company's flagship education document camera, ELMO's TT-02rx includes several features of higher-end models but at an entry-level price. A Sony 1.39-megapixel camera captures video at 30 frames per second and offers image capture at a choice of resolutions: XGA, SXGA or WXGA. The control arm is a solid metal piece that can be rotated to place the camera on the eyepiece of a microscope, and an included remote control aids in making presentations. ELMO also now offers this model as part of its new Doc-Tor (short for "document camera and projector") value package, bundled with either the company's new CRP-22 or CRP-26 projectors. www.elmousa.com
Epson's DC-06 is designed to be both functional and extremely portable, as it folds up into a lightweight brick-sized unit that fits into an included carrying case. The camera captures XGA resolution, has an LED light integrated into the camera arm, and draws all its power through a USB cable linked to a computer or projector. Additional features include auto focus, image rotation, and a large 10.7-inch by 14.3-inch image capture area. The DC-06 is also available in value bundles with Epson projectors. www.epsonbrighterfutures.com
This new model from Samsung Techwin includes features such as a 1.4-megapixel resolution camera, 6X optical zoom plus 8X digital zoom, SXGA image output resolution, and 30-frames-per-second video capture. An SD card slot enables storage of images, video and audio via the integrated microphone or an optional external microphone, and the SAM CAM 860 also includes a remote control, LED lamp and microscope adapter. www.samcam860.com
The recently released DC166 replaced the DC162, one of Lumens' most popular models. It includes features such as SXGA resolution, 6X optical zoom, an internal hard drive that can store up to 120 images and an SD card slot for additional storage. The design of the DC166 utilizes a unique flexible gooseneck arm for the camera and LED light, allowing for maximum placement flexibility. An Auto Tune function automatically adjusts brightness, contrast, color balance, exposure and focus for optimal image quality. www.lumenseducation.com


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KPA Online will hold a webinar for agriculture and heavy-duty equipment dealers to address human resources issues at 12 p.m. EST this Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.
The webinar will be led by Kathryn Carlson, KPA's vice president of HR management products, and will be an open session for listeners to ask Carlson their most pressing HR questions and discuss issues facing their businesses.
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February 27, 2013
There is, in my opinion, a simple solution to the "flashing yellow lights" problem.
They create confusion for both the driver and the one wishing to cross the street. The driver has to see the person and assume he or she actually is going to cross. The person has to see that the car is going to stop before entering the street. Is he going to stop? Is he or she going to cross?!
A much better way to address this issue is to eliminate all the guess work involved. My suggestion is to re-activate the buttons so when pushed red lights flash for a period of time. We all know that flashing red lights mean stop and proceed with caution. The driver stops, sees no one crossing and continues on. (Sometimes people just like to play with buttons). If someone is crossing, he or she knows the car will stop. Once cleared, the driver does not have to wait for the lights to turn green. All the yellow lights do is to allow a child to be run over by a car doing 20 mph instead of 35 mph.
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Family attraction in Ranelagh
Dublin 6 €795,000There's plenty of interest, especially among young families, in this house on the popular road where For Sale signs are in short supply
The open viewing at 12 Moyne Road on Saturday was busy with mostly young couples trailing two or three small children, and some older people, possibly with an eye to trading down or maybe on a recce for their own house-hunting grown-up children.
A busy viewing in Ranelagh on a bright Saturday morning is not entirely surprising given that family houses with a For Sale sign in the area are in scarce supply.
This four-bed, redbrick terraced house of 167.2sq m (1,800sq ft) is for sale by Sherry FitzGerald for €795,000. It's a strong price given that the few recent sales on the very popular Moyne Road have been in the €600,000 range - though they possibly needed work and were a different size, so direct comparisons are not possible.
Number 12 is a well-maintained comfortable house that could easily be lived in without any work at all - an attractive feature for families who don't want the extra expense or hassle.
The period details have been maintained and the house hasn't been extended and so follows its original footprint of two good sized interconnecting reception rooms downstairs with eat-in kitchen in the back return.
