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Law would allow corporations to be 'socially responsible'
Original post made on Aug 31, 2011
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a resident of Charter Oaks
on Aug 31, 2011 at 8:28 am
<The bill was sponsored by a nonprofit agency called B Lab, which certifies socially responsible companies as "B Corporations." >
Don't our legislators have better things to do...like getting the economy back on track and better budgeting. Instead, let's cater to this special interest auditing company to feed them business...ughhh!!!
a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2011 at 9:03 am
I like this Bill very much. It is cutting edge, socially responsible, and good for California. I think it very well might attract companies from other states, and it might influence other states to pass similar legislation. Good news!!!
a resident of Parkside
on Aug 31, 2011 at 9:58 am
Wow, Nate--are you serious? This "Bill" is at least the third new piece of social engineering in this state that I've read about before noon today. What is going on here? Where are people's priorities? Certainly not on job creation or growth. What's it going to take to slap people back to reality? 25% unemployment? Flash mobs and riots in the street? Oh, wait......
At least we'll all feel good that those unemployed looters are expressing themselves.....
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Aug 31, 2011 at 10:05 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Too late for Solyndra!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Aug 31, 2011 at 10:08 am
Stacey is a registered user.
BTW, steve, that isn't really Nate Silver posting.
a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2011 at 10:08 am
No, Steeeeve, I wasn't serious. Unserious people like myself give reasons for our positions. Serious people like yourself howl at the moon with angry, hate-filled inanities.
a resident of Parkside
on Aug 31, 2011 at 10:33 am
Thanks, nate. I would hate to hear you were thinking we took you seriously. And I can certainly see where you would read into my comments about jobs and coherent priority setting as being hateful.
I was venting with good reason, since some folks in this state still refuse to admit that we have serious fiscal problems created (and not being solved) by the Dems that have a stranglehold on our state.
Anyway, you're a hoot...thanks for the sarcastic humor.....
a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2011 at 10:41 am
By all means, vent away Steeeeve. It is probably better for you than other ways of releasing your anger and hatred.
@"BTW, steve, that isn't really Nate Silver posting" And here we have Stacey the sleuth doing what she is so good at -- tracking down the REAL identities of the posters on these sites.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Sep 1, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Nate's way of venting his anger is with personal attacks and snarky replies. Of course, I'm glad he's doing it that way rather than by restricting my freedom with more government control.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 1, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Nate, I thought you changed over to Kate Golden or Nathaniel B. Silver.
The question is, why is this legislation even necessary? Corporations can be socially responsible now. No corporation will choose to upset investors because the investors will go elsewhere.
I think the person who posted on the proposed "babysitter" legislation was right; we need a part time legislature. These people have too much time on their hands--and without prejudice as to party affiliation.
a resident of Danbury Park
on Sep 1, 2011 at 2:59 pm
So how does a company which makes no money stay in business?
a resident of Oak Hill
on Sep 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm
I'm not sure what the big deal here is. There are already corporations that put other considerations ahead of profit making. They're called "non-profit" companies and "not-for-profit" companies. As far as I can tell from the article, this legislation is simply creating another class of corporation in addition to the at least two other classes of similar corporations which already exist.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Sep 1, 2011 at 4:25 pm
It seems that existing laws do much to prevent socially irresponsibility, and most corporations already understand the advantages of good CSR in public relations; but if this bill works to prevent shareholders from bringing suit based simply on bottom-line figures, then I'm all for it.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 1, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger,
Thanks for taking time to share your love for corporations!...and I thought you spent all your time trying to destroy our public schools and bash teachers...go figure!
BTW, I hear Texas is nice this time of year(let steve know that too), check it out.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 1, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Lived in Texas already Sal. I don't bash teachers; not destroying public schools--you might want to point out how you support those accusations. No particular love of corporations; worked in both public and private arenas. Just not a fan of nonsensical governmental interference.
You'll have to tell Steve yourself cuz I don't actually know who s/he might be, just like you.
a resident of Parkside
on Sep 2, 2011 at 8:44 am
yo, sally. I think I'll stay in California, the place of my birth, even if it's just to annoy you and your other trolling friends, by posting what's right and what should be changed to make it right.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 2, 2011 at 8:55 am
It's simply outrageous, when this state is facing bankruptcy, that the legislature spends it time on this kind of crazy BS instead of fixing mulitudinous problems that are preventing job growth and financial stability. Has CA truly become the land of nuts?
It's vital to our future that get rid of the full-time legislature. We need to go to a system, such as that in Texas, where the legistlature meets only for two months every other year. This gets rid of the career politicians which are destroying this state. States that have part-time legislatures are generally much better governed than California.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 2, 2011 at 12:16 pm
I agree with Kathleen Ruegsegger, Sacto's Nuts, or whatever she has chosen to call herself today.
Part-time legislators will provide more opportunity to get really rich people filling the seats. Not having to rely on a two-month salary, they can afford to fall back on their high salaries. Brilliant!
Part-time legislators, having less salary, will also be more susceptible to richies bribing them. But that's okay by Rueg-Sacto-Nuts, I guess. More brilliance from the lone star state.
I gotta tell ya, as soon as some big-head Texan or former Texan starts holding up Texas as the model for anything -- other than heat, filth, grime, corruption and stupidity -- I stop listening.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 2, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Bettina, I don't post as anybody else; no need. Someone else suggested Texas; I indicated I lived there once. There was no statement for or against Texas. Anything that stops career legislators and a large staff is fine by me. You must realize there are already plenty of rich legislators, full or part time. If someone wants to serve and can get elected, they'll find a way whether they are rich or not.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 2, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger-Sacro-Nuts says, "If someone wants to serve and can get elected, they'll find a way whether they are rich or not."
Yeah, that explains why so many poor people are legislators. Of course, how could we have missed that?
Fact is, part-timers would be even more likely to be from upper classes; and those who aren't wealthy, faced with a mere part-time salary, would be more susceptible to bribes.
Last point: the ploy to replace full-time legislators with part-timers is a great way to give lobbiests even more leverage/influence; part-time pols take their eye off the ball for 10 months, lobbiests are there to do their work for them.
