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JUDY WOODRUFF: President Obama today denied the application for a hotly debated oil pipeline project. The Keystone pipeline would have carried oil 1,700 miles from the tar sands of Canada to refineries in Port Arthur, Texas.
Hari Sreenivasan has the story.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The president had postponed consideration of a permit last summer, citing environmental concerns. But Republicans demanded a decision, as part of December's deal on extending the payroll tax cut.
In a statement today, Mr. Obama said he would not support the pipeline now because, in his words, "The rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline's impact."
But House Speaker John Boehner criticized the decision, saying, "The president has said he will do anything that he can to create jobs. Today, that promise was broken."
Juliet Eilperin has been covering this story for The Washington Post, and she joins me now.
Thanks for being with us.
JULIET EILPERIN, The Washington Post: Thank you.
HARI SREENIVASAN: What was the larger rationale for the administration to oppose this particular application for the pipeline?
JULIET EILPERIN: Their argument is that they had been looking at an alternative route through Nebraska which has an environmentally sensitive habitat in a place called the Sandhills region. And they had asked basically TransCanada to work with Nebraska's Department of Environmental Quality and look for a new way to do this, and had predicted that this would delay a final decision on this pipeline permit until early 2013.
When the Republicans forced a decision by a deadline that was actually Feb. 21, the administration said, there's no way we can do it. We're not even going to go through the pretense of analyzing it, and we are rejecting this.
HARI SREENIVASAN: So the administration is not saying no to the pipeline, just the fact that they couldn't possibly do this in 60 days?
JULIET EILPERIN: Exactly. And they have said that TransCanada, the firm that has proposed this project, could reapply, although this would start a new process if they did that.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Now, we heard a bit of John Boehner's criticism. One Republican after another lined up today. Why'd they come out so strongly against this decision?
JULIET EILPERIN: Well, there are two things.
If you talk to them, they certainly would say they see this as a great way to drive economic growth in the United States, which wouldn't be at taxpayer expense, and that this could create construction jobs, as well as other longer-term jobs. But it's also become a key Republican talking point in this presidential campaign, as well as just in the broader congressional campaign. And so this is something that they think can really help them. And so they're going to hammer away at this for months.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Is there any concrete idea of how many jobs are at stake? When you read the company's press release, they say 13,000 direct and 7,000 indirect.
And then when you sort of look out at the blogosphere, it balloons up to 130,000 jobs. Why is there that big discrepancy?
JULIET EILPERIN: Well, it depends on who you ask.
My colleague Steve Mufson and I have done an analysis of this at The Washington Post. And what we found when you look closely at the numbers is that TransCanada is talking about 20,000 job years, but what that could mean is actually you have people working on it for one year and then people working on it another.
So when we talked to Russ Girling, the CEO of TransCanada, it became clear that we're talking more in the range of 6,500 construction jobs for both the first and second year of the project. And they've already spent some money that would cut into the supply chain job. When you're talking about those big numbers, that includes everything, kind of indirect jobs, including who's going to be serving these construction workers' dinners, to other things.
HARI SREENIVASAN: So help us put this in perspective if someone is just joining the story today. This has been a long process. What's at stake here? What are we talking about getting, what oil from Canada to Port Arthur? How does that matter?
JULIET EILPERIN: We really are talking to some extent about the future of our energy supply and whether, for example, we want to import the kind of crude oil that's produced in Canada, which is more greenhouse gas intensive, therefore contributes more to climate change and things like that, but clearly would be allowing us to get oil supply from a friendly neighbor, Canada.
And the refineries do need this oil at some point. They don't need it now. They basically need it in a decade from now. And so one of the questions is, if this pipeline doesn't go through immediately, will they find other ways to bring in this oil or will they export it elsewhere, and what will we do to promote our energy security?
HARI SREENIVASAN: And you have obviously got the oil and gas industry on one side with an unlikely partner in labor, and then you have got the environmentalists, as well as some landowners in Nebraska kind of together on another side. So how does the administration push this balancing act?
JULIET EILPERIN: Well, it has been a tough balancing act and a political headache for the administration.
They basically have concluded that they're better off at this point siding with the critique of the environmentalists, some Nebraskans, as well as there are a few smaller unions that do back the idea of rejecting it, rather than pleasing, say, a handful of unions and the business community, who's argued very strongly that they see this as an important project.
HARI SREENIVASAN: So the news today came out of the State Department because of course it crosses the border. What's Canada's reaction been to this?
JULIET EILPERIN: Canada said that they were disappointed. Both the president himself called President Harper in Canada, who indicated that he will try to see whether there are other customers for this oil and that he was disappointed.
The minister of natural resources basically issued the same statement, saying that also — but mentioning that they don't think that this is dead, that they basically will continue to see if there's a way to construct some sort of pipeline, even if it's a different pipeline, to bring the oil from the oil sands down to the United States.
HARI SREENIVASAN: And how about the company at the center of all this, TransCanada? What are they planning?
JULIET EILPERIN: They also indicate that they're going to keep pressing ahead for this and that they would like to have this pipeline up and operational by some point in 2014. Whether that's doable remains to be seen.
HARI SREENIVASAN: And then what about the process here? If they reapply, which they're welcome to do, what happens to the clock?
JULIET EILPERIN: The clock starts ticking from the beginning.
The State Department will be able to look at some of the environmental analyses that they've done already. But the senior State officials were very clear that this would be a new process and they wouldn't say that they would expedite the process, which is really what TransCanada and the Canadian government has been asking for.
HARI SREENIVASAN: All right, Juliet Eilperin from The Washington Post, thanks so much for your time.
JULIET EILPERIN: Thank you.


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I am in need of some advice.
I've just returned from a few days visiting my parents (they live a few hours away so when I stay its for a while) and I've started to become seriously concerned about my mothers' drinking.
I've had concerns since my childhood (not that long ago really, I'm 21). She drinks about 5 nights out of 7, not during the day, but some mornings she will wake up and still be clearly intoxicated as she will stay up until 4am drinking. This worries me as she has the school run in the car for my young siblings.
I won't talk about her drunken behaviour too much, it angers me quite frankly. Lets just say she goes out of her way for an argument, is quite obnoxious and like to put people down.
But anyway, on the first day of my recent visit, she managed to sink a 1.5ltr of wine all by herself. When she went to bed, I had a look at the label, and it equated to just over 16 units.
The next day, she had a bottle of red wine. She drank the lot of that (with a straw in her glass? Not sure whether this was to prevent her teeth from staining but OK). Then she had half a bottle of vodka. That night was a total of 25 units.
She went out to a restaurant the next night with my DF. I was at home babysitting. She had quarter of another bottle of 1.5lt of wine before she left. She came back quite tipsy. Knowing her, she bought a bottle of wine at the restaurant, she never buys by the glass. She came back and polished off the rest of the bottle of vodka, so I'm going to say that day was approx 30 units.
Then the next two nights were a bottle of wine each (at very minimum- she stayed in one night and went out the other) reaching making the weeks alcohol consumption over 80 units. The scary thing is, this sort of thing is a regular occurrence, but it was the first time I tallied up her drinking in my head. And it scares me so much.