French doors open from the back reception room out to the garden. The house is three storeys at the rear and, thanks to the larger than expected return, the terraced house looks quite modest from the front. It has four good sized bedrooms with two bathrooms.
As is usual in these period houses, the large main bedroom is at the front and is particularly attractive with its high ceilings, matching sash windows and original fireplace.
New owners will probably change some elements, particularly the bathrooms - their coloured suites suggest they were installed when the current owners moved in in the 1980s - and may also opt to update the kitchen. Its pine units are well planned and functional but have fallen out of fashion.
They also may take on the larger task of extending the kitchen to the side - a popular option in these Victorian houses. There's no energy rating (BER) because this is a protected structure. The gardens, both front and back have been mostly paved or gravelled for easy maintenance.
Parking is on street and, as this house is at the busy end of Moyne Road, that can be scarce at times, although the Luas is a couple of minutes walk away, so a car might not be an absolute necessity.
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Senate Democrats remain committed to ensuring that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care, and to creating the transformation within our health care system necessary to contain costs and improve quality. Senators spent well over a year considering a range of ideas on health insurance reform from experts from across the political spectrum. The two committees of jurisdiction, the Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held 100 bipartisan meetings to discuss and walkthrough policy ideas, negotiate compromises, and consider legislation.
The resulting legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is fully paid for, ensures that more than 94 percent of Americans have health coverage, reduces the deficit by $132 billion over the next ten years with additional deficit reduction in the following decade, and includes 147 distinct Republican amendments, in addition to the Republican ideas and suggestions incorporated as the legislation was drafted. Yet, the GOP continues to insist its ideas aren't included and Senator McConnell recently asserted, "We've had a number of different ideas, none of which are in the bill." [Meet the Press, 1/24/2010] The truth is, when it comes to health insurance reform, the GOP simply won't take 'yes' for an answer.
Since the Senate GOP leadership has yet to issue a comprehensive health insurance reform plan, this report analyzes the House GOP health reform plan. [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009]
Lowering health care premiums. Democrats embrace the first 'key element' of the House GOP plan on health reform, lowering health care premiums, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) delivers. [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that Americans buying policies in the individual market comparable to what they have today will see premiums fall by 14 to 20 percent under the Senate-passed legislation. [CBO, 11/30/3009]
Affordable health care for those with pre-existing conditions. The second key element of the House GOP plan is the creation of "Universal Access Programs that expand and reform high-risk pools and reinsurance programs to guarantee that all Americans…have access to affordable care…" [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] While they aren't called 'Universal Access Programs,' the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes each of these elements.
- Prohibition on preexisting condition coverage exclusions or any other discrimination based on health status. [PPACA, Section 1201, 12/24/2009]
- Immediate access to insurance for people with preexisting conditions through a $5 billion high risk insurance pool. [PPACA, Section 1101, 12/24/2009]
- Reinsurance for early retirees, to reimburse participating employment-based plans for part of the cost of providing health benefits to retirees not eligible for Medicare (age 55-64) and their families. [PPACA, Section 1102, 12/24/2009] The bill also includes a transitional reinsurance program for the individual and small group markets in each state for the cost of insuring high-risk individuals. [PPACA, Section 1341, 12/24/2009]
Medical liability reform. The third key element of the House GOP plan is "enacting medical liability reforms modeled after the successful state laws of California and Texas." [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] It's no secret that Democrats and Republicans have different views on medical liability reform, and many experts would disagree with calling experiments in states like Texas and California "successful." However, recognizing the need to address this issue, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes provisions to assist states in testing alternatives to civil tort litigation. [PPACA, Section 10607, 12/24/2009]
Ending unfair rescissions. "The GOP plan prohibits an insurer from cancelling a policy unless a person commits fraud or conceals material facts about a health condition." [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] So does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, through an immediate ban on rescissions except in cases of fraud or misrepresentation. [PPACA, Section 1001, 12/24/2009]