Kath-Sacro, possibly unwittingly (she is from Texas), is smuggling yet another way for reducing govt regulatory oversight while increasing corporate power.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 2, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Bettina/Nate/Whatever, Never said I was from Texas; not Sacto (or Sacro as you've typed it). You must wear yourself out jumping to conclusions. This legislation isn't about increasing corporate power or reducing government oversight. Find some other stage for your tap dance logic.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 2, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Bettina, I responded. Full time legislators come up with legislation like this to feel they are earning their keep. No prejudice as to party affiliation in that belief. Anyway, the real point is the legislation isn't needed in this case, whether it came up in a full or part time capacity.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 2, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Changing the subject Kathleen Ruegsegger? You claimed a part-time legislature was a good idea. I argued that your claim was without merit. You seem preoccupied with people's names. Is this too complex for you?
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 2, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Really Bettina, no change. Less government interference, yes. If that takes keeping legislators out of career service, great. If it means limiting time spent at the office to only what is necessary to conduct the people's business, okay too. It's a big topic. I'll be out of contact for a bit, but please talk amongst yourself.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 2, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Highly disingenuous to ask someone else to be sincere in their response to your claims when they are framed as ridicule of the person you're asking.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 2, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Hey Stacey, try to follow this....
Kathleen Ruegsegger put forward a claim: she likes the idea of a part-time legislature.
I responded to her claim, and offered three reasonable counterclaims which, if valid, reveal the transparent weakness of Kathleen Ruegsegger's initial claim.
Nothing disingenuous there. The only thing disingenuous is that neither you nor Kathleen Ruegsegger have managed to offer claims that might show my own to be invalid. True enough, Kathleen Ruegsegger offers a feeble and repetitive restatement of her original claim. But does she offer an argument? Nope, and rarely does. What the two of you sillies do best is howl at the moon about my identity. Pretty transparent. Both of you are not about ideas in the least. You're both big egos whose identities are bound up with this site, and with your soft-headed ideas being exposed for what they are, all you can do is wrap yourselves in your own identities and ballyhoo about how others don't do the same.
I've got news for you, Stacey whoever you may be. Most of the posters here realize that ideas are more important than the name one uses. That's why we see 'patriot', 'concerned', 'reasonable', 'liberal', etc. Who cares? It's the quality of ideas that counts. But you and your silly sister, Kathleen Ruegsegger, are not up to the task. Too bad, Stace. Scoreboard!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 2, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Responding to her claim in the way you did and calling it "reasonable"...disingenuous.
Part-time legislatures: more susceptible to bribes or not? We have states with part-time legislatures and full-time legislatures. We should be able to tell, which you haven't, instead of characterizing Kathleen as tongue-in-cheek "brilliant" or "big-headed".
Lobbyists: are they more effective lobbying part-time legislators or full-time legislators? Again, you failed to provide basic evidence to support the claim. Most people don't live in your bubble.
I don't know the answers to these questions nor do I have a position on the subject. I'm just looking for some basic argumentative support from you which is consistently lacking.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 2, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Perhaps I hold the false belief that when you can start to demonstrate the ability to provide basic support for your assertions, you will no longer need to rely upon ridicule of others.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 3, 2011 at 7:29 am
Bettina, etc. It's not that you are anonymous; it is that posting under multiple names could have others believing there are multiple people posting when in fact it is only one person. So if you choose to use multiple names, I will let others know it is just you, again.
I don't like this or the "babysitter" legislation. It seems CA legislators are doing busywork. The topic of the value of part time or full time legislature is longer. Not getting onto it now. Start another thread and see if others wish to discuss it.
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Fundamentally, we just have a very different approach to food; mine has changed as I've become more educated about agricultural techniques and the impact of chemicals on the body. I've also seen my health improve as I nearly eliminated refined sugar and many processed foods, including conventionally-farmed meats, and seen how severely my children's behavior can react to a great deal of chemicals and refined sugars in their diet. Not only does it seem worth it (especially as the primary caregiver) to me to spend a little more per pound for some of the things I buy, I really believe that my food schema is less expensive in total than his. It's certainly less expensive than our two competing food schemas, combined.
He came up with a plan to stop the fighting: he would start a separate account, get paid into that account, and he would pay all the bills, then put money in savings, and give me money for food, babysitting, and other household expenses if I needed it; after lots of argument I had said I would pay for food out of my freelance income. While this worked in some ways; he was so proud he was paying the bills and saving money, and he thought he'd solved all our problems; it didn't work for me. Now if I didn't make enough to cover the month's expenses on the homefront I'd have to go ask him for money. If I was late sending him a bill I'd feel bad and want to pay it myself. Sometimes our communication was mixed up, causing late fees or overdrafts. The bank treats accounts that are getting direct deposit from the government very differently than those that are receiving direct deposits from private companies, so I was paying more fees for ATM withdrawals, among other things.


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Economics experts at the 47th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon said the economies of the United States and Arizona are slated for improvement but at a slower pace than what many consumers have been hoping.
"I titled my forecast 'The Recovery: Better Times Ahead!' because better times are ahead. I'm getting more and more optimistic about where we'll be a year from now," said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors, while discussing the outlook for the U.S. economy.
More than 1,000 people attended the luncheon at the Phoenix Convention Center to hear Naroff and three other economists present outlooks on the U.S. economy, financial sector, metro and regional economies, and real estate and construction.
Naroff said the country's economic downturn and recovery can be compared to the "The Tortoise and the Hare" fable.
"We are a nation of immediate gratifiers," Naroff said. "We want it all right away. The recovery is a race, and though we all wanted the hare, we wound up with the tortoise. A 'V-shaped' recovery was never possible."
Despite the slow pace, Naroff said recovery will happen, likely showing signs of normal growth by 2012.
James Glassman, managing director and senior economist for JPMorgan Chase, said Americans have been distracted by red herrings of economic problems.
"The thing we aren't focused on that we should be focusing on is the future deficit," Glassman said.
Despite the mistakes in viewing the economy, Glassman said recovery remains on track and "we ought to be fairly optimistic in the next decade."