Maybe some people will say its none of my business what she does, but the thing is noone has properly approached her about it in the family, which IMO is a green light for her to carry on. I worry about what sort of relationship with alcohol my younger siblings will have, my older sibling already has massive issues with it. And the worst thing is, when they get together they cannot spend time without getting hammered! They are enabling each other. Sometimes they have a bottle of spirits each. The measurements they pour themselves are about the same as a small glass of wine and about 2 seconds of mixer, so about 2:1 vodka:Coke
I love my mum so much I just want to know how I can approach this with her as I hear many addicts are in denial and I don't want to be told to fuck off or hurt her feelings. I would also like to know how she can cope during the day without it (or maybe she isn't, but knows she has to? And maybe this is why she binges at night?) Any advice would gratefully received.
Apologies for my post being really long, any suggestions regarding how I could approach this or sharing of experiences would be gratefully received
Someone very close to me drinks like this.approaching it caused a lot of arguments and resentment from me because it took a long time for them to admit that they couldnt not drink at night because theyre addicted and it led to despair.You can try and talk nicely about it but i expect youll be greeted with a defensive reaction and she will put it down to just liking it.The truth in my story is that the person is bored in the evening and kind of filled the evenings with being blotto because they are fed up and dont kbow what to do about it.It can change but addressing it will give you a lot of grief and lying about it because you arent there to see abd you cant make change shes got to get a shock herself and see that its a problem.Bring it up but dont lecture just say are you happy doing this because youre concerned and if she wants it youre here to help x
They cope in the day i think because of their routine,they might go to work,do the cleaning,look after the kids but at night thats now their routine
Thanks for your response Ltd, I don't want her to think I'm being judgmental or trying to put her in a corner, I know she will be defensive.
On the other hand I don't something to have to shock herself into change, she's already likely to have damaged her liver considerably considering the length of time this has been going on for without intervention.
It's funny (not haha) but when she was studying a few years back she used to have to do case studies at home, and I remember her telling me all about addicts and showing me the impact it has on people close to them and on society.
Is it unfair to label her an addict?
Well my person ended up in hospital in severe pain in.their abdomen and drs said likely cause drinking and it can kill,they didnt stop.So i dont know what it is that makes people stop.I thought thatd be a nasty enough shock.
Is it unfair to label her an addict?She will think so,in her mind she will say no she isnt because its not all day every day but then you could ask her this,if it was taken away from her against her will would it affect her mentally if not physically?i guess it would.
Is it your father at home with her?does he drink with her or not so much?is he always around when shes drinking?
Every time I have an issue and I don't quite know how to approach it, I find it on MN.
I have the same concerns about my DM, OP.
She drinks 7 nights a week and has done for at least 10 years (possibly 15) It was always 'just' a bottle of red wine but now it is a bottle and then 2 or 3 home-measured brandies.
I've challenged her on it, she gets beyond defensive. She isn't an alcoholic, according to her, but she does have a dependency. Alcoholics drink through the day, she doesn't start drinking until after 9pm - she is very structured, she will not drink before 9pm, is almost sanctimonios about it.
The fact that she downs a bottle of wine and brandies between 9pm and 11pm doesn't register with her.
Ive no idea what to do about it. My SIL and I have now both approached her recently and she actually stormed away from SIL. Until she is ready to accept help she will not be able to face this head on.
The one thing I will say, OP, is that she mustn't be encouraged to go cold-turkey. When you have drank this much over a period of time your body begins to rely on it, stopping it altogether can lead to withdrawal and fits/black outs. This happened to my Aunt, we all thought she had epilepsy and she let us believe it - until she was finally sober and admitted what had happened.
Alcoholics drink through the day, she doesn't start drinking until after 9pm - she is very structured, she will not drink before 9pm, is almost sanctimonios about it.
sorry, to clarify, this is her reasoning.
Yeah this is the stupid thing taboo isnt it.They use that line as a justification to themselves.Bloody stupid.I got to the point of shouting once as my friends relative had a terminal illness through no fault of their own and there that person was drinking themselves stupid every night.I felt for a while it was something id done that made them like that but then i thought no,i will not put their issues onto myself.
It kills me. My mum is an amazing person. She has nursed countless alcoholics. She just refuses to see what she is doing (or can't see).
I've had a rough few years with one thing and another (well, not this year but the few years preceeding this) and at one point I was drinking 3 bottles of wine a week - to myself, on my own at home. Fri/Sat/Sun. Sometimes i could drink as much as 4/5 bottles.
I then fell pregnant and obviously stopped altogether. DS is 7 months now and although I may have a bottle of wine a week, it lasts me up to 4 nights - 1 to 2 glasses and it's not every week. I was telling DM that I never want to go back to the way I was, she said "yeah but 3/4 bottles isn't that much really" at which point I realised she had a warped view of alcohol. She also will tell you that because she knows she has a problem it's ok, she can deal with it. On occasion she has "given up" the wine and been really proud of herself. The replacement litre bottle of vodka lasts all of 3 or 4 nights....
It's only recently hit me how bad things are. Funnily enough it came to me when I was watching the film Flight (Denzel Washington) and he is a functioning alcoholic. I watched and so many of the things he said or did made me think of my mum - albeit in a Hollywood, overdramatised way.
I dont want to keep on at her as, like you say above it will cause more problems until she is willing to admit to needing help. At the same time I feel I owe it to her to try and help her, if I sit back and do nothing I will have failed her somehow.
I've decided to never buy her wine again - as birthday/christmas present. A small thing but I will then not be contributing to the problem IYSWIM.
Ditto i refuse to buy any alcohol and although i rarely drink,maybe once or twice a year even if im out with this person i dont touch a drop.
I had a thought that have some people got addiction as part of their personality make up because my person has skipped from one to another,nothing extreme but they get obsessions from one thing to another too.your mum is dealing with one with a replacement then isnt she.My ultimatum came to them as i will walk away if i dont see an effort to cut down and control it,ive said ill support you to help you but im afraid if you cause yourself damage through this i dont know that ill control my anger that you did it to yourself when i was there for yiu to help before it got that far.
My ultimatum is the children. It is such a big ultimatum - ie them or the drink, that I need to use it properly. It will kill me to use it and I think I can only use it when she hits rock bottom. Makes me teary thinking I may need to use it. Part of me hopes she will sort herself out before it comes to that but I doubt that will happen.
She can't carry on as she is, she has other medical issues because of it - high blood pressure for a start. Something's got to give
OP, sorry for hijacking your thread, this has been bubbling for a few days and I came here and there you are with an almost identical thread to one I wanted to post. I hope you realise you aren't alone, I feel a bit less alone reading your and LEL's posts.
Bed calls, thanks for sharing/listening x
Well if you wana chat we will be here im sure.ive already used my ultimatum,it was now or never because the resentment and frustration was getting too much,plus anger issues from them got to the point of enough was enough.To think as a kid i had no clue that alcohol could do this.I thought it was something you see on tv or see in a magazine so when its in front of my its surreal at times.
Thank you guys for sharing.
Ltd you asked earlier if my father is drinking with her. He does on a Friday night sort of scenario, and he only has a few beers or fruit ciders. So usually when she drinks she is by herself- I am 7 months pg at the moment so I certainly haven't been her drinking buddy. She was sitting there with a bottle of vodka to herself while I was having milk/ orange juice. I still felt like an enabler though.