Assistance for small businesses. "The GOP plan gives small businesses the power to pool together and offer health care at lower prices…" [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides small businesses access to state-based Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchanges, including web portals that provide standardized, easy-to-understand information that make comparing and purchasing health care coverage easier for small business employees, and reduce the administrative hassle that small businesses currently face in offering plans. [PPACA, Section 1311, 12/24/2009] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act alsoincludes tax credits for small businesses to help them provide health insurance for their employees. [PPACA, Section 1421, 12/24/2009]
Encouraging innovative state programs. Democrats share the GOP's goal of encouraging innovative health programs in the states, the sixth key element of the House GOP plan. [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes flexibility for states to establish basic health programs for low-income individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid, and includes a waiver of nearly all aspects of the legislation for states to chart their own course in providing affordable, comprehensive health insurance coverage for their residents. [PPACA, Sections 1331 and 1332, 12/24/2009]
Allowing Americans to buy insurance across state lines. Provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act related to selling health insurance across state lines represent a true compromise between traditional Republican and Democratic views on this issue. The legislation allows for interstate health care choice compacts, through which health insurance can be offered in all participating states. [PPACA, Section 1333, 12/24/2009] In addition, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will contract with health insurers to offer at least two multi-state health plans (one of which will be non-profit) through State Health Insurance Exchanges. [PPACA, Section 10104, 12/24/2009]
Promoting healthier lifestyles. "The GOP plan promotes prevention & wellness by giving employers greater flexibility to financially reward employees who adopt healthier lifestyles." [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act permits employers to vary insurance premiums by as much as 30 percent for employee participation in certain health promotion and disease prevention programs. [PPACA, Section 1201, 12/24/2009] The legislation also includes grants to assist small businesses in providing comprehensive workplace wellness programs for their employees. [PPACA, Section 10408, 12/24/2009]
Allowing dependents to remain on their parents' policies. "The GOP plan encourages coverage of young adults on their parents' insurance through age 25." [GOP.gov, 11/4/2009] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also extends dependent coverage on a parents' health insurance policy through age 25. [PPACA, Section 1001, 12/24/2009]
Of the ten key elements in the House GOP plan for health insurance reform, just one is not included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: the Senate-passed bill does not expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as Republicans would like. Given the number of the ideas advanced by the GOP included in the bill, it's time for congressional Republicans to get serious about enacting meaningful health reform this year. The American people have too much at stake to allow business as usual in Washington to block reform.


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Fashion Portfolio - On Location
Work 2004-2013
Work 2004-2013
This is my location fashion work. I specialise in location lighting and in transforming the ordinary. I love architecture, urban landscapes, and ornate interiors. Haute Couture is a favourite style of mine to work with... However I'm always thrilled to be given the opportunity to take photographs that express the delicate balance between power and beauty in the feminine form.
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21st Century Phantom
Frankly, more magicians should be using this! It's remarkable, and yet nobody talks about this stunning effect. Not only does it require no table, but it's non-card, leaves the spectator with a souvenir, and displays super-human silhouette-cutting skills! An oldie but a goodie, you can't argue with the low price and quality of what you get.
21st Century Phantom is a true reputation maker. That term is thrown around quite casually in the magic world; however this is the real deal. A thought-of celebrity is revealed in an incredibly unique manner. This routine blends mentalism, magic & art, and finishes with an unbelievable souvenir for your spectator!
By streamlining the handling, Oz has transformed a classic stage routine into a close-up performer's dream. 21st Century Phantom is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, and will quickly become your most requested effect. This is the one audiences will be talking about!
Oz guides you through every aspect of this routine, beginning with the set-up and continuing on into the presentation, psychology and subtleties. 21st Century Phantom is based on Theodore Annemann's Phantom Artist routine.
The DVD includes multiple performances shot live on location in New York City at a variety of real world shows. These include corporate events, cocktail hours, and in Central Park.
SPECIAL BONUS: Audio Commentary is included for each of these performances. Oz takes you behind the scenes to give you the real work and added analysis. This commentary is not only informative, but also very entertaining!