Introduced as the "funniest man in economics," Lee McPheters, research professor of economics at ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center, said 2011 will be the best year for the economy since 2008.
"Arizona shows signs of life — we have not seen this in three years," McPheters said. "We're past the downturn, bumping along the bottom and at the threshold of recovery."
Regardless of the positives, McPheters said Arizona is still 300,000 jobs away from bringing the job count back to the 2.7 million it numbered at in December 2007.
Unlike the speakers before him, Elliott Pollack, president of Elliot D. Pollack and Company, did not have uplifting news to forecast.
"(The Arizona housing market) has bottoms with 40,000-50,000 (single family) excess units," he said. "The balance between supply and demand will not be achieved until about 2014-2015."
This places housing and construction recovery about three years behind the growth predicted in 2011 in the areas of national economy, financial sector and regional economies.
Sponsored by a partnership between JPMorgan Chase and the W.P. Carey School of Business, the luncheon also named eight JP Morgan Chase Scholars. Scholarship of $1,000 for one year were given to eight academically outstanding students including senior economics major Star Yuan.
Yuan looked forward to attending the luncheon not only to hear the future of the financial sector but to also bridge classroom teaching and real-life applications.
"I think as an econ major we lose the fact that economics really permeates all levels of business activity," Yuan said. "When people talk about the recession, when they talk about unemployment being high, all this has to do with what we're learning in class — whether that's explored quantitatively or through events like this."
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The numbers, which probably should be written in pink these days, are staggering but they are being helped out by a bunch of young women hitting and digging around the nation.
At the forefront of the national movement, at least in the Dig Pink fight against breast cancer, have been the Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista girls volleyball programs.
Together the two rivals have raised more than $60,000 over the last five years, one of the top figures nationally for the SideOut foundation, with a chance to raise that total on Thursday at Desert Vista when the six weeks of fundraising stops and the event happens.
"It was surprising how big it was that first year and then each year it has grown even more," Desert Vista coach Molly West said. "The intent was to be a part of something bigger than us, the sport or the rivalry. It actually unites us, which is the ironic thing about sports, too. We are really excited to be a part of a meaningful effort that includes the community for something that impacts us all.
"It feels like an event now."
That it is.
The match itself has an impact as it is the final one of the regular season and playoff seeding is at stake. Both teams are in line to qualify, although Mountain Pointe is in the tougher position and needs a win in order to stave off the possibility of being knocked out of the top 16.
That will play out in the days to come, but the battle against cancer is far from over.
It is why this event has become so important and is only surpassed by the Ahwatukee Bowl in annual meetings between the two schools.
The celebration of the survivors, the acknowledgement of those who have been touched by the disease before the match, the silent auction, the sea of pink in the bleachers, the student body embracing the movement by wearing crazy getups, and the faculty doing its part all comes together for one powerful evening with the varsity match starting around 6 p.m..
"It is amazing how many people have their lives impacted by the disease," Pride coach Fred Mann said. "When we have everyone stand up barely anyone is still sitting. One of my ex-players, Alex Schloissnik, lost his mother during his junior year after a long battle with breast cancer.
"The loss of Ingrid, obviously, had a devastating effect on this young man and his family. If we can do something to lessen that effect then we are doing something right."
The community, even those who have nothing to do with either program, has been a huge part of the success.
They come out, support the cause, and bid on auction pieces. This year auction items include diamond earrings, Cardinals suite tickets and memorabilia, salon gifts, golf outings and gift cards to many of the area businesses.
While the idea of coming home with one of these items is intriguing, just about everyone involved in this event comes away a winner.
"When you see what this has become and how everyone does their part," Mountain Pointe athletic director Ian Moses said, "it is pretty special."
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This is a photograph by Herbert Basedow of a boy standing with a toy shield and boomerang.Educational value
Aboriginal children found plenty of ways to have fun, inventing a game using found objects - a rock or tree branch - or playing with a miniature object that an adult might make for them, such as a tiny canoe or digging stick. Here, this Arrernte boy is playing with a boomerang and toy shield made of eucalypt bark with three sticks inserted as handles. He was photographed at Alberga Creek (probably at Todmorden station) between 1920 and 1924. Basedow collected this shield and it is in the National Museum of Australia's collection.
To develop skills they would use as adults, children practised from an early age. To learn fighting skills their parents would make toy weapons. Either these were smaller versions of those adults used, or they were roughly-made substitutes.
Herbert Basedow was a doctor, anthropologist and explorer. From 1903 to 1928 he ventured to remote regions of central and northern Australia - places rarely seen by Australians even today. Aboriginal people often feature in his photographs. Basedow wanted to document Aboriginal cultures as they had been before British colonisation, and often went to some lengths to craft his photographs to appear as such.
This photograph was probably taken during Basedow's third medical relief expedition in central Australia, but could have been 1923 or 1924.


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On a crowded bus at midday, Raymond Queneau observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. Later, in another part of town, Queneau sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this unexceptional tale ninety-nine times, employing the sonnet and the alexandrine, "Ze Frrench" and "Cockney." An "Abusive" chapter heartily deplores the events; "Opera English" lends them grandeur. In 1947, when Exercises in Style first appeared in French, it led to Queneau's election to the highly prestigious Académie des Goncourt. He once told Barbara Wright that of all of his books, this was the one he most wished to see translated. He rendered her his "heartiest congratulations," adding: "I have always thought that nothing is untranslatable. Here is new proof. And it is accomplished with all the intended humor. It has not only linguistic knowledge and ingenuity, it also has that."
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Exercises in Style lays to rest (or should) the quaint idea that fiction is composed of two equal parts: Form and Content.—Gilbert Sorrentino, Washington Post Bookworld
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Hey Chris!
We exchanged brief notes on Twitter, but I was hoping you could take a quick look at this here.
Your tutorial was awesome, and exactly what I needed. I run a site for people who organize ski leases, snowpals.org/leases. People submit their ski leases to me, and then I post them so people can contact the organizers. Your plugin was perfect because each ski lease should have its own contact form that goes to an email address unique to that page.