Taboo I have also thought about (for want of a better word) using my first born as an ultimatum. It's a horrible situation to be put in, but I would not want a situation to arise where they make plans to go out for the day on a Sunday morning in the car, for example, when she has been drinking heavily the night before. She would have no problem doing this. I also have serious issues with her even drinking in front of my child- I want to teach him about moderation and be a decent role model, but how can I do that when his own grandmother thinks its okay to get tanked every night? And her judgement would be impaired if something was to go wrong while he is under her supervision.
So what does your dad think about it or does he not really click that somethings wrong?Thats one thing i would say to your mum,if she says shes taking the kids in the car then id take that second to say look im sorry i dont want to make a fuss but i can allow that.and you are well within your right to say no drinking in front of the children.i dont allow that for mine.thats a world little kids neednt know about yet.I nearly bought a breathalyser for the person to say LOOK WHAT YOURE DOING but was too scared of the result.sounds silly but i think youll understand me.
The breathalyser thing crossed my mind Ltd!
My dad doesn't drink at home at all. I've no idea if he is aware of the problem. It's been going on so long that its almost normal, bizarre!
Maybe hes ignoring it even though its screaming in his face THERES SOMETHING NOT RIGHT!!
I wonder how your mums feel during the day because they definately must have a hangover or withdrawals in the day.I think it might be a case that it starts to become normality.
Imagine if they did get breathalysed.
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Mozilla Firefox moves to 3.6b2
It has been a big week for Firefox. Firstly they
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However, on Tuesday the Californian based security company Cenzic announced that Firefox account for just under
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So on to Firefox 3.6b2. Mozilla report that over 190 major issues have now been addressed compared to the first beta that we discussed a few weeks ago. Most of the bugs are related to crashes, general responsiveness and broken features.
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The main thing Firefox seems to be lagging behind now is in pure speed. Opera and Chrome have both made enormous strides forward in page load times, but the sheer customisation and add-ons available with Firefox means there is a browser for everyone.
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The north-east-based official, who ran his own electrical firm, denied all the claims made against him but reports last month suggested he had been sacked.
Clattenburg made history as the youngest post-war referee in the Football League in August 2000, at 25, and was on FIFA's elite list of officials at the age of 30.
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The Origins of Criticism:
By "literary criticism" we usually mean a self-conscious act involving the technical and aesthetic appraisal, by individuals, of autonomous works of art. Aristotle and Plato come to mind. The word "social" does not. Yet, as this book shows, it should--if, that is, we wish to understand where literary criticism as we think of it today came from. Andrew Ford offers a new understanding of the development of criticism, demonstrating that its roots stretch back long before the sophists to public commentary on the performance of songs and poems in the preliterary era of ancient Greece. He pinpoints when and how, later in the Greek tradition than is usually assumed, poetry was studied as a discipline with its own principles and methods.
The Origins of Criticism complements the usual, history-of-ideas approach to the topic precisely by treating criticism as a social as well as a theoretical activity. With unprecedented and penetrating detail, Ford considers varying scholarly interpretations of the key texts discussed. Examining Greek discussions of poetry from the late sixth century B.C. through the rise of poetics in the late fourth, he asks when we first can recognize anything like the modern notions of literature as imaginative writing and of literary criticism as a special knowledge of such writing.
Serving as a monumental preface to Aristotle's Poetics, this book allows readers to discern the emergence, within the manifold activities that might be called criticism, of the historically specific discourse on poetry that has shaped subsequent Western approaches to literature.
"Andrew Ford has written lively and sophisticated account of the evolution of criticism as an autonomous activity, and illuminated the origins of the modern-day equivalent of those antique experts in literature--the professional academic. . . . [W]hat distinguishes Ford's work from previous studies is the breadth of his scholarship, the detail of his analysis, and above all his historicist approach."--Penelope Murray, Times Literary Supplement
"Andrew Ford has taken on the enormous task of tracing the historical background of critical language and the establishment of criticism as a distinct discilpine. He has executed this task with precision, poignancy, and insightful erudition. . . . [T]his eloquent book will be an instant complement to any study of the history of criticism."--Eustratios Papaioannou, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Ford collects in this volume much useful information about classica literary criticism from Homer to Aristotle. . . . [An] important volume."--Choice
"This is an original, ambitious book on an important theme. Earlier scholars have adumbrated in one way another its major theses--but never have these been argued with so much care, thoroughness, or bibliographical completeness. Ford's synthesis is an impressive one that merits close attention from every scholar interested in the history of the Western literary tradition."--Thomas Cole, Yale University
"The topic is right at the cutting edge of contemporary concerns and will be of wide interest not only to classicists but also to cultural theorists and literary critics. Ford's argument constitutes a substantial reevaluation of the development of criticism and (more particularly) a significant reframing of the contributions of Plato and Aristotle. The whole book is very well written: clear, punchy, and convincingly handled. It will be widely discussed."--Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge
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ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND—A pit alignment discovered in a field at Crathes Castle is said to be the world's oldest lunar calendar. Dug some 10,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers, the 12 pits may have each contained a wooden post. The pits also aligned with the midwinter sunrise in order to provide an "astronomic correction" for the calendar. "The evidence suggests that hunter-gatherer societies in Scotland had both the need and sophistication to track time across the years, to correct for seasonal drift of the lunar year and that this occurred nearly 5,000 years before the first formal calendars known in the Near East," said Vince Gaffney of the University of Birmingham.
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Raleigh, N.C. — A Wake County man accused of killing his wife last year confessed to the crime moments before police in Galax, Va., found her body in the back of his pickup truck, according to a search warrant returned Thursday.
Sonny Howard, 42, of 14925 Creedmoor Road, is charged with first-degree murder in the May 23, 2012, death of his wife, Sherry Howard, 50.
Wake County sheriff's investigators used Sonny Howard's cellphone signal to track him to Virginia after neighbors called 911 to report that they saw him loading what appeared to be a body into his truck.
When Galax police pulled him over, he got out of the truck immediately and told them he had just killed his wife, the warrant states.
Investigators issued a search warrant earlier this week for Sonny and Sherry Howard's cellphones. Sonny Howard told police after his arrest that he spoke on the phone with family members on the night of the murder and while he was traveling to Virginia.


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This study was performed to evaluate the effect of feeding multi-enzyme complex (Rovabio T-FlexTM) (ROV) alone or combined with a growth promoting antibiotic enramycin (ENRA) in a standard corn-soy ration for female broiler chicken from 0 to 30 days of age. ROV is a commercial enzyme that contains xylanase and β-glucanase. A total of 45 female chicks were randomly distributed in a randomized complete block design among 15 cages with 5 replicates/treatment. Birds were divided into 3 groups: T1 = control diet (CONT); T2 = T1 + 0.25 g/kg enzyme (ROV); T3 = T2 + 0.01% enramycin (ROV+ENRA). Cumulative feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were affected by treatment (P < 0.05; P < 0.001, respectively). However, cumulative body weight gain (BWG) was not influenced by treatment. Birds which had received CONT and ROV consumed more feed and had higher FCR as compared to ROV+ENRA. Treatment had no effect on dressing percentage, breast muscle yield or leg quarter yield (P > 0.05). As to the analysis of intestinal mucosa morphometrics as a function of treatment, duodenal, jejunal and ileal villi height were influenced significantly by treatment. Birds which had received ROV had longer villi in the duodenum and ileum than did CONT. Jejunal villi were longer in birds which had received ROV+ENRA. On the other hand, the improvements in performance of broilers fed ROV+ENRA could be ascribed to the decreased bacterial count. ROV supplementation had a positive effect on physical alterations in the structure of the small intestine but it was without effect on BWG and FCR.