Running Time Approximately 44min
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i usually take cue tips or cotton patches soak them in solvent and rub down all parts i see
that has the powder film or just looks dirty. around the firing pin, breech, slide rails, etc.
then i will u...
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no buy a glock..great gun for a all applications..
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Six years on, where do we stand from the Monterrey promise?
Article by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD published in Al Rayah and Gulf Times
At the Financing for Development (FfD) Summit held in the Mexican city of Monterrey in March 2002, world leaders unanimously adopted the Monterrey Consensus, which defined the roles and obligations of developed and developing nations in meeting the multiple challenges, especially the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Six years on, it is time to take stock of progress towards meeting those challenges.
The FfD Follow-up conference, which Qatar will host in Doha from 29 November to 2 December 2008, will provide the international community with that stocktaking opportunity. But, the world is now facing new and even more pressing challenges ranging from the accelerated effects of climate change to high and rising energy and food prices. Fears of a return to the scenes of famine the world witnessed in the early 1970s are raising expectations of what can be achieved by the Doha conference.
With these new challenges accumulating on the threshold of the Doha conference, Qatar can again set a powerful example. It has already done so in the past. In 2005, for example, it hosted a consultation session on the seventh replenishment of IFAD's resources. On that occasion, Qatar was the first to announce a pledge of US$10 million that sparked the enthusiasm of other donors and enabled IFAD to expand its funding of projects around the world designed to help poor rural people overcome poverty.
Again at the G77 South Summit held in Doha the same year, His Highness the Emir of Qatar reaffirmed his country's commitment to development assistance and to meeting the United Nations benchmark of 0.7 per cent of Qatar's Gross Domestic Product for development aid, with 15 per cent going to the neediest among developing countries. At the same summit, Qatar pledged a contribution of US$20 million to the newly established G77 South Fund for Development and Humanitarian Assistance. Through this initiative, Qatar again showed its leadership and commitment to south-south cooperation and to fighting poverty. The FfD follow-up summit will be an opportunity for other donors, in particular the OECD countries, to follow Qatar's example and help poor countries meet today's challenges.
As the host country, Qatar can play an even bigger role at FfD Doha by directing the attention of the donor community towards the need for a greater investment in agricultural and rural development. This will not only help avert the risk of a food crisis but will also contribute to the achievement of the first MDG, to halve the proportion of extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. Three quarters of the world's almost one billion poorest people live in rural areas of developing countries. They depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods. Changes in food availability and rising commodity prices have crucial implications for the livelihoods of poor and food-insecure people.
The Monterrey Consensus identified the mobilization of both domestic and international financial resources as part of six leading actions to meet the cost of helping developing countries realize the MDGs. Key to meeting this challenge was the creation of domestic and international policy environments to facilitate sustainable foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing countries that would enable them to achieve their national development priorities.
Much progress has been made over the past five years. FDI flows to the developing world increased by 92 per cent between 2002 and 2006, rising to a record of US$325 billion. However, official development assistance (ODA) has not grown as expected and has even slowed down in the last three years. The total global ODA from member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) amounted to US$103.9 billion in 2006, down 5.1 per cent from 2005. The picture is more dramatic when it comes to development aid for agriculture. It has not so much fallen as plummeted. From 18 per cent of all aid in 1979, down to 3.5 per cent in2004, and to 2.9 per cent in 2006.
Against this trend, IFAD continues to finance programmes that have already reached more than 300 million poor rural people across Africa, Asia and Latin America, helping them to obtain access to land, water, financial services, markets and technology. We have increased our programme of work by 10 per cent a year for the last five years, and this will continue this year and next. Nearly 50 per cent of IFAD funding goes to Sub-Saharan Africa, where the challenge is the greatest in terms of meeting the MDGs. Over the past 30 years, IFAD invested about 43 per cent of its global investments of US$10 billion, in 55 low-income member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Africa and Asia, including the Arab region. And we are enhancing the efficiency of our delivery, the effectiveness of our projects and the sustainability of their benefits.