I'm running into a problem though, because I'm loading the form into a lightbox that pops up via AJAX. Following your tutorial, I have email address stored in a custom field on each post, and when I embed the form on the page via editing my WP template, everything works great! Dynamic email is pulled, form works, email is sent. However, when I embed the form in the lightbox, for some reason, the email address isn't pulled and the value attribute is empty:
Any idea how to solve this? The alternative is just leaving the form visible on the page when you load it, but it would be so much cleaner to have it in a lightbox that can be triggered when people hit a 'Contact' button.
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Here are some literary events to pencil in your calendar this week.
To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post your event at least one week prior to its date.
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend creator Dan Santat will appear for a story time at Books of Wonder. Meet him on Tuesday, April 1st from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (New York, NY)
Bette Midler and Judy Gold will headline a conversation event at Barnes & Noble (Union Square). Hear them on Tuesday, April 1st starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)
Writer Kendra L. Willis will celebrate the release of her new book, No Faith. Join in on Saturday, April 5th at The Great Plate Bar & Grill starting 2:30 p.m. (Tracy, CA)


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Dishonored release set for October 9, 2012
Bethesda's supernatural assassins action game, Dishonored, will be released in North America on October 9, 2012 and throughout Europe on October 12, 2012.
Currently in development under the direction of co-creative directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith, Dishonored will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
"We are pleased that Dishonored has captured people's attention," said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. "We are looking forward to sharing lots more information about the game leading up to its launch in October, and having a hands-on build of Dishonored in our booth at E3!"
In Dishonored, you will play as a supernatural assassin "driven by revenge." Framed for the murder of the Empress, you fall from a once-trusted bodyguard to a infamous assassin. Now, with the city in chaos from plague and ruled by a corrupt government, dark forces bestow upon you supernatural abilities.
Using Dishonored's "flexible combat system", you can combine supernatural abilities with weapons and gadgets to creatively eliminate your enemies. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.
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If you've followed this blog for a while (bless your patient souls!) you may remember James did a guest audio blog post about his quest to find a wedding outfit.
Good news — we finally got the man some threads this past weekend in Edmonton. James, despite his limited knowledge of Kung Fu, had his heart set on wearing "pants like Tom Cruise wears in The Last Samurai." It took us about six months to figure out they are called hakama pants.
It's hard to find a screen shot of Cruise wearing these pants, but I've included the best one I could find.
For a while, it appeared the only place we'd find these pleated, traditional flowy pants was on eBay, and goodness knows if they'd fit or what condition they'd arrive in.
We finally found an ample supply of hakamas at the Rising Sun Martial Arts Supply in west Edmonton. The wiry woman who sold us the pants looked so tough, she could have karate chopped us both into unconsciousness in one rapid arm swoop and made off with all our credit cards. It was intimidating and cool all at once.
Then we set out for Chinatown to find James some sort of Asian top to go with these crazy pants.
A funny thing happened in Chinatown. Finding traditional Chinese men's clothing is hardly elementary. There was no end to the boutiques desperate to sell me gowns and frocks, but when I asked them where to get men's clothing, I received blank stares in reply that seemed to say, "Why would you want to do that?"
I don't get it. There are as many Chinese guys as girls, if not more (thanks to the one-child rule, but that's a whole other story). What happens at a formal event? Do all the girls wear traditional dresses and the guys arrive . . . naked? Or in jeans? Someone fill me in, because I feel like a cultural buffoon here.
We arrive at the Lucky 97 boutique to find a rainbow of silk Chinese wares. Every rack, shelf and cupboard was stuffed with ladies' tops, dresses, shoes, purses and shawls of every colour and size imaginable. The menswear selection? Approximately 15 different long-sleeved shirts, hidden on a rack at the rear of the store. By some sort of fashion miracle, James actually finds a black and shimmering blue top adorned with a dragon that he likes, and they even have it in his size — superduper big.
Across the street, another formal wear store has — my goodness — about 20 different styles of men's tops to choose from. We're enthralled with the selection, although it's pathetic compared to the thousands of women's frocks crammed in racks and piled high to the ceiling.
James doesn't want to show anyone pictures of what he got (I think he wants to surprise the guests) but you can see similar examples of traditional Chinese men's shirts on the InterWeb.
I know that for every men's clothing store in a mall, there are four or five women's clothing stores, but this inequity seems more extreme. Why are Asian men's clothes so sparse? I tried asking a couple of guys in Chinatown where they would buy a traditional outfit, and they just pointed to their jeans and T-shirts and said they didn't wear stuff like that.
Regardless, I feel relieved James is no longer nude in my mental picture of the wedding. I'm also guessing the groomspeople are relieved they now have more specific instructions on what to shop for.
It's great to see James finally get more emotionally invested in the wedding and involved and interested in the planning. I think at first, the date seemed so far away, it was this amorphous thingy so far in the future it was hard to get motivated about making it come together.
However, James had his first wedding nightmare a few weeks ago (yessss!) It wasn't my dream, but his recollection is that one of the bridespeople got pregnant and grew a beard and the guests were all angry because the wedding pizza never arrived.
Do I sound like a bad fiancee when I say I was thrilled to hear about his bad dream? It was a sign that finally, he is committed to planning this shindig, and cares about making it happen in a guest-pleasing way. It's good to know, now we're at the four-months-to-go mark. And that, my friends, I consider to be a major coup.


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Star Trek's new Captain Kirk has embarked on a new top secret mission to win the heart of a reality TV star.
Word on the Snitch Circuit claims Audrina Patridge, star of MTV's The Hills is dating actor Chris Pine.
"Chris and his girlfriend broke up in March, and he is definitely single," says an insider close to the pair. "They went out, and Audrina is into him."
The couple first met at the ShoWest event in Las Vegas, where both were presented with awards. The tabloid claims the stars have been dating for weeks, and Audrina has even been spotted leaving the apartment building where Pine lives in the wee hours of the morning.
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Quantity: For thin sauce An average of 35 pounds is needed per canner load
of 7 quarts; an average of 21 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 53
pounds and yields 10 to 12 quarts of sauce-an average of 5 pounds per quart.
For thick sauce An average of 46 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an
average of 28 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 53 pounds and
yields 7 to 9 quarts of sauce-an average of 6½ pounds per quart.