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As if on cue, Universal has released a new trailer for Your Highness, the medieval stoner comedy from David Gordon Green starring likely Oscar nominees Natalie Portman and James Franco. Let's just get this out of the way pre-jump: Norbit, Norbit, Norbit, Norbit. Outstanding! Now onto the trailer.
Free from all the foul language, drug references and Natalie Portman butt shots that the original red-band trailer supplied in excess -- Portman's creek-side strip down includes a pair of briefs instead of a thong -- Your Highness looks like the type of silly comedy that you wouldn't give a passing thought to if it didn't star Franco, Portman and Danny McBride. That it does -- and that it comes with an R-rating -- means we'll all rush out and see Your Highness on opening weekend. Still, considering this is part of the brain trust that helped create Pineapple Express, shouldn't everything be funnier? At least funnier than "suck it!" jokes about poisonous venom.
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Chandrababu is Bahubali's Kalakeya : MLA Roja - Sakshi
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YSRCP Nagari MLA Roja has come down heavily on AP CM Chandrababu Naidu alleging that he has sold out his moral values in Delhi before the prime minister Modi over the issues related with cash for vote scam. YSRCP MLA has alleged that Chandrababu Naidu has been playing roles of Kalakeya,Bhallaladeva and Kattappa featured in Baahubali movie. She has hinted YS Jagan as Baahubali saying that he is enough to outpower him.Roja has made all these comments at Nallapadu deeksha point in Guntur district, where YSRCP chief YS Jagan has been staging deeksha demanding Special Status for Andhra Pradesh.


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Kelly Brook squeezes into leather catsuit for Metal Hurlant TV role
New photos of Kelly Brook's latest TV appearance, in the sci-fi TV show Metal Hurlant Chronicles, see her showing off her curves in a sexy leather catsuit.
The model and actress leaves little to the imagination in the figure-hugging outfit, with its plunging neckline and skin-tight leather – while several photos see her character toting a large gun while performing various stunts.
Metal Hurlant Chronicles, which is a British/French co-production, is based on the French comic book Metal Hurlant, which was first published in 1975.
The comic – known as Heavy Metal in the US – features an anthology of different sci-fi and horror stories, and is renowned for its blend of fantasy and erotic imagery.
An animated film based on the US version of the comic was released in 1981.
The TV version – consisting of 24 half-hour episodes – features a cast which also includes Rutger Hauer, Michelle Ryan and Stargate's Joe Flanigan.
It is due to make its debut on French screens later this week, with a UK transmission date yet to be confirmed.
The show marks the latest in a string of recent acting roles for Brook, who also appeared in the 2010 horror hit Piranha as well as playing herself in Keith Lemon: The Film this summer.
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In the March 12, 1967, episode of Walter Cronkite's half-hour CBS TV program, The 21st Century, Cronkite predicted what people would see in their homes three or four decades into the future. According to Cronkite, they'd enjoy "3D television, molded on-demand serving dishes, videophones, inflatable furniture, satellite newspaper delivery and robot servants," Smithsonian reports.
Here's what Cronkite said about a futuristic office — and he's not too far off: "This console provides a summary of news relayed by satellite from all over the world. …When I've finished catching up on the news I might check the latest weather. This same screen can give me the latest report on the stocks I might own. …Now if I want to see the people I'm talking with I just turn the button and there they are. …With equipment like this in the home of the future we may not have to go to work, the work would come to us."


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Dear Steph!
Hi! First let me introduce myself, my name is Matic and I am 28 years old climber from Slovenia. Small country between Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia.
If you heard about Tomaža Humar the best climber you know.
I am writing to you because I am a veg. for few years now, and I still didn't found the best thing to take with me in a back-country.
Our mountains are 2500m high or more, and when I go climbing I need good food for my body to regeneration. What tipe of food can I bring along.
I cant put fire and I can't cook cos of the terrain.
Many times I take nuts and all other nutrition food, energy table bars and so on… But is there anything else to take for example: cheese or vegetables or fruit. Everything I took before wasn't good. My climbing takes around 4 to 5 days and there are lodges to buy food, but they don't make any of veg.
I've been on Nepal twice and I am going this year again and there they make good food for veg. so there I don't have any problem.
I must say for my organism I feel much better veg. than before when I was meat eater, my body can regenerate faster and it is stronger, but still I am searching new ways and tips for making my daily meal better.
So please if you have any idea let me know!
Thank you in advance , with best regards Matic
Do you have any advice/good reads for someone who is interested in becoming a vegetarian? I'm a person who loves to cook and grill out. I'm also an animal lover who feels bad about what I eat. Do most people just quit cold turkey, or would it be easier to cut out a certain food first? I am just trying to make the transition as smooth as possible… Any advice you could give me would be much appreciated.
hey Steph, I was just wondering if you know a good place to find vegan recipies and whether you have any tips on how to eat vegan. I'm moving to San Francisco in the fall to start grad school and I thought that it would be a good point in my life to try and change my eating habits. The big thing that I want to change is how much beef I eat. I've tried to cut down on eating beef in the past but haven't had much luck because it is such a family staple and it's part of the routine that's hard to break. I feel it's important not to eat beef for both health and ethical reasons. I've been to other countries, like Guatemala, where I've seen the devastation to the land and rain forests that has resulted from the mass cattle farming. I feel that it's my personal duty to cut down on the impact caused by my eating habits. I would appreciate any tips that you have for me. Thanks a ton.
Dear Nate, Matt and Matic,
Thanks for writing to me. (I know all about Slovenia! That's where Phoenix Fly wingsuits come from!) I couldn't agree more with all of your reasons for going vegan/vegetarian–compassion, love and respect of animals, environmentalism, and better health and performance. I don't know if you have watched the film Earthlings. A lot of people have told me that after seeing it, it was no longer even an option for them to eat animal products.
Recently I came across a very good website called nomeatathlete.com, by Matt Frazier who is a vegan ultrarunner. I think you will find a lot of interesting information on the links on protein and nutrition. He has a lot of very thorough research, for those who like to analyze things in exhaustive detail. His blog and recipes are excellent too, so this will be a great place to go to learn and get ideas.
There are also two recipes that could be really good for days out in the mountains, if you like to bake. They are unique in that they both have beans in the recipe. So I think you might want to try baking these up and taking them with you for long days:
Vegan Energy Bars
Black Bean Brownies
Another thing I really like to take with me if I want lots of energy is vegan jerky, and small tupperware tubs of almond butter (to dip Mojo bars into). Dried figs and dried bananas have a lot of calories also. Usually for me, that's plenty, along with Clif Blocks and Mojo bars, and maybe nuts.
For Nate and Matt, it couldn't be easier to cut down on beef….just don't eat it anymore 🙂 I agree with you, the environmental impact of eating beef is significant. Especially living in the Bay area, you have access to some fantastic food options. I would recommend that you start eating more beans and legumes, and also wild fish (avoid "Atlantic" salmon). If you make a point of eating whole foods, and avoiding white flour, white sugar, and white rice, you will find that you very quickly feel more energetic and satisfied from your meals. Quinoa is also an incredibly easy, nutritious and delicious staple that is good for breakfast (with raisins and fruit), lunch (as a pilaf) and dinner (as a bed for vegetables and greens). Remember, you can do whatever you want. If you don't want to eat beef, or any animal products for that matter, you don't have to. It's that simple. You can be and do whatever you choose.