Our projects and programs are driven not only by our mandate to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty, but by the proven record of agriculture as an engine for poverty reduction. According to the World Bank's 2008 World Development Report, GDP growth generated by agriculture is up to four times more effective in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors. The fact that the report was dedicated to agriculture is encouraging.
IFAD is also encouraged by another positive sign of potential funding for rural development; remittances. As, perhaps, the second largest external source of financial flows to developing economies, remittances represent, in more than 40 countries, more than 10 per cent of GDP, with approximately a third going to rural families. According to a recent IFAD study, remittances were worth US$300 billion in 2006, directly reaching more than 10 per cent of the population of the developing world. That is why IFAD is working to build rural financial systems through which remittances, can become a development resource.
The combined impacts of climate change, increasing demand and the use of biofuels means commodity prices are not likely to diminish unless and until the supply response of poor rural farmers is unleashed. These farmers have the capacity to increase productivity and meet the growing demand for their crops. What they need is the financial and technical support to do so. This potential depends largely on the will of the international community to direct a larger proportion of ODA to agriculture and rural development.
At the FfD Follow-up in Doha, I am sure that we can together make a significant progress towards achieving this goal.
March 2008
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There is a stunning proposal that Melbourne City Councillors are pushing for a total outdoor ban on smoking in all public places within the Council area. According to its advocates:
"The ban would extend to any public place that could in no way be considered a private place, so basically anything that is not private land, so that would include alfresco dining areas, outside office blocks, anything like that"
Let's be clear, the ban wouldn't just apply to the CBD. It includes the whole of the City of Melbourne from the Royal Botanic Gardens to the South, the docks to the West and Flemington Racecourse to the North West. It also includes everything in between from the footpaths to the Yarra. Smokers could literally be on one side of Punt Road, South Yarra doing something entirely legal, and then jump on the other side and be a crook.
There are obvious problems with this proposal such as its impact on tourism. But the much bigger issue is the unenforceability. In a rare sign of measured commentary Quit Victoria spokesperson rebuked the proposal because "it would be difficult to enforce".
Ordinarily the unintended consequence of this proposed smoking law would be that an enterprising individual would set up a for-profit smoker's bar and/or lounge, like at airports, though they'd probably charge entry. But they are already banned.
So the outdoor smoking ban basically makes it illegal to be a smoker and work in the City of Melbourne. Banning smoking in all public places (so long as it remains a legal product) is completely unenforceable. The only way it could be enforced is with an army of local council officers acting as police.
SBS is currently screening Ken Burns' documentary Prohibition on the US movement against alcohol in the early 20th Century. It's definitely worth a watch. Having watched it recently it covers the numerous unintended consequences of banning previously legally products, such as the benefits to criminal gangs and making law abiding citizens into criminals. But the much more serious consequence is how prohibition decayed respect for the law.
It's hard to see how the same wouldn't occur with people engaging in a legal habit regularly sending a message that the black letter of law needn't be respected.


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Independents Fest- Helena July 3-4th [CONCERT]
Jade Presents announces Independents Day Fest featuring Tech N9ne, Andre Nickatina, Kottonmouth Kings, Murs, Doomtree, P.O.S., Blueprint, Dessa, Sims, Glasses Malone, Prof, Classified, Jay Rock, Mayday, Kidz in the Hall, Hopsin, Stevie Stone, Raider Dave, Cryptic Wisdom, and many more. The festival will take place JULY 3-4 at the Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds in Helena, MT. Don't miss out this Independence Day.
Tickets will be available starting May 13th at the Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds in Helena; Rockin' Rudy's in Missoula; Cactus Records in Bozeman; Ernie November in Billings; Blue Moon Music Emporium in Great Falls; and charge by phone (800) 514-3849.


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WEST COVINA — South Hills High School, which has been one of the better hitting softball teams in the area the past few seasons, believes it's never out of a game.
It showed why Monday.