Please read Using Pressure Canners and Using Boiling Water Canners before beginning. If this is your first time canning, it is recommended that you read Principles of Home Canning.
Procedure: Prepare and press as for making tomato juice. Simmer in large-diameter
saucepan until sauce reaches desired consistency Boil until volume is reduced by about one-third
for thin sauce, or by one-half for thick sauce. Add bottled lemon juice or citric acid to jars (See
acidification directions). Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to the jars, if desired. Fill jars, leaving
¼-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process. Recommended process times are given in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3.
(Acidification is still required for the pressure canning options; follow all steps in the Procedures above for any of the processing options.)
This document was adapted from the "Complete Guide to Home Canning," Agriculture
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Oswaldo Perez Cabrera is a Mexican journalist living in Vancouver. He founded Ediciones del Vórtice in Mexico City. His own articles, poetry and short stories have been published in a number of publications across México, Canada, Spain, Guatemala, Hungary, Russia among other countries. He was also the editor in chief for La Prensa Hispanoamericana for three years and the Director of the newspaper La Vanguardia de Vancouver for five. Oswaldo is also the creator of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. He is the author of El Libro de Don Muerto.
He currently hosts and produces The Morning After Show on CITR 101.9 FM every Tuesday at 11:30 www.citr.ca and Radio Alicia and Yucastereo every Sunday at 90.1 FM CJSF www.cjsf.ca Oswaldo has worked in radio for a number of years in México City and Vancouver, on such stations as Fairchild Radio, CFRO and CJSF. He also organizes many local music events including The Indie Pop Vancouver Series, the Yucafest every Summer, an event that showcased some of the top bands in Mexico by bringing them to Vancouver, among other events. Oswaldo Perez Cabrera is a driving force within the Vancouver's cultural scene, especially the Vancouver's independent music scene. Oswaldo is an overseas correspondent for vanmusic.ca during his staying in Eastern Europe where he translated for Russia Today and wrote for Spanish magazines like Cañamo, La Fanzine, Viejo Blues. He is the North American correspondent for Canamo Magazine in Spain.
Whether it's finding some killer underground club in the heart of Russia, dancing with killer Latvians, romancing Transilvania, discovering exciting new bands, meeting old legends, or setting up festivals or backyard event on the drive, with some of Mexico's hottest groups, you just never know where he will pop up next. It's a good thing he likes to write about it. Check out his rants.


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Artist and goldsmith Kevin Coates is currently showcasing a selection of his work in the Time Regained exhibition at The Wallace Collection.
The contemporary art exhibition features an eclectic range of works and will be on show daily between 10:00 and 17:00 until Sunday September 25th.
Time Regained explores the relationship between art and time and is an ideal way for art lovers staying in luxury London hotels to experience some of the best culture the capital has to offer.
Artworks in the exhibition include table pieces, sculpture, clocks, jewels set in wall mounts and multimedia wall pieces.
Coates, who has been described as a renaissance man, has been inspired by a wide range of artefacts and aesthetic traditions, including gothic armour, Maiolica, Boulle furniture, Meissen ewers and paintings by Flinck, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Lancret and Van Loo.
A number of Coates' key pieces are being shown for the first time and will be accompanied by a range of loans, including Lichfield Cathedral's St Chad Loving cup, Ovid Metamorphoses from an American collection and the iconic Amity Cup.
Also included is the Entry of the Queen of the Night Tiara, which was voted most popular object in the Jewellery Moves exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, the Flood Centrepiece commissioned by Schroders and the Athene Noctua brooch.
Coates' pieces can be found in a wide range of public and private art collections, including 10 Downing Street and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The artist is considered to be one of Britain's foremost artist goldsmiths and is noted for the symbolic imagery he incorporates into his work and the precision of his technical execution.
Coates tends to use his work to explore major themes such as spirituality and draws heavily on the natural world, literature, music, mathematics, painting and theatre.


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REDUCED ROLE: In Milwaukee, Bob Wolfley reported Bucks TV analyst Jon McGlocklin, entering his 38th season in the role, "will split game analyst duties this season and beyond" with former NBAer Sidney Moncrief. McGlocklin plans to "work about 36 games in total this season, most of them at home." Moncrief will "work about 36 as well, most of them on the road," as FS Wisconsin "will televise 72 of the Bucks' 82 regular-season games." Jim Paschke, in his 28th season with the team, "remains the TV play-by-play voice." McGlocklin at age 70 "wanted a reduction in the number of games he called because he has wearied of the travel" (JSONLINE.com, 9/17).
HE'S BACK: T.J. Simers today pens his first column for the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, giving readers an idea of what they can expect. Simers writes, "I try to make people laugh in most columns but this seems to anger people. I notice there is a lot of anger out there. I'd hate to think if I wrote about something that really matters." He also alluded to the incident that may have led to his departure from the L.A. Times, writing, "I think the basketball daughter could beat Blake Griffin in a free throw-shooting contest for charity. There might be a video there, or sitcom pitch. She's already taken Dwight Howard for 5,000 charity bucks" (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 9/19).


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Big Phil ignores Ronaldinho in Player of the Year vote
SAO PAULO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Portugal and former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Tuesday he had left World Player of the Year Ronaldinho off his list for this year's vote.
Scolari told reporters he had voted instead for Frenchman Thierry Henry, whose goal knocked Brazil out of this year's World Cup in the quarter-finals, followed by Brazil midfielder Kaka and England defender John Terry.
'I've voted three times for Ronaldinho and now I have chosen some other players,' said Scolari, whose 2002 World Cup winning team included the Barcelona player.


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Dover Trial Preview to Witness TestimonyAn Interview with (Dr.) Barbara Forrest
Radio Station WNBLAT
September 29, 2005
MW (Applause) Thank you, thank you. Our guest today is Barbara Forrest of the department of philosophy at Louisiana State University and co-author with Paul Gross of Creationism's Trojan Horse. Professor Forrest is a prominent critic of creationism and intelligent design. (Applause). Barbara, let me begin –
BF It's Dr. Forrest, Marv.