When I found myself eating a vegan diet about 8 years ago, I really liked putting half and half in my coffee. I had been strongly attached to that in the morning, for years. After I realized that the rest of my diet appeared to be vegan (my eating change was more accidental than intentional, at first), and after I learned about factory farming, I felt bad about buying half and half, because dairy farming is not consistently humane to cows. But I really didn't like soymilk in my coffee, or those vegan half and half substitutes which are full of sugar, because they change the taste of the coffee. So I made a point of buying organic half and half, which advertised itself as being humanely produced. I did that for several years, and made fun of myself for being a "half and half" vegan–vegan except for the half and half in my morning coffee. Funny enough, after a few years, one day I suddenly didn't want it anymore, and that day I switched to soymilk….which I used to think tasted so bad in coffee.
So take the steps that work for you, try to make purchasing decisions that are in line with your philosophy, do the best you can, and never underestimate your ability to change completely. 🙂
More suggestions from others would be great too.
Thanks for being compassionate and mindful athletes,


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The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures. It is often referred to by the Western cultures as the Chinese calendar because it was first perfected by the Chinese around 500 BC . In most of East Asia today, the Gregorian calendar is used for day to day activities, but the Chinese calendar is still used for marking traditional East Asian holidays such as the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival, not to be confused with Lunar New Year, which is the beginning for several lunisolar calendars), the Duan Wu festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in astrology, such as choosing the most auspicious date for a wedding or the opening of a building. Because each month follows one cycle of the moon, it is also used to determine the phases of the moon.
In China, the traditional calendar is often referred to as "the Xia Calendar", following a comment in the Shiji which states that under the Xia Dynasty, the year began on the second new moon after the winter solstice. (At times under some other dynasties in ancient China, the year might begin on the first or third new moon after the winter solstice.) It is also known as the "agricultural calendar" while the Gregorian calendar is known as the "common calendar". Another name for the Chinese calendar is the "Yin Calendar" in reference to the lunar aspect of the calendar, whereas the Gregorian calendar is the "Yang Calendar" in reference to its solar properties. The Chinese calendar was also called the "old calendar" after the "new calendar", i.e. the Gregorian calendar, was adopted as the official calendar. Since the time of Emperor Wu of Han, starting the new year on the second new moon after winter solstice has been the norm for more than two thousand years.
According to traditional beliefs, some form of the calendar has been in use for almost five millennia. Based on archaeological evidence some form of it has been in use for three and a half millennia. It is reckoned in the seldom-used continuously numbered system as 4705, 4706, or 4645 (depending on the epoch used).
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There is a longstanding consensus that in the mid 80s, particularly in the year 1986, Judas Priest ceased to be a metal band and went the path of other earlier heavy metal mainstays like Grave Digger and Celtic Frost and jumped on the glam rock train. Now if there is one thing in the world that I truly hate it's a consensus, that decrepit destroyer of all things original and individualistic about the music we all know and love. Be this as it may, like with any other viewpoint, it lives or dies by its accuracy and not by how many people hold or refuse to hold it. "Turbo" is an album that isn't so much troubled, but rather tends to trouble a lot of people, but often for the wrong reasons.
To dispense with the two clichés that often followed this band of either them starting to lose it after "Stained Class" or that this album simply leaped out of the mid 80s due to pressures from the changes in the rock mainstream, there is a logical way to look at this album as the logical conclusion of a progression from mainline 70s hard rock with a few pioneering metallic elements to 80s mainline rock with a few left over metallic elements. The result is a sound that is signified a bit more by the over-processed, mechanical drum sound that was very popular in the 80s across the musical spectrum, and a barrage of synthesizer and guitar effects that are not associated with Priest's past efforts.
Be this all as it may, when discounting the similarities this album shares with Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" and Cinderella's "Night Songs" in a production sense, there is still enough distinctively Judas Priest about this album for it to be recognized as being one of their albums. The distorted guitar tone is still well within the paradigm established on "Defenders Of The Faith"; the riff work still has some bite to it that cuts through much of the keyboard malarkey. Sure, songs like "Parental Guidance" and "Reckless" are about as formulaic and cliché as they come, but they aren't that terribly far removed from a lot of the fun that happened on Ozzy's "The Ultimate Sin", and if they cut the synth-like character of the drums, some of these songs could pass for Twister Sister.
One of the factors that really make this a fun listen in spite of itself is the unavoidable catchiness of the whole thing. Granted, this holds true for a number of fairly sappy albums that were burning up the charts while the likes of even Metallica and Anthrax were considered fringe, but when hearing the upbeat rocking of "Locked In" and the unforgettable mix of punchy power chords and spacey keyboards that is "Turbo Lover", I tend to hear the same good natured rock that won me over to 80s ZZ Top when I was a mere 6 year old lad with no real sense for music. Leave us forget that this was also a time when the mainstream rock scene didn't completely frown on musicality and both Tipton and Downing put on a riveting display of lead shredding that actually rivals most of their previous solos.
Sure, this is one of the weaker albums that bear the Judas Priest insignia, yet it somehow manages to keep me coming back despite my general all metal, the entire time attitude towards music of late. It could be chalked up to it just sounding worlds better than the shit the radio plays nowadays, or childhood nostalgia, but this just sounds fine to my ears though it is definitely among the shallowest and formulaic of albums to come out of the 80s. I can understand someone who was in his teens during the mid 80s and fighting the mainstream by spending their cash on the likes of "Reign In Blood" or "Darkness Descends" hating this with a passion, I just don't.


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Hi I have a computer dual booted. xp (just because) and slackware. I and using 2.6.13 and thought for grins i would try 2.6.15. well, I renamed my good kernel and installed the new one. but, appearently I didnt change the lilo.conf file and when it booted it jsut drooled. :(
so I broke out my install cd and booted, mounted the drive and edited lilo.conf. then I went to run lilo and tried the -m opiton. and seemed to wipe lilo completely off my system. now I boot straight to xp like linux isn't installed. I know it is and I like the configuration I have and dont want to loose it. After spending time in the man page for lilo (with no success) and searching the internet and this forum. I have no other choice but to ask how I would do this.
I have had little success on here but I am ever hopeful that some day a problem of mine will be solved on here. unitll then..... well.....
I would get access to your Linux boot partition (either via BBC, Knoppix or a rescue CD) and install GRUB. Providing the MBR is locatable you can write a script (easy) and the machine will dual boot.
Another approach is to re-activate LILO. You can do this by accessing the boot partition (see above) and chrooting it after mounting. Then run '/sbin/lilo' at the command line. Exit the rescue mission and you should be able to boot normally to either OS.
well, to get you started you'll probably need to chroot into your actual installation to install. I use grub, and I know that with it you can just chroot into your mounted installation and reinstall it to the mbr. not sure exactly what you have to do with lilo.
yep, just chroot into the correct root partition, edit lilo, run /sbin/lilo, exit and reboot.
awsome. the chroot worked. ty
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When It Rains It Pours
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Morton's Salt
Publisher: Morton Salt Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
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Citation: When It Rains It Pours. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=2144


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BROOKLYN, NY — No longer is the matchmaker the village busybody who knew families and their foibles.
Today's Yenta is an algorithm whirring in a server miles away.