Marissa Reyes went 2 for 3 and Mariah Tovar hit a two-run homer in a four-run second inning and the Huskies rallied for a 4-2 victory over Bishop Amat in a battle of two of the top three teams in the area in a pool-play game of the Charter Oak Charger Classic at Big League Dreams Park. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth due to the tourney's time-limit rule.
Freshman pitcher Natalie Lugo gave up two runs and struck out five for South Hills, which improved to 5-1. The Huskies, ranked No. 3 in the area to begin the season, opened the tournament with an 8-1 victory over Covina, also on Monday, to win their pool. Bishop Amat, getting two hits from Alyssa Barrera, slipped to 1-2. The Lancers began the season ranked No. 1 in the area.
"We have a great team," Tovar said. "We've all bonded and we never have our heads down and are always coming back.
"We got down, obviously. We were ready to fight and didn't want to give this game to them. We just pushed, because we knew we could hang with them and we came back."
South Hills, trailing 2-0, rallied back for the lead in the second. Tovar, after Christie Aguilar led off with a walk, tied it with a line-drive home run to right-center field. The Huskies then loaded the bases on a singles by Melysia Ortega and Caitlyn Felina and a walk to Lugo. Reyes singled to make it 3-2 before Felina scored on a passed ball for a 4-2 advantage.
"I was going up there really aggressive," Tovar said. "I wanted to help my team out. She (Anissa Sanchez) happened to pitch it right where I liked it and it started flying."
Lugo, who struggled early, took it from there, giving up just one hit over the final three innings. She retired seven of the final 10 batters, including escaping a bases-loaded situation in the fourth by striking out Samantha Diaz and inducing Madeline Ramirez to pop out.
Bishop Amat took a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the second.
Barrera led off the game with a triple and scored on a passed ball for a 1-0 advantage.
The Lancers made it 2-0 in the second on a single, walk, groundout and passed ball.
"We came into this game really hungry," Barrera said. "We really wanted to beat South Hills. It just didn't' work out the way we wanted it to.
"Our pitchers were good, our defense was good. Sometimes (the offense) can't carry with the hits, but we just have to learn from our mistakes."


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Softball club eyes another playoff run
May 13, 2014
Just like last year, the Douglas High softball team is entering the Northern Division I Region Tournament as an under dog.
And that's not a bad position for the Tigers, who are seeded No. 5 coming into a tournament that opens Thursday at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno. Douglas (18-12-2) plays a 12:30 p.m. first-round contest against No. 4 seeded Galena (19-13).
"I think we're headed in a good direction," Douglas coach Rob Parks said. "There is no easy pathway, there are no easy games at this point, but we feel confident about our chances."
The tournament continues through Saturday at Manogue, with the two finalists advancing to the state tournament May 22-24 at the University of Nevada.
The Tigers are looking to repeat the playoff run they put together last year when, as the Sierra League's No. 2 seed, they beat Reno (4-3), Galena (9-1) and Damonte Ranch (7-5) to reach the championship round. Their hopes of a region title and state tournament berth, however, ended when Reed came out of the losers bracket to sweep two games by identical 9-5 scores in the finals.
But first, there is a matter of getting past a formidable Galena squad in the first round. Galena swept its two-game league series from Douglas, 4-0 on April 17 and 6-3 on April 19, while the Tigers won 8-6 on April 5 at Reed's Spring Tournament.
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"Galena's a good-hitting team and last time we didn't do well against their pitcher (Caitlin Laycox)," Parks said. "We've got to do better … we definitely want to win that first game."
Laycox beat Douglas with a four-hit shutout in Minden and then scattered 11 hits to win the second game. The Tigers showed more offensive punch last week when they swept two games from arch rival Carson, winning 10-2 and 7-2 while collecting 12 hits in each game.
"We're hitting better than we were in the middle of the season, which was one big reason why we were losing those close games," Parks said, referring to a streak of five straight losses that were decided by a total of 11 runs.


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- Restaurant Dining Room
- Safe for Valuables
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