MW Oh, I do apologize, can I call you Dr. Barb or do you prefer Dr. Forrest?
BF Well, Marv, actually, I prefer Dr. Barbara Forrest, Ph.D. but Dr. Barb is fine.
MW Terrific Barb – I mean Dr. Barb – let me ask you, what's the problem with intelligent design?
BF Well, Marv, the people advocating intelligent design think of intelligent design as a wedge. Nobody really minds a wedge, but Intelligent Design is just the tip of the iceberg. The wedge is really a stake about to be plunged into the heart of the scientific process.
MW Wow, that's heavy. It's a wedge and a tip and a stake. I mean, which is it?
BF Well, Marv, it's all three really. The wedge is the tip of a stake, if you see what I mean.
MW Actually, I don't, but we'll get back to that right after the break.
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MW Where talking with Dr. Bark Forrest about intelligent design …
BF That's Dr. BARBARA Forrest, Marv …
MW Oh, I do apologize. In our studios today is Dr. Barb Forrest –
BF Ph.D.
MW Right, Dr. Barking Forrest Ph.D, and we're talking about intelligent design. Now let me ask you, Doc, just what's wrong with intelligent design?
BF It's simple Marv. The people claiming that intelligent design is science aren't real scientists.
MW I see, that's heavy. But look, some of these people have real degrees. I mean Mike Behe has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, right? And William Dembski has two degrees, one in mathematics and the other in philosophy. And also there is Jonathan Wells. I mean he has a degree in biology, too. What do you say to that?
BF Those aren't real Ph.D.s Marv. They only look like real Ph.D's. One of the things we've learned from Darwin is that a lot of Ph.D's look real that aren't real at all.
MW Amazing. Isn't that sort of like things in biology that look like they were designed but really aren't?
BF Exactly.
MW Wow. But let me ask you this. Suppose you look at Mt. Rushmore. A lot of people are going to say that it looks designed because it was designed.
BF People on the Christian right will say anything at all.
MW You don't think Mt. Rushmore looks designed?
BF Not at all. It only looks as if looks designed. And if did look designed, that would only be because it was designed to look that way by the Christian right. That's the first thing I teach in my introduction to philosophy.
MW Fascinating. But let me ask you this. You're a philosopher, then? I mean your degree is in philosophy?
BF My Ph.D. Yes, that's right.
MW But in your book Creationism's Trojan Elephant …
BF That's horse, Marv …
MW Sorry. But that reminds me, just what is a Trojan horse?
BF It's a horse from Troy.
MW Right. Something I should have known. But my point is, in your book The Trojan Horse, you say that a lot of these people arguing intelligent design – actually you call then snake peddlers –
BF That's snake-oil peddlers …
MW Peddlers, salesmen, whatever, you say that these people really don't have any credentials, and yet your own degree …
BF Ph.D.
WM Right, your own degree is in philosophy. I mean, isn't that the case of the pot calling the kettle black.
BF Actually, it's not.
MW Interesting, interesting. We'll be right back with Dr. Forrest Barb, right after the break.
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MW Welcome back. Our guest today is Dr. Barbara Forrest, Ph.D. and we're talking about intelligent design. Barb –
BF That's Dr. Barb
MW Right. Bark –
BF Barb.
MW My fault, I do apologize. But in any case, one of the things we hear about from the Intelligent Design movement –
BF That's snake-oil peddlers, Marv –
MW Well, whatever, but in any case, one of the things we hear from the snake side is that there is a controversy about Darwin's theory of evolution. What about that, Barb?
BF There's no controversy, and it's Dr. Forrest.
MW Right, right. But how do you know there's no controversy? I mean why are we here then?
BF It's a controversy that only looks like a controversy, Marv. One of the things we've learned from Darwin is that a lot of controversies look like controversies but really aren't.
MW I see. Fascinating, just fascinating. We'll be right back after this break.
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MW Welcome back. My guest today is Dr. Barbara Forrest Ph.D. and we're talking about snake oil. So let me ask you this, Barb.
BF Dr. Barb.
MW … So you're saying is that when the Discovery Institute publishes a list of four hundred prominent scientists claiming that Darwin's theory of evolution is seriously defective, it only looks like they're saying that Darwin's theory of evolution is seriously defective?
BF That's exactly right.
MW But let me ask you this, Barb. Why does it look that way?
BF That's Dr. Barb, Marv. And it looks that way because it's designed to look that way by the Christian right.
MW Just incredible. We'll be right back with your calls right after the break.
(Fade to: Commercial for Allerbust Nose drops, theme).
MW Welcome back, welcome back, my guest today is Dr. Forrest Barker and you are on the air:
Caller Thanks Marv, long time listener, first time caller. I'd like to ask your guest how come if Darwin's theory gets so many things wrong, I mean like the fossil record and stuff, it's really right?
MW Good question, caller, Bark?
BF Barb. One thing we've learned from Darwin is that when scientific theories seem wrong, they're really right.
MW Wow, that is incredible. So you're saying that the worse a theory is, the better?
BF I'm not just saying it. It's the consensus of the scientific community.
MW Incredible. Let's go to our lines for another caller. You're on the air, caller …
Caller Marv, I've got to tell you that that is the most incredible line of horse --- (line goes dead)
MW Caller? Caller? We seem to have lost our caller. Let's go to another line.
Caller Hi, my name is Carol and I'm calling from Berkeley, California, and I'd just like to ask your guest which she thinks is worse, the Christian part of the Right, or the Right part of the Christians? I need to know because there's this like protest we're having about free speech and we need to know what to suppress?
MW Tough question, Barb. Your response?
BF Well, I'd have to say that you can take the right out of the Christian but you can't take the Christian out of the right.
MW Amazing, just amazing. We have time for one last caller. You're on the air.
Caller Is this Marv?
MW Yes, it is. You're on the air? Your question, please.
Caller I'm on the air?
MW Yes you are.
Caller With the doctor?
MW That's right. Your speaking with Dr. Barbara Forrest, Ph.D.
Caller I'm on the air, right? Well here's my question. I've got these bunions that are just acting up fearfully, and I was wondering ….