"Everyone is crazy for internet dating," said Rabbi Laivi Forta of Chabad of Aventura. "But it has to be done the right way."
Around the world Chabad centers have created websites crafted to avoid the pitfalls endemic to Internet dating. All are free, eliminating financial obstacles to the hunt for a spouse. All are designed to ascertain that registered users are Jewish. Linked to Chabad centers, they return some of the personal touch and concern of the old matchmaker missing in newfangled sites.
To receive a password to register on Mazeltov, a site run by Chabad of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, users first present papers to confirm their Jewish heritage to a local rabbi.
"I get screamed at a lot by people who are not Jewish and want to register," said Liza Goldenberg, who has been running the site since its inception in February 2006. "But there are plenty of sites that don't have this requirement."
After registration, Goldenberg calls the potential user to chat. "We only want people who are serious about getting married, who are normal, not pranksters or people looking just to date," she said.
At least 40 couples met and married through Mazeltov in the past year. Goldenberg suspects that the actual number of marriages is higher. "People are embarrassed to say they found a husband on the Internet, so they don't tell us."
In celebration of the site's second birthday, Goldenberg, a graduate of Chabad's Or Avner school in Dnepropetrovsk, will be embarking on a road trip across Ukraine and Russia to publicize the site and help people become more comfortable with the idea of finding a spouse online.


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Yeah but I'm pretty sure it was physically damaged / opened box when I got it, if I did not include that in the message you are attempting to insert into this, I had suspected the package I got shipped to me was previously opened and or damaged to begin with, but I saw no actual *marks* on the scope and shoot, I admit fully, I was so excited I overlooked my initial trepidation.
Having had trouble zeroing it, I took it to Dick's where I had bought it (bought it online, they don't carry what they call "top tier" scopes in the stores, and when he noticed it was way off too, he IMMEDIATELY OFFERED to have it returned and a new one sent to me, And I said, you know I did think it was an open or damaged box I got, they said "you should not have even taken a chance, send it right back, $600 is way too much not to be perfect."
So in my humble opinion that had nothing to do with Nikon. *AND* even if i had kept it, Nikon has a full lifetime warranty ... 'NO TIME LIMIT APPLIES, NO CARD IS NECESSARY, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER..."
sO i am COMPLETELY comfortable with my new Nikon Monarch *AND* the two Nikon ProStaffs 4-12x40mm 's I have on two .22LR's I have. Could not be happier.
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What is the Saytzeff Rule?
Dehydrohalogenation of secondary- and tertiary-alkyl halides proceeds by the preferential removal of the -hydrogen from the carbon that has the smallest number of hydrogens.
Originally formulated by A. Saytzeff (Zaitsev) to generalize the orientation in -elimination reactions of alkyl halides, this rule has been extended and modified, as follows:
Two or more olefins can be produced in an elimination reaction, the thermodynamically most stable alkene will predominate.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The Federal Reserve's latest move to push long-term rates lower will add fuel to the fire for some banks with assets repricing faster than liabilities, but there are other banks that have already felt the worst effects of margin compression, and Ben Bernanke's latest move also contains a silver lining for the industry. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee on Thursday announced that the central bank would purchase "additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month," bringing its total mortgage-backed securities purchases to a pace of roughly $85 billion per month. The Fed also said that "exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate are likely to be warranted at least through mid-2015." The target federal funds rate is currently at a range 0 to 0.25%. Since the Fed's target federal funds rate has been in a range of between 0% and 0.25% since December 2008, most banks have already enjoyed most of the benefit of a decline in their funding cost, and since long-term rates have continued to decline, the industry is seeing its rate spreads continue to narrow. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported that during the second quarter, the aggregate net interest margin -- the spread between the average yield on loans and investments and the average cost for deposits and borrowings -- for the nation's banks and savings and loan associations narrowed to 3.46% during the second quarter, from 3.52% the previous quarter, and 3.61% a year earlier. According to Guggenheim Securities analyst Marty Mosby, among the largest U.S. bank holding companies, " Wells Fargo ( WFC) has the most margin compression today expected over the next year," as the company has a large percentage of assets with original maturities of greater than three years, that are "repricing down now, lower than they were three years ago." Speaking at the Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference last Tuesday, Wells Fargo CFO Tim Sloan said that although the company achieved a "stable" net interest margin during the second quarter, in part because of "a 7 basis point linked quarter benefit from higher variable items," the margin for the third quarter "could be similar to what we experienced in the third quarter of last year when our net interest margin was down 17 basis points." During the second quarter, Wells Fargo's net interest margin, or NIM, was a relatively high 3.91%, unchanged from the first quarter, but declining from 4.01% in the second quarter of 2011. Mosby expects the company's margin to contract by a further 21 basis points from the second quarter, through the fourth quarter of 2013. Wells Fargo posted good second-quarter results, as strong mortgage loan demand fed earnings applicable to common stock of $4.4 billion, or 82 cents a share, increasing from $4.0 billion, or 75 cents a share, the previous quarter, and $3.7 billion, or 70 cents a share, a year earlier.
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The conversion into new share capital will be described shortly. First, however, I will explain the basis of the Board of Directors' resolution to accept the restructuring agreement including the supplementary agreements.The basis of the Board of Directors' decision Since September 2011, TORM has retained the assistance of the international financial advisor Evercore Group LLC. In addition, the Board of Directors has obtained a valuation opinion letter from the international investment advisor Moelis & Company UK LLP and a valuation report from the accounting firm Ernst & Young with respect to the debt conversion and the issue of the new shares to the banks and the time charter partners in connection with the restructuring. Having carefully considered the financial and operational position of the Company and the opinion letter from Moelis & Company UK LLP, the Board of Directors assessed that it would be in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders, creditors, other stakeholders and other interested parties to issue the new shares in the Company against conversion of the total consideration of USD 200 million from time charter partners and banks to allow TORM to continue its operations without bankruptcy or similar in-court proceedings. The new shares were issued under the authorization given to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held on 23 April 2012. - 0 - I will now provide an account of the changes to the share capital that took place on 5 November 2012. Capital decrease At TORM's Annual General Meeting held on 23 April 2012 it was decided to reduce the share capital of TORM by a nominal value of DKK 363,272,000 from DKK 364,000,000 nominal value to DKK 728,000 nominal value by transfer of the reduction amount to a special reserve fund and by changing the nominal amount per share (denomination) from DKK 5.00 to DKK 0.01 in accordance with section 188(1)(3) of the Danish Companies Act. One of the reasons for this was that new shares could not be issued at a price below the nominal value. Accordingly, TORM was unable to issue new shares prior to the capital reduction, as the share price was below DKK 5.
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As part of the plea arrangement, Jalani Smith, 20, will serve two sentences of about six years to about eight years each.
The surviving suspect in the Oct. 25, 2013, armed robbery of a Wilmington Pizza Hut that ended in a deadly police shooting pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of common law robbery and two counts of kidnapping.
As part of the plea arrangement, Jalani Smith, 21, will serve two sentences of about six years to about eight years – for a total of 12 to 16 years. Two counts of kidnapping and a charge of conspiracy to commit robbery were dismissed. He was given credit for the 313 days he's served in jail.
According to police, Smith; Tevin Robinson, 20; and Ronald Roland, 18; all of Leland, were the suspects in a rash of armed robberies in Wilmington and Brunswick County in 2013. Robinson and Roland were shot and killed by police during the Oct. 25 robbery and Smith was shot in the hand.