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An extension of the real option approach to the evaluation of health care technologies: the case of positron emission tomography
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Here's how food companies trick you with food coloring:
• Food dyes are a replacement for actual healthy ingredients because they are cheaper than the real thing. The Center in the Science for Public Interest points out that Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast contains 0 percent berry and cherry juice, despite the name of the drink. The color of the nutritionally-defunct product comes not from healthy fruit, but the artificial dye, Red 40, which has been linked to hyperactivity and other behavioral problems in some kids. CSPI recently filed a regulatory petition urging the Food and Drug Administration to require front-of-label disclosure of food colorings, a labeling move that 75 percent of the population wants, according to a 2010 CSPI survey.
Another example of food color fraud? Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix (a product of General Mills) is actually a carrot-free product, with "carrot flavored pieces" cooked up from corn syrup, flour, corn cereal, harmful partially hydrogenated cottonseed or soybean oil (likely from genetically engineered crops), and artificial colors Yellow 6 and Red 40. "Companies substitute color additives for real food ingredients to lower their costs at the expense of consumers' health and pocketbooks," says CSPI litigation director Stephen Gardner. "We hope that the FDA requires companies to label artificially colored foods honestly."
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• Food dyes make products appear fresher and more appealing. When given the choice, most people would choose fresh food over something sitting on a shelf for a few months. Many companies utilize food coloring as a workaround. Most varieties of Mt. Olive and Vlassic pickles are artificially greener and fresher looking than they really are, thanks to Yellow 5, a food coloring linked to hyperactivity, and one that's been found to be contaminated with carcinogenic material. While the perception of freshness may attract adults, food corporations use food coloring in many kids' food and drink products because the fun colors draw kids in. Ever find yourself trying to talk your kid into choosing bland-looking, whole grain cereal in the grocery aisle instead of the stuff that comes in a rainbow of colors? It's not pretty... you get the idea.
• Food dyes make products appear healthier. Some bread makers utilize food color additives to make white bread look more like whole wheat, and cereal, according to CSPI. Makers of Pepperidge Farm Pumpernickel Bread also uses fake caramel coloring to darken the bread, instead of natural ingredients found in traditional recipes. And who knows what color Kraft's Light Catalina Salad Dressing would be if it wasn't colored with artificial Red 40.
"Consumers shouldn't have to turn the package over and scrutinize the fine print to know that the color in what are mostly junk foods comes from cheap added colorings," says said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson.


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Artists have dreamed up several ways to entice fans into purchasing hard copies of their latest releases, from special higher-priced deluxe editions loaded with extras to setting up fan meet-and-greet autograph sessions with anyone holding an actual CD, such as the Weeknd on his current Kiss Land tour.
For L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle, the release of his latest album, Crenshaw, is occasion enough to not only create a special pop-up shop in L.A. where the mixtape will be sold (along with a line of related clothing) to his fans, but to also charge a cool $100 for each CD, which will be limited to 1000 copies.
"The reason I chose to charge $100 dollars each copy and only start with 1000 units is because I tailor making my music for those who are listening," Hussle said to Rap Radar about the unusual strategy. "It's not about stepping outside of what I'm known for in hopes of new discovery. What that means less is fans that are better served. (Kinda like the effect of less kids in a class room leading to a better education).
"I'm more or less focused on fully serving the ones that have connected all ready," he continued. "That being said its a value over volume thing…if I'm going to offer a product made with no compromise or concession to the platforms (radio, A&R opinion, label bias) ect…ect..then the way we sale it has to change."
Tagging the campaign "ProudToPay," Hussle goes to say that out of his large fan base, "1000 of those people are engaged to the point of brand loyalty then that's who I'm focused on.
"As an artist my goal is to inspire…entertain…motivated…and most importantly INNOVATE. And as lovers of art we should base our purchase on the artists ability to do so," the rapper added. "That being said, if my presence in the game has had any of those effects on you $100 is your form of saying don't change."
While the $100 price tag for a mixtape that is sure to traded for free online might seem a bit much, the CD purchase also comes with a ticket to a secret Nipsey Hussle show in L.A.


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Hi Everyone!
I would like to know if anyone can suggest any "must see" spots/attractions/national parks etc In OZ? There is so much to see and do I am getting overwhelmed trying to define the places I want to visit the most. I want to see everything Ha!!
I will be in OZ by the end of October. I will be starting in Sydney as I have mates there. I have three months to see as much as possible. I will be traveling solo and plan to stay in hostels. Any suggestions on good ones? Oh also suggestions on getting around. bus, train, air etc. trying to be economical but also do and see as much as possible.
Oh yeah, and this is my first solo trip too!
I have read several usefull threads, but if anyone else has some suggestions, please do share!


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"Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." —Gary Snyder.
A few years ago, at the Minnesota Arboretum, several hundred people from a variety of sectors – tourism, housing development, health care, education, and others – came together for a conference focused in part on the Nature Principle.
I was especially intrigued by the remarks of Mary Jo Kreitzer, a nursing professor at the University of Minnesota anddirector of the university's Center for Spirituality and Healing. She said the state should make it a goal to become the healthiest state in the country, and that viewing the future through the prism of the Nature Principle could help Minnesota reach that goal.
She and others asked: If nature were the prism through which the future was imagined, what would it be like to live in that future?
Getting a handle on the future isn't easy for cities, regions and states. Civic future-envisioning groups – with names like "Envision [insert city name here] 2020 " – are one way to do that. These earnest efforts to take the long view sometimes accomplish great achievements. But lately they're running out of ways to frame the future. After all, only so many regions can become the "new Silicon Valley."
Traditionally, these envisioning groups focus primarily on economic competition (our Silicon Valley is better than yours). What if they tried something new? And asked a different set of questions?
What would a city or state's health care system look like, if it maximized the benefits of nearby nature and wilderness to the mental and physical health of a region's human population? What would that region's future education system look like? Could an investment in creating more nearby nature reduce obesity, save health care costs and improve student testing? Many of us think so.
What about its residential or commercial developments (and redevelopments)? Could incorporating nature into the planning of revived or new communities dramatically increase the quality of life, not to mention property values?