From August 2013 to October 2013, seven Wilmington restaurants were robbed around closing time by men entering the restaurants, threatening employees and fleeing with undisclosed amounts of cash, WPD Deputy Chief Marshall Williamson said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.
Linda Rawley, a police spokeswoman, said police have not determined that Robinson, Roland and Smith were responsible for all seven robberies. She did add, though, that there haven't been any similar robberies since Oct. 25, 2013.
That night, police received a tip that the trio intended to rob a South Kerr Avenue restaurant. While police were staked out there, they received word the group was instead headed to the Pizza Hut on 17th Street.
Investigators raced to the Pizza Hut, but by the time they arrived, Smith, Robinson and Roland were already attempting to enter the restaurant, said Assistant District Attorney Dru Lewis.
Police did not use blue lights and sirens when they were approaching the Pizza Hut because they didn't want to escalate the situation, Williamson said. There is surveillance video of the robbery from inside Pizza Hut, Williamson added, but there is not dashcam video of the incident because the police cars were parked away from the restaurant and blue lights and sirens – which activate the dash cameras – were not on.
The security camera footage shows Robinson, Roland and Smith entering the store just after 11:48 p.m., forcing two men who had just left back into the store. The next time the suspects are seen is at 11:49:42 p.m., when one of the robbers is watching a Pizza Hut employee at the cash register.
Through the store windows, investigators could see the men holding guns to the employees and ordering them around the store.
When the group eventually emerged from the business, police shouted for them to drop their weapons. Lewis said Robinson and Roland ran toward other officers while Smith began to run back inside.
Police opened fire.
Surveillance video footage shows the first robber leaving the store at 11:51:17 p.m. He and one other make it out before the third man, presumably Jalani Smith, opens the door and darts back into the restaurant before it closes. About six seconds elapsed between the time the first suspect left the restaurant to when Smith ran back in.
Testing later determined Roland was armed with a flare gun and Smith had a BB gun, said District Attorney Ben David. Following a state probe of the incident, the officers were cleared of any wrongdoing.
"October 25th was a tragic day in the city of Wilmington for the victims who stood in fear for their lives at that Pizza Hut, for the families of those who were killed and, lastly, for the officers who in the commission of their duties fatally wounded the suspects," Williamson said.
Defense Attorney Emily Zvejnieks said when Smith was arrested, her office fielded a number of phone calls from his family and friends.
"They were floored that Jalani had been involved in this," she said.
Prior to sentencing, Smith, a graduate of North Brunswick High School, apologized to the parents of Navy reservist Robinson and his cousin Roland, and to the victims of the robbery.
"I'd also give my deepest apologies to my family and the community for letting them down," Smith said.
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Looking to get my first 1911
As the title says, I'm looking to get a 1911 and I'd like some input from you fine folks. Looking at either a Colt or Springfield and I do not want one with target sites. The pistol will be used for everything from a range gun to SD and HD. Was looking at the Colt XSE series and Springfield Loaded series. Last detail is I definitely want steel. As always, any help is appreciated.
Colt....end of conversation. :D Everyone should own a Colt :D
I'm loving my SIG 1911 Nitron. They're worth checking out IMO.
Thanks drvsafe, but I'm really only looking at Colts and Springfields. Not really big on the Sig 1911s. Just my personal preference.
I think your choices either way you go will be fantastic. I would love to have both the loaded model and the XSE.
Go for the best you can afford.
If I were looking for another, I would consider the Springfield Armory Range Officer.
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People go on and on about Colts, and for good reason I'm sure, but in my price range I was looking at a 1991A1, and it's just too basic of a model for me.
I really like the SA "Loaded", it was on my shortlist of potentials when I was shopping. Then I checked out the TRP also which I loved, but it was out of my budget. I preferred it due to the front strap checking, which you don't see on the Loaded or Range Officer. Now, that's the main reason why I opted for the SIG, I bought a TacPac; 3 mags, and the pistol has the rest of the hardware I wanted; Match barrel, hammer and sear and a lifetime warranty. I am missing one or two things, full sized guide rod, the ambidextrous thumb safety, night sights, but those are things I can do further on up the road.
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by Peter Galli on March 09, 2009 05:45pm
I would like to introduce Mark Stone, who will be a regular contributor to Port 25 going forward. Mark has a long association with open source.
He did his first Linux install in 1994 and, in the fifteen years since, has served as O'Reilly's executive editor for open source, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Linux Technology, publisher for the web arm of SourceForge's open source evangelism efforts, and later Director of Developer Relations for SourceForge.
During that time he helped Microsoft launch its first two open source projects on SourceForge.net. He has also co-edited two of the foundational books on open source: Open Sources and Open Sources 2.0.
At SourceForge, and as an independent consultant, he has worked with technology companies large and small to help them formulate their community engagement strategy around open source.
He has most recently been working at Microsoft to help identify and support community projects that advance open source on the Windows platform.
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Johnny Keller was born in 1951. He received an M.D. degree from the University of Aarhus in 1977 and became an orthopedic specialist in 1991 and an Associate Professor in 1992. Then, he became as the Chief of the Orthopedic Sarcoma Center in Aarhus in 1994. He obtained a D.S. degree in 1996.He has published 67 papers an 91 oral presentationd. He has gained special knowledge on sarcoma surgery during visits to Leiden, Amsterdam, Birmingham, Mayo Clinic Rochester, and St.Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne.
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Scholarships & Awards
Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship
Yefim Cherkis was a dedicated photography
student at City College of San Francisco who, in 1994, tragically lost
his life at the age of twenty.
Yefim's passion for photography and
presence in the departmental community was an inspiration to his
fellow students. After his untimely death the Photography Department
decided to honor him by establishing a bi-annual merit award: The
Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship.
Since 1994, the Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship has continued to assist talented photography students in our community. The scholarship has been generously endowed and supported by Yefim's family and friends.
Portfolio submissions are solicited by the department each semester and an award of $500 is given to the student whose work is judged superior based on concept, creativity, and technical mastery. Submissions for the Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship will be due in the week immediately prior to finals week of the current semester. Information regarding submission requirements will be posted in the later half of the current term.
Previous Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
Spring 2017
Adam Field
Fall 2016
Simone Mancini
Spring 2016
Joseph Johnston
Fall 2015
Adrienne Johnson
Spring 2015
Suzanne Notario
Fall 2014
Kristina Davis
Spring 2014
Joseph Wang
Spring 2013
Naomi Onaga
Fall 2012
Rebecca Janecek
Spring 2012
Nick Venaglia
Spring 2011
Gordon Szeto
Fall 2010
Maria Del Rio
Spring 2010
Phillip Maisel
Fall 2009
China Langford
Barbara Stewart Memorial Scholarship
The Barbara Stewart Memorial Scholarship was established by the ESL Department in memory of the late and beloved Barbara Stewart, an ESL instructor and photography enthusiast. Each semester, a Beginning Photography (PHOT 51) student is awarded a $250 merit-based scholarship in her honor. Information regarding submission requirements and submission dates will be posted in the later half of the current term.