If more nature were woven into everyday life – if natural watersheds were revived, if community gardens and other forms of urban agriculture (including immigrant agriculture and high-rise farms) were encouraged, what would the economy and spirit of the region be in, say, ten or twenty years?
And if natural open space were protected and new parks created, what would the effect be on human civility and the crime rate? A host of new studies suggests the answer would be profoundly positive. What would our homes and yards look like, feel like, were the Nature Principle applied?
What would be the long-term impact of a region-wide campaign that truly greened businesses and workplaces? We're not talking here about just saving energy costs, but about creating human energy, through biophilic design, which is linked to higher productivity, lower employee turnover, and more creativity in the workplace.
How would all of this, and more, shape the natural capacities of children of this and future generations?
On so many levels, such an envisioning process would be fundamentally different from the usual way that urban regions and states think about their futures. Tired approaches focus on one-upping the next town over, or other states, or on building an economy at the expense of other regions. But a community that applies the Nature Principle nurtures life itself – which helps every species, including humans, everywhere.
Why not envision that future?
• Update: In 2015, Cities Promoting Access to Nature will be launched by The National League of Cities and C&NN. The National League of Cities (which represents 19,000 municipalities and 218 million Americans) and C&NN will promote new urban policies that connect families to nature, devise methods to measure progress, and provide training programs.
Richard Louv is the author of THE NATURE PRINCIPLE: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age, and LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Children and Nature Network.
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THE BEST CITY IN AMERICA FOR CONNECTING KIDS TO NATURE: Ten Ways Your Urban Region Could Claim that Title
The New Nature Movement Isn't About Going Back to Nature, but Forward to a Nature-Rich Civilization
How City Kids Will Save the Planet
The Vital Role of Urban Parks & the Child's Right to Nature
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Where's 'Lloyd' when we need him most?
Our hero John Cusack has a new flick out -- the name goes something like "Martian Child" or "Julia Child" or some variation thereof. Will the Stuck in the 80s go see it? Probably. We need our Cusack fix any way we can get it.
But let me ask you this? How much longer do we have to wait for another brilliant Cusack movie from days of yore? And I don't even mean exclusively 80s here. I'll take another "High Fidelity" over "Must Love Dogs" any day. Give me another "Max" over "Serendipity." And I'll go as far as to take "Pushing Tin" over "America's Sweethearts."
I know the 41-year-old Cusack isn't going to get any choice "Lloyd Dobler" roles in the near future. That role in 1989's "Say Anything" has to be put up high on a shelf, under glass, for future teen actors to drool over.
One popular story on the blogs has it that a girl once came up to Cusack in a bar after "Say Anything" came out and asked him, "Are you Lloyd?" Cusack's reply: "On my better days."
Sappy romantic-comedies seem to be the fate of poor Dobler these days. Much against his character's creed, Cusack is now left with a job of selling anything, buying anything or processing anything. With Martian Child, he's probably selling something bought or processing something sold, buying something sold or processed ... you get the picture.
Come on, Cusack! Try kick-boxing ... sport of the future!
5. Rob Gordon (High Fidelity): "I've been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have s--t for brains. "
4. Buck Weaver (Eight Men Out): "Those fellas are all gone now."
3. Walter Gibson (The Sure Thing): "Didn't you ever get really s--tfaced and maybe make a complete fool of yourself and still have an excellent time?"
2. Lane Meyer (Better Off Dead): "Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky."
1. Lloyd Dobler (Say Anything): "If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?"


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Though 2012 was less than stellar for many resource companies, some that posted some notable gains. Here is a list of the top 10 TSX Venture Exchange-listed oil and gas juniors. 1. Emperor Oil (TSXV:EM); current price: $0.41; year-to-date gain: 561.54 percent; 52-week high: $0.62. Emperor Oil is an oil and gas exploration company with projects in Turkey and Sudan. On September 23, Emperor signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with State Petroleum Overseas that enabled it to acquire 85 percent of a 50-percent working interest in a late-stage oil project in Block 7 in Sudan. The Block 7 concession is 10,000 square kilometers and through the MOU, Emperor intends to develop three discovered oil fields. The company also announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 40,000,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $20 million. In late October, Emperor announced that it had received subscriptions for roughly 30,000,000 units — a gross total of approximately $12 million. 2. Africa Oil (TSXV:AOI); current price: $6.75; year-to-date gain: 323.42 percent; 52-week high: $11.35. Africa Oil is a Canadian oil and gas exploration company with assets in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mali and Puntland (Somalia). The company is exploring in the East African Rift Basin and has both operated and non-operated blocks, with an under-explored proven petroleum system. Last week, Africa Oil closed the final tranche of its $232.5-million private placement announced in late November. Proceeds from the transaction are being used to fund Africa Oil's ongoing work program. Africa Oil announced several new oil discoveries this year, starting with the Ngamia-1 well in Kenya, where the company encountered over 20 meters of net oil pay in March. More recently, in November, Africa Oil announced a second significant Kenyan oil discovery at the Twiga South-1 well, where it encountered 30 meters of net oil play in the tertiary sandstone reservoirs.
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Cesc Fabregas and Marcos Senna could replace Sergi Busquets and Xabi Alonso...
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is set to make a number of changes to the side that hammered Belgium 5-0 on Saturday when La Furia Roja take on Estonia in Merida on Wednesday, according to AS.
Real Madrid full-back Alvaro Arbeloa is set to be replaced by Madrid team-mate Raul Albiol after picking up a knock against Belgium while Barcelona centre-half Gerard Pique, who complained of discomfort in his lower back on Sunday may be replaced by Villarreal veteran Carlos Marchena.
There are expected to be changes in the middle of the park as well, with Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and Brazil-born Marcos Senna likely to join Xavi in a three man midfield, replacing Sergi Busquets and Xabi Alonso.
It is understood that the front three of Fernando Torres and Valencia duo David Silva and David Villa will remain unchanged. Silva and Villa both scored twice in the 5-0 win over Belgium.
A win for Spain may see them secure qualification for the World Cup if second place Bosnia fail to beat Turkey at home.
Paul Madden, Goal.com


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