Previous Barbara Stewart Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
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Scholarship Recipient: Marissa Santini
Honorable Mentions:
MJ Lee
Jakov Leskur
Dania Meza
Joshua Oakley
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Scholarship Recipient: Mary McMonigle
Honorable Mentions:
Kelly Conner
Soyoung Lee
Brittany Malm
Grace Norcini
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Scholarship Recipient: Stephanie Riado
Honorable Mentions:
Maria Matua
Kasumi Suzuki
Randy Wittorp
Jin Zhang
Scholarship Recipient: Jiamin Zen
Honorable Mentions:
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Kristin Masciorini
Neha Rameja
Yancy Yesovitch
Scholarship Recipient: Chloe Ginnever
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Judith Dara Epstein
Thuy Mai
Molly Matutat
Hilda Scheib
Scholarship Recipient: Iedryn Orozco
Honorable Mentions:
Chakrit Amoraseth
Shreemoyee Kanungo
Aleksandr Piksaykin
Susan Shao
Liu Wenbin
Scholarship Recipient: Bongani Masimla
Honorable Mentions:
Kristina Davis
Oscar Estrada
Dragonsani Renteria
Jones Wong
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Scholarship Recipient: Stacey Pang
Honorable Mentions:
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David Luong
Briana Shewan
Paige Thornton
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Scholarship Recipient: Beatriz Escobar
Honorable Mentions:
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Arturo Martinez
Gilberto Mendez
Hoa Tat
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Scholarship Recipient: Adrienne Johnson
Honorable Mentions:
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Denise Maianson
Timofei Osipenko
Annette Little
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Katherine Souza
Spring 2011
Christina Diep
Anna Khludova
Amanda McIntosh
Pier Abbate
Yoshito Saitoh
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A schoolboy who overcame his shyness to be a respected leader among his peers has received a special award.
James Perkins, from the Enfield Unit of the Boys' Brigade London District, was awarded the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards during a ceremony at the Great Hall in Kensington.
The 11-year-old was nominated for the award by his peers and leaders at The Boys' Brigade which provides activities for young people.
The Jack Petchey Foundation was established in 1999 to recognise the positive contributions young people make to society and to support them in achieving their potential.
Vic Russell, JPF Coordinator, said: "We have seen Jamie develop over the past year from someone who had some difficulty at first as he was rather shy but following a successful junior section weekend, he came to the summer camp and is now a regular attendee at company section meetings."
As well as a certificate and medallion, James had previously been awarded a grant of £200 which was spent on a visit to an activity centre.


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Impressives to see a UK mfg lead in this area
Although obviously not *making* them in the UK.
Last year in Latin America pay TV growth overtook virtual the entire world, with the revenues from Pay TV in Latin America growing at about $1 billion a month, while the region added some 6.7 million new homes. And funnily enough it is a UK set top vendor, Pace, the number one in the world, which is best positioned to make hay …
Although obviously not *making* them in the UK.
we buy from Korea.
funny really.
The football world cup was transmitted in full by pay TV (in this side of the world). Open TV transmitted only a handful of matches. That may help explain the "explosion".
Everybody was installing satellite dishes or some form of cable to get to see the matches.
But is this growth here to stay?
How many people will ditch their contracts after the first year?
But I have some Pace BBC gear here - still working!
Already a right PITA with turning it on and off. But come DSO scrap time.
I took it on holiday to a DSO region and it didn't record anything. And Pace support are not interested.
Will be replaced by a Humax very soon.
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After six weeks of the 2010-11 broadcast season, the year to year World Series ratings decline made the season to season ratings comparisons for Fox worsen. They're now down 18% in adults 18-49 ratings vs. last season, and it's likely to get worse next week.
In week 7 last season, Fox had 2 World Series games with the Yankees. This season, just one, with no Yankees. (instead it had the World Champion San Francisco Giants. Fear The Beard!). Expect Fox's season to season comparisons to worsen next week.
CBS (2.9%), CW (0.9%) and NBC's (7.0%) adults 18-49 ratings are all still ahead of last season's. NBC is spending a lot more this season after replacing 5 hours of The Jay Leno Show with mostly scripted dramas. The CW is probably spending ~ 11% more after replacing an hour of repeats with an hour of scripted drama.
ABC is 7.2% behind last season's adults 18-49 ratings, another slight improvement from the comparison last week.
Univision continues well ahead (17.9%) of last season's adults 18-49 ratings.
Broadcast network season ratings overall: My calculation (not Nielsen's) of the average adults 18-49 ratings season to date for the 5 English broadcast networks is 3.3% below the season to date ratings average through the same week of the 2009-10 season.
CBS maintains its season lead in primetime adults 18-49 ratings for the season after five weeks averaging a 3.3 rating. Fox is now alone in second place with a 3.1 adults 18-49 ratings average. NBC and ABC are tied in third with a 2.8 rating average.
CBS remains well ahead in the press release friendly season to date average viewership.
Each rating point is a percentage of the US TV population in that demographic group. A 1.0 adults 18-49 rating equals 1.315 million adults 18-49
The network's average viewership is charted in millions of viewers, just like we report all other average viewership information on the site, and adults 18-49 is charted as ratings points. Note the units (million viewers on the left, rating on the right) below the bars.
Note that these season average ratings are "Most Current" measurements which are Live+7 day DVR viewing when available (2+ weeks after airdate), combined with LIve+Same Day DVR viewing for the most recent 2 weeks.
You can see past week's broadcast network primetime season to date TV ratings results here.
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Good day. It is once again a slow week for games with only a select few worth mentioning. Our pick this time around is a little something from the realm of the old school. With over one hundred ships to choose from, R-Type Final looks to be one of the more difficult side-scrollers to hit the shelves lately. It ships for the PS2 on the 3rd for the low price of $29.99, what a deal!
Ski Resort Tycoon with Snowboard Park Tycoon
Platform: PC
Ships: Feb 3rd
Price: $19.99
The Buzz: Another Tycoon game! Yep.
Airforce Delta Strike
Platform: PS2
Ships: Feb 3rd
Price: $39.99
The Buzz: Another game in the Airforce Delta series, I don't see much in the way of innovation here.
Joan of Arc: Wars & Warriors
Platform: PC
Ships: Feb 7th
Price: $39.99
The Buzz: A mix of third person action and strategy this one may surprise us.
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• The Best Of Friends: Season 4
• Best Of The Muppets Show: George Burns
• The Fighting Temptations
• Gilligan's Island: The Complete First Season
• The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II
• Good Times: The Complete Second Season
• Lost In Translation
• Mutiny On The Bounty
• My Boss's Daughter
• My Fair Lady
• Planet Of The Apes
• Rain Man
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• Under The Tuscan Sun
• What's Happening: The Complete First Season
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Ski Resort Tycoon! Look Elysium now you can have your trains targetting innocent downhillers!
Why can't R-Type be coming out on the Xbox or GC. I've been missing some sidescroller action.
Ahh... thanks god i have PS2... R-Type here i come!
cool...Lost in Translation comes out tommorow...
I managed to be busy enough that I missed that in the Theatres..


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So, I finally found my hg.... it's fsg!
My official Brisbane (summer) routine is:
cowash: any conditioner handy, diluted
cond: Mop Mixed Greens
style: slather on fsg, avg & coconut oil, plop then air dry
Will be experimenting with adding coconut oil and avg to the fsg so I only have 1 product.
Next time I travel, I'll carry Mop mg & Mop hydrating(?) as well as coconut and almond oil (co doesn't seem to work for me in drier climates) so I've got all bases covered. Hope this comes in handy for anyone travelling